Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-17


Dates for the joint convention at
Longylew OF Lions clubs OF Washing
ton, Oregon, Idaho and British Co.
lumbia were changed from June 10
and 20 to May 30 and 80 at confer.
ence of district governors.
The first forest fire of the season,
believed to have been started by a
earelessly-flung match or cigarette,
was reported to Ranger L. f, Chart
rand at Cashmere. 1t was in YaXon
canyon, near the rangers post.
After nearly a year of bankruptcy
litigation, the new 100000 Pacific
Cedar Manufacturing company mill in
South Aberdeen was sold at public
auction for SS5,25Q cash, A. l.,
Scharff of Tacoma was the successful
bidder,
Director Olaf l.. Olsen of the de-
partment OF business control announc-
ed the appointment of Donald McRae,
former sheriff of Snohomish county,
as superintendent of the capitol build
ings and grounds, in place of John
Berkshire, resigned.
In 30-foot power trolling boats,
Oscar Laito, Martin Pelto and August
Toyra, Aberdeen fishermen, LETT West
port on a 10O0,mile trip to Alaska.
Each man was alone in his own boat,
They will troll for salmon along the
Alaskan coast this summer.
Damage to alfalfa from the cold
weather of the winter has been very
heavy, Il. C. Burlingame said at Walla
Walla. Figures he obtained showed
25 to so per cent loss in the Top
penish district, about 40 per cent in
the Prosser section and 40 per cent
in Gardena section.
Allotments made by the board of
army engineers for Washington water
ways include the following: Skamok,
ava creek, S210O; Willapa river and
harbor, $4,000; Grays harbor bar and
entrance, S22S,OOO; Grays harbor inner
port, Aberdeen, entrance of harbor,
and Chehalis river, $4,000.
Expulsion of six delegates to the
Seattle Central Labor council, who
lost their seats when the council
adopted trial committees report
charging them with being communists,
was upheld in telegram received
from William A. Green, president OF
the American Federation of Labor.
The Eatonville town council has
instructed City Attorney Murray to
proceed in the preparation of dam
age case against the Cascade Timber
company, which concerns employees
are alleged in the complaint OF test
case to have set the fire which almost
RACED Eatonville September 81, 1924.
The state highway committee will
hold hearing at Olympia April IA
relative to the application of the Puget
Sound Power & Light company for 8
franchise to construct and operate q
transmission line alongside the Pacific
highway frcm the vicinity of Rocky
Point, north of Kelso to Castle Rock
State lands and timber to the ap
o
praised value of S114,157.75 Will be
offered at the regular quarterly lant
sale to be held at the various county
seats Tuesday The offerings include
timber valued at $71 ,23f.5O, uplands
| SIC, 29S.64, and tide lands, S32,627.61
and are distributed through IA coun
ties.
Establishment of an air mail route
that would give Seattle, Spokane, Ia
coma and Yakima a 4S-hour service
from New York and 24-hour deliver!
from Los Angeles is being considered
by Postmaster-General New, it is re
ported, Plans call for opening thu
air lines July 1, with route from
Pasco, Wash, to Elko, New.
Articles of incorporation have beel
filed by the okanogan Light and Pow
er company. A power site has beer
obtained near the Great Northern rail
road crossing of the Similkameel
river at Oroville. 1t is understood tt
be the intention of the company t.
| apply for a franchise to construc
lines down the Okanogan valley.
Proposing a $1,OoO,OOO hydro-eIectri
plant on the klamath river in Cow
litz county Charles 7. Wright o
Portland, Or, has filed au application
with the state supervisor of hydraulic
for permission to divert 1000 second
feet from the river, The electricity t
/ be generated by the proposed plan
would be used for municipal lighting
power ana railroading, the applica
ton sated.
Orders booked by mills of the Yves
| Coast Ibn1bermen's association tool