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

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pany's camp near Alger, when a flat
car, carrying eighteen men up a 46
per cent grade, dashed down hill and
jumped the rails. A cable attached
to the donkey engine pulling the car
broke.
Whitman county led all counties in
the United States IN the value Of egri.
cultural products exported per capita
in 1879, according 70 the 18th annual
report Of the state banking depart
ment. With population of approx
matsly $4,000. Whitman county pro-
duced 100000 bushels Of wheat or
nearly $500 per capita from wheat
alone.
That the eight-hour law for women
applies to all women employed IN any
mercantile or mechanical establish
ment, laundry. hotel OF restaurant. ar
respective Of the class Of work she
may be dolns." is an opinion render.
ed By Attorney General Dunbar 20 the
department Of labor and industries.
The query especially referred to stenO-
graphers.
Steady expansion Of business &C
tivity In the twelfth federal reserve
district. including the Pacific north
west. continues, according to q sum.
mary Of conditions in the district By
Chairman John Perrin Of the Twelfth
Federal Reserve bank. High levels
Of 1898 were reached or surpassed dur
Ing February as shown by final reports
for that month.
An informal hearing Of charges that
D. q. Ferguson, King county auditor.
had collected money from employees
Of his office was held by the board
Of county commissioners Tuesday.
Prosecuting Attorney Douglas recent.
ly submitted an opinion that the board
had no power to conduct q formal in
vestigation. but II 1t desired could hold
an informal hearing.
True bills charging conspiracy to
violate the United States banking laws
were returned at Walla Walla by .
federal grand jury against officials Of
the First National bank, Charleston,
which closed its doors in 1921. The
indicted are C. F. Waterman. @. H.
Waterman, w. A. Waterman and A.
3. Bauch. all OF whom were directing
officers of the institution.
Extensive gold mining in the Mccoy
creek district in the Cascade noun
tains Is expected as soon as the wealth
er permits, according to reports re-
ceived. More than 800 claims have
been filed Most of the properties
are near the Lewis county line in
Skamania county. Mccoy creek is q
tributary of the Niggerhead river.
which empties into the Cowlitz river
near Randle.
Fifteen automobiles were seized ct
Blaine, on the Canadian boundary,
Sunday. The automobiles belong to
Americans who were returning from
Canada, and customs agents asserted
that they found liquor in the cars after
the drivers had asserted that there
was none. A test is to be made with
these automobiles Of a regulation that
machines be confiscated under such
circumstances.
Justice moved quickly at Tacoma in
the case OF Mrs. F. e. Pratt. Mrs.
Pratt, a nurse, was arrested In con-
nection with the death Of Edith Hous-
ton, age II. Of Centralia. as the result
Of criminal operation. Mrs. Pratt
pleaded guilty to the charge and was
sentenced to from one to 10 years in
the penitentiary by Judge W. o. Chap
man in superior court within 20 hours
after the death Of the girl.
The city Of Tacoma has purchased
from the state Of Washington through
condemnation proceedings instituted
in the superior court Of Mason county
Approximately 400 acres Of school
lands desired for the Cushman power
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ton to the power site by changes in
plans Of development. The agreed
price for the land was S13.026. about
$4,000 being represented by standing
timber. which win eventually be los
ged of.
The water supply deadlock at PORT
Angeles was broken when City Gem.
missioners Jack HaIlahan. H. n. Fish
or and George Kupplsr returned from
Seattle with a signed statement from
w. w. Seymour, majority stoekhold-
sr in the North Pacific Public esrv-
ice corporation. that an offer 81 $780,
900 for the plant and property Of the
company was agreeable 70 him. The
city plans a special Oioetion 20 call
for the sale Of bonds 70 purchase tAe
NOsth Pacific plant and also to r.
nanes the city'6 new water supply On