Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-22
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE news

| mence grading for an aviation field.
The county commissioners received
authorization from the United States
veterans bureau to proceed with the
work.
Duck hunting in Cowlitz county has
improved greatly following the recent
heavy rains and windy weather, which
! brought large numbers of waterfowl
/ to the grounds. Many hunters, who
were spending their time hunting up
land birds until that season closed,
are now turning their attention to
duck hunting.
Members of the Washington Retail
Grocers' and Merchants association
In convention at Everett, elected
Charles Forseth of Tacoma president,
and c. A. Blodgett of Spokane vice
president. Alexander Koll of Ballard
and t. Johnson Stewart of Seattle
were renamed treasurer and secre-
tary. respectively.
A prize of $500 is offered by C. w.
Stimson, Seattle lumberman. for an
atwood home design which will best
present the possibilities of woods ma
tiy to the Pacific northwest. The
prize is to be awarded in nation
wide contest open to all interested
persons. The contest will begin next
January and close July 1, 1927.
The upland bird hunting season has
closed in Cowlitz county and hunters
have had better success this year than
ever before, Large numbers of birds
remained for the hunters on the last
day of the season. The county game
commission will have approximately
1000 birds to release this fall and next
spring, and hunting will be better
than ever next year.
A cash balance of S13,O34, SOC. "A was
shown by the report of State Treas
urer W. G.. Potts for the week ending
October $, a drop Of S46O,S14.S7 from
the balance of the previous week. The
overdraft on the capitol building con.
strnction fund increased from s224.-
6S4,S0 to si16456,21. The general
fund closed with s2,226, ,2Q9.2S against
s2,32S.21655 for the week ending Sep.
tember 30.
A decrease of more than 100000
bushels in Washington's commercial
apple crop during September is indi.
Gated in the federal crop report for
October l. The commercial crop now
is estimated at 25.140.O0O bushels as
against 2S,73i 900 bushels estimated a
month ago. Damage to the crop. the
report says, was caused by freezing
temperatures, followed by wind
late in September
An average acre yield of 1C.5 bush
els produced n spring wheat crop for
the state of 100000 bushels, accord.
Ing to a government report with the
2O,700,000 bushel wheat crop already
harvested, this brings the states total
wheat yield to lO,6i5,OOO bushels. The
barley crop. with 80 bushels TO the
acre, ls 2,2i00O0 bushels. and the
oats crop is 10,S6S,0OO bushels with
production OF lS bushels to the acre.
Following purchase by the stone.
Webster interests two weeks ago OF
the stage lines OF the Northwest
transportation company OF Olympia.
the department OF public works has
authorized the transfer of the certifi.
cate rights of the latter company TO
the Park Auto Transportation com.
pany. The routes covered are between
Olympia and kelso and Longylew over
the Pacific highway and between Te.
nino and Tacoma by way Of Rainier
and Yelm.
Judge Kirby OF the Cowlltz super.
ior court who heard the Clark county
case involving the right Of J. w
Adams to the republican nomination
for sheriff, issued writ Of prohibi.
tlon prohibiting the Clark county audi.
tor from giving Adams place on the
ballot The Judge ruled that, due to
the selection Of r. r. McCrlte. who
was not citizen, FOR the republican
nomination for sheriff. there was no
nomination for that office by the re.
publicans and the central committee
has no legal authority TO nll the va.
eancy unless there had been nomln.
alton and the nominee had Withdrawn.
Car movements east and west
through the western gateways Of the
Tour transcontinental railroads serv-
ing the northwest showed decrease
during September from the previous
month"; but slight gain over Sep
llmber Of 1925. according to the
monthly composite report OF the de-.
rartment Of public work. The total
of all ears moved both east aud west
Tor the month was s5.9t5. about 400
less than were moved In August. but