Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-12-17
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
1eeent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Railroad Cuts Force,

Railroad Cuts Force.
TACOMA-One-half of the 600 mon
employed in the shops of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad com.
pany here were laid off recently.
TrackwaIker Killed by Train.
SEATTLE,-John Murdoch, track.
walker for the Great Northern rail.
road, was struck and killed by a train
at Richmond Beach near here recently.
State Must Help.
The state of Washington has set out
to save $4,000 children in central Eu
rope from death by starvation. This
means that the state must raise SO
for each child.
Washtucna School Dedicated.
WASHTUCNA, Wash.-More than
200 persons gathered Friday to help
dedicate the new high school. open
house prevailed from to o'clock,
after which program was rendered
in the new gymnasium
1
J. F. Simpson, age II, pioneer of
| Whitman county, died recently. He
was born in Missouri in 1850. He came
west in 1887 and lived near Colfax
until he moved to Oakesdale, where
he had since resided
| SPOKANE-W. ]. Van Skike. age Sc,
an Opportunity farmer, charged with
manslaughter, following the running
down and killing of Mrs. s. S. Kirk
patrick, W1S05 Boone avenue, was re-
leased from the city Jail Saturday on
surety bond of $4,000.
Runaway Car Kills Man.
SEATTLE-W ]. Campbell, 66,
died at hospital here Saturday as the
result Of injuries received when he
was knocked down and run over by a
runaway automobile. DR.. c. l.. Tenn
pleton, driver of the car, said it got
from under his control on steep hill.
Killed Over Chicken Theft.
! SEATTLE.-Alex McGibben, AZ, a
wood contractor, was shot and instant
ly killed in a quarrel over a theft of
chickens recently, according to police.
Pete Colaghino, As, section hand, is in
the county Jail charged with the shoot
ing. Colaghino is said to have told the
police he fired in self defense.
Good Roads Men Meet.
WALLA WALLA.--Good roads men
of southeastern Washington met here
to discuss the program to be favored
at the meeting of the Eastern Wash
ington Highway Association at Spo
kane December 16. 1t was decided tC
work for completion of the Inland EN-
4 pire highway from Dodge through
: Pomeroy to Lewiston, to connect will
the highway into Spokane. State ait
for the road via Lyons Ferry to Ritz
? Vile will also be asked. r. B. Nc
Farland, Pasco. C. c. Van Arsdle
. Asotin, and d. H. Cox, Walla Walla
were named to formulate plans. Thirty
attended the meeting, representing al
towns and communities in southeast
ern Washington.
Women Win Better Wage.
: OLYMPIA.-By unanimous decision
the supreme court Saturday upheld
. the validity of an order of the indus
r trial welfare commission fixing 81
: week as the minimum wage for won
en- employed in the hotel and restau
!, rant industry. The decision was b.
r the court en- banc, the opinion beinl
4 written by Judge Mount.
7 The industrial welfare commission
on April 2 issued an order making
effective June 2 recommendation o
welfare conference and establishing
u minimum wage for women hote
and restaurant workers of SIS
n week, based upon six-day week. Til
order fixed rate of 81 day 10
meals and 81 week for room wher
board and room constituted part {
the compensation.
Hotel owners of the state attacke
l. the order of the commission and suit
O to restrain the chairman from enfOr'
O ing its provisions were institutes
Judge Wilson of the Thurston count
superior court refused the injunction
) and appeal was taken to the suprem
court. The commission is sustaine
n on all points raised in the petition.