Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-04
CONDENSED SYNOPSIS
OF LATE STATE NEWS

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A profit of s113,911.65 for January
was shown by the Tacoma municipal
light department, according to a re-
port filed with the city council. The
months business was $193,772,1S. In
the water department Januarys busi-
Hoss was SG2,S40Sl, while the profit
vas $22.6O2.37
Four arrests at Aberdeen have
brought to II the list OF defendants
candid up in the governments grand
iu,y action against SO men indicted
for alleged conspiracy to defeat the
natienal prohibition law in connection
with a purported million-dollar liquor
ring in Grays Harbcr county.
Delegates from IS local farm loan
associations of southwest Washington
met in annual district assembly at
Chehalis. George C. Jewett of Spo-
kane, president Federal Land bank;
B. d. Thompson OF Granger, regional
director, and \. d. Dawson of Steven
sen, federal appraiser, were present
The fee of sS5OOO fixed by the
Pierce county court for Guy E. Kelly
ard Thomas MacMahon and a like
sum for f. D. Oakley, attorneys en-
ployed by F. 2. Haskell as liquidator
OF the defunct andinavian-American
bank of Tacoma. was affirmed by the
rpreme court in two opinions handed
!own.
In final effort TO save the city Of
SETTLE from defauting million-dol,
lar bond redemption and interest in,
81 illment on the purchase OF the mu-
nicipal street railway due in New York
city March l, the city council intro
duced an emergency ordinance provid-
ms for 100000 loan from the city
light department.
Declaring that Governor Hartley
has delayed for an unreasonable time
in appointing a successor to Walter
M French of the superior court OF
kitsap county, nctice was filed with
the clerk of the supreme court of
hearing March on peremptory writ
OF mandate to require the governor
to make the appointment.
A joint industrial water plant for
Aberdeen and Hoquiam has been pro.
posed by Mayor Cloud of Aberdeen.
Beth cities are contemplating big wa.
tor projects for Industrial purposes,
and Mayor Cloud believes that the
cost-to each would be reduced consid-
stably II one large plant to serve en-
fire Grays Harbor district were built
Deputy assessors OF Walla Walla
county this year will rate silver foxes
at 500 each, blue foxes at $50; fur.
bearing rabbits at s. per pair; bees at
S4 stand; hogs. according to market
price March Il milk goats $50: bucks
for breeding $50; sheep 81 to 80; work
horses 500 ami up; registered cattle
1900 and up; milk and dairy stock $50
md up.
Columbia river smelt are running in
Lewis river and not in the Cowlitz,
a condition which has never existed
before fishermen say. About go tons
Of the smelt have been taken. The
smelt have always entered the Cow
itz during the early part Of tho run
and the Sandy later in tho season.
Cause for the change has not been de-
termined
One of the largest moOnshine plants
ever found in southwest Washington
was destroyed by the Grays Harbo;
county dry squad. which also burned
The building which it was in and which
Is thought 10 have been especially
built for a disuilery. It was 2sx6O
,ect in extent aud contained one 500
sHllon and one i5Ogallon still. five
big vats and fifty 50-eallon barrels
'or mixing mash
BY q fIyotn-fnur vote the supromr
court held that the constitution pro
Aihits members Of The legislature col
ieeilng any more money from the state
Ter their services than the sums spe
cifled in the constitution. S. per day
and mileage Of 10 cents per mile The
majority opinion, written by Justice
folman, holds that "the constitution
By Implication forbids the payment OF
auyfhing greater for those employ
menis named therein
10 trace has heaa found OF the bod
I John Liudherg workman employee
hy the Rosieu Contracting company
Seattle on construction Of tn
Ocean Reach highway west Of Stella
The man fell over 50.foo, cliff intf
he Columbia river vhile at work
nr C. G. ,Friehi city miik and mea'
snector. inform4d the vsncouvs
ty council that Vancouver mus
dopt a new nils inspection ordinanc,
.ar ,s.serh-s.. aarsn-,er+ for a rnilL