The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16
NORTHWEST NOTES IDAHO STATE NEWS ]

Chester r. Hovey, attorney general
Of Ellensburg, Wash, was recently APP
pointed justice Of the Washington
state supreme court by Governor Hart,
70 succeed Justice Wallace Mount, de
ceased. Mr.. Hoyey Is president of the
Washington Bar association.
$50
The motion of James II. Mahoney,
charged with the murder Of Mrs. Kate
Mahoney. his aged bride, whose body
was found several weeks ago In Lake
Union near Seattle, for change OF
venue, was denied In the superior court
Thursday. The case will go to trial
September 20.
A carload rate of $1.T2 hundred
pounds on glassware, minimum weight
$4,000 pounds, Is to be published soon
by the Western Pacific railroad COM
pany at San Francisco. 1t was an
nounced by III. X. Faye, general tariff
manager. The rate viii apply to
glassware moving from California to
Colorado points.
$50 %s
Perched insecurely at an angle OF
W degrees or more ON the rocks at
Raven Cove, hatfield island, the Cam
adlan patrol boat Givenchy Is In pre-
carious position, according to wireless
messages made public at Victoria, b.
u The forefoot is above the water
line, 1t was stated, but the tunnels are
submerged at high tide.
The United States circuit court of
appeals for the Eighth district located
at Denver took nrder advisement -four
suits appealed to 1t by The Utah Con-
solidated Mining company against the
Ut&l Apex Mining company, involving
lead and other ore bodies and claims
valued at nearly $1O,OO000O, the owner
ship of which was disputed.
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The number of unemployed In the
city of Spokane is estimated by city
and federal agencies at 1900, with the
worst yet to come" The city Is get
tin& together an unemployment COM
mltSee to control the situation. A
work farm is proposed. A municipal
timber plant to get out firewood and
break the unreasonable price, of fuel
is another scheme.
A decision of the state district court
of appeals of California holds that
state courts and state officers have no
power to enforce the federal prohibit
ton act. The decision also declared
that until the state enacts legislation
to enforce the federal prohibition act
the jurisdiction of state courts may not
be employed by the federal govern
ment, even in civil cases.
Prelates and clergy of the Roman
Catholic church from the entire Pacf-
tic coast and the northwest attended
at Seattle Thursday the pontifical mass
concentrating the twenty-fifth an
niyersary of the conservation of the
Right Rev. Edward J. ODea, bishop
Of Seattle. Bishop O'Dea was the cele-
brant of the mass, and Bishop Christie
of Portland delivered tine silver jub-
lice sermon.
That Roy Gardner, California mail !
robber, who Monday afternoon made
a sensational break from the federal
prison on Mcneil Island, near Tacoma,
WASH, is seriously wounded and lying
In hiding beneath the dense under
growth of 160-acre track on the is
land, is the theory upon which Warden
Thomas Maloney based final instruc-
tons to his little army of guards and
special deputies. .,-.ts
Irving Wallace, catcher for Il Minot,
$. D., semiprO baseball team, estab-'
llshed what was Thursday sail to be
new worlds record in eircleing bases.
Wallace made the circuit in Ii seconds,
eclipsing, he claims, the former record
made by Archdeason of the Rochester
international league team. Wallace
made his record while being timed by
teammates, who win seek to have the
mark established as official, they an
nounce. .s .a ...
Peter Shier, 5, alias Carl Murphy,
was arrested at Salt Lake hotel on
suspicion of being implicated in hold
up and robbery of patrons of hot
springs resort near there Monday
night, when loot worth more than $780,
JOO was obtained. Shicr is also sus-
pccted of having been one of the two
men who held up the Los Angeles linn
tied of the Union Pacifis system be-
tween Ogden and Salt Lake last week,
according to the police,
The Brigham sugar factory at Brig
HON City, Utah, will operate on two
| twelve-hour shifts this year, instead of
the three eight-hour shifts adopted last
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