Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-10-28

Mrs Jerome Lassiter, in the upper
Puya1lup valley, near Orting, raised
fine crop of sweet potatoes this year,
the quality and flavor surprising those
grown in the Southern states.
Two hundred and twenty.eight auto.
mobile transportation companies oper.
ating in the state of Washington last
year had total revenues of $685.
10737, according to figures Just com
piled by the tariff division of the de-
partment of public works from reports
of revenues received.
The war department is preparing
to sell at auction as part Of the army
economy campaign more than 70 real
estate tracts over the country, regard
ed as useless for army purposes. The
real estate holdings to be sold include
in the ninth corps area, Washington,
Point Defiance on Vashon island.
e. B. Benn Of Aberdeen, whose con-
firmation as United States marshal &C.
Cured October II, states that he ex-
poets to take office December 70. He
will reside at Tacoma, where the
marshal's office is located. His chief
deputy, Frank Burrows Of Aberdeen,
will assume his duties on the same
date.
Word has been received from Sem
ator Poindexter that he would imme-
diately take up the matter of rebuild
ing and operating the Westport radio
station, the building of which was de-
stroyed by fire last April and which
has been discontinued by the navy
since that date, owing, it is said, to
lack Of funds.
Cannery men on Willapa harbor who
had been hoping for rain to start the
salmon running up the streams were
granted temporary relief from the
good weather. Recent rains brought
in a big run Of slversides and chin
ooks and a number of fishermen
brought in some of the biggest loads
that have arrived recently.
Realizing the urgency of quick &C
ton if Washington's record fruit crop
is to be saved for eastern markets,
steamship operators are dispatching
representatives to the fruit belt east
Of the mountains to divert the flow of
traffic to the Seattle waterfront, where
ample warehouse facilities are at hand
to care for the shipments until ready
to be sent out.
Salmon fishing season on Puget
Sound ended October 25, under the
recent law enacted by the legislature,
and, while the big fleet of purse-sein-
ing craft mas not had successful sea-
son, the fleet continued operations up
to the last minute in an effort to
make good a portion of their loss.
Cannery men operating traps are pre-
pairing, to pull them up.
To check up upon the size Of loads
carried by auto trucks Cowlitz, Clarke,
Lewis and Pacific counties have Joined
In the purchase of loadometer for use
In measuring loads upon trucks. It
Is expected that excessive loading and
resultant destruction of highways soon
will be stopped if this machine Is reg
ularly employed. 1t will be operated
by the state highway engineers
AS an aid to the federal forest serv-
ice in arriving at the Approximate num-
Der of tourists handled in the state,
the Hoquiam Commercial club has
sent out missionaries asking the in
formation from scores OF cities and
towns in the state. When assembled
it will be turned over to the forestry
service. which is outlining plan for
increasing facilities at national play
grounds.
Employees Of street railways and
other municipality owned utilities who
have claimed exemption from the fed
eral income tax on the ground that
they were employees of municipality
and therefore not subject to the tax,
may be forced to file returns for the
present and last two years, according
to recent ruling Of the United
States commissioner Of internal
revenue.
Conferees representing employers,
employees and the public have recon-
mended s12 week as the minimum
wage for women in manufacturing In
dustries Of the state. The report was
adopted by a vote Of five to four. This
action upset the precedent Of recent
conferences which fixed at 1920 the
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