Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-10-01
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE NEWS

andrews, assistant secretary of the
treasury, by Roy C. Lyle, administra-
tive director for the Goth district, in
which they are included
Arrests have reached 16 on a fed.
eral liquor indictment returned in Ia
coma, and naming Pete Marinoff OF
that city, star witness in the murder
OF William Gillis and his son, for
which Harry F. Sowash. Seattle, and
Owen b. Baker, Tacoma, were hanged
in Vancouver, B. c., January IA.
Earl S. Nelson, president Of the
having signed an agreement reached
Clark County Development company
with the Vancouver city council in the
/ matter of repairing streets on which
tracks of the Vancouver street rail
way are located, the city council ap-
proved an ordinance canceling fran
chise held by the company.
Five carloads of narcissus bulbs
valued at $4,000, arrived in Chehalis
direct from Holland to be used in
planting the narcissus bulb farm
which has been established on the j.
\. Scollard place two miles west OF
| Chehalis on Ocean Beach highway by
Colyn Brothers. Inc. There were q
100000 bulbs in the shipment.
The Metropolitan Building company
of Seattle, which holds lease ON the
University tract in the Seattle bust
ness section, has filed an appeal in
/ Thurston county superior court from
The ruling OF the state tax commission,
which raised the assessment Of the
lease from 100000 as fixed by the
King county assessors. TO s1,375.000.
Ten directors of the Washington
state chamber OF commerce, headed by
President Frank II. Lamb OF Hoquialu,
held regional meeting In Chehalis
that attracted delegates from Aber.
deem, Longview, Tacoma, Montesano,
Oakville, Seattle, Puyallup. Castle
Rock, Centralia. Winlock. Cathlamet,
Morton, cosmopolis. Randls. Messy
Rock, Littell. Olympia and Yelm.
One cent gallon added to the
motor vehicle gasoline tax was the
recommendation made at Longview by
he state association of county com
missioners at the concluding business
essicn Of the Joint convention with
founty engineers. Ii would make a
9-cent total tax. The resolution asks
hat the legislature provide the extra
cent be paid direct to county road and
bridge finds
Wallace Cloyes Gaines Friday WAS
sentenced by Superior Judge Jones at
Seattle to be hanged December II. Al
Jury August 10 convicted Gaines OF
numbering his daughter Sylvia on the
edge Of Green lake here June 10.
Gaines attorneys gave notice OF an
ppeal to the state supreme court. Be
lore sentencing Gaines, Judge Jones
denied a motion for new trial and
Tor arrest of Judgment
A. B. bud" Estes. arrested with
Walter Barryman Of McCleary at
ioadhouse near Easton. was charged
In superior court at Olympia with first
degree murder Tor the death OF Lillian
Nelson. 10 years old killed by a hit.
and-run" automobile at Lacey Monday.
Barryman and Al Murray will be
charged with mauslaughter They
were with Estes in the automobile said
to have killed the child
Showing the equalized assessed
valuation OF personal property in the
state Tor 1896 tie be S253,373.O57. the
state tax commission announced an in.
crease Of S22,iOi. 1871 over the total for
1926 Assessed valuation is on the
basis OF 80 per cent OF estimated
actual value. The figures were com.
rilod by The state tax commission from
returns made by the assessors OF the
20 counties in The state.
The International halibut commits.
sion in session in Vancouver, heard
reports ai Vs. e Thompson. Seattle,
on Che habits and need Tor protection
of halisut The commission iourneded
10 Seattle for meeting Monday. Il
consists 81. w A. Found. deputy min.
tter OF ho-ies for Canada. H.
GMaIl United States commissioner
oi flaaariesi j. r. Babcock deputy
minister Of fisheries for British Colum
hia, md Miller Freeman. Seattle
To elect offIcers af the democratic
sfu.e committee and lay plans for the
campaign Of A. scott BmMtt, demo
cratic candidate for the United sta;es
senate the biennial meeting os thu
committee eill be held IN Sposan,
October 3 it is announced
Pruus packing At the plant Of the
tashlugtou Growers Packing curpor