Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-27
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Digest Of Weeks Happenings In and Over
The Puget Sound State

Suit for $l5O,OOO damages was filed
In the Skagit county superior court
against Puget Ball, prominent Skagt
county farmer by Jack Regenvetter,
a neighbor, who charges Ball with
alternating his wife's affections.
L. l.. French, state director of agri.
culture, announces that his depart.
ment is prepared to wage vigorous
war on the earwig and tent caterpillar,
which did great harm the past year,
especially in western Washington.
Formation of the Grays Harbor
Aero-Transit company and incorpora
ton as such under the law of TIC
state, as soon as papers sent to Olyln,
pia are approved, was announced at
Hoquiam by Captain Walter L. Smith
formerly army pilot.
Although he lacks but two months
of being 80 years of age, H. G. Cronk,
civil war veteran of Keiso and a pic
necr resident, is still physically able
to operate line of traps. A few days
ago he captured beautiful otter in
ore of his traps set on the Cowee,
man.
Only 425 Chehalis voters are regis.
tered and accordingly eligible to vote
at the special election to be held
February when the question of re,
ducing the city limits to the south,
east will be up to the people. Che,
halls normal registration is nearly
1900.
Increasing the historical collections
of the state is to be the object of the
Washington State Historical Society
according to announcement of Secre.
.ary w. P. Bonney. A campaign will
be inaugurated to encourage donations
Of relics, letters or other objects of his.
torical interest.
Declaring that the crime of syndical
Ism consists largely of the circulation
of ideas that lead men to commit acts
Of violence, and that mere theoretical
discussion is not legal offense, the
supreme court ordered a new trial for
Ed Aspelin, convicted in the jefferson
county superior court.
Plans for statewide movement
among prosecuting attorneys of Wash,
ington to petition the state supreme
court to render an en- banc opinion on
the validity of search warrant clause
of the state prohibition law were an.
nounced by o, w. Noble, prosecuting
attorney of Stevens county.
Sheriff Matt Starwich of King coun,
ty purposes to make the force at his
command more mobile by use of the
radiophone. The sheriff has obtain.
ed and is now installing his new equip
ment, which consists of a sending and
receiving outfit for each of the auto,
mobiles assigned to his use.
Governor Louis f. Hart has an,
nounced that the dairy herd at the
state industrial school for girls at
Grand Mound will be abolished and
will be replaced by 5000 chickens.
More congenial and beneficial employ,
ment can be found for the girls, the
governor said, than taking care OF
barns and cattle. Milk and cream for
the Grand Mound Institution in the
future will be supplied by the herd
at the state training school for boys
IN Chehalis.
A writ of mandamus issued by the
state supreme court directs 2. V. Kuy
kendall, head Of the state public work.
department, to show cause why he
should refuse to accept insurance
policies on motor vehicle passer gel
carriers through the automobile in
surance exchange of Seattle.
Initiative measures seeking to elm
mate political parties from state poll
tics and to repeal the state poll tas
law were sent to Olympia for filing by
A. o, Colburn, an attorney of Spokane
All party designations except as tc
candidates for federal offices would
be eliminated by the election measure
1t was stated.
w. II. Watts, general manager O
the Utah-ldaho Sugar Company; Mari
Austin, its agriculturist, and J. w
Tinson, general auditor, all of Sal
Lake City, were in Toppenish las
week to meet local officials and L
plan with them survey of the bust
ness of growing sugar beets in thu
Yakima valley.
Reports from men on the selling enc
of the lumber and single business, il
close touch with market condition!