Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-02-23
An Equitable First Aid Law
Looms in Sight After
Long Contention
PROTECT BANK DEPOSITS
Bank Deposit Guarantee Law
Proposed. New Motor
Code. Jitney Control

OLYMPIA, Feb. 22.-The prohibi
ton forces at the Capital are rejoicing
over the passage of the bone-dry law
which was signed by Governor Lister
Monday afternoon, and the fact tha
yesterday the National House of Rep
resentatives approved by four to one
vote the Senate measure which vii
raise an ironbound barrier against the
importation of liquor into prohibition
states.
As soon as the bill was signed by the
governor, referendum was filed witt
the secretary Of state by E. NJ. Will
Jams, said to be former state sena
tor and contractor of Seattle. AS soor
as the attorney general gives the refer
endum ballot title, it is presumed
petitions will be printed and circulat
ed. To invoke the referendum, the
signatures of 22,657 electors will be
required, which might be secured il
the move was properly financed, but
with the new federal law in force, iii
is doubtful if any serious effort will
be made in the matter. Williams says
he represents no interests, individual
or organization but has acted because
he believes the people should be given
~, ;e1o
Medical First Aid Act.
The Reed mccoy medical first aid
act passed the senate yesterday with
but one dissenting vote. Under this act
workmen and employers will contrib
ute equally to a fund, the maximum
for workman to pay is from halt
cent to cent and half per work
day, and the industries are graded
into five classes according to the haz
zard. An effort was made to substi
tute the bin sought to be initiated by
the labor leaders last year, and which
placed the entire cost on the employ
ers, but the motion was defeated, Ia
to 26.
The medical practice act has passed
both houses, and is now up to the
governor. The bill gives recognition
to the drugless healers, and provides
separate boards of examiners for ap-
plicants for license to practice in the
state, so that in the future doctors o1
medicine will have no part in licens.
ing osteopaths, chiropractics or other
schools of drugless healing.
Will Guarantee Bank Deposits.
A bill before the legislature provid
ing for the guarantee of deposits in
state banks was the subject of discus
sion at meeting of state bank offic
ials in Tacoma yesterday, at which
the principle of the bill was heartily
endorsed, as being a great benefit tC
the banks at a triffling cost, as well
of large public interest. The bankers
have prepared a substitute bill which
is to embody the best features Of the
bill already introduced, and eliminat
ing the Objectionable parts.
Among the provisions of the substi
tute bill is one for a $2,000,000 fund
to pay depositors who lose money thru
bank failures. The fund is to be main
tanned thru 1 per cent tax on the
deposits, and it will be administered
by board of five members appointed
by the governor. This provision is
favored by the state banks, which are
the only ones affected by the pro
vision.
Framing New Motor Code.
House Bill 271, the new motor code
has passed the second reading. The
measure radically increases the sched
ule of motor vehicle fees, making pres
ent SO licenses S.; present S. license:
$3.50 and present $3.50 licenses $40
The segregation of motor trucks in two
classes is abolished, and the miXimun
fee of $3.50 is placed on six to sever
ton trucks In addition to collecting
license fees, which go into the perma
nent highway maintenance fund, th'
county auditor is permitted to collec
an additional fee of 25 cents to recon
pense the county for expense.
A bill has passed the senate listing
jitney buses as common carriers ant
placing them under the control of th'
public service commission, after {
hard contest with the home rule lead
ers, who sought to have cities allowed
this control.