Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-05-06

Cowlitz county schools will take place
at Castle Rock Saturday.
The current expense debt of the
city of Centralia has been reduced to
s15,e33.67, the lowest figure In many
years.
A fifth Of all the pure-bred Guern-
seys sold at the Guernsey sale In
Portland last week went to Pacific
county.
Thirty-five potato growers OF Clarke
county met at Vancouver and decided
to accept standardization Of their crop
this year.
Fruit and crop conditions in the Un-
derwood district are said never to have
been better, recent frosts having caus-
ed no damage.
Governor Hart and every member
Of his cabinet will attend the dedica-
ton ceremonies at the Snake river
bridge May 6.
]. B. Campbell, a Spokane lawyer,
WAS nominated by President Harding
to be a member of the interstate com
merce commission.
Snoqualmie Pass, scenic spot of the
Sunset highway, is being cleared Of
snow at the summit and will be ready
for travel In few days.
e. Owen Grim, widely-known civil
engineer and eY.star football and crew
man at the University Of Washington,
died at his home In Seattle Sunday.
State officials are seeking a settle
ment Of the wage controversy which
has caused the closing down Of nearly
all commercial mines in Washington.
Because the Yacolt school board fail.
ed to retain w. H. Meyer as superin-
tendent of the schools for another year,
patrons threaten to recall the men,
bers.
George Long, alias Gasoline George,
who has served three terms on Nc
Neil's island for smuggling opium, was
arrested at Vancouver on similar
charge.
The United States attorney general
has ordered sweeping federal probe
into an alleged combine of master
plumbers and heating contractors at
Seattle.
The issuance Of bonds to the amount
OF S21, 900, for the erection Of the first
unit Of high school building In Napa-
vine, was voted on Monday at a special
school election.
At meeting OF the Four LIS in Ho-
quiam recently decision was made to
employ only American citizens here
after in the mills of that section, first
papers not be sufficient
At special meeting Of the Walla
Walla school board last week, teachers
salaries for the coming year were fix
ed at reduction Of approximately 10
per cent OF present salaries.
The final 31a per cent dividend Of
the Union Loan & Trust company,
which closed It's doors at Centralia In
1914, has been ordered paid. With this
dividend the depostors will have re-
ceived SS1s per cent Of their money.
A Southwest Washington Baseball
league was organized at a meeting
held in Centralia. Cities in the league
are Centralia, Chehalis, Raymond.
South Bend and Toledo. Montesano.
Aberdeen and Tenlno are expected to
enter.
Representative Summers telegraphed
to the Walla Walla commercial club
that plans for the renovation OF the
buildings at Fort Walla Walla have
been completed by the public health
service. The fort will be converted
into hospital for ex.service men.
New business secured in the lumber
industry Of western Washington and
western Oregon for the past week
was more than 100000 feet in ex-
cess OF production, according to the
weekly lumber review Issued by the
West Coast Lumbermens association.
The state Of Washington was de.
frauded Of more than $4,000 by auto.
mobile owners and others who secured
temporary automobile and truck II.
cense tags and instead of turning them
In gave them to someone else with a
car. 1t Is now known that many per.
sons operated cars all last year with
only temporary license tags.
Plans have been completed and work
was authorized to start by the Tacoma
port commission on the first unit
Of the power substaton for the opera
ton Of the port docks. The city de-