Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-19

me si"hu lolhi VI luNeS TO De raised
In Walla Walla county in 1924 is ST.
656,22723, approximately 100000 less
than was raised this year. The tax
levy in Walla Walla will be on the
basis of about 3 cents on each 81 of
valuation.
The siX-year statute of limitations
applying to contracts also is applic-
able to unpaid municipal warrants, in
the opinion given to G.. w. Clausen
as supervisor of municipal corpora
lions by Assistant Attorney.Ge General
Anderson. The question arose as to
when bond given to protect the mum
icipality and It's officials against loss,
whore duplicate warrant is issued
to replace lost warrant, may be torn.
mated and released.
Pat e. Healy, for some years prom.
inent leader in civic affairs of Belling-
ham but now in California, was elect
ed executive secretary of the Belling-
ham chamber of commerce at special
meeting OF the board of trustees. He
will take UP his duties about Deem
Der /.
The Seattle central labor council
voted to accept the terms of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor ultimatum
and cease activities of a radical ma
ture. The vote came after a bitter
wrangle between conservative dele
gates and leaders OF the left wing of
the council.
Mrs. William M. Vincent, Seattle,
was reelected president of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union of
western Washington at its annual con-
vention in Bellingham. Mrs. Lillit
Nancy and Mrs. Ella H. Booker both
of Seattle, were reelected correspond
ing secretary and recording secretary,
respectively.
DR.. w. D. Valentine, aged 70, pio-
neer physician Of Spokane city, was
found guilty by jury in federal court
on two counts of an indictment charg-
ing the sale Of narcotics to an alleged
drug addict. Because Of his age, the
jury recommended clemency. DR.. Val
entine testified that the narcotic was
part of course of treatment he had
prescribed.
John Riseland Of Bellingham was
reelected president of the Washing
ton Retail Grocers' and Merchants as
ISOLATION at business sessions of the
twenty.fourth annual convention in
Spokane. R. L. Cunningham of Aber
deem, was reelected vice president.
w. L. Ludington of Wenatchee and
Oscar Phil of Puyallup were elected
to the board Of trustees.
By a coincidence of chance Percy
L. Sinclair was one Of the IL chosen
from the southern district of Pacific
county to begin service October Is as
petit juror. Sinclair's trial was set
for the same date In the Pacific coun-
ty superior court on charge of sub
hitting false statement to the state
bank examiner in connection with the
failure of the Southwestern Washing
ton bank of nwaco.
The synodical meeting of the wo-
mans home and foreign missionary
societies of the Presbyterian church
Of the state of Washington held in
Walla Walla, ended with the selection
of Vancouver, Wash, as the next
meeting place. Officers were elected
as follows: Mrs. ]. c. Porter, Seattle,
president; Mrs. A. G. Baker, Spokane,
first vice-president; Mrs. Hugh Nc
Master, Camas, second vice.president.
A decision of Judge Dykeman' of the
King county superior court will, if
upheld by the supreme court, mean an
increase of hundreds of thousands of
dollars to the states income and in
heritance taxes, according to the tax
officials of the state. 1t has been the
custom in cases Of some large estates
to hold them intact. and passing over
the estate after the death of bene-
fciaries without further probate, thus
avoiding the inheritance tax. Judge
Dykeman held that such trust estates
must pay the inheritance tax on the
bulk sum transferred to the trustee
The decision was in the estate OF
Greenville d. Phillips, and amounts
in this case to $4,000 increase in in.
heritance tax. If the rule, is upheld
1t is estimated that more than 500,
900 a year would be added to the
states collection Of inheritance taxes