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Evening star., 1932-05-23
$4,000 OBTAINED
IN JEWISH DRIVE
Campaign Extended for An
other Week by Direction of
Chairman HershfieId.

Aid for Jews in other lands was urged
last night by distinguished speakers at
a dinner at the Jewish Community Gen.
ter in behalf CT the $4,000 United
Jewish campaign.
The drive was extended for another
week by direction of Isidore Hershfield,
chairman. Subscriptions so far have
totaled about $4,000.
Nahum Soko,cw, president Of the
world Zionist organization. reviewed
the achievements of the colonists IN
Palestine during the past decade and
stressed the importance Of carrying on
the Jewish homeland endeavor so tina:
the country eventually could take care
Of millions of Jews.
"Another Belgium"
DR.. Sokolow, the principal figure in
the Jewish homeland enterprise, pre-
dicted Palestine eventually would be-
come another Belgium. He said it not
only would be self-sustaining. but able
to lend a helping hand to Jews in other
lands. For the time being, he said
funds are needed for the purchase OF
more land in Palestine and to bring
thousands of immigrants to the country
from Eastern Europe.
DR.. Jehudai Kaufman of Palestine
told of the achievements of the Jewish
colonists in reviving the Hebrew Ian.
guage and creating a Hebrew litera.
ture. He stressed the work being done
in Mount Scopus University and II
other schools.
James Marshall of New York, son Of
the late Louis Marshall, dwelt on tbs
distressed condition Of Eastern European
Jews. Despite the depression in thi.
country, he said American Jews are
much better of than their brethren ir
other lands
Judge Julian W. Mack of New York
spoke Of the progress he noted II
Palestine on two trips several year.
apart.
DR.. Simon Speaks.
DR.. Abram Simon, co-chairman O.
the drive. and Louis E. Spiegler, ex
ecutive director, also spoke. Dr.. Hersh
| field presided.
A non-Jewish body for support O.
the Jewish homeland project wa.
| launched at reception for DR.. Soko
low in the Mayflower Hotel. Those &C
cepting election as honorary chairmer
included Vice President Charles Curtis
Chairman William E. Borah of tn,
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
and Senator Claude A. Swanson, rank
| ing minority member of that com
| mittee. Senator Swanson cabled hi
acceptance from the Disarmament Con
! ference at Geneva which he is attend
| ing as American delegate.
Other officers elected included Sena
| tor William E. King of Utah, presiden
| and chairman Of the Executive Com
mittee; Representative Hamilton Fish
jr., Of New York, vice chairman; Viii
liam Hard, Washington journalist, sec
| retary; William r. Hopkins, forme
Cleveland city manager and capitalist
treasurer, and Senators Royal S. Cope
land, j. Hamilton Lewis, Robert F
Wagner and Reclamation Commissions
Elwood Meads, members of the Execu
i've Committee.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
URGES PRISON BAN
ON CRIME STORIES
A. H. MacCormick Tells L.
brary Association of Need
for Elimination.

Giving crime and mystery stories to
prisoners is a dangerous practice, and
this class of reading has no place in
the prison library, Austin H. MacCor-
mick, assistant director of the Bureau
OF Prisons, told members of the Colum-
bian Library Association at their an
nual meeting Saturday. in Agriculture
Hall, University of Maryland.
Withholding the purchase Of such
reading matter from the public as much
as possible and its elimination, as much
as possible from pubic libraries also
was advocated by Mr. MacCormick
DR.. Dumas Malone. editor of the
Dictionary of American Biography, said
biographers frequently overlook many
great men whose lives have been quiet.
in their quest for material He said
soldiers offer the best material for bi-
ographies.
DR.. George F. Bowerman, librarian of
the Public Library here, and president
Of the Columbian Library Association,
presided at all sessions. DR.. Raymond
A. Pearson, president of the University
Of Maryland, welcomed the delegates.
The following officers were elected
President, DR.. John C. French, Johns
Hopkins University; vice president,
representing the District Of Columbia
Library Association, Mr.. Ralph L.
Thompson, librarian, the Mount Pleas
ant branch of the Public Library, Wash
ington, D. c.; vice president, represent
ing the Maryland Library Association
Miss Miriam R. Apple, librarian. Hood
College secretary, Mrs. Raymond P
Hawes. readers assistant, Enoch Pratt
Free Library; treasurer. Miss Mabel
Colcord, librarian, Bureau Of En-
tomology, United States Department Of
Agriculture.
Visits to the Northeastern branch oi
| the Public Library here and to the
Folger Shakespeare Library preceded an
address on the founding of the Folger
Library and the building of the collec-
ton of Shakespeariana by the late
| Henry c. Folger, by William Adams
| Slade, director Of the Folger Library
given in the Coolidge Auditorium of the
| Library of Congress.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
AGENTS RESUME
MARKET INQUIRY
Senate Investigators Back in Wall
Street-Committee Convenes
This Week.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secret investigators of the Senate
Banking Committee went back among
the books Of Wall Street brokerage
houses seeking new trails to stock pools
and manipulations of the market that
cost the public money.
Meanwhile. the committee members
waited until the end of the week for
new sessions. Then William A. GRAY.
their counsel and director of the in.
curry. has promised to add more sensa-
tional disclosures to those which have
dragged market activities Of prominent
traders before the committee.
Present plans call for ending of the
investigation by June 10, and Gray has
been instructed accordingly, but he said
1t would be impossible to finish some
of the more important cases by then
There Is a strong Likelihood that Il
Congress meets after the party conven-
tions the inquiry will be continued.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
D. c. DRY CLEANERS HELD
TRUST LAW VIOLATORS
Firms Which Fix Prices and Divide
Territory Found Subject
to Prosecution.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Cleaners and dyers in the District Of
Columbia who by agreement fix prices
and divide territory are subject to prose-
cution under the Serman antitrust law,
the Supreme Court today declared.
The Atlantic Cleaners and Dyers, Inc; /;
the Globe Dry Cleaners and Dyers, the
Arcade Sunshine Co., the Vogue Dry
Cleaning Co. and a number Of indivi-
duals convicted in the District Supreme
Court Of violating the antitrust act
contended 1t did not apply to them be-
cause they were not engaged In "trade
or commerce" within the meaning Of
the act.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
new TRIAL REFUSED
IN CAR CRASH SUIT
Plea of Excessive Damages for
Former Deer Park Woman
0verruled.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND Nd. May 23.-Judge
W. Calvin Chesnut. in United States
Court, overruled the motion for a new
trial in the suit Of Mrs. Flota Rice
Hartman, Washington, D. c., formerly
OF Deer Park, Md. against the Keeley
Construction Co. of Clarksburg. w Va.
wherein jury here returned a verdict
for $1,000 for the plaintiff The de-
fendant alleged excessive damages.
Mrs. Hartman was injured when an
automobile in which she was riding
struck a barricade on the Kitzmiller-
Deer Park road. under construction.
Negligence was alleged Arthur OsweE,
Washington. D. c., driver of the car,
was killed, and suit for $4,000 dam
ages for his death is pending.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
COLUMBIA BAPTISTS
TO OPEN CONVENTION
Reports on Work Done During
Year to Be Read at Fifty
Fifth Session.

The fifty-fifth annual meeting Of
the Columbia Association of Baptist
Churches will open tomorrow morning
in Calvary Baptist Church and con-
tinue through Wednesday.
Reports of work done during the
past year will be rendered and speak
ers from other sections of the country
heard. Among these are Rev. Dr. Allyn
K. Foster of Chicago, c. C. Tillinghast,
headmaSter at the Horace-Mann School
for Boys of Columbia University; Rev.
E. H. Cressy, missionary to China and
secretary of the Council of Higher
Education of the Christian Educational
Association, and Mrs. Cressy, who has
done missionary work in China with
her husband for many years.
w. w. Everett is moderator of the
association. Other officers include Rev.
DR.. Grove G. johnson. vice moderator;
S. G.. Nottingham, clerk, and George
B. Bryan, treasurer.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
OPERA OPENS TONIGHT

The Washington Civic Opera Co.'S
second production, "Yeomen of the
Guard" a Gilbert & Sullivan opera,
will open tonight in the Mckinley
Auditorium and continue throughout
the week, with the exception of Fri
day.
The presentation of the opera fol-
lows many weeks of preparation by a
group Of Washington singers under d.
rection Of J. Humbird Duffy and Al
fred Manning.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
DENIES MORE MARINES
WILL GO TO NICARAGUA
Navy Department Formulates
Plans for Supervising Elections
in Fall.

The Navy Department today officially
denied published reports that $50
Marines will be sent to Nicaragua to
supervise elections this Fall.
r. The department insisted the plans
for overseeing the balloting are as yet
indefinite. They are to be formulated
concretely at conferences planned today
and tomorrow between the Navy and
State Department, officials said
Marine Corps headquarters asserted
there are now in Nicaragua the follow
ing forces of United States Marines
Second Brigade, 25 officers and 47C
enlisted men; with the Nicaraguar
National Guard, so officers and 125
enlisted men, and with the aircraft
squadrons, 81 officers and 224 enlisted
men
Evening star., 1932-05-23
CONSIDER MATTINGLY

A subcommittee composed Of Senators
Blaine, Republican, Of Wisconsin and
King, Democrat, of Utah was appointed
today by the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee to consider the nomination of
Judge Robert e. Mattingly, who was
reappointed few days ago by President
Hoover for another term in the Munich
pal Court of the District.
Appointment Of subcommittee Il Q
general rule followed in judgeship ap-
pointments
Evening star., 1932-05-23
PROBE MANS DEATH

An autopsy was to be performed today
to determine the cause Of the death
yesterday in Gallinger Hospital Of Carl
Piazza, IS, who fell down flight Of
steps Saturday in his home in the 170o
block of North Capitol street.
At first Mr.. Piazza was thought to
be not seriously hurt, but was taken
to the hospital later when he COM
planned Of pains. Detectives said Mr..
Piazza had been suffering from serious
stomach ailHenk
Evening star., 1932-05-23
YALE CLUB FIELD DAY
TO Be HELD TOMORROW
Annual Banquet to Be Served at
Chevy Chase Club Follow
ing Con tests.

The Yale Club of Washington will
hold its annual field day and dinner at
the Chevy Chase Club tomorrow.
Starting at o'clock the members
and guests will play golf, tennis or in
door base ball.
The annual banquet will be served
in the club house at o'clock Guests
will include F. Moran McConihe of the
Princeton Alumni Association; Walter
Tuckerman. representing Harvard
Alumni, and Proctor L. Dougherty
president of the University Club.
A program of entertainment will fol-
low the dinner. w. C. Miller, president
of the club. will preside.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
Held on Traffic Charge.

ROCKVILLE, Md, May 23 (SpeciaD
William T. Pearl of the 1900 block
Seventeenth street, Warrington, D. c.,
was being held on charge Of driving
while under the influence Of liquor to-
day following his arrest on the Rock
vile pike near Middlebrooke early yes
terday.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
Unidentified BODY
is FOUND In POTOMAC
May Be That of Thomas L. Read
ing, 10, Missing Since Week
Ago Yesterday.

The body of an unidentified man
was found in the Potomac River near
the Aqueduct Bridge today by some
boys. It was believed the body might
be that of Thomas Lyon Reading, 10.
of the 900 block Of Irving street. who
has been missing from his home since
q week ago yesterday, and whose auto
mobile was found abandoned in the
vicinity of Chain Bridge.
The body was taken to the Potomac
Boat Club, Thirty-fifth and K streets,
and was to be transferred from there
to the. morgue. The Reading boy is
b kSovher of Policeman M. z. Reading.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
Filling Stations Numerous.

There is an average Of one gasoline
station to nearly every mile of road
throughout the United States.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-10-13
PLENTY OF BIRDS AND HUNTERS

w. D. Clark, who returned last night
from hunting trip east of the noun
tain reports that over there he found
conditions that would make the aver
age Vashon Islander feel that this was
a land flowing with milk and honey.
Ranchers over there are selling APP
Piles for 10 cents box; Hubbard
squash for SIS per ton; onions for 80
cents per sack; melons for cent
each, and everything else in proper
ton.
Tim states that there were "a mil
lion pheasants and fifty hunters to
every pheasant" so evidently the sec
ton is thickly populated When ask
ed if he did any hunting he said that
he wanted to live awhile longer, and
that human life was of apparently nc
consequence to those who were after
birds. All of which indicates that
after more than forty years residence
here Tim has almost become a con-
firmed Islander
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-10-13
Island MeUs of Interest

w. d. and Guy Clark accompanied
Charlie Deppman on his Tuesday "trip
east of the mountains with the ex-
pectation of doing some bird hunting
on the trip.
Although NJ. A. Bentley knows that
he is to have another Job he is still
very much in the dark as to where II
is to be, so he says. He expects tc
maintain his home on the Island
however, although his new work viii
take him to the mainland
Miss Mayreld Ramquist left las
week for Los Angeles where she viii
again attend the Bible Institute. A
good position will enable her to gel
through school this year on her owl
resources.
Island visitors on Thursday were DR.
Dickson, county health officer, Thos
Willsie, road supervisor for the Soutl
District and A. j. McKinnon. DR.
Dickson spoke at the high school anc
the Vashon and Burton grammar
schools. An outbreak of diptheria II
section of King county has led to AZ
educational campaign for county
wide incubation for the disease.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-10-13

NJ H. Morrissey is able to be about,
although still not able to be at work
He has been suffering from severe
attack OF lumbago.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. II. Berringer ar
rived Tuesday evening for visit with
Island friends. They are staying at
the Mcgowan home. The Berringers
are now located in Des Moines.
Howard Willsie, who left last week
for California, writes that he reached
his grandfathers in Oakland and has
already found work.
Mrs. j. e. Ramquist, of Three Tree
Point, is visiting her son, o. E. and
family on the West Side. Despite her
83 years Mrs. Ramquist is still active,
mentally and physically, and refuses
to grow old. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. H. I, Miller, and
son, john who returned home Sunday
evening after spending the day here.
Mr.. and Mrs Barney Rindal and
Ethel Anne, of Poulsbo and Mrs E. O.
Rindal, of Everett, spent Sunday with
the F. A. Weiss family.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-10-13
MoLvIK EDWARDS

In the Cove Mission Hall. Sunday,
october 2, 1882, at II n, M, the mar
riage of Miss Lillian Edwards, daugh-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Edwards,
TO Mr.. Nilmar Molvik, was solemnized
at ceremony of memorable beauty,
with Rev G. Aug. Petersen officiating.
The hall was glowing with vivid
autumn colors, its altar with beauti-
full arch interviewer with white bells
and smilax was lovely. There were
large bouquets of dahlias and gladiolus.
The rich shades blended creating a
perfect setting for the beautiful bride
and her attendant.
Before the service Mr.. Karl Dahl
gren, accompanied by Mrs. Dahlgren,
sang, IT Love You Truly" and the
girls quartette composed of Valborg
Sarvold, Bertha Anderson, Norma and
Esther Petersen sang wedding Song
Miss Edwards was very charming in
a white georgette gown. Her tulle
veile was bound with Juliet cap, with
a cluster of orange blossoms at the
nape of the neck. She carried q
beautiful bouquet of white gardenias
tied with white satin ribbon.
Her sister, Miss Sadie Edwards, who
was maid of honor, wore smart gown
Of light figured georgette. She car
ried bouquet of yellow rose buds tied
/ with valln,y ribbon
Mrs. Edwards was in brown figured
crepe with corsage of yellow and pink
rose buds.
/ Rev. Arthur Molyik acted as best
man.
The reception following the cere.
mopy was at the Vashon Communit!
House where covers were laid fol
seventy guests. A four course dinnel
was served.
The Club House was beautiful.
decorated in autumn leaves, dahlia'
and gladiolus.
Mr.. wager, of Seattle, was toast
master.
Mr.. and Mrs Molvik have host o
friends who wish them many years o
happiness.
They will occupy their new home il
Seattle, in the Queen Ann district.
Contributed
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-10-13
BEALL BIRDS WIN HIGHEST
AWARD IN GEORGIA NATIONAL

Continued from page one)
% ounces per dozen 0.o5 points per
egg,
"a ounces per dozen 100 points per
egg.
IS ounces per dozen LOS points per
egg,
20 ounces per dozen Ito points per
egg.
Over 20 ounces per dozen Ito points
per egg.
MIR. Beall is one of the foremost
breeders of pedigreed single comb
white leghorns in the United States.
He holds offices in many of the Ma
tional poultry assoc iations and
through his contest winnings is very
good advertisement for the state of
Washington and Vashon Island.
Beall strain leghorns are pure Tan
cred blood. The foundation stock was
purchased in 1916 from David Tan
cred. Through persistent progeny
testing and strict culling the strain
has been kept pure and built up until
today they are among the leaders
both in body size and size OF eggs, as
well as high production. Mr.. Bealls
method of record keeping and progeny
| testing are becoming known ali over
the world and instructors and pro-
| fessors come from all over the United
States as well as other countries to
study books Of records Mr.. H. l..
] Schrader, Senior Extension Poultry
Husbandman of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture Of Washing
ton, d. c., recently visited the Beall
| farm and spent hours with Mr.. Beall,
going back into the records for years
and proving by actual facts and
figures that careful progeny testing
and keeping of records is absolutely
necessary to the development of such
splendid birds.
This year Mr.. Beall has entered
seven contests, Michigan, New York,
Georgia, John Tarleton, Texas,
Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Gross
mont, California.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-10-13
TO ATTEND SCHOOL IN CANADA

On last Thursday five Island boys
left by auto for Alberta, Canada,
where they will attend the Three Hills
Bible Institute. Those in the party
were Amos Ramquist, Simon and
Ralph Jorgenson, Jack Reeves and
Arthur johnson. Amos Ramquist will
take course in music and Bible
study, Simon Jorgenson and Jack
Reeves will take up Bible study, while
Arthur Johnson and Ralph Jorgenson
will take an academic course.
The boys expected to complete their
1900 mile journey by Monday morn
ing. They left in two cars. Word re-
ceived from them at the border con-
veyed the amusing news that on the
car owned by Amos Ramquist, coupe
body, with a truck rear, deposit OF
twenty dollars had to be made on the
car costing him $3.50, while Arthur
Johnson's, touring car, deposit OF
SIG had to be made.
The school the boys will attend is q
very excellent one and is conducted on
a plan of cooperative labor. Tuition,
board and room will cost the boys
only $85 per year. The school has
particularly fine courses in instru-
mental and vocal music, and the
school band and orchestra is a
prominent feature of the institution.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-10-13
WINS $3.50 PRIZE

Mary Jane Reyes was the winner OF
a prize of $3.50 awarded by the Mason
Bell Ringers for the most accurate re-
port of the sermon delivered Wednes-
day evening of last week. Her repro
duction was surprisingly accurate, and
almost letter perfect.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-10-13
ELL1spoRT ITEMS

Mrs. A. P. Lee and daughters, Donna
and Betty Sue accompanied by Will
Quick and Mrs. Brinkman we're Seattle
visitors Sunday Betty Sue reports
that they saw Tusko while there and
that "he sure was big fellow"
The Dunsford family would like to
know who ran off with their dog while
they were away from home q short
while Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Sarah Monchieff went to Seat
tie on Sunday, returning Tuesday.
Other Seattle visitors this past week
were Mrs. E. A. WendIsr and baby son,
Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. wendlcrs
mother, and Mrs, La Chappelle and
Mrs. De Merritt.
Mrs. Ed Woods mother, who has
been visiting her for some time re-
turned to her home on Monday of
this week.
H. F. Clausen, our hard working
chicken raiser, was the delighted win
ner of prize for eggs at the Puyallup
fair.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-10-13

Mrs. A. ST. John, of Chehalis, has
been on the Island for the past two
weeks, caring for her grandchildren,
Marcianne and Arthur Hansen, during
the absence Of their parents.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-10-13
BRIDE HoNoRED WITH SHOWER

On Friday afternoon, Mrs. Louis
Deppman, Mrs. Ray Croker and Miss
Irene Meyer gave a most delightful
shower at the Karl Steen home in
honor of Mrs. Alex Parchem, formerly
Miss Eva Steen.
Mrs. Parchem, who lives in Seattle,
came home on the one-thirty ferry
and upon entering the living room
was greeted by about twenty-five
friends who had assembled to extend
to her their best wishes.
Mrs. Parchem was the recipient OF
many lovely gifts which were present.
ed to her by little Barbara Dennis.
Delicious refreshments were served
by the hostesses in the dining room
which was tastefully decorated with
autumn flowers.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-10-13

ANSWERS TO QUEER QUERIES ON
PAGE TWO.
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2. The boil weeyil.
3. Venice.
4. Robert w. Service.
S. Corn, wheat, cotton.
6. The plateau Of Tibet in Asia.
T. The French royal family.
8. Bismarck.
8, The law of gravitation.
10. Cervantes.
Read the ads and profit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-18
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