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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-10-12
Cheap but Ideal Floor
Favored for Henhouse

A cheap but ideal floor can be put
In chicken house by filling in about
eight inches of cinders, gravel, or
crushed rock and covering 1t with
about two inches of rich cement, The
porous material under the cement win
break UP the soil capillarlty and tend
to keep the floor dry. The filling
should be tamped until 1t forms
solid base for the concrete.
Hollow tile forms a more satisfac-
tory base for the concrete and only
one-half an inch of cement Is needed
to cover 1t. Tile is more expensive
than the other filler, however, and
sometimes much harder TO get. 1t
should be laid in layer of sand so
the surface of the tile can be made
as smooth as possible before the CO.
ment covering is put on.
A slope of four inches in twenty
feet from the back to the front of the
house will tend TO keep the litter
evenly distributed over tile floor. This
slope will practically eliminate the
dlsagreeable task of scratching the
litter out from under the dropping
boards of the ordinary house. There
is no better time of the year to put
a floor In the chicken house than just
before the pullets are put into their
winter quarters.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-10-12

Also supported the Wilmer school
bill, which was the best thing of
fered at the last session for carry,
ing our high school education to
the students who are pioneering
the poor and thingly inhabited dis
tricts of the state.
He took the family milk COW out
of the dairy code at the last SEES
sion, so that one neighbor could
buy milk from another, for his
children without subjecting him to
a fine of $4,000
He favors the Redistribution
amendment for equalization of
taxes, also favors the old age pen
sion bill as the most economical
and humane method of caring for
the aged and unfortunate.
He carries the endorsement OF
the Railway Brotherhood and 9th
er organizations for his consider
alton and fairness in voting in the
last session.
The state needs legislators with
experience and understanding in
its affairs, and he having lived so
many years east of the mountains,
there is perhaps no man in the leg
islature who has a better know
ledge of its needs, or larger per
sonal and business acquaintance.
He voted for fair and equal pri-
vileges to all before the law, with
special favors to none.
Ask his neighbors about him
They know him best.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-10-12
LIGHT AND VENTILATION
NEEDED IN KITCHEN

Good light and ventilation arc
highly important in the kitchen
Cross ventilation will carry away
the odors of cooking and keep the
room cool in the summer. This is
secured by having doors or win
dows on opposite sides of the
room. A hood over the stove will
help take away the odors and
heat, and windows which can be
opened from the top will also help,
There should be at least three OF
four windows in the kitchen, locat-
ed on at least two sides of the
room.
Windows located higher than "a
inches from the floor do not break
into valuable wall space and give
q better appearance than lower
ones, says Miss Gladys Gallup,
extension specialist N home man.
agement at the State College Of
Washington.
If windows are built high the
work table and sink can be placed
under them. This gives the house
wife something interesting to see
when she glances up from her
work. Arrange windows so that
they can be opened both from top
and the bottom.
Artificial light in the room
should be direct. Each important
place, such as the sink, service
table and stove should have its
own lighting. If there is only a
light in the center of the room, the
worker will find that she is stand
ing in her own light.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-10-12
Profit on Goslings Is
Made During Holidays

The best profit on market goslings
(young geese) is made on those mar
keted at Christmas and New Years,
MS general rule, Turkeys have the
call at Thanksgiving II VIII not do,
however, to neglect the young geese
and unless they are kept growing at
top speed they will not be large
enough to be most profitable when
they are wanted for the holiday tables.
Sometimes we read that these
young geese win obtain all the food
they need In the fields and that they
will live and grow IL they have Moth
ing but grass and whatever else they
can find among natures stores.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-10-12
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WELL-BRED HENS
PROVE CHEAPEST

Hens with good breeding often pro-
duce two dollars worth of eggs in a
year more than hens with poor breed
ing, aside from their increased value
as breeders, according TO experiments
on the Cornell poultry farm at the
college of agriculture at Ithaca, N. Y.
This means that if a poultryman
can get low-bred chicks for nothing
he could afford to pay one dollar a
chick for nighttime birds, aud still
make 81 more year on each bird
than from the low-line birds.
Poullrymen at Cornell point to these
facts as evidence that baby chick
costing ten cents may be dear, while
chick costing fifty cents may be
good investment, If the higher priced
chick comes from consistent high-pro-
ducing stock. Trap nesting, pedigree
Matching, and progeny testing must be
used to obtain consistent high rec
ords.
The records of the hens range from
1l5 TO 800 eggs. Seventy-fve per cent
OF the pedlgreed flock laid more than
200 eggs in one year. The males are
from hens with pedigrees of 225 eggs
to 3O2 eggs. One pen OF 35 pullets on
the experiment farm averaged Sc eggs
bird during the four winter months
TO March l, or about % eggs bird
n month These aroc uuara nrodrnod
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-10-12
Must Have Feed

The Purdue university poulIry de-
parimeut summarizes the general
treatment OF the farm hen as follows;
Hens won't live on hopes and pros
pacts. They must have feed. and
plenty Of It, The hen does not get
enough to eat IN summer The fields
barnyards ana feed lots will furnish
the hen little else but grains aud
green food. These alone and IN their
present insufficient quantities will not
be sufficient to produce good egg pro
ductionr
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-10-12
Culling Nonproducers

An easy and efficient method OF
culling the nonproducers out of the
new hatch OF pullets can he accom-
plished in the following manner, II
each hatch has been housed separate
"; Keep the first ~ per cent of the
pullets that come into production and
sell The other one fourth, or those that
are last to start producing. BY fol-
lowing this practice, few nonproduc-
ers will De carried through the winter
on hlgh-pFiced feed, taking up room
needed for layers
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-10-12


Is at the Civic Auditorium Seat
tie will be the first political speech
to be delivered in that building.
1t will also be the first speech to
be broadcast over the entire Paci-
fic network from this state. With
out doubt it will be one of the
biggest meetings of this campaign.
Doors will open at TOO o'clock
and Senator Robinson will speak
at 900 O'Clock. Band concerts,
short speeches and other entertain
ment will be provided from 7 till
9.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-10-12
Give Clean Water

Clean and fresh water is as neees-
sary to the success Of egg production
MS Is correctly bnlauced ration. The
man who goes to lot Of trouble with
his feeding but is just Indifferent with
his watering, may expect trouble. Wa
Ter Is one OF the chief constituents Of
an egg and It Is required by the hen
just ms much rs human being re-
quires water 10 drink. It should be
given several times each day especial
ly IN summer.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-10-12
SENATOR ROBINSON TO
SPEAK IN SEATTLE

The speech of Senator Joseph 7.
Robinson, candidate for the Vice
Presidency on the Democratic tick
ct, to be given Saturday, October
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-10-12
PEEP o. DAY DELIvERY-o

jump ahead of the sun. That's
the kind of service you want and
the Post-Intelligencer is the pa
per that gives it. We deliver to
your home. Daily and Sunday,
$1.O0 a month, daily only 60c a
meath, Sunday only 400 a
month. - p. Pierson, Local
Agent Phone Red s04.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16
Elevator Service

Prompt elevator service will
be had between our first
and second floors. The
cage IN amply large TO ham
die sale crowds and an OPP
orator will always be I'm at-
tendance TO give you quick
service.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16

For your comfort and con-
venience we have installed
drinking fountains on both
our first and second floors.
A continuous flow OF bub-
bling ice water 10 Stake
your thirst and afford re-
lief from the discomforts
Of warm weather shopping.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16
&c &c Style and Quality at Popular Prices

WITH the opening or Manautou's new store to-
w morrow, every department offers an extensive
showing OF Spring Merchandise. II Is a veritable exc
position of Easter Style for every member of the fam
lily. We believe that you will be pleased with this
beautiful merchandise and that you will find our
prices most agreeable.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16

I'm hats, both felt and
straws, we have the new
spring and summer lines.
including the ~eII known
RothschiId makes, and pric-
ed
s1.4s 10 s7.4s
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16
Economy Department
CMezzanine Floor

IMeZzanlno FIoorJ
Our economy department on the mezzanine floor
will be the bargain clearing department for the en-
tire store. Here will be found q miscellaneous as
sortment of items priced even lower than the low
prices OF our other departments IL will pay you
to become a regular visitor to this department.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16

II Rec delivery to any point within
! the city limits Of Brownsville ON
any purchases amounting to 81 or
more. We're ut your service.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16

Knowing the needs Of Valley
men, we have stocked a wide
assortment OF mems work
clothes-cEothes to fit the pur-
poses OF men OF every trade
overalls, jumpers, long-wear-
ing pants and work shirts, and
clothes selected especially for
service and comfort in Valley
climate. These work garments
are thoroughly serviceable and
well fitting and the prices
are easy on your pocketbook.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16
Mems and BOYS
Shirts

There are work shirts.
dress shirts, outdoor shirts.
comfort shirts, shirts with
collar attached and collars
20 match In fact every
variety of shirt will be
found in this department.
Again, the prices will be a
revelation to you.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16

Athletic underwear. built
for comfort, at a wide range
OF low prices.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16

Men's socks, from the work
grade 10 the sheerest silk
dress. and priced lower than
you are accustomed "a nav.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-27
Eating 80 Pancakes

young man in Middle Western city the other
day entered on griddle cake eating contest with
a friend. The two sat at lunch counter and began
endurance eating contest. The winner eventually
slowed away some eighty buckwheat cakes.
All of which probably is very trivial and repellant
Yet there certain fitness in the food selected.
The grddle cake, especially the buckwheat cake has
always been the food of gargantuan eaters
The buckwheat cake was born the farm, and
the city chap has little business eating it. 1t not
meant for the office worker it was not born to be
pushed restaurant counter in groups of three
with thin, synthetic syrup to accompany it.
All, mol The buckwheat cake belongs in the
farm kitchen where three four husky men need
inner fertilization for hard days work in the open
air. 1t should be served in bulk; has not eaten
buckwheat cakes until begins on the seventh
or eighth. 1t needs real maple syrup, dark and
thick One should have worked for an hour or two
in the open air before coming to the table.
Thus, repeat; the young man doubtless made
rather spectacle of himself but his judgment was
sound when he chose buckwheat cakes for his Spree
Buckwheat cakes were invented for two-handed
hearty eaters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-27
The Merchant Marine

Recent discussions in Congress concerning the
countrys dwindling merchant marine have served to
emphasize the difficulties surrounding the problem
of keeping the American flag on the seas.
There is apparent a growing disagreement with the
announced policy of President Coolidge to dispose of
the present aforementioned fleet rapidly as
possible, and to undertake new construction.
The House, for instance, has voted $13,40000O to
recondtion ten vessels for the coal-carrying trade
and to ref1t the liners Mount Vernon and Monticello
for North Atlantic service This action taken
the objection of the Republican leaders.
In the Senate, Senator Jones of Washington chair
man of the Commerce Committee, is following a
directly opposed to the policy of the Admins
traton. The committee has reported his bill stip-
ating that further vessels be sold except by the
unanimous vote of the shipping board and committing
Congress to a policy of replacement.
The replacement program of the shipping board
teen years, at an annual cost of $2oOOOoOO or
$25 100000.
Jones shares the opposition of most Republicans
to Government operation but he and others have
been persuaded that this is the only way out
He states the problem simply. Either the Gov
eminent or private interests must supply ships Pri-
vate interests will not build ships without Govern
ment help. The Government will give help The
inevitable result as Jones sees it, is that American
shipping will disappear unless the Government oper-
ates and builds vessels.
This will cost money, he says, but if the country
wants merchant marine, it will have TO pay.
The problem is one of first Importance, and should
be solved at this session. AT best much time must
eapse before tonnage can be increased materially.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-27
Hitching Wagons to Stars

Florida is laying plans for the construc-
ton of giant rocket in which he hopes to be shot
from the earth to the planet Venus.
This is altogether laudable ambition, even
though reports thus far published fail to state just
what he expects to do after he gets there how he
thinks he is going to get back. great many of u.s.
at one time another, have wanted very much to
go sailing of to a distant star
Indeed, you might say that the yearning to do
that is every mans heritage. This is especially true
in youth. There times, particularly when one
is young and easily hurt when the breaking of lu-
sions is so painful that this earth seems rather a
makeshft planet at best, and the unattanable stars
shine very invitingly.
This spirit, too is very valuable 1t propels men
in all manner Of ways and into all manner of pur-
suits 1t causes to write poetry to paint pic
lures, to compose music it leads others into paths
of industrial success, turning them into powerful
men Of money; it sends still others into public life
making senator's, judges or presidents of them.
For no one ever rose vary far without first be-
coming dissatisfied with his surroundings. The de-
sire to leap to the farthest star must of necessity
remain ungratifed, unless perchance the Florida man
should find his rocket unexpectedly practical; but in
his vain efforts to crafty his desires man WILL
sometimes in spite of himself, do good service for
himself and his times.
So perhaps it will be just as well if this big
rocket proves dud If it should be perfected the
earth would suffer too great an exodus. Not one
of us but would, at some time other, try his luck
on another planet in preference to this one But,
lacking rockets stay here and do the best we can
and unconsciously, make this earth better place
to live.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-27
The Middle of the Road

The middle Of the road is seldom popular.
There is something in human nature which makes
us dislike the person who refuses to take definite
sides any disputed question: but insists that the
proper course is about halfway between the two
extremes.
This is unfortunate, for it often happens that
the middle -the-road man is right.
Consider the Ncaraguan situation, for instance.
One party insists that have right there at all;
Another party insists that should go even further
than we have gone and put Nicaragua squarely under
the rule of the American flag forever.
We suggest that the truth must lie somewhere
between those two extremes. The vast majority of
Americans undoubtedly have benevolent feelings
toward the Central American republics and want to
see them remain free and independent; yet it is
denably true that constant disturbances such as
Nicaragua INDUCES in unhealthy conditions for
our own back yard.
The middle course! It's so unpopular; yet it's so
often correct.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-27
Ford's Flivver Plane =

Has the "hivver airplane" come at last?
For number of years there have been magma
tive articles in the magazines and elsewhere predict
ing that airplanes some day would be as common as
automobiles. For long time people have been Won
dering if Henry Ford might not try his hand at
making cheap capable airplane and swapping the
country with them.
Now he brings forth tiny little monoplane-its
Widespread is only twenty feet it will do between
twenty-five and thirty miles to the gallon of gas
and it can be sold for around $4,000 under present
conditions.
Is this the beginning of the era of aerial fivvers
that so many of us have been talking about?
Probably it isn't Or, if it's the beginning the
early stages of development probably will last some
what longer than they did with the automobile Ford
himself said not long ago that ownership of aplanes
by ordinary citizens could not develop automobile
ownership did, for the simple that it is much
harder and dangerous to learn to fly than it is
to learn to drive car a road.
So it looks as if we have to wait while yet be-
fore jumping into airplane for a jaunt to the
next State will be as getting into the
auto to go downtown is now
And yet-you never tell
Improvements in safety and reliability features
on airplanes being made with amazing rapidty.
Colonel Lndbergh insists that flying not dangerous
Americans have shown astonishing aptitude Tor
things mechanical who can say positively that the
average citizen couldn't learn to fly a plane in
short time?
1t may come Ford himself in spite of his state
nents, must have hunch; else why should he be
introducing this wee plane?
we hope it does Already we have perfected an
astonishing list of mechanical contrvances to free
us from the ordinary bonds of time and space. The
fivver airplane would be the final step. 1t would
sever the last ties. With 1t brought into daily use
the American citizen could dof his hat-perhaps we
should say his aviators helmet-to the American
cycle on equal terms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-27
Film Magnate'S Success
Heirs to Take 1t Easy

When Mr.. Fox dies, he can leave
his estate in the hands of a trust
company or some great legal firm,
while his heirs face no harder task
than watching it pile up.
That is the other side of accumu-
lated wealth.
The kind of people who can go out
and make a fortune are not the
same kind who inherit it.
The same blood may flow in their
veins, their eyes and hair may be
of the same color and in childhood
they may have the same outlook on
life, but the very fact that they
came into money, that other people
are ready to look after it for them
and that they face no necessity Of
earning it for themselves soon en-
tiers and changes their character.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-27
What Other Editors Think

Of two-and-a-half hours TRADE
by Hef1in, Senator Robinson OF
Arkansas, minority leader of the
Senate, sharply reproved him,
whereupon Hef1in challenged Rob-
inSons Democratic leadership. At
caucus of Democratic Senators
following the debate, all but one
present voted confidence in Rob-.
inson, thus reproving Hef1in. How
ever, that will hardly be effective
in stopping Hefin's two-and-a
half hours TRADES.
Vice President Dawes was right
when he said the Senate rules and
procedure should be revised. 1t is
childish for Senators not to be
able to limit debate of the nuis-
ance class. Protestants and Catho-
lies alike should make an earnest
effort to keep religion out of pol
iticS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-27

Of all valedictories: Ave, frater,
atque valeI Hail, brother, and
FAREWELL"
His poetry becomes as respondent
as Byron's; he anticipates line
Of Keats, and says that the prom
ises of a woman should be written
in wind and flowing water. But
when he returns to his nome in
northern Italy nature heals him,
and he sings with quiet good cheer
again:
"Oh. what more sweet than when. from
The spirit laws its burden down. and We
With distant travel spent, come home and
our limbs to rest along the wished-for
This. this, alone repays such tolls as
Smile. then. fair sirmio, and thy master
And You. We dancing waters of the lake,
Rejoice. and every smile OF home awake"
(Tr. Sir Theodore Martini
Ills brother in the south is Ovid,
also a lover, also rich, and also
dying in despair, as if wealth were
of no account to happiness at all.
Like Heine, Ovid is destined for
the law, and takes to poetry He
teaches the art of Love" in verses
whose joy suffers no stint from
morality; and then he sings the
great tales of the "MetamorphoSes"
cor Changing Shapes, and brings to
Italy the fairest legends of the
Greeks; here, for example, is the
noble story of Daedalus and Icarus,
and mans first attempt to fly.
r
DUT the greatest of these Roman
ID poets are those whom Augustus
gathers about him to grace his table
and immortalize his reign.
One of them is the modest and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-27
EIkhart Truth
independently

An illustration of the impotence
of the United States Senate in the
regulation of its own affairs was
the recent bitter debate between
Democrats, over the religious is
sue.
Senator Heflin of Alabama is
regarded as nuisance by his
Democratic as well as his Repub-
lican brethren. Although few pay
the slightest attention to his re-
marks as having any weight with
them, he talks on most occasions
and on all manner Of subjects. If
the value of the Senate'S time he
wastes could be estimated it would
be found that the public pays
dearly for having him at the
Nations capital.
One of Hef1in's favorite themes
is denunciation of the Roman
Catholic Church and the knights
of Columbus. His tactics are as
distasteful to Protestant Senators
as they are to Catholics, who feel
that our legislative chambers are
not the proper places for relig-
ious controversy. Getting tired
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-27
Top Gets the Gravy

An aristocratic social crust seems
an unacceptable by-product of pros
perity.
If bolshevism has proved that you
can't make poor men by making rich
men poor" as Lord Curzon says, no
theory of government has proved
how to make poor men better off
without making rich men richer.
No matter how high wages go, or
how good prices are, those ct the top
not only get the gravy, but find ways
to preserve it.
There never was and probably
never will be any great danger in
the accumulation of wealth by indi-
viduals who start with nothing.
The danger lies in picked wealth,
and that is what America ap-
breaches