Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-01-29

company plant at Davenport was do
stroyed by lire Tie loss wil total
about 100000 covered by 100000 in.
suranco. About $4,000 bushels OF
wheat were destroyed
Strict quarantine Of all Influenza
and pneumonia cases in Washington
has been ordered by Dr. Anderson.
state commissioner of health. DR.. An,
derson hopes to check the disease be
fore it becomes epidemic In the state.
The Washington Wool Growers as
ISOLATION. in session at walla walla,
reelected Thomas J. Drumheller of
Walla walla. president, W. A. McGaff.
ney of Yakima, vice president, and ].
+. Sears Of Prosser as secretary and
treasurer
Washington's honey production to.
tailed 100000 in value during 1919,
hut this figure is expected TO be treb-
led during 1920, members of the Wash.
ington State Bee Keepers association
were told at their annual convention
at Semitic.
The public service commission has
ordered census taken OF all public
utilities In Washington. Captain Bruce
Whitney OF Walla walla. recently re.
turned from overseas service. has been
named by the commission TO super
Wise the work.
In communication to Governor
Louis f. Hart. the Metal Trades and
the Central Labor council of Seattle an
nounce they favor the sending Of a
labor jury to Montesano to pass judg
ment on the trial of the il accused l.
W. w. suspects.
Tacoma growers are at war over the
price Of sugar. A. X. MaeLeau, a
wholesale and retail dealer, charges
grocers with profiteering by openly
selling beet sugar at Is and 20 cents
pound when the highest Legitimate
price is IA cents
In caustic letter to Governor Hart
the executive committee Of the State
Federation Of Labor criticises the gov,
ernor sharply for alleged evasion Of
the intent of the law by not appointing
two labor representatives members OF
the industrial code commission,
Apple box manufacturers of north
central Washington have given the re
port that the price Of apple boxes this
year win be between % and 80 cents
apiece Many of the mills will not
make any boxes at all, as they can get
more money out OF the lumber for
other purposes.
The fourteenth annual convention
Of the Washington State Grain Grow
ers'. Shippers and Millers association
was held at Pullman. There were
more than 300 farmers In attendance,
and the results were declared CRAFTY
ing, both as to interest aroused and
things accomplished.
Unless circumstances spoil the pro-
gram, United States Senator Poindex.
ter will swing through Washington
next month. or at least before the re
publican state convention is held, and
probably will fill speaking engage
ments in other northwestern states
about the same time.
Good roads enthusiasts of Milton,
Dayton, wai.sburg and Walla Walla
held meeting last week with federal
road officials. 1t was voted to select
the Lewis peak route to connect the
valley with the main trunk line being
built from Goldman Springs to the toll
gate along the backbone of the Blue
mountains.
An earthquake shock last week
cracked a number Of brick walls in
the vicinity of Bellinsham. At Ana.
cortes windows in number Of houses
were broken by the force Of the tenn
blor and brick walls were cracked,
The quake was felt in varying degrees
Of intensity in d number OF towns in
the northwestern section Of Washing.
ton.
Settlement of future industrial dis
putes in Tacoma by board of concili-
alton composed of an equal number of
delegates from the Associated Indus.
tries and the central labor council
was made possible when the central
labor council voted to take mp the pro.
posal of the Associated Industries for
the organization of an arbitration
board.
a movement which it hopes viii as
sumo national proportions was inaug
urated by the Spokane Retail Cloth.
iers association when ii adopted a res
olution calling upon every dealer in
mems apparel to buy the minimum OF
merchandise for the fan -rade with
the object of restricting buying in or
der to bring down the cost Of mems
clothing.
Six bids opened at Washington
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