Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1922-02-03
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
State Gas Tax a Success.

NNN' 81 Sdiiou Oh BtSOllne yielded
$4I ,S74 during the first six months
of the operation of the law and bids
fair to exceed the SIS, 600 estimate
made by the state legislature by July
l of this year.
County to Raise Big Sum.
OF the $2,411, 900.25 tax levy for
whitman county for collection in
1872 for all purposes, 40 per cent
Is for education, 2S.1 per cent for
roads, ll.5 per cent for other state
purposes and ia per cent for other
county and city purposes.
viii Start Child's Bureau.
OLYMPIA.-A division of child
hygiene will be formed as part OF
the state health department if the
governor accepts the $4,000 appro-
priation under the supervision of the
Sheppard-Towner maternity bill, the
state board of health has decided.
Bad Fire at White Salmon.
WHITE SALMON. - Five frame
buildings were destroyed recently, en-
sN''Ao Aooo vi uPhdl VI 3lU,VUU, anu
n man was seriously injured in a
fire of unknown origin here. Burst
ing OF a water main handicapped the
efforts Of the firemen in Quenching
the blaze, and dynamiting was finally
resorted to.
Money in Whitman Banks.
Bank deposits in the 33 banks in
whitman county show a decrease
from $10,965,61 IN September 6,
1921, to $9,S69,673 on December 81,
1921, the date Of the last call for a
statement, according to a statement
issued by j. o. Patterson, secretary
of the Whitman County Bankers
association. The decrease is 81, O95,-
$40.
Banks Consolidate.
When the Union Securities com
pany of Spokane has taken over
the American Commercial bank at
Wapato, that action closes the career
of what was claimed to be the only
bank in the United States organized
and operated by Indians. The Amer
lSui SollulelC Cid Dduh VIII De COLI
solidated with the Union State bank
Of Wapato.
Child Ground Under Car.
SEATTLE.-Lawrence Barney, 8
years old, was instantly killed here
recently while playing tag in the
street when he was struck by a
street a He ran into the path of
the car while running from a play
mate. Clinging to the fender, he was
carried half a block, when his foot
caught on the ground and he was
dragged beneath the wheels.
Settle Coast Miners Dispute.
SEATTLE.-Settlement of the legal
battle which has waged for months
between Washington coal mine oper-
ators and striking miners over pos
session of cottages standing or
ground owned by the operators has
practically been reached through an
chase the cottages, 1t was announced
recently by attorneys representing
the Pacific Coast Coal Co.
Lacrosse Bank Man Missing.
LACROSSE.-Arthur NJ. Belyea
for four years assistant cashier of the
Security State bank of Lacrosse, is
alleged to have embezzled 11.400 o.
the funds of the bank and abscondeC
to Mexico, where he is being sough1
by officials of the bonding company
it is said. In a letter to his family
from Tia Juana, Mexico, he expresses
himself conscious stricken and de
sires to return and face prosecution
1t Is said. Belyea came to Lacrosse
about four years ago from Cut Bank
Mont.
A. w. Davis Regent at w. S. C..
Governor Hart has appointed Ar
thur w. Davis, attorney, of Spokane
and former member of the schoo
board, as a member of the boart
Of regents of Washington State col
lege to succeed Edwin T. Conan o,
Spokane, The term ends March 8
1895. The appointment is effective
Mt once. Mr.. Coman's resignation
explained that his duties would re
quire him to spend a good share o.
his time outside of the state and hi
felt he could o give the regenc.
the attention required.
RECENT DEATHS
COLFAX-Mrs. Susan A. Baldwin
age SO, pioneer of 1877.
SPOKANE-Elza N. Cory, age 65
a pioneer grocery man.
LlND.-Mrs. Lorinda Neare, age IS
at the home of her son, b. J. Neare
north of here.
ROSALlA.-J. F. Hardesty, 60, =;
prominent business man and pioneeI
druggist of eastern Washington.
SPOKANE.-After a residence o
almost three-quarters of a century il
Washington and Oregon, SO years o
which were spent in the Inland En-
pire, Edgar A. Terrence died of par
alysis here.
, Fine motto. Don't look for wide
fields until you cultivate those yo'