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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
CELEBRATING TIL EFouRTH
Prepared under the direction Of
the Executive Committee, Public
Health League of Washington.

Independence Day" we call 1t, and
in celebrating the bravery of our fore
fathers we have sacrificed many times
more lives than the price Of American
Freedom. Human sacrifices to the
gods were common In the twilight Of
civilization but our God of Patriotism
does not require any actual slaughter
of the innocents. states the Public
Health League.
Let us declare, then, our independ-
encc of the older and dangerous meth
dds of celebrating July 4th, and Just
as truly and as periodically make
merry by safer festivities. BY plain
commonsense we can eliminate the
dreadful aftermath of deaths and
mutilating accidents to say nothing
of the loss of property by fire.
Attempts of many cities to afford
protection by preventing the sale Of
dangerous fireworks are often frustrat-
ed by indulgent parents who purchase
the death-dealing articles from bootleg
stands set up outside the city limits,
not realizing that to rear a healthy
child is more patriotic than to produce
loud noises on the Fourth. 1T is not
enough to warn child not to tamper
with blasting caps or other explosives.
The responsibility rests with the par
ents to prevent mangled faces, arms
and legs
The exuberance of spirit of the
grownups which results in reckless
driving, boating and swimming. en-
dangers many lives and causes frequent
accidents. This, too, can be avoided
by mixing discretion with enthusiasm
Wounds caused by toy pistols, blank
cartridges, fire-crackers any punctur-
ed, lacerated, torn or bruised wounds.
are peculiarly susceptible to the de-
velopment of tetenus uockjaw) and
Should not be neglected. They should
be thoroughly and scientifically cleans
ed and treated by physician who will
advise as to whether he deems anti
toxin necessary in that particular case
Don't make the children suffer for
our July 4th fol!ies-let us be joyous
but sensible.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
Alcohol Is Easy Winner
in Unique Chess Match

Budapest.-Alcohol emerged as win
ner recently in one of the most un.
usual games Of chess ever played in
Hungary. Bottles Of wine We're used
MS the pieces. the cork being drawn
and the contents Of the "piece" con-
stunned rs 1t fell before the onslaught
of Its opponent. Although spectators
were allowed to enjoy tho spoils to-
gether with the two players, the game
had TO be called off even before either
Of the bishops-represented by bottles
Of famous Hungarian tokay wine-had
been captured,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
JEALOUSY LEADS TO
MURDER AND SUICIDE
Girl Preferred Music to
Lovers Attentions.

Mamnroneck, N. Y.-Crazed by jeal-
onsy because q pretty git, fourteen,
with red curls ana large brown eyes.
couldn't understand his love md pre-.
ferred her violin and piano studies
and her high school playmates,
Charles Long, twenty-five, lobless
winter, fatally shot Sarah Sherman in
her home here recently. He then
turned tbs weapon upon himself, send
Ing a bullet through his temple, and
fell dead beside the girl.
Murder and suicide was the verdict
Of Or. Amos 0. Squire, Westcliester
medical examiner, after his examina.
tlon Of both bodies at the United hos.
pital In Port Chestar
Although stlli breathing when police
reached her home and found her in a
pool Of blood In the living room. three
feet from the dend walter, the girl
was dead when she reached the hos.
pital. One bullet had entered her left
breast md a second her forehend,
BefrIendsd by Family.
There was revolver on the. rug
near Longs hand. all chambers
empty. Six shots had been fred, three
going wild and lodging one in the WIN
dow still and two In the upholstery
Of the davenport, where, police think,
the girl had been sitting.
No one In the household Of Sarah's
father, Lyman Sherman, took the
young walters attentions to the old,
est daughter seriously. Long had been
boarler In the Sherman home three
years. Formerly he was much liked
BY all Of the Shermans, including Sa-
rah's, sister, Helen, eleven, and the
little brother, Nathan, eight. When
Long was III In Port Chester hospital
last year the Sher1nans aided him
financially and took up collection for
him among their friends und among
the walters fellow workers at the An
mex restaurant, Mamaroneck.
Eight monthsS ago his interest in
Sally, as her school friends called her,
became marked. Her parents objected
and Long moved to another home.
around the. corner, where he rented
a room. A difference in religion is
thought by police. ia. have caused the
Sherman's Interference, as they are,
Jewish and Long was a Greek.
Evidence Of Struggle.
More recently a. group Of the girls
chums said, as they stood crying on
the Sherman porch after the tragedy,
Sally had done everything to discour-
age Long. He. annoyed her frequently,
but still he was allowed access to the
house by her parents, who had no fear
Of him.
The day Of the; shooting he called
at noon, fifteen minutes before Sally
was scheduled to go to her violin
practice with students taking part in.
the opening Of the Westchester Recre-
alton center In White Plains. The lit
tie brother passed through the living
rooms and saw them talking. As he
reached the outside stairs he heard
SIX shots and rushed int the house
just as his mother came running from
the back yard.
The girls hair and clothing were
disarranged and q table which had
been leaning against wall was over.
turned, leading poace 10 believe Sarah
had struggled with the man before he
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
Girl Reporters Working
Their Way Around World

Columbia, Mo. -. Miss Elizabeth
Ahrens, graduate of the school of
journalism of the University of Mis-
souri, In June, 1920, has accepted a
position as circulation manager and
feature writer on the Shanghai Post,
Shanghai, China. Miss Alerns and
Miss Mary Shapiro, who was also
graduated from the school Of journal.
ism last June, started In September
on trip around the world, earning
their way by working on newspapers
In the cities which they visited. They
already hive visited Hawaii and
Japan. N
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
Nose May Know but Not
at Ten-F loot Distance

Boston.--Your nose may know, but
not ut distance Of ten feet, accord
Ing to federal court ruling here.
Testlfying against Mrs. Catherine
Murphy, alleged hootlegger, Dry Agent
Charles Donnell said that although six
suspected bottles were ten feet away,
he knew they contained liquor because
he could smell 1t.
Court doubted the witness ability
to smell liquor at that distance AMI
let the defendant off with u 81 fine.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
Chin. Well w..er.a

China proper is one Of the best wa
tered countries Of the world. From
the mountains on the west four great
rivers run in general course east
ward to the sea. They drain the al.
luviai plains for hundreds Of miles
along the ocean and inland to a depth
Of 800 miles.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03

The young man was bitterly COM
planning Of women who did mems
work. In the midst Of his TRADE two
women loudly greeted each other with
a kiss. "There, thats another case
Of woman doing mans work.
Exchange.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
Find May l. Rad Month
for Shipper Of Hops

East Lansing, Mich.-More hogs
die Ell route to terminal markets dur.
ing the month Of May than in any
other north Of the year, records Of
the condition OF live stock at the ter.
minals show. A great deal Of this
loss can be eliminated II the proper
precautions are taken when the hogs
are loaded.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
II Was Ever Thus

The Father-My boy, when I was
young often worked for IS a month
on the farm.
The Son-Well, dad, don't suppose
you were. worth more. say, can
have ten spot tonight? I wanna
go to q swell hop.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
Reprisal

Pamela: Isn't Roger q naughty dog,
mummy He ate my dolly's slipper
Mother: Yes, darling. he ought to
be punished.
Pamela: did punis' him. 1 went
stwaight to the kennel and dwallk his
rnilk.-The Queenslander.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
Jewesses Pray TO Become
Mothers at Ezra's Tomb

Basra, Irak.-River steamers are
crowded with Jewesses flocking to the
reputed tomb Of the Jewish prophet,
Ezra. 90 miles up the Tigris river.
All will pray that they will not be
childless. The tomb is covered with
beautiful turquoise dome, with two
huge palms leaning over 1t On each
side.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
New Hazard

II this rubber road Flea spreads
over the country II will give the sport
lively inclined autoist a new sport. He
cGR make bets on how high chap
he hits is going to bounce.-Afacon
(Qp,) TeleRraph, EHt @
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
Natural Mistake

A man and his wife were having tea
in q fashionable restaurant.
shall We dance, dear? asked the
husband, rising from his chair.
THAT wasn't the orchestra playing"
replied his wife. 1.-THE waiter dropped
a tray of china,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
Back Seat Driving
on Coaches Approved

London.--The chairman Of a
London long.distance motor coach
firm believes that back-seat
driving is conducive to safety.
He has ordered the installation
Of electric buttons In the two
back aeats. The passengers are
requested to ring the bell In case
a vehicle is close behind.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03

In the past artists have been paid
fabulous salaries by manufacturers
Of textiles to design fabrics-and,
don't doubt, they are still being paid
fabulous salaries. But something new
must be had every day, and nature
has had several thousands years head
start on mans inventlveness. Hence,
more. and more, designers are falling
back on microscopic photographs Of
snowfiakes and insects for their In
spiration. One man who has been
photographing snownakes for IS
years has never found two alike,
&c, 1890. Bell syndicate,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
Sodom and Gomorrah
Ruins May Be Found


Jerusalem. Archaeological
finds in the Jordan valley which
are probably the ruins of Sodom
and Gomorrah are reported by
the director Of excavations in
the neighborhood of the Dead
sea, conducted on behalf of the
Rome Pontiflcal Biblical insti-
tute. The discoveries include
human skeletons, some of which
probably go back to the time Of
the ruins, stone walls, subter-
ranean granaries. brick ovens,
jewels and ceramic finds.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
! LIGHTS By G 6sxHT
Of NEW YORK
Properly stuna.

Not always does the owner Of de-
slrGble piece Of real. estate get the
price he is holding out for. A few
months ago a real estate firm bought
a large parcel of ground near the East
/ river for de luxe apartment build
Ing. II tried to get an additional strip
twenty-five feet wide, but the owner
OF the strip wanted large price. The
firm refused, md built Its apartment
on a smaller area. Then, on the other
side Of the proht.seeker, another Arm
bought sSother parcel of land for an.
other apartment. It, too, sought the
narrow strip. The price was too high,
md so another towering building was
erected on smaller area, That strip
Ia now between two s!xteen.story
buildings. and OF comparatively little
value. It isn't big enough for another
apartment building, and the little
house now standing on 1t is unpleas-
antly osershadowed by Its neighbors.
Working Coils.
Some 80 girl students Of Hunter
college. city institution, have earned
about $4,000 in less than FIVE months,
and one Of the girls gets 81 week for
taking dog for a daily walk. An.
other earns considerably more giving
bridge lessons, and most Of the stu
dents work In department stores.
ss
The Wtss Street.
Broadway. the street Of the wise
boys, has proved happy hunting
ground for a real old-fashloned medl-
cine show for the last six months.
What fooled our gentlemen In the
heltcd polo coats Is the circumstance
that the show isn't given from the
hack of wagon, but It installed In
store.
The medicine men rent their space
for S2,900 month. The "GfInd'
starts at 10 O. m. and continues to 2
p. M. Sometimes they hang out
sign, "For Men Only" Other times
II Is ladies Only" They sell a
health hook and an exercising device
for 81, soap for SO cents and ',n,edt-
cine" for anything up to $40. The
attendance, in the phrase Of the medl-
cine man, is about $500 monkeys
day. Small street, Broadway.
Odd Contract
A certain playwright Of this town.
who has been In all kinds of suits and
occasionally under Indictment for some
commercial mlsadventure, has signed
strange contract with his new law
yer. The basis of the contract is that
the playwright Is not a bad workman.
He Isn't In the famous class, but he
turns out at least one produceable
show a year, and that is worth some
thing. So the contract reads that the
lawyer guarantees to keep the play
wright out of Jail for the next FIVE
years, IL return for 80 per cent of the
royalties on anything the playwright
turns out.
Nature Knows Best,
In the past artists have been paid
fabulous salaries by manufacturers
Of textiles to design fabrics-and,
don't doubt, they are still being paid
fabulous salaries. But something new
must be had every day, and nature
has had several thousands wears head
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-03
Working Coils.

Some 80 girl students Of Hunter
college, city institution, have earned
about $4,000 in less than Ave months
and one Of the girls gets 81 week fol
taking dog for daily walk. An
other earns considerably more giving
bridge lessons, and most Of the stu
dents work In department stores.
The Washington times., 1930-12-15
new BUS ROUTE
CONSIDERED

Substitution of bus service for
street-car service on F and G
Streets, from Seventeenth to
Twenty-sixth Streets, is under
consideration by the Capital Trac-
ton Company, it became known
today.
The question has been dis
cussed informally by the board of
directors of the company, but no
definite steps have been taken,
John H. Hanna, president, said.
The substitution of buses
would result in large savings to
the company as repairs and new
sections of track involve large
expenditures. With BUSES in
operation, the companies would
Immediately remove the tracks
from both streets.
Action by the board of directors
would require official sanction OF
the Public Utilities Commission be.
fore buSSeS could operate.
The Washington times., 1930-12-15
PROBERS To DIG
INTO REALTY

Further details of real estate
and securities transactions in
the city will be barred tomorrow
when the Blaine subcommittee of
the Senate District Committee re-
sumeS its inquiry which seeks to
determine the necessity of local
laws governing realty transac-
tions, flotation of securities and
mortgage foreclosures.
The committee is expected to
morrow to delve further into af
fairs Of the Country Club Prop
critics Company, Incorporated
which is fostering a real estate de
velopment in the vicinity of Sill
yer Spring.
Clarke Asks Hearing
N. B. Clarke, moving spirit o1
the concern, will be the principa,
witness tomorrow. He has asked
a chance to refute testimony o1
several women witnesses who as
sert that they lost money through
the purchase of lots from the
company.
The company, according tc
testimony, operated under the
"luncheon-lecture" sales system
and several witnesses have testi
fled that they were promised i'm
mense profits through quick re
sale of. the lots which they pur
chased.
Wardman Probe Delayed
Senator John j. Blaine, chair
man Of the subcommittee, has
announced that he is certifying
transcripts Of testimony at the
hearings to the District Attorney
for appropriate action.
The subcommittee is holding
in allegiance its inquiry into af
fairs of Harry Wardman, promi
nent builder and real estate man
who has declined to produc'
books and records sought by thC
group. It is expected that NV
Subpoenas will be issued for per
sons who are believed to hav|
custody of records sought.
The Washington times., 1930-12-15
BOARD AID
FOR MARKET

The District Commissioners to-
day will be asked to lend their
support to a resolution pending in
Congress which will block the
closing Of Central Market until
July !, 1881.
Charles w. Darr, counsel for sew
eral dealers in the market, will
appear before the Commissioners
this afternoon to outline his con
tentions as to why the closing Of
the market should be delayed.
The market is due to be closed
January /, and will be razed as
site for one of the new Govern
ment buildings.
Representative Christopherson,
of South Dakota, introduced res
olution December 8 which pro
vided for an extension until next
July,
The Washington times., 1930-12-15
.D.C. COMM 7 TEE
|. SESSIONS OFF
Times Staff Photo

The House District Committee
today abandoned any further
effort to hold a meeting in ad
vance of the Christmas adjourn
ment of Congress.
Representative Mcleod (R.) of
Michigan today sent word from
his home, where he is recuperat-
ing from the effects of an auto
mobile accident, that he will not
return to Washington unless his
presence here is required on COM
mittee work.
His message resulted in q de-
cision to keep the committee in
active for at least another two
weeks.
Inasmuch as there is a con-
siderable amount of District legis-
lation on the House calendar
waiting to be acted upon, mem
bers Of the District Committee do
not feel that any advantage
would be gained by holding a
meeting now,
The Washington times., 1930-12-15
Rep. LaGuardia Asks
Suppression of U.S..
Drv Booklet

Representative LaGuard diN
CR.) Of New York today flayed
the booklet of the Prohibition
Bureau, THE Value Of Law
Enforcement" and demanded
its suppression calling it an
official Misrepresentation" He
wrote letter to Attorney
General Mitchell reading:
This book is a desperate
attempt to conceal the total
breakdown Of prohibition. The
good name of the United States
Government should not be used
to indorse a stupid compilation
of distorted facts, written in
poor English, containing misre-
presentations and wilful mis-
statements for propaganda pur-
poSes."
The Washington times., 1930-12-15
JOBLESS IN D. c.
DECREASING

Washington is now beginning
to find work for the large army
of local unemployed men and
women, but there is much more
to be done before the situation is
relieved, it was said today by
officials of the District Of Colum-
bia employment service.
* Many Give Aid
They said that business, pro-
fessional and corporation people
of the city, realizing the serious
ness of the unemployment situa-
ton, have awakened to the needs
of the distressed and are making
places for them in their inStitu-
tionS.
The officials said that on De
cember / they had 1926 appli-
cations for work from men and
women and that in the last two
weeks they found employment for
1,458 of them. In most cases
they said the employment OBJ
tanned will be permanent.
Two placement officers have
been employed by the service to
visit merchants, business and pro-
feSSional men and ask that they
make openings in their establish
mentS for the unemployed.
800 Daily Apply
Approximately 800 applications
are being made daily by men and
women eager to do anything in
the line of work, since the SER
vice was made the clearing house
OF the applications filed with pri-
vate employment bureaus started
here and by the District of Column
bia Committee on Employment.
The Washington times., 1930-12-15
FELLOWS
Of LAST YEAR
NEED AID
Some Who Helped z Families
In 1929 Are Down and Out
Now, With Christmas Near

Some members Of the Good Eel.
lows organization Of 1929 have
written and others telephoned to
the editor Of the Good Fellows
organization Of 1880.
They have not joined the or
ganization this year and will not,
although they would like to very
much, because they are down and
out and want some Good Fellows
to help them get food, as well as
toys for their children. Some
Of them cared for two families
in addition to their own last
year.
Future Always q Guess
The pleas from the former
Good Fellows should bring out
oodles of Good Fellows for 1890.
We never know what the future
has in store for us. Little did
Continued on Page 10, Col. -
The Washington times., 1930-12-15
American Stores Co.
MOUeS BUkeru Plant

The American Stores Company
has moved its central offices and
bakery from 623 B st. N. W., to
804 Rhode Island Ave. N. E. =.
c. w. Mcintosh, superintendent
of the bakery, directed the NOV
ing after it became apparent that
the company had to double its
baking output. AS the result OF
the move, the company is putting
on the market a giant one and
one-half pound loaf of bread
known as Bread Supreme"
The Washington times., 1930-12-15
Mans Back Broken
In Auto Collision

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. Is
Elbert Bradford, of Del Ray, suf-
fered a fractured back and other
injuries last night when his Car
was struck by a hit-and-run driv.
er, who, according to witnesses
never slowed down after turning
Bradford'S car over twice.
Bradford was taken to the
Alexandria Hospital,
The Washington times., 1930-12-15
Stanford Official
{ On Relief Board

DR.. willard E. Hotchkiss, of
SStanford University, has been ap-
pointed field representative of
the Presidents Emergency EN-
plDyment Committee for the far
western area, Col. Arthur Woods,
committee chairman, announced
today.
Hotchkiss is charged with
maintaining contacts between the
committee and State and local
employment and relief commit
tees In the West.
The Washington times., 1930-12-15
Auto Knocks DOIUn
Cephus BuLbersOn

Struck down by an automobile
at Fourteenth st. and Pennsyl-
vania Ave. N. W., early yester-
day afternoon, Cephus Bulberson,
20, Of Acorn, Va, was treated at
Emergency Hospital for minor In
juries.
Police are seeking tthe driver
of the automobile, who stopped
momentarily, but failed to make
his identity known, they said.
The Washington times., 1930-12-15
D. C.. Boxing Measure
Hits SnnQ in House

The measure sponsored by Rep
resentative Hartley (R) of New
Jersey, to permit amateur boxing
in the District of Columbia,
struck another snag in the House
today.
It was the first bill on the CON
sent calendar to be reached in
today's session, but objection by
Representative Patman CD of
Texas prevented consideration OF
it.