Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-29
STATE NEWS BOILED DOWN
FOR OUR BUSY READERS
Digest Of Weeks Happenings in And Over
The Puget Sound State

Applicants for state compensated
for time served in the first and secont
officers training camps during thu
war who were sent directly to tn,
camps from civil life are not entitled
to the bonus. In an opinion by Attor
uey.General Thompson,
A Grays Harbor union committee
Of veterans organizations to work
along lines OF Americanization and
employment regulations for alien labor
was formed at Aberdeen.
Spokane police are searching for
Andy Anderson, prominent Spokane
restaurant man, who. they announce,
was reported missing Monday morn
Ing. The missing man is 50 years old
and has lived In Spokane many years.
A committee appointed year ago
to prepare course for study In ele-
mentary and secondary English for
grade and high schools will hold Its
first meeting at Spokane, May 10 and
IA, 1t was announced. o. B. Sperlin
of Tacoma is chairman of the commit
tee.
Plans for paving the Pacific high
way, between La Center and Pioneer,
have been changed by the state high
way department. It Is expected that
the entire pavement will be completed
and ready for traffic 65 days after the
actual construction starts, which will
be next week.
Through error Of the Yakima county
court in admitting hearsay evidence
to prove the character Of the 1. w. w.
as an illegal organization, conviction
of Chester Gibson and several others
for violation of the criminal syndical
ism act was reversed and remanded
by the supreme court for new trial.
The state has right to regulate fish
ing for salmon at Prosser dam in Yak
ina county by Indians who claim prior
rights under treaty made by Cover
nor Stevens In 1854, according to de-
cision filed In supreme court affirm
ing the conviction of four Indians, in
Guiding Chief Mininook of the Yakl-
mas.
The Whitman college mems glee
club has completed an extensive tour
of Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
Eighteen concerts we're given before
approximately 5000 persons. Two con-
certs were presented at the state peni-
tentiaries Of Washington and Idaho.
One thousand and twenty-five miles
were travelled.
Job printers and bakers Of Spokane
were ready to go out on strike on May
l, II necessary, to gain wages, hours
and conditions provided for in work
ing contracts Endorsed for 1921, &C.
cording to statements made by Fred
Barker, president Of the typographical
union, and Glen Warren, secretary of
the bakers union.
Lumber production in western Wash
ington and Oregon continues below
normal, according to the weekly trade
report of the West Coast Lumbermen's
association. Production of 116 assoca-
ton mills for the week ending April
16, was 53,9O0930 feet, So per cent be-
low normal. Shipments totaled 50,-
374,339 feet, the report stated.
Reports from Oakville, in the east
end of Grays Harbor county, state that
following a thunder storm of Sunday
afternoon a sprinkllng of powderlike
substance, closely resembling sulphur,
was noticed on the pavement there.
When q match was touched to parti-
Giles of the substance they sizzled and
popped like powder, witnesses said.
Construction of an ocean and sal
mon terminal on the Duwamish water.
way at Seattle that when completed
will represent an investment Of more
than 100000 will be started in the
next week or two by the newly.formed
Oregon Washington Holding corpora.
ton of Seattle, 1t Is announced. The
company Is private corporation, with
no connection with the railroad OF that
name.
A campaign to defeat the primary
and convention laws passed by the last
legislature will be started in Spokane
and eastern Washington Immediately,
according to e, r. Ormsbee, newly ap,
pointed state manager Of the National
Non.Partisan league of Washington
who has taken charge of the state
headquarters. He succeeds ]. l.. Free
man. A state league convention will
be held the latter part OF May,