The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-04-20
Judemeuts against o. s. Larson


have been signed by Superior Judge
Hall In favor of State Bank Examiner
Duke. They aggregate s160.S5O.
With a cash balance of Sill .357. 5S4.12
after the beginning Of the week, anf
with another million dollars due be
fore the end of the week from the
sale of city light extension bonds. the
Seattle city treasury shows the largest
amount on hand in its history.
More than $50.00O.o00 will be ex-
pended on construction work in the
state of Washington during 1922, ac-
cording to comprehensive review OF
the situation throughout the entire
state just completed by the Daily
Journal of Commerce Of Seattle.
DR.. J. w. Trosper OF Seattle and
DR.. ]. Floyd Tiff of Colfax were ap-
pointed to the state dental examining
committee by Governor Hart. succeed
ing DR.. ]. e. Hoska of Tacoma and
DR.. H. E. keenan, Of Spokane. for
terms ending at the governors pleas
ure.
State engineers are surveying route
over the hills from Grays Harbor into
Pacific county. which is planned to
lead into Raymond. According to the
plans of the state men. they will try
to find a route from Attic, in Grays
Harbor county, directly south to Ray
mond.
Half of the men attending the State
college at Pullman earned every cent
of the money for their college ex-
penses before they came last fall, and
Is per cent are now earning every
thing they have while they are study
ing, according to statistics compiled
by Graduate-Manager Chambers.
State Land Commissioner Savidge
announces that those desiring to pur-
chase land or timber in the sale to be
held on August LIST, must file their
applications in that office not later
than May 5th. This early date is
necessary because Of the time required
for making inspections. advertising.
etc.
II American railroads are grouped
into systems by the interstate COM
merce commission, the Washington
department of public works will insist
that through route from the Atlantic
to the Pacific coast, with termini on
Puget sound and connection on both
oceans with vessels Of the United
States shipping board. be provided.
A party OF Northern Pacific officials
and operating heads, led by J. N.
Rapelje, recently appointed vice-presi-
dent. is expected In Tacoma the latter
part of this month In the course OF the
first general detailed examination OF
the properties of the company which
has been attempted by any Of its Of.
ficials in eight years. The party left
st. Paul ON April I and is travelling
without schedule.
Names of "a ex-service men who
have been selected by the department
Of conservation and development from
the list Of applicants to be allotted
tracts In the White Bluffs Hanford
land settlement project have been an
nounced. With one exception. all are
veterans of the world war. The ex-
ception is william A. Mitchell of Wen
atchee, s. years of age. who served
In the Philippines during the insur-
rection.
Possible settlement Of the contro-
versy between shippers of the Puget
sound district and railroads over the
abolition by the latter of less than car
load commodity rates to Grays Harbor
and Willapa bay points was indicated
a. In prospect, when representatives
Of the roads announced they had
agreed to ask the interstate commerce
commission for q rehearing on a rul-
ing which prevented the same rates
being put In effect from Portland, Or
State hunters employed by the de-
partment Of agriculture have legal
right to enter upon private property
within q guaranteed district to trap
and kill predatory animals. when
quarantine has been declared by the
director of agriculture to prevent the
spread of rabies. Assistant Attorney
General Schumann held In an opinion
to e. L. French. director of agricul-
ture. Director French has declared q
quarantine in Franklin county because
Of the prevalence Of rabies.
Concluding its two-day session at
Seattle. the state taxation investiga-
ton commission settled upon six
recommendation that are to be includ
ed In the commissions report to the
state legislature. The six recommend
atoms are: Definite recommendation
Of 3-cent tax on all gasoline sales.
A small gross earnings tax upon all
nuhIfc aervice utilities ;rol,,dt~-.