Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-18
STATE NEWS BOILED DOWN
FOR our BUSY READERS
Digest Of Weeks Happenings in And Over
The Puget Sound State

hayward VIII loso the $40 annual
bonus through the passage Of the
legislative and judicial bill by both
houses Of congress, It Is announced.
This bill also depriyes all workers at
government arsenals Of tho same
amount OF bonus.
Tribal ceremonies observed annual.
ly by the Indians In the Indian set.
Element on Rock Creek, 20 miles east
of Goldendale, near Fountain station
on the Spokane. Portland & Seattle
railway, are In progress. Ancient
tribal costumes are worn and the
ceremonies include war dances, pow.
vows and big feasts.
Governor Hart has appointed w.
A. Rupp Of Aberdeen to the board
of regents OF the University Of Wash.
ington. succeeding Eldridge Wheeler
Of Montesano, whose term has ex.
pired. Mr.. Rupp's term Is effective
March it. 1921, to the second Monday
in March, 1927. He Is editor and
publisher Of the Aberdeen World.
Jay e. Hough, junior member OF
the defunct bond brokerage house Of
Milholland & Hough of Spokane, was
Voluntary reduction OF wages Of
u q day was announced by union
bricklayers In Tacoma. The new
schedule calls for 80 per day for eight
hours work.
Edward H. Becker, aged 81, drop.
ped dead Of heart trouble at his home
In Spokane. MI. Becker had been
owner Of the Billings (Mont) Ga.
zette for many years.
A delegation OF citizens OF the I'm.
derwood fruit district have appealed
TO the s. P. & s. company to recon.
slider action that would discontinue
the station at Underwood.
The county commissioners OF Kllck.
itat have decided to sever their con-
nection with the North Pacific Fair
association and drop out Of the North
Pacific Racing association.
Postal savings deposits increased
3l31.467 last month in Seattle, Chas.
M. Perkins. assistant postmaster, has
announced. TOTAL deposits In the Sc.
attic office were 31.700,73s on March
Beached by It's crew after pursuit
by harbor patrol boat, the Canadian
Seine boat Night Owl was seized
at Seattle by police who declare they
found ITO cases OF whiskey aboard
the vessel.
Harry e. Hallen. ~, assistant su.
perintendent OF the Griffin Wheel
company. was shot and almost in.
stantly killed and his wife wounded
twice by an unidentified man as the
Hallens were approaching their home
In Tacoma.
Girls of the Walla Walla high
school, by vote Of 1894 to n, have
adopted stringent dress reform rules
There will be no expensive or extrav.
agant clothing, no extreme styles OF
hairdressing nor any excessive use
OF cosmetics.
The production of lumber mills OF
the northwest continued low during
the past week, amounting to ,42,163,
900 feet, which is so per cent below
normal, according to the weekly lum
Der review of the West Coast Lum
bermen's association.
Hugh C. Van Amburgh, holder Of
the croiI de guerre and the distin
gushed service cross, was indicted
by the Pierce county grand jury or
charge Of kidnapping Arthur Rust
son of W. r. Rust, Tacoma capitalist
the morning OF February l.
The smelt run continues good In
the Cowlitz river and many smelt are
being shipped by boat and express
The run has gone unusually far VI
the Cowlitz river this year, ant
many fishermen have been going al
most as far as Castle Rock to dip
This years run has been OF UNUSUAL.
good quality.
Railroads Of the northwest and the
United States will not be able t.
meet the problems of readjustment
until labor costs are reduced, Waldo
G. Paine, official Of the Spokane 4
Eastern lines and the Spokane, Port
land Seattle railroad. declared ii
an address before the North Coas
Passenger association, meeting In Spo
kane. MT. Paine said the railroads
are in u serious situation financial.
md that employees must accept re
ducticns In pay before the situation
can be materially improved.