Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-16
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE NEWS


week ending April slightly exceeded
production. the sales reported by 107
mills totaling 112,0S7,S42 feet, as com
pared with output of 110,044,30S feet.
Shipments reported by the mills we're
lG6, 6,S090S2 feet, as against 112.215,-
537 feet in the week ending March 27.
Automobile licenses of all classes
for the present year have passed the
100000 mark, Director Maybury of the
license department announces, the
number of licenses issued being ap-
proximately $4,000 more than the cor
responding date In 1925. The number
of dealers licenses issued to date have
reached oil, or five more than the
entire year OF 1925.
Contract for the construction of q
highway bridge across the Cowlitz
river, part OF the recently APPROX
cd project giving Longview direct
connection with the Pacific highway,
was awarded by the city of Longview
and Lewis county to the Pacific Bridge
company of Portland on its bid of
s27S,51e The contract is contingent
on approval by the war department.
The supreme court ordered reinstat-
ed the order of Judge James b. Kline
Of the King county court, restraining
the King county election board from
opening the voting machines to check
over the vote on the city manager
plan proposition, which lost by Ill
votes in the recent city elections in
Seattle, The court found that there
was no allegation OF any facts showing
discrepancy In the returns of precinct
officers in the election.
According to an announcement made
by the Wenatchee Blossom Festival
association, II has agreed to exchange
queens for the blossom festival cele-
bration with Winchester, Va. Queen
Pauline" Marler. is, will leave short
ly to reign as honorary ruler during
the Shenandoah blossom festival at
Winchester, April 80 to May 1. while
the visiting queen will reign at Wenat
chee on the same dates during the
Wonatchee blossom festival.
Negotiations between the city OF Sc.
attle and the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph company for renewal OF a
franchise and for purchase by the
company OF property In the streets ac-
cruing to the city when an old fran
chlse expires April 21 have been
broken off, The parties failed to agree
in listing the quantity and situations
OF the property, consisting largely OF
poles and conduits They decided that
1t would take case In court to create
auch list.
]. j. Rae, superintendent OF schools
at Caldwell. Idaho, was elected un-
animously president OF the Inland En-
pire Education association at the
twenty-elghth annual convention at
Spokane, d. H. Wiedman. snperintend.
ent of schools OF Bellingham, was
elected yice-presldent; L. ID. Baker,
superintendent OF schools In Dayen.
port, was elected treasurer and James
A. Burke, principal of the Garfield
grade school, Spokane, was reelected
secretary
Chief Justice Warren W. Tolman
of the state supreme court announced
the appointment OF four members OF
the judicial council provided for at the
special session OF the Legislature to
consider methods OF court procedure
and to recommend changes each
bennlum to the governor and the leg.
islature. Judge Kenneth Mackintosh
was named AS the supreme court mem
ber and o. q. Ellis OF Tacoma, Marion
Edwards Of Seattle and Joseph T. Hall
OF Vancouver prosecuting attorney OF
Clark county. MS the three members OF
the bar Judge Charles II Paul OF King
county and Judge Edward c. Mills OF
Walla Walla county. are the two su.
perior court judges selected on the
council by the superior judges state
association. and l.. l.. Westfall OF spo
kane, as chairman OF the senate judi
ciary committee and NJ. NJ. Moulton as
chairman of ths hoase Judiciary com.
mlttee are also members under the
provisions OF the act Judge Tolman
Az chief justice is chairman Of the
council. The Judiciary council will
meet to organize Friday at Olympia.
Western states are expected shortly
TO have the right to enforce their agri-
cultural quarantine regulations against
Interstate shipments as result OF
passage by the house Of the Jones
Summers resolution. The measure.
which had passed the senate, was in.
troduesd as a result Of recent gu
preme court decision in which It was
held the state Of Washington did not
have power to prohibit shipment
across her borders Of alfalfa from