Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-18

firBt.degree forgery charge. involving
100000 worth OF Liberty county,
Montana, bonds. The firm was al
legged to have sold spurious securities
to James r. Callahan Of Wallace,
Idaho.
Considerable excitement was created
In Bucoda Saturday night when an
unidentified stranger made an unsuc-
cGssful attempt to commit suicide. He
tried to borrow q revolver from VIII.
lam Mullet, but was refused. He
jumped into the Skookumchuck river,
but the water was too shallow. Then
he slashed his throat and wrist, but
the razor was too dull.
Deep.sea cargo In and out OF Ia
coma exceeded the rail freight ship.
ments by water by nearly one-fourth,
according to the February report Of
llarbormaster Rowland. There were
80 deep.sea ships into Tacoma ports
during the month, which brought
154,203 tons of cargo. Departures
were one less and outgoing freight
carried was 1919 tons.
Petition for rehearing OF the Co.
lumbia basin rate case, which was
decided by the interstate commerce
commission last November s, In favor
OF Portland and Vancouver, was filed
at Washington, D. G., on behalf of
the public service commission of the
state of washington. Similar petit.
lions also were understood to have
been filed by Seattle, Tacoma and
Astoria.
H. N. Bohlke was elected president
Of the Wenatchee district cooperative
association at the annual meeting Of
directors at Wenatchee. The assocla.
tion Is the largest cooperative apple
growers organization in the United
States, having about 1000 members
growing $500 cars Of apples. Charles
Replogie Of Cashmere was elected
vice-president and Harry +. Shotwell
secretary.
The amount of wheat on farms in
Washington March i, 1921, was about
4,93S.000 bushels, or 13 per cent Of
the 1920 crop. Washington will ship
about 70 per cent of her 1920 wheat
crop out OF the counties where grown.
The state had about 6,667O0O bushels
Of oats, or "A per cent Of the 1920
crop, and 1,39S,OOO bushels of barley,
or 36 per cent Of the 1920 crop, on
farms March l, 1921.
There Is a general strike among
the experienced clam diggers along
the north Pacific coast. Last year
the canneries paid $3.50 each 100
pounds and this year the price has
been set at $3.50. The diggers say
there Is no reason for the reduction,
not only because the supply of razor
clans is limited to the stretch of
coast named but also because the
Gamers sold their pack in advance.
According to adyices received from
Wesley l.. Jones, Unitel States sena-
tor, the general land office at Wash
ington, d. c., has decided not to re-
move the land office from Vancouver
to Seattle at the present time, but
will leave the matter as a problem
for the new administration to solve.
This action will rescind an order
made shortly after the first of the
year, by which consolidation Of the
Vancouver office with the Seattle Of.
flee was proposed.
Four members of the Spokane City
club, raided by the police February
%. entered pleas Of guilty in police
court and were fined on charges OF
violating the city and state prohibit
tion laws The defendants were #.
]. Costello, manager Of the club; Don
Ahrens, an automobile dealer, and
Horace c. Peyton, capitalist and bro.
ker, fined $3.50 and costs each, and
q. s. Mcpherson, vice.president OF
the Spokane International Railway.
fined 5000 and costs.
Work Is progressing on the port
commission docks at Tacoma and has
30 far advanced that arrangements
are being made to handle certain
classes OF freight. Within the next
few weeks the docks will be in con
dltion to accept a great deal of cargo
Equipment for handling freight Is
being purchased by the commission
ers or is under investigation. The
port commissioners voted to build o
restaurant and rest room for long
shoremen at the dock at cost Of
$4,000.