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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-23
Two Cents An Exception

Twenty-one states that collect
a gasoline tax for the benefit of
their highway construction pro-
grams increased their fees this
year, a report Of the q. S. Bureau
Of Roads to the State highway com
mittee shows. Two cents per gal
Ion, the rate charged in Washing
ton, now is the minimum fee and
is charged by - states. Twenty
three states received more reven-
ne from their gas tax than did
Washington during the six months
period covered by the report. How
ever, only Is spent more tax money
ION state roads the Others dividing
with county systems. The report,
in Ibis particular, favors Washing
ton for no mention is made of the
feet that permanent highway or
county road funds are taken from
the motor vehicle fund of which
the gas tax forms part.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-23
RESOLUTION
Committee

One more petal has fallen and
once more the golden chain of
Friendship, love and Truth has
been broken and one Of our beloved
members has answered the last
roll call and iourneye4 into the
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-23

great beyond, and whereas in the
passing Of our beloved sister Annie
f Fault, PING. we realize that
her family has lost d devoted wife
and a loving mother and Island
Rcbel1ah Lodge No. 277 has sus-
tanned the loss of a most faithful
and Jealous worker, one who was
ever devoted to its welfare and
purpose.
While we mourn her loss and
grieve for her deeply, knowing
that her place i'll our midst can
never be filled, yet we are thank
ful for having been granted the
privilege of knowing and loving
her, we feel that our lives have
been made the richer.
Be it the. efore re olyed that we
extend to the sorrowing family
our deep and heartfelt sympathy
IN this sad hour, be it further re-
solved that Il copy of these reSolu-
tions be sent 70 the bereaved fam
ily. A copy be spread upon the
records of this Lodge, and a copy
be sent to the News-Reeord for
publication.
Be it further resolved that We
honor the memory of our dear sis.
ter by draping the Charter for a
period of thirty days.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-23

The carver should slice enough
meat to serve all those at the table
before he begins to serve.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-23

Firmness of weave is an import.
ant factor in the wearing quality
of a rug.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-23

Manure tends to tighten heavy
soils and makes them easier to
work.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-23

Liquid manure contains larg,
percentage of nitrogen and pota j
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-23
COMING EVENTS

= Dec. 23-Christmas Cantata
. and Entertainment Presbyter-
ian Chucrh.
$ 1928
Jan, 1--Cantata, "King Of
Kings" Presbyterian Church
$50 ses - $50
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-12-23

She is not dead,
She is just away,
With a CHEEKY smile
And wave of the hand,
She has wandered
Into that other land.
Elizabeth Hearst, PING
Myrtle WILDER, DIP
Julia Sherman, Com
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13

LONDON, March - R-Negro
singers and dancers are more popular
in London today than at any period
in history. Many of them, having
regular theater enga gements, are
working long hours overtime in the
cabarets and at private performances.
The popularity of the negro dancers
is attributed to their sprightliness
the pep they put into their steps,
and the singers are in demand be-
cause of their originality, their bar
barrie enthusiasm and the amuse-
ment they themselves seem to gain
by amusing others.
The "Blackbirds,' an all-American
negro troupe, coming here from Paris
several months ago caught on at
once, and has been filling the house
at every performance. The prince
of Wales has heard their negro
melodies an even dozen times.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13
$4,000 Is Offered by
Chicago Gangster for
Slayers Of Friends

CHICAGO, March IL. (P-"Polack
Joe" Salts, gang leader, appeared
voluntarily at the inquest late today
into the deaths of two of his hench-
men, and in voice pitched in de-
fiance offered $4,000 to "a cop, or
anyone" who finds the killers.
Salts under oath told police that
he had no knowledge of who manned
the machine guns that riddled the
bodies of Frank Lefty Koncil,
Salts lieutenant, and Charles Kru-
bek, alias Big Bill" Hayes, member
of the Salts band, early today.
When tracked down and killed, the
two Salts aides were riding in
Salts own machine. This caused
police to believe at first that the
slayers may have intended Salts him
self as their victim. Koncil was his
Chauffeur" At the inquest today,
Salts indicated that he himself per-
haps fears a similar death by declar-
ing that he was leaving town at once
for West Baden, Ind, where he, for
several weeks, has planned vacation
trip for "his health" Salts, after
the inquest, was released from tech
nical custody, although he said he
probably would not be in town when
the inqlest is resumed.
Koncil and Krubek were killed in
a fusillade of revolver, shotgun and
machine gun fire poured upon them
while in their automobile. They man
aged to leap from the riddled ma
chine and attempted to escape Kru-
bek was shot down after he had gone
only 80 feet. Koncil fell about half
a block from where the car later
was found abandoned.
Many suspects are sought, includ-
ing three O'Donnell brothers, Mike,
Steve and Percy, long known as enc
mics of the Salts crowd. Ralph
William "Klondike" O'Donnell, re-
leased under $4,000 bond two days
ago following his capture with three
others while siphoning liquor from
government warehouse, was being
hunted for questioning in connection
with the killing.
Another gangster victim of the
past "a hours was Benjamin Schnei-
der, ostensibly a real estate dealer,
but also, the police believe, boot
logger He was shot near his home
last night.
Police still are seeking some con-
nection between the shooting of
Schneider and that of the two Salts
gangsters a few hours earlier.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13
SIX CONDEMNED MURDERERS
MAKE SPECTACULAR BID FOR
LIBERTY FROM ILLINOIS PEN

was believed that all the prison
breakers would be accounted for be-
fore dawn.
Back at Joliet the three desperate
white men, Charles Duchowski,
Charles Shader and Walter Stalesl<i,
finally called out they would sur
render after reserve gurads had
been rushed to the Jail and tear
bombs had been tossed into their
cells.
strange bit of action by Du
chowski was his turning to Gibbons,
the guard, who had sat in front of
the Mexican's cell, the man who later
was upbraided as the investigation
got under way, and hurting a string
of oaths at him. There was no con-
nected sentence, but just barrage
of foul names.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13
Waning Years Of Aged
Pedestrian Made Easy
By Gift Of Playwright

NEW YORK, March II QP).-The long
road that had led the aging feet of
Edward Payson Weston, trans-contin-
entail pedestrian downward into pow
erty and sickness. turned into more
pleasant country today when a for
tune of $4,000 was set aside for the
old mans maintenance and care,
On the eve of the aged walkers seth
birthday anniversary, Anne Nichols,
playwright and producer, and her gem
eral manager, William de Lignemare,
set aside the fund, the interest at 6
per cent, to go to Weston in monthly
installments of $3.50 as long as he
lives
Announcement of the gift was made
by G. H Names, chairman of the Wes-
ton committee of the New York Press
club, as Miss Nichols sailed for Europe
in connection with the production of
her "Abies Irish Rose" in several for
eign countries.
Weston, whose exploits as walker
won him international fame, but no
fortune, was recently found i'll and i'm
poverished in Greenwich village ten
ement.
His spirit still unbroken, the old man
announced that he would attempt to
earn living by becoming a messenger
boy, as soon as he regained his
strength. Instead of recovering, how
ever, he suffered a stroke of paralysis
and his need became acute. Il he had
once been a reporter on New York
newspapers, the Press club felt it's re-
spoEsibility and formed a committee
to raise fund. Several donations have
been received prior to Miss Nichols
large gift, among them a 500 check
yesterday from Edward W. Browning,
cinderella man." of recent notoriety
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13

Taking advantage of the craze for
jazz as dished out by real negro
artists, English managers have started
three travelling companies on the road
who are playing the London suburbs
and the provinces.
The color craze has even reached
the department. stores, where black
and colored wax models have been
introduced to the public in the street
display windows.
Commenting on the color" craze,
the London Daily News, under a
heading Thinking Black says:
I'm fashionable West End shop
the display of mannequins are black
as ebony. In Paris the vogue is
for gilded figures. Possibly the
popularity of Miss Florence Mills
and her brilliant colleagues in The
Blackbirds,' is responsible for the
West End thinking black"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13

borrowed craniums. Even today,
however, rajah's death calls for
the taking of heads. Victims thus
beheaded are regarded as members
of the monarch's heavenly retinue
Lying is to the Dyaks cardinal
sin, Krohn relates The falsifier
must heap up mound of branches
in token Of his lie, and if it is de-
stroyed even by the third generation
every fellow -tribesman must help re-
build it, meanwhile cursing the pre-
vatfcator's memory.
Crocodiles are plentiful in Borneo,
but only when a tribesman vanishe'
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13
DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH SUNDAY MORNING MARCH 49, 1927

masters was discovered by DR.. Will
liam o. Krohn, Chicago alienist,
during a recent expedition to Bor-
neo in behalf of the Field Museum.
1t is divulged by him in chronicle
of his adventures published today
by the Bobbs Merrill company of
indianapolis.
Head hunting still persists among
the Dyak tribesmen, he relates, but
a youth need no longer bag human
caput to prove himself a man and
many tribal ri:es for which fresh
heads were once deemed necessary
may now be suitably signalized with
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13

are they slain. Failure to find any
trace of the missing savage indicates
to his kin that he has been devoured
by crocodile. Then a green stick,
sharpened at either end and fastened
to a string, is buried in a bait of
meat and dangled before the crocodile,
who swallows it finds himself lam
pooned and dragged ashore. His
mouth and feet are tied and his
stomach searched for earrings or
other effects of the missing relative.
Usually, DR.. Krohn writes, the be-
reaved kin have to slay three or
four crocodiles.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13
Buddy LaVelle, Soprano,
Packs 'En in at the Gem
Club and Cafe Saturday

Buddy Lavelle, the Boy Wonder
soprano, packed 'em in last night
at the Gem Club and Cafe in Aqua
Prieta Lavelle sang the latest songs
to the great entertainment of the
audience and was repeatedly en-
cored, responding with numerous Sc
lections.
Lavelle will make his second APP
pearance at the club tonight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13

may be borrowed from the neighbors
tending the birth of child or the
ending of period of mourning, and
few heads are passed around among
tribes in which not long ago each
family had to bag its own.
This partial conformity of the
savages to the law of their civilized
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13
Avoiding Dutch Law Against Ancient Custom
Wild Men Of Borneo Use Borrowed Heads In

CHICAGO, March 70 R-Hurhan
heads are as necessary to the rites
of Borneo tribesmen today as they
were generations ago, before the
Dutch government set out to abolish
head hunting.
But the vigor with which the Dutch
have warred on the savage custom
has changed the rules. Today heads
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-13

The United States Navy large quantities Of Copper Brass and
Bronze for construction and repair work. These metals always pay their
by helping to keep the ships active and by cutting
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
Fight Tickets May
Be Obtained Here

Reservations for ringside tickets
to the Dempsey.Tunney champion
ship fight in Chicago on September
% may be made at the office OF
j. Z. Williams, travelling freight
and passenger agent Of the San Di-
ego and Arizona railroad, after
September 10. Other reservations
are available now but no ringside
ticke;s vii. oe on sale tnerc until
after the 18th.
The San Diego road will run two
special cars to carry fight fans to
Chicago. The trains carrying this
service will leave San Diego on
September 18, arriving in Chicago
on the 21st and the other leaves San
Diego on the 18th, arriving in CHI
cago on the 18th.
The Southern Pacific is running a
"Jack Doyle Olympic Special ou,
Of Los Angeles on the 18th. Poser,
vations covering tie entire trip, in
Guiding ringside seat tickets to the
fight and hotel accommodations
while in Chicago, may be made now
through the Southern Pacific office
here. T. j. Arnett, travelling freight
and passenger agent, is handling
this business.
run a special train to Chicago from
San Francisco in connection with
the fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
NOTICE OF MEETING
OF
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION,
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT

Notice is hereby given that the
Assessor of the Imperial Irrigation
District, has completed the assess.
ments for the year 1927, and has
delivered the assessment books to
the Secretary of the Board of Di-
rectors, who now has them in his
office, in the Masonic Building, Ell
Centro, California, where they will
remain for the inspection Of all
persons interested until September
1, 1927.
That the Beard of Directors,
acting as a. Board of Equalization
of said Imperial Irrigation District,
will meet to equalize assessments
and continue in session from Au-
gust 30th to September End, 1927,
and from time to time thereafter
as long as may be necessary, not
to exceed ten days, exclusive of
Sundays, to hear and determine
such objections to the valuation and
assessment as may come before it.
BY order of the Board of Direc-
tors.
F. a. MeIyER,
End to 30 inc Secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
Parker Leading
Retired Life
by United Prcss Leosed Wire


NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-John NJ.
Parker, Roosevelt 5 running mate in
the 1912 presidential campaign, the
stormieSt petrol that ever occupied
the governor chair of Louisiana
and millionaire by dint of lifetime
till;ng of red Southern clay has been
fcdiscovcred in $500 farm house
IN which he has buried himself be.
you'd politics forever and ever.
Searching for the picturesque fig
ure, Representatives of Farm and
Fireside discovered him in his frame
cottage, isolated from telephones,
radio and telegraph stations, near
ST. FranciSville, La. He was ready
with an enthusiastic declaration
that "theSc past four years have
been the happieSt of my life.
wouldn't 60 back to late dinners,
dress clothes, steam heat, confusion
NOT for anything on earth. -
Parker 5 isolation provides a re.
fnge for much-sought public persons
sdch as General Pershing who hides
out with the ex-governor in the
spring and fall to indulge in duck
shooting.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
WATCHING THE
SC0REBOARD
by United Press Leased Wire

The Is game winning streak of
the Detroit Tigers was brought to
an end yesterday when Lhzcrri hit
a home run with the bases full in
the ninth inning, giving the New
York Yankees a 9 to ) victory.
Harry Heilmann by hitting safely
four times in four times at bat, as.
sumed leadership of the American
league batting race.
The Chicago Cubs and the Phila-
dclphia Phillies divided a double
header, the Phils winning the opener,
to 6, with five run ninth inning
rally, and the Cubs taking the see
ond Is to /.
The Washington Senators dropped
to fourth place in the American
league losing I to /, to the Cleve-
land Indians.
The Philadelphia Athletics climb
Cd into third place by their / to 3
defeat of the st. Louis Browns.
The Chicago White Sox defeated
the Boston Red SoX, / to 3 in the
first game of their series.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
NOTICE OE PUBLIC SALE BY
HOLDER OF LIEN FOR SER
VICES IN REPAIR OF AUTO.
MOBILE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that on the Sth day Of September
1877, at the hour OF ten o clock a.
M, at the premises known as q W.
McCabe, Inc, Dodge Brothers Mo-
tor Vehicles, 757 Main St., i'll the
city of FL Centre, County of lm'
perial, State of California, the un-
uersIgned will sell at public auction
the following automobile, namely:
One Dodge Brothers, 1922
Touring Car, bearing 1927 Cali
fornia License No. 1lSS6S2 and
Engine No. 662146.
SAID auction. and sale will be
made under and by virtue of the
laws of the State OF California, and
particularly Sections SC5l and SOo2
of the Civil Code of the Stata of
California, for the purpose OF satis'
fv.u. tie lien af the un Ierslghed
oa said automobile for services rem
dered the owner of said automobiie
by the undersigned in repairing the
said automobile. That the amount
due and unpaid for said services is
the sum of $l10.22, plus costs and
expenses of sale.
Dated at FL Centre, California,
this 10th day Of August, 1927.
Iv Z. w. McCABE, INC.
BIZ C. ". McCabe, President. l6tlC
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
ANOTHER RECORD
IS ESTABLISHED
BY WElSSMULLE'R
Swimmer Hangs Up Two
New Marks. Inside "a
Hours at Hawaii.
ny United Press Leased Wire

HONOLULU, T. H., Aug. 25.-
Johnny Weissmuller today stood
out anew unquestionably as king Of
sprint swimmers after setting two
new worlds records in the 100-met-
ers within "a hours.
Weissmuller. defeated George Ko-
.jac, sensational New York school,
boy and Katsuo Takaishi, Japan -
the two most formidable contendcrs
since the day Duke kahanamoku re.
linquished the title-establshing a
record of So seconds flat.
In. the trial heats the night before
Weissmuller set up the new time of
5S 1.5 seconds, which was recogniz-
Ell by officials of the a. A. L. out
door meet in progress here.
Weissmuller s time was not the
feature of the meet for the 1000 en-,
tliusiastic Hawaiian fans. witness
ing tiie races, however. Local inter.
est was centered on the crowning
cff Bustr, Crabbe-Hawaiian born
and raiscd--as mile champion.
Grabbe swan a sensational race
with a. stroke that scarcely caused
a ripple and finished Just six seconds
over Arne Gorg's 1926 record. Harry
Clancy, Penn A. c., finished second
but he apparently ovrrtrained as
h" admitted his legs were dragging
after the half mile mark.
Walter Spense, Brooklyn Central
y M. c. A., won the l00-meter
breast stroke with the time of l:l9
Is. Y. Tsuruta. Japan, was second
nnd w. Kirschbaum, Honolulu,
third.
d. The courage of Alberto Zorrilla,
Argentine star, in finishing fifth i'll
tile mile swim with an infected
foot, was cheered enthusiastically.
Duke Kahanamok1i was wildly az
claimed when he appeared in an
exhibition l00-mcters swim ais
first Hawaiian appearance in five
years.
Tonight will witness the i4e-yard
free style race wherein Weissmuller,
CLANCY, Zorrilla, Takaishi and other
stars will participate. Paul Wyatt,
koiac, Zorrilla, Spense and others
will compete in the 220-yard back
stroke.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
JONES FAVORED
TO TAKE BACK
GOLF HON 0RS
Former National Champ
Had Close Call Wednes-
day. Won Elm Out.
By CLARK B. KELSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent


MlNIKAHDA COUNTRY CLUB
Minneapolis, Aug. 25.-Eight of thu
nation s leading amateur golfers
including most of the pre-tourna.
ment favorites remained in the ma
tlonal amateur championships today
to play the quarter final round.
George Won Elm, last wears
CHAMPION, was missing from the
list. He was defeated in the second
round of match play yesterday by
Harry Legg, Minneapolis veteran.
Max Il. Marston also was ont of the
picture, victim Of Francis Ouimet
in yesterdays play.
Bobby Jones, who came unplcas-
antly close to being defeated in the
first round yesterday morning, by
Young Maurice Mccarthy. of New
\ ork, was to meet Harrison "Jim-
my Johnston today in a So hole
match that seemed likely to pro.
vide as good golf as any set-to the
tournament will furnish
Jones remained favoritc to win
the championship, but indications
N'It bldb II NOulu take his DpSt
brand of golf to conquer the ex.
pcrts who remained in the running.
The twist of fate which eliminat
ed Won Elm made Jones' match
with Johnston today one of the
most important of the tournament
Jones Tuesday tied the Minikahda
course record of 81 strokes set by
this same Johnston, IA Minneapolis
player who flashed into prominence
by remaining leader in the national
open for two days this year.
Jones golf yesterday while
"right' y in the pincheS, was not the
golf the famous Bobby showed
Tuesday. Mccarthy threw a crue
scare into the Albanian and al
though Jones was in no danger dur
ing his second round match will
Eugene Homans, he was forced tC
play consistent golf.
Roland MacKcnzic, of Washing
ton, faced Legg today and was civ.
en- a little better than an even
chance to win. The winner of this
match meets the victor of the Chick
Evans Eddie Held battle in the
Scni-fina|S tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
HESS REPORTED
TO CARRY PUNCH
IN RIGHT HAND

"Goldie' Hess s right mitt pro,
misses to be a big factor i'll the
pending battle with "Pat' Duncan
at the arena Friday night. Fans
are beginning to wonder whether
the Los Angeles slap artist will be
able to use 1T to advantage against
the speedy San Diego Irishman.
''Goldie 81 right has put a quick
finish to many fights, and is his
most dependable asset when he hops
between the ropes but whether he
will be able to reach "Put' with
the trusty right is ln,at;an.
This Duncan boy fights fast at
all t'T"s. He gives hi> opponent
few chances to ''get set" and he
throws plenty of gloves. Despite
his cortnuai pouncing up his OPP
ponent Put is a clean fighter.
breaks nice . and is willing, Liz
er. He is boy the faGs like 20
watch.
HISS NI'l be given plen,y of op
portunit.v 20 show just how good lie
really is when he meets Pat'' for
the San Diego scrapper likes TO
swap 'em. Everything points to Il
snappy main event.
In the semifinal clash Johnnie
Torres of Venice will meet frankie
Brown, oolored, of San Diego. This
bout is awaited with eagerness by
fans for 10th are rated high up i'll
the realm of punch. They work
fast and each carries power in his
gloves.
Torres will be remembered for
his quick work in disposing of the
fast Bobby Payne at the arena
about six weeks ago while Brown is
the same colored boy that hung
damper on De La Fuente at Calex-
leo recently. A fights fight and
the semi-final sure should produce
Another siX-rounder VIII; bring
the rangy colored boy of Imperial,
Andrew Brooks, into the ring with
Jerry Springer of San Diego in the
opposite correr. THIS Springer per.
son is noted for his ability to swap
punches and the Imperial youngster
should find the going rat!,,r heavy.
In the opening tusslc Vincent
Salano of Fl Centre will tangle
with Eddie Huff. 1t will be a four
roundcr.
The show will start rromrtly az
S:45 o clock. Special bus ser1lee
from the Pickwick station TO ;he
ring will be offered to fans.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-25
Here and There
In Sport World
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO-Armand EN-
anuel, local heavyweight, won his
18th straight fight by scoring a
technical knockout over jess De
Mcttc in the eighth round of a
scheduled l0-round bout. Billy Men.
dez stopped frankie Paragon, Fill
pino, in the third round of the semi
windup.
OAKLAND--Tv'o knockdowns
and good rally in the closing
rounds gave Young Burns, Oakland
middlcweight, a l0round decision
over Tiger Thomas, Philadelphia
negro. Billy Harold and Henry Fall.
gano, Filipino, fought a six round
draw in tie scmi-windup.