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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
HACKERS ARE KEPT GUESSING
About Ono Of the Most Uncertain
Sporting Events Imaginable lss
Cockroach Race.

Russian refugees In COnstantinople
turn their hands to all sorts of money
making devices. The latest and most
successful are cOckrOach races These
are held In rooms which the Russians
hire along the Grand R'p de Pera.
The story as told by Kenneth L. Rob
erts In the Saturday Evening Post, is
that In the center Of each room Is
large table with miniature race
track built on 1t. The owner places a
box at one end of the track and waits
until his patrons have made their bets
on five contestants. Then he opens
the box and disclOses five enormous
cockroaches attached to dlminutive
sulkies AS the box Is opened four of
the contestants may start brlskly
around the track, while the fifth may
turn abruptly and canter In the wrong
direction amid heart.breaking groans
from those who are backing his colors.
Then the leader Of the four racers who
are headed In the right direction may
stop short and twiddle his feelers pen
slvely and the other three may also
stop and cluster around him to lnves-
tlgate the cause Of the delay. While
the conference Is in progress the cock
roach that started the wrong way may
change his mind, turn and come dash
Ing past the four iders with his eyes
flashing and his tail up. Then the four
idlers may recover from their mo-
mentary ennui, start brlskly up the
track again and pass the fifth contest
ant, who has probably fallen into
brown study and leaned up against
the race-track wall with crossed legs
and weakly waving feelers. And so it
goes, until one Of the cockroaches final
ly pulls himself together and scuttles
across the finish line.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
She Had Him

Hearing faint rustic in the
dark hallway below, the elder
sister, supposing the young man
had gone, leaned over the balus,
trade and called out: "Well,
Bessie, have you landed him?"
There was deep, sepulchral
silence for some moments. It was
broken by the hesitating, con,
strained voice of the young man
"She has l"--Argonaut.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
A Different Tariff

A member of Congress took Il
taxi one rainy day at the CAPT.
tol to proceed to his home in the
suburbs.
When he arrived and asked the
chauffeur the charge the latter re-
piled that is was "a.
But" protested the Congress.
man, you are charging me for
four miles"
eyes, sir"
We'll, | understand that the
distance is only two miles and a
half"
ct is as a general thing, sir, "
asscnted the driver, "but you see
we skidded a lot. - Harper
Magazine.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
Simple System

"Fubdub, why don't you play
the races any more?"
eff a man played every day
and managed to break even at
the end Of the season, you'd call
him a wizard, wouldn't youY"
"Sure would"
"Well, | break even without
all that anxiety" - Louisville
Courier journal.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
Washington Coast Utilities
Talks to Our VashOn.M aury Patrons:

at Vashon- Maury islands is connected with the main
vi land by two cables. One conducts the current OF
- electricity used the two islands for light and
power, the other supplies telephone communca-
ton with the outside world.
att The former is three strand wire cable laid from
" Des Momcs to Nlamy island, and is secured ON the
island only few feet from the Maury dock The
latter or the cable through which telephone
necton is made starts from the mainland at PIT.
Defiance and reaches Vashon island just this side
east Of the landing at Tahlcquah
HU There have been four other cable connections
" made with Vashon Maury island in days gone by,
- but all of these for telephone communication
only. There from Fauntleroy Park to
the north end of the island, known Dolphin
Point; another from Indian Point, south end of is
land, to Tacoma; from rahlequah then known
as Clam Cove, to PIT. Defiance, and fourth from
lisabcua to Olala These have all given way un
der the action of tide and wind and water and the
only two connecting lines are the two above
mentioned The Telephone cable is owned by the
Pacific Telephone Company, but the Washington
Coast Utilities company the cable from Des
Mones to Maury dock.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
An Appropriate Name

81 wonder, y said Perkins, "why
they named this picture theatre
the Beehive?"
"Elave you ever seen any Of
their picturesY" asked his friend.
"Never."
"Wcll, if you ever do, you Il
know the reason all right, be-
cause after each one you feel
as though you'd been stung."
Judge.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
Gabriel S Triumph

The young man led for heart,
The maid for diamond played,
The old man came down with a
club,
And the sexton used a spade.
"The early bird catches the
worm" but who cares for
worms. If we had our choice
we'd be might owl" and catch
chickens.
women take the place of
newsboys in Spain that's not
the only place they do.
The doctor has it on the rest
of us i'll one respect-he can get
up and leave a banquet at any
time.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28

Insure your property against
fire loss in the old reliable
Netherlands" Insurance Com.
pany. 2. Monroe Smock, Agent.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
Nav, He Amt Blind

Mr.. II. j. Pfiestcr, the jovial
and exceedingly successful presi,
dent Of the NJ. B. Farrin Lum-
Der Co., at Cincinnati, Ohio, is
credited with a "corkin" negro
tale. Two negroes had a deal
and Rastus bought "A mule from
Sambo. Shortly after, they met.
"Look here Sambo," drawled
Rastus, "dat mule yo' sole me
am stone blind" How come yo'
know dat?" questioned Sambo.
"Ah turned him out in de yard
yiste day and he walked right
smack into a big tree" "Rastus,
dat mule amt blind, he jest doan
give dam. y
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
SENSE AND NONSENSE
"A Little Nonsense Now and Then Rished

knows golf rules, but golf stories
as well. One concerns wealthy
jew who decided to make a show
Of his wealth, join lots of clubs
play golf and break into society
generally. He was puttcring along
the golf course one day holding
up those back of him. A ball
from the foursomc driving in his
rear, struck him. Turning in
anger he shook his fist and swore
at the oncoming players. "l'll
sue you for $4,000 damages, -
he cried. 81 yelled FORE" ans.
wcred the player whose ball hit
him, I'll take it, III take it, u
hastily cried Isaac.
Her Dad-"Do Englishmen un.
dcrstand our American slangY"
Another Dad-"Some of them
do. WhyY"
Her Dad-"My daughter is to
be married in London and the
Earl has cablcd me to come
across. y
Hogs may be low but all the
pork chops seem to be cut off the
high ones.
Optimist
Pat--"This is the foist time
inny Of these corporations hev
done innything to binnetlt the
workingman. -
Mike--"How is that, Plt?"
Pat-"It is this sivin-cint fare.
| hev been walkin' to and from
me work and savin' tin cints,
and now I kin save fourteen
cints."
81 hear your sister got hurt,
Willie, anything serious?" "Nope
We were just playing a game to
see who could lean the furtherest
out the winder-and she won. "
So you desire to become my
son-in-lawY" "No, l don't. But
if marry your daughter [ don t
very well see how | can get out
of it,"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
SERIOUSLY SPEAKING
From "Book of Smiles"

After seeing a picture of
Mother Eve we understand the
meaning Of the term "EVEning
gown. "
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
Conclusive

lle rain IL pOuTeu,
The sea it roared,
The sky was draped in black.
The old ship rolled,
She pitched and bowled
And lost her charted track.
ooh, dear, oh, dear!
Sir, will it clear2'
Loud walled a dame on deck.
AS they heaved the lead
The skipper said,
ct allus has, by heck'''
First Urchin--" Doctor Smith
brought our baby"
Second Urchin eve take
from him too"
Anyway, you'll have to admit
the girls of today show more I'M
derstanding than their mothers
did at the same age.
v
An Austrian crown is worth
nearly one cent which makes it
more valuable than some other
European crowns.
Easy There, Easy
Fred Stone, the comedian, says,
"Don't be too quick to recon-
mend remedies to others. " He
tells about an acquaintance who
met a sick friend. 81 uccd to
have rheumatism. When it would
strike me, would go home and
have my wife throw her arms
about my neck and give me u
massage treatment 1t helped me
every time. You ought to try
it." 81 WILL" said the friend,
"When will | find your wife at
home2"
Visiting Clergyman - (pinchig
little girls chubby knee "Who's
got nice, fat, chubby legs?"
Three Year-Old-" Muvvcr."
"Were you ever up before
me2" asked the judge.
"Well your honor just what
time do you get up2" replied the
defendant.
Sign Here -!
The American golf champion,
"Jack" Hutchinson, not only
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
Modern Divorce Decree

wife shall have the key to
the victrola and husband the key
to the cellar"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
Get Him Tige

Dean Mortimer Il. Cooley OF
the University Of Michigan had
an old bachelor friend who sud
denly cup and got married"
without bit of notice to his
colleagues. They were discussing
it one night, says the Dean, and
one fellow in particular was
lamenting it as a poor match.
did he marry, y asked the
wag of the crowd. con some
widow named Elizabeth who has
two children" "Well your right
then" exclaimed the wag, "for
all he got was a second hand
Lizzie ntd two runabouts.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
How Fast can You Say it7

How Fast can You Say it7
A tree toad loved she toad
That lived up in a tree;
She was a 3-toed tree toad,
But a 2-toed toad was he.
The 2-toad tree toad tried to win
The she toad's friendly nod;
For the 2-tOed tree toad loved
the ground
That the 3-toed tree toad trod.
But vainly the 2-toed tree toad
tried
He couldn't please her within
In her tree toad bower
With her V-toe power,
The she toad vetoed him.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
The Question of the Hour

The QuesC10n OF the H0uf
If skirts are heightened how
are we gonna recognize our
friends?
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-04-28
Sign Here !!

The American golf champion,
Jack" Hutchinson, not only
Evening star., 1922-02-05
Credit to One and All During This
Biz Furniture Sale

We particularly call the this
First haze skilled sales force avise and the
styles OF furniture vsh buy for home We then haze de-
uey second nonecaetuL prompt Further
important the Open Charge Account (Which
eh time and make
eekl monsh Without lump cash This
suonderfuI help With moderatesed salary
Evening star., 1922-02-05
. "a a1azK ===66e HUB fURll1U 1UQE &C z$zz=z. -
he Furniture That Is Being Sold The Hubs February Sale Good

Don't display the Food Show, Convention Hail.
Monday February Also read ad in todays Post
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-01-25
FORESTERS WILL VISIT
 PHOENIX FEBRUARY Z

PHOENIX, Jan. l9.-E. s. Sher- man, assistant United States forester, and T. w. Norcroff, chief engineer of the forest bureau with the depart ment of agriculture, who are making d todr of the western states, will ar rive in Phoenix on February 2, ac- cording to word received yesterday by the state highway department. They will be here at least two days on forestry road matters.
 The federal aid allotted to Ari- zona is in the amount of $1,050OO0, while the forest fund is $585000, al though ill number of the western states the forest fund is in advance of federal aid.
 The bureau of public roads has not yet announced thc distinction be- tween primary and secondary high ways or whether the $9,500,000 forest appropriation included ill the $l5,- O00,0G0 appropriation must be spent on states per cent system. Until this point is settled it will be impos- sible to determine how the fund is to be expended.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-01-25

hauled well within the economic maximum.
 4. Agricultural resources will be developed in Kirkland, Hassayampa and Peoples valleys, and in the proposed new Walnut Grove sec ton.
 5. It is estimated that the Var nell can be built for about the same cost as the proposed federal aid for the Black Canyon, and as it's construction would not consti- ute direct drain on the taxpay- CTS, the engineers unanimously en- dorse the route.
 The report was signed by a joint committee of the Prescott and Clarkdale chapters of the, Ameri- can Association of Engineers, the following gentlemen appending their names: J. B. Johnson, H. D. Phelps, ]. w. Waara, C. T. Cost en, A. J. Kline, H. A. Wagner, Charles Majors and O. M. Wold, chairman.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-01-25

ters whose zeal and active associa- ton with the woman's auxiliary from the beginning have aided it's growth from meagre organization in 1874 to worldwide organization whose gifts for missions have totaled S18,- 100000, will be saddened at this news.
 Miss Emery leaves three monu- ments to her memory, the womans auxiliary itself; "A Century of En- deavor," the history of the first hun dred years of the Domestic and For eign Missionary society of the Epis- copal church, published last year; and the Emery fund.
 Funeral services for Miss Emery were held at the chutch of St. James the Less, Scarsdale, N. Y., last Thursday afternoon. She is survived by two brothers and three sisters.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-01-25
ASH F0RK BOND
 ISSUE IS S0LD
Denver Firm Buys $35,o00 Issue for School District No. 31 and
 Brinkrneyer Takes Skull Val ley's $2000 at Board Meeting.
CFrom fridays DG..,,;y,)

At a special meeting of the board of supervisors yesterday, tentative sale of the school district bonds of Ash Fork, No. 31, was made to the James H. Causey, company of Den yer at par and accrued interest for the issue of $35,0OO.
 Henry Brinkmeyer, IT,, was the purchaser of $2,OOO in school bonds of district No. Is at Skull Valley.
 School and other bonds, including road and municipal, have taken a great advance on the market of late on account of the vastly increased demand on the part of those Seeking tax-exempt securities, and ass re- suit, Yavapai county highway bonds and Prescott water bonds are selling on the New York market at well above par.
 An influence for higher levels has been exerted on all bonds, it is re- ported, and this form of security is demand that has been lacking since the war
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-01-25
CRIME SESSION
 EXPECTED S00N
Short Jury Term Expected to Follow Return of Judge John J. Sweeney From Mohave Coun- ty on February Hearing in { Katherine Case.
, (From Friday,s Dallyl

Superior Judge John J. Sweeney will probably preside over short criminal session in this county the middle of next month, it was indi- cated yesterday With list of cases involving chiefly infractions of the prohibition law, the county attorneys s office will probably be able to com press the term into few days. Judge Sweeney, who is to preside in the Mohave county court next month in the trial of the important case of Josiah Winchester against the Katherine Mining company, has tentatively set the Katherine case for February 7 and expects to be busy with it for one week It is expect ed that the criminal session here will follow his returns and preparations are being made to call jurors from the list prepared by the board of su- pervisors.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-01-25
SUIT IN !. FEDERAL COURT
United Verde Extension Obtains Removal of Case. in Which Plaintiff is Wife of a Man Whose Mind is Said to Have Been Lost.
tFrom Friaay.s paIIyl

Mrs. Mary Davis suit for damages against the United Verde Extension Mining company yesterday was or dered removed from division two of the superior court to the United States district court by Judge Rich ard Lamson. Howard Cornick's of flee, representing the mining cor poration. obtained the removal by motion of P. V. Clibborn.
 Mrs. Davisris suing the company on account of the alleged injury in the mine of her husband, Joseph Davis, who, it is said in her com plaint, was struck on the head by a flying rock from blast, and de- prived of the use of his mind. He has been committed to the state i'm sane asylum, and Mrs. Davis has been made his guardian.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-01-25

cis Viele was disappointed. He wait ed over on trip to Phoenix, in or der to enjoy regular old-time time, and 1t wasn't on tap.
 But this was an encouraging sign to the power man. He recalled the days when the chief aim of such gatherings was to hack everybody s project to pieces and at the same time preserve the territorial and other sorts of integrity of ones own. That day seemed to him to have passed. The chamber of commerce was trying to prove that it was a Yavapai and not Prescott institu- ton. The early road meeting was held by the city chamber of com merce which at that time conceived the altruistic notion of helping every body else The outcome was a bond issue that gave $5O0,O0O or less to the Prescott side and $1,000,000 to the eastern end of the county.
 He repudiated for all time the title he said he had earned in the highway commission as the champion intro ducer of delegations The effect of buttonholing the commission was chiefly to take up its time. For Gods sake, Joe, build us some roads; we'll let you alone!"
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-01-25
FOREST SERVICE TO
 JOIN IN ARDOR DAY
 SCHOOL OBSERVANCE

The national forest service from its southwest district headquarters in Albuquerque. through the state de- partment of education, will distribute among schools in Arizona informa- ton about preserving the national
 forests, and will cooperate with the
 schools ill observing Arbor day, ac- cording to an announcement by Miss
 Elsie ToleS, state superintendent of
 schools, who has been corresponding
 with Frank w. Poolcr, district for tester, on the subject.
 Some time ago Miss Tolcs wrote the district forester that the schools of Arizona would be glad to CO., operate with the forest service in ob- serving Arbor day and in implanting ill the minds of school children de- sire to preserve the forests. AS re suit, the district forester notified for est supervisors in this state, and the Arizona supervisors will co-opcrate with the schools in their districts, by helping ill Arbor day programs. Ar bor day is observed in southern Ari- zona on the first Friday in February and in northern Arizona during April, the reason for the two dates arising from different climatic condi- tions in the two parts of the state. Miss Toles has sent out letters to Arizona teachers, and in letter to the district forester says:
 "Your suggestion to the forest su- pervisors in Arizona that they get in touch with the schools and assist in the preparation and carrying out of Arbor day programs is valuable one In my letter to the teachers, am stating that the supervisors have been given these instructions and will be glad to be of service. I may add that the lessons on forest conserva- ton will not be confined to Arbor day, especially in schools near the forest reserves, and any material you may wish to have distributed i'll the future will be very acceptable, and will be utilized to the best of our ability"
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-01-25
.JURY.LISTS II
 BE MADE TODAY
G'rom Frioay's DaiIy) Material From Which Panels will be Drawn to be Selected by the Clerks Office, From. 1000 Drawn From the Great Reg iSter.

The board of supervisors today will deal with names. Out of list comprising the names on the coun- tvs great register, a thousand men will be drawn and these will consti- tute the jury list for the year 1922.
 The board is instructed by law to turn over to the clerk of the court on January 20, the names of those selected for jury duty. The clerks office then subdivides the names, 750 for trial jury and 250 for grand jury service. From these lists, the term talcsmen are drawn throughout the year.
 The great register list of available jurors is reduced by several hundred by the striking off of the names of certain excmpts. These include fire men, railroaders, newspaper persons, men of advanced age or poor hear ing, pharmacists and others whose occupations are occasionally emerg eilcy ones. But none is exempt un- less he files a declaration of his duties.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-01-25
ARIZONA PROFESSOR :. FINDS OLDEST SEQUoIA

TUCSON, Jan. l9-An account of the finding and recording of a giant redwood 3,20O years of age in the forests ot California was rendered by iDr. E. A. Douglas of the University iof Arizona Tuesday night at a meet ing of the Arizona State Forestry as- sociation on the university campus.
 Dr. Douglas related the methods which he employ sin securing the histories of trees through examina- ton of cross-sections of the sturnps and illustrated his lecture with slides .of a number of stpumps. The ex- animation of very aged tree stumps lis believed to be valuable to science las a means of ascertaining changes in weather and atmospheric condi- tions through the period of growth.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-01-25
George Gaul runinates in "The s. S. Tenacity" in which he acts.

It was mean joke that a friend played on Madame Clara Clemens when she was in New York recently on concert tour. In speaking oi musical instruments he asserted that his favorite was a photograph, to the, utter surprise of the singer, who demonstrated.
 Surely you do not mean phono- graph is your favorite instrument?' she asked.
 We'll was the reply, mot all lphonographs, just some of them. l saw one the other day that I liked it had all the insides taken out and was being used as a cellarette." Giving the wits of the stage the "oncc over:"
 Most pictures arc more to be piticd than censored" Avery Hop wood declares
 Bedroom is beginning to spell boredom in plays" Helen Freeman remarks.
 "The discordant note ill the con cert of the High Powers appears to be high (" Frederic Warren ad- mits.
 Its about 5O-sO, between the women who roll their stockings and those who roll their baby carriage" Roger de Bruyn observes.
 "No4matter. how short the skirt be- comes, there twill always be enough of it to make a paragraph" Nadia Korolova finds. She is a ballet dancer.
 "A writer says that jazz is to be the music of the future. In which case the music lovers of the future are going to need nerve specialist mighty bad" warns Ossip Gabrilo- witsch, the famous Russian pianist E "The only reason these wild cow boy movie. actors get away with their horseback riding is because the aver age picture fan never saw a man on horseback except a mounted police man and a leader of parade" Lang don Mccormick irreverently declares.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-01-25
START TWO FURNACES

MIAMI, Jan, I9-With the opera ton of two reverberatory furnaces by the International Smelling Company within the next day or two, the In spiration powerhouse will take over the entire load in connection with the running of the mine, according to announcement made by Superin- tendent H. w. Jourdin.
 At the present time the power house is supplying about one-third of the power used to operate the mine. the balance of the all-import- ant juice coming over the Lake Roosevelt. The change will mean a considerable lessening in the demand made on the Roosevelt power.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-01-25
TWO MEN SHOT

NOGALES, Jan. 19.-A milkman named, Jackson, and his helper, who are located in the Fort Huachuca dis trict, were shot by two colored sol diers at Fort Huachuca at 7 o'clock last night, according to word received here today.
 Without warning, it is said, the troopers opened fire on the two civil ians. Robbery is believed to have been the motive for the attack as Jackson was known to have been col lecting a large sum of money during the past few days.