Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-12-29
STATE NEWS BOILED DOWN
FOR OUR BUSY READERS
Digest Of Weeks Happenings in and Over
the Puget Sound and State

A petition signed by 1853 names,
many of them women, asking for the
recall Of G. A. Turner, commissioner
of public safety, was filed at Everett,
A silver fox farm for the Puyallup
valley is planned by Andrew German
of Sumner who has purchased five
pairs from William r. Rambo OF Spo.
kane.
Albert Denham, aged fifty.four, treas.
sale grocery firm Of Spokane, was
found In his apartment dead from bull
let wounds. 'rhe coroner declared 1t a
suicide.
City detectives and the coroner are
investigating the death Of Mrs. Ethel
Brew, so years old, who was found
in her apartments at Seattle with two
bullet wounds ir her body.
The 100000 Henry Ford grade
school, Just completed at Renton, was
thrown open last week for inspection.
It has 10 classrooms and an auditor
ium capable Of seating 300.
Francis M. Glenn, former postmas.
ter at Willapa, near Raymond was
Indicted by a federal grand Jury at
Seattle. He is accused of embezzling
$2055 from the government.
A total income of $866,532.54 was
received from the national forests Of
Oregon and Washington for the year
ended June 80, according to District
Forester Cecil Of the North Pacific
district.
Governor Louis F. Hart has named
permanent examination committee
for licensed chiropodists, members Of
which are DR.. August Mjrenta, Taco.
ma; DR.. ]. Clifford Mccain, Tacoma;
and DR.. Jessie Griffin, Seattle.
George F. christensen Of Klickitat
county, sole representative of the
democratic party in the next Washing
ton state senate, will receive every
committee assignment he wants, ac-
cording to Lieutenant-G overnor Coyle.
A musical festival, the most preten.
tious indoor event ever attempted in
Tacoma by school children, will be
given the first week In February by
the students of the city's grade and
high schools in a series of four con
certs.
A reward Of $500 for arrest Of Spen.
Ger Conrow, former assistant manager
of the Tacoma branch of the Bank Of
California, who disappeared last Au.
gust after shortage was discovered
in his accounts, has been offered by
the bank.
After an address before the young
mems republican club of Seattle II
which he answered critics of his ad
ministration, Mayor Edwin ]. Brown
a democrat, announced that he Is
thinking OF running for governor Of
the state in 1924.
Mayor w. H. Clay Of Everett wrote
to managers of the Everett motion pic
ture houses requesting them to ignore
the lifting of the ban on Fatty Ar
buckle pictures and continue to keep
their bookings free from any films IN
which he appears
Vancouver's marriage to divorce ra
ito during the last year has been near
ly 10 to /, according to records in the
Clarke county clerks office. One hun
dred and twenty.one suits for divorce
were started after January /. In the
same period 1880 marriage Licenses
were issued.
Four airplanes, valued with theil
hangar at $4,000, we're destroyed
when the roof of the hangar of the
United States Aircraft corporation, i
commercial aviation company with 9
flying field at Parkwater. a suburb
of Spokane, collapsed beneath heavy
weight of snow.
A complete reorganization Of thu
police force of Vancouver, with thu
exception of chief, is to be made &C
cording to N. d. Allen, mayor-elect.
The Vancouver Prunarians adopted
a resolution urging passage OF the pro
posed federal appropriation of 81,
100000 for road work.
R. A. Haynes, federal prohibition
commissioner, will visit the Pacifi'
northwest in January, particularly t
attend the sessions Of the Northwes
Association Of Sheriffs and Police
Luke s. May, president of the associa
ton, received letter from Commits
sioner Haynes definitely accepting tn,
Invitation to attend.