Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-10
Washington News

YAKIMA.--Major S. w. c, Hand,
commanding the local companies OF
the National Guard, believes In taking
no chance when It comes to pistol
shooting, The Guard won last springs
match from the police department and
the major hopes to unload few sur.
prise shots from among the noncom.
missioned officers this year. on his
list Major Hand himself being an OK.
tremely good and consistent shooter,
are Captain d. b, Hilton, Lieutenant
Harold Duncan and Sergeant c. s.
Mayhem, Chief Of Police James Per.
ry believes the police should be SO.
cretiye and Is saying nothing about
his men, but It is common knowledge
the Workmanship of the force has
been greatly improved during the last
year.
SEATTLE. - A tabulation prepared
by the Postoifice Department of ap.
poiniments Of postmasters OF presi.
dental grade In the four years end,
ing March shows that out of total
of 2S6 In the State of Washington AZ
were women and "a were former ser
vice men.
SPOkANE.-Farm of Washing,
ton intend to plant So per cent more
acreage In spring wheat this year
than in 1924, according to the inten.
ton to plant report as Of March /,
1925, Issued here by G, S. Ray, United
States Department of Agriculture sta.
tistician. The report also indicates
larger acreage Of oats, barley, corn
and potatoes, but a smaller acreage of
hay than was grown last year. Com.
pilations show an intention to plan,
corn this year to the extent of Is
per cent more than the 1924 crop
oats 10 per cent, barley 20 per cent,
potatoes 10 per cent, and tame hay a
decrease of 8 per cent. Earlier re-
ports indicated an increased whea;
acreage of 1873 per cent for the nation
and 1853 per cent for the western
states.
CAMP LEWIS.-President Cool
idge's action in suspending payment
from the s1,3OO,OoO appropriation
made by congress in the deficiency
bill for paying national guardsmen fol
armory drill will not affect the Ma
tional Guard Of Washington during
the current fiscal year, which end.
June 30, Brig. Gen. Maurice Thomp
son, The Adjutant General of Wash
ington, says. The National Guard Of
Washington will get through the pres
ent fiscal year, General Thompson
said, on the regular allotment, this
matter having already been checked
with finance department officers a
the Ninth Corps Area headquarters
at San Francisco.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hartley ha!
appointed Samuel H. Chase, Kin(
County, assessor; Fred X. McBroom
Spokane realtor and county commits
sloner; and Donald c. McInnis, Por
Angeles farmer and banker, as mem
bers Of the state tax commission ere
ated by the last legislature. Chase
was named for the siX-year term, Nc
Broom for four years, and McInnes
for two years.
OLYMPIA. = George Kreutzer, as
sistant to Elwood Mead, U. S. com
missioner Of reclamation, and H. L
Holgate, district counsel for the fed
eral reclamation service, came t.
Olympia to consult with Governor
Hartley and Director Scott of the de
partment of conservation and develop
ment concerning the Kittitas unit o
the Yakima irrigation project, com
monty referred to as the "Kittita.
High Line"
SPOKANE.-Whether or not charg
es in operation divisions affect senior
ity rights of railroad employees in the
consolidated divisions is up for de
termination in suit that went to tria
in superior court here. A. G. U'Rer
conductor on what formerly wa:
the Marcus division of the Grea
Northern Railway, has brought. sui
against the road and the Hillyard 10
cal of the Order Of Railway Conduc
tors to enforce recognition of the Sc
niority rights he enjoyed on the Mar
Gus division.
EVERETT. = That $4,000 is avail
| able for preliminary survey for floot
control measures covering the Sky
komish. Snoqualmie, Snohomish ant
Stillaguamish rivers in Snohomisl
County, and the Nooksack River il
Whatcom County is the information
: just received by w. w. Morgan, coun