Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-19

pioneer Of Whitman county, died at
his farm home near Colfax.
Fourteen arrests In IL hours Thurs
day marked the most 3weeping liquor
and narcotics raid ever conducted In
Walla Walla county.
Two United States reclamation prof.
ects, the Tleton and sunnyside units,
with 100000 acres under water, pro-
duced sS,S3s,744 in 1922.
The White Salmon Box company, en-
tablished last fall at Bingen, Is adding
new equipment which will triple the
output Of the past season.
Hot-lunch counters were established
last week in five Clarke county schools
as part Of the better nutrition cam
paign among school children.
With force Of approximately 400
men, the Clear Lake sawmill at Mount
Vernon has resumed operations after
= shutdown of several weeks.
It is announced In Spokane that the
new Lutheran hospital will be started
early next spring. The hospital will
be financed by $4,000 bond issue.
Traffic over the Pacific highway Is
normal following the temporary block
Ing Of traffic one mile south Of Bell
ingham by slide Of rock and earth.
Two hundred new cars will be imme-
diately acquired for use on the Sc
attic municipal street railway, accord
ing to plans announced by city Of.
ficials.
The skagit Valley Seed association
last week made its first payment since
organization, amounting to $4,000.
This amount was paid to seventy-five
members.
Automobile license business ha,
reached its peak for the year, applica
tions being received by the state H.
cense department running close to
5000 day.
Farmers of Colfax are blowing and
many fields show the freshly turned
burrows, somewhat unusual sight for
January. Many fields are green with
fall wheat up.
W. H. McGrath, indicted at Spokane
for impersonating an officer and Sc.
curing s375 from w. " Brown, farmer,
has been sentenced to three years at
McNeils Island.
Returns from S4,344 acres of Indian
lands on the Yakima reservation last
year amounted to s6,657,450. This is
10 per cent below 1921, due to the low
price Of potatoes.
More than 100 students at the Uni.
tersity of Washington will be barred
from attendance during the new quar-.
ter because of failure to maintain the
required standing in their studies.
Accused Of mulcting Seattle invest
ors, mostly women, out Of more than
100000 in the last five year, George
e. Tilton, real estate man, Is under
arrest, charged with grand larceny.
Definite action has been started In
Spokane toward recovering money fol
bond holders on approximately $1,000,
900 worth of local Improvement dis
trict bonds on which payment Is II
default.
Fire OF unknown origin destroyed
the F. H. Bacon warehouse at Wapato
1t was valued at $4,000 and well GOV
cred by insurance. The flames alss
baked $500 tons of potatoes and III
tons OF onions.
Enactment of law to make stud!
courses of parochial and private
schools conform with state regulation
for public schools will be sought II
the legislature by the Washington "a
scntional league.
The Klwanis club of Vancouver ha!
decided to add $500 to the bequest lef
by the late Elizabeth SHETLAND for
bird and dog fountain so that wadini
pool for small children can be built II
connection with the fountain.
Mineral output of gold, silver, lead
copper and zinc in Washington dur
| Ing 1922 increased S241,00O over 1921
In 1922 the value of these minera
outputs totaled s573,OOO, and durinl
1921 the sum reached was only 1892
900.
w. E. Clayton, aged 70, was kille,
at Tacoma when landslide demolish
ed his home. The avalanche, resul
OF the heavy rains, carried the vic
tim more than 20 feet, and the fir,
department had difficulty recovering
! the hOdy