Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-07-15
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Important Occurrences Of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

and basement Of the new dairy build.
Ing at 4 cost of 31os.e7O.
According to the reports made by
the banks Of Spokane In response to
a call of the comptroller of the curren-
cy. an increase of s6.o00,OOo In depos.
Its has been made as Of June 80 over
the same period last year.
Farmers in the vicinity OF Walla
Walla report that the recent hot winds
did practically no damage. Some Of
the spring grain has turned white. but
the grain generally was too far ad-
vanced to be seriously hurt.
Two COWS belonging to Charles ia
busch. a Kelso farmer. rank highest In
the Cowlitz County Testing associa-
ton. The record Of one was 1912
pounds OF butterfat for the month.
That of the other WAS 1884.
Some grain which grew from one
kernel OF wheat was pulled up on
the D. w. Dickinson ranch on Eureka
flat near Walla Walla aud the heads
"threshed" by hand. there being 1850
kernels OF wheat In the heads.
Nonfatal accidents In industry In
Washington reached high mark OF
251+ In June. 1920. according to report
Of the Industrial insurance depart
ment. This Is an Increase of 546 over
nonfatal accidents for June, 1919.
The statements of the two Odessa
banks for the call of June 30 show
deposits Of $1,o26,637. Last year the
two banks had on deposit little over
100000. Never before in the history
Of Odessa has there been on deposit
over 100000 at this time of the year.
The largest claim for damage sus-
tanned by fruit while in transit ever
made in the Wenatchee district has
been paid by the Great Northern rail-
way to the Wenatchee Produce com
pany. The amount is $175,000, based
upon freezing of apples last December.
Assignment Of % additional prohibit
ton enforcement officers to the state
OF Washington, announced in Spokane
by Donald A. Mcdonald of Seattle,
state prohibition, director for the gov
eminent, Is expected to add to the diff
ficulties Of men who are bringing In
whisky from Canada.
Letters are being sent out by the
Blalock Fruit company OF Walla Walla
asking onion growers of the valley to
hold their crops until maturity. The
reason given is that California and
other crops glut the market and If the
Walla Walla product goes on the mar
ket now the price will be demorallzed.
Holding that the l. W. w. is a po-
litlcal organization and that Its activ
tiles can not be restrained by court
order, Judge Ed. H. Hardin of the
Whatcom county superior court In Bel
bingham denied application OF the coun-
ty prosecuting attorney for an injunc-
ton against four alleged I. w. W..
which would restrain them from &C.
lively engaging In l. W. W. propagan-
On.
Skagit county went over the top In
regular order In the recent campaign
for funds for Armenian relief, accord
ing to Mrs. Harriet Dunlap. county
chairman. The quota for the county
first was placed at $4,000. This later
was reduced to $3.50. The campaign
resulted In raising S5.336.S6. which
with 3699.40 which had been sent to
the headquarters throughout the fiscal
year just ended makes total credit
in the drive Of s6.036.S7.
Thirty automobiles Of farmers from
all parts Of the Inland Empire made
tho trip over the experimental farm at
Washington state college. Pullman the
excursion being the big feature OF the
second annual summer session Of the
Washington Wheat Growers, Shippers
and Miliers' association. commonly
known as the wheat convention"
Governor Louis f. Hart came down
from Spokane to participate In the
noon luncheon.
With general wheat crop conditions
exceptionally good, the PaIouse aad
walla Walla districts and southern
section OF the Big Bond district give
promise Of record crops this year, &C.
cording to reports from Spokane grain
men who have just returned from the
wheat sections. Harvesting OF the win
ter wheat crop will be In full blast
within another 10 days. they say. and
the harvest of spring wheat will begin
the latter part Of the month.
washington's potential annual out
put Of fish WAS increased by about
$1,000 pounds, when 1t was announced
that spawned salmon, heretofore re-
sarded as unfit for table use, 10 a pure
and wholesome article Of food. The
news came in a report from the Ma
tional Gamers Association OF New