Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-04-01
WASHINGTON news NOTES
Recent Happenings In This State
Given in Brief ltems for
Busy Readers.
90, 1920 In State Treasury.

OLYMPIA.-There is $9,782,149 in
the state treasury, according to a
financial report issued by the state
treasurer.
Will Hang at Waila Walia.
EvERETT.-Isom White, convicted
of the murder of Lee Linton, taxicab
driver, will be hanged at Walla Walla
May TO-
Street Car and Milk Truck Collide.
SEATTLE.-More than 1000 quarts
of milk flowed down the cutters of
automobile row Good Friday when a
milk truck. and q street car collided.
Falls From Hotel Window.
SEATTLE.-Mrs.L Lena johnson, IS,
of Duluth, Mimi, leaped or fell from
the fourth story of a hotel here re.
Gently and was almost instantly
killed
New Ship to Carry Big Cargo.
ATTI.E.-The Alaska Steamship
company's new motor ship Kennecott
will sail from Bellingham, Wash,
this week on her maiden voyage to
San Pedro, Cal. with 100000 feet of
lumber
Name Safety Engineer.
OLYMPIA. John Horland, field
deputy for the state safety board at
Kelso, has been appointed state safe
ty engineer by Edward Clifford, direc-
tor of the department of labor and in
dustries.
Youths Sentenced To Life.
SEATTLE. - Louis Madsen, 49,;
Ward Daniels, 10, and c. A. Brown,
20, were sentenced to life imprison-
ment in the state prison, for the kill
ing of Patrolman volney l.. Stevens
in a pistol battle here January IA,
For seattie's Unemployed.
SEATTLE.-The city council has
approved an additional appropriation
Of $4,000 for street improvement to
give work to Seattle unemployed and
disapproved other appropriations for
the same purposes aggregating nearly
$4,000
Scout Cruiser is Launched.
TACOMA-With army and navy Of
ficers, public officials and others in
attendance the United States scout
cruiser milwaukee, was launched at
the Todo shipyards here March "a
without hitch in the scheduled pro.
gram.
Lumber Buying Stimulated.
SEATTLE.-Lumber buying in this
territory has been stimulated to q
marked degree by the announced low.
cred freight rates, which are restored
almost to the old competitive basis,
according to a statement of the West
Coast Lumbermen's association issued
today.
Beats kidnapping Case.
TACOMA-A verdict of not guilty
was returned here by the jury hear
ing the trial of Hugh c. Van Am
burgh, Tacoma ex-service man, char
ged with the kidnapping of Arthur
Rust, 20-year-old son OF w. r. Rust,
Tacoma millionaire mining man and
capitalist
Hart Fixes April as Arbor Day.
OLYMPIA.-By formal proclama-
ton, Governor Hart has designated
Friday, April s, as Arbor day in this
state. He urges citizens generally
to join with the schools in customry
observance of the day by planting
trees and shrubbery and otherwise
identifying their surroundings. as a
patriotic duty.
Bank Attorney Under Arrest.
TACOMA.--George Williamson, for.
merly attorney for the Scandinavian
American bank, which failed on Janu.
airy Is, was arrested recently on three
indictments returned by the county
grand jury. He was released on $780,.
900 bail The indictments charge that
he, as director of the bank, aided
in making loans without a proper
resolution of the board of directors
and that he permitted excessive loans
to be made to another director OF
he bank
Fire Destroys Pullman Mill.
| PULLMAN.-Pullman suffered its
third disastrous fire in a few weeks
March "a, when the three-story flour
| mill on East Main street was de
stroyed, with a loss estimated at
$4,000. The mill was owned by
Dale Jones of Colyille. For the last
few years it has been operated only
as chop mill. The insurance on the
building will approximate $1,000. with
about $4,000 on the machinery.
RECENT DEATHS.
| YAkIMA.-W. |. Lince, age 76, for
40 years resident of Yakima and
prominent in all civic and develop.
ment work in the district.
SPOKANE.-The Rev. Joshua Gray,
age "a years, retired Baptist min.