Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-06-24

ernor.
slot machines and osher gambling
devices are doomed to extinction in
GFays Harbor county. according TO an
ediet issued by Prosecuting Attorney
Wade. Mr., Wade has given the sher-
hrs force Instruction TO take immsdi-
ate steps to put all gambling devices
out OF business,
Nearly s2oo0.OOO have been spent
in Wenatehee since June 1926, Tor
new houses. commercial buildings and
alterations, according to figures made
public by the city engineer. or this
amount about 100000 has gone Tor
new homes, the same for business
buildings, and about s2oo,ooO for alter
atoms.
Sixtyseven Vancouver business men
have signed a guarantee that the eouu-
ty will not be taxed for the cost of an
election to determine whether the PEG
pie of Clark county are willing to sell
the county's share of. the interstate
bridge to the state for s25O,0OO as pro
yided for in a bill approved by the
last legislature.
Due TO the fact that C. Divine, who
for some time past has been town mar
shall of Pc Ell, failed to appear for
duty, Russell Carmichael has been ap-
pointed to the position. Diyine's
whereabouts is unknown. He did not
resign his position, at least no resigna-
ton was filed with Mrs. Hazel Nj. Sur
Der, city clerk.
Indications are for a nearly normal
crop of wheat or about 100000 bush
els in Walla walla county according
TO grainmen Recent rains have in
creased the yield on an average of five
bushels to an acre. Growers, who
thought they had sufficient sacks,
have cen coming in since the rain
and ordering more, Sacks are 141a
cents.
Four hundred and seyenty.two cows
under test during May by the Yakima
Cow Testing association averaged S42
pounds Of milk and 294 pounds Of bur
terfat. One hundred and thirty,two
COWS produced over forty pounds OF
butterfat each and tifty-one produced
hover fifty pounds each The highest
herd record was made by G A. Smith
Of Cireenvalley with an average OF
44.2 pounds Of butterfat per COW.
A complaint charging forgery with
intent to defraud was filed with the
United States commissioner in Taco
ma against L. G. Dowell, who recently
retired as auditing accountant for Ad-
iutant-General Maurice Thompson Of
the Washington national guard. The
action followed a report filed by Adiu-
tant.General Thompson with A. H..
Gardner, state director of efficiency,
at Olympia, which held that a short
age of s15lS.77 had been discovered
in the accounts of the chief auditor
A hearing will be held at Lesven-
worth July % by the department OF
public works, representing the inter
state commerce commission, to deter
mine the application of the Great
Northern Railroad company, which
seeks to reconstruct its line in the
Cascades between Peshastin and Win
ston a distance Of about II miles
This will be Of vast Importance to the
Leavenworth vicinity. as the railroad
is STRENGTHENING out its line through
the mountains. and it may eventually
mean abandoning Leavenworth as a
division point for the company.
In anticipation Of the dedication OF
the $500 600 new legislative building,
tentatively scheduled for the latter
part of August. Governor Hartley has
made public his appointments to the
dedication committee. BY congress
sional districts Of the state. the gov
ernors appointments were First dis.
triet. RoliaHd Il Denny OF Seattle;
second district. Mrs Hugh Eldridge
% Bsllingham; third district, Iamos
MeCrmaek Of Tacoma; fourth dis
triet John Ankeny OF walla Walla.
and fifth district, George Turner Of
spokane Senator p H. carlyon of
Olympia was designated by Tho exeeu-
tive 70 be a memberetlarge OF tie
committee
After holding that the majority Of
the state highway committee had ihe
right TO elect the chairman and secre-
tary Of the committee, the suprema
court apparently reversed itself by
lismissing the quo warranto proceed
ings by which c. w. Clausen state
auditor sought to assert his right 10
The chairmanship by election and
George Il. Mccoy similarly claimed
the secreiaryship. In dismissing the
proceedings the court held that ia
lacked jurisdiction because the chair
manstiD and socretaryahip OF the
committee were e1.oflido position