The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-01-04
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Important Occurrences Of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

trays Harbor county spOrtsmen and
the game commission will gather in
Hoquiam January II, to discuss bag
limits. seasons, and other matters OF
interest to them.
Ole Parlet, aged 40. a rancher OF
brentwood, near Spokane, died from
loss of blood as result of wounds he
sustained while trying to rescue live
stock from his burning barn.
After playing hide-and-seek with the
coast guard cutter Guard for several
days, the speed launch 911-K, loaded
with 80 cases of whisky, was run down
and captured near Anacortes.
Statistics compiled by the Seattle
port commission show that the total
revenue of Seattle's public shipping
terminals from January 1, 1917, to
July l, 1922. was ss.175,75s.ss.
Richard Gowan, Seattle attorney per.
manently disbarred by the supreme
court upon recommendation of the
state board of law examiners in 1918,
has petitioned the court for reinstate-
ment.
Ralph w. Beale, aged 80. an aviator,
was instantly killed when he backed
into the propeller of an airplane at q
Spokane aviation field while he was
measuring the gasoline in the fuel
tank.
The Clarke County Taxpayers league
would compel every voter to pay S.
registration fee before every general
election, according to a resolution
adopted at Vancouver by the league
members.
r. M. Breeze, aged 20, pioneer of
Walla Walla, was instantly killed and
his SON, w. H. Breeze, was seriously
injured when an automobile in which
they were riding collided with .
freight train.
Residents of Silver Lake, five miles
south of Everett, have filed protest
with the state board of public works
against the present 80 cents fare
charged for one-way trips between Ev-
erett and the lake.
Construction of the new Cedar River
pipe line, a $1,500.000 addition to Seat
ties water supply system, is progress.
ing rapidly, and its completion within
the contract time, August 81, is now
practically assured.
John DAM, motion picture theater
owner whose automobile was wrecked
by bomb while it stood in front Of
his home in Seattle, has offered a re-
ward Of $500 for apprehension of those
causing the explosion.
All telephone communication with
districts west, north and south OF
Aberdeen and Hoquiam was cut off
last week by gale which visited
Grays harbor. The velocity was esti-
mated at more than so miles an hour.
Requisition for the return to Monte
sano of M. B. Walsh, under arrest in
San Francisco and wanted on a charge
OF embezzlement of $1,000 from the N.Y.
lund Bros Shingle & Machine Manu-
featuring company. was issued by Gov
ernor Hart.
Joseph e. Hall, prosecuting attorney
for Clarke county. has presented the
draft of a bill for the licensing of
dance halls to the legislative commit
tee of the Washington state prosecu.
tors The measure as prepared by Mr..
Hall is copy of the Oregon law
Elias Jay Messenger, "a, formerly a
United States marine, with one of the
most heroic war records of any Wash
ington boy who served overseas during
the late war, died at the family home
In Tacoma. His death was the result
of exposure and wounds received dur
ing action.
Representative Albert Johnson, act
ing upon a suggestion received from
General Taylor. acting chief of the
board of army engineers. will intro
duce a resolution to authorize a sur
yey of the Columbia river at Kalama,
to determine the advisability of chan
mel Improvement
A new tariff covering all common
carrier rail rates intrastate in Wash.
ington was filed with the Washington
department of public works. The tar
If will be effective February s, unless
suspended. Some slight reductions
and advances in rates are made. but
In general the tariff shows little
change from present rates.
Reduction of 10 per cent in class
rates on freight between Seattle and
Tacoma and Aberdeen, Hoquiam and
way points, via boat to Olympia and
motor freight to destination, is pro
vided by q tariff filed with the depart
ment of public works by William Hit
agent for the Puget sound freight line!
and Puget sound motor freight.
Application of Portland milling
firm for equalization Of freight rates
on wheat to Portland and to Puge