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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

of intelligence was shown by
either side in guessing these.
The mental powers of the men
reached very low ebb, however,
when written questions, demand
ing exceptional research, were
distributed among them by the
mistress of ceremonies. Some of
them collapsed and were only
revived when it was explained
that the answers could be found
in the possession of the ladies'.
There was Immediately a rush
for the next room and the com.
pany was soon successfully divid.
ed into pairs, more or less well
matched.
The guests were then conduct
ed to the lower regions and here
dainty refreshments were sue
cessfully encountered. Each one
was then called upon to tell a
funny story and this feature of
the evening was most cleverly
carried out.
AS a prize for telling the best
story, Mr.. Lindstrom was pre-
scented with beautiful musical
instrument upon which he will
be able to play a song of a single
note without variations or prac-
tice. The prize for the largest
list of books represented by The
company was awarded to Mr..
Parkes. II was delightful little
volume profusely illustrated in
colors. At the urgent request of
the company he consented to
read it aloud, a closing literary
treat much appreciated by all
present who were in their second
childhood.
After solo rendered by Mrs.
Ireland the party dispersed, a
very enjoyable evening having
been spen6 which reflected much
credit upon the committee in
charge.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
A Case for Uncle Sam

Byron S. Wise, in charge OF
the local weather bureau, reports
that he made requisition to the
Seattle Office for new thermoln,
eter to replace one that was
broken. The instrument was re-
ceived and installed and Tuesday
morning he mailed his receipt
for same together with the small
box in which il was shipped by
placing them IN his mail box. II
has Developed since that some
one ritled the mail box of its con
tents before Carrier Frank Kings
bury made his rounds. 1t would
appear that some one needs TO be
reprimanded by Uncle Sam.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
An Auto Trip to Orting

Two auto loads of young peo-
pie left Vashon last Friday morn
ing bound for Orting, where
they gave Rev. and Mrs. Mill
gan the surprise of their life, and
where they passed a most enjoy
able day. The young folks be.
lievein preparedness" and Were
fortified on this occasion with
baskets full of good eats.
Aside from a few delays on &C.
count of one of the machines
breaking down, compelling some
of the party to remain in Ortine
over night, the trip was very
pleasant. Ia more extended no
tice will be given next week an
der the caption IAN Island Voy-
age. Ed"
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

balance of 50 cents for picking
and packing. Where does this
leave the farmerg
AT this rate how long would ii
take to buy ten acres of land at
$4,000 an acre.
How long would it take him to
pay of $4,000 mortagage?
How long before he could sup
port a Fordg
What rate of interest would
this pay on his investments
How much could you cut the
H. c. l.?
Could each member of the
family afford To eat more than
two eggs for breakfasty
How many movies could he en-
joy during the year? etc, etc.
Yours,
A. Booster.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
Steamer Is Decorated
In True Yuletide Style

The crew of the steamer Dart"
is to be congratulated on the ar
tistic work done on their boat in
the way Christmas decorating.
A regular Christmas tree
adorned the boat, both at the
bow and stern, with festoons of
greenery in every availablespace.
Over the entrance to the en-.
CINE room, and facing the cabin,
A Merry Christmas" done in
sprays of cedar by a deft hand,
greeted the passengers.
Captain Macmillan and En-.
gineer Christensen deserve spe-
cial mention for their part in
this work, which called attention
to time when people generally
should rise above selfish quibbl-
ing and see only the things that
are worth while. No other steam
er, on the East Pass at least, made
any attempt at holiday decorat-
ING.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

A Merry Christmas" it was
when twenty four relatives gath
cred on Christmas day. at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. P. Nc
Cormick at Center. The rooms
were beautifully decorated in
red and green. and the table
groaned under its weight of
goodies. Those present We're
Mrs. H. f. Fuller, Mr.. H. O.
Fuller and family, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Fuller and little daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Fuller and
family, MIR. and Mrs. Chas. New
come and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Foster from Seattle.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

This leaves balance of S4.12.
The boxes cost 10 cents each,
$3.50; carriage to wharf, 50cents;
a total of $3.50. With final
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Rodda
were hostand hostess alta happy
Christmas gathering at their
home at Qnartermaster The
guests We're Miss May Turner,
who is teaching in Raymond, Mr..
and Mrs. Il. f. Stone and child
rem Of Tacoma, Grayce Allison,
Mrs. Ella Allison, and sons, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Rodda and little
Louis, and Messrs. Howard
Rodda and Albert Therkelsen.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
Christmas Tree Catches Fire

Henry HofIneister is suffering
from severe burns on hands, face
and head, received while saving
their home Saturday night.
They had lighted the Christ
mas tree for the children when
it caught fire. The tree was
ablaze when Mr.. Hofneister at
tempted to put it outside and it
caught in the doorway, burning
castings, door, porch, curtains,
shades and some furniture. Mrs.
Hofmeister saw that the babies
were safe then returned to help
her husband. They are thank
full it wasn't worse. Mr.. Hof-
meister says he would much rath-
er suffer from the burns than
not to have shelter for his
family.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
VashOn Isld. Wood Yard

All Sizes Fuel Wood
Orders will be promptly flied ana
delivered to all points near Vashon.
Phone Ind 20s EDWARD EARTH
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

Chas. Kingsbury and wife of
Edgerton, Mimi, are visiting at
the home of his brother, A. d.
Kingsbury They expect to
spend part of the winter on
Vashon and then resume their
journey to California, returning
to Minnesota in the spring.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

At the franchise hearing at
the court house Tuesday fore
noon, the Vashon Telephone
Company's petition was granted
without single dissenter.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

A local poultryman of wide x-
perience kindly protfered his ser
vices to The Records query col
umn in Poultry Department,
and his good Offices were accept.
ed. Ply him with questions
keep him busy.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
Write it 1917.

General Scott thinks that more
men might be attracted to the
regular Army if the soldiers pay
was raised. 1t does look reason
able. Dallas News.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

Outlines of the Kaiser's peace
terms Indicate that he has failed
to include a provision that Am
orleans may again be allowed to
travelon steamships. Phil North
American.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04
A But True

a man living on Vashon Is
land who leased twenty-five.
year-old orchard of pears, which
produced a fair crop, picked and
packed his fruit and shipped it
to local commission house in
Seattle.
After careful meditation and
Santa Claus dreams as to how he
would use the proceeds from his
shipment, he receives the follow
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-04

According to reports from
coast cities the sound of revelry
by night with the attendant
headache the morning after, "
were entirely absent this New
Years. A good omen.
The Washington times., 1917-08-31
Krazy Kat

MR. HsFTfman's Cartoons appear IN
m In animated form Issued bz the
International Film Service and are
blown at all IeadinE theatres.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08

the last round won him a draw
and the esteem of every fan in the
house.
Battling Hopkins of Dupont
proved that he is not the amateur
he was touted for, but Eddie
Quinn slipped over a few pokes
that surprised him, despite his
ring experience. Quinn earned a
decision through his cool, con-
sistent boxing.
Martin Foley won a decision
over Bob Walker in a speedy
bout. Foley tried hard for a K.
o., but weakened himself in the
early rounds and did not have
strength left at the end of the
bout to slip over a good punch.
The entire card was as
good as any seen in Tacoma
In years. An error on the
part of the referee i'm one con-
test had no effect upon the
show as a whole. The Eagles
are to be complimented for
the class of their entertain
ments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
AL Whitman Is
Anxious to Box

AL. Whitman, clever South Ia
coma fighter, who has not been
seen in the ring for some time,
being under the Doctors care
with a broken knuckle, which lie
received in his last bout, is get
ting along nicely. He has been
working out twice each week for
two weeks past and is expecting
to again enter the ring shortly.
Whitman will work at Paul
Steele's gym, with his trainer, Joe
Richmond. He says that he has
had a hard time to keep out of
the ring during his disability.
When he watched others fight he
can hardly resist the temptation.
He is very clever artist with his
dukes, and the announcement that
he is again ready to meet all COM
ers will be favorably received by
all who have seen him fight.
Among his crowd Of followers
is the South Tacoma A. C. The
members are strong for Whitman
and always turn out well when
ever he is matched.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
Hopkins Boys
Beat Lincoln

In fast, clean game, the Hop
kins Athletic club Midgets last
night defeated the Lincoln Park
Night School Midgets at basket
ball, by score of 10 to 16. This
is the Hopkins teams third game
of the season. 1t has won iii of
them.
The first half ended with Lin
coin in the lead, but Hopkins
came back with rush in the sec
ond half and won. The stars of
the game were Anderson and
Crosta for Lincoln, and Steve Nc
Grath and Jack O'Keefe for Hop
kins.
The Hopkins A.. C. would like
to schedule games with Fife and
Falkland Midgets. Call the man.
ager, Mill Mcqueen, Main 1860,
after school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08

Jack Monroe, whose name will
go down in pugilistic history as
the only man who ever knocked
Jim Jeffries off his feet when Jeff
was in his prime, will never
bounce his right fist off another
jawbone.
Jack has just returned from
Europe, where as member OF
the famous Princess Pat regiment,
he received wounds in his shout
der which paralyzed his right arm.
While his regiment was rapidly
decimated in early engagements in
Flanders, Monroe escaped serious
wounds. But last fall piece
of shrapnel buried itself in his
shoulder, permanently disabling
him.
After his convalescence Monroe
started from England but was de-
layed between boats In Liverpool,
when his collie, "Bobbie Burns"
mascot of the Princess Pat, be-
came separated from him on the
docks. Monroe hunted for the dog
for two days and took the next
boat.
Monroe's career In the ring was
meteoric. He first achieved fame
in December, 1902, when he met
Jeffries in a four-round bout at
Butte, Mont.
Jeff was meeting all corners in
four-round bouts, and paying a
forfeit in case he did not knock
them out.
Jeff had been so successful that
he became careless and when he
met Monroe he left an opening
which the Pennsylvania giant was
not slow to take advantage of. In
the fourth round he caught Jeff
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
CAR FERRY TO
PORT ORCHARD
.ISLATEST IDEA

Plans for an electric line and
car ferry, to connect at Gig IIar-
Dor and make 1t possible to trans
fer carload shipments between
tween Port Orchard and Tacoma
in bulk, was laid before the COM
missioners Of Pierce and Kitsap
counties by its promoters, at a
joint meeting at Gig Harbor We'd
nesday.
The idea of the promoter IS to
have the counties join in backing
the scheme financially, and take
it over after a term of years. No
action was taken, but the Pierce
county commissioners agreed to
talk il over again.
The plan is not in tangible
shape" said Chairman T. H. Bell
ingham when the commissioner
returned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
ssIRISH NIGHT" AT LODGE
BRONSON wins FRIENDS
REFEREE BADLY PANIED

became wobbly again, and few
blows to the head sent him down.
The gong saved him. Corners
kept his feet in the fourth, but
was on the defensive at all times.
Richmond showed a superiority
over Corners that cannot be
doubted. How Schock ever
thought the match was a draw is
hard to imagine.
Battling Bunker, the balmy
bean boy from Seattle, put
Gus Bloom of Tacoma to
sleep In short order. Bunk
er's arms worked like the
sails of windmill, but when
he finally connected with
Gloomy Gus phyz II was
sweet dreams for the Taco
man.
Walter Porsch and Jack
Shaughnessy fought a smashing
go, the most popular of the even
ing. The men slugged like de-
mons. In the third round Shaugh-
messy went down for the count OF
nine. His quick return to the
fight, and terrific comeback in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
High Schools
Play Friday

Lincoln Park and Stadium highs
tangle for their second game of
the basketball series Friday aft
ernoon on the Lincoln floor.
Coach Mallory expects a close
game, and has been training his
tossers for the test. The Lincoln
boys have played several games
since the last one with Stadium.
Lincoln hopes to have their tall
center back in the game Friday.
Stadium has been preparing hard
since the last game for a tight
contest and has met several out
side teams.
Lincoln's lineup will be Hill
and Danielson, forwards; Parker
and Hunt, guards, and Skahan,
center.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
DETER'S
L IFFLE
DO YOU KNOW THAT

DO YOU KNOW THAT
has "Cobs' smokes
now?
checker has lots of time
since the state dry?
Shankn fob with immense diamond In it,
presented him by the Eagles lodge?
Nelson believes edit and play semi
pro ball
is baseball players?
Akin, commissioner
"mperative?"
going be whipped by Bonds?tThs
holy bonds marmony)
Joe Bonds can't get the eastern to mention him. even
when he all comers?-but that
SKIES without having fought
battles in a year?
We a
soon?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
Ted'S Nemesis
On Trail Again

Ted Meredith, who recently won
the greatest race of his career
when he got up from sick bed
to enter and win the 600-yard in
door race in New York, will have
his hands full this spring.
With Ted it will be a relapse,
for his opponent will be Binga
DESMOND, who defeated him last
year in record time.
The pair will meet February -
in a quarter-mile race in New
York
DESMOND has reported to the
Knights of st. Anthony officials,
who are staging the event, that
he has sprinted a record breaking
quarter in training and hopes to
repeat In the race.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
Clever Star In
New Metro Play

Picturesque and pleasing in
setting, Threads of Fate" new
Metro wonderfully, opened todaf
at the Apollo for three days. This
film presents the delightful young
star, Viola Dana, who has won
hosts of admirers through her
work in several recent Metro re-
leases.
The incidents of Threads of
Fate" are said to be woven into
a fabric of human interest, laugh
ter, tears and excitement that
makes most pleasing story. Fol-
lowers of Metro plays know what
to expect in acting, and the stag
ing is said to be up to the usual
standard.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
|Ludy LANCER May
Set New Record

Ludy LANCER, holder of all dis
lance swimming records, is train
ing in Honolulu for the Hawaiian
A. A. U. midwinter water carnival
to be held there Washington S
birthday and is said to be in The
best of form.
Experts who have watched
LANCER work out declare he is
cutting through the water with
more speed than ever and expect
to see some world records fall
during the carnival.
Duke Kahanomoku, Norman
Ross, Perry McGillivray and other
famous swimmers are entered in
the races.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08

II was Irish night at the
Eagles lodge last night!
Eight boxers out of IA on the
card were real native sons OF Old
Erin. So many of the ringsters
wore green tights that the aver
age fan couldn't keep track or
their identities.
Matchmaker George Shanklin
wore an immense green necktie
in honor of the occasion.
And to show their real fight
ing spirit, those Irishmen put up
some of the scrappiest battles
seen in a Tacoma ring since Hec
was a pup. Oh. Boy!
y
Only one incident caused dis
satisfaction among the fans. Art
Schock, referee at all Eagl2es'
smokers, and considered one of
the best men for that position In
: the Northwest, kept one eye
closed when Joe Richmond and
Earl Corners put on their terrific
Suggest.
Schock surely must have had
q einder in his eye, or he could
not have awarded u draw decision
I'm that affair. We have no doubt
Judgment. But every fan in the
room, even including Corners
best friends, believed that Rich
mOnd had Earl ON the run
throughout the match.
The main event of the show,
between Muff Bronson, light
weight champion of this neck OF
the woods, and frankie Sullivan,
of Los Angeles, was the least
spectacular bout of the entire
card. Sullivan was given a draw,
although in the estimation of
most ringsiders Bronson had a
decided shade over him.
1t was Bronson's first appear
ance In Tacoma ring. He show
ed a world of speed, and some
cleverness at mitigating that
caused even the oldtimers TO sit
up and take notice. But there
was none of the slam bang-biff
stuff that makes a four-round
battle interesting.
Harry Casey and Jimmie
Maloney put up corking
good semi-windup.
These boys knocked each
other ont simultaneously at
Seattle u short time ago, and
there il no irendliness he.
tween them. During four
fast rounds, they both tried
eagerly for n knockout, step
ping around the ring In one
burst of speed after another.
Ii was good draw, with
every round even.
Joe Richmond and Earl Con-
ners held the interest of the fans
better than any other bout on the
card. Joe did none of his usual
comedy work. lie was all bust
ness.
The South Tacoman tried to re-
peat the knockout that he hand
ed Corners several years ago, and
almost did 1t. Both boys fought
toe-to-toe from the first gong.
Near the end of the first round,
however, Richmond caught Earl
with terrific right cross, and
Corners went down in a heap.
Earl managed to stick out the
round, and held his own in the
second. But in the third Corners
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
Sporting Editor Times:

Sporting Editor Times:
To settle an argument,
can you tell me whether
Frank Gotch was ever de-
feated after he won the
worlds wrestling title, and
whether Joe Stecher has
wrestled him for the cham
piOnship?
WRESTLING FAN.
A.-Frank Gotch retired
with the title and has en-
gagged in no championship
matches for years. He has
not wrestled Stecher at all,
so far as the records and my
memory serve. 1t is also re-
ported that Stecher is a men,
Der of the wrestling stable
now controlled by the unde-
feated champion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
German Funds
Are Withdrawn

Omitted Press Leased Wirc.p
NEW YORK, Feb. Sherman
funds have been withdrawn from
this country in large amounts In
anticipation of the break of dip
lomatic relations. according to
statements in reliable financial
circles here today.
Two million dollars in gold
has been sent to Argentina so far
this month, and it is believed part
of this was for German account,
despite denials from German
firms. Such action was inter-
preted as indicating German be-
lief that South American coun-
tries would maintain neutrality.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
c. p. S. Winner

The College of Puget Sound
basketball team won an easy vic
tory over the Comets, new
team, on the Y. M. G. A. floor last
night, by a score of 4S to II. The
Comet team was composed of the
following players: Carlson, Craig,
Wilson, Shields and DuFrasne.
c. p. s. players were Hanawalt,
Moody, Huntington, Curtis and
Miller.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
kilograms In
DrOves Sweep
Upon Congress

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-As
part of concerted effort Ito keep
the American people from being
unduly stirred up" by the GER
man situation, many senator's, 1t
was learned today, are keeping
concealed in their desks numer-
Gus kilograms from organizations
and individuals commenting IA
vorably or otherwise on the break
with Germany.
Scores of such kilograms have
been read into the record at the
request of senators receiving
them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
Most Likely
Stage Money
Omitted Press Leased WIRE,

CHICAGO, Feb. S.-The h. C.
OF !. apparently isn't bothering
Mike Gibbons or Les Darcy.
Harry Sherman, Minneapolis
promoter, has offered a purse of
100000 to be split 60-40 be-
tween them for a 10-round mill.
He backed his offer with a certi-
fled check, for $4,000 as EVIL
dence of his businesslike inten-
tions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
Steamer Comes
From Scotland

Omitted Press Leased Wirc)
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-The
Tuscania, queen of the Anchor
line ships, arrived today with Sc
passengers from Glasgow. She
was three days late, due to bad
weather and the roundabout
course taken on the way over.
Robert w. Reford, Montreal
agent for the Anchor line, was
among the passengers. They had
not heard of the sinking of the
California until they reached
port.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
HOUSE DOWNS
UTILITY BILL
(SpeciaI to The Times. }

OLYMPIA, Feb. 8.-The Swale
house bill No. 81 which grants to
cities of the first class the light
to extend their public utilities
beyond the city limits, was de-
feated in the house today when
recommendation of public ltili-
ties committee for indefinite post
ponement was adopted, GA to %.
The Nelson non-partisan bill
and the Fuller reapportionment
bill will probably meet similar
fate, on the ground that they are
questions which would be Cow
cred by a constitutional conven-
ton"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
Game

Crippled by the loss of several
players, the Sodality A. G. bas-
ketba,l team has cancelled its
game scheduled with O'Brien for
tonight. Garceau, Shovlain and
Gallagher, members of the fast
Tacoma team, are on the sick list.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
PREPARE TO
DEFY SUBS

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-The IN
ternational Mercantile Marine is
likely to be the first American
line to defy the German subma-
rine proclamation by sailing its
ships armed for defense and re-
fusing to paint them with red and
white stripes as ordered by the
German admiralty.
Officials of the line announced
today that they are trying to get
in touch with former naval gum
ners. They were advised by Sec
rotary Lansing they may arm
their vessels for defensive Eur-
poses II they desire.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-08
Murname Dies

NUhiteu Frers Lchseu Wfre,D
BOSTON, Feb. S.-Timothy II.
("Tim") Murname, one of the
Oldest and best known baseball
writer's in the country, is dead.
He succumbed to heart disease
last night in the lobby Of the Shu-
bert theater q few minutes after
meeting members Of his family
for theater party