Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-05-05
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Digest Of Weeks Happenings In and Over
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were taken by the Tacoma city council,
when The railways filed application for
a 99.year franchise for Joint railway.
The companies will also apply for a
franchise from Pierce county. The
Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Mil
waukee and Oregon-W Rail
way & Navigation companies applied
Jointly for the franchise.
Superior Judge Dykeman decided at
Seattle that the body of DR.. Eugene
J. Jordan, Seattle physician who died
mcr'e than a month ago, shall be Gre
mated. The decision ends contro-
versy over the disposal of the body
started when Miss Florne Jordan and
Mrs. Lucille Freitag of Buffalo, N Y,
sisters of the dead man, objected to
cremation Friends of the late DR.. Jor-
dan had testified that 1t was his wish
that his body be cremated.
County commissioners have the pow
er to fix salaries for deputies and to
designate the number that may be en-
ployed but the particular officer has
the appointing power, Attorney-G
al Thompson held in an opinion to N.
w. Washington, prosecuting attorney
of Grant county, where the commits
siOners, believing that the county SUI
perintendent of schools was spending
too much money for deputy hire, cut
the salary from 500 to $50 per month.
Dan A. Scott, director of conserva-
ton and development, expects within
the next few weeks to be able to ap-
prove reclamation projects that may
receive 100000 or more Of state funds
year. Aside from the Sutherland set
Element fund the department now has
approximately 100000 which can be
invested in reclamation-project bonds
and this sum will be more than doub-
led before the end of summer. Prof.
ects which the department is investi-
eating need between 100000 and
100000 from the state.
On the basis of the report of the
Washington state tax investigating
commission, which will be placed in
his hands early in June, Governor
Hart is to frame special message or
report on taxation for submission to
the legislative session of 1928. This
report will carry such recommends
tons as the governor may have to Of
fer in the light of the Investigations
made by the tax committee. 1t is to
be issued not later than July l. so that
the people of the state will have full
six months to consider and discuss 1t
before the legislature convenes.
New business continued to come to
the lumbermen Of the northwest In
an increasing volume during the week
ending April %, according to the re-
port Of the West Coast Lumbermen's
association. Production came within
per cent of normal; new business
was II per cent above production and
shipments were 16 per cent below new
business The 126 mills reporting to
the association during the week man
ufactured 7S,623,02 feet, sold 92,415,-
S6S feet and shipped 77,536,69S feet.
Carl A. Gray president of the Union
Pacific railway, in letter to Presi-
dent E. O. Holland, states his inten-
ton TO extend to this state the system
of scholarships offered to members Of
| boys clubs such as are already Of
| fered to Nebraska boys. The system
would include SIS scholarships to the
highest ranking boy in the club prof.
eCts raising corn, potatoes and wheat
| in each of the 16 counties where the
organization is in effect as well as
| transportation over the Union Pacific
road to attend the state college. The
winner will be determined by the club
work and the boys interest in COM
munity life and activities.
Request to the encouragement to
bring action to collect filing fees and
penalties against all public service
companies which have not filed their
annual reports for 1921 will be made
by the state department of public
works May Is, according to letter
sent to every delinquent company, in
GLIDING auto transportation compan.
les, The statute prescribes that re.
ports and fees must be in by March
81, but the department has extended
the date to May Is. The law pre-.
scribes a maximum penalty of $1,000 n
day for each day of delinquency In
the filing of reports and in addition
$25 a day for delinquency In the pay.
ments Of fees.