Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-09-15

be erected early next year at Aber.
deem.
Duke McMichol, state fire warden,
was drowned while crossing the Hob
river ON horseback
Conrad +, Yenney, Il farmer living
on Dry creek, about six miles from
Walla Walla accidentally shot and
killed his wife, Hermina Augusta Yen.
ney.
Tho home of Domnick Osso at Hill.
yard was damaged by Il dynamite ex.
plosion Thursday. Osso and his wife
were thrown from their beds but were
uninjured.
Formation of an association of
health officers from along the Pacific
coast was undertaken at meeting of
the health officers Of this state, in
session at Seattle.
Five men were killed and five in.
jured when Northern Pacific pas
senger train No. Al, west bound, col.
lided head on with a switch engine at
Parkwater four miles east of Spo.
kane.
James L. Mahoney, convicted in Sc.
attic and sentenced to the death pen.
atty for the murder of his aged and
wealthy wife, Kate Mahoney, was de.
MED rehearing before the supreme
court.
Postmaster Battle at Seattle was
authorized by the postoffice depart
ment to dispatch by motorcycle from
Seattle to San Diego a special pouch
of mail containing letters advertis.
ing the new Pacific highway
Preliminary estimates of the budget
required by the public schools Of Sc.
attic for 1922, submitted at the regular
meeting of the school board, indicate
no reduction of the l0-mill tax levy,
which was in effect last year.
Silver salmon, the biggest run ever
experienced in BeIlingham bay, are
gwarming up the Nooksack river, re.
port fishermen from Marietta. The
big run is the result Of transplanting
millions of eggs a few years back.
Hail in various sections of the north
central Washington district did dam
age that will cut down the total apple
production about SS7 cars, according
to District Horticultural Inspector
Frank C. Nelson's September crop
estimate report.
Hotel men and women of Washing
ton, members of the state associa
ton, assembled at Paradise inn in
Rainier National park at a banquet
rendered them by the national park
company Friday. About rs hotel pro-
prietors were in the party.
Jail sentences for speeders, reck.
less drivers and drunken motorists is
the new policy announced at Tacoma
by Police Judge HaCkett in an eff
fort to cooperate with the police in
stopping the epidemic of automobile
accidents caused by recklessness and
Carelessness.
Warden Pace of the state peniten.
tiary announced that the state parole
board had approved 60 paroles out Of
II applications, and recommended 10
for executive clemency out of list of
81 applications. The paroled mon
will be released as their minimum sen
fences expire.
Killing of 400pound female hear,
which recently had killed eight sheep,
the Carcasses of which were found,
was reported to Glenn r. Bach, preda.
tory animal inspector of the federal
bureau Of biological survey by William
Dishon, hunter. who Is operating In
the vicinity of Dayton.
The 3O.foot fishing launch Spray,
owned and reported to have been
manned by William Bennett, and his
son.in.law, Lloyd Concer, of Aberdeen,
was wrecked on the beach near Gray.
land, between Grays harbor and viii.
apa harbor No trace OF the occupants
of the launch has been found.
Directors of school districts are vest.
ed with wide discretion in the Ques,
ton of transportation of pupils from
non.high school districts to the near
est district where there ia high
school, Accomplishment Thompson
advised Earl W. Benson, prosecuting
attorney of Walla Walla county.
Grand larceny charges against King
countys three commissioners blew up
within half an hour after they were
brought to trial in the superior court
at. Seattle GrQnting the motion of