Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-05-02
Principal Events Of the Week
Assembled for Information
of Our Readers.

Accidental discharge Of his shotgun
caused the death of A. B. A. Hughes,
So, at Walla Walla.
An earthquake lasting SO seconds
was recorded on seismograph at the
University Of Washington.
Carl H. Hanson, former chief Of de-
tectives at Yakima, will become chief
Of police at Olympia on May l.
The state OF Washington has pur-
chased $4,000 worth of bonds of the
Odessa school district at 81 per cent.
Plans for passing an ordinance reg
ulating one-cow diaries were discussed
at q meeting of the Davenport council.
Approximately one-third of the fruit
crop in the Kittitas valley was destroy
ed by the low temperatures Of last
week.
Fruit and berry losses in Washing
ton as a result Of heavy frosts last
week are estimated at several million
dollars.
-Four farm houses and two barns
were burned in the northern part of
Clarke county, the result of a strong
east wind.
Masons of Spokane will, begin work
soon on the erection of a brick, steel
and concrete addition to their temple
to cost 100000.
The Spokane city building inspec-
tors office has issued since the first
of the year permits for new buildings
valued at s1,25S,144.
The Tacoma municipal light and
power department reports net earn
ings for March Of $S2.S51, with operat-
ing revenues aggregating s1SS,97O.
More than 1000 Elks attended the
celebration at KelsO incident to the
installation of Kelso lodge No. 1882,
the latest Elks' lodge in the state.
A resolution favoring the Bone pow
er bill was adopted by the WOmen's
Legislative Council of Washington at
its seventh annual assembly at Ia
coma.
Albert Berry. rs, Waterman at a
brick plant at Seattle. died from burns
received when his clothing became
igniteq BY sparks while he slept near
a kiln.
A severe earthquake was felt at Seat
tie Friday Residents pronounced II
the most severe tremor in the district
for many years. No damage was re-
ported.
A portion Of D street in Cheney has
been vacated. to allow the Martin
Grain G. Milling company to erect
modern concrete building to supple
ment its plant.
The Spokane chamber of commerce
will not support the Washington state
chamber Of commerce under it's pres
emit program and method of operation,
1t has decided.
Walla Walla city commissioners
have passed an ordinance appropriate
ing an emergency fund of $1,000 to
finance the fight for lower light and
power rates for that city.
An additional 1900 acres of Spokane
valley land will be brought under irri-
cation this year for the first time as
the result of the extensions, started
last year, of the so-called Corbin ditch.
A fight to get a revaluation for
rate-making purposes of the property
OF the Fairhaven City Water and Pow
er company's system. which serves
South Bellingham, has been started by
the city.
Edwin Johnson, So. dock laborer at
the Robinson Misunderstanding plant
in Everett. was instantly killed when
he was caught by a swing load of
timbers being raised from a scow at
the mill dock.
AAlCI hlliiuB nunDtT Oh CnlCkenB,
battling with a dog and chasing Mrs.
Zoe Wilks about her front yard, a
coyote thought to be infected with ra-
bies was killed on the Wilks farm, Just
east of Davenport.
The Panhandle Lumber company is
making surveys for construction of a
logging railroad from Ruby to bring to
the Pend oreille river for its lone mill
the stand of timber in the LeClerc
creek basin. About 20 miles of rail-
road will be required.
The Ring & Merrill logging camp
near Clallam bay, shut down last week
on account of the market being over
stocked with logs. This is one of the
largest camps in the northwest. AS
a result Of the close down. 400 men
will be out of employment.
Charles H. Unverzagt, promoter Of
an alleged fraudulent S1,5OO,OOO gold
mining proposition, is being held al
Bellingham on charge OF using the
mails to defraud, on indictments re
turned by the federal grand Jury al
Buffalo, N, Y, on March 2.