The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-01-19
REPORT OF STATE
CAPITOL DOINGS
COLFAX BOY is ADMITTED TO BAR
...WHITMAN HAS One Case
In SUPREME COURT.

Olympia, Jan. 17-Robert M. Bur-
gunder, of Colfax, was one of the 81
successful candidates who passed the
examination for admission to the bar
of Washington which was held on
January II by the state bar examin-
ers. This was the most difficult ex-
cent years. A total of 26 took the
examination.
The supreme court will hear a
total of 165 cases at the session
which opened on Monday, Jan. g.,
which is a little below the number
heard at the January term in 1911.
Of the 165 cases 54 come from King
county, % from Spokane county, 18
from Pierce county and 13 from Sno-
homish county. No other county has
more than five cases to be argued.
There is one case from Whitman
county on the calendar.
Saving on Jute.
The report of Superintendent Reed
of the state penitentiary to Gov. Hay
called attention to mistakes made in
former years and by avoiding these
mistakes the taxpayers have been
saved considerable money. BY send
ing Supt. Reed to India to take ad-
vantage of the market in purchasing
the jute for the penitentiary the state
board of control saved the state more
than $4,000. The amount expend-
ed for jute totaled $87, $50, as 5000
bales were purchased at $17.53 a
bale, while California paid $3.50 a
bale for its jute.
Sections 16 and SO in Question.
In an opinion rendered by the su-
preme court in the case of the state
against Edward H. Whitney, the su-
preme court holds that the state of
Washington owns sections 16 and Sc
in each township, which were granted
to the state by Congress by the en-
abling act of 1889. Under this ruling,
unless the case is appealed to the
United States supreme court the
state has right to eject all settlers
upon the school lands The federal
government has given title to about
100000 acres of these sections, but
if lien lands can be obtained from the
it's claim for these lands.
Industrial Insurance Findings.
Fred Crisp of Sprague was award
ed $500 per month for injuries to
his head, neck and shoulders and in
juries to his spinal cord and nerves,
by the state Industrial insurance
commission, and Charles Moline of
Hooper was adjudged by the commits
sion to have no claim.
New Rates March 1.
When the distributive rates go in
to effect on March 1, 1912, there will
be a reduction of the regular rates of
about ten per cent. Fourteen distri-
buting centers are named in the order
putting the new rates into effect, but
any town may by making a proper
showing before the public service
commission secure the advantage of
the new rates.
Woman Gets New Trial.
In the Chelan county case of Mrs.
Hannah Beebee, a widow aged So
years, who was convicted of murder
ing James E. Sutton, near Cashmere,
the supreme court has granted new
trial, because the statements of the
daughter of the woman who was also
on trial were permitted to go before
the jury, which the supreme court
holds was error.
New Law in Action.
Since Oct. 1, 1911, when the new
law went into effect, the state indus
trial insurance company has collected
premiums from 1896 employers of
labor and 1000 persons have been
protected by the new law. The total
amount collected up to January 1,
1912, amounted to s415,041, of
which amount $26,497 has been ex-
pended, leaving $388,544 as the bal
ance on hand.