Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-02
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE NEWS

lnStrutilOn- Plerce county allotment
was S74.16l94, while the Spokane
county share was s71.627OS.
Approximately 100000 OF Aber-
deems quota of s35O,OOO. required to
insure the construction OF a $500. 900
paper mill in Grays Harbor county.
was subscribed at the first meeting Of
citizens. The county is to raise $780,
900 for purchase OF stock in the plant,
and the eastern firm that plans to
build the mill will invest like
amount
Provided the encouragement holds
that there is no inhibition against pub
fishing cruises of state timber offered
for sale between now and the time the
legislature takes action in the matter,
the cruises will be published in accord
ance with the recommendations MADE
by the legislative committee, 1t was
announced following a meeting of the
state land board.
Sales of lumber reported by 104
mills to the West Coast umbermen's 8
association for the week ending March
20 amounted to 1882. .905 { t. This
was 100000 feet below the abnor-
NAL bookings of the previous week,
but was well above the normal aver
age. Production came up during the
week also. rising from 1079i7524 feet
the previous week to 10,346, $50 feet.
Increased demand for Pacific north
west products and need for larger
freight car supply were forecast at
the quarterly session of the Pacific
northwest advisory board at Spokane
More than 500 railroad men, shippers
and farmers heard reports from Il
commodity committees ON conditions
in the basic Industries OF the district
Generally improved conditions were
forecast.
Although holding that his conduct
in practicing law in the courts OF this
state for Is years without having been
admitted TO the bar deserves severe
censure," the state board of law ex
aminers has filed findings with the
supreme court recommending that
Walter b. Allen of Seattle be allowed
to take the bar examinations and that
he be admitted to the bar II he passes
the examinations.
Filing on a $4,000 water power and
irrigation project, to be located in
Klickitat county and to require total
appropriation of 25 second feet OF wa
ter from Bacon creek, was made at
the state hydraulics office by August
G.. and Bernard II. Hanson OF Glen.
wood. II was specified that part OF
the water would be required to irri.
gate an S0-acre tract, while the rest
would be devoted to the production
Of electrical energy.
Careful consideration" In the mat.
ter OF ALLEGATION of the waters OF
northern Idaho for use In irrigation OF
the Columbia basin was promised by
Governor Moore OF Idaho at con.
ference Mt Spokane with the Columbia
basin committee OF the Spokane cham
ber OF commerce. He said fair and
sympathetic survey Of the water OF
the Pend Oreille river will be started
early in May by Commissioner Swend-
son Of the Idaho state reclamation de.
partment
An aftermath Of the sensational fail
ure several years ago of the South
western Washington bank of Ilwaco
came last week in the filing OF suit
in superior court at llwaco for more
than $4,000 damages against John +.
Duke, ex-supervisor OF banking for the
state of Washington, j. A. Vanderpoel,
ex-state bank examiner. and the Ma.
tional Surety company, their bonds
men. The complaint was filed by
Archie Constable for himself and l75
other deposltors.
Three fires destroyed approximately
$4,000 worth OF property In the Yald-
ma district In Harrnh, reservation
town. a fire starting In blacksmith
shop and famed by strong wind
swept away half the town. a billiard
hall. meat market and a lumber yard
office being consumed. The loss Is
$4,000 Another fire destroyed the
frame portion OF the mercantile store
owned by F. j. Bond Of White Bluffs.
At Granger the $4,000 residence OF ].
d. Blair was destroyed
No Indication Of official incompe-
tence. neglect or collusion with timber
buyers has been found in the rs sales
Of state timber cited as suspicious by
Governor Hartley in his special mes.
sage 10 the legislature on December
3. last according TO the legislative
committee which has finished It's first
public hearing on the methods of han
ding state timber The committee