Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-07-01
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FOR our BUSY READERS
Digest Of Weeks Happenings in And Over
The Puget Sound State

~ returned IRON a trip through the
Palouse country studying crop condi-
tons.
Several days of extreme summer
heat have dslodged the vast snow
fields from the surface of the glaciers
on the east side of Mount Adams in
Avalanche valley, and the peak, as
viewed from Goldendale and the Kick
ttat valley, has assumed the usual
brown summer appearance.
The fight to determine the constitu.
tonality of the state anti-aien land
law began in federal court at Tacoma,
Frank Terrace, a land owner of King
county, Is seeking an injunction to
restrain l.. l.. Thompson, state at.
torney.general, from enforcing the law
passed by the last legislature. The
law prohibits aliens from owning or
leasing lands in the state and was
aimed particularly at Japanese.
Between 1900 and 1000 employees Of
the vocational training schools will
visit Port Townsend during the months
Of July, August and September Of their
summer encampment from the states
of Oregon, Washington and Idaho The
big building, formerly the Northwest
ern sanitarium, has been leased by
the American Legion bureau Of hospi-
talization The visitation will be made
in attachments Of 200 men, each de-
tachment remaining two weeks.
Increase Of s per cent on freight
rates from points in Washington to
Puget sound terminals, in accord with
the recent Portland preferential rul-
ing of the interstate commerce COM
mission has been suspended for 80
days by the state department of public
works. The department is contrasting
the commissions schedule so far as it
applies to the state Of Washington
and the matter is expected to be re-
ferred to the courts for final determin-
alton.
Information as to the population
Of the United States, by color and race,
is contained in a bulletin from the
census bureau Of the department Of
commerce, given out recently. Of
particular interest is the statement as
to Washington. The figures are for 1910
and 1920 Following are the figures:
Total population, 1920, 1,356,G21; 1910,
1,141, $50; white, 1920, 1,319,777; 1910,
1,109,111; negro, 1920, 6SSS; 1910, 6O5S;
Indian, 1920, 5000; 1910, 1887;
Chinese, 1920, 1868; 1910, 27O9; Japan
csc, 1920, 1883; 1910, 1929; all
others, 1920, 1850; 1910, 1856.
Grain dealers of the Pacific north
west seek to further the program of
the Northwest Wheat Growers asso-
citation for cooperative selling, rather
than oppose it, according to H. N.
Stockett, secretary Of the dealers as
ISOLATION, at the first annual conven-
ton at Spokane. Closer cooperation
between farmers, grain dealers, bank
ers and exporters was urged by R. F..
McCarl of Portland, while any attempt
by farmers to eliminate the grain deal
ers was declared by President S. c.
Armstrong to be backward step
which would result in chaos.
A heavy wind, rain and hail storm
which swept the southeastern part Of
Walla Walla county did great deal
of damage. The grain throughout the
storm belt was badly beaten down.
Small fruits also suffered, especially
cherries and raspberries. Many apples
were shaken from trees and much less
thinning will be done by the owners.
Near Dayton an old warehouse 300
feet long was blown down. Near Hunt
the DIV. r. & N. was RACED and the
rest was blown off its foundations.
In Waitsburg some damage was done
to trees, as was the case at Dayton.
and Huntsville.
Federal investigation of charges OF
gross misconduct, willful carelessness
and Official inefficiency" against L. j.
Flanagan, chief deputy Uuited States
marshal, in connection with the de.
structon of 5000, quart bottles OF
whisky at Blaine, June /, resulted in
complete exoneration Of Mr.. Flanna-
gan, It became known when a report
of the inquiry was filed In federal
court at Seattle as an official docu-
ment. The charges, which were made
by two residents of Blaine, alleged that
through carelessness of the officer, a
number Of persons, including small
boys, secured large quantities Of the
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