Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-04-27

Highway
Washington's sheep industry la clos
ing the best lambins season IA 10
years. according to Thomas Drum
heller Of Walla Walla. MI. Drum
heller is one Of the largest woolgrow-
iere in the state.
Hearing on the application OF the
Wenatchee Southern railroad to con-
struct a line from Wenatehae to Ken
newick win be reopened BY the Inter
state Commerce commission ct Wen
atchee probably in July.
In recognition Of his work ~ chief
executive officer Of the sslective draft
Organization in this state during the
war, Irwin w. ziegans. Tacoma bust
ness man. was decorated with the dis
tinguished service medal.
Representatives Of the department
of the interior who will make an in
spection Of the Columbia basin irriga-
ton project upon congressional auth
Crization win arrive IN Spokane May
., according to Information received.
George Turner. arrested In Everett.
ls declared by the police to have con
fessed to five robberies In Everett
mercantile establishments within the
last few months. in which loot aggro-
eating $1,000 in value were obtained.
Az evidence that prosperity Il re-.
turning, the Washington state license
department has issued $4,000 more
automobile licenses this year than dur
ing the same period in 1929, accord
ing to Fred J. Dibble. state license
director.
Depositors Of the defunct Scandlna.
vian-American Bank Of Tacoma may
expect the payment OF fifth dividend
soon. according 20 a statement made
by Forbes P. Haskell. deputy state
bank supervisor. -Four 10 per cent
dividends have been paid already.
A bank in which q city councilman
Il a stakeholder may not be made a
depository for city funds. Attorney.
General John H. Dunbar has advised
State Auditor c. w. Clausen.
The appointment Of Captain Charles
Garrison Of Seattle to become surveyor
ct Grays harbor for the Pacific coast
board Of marine underwriters. to be-
come effective Nay /. has been made.
The appointment il designed to take
care Of the Increasing traffic at Grays
harbor.
A conference between Oregon state
officials. Portland police, heads Of
Washington state departments and
Vancouver police officials to settle
problems arising from Oreeon's new
auto registration Law was held ct the
Clarke county court house in VAN
couver. II
Officers may arrest . man and so
through his automobile without q
search warrant when there is reason
able ground for belief that the liquor
laws are being violated, the supreme
court held in affirming the conviction
of John Hughlett and Ed Turner In
Whatcom county.
Several units OF the fishing fleets
about to depart for Alaskan fisheries
banks are held up in port by the dis
pute over the wages due for the sea,
sons work. the Seattle branch of the
Alaska Fishermen's Union having vot-
ed, 1874 to IL, to reject the proposed
sale offered by the employers.
Official warning was given Walla
Walla sheepmen by the weather bur-
eau to be careful in view of the colder
weather and protect lambs and sheep.
Landing season had just ended in this
locality and shearing begun. The
lambs and shorn sheep are apt not to
survive unless they are well sheltered.
Disbarment proceedings were filed
at Spokane against Fred C. Robertson,
George H. Crandall and Lester p.
Edge, attorneys for Maurice P. Codd In
his murder trial year ago, charges
Of unethical conduct in connection
with the Codd trial being charged.
Hearing before the state board of law
examiners were set for May Is.
Spurred by demand for lumber, the
mills Of the West Coast Lumbermsn's
association for the week ended April
IA produced Is per cent above normal,
according to q recent report New
business was one-half Of / per osnt
below production and shipments wsre
per cent above new business. For
the week a total Of 114.2se.S5s feet
we're manufactured; 1ls.sss.sse feet