The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-14
ny LEE ]. SHIFTS

III LIE y. SMltS
CHARLEvofx. Mich.--uiy Maiil
No money. no poverty. no doctors.
no disease. no laws. no crimes. no
telephones. no profanity: no hair.
cuts. no bald heads. no rnrorx. no
ncckties: no tobacco. no prohibition.
no meat. no grocery bills
on High island. 30 miles westward
of this port. II a namcicss town
whose people are absolutely conf
dent Of living forever,
Isolated from the mainland and
~xatious civilization. a band OF
strange. soft-spokrn. g~ntie-eyed men
and women arc working out a
strange destiny. protected from the
sins and sorrows Of the world by the
tr~ach~rous shoals and reefs which
mako tho Beaver island group, I'm tho
northern part OF Lake Michigan.
highly dangerous for any nayigaiors
save native pilots
COMMUNITY OWNED BY
THE HOUSE Or DAVID
The Hous- OF David owns High h.
Land. i've miles long. heavily wooded
and paradise In summer. A com
munlty OF about 200 persons. mi.
grants from the parent body OF the
cult In Benton Harbor. Mich. has
for nine years lived in Arcafian
aioofn~ss from all thu problems OF
humanity at large.
Logging. gardening and the saw
ing Of lumber constitute tn. ae,ivt
ties OF the coionists.
No MAN vurks unie~s he ferris
nle II The Income frun tlsetr
lahnr b turs,ed lnto the troaS
ury u Tn cult ~ Benton Har.
hm. as1 I'll supplies arr psSr.
chassd In whoassais lcts and d.
sributod 70 membsrs. without
o~4 e~eh according In hiA nsrsis.
No one ever shaves or cuts his
hair. Boys OF 4: sit In school with
pigtajls down their backs. and the
men present the most astounding
Aggregation of whisk-rs and flowing
locks anywhere assembled IN modern
timca-
DEATH A sYMrrOM.0r
INSUFFICIENT FAITH
rhsy 1.-Two In strict accordance
with their Interpretation OF the Bible.
yet there Ia no chief or head OF the
colony. and no enforcement OF rules.
Death. in their belief. In a symp.
tom Of Insufficient faith.
Their only communication with
tho rest Of tn. United States IL BY
means of 4 small lumber schooner.
the Rosa Bell. which brings in sup
plies and carries away the output Of
tho sawmIii.
The IsraelItes. as they call them
selves. will not kin. They consume
milk, butter and eggs. but altho they
ar. in tho midst Of the best fishing
grounds In the Grea, Lakes. will not
use lines or nets or accept nsh from
passing boats.
1--WE believe absolutely In frce iiv.
Ing" said Waiter Nelson. head saw
yer In the min. we do not believe
In prohibition Of any kind. and think
that every man should follow his CON
science and the atoms OF tho
scriptures. We do no missionary
work and try To persuade no one TO
join us"
n. &. L. SF!ENfS
'STRANGE AND FAR OFF,
Neison smiled when I asked him
about tho economic problems Of tho
islanders.
We have none,- M said. Every
man takes what he wants for his
family and himself from our com
mon supply. Onoe In a while we
read Of the II. c. L. In a stray news
paper. but II all seems strange and
far Off to US"
High k.landnn beeieve that
thoy could walk on tho water u
tiso3r faith wvre strong enough.
Tiny have expcrimeut<d several
times In this dircrtiou.
They have a ball team. several mu-
sicians, public school. taught by
Miss Della Wyiand. who In n mem
bar Of the House OF David. A few
Indian families are the only non-bc-
lievcrs on the island.
One brother. G. J. Tucker. says he
gets along without much work. In
reply TO an inquiry about his health.
he mentioned the "rheumatiz," and
added:
A.