Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-07-14

e. Boyle, Springdale; Ida Mcdonald,
Seattle; Margaret ]. Cline, Asotin.
The publicity given the Columbia
River highway and the proposed Yaki-
columbia highway from the Yaki-
ma valley to White Salmon has result
ed in greatly increased tourist travel
throughout the White Salmon valley
to and from Portland and other coast
points.
P. o. Laurgaard, formerly engineer
in charge of the construction of the
Tumalo irrigation project for the state
Of Oregon, has been engaged by the
Horse Heaven Irrigation district Of
Prosser tormake an extensive examin-
alton and study Of this project and 70
port on 1t.
Several fruit growers around Op:
portunity are reporting a new kind Of
spot which has been showing upon ap-
pies. The spot Is reddish brown on
the surface Of the apple, which begins
to rot under the skin. Some trees
have from to 80 per cent of the ap.
pies affected with this spot.
C. w. Nibley. Merrill Nibley and
Carlyle Nibley, representing the Utah.
Idaho Sugar company, Of which the
first two are treasurer and assistant
general manager, respectively, spent
some time visiting sections of the Yak.
ina valley in further consideration Of
q plan to put in sugar plant.
Preparations are being made by
Vancouver lodge, Knights Of Pythias,
to entertain the members of the IA
Washington companies, five Oregon
companies and two bands of the uni
form rank, Knights of Pythias, who
will be in Vancouver from July 80 to
August 4, when the annual state en-
campment of Oregon and Washington
will be held there.
Under orders from the adjutant gen.
eral seven provisional companies are
directed to be organized for the ma
tional guard of Washington, the order
declaring that for the purposes of ad-
ministratiOn, former members Of the
organization who are now in the serv-
ice of the federal government depart
ments will be formed in provisional
companies at their respective home
stations.
Washington had so forest fires dur.
ing June, all of them being slashing
fires resulting in no loss Of green
timber. Extensive slash burning un-
der permit was also carried on. A
few logs as we'll as some camp equip
ment and bridges were destroyed, the
total loss aggregating approximately
$4,000. A force of 81 wardens employ
ed by the Washington Forest Fire as
sociation and 80 employed by the state
is now on duty.
Governor Lister, Senator Poindexter
and other influential men have strong
ly recommended to the war depart
ment that M. E. Saville of Fort George
Wright, at Spokane, recently made
major Of infantry in the regular army,
be made brigade commander in charge
of the consolidated northwest national
guard. This will include militia of
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and per-
haps other neighboring states.
United States District Judge Jere-
miah Neterer at Seattle issued an or
der temporarily restraining the OFF,
GERS and members Of the Puget sound
district of the International Long
shoremen's association from in any
way molesting or interfering with
either the employees or passengers 60
ing to or coming from pier A and pier
2 in Seattle. The restraining order
was made returnable July Is. and the
defendants were required to post a.
bond of $4,000. The action was brought
by the Alaska Steamship company.
When the time expired for filing
petitions at Olympia for the various
proposed initiative measures, one had
secured enough names, the bill to per-
NIT the manufacture Of beer within
the state, which carried $4,000 sigma.
lures. There will be 10 measures for
the voters to pass on at the polls next
November. The list includes the seven
referendum measures, which are po-
litical party conventions, budget law
TOR all public offices. requiring signing
Of initiative, referendum and recall
petitions at places of registration
1.-TWO bills). anti-picketing BILL enlarg-
ing membership Of Sesttle port com.
mission and certificate Of convenience
and necessity law. to keep out unnesd-
ed competition in fields served BY pub
Tic utility corporations except by con-
sent Of the state public service COM
mission. Then there is the hotel
mems liquor bill. initiated to the last
legislature and which goes to the peo-
pie because the, legislature took NO
action, and the proposed constitution
al amendment which would limit vo-
ters at bond elections to the property
holders Of the district.
herrines In Japan.
About 100000 tons Of behring's are
caught in Japan every year. This enor.
nous quantity is used not only for hi.
man consumption; about four-6fths Of
1t Is used as q fertilizer for the rice