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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-27
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON
THE BATHING BEACH.


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and something
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admire frame
with pride;"
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-27
The Windmill

1 - L
CONCERNING THE HOUSE THAT
JACK BUILT.
This is the House that Jack built.
5
This Is the Plan that started the
House that Jack built.
SIS
This is the Man
Who drew the Plan
That started the House that Jack
built.
SIS
This is the Fee
or the Architect man
Who drew with care
The legant Plan
That started the House that Jack
built.
ssss
This Is the Cost df the Corner Lot
That doubled the Fee of the Archi-
tect-man.N
Who drew with care the elegant Pla IN
That started the House that Jack
built.
sssss
This is the Graft the Agent got
For selling the nice Expensive Lot
tect-man
Who draw with care the elegant Plan
That started the house that Jack
built.
$S$s$$
This is the Builder, ready and rough
Who never seemed to be paid enough
And shifted at the Graft the Agent
got
For selling the nice Expensive Lot
That doubled the Fee Of the Arcni-
tect-man
Who drew with care the elegant Plan
That started the House that Jack
built.
This is tht crew Of Bolsheviks
That struck on the Job Of laying the
bricks
Secured by the Builder, ready and
rough,
Who shifted at the Graft the Agent
got
For selling the nice Expensive Lot
That doubled the Fee of the Archi-
tect-man
Who drew with care the elegant Plan
That started the House that Jack
built.
ssssssH
This is the Bank Account so short
That soon Blew I'D with a Loud Re-
port
When the lazy crew Of Bolsheviks
Lay down on the Job Of laying the
bricks
Secured by the Builder, ready and
rough.
Who shifted at the Graft the Agent
got
For selling the nice Expensive Lot
That doubled the Fee Of the Archi-
tect-man
Who drew with care the elegant Plan
That started the House that Jack
built.
sssss$sss
This Is the BOBBY Hatch where Jack
Figures like mad but can't keep track
OF the vanished Bank Account SO
That soon blew up with = Loud Re-
uort
When the lazy crew OF Bolsheviks
Lay down on the Job Of laying the
bricks * .
Secured by the Builder, ready and
rough,
who shifted at the Graft the Agent
got
For selling the nice Expensive Lot
That doubled the Fee of the Archi-
tect-man
Who drew with care the elegant Plan
That started the house that Jack
built.
When de la Huerta finishes in
Mexico, the British government might
borrow him and send him to Ireland.
Both candidates for the presidency
promise to reduce the cost Of living
if elected, but neither shows any in
tention OF asking A. Mitchell Palmer
how to do it.
Tho the democrats continue to
point with pride at the record OF the
administration, there doesn't seem to
be any reason for Postmastear Burle-
son to become embarrassed at the az
tention they focus in his direction.
Between the telephone and the
postal system, the only sure way to
get into communication with anyone
seems to be to walk over and see
him.
AS LoNGFELLow SAID.
dropped a letter In the post
And straightway gave 1t UP for lost
But Ger its fate am not blue
Twill come back In a year or two.
Sir Thomas Upton will build n
other cup yacht in 1921. We don't
III - ~ 4 4. H. lots ,&Rs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-27

places when riding on the other fifty
per cent of the road? Why. with the
large road taxes, is there not some
uniformity on the highways? Why
are some roads entirely clear OF
weeds? Why are some roads dragged
Every few in this vicinity and others
never touched, when there is law
providing for this matter
The average Iowa farmer isn't
worrying about getting to the state
fair grounds. If all of his machines
are out Of commission he can bor-
row the hired mans car" explains the
Perry Chief.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-27
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES

What lot Of campaign promises
our socialist aldermen and officials
ala make! And how difficult it is
to point to anything in which they
have offered the city an Improvement
on our city government of the years
that are gone!" exclaims tho Daven-
port Democrat. The fact Is, they
have simply marked time have spent
as much or more money with less re-
suits than the tools OF capital who
Some men" notes the Mason City
have sreved us in the past"
Globe Gazette ''loye to recall when
beer was cents, with a free lunch
thrown in. but they never speak Of
the days when milk was s cents a
quart"
THE farmers Of Iowa who may go
or who may have been thinking OF
goingfto Des Moines to attend the
state fair have now good illustra-
ton of what the divine right to strike
including keeping others from lan-
Ing their places-means' says the
Cedar Rapids Republican. "stopping
the street cars of Des Moines at this
particular time can be likened &c
stopping the self-binders just when
the oats are ready to be cut
Lets see. Was there not some
obscure politician in Iowa few
months ago who was tearing his hair
about the labor board provision OF
the Cummins law" asks the Sioux
City Journal.
why do the roads become moro
abominable as you near the towns?'
asks the Boone News.Republican
why are they 50 generally bad thru
the towns? Why should Iowa. which
pays an enormous tax on nearly a
half million automobiles. be up In
heaven while ridina. on some stretch
es OF the road and down in the other
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-27

The best sand in the world for
glass making purposes is found in
Berkshire county, Massachusetts,.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-27
Topics Of the Times

If Franklin d. was In high school
he'd be classed as sophomore.
One thing is certain about the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-27

Near the Caspian Sea there are
several so called eternal fires sup
ported by gas escaping from the soil.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-27

Sir Thomas Upton will build n
other cup yacht in 1921. We don't
see why. BY the time the physicists
and the mathematicians ought to
have figured things 50 closely that
the whole race could be run of on
college blackboard.
tOxford might challenge Columbia
to diferential calculus contest
with the cup as the prize.
Some of the seasons blessings
Amundsen won't encounter on his
dash for the pole
Dog days.
Icemen. I
Mosquitoes.
One-piece bathing suits.
Prickly heat.
Summer hotel orchestras.
Front porches.
Flesh colored socks for women.
Lap-sticks.
Sand freckles.
Fifteen-cent ice cream cones.
Hot dogs.
Campaign lies. zI \
Straw lids.
Curb coolies.
Vanishing cream.
Dollar -and-a- half watermelons.
Rubber-neck wagons.
Beach vamps.
For a while there Ponzi resembled
the lady in the melodrama who pays
and pays and pays.
Hartford, Conn, takes the tin
tadge by developing the first case of
delirium tremens from home brew.
Throngs besieged the hospital de-
that the victim come thru
with his recipe.
F. r. v.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-26
LISABEULA


Mrs. C. Billiard, who has been
quite i'll, is improving.
Mr.. Gus Hiersch has been quite
sick, but is better now.
Mr.. d. Brown received the sad
news last week of the death of a
son in Colorado.
Mrs. Robinson and son, Harry
Critehfeld, were guests Of NJ
Brown on Sunday.
Messrs. Steinforth and Tay-
Ior's dollhouse lettuce looks fine,
Will soon have some on the mark
ct.
Mr.. Berry, wife and son, and
s,Jenkins of Southern Heights,
were Sunday callers at the How
ard home.
Quite few cases of the flu .
or the grip in this vicinity. but
none very serious. Twenty pupils
were out of school, but all are re-
turning.
Mr.. j. Jensen has purchased a
brand new outfit, horses and wag-
on, and is busy these fine days
improving his place.
Quite number of the young
folks of Lisabeula celebrated
Washington's birthday by having
picnic on the beach. "a sure
sign that spring is here, when pic
MICS are in order)
Mrs. G. Smith of Cherry Lane
Ranch has gone to Seattle to meet
her mother and two sisters from
freely, COLO, VINO VIII make tneli
home here. Mr.. Dyer came sever
al weeks ago.
Mr.. P. Larson has sold his fine
home in Lisabeula and intends to
move to South Dakota the first of
March. He sold TO Mr.. Hoyle. We
lose good neighbors when they go,
and we are sorry to see them
leave.
Mrs. Leora Shattuck and two
children returned to their home
at Enumclaw on Monday after a
visit of several weeks at the home
place, the Steinforth's.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
THE PEOPLES FORUM ]:
A Graveled Road From Colvos to
the Main Road

L noticed III the last Issue OF the
News-Itecora thaI someone sald
tney ought to have d good gravel
ed road from Colyos to the main
road, SO the school bus could get
TO Colyos, or, 1 suppose, TO each
pupils door. They want the road
to accommodate a few high school
scholars.
We want paved road, at least
from the Heights to the top OF
the hill-not because few PEG.
pie have to walk from the Heights
TO the top OF the hill, but because
there is a big freight and passen-
ger traffic.
|, too, need a road out from my
place, as / have hundreds of doll
ars worth Of wood that | cannot
sell because people can not haul
enough to pay them for the trou-
bic. But I'm not asking for bet
ter roads to my place until we get
good roads to accommodate a ma
jority of the people, and to lower
expensive freight and passenger
rates over the poor road at the
Heights.
can see one thing very plain
Iy, that is that the people will not
get anywhere with the road prop
osition as long as every neighbor
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-26

published the lengthy item coli
corning the Lisabeula Fox-Trot.
This viii give fathers and
mothers fair warning that there
are danger zones on the Island,
zones that draw like magnets the
boy or the girl dear to the parent
heart to places not conducive to
character building.
The Jazzie Fox of today was too
bashful 10 show himself even ten
years ago-confining his fantastic
stride to halls of vice and shame.
But today Mr.. Fox is out blowing
his trumpet to lure the spider-leg-
ged moralist from every highway.
What these trotters lack in
sense is often made up in feeling
feeling that they are right and
the preacher is wrong. But may it
be said to the spotless maidens of
our land if they could hear the
remarks Of many young man
after the dance they would never
trot with him again.
As sure as men are born the fox
trot is based upon the conscious
ness of the sex. There is not boy
onV ashon Island who would walk
across the street to dance with the
preacher.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-26

Mr.. Finn Shattuck is working in
Seattle. Comes home for over Sun
day.
We are in receipt of letter
from friend in Seattle stating
that the news from the Record
are published in the P.-I. twice a
Week, and that they were glad to
get the home news. (Why not get
it first hand by subscribing for
the home paper, the News-Re-
eordg)
We read in the News-Record of
meetings at Cove where Miss Dan
ielson from the east was assisting.
We were wishing we had an air
plane and could attend, as we
knew Miss Danielson in Dakota,
and can testify that she is a fine,
sweet gospel singer. She sings a
message to everyone who hears
her. Cove is so near and yet so
far-by wagon road.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-26

1t would be most interesting
now to know where BILLY Buck
got his bees and what variety they
were. Without doubt, most of
the bees in this part of the count
ry 40 or 30 years ago were des-
eendents of Mr.. Meeker's stock,
and there is no doubt in my mind
that the majority Of the black
bees found on Yashon Island are
from that original stock | have
been very much puzzled by the pc
euliar appearance of some of the
old black stock and their behavi-
or. Can it be that this stock of
" Billy Buck was of the Carnioli-
an raceg | am inclined to think it
was, for they have the markings
Of silvery fuzz rings about the
abdomen, and where these have
no yellow bands, an indication of
Italian mixture, they are quite
gentle. Where they are mixed,
however, they are decidedly
vicious,
Stephen j. Harmeling.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-26
A Warning to Owners Of Cattle

1nere are a number OF insects
that sting other insects and lay
their eggs on or IN their bodies.
And the grub bee,'' as | call
1t, does the same with cattle. They
sting them usually on the back.
They generally hatch in the spring
or early summer. Some call this
pest the bothy, y but | know they
are not, because | have captured
them on the backs of stock. The
W. F. says to spray the backs Of
cattle once or twice a week with
fly dope to keep them off.
r. Thurston.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-26

insists on having the road fixed
up IN front OF his place.
rlA the mann tUau IIgnr, nrsl,
inca nA tne Drancn roaus. DIu
you ever hear VI a raIlroad com
pany puttlng In Dunn nam line
ana tnen building a number oil
nrts-class branch lines to 1t, while
the nam line was badly IN need OF
repairi
Anyone can see that nearly ali
our taxes are being used for the
upkeep of the nam road. In the
long run we will have paid out
enough to pave the road, and still
will not have a good, practical
road.
Vashon, Wash. r. Thurston.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-26
A Bit of BEE History

some time ago sir. Ezra Meeker
gave us DIT oI early bee history
taken IRON a chapter IA his DOCK,
tltty Years OF Progress
We viii forever admire the IN
trepldlty and hardwood OF those
wonderful men and women OF the
fortIes and mites who praved the
dangers OF the overland trek 10
the iand Oh gold ana OIL the setting
sun. We love 10 listen to their
tale OF adventure, the INDIAN
fights, the buffalo hunts, the max
ing OF homes III the wilderness,
and all that they accomplished
IL those early days.
Mr.. Meeker gives us some new
light on the first introduction OF
bees into this part Of the country.
Here is what he says: One morn
ing while at breakfast, | think
it was in 1856, but am not certain
as to the exact date, a man knock
ed at my door and when met with
greetings, said that four swarms
Of bees had just been landed on
the wharf for me by the steamer
Sea Bird" from San Francisco
q think that was the name of the
steamer but again am not certain)
At that time steamer line had
been established plying between
San Francisco and the ports on
Puget Sound, and quite regularly,
twice month, steamer landed
at Steilacoom, where / lived.
If the bees had been landed at
my dooryard from mid-air, !
could scarcely have been more
surprised. Where on earth did
they come FRONT | do not think ]
finished my breakfast at that time,
being too eager to ascertain more
about the strange shipment.
The mystery was soon solved
by a letter from my old-time part
ner of the plains, Billy Buck ?"
las / always called him). giving
a brief account of his ventures
and of his success. "
According tp Prof. Frank G.
Pellet, in American Bee Journal
for April, 1919, the first shipment
of bees was made into California
in 1853 with only one colony in
the lot arriving alive. This ship
ment was made by Mr.. J. S. Harb.
ison. The bees We're shipped
from Pennsylvania by sea aud
freighted across the Isthmus of
Panama, and thence by boat TO
San Francisco. In 1857 Mr.. Har-
bison returned to the East and
prepared CT colonies of bees for
shipment and during the long
journey lost only 5 colonies. Bees
were worth then $4,000 per col
ony, but HARRISON did not sell
any. He again went East and
brought a larger shipment OF
which he sold 240 colonies at
$4,000 per colony. In 1876 1Ir.
HARRISON shipped 10 carloads Of
honey to New York City which
attracted the attention of the
New York Sun
Prof. Pellet says that some
bees had been sent to the Coast
prior to the one colony of Harbi-
son. and I am now inclined TO
think that it is very probable that
Ezra Meeker's friend, Billy
Buck" imported the first bees
that came to the Coast, for Harbi.
sons second venture, after get
ting through one colony. was. in
1857. a year after Ezra Meel1er
received his four colonies from
Billy Buck, and bees were
worth then $4,000 per colony.
certainly a munifcent gift from
b;e ola t;,,a f,-;o,a
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-26
WONDER At AMERICANS.

An English woman, writing from
Kovno, tells of the introduction Of
Anglo-American parlor games into
Lithuania. She says:
"a children's party was attended
by English and Americans, includ-
ing woman doctor from the United
States, and lots Of our Lithuanian
friends. The latter Joined in our
absurd games of blind mans bluff
nuts in May ETC., but were much
amused and astonished to see my
husband and an American officer
fighting and cheating most horribly
over the last chair in musical
chairs They like and admire us
very much, but wonder if we are not
a little mad"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-26

Poland needs 100000 tons of Ameri-
can grain to avert starvation until her
harvests next September, according to
Stanislaus ]. Arot, newly arrived in
Washington from Warsaw to act as
plenipotentiary OF the Polish govern
ment in food matters.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-02-26

"Atlas was fool to bear the
weight of the world on his Shout
ders."
Glow could he help it?'
"He should have organized the
Globe Trust company to carry it
on"
New Britain herald., 1920-01-31
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT.

House exchanges. $S61237367; bal- anccS 1551S1133-
New Britain herald., 1920-01-31
I.ITIII.\NI.\\ BONDS.
Drive to Be Opened ht Meeting and
 Banquet Tonight.

Formal opening of the drive for the sale of Lithuanian bonds will take place this evening when the United Lithuanian societies of the city will meet in the hall on Park street to welcome NJ. Nielisi, minister of finance in their native country. and Major Ziderkus, a former minister or military affairs, who are touring the United States in the interests of the loan.
 Elaborate plans have been made for the Starting of the drive. At the meet ing addresses in connection with Lith- uania's need will be given by the visitors. Remarks will also be made bN Mayor George A. Quigley, Senator George W. I<Iett. Postmaster w. F. Delaney and IT. E. Chamberlain, sec retarv of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Following the meeting there will be q banquet at the Hotel Beloin.
 Connecticut'S quota in the drive is S53 ,000. Pledges will be made at to- nights meeting and during the next few days il is the plan of the commit tee in charge to make q personal can Vass of the field in an effort to put the city. over the top in the drive.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-31
369 FLU" CASES HERE
Many Gases Reported Last Night \nd This Norning--PhN~iciane Coping With Problem Smoothly.

Reports made last night and to- day to the office of the board of health increase the number of in fiuenza sufferers by 103. making d total of 369 cases in the city. Yes terday's last figure was 266. The mild nature of the disease, itself. has made it possible for physicians to cope with the unusually large mum her of patients on their hands and unless serious developments are soon noted it is expected the matter of caring for cases will go on smoothly.
 No deaths or developments into pneumonia have been reported today. The health board will continue to wage it's campaign for precautionary measures ill the homes and else where through the assistance of news papers, theatcr screens and advice to members of families in which the sickness has made its appearance
New Britain herald., 1920-01-31
ORGAN RECITAL
 PROGRAM FOR FEB.
JosepI. Clair Beehe Announces List of Selections to Be Rendered
 Next Month.

The schedule of organ recit:ls by Joseph Clair I3eehe, otganist of the South Congregational church, during February was announced this morn ing In preparing his new program Of recitalS. MT. Beebe has enlarged the scope of his selections without duplicating any that have been on previous programs. It is probable the recitals will be kept up for the remainder of the winter. The pro- grams fOlIOw-
New Britain herald., 1920-01-31
". r.. ATWOOD TO SPEAK.

At the next weekly merchants luncheon to he held at the Elks club on Tuesday at 12:15 o'clock, ". F. Atwood, president of the New Britain Trust company. will give a talk on ''Trauc Acceptance and it's Place tn Btlsin"ss." Leon A. Sprngue, form CT secretary of the Chamb mber of Com nl"rce. and Frank w. Holmes are ii charge of an entertainment program.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-31
MARKET AND REAL ESTATE REVIEW
FINANCIAL
WALL STREET STOCK
 EXCHANGE REPORTS

Wall Street. Jan. 3l.--~The final ses- sion of the week on the stock eN- change opened with further moderate strength in StcelS and equipments. rails and shippin%s also contributing forfeited, however. when selling of the motors and affiliated shares pre- Cipitated a general reversal. lteac- tionS extended from to 10 points. General Motors displaying marked weakness. Aside from another slump fin foreign exchange. there Were no Surfaoe developments to aacount for the reversal. Irregular roc0NericS were made in the later dealings. The closing was heavy. Sales approNimat- I'd &75,o0O shares.
 Wall Street. 10:30 \. Equip mcnts and stccls as featured by Baldwin Loco, trrciblc Steel and Republic Iron were the strongest is sues in the oarlA part of today's stock market session extending yesterdays SLinS by to . points. Motors and their SpvvinltjcS. including rubber shares. also improved with textiles. There was u moderate inquiry for rails. which started with the low priced issues. Among high priced specialtics. Amt9Icun tobacco was prominent for it's gain of five points.
 New York Stock rxrhange quota tons furnished by Richter S. Co. Exchange:
New Britain herald., 1920-01-31

Did you sec the Cudill;lcs at the ar
New Britain herald., 1920-01-31
NEW M.ATRON NAMED.

Rev. J. F.. I<lingber:;, superinten- dent of the Children'S Home, has named Mrs Lydia Mrdelberg, of Minneapolis. Minn., to succeed Miss tnnA Levine. resigned. as natron. Plans for tn" new home are in the works and il iH the hope of the super interdent that pWork can he started ca rlN in summer.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-31

See that Paige sport model at auto ShuW--adNt.
 Wonderful special prizes ah inc 1?IkS' fuir.--adVt.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-31
GIVEN MORE. TIME.

Paris, Jan. 3l.-HunGary has been allowed additional time to consider the peace treaty submitted by the AL lied powers. The Hungarian delega- ton was informed today that the time given it to formulate observations re .ar,liny the peace terms had been extended to February 12.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-04-17
FAvoRING "KN0T HOLE GANG"
Action Of Owners Of st. Louis Nation.
ale In Admitting Youngsters
10 Approved.

Each one must decide for himself
what business policy he would best
pursue In running a baseball team. but
1t may be said that lot of us feel like
commencing the ownership of the St.
Louis Nationals for organizing "knot
hole gang" of boys between the ages
of ten and 10 years and approved NOR
al character, for the purpose of admit
ting them free to local games.
Those of us whose parents could not
afford to give us entrance money will
recall with thrills our early expert
ences ut the knot hole. My own face
never got normal from the right eye
squint habit then contracted, says a
writer In the Milwaukee Sentinel. 1t
was great experience and many of
us will recall the genuine excitement
Of retrieving ball and getting In to a
seat
Those were great days.
The boy of today Is the patron of
tomorrow, and so II Is good business
Judgment, IL nothing else-and we pre-
fer to think 1t is something better--tO
let these boys in free.