Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-25
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Digest Of Weeks Happenings in And Over
The Puget Sound State

600 silver side trout in Trout lake. The
silver sides are rapid growing
species Of trout, said to attain size
Of 10 inches in nine months
In an address at Walla Walla, J. 8
Crutchfield president of the American
Frultgrowers, Inc, stated that much Of
the loss to Northern fruit and vege
table growers last season was due t
the Increase Of freight rates.
The Washington state delegation II
congress has recommended to Presi
dent Harding for membership on thu
workmen's compensation commission
Mira. James Mckee of Vancouver. The
position carries salary Of $4,000.
GUSTAV Lindberg, capitalist and
resident of the Lindberg Grocery
company, of Tacoma, was arrested on
seven indictments issued by the grand
jury investigating the failure of the
ndinavian.Amerlcan bank in Jan.
uary.
u. l.. Farnsworth director OF taxa.
ton and examination, has announced
the appointment of John M. Thatcher
to be supervisor Of taxation. Thatcher
Is now state tax commissioner ana
was formerly county assessor of King
county.
Governor Hart has announced the
appointment of Z. A. Sims of Jeffer.
son county, Captain Harry Ramwell Of
Snohomish county and e. p. Blake Of
Seattle to be members Of the fisheries
board created under the civil admins.
trative code.
The Washington state banking de-
partment has closed the Kelso State
bank. Claud Hay, state bank com.
missioner, took charge. Non-liquid as
sets and loans were the reasons as
signed for closing the bank, which was
declared to be entirely solvent.
An election will be held in the Little
Hannaford valley, northeast of Cen.
tralia, on April 16 to pass on the or
ganization OF q diking and drainage
district. The district, as outlined,
comprises 6162 acres, Of which 1852
acres are located in Lewis county and
1880 in Thurston county.
Fred L.. Stewart, cashier Of the
| Il n1cn OF horlx
the ferry boat Queen Friday as the
boat approached the Kalama dock,
and it was believed that he had com.
mitted suicide, following dependency
over the closing Of the bank by the
| Washington state banking department
The Grays Harbor game commission
the harbor district to return to the
water all normally protected game
fish until April l, the date formerly
set for open fishing. The emergency
clause of the new fish and game code
so operates as to permit taking of
game fish now, as the county game
and fish commissions, to which power
in such cases is delegated, cannot act
without giving three weeks notice in
the press.
The interstate commerce commits.
mission has granted the application Of
the transcontinental railroads for an
extension of time in filing new tariffs
embodying the rates to Portland from
the Columbia basin south of the Snake
river. This means that the low Port
land rates will be held In allegiance un-
til the interstate commerce commits.
sion has passed on the applications Of
the Seattle chamber Of commerce and
the state public service commission
for a rehearing
Three persons were killed and eight
injured when an automobile truck,
used to transport children from Fort
Worden to schools in Port Townsend,
went over an embankment with Is
small children on their way to the
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Jobowsky, driver of the car, aged q,
and member of the motor transport
corps; Margaret Trip, aged 10,
daughter of Sergeant and Mrs. Trip,
and Mary Gillen, aged 10, daughter OF
Corporal and Mrs Gillen.
Dan A. Scott of Adams county, ap'
pointed director of conservation and
development under the civil admins
trative code, has announced the fol
lowing divisional supervisors: To be
supervisor of forestry, Fred e. Pape
Olympia; supervisor of Columbia
basin survey, Fred A. Adams of Spo
kane; supervisor of geology, DR. Scion
shedd Of Washington State college
DR.. Shedd succeeds Professor Horny
Landes of the University of Washing
ton. Marvin Chase was appointed
supervisor Of hydraulics.