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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11

Lius de Cantangelwhich ought to be about
some place. The original letter to de Cantangel
written when he got home and describing his
great discovery has never been found This
letter was printed and many copies were dis
tributed to spread the news and to satisfy the
international demand for it.
Where are all these printed copies? Only
one OF the first printing has ever been found
There was second printing but again only one
copy OF this has turned up. The first edition
copy Is now preserved in the Lenox Founda-
ton section OF the New York Public Library.
The other is in the great Anbrosia Library in
Milan. which at the time of the copy'S discovery
had as its librarian priest who was also an
aStute scholar and book lover and who Sc
cured it. Book collectors may think that that
achievement alone warranted the subsequent
elevation of the librarian to the papal chair at
the Vatican, which he now occupies.
Only one private collection can boast Ger
vanteS letter. Nobody has a Shakespeare let
ter. II you can dig up one anywhere you
could ask anything up TO half a million for it
without being clapped in a madhouse. 1t may
sound as impossible as a fight to the moon
but this world of the book chaSers is like viz
gin forest which at any moment may display
some new and fantastic orchid round turn in
the trail, nesting coyly behind the foliage of a
high tree. One of the rarest copies of Poe'S
works rescued by a piano tuner from a
bundle Of papers its way to the pulp mill.
He sold it for So 800.
Values are strangely elusive. There must have
been much heartburning when the original
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" manu-
script fetched SIT 600, or SOS, 900 more than the
price realized next day by the manuscript diary
Of John Ward vicar Of Stratford- on-Avon from
1929 to 1851, which contains such references to
Shakespeare as "Hee spent att the rate Of 81 900
O year, as I have heard" and shakespeare,
Drayton and Ben Jonson had a merry meeting,
and it seems drank too hard for Shakespeare
died of a feavour there contracted"
At that now famous sale Of Satheby's
copy of the suppressed first edition Of
Alice" presented to that Mrs. Craik who wrote
"John Halifax, Gentleman" went for $25 600,
and Alices own copy Of the book, one of the
second edition of 1885, inscribed by the author,
realized $500.
That was enough to start the landslide.
Sotheby's was deluged with "Alices" and copies
OF every other book that DodgSon ever wrote,
either under his own name or his pen name of
Lewis Carroll. Down went the market with a
bang. A month later uninscribed copy OF
the 1866 second edition of Alice went for q
mere $3.50, and another copy of the same edi-
ton, inscribed to one Florence Bickerteth by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
The WQndeyer
By Charles E. Section


q
w out tai gloomy buildings But
handful of cloud NTH
bird
those clustering hn lay back the hearing deck
head Un Nippon Spring the cherry blossoms
thrilling little
caps on the os Ana he hdt no aUays dresses blue and Ines
OF the mountain
cdneS
about hear the gentle ttnkle of temple
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-05-21

We meet ferries day or night on call
TAXI SERVICE, DAY OR NIGHT
Call Black I'll
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-05-21
PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUST
MEET NEW CONDITIONS

Philadelphia, Pa,--That the public
schools must assume the burden OF
meeting the changing conditions that
are being brought about IN modern
times, when the influence Of the home
and the church is being replaced by
the newspaper, the motion picture, the
radio, and similar fectors, was the be-
lief expressed by VIM, John Cooper,
Commissioner Of Education, In q re-
cent address made here. He said In
part;
There is n tendency to place more
responsibility OH the school and many
educators are believing that the good
Of society requires that the school as
sumo this responsibility. The best
statement Of the situation which we
have in this country Is TO be found
In the proceedings Of the White House
Conference. In brief Its conclusions
are that the school must do moro
than has been done In the past and
that the hands Of parents must be
strengthened, not weakened.
The first step required In coopera-
ton of any kind Is mutual under
standing. On the part Of q school this
requires much more knowledge about
the children who come TO the school
than has been gathered heretofore.
Emotional differences which involve
mental hygiene In the complete edu-
cation of children are not now re-
ceiving attention. But 1t can hardly
be asserted that mental hygiene Is
anywhere regular part of the edu-
cational program.
The Commissioner lauded the work
being done by parent-teacher associa-
tions and urged that parents
thoroughly familarize themselves with,
the schools which their children at
tend and lend their aid In support Of
these institutions.
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L E q A l
Wetcr. Roberts 8 Shefelman
1912 Northern Life Tower
Seattle, Wash.
NOTICE OF SHERIFFsS SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF"S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.
SHERIFFS OFFICE.
State of Washington,
County Of King, IS.
BY virtue of an Order of Sale issued
out of the Honorable Superior Court
Of King County, on the Gath day of
April, 1881, by the clerk thereof In the
case of
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF RED
MOND, corporation, plaintiff,
versus
BARTOLO BARONIO, a bachelor, de-
PENDANT.
No. 2s7452. and to me, as Sheriff,
directed and delivered:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
I will proceed to sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, within
the hours prescribed by law for
Sheriffs sales, to-wit: at Ten o'clock
A. NJ, on the 9Th day of June, 1881,
before the Court House door of King
County, jefferson Street entrance, at
Seattle, In the State of Washington
the following described property. stu
ateu LII hiilg county, ot6te VI WASH
ington, to-wit:
Undivided one-fourth interest In
and to the West half of the North
west Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter Of Section %, Township
rs North, Range s East, w. M.
levied on as the property of all of the
said defendants herein, to satisfy q
Judgment of foreclosure Of mort
gage amounting to One thousand
eighty-one and 11-100 ($l081.11)
Dollars, attorneys fees of $4,000, the
cost of suit, and interest in favor Of
plaintiff.
Dated this 9th day of April, 1881.
CLAUDE G. BANNICK, Sheriff.
By L. E. ANDERSON, Deputy.
LIST. pub. April 80, 1881.
Last pub. May %, 1881.
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Lund & Lund
807 Insurance Bldg.
Seattle, Wash.

No. 240658
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
In the Superior Court Of the State of
Washington for King County.
HARRIET E. WASHINGTON, Plain
tiff, VS.. CITY OF SEATTLE, q
municipal corporation, and JOHN
CLASEMAN, Defendant.
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON to
the defendant JOHN CLASEMAN, the
defendant above named.
You are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty days after the date OF
the first publication of this summons
to-wit: within sixty days after the 2lst
day of May, 1881, and defend the
above entitled action in the above en-
titled court, and answer the complaint
Of the plaintiff and serve copy OF
your answer upon the undersigned at
torneys for the plaintiff, at their office
below stated; and in case of your fail
ure so to do, judgment will be render
co against you according to the de-
mand Of the complaint, which has
been heretofore filed with the clerk of
said court.
The object of said action is to re-
cover Judgment against the defend
ants in the sum Of Seven Thousand
Seven Hundred and fifty (s7,750oO)
Dollars, and to sell the property of the
defendant John Claseman, hereinafter
described, and heretofore attached, to
satisfy the judgment to be rendered
herein.
"The Northeast Quarter (NEA)
Of the Northwest Quarter (NwA)
Of the Southeast Quarter (SEA)
Of Section Twelve tl2) in Town
ship Fourteen d4), North Range
Sixteen Q6), East Of the villa
mette Meridian, Yakima County,
Washington.
LUND g. LUND,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Office and Post Office Address,:
807 Insurance Building, ASeattls,
Washington.
LIST. pub. May 81, 1881.
Last pub. June rs, 1881,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-05-21
FAKE CURES.

AS President Hoover recently point
ed out tax reduction must DO vital
element In any program for industrial
and economic sterilization.
This Is not TO say that high taxes
alone were responsible for the world
wide depression. Many divergent
forces were to blame. But It is almost
automatic that employment and bust
ness cannot return To normal II they
are burdened with staggering and
constantly growing weight Of taxation
1t is unfortunate that In times OF
stress, many foolish, although we'll
meant, panaccas are offered and
sometimes are tried. All Of them, In
one way or another cost the people
money, and sometimes, for n single
experiment, the most goes into hun.
dreds Of millions. The inevitable re.
suit is higher taxes. Thus the osten.
sible cure for depression becomes q
barrier in the path Of prosperity.
When government goes In for artl.
ficial and expensive economic respira.
tors 1t almost always does far more
harm than good.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-05-21
MATERIAL FOR TALKS
ON WASHINGTON READY

Washington. ., C.--Material for IN
teresting and inspiring addresses upon
the various aspects Of George WASH
ington's life, has been complied by the
George Washington Bicentennial
Commission.
The Associate Directors Of the Com
mission believe that patriotic men and
women, as well as members Of various
organizations, can perform signal
service by making such addresses and
aid In making the Two Hundrcdth
Anniversary Of the Birth Of George
Washington the greatest event OF Its
kind ever held In America,
In addition to material for speakers
debaters, ETC., the Commission has
prepared material that will be espec-
tally useful to those delivering radio
addresses on George Washington. The
Washington Micentennial Commission
may be addressed at Washington
Bldg, Washington, d. G.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-05-21
vashon Theatre SATURDAY, MAY a..

Vashon Theatre Saturday, May 90.
In real life Winnie can always top
the other person with smart-crack
She likes to play the most strenuous
type OF games, and when everyone else
is tired out she still has enough pep
to plug song.
AS Flo In THE Life Of the Party
Miss Lightncr is given chance Ia
actually cut loose and do her stuff
Besides enacting the role OF n New
York song plugger who turns pro-
fesslonal gold digger, in which char.
acterization the tSmboy OF the talkies
literally revels. she Is given chance
to ride in a horse race. She gets O
riugh ride and is thrown head-first In
the mud. onlookcrs enjoyed the pic
ture making more than Winnie did
herself.
In addition to Miss L.ghtner the
cast Of 1.-THE Life Of the Party" In
cludes Irene Delroy Jack Whiting
Charles Butterworth, Charles Judels
and John Davidson.
Arthur Caesar wrote the screen
adaptation and dialogue. Roy De-
Ruth directed.
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LIE GAL
Weter, Roberts G. Shefelman
1912 Northern Life Tower,
Seattle, Wash.
IN PROBATE
No. $3.50

NO. 52S70
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Superior Court Of the State of
Washington for King County.
In the Matter of the Estate of John
Newman, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned has been appointed and has
qualified as Executor Of the estate of
John Newman, Deceased; that all per-
sons having claims against said de-
ceased are hereby required to serve the
same, duly verified, on said executor
or his attorneys of record at the adj
dress below stated, and file the same
with the clerk of said court, together
with proof of such service within six
months after the date of first publ
cation of this notice or the same will
be barred.
Date of first publication May 81,
1881.
ALoNZO F. BURKE,
Executor of said Estate,
Address 1872 King st., Seattle, WASH
ington.
WETER, ROBERTS & SHEFELMAN,
Attorneys for Estate, 1912 Northern
Life Tower, Seattle, Washington.
LIST. pub. May 81, 1881.
Last pub. June 4, 1881.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-05-21

Recent dinner guest at Mrs. H, @
Hills and Miss Bigham's were Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Claypool, Mr.. Joe
Egbert, Mr.. and Mrs. George Bailey
and Mrs. d. E. Lesh.
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THEATERS
LIFE OF THE PARTY PROVES
FUNNIEST LIGHTNER FILM

Winnie L!ghtner, who in real life as
well as on the screen is tomboy, got
lot of fun out OF her role in "'rhe
Life of the Party, the latest Warner
Brothers and vitaphonc comedy in
natural color which comes to the
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-05-21

Helen Wills has won the woman's
champion cup at Wimbledon, Eng
land, four times, but has never seen
the cup. Small wonder she got moody.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-05-21

Call us from the phone In the
waiting room on Vashon Heights
Dock.
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SOUTH BOUND.
SPECIAL SERVICE

SPECIAL TRIPS WITH BUS FOR
SIGHT SEEING AND PICNIC
PARTIES-GO ANYWHERE
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Alex Stewart
sos Colman Building,
Seattle, Washington.

No. 52I09.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Superior Court Of the State Of
Washington, for King County
IN PROBATE
In the Matter Of the Estate of Philip
Pearson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
designed has been appointed and has
qualified as administrator of the
estate of Philip Pearson, deceased;
that all persons having claims against
said deceased are hereby required to
serve the same, duly verified, on said
administrator or his attorney of
record at the address below stated,
and file the same with the Clerk of
Court, together with proof of such
service within six months after the
date of first publication of this notice,
or the same will be barred.
Date of first publication May IA,
1881.
c. G. KIMMEL,
Administrator of said Estate,
Address Vashon, Washington.
ALEX STEWART,
Attorney for Estate, COB Colman
Building, Seattle, Washington.
LIST. pub. May Ia, 1881.
Last pub. May %, 1881.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-05-21

Sherlock Holmes: - perceive that
you are in a very Respondent mood.
In fact, you don't care what happens
to you?"
Client: How on earth did you de-
duce that?"
Sherlock Holmes: you came here
in an automobile, and you let your
wife drive It,"
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Weter, Roberts g. Shefelman
1912 Northern Life Tower,
Seattle, Washington

No. 52259
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Superior Court Of the State of
Washington for King County.
Ba IN PROBATE
In the Matter of the Estate Of Percy
Lee Hope, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned has been appointed and has
qualified as Executrix of the estate Of
Percy Lee Hope, Deceased; that all
persons having claims against said de-
ceased are hereby required to serve
the same. duly verified, on said execu-
trix or her attorneys Of record at the
address below stated, and file the same
with the Clerk of said Court, together
with proof Of such service within six
months after the date Of first publ
cation Of this notice or the same will
be barred
Date Of first publication, May z, 1881.
LYNETTE HOPE,
Executrix Of said estate.
Address, 202 28th North,
Seattle, Washington
WETER, ROBERTS g. SHEFELNdAN,
Attorneys for estate, 1912 Northern
Life Tower. Seattle, Washington.
LIST pub. May Z. 1881.
Last pub May 81. 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
MISS COLLETT TO
CUT BRITISH PLAY

NEW YORK, Feb. 4. tU.p) - Miss
Glenna Collett, five times winner
of the national women's golf cham
pionship, will not enter The 1891
British amateur tournament, she
announced last night.
The American champion made her
announcement a few hours after
heading the welcoming party that
greeted Miss Diana Fishwick and
her party of Is women golfers. who
arrived here from England for a
month IS stay. 1t was Miss Fish
wick who defeated Miss Collett in
the finals of the British event last
year. In 1929 Mill Collett lost to
Miss Joyce Wethered in the final
round
The British delegation will remain
here until Saturday when they
leave for Florida to compete in three
championships.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
BOXING GIANT
TAKES SECOND
PLACE ON CARD

CHICAGO, Feb 4. W.D-Jose
Santa, the giant Portuguese who
meets Knute Hansen, the melan-
choly Dane, in q l0-round fight at
Chicago stadium tonight. bemoaned
the fact today that, despite his age,
ne is not to headline the show.
Informed that the scheduled fea-
ture bout between Tony Canzoneri.
lightweight champion, and Goldie
Hess, the Pacific coast sensation,
was definitely scratched from the
card because of the indisposition of
those fighters, Santa entertained
hopes that his 260 pounds of weight
and his six feet seven inches of
height would entitle him to enter
the ring as the main attraction.
This illusion was dispelled how
ever, when Matchmaker Nate Lewis
announced the feature of the eve
ming would be 10 round bout be-
tween Marty Gallagher, Washing
ton, D. c., and Larry Johnson, ne
gro heavyweight of Chicago.
Another of the 10 FOUNDERS which
fans will watch with interest is the
Kid Francis George Nate bout. If
Francis is victorious he will meet
Fidel La Barba in New York next
week.
Willie Oster Boston heavyweight,
meets Harry Ebbets of Brooklyn in
the other match, also hereunder
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
HOMER GAINES
NOW KNOWN AS
CUBAN KITTEN

Many Imperial Valley boxing fans
well remember the first few fights
Homer Gaines, little colored boy
from Imperial, had in the local
arena.
Always fast and q great ringman,
Homer spoiled much of his effect
iveness when here by a tendency
TO slap with open gloves and to do
plenty OF grandstand stuff for the
edification of his friends.
For sometime past Homer has
been boxing up on the coast ard he
has gone far in the game, accord
ing to recent records, which show
him spilling the beans of number
of good boys.
Now Homer is coming back in the
six round semi-fnai Friday night,
billed as the Cuban Kitten and
thereby hangs a tale. Some time
ago Homer fought Joe Guerro, the
Mexican champion, for a diamond
belt and a diamond crown, present.
ed TO Gucrro by his Mexican admir-
ers and typifying the lightweight
championship of Mexico.
Homer cleaned Joe and took his
jewels. Having annexed q Mexican
title Homer started to learn a little
Spanish and now he is supposed to
be Cuban. The nearest Homer
ever got to Cuba was TO smoke 4
cubeb cigarette, but he is getting
away with it up around Los An
geleS.
Mr. Gaines will need plenty of
skill and something else besides
when he tackles Russ Bradford Fri
Gay night Against Teddy Palacios
last Friday night Russ showed ike
n million dollars. He may be bit
shy ON punch. He claims he has
a bad hand just now, but he is one
hard bozo to hit and he travels q
fast pace. He had Teddy looking
like box car and sent him home
with sore nose from a wicked
left jab.
When two fast steppers like
Gaines and Bradford get going. the
fans will need field glasses to keep
up with them.
They ought to prove good pre-
liminary TO the swellest looking
main event since Bobby Pacho
trounced Fernandez. Baby Sal Sor-
10 against Vivencio Alicante is the
ticket. and anyone that knows any
thing about California boxing knows
that this is a fight that would rate
any house in the countryG
Andy Armstrong gets a crack at
Cal McMullen in the six round spe-
cial and WOW of fight starts off
the card-a return match between
Joe Figueroa and Kid Pancho.
-22ND ALARM
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
! SP0R i s.
La Barba Gets
Draw Decision

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4. (U.P) =
Fidel La Barba, Los Angeles, and
Claude Warner, Bakersfield, battled
10 rounds to q draw here last night
Boxing writers gave the former
flyweight champion from six to nine
rounds over Warner, and called
Lieut. Jack Kennedy S decision 1.-The
season IS worst"
At the end Of eight rounds. Ken
nedy gave La Barba four, Warner
two and called two even. Fidel
came back to win the ninth handily
in the opinion of ringsiders, and had
an edge in the 10th when the Ba-
kersfield lad opened a cut over the
formers eye by butting with his
head. Critics gave Warner only the
second round.
La Barba weighed l25 and Warner
124.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
UZcudun Will
Meet Kennedy

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4. tU.P) =
Pauline Uzcudun, the basque heavy
weight, will meet Les Kennedy, new
California heavyweight champion,
at the Olympic auditorium here on
March 10, it was announced today
as Billy Gibson. manager of the for
eign heavy. confirmed the match.
Wad Wadhams. matchmaker, al
so announced that Tod Morgan and
Billy Townsend had been signed for
l0-round fight here February II
at l42 pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
POliteneSS Gets
Salary Raise

OAKLAND, Feb. 4. U.P)-Johnny
Vergez, young third baseman pur-
chased by the New York Giants
from the Oakland club was dissatis-
fled with his first big league con-
tract. SO he wrote a polite letter
to the New York owners saying he
thought he should get more.
However" he added, "if you
think differently, I will agree to
terms without fail'
Today's mail brought a new con-
tract-with salary increase.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
BALL CHANGES
Seen AS CURB
ON HOMERUNS.
BY HENRY McLEMORE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Jan. 4. U.P)-Those
National league baseball fans who
love nothing so much as the sight
of a spindly legged athlete break
ing up game by "bunting' a
home run over the fence or into
the bleachers may be a trifle dis
appointed in the 1881 season, for the
new ball adopted by the league own
ers is calculated to take the home
run out of the hands of everybody
including the batboy, and restore
it to legitimate sluggers.
That is, the new ball with its
heavier, looser cover still will re-
spond to good, old-fashioned
smack on the nose but will not leap
over the centerfield fence when ca
ressed by anyone wearing flannels
and spiked shoes.
In addition to the heavier, less re-
silent cover, the new ball will have
the raised stitches of several years
ago, which will give the pitchers
more to grip when uncorking their
deliveries to the batter. In recent
years the ball manufacturers have
spent a great deal Of their time de-
vising ways and means or reducing
the stitches to a minimum. The re-
suit of their labors was ball that
offered a pitcher just about as much
to grip as does well oiled door
knob.
The higher stick ball should prove
a boon to veteran pitchers who have
lost some of their speed and strength
but still possess their skill and cum
ming. Such pitcher as Adolph
Luque of the Robins, say the old
timers, will be able to curve the ball
around the batters necks and
ball curved around your neck is hard
to hit, as everybody knows.
Pitchers are not the only ones
who will welcome the less "jack
rabbity" ball, for infielders, espe-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04

cially third basemen who because of
their proximity to the plate were in
constant dread of losing an ear, or
even leg, will hail the ball with
delight. Armed with a guarantee
that the ball travels less quickly
than light, the more bold third
basemen may even apply for life
insurance. something they dared not
do when the "jack rabbit ball was
whistling through their whiskers.