The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-04-28
, A Grays Harbor union committee


restaurant man, who, they announce,
was reported missing Monday mcrn-
ing. The missing man is 81 years old
and has lived in Spokane many years.
A committee appointed a year ago
to prepare a course for study In ele-
mentary and secondary English LOT
grade and high schools will hold its
first meeting at Spokane, May IL and
IA, it was announced. o. B. sperm
of Tacoma is chairman of the commit
tee
Plans for paving the Pacific high
way, between La Center, and Pioneer
have been changed by the state high
way department. 1t is expected that
the entire pavement will be completed
and ready for traffic IS days after the
actual construction starts, which will
be next week.
Through error of the Yakima county
court in admitting hearsay evidence
to prove the character of the l.. w. w.
as an illegal organization, conviction
of Chester Gibson and several others
for violation Of the criminal syndical-
ism act was reversed and remanded
by the supreme court for new trial.
The state has right to regulate fish
ing for salmon at Prosser dam in Yak
lima county by Indians who claim prior
rights under a treaty made by Cover
nor Stevens in 1854, according to de-
cision filed in supreme court affirm
ing the conviction of four Indians, in
Guiding Chief Mininook of the Yaki-
mas. e..
+ The Whitman college mems glee
club has completed an extensive tour
of Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
Eighteen concerts were given before
approximately 5000 persons. Two con-
certs were presented at the state peni-
tentiaries of Washington and Idaho.
One thousand and twenty-five miles
were travelled.
Job printers and bakers of Spokane
were ready to go out on strike on May
1, if necessary, to gain wages, hours
and conditions provided for in work
ing contracts Endorsed for 1921, ac-
cording to statements made by Fred
Barker, president of the typographical
union, and Glen Warren, secretary of
the bakers union.
Lumber production in western Wash
ington and Oregon continues below
normal, according to the weekly trade
report of the West Coast Lumbermen's
association. Production of 116 associa-
tion mills for the week ending April
Is, was 53,9OO,93O feet, 36 per cent be-
low normal. Shipments totaled 50,-
374,339 feet, the report stated.
Reports from Oakville, in the east
end of Grays Harbor county, state that
following thunder storm of Sunday
afternoon sprinkling of powder-like
substance, closely resembling sulphur,
was noticed on the pavement there.
When a match was touched to parti-
cles of the substance they sizzled and
popped like powder, witnesses said.
Construction of an ocean and sal
mon terminal on the Duwamish water
way at Seattle that when completed
will represent an investment of more
than 100000 will be started in the
next week or two by the newly-formed
Oregon Washington Holding corpora
ton of Seattle, it is announced, The
company is private corporation, with
no connection with the railroad of that
name.
A campaign to defeat the primary
and convention laws passed by the last
legislature will be started in Spokane
and eastern Washington Immediately,
according to e. r. Ormsbee, newly ap-
pointed state manager of the National
Non-Partisan league of Washington,
who has taken charge of the state
headquarters. He succeeds j. l.. Free
man. A state league convention will
be held the latter part of May.
E. F. Benson, manager of the de-
partment of immigration and industry
of the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany, was in Spokane to consult with
DR.. E. o. Holland, president of Wash
ington State college, on the land set
Element program he is advocating for
this state. "This plan needs the CO.
operation of the state college and re-
,quires that Dan Scott, director of ag-
riculture, certify to four points, after
which I propose that the Northern Pa
cific get behind this colonization plan,
do all the advertising, conduct the cor
respondence at it's own expense, hand
pick prospects and get the people on
the land without it costing them a
dollar" said Mr.. Benson.
More than 21,0O0,O00 bushels of
Washington and Idaho wheat of the
1921 crop has been signed to be pooled
for selling through the Washington
Wheat Growers association, according
to Bruce Lampson, chief organizer OF
the association Farmers of Oregon