Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-11-12

GU W hoiu uh'i pliSc SOHuitlOlIS are
better.
Two hens owned by residents Of
Seattle and Tekoa laid 312 eggs each
during the year closing October 81,
breaking all previous northwestern
records.
The Montesano Packing company an
nounCes that the plant will close for
the year as soon as five or six tons
of cranberries now on hand are turned
into jam.
The east entry highway, concrete
road with a 400-foot concrete viaduct,
was formally thrown open az part Of
the Olympic highway following in
spection and acceptance of the work
by the city council of Aberdeen.
W. c. Carpenter, federal director OF
employment in Washington, places the
number of unemployed in Spokane at
1900 men, in Seattle 5000 and in Ia.
coma 1900.
The dredge P. S. Niche, after two
months spent in Grays Harbor, has
deepened the channel over the bar to
depth of 81 feet at high and % feet
at low water.
Two holdups in one week occurred
at the National Lumber company's
camp near Cedarville. In each be
tween 5000 and $500 was obtained by
masked bandits
The twelfth annual northwest live
stock show opened at Lewiston with
such number Of exhibits it was found
necessary to install tents to house the
overflow of animals.
l.. H. Darwin, state fish commission
er, invites the people of Grays Harbor
to go to the state hatcheries located
near Satsop and get, free of cost, what
spawned salmon they can use.
The Walla Walla Y NJ. c. A. has
started an employment bureau for
boys and the Rotary club has agreed
to help find employment for high
school students who need work.
Captain Frank NJ. White, first pres
ident Of the Shipmasters' association
of the United States, died in Seattle
at the Masonic sanitarium, where he
had been confined several weeks.
w. E. Boeing of Seattle will build 8
private fish hatchery on the Wishkah
river, according to word received by
the Hoquam Rod AID Gun club. Cut
throat trout will be the principal spe,
cies reared.
One hundred and twenty young men
of Aberdeen, Montesano and Satsop
have enlisted in a national guard in,
fantry company which has been form
ed at Aberdeen and will be ready for
mastering in before November 80.
The board of county commissioners
Of Cowlitz county has ordered the sale
of $4,000 worth of county bonds, with
which to provide money for complet-
ing the re-cruise of the timberlands Of
the county, half completed last year.
According to Attorney General
Thompson, long determinate sentences
cannot be imposed on women convicted
of misdemeanors or gross misdemean.
ors, but such women have to be com.
mitted to the women's industrial home.
Jack Dolan and w. Parson were in
jured, probably fatally, and A. Winter
suffered a fractured arm when two
cars of logs broke loose on the logging
road of the OConnell Lumber com.
pany, near Winlock, and crashed with
string of cars.
To Presidentelect Warren G. Hard,
ing was telegraphed an invitation to
deliver the inspirational address at
the opening session of the Pacific
Coast Advertising clubs associations
annual convention, which will be held
in Tacoma next year.
Twelve colleges and universities OF
the west have accepted the invitation
Of women's organizations of Washing
ton State college for conference
OF women's societies at Pullman No
vember II, IL and 10. Subjects of par.
ticular interest to college women are
scheduled for discussion.
Tacomas building permits for the
past ten months have already passed
previous years records. October's
figures while dropping behind those
of the same month Of 1919 we're suf.
ficient to run the total for the year
to A,452,524, while the best previous
record was in 1909 when construction
to the amount of si,390,974 was com.
menced
Concentrated third party action in
the SGta legislative district, Tacoma,