Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-01-29
llaS INGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Important Occurrences OF Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.


at Aberdeen last week.
The body OF Mrs Anna NJ Monster,
Seattle. was found frozen in small
pond at Black River Junction.
Much interest is being manifested in
centralia In the organization OF a wom-
ems auxiliary to the American Legion.
Ten alleged members Of the union of
Russian workers have been arrested at
Seattle on federal warrants and bound
over for trial
Taxes collected IN Lewis county this
year will exceed those Of last year by
$4,000. The increase is due altogether
to higher leyies
Kelsos postofflee has been enlarged
and the postmaster has double the
room In which TO handle the rapidly
growing business,
American Legion members in Clarke
county this year will invest nearly
100000 in two buildings for their halls
and gymnasiums,
During the week ending January 10,
524l cars Of forest products have been
loaded. as compared with 1920 cars for
the same period in 1918.
Outside the incorporated towns the
enumerators will not be able to com
plete the census OF Cowlitz county be
for the first Of February,
The wenaha Wool Growers assocla.
tion charges that shearers are in a
powerful union; are careless in their
work and that their wages are too
high
For the first time since its establish
ment, Camp Lewis is now under the
jurisdiction of the western depart
ment. with headquarters at San Fran
clsco
Plans for calling a special election
at Spokane to vote upon a tax levy for
the erection Of memorial auditorium
in honor of service men are being dis
cussed.
The Vancouver Chamber OF Com.
merce has appointed committee OF
six members to pass upon all adyertis-
ing schemes except in newspapers and
magazines.
Several of the large camps of the
Kelso vicinity, which have been closed
since early in December. are making
preparations to resume logging opera
tlons after February l.
While there are few isolated cases
Of Influenza In Seattle, the attack is
mild in each case and there is no in.
dication Of an epidemic, according to
city health authorities
Mrs. r. c. McCredie of sunnyside
was elected president OF the state
board of health at the annual meeting
OF the board held in Olympia Mrs.
McCredie succeeds DR.. II. H. Mccarthy
Of Spokane.
Five tons will be the maximum load
which can be hauled over the streets
of centralia under an ordinance adopt
ed hyStlie city commission Heavy lad
en- trucks were breaking down the
city pavement
Applications for automobile licenses
may now be made TO the county audit
or. All applications must be accom-
panied by the last years application
and state number The automobile
year begins March 1.
approximately $50 witnesses have
been summoned to give testimony in
the trials at Montesano of the II al
legged /. w. w. charged with first de
gree murder in connection with the
armistice day shooting at Centralia
Mike Hennessy. about AZ years old
tried and found guilty at Vancouver OF
violating the criminal syndicalism law
was sentenced by Judge Back Of the
Clarke county superior court to from
one to ten years in the state peniten
tiary at Walla Walla
Application for an increase in street
car fares in the cities Of Hoquiam
Aberdeen and Cosmopolis is made b.
the Grays Harbor Railway Light
company in new tariff filed with the
public service commission. The com
pany asks for a Z cent fare within tbs
cities and 10 cents between cities
The Columbia Products company has
bought the station of the Ellensburg
Products company and taken over til,
business Products viii now be ship
ped to Vancouver instead Of Seattle
No agreement has been reached by
/ building trades unions and contractors
At Spokane, Unions have asked fol
wage increases Of 81 "a day and have re-
fused to work on new contracts until
! the demand is met
The streams Of Washington are t6
be stocked with fresh supply % east
( ern trout duriug the coming year. Fish
cries Inspector W. Il. Clancy being en-
gaged in transporting 100000 trout
eggs from the hatcheries of Massaohu