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

Crude lead limitations of the silvc
dollar are being circulated at Aber
deem.
Tacoma Masonic bodies will build
new temple to cost from $350O0O t
100000.
Crime in Spokane Is on the lncreas
and police authorities are considering
the employment of additional force.
Seattle's building record for 1922
shows total of s13,50O,OOO, while ii
1919 1t was approximately S15,OO0,00
Plans for the erection of a churcl
building to cost 100000 are announced
by the Second Church of Christ, Sci
enlist, of Spokane.
Walla Walla is the first city in tn,
state to reach Its quota in the cam
paign for funds to save the starving
children of Europe.
Tacoma bank clearings smashed al
previous records during 1920, showing
a gain of more than S22,OO0,0O0 ovel
the figures for 1919.
The plant of the Golden Rule Mill
ing company, Toledo's newest indus
try, began the actual grinding of tToul
and feed last week.
Falling prices of farm products have
caused decrease Of approximately 50,
100000 in the value of crops grown or
the Yakima Indian reservation.
The Aberdeen chamber of commerce
will add leaflet on berry culture tc
its collection of literature regarding
the resources Of Grays Harbor.
Investigation of six cases of gas poi
soning, three of which resulted fatally
within the last few days, is being made
at Seattle by the county coroner.
D. c. Coates, chairman of the Wash
ington Farmer-Labor party, has called
state convention to be held in Seat
tie, Tacoma or Everett January 10.
Battery L, the first unit of the 146tl
field artillery, has been organized al
Seattle. Within two weeks the battery
is expected to number about 80 men,
Dates of the Walla Walla poultry
show have been changed from January
1922 to January 1929, in order not to
conflict with the time of the Spokane
show
Adoption of a state tax upon gaso
line is being considered by J. Grant
Hinkle, secretary of state of Washing
ton, as a means of raising more funds
for road building.
Telephone "centrals" will soon cease
to exist in Seattle, for dial phones OF
the automatic variety are being in
stalled and soon will replace the tele
phones now in use.
HoQuiam on Thursday night dedi
Gated its new $125,0OO men orial to
veterans of all American wars, in
which all local organizations are to
have their headquarters.
Apple shipments out of the Wenat
chez district passed 1000 cars during
1920. Total fruit shipments of the dis
trict were $500 cars, having an esti
mated value of $12,S00,OOO
Fire in the Christian church at Han
ford few days ago revealed whisky
still in the basement, near which were
found two barrels of corn mash and
some manufactured whiskey.
The Tacoma light department had
s69,635,7O left after paying operating
expenses during November of 1872,
287.1S, and depreciation charges. The
water department cleared $3079.14.
For the first time in seven years tho
value of building permits issued in
Spokane passed the 100000 mark
this year. Total for the IL months is
S9,O15,294, as compared with S1,6S992S
last year.
With a surplus of labor at Walla
Walla, no work available and many
suspicious characters seen on the
streets, the police are ordering out Of
town men who have no visible means
Of support.
Practically one.third Of the states
quota of $S5O,OOO in the European chill
dren's relief fund campaign has beer
raised, according to figures given out
by Louis II. Burnett, state chairman
of the drive.
During 1920 there were but 81 new
residences built in Vancouver, while
in 1919 there were 1875. However
building permits this year exceeded II
value those Of last year by severa
thousand dollars.
High water in the Nisqually ant
Tilton rivers caused considerable dam
age in eastern Lewis county. A bridg,