Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-09

The largest single shipment Of
shingles ever taken ont Of Grays Har.
Dor will ha the cargo Of The Luclcn.
bach steamer Aaulale, which win
load 100000 cedar shngloa.
Fl, S. Mcclure, former sheriff of
WhitmHn county has been recon.
mended for an appointment to the
federal prohibition staff to take charge
of the headquarters in eastern Wash.
ington.
Submarine chasers and other fast
craft of the navy may be asked by fed.
eral customs and prohibition officers
for ALLEGATION in Puget sound waters
to cope with the speedy boats built by
smugglers.
Razing of the Westport naval wire.
less station, removal of all wireless
equipment and the withdrawal of the
small crew retained after the fire in
the radio compass station last summer
has been completed
Robert Bridges, for many years
prominent in democratic party actiyi-
ties In the state of Washington and
last year candidate for the farmer.
labor party for governor, died in a
hospital at Auburn He was co years
old
Fifteen Spokane restaurants are re-
ported to be affected by strike of
cooks and walters called in opposition
to the action of the restaurant men in
charging employees rs cents day for
board. The union announced that 165
workers were on strike.
Snow slides, carrying trees, rocks
and dirt have filled up cuts in the
Big Klickitat canyon on the Golden
dale branch of the Spokane, Portland
& Seattle railroad to such an extent
that the work of opening up the line
for traffic is progressing slowly.
Residents of the dking district be-
tween Kalama and Woodland have
suffered another loss of crops owing
to the recent heavy rains and flood
ing Of streams, which have filled in
the lands back of the dixie and de-
stroyed the fall crops that had been
started.
The battle of intermountain terri
tory shipping interests against appli-
cation of transcontinental railroads
for permission to lower rates to Pa
cific coast points was resumed at
Spokane before William A. Disque ex-
aminer for the interstate commerce
commission.
The sending of refrigerating ships
to the northwest from Europe has
opened a profitable market for Wash
ington apples. During 1920 more than
100000 boxes of apples were shipped
to Europe from Puget sound The
shipment of apples this year will ex-
coed that of last year.
Superior Court Judge Smith at Sc
attic has signed a writ of attachment
declaring q union miners at New
castle to be in contempt of court, after
N. D. Moore, vice-president OF the Pa
cific Coast Coal company, had pre-
scented an affidavit alleging the men
had violated an injunction against
picketing issued last August % by con-
spring to prevent operation of mines
through picketing and intimidation.
Mrs. Dolores Johnson, sister OF
James L. Mahoney, convicted wife
murderer, was found guilty by jury
at Seattle of forgery in connection
with an alleged fraudulent instrument
by which Mahoney was given power
of attorney over property of his wife
estimated to be worth 100000.
State Senator French of Washing.
ton has made strong appeal at the
war department for more motor trucks
III inc dsHlhSlOn stdte highway
commission. He said that there were
innumerable trucks at Camp Lewis
serving no purpose, which could be
used to considerable advantage in i'm
proving Washington roads.
An invitation to hold the 1922 con.
venton Of the National Association of
Highway Commissioners and Engi-
neers in the state of Washington was
extended to that organization at its
meeting at Omaha, December to o.
This announcement comes from State
Treasurer Babcock, who with James
Allen, state supervisor of highways
acted as the states representatives
at the Omaha gathering
Various parts of Washington were