Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-07-02
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

An ordinance passed by the city as
sembly of Los Angeles, CAL, which pro-
vided that moving van owners regis
ter all removals in the city has been
vetoed by Mayor Rose.
A loss of nearly 100000 in buildings
and wine is estimated to have resulted
from fire recently in the Barton win
cry near Fresno, Cal. Between $780,
900 and 100000 gallons of wines es-
capped.
Mrs. Joseph Christen, wife of
dairyman, who shot and killed Sun
day by Martin Schubel, an aged re-
cluse near Colna, San Mateo county,
Cal. He then killed himself. No cause
is given.
California has passed a law that
provides that the separate property
of the wife is held liable for debts
contracted by either husband or wife
for necessities Of life while they are
living together.
Members of the congressional COM
mittee on appropriations who are
touring the northwest spent Sunday in
an inspection of the Klamath irriga-
ton project in Oregon, accompanied
by representatives of the klamath wa
ter users and commercial organiZa-
lions.
The Pacific Coast Claim Agents as
sociation, including 30 steam and cleo
trio roads closed it's convention Sat
urday in San Francisco, after choos-
ing Seattle as its 1916 convention city.
Thomas G. Aston Of Spokane was
elected president.
Miss Irene Murphy, the first woman
ever convicted in Los Angeles courts
of staying charge, was sentenced
Monday to two years in San Quentin
prison as punishment for having kill
ed her husband, VIM. Murphy, at La
Canada, April 15.
Mrs. Molly Burgett and Sour Dough
Bill" Halder we're convicted at Baker,
Ore, of robbing the Baker-Durkee
stage April 5 of $1,000 in gold bullion.
| George w. Thurman, who as a cor
poral in the second regiment of Ore
gon mounted volunteers participated
in many Indian fights in the early
days, is dead, age 70.
Without any formalities, even of an.
nOuncing her engagement, Miss Car.
die Lee Chamberlain, daughter of Sen.
ator and Mrs. George E. Chamberlain
decided she would wed Saturday, and
she did. The ceremony which made
her Mrs. Donald Wood, Of Oakland
Cal, was solemnized during the eve
ming In the family home. The wed
ding is one of the big surprises of the
season.
A decision of the general land Of
flee rejects the claim of Kenneth Wal
lace, son of former lieutenant cover
nor of California, to more than siz
acres of the Henry Huntington estate
within the millionaire colony of Sar
Marine, Los Angeles. The same de
cision does not, however, recognize
the claim Of the Huntington estate tt
ownership of the property on which
taxes are said to have been paid fol
many years, but gives the estate per
mission to acquire the disputed trac
by purchase.
ii The value of the product of the Pa
cific coast fisheries for the year 1911
was approximately $6O,OOO,OOO, O
which amount British Columbia i.
: credited with s11,OOO,OOO. OF sever
; whaling stations on the Pacific coas
British Columbia owns four. Thes,
seven stations reported a catch O
1.426 whales last year, which pro
duced 1,751,s3O gallons of whale oil
12s.150 gallons of sperm oil, 1871 tom
of fish meal. 1882 tons Of fertilize
: and $1,000 pounds of whale bone.
The government lost its suit in TIN
supreme court to forfeit the unsol,
portion of the Oregon and Californi,
railroad land grant amounting to 2
100000 acres, valued at $4,000, 000
The railway, however, was enjoine,
from future sales In violation Of tn
conditions Of the grant until congress
has reasonable time to act. Justic
McKenna held that the government
; position in claiming that the condi
lions to the grant and sales were cor
ditions for which violation worked
, forfeiture, was untenable. Solicito
!, General Davis asked the court to re
consider and restore the case to tn
docket for re-arguments. The cas-
was taken under consideration.
Pres. carranza's Troops Defeated.