Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-09-03
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings In This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Raise Fare at BeIlingham.

Civil Engineers Want More.
EVERETT.-A resolution asking
for higher salaries for county engi-
neers was passed by the state organ
ization of county engineers.
EVERETT.-E. G. Burlingame of
Walla Walla, for years prominent in
good roads work in this state, is the
new president of the Washington
State Good Roads association.
Jumps From Boat at Seattle.
SEATTLE.-C. J. Cooley. of this
place, was drowned recently when he
fell or jumped from the main deck of
the steamer Indianapolis, just enter
ing Seattle harbor from Tacoma.
w. Of w. Marine Course in September
SEATTLE.-The recently announc-
ed short course for marine engineers,
to be held at the University of Wash
ington under the auspices of the Uni
ted States shipping board, will open
September /.
Butter Prices Up.
SPOKANE. = Creamery butter is
two cents pound higher In the local
retail markets. The new retail price
on creamery butter is "A cents a pound
for butter in cartons and ~ cents for
unwrapped butter.
Seattle Awaits Sugar Drop.
SEATTLE-Tumble in sugar pric.
es may be expected shortly in Seattle,
jobbers say. because of the presence
of large supplies in the market. Sugar
is selling here at % cents and %
cents a pound retail
Patten Heads Guard Unit.
SEATTLE. Lieutenant Colonel
William T. Patten, U. S. A.. appointed
and commissioned colonel of infantry
in the Washington national guard, has
taken command of the Third Wash
ington guard regiment.
Salmon Industry Aided.
Decentralization of the
salmon industry of Puget sound is
practically assured by the results of
experiments in transplanting Column
bia river salmon eggs in Puget sound
and Matching them in tributary
streams.
More Honors for johnson.
SPOKANE. - Carl Johnson, Spe-
kane's premier athlete and point win
ner in the recent Olympic meet in
Antwerp, Belgium, has accepted an
invitation to compete in a program of
invitation games to be held in London,
England.
State Hearing September 7.
OLYMPIA-The public service COM
mission has set for hearing at Olym-
pia beginning at 10 o'clock the morn
ing of September its challenge
against the reasonableness of in.
creased railroad rates in western
Washington.
Ellensburg Makes "kick."
Observation-Disclosures nv
the census bureau at Washington. D.
G., giving the population of Ellensburg
as 1910, decrease of 399 in 10 years,
has aroused the indignation of the
citizens Of the city, who declare that
the census was grossly inefficient
Yakima Big Hop Yield.
YAKIMA.-Hop men of the Yakima
valley, after an informal meeting, fig
ure that they will have to pay about
1910, 900 during the three weeks be.
ginning September for picking, drv-
ing and bailing the 1920 hop crop. The
crop is heavy and of exceptional
quality.
Public Lands on Sale.
OLYMPIA-A bulletin has been is.
sued of state lands to be placed on
sale October 5, including school lands.
granted lands, tide lands and timber
lands, by Clarke V. Savidge, state land
commissioner. The sale will be held
In 80 counties of the state and is Gov
cred by 107 applications.
Woman Receivers Loot
ABERDEEN. - Gipsies travelling
near here by auto recently stopped at
the Guy Duncan ranch, robbed Mrs.
duncan, who was alone, of $500 and
other yaluables and escaped in an
automobile. Mrs. Duncan armed her.
self with a rifle and pursued. She
met the returning gipsies, covered
them with rifle and compelled them
to return the loot.