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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-01
: CALIFORNIA
Stove League Chatter
BY EDDIE ASH

TINE all-star big league team
Il chosen by Babe Ruth in Sep
TENDER and the ten-man squad
selected by the baseball writer's for
Sporting News this week were SINH
lar with few exceptions. Ruth
named Grove and Brandt as his
pitchers and the writer's named
Grove and Earnshaw. Both awarded
the catching crown to Cochrane.
On the infield Ruth gave the call to
NIelillo at second base and the
writer's nominated Frisch. First
base, third base and shortstop were
the same on both teams. Gehrig,
Traynor and Cronin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-01

y Paul Dean, brother Of Dizzy. won twelve
games and lost three with the Springfield
MOI team last season and will receive
another trial with the Columbus A. A.
club this spring. The right handler is only
is and has few words to say, brother
Dizzy having taken q monopoly on the
Dean family conversation. Young Paul
looked good at times with Springfield and
abe Red Birds of the A. A. believe the
young giant will make good on his second
whirf in big minor ball. He has rife speed
but had no control last spring and was
extremely erratio on fielding his position,
especially on hunts.
Wild Matthews, the former dashing mid
die gardener with Indianapolis. is going
40 have competition for the center field
assignment at Reading of the Interna-
tionai League this spring. The Keys nave
obtained Jim Horn. Des Moines ny chaser,
who DATED 1923 for the Demons in 1881.
His age is given as 26 The Western
Lacquer will have battle on his hands to
Gust Matty, who. goes best when pressed.
wild played in the Southern Association
sitter leaving the Hoosiers and declared he
would be back in class "A ball n short
order. The little ball hawk made good on
bis prediction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-01

Ruth made himself ineligible on his own
team and put Chuck Klein in right field
whereas the writers named the Babe for
that position. Left field and center field
were alike on both all-Star squads, Sim
mons gaining the honors in left and
AveriIl in center. 1t Is believed the ma
jority of fans would string with the scribes
and pick Frisch over Melillo at second. but
IT Is thought there would be more debate
over Earnshaw and Brandt to team on
the mound with Lefty Grove. Anyway you
take it, both all-star lineups represent
tremendous power.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-04-28

writing, or by the usual verified COM
plant. answer and reply in such court,
but without dilatory motions or other
proceedings, and said court shall re-
view and determine the facts as we'll
as the law In summary manner, and
shall assign same for trial and hear
ing in preference to other cases, and
upon the evidence supporting the
facts stated In said pleadings
Section 8. The first legislature Of
the state to convene after this Act
becomes effective shall forthwith after
Its organization pass revenue law
based upon ability to pay and the ex-
change Of money or other property.
Section 8. When necessary to IL.
woke the spirit and intent Of this An,
all pronouns shall apply to persons cs
either sex, and number may be con-
strued as either singular or plural,
and the rule for the construction of
acts in derogation Of the common law
shall not prevail in the judicial con-
struction Of this Act, but same shall
be literally construed, and if necessary
construed as If it were general law
passed by the legislature Of said state
to exempt property from taxes, and
same shall be construed for the pub
lie welfare and to make effective the
spirit and intent of this law, which is
to insure home-owners within the
state OF Washington against loss Of
their homes by or through the taxing
powers Of said state.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-04-28
FORMER RESIDENT PASSES

A number of Island friends attend
ed the funeral of M. K. T!eg in
Seattle, on Monday afternoon. Ser
vices were held from the Pheasant
and Wiggin chapel at o'clock, con-
Quoted by G. Aug Peterson, who was
assisted by two Seattle pastors.
Although Mr.. Teig had been i'll for
several months his condition was not
considered critical and his unexpected
death on Friday came as a great
shock to his relatives and friends.
A resident of the West Side, Mr.
Teig enjoyed the respect of his neigh
bors and friends. His removal last
fall to Seattle was loss to the en-
tire neighborhood.
Those who attended the services
from the Island were Mr.. Adolpf
Hiersch and son, Charles, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. j, Williams, John Jensen, r
W. F. Martin, Capt. and Mrs. N. G.
Christensen.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-04-28
vAsHoN SHOE REPAIR SHOP
MOVES INTO MIDDLING BLDG.

A. Reifschnider, Vashon shoe build
er, is planning some quick work for
Friday evening. He is moving his
shop from the present location to a
room recently fitted up in the Mid
ding block and expects to take care
Of his Fridays business on one side
Of the street and the Saturdays bust
ness on the other side Of the street.
Mr.. Reifschnider has reduced his
prices to the lowest level, yet refuses
to sacrifice his good workmanship
one iota. Feeling that the Island
people deserve the same low prices
which competition in the city has de-
veloped he has cut prices to the
quick.
Mr.. Reifschnider solicits the patron
age of the Island people, and de-
serves to receive it, for he is a master
workman and stands back of the re-
pair work he turns out.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-04-28

Ffances Blekkink had as her house.
guest over the weekend Miss Mazda
Fredericks, of Alberta. Canada. Miss
Fredericks is making her first visit to
Seattle and is enjoying the many in-
usual charms of Shis Puget Sound
country, including her visit to vashon
Island.
The home of the late Mr. and Mrs.
James II. Jay is now occupied by their
daughter, the former Mrs. M L. Nor
gan, who after spending year in
Los Angeles, was married recently to
Mr. Agner of Seattle After touring
much of California they came to
their Island home here, where they
are making extensive improvements
Mrs. Frederick Deckebach, OF Salem
Ore, is spending week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Robe, OF
Burton. The reason for her visit at
this particular time was the joint
birthday Of Mrs. Deckabach ard her
mother.
Kelly Weiss and two friends are
spending the day with the home folks
The pupils of Miss Jores' fifth
grade of the Vashon school were re-
CURED to write a paper on WHY ]
Like to Live on Vashon Island" Some
very excellent papers were turned in
among them one which ended land
even though my mother is cross 1 like
to live on vashon Island" No, il was
written by one of the boys Of the
class.
On Wednesday Mrs. Garner Steer
was taken to Seattle hospital where
on Thursday morning she submitted
to painful and serious operation. A
second operation will be performed ii
several days.
Read the ads and profit by them.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-04-28
cALIroRNIANs VISIT ISLAND.

House guests at the G. G. Soike
home over the weekend were Mrs
Elizabeth g crling Of Vancouver
Wash; Madame Lydia Sturtevant. Of
Berkeley, Calf; Mrs. Fred r. Nugent
of Honolulu, H. T., and Mrs. Louis r.
Mayo. of Berkeley, who arrived by
auto Saturday.
Mrs. Sterling Is a former resident OF
the Island who left here "a years ago
She still owns property south OF the
telephone office.
Madame Sturtevant, whose "voca-
ton is music and whose hobby /;
landscape gardening has become in.
terested in the Island through Mrs
Sterling. These two ladies were
schoolmates in their girlhood and art
now planning within the next few
years to return to the Island to make
their permanent home. Madam,
Sturtevant is enthusiastic about tn,
possibilities Of Mrs. Sterlings propert!
and already is formulating plans TO-
Its Identification. Although she ha'
studio in Berkeley and large music
class she feels that nothing can com
pensate for the beauties she saw OF
this, her first visit to the Island.
Mrs. Nugent is sister of Madam
Sturtevant and Mrs. Mayo is ,
friend, who just came along" Boil
were equally delighted with the Is
land, Mrs. Nugent asserting that 1
was blessed relief after the samenes
Of Honolulu's climate.
The California visitors stated tina
our spring was about three weeks be
hind theirs and that they enjoyed tn
novelty Of second spring.
They left for the south Tuesda,
morning firm in the determination t
return as soon as circumstances per
mitted to make this their permanen
home.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-04-28

l
Blowing stumps with powder in
clearing land is an old method. The
newest method, first prize winner in
the recent Pierce County land clearing
competition, is to blow them up with
| a vacuum cleaner"
The contest, sponsored by the coun-
ty, Tacoma, Puyallup and Sumner
Chambers of Commerce, and Puget
Sound Power g. Light Company, was
won by O. B. Massie. who operates a
farm five miles south of Puyallup.
Massie's total cost was but $60.83.
This included only s475 for electricity,
$3.50 fer overhead and depreciation on
machinery, and S53.38 for 213 l-2
hours of labor. Twenty-Five cents an
hour was the basis agreed upon by
contestants and judges for computing
4 this cost of the farmers labor. Massie
used 10 horses or dynamite. His soil
was sandy.
ne useo 'ile ioiceo u'ai' stump
'ui ie' an eieesl'oaiis utisen ueyiee
oesV ues0iioeo % sao.'olti oieaiiel IA
reverse In other words, it blows the
an ou. nis'eau u sucAiils !. ~
Massie had the second hardest acre
" 'iea1 iilso1ai 90 '''e a'ilo''''o u "ol \ :.
1ieeessais W We uotie "as oofioeiiie..'
aoeoio's W 'lie yuoses' n $. 1ai'si'
rusaiup' a. r!iiill'l % "eyer-
nasusef Aossea VI Lana company
A'io ~ ~. WIFE, eNeeiisioa ia.iu oieal-
.ite e.o'o' "s'i'l''s' WI N''a'e S0
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po1 % A.oi1' t1.eA 1eAis o'.A'. D. 1iey
0weaA 'e. wan a'' elieih -
wac iiosioe'oie siia' .lle men USING
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-04-28
INITIATIVE MEASURE
NO. SO WILL BENEFIT
ALL HOME OWNERS

Continued from page one)
more than one home.
Section z. Any unsettled con-
troversy between an assessing officer
and the home owner shall be submit
ted by them or either of them to the
Superior Court having Jurisdiction
over such county by Gil agreed case in
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-04-28
Island NelDs of Interest

Mr.. and Mrs, Bruce Brinton are the
happy parents of son, born to them
last Saturday evening at Seattle
hospital. The young man Inns already
inherited the name Of his father.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-04-28
LITTLE FOLKS ENJOY PARTY

On Wednesday Phyllis Jane, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Miller entertained fifteen small
friends, who helped her celebrate her
second birthday right royalty. 1t is
hard to say whether the babies, or
the mothers, who accompanied them
enjoyed the afternoon most. n
OF course, like all proper parties,
there was a beautiful birthday cake
for Miss Phyllis Jane, the product OF
that master baker of angel foods, Mrs.
Mabel Dennis.
The small hostess was the recipient
of number of delightful gifts from
the small friends who expressed their
wishes for many more happy BIRTH
days.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-04-28

NOTICE TO FRUIT GROWERS
Directors Of the Vashon Island
Marketing Association announce that
the books Of the association will close
May LIST.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-04-28
PUPILS WILL BE HEARD
IN RECITAL SUNDAY, MAY

At four O'Clock Sunday afternoon
May 9th, the piano pupils of Mrs.
Mossan tDoebbler will be heard in re-
cital at the Presbyterian church, AL
interested are invited to be present..
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-04-28

1T is very hard to drive bargain,
said the fellow who had bought an old
flivver for sl0-Prlnceton Tiger.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-04-28
SOUTHERN HEIGHTS NEWS

oris Wilcox, who is employed at
Falkland, spent Sunday at home.
Sunday your correspondent was the
dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Jenkins.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
Why the Silence?

With numerous citizens indicating willingness,
not to say eagerness to become the Governor of the
state, yet the people have received no indication
as to what these citizens would do if elected.
The people of the state quite fed up the lack
of any utility regulation. The mayors of cities are
forming permanent organization to demand justice
or create competition through public ownership.
Here is subject upon which any candidate, in
either party might be expected to take very definite
stand with very definite announcement of what
remedies he would apply.
Some months ago Paul McNutt announced that he
would fire the present membership. Perhaps other
candidates may have something better to offer, I'M
less they expect the support financial and moral of
the utility forces.
Nor has there been any definite platform by any
candidate how the tax burden is to be redistrib
uted to place it more equitably
The farmers demand relief. They see serfdom
ahead. The small home owner is faced by confisca-
ton Here is subject for profitable discussion and
popular appeal unless the candidate hopes to get in
with the usual big business and big tax lodging
support.
Perhaps some candidate may catch the idea that
the people are interested in principles than in
personalities this year. Thus far the old parties have
left the field to Ward Hiner, about whose stand on
any subject radio listeners are left in no doubt what
ever.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
To Prettify War

Hostility of the United States government to any
effective world disarmament was demonstrated again
Tuesday by the American plan presented to the
Geneva conference. European delegates were sur
prsed and disappointed that the United States which
is spending more on ornaments than any other
ton, should have nothing better to offer deficit
ridden world than this lame program.
But Europeans are no disappointed than
American citizens will be- who have been fed for
months with administration propaganda about this
Geneva conference.
The American plan, as presented Tuesday, is di-
yided into nine so-called points:
Point one merely expresses willingness to join in
the conference discussions.
Point two expresses the pious hope that France
and Italy will adhere to the abortve London naval
treaty and suggests the possibility of prolongng the
existing naval agreements"
Point three advocates proportional reduction" of
the London and Washington treaties naval quotas
If and when France and Italy adhere to the London
treaty-a very unlikely event.
rines" This is as absurd it is hypocritical. The
American government knows there already is one
treaty restricting submarines, which is unratifed.
The American government knows that submarines
will be used in war time regardless of treaties. The
American government knows that the submarine is
an inexpensive defense weapon of small nations
which have no other protection against mighty naval
powers. such as Britain and the United States,
Point rye says eve win join in formulating the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10

This is the statement Of VIII Irwin, capt.
talist, philanthropist, francier and now the
head of an organization devoted to the great
task of reducing the cost of government.
He will find support for his movement.
Public opinion will go along in the direction
of eliminating waste and extravaganza,
whether it exists in the frills of the schools
or the washing of the statehouse.
But public opinion would move much
faster if this same organization of very pow
erful men, who sit on directorates Of banks
and utility companies, would also announce
that the same indictment against high taxes
applies to high utility rates with even more
force and emphasis.
The injustice of the utility taXation-for
that is very direct form of taxation upon
all industry and upon living costs-is made
more intolerable by the fact that the rates
have been levied, presumably, upon fictitious
valuations.
They were fixed on valuations that i'm
piled high cost of labor, high cost of COM
modities, even speculative increment, and
not upon invested dollars.
For at least a decade the utilities have
taxed the people on their prosperity. They
have not even receded to basis of invested
dollars while other business, as Mr.. Irwin
suggests, has suffered to the point of con-
iscation.
One of the big factors in the high tax
emergency is the amount charged for utility
service to Cities except where these are pub
licly owned. In those cities high taxes are
not a problem. In Indianapolis the city pays
two utilities approximately one million dol
lars year.
AS means of obtaining immediate relief,
can it be suggested that this new and power
full organization demand at once a cut on
rates charged by every utility-telephone
gas, water, and electric power?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
IT SEEMS TO ME BY HF FR92S

T HATE cellophane. This is not
Il the most important issue cur
rent in the world today, but it isn't
possible to write a column every
afternoon about war and peace,
economic readjustment and unem-
ployment.
Once upon a time I acted as a
scort of volunteer agent for a liter
airy man who wished to try his
wings in newspaper work. Since
this was long before the crash, the
editor, whom I knew, was receptive.
He thought we'll of the capabili-
ties of my friend, but one factor
disturbed him not a little. The gen.
tleman in question was enormously
interested in religion. He had writ
ten no less than half a dozen books
against it.
81 think K. might be swell for us, ,"
said the morning paper executive,
''but, golly! Haywood, you don't
think he'll want to write an edi-
torial against God every day, do
you?"
BY now can't remember whether
Mr.. K. made good this gloomy fear
or whether he scattered his shots a
little. But in any case I have for
the moment one hate, and one
alone. And that is cellophane.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE :

made it dangerous to human be
ings, and particularly to children.
Some time after the product was
first introduced as a rat poison, it
was found to have the special viz
tue of causing the hair to fall out.
Great numbers of people are sor-
rowful because they have hair or
parts of their body where it should
not be and because constant shay
ing and the application of various
caustic substances are annoying.
Furthermore, there are diseases of
the scalp, particularly in children,
in which the first process in treat
ment is to cause all of the hair to
fall out so that the disease may be
reached.
Physicians, therefore, began to
use the drug, both internally and
externally, in the form of cream, to
produce failing Of the hair.
Occasionally reports appeared of
thallium poisoning in children who
had received overdoses. Then nu-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
Thallium Poisoning Grave Danger

mercus reports were received of Sc
rious poisoning, though not fatal,
from the use of depilatory creams
containing this substance.
Now newspapers record the death
in California of four Mexican chill
dren and five adult MeXicans from
eating grain which had been mixed
with thallium chloride in order that
it might be used as rat poison.
The starving Mexicans, who were
concerned in this serious incident,
had made tortillas out of the grain.
There is, unfortunately, no GER
tain antidote for thallium poison
ing. The physician may admin
lister sodium thiosuphate, found to
be effective to some extent in pois-
oning by arsenic, and he may use
all usual measures for supporting
life while the body tries to over
come disease.
Certainly, thallium is suff1-
GENTLY dangerous to demand a
warning poison label on the product
whenever it is sold.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10

fingers slid off the glazed surface as
if I had been a Galahad in a great
hurry to rescue a princess on the
top of a glass mountain.
And when J clawed again half
f1ngernail came off. I could not
sing or dance or supply single
thing to cover the monstrous stage
wait. The future of the American
drama hung in the balance, and
was baked by cellophane.
After blood and tears and curses,
I managed to crack the shell and
get cigaret, all bruised and broken
from the mauling. It didn't draw
well, and neither did the sketch. I
have always attributed the GOODNESS
of the f1rst-night audience to this
one unfortunate incident.
The show was supposed to be
swift, genial, and intimate. And so
it might have been if cellophane
had not raised its ugly head. AS
things stood, my nerves and my
temper were too harassed to take
the audic-ce into my confidence as
to my feelings. We Of the cast loved
our little show and wished to keep
it clean.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-10
Just Every Day Sense
By MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

MANY of our 100 per cent patriots talk about the
1VA danger of entangling foreign alliances LET
us stay out of international affairs" they say "and
leave Europe and her leagues alone. Let's attend
strictly to our own business"
Yet even then, it seems to me- they leave things
dangling They fail to go far enough with this idea
For they never state in definite terms what is not
Americas business abroad
From what we gather, however the general opin-
ion is that it is not our business to help foreign
powers out of their trade slump or with their post
war adjustments. And it is our business as indi-
viduals and corporations to get all their resources
acquire
1t is not our business to consider Chinas present
predcament, although it has been our business for
decades to send our missionaries over there to NEEDLE
with her religious beliefs
VAST sums are invested by American capitalists
V and American churches in foreign lands, as
everybody knows Our engineers, biologists sales
men and clergymen are tramping up and down the
globe. ballyhooing for trade and the white mans
creedS.
While this goes on, the isolatonists are hard UP
for argument.
Today our marines are in foreign ports The city
of Shanghai invaded by the Japanese, contains sew
eral thousand American residents permanently To-
Gated there and established in the various trades.
If 1t is not our business to protect citizens and
our investments in Europe, then aSsuredly should
pick up our doll rags and come home and stay here.
Yet this is what the super-patriot the America
is-Gods-country sort never viii agree to do When
it is to his benefit to be aloof hes ali for isolation
When 1t is to his benefit to meddles he NEEDLES.