Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-15

loayonworth lIc was struck by a
cable and his skull crushed.
Judge Elbert Ii, Gary, chairman OF
the board Of directors OF the United
/ States steel corporation, and j. Z,
Farrell president d. tho corporation,
/ win attend Che foreign trade confer
once N Seattle June "a to 2S.
Continuation OF G. W. II. Davis,
director of the department CT effio,
iencS as supervisor of the division Of
Inheritance taxes and esehents, has
boon announced by Samuel II, Chase,
chairman Of the tax commission.
Cheney normal school will issue $50
life diplomas Ut the close of the pres.
ent quarter on May 2S. More than
600 certificates viii be issued, includ-
ing the life diplomas, 30 elementary
certificates and two, three and four.
year diplomas,
N. S, Gale of Seattle, was elected
president Of the Typographical Union
by members in session for their north.
west conference at Yakima, Vincent
Kelly of Boise, was named Vice.presi.
dent and j, w, Wray of Spokane, sec.
reteyy'treaswer.
/ The body of Mrs. Floyd L. Lewis,
Wife o. a prominent real estate deal.
er and ex,president of the Rotary club
OF Raymond, was found in Ellis la.
COON. All evidence pointed to the
supposition that she fell in while
Walking along the bank,
1 An internal machine, sent by ex.
press to Electa chapter, Eastern Star
lodge, at Spokane, from Los Angeles,
Cal, was turned over to the police,
who announced that had it not failed
to explcie when opened, il would have
been able to kill so persons.
y reduction in residence and com.
mercial lighting rates in the com.
panys territory outside OF Seattle, to
be effective September /, when it is
expected the Baker river hydro.elec.
trio plant will be in operation, was an,
nomced by the Puget Sound Power &
Light company.
The Burbank irrigation district will
have all the water it needs this year
Tor the first time in history Since
the wing dam was constructed across
the Snake river and the canal widen.
ed from so to 125 feet the irrigation.
lists nave been able to take out 1000
cubic feet Of water every second.
A payment OF about 100000 on the
1924 prune crop was distributed to
! members of the Washington Growers
Packing corporation of Clarke county
A final payment will be made later
Growers have received s cents q
pound on large sizes down to 81 cents
a pound for the smaller size, 7O-S0s.
w. E. Douglas, president of the
Washington Oregon Linen Mills com
pany, has received notice that the
first carload OF machinery for the
linen factory to be installed in the
old plate shop at the shipyard at Van
couver, has LETT Beloit, Wis, and
Others viii follow as soon as loaded
About so cars will be needed to carry
all Of the machinery.
The Seattle & Rainier Valley Rail
way company, operating the only
street car line in Seattle not owned
by the municipality, has made the
city council tentative offer of its
properties at sale price of $1,000,
600, to be covered by 20 or SO-yeai
bond issue bearing per cent interest
The city's engineers recently fixed the
value of the property at sl,O45, 900.
The children of today are being
made to pay the penalty for an over
abundance OF altruistic twaddle,'' de
claced Governor Hartley in telegram
to Mrs. Sophie Irene Loeb, president
of the Child Welfare Committee OF