Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-07-30

Pointing out that congress has never
refused to grant request OF hackers
Of the Columbia basin irrigation pro
ject, Senator Jones told members OF
the Columbia basin committee of the
Spokane chamber of commerce that
the next step will be to ask for funds
TO start construction.
Matthew NJ Russell, Hood River,
Or, filed an application with R. X. Tiff
fanny, supervisor of hydraulics, for the
appropriation of two cubic second feet
of water from Bunker creek, tributary
to Little White Salmon river. for ir.
rigation of q acres in Skamania coun.
ty and all-year domestic uses.
John w. Summers, representative
in congress from the fourth district.
arrived at Walla Walla to spend the
summer He predicted that the fight
for farm relief legislation will be car.
ried to successful conclusion In con.
gress, but eastern members OF con.
gress must first be educated to its
need.
That the farmer,labor party this
year is to be considered as minor
party, and hence not legally entitled tn
separate party ticket In the coming
primary elections, was declared in AN
opinion by Assistant Acknowledgement
L. w. Anderson in response To n query
from Superintendent o! Elections
Charles a. Foster.
L. L. Smalley. Walla Walla, was
elected president Of the Washington
State Pharmaceutical association at
the close OF the annual convention ut
Hoduiam. F. X. Robertson. Spokane.
was reelected chairman OF the boar d
of governors; II. w. Ayres, Seattle,
reelected secretary, and W. H. Hin.
man, Seattle. reelected treasurer.
Dolph Barnett. of Yakima. was elect.
ed president OF the Washington Law
Alumni association at the annual ban.
quet held at Big Four inn In the Gas.
cades in connection with the 1926
conclaye OF the Washington State Bar
association at Everett. Others named
were: Vice-presilent. Don Abel, Che.
halls; secretary. Ted Carlson. Everett.
and treasurer, Stephen f. Chadwick,
Seattle.
William Alden Chapman. for five
years clerk OF the United States dis
trict court OF Shanghai, was taken
from the steamer President Jefferson
on its arrival at Seattle from the far
east, charged with having "feloniously
received and concealed money, bank
notes and securities" belonging to the
United States. He was arrested on
board the vessel as II entered Ameri.
can waters from Victoria. d. c.. where
deputy marshals had boarded the ship.
b. A. II. Baker. Denver, was elected
president OF the international Esecu.
lives association at the convention in
Tacoma. Other officers elected were
First yice-prosident. Colonel ]. F..
Keene. Vancouver, Il C.; second vice
president, Douglas Evey, Oakland,
Cal; directors. Colonel Keene and T.
ID. Daken, Seattle; John vittel oma.
ha. and Mr.. Evey. Worth w. Cald.
well. Portland. will continue as execu.
tive secretary Salt Lake City was
chosen as the convention city for 1927.
In joint session at Nottingham the
state Associations OF County Treas.
urers and County Auditors selected
South BEND as their 1927 convention
city. The auditors elected Fred Bert.
rand. Mount Vernon. president: A. A.
Barnes, Franklin county, yice.prest.
dent, and John w. Boone. Lewis coun.
~. secretary. The treasurers elected
w. l.. Biggar Stevens county. presl.
dent, and Mabel Greer. Whitman coun.
~ '''' i'NofN'uts ! ne secretary VIII
be whoever is elected treasurer OF
Pacific county, in compliment to South
Benz.
July npportIonment OF 1897 100 81
school funds to the 80 counties OF the
state was announced by Mrs. Joseph.
Inc G. Preston. state superintendent
OF public instruction. The King coun.
ty apportionment leads the state with
sl3i,622. while some OF the other prin.
cipal counties and the amounts they
will receive are: Pierce. s54.fis; spo.
kane, s52,299; Yakima, SEQ, 43O: Whit.
man, $4,000; Whatcom 500. 552; Grays
Harbor, sis,4f2; Clark. si3.ii2; Lewis.
s1I56i; okanogan. sGgO3: skagit. st4..
2O9; Walla Walla, $40 500. and Thurs.
ton. s1O.S39.
a call for bids on new set OF high.
way improvement contracts to be
awarded August II was put out by
the state highway department. The
Jobs are. Clearing. grading and drain
ing Of about is miles Of state road
near stella, In Cowlitz county: clear.