Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-21
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Digest Of Weeks Happenings In and Over
The Puget Sound State

The Clarke county Prunarians have
approved plan to hold the annual
prune harvest festival again this year
and committees will be appointed to
make the necessary plans.
With State Commander William II.
Nelson of Seattle, presiding, the sec.
oRd annual state convention of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars opened at
Tacoma with 100 delegates in attend.
ance
Director Scott, of the department of
conservation and development, has an.
nounced the reappontment of Fred A
Adams Of Spokane as supervisor of
the state division Of Columbia basin
survey.
An offer Of $4,000 for educational
purposes has been made by the Rookie.
Teller foundation to the College OF
Puget Sound, Tacoma, on the condition
that a like sum be raised by that col.
lege by January /, 1928
Mrs. Winnie Braden, specialist in
demonstration and exhibits for the
Washington state extension service,
visited Cowlitz county last week and
gave demonstrations in Castle Rock,
kalama, Woodland and Kelso.
Three federal Investigators of the
government narcotic unit for the Pa.
cific coast have arrived at Seattle
under instruction Of Chief Smith, and
will at once join with the police in a
concerted campaign against the traffic.
In seeking site for its new $1,000.
900 hospital In Seattle, the Seattle
General Hospital association has
found that under existing municipal
regulations 1t is practically impossible
to obtain the kind of close in site neces.
sary.
A salmon does eat after 1t leaves
salt water, according to Mr.. Wyckoff,
Clarke county fish warden, who on
February 10 took 16.pound salmon
when he confiscated an illegal net.
This Chinook had II smelt in its
stomach.
II. ]. Macginn, diver and head OF
the Grays Harbor Deep Sea Salvage
company, was drowned in the Chehalis
river at Aberdeen when he slipped
from a ladder of the steamer Frank
B. Stout, tearing the air lines from
his diving suit.
When the owner Of an automobile
permits person he knows is likely tc
become intoxicated to drive his car
and an accident follows, the owner Of
the car is jointly liable for damages
resulting from the accident, the gu
preme court has held.
Increased corporation filing fees, fol
the double purpose of netting thu
state more revenue and eliminating
wildcat operators, were advocated
by Secretary of State Hinkle befor,
the state tax investigating committed
in session in Seattle.
More than 100000 trout will b,
delivered to Lewis county this yea
by the state fisheries department Fiv
hundred and fifty thousand eastern
brook trout have already been receiy
ed and will be planted in two or thre
weeks. Additional trout to be deliver
ed by the state include 100000 rain
bow, 100 900 eastern brook and $50 90
silver trout.
Judgments against o. S. Larson
president Of the northumberland
can bank Of Tacoma, which failed
have been signed by Superior Judg
Hall In favor Of State Bank Examine
Duke. They aggregate $l60,350.
With cash balance Of S11,3575341
after the beginning of the week, an,
with another million dollars due be
fore the end of the week from tn
sale of city light extension bonds, tn,
Seattle city treasury shows the larges
amount on hand in its history.
More than S50,000,OOO will be ex
pended on construction work in tn,
state of Washington during 1922. &C
cording to comprehensive review o
the situation throughout the entir,
state just completed by the Dali!
Journal Of Commerce of Seattle.
DR.. J. w. Trosper of Seattle ant
Dr. ]. Floyd Tiff of Colfax were ap
pointed to the state dental examining
committee by Governor Hart, succeed
Ing Dr. ]. u. Hoska of Tacoma ant
Dr. H. q. Keenan, Of Spokane, TO
terms ending at the governors pleas
ure.
State engineers are surveying q rout,