Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-18
Washington State News

GUAM, vice-Dresident Of the Grays
HarbOr Law Enforcement League.
That the Indian department Of the
federal government would favorably
consider a project to reclaim much
OF the tide flats OF Lummi bay II the
white people would put through the
Shell drainage project to take care Of
the overflow from the Nooksack river
to the north Of the Lummi reserva-
tion was stated by W. F. Dickens. su-
perintendent Of the Lummi and Tula-
lip reservations in . letter to the
Watson county officials.
winter wheat IN Washington April
1 averaged IS per cent OF a normal.
against 81 per cent April a year ago.
c. s. Bay of the federal division of
crop and livestock estimates, declar-
ed in a report made public at Spo-
kane. This is decrease OF nine points
since December last. The ten-year
average is Ss.
A delegation Of farmers from the
Egypt country, north OF Davenport,
and members Of the executive com
mittee of the commercial club appear
ed before Lincoln county commission
ers and asked for construction Of
road, starting on state highway No.
% and extending northwest through
the Egypt country.
The Seattle chamber Of commerce
will not join or indorse the work of
the Washington state chamber Of COM
merce as 1t is organised and administ-
cred. On the eve Of the annual meet
ing Of the state chamber held in
+, Olympia Friday and Saturday, the Sc
attic chamber delivered its final re-
fusal to participate.
The American By-Products COM
pany, following an exhaustive exam
nation and report on the Finley Nor
rison holdings Of SEQ acres Of coal land
near Rocky Point, one mile north Of
Kelso. By Minor Roberts. dean Of the
school Of mines Of the University Of
Washington, and Professor Joseph
Daniels, has acquired the property.
A new industry, will be started at
Yakima as soon rs necessary changes
can be made in the old Gibson Pack
ing company's abattoir, lease Of Which
was obtained BY Oliver P. Church.
formerly OF Portland. Or. Machinery
and materials have been ordered and
Mr.. Church expects to be busy short
y manufacturing hard water soaps.
suitable particularly for waters Of this
region.
In the hope Of getting more men to
enlist to play roles Of Indians" in the
pioneer pageant at Walia Walla, May
28 and 20, It was announced that
shower bath will be installed at the
pageant grounds. Last year Indians"
had to make their way through town
clad only in a coat of red calcimine
and two yards of cloth, and had to
depend on the family bath tubs as
place for removing the costume"
Two young women Of Seattle are
dead from injuries caused by auto
mobiles. Mrs. Anna Wardrip, 20, re-
ceived a fractured skull when a car
driven by her husband overturned as
the two were going home from a
dance. While Miss Ellen Munson was
on her way to a church an automobile
that a woman driver had left stand
ing broke away and disloged a bould-
er, which rolled down q stone stair
way and fractured Miss Munson's
skull.
More than twice as many carloads
Of freight were sent eastbouhd dur
ing March through the four trans
continental gateways OF the Pacific
northwest, as came through west
bound; the eastbound traffic being a.
437 carloads as against 1886 car
loads passing westward. Continue
ton of the increase in both-way car
movement, in evidence. since the lew
point last December, is shown by the
compilation made by Traffic Expert
Calderhead of the state department of
public works.
Educators of the Pacific northwest
elected new officers, changed the
name of their organisation from the In
land Empire Teachers association to
the Inland Empire Educational asso-
citation and adopted resolutions. con.
Guiding their 26th annual convention
at Spokane. w. M. Kern, superintend-
ent of schools at Walla Walla, was
elected president; w. ]. Kerr, presi-
dent of Oregon Agricultural college.
was chosen vice-president; James "A.
Burke of Spokane was reelected sec
rotary, and Miss Mittie L. ShouD of
Missousa, Mont. was elected treas
urer.
Buck deer with visible horns may be
shot from October is to November Is
this year, but each hunter is allowed
only one in the season, according to
the decision announced by the Chelan
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