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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-31
NavaI Reserves Are Inspected

United States naval officers in
spected the fourth battalion naval
reserves at their armory 73O East
Washington street, Monday night.
Captain O. T. Heslar was in COM
mand Of the reserves. Before the
inspection, the visiting officers were
guests Of the reserve officers at din
ner at the Columbia Club
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27

and summer Residents TO the number
of twenty-five helped with the sewing
under the leadership of Mrs. H. Gates.
After delicious luncheon served in
formally, sewing continued during the
business meeting with Mrs. Bert STAN
ley in charge.
Letter was read from Mrs. ]. G.
MILAN general chairman Of the Thrift
Shop thanking the Island women for
corporation, While the Thrift Shop
has not been able to MAINTAIN the
record this year of more prosperous
times II earned $3.50 for the hospital
in July and since January /, II has
earned ssoo5, and in the little more
than eleven years since the Thrift
Shop was started, March, 1920, 1t has
sold the things we no longer need and
earned the astonishing sum of $7472l
The local chairman, Mrs A. T.
Bacchus will take charge Of donations
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27
TO CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS
OF OUR DAIRY

We would like to explain bill of
sale of DIR milk route to Mr.. Nelson,
signed by Mr.. Houghton.
The care of our dairy and the de-
livery of our milk became heavy work,
so when Mr.. Nelson proposed a part
nership, he to deliver the milk and
we to supply it, we thought 1t good
plan. Mr.. Nelson asked for bill of
sale of the route to help him hold the
present customers, get new ones and
make better contracts for the milk
we bought.
We are not experienced in these
things and did not know how such q
paper could be used in spite of our
understandings. So Mr.. Houghton
signed this bill of sale given only to
help Mr.. Nelson carry out his part of
the agreements. Mr. Nelson never
paid us cent for 1t. There was no
understanding that he would. We
never even thought of parting with
our customers. How could we while
keeping all our cows? -
After getting the bill of sale Mr..
Nelson stopped taking our milk with
out notifying us and a large amount
spoiled on our hands. He has not
kept single agreement. What he
has tried to do would either rob us
of our route outright or force us to
sell on terms he made and that would
ruin us.
We are told that no money or valu-
able consideration whatever being
given or received, the bill of sale has
no force in law and we are holding to
our rights. So we are again deliver
ing our own milk and we appeal to
our old friends and neighbors to stay
with us while we work our way out.
Mrs. Houghton.
pd. adv.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27

for the Thrift Shop,
Letter OF thanks from the hospital
In appreciation OF 81 quarts Of fruit
canned by vashon member, Mrs.
Florence Damn, was also read.
Miss Dysart reported fruit canning
going ON, md urged that no fruit be
allowed to 30 TO waste this year. Tele-
phone to her II you have pruncs or
pears, and tell her how many you can
can!
Mrs. Wallace Beall reported for the
Juniors on their dance and carnival
held last Wednesday evening, as n
complete success, socially and finan-
cially.
Now is the time to divide peonies
and iris, save some for the garden
sale In October
Next meeting will be held the 3rd
Friday in September, with Mrs w. d,
Coyington,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27
RANDALL DALEY,

AT four o'clock on Saturday after
noon, n, the first Presbyterian church
In Seattle the marriage OF Lewis q,
Randall and Dorothy M, DALEY was
solemnized In the presence Of 200
relatives and friends, Rev, u. G,
Randall, father OF the groom per-
formed the ceremony. assisted by Rev.
Mark Matthews
The bridge is the daughter OF Mr.,
and Mrs. A. M. Daley, Of Seattle. She
Is a graduate of Whitworth College.
in Spokane, and the Los Angeles Bible
Institute.
The groom is the youngest son OF
Rev. and Mrs. e. Grant Randall. He
too is graduate OF Whitworth Col
lege, and Is now attending the Evan
gelical Theological College at Dallas,
Texas, where he is college librarian
He will graduate from this school next
May.
Following the ceremony q reception
at the brides home, 9ls East Column
bia Street was attended by about GO
guests. most OF them relatives of the
two families.
Mr.. and Mrs, Randall left Saturday
evening on the Dorothy Alexander fol-
San Francisco, where they will visit
friends, as well as In Los Angeles, and
will also see the Grand Canyon oil,
their way to Dallas, their home fol
the coming year.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27
Island MeUs of Interest

DR.. and Mrs, w M. Richardson
left Wednesday for their home in Mil
ton, oregon after a months visit with
Mrs. Richardson's mother, Mrs. e, f,
Stafford.
Miss Anna Koontz, OF ChehalIs is
spending few days Of her vacation
visiting Miss Lula Needs.
Mrs, w. d. CLARK is spending the
week visiting relatives in Chehalis.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Metzenberg
spent several days this week visiting
relatives in Chehalis.
Mrs. Geo. Shields, Jr.. and children
arrived this week from Spokane, and
will spend two weeks here visiting
relatives,
Ada Blekkink arrived home Tuesday
evening from Corvallis, where she Is
librarian at Oregon State College. She
will spend her vacation visiting rela-
tives in this vicinity.
Marjorie Stanley arrived home Mon
day from an interesting trip to Cali
fornia with two young lady friends,
She has again resumed her literary
labors.
Rev. and Mrs. Hugh Armstrong call
ed on Island friends Monday after
noon. They have charged their
Seattle residence and are now living
at 614 Madison st.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N, Brown, OF
Seattle, who about year ago pur-
chased the jackson place at Newport
spent Sunday there. They will
eventually make the Island their per-
manent home.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27

Mrs Mae Naugle and Fred, left Sun
day morning for Portland, where they
will visit relatives for week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Harrington,
Mr. and Mrs, Louie Deppman, Paul
Thorsen, and Norman Harrington re-
turned Saturday from weeks fish
ing In and around Holmes Harbor.
They report lots OF fish and good
time
Vashon will suffer a distinct loss
when the Lee family returns next
week TO Elllsport.
Elsie Garvin is recovering nicely
after an operation for appendicitis
performed last Saturday morning. She
Is at Seattle General Hospital
Miss Virginia Jeffers gave lunch
con at her home last Friday. compli-
menting the Misses Joyce Harmeling
uIlu Chiiu Siyuei wiz VIII ShscA WAY
University OF washington this fall.
Mrs. E. F. Benson, of Tacoma, and
her grandchildren, the Misses Myra
Nave and Florence Knettle and Leroy
Knettle, of Pomeroy, Wash, spent
Friday at the home Of Mrs. Anna "
Lesh,
Mrs. Walter Munro and children
and maid returned to Ellisport tc
spend another week before school
opens. They are occupying Mrs
Reyes cottage during her absence.
Mrs. Alice Reyes, Miss Elizabeth
and David Keyes are spending the
week in Seattle, shopping, sightseeing
and visiting relatives, Miss Mar,
Jane remained at Ellisport, the guesI
of Miss Charlotte Flenner.
Bob Weiss and Donald Morgan art
spending several days on vacation
trip up the Sound. They expected tt
do plenty of trout fishing during thei
Iabsence.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. b. jackson, and
son, Robert who formerly lived at
Newport, were on the Island over the
week lend, visiting the Bambrick fami-
ly at Burton. Mr.. Jackson Is teacher
of foreign languages at Franklin high
school in Seattle, and Mrs. Jackson is
In charge of dramatics at ST, Nicholas
school. Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson recent
" returned from an extensive Euro
pean trip where Mr.. Jackson spent
some time perfecting his languages In
France, Germany and Spain, while
Mrs. Jackson took summer course
at oxford, They also travelled in
Switzerland and italy, Robert, who
graduated from high school In June
will enter the Fine Arts Department.
of the University this fall, and Will
study architecture.
Mrs. Adele Adams enjoyed much
needed rest and vacation, spending
several days visiting friends In Port
land. During her absence Mrs. Betty
Shakespear was in charge Of the dock
store,
Mr.. and Mrs, Emil Isaacson, and
son, Harvey, of Moline, ILL.,, spent the
weekend with the Steffensons.
Mr., and Mrs. G. D. Mcdonald, of
Chicago, left Monday evening after q
weeks visit in the @, ], Robinson
home, Mrs. Mcdonald and Mr.,
Robinson are sister and brother.
We were asked If 1t was news
when boy received 6 bicycle as a
gift. 1t wouldn't take boy, or q
mother of boys long to answer that
question. Billie Robinson is the proud
possessor of bicycle that is just o
lot above average, for 1t was brought
to him, clear from Chicago, by his
uncle and aunt.
DR.. Jones, Miss katherine Parker
and Mrs. Nellie Young spent the weel
end in Victoria, guests of DR.. and Mrs
George Fisher. On Sunday they wen
to Duncan to visit w. H. Thomas, whit
is in the hospital there recovering
slowly from serious injuries received
July 10 in tractor accident.
Mrs. E. G. Thompson left las
Thursday morning for Sacramento
with her daughter, Mrs. Hazel Win
gerd and her two children. Mrs
Thompson will probably be gone TO
two weeks.
Miss Esther Jones arrived home las
Friday from Bellingham after spend
ing the past six weeks attending sum
mer school.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27
DocKToN NEWS

Mrs. Ruth Olsen and family of Ia
coma were weekend visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Keen.
Mr.. Erling Nilsson Of Seattle visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. Nilsen
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Collins visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Stuckey over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Peterson and Mrs.
blanchard and children visited at
Capt. Jensen's in Seattle a few days
last week.
Mrs. G. Petricksen visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Girls Carlson few days.
Mrs. Nels Carlson is in a hospital in
Seattle, undergoing treatment.
DR.. and Mrs. Miller visited with
Capt. and Mrs. Mcpherson over Sun
day.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27

We would like to explain bill of
sale of o,ir milk route to Mr.. Nelson,
signed by Mr.. Houghton.
The care of our dairy and the de-
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27
"a Bit Of Leaven
BY N. P. ].

She was happy and contented as a
person ever gets, full Of kindness and
the sunshine that contentment always
nets, and her life was calm and CHEEKY
till the sad and dreadful night when
q little pain convinced her that her
diet wasn't right.
Now she's worried and distracted,
studying both night and day on a
strictly balanced ration and the
healthful, proper way to combine each
drink and protid, vitamin and calorie,
for in nineteen thousand food charts
nc two scientists agree.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27
oRTHopEDlc NOTES.

The vashon orthopedic Auxiliary
held its regular meeting last Friday
at the home of Mrs. George Park at
the north end of the Island. Mrs. Sam
Kelly and Miss Mary Dysart were as
sisting hostesses. Regular members
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27
Finding the "Pluckee," Er?

The Old un: PLUCK, my boy, pluck:
that is the one essential to success in
business.
The Young I'm: Yes of course, I
know that, The trouble is finding
some one to pluck.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27

"Your sister is spoiled, isn't shep"
mo, it's just the perfume she uses.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-08-27
He ought To Know.

Son: WAS your father we'd to-do2
Father: mo, son, he was hard to
do"
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-24

Opportunity used to
knock but her knuckles got
sore pounding on the doors
Of people who were hard Of
hearing. Today she has quit
knocking and here in Mon
tana is using outdoor adver-
Using.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-24
LlttIe More Of mary

Mary had q littis lamb,
It's fleece one time was white;
But that was in the good old days
when we burned anthracite.
Mary had q little curl,
mat hung beside her ear.
But when she went to bed It hung
Upon the chiffOnier.
Mary had q little limb.
Wen shaped. as limlets go;
And everywhere that Mary went
That limb was sure to show.
Mary had a little lamb;
II was a tender beast,
She took it to the Stock Exchange
where it was promptly fieeced
Mary had q bathing snit,
she thought Il was q beaut,
You Couldn't see what was In t.,
But what was out was cute
Mary had 9 bathing snit
she carried in her purse,
And every time she wore the
thing
Il shrunk up worse and worse.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-24

Upon hearing that his friend
Pat was seriously III. Nike went
to see him. He climbed up to
the little attic room where Pat
lived and found him looking very
sick indeed.
Cheer up. me boyl' said Mike.
You'll soon be up on yer feet
and round as usual. Ye're good
for another fifty years.
Thus Mike continued TO cheer
his friend up. After while he
babe his friend . cheerful fare
wen and proceeded to leave. On
his way ont his head came IA
contact with the low ceiling. He
said
Good LOr. Pats How viii
they liver get a corpse out O.
this pace?
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-24

The first thing is to get a
little money ahead to DO
SOMETHING. That SOME
THING is the thing which
distinguishes the Benjamin
Franklins from the hoboes
Of this country
In our bank recently we
noted a savings bank offered
to customers as a depository
for savings-dimes and nickles.
The old fashioned banker
pointed to thrift alone as the
salvation of the individual. In
the olden days it was the
BANKER who made the
riches, because he took the de-
positors' money and took adj
vantage Of OPPORTUN-
tiles and then gave the depo-
sitors their interest. But now
the people are getting away
from this idea. And the
banks have changed their at
titude as shown by the card
which urged people TO start
savings accounts. 1t said:
Opportunity means moth
iwo to the man OF zOomGn dlto
bfodS on and on, laying 10th
ina aside day BY day. When
OPPORTUNITY comes they are
not ready They haze sqaGn-
deYed all and as a result fall
By the 1Uoysde.
Many large fortunes
had a snail beginning. SacceS-
fuf men and zO0meN today re-
alike the necessity for fimOn-
ciaI Preparedness and hare
soyed and reaped the benefits
of their foyeSghtedness. When
OPPORTUNITY came they aOeye
ready.
But at this point we have to
pause and wonder about this
thing called OPPORTUNI-
TY.
It is hard to recognize OPP
portunity.
We know that the big
qest fortunes are made out Of
the opportunities which many
men had but only one man
saw.
Henry Ford sGtd In
the days gOhen he zOas a
Struggling promoter.
"Some people can't see a
thing unless it is zvitteN IN
letters a MILE HIGH and
then illustrated NTH a dia-
gram.
The present situation is
distressing - although this
country has gone through
much more distressing times
and the average person
meaning the vast majority
win say that now is the time
to do nothing.
Merle Thorpe in Nations
business said:
IF you look about you.
yoss zmH note that most of
the big fortunes of today, and
the successful men, came ont
of times ike these. Not blind
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-24

The demure young bride. .
trifls pale, her lips set In .
tremuious smile. slowly stepped
down the long church aisle, cling
ing 10 the arm Of her father.
AS she reached the low plat
form before the altar. her slipp-
cred foot brushed 3 potted flower
upsetting ii. she looked at the
spilled dirt gravely, and then
raised her child-liks eyes 70 the
sedate face Of the old minister
THAT'S 3 hell Of a place to put
a n.y." she said
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-24
pnEvEn AT az RATE

Lovely lady suing for divorce
teIls court her husband spanked
her, pulled her ears and hair,
slammed the door on her arm,
and locked her in the closet.
she says she doesn't know Why
he did these things.
We do.
He was mad At her.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-24

Buying, bMt intelligent buying,
based on a complete bictMre
Of ones bmSiness IN full gfezV.
Not a zU0ryNS-eye aIezV alone,
BAT the ssesv of a man gVho on
clear day sees ten years
ahead. NeveY fe0rfr0H this
tragedy of plenty there sOiH
come nezv names for the bASi-
ness of tomorrow. They are
IN the making MO0U."
The writer recently had
dinner with one Of the veal
thiest men in Denver. He
told about the ''hard times" of
the oil business in the spring
of 1914, and again in the
spring of 1921, when Salt
Creek crude brought FIFTY
CENTS A BARREL.
This men was a member
Of one of the groups which
fought tooth and nail to hold
their properties together in
Salt Creek during those dis
tressing times and which
groups later because known as
the Midwest Refining Com
panv. Midwest Refining
company has paid 1924. 10000
for every 500 invested in the
original enterprise.
The hard times of 1914 in
Salt Creek squeezed out the
business towards and nom
thinkers. These towards later
saw the opportunities they for
feited make fortunes for 9TH
ers. Our friends told of some
Of those who bought their
way back in at the time of the
war when crude oil prices
went sky-high. They paid a
tremendous price for their
failure to not only grasp OPP
portunitv but to HANG ON
TO 1T, when they bought in
again. And then came their
undoing a second time. These
same slackers and towards
were again squeezed out when
the price Of Salt Creek crude
dropped from $2.7s per bar
rel in January rs, 1921, to
so cents a barrels on June y,
five months later.
Many Of these Salt Greek
investors had jumped from the
ultra-conservative to the ultra
speculative and had bought
their stock on margin. Mar
ginaI gambling wiped them out
completely, when the crash
came.
All these things are cas-
ily understood. It is easy to
look backward and under
stand history after a lapse Of
years but It is difficult for the
vast majority Of people to look
forward and understand at all
clearly. If this were not true
then out of a population of
I15.OO0,4OO in this country
there would be more than TO-,
100000 employers. That is
the basis of the adage that
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-24

The birthday Of Benjamin
Franklin always gives us new
inspiration and resolution, in
causing us to read something
of his life and the things he
wrote.
Benjamin Franklin stands
out as the ideal type we would
like to designate as "Ameri-
can. He had the traits
which exemplify the United
States. He was as rough and
ready as the typical Montanan,
he had the ready wit of the
Southerner, the optimism of
Californian and the thrift
mess of a Yankee. When he
died, he was rated as wealthy.
He is one Of the few wealthy
editors in history. He did not
get rich selling advertising
space or subscriptions, nor did
he accumulate his wealth BY
saving his salary or wages.
Benjamin Franklin had the
opportunity Of the AVER
AGE American. His one pre-
cept for success in life was
THRIFT. He not only
preached II but he practiced
it-and accumulated a fortune.
Some people would make us
believe that the fortune re-
suited from thrift alone. But
those who read the story Of
the life of Benjamin Frank
lin know better.
What does the average per-
son save?
There is none who cannot
save at least SIS per month.
Yet where will SIS per month
get a person9 Placed at in
terest. SIS a month for TEN
YEARS win accumulate
$73745.
The man who can save $50
per month will in ten years
time have saved 81, 940. so, in
GLIDING interest, not much to
depend upon in old age.
Al man MUST save some
thing to get ahead, even if it
is only SIS per month. AT
that rate he will have in two
years $125.10. What can he
do with that?
Should he put it into bonds
Bond interest will mean little
on an investment Of $l25.
Should he buy stocks Of
great, stable concerns? The
earning rate Of such concerns
is usually reduced to less than
10 per cent Of the stock mar
ket price. That is not true
Of the market today. but is is
generally true. Ten per cent
interest on any sum which
can be invested from moderate
savings will not get a man
anywhere.
Then what does it profit a
man to Be thriftyto save
Systematically, making sacri-
fees to hay aside something
every month?
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-24
Poor Richard In 1881

there is always plenty Of room
at the top of the ladder Of
success.
We have no better basic
religion of economies than
that of Poor Richard, who
gave a lifetime to preaching
the practice of thrift. That
must come first. Then when
thrift has accumulated enough
money to go ahead toward
financial independence, the
Poor Richard Of today must
add BRAINS-thought and
effort-to his money. With
all his thrift, Benjamin Frank
lin would have died poor had
he not had brains enough to
succeed, through capitalization
Of the very poor opportunities
around him.
We have come to the place
where we dislike the word Top
portunity" for it has been
worn threadbare, but we lack
a better word. We are quite
certain that were Banjamin
Franklin here in Montana to-
day he would make one OF the
greatest fortunes of history.
A student, he would quickly
recognize this thing called OPP
portunity.
Opportunity used to
knock but her knuckles got
sore pounding on the doors
Of people who were hard OF
hearing. Today she has quit
knocking and here in Mon
tana is Using outdoor adver- z
tising.
Her signs are apparent
to the STUDENT, the man
who has enough interest in
his savings to add his brains
to them. They are spread
across the sweeping plains
and foothills Of Montana. And
for those who lack the quality
of the student are the markers
which designate the results Of
thinking BY others gaunt
derricks whose outlines mark
the start Of fortunes for
those who can see a few
weeks, months and years
ahead.
If anyone makes any
money in the oil business in
Montana through this organ
ization, it will be because we
have provided enough infor-
nation on which to base an
INTELLIGENT investment.
We have prepared for our
members the finest booklet in
our history which we call "A
Romance in Rocks" which
gives a basis for understand
ing Of the meaning of the
term outdoor advertising" as
applied to opportunity IL Mon
tana. Copies are available to
all members Of this organiza-
ton and any others interested
in the possibilities of profit
from intelligent investment in
oil.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-24

Scientists have found q pre-
historic animal with joints that
worked both ways Probably one
OF nature's aDortive attempts To-
produce creature that could
get into union suit IN an mp
per berth.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-24

II won't take this tonic,
OF nerve DOCS got q lot
II says it's for adults,
An that amt what got.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-24

Scientists have discovered O.
new insect ft has been named
the gnif moth
It does eighteen holes IN one
Jay.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-01-24

Many Of these Salt Greek
investors had jumped from the
ultra-conservative to the ultra
speculative and had bought
their stock on margin. Mar
ginal gambling wiped them out
completely, when the crash
came.