Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-20

port complied by the Grays Hsrbor
SteVedore company. The report shows
a decrease in the number of vessels
sailing as compared with 1920, when
40l ships sailed, but an Increase In
amount carried, last years total being
3S2,570,OOO.
a bequest of approximately $4,000
to the Tacoma General hospital by
the will of the late Mrs. Jane Crom.
by Bradley was announced by Ellis
Lewis Garretson, legal adviser for the
estate and one of the joint executors
A total of $56,500 from the estate is
to be given through Mrs. Bradley's
will to Tacoma charitable and semi
charitable institutions.
The rapid growth OF the movement
of lumber from the Pacific northwest
by water was shown by the weekly
review of the West Coast Lumber
mems association. The report de-
clared that AZ per cent Of all new
business received for the week end
ing January was for water delivery.
In addition 40 per cent of the weeks
shipments moved by water.
After defying 25 armed men, includ.
ing American and Canadian officers,
for Is hours, John Corwin, said to be
from Oregon, surrendered at the home
of James Tweedhope, which he oc.
cupied near the boundary line north
Of Bellingham. Corwin had been
wounded in one arm and was no long.
err able to hold the rifle with which
he had held off the posse. He is be-
leved to be demented.
The section Of the state law regul-
ating publication of legal notices,
which fixes the fees to be paid news
papers having circulation of 10000
or less, was held unconstitutional in
a decision handed down at Seattle by
Austin r. Griffiths, superior court
judge. The section involved exempts
the state, federal and municipal gov.
ernments from the operation of the
act.
The Washington state supreme court
has reversed the King county superior
court which granted a temporary in
junction restraining Seattle and King
county officials from interfering with
the operation of plan to distribute
northwest products In certain motion
picture houses. The supreme court
held that prizes offered acted as an
inducement to theatsr patrons and that
drawings. were in violation of a city
ordinance.
Robert B. Allen of Seattle, secretary
of the West Coast Lumbermon's asso-
citation, has submitted to Senator Pom
dexter brief, setting forth the wishes
Of northwest lumbermen relative to
the new tariff bill This brief, which
will be laid before the senate fin
ance committee by Senator PoindeX,
ter, it was understood, does not ask
a tariff on lumber except as Canada
raises tariff barrier against Ameri-
can lumber.
Veterans Of the world war who de-
sire to participate in the state of
Washington's first land settlement ex-
pertinent must file their applications
with the state department of conser.
walton and development not later than
March TO- The experiment is to be
made in that portion Of Benton county
reclamation project. The land is to
be sold to the veterans in 2O.acre
tracts, and II is estimated that $4jO0
will be spent by the state to put each
tract In proper condition for farming
and for living. The land Is to be sold
at the rate of $40 an acre, but the
applicant for each tract is required to
pay $500 down, and Is expected to
have $500 or $500 more in hand for the
living costs of the first year. The
$4,000 total expenditure covers the
cost of the land, and the improve
ments furnished by the state from the
start will include $1,000 worth in build.
ings, well and pump. wood pipe and
flume for distributing the water fenc.
ing materials, and the cost of electric
power for pumping the water and for
lighting purposes for two years, The
$500 deposit applies on both land and
improvements. Tracts not applied for
by veterans by March 10 will be sold
to citizen applicants, as 1t is the in.
tent of the law and the purpose of the
department of conservation to make
the experiment as complete as pos