The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-16
WASHINGTON STATE
News OF INTEREST
Important Occurrences Of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

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Montesano is anticipating q large
amount Of building this spring.
Snowfall forced the suspension of
nearly all the logging camps in the
Kelso vicinity last week.
Samuel H. Piles of Seattle, one
time United States senator from Wash
ington, is expected to be nominated
as minister to Colombia.
Richard Johnson, about 80 years old.
was killed at Poison camp No. 5, near
Aberdeen, when he was struck by q
log being hauled on high-lead rigging.
The Siler Mill company Of Vancou-
yer won decision for $25,149.84
against the United States Spruce Pro
duction corporation in the supreme
court.
Johnny O'Leary, ex-Canadian cham
pion lightweight boxer, was shot and
killed at Seattle by e. Frank Leslie,
. shipworker, who later surrendered
to police.
Tacoma Is forging steadily ahead
as the leading export port of the dis
trict Of Washington, according to the
monthly report of Collector of Customs
Harrison. -
Appointment Of James II. Davis Of
Tacoma as a regent of the University
Of Washington to succeed John A. Rea,
whose term expired March Is, was an
nounced by Governor Louis +. Hart.
Washington's longest-service legis-
lator, Oliver Hall, state senator Of Col
fax, will be candidate for reelection.
He is 20 years old and has served ten
terms In the state senate, 20 years in
all.
The fire losses in Tacoma during
1921 were the lowest since 1915, &C.
cording to the annual report of the
fire department. The losses by fire
in Tacoma during 1921 were $175,-
1851.
Ed Hagen, ex-Seattle policeman, box
er and bootlegger, who was sentenced
to serve a two-year sentence at Nc
Neirs island penitentiary, March 81,
1921. for the robbery Of q government
liquor warehouse In 1913. has been
paroled.
A committee to investigate manu-
facture Of certain articles by convicts
at the Washington state penitentiary
in alleged competition with industrial
points Of the state was appointed by
the industrial bureau Of the Spokane
chamber Of commerce.
Forty-four ships, net tonnage Co.
:52 tons, cleared Grays Harbor during
February with 65.s60.405 feet of lum-
Der, according to report compiled by
the Grays Harbor stevedors company.
February cargoes exceeded those Of
January by 2.437.405 feet
Through the action Of its executive
committee, the Aberdeen chamber Of
commerce went on record as Endorsing
the adjusted compensation bill now be-
for congress, and kilograms were sent
to members Of the congressional dele
cation urging efforts for it's passage.
Settlers under government reclaim
alton projects may hereafter take ad-
vantage Of the farm loan bank act by
the formation of irrigation districts, ac-
cording to the terms Of bill passed
by the house. Such districts already
have been formed in several projects.
National banks exercising trust COM
pany powers are subject to all restric-
tions and regulations with which the
state banking department ID vested to
impose on trust companies, Attorney
General Thompson held in an opinion
to John P. Duke, supervisor on bank
ing.
Investigation Of transcontinental
westbound passenger rates. with q
view to obtaining a lower tourist rate
to Spokane from eastern cities than
now allowed under the present coast
rate, will be started by, the traffic
bureau of the Spokane chamber Of
commerce.
Hearing before an examiner for the
Interstate commerce commission on
the tariff supplement recently filed by
the railroads, eliminating breakfast
foods from the tariff under the head
ing of grain and grain products at car
load rates, has been set to be held In
Tacoma on March 20.
Total grain stocks on Washington
farms March are estimated at about
three-fourths of the stocks on hand
March 1, 1921, in a report OF the de-
partment of agriculture made public.
It is estimated that about per cent
of last years wheat crop remains on
the farms-about 4,373 900 bushels.
Three men were killed when one Of
the buildings Of a powder manufact-
uring company at Dupont, near Camp
Lewis, exploded. The explosion oc-
o,,rrod IN Nh 1elatin MIXING hOuse