Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-03-19

Thirty building permits totaline
s4ssS5 were issued by the Vancouver
city clerk during February.
The New York Gas & OIL company.
which IS sinking a test well just with
in the city limits OF Aberdeen. has
applied TO the city council for a %
year franchise TO furnish natural gas
to the city households. Similar appli-
cations have been made to Hoquiam
and Cosmopolis.
Reports from prune growers in all
parts OF Clark county received by the
Washington Growers Packing corpor-
ation indicate an early blooming sea
son this year, which may result in
short crop, as the danger from cold
rains and killing frosts is greater when
the trees bloom early.
Government engineers have started
a survey for the proposed Moclips-
Taholah highway, along the Grays
Tahoiah highway along the Grays Har-
and President Coolidge recently ap-
proved $4,000 from the tribal funds.
The new road will run close to the
beach most of the way.
Prediction was made at Hood River
by Marshall n. Dana, Portland news
paper man, that the Northumberland
shortcut highway would be built even.
tually. Mr.. Dana said that prospects
for an Indian bureau appropriation of
S75O,OOO for building 90 miles OF road
across the Yakima Indian reservation
were very bright.
The supreme court reversed the
Pierce county court in the criminal
proceedings which resulted in the sen.
fencing OF Gino Spadoni, charged with
the killing OF Harry Hallen in South
Tacoma on the night of March II,
1921. to life Imprisonment, and re-
manded the case back to the lower
court for further action.
Thirty-three coeds, OF Washington
State college, bound for Port Angeles
from Everett. to sing in glee con
cert, were overhauled as rum runners
by the United States coast guard in
the strait of Juan de Fuca. After some
travelling bags were searched without
any discoveries a tug carrying the
girls was allowed TO proceed.
The foundation of the new junior
high school building at Hoqulam has
been laid and work OF constructing
the reinforced concrete walls of the
building started. Work ON the 16-
room structure, being built at cost
Of $4,000, will be rushed so that it
will be completed and ready for the
opening OF school next September
Unusual heroism during the sinking
Of The Japanese frsighter Horaisan
Maru on Grays Harbor bar probably
will save Matsumoto Tnnichi, sailor
a trial in Japan on a charge OF ship de
sertion, Tanichi liberated from the
ships brig when the vessel was
stranded, is credited with saving Cap.
tain T. Ito, master of the Horaisan
Maru from death
The hearing TO determine the advis.
ability of reinstalling telechronome.
tiers on telephones in the city of Ey.
erett will be held in Everett Wednes
day instead Of in Olympia. as original
ly scheduled. While the service meas.
uring devices were once ordered re
moved after a trial period. large
number of patrons have now request
ed that they be reinstalled
Senator Jones and Representative
Miller Of Washington. anticipating re
lection OF the nomination OF Wallace
McCamant by the senate, submitted
10 President Coolidge the name OF
Judge Kenneth Macintosh of Seattle
&c present member of the supreme
court Of the state of Washington, as
an alternative candidate for the cir
suit court Of appeals of the ninth cir
.ult
In a letter received by Mayor I'M OF
Wala Walla from Ezra Meeker. the
aged trail finder expressed hope ioI
he establishment OF a park and the
restoration OF the mission buildings
40 the site Of the Marcus Whitman
mission at Waillatpu, six miles west
of walla Walla place Of deposit
Tor mementoes OF martyrs and any
tuins pertaining to pioneer life should
also be established. he said
The state highway committee has
awarded three contracts for eonstruc
ton and Improvement work on arter.A.