Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-29

When completed, VIII provide new
and more direct outlet for Wahltiakum
county to the Oregon side.
George Schasich, a Serbian, aged
about 40 years, employed by the
George Martin Logging company, was
instantly killed at camp in the
Rainier district, Pierce county, when
he fell beneath logging train.
The Transfers and Truck Drivers
union of Seattle which demanded 81
a day advance in wages, agreed TO &C
cept 50.ecnt increase awarded by an
arbitration committee. The truck
drivers had voted to strike II their
demands We're refused.
Information from Rosalia told Of n
cloudburst there in which 1t was stat
ed two inches of rain had fallen with
in an hour, that an Inland Empire
electric train was tied up by flooded
tracks, automobiles were stalled ana
DuSlueSS houses llOOupu.
The balance to the credit Of the
state for the week ending May .
amounted to SIC, 457350.15. according
to statement issued by w. G. Potts,
state treasurer. Receipts for the week
amounted TO s717255,75. while expen-
ditures aggregated S1OOS,S14.16.
Two pet cub bears were seized by
King county game wardens from a
man in Redmond and a complaint fill
ed against him in justice court, A
state law prohibits the keeping of
black bears between April and Octo-
Der. The cubs had been captured by
hunters
Ocean shipping from Willapa harbor
dropped off almost five million teet
during April from the mark set in.
March, according TO figures issued by
the Willapa Harbor Traffic associa-
ton. Totals for the month were TO-
0SS,2S0 feet of lumber and lath and
5,4O5,000 pieces OF shingles.
Police Chief severyns of Seattle
suspended Roy Mcdonald and f. b.
Wright, jailess, because they failed to
call a physician for Samuel Hillegas
of Tacoma, who died May in a hos
pital few minutes after his removal
from the city jail. Wright was given
ten days and Mcdonald five.
Complaints against five lumber COM
panies in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho have been dismissed by the fed
eral trade commission. The companies
were charged with selling in inter
state commerce western pine, botan-
ically called "pinus ponderosa." under
the name Of western white pine.'
A commercial flying field for Van
couver was assured when negotiations
for lease by the Vancouver cham
Der of commerce OF 10 acres of land
from the Spokane, Portland and Sc
attic railroad were virtually complet-
ed. The tract will make one of the
best flying fields in the northwest.
Just prior to or Immediately after
the death of Robert S Heale, build
ing contractor, who was shot and kill
ed by George Conger, May 3, at the
home of Conger's estranged wife, Mrs.
Mollie Conger, in Tacoma, the latter
took from Heale a bill fold contain
ing $500 in currency and has appro-
priated the money to her own use,
according to allegations made in a
petition filed in superior court by r.
N. Simpson, administrator for Heale's
estate.
Two paving contracts totaling $685.
645,56, which will add 10 miles of paw
ing and Is miles of sidewalks to the
city's total, were awarded by the Long
view city council. One of the con
tracts, for improvement in a residen-
tial section, was awarded to the olym-
pic Construction company on its bid
of S374,25916, and j. C. Compton, with
his bid OF S221,3S65O was successful
in landing the contract for paving and
sidewalks in a portion of the business
district.
The questions of when Governor
Hartley will call the special session of
the state Legislature and about how
long the session will last are begin
ming to agitate the minds Of western
Washington senators and representa-
tives. SO far as these questions have
been subject to open discussion, the
legislators seem to be willing to let
the governor fix the date of assemb,
ling, but would reserve for themselves
the right to say how much time they
should put in at Olympia.
Six contracts calling for construc-
tion work Oh arterlal highways of the
state were awarded by the state high
way committee. The awards were as
follows: Inland Empire highway ~
Surfacing with gravel about nine miles
between Gle Elum and the Teanaway