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

occupied by the cement boys.
Finally, bright star appeared
through the cloud of darkness and
lnbelief, and they hit on scheme
10 follow this one star of hope. Ii
they could only get the "organiza-
ton records" in their possession
they could still continue fishing
with gold-baited hooks. You know
gold, being yellow, attracts bothI
big and little fish. So here was
the plan that appeared to the
'boys" while sitting in their easy
chairs, putting a two-bit cigar:
The State Highway CommissionI
is composed of three men-Audi-
tor Clausen, Treasurer Potts, and
Governor Hartley. Two would
control. Potts is a nice little fel-
low. Clausen has been in the
Auditors office for a score of |
years, and neither Potts nor Clau-
sen like the method of Hartley
They liked the Hart program bet
ter-short hours, good meals, the
evening paper, an ,overstuffed
chair, a good cigar, and then TO
bed But the Governor is of the
nervous mental" temperament,
as the phrenologist would say. He
rather enjoys taking up public
questions in a manner unknown toI
official Olympia, Independently
forming his own conclusions, With
the antiquated Cd belief that the
interests Of the taxpayer should
be given some consideration From
the dim distant past, the Governor
has been chairman of the com
mission, and the state engineer has
been secretary. The committee met
land Clausen was chosen chair
man, by his OWN deciding vote,
1 Mccoy, deposed official, was cho-
sen secretary. Hartley started to
see things" He could see with
such an arrangement, the records
would be out Of his reach. He
grabbed the records, declared the
election Illegal, and the peace and
!, harmony Of the cement boys was
-Iagain haunted by dreadful
nightmare. Then what9
Clausen and Potts brought an
action IN the supreme court a.
gainst the Governor, TO have the
+ court certify 10 their election. The
hearing was long and comprehen
/ siyc. Dunbar, state attorney gen
i eral, represented the two, whil,
Il. II. tiuie was employed by Gov
/ ernor Hartley to represent thu
4 Governors side. The contention
of the Governor attorney wai
q that the supreme court was with
out jurisdiction in the matter. Tit
4 supreme court held with the at
torney for the Governor, and TIL,
case was dismissed for want of iu
n risdiction. But the funny part i
that the Times came out witt
, headlines indicating the goYerno
l. was licked Such is newspaper
i ism
Now comes the Governor in
y radio talk last night TUESDAY
n giving names, dates, places, AM
= amounts in which he shows gray
and fragrant violations of tn
law, and the Juggling Of thousand
and thousands of dollars of tax
payers money by the department
e which is in the lime light Til
&c highway department supple
more of what the old politician
2 termed the sincws Of war tha
. all other departments combined
% IL Governor Hartley doesn't los
. heart, but stays firm and steadfas
u as we believe he will, aud clean
= lup the conditions now existing i
Is 1.-THE handling of road money an
ID the awarding of state contracti
Y he will save the taxpayers b.
Il wildering amount OF money, til
" state win preserve its good mans
81 and the governor viii 60 down j
lie history as one executive the e
e mcnf trust could neither brib,
'e brow-beai, bully. nor push il
y buneombc down his throat an
q make him like it. The war d
= Olympia isn't overt has Just b,