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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-02
NOTICE OF SALE OF TIMBER ON
STATE LAND.

STATE LAND.
Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, the 7th day Of April, 1881, COM
mencing at ten o'clock in the fore
noon of said day, in front of the main
entrance door to the county court
house in the city of Seattle, County Of
King, State of Washington. by the
County Auditor of said county, the
timber on the following described state
land will be sold at public auction TO
the highest bidder therefor, to-wit:
Application No. 14028.
Timber on SEh of SCI of Sec
ton SO, township % North, Range
East, W. M, containing 40 acres,
more or less, according to the gov
eminent survey thereof, appraised
at $4,000.
purchaser will be allowed three
years within which to remove said
tinber)
According TO the states cruise
there are approximately 600 cords
Of fir and alder wood, $50 thirty
six foot fir piles and 1000 ties.
Said timber on said land will be sold
for not less than the appraised value,
as appraised by the Board Of State
Land Commissioners in the manner
provided by law, statement OF which
is now on file in the office Of the
Auditor Of said county.
Terms OF sale are: Cash TO be paid
on the day OF sale.
CLARK V. SAvIDGE.
Commissioner OF Public Lands.
LIST. pub. March 5, 1881.
Last pub. April 2, 1881.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-02
SIZE THE poINrg

Salesman-"You'll like this plane,
Colonel Lindbergh.n
Lindhergh-"I think I'll take it."
salesman-"Shall send the bill to
you today?"
Lindbergh-"No, l think you better
send the bill to Morrow. -Pennsyl-
vanian Punch Bowl.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-02

Most of us like to see the other fell
low tolerant to the extent OF overlook
ing our own faults.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-02
JOINER?

Dealers who have been worrying
about their income tax payment,
might get an idea from letter re-
ceived by the Treasury Department.
1t reads:
IT am returning your application
blank herewith as I already belong
to several good orders. I do not care
to join your income tax at this time.
Just as easy as that. But we don't
think he got far.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-02

Josh Harper Says
"Our idea Of finished ad writer
would be one who could turn out good
copy for the chewing tobacco people"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-02

Burton hotel property is being re-
novated, the rooms are recalsomined,
new furniture moved in, and the out
side of building will be painted in time
for the summer business.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-02

in May.
Burton hotel property is being re-
novated, the rooms are recalsomined,
new furniture moved in, and the out
side of building will be painted in time
for the summer business.
Ten years ago Saturday, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Williams started in the
grocery business in Burton. The little
store is always kept neat and attrac-
tive as well as the home across the
street, due to the indefatigable rustic
of the owners. And they have prosper
ed, though they will admit of only
making a living"
Mrs. E. E. Rickert and children were
over from Longbranch, their home, to
visit several days with her mother,
Mrs. B. P. Nelson, and sister, Mrs
Kenneth Van House. They returned
first of this week.
After administering good advice and
justice to the boys who broke glass
out of the Garvin and Leonard houses
and the pavilion on the beach, the
parents of the Nelson and Little boys
Immediately repaired the damages and
will see that that kind of sport will
not be INDUCED in again.
During the vacation week at the
Bellingham Normal, Mrs. May Love
gren, the instructor in the commercial
department, spent the week with her
mother, Mrs. Emma Grover in Burton.
Bellingham friends motored over Fri
day and returned with her next day.
Mrs. G. D. Proper has been under
the doctors care this week, and at this
writing, we are glad to report is some
what improved. Mrs. M. G. Leonard is
also improving after a winter of i'll
health.
Teachers and pupils of our con-
solidated grade schools are enjoying
their Easter vacation this week. The
high school will have Thursday and
Friday of this week from school work
Mrs. E. R. Stewart lately received a
nice, long letter from Mrs. E. L. Hum
phrey of Ell Salvador, Central America,
in which she wished to be remembered
to all friends she made while here on
lecture tour several months ago, in
the interest of their college at Ell Sal
vador. Mrs. Humphrey writes in q
hopeful spirit, even though the world
wide depressing times are present in
her country retarding the progress of
school and college activities. We un-
derstand her brother, Prof w. G..
Parkes is planting some good U. S.
seeds in the ground at the same time
he is planting some good thoughts in
the minds Of his pupils. Here's hop
ing they both grow and flourish.
Mrs. E. E. Dudley greeted friends at
the church Sunday morning, the first
time she had been able to attend SER
vices in six months due to prolonged
illness. She visited with her daughter
Miss Gladys who was over from
Seattle, and SO put in happy day.
Mrs. 1 NJ. Smith and Mrs. Esther
Fraser were week end visitors from
Tacoma, at the wye home.
No, No, Maudie!-
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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-02

Mrs. l. NJ. Smith and Mrs. Esther
Fraser were week end visitors from
Tacoma, at the wye home.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-02

No, No, Maudie!-
4 balanced ration has nothing to
do with juggling peas on knife.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-02

Read the want ads.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-04-02

Mrs. E. E. Rickert and children were
over from Longbranch, their home, to
visit several days with her mother,
Mrs. B. p Nelson, and sister, Mrs
Kenneth Van House. They returned
first of this week.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
0RNBURN NAMED
ON TARIFF BOARD
Dennis Successor Connecti-
cut Democrat and a Labor
Leader Here.

Ira Ornburn Of New Haven, Conn.
yesterday was selected by Presiden.
Hoover to succeed the late Alfred
Dennis of Maryland, as the Democratic
member of the Tariff Commission
Ornburn is president of the Interna-
tional Cigar Makers Union of America
and makes his headquarters in Wash
ington.
Although leader in labor affairs for
many years, Ornburn recentlv came
into the national limelight when the
American Federation of Labor, in con-
vention session at Vancouver, named
him as secretary of a committee to
seek modification Of the prohibition
laws.
The new appointee is Sc years old.
He is native of st. Louis, Mo, going
to Connecticut from that city when a
young man and took up the cigar-mak-
ing trade. He was made first vice pres
ident Of the International Cigar Makers
Union when Samuel Gompers. head Of
the organization and also president of
the American Federation of Labor. died.
When George w. Perkins, who had
succeeded Gompers, resigned on ac-
count of Ill health, Ornburn was
elected president of the union
In 1924, Ornburn resigned the secre-
taryship of the Connecticut Federation
Of Labor to become chairman of the
Eastern Campaign Committee of labor
groups in behalf Of John w Davis, the
Democratic presidential nominee.
Afterward he went into the print
ing business in New Haven, and for a
while published a labor newspaper
there. 1t was in 1927 when he took
over the presidency of the Interna-
tional Cigar Makers Union.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
KIWANIANS TO FETE
Over 200 CHILDREN.
Christmas Tree and Santa Claus
Will Feature Party at
Boys Club.

The Washington Kiwanis Club today
will be host to more than 200 under
privileged children Of the District at a
Christmas party in the Boys Club
Third and C streets, under the auspices
of the special committee of the club.
headed by Col Claude D. Jones,
superintendent of the National Train
ing School for Boys.
A Christmas tree and a Santa Claus
will be features of the party. the latter
role being assumed by John S. Ben
nett, head of the Central Union Mis-
sion. Fruits and candies will be dis
tributed to the needy children, who will
be transported to and from their homes
In automobiles of members of the club.
Each child will receive also a useful
gift, such as shoes. clothing. etc Enter
tainment will be presented by the band
OF the bows training school
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Working Girls"
At the Metropolitan.

THE once moderately successful
stage play, Blind Mice" has
been taken over by the films and
made into a silly talkie. Retitled
Working Girls it concerns the
preposterous experiences of two
inane girls who arrive in New York
and don't know what to do with
themselves While no doubt a great
deal is meant to be satire, it is
treated so clumsily that little can be
said in its defense except that Judith
Wood occasionally looks like Con-
stances Bennett. 1t is shown at the
Metropolitan.
It seems too bad that such thor
oughly capable trouper as Paul
Lukas should be relegated to such
second-rate material. The same
may be said for Buddy" Rogers,
who had just began to show signs
of becoming a f1rst-class actor AS
for Stuart Erwin-well, again it's
tco bad-and as for the two leads"
Judith Wood and Dorothy Hall
here are some players who ought TO
be told first how to make up and
second. how to speak.
Miss Woods performance and Miss
Halls may be an interesting example
of how to be different in the
process ones eardrums are shattered
by their voices, and ones temper
lost by the monotonous sameness TO
everything they do. The story Is, OF
course, impossible-even clever &C
tresses wouldn't get very far with it
but as It stands, Director Dorothy
ArMer (the only woman director IN
the Industry has cut out her dolls
Evening star., 1931-12-20
FINE ARTS COMMISSION HEAD
SAYS CITY NEEDS FOUNTAINS
Charles Moore, Approving Principle of
Chevy Chase Circle Bills, Compares
Capital to Rome

abundant facilities which nature af-
fords for healthful and pleasant recrea-
ton during heated terms have been
neglected, and in this respect Washing
ton Is far behind other cities whose
climatic conditions demand much less
and whose opportunities are less IA
vorable.
In Rome throughout the centuries" j."
continued the report 'it has been the
pride Of Emperor and Of Pope to build
fountains to promote health and give
pleasure. Mile after mile Of aqueduct
has been constructed to gather the
water even from remote hills, and bring
great living streams into every quarter
OF the city; so that from the moment
OF entering the Eternal City until the
time of departure the visitor is scarcely
out of sight Of beautiful jets of water,
now flung upward in great columns to
add life and dignity, even to St. Peters,
or again gushing in the form of cascades
from some great work of architect or
sculptor, or still again dripping refresh
ingly over the brim Of q beautiful basin
that was old when the Christian era
began. The Forum Is in ruins, basilicas
and baths have been transformed into
churches, palaces have been turned into
museums. but the fountains of Rome
are eternal.
L'Enfant Plan Cited.
IF all the fountains of Washington.
instead of being left lifeless and inert
as they are during a greater portion of
time, should be set playing at their
full capacity, they would not use the
amount of water that bursts from the
world-famous fountain Of Trevi or
ar a no OF
Of St. Peters. At the Chateau de Vaux-
ie-Vicomte, near Paris, the great land
scape architect Lenotre built cascades,
canals and fountains, using one-twelfth
of the daily water supply Of the District
of Columbia. The fountains at Yer
sailles are one of the most attractive
spectacles enjoyed by the people OF
France.
The original plans Of Washington
show the high appreciation L'Enfant
had for all forms Of water decoration"
Evening star., 1931-12-20
CLIPPER HEADS
FOR HOME PORT
Commodore Off Tatoosh Is
land While Rival in Race
Is Silent.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, December 19.-
aecalling the sports of empires" when
american clipper ships crowded the
seven seas, the four-masted schooner
commodore was breasting the heavy
sWells OF the North Pacific tonight for
cape Flattery, home and Christmas. J"
warmers were asking Where Is the
vlgllant?" the f1ve-master that started
out from Honolulu six days after the
Commodore left that port a month ago
III an attempt to beat her rival in the
LUMBER carrying trade from Puget
SOUND to the Mid-Pacific Islands.
Inc Vigilant, last reported December
5. mad shown tendency to gain on the
commodore. After a gale the Vigilant
ceased to report her position. It was
oeEeVeo the wind had carried her aerial
away.
Left Honolulu In Ballast.
The two scooners left Honolulu in
ballast, riding high in the water. The
1lVe-master is owned by wealthy Chi
nese business man in Honolulu and the
commodore by Levers and Cook of the
iSland CITY. They are used in the lum-
Der trade, instead of steamers, because
they are cheaper.
Ihelr predecessors, the long, narrow
clipper ships, reached the height of
their glory in the fifties of the last CEN
tury. In four years 100 clipper ships
were built to carry passengers to Cali
fornia for the gold fields. Then. to the
disgust OF old-time sailormen, who
termed the new generation going
mechanics" the age Of steam began to
crowd the clippers off the sea.
The voyage from Honolulu to the
Washington coast has been made by
sailing vessels in dozen days under
favorable conditions. An airplane
might make the 2287 miles in a dozen
hours, a steamer in eight days
Carries Crew of 13.
Superstitious mariners point out the
unreported Vigilant has crew of 10
Capt. Charles Hellberg is the master of
the Vigilant. built In Hoquiam. Wash,
in 1920. The Commodore is COM
manded by Capt. B. NJ A. Krantz and
was built In Seattle in 1919.
At Cape Flattery tugs will meet the
Schooners and bring them into the
sound. Officers of a tug company here
which will send one of their fleet to
meet the Vigilant said they felt sure
the f1ve-master would show up. and
perhaps ahead of the Commodore
Heavy weather during the past two
days caused the Commodore to lose
two sails. Under usual conditions the
voyage IS made in 20 days by wind
tanners, which, after leaving Honolulu,
take course well to the north to get
out Of the northeast trades and then
head In a northeasterly direction for
Cape Flattery.
Last reports gave the Commodore's
position as 460 miles from Tatoosh
Island most northwesterly point of the
United States.
One day the Commodore sailed 1873
miles. Her poorest log was miles.
She has averaged about 65 miles a day
in % days out.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
SANTA CLAUS RULES
BURLEITH FESTIVAL
Music, Dancing and Singing Fea.
ture Program at Gordon
Junior High School.

The Burieith Citizens Association
celebrated Christmas last night with its
annual holiday festival at Gordon Jun
lor High School before large audience
Of parents and children.
Prior to the entrance Of Santa Claus
with his pack of gifts for the children
there was program Of music, dancing
and carol singing. Members Of Girl
Scout Troop No. II, in charge Of Mrs.
r. Bruce Horshall, presented a fantasy
entitled Making the Laws" in which
appeared Mrs. Fred M. Doudna as the
story book lady, little Barbara Mitchell
as the Brownie and several other char
acters impersonated by Martha Jane
Sturgeon, Beth Drake, Christine Doud-
ma, Frances Rosenbusch, Elizabeth
Virginia Kibler, Nancy Gillian and
Louise Carroll.
Betty squires and Beverly sQufres
danced, accompanied by Mrs. Richard
Thrush.
Group singing Of carols and Of an
original song, Dear Burleith," was led
by Norman Fields, accompanied by
Harry Radcliffe at the piano Geoffrey
Creyke, jr., was heard in piano solos.
Santa Claus in costume came jtngling
into the auditorium as Mrs. Harry
Parkinson sang Jingle Bells" He dis
tributed gifts of candy and fruit to the
children.
j. S. Gorre1l, president of the asso-
citation, announced that a silver cup is
TO be given by the Electric League for
the best lighted and decorated house
exterior in Burleith. A committee Of
judges will be selected. Mr.. Gorrell
also announced that the community is
invited to the Christmas celebration at
Gordon Junior High School next Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock under auspices
OF the school, when carol singing will
be feature.
The committee in charge of the pro-
gram last night consisted of -Mrs j. B.
Gwin, Mrs. r. B. Horsfall and Mrs.
Paul McCrea.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
PORTNER RITES SET
TOMORROW NOON
Capital Real Estate Leader
SucCumbs After Long
Illness.

Alvin o. Portner, 81 years old, for
many years prominent in the real estate
and construction business in this city,
died at his home in the Portner Apart
ments, Fifteenth and U streets, yester-
day, after a long illness
Mr.. Portner was president of the
Capital Construction Co.. the Robert
Portner Corporation and vice president
OF the Portner Realty Co He also was
lawyer and at one time law partner
OF former Gov. E. Lee TriJ kle of Vir-
glnla. He had not been active in the
practice OF law, however, for several
years.
A member Of many clubs, Mr.. Port
ner was widely known as a yachtsman
He was a member Of the Racquet Club
OF this city, the Annapolis Roads Club,
Maryland Yacht Club and the St
Michaels Yacht Club He was owner
OF the schOOner-rigged yacht Nirvana,
at Annapolis.
Born IN Alexandria, Va, June II.
1877, Mr.. P0rtncr was the son of the
late Robert Portncr
The Robert Portner Corporation
formerly ran large brewery In Alex
sndrla
He received his early education at
Danville Military Academy and later
was graduated from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and the Uni
Verslty Of Virginia.
Leaves Widow and Daughter.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Ethel o. Portner; a daughter, Bar
bara, and four sisters Mrs H D. Flood
widow Of former Representative Flood
Of Virginia; Mrs A L. Humes of New
York, Mrs. w. p Meredith and Mrs
Hllda P. DERBY, both Of this city.
Private funeral services will be con-
Quoted at Gawler's chapel tomorrow
at noon The following will be hon.
orarv pailbearers.
Wilton J. Lambert Arthur G.. Lam
bert, Stanton C. Peelle. c. F. H. Oeil-
ny, A. L. Humes, William P. Meredith.
j. A. Dinnlng, E. Tllson and E. Fisher.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

Woman" these two artists have
play which is more than character
painting, for their roles are min
gled in a plot which has elements
making it a piece Of vigorous drama.
A woman whose record has keen of
the kind to be hidden from the pub
lie gaze Is engaged by ship cap
tain to care for founding, picked
up in a boat and taken in charge by
the ships officers. Her story has
impressed him and in time they
prepare to marry. The mate on
the vessel knows the Woman'S
record, but fails to convince his
chief. The latter knocks him over
board when he pays violent atten-
ton to the woman. The mate is
picked up by a liner and makes
charges against the captain. The
officer is cleared when the woman
cOnfesses her record.
The play offers most effective
feature in the infant, which has
been the means Of bringing the
chief characters into association, and
which later reunites them after they
have separated This infant, known
as Sammy. has been photographed
with sufficient care to produce
most remarkable study of the baby
boy of only a few months in age.
and the achievement is to the credit
of the director The baby also is
part of the cause Of the emotional
experiences of Miss Colbert. The
three persons are joined in worth
while dramatic incidents. Two col
ored roles furnish the comedy.
Additional merit in we'll balanced
program is furnished by the appear
ance of Trixie FTiganza in person.
Her place in the ranks Of musical
comedy entertainers has shown no
variation in the years since she first
lOomed on the horizon with a copy
righted name. Other lights dimin-
tSh,, then grow stronger, but her
luminosity has seemed to be a per-
manent part Of the American stage.
She has the singing voice of the
popular entertainer, and an infor-
mality which always makes friends.
Her present subject is, "A Trip to
Hollywood" Another act on the
program which received the approval
Of opening audiences is given by
Iona Worth. who plays about every
musical instrument that could be
accommodated on the stage. Sing
ing. dancing and comedy are fur
niShed by Bobby Pincus. assisted by
Isabel Dwan, and by Marion Will
kins, assisted by Jack Meyers. Roland
Gallagher, and Mills and Malcolm.
D, G, G,
Evening star., 1931-12-20
CRIME INSTITUTE WEIGHS
ABUSES IN LAW PRACTICE
Executive Committee Says Some
Lawyers Must Be Checked
to Reduce offenses.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 1e-The Ma
tional Institute Of Mercenary Crime to-
day began study Of ABUSES that have
grown up in the legal profession and in
the administration of the civil and
criminal law"
The Executive Committee of the in
Stltute asserted that certain types of
lawyers must be checked in the matter
OF questionable practices" before any
substantial progress could be made In
reducing crime.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
DISTRICT HEIGHTS GROUP
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION
Joseph L. Topper Chosen President.
Two Retiring Officers Named
Executives.

Election Of officers featured the an
nu&l meeting Of the District Heights
Citizens Association. held Friday night.
Those named are: President, joseph
L. Topper; vice president, Gurney
HlghtoWer: secretary Mrs. W. M.
Sterling and treasurer. E. S. Pickett,
Two OF the retiring of7cerSN. 3.
NantZ, president and William F..
schneider, secretary-along with DR..
a. b. Footon. were placed on the
Executive Committee.
Inc meeting was addressed BY Melvin
D. Hildreth, who commended the or
ganization for the progress it has made.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
NATIONAL u. STUDENTS
! 70 GIVE NEEDY CLOTHES
Campaign 10 Collect Garments Fob
bows Editorial In School
Paper,

National University students have
undertaken to collect clothing for
Washington's needy in accordance with
the editorial plea Of the Crier, new stu
dent publication of that institution,
which has just made its appearance.
Presented in the papers first editorial
Pc plan by which each student can
frender q valuable service and further
fnnance the splendid reputation which
tnis school enjoys" the National Uni
wersity relief plan embraces contnbu-
tion Of articles of clothing by each stu
dent. The clothing will be turned over
70 the Salvation Army for distribution
through the Gospel Mission to the
needy persons.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
AUTO SELLERS WARNED
Judge Mcmahon Finds Man Guilty
Of Baking TO Return Tags.

j. waning was issued hg Judge John
~ Mcmahon n Poace Coart yesterday
that automobile owners who fail to
9tum IN their tags upon sale Of cars will
De deaat with severely when brought to
court.
I The Judge found Timothy DAILY, 1910
North Capitol street, guilty of falling to
, return his old tags, but suspended SEN
tence, as his was the first case of its
kind IN recent weeks. However, he
warned that this offense In the future
will bring heavy fine. The regulation,
he said, Is being violated constantly,
although police seldom are able to de-
tect #.
Motorists are obliged to return their
! teaSte the Trafhc HlreaR ID Be De.
4 sn ssna A ~ -
Evening star., 1931-12-20
HELD IN FATAL SHOOTING
CoAesed Woman Bound 30 SnsV h
Killing Of Girl, H.

Eva Zones, colored, was held for the
grand Jury yesterday after q cooner's
jury investigated the fatal shooting
Friday Of Vandelia Mosby, colored, II, Of
2300 Thirteenth street.
The killing, which took place at the
Thirteenth street address, where both
women lived, is said to have arisen
from a quarrel concerning possession
Of clothes.
the Jones woman Is alleged to have
confessed to the shooting. Her state
ment was read at the inQaest yesterday
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