Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-17


er and bootlGggor, who was SENTENCED
to serve a two.year sentence at Nc
Neil's island penIteatiary, March 81
1921, for the robbery of n government
liquor warehouse in 1918, has beer
paroled
A committee to investigate manu-
facture of certain articles by convicti
ut the Washington state pcnitentiarl
In alleged competition with industrial
points Of the state was appointed by
the industrial bureau of the SPOKANE
chamber Of commerce.
Forty.four ships, net tonnage 50,
1852 tons, cleared Grays Harbor durint
February with 55,S50,405 feet of lum
Der, according to a report compiled b.
the Grays Harbor Stevedoro company
February cargoes exceeded those o
January by 2,4S7,405 feet.
Through the action Of It's executiv,
committee, the Aberdeen chamber o
commerce went on record as indorsin(
the adjusted compensation bill now be
for congress, and kilograms were SEN
to members of the congressional dele
CATION urging efforts for its passage
Settlers under government reclaim
alton projects may hereafter take ad
vantage of the farm loan bank act b,
the formation of irrigation districts, &C
cording to the terms Of bill passed
by the house. Such districts alread.
have been formed in several projects
National banks exercising trust com
pany powers are subject to all restric
lions and regulations with which tn,
state banking department is vested t
impose on trust companies, Attorney
General Thompson held in an opinion
to John p. Duke, supervisor on bank
Ing.
Investigation of transcontinenta
westbound passenger rates, with I
view to obtaining lower tourist rat,
to Spokane from eastern cities thar
now allowed under the present coas
rate, will be started by the traffi
bureau of the Spokane chamber o
commerce.
Hearing before an examiner for tn,
interstate commerce commission OIL
the tariff supplement recently filed b.
the railroads, eliminating breakfas
foods from the tariff under the head
ing of grain and grain products at car
load rates, has been set to be held IL
Tacoma on March 20.
Total grain stocks on Washington
farms March are estimated at abou
three.fourths of the stocks on han,
March |, 1921, in report OF the de
partment of agriculture made public
1t Is estimated that about per cen
of last years wheat crop remains o.
the farms-about 4,373,000 bushels.
Three men were killed when one O
the buildings of a powder manufact
uring company at Dupont, near Cam
Lewis, exploded. The explosion OF
Cured in No. 3 gelatin mixing hous
of the f. |. Dupont de Nemours con
pany. The building was demolishe
and the men blown to atoms. Cam
Lewis and South Tacoma were jarre
to their foundations. The dead are
Fred Paulson, 80; Dan Marks, 81; A
vim A. Larson, rs. All were singl
men.
s. X. Eowes will build a swim
ming hole and bath house for the citi'
zens of Aberdeen and vii! present the
outdoor natatorium to the city as soon
as he has it completed, he announced
to the Rotary club.
Application has been made by Pa
cific county for right of way across
the Fort Columbia military reserva
ton which will permit the construc
ton by the county of road down the
coast. The application has been re
ferred to the commanding general Of
the 9th corps area at San Francisco.
Supervisors of branch offices of the
department of labor and industries In
Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, Belling
ham and Spokane met at Olympia with
Director Edward Clifford for instruc
ton In the new system of accounts and
collections for medical aid and indus
trial insurance which will be made eff
fective April /.
Snoqualmie pass will be open fol
cross.country travel between Spokane
and Seattle about May 10, James
Allen, state highway engineer, states
Work of removing the snow and Ice
now on the highway will be started