Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-24

More than 200 instructors IN voca.
tional training from public schools of
Pacific northwest states attended the
second annual convention of the Puget
Sound Association for Vocational Edu.
cation, which met at Seattle Saturday.
After walking into Spokane hotel
and firing five shots at persons sit.
ting In the lobby and injuring one,
Richard Snyder, aged about 40, ran
into room Of the hotel and shot
himself. through the head, dying in.
stantly.
A diploma comforting the honorary
degree of Doctor of Laws which was
awarded to Marshal Ferdinand Foch
when he visited the University of
Washington, November 80. will be sent
to him as soon as the engraving is
finished.
Development OF the potential re.
sources of the state Of Washington in
agriculture, power and tourist attrac
ton was the central theme of the
fourth annual convention OF the Wash
ington State Chamber Of Commerce
session in Olympia.
All buses and trucks, operating on
the public highways of the state un.
der exclusive franchises, will be taxed
s per cent Of their gross earnings
hereafter, If the legislature adopts a
recommendation of the state tax in.
vestigating committee.
Influenza which is raging in western
Clarke county still continues undated
and one death has resulted from II
while there are a number of serious
cases about the country. Because OF
the severity of the epidemic the
school at Sara was closed.
Centralia's old city hall, to be va.
Gated next week when the various city
departments move into the new $75,.
900 municipal building, will be trans
ferred into community building If
plans outlined by the chamber of com,
merce are carried through.
The Seattle port commission has re.
ceived and granted a request from the
federated churches far east relief com.
mission permission to store 5000 tons
Of food supplies and clothing collected
by the Russian Friends Of America
society for relief in the famine areas
of Siberia.
The smelt fishing season on the
Cowlitz river is at its height at pre-.
sent and many tons of the fish are be.
ing shipped out daily. The seasons
supply is of unusually excellent quail.
ity, and the fishermen are having no
trouble getting plenty of fine fish for
their markets.
Testimony was taken in Seattle Fri.
day on the proportional rates proposed
by the Union Pacific, Northern Pacific
and Great Northern railroad com.
panies and their possible effect on
the trade territory Of the various cities
of the Pacific northwest. The hearing
was held before r. C. Hillyer, exam.
liner of the interstate commerce com
mission, and occupied the full day
The hearing was on the protest
against the proposed rates made by
Portland shipping and commercial in.
terests as represented in the Portland
Traffic and Transportation association
Installation Of a power plant tha
will provide 5000 more horsepower FOL
use on Grays harbor will be started
at once, If industries and people o
the community give approval to a plar
Of the Federal Power company, own
er Of the Grays Harbor Railway 6
Light company.
For signal services to Spanish liter
dtuiS anu Cultu'e, lue utCOIdllOu u
the Royal Order of Isabella, tn
Catholic" has been conferred OIL
George Wallace Umphrey, associate
professor Of Romantic languages a
the University Of Washington, by Al
fonso XIII, king of Spain.
Certificate of public convenience,
and necessity for passenger ant
freight stage service, between Whit
Salmon and euler, White Salmon ant
Glenwood and White Salmon ant
Snowden, and for express and freigh
service between White Salmon and thu
White Salmon depot, was issued b!
the department Of public works to thu
Weyer Stage company of White Sal
mon.
In hope that the war department
through congressional appropriations