The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-06-08

works IL planning to order a hearing
shortly on Pullman car rates intra-
state. with the object of procuring
reduction in these charges.
According to report, Frank Dalench,
81, was killed while attempting to fell
blazing tree near camp IL of the
Mineral Lake Logging company near
Ashford, southeast of Tacoma.
Lumber manufacturers of Everett
have announced flat increase of so
cents a day for all sawmill employees.
effective June 1, making the minimum
wage for common laborers $3.50.
The state banking division has
granted a charter TO the Continental
Mutua.. Savings bank of Seattle, the
second bank organized Under the
Washington mutual savings bank law.
That the failure on June 30, 1921,
of the andinavian-American bank of
Seattle will be investigated by the
King county grand jury, now in ses-
sion, was announced by Prosecuting
Attorney Douglas.
Announcement was made at the
Puget Sound Mills & Timber company
at Port Angeles that wages were
raised cents an hour or 40 cents .
day, making the basic wage $40 =
day for eight hours.
To Mrs. George T. Rose of Deep
Creek goes the credit for being the
first woman to be employed as a fed
eral or state hunter in Washington.
She is said to be an expert trapper
and an excellent shot
Stone & Webster, operating the
street railway system at Everett, have
submitted to the city council pro-
posed amendment Of their franchise
to permit substitution of trackless
trolleys for those now in use
Seven members of crew working
on city pipe line on the Gle Elum
river, five miles west of Gle Elum, are
believed to have been drowned when
q rowboat in which they were attempt
ing to cross the river was overturned
Notice is given that the Washing
ton Water Power company of Spokane
has purchased the Intermountain Pow
er company, which was originally or
ganized to furnish electrical current
to the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway.
Donald E. Stevenson, railway brake
man. has confessed to the police that
he killed A. A. Amour, Seattle sales
man, whose body was found in the
woods near Stanwood. Armour was
killed with club during fight be-
tween the two men.
About 1000 men employed in Grays
harbor mills will benefit by a wage
increase of % cents day which be-
came effective last week, according
to an announcement from the Aber-
deem headquarters of the Loyal Legion
of Loggers and Lumbermen. The wage
rise eliminated from a meeting OF
Grays harbor mill operators last
month. This wage rise will increase
the monthly payroll on the harbor
about $4,000.
The production of lumber, by the
mills of the West Coast Lumbermen's
association gained per cent during
the past week when it reached IL per
cent above normal The report issued
by the association for the 125 mills
of the northwest shows that new bust
ness was 10 per cent above produc-
ton and shipments 8 per cent below
new. business. During the week the
association mills manufactured 91,308,-
22O feet; sold 100,5S1,197 feet, and
shipped 92,594,97S feet.
Greater efficiency and economy In
the handling of county business may
be assured by repeal Of the state law
which now limits the tenure of any
county officer to two successive terms.
This is the conclusion reached by Of
ficers and members of the Lower the
Cost of Government league, which is
planning for state convention OF
taxpayers organisations to be held
some time before the session Of the
1923 legislature. Demand for repeal
of this law is expected to be on the
taxpayers program.
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