The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-01-15

cational system of this state is
shown in the report of the state
department of public instruction.
OF 511 high schools, 153 are ac-
credited 4-year institutions, 219
non-accredited schools, 8 3-year
schools, 1S 2-year schools, and A
1-year. English is the most pop
ular study, with total enroll
ment of 30,308 out of 1924 high
school students.
The republican newspapers here
abouts seem to have overlooked
the statement of Chairman Muir
dock of the progressive national
committee that there are at least
100000 bull moosers who will
not swallow anything Penrose ct
al may hand out via the republican
national convention; if compelled
to choose between Wilson and a
standpatter, he says 80 per cent
will vote for Wilson.
"The business interests which
usually look to the republican
party to give them what they
want, desire high tariff-on dye
stuffs, for example-to protect
their prices in the home market,
subsidies for American shipping,
and a liberal immigration law, so
at the unskilled labor of Europe
may come to do our unskilled
tasks" This statement from the
Worlds Work is quoted because
it is authoritative diagnosis of the
republican party. The leaders of
this party frankly desire protec-
ton for commodities and free
trade in men, high prices for con-
sumers, low wages for working
men, more wealth at the top, and
less wealth at the bottom. The
party has drawn to itself the men
and interests who will profit by
such policies. 1t can learn new
wiles and new phrases, but it
would choke on new principles.
If the working men of the United
States are conscious of their own
interests the republican party will
never win another national cleo
;ion.-San Francisco Bulletin.
The county commissioners have
more or less trouble in handling
the question of care of indigents.
Many opportunities are presented
to them to care for people who
have close blood relatives living
in the community, and the atten-
ton of the people, especially the
taxpayers, should be directed to
the sound provisions of the state
law, as follows:
Section 1915, Remington &
Ballinger's Code.
Every person who shall be un-
able to earn livelihood in conse-
quence of bodily infrmity, idiocy,
lunacy, or other cause shall be
supported by the father, grand
father, mother grandmother, chill
dren, grandchildren, brothers or
sisters Of such poor person, II
they or either of them be Of suf-
ficient ability; and every person
who shall fail or refuse to support
his or her father, grandfather,
mother, grandmother, child,
grandchild, sister or brother when
directed by the board of commits
sioners of the county where such
poor persons shall be found,
whether such relative reside in
the county or not, shall forfeit
and pay to the county, for the
use of the poor of their county,
the sum Of thirty dollars per
month, to be recovered in the
name of the county commission
ers for the use of the poor as
aforesaid, before any justice OF
the peace or any court having
jurisdiction, provided, that when
any person becomes a pauper
from intemperance or other bad
conduct, he shall not be entitled
to any support from any relative
except parent and child.
ATT T9E CApTTAT.