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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-12-14
The Night Before Christmas.
By DR.. Moore (1779-1S63).
Twas the night before Christmas

oy III ipoiC Nl'io-loooJ
Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the house
Not creature was stirring, not
even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the
chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon
would be there;
The children We're nestled all snug
in their beds,
While visions of sugar plums
danced through their heads;
And mamma in her kerchief, and
| in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for
long winters nap
When out DER the lawn we heard
such clatter
l sprang from my bed to see what
was the matter.
Away to the window | few like a
flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw
up the sash.
The moon, on the breast of the
new-fallen snow,
Gave lustre of midday to objects
below;
When what to my wondering eyes
should appear,
But miniature sleigh and eight
tiny reindeer,
With little old driver, so lively
and quick
| knew in moment it must be st.
Nick.
More rapid than eagles his cours-
ers they came,
And he whistled and shouted and
called them by name;
CHOW Dasher! now Dancer now
Prancer and Vixen
On, Comet on, Cupid on, Donder
ana DllIlel
To the top of the porch, to the top
of the wall!
Now, dash away, dash away, dash
away alll'
As dry leaves that before the wild
hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle,
mount to the sky,
So, up to the house-top the cours;
ers flew,
With sleigh full of toys,-and St.
Nicholas, too.
And then in twinkling heard
on the roof
The prancing and paving of each
little hoof,
As ! drew in my head and was
turning around,
Down the chimney st. Nicholas
came with a bound.
He was dressed in all fur from his
head to his foot,
And his clothes were all furnished
with ashes and SCOT;
A bundle of toys he had flung on
his back,
And he looked like a pedler Just
opening his pack.
His eyes how they twinkled! his
dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his
nose like a cherry;
His droll little mouth was drawn
up like a bow,
And the beard on his chin was as
white as the snow,
The stump of a pipe he held tight
in his teeth,
And smoke it eneircled his head
like a wreath.
He had broad face, and round
little belly
That shook. when he laughed, like
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-12-14
vAsHoN ISLAND NEwsREcoRD

The prosecuting attorney preparing launch huge
the city of Seattle This would receive applause
law abiding citizens of the county it just re COM
ssent The prosecuting attorney long wned boozeSelmg
roalhouses within his jurisdiction murder occurred when
drunken girl houred pistol rlessy yet action towards
abag the roadhouses has been made public Douglas hates Mayor
Brown who may be democratic candidate for governor which Of
fe the hgh-mnded Malcolm aspires. 1t difficult
conclusions why the young gentleman desires create stir
quarters just this time The NewsRecord believes that
will require great deal more than the little crusade that the
cuor purposes make place him in the also ran list after the
votes counted next September.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-12-14

The Newsecod suggests that every reader look up the article
concerning the Dockon road which used another page this
issue which shows that the county engineers verbal estimate
last spring for high line road to Dockton 73o grade
SIT 100000 On October 20 he raised $2949300 last
when detailed estimate made the had climbed the
huge of $S 99400 This constructed
much cheaper than the shore line road which A. Scy offered
to construct for $20000 The writer believes that county officials
get away with anything King county, that this
one of the most fragrant of county funds attempted for
time After the road constructed will be satisfactory
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-12-14

The Christmas number of the News Record this week
under handcaps than generally surround oneman shop
solicitor employed to look Little city advertising for the
edition but failed materaze One day Seattle day
Tacoma late period dvuged the fact that city merchants
drawn advertising lines pretty close this year However, the island
people to the have been liberal with
their support enable the publisher least brea even These
loyal and who have been generous To them
Record extends its thanks and admonhes readers
while doing their Christmas shopping.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-12-14
CHRISTMAS SAUCE.

Lets dance and sing and make
good cheer
For Christmas comes but once n
year. Old Carol.
Not what we give, but what we
share,
For the gift without the giver is
bare.
Lowell.
Quite the time for smiles and play
And yet withal day
For thoughtful deeds and good
Of brotherhood.
John Kendrick Bangs
Call truce, then, to our labors,
Let us feast with friends and
neighbors,
And be merry as the custom of our
caste.
-Kipling.
'They's a feel in the Christmas ain
goes right
To the spot where a man lives
at;
1t gives a Teller a appetite
There amt no doubt about
that. Riley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-17

Chelsea, Mass, July ia hand
made bomb exploded when Mrs. Sadie
Bennett of this city opened a pack
age addressed to her sister-in-law.
Mrs. Grace Lewis, which was beliey-
ed to have come through the mails,
and she was thrown to the floor, her
right hand lacerated and her left
hand and arms severely burned last
Saturday, post Office inspector Sulli-
van said today. Inspector Sullivan
added that it was the third bomb
outrage directed at Mrs. Lewis in the
last two months.
When the package arrived Mrs.
Lewis was not at home and Mrs.
Bennett opened the bundle. She
found what was apparently a book
She turned few pages and the eX-
ploSion resulted. The book itself
was shattered and parts of the bomb
Including piece of gas pipe
were buried in the ceiling and in
the wall about window. Other
small parts were found in the yard.
The remnants will be turned over
to state explosive experts.
Inc CnelSea ponce We're nOtlned
and post office inspectors called. 1t
was then recalled that two previous
bombs had been sent to Mrs. Lewis
and also. that on August IL of last
year the woman was attacked and
badly beaten by an unidentified man
who attacked her with an automo-
bile crankshaft in the Lynn
marches.
Inspector Sullivan made it known
tonight that last May Mrs. Lewis re-
ceived through the mails a small
cabinet. When 1t exploded her legs
were burned severely as the force
of the explosion was directed down.
ward. No arrests resulted from long
investigation.
Two or three weeks later, Inspec-
tor Sullivan said, Mrs. Lewis re-
placed an electric light bulb outside
her apartment but it failed to light.
She examined it and found high
explosive had been packed about the
filament but the contact had been
broken in the process. Inspectors said
that this undoubtedly saved her life.
Inspector Sullivan said tonight
that whoever made the latest bomb
apparently did not wish to kill Mrs.
Lewis. He said that had this been
the case slugs or small particles or
steel or iron would have been put In
side so that missiles would fly IN all
directions when set off.
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Husbands Debts and
Lack of Work Drives
Woman to Suicide

New York, July 16-Despondent
over debts caused by her husbands
inability to obtain work, Mrs. jose
phine Antoinette Drigs today turned
on the gas in a bedroom of their
home in Jamaica, causing the death
Of their two children and then
slashed her own throat with razor.
The three bodies were found by
Maurice briggs, the husband and
father, when he returned unsuccess-
full after days search for work as a
bookkeeper. Neighbors attracted by
briggs cries dragged the children to
the lawn outside the house and at
tempted in vain to. revive them by
means Of artificial respiration.
briggs told police he he'd been out
Of work for several months and that
the family's debts had shattered his
wife's nervous system, causing her
to become respondent. There had
been no money in the house for sew
eral weeks, he asserted and very little
food.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-17
To Call McAdoO
in Place Wilson
at Trial of Morse

Washington, July 16-It was de-
cided today that Woodrow Wilson
would not be called to testify in the
trial of Charles w. Morse and others
charged with defrauding the govern
ment. but arrangements were MADE
to call the former presidents son-1n-
law, William G.. McAdoo, former Sec
rotary of the Treasury, to the witness
stand either tomorrow or Wednes-
day. Mr.. NIcAdoo arrived here to-
day. ,.,
son take the stand was reached at
a conference between Wilton j. Lam
bert. associate counsel for the de-
tense, and rear Admiral Carey T:
Grayson, Mr.. Wilson's physician, at
which DIR. Grayson expressed the
opinion that the former presidents
physical condition made his appear
ance in court inadvisable.
Mr.. Lambert said later that Mr.
Wilson's testimony would not be
sought in any other form and that
no deposition from him would be
taken. Testimony desired from Mr..
Wilson, it was added, would not nave
been of great Importance to the de-
tense as it would have dealt chiefly
with his observations of the progress
of shipbuilding at the Morse yard IN
Alexandria, Va, in May. 1918, when
he visited the plant.
Mr.. McAdoo's law firm at one time
represented the Alexandria company
of the Morses and his testimony is
expected to deal with his knowledge
of the firms operations. particularly
in their relations to the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. The trial entered
it's thirteenth week today with de-
tense counsel hopeful they could con-
clude their testimony in another
xuoolc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-17
BRITISH GUARDING
CONTENTS OF NOTE
TO GERMAN GOVT.
London Newspapers Making
All Kinds Of Guesses
Of It's Nature
No Publicity Until Allied Powers
Have Looked Over Draft - Copy
Will Be Sent to American Govt
Probable Plan of Joint Settlement
Preparations and Inter Allied
Debts-McKenna Helped Premier
in Its Preparation

London, July 16.-(By A. P.)-Pre-
mier Baldwin in the House of Com
mons today cleared up two interesting
points, namely. that the British note to
Germany will be communicated to
Washington and that no recent commu-
nications over reparations had been ex-
changed between England and the Unit
ed States.
The diplomatic talks were resumed
in London today, Lord Curzon, secreta-
ry for foreign affairs, seeing both the
Italian and French ambassadors. The
prime minister has plentitude of adj
visers in his delicate task of drafting
a reply to Germany, the British am
bassadors to Franch. Germany, the
United States and Japan being in Lon
don at the present moment.
The press teens with suggestions as
to what the draft note will contain,
but the government maintains the ut
most secrecy on this point, and it is
exceedingly probable that such secrecy
will be continued until the allied pow
ers have had the opportunity of perus-
ing the draft.
The close association of Reginald
Mckenna with Mr.. Baldwin in prepar-
ing the draft (the two spent the week
end together) seems to indicate that a
plan aiming at a joint settlement of
Preparations and inter-allied debts may
have an important place in the discus
sions. The insistence in Paris dis
patches today on the fact that Premier
Poincare's speech was prepared before
the British prime minister's pronounce
ment was delivered is regarded here
as significant, as proving the desire of
the French not to embarrass London
needless in the discussions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-17

boston, July 16.-The friendly Of
fees of several organizations toward
settling the telephone strike were prof
Tered today at a meeting of the tcle-
phone operators department of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Electrical
workers, which is leading the strike for
higher wages and q seven-hour day.
Among these bodies were the Federat-
ed Council of Churches, the Women's
Trade Union League, the Consumers
League and the League OF Women Vot-
ers.
The strike leaders plans for a legis-
lative investigation of the New England
Telephone & Telegraph Co. through the
initiative and referendum went forward
today with the helpo of John ]. Kearney.
business agent Of the Cooks and Watt
ers' Union. City Councilman James T.
Moriarty. addressing a strikers meet
Ing today. urged the young women to
endorse the proposed referendum
through their voting power He de-
clared that the strikers would win If
they stayed out and fought for their
rights"
The telephone company today an
nounced that the striking operators in
Massachusetts and Rhode Island would
no longer receive a SO per cent. dis
count en- the regular charge for tclc-
phones in their homes. thus applying
to these two states an order already
made effective in Springfield and Wor-
ceSter. The removal of telephones
from the dwellings, of those who would
not pay the full rate was begun in the
affected local areas today.
Picketing was continued at the Milk
street exchange here in considerable
numbers today. but the pickets made
little or no effort to dissuade arriving
workers from going to their switch
boards.
The return Of five strikers to their
work was reported from Lawrence to-
day by the manager of the exchange
there. That city has been one of the
hardest hit by the strike. At Salem
two strikers sought and obtained their
old jobs. it was announced.
Endorsement of the striking oper-
ators' position was voted today by the
legislative council of the Massachu-
sets Street Garments Unions at it's
meeting here.
It was reported today that all eXecu-
tive positions in the Boston exchange,
including those of supervisors. assist
ant chief operators and observers,
made vacant by the strike, had been
filled by the promotion of non-striking
operators. The telephone company has
already discontinued formal bulletins
reporting strike conditions in it's eX-
changes.
Sixteen striking operators charged
with disturbing the peace were ar
raigned in the Waltham district court
today. Their cases were continued un-
til next Friday by request of their
counsel. An earlier charge against 10
of the women, since modified was that
of assault on nonstriking operators.
OF the other six, two, Mary Meagan
and Alice Mcguire, were found to be
juveniles.
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last Of Differences Ad.
listed; Now Ready
For Signatures
Several Hours Discus
sion on Concessions
and Evacuation by
Foreign Troops of
Turkish Soil u. S.
Insistence for Open
Door Wins Victory

Lausanne. July 16.-(By A. PAN
agreement was reached late tonight on
ali the outstanding difficulties in the
Near East conference and nothing re-
mains in the way of signature of peace.
Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish
delegation, and the allied delegates dis
cussed for several hours the questions
Of concessions ard evacuation by for
eign troops Of Turkish soil, and when
at II o'clock the sessions were resumed
the atmosphere was electrical, recall
Ing the night of February 4, when Lord
Curzon in accordance with his ulti-
matum. left for London and the first
peace conference collapsed.
The delegates representing the great
powers prepared bravely to encounter
the Turks when they met the second
time. One of them summarized the sit
in his remarks:
Little by little, by terrible tenacity,
these Turks get moro out Of US, and
now they have reopened things we
dreamed were already settled. We will
try to end it tonight, but who can tell?"
American insiStcnce for the open
door and equal opportunity won the
victory. After a struggle the Allies
agreed to keep confirmation of the
Turkish petroleum concessions out of
the treaty and drop the request for
preferential rights in future Turkish
concessions.
A complete accord was reached on all
the questions at issue, and an official
meeting will be held Wednesday to con-
firm and approve the agreement. A
date for the signing of the compact
also will be arranged.
Ismet rejected all the allied for
mulae concerning the Turkish pet
roleum concessions which the Brit
ish wanted inserted in the protocol
on concessions to be annexed to the
treaty.
The Americans, therefore, won
their contention that the Lausanne
treaty should not be utilized to give
validity to any concession whose
validity has been in dispute between
the British and American govern
ments within the past three years.
With reference to the evacuation Of
foreign WarShlpS, Turkey agreed that
Great Britain, France and Italy may
each station one cruiser and two de-
stroyers in the Bosphorus until the
ratification Of the straits convention,
on the understanding that the privi-
lege must come to an end next De-
cember.
The American position also was
upheld by Turkeys refusal to ex-
tend preferential contract rights in
the future to the British Vicers-
Armstrong Company and the French
General Railroad Exploitation Com
pany. This subject also will be kept
out Of the treaty but the Turkish
government will notify these COM
panies that during a period of five
years, in case Turkey needs foreign
capital or industrial help, they al
ways will be permitted to participate
IN bidding for contracts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-17
Says U. S. Has Right
to Search Vessels
for Rum Up to IL Miles

Washington, July 16.-Congress is
powerless, in the opinion of Senator
Sterling, Republican, South Dakota,
one OF the dry leaders in the Senate,
to life the ban on the carrying of
liquor on foreign ships within
American territorial waters, but it
has ample authority to give govern
ment craft the right to search and
seize rum runners twenty miles
shore.
Senator Sterling announced today
he would revive his bill to establish
a twelve mile prohibition enforce
ment limit at the next session if the
State department meantime does not
negotiate treaty to that end with
maritime powers.
The South Dakota Senator predict
ed that an attempt would be made to
put through a law prohibiting
American vessels from having in
toXicating liquors aboard while on
the high seas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-17
Hold 2 at Portland
for Bristol Police

Portland, Me-, July 16-Seth P. H.
Carr a real estate and loan broker.
and Guy F. Darker. formerly an
auto mobile agent, were arrested this
afternoon for the police of Bristol,
r. l., on a fugitive from justice
warrant. Portland police do not
know with what the men are charged.
Both gave bail of $500. An officer
from Bristol is on his way here with
warrants of arrest. Less than a
year ago, Mr.. Carr was indicted in
Massachusetts, on a charge of receiv-
ing stolen goods. Massachusetts, Of
ficials asked for his extradition but
Governor Baxter, tier several hear
ings, refused.
Guy +. Darker is now under bail
on a charge of selling mortgaged
cars in this city. He is under bail
in Massachusetts on a charge Of
grand larceny.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-17
SHOE STRIKERS TO
RESUME PICKETING
BROCKTON TODAY

Brockton, Mass, July 16-Picketing
will be resumed by the striking shoe
workers of this city tomorrow, it was
announced tonight by strike leaders.
A statement issued at the head
quarters Of the Brockton district
shoe workers organization, whose
membership is made up largely Of
shoe workers who have left the ranks
of the Boot and Shoe Workers Un-
ion, stated that a meeting held late
today more than 1000 strikers voted
unanimously to resume, picketing
operations which were abandoned
last week after numerous clashes
with the police during which more
than 100 pickets were arrested and a
number of police officers were stoned.
City Solicitor Handrahan's ruling
that the pickets were subject to ar
rest and that picketing was illegal
because the strikers were violating
a contract with the Shoe Manufac-
turers' association. precipitated the
disorders of last week. The shoe
workers on strike have demanded
dUIOSdllOil VI the COllTdCI UelWeeIl
the manufacturers and the Boot and
Shoe Workers Union which calls for
submission of all disputes to the state
board of Cancellation and arbitration.
They have also demanded an imme-
date increase in wages and arbitra-
ton of disputes by local board.
Most Of the factories affected by the
strike are in operation.
The police tonight were preparing
to carry out the city solicitors rul-
ing and to arrest all pickets tomor-
row. 1t was stated that extra de-
tails of police would be on duty at
all factories affected.
At the strikers headquarters to-
night it was stated that leaders had
neither advocated nor condemned
picketing but had left the question
entirely to the memberships to de-
eide.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-17
Pershing Reviews
PENNSYLVANIA Guard

Mt. Gretna, Pa. July 16-General
Pershing wound up a swift day of
inspection of summer training camps
mere today with a review held during
pouring thunder shower of two
brigades Of Pennsylvania National
Guard troops. Earlier in the day
5000 men at Camp Meade, Nd,
passed before him and tonight he
was on his way back to his starting
point at Washington to prepare for
a five weeks tour that will carry him
tC the Pacific coast.
At Camp Meade General Pershing
declared that America must never
again be caught in the condition Of
shameful unpreparedness" in which
1t found itself in 1917. 1t rested
with the young men of the country
who volunteered for such service as
that given at the summer camps, he
added. to see that the nations always
maintained "a reasonable degree" Of
readiness
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-17
Would Fix Alien
Quotas to America
at Foreign Ports

New York, July 16-A proposal
that American immigration allot-
ments be made at foreign rather
than American ports to prevent ar
rival in this country of immigrants in
excess of the various quotas, will be
submitted tomorrow by immigration
Commissioner Curran to Commission
err General Husband, it was an
nounced today.
The plan of Mr.. Curan is that
steamship companies shall by cable
submit to Washington the number
and nationality of the immigrants
they are bringing, before their YES
sells departure.
immigration authorities in Wash
ington would be able to notify the
companies whether the immigrants
were within the allotment and
would reserve the number indicated
against the quotas to insure en-
trance of qualified immigrants, II
was explained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-17
Anti-CathOlic
Demonstration by
Youths in Florence

Florence, Italy, July 16-(By A. Pr
A group Of youths after ringing the
bells of several churches to call the
people together, and shouting Long
live Mussolini," Long live the Fascis-
no." Down with parliamentarism.'
and Down with the Catholics" in
vaded and destroyed Catholic head
quarters here today. Thousands of
copies of Catholic newspapers were
burned by the mob.
The Fascist authorities rushed to
the scene to put down the demon
stration, which it was declared was
not approved of by the Fascist lead
ers.
This afternoon there was another
demonstration during which the
crowd again cheered Mussolini.
There also were shouts of Down
with Parliament" The mayor of the
city delivered a speech in which he
praised the patriotic feeling Of the
people but condemned unnecessary
violence. Later the mayor visited
Cardinal Mistrangelo and expressed
his regret for the attack on Catholic
headquarters.
Signor Mussolini has telegraphed
the authorities ordering the imme-
date arrest Of those persons re-
sponsible for the attack on the
Catholic institution.