Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
Worlds News

CHICAGO -. Eleven persons were
killed and three probably fatally In
jured in two grade crossing collisions
in and near Chicago recently, In both
cases the drivers of the automobiles
sought to beat the train
ST, THOMAS, Virgin Islands.-At
least so persons were killed and many
injured and numerous houses were de.
stroyed and other material damage
done by the hurricane which struck
the islands in this vicinity recently,
and ragged the following day, accord.
ing to reports received here.
LOS ANGELEs.-F. j. zeehandelar,
consul of The Netherlands for South.
ern California and Arizona for the
past II years. has been honorad by
the degree of Knight of the Order OF
Orange Nassau, by Queen Wilhel,
nina, according TO cablegram which
he has Just received here.
WRoTHAM, England.--In small
parish church at Trottiscliffe, near
here, barrel organ is regularly used
for services and weddings. 1t is ca
pable of playing 60 hymn tunes, and
the sexton turns the handle.
SYDNEY, N. S. W.-Henry Thomp.
son, probably the Oldest shepherd in
the world, died recently at the age of
ITO.
BELFAST, Ireland.-The late Lord
Pirrie, head OF the shipbuilding firm
of Harland & Wolff, left an estate Of
nearly S20,000,000. The death duties
on the estate, it is said, will amount
to nearly S10,000,O0O.
| DICKINSON, N. Disk daughters
of Mr., and Mrs. Louis Splichal, and
Bergerin Roller, 50, father Of Mrs.
Spilchal, were turned to death recent.
ly when fire destroyed their farm
home, 16 miles southwest Of here, it
was made known when seven bodies
were brought here. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spilchal escaped with an infant
daughter. The flames started from a
defective hue.
STETTIN, Germany.-Br eakin 6
through wall for steam installation
in the church of st. Peter and Paul,
workmen opened a sealed chamber
containing so coins. The chamber is
believed to have been closed some 400
years ago.
FELIXSTONB, Eng. Three gov
eminent flying boats are patroling
various parts of the North Sea trying
to locate fish, Their principal objec.
tive is the herring, and 1t is believed
that by spotting the shoals and advis-
ing various TRAVELLING stations the
trawlers will be saved much time.
NEW YORK.--William B. Leeds and
This wife, the Princess Xenia of Greece,
have been so impressed by the cour-
tesy and efficiency of John T. McIn-
tyre, a traffic patrolman stationed at
the gate OF the Cunard Line, that they
have decided to pay the expenses Of
six months tour of Europe for him
and his wife. They sailed recently.
PRINCE RUPERT, B. c. Charles
Isadore of Moricetown, east of here,
is reported to have accidentally killed
his son while hunting. A party, Of
which father and son were members,
was tracking grizzly bear. The
father seeing d patch of gray moving
benin some brush, fired at it. Upon
investigation he found, not the bear,
but the body of his son in gray suit
with bullet wound through his neck.
BANDON, ore.-While hunting deer
on the Hughes Brothers ranch near
the mouth of Skies River recently,
DR.. R. V. Leep of this city was at
tackled by large black bear. The
animal appeared suddenly from be-
hind large snag and less than so
feet from the hunter. The first shot
pierced bruins nose. But it took two
more to stop him. He was only a few
feet from the doctor when the third
shot was fred, and he dropped in his
tracks. The bear had been on the
ranch for more than two years, but
was too clever to be caught. He had
been living on hogs and sheep, and it
was estimated that he had cost the
Hughes Brothers several hundred dol
lars.
COLUMBIA COUNTY, ore.-Again
the gentle 90 bull has done his dead,
ly work. At the Columbia County,
Oregon, fair last week N. ]. Barker,
IS years old, an exhibitor in the live
stock department, was killed by his
own prize animal Mr.. Barker had
entered the stall to feed the bull when
it attacked him, pinned him down and
crushed his chest and lungs by using
its feet. From time to time we shall
print similar Items of this kind in
the hope that the death list from this
cause may be kept at minimum.