The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-10-23


Coast Power company at Portland.
The Kalama river hatchery com.
pleted its annual take Of spawn last
week The run Of fish this season was
much smaller than in former years,
only 100000 salmon eggs being
taken, all Of which will be Matched at
the kalama hatchery.
The mill buildings, equipment and
finished lumber box shook material
II the Mt. Adams Lumber company.
located in the Trout Lake valley, %
miles north Of White Salmon, was
totally destroyed by fire. The loss
will be approximately $4,000
w. Johnson OF Toppenish, while
hunting. received full charge of shot
accidentally fired from the gun OF a
companion Although thoroughly pep
pered. Johnson was not seriously
wounded, 1t was stated, and most of
the shot have been removed.
The tax rate IN Tacoma viii be 10
mills for 1920, as compared with 5s
mills this year. It was announced when
the state, county and city taxes were
finally tabulated. This is said to be
the highest tax Tacomans have been
called upon to pay in many years.
William C. Kasdorf OF Coliax. was
killed in action in France September 9,
1918, the war department has advised
Representative Summers. This de-
finite announcement came after more
than one year OF efforts on the part Of
the soldiers parents to obtain some
information.
Forty-three thousand gallons OF
blackberries were canned by The South
Bend Canning company this season,
The can shortage. which delayed opera.
tions for week, resulted in loss OF
10000 gallons, which 1t is claimed
could have been picked before being
destroyed by the frost
Confronted with an influx OF resi-.
dents and no homes for them, the
Walla Walla commercial club appoint
ed a committee of seven 10 take up
housing problems. suggestion being
favored to form 100000 corporation
to build another apartment house and
a $4,000 corporation to encourage
home building.
The upland bird season, which
closed October Is at shutdown, has
been one of the poorest ever known in
western Washington. according to hunt
ers. Very few good bags have been
made of any kind OF birds. The fact
is explained by the early heavy rains
driving the birds back into the timber
where they still remain.
Henry b, Averiil announced his
resignation ss secretary TO Representa-
tive Summers of Washington and will
be succeeded at the end of the extra
session by Charles e. Garfield. Walla
WalIa newspaper reporter. Mr. Averill
will return to Washington to resume
newspaper work as publisher of the
Gle Elum Echo and the Cascade Minei
at Roslyn.
Charles Collins, so, OF Aloha in
sanely jealous of attentions paid by
other mill employees to the woman he
hoped to marry, fired seven shots from
pistol at Mrs. Gussie O'Brien, q
waitress at the boarding house of the
Aloha Lumber company. The fifth
shot was the only one which struck
Mrs O'Brien. passing through one OF
her hands
Steps are being taken by the city OF
Tacoma to cooperate with private in.
terests in trying out in the courts the
issue as TO whether the county can sell
property at tax foreclosure sale and
cut out city improvement assessments
The county has held that 1t could and
persons buying Improvement assess
ments have often been called upon
to stand loss, 1t is contended.
Following a conference with c. r
Cottrell of Seattle. secretary of the
recently formed triple alliance of the
state grange, the state federation Of
labor and the unions of railway work
ers, the relief committee of the Taco.
ma metal trades council prepared
to send an appeal to members OF the
grange throughout the state for food
for striking shipbuiIders there.
E. c. McReavey of Mount Vernon
was elected president; Charles
Blodgett OF Spokane. vice-president;
Jesse A. Myers of Everett treasurer
and 7. Johnson Stewart of Seattle, sec.
rotary, of The Washington Retail
Grocers' and Merchants association, in
session at Spokane in its goth annual
convention. Everett was selected as
the place for holding the 1920 session
The game commissioners of Chelan