The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-24
CALLS HEARING ON
SPECIAL Session
GOVERNOR WILL GIVE POLITICIANS
OPPORTUNITY TO ARGUE FOR
MORE LEGISLATION.

Olympia, Nov. 22.-Governor Hay
will give a hearing at Tacoma on
December , to those politicians who
insist there is public demand for
presidential preference vote in the
state of Washington It is his pur-
pose 10 hear all the arguments in
favor of a special session OF the legis-
lature," which would be necessary TO
provide for such a vote.
No time has yet been set by the
governor for the hearing of the petit
tions against the calling OF the pro-
posed special session. AS the gen
eral fund is now $4,000 in debt,
a special session means the issuance
of bonds to pay the taxes and this
is the strong argument OF those op-
posed to the special session.
In regard to the calling of an eX-
traordinary session of the legislature
Fred w. Lewis, secretary OF the state
grange says that he is opposed to
the movement to have Gov. Hay con-
vene the lawmakers in special ses-
sion unless the legislature can be
pledged to enact nothing but the
presidential preference primary bill,
as he would not like TO see the state
put into debt and unless the legisla
ture is pledged to confine themselves
to the one bill he is against the con-
vening of the legislature, as he is
skeptical of their action on one mat
ter only, if called together in special
session.
Many Farm Implements.
Some interesting comparisons are
Ch nv
board of equalization in valuations
upon the property in the various
counties as returned by the county
assessors. 1t is shown that the total
valuation of all the jewelry, dia-
monds, firearms, clothing, etc, in
the state is only $72O,l29, while the
agricultural implements, machinery
and harness is valued at a total Of
$2,442,764 In Whitman county
$15,543 is the valuation placed on
the jewelry, diamonds, clothing, etc,
while the farm implements are valu-
ed at S215,196. There is also in
Whitman county lumber valued at
$64, ,S95. In King county, which
leads the state there are jeWelry, dia-
mondS, etc, valued at S1S8,O00,
while the farm implements have a
valuation Of $241, 900. In Pierce
county the value of the jewelry ex-
ceeds the value of the agricultural
machinery, being 1924, ,000 for the
jewelry and $4,000 for the farming
implements, while in Chehalis coun-
ty there are $5S,000 worth of dia
monds and jewelry and only $4,000
worth of agricultural implements,
machinery, etc.
Eight Hour Law Violated.
The management of the Hotel
Dacree in Walla Walla has been ar
rested upon complaint of Mrs. A. E.
Chantlar, assistant state labor com
missioner, charged with violating
the eight hour law for women, in
that all the female employees of that
establishment have been working
over eight hours a day. This is the
first time that the management OF
big hotel has been arrested for viola
tion of this law.
Highway for Railroad.
w j. Roberts, state highway COM
missioner has reported favorably on
the plan to exchange a portion OF
state road number 10 for the use of
the Great Northern railroad, for
new ten foot road to be built by the
railroad in the strip of territory be-
tween Wenatchee and Pateros, and
the highway board has accepted the
report. 1t is estimated that the new
road will cost $125, 900, and the gov
ernor insists that in addition to the
requirements that the railroad put
in screens and rails where necessary
TO protect its property if the state
builds wider road. that the rail
road company should also agree to
a provision that the road should be
in operation within period OF two
years, so that the company will have
to build its railroad within such time
and not be permitted TO keep other
roads out of this territory and then
delay building the road itself for
long time.