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ADMINISTRATION OF
GOVERNOR M. I HAY
Is Marked by Business Methods
of a Business Man.
Washington Is Out of Debt for First
Time in History of State--Since
Hay Assumed Office He Has Cut
Out $1,200,000 Worth of Bonds.
Olympia. May 10.—At the term of the
supreme court which opened May 8 and
which closes June 20 there will be beard
186 cases, of which 'JO are from King
county, 19 from Spokane county, 18
from Pierce county and 17 from Tburs
ton county. Whitman county has four
cases to come before the court at thin
term, being the canes of Milan Still, re
Hpondent, against the Palouse Irriga
tion & Power Co., appellants; state of
Washington, respondent, against H. M.
Boone, apppllant; White Bros. & Crum
Co., appellant, against Jacob H. Wat
eon, respondent; J. H. Mitchell et al.,
appellants, against J. A. White et al ,
respondents: Anton Fehrenbacber, ap
pellant, against the Oakesdale Copper
Co., respondent; the Btate of Washing
ton, respondent, against Lester T.
Blanc, appellant. These cases are to be
argued Thursday, June 22.
Taxes Collected in Whitman.
During the month of March state taxes
were collected in Whitman county
amounting to 120,766.78, which has
been remitted to the state treasurer.
Of this amount $13,481 19 goes into the
general fund, 1960.81 into the military
fund and |6344.78 into the state high
way fund.
Road Foramen, Take Notice!
J. T. S. I.yle, assistant attorney gen
eral, has written an opinion to the state
bureau of inspection in which he rules
that when a road foreman employs his
men for 10 hours a day, but pays them
for a day and a quarter, that he is
violating the state law, which says that
men shall not work on public work for
more than eight hours a day.
Excellent Work Being Don*.
The secretary of state's office, for the
first time on record, is turning out all
business on the day following its receipt
I. M. Flowed says he has worked hard to
bring thin about but that it is well worth
while, inasmuch as it pleases the public
and gives them excellent service.
Exempt From State Tax.
Automobiles used as fire apparatus
and police patrols and owned by cities
are held by the attorney general's office
to be exempt from the payment of the
state tax of $2 a year, are not required
to take out licenses, and the city limits
ordinances in regard to autos do not
apply to them.
A Business Administration.
Bonds outstanding against the state
general fund to the amount of $700,000
were redeemed on Monday, May 1, by
the state board of finance, and Wash
ington is now out oJ debt for the first
time in the history of the state. Bonds
issued in 1909 to care for the old normal
school warrants issued 1G years before
are still outstanding to the amount of
1200,000, but these cannot be taken up
for three years yet, and there is also
$125,000 worth of bonds issued to care
for the purchase of the Wenatchee bridge,
but these cannot be redeemed as yet, on
account of the legislative provision that
they are to be redeemed one-twelfth each
year. Since Governor Hay assumed
office two years ago the administration
has wiped out $1,200,000 worth of
bonds, although the 1909 and 1911
legislatures appropriated an amount in
excess of $2.3,000,000, making good
Governor Hay's assertion when he be
came governor that he would give the
state a business administration. The
state board of finance, consisting of
Governor Hay, C. W. Clausen, state aud
itor, and John G. Lewis, state treasurer,
are well satisfied with the showing made,
and Treasurer Lewis says that the state
has a working capital of $300,000 after
redeeming the $700,000 worth of bonds.
A Sensible Ruling.
A ruling has been made by the state
tax commission that power sites are not
to be assessed as power sites, but that
when IGO acres of land has been located
upon a valuable power site and the land
is consequently worth from four to 40
times as much as an adjoining 160 acres
of land, that it should be assessed in
proportion to its value. Many power
sites will be reached under this ruling
which have for a long time escaped pay
ing the special assessment.
New Supreme Court Judge.
The new supreme judge, 0. G. Ellis
has'arrived in (\vmpia and will sit at
the May term of court, which opens May
8. Mr. Ellis was appointed by (JovernoV
Hay to the supreme bench to succeed
Frank EL Kudkin, who was named for a
place on the federal bench by President
Taft.
Law Construed Literally.
The new eight hour law for women will
be construed most literally by State
Labor Commissioner Charles H. Hub
bard, who says that the law includes
bookkeepers and stenographers employed
in mercantile and mechanical establish
ments, hotels, restaurants and laundries,
as well as women engaged in actual
manual labor, and that be will enforce it.
THE INTERLOCKING SWITCH.
Wonderful Mechanical Device Now
in Operation in Colfax.
The interlocking nwifch in the north
end, where the tracks of the O -W. R &
N and Inland Empire cross each oiher,
is in working order, it being put to use
for the first time Sunday morning of last
week. It will be remembered that the
interlocking system was put in a year
ago, but just before being ready for u*»e
it was wrecked by the fl >od waters of
March lof last year. It bad to be re
built, but owing to general repairs going
on on both lines it was not fully restored
and put to use until the date mentioned
above.
The interlocking switch is a wonderful
mechanical device, well worth going to
see. Three men are delegated to operate
it, dividing their time into three eight
hour shifts, so that some one is con
stantly in the tower where the lines cross
each other. On the approach of a train,
after the whistle blows, the man in the
tower either throws off or on the danger
signal, which is notice to either stop or
proceed as tbe case may be. It would
be strange, indeed, if tin accident should
occur by the use of this process.
Heretofore cars on both lines have
come to a standstill before crossing the
tracks of either, being the only sure pre
ventive against accident without the in
terlocking switch. Now, unless the
danger signal is hoisted, the cars pro
ceed without slowing up, a saving some
times of valuable time. Those interested
in such matters should go and see the
workings of the interlocking switch. The
men in charge are accommodating, it
being no trouble to explain, as well as to
show, the workings of the mechanical
wonder.
NEW "QMCK REPAIR SHOP."
Thomas Oliver Has Installed a
Unique Mechanical Device.
The Superior Finishing Machine, run
by electricity, was installed by Thomas
Oliver in bis shoe repair shop last week,
and to the natives hereabouts is some
thing of a novelty. It is aptly termed
an Electric Q lick Repair Shop. It does
the stitching, trimming and polishing of
a shoe—in fact, everything connected
with the repair of a shoe with the ex
ception of pegging, and but little of that
is done nowadays. And the finished
product comes out in as fine shape as we
see it in the stores when new.
The machine is in the form of a lathe,
where the stitcher, the trimmer, the
polisher and all parts of the unique
mechanical contrivance are run side by
side, the operator following his work
from one to the other until the job is
complete, which makes the old-fashioned
method of doing it look silly in com
parison. This is the only machine of
the kind in Whitman county. It was
shipped from Minneapolis and cost $700
to install it, exclusive of the motor, which
cost $70. You can now get your shoes
repaired "while you wait." Drop in and
see Mr. Oliver and hit* new machine.
Passes Over the Dark River.
Mrs. Tracy Nicholas Hubbard, aged
35 years, wife of William Hubbard of
Colfax, died at St. Ignatius hospital
Monday of pneumonia, following child
birth. Mrs. Hubbard is survived by her
husband and three sons—Kyle, aged 9;
Dean, aged 4; Tracy, the infant son
born April 22. Her mother, Mrs. Anna
Nicholas, three brothers. B. F. Nicholas
of Spokane, Frank and George Nicholas
of Colfax, and one sister, Mrs. Frank
Baldwin, survive her. The funeral ser
vices were held at the residence, 811
Lake street, Wednesday afternoon, Rev.
N. M. Jones of the If. E. church, of
which Mrs. Hubbard was a member,
officiating. Interment took place in
Colfax cemetery. Mrs Hubbard was a
lady highly respected and will be missed
by many friends.
Death of Philip Gerlitz.
Philip Gerlitr died at St. Ignatius bos
pital last Friday, neuralgia being given
as the cause of death. Funeral services
were held Sunday from the German
Lutheran church, Rev. G. J. Wagner of
Walla Walla officiating. Interment took
place in Colfax cemetery, a large number
of former friends and acquaintances be
ing in attendance. Mr. Gerlitz was born
in Russia and was 39 years of age. He
leaves a wife, daughter and son. He
lived for 10 years in Colfax, but the last
few months made his home on a farm
near Dusty. He was a member of the
Congregational Lutheran cburch, and
was a man highly respected among his
countrymen.
A Palouse Boy Heard From.
The announcement came from New
York last Saturday that E. Ray Pickrell
bad been appointed metallurgist and
assaver in the New York customs office.
Young Pickrell was raised in our ad
joining city of Palouse, where hie mother
lives. He graduated from the High
school of that burg, and is also a grad
uate of the Washington State College at
Pullman. He is a nephew of Judge John
N. Pickrell. Ray was formerly connected
with the government mint at Denver,
Colorado.
For Spirella Corsets call up Mrs S E
Ratliff, Phone Red 1212, Colfax.
COLFAX GAZETTE, COLFAX, WASHINGTON, MAY 12, 1911.
INTERSGHOLASTIG MEET
IT PULLMAN W 13
Washington. Oregon and Idaho
Represented at Meet.
With the largest number of High
schools ever gathered together for a
competitive meet, with new contests in
manual and domestic science added to
those of thefi-^ld meet and the oratorical
contest, this year's interscbolastic meet
will be the biggest and best meet of the
kind ever held in the Northwest. Real
championships are involved for repre
sentative High schools who have defin
itely decided to try for places in the big
Pullman meet on May 13th come from
Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon
and Northern Idaho, making the most
comprehensive High school meet ever at
attempted in the Inland Empire.
Tbe interscholastic committee at Pull
man have everything iv readiness for the
arrival of tbe athletes, orators and
competitors in tbe manual arts. Twenty
two sets of medal«, 66 in all, have been
ordered, the medals this year to be of a
new design, suitable for use as a watch
fob. They will be made of gold, silver
and bronze, for first, second and third
places respectively. la addition to the
medals tbe usual supply of pennants and
trophies will be donated by the various
classes iv the college.
Two magnificent cups are to be
awarded. The larger, donated by the
Spokane Chronicle, will be given to the
High school which wins the highest
number of points. This cup replaces
the 41cCro6key cup which was won
permanently by the Spokane High last
year, The other cup is to be known as
the Campbell cup, and replaces the
former Murray cup, to be given that
High school having an enrollment of less
than 200 winning the highest number of
points.
The visiting High school people will
be more royally entertained than ever
before. Plans are on foot to hold a
huge open house in the big college gym
for the visitors and their friends, in
which every one is supposed to "get
acquainted" with every one else. It i»
the deeiie of the State College committee
that no one, down to the most obscure
High school freshman, should be over
looked, and the general good time, with
refreshments at the " open house, "
will be one of the best friend-makers that
coold be attempted.
A house to bouse canvass is to be
made by the faculty and the student
committee combined for accommoda
tions for the visitors, and everything in
the way of agreeable surroundings and
a nearness to the athletic field and the
college will be provided for all visiting
High school students.
The following high schools will partici
pate: Cheney, Clarkston, Colfax, Daven
port, Dayton, Ellensburg, Garfield, Har
rington, Lewiston, Lewiston Normal,
Lind, North Yakima, Oakesdale,Ude»sa,
Palouse, Pearson's Academy, Plaza,
Pomeroy, Prosser, Pullman, Reard»n,
Ritzville, Rosalia, Roslyn, Spokane,
Sprague, Sunnyside, Tekoa, Waitsburg,
Walla Walla, Wenatchee.
From a close study of the High school
records made this season in track it
would seem that the coming culmination
the High school season will be the closest
and most hard fought of any meet ol
the kind ever held at Pullman. The
eligible men from Colfax have a good
chance for honors at this big meet. These
men are: Burgunder, Casseday, Chap
man, A Gcff, Frank Gcff, Hart, Lorn
masson, Morrison, Newman, Yelle.
Case Decided Against Palouse.
The case against certain women o!
Palouse for keeping a house of ill fame
which was sent to Justice Doolittle's
court in Colfax on a change of venue was
dismissed by the justice Monday, the
costs being taxed to the city of Palouse.
Counsel for the women contended that
the change of venue should have been
taken to the nearest justice of the peace,
provided he was competent to try the
case, and quoted law to prove his con
tention. Farmington, Garfield, Elber
ton, Albion and Pullman are justice pre
cincts nearer to Palouse than Colfax.
Justice Doolittle took the matter under
advisement for a week, giving his de
cision as above stated.
Commercial Photography.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Chindlund and
baby boy of Portland arrived in Colfax
•Sunday and are stopping at the home I
of Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Cox, Mr?. {
Chindlund being a daughter of Mr. and i
Mrs. Cox. Mr. Chindlund formerly !
owned the Ricker Studio, selling out and [
removing to Portland four years ago. I
He is now engaged in commercial pho- !
tography exclusively, his business at this j
time being to take a series of views of
this part of the Inland Empire for the
0.-W. R. & N. Co. to be used in booklets '.
and other printed matter. This is high
daw work and will take some time to
make it complete.
Dr. W. T. Phy
Dr. W. T. Phy, formerly of Hot Lake,
Oregon, wishes to annouLC? his perma
nent location in Spokane, Washington,
with offices in the Hutton Building. He
will limit his work to surgery, office
practice and consultation.
MONEY BACK.
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Stomach Dosing, or Money
Back.
Yes, dear reader, catarrh can be cured;
but not by pouring vile, nauseating
drugs into the stomach
And catarrh germs thrive, flourish and
multiply in the nose and throat.
Cap you kill these touuh and persist
ent little health destroyers by swallow
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HYOMEI (pronounce it high o-me) is
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when breathed either through tbe mouth
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soothe and heal the infitmed and muti
lated membrane promptly. It gives re
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HYOMEI is such a powerful germ de
stroyer that it penetrates every fold and
crevice of the mucous membrane of tbe
nose and throat
A complete outfit, which includes in
haler, a bottle of HYOMEI and simple
instructions for use, costs $1 00
Should you need a second bottle of
HYOMEI the price is only 50c. V. T.
Met roskey »nd leading druggists every
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