Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-10-21


attachment for delinquency in the pay
ment of the poll tax by either husband
or wife, according to an opinion by
Attorney General Thompson.
Several Seattle restaurants were af-
fected by strike of union employees
to resist wage cuts ranging from so
cents to 50 day, proposed by the
Seattle Caterers association.
Foreclosure has been begun by the
Pacific Grain company of Portland
against Theodore Grote, one of Column
tia countys biggest farmers, for an
alleged Indebtedness of S2G5OO0.
Daring fit of dependency Charles
S,Nafner, 2S, rancher near Dayen-
port killed himself by placing the
muzzle of a shotgun against his chest
and pulling the trigger with stick.
Charles Davis has been missing for
some time from Davenport and friends
ar he became despondont over family
troubles and killed himself. He left
n his money and personal effects.
Brush and debris at the old canton
1snts in the barracks at Vancouver
@cre burned Monday and the place
VIII be cleaned up and made into
gagk, golf course and polo grounds.
War on the drug traffic in South
west Washington was begun in Ia
coma last week by federal grand
jury. The jury brought in nine in
Elements as a result Of its first days
session.
with more than 5000 more cars of
fruit shipped from Eastern Washing
ion orchards at this time than on the
same date last year, there seems little
danger OF a serious shortage of refrig-
orator cars.
Steps are being taken by the Walla
Walla chapter of the Daughters of the
american Revolution to erect a fitting
monument in that city to commemor-
ate the Indian council which was held
there in 1865.
More than $50 delegates from all
PARTS of The state of Washington at
tended the annual meeting Of the wo-
mems synodical home and foreign mis-
sionary society of Washington, in ses-
sion at Spokane.
A total of 55,771 visitors, among
whom were $685. persons living east
Of the Mississippi river, visited the
Rainier national park in the 1921 sea-
son, according to figures by the ma
tional park service.
The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company has petitioned the state high.
way department for a franchise to op.
crate telephone and telegraph lines
along the Pacific highway between
Centralia and Chehalis.
The state fisheries department will
take out silversidcs but no chum sal
mon for propagation purposes at the
Satsop river hatchery in Grays Har-
Dor county. The Stevens creek hatch
cry will not be operated.
Seed and commercial potatoes of the
Northwest are to be exhibited at a po-
tato show which will be held at Spo-
kane during the annual meeting Of
the Northwest Potato Growers asso-
citation, December IA, 10 and 16.
Plans for the meeting of the home
econapics section OF the Washington
Educational association at Bellingham
on October q have been announced
by Dean Florence Harrison Of the
state college home economies depart
mont.
Employees in more than so Seattle
restaurants affiliated with the Seattle
| Caterers association we're notified, as
ISOLATION officials announced, that the
restaurants would hereafter operate
on an open-shop basis, effective I'M
mediatoly.
The 18th annual convention of the
, Washington division of the United
Daughters of the Conrederacy was held
in Spokane, with delegates present
from Robert z. Lee chapter of Seattle,
Dixie chapter Of Tacoma, and Mildred
d. Lee chapter of Spokane.
Lawardus Bogart, one of the two
McNell's island conycts who accom-,
panied Roy Gardner on his sensational
breaI, for freedom and who was shot
down by the guards, has recovered
from the bullet wounds he received
and has been discharged from the prls.
on hospital.
Denial was made by j.. NJ Rice, SD.
perintendent OF tho Chobalis hatchery
OF reports by Grays 4arIor sport5men