Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-03-04
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
S. S. Convention, Spokane.

II Busy Readers.
S. S. Convention, Spokane,
To secure large attendance at the
biennial Sunday school convention in
Spokane May and an execution.
ally strong program will be given.
Express Rates Raised in State.
OLYMPIA.-A rs per cent increase
in intrastate express rates to CORE
spond to increases in interstate rates
granted by the interstate commerce
commission during the last year has
been granted by the state public SER
vice commission.
Bessie West, PaIouse. Suicides.
PALOLSE.-Bessie West, 18-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
West, pioneer farmers of the district
northwest of Palouse, died Sunday
from the effect of self-inflicted bull
let wound. No reason is given.
Pullman Has $4,000 Fire.
| PULLMAN-Fire recently destroy
ed the One-story frame building oc-
cupied by the Pullman Ice Manufac-
turing company, the Pullman Engin-
eering company and the Washington
state college creamery. LOSS is esti-
mated at $4,000, partially insured.
State Food Retailers.
The bureau Of research and Stats.
tics OF the Washington State Retail
ers' association announces that OF
the $4,000 retail merchants in the
state there are 1890 retail businesses
engaged directly in the handling of
food products except confectionery
County Gets 1926 Grain Sacks.
COLVlLLE, Wash.-The Washing
ton state board of control has Off
cially apportioned to Stevens county
for this year 1925 grain sacks man.
ufactured at the state penitentiary at
Walla Walla. The price of these
sacks is 12h cents each +. o. b.
Walla Walla.
Make Death Penalty Mandatory.
OLYMPIA.-Declari that execu.
ton is the only effective deterrant Of
deliberate bloodshed, Senator w. Lon
johnson has introduced a bill to make
hanging the only legal penalty for
| murder in the first degree. He be-
lieves the time has come to make the
death penalty mandatory in such
cases.
Fremen, Cops Ride Free.
| OLYMPIA.-In a decision handed
down recently the state supreme court
upheld the King county superiour court
| in its order compelling the Seattle &
Rainier Valley Railway company to
carry Seattle policemen and firemen in
uniform free of charge, as provided
in the charter, granted the company
| by the city of Seattle.
Colonel Leitch to Camp Lewis.
CAMP LEWIS.-Well known to-
thousands throughout the Pacific
northwest as the former commanding
general of Camp Lewis and the 18th
division, Colonel Joseph D. Leitch.
major general during the world war.
will be the new chief of staff here
for the 4th division. During his ab-
sence ne has been serving in Russia.
Seattle Helps Unemployed.
SEATTLE-The city council has
passed an emergency ordinance ap-
propriating $4,000 for the relief of
the unemployed of the city and of
destitute families. OF the sum $4,000
VIII be administered by the streets
and parks departments to relieve I'm.
employment and $4,000 will be used
to aid needy families. The councils
action resulted from a conference
with committee representing the
unemployed which waited on the body
last week.
Fruit Growers Hostile.
observation-disclosures representing
the Okanogan, Omak, Malott and
brewster fruit units, representing an
output of one million boxes, have
taken a flat-footed stand on the
marketing problem. These units.
which have heretofore been asso-
clated with the Skookum Packers,
association, have adopted resolu-
ton asking that the association be
0"dSu dAu DY prOWlrS
only; that any present or future
dealers. dealer-growers or their agents
be disqualified from membership. and
that no contracts be made with the
association until its bylaws are SO
amended. Okanogan county growers
have in the past been strong support
ers OF the Skookum association, but
maintain that in contributing annual
ly to its inspection and advertising
funds it must be kept free from the
control of any selling organization.
and no halfway measure of divorcinp
the evil will be permitted If the local
organizations continue their affilia-
ton.
RECENT DEATHS
Mrs. Matilda Mendenhall, age so. a
resident of Pomeroy for 20 years. died
of sleeping sickness.
COLFAX.-Joseph r. Barton. age