Washington state news of interest in June events
Community reports from Olympia cover wage conferences for telephone and laundry workers, plans for a Fourth of July celebration in Pomeroy, labor council pacts on Japanese union membership, and a slate of proposals from state officials. Also noted are livestock show sites, a supreme court confirmation, agricultural inquiries, and regional infrastructure talks across Washington.
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Olympia
Washington Industrial Welfare Commission
Bell System
John Lynch
Peola
Pomeroy
Seattle Central Labor Council
American Federation
Western lawmakers seek caucus to advance irrigation bills
Washington reports a Western delegation pressed President to back a land and irrigation bill granting settlers on government projects 20 years to pay for water with a graded repayment plan. The President supported passage but said he would not push bills outside the caucus agenda while anti trust legislation awaits action.
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Washington
Underwood
House
Soap Lake Water Study Delegates Data Collection
At the request of the Soap Lake commercial club the state college through Professor Fulmer has delegated Peter Spaberg to collect scientific data on the lake geology and water. He will use special containers to sample waters from various depths and locations, with twenty or more samples taken and sent to Pullman for analysis in an official report.
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State College
Fulmer
Peter Spaberg
Soap Lake
Spaberg
Pullman
Battle over seven sisters and eight hour measures looms in Washington
Employers and business groups clash with state Grange farmers unions and labor organizations over seven measures and an eight hour law. Prohibition advocates report over 100 000 voter signatures, ensuring a ballot fight, while the Stop-Look-Listen League targets keeping all eight measures off the November ballot. The eight hour rule sets eight hours for most workers except agricultural labor at ten when needed.
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Olympia
Seven Sisters
State Grange
Farmers’ Unions
State Federation of Labor
Highwayman Is Guilty in Tacoma Train Holdup
Seattle jurors convict William Sears 22 of first degree murder in the fatal April 13 interurban robbery attempt. Charles Schulz of Snohomish died from a stray bullet and companion Clarence Trew died after a beating. Sears faces life imprisonment. Mount Vernon arraignment of tattooed bandit Charles Hopkins ends with assault on the prosecutor.
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Seattle
William Sears
Charles Schulz
Snohomish
Sears
Clarence Trew
Schulz
Trew
Mount Vernon
Charles Hopkins
C. B. Beagle
Hopkins
Strawberry Crop Shortens In Walla Walla Valley
This week likely ends the strawberry harvest in the Walla Walla valley as yields run unusually short this season.
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Walla Walla
Walla Walla Valley
Vancouver High Desks Sifted in Night Break-In
Miscreants entered Vancouver high school at night and dumped the contents of 350 desks. Miss Nelda Jaeger of Tacoma was named acting police judge in the city. D C Crow of Pullman was re elected president of the Washington Idaho division of the Farmers Educational Union. Mayor Matthies of Pomeroy declined.
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Vancouver
Nelda Jaeger
Tacoma
D. C
County sees push for wildlife cooperation and trout hatchery
Lewis County Game Commissioner Mills urged farmer and hunter cooperation to preserve birds at a county meeting. He announced 22,000 trout have been planted in county streams and a plan for a county fish hatchery with half the expense covered by the state and half by the county.
Senate Debates Panama Canal Tolls and New Treaty Terms
Secretary Daniels proposes selling the battleships Mississippi and Idaho to Greece at cost. Senator Lane of Oregon opposes repealing the Panama Canal free tolls clause and urges a new treaty. Congress weighs a deep sea craft treaty to protect passenger lives after the Empress of Ireland disaster.
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Willapa Harbor
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Mississippi
Idaho
Greece
United States
Lane
Oregon
Senate
Root Maggott Pest Affects Northwest Gardens
The root maggots damage radish cabbage and other garden crops in the Northwest during this season. No effective remedy exists yet. Techniques include growing plants under muslin to deter flies, placing a three inch disk around cabbage stems at set out, spraying carbolite lime during summer, and scattering naphthalene flakes around plants to reduce infection though the method is costly due to frequent reapplication.
Kansas Facts on Prohibition and Taxpayer Wealth
The piece notes Kansas has 105 counties with many empty jails and no inmates in sane or ebriates, and many counties lack penal institutions or jury trials for years. It argues the state’s wealth per person is high at $1700 because Kansas is dry and liquor ads vanished from newspapers.
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Kansas
Union
Present Joys In A Precocious Good Minute
Excerpted verse urges embracing present joys and hopeful work. It contrasts mellow memories of the past with blooming future promises. The speaker calls for daily duty with love and purpose, keeping hearts warm despite approaching December.
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