Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-04-20

inaenEadnesa "A canrne ceaass s-.
year amounted 70 sl47.0oo. aooordlnl
to Figures compiled By Gsorss cti
lender, chief deputy auditor.
4 delegation Of Seattle business
men, members Of the United states
chamber OF commerce, WIN attend the
eleventh annual convention Of that
body in New York city. Nay 5 70 10.
Plans to recall Prosecuting Attorney
Charles Leavy OF Spokane county have
been abandoned. Leavy had been
charged with maIfsasance in connec-
ton with the trial Of = perjury case.
Twenty-Five outside employees Of
the municipal water department. Of
Everett quit work upon deeision OF
the city commissioners 10 postpone
indefinitely their request for increased
wages.
Seasonal deficiency Of 4.14 inches
Of normal rainfall is reported ct Walla
WaIla by the government mstsorolo-
gist Not since 1901 has there been so
little rain. between September and
April 10.
The state capitol committee has de-
cided that 3 contract for completion
Of the legislative building on the new
capitol group at Olympia win be
awarded May on a bid not to exceed
81 100000.
The proposed new wage scales for
coal miners In the Roslyn and Tono
fields will be submitted to the mem
bsrship Of United Mine Workers. Dis
trict No. 10, for q referendum vote to
be held on Saturday.
Washington eggs are being given the
highest possible rating in New York
markets and are being sold at = prem
ium even over Petaluma eggs. About
TOO carloads annually are being sent
to New York by the Washington Co
operative Egg and Poultry associa-
ton, reports to the department Of agri- |
culture show.
OF t1.1ss, 900 taxss raised Ia Clarke
county last year. $4,000 was spent
on highways and education, the re-
naming 100000 going to general gov
eminent, charity, health. port. drain
age and police protection.
Several airplane rum-runners are
active between Washington and Brit
ish Columbia and are tantalizing the
prohibition enforcement officers. Roy
Lyle. federal prohibition director for
Washington. said at Spokane.
Toss Weaxta, believed to be the
Oldest Indian in northwestern Wash
ington and q member of the Nook
sack tribe. died on his farm near Bell
ingham. He was reputed to be 100
years old. He outlived several wives.
A draft for s42s2 has been received
as a bequest from the Rhode Island
estate Of Amy IL. Bartlett to the Ken
newick public library. Mrs. Bartlett
was pioneer resident of Kennswick
and took much interest in the library.
Homer J. Gault, assigned by the U.
s. reclamation service as chief en-
gineer in charge Of the investigation
Of the Columbia Basin irrigation pro
ject. for which congress has appro-
priated 100000, has arrived in spo-
kane.
All camps in the willapa district are
in active operation and are endeavOr-
ing TO provide for a sufficient supply
Of logs in tide-water bOOms before
the dry season sets in to protect /
against q shutdown on account Of /
fire in the timber.
Seattles State Tar Limit league
the 40-milI limit advocate Of the late !
legislative session-has taken its stand |
with the Seattle chamber Of commerce
in opposition TO the plan Of the Sc
attic port commission to acquire more
waterfront property.
With more than 40 visiting dele
gates. both pastors and layman. from
different points Of Washington. Ore
gon, Idaho and British Columbia pres
ent, the s1st annual convention OF the
Columbia conference of the Lutheran
Augustana synod was held in Spokane.
Seven carloads Of eggs = week are
leaving winlock at this time. The
Cowlitz Produce company is workine
two shifts at its guaranizlng plant
treating eggs. and has a contract to
supply sixty carloads 70 a cold slor-
age company in Pennsylvania before
June Is.
President Harding win be urged to
make personal inspection Of the
Columbia Basin irrigation project dur