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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09

Retail sales OF merchandise in
he United States amounted TO
e53. O00. 900 goo in 1929. according
10 a report Of the u. s. Department
BIZ Commerce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-09

American airplanes carried $685.
bio cfsh customers year. This
Is Nd patronage than the rail-
roads act so years ago.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH
HOLD SERVICES AT CENTER

On last Sunday members of the Is
land Community church met for the
first time in their new place of wor-
ship, the I. o. o. F. hall at Center.
There was goodly attendance at all
of the services of the day. Free bus
service from Burton will be augmented
by additional service from Vashon
Heights, thus providing means of
transportation from both ends of the
Island.
Members of the church have held
their meetings for the past two years
in the old Burton high school. Plans
for building on property purchased at
Newport have been abandoned and
property will be secured nearer the
center of the Island for permanent
church home. No definite plans have
been made, and with as comfortable
meeting place as the congregation
now have they can be accommodated
here for some time. All concerned are
well pleased with the new arrange
ments, and high hopes are held for
the prosperity of this local church
which has now become definitely
aligned with the national Community
organization.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
Two Octegeaarians
Pass The Divide

With the passing OF v, E, Curtis or
Sunday, vashon Island lost another Of
its old settlers. Mr.. Curtis has beer
in poor health for the past year, sc
his death came as o welcome relief
from the illness that had kept him
bed-ridden for months. He was ten
derby cared for by his son and daugh-
ter-in-law, and passed away at their
home at Ellisport.
v. E. Curtis was born in Rome, N
Y, December 9th, 1949 and passed
away April 18th, in his 8lst year. He
came to the Island about 26 years ago
and followed the occupation of farm
ing until advancing years made active
work impossible.
Funeral services held this CThurs-
day. afternoon from the Garvin
Chapel were conducted by DR.. Baldwin
of the Christian Science Society. Gre.
nation followed.
Those who survive are brother, M.
B. Curtis, of Langley, Wash; a sister,
Mrs. T. R. Walker of Shell Lake, Wis:
two sons, Clarence H., of Lowell,
Wash, and Earl H., of Ellisport; four
grandchildren and one great grand
child.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
WILL PROSECUTE IN FUTURE.

Incensed over the refusal of men,
bers who make complaint then refuse
to allow the association to prosecute
the Northwestern Automobile Associ-
alton has announced that they will
no longer be deferred for sentimental
reasons, but will let the law take its
course.
A few weeks ago a visitor ON the
Island had the spare tire and wheel
stolen from his new car, but when the
association investigator learned that
the son Of his host had stolen the
wheel the visitor refused to allow the
matter to come into court. A similar
case occurred last Saturday night
after gas had been stolen from car.
The man making the complaint re-
fused to prosecute when he found that
friend was the guilty party.
In the future the association will
make good on their offer of 500 re-
ward for the arrest and conviction of
anyone guilty of stealing and pilfer-
ing.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
STATEMENT
OF ISLAND CLUB

We feel great deal of credit is due
the officers and trustees of the Is
land Club for the past year and would
like to publish brief statement for
the year from March 1880 to March
1881:
Six hundred and sixty seven dollars
and nine cents (S867Oo) was banked
during the year. Three hundred and
forty-four dollars and eighty cents
ts344.80) was taken in for rentals. Ex-
penses covering wood, janitor service,
ianitor supplies, light and phone,
laundry, taxes, water, hardware, etc,
were three hundred and seventy EIGHT
dollars and seventy nine cents
(S378.79. Showing that the building
is now paying for its own upkeep and
now only needs the support of the
people to make it going concern.
The past year four hundred dollars
(S400.o0 has been paid out for new
stove in the kitchen and one in the
club room, new roof and many other
both inside and out of
the building and on the grounds.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
Work On North End
Water System Started

The North End is the scene of con-
siderable activity, with work going on
both on the new ferry dock and on
the new water system being installed
D. P, Slater, who has already in
stalled three other Island water sys-
tens is well acquainted with condi-
lions here, and feels like he is getting
back home when he starts at Job on
the Island.
Work has begun about one fourth
mile south of the Matt johnson place.
There will be about 8 miles of distri-
button mains laid. Twenty men are
already at work on the project.
The source of water for the North
End system is a spring just east of the
Matt johnson property, on the Puget
Mill land. 1t has volume of 200
gallon per minute, by actual measure
ment. ard has many times the
amount of water that will be neces-
saryfor long time. The water will
be pumped by Worthington pump
automatically controlled from the
tank. Everything about the pumping
system is to be fully automatic.
The tank will have a capacity of
10000 gallon and will be built on a go
foot tower. The average pressure
throughout the system will be 1850
pounds to the square inch, stronger
than the average city pressure, and
about four times the pressure of the
4Vashon system. Presumably 60 or 70
families will be served by the COM
pleted system, although the supply of
water, and provisions being made will
allow for several times that number
being added as the population at the
Heights grows.
Although his contract allows him
until the first of June to complete the
work Mr.. Slater anticipates that it
will be practically done in thirty days.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
CARS COLLIDE NEAR CENTER.

Monday afternoon an automobile
accident occurred near the Roberts
home when the Frank Fuller car ran
into q car being driven by Jack Col
lier. Mr., Collier stopped suddenly and
Mr.. Fuller. who was coming in the
same direction did not realize that
Mr.. Collier had stopped until 1t was
too late to avoid striking him, The
radiator Of the Fuller car was ram
med back into the body, the wind
shield was smashed, and the car
otherwise damaged.
Mrs. Fuller was badly cut across the
forehead, and Mr.. Fuller's lower lip
was cut, piece of glass going en-
tirely throught it. One of the chill
dren was thrown to the pavement, but
aside from black eye was apparently
unhurt. Miss Marjorie Stanley, who
came along just after the accident,
brought the Fullers to DR.. Grandys
vashon office where they were cared
for.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
SCHEDULE OF RENTALS.

1t is doubtful if the public realizes
what reasonable price the Island
Club can be rented for public and
private affairs. This week the Off
GERS of the club are publishing a
schedule of rentals which may be
found on page 3. This is in keeping
with the policy of making the man
agement of the building strictly
business proposition, the aim of the
present officers, and a most COM
mendable one. The Island needs such
meeting place, and only by good
business methods can the building be
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
OLIVER w. STEWART WILL
SPEAK AT UNION HIGH
AUDITORIUM SUNDAY EVE,

Hon. Oliver w. Stewart of Chicago
former member of the Illinois Legis-
lature and editor of the National En-
quirer, will speak in the Union High
School auditorium, Vashon, Sunday,
April 26, at eight o'clock in the inter-
est of prohibition and law enforce
ment.
Mr.. Stewart is president of the Fly
ing Squadron Foundation, which was
organized in 1915 by the late j. Frank
Hanly, former governor of Indiana
Mr.. Stewart and associates, for the
purpose of intoxicating patriotism,
teaching respect for law and for civic
betterment and the maintenance of
our constitutional form of govern
ment. Mr.. Stewart has devoted his
life to this work, and is one of the
most outstanding speakers on the
American platform. The public is
invited.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
Work On New Dock
Was Started Monday

On Monday q crew of county dock
and bridge men began work on the
new ferry dock at the North End
Tom Blum, bridge engineer was over
Monday getting the work under way,
At first 1t was hoped to have the
dock completed early in the year, but
unlocked for difficulties In securing
title to the tide lands upon which 1t
is to be built has held up the work.
Final title to the land was secured
about two weeks ago and preparations
for carrying on the work were at once
made.
The new dock will fill long felt
want, as 1t will be wide enough for
three car lanes, as well as one for
pedestrians. In addition to the space
occupied by cars waiting for ferries
there will be sufficient room for cars
to pass coming and going off of the
dock.
The new structure will be built al
most due north of the present one,
and will do away with the sharp curve
at the bottom of the hill, which has
always been nuisance.
Practically the same crew is en-
ployed in this work, as well as the
same equipment that permitted the
speedy rebuilding of the Shawnee and
Portage wharves, so it is hoped that
the work will be done and the dock
in use by the time the heavy summer
tourist traffic starts. With the en-
larged ferry schedule, and the greater
space provided by larger dock many
OF the irrltations of past seasons will
be obviated.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
Eight Arrested On
Disturbance Charge

The peace and quiet of Burton was
sadly disturbed last Thursday night
by the revelry of party of Tacoma
radio statesmen and their friends who
made merry at the Burton hotel The
source of the liquor evidently con-
sumed was matter of mystery, but
the effects were quite obvious to every
one in the neighborhood as there was
considerable noise and hilarity
The. visitors finally involved the
manager and cook of the hotel, with
less peaceable results, and in the en-
suing alteration both men were more
or less mussed up. Deputy Sheriff
Shattuck was called and arrested O.
Avery and John Papas, of the hotel,
and the guests, A. E. Reardon, T. G.
Harvey, John C. Swanson, Hannah
Kelly, Jane Ross and Evelyn Poser.
They were taken into Seattle on the
ten o'clock ferry Friday morning.
The hotel men were given suspend
ed sentences of 30 days each, with a
double sentence and fine if ever
brought into court again. They were
charged with being drunk and fight
ing in public place. The others
were dismissed after being given an
open sentence and warning as to
what would happen if they were again
arrested in King county.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
FRED c. HANSEN.

Fred c. Hansen passed away on
April 4th at his home at Lisabeula,
Mr.. Hansen would have been SO years
OF age had he lived two days longer.
He was born in Denmark, April 6,
184s, coming to the United States
when twenty years of age. He has
been resident of the Island since
1918.
Funeral services were held Monday,
April 9th from the Garvin Chapel,
with Rev. E. G. Randall officiating.
Burial was in the Island cemetery.
Those who survive are daughter,
Mrs j. E. Brink, of Lisabeula, twin
brother, Chris, in Michigan, eleven
grandchildren and fourteen grand
children.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
-Four Island Boys
Arrested Monday

On Monday afternoon Deputy
Sheriff Shattuck picked up Don and
Winston Smith at Magnolia Beach on
the superstition that they were the
ones involved In the rifling of cottages
that has been going on all winter
around Burton. The boys were taken
before Judge Armbruster and after
two hours of grilling confessed not
only that they were guilty as charged,
but also admitted that they, together
with Carl Esterle and "Kewpie" Nor
row were the ones who had perpe-
trated the hold-up at Dockton several
weeks ago. On this occasion one of
the boys slipped into the Dockton
Community Hall and after turning off
the lights grabbed purse which be-
longed to Mrs. A. j. Stuckey, contain
ing $33, the proceeds of the Com
munity Club dance The rest of the
party were waiting outside in car
with the engine running, and easily
made their escape. The confession Of
the boys furnished the first concrete
evidence of positive guilt, although we
understand the boys have been under
suspicion.
On account Of the poor health Of
Judge Armbruster the case was con-
tinued over until Wednesday afternoon
when still further confession was
made by the boys, Ms well as denial of
several robberies they were supposed
to have been implicated in.
Judge Armbruster informed the
paper on Wednesday that complaint
had been sworn to in Seattle and that
Carl Esterle had been arrested and
taken to Seattle.
Judge Arlnbruster stated that much
credit was due to Deputy Sheriff
Shattuck for presenting the circum-
stantial evidence that made it possible
for him to get an admission of guilt
from the boys. He suggests that the
Island people do all in their power to
work with MIR. Shattuck and stop the
petty crime wave that seems to have
struck the community,
He says that the people of Burton
have decided to give their support, re-
gardless of who is hit, and that plans
are afoot which will no doubt lead to
future exposures.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
BLASTING POWDER
STOLEN AT LISABEULA

On April 9th, twenty-one boxes OF
Monte powder was stolen from the
powder house on the tract of land
southeast of the Lisabeula church
purchased several months by A. Wax,
of Kent. The land is being cleared
for the development of large poultry
ranch and cherry orchard The rob-
berry of the powder is the second that
has occurred in the last six weeks, the
other being the theft. of tools, battery
and accessories from the car of the
workman in charge of the clearing
work.
The powder house, from which the
powder was carried, is only about 100
yards from the dwelling house, where
two men were sleeping. 1t was a
stormy, windy night, and as the car
in which the powder was taken away
in was parked some distance from the
house it was not heard. Indications
were that several men had been at
work carrying the boxes of powder to
the car. Foot prints showed very
plainly in the soft dirt, as well as the
tracks of the car tires.
Mr.. Wax has offered a reward of
500 for information that will lead to
the arrest and conviction of the guilty
parties. He expressed his intention,
on Saturday, of taking the matter up
directly with the sheriffs office, and
will spare no effort in bringing about
the arrest of the parties found guilty.
He says that he has experienced petty
thievery of tools ever since he began
work on his Island property.
Mr.. Wax has property on the main
land, near Covlngton, and cannot
spend all of his time on the Island.
He came here with the hope that he
was getting away from petty thievery,
but feels that he has been given every
evidence that there is q lawless ele-
ment here as elsewhere. With his
patience entirely exhausted he is de-
termined to act in self-defense in
getting what he feels is only justice.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
Commercial Club
Program Pleases

About four hundred people listened
to the excellent program given last
Saturday night at the high school
under the auspices of the Commercial
Club. After all expenses for talent
were paid there was balance suffic-
!ent to pay for the dishes recently
donated to the domestic science de-
partment, with small fund left over.
The 1accoluci quartet, consisting of
four talented Italian youngsters, Lena,
Domenico, Francesca and Agnesnia
laccoluci were introduced by Harold
Champion, secretary of the Console
dated South District Commercial
Clubs. The leader, Francesca, d boy
of possibly fourteen, replied in behalf
of the quartet. The numbers given by
the four children delighted everyone,
as well as the accordian solos played
by Francesca. Remarkable as it may
seem neither of the parents of these
children are musical, although the
father admits that in his youth he
had a great desire to learn to play
the accordion, but had no opportunity
for taking lessons.
DR.. Chas. I. Patterson iran tine
whole show" in a finished manner,
announcing the numbers, singing two
solos, and interspersing the program.
with funny stories that left no dull
moments. Mrs. Lesh played the ac-
compartments for DR.. Patterson.
In place of the two dancers that
were announced two dance numbers
We're given by the Dixie Steppers, the
Misses Barbara Durham and Hazel
Vincent, both of Roosevelt high. They
were accompanied by Miss Daisy Tay-
lor of our own high school.
The two Swedish representations
given by Miss Hattie Riechert, of Ia
coma, were received with much merri-
ment This is Miss Reichert's second
appearance on the Island, but from
the enthusiasm expressed she will
probably be heard again before long.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Tjomsland re-
peated, by request, the two charming
numbers they had previously given az
the Golf Club dinner several weeks
ago. They were accompanied by Mrs.
E. H Miller.
After the program refreshments
were served in the domestic science
rooms, and dancing was enjoyed until
midnight to music by the high school
orchestra.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
ROGERS

on the way to the goal posts Well
on the very first play California FUN
bled. Well from then ON it was just
too bad. You never saw team beat
en- so cool and deliberate like. Notre
Dame huddled for change, and when
they come out of 1t they would walk
as slow to their places, and that got
Gals goat. They finished by Nosr
Dame beating them 27-0. 1t wasent
the score, it WIS the deliberate and
mechanical way they did it, it was
machine doing things where the
others were trying with their hands.
And here was a great thing he did,
as each one of his stars that would
be taken out of the game in the last
half and it was their last game for
Notre Dame, he would jump up from
the bench and go out and meet him
and hug him, you could just see the
affection that he had for each one,
and it was conveyed to that whole
audience I will never forget when
little Carideo, (perhaps the greatest
field general that ever played foot
BALD left the field. He had played
whale of a game, handled his team
uncanny. There is lot of drama in
player like that leaving the field for
his last time as a college player
think Rockne pulled him out Just to
get him that great hand as he left
the stadium. Well when old Rock"
went out and put his arms around that
little Carideo and walked him off the
field, it wasn't an ovation, it was hur-
ricane
We dident know then what we was
looking at. We thought it was the
exit of another great quarterback.
But We was looking at the exit of
Knute Rockne. He was hugging his
last player, fine young man all over
the U. S. can feel back and cherish
the hug they got on their last game
from Rock But it was little Carl
dec that got the last hug. Here he
was right on the crest. He had beaten
the coasts great team for two year
no defeat record for Notre Dame. But
the whole of California loved him, for
that night on the radio he apologised
for the size Of the score and said, II
had to make it big for Coach Jones
will make it bigger than that against
me next year.
One lone Ranch Hand in Kansas
was supposed to have been the sole
witness to Rockne's passing. Put
that's not SO. eighty thousand Of us
saw his passing out. his last game. and
1t will stick with us through life.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16

BEVERLY HILLS-Well all 1 know
is just what I read in the papers. Been
SO much calamity here the last week
or so that its hard to dig much cheer
full nourishment out of the news
prints. Poor Knute Rockne so upset
everybody that we just cant get over
it, especially those of us who had the
good fortune to know him. The more
you think of him the more remark
able he becomes.
You know he dident just have the
big team and the scrubs, he had doz-
ems of EN-, Domitory teams, class
teams, every kind of team, all but
fraternity teams, they don't have them
there.
I think his greatest feat was his
last game, that was out here, with
University of Southern California
Here we thought out here we had the
greatest team that ever represented
the coast, tremendous stadium filled,
Notre Dame hadent lost game in
two years, and this was their last, it
was the last for a lot of their big
stars who were graduating. Rockne
was touted to lose, The night before
over the radio he admitted that he
dident have much of a chance. "Sa-
voldi is out; he was our mainstay.
Then on the way out we lost our full
back by illness. We have gone through
a tough season, and we just couldent
stay on edge so long. The boys had
to have let down. I have asked too
much of them this season with the
terrible schedule they had, and it Just
is not in human beings to keep up
their pace till now. We have got to
lose, and we want to lose to you in
preference to anybody else. Its long
train trip out here. Its much warmer
here than back home, and the heat is
against the boys, but we will just give
you the best we got"
Now what other coach on earth
could give such straightforward talk
as that, and not have every word swal-
lowed hook, line and sinker? Then
get this last line he gave us that night
before, Nov there is going to be a
lot of heart-aches tomorrow afternoon
after that game. Great big strong
young men are coming into the dress
ing rooms and break down and cry.
But my boys can take it q little easier
because they don't expect to win, they
have steeled themselves to the defeat
Well here we are all packed in the
stands, really plying those poor boys
from back there, and hoping that the
California boys wouldent seriously
hurt any Of them running over them
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
CELEBRATES s5TH BIRTHDAY.

Today Thursday Grandpa Garvin
celebrated his s5th birthday, and
states that he feels just as he did on
any other birthday. In fact he seems
to have reversed the natural order of
things and actually appears younger
than he did two or three years ago.
Those who enjoyed the birthday
luncheon given for him by his daugh-
ter, Miss Nina, were, besides the host
and hostess, Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Gar
vim, Mr.. and Mrs W. R. Garvin and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Blekkink.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
GARDEN CLUB TO CONTINUE
MEETINGS THROUGH SUMMER

At the Burton Garden Club meeting
Thursday evening. April 9th, at the
residence of Charles D. Taylor, it was
voted to continue the meetings
through the summer season, to meet
at the homes of different club mem
bers in the afternoon and view the
yards and gardens of the host
Mrs A. E. Young gave an interest
ing talk On rock gardens the proper
building of same and suggested many
wild plants of interest that can be
grown in them.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16

Mrs. Harris Ward, Jr., entertained
at luncheon Tuesday in oinor of The
birthday of her aunt, Mrs. Chas
Deppman. Those coming over from
Seattle besides the honor guest were,
Mrs. G. Ward, Mrs. Albert Clausen,
Mrs. Halsey Taylor, Mrs. Clifford
Clark and Mrs. Ross Clark.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16

Exactly
Judging how some Of these so-called
sslf-made men talk about starting out
in life as barefoot boys, they seem to
think the rest Of us were born with
q pair of shoes on.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-16
CENTER P. t. A.

The Center P. T. A. will meet FIJI
day April 10, at p. m. A good at
tendance is desired as we are going
to have spelling match.
otie Billie, Sec'y.