Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-10-26

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Julyfcfesk. FThe men nave been there
for the past siz months and are wen
pleased with the success OF their work
this year.
Tha5C Consolidated Paper comnany Of
Anacortes and Tacoma exercised its
option on the Russia Cement plant in
Anacortes, taken some weeks ago. and
the company now owns the property.
The company promises to have one
unit OF the factory in operation with.
in sixty days.
Isaac Hamburger. aged so, secretary
to e. e. Cushman of Tacoma, federal
judge, was shot in the abdomen and
Mrs. Violet Davis of Seattle was shot
in the back when Patrolman Short
pulled out his revolver and Attempted
to halt an alleged shoplifter on West
lake avenu between Pine and Olive
streets, Seattle.
A petition is being circulated in
Chehalis by George A. Robinson, pro
posing DR.. J. T. Coleman for mayor of
ChehAlis. DR.. Coleman is a Chehalis
pioneer. and, after the adoption of the
city commission form of government,
was the first mayor. T. ]. Long. pres
emit mayor: John West, former com
missioner, and John Denhof, present
commissioner, are also candidates for
mayor.
Six additional highway contracts are
to be awarded in November, all of
them for grading and surfacing. They
are Anatone to Asotin, four miles;
Anacortes east, three miles; Jared to
Blue Slide in Pend Oreil1e county, SIS
miles; odessa to Grant county line,
1872 miles; Wallula to Burbank, WalIa
Walla county, III miles; and a tim
Der bridge over the Chinook river on
the Ocean Beach highway.
Arthur w. Calder, district repre-
sentative of the state Industrial in
france department, will seek the re-
publican nomination for congress from
the third congressional district, ac-
cording to his announcement in Van
couver Calder's candidacy is based
on the proviso that congress redis-
tricts the state on the 1890 census.
This would put Congressman Albert
Johnson of Hoquiam in another dis
trict, it is believed.
Assessed valuations of lands includ-
ed in the proposed high line projects,
one Of which a special commission of
United States reclamation engineers
will recommend for immediate con-
struction, are the basis on which the
commission will determine whether or
not owners of the lands to be irrigated
are trying to profiteer through the
Improvement. ut is absolutely essen
tial that speculation be eliminated
and WI will assure ourselves that that
has been done before any unit isfreo
commended" Commissioner D. c. Hen
ny of the commission said while in
Yakima.
Goose lake, noted for the abundance
of large trout it contains and the beau
tiful scenery surrounding 1t in the
Columbia national forest reserve,
Skamania county, almost became a
dry lava bed recently by disappear
ance of the water through cracks and
holes in the bottom that hayetsap-
peared lately. When the lake became
a pond and thousands Of fish were
about to perish, an investigation show
ed the water rushing through holes in
the bottom. Game wardens and forest
rangers packed sacks of dirt and stop
ped the leaks.
Figures compiled from the official
call statements of the 266 state banks
and six trust companies for Septem-
Der IA disclose an increase in total
deposits of $~12,671,547 over deposits
of a year ago, according to j. C. Ain
shull, assistant state supervisor Of
banking. Total deposits on this call
we're $142. 1856, 2O9.. The bulk Of the
Increase in deposits can be accounted
for, Minshull said. by the increase Of
$40, 596,0O0 in savings accounts. This
statement does not include and is IN