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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15
The District Bill.

AN 0AotAASt 0AAAs
There is cause for both gratiflca-
ton and disappointment in the Sen
ate committees draft of the District
appropriation bill, which was re-
ported yesterday with a substantial
increase in the amount of funds pro-
vided for expenditure during the next
fiscal year. The qualification is
caused by the inclusion of an item
for the purchase of the Patterson
tract in the park development pro-
gram, the bill carrying an appropria-
ton for that purpose. This project
has been under consideration for a
number of years. There has been
danger that as a result of delay the
tract would be occupied by buildings
and thereby destroyed for park pur
poses. Fortunately 1t has remained
virtually intact, and if this provision
In the pending bill becomes law
and there should be no doubt on that
score-it will be possible to add
notable area to the park system and
thus afford recreational facilities for
section now without such.
1t is disappointing that the Senate
committee did not see fit to restore
to the bill the estimates for seventy
four additional teachers in the public
school system. These were included
in the budget and were ignored by
the House committee as a result of
a misunderstanding of the necessity
for their services during the next
fiscal year. Despite repeated ex-
PLANTATION setting forth the facts and
indicating the specific requirement of
the schools that are to be put into
commission next year, the Senate
committee has decided to omit the
provision. Eventually these teachers
must be provided for as the new
schools erected under the five-year
building program are completed and
put into service. The elimination of
the item is therefore to be regarded
as postponement rather than pos
tive denial of the ultimate need.
With the evident intention to place
the office of corporation counsel on
the same basis of dignity of appoint
ment and compensation as the peo<
pies counsel provided for in the new
public utilities law, the bill as re-
ported to the Senate provides that
the corporation counsel shall be ap-
pointed by the President by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
Heretofore this officer has been ap-
pointed by the Commissioners. 1t is
undeniably anomalous that there
should be two sources and modes of
appointment for officers SO nearly
affiliated in duties and responsible
ties, and the proposed change is to
be regarded as logical adjustment
without involving any implication
against the capacity and qualifica-
tions of the incumbent or his removal
from the field of consideration by the
President. The provision as written,
however, should be amended to re-
strict appointments to bona-fide resi-
dents of the District of Columbia as
is the case with the peoples counsel
of the Public Utilities Commission
and the Commissioners themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

Q. Has the number of leaves on an
apple tree any effect upon the quality
of the fruit?-R. *.
A. Tests made at the Arlington
farm by Government horticulturists
showed that at least 80 to 40 medium
sized leaves per fruit were necessary
to obtain apples of good size and quail
ity. When smaller number of leaves
was present, the fruit was not only
smaller in size, but was low in dry
weight, low in sugar content and of
poor dessert quality.
Q, What is the Jewish population
of Palestine?-A. NJ. H.
a. 1t is estimated that 1873, 900 Jews
live in Palestine.
Q. Does the Government Printing
Office manufacture it's own ink?-W
1. s.
A. During the fiscal year 1926 the
ink section manufactured 1lS.06l
pounds of ink, including IS different
kinds.
q. Should one accompany a guest
to the front door when he is leaving?-
+. E.
A. II one is living informally it is
hospitable to accompany a guest to
lne uOOF OF the house or dpartmo mt
when the latter is leaving. A hostess
whose home is conducted upon for
nal lines bids good-by to her guest at
the door of the drawing room.
q. Why does the air grow colder
with height?-L. NJ.
A. The earth and the atmosphere
are heated by sunshine. A large part
of the sunshine comes directly through
the atmosphere and is absorbed by
the earth. The surface of the earth
thus warmed heats in turn the at
mOsphere at the surface. This heat
ed air expands as a result of the
heating, thus becomes lighter and is
pushed up by the denser air round
about it. AS it is pushed up the pres.
sure on it gets less and less by the
weight of the air left below. 1t there
fore expands-puSheS out against the
diminishing presSure-that is it does
work, but does it at the expense of its
own heat. In this way the ascending
air gets cooler and cooler with in
crease of height.
@. What is the last date person
might file a claim against Mexico for
losses to mining companies during
the revolution beginning in 1907
l. p. NJ.
A. The Mexican Claims Commits
sion says that the last date for filing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

Secretary Mellon has sent to Con-
gress an estimate prepared by the Blu
reau Of Internal Revenue on the costs
Of administering the proposed McNary-
Haugen farm-relief law which is calcu
lated to furnish taxpayers with abun.
dant food for thought. Fixed
charges are estimated at approx
mately $4,000 a year, regardless Of
whether there are any surpluses call
ing for operating periods" in any
commodity. The Treasury makes no
attempt to estimate the cost of the
army of agents and inspectors which
would be necessary to collect the
equalization fees during operating
periods, contenting itself with point
ing out the difficulties involved and
the impossibility of making complete
collections.
Some idea of these difficulties may
be gained when the number of col
lection points is contemplated. The
bill provides that the equalization fee
may be collected from purchasers,
from carriers or from professors. as
the board may elect in each instance.
There is no means of determining the
number of possible purchasers, but
according to the Internal Revenue Blu
reau there are 3,346 common carriers
that would have to be taken into &C.
count and 5,432 professors of the basic
commodities covered by the proposed
legislation. AS there would be the
ever-present temptation of immediate
financial gain through avoidance of
collection and return of the tax, and,
human nature being as it is, close and
constant inspection would be neces.
sary if the revolving fund was not to
be defrauded of it's sustaining rev.
enues.
The basic commodities covered in
the bill are wheat, corn, rice, cotton
and pork. Should it chance that "oper-
ating periods" were declared on all
these commodities at the same time
there would be. in an average crop
year, something like sixteen billion
units the sale of which would have to
be watched for collection of the fee.
Imagination has the privilege of free
play when it comes to guessing at the
number of agents and inspectors that
would be required. How this army of
agents and inspectors is to be organ
lied and trained for periods of emer.
gency and how they are to be en-
ployed when there is no emergency is
another feature which the bill leaves
for time and chance to deal with.
The McNary- Haugen scheme has
been before Congress and has been un-
der consideration by supposed agri-
cultural economists for the last three
years, and it remains today about as
vague piece of major legislation as
Congress ever proposed to place upon
the statute books. Many of its pro.
ponents even admit doubt as to its
workability, contenting themselves
with the argument that the farmer is
entitled to some relief, so why not
give this a trial?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

ting the lawbreaker free Of court to
continue to practice his evil trade.
But these laws have not reached the
youngsters. Probably this boy who
is now held for homicide never heard
Of the Baumes laws. He had, how.
ever, read about highwaymanry and
had seen depictions of crime and
gallant adventures" on the movie
screens. He says that he had had
possession of his fathers gun for
year. If that be true. he has been a
potential murderer for that length of
time.
This case directs attention anew to
the need of more careful supervision
over the character of motion picture
entertainment placed within the range
of children. The youngsters go to the
movies with little restriction and see
there all sorts Of things that arouse
them unwholesomely. In this case a
life has been sacrificed as a result of
this laxness Of supervision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15
Playing With Fire.
NJ the Waco tTexD Times Herald.

From the Waco (Tex,) Times-Herald
It seems to this newspaper that
Senators are playing with fire when
they say that a sovereign State has
not the right to send whomsoever 1t
pleases to the Senate at Washington.
Where is the consistency of our Mr..
Mayfield in voting to exclude Smith
of Illinois and at the same time de-
nouncing the act which takes from the
State the power to control the rail-
roads within it's territory?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Singing a Song

Singing a Song.
Singing a song Of the daytime.
Singing a song of the night
Singing a song of the playtime,
Or song of the sorrows that blight.
Singing a song of the sinner
(The sinner will sing one Of you)
Singing a song of the dinner
Where viands are plenty, or few.
Songs may be frivolous chatter.
Songs may come straight from the
heart.
What does it really matter?
Keep singing and doing your part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15
Averting a Crisis.

From the Detroit News
1t would be quite terrible If rear
admiral were sent to Nicaragua to
preserve neutrality without being told
which side we are neutral on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

A modernist and a fundamentalist
meet and argue. Neither has any sfg-
gestions to offer for cleaning up pub
lie exhibitions or reducing the price
of food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

An occasional threat Of fisticuffs
serves to remind the public that the
greatest Of statesmen are only hu.
man, after ALL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

When Europe searches the air with
reference to money matters, the sta
ton in request is ~. S. A."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15
Another Chance for Autos.

From the New York Herald Tribune.
1t is proposed to run automobiles
underground in New York. That
would give them another chance at
most of the pedestrians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

The former Kaiser of Germany has
regained his estates and while. bereft
of his influence as an emperor. be.
comes highly important as a realtor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

The farm relief discussion may vet
call for the ambulance instead of the
hay wagon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

Wealth Is said to have become a
bore to Henry Ford. Whatever the
game he plays, he is a sure winner;
and there Is no fun in that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

China long remained comparatively
remote Its fights at least serve a
purpose Of publicity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15
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establishment.
prohibition is question which
few people agree upon"
Whats the difference whether
they agree or not?" rejoined Senator
Sorghum Everybody appears to be
having pretty much his own way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

The Evening Star with the Sunday morn
ing edition. IL delivered by carrier within
the city at 90 cents per month: daily only
per month. Orders may be sent by mail or
telephone Main 5000, Collection is made by
carrier at end of each month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

New Order of Things.
Be kind and gentle to the kid
Serve as his willing victim.
Grandpas can't do as once they did
They grabbed the kid and licked i'm.
Jud Tunkins says q rascal is usual
Iy only a fool with a little passing
power.
"All men desire peace said Hi Ho,
the sage of Chinatown; yet few of us
fear a fight which we feel sure of
winning"
SOftened.
What are the principal products of
Crimson Gulch?"
"Why call attention to our humil-
iation?" asked Cactus Joe. Our prin-
cipal products used to be big and bel.
ligerent stuff. Now we're contribut-
ing to the picture studios and the
fillum magazines"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15
Versatility.

Versatility.
MY Radio! My Radio.
You bunch 'em all together
The classic tunes of long ago
And talks about the weather.
"A man dat can't trust anybody"
said Uncle Eben, rs bound r admit
dat he can't trust even hisSeIf"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

The comet has a nucleus of solid
matter-mountainS and plains-per-
haps Il group of bodies like the earth
like several "earths' punched to-
gether-traveling an immense orbit
around the sun and out into i'm
measurable space. Tt takes some of
the comets centuries to get once
around their orbits, back to encircle
the sun.
As q comet arrives within 100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15

press the desert to the uses of COM
merce and progress. And over all
Mr.. Streeter spreads the sumptuous
skies at dawn and nightfall and I'M
folds the grim splendors of the land
itself. And all this, whether 1t be
the skies or the landscape, the whites
or the natives or the wild creatures,
is all projected in a gusto which cap
lures the reader and In a vein of
humor that is quite irresistible. The
whole is adventure from start to fin
lsh adventure that is keenly alive.
and to which the adventurer himself
is receptive in every power of his
mind and body. A most ENJOYABLE
and stirring experience is "Denatured
Africa
Opening the book quite at random.
listen to Dan Streeter himself: Just
word about these buffalo, said Flint.
THEY'RE quite dangerous 'Yes?'
inquired after a pause. Go on
That's the word he answered. dan.
gerous.' cit made more impression
on me than if he had delivered Chau-
tauqua lecture on the subject
You're first said Flint. He spoke as
if it were a distinguished honor. Fol
low your tracker closely, and / might
add that you'll have to work fast.
Buffalo 10 or 20 yards away are hard
to see in shadows. I'll be covering
you Frankly it was the kind of a
place in which l would far rather
have been last" Then there is a long
TODD of stalking and finally the not
conversation between Flint
and the big hunter. Why didn't
you shoot?' said Flint. He stood there
as plain as day begging for it-not
over 20 yards Sorry / replied but
r - H.. IT,
me they are as invisible as disem-
bodied spirits. l don't believe 1 care
for any more phantom shooting. For
the present throw up the sponge on
buffalo, They are difficult to see in
the shadows said Flint Next time
it'll be- easy Flint 10 the most op-
timistic fellow"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-27
PRINCESS CHRYSANTHEMUM
A SUCCESSFUL OPERETTA

Last Friday and Saturday even
ings the yashon High School pro
duced one of the most beautiful
3nd pleasing operettas that ii has
been the pleasure of any Vashon
island audience to witness.
To single ont each and every
character in this play and give due
credit would read like an Arabian
Knights tale but suffice ii 10 say
that the scenery, costumes, and
the music were most pleasing.
The work of the High School
Orchestra must be mentioned as
ii is "A comparatively new organi-
cation and their Interpretation Of
the music excellent.
To the teachers must be given
no small measure of appreciation
sor the work they have accom-
plished and the effort given to the
play.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-27
D. A. R, MEETING

Elizabeth Bixby Chapter D. A.
r. met at Swastika Lodge for its
annual election and May luncheon,
with Mrs, Magruder BeaIl and
Mrs, Emil Miller hostcsses.
Mrs. VIM. Leroy Baird of Seat
tie and Mrs, Homer Yettcr Of Ell
lisport were chapter guests,
Following the luncheon Mrs.
Il, IL, Morgan gave an interesting
illustrated talk on Colonial
Homes" and Mrs. Woods, Mrs.
Stanley and the Regent, Mrs
Beall reported the annual April
Conference at Olympia,
Election followed and officers
for the ensuing year are Regent
Mrs. Il. G, Beall, Sr, ; Vice Regent
Mrs. G, II. Woods; Secretary
Mrs. nellie p. Jones; Treasurer
Mrs Ira Case; Registrar, Miss Lulu
Needs; Historian, Mis- Mary py.
sart,
The annual picnic win be held ii
June with Mrs. C. y. Woods, host
css,
nellie Parker Jepes, Sccy
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-27

Mrs, l.. Danielsen will be hostess
to the Ladies Aid of Dockton, M
her home on Wednesday, June 1st,
Mrs. Agnes Bendicksen and son
Richard of Tacoma, were week end
guests of Mrs. l., Danielsen, a cou-
sin of the former,
Mrs. A. Daniclsen and small
daughter, Bessie Of Seattle, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs, X, Nilsen,
Thowald Daniclsen of Seattle
was the guest of his mother, Mrs.
Karen Danielsen, Sunday,
Mrs. II. Andersen aud children
spent Sunday with Mr.. Andersen,
who is working for the Pioneer
Sand and Gravel Company near
Sieilacoom.
Miss Clara Ness is confined to
her home with a bruised ankle, re
sulting from an auto accident, SUIT
day. The car in which she was rid
ing was run into by a small truck,
Clifford Petersen accompanied
by Mrs. j. A. Jensen of Seattle,
spent Wednesday with the form
cr's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Pet
crsen.
Miss Helen Keen and a friend
from Hood Canal spent Sunday at
the G. Keen home.
Mr.. J. Krillich returned from a
visit of several months duration
with his family in Austria.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-27
ISLAND LEGHORNS 8
MODERN WOODMEN {

That's the result of last Sunday
afternoons game. A good crowd
but due to the doubtful weather,
not a capacity one, was treated to
a much better game of ball than
the score signifies.
The score stood 2-l in favor OF
the sisitors, right up to the 7th in
ming when the home team finally
solved the pitching of the Wood
mems big southpaw loag enough
10 put the game on ice with five
run lead.
"0gy" Jensen kept his bat
warm throughout most of the
game. He seemed to have a mania
for clearing the bases in front OF
him.
Next Sunday at the same time
q p, NJ the Leghorns tangle
spikes with the American Can Co.
team from Seattle on the V. II. S.
gounds, and the following day,
Monday, May 80 being holiday
a game is scheduled with Port Or
chard.
Both these are said to be real
baseball teams and it will be a new
feather in their top knots for the
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-27
ORTHOPEDIC

The May meeting of TIE Vashon
Island Orthopedic Auxiliary held
at the Island Club ON the Goth
was one of the most enjoyable and
interesting meetings held by that
organization for some time. All
parts of the island were represent
ated with Maury island perhaps
taking the lead. Two new mem
bers were added to the member
ship roll.
Two sewing machines furnished
continuous music during the fore
noon while many busy fingers
piled the needle or the scissors.
Sewing furnished by the Corner
Cupboard and Thrift Shop in the
city was completed,
The lunch hour was very much
enjoyed by everyone present as
was manifest by the merry hum of
voices in a social way,
Following the lunch hour came
the business meeting pesided over
by the president, Mrs II. A. Stan
ley OF Burton, who with dispatch
and case finished Il heavy amount
OF business,
All committees gave encouraging
reports The report Of the Round
Table Committee showed flour
ishiug condition of the hospital
.and an extended interest and eff
fort from over the state. A few
items Of particular interest were
a thouand dollar chrck from the
Yakima Rotary Club, six thou
sand dollar appropriation from the
Alaska Legislature, eleven hun
lTed eighty dollars from the Cor
ner Cupboard and five hundred fiji
ty dollars from the Thrift shop
New committees appointed were,
Egg committee, Mrs, Forest of
Southern Heights, Mrs. Coyington
of Cove, Mrs +. Butcher, of wash
ON, Mrs, Wise of Voshon Heights,
and Mrs. Whitfield of Burton.
Garden committee, Mrs. Bailey of
Ellisport, telephone Miss Dysart
OF Vashon Heights, Mrs. Il, IL. Mil
Ter and Mrs, IL, Il, Penny of Maury
Island, Mrs l.. G. Beall, Sr, and
Mrs Y. Hanson of Vashon. Mrs,
Bailey requests that packages of
seeds be saved by the people on the
island for the Fall Sale. Plants,
shrubs and bulbs are also solicited.
Everyone should remember that
the big day of the year at the hos.
pital is Pound Party Day, Friday,
june Srd, when pound donations
are offered by all those who at.
tend. Visitors on that day are Civ
en- an opportunity TO see thru the
buildings and grounds and to see
the children in the wards and on
the grounds. The reception is from
two till five p, m. Some of the Is
land ladies who drive cars will be
called upon to assist as many as
possible to the ten o'clock ferry on
| that day in order that we may
have as large a representation as
] possible.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-27
NOTICE

In as much as next Monday is
Decoration Day it would be a good
idea if a bunch of those interested
would meet at the cemetery Satur-
day afternoon aud clean up the
grounds. There are a few ferns
that ought to be moved and all
the Scotch Bloom should be pull.
ed up before it goes 10 seed.
S. j. Harmeling, Pres.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-27
COMING EVENTS

. List your dates in this col
= umn at least a week ahead Of
e time. No charge. This is
for the convenience and bene-
. fix Of schools, churches, and
= all clubs,
. May 20. Burton II. S, Play,
. "Tweedles.
. May 20-2l. Vasbon H. S.
. Play, "princess Chrysanthe-
= mum" Island Club.
. May 26. camulos Club Gar
. den Party
: May 29th Memorial Service
. Presbyterian Church.
: Maury Women's Club's
. White Elephant Party az Maui
. ~ Hall Friday, June 10,
ssses go
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-27
Commencement Program

sented TO several of the class.
The Eighth grade pupils who
had successfully completed their
work were presented their certifi-
Gates at this time, Kenneth Dowl-
ing, as spokesman for the class ey-
pressing their appreciation.
The diplomas were presented to
the graduating class by P. Monroe
Smock, President of the School
Board, who in his usual mimitable
manner expressed his appreciation
of the occasion and its meaning to
the graduates.
Songs and Instrumental mum
bers by the High School Orches-
ira made up the rest OF the pro
gram which you will find in full
below.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-27
NOTICE

Don't forget the Eastern Star
Card Party ON Friday night.
June 3rd at the Masonic Hall.
Some one is going home with the
Autograph Quilt that night. Is II
your Better be there TO take care
oi it, Admission 20 cents Prize avid
.rats. The public is Invited Come
.Bud enjoy picastni evening with
us
Committee
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-27
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SOUTHERN HEIGHTS

Miss Bertha Il. Smith)
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