Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1919-12-25

late oryiile Billings. Tacoma capitalist
and politician. has won her suit Tor
$4,000 against life Insurance com
psny The company was contesting
the policy on the ground OF suicide.
Miles C, Moore last territorial gov
ernor Of Washington. president Of the
Baker Boyer National bank and presl-
dent OF the board Of trustees OF Whit
man college. died a. walla wslla
hospital after an illness Of two weeks.
Governor Moore was 10 years old
Sam A. Walker. republican state
chairman. has requested republican
candidates for nomination for governor
TO refrain from political activity, OF
their own behalf until after the repub-
lican state convention He said the
state platform first should be attended
to.
Theodore Albert has been appointed
by State Horticulturist Dean as deputy
horticultural inspector TO succeed r +
Perry. His territory covers Lewis.
Pacific, Mason, Thurston and Grays
Harbor counties, Albert was formerly
field man for Puyallup cannery CON
cern.
Or. James r. Harvey and Or. David
NJ. Angus. Tacoma physicians. were
indicted by federal grand jury. fol-
lowing an extended investigation Of
the charges brought by the govern.
ment some weeks ago alleging that the
physicians had been dispensing drugs
in violation OF the Harrison antl-drug
act
Determined to see that every Seattle
resident is counted in the coming cen.
sus. chamber. Of commerce officials
have launched campaign intended
not only to educate the people how
TO give the census data but also TO
get all residents who may be leaving
Seattle during the first part OF Jan.
uary.
judge John NJ Wilson. judge OF the
superior court of Thurston county. and
famous MS the prosecutor in the indus
trial insurance frauds some years ago,
was appointed by Governor Louis f.
Hart as special judge in the Centralia
I. w, W. murder cases which will be
tried In Montesano, Grays Harbor coun-
ty. January 5.
Washington has officially ratified
the national prohibition amendment
without waiting for referendum vote
In 1920. Completion OF the official
canvass of referendum petitions by the
secretary of state finds the petition
1868 names short of the total of 49,
657 names Of legal voters necessary to
invoke a referendum.
Sale OF the Skinner q Eddy corpora
tons Seattle shipyard which set sew
eral speed records In ship construc-
ton during the war was announced.
Several men who have worked at the
PAM ioi u huhiu'i VI years dit dllohS
the new owners. The new company
has been organized as the Skinner q
Eddy Shipbuilding corporation.
Knights of Columbus will establish
one of their vocational trade schools
for ex-seryiee men In Tacoma II the
recommendation OF w. J. mckinley OF
New Haven Conn. supreme secretary
of the order, is accepted. Mr.. mckinley
said that similar schools probably
would be established in Seattle, Spo-
kane and other towns OF the state.
The final report OF the United States
bureau of crop estimates for the apple
crop Of 1919 shows that Chelan. Okla.
hogan, Douglas and Grant counties
raised 1880 carloads Of apples, or
S,650.000 boxes. This amounts TO g.
100000 barrels and is considerably
more than the yield OF any one state
except Washington. The orchard value
OF the crop. based on average prices
received by growers, will be 1885,
500, or over 80 per cent more than the
orchard value of any previous apple
crop raised in the Wenatchee district.
Fifty citizens of Stevens county met
with the county commissioners at
Colville to give expression Of their
views relative to the proposed forma-
ton OF district OF the county under
the johnson law providing for the
destruction of rodent pests. The OBJ
ject was directed particularly against
the ground squirrel that has troubled
farmers for some years.
kilograms alleging that car shortage
has rendered the Pacific northwest
lumber industry practically pros
trate" and unable to handle the "heav-
lest volume OF the most attractive bust
ness ever offered" were sent by the
West Coast Lumbermen's association
Of Seattle to Secretary Tumulty. tho
Oregon and Washington members OF
congress and Washington I'd. c. Of