Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-01

Three hundred delegates to the an
nual convention OF the Pacific Coast
Association OF Display Men ended
their three-day meeting at Seattle with
banquet.
A certificate authorizing interstate
motor freight service between Port
land and Walla Walla was issued by
the department of public works to A.
B. Dufer and f. V. Moon.
The Seattle city council completed
the Seattle 1927 budget with reduction
of more than two mills in the tax
levy as compared with that of 1926.
The budget is $S,9OO,OO0.
The body OF an unidentified man
with several deep razor slashes across
the throat was found near the rear
of a small garage in Hoquiam. Indi-
cations pointed to suicide.
An immediate beginning of develop
ment OF the Columbia basin irrigation
project was irdorsed by Herbert
Hoover. secretary of commerce, as a
step toward future farm relief.
Kep!er Samuel Shorey, IL, was
found dead at his place in this Mount
Norway district. four miles northeast
of Washougal with IA gunshot wound
in his head, evidently self-nflicted
W. H. Talbot, resident OF Ellens-
burg fer 30 years and one OF the found
ers of the scandinavian-American
Bank of Seattle, died in Ellensburs
after a brief illness, He was 10 years
old.
Seven candidates, including two for
the United States senate and two for
tho state supreme court, filed state
ments OF primary campaign expendl-
lures aggregating s1O,sS9,22 with the
secretary of state.
Sixty acres OF the old fort grounds
upon portion OF which the United
States veterans hospital now stands
win be leased by the government to
Walla Walla county for use as land
ing field for airplanes.
George A Hall Of Olympia was elect
ed president OF the Washington Saw
ings and Loan league. and WalIa
Walla was chosen as the 1927 con
vention city at the concluding session
OF the league OF Bellingham.
Hubert Work, secretary of the in,
terlor, has approved the governments
proposed contract with the okanogan
irrigation district for the construction
of pumping plant TO relieve a water
shortage OF several years duration
Riveting on the new Toutle River
bridge under construction by Bur
chan & Green Of kelso was completed
last week and the contractors are en-.
gagged in decking the structure and
vim soon have it completed for travel,
Taking Of salmon at the seining
grounds at the Dritschi place on the
kalama river by the state hatchery
crew started the first OF the week
The run OF fish hns been light this
year. but an increase is expected soon.
Hsus Larson a farmer in the Far
CHER lake district in northern Clark
county has harvested 1000 sacks of
onions Of the Yollow Danvers Globe
variety frcm three acres OF rich bot
tom soil. principally beayerdam land.
Christmas trees are now being cut.
five carloads having been shipped to
san Franciaeo by r. O. Torgerson OF
Woodland The trees are being ship
ped from Carson n skamania county
as they are buahler than those near
Woodland
John ~ owens. alias John W.
Smith. was found guilty of tirstde-
gree murder wihou. tbn death penalty
by jury ia coeltz county superior
court a ke'sc Tor the death OF
Thomas uotey Eelso editor, slain
June o. Is15
C.P .0tef vaneauver II. G., plead
cd quits w rtareod before Federal
Iuapa cms at Tacoma In couupc.
tloa val be government case AGAINST
,asi1us F ae,er Of the Ruby Beach
Mining clrany ot Aberdeen SEN
toles Va deferred.
Although this was ono Of the most
dauserou forest fire seasons Of recent
years, preliminary estimates place the
actual timber losses Tor the state at
Joss tlan last year aud below the
agsfue Of rscsai years. George c.
Joy saia forester bias announced
Au algad deficiency Of g2S,i6 In
d. income tax payment Of the Canyon
lumber company oi Everett was over
alsl u a decision by the board %
* srr s which gave judgment lor
Re company AGAINST the contentious
th comm a.oner Of Internal
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