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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18

Mrs. Dunlap and Mrs. Hearst
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Pesoner en-.
tertamed Mr.. and Mrs. Halverson
of VashOin on Sunday last.
Mrs. A. Hammerquist and chill.
dren of Vashon spent Tuesday of
this week with Mrs. Z. w. Will
Der.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hofmeister
and their son James spent the
week end with the formers moth
er, Mrs. VIM. Black.
On April 9th Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Hearst had as guests to dinner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hill, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hofmeister
and son. and Miss Julia Hofmeis-
ter, all of Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hebble and
son Roy took dinner last Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Hough..
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Soike are
the proud possessors of a new
Star car.
Mrs. e. Harmeling was hostess
on Friday the 1lth to the Camu-,
los Club, very enjoyable after,
noon being spent, this being the
day to exchange seeds and plants.
Delicious refreshments We're well
served after which the club adj
burned to meet on April 25th
with Mrs. Herman Deppman.
The Rebekah study club will
meet on Wednesday, April % at
the home of Mrs. Henry Godfrey
at Burton.
Tho npIpLbOro of Mrs n w
Wilbur called last Saturday eve
ning to heip hef celebrate her
olrthday'
All Rebekabs arc nroad 70 be
present at the next regular meet
ing April z2na' as the state pres
ldent VIII make her offlclal VISIT
GEORGE NcCormicI, has accent
cd the nosition of ossaver at tbc
Clone lack" mine Glacier Wash
ino+on He renorts from Is 70
25 feet of snow in tbat vicinitv
Centre district Is very sorry to
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18
Mrs. C. H.Howard

The play that the young folks
are giving, entitled "Yc old time
skule of long ago." will be given
soon. ..,,,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18

Imagine the Father Of his
country signing his name G.,
Wash, well spell the great name
of our great state named in hon
or of the Nations first president
out in full each time You write il
Washington.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18

World flyers find their Alaskan
fight hard even perilons from
Sitka to Seward.
Major Martin commander of
the air feet and his mechanician
in the plane Seattle We're forced
to land on Tuesday at Cape Ig-
yak. A new engine will be placed
in the plane before proceeding.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18
LISABEULA

AlSADEOLA
'azsmrurlausuaar n,raretraa.uaraaa riua1ss
Mrs. c. H.Howard
The play that the young folks
are giving, entitled "Yc old time
skule of long ago." will be given
soon. -~,,
Miss Fannie Brink visited in
Tacoma, Sunday.
Our church is all plastered and
looks fine, and will be dry and
will be beautiful and clean as
the Ladies can make it for the
Easter services. We have put up
a rustic furnace in the grove adj,
joining the church for picnics
and social gatherings,
The Ladies' aid will give May
day bazaar and social at the
church the 18th of May, the Nor.
wegian holiday, in the evening.
Our next aidl meeting will be
held in the church April %. We
will clean up the grounds.
Mrs. Pages sister, Miss Brown
a teacher in the Tacoma schools,
was visiting them last week. This
week Ruby Roselar of Seattle is
visiting them.
Mrs. Duncan and Mrs. Foote of
Eumenclaw were recent visitors
at the Shattuck home.
Mr.. Rupert had several visit
ors from Tacoma Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Steinforth is in Seattle
caring for her daughter who is
on the sick list.
Mr.. Aldrich, a son in law of Mr.
Kings was visiting them last
week.
Mrs. Fuller and daughter Min
ME of Seattle We're visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard,
Sunday.
Good news! They commenced
work on the Cove road last week
and are pushing the work right
along. and part of the good news
is that they are furnishing work
for a number of our neighbors.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Shattuck and
children were visiting Mr.. Shat.
tuck's father in Ollala, Saturday
and Sunday.
The school children are all
pleased as we have our spring
vacation this week.
F. Shattuck bought and hauled
all the lumber left on the old
Williams mill site near us. He
says he will put up a garage and
chicken house.
The ladies aid of Vashon dem.
onstrated, Thursday, that they
We're good cooks at their food
sale, as the tables We're loaded
with tempting victuals of all
kinds; and the tasting is the
proof as we sampled some of it.
Mrs. TjomslandI can surely make
delicious custard pie.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18

Miss Fannie Brink visited in
Tacoma, Sunday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18

The Ladies' aid will give a May
day bazaar and social at the
church the 18th of May, the Nor
wegian holiday, in the evening.
Our next aidl meeting will be
held in the church April %. We
will clean up the grounds.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18
vAsHoN BARBER SHOP

Owing to business demands
upon my time the barber shop
will be open from l to 8 p. nj.
only.--G, L. LESLIE, Prop,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18

Mrs. Pages sister, Miss Brown
a teacher in the Tacoma schools,
was visiting them last week. This
week Ruby Roselar of Seattle is
them.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18

Mrs. Duncan and Mrs. Foote of
Eumenclaw We're recent visitors
at the Shattuck home.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18

Mr.. Rupert's had several visit
ors from Tacoma Saturday and
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18

Mrs. A. Hammerquist and chill.
dren of Vashon spent Tuesday of
this week with Mrs. E. W. Will,
Der.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18

Mrs. Steinforth is in Seattle
caring for her daughter who is
on the sick list.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18

Mr.. Aldrich, a son in law of Mr.
Kings was visiting them last
week.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18
CENTER

Mrs. Dunlap and Mrs. Hearst
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Pesoner en-.
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Halverson
of Vashoin on Sunday last.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18

Mrs. Fuller and daughter Min
ME of Seattle We're visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard,
Sunday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs, Henry Hofmeister
and their son James spent the
week end with the formers moth
er, Mrs. VIM. Black.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12
Fifty Million in
"a Race Homes

(By the, Associated Negro Press)
Chicago. Iil.-A careful survey by
the Associated Negro. Press in all
parts OF the country indicate that Col
ored America will invest more in real
estate and building in 1924 than in
any previous year in history. Fig
ures compiled from information gath
cred from reliable sources indicate
that the gross investments in build
ing and buying as 1t affects the race
direct, will amount to more than
$50,000,000 for 1924. These figures
include the purchasing of homes,
schools, business properties and farms
North, South, East and West.
While the major portion OF the
race remains in the South, investiga,
ton discloses that at this time most
of the big investments are being
made in the northern centers, due to
the extensive migration from the
South.
Chicago investments promise to
lead all other cities in the North, with
New York second, and followed by
Philadelphia, Washington, st. Louis
Pittsburg.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12
Secretary Lauds
Browns Action

Washington, ID. C.-Hon. James ].
Davis, Secretary of Labor, made the
following announcement on the death
Of Mr., Brown: The death Of Phil
H. Brown. commissioner of concilia-
tion. in charge Of Negro economies,
,inflicts a distinct loss, not only upon
the government, but also upon the
Negro race and the Republican party.
He has served with unfailing faithful
ness to the best standards OF his
country. his party and his race. I
believe that Phil Brown has done as
much as any other colored man of his
generation to encourage the members
Of the Negro race to play their right
ful part in the political life of the
country and to keep their political &C
tivity on the highest moral plane.
His recent survey Of Negro migration
contributed, perhaps more than any
other factor. to an intelligent under
standing of q difficult national prob
lem. With a sense of genuine per-
sonal loss in Phil Browns death.
wish to pay this brief tribute to his
memory"
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12
MEN HAVE SOME QUEER PETS
italian Has Donkey as Companion;
Barber Has Walking Fish; scien.
tist Chums With Flea. \

An italian Is creating a sensation In
Rome by treating q donkey as q boon
companion. He has even taken II to O
restaurant to dine with him. The lucky
animal enjoyed four cocktails, two por.
tions Of asparagus, some "fruity''
cheese and three apples.
A barber In Toronto has q unique
pair Of pets. They are walking perches.
natives Of India and Egypt. II Its
home stream dries up, this fish VIII
flop across the land to the next water
supply. II has been known to travel
Is miles In this way.
The barber's pets often leave their
aquarium and take q CONSTITUTIONAL
to the shop door. They wriggle along
by means Of their fms, just as a seal
would.
Scientists often "chum up" with un-
likely friends. One experimental With
a flea. which became quite attached to
Its owner, whom It would never bite.
Lord Avebury had a pet wasp which
Is now preserved In the British
museum. 1t would feed out Of the
scientists hand.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12
WATER SHOT UP MOUNTAIN
One Of the Most Remarkable High
Pressure Pumping Plants 10 at
Foot Of Mount Washington.

At the foot Of Mount Washington. In
New Hampshire, may be seen a small
shed that contains one Of the most re-
markable high-pressure pumping plants
anywhere. A single engineer, who
acts as fireman, caretaker and oiler.
operates the plant. II "squeezes" water
to a height Of 3,725 feet, against a
pressure Of 2,250 pounds to the square
inch, from the base Of the mountain to
the summer hotel at the peak Of Mount
Washington.
II Is difficult to comprehend such q
pressure without a medium of. COM
parison. The high-pressure system of
New York's fire department. with 300
pounds to the square inch, which will
throw water over even the 7OO-foot
Woolworth building. is Insignificant be
side It. The pressure Of q harnessed
Niagara Falls, or any of the numerous
irrigation and power plant projects of
the West, has about the same ratio
to the weight Of that column of water
from the top to the base Of Mount
Washington as the force within q soda
water bottle has to your local water
supply. II the Mount Washington
pumps were deprived of their duties at
the foot Of the mountain and connected
instead to a turbine intake pipe at
Niagara or to the high-pressure fire
lines of New York, they would pump
25 gallons a minute into the pipes
against the 800 or 400 pounds pres
sure encountered. ..-
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12
]. b. FRENCH ADDRESSES
YULETIDE CELEBRATION

At the annual Yuletide Celebra-
tion at Brooklyn, ILL.,, Sunday, Dec.
80. Hon. John b. French, member of
the Illinois Industrial Commission.
was the principal speaker.
Mr.. French was appointed to this
Office by the present Governor OF
ILL.,, Hon. Len Small, and is the only
member of his race ON this commits
sion.
During his talk he spoke of Gov
ernor Small's strong and courageous
stand in appointing colored men to
public Offices in the state. Mention
ing the recent appointment OF Ed
ward H. Wright of Chicago, as a
member OF the Illinois Interstate
Commerce Commission, which Office
pays seven thousand t$7, ,000) dollars
annually.
The Office held by Mr.. French car.
ries salary Of Ave thousand
($5,000) dollars q year.
Mr.. French is q business man OF
Chicago. having been quite successful
in catering business in that city. He
is the father Of Mrs. Chas. H. Phil
lips. Jr.. Of st. Louis. Mo-, and DIR.
John r. French. dentist of st. PAUL.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12

She rushed to the telephone aud or
dered a taxicab. By the time the taxi
arrived she was dressed and on the
sidewalk waiting for Il. She drove
irst to Jacks apartments; he had not
been home. She called at his club; he
had not been there. She thought Of
Tom Ford. and drove to his apart.
ments. y
Yes, Mr.. Ford was In, his valet said.
Was anybody with himi Yes, Mr.. Car
ter-they were at breakfast.
Pushing by the astonished valet,
Mary entered. Two young men sprans
to their feet as a girl with tear-6iled
eyes fairly rushed into their presence.
"Oh. Jack!" she cried, throwing her
arms around his neck and oyersetting
cup of coffee with a swish Of her
long-sleeved cloak, "can you ever for
give meT a.
Yes, Jack forgave her--and eventu.
ally he recovered part Of his fortune.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12
COMMISSIONER IN
EFFORT TO CURB
FIGHT RULING
tBy the Associated Negro Press)

tBy the, Associated Negro Press)
Philadelphia, rPa.-Charles Fred
White, recently appointed to a
$4,000 a year position on the Penn
sylvania Boxing Commission by Gov
ernor Pinchot, has come out in a
strong stand against the ruling issued
by the commissions chairman, Will
lam ii. Recap. to the effect that mixed
matches were not to be allowed in the
state.
White says in effect that the rul-
ing is illegal and that Recap issued 1t
without consulting him. He declared
that the commission had no chance
to vote upon the edict sent out by
Recap. Further remarks made by the
Negro commissioner indicate that he
has not had easy sailing in his effort
to represent his race fairly on the
commission. 1t appears that he was
reprimanded by Racop for having
hiAACu uOulS Hclu dI local
club several weeks ago.
Recap asserts the matter of ban
ming mixed bouts was put up to White
and that White "cheerfully" acquies-
ed. The chairman says that the vote
OF the Pittsburg members of the COM
mission was obtained over the tele-
phone.
Be that as it may, White declares
that he will not stand for 1t, and the
question Of the legality of the ruling
has already come up before the at
torney general of the state. All the
principals are now awaiting the opin-
ion of the official before making an
other move.
One Of the sidelights Of the queer
mixup is the admission by Recap that
the ruling was made to satisfy Di-
rector Cortelyou OF this city, whom
Recap had promised, for alleged po-
litical reasons, that there would be
no mixed bouts held in the city dur
ing the remainder of the present d.
rector's terms of office.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12
SHOEMAKER OF LONG ACC
Lumber Man Recalls Days When
Leather Workers Travelled From
Town to Town..

Nowadays men join the navy, 60 In
to the movies or possibly take a Job as
sleeping-car conductor II they want to
see the world, but very few would
think of becoming shoemaker.
Yet this was the recognized profes-
sion for a man with the "wanderlust"
half century ago, according to r. b.
Walker, veteran Minneapolis lumber
man, who was "reminiscing" recently
-about the old days In Minnesota when
men who were men didn't wear shoes,
but boots made for real service.
"Journeyman shoemakers, as they
were called, travelled from town to
town. working for long or short peri
ods in the shoemaking shops" Mr..
Walker said. "It was q recognized
custom when a new man drifted In for
the man who had been there the long
est time to move on to the next town
and give him his place. The employer
would pay him 81 to cover his food
and lodging on the way.
'The shoemakers were artists at
their work, and, of course. everything
was done by hand. You couldn't walk
into shoe store and take Your pick
from hundreds Of styles as you can to-
day. You described what you wanted
and had 1t made for you, which some
times took many weeks. ..
Men were specialists in their work
In those days, some making mems
shoes, some women's and some moth
ing but clfildren's shoes, which were
called 'cacks,' don't know Just why.
'These journeymen shoemakers
Travelled from end to end of the coun-
try. and sometimes through foreign
countries, too. They were simply full
of stories and II. was lots Of fun to
drift into big shop and listen to
them. .a-
zone of my brothers was journey
man shoemaker till he had seen as
much of the world as he wanted and
then he settled down to being a law
yer" ..., .
Those were the days of real out
door life, Mr.. Walker said, when a
man never dreamed of depending on
woolen blankets to keep him warm at
night on hunting, logging or surveying
trips. but rolled up in buffalo or wolf
skins to keep out the biting air.
"A night at Shingle creek one Au-
gust was the coldest night ever
knew" he said. 81 was In q govern
ment surveying party. We were new
at the game and just had blankets to
sleep in and nearly froze.
Hunting timber on snowshoes up at
Gull lake, on tip from an Indian, we
cut down pine boughs for bed, then
all of NJ rolled up together In blankets
and buffalo robes and nobody dared
turn over unless we all turned. One
breath of that cold air was almost
enough to finish man."
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12

In the South, Atlanta, Nashville,
New Orleans. Louisville. Savannah.
One Of the big outstanding facts con-
nected with the development along
this commercial line is the big in
crease in the ability of racial firms
able to handle the financial and busi-
ness side Of the deals, this includes
loans from the banks and construc-
ton firms.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12
AM Araument for zonIna.

Citizens invest their money In homes
In what is a purely residential sec
tion. They want to be away from
commercial matters when they 20
home. They spend considerable money
beautifying their homes, and In try,
ing TO make the nelghborhood more
attractive; then along comes some
foreigner or even native, buys a
corner maybe directly alongside Of an
attractive home, and puts up coni-
bination grocery, "hot dog" stand, fruit
stand and the like. II brings fiies and
trash, noise and confusion, people
hanging about the corner. and II dam
ages the property of the home owner 40
or 30 or more per cent A man has a
right to be enterprising, and seek to ad-
vance his own fortunes, but not at the
expense of other people, and not when
he will work detriment and damage
to investments. Not only does corner
store. or any store of the sort in a
residential district damage the prop
erty adjacent, but the depreciation Of
values extends for blocks on either
side Of the street. In order to give
that one man an opportunity to sell
hot dogs and cabbages, is 1t right to
damage fifty or sixty property owners
who set the character Of the region
first rst?-Birmingham News.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12
Rrpgaol!y5.
Fairy Tale
CHARLES hoRmAns LIBRARY
~NARY GRAIiAM BOWER

Billie Brownie had gone again TO
call on Charles Norman. Charles Nor
man was now about q year old-well,
he was q little more than q year old.
and strange as 1t may seem he was
collecting books.
'Tm going to have q big library" he
told Billie Brownie. 'Of course,
won't bother about reading now. and
then I'll have to be read to before I'll
read to myself. At present I'm too
busy with other matters"
"What other mattersT Billia
Brownie inquired.
"Well. I'm interested In drinks Of
water and drinks Of milk and rides In
my carriage and In sweet sleep and
sunshine and out-of-doors and my
mothers society and my daddy's 20
ciety and all such important things.
my daddy takes care Of me all the
time he is home from the office. He
loves to do that and I love IL, too
well that takes up all that much time.
"And when my daddy II at his ofice
my mother is constantly with me II ]
am not asleep on my sunny porch
and that takes up all that much time.
Then they sit and look at me and
chuckle with delight about me and ]
chuckle, too. 30 as to be polite. Really.
! enjoy 1t hugely, too.
"They say ! am decidedly boyish in
my looks, which 70 fine, for ] am Q
boy, Of course.
Il have q small boy cousin, too. Hs
In younger than I am, however. Xes.
he is all Of four weeks younger.
"Of course, cry at times. Then
my mother soOthes me. but my daddy
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12
1924 Looms Great
Year For Many
Get-To-Gethers
Several States Insist on Place at
Convention; Sanhedrin
in Chicago.

"dchihSIOh, IL ~ Hc view Il car
starts political activity with a rush.
Practical reaction on the results of
the Republican National Committee
meeting here set In with the naming
Of DR.. George E. Cannon of Jersey
City. N. j., as one of the delegates-at-
large to the Republican National con-
yention to be held in Cleveland in
June. DR.. w. G. Alexander of New
ark is to be an alternate-at-large.
The naming of DR.. Cannon, who
represents definite political element
of New Jersey. has created a local po-
litical stir, but it proves conclusively
that Republican leaders are taking
the subject of political cooperation
very seriously.
In this connection Ii Is interesting
to know that Republicans of Ohio. In
diana, Illinois, Michigan and Mis-
souri,, as well as Kentucky, West Vir-
ginia and Missouri and Maryland, are
insisting on having a colored dele
gate-at-large to the convention. The
white leaders of these states are con-
sidering the subject as seriously as
New Jersey.
In 1920 DR.. ]. r. A. Grassland was
delegate-at-large from Missouri.
Illinois had a district delegate. Vot-
ers of Illinois now wish both a dis
trict delegate and a delegate-at-large.
Ohio has not had real delegate-at-
large since the early seventies. There
has always been an honorary alter
nate-at-large, but the Ohioans are
saying they want representation that
counts. There are a number of can
didates for the place, and as there Is
a primary by combining forces there
will be one elected.
Looking Towards Chicago.
Washingtonians, and visitors COM
ing here from various sections Of the
country, are turning their eyes to
Chicago, and February IL, at which
time there will be two significant
gatherings in the Windy City. The
All-Race conference. or Sanhedrin,
and the Lincoln league.
The All-Race conference will make
an exhaustive study of racial condi-
tions. Delegates, representing every
organized group within the race, are
expected to be present. One of the
significant and interesting develop
ments of the program for the confer
ence is the interest manifested by the
secret organizations of the country,
including the Masons, known for
their conservative procedure.
The Official Communication.
The following mobiles have been ap-
pointed as delegates to the Negro
Sanhedrin:
Caesar r. Blake, Jr., Imperial Po-
tentate, Pres. of the Loan Co., Char
lotte, N. c.
Charles A. Cottrill, Past Imperial
Potentate, Ex-Collector, Toledo. Ohio.
James A. Jackson, Past Potentate,
Medina Temple No. 10, Billboard.
.. Proxies:
James E. White, Aragic Temple
No. A, Chicago. r.
James r. Williams, Sahara No. 2,
Pres. of the Loendi Club, Pittsburg.
John H. Murphy, Jr., Jerusalem
No. 4, Afro-American, Baltimore.
The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-01-12
BritIsh Humor.

That British humor can be as exag-
gerated as that Of the typical Ameri.
can gag Is proved by the following
from London weekly: A meeting of
the district council was In progress to
consider complaint about the muddy
state Of the roads in the outlying dis
tricts. One of the councillors said /:
Gentlemen, I was walking by the
road In question the other morning
when I saw a mans hat on top Of the
mud. ! touched IL with my stick and
was astonished to hear mans voice
from beneath. My friend said, It's
bit thick there. isn't itY Tt amt
'alf,' came the answer. and I'm on the
top o. the busr"