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The Washington times., 1923-02-04
man DIES IN BLAST
At LANGLEY FIELD
Another Dying, While Four
teen Are Saved by
Fire Wall.
LANGLEY FIELD, Va, Feb. 3.

LANGLEY FIELD, Va, Feb. 3.
One man is dead, one is dying
and fourteen others narrowly
escaped death here today when
huge liquid air tank exploded.
wrecl1ing the helium gas plant
located at the north end of the
flying field.
The dead:
Benjamin Johnson, twenty-seven
years old. Of Hampton, Va, a
chemist, employed by the army air
service.
The injured:
Earl Snyder, thirty-two years
old, of Hampton, an employee of
the United States Bureau of
Mines.
The fourteen men who ESCAPED
death were at work behind q brick
fire wall at the time Of the ex.
plosion. Most Of them suffered
bruises and larcerations from bits
of the wreckage which were thrown
through the air. None was treated
at the post hospital
The cause of the explosion has
not been determined, though an
investigation was started imnne.
diately afterward.
Snyder was injured about the
face and body by pieces OF steel,
His recovery is doubtful.
The helium plant is owned bv the
army air service. but is operated
by the Bureau of Mines, and most
of the employees in the plant are
civilians.
Johnson, the dead man, resided
with his family at Hampton, and
during the world war served as a
corporal in the artillery.
Upon being advised of the ex-
plosion at the Langley Field heiium
plant, II. Foster Balm, director Of
the Bureau Of Mines here, ordered
DR.. r. B. Moore, chief chemist:
Capt. John Davis. mechanical en-.
gineer: and Clifford Seible, Of the
chemical division, to the scene to
conduct a minute investigation into
the cause OF the mysterious blast.
According to the information re-
ceived by Director Balm, part OF
the apparatus used in purifying
helium gas which has been made
impure by contact with afr had
exploded.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04
Near-Beer Saloon Raid
Nets LIQUOR Seizures

A hasty scramble for doors and
windows was made last night by
patrons In a near-beer saloon at
1927 III street northeast, when
police Of the Ninth precinct swoop-
ed down ON it in search of liquor
Joseph Ehrlick, proprietor OF the
saloon, and Harry Isenberg. a bar
tender. both Of whom live above
the bar, were arrested by Lieut..
Burlingame and charged with SELL
ing and Illegal possession. A guam
tity of liquor, hard cider and ia
maica ginger was found by Pre-
cinct Detectives Davis, Wilson,
and Kuehling, they reported.
The raid was witnessed by q
crowd of pedestrians attracted by
the sight of customers emerging
from the windows. Ehrlick and
Isenberg later were released on
bonds Of $500 each.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04

rectors in banks and trust COM
panies here.
It seems to me that this In
fers that the banks are running
the street railway lines. and this
may be good or bad. The news
papers recorded last November
that a group of investors con-
nected with the North American
Company, q public utilities hold.
ing company, with holdings in
many public utilities throughout
the country, purchased 27,500
shares Of the common stock at q
price Of $1,000 which, I am
again informed. was due to save
the banks which had made con-
siderable loans secured by this
stock. It was further said that
the purchasers Of this stock hope
to reap large profits in the event
Of a favorable decision In q suit
Of the Potomac Electric Power
Company, which now has i'm.
pounded a fund Of $4,000, 900,
which am informed was col
lected in excess of the rate al
lowed by the Public Utiltties
Commission. only mention
this to indicate that it appears
to be Of much greater interest
to the directors that they be able
to pay dividends than that they
be able to improve the service or
cut down the fare to O rea-
sOnable rate. The consumers Of
electricity whom have come
in contact with generally COM
plain bitterly at the rate. and
contend that the rates are being
maintained to help out the street
railway companies.
ASKS FOR BALLOT.
The only remedy that I can see
is q definite organization of the
users Of the utilities for the
purpose Of getting the right kind
Of service at the proper cost,
which In my Judgment will only
be through the Government TAX
ing over the property,
Finally / wish to say that per-
haps the best way to approach
this whole problem is to first
get some voice in your local
government, at least three
fifth voice anyway. ! hope that
YOU will have the courage to be
real Americans and fight for
your liberties because 10 not
believe you have any now.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04
Ex-Wife of Frank Gould
Broke, Wage Suit Reveals

LONDON, Feb. 3.-The glamour
and wealth which was hers when
she was the wife OF Frank Gould
is gone, and Edith Kelly Gould. ia
NOUS dancer. is now in bad finan-
cial straits, 1t developed today
when the suit entered against her
by Frank Scott, her former chauf-
feur, was heard in court.
Scott, who claimed that he was
unjustly discharged at the order Of
Albert Decourville, the theatrical
producer, sued for recovery OF
wages.
The maid testified that Mrs.
Could was no longer wealthy as
the chauffeur set forth In his com
plaint.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04
Miss Nell Casey Bride
of Clarence ]. Gibbs

Miss Nell J. Casey. 326 r street
northeast, became the bride of Clar-
ence J, Gibbs. so Franklin street
northeast, at wedding ceremony
held al st. Joseph's Catholic Church
recently. The Rev. P. j. O'Connell
officiated.
Miss Agnes Leahy was brides
maid, and Edward Smith was best
man. Immediately after the cere-
mony the couple left for honeymoon
through the northern states. Upon
their return to this city they will
be AZ home at 6o2 Maryland avenue
nor. heast.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04
Fires and Shooting Begin
Weekend In Ireland

DUBLIN, Feb. S.-Republican
irregulars today began another
weekend of violence with rifle
attacks and incendiaE4srn. A fifteen
minute fusillade Of shots was
directed against the home Of Lord
Glenavy, president Of the Free
State Senate, but there were no
casualties.
Numerous fires were reported.
Free Staters raided a Republican
munitions cache at Ennis Pavilion,
Ranelagh, Selling arms ana cart
ridges.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04
Debt Terms Seen as Aid
to Anpl0-American Work

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb.
THE debt settlement has cleared
the way for closer cooperation be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States" declared Stanley Baldwin,
chancellor Of the British exchequer,
in q speech hero this afternoon.
He said 1t would be 1.-The inspiration
to countries which have made no
effort to pay their debts"
Baldwin paid tribute to the mem
bers Of the American debt funding
mission, saying they made efforts to
obtain q fair bargain.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04
Pennsylvania Coal Miners
Vote Not To Go On Strike

SCRANTON. Pa, Feb. 3.-There
will be no strike Of the $4,000
miners employed in the collieries
of the Hudson Coal Company be
tween Carbonate and Plymouth.
This action was decided upon at .
meeting of delegates from every
mine of the company late today.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04

4 were. Be careful not to
turn back and make them worse.
You can easily, by force of
numbers, force men to divide;
they have done it in Russia.
You can stop production, but
you cannot force production or
compel productive thought and
leadership.
rs our system perfect, millions
i in one pocket, millions of
pockets with nothing in them?
By no means. But our system
is better than that of our Gro
magnon, Neanderthal, or late
Stone Age ancestors. We have
dry, heated rooms, with bath
tubs in them; schools for our
children; coffee every morning
if we want it; at least, the
majority have these things, and
only the majority counts.
COME day we'll have a better
~ system, just as we have now
q better system than we used to
have; better than that of the
ancient highly civilized Greeks,
for instance. We use machines
where they used slaves.
A much better system is COM
ing-in the distance.
Every great man once de-
manded the right to inflict death
upon those under him. Not to
have that power was disgrace.
To have it and exercise it would
be disgrace today.
WE are improving. And our
w ablest men are improving
a little more rapidly than the
average Of US. Once a man with
such q fortune as Rockefeller
possesses would have used his
power for ill. He would have
set a thousand bad examples,
squandering, marauding, main
tanning a seraglio full Of wives,
like Solomon.
To maintain instead, and at
the greater expense, a magnltl-
cent institute filled with the
worlds ablest scientists, work
ing for the welfare of human
ity-that is progress.
THEREFORE,, intelligent citi-
i zens, watching their public
affairs, getting control more and
more in their own hands, will
see and understand the good as
well as the bad in our modern,
much-improved civilization.
They will realize that if
Rockefeller possesses the for
tune Of ten thousand average
men, he is doing scientifically
for the earth's fifteen hundred
million inhabitants what they
could not do for themselves.
A ND reading the encouraging
"A announcement of the scientific
victory that the Rockefeller In.
stitute sends out to the world,
the world will hope that John
D. Rockefeller may soon recover
from the cold that keeps him in
his room; that his doctors may
settle that particular germ and
enable him to enjoy again his
quiet golf game and meager
diet. That is all he gets out of
the millions he has made, ex-
cept the satisfaction of enabling
the worlds great scientists is
work unhampered for the bene-
fit Of humanity.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04
TODAY

Continued from First Page.)
our boats, pleasing for the fish
going up stream"
TODAY Niagara, harnessed.
4 wisely used, lights the
streets and runs the factories
OF many cities, far and near.
The power that would have
been not worth while, divided
up into tiny separate units, is
OF greatest value because of It's
concentrated power.
AS with Niagara and its
"A power, so with Rockefeller
and his money cataract, with its
great power. Many would say,
and have said, not thinking or
knowing: "A wiser Providence
would have prevented the Rookie
Teller accumulation, and divided
that great fortune among thou
sands of families, giving enough
for each, instead of too much
for one."
The answer is in the an
nouncement of the scientific
discovery that comes today.
Billions Of gallons Of water,
united, have a power for good
that is unlimited, when prop
erly harnessed and used.
Hundreds of millions Of dol
lars have power for good in
industry, as well as in science
and philanthropy, that cannot
be exaggerated, when wisely
used.
WHAT is best for the race as
w a whole, and in the long
run, is often hidden for the mo-
ment.
One hundred men work in
factory, directed by one man.
The factory earns one thousand
dollars a day; the workers, all
together, get five hundred dol
lars, an average of five dollars
each, let US say. The owning,
directing mind takes for himself
the other half, five hundred dol
lars, one hundred times as much
as the average workman.
"How much better if the earn
ings were divided evenly, if
every man got $40 a day in
stead of SIS for the average
and $500 for just one man."
This statement is made and
passes for gospel. BUT if every
man got the same amount, the
managing mind would stop
thinking at night and planning
all day. The factory would stop
making profits and close.
THAT is only part of it. With
i the extra money he gets the
one man starts another factory,
or digs another oil well, or plans
another labor-employing, wealth
producing enterprise. Then thou
sands Of other men can each get
five dollars daily, and with the
help of wars, strikes and grow
ing intelligence even rise to ten
dollars and better.
Once upon this earth, you
must remember, we were all
about alike, all had about the
same possessions; no man had
a great fortune. A few sharp
flint knives, bows and arrows,
spears and the hides and flesh
of such animals as we might
kill.
We starved or ate each other
when the snow came and we
lived in damp caves-all alike
and all MISERABLE.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04
BILL ASKS CHANGES
IN DC. Government
Proposes Popular Election Of
Commissioners and Dele
gate to Congress.

Popular election of District Com
missioners, members Of the Board
Of Education, and q Delegate to
Congress, with other provisions for
bidding the Public Utilities to con-
tinue authority for a street car
fare above the scent limit fixed in
company charters, are included In
q bill introduced in the House yes
terday by Congressman Blanton Of
Texas.
Contemplating a sweeping re-
organization of the District Gov
eminent, the bill also provides that
expenses Of the Board of Educa-
ton and salaries OF the Commits
sioners who are elected shall be
paid wholly out OF the revenues Of
the District of Columbia.
The bill, as drawn, would raise
the expenses payable from District
taxes approximately $1,000, 900 on
the present scale Of expenditure.
Five District Commissioners
would govern the District, under
the provision Of the bill. instead of
three as at present. OF this num-
Der, the Engineer Commissioner
would continue to be selected as
now provided by law, while the
remaining four would be elected by
the citizens Of the District.
Members OF the Public Utilities
Commission would comprise the
two elected Commissioners receiv-
ing the largest number of votes,
and the Engineer Commissioner
With respect to prevailing rulings
Of the utilities body. the bin states:
That all orders heretofore made
by the Public Utilities Commission
authorizing street railway COM
panies to charge q fare larger
than that authorized in the charter
. are hereby vacated.
With reference to educational ex.
penses for the District, the bill pro-
Vides:
THAT hereafter all Of the cost Of
constructing new school buildings,
acquiring new sites and play
grounds, repair and maintenance of
schools and school properties, and
the amounts paid in salaries to
school officers, teachers and en-
ployes in the public schools, as well
as the cost OF all books furnished,
shall be paid wholly out OF the
revenues Of the District OF Colum.
bia."
Setting up the political machinery
for the District the bill authorizes
the division Of the city into voting
precincts, wards. etc. Bona fide resi-
dents Of the District of Columbia,
who have been such for at least one
year, with proper educational quail
fications, would be permitted to
vote.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04
VET GETS TWO YEARS.

GALLIPOLIS, Va, Feb. 3.-Har.
yey Reilly, world war veteran, has
been convicted of moonshinging and
sentenced for two years in the
West Virginia penitentiary. Reilly
received a wound in action that
crippled him for life.
The Washington times., 1923-02-04

ON VALENTINE DAY
Send HER" floral token. Consult
Gude.-1212 F.-Advt.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21
Arcticklish Experiences.

Two explorers of the far north
were relating their experiences to
each other and naturally drifted
around to the subject of tempera-
ture.
Would you believe it?" mar,
rated the first. "In 1911 it was SC
cold up around Bafiins bay that if
man wanted to go downstairs
in a hurry all he would have tc
do would be to throw bucket OF
water out the window and slide
down the icicle."
"Call that cold?" ridiculed the
other. "Why, up in Greenland Oh
the hottest days of the summer We
had to build a fire under the COW
to keep her from giving ice
cream. American Legion Week
Nv
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21
Another Boston Baby.

$50 this is the baby, eh?" said
the bachelor. "Bless his little
tootsie-wootsies! Watch me tickle
UNI ribs"
The genial one proceeded tc
play rag time on the unotfending
infants ribs, foolishly imagining
the child would enjoy it.
The up-to-date child stood it fol
some time, and then cried out
Mother, will you inform me
whether the deplorable condition
OF this person is due to permanent
dementia or spasmodic and inter
mittent insanity ?"-Boston Her.
aid.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

Every one advocates better
transportation facilities and low
er rates. This can be brought
about by giving us more patron
age. We carry you for 5 cents a
mile. 1t costs you, with your own
car, from 5 to 10 cents per mile.
Help build up the island by pat
|ronizing your transportation com
panies.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21
local Nevis

building on Friday evening OF
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcintosh OF
the Portage neighborhood left
Saturday for Chicago to visit at
their former home. During their
absence Mr.. and Mrs. Axel IL. Pet
ersen are staying at their home,
hooking after things.
The Rev. and Mrs. j. II. Ber-
ringer and daughter, Miss Lois,
left on Tuesday Of this week for
Seattle where Mr.. Berringer will
take up the pastOrate Of the Gil
man park church, in the Ballard
neighborhood.
Gerald Harmeling and family,
for number of years residents OF
Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada,
are here this week visiting at the
home of Mr.. Harmeling's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen j.
Harmeling. They are on their
way to California where they eX-
pect to locate.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Snider and
son, who have resided here during
the summer during which time
they conducted the Dewdrop Inn,
left Saturday for Monterey, Calf.
Before leaving Mr.. Snider re-en-
listed in the United States army
at Seattle and secured a transfer
to California post.
G. G. Kimmel drove to Mount
Vernon Saturday evening, ac-
companied by Margaret Depue,
and returned home Sunday with
Mrs. Kimmel and the children.
Mrs. Kimmel's sister is much i'm
proved. Mr.. Kimmel reports that
his father-in-law has just com
pleted threshing IS acres of oats
which yielded 1000 sacks, or
about 80 bushels to the acre.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

FOR SALE-Good forest wood
delivered anywhere within a
reasonable distance of wood lot.
Light trucking and hauling done.
Chas. Martindale, phone black
S35, Portage. If
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

Mrs. Harry Boothroyd and
daughter, Winnifred, of British
Columbia, were guests a few
hours one day the past week at
the home of Ms. E. Boothroyd,
They were enroute to Portland
where Miss Winnifred was to meet
her fance and to be married at
that place.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

Ten cents per line first insertion, five
cents for each additional insertions:
minimum rate 25c, cash III advance.
Remit in stamps or NJ. O.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

Let your feet wander but keer
your mind at home.
MAN wants but little here be.
low," but wants that big.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

WANTED-Four passengers for
three-day trip to Vancouver, B.
G. Call black 1862.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Spahr enter
tanned Mrs. e. Boothroyd and Mr..
and Mrs. H. Keen with a pleasure
trip to Tahlequah and other points
of interest.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21
CTS SIZED ADDEX2.5 TZ.SY5V{J

WANTED-Will buy beef and
mich COWS. R. B. Hayes, phone
black 772.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

Mr.. Atwood has sold his prune
crop on the Mileta farm to people
on the mainland who are now
picking and shipping them.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

w. d. Garvin started this week
to repaint his store building.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

The w. Y. Mills family moved
this week to Seattle for the whit
| or
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

P. A. Heney, Mr.. Seigly and
several others from the Pembroke
Investment Co. were business Wis
itors at the gravel bunkers on
Tuesday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

The Kingsbury logging outfit
has moved to the John Nicholson
tract of timber where a landing
for loading is being, built.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

Walter Rayner and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson of Seattle were out
Sunday looking over the form
er's property on Maury island.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

The Misses Gladly Jacobs, Lola
Mcgowan and Frances Blekkink
left yesterday for Victoria and
Vancouver on a short sightseeing
trip.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

Maury island is the home Of a
large number of Burton high
school students this year.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

FOR SALE-Will have for fall
delivery about 10000 Oregon
Champion gooseberry piants-thc
very best stock. | invite your in
spection Of these pianUs. Elmer
Harmeling.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

Most men suffer from oyercapi-
talization Of their own fancied
ability.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

WANTED-Good work horse, not
over 1000 or 100 pounds. Adj
dress 7. V. Grow, Burton route.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

FOR SALE-400 April Matched
Tancred strain white Leghorn
pullets, now laying, for immediate
delivery. Price $1.75 each. r. A.
Wise, phone black 141.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

FOR SALE have left with me
a new Auto Knitter and about
40 pounds of yarn, which will be
sold at a bargain. w. D. Garvin,
Vashon.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

Word has been received from
Pasadena, Calf, that Master John
Hannum sustained a broken leg
at that place. No details were
given.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

The invitation to the special
service on Sunday out by the
pastor, Rev. Y. S. Fretz, brought
noticeable increase of attend
ance at the afternoon services at
Maury hall. Everyone must have
felt well repaid for coming out,
as the service was one Of the best
ever heard on the island. 1t in
Guided several songs by the con-
gregation, solos by Mrs. Jennings
and Miss Ruth Aud and last but
not least, a splendid uplifting SER
mon by Mr.. Fretz.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21
MAURY
Charles Martindale.

Mrs. G. L. Garner and Mrs.
Horace Keen were city visitors on
Saturday Of last week.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

Miss Bernice Barnes, a trained
nurse on the staff Of the Seattle
city hospital, arrived Wednesday
for visit at the Jacobs home east
of Vashon.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

II. S. Hansen, one of the old
settlers on the island, is reported
to have brought a wife and fam
lily home with him. This is a
splendid move for and lonely
man. Marriage makes home
builders of the lonliest of men.
Mr.. Hansen is already building an
addition to his house. Welcome,
Mrs. Hansen and family.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

WANTED-Work cultivatIng or
blowing. $3.50 for man or $500
with man and horse for eight
hours. II. Tanaka, Vashon. Phone
black 164.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

WANTED-White Leghorn hens
and pullets; all ages, all sizes.
r. A. Wise, phone black l4l.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

WANTED--To trade good horse
for drag saw; must be in good
condition. G. Christensen, Colvos.
Or phone red 1888.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

building on Friday evening OF
next week.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

The Vashon PARENT Teacher as
ISOLATION will hold a reception to
the teachers of the Vashon public
schools at the Methodist church
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

FRANK BONGARD, PROP.
Phone Elliott $3.50
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-21

FOR SALE OR RENT-6-room
house at Vashon; furnished or
unfinished. Address Mrs. G. NJ.
Harrington, Vashop, Wash.