Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-03-27
Washington News


oLYMMPIA.--Three persons promi'
nent in public life during the Hart ad'
ministration have retired and ap'
pcintees of Gov Hartley have taken
their places. Fred J. Dibble, director
of licenses and game and game fish,
was replaced by Charles r. Maybury,
Upon taking office Maybury named
sam +. Rathbun OF Seattle as super
visor of game and game fish, succeed,
ing ]. W. Kinney, whose resignation,
effective April l. was also announced.
Jay Thomas, of Seattle, succeeded
Frank Lamborn Tacoma, as state
printer. Judge John c. Denney, Ever
EFT, replaced Walter S. Whitcomb,
Everett, as director OF the department
of public works.
PUYALLUP.-The annual Western
Washington Fair will be held here
the week OF September 2t-27 instead
of the first week in October an
nounces w. H. Paulhamus, president.
LONGYIEW.-Over 10000 people
are expected here on April 4 at the
celebration planned for the first pass
enger train to run between Longyiew
and Underwood over the new common
carrier route of the Longyiew, Port
land and Northern railroad,
Chehalis-The funeral of ]. A. Ven
ess, pioneer lumberman and state
senator who died at Portland, was
held here last week. He was Isl
years old.
WHITMAN COLLEGE, Walla Walla
--Emma. Van Valkenburg, Everett
student, was announced as the winner
OF the freshman oratorical contest
held in the college chapel, The win
ner was the unanimous choice of the
judges.
BREMERTON. = Bob-haired beau
ties have been ruled out of the Pacific
Wilderness Olympiad Association in
the selection of leading roles in their
mountain pano-drama at Jackson cove
next July and August.
SPOKANE.-J. ]. Tigert, Washing
ton, D. c., y. S. commissioner of edu-
cation since 1921, will head the list
of speakers at the 9th annual meet
ing of the Inland Empire Education
Association April 5, 8, and 10, it was
announced by Walter NJ. Kern OF
Walla Walla, president. Mr.. Tigert
will speak on "a Comprehensive Pro-
gram in Education" Other speakers
will be Lester F. Scott, national execu-
tive of the Camp Fire Girls; j, Robert
Stout, president Educational Thrift
Service; Frances Hays, field secre-
tary of the national congress of par.
ent-teachers; G. H. Oberteuffer, re-
gional executive, Boy Scouts of Amer
lea; Walter Brown, director Of the
American Child Health Association, in
charge of the child health demonstra-
| ton now in progress at Salem, Ore;
Lothrop Stoddard, authority on world
affairs, noted author.
| WENATCHEE-W sixth
annual Apple Blossom festival will be
held this year on May and 8, in
stead of week earlier, as is custom
airy. The reason is that the season
is believed to be a week later than
generally. Apple trees are expected
to be in full blossom by May s. The
Blewett and Snoqualmie passes will
be open by that time, local orchard
lists and business men believe, and
heavy traffic is expected into this city.
SPOKANE Formation of another
Brotherhood Cooperative National
bank at San Francisco, with a capital
of 100000, is now in process by
George o. Barnhart, president of the
Brotherhood's Cooperative bank at
Spokane, and Henry E. Cass, execu-
tive yice-president, according to word
received here.
SEATTLE.-Word received here
indicates that Vice-President Dawes
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