Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-29
WashinetOn State News


duction, Yakima county WIN spend
s221.0 less for road work IA 1924
than in 1898. according to q program
for rs miles OF gravelling and IN
miles Of paving outlined BY the county
engineer. The total budget Is Sz7S, sic
to be spent By the county, including
new construction. maintenance and
one new steel bridge.
The mystery OF the death OF Mrs.
Laura Mummey. rs. By shotgun wound
or fire; the serious wOunding Of her
husband, Joshua Mnmmey, rs, and the
burning OF their home at Seattle
Heights. near Seattle. was explained
when Carl Ryberg. divorced husband
Of a granddaughter Of Mrs. Mnmmey.
was alleged By Sheriff James Nc
Culloch to have confessed to the
crime.
A. s. Burrows, superintendent Of
schools in King county outside Seattle,
announced that he would not permit
an essay contest for $1,000 scholar.
ship offered by the Northern Electric
Light and Power association to pro-
coed in his Jurisdiction until he has
investigated. The contest was APP
proved by Mrs. Josephine Corliss Pres
ton, Washington state superintendent
Of public instruction.
The body Of Owen Hudson, Dry
coulee rancher, who on January 81
slew his brother. Earl Hudson, at
their lonely cabin home and later kill
ed Glen Pugh and Ira Slayton. neigh
boring farmers. and seriously wound
ed Mrs. Slayton, was found in q coulee
about 800 yards from Bluff lake. near
Coulee. He had shot himself in the
right eye, the bullet tearing off the
upper part of his skull.
Two state land office sale records
were broken by proceeds Of the sale
of Tuesday, February s, when receipts
of $677,256.45 for timber alone shat
tered all former timber sale records.
and the total receipts Of $608,361 AZ
established a new mark also, states
Land Commissioner Savidge. Besides
the timber, which brought slightly in
excess Of appraised value. uplands
sold brought in $14,S71.55 and tide
lands $16,2sS.49.
Repairing of the Ebey island dixie,
which was washed out in q recent
flood Of the Snohomish river near
Everett, will be made with state high
way funds, it was announced by state
highway authorities. Snohomish
county commisesioners declared they
were powerless to spend county funds
on the dikes. because the diking dis
trict was heavily In debt from flood
damage of the last two years. State
aid was the only recourse, they said
Great benefits viii result to ship
pers of farm products IN the Pacific
northwest when reduced express rates
go into effect soon, q. v. Kuykendall,
director of the department Of public
works, declares. Mr.. Kuykendall
represented the fifth zone. which COM
prised the Coast states. in the inter
state commerce commission hearings
in Washington, D. c. Vegetables,
berries, fruits, butter, eggs, poultry
and similar commodities are affected
in the new rates.
Resignation of Hance H. Cleland
as assistant director and supervisor
of utilities other than transportation
of the state department of public
works, and the appointment of Walter
B. Whitcomb, prominent attorney OF
Bellingham, to fill the vacancy. was
announced by Director Kuykendall OF
the department. Announcement was
also made of the resignation OF Ray.
mond w. Clifford, assistant attorney
general, who has been handling the
legal work of the department of pub
| lie works.