Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-03-06

in the state of Washington as a re-
suit Of a hearing here between repre-
sentatives Of valley towns and H. c.
Cooley manager of the Yellowstone
Trail association.
To recover $47S9S, alleged due as re-
funds on income taxes wrongfully col
lected by the government, Maude B.
Parsons of Seattle filed suit in the
United States district court at Ia
coma against Burns Poe, collector OF
internal revenue fer the district of
Washington and Alaska
Spokane club women have organic
ed motion picture committee to pro-
mote the showing of better class films
and the Encouragement of films of
questionable character. Organiza-
tion of such committees is becoming
statewide through the efforts of the
State Federation OF Womens clubs.
E. H. Ragland, IA, of Sunnyside,
who in his days as practicing archi-
tect is said to have designed the
buildings for the Spokesman Review
and Los Angeles Times, died at his
home in Sunnyside. Death was due
to injuries suffered four years ago
in an automobile accident near Ia
coma.
A deed transferring the Vancouver
flour mills from the Northern Flour
Mills company to Victor l. Fuqua OF
Forest Grove, Or, has been filed for
record here. The value Of stamps on
the deed, SIS, indicates that the con
sideration was $4,000. The mill has
been idle for three years, Mr.. Fuqua
will reopen it, according to report.
Bellingham normal obtained per-
manent possession Of the Guy Allison
cup, trophy presented annually to
the winner OF a triangular debate be-
tween Bellingham, Cheney and Ellens-
burg normals, by defeating 2 to l a
negative debating team from Ellens-
burg and winning a to decision at
Cheney over the affirmative Cheney
team.
Alarmed over the incessant barking
Of a small dog, the pet of James
Slocken, SO, farmer who has lived
for many years on the Olympic high
way near Eden, neighbors followed
the dog to the Sloken place and found
the house in charred ruins and Slock-
ems body in it. The little dog had
travelled three miles to the nearest
neighbors house and barked for help
The average college freshman be-
lieves in promiscous kissing, dislikes
chaperons, wants to get married at 25
and rear four children, which he be-
lieves he has right to whip, accord
ing to replies to QUESTIONABLE cir
culated among a group of 1872 fresh
men in sociology class of the Uni
yersity of Washington. Seventy-two
members of the class are men, 100
women.
Marked decline in the popularity
of the two women members OF the
Seattle city council is the outstand-
in,Y ,pd ,,,o,t l;,orc,nl roo,u,o 30 ,bo
final returns on the municipal primary
election. Mrs. Bertha Landes, nomin-
three years ago by totals that ran in
the thousands above her nearest com
petitor, has now been dropped to third
place, while Mrs. Kathryn Miracle.
who in 1922 traied closer to Mrs.
Lands than any other candidate, has
been eliminated
A new course in the college of
agriculture has been announced by
Dean L. c. Johnson The course will
be agricultural business and is to have
a full four-yoar subject requirement.
1t will be opened for registration next
September. The course is designed
especially for those who wish to pre-
pare for the business side of agricul-
ture, such as marketing farm crops,
cooperative marketing banking whore
the clientele is largely agricultural,
feed and seed, milling and grain, farm
machinery or dairy business.
Three hundred thousand dollars is
10 be made Immediately available for
the purchase Of seed for farmers in
dry districts of central Washington as
the result of plans perfected at
statewide conference held In Seattle.
The money will be raised by the form.
alton Of common law corporation
with capital Of 100000 and author.
ity to borrow further amount up to
100000. The original capital was
allocnted as follows: Seattle and
vicinity. $4,000; Tacoma and south.
western Washington, 100000; Spokane
and vicinity, 100000. In each district
tho FUND was further divided, one