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

ing OF traffic one mile south OF Bell
ingham by slide OF rock and earth.
Two hundred new cars VIII be imme-
dlately acquired for use on the Sc
attic municipal street railway, accord
ing to plans announced BY city OF.
flciaIs.
The skagit Valley Seed association
last week made its first payment since
organization, amounting TO $4,000.
This amount was paid to seyenty-five
members.
Automobile license business has
reached its peak for the year. applica-
lions being received by the state IL
cense department running close to
5000 a day.
Farmers Of Colfax are blowing and
many fields show the freshly turned
burrows. somewhat unusual sight for
January. Many fields are green with
fall wheat up
w. H. McGrath, indicted at Spokane
for impersonating an officer and Sc
curing sS75 from w v. Brown, farmer,
has been sentenced to three years at
McNeils Island.
Returns from s4.344 acres OF Indian
lands on the Yakima reservation last
year amounted to $6.e57.45O. This is
10 per cent below 1921, due to the low
price of potatoes.
More than 100 students at the Uni
versity of Washington will be barred
from attendance during the new quar-
ter because Of failure to maintain the
required standing in their studies.
Accused of mulcting Seattle invest
ors, mostly women, out of more than
100000 in the last five year. George
q. Tilton, real estate man, is under
arrest. charged with grand larceny.
Definite action has been started in
Spokane toward recovering money for
bond holders on approximately $1,000
900 worth Of local improvement dis
trict bonds on which payment is in
default.
Fire Of unknown origin destroyed
the F. H. Bacon warehouse at Wapato.
1t was valued at $4,000 and well Gov
cred by insurance. The flames also
baked $500 tons Of potatoes and 40
tons of onions.
Enactment of a law to make study
courses of parochial and private
schools conform with state regulations
for public schools will be sought in
the legislature by the Washington Ed
ucational league.
Suggestion that the entire city be
included in local Improvement dis
trict as a method of financing the
building of bridge across the Wish
kah river. is meeting with some ap-
prevail at Aberdeen.
The Kiwanis club of Vancouver has
decided to add $500 to the bequest left |
by the late Elizabeth Swaziland for a |
bird and dog fountain so that wading
pool for small children can be built in |
connection with the fountain.
Mineral output of gold, silver, lead, |
copper and zinc in Washington dur
ing 1922 increased $241, 900 over 1921.
In 1922 the value of these mineral |
outputs totaled s57S,O0O. and during
1921 the sum reached was only $780,
900.
w. E. Clayton, aged 20, was killed
at Tacoma when landslide demolish-
ed his home. The avalanche, a result |
of the heavy rains. carried the vic
tim more than 20 feet, and the fire
department had difficulty recovering
the body.
Funds for widening the highway be-
tween Nisqually Glacier and Paradise
Valley we're provided for in the in
terror bill, which passed the confer
ence committee of the United States
senate. The appropriation is for $685.
500, which is $500 more than was re-
uuested. II the measure is finally ac-
cepted by the senate, the funds will be
available this year.
Twenty-one persons were arrested
at Everett in liquor roundup con-
aaOACh W 0nCAAAA JatAC1 N. AI-OullOCn
and his staff and were held in the
county Jail under bond of $1,000 each.
Plans for a 100000 Providence hos
pital to be erected in the spring are
announced by the mother superior Of
the Everett institution. The structure
Is to be four stories, Of brick construc.
tion.
Hans ]. Brugge, known throughout
Washington as the washington Har-
Dor Clam King" died at his home on
the shores OF Washington Harbor,
twenty miles east OF Port Angeles.
following an illness extending over
three months.
Edward C. Mills. superior court
judge at walla walla. was Endorsed
unanimously for appointment as Uni
ted States district Judge for the east.
ern district OF Washington at a special
meeting Of the walla Walia County
i Rap anos.faAan.