Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-06-18

Approximately 100000 feet of dry
lumber went up in smoke.
The Washington state highway de.
partment has filed suit against the
Crown-Wlllamette Paper company of
Camas to condemn right OF way for
the North Bank highway through the
town of Camas from the northeast
limits to the southeast limits.
Paul Eiecrosky, ~, of Laconner, was
killed near Anacortes by a shot from
coast guard cutter. 269. 1t was re-
ported that Eiecrosl1y was killed after
he appeared on the deck of his boat
and threatened to shoot coast guards
men who attempted 10 board her.
Cletus John Betzold, %, was killed
in the logging camp of the National
Logging company near Cedarville
when a tree that had been felled
toppled against a second tree which
in turn crashed against third tree.
The third tree ground Behold to
death.
Had the recent rain continued for
ten days, Clark county prune growers
would have suffered heavy loss from
brown rot, according to Chaplin Mills,
state district horticultural inspector
The rot had started all over the coun-
ty but dry weather has checked devel-
opment. A few growers will spray.
Production of 1O6 sawmills reporting
to the West Coast Lumbermens asso-
cia,ion during the week ended May
20 totaled 114141, 600 feet, which was
only S70,559 feat less than 1O9 mills
produced during the week ended May
%, During the week the 1O6 mills
sold 1903 ,4ss,57O feet and shipped 49,
745S77 feet
Charles R. Pollock, state super.
visor Of fisheries, has returned from
a trip OF inspection OF the fish hatch.
cries in Grays Harbor county and has
promised to add four rearing ponds
to the Chinook hatchery and six to
the Lebam hatchery The Lebam
hatchery building will also be rebuilt
and greatly enlarged.
Spokane, Tacoma and Portland tool,
prizes in competitions at a convention
Of Pacific northwest Moose at Van.
eouyer, &. C. Victoria was first. Sc
attic second and Spokane third IN
judging OF tie bands. Spokane was de.
clofed to have the best drum corps,
with Taeoma second and Seattle third.
Portland won the comic band prize.
Gfays harbors 1926 clam pack
amounted to $1,000 cases, worth
$4,000 according to compilations
completed by packers, This compares
with $4,000 cases packed last year.
Two thousand diggers were employ
ed and tue more experienced Of them
earned as high as S12 a day, The
season opened March 1 aud closed
Nay 81,
Superintendent Tomlinson OF Rainier
National park has announced that ten
miles Of a new route to Mount Rainier
called the West side road will be com.
plated in little more than year from
now Bids arc due in Portland June
20, with $4,000 available for the
road, which Us to run along the Can.
yon river The money in hand Is ex.
pected 10 build the ten miles to the
South Puyallup river.
With The declaration that he had
no Jurisdiction over the newspapers.
Judge Wright at Olympia denied the
application OF attorneys for Roy ia.
eoba, who is held IN tho Thurston coun.
~ jail on q charge OF killing c. II.
Pake, Telm town marshal for an order
prohibiting Sheriff Havons or other
county Officials from giving out In.
formation concerning the case to
Representatives Of the press.
The senate passed Senator Jones'
bin authorizing Indians on the Col.
Vile reservation to go into the court
Of claims TO present their claims
arainst the government IN amount OF
SLdT2GS0. The Indians claim that they
have been dispossessed Of g..
53s.li4 acres 10 northeastern Washing.
ton. and on ibis land they ask REIN.
huraemont OF s125 an aero. with an
additional claim Of 100000 for fish.
ins and hunting rights lost i'm this
area
Mayer Smith. Waite5urg youth, IS
The champion Killer OF birds Of prey
of waln Walla county and received d
check for y9sa5 from tho coun.
" eame commission. james Grape
Waila Walln, received the see
ond largest amount, S237s About io0
boys havo been engaged In killing
crows, hawks maepies and owls and
destroying nests and eggs OF proda.
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