Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-20
Washington State News

states. Great Northern officials say
it was the longest single train that
ever left the Pacific coast
F. P. Haskell. receiver for the de
funct northumberland bank OF
Tacoma, announced the payment Of a
ten per cent dividend to the depositors.
This viii be the sixth dividend paid
since the bank was closed in 1921.
there in the Apple Blossom parades,
won fourth place in the industrial
parade at the Portland Rose festival.
Plans for expenditure during 1926
OF s4,5OO.O00 for new construction and
repairs on the Great Northern rail-
road between the Rocky mountains
and the Pacific coast were announced
in Spokane by Ralph Budd, president
OF the railroad.
Hoquiam was named as the next
meeting place of the Grand Lodge of
Masons at the final meeting in Belling-
ham which lasted late into the even
ing. It was voted to build a $780,
900 Masonic home at Des Moines.
south of Seattle.
DR.. E. T. Mathes, Bellingham. ed
dressed the Davenport commercial
club recently on diversified farming.
He told what diversified farming had
done for Whatcom county and said
he believed it would be the salvation
Of eastern Washington.
State Senator Cox of Walla Walla,
lay delegate to the general conference
Of the Methodist Episcopal church,
has been honored by being given a
position on the board Of managers Of
the Methodist Book Concern, a $780,
5000 corporation.
]. X. Mccormack, president OF the
Security national bank of Palouse. was
chosen president Of the Washington
Bankers association at the final SEES
sion of the three-day convention held
in Olympia. H. w. McPhail of Ray
mon was chosen vice president.
VIM. Carlisle, head of the Carlisle
Pennell Lumber company, died at the
home of his son, w. A. Carlisle, at On
alaska, following an extended illness.
He was seventy-two years of age. Mr.
Carlisle was one of the best known
lumbermen in the United States.
Holders of the remaining 1923 pota-
to crop in Yakima territory have form
ed pool ''for orderly distribution Of
the produce +" and have named the C.
M. Copp company Of Yakima distribut-
ing agent. The pool. it was claimed.
embraces 24O of a total of 269 cars in
Yakima storage. and a considerable
portion OF the 104 cars 10 Seattle cold
storage.
| All Mount Vernon mourned at the
news that it's war hero, Joseph Berg,
+ Jr., was one Of the 4S victims of ex-
plosions aboard the Mississippi last
week. He was one Of the two Mount
Vernon men who won distinguished
service medals during the World war,
and was twice wounded while serv-
ing in the A. e. F.
h In the. warfare on predatory animals
rs state, federal and cooperative hunt
srs made an aggregate bag during May
of two stock-killing bears, six bob
cats, 256 coyotes. three foxes and one
raccoon, averaging 10 predatory ami
mails to each man, according to the
report compiled by DIR. Glenn R. Bach,
predatory animal inspector OF the bio
logical survey for this district.
Appointment of one relative to hold
land decided by another relative was
held in a recent ruling Of the state
supreme court of Washington to be an
evasion of alien land laws by the
prosecuting attorney. The decision up
held a ruling made In King county re-
fusing the application Of Frank T. Flu
jimoto. native born japanese minor,
to have his father appointed as his
guardian to administer land decided to
him by an uncle.
An increase of 47.O42 in the number
Of motor vehicle licenses issued to
May 81, 1924, as compared with the
corresponding period in 1923, is re-
ported by the director of licenses. On
May 81 Of this year 163,1ss license
plates had been sent out. Private
automobiles showed an increase Of
1883 and trucks an increase of more
than 5000. An increase of fifty-five
licensed dealers was also noted, there
being 7SS licensed dealers in the state.
Signed petitions for initiative and
referendum become public documents
as soon as they are examined and
initiated by registration officers and
are thereupon open to inspection by
any interested citizen, according to an
opinion of T. ]. L. Kennedy. corpora
ton counsel of Seattle. delivered to
City Controller Carroll. The question
arose in connection with protests by
promoters of the school bill and the
Bone power bill, who were unwilling
that the opponents of these measures