Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-09-23
STATE NEWS BOILED DOWN
FOR OUR BUSY READERS
Digest Of Weeks Happenings in And Over
The Puget Sound State

preliminary steps were taken at a
meeting In HoQuiam to organize a
branch Of the National Parks assacia-
ton, northwest organization devoted
to preservation Of the national beauty
spots.
More than 1000 cars of fruit have
been shipped out of the Wenatchoc
district. This is virtually the same
amount as last year. although more
apples have been shipped this year
than last.
Bank deposits of the five Walla
Walla institutions show an increase
Of more than half million dollars
between June 30 and September s. The
total In the banks at the last call is
Sil,03O,736.
A letter. signed THE Revenge Com
mittee," was received by a Centralia
paper from Milwaukee, saying that a
band of radials would invade the city
about October Is to get revenge for a
raid" on the |. w. w. hall there on
Armistice day.
Recent rains in Grays Harbor coun-
ty have ruined the remaining bean
crop in the Montesano district, accord
ing to w. c. Mumaw, manager of a
cannery. A species Of rust set in that
made the beans unfit for use. He pre-
diets that blackberries will not be at
the height of their season until next
week, Indications point to a normal
crop. He expects to put up 5000 cases
Only 1000 cases of beans were secured.
The goal had been 1000.
One Of the most complete books Of
a general nature on the state as a
whole has just been issued by the
state bureau Of statistics and immi-
grafton, one of the divisions of the
office OF Secretary of State J. Grant
Hinkle. The book, which is entitled
THE Advantages and Opportunities of
the State of Washington for Homeseek-
ere, Investors and Travellers" was pre-
pared by Harry F. Giles, deputy COM
missioner of the bureau.
A draft of measure to be intro
duced in the next legislature provd-
ing for the state care of needy indus
trial workers, outlined at a meeting
of representatives of the Spokane post
Of the American Legion and of the
Spokane central labor council, was
made public Friday. 1t was declared
that the support of the state fedora
ton of labor and the state American
Legion organization has been assured
for the measure. The measure would
provide for vocational rehabilitation
of disabled workers.
Six individuals and the Grays Har-
Dor Motorship corporation, charged
with conspiring to defraud the govern
ment through the presentation of false
NldIlllo AOI bOHusCb III SOHlttlluu Will
wartime ship construction, were found
not guilty by jury in federal court
at Seattle. The defendants were Bruce
Shorts, Monty Ward, A. B. Shay and
A s. Hoonan, officers of the Grays
Harbor corporation, and Captain w.
A. Magee and A. B. Hunt, former
North Pacific district officials of the
emergency fleet corporation.
The Northwestern Reclamation
league, organized last week at Seattle,
is to launch Immediately campaign
of education, preliminary to the leg
islatlve program that 1t Is hoped may
be carried to success at the coming
session of congress. The resolutions
adopted at the irrigation congress in
augurate the movement in an effort
to obtain an appropriation Of s250,0O0,.
900 to create revolving fund for the
United States reclamation service that
will enable the government to under
take broad general policy of reclaim
alton and irrigation, while pushing to
speedy completion those projects now
under way.
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