Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-12

In Vancouver since her arrival in 1854,
| died in that city last week at the home
OF her daughter, at the age of So.
A campaign for new paved road
from Hesson in Clarke county to
Yale in Cowlitz county, a distance of
more than rs miles, has started at
Vancouver
Frank Fl. Rudkin, United States
Judge of the district of eastern Wash
ington, has been nominated to be
United States circuit Judge of the
ninth circuit, San Francisco.
Contributions to the fund being rails
| ed in Seattle for the relief of Astoria,
Or, fire sufferers totals S14,S13O2, the
chamber of commerce has announced.
A total fund of $25,OO0 is to be raised.
Bonds for new $15O,OOO high school
at Sedroy Woolley carried by small
majority at recent election An cleo
tion will be held soon to decide on a
site, as a proposed site was defeated.
Veterinarians of Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho and British Columbia are
participating in a four-day postgrad-
uate course for veterinarians at Wash
ington State college at Pullman, Ian.
uary to 12.
Bears have been keeping mallard
ducks from many of the swamps in
the north bay section of Grays Har-
Dor county, according to H. G. Moir,
7. W. Copeland and James Hemphill,
of the Grays Harbor Rod and Gun
club.
More money was paid out by Okan-
ogan county for bounties during 1922
than any year in decade. During the
year 1856 coyote pelts were brought in.
twenty-five wild cat skins and 20 lynx
pelts were produced to establish claims
for the bounty. Six cougars were kill
ed.
A marked Increase in Industrial ac-
tiyity among the industries of the
state of Washington is indicated by
the report issued December 81, 1922,
for the year, as compared with the
preceding five years. Accidents re-
ported for the year 1922 were 2S,-
843.
Total cargo shipments of lumber
from Grays Harbor during the year
1922 amounted to 75S,612,S65 feet. The
total for this year is 951, ,293,0 feet
greater than the previous year and
271,S21,000 greater than the largest
previous year in the history of the
port.
The Seattle port commission has
telegraphed Senator Wesley Jones ask
ing that in the shipping bill pending
before the senate provision be insert
ed that vessels should not receive gov
ernment aid If they refused to use
publicly owned wharf facilities where
such existed.
Hearings on rates, service, facilities
and contracts of the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph company for the entire
state and the Home Telephone G. Tele-
graph company of Spokane will open
at Spokane January 23. At Seattle
the hearings will open January "a, and
at Tacoma January 20.
The car supply on Grays Harbor In
reported normal for the first time in
many months, mills having all the
cars needed for current shipments OF
lumber. The closing of the mills dur
ing the holiday season. together with
the increased natural supply of cars,
enabled the railroads to catch up with
the demand.
Driving an automobile without 1923
license plates has become dangerous
business in the state. all members of
the highway patrol being instructed to
stop all cars which did not have new
licenses, and, IL the drivers could not
chow that application had been made,
they We're to be directed to the near
ost county auditor.
An order was issued at Walla Walla
barring portions oi the highways lead.
Ing out of Walla Walla to motor trucks
loaded to more than one.half the rated
carrying capacity and having a rated
carrying capacity Of more than one
ton, The ban will be lifted March /.
The purpose is to protect the roads
which have been graveled. Paved
roads are open to the trucks The
stretches affected are between Touch
ct and Walla Walla and between Walla
Walla and waitsburg where the road
Is not paved.