Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-08-12

A three.days' convention OF the
state of Washington was held at Van
couver.
John Bistron, laborer in logging
camp near Preston was killed by a
fall from tree in the camp.
Hundreds OF Spokane apartment
house jewellers have been notified Of
rental increases, effective September
first.
Precipitation in Lincoln county in
July totaled nine.tenths Of an inch.
according to the records Of the wealth
or bireau.
Okanogan county shows popula-
ton of 1904 in 1920, a gain in the
last decade Of 4,207, according to cen
sus figures announced.
A branch of the Save Our State"
organization was launched at Chehalis
to combat the nonpartisan league
movement In Washington.
Oakville residents voted Tuesday on
issuance of bonds for $4,000 for the
purchase of the Oakville Electric
Light & Power company plant at that
place.
Tenino, with population of $50, is
the biggest town in Thurston county
outside Of Olympia, according to CEN
sus figures Bucoda has population
of 4f2.
A well organized mutual protective
organization exists among bootleggers
in the state of Washington, declares
Donald A. Mcdonald, state prohibit
ton director.
Charles f. Jackson, IS, pioneer log
ging operator of Washington, and son
Of d. B. Jackson, one Of the earliest
steamship men of Puget sound, died
at his home in Seattle.
AS result of lessening in building
at the shipyards, between 700 and 500
men are out of work in Tacoma, &C
cording to H. ]. Scott, director of the
city free employment service.
Half of the retorts Of the Chehalis
gas plant, which supplies Chehalis and
Centralia, have been replaced with
new equipment at a cost of $4,000. AL
ready much better service has resulted.
Grays Harbor hay crops are reported
to be phenomenally good by farmers
from all parts Of the country. Rains
have made the crops late in maturing
and have increased the average yield
greatly.
The first woman to enter the pri-
mary race for governor Of Washing
ton Mrs. Anna McEachern of Seattle,
has filed her declaration of candi-
dacy on the republican ticket with the
secretary of state.
Grays harbor naval reservists who
have been hoping for a cruise in north
Pacific waters this month, may be
disappointed unless more men can be
obtained to complete the quota re-
quired by the government.
Fire which started in the stacker
shed of the Grays Harbor Commercial
company plant at Cosmopolis destroy
ed seven dry kilns, storage sheds and
over 100000 feet of lumber. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
The first grain fire in the vicinity of
Walla Walla occurred when a separa-
tor and strawstack on the farm OF
G. w. Whitehouse Of Dry Creek we're
destroyed The fire was caused by a
smut explosion. But little grain was
burned.
Train loads of empty freight cars
are being rushed to Pacific northwest
points by northern rail lines to clean
up congestion OF eastbound lumber
traffic before the advance in freight
rates becomes effective, railroad Off
Gals said at Seattle
The first unit OF Tacoma's new port
development, an Si0.foot open pier, Is
so per cent finished. The new pier
is 1865 wide on I'LL. Edward Kloss
port commissioner, said that this unit
should be In operation within si1
months at the utmost
Deposits OF the banks Of every city
in Lincoln county showed an increase
in the official reports issued June &c
and Just compiled. The total increase
in the county was s1.5SS,4s1 Aegre
gate deposits for the call OF June
1920, were s67O5.3S5 and year age
were S5,166,9O4.
Representative Wheeler OF Spring
field, o., spent last week In Prossel