Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-08-26

Jepson, whose mutilated body was
found week ago at the bottom Of
a well on his place two miles from the
sawmill.
Land Commissioner Savidge has re-
ceiyed final reports from the crew
checking the storm damage done to
timber on the Hob river in the Olym-
pic peninsula. There are approximate
ly 1920 acres in the tract. The re-
port shows that on the entire tract
the loss is only about two per cent.
The crew Is now at work on the Clear
water tract. The check is being made
In order that the state may be COM
pensated for the loss caused by the
storm Of last winter, as the title to tho
blocks has not yet passed to tho state
from the federal government.
Purchase Of trackless trolley cars
for use on municipal street-car lines
operating along First avenue in Sc
attic, thus obyIuting the necessity of
replacing WORKOUT rails, was recon-
mended by Mayor Caldwell in a letter
to the city council. The mayor said
he had already requested the general
superintendent Of municipal railways
to procure data on the operation Of
trackless street-car systems. Cost of
renewing WORKOUT trackage on First
avenue has been estimated by Seattle
officials at 100000.
That the 18th district, which is COM
posed of the states of Idaho, Oregon
and Washington, leads all other dis
trlcts by wide margin in the per-
centage of eX-service men carrying
government insurance, is disclosed in
letter to Governor Hart from Brad
ley 7. Fowlkes, Seattle, in charge of
government insurance for the district.
The letter further says the average
policy carried by ex-service men In the
18th district is approximately $5023.72,
as against an average Of $3953.72 in all
districts in the United States.
At gathering of representative
cranberry growers at Long Beach, the
meeting recommended to the state
hortiCulturist that he establish and
enforce the following rules: That the
standard grade be berries which will
pass over a 7-16-inch screen; that the
fancy grade consist of berries which
Will pass over a B-inch screen; that
the berries be of uniform color; that
there be solid pack, conform to labels
as to variety and the date packed be
on the box, and that all berries visibly
affected by fungus, worms, frost or
imperfect in any way be culled out
and that there be a tolerance of culls
of only per cent.
Oral notice was served on Richard
T. Eddy, examiner Of the interstate
commerce commission, who held a
hearing at Spokane on wool freight
rates, by Hance II. Cheand, represent
ing the state department of public
works, that the department and the
Washington Wool Growers association
would file formal complaint, charging
unreasOnableness Of all rates involved,
in the event the commission upholds
the present application of carriers for
permission to violate the fourth sec
ton in wool rates. The statement
came at the close Of the hearing. The
carriers are asking permission to put
in effect wool rate Of Sl.35 a hun
dredweight from Portland, Or, to Bos-
ton, maintaining the present differen-
tial Of 92la cents against the interior,
while wool growers are opposing the
grant.
All Of the postal savings banks in
the United States, with the exception
of two, making gains of more than
$4,000 in deposits in July, are in the
northwest, They are in Seattle, Ever
ett Tacoma, Bremerton, Bellingham
and Spokane, Wash, and Astoria, Or.
Protests filed at Washington, D. c.,
by Guy Kelly, republican national COM
mitteeman for Washington state.
against some Of the recommendation
for federal appointments made by SEN
ators Jones and Poindexter are being
carefully considered by the authorities
holding the appointive powers. Ma
tional Committeeman Kelly has pro-
tested particularly against the appoint.
ment of Luther Weedln of Coupevile,
for commissioner of immigration at
Seattle, and against Burns Poe of Ta-
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