Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-23

More than 1000 feet OF track on
the Northern Pacific line at Tulips
was undermined and washed out to
depth ranging from two inches to
two feet by flood waters last week,
Judge Cushman handed down a dccI.
sion at Seattle unfolding tho state
antl.alien land law for second time
and throwing out OF his court suit
Of Frank Terrace OF Seattle. to enjoIn
operation Of the law.
Keeping up as chief manufactures
and shipping port Of Puget sound the
returns of Willard Harrison, collector
OF customs, shows that exports valued
at 3,55724a were shipped from Ia
coma during September.
Sheriff Rider, fearing that bank rob.
bcrs may invade Adams county, has
arranged with Is men who have good
automobiles and guns to respond on
short notice day or night in the event
that there is need OF them.
The annual convention OF the Wash.
ington State Grain Growers Shippers
and Millers' association will be held
In Spokane January 26 and 81, It was
announced by Dean Edward c. John
son OF Washington State college, presi-
dent Of the association.
Or. David NJ. Angus OF Seattle Is
cited to appear before state trial
committee in the King county superior
court January 2 to show cause why
his medical license should not be re.
voked for alleged unprofessional con.
duct, involving moral turpitude.
The bodies of Samuel e. Hieman,
mail clerk Of Seattle, and George
Irwin, fisherman, of Everett, who lost
their lives in the wreck of the Great
Northern mail train last Sunday in
the collapse Of the Miller river bridge
near Skykomish, have been recover.
ed.
official Information has been re-.
ceived from the department OF com.
merce at Washington, D. c., that the
department contemplates undertaking
the work Of making a survey of the
Willapa bar about the middle Of Jan
uary and will make survey annu.
ally thereafter.
The establishment of a national
park out of territory embraced in the
Columbia national forest reserve, in.
Guiding Mount Adams and the country
surrounding the base Of the mountain,
Mt the present time will be vigorously
opposed by livestock interests in
Klickitat county.
Preliminary hearing OF fraud charges
brought by the government against
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred L'Ecuyer were
held at Spokane before United States
Commissioner Dirks. The LEcuyers
are charged with planting" oil under
thoir residence and then announcing
the discovery Of an oil we'll
Officers elected at the session of the
Washington State horticultural asso.
citation at Spokane, were: R. II. Kipp,
Quincy, president; Dr. H. L. Geary,
Underwood, first vice.president; Paul
Weyrauch, Walla Walla, second vice
president; NJ. l.. Dean, Wenatchee,
secretary.treasurer; H. L. Douglas,
Wenatchee, and c. NJ. Lockwood, Op.
portunity, directors for three.year
terms.
New business In the lumber In.
dustry of the Pacific northwest was
hut II per cent below normal for the
week ending December 10, according
to the weekly lumber review issued
by the West Coast Lumbermens as.
sociation. This is considered to show
most encouraging situation.
c. c. Hutchins has been selected as
paid secretary of the newly reorgan-
lied Vancouver Commercial club and
will assume his duties January !. For
the last two years Mr.. Hutchins has
been field secretary for the Western
Washington Automobile association,
with headquarters in Centralia.
The state OF Washington is asked to
unite in an application to the supreme
court of the United States to advance
the Japanese naturalization case to
early hearing, in letter from George
w, Wickersham, former attorney.gen.
eral of the United States, who states
that he will appear for the appellants.
Joe Waller, farmer living in the
St. Urban neighborhood near Win
lock, reports very prolific Jersey
COW that will make him the envy of
fellow Jersey breeders. The COW has
brought Mr.. Waller 10 fine heifer