Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-11-16

the Northern Pacific Central Washing.
ton line. and asking the commission
- force the company 70 resume the
former Sunday schedule, was passed
By the Davenport commercial club.
The three-fold election OF city,
school and port commissioners at
Everett on December / presents num-
erous complications, according to
County Auditor Adrian Hilbert. The
law provides the elections shall be
held at the same time, but makes no
provision for new machinery to handle
the balloting.
War department plans to retain IN
definitely at Camp Lewis a division
headquarters and approximately 2o0Q
enlisted men against an existing
strength Of 100 in the present gar
rison are announced in q letter from
John w. Weeks, secretary OF war, to
Frederic Shaw, chairman of the board
of county commissioners Of Pierce
county.
Removal Of the general embargo on
terminal No. l Of the port Of Grays
harbor, which was imposed October 8,
has been announced by Port Manager
Peters. This embargo was imposed
because of the congestion on the docks
during the early part Of October, when
a number of vessels which were sched-
uled to load were delayed because of
the Japanese earthquake.
Due to the great number Of Chinese
pheasants slain during the open sea-
SON, the K:ttitas county game com
mission is considering plans for curb
ing shooting next year, according to
w. e. Crowley, chairman of the com
mission. A recent ruling Of the state
Encouragement prevented searching
OF cars without a warrant, and accord
ing to scores Of complaints reaching
the game commission hundreds Of
birds were illegally shot.
The most complete schedule of doc
tors fees in the world is being circu-
lated by the department of labor and
industries as the result of several
years of research and investigation.
The schedules, which are being mail
ed to doctors doing contract work for
the department under the medical aid
provisions Of the Industrial insurance
act, have been approved by the state
medical association and VIII be used
for all state Industrial cases.
Experiments will be conducted to
determine the adaptability of sodatol
for use In clearing logged-off lands at
a farm at Lacey, under the direction of
George R. Boyd of the bureau Of public
roads, United States department OF
agriculture. SOdatol, which is to be
offered by the national government at
$500 q hundred in carload lots, Is a
modified explosive made Of TINT and
sodium nitrate, and is intended as q
cheaper substitute for dynamite.
Washington's delegates to the an
nual meeting Of the Western States
Reclamation association to be held in
Salt Lake City on November II we're
named by Governor Hart as follows:
Arthur D. Jones, N. w. Durham, Fred
Adams. w. H. Cowles and Roy r. Gill,
Spokane; o. L. Waller. Pullman;
Rufus Wood and Frank Schultz. Wen,
atchee; Dan A. Scott and Marvin
Chase, Olympia; Ralph Williamson.
Yakima, and John LangdOn, walla
Walla.
The year 1923 viii break all previous
records in the northwest lumber in
dustry for production, shipments and
sale, It is indicated in a report made
by the West Coast Lumbermen's asso-
citation, showing the comparative data
for the first A weeks OF the year,
compared with figures for the same
period Of each Of the past three years.
The figures show that production this
year Is 20 per cent above last year,
80 per cent above 1921. 80 cent above
1920. New business this year Is "a
per cent ahead Of 1922, 50 per cent
above 1921 and 10 per cent above 1921
and 20 per cent above 1920. Ship
ments this year are running "a per
cent above last year, 90 per cent above
1921 and Sc per cent above 1920.
A record-breaking production OF ap-
pies and a potato crop about equal
to the average are being harvested in
Washington, it is indicated in the
November l crop report Of the depaft-
ment of agriculture issued by C..S.
Ray, field agent at Spokane. The COM
mercial apple crop Of the state is
placed at 27.225.OOO bushels as com
pared with last years crop Of 21,s12,-
600 bushels. The total crop is esti-
mated at sO,S4O,0O0 bushels, compared
with a total crop last year of 25,67s,-
900 bushels. A potato yield of $50
bushels an acre is estimated, compar-
ed with 145 bushels last year. Re.