Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-06-24
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Digest Of Weeks Happenings in And Over
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W. W., were found guilty of criminal
syndicalism by jury which heard
their case In the superior court at
Chehalis. Charles Devers and G. l.
Smith were found not guilty.
A 25.piece band, full company of
infantry equipped with field kitchen,
together with a consignment of can,
non used in active warfare overseas,
will be in HoQuiam for the state con.
vention of the American Legion, July
IA to 16
S. Pettyjohn of Prescott obtained a
temporary restraining order to prevent
the Walla Walla county commissioners
issuing, selling or disposing of any of
the proposed 100000 Donohue road
bonds for road No. 3, to and through
Prescott. Pettyjohn objects to the i'm
provement at present on the ground
that's taxes are too high now.
The high water of the Columbia,
which did about $4,000 Of damage to
truck gardens near White Salmon, has
also interfered with the salmon fish
ing The klickitat Indians and those
from the Yakima reservation who an.
nually visit these waters for their
spring catch, because of the flood wa
ters are deprived of it this season.
The sea service bureau in Tacoma,
which has supplied ships on the Pa
cific coast with more than 100 marin
ers, has been ordered closed by Cap
tain Howard Payne, head Of the bu-
reau for this district. 1t is announced
that ships now are able to obtain prac,
tically all the help they need, most of
them having been supplied with full
crews.
Roy Gardner, escaped convict and
mail robber, was recaptured at Cen
tralia by Louis Sonny, police officer
Of Centralia, and p. ]. McMurray of
Tacoma, Northern Pacific special
agent, in the Oxford rooming house.
on the sixth day after his escape from
train at Castle Rock. His arrest was
due to Mrs. Marion Howell, proprie.
tress of the Oxford, who recognized
him, despite bandages about his head,
the day he registered.
Lumber shipments for the week
from western Washington and Oregon
were nearly 100000 feet in excess OF
production, according to the weekly
lumber review, issued by the West
Coast Lumbermen's association. One
hundred and fourteen mills in western
Washington and western Oregon re-
port production at 57,7OO,599 feet,
which is 80 per cent below normal.
New business totalcd 51,075,5O1 feet.
Shipments totaled 61,622,633 feet
The heavy toll exacted for local i'm.
provements in Seattle during the last
ten years, and its disastrous effects
on many property owners, were EN-,
phasized when, following a default
judgment for delinquent assessments
obtained by the city against the Guion
Investment company, it became known
that foreclosure suits against several
thousand pieces of property on which
local improvement taxes are delinquent
were in process of preparation for the
courts.
1t is announced that land-clearing
caravan will start from Seattle July 4
and will cover all western Washington
counties. A demonstration will be
held in each county The tour will be
held under the auspices of the Ford
Motor company and dealers. assisted
by the state college, county agents and
railroads. About 20 tractors will be
used. in the demonstrations, the pur.
pose of which is to encourage the clear.
ing of logged.off lands. Lieutenant
Governor Coyle will manage the cara.
van.
Michael John Nolan, who recently
astonished University of Washington
psychologists by making perfect
score in the army alpha intelligence
test, feat unequaled by the million
or more who took the test during the
war, again held the limelight at the
university through his achievement
in SURPRISING all competitors in the
Shotgun" intelligence test formulated
by the psychology department. The
test consisted of 1870 questions intend
ed to reveal the candidates mental
ability and general information and
was characterized as difficult by school
authorities. Nolan made perfect
score OF 252, II points ahead Of his
nearest rival,