Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-11-19

Walla Walla gas users nave proteSt-
ed to the Pacific Power & Light COM
pany against the quality and pressure
of gas and have announced that they
will file complaints with the public
service commission. Company Off
cials say that recent shipments Of coal
are to blame.
Winlock has population Of ST.,
according to census just completed
there by Rev. w. NJ. Dews, pastor Of
the Methodist Episcopal church.
When the government census figures
were announced the belief was preva-
lent in Winlock that the town had
been greatly cheated, but Rev. Dews'
figures are only 80 more than the fed
eral count.
Sale OF hops, malt and other ingre
dents from which home-brew is made
will not be stopped in Washington
state, prohibition director Donald Nc.
Donald has announced. 1t is reported
that prohibition enforcement officials
have ruled against hop and malt sales
to others than bakers and confection,
ers.
Appropriations necessary for state
institutions for the next biennium,
including cost of operation, capital
outlay, repairs and requirements, to.
tai $6S01,7 an increase of Sl,951,.
1872 over the last biennium, according
to estimates prepared by the state
board of control for submission to
the legislature in January.
Sixty per cent of Walla Walla coun.
TVS wheat crop is still in the hands
of growers, according to estimates,
and financial conditions are none too
bright for farmers Farmers are sit,
ting tight and say they can not afford
to sell at present prices, as their grain
cost around 50 a bushel to harvest.
Business has been affected by the
wheat situation.
Donald A. Mcdonald, federal pro
hibition director for Washington, has
arranged conference In Vancouver,
B. c., with Canadian officials to de
termine what cooperation he may
expect in stopping whisky runners
from entering the United States along
the Washington border line. There
are so roads from Canada into the
state of Washington.
Two new bridges were dedicated
at Spokane in memory Of the heroes
of the world war and battles made
memorable by American participation
The new bridge built by Spokane
county across the Spokane river at
Wildwood was dedicated as the Ar
gonne bridge and the structure built
by the city of Spokane across Hang
man creek was dedicated as the
Marne bridge.
A gigantic building program involv-
ing expenditure of many more millions
Of dollars than has been planned, will
be required to place the Pacific coast
naval defenses and bases on a par
with those of the Atlantic coast, &C
cording to members Of the joint con-
gress:onal committee which inspected
the Bremerton navy yard, Sand Point
aviation field, Ediz hook operating
base for submarines and other points
on the Sound last week.
H. L. Powers, C. NJ. O'Brien, How.
ard Holt and Fred Mccoy returned
to Pasco the first of the week from
Olympia where they had been in con.
sultation with the state reclamation
board, and as a result OF their trip
Franklin county irrigation district
No. is to become state beneficiary
to the extent of 100000. District
No. | includes the projects surround.
ing Pasco, two units with pumping
plants on the Snake and Columbia
rivers.
With the exception of coffee and
sugar, the northland will supply, from
her own products, the feast for $50
members of the Yukon Order Of Pho.
neers on December l when the organ.
ization will serve its annual banquet
in Seattle. Bread will be made from
300 pounds of flour, made from wheat
grown under the Arctic circle. Pota.
toes, onions and carrots from far
north gardens will be supplied by the
business men of Anchorage and Skag.
way will send six reindeer for roasts.
Five hundred bob white quail and
several dozen scaled partridges, from
Texas, are to be liberated in Washing.
ton woods in December according to
announcement by l.. H, Darwin, state
fish and game commissioner. II the