Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-12-05
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF Late STATE news


an average net price of 5.4 cents on
772S,796 pounds of dried prunes
handled by the association.
A senate joint resolution authorize
ing change in the name Of Mount
Rainier, in Washington, to Mount Ia
coma will be brought up early in the
short session of congress, it is anti
Gipated by western members. The
measure will first be considered In
the house public lands committee.
That the election of P. w. Carlyon
to the senate on "sticker" ticket
from the 23d senatorial district, COM
prising Thurston county, will be con-
tested by Mrs. Ella NJ. Russell of
Tenino, the regular republican nom
inee, was definitely announced by
Thomas M. Vance, attorney for Mrs.
Russell.
Hearing on the complaint by the de-
partment Of public works against the
Mountain Springs Water company,
which supplies the towns of Seaview
and Long Beach, Pacific county, for
Investigation into the valuation, rates,
services, facilities and purity of water
supply, was set by the department for
Tuesday in the town hall in Ilwaco.
In memorandum opinion handed
down at Olympia by Judge D. f.
Wright of the Thurston county super
ior court, the state highway depart
ment was granted an injunction
against the Vantage Ferry Bridge com
pany and others, restraining them
from constructing a toll bridge over
the Columbia river at Vantage ferry
on the north central highway.
Rev. NJ. j. O'Callaghan of the Holy
Rosary Roman Catholic church in Sc
attic was killed and Father James Nc.
Grath and Father Patrick Farrelly
were injured when the automobile in
which they were riding plunged off
the road about mile north of O'Brien.
Father O'Callaghan was drowned when
he was caught under the overturned
automobile in ditch containing two
feet of water.
Give hundred chickens on every
ranch" is the slogan for program of
farm diversification to be carried on
in Chelan, Okanogan, Douglas and
Grant counties, and to assist in carry
ing out the program the services of
the extension service Of the state col
lege at Pullman and its staff Of eX-
perts have been enlisted. The pro-
gram took definite shape last week,
when 10 leading citizens of four coun-
ties visited the state college and con
ferred with the college heads and
members of the extension service
staff.
A service program has been adopt.
ed by the board of directors OF the
state chamber of commerce. The agri.
cultural program vii! be one of the
largest undertakings the state cham
Der will assume for the coming year.
1t will endeavor to continue to sue,
cessful conclusion the statewide bet.
terfarming contest which has already
beeG launched and will make care.
full survey OF cooperative marketing
in relation to national legislation now
pending in congress with particular
reference to solving the problems of
Washington farmers.
Invitations for conference of repre-,
sentatives OF engineering departments
of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana to consider division of the
waters involved in the Columbia basin
irrigation project have been sent by
Governor Hart OF Washington to the
governors OF Montana, Idaho and Ore.
gon. 1t is hoped by hackers OF the
Columbia basin protect, it was stated,
that an agreement can be reached
upon the terms Of treaty for divi,
sion Of the water required, which
would be available for ratification at
the coming sessions of the state legis-
latures.
Seizure Of 25 gillnets, owned by In.
diens of the Lummi Indian reservation
at the mouth of the Nooksack river,
resulted in a hostile attitude on the
part OF owners that verged on an out-
break until reservation police and
Superintendent Andrews were called
upon to mediate. The situation may
lead to petition to the interior de.
partment at Washington and the state
fisheries board to clear up apparent
Misunderstanding as TO the location
OF the reservation boundary lines, 1t
was announced at the close of the ecn.
ference. The nets were seized by l..
c. Calhoun, inspector of the state
fisheries department, who said he was
acting under instructions from the
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