Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-10
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Digest Of Weeks Happenings In and Over
The Puget Sound State

G.. f. Alben, rural mail carrier Of
Vancouver, has retired from the serv-
Ice after having made record of $780,
600 miles in 81 years on the same
route.
Many valuable game birds that are
being raised at the Grays Harbor coun-
ty game farm, near Montesano, came
near determination when fire threat.
ened the buildings Of the farm.
The Weyerhaeuser Timber company
has brought suit in Cowlitz superior
court against Cowlitz county to obtain
repayment of approximately $4,000 in
taxes paid the county last year.
Several applications for certificates
of public convenience and necessity to
operate auto stage lines in Bremerton
and Charleston and vicinity were de-
ned by the department of public works.
Under the auspices Of the Western
Washington Sunday school association,
the annual conference of older girls
In Clarke, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum and
Skamania counties was held at Ridge
field.
Thirty-four per cent Of the men and
Is per cent of the women at the Uni
versity of Washington were entirely
selfsupporting during the fall quarter
of 1921, according to statistics recent.
ly compiled.
John w. Pace, to be director of bus.
mess control after April l, announced
that William G. Potts resignation as
warden of the state penitentiary at
Walla Walla is in the hands of T. E.
Skaggs at Olympia.
Heavy damage to the pipeline carry.
ing the city of Tacoma's water supply
from the headworks on the Greenwater
river has been inflicted by ice and
driftwood in the stream. Nine breaks
have occurred in the line.
Two women have offered their serv.
ices to Seattle by filing as candidates
for the council, Mrs. Kathryn Miracle,
successful business woman, and Mrs.
Henry Landes, wife of the dean of the
college of sciences at the state univer.
sity.
Indications that Tacoma's activity
In building is increasing were given
In the last monthly building permit
figures issued from the office of the
city building inspector They show a
gain over last months record and a
large growth from last year.
The Spokane city council rejected a
proposed franchise submitted by rep
resentatives of the two local traction
| systems, providing for consolidation of
their lines, with Service at cost"
based upon 1-cent fare and elimina.
ton of jitney-bus competition.
A delegation of Yakima Indians,
headed by Chief Mininincock, appeared
before the senate Indian affairs com.
mittee in Washington, d. c., and
pleaded that Indian lands on the Yak.
ina reservation be held in trust by
the government for the Indians.
All persons who become residents OF
this state on or before May l of any
one year are liable for the poll tax for
that year, but those who become resi-.
dents after May l are exempt, accord.
ing to an opinion issued by Attorney.
General Thompson to State Treasurer
! Dabcock.
Bertram D. Dean, resident engineel
In charge of construction of the Pasco.
Rennewick bridge, reports that the
substructure of the bridge is 60 per
cent completed and If the contractors
have an "even break" on the weather
| the bridge will be finished before Sep.
TENDER l.
A proposed increase in freight rates
on breakfast food cereals covered by
supplements to tariffs filed by the
uOl III IOdSl tl6ill anu
the Great Northern railroad, was sus-
pended by the department of public
works for 80 days from March 10, the
date the increases were made effective.
A new tariff of the Seattle-Tacoma
Union stage line, cutting in half the
service now rendered and made effec-
tive March II, on less than statutory
notice. was filed with the department
of public works. Controlling stock in
the stage line corporation recently was
bought by the Puget Sound Electric
company, operating the Seattle-Tacoma
interurban.
Examiners for the departn ent Of eff
flciency are making financial survey
at each of the several state institutions
with view to putting those institt