Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-12-10

In pistol duel following a holdup
Of 10 men in tho Burnet pool hall in
Tacoma, one Of the two masked rob-
bers, who had succeeded in gaining
loot Of $40 from the place, was shot
through the heart and instantly killed
by pool hall employe. The other rob
Der ran for the wods and escaped.
Resolutions calling on the Atlantic
Monthly to retract misleading state
ments regarding the Centralia Armis-
tice day tragedy. made in an article
on "The Wild West in the December
issue of the magazine, were adopted
at a meeting of the state executive
committee of the American Legion in
Seattle.
Unless 1t can be proved that ship
pers will be helped by the removal
OF Panama canal tolls, the trade and
commerce bureau of Tacoma CONNER
cial club wants the charge to stand
It adopted a resolution Saturday ask
ing the club directors to oppose abo-
ltion of tolls until the eject of such
action can be shown.
Exhibitions Of bulldogging, roping
and throwing steers or wild horse
racing at the proposed wild west rodeo
at Spokane, next July 4, will result in
the immediate arrest and prosecution
of those engaged in and responsible
for such exhibition, according to in
structions directed by Governor Hart
to Prosecuting Attorney Lindsey of
Spokane county.
The case of the Silver Lumber COM
pany against the United States Spruce
Production corporation. in which the
plaintiff sought to collect $500, 900 dam
ages, for alleged breach of contract,
which was ended when the armistice
was signed. was decided in favor of the
defendant. The case was tried in the
superior court of Clarke county, Judge
R. H. Back on the bench. The case
was tried last spring and attracted
much attention.
Tacoma manufacturers of products
suitable for export are planning a
trade invasion of the orient. The
United States shipping board vessel
Wenatchee, under charter to the Pa
cific Steamship company, will carry
| group OF Tacoma business men and
he products they manufacture, when
it clears from Puget sound shortly
after the first Of the new year. Res
ervations now are being made by the
.rade and commerce bureau of the
Tacoma Commercial club.
Governor Hart carried the state by
a total vote of 21O,662, according to
the official canvass completed by
Charles Foster, head of the elections
division of the secretary Of states de-
partment. The final total gives Gov
ernor Hart a clear majority of 21,S76
over all opposition. Black polled Co.
079, Bridges l2l,37l, Burgess 1896, the
total for the three being 1SS,746. Wes-
ley l.. Jones (rep.) polled 217,069 for
United States senator to 6S,4SS for
Cotterill (dem.) }. and $1,000 for France
tfarmer-labor), majority for Jones
of 49,272.
Louis II. Burnett Of Tacoma has &C
copied the state Craftsmanship OF an
organization which is to undertake the
task of raising in Washington about
s350,O00 for the relief OF destitute chill
ircn of Europe. The leadership in
the work has been undertaken at the
solicitation Of Herbert Hoover, chair.
man Of the European relief council.
A call has been sent out by Chair.
man Burnett for meeting of the
representatives of various agencies in
the state of Washington to whom
Hoover and his associated workers
have appealed. The meeting Is to be
held Wednesday at Tacoma.
Underwriting by the government OF
bonds in the sum of $500,000000 for
the development OF the Columbia river
basin in the states OF Washington,
Idaho, Montana and Oregon, is pro.
posed by W. e. Southland, an attorney
of Ephrata, To carry on the develop.
ment work successfully Mr.. Southland
would include the five states In an in
terstate improvement district and
place the project under the control OF
a commission to be composed OF a man
from each state and three mon to be
named by the government. The gov
ernment would provide engineers nee.
ssa.y to promote the plan, according
to Mr.. Southard's proposal.