Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-22
WASHINGTON STATE
news OF INTEREST
Important Occurrences OF Past Week Briefly
Compiled For Our Readers

Boedcher was appointed by the board
Of county commissioners to take the
position.
The Ellenshurg Republican club
was organized at an enthusiastic meet
ng of men and women voters, officers
elected and constitution and bylaws
adopted. George H. Black, president
OF the Elensburg state normal school,
was elected president.
Thirty alleged members of the I'm.
ION of Russian Workers, whose dcpor.
cation to Russia has been ordered by
the department of labor rs result Of
federal raids In Seattle January 10
last, will leave Seattle within the next
few days for New York.
The schools of Lincoln county gain.
ed two pupils over the enrolment Of
last year. The number of pupils en-.
rolled this year Is 4165 The number
Of students graduating from the high
schools throughout the county is rs,
and from the eighth grade, 2S6.
The city council of Mount Vernon
voted in favor of granting permission
to the baseball club to hold pavement
dances every Wednesday evening
throughout the baseball season, the
proceeds of which are to be given to
, the baseball club, the Mount Vernon
band and the auto camping grounds.
Between twenty-five and thirty pros.
ecuting attorneys Of the state will con.
fer in Aberdeen in special session
during the convention of the Washing
ton Bar association, July 20, 80 and
81. The session will be called by Ar
thur L. Mcclure, prosecutor for Kit
tisas county, and president of the state
organization.
Three men who gave their names as
Fred Jones, Jacob Wyatt and Jack
Curley, all of Seattle, were arrested at
Bellingham by deputy sheriffs and held
on the charge Of whisky smuggling.
The officers seized two automobiles
occupied by the men and 40 cases of
whisky, which they said was conceal
ed in the cars.
A personal solicitation, with view
to influencing property owners to con-
struct residences on vacant lots, to-
gether with letter to all property
owning citizens to make such rear
engagements as are possible and expe-
dent to house college students, will be
the first step in Pullmans campaign
for added housing facilities.
Gov. Hart announced that ]. Grant
Hinkle of Spokane. would be appointed
secretary of state to succeed Capt. l.
NJ. Howell, who died last week. Mr..
Hinkle has been assistant secretary of
state under Capt. Howell since Feb
ruary Is, 1910 Mr.. Hinkle has been
requested by Gov. Hart to appoint
Mrs. Howell to a position In the de-
partment
A crowd Of about 100 citizens, in.
Guiding many ex-service men, sur
rounded a hotel in Walla Walla search.
ing for e. R. Ormsbee, alleged to be
non-partisan league organizer who,
it was reported, made a remark derog-
atory to American soldiers. Ormsbee
is former high school instructor in
Walla Walla and recently returned to
Walla Walla county to secure mem
bers for the nonpartisan league.
With impressive services, final trib-
ute waa paid in Olympia to the mem
Dry Of Capt. |. NJ. Howell, secretary
Of state, who died at Tacoma. Scores
OF former political and personal
friends from all parts of the state were
in attendance at the funeral, which
was held in st. Johns Episcopal
church. Gov. Ben w. Olcott and Sec
rotary OF State Sam A. kozer OF Ore
goh attended as official representa-.
tivos of sister state.
The statement of total bonds and
cash belonging to the six permanent
funds of the state of Washington for
the quarter ending June 80, 1920, and
the year ending the same date, shows
S17557,521.55 plus the accident funds
OF $4,210,540, which totals S21,767,-
962.35, according to information issued
by State Treasurer w. w. Sherman.
Net cash for the bonds on permanent
school fund show s377,5S3.26; univer.
sity permanent, $3,S95.25; scientific
permanent, s3,37333; agricultural, ST..
l727S; C.. Il. p. & X. /. permanent,
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