Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-03-11
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Still the Price is Low.

StIII inc FrtCc - Low.
Whitman county not only produced
more wheat in 1920 than the three
next best counties in the state, but
it also produced 371a per cent of the
wheat raised in the state last year.
Whitman Coca Roads Damaged.
Heavy trucks hauling freight over
Whitman county improved roads in
soft weather have caused immense
damage in the past few weeks and an
effort is being made to stop 1t.
Number of p. o. Jobs.
WASHINGTON. - There are 203
postoffices in the Fifth congressional
district of Washington, SO of which
are of first second or third class,
commonly known as presidential
offices. These offices pay salaries
ranging from $1,000 per year for the
smaller third-class offices to $4,000
per annum for the Spokane office,
one of the two first-class postoffices
OF the district. Wenatchee pays $4,000,
Warden Drum Won't Do It.
OLYMPIA. - Conviction of John
Schmitt, Seattle gunman, and his re-
moval to Walla Walla for execution
on April /, may mean that the Walla
Walla state penitentiary will have a
new warden on April 10, and Schmitt
may get stay Of sentence for a 80
day period from April l. This is all
due to the fact that Warden Henry
Drum, first appointed warden of the
penitentiary at Walla Walla, has very
decided views against capital punish
ment.
Farmer Robbed of $447O.
SEATTLE.-J. A. De Bots, farmer
living near The Dalles, Ore, was
beaten into insensibility and robbed
Of $4470 in currency in the east side
of the city recently, he told the
police, and is in the city hospital in
a serious condition. De Bots said he
carried the money in belt.
HubbelI Gets Political Job.
OLYMPIA.-Walter NJ. Hubbell OF
Spokane has been appointed director
of the department of licenses under
The administrative code government
His nomination was confirmed by the
senate without division. His official
duties begin April l, when the code
becomes effective.
Keep Appropriations Down.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from
T, the general fund by the 1921 legisla
ture have been held nearly $1,O0O,OO(
under the 1919 appropriations. The
omnibus bill introduced in both houses
Jointly Monday for the next bienniun
will total $9,505,487. Two years age
the total was $10,449,235.
Try Seattle Woman for Murder.
SEATTLE.-Trial of Madge Anna
Sawyer, on a charge Of first degree
murder growing out of the killing Oh
her husband, Howard l. Sawyer, was
set for March IA by the superior court
Mrs. Sawyer was convicted last fall oil
second degree murder but was grant
ed new trial
D. T. kyger Dies.
WALLA WALLA.-Daniel T. Kyger
age SO, dropped dead here Saturday
Mr.. Kyger came to Walla Walla 81
years ago from Kansas. He was 6
member of the first party sent out by
DR.. Baker to raft logs down the Yaki
ma river for the first railroad from
| Walla Walla to Walula
| Drum Quits Pen.
OLYMPIA.-To avoid official re
sponsibility for hanging John Smith
the robber who murdered f. II
Schultz in Olympia, and a Seattle
Policeman, Henry Drum has resigned
as warden of the penitentiary a.
charge Of the state game farm, which
adjoins the penitentiary grounds.
Walla Walla. w. G. Potts, member
of the state board Of control, has beer
appointed warden to succeed Drum
and Drum will Immediately TAX,
State Government Cost.
| OLYMPIA.-The total cost of tn,
state government, all purposes, for thu
merit biennium will be $10,65O,559 il
escess of that Of the last biennium.
With the issuance Monday of tn