Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-16

association, holders Of 1.bo0.oo0 pounds
Of wOol, meeting in Yakima, decided
to market their wool through the
Western warehouse Portland, Or.
The wool growers finance corpora
ton win advance them 80 cents a
pound on Il. charging 61k per cent in
terest. according to Secretary J. +.
Sears. The wool will be stored at
Portland until the price warrants its
being put on the market.
The report on the feasibility Of the
proposed Columbia river basin irriga-
ton project IN the state Of Washing
ton viii not be submitted to congress
until the December session, It IL an
nounced.
The contract for construction Of =
bridge and fiji across the colville
river. about four miles north OF Col
Vile. was awarded By the Stevens
county commissioners to Thayer
Brothers. Chewelah. for $500. The
bridge win be 72-fOOt truss span.
RefOrestation in the northwest this
year has included the planting Of more
than 1000 acres by the United States
forest service. according to ]. F. Kun
mel, assistant district forester. The
young trees have been mostly set
out in denuded territory in the Colum-
bia and Rainier national forests.
Threats that they would bring TO-
900 l. w. w. to Grays Harbor coun-
ty" were voiced by Elmer Smith, form
or l. w. w. attorney, and James Row
an, an alleged l. W. w. organizer,
when Grays Harbor town officials pre-
vented the two men from delivering
addresses In several communities.
After smashing into a truck and
completely demolishing his new motor
cycle, Egidio Missi, a farmer living
near Snohomish, hanged himself After
the wreck Missi obtained a rope and
tied one end to his neck and the
other to bridge and jumped off the
structure. He was found dead short
" afte-
Appeals taken by eight dentists
from action of the state dental board
and the department Of licenses in re-
fusing them licenses to practice upon
results of their examinations were dis
missed by Judge John NJ Wilson in
the Thurston county superior court
Notice was given Of appeal to the SUI
preme court. -
There is a notable decrease in sal
aries paid to buyers and heads of de-
partments, while wages paid to oper-
ators and office employees have re-
NAMED practically the same, accord
ing to the report of Mrs. Delphine M.
Johnson, supervisor of women in in
dustry, made to Edward Clifford,
director of labor and industries.
Petitions signed by 1875 property
owners Of Wahkiakum county, asking
for the immediate opening of the
Ocean Beach highway route in Wah-
kiakum county to connect with Cow
litz county's road to the county line,
have been presented to the Wahkia-
kun county commissioners with the
request that an emergency be declared.
Protest to President Coolidge
against the prospective removal of
Ill neuro-psychiatric patients from
United States veterans hospital No.
SO (Cushman hospital) at Tacoma to
the new veterans hospital at Amer
lean Lake was telegraphed in a petit
ton sent the president and signed by
135 of the 100 patients at the Cush-
man hospital.
The date of hearing OF the complaint
of the Northwestern Live Stock Ship /
pers' Traffic League versus the vari-
Gus railroads Of the state before the
department of public works has been
postponed from May IL to June 5, by
the department. The complaint chal-
lenges the interstate freight rate on
live stock, and also asks elimination
of the bedding charge which the roads
make for cattle shipped.
Settlement of the Kelso bridge col
lapse damage cases has been arrang-
II "a eco O0n 4. do,..o..o. -. IL