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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
NO CHANCE TO GET AWAY
As cIubman MournfuIly Related, He
Was Caught Whether He Was
"Goin9 or Coming"

President Walter G. Teagle Of the
Standard OIL company Of New Jersey
said the other day in Washington:
''The fable that my company runs
chain stores and copper mines and
restaurants and so on is so persistent,
so indomitable, that 1t reminds me Of
a story.
III you do not want to marry her,
why on earth did you propose to herr"
said one clubman to another.
"'That's just it, said the other, She
proposed to me-
"'Why didn't you have spunk enough
to refuse her, thenT
That's just 1t. l couldn't. She
worded her proposal so cleverly, you
see. She said, viii you marry me?
Have you any objection?' Thus, wheth-
er I said yes or no. she had me. She
had me going and coming
"'Not at ALL said the first club
man. with condescending laugh. You
should have observed discreet ST.
lence
"'Just what l did said the other,
and she fell into my arms, murmur-
ing that silence gave consent Los
Angeles Times.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
STORY CALLS FOR AFFIDAVIT
Yarn OF South Carolina Man Almost
Too Much for Ordinary Reader
to Believe.

Representative James f. Byrnes,
Democrat, of South Carolina, is not
much Of fisherman, but he is fine on
fish stories.
In the cloak room of the house,
members from various states were
swapping yarns,
Talking about fishing" said Mr..
Byrnes, there is one pool In noun
tain stream near Tryon, N. c., will
always remember. | was in that part
Of the country one summer resting and
rambling for my health and a good
time.
~ saw mountain man, with hook
and line, make his way to the creek
bank and commence to fish. With my
glasses l could see that he had baited
his hook with tiny frog. For some
time he fished, throwing the hook out,
but he got no bite. firing of this, he
stuck his pole in the bank, picked up
small rifle and went to shooting at tar
gets In the woods. Fearing stray
shot, | came out Of hiding and ac-
costed him. While we talked we heard
commotiOn near the fishing place.
On looking that way we saw that the
froggie had climbed up the line and
was sitting on the end of the pole sing
ing, and brook trout were jumping out
of the water trying to get him.
"'By George there's my chance
said the fisherman, and he ran back
and commenced to shoot the fish as
they rose from the water. Late that
afternoon, when I saw him again, he
had half bushel of trout he had
shot"
That broke up the meeting.-Utica
Globe.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
SEIZURES 0. K, SAY BRITONS
Prime Minister Says There Is No
Ground for Protest to America.

London. Stanley Baldwin, the
prime minister, stated in the house of
commons that there was no ground for
protest if British customs seals were
broken within United States territorial
waters by officials of the United States
customs service. His statement was
in answer to a question whether Great
Britain recognized Americas right to
break the seals on liquor aboard ships.
Addressing congregation in the
Welsh Baptist chapel here, former Pre-
mier David Lloyd George made it ap-
parent that he also did not share the
views of certain of the British news
papers concerning the lack of right
of the American authorities to seize
British liquor stores aboard ships.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
POINTER RETRIEVED THE HAT
Seemingly a Case Where Dog, in cias.
sic Phrase, "seen His Duty
and Done IT,"

A good-looklng pointer dog was trot-
ting timldly along Ohio street In front
Of the Federal building. He plainly
was uneasy and was making his way
In sort OF bewiderment through the
crowd near Pennsylvania street.
A woman's black sailor hat came
rolling along In the high wind. It
careened among scurrying feet, but
none stopped It. Thirty yards or more
behind in laughing chase was young
colored woman.
The dog saw the hat and although
not near 1t ran In chase. He galloped
along beside 1t. striking at 1t occa-
sionally as II trying to let II know It
should stop. He seemed not to wish
to touch It for fear of doing 1t damage.
Finally he became exasperated and
caught II In his mouth. Holding one
foot on It he looked around to see what
should be done.
The colored girl got her hat all right
the pointer yielding 1t with proud
strut. He got pat on the head and a
kind word that made him jump for JOY.
The colored woman went on her
way, and the dog hnlf.wistfully began
his search for way out Of the crowd
indianapolis News.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
PLANT TREE IN RIGHT PLACE
Much Of Natural Beauty May Be Lost
II Proper Spot Has Not
Been Selected.

It Is a beautiful thing to plant
tree, but 1t Is doubly beautiful to plant
the right tree In the right place.
The deed loses half of its beauty
when tree is placed where 1t does not
belong, and where 1t will be impossible
for 1t to add to the joy and comfort
Of those who may be near 1t In future
years. A tree placed in location
where It will be In the way, and where
1t cannot develop In accordance with
Its natural tendencies, is doomed to
be failure. The same Is likely to be
true of the tree that is planted with
best suited to the situation. 1t Is the
tree planting that involves thought
and judgment that Is the real blessing
to humanity.
The beautiful thing in the planting
of the tree is the attitude Of mind Of
the one who does 1t. Those who are
to receive the benefits from the act
appear long after the work Is done:
those who do the work are seldom d.
rectly rewarded for the labor. When
a person plants tree, he Is contrib
uting to the pleasure of generations to
come, and If he plants the right tree
in the right place he bestows bless
Ing upon others In the most unselflsh
manner If, on the other hand. the
wrong tree Is planted, the future gen
erations cannot reap the full benefit
of the work done years before by the
well.meanng but uniformed tree
planter, and the deed as measured by
results becomes less beautiful.-1lll-
nois Arbor Day Bulletin.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
COAL COMMISSION
SPEEDS UP REPORT

Washington, D. C.-The coal COM
mission is rushing to completion its
report on wages, profits and costs in
anthracite mining so its findings may
be brought to bear in labor situa-
ton of increasing intensity now aris-
ing in the industry
Miners wage contracts expire
August 81 and strike is threatened
unless negotiations for replacement
are successful. In recent union cleo
tons supporters of John L. Lewis,
present national head of the United
Mine Workers, have met defeat, and
It is considered certain that when dele
gates of anthracite workers meet
June 26 to frame new wage demands
the element newly come to dominance
will at least set out to gain substantial
wage advances. The commission is
required to make report by July /
to aid in the wage negotiations.
While the commissions report as
to the facts of costs, profits and oper-
ating conditions in the anthracite
fields will be partial, its members
hope to have data usually at issue in
wage negotiations clearly defined.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
LIQUOR QUESTION
READY FOR COURTS
United States Answers Test
Challenge Of British
Vessels.

New York.-The test case sought
by British steamship lines on their
right to bring beverage liquor into
American waters is ready for the
courts.
Seizure Saturday Of hundreds Of
cases Of wine, beer and liquor under
seals of his majesty's government
aboard the Baltic and Berengaria put
the next move In the booze war" up
to Great Britain.
The big liners brought considerable
Intoxicating liquor, such as is barred
by the supreme courts Interpretation
Of the Volstead act, into port here for
the deliberate purpose Of having it
seized.
The liquor seized was trucked to
government warehouses. Captains Of
both vessels entered formal protest
at the breaking of their governments
seals, but put no obstacles in the path
OF confiscating officials.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
Educational "Movies."

When used in combination with
other methods Of presenting Ideas.
such as newspaper publicity, the
spoken word, exhibits, slides, and
printed bulletins, the United States
Department of Agriculture has found
that motion pictures constitute val
liable addition tc these extension
agencies. The department maintains
Its own motion-plcture laboratory.
where films are prepared to picturlze
improved agricultural practices, to
warn about dangerous conditions
or undesirable methods, or other
wise to acquaint those at distance
from the national capital with the
work of the department or Its applica-
ton to farm life.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
Birds, WORKING Hours.

Some birds work almost all day In
the summer. They clear the crops Of
insects.
The thrush gets up at half-past two
every morning. He falls to work at
once, and does not stop until half-past
nine at night--a clear 10 hours. Dur
ing that time he feeds his young 2O6
times.
The blackbrd starts work at the
same hour as the thrush, but leaves off
earlier. His whistle blows a. half
past seven, and during his 17-hour day
he sets about 100 meals before his
family,
The titmouse is up at three in the
morning, and his stopping time is nine
at night. A fast worker, he Is said to
feed his young All times day.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
Molten LAVA Weld, Volcanoes.

George Gilman reid a paper before
the Geographical society descriptive
of an ascent year ago of kllimanJaro,
which he alluded to as Afrlca's high
est mountain. The party which he
led were the first to ascend after the
mountain had become British terri
tory. From wherever across the sur
rounding steppes one approached the
isolated mountain mass two outstand-
ing features impressed themselves at
once--the tremendous size. coupled
with great height, and the almost In
credible contrast between the tropical
half desert below and the alpine des.
ert above. Structurally, Kllimanjaro
consisted OF three single strato-volca.
noes, each of which lad had its own
origin and history. Through mutual
jnterbedding of the laval flows, how
ever, all three had grown into one
solid complex strato-yo!cano.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
FORTS WORTH PURCHASING
Uncle Sam Has Them for Sale ana
Their Acquisition Might Be
Well Worth While.

Scores of old forts in the United
States are for sale. We don't need
forts any more, except around the
edges Of the country and can spare
good many of those.
Anticipated forts are to go at auc-
ton and other means of sale, and
there Is chance to secure some old
fashioned masterpieces and military
antiques.
The real future value of these forts
lies chiefly in their display to tour
lists. Tourists are presently going to
be one of the best money-making prop
osltions in the United States.
AS few suspected the millions of
dollars that lay in the movies, so the
value Of tourists Is not yet appre-
ciated MS 1t will be when they begin
to come every summer in armies, NOV
ing eastward and westward.
Every tourist will have from $500
to $500 to spend, and the town with
the most sights and enjoyments Is
going to get the most greenbacks.
Names S45,O00,OO0 year from tour
lists will be but small portion of the
money circulated.
Every town near an old fort should
get 1t in this bargain sale; and should
acquire everything else that will con
stitute SHOW" Perhaps some city
will mother mn animal worlds fnir
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
Serbia Has Pretty Custom.

Oliver Semple Barton, who has been
travelling in Europe studying national
costumes, has gathered some very in
terestlng material In Serbia he found
girls walking along the streets with
the names of their frances embroidered
on the fronts Of their aprons, The
engagement then becomes public af-
fair, and the news is proudly published
by the young lady by the display of the
name, which ls written so TINT all may
see, says Mr.. Barton In The Mentor
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
MaaelIanlc CIoude.

Magellnnlc clouds are two cloudy
masses Of light, oval in shape and un-
equal in size, seen at night in the
heavens. In the vicinity Of the South
pole. They are supposed to be nebu-
lac, or dense aggregatlons Of stars, so
far distant as to give to the unaided
eye the impression Of clOud.like
masses. They cover areas Of about
40 and 10 square degrees respectively,
and are so named In honor of FerdI'
nand Magellan, the great Portuguese
navigator, who first observed them In
1920, during his voyage around the
world.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
OWES SPEECH TO WIRELESS
Young English Woman, Dumb From
Birth, Said to Have Become Nor
NAL After Treatment.

A young woman, deaf and dumb
from birth, the first patient to undergo
treatment by new wireless inven-
ton, articulated several words In the
presence of a crowded audience at the
Royal Medical college, EPSON, Eng
land.
Wireless, having brought hearing to
the deaf, Is now bringing speech TO
the dumb.
This latest wonder Is made possible
by the invention of Mr.. j. w. Theo-
bald, Sunbury garage owner, and a
medical friend, DR.. Frank Thompson.
The dumb patient puts on ear receiv-
ers, and receives a lesson In 'phOnet-
les with the sounds magnified till they
are deafening to normal ears.
DR.. Thompson prophesles that his
first patient will soon be able to con-
verse freely. A curious unexpected
result has been that her deafness is
also tending to disappear.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
Woman Pirate Achieves Fame.

There recently appeared on the river
at Hong-Kong, much to the alarm OF
ship owners and their crews, n woman
pirate, who has already taken heavy
toll of loot from vessels. Nothing Is
known of her except the fact that
she speaks English, wears serge cos,
tune and Wellington boots, and car
ries wicked-looklng revolver, with
which she compels her victims 10 sur
render. Under her are score or
more Chinese brlgands, who, although
they are cut-throats and robbers, obey
her implicitly.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
Mount Etna is subsldIna.

Catania.-All indications are that
the worst part of the i'ount Etna erup-
ton is virtually over, Naturally, this
does not mean that the flow of lava,
stones, ashes and cinders will cease
Immediately but the flow has lessen
cd considerably
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
euardamen on Parade al camp.

Camp Lewis, Wash.-More than a
thousand visitors witnessed the re-
view of the entire 41st division Sun
day afternoon, for the first time since
the division went to France in 1918.
1t was declared by army officials to
be the greatest and most orderly spec
tacle they had ever seen.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
Idaho Warden Resigns.

Boise.--W. l.. Cuddy, warden, has
resigned as directing head of the Idaho
state penitentiary, following the escape
of five prisoners from that institution,
but the board Of prison commissioners
refused to accept his resignation and
relieved him of responsibility because
OF illness.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
Smith Denies Seeking Presidency.

Chicago, lll.-Governor Al Smith Of
New York reiterated here that he
would not be candidate for the Demo.
cratic presidential nomination next
year. The governor came here on his
way to French Lick, Ind. for rest.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29
MACMILLAN peparts for Ear NORTH.

Wiscassett, Me-The 1l5.ton auxil-
larry schooner Bowdoln, bearing Cap
tain Donald B. Macmillan and his
party on their way to resume scientific
work and explorations in the Arctic.
sailed from this port Saturday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-29

New York, - Marcus Garvey, self.
elected provisional president of Africa,
was sentenced TO the Atlanta peni-
Tertiary for five years for Fleeing the
public through sale of Black Star Line
stock,
Evening star., 1923-09-19
D. C. MEN COMMISSIONED.
war Department Issues Papers for
Officers Reserve Corps.

Commissions in the Officers Re-
serve Corps of the Army have been
issued by the War Department to the
following named residents of this
city:
Charles T. du Rell. 1740 Euclid
street. as major of engineers; Hugh
A. Allen, War Department. as major
of Quartermaster Corps; Seymour p.
Gilbert, jr., 1919 Q street, as major
and staff specialist; Harry f. Cum
ningham, 1908 Connecticut avenue,
and Charles NJ. Sabins, GA c street
northeast, as majors of infantry;
Geary F. Eppley, 1853 East Capitol
street, as captain of cavalry; Milton
A. Lehr, 5617 Colorado avenue, as
first lieutenant in the finance depart
ment; Frank Chirieleison. 1850 Euclid
street, as first lieutenant in the air
service; Edward E. MCGOWAN, 2001
18th street, as second lieutenant of
engineers.
Evening star., 1923-09-19
INCREASE SHOWN
IN CHILD LABOR
Survey for Six Months Re-
veaIs Number of Permits
Mounts Rapidly.

Statistics made public yesterday by
the children's bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor, covering the first six
months of the current year in thirty
selected cities, show an apparent in
crease of 3S.6 per cent in child labor
over the corresponding period.
The survey was based on the num-
Der of minors between the ages of
fourteen and sixteen @eSrs who re-
ceived first working permits. II was
pointed out that although the figures
were considered representative. they
did not necessarily show the S>tual
number of children at work. These
working in violation of the law. 1t
was explained, could not be shown,
and in some cases increases might
indicate more rigid enforcement of
registration laws.
Below 1920 Figures.
In most instances the figures for
the first six months of 1928, although
carrying big increases over last year,
were substantially below those of
1920. Child labor reached its peak in
the war years, the figures indicated,
and began to slump in 1920 at the
beginning of the recent business de-
preston. With better times In 1922
the number of minors taking out
their first working permits began to
mount again.
The latest figures indicated still
further increases, generally ac-
counted for by the fact that facto-
ries and mills are busy and business
is prospering. The largest jump was
in Waterbury. Conn. where PIT, or
almost eight times as many children,
received permission to work as dur
ing the first six months of 1922.
Other Connecticut cities reported in
creases of from 9S to 176 per cent.
Gains in Big Cities.
In Manchester, Milwaukee and
Louisville from four to five times as
n1any certificates were issued as
during the corresponding months a
year ago. Other cities reporting
large gains were Springfield, Mass,
215 per cent; Pittsburgh. 127 per cent !;
San Francisco, S5 per cent; Indian
Evening star., 1923-09-19

apolis, rs percent: Birmingham, So
per cent; Baltimore, Sc per cent, and
Philadelphia, 81 per cent. New York
city, with 1892 permits, showed an
increase of ia per cent.
Special permits issued for vacation
employment were not included in the
survey, and the bureau reported that
the number of school children taking
Jobs for the summer months was
much larger than usual.
Permits issued for the first six
moths cf 1923 included Baltimore,
1873. Milwaukee, 1898; Newark, N.
j., l,t91; Philadelphia, 1904; Pitts
burgh, l,129; st. Louis, 2,779; Spring
field, Mass. o65; San Francisco, 207;
Birmingham. 1924; New Orleans, 1924,
and indianapolis, $50.
Evening star., 1923-09-19

Ladybugs are Systematically bred
in France and Italy to produce the
larvae which destroy insect pests of
the vines.
Evening star., 1923-09-19

Scientists say that radium throws
OF enough heat to bring its own
weight of water to boiling point
every hour for 1000 or 5000 years.
Evening star., 1923-09-19
Credit-Service-Lotc Prices at
The National Furniture Co.
FREE

With every purchase amounting to
800 or more we will give FREE our
Four-piece Sheffield Silver Service, or
your choice of our 42-piece Decorated
Dinnerware Set, our 28-piece set Of
VIM. A. Rogers SiIverware.
Evening star., 1923-09-19

A broad variety ofpockets, plaits, belts,
etc., Is to be found under these diff
ferent types Of models illustrated.
Preference for the more subdued tones
In woolens prevails this Fall.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-08-02
GUS WASN'T DRUNK A-TALL.

Judge, 1 wasn't drunk a-taIl. The
officer has it all wrong. 1 fell down
and broke my neck in three places
and just used a little moon to rub
on it, and that there cop thought 1
was drunk" declared Gus Hawkins
In police court at Great Falls a few
days ago. ~s
did the moonshine cure your
neck?" solicitously inquired Judge
H. A. Sheppard.
"Yessir, it cured it all up" was the
reply.
"Well," drawled his honor, as he
gazed out the window, "I will fine
you $40 anyway"
'That's enough for me. / amt go
ing to stay in this town any more,
I'm going to quit Great Falls right
away" Hawkins announced, agrees
lively.
The court continued to gaze out
the window, but he seemed pleased.
Later Hawkins dug up a $40 bill
paid his fine and left for parts un-
known.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-08-02

Former Senator William A. Clark
is spending the summer in the land
of the great adventure of his youth.
He stands pre-eminent among that
rapidly diminishing band of men who
came to Montana when it was a raw,
new land, and made of it, through
the development of its resources, the
great commonwealth that it is today.
Sixty years ago he walked into the
wilderness of the northwest, along
side of a yoke of oxen, over the al
most trackless prairie and mountain
country from Colorado. Now he is
one of the wealthiest men in the
United States and al ride on his
own railroads or yachts if he so de-
sires.
His trek into this country was
along In 1863, and he came from
Central City. There, a youth, just
out of a Pennsylvania school, he had
his first experience in mining. He
worked as a hard rock miner in one
of the gold quartz mines of that early
day gold camp of Colorado. Came
the news of the rich placer discover
les in Montana. Clark and two others
decided to answer the summons of
fortune. They bought a yoke of
oxen and a wagon, equipped it with
the few stores they might need on
the journey, and started out. The
journey was accomplished in about
so days.
A few hours after their arrival in
Bannack the news came to that camp
of the discovery of gold in what was
afterwards known as Jeff Davis
gulch, SO named by the ardent seces-
sionist who had discovered it. Clark
yoked up his jaded oxen and started
for the scene of the new strike, ar
irving there in time to secure a COW
eted placer claim. A day or two later
the little group Of miners who had
secured claims held a meeting, and
organized the district, SO as to pro-
tect their rights. Clark was elected
recorder of the district. Books suit
able for record we're scarce. A form
er Iowa hotel keeper, who had
brought his half-used hotel register
along with him when he came to
Montana, because it contained the
names of many guests who had not
settled their bills, gave the book to
Clark in which to record entries of
the mining claims. That book, now
part of the Beaverhead county rec
ords, reposes in the vault of the Bea-
verhead county court house at Dill
lon.
When the cold weather anne and
the placer mines could no longer be
worked, Clark had accumulated a
few thousand dollars in gold dust,
the result of his labor at the sluice
boxes. That winter, tobacco became
very scarce in the little gold camps,
and rose to fabulous prices. The
young placer miner put his gold dust
in saddle bags and made a horseback
ride to Boise, Idaho, looking for fin
ancial adventure. He found tobacco
plentiful there, purchased two wagon
loads of it, and freighted it across
the mountains, through an almost