Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-03-26
WASHINGTON STATE
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
Principal Events of the Week
Assembled for Information
of Our Readers.

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sociation meets in Spokane April Z. s,
and 8.
Tax collections this year at Van
couver totaled s423.514.s6. compared
with 1890, $3.50 last year.
A civic drive for a new Jail for Aher-
deem has been started by group OF
men representing civic organizations.
Bids have been called by the Thurs
ton county commissioners for the paw
ing OF the road between Bucoda and
Tono.
Mrs. Bertha X. Landes has taken
the oath OF office as mayor OF Seattle.
She was sworn in after posting bond
of $4,000.
A bond issue of $4,000 for construc-
ton of a new gymnasium and manual
training department for Elma high
school is being considered.
Born in 1857 at Corvallis. Or, Chas.
Thornton Rounds, who removed to
Spokane county IS years ago, died at
his home in Spokane, aged SIS.
Over one thousand Seattle motor
lists lined up before Justice Of the
Peace Dalton Tuesday on the charge
of driving with improper headlights.
Fifty men employed on the lumber
drops at the Grays Harbor mill walked
)ut last week rs result of change
In bonus that has been paid them.
Centralia police Monday seized 36
cases OF bonded whiskey in touring
car on Main street. The driver OF the
machine fled and escaped in a heavy
fog.
Contracts for the installation OF
sewers in four improvement districts
were entered into by the Longview
city council at u total cost OF $2lS,'
ATOP.
A dislocated neck caused the death
OF Ernest c. Duncan. AZ. at Labor
temple In Walla Walla. Duncan fell
over a railing eight feet. alghting on
his head.
Ralph II. Harper. motorcycle police
man. was found on a Spokane street
with fractured skull. He has been
unable to speak since and there is no
clue to his assailant.
A section of about 80 acres OF the
Dietz farm in the GlenwoodHoman
district in southern Clark county has
been leased by II. Lansing. who will
plant II to peppermint.
Pierce, Thurston. Mason. Grays Har-
Dor and Lewis county newspaper pub
fishers and editors. together with
those engaged In commercial printing,
held joint session In Chehalis.
A total OF 119 applications for the
citizens military training camp ut
Vancouver have been received and the
quota of 500 will be filled before the
camp opens In June, officers say.
A slump OF thousand dollars daily
In the earnings Of the Seattle munici
pal street railway In January and Feb
ruary OF this year compared with the
same two months OF 1925 is reported
Colonel Henry Landes. aged SO. vet.
eran OF the civil war, pioneer banker,
legislator and officer OF the territorial
aud state militia OF Washington passed
away at his home In Seattle after
long Illness.
Carl, the 9-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Edward Hoaberg. was killed, and
his sister Elsie. age 10, was fatally In
iured when they were struck by q
truck Monday in front OF their home
near Leavenworth
The Santa Cecilia OF the United
States Steel corporation shipping lines
was the first frelghter to discharge at
the municipal docks In the Lougvlew
harbor. II. l.. Tabke. manager OF the
docks. has announced.
Clarence Dunbar. newly appointed
Cowlitz county sheriff. has reappoint
ed all deputies who served under his
predecessor, c. W. studobaker. except
NJ. h. Hull, who resigned to devote his
time Of private affairs.
Arvid v Johnson. beardleas Seat.
tie youth, about 90 years old. defeated
DR. Emanuel Lasker. for % years the
worlds chess champion. In a tourna.
ment In Seattle In which the master
played 30 men simultaneously.
II cost Mrs Bertha X. Landes and
her supporters nearly si0.e0O to obtain
her election to the office Of mayor OF
Seattle. This was disclosed when
Mrs Landea filed with the city con.
troller her sworn statement Of cam.
paign expenses.
a twoday music contest In which
pupils from grade and high schools
fruf, All uarfa ~ ..,.,t. ..s,,tut,. III