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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-04
Vashon School Notes

Superintendent Smith was alb
sent from school the first part Of
this week owing to an operation
for the removal Of his tonsils aud
adcnolds last Friday, November
~.
During the operation, which was
performed by DR.. Loe, hemorage
set in which made his condition
serious for a time. He is gradu-
ally recovering, however, and the
students and faculty are glad that
he is able TO be back again.
A tryout for voices TO be used
IN the Christmas chorus given by
the grades and high school stu
lents, was held on Tuesday, Dec
amber L.
Twenty of the strongest voices
we're chosen from among the High
School students alone.
Students trying for the part of
nterlocutor are to turn out some
lime this week. As soon as these
ire chosen, work ON the costume
and rehcrsals will begin
Both boys and girls started
basketball practice this week, Tho
girls have the FIRST hour after
school and the boys the second in
which to practice. They will prac
ticc every day for the first two
weeks and three nights week af.
ter that.
The boys team has joined the
King County League and the girls
team has scheduled games with
schools in kitsap county also.
Among the most interesting
careers followed by Vashon alum,
nj is that of YoSi Yoshimura. y osi
will leave on December 6 on the
Alabama Marie for Japan, where
she will take a four year course
at the University of Kioto.
During her stay in Japan she
will reside at the home of the sis
ter OF the Empress Of Japan. She
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WANTED-To buy high grade
COW either fresh or coming
fresh soon, Guernsey or Guern-
sey-liolstem preferred. |. M.
Krocksct, Red 1899. 11-2o-1t
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WANTED-General team work.
Anyplace on Vashon or Mamy.
Shrs work for S8. Alex l.. Moore
Black S34 evenings. 11-6-tf
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FOR sALE--A knitting machine,
In good condition Reasonable
terms. Mrs. ID. G. Fenton,
Quartermaster neighborhood
Phone, Red 1142, 1l-131tl
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FOR sALE-My beautiful 5 acre
fruit and chicken ranch. Locat-
ed on paved highway, first house
South of Vashon Public Schools.
Eleven room modern house, elec-
trio water system, wood shed
and garage, fruit house, 400 hen
chicken houses, good barn and
$40 bearing fruit trees, Not a
cheap place but for sale cheap.
Apply to P. CIausen, Vashon
11-l3-7tp
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FOR RENT-A pleasant six roolG
white house, just north of P. Nc
Cormick's. $50 per month. Mrs,
L. C. Bcall, Jr. 10-16-tf
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Lmge, well ighted
rooms for either office of house
keeping over Kimmel store in
Fashon Inquire at the News,
Record office.
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C. n W o q;
ADVERTISING RATES

10 cents per line for first inser-
ton; 5 cents per line for each ad.
ditional insertion.
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WANTED-Ta buy chicken ferti-
lizer. Will pay good price. B.
ID. Mukai, Phone Black 172. 1872
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lie You Want to
Look Like This
Don't Smoke

You are going to be disappointed
when you look at the facein this
Advertisement. 1t will be such
a shock from the type of Faces
oualwaySsee Advertisements.
They generally get some Guys
face to use in Collar or IN
derwear AID that looks ike he
was just born for that Ad, You
never see him in real life or any
thing that ever looked like him.
These Bull" Durham people
conceived the idea of something
new. They felt that you were
tired looking at such handsome
faces in Ads, it was so discour-
aging to men who looked at them
because they knew they could
never look like these fellows
themselves. So they wanted
homely face that would be an
inspiration TO other homcly men,
because there is a terrible lot of
hard looking Birds among you
readers. So after looking the
World over they picked on me.
| don't smoke Bull" Durham,
SO the Moral is If YOU WILL
SMOKE 1T, YOU WILL
NEVER LOOK LIKE Me.
| am the horrible example of a
man not using il.
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FOR SALE-G. NJ. @. l-ton tlual,
cheap. Red l144, 12-4-tf
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FOR SALE

RICK WOOD and posTs-For
sale. Il. Landers. Leave orders
with M. IL. Morrisey, butcher,
Burton. 11-27-3tp
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oABBAGE-For sale in any quau-
tity and a Kreslky brooder stove
wanted. Geo. Jenn, Red 43.
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FOR sALE-1yr. Gooseberry and
Currant plants. Elmer Harme-
ling, Red 754, Portage. 10-30,tf
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FOR sALE-2OO Rhode Island
Red chickens. Peter Clausen
Vashon. 10-3G-tt
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GREEN sTAMPS-Get yours at
The Cash and Carry Grocery.
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Phone Black 731. 10-3O-tf
WANTED

WANTED buy four gasoline
lanterns. Must be in good shape.
Phone Black S94. 11-27-tf
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Arc you an advertisers
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FOR sALE-A $4,000 Electric
range in use only G months fol
$4,000. Mrs. P, A. Petersen
Cove. 10-16-tI
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Another Bull" Durham advertise
ment byWill Rogers, Iicgtcld Fol-
lies and screen Stor, and leading
| American humOTiSt, More coming. \
Watch for them.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11

aying mighty good baseball,
nd stellar pitching by Baker,
Central Union high school team
oped Calexico high on the lat
grounds Saturday afternoon,
seore Of 10 to 5,therebv Great
"a tio for first place between
raj and Calxieo, and making
ay.off game necessary.
10 victory was unusually pleas
20 the Central team, the student
and large number Of III Cen
,fans who went to the border
,Jto see the contest, and the Cen
team deserves no little credit
the efficient manner in which
handed Calcxieo n beating, de-
the fact that they had q
he'd lineup.
aeh Armstrong, too, deserves n
/ deal Of credit for the way he
lied the team, getting the most
of each player, and keeping
/, in the fight AT all times. he
as who detected the weak spots
nc Calexieo team, and kept tho
I boys from slipping on a
,le of occasions when slipping
ID have moant disaster
Il of the Central squad showed
'ual ability, but the bulk of the
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
NTRAL TAKES BASEBALL GAME
FROM CALEXIC0. 10 TO 5, MAKING
A PLAY-0FF GAME NECESSARY

credit BELONGS to Baker who pitch
cd good ball, kent hfs head at all
times, and counled with Bill Peters,
forms one of tho best amateur bat
teries that has been seen in action
in the valley for some time.
Central started the scoring in
the first inning, Sawyer getting n
hit and he was sent around to third
on sacrifice hits. scoring when Pet
ers came through with smashing
hit to center field. The latter was
out at the plate when he attempt
Cd TO score on hit by Willoughby,
Broekman. ths Calexico catcher
handling the play nicely.
Two more runs were made in the
second, when the Calexico team
blew up with one man on base and
threw's Bakers hit all around the
lot, the man on base and Baker
scoring on the plan. Baker retir-
ed the Calexieo team on strikeouts
in their half of the inning, and
PARA. pitching for Calexico, du-
rlieated the stunt in Central s half
Of the third.
A Brilliant Catch
Baker chalked up two more
strikeouts in the third and Kageya-
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11

we'll known newspaper man, the
first governor of the California;
Nevada dist rict and trustees of XII
wants International. Mr.. Henry il
the most brilliant speaker who has
visited FL Centro in some time and
his silver-tongued oratory held those
present spell bound for more than
an hour. The burden of his theme
was the ideals of Kiwanism, and
every one who heard him left with
a clearer understanding of the pur-
pose and possibilities of this great
movement, which now includes 91,-
600 members in the United States
and Canada. In u forceful manner,
Mr. Henry stressed the fact that
no man, community or nation can
live to itself and that service 40
others is the keynote of the Kiwanis
movement.
A common understanding is
vital for the welfare of all, he point
ed out, declaring that our own or
our children S capacity for improve.
mcnt in an intellectual, spiritual or
business way depends entirely upon
our nedghbor S ability to grow and
understand.
The large measure Of good that
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
DIXIELAND BOY
DIES AS RESULT
AUTO ACCIDENT
COrOner's Inquest Into
Tragedy Held Late
Today

Coroner Lemons expected to hold
an inquest this afternoon, to in
quire into the death of Cash Cox,
10 years old, WHO died at the FL
Centre hospital Saturday afternoon
following injuries .eccived when his
ear overturned Friday night on the
San Diego highway between Plaster
City and Dixieland.
Rufus Cox, l year old brother of
the deceased, was wi:.l him at the
time, and sustained minor injuries,
which will confine him to the hos
pital for several days. He was un-
able to give any account of the
accident other than to state that
the car overturned while he and his
brother were returning from Plaster
City. He enlisted the aid of pass
ing autoists who brought the in,ur-
ed boys To the hospital.
The boys resided with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Winfred Cox, at
Dixieland, and have been attending
school there, working at Plaster City
after school and during the week,
ends. Cash is said to have been an
industrious yomgster, and was a
hard worker, in the hopes of being
able TO obtain an edusation for him.
self.
Funeral arrangements have not
as yet been completed, pending the
outcome Of the coroner's inquest.
The body is at Lemon 5 funeral par,
lors.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
WATER DIRECTORS
ANSWER CHARGES
|. OF GRAND JURY

Earl 6. Pound, Ira Aten, Mark
Rose and G. w. Brockman, directors
of the Imperial Irrigation district,
appeared in the superior court this
morning before Judge Cole, in ans
wer to the accusations brought
against them two weeks ago by the
Imperial county grand jury, charg-
ing the directors with malfeasance
in office.
The first three directors were re-
presented by a. c. Finney, and the
district attorneys office was repre-
sented by Harry W. Horton and
Vincent Morgan, the latter from Los
Angeles, who have been appointed
special prosecuting attorneys. D.
\. Ault of Calexico was present to
represent D:,cc;or BrocKman.
Demurrers and objections to the
accusations were filed in behalf of
Directors Aten, Rose and Pound by
their counsel, following which the
court set May 2l as the date for
hearing arguments on the demurr-
CrS.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
CHARTER NIGHT PROVES AN AUSPICIOUS
OCCASION FOR EL CENTRIC KIWANIS
CLUB WITH MANY VISITORS PRESENT

Enthusiastic Kiwanians from all
over Southern California were in
attendance at the charter night cell
cbration here on Saturday night
when the local Kiwanis Club receiv-
ed its charter from headquarters in
Detroit. The large dining room of
the Barbara Worth Hotel was COM
pletely filled with visitors from San
Diego, Escondido, Long Bench, Riv-
erside, San Bernardino, Brawlev
and members of the FL Centre or
ganization.
The formal program of the even
ing was preceded by an elaborate
banquet, with tables prettjv dee
Grated for the event. The singing
Of America and pledge to the flag
followed by the invocation by Rev.
George Hartman, Kiwanian, open
ed the evening 5 ceremonies. 4 roll
call Of visiting clubs was the unique
and satisfactory method used by
Toastmaster r. Y. Watson, presi-
dent of tho FL Centre club, to ac-
quaint those present with the vari-
GUS visitors, short, formal speech
of welcome following Immediately
afterward.
The main speaker of the evening
was Lester b. Henry of Pasadena, a
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
CANTALOUPE men
OF VALLEY WILL
MEET TOMORROW

y b. \. Harrigan, county horticul-
tural commissioner, stated this
morning that it has been found ne
cessarv to make change in the
hour of the cantaloupe growers
meeting scheduled for tomorrow,
and the meeting will be called to
order at II Il. IN. instead of 10 a.
m. as originally planned.
The meeting is called for the pur
pose of discussing Standardization
requirements for the cantaloupe sea
son and to enable the growers and
shippers to work out an equitable
. basis for defraying the cost of in
spection, following the method that
has been in vogue during past can
taloupe seasons.
Commissioner Harrigan is anxious
that every acre of cantaloupes in
the valley be represented at the
meeting and in this connection he
asks that cantaloupe men notify
their neighbors of the meeting, lest
some of them pe unaware that it
has been called.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
which is to be held at the Barbara
Worth hotel, the cantaloupe men
will be given a luncheon by the
Southern Pacific company, and all
cantaloupe men who are present at
the meeting are urged to remain The
latter is an annual affair Civ
en- by the railroad company to the
T -cantaloupe growers as an express
sion of good will, and helps get the
season started off with n friendly
feeling existing between the ship
pers and the railroad men, condi-
tion that is positively essential, rail
road officials state, in the handling
of such 4 large crop in so short a
period of time.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
JURY OUT FOR !
SIXTY HOURS in
SECOND TRIAL
Four Urged Acquittal,
Compromise On
Verdict

Jim Calhoun found guilty of man.
slaughter III connection with the
killing of Jean Hudson in this city
on December 26, 1924, will be sem
fenced in the superior court tomor-
row morning at 10 o clock.
The jury which heard the evil
denee in the case was out over 60
hours, finally reaching verdict
Saturday night, and reported to
Judge Cole at 10:35. A. y. Bucklin,
foreman of the jury presented the
verdict reading guilty of man
slaughter and notified the court
verbally that the jury recommends
ed leniency.
a struggle lasting over two days,
during which time the jury was
hopelessly deadlocked, Bucklin stat
ed this morning. Eight of the jur-
0rs favored conviction, and four vot-
ed for acquittal on practically every
ballot up to the time the final YER
dict was reached.
OF the eight who were in favor
of conviction two We're willing to
accept verdict of manslaughter, he
said, and the other six held out for
second degree murder. Seeing that
it was impossible to obtain either q
second degree verGlct, nor one Of
aequittal, II compromise was reach
ed, as the only means of arriving at
a verdict.
! The compromise. was agreed to by
! those who favored second degree
murder only because of the fact that
II was Calhoun 5 second trial, Buck
lin stated, and these jurors did not
feel they would be justified in
holding up verdict, thereby fore
ing Il third trial on the community.
ID. c. Church, Jasper district;
Frank Mccoy, Brawley; J. c. Kim
bier and Mrs. Earl c. Pound, were
the four jurors favoring acquittal.
Foreman Bucklin stated that while
the verdict did not represent the
! wishes of the majority of the Jur
ors, he believed the citizens of I'm
perial county would prefer the man.
slaughter verdict to L hung jury or
an acquittal.
Manslaughter is punishable by
Imprisonment from one year i'll jail
to 10 years in the penitentiary.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
DEBT PARLEY IS
RESUMED BY THE
j. s. AND FRANCE
Informal Negotiat j O MS
Now Under Way May
Prove Helpful
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, May 11.--Debt
negotiations between France and
the United States have been re-
sumed.
Following informal discussion re-
garding rcfunding of the French
debt of $4,000,000 ,000, conducted by
A AMBASSADOR Herrick and Finance
Minister CaillauX. the state depart
ment requested IIerrick to inform
France that it will welcome any de-
finite rcfunding offer but is un-
willing to link debt settlement with
German reparations payments to
France, it was learned here today.
A high state department official
said that intermittent conversations
have been progressing between rep
resentatNes of the two governments
for some time but that nothing de
finite had vet been achieved.
CaillauX' 5 expected intention to
strive for Il debt settlement has
been well received in official cir
cies here but due to the collapse of
previous debt discussions with
France, officials here are restrain
ing their optimism until France ac-
tually makes soma official, definite
offer.
No Offer Visible
There is apparently no immediate
prospect of such an offer. In the
i conversations now going on, French
/ officials have been careful to kecI
/ the negotiations ON an entirely in
formal and unofficial basis which
}in no way commits the French gov
ernment to any action, i, was point
ed out here today.
+ This government is also pnshing
for q settlement of other foreign
debts but the situation was report
ed today as discouraging except in
the ease of Esthonia 5 $17.000.000
relief debt.
Minister Antoniut Pip, of Es-
tbonia, after arranging Il tentative
\ funding settlement with Secretary
Mellon has just addressed Il com
munication to his government and
is now awaiting instructions.
American Minister Peter Angus
tus JAY has left Bucharest. it was
learned today, without eXacting
from the Rumanian government an
swer to the sharp American note in
sisting on immediate funding of
Rumania s 45,000000 relief debt
since she has already refunded sim
liar debts to other powers.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
Calhoun Appears in Court Tomorrow to Hear Sentence
Valley Program
On Air Again
Tonight

Radio fans of FL Centre are
urged to tune in on the I'M
perial Valley cantaloupe pro-
gram which will be given again
tonight by XII Examiner sta
tion at Los Angeles, under the
direction of Fred Nebel-Thau,
from 10 O'Clock until II o'clock.
The program will be similar to
that given Friday night, except
that several new numbers will
be introduced and those who lis
ten in are assured of an enjoy
able hour. Those who heard last
Fridays program were enthu-
siastic about it, and so many re-
quests were received for ere
peat that it was decided to
give the program again.
Due to the lateness of the
hour for which the program is
scheduled, the Press has not
made arrangements to reproduce
it. Fridays program was re-
produced in front Of the Press
office, as the hour set for which
it was scheduled made this ar
rangement possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
TWO CASES UP
BEFORE JUDGE
COLE TODAY

Trial of j. Jones, charged with
burglary, opened this morning at 10
clock, before Judge Cole and n
jury in department No. l of the SUI
perior court.
Jones is accused of entering the
home of Attorney II. b. Stewart at
Brawlcy several weeks ago, and of
taking considerable personal prop
ertv from the house. He is defend
ed by Attorney James ". Glassford.
District Attorney Utley is prosecut-
ing the ease.
The case of c. w. Price, former
Calexico police officer, charged with
misconduct with a minor child. was
scheduled for O'Clock this after
noon, providing the Jones ease had
been disposed of by that time. If
not, the Price ease would be taken
up as soon rs the Jone case had
been completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
President Sends
Thanks For
Melons

Fred Nebel-Tha Is the proud
possessor of letter from Pre-
sident Coolidge, expressing his
thanks for the crate Of Imper-
ial valley cantaloupes sent him
last week, the letter arriving
here today.
What makes the letter mat
ter Of particular pride to Fred,
Is that the letter Is signed by the
President, instead of the usual
secretary's letter sent ont in
Acknowledgements of gifts.
The letter follows:
The White House.
May S, 1925.
Gentlemen
It was kind of you to remem-
ber me and I know I shall en-
Joy the cantaloupss from I'm
per1al Valley. Thank you very
much for this generous gift.
Such a message as that which
you sent to me is a source OF
both encouragement and help.
sincerely appreciate your good
wishes.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) CALVIN COOLIDGE.
Imperial Valley Cantaloupe
Growers.
Fred Is preparing to file the
letter away in the archives OF
the Nobel -Thau family, provid-
ing there is anything left Of 1t
after il has been exhibited to the
cantaloupe men.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
HEAVY RAINS IN
OKLAHOMA MAY
CAUSE DAMAGE
by United Press Leased Wire

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, May
1-OkIahoma was drenched today
by torrential rains which assumed
flood proportions in the southwest
ern section of the state.
Starting yesterday morning, the
downpour continued steadily through
out the afternoon and night. Addi-
tional rainfall was forecasted to-
day by the United States weather
bureau here.
Striking in the form of a near
cloudburst at Chickasha, five inches
of water inundated points in the
city and caused residents in the
lower section of the city to flee to
higher ground. -e>i
Thousands of acres of farm land,
prepared to spring planting, was
inundated in tie western portion
of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
WHAT'S DOING

Boyce Atom Post American
Legion meets tonight, court
house.
Business and Professional
Women Club meets tonight,
club rooms, Davis building.
F. and A. M. No. 384 meets
tonight, Masonic hall.
Model home open to public, 7
to 8 tonight, 2 to 5 tomorrow,
1241 State street.
THE Charmer,' Valley thea
ter tonight.
THE Night Club Palace
theater tonight.
Cantaloupe Men of valley
meet tomorrow at II a. M, Bar
bara Worth hotel.
Presbyterian Guild and Mis-
sionary society, pot luck lunch
con at church, 1890 tomorrow.
State Street Christian Church
Missionary Society meets with
Mrs. John Frohley, Ala South
Eighth street, pot luck lunch
con l p. m. tomorrow.
Arts and Crafts Section, 10,-
900 club, meets at Clubhouse tea
room 2 p. NJ tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
BREED BILL IS
NOT FAVORABLE
IN THE SOUTH

LOS ANGELES, May 11.-South-
ern California citizens are generally
opposed to the Breed bin. proposing
an increase from two to three cents
in the state gasoline tax. according
to Governor Friend W. Richardson.
Tho governor departed for Sacra-
mcnto last night after spending
three DAYS at his local offices dis
eussing various measures passed by
the recent legislature with south
land tax payers.
Principal interest c.pterdd in
the gasoline tax. the governor said,
"and almost without exception all
who called to discuss 1t opposed the
increased tax.
The executive said he would sound
out sentiment in other sections of
the state before deciding whether
or not to sign the gas tax bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-11
NEW TRAFFIC
SIGNS ARE UP

Traffic Officer Reynolds and Po-
lice Sergeant Deaton were busy plac
ing the new traffic signs in posi-
tion Throughout the business section
of the city, today.
The new signs cau attention to
the fact that parking limit in the
business section is two hours. be
teen s Il. m. and p. M, in accord
ance with the new city ordinance.
Signs calling attention to restricted
parking zones were. also placed in
position. ..&
,With the new signs placed where
they can be seen easily, the police
feel that there is no excuse fer
autoists not being familiar with the
law and governing. themselves ac-
cordinglv.