Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-01-12


istics Of cargoes. the shipping board
vas ininring Puget sound in the show
ins BY ereditins ali shipments 70 ports
Of first entry and final clearance, has
received notification from a. D. Task
er. chairman Of the board, that the
system would be changed.
Eleven charges against ole Larson,
formerly president Of the defunet
seandinavian-American bank Of Ia
coma viii be dropped the day Larson
starts to the state penitentiary to
serve the three to five years. terra
sustained by the state supreme court
last week, according to announcement
Of Prosecutor J. W. Seldom.
Governor Louis F. Hart, who vetoed
the Beeler anti-narcotic bill passed
BY the 1921 Washington Legislature,
win approve the revised measure re-
Gently prepared by the legislative com,
mittee Of the state prosecuting at
torneys' association. Deputy Prosecu-
tor Chester A. Bachelor Of King
county announced after q conference
with the governor
A complete new automobile and
road code for the state is among the
recommendation to be submitted TO
the legislature by the Auto Club OF
Washington, following two-day meet
ing Of the legislative committee at Ia
coma. The road code would provide
for state aid to the counties similar
to the aid given by the federal gov
eminent to the states.
An appeal to the president TO APP
point Senator Miles Poindexter sec
rotary Of the interior to succeed Sec
rotary FAN was carried to the White
House by a delegation headed by
Charles s. Barrett, president of the
National Farmers union, which also
included Senators Stanfield of Oregon
and eddie OF Nevada and J. H. Tay-
lor, formerly of Spokane
Uniform regulations governing the
construction Of all line extensions by
privately owned electric utilities In
this state have been promulgated by
the state department Of public works
in the form Of an order. Under the
new policy the company will be re-
quired tofurnish for each customer on
a proposed line extension specified
equipment worth $50 OF the cash
equivalent.
Secretary Of State J. Grant Hlnkle
is swamped with letters of all kinds
from the people OF the state as a re-
suit Of a QUESTIONABLE sent out by his
office some weeks ago. The purpose
of the letter was to wake up interest
Of the people OF the state In the var
ious governmental functions and en-
courage them to make use OF the
same. Many answered the question
naire in detail; others wrote asking
for the books or pamphlets mentioned.
The practical effect of the reorgan-
izatien of the department of labor and
industries and Director Cliffords' pol
icy of putting industrial insurance on
a flat rate basis has been to pile up |
surplus in the fund that will en-
able the coming legislature to 70
adjust the workmen's compensation
rates, II that policy seems desirable.
Director Clifford will ask amendments
to the industrial insurance act which
he believes will effect further saw
ing In administrative costs of $780,
coo biennium and this. too, can be
taken into consideration In Weighing
the problem Of better pay for injur-
ed. workers.
The Puget Sound Power & Light
company has announced Its acquisition
of the important utilities In eight more
cities Of Washington and on the whole
of Vashon island. part Of King coun-
ty lying in Puget sound. The proper
ties aequired had been assembled as
independents by the washington Coast
Utilities, a corporation of which Fred
B. Minis Of Seattle was president. This
corporation has been taken over and
recognized as subsidiary Of the
Puget Sound Power & Light company
and the officers Of the larger concern
have been elected to similar positions
with the subsidiary. The cities af-
fected by the deal and the utilities ac-
quired are as follows: Wenatchee
electric light, power and gas proper
ties; Arlington. Edmonds. stanwood.
Elma and Montesano electric light and
power properties; Port Townsend cleo
trio light. power. gas and ice-making
properties; South Bend waterworks.
vashon island electric light. power and
telephone properties.
Tooth Had Wandered.