Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-20
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE NEWS

lays during July, accounted for 17C
animals. according to the report oi
Glenn r. Bach, leader of predatory ami
NAL control. Five stock-killing bears
bobcats. 154 coyotes and foxes were
taken.
In a case involving purchase by the
city of Seattle of its municipal trans
portation system, the supreme court
sustained the King county superior
court in holding that neither the state
nor the city could recover its prorats
share of interest on delinquent person
al tax payments.
James Alfred, 6S, an early resident
of Centralia and member Of the con
tracing firm of Alfred & Keto, was
killed instantly by caye-in on the
Winlock-Napavine road, % improve
which the firm was recently awarded
contract by the Lewis county com
missioners. Death was due to a broken
neck.
For every four couples united in mar
riage one couple was divorced in
Washington in 1925, according to a
preliminary report ON marriages and
divorces for this state, released by
the department of commerce. Mar
riages in the state showed an increase
Of 1.9 per cent as against an increase
of 81 per cent in the number of di-
vorces.
For failure to file with the depart.
ment of public works between July
and Is, statement showing the
amount of gross operating revenue for
the quarter April to June 80, and to
pay the fee thereon, the department
has ordered eight auto transportation
companies to appear in Olympia Aug.
ust 23 to show causes why their certi-
ficates should not be Cancelled.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed an
old warehouse and threatened several
adjoining frame structures at Ilwaco.
Modifying the recommendation OF
he state board OF law examiners, the
supreme court in a decision handed
down suspended w. G.. Boland, Yakima
attorney, from the practice of law for
a period of 80 days, The board had
recommended suspension for year
C. w. Shelley of Vancouver. B. c.,
was elected president of the lnterna'
tional Association OF Park Commits
sioners of the Pacific coast at the an.
nual convention at Spokane. l. F,
Hughes of Los Angeles was elected
vice-president and John Baxter OF Vie.
toria, b. c., was reelected secretary.
treasurer Vancouver. B. c.. was Sc.
lected as next years meeting place.
Transfer OF the stage routes OF c,
NJ Smith of Yakima, operating as the
Triangle Taxi & Stage company. was
involved In an order of the depart
ment of public works. The transfer
involves three interstate routes run
ming into Oregon. one from Yakima to
Portland. another from Spokane to
Umatlla and the third from Prosser
20 Umatilla, as we'll as several lntra
state.
Favorable weather has enabled for
est fire fighters to continue to bring
under control the blazos that forest
service officials estimate have burned
over upwards Of 100000 acres in north
ern Idaho and northeastern Washing
ton in the last month, Forest service
officials placed the burned acreage in
the Kaniksu forest at 100000 acres
In the Pend 0reille forest at 10000
and the Occur d'Alene forest at about
$4,000. Thousands Of acres are still
afire. with one fire OF $1,000 acres on
Slate creek In the Kaniksu forest
among those still uncontrolled
Looking toward adjudication OF wa
ter rights on the Touchet river and its
tributaries in walla walla and Co.
iumbia counties and on Squillchuck
creek. in Chelan county az requested
by claimants on the streams, the state
hydraulics division soon will begin
field work to obtain the necessary
data. Supervisor Tiffany has announc.
ed. In addition to three irrigation dis
tricts there are 500 individual users OF
water on the Touchet river. while on
Squillchuck creek. near Wenatchee
there are approximately so individual
users outside OF the Millerdale irri
cation district.
As part OF campaign to raise a
minimum sum OF si.00O.00O throughout
numbering districts Of the United
States. which will he used to improve
market conditions Of the lumber N
dustry, to put the industry on a firm
er merchandising basis and to stabil
ize the industry, several prominent ma
tional lunbermen are now at GTays
harbor The plan which will be used
10 raise this sum win be. roughly. the