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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
Hangman Is Willing to
Do Stuff on Heckler

Toronto, Ont.-Arthur Ellis, Can
adas executioner, did not accept an
invitation to join the Antl-Capital
Punishment Association of Canada. In
fact, he would willingly hang the man
who sent him the Invitation, accord
ing to his statement in an answering
letter.
Among many abusive and some
complimentary letters which Ellis re-
ceives now and then was one from
L. P. Rees Of Toronto, inviting him
to Join the association against capital
punishment. In his letter Rees char
acteriEed public eNecutioners as .le-
galized murderers of all tines"
Ellis returned the letter and added !;
"You uplifters are a source of worry
to any decent law abiding person, but
II a jury finds you at any time guilty
Of murder and Judge sentences you
to death, will Willingly hang you.
Yours. A. Ellis"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
Ebcnezer Wounded.

That Ebenezer Munroe actually WINS
wounded In the battle on Lexington
common has been well established by
the discovery of copy of the "Massa-
chusetts Spy, or American Oracle Of
Liberty" published in Worcester just
IA days after the battle. The casualty
list published In connection with the
report Of the battle includes Munroe's
name among the wounded.
Moreover, Isaiah Thomas, editor Of
that ancient newspaper, appears to
have considered Lexington rather
than Concord as the birthplace Of the
revolution. Writing n the same is
sue, he said:
Americans, Forever bear in mind
the battle of Lexington where Brit
ish troops, unmolested and unpro-
voked, watonly, and in the most in
human manner, fired upon and killed
number of our countrymen, then
robbed them Of their provisions, ran
sacked, plundered, and burnt their
houses! nor could the tears of de-
fenseless women, the cries of helpless
babes, nor the prayers of old age, con-
fined to beds of sickness, appease their
thirst for blood! or divert them from
their design Of murder and robbery"
The Lexington Concord controversy
was given impetus recently when
Mayor James NJ. Curley of Boston, in
his tercentenary greeting, recognized
Lexington as the scene of the firing
of the shot that was heard round the
world.
Poetry may not support me-" he
observed, but history does"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
Blind Ex-sailor Finds
Romance at News Stand

Glendale, Calif.-Totally blind for
twelve years, Randall II. CAD Lindsey
has operated magazine stand and
newspaper agency at the corner of
Brand boulevard and Broadway this
citys busiest corner. He started in
his business eight years ago, four
years after he had been blinded by an
explosion on the U. 8. s. Des Moines,
on which he was serving as sailor.
Ever since then the blind merchant
has peddled his papers and magazines,
able to go to the rack and pick out
any publication his patrons desire
without an instant's hesitation. He
knews the voices Of his customers and
can Gall scores Of them by name.
Several months ago new voice fell
on his ears when a girl asked him
for magazine. The ease with which
he reached into the rack for the
magazine impressed the girl and she
stopped to chat with him for few
minutes. These visits became regular
affairs, and the acquaintance ripened
until love and romance lightened the
darkness Of AIS life.
The girl was Miss Bernice Hahn
and she will become Mrs. Randall II.
Lindsey in a wedding ceremony per-
formed in the home that AL has
bought with his savings at No. $40
North Concord street. Justice Burt
L. Wix will perform the ceremony in
the presence Of few intimate friends
Of the couple. the selection falling on
Judge Wix because OF his long
acquaintance with Lindsey in the
American Legion post.
Al intends to keep on at the same
old stand after his wedding. "You
know, when man gets married he
just naturally has to keep on earning
a living for his family" he declared.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
HEGWT% BY GRANT
4SGV0 AS DIXON
OF NEW YORK
Odds and Ends

The senior class ut Columbia uni
versity is dry, and is against swear
Ing by women. 1t Is fifty-tifty on the
subject of women smoking, and it
thinks Journeys End" the best stage
play and Bulldog Drummond'' the
best movie. Certain employment
agencies in town are under police sur
veillance, because they have habit
of obtaining jobs for men, collecting
the fees, and then having the work
ers discharged so that more fees may
be collected. A morning newspaper
carried display advertisement of n
music critic, who says he also writes
radio department and criticisms Of
the dance. He wants job. The
Welfare Council OF New York sends
out warning that girls who intend
coming here to work should be sure
of at least S25 week. One can't live
on less than that, except in Brooklyn,
where the minimum is S24-if you
want to live In Brooklyn.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
Style Advisers

The more expensive apartment
houses-the ones where the rent is
$1,000 room or more per year-are
now employing women as style con-
sultants. When tenant leases an
apartment, he is given the services of
the consultant, who tells him just
what he should buy in the line of fur
niture and draperies. The service is
free. The consultant makes hers by
collecting commission from the in
terror decorators.
Speaking of decorating, the newest
wrinkle is invisible lighting fixtures.
Lights are recessed in the walls close
to the ceiling, and switches are hid
den under rugs, where the master steps
on them as he enters the door.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
OWNS LEASE FOR
THOUSAND YEARS
OF No Value to Woman as II
Runs to 1918.

Oshkosh. Wls.-Publicity about the
maturing OF some cougar leases in
England his brought to light here n
1,000-year lease drawn May !, 1918,
in England. 1t is owned by Mrs. Anne
u. Reed Of this city.
The instrument IL an original and
has been retained In Mrs. Reeds, fam
Fly since 1918. It was brought to
America In 1886 when her grandfa-
ther migrated here.
Although the document was drawn
for the simple purpose of leasing an
apartment described as "Sklnner's
Tenement" with certain proylsos, the
script covers II piece Of heavy parch-
ment paper two feet by three.
The parties to 1t are John Perkln
and William Proven. and Adam Il.
Baynes and William Symons. 1t says
that Perkin, as owner. of certain prop
erty In the community of Week st.
Mary in the County Of Cornwall, and
Proven his son.in-law, agree to con-
struct tenement for. Baynes and Sy-
mons. Perkln Is called a "yeoman, j"
Proven a carpenter" and Baynes u
gentleman"
Upon the deaths Of the contracting
parties, 1t says, heirs and assigns Of
Baynes and Symons and PerNn and
Proven We're to continue the contract
for an uninterrupted period Of 1000
years.
A comparatively high fee was paid
for the execution Of tie indentura, as
is indicated by the FL 10 shilling stamp
affixed by the government.
Although Mrs. Reed can trace her
relationship to William Proven, little
effort has been made by her to settle
the long term contract. She believes
the expense involved would more than
offset profits which have accrued.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
Selling Dogs

An evenings walk along Fifth ave-
nue. is sure to bring you upon man
leading two puppies by leash. Inva-
riably cute, the pups are. Bulldogs or
Scotch terriers, usually. When the red
lights stop pedestrian traffic, some one
is sure to stop and fondle one of the
dogs. Then the man leading them
makes his proposition. II want to
keep one of them, but I'll sell the other
cheap" he says. And he usually
makes the sale. 1t isn't racket; just
good craftsmanship That street-corner
contact between dog and prospective
owner is much more effective than dis.
playing the animal in shop window.
20 by the Bell Syndicate. mc.)
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
RURAL GIRLS ARE
GOOD R0USEKEEPERS
Expert Finds Higher Living
Standards on Farm.

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o'uV'oo i"ii, no,ns " oom ntorost
el",es are snowis a,.,n. ana In
IN 'lie uI.s y. no'u .a,,,na ,hs,r m,,h'
many ihs'aiiees a'e ' .na hoat rasr,,.
ers INV " op."" W. .ooo.,,ns 70
ifo''i nieasn. Neo ,,,omoannont
'"''s 4m"' .on" ,''.,.,,. 5onart
speelaiisl VI '"e eieu''. "
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-, W.. .,,,,h ,,ost - tho oostern
s ., u.s.,s m,horo sho to,,,ed
,,,,.,, hmndr.1s ~ farm housowiyes
WV, .ho,r saMah+or, Mis-. potohr said
Az r,o,a,n ei,, an tbo farm nrohah,v
~ nnu ,nses VIII ho q batter house.
,r,ea .han hon mothor
aEuorrr,hara wont found the
AZ. ,oum oocor 70 Ieorn
h mona .no n,,rht ,n,nrova nor homo and
nS,.,n hatto, mndo a. living on the
u,,ss. raoons ~ hor d,snoso, Most of
az ..,.,s hon.o,on m.aro hottor In.
ne s,n a.. .,,o,a ,,o.hars and MANY
abam.o., ,,an,.oa .n,ont T., rostor,no frr.
.,,.,,ne m",,'ns n,othas cool,no and
.ho re.n,so,d tosr. ~ q housewife
' ~
LABOR saving Eau'P'"'"'.
One Of the first questions asked by
most housewives she met, MISS Ko-
kahr said, was what labor saving
equipment she ought to purchase
Proper methods OF buying what the
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
"FIRST SHOT" STILL
AGITATES TWO TOWNS
Lexington and Concord at
Odds Over Event.

Lexington, Mass.--The shot that
was heard round the world is still re-
echoing through this historic town
despite the fact that 1t was fired 100
years ago.
Long have Concord and Lexington
engaged In friendly rivalry for the
distinction of being the scene of that
epochal event, and, with Massachu-
sets celebrating its tercentenary an
nlversary this year. the controversy
has been enlivened.
Despite Ralph Waldo Emerson's
poem which described the firing of
the shot at Concord bridge, contem-
porary historians for the most part
appear to favor Lexington's claim.
The principal basis for this towns
contention lies in the inscription, I'll
Give Them the Contents Of My Gun"
which appears on the monument on
the grave of one EbeneZer Munroe in
an Ashburnham cemetery.
Men Called to Arms.
Records revealed by research indi-
cate that 1t was Munroe who fired the
famous shot, and that at the time he
was one of a group of "rebels" who
faced the British on Lexington COM
mon.
Evidence includes a deposition by
Ebenezer Munroe, describing the
events Of April 10. 1915. He was
alarmed, he states, at about . a. m.
and Immediately repaired to the conf
mon. There Captain Parker ordered
the roll called and every man to load
his gun with powder and ball. The
men were then dismissed but ordered
to remain within call of the drum.
About daybreak, according to the
deposition, there was a call to arms,
and as the men assembled on the COM
mon the British approached to within
eight rods. A British officer called
the Americans "rebels" and ordered
them to disperse. When the command
was ignored the British troops fired.
Corp. John Munroe remarked to
Ebenezer Munroe, who was beside
him, that the British had fired moth
ing but powder, Ebenezer replied that
it was more than powder because he
had suffered wound In his arm and
he added that he would give them
the CUTS of his gun" This, many his
torians contend, was the shot that
was heard round the world.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
Massachusetts, Coast
Gets New Radio Beacon

North Truro, Mass.-A radio beacon
system has been added to the equip
ment Of the Highland Light Signal
station, one of the principal guards
ans of shipping in treacherous Cape
Cod waters.
Information is broadcast to ships
at sea four times daily, and in thick
weather the conditions are broadcast
continuously with one minute blasts
and two minutes silence. Any ship
equipped with radio set may listen
in.
The new device is expected to prove
a great benefit to the shipping inter-
ests.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
This and That

The pinnacle of the new Chrysler
building is made of steel, which con-
denses rain from the winds that blow
around its lofty summit even when
the sky is clear. One reason
why the streets surrounding schools
are so much dirtier than the other
thoroughfares is that the street clean
ing department will not operate near
schools until nightfall, for fear
child might be struck by city truck.
:. s. And the other reason why the
streets are dirtier is that the children
follow the example of their elders and
throw papers away right and left. i. !.
An architect tells me that modern sky
scrapers are not built to sway in the
wind, as the Woolworth tower is sup,
posed to. I. /. But the vehicular
tunnels under the Hudson river swing
up and down stream with the tide-a
comfortable thought FOR the passing
motorist.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
!: Expert Tells Bullet
That FelIed Fugitive

Indianapolis.-It took Patrol
man Arch Ball, ballistics ex-
pert, to decide which one Of four
officers fired the shot which
stopped Farrell Tate, alleged
! auto thief, as he was fleeing. All
four officers claimed credit for
the shot until Ball identified
marks on the bullet rs coming
from the gun OF Patrolman
Charles Peak.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
Boundary Line of City
Passes Through Theater

Somerville, ILLUSTRATIONS of Loca-
tells Ball Square theater buy their
tickets in Somerville and are then
ushered to seats in the adjoining city
of Medford to see the movies.
The city line passes directly through
the playhouse. Thus, when this city's
mayor recently banned a certain pic
ture, the Ball Square theater was able
to show it just the same because its
screen is located in Medford.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
Sanctuary for Wild
Geese, Seems Assured

Halifax, N. S.-Prospects are excel
lent for the development of the pro-
posed wild goose sanctuary at STAIRS
point, declared r. w. Tufts, at the
special meeting of the Wolfville Fish,
Forest and Game association, held at
Wolfville. One and half acres Of
land have been secured, number Of
subscriptions received and arrange
ments made for feeding the game.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
Find Yikinx Knif.

Koenigsberg.- Excavations in the re-
Gently discovered Viking burial ground
near Tilsit disclosed among other
things pocket clasp knife, the blade
Of which can be opened or shut like
that of present-day pocket knives.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-05-22
Didn't Get tho Point

A New York columnist recently ran
an anecdote-and not very funny
one-about movie director and a
girl who were talking over the movie
business at dinner. The director con-
fessed that he was looking for a man
who was tall, blond and something
like Lindbergh. 80 am l." said the
girl. The next day the columnist was
deluged with letters from young men,
all claiming to look like Lindbergh
and to be tall and handsome. and ask
Ing for the movie job. Not one Of
them volunteered for the girl.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-07
CrOWd Contact
Big Factor in
Catching Gold

Do you want to go about this WIN
ter with your nose buried in a
handkerchief? Unless you are eX-
tremely careful not to catch cold,
the chances are that the above des-
tiny will be yours. According to re-
cent statistics. one person in every
ten is victim at any one time.
One reason why colds are so hard
to avoid is that they are transmitted
readily from person to another, by
sneezing, coughing, and even by
shaking hands. So keep away from
crowds if you can, and avoid people
whom you know to be afflicted. Get
as much fresh air as you can, plenty
of exercise, be normally careful of
your diet, and keep clean inside
and out.
Take daily warm bath followed
by a cool shower and a rundown
Scrub your hands with warm water
and soap many times daily, espe-
cially before you touch food.
Common sense, then, reasonable
amount of care. and plenty Of hot
water, should help you keep we'll
and happy throughout the winter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-07
Good Lights
Are Needed
f07" Kitchen

Has the psychological effect of
good lighting ever been called to
your attention? Think, for a mo-
ment, Of your neigborhood stores.
When you do your shopping these
dark afternoons. do you do it in the
poorly lighted store or in the one
that has plenty of brightly glowing
electric bulbs, if you have any
choice. 1t is safe to say that you
enter the murkily lighted store only
as a last resort.
Improper, insufficient lighting, is
worse than none at all. Yet there
are many people who are repealed
by improper lighting in stores who
do not seem to notice it in their
own homes.
Much might be said concerning
lighting all over the home, but I am
going to confine myself to the
kitchen for the time being.
AS we have heard so many times
the kitchen is the workshop Of the
home. In it the housewife spends
many of her waking hours, and
safe place in which to work. A great
deal has been said about color in
the kitchen, but what about light?
Surely that is doubly important
these dark, winter days. A we'll
lighted kitchen is conducive to bet
ter foods and happier homemakers.
The first remedy I should like to
suggest for kitchen lighting is a
lamp of a wattage which really is
great enough to light the kitchen. I
shall not suggest the size, for it
may be dependent upon the size
of the kitchen to be lighted, but I
suggest that you again take a look
at your fayorite store by lamp
light. and then view your own kitch-
en-, lighted, from the outside. Does
the glow from its windows invite
you to enter, or does all within look
uninviting and nurky?
1t may be that you have suffi-
cient wattage in your kitchen lights
but you have allowed them to be-
come old and dim through long use
This is such an easy thing to let
happen.
We screw in bulb and there 1t
stays until it burns otu. Go over
your lights and see if you are get
ting all out of them you should get.
Frequent dustings of the globes is q
factor. too.
Most kitchens have a central light,
but too few of them have auxiliary
lights, which are so necessary over
the sink for instance. If you have
but a central light in your kitchen,
you know yourself how you are al
ways in your own light when you
work at the sink.
In the case of a house already
wired, of course, the only practical
thing to do about this is to place a
double socket in the central fixture,
and run an extension cord with
attached light to a position over the
sink.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-07

and bake in hot oven until crust
is done.
Graham Cracker Pudding
2 eggs
"a cup sugar
cup graham cracker crumbs
Il teaspoon baking powder
4 cup chopped nuts
teaspoon vanilla
Beat egg yolks very light. Add
sugar and baking powder mixed to-
gether and cream well. Blend in
the cracker crumbs. Add nuts and
vanilla and fold in the stiffly beaten
whites. Bake in well-oiled loaf
pan In moderate oven twenty to
thirty minutes. Serve with whipped
cream or orange sauce.
Orange Sauce
cup brown sugar
u cup margarine
u cup orange juice
II cup water
Beat egg slightly. Add other in
gradients in order given and cook,
stirring, until thick.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-07
Put Bulbs IN Moss

To make bulb bowls most attrac-
tive, plant bulbs in moss instead of
water and pebbles. Moss is obtain
able at seed stores and florists.
Plant the blubs in wet moss as you
would in soil or water. Leave them
in the dark until they show some
green, then bringing to the light and
scatter thickly with timothy seed
over the moss. Keep the moss very
wet, and you soon will have fine
blooms, and the green from the
grass will make the home very at
tractive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-07
Cans Made Attractive

To make cleanser cans more at
tractive, choose colored oilcloth IN
keeping with the color scheme OF
your kitchen or bathroom. Cut
strips to 1T around the can, hem it,
and fasten with three snappers, SO
it easily can be removed and placed
on another can when one is emptled.
Flowers and other designs may be
cut out and pasted on for decora-
tons, as desired. These are not
only attractive for home use, but
they make useful little gifts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-07
St1iUe for
Balance i'm
All Menus

The following menus offer sugges-
tions for a balanced and seasonable
ration for one day. If your menus
this week approximate it in amounts
and food varieties, your family Is
bcing we'll cared for INTENTIONALLY:
Breakfast
Orange Juice
Rolled Oats
Honey
CoRee
Luncheon
Mock Chicken Pie
p..S Butter or Margarine
st,wed Dried Peaches
Cookies
Dinner
c Mashed Potatoes
soaIoped Tomatoes
Cabbage Slav
Graham Cracker Pudding with Orange
Sauce
Coffee
The breakfast cereal refers eSpe-
ciauv 10 the children. The adults
NAV or may not need 1t. An
adequate luncheon such as the one
-u7gested is necessary If there are
children home from school at That
hour. In addition TO the foods men
toned. the children should nave
milk to drink with every meal
Mock Chicken Pie
Scrape four carrots and cut in
pieces. Cook until half done. Add
six potatoes cut in small cubes.
Cream a can of tuna fish, using a
pint Of milk. Add can Of drained
peas. Mix with the vegetables,
season with salt and pepper and
pour into a deep baking dish. Cover
with biscuit dough slit in the center,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-07
BY DOROTHY ALDEN

Along about January the jelly
glasses begin to empty, and before
you know it, there is a whole row
of them yawning on the shelf. 1t
is easv to fill them again, though,
even in winter time, for there are
a number of delicious marmalades
which can be made few glasses at
time from the fruit available IN
the winter season.
Here are a few of them:
Amber Marmalade
grapefruit
1 orange
lemon
81. quarts water
pounds sugar
Wash and wipe the fruit, cut IN
paper thin slices. using very sharp
knife. Add the water, and let stano
overnight. Cook until the peel IS
tender and let stand overnight
again. Add the sugar, and COOK
until the syrup thickens slightly on
a cold dish. Pour into clean jars
ana seal.
Grapefruit Marmalade
pound peeled grapefruit
quart water
az pound sugar
AZ pound grapefruit peel
Wash the fruit and remove the
peel in uniform sections. Choose
4 pound of peel that is free from
bIenishes and cut into thin slices.
cover with water, and boil for ten
minutes. Drain, cover with boiling
water again, and repeat this pro
cess four or five times to remove the
bitter flavor. F..
Weigh the pulp and slice IL:
Cover with the water and boil until
very tender. Pour into a flannel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-07
Co1mnaeal Cleans Hands

When the hands become begrlmed
with coal dirt, as they often do this
time of year, one of the best
methods of removing it and one
which will leave the hands soft and
white as vel. as clean, is the fol-
lowing: Soap the hands well with
toilet soap, then pour a small
quantity of cornmeal into one OF the
palms, wash the hands we'll with the
cornmeal mixed with the soap. Cof-
fee grounds are also cleansing and
whitening used in this way.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-07
Safety Pins HdndU

1t is very convenient to have in
your work basket safety pins of va
rying sizes to use as bodkins when
running tape or elastic into cas-
ings. Pin the safety pin into the
end of the tape or elastic, so it will
not slim
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-07
Dorothy AAdemS Page of Helpful Hints for the Home
Ask Her Help

Dorothy Alden will be glad
have you write her at any time
with reference to your house
hold problems. Simply address
your letter to Dorothy Alden,
The indianapolis Times, and
enclose a stamped addressed
envelope for reply.