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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-01
MAURY
(Mrs. G. Meyer)


Fred Kingsbury motored to
Kent one day the past week, re-
turning home the following day.
Mr.. Anderson of Seattle was out
with some folks looking over his
property on Grand View Boule-
ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Kingsbury
and family Of Portland were
guests at the T. B. Allison home a
few days the past week. They
called on relatives while here.
Mrs. VIM. Shell of Portland
spent the past week with her par
ents here, (Mr. and Mrs. d. Cal,
houn.) She was also business;
visitor in Seattle.
The Ogle Brothers Paving Co. OF
Seattle were here early this week
looking over a sixty acre tract of
land on the south side of Maury
with the prospects of putting in
a gravel bunker. They had a word
of praise for the good gravel put
into Seattle by P. A. Henry from
his pit here.
Mrs. G. G. Martindale is taking
an enforced vacation this week
and not at all a pleasant one. She
had the misfortune, to fall on Fri
day of the past week, sprainine
her right ankle.
Theo. Berry of Dockton is hav
ing fish trap built just off Maury
dock on the north side Of Maury
island. This with the other at Ell
isport will likely put the island OF
the map in the fishing industr!
too.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-01
L1sABEuLA
(Mrs. w. j. Dyer
. ssssssssssss

The Lisabeula Christian Endca-
vor held their first meeting last
Sunday evening. They got along
fine for the first time. Hope they
will do better. Mr.. Maloney led
them but the members will take
turns.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-01
THE PURPLE AND GOLD TIGER
Weekly bp Nssrng Class High

written by r. NJ. George.
The cast was chosen from the en-
tire Sophomore class and have
been practicing under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Brown, whenever pos
sible.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-01

ism April 23-24-27. Each speech
was gwen before the entire class
and were an average Of three mini
utes long.
Thursday, April 80, the classes,
are required to turn in themes
written on any subject chosen
from a list given to them by Miss
,Sowers. These themes must be
from 500 to 1000 words in length.
The non-fiction book reports are
due Monday, May 4th. They may
be on historical novels, biography,
or auto biography. Outlines for
these reports were given to the pu-
pills and they must be written out
fully.
The English classes will give
speeches on "The part of history
/ like best" May Sth work has al
ready begun on them and they are
expected to be much better than
the ones just given.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-01

Vashon defeated Burton in a
dual track meet last Monday by
the score of 70 to 26. The meet
was held at Burton and consider
ing it was the first contest Of the
season fairly fast time was made.
The Vashon track men walked
off with eight firsts while Burton
only managed to cop four.
Ralph Inglebretsen of Vashon
was the high point man of the
piling up an individual score of Is
counters while Austin Dennis star
red for Burton with 10 points.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-01

The sophomores are presenting
a two act comedy "The Buffers"
or "Dust in the Eyes," Friday
evening May l, at the High School
Auditorium. This play was adj
apted from the French and was
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-01
SYNOPSIS

The scene of this play is in
Paris. Monsieur Malinger, grad
uate of the Medical school, but
without practice, has a charming
daughter, Emmeline.. She is court
ed by Frederick, who is the son of
retired confectioner. Freder-
ick's parents Monsieur and Ma
dame Ratinois, come to see the
Malingers before arranging the
marriage. Madame Malingear pre-
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-05-01

tends that the doctor has an i'm
mense practice and the Ratinois
are fully impressed. When Mon
sieur and Madame Malingear re-
turn the call, the Ratinois in turn.
pretend to be very wealthy and
so impress the Malingears. Uncle
Robert, relative of both families
comes in at an opportune moment
and. brings them back to earth.
The Chilkoot post., 1925-01-23
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, 1925-02-02
French Catholics
Adopt Protest On
Religious Strife

ST. BRIEUC. France. Feb. 2. -
Thirty thousand Breton Catholics at.
tended a manifestation here yester.
day under the leadership OF General
DeCastelnau and the bishop of st
Brieuc.
After n parade the meeting adopt.
ed a resolution protesting against
the revival u religious strife. de,
handing that the government re.
spect the promises made TO Alsaace
Lorraine that the embassy at the vat.
lean be maintained that the laws
against religious orders be repealed
and that the rights OF the manifest.
ants MS French citizens and their
freedom as Catholics with all the
consequences be respected.
, 1925-02-02

lures, he is setting the example
which he expects not only officials
but the American people themselves
to follow.
For the president has in mind a
wider program than mere govern.
mental Thrift. He would like for
every household to 60 upon a budget
basis. He would like for every man.
every family. not only to live within
It's income but to save a large per.
centage of the weekly or monthly
earnings.
The president believes in pros.
perity. He wants everybody to
share 1t. But to his mind, the only
sort Of lasting prosperity is based
upon thrift and making the greatest
use Of ones money. He does not
believe that a prosperity based upon
Wild extravaganza and debt can be
ether permanent or helpful to the
people.
So the country at large need not
augh at the announcement that
overnment departments are giving
;p red tape as a binding cord fol
packases and documents and is re
sorting to the S OF plain white
cotton string. 1t need not laugh at
no fact that postal bags are no
longer to have a blue streak in
them because. II made of plain ma.
terlal, the saving to the govern
mont Will be $500 a year. De
partmont heads and bureau chiefs
In the government are actually look.
Ing to the pennies ut last and Gus.
IONS hcary with age are being
broken TO help in tho thrift pro-
gram. II tho bureau chiefs do not
find tho means OF saving. they will
walk the plank.
President Coolidge does not be-
llevc tho government pay rolls have
been entirely '~dcrlatcd' from war
standards. But they viii DO soon.
Washington has got to put on u
New England cloak. whether It likes
Il or not.
, 1925-02-02

taNi iiiViitI III luCtr Ii 10 DTlnK n
watchfulness which will bode no
good for the man who falls to CO.
operate In the plan of cutting down
expenses.
The economy wave has struck
everywhere except at the capitol
where. on the Democratic side of
both senate and house there is
skepticism and n charge of politics.
1t Is difficult for Washington to
take n prolonged seige of economy
seriously. There have been inter.
mittent waves in the past. The
order has gone forth many times
to cut down expenses. to pare esti.
mates and to make the budget bal
ance OF the right side of the
ledger.
Washington has been tolerant Of
the various moves 1t has been felt
hat the president urging the vari.
moves was interested in a more
or less academic manner. Z
With MI. Coolidge. It is differenSs
He has been reared in the atmos
phere of thrift and economy. He
has been taught to know the value
Of the penny. The effort he is max.
Ing to cut down expenses is no
passing within. He may be cog
infant of the fact that governmental
economy is a good move to make
politically in times OF high taxes.
but there are plenty OF the pres
dents political enemies who know
n their hearts that economy in OF.
aeial as we'll ms private life is a
sort OF passion with the chief execu-
tive. They also know that in his
private life. in his personal expendi.
, 1925-02-02
PROPOSALS TO
Be PRESENTED
FOR FARMERS
Commission on Agncul-
ture Ready to Shape
Legislative Programs

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-The
house agricultural committee. called
to open brief hearings took up today
the shaping OF recommendations OF
the presidents agricultural commits
SIGN into n legislative program that
Will have the best chance of enact.
ment In the final month of the SEES.
sion.
The commission in a third report
today, criticises the administration
OF certain federal laws and agencies
affecting the farmer. The commerce
commission, the report says, has
failed or been unable to recognize
i1s responsibility as an advocate of
the shipper and has developed Into
a court" while II held the tariff com
mission could materially assist agri.
culture and be actively functioning
along the lines OF its constituted
powers Inc responsibilities"
The outlook for farm Legislation
this session was discussed with Pres
ident Coolidge today by Chairman
Smell OF the house rules committee,
which holds the whip hand over pro.
cedure on the house side of the cap
itol. Mr.. Smell presented n long list
of measures clamoring for attention
but Mr.. Coolidge insisted that agrl-
cultural relief and the government
reorganization bill should be kept
out in front.
, 1925-02-02
STRIKING MINERS In WEST VIRGINIA LIVE
ON 81 CENTS A WEEK; MANY TENTS USED
Food Ration Is Reduced
To Minimum; 5000
. Suffering.
by NEA Service

- ~A Y
MAMMOTH. w. Va, Feb. 2.-Five
thousand men. women and children
are living in tents and improvised
shacks in the West Virginia noun
tains. on a food ration that costs
say cents n week.
They r the striking coal miners
and their families.
As part OF the long warfare be.
tween the coal companies and the
union mine workers, approximately
1900 families have been evicted from
their homes this winter, in the re
gion surrounding Charleston, the
state capital.
1t was on December is hat the
sheriff and his deputies appeared in
this little mining town OF Mammoth.
They wen from one company
house" to another setting the scant
furnishings out in the road.
The evictions were by court order.
To shelter the miners and their
wives and children from the SHOWS
and chill mountain winds. union
headquarters at Charleston rushed
tents to the Kanawha River valley.
Food Every Two Weeks
Food for the shivering strikers and
their broods ONE once every two
weeks by truck from Charleston.
The cost per person is s2I1 cents q
week. and in a majority OF instances
this is the entire food supply bf
these families.
Small children are not consiered
persons
THE men can't hunt on these
lands" explained Mrs. Frank God.
dard, mother OF seven youngsters,
because the lands belong TO the
coal companies and they are patrol
led by guards and by state troopers"
Mrs. Goddard is n typical strikers
wife. She had Just moved with her
family from mi OF the tents to n
title abandoned Baptist church.
which is shared by another family
OF seven.
Here is a two.weeks' ration for
the Goddard family-a family OF
nine.
Eight pounds of salt pork. bacon
or canned meats.
Eight pounds OF cornmeal or oat.
meal.
Twenty-four pounds OF flour.
Eight to ten pounds Of beans.
Four pounds OF sugar.
Two pounds of lard
Two pounds OF coffee, n half
pound OF baking soda and a hand.
full OF salt and pepper.
That is about ~ ounces of food
per day per person, counting the
lard and everything.
Three Babies Die
Three babies died of pneumonia
after the evictions. Makeshift bun
galows." small shacks for two fam
each, have been built by the
union. but many OF the families still
live in tents. five. six and seven to
a tent.
I'VE Just eat bread and coffee for
breakfast generally" said Mrs. God.
dard, land some days that's all we
have. Sometimes the children get
u dish Of oatmeal once n day and eat
bread the other meals. The older
children get beans.
1--WE have to nurse the babies as
long as we can. because it's so hard
to get cows milk for them.
The present strike followed the re-
fusal OF the mine operators to abide
by the scale agreed upon by ''clossd
shop companies and the United
Mine Workers in the central COM
petitive field. Open shop operators
In this field offer to pay the lower
1917 scale. stating hat It is i'm
possible for them to operate under
the current Jacksonville agreement.
, 1925-02-02
JUBILEE OF
LEAGUE HELD

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The Nat.
ional league opened its jubilee cele-
bration today at the scene of Its
birth, the Broadway Central hotel.
where nearly fifty years ago a little
group gathered TO establish and reg
ute the baseball championship of
the United States" Today's fession
viii be just a gathering OF the boys
who fought through for that ideal
and many OF the old time favorites
are expected to attend.
, 1925-02-02
Simple Mixture
Surprises Casper

Simple buoKthorn bark. magne.
Stun sulp. c. p. glycerino. etc. as
mixed in Adlerika, relieves any case
gas on the stomach unless due to
deepseated caufes. The pleasant and
quick action will surprise you. Be.
cause Adlerika is such an excellent
Intestinal evacuant 1t is wonderful
for constipation-it often works in
one hour and never grlpes. Casper
Pharmacy, Ill II. End St.-Adv.
, 1925-02-02
SULPHUR S00THEs
An ITcH|NG SKIN

IT you are suffering from co-ema
or some other ~torturlns, embarrns.
sing skin trouble you may quickly
be rid OF II by using Mentho.sui.
nhur, declares a noted skin special
This sulphur preparation, because
or It's germ destroying properties.
seldom rails TO quickly eubdue Itch.
mg' even OF fiery eoHcma. The first
application makes tho skin cool and
comfortable, Raah and hiotohes are
healed ri6ht up, Rowie. Mpntho.
sulphur Is epplied llRe any pleas.
ant Geld cream and IL ~perfectiy
harmless, You can obtain n small
jar from any good druaslsL--Ady.
, 1925-02-02

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Feb. Am
offer OF $500 to any surgeon who
will orowl through Sand Cave to
Floyd Collins. the Imprisoned man
md amputate his leg was made to-
DAY by Homer Collins. a brother,
says n special dispatch I the Louis.
ville Post.
Homer Collins, grief stricken and
worn by exposure. led another res.
cue party 400 feet into the narrow
opening Of the cave early today NUT
tering through clenched teeth, I'm
going in there to get him." After
more than five hours of chipping
fllnty limestone with gasoline torch
cs. several of the party again APP
peared at the surface. wet and grimy
with rock dust. asking for more gas
oline and lights.
Around the mouth of the cave
scores Of persons stood in inches OF
aoggy mud, awaiting a call for what
ever might develop. but unable to
do more than cheer the volunteer
rescuers who. when they reached
the outside world, grabbed sand.
MlgutH anu II cup ol tOlAtt anu re-
turned under ground.
Abig fire roared near the cave
entrance and the rain ceased. Cheer
less men found little consolation In
the weather change. however. as.
sorting that melting snow and the
rain already fallen continually
dripped into the mole like hole where
the imprisoned man lay. Collins was
unable TO use his hands. said n spec
iai dispatch TO the Louisville Times
and took some food at s o'clock.
The Imprisoned man himself
blocks the best efforts OF the res
ouers. He was trapped from behind
while crawling toward the entrance
Of the cave. All efforts to free him
must be made by men who work
facing him. hampered in their labor
by the small passage which Collins
himself nearly blocks.
, 1925-02-02
BOY THRILLS
AUDIENCE AT
RED SESSION

NEW YORK, Feb. "A boy Of
fourteen held an audience of $4,000
red-bedecked men and women spell
bound last night in Madison Square
Garden while he exhorted them to
bring about n fu'filiment of the plans
OF Nicolai Leine in whose memory
the meeting had been called.
The meeting adopted resolutions
demanding tho recognition Of soviet
republic and chanted the interna'
tlonal again and again.
Five thousand persons were turned
away from the meeting and 200, po.
licemen were on hand.
, 1925-02-02
UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME
Continued from Fac ono

Continued from Page One)
and Frankfort in the state of Kan
sas; through Fairbury. Hebron,
Grand Island. connecting with the
road from Council Bluffs through
Omaha, Fremont and Columbus,
thence through Kearney. North
Platte, Lewellen. Bayard and SCOTS
bluff In the state OF Nebraska
thence through TorrinGton, Fort
Laramie, Douglas, Casper. Alcova,
Independence Rock. South Pass.
| Marbleton. Snyder Basin and Star
| Valley in the state of Wyoming,
thence through Montpelier. Soda
Springs, P~ocatello. American Falls.
Burley. Twin Falls, Bull. Glenn's
Ferry, Mountain Home. Boise,
Nampa, Caldwell, thence as n divided
trail via Fayttc. Idaho: and via
Parma, Idaho, and Ontario, Oregon,
10 Weiser. In the state OF Idaho.
and thence through Huntington,
Baker. LaGrande. Pendleton, Una.
tilla. and along the Columbia river
through the Dalles. Hood River.
Portland. Astoria. and Seaside, in
the state OF Oregon; thence through
Vancouver and on to Olympia, in
the state OF Washington.
The legislature OF Wyoming,
within a day or two. viii receive a
Joint memorial TO congress endors-
ing and recommending the adoption
OF Mr.. Smiths bill. And all the
Oregon Trail enthusiasts along the
route through the state should join
IN furthering the project.
All too little attention has been
paid In this state to preserving in
suitable form the historical data OF
the country. and there is yet a
wealth Of 1t Mt hand. The marking
Of places where important events
occurred. photographs of what SIN
remains OF historic incidents of fur
trading episodes, OF Indian ,eneoun-
ters, Of early religious matters as
well as the stirring events Along
the old Oregon highway. evidences
Of all Of which can still be pointed
out. ought all to be collected and
placed with the state historical de-
partments to be preserved for those
who follow.
Casper and Nntrona county VIII
surely be interested, for much of
the history OF the westward move
ment was written in this vicinity,
not the least Of which was that auto
graph album OF the desert-Inde-
rendence Rock.
Automobiles and Assessors.
There is an automobile bill float
ing about trying to find n legisla-
tive sponsor. 1t may and may not
be successful. It is a bill cooked
up by the county assessors. for
what purpose. nobody knows. unless
It Is to ~disarrange the present ex-
cellent and convenient system in
force. II is a drastic and unequit-
able measure. 1t would transfer
the Issuance of licenses from the
secretary of states office, and create
twenty-three issuing agencies. one
In each county. The bill is an in
volved and complicated one. in that
1t brings in assessors, county clerks.
the highway commission and pos
sibly other county and state au-
thor-ties in regulatory capacities.
An analysis OF the tax feature of
the bill. alone. is sufficient to con
denim it, as the following table pre-
pared by the secretary of states
office win show:
Pro-
Factory Present posed
Make Cost Tax Tax
Ford Tour
, 1925-02-02
GRAND JURY
ASKS PROBE
OF KILLING

HERRIN, ILL.,. Feb. a. with n
meeting Of a grand jury under way
today at Marion. ILL.,. 1t was probable
a more thorough investigation would
be made into the staying OF a myster-
ious stranger in the Lyman hotel din
ing here yesterday by Police
nan Rufus Whltson. who was exon
Grated on grounds he discharged his
duty m an officer.
, 1925-02-02

Wives among the Eskfmos are
stated to to useful for chewing tho
skin OF one type OF seal. whos, hide
X SO tough that II cannot 10 used
for bootsmaking untn 1t has been
well chowed.
, 1925-02-02

Of clients to ecure payment OF gat
bills when due. Accumulated inter.
est may be used to pay bills for
service, or DO paid in cash - tina
first of January and July OF cry
year as clients elect. The company
has on deposit for customers some
thing less than an average OF
s25, 900.
, 1925-02-02

The Ffta-FItas. as the native sol.
dlers of Samoa Ire called. are the
only troops in the service of the
United States who wear kits.
, 1925-02-02

Willys-knight
Touring 1895 $500 500
chrysler Tour
ing 1895 a7.so 500
Chrysler Imp.
Sedan 800 1895 1850 500
Dodge Tour
ing 49, sos 1915 1900
Packard Six
Touring 1855 $500 1900
Packard Six
Sedan - s,4s5 1900 1900
Cadillac Tour
ing - s.os5 e7.5o 1900
Cadillac
Sedan 1900 lo5.oo 1900
Pierce Arrow
Touring $3.50 1900 1900
Pierce Arrow
Sedan 5000 1880 1000
Lincoln Tour
ing 1000 5000 1900
Lincoln Sedan $500 10000 1900
Rolls Royce
Touring 10000 25O.OoNsOOo
Rolls Royce ~
Cab -: 1890 $500 zoos
Ford Truck.
l ton 4a5 300 1900
White Truck,
7 ton $500 1000 1900
White Truck.
3 ton about
G in stated A.5oo 10000 10000
5-Ton Trailer 1900 5000 10000
Packard
Truck.
IN $500. 10000 10000
Packard
--~A. IA
ton - $500 10000 1900
Used Cars.
Average owned by farmers, abou.
three to five years old.
Pro
Present posed
Make Value Tax Tax
Ford -------s 100 s 200 5 500
Dodge - 800 600 1900
Used Trucks.
Ford ------S 100 s 500 $500
Gruham Bros. $50 500 1900
5000
This gives rise 10 the query as 10
Just what are the functions OF
county assessors and county con-.
~missioners. who meet annually at
the capital of the state. Is It to be
understood that their. duties lrs
legislative? Or are they supposed
to conduct local county offices to
the satisfaction OF local taxpayers
and in accordance with statutes
adopted by the legislative branch Of
the state government? =.
The need of the annual pilgrimass
Of assessors and commissioner 10
the state capital Is not apparent In
anything they have accomplished
for the good of their counties or OF
the state. Surely their business Is
not to draft and lobby for the pas.
sage OF laws.
These annual conventions of as.
SCISSORS and commissioners cost thu
taxpayers OF the state some $500
seven thousand dollars for the two
year period for which appropriations
are made.
Seven thousand dollars is not a
great sum when a fair return on
the investment is secured. Blu,
positively nothing Is secured on this
investment, and IL there is a genuins
desire for economy on the part Of
the state appropriating authority.
here is n chance to save the peopls
Of the state n item OF seven thou.
sand dollars.
, 1925-02-02
President Insists or Saving of Pennies,
Bureau Heads Must Acquiesce in
Scheme or "WaK the Plank"
By ROBERT 7. SMALL.

(Copyrlght, 1925, Casper Tribune)
WASHINGTON, Feb. president Coolidge has every
government official in Washington watching the pennies.
II i the hrst time that an economy wave in the government
has been taken in earnest. Everybody knows by now that
there are to be at least four years more of the Coolidge
administration and they know that each one of those wears
, 1925-02-02
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

LosT-Brown. unfinished kid glove.
Finder please leave at Tribune
Reward.
, 1925-02-02

The present year marks the Tooth
anniversary OF the organization OF
the University of Virginia.
, 1925-02-02

A N interesting tie arrangement h
featured on this open-strip.o
rHtine dress intended for spon
YEA The wide blue sstln scarf
worn about the mech passes through
vide eyelet-, and the ends hang
free. This dress IL mo-t Easy to
y or II Ia a very simple idea I.
transplant the scarf idea ~ come
costume 20. aou own
, 1925-02-02
WORKERS HOPE
TO FREE WAN

Continued from TaEe one.
Collins foot. all THAI was between
him and safety.
Collins brothers. Marshall and
Homer. have worked necessarily
since their brother whs entombed.
In desperation yesterday they offer
ed $500 reward TO anyone who would
rescue him, dead or alive.
, 1925-02-02

Factory Present posed
Make Cost Tax Tax
Ford Tour
ing - $50 s $50 s 500