Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-12

mouth OF the Cowlitz river Friday.
Only about twenty boxes were secured.
This is part of the early run of the
smalt and usually lasts but few days.
The fish sold for fifteen cents .
pound.
The Tacoma municipal street rail.
way was operated at a profit last
month for the first time since the
war, Mayor A. V. Fawcett announced.
preliminary report prepared for the
mayor by Andy Gunderson. superin.
!endent, shows a surplus of $2627 for
November.
Opposition to the proposed ratifica.
lion by the state of child labor
amendment to the constitution OF the
United States was favored among reso.
lutions adopted at a joint meeting at
Seattle Of the board of directors and
legislative committee OF the Federated
Industries of Washington.
In memorandum opinion handed
down at Olympia, Judge John NJ. VIII
son of the Thurston county court dis
missed the action brought by the state
against the Standard Oil company to
collect the excise tax of two cents
gallon on gasoline sold to the fed
sral government in this state.
Passage of a law by the Washing
ton legislature, specifying informatio,
10 be filed by mining companies al
permitting them to sell their SIC
in that state without further into
position of any Official" was favore'
in resolution adopted by the nor;
west mining associations convention
at Spokane.
An electrical device for the protec-
ton of Northern Pacific railway tracks
through the -Ellensburg can
yon has been installed. 1t consists OF
woven wire attached to wooden posts.
When rock strikes against it, an
electrical signal is set. There are
20 panels in the canyon at the most
dangerous spots
A 30-year lease on property border
ing Lake Union harbor was granted
by the Port of Seattle commission to
the Lake Union Drydock & Machinery
Works company. The firm recently
received a contract to construct Is
vessels for the United States which
are to be designed as illicit liquor
chasers in Puget sound.
Prohibition officers must not break
into private homes without a search
warrant for specific offense, Federal
Judge Neterer declared to United
States Commissioner Elliott at Seattle,
when the commissioner appeared as
a witness in an argument over the le-
gality of raid by federal prohibition
2fficers more than a year ago In
Everett.
The official canvass of the votes
cast on initiative and referendum
measures and on constitutional amend
ments discloses that the amendment
to the constitution providing for the
consolidation of certain offices in the
smaller counties passed by a major.
ty of 5000 votes, IL was announced
by Charles A. Foster, superintendent
of elections.
The action Of the state equalization
committee In placing the assessed val
uaton for 1921 of five railroads ope,
atirg in Washington at the same
figures as maintained in 1923, after
the supervisor of taxation had assess
ed the properties at reduced figures.
was held void in an opinion given to
Governor Hart by the attorney-gen-
erals office.
The action instituted at Olympia
last September by the Home Tele-
phone & Telegraph company OF Spo-
kane to secure writ of review on thi
valuation of the company's properties
as set forth in the order issued by
the department of public works on
March 81, 1923, has been dismissed
by Judge Wilson Of the Thu ston
county court.
On charge Of Irregularities In con
Quoting the "sticker" campaign where
by p. H. Carlyon was elected to tbs
state senate for the 22d distrc' r."
the republican ticket over Mrs Ella
NJ. Russell, the regular republican
nominee, attorneys for Mrs. Russell
filed papers contesting his election.
with the clerk Of the Thurston cou,
ty court at Olympia.
Questionnaires will be mailed to all
prune growers in the Walla Walla
valley to learn their attitude regard
ing prune driers. The questions. |.
was stated, would determine whether
the growers would obligate part OF
their crop each Sear or put so much
a yenr n green ton for period oi