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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-12-08
LLOYD N. MARSH AT
SCOUT CONVENTION
Represents Vashon Island as
Senior Patrol Leader
at Everett.

Do you know that your island
was represented at the Patrol
Leaders convention at Everett,
the first of its kind in the United
states, held on December LIST, "a
and 3D.? There were $50 delegates
present from all over the North
west, including Washington, Ore
gon and British Columbia.
We arrived at Everett FRIDAY
afternoon, where the scouts OF
that wide-awake town welcomed
us.
The address of welcome in the
convention was given by Joe Leon
ard, Troop 5, Everett. Other dele
gates gave responses to the adj
dress.
Short talks were given on Pa
troll Leaders Part in Conducting
Troop Meetings. F" The senior pa
troll leader usually conducts the
meetings, giving drill il he can do
this better than the scoutmaSter.
All reports of the patrols should
90 through him and then to the
scoutmaster if the senior patrol
leader cannot help them out.
Another important point that
was brought out at the convention
was the patrol training for com
muuity service. The patrol leader
or patrol should be trained espec-
tally for this work. They should
look after the community, keep 1t
clean, help it all that it can be
helped and do good turns to every
one.
In the evening we were served
at a banquet given by the Everett
citizens. Following that we We're
welcomed to the homes OF Everett
people.
Saturday morning there were a
few speeches on various subjects,
one Of which was Finding Time
for School and Scouting" This
was the most important topic. An
ordinary boy sleeps about ten
hours, goes to school six hours,
and requires from two to three
hours for his chores each day
How much time has he left? Has
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-12-08

Most every one lbs heard about
Piper & Naft'S basket ball team,
the ShamroX. And certainly every
one knows the Vashon high school
team. These two teams will meet
in the high school gymnasium and
play a real game Of basket ball
this Saturday night, December 9,
II will be a game worth seeing and
you cannot afford to miss it. Let
have the Gym" crowded. Adj
mission % cents.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-12-08

Walter Stevenson was elected
business manager of the student
body at the election held Tuesday,
lie will manage the advertising
and business affairs of all student
activities.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
LET'S TALK ABOUT OURSELVES

LET'S TALK ABOUT OURSELVES
The Barre Times gives some sound
advice when it says;
Vermont newspapers which continue
to print propaganda letters from other
sections of the country, written by eX-
Vermonters, are also wondering why
Vermont lost population in the 1920
census. These propaganda letters are
advertising matter, printed free, and
some of them are written by those who
have an axe to grind or real estate to
sell. Let's have a few propaganda let
tiers about our own state.
:. The above paragraph reminds us of
the persistence with which the people
of California boom their own stock
They talk California from morning to
night They dream California when
they go to bed. 1t it rains they say
"My, just look at the beautiful sun
shine" They simply will not concede
that there is another state than Cali
fornia
While perhaps such an exaggerated
opinion of ones beauty is not wholly
In accord with the best of taste, never
theless in CALIFORNIA; case it has work
ed to untold advantage. There is a
little lesson for Vermont in the success
attained by the Pacific state, We
should boost our state, talk our state
and think continually of its beauties
We should never concede that the
rigors of Vermont winter ever impose
any hardship, or that there is any
scenery to be compared with the sum
mer beauties of the Green Mountains
As a matter of fact it is often the
outside tourist who raves about Yer
mont Very rarely a native Nermonter
expands his chest when he talks about
his home state. But he should 1t is
the only way that he can produce the
result that has been obtained by other
states less modest than Vermont. And
surely we have just as good talking
points as any like area on this CONT
nent or any other.
The Times is right Why not a few
propaganda letters of our own?
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
COMMUNICATION
Yeomen of Addison, Wake Up!
Editor MiddlebnrN REGISTER.

Yeomen of Addison, Wake Up!
Editor Middlebury Register;
In recent issue of the Burlington
Free Press, Hon Max L. Powell ex-
presses his pleasure in having "the
leading daily of the state as a co-ad-
vocate and coadjutor" Let Burling-
ton do its own bonding, repair its own
streets and fix the approaches to the
city just as the Bennington Banner
suggests. If the writer remembers cor
rectly, when Mr.. Powell returned from
his western trip he stated in an inter
view that land, at least some of, it was
worth $3.50 an acre and corn was worth
80 cents a bushel The westerners are
using corn for fuel we are told. The
population of the middle western states
has been for some time drifting to the
northern British provinces. The waste
full methods and single crop farming
have resulted in just as much deple-
ton of the soil as there has been in
this state The writer wonders if the
above mentioned states are not just as
much "hitched to a post" as Vermont
is so far as increase of population is
concerned.
Yeomen of old Addison, wake up and
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
sUppoRf. F6kIHE s1GGxi BILL

Every effort. shd.ild. bt:::.;a de..by Re
publican leaders ii Congress- to make
secure the Siegal bill, the provisions of
which allow Vermont to retain two
congressional districts and two con-
gressmen. Vermont's staunch d
never-failing republicanism deserves
this effort on the part of party leaders
in the Congress.
Porter H. Dale has done conspicu-
ously good work in this direction, and
should be commended by Vermont con-
stituents for his earnest efforts.
The danger, as is pointed out by the
Rutland Herald, goes beyond the fact
that Vermont might be reduced to one
district The menace is in the posi-
bility that if the plan of reduction were
successful the time might come when
further reduction would mean that
there would be no distinct district at
all II once the bars were let down re-
presentation as strictly belonging to
the state itself, might be swept away,
and Vermonters would wake up some
time to find themselves part of a con-
gressional district inclusive of territory
in a different state. Such an outcome
is not at all impossible if the precedent
for non-reduCtion below two congress
men is broken.
There is little doubt but that Con
gresham Greene will step up into the
Senate upon the retirement of Senator
Page, and on the grounds of personal
interest it might be that congressional
representation in the lower house no
longer is vitaly important. However
Mr.. Greene could do no better service
to his state, or make any effort that
would be more appreciated by tie ?eo-
pie back home as his days in the lower
house draw nearer completion than to
use every resource III support o! lhe
bill which means so much to the state.
Vermonters would do we'll to urge their
delegations in the House and Senate,
to see to it that they lend all the in
fuence in their power for the measure.
This is one of the cases where RI
publican state can justly ask aid Of a
Republican congress.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
THESE SYNTHETIC DAYS

Though Germany is going ahead,
working l6 hours a day to manufacture
German goods that her trade mark
NAV be seen around the world, and ere
ating all sorts of wonderful things as
she did before the war, American sci
entists take with grain OF salt, "
the claim that the Teuton has success
fully made a synthetic gold. In these
synthetic days of synthetic favors,
synthetic odoIs and synthetic whiskey,
it would not be at all surprising il some
synthetic individual, German preferred,
should succeed in patching together a
substitute for that famous yellow gilt
ter. Some poor souls, those of q pessi-
mistic tinge are fearful lest the tricky
German will put one over by making
their reparations with synthetic gold.
We have no fears, however, Wall
street, undisturbed, says there is moth
ing to it. As long as Wall street is not
worried there is no use of losing any
sleep.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
DEPENDABLE FERTILIZERS

The Farmers Exchange reports that
the indications are that a far larger
number of farmers are planning to buy
their fertilizer chemicals through the
cooperative exchange and mix their
own fertilizers than ever before.
This plan of furnishing the chemicals
to farmers has been followed for sew
eral years at a big saving to the farm
ers. The steady growth in home mix
ing would indicate that not only do the
farmers realize the economical Dement'S,
but that they find the quality superior
to the ready mixed brands of unknown
quality.
1t is pointed out that there are sew
eral distinct advantages in the use OF
chemicals for fertilizer The most i'm
portant of course is the matter OF
price. The farmer is able to save from
SIS to SIS a ton by doing his own mixing.
And in addition he knows exactly what
is going into his mixture, as there IS
no chance for fraud. The ready mixed
fertilizers which are on the market all
contain filler that is of no special val
ue to the crops The amount of filler
naturally varies according to the grade
of the product.
Cooperation by the Farmers EX-
change and Farm Bureau agent have
resulted in the working out OF several
formulas for the various crops, and the
farmer can use these as guides III mix
ing his fertilizers They are free Tor
the asking, and are well worth the in
vestigation of any farmer who IS after
the maximum results at minimum
costs.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
Hughes And Harding

The action of President Harding in
allowing Secretary Hughes to take and
hold the center of the stage at the
arms parley is lauded not only by
party leaders, but is being extolled by
the visiting statemen of other nations.
They emphasize that President Hard
ing, in his speech opening the confer
ence, might have referred to the Amer
lean proposal, but instead he studious-
" reirained from any limitation, He
let the Hughes proposal come as big
surprise, and thus allowed Secretary
Hughes to write his name among the
immortals and to be blazoned on the
front page OF every newspaper in the
world. This constitutes self-efface-
ment such as has seldom before been
known among the rulers of the world
and as the delegates have stopped to
think it over a more sincere respect
and admiration for President Harding
has developed" - Kansas City Star
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
Expressions

Scan the weighty pages
OF Nermont's most noble press,
Wade the edit columns
If you can stand the stress
And little pet expressions,
Peculiar to each one,
Day after day appear there
lOh, this is just in fun
Burlington Free Press: On this con-
nection it is interesting to note that
the independent New York Times
says
THE right man in the right place"
St Albans Messenger: an the last
analysis
obviously, the Messenger is at a
loss to understand"
Note: for that matter it always was.l
Rutland Herald: The Herald takes
issue
Clearly an invasion of state rights"
Burlington Clipper: "The World is
punk, the State and everybody in it
is on the bum. Let's bond"
Springfield Reporter: "Yea verify,
there is much food for sober thought
in the subtle inference
Morrisville Messenger: "Congratula-
tons to our state officials
But"
"The thing this state and the coun-
try newspaper needs is
Why?"
Burlington News: "Paradoxical as it
nay seem, they are but the rawlings OF
a pigmy- minded individual who ought
tc be Gagged And there's no time like
present"
Mortified News: "Be a BOOSTER"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
Uncle Abe, the Solid Man

Hon A. w. Foote is not heard from
in highway controversies or in dis
putes on other burning questions that
stir up strife and rancor; on the con
trary, wise as a serpent and harmless
as a dove, he continues to live poll
ticaly speaking in house by the side
of the road and quietly keeps on being
a friend to man Strong with the
grange and getting to be about as well
acquainted in the state as the Hon
Mason S. Stone, Uncle Abe is max
ing himself so solid with a majority
of the electorate that supporting him
is beginning to seem like the next thing
to voting for one of the family
Springfield Reporter
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
PRESS COMMENT
EDITORIAL OPINIONS ON TIMELY TOPICS OF THE DAY

that lax police system is less to blame
for existing conditions than inefficient
laws and too lenient magistrates, and
in support of this finding they cite the
astonishing number of cases in which
habitual criminals, with long criminal
records, have been released on suspend
ed sentence. For example, of the 27jj
burglars convicted in New York city in
the last two years, more than one
third or. to be exact, 9S7, received sus-
pended SENTENCES. 1t is not new dis
covery. Some of the New York magis-
trates have publicly denounced this
practise of the over-lenient judges
Springfield Union
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

In the death of Boies Penrose, senior
Pennsylvania senator, a typical "Old
Guard" leader of the Republican party
is removed For years Senator Pen
rose dominated the councils of the old
line republicans until his leadership
virtually amounted to directatorship.
Powerful physically and mentally,
Mr.. Penrose was respected by leaders
in both the Republican and Democra-
tic parties as an able man and an as
tute politician.
Born to affluence, and enjoying all
the advantages of education and a
cultured home, he deliberately chose
politics as his career, and he never
changed professions. The success he
attained is attained by very few.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

The Presidents cabinet seems to fur
nish a remarkable training for first
class jobs with the movies, far better
in fact than the Mack Sennett studios
or any of the correspondence schools.
You will recall that VIM McAdoo was
called from his duties as secretary Of
the Treasury to fill gap in the Mary
Pickford-Doug Fairbanks Bill H art
combination.
And now Will H. Hays, who has just
made such brilliant record delivering
Christmas packages for Uncle Sam, has
resigned to accept better position
with moving picture firm. The many
friends of Mr.. Hays who is widely
known both here and elsewhere, will be
pleased to know that he will now get
the comfortable little salary Of $780,
600 a year"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
Home LOYALTY

A banking institution in Burlington
loaned the municipality OF Burlington
S3j0,0O0 at five per cent interest, in an
ticipation of taxes for 1929. The act
was the kind of home loyalty that
counts strongly in maintaining the Gre
dit OF the municipality in financial cir
Giles outside of the city itself-Barre
Times
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
Trv Our Want Ads, Mary

Mary had a sheep-lined coat,
Its fleece was soft and yeller,
And every time she wore it out
She hooked a different Teller.
She wore it to a dance one night,
She hung it on a hook,
She hasn't got her coat no more
Which Teller am de crook?
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
DIES IN BURLINGTON
James L. Burrows Had Been III For
Two Years

James L. Burrows of Seymour street,
formerly of Burlington, died Tuesday
afternoon at the Mary Fletcher hospi-
tai, Burlington, after an illness of two
years. He was born April IA, 1857, at
Saltwater, N. Y, the son of John E.
Burrows and Priscilla J. circuit. He
is survived by his wife and one sister,
Mrs. w. D. Pope of Stave Island.
He was a member of Marlborough
Chapter, A. F. and A. NJ, of Under
hill and also of the Woodmen of the
same place. The funeral will be held
from the home of Fred E. Gill, 172
North Willard street this afternoon at
two o'clock, interment in Green Mount
cemetery, Burlington.
Whistling at your work is all right
if you are all alone.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

The largest shoulder blade OF any
animal on record, modern or ancient,
has been discovered in San Juan basin
in New Mexico, by a member of the
United States Geographical Survey,
This bone is part OF an immense ex-
tinct dinosaur, estimated to be approx
imately 100 feet long and much larger
than any previously known to have
existed The total length OF the bone
is more than five feet The fact that
the remains were discovered in Upper
Cretaceous deposits indicates that the
dinosaurs lived in later time than
had been supposed
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
The SemaphOre


Don't make any New Year resolu-
tions you're sure you cant break.
The inventory days are come, the sad
dest Of the year,
When stenogs jaw, and merchants paw
DER goods all dust-still dear.
"Aviators advanced greatly in L. S.
in 1921. Headline
You're right. \ dern good many OF
EN- advanced into the next world
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
Avoiding The Crowd

If Frank Howe runs for governor
next year on soft road platform and
Max Powell comes along with hard
road program it may be that Uncle
Abe Foots may take to the sidewalks
to avoid the crowd in order to score
St. Johnsbury Republican
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
The Hound of The Baskervilles Should
Apply

An official breath Inspector is to be
appointed for the Youngstown, o., po-
lice The duty OF the breath inspector
will be to sniff at all the policemen
every few hours, and scents OF cloves,
wintergreen or peppermint will put a
black mark against the offending cops
record.
Say, you brass buttoned boys can
fool that nosey sneak. Eat garlic.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

This is the season for editorial dis
sertations on the mistakes OF the past
year and predictions for the next The
ground seems to be fairly well covered.
We can only add that we sincerely hope
that 1922 will be as bright as the essay
lists paint it.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

rum" Rossiter New Hampshire
soothsayer, who undertook an invasion
of Vermont on a reform platform, finds
on a recount OF votes that ne didn't
poll so very heavily after. all.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

The small boy says that at last he
sees signs of a return to normally.
The tax on soda water and ice cream
is removed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

Ring W. Lardner, arch humoristl
laments the fact that 1921 was found by
statisticians to be the healthiest year
ever for Americans. He fears for the
undertakers and the depressing effect
it will have on their business. AS long
as poison-laden booze continues to
food the market, there need be no an
xiety felt for the undertakers They
will manage to exc out enough business
to keep the wolf from the door.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

The Vermont Farm Bureau Fedora
ton chose wisely when they selected E.
B. Cornwall of this place to have
charge of the new state Office in Bur
lington.
Mr.. Cornwall is not only keenly in
terested in the welfare Of the farmers
in Vermont, but he is especially well
qualified to handle the business of the
Farm Bureau, but virtue of extensive
study into the subject Mr.. Cornwall
began his new duties in Burlington
this month and there is' no doubt but
that the new departure in farm bureau
federation work will meet with success
under his direction and management.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

The New Year could hardly be said
to have been a holiday for President
and Mrs. Harding who shook hands
with about $500 people at the White
House reception on Monday afternoon.
Brattleboro Reformer
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

see to it that there is not some thing
put over on you which you will not
want Remember this sentence in Mr..
Powells letter, Inertia is the parent
of defeat"
Yours truly,
F. H. WARNER
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
Lax Police system

New York criminologists, who have
been studying the crime situation in
that city, have reached the conclusion
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

lining. Just when You find that you've
got coal enough to take you through
the winter, you read in the papers
that the ice men are harvesting next
seasons crop. Oh, what's the use?
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

The year 1922 starts in model OF
punctuality at any rate. The January
thaw can hardly be said to be behind
time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
Gidap, Girls.

Possibly women adopted shorter
skirts in order to make it easier for
them to run for office.-Judge
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
What Would a Turkish Bath Cost?

For the treatment of the face alone,
nat is for steaming and massaging,
many New York society women pay as
much as $500 a year
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

Travellers over the frost-clay roads
from "Bridport to the sea-" are OPP
posed to any candidate who wants
harder roads. They say they're hard
enough now.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

Russian women have the reputation
OF being born politicians and diplomats.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
Some January Clearance, Well Say

From the mark down sales; Fancy
ladies camisoles, one-half off
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

Is there anything significant in the
fact that the city officials of Spring
field report less consumption of water
during 1922
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
Ask The Casket Makers

1t has now been discovered why
compounders of synthetic hooch add
that little touch of wood alcohol. It's
a short cut for "ageing in the wood"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06
A Doubtful Compliment

Talcott Williams says: u. S. is the
only power Turks trust"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

Home, Sweet Home-brew.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-01-06

There is no such thing as a silver