Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-09-15
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Digest Of Weeks Happenings in and Over
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over the vigorous protect of counsel
for the defense, Superior Judgr Hall
dismissed the case.
The Cowlltz County Anti.Tuhercu
loss league and the county nurse
are completing very active year,
during which much constructive and
educational work has been accomplish.
ed During Tie year 81 schools were
r0utined, and more than 1000 ch!.
dren were examined and their phyg!c2.
condition determined. More than 800
defective children have had their lie,
fectR corrected. Nutrition classes
have been organized in a number of
schools.
Mrs. Clara Skarin Winborn confess.
ed to the Staying Of Ferdinand Hoch-
brun wealthy Seattle realty operator,
on October II or IS last, IN Il state.
ment she made to William b. Kent,
police lieutenant at Oakland, Cal, he
was killed when he attempted to at
tack her, according to Kent.
Importations of silk entered at the
Seattle customs house in August sur.
passed in value those for any previous
month, according to Port Warden Fred
M. Lathe The importatons in August,
22917 bales, making 1897 tons, were
valued at $21975,S97. Manufactured
silk goods were Gil cases, making 81
measurement tons, valued at S5397SS.
Indictments charging Thomas Bark.
err, sheriff of Ferry county; r. F.
Carpenter, Great Northern station
agent at Republic, in the same county,
and John Woods, a farmer OF Ferry
county, with conspiring to aid in bring.
ing liquor into Washington, Oregon
and Idaho from Canada, were return.
ed by a federal grand jury at Spo.
kane.
Mrs. Harry O'Hare and her four
daughters, living in western Thurs
ton county, were attacked and, with
Joe O'Hare and Joe Dobson, dubbed
and left to die by man for whom
bloodhounds and posses are search.
ing the wooded hills of the country.
Although in serious condition, it is
believed that all Of the victims will
recover.
Burnham Hart, younger brother OF
Governor Louis f. Hart, surprised the
governor when he motored up to the
Insurance building in Olympia, climb.
ed out of his car and demanded an
audience with his brother. Having
sold his business in Arkansas recent.
~ Mr.. Hart, accompanied by his wife,
is taking an extended vacation and
motoring over the country.
After Selling a live wire in q coal
mine near Gle Elum, j. Robertson
ordered his son, who had been work.
ing with him, to cease efforts to save
him lest the son should lose his life
After the son had been burned serious.
ly in his endeavors to rescue his
father, he ran for help, and in 80
inmates succeeded in having the cur,
rent turned off. The father died soon
afterward.
For the first time in the history of
the superior court Of this state sen.
tence to Imprisonment for life was
passed on an accused prisoner with
out trial by jury. Harry Floyd, bur
gar who confessed to looting half
a dozen homes in and about Seattle,
pleaded guilty to the charge of being
an habitual criminal, and was given
a life sentence at Walla Walla by
Judge Frater.
An interesting experiment has been
made to prove whether wild rice
would grow successfully in the
swamps surrounding Castle Rock
James Price purchased the seed and
sowed 1t early this spring. The stalks
have grown nine feet high so far
Local gun club and hunters will prob.
ably prepare more feeding grounds as
the wild ducks and other birds are
especially attracted to the rice.
Widows of deceased police officers
Of the city OF Tacoma are unable to
get the death payment OF $1,000 sup.
posed to 30 to them from the police
pension fund, and pensioned officers
of the department likewise are unable
to collect the money they have been
depending upon for their old age sup.
port. The police pension fund is in
debt about $500 and has in excess Of
$4,000 of claims which Il cannot pay,