Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-02

him. Hura Bensenmann Is working on
the A. Battle orchard at wenatchee.
Application for appropriation OF
water for a s1.5000OO h~ydro-electric
power project. utillzing water 81 the
south fork Of the Nooksack river, in
skagit county was filed with Marvin
Chase, state hydraulic engineer, By z.
Clarence Miller Of Seattle.
The total worn loss in the entire
north central Washington apple sec
ton this season viii be not more than
5 pei cent, and probably nearer 3 per
cent, in the opinion Of District In.
spectors F. C. Nielsen and J. W. Mar.
shall of the two horticultural districts
comprising this section.
A state organization composed OF
representatives Of various civic, social
and educational bodies have formed
an organization which will be known
as the Washington State Better Films
association. Paul W. Terry of the de-
partment Of education, University of
Washington, was named president.
Action to petition the King county
commissioners to refuse licenses to
~roadhouses within the bounds of any
school district when a majority Of the
legal voters opposes such establish
ments was taken by the board of man
ayers of the Washington state branch
Of the National Congress of Mothers
and Parent-Teachers association.
Manager Elmer j. Nelson of the
Wenatchee Skookum Growers reports
that the first Jonathan pool, consist
ing of 22,S16 boxes, or about 30 cars.
was closed on October 20 with the
following prices, net to the individual
growers: Extra fancy, $1.37. $1.12 and
n cents; fancy, SLIP, 81 cents and
So cents. The entire pool averaged
$1.O1 a box, all grades and sizes, net.
Officers elected by the good roads
convention at Olympia, upon report of
the nominating committees, were as
follows: DR.. P. H. Carlyon, president
pro ten of state senate, president; T.
w. Schultz of Wenatchee, treasurer,
and vice-presidents q. L. French of
Clarke county, Claude A. Ramsey of
Seattle, F. ]. Wilmer of Rosalia, C. F.
Stinson of Pasco, and Leon e. Titus
Of Olympia.
A committee that for a month has
been trying to raise $775,OOO for the
1924 Seattle community fund has de-
cided to reject an offer of dancehall
earnings made through Mayor Brown.
The mayor had suggested that dance
hall receipts for Monday night be con-
tributed and that a levy of $500 be
made on ~Sunday-night dances. which
have been conducted despite an ordi-
nance f~orbidding them.
Every sack of potatoes shipped out
Of Clarke county by association mem
bers will bear the association brand
and contain a card with the growers
number. according to a resolution
adopted by the potato growers branch
Of the Washington Growers Packing
corporation. The growers believe that
the only way to increase the profits
in potato growing is to form a close
association and ship only tubers of
good quality.
D. E. Stewart of Knappa, Or, was
elected president of the Pacific log
ging congress at the closing session
in Spokane Of its 14th annual meet
ing. Huntington Taylor Of Occur
d'Alene was chosen vice-president.
Resolutions adopted by the congress
recommended: Larger appropriations
for forest protection by state, federal,
provincial and dominion governments;
utilization of troops in fire fighting;
ANY practical plan" for reforestation;
and state legislation to make the
teaching Of forest fire prevention com
pulsory in the public schools Of the
northwest.
After being carefully concealed for
more than two weeks. 1t was discover
ed In a search Of court files at Seattle
that Mrs. Kate Forbes, wife of Colonel
Charles R. Forbes. former director Of
the United States veterans bureau,