Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-11-11

Npl' 'HuH OViOOU Hehu OF NllCKltat
county sheep, that have been enjoy
ing the summer pastures in the Column.
bia national forest reserve near Mount
Adams, are being driven to winter
quarters in the lower ranges. The loss
OF flocks from raids Of predatory ami.
mails this summer has been unusually
heavy.
Maintenance Of the building activity
which has marked 1921 in Tacoma Is
shown by the building permits rec
ord for October. In October, ordinarily
a month when building drops low on
account Of weather conditions, 3Sa
permits were taken out for $251,SO9
worth Of construction, nearly $4,000
better than for the same month OF
1920
Divorce DEGREES entered in Tacoma
in cases in which enlisted men and
officers at Camp LOWS were plain.
tiffs, may be revoked in number OF
instances as the result Of decision
made by Judge Clifford of the superior
court. The gist Of the ruling is that
one year Of service at Camp Lewis
does not constitute the legal residence
in the state required as a prerequisite
to a suit for divorce in such cases.
Federal officials, including Customs
Collector Harrison and Prohibition Di-
rector Lyle, are on a tour of the state
to map out, among other things, a
campaign against the smuggling of
narcotics and liquor across the Cana
dian boundary. Wenatchee was the
first town visited and the officials will
inspect other eastern Washington
points, ending with Spokane. Later
the party will make a similar survey
of western Washington.
Purchase of all assets Of the de-
funct Scandinavian-American bank at
Seattle was offered in bid submitted
to a state supervisor Of banking,
through the superior court, by a COM
mittee representing the Bank OF Wash
ington and the Lumbermen's bank, in
stttutions incorporated at Olympia Sat
urday The bid would provide a sum
sufficient to pay Immediately all de-
positors of the Scandnavian-Ame
bank 60 per cent of their claims.
Legislation to prevent automobile
owners from obtaining state licenses
for their cars until after they have
paid personal property taxes on them
will be backed by the Spokane cham
Der of commerce, the Inland Auto.
mobile association and the Automo-
bile club Of Western Washington, ac
cording to an announcement made at
Spokane. 1t was stated that the state
loses approximately 100000 a year
through the failure to collect personal
taxes on automobiles.
Under the terms of the bill which
has passed the house, providing for
the consolidation of all the duties of
local land offices under the register,
and abolishing the office of receiver,
the Walla Walla land office will be-
come a one-man establishment. The
Walla Walla district, the records
show, is more nearly settled up than
any other district in the three north
west states. The land offices at Spo-
kane, Waterville and Yakima will not
be affected by the new law.
Federal prohibition enforcement Of |
ficers must center their efforts on the
big operators, leaving suppression Of
small bootleggers and petty offenders
TO local authorities, +. A. Hazeltine of
South Bend, who has assumed office
as general prohibition agent for the
United States, said. Mr.. Hazeltine |
announced that he would leave Seattle
shortly for a tour Of western states !
to confer with prohibition directors
ana suggest policies to be carried out
under the recently recognized federal
liquor forces. His headquarters will
he maintained in Seattle.
Governor Hart has named 10 dele
gates to represent the state at the
Western States Reclamation associa-
ton meeting at Salt Lake City,
November 90 and 80. They are: D. A.
Scott, Olympia; n. w. Durham, Spo-
kane; Fred Adams Spokane; Arthur
d. Jones, Spokane; Marvin Chase,
Olympia; Peter NJ. McGregor Hooper;
Ralph B. Williamson, Yakima; r. X.
Tiffany, Yakima; B. F. Reed, Enens-
burg; o, l., Waller, Pullman; e. F.
Blaine, Seattle; Judge Ralph Kauff-
man, Ellonsburgi and +. w. Shultz,
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