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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04
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Mr. and Mrs. Martinolich and
family We're visiting friends in
Tacoma over the weekend,
Mr.. Tony Ronvevich has bought
the Turnbull land above his place
this week,
Mr. aad Mrs. Catalinich and son
James spent New Year with their
sister and brother -in-law, Mr., and
MIS-. John Berry in Tacoma.
Mrs. John Danielson visited in
Tacoma Friday.
Walter Peterson was with his
parents Mr. and Mrs, ], Peterson
over New Year
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Brooks and
daughter Helen spent New Year
in Tacoma with friends
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Collins was
here New Years eve visiting
among friends.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04
SOUTHERN HEIGHTS

So our rainy season was not lost
after all; merely lettering in the
wayl 1t certainly knew how to
make itself appreciated Who
could have believed that we should
ever pray for rain in November
and Decemherg Watch the skies
anxiously for mares tails at
evening and red streaks at dawn
Feel the peculiar heartsiekness
which Is the speciality of hope de-
ferred, when a beautiful blue
black cloud deliberately raised
itself, to leave bright, clear
streak for the sun to set in7 We
are apt to forget what a priceless
boon and blessing water is. But
Que who has lugged it III bucket
fuls up long hill for self and
fowls, at least gains a real sense of
its true value. And now that
wells, cisterns, barrels, tubs and
buckets are all brim-full, the past
difficulties seem rather amusing,
as Father Aeneas said to his fellow
refugees, of some of the hardships
of the long voyage from Troy, In
time to come it will be pleasant to
recall these things
Mrs. Kennywick spent Christina
in Seattle with her son,
Mrs, Oliver Thieran of Everett
spent Christmas at the Bittinger
ranch with her mother aud broth
er. Her husband drove down with
her, Sunday, but had to return the
next day.
Mr.. and Mrs. II, Nicking drove
over from Tacoma Christmas az
ternoon and took tea with Mr.. and
Mrs. Jenkins, returning home by
the evening ferry.
n y
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rolando
and their little girls spent Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Ro-
lando and Miss Margaret,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Hall enter
tanned on Christmas day Mr.. and
Mrs. Hurd of Seattle and two of
their children, and in-laws, Mr..
ard Mrs, Chester Olson of vashon
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Hall.
The Bennatts family went over
to Tacoma to spend Christmas day
with Mrs. j. B, Blair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry could not
celebrate on Christmas day, be-
cause Mr.. Berry was i'll, so on Sun
day, the S0th all the children and
grandchildren gathered for eelc-
bration except Mrs, Hughes who
was i'll and Lawrence who stayed
home with mamma.
Mr.. Louis Comstock was the
Christmas guest of Mr.. and Mrs
James Forrest,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04
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Mrs, C. La France and children
were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Olsen
in Tacoma last weekend.
Mrs. Dorothy Reed was visiting
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
Theo. Berry for the weekend.
Mr.. Theo Berry's family are out
again after a week with the
grippe.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Hedlun of Talbot,
Wash, sister of Mrs. Dunsford, en-
joyed their Christmas dinner at
the Dunsford home.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04
NOTICE

Burton Improvement Club will
meet Thursday, Jan. 10, at $50 p
m. Masonic hall Bring a regu.
lar basket lunch as usual. Severa
important matters of business will
be brought up,
Program Committee.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04

we understand that Tim has
resolved to count 10 before he
makes a remark that might injure
any ones feelings.
Mr.. Harmeling has resolved to
buy late model, hip pocket salt
shaker, so that he may be prop
erly equipped to take all of the
scientific facts he hears. (You
know the value of a grain of salt J
Mr.. Prigg has resolved to stop
Jaywalking when he goes for his
mail each morning.
Mr.. Swanson has resolved to
miss sweeping the sidewalk a few
mornings this year, so as to save
the feelings of Vashon housewives
not equally industrious,
Earl Watson has resolved not to
take life quite so seriously during
1929.
Mr.. Cronander has resolved not
to patronize the dirty Spoon"
quite so frequently, as he finds he
is imbibmg entirely too much
Java.
Mr.. Riefschnider has resolved to
make eyeryone's road as easy as
possible,
Bob Weiss has resolved to be-
come a merchant prince and Fred
has resolved. to furnish all the
necessary experience.
Fred Eerrnisse has resolved to
use no words containing more
than four syllables aud to rednc,
the spelling of his name to single
letters.
John Metzenberg has resolved
to say yes, dear every time his
wife speaks to him.
We could go OH, ad infinitum,
with the various good resolutions
we have heard, but space forbids.
We will publish the remainder OF
the good resolutions one year from
now, and do not meet an untime-
ly fate at the hands of the certain
people of Importance we have
quoted above.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04
NOTICE

The 0. L. S, Social Club will
meet Thursday, Jan, 10 at the w.
d, Clark home. All members of
the Eastern Star are invited to
attend.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04


Mr.. and Mrs. Phair had a large
party at their home on New
Years day
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04

You never can tell. Many a
girl who doesn't own a bee, has
the hives.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04
NEW YEAR S RESOLUTIONS

OF course every one made reso-
buttons on Tuesday, and OF course
every one viii keep them
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04

We understand that Tim has
resolved to count 10 before he
makes a remark that might injure
any ones feelings.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04

Mr.. Prigg has resolved to stop
when he goes for his
mail each morning.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04

Mr.. Riefschnider has resolved tic
make eyeryone's road as easy as
possible,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04

John Metzenberg has resolved
to say "Yes, dear" every time his
wife speaks to him.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04

Mr.. Swanson has resolved to
miss sweeping the sidewalk a few
mornings this year, so as to save
the feelings of Vashon housewives
not equally industrious.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04

Bob Weiss has resolved to be-
come merchant prince and Fred
has resolved. to furnish all the
necessary experience.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-01-04

Earl Watson has resolved not to
take life quite so seriously during
1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
Conference to Be Held To-
morrow on Return of Pro-
hibition Commissioner.
SUBSTITUTE NEEDED
FOR POLICE INF0RMERS
Major, Differing With Rover as 10
Convictions, Sees Hope of
Alternative.

A new prohibition enforcement "spy'
system to substitute for the paid police
informer, virtually forced into the dis
card by an opinion of United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover, will be discussed
at conference tomorrow between Mai.
Henry G. Pratt. superintendent of
police, and Prohibition Commissioner
Doran.
Mai. Pratt and Doran were originally
scheduled to get together today to work
out a new plan of gathering evidence
against bootleggers and "speakeasies,
but the absence from the city of the
prohibition commissioner caused post
ponement. It was announced at Doran's
Office, however, that he would return
tomorrow.
Rover's opinion held that the only
practical use that could be made of the
paid informer is to ferret out places
where liquor is unlawfully kept or sold,
and that their former duties of making
buys" and swearing to raiding war
rants should be assigned to police Of
flcers or prohibition agents.
Information Unreliable"
The opinion contained an intima-
ton that the information of the in
formants was unreliable by pointing
out that if police or prohibition agents
gather all evidence of sale or posses
sion there would be a higher percentage
of convictions in liquor cases and
corresponding decrease in acqu1ttals
and in those nolle pressed.
Mai. Pratt however. is not inclined to
agree with Rover in this respect. While
some of the informers used by the police
have perjured themselves in order to
collect fee, he declared that the great
majority of the 'undercover" agents are
honest and truthful. and their services
have been invaluable to the department
in procuring evidence against places
where liquor is sold.
Maj. Pratt has no definite scheme in
contemplation as a substitute for the
paid informer system, but he feels con-
fident that he and Prohibition Com
missioner Doran can work out plan
that will be effective. 1t is believed
that this plan will involve the use of
both prohibition agents and plain
clothes operatives of the Police Depart
ment in making buys" in "speakeasies. $"
The only feature of this plan which
does not appeal strongly to police off,
Gals is that when the identity of the
'undercover' agents becomes known
new men would have to be assigned to
the work of gathering evidence In the
course of time, it was explained, vir-
tually all the men available for the
"undercover" work would become known
to the liquor sellers.
While the police department has had
faith in the paid informer system, it
has been criticized on numerous occa-
oions by both the courts and the grand
jury. The latter went to the extent
of reporting that it would refuse to
return indictments in liquor cases re-
sulting from information sworn to by
the paid agents. Recently the Police
Court declined to take action in three
liquor cases in which the paid inform
ers had been used, basing its refusal
on the notice of the grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
WORLD AUTO TOURIST
ENDS CAPITAL VISIT
Miss Clarenore SHINES, Daughter
of German Industrialist, Will
Sail Friday.

The visit to the National Capital of
Miss Clarenore SHINES, daughter of the
late Hugo SHINES, famous German In
dustrialist, who is on an automobile
trip around the world, was concluded
today with a visit to Mount Vernon as
a guest of the American Automobile
Association. followed by a luncheon
party as guest of the German Ambas-
sador, DR. ION Prittwitz, at the Ger
man Embassy. The distinguished
visitor also arranged to visit the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington.
She will leave Washington tonight for
New York, where she will sail for
France Friday on the steamship Paris
Miss SHINES came here after COM
plotting an adventurous two-year motor
trip on which she passed through 10
countries and traversed 10000 miles in
her car. She was accompanied on the
arduous trip by Carl AXel Soderstrom,
a Swedish sportsman and outstanding
photographer of the Old World. A
small English setter named Lord was
her only other companion.
The trip was filled with thrilling adj
ventures and hardshipS. The party was
chased by bandits in China and forced
to drink water from the radiator of their
car when they became lost in Peru.
Miss SHINES said the motive for the
trip was love of sport and adventure
as we'll as desire to travel and observe
other countries at first hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
ZIONISTS TO CAST
VOTE FOR DELEGATES
Polls Open Sunday at Jewish Cen
ter to Name Representatives
to Zurich Congress.

Members of the District Zionist Or
SANITATION and affiliated societies will
cast their ballots Sunday for delegates
to the World Zionist Congress to be
held in Zurich, Switzerland, in July.
Polls will be opened at the Jewish COM
munity Center at 10 am. and will close
at pm.
The board of judges for the election
includes Louis E. Spiegler. Bernard
DanSansky, zahlman Henkin, Harry
Dobkin, Morris Garfinkle and Rev.
Louis Novick.
Unusual interest attaches to this
years World Congress. the sixteenth in
the history of the movement, because
action will be taken on the ratification
OF the Jewish Agency. This agency is
representative of all elements of Jewry
and will be the controlling group in
the Jewish Homeland movement.
washington Zionists will vote Sunday
for one of six national tickets, the
largest carrying the names of 1874 dele
gates, represents the Zionist Organiza-
ton OF America. On this ticket there
are three Washington residents, Mrs
John M. Safer, former president of
HadaSsah; Max Rhoade. national pres
ident of Avukah, and Rabbi Louis j.
Scwefel of the Sixth Street Synagogue
The next largest ticket represents the
MiZrachi Organization of America and
has SO names. Other tickets represent
the Zion Labor party, the Jewish So
cialist Labor party. the Zionist Re-
visionist Organization and the Herzl
Zionist group.
Another Washington resident Morris
Freilicoff is a candidate on the Jewish
Socialist Labor party ticket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
DRUGS AND LIQUOR
TAKEN BY ROBBERS
Forced Open to
Make Entrance for
Burglary.

Burglars early today sawed through
the iron bars guarding a skylight over
the Peoples Drug Store at 1142 Con-
necticut avenue. descended on rope
and obtained 101 pintS of prescription
whisky and an undetermined amount
of narcotics from locker on the
mezzanine floor.
The robbery was discovered about 8
o'clock this morning. when the man
ager, John E. Donaldson, opened for
business.
The intruders had ransacked the pre-
Scription department in a thorough
search for drugs and whisky. but failed
to take anything else of value except
few cigars and some boxes of candy.
A safe on the ground floor of the
two-story building was pulled from its
place against the wall. The burglars,
however. failed to open the strong box,
although they apparently worked with
the combination for some time.
Fingerprints on box of candy which
the intruders had enjoyed while they
combed the prescription department.
were photographed by Detective Fred
A. Sandberg, identification expert from
headquarters. assisted by Detective
Clarence Talley.
The robbery was first reported to the
third precinct, and Officers ]. j. F1tz-
patrick, S. F. Gravely and r, F. NC
Carty were detailed to the case.
The burglars entered and lett WIN
the aid of the rope, which was touno
suspended from the half-inch bars they
sawed through and wrenched OUT OF
place. 1t was thought they climbed TO
the roof from a nearby building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
BICYCLE MESSENGERS
DENOUNCED BY JUDGE
Disregard for Life and Safety OF
Others Is Scored in Filming
Boy So.

Messenger boys, mounted on bicycles,
who rush around the city streets. over
sidewalks and lawns, without regard 70
the lives or property of others. were de-
nounced in Traffic Court today by Judge
Ralph Given.
The official condemnation delivered
from the bench followed the conviction
of Edward H. Watson, a messenger boy.
It was said by Policeman T. E. Marquis
of the fifth precinct that the youth
failed to obey traffic signal yesterday.
when riding his bicycle, and passed a
red light. Watson pleaded guilty:
One of the most dangerous problems
that pedestrians are forced to contend
with declared Judge Given, lis these
messenger boys who without regard for
pedestrians, run around the streets, en-
danpering the lives of others. The ques-
tion that confronts me is what DISPOSE
ton to make. 1t is true that they
struggle to make living and a fine is
an extreme hardship, but pedestrians
must be protected"
A fine of So was imposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
DIPLOMAS AWARDED
TO is STUDENTS
Annual Commencement for High
School and Junior College Held
at Immaculate Seminary.

Diplomas were awarded to Is stu
dents of the high school and junior
college departments of Immaculate
Seminary by Right Rev. Mgr Edward
A. Pace, vice rector of Catholic Univer-
sity, in the annual commencement ex-
ercises Of the seminary yesterday after
noon.
DR.. George johnson, member of the
Catholic University faculty, addressed
the graduates. DR.. johnson urged
great dignity upon young women, adj
vancing it as virtue and a trait to
be sought and honored.
Miss Rosemary Edwina Parton, men,
Der of the graduating class. delivered
a brief speech of welcome to the as
sembled parents and friends of the stu
dents. DR.. johnson followed Miss Par
ton with the delivery of his address.
The graduates are:
High school-Julia Reardon Ander-
son, Mary Martha Barbee, Alice Mary
Baur, Sylviane Jane Bernard, Ruth
Frances Bowling, Evelyn May Case,
Mary Alice Dwyer, Mary Josephine
Gallagher. Catherine Louise Murphy,
Irene Rose O'Hanlon, Miss Parton and
Annette Marie Summers.
Junior college-Mary Alice Gaughan,
Laura Margaret Murray and Janice
Mary Richards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
COMMITTEE PLANS
INSPECTION OF D. c.
TRAFFIC ARTERIES
Capt. Whitehurst at Head of
Group Which Will Tour City
Making Study.
LOADING PLATFORMS
WILL BE CONSIDERED
Survey Will Determine Routing
Over Streets Constructed to
Carry Heavy Loads.

Transportation in Washington, in re-
lation to the traffic loads which high
ways are designed to carry and to all
distractions to the flow of traffic. will
be surveyed tomorrow by Capt. H. c.
Whitehurst. chief engineer and co-ordi-
nator of the District; Traffic Director
William H. Harland and special COM
mittee of the Washington Board of
Trade.
A bus has been chartered for tour
of the District by this group and close
scrutiny will be made of many intersec-
tons and thoroughfareS for the purpose
of spotting particular problems and
studying means of their correction.
Among questions to be studied will
be the "bottle-neck" situations created
by the placing of loading platforms at
busy intersections and the routing of
heavy traffic over streets having founda-
tons inadequate to carry modern traf-
fic loads.
It has been brought out heretofore
that city cannot afford to pave all
streets in manner sufficient to carry
the heaviest traffic loads and the study
will be with a view to routing the major
streams of traffic over streets so con-
SJl uCICu lItdIl over bIlOSe DulIL
for lighter traffic. The group will have
in mind also street Improvements plan
ned for the near future.
The Board of Trade group will be
made up of members of its traffic and
streets and avenues committees. acting
as joint committee. Members of the
traffic committee in this group are
George w. Offutt chairman, Charles
Collins, E. D. Merrill of the Washington
Rapid Transit Co., Laurence Proctor,
E. J. Murphy. president of the Board of
Trade, and Robert j. Cottrell. executive
secretary.
Members of the streets and avenues
committee are George V. Graham.
Oliver Metzerott, Horace Peaslee and
Col. Robert LongStreet
Inspector E. w. Brown of the Traffic
Bureau Of the Police Department. also
has been invited to make the trip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
TRADE BODY BACKS
F|REMEN'S JUBILEE
Board to Sponsor Event
Scheduled to Be Held
Labor Day.

The Washington Board Of Trade this
year will sponsor actively the annual
firemen's parade and jubilee, to be held
Labor day, September 2. and will CO.
operate with the Fire Department in
preparations for the event, it was an
nounced today.
The Offices of the Board of Trade will
be placed at the disposal of Sergt A,
J. Bargagni of the Fire Department, di-
rectly in charge of the event, and the
1900 members of the trade body will
support the program. it was announced
by Robert J. Cottrell, executive secre-
tary of the organization.
1t is planned to make the f1remens
festival. which is staged as benefit for
the widows and orphans of flremen. a
regional, event and this year fire COM
panies and visitors will be invited from
more distant cities and towns than
heretofore. In addition to those in Viz
ginia. MARYLAND and Delaware. visitors
will be invited from Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, Sergt Bargagni states.
Posters are being prepared for dis
tribution in these sections and will carry
advertisements of the Board Of Trade
boosting Washington. These posters
will be sent to fire companies and hung
in public places in towns in the four
States.
Last year. it is estimated. about
Sc. 900 persons were attracted to Wash
!ngton by the firemen's festival. and 1t
is hoped more will come this year TO
witness the events. Sergt. Bargagni will
attend a convention of Maryland fire
men, June IL. IL and 13 at Homecoming,
Md. to extend personal invitation to
the Washington event.
The firemen's parade last year was
two hours in length. and included ID
bands. a dozen drum corps, 40 Mary
land companies. 40 Virginia companies
and two from Delaware.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
yEAGER TO HEAD
c. ". DEPARTMENT
Illinois University Officer to
Fill Depew 0ratory Chair
at School.

Hayes Yeager. acting head Of the de-
partment OF public speaking at the Uni
versity Of Illinois, has been appointed
professor of public speaking and execu-
tive head of that department at George
Washington University to fill the Depew
chair of oratory which was established
by the recent gift of Mrs Chauncey M
Depew widow Of the famous orator. it
was announced today by DR.. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, president of the local university.
Courses Are Enlarged.
The courses in George Washington
University's department of public speak
ing nave been enlarged to cover the
whole field of oratory. including Spe-
officially the fundamental principles of
public speaking; the use of public speech
in business, and persuasion and debate
and the Interpretation of literature and
drama. These courses are being develop
ed particularly in connection with the
School of Government of the university,
established last Fall through the endoW-
ment by the Supreme Council, Scottish
Rite Masons of the Southern Jurisdic-
ton.
Mr.. Yeager. the incumbent Of the
Ul DuDI1C llOido ILlt w
gree of master of arts from Ohio State
University. He is the co-author with
William P. Sanford of the University
of Illinois. of numerous volumes on
public speaking.
Memorial to Husband.
Mrs. Depew, now a resident Of Wash
ington, is deeply interested in the de-
valopment of the public speaking courses
at George Washington. In making her
gift of the chair of oratory,. she explain
ed she was founding memorial to her
husband, who she said was devoted
TO the Nations Capital"
The courses will be established and
maintained" she said. with the object
of training and instructing those avail
ing themselves of its benefits in the art
of public speaking and oratory in all its
branches, in all of which my husband
in whose memory this gift is made. was
during his long life. the most eminent
Of his time