The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-22
State News Items

III
After making a thorough and careful
investigation Of the case Gov. M. E.
Hay refused to pardon H. M. Boone,
former president OF the defunct state
bank OF Palouse, which he was con-
victed of wrecking, although his
friends filed numerous petitions asking
that he be pardoned, and he is now in
the state penitentiary at Walla Walla
where he will serve out his sentence Of
from one to ten years. A short time
ago Gov. Hay refused to extend ex-
ecutive clemency to H. J. Welty, con-
victed of wrecking the Home Security
Savings Bank of Bellingham, and he
also is in the penitentiary.
Former State Highway Commission
er Joseph M. Snow who was tried on
the criminal charge of larcency by
embezzlement and acquitted will have
to pay back to the state So, 142, as
Judgment for that amount was entered
against him in the civil action just de-
cided. This money is a part of that
which was paid to Snow in trust for
the state by the Milwaukee railroad for
a right of way through Snoqualmie
Pass, and is the amount which Snow
failed to account for when removed
from office by Gov. Hay. A notice
of appeal has been filed by the bond
ing company Of Snow.
The trip to California which was
planned some time ago but which was
postponed on account of delay in ar
ranging details and selecting site for
the fair, will now be taken up by Gov.
Hay accompanied by representatives
from various chambers OF commerce at
the invitation of the Panama EXPOSE
ton officials to select a site for the
Washington building at the Exposition
to be held in San Francisco.
That the local option law Of 1909 is
not confined to the regulation of the
retail sale of liquor only is the ruling
of the supreme court in reversing the
superior court of Skagit county in the
case of H. A. Robinson, who was
charged with delivering gallon Of
intoxicating liquor to man in Mt.
Vernon, when that town is dry unit
According to a recent decision OF
the supreme court a delinquent cor
poration which wants to be reinstated
on the books of Secretary of State does
not need to be reincorporated in order
to do so. The recent acts of the leg
islature being very ambiguous on this
point, the question has been causing
the attorney general and the secretary
of state some trouble but this decision
of the supreme court clears up the
matter.
Harry E. Wilson has arrived in
Olympia to take up his duties as a
member OF the public service commits
sion to which position he was recently
appointed by Gov. Hay. Upon mo-
ton of Jesse S. Jones Mr.. Geo. A.
Lee was elected chairman Of the pub
lie service commission at a recent
meeting, and Mr.. Lee has also been
appointed by Gov. Hay as member
of the state highway board.
Governor M. E. Hay accompanied
by party OF Seattle business men left
Tuesday for San Francisco to pick the
site of the Washington building at the
Panama. Pacific Exposition.
Charles w. Wappenstein, former
chief of police in Seattle whose SEN
tence by the superior court in King
county from three to ten years in the
penitentiary for grating was confirmed
by the Washington supreme court, will
apply for rehearing.
D. ]. Nicholson, owner OF tract of
land near Peshastin, left here last fall
for B. c. where he spent the winter,