The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-09-08
NORTHWEST NEWS

EAS ~ AA0AASSh ASSeAh VI 49, AS06
shoreman's strike, which has practically
ended By the success OF the shipping
companies in using non-union men,
there was organized in Seattle this week
company to represent all Of the big
lumber mills and also the big shipping
concerns Of the Puget Sound region,
and handle all lumber from saw mill to
ship. The plan is to separate the load
ing of lumber from other longshore and
steved 1ring business. Thus the lum-
Der trade will never become dependent
on any union or on any stevedoring
firms, but the handling and loading OF
lumber will be handled separately, on
an open shop basis, by men who are
expert in that work. Headquarters
will be established in all the ports OF
the Northwest. This plan has been
followed in other Pacific ports, and will
put Puget Sound on par with other
seaports in handling lumber cargoes.
1t is a recognized fact that lumber
handling is a trade apart from ordinary
stevedoring, and men most skillful in
the work will be engaged by the new
company, exclusively for lumber hand
ling. The new organization will also
be an important step toward maintain
ing the shipping business Of the North
west on an open shop basis, free from
strikes or disorders.
Voting machines will not be used in
Seattle for the primary election. King
county recently purched two hundred
of these machines. but it proved i'm
possible to rotate names on the ballot
in proper manner as the primary law
provides. The machines will be used
at the general election, however.
Statistics for the month Of August
from various sources show that Seattle
bank clearings jumped sixteen million
dollars above the record year ago,
shipping increased until the port OF
Puget Sound is second in the United
States, only New York showing greater
imports and exports, building permits
increased $4,000 and more liquor
permits were taken out than ever be-
fore. Every available sort OF statistics
show business on the increase.
Baseball in the Northwestern League
came to an end last week with Spokane
as the pennant winner. The season
was not very successful in financial
way and it is reported that efforts viii
be made next year to increase the
league to eight teams, or take some
other steps to make it paying propo-
sition. Attendance in Seattle was hurt
by poor weather in the early summer
and poor work by the team after the
weather got warm. Butte proved a
good town, but Great Falls, Vancouver
and Tacoma did not show any profits
The famous Billingsley brothers, who
have made national reputation as
/ violators of the prohibition laws in West
Virginia, Oklahoma and Seattle. are
again at liberty, Mayor Hi Gill, Of Seat
tie, having agreed to call off the cases
against them, if they would agree not
/ to sue the mayor and his chief Of police
and the city for damages. In his en-
thusiasm to break up the illegal booze
trade OF the Billingsleys, Mayor Gill
ordered the police to wreck drug
store and warehouse owned by them.
Without any warrant these places were
smashed with axes, and the mayor then
faced a lot of damage suits. So his
threat to make Seattle too hot for the
Billingsleys" was turned around, and
the Billingsleys made it so hot for Gill
that he agreed to call of the prosecu-
ton if they would let it go at that.
They will doubtless be heard from again
as they have openly boosted that they
can beat any prohibition law that was
ever written. 1t is estimated that they
have cleaned up more than 500, 900
by the sale of whiskey in Seattle since