Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-18

Snoqualmle GasS highway was opcu-
ed to traffic at noon Tuesday.
Interstate bridge receipts at Van.
couver last month totaled s27,500.
Woodmen of the World are planning
two-day picnic at Oakesdale, June
and 2.
The Older Girls Sunday School con-
ference will be held in Everett, May lS,
10 and 20.
Cave.in of earth in sewer trench
being dug in Seattle, killed Ferris
Crumm, 35 years old.
Pend Oreille county commissioners
are considering cruising timber lands
for taxation purposes.
A $4,000 gymnasium will be erected
at Issaquah in the near future as a
result of a recent election.
Plans have been completed for the
construction of fine arts building at
the University of Washington.
With 26 scheduled to receive diplo-
mas, Wapato high school will graduate
the largest class in its history.
Judge Oswald at Spokane set d.
vorce record for many years when
he granted eight divorces in one hour.
A district convention OF Knights of
Pythias was held at Colfax with repre-
sentatives of IL lodges of Whitman
county attending.
The first whales of the season were
brought into the Bay City station OF
the American Whaling company on
Grays Harbor last week.
Cargo shipments from Willapa har-
Dor for the month ending April 80
aggregated 9,256,1O0 shingles and 16,-
271 ,122 feet of lumber and lath.
Ulmont Greer, night foreman OF the
Campbell shingle mill at Seattle, was
electrocuted when he touched the
metal part of an electric switch.
Walter E. Carter of Vancouver was
elected grand commander of the Grand
Commandery of Knights Templar,
which held two-day convention at
Tacoma.
A well-aimed dinner plate, thrown
by Mrs. Kate Adams Of 700 West Ninth
street, put to rout burglar who at
tempted to enter her apartment house
In Vancouver.
Failing 12o feet from a bridge at
Edgwick, near Snoqualmie Falls, Joe
Hldebrand, forty-five, bridge foreman
for the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Railroad, was instantly killed.
Validity of the Seattle ordinance con-
ferring certain powers and duties up
on the King County Humane society
relating to the impounding of cats
and dogs is sustained by the supreme
court.
Pulling nails out of more than 1000
laths that the lumber might be utilized
In building the Methodist church, was
a recent occupation of members Of the
ladies' aid society of the Methodist
church of Rockford
An ultimatum from the American
Federation OF Labor to the Central La
Dor council OF Seattle threatened 1t
with separation from the federation
unless It rescinded it's Endorsement of
soviet rule In Russia.
Mitchell Brothers, contractors Of
Spokane, who were awarded construc-
tion of 6% miles of highway between
! Colville and Meyers Falls. have moved
most of their equipment to the scene
and have begun work.
Elder H. w. Cotterell of Walla
Walla, president of the North Pacific
union conference of the Adventist
church, embracing Washington, Idaho,
| Oregon, Montana and Alaska, has re.
signed, owing to Ill health.
Standardization OF requirements OF
Baptis. ministers In Washington and
provisions for uniform ordination we're
voted at the seth annual convention
Washington, held at Tacoma.
At the suggestion of 100 Inland En-.
pire educators who attended con
ference at the statt college at Pull
man, the event will be made part OF
the regular spring program OF the de-
partment Of education OF the college
annually.