The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-01-05

four, wanted In dozen cities In Wash.
ington and Idaho for burglary and rob-
berry, was arrested in Siskiyou county,
Calf, for robbing bank and sent to
prison for from one to fifteen years,
Wenatchee officers have been advised.
r. c. Simpson of the state develop
ment bureau of the Seattle chamber
of commerce says that indications
point to a display of more than 1000
entries at the annual mid-winter show
of the Washington State Poultry asso-
citation, to take place In Seattle Janu-
airy 4 to 8.
Farmers of the Walla Walla district,
after hearing and discussion of the
grain-grading law, adopted a resolu-
ton calling on Governor Hart to en-
force house bill No. 203, which pro-
vides that SO pounds of No. wheat
are to be called bushel. Grain buy
ers at present buy on 60-pound basis.
A verdict for the defense was re-
turned by jury at Spokane in a
suit brought by citizens OF the town
of Milan against the Great Northern
railroad for property loss caused by
fire which destroyed the town last
July. The plaintiffs held the fire
originated from sparks of a locomotive.
Four hundred million feet Of lum-
Der have been shipped from the port
Of Grays Harbor in 1921, marking the
largest trade for. the port since 1912
Three hundred and eighey-three ships
cleared from Grays Harbor in 1921
with lumber cargoes, 10 less than in
1920, but they carried 38,000.O00 more
feet.
Through its western general offices
In Seattle the Great Northern railroad
has announced a reduction In east
bound freight rates on all smelter
products from all points In Washing
ton, Idaho and Montana. Copper and
zinc are the principal metals affected,
the reduction amounting to about 10
cents hundred pounds.
One hundred thousand dollars worth
Of moving picture films. with book
ing value OF $5,000,000, were stolen
from the vaults of the Metro Pictures
Corporation in Seattle, by cracksmen
believed to be members of the interna-
tional gang of film thieves who recent
~ operated in an extensive way In
various parts Of the country.
For posing as officers and robbinE
Pete Maranoff of Is cases of liquor,
and Maranoff, Tony Pelusco and ".
Williams OF 1925, d. M. Schoonover,
ex-Seattle policeman, and Owen D.
Baker, alleged interstate liquor run
ner, were sentenced at Tacoma by
Judge w. o. Chapman of superior
court to serve from three to Is years
in the state prison.
C. B. Blethen, editor and publisher
of the Seattle Times, has resigned his
commission as brigadier-general of the
national guard of Washington and ter
minated all connection with the state
militia in which he has been an active
figure since 1913 Colonel Blethen. as
he is usually called In spite Of his
higher rank. gives as q reason the
pressure of business.
Apparently nearly 100000 higher
than the expectations Of the port en-
gineers, bids were submitted to the
Tacoma port commission by six con-
tracing firms for the erection Of the
new transit shed on pier 2 of the port
development project. The structure
contemplated is 1040x180 feet. and
specifications call for the most modern
type of fireproof construction.
Practically all state banks have
now withdrawn from the bank guar
anty fund, only seven small institu-
tions having failed to give notice Of
withdrawal, according to e. H. Farms
worth, director of taxation and ex-
animation. BY dropping out before
January I, the banks are not liable for
any future assessments to meet claims
against the -defunct Scandinavian
American Bank of Seattle. 1t was said.
Evidence has been discovered by
federal agents at Seattle showing that
thousands of gallons Of alcohol have
been obtained fraudulently on permits
issued by the federal prohibition Of
flee In Seattle. Roy c. Lyle, prohi-
bition director for Washington. an
nounced. The alcohol thus obtained.
Director Lyle said the evidence show
ed, had been used by an organized
ring as the base for manufacture OF
synthetic "gin," Champagne" and
"fancy Wines" retailed at high prices.
Because portions of the new grade
OF the Pacific highway between Kelso
and Kalama will not be sufficiently
settled to make the laying OF hard
surface advisable, this portion Of the
rood v,tly MT no M we'd during the sum-