The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-07-22

A community and civic amusement
park at Lakeview, near Tacoma, COM
prising 1000 acres and incorporated at
81, 100000. was proposed to the Pierce
county commissioners by a committee
of IS representatives of civic organiza-
lions.
S. A. Bartlett, for three years super
intendent Of the schools of Kittitas
county, has rendered his resignation,
effective August I, and Mrs. Mary A.
Boedcher was appointed by the board
of county commissioners to take the
position.
The Ellensburg Republican club
was organized. at an enthusiastic meet
ing of men and women voters, officers
elected and constitution and bylaws
adopted George H. Black, president
of the Ellensburg state normal school,
was elected president.
Thirty alleged members of the I'm
ion of Russian Workers, whose depor-
tation to Russia has been ordered by
the department of labor as result Of
federal raids in Seattle January 10
last, will leave Seattle within the next
few days for New York.
The schools of Lincoln county gain
ed two pupils over the enrolment Of
last year. The number of pupils en-
rolled this year is 4165. The number
of students graduating from the high
schools throughout the county is 76,
and from the eighth grade, 2S6.
The city council Of Mount Vernon
voted in favor Of granting permission
to the baseball club to hold pavement
dances every Wednesday evening
throughout the baseball season, the
proceeds of which are to be given to
the baseball club, the Mount Vernon
band. and the auto camping grounds.
Between twenty-five and thirty pros
ecuting attorneys Of the state will con-
fer in Aberdeen in special session
during the convention of the Washing
ton Bar association, July 20, 80 and
81. The session will be called by Ar
thur L. Mcguire, prosecutor for Kit
titas county, and president Of the state
organization.
Three men who gave their names as
Fred Jones, Jacob Wyatt and Jack
Curley, all of Seattle, were arrested at
Bellingham by deputy sheriffs and held
on the charge of whisky smuggling.
The officers seized two automobiles
occupied by the men and 40 cases Of
whisky, which they said was conceal
ed In the cars.
A personal solicitation, with view
to influencing property owners to con-
struct residences on vacant lots, to-
gether with letter to all property
owning citizens to make such rear
Engagements as are possible and expe-
dent to house college students, will be
the first step in Pullman's campaign
for added housing facilities.
Gov. Hart announced that J.. Grant
Hinkle of Spokane, would be appointed
secretary OF state to succeed Capt. /.
NJ. Howell, who died last week. Mr..
Hinkle has been assistant secretary OF
state under Capt. Howell since. Feb
ruary Is, 1910. Mr.. Hinkle has been
requested by Gov. Hart to appoint
Mrs. Howell to position in the de-
partment.
A crowd Of about 100 citizens, in
Guiding many ex-service men, sur
rounded hotel In Walla Walla search
ing for E. r. Ormsbee, alleged to be
a non-partisan league organizer, who.
it was reported, made remark derog-
atory to American soldiers. Ormsbee
IL a former high school instructor in
Walla Walla and recently returned to
walla walla county to secure mem
bers for the nonpartisan league.
With impressive services, final trib-
ute was paid in Olympia to the mem
DRY of Capt. l. NJ. Howell secretary
of state, who died at Tacoma. Scores
of former political and personal
friends from all parts of the state were
In attendance at the funeral, which
was held in St. Johns Episcopal
church. Gov. Ben w. Olcott and Sec
rotary Of State Sam A. Kozer Of Ore
gon attended a. official representa-
tives Of sister state.