The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-06
Further reduction in the number OF

Further reduction In the number OF
state employees is to be made by the
end of the present year, Governor Hart
announced in q newspaper interview
in Spokane. He said that many" state
employees have been released in the
interests of efficiency and that is to
25 more will be dropped before the end
Of the year.
Seven residents of western Washing
ton were charged in indictments an
nounced by the federal grand jury at
Seattle with using the mails for an
alleged fraudulent land scheme. Among
the defendants are Edward Cummings,
a Seattle attorney, and Carlos Byron,
timber cruiser, both involved in SIM
liar charges last year.
A 100000 stock company has been
organized under the name of the Low
er Columbia Oil & Gas company Of
Washington, for the purpose of drill
Il
in Pacific county. The company has
leased 5000 acres of land along the
Bear river, which empties into the
southern part of Willapa harbor.
/ Plans for cooperative operation Of
all jitney bus transportation in the
city of Spokane were announced with
the entry of new firm in the jitney
business. The company would replace
all small busses with 40-passenger
cars, establish universal transfer
system and then establish four service
depots in different parts of the city.
The lighthouse tender Rose has been
working at the entrance to Willapa
harbor for week making soundings
and resetting the bar buoys, which
were found in some cases to be two
miles from where they should have
been owing to the shifting of the chan
since any official soundings had been
made.
Reopening of the women's industrial
home and clinic at Medical lake, and
the establishment of free public libra
ries in every county in the state, will
be sought at the next session Of the
state Legislature by the Washington
Federation of Women's Clubs, declared
Mrs. A. E. Larson, state president, Of
Yakima, in an address before 800 Spo-
kane clubwomen.
me IJli yIeiu or prunes In Clarke
county this year is placed at about
100000 pounds, while last year there
were nearly 100000 pounds. Orchard
lists will realize much more on this
years crop, according to statements
of men who are familiar with the situa
ton. The 1921 crop is lighter, but
prices are higher, and the labor costs
are cut in half and the growers ex
pect to realize larger profit than II
1920.
That the letter purporting to have
been written by Roy Gardner and pub
lished in the San Francisco BulletiI
few days ago was written upon ,
tablet borrowed from Mrs. Ruth Low
!, man, proprietor of the Raymond room
: in Raymond, and mailed in Raymon,
Is proven by the postmark printed up
: on the envelope, according to lette
: received by Chief of Police Shumwa,
from George w. Berry of the depart
ment of justice in Seattle.
Hearing of the application made b.
the Northern Pacific, Union Pacifi
and Spokane, Portland & Seattle rail
roads, for a temporary Injunction re
straining the state department of pub
lie works from suspending the applies
i ton of supplemental tariffs the raj
- roads recently filed increasing thei
grain rates and class rates to compl
with the Columbia basin rate case d.
cision, was postponed by Judge Meter
err in federal court at Seattle unit
. November Is.
New business in the lumber indus
. try of western Washington and ives
ern Oregon was nearly 100000 fee
a in excess of production during tn
u week ended September "a, according I
% the weekly lumber review issued b
the West Coast Lumbermen's associ;
~ ton. For the week ended Septembe
"a, los mills in western Washingto
u and western Oregon report productio
- at 61,95S, 8O3 feet, which is II per Ger
y below normal New business totale
~ 6S.222,934 feet. Shipments totaled %
584,957 feet.
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