Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-02-27

wage Simpson OF Clarke county,
ruling that the mayor was only a
ministerial officer and must counter
sign warrants unless proof of fraud
is made, issued writ of mandate
ordering Mayor Todd of Kelso to
countersign salary warrants for total
Of $780, approved February 3 by the
council.
Reinstatement OF George Reynolds
and r. +. Baerman, patrolmen, sus,
pended from the Seattle police de.
partment 30 days ago after they had
been indicted by a federal grand jury
with Roy Olmstead, expolice lieuten'
ant and alleged Pacific coast rum
king, was announced by Police Chief
Severyns.
r. e. Bennett Of Chehalis, in charge
of the southwest district of Washing.
ton high school Debates announced
that out of 33 debates that have been
held on the question of the imme
diate independence of the Philippines,
16 decisions have been in favor Of the
affirmative teams and II in favor OF
the negative side.
Figures showing that the Pacific
coast salmon pack totaled S,77S,SOO
cases in 1924 compared with S,457,-
l03 cases in 1928, an increase OF ap.
proximately 4 per cent, were receiv.
ed from the United. States bureau OF
fisheries. The figure, which was ap.
proximately 570.7S9,50o pounds, was
the largest on record.
Three officers of the Columbia Ba,
sin Irrigation league, Hervey Lind
ley Of Seattle, president; Fred Adams
of Spokane, educational director and
James Kyle, Oregon member OF the
board of trustees, are in Washington,
D. c., in anticipation of the report OF
the department of the interior on its
investigation as to the feasibility OF
the Columbia basin irrigation project.
AS result of the United States
senate approving bill to permit w.
d. Conner of Seattle and Wesley Van
dercook of Longview to construct a
bridge over the Columbia river con-
Meeting Kelso and Longview with
Rainier, Or, the applicants for the
permit will start preparing plans for
the structure as soon as permission
is granted by congress.
Removal OF the Pacific Gypsum COM
pany's plant from Tacoma to Seattle
and the construction of factory of
larger capacity there was announced
by Martin Uldall, president and gen
eral manager of the Standard Gypsum
company of San Francisco. The Ia
coma concern has been absorbed by
the Standard company and is to sup
ply the latter's northwest trade.
Formation OF a Grays Harbor coun-
ty chamber of commerce, to work to-
ward development of the entire port
district, has been advocated by w. H.
Peters, manager of the Aberdeen port
terminal, and has been reported for
consideration by a committee Of the
Aberdeen chamber of commerce. Mr..
Peters has requested the cooperation
of the Hoquiam, Montesano and Elma
chambers of commerce.
Eight bills, all having to do with
highway construction, maintenance
and control and appropriating a total
of $1S,7S7,7S1S0, were approved and
signed by Governor Hartley: Senate
bill AZ reappropriates an uneXpended
balance of $2,50O,S10.70 Of 1923 ap-
propriations for primary highways,
and the money will be expended on
contracts due after April /. Senate
bill 60 appropriates S14,S60,000 for
state highway construction during the
1925-27 biennium and provides money
for work on state highways in all
parts of the state. House bill SO reap
propriates S1,376,770.60 from an un-
expended balance from the 1928 ap-
proprations from the permanent high.
way fund. The money is to be used
for the completion OF contracts al,
ready awarded. House bill Sd re-
peals the 11a-mill highway levy. House
bill So authorizes the highway engi-
neer to cooperate with highway com,
missioners of other states and the
federal highway department in mum
bering and naming interstate high
ways. House bill IS authorizes coun-
ty road commissioners to establish
new highways to begin at trade cen
ter or at some point on an existing
highway providing the state highway
engineer approves the form of the
contracts. House bill 50 validates Ger.
tain expenditures from the permanent
highway fund for new rights of way
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