Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-02-23
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Digest Of Weeks Happenings in and Over
the Puget Sound and State

State Land Commissioner Savdgc
has received notice from the general
land office at Washington, D. c., that
the state has been given title to an.
other block Of land under the exchange
agreement by which the common
sChool grant is being reimbursed for
lands lost by the establishment of the
national forests. The block Is part of
the Columbia national forest, contains
10000 acres, and is situated In the
western part OF Klickitat county.
A motorcycle does not require a
for hire license, in fact there is no
provision in the law for issuing such
a license, Attorney General Thompson
ADVISES the department of licenses.
The same. license for private use of
a motorcycle may be used regardless
of whether it is used for hire or for
private use.
Governor Hart has issued an u.con-
dtional pardon to G. E. West, ex-
mayor Of Auburn, convicted Of NAL
icious prosecution in connection with
charges he filed against Sheriff Star
wich of King county, while the latter
was candidate for sheriff last fall.
West was sentenced for six months
at Walla Walla
Two herds of hogs in Kittitas coun-
! ty are suffering from the ravages Of
hog cholera, according to County
Agent W. l.. Davis. Twenty-eight in
herd of thirty at Peoh Point, near
Gle Elum, have died and the majority
of large herd near Ellensburg have
fallen victims to the disease, for which
there is no sure cure.
The port commission and the cham
Der Of commerce of Vancouver are
preparing asreport to Major R. Park,
United States district engineer, for
the purpose of showing the need OF
the federal government to maintain a
twenty-five-foot channel in the Colum
bia river from Vancouver to the mouth
of the Willamette river
A final dividend of 8 per cent is now
being distributed among the deposi
tors of the German American Mer.
camille bank OF Seattle, which closed
its doors in January, 1917, John p.
Duke, supervisor of banking has an
nounced. The total dividend paid to
unsecured depositors aggregates rs
per cent of their claims.
Reopening OF the North Bank high
way east of Skamania has been de-
layed again because Of the snow storm
The road was scheduled to be opened
last week, but repairs on the wash
outs and damaged bridges were held
up by the snowfall. The road between
Skamania and Stevenson has been
closed for about six weeks.
With smaller force than in any
previous year since the department
was created, the state license depart
ment in January handled a record
rush of applications for automobile
licenses and at the close of business
Saturday had mailed out 149,357 sets
of 1928 plates, which was about 22,-
600 above last years number on the
same date.
Soundings of the Columbia river
near Wenatchee are being made by
corps of four men under the direction
OF r. H. Kenyon, state highway
engineer who is also taking other data
in connection witt. the proposed Rock
Island project, which has for its pur-
pose the completion of the Chelan and
Okanogan highway on the Douglas
county side of the river.
The Hoquiam Rod and Gun club sent
a plea to representatives of that dis
trict in the state legislature to work
for bill providing selection of county
game commissioners by choice of
sportsmen with approval OF state game
and game fish director, and submis-
sion of monthly reports to state
director of each game warden's ex-
penses, receipts and activities.
The state supreme court has upheld
the constitutionality of the law passed
in 1921 requiring that persons operat.
ing automobiles over the state high
ways for the transportation of passen
gers and property for private gain,
whether in intrastate or interstate
commerce, obtain certificates OF pub
lie convenience and necessity from the
state department of public works