Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-09-09
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of the chamber Of commerce, labor
men, city and federal employment
chiefs and others, The plan is to be
carried out by committee of %.
After resulting in the loss of one
life and the destruction of approXi-
mately 100000 worth of timber and
several thousand dollars worth OF
farm buildings and crops, the fire
which ragged for several days in the
HuclIleberry mountains west of Col.
vile, was reported to have virtually
burned itself out.
Forty automobile drivers we're ar
rested near Olympia by the state high
way patrol on its second day of ac-
ttvity for operating in violation of the
new highway law and about $3.50 was
taken in fines and bail money. The
arrests were due principally to lack
Of drivers licenses and an insuffient
number of license plates.
In the superior court at Centralia
Judge W. A. Reynolds dissolved tenn
porary injunction issued to e. p.
Thomas restraining the Centralia city
commission from letting contracts for
the erection Of a new $4,000 municipal
building or issuing bonds for the cost
Of construction. The courts ruling re-
moves all obstacles in the path of the
new building.
A total of 225 forest fires have been
reported to the state fire warden dur
ing the period from January, 1921, to
August &c, 1921. A total of 921,765 feet
Of merChantable timber was killed in
the fires, and 170,220 feet destroyed,
and $4,000 feet Of logs were destroy
ed. while the loss and damage to lum-
boring and equipment property amount
ed to $t0.043 and the loss to settlers
and others $3923.
The department of public works at
Olympia has received copy of a Pc
tition made to the interstate COM
mercc commission by the railroads
asking for permission to lower rates
on practically all commodities from
Chicago and points east to the Pacific
coast terminals to meet water cOmpeti-
ton. If the petition is granted it will
mean a rcOpening of the intermoun.
tain rate case, it is declared.
Because word has been received
from Iwaco that Fred NJ. Bond Of
South Lend, owner of the equipment
OF the North Shore Light & Power
company which furnishes lwaco with
light and power, threatens to remove
his property and leave the town with
out light accommodations the depart
ment of public works has sent out
orders stating that service must con-
tinue until further order from the de-
partment.
The state highway department let
the contract for the new Kelso bridge
TO the Pacific Bridge company of Port
land, whose bid was $225,SOO. Work
will be begun Immediately on the
piers. Kelso pays $4,000 toward this
bridge, Cowlitz county $4,000 and the
balance will be paid by the state Of
Washington. At the same time the
contract for paving S.51 miles Of the
Pacific highway between Kalama and
Woodland was awarded to Colucio G
Erickson of Seattle, whose bid was
S325,316.
The Angeles Telephone G Telegraph
company, Northwestern Long Distance
Telephone company and the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph company have
been directed by Supervisor Cleland of
| the department Of public works to
submit plans within Is days for the
improvement of telephone service be-
| tween Olympia and Port Angeles and
the territory surrounding the Clallam
county city. For some time the depart.
ment has received complaints due to
the poor service the companies are
alleged to be giving.
A corporation may be legally charg.
ed and convicted Of the crime of grand
larceny and the punishment provided
Is a fine Of not more than $4,000, &C.
cOrding to an opinion by Attorney.
| General Thompson. Malcolm Douglas,
prosecuting attorney Of King county,
asked the Encouragement for the
opinion because of a complaint by
certain persons demanding prosecu,
ton Of a banking corporation in Sc.
attic which appears from facts pre-.
scented to the prosecuting attorney to
have committed the crime Of grand