Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-06-17

Tho garage Of F. J. Cavanaugh; two
dwellings belonging to w. McClelland.
and one owned by l.. Christian, were
totally destroyed by u fire ut On.
alaska. -
All present criminal actions against
Charles Drury and Gustaf Lindberg.
directors, Of the Scandinavian.Ameri-
can bank, were dismissed by Judge
French of Kitsap county.
A petition containing more than 57,-
900, names, to refer to the people the
act relating to public service properties
and utilities, has been received at the
secretary OF states office.
A delegation OF taxpayers appeared
before the Douglas county court last
Thursday and asked that body to ap.
propriate $1,000 annually for the serv.
Ices Of public health nurse.
Delegates representing more than
1000 members OF the Women's Cath.
ole Order Of Foresters were In attend
tnce at the first state convention OF
the order at Seattle last week.
Following an announcement that
wages will be reduced 10 per cent
,Iuly /. the Northern Pacific shops at
Tacoma have put 100 additional men
to work in the car department.
Roy Gardner, of Tacoma, under sen.
fence to McNeil's Island federal peni.
Tertiary for robbing the malls, made
his second escape from federal officers
while on his way to the penitentiary.
twenty-five thousand Elks, accom-.
panied by their families, are expected
20 attend the seventeenth annual con-
vention of the Washington State Elks'
association at Seattle July 81, 20 and
20.
c. X. Lewis, former assistant man.
ager of Armour & Co.'S plant at Spo-
kane, is under arrest on charges of
forgery and violating the liquor laws.
He had disappeared. but was found in
Los Angeles.
Plans for the proper safeguarding Of
the billions Of feet of standing timber
in Lewis. Cowlitz, Pacific and Wahkia-
KUN counties during the dry season Of
1921 have just been perfected by Fire
Warden Wallace of Chehalis.
The game commission has closed for
fishing the Mill creek and Yellow
Hawk creek, the two favorite fishing
streams OF Walla Walla anglers. The
purpose is to give the fish chance
to get start, both streams being fish
ed constantly.
Philip Hughes was awarded damages
u $57.0S3.33 In his suit at Walla Walla
against his brother, Patrick Hughes,
for alleged alienation Of the affection
Of Philip Hughes wife. Hughes
sought 100000 from his brother, who
Is wealthy rancher.
Charged In two secret indictments.
returned by federal grand jury, with
attempting corruptly to defeat and
evade his corporation and income
profits taxes for the year 1918, and with
wilfully suborning, instigating and pro-
caring two officers of his companies to
swear to false tax returns, w. S. Dull
mage, president of the w. s. Dulmage
Motor company OF Seattle, and of three
accessory companies, was arrested by
Edwin R. Tobey, deputy United States
marshal Bail was fixed at $1,000 on
the two indictments.
The Washington state highway de-
partment 10 calling for bids for the
grading and graveling Of 6S miles OF
the Pacific highway between Kelso and
CAROLS In Cowlitz county. The work
consists In strengthening some curves
and widening the highways one or two
feet most OF the distance. c
Growers and shippers of fruit in
Washington and oregon, through their
state public service commissioners,
will file Joint protest with the inter-
state commerce commission within the
next 10 days asking for the restoration
Of fruit rates in force before the 33
per cent rise Of August, 1920
Emphatic denial Of the charges Of
the federal trade commission that the
West Coast Lumbermen's association
and other organizations of northwest
ern timbermen have fixed prices in
violation Of the law was contained In
statement made by R. w. Vennedge,
president Of the association, with head.
quarters at Everett.
Inheritance tax must be paid on
property decided to heirs before death,
Is the decision of. Attorney George G.
Harmon for the state tax department.
The test case WAS that OF Mrs. Ida