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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26

DR.. and Mrs. Frank Grandy were
guests at dinner last Thursday evening
at the Geo. Walls home, where they
helped to celebrate the first birthday
of the doctors namesake, Francis
Harold Walls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goodman and
baby, Larry, will spend the summer
on the Island. They have rented Mrs.
Mile Whites cottage at Cedarhurst.
Mr.. Goodman will work in Seattle.
Mrs. Ceilings called on Mrs. johann
sen last Wednesday to remind her of
her birthday.
Lee Towne is again home from the
Orthopedic hospital where he has
spent the past month. His hip is
in a cast that permits his being up
and about.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26

, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Andersen en-
tertained 30 guests on the evening of
March %, in celebration of their 3Oth
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26

evening. March 2sth. The ladies are
to wear wash dresses.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26

j. Catalinicb, ID. Beretich and Matt
Radin visited In Tacoma Monday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Larsen visited Mr..
and Mrs. d. Landers at Southern
Heights Sunday.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
WORKERS
At. BANQUET

Protests by the Washington
Automotive Trade Association
that the Washington Board of
Trade failed to practice it's Buy
in Washington preaching" in
staging its mid-winter banquet
last Saturday night have been
met by Secretary R. j. Cottrell
with the statement that the only
exceptions made we're for the sake
of providing guests with a bit
of variety"
Cottrell said today:
"AlmOst all of the money
spent in staging the big event
was expended locally.
Local Talent Used
"AlI of the materials for the
banquet were purchased from
local dealers. Washington
scene painters were employed
and Washington mechanics were
secured to provide the many
other effects.
"All through the year the or
ganizatiOn stages a number of
meetings of a more or less
elaborate nature. At all of
these, only local talent is used.
with the exception of the
master of ceremonies, the ballet
and a few special acts, the
talent appearing at the event
last Saturday night also was
from Washington"
Protest Is Voiced
Following an address by C. H.
Warrington last night, the Wash
ington Automotive Trade AsSocia-
ton voted unanimously to protest
the spending of Washington
money on out-of-town talent, and
the secretary was instructed to
forward a letter to the Washing
ton Board of Trade.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
County School Fund
Division Protested

BETHESDA, Md, Feb. 10.
While the section of Montgomery
county which lies east of Rock
Creek has one and half times
the number of children which the
west side boasts, it will receive
only $4,000 for schools, with the
west side benefitting to the extent
of $40O,O 900 under the new budget
sponsored by the Montgomery
County Citizens Federation, it was
charged by a delegate from the
eastern sector at a meeting last
night.
A resolution giving the county
authority to force owners of dilapi-
dated dwellings to recondition
their homes was introduced.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
SIMPLE SENIOR
DRESS URGED

The sweet girl graduate and her
masculine classmate spend too
much for finery when they make
their formal exit from high
school.
This is the opinion of Harry o.
Hine, secretary of the Board of
Education of the District of Co.
lumbia.
The Board of Education has al
ways gone on record as fayoring
simplicity and economy for dress
in graduation exercises, Mr.. Hine
asserted today, but particularly in
these days of economic distress,
graduates should be instructed to
eXpend a minimum amount for
commencement finery.
Mr.. Hine said:
81 have always favored sim
plicity and economy in the mat
ter of commencement attire,
but now when everything is at
a low ebb and unemployment is
rampant, this should be particu-
larly stressed in the schools"
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Higher Wage Urged
For Social Worker

The pay of Washington social
workers is out of proportion with
the amount of time and training
necessary to fit them for these
positions, Lewis B. Merriam, of
the Institute of Government Re
search, said yesterday at a meet
ing of the Council of Social
Agencies.
The average salary of social
workers here is less than $1,4OO,
which is less than the entrance
salary of an elementary school
teacher, while the standards are
much higher, Mr.. Merriam said.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Little Girl Gives Her
Money for Skates
To Red Cross

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. Feb,
10.-Perhaps little Marian Ander-
son won't get a new pair of roller
skates, perhaps again she will.
Nevertheless, she has just con-
tributed the last dollar of her
Christmas savings-the dollar
toward the skateS-to the Red
Cross.
Marian left the dollar and a
note of explanation on the desk
of Miss M. H. Sturgis, principal
of the Hyattsville Elementary
School, after she had canVassed
the school for funds.
Marian, who is II years old,
is the daughter of c. D. Ander-
son, secretary of the Hyattsvilla
Chamber of Commerce.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
DiUOrce Is Granted
Mrs. Lula Talbot

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. 10.-A
decree granting a limited divorce
to Mrs. Lula Z. S. Talbot, Of
Rockville. and the use of her
late first husbands name was
issued yesterday in Circuit Court
by Judge Robert Peter.
Mrs. Talbot stated that she
and Nathan Thomas Talbot, of
Kensington, were married Septem-
ber 20, 1924, and that he deserted
her February 20, 1880. Previous
to the desertion. it is alleged
that he beat her and cursed her.
They have no children. The
court gave her permission to take
the name Of Stevens, her deceased
husband. Kenneth Lyddane of
Rockville represented the plaintiff.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
D. c. employees
FIGHT FLOOD
MISS WETHERBY

A part of the basement of the
District Building was knee-deep
in water early today when a pipe
in one of the washrooms burst.
When employees began filing in
shortly before 9 a. m. they found
a small army of men welding
mops. brooms and shovels to clear
out the water.
The burst was discovered sew
eral hours earlier by one of the
building carpenters. He called
the Fire Department Rescue
Squad, who we're unable to locate
the bursted pipe.
All washrooms were closed for
more than an hour while plumb
erS located the leak.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Give Dance
At Golf Club

SILVER SPRING. Md, Feb. 10.
The Silver Spring Volunteer Fire
Department will give a dance at
the Indian Spring Golf Club to-
morrow night at 9 o'clock.
Charles Deffinbaugh, fire chief.
Norman Woolton, Morentz Def
limbaugh and Capt. William P.
Jouvenal are in charge of arrange
ments. The affair will be held
for the benefit of the depart
ment.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
AND GEMS
STOLEN FROM
BUILDINGS
Doors Jimmied, Belongings
Searched as Robbers Make
Thorough Jobs Of Raids

Police today are seeking clues
to the identity of a group of
expert burglars who yesterday
literally combed the city, reaping
a harvest from various apart
ment houses.
Eight apartments in the La
Sale Apartments, Connecticut
Avenue and L Street Northwest,
were entered and women's
jewelry valued at SOTO was taken.
Elizabeth H. Hudson experienced
the greatest loss, losing a
platinum, diamond-studded watch
and a diamond bar pin, worth
$3.50. Elizabeth Van Zandt
Smith and Marion Parks, occu-
pants of another apartment, lost
two rings and q number of
pearls, valued at $120.
Other Burglaries Barred
Police believe that the same
group of thieves is responsible
for robbery of four apartments
in the Harwill Apartments, ada
cent to the La Sale. Mrs.
Florence Pimental lost a wrist
watch worth SIS. Two doors
were also jimmied at the
Wilsonia, a nearby apartment
house. From the apartment
occupied by Ben F. Calvert $45
in money was missing.
Three apartments were ran
sacked at the Somerset, 1901 Six
teenth st. N. w. In one of these,
occupied by Miss Marshall Cron-
hite, burglars made off with $100
worth of jewelry.
Jewelry Is Stolen
Jewelry valued at $3.50 was
taken when robbers broke into
two apartments in the building at
2013 New Hampshire Ave. N. w.
Another robbery was reported
from 1880 K st. N. W., and still
another from 1885 K st. N. w.
Another theft was the taking of
$33 from the cash register of the
Old Dominion Railroad Company,
Rosslyn, Va. Other reports told
of burglaries at 1912 Sixth st.
N. w., 1904 Talbert st. S. E. and
1926 Alabama Ave. S. E.
Police say that other losses re-
sulting from these burglaries will
probably come to light when oc-
cupants of the places entered have
more time to investigate. It is
the opinion of investigators that
the burglarieS are the work of an
experienced group of criminals.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
HOUSE HAS NEW
BONUS PLAN
MISS RUCKMAN

A new compromise on cash
payment of the soldiers bonus"
is being considered by Repre-
sentative Hawley (RO of Oregon,
chairman of the House Ways and
Means Committee, and Repre-
sentative Crowther (RD of New
York, member of the commit
tee, it was learned today.
The plan, not divulged after a
conference between them, is to be
considered when the House Ways
and Means Committee takes up
bills tomorrow for cash payment
of adjusted service certificates.
Crother had previously said he
favored increase in the cash loan
value of veterans certificates, and
reduction of the interest rate,
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Youth Feared Dying
After Gun Accident

SANDY SPRING, Md, Feb. 10.
Elmer Keplinger, %, of Emory
Grove, Md, shot Sunday night
when his gun accidently exploded.
was today declared by Montgom-
cry County Hospital authorities
to be in serious condition.
Although it was thought yes
terday that the youth was out of
danger, it was revealed today that
the bullet has punctured his left
lung.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Assault on Officer
Brings Arrest

MOUNT RAINIER, Md, Feb.
10.-George Ditaman and his son,
George jr,, of this city, were in
the Bladensburg Jail today wait
ing trial in a Prince Georges
county police court tomorrow on
charges of assault and battery
upon Andrew Gasch, a county con.
stable.
According to Officer Gasch, the
men attacked him while he was in
the act of serving civil papers
upon Ditaman at his home here
yesterday. The officer was not
severely injured.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
DEAN KAY TO SPEAK

Dean George F. Kay, of the
University of Iowa, noted geolo-
gist, will be the guest speaker at
the National Iowa Night Celebra-
tion of the University of Iowa
alumni Friday night in Tilden
Gardens, Connecticut Avenue
and Tilden Street Northwest.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
MINSTREL TO BE STAGED

The Mems Club of st. Stephen
and the Incarnation Episcopal
Church will present a minstrel
show in the parish hall, Six
teenth and Newton Streets, on
February 16 and II. Dancing
will follow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Dynamite Proves Value In
Breaking SubsoH in Citrus
r = = = \
Orchards Tests Haze hown

walls. say a quarter stick to every
square Uf four trees. ana similar
distances. All say that the eartn u
wen broken Up by the charges and
that the trees respond To this treat
mcnt.
One grower. who would not per-
nit hts name 10 he used expressed
the belief that some OF the Valleys
tree troubles are not attributable
TO a high water table. he thinks
that III Is cultivation or the soil and
that dynamite Is the way 70 break
I'D the sub-soil- He declared that
ne could find many fine orchards
where the water table was within
four feet Of the surface and some
not doing SO well where the water
table was down 20 W. feet or low
er. He believes that II the sol Is
broken I'D that 10 means more than
.owering or the water table although
this should be done under certain
circumstances.
The Valley growers experiment.
ing with dynamite have gone about
it with very little to guide them and
one or the mistakes they made was
to use q less effective type or ex-
pIosiye than they might have. They
purchased what was available Az
the Valley and N usually was fc-
blasting purposes. They have found
that there Is q special explosive for
subsoiling and expect 10 use IL ir
the future. Manuals also are pub
lished by various makes OF explo-
sives telling how 90 use them for
this ard ether purposes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05

When the Chamber CT Commerce
decided to wage an extensive cam
paign and advertise Brownsville as
q cool summer resort. Old Man
weather did his duty Ike O gentle
man.
AS a result, Brownsville has lost
49, degrees OF weather since jan
uary /. In other words. there Is IN
accumulated deficiency of that
amount since the first or the year,
or an average daily deficiency OF
"a degrees. In still other words, It
has been "a degrees cooler every
day than II Is normally.
This was revealed In the weather
summary for June issued by wea-
Their chief w. j. Sc~hrurbusch. The
month Of June was cooler than tho
average month OF June. Normal for
that month Is 6z.4 degrees daily.
but average daily temperature for
June. 1881, was 8i.1 degrees.
Records show that the warmest
June day ever recorded was In
1918. when the mercury climbed 70
103. The coolest June day was the
following year, 1919. when tenn
perature dropped TO So degrees.
June was also deficient In rain
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Hay Fever Pollen Is
Scarce Here, Report Of
Weather Bureau Shows

The Valley now has another talk
ing points a good place Tor
hay-iever victims.
Vaseline-coated slides are
posed daily by the local weather
bureau. and then ma Led 70 Abbott
Laboratories. North Chicago.
This work started throughout
the country late last month, but
exposures have been made here
daily for the past two months. Re-
ports received here from Abbott
Laboratories show that although
the air contains pollen, the guam
tity Is not as large MS in other
sections.
"You might say that the fact the
air contains pollen here is nv our
fault" weather chief w. j. Schnur-
busch stated. Nest OF the pollen
found in the atmosphere has blown
here from other sections
Some OF the pollen reported
found IN the air IN Brownsville are
pine, c~hencpod. ragweed. grass.
COMPOSITE, and several unknowns.
Ragweed pollen leads in other sec
tons. but in the Valley II is COM
p~arativclv light. Early In Nav. six
pollen OF this type were recorded
IN one dav. but usually My one or
two Gre found. Grass rofien ~ more
nun rrTus here. anywhere from 5
10 10 being found daily on the small
slifa.
DAILY fluctuation cf the pollen
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05

urv can be quite satisfactorily c
counted for and predicted by on
much the. same basis as the wea-
ther,' .. G. Durham, Of Indiana
polls. an expert, is quoted in an
American Medical Association BOOK
let here.
Temperature seems to rank nexE
to wind movement as an immediate
determlner Of the incidence OF pol
EN-" he cont nued. practical ques-
tons and answers concerning the
control OF this great menace. the
removal of hay-fever sufferers from
the potential ragwsed area, and
refinements In technic OF diagnosis
and prophylaxis are bound up in
quantitative air research"
DR.. Harry X Lcew, IN a recent
talk before the Rotary club. urged
local residents to keep grass and
weeds cut In order TO keep them
frcm reaching the poilenizing stag.
Sunflowers. in particular, were
mentioned, and Or. Lcew suggested
he cutting away Of all these plants.
The CLEANING Of vacant lots and
Yards W II not only improve the
appearance of the city. bit VIII also
cut down pollen IN the air and viii
help hav-feVer sufferers" ne stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05


The value OF dynamiting for
breaking I'D the subsoil In Valley
orchar1s has been demonstrated
conciusiyely IN tests made BY q
number OF growers I'm Hida4go
county. particularly near McAllen
and Alamo
An old practice In many parts Of
the country. dynamiting Tor sub
solling Is new in the Valley. IL Is
preferred to deep til-age. however,
by those few who have tried ~ ouS
in this section
AS yet there are rs many ways OF
doing 1T as there are growers try
ing 1t out. but the results have been
uniformly beneficial as far as the
Herald's re preventative could de-
termine. All were satisfied that
good results were being obtained
This method is said to have the
advantage OF breaking up the sub
soil more effectively than any other
method and also TO be economical.
One Of the growers who has been
experimenting with this method OF
subsoilings planted one charge 10
each square Of 10 trees. re paced q
stick or dynamite In each hole. The
hoes are bored to a depth OF four
feet The charges are said to break
up the soil very effectively and over
a wider area than could be reached
with other methods.
Some OF the growers placed small
er charges at more frequent inter
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
FOUR SCHOOL
BUILDINGS
Are PLANNED
Named BY
School Board For
New Structures

when school opens IN septem-
Der Brownsville viii have four
new school buildings. It was an
nounced today.
All Of the new schools viii be
for elementary grades. Two OF
the buildings viii contain six
rooms. and two will be small three
room structures.
One Of the six-ro0m buildings
will be located In the Los Ebanos
section. ard will follow the archi-
tectural style adopted by that sub
division. The other larger build
ing will be built on East Seventh
street. near the old Base Hospital
location.
The three-room buildings viii be
built on lots near the Washington
Park school.
Total cost Of these four build
ings viii be about $4,000. Archi-
fects were named late this week.
+. II. Trimble and W. d. Van ST.
Glen. both OF Brownsville, received
the work. They win submit plans
and specifications Immediately,
and bids for actual construction
will be advertised.
Brownsville recently voted an
$4,000 bond issue for the con-
struction OF new buildings and for
necessary repairs on present build
ings. Bids for the purpose Of these
bonds will be advertised early next
week, and the bids will be opened
July IS.
Repairs 70 be made include the
re-roofing OF the grammar school
building. formerly the Junior High
school building on Palm Boule-
ward. the installation OF new cleo
trio refrigerators in the college and
high school cafeteria, and the in
s~tallation OF gas steam heating
equipment In the Fourth Ward and
Victoria Heights schools.
The local Board Of School Trus-
tees estimates that the new build
ings will handle the surplus num-
Der Of students expected In the
coming fall. It Is figured that the
increase IN enrolment will be APP
p~roximately 600.
"We will have no trouble selling
the bonds" one OF the board pre-
dicted Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Loss OF
CITY IS Low

Browesville's Fire Department
report FOR the month or June re
veals that total loss. including both
insured and uninsured property.
amounted t0 only $40. the lowest in
1891.
state Fire Commissioner ". w.
Dewcese has c0mplimented tine To-
cal fire department on the city's
remarkable record.
I'm a summary. Fire Chief T- P.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
.TIANY VISIT
ARROYO CAMP
Eighty One Are Guests At
n. w. c. A. Rio
Hcndo Resort

t2DEEldl W LIS AAL4 4l4af
RIO HONDC. July 4-Guest day
I'd Campo del Arroyo. ". w. c. a.
camp for girls al over the Valley.
went over big If the number Of
parents and friends present for the
program means anything. This Is
according to Miss Elizabeth Allen,
X. w. secretary for the Valley ard
director Of camp activities. who
states that there yer eighty-one
visitors during the day with %
from Brownsville.
The girls a. camp enjoyed having
their families and friends with
them and presented a clever ard
well arranged program in the eve
ming. This followed the dinner
served In the large dining hall to
those who had made registrations
Saturday. July 4. a special fea-
ture OF entertainment will be a
large water carnival taking place
in the new swimming pool. There
viii be demonstrations OF various
dives. human canoe races and
swimming. For Saturday night a
large dinner party has been plan
ned. the dining room TO be dec
Grated In patriotic colors.
Monday will end the first week
OF the six weeks Of camp and re-
1istrations for the following week
show at least twenty new names
with many more that will possibly
be registered before Monday at
ten. The total for the new week
will be around seventy.
Twelve girl scouts from Kings
vile have asked TO spend the week
Of july 13 with Girl Reserves and
they will be welcomed into camp
then.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Weather Comes Through
To Help Municipal Ads

fall. Normal precipitation for June
Is 2-87 inches. but during the past
June rainfall amounted to less than
half that amount. or 1.02 inches.
Greatest precipitation during the
month fell on the 9th. during the
storm scare. when So inches was
recorded. June. 1891. was 1885 inches
below normal. bringing the years
deficiency to 1.53 inches.
Wind velocity during June aver
aged 9.6 miles per hour. with great
est velocity being q miles per hour
on June 20.
The famous Valley sunshine shone
70 per cent OF the time. Mr..
5chnurbusch explained. Only three
days were really cloudy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Aimee's Son Joins
Ranks of Benedicts

LOS ANGELES. July 4. -lP)-
Aimee Semple Mcpherson. today
confirmed a dispatch from Alva,
Okla. saying her son Rolf would
be married July 81 to Miss Lorna
Smith OF Alva. The evangelist said
she would perform the ceremony.
Miss Smith completed her evangel-
istic training az the Temple q short
time ago.
II guess congratulations are que
for almost ell members OF the
Mcpherson family" she added. re-
ferring to the recent weddings OF
her daughter. Roberta. and her
mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Valleyites Spend
Holidays In Mexico

- w. ~1A
HARLINGEN. July 4-Hundreds
of valley people are spending the
weekend holidays In Mexico from
all indications.
The chamber OF commerce has
written about "a letters OF ident-
ification for local persons wishing
to visit Monterrey and Saltillo
Nine OF these are from one firm
alone. They are Manager A. l..
Benoist cf Montgomery & Ward.
Mrs. Benoist. Valeree Benoist. a..
r.. Koch, A. p. pena, r. L. Light
foot. Opal Lightfoot and sam Alex
ander.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Beckham.
their daughter and son-In-law OF
San Antonio are among the 9TH
ers. The entire list was not avail
able.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05

CLEVELAND, July 4-tFl-Gross
rcceipts less government tax Of the
-chmeling -Stribling heavyweight
championship contest here last
night, were s273. 1901. Dick Dunn.
manager of the Madison Square
Garden Corporation of Ohio. an
nounced today.
The paid attendance was 30,930.
Champion Max Schmeling viii
receive S106, 1885 as his share OF
he rate and Young Strihling $685.
1924. The government took SIS
Eo4.50 as its share or the amuse-
mcnt tax.
Manager. Dunn said the Garden
viii suffer n small financial loss.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
Bosque County
Picnic July s

The annual Bosuue County pc
mic viii be held at Lake Olmito on
wednesday. July 8, It was announ-
ced today
This picnic Is held every year,
and is a get-together for all former
residents OF Bosuue county now liv-
ing in the Rio Grande Valley.
All are urged to attend the picnic,
and to bring basket lunch All
arrangements for the affair are be-
ing handled by a specially appoint
cd committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-05
San Benito Lions
And Guests Picnic

INN +F"FF C0~rtrnnrnrntt
SAN BFNrTO. july San Be
nito L.ors end friends enjoyed q
picn'r THURSDAY afternoon 81 Lake
Olmit0. the event taking the place
OF The re9u'ar weekly luncheon
Tnfv en'0ved n baseball ne
and cthe- sports and a rs-'-r.
nj irr~heon vas spread o~ he
grounds.