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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1925-06-05

(Received too late for last week.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-03
WHAT 4TH OF JULY MEANS

Although our greatest Fourth of July came in 1776, when ffty-siX dar- ing men adopted the Declaration of Independence and this country be- came a nation, yet before that event, the date played a strange part in the affairs of the brave men and women who had come from across the seas to set up a new nation in the wilderness of the New World Thus, July is real red letter day in American history, and only deep student of our history could enumer- ate all these events
 It was July 1, 1636, that Roger Will Hams founded his settlement at Prov idence, Rhode Island July i, 1876, the colonists in Virginia demanded and were granted important rights by legislation. It was on July 1, 1744, that vast tract of land, con- taining the Blue Ridge country was brought from the Indians.
 July i, 1754, Col. George Washing ton surrendered an army to the ene- my It was only a small army, but a fort was included. He experienced on this occasion his first defeat in war, at the hands of the French. Al though at that time only twenty-five years of age, Washington had been placed in command of a small body of troops, which was marching to- ward Fort Duquesne. At point on the Monongahela river less than for ty miles from his destination, he
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where he took possession the coun- try and raised the American flag on his own responsibility. He was none too soon, for exactly week later, July 14, the British man-of-war Col lingwood, commanded by Sir George Seymour, arrived at Monterey to pro- claim British sovereignty. It was thus by only narrow chance that England did not become the posses sor of the Golden State, which she had coveted for many years.
 Nine wagons of anthracite coal were hauled 106 miles to Philadel- phia, July i, 1912. Two of the loads sold for cost of transportation and the remainder were driven away with out a buyer Times have changed. The sale was afterward denounced as a fraud, because the stuff was nothing but stones, and would not burn," the fact being, of course, that people did not know how to use coal
 July i, 1926, Thomas Jefferson died, aged eighty-three years On the same day died John Adams. aged ninety one years. James Monroe died on the Fourth of July, 1881, aged sew enty-four.
 July f, 1848, work was started on the Washington Monument in Wash ington. On that same day the treaty of peace with Mexico was proclaimed at the capital city. July 4, 1851, amid pomp and ceremony, President Fillmore layed the cornerstone of the two great white marble wings of the Capitol building.
 July 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln, ask ed Congress for 100000 men. Tn 1866, there was a nationwide peace jubi- lee on July 4; in 1918, when the na- tion's birthday came, there was held in New York a great patriotic cele- bration in which American citizens of more than forty nationalities took part.
 Our Patent Bureau was establish ed on July 4, 1886, and on July 4, 1870 California's constitution was for mally adopted July 4, 1912, both New Mexico and Arizona were made
 states of the Union. Thus, we have
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Northwestern Will Arrive
 Seward, Saturday Noon

The steamship Northwestern will arrive in Seward from the south to- morrow Saturday. at noon, accord ing to the latest report received at the local office of the Alaska Steam ship Company. The vessel will sail from Seward for the south Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Passengers will permitted to go aboard at D m. Sunday.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-07-03

J. B. Reher, highway engineer in charge of this distict for the Bureau of Public Roads returned to Seward last evening from trip of inspection to the Girdwood district.
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many reasons for holding the Fourth of July in patriotic reverence
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Gateway want-ads bring results
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Gateway want-ads bring results.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06

South Carolinians; Parted
Seven Years, United by
Kindly Fate

Destiny is a funny thing, liable
to bob up at the most unexpected
time and hit you, or caress you, as 1t
did in the case of the newlyweds at
400 Girard street northwest.
They are Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy
S. Smith now. They had always
hoped. even back in their childhood
days in South Carolina, that some
day they might so sign their names.
The finger of Fate, however,
didn't seem to point to matrimony
one day, seven years ago, when
Miss Ruth Nunnery left her home
at Sumpter, S. c.. and started to
carve her own career.
Two days later, young Timothy
Smith, finding Sumpter unbearaDiy
empty, also took an outbound train
But the two didn't travel in the
same direction.
Throughout the seven years, their
correspondence languished. Then
came a wire from young Mr.. Smith
10 his sweetheart in Washington.
He arrived Friday morning. The
two went out to luncheon and got
married by the Reverend II. ri.
Hennig. at his home, sos Fourth
street northwest
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
EAST POTOMAC PARK
BUS SERVICE STARTS

Special motor bus service 20 Fast
Potomac Park was inaugurated to-
day, according to announcement ny
Lieutenant Colonel c. o. Sheriff.,
officer in charge Of public buildings
and public parks.
Buses will leave the south side
Of the Treasury building every hour
on the hour from IL a. m. to s IN.
daily, and will leave Hams Point
for the return trip on the half hot r
from 1870 a. m. until $3.50 =. m.
The busses will operate around the
Lincoln Memorial and along the
shore drive, returning along Wash,
ington channel, distance Of ten
miles. The round trip fare will be
thirty-five cents.
Buses to the field house in East
Potomac Park will leave the south
side of the Treasury every half
hour from $50 a. m. until noon
and every fifteen minutes from
noon until dark
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
COURT
RULES AGAINST
FORMER COP
Transporting Liquor Involves
Moral Turpitude-Rock
to Lose Pension

The Court of Appeals, through
Justice Van Orsdel, with CHIEF JUS
tive Martin concurrnig, Justice
Robb dissenting, today handed
down an opinion according to which
the TARIFF in intoxicating liquor may
involve moral turpitude, reversing
a decision of Justice Siddons OF the
District Supreme Court, VINO had
directed the District Commissioners
to restore a pension to Wilbur Ii.
Rock, a retired policeman, who had
been convicted of first Offcnse in
transporting liquor to Baltimore
Md.
Justice Siddons held that the first
offense being merely misdemeanor
under the Volstead act did not in
volve moral turpitude and as the
only cause for taking away the
pension would be a conviction OF a
misdemeanor involving moral turpi-
tude and ruled that Rocks pension
should be restored.
The Court of Appeals today re-
verses this finding of the lower
court and directs that the petition
Of Rock for a mandamus to compel
the District Commissioners to rein
state him, be dismissed.
The justice said in part: 1.-THE
traffic in intoxicating liquor has,
by fundamental law, been denounced
as Inherently wrong, a social evil,
condemned by every standard of
private and public morals" and
pointing out that Rock was still a
member of the police even though
retired and had taken a solemn
oath to support and defend the
Constitution.
The court said. ut can hardly be
said that a police officer, charged
with the maintenance of the public
peace, can be either defending the
Constitution or bearing true faith
and allegiance to it when he is en-
gagged in an open violation Of the
law.
1.-THE fact that this was his first
offense, is not controlling. The man
who traffics in Intoxicating liquors
in violation of the Constitution and
laws Of the United States, whether
it be the first or the tenth offense,
is an offender agaiPs the public
peace, dignity and morality of the
United States and a conviction in a
court of competent jurisdiction i'm
plies criminal intent"
Justice RObb, in his dissenting
opinion, holds there is no moral
turpitude in transporting whiskey,
stating that Congress declared 1t
to be nothing more than a mis-
demeanOr.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
D, {. HEADS WILL
SUBMIT 1925
STNNATES
Call Issued for Return Early .
in May-Revised Plans
for Budget

District government department
heads will be instructed tomorrow
to submit early in May their recon-
mendations for estimates for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 1926.
The call for the estimates Is 60
ing out two months sooner this
year because, Engineer Commission
err J. Franklin Bell explained, the
Commissioners wanted a longer
time to study the requests Of the
department heads.
Encouraged by the action of
Congress at it's last session in
giving Washington the largest
budget in history, District officials
are expected this year to submit
recommendations which will bring
the budget many millions higher
than estimated for the fiscal year
which begins next July.
The recommendations will be
turned to Daniel J. Donovan, Dis
trict Budget Officer. He plans to
prepare the budget this year. in an
entirely different way, eliminating
much useless phraseology in the
estimates.
Mr.. Donovan wants to group the
various requests into about 100
items instead of about 400 as here
toforee He thinks the moderntza-
ton of the budget will expedite its
approval by the Commissioners.
Budget Bureau and Congress.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
LISTS 1852 MEMBERS

. Up to noon today, the special
Easter finance committee of the
Associated Charities reported a
record of 1852 contributing mem.
bers. Since the campaign opened
on April l therer have been 107
responses and each mail is adding
to the list.
There will be a meeting Of the
Board : Of Managers of the Asso'
ciated Charities Wednesday al
which reports Of progress will be
made by the finance committee
and further plans developed for
raising $4,000 necessary to con
tinue work for the balance OF the
fiscal year, ending September 80
Contributions, 1t is announced
may be sent to Ord Preston, treas
urer, 1922 Eleventh street north
west.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
SNALLP()
INCREASE
NOTED
Three Additional Victims Of
Disease Reported to
Authorities

A material increase in the num-
Der of smallpox cases has been
noticed by Doctor William C.
Fowler, District health officer,
and he today again urged vaccina-
ton as a protection against this
disease.
Three New Cases.
Three new cases were reported
today. Two other suspected cases
are being investigated. Those re-
ported today are:
Mrs. Catherine Higden, 1880 G
street southeast.
Francis Graham, colored, one year
old, 30S Ninth street southeast.
Mrs. Ellen Cousin, 43S Kentucky
avenue southeast.
There are now eight cases con-
fined to the District Smallpox hos
pital in southeast Washington. A
total of thirty-three cafes and seven
deaths have been reported since
january /. The deaths are the
first in nineteen years in Washing
ton from this cause.
Precautions Urged.
although 1 seel no cause fol
alarm" Doctor Fowler said today
''I feel that the people Of Washing
ton should take precautions. The
health department will vaccinatt
against this disease
Doctor Fowler said he did not
fear spread of the malady.
1--WE are leaving no stone unturneC
IN making every effort to stop the
spread of the disease" he said.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
CITIZENS PLAN
!, FOR COUNCIL
APPROVED
Commissioners Are Unanimous
in Its Favor and Predict
Great Benefits

The District Commissioners today
approved the Citizens Advisory
Council, an organization provided
for under resolutions adopted Sat
urday night by the Federation OF
Citizens Association.
"I hope the people of Washing
ton support this body and give it a
good start" Engineer Commissioner
]. Franklin Bell proposer Of the
council idea, declared today.
Commissioner Bell predicted the
council in a short while will WELD
a powerful influence in the develop
ment of the city of Washington.
He declared that on all important
matters the Commissioners would
call the council into consultation.
IT feel now" he declared, that
the public will have a direct voice
in governing it's own affairs in the
National Capital"
Approval Unanimous.
Commissioners Cuno H. Rudolph
| and James F.. Oyster, were also
favorable to the plan. They both
predicted the organization would
be an invaluable help to the Com
missioners. They declared they
were both prepared to support the
new organization.
The federation, in approving the
plan, provided it should become
effective after the Commissioners
approve the idea.
With the city heads approval,
! federation officials are now making
plans for the election of the coun-
Gil on May 2. Briefly, the fedora
tions plan provides:
The council shall comprise, nine
members, seven white and two col
ored; the president of the fedora
ton, now Jesse C. Suter. shall be
ex-officio chairman. 1t shall be
known as the Citizens Advisory
Council of the District of Columbia.
The council shall act as an ad-
visory body to the Commissioners
but it shall not in any way restrict
the activities, or abridge the rights
Of individual citizens associations.
Membership Qualifications.
ANY member in good standing Of
| n neighborhoOd citizens association,
who has reached the age of twenty
five years and who has been bona
fide resident of Washington for
five years, is eligible to member
ship on the council.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
Board of Education
WILL Hold No Secret
Meeting. Ayers Lloyd

That the Board OF Education Will
transact no business in secret ses-
sion while he is at it's head was
the declaration of policy today Of
President James T. Lloyd, in view
of the attacks on the secrecy Of
the conference of the committee Of
the whole this afternoon.
"L am just as much opposed to
secret sessions as anyone else"
President Lloyd declared. But I
want to make it clear that the
conference this afternoon is not a
meeting Of the board. am not
going to call the board together.
It is a committee meeting just as
much as any other committee meet
ing.
IF there is any conclusion
reached at the conference it will
be presented in open session. !
will see to it that all board bust
ness is transacted in the open.
There Is no question in my mind
that the board can get together to
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
EL:DRLDGE
HAS NEW
PLAN
Permanent Licenses Not TO
Be Issued Until Ten Days
After Application Is Filed

Ten days must pass after May
8 before applicants for operators
permits can get their licenses, ac-
cording to a plan under consider-l
alton by M. o. Eldridge; director
of traffic.
During these ten days thor
ough investigation will be made
Of the applicants physical and
mental condition and his morals.
Director Eldridge would not di-
,vulge the manner in which the
inquiry would be made.
Ban on Criminals.
1--WE hope to make it impossible
for a criminal or other unfit per-
son to get a permit" he said.
Director EIdridge's plans provide
for the issuance Of ten-day permit.
this to be taken up or made
permanent after the end of ten
days.
1t was announced today that the
regulation requiring motorists to
register at the Traffic Bureau with
in three days of their arrival in
Washington will be abolished on
May 8. Director Eldridge said 1t
was a nuisance.
Right Of Way Changes
A plan for changing the present
right of way rule is under consid-
Grafton. Director EIdridge believes
that the man on the right shall
have the right of way only when
he is travelling straight ahead.
IF he plans to make a left or
right hand turR he should give the
right of way to through traffic"
Eldridge said.
Another regulation to be revised
is one now providing motorists
stop within fifteen feet in the rear
of a street car. The new plan pro-
vides about eight feet.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
% INDICTED ON
PROHIBITION
CHARGES
Special Grand Jury Ignores
Similar Allegations Against
"a Others

The special grand jury today
indicted twenty-eight persons for
violation of the prohibition law
and ignored similar charges against
twenty-four others.
Those who are alleged to have
committed offenses against this Jaw
are: Ned Williams. alias Red Bird;
Frank C. Haley, Morris Litvin.
Abraham Litvin, Joseph Sterling
Graves, Viola Rice, Sarah johnson,
Dominick Goodyear. John w.
Worthy, Clyde Burts. Frank Simms,
Bertha Dudley, Nettie Kokinos,
George w. Shellhorn, George R.
Butler, Adel Myers, Isaiah Shelton
Theo Gather, Abraham Isaacs
Paregol, Anton C. Dumbris. Sarah
Anne Dumbris, Charles Stockton
Jennings Cockrell. Max Levine
Louis Edward Green. ErIine Green
Clarence w. Jackson and Morris
Toxins.
Ada Shorter Is indicted for VIC
lation of the Harrison anti-narcoti'
Charges involving alleged viola
lions of the prohibition law wer'
ignored. and the following exoneT
ated: Fred Belford, Mary Bowen
Fannie Clark. Eva Franklin. VIII
lam Jones, James Powell, Eugen
Patrick Foley, Mabel Anderson
Morris Cohn, Hammons Humphrey
Adelina Jackson, Ruth Ford, Valen
tine Cudor. James Madison Fitz
gerald, Rachel Ann Dyer, ALA
Midget: William Henry Lynn, Sam
uel L. Milestone. Rose Adams, Car
Adams, William III. Brown. Waite
Newman, Elizabeth Lomax, Rober
Watson, Samuel Schikoff, Charlie
Reed, alias William Lee Gardner
Sam Lewis, Blanche Evans, Edit
Webb and James H. Reynolds.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
DEAF MUTE Is HELD UP
BY TWO HIGHWAYMEN

Frank Berman, a twenty-year.
old deaf-mute, reported today to
the police through his mother. Mrs.
/. Berman, Of 1142 Sixth stree:
northwest. that two men held HIN
up, robbed him and assaulted hill,
in front of 1870 Sixth street last
night.
Berman said he was relieved Of
40 cents. A description, of the
men was given to police.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
Gold Baseball Pass
Given Coolidge
.By Heydler
TIMES STATE RHoTc

President Coolidge today re-
ceived a solid gold annual base
ball pass from John B. Heydler,
president of the National
League, in commemoration Of
the leagues fiftieth anniversary.
Heydler, who called at the
White House and personally
presented the pass, also invited
the President to attend the Bos-
ton-Chicago golden jubilee game
at Boston, May 8.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
TEMPLE PARTY
AT KETTH'S THEATER

The Almas Temple annual thea
ter party will be held tonight at
Keith's Theater. Roland S. Rob
bins. manager of the theater and
a member of the temple, has, ar.
ranged special program. All
tickets have been turned over to
the temple and reservations should
be made through f. Lawrence
Walker, recorder.
The Almas. patrol, bands, glee
club and legion guard will attend in
full uniform and will take part IN
the program.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
FALLS FROM SCAFFOLD;
WALKS FOR AID AND DIES

His skull fractured by a fall from
a scaffolding, Marshall Dyer, fifty
five, 1922 Conduit road northwest,
was driven to Garfield Hospital Sat
urday and walked from the auIomo-
bile into the hospital unassisted.
Several hours later he died.
The accident happened in front OF
1929 Montague street northwest.
He was painting when he fell. Cor
oner Dewitt issued a certificate of
accidental death.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
BAN
HITS 80
MORE
Four First-string Players Cut
off on Eve Of Big Game
With Tech

Student activities at Eastern
High School today were dealt a
crippling blow when thirty more
student leaders confessed to mem
bership in forbidden fraternities
and were automatically barred
from further participation in
school activities.
The baseball team will lose
seven men, four Of whom were
first-string players, on the eve Of
the annual clash with Mckinley
Manual Training School .Wednes-
day. one of the hardest games of
the season.
Admission Is Voluntary.
The senior class president and
treasurer, q lieutenant colonel and
major of cadets and the captains
of the track and basketball squads
are among the deposed students.
The thirty students, following the
lead of seven who already have been
debarred, voluntarily presented
themselves today at the office Of
Principal Charles Hart and con-
eessed their membership in the two
| fraternities.
The most prominent Of the
barred class leaders and their acti
vities are:
Ralph Bonnie. baseball and bas
ketball
Donald Conner, track.
Parker Eaber, basketball and
cadets.
Senior Class President
Wilton Gibson, president of the
senior class. major in the cadet
corps and baseball.
James Gregory, captain of the
track squad and football.
| Thomas Howard, lieutenant col
onel of cadets, senior class treasurer
and football.
Bruce Kessler, captain of the
basketball squad and baseball.
Graham Lwden, basketball and
baseball.
George Madigan, basketball and
baseball.
julius Radite, basketball and foot
/ ball. a
Richard Schaffer, football and
track.
Harold Scruggs. basketball and
baseball.
Joseph Sweeney. baseball and
/ football.
Gilmore. Wheeler. first lieutenant
| of cadets.
Richard White, track and football
Clifton Tier, lieutenant of cadets
and baseball.
James Thompson, first lieutenant
| of cadets.
/ Two "Frats" Involved
Thompson is a member Of Phi
Delta Sigma and the others are
ali members Of Phi Alpha Epsilon
Madigans is a star pitcher and
Tier the first string catcher Of thu
baseball team. Bonnie, Lowden anC
Scruggs are first string players.
| Ine confessions dId not come
entirely as surprise" Principa
Hart said. 1.-THE interview was made
by appointment. We could not tel
in advance, however, how hard hi
the various activities would be
This is an exceedingly severe blow
to the athletic activities Of thu
school.
1.-The baseball team. however, will
go ahead with it's schedule and will
meet Tech, Wednesday, with thu
men who are left, and we are con
fident the team will put up a goot
game.
THE posts of the other STUDENT
will be filled as rapidly as possible.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
al MIxEDeuP.

.sCharIie, MY Boy" "My Sweetie
Went Away" She left IN my
Baby's Arms" q "Red Hot Mama"
singing, 'Hard Hearted Hanna. |"
When Lights Are Low 'sNIe
snd NY Boy Friend are going
20 take . stroll through Memory
Lane" to see II we can find my
s.BIue Eyed Sallie.'' We were
watching ssThe Moon Rise" when
we found sSaIlie In the Alley"
I told her I'd see her .In My
Dreams" In can Old Fashioned
Garden" She'll look like peter
Pan" sitting IN . Corner" Of
the Covered Wagon" playing
ssDOo Doodle Doc, with an Gag
gravating Papa" / had nothing
else 20 do but ask her would she
Remember Me" It'll We Meet
Again. sTn My Land Of Sweet
Pretend?s JOHN WRENN.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
DRUG STORE OWNER IS
HELD FOR RUM SALES

Charged with. two sales and pos
session Henry s. Pope, proprietor
Of a drug store at 1919 H street
northeast, will be arraigned in Po-
lice Court today.
1t was said that an informer,
operating with Precinct Detective
Kuehling and Policeman Thompson
worked on the case. Police say
that q small amount Of liquor, pre-
scription blanks and Pope's record
books, were confiscated.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
SOCIAL AGENCIES WILL
DISCUSS SCHOOL NEEDS

1.-The New School Program in It's
Relation to Social Work Of the Dis.
trict" will be the topic for discus
sion at the annual meeting of the
Washington Council of Social
Agencies next Monday afternoon,
at the Raleigh Hotel.
Seven members Of the executive
committee will be elected.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
WAR SECRETARY WEEKS
REPORTED IMPROVED

Secretary of War Weeks, who
suffered a slight stroke Of cerebral
thrombosis on April /, was reported
as considerably improved at his
home today.
He spent restful night and to-
day was quite cheerful. His son,
Sinclair Weeks, who came from
Boston when his father was strik-
en-, returned to his home last
night.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
POSTMASTER PREPARES
FOR EASTER RUSH HERE

Postmaster William Mooney to-
day announced he is preparing for
the annual Easter rush of parcel
post packages and holiday cards.
While the influx Of Easter mail
has not really begun as yet it
will start in a day or two when
cars loaded with Easter nicknacks
begin to arrive for circulation
throughout the city.
The Washington times., 1925-04-06
Army Band to Play in N. Y.

The ninety-piece United States
Army Band will play in New York,
April rs, at the testimonial to be
given General John ]. Pcrshing by
the American Legion. the War De-
partment announced today. The
band will play at West Point the
following day.