The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-23
NEWS NOTES Of PACIFIC Northwest

the new state law in Washington
| which makes it misdemeanor to
| operate an engine or boiler without
spark arrester, where there Is any
danger Of fire. D. P. Simons, Jr., the
| chief wire warden, believes that in
the prevention OF forest fires there
| lies practical form OF conservation
| that far purpasses ali the talk and
hubbub which that much discussed
subject has given rise to. The lum-
Der states OF the northwest have al
ready lost by forest fires a wealth
Of timber which will not be replaced
for many years, and 1t is only by
arousing the lumbermen and farm
ers to a sense of their responsibility
that this annual destruction can be
stopped The State laws in most
States provide very inadequately for
forest protection. In Washington
there is but one state warden in each
county, and he has no chance to
cover his territory and keep up his
office work, issue burning permits,
etc. The work of the Forest Fire
Association is expected to help the
State officials materially.
The University of Washington Wo-
mems Debating Team defeated the
University of Oregon team by two
to one decision in Seattle May 13.
The question was: Resolved, that
the United States should establish
system of postal savings banks. !"
Washington took the affirmative.
The senatorial situation in the
state of Washington has somewhat
cleared up by the withdrawal from
the race of Robert L. Mccormick, the
Tacoma lumberman, and Weyerhaeu- |
ser representative in the northwest. |
King county is naturally hoping that
the Mccormick strength will be
thrown her way, and this will prob
ably be the result, unless Judge W.
H. Smell, or some other Tacoma man
is brought into the race. Mccormick
gave as his reason for withdrawing
his poor health. At the same time
Judge Smell who ran third to Jones
and Ankeny two years ago in the
senatorial primary, announced him
self as being willing to enter the race
again, if the candidacy were forced
upon him. He and his wife had
tickets purchased for a tour of Eu-
rope, but the trip is being held in
allegiance while Judge Smell waits
to be forced into the senatorial race.
Whether or not anyone appears to
do the forcing remains to be seen.
Burke supporters in Seattle are
claiming that most of McCormick's
strength will go to their candidate,
and John L. Wilson made an early !
bid for the Mccormick votes with an
editorial in the Post-Intelligencer
pointing out the futility of King AMI
Pierce counties entering rival candi- |
dates in the race. The retirement of
Mccormick will probably help to
clear matters up in the long run.
The campaign for equal suffrage
in Washington drew some encourage
ment from a vote taken by Seat
tie newspaper among its women
readers, to find out of women real
ly want the ballot The votes were
2,21S in favor of equal suffrage, and
81 against This is regarded as an
answer to the argument that women
do not really want to vote. The
suffrage workers are adding to their
organization each month, and gain
ing many promises of support. The
State Grange has promised to fur
nish men to look out for the suffrage
cause at the polls next November.