The Colville examiner. [volume], September 10, 1921, Image 1

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A Weekly Journal of
Democracy
Fourteenth Year
SCHOOL STARTS SOON
WATCH THE CHILDREN'S EYES
It is a proven fact that Ninety per cent of children's eyes are taper
feet and at least sixty per cent are being used at a disadvantage, in
other words they ought to be wearing glasses.
Give your child the benefit of our honest thorough eye examination
and you will know instead of guessing at the efficiency of their great
est gift, eyesight.
If they do need glasses we can fit them correctly.
IF ITS FROM RICH'S ITS RIGHT*
COLVILLp ABSTRACT CO.
Abstracts of title to Stevens county
lands, mines and water rights
Frank Ko&ka
Merchant Tailor
Colville, Washington
COLUMBIA RECORDS
OCTOBER MID-MONTH LIST NOW ON SALE
"All by Myself"—Fox trot—Ted Lewis' Orchestra.
"One Kiss"—Fox trot—Happy Six.
"Crooning"—Fox trot—Paul Biese's Orchestra.
"Listening"—Fox trot—Paul Biese's Orchestra.
"Learn to Smile"—Fox Trot—Happy Six.
"Paper Doll"—Fox trot—Happy Six.
"When the Honeymoon Was Over"—Chas. Harrison.
"Birds of a Feather"—Fred Hughes.
"Peggy O'Neil"—Charles Harrison.
"If Shamrocks Grew Along the Swanee Shore"—
Broadway Quartet.
COLVILLE SONG SHOP fJJQ)
Hazel Emery, Prop.
LOOSE LEAF SYSTEMS-RING AND POST BINDERS
RULED FORMS—BLANK FILLERS AT EXAMINER
I Use TopNoch Flour 1
I STANDARD BINDING TWINE 1
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Che CoMlle examiner
Colville, Stevens County, Washingiiii, Saturday, September 10, 1921
High class tailoring for men
and women
Dry cleaning, pressing, repairing,
altering
OFFICIAL NEWS OF CITY AND COUNTY
Train Kills Three at
Great Northern Passenger Hits Oak
land Car at Palmer Siding
Albert C. Pittman, his wife Mrs.
Bertha Pittman, and a family friend
Mrs. L. E. Genaell are dead as the
result of the Great Northern north
bound passenger train striking the
Oakland car in which they were
riding at Palmer Siding Sunday at
12:30.
The engine struck the ear In the
rear center, hurling it into the air,
then struck it again and threw it
into a ditch at the right of the
track, 50 feet ahead. Mr. Pittman
fell from the car as it landed the
second time, his head striking the
stone embankment of the ditch,
causing instant death. Mrs. Gensell
remained in the car and was instant
ly killed. Mrs. Pittman was found
unconscious under the car. She was
removed to Mt. Carmel hospital, by
Dr. J. W. Henderson in his car,
where she died five hours later with
out regaining consciousness.
Mr. Pittman's injuries consisted
of a fatal cut on the back of the
head, the right arm broken, and legs
bruised. Mrs. Gensell's right shoul
der and both ankles were broken,
the feet severely bruised and some
injuries on the head. Mrs. Pittman
suffered concussion of the brain and
internal injuries.
Mr. and Mrs. Pittman, who resided
at the foot of Squaw creek 14 miles
east of Colvllle, had been visiting
over night at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Gensell near Palmer
Siding, S miles northwest of Colville.
Sunday noon, Mr. and Mrs. Pittman
and Mrs. Gensell started for a short
auto ride, Mr. Gensell remaining at
home to care for the baby. Travel
ing the road northeast to cross the
railway track, Mr. Pittman was on
the wrong side of the auto to see
the train approach and the engineer
was also on the wrong side of the
cab to see an auto approaching from
the southwest. It is believed that
the auto was almost on the track
before Mr. Pittman saw the train,
and that he then tried to cross.
The train, which was in charge
of Conductor Fred Getsey and En
gineer Larry Moriarity, stopped in
about 700 feet and backed to the
scene of the accident where the con
ductor sent a phone call from the
D. C. Underwood home for physician
and undertaker. Dr. J. W. Hender
son came immediately and removed
Mrs. Pittman to Mt. Carmel hospital
School Enrolment Beats Record
Approximately 630 students had
registered by Friday for the first
semester of the school year in the
high school, the junior high school
and the grammar school. Of the
above number, 240 were registered
in the high school, 120 in the junior
high school and 270 in the grammar
grades. The last of next week
should see the registration in each
of the schools increased by a con
siderable margin.
According to Hugh A. Scarborough,
high school principal, there are 27
seniors in the high school, 43 juniors,
67 sophomores and 94 freshmen. The
freshman class this year is the
largest in the history of the school,
exceeding the number expected to
be registered by G. L. Putnam and
Mr. Scarborough by a good number.
Three divisions were created in
algebra and home economics for the I
first time in the history of the
school. Enough students registered
in biology to create two classes,
where one had been sufficient in the
past. Chemistry and the other
sciences registered more pupils than
had been expected, 28 being register- j
f:d for chemistry alone.
Youngest Attorney
Colville lays claim to having the j
youngest practicing attorney in the ;
state. Thomas I. Oakshott, aged 22,
is associated with State Senator W.
Lon Johnson in law practice in the
Hickey building, having passed the
Ktate bar examination in May. He
graduated from the Colville high
school in 1915, shortly after passing
his 16th birthday. He studied law
at the University of Montana, and
was with the legal department of
the Washington public net-vice com
mission and the Northwest Fruit
exchange. His parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. B. Oakahott, lived for six years
in Colville and Aladdin.
fwhere she died without regaining
ffcnst'iousness. Quinn W. McCord
j Brought the bodies of Mr. Pittman
and Mrs. Gensell to the undertaking
parlors.
k, Funeral services for the three vic
tims of the accident will be at the
McC'ord undertaking parlors Sunday
8t 2 p. m.
Mi. I'ittman was about 46 years
of age and his wife slightly younger.
They leave five children, Dale 21
Who lives with his family at Orin,
Jlay l'J. Harley 17, Merle lfi, Mabel
12. Mr. Pittman had a brother .
Ernest Pittman in California, and
another brother in Ohio. Mrs. Pitt
man had two brothers in Colville,
Dell and Date Klingler, and two
more brothers in Ohio.
'. Mrs. Gensell leaves seven children,
Percy 20, Preston 16, Robert 11.
Emma 9, Vera 8, Jennie 6 and a
boy three months old._ Her father
"lives at Twisp, her mother being in
Ohio. She also leaves a sister
Mrs. Date Klingler and a brother
D. C. Heberling of Colville. A bro-
Chewelah Bank Robbed at Noon
Using a large glass inkwell to
knock Cashier A. H. Morse, of the
First National bank of Ohewelah,
unconscious a robber entered the
bank shortly after noon Saturday and
escaped with approximately #,'',2110 in
currency. So quick did the bandit
make his getaway and so cleverly
>ad he arranged his plans that no
Clue to his whereabouts had been
discovered up to late Friday after
noon.
That the robber had laid his plans
carefully in the belief of Sheriff W.
H. Graham. No clue of any kind
was left that would Rive the sheriff's
office a tip as to who the bandit
%°as or where he had gone as no one
could be found up to Friday evening
who had seen him enter or leave the
building.
Mr. Morse was seated at: his desk
using the typewriter, it is believed,
when the robber entered the bank.
Sizing up the situation, the robber
seized the inkwell and after knocking
Mr. Morse unconscious took all the
money in sight and then fled. The
robbery was not discovered until
Miss Marie Daily, a clerk in the
According to predictions, the com
mercial classes are proving to he the
most popular of the different high
school courses. Agriculture and
manual training arc also proving to
be popular with the students. The
registration in Spanish shows that
interest in these classes has not
decreased in the past year.
"The interest that the students
have taken in the various classes
means that we are going to have
the best school year that we have
hud in the city's history," said H. A.
Scarborough, high school principal.
"The fact that we have had to create
new classes in biology, algebra and
home economics gives an indication
of the interest taken in the various
courses of study".
r. J. Gilbert returned Tuesday
from attending the annual session of
the Washington Rural Letter Car
riers' Association at Seattle, where
he reports the delegates were royal
ly entertained. Mr. Gilbert, who is
serving his 19th consecutive year as
carrier on Colviile R. D. No. 1, states
that he was unable to learn of any
one else in the state with so long a
record. His route is 27 miles long,
hut he found a Seattle motor route
r>7 miles long, and one 81 miles
Senator Miles Poindexter Speaks Here
Senator Miles Poindexter wiys en
tertained at ■ luncheon at Hotel
Colville Wednesday noon, about 60
j Colville and Chewelah resident*
j being present. The Senator made an
informal talk after beinK introduced
I by L. E. Jesgeph, republican county
; chairman, expressing a belief that
1 the new tariff law would result in ,
I the curtailment of unemployment, <
i and a hope that the new taxation '.
1 law would bring a resumption of
i buHinewi activity. He stated that
ther Lm Htberllng lives at Helling
ham. Mr. GeiueU is employed at
the Barnes sawmill. The family
came here a year ago from the
Aeneas valley, near Republic.
Mr. Pittman had the reputation
of being a careful and excellent
driver, and lias operated a car for
several years. There was no obstruc
tion at the Palmer Siding railway
crossing to prevent a view of an
upproaching train, but the road is
narrow and requires careful atten
tion to keep on the crown. The fire
man on the passenger states lhat he
saw tho auto, but supposed it would
stop at the track. When he saw
the car continue over the track he
whistled again, but could not avert
the accident.
Claim agents and officials of the
Great Northern have viewed the
scene of the tragedy during the
week, and endeavored to learn the
facts. It is said that the train crew
claims the whistle was blown for
the crossing. It is claimed by sev
eral witnesses that the whistle did
not blow for the crossing, and one
nearby resident stated to the editor
of the Examiner -that trains do not
sound the whistle at this crossing
more than half the time. On Tues
day an investigator was at the
crossing when a northbound freight
passed, and the whistle did not
blow, according to his statemnt.
, hank, returned from the pOStoffice
where she had gone some ten min
utes before to get the mail. On en
tering the hank. Miss Daily found
Mi. Morse lying unconscious and im
mediately gave the alarm.
As soon as he was notified, Sheriff
Graham sent his deputies to guard
thi' highways leading out of the dis
tricts with instructions to apprehend
all suspicious characters. A suspect
was arrested later at Ohewelah hut
was released when he proved that he
had left town before the robbery
took place.
liank officials as well as the sher
iff's office are inclined to believe that
the robbery wax committed by some
one who was fumilisir with local
conditions, dun to the Pad that two
men had been left in the hank at all
times to guard atrainst such attacks.
Saturday was the first time in sev
eral weeks th;it only one person had
been left in the bank alone. The
time lock was set on the vault and
as far as can he learned no attempt
was made to open it, the robber con
tenting himself with taking the
money that had been left on the
counter.
"urrent Comments on
Autos and Auto Drivers
According to the report of the
director of licenses of Washington,
the following were the autos with the
highest registration in the stale be
tween Jan. I and .July 1, 1921, (1921
and 1022 model.- registered) Ford
1072, Huick 696, Chevrolet 342,
Dodge 888, Studebaker 2. r,:i, Over
land 128, Nash 108, Oakland 94,
Oldsmobile 7. r>, Paige 71, Maxwell 07,
Essex 86, Chandler •':«, Cleveland ■'■!,
Hupmobile '.'&,
Albert Conner is driving the first
Huick four in Colville, and believed
to be the first in Stevens county.
Thin new product of the Huick fac
tory is a beauty, and Culver &
Richardson, distributors, believe it
will prove a winner.
The drop in Ford selling prices is
believed by Willett Bros., distribu
tors, to presage a big fall and win
ter selling season. Considering all
the improvements and additions to
Ford CRTS in the last three years,
the new Fords are selling for less
now than at any previous time.
Mrs. W. A. Hutchinson and Miss
Clara Hutehinson of Spokane were
the week end guests of Mr. anil
Mrs. Marcus J. Sullivan. Mrs. Sul
livan left with then Tuesday for
Spokane where she will visit many of
j her old time friends.
legislation could never' hope to CUM
or crate everything, adding that in
telligence, hard work anil thrift were
the basic factor.- of growth, prw
pcrity and bappineH. Senator I'oin
daxUT was emphatic in his belief
that the farmers will find their best
remedies in organization, particularly
for purposes of marketing.
The senator was accompanied on
1 hiH trip by Stodard Kintf, now on
! the editorial staff of the Spokenman
' Review, and known the nation over
1 as author of "The Long, Lontr Trail."
An Exponent for
Stevens County
$2.00 Year in Advance; 5c Copy
GOLVILLE NINE
SPLITS SERIES
LOCAL TEAM WINS SUNDAY
GAME 6 TO 4—LOSE ON
LABOR DAY 4 TO 1
iSnlli Contests Among the I- it—t«- —i
Yet Played at Trail—Player*
Royally Entertained
Colville won and lost in its two
game scries with Trail at Troll. The
home nine took the Sunday game <>
to 4 due to .some timely hitting and
lost on Labor day 1 to 1. Both con
tests were the fastest and hardest
foujjht that the Trail fans had seen
since baseball was introduced 'nto
that town.
Don McKenzie and Charlie Scan
lon hooked up in a pitcher's buttle
for six innings in 11»< ■ first game, both
pitchers hurling a great brand of
ball. In the sixth Scanlon weakened
and from then on the local players
hit the ball to all corner- of the lot
making < noiitfh runs t.i coiPe out
ahead. McKenzie, wlio was hurling
an unbeatable brand of ball, ~et the
opposition back without in- trouble
in the last four stanza-.
Colville made one run in the open
ing inning. Not to ue outdone, Trail
came back in its half and crossed
the plate three times on oi.e hit and
three errorg. After 'hen' ascent ill
the first inning, tho home nine net
tled down to play real bail and jjave
the spectators a treat.
From the first to th ■ -uxth, both
nine., played hijjh Rtail^ ball, the
hatters Koinu down ;.i ordei
In the sixth. Scanlon weakened
and the local team -roied once. In
the seventh four hit coupled with n
base on balls was good for two runs,
enough to tie the score. Oolville
tallied again in the eighth and ninth
while Trail went iciwlwi'.
Monday's (fame was a pitchers
battle from the start oe I,ween llydorn
and Patton. Despi'c the score Hy
doin pitched a better game, the
breaks helping Patton <e.t out of
several hhfT holes wilii men on haw-'.
Ifyiloni started th»* ucotintf ii ili^
fourth when he sinffW safely t"
center. Ed Ruftis flew ou( to left
fii'lil am] PolUn, noxl up, was given
free transportation. Ed Rogers \va.
safp on a Holder's choice, With
Gran) up, the squeeze play wax y\v
en, Hydorn started from third :ind
scored easily when flrani bunK-d
safely down the first bane 1 iino.
Neither Exley nor Joe RoKern could
solve I'atlon's bendern and sti"uckout
with ill bases full,
Two errors and a hit by Hutorac
gave Trail onr run in it half of iln
fourth. Morgan's two base liit to
left wnter in tlw seventh with men
on xecond and third was good for
two Mm. while two more hits in th<
eighth coupled with an error added
one more, making the lirrl.' tcore !
to I.
Notea of the Game
Ivl Raftis on third for Colville was
the fielding star of the series accept-
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