Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-01-22


held In Spokane January 20 TO a. Il
is expected that approximately 1900
prize birds will be- on exhibition.
lsnao Plneus, formerly one Of The
largest hop growers and merchants 10
tho nation. died ut Tacoma al ihe age
Of rs lie al one time owned hop yards
In various parts Of the state and op
Grated vessels out Of Puget sound.
The city OF Seattle has filed formal
protest with the public service com.
mission against proposed increase In
gas rates by the Seattle Lighting com
pany The city alleges the rates are
unfair unjust and unreasonable and
would lmpoae an increase totnllng
5000 600 upon consumers.
According 10 statistics compiled by
Deputy Horticultural Inspector T.. S
Darlington. a total OF ll.7bO tons Of
fruit woni into byproducts during the
lapt season IN the Wenslohee district.
of this amount G7bo tons we're utilized
by the byproduct factories In the dis
trio; and 5000 tons were shipped out
Protest to congress against tho
wholesale campaign 81 indIscrlminate
arrests and dcportatlona Tor presumed
violations OF the espionage law" Is
contained In resolution adopted by
the Coast district convention at ia
coma OF delegates representing 1907
900 metal trades union workers OF the
Pacific coast
j. 4. Taylor Of Seattle. a macAlnlst,
was elected president OF the district
council Of the metal trades union at
the final days session of the annual
convention Of the district council
which met at Tacoma last week. Other
officers elected were T.. J, Brady, Port
land. first vlce.presldent; f. G. Miller,
San Francisco, second ylce.prcsident.
]. W. Rickett OF Oakland, secretary.
treasurer.
imprisonment for life WIS Tx sen
tence meted out at Everett TO Joseph
Morton. l5-year.old Stanwood boy, by
a jury which found him guilty Of
murder in connection with the shoot
ing of Ice Linton. an Everett taxleab
driver, November 10, last lsom White,
10. MorionH companion, who It was
alleged actually shot Linton, was found
guilty OF the charge and sentenced
to be hanged
Report of the commission OF engi-
neers appointed by the state reclama'
lion board TO consider plans for the
construction OF the Methow-okanogan
Irrigation project has been subr'itted
to the board. The commission com,
PRICES A, j. Wiley OF Boise, Idaho; D.
c. Henry OF Portland. botb OF the fed
eral reclamation service, and o. l..
Waller. dean Of the engineering de-
partment OF Washington state college.
rhe commission estimates construc
Lon cost OF wooden fumes at $3.50
nd acre, metal fumes s279 an acre,
and reinforced concrete construction
at 1904 an acre. The construction
work contempiates IL miles OF tunnel
and six miles of main canal,
! William BouclE, master of the Wash
mgton state grange ard head OF the
All-American Farmer Labor co-opera-
tive association, has called a meeting
Of western farm organizations to be
held Ia Vancouver March 2 and 8.
MIR. Bouck said Vancouver was chosen
as 1t is central point in the Pacific
northwest from which most Of the
1900 expected delegates are TO come.
All farm states west Of the Mississippi
are expected to send delegates. Rep.
resentatives are expected from the
railroad brotherhoods, labor unions af-
fiiated with the American Federation
of Labor, cooperative and farm asso-
Citations and state grange, American
Society OF Equity, Nebraska Farmers
union and others.
| Aching Governor l. NJ, Howell, com
plying with the suggestion of the Law
and order union OF New York state.
and following the action already taken
by governors of SO states, designated
Sunday, January rs, as law and order
Sunday in the churches of Washing
ton. and the week following as law
and order week in the schools of the
state. Request has been made by the
acting governor that on Sunday, Jan
uary %. the people of the state pay
tribute to the services rendered by
American women in the army nurse
corps. and that the suggestion made
by Governor Harding of Iowa that each
person wear rose on that day as an
evidence of appreciation of the work
of the nurses in the war be observed
in this state.
Plans for the formation Of non
profit, cooperative association for the
marketing OF wheat eliminating spccu
latior and stabHizing the wheat price