Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-23
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Digest Of Weeks Happenings In and Over
The Puget Sound State

calves in as many years, eight OF the
Increase being still IN the Waller herd
George +, Nicholson, chief engineer
OF the port Of Seattle, has left for Ire.
land, where he will make detailed
survey and devise n comprehensive
plan Of port development for the city
OF Cork. The port commissioners OF
Seattle have granted Mr.. Nicholson
leave of absence, without pay, for from
four to six months.
Determination not to affiliate with
any other organization, but to indorse
or nominate candidates for state. leg
islativc and county offices In the 1922
elections, was reached by the state
executive committee OF the national
comparison league meeting at Spo.
kane, II was announced by A. D.
lander, the chairman.
Swccpstake honors IN the certified
seed section of the Pacific northwest
potato show at Spokane we're awarded
to ]. !. Stut2 of Dudley, Idaho. Mr..
Sntz entered 20 Melted Gem potatoes,
scoring $50 points OF possible 1000
Elsie Mcpherson of Sagle, Idaho, win
nor Of the Idaho Rural Lot. was close
second with 9779 points.
The carp, despised by all fishermen,
has been the source OF good income
TO a few in Clarke county during sew
eral years past. One fisherman has
made a report to the state that he
has seined So tons of carp during the
year, and has shipped most of them
to Seattle. 1t is said he received 31a
cents per pound for this fish.
AS means Of reducing the cost
OF production of wool and mutton and
offsetting the slump In prices of their
product Klickitat sheepmen are con-
sidering a plan for the establishment
Of cooperative store at Glenwood,
the supply base for sheep camps on
the Columbia national forest reserve
in the vicinity Of Mount Adams.
Belated overflow waters from noun.
tain streams, which swept down into
the Skagit and Stilliguamish river val
legs, covered thousands OF acres in
northwestern Washington and were
reported to have increased flood
damage in that portion OF the state.
South Of Seattle the Duwanish river
rose and water was running through
the streets of villages near Renton
and Black River functions, between
Seattle and Tacoma.
A total of 11S,519,9 1853 feet of lumber
was shipped from Puget sound. VIII.
apa harbor and Grays harbor to
domestic and foreign ports in Novem.
Der, 1921, according to the monthly
report issued by the Seattle Mer.
chants Exchange This Is the largest
movement Of lumber to world ports
ever recorded The report showed
that 1,02S,S2O bushels of wheat left
Puget sound ports in November, while
flour shipments totaled 3S9, 424 barrels.
On the question OF saving the re-
mains of the sockeye salmon industry
on Puget sound and the Fraser river
the international fisheries conference
held at Vancouver, B. c., struck the
rocks of disagreement and adjourned
without action. The great industry
which, for lack of protection, dropped
IN productive value from s10,Co0,O 900
in 1913 to approximately s1,500,OO0
this year will run on down to the
point Of extinction, in the opinion of
experts, for lack of any plan of re.
Mobilization.
An epidemic of internal trouble
seems to have broken out In the police
departments of three cities OF western
Washington. In two of the cities the
chiefs of police have resigned, while
the business men Of the third city
are vigorously protesting against the
discharge Of policeman at the be.
hest of the local ministerial alliance,
Harry NJ. Smith, Tacoma's chief, re-
signed because of dispute as to his
authority with Commissioner of Pub.
lie Safety Shoemaker Clint F. Hards,
Hoquiams chief, resigned after plead
ing guilty to third degree assault and
paying $50 fine for beating up a
resident of the neighboring city OF
Aberdeen. In Olympia the ministerial
alliance is said to have brought about
the discharge Of Patrolman William
Forbes, whereat the business men,
with {. J. Lord, banker, as spokesman,
have appealed to Mayor Bowen for
Forbes reinstatement,