Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-10-28
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
First Snow.

First Snow.
ELLENSBURG. Five inches of
snow fell at the summit of the Cas-
cade mountains, west of here, Friday,
marking the first heavy furry of the
season.
Burns Poe Takes Office.
TACOMA-The office of United
States internal revenue collector for
Washington and Alaska shifted Mon
day from d. A. Williams to Burns Poe
Of Tacoma.
Harrison Succeeds Drumheiler.
SEATTI4E.-Millard T. Harrison Of
this city has assumed his duties as
United States collector of customs for
the district of Washington. succeed
ing Roscoe Drumheller.
Ship Worker Killed.
SEATTLE.-F. Wolford, 40, a steve
dore, was instantly killed Saturday
while working in the hold of the steam
err President when a 1200pound roll
of paper fell from hand truck, strik-
ing him on the head.
w. c. Vest Not Guilty.
POKANE.-William C. Vest, fed
eral prohibition officer, was declared
not guilty of killing Ernest e. Finley
May 33, 1920, at Keller, by jury in
the United States district court Sat-
urday.
Dedicate Walia WalIa Armory
WALLA WALLA. exer-
cises were held here October 20 at
the new 500, 900 armory, recently COM
pleted. President s. B. l.. Penrose OF
Whitman college spoke as the personal
representative of the governor
Al Moore Caught.
COLFAX.-Albert Moore, charged
with murder in the first degree for the
killing of his brother-in-law, Clarence
Gray, was arraigned before Justice of
the Peace Friday. Moore waived the
examination and was bound over to
the superior court for trial at the next
jury term.
". .. 10 NOntTOt otOCkydC08.
SPOKANE.-Governm control of
the Spokane union stockyards will
take effect November /. The Spokane
yards will be under the direction of
so other stockyards all over the coun-
try will come under federal super
vision. Among them Portland, Seat
tie and Pasco.
Actual Cash Not Missing.
OLYMPIA.-Adjustm of difficult
ties between the state administration
ad Adjutant General Maurice Thomp-
son of the Washington National Guard
was indicated in statements issued re-
Gently following a conference between
Acting Governor w. J. Coyle and the
adjutant general The conference was
the result of a report filed by the di-
rector Of the state department of eff
ficiency, criticising the conduct of ma
tional guard affairs. No money of the
state has been Incorporated, nor is
there a money shortage in any state
account.
Cut Women's Wages.
OLYMPIA.-Conferees representing
employers, employees and the public
have recommended $12 a week as the
minimum wage for women in manufac-
turing industries of the state. This
action upset the precedent of recent
conferences which fixed at 1920 the
weakly WACO for woman laundry and
dye workers, mercantile employees and
others in miscellaneous industries. II
was understood the lower wage was
based ON declining prices and on the
reported fact that general wages in
manufacturing idustries were higher
than the minimum adopted.
RECENT DEATHS
COLFAX.-Mrs. Nancy Shields, age
SO, pioneer.
SPOKANE.-George Grosshoff, age
56, pioneer building contractor
SPOKANE.-Mrs. Emma Mueller, a
resident of Spokane for 33 years and
widow of late Professor Mueller.
USK.-William Thurman, age about
so, among the best-known pioneers OF
the Pend Oreille valley.
observation-disclosures j. Wood
worth, age SO, Civil war veteran and
pioneer farmer of the Touchet valley
WILL SYMeoliZE