Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-26

SNHSAANf "Si' Aoui4u sunny VI ~ wa
the SO counts against them by jury
in federal court at Seattle.
Influenza seems to be quite preys-
lent in Cowlitz county and at recent
meeting OF the board of country com
missioners places of public gatherings
including all public schools, churches,
theaters, entertainments of every kind
and public dances were ordered closed.
Work of erecting an s5-foot oil der
rick east OF Montesano by the Wyo.
mont Oil company has been completed
and machinery is being installed. The
company has leases on $500 acres OF
land in the vicinity OF the proposed
we'll. About $4,000 will be represent.
ed In equipment.
Gas is due for an Increase Ia Taco
ma, the public service commission hay
ing filed report permitting the Ia
coma Gas & Fuel company to increase
the gas rates approximately 20 per
cent A decision on the companys re-
quest to increase gas rates in Olympia
will not be given until later date.
The Walla Walla Meat Cold Stor
age company is TO enter the ice and
fruit storage business on a huge scale.
Excavating has been begun for a build
ing 40 by 1870 feet. This is the first
unit OF several such buildings TO be
erected by the company and 1t is plan
ned to handle 100000 boxes of apples
besides huge quantities of ice each
year.
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Tannatt, aged SO,
widow of the late General 7. r. Tan
matt, died at the home of her son-in-
law, DR.. C. K Merriam, in Spokane.
Mrs. Tannatt was one of the few sur
viving women who had been actively
engaged in nursing in the civil war
and who was able to recall many OF
the incidents of the relief work insti-
tuted by Clara Barton.
Resolutions urging the president OF
the United States to call a conference
of qualified International experts" to
devise ways and means for safe
guarding the worlds credits by in
creasing the worlds metallic reserves
of gold" were adopted at the closing
session OF the northwest mining con.
vention held at Spokane under the
auspices of the Northwest Mining as
sociation.
Decision to push demand for 90
per cent salary increase has been made
by the board of directors of the Asso-
citation of Instructors of the University
of Washington. The campaign will be
conducted until satisfactory results are
obtained, according to the directors,
even IL 1t is necessary TO carry the
drive before the next session of the
legislature. This is the reception CIV
en- the recent award of rs per cent In
crease by the board of regents.
r. ]. Donahue, chief OF the depart
ment OF dairy and livestock in the com.
missioner of agriculture office, has
resigned to become manager of the
Carnation Stock Farms company. The
resignation will be effective March 90
The company operates extensive stock
farms at Tolt, King county; Granger.
Yakima county, and Cherry Valley,
Snohomlsh county. Donohue will be
succeeded by L. C. Pelton, veterinary
inspector for western Washington for
the commission of agriculture.
Substantial salary increases, ranging
from to 25 per cent according to
length OF service and general co-opera.
tive value to the college, we're granted
to the faculty by the board of regents
of Washington State college. The in
creases were granted on the basis OF
claims submitted by the faculty com
mittee recently which showed that APP
proximately rs per cent of the married
professors were receiving but a bare
living wage. The new increase will
be proportional according to time of
affiliation with the institution, amount
of research and original work go
compllshed during that time and to
Institutional abilities.
In order to provide a dependable
water supply against the threatened
dry season this year the land owners
under the government project in the
Okanogan Valley are preparing to
install one of the most powerful pump
ing plants ever used for irrigating pur-
poses. II is proposed to lift sufficient
water out of the okanogan river TO
irrigate $500 acres of land now in bear
ing orchards in the vicinity Of Omak.
This water will have to be lifted 470
feet and pumps having capacity Of
5000 gallons per minute win be re
CURED for the work. So far as is
known this is the biggest pumping
plant installation for irrignting pur.
poses in the history of this country.
In comprehensive review OF the in.