The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-07-12
City "Riled" AS Pc. Inspectors See Seattle;
Spokane Loses Five District Federal Offices


was supposed to confer with the Post Master
General yesterday takes Chief Riddiford and u
inspectors from tins district to Seattle AT the
present time Chief Rddiford and four deputies
nave their homes here while the other 5 are al.
iowed 81 a day expense money when ever they
are called to Spokane to make their reports
This bit of legislation should show Spokane
the necessity of eleetng Il Spokane senator
ana should serve as check to Judge Mackin-
tosh ambitions regarding Spokane votes 1t
is explained that Senator Dill has made a sim
cere effort to prevent Senator Jones from carry
ing Oft this prize to Seattle but because he is a
Democrat and has gone to considerable length
TO fight certain legislation he does not have
influence with the administration that Senator
Jones has. Friends Of Mr. Poindexter point
out the fact that his long years of public ser
vice are invaluable to the state of Washington
IN Washington d. c. and loyal political parti-
sans should keep from Spokane in that
high office which they will have should Dill or
PoindeXter be successful in the race for the
senate.
Just now Spokane stands to lose in addition
to the Post Office Inspectors Headquarters
Fort Wright there is already discussion as
to Washington Water Power disseminating street
car service to the army postD and the Federal
Agricultural News Bureau. Spokane is certain
TO lose tins important office from the Federal
building, if Seattle is successful in securing n
leased wire from the Chicago markets which
1t has been attempting to for two years
Spokane has lost the Department of Justice
Agents Headquarters from the Federal BuId.
ing to Seattle in a Federal Office Consolida
ton, the General Land office Headquarters TO
Port'and the Northwest Headquarters of Loco
motive Boiler Inspectors to the same city and
the Bureau Of Crop Estimates Of the Agricul.
tura Bureau. to Seattle
Is Spokane sure Of keeping United States
senator from her city or is the glamor of pro.
phet from afar going to influence the primaries
next month? OF course senator represents
the entire State not any Part of it but it is lust
good sense that both of Washington senators
should not come from the same city.
N !
Mrs. w W. Stillman chairman of Interna
tional Relations of the Washington State Fed
Grafton of Womens Clubs, Dean Rhoda M
White. Mrs. Richard Hargraves of Cheney,
Mrs. ). l. Paine and Miss Margaret Paine
VIII attend the Northwest session of the
Institute of International Relations which will
be held at the University of Washington. Seattle
July % to 81 The institute has for its pur.
pose the serious study of the problems involved
in international relations. Problems of the
Pacific and the Orient relations with the British
Empire; International commerce and finance will
be the basis around which the conferences will
work.
Mrs. Bess Morrisey Of Seattle was chosen
department president of the Ladies of G. A. r.
at the recent convention held in Tacoma, sue.
ceeling Mrs. Mae Masecar OF Spokane. who was
chosen department councillor. Mrs. Pessie Mar.
tin of Spokane, retiring secretary. was chosen
inspector and number of the council of admins.
ttation. Other Spokane women elected to Of
flee were Mrs. LYDIA Frost chaplain, Mrs Frances
Richards. patriotic instructor and Harriet Nase-
car, librarian
Honoring Mrs. Lillian Paulsen. Mrs Fannie
Ankrom and Joseph A. Stewart of Spokane who
were elected grand officers of the Odd Fellow
and Rebeeah lodges at the convention in Walla
Walla in June members of the Spokane lodges
will hold reception tomorrow evening in the
l. o. o. F. temple.
Mrs. A. F. n. Thomas of Pittsburg Pa. is the
guest of her mother Mrs. Mary Kay at the &c.
dar Apartments. Mrs Thomas has been attend.
ing the convention Of the Quota Club at Daven.
port, Iowa, to which she delegate.