The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-12-08
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
l.nortant Occurrences Of Past
week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

p.,nfall in Aberdeen during Novem-
.. amounted to 1927 inches, LOO
..hes above the normal precipitation
y the period.
The unemployment problem, such
!. 4 Is, is solved for Morton and
.,.Inity In the opening of three of the
sxmills there.
mans dual debate will be held be-
-sen the University of Washington
- whitman college of Walla Walla
rmetime next spring.
AZ the first annual apple show, just
.,osed at Spokane. there were sc diff
hfent varieties of apples, all grown
the Spokane valley.
II cost $7294.51 a month to operate
NJ penitentiary at Walla Walla the
ut six mnoths, according to the semi
muual report of Warden Potts.
There are 226 cases of tuberculosis
4 Lewis county, Miss Maude Bradish,
nunty nurse, told the Centralia
potary club at a weekly luncheon.
state examination for trained nurses
iii be held in Spokane and Seattle,
pscember 20, Percy Thomas, assist
mt director of licenses, has announced
Jitneys serving as feeders for the
dty car lines are running in Seattle.
Al jitneys competing with the NUM-
dpsl railway have been driven from
ne streets.
Dr.. George w. Nash, president OF the
nllingham state normal school since
D1l, has presented his resignation to
Ne board of trustees to take effect
rarch 1, 1922.
Mayor McLane Of Kelso, was exoner-
ted Of charge of misconduct in Of
Ice when Justice Knapp dismissed
Dc case against him because Of insult
ncient evidence.
Luther Weedin of Coupeville has
Isen sworn in as United States immi-
ration commissioners for Washington.
Be replaces Henry M. White. demo-
ratio appointee.
The largest single shipment Of
ANGLES ever taken out of Grays Har-
|hr will be the cargo Of the Lucken-
hch steamer Aguidale, which will
I'D 100000 cedar shingles.
n. s. Mcclure, former sheriff OF
Whitman county, has been recon-
|nsnded for an appointment to the
|hderal prohibition staff to take charge
4 the headquarters in eastern Wash
hgton.
Submarine chasers and other fast
Kraft Of the navy may be asked by fed
|eal customs and prohibition officers
IL ALLEGATION in Puget sound waters
b cope with the speedy boats built by
mugglers.
. Razing Of the Westport naval wire
hss station, removal of all. wireless
F Equipment and the withdrawal of the
mall crew retained after the fire in
to radio compass station last summer
has been completed.
Robert Bridges, for many years
Prominent In democratic party activi-
tes In the state of Washington and
hst year candidate for the farmer
hbor party for governor, died in a
hospital at Auburn. He was 60 years
I'D.
Fifteen Spokane restaurants are re-
ported to be affected by strike of
poks and walters called In opposition
the action of the restaurant men in
Aarging employees IS cents a day for
board. The union announced that 165
workers. were on strike.
Snow slides, carrying trees, rocks
md dirt. have filled up cuts in the
Ag Klickitat canyon on the Golden
ale branch of the Spokane, Portland
Seattle railroad to such an extent
nat the work of opening up the line
0r traffic is progressing slowly.
Residents of the diking district be-
meen Kalama and Woodland have
uttered another loss Of crops owing
% the recent heavy rains and flood
ng Of streams, which have filled in
ne lands back of the dixie and de-
Hroyed the fall crops that had been
Started.
The battle Of intermountain terri
'ory shipping interests against appli-
ation Of transcontinental railroads
or permission to lower rates to Pa
ellic coast points was resumed at
spokane before William A. Disque, ex-
winner for the interstate commerce
sommission.
The sending of refrigerating ships
the northwest from Europe has
0pened profitable market for Wash
mston apples.' During 1920 more than
.uo,OoO boxes of apples were shipped
Europe from Puget sound. The
'nlpment of apples this year will ex-
eeed that of last year.
Superior Court Judge Smith at Sc
L.