Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-06-11
WASHINGTON News NOTES
Recent Happenings In This State
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Coast Lumber Prices Cut.


Spokane Births Increase.
SPOKANE.-The birth total for
May. as reported by the city health
office, approKimates the 10year-aver-
age. The total was so boys and SO
girls, as compared with IS boys and
go girls in the corresponding month
last year.
Wound Amend Farm Loan Act.
ABERDEEN.-A resolution urging
or amendment of the fed
eral farm loan act in case it is held
unconstitutional by the United States
supreme court was adopted at Fridays
session of the annual convention here
of the Washington state grange.
Probe Seattle Traction Deal
Without dissenting
vote, the city council Monday adopted
Councilman William Hickman Moore's
ordinance directing Mayor Caldwell to
investigate the $15,OOO,0OO Traction
deal and appropriating $4,000 to de-
fray the expenses of the investigation.
Indian Jim Acquitted.
YAKIMA.-Following his release
from the county Jail Saturday George
Jim, Indian, who was acquitted on the
charge of numbering Medicine Man
Shoulte, who he believed had cast an
evil spell over his son, causing him to
die, held reception on the court
house lawn.
Nurse Dies as Babe Is Born.
VANCOUVER.-At the moment
when son was born here Friday to
Mrs. George H. Wilde, wife of an au-
tomobile dealer, Mrs. Minnie Robin
son, her nurse, fell across the foot
Of Mrs. Wildes bed and expired i'm
She was 40 years old.
said heart failure had
caused her death.
Observe Golden Wedding.
YAKIMA.-Mr. and Mrs. Robert H.
June 6 observed their golden
wedding. AS Tillatha Longmire, Mrs
was a member of the first emf
grant party to pass through Naches,
going over Naches pass in 1853. Mr.
crossed the plains a year ear
ier and settled near Olympia They
we're married at Yelm Prairie in 1870.
Heavy Downpour at Ephrata.
EPHRATA.-More than half an inch
Of rain fell Sunday night and begin
ming again Monday afternoon at
o'clock heavy rainfall was in prog
ress up to late Monday night. At
o'clock more than one inch had fallen
People are almost unanimously dis
posed to give Rainmaker Hatfield
credit for the benefits that will be de-
rived.
Jockey Killed at Waitsburg.
WAlTSBuRG.-Ed McEwen of
Walla Walla, Jockey for George Drum
heller. was killed during the annual
race matinee Friday and
Jockey Turk, riding in the same race,
seriously injured in a spill during the
mile run McEwens
saddle, breaking his neck Turk is ex-
pected to live. McEwen leaves "a wife
and two-year-old son at Toppensh
They're Off!"-For Alaska.
SEATTLE.-The thrill and excite
ment of the gold rush days of SO was
recalled Friday when the steamer Vic
sailed from Seattle on the first trip
of the season to Nome. A crowd that
overlooked several piers gathered at
the water front to bid goodby to the
800 passengers, and farewell levees
were held, Under normal conditions
the Victoria should reach Nome June
II, but is likely to be delayed by ice.
Women Sentenced at Tacoma.
TACOMA.-Miss Anna Carlson, who
confessed she shot and killed George
Baker at Home Colony May 6, and who
wounded Oscar Engvail at the same
time, was sentenced to five to ten.
years in the penitentiary after being
found guilty of the latter crime Mrs
Julia b. Smith, convicted of criminal
assault on Prosecutor w. d. Askren,
was sentenced to from 10 to 80 years
in the penitentiary by Judge Clifford.
A plea for new trial was refused.
Mrs. Smith shot the county prosecutor
April g. He had convicted her OF per-
criminal operations, and she
was under five-year prison sentence
Wenatchee Apple Crop Short.
WENATCHEE.-Di Inspector
F. S. Darlington has completed his
first tentative estimate of the fruit
crop of the Wenatchee district for
1920. Mr.. Darlington estimates the
total crop at 1850 carloads as com
pared with 12,150 carloads last year
The crop last year exceeded all esti-
mates by large margin, and with IA
Norable conditions prevailing it may
be the same this year. Every section
Of the district will show an increase
except Wenatchee and vicinity Here,
Mr. Darlington estimates a crop of
only $500 cars as compared with 1885
cars last year. The marked shortage
in Jonathans and Rome Beauties ac-
counts for this heavy decline. On the
other hand Cashmere, Dryden, Pc
shastin, Manson, Chelan, Omak and
Okanogan all promise a decided in
rrpasa over last wars Weld