Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-12-08

Andrew lial.l2ld. Il city prisoner at
Pc Ell, attempted to gain his liberty
by setting fire to the jail. The build
ing was partly destroyed.
In an effort to force all automobile
drivers 10 observe the headlight re-
quirements of the state, ia motorists
In Everett were arrested last week
Four hundred and sevcnty-four new
members have been obtained for the
Vancouver Community club since the
membership drive started October l.
The Hoquiam post of the American
Legion will direct the campaign to
raise S2S72 for the operating expenses
of the Salvation Army in Hoquiam.
November was the driest in thirty
two years, according to L. c. Cover,
weather observer at Tacoma. The Of
fetal rainfall in November was las
inches.
James E. Mahoney was hanged at
the state penitentiary at Walla Walla
Friday for the murder Of his aged wife,
Kate Mooers Mahoney, at Seattle in
April, 1921.
American Legion notables from all
parts of the state gathered at Tacoma
to consider establishing semi-month.
ly publication to represent the state
Legion posts.
Frank B. Holmes, a longshoreman of
Anacortes, died at Burlington from in
juries received in an automobile acct
dent on the Pacific Highway near
Mount Vernon.
c. E. O'Neal, who has taken sub
contract to build four miles of the
North Bank highway west of Lyle, has
started work on this difficult portion
Of the highway.
The month of November was the
sloomiest and darkest in the history
Of Walla Walla. But AZ hours of sun
shine were recorded during the month
out of possible 2S4.
After paying all operating expenses,
interest on its bonds and setting aside
S73,516 for depreciation, the water
system of Spokane cleared S139,641 in
the first 10 months Of this year
Business in the Seattle postoffice in
creased II per cent in the last nine
months over the same period last year.
according to figures tabuIated by c..
NJ. Perkins, assistant postmaster.
Mrs. Eliza NJ. (Orr) Brian, aged
eighty years, mother of prominent
Bremerton men and women, died
Thanksgiving evening, following long
illness at the home of her daughter.
Acting Governor W. ]. Coyle issued
requisition upon the governor Of
Montana asking the return to this
state of Elizabeth Betty Keefe, who Is
wanted in Spokane county for bur-
glary.
Trappers in the mountains in the VI.
entity of Stevenson have already begun
to gather pelts of fur-bearing animals,
Silver gray foxes, fishers and martens
are more plentiful than for many
years.
Possibility of suit by the emer-
gency fleet corporation against the
3ity of Tacoma to collect the money
advanced to double-track the munich.
pal carline during the war, looms be.
lore the city council.
A bill to abolish capital punishment
In the state of Washington will be in.
troduced at the forthcoming session
Of the legislature State Senator Dan
Landon, from King county, has de
,lared he would father the measure.
Less than "a hours after he had or
dered his coffin and given detailed in
structions for his funeral John Syo.
boda, ", was found dead in his room
at a Spokane hotel An empty bottle
that had contained poison was found
near his body.
An order for $5,5OO,OOO worth of new
hox cars, nearly third of which sum
will be spent in the northwest for lum.
Der to be used in the construction, has
Just been placed by the Northern Pa.
cific railroad according to advices re,
ceived from St, Paul.
Toppenlsh high school claims the
most married" high school athlete
in the person of William Coleman, 10,
who last week took as his second wife
Knoxie Young. Coleman had to wait
for the Judge to sign his final divorce
decree from Mary Howe before he oh
tanned license to wed his 17.year.