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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-26
COVE COMMENTS
by C. A. Renouf)
. . se@%*

Is aviation safe for the average
person9 Judging by the crashes
and loss of life that we read Of
from day to day, il surely is not
safe aud mind you these accidents
are amongst professionals who il
anybody ought TO be practically
immune. What Is the deduction
/ do not think that it can be put
down 20 carclessness bat rather
flat the planes are aoi yet perfect.
no doubt some type Of
plane wile appear that will be int
muue from nose dives and tail
spins, one Of the chief causes Of the
tragedies.
Such stunts as the flight to Hon.
.0lulu are spectacular and espeeial-
~ dangerous due 20 the fact that
.the planes must be loaded TO capae.
.ity With gasoline. None but sea-
planes should altempt such a flight
and it seems 90 nue., a layman. that
Tie hulls sheuld be Of such a type
as Is withstand d gale Of wind
should The plnc be forced down a
thirty fout boat of proper design
and properly handled is fairly safe
I'M any wind. IT. q plaue eah be con
structed 70 carry q dead weight al
tet tons therc should he no diF.
ticulty in carrying such O hull, pro.
ylsloued and eanyassed Tor the O..
Emergency when it occurred, IL is ii
pity ihat 50 many lives should be
acsificed before the ultimate Of
safety IS obtained hut one is com.
PEELED 70 admire tie courage Of
those who take ihe ehnnces invol-
Ned ID such spectacular ilihts.
Meanwhile most Of us will b,
content to remain on terra firma
snd leave aviation to the more ad.
v%enturous spirits,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-26
A RECORD OF PROSPERITY

To show the enormous economic
progress OF Our Country since the
pre-war period, the following fig
ures are valuable: In 1919 national
income in terms Of curent dollars
was $6S, 260, 000,0 GOO, and in 1926 il
was 1859, 100000; in terms OF
1913 dollars the figures for 1915
were S3S,162 100000 and for 1926
they were $46,392, 090, 600,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-26

his estimated reductions in rail.
way rates since their peak in 1872
viii saye the travelling public q
billion dollars this year,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-08-26
Too Much Of
Corbin's Folly
BY H. IRVING KING


NH~ AANh NEA &FANAAhA W.
bin built it toward the close Of The
Mexican war and brought his bride
there. And the name stuck. Judge
CoIbin had been born in tie old house
AMI now, ut eighty odd. was as
straight rs Il ranrod, fresh OF com
p~iexion, and with a keen, blue eye.
Judge Corbin lived alone in the biz
house with his servants. lie hid re
tired from tie bench more than TWEEN.
ty years before when his wife died
and had beer alone since his quarrel
with his only son. The occasion OF
the quarrel was the usual thing-tle
son Insisting upon picking cut his
own wife instead OF marrying tile girl
his father had selected for him The
son had died in South America years
ago. To shake OF his lonesomaness
the judge began, ut the age Of eighty,
one, 10 write an elaborate treatise ou
the Code Napoleon. Finding be need
ed u secretary he advertised for one,
and as a result now employed a young
man of twenty-one, bearing lhe ANNE
of Lloyd Foster.
MOTTO keep Inc reader IN SUSPENSE
tine youhs nan VINO uaVe'eH nhuet
the name OF Lloyd Foster was, IN re
aihF, the Judges grandson AVN
corbin, whose father The old man had
cast out.
LLOYD ana Inc judge got alohs
tairiy wen tosethel' heliafNapiy
Wen IN laet' considering tha' me
Judge was u1ela'oll'i ahe ifNselhie
ana LLOYD was ohly t~ehly,ohe IN
sue an Isolated ana hIt'e-Nls'lel
pace as Oorph ; toHy "i,'eN
Tue Juose a.io"ea MN 20 oe away uu'
seidohl-H Is next 200 10 Il mlrac's
lhat Lloyd saw enough yout'i.'
sheclinehs OF the feminine eaue 70
fall in love win one put he ana.
Her name was Mary Crehstqh' sne
was governess IN a nanny h'ihs a
rev mics away ron oorun fo"s'
an orphan wlthou5 money, 80 was
Lloyd Mary ana LLOYD went III
to session us a. coiAl'l.lee o. ways
ana meahs' ihelr i!ihs Sl'lses
were MI now but II they were 'lar
red they would OF course nave 20 set
up housekeeping Tor themselves ana y
would take theif combined salaries 10
support them.
Iheh Lloyd hau ah 'uea' Nuul
the matter with my asSihg the jugs
tnI "a rHISnE GlIH ne. FIlNl MUllIU
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-01-19

IILACE OF VESTA, REOW000 COUNTY, MINI
srsonal Property Taxes 1926 Taxes must be paid be
fore March list, 1927
School District No. fo2 Total Tax aate 662 Mills
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-01-19

VILLAGE OF WALNUT oHovE, REDWOOD COUNTY,
Personal Property 1925 Ta.es TAKE. must be paid be-
senooa otstr,et No. 81 Totss Tax Rats 81 Milo
Name Assessed Money Amt Of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-01-19
7 Total Tax Rate 74.6 Mill

VILLAGE OF sANsoRN, REDWOOD COUNTY, MINI
Personal Property Taxes 1926 Taxes must be paid be
fore March LIST, 1927.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
ALEXANDRIA SOCIETY

Mrs Thomas B. Cochran and Mrs. |
Richard c. Marshall will leave today |
for Lexington to attend the finals at |
the Virginia Military Institute, where |
Mrs. Cochran's son, Mr.. Robert Coch. |
ran, is finishing his sophomore year. |
Mr.. John Hough has left for Fort
Riley, Kans., where he will join his
cousins, Col. and Mrs. Alexander Muir
ray, and go with them by motor to
visit other relatives in Tacoma, Wash.
Mrs. A. c. Foard of Clifton Forge
and Mrs. w. G. N. Merchant of Chat
ham. Va, were guests last week of
DIR. and Mrs. George T. .Klipstein in
their home on Prince street.
Mrs. Hayward Douglas Luckett and
Hayward d. Luckett. jr., of Charlotte,
y. c., have been guests for the past
week OF Mr.. Luckett's mother, Mrs.
Lucie Peyton Luckett. on South Pat
rick street. Mr.. Luckett arrived last
evening and will return to Charlotte
with his family today.
Miss Jeanette Yates Cochran has
arrived from William and Mary Col
lege. Williamsburg, Va. Miss Coch.
ran will leave later in the month to
spend the Summer in California. She
and Miss Catherine Sneed of Char.
lottesville are the guests Of Miss
Cochran's aunt, Miss Cora l.. Coch.
ran, on North Columbus street,
Miss Louise F'inke entertained at
bridge Friday evening, June 3, at her
home on North Washington street.
The guests were Mrs. William Byron
Bailey, Miss Mary Lloyd, Miss Roberta
Schneider, Miss Margery Arden Hall.
Miss Sara Cox, Miss Virginia Wilkins.
Miss Louise Carlin, Miss Josephine
Ramage, Miss Elizabeth Ramage, Miss
Dorothy I41ycock, Miss Esther Lam
bert, Miss Polly Maigne. Miss Mabel
Smith, Miss Mary Louise Aitcheson.
Miss Susan Leary, Miss Laura Hui.
fish and Miss Mildred Baker.
Mrs. John S Sewers, Miss Ella Lee
Sewers and Mr.. Jack Sewers returned
Monday from visit to relatives in
Warrenton.
Mrs. j. II. Pate of Goldsboro, N. c.,
is the guest of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy G.
Craver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hitler have
gone to their home in Philadelphia
after a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Norwood. Jr.
Miss Addie Lambert has returned
from Randolph Macon Women's Col
lege in Lynchburg, and is with her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. T. j. Lambert
Rev. and Mrs. Raymond Wood of
Leesburg were week end guests of the
latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
kidwell.
The marriage is announced of Miss
Mamie Virginia Clayborne and Mr..
Andrew B. Cheshire, on Saturday,
June 4, at the rectory of Grace Epis-
copal Church, by Rev. Edgar Car
penter.
Miss Augusta Bode has arrived from
a Continued on Seventh Pagel
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
With Other Editors
McADoO RE-AFFIRMs STAND
(TucSOn Starr

William of m support o
presidency
opponent
AL Smith political history
automatically
party the
this
supported
without preuda problem
Senator Murray
to n the
preconventon campaign, there will be
it possible of the parties
nomin dry S
south probably be
may primaries
within republican party
which
controlled absolutely
In a. situation,
8wetdry will
AL Smith drys
Mead may
democratic
qualified nomnaly
actually south
democratic other might
nominate good grace
the final election kept imelght
that unlikely
publicity
o himself in forefront.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
Flood Sufferers Relief

President Coolidge has calling upon
people Of the United contribute
valley
AS indication calamity
country president appointed
four members his
raising adequate funds
Douglas
steps bear it's
civic
Churches
of stricken of
While the has
the
the possibilities
figure should
the Mississippi victims
calls being from many points
along the river to it
similar situations can
of
All
possible proportions the
the places bring up
possible
be utilized Cross A
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
Business Improving


the United despite unvorabe weather
natural phenomena that been widespread.
considered utraconservatve
pubic's holds
WELL
1926,
remains conspcuously heavy
the notably high of
jumped indications
of still higher prices
prices
indications summit
millions Asia being withdrawn from
certainty of products
good
Metal yet responded higher prices
IN tremendous
supplies will find profitable
from
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
Judicial Highway Probe

There probability that the highway will
malice
Maricopa by
presiding
While
eating
permeaed
department
prove
is the Maricopa will
task investigating impartial
ordinarily nqusitora
probable guilt official, be he high
legislative has highway
judicial impartial
guilty officials
punished the accusations unfounded the Innocence of the
be adjudicated.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
SAFE HIGHWAYS AND SAFE STREETS
(Chicago Tribune.)


principal
country Chicago They
eliminate crossings To do
will costs $4,000,
The bu be
all at by eliminating the crossings
cities Much be accomplished,
railroad in the United
States year S
the
of %
crossings, they the
the railways
applicable
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
THE "CONSTABULE"
lLos Angeles Tines

outside of Los Angeles and
iu large enough to be dignfied 1t not
highly
the city lies in the hands
calling 'consabules
species OF criminal
that in proud city and
laughed at employed the law bandit entered
bank at cashier and dashed out with the
onabue chase and when ne nowu
fight shot dead.
These officers police school and had never
been taught they had wedefned
Of what and they dd IT,
considering fields OF operation neS
of their list Why should they
ko chance in Sherman officers with
real bullets when they operate comparative safety the
city of Angels?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24

revolution in city transportation
they always They were
designed but they filled with
speed and weight Is
of education
holding the death list fough
oportiona of automobiles No real
accidents achleved
accomplished
when and onv when pedestrians level from
automobiles highways different levels
wilt umbe of deaths decline
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
BANB8
CHANGE 1T

Now they have monographs that
change their own records and play
hours without stopping. They'd better
not try to play ours without stopping.
If these machines could play two or
three different tunes at once they'd be
almost as good as the radio. =.
There's one untried solution to the
broadcasting station problem. Put
them in the hands of the receivers.
Some radio entertainers play
on the ordinary saw. Listeners could
suggest new use for the ordinary ak.
They say there are still thou
sands of saxophone players. But there
are so many thousands who are not
still. If all the saxophones in
the United States were placed end to
end they would not fill Lake Michigan.
But many are in favor of trying it.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
mendx-NInde Mother

An artist who occupied a studio
on the top floor of a large building
was disposed to be very pleasant
to the janitress.
"How many children have. you,
Mrs. O'Flaherty?" he asked her one
morning as she was polishing the
doorknob.
Its siven / have, SIR she re-
piled, land lucky 1 am, too. Bless
''em. Four by the third wife of
me second husband, and three by
the second wife of me first"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
Hich Cost of DIVING

A colored man came into ticket
office and asked for two round-trip
tickets to Charleston. The agent
knew him and asked who was going
with him.
my brother" said the colored man.
Your brother?" asked the agent.
"Where is he?"
"Out there in box. He's daid,"
answered the colored man.
eyes, suh," said the colored man;
"You see we ain't goin' to bury him
in Cha'lston; but we have about 40
kinsfolks down there, and we figured
it would be cheaper to carry him
down to Chalston fo' de funeri
service and bring him back, than
to bring the whole family up here"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
His weak End

There was a very absent minded
young fellow who belonged to the
Los Angeles Y. M c. A. He had
a fine mathematical mind but was
not so alert upon other facts and
fancies of the workaday world
The large swimming tank in the.
was always kept filled with water
excepting on Saturday mornings, at
which time it received its weekly
securing One Saturday morning this
absent-minded man strolled over to-
the gymnasium to take swim. He
stepped on the springboard and
without even glancing at the tank,
he uncorked perfect swan dive.
Two days later when he first re-
gained consciousness at the hospital,
he drawled, "I never could keep hold
of the days of the week-but as
rapidly approached the concrete
bottom of the tank, l suddenly
realized was face to face with
Saturday,"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
Winners

"A man who was slightly deaf
walked into a drug store and spent
some time looking over the displays
on the stationery counter He
finally selected fancy writing tablet
and asked the proprietor the price.
"1nirty-five cents, sir"
mot! shouted the druggist. IL said
thirty-five cents"
THAT'S what 1 thought. Don't
need to holler So" replied the Gus
toner laying nickel on the show
case and heading for the door with
the tablet under his arm. The drug
gist's jaw dropped and he sped to
the door, but the customer was just
rounding the corner.
"Oh, well, go to thunder" ruminatec
the storekeeper Il made three cents
on you anyway"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
Patriotism

Sir Angus McMuir, recently touring
America u study the Scotchman's
greatest hobby, thrift, was invited
to attend a preview during his brief
stay in Hollywood.
Arriving at the theater Sir Angus
whispered to his escort: "Will ye
please tickle me when the cinema
is funny?"
"Of course, if you like, but why
do you want me to do that?''
Because" said Sir Angus with
grin, "I'll no hae it said that
Scotchman has nae sense of humor.'
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO

Mrs. L. Ratliff and children
will leave today for Anadarko,
Okla, to spend the summer.
Mrs. W. c. Jack and little
daughter have left the Crawford
sanitarium and returned to their
home on 18th street.
Capt Thomas Rynning, warden
of the territorial penitentiary,
was in the city yesterday.
The funeral of Mike Shaya will
take place this afternoon at 3
o'clock from his residence at
18th and G.
Col. Chas. O'Connor, of the
Sixth cavalry, has ordered the
regimental band to Douglas to
remain as long as the Sixth
remains.
Mark Smith, former delegate
to Washington from Arizona,
was in the city yesterday on his
way to the capital in the inter-
ests of statehood.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
WASHINGTON 81
LETTER SKI
city of the Angels?
By RODNEY BUTCHER

WASHINGTON - Snatches from a
congressman's mail:
Dear Hon.: I'm kindly asking you
to give me good definition for
money This is to be written in not
more than 20 (twcnty) words. And 1
would greatly appreciate an answer by
April goth so as to have it in a contest.
Thanking you so much, and with best
wishes, | am"
Dear Mr.. -: Will you please
write to tell us the best ways of
making kites and flying kites? Our
class in school is having a kite flying
contest very soon and 1 hope to know
all the new methods that Uncle Sam
uses. to tell what way the winds are
blowing"
Dear Congressman: Some say our
country is menaced with catastrophy
a hired man and he said he was
Polack, but now it appears that he is
Russian and every night we wonder
what will happen next. We have told
him that his service is not longer
wanted and each time we tell him he
looks back at us with evil eyes and
says nothing at all and pretends he
does not understand us. He is a poor
worker and has never cut his hair or
shaved himself His dirt is so much
that he sleeps out in our barn. He
can talk or listen to English language
when he wishes it, but at other times
not Somebody should do some detec-
tive work here. Hoping that you can
lend aid, -"
Dear sir: | am student of the
sixth grade. AS l think YOU are inter-
ested in school children l will ask you
an advice. Will you write me a lette
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
Abe Martin

1t now develops that Henry FOrd's
injuries resulted from natural causes,
th' coupe rOIIin' over three times.
WOuIdn' them Americans in Chiny
be aggravatin' t. walk behind gittin'
off a train:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24

recipe Similar reports are heard all
through the senate and house office
buildings.
Congressman Hull's secretary came
in one morning to find more than Il
hundred such requests In fortnight
the pleas numbered nearly 1000, and
they came from every state in the
country Nearly 10000 had been sent
out in the weeks following Hulfs
speech.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
Plucked From the Plains
Cnn,f Lose

HAS putting in that lunch counter
helped your business?' asked Jones
Of the druggist
"WelI, it has about tripled the
sale of indigestion tablets" he re-
Enquirer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
Game of Grab

Tina-"Tess I'm the happiest girl
alive. I'm marrying the man l want"
nothing to the joy of marrying the
man some one else wants! Answers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
Fame for Some BncterioIogist

The news that lpsticks carry
microbes DOESN'T seem to have imprest
the public much. Now, If 1t could
be proved that microbes carry lip
sticks-Life.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
Her Swan Song

Miss Helen of Butler sang two
beautiful and appropriate selections,
after which she was taken to Parker
cemetery for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
paper.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24

Medical experts have found q way toI
make X-ray movies. Now we will be-
abIe to see the villains heart sinking
Tlto his boots.
Copyright, 1927, NEA Service, Inc)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24

There are worse things than ca
that won't start. For instance, ca
that won't stop.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24

Maybe the reason the United States
takes so little interest in the rest of
the world is because it takes so little
ont
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24

The Chinese row reminds us that it's
time for spring housecleaning.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24
Ribbou and n Smile

Husband-"That is a pretty sash
for your new dress"
Wife-"Silly! That's the dress. -
CasselPs Magazine.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24

A man can't kick just because he has
only one leg.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-24

So the congressman bought book
on the subject for dollar that came
ont of his pocket and mailed the book
to this future voter.
Snatches from a correspondents is
mail:
Dear Mr. butcher: What in the
world possessed you to write an article
on the government sending out recipes
for whisky and home brew?
'JJp to this time, only a few people
knew it. Now everybody knows it.,
And you have given me lot of work
to do. No more news for your
And this signed by none other than
Gertrude. the most beautiful of all the
congressional secretaries!
But most of Gertrudes friends take
it more philosophically Always glad
to be called upon by their" con-
stituents.
Since publication of the very pc
culiar fact that, through various gov
ernment documents mailed by con-
gressmen to their constituents on re-
quest the government was supplying
the people of the land with instruc
tions for making whisky, beer, wines
and other alcoholic beverages, the re-
quests for further information have
been so numerous that some congress-
men believe Uncle Sam might stop
singing How Dry l AM for moment
and ask How dry am II"
One dry congressman from upstate
New York received in a single morn
mg's mail so letters asking for Con-
gresham Ed Hulls speech on the
manufacture of whisky, the Agricul
turaI Year Book for 1904 telling how to
make wines or Congressman Cellars
version of George Washingtons beer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
HOME FOR CONVICTS'
DEPENDENTS PLANNED

An industrial farm home for de-
pendents of convicts is soon to be es-
tablished on a 1.000-acre plantation,
where relatives of prisoners may take
refuge and assist toward their own
support. according to E. Z. budding.
president of the Prisoners Relief So
ciety. Property in West Virginia has
been contracted for and plans are
being laid for construction Of tempo
rary buildings.
The institution will be known 80
the Sandison Memorial Home, named
for DR.. George H. Sandison. many
years editor of the Christian Herald
of New York City, who has devoted
time to the problem of prisons and
prisoners. and who first made possible,
through financial assistance, the or.
ganization of the Prisoners Relief
Society.
Plans will be laid for similar institu
tons in every State in the Union.
The first is being located in West Vir-
ginia as tribute to Mr.. budding, a
former West Virginian. who founded
the Prisoners Relief Society and has
spent many years in study of needs
of families of prisoners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
PLAN BOOSTER MEETING.
Industrial-Farm-H Home School for
Colored Youth Proposed.

/ To make the purpose and work of
the Cardinal Gibbons Institute at
Ridge, Nd. an industrial-farm-h home
school for colored youth. better known
to people in Washington, an illustrated
lecture and booster meeting is to be
held under the East Washington Cir
Gle OF st. Cyprian's parish Sunday
night at 1880 in the parish hall at
Thirteenth and C streets southeast.
Admiral William s. Benson of
the Shipping Board; Patrick j.
Haltigan. reading clerk of the House.
and Eugene Clark. assistant superin-
tencent of schools, will be the prin-
cipal speakers. The story of the in
stitute in stereopticon views will be
told by Victor Daniel principal. An
address of welcome will be given by
James r. Winter. Greetings of the
East Washington Circle will be ex-
pressed by Mrs Mary Matthews, and
solo will be given by Miss Louise
Butler Francis Spriggs, editor of the
Council Review, is master OF cere-
monies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01
OUTLAW IS VIEWED
BY CROWD OF 1900
! Notorious Southwestern Ban.
dit Appears Twice Guarded
by 10 Sheriffs.


OKMULGEE, Okla. July Sur
rounded by guard of 10 heavily
armed deputy sheriffs, Matthew
HINES, the most notorious figure in
Oklahoma outlawry since the days OF
Al Jennings. made two public appear
ances here yesterday to crafty the
cuiiosity of some 1000 persons.
HINES was brought out of the
county Jail into the courthouse square
after hundreds of persons had besieged
the Jail in an effort to see him.
His first appearance was without
previous announcement, but a crowd
of 1000 quickly gathered.
When he was brought out again
later In the day crowd of equal size
was on hand.
With his hands manacled HINES
was helped up to a window ledge In
full view of the spectators. He shifted
his feet awkwardly and merely grin
ned when some of the crowd cried.
speech. speech.
The young outlaw. who is charged
with two killings and numerous bank
robberies, was brought here last night
following his recent capture in the
Grand Canyon Of Arizona. He faces
trial for the Staying of w. j. Mac
Analy, chief of police of Beggs, Okla.
who was shot down when he engaged
a gang that robbed two banks in
Beggs last month. At his arrangement
today he pleaded not guilty.