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

Puget sound the steamer Queen ram.
med Lillico Transportation COMPANY
barge Sunday morning, with loss OF
five OF the six cars loaded with freight
valued at 100000 which the barge
was transporting to Bremerton.
Seattle's winter bird population mas
increased by three species and 5000
individuals since last year. according
10 report Of census taken Sunday
by the Seattle Audubon society. The
total count. according to the report,
was 36 species and s4sS individuals
Estimates based on figures mac,
public BY Spokane milling compani,s
shows that the output of these con
Germs during 1919 viii be almost dou
Bile that of 1918. The flour production
for the curren, year is set ri el2 .OOt
barrels. as compared with 36s, 900 bar
rels last year.
Announcement was made by the
! United States district attorneys office
in Seattle that the convention OF wo
mems organizations of the state
Washington, authorized by the dopar.
ment of justice to formulate plans TO-
conservative buying will be held ii
Seattle on January next.
Organization of the faculty member,
OF Washington State college for the
purpose of collecting data on increased
living costs with view to supporting
agitation for salary increases was an
nounced by Professor II. w. Cordell
secretary Of the executive committee
named by the teaching force.
An increase of 90 cents day In the
wages of carpenters employed by mem
bers of the Seattle Master Builders as
ISOLATION, effective March l, 1920. was
announced by the association. EN-.
ployers agreed unanimously that good
workmen we're worth IS day, the
announcement stated, and the advance
WAS granted voluntarily.
The Seattle g. Rainier Valley rail-.
way. which operates one of the few
street car lines In Seattle not owned
by the city, has offered to sell the
city its properties for $1.656.766. A
street ear system In the Rainier valley
section of Seattle and an interurban
line between Seattle and Renton are
operated by the company.
o. 4. Lynch of Palouse has left for
Vancouver and there Will join Frank
NJ. Troeh. who has chosen Lynch as
his partner in the shoot for the United
States two-man team championship in
the meet to be held at Riverside, Cal,
by the American Trapshooters' asso-
citation. The shoot starts December
81, each state sending two men.
Investigation of the recent use of
the mails through the postoffice In
Seattle and offices in western Wash
ington by l. w. w. seeking funds for
defense OF members of the organiza-
ton arrested after the murders on
November IL last, at Centralia. has
been directed by Robert c. Saunders,
United States district attorney At
Seattle.
Fred Fink, Seattle musician, Mrs.
Fink. their three children and f. l..
Muller. roomer, escaped death or
serious injury when they decided to
open Christmas box, received
through the mail by breaking open the
slide top rather than by pulling 1t out
in the usual manner. The box con-
tanned an Internal machine. set to
explode when the lid was pulled back.
Two men were seriously wounded
and 1000 Christmas shoppers were
held at bay in Seattle when lone
bandit. believed to have been the man
who at Olympia shot and Killed L. H.
Schultz. a prominent auto dealer, at
tempted to hold up stationery store
In the First avenue business section.
After a short run, pursued by clerks
and customers Of the store, the robber
made good his escape.
Farmers OF Washington have been
asked. through farmers unlons.
oranges, and similar organizations to
contribute 25 cents each for financing
the State Federation of Farm Organi-
cations. II was announced by A. D.
Cross, the secretary Organizers are
actively working throughout the state.
Il was stated. in preparation for the
next convention of the federation next
June
A premium of s5 cents over the gov
eminent basic price for wheat-s2.2o.
coast--was paid in Spokane by tho
Centennial Mil company. according to
g. l. Toevs. manager The price paid
was equivalent to 1915 bushel at the
coast Deducting an average OF Is
cents bushel for freight from Spo-
kane to the coast, the price to the
growers In the interior was approx.