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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12
Odd Note in Rulers
Compliment % List

In ~Table Talk James Oily tells
these yarns:
The late emperor of Austria wien
List played before him went up 10
compliment him. ~ have heard ueitz
and Thalberg and Chopin" be said,
"but l have never cen anyone per-
sptye like you"
Oily was invited to an affair in
Paris to meet Cheruhiut. 1t was
hoped that the great maestro would
entertain with his wonderful ialeut.
on arriving, Cherubinrs first words
were. 'Now place me where 7 shan't
hear q note of music the whole eve
ming" And so he was placed, and lie
played cards the whole night.
While Colerldge vas travelling with
an a@ristoeratic friend through York
they met a nobleman.
'Tll get np behind said the poet,
sand he'll take NE for a servant"
by no means" said the other;
shat would be worse again. | am
quite centent to have you as q friend.
but you'd disgrace me as a servant
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12

He had iuurei Forth passionate dee
lagptlons ol lu,e ~ de pretty girl at
hi s,de lie did not think he was
cnpeblr vi r%lequcnee. Vol IN
tlv md tui y, words tie gill
yawnl ittn q 81 g file raised hcr
haud e. conceal IL, il did not escape
his eager eye. IN torrent Of burning
words ceased INe llshi Of hope died
In his eyes
"Nyhy speak to you of loveT ne
cried, hoarscly "Yuu are utterly
heartlessl Your ya,gn showed lti'
"oh, Clarence SHE whispered hor-
ror-strlcken, "did I open my mouth rs
wide as ihatf'
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals for laying APP
proximately 600 feet of water pipe,
installing seeptie tank and toilets,
and caleiminine, painting and re-
shingling the Southern Heights
school building and for repairing
other out buildings will he reeciv.
ed by the BOARD of Directors until
noon Saturday, August 20th and
them opened.
Rights are reserved tO accept OF
reject ans or al bids.
For specifications or further in.
formation address the undersigned
EARL RlDGEWA Clerk o.
School District No. %, Burton
Washington.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12
Getting Mother Told

Henry, age sis, asked his mother
why they had had a party The pre-
vioua night, and his mother repliedj
"Aunt Hosu and uneie Carl We're mar
rled yesterday and we bad O party ladt
night on that accouHt.'
To this De replied; Aunt Rosa Is
too good to get married"
~ don't understand what you mean
BY that" his mother said
"Woil, when people get married they
hnve 60 set q divorce liks you did,
and think Aunt Rosa and Uncle
Carl are too sool 90 have q Divorce,
he replied
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12

occupying one Of the McClintoek
cottages for the month of August.
,
Arthur St. John brought Mrs.
ST.. John and his aunt, Mrs. An
lie st. John of Buckley, Calf.
ON Olympia in his boat to speud
g few days at Madrona Lodge.
airs. Howard Hansen and little
Marcia Ann visited with them here
Tor a day or two, coming byauto
rom Olympia.
. > :
DIR. Dalton aud family of Seat
ile have been spending two weeks
at the Lodge.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12
ELLIsPoRT
Mrs. d. w. Trimble
Mrs. H. Lee
s'ss'*

Mr.. ". n. Irish, vice president
Of the Yakima National Bank who.
with his family, has been enjoy.
ing a vacation ON the McClintock
Homestead left for home Sunday,
Among those arriving this week
1t the MeClintock Homestead are
Mr.. and Mrs. f. 7. Merritt with
heir daughter, Mrs. Arthur Heath
md children, Mr.. and Mrs. c. IL.
Graves, all of Seattle.
Mr., Sandstad Of the Dexter Hor-
ION Bank, recently bought the cot
aye of Miss Ruth Newcomer,
DR., Dyer, wife and son, from
Los Angeles are guests at Madrona
Lodge,
Bud and Gordon Flemer gave
4 very ENJOYABLE dancing party
vt the Newcomer cottage Tuesday
ayening.
Week end guests at Madrona
Lodge numbered fifty-three.
Mr., and Mrs. Joe Cliff and Wal
'er of Yakima are here visiting the
Cliffs for a short time,
The Booths and Kelleys of Sc
attic are enjoying a little outing
IT Booth Bluff. Mr., Furbum is
elso out from Seattle,
Last Sunday Mr., and Mrs, Vet
Ter enjoyed a visit from his eou-
in, Mr.. Walter Shur, who is in
Seattle ON the S. S. Maryland lie
has the rank Of p, O. in the Sig
nal Corps. Mr.. and Mrs d. ?.
Brown and Mrs, p. w. Palmer 81
Tacoma we're also visitors at the
V%etters over the week end.
Mrs, Eva Furbush is a visitor in
Elisport for a couple of weeks.
.
Mrs. Hodgsou aud daughter Of
Seattle are occupying the Furhusf
cottage aud enjoying our wonder
full beach.
Mrs. +, n. Merritt and Mrs, Ar.
thur Heath aud two children are
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12

Harold Stonefelt of Kirkland
Is spending q few days with his
Uncle and Aunt, the Jensen's
Mrs. Bowling, Kenneth and
Roberta spent Sunday with the +.
j. Shattueks, F2enicking at the
beach.
Robert Thompson of Vashon
spent the week end at "Olympic
View helping his Uncle shine up
the fishing tackle and pull in the
willy trout. They must have held
their mouths Just right while pull
ing in the lines for they brought
home %, but as usual lost a big
one.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. V. d. Harlowe,
Miss Eleanor and Master David
are at the Lodge for two weeks.
Other guests are Mr.. and Mrs,
Harold Stewart and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Elliott and son, Mr..
and Mrs. Hooper and son, Of Sc
attic and Mr.. and Mrs. Heuwood
of West Seattle.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12
vAsHoN LOCALS

vAsHoN LOCALS
Miss Anna Koontz, of Chehalis,
is spending the mouth as a guest
of her friend Mis- Lula Needs,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Hansen and
Rey.and Mrs. Armstrong attend
ed the opera, Aida in Seattle
Tuesday, evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Metzenberg
returned Thursday afternoon from.
d camping trip on Hoods canal
Mr.. and Mrs, w. \, sullivan
and Mr., and Mrs, Chas. Powers
and nephew Fred Jones from the
|battleship North Carolina spent
Sunday at the James Damn home.
Mi. and Mrs. w /. Johns and
family have Just returned from a
pleasant vacation spent on Hood
Canal and at Copalis Beach,
Mr.. and Mrs. Boetmer of Ev-
erett were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Menees Wednesday
and Thusrday,
L. c. Bcall is driving a new
WHY'S ST. Claire sedan, This
car is known as the Gray Goose
and is one Of the finest on the mar
ket today.
Miss Nina Garyin suffered a
painful accident this week when
She turned her ankle, %spraining it
severely enough so that she requir-
es the aid OF a crutch to walk.
b, d, Mukai has purchased one
of the late models Willys-Knight
sedans from the local dealer Ed
Earth.
Mrs. Mccormick reports the
lyied of % tons of eurrants from
a field Of eight acres this year,
The Vashon Cemetery Assoeis.
ton has launched a program OF i'm
provement at the cemetery which
when completed viii make il Z
real beauty spot. The improve
ment viii include a water system
when completed.
Work has begun ON a pipe lint
to connect the w, Zimmerman am,
Roberts homes south of town witt
the Vashon water system,
Mrs. Anna Whitman from Seat
tie was a guest of Rev, and Mrs.
Armstrong Sunday and Monday
o.
Mrs. L, c. BeaD, ST. Mr. Rue
Howe and her nieces spent Satur
day at Mt. Rainier.
--O-
Willis Blekkiuk and wife made
"trip to Rainier National Park oy
en- the week end,
--o-
The Southern Heights Schoo
District is calling for bids for tn
Improvement of their school $
that school may be held there thi
term.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12

Contracts for street improvements
To- cest Soc goo were aasled lnsi
woak by ths roaulam city council
Kelsa suffered no Ore ioas durinF
the month of iuiy th0 rep7I1 of chie'
Georee Miller % ghe city council
shoeod
The skamania county iaIr viii d.
hcld in stevenson september % g.,
U Exhibits afe expected irom adla
cent counties
a feature OF The ooh annual round.
up al sumas win Dee o cewhoy bnef.
as eanlest ior the Championship g.
NORTH America
fho Cowlita County Pioneer sos
ETY. wii hold us annual picnic m th.
pie.anl Hm auto parh meas casii
Raok August "a
rlnneer m@Isaashlpa we're renew
as nofo .han 1000 ri seuiafi o
4agit county at rioueof paris lbs j.
Conner last week
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12


u u'sIeo'' 90 you egNeu nO ~
.roIuclIo"S' "A me PIos1"m wal
plesSn''u 81 ~ '"'N' "''' was
ou'uaueo Oh H.
Few OF Us nave forgotten Wheh
We were ooyS ana glils the Iuh wei
used TO nave picking VIA black
berries Mr., and MIS-, Crosier lrled
the stunt ihey took the ooat al
ColYaS over to fragafla ana spent
the day returning ON the aItef-
noon BOAT. As 10 setlng any per
RES theE were ra'ner minus
A boat load OF people came over
from Seattle on Mr., l. Heggem $
motor yacht the Mobile last sun
day morning To- visit and spend
the. day with Key. ana MIS- And
efSen, Inc perry consisted oil M
and Mrs hegsem ana I'VE ehlia-
zen, Mr.. and Mrs. u, Eriksen, moth
er and father oil MIS-. Andersen
OLAF and krna Erlksen' brother
and sister OF Mrs. Andersen MIS-
Torrents, Miss Helen Engdahi, MISS
Esther Andersen a lister oil hey;
Andersen \ good ume was had
by all, bathing and rowing by the.
children and Young folks and sight.
seeing by auto by the Older ones.
rhe friends lett Cove al iiVe o
mem 10 Vis!l ner stanuparei'S ioi
io" u"!S III 'ne ~.
Your correspondent took a TRIP
ebout Colvas one day last week
visiting some old friends called 10
ee our Old friend, Sam Clements
We were surprised to see Inc eYi-
ueW eots"s, Nv n'a Pm, W Cau;ns
raneh 0alu neno ~ 9n o0ii ns
ahu ms sou WY eal''4 .
Zartu raucn Gtu was oS
VIZ, A"r,n, N IN MY : go NJ
Nou ioss' ~, %'l-,on 80"
g rgrlies wi''eu ne i'@s ~ nio' mp.
nere "ro qui'e n"''S W. ~ n,"
uouSyS roun GoLN"S' W. mo';, ~
aP - Oen.vi w. N.Y." Po91a tho
oao ny" w., .ronhie ''
Mr.. Louis Slateien Is spending
the week on ms raneh' 'he logging
camps having smut Gown Tor q
90. have a rather serious tlmoei
fire IN some slashng' Ihey nave a
may reach the standing UNDER
Ole Bigiordet who has been M, help
F., last Friday with a couple of hi,
friends bound for the harvest
fields OF North Dakota, They are
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12

Capt. Wiman and wife Of Port
age spent last Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs Zene Whittemore,
p
Miss Daphne Haugen after
pending a part Of bier vacation
ia hos Angeles Cal, reached Cove
LOST Friday and is spending a few
DAYS with Mrs. V. Crosier.
Kirby prigg drove his mother
over TO Auburn last Sunday taking
inv the picnic of people who form.
crly lived in the state of Indiana
A happy crowd OF more than li0O
people renewed old acquaintance
talked about the good times back
In Indiana. One pleasant leatur.
was She various banners contain
ing the name of each county print.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12

Miss Anna Koontz, of Chehalis,
is spending the mouth as a guest
of her friend Mis- Lula Needs,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Hansen and
Rev.and Mrs. Armstrong attend
ed the opera, Aida in Seattle
Tuesday, evening.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12
oovEACOLvAs

Cry O.. l., Ramquist)
Geo. MeLean-R b, Stafford
a ? s
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs, John Metzenberg
returned Thursday afternoon from
d camping trip on Hoods canal.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs, w. \. Sullivan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Powers
and nephew Fred Jones from the
%battleship North Carolina spent
Sunday at the James Dam home.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. w /, Johns and
family have Just returned from a
pleasant vacation spent ON Hood 5
Canal and at Copalis Beach.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs, Boetner of Ey-
erett were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Menees Wednesday
and ThuSrday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-12

L. c, Beall is driving a new
WHY'S ST. Claire sedan. This
car is known as the Gray Goose
and is one Of the finest on the mar
ket today.
Evening star., 1927-04-22

a common standard by which to meas
ure two divergent types. That may
eventually produce an abler national
champion than any of the three from
the South and West have been. But.
to date, the experiment has failed.
One OF the most interesting features
OF the contest in The Stars 10 districts
Is the fight between the representa-
tives of Eastern and Western High
Schools. Alvin Graves, the Eastern
champion, and Joseph Richard Green
wood, the Western winner, viii cross
swords for their respective families
for the second time, for the older sis
ters of each lad have also met.
Miss Aseneath Graves, sister of Al
vim, won the championship for East
ern High Scnool in 1925, when she de-
feated Miss Ruth Greenwood, Joseph's
sister, also a student of Eastern, who
won second place. Carrying on the
oratorical banners Of their families,
the boys have won In their schools
this year. Joseph Greenwood, now Of
Western, began his high school course
at Eastern, but he entered the West
ern School as a sophomore. He is
the son of Representative Arthur II.
Greenwood Of Indiana.
Evening star., 1927-04-22

red plush seat cushions showed little,
IL any, wear after the plays short
run.
Miss Evelyn Hope played Ara
minta Dench in "The Farmers Wife"
1900 times in London without miss
ing a single performance.
Toward the end Of the run | had
a strange obsession that L could not
utter a line OF my part" Miss Hope
explained after laying aside the
makeup Of the rustic part. IL
think nearly all the members of the
cast got the same way. We imagined
we had dried up and couldn't say the
lines. In fact, sometimes we did for
get. You can know lines too well
and say them too often. But every
actor knew the lines Of all other
members OF the cast and there were
plenty OF prompters on the stage to
Evening star., 1927-04-22

pick one up. 1t is strange that one
forgets ones lines. but can always
remember the other lines in the
play"
King George and Queen Mary went
to see 1.-THE Farmers Wife" several
times during its long run. Eden
Phi1potts wrote the comedy several
years ago, but had difficulty in In
duciug a manager to give the "hick"
play a tryout. They all thought the
day OF rural comedy was gone. Sir
Barry Jackson finally staged the play
and it had to be nursed along for
many weeks before it bIossomed into
u perennial which has been surpassed
in the length of it's London run only
by "Chu Chin Chow" 'The Beg
ear's Opera" and 1.-THE Maid Of the
Mountains" all musical shows.
Evening star., 1927-04-22
Markle to Start Great Philanthropic S.
Institution With $3,OOO,OOO Initial Fund

to be started with a fund Of S3.000.0 600.
says the American.
Establishment of the foundation Is
another step in the philosophy Of the
founder that every dollar earned ln
excess Of living costs becomes a trust
for fellowmeu-
"T',e foundation viii endeavor 20
promote the advancement and diH3-
sion of knowledge among the people
OF the United States and 90 promote
the general good OF mankind, AT.
MarkIa said.
Evening star., 1927-04-22
London Theater Seats Quickly Worn Out
By Amused Patrons Who Rock With Mirth

The Court fl closed for a month
while new bottoms are being put
in the seats. Then another Philpotts
play, THE Blue Comet" will be pro-
duced.
mot Even Shaw"
Not even Bernard Shaw can boast
that any of his plays ever wore out
seats in LOnuon theater. His
lengthy "Back to Methuselah," was
staged at the Court Theater-one act
a night for four nights in succession
a performance-but the
Evening star., 1927-04-22


CyiinderC Cars aiIm &c mile
Gbe tai mofc) o per mile
am mile per hour
for Trips ri to a
O o o More "a
Holidays
days. allowing miles
mi over
Cber (al models per Week
IN on
rates includ snndol
2l
Evening star., 1927-04-22
NV tha Assnclated Press.

NEW YORK, April 22.--Expendi'
ture Of millions Of dollars IN establish
ment Of a philanthropic institution de-
signed to surpass in scope the Rookie
feiler and Carnegie foundations is out
lined by John Markle. wealthy retired
coal operator, in the New York Ameri.
can today.
Almost every form Of scientific re-
search work, educational activity and
welfare enterprise will share iE the
John and Mary r. Atarkle Foundation.
Evening star., 1927-04-22
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON. April 22.--Plays that
cause laughter wear out theater seats
much more rapidly than does serious
drama. Consequently, when au-
diences rock with mirth night after
night for three years, as London
folk have at '"The Farmers Wife" ."
Eden Phipotts' comedy of Devon.
SHIRE rural life. which has just ended
it's long run at the Court Theater
the joke is partly on the owners of
the theater
Evening star., 1927-04-22
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Evening star., 1927-04-22
DIR. JOSEPH AMES
HEADS AIR COUNCIL
Baltimore Physicist Named
to Succeed Or. WaICott, Late
Smithsonian Official.

Dr Joseph S. Ames Of Baltimore
yesterday was unanimously elected
chairman of the National Advisory
r'n,nn3fttee for Aer0nautics. an inde
nendent establishment, to succeed Dr,
Charles D. Walcotj, who died Feb
ruary 9,
secretary Dr Ames was appointed
hv President Wilson in 1915 as one
Of the original j. members of the
committee and has served continu-
ously and without compensation, He
has been q member Of it's executive
committee for u years and chairman
of the executive committee since 1918.
Made Annual Report.
DR.. Ames' election to office took
place at the senliannual meeting Of
the entire membership of the advisory
committee, at which the following
were present: Or. George *. Burgess,
DR. William L. Durand, Brig. Gen.
William +. Gilmore. Army Air Corps;
Capt. Emory Scott Land, L. s. n;
Prof Charles i. Marvin, Rear Admi-
raj w - Moilett Mai, Gen. Mason
NJ. Patrick, DIR. David w. Taylor and
Orville Wright.
Dr.. Ames had Just made his report
as chairman Of the executive commit
tee. in which he described progress in
aeronautical research and outlined
plans for the future. when the ques-
tion of filling the vacancy caused by
Dr. Walcott's death was taken UP.
Is Noted Physicist
Dr. Ames is one Of the foremost
physicists in America, and as such he
was elected d member of the National
Academy of Sciences in 1909 for out
standing work in physics" lie served
for three years as q member of the
council of the academy and was one
of the first members of the National
Research Council, which was organ
lied by the academy in 1917.
For the past eight years he has been
chairman of the committee on aero
dynamics Of the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics and as such
has directed the preparation Of re
search programs for the air services
of the Army and Navy, the Langley
Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory
and the Bureau Of Standards and has
effected practical coordination of
effort among the governmental and
private agencies concerned with the
scientific study OF various aspects of
the fundamental problems Of flight.
Evening star., 1927-04-22
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Evening star., 1927-04-22
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Evening star., 1927-04-22
Nov
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for
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Evening star., 1927-04-22
CANDY TREAT

A pound box Of delicious Nanny Lou Butter Creams
and pound OF chevy" Nanny Lou Jumbo Nougancs both
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-07-16
Scrawny Women
Need McCoy'S

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