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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
FORGERY LOSSES GREAT

The annual loss to banks and bust.
nessmen through forgery, alteration
and manipulation of bank checks and
drafts and other negotiable instru-
ments IS now estimated at nearly 200
million dollars a year, according to
the National Honesty Bureau.
The figures, gigantic as they are,
mean little to the average man until
he finds some way to visualize them,
For example, the Woolworth Build,
ing recently sold for II million dol.
lars. The money lost last year
through forgery and manipulation OF
checks would buy IS Woolworth
Buildings at that price.
The reason the average business
man or banker does not realize the
extent Of the forgery loss is that these
cases rarely get into the newspapers
Only when the culprits are caught dc
we find mention in the news columns
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
Little Sister Letters
to 400 Future Goods

Marjorie Davidson of Everett, pres.
ident Of the Woman's League OF the
State College of Washington, has sent
out 400 Little Sister" letters to high
school girls who have indicated their
intention Of coming to the campus
this fall, welcoming them telling them
that they will be met by older girls
at the station on their arrival, and
explaining some Of the opportunities
for social service that are open tc
the women students. Each one has
also been written to by the acting
dean Of women, who has assigned tc
each q big Sister who will get In
touch with her and help her to gel
comfortably and happily settled in hel
new surroundings.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIR
CELEBRATES SILVER JUBILEE

The wettest week in its history
marred to certain extent the cele-
bration of the Silver Jubilee of the
Western Washington Fair, which
closed its twenty-ffth fair last week,
but in spite of the dampness the at
tendance was good, and as is the usual
thing with this fair, the general ex-
hibits were up to the high reputation
of President w. H. Paulhamus' great
. show.
The one feature lacking was the alb
sence of the livestock exhibit, which
was omitted this year on account of
the recent foot-and-mouth epidemic in
California, it being thought advisable
not to show cloven-footed animals at
Puyallup.
The poultry show, however, was up
to its usual high standard, that of be-
ing considered the largest bird exhi-
bition in the West; and in the agricul-
tural hall the general farm crop dis
plays, which included individual and
district exhibits, seemed if anything
to excel the attempts of former years.
To make up for the lack of live
stock, the management redoubled its
efforts in putting on an amusement
program exceeding in interesting
events any entertainment shown on
these grounds.
The fair started celebrating its Sill
yer Jubilee on Monday, the day being
set aside especially for children and
old soldiers. Comparatively large
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The Federal
Trade Commission has cited the Su.
perior Silver Company, Inc, of New
York City, charging unfair methods of
competition in the branding Of It's
products. The company is a manu-.
facturer of silver plated ware which
is produced by the electroplating proc.
ess, which is the covering Of form
of base metal with coating Of silver
by the electrolyss of silver salts. Ac.
cording TO the complaint, they have
stamped upon the silver plated ware
which they manufacture the words
Superior Sheffield" and other com.
binations Of words including the word
Sheffield" 1t states that sheffield"
used in this sense means a product
manufactured of copper roller plate
similar to that formerly produced in
Sheffield, England.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
CANT REDUCE TAXES BY REDUCING
TAXPAYERS,'' SAYS CITIZENS BODY

With these two provisions, Initiative
So Is the most extreme measure in
granting unlimited power to govern,
ment agency In peace time ever pre-.
scented to American voters.
"The progressive citizen of today
favors competition and Is against mo.
nopoly, whether private or of elected
office-holders. Municipal utilities were
instituted to provide competition and
the principal effect Of Initiative SO Is
to kill competition. The people do not
favor the domination Of political boss
es any more than that of industrial
bosses, and are against monopoly in
any form.
"Phis committee believes Initiative
So would endanger the success Of our
municipal light and power plant by
the city's embarkatiOn in the light and
power business throughout the state
with no compensating advantages to
the city and its people.
The purchase OF the street rail
way, at the price we paid for it, in
addition to increasing the street cal
fares from 5 cents to Sh cents has
forced the taxpayers to pay annually
in taxes approximately $635,00O for
merly paid annually by the private
company in the form of property ant
gross earnings taxes, transportation
of tiremen and policemen and legal
engineering, accounting and other ser
vices now paid for out Of funds raised
by taxation.
I'VE feel the voters, in considering
the Bone Bill and its purpose to have
the city take over existing private
plants, should carefully study the sit
uation."
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
The First Lithuanian Opera

The first Lithuanian opera was re-
Gently completed and produced pub
licly in Boston by its author, Mikas
Petrauskas, head of the Lithuanian
Conservatory Of Music of that city
Boston critics spoke favorably Of the
composition following its initial pres
entation. Mr.. Petrauskas, who emf
grated to this country in 1907, sailed
for his native land early in July tc
attend the presentation of his new
work by the Lithuanian National Op
era Company. The name of the op
era is "Egle Zalciu Karaliene" (Tht
Serpent Queen).-T Interpreteur.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
Italian Library at New Orleans

A library Of Italian literature will
shortly be endowed at New Orleans
by the Italian Chamber of Commerce
of that city, according to the Bollet-
tino of the latter organization. Immi.
grafton to the New Orleans region
dates back to time long before the
greater influx of Italians to the North
and East, and it is planned that the
new library, gift to one of the city's
universities, shall reflect the cultural
standards prevailing in the New Or
leans group.-The Interpreteur.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

numbers of the G. A. R. veterans
turned out, but the crowd of children
was not so large as usual, owing to
the fact that most of the children's
day program, was cancelled last week
when many of the schools were closed
by health authorities. Following the
horse show, fighting the flames"
demonstration was put on with the
aid Of the latest fire department ap-
paratus. There is an unusually large
entry in the saddle horse, hunter and
jumping classes, which made the
daily horse show undoubtedly as fine
as ever seen on the coast.
The horse show was on Tuesday,
the entertainment being designated as
Derby Day" This was a very fine
exhibition, many Of the riders show
ing excellent Workmanship, and the
horses were the finest ever.
Wednesday was Puyallup and Gov
ernor's Day, but on account of the alb.
sence Of Governor Louis F. Hart, three
gubernatorial candidates appeared on
the speaking program and addressed
the grandstand crowd for ten minutes.
The candidates present we're: Roland
7. Hartley, Republican; Ben f. Hill,
Democratic, and f. R. Oman, Farmer
Labor party.
Thursday was Seattle Day: numer-
Gus clubs and civic organizations mo-
tored to Puyallup, which made it one
of the biggest days at this annual eel
ebration. Mayor Brown officially rep
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
WAsHiNGToN-MADE BLANKETS
SELECTED FOR NEW HOTEL

Washington wool in Washington
blankets for Washington hotel re.
ceived Endorsement in competition
with blanket manufacturers through
out the country when the Olympic Ho.
tel Company of Seattle placed its or
der for 5000 Washington blankets.
At the final test of wool and work
manship, when officials of the United
Hotels Company were present, the
Washington product showed at least
equal merit to the Eastern blankets.
Eastern mills could not reach the
price after figuring in commission
profits, freight and charges on wool
gown in the West shipped East and
the finished product returned to Pu.
get Sound.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

You can't reduce taxes by reducing
the taxpayers"
What lot of sound economic phil
osophy in that succinct statement. It
Is an argument In Itself against mu-
nicipal and government ownership
which reduces taxable property on the
rolls In the staggering units Of tens
Of millions of dollars and leaves the
resultant tax deficits to be made good
by individual taxpayers.
you can't reduce taxes by reducing
the taxpayers" is the slogan Of new
organization of citizens Of Seattle.
formed to save the taxpayers from
the impending menace Of the Bone
Bill, which comes before the voters Of
Washington in the November cleo
ton in the form of an initiative. The
name Of this important organization
is Citizens Association Against Init.
alive 81. Alpheus Byers heads the
executive committee, all Of whom are
home.owners and taxpayers.
Announcement of purpose is made
as follows:
This is an organization Of citizens
who believe the Bone Bill, as now
drafted, II adopted would be detrl
mental to Seattle and municipal pow.
er ownership. 1t is voluntary or
ganization with no funds to support
its work other than what has been or
may be contributed by individual citi
zens who believe the measure should
be defeated. Some Of the committee
favor municipal ownership and we are
not attacking the principle of munich
pal ownership, nor are we opposing
the Skagit project.
"We feel that the voters should
have had just such discussion as we
propose now before they voted to pay
$15,000,000 for a street railroad. Two
years ago when the Scent carfare
proposition was up, newspapers, clubs
community organizations and the pub
lie generally welcomed a thorough dis
cussion of it. After the voters saw
what it would lead to the measure
was overwhelmingly defeated.
To-day the studious voter has be
fore him two interested arguments
one by the advocates of private own
lership and one by those PERSONAL!
interested in the passage Of the meas
ure. The taxpayer and home.owne,
who will eventually pay the bill have
so far had no choice in the contro
versy.
ASK the average voter today wha
the Bone Bill is and he will say: 4
bill to permit cities to sell powe
without any tax outside the city lin
it's That was the original Bone Bill
defeated in the last legislature, bu
Initiative So, to be voted on in Novem
Der, is an entirely different measure
as two sections have been added
These two sections would authoriz,
cities to acquire by condemnation, b!
vote of the city council and not b,
vote of the people, any or all OF thu
properties of the privately-owned cleo
trio companies anywhere in the state
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

resented Seattle, The Seattle Real
Estate Boards caravan started in the
morning, followed by the Rotary and
Kiwanis clubs, the Seattle Parent
Teachers Association, and several
other organizations. During the tour
of the fair grounds, Mayor Gray deco
rated Mayor Brown with butter rose
made from choice Puyallup Valley
butter.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

No dog on four legs, unless he is
tired Of life, says Nature Magazine,
has right to match himself against
a full-grown North American timber
wolf.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

always drink some Of Boldts good
coffee when III Seattle.-adv.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
NEW TODAY
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CLASSIFIED
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE

NEWAUKUM VALLEY LANDS-High-
est type agricultural land for diversi-
fed farming-rich and productive silly
clay loan. Large areas level valley and
bottom offered settlers by large mill COM
panies--2O acres, or more. SIG to SIS
easy terms None better or cheaper.
Well settled district, schools and oppor-
tunitles for nearby employment II want
ed. See local agent at Onalaska Q5
miles southeast of Chehalis). For map
and information, write Graham Land
Company, American Bank Building. Sc
attic.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
COLLECTIONS

BAD DEBTS collected everywhere. Uni.
rersal Adjustment Co., 626 Railway
Exchange Bldg, Seattle. Elliott 1910.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
MISCELLANEOUS

TOBACCO KENTUCKY Home Spun.
Best Chewing 10 lbs. s3.75. s lbs. $500.
Best Smoking 10 lbs. $500: s lbs. Sl.25.
Planters Tobacco Union, Mayfeld, Ken
lucky, Box 81.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
MEN WANTED

LEARN the Barber Trade. BARRIERS are
now In demand. and we can teach you
In few weeks and pay you small amount
while learning. Small tuition fee. Call
or write, MOLER BARBER COLLEGES,
1923 Occidental Ave-, Seattle; 1913 Pacific
Ave, Tacoma.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
QUICKER SALES

QOlShLN OALED
when NO COMMISSION Is charged. List
your property with Owners National List.
Ing Bureau, 1922 Third Avenue. Seattle.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19

the President is now seen by his
advisers to be following a course
which in practice is distinctly hos
tile to the naval OFF reserve leases
Roosevelt Case Differs
1t also shows that the reason
which led Mr.. DENLY to resign does
not apply in any way to Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt.
Roosevelt, took to President, Hard
Ing the executive order which gave
to the Interior Department certain
powers and certain duties Regarding
the naval Oil reserves; but he had
nothing to do with the making of
the leases on, those reserves to Mr..
Sinclair and to Mr.. Doheny and he
is not In the position of approving
or defending those leases.
There Is accordingly no reason
IN his own mind, or in the Presi-
dent s mind, why he should resign.
The situation is that both Mr., Fall
ana Mr.. DENLY, who were the only
persons OF Cabinet rank or of assist
ant cabinet rank responsible really
In any way for the leases, are now
OUT OF office and that from the
administration standpoint no further
designations are indicated and the
subsequent proceedings may be left
to the courts.
Meanwhile today Senator Couzens
or Michigan prepared a bill for MAX
ing all future such misunderstood.
lngs between the Cabinet and Con-
gress impossible. This bill provides
that Cabinet members must on Ger.
tain days OF each week appear on
the floor Of the Senate and of the
house OF Representatives and an.
sWer questions regarding their ad.
ministrative policies and actions.
Old Law Covers Treasury.
Senator Couzens contends that IL
the Cabinet members were thus in
, constant touch with Congress the
OIL lease scandal would have been
checked at its start. Senator Cou.
zens has also found that already a
statute exists by which the Secre.
, tary OF the Treasury can be sum-
moned before Congress in person at
any time.
This statute was passed in the
very first year of the existence of
the Republic. 1t bears the date
september 2, 1889. 1t provides:
The. Secretary of the Treasury
shall make report and give infor.
nation to either branch of the ma.
tfonal legislature, in writing or in
person. as may be required. re.
speeding all matters which shall
appetrain to his office"
Under this statute, Senator
CouZens perceives that the Senate
can at any time summon Mr.. Mel.
Ion to appear before it in person
and, to answer any questions re-
garding Mr.. Melons revenue bill.
Purpose Is to Aid.
Senator Couzen's purpose, how
ever, is not to promote his con-
troversy with Mr.. Mellon, but to
bring Congress and the Cabinet
closer together in order that Con-
gress may know what the Cabinet
8 doing and in order that mistakes
10y members of the Cabinet may get
checked by public opinion in Con-
gress before they produce scandals
and disasters. His purpose, as he
regards 1t, is not to embarrass the
executive branch of the Government
but on the contrary to protect and
strengthen IL.
Senator Couzens points out that
secretary OF the Interior Fall was
able to continue his policies and
performances month after month
without exposing them to any sort
q public scrutiny and correction.
He points out that this 10 the
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
RECORD HEIGHT
REACHED BY
KITE
Weather Bureau Claims That
One Went Up Five Miles in
South Carolina.

How would you like to send a
kite five miles into the air? The
one shown in the accompanying
photograph. sent up recently by
Willis r. Gregg, Of the Weather
Bureau. rose to that height above
Due West, S. c.. and brought back
I'd earth a record of weather con-
ditions at that altitude, including
temperature, humidity, air pressure
and wind velocity.
So far as the Weather Bureau
officials have been able to learn,
the kite went higher than any
other ever flown in the United
States. Every day similar kites
are sent up from six stations in
the United States-Ellendale, N. D.,
Drexel, Neb., Broken Arrow, Okla,
Grosbeak, Tex, Royal Center, Ind,
and Due West s. C.-for the pur.
pose Of obtaining information to
aid the bureau in it's work.
The kites are about seven feet
square by three feet high. Some
times, as many as fourteen of
them have been hitched tandem to
the same wire. Recording instru.
ments are carried only by the lead
kite, however. The kites are at
tached to piano wire no thicker
than an ordinary pin but having
a strength greater than that Of
any other know substance. But
even this tenacious wire is some
times broken and kite tandems
have strayed 800 miles. The wires
are attached to powerful wind
lasses operated by machinery
which pays out or reels in the
wire as necessary.
The main purpose of kite obser-
vations in the upper air is to
furnish a basis of weather fore.
casting for aviators.
Copyright, 1924 by william
Pickett Heinz
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
D. C.FRATERNAL
FAIR TO0PEN
FEB. Is
Many Organizations to Take
Part in Big Show at
Coliseum.

Washington's leading .fraternal
bodies are rapidly falling in line
for the third annual Washington
fraternal fair to be staged at the
Coliseum from February rs to
March s, inclusive, it was announced
today by members of the executive
committee OF the fair. From pres.
ent indications the fair this year
will prove more successful even
than the one held last year.
To date the executive committee
has selected the following fraternal
organizations to participate in the
fair this year: Junior Order United
American Mechanics, Sons of Vet.
Grams of the United States Army
Independent Order Sons Of iona.
dab, Daughters of America. Wood.
men of the World, Sons and Daugh.
tiers of Liberty
Invitations have been sent to 500
local fraternal, civic and patriotic
organizations to attend the fair and
acceptanceS are coming in at a
rapid rate. 1t is the plan to hold
special nights for the various bodies
Dancing every night, popularity
and baby contests, thrilling acts and
frequent band concerts will be some
of the features offered during the
progress of the fair. A thousand
presents will be given away.
More than 100000 tickets have
been distributed among the various
participating organizations and a
system of competitive prizes has
been arranged for the leading ticket
sellers. Plans have been made 70,
display booths showing the CONNER.
cial life Of the city, and merchants
and manufacturers are planning ex
tensive exhibits.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19

President Coolidge, by those who.
saw him today, was reported to be
firmly determined to support Pom.
creme and Roberts in all their en-
deavors against the alleged oil con-
operators and criminals, and to- be
in good spirits regarding the out.
come both for the welfare Of the
country and for the revival of the
power and prestige Of the Republi-
can party.
Far from showing any panic, the
President showed perfect calmness
and confidence in his talks with
those who interviewed him and it
became apparent that in his opinion
the present problems are well on
their way toward being solved.
The inside immediate reason for
Mr.. Denby's resignation was shown
to be as follows:
Mr.. DENLY realized and appre-
ciated the Presidents personal con-
fidence in his character and in
tegrity. Mr.. DENLY, nevertheless,
saw that the Presidents oil prose-
cutors, Mr.. Pomerene and Mr.. Rob-
erts, were commissioned by the
President to go ahead and do their
best in the courts to destroy the
naval oil reserve leases which Mr..
DENLY had signed and granted.
Mr.. DENLY believed in those
leases. He not only had helped to
grant them but he was defending
them as, legal and as wise. He
saw the President appointing prose-
cutors to upset them and to bring
them to an end. He therefore saw
himself taking one point of view
and the President in fact taking
another point of view regarding
these leases. He therefore felt that
tina only way out was for him to
resign.
This fact shows additionally that
The Washington times., 1924-02-19

source OF the whole present trouble.
He contends that no such develop
ment could have happened IL Mr..
Fall two years ago, at the time
when he granted the first naval oil
reserve lease and at the time when
that lease was first criticised, had
peen Obliged to give an accounting
ABOUT 1t each week to questioners
In Congress.
senator Couzeps accordingly be-
lleves that his proposed and pre-.
pared bill for bringing Cabinet
members to the floor Of Congress
VIII he the really constructive out
come OF the present oil turmoil.
(CepVrisht Wsshlngton Press servicsD.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
ORE THAN HALF DOZEN NAMED AS POSSIBLE DENLY SUCCESSOR

folk was formerly Miss Daisy Lei
ter. daughter Of the late Levi Letter,
Of Chicago and Washington.
Earl Suffolk since boyhood has
had a yearning for the sea, but
when It was proposed that he
enter the Royal Navy he chose
instead the mercantile marine. He
sailed from England last July, and
his ship Will not return for q year