Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-05-14


place at Longyiew May 90 1t was de-
cided at the annual meeting OF the
council held in Vancouver recently,
All nets have been removed from
the mouth OF the Lewis river by H.
L. Henderson, inspector of food fish
on the Columbia river Mr. Hender
son announces the nets will be kept
out Of the mouth OF the Lewis at all
times.
The possibility that the landing field
for Portlands' air mail will be lost to
/ Vancouver resulted in a decision by
the chamber of commerce TO send a
committee to. the interstate bridge
commissioners to intercede for toll
tree passage of the air mail to Port
land
Trevor Kincaid. professor Of zool.
ogy in the University of Washington,
announced that L. o. Howard. chief
of the United States bureau OF entom-
ology Will be in Seattle June 4 TO dis
cuss steps to be taken by the govern,
ment in fighting the earwig pest and
the European lecanium,
The department of public works of
the state of Washington has served
notice ON the railroads that it will re-
open the old gateway" case in "a hear,
ing in September, The department
promoses to stablish shorter rail mile
age across the state with view to q
reduction in the freight rate structure.
AT the S1st grand council OF the
Royal and Select Master Masons all
present chief officers were advanced
a step, making William P. Williams
Of Walla Walla the grand master,
Fred Matthies Of Po1neroy was elected
grand sentinel the new member of the
official family. Spokane was selected
at the 1927 meeting place.
Heavy damage to crops was caused
Wednesday by hail storm that hit
the Jackson Prairie district OF Lewis
county The stones were larger than
cherries Similar reports were re-
ceived from Alpha, Mossyroek and
Salkum. Garden products were driven
into the ground and fr1it and leaves
were knocked from trees.
Two important timber deals. requir-
ing an outlay Of approximately $780,
600 have been consummated by the
Ward-salgent Timber company, which
is operating a logging camp on An.
drews creek in the South bay section
The purchase comprises 6OOOO,0oO feet
OF cedar located near the operations
Of the Ward-sargent company.
stockmen on Twenty-Five Mile creek
between Keller and Republic in Fer
ry county, have reported the presence
Of destructive timber wolf While
the wolf ordinarily preys ON the sheer
bands, lie occasionally makes forays
on cattle. stockmen report. Hugh
Mcshane of Keller has been assigned
the job OF getting the marauder.
Albert Bighill of Maselle OF the Long
Island Logging company, logging or
long island. suffered injury last week
when a trip line crushed the bones
of his right foot He had to walk
two miles through the brush and tim
Der to camp and then be transported
by boat and automobile to South Bend
10 miles, to have the wound dressed
In memory of Captain Robert Cray
dlscoverer Of lie harbor that now
bears his name, the members OF Rob
ert Cray chapter. Daughters OF the
American Revolution, presented to a
Tacoma grade echool a steel engray
ing OF the explorer Exercises were
held by several organizations, It being
he iStth anniversary OF his discovery
Mayor Barner OF Contralla has been
Instructed By the city commission tc
tle with the state department of pub
Tic works protest against the grant
ing of certificate TO d. b Irwin oil
tIoquiam for operation OF motor
freight service between Hoquiam and
chehalis through Cenualn, on the
/ grounds that adequate service is al
pady provided by the railroads.
Another milestone In the develop
mout of hroadcasting service to listen
ers IN tile Pacific northwest was pass
. I'D recently whom station EFOA. th,
Rhodes department store in Seattle
was hooked up with station NGW Oh,
Morning oregonIan Of Portland bl
Postal Telegraph land limos and sever
Ii test programs exchanged between
The Two most powerful stations inthi'
nari OF tAo country
a miniature tornado vreked DE-
tIuction ia the Nnnohaha district
lhout three miles northeast 1l Van
ourer blowing @ house from iis faun
aadm destroying trees demoHshiul
frrra and nufhnuare with rU rf. Iur.