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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-17

ton the Whitfield home at Burton,
the Fred Sherman residence near
QuartermaSter, the c. E. Wood
home at Ellisport. the P. A. Peter.
sen home at Cove, the M. i.
Tjomsland residence at Vashon,
the H. N. Rodda residence at Cen
ter, and hundreds of others which
We will be pleased to add if Zach
local community will send them in
for next week.
We haven't even attempted to
be complete in this article--we
want something for the paper lat
ere or we would have mentioned
the Garage at Center, the addi-
tons to the big greenhouse, the
Morgan poultry plant at cost of
approximately $4,000; so send in
what YOUR neighborhood has
done the past five years, and give
us a squirt at the good things to
be considered on this gem of Puget
Sound.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-17
EDITORIAL
Forward or Backward?

Much of our happiness and mis-
cry is caused by the direction we
choose to look. If neighborS
would look for the good points in
the people who live next door,
there would be lots fewer neigh
borhOod chickering's. If church and
lodge members would at all times
remember the spirit of the golden
rule, and do as they would be
done by, what good times every
body would have going to church
or attending lodge! If the grouchy
husband would check up on the
amiable qalities he found in his
wife when he made love to her in
some secluded nook back east, and
then refresh his memory each day
with look in that direction, what
a change for better there would
be in that home. If the nervous,
nagging wife would look in the
bottom drawer at that faded tin
type picture taken of her and her
sweetie at the county fair back in
Iowa, and recall that at that time
she looked upon her hero as
second Sir Galahad, she wouldn't
see all of his shortcomings now.
What s true of neighborhoods,
churches, lodges, and families, is
just as true of communities such
as Vashon Island. We have rung
into our ears the different chang
es about our transportation, and
our low price eggs and high price
feed, until We cannot resist the
impulse to turn the Island S ka-
leidOscOpe in a different direction
this week and start a column for
the good things we have. And we
want your help. Anyone on the
Island who has a fresh word that
isn't too long, and contains a real
sweet toothsOme bite for our read
ers off the Island, about the
Island s advantages, send it in and
well publish it. Don't generaIize,
but pick out one thing-let it be
our wild indebtedness, or our
maIchleSs view OF the oiymplcs-
ana tel II briefly and since 1t APP
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-17

Don't fail to vote November 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
Florence Chamber Alert
 In GiDing Information
All Inquiries From Interested People Given Quick And Attentive Action

No organization is more active in its word of disseminating information about the Shoals region than the Florence Chamber of Commerce. It has sent out vast quantities of reading matter of an informative nature and is still alert to answer all inquiries. Here is a specimen of the character of in formation the Florence chamber sends our degularly Florence, Ala. is the county seat of Lauderdale county, incorporated in 1918, one year before Alabama was ad- mitted to the Union. Located on the north bank of the Tennessee river, at foot of Muscle Shoals, 100 feet above the river, TOO feet above sea level.
 Population
 September, 1923, school census, 16,- 40; 1920 census, 10,629.
 City Government
 Commission form of government, three commissioners.
 =. Religions
 All leading religious denominat ations have permanent and commodious houses of worship. These include Meth odist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Episco- pal, Christian, Catholic, etc:
 Education
 State Normal college, Burreli Nor nal school for colored, one modern high school; five modern grammar schools, one parochial school (Catholic), two kindergartens, one day. nursery and private schools.
 Civfos Organizations
 Chamber of Commerce.. Rotary club. Kiwanis club, >Exehapge club, Cigitan club, Woman's club Elks club, md several civic organizations for the up- lift of the city.
 Streets And Sidewalks 2 Fourteen miles bitulithic street pavement, 32 miles graded hard sur faced streets, 55 miles cement side walks.
 Public Utilities
 Water works and filtration plant (municipally owned), gas plant, street railway and interurban line, electric lighting, over 225 acres of public parks. All ample for 50,000 population.
 Transportation
 Florence is served by the Southern Railway company and the Louisville & Nashville railroad, interurban electric line, Tennessee river, which is navi- gable the year round to Paducah, Ky, and St. Louis, Mo. ;. the American Rail- way Express company and the South eastern Express company.
 Banking Four banks have for many years done a large and profitable business and now show combined resources of more than $S,500,0O0.
 Florence is located on the Andrew Jackson highway, from Chicago, Louis vile and Nashville to New Orleans also the Lee highway from Washing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
AGGRESSIVE IN WORK FOR BEST
 SCHOOL IDEALS
Entire Shoals District Al. ways Alert For En-
 larged Facilities

Outside of the large cities, no sec tion of the country affords more mod ern educational facilities than the cities of the Muscle Shoals district. For gen erations, the people of this section have of high educational standards. A sur prisingly large number of it's citizen ship are graduates of the higher insti- tutions of learning. Returning to their homes from college and university, they have sought to provide within their own boundaries buildings and equipment both commodious and modern. The result is that the grammar schools and the high schools of the Muscle Shoals district equal in efficiency. equipment and teaching force similar schools in any section of America.
 The city of Sheffield has recently authorized an additional bond issue of $500, 900 for school purposes. This amount will be used for the location of new schools, additions to present buildings, and the purchase of mod ern equipment. Sheffield can boast of "a beautiful new high school building and a splendid grammar school plant. Three new buildings will be erected as earlya a rapidly increasing enroll ment demands. The policy of the City Board of Education in maintaining standard of adequate salaries has re- suited in securing a teaching force of exceptional ability.
 The adjoining city of Tuscumbia has established splendid system of gram mar and high school grades. Through capable supervision and modern equip ment the school system of Tuscumbia compares favorably with the best.
 The city of Florence, Lauderdale county, Alabama, has completed beau tiful new high school building, which bears the name Coffee High School" Both in it's high school and grammar school grades, Florence has chosen it's instructors with care, which, with mod ern equipmbent, guarantees high standard of work.
 This section enjoys the added ad- vantage of close proximity to num- Der of institutions of high rank in edu- cational circles, the more conspicuous being Vanderbilt University and Ward Belmont College, Nashville, Tennessee Birmingham and Howard Col leges, Birmingham, Ala; Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, Tennessee and the University of the South, at Sewanee, Tennessee. With in the Muscle Shoals district are the State Normal School at Florence, Ala, and Athens college at Athens, Ala.
 The public schools of the district are operated under the state public school laws applicable to the incorporated cities. Compulsory attendance laws are in effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
HAS
 EASY MOVEMENT ! IN ySHOALSREGION
Water And Rail Trans. portation Put District
 In Strong Position

No part of the United States is more favorably situated for the exchange of commerce than the Muscle Shoals dis trict 6fsAlabama. The Tennessee river, with it's connections with the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, affords the largest water Transportation with opeh-all-year navigation to more inland territory than any other point in the southeastern ter ritory of America.
 The Tennessee river connects with the Ohio at Paducah, Ky, and thence by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to Mem phis, Vicksburg, New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, all the way down stream. A vessel loaded at Muscle Shoals can be. Hoated to deep water on the gulf, or joining fhe Ohio river it can move up strean1sfb Evansville, Louisville, Cincin- natl, ttsburg, or along the Mississippi to Sfs Louis and the highest navigable point4 The connection of this district with aiE parts of the middle west by waters Transportation is unexcelled by any Eother commercial center. With these river connections, coupled with the shortest rail haul to the entire southeastern part of the. United States and northern centers, those with grasp of the essentials of commerce realize that this district is becoming one of the really great centers of commerce.
 The three railroads--the Southern, the Louisville and Nashville and the Northern Alabama-centering at Shef- field on the south bank of the river in the heart of the Muscle Shoals district, ffordsexceptional facilities for present 
 If the longest continued water haul and the shortest rail haul from the great north and middle west with it's immense agricultaral products and manufactures, to the rich southeast with it's productive powers and rich natural resources, is an fnducemert for commerce, the future of this district is assured. ~
 The late Senator John T. Morgan, in his report to Congress on the "Naviga- tion of the Tennessee River" said "A just and wise national policy will give to the Tennessee river it's rightful posi- tion. as the foremost of the tributaries of the Mississippi river and as con- tributor to the wealth and commerce of the country. The overriding Provi- denee that controls the destiny of the United States and of all nations and peoples seems to have held these great resources in reserve to supply the wants of other localities as they are disclosed by the rapid growth of the facilities of Transportation that draw together the distant parts of the world into closer social, industrial and commercial reia- tions."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27

ton, Lexington and Chattanooga to Memphis and the west. Lauderdale county has a fine system of good roads radiating from Florence, giving easy access from all directions. Additional roads are being constructed by the state highway department.
 Agriculture
 Florence is surrounded by splen- did agricultural section and has grown and prospered on the fertility. of the soil Value of farm products in 1922, $5,078, 900. Lauderdale standing fourth in the counties of the state. Farm lands may be bought in tracts from sone acre to a thousand acres at $20 to $200 per acre, according to loca- ton and fertility.
 Raw Materials
 In close proximity to Florence is an abundance of raw material to support an industrial metropolis. Chief among this is unlimited deposits of iron ore, limestone, phosphate rock, bauxite,. bituminous asphalt rock, pottery clays, paint pigment, and unlimited quanti- ties of hardwood timbers.
 Manufacturing
 Florence manufactures pig iron, farm wagons, stoves, ranges, cotton cloth, cotton yarn, fertilizers, etc, and is well located for large manufacturing plants, enjoying equitable freight rates, with river transportation the year round.
 Taxes
 Property assessment is based on 60 per cent of it's value and the state and county rate is $1.S0. The city tax rate is $I. The total tax yaipe of the county for 1922 is S12,S51 ,591. School districts are authorized to assess them selves 30 mills in addition to the, above rates for educational purposes only.
 Climate.
 Florence has delightful climate. The winters are short and mild, while the summers are tempered by the mountain breezes, and it's proximity to the river prevents extreme heat. Mean temperature, winter, 45; summer, 69, with annual rainfall of 55 inches. Health SfN
 The state and government maintain health units in this and adjoining coun- ties with splendid results. The city is kept in excellent sanitary condition. Malaria and typhoid are almost un- known, as we are. practically free from mosquitoes. The river banks are high and with very swift flow of the stream insure health the year round.
 Historical
 In the early part of the nineteenth century Florence was a river landing on the Tennessee river and trading center between the Indian and the white man. It was incorporated as town in 1918 and laid off by an Italian engineer who named 1t for his home city, Florence, Italy. It is one of the most beautiful cities of the south.
 Florence was founded by highly in- telligent group of Americans, among the first buyers of its property being a President of the United States and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27


 high limestone river banks and the splendid drainage. Malaria and ty- . hold fever are not generally prevalent .h the Muscle Shoals district. A.well known physician with an extensive prac- tice throughout this section states that he has not seen case of typhoid fever in two years.
 The County of Colbert where the government plants are located, main- tains an efficient health organization consisting of county health officer, nurses, inspectors and clerical force. An idea of the prevailing health con- ditions in this county can be gained from the last report of the Alabama department of health, which shows that the county of Colbert had the lowest death rate for given period of any county in the state
 s The county of Lauderdale on the north side of the Tennessee river main tains a well organized health unit and has a splendid health record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27

two famous generals, one Of whom 1aflll became President. Thus the commurffj commenced with a full appreciation O education, which has increased to tn, present date. Owing to the charactel of it's founders and the early beginnin1 of schools, Florence today is the educa tional center of northern Alabama. college for women was established abou 1850 by the Methodist church, whicl was afterwards donated to the stat of Alabama on condition that the schoo was to be maintained.
 The State Normal school of Florenc| is located in the city, with spaciou grounds and modern buildings, bringinl teachers and prospective instructorl from all parts of the south.
 Florence is first and foremost a citj of homes and family life. Its broad paved streets, beautiful homes, spaciouI lawns and magnificent shade tree| make it most desirable place to tvd
 The Wilson Dam
 At the eastern edge of the city q Florence is being constructed the great est dam in the world, which will con tain, when completed, practically 700l 900 cubic feet of masonry and concret| more than it's nearest competitor. thl Assuan dam on the Nile river. It vii be 100 feet high and 5,050 feet Ion1 It will store water for the generatioj of 240,000 electric horsepower, anl with the construction of the contsm| plated dam No. 3, few miles up thI river, a total of 624, 900 horsepoweI will become available for commercisI uses. It will be equipped with lochI for navigation purposes, and will prfj vide slack water navigation for mani miles in the upper stretches of the Ted nessee river. The use of its electri| power will create the opportunity ij this section for the greatest industrisI development that has ever been knowI in the United States.
 The construction camp is locateI chiefly on the Florence side of the riyo} and is very extensive, embracing nd only large number of homes fo5 workers, with families, barracks, build ings for single men, and dormitories foz the women, but also stores, moviI show, post office, shops, garages, a sed tion for the colored laborers, severs1 places of entertainment, and hand SOAAa~ anu A1OrSAu GANBe uCdatlIukty xlk& ished and fitted out. All this is locate on the bluffs overlooking the rivez where the great work is being pushez forward by distinguished army eng& neers, with the cooperation of traine1 civilian personnel and approximatel< five thousand workmen.
 The Nitrate Plant
 U. s. nitrate plant No. 2, the grea6 est manufacturing enterprise ever ur dertaken by our government, was bufH during the war in little mora tha eight months time, at a cost of S7O& 100000, to provide initiates for e1 plosives. It was turning out the firS ished product a few weeks before tb2 armistice, and had the war continued would have been one of the most in s portant assets of the government 1 successfully carrying forward its aim At one time more than 10000 person were employed on the construction jojz E Surrounded by high barrier, 1t con prises 2,200 acres, and is a complef4 city in itself, with it's own wate lights, sewers, homes, offices, war3 houses, and the immense buildings the manufacturing plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27

clear, sparkling and delightful to the taste.
 During the period of construction of nitrate plants, Nos. and 2 and Will son dam, the United States government designated special health district coy ering an extended territory which in- cludes the nitrate plants and Wilson dam, and the cities of Sheffield and Tuscumbia, and adjoining territory. The necessary work of drainage, the in- spection of water, milk and food sources and proper methods of sanitation are all conducted by force employed by the United States department of health service in cooperation with the state and local authorities.
 's Contrary to the idea in the minds of some that the river sections of the south are the native haunts of the mos- quito, the Tennessee river valley is al- most free from this pest, owing to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
Health Conditions Make
 Cities Ideal For Homes
Tennessee River Almost Free Of Mosquitoes Be-
 eeause Of High Limestone Banks


 Natural characteristics aided by the ingenuity of science have given to the Muscle Shoals district a health record that has few equals in any part of the United States. The rolling hills and well drained valleys, eliminating stag nant pools, together with lack of ex- tremes in temperature, make up a nat ural habitation for the location of homes and the pursuit of industries. The altitude of this area ranges from 500 to 700 feet. The climate is mild and long periods of cold and periods of sum- mer depression are practically un- known.
 The water supply of the cities of this section is derived from the Tennessee river, and passing through the most modern Altering plants under close in- spection, it is delivered to consumers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
THE MODE IN PARAsOI,s

Extremely, decorative are the new velvet parasols, particularly when they come in canary yellow. Others still more elaborate have a wide shirring of yellow chiffon at the base and large petals of black velvet lined with the yellow chiffon that covers the entire surface.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-29
VISIT LITTLE ITALY"
Italian Royalty Makes Trip Through
 London's Italian section.

London. May e9.--Rcsidents of I.ondon's Little Italy In the cast end Of the city were given an opportunity today 10 greet almost personally the soycraigns Of the country Of their na- tlyity. King Victor Emmanuel, Queen Helena, the Prince of Piedmont and Princess Mafalda spent inc early part of the last day of their state visit 10 England in visiting the Italian quar- for. and as they drove toward the Italian church, where they attended high mass, and to the Italian hos pital. where they spoke with each of he patients, they were welcomed by crowds or pcrs-rs who ehccrcd en- Enthusiastically in English and Italian.
 Then the queen and princess went shopping and the king and crown prince visited the Britieh museum. where tho king. Hho is the author of several books on ancient Noins, exam ined tho muscum's collection Of coins. King Victor Emmanuel thanked the museum authorities for their work in reviewing his books. the eighth volume Of which is soon 10 be published in Italy.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-29

Hartford. for burns, suffered at the Sessions Foundry Co., few days ago, when a smelting pot overturned. The first bandages have been removed and the patient is resting comfort ebly. according to statement from the hospital, Although he is out of danger, unless complications set in. Mir. Donnelly will be unable to return to his home for several weeks.
 Torrington Coming
 Torrington will face the New De- partures on Memorial Day at Muzzy Field in the morning at 10 o'clock and in the afternoon, the locals will cross bats with the same nine in Tor rington. The Willimantic State League nine will play here on Satur- day afternoon and on Sunday, the New Departures will play in the Thread city. There will be no Sun day game here.
 Torrington and Bristol are old rivals and an especial effort will be made by the locals to take the yisi- tors into camp. Art Johnson, well known twirling ace of various state hihNS hlll b' VII AiiN lhphih Aoi iVl- rington. Tracy, former Dartmouth star. and Yale athlete, looks like the local selection as a finger. He has an old grudge against Torrington for a defeat at the hands of that nine last year and if chosen for mound duty, tho fans anticipate an alright battle between him and Johnson.
 Observe Holy Day
 Ascension Thursday was observed in the Catholic churches of the city today by masses. The iridium for the women of St. Joseph's parish closed with services last night, in charge of tho Rev. II. b. Howell. q member of the Jesuit order from Brooklyn, N. '.
 Will Pay Soldiers
 Local factories will pay the wages Of mon called to camp by the Na- tional Guard this summer according 10 an announcement today by manu- facturer5, The two local companies Of the 16ath infantry will encamp on July 5. Company l.. Needs about 20 men to i'll its ranks
 Funds Ioll Tn
 Funds to the Community Chest continued to pour in yesterday so that the total this morning was s20,552. With the campaign at the halfway point, the promoters Of the movement anticipate total of nearly s50,0o0 by the end Of tho week.
 Bristol Briefs
 Charles X. Lane is ill al his home on Summer Street.
 Joseph Valentine. Jr., treasurer of the American Trust Co. will spend Memorial Day at his home in Holyokc Mass
 All of the city offices will close to- morrow for tho holiday.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-29
Memorial Day in Berlin
This New Treatment
 Never Fails To End Piles

Many sufferers from Piles or Hem orrhoids have become dependent be- cause they have been led to believe that their case was hopeless and that there was nothing in the world to help them.
 To these people we say. 'Go 10 your druggist and get an original box of MOAVA sUPPOSIToRIES." One of these inserted into the rectum accord ing 10 directions will be found 10 give immediate relief. They reach the source of the trouble and by their soothing, healing. antiseptic action first allay the pain and soreness and then direct contact with the ulcers and piles cause them 10 heal up and disappear forever.
 It's simply wonderful how speedily they act. Blessed relief oftci comes in two days. Even in cases that have steadily resisted all known treatments. mar eIous results have been obtained
 Axeirod-s Pharmacy dieyenses NOATA sJPPOSITOEIEs in the original box or can get if for you on short notice.