Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-09-23


ing to Charles Maybury, director of
licenses. The plates have orange
background with black numerals.
Henry McKelvey and two son
Philip, 10, and George. s, of Neah Bay
were drowned in the Strait OF Juan
de Fuea off Koitlap point. near Neah
Bay. when an Indian canoe in which
they were fishing became swamped.
Extension OF 60 days from August
81 has been granted by Chief Justice
Kenneth Macintosh of the supreme
court to E. NJ. Pratt, new attorney for
Wallace C. Gaines, for filing a petit
ton for rehearing before the high
court, the chief justice announced.
Judge George B. Simpson denied a
motion for a new trial filed by Luther,
Ellis and Lewis C"Ted") Baker, who
were found guilty of murder in the
first degree for Staying Sheriff Lester
NJ. Wood, as he was approaching a
still they were operating in the Dole
valley.
An electric wire is believed to have
caused a stubborn blaze which broke
out in the basement of the &c. c.
Store" in Vancouver last week, and
worked through into the Interstate
Bindtry adjoining, doing an estimated
100000 damage. $4,000 being to the
bindery firm.
The Chehalis Westminster Presby-
terrain church held an anniversary
service last Sunday. concentrating
the fiftieth year of its organization in
Chehalis. The actual history Of the
church goes back to 1856, but it wa
not until 1877 that the church became
identified with Chehalis.
With the price OF the variety ruling
above SO a box, heavy returns will be
realized this season by the Mount
Adams Farm company, which owns
the Pacific nortliwest's largest acre
age of d'Aniou pears. A crop OF 10000
boxes of d'Anjous is expected from he
Mount Adams farm, located near Gil
mer.
Theodore Peterson. At, a farmer IL
the Burton district, near Vancouver.
is suffering from three revolver
wounds and Harry Bradley. a neigh
Dor. is in the Clark county Jail as a
result of a quarrel over a harrow,
which the two are reported to have
purchased in partnership several years
ago.
Engineers will leave New York for
Tacoma in two weeks to start con-
struetion Of a 120-ton pulp mill on the
tidefiats there for the Union Bag and
Paper corporation to handle waste
from a hemlock sawmill TO be erect ID
by the st. Paul G. Tacoma Lumber
company. The combined projects will
represent an investment OF $4,000. 600.
With the rush for auto drivers H.
eenses over, Director Charles r. May
bury has dismissed most of the extra
force engaged for this work. Records
show that 100000 licenses have been
issued aimee July 8, an average of $500
a day. On some days 10000 to $4,000
licenses we're written and mailed. set
ting a new mark for speed. Maybury
said.
The Pacific highway between To-
ledo and Grays Hall will be under traf.
fic control for three months, starting
September /, according to announce
ment by the state highway engineer.
One-half of the highway will be closed
at a time while paving operations are
under way. A shoulder OF crushed
rock will be provided to take care of
one-way traffic.
On bids approximating $780, 900 the
state highway committee last week
awarded eight highway construction
and improvement contracts, six of
which had been delayed since early
last May. Two paving contracts. one
on the Sunset highway between Falls
City and North Bend and the other on
the Pacific highway in Snohomish
county, were among those delayed
which were awarded.
The crop yield in the Kittitas Valley
this year will be almost $1,000. 600
greater than in 1896. according to an
estimate prepared by County Agent
w. Il. Davis. The heaviest increase is
in the potato crop, which last year,
with $50 acres sown, netted growers
100000. This year 1000 acres we're
planted to spuds, and the crop is ex.
pected to be worth nearly 100000, or
more If the price stlffens.
The ineompleted 1927 season. up to
and including last Sunday. has exceed
cd all previous seasons in the history
OF Rainier national park in point OF
travel, 1t was announced by govern.