Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-02-24

ItNSS utiilS cOEStiuCltG Dy l.. w.
Struppler. 1t will probably be opened
within the next two weeks The Cor
doa will class with the best show
houses. outside the large cities, In the
foT tiiw est.
Chehalis Chamber of Commerce d.
rectors recently indorsed resolutions
from the Hoquiam Chamber urging
congress to pass law fixing a duty
on cedar lumber and shingles. w. E.
Richardson. secretary, was directed
to send copies of the Endorsement to
members OF the states congressional
delegation in Washington.
Progress is being made by the
/ Brookfield Quarry & Towage com.
pany on raising the dixie of diking
district No. along the Coweeman
liver east and south of Kelso. The
'redge started work near the mouth
af the Coweeman and is working up
he river. When completed the dixie
will protect against 30-foot water.
Monroe Benjamin, New York city
manager of the Pacific Producers AS
sociation, was In Centralia last week
inspecting the local receiving station
of the Washington Egg and Poultry
Association. Mr. Benjamin expressed
himself as pleased with the Centralia
plant and the quality of eggs produced
there and expressed the belief that
1928 will set a record.
One hundred and fifty men, mem.
bers of Northern Pacific construc-
tion crew, jumped to safety last We'd
nesday morning when gasoline cars
and trailers on which they were rid
ing were struck by freight train be-
tween Tenino and Bucoda, IL miles
north of Centralia A dense fog pre-
vented the engineer from seeing the
cars, which were reduced to kindling
wood.
The Puget Sound Packing company
of Seattle, through b, F. Emery, has
contracted for the output Of straw.
berries of the C.overdale Lewis River
Growers association for 1928. The
price per pound was not disclosed.
Two barreling stations will be main
tanned by the packing company, one
at Woodland and the other at kalama,
The association includes some seventy
growers, and total OF 1876 acres.
Frank NJ. Dallam, Sr.. rs, editor of
the observation-disclosures. who died sud
denly at his home In Kelso last week,
was one of Washington's pioneer ed
Spokane Spokesman.Review. Forty
five years ago, In 1883, Mr., Dallam
went to Spokane from Oakland. Cali
fornia, and established the Spokane
Falls Review. From that newspaper
grew the present Spokesman.Review
r. II. Taggart, police judge, set a
record at Aberdeen last week when
he tried 81 cases IN 81 minutes lie
found 30 persons guilty of drunken.
ness, filming them all s25 each; tried
26 men for vagrancy, finding all but
six guilty; finod IL men $50 each for
pocket possession. two SIS each for
gambling, five $40 each for posses.
sion with intent OF sale, and one s25
for drunkenness when officers failed
to prove he was driving while drunk.
The West Coast Lumber Trade Fix.
tension Bureau unanimously voted at
Seattle last week to merge with the
West Coast Lumbermen's Association
In the interest of economy and eff
cheney. More than 100 lumbcrmen
Of Washington. Oregon and British
Columbia are not affiliated with either
unit They will be urged to become
members and Join In nationwide
plan OF trade extension in which
100000 is to be spent during this
year.
Grays harbor citizens Joined In
Aberdeen last week In voicing plea
to the state highway committee To let
the contract this spring for the Queets
river bridge on the olympic highway
The last legislature having appro-
priated sisO.O00 for the span. the
citizens feel that II construction is not
undertaken this year. the peninsula
loop road will not be completed before
1890, while II the Queets bridge is
huilt this season. the highway could
be completed In 1929
Sweeping aside salient features OF
the present pay system for Seattle
school teachers. the school board by
unanimous vote adopted single sal.
airy schedule granting. condItionally.
,qual pay to elementary and high
chooi teachers alike
Grays harbor ranked third in 1927