Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-21

DpdIu 10 cOhtIo lne SCHOOLS Is slate0
for opposition. He left the door open
for conflict because he failed TO
specify whether the board would be
under the governor or the legislature
The vital point in the educational dis
agreement is control of the central
board. not the scope of the boards
power. 1t is that point that is con
testable and was left untouched.
Bills Drafted by Timber Committee.
The timber investigating commit
tee, composed of anti-Hartley men. die
its best to keep about one jump ahead
OF the governor. Its full report was
brought to the attention OF the senate
and house on the first day of this
session TO forestall anything the gov
ernor might have to say about tim
Der in his message The three bills
drafted by the committee were intro
'duced after it was learned that the
report OF the governors special ex-
aminers, covering all sales of timber
since statehood. would be made pub
lie.
Two of the committee bills would
provide that all state lanes and tim
Der, except university lands, shall be
sold at public auction, after due adj
vertising of time and place and the
states own appraisal of values. The
third measure provides that all tim
Der offered for sale must have been
eompetently cruised within the pre-
ceding year, that figures OF cruises
may be made public in advance of sale
at the discretion of the state land
| commissioner or capitol commission,
and after sale shall be made part of
the public record The governors
plan would compel publication of
cruises in advance OF offers for sale,
md would sell on sealed bids rather
than at public auction.
Agreeing with Governor Hartley's
loatention that the state is losing mil.
liens of dollars through the present
system Of timber sales, synopsis OF
l report covering an investigation of
l,734 timber tract sales by the depart
nent of efficiency was transmitted to
he legislature by the executive.
Default OF Washington Cities Harmful
The unwelcome ghost of defauted
local Improvement district bonds was
onjured up to disturb the peace OF
mind of the house committee on
-evenue and taxation at its first meet.
ing. Representative Hubbell, chair
man OF the committee, declared that
'hese defaults of Washington cities
and towns. now amounting to more
than 100000, were doing the states
credit more than s1O,OOO,OOO worth of
harm.
The much disputed ownership OF
the phantom shifting Sand Island at
the mouth of the Columbia river was
considered by the state senate when
that body passed resolution mem
oralializing congress to cede Sand Is.
land, which contains 1.2OO acres OF
land, to the state of Washington.
For more than two years Washing
ton and Oregon have been fighting for
possession Of this island. not valuable
from real estate viewpoint, but high
~ lucrative because of the large
amount paid for fishermen's rights.
these payments last year totaling
$4,000. The funds now go to the
United States war department,
Transmits Appointments to Senate.
The governor transmitted to the
senate his appointments in the last
year. which require confirmation by
the upper branch.
These include the entire mcmber-
ship Of the board OF regents Of the
University OF Washington Roscoe A.
Balch Of Spokane. Sidney b. Lewis of
Clear Lake. Paul II. Johns Of Tacoma.
A. II. b. Jordan OF Lowell, j. NJ. Perry
Of Yakima and John d. Farrell OF Sc
attle the entire membership Of the
board of trustees of Cheney normal
sehool-R. S. Munter. Mrs Jay W.
Fancy and C. F. Lund. ali of Spokane.
and A. r. Gardner as director of ef.
ficiency.
Precedent went by the board when
the senate sent the governors list OF
recess appointments to a committee.
In past sessions such lists have been
made a special order OF business upon
their first appearance, brought up at
the time appointed and definitely dis.
posed Of
interest Conferred on Recommends lions
When the legislature assembled
Monday after the weekend recess in
terest conferred on Governor Hartley's
budget recommendations in view OF
the urgings in his message FOR the al
lowance Of funds for building con.
struction and equipment at several