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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-19
RUMORS OF INCREASED
FERRY SERVICE DISPELLED
Island Residents Fight to Have Service from
Portage to Three Tree Point.

A report to the effect that the
Kitsap County Transportation Co.
planned an added ferry service
from the island to Seattle was cur
rent the latter part of last week
and as a result great activity oc-
CURED among island to endeavor
to make the report a verify.
The information was to the eff
feet that the company desired the
county to take the ferry cradle
and pontoon at Portage and use it
at Fauntleroy or Alki point to al
low the installation OF a shuttle
service to handle the many auto
mobiles. With that report came
the news that the Kitsap county
commissioners had given the
transportation company notice
that the Harper dock would be
closed to it on October %.
A hurried call was sent out to
residents OF every part OF the IS
land to meet at Portage Friday af-
ternoon at ] 100 p. m. when it be-
came known that Commissioner
Paul would be ON the island to
discuss the feasibility of having
ferry put on from Portage to
Three Point. Fully $50 men and
women met, and ON rising
vote unanimously decided in fav-
or of a route to Three Tree Point.
A committee of about II men was
chosen to appear before the couna
ty commissioners Monday morn
ing to present the matter to them.
G. Il. Woods of Ellisport was Sc
lected as spokesman.
Members of the committee visit
ed the Offices of the Kitsap County
Transportation company early
Monday morning to apprise the
officers of the intended action. At
9:45 a. m. the matter was laid be
fore the commissioners and w. A.
Gaines, chairman, reported that
there were no funds available for
the construction of a landing at
Three Tree point which the coum-
ty engineer estimated would cost
about $500 to construct. AT
island resident proposed that if
the county would do something a
substantial sum could be raised on
the island. Mr.. Gaines then said
that the county would go fifty
fifty"
No action was taken aud the
members adjourned to the private
Office where they were met by
Capt. Hinckley and Philip d. Mae
Bride of the transportation com
pany who informed the members
that they were working under
Misrepresentation: that the com
pany had nothing more in mind
other than operating Shuttle"
service to handle the week end
congestion of automobiles.
On Tuesday the commissioners
of kitsap county met with the
King county commissioners and all
differences were patched up and
the ultimatum against the trans
portation company removed.
Howard Hansen, advisor to the
county commissioners, 50 inter
preted the law to read that no
other transportation company san
use docks on the island during the
remaining eight years of the lease
of the transportation company
with King county.
The only relief in sight is that
a new ferry is being placed in the
run between Gig Harbor and Ia
CHINO and there is a possibility of
having it stop at Tahlequah one or
more times daily. However, it is
more service to Seattle-not to
Tacoma-tha+ thn nponla want
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-19
WELL KNOWN ELLIsPoRT
FOLK JOINED IN WEDLoCK

The marriage of George W.
Bailey and Miss Ella j. Caughev,
both OF Ellisport, was quietly sol
emnized at the home Of the bride
ON Saturday afternoon, October
l3, at ! 100 O'Clock. Only the Of
floating minister, Rev. VIM. John
son, Mrs. johnson and the wit
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-19
SCHOOL NOTES
Burton High School.

Following the organization of
the girls athletic association the
following officers were elected :
Ethel Whitfield, president; Mabel
Holland, vice president, and Una
Stewart, secretary-treasurer.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-19

On Friday, the twelfth, the
Burton high school defeated ST.,
Leo's high school in a fast game
Of football by a score of % to O..
The game was interrupted by the
injury of one of the ST. Leo play
ers, who required physician s
care and had to be carried to the
boat.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-19

The freshmen will give their re
turn party to the sophomores ON
Friday, October 10. The rest of
the school is invited to attend.
Miss Gernaey and Miss Shipley
are in charge of the program and
entertainment committees.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-19

A return football game with
Vashon will be played at Vashon
October 10. The Vashon home
guard has announced its intention
of beating the Burton farmers. :"
1t is possible that the home guard
may need the assistance of the
state national guard before they
get through.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-19

AhS l'piio vi VIZ iNul VI Si"b'
are busy making clay maps.
Teddy Reamer is a new pupil
enrolled in the third grade. He
came to Vashon from Alberta,
Canada.
The first and second grades are
studying about Indians this week.
Besides the pictures of Indians in
the books they may see many
braves who have, for the present,
pitched their tepees on the sand
tables.
The physics class has been
working on experiments the past
week as the laboratory manuals
have arrived after being delayed
long time. The music books are
also here.
Everyone is happy to think that
there will be vacation Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday of next
week on account of teachers in
stitute. Meanwhile everyone is
worrying and studying for the
quarter exams.
Invitations have been issued for
the junior Halloween costume
party, to be given Tuesday even
ing, Oct. 90, in the gymnasium.
This is also bad luck party. The
spirits, witches and fortune tell
ers from the other world will be
there and to cover expenses of
their journey they are charging a
nickel to reveal the future. Be
sure to wear costume and bring
a nickel. 1t will be bad luck if
you don't.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-19
Vashon School Notes.

The pupils of the fourth grade
are busy making clay maps.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-19

Teddy Reamer is a new pupil
enrolled in the third grade. He
came to Vashon from Alberta,
Canada.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-12-22

|
 by fine of not less than $100 nor more than $100OO.
 That law said James L. Gernon,
 chief of inspection of the Industrial
 Commission, 'grew out of the old prac- tice whereby men were often paid with an order for goods on the store or something of the sort. Obviously, work CTS were dissatisfied and the law reme- died matters. When payments were
 made III cash there were no complaints. During the war; however, the check sysz tenn grew up among the railroads. It caused lot of complaints and we had some bearings in the matter after the war, and while the system was largely discontinued the law was amended so that in the case of a firm that could show its responsibility permission might be granted to pay by check.
 Tt Is my experience, and l am a union man and an officer of national labor organization, that men want to be paid in cash. 1t Is at once negotiable. If he gets a check, the chances are that he can't cash 1t because of his hours of employment, if for no other reason. He must therefore take 1t to his butcher or his grocer or some such merchant and he objects to that because this merchant then comes to know the amount of his salary, and that he fees IS a personal matter. Hence dissatis faction over the check system.".
 J. T. Mackey of the Mergenthaler Yi- notype Company also stressed the work mans desire to keep the amount of his wages a personal thing.
 Most firms" he said, probably ex- perienced dissatisfaction with the old system whereby a. man signed payroll. Under such system men saw the a. mount that was paid to others, and 1 think that is why the sealed envelope system developed. Nowadays, however, wages are so systemazed and standard ized that men doing similar work/get the same pay. Still, while man may know about what every other man i'll the fac tory is making he would not want his wage known to the merchants with whom he deals. -
 Then again, it IS virtually impossible for him to cash his check in some store without mourning an obligation to buy That often neceSSitates making purcha- ses of which he may not be in need. It Is irritating and leads to dissatisfa sfaction."
 There Is no doubt that this Is true There are, for. instance, certain subway and elevated stations that do not have the customary change booths. If one does not have the right change one has to return to the newsstand that has the change privilege-and he Is brave man who does that without buying something.
 The pay by check system has already been started in New Haven and Connec- ticut by the C. w. B1akeslee Company | By it John Scavornis' perhaps number "A" on the payroll gets. his check If | J 'John-no AZ cashes that check in place | of q, he thinks he is entitled to, then John is facing layoff-so he thinks. The same Jchn has been fooled too many times | with outside checks to appreciate prob | ably what is being done for him. John wants his money in currency he knows | how to handle and spend So he doesn't believe in checks and doesn't know how handle them anyhow. And so do many more real Americans.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-12-22
Gift of Gold For
 George I. Sackett
Veteran Railroad Man Given $I55 By
 Railroad Friends.

Holyoke, Dec 22.-About $50 asso- ciates and former employees of George I. Sackett,s for 42 years and 10 months yard master or assistant yard master of the Boston & Maine railroad, gath cred in the yardmaster's office Sun dap afternoon and presented him with a purse of $I55 in gold The presen- tation speech was made by Trainmas- ter C. P. Abbott, who spoke in feel ing terms of MT. Sackett's long serv- ice and of the love and friendship that those who had worked with him had for him. MT. Sackett was deep ly affected by the tribute and could hardly speak for a few moments. He managed to exphess his feelings of appreciation to "the boys"
 MT. Sackett resigned November 26 after spending 56 years in railroading, starting in the railroad game with the Illinois Central and later being with the New Haven. He was conductor on the Boston & Albany for eight years and then took position on the Boston & Maine road, being employed i'll yard work after that until his re- tirement. He left Wednesday to go to St Petersburg, Fla, to join his son, Dr. Harry Sackett.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-12-22

'One of the strongest advocates of the check system IS Alexander $. Banks, president of the American Society of Certified Public Accountants. He point ed out that one of the chief objections in the past was that, realizing the aver age man had difficulty in cashing check, saloons made practice of extending that courtesy, with the result that too frequently the worker spent all his wa ges in the grog shop. But that is gone and banks are making every effort to cooperate with employers who wish to pay by check.
 Because of the large foreign popula- ton in New York City 1t is conceded that the check system would not be easy to put into effect here. To the average foreigner dollar is a dollar, but a check IS only a piece of paper which may be good, but probably isn't. Such a man wants his pay i'll currency. And then there is the union. For the most part union officials demand that these men be paid in cash. This is not only because they believe 1t to be a convenience to the man, but they find 1t is difficult to col lect their dues unless the man is paid il currency.
 In fact, the law makes payment in cash mandatory unless the employer can satisfy the State Industrial Commission of his financial standing, and gives reasonable assurance that such checks may be cashed by employees without diff hculty and for the full amount for which they are drawn" Failure to comply with this provision of the labor law con-
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-12-22

In recent issue, the Central Christian Advocate, leading or gan of the Methodist Episcopal church, makes a vigorous attack on the agitation for the recogni- ton of Soviet Russia bp the United States government. Tn its article the Advocate says:
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-12-22
NO CHANGE IN POLICY
 OF RED RUSSIA, SAYS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE

In a recent issue, the Central
 Christian Advocate, leading or
 gan of the Methodist Episcopal
 church, makes vigorous attack
 on the agitation for the recogni-
 ton of Soviet Russia bp the
 United States government. In it's
 article the Advocate says:
 We have 1t dinner into our ears that the old Russia of the Bolsheviki, the Red Communists IS dead. With some reservations we have declared as much ourself. Senator Wheeler made that one fhis strongest points that communism IS breaking and that cap italism would soon be completely re- stored. There has been "a change in policy" we are asked to believe, and there are indications that that is a fact. But let us tarry besiderthat ar gument for bit of time.
 The Bolshevik policy in Russia or anywhere else for that matter, is two fold. CD It's basic policy; and (2) its policy of opportunism. They exist only. in contrasts; the first gri1nly held; the second an accommodation The basic policy of Communistic Rus- ,sia, that IS of the party which has absolute and inpregnable control of Russia, IS absolutely unchanged. It is as for years an international move ment. It was not born when Keren- sky was kicked out
 The basic policp of Bolshevism is not national. It Mas no consciousness of the word nation. It is not in a war forNany land Its Fneny is cap ital. Its war IS class war. It has no sentiments as to nationalism. In ternationalism Is it's country. As Dr. Hartman said of the Soviet troops he saw reviewed in Moscow, they march ed down the avenue singing-what? Songs of Russia? Not one. They would conquer the world That Is basic. And to attain that end any means, accommodations bargains, are unobj bjectionable And they are temporary bending like any sabotage.
 Tn view of this fact along comes the statement that Russia has revised it's political theory, introducing. step by step, as Senator Wheeler pointed out stages of capitalism. But is all that frankly sincere? Does it imply a, change of basic policy in Societ Rus sia? We have in our hand the vol ume containing the thesis of Lenin in imposing upon the people this change towards capitalism, of which Sesator Wheeler writes with such convincing argument. But the policy of Lenin is simply self-acknowl- edged accommodation to grim neces- siep There Is no change in the party; none as to Red Communism and it's through the world-in- cluding the United States-which Trotsky charactefizes as stubborn, cruel and sanguinary.
 Soviet Russia is opportunist at home; she Is the real article abroad. There is no change in her under ground foreign propaganda of Red Communism.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-12-22
Paying By Checks Gets Big Boost
 But End Coming
Scheme of Big Employer to Evade Payroll Re spOnsibility and Keep Tabs On
 Workers Due to Fail

hardly week passing that does payroll rob- considerable is being that ployers mo generally by check
 Los of payroll not only no insignificant matter to the average we'll Would by check safeguard the and satisfy the employee Opinions all employers the they bec
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-21
new Home
OF Home Loan and Build
ing Association Dedicat-
ed Saturday

The handsome building. the new
home of the Home Loan and Build
ing Association at Third and Court
streets, is to receive its formal dedi-
cation on this Saturday afternoon and
evening. The hours for the dedication
exercises and formal opening are
from 2 to p. m. and 7 to p m
The officers of the association, headed
by Mr. Chas j. Parrish, extend q
cordial invitation to the entire public
to visit and inspect their new quar-
ters during these opening hours.
AS this new building, which is to be
the future home of the Home Loan
and Building Association, is the first
of the kind erected in Hamilton, that
is erected exclusively for building as
sociation purposes, much of interest
will be found by the visitors to the
opening. All will receive hearty
welcome.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-21
LABOR INJUNCTIONS
AGAINST DEMOCRACY

Decatur, Ill.-"If we are to have
democracy in government in any real
sense, the appointment of judges must
be abandoned and provision made for
their popular election" said President
Walker, of the Illinois State Fedora
tion of Labor, in his report to the
annual convention.
'These injunctions invariably abro-
gate the free speech, free press and
peaceful assemblage provisions of the
constitution of the United States"
President Walker pointed out that
these injunctions also abrogate jury
trial guarantees by the federal and
state constitutions, and that defend
ants are also denied the right of habe-
as corpus and the right of appeal.
"The proceedings in the trial usual
ly reverse the lawful and legal pro-
ceedings in all other court cases, un-
der the constitution and laws of both
the nation and the states"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-21

swimming and these are far removed
from the homes of Hamilton, and used
principally by those so fortunate as
to own a cottage or camp along its
banks. Every summer hundreds of
Hamilton boys take a chance, for the
sake of a swim, in places condemned
as dangerous by the county coroner
and other officials.
The boys and girls, the fathers and
mothers of Hamilton are entitled to
a place, properly safeguarded, where
they can enjoy to its fullest, the pleas
ure of bathing and swimming in the
open. Such place will be available
in 1924, if the citizens of Hamilton
will contribute to this fund.
The Lions Club made the first con-
tribution to the fund, is bearing all
expense of the campaign for raising
of funds, and feels that if through its
effort the citizens of Hamilton can
and will see the necessity of contrib
uting fund sufficient to guarantee
the building of swimming pool, it
has only performed another service
which it's members owe to Hamilton
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-21
LABOR DAY AT FORT

New York Thousands of trade
unionists and their families swarmed
over the grounds of Fort Hamilton
for their Labor Day celebration this
year 1t is the first time in the his
tory of the country that an army fort
was turned over to wage workers to
observe their national holiday.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt, President Gompers and
Rear Admiral Plunkett were the prin-
cipal speakers. President Gompers
urged restricted immigration. He said
the agitation for free immigration is
inspired by anti-union employers. It
is dangerous to free American insti-
tutions, he declared, to permit unre-
stricted immigration into America
while thousands of workers already
here are un-Americanized.
eve must assimilate the foreign
people now here, rather than open the
doors to flood of alien labor" said
the trade union executive
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-21
MINERS NON-PARTISAN

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-Striking miners
in this county are devoting their idle
time to politics. They have adopted
the A. F. of L. non-partisan political
policy, and are backing candidates for
the offices of county Judge, sheriff
and district attorney Rinaldo Cap
pellini, the youthful one-armed presi-
dent of District No. l, is taking an
active part in the campaign.
Cappellini was recently elected, and
it was predicted he would rip up" the
district. He is fooling the prophets,
however, by his support of trade union
methods and of President Lewis.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-21
TRADES COUNCIL

The Cooperative Trades and Labo,
Council met Tuesday night in regular
session. Thirty-fve delegates were
present. Peter Schmitt presided over
the meeting.
Several new applications were re-
ceived and delegates initiated.
The council sanctioned the trustees
action in signing for new lights
which are proposed for Second street
Polishers announced that they are
going to give a dance in the auditor
ium on Saturday night, October goth
and extended an invitation to all
trades unionists and their friends.
A new executive board was elected
for the next six months; the board
is as follows: Henry Betscher, Chas
Elble, Ted Smith, Peter Schmitt and
Stanley Ogg.
Several important communications
were read, received and ordered com
piled with.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-21
LINOTYPE SCHOOL
For Teaching Machine Oper-
ating Considered By
Typos international

Indianapolis, Ind.-Plans for the
school are under consideration by Off
cials of the International Typograph-
cal Union, it has been announced at
headquarters of the union here. The
program includes merging of several
trade schools now receiving financial
support from the international organ
iZation.
A current shortage of type-setting
machine operators has inspired union
officials to encourage an extensive
training program, according tc
Charles p Howard, acting president
"The linotype school, conducted by
the union at Baltimore, Md, has turn
ed out fifty graduates in one term,
said Mr.. Howard. "At Nashville
Tenn, a school operated in the labor
temple is growing very rapidly. The
New York school has been in exist
ence for some time and has served g
very useful purpose. A new schoo
is being opened in st. Louis, Mo-, anc
others will be opened as rapidly as
conditions permit. Later, it is intend
ed to combine the group in nationa
school. Members of local unions are
acting as instructors in the schools
now. Eeach school must have severa
costly linotypes for instruction il
operation, repair and for practice"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-21
BOB LOWREY
HERE

Many of the old timers around here
in the labor movement, especially in
the molding industry, will remember
Bob Lowrey. Bob some years back
was an organizer for the Interna-
tional Molders' Union ,and this posi-
tion brought him to Hamilton on many
ooccasins. On Tuesday night he visit
ed the meeting Of the Central Labor
Council and was welcomed by many
Of his friends. Bob is now travelling
for the John Rossmen & Sons Com
pany, of Chicago, manufacturers of
union made flannel shirts and also
work shirts. While here he secured
'9Io4s YunIL p3d
'soIa s!sW sq4 moIy IepIo oo!u e
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-09-21
1.-THE COVERED
WAGON"
At the Jefferson, Four Days,
Starting Sunday

Famous Players-Lasky is the new
est corner into the field of producing
pictures which have their initial runs
in the regular theatres devoted to
touring dramatic attractions.
The accomplishment which prompt
ed this great concern to make the de-
parture is "TLe Covered Wagon" )"
taken from the story of the winning
of the west by Emerson Hough.
which had a sensational success as
a serial in the Saturday Evening
Post, and is now in its fifth or sixth
edition in book form.
The complete production just as it
is given in New York, Chicago, Bos-
ton and Los Angeles, where it has
had phenomenal runs, is booked for
an engagement at the jefferson the
atre, September 23rd to Goth, when
it will be given with every attention
to detail which has marked its earlier
success down to the selected orchestra
of 70 musicions who play the mar
velous score that Hugo Reisenfeld has
devised as the emotional messenger
of the production.
The Covered Wagon" is a story of
love and adventure which develops in
the wagon trains led by Captain Win
gate and young Will Banion that con-
verged at Westport Landing, now
Kansas City, Mo, in 1848 and started
out over the Oregon trail two thou
sand miles ahead to found new
country on our western coast. Inter
woven into the love tale of Banion
and pretty Millie Wingate, the daugh-
ter of the hardy old pioneer, with its
appealing sense of Americanism is the
life of those brave painsmen and
their women who made history and
founded new empire.
There will be two screenings daily
of 'The Covered Wagon" at 2:30 and
$3.50 p. m.