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Evening star., 1924-04-18
Balloons Entered
In Race to Study
Weather Reports

Arrangements have been made
by the weather bureau, it was an
nounced today, TO send two bal
looms in the national elimination
balloon race. to begin Wednesday,
to study the weather conditions and
forecasts.
Each balloon will be equipped
with 4 small radio receiving set,
and will be supplied with informa-
tion from stations at San Antonio,
from which point the race will
start; Houston, Fort Worth, Mem
phis, St Louis ard Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1924-04-18
WITNESS SUPPORTS
WHEELER AT PROBE
Never Appeared at Interior Depart.
ment for Land Claims,
Says E. S. Booth.

Emphatic denial that Senator
Wheeler had appeared before the
Interior Department in connection
with land claims was made late yes
terday afternoon at the committee in
quiry into Senator Wheeler's indict-
ment in Montana by Edwin S. Booth.
who was solicitor for the depart
ment at the time it is charged SEN
ator Wheeler violated the statute.
Evening star., 1924-04-18
Her Plant for Divorce

From Life.
Herb Trotters wife is suing him for
divorce because he named his hogs
after his wife's relatives
Evening star., 1924-04-18
PR0GRESO CAPTURED
BY MEXICAN TROOPS
Yucatan Republic Move May Be
Crushed by Rebels Loss
of Key Port.
BY the Associated Press

VERA CRUZ, Mexico, April IS
Gen. Eugenio Martinez, commander of
the federal troops operating against
the rebels in the states of Tabasco.
Campeche and Yucatan, occupied the
port of Progreso, Yucatan, yesterday,
IT was announced officially today.
Progreso is tho port for Merida. capi-
tai of the state of Yucatan, where it
was reported recently a new revolu-
uenary republic had been proclaimed
NEW ORLEANS, April 1S-The
state OF Yucatan fell yesterday to the
obregon government, it was stated to
day by Arturo Elias. Mexican con-
sui general here
Evening star., 1924-04-18
Missing Girl Is Bride.

BOLIVAR, y. ", April 1S.-Eliza-
beth Newton, seventeen years old. a
junior in the Bolivar High School.
who mystcriously disappeared April
), has married Claude Webb of kes-
suth, n. Y, according to letter re-
ceived today from her by her mother,
Mrs Lulu Newton Webb. who had
been friendly with the girl, also dis
appeared on April 5. The letter
stated that they were married in
Coudersport, Pa, and they were max
ing their home in Port Allegheny, IA
Evening star., 1924-04-18

fight with some elements of parlia-
ment to obtain pa ssage of the meas
ures, finally accomplishing it after d
lengthy debate and d compromise
with the socialist opposition. express
ed himself after the adjournment OF
parliament as greatly Gratified over
the outcome and also that an Ameri-
can. jeremiah Smith of Boston, was
to supervise the process of rehabili-
tation under the league.
Evening star., 1924-04-18
Actress Suffers RELAPSE.

FORT WAYNE. Ind. April Is
Clara kimball Young. actress, who
was believed recovering from appen-
dIcitis at her hotel here. was reported
TO have spent restless night and TO
be somewhat worse this morning.
Physicians, however. say her condi-
tion is not critical. She was stricken
during performance here last Tues
day night.
Evening star., 1924-04-18
PASS PEACE-TIME BILL.
Hungarian Legislators Further
League Rehabilitation Scheme.

By the Associated Press
BUDAPEST, Hungary, April 1S.-
Hungary took another step toward
financial ard economic rehabilitation
today when parliament, after a pro-
longed session, passed at l o'clock
this morning the bills necessary to
put the league of nations recon
struction scheme into effect.
Premier Bethlen, who had a hard
Evening star., 1924-04-18
Something Wrong.

From the Kansas City Star.
",There's a lie out somewhere!
erowled the imprisoned thug.
i'What do you mean?" asked the
keeper. who was something of a student
OF human nature.
"Why, I've been reading in a paper a
visitor gimme that the law is laughin'
stock"
Evening star., 1924-04-18
The Ham is to the Easter Dinner
What the Turkey is to Thanksgiving!

What's the Thanksgiving dinner without turkey, and
film and cranberry sauce? Without it would be like
mo Thanksgiving at all
So it is with the Easter dinner-only Ham takes the
place of turkey. The sweet mild flavor of Ham blends
with the spirit of the day. 1t will be expected by the
family-and will surely be enjoyed.
selecting your Easter Ham you have the protection
that you often do not have in selecting your Thanks
giving turkey. That is the packers guarantee Every
AUTH Ham is stamped with the AUTH name 1t is
your protectonan of the utmost in Easter
dinner contentmen-an of the finest of flavor
brought about by the special AUTH sugar-cure and
hickory smoking.
Evening star., 1924-04-18
SILK MARKET STRICKEN.
japanese Blame Exclusion Legisla-
tion for Drop in Prices.

BY the Associated Press.
YOKOHAMA, April 1S.-Thc raw
silk market broke badly today, the
standard grade dropping to 1850 yen
a thousand kin. The market is threat
ened with paralysis. The drop is
credited to the adoption of exclusion
by the American Congress and the
decline in the en- exchange.
Evening star., 1924-04-18
ORDER TRACKS REMOVED.
City Heads Ruling to Clear Penn
sylvania Avenue Bridge.

The commissioners today notified
Col. Arthur f. Randle, president of the
East Washington Heights Traction
Railroad Company, to remove the
tracks Of that company which run
across the Pennsylvania avenue bridge
southeast to Minnesota avenue. The
Capital Traction Company recently
established a motor bus line over the
route formerly covered by the carline.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

dirty from working in the soil,
fussing with chickens. hocing Der
ries and milking cows Land is
reasonably priced, as our ads. in
dicate, What is needed is more
families to settle here and go to
work to make permanent home.
The island needs a modern pie
ture house and we understand is
going to have one at once, Both
w. G. Doyle of Cove and Charles
Deppman are figuring on build
ing to be occupied for this pur-
pose-most likely by the two
young men who are giving such
excellent shows each week. Paul
Thorsen and William Garvin, .Jr.
are young fellows who are not
afraid to strike out with some
thing good, and the people show
their appreciation by giving ca
pacity houses each week.
This is great place for babies
If you don't believe it, ask any
father about his baby girl. or any
mother about the baby boy, and
you II soon hear more about the
relative merits of cream of
wheat and modified milk for the
young rascals, than you'd hear
about monkeys when w. j, Bryan
is making religious speech.
With such a climate everybody
is well, The only persons who
kick on our climate are the doc
tors, and their only kick is that
it's so ridiculously healthy they
have too much time to eat and
/ sleep. But DR.. McHolland has
his farm to take up his spare
TIME; Dr. Reed has his maya
zines to read, and DR.. McMurray
has the next finest boy on the is
land to bangle on his knee, and
there you are.
We haven't time for the fruit
industry this week, but bite into
one of Mr.. Crowley's pears, or
one of M. Erickson's peaches,
or smear your hot cakes over
with some of Mr.. Harmeling' s
honey, and you won't care a
whoop whether we have anything
to say about honey and fruit or
not. This is one big neighbour
hood. There is no north end.
nor south end, no east side nor
west side, but our island is a
dimple on the face of Puget
Sound, and God must have been
in happy mood when he made
the dimple'
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

completed from near the ID. s..
Siegrist residence to the banks
of Single Mil creek as you'll
find in the county, and you'll
find men working on the new
$4,000 Dockton highway with "A
will to finish it before "winter
comes" Frank ii, Paul has prov
ed hsntSelf a friend of Vashon is
land and the voters will show
thor sporting blood by giving
him a send-off at the polls.
Superior Judges.-There are a
few hot contests over some of the
superior judge departments
Boyd Tallman will find an active
opponent in Prosecutor Malcolm
Douglass. Otis W. Brinker will
be led a merry chase by Charles
H.Paul. In later issue we ex-
pect to discuss with our readers
these two sets of oposing candi'
dates, but just now the printer
is calling for copy" so endeth
the first spasm.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
The PATRIOTS PLEDGE
EDITORIAL
THAT YOU MAY KNOW.

THAT YOU MAY KNOW
We are sorry Mr.. Baker could
not make a 90 of the News-Rec-
ord. If it were not for the wrong
impression left by the article
last week we'd not say a word.
Mr.. Baker had lease ON the
paper which was to expire Jan.
LIST next. This lease was signed
by himself and wife before I.
Hansen, notary public, and may
be inspected at this office by any
one interested at any time. 1t
provided for him to pay us $50.
per month for the building and
equipment. The rent was to be
paid monthly, and not one month
did he pay according to agree
ment. The plant was going from
bad to worse. We saw the wreck
that was ahead, and on September
18th offered to cancel the lease,
employ Mr. Baker at regular
salary, or let him run the back
end and we would run the front
end on $3.50 basis. To neither
of these three propositions would
he consent. He was back on his
agreement for rent $3.50. He was
back eight months on his agree
ment with us concerning Mr..
Wenham's material $l20 more.
The agreement called for his re
moval with or without notice.
But we gave him notice, and all
this notice was Tor him to
EITHER PAY HIS RENT OR
QUIT. Anyone may see the orig
inal notice at any time at this
office. So he quit and he still
owes us the $3.50. on the contract
and he still owes Mr.. Wenham
1920. He used up about $4,000
worth of material, broke our big
23-inch paper cutter, wasted our
type, allowed our job press to
become utterly foul, and our
$4,000 linotype is so badly treat
ed that only an expert mechanic
can tell us what the money dam
age will be to put it in good
working order again. The $40
he claims to have put in equip
ment on the machine isn't paid,
and we will show the bill which
came today to anyone at any
time who is interested, We have
had the damage inspected by
those who actually know, and
can offer proof by those disin-
terested that the damage done
to the whole business will exceed
$1,000 and yet this man says we
haven't given him a square deal.
He chose to quit rather than
pay the rent. That's all there is
~ take hack what is left Of this
once wide.awaI5e newspaper and
max the hes of i If if could
he tnrned bacl, TO MS now in a,
GOOD condition as if was turned
over last January. we'd gladly
refund 70 Mr.. Baker every cent
he has naid rs in rent and give
him money enough to return ia
Montana 10 boot But this can.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

to pursue a course Oh WatchIui
waiting" Find out whether we
shall honestly try to do these
things or not. If you are finally
persuaded that we are publishing
a newspaper on the island for
the benefit of the island, as well
as to earn living for the wife.
and three Vashon island babies.
then we ask your continual con
tidence, kind words and cordial
support.
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
Next month is the presidential
election, whch will likely settle
that matter for another four
years. There are three proml
nent, sets Of candidates-Cool-
idge and Dawes ON the republic
can ticket; La Toilette and
Wheeler on the independent tick
t, and Davis and Bryan on the
democratic ticket. Your choice
of these three sets of candidates
is the choice of the News-Rec-
ord. On the island there are in
telligent voters who viii support
Coolidge and Dawes, and if these
men are elected the annual sub
scription of this paper will con-
tinue at two dollars the year.
There are others on the island
whose word is as good as bond
who will cast their vote for La
Toilette and Wheeler and if these
! gentlesnen are elected our adver-
+! Using rates will remain the same
as they now are There are still
others on the island-100 per
cent. Americans-who will vote
for the two men who are running
under the emblem of the demo
cratic mule If Davis and Bryan
are winners, this office will still
continue to turn out JOB work
equal in quality to any shop at
Seattle or Tacoma and at prices
which will please your check
book. Cast your vote for presi-
dent for the candidate you be
heve will do the best for the U.
S. A. and you will vote right.
For Governor.-For governor
it is different, as this gets us a
little nearer home. The republi.
can nominee is Col. Roland II.
Hartley, big lumberman of Ev-
erett. Tie independent candi,
date is William A. Gilmore, a
big attorney of Seattle. And the
democratic standard bearer is
Ben Hill of Walla Walla. Per.
haps Col. Hartley is best known
on the island, for he is the gen.
tleman who spoke at the straw,
berry festival something over a
/ year ago. If Col. Hartley is
elected next monoth, W. w
Shields will still send out the us,
ual tax notices to all property
! owners. If Gilmore is elected.
W. D. Garvin will be around next
spring, as usual, making the an.
nual assessment If Hill is chos
en- governor you will have to pay
ten dollars for your Ford license
just the SINE So this paper ad.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
Winter Schedule
West Pass Transportation Go.

West Pass Transportation Go.
Seattle to Tacoma run, in effec
Sept. 4, 1924; freight, mail and
passengers. VIRGINIA W on
West Side of Vashon Island
Leaves Seattle daily $3.50 pm.
Sundays 8 a. m. and 5 AS p. M.
Leaves Tacoma daily except on
Sunday at 600 am.
Leaves Point Defiance Park for
Seattle and Way Points at 6 200
PIN. Saturdays only.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
"Friday and Sunday, only.
Sunday Schedule for Seattle

'Friday, Saturday and Sunday
only.
WEST PASS N,G.Christianson
TRANSPORTATION co. Mgr
Office, Pier A ....,..... Seattle Wash
,.~,('Phone ELLIOTT $3.50 .-,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

While we have lots of good
things already, there are some
things we need yet OF these is
more real dirt farmers-men and
women who will get their hands
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-02
AMERICAN RECORD BEST

Conditions either of history have perfect will perfection, which thing this world doubt for o and grumbng America only but old However, the conditions such looking revolutionary upheavas and general of the established When American labor temp such pull down the political and under which they live and them to and think and andy |
 They the postpaid workers in the world with dol lars left when than the toe of other though they home conditions uxuries known workingmen in other nations.
 They have substantially held their high and higher while the labor of other has back America has quickly recovered from unemployment cond naturally following which of other
 Now official statistics show that the of living in America nearly approaches the value than that of in Europe where cheapness the big boast The America 54 while 5o Sweden 6o Switzerland g in Eng land 76 Spain 79 in oand 265 396 Belgium and 42 Italy In other words higher and living lower with conditions than those of other
 These good things for the worker who appeal his disconent help and things
 the in making Utopia for the worker. There is always for of but incentive would for the of of revolution
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-02
LET CHILD LABOR ISSUE BE CLEARLY
 DEFINED

federal child labor amendment pending before the various legislatures vital should command the energy wesher and its future clzens
 fraud used by oPPonets of the amendment deceive and deude
 simple proposition pictured unheard of process frightened by tales monstrous eglave Brob-
 wolf the favore device of those who profit by
 right little their day of happy childhood should the adults right liberty and tree speech township county Neither should the children
 States rights legal police power of the state No defined marked the limitation ot either term they did dream of the exercises transportation -
 Public has made of these possible The sweep the three words indicated by Chief Justice Taft:
 regulate in intended Gin the constuion)
 
 welfare of those who immediately concerned well the public large and growth and Its safety Creek railway Interstate commison.)
 development of other social questions afflicted with hoof and mouth disease objection is raised.
 every principle of child accepted In principle loosely applied but the of for the child and the nation
 Opponents of the amendment claim that will outlaw the labor of all boys under Is years of ~
 federal child labor laws of 1916 and o9 declared unconstitutional Then be- child labor did child labor of l8 years It placed IA the limit
 Friends of the amendment remember that when the states this proposal that does child labor Legislation The amendment merely enabling authorizes do what the court said could not do.
 paizers whoeheaedly this fight protect child hood.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-02
ALASKA ROAD WILL
 BE INVESTIGATED
 BY NOEL ". SMITH
Secretary Work Acts on Complaint Registered by Brotherhoods and Dan Sutherland.

Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work announces the appointment of Noel w. Smith of Philadelphia as his personal representative to make a thorough study of conditions on the Alaska railroad. MT. Smith has been assistant to the general manager of the Pennsylvania railroad for the Philadel- phia region.
 Complaints of bad working and ship ping conditions on the Alaska railroad have been reaching the interior depart ment tor more than a year. Represen- tatlves of the train and engine service brotherhoods held several conferences with Secreatry Work in recent months, and 1t is largely due to their insistence that the investigation is to be made.
 It IS charged by the brotherhoods and by employees on the line, as well as by many shippers, that the Guggen- helm interests, who control vast coal, oil and ore concessions in Alaska, are endeavoring to discredit government ownership and operation of the road and thus gain control of the line which was completed in 1923 at a cost of $56,0OO,OOO
 It IS further asserted that Col. Lee H. Landis, who has been managing the road by regular military methods, is largely influenced and controlled by the Guggenheims, and has served as their agent rather than a representative of the government.
 Colonel Landis recently dismissed the road superintendent, the chief dis patcher and the resident physician be- cause they had dared to criticise his military policy of managing the road and treatment of employees. Such strong protests came to Secretary Work of this arbitrary action that he ordered the reinstatement of these men
 Alaskans are strongly opposed to any move that would take the road from government operation and turn 1t over to the Guggenheims of any other
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-02
SOUTHERN OPPOSITION

The Legislature decined by practically rafy the proposed Federal amendment giving Congress the regulate the conditions under which children be employed the ground that this would destroy the home and because Georgia fully capable of taking of ch dren That State be capable of performing this service the weak and the but she doesnt have that npe her do for that State child of IA ntted work long adult unlimited hours. While oo hour week specified be worked in the of accident machinery If child orphan aids the of widowed mother such child work the of g. under conditions above specified.
 It conceded that substantially northern State will South of rights the appeal to which cheap child labor South and the clashes of that section
 This only in Georgia but other States of the and Souh and labor needs busy there and the of its influence lining aon rathcaons It will be pressure pretty
 in the Caronas, Alabama, Florida Mississippi Louisiana, 
 This would be good time have the Huddesons, the lief s the Pat Harrson loud labor their congressional busy practical demonstration of their sympathies.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-02
DEFEAT OF SHUTS . IN SOUTH AFRICA
 WORRIES BRITAIN
Labor Party and Nationalist Combina ton Opposes Last Versailles
 Peace Maker.

London, Aug. 2.-The Union of South Africa has joined the long list of countries which have thrown out their war leaders. Gen. Jan Shuts has along with his party, the South Afri- can, in last weeks election by smash ing blow delivered by the Nationalists or Republican party under Gen. Hert- zog and the Labor party under Co. F. H. Cresswell A "pact" between town and country-between mine labor and the Boer farmer, has thrown out an other ruler owned by Big Industry.
 It is called a ''victory for the pact" because of an agreement reached by the two opposition parties last year not to fight each other in any election dis trict. an agreement made by the La conditions that all efforts to set up an independent republic should be drop ped during the life of the new parlia- ment. Three-cornered contests were avoided in this way and Shuts beaten by a large vote which seems to have been more against him personally than in favor of any principles or persons.
 The Union of South Africa, is made up of the states of Natal, Transvaa1, Orange Free State and Cape of Good Hope with a mandate from the League of Nations over the German colony of South West Africa It covefs more than 472,08o square miles and has a white population of nearly two millions with unnumbered blacks, who make up one of the country's livest problems
 The election was watched in Eng land with eagerness. Even the Labor people over here are afraid that their South African comrades are running something of risk is joining up with the conservative Dutch farmers who are the bulk of the Nationalist party. This may be partly a natural anxiety over any threatened break away from the Empire, especially now when Can
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-02
PITTSBURGH PLUS
 IS KNOCKED OUT BY
 TRADE COMMISSION
Has Annually Defrauded Farmers of Western States Out of $50, ,000, ,OOO,
 Says Report.

Pittsburgh plus, the price-fixing de- vice originated by the United States Steel Corporation, has been out1awed by the Federal Trade Commission-the one important branch of the executive department of the government which is still controlled by Progressives
 Under the Pittsburgh plus scheme purchasers of steel were compelled to pay the Pittsburgh price, plus freight from Pittsburgh to the point where the steel was delivered, without regard to the place where the shipment origin ated.
 For example, if builder in Iowa purchased steel in Gary, Indiana, he was forced to pay freight from Pitts burgh, notwithstanding the fact that the shipment was only carried from Gary to its Iowa destination
 The sted trust is ordered by the commission to 'cease and desist" its lawless method in an opinion rem dered by the commission this week, following an investigation extending over IS months. Commissioner Nelson B. Gaskill was the only member who took the steel trusts side
 The decision is considered a tre- mendous victory for B Western and Southern states that organized to fight this pernicious trade practice The commission says it has been used to defraud the farmers of II Middle Western states of more than $3O,OOO,- 900 annually.
The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-02

The saving to the public as a re- suit of this order should amount to great many million dollars annually" says the commission.
 "A number of steel users were com pelled to discontinue the manufacture of variety of products made of steel because of the system, and a large number of manufacturers testified they will be ultimately driven out of busi- ness if the plus prices continue"
 Every time the Interstate Commerce Commission raised freight rates, the decision states, 1t automatically in creased by many millions of dollars the unearned profits of the steel trust, since freight rates were added to the base price of steel whether or not they were paid by the steel trust.
 Judge Gary announces that he will carry the decision to the courts, in the hope that he will fare better there than with the Federal Trade Commits sion.