Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-03-11

organized women's auxiliary Of the
centralia post. American Legion. an
application for charter was signed by
q women eligible to membership.
Three Spokane husbands were ar.
rested Under the state lazy husband"
Law, following declaration Of war on
husbands who fail 10 support their
wives, Issued by Superior Judge Hu-
neke Ia divorce court.
The Washington state college de.
bate team won the contest between the
state college and the University Of
Montana. Clyde Cook Of Asotin and
Edgar Funk Of sunnyside composed
the state college team.
The executive committee Of the
North Pacific Union Conference OF Ad.
ventis's at Walla Walla went on record
in favor of an increased investment of
s35O.OOO In the union conference terri.
tory for educational purposes.
In order that Sprague may keep fully
informed on the road situation and
work for roads that will benefit the
town a standing committee ON good
roads was appointed at the regular
meeting OF the Commercial club.
By "A practically unanimous vote the
Spokane carpenters union reaffirmed
the sS wage scale adopted last fall,
to take effect April l.. The present
scale of the carpenters is 81 day.
Nearly 300 carpenters attended the
meeting
owners of fruit trees in Wenatchee
will be compelled to spray the same
for scale and codliHg moths this year
and In case Of their failure to do so
the district horticulturist will have the
work done and charge 1t up against
the growers.
Reports that two Seattle men, w. A.
Bagnall and Il, s. LoEsdon. both In
terested In purchasing timber lands.
disappeared recently. caused Seattle
police to investigate a theory that
murder gang is operating there under
the guise of a timber land syndicate.
Frances Huntington of Kelso was
elected president of the Women's
league at the Pullman state college.
other officers are as follows: Vice pres
ldent, Margaret Gormale of Spokane;
secretary, Gladys Beck of Walla Walla;
treasurer. Esther Winter of Tacoma.
In answer to the bank call under
date OF February rs the two Odessa
banks have responded with the best
statements ever issued. Combined de.
posits are s1,126,247, as against ST..
044,s37 shown at the last call This
is the largest amount in deposits ever
shown.
REIMBURSEMENT of the state levy to
care for added appropriations for the
state college, state university and nor
NAL schools can be effected without in
creasing taxes, according to an opinion
expressed by Governor Louis r. Hart
while in Spokane after returning from
a two.dny inspection trip over state
roads in Stevens county.
Vandals at the funeral services In
Walla Walla for the IL Chinese who
lost their lives in a fire, rifled the ef-
fects of the fire victims which had been
taken to the cemetery in advance OF
the bodies, and which were to have
been burned after the ceremonies.
Many of the effects were missing, hav-
ing been taken by souvenir hunters.
The associated students of the state
college at Pullman voted to accept the
wearing of corduroy trousers az upper
class distinction for men Not to be
outdone by the men In the adoption
of measures to cut down the high cost
Of living Dora Lewis. president of the
womens league, urged the discontinu-
ance of the sending Of flowers to the
women for formal dances.
After one of the hardest fought dis
cussions ever heard before the Indus.
trial welfare board the delegates TO the
housekeeping conference held in olym.
pia recommended unanimously that the
mattresses, chambermaids, elevator
girls and other like help In hotels and
restaurants OF the state be paid not
less than s1S week of six days for
their services The former minimum
wage was 1920 for seven-day week,
but most employers had been paying
more than the minimum. There is
little doubt the commission will accept
the report.
The public service commission was
without jurisdiction to issue orders APP
proving and making effective telephone
rates established by the postmaster
general during the period the systems
were under control of the federal gov
eminent under authority OF war emer-
geney legislation, the state supreme
court holds in deciding the case
brought by the cities Of Seattle and