White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-28
Washington News

| OLYMPIA.--Records of State Audi
tor G. w. Clausen's office show 62,341
claims for soldiers bonuses have been
handled since the adjusted compensa-
ton act was passed by the people in
1920. Claims of 57,643 have been
paid; 1850 were rejected and 348 are
still pending. Expenses are: Paid
veterans, $12,517,79O.61; administra-
ton expense, $110, 47602; capital out
lays, $5,3S0.50. Belated claims now
being filed are more difficult to check
than earlier ones because of the neces-
sity of verifying the contention that
the claimants are bona fide residents
and have not filed claims in any other
state.
OLYMPIA.-During the past four
years the state fisheries department
has collected $715,622.27 in licenses,
fees and fines; the legislature has ap-
propriated $577,59O for the depart
ments expenses and the supervisor of
fisheries has actually spent $528,43
So, netting saving of $1S7, 1922 over
collections or $49, 439S5 over legisla-
tive appropriations. The figures are
shown in special report submitted by
Supervisor Charles r. Pollock to Di.
rector Charles r. Maybury, of the
Department of Fisheries and Game.
Collection figures have been kept
segregated to show the Puget Sound,
Columbia River, Grays Harbor and
Willapa Harbor districts, but in the
past the fisheries department, receiv-
ing its appropriation in lump sum,
did not allot the money to district
work Mr.. Pollock, however, has
rechecked old vouchers to show the
financial history of the four districts,
as nearly as 1t can be done.
The Puget Sound district with $415,-
634.22 collections during the four
years stood first with 5812 per cent
of the state total. or its $335,695.31
share of appropriations, $324,758 was
spent. Columbia River with $232,86S.-
93 collections was allotted $1S7,74779
of appropriations but only spent $121,-
74S.5S Grays Harbor spent practical.
ly all its collections and more than it's
share of appropriated funds, fees be-
ing $44,1SS.27; appropriation share,
$35,695.06 and actually spent, $43,-
669.34. Willapa Harbor had to be
financed from other districts as the
department spent In that district $685.
263.S4 though it's collections were but
$22, 60511 and appropriation share,
$18,25184
The $3731977 spent in obtaining
Alaska salmon eggs for Matching in
this state during 1922 and 1924 was
against the Puget Sound dis
trict. This amounted to IL per cent
of the department Expenditures thus
the Puget Sound total to
81. 46 per cent; while Columbia River
had but 2304 per cent; Grays Harbor
S.25 per cent and Willapa Harbor
7.25 per cent. Columbia River lost 95
per cent in the cut.
SEATTLE.-Ch Halverson of
Seattle has been elected to member
ship in the Born Tailors' Guild, ma
tional association of master tailors,
according to word from the headquar-
ters of the organization in Chicago.
The Guild, with the slogan "Tailors
are born and not made" aims at lift
ing the tailoring profession to
higher plane Of perfection in the art
Of making clothes and to establish in
the minds of men and young men in
definite appreciation Of style, fabric
and tailorship in clothes.
PORT TOWNSEND. - Headed by
Chairman Ed Sims, state fisheries
board party of state officials is
making tour Of fishing grounds In
Puget Sound The fisheries boat, Gov.
Elisha Ferry, is conveying the party
which includes Director G. r. May
bury Supervisor c. 10. Pollock, Speak
err Floyd Danskin and Representative
Anderson of Spokane.