Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-04-11
Washington State News

urer G. L. Babcock, total collections
to date being Ss,59S.O13.65.
Washington and Oregon should
have a representative in Washington
ton, D. c.. to look after matters CON-
ing up before the interstate commerce
commission that vitality affect these
western states, Frank R. Spinning, as
sistant supervisor of public works, be-
lieves.
County Game Warden McCurdy be-
gan last week the distribution Of 245,-
900 eastern brook trout to seven
Clarke county streams. Rock creek,
Salmon creek and Cedar creek receiv:
ed $4,000 each, Lackamas. Big Tree
and Fifth Plain creeks $4,000 each
and Whipp-e creek 10000.
Another step in the action of the
federated Colville Indian tribes to
recover approximately s2O,OOO,OOO
from the government in payment for
lands of which they were unlawfully
deprived was taken in superior court
in Spokane when the tribesmen Of
ficially retained lawyers to push the
case.
School policies for the coming year
will be discussed at a convention of
southwest Washington superintend-
ents and principals in Centralia, April
| 10. In connection with the conven-
ton meeting of the southwest Wash
ington athletic league will be held,
at which 1924 football schedule will
be drawn.
Governor Hart has issued a requisi-
ton for the return to this state of one
Harry Zunow, who is wanted in Kittii-
tas county on charge of murder. He
is alleged to have given knockout
drops" to one V, Tomcuv, which caus
ed the latter's death.
Loss estimated at more than $1,000
was suffered when the rear of the
building formerly used as a cannery
by the Willapa Harbor Fish company
of South Bend collapsed, sending
machinery and q big section of dock
and floor into the Willapa river.
One hundred and twenty-eight mills
reporting to the West Coast Lumber
mems association, for the week end
ing March 20, manufactured 97,e1B,.
443 feet of lumber, sold SO, ,194 feet,
and shipped 1Oe. 172,572 feet, accord
ing to the weekly report of the asso-
citation. Production of reporting mills
was 10 per cent above normal.
Completion OF a bore known as the
Gorge Creek tunnel that Seattle is
building as part Of power project on
the Skagit river In northwestern
Washington will be delayed beyond
May 1, 1t is announced Immunity
from penalties incurred because the
tunnel was not done on time had
been granted the contractor untfl
May 1.
seines would be barred In CONNER
cial salmon fishing in the salt or fresh
waters of the state, II initiative meas
ure No. 81, filed for ballot title with
Secretary OF State Hinkle, becomes q
law by vote Of the people. The filing
was made by I. w. Alexander, presi-
dau& - tha Oounv,, oro{oI club - -
Conner, Skagit county, on behalf of
that organization.
walla Walla must Immediately dis
continue disposing of its sewage I'M
der the present method, according to
an order of the directors of the state
board OF health. Practice for years
has been to discharge about so per
cent Of the sewage into Mill creek,
the remainder being poured into irri-
CATION bitches and used on land west
Of the city. Both these methods are
contrary to state laws.
Award of contracts for work on the
Mount Baker highway in Washington
10 the lowest bidders was recommend
ID by the Portland office of the United
States bureau of roads. The low bid
On grading nine miles from Suksan
% Austin pass was s10S,S75, by Strong
Carlson of Tacoma. and for surfac-
ing six miles Of the Glacier-ExceIsior
section was sS5.79O. offered by the
sloan Construction company Of Spo-
Kane.
With a record Of IS per cent re-
payment on its first attempt at ad-
gancing seed wheat to farmers of the
state, success of the plan is assured,
according to Dan A. Scott, director of
he department of conservation and
development. A total advanced for
spring wheat for the 1928 crop on
$50 applications was $6O.e05. OF this
amount, $57,OsS has already been col
ected. Only IL accounts are still
outstanding. For the fall wheat 122
applications were received and $26,044
ent to the wheat farmers by the state.
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