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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
CLASSIC LINES LEAD
SPEAKER TO JAIL

NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-Insistence
upon reciting "The Face on the Bar.
room Floor" when he returns 70 his
home. resulted in the arrest Of John
Cortin. 81, on a charge of disorderIy
conduct. The elocutionist's mother
Mrs. Nora Cortin, made the com
plant. 'o''
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
POULTRY AND HGGs.

Flrmness continues IN the turkey mar
ket with very light receipts listed. Cen
cral poultry Items. however, are un-
changed. and eggs are easier ia sentl-
ment although mostly unchanged In
price.
San Antonio: Hens. $50 zoe. few high
er: flyers mostly 2Sc. few higher; roos-
ters &c; turkeys No. Is. 3II32c; 40. %
2oa22c; old toms, % q voc. Eggs: Fresh
slZ1lf case: storage 10 retailers Sl4.
Fort Worth: Hens. large IS n zoe, small
ia lie; springs, large 27G2sc; small
l5 q zoe; old ROSTERS. Sc 10. live weight:
turkeys No. Is, % q 33c; No. q. zoe; old
toms. 25I27c ID. 1--we weight Eggs:
Fresh to producers. $3.50 mostly: stor-
age to retailers -312.00ai2.50. Butter:
Packing stock country. 2s12sc; cream
cry "A, lsc: b. 47c ~.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
CROSSWORD PUZZLES
FLOOD JAPAN'S MAIL

OSAKA. Dec. PA statistician
discovered that the Osaka Central
pOstoffice handled Az, 500 cross
word puzzle replies from June % 70
August 81. which is nearly hal the TO
tai amount Of msil matter handled by
the office during the same period. The
largest number received in one day
was 223.237, on July 2.
1t was stated that IL the total Of
crossword replies were put from On
to end they would reach from Toxic
70 Kyoto.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
FIND 1920 IN DEAD
MANS CLOTHING

NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-With 1920
in $50 bills in his pockets. the nc
cumulated savings Of years. George f.
Marshall. 60 years old. ticket agen.
for the InterDorough Rapid Transit
Company. was found dead in his booth
at an IL station. Two gold watches
were also found on the body. 4 pas
senger saw the agent slumDed over N
a corner. He notified Patrolman Wha-
len. Doctor Kagar Of Lincoln hospital
said death was probably due 10 heart
disease.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
TEXAS MARKETS
HAY MARKETS.
By TEXAS Market Bureau.

Hay markets are steady to firm, al
though weather IS favoring a heavier
country marketing. Receipts are about
Kansas City $3.50, Omaha $40 5O Men
pms $50. No. / prairie: Kansas CITY
$3.50, Omaha s1A75. Chicago 500, 81.
Louis $3.50, Minneapolis SIC. No. tim
othy; Boston $3.50. New York $3.50.
Pittsburgh $3.50. Cincinnati $3.50. Chi
eago tZ4.50, st. Louis $3.50, Kansas
City 1880. Memphis $3.50.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
GIRL ARTIST BADLY
BITTEN BY DOG

HACKENSACK. y. j.. Dec. 12-
Miss Marion Swinton. noted artist.
is suffering from injuries sustained
here when attacked by n dog, the
property Of II. II. Burnside. director
Of the New York Hippodrome.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
Late REPORTS OF WORLD MARKETS
GOOD STOCKS OR BONDS
MAKE IDEAL PRESENTS
By B. c. FORBES

Give, il you can, Christmas gift,
that will yield not only pleasure bu,
profit. Give gifts that pay money as
well as cost money.
Give suitable stocks or bonds.
DO not be afraid that you will in.
SUIT your relatives or your young
iIiehds or even your aged friends By
sucn glits. IL sent in the proper
spirit, they viii be received in the
proper spirit. Most of nv own
CHRISTMAS giving for years has taken
lne form OF securities or gold, for l
nave long resisted the too common
temptation to buy costly gifts for
trends or families much better off
financially than myself. Not once
mas the recipient expressed anything
put cordial appreciation of these utili
tartan gifts.
boncs can now be purchased for
soy or 500 or $500 or $1,000.
Many absolutely Trustworthy cor
Poranons nave put out baby bonds"
OF 800 value. There are Just as good
bonds in the 500 denomination as in
the $1,000 size.
AS for stocks, they can be DUR
chased all the way from $40 a share
TO several hundred dollars a share.
ihere. are dividend-paying stocks sell
ing at $50 or less and almost an I'M
limited number selling at $50 or less.
Around 500 the selection is. of
course, still wider.
Which types of securities are most
suitable as Christmas gifts?
Government bonds and municipal
bonds are all right. only they do not
yield very much. Bonds of profitable
railroads or industrial corporations or
utility companies can be purchased to
net the receiver 6 per cent or even
more. In nearly every city bonds
Yielding from IL to Z per cent have
been issued on big local buildings.
Some of these bonds are guaranteed
~ surety companies, so that there is
little or no danger that dividends will |
'ver be stopped.
Turning to low-priced stocks care
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13

I've Sell Jewelry Store Jewelry."
Riebe's Jewelry Store, BOG Main ave
nue.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13

Some of the rails reached new peak
price, particularly Atlantic Coast
Line. Rock Island was strong. So
too, was Pittsburgh and West Vir-
ginia. American Waterworks fea-
turtd the utilities and there was a re-
sumption of buying in American for
eign power.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
Theo. Artzt orch. NJ. 331a-w. (Adv.)

Dance mt MACEDONIA Sunday night.
Music by Pavelka's Alamo Six, (Adv.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
COTTON PRICES
OFF 10 T0'17
? DIN IS
Courtesy whitaker & Company,
st. Anthony Hotel.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 12.-The
cotton market closed 10 to II points
lower here today. The selling pressure
gradually increased and was greatest
in the final hour of trading.
The trade expects a bullish con.
sumption comparison in the crop re-
port next Monday. The weather has
been favorable for picking and ginning
which leads the trade to take this at
titude.
According to cables reaching here
from London, cloth trade is being car.
ried on with India on a much larger
scale.
General trade views for the week
were unusually bright.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13

Who is "a Block from High
Prices?' Riebe's Jewelry Store, BOG
Main Avenue.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13

NEW YORK FUTURES.
Courtesy Whitaker q Co.,
St. Anthony Hotel)
NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-Cotton futures
closed barely steady at net decline of
10 to 20 points.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.

Courtesy Whitaker 4 Co.,
st. Anthony Hotel)
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 12.-Cotton fu
ures closed steady at net decline of IL
% 16 points.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13

Motors were lower. A report was
current that directors of the Hudson
Motor would meet within the next
ten days and may declare a substan-
tial extra dividend. At the same time
it was stated that the company plans
to reduce the price of their cars and
arrangements made so that buyers
may be able to pay for them over a
course of IS months.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
STOCK MARKET
GENERALLY
FIRM
By BROADAN WALL.
Universal Service Financial Editor

UNIVERSAL Service Financial Editor
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE stock
market was generally firm today in
the face of weekend profit-taking
sales. Specialties were in good de-
mand in the two-hour session while
Steel Common Jagged. Wheat went
higher on short covering. Cotton was
irregular. French francs continued in
supply and dropped. sharply.
Stewart-Warner rose to a new high
for the year on a heavy buying move
ment. A good part of the buying
came from the West but local interests
were also prominent on the buying
side. American Safety Razor changed
hands at a new high for the move.
Something may be done in the way of
a dividend which would be favorable
on the stock. Allis-C Chalmers rose
sharply following talk that a strong
group had taken hold of the issue.
American Chicle declined on realizing
but the group active in the stock is ex-
pected to resume operations next week.
United Drug held firm. Sales of the
Liggett stores in November amounted
to $3,64S,527 as compared with 49,
O71,513 in the same month a year
ago. Kayser and other silk stocks are
being picked up in anticipation of a
merger of several companies in this
line.
Buying of Pan Pete goes on because
Of report that directors may increase
the dividend to an IS basis at the
January meeting of directors.
Steel Common declined today but
this stock is expected to reach new
high levels shortly. Equipments con-
tinue under accumulation because of
he brighter outlook for that indus
ny. Certain of the big pool houses
Ire bullish on such stocks as Baldwin
and American Locomotive.
The Washington times., 1925-12-03
UNION HEAD ARRESTED
IN CHICAGO BOMBING

CHICAGO. Dec. 3.-Detectives
have arrested Sam Ruben, president
Of the retail dyers and cleaners
union.
six others are held in connection
with a special grand jury INJURY
now under way into q series OF
bombing outrages.
The Washington times., 1925-12-03
HARD COAL STRIKE NOW THREATENS TO
By H. X. REYNOLDS
BY international News Service

LONDON, Dec. S.-The Irish
boundary dispute promises today
to end in a SIS 100000 a year
victory for the Irish Free State.
The provisions Of the Irish peace
treaty called for an adjustment Of
the boundaries between the Free
State and Ulster, this new border
to be fixed by a boundary commits
sion
The boundary commission com.
pleted its report. but its recon-
mendations were so distasteful to
the Irish Free State, that Doctor
John MacNeil. the Free State rep
resentative on the commission. re-
signed rather than put his name
to the document.
Report Held Valid
The legal experts OF Great
Britain held that this resignation
did not affect the validity Of the
report, and the British govern
ment was prepared to publish the
report and make the border changes
effective.
President Cosgrave of the Free
The Washington times., 1925-12-03

state rushed to London and In
formed Premier Baldwin that
issuance of the report would mean
q crisis in the Free State, probably
causing the downfall of the pres
emit government with consequent
political turmoil.
Premier Craig Of Ulster was
called in and yesterday Premier
Baldwin announced that It has been
temporarily agreed that the re-
port Of the boundary commission
shall not be published.
Concessions Demanded
President Cosgrave Insists that
under the terms OF the treaty the
Free State is, entitled to an adj
justment OF the borders and he is
not prepared to accept a proposal
for the maintenance OF the status
quo OF the border without conces-
sions. He is now pressing. for g
remission OF the Irish Free State 9
share in the public debt OF Great
Britain, and it appeals that he VIII
be successful in HIS contention.
The Irish Free State il called
upon to contribute about $4,000.
600 q year for the reduction Of the
public debt Of Great Britain, and It
The Washington times., 1925-12-03

CHEERFUL SHOPPERS do their
shopping through the Shop-0-scOpe
that's why they're cheerful
The Washington times., 1925-12-03

seats when the premier arose to
make his final appeal for passage
of the bill and the avoidance Of
another cabinet crisis.
THE government OF France lies
in your hands, and France can have
confidence in her representatives"
said NJ. BRAND in a dramatic
appeal to the patriotism of the
chamber to enact the bill. He
warned that another crisis might
prove a grave matter for France.
The chamber had been in session
since 10:40 last night. Earlier this
morning the chamber adopted the
first, second and third articles of
the Loucheur project. These articles
provide for increases in taxation.
The chamber, by a show Of hands,
adopted the sixth article of the
project, providing that the Bank
of France print 10000 francs.
The Washington times., 1925-12-03

1ss, 900 May Break Record
Made in 1oo2-Suffering
Reported
By international News Service

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. s.
Peace negotiations apparently def
initely broken off, operators and
miners today began digging in"
for a long, bitter anthracite coal
strike-one that will probably
eclipse in length the epochal strike
of 1902, which lasted six months
before it was brought to an end
by President Roosevelt.
The $4,000 hard coal miners
have been out three months now
and a settlement seemed to be as
far away today as when they
dropped their tools on September 1.
May OutIast Winter
The strike of 1922 lasted five
months the present suspension
continues another month, it was
predicted by well-informed observ-
ers today. it will go on for the
whole winter, and therefore will
outlast the famous strike Of TWEEN
ty-one years ago.
Extreme hardship among the
families of miners and many DuSl'
ness failures in Pennsylvania will
result. it was predicted.
Reports from the districts where
the miners live say that the miners
have begun to dip into their saw
ings to pay current expenses.
Many have left their homes to
seek employment elsewhere and in
other lines. Local. shopkeepers in
many towns, who are dependent
upon the trade of miners. are find
ing theri business almost at a
atandstill.
The operators and miners union
officials, meanwhile. are anything
but sanguine as to the possibility
Of a settlement of the strike before
real winter weather sets in, II
The operators continue firm in
their assertion that the peace plan
proposed by Governor Clifford
Pinchot is impractical, and the
miners show no deviation from
their stand that the PinchOt plan
was the only one which would In
sure lasting peace in the anthracite
industry.
The Washington times., 1925-12-03
FRENCH ASK US.
FOR NEW DEBT
FARLEY
Ambassador Here Assured by
Mellon That America
Is Ready

France officially notified the
United States today that she is
desirous Of. resuming negotiations
for the settlement !. OF her $4,000
OOO, 900 Aswas tiebt at the earliest
practicable moment.
Ambassador Daeschner, who, it is
reported, is soon to be supplanted
The Washington times., 1925-12-03
DEPUTIES BACK
INITIATION
ACTION
BRAND Wins Fight for
Loucheur Plan by Slender
Margin
By HARRY r. FLORY
international Nawa Service

PARIS, Dec. Sworn out by a
night long struggle, M. BRAND won
victory today when the chamber
of deputies adjourned shortly be-
fore noon, after having given NJ.
BRAND a slender vote of confidence
and having passed the initiation
bill, proposed by Finance Minister
Loucheur.
M. BRAND personally directed the
fight for passage Of the initiation
bill, and its success may be attrib-
uted largely to his own personal
efforts. e-
Socialists and conservatives alike
were opposed to the bill but under
the driving Of the premier they
eventually passed measure after
measure in the bill.
Deputies Weary
Galleries were empty, #Rnd weary
IDENTITIES were slouchffig in their
The Washington times., 1925-12-03

Galleries were empty, #Rnd weary
deputies were slouchifig in their
The Washington times., 1925-12-03
ALICE PURSUED
KIP, ASSERTS
COUNSEL
Rhinetander Attorney Tells
Jury Youth Was Fooled
Into Aggressiveness
BY international News Service

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, Dec. g.
Alice Jones Rhinelander pursued
Leonard Kip Rhinelander relent-
lessly until he married her, declared
Isaac n, Mills, counsel for Rhine
lander. in his argument to the
jury today at the marriage annul-
ment trial in which Rhinelander
charges his quadroon bride with
concealing her negro origin from
him.
while this boy thought he was
on the offensive, he was really fall
ing into the way she laid open
10 him." asserted Mills, terming de.
tense counsePs statement that
Rhinelander was the aggressor in
the courtship as totally wrong"
The Washington times., 1925-12-03

by Henri Berenger, has commune
Gated to Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon that the new BRAND govern.
ment will shortly take steps to re-
open the parleys.
The Washington times., 1925-12-03
Storm Warnings Up

The United States Weather
Bureau today ordered northwest
storm warnings displayed from the
Virginia capes to New London,
Conn.
The Washington times., 1925-12-03
IRISH FREE STATE WINS CONCESSIONS IN
SETTLEMENT OF BORDER ROW

liz now practically assured that
tie Free state VIII be atlieVed o.
this burden.
The Washington times., 1925-12-03

DON'T ASK ''him' what he
wants for Christmas. Take that
question to the ShOp-O-scOpe-
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-10-23
VAsHoN LOCALS

The regular meeting of the Com,
mercial Club is postponed from
next Tuesday evening to Tuesday
evening Nov. 3rd. 1t will meet at
the Vashon school house.
The ladies, assisted by some OF
the men folks, principally Sage
llarmeling, met at the community
home on Tuesday and did all sorts
of tasks-cleauing up old plaster
washing woodwork, grubbing up
weeds, and putting the home in
spick-spack shape for the big play
next month. The president, Mrs
Robinson, is not only a leader but
a hustler and our only regret is
that we were unable to drop a
few drops Of sweat at the party
our own selves.
A Presbyterian wood-bee was
held Wednesday and the menfolkS
got sufficient fuel to last during
the winter. Mrs. Blekkink's ia,
bic was loaded with good things
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-10-23

unalterably opposed to the sx,
oenditure of public funds by stool
pigeons for the reason that their
testimony is discrcditcd by the or,
linary jury making it almost I'M
possible to convict unless there
be strong corroborating evidence.
[ find by examination of our re-
cords that il is not unusual for
juries to refuse to convict where
stool pigeons evidence is used.
Thus the money expended in these
cases means waste of public funds.
The Prosecuting Attorney has
declared many times through the
medium of the press that the only
proper way to end traffic and
liquor violations is through jail
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-10-23
Do lad at the noon honr.


Garner Kimmel is now driving
Ia big Buick" ear, Con Tjoms-
land is driving a new Essex coach.
.C. c. Bridgman is driving a new
Overland. b. p. Nelson is sup
porting a de luxe Oldsmobile.
Two Packard de luxe sedans are
being tested out by the two Beall
families while p. A. Petersen of
the old Gilbert ranch has new
Essex coach. The island is pros,
porous.
Our blessed restful fog lifted
over Sunday and Monday but the
sweet music of the fog horns on
the Sound to-day remind us that
again We'll have another sound
sleep tonight, as the fog still pre-
walls. Isn't it glorious to be hem,
med in by such sweet-smelling
atmosphere as Yashon fog pre-
scnts2 Long may it continue to
hover.
Marjorie Bridgman was a week
end visitor with her parents from
the Seattle General hospital, Har-
ris Ward was on the island over
Sunday from Tacoma. Garner
Kimmel and wife were at Mount
Vernon this week.
The Vashon P. 7. A. met at the
High School Tuesday afternoon.
After the business meeting an en-
joyable program was given. The
subject for the afternoon was,
1.-THE P. 7. Ats Aims and Pur-
poses" Mrs. F. E. Bridgman and
Mrs, CARRIER gave talks on the top
ic. Dainty refreshments were
served.
Mrs. Hoover entertained a group
of her Vashon friends at her home
in West Seattle Thursday. Those
enjoying her hospitality were !:
Mrs. Prigg, Mrs. Blekkink, Mrs.
Garvin, Mrs. Bridgman, Mrs.
Johns, Mrs. Bowling, Mrs. Nor
ford, and Mrs. Pfund.
The NJ. E. Ladies Aid Society
met at the Good Will Farm Oh
Wednesday for an all day meet
ing. The day was spent sewing
for the Home. Lunch was served,
"a business meeting was. held and
ia social time was enjoyed by all.
E. B. Morrill, was in Vashon
Wednesday afternoon and made
the News-Record a friendly call.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-10-23
Continued from first page)

guilty in the Police Court and SEN
fenced to thirty days each in Jail.
Their release was sought by De
putty Prosecuting Attorney, Allan
Peyser, on the ground that they
were liquor Investigators of the
Prosecuting Attorneys office and
that their services We're needed in
that department. Tht request
was denied by the Police Court
Judge, and they are now serving
time.
As to public funds, l wish to
state that in the past two and one
half years, while have been Com
missioner, three resolutions have
been passed by the Board in the
total sum of $4500.00 to be used as
secret money by the Prosecutor
the other two members voting
AYE" and [ voting "no", and
no accounting was ever made of
the $4500.00, and no vouchers or
Statements filed with either the
Auditor or the Commissioners
showing how the same was ex-
pended. These resolutions were
numbered 1875, 1929 and 1860.
Note the numbers and look them
up.
| do not approve of secret ex-
penditures Of taxpayers money
by stool pigeons.
The Prosecutor says vouchers
are filed for the expenditure of
what he terms his special service
fund, which is a separate fund and
Independent of other funds allow
ed the Prosecutor, and here is a |
sample of some Of the vouchers.
Voucher No. 1858 paid by war
rant No 520,Sl5, drawn in favor
of Thomas P. Ragsdale, and dated
March 90, 1925, in the sum off
Hlof.iU, the same beng Stub Tor
services for himself and $59.70 as |
a refund of money which he
claims he advanced to voluntary
Investigators, with no names men
toned as to whom they were.
Second, voucher No. 1915, dat
ed April l, 1925, and paid by war
rant No 523, 1913, in favor of |
Thomas p Ragsdalc, in the sum
of $22490, the same being $127.40
for his services, and $3.50 refund
claimed to be due him for money |
advanced to voluntary inyestiga-
tors, with the following explana-
4t
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-10-23

or penitentiary sentences. If he
is sincere in This, why has he re.
commended a dismissal Of these
eases where stool pigeons have
been convicted as law violators
including the notorious Ragsdale
With such information as | was
able to obtain on the expenditure
of these funds | decided that my
duty to the taxpayers was to vote
no. +"
Concluding, [ will say we have
sufficient laws against violators
in this State. What we need is
law enforcement in a regular way,
and if our present enforcing Off
GERS do not enforce, then get those
who will.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-10-23
ISLAND CHURCHES
presbyterian Church

Services next Sunday at the
usual hours.
Sunday School 1000 a. m.
Morning worship II a. m.
Christian Endeayor $3.50 p. m.
Evening Worship Z 80 p. m.
AT the morning service the Pas
tor will speak on the theme, 1.-The
Solitudes OF Life
The evening worship will begin
with fifteen minute song service
and the theme will be, ''The Re
sponsibility Of Hearing
Rev. Hugh Armstrong, Minister.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-10-23
$3.50

$3.50
Is this not secret expenditure
of funds2 And to think by a stool
pigeo9 with the reputation that
has.
Lastly, permit me TO say | ann