Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-05-20
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Carpenters Reduce Pay.

Carpenters Reduce Pay.
SPOKANE union scale fol
carpenters was reduced to 81 day a,
the meeting of the union Saturday.
Boy browns Near Rosaiia.
old son of Frank Checked, was drown
ed recently while in swimming in
Pine creek
Forestry Office at Chesaw.
CHESAW.-- permanent office oil
the forestry department has beer
established here with Robert T.
Foote. forest ranger in charge
Huge Sums For Roads.
Washington state will spend onl,
$9,0O0,00O on roads during the present
biennium Contracts for $4,000, OOC
worth of road work have already
been awarded.
Golden Wedding.
COLFAX.-More than 200 guests
were present recently at the golden
wedding of Mr. and Mrs John w.
Wiseman at the farm home of Mr..
and Mrs Fay r. Wiseman
Succeeds Campbell.
SPOKANE. ID. Meikle was
named secretary OF the Spokane Mer-
chants association to succeed J. B.
Campbell, former secretary and coun
sci and now interstate commerce
commissioner.
Apple Blossom Day.
Along avenues miles long thanked
by apple orchards in full bloom, 5000
people jopurneyed from Spokane to
Otis Orchards Saturday in observ-
ance of the first Apple Blossom day
in Spokane valley.
Toppenish High School Burns.
TOPPENISH.-F thought to be
incendiary, destroyed the junior and
senior high school building and con
tents recently. The property was val
ued at approximately 100000, with in
surance of about $4,000.
Milk Producers Form Company.
SPOKANE Articles OF incorpora-
ton for the Inland Empire Bypro.
ducts company with a capital stock
of $525OO, were recently filed by
members of the Inland Empire Dairy
Producers association.
Short Of Bonus Funds.
The $11 900, 900 appropriated by the
state legislature for the payment of
bonus payments to the states service
men will be from $2,O0O,0OO to 49,
100000 short of the amount needed
to meet all requirements.
Elevator Burns Near Ritzvilie.
RITZVILLE.-Fire OF unknown or
igin destroyed the Farmers elevator
and warehouse at Packard, on the
Milwaukee railroad. eight miles north
OF here, recently. The company's
damage probably reached $4,000, we'll
covered by insurance.
Murder Charge for 4 Soldiers.
TACOMA.-First degree murder
charges positively will be filed against
the four soldiers. Sergeant George w.
Sharp and Privates Edward Filion,
James Sparks and Karl Perrin, held
here in connection with the murder
of Karl A. limbs, Tacoma taxi driver,
near Tacoma
State Accepts Park Gift.
OLYMPIA.--A park OF 26OO acres
on Orcas island. one of the beauty
spost in the Puget sound basin, has
been presented to the state by Robert
Moran, Seattle shipbuilder. The gift
has been accepted by the new state
parks committee and 1t will be the
first unit in a system OF state parks
and highway camping places
Jap Test Case.
OLYMPIA.-What is regarded as
the foundation OF test case in the
United States supreme court of fed
eral restrictions barring Japanese
from naturalization is laid here in the
refusal Of Secretary OF State ]. Grant
Hinkle to accept for filing articles
OF incorporation offered by the Jap
anese Real Estate Holding company,
of Seattle.
Banks Restrict Their Dividends.
OLYMPlA.-That the banks of this
state are not making unreasonable
profits and that bankers are taking
a broad and prudent view of the stu
alton by restricting dividends to
stock holders in order to reserve a
large proportion of current earnings
to assist in the advancement and
of the essential under
takings of their customers, is the
conclusion of John p. Duke, state
supervisor of banking. drawn from a
report made of disstri.
button of gross earnings of 3O5 state
banks and trust companies for 1920
The summary shows dividends paid
stock kpldars total q ot4 dQ-