Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-03-18

JIG NJ tAASt i4t's-t its iulCtlpH hitu tHt
Columbia where Lewis and Clark
camped on the night OF October 70,
1891. on their exploration trip 10 the
mouth of the Columbia river was set
in place by A. P. Gray. pioneer and
mayor of Pasco.
Milton D. Coltman of Seattle. pres
ident of the Burnley Oil company, was
indicted by the federal grand jury il
Seattle on a charge of using the mails
to defraud Officials said the head
quarters of the concern are in Hous-
ton, Tex. Charles X. Masked and o.
c. Wright. said to be associated with
Coltman in the oil company, also were
indicted.
Another federal grand jury inyestl-
CATION into alleged police graft con
ditions and bootlegging conspiracy in
Spokane has been recommended by
federal special agents. it is reported.
The February grand Jury returned in
dictments charging conspiracy to VIC
late the prohibition law against
Charles W. Hedger, city commissions
er; two police detectives and 10
others.
Five of Grays harbor's largest
shingle mills, closed for more than a
month by shingle wsavers' strike.
have resumed operations with union
crews. The mill reopened after reach
ing an agreement with o. p Callison
president of the International Shinglo
Weavers' union. The agreement FRO
vides that all men affected by the
strike will be re.employed at the old
wage scale.
The reelection of Mayor Charles A.
Fleming as city commissioner in spo
kane by a margin of one vote over
John c. Argall ex.city commissioner.
will be contested. The Spokane civic
federation which backed Argall in the
campaign announced that the organ
ization will start action on behalf OF
Argall. An official check made OF
the election gave Fleming a one-yote
lead over Argall
Production of ~ mills reporting to
the West Coast Lumharmen's Asso.
citation for the week ending March 3
was 74,O59575 feet. new business ag.
gregated 74,110,11S feet, and ship
ments we're Gs.e92,S 92. This is de-
cline in al lines OF bushes as com
pared with the report of 70 mills for
the precedipg week. which produced
1886 $50 feet, sold 79.sS5,O42 feet and
shipped 74,2S7Os7 feet
orohardists of the Yakima valley
have become alarmed at the number
and yoracity Of the orchard mice,
which are appearing in hordes Ap
peals have been made to the county
agent, who has mixed several tons OF
poison oats to be used in an anti
mouse campaign. In several Instances
growers have reported that practically
ell the trees in their young orchards
have already been glrdled.
Chaplin Mills, district horticultural
inspector, warned Clark county prunc
growers not to cut the bark on their
trees for the purpose OF determining
tie damage resulting from the extreme
cold weather last wintar. Many Of
the trees that are apparently killed
viii come cut ali right If not disturbed,
but when che bark is brol,on 1t viii
peel back aud the tree will die. I'll,
damage may reach per cent, Nj.
Mills said
Eighty-seyen residents Of the Silver
Lake district filed d petition with the
cowlitz county commissioners, asking
that the outlet from silver lake into
the ToItla river be enlarged SO that d
large area of lard near the lake car
be kept from periodical rooding. and
the property owners can avoid raising
Of bikes and construction OF new cnos
The county engineer has been ordet
ed to make survey Of the proJge
End report to the commissioners
Suit against 10 counties Of Washing
ton was filed in United States district
court in Spokane by the Chicago. Mi
waukee & ST. Paul Railroad, allasInt
excessive tax assessments The suit
similar 10 actions instituted by ethe
railroads named as defendants Adams
Benton. Clauam. Grant, Grays Harho
jefferson. King INitsap, KiuHa
Lewis, Lincoln. Pacific, Pend 0rotll
Pierce, snohomish SPOKANE, rtms
ton, Whatcom and Whitman coutle
Harold Jensen. contractor sille
his wife ana year-olG baby prebabl.
fatally wounded f2.ytar.cid son IN
9-yearoid daughter ami then com
mitted suicide at his home IN Tacoma
Jensen used mRchinst'a hammer