Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-04-01

Whlla Reid that mere maul-rsnfr it
the D. " " Is a violation uf the ami
syndioailsm law returning verdict
q guilty against Dan stewart y
kownehsua aud Joe. McCaskul
Al conference OF Officers Of the
three state organizations ut Everett
August g. 20 aud n. we're selected 10
the dates for holding in Everett tle
years annual conventions % fhe Good
Roads association, county commission
ers and county engineers
United States District Attorney
Saunders announced al Seattle that
large number" o. prisoners were be-
ing held az Port Townsend a Puget
sound point. by officers vho are in
vesiigating reported liqu9r smugslins
between Seattle and Yancongor b &
The fourth district convention oi
The Eastern Washington ChristiaA
Missionary society was held ia the
First Christian church ip vancouver
Nondag and Tuesday. Delegates were
present from Pacific. Cowiitz Wahka
KUN Lewis, skamania and Clarke
counties
Clan eanreries on the Grays iIarbor
beaches are operating overtime In
order 10 handle the clam pack. which
promises 10 be unusuully heavy THIS
season Many children are reported
20 Be leaving school IN order "a reap
Tue large profits now being Melted
By disgers.
winlock asserts It is the greatest
sggproducing center north Of Peia.
luna. Cal During the last two weeks
21,sOo baby chicks have been received
by poultrymen there and d Is est.
mated that the total shipped IN 9in
have passed the 100000 mark by the
end Of April
The retail clerks union Of Ceniralla
has condemned the recent action Of
the central trades council in virtually
Endorsing the verdict Of the soenlled
labor jury" in the ! w. W. trial at
Montesano and voted 10 Withdraw
from membership In that organization
It was the sixth union 10 Withdraw
from the council.
Captain John r. Blain, former north
Pacific district manager of the ship
ping board. was freed Of all federal
shipbullding fraud charges when
Judge jeremiah Neierer sustained de
murrers to The last Of three indict
ments originally returned against
Captain Blaln IN the United states
district court in Seattle Dismissal
Of the indictments against Captain
Blain was instructed by Judge Neterer
on technlcalities.
Work Of reforestatlon on the old
soleduck burn for this year will be
started at once under direction Of
Supervisor Frome of the federal
forestry service. The soleduek burn
covers n steep mountain slope bord.
ering the north side OF tho Olympic
highway west Of Lake Crescent for a
distance Of nearly ten miles. the
original fire Of 1907 and several sub
sequent bumings having been SO 40
we're as to destroy all possible seed
trees.
Exchange Of approximately $4,000
acres of unsurveyed school land be
longing TO the state Of Washington,
located within the national forest rs
serves, for an equal acreage ot govern.
ment land situated outside Of the re-.
serves, will be executed By Clarke v.
savidge, state land commissioner.
under provisions Of an act Of the19iS
legislature, authority for the exchange
being sustained by the supreme court
in a decision written by Justice Park.
or in which all Of the other judges
concur. The decision ls the result Of
a test case instituted by Attorney.
General Thompson at the suggestion
of the department Of interior to OBJ
tain judicial sanction from the state
court to the exchange before proceed.
ing with the completion Of the agree
ment made by the state land com
missioner and the secretary OF asri.
culture
The extraordinary session OF the
Washington legislature which conyen,
ed az noon Monday adjourned at q
o'clock Wednesday morning A sum.
mary Of results accomplished by the
legislature is as follows Adopted
Joint resolution ratifying womans suf-
frage amendment to the federal CON
stitution; Increased states contribu.
tlon to the common schools from SO
for each census child Of school age
to $50; raised the tax levy limit for
the state general fund from mills
to Mills passed soldiers compen-
saHon bill providing payment Of SIS
month for each month spent in
service and referred the measure to
a vote OF tho people at the next gen.
eral alartfou-the bill carries an Sill.