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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-04
CUBAN TOWN IS
SWEPT BY FLAMES
(By The Associated Press;

HAVANA, Cuba. March 4.-Fire in
Batabano. on the south coast of Cuba
in Havana province, last night destroy.
ed many buildings with an estimated
loss of S50O.00O according to reports
from that city.
Firemen were sent from Havana to
aid in fighting the blaze which starteo
on the corner of Calixto Garcia and
Macoo streets in building occupied
BY the Spanish colony society
Grocery stores, dwellings and ware
house were among buildings destroyed
The flames spread rapidly and occu-
pants Of the dwellings were unable !
save their household effects.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-04
COOLIDGE, DAWES |NAUGURATED
RISE OF COOLIDGE
TO THE PRESIDENCY

1872 Born at Plymouth, Ver-
mont.
1895-Graduate Amherst Col
lege.
lS97-Admitted to the bar and
began practice at Northampton.
Mass.
1899 Elected to Northampton
city council. and served subse
quently as city solicitor and court
clerk.
l905-Married Grace Anna Good
hue Of Burlington, Vermont.
l906-Elected state representa-
tive.
1909-Elected mayor Northmap-
ton.
191l-Elected to Massachusetts
State Senate. and later became
president of the senate.
1915-Elected lieutenant gov
ernor of Massachusetts.
1918-Elected governor.
1920-Elected vice-president.
1923-Became president upon
death Of President Harding.
l924-Elected president by larg-
est plurality in history.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-04
President Takes Oath
At 4 p. M. Ceremonies
I,,1pYeSSiUe UmdSi1,1DLe

WASHINGTON, March 4-PIesident Coolidge was inaug-
uraed president his right today by the overwhelming
mandate Of the people.
For the first time in 9 months the country pres
dent.
Standing at the historic where long line of predeeces-
have taken the sacred OATH President Coolidge
kissed the Bible in the hands Chief Justice delivered
his inaugural address.
Vice President Dawes earlier had taken his
cath and delivered his inaugural address
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-04
Road Below Standard
State Probers Told
(By The Associated Press.)

AUSTIN, Texas, March 4--Testimony
that the Beaumont Houston road in JEFF
ferson county failed to meet specified
tions was introduced before the house
highway investigation committee today
by b. F. Quinn, real estate man of Beau
mont
He said that he had made tests show
ing the crown of the road to be three
quarters of an inch below specifications,
the width one inch short and the as
phalt topping one half inch thinner
than specifications.
He admitted the measurements were
not taken scientifically.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-04
IN OUR
VALLEY

M ERE willing to admit that among
w the many things we did not know
was the alleged fact that there is II
market in the east for dandelion green
that folks eat 'em.
Our knowledge Of dandelions was
gained IN a North Alabama village.
Along in the early spring, while ram
bling through the fields we'd see one
Of the fluffy seed balls. and. take de
light in blowing them, watching the
scattered seed float away on the balmy
spring breeze.
We asked the telegraph editor:
"DJe ever hear of ennybody eating
dandelion greens?"
Nobody but the niggers up in Colo
RADIO county. Used to see them gather
them for a mess of greens, but never
could imagine what they could find in
dandelions to satisfy an appetite"
Pursuing the scent backward into the
composing room, we asked the mechan>
ical superintendent:s
Ever hear of ennybody eating dam
delion greens?"
He thoughtfully removed a pair Of
goggles from in front of his eyes.
! used to know a Mexican woman that
ate EN- I'll tell you another thing,
they used to pick stem and stick il
back Of their ears. Claimed that cured
headaches"
All the foregoing is apropos to an
article that appeared in the last issue
of the Mercedes Tribune reporting that
two carloads Of dandelion green's had
been shipped to eastern markets.
Dandelion greens are an entirely new
thing in Valley production. But if
people like 'em, there is no reason why
the Valley will mot meet even that
queer appetite.
The shipment. according to the Tri-
bune, was made by Joe Byrnes of Wes-
.laco. representing Gill Bros, and was
the first Of this particular product ever
to go out of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley. They went to New York City.
Says the Tribune:
"There is no chance that dandelions
will ever menace the yards of the Val
ley. Girls need not fear that a new
torture has been added to blight their
lives. Dandelions are too everlastingly
hard to grow in the Valley for any
such eventualities. The two express
carloads were carefully raied from a
tender sge almost by hand. They were
grown from seed and cherished and
nourished, cultivated and powed to ma
tuIity.
"Dandelion green's are esteemed in
the east as great delicacy. and the
express shipments from the Valley will
beat the native green's to the market
by many months, and are exptcted to
prove a great financial success. Some
thing to ship every day nthe year has
long been Valley slogan, which it now
seems will have to be changed to Some
thing New to Ship Every Day in the
Year"
The Tribune also reports that the
Gill Bros. are planning next year to
conduct one of the largest truck and
of $50 acres having been purchased for
that purpose. They are carrying or
experiments on crops this year, testing
out fertilizers on various varieties and
other similar experiments to determine
the best methods of truck growing in
the Valley.
Development continues apace in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley. Announce
ment comes from Edinburg that land
owners south of Llano Grande lake, rep
resenting $500 acres of land, much OF
Continued on mage p
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-04
SOLON PAY hike
SIGNED BY COOLIDGE
nv The Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, d. c., March A.
President Coolidge today signed the
legislative appropriation bill carrying
increased salaries for members of con-
gress, the cabinet and the vice presi-
dent.
The measure was the last signed by
the president today at his room at the
capitol, where he had gone to take the
oath of office.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-04
PLANES START ON
LONG RETURN TRIP
nv The Associated Press.l

MIAMI. Fla, March 4-Maior Thom-
as G. Lamphier led his squadron of ~
planes in the take off Curtis field at
11:5S a. m todav on the start of the re-
turn trip to Selfridge Field, Michigan.
with Augusta, Ga, the first scheduled
stop.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-04
SCULPTOR Held
ON FELONY BILL
Borglum F aced by Three
Counts for Destroy
ing Models
(By The Associated Press.)

ATLANTA, Ga. March 4-Indict-
ments charging larceny from the house
simple larceny and malicious mischief
were returned against Gutzon Borglum
deposed sculptor of the Stone mountain
Confederate memorial by De Kali
county grand jury today. Larceny fro:l
the house is a felony under the laws
of Georgia. Two indictments were re-
turned against j. c. Tucker, Borglum's
superintendent of construction.
Tucker is charged with simple lar
ceny and larceny from the house. Bor-
glum is under $4,000 bond to appear in
Greensboro. n. &C., Saturday following
his arrest last Saturday on warrant
charging malicious mischief, a misde-
meanor. Tucker has not been arrested.
The warrant on which Borglum was
arrested and upon which are based the
indictments returned today involve the
destruction of models of Confederate
figures to be used in the memorial and
alleged removal of other models from
the studio at Stone mountain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-04
ASSOCIATION TO MEET

The Parent Teacher association Of
Brownsville will meet al the senior
high school building tomorrow after
noon at $3.50. according to Mrs. Harbert
Davenport, president of the associa-
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-04

CLEVELAND, o.. March 4.-Gutzon
Borglum, when told of the Atlanta in
dictments said:
81 will meet them on their own
grounds. They have made a cour,
matter of this thing now and hey viii
have to carry it through the courts
They have closed the door TO any di-
plomatic arrangement that might ether
wise have been made. There j. no op-
portunity to exercise 'he clause in cur
contract which provides for a:hitra
ton
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-04

Development continues apace in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley. Announce
ment comes from Ednburg that land
owners south of Llano Grande lake, rep
resenting $500 acres of land, much OF
Continued on page p
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-11
ISLAND MAN HEADS
HORTICULTURALETS

At the annual meeting of the
North Pacific Horticultural Asso-
citation held in Bellingham last
week there was a large attendance
and much interest manifested at
all the sessions. Some splendid ad-
dresses were delivered. In the
business session one of our island
men was signally honored by be-
ing chosen as President Of the as
sociation for the coming year.
The person so honored is S. j.
Harmeling of the Island Nurseries.
Mr.. Harmeling is an authority on
so many different subjects that
it is difficult to keep track Of his
public activities and honors but
we congratulate the Association
on securing such an efficient head
for that body for 1926.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-11
THE HOME TOWN PAPER

BY John Kelly
Gin the Chicago (Ill.) Tribune)
"When the evenin' meal is over
an the dishes put away,
An yu settle down to store your
mind with Happenings Of the
day,
Comes a peaceful feelin' Ger you
brushin' from your face a
frown,
As you scan the weekly paper
from your OIL home town.
1T tells you all about who s sick
an those who come an go,
Likewise the comm vendue at the
farm of Jabez Stowe.
The burnin' Of the cider mill be.
longin' to Hub Brown,
Gets a write-up in the paper from
your OF home town.
"There amt an entertainment OF
a meetin' where they pray
But what l know about it, though
I'm livin' far away.
If the chicken-pox is ragin' or the
mumps is goin' roun',
I peruse it in the paper from my
OIL home town.
~ read the mornin' papers an
the evenin' papers, too,
An l sometimes pick a novel up
an sort of skip it through
But when want some pabulum
which nowhere else is foun,
l unwrap the little paper from my
OIL home town.
say our good an bad deeds
are Recorded up on high,
So that God can classify us when
it comes our turn to die;
If that be true, 1 know a man
who's goin' to wear crown
He's the gent who runs the paper
in my OIL home town."
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-11
10. o. F. ENTERTAIN

On Friday evening December q
the Odd Fellows entertained theil
families and the Rebekahs and
their families at an elaborate din
ner given at the |. o. 0. +. Hall
Center.
The lovely hot roast beef, ham
potatoes and gravy were furnished
by the brothers while the sisters
brought baskets filled with pie
cake and all the trimmings which
made the dinner complete sue.
cess. There were over 100 served
after which games, cards, and dan.
cling were enjoyed. These two or.
ders have had many pleasant even.
ings together but this occasion
was the first big family dinner.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-11

BURTON
(Mrs. A. Hunr1
\ \ 4 4 Y \ Q . . \ n

Mrs. Oscar Carlson entertained
the Klos Tillicum club at her home
Wednesday afternoon. Beautiful
weather and the hospitality Of the
charming hostess joined in max
ing it a very pleasant event.
Mrs. Eva D. Burbank, mother
of Mrs. Charles Steinmetz, died
at Retsil, near Bremerton, Tuesday
of this week. Burial to be in Wash
on cemetery Thursday at eleven
O'Clock.
G. j. Olson returned Tuesday
from San Pedro Calf. where he
and Mrs. Olson were called by the
illness Of their daughter, Emma.
Mrs. Olson will remain there un-
til after the holidays. The daugh-
ter is slowly improving.
Don't forget to send Christmas
cheer to the Grandma Jaynes
home, where the dear old lady, in
her second childhood still fingers,
after a year Of constant watchf,,l-
ness by those in the household and
neighborhood.
Mrs. Kenneth Connolly and lit
tie son of Billings, Montana, were
in Burton Thursday between bus
trips, and came with the express
purpose to "view the landscape
Ger" and visit the place where
Mr.. Connolly attended Vashor
College some twenty years ago.
Mr.. Connolly is prosperous bust
ness man of Billings, in the auto
and radio business, and if he ra-
dates as much pep and likeable-
ness now as he did when attending
school here we can see why he is
prosperous. And who can point
tc any of the boys or girls who
graduated from Vashon College
who have not made goodf
We need another Vashon Col
lege here where the young folks
can keep their bodies clean in the
bay, their minds clean in school,
and their souls uplifted with clean
thoughts while dwelling on nature
in all its beauty which leads them
up to natures God.
Lawrence Carlson has a Ford
Coupe-when he applied for a
drivers license we knew from the
sparkle in his eyes that he was get
ting ready to dodge roosters in the
road and other animals that walk
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-11
o. E. S. ELECTS OFFICERS

The regular meeting of Island
Chapter No. ITO O. L. S. on Dec
End at Portage at which more
than 60 members were present
was honored by the presence OF
the Grand Matron, Sister Levelia
X. West who was welcomed in a
few well chosen words by our own
beloved Worthy Matron, Sister
Ethel Weiss, conducted to the East
accorded Grand Honors and pre-
sented with flowers.
P. M. Sister, Gertrude Wiman,
Grand Representative of Montana
was also escorted to the East, ac-
corded Grand Honors and pre-
sented with flowers.
The Work was finely exempli,
fled by the officers and the two
substitute candidates being Sis
ters Mabel Hayes and Consuela
Ramquist
The Grand Matron made some
helpful remarks and complimented
the officers upon their efficiency
1t being election night the fol.
lowing officers were elected:
Worthy Matron, Sister Julia
sherman; Worthy Patron, Bro
Fred A. Weiss; Associate Matron
Sister Annie Mackie; Conductress
Sister Cora Stone; Associate Con.
ductress, Sister Katherine Hansen
Treasurer, Sister j. Starr; Sec
retary, Sister Rhoda Weger.
The close of the Chapter was
followed by banquet presided
over by our Worthy Patron, Bro
F. A. McMurray, who greatly add.
ed to the enjoyment of the evening
with his usual happy and witty
stories.
He, however, omitted to mention
that his wife, Sister McMurray
had recently presented him with
a future Worthy Patron.
Mention should be made Of the
tasteful decorations of the Lodge
room by the decoration committee
The Grand Matron was enter
tanned by the Worthy Matron al
her beautiful home at Vashon.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-11
LISABEULA'S BAZAAR

The Advertising Bazaar held at
the Community Church at Lisabeu.
la by the Ladies Aid Society was
a social and financial success. The
receipts were a little over one hun.
dred dollars. The program was
rendered by local talent, each a
trained expert in his line.
Piano Solo 80. Mrs. Leora Shattuck
Invocation ..............-......... Rev. Ward
Reading ......... Mrs. Anna Forrest
Song and encore
......... Mrs. Frances Shattuck
Reading ..... Prof. Bertha E. Smith
The firms who advertised thru
this bazaar were:
Ole Stoltenburg Furniture Fac.
tory Tacoma, Mccormack Bros.
Dry Goods Co. Tacoma, Carstens
Packing Co. Tacoma, Younglove
Wholesale Grocery Co. Tacoma,
FISCHER Bros. Grocery Go. Seattle,
Henry Mohr Hardware Co. Taco
ma, N. w. Canning Co. Puyallup,
Jennings Hardware Co. Tacoma,
National Cocoanut Soap Co. Ia
coma, Nalleys Co. Tacoma, The
Crown Drug Store Tacoma, Rhodes
Bros, Tacoma, The Fair House Ia
coma, Pitchers Dry Goods Co. Ia
coma, The Fair House Seattle,
The Rogers Co. Seattle, Fleisch-
man Yeast Co. Seattle, Meier &
Frank Dept. Store Portland, Ore,
Swift & Co. Kimmel Grocery Co.
Vashon, Adams Mercantile Co.
Lisabeula, Borden's Canned Milk
New York City.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-11
WATER ANIMALS
LAND ANIMALS

Who's Skins are made into be-
autiful durable leather in: Travel
Bags, and cases, in Purses and
Bill Books, Mems Cases, Writing
Folios, Brief Cases, Hat Boxes
and a hundred of different Gift
articles for Men and Women.
Tacoma Trunk Company, 921
Broadway. Alv.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-11
3
COVE COMMENTS
(G. A. Renouf)
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Folks remember this Saturday
December IL is the fine dinner
at Cove Community Hall starting
at $3.50 p. m. with plenty good
and hot for later guests.
And this is the menu:
Roast beef, roast lamb, mash
ed potatoes, green peas, cabbage,
cranberry sauce, apple pie and cof-
fee. A royal meal in cheerful
surroundings all for SOC. Don't
miss it.
With the passing of Judge
Burke Seattle and the nation loses
a good citizen and the League OF
Nations an able advocate. The
articles from the pen of the Judge
that appeared in the press from
time to time were always worth
reading and of great interest.
Whatever the league Of nations
may be worth to the World as a
whole, There is one thing that
to my mind would be worth while
non political and with no strings
attached to it. A League Of Good
will to all irrespective of nation
atty, creed or color, costing moth
ing. Tt would be a potent power
for peace. IS
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-11
COMING EVENTS

q" List your dates in this col
umn at least a week ahead of
y time. No charge. This is
9 for the convenience and bene-
9 fit of schools, churches, and
= all clubs.
= December II, Baking Con
p" test Community Home.
. December IL, Debate. V.
y December IL. Cove Com
o munity Hall Dinner.
/" December Is Vashon P. 7.
A.
II. S. VS. Winslow. vashon,
December 10, Commercial
@Club meeting. Vashon Island
Community Home.
y December II, Presbyter-
ian Auxiliary Bazaar and
Food Sale at Mrs. Jas. DAMS
a Dec. 22nd Water District
" Election.
as@ss&3& #.s
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-11
COMMERCIAL CLUB

There will be a meeting Of the
Commercial Club next Tuesday
evening at the Community Home
to which all are invited Mrs.
Shoupe will give an address on
poultry raising and there will be
special music. Refreshments will
be served.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-11
1.-THE SEATTLE SPIRIT"
Winner of Greed Contest Ex-
presses Faith in City

The three judges in The Sar's
Seattle creed contest voted unan-
imously to award the $25. prize to
G. A. Renouf of Vashon. Devot-
ing two sessions to the ardous
task of reading more than 200 let
ters submitted, the judges came to
their decision Monday afternoon.
The judges are: Frank E. Kan
nair, secretary of the Retail Gro
GERS association; Prof. Nels An
derson, of the University of Wash
ington sociology department, and
Stanley B. Miranda, who suggest
ed the contest to increase Scattlc's
faith in herself.
If you believe in Seattle; if you
are proud to call this city home;
|if you are a loyal citizen, make
this creed your business Bible.
Place it where you can see it every
day. Use it to BOOST SEATTLE.
I Believe in Seattle
I believe in Seattle-The Sea-
port Of Success-The Gateway to
Alaska and the Orient-the h e
Watchtower of the Pacific-Queen
City Of the Northwest.
1 believe in the liberal and pro-
gressive spirit of her citizens
"The Seattle Spirit
l believe in Seattle because she
owns and controls immense hydro
electric power; because Seattle is
a city with ideal manufacturing
facilities; with mild climate the
year thru-the best in the land;
because her facilities for serving
sea-borne commerce are unexcell-
ed.
I believe in Seattle-the work
er's paradise-where opportunities
for advancement and success are
many and varied-a city with
healthful, incompatible scenic
surroundings.
I believe in Seattle because she
holds within her grasp all things
that make city great and desir-
able, and because l believe and
know these things to be true, 1
pledge myself to give my best ef-
forts to further the interests Of
my chosen city-SEATTLE!
c. A. Renouf,
Vashon, Wash.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-11
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. MAURY .
. (Mrs. G. Meyer) >
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% es y
Mr.. Smith who has leased the
Anderson place was over from the
city Monday looking over inter
ests here.
Miss Rose and Martin Garner
motored to Port Orchard Friday
and spent the week end with re-
latives there celebrating Miss
Roses birthday.
Mrs. A. Il. Moore was an Xmas
shopper in town Saturday taking
the two little children along to
enjoy the window shopping.
We are favored with the last
rose of summer this week. The
beautiful blooms coming from
Mrs. A. d. Kingsbury's garden.
Also lovely bunch of chrysanthe-
NUNS. We also have before us
three real sweet pea blossoms, one
nastertiums and their green leaves.
Wm. johnson went into Seattle
again Friday for treatment for
his throat which is in a critical
condition.
Miss Newbury, local teacher, is
back on the job again after an alb
sence of two weeks on account of
sickness.
Mrs. Knu of Seattle is still sub
stituting in the grammar grades
room for Mrs. Marshall who is
sick at her home in Tacoma.
Both Grammar School and S.
S. are busy on Christmas pro-
grams. The s. S. program will be
the Sunday before Christmas.
Everyone invited. Mrs. L. Lar
sen and Miss Julia Larsen have
charge of the program.
Il. Larsen, Jr. who has moved
his family here for the winter is
away for a while but expects to be
with his family here Jan. 1st.
Mr.. Larsen of Seattle spent Sun
day with his sons family at Fern
heath.
Misses Lillian and Thelma Lar
sen were home Sunday from Bur
ton.
The past club day was a red
letter day socially, there being a
large attendance and spirit Of
fun stimulated by a funny story
contest. Mrs. G. A. Westover win
ming the prize for the best. The
hostesses were Mrs. Jensen and
Mrs. Thompson at the latter's
home at Luana Beach. Mrs Malo
assisted in serving an abundance
of delicious refreshments. The
January meeting will be at the
hall with Mrs. Nedderman and
Mrs. Penny.
Mr.. Bickenbaugh of Seattle was
out here Saturday looking after
property interests.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-11
AUXILIARY TO MEET

The Vashon Island Auxiliary
will meet on Thursday, Dec. II at
the Community Home from 10 a.
m. to two p. m.
Waffles will again be served at
the lunch hour. Do you like good
waffles and coffee? Come and
let us serve you to all you want.
Anyone welcome.