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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20
BEEKEEPERs COMING.

The bcekeepers of King and
Pierce county will assemble to-
morrow at the home of Stephen j.
Harmeling for a picnic. A number
of noted speakers will be present
from the Northwest and an excel
lent program will be provided by
them. At noon basket lunch will
be served under the walnut trees.
The list Of the Vashon Beekeep-
crs' association has been lost, so
individual invitations cannot be
extended, but an invitation is ex-
tended to all members to be pres
ent. The picnic is for beekcepers
only.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20
PORT INVITES FARMERS.

On Friday, July 81, the presi-
dent Of the United States will re-
turn from Alaska to Seattle, land
ing at the port of Seattle at 10 a.
m. The entire United States naval
fleet in the Pacific waters will be
in the harbor during the week of
July 1928. The Pacific North
west Merchants exposition will
also be held at the Bell street
terminal during the same week.
and it is very possible that you
have already planned to visit this
city during that time.
The Port of Seattle wishing to
make available to all Northwest
producers its terminal facilities
for expeditions and economical
handling by water and rail, is de
sirous of cooperating with the
farmers in their marketing prob
lens, and extend to all a most
hearty invitation to be guest on
Thursday, July 2S, Of the above
week.
All the prominen5 men assOci
ated with the state industries.
who are interested in the shipping
of their products through The
Northwest ports, have been invi.-
ed for that date, and it is the de-
sire Of the Port of Seattle com
mission to show the terminal ia
.cilitieS for handling products and
to ascertain your difficulties in
both transportation and storage
accommodations, it order that it
may be of service to you in the
future.
The Port of Seattle has expend-
ed millions in the providing Of up
to-date terminal facilities, includ-
ing transit sheds, general ware
houses, cold storage plants, grain
elevators, mechanical handling
equipment, etc; and since it is
understood this year will be the
greatest in the history Of the
farming industry, it is the desire
of the commission to show its ia
cilities for handling farm products
and learn frst-hand what the
farmers needs are.
A program has been arranged
for meeting of the visitors at the
Bell street assembly room, at 10
a. m, Thursday, July 26, after
which guests will be taken on an
automobile trip for an inspection
of the Ports terminals. At noon
the visitors will be entertained at
lunch on the Bell street roof
garden, during the Pacific North
west Merchants exposition, aft
er which the visitors will be
shown the exposition at the Bell
street terminal.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20
ENLARGEs WAREHOUSE.

P. A. Petersen, Vashon and
Cove feed dealer, is getting ma
terial on the ground for an ad-
dition of 60 by 60 feet to his
warehouse at Cove. The extern
sion Will be built out over the
water which will allow boats TO
unload directly into the building.
Mr.. Petersen's feed business is
growing rapidly and as it increases
he is enabled to buy his feeds by
the boat and carload.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20
OPEN WITH FREE DANCE.

The completion Of the Vashon
Island Eggery's new building
will be celebrated with free barn
dance Saturday evening of this
week. A three-piece orchestra has
been secured and a good time is
being planned for all comers by
the management. The building
will be ready for occupancy some
time next week and will be filed
with a complete stock of feeds.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

Crops grown this year on the
Yakima Indian reservation will
be valued at over $d,0O0,000
according to L. NJ. Holt, supcrin-
tendent Of the Indian reclamation
service. The potato acreage has
been decreased from $500 to $50
acres.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

ish dancing girsl typify the pleas
ure Of Spanish-America over the
freedom secured by the Monroe
doctrine.
"Westward Movement" is the
title Of the third episode. The an
nexation of Texas led to the war
against Mexico and as the treaty
Of peace was being signed, news
came out of the newly acquired
California that gold had been dis
covered. California leaped into
statehood and the Stars and
Stripes We're flung to the breeze in
the far western territory. All
these thrilling events are shown in
a gigantic mining camp scene.
The episode entitled Father
Abraham" shows "Americanus"
appearing to Lincoln and arguing ::
"a terrible tragedy Of war is
near. Gird thyself. Be true to
the spirit of America. Through
all the darkness fnd the way of
broader freedom, seek the lightof
more enduring peace" / h Q
world famous farewell address Of
Lincoln to his neighbors at Spring
field, Ill.,, is spoken by one por-
traying the great president in a
downpour of rain. Later the dra-
matte struggle if Gen. Robert e.
Lee, to decide on which side he
would cast his lot in the titanic
civil struggle is portrayed. After
the fall of Richmond, ending the
war, Father Abraham is shown as
a spirit lowering over Il great cot
ton field in which 500 negroes are
shown singing "Listen to the
Lambs and rendering homage
to the great martyr.
Another stirring episode por-
trays events in the time of the
Spanish-American war with Col
Theodore Roosevelt, as the cent
raj figure in the battle of San
Juan hill, one of the dramatic eli
makes. Eigth hundred Spanish
war is depicted, and the final
this scene.
"Sword or Law" is the title of
the episode in which the harrow
ing battle of President Wilson to
keep this country out of the world
war is depicted, and the final
events that forced the Stars and
Stripes to the shell,swept battle
fields of Flanders. The JOY and
enthusiasm as news of the signing
of the armistice flashed over the
country is portrayed in man.
moth Armistice day celebration.
With more than 10000 persons
participating the grand finale will
depict every phase of American
life and progress, the melting pot
into which come the natives of
every nation, and finally the most
thrilling and spectacular fag-rais
ing ever staged. The flag itself,
the largest in the Pacific North
west, will be raised by com
pany of United States marines,
/" "Americanus" will be swept aloft
upon the shield of the United
States and with with a wave of
cap will pronounce the benedic-
ton, and the huge massed
band of one thousand instruments
will break forth into the nationaF
anthem in which participants and
the mammoth stage the emblem
of the free will be seen against the
shadowed sky and with D gigantic
naval searchlights playing upon
its majestic folds will typify the
spirit of America which "Ameri-
canus" endeavors to portray
"that greater freedom lies in the
way of peace
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

Bids for the construction of
100000 court house at Mount
Vernon are beng advertised for
and will be opened August G.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

Twelve pairs of twin calves
We're born in herd of 40 Hol-
stein cows in NJ. B. Cunningham S
herd at Ridgetield within few
months.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

By the decrease of the valuation
placed on used automobiles in
Yakima county, the revenues for
the coming year will be decreased
a million dollars.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

A tree between 400 and 500
years cid, in perfect condition,
and containing 1000 feet Of lum-
Der, was cut in the forests near
Wenatchec last Sunday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

Some 200 members of the Pierce
County Pioneers society met at
Point Defiance park on Thursday
of last week. No formal program
was provided, only an exchange of
personal "reminiscences being in
order. Mrs. Bates of near Olymp-
ia, daughter of Isaac |. Stevens,
governor of Washington territory,
was present and responded to a
call to talk.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

The American Bulb & Nursery
Co, Of Bellingham recently refused
an offer of a Portland bulb dealer
to handle its entire output for 10
years, beginning in 1925.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

Representative wheat growers
of the Big Bend district have
adopted the following general
wage scale: Box drivers, $400;
spike pitchers. load or stack,
$3.50; head puncher, 5000; sack
sewer, $500; head tender, $4.00;
and sack jig, $3.50.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

From three to five per cent of
the apricot crop of the Wenatchee
district has been damaged by the
recent rains. The alternate rain
and sunshine has ripened the crop
very rapidly and from 10 to so
per cent are too soft for ship
ment. The culls are being canned
at the local canneries.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

Everett city officials have let a
contract for $1i,269 for the paw
ing of several blocks on Everett
avenue.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

Sixty sheritfs and deputy sher-
ifs in attendance at the sheriffs
convention at Port Angeles, visit
ed the United States battleship
Maryland at anchor there, and
took complete possessloA.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

Poor hop crops in California
and England have boosted the
price of hops in the Yakima val
ley. This week a 150-bale crop
was sold at 20 cents pound.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

On account of the presence Of
a blight on sugar beets, thought
to be the result of the presence of
leaf hoppers, and the Indifference
of farmers, the Utah-Idaho Sugar
Co, may dismantle the three sugar
plants in the Yakima valley and
move them elsewhere. If, how
ever, farmers show disposition
to continue the plants will be
re0pened next year.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

Neal Waldron left Wednesday
for San Jose, California, where he
he will visit his brother for some
time.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

The report of the Three Rivers
Growers association Of Kenne-
wick shows that the berry ship
ments increased 500 per cent, or
to 1880 crates FROM 900 crates.
The berries brought an average of
1916 per crate and were handled
at an expense of 90 cents a crate.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

The Rev. F. j. Mynard, for SO
years a minister and for 10 years
rector Of st. Michaels' Episcopa
church at Yakima, has resigned,
effective October l, and will re-
tire from the ministry.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

The Crest, an old salmon can
merry, built at Anacortes in 1898.
one of the biggest on the coast,
this week began to can logan
berries this week. This cannery
one year when a big run of sock
eye salmon occurred, canned a
total of $6,000,000 worth, netting
its owners $1,000,000.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

The state gasoline tax for the
month of June totaled $109, ,242. .05
as compared with $93,S37.33 of
last year. The total collected in
taxes on gasoline for the two-year
period that ended June 30, was
81, ,929, ,995.91.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

The Wenatchee commercial club
will send a delegation to Seattle
July 26 to take up the matter of
more adequate transportation for
central Washington with PreSi-
dent Harding, Secretary Hoover
and Secretary Work.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

While dredging in the Cowlitz
river at Longview brass flint
lock pistol, estimated to be a t
least 200 years old, was brought
up by the shovel. The weapon
was in state of excellent pres
ervation with the exception of
the handle, which had rotted away
the handle, which had rotted
away. On one side was found the
trade mark of a London house and
it has been sent to that city with
the hope that something of its
history may be learned.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

Mrs. Hermine Jensen has filed
suit in Pierce county against the
C, NJ. & st. p. railway for the
death of her husband, Jens X.
Jensen. who was killed last month
at the railway crossing at Sunni
er. The plaintiff alleges that
neither Joe Sonaberg, the driver
Of the ear, nor her husband had
any warning of the approach of
the train.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

Estimates on the wheat crop for
the state place it at 59,000,0OO
bushels, and at so cents a bushel,
will be valued at $40,000,000. This
represents an increase of about
1870 over that received by the
farmers for their crop last year.
Deducting the usual 100000
bushels for seed and home needs,
there will be an exportable sur
plus of 23,000,000 bushels. The
threshing bills and sack cost will
be considerably larger than last
year, but Notwithstanding these
additional expenses and prospects
for lower price, the farmers will
be placed in a much better finan-
cial condition that they have been
in for a long time.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

A shipment of $500 cases of
eggs gathered by the Washington
Cooperative Egg association will
leave Bellingham early next week
on the steamer Wheaton for the
Atlantic coast. The Wheaton will
also take1 900 eases from Tacoma.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

A scow adrft with 100000
shingles aboard, was located We'd
nesday by Aviator Tomlinson
in Lyle harbor, Saturna island,
Georgia strait. he shingles were
to have been loaded on the steam
ship Alaska.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

A fight of 1920 miles, from
Miami, Fla, to Seattle, will be at
tempted soon in Il ydro-airplane,
by Sydney Tworoger, Seattle
boy, and A. B. Clark, a Miami
flyer. Their plane will have an
1S0-horSepower motor.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-07-20

Carrier pigeons released at
Grants Pass, Oregon, and bound
for Vancouver, B. c., alighted at
Everett this week. The birds
are being trained for longer
flights.
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
VIM. K. HARTUNG & co.
OPEN OEEIcE.IN ND.

William K. Hartung G Co. have
announced the opening of a branch
office at Edgen1oor, Md. The Of
flee is located en- Edgemoor Lane.
and will be in charge of Lourie NJ.
and will be incharge of Laurie NJ.
Huck, who has had considerable ex
perience in the sale Of suburban
properties. From this office will be
handled all the houses built by
Poe, for which the Hartung firm
has the exclusive sale. These houses
are of a variety of architecture,
have many novel, and desirable fea-
lures, are surrounded by large
plots Of ground. and are considered
to be among the most beautiful
residences in the suburbs of. Wash.
ington.
Mr.. Hartung said that there is
such an increasing demand for sub
urban properties that the only way
he felt he cOul0 properly give serv-
ice to the increasing number of city
folk desiring to buy country places
was to open an office in Maryland.
He intends to devote considerable
time to properties in Chevy Chase,
Edgemoor, Kensington, and along
the Rockville pike.
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
BUSINESS
PREDICTED
BY STRAUS
New York Concern Issues
Bulletin on General Build
ing Conditions.

General building activities through.
out the country give indication OF
being well sustained during the fall.
according to official reports Of Sep
TENDER building permits from 21S
major cities made to 8. w. Straus
and Company recently. There was
a gain Of 3 per cent as compared
with September a year ago. The
usual seasonal decline from August
was reflected in a IL per cent loss.
which was in keeping with the usual
trend Of permits issued during these
two months.
For the three-quarters Of the year
there was a gain Of rs per cent In
the reporting cities as compared
with the nine-month period Of 1929.
st. Louis, with q gain Of SO per
cent, lead all other cities in per-
centage Of increase for the nine
month period. Los Angeles gained
SO per cent; Chicago. so per cent;
Detroit, SO per cent; Seattle, 35 per
cent; New York, rs per cent, and
Philadelphia, 10 per csnt.
The Eastern States lost IA per
cent in September as compared with
September last year; the South tos-
il, per cent, while the Central States
gained Is. per cent and the Far West
gained 80 per cent. 1
Building material prices were all
well stabilized during September.
Though there were some minor
fluctuations the general level was
without significant change, In fact,
with the exception OF a few grades
Of brick, building tile and Southern
pine lumber, prices Of the previous
month, generally prevailed.
The rank Of the ten leading cities
in point Of permits issued in Sep
tember was as follows: New York,
$40, 539, 599; Chicago. 427.S74,7O5; Los
Angeles, $14,099 1858; Detroit, $9,s
7O8, 1877; Philadelphia, $7,O86, $50; st.
Louis SIS, 592.63O; Cleveland, $3,S57.
$50: Milwaukee, $3,216,5O1; San
Francisco, $780,, 3S9, and Mime
apolis, $2,85S,765.
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
MRS. M|||VAR HAS
TOTAL SALES
:. . Of $4,000. :. :.
Real Estate Woman Says
Suburban Buying Is Heavy
This Fall.

:, Sales, Of, approximately, SIS, 200
were reported this week, by Ruby
Lee Minar. Washington. real estate
woman specializing in Virginia
property. Mrs. Minar states that
suburban buying has been heavier
this fail. than in several years in
spite Of THE tradition that the
exodus to the, suburbs takes place
more generally, In the springtime.
One Of the recent sales was the
nine-room house OF. D. r. Luttrell
in Falls Church to John Sharp, of
Washington. The property includes
twenty-eight and a half acres.
The attractive seven-room home
Of Judge George B. Gardner, chair
man of the board of appeals. of
the Interior Department was sold
to DIR. w. F.. Draper, Assistant Sur
geon General OF the Health Service.
The Gardner home. Is. situated in
Lyonhurst, known as one of the
most beautiful communities of Ar
nngton county.
Another transfer, of interest was
that of "Maplewood," a fourteen:
room dwelling belonging to E. L.
Cockrell. The purchaser was Mrs.
Rose A. Murphy. Mapleweod was
originally a part of the Annie M.
Wunder estate, one Of the we'll
known properties of Arlington
county. It faces the Lee Highway
near the intersection of Chain
Bridge road. Z rs.
p A home site Of more than an acre
in the Country Club estates was
sold by Mrs. Minar to Frank w.
Amrein. Mr. Amrein plans to build
shortly. @
A six-room house at Garrison road
and Maryland avenue, Clarendon,
was purchased by Walter Lansche
from NJ. M. Ball.
Edward ". Fineran sold his six
room, house in Ballston to James
= cs''
DR.. John c. Whitehead sold his
home at "a Chestnut street, Claren-
don, to- Mrs. Mathilda Lindsay.
A new home in Mt. Vernon Park,
near Alexandria, was purchased by
Mrs: Lillian Potter from ]. E. s.
Taylor.
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
Dies of Sleeping Sickness.

WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 13.-
Lillian Domlnick, seven years old.
who was a patient at the Delaware
Hospital for more than a year suf-
fering from sleeping sickness, is
dead.
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
They Pay Him.

The Camden IN. ~, Real Estate
Board has begun employment OF q
paid executive secretary Max Leuch-
ter is the new secretary.
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
Realty
Develops Distribution.
Anew Garage.
The Election.
Tasty Viands!
ROBERT LESLIE BEI1LEM-
Real Estate Editor.

WASHINGTON will never be a
great manufacturing city
like Philadelphia or Pittsburgh;
but the commercial growth of the
National Capital need not be stunt
ed thereby. So says E: e. Cald-
well, sales manager for Caywood
Brothers and Garrett, realtors.
1.-THE. numerous municipal re-
strictions that have. been imposed
upon factories operating within the
confines of the District of Colrm-
bia," continues Mr.. Caldwell, "act
against the establishment Of many
enterprises Of this nature. This
need not necessarily work a hard
ship upon our further trade, de-
velopment. In fact, because Of
this stunning Of one line OF en-
deavor, so much more energy
should be released for the pushing
forward Of another.
''It seems to me that Washing
ton occupies strategical location
Tor the distribution of commodi.
ties to many counties in Vir-
ginia and adjacent territory. To
be an important distributing point
10 to become as important COM
mercially as manufacturing CEN
ter,
The Washington times., 1923-10-13

Above is shown the Raven
wood apartment, 1464 Columbia
road, which has just been sold
to Lillian M. Barnes for Harry
M. BraylOve and Robert O.
Sclolz, for $165, 900.
Insert illustrates 945 Il street
northwest, sold to Harry NJ.
Braylove and Robert o. SchOlz,
for Lillian M Barnes for $4O,-
600. Both deals were handled
through the office of the Dis
.trict Realty Co., Inc, 11O6 YER
mont avenue. northwest.
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
seRALT1MoRE and Richmond.

SGRALTIMORE and Richmond,
With distributing facilities
surely no better than our own,
command practically every bit Of
business in this territory. Farm
ers. whose preference is to visit
q city like Washington, are forced
through necessity to trade in Bal
timore or Richmond because of
the development OF resources
there and the manifest advan-
tages brought by such concentra-
ton.
IF, within the next ten years,
there were, some means used to
bring az impressive an increase
In Washington's value as a trad
ing center as, during the. past
ten years, Washington realty has
Increased. this city would become,
In addition to the National Capt.
tai, the true gateway to the
South.
The Washington times., 1923-10-13
''The Subdivision 400 Feet Above Washingto

to inspect photograph of subdivision before going see the
property.
Louis MacSpadden aerial photographer for the Fa Aerial Cam
era Corporation of New York engaged take the above picture
SO that the public particularly those seeking home desirable
place to build might obtain idea Of the oca
ton and extent of Lee Heights the subdivision
ngton The white lines mark the boundaries Of the Lee Heights
property.
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