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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-29

Power Co, motored over from
Seattle and spent Sunday with
Ellisport friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Furbush
of Seattle spent the week end
here.
Mr.. Fl. O. Fuller and children
We're the guests at dinner Sun
day of Mrs. II. E. Fuller.
Miss Minnie Hofmeister is
spending a few weeks with her
sister, Mrs. Frank Fuller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Fuller
and children were the guests at
dinner, Sunday, of Mrs. Fl. E.
Fuller.
Edward Furbush, who is work
ing in Seattle for the govern.
ment, spent Sunday in Ellisport
with his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wetmore
of Seattle spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fuller.
Mrs. Wetmore and Mrs. Fuller
are sisters
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-29
SWAT The TRAITORS
Vashen Heights Correspondent Is Wrsthy
New Building Being Erected
Personal Mention


Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. West and
son Frederic were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. S. Bonnell at din
ner on Sunday.
Vashon Heights was well rep
resented at the high school en-
tertainment Saturday night.
About twenty five were in the
audience from this section.
Elmer Harmeling is building
an addition to his residence, to be
used as a storage house. Mr..
Rhodes, the reliable" from
Seattle, is doing the work.
Mr.. Conrad Tjomsland, Mrs.
Tjomsland and Miss Edna Breed
were visitors in the city on Tues.
day. They went via the ferry
and report pleasant and inter
esting trip.
Only three were at drill Mon
day night from the Heights. 1t
would be possible to get "A full
quota to go every drill night if
each one could pay his part of
the cost of transportation.
Port election, Saturday, Dec.
/. Polling place, Andy Mathia-
sons residence. At the last port
election eight votes were cast in
this precinct. Let's beat that
this time by one, anyhow.
Polls open from LOO p. IN. to 500
p. IN.
Mr.. Cook is conquering the
hard spots" of learning to mas
ter his machine wonderfully well.
Owing to defective glasses he
occasionally stops on the side OF
the road to adjust his running
gear.
In the absence of a poultry de-
partment in The Record we de
sire to call attention to the re-
suits of the experiment at Pull
man the last year in the laying
contest. WalterHogan examined
the hen that laid 237 eggs the
best record and said it would
lay probably "a eggs. The one
that laid 233 he said might lay
1913 eggs. This shows that the
Hogan system is unreliable, and
the best you can say for it is that
it may tell you the poor layers,
but surely not the good ones.
A great deal is said, which we
think is justified, about spies be-
ing busy. We would call atten.
ton to the harpings of two pa
pers published in Seattle that
should be looked into by the gov
ernment-T The Business Chron-
icle and Washington State Week
ly. Their trade against trades
unions and the closed shop can
not be excused at this time on
any other ground than that they
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-29
GOES TO CAMP MILLS
Lisabeula Organizes Red Cross With An
Enrolment Of twenty-five Com
pares Thanksgiving Times


The Carlson family entertained
a number OF friends from Ballard
few days last week.
Ben Larson was home from
Camp Lewis over Sunday. Ben
has had another promotion since
he was home last. He is now
acting assistant sergeant.
In a letterreceived from Frank
Kneebone, he reports arriving
safely at Camp Mills, after a
pleasanttrip, and is now assigned
to Co. K, 1862 U. S. infantry,
formerly known as the 3rd Ore
gon. Frank says Camp Mills
cannot compare with Camp Lew
is in regard to comfort and clean
illness.
The local people didn't turn
out very we'll for the pie social
given by the Ladies Aid Society
last Friday evening, and had it
not been for the crowd that came
over from Burton, the affair
would have been somewhat of Il
disappointment. Rev. Gebert
certainly has good cause to
preach on Whats the Matter
with Lisabeula. " The program,
while short, was enjoyed by all
likewise the pie.
That Lisabeula is assured of n
busy and successful Red Cross
chapter, was evidenced by the
manner and spirit shown by the
ladies that turned out tothemeet-
ing last Tuesday afternoon.
Twenty five were enrolled as
members, which was practically
all that were present, and the
following officers were elected:
Chairman, Mrs. w. d. Page;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
McCatcheon; inspector of work,
Mrs. Steinforth; assistant in
spector, Mrs. Larson. On Sat
urday last Mrs. Douglas of
Maury Island came over and
gave an interesting and helpful
talk and left samples of the work
to be done. So the Lisabeula
ladies will be heard from, soon.
What a difference between the
first THANKSGIVING and the
Thanksgiving of 1917. AT that
time the Pilgrims were Offering
thanks for their safe arrival and
the start they had made in land
of freedom and liberty now their
descendants are fighting that the
freedom might not only endure,
but also set Europe free. And
we feel sure from the spirit shown
by our people and that of our
allies, that next Thanksgiving
will find us Offering thanks that
the world has been set free and
made safe for Democracy.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-29
RED CROSSAUXILIARY
Ellisport Women Show True Patriotism
Interesting items Of News From
This Social Center

The regular meeting of the
Ellisport Get Together Club was
held last Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. G. l.. Christy,
and was one of the most enjoy
able occasions of the season.
At the business meeting the
question of merging the Club in
to a Red Cross auxiliary was dis
cnssed, but the social and civic
work of the Club during the past
year has so closely united its
membership, and has become
such a source of helpful pleasure,
that it was unanimously decided
not to discontinue the Club, but
to form a Red Cross auxiliary,
the regular meeting of which
will alternate each week with the
Get Togethers.
The loyalty to the old Club,
and the earnest enthusiasm for
the Red Cross, presages sue
cessful winter of busy and help
full hands guided by sympathetic
and loving hearts.
Most of the women of Ellis
port have been doing their bit as
they could, individually, to aid
and comfort the men who have
gone to the front; but it is hoped
that concerted effort may help
even more, and every woman
wishes to do all that is possible
TO help wherever she can.
Mrs. Furbush, of the Celtic
gethers. was elected chairman of
the Red Cross auxiliary; Mrs. A.
w. knighton, secretary and
treasurer; and Mrs. Robert Nc
Dowell. supervisorofsewing Sew
enteen members were enrolled,
several Others have expressed a
desire to join the band of workers
and two men are already on the
honorary list.
Mrs. Pyle of Ellisport Hotel of
fered the hotel as sewing cen
ter, and the first meeting will be
heldthere nextFriday, beginning
atl0:00 a. m.
Among those enrolled in this
auxiliary THERE'S one mother who
has given two sons, and others
whose sons are preparing to go,
and every other woman will put
aside her unnecessary work to
help her neighbor's son to be as
comfortable as it is possible to
make him.
Working with the mothers who
are bravely giving so much, may
comfort their aching hearts also,
with the kindly love and sym
pathy that goes out to them.
The Get. Togethers have ac-
complished number of good
things during its existence, but
the greatest of these will be a
strong Red Cross band, whose
aim shall be to comfort the moth
ers as well as the sons, who are
giving their hearts and lives for
our country. No sacrifice should
be considered too great for those
who can only give money, time
or work so pitifully little in
comparison!
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-29
are sisters

Why not study shorthand and book
keeping in your home? Our Cores
pondence Courses have prepared hun
dreds of young people for responsible
positions. Write today for informa-
ton. Northwestern Shorthand Re-
porting School, Arcade Building, Sc
attic, Wash. Al
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-29

The ferry is back on the run
and in fine shape.
Mrs. A. G. McClanahan spent
Sunday IN Ellisport.
Sergt. Alex Newman of Camp
Lewis spent Sunday here with
his mother.
Mr.. Robinson. who was form
erly manager of the Light &
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-11-29

For shingles see w. V. Covey,
Vashon. Phone 223.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15
THOSE who used to worry for fear

THOSE who used to worry for fear
the Socialist party was going to
take the government in this country,
might as well cheer up, or seek some
other source for their perturbation.
As viewed from this angle it seems
that the Socialist party has put a
crimp in its own prospects more eff
fective than anything the sovereign
voters of other political camps could
have done. Because the Socialist
party has made itself over into a pro-
German party, self-respecting and pa
triotic Americans, heretofore aligned
with that organization, have deserted
it, and these include many of the
ablest leaders. In opposing the draft
law and the Liberty loan, in seeking
premature peace, and in numerous
other ways, the Socialists have shown
clearly their pro-German leaning.
Now nothing pro-German is likely to
prove largely popular in this coun-
try. In year. when we have looked
on our soldier dead, anything of
Hun tendencies is certain to become
even more unpopular than it is to-
day. This war is terrible, but moth
ing is surer than that it shall bring
a new awakening of the rousing spirit
Of patriotism which has carried Amer
lea triumphant through other wars.
Most of the soldiers will return, praise
be, when the trumult and the shouting
cease, and their voice shall ring true
IN the affairs Of the government they
helped to save. Can't you fancy the
Kings they will do to those sub-trait-
IRIS now masking under the guise of
Socialism? And thus by its own
policy, or for the pay of
he Prussian plutes, party which
night, if honestly conducted, have had
! chance TO rise to place and power,
low writes its own doom in this ma
ion as certainly as America will see
his war through to victory, if it takes
he last man and the last dollar.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

/ desirable to make it the chief factor
But sometimes men who priced theil
principles above their lives have hac
to depend upon it entirely. Grant
had to; he came to the point Of learn
ing that if he was to win he must
keep on putting more and more OF
his opponents out Of action at the sac
rifice of the same number of his own
men, relying on his superior number
to win for him eventually. Attrit;on
is still at work. Counting out Italy
and Russia. if need be, the man
power of the United States, England
and France and the colonies would
still be double that Of Germany and
Austria. If all Venetia is abandoned,
if second Marine is fought as far
south as the Pc, still will the steady
of the German reserve
troops go on relentlessly. It is ter
rible possibility, but we must steel
ourselves to meet anything, even the
many months of attrition that this
would mean. To gain a lesser goal
han that which we strive toward to-
lay, Grant said, when an exchange
If prisoners was requested: "Teil the
men in Libby Prison that they are dy-
ng for the country there as honorably |
IS if they were dying on the battle
ield." He counted on attrition and
he country backed him, as it would
Jack Pershing today.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15
THERE is one think that is happen

THERE is one think that is happen
ing all over the country that has
struck us as somewhat ridiculous
Maybe it doesn't hit you the same
way, but the funny part of it appeals
to us. Every time in the larger cities
there is a food conservation meeting,
or Liberty Loan drive, or Red
Cross boom where people meet to-
gether to start the boom, a banquet
is served. 1t seems that the eats are
eternal, that they are on every hand,
and perpetual While we talk of saw
ing food. we are eating our fill. Never
before in the history of the country
have there been so many banquets and
dinners and suppers. Maybe it isn't
funny, but it strikes us that way.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15
Certain Cure for Cronn

Mrs. Rose Middleton of Greenville,
ILL.,, has had experiences in the treat
ment Of this disease. She says,
when my children were small my
son had Group frequently. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy always broke
up these attacks Immediately, and /
was never without it in the house.
have taken it myself for coughs and
colds with good results"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15
CURRENT COMMENT.

EVERY soldier boy can be hero
for he who enters the turmoil of
war and returns clean in body and
soul will show himself TO be a man
in every sense Of the word.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

THERE may be some question as to
Lord Northclif's mission in this
country, but it is cinch he didn't
come over here to kid the public with
the notion that this is to be short
war and a merry one. According to
the great British publisher, the war
is just getting started, and America
has a large and difficult task ahead.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

THERE is not father or mothe
whose son is in the service Of I'm
Gle Sam who does not hope and pra,
that he may come back at least al
clean and pure as when he went away
The greatest agency to assist the boys
in that respect is the Army and Navy
Y. NJ C. A. The campaign of this
organization to secure 80 million dol
lars TO carry on this great work is in
progress this week. Men prominent
in army life predict that this great
war will be won by endurance. This
means not only financial, material or
physical endurance, but moral endur-
the fighting troops. How important
the morale of the troops, can
not to overemphasized. 1t is all-im-
porant. 1t will decide the war
as close observers verify believe. For
the morale of the armies of the allies,
there is no work to be compared for
moment with the Y. M. C. A.
unless ii may be the Red Cross.
The former is more direct in its in
huence and does much more in an in
sdividua way for the soldiers than it
is possible for the Red Cross to do.
The two organizations are on a par
in the sense that they are entirely in
dispensable. The Y. Nj. C. A. furnish
es the boys loafing, resting and club
facilities. 1t has writing paper, pens
and ink ready to their hand. II pro-
vides good, readable books. 1t fur
nishes entertaining lectures, moving |
pictures, concerts, choruses,glee clubs,
etc. 1t supplies indoor games, and or
ganizes outdoor games and contests.
These distractions will win the war,
if anything. by keeping the minds of
the men at the front wholesome,
healthy and cheerful, in the face of
the unmitigated savagery and horror
of Prussianized war. The moral in
fluence Of the Y. NJ. C. A. "huts" and
organization is another phase not to
be overlooked. IL is this organization
chiefly that answers the demand of
mothers: keep the camps clean"
There is no limit to the service of
the Y M. c. A. war organization, and
there are no limits to the support that /,
must be given this work. The 35 mil
lion dollars is to be divided somewhat 1
after this fashion: Eleven million to {
work in army camps in the country; {
IL million to work among American
soldiers overseas; 3ls million to work /
in the Russian army; 2le million TO I
the French army; l million to the o
Italian army; | million to work in I
prisoner of war camps; 4 million to e
provide for inevitable expansion. d
President Wilson, Secretary Baker, il
Secretary Daniels, every American a
army chief, Lloyd George, ex-Premier o
Asquith the heads Of the French gov i,
srnment and army, General PERISH n
Eg, and practically every leader at b
rome and abroad has given highest c.
and testimony to the work II
lone by the Y. NJ. C. A. among the h
oldiers. Lord Northcliffe said the Il
'ther day that he did not see how the OF
var could have been fought without S
he Y. NJ. c. A. Have you done your 81
uty in contributing to the needs Of Il
his great organization? IN
|
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

A housekeeper writes to inquire how
there can be any economy in sub
stituting corn bread for wheat bread
with corn meal at it's present price.
There isn't. But the food campaign
is not being made for our own sake,
but for the sake of our allies. If we
eat more corn bread-and the chances
are the price of corn meal will come
down when the immense new corn crop
begins coming to market-we shall
leave more wheat and -four to be sent
to England, France and Italy, where
they are sorely needed. That is what
we are trying to do-to eat less of
the things our allies need, so we can
help them out.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15
"COCIALISM pure and simple ha

"SOCIALISM pure and simple" has
infinite room for growth. 1t is
Socialism impure and complex" that
we combat, Socialism which accepts
and encourages the perverse doctrine
that universal cooperation can be at
tanned only by universal greed. 1t
is this dross that will not mix with
the gold of the basic faith of western
civilization.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

II you wish to save money on your
carpenter work see w. II. Basye,
phone sew.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

QUITTING it crudely, but with neces-
sary realism, we have started to
kill Germans. One Of the factors Of
the situation is attrition. 1t is never
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15
TALES OF TOWN
THE DOG HE LEFT BEHIND HIM

DICKS father is a busy man,
And though he never quite for
gets,
His days pass in giddy whirl--
T'is Dicks old dog that pines anc
frets.
All day he wanders restlessly
From street to street about the
place;
And searches with an aching soul
And mournful eye for one dear
face.
Dicks mother, too, is full of cares;
And though her heart oft flies to
France,
Still, household duties, Red Cross
work,
Give troubled thought but little
chance.
Old Laddie never heard of France;
He only knows that dusk no more
Brings to his ever listening ear
That well known footstep on the
floor.
Dicks sweetheart loves him tenderly
But she is young and brave and gay,
And always youths elastic foot
Can dance the saddest hours away.
Old Ladies' feet drag heavily;
He droops beside an empty chair;
He sleeps outside a fast-closed door
And dreams his master still is
there.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

A dream | dreamt, hellish thing
as though the mind of me had been
poisoned by thousand asps. And
as | dreamed, saw outdone as tho
by more accustomed minds and hands
the scenes of the inferno. What fiend-
ish forms were there whose shapes
seemed like mans, yet so unlike, my
soul revolted at the sight. For what
l saw was only parts of men-a
clutching hand, trunk decapitated,
and trunkless heads with wide star
ing, unseen eyes. And forms there
were that moved, with fearful faces,
ghoulishly grotesque. And, as on
earth, so in the air huge monsters
circled round, or darted swiftly, on
destruction bound, while hideous light
nings flashed, and thunders roared,
and monstrous hail, red hot, fell on
the fostering earth. And in the depths
foul fishes fed on human flesh and,
lest they hunger, incarnate fiends in
human form supplied them more, and
more. And as l dreamed, the very
air seemed poisoned with untruth till
all the minds of men were filed with
doubt. And high above the awful
din heard the wall of widowed wom-
en- and orphaned children's cries. And
as | stood striving to shut out the
awful sights and sounds, | saw two
forms, both strangely like to pic
tured one I'd seen, but still so like
each other, too, that as they walked
it seemed they merged in one-Satan
smiling as he viewed his work so
ably done, and Kaiser Wilhelm, the
master and the man.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

"Uh-well, sah," said the colored
brother to his parson, what rs been
connecting in muh mind yuh of late
am dis: When one O. dem aviations
hyin' along in de sky meets an angel
do he say 'Howdy, sab! Climb in on
de cushions and rest yo' wings or
DO ne acts like these yuh proud peo-
pie wild motor cars, and dess slap on
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

de speed and leave de po' angel uh-
wallerin' in de stink"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

de speed and leave de POI angel uh-
wallerin' in de stink"
& & &
For three successive nights the new
and proud father had walked the floor
with the baby. On the fourth night
he became desperate, and on arriving
home from the office unwrapped a
bottle of soothing syrup. ooh, Jim,"
exclaimed the wife, when she saw
the label, "what did you buy that for?
Don't you know it is very dangerous
to give a child anything like that?"
Don't worry" was the husbands
tired reply; "I'm going to take it
myself"
AT mems meeting one Sunday af-
ternoon the revivalist took half dol
lar from his pocket. "How many Of
you men have half dollar on you?"
he asked. "Take it out, l want to
show you something. You see, there
are just 10 stars above the eagle
In the left claw of the eagle there
are just - leaves on that branch, and |
there are Is arrows in the other claw.
On the other side, there are just 10 |
stars around the woman's head. Men,
that's the unluckiest piece of money
you can have in your pocket. Get rid |
of it as soon as you can; put it in the
collection plate"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

An Emmett woman, being asked to
sign conservation blank seemed dis
inclined. "It's nothing but an agree
ment that you will save and not
throw away any food" explained the
Hoover agent. Throw away food"
replied the woman. "Why, lordy
man, Is starving my rabbits now"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

Gem county is asked to give $1,000
to the Y. Nj. C. A. war work fund.
That amounts to just about the price
of one meal for Gem county. Willing
to pass up one meal for the boys 'over
there ?"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

There is absolutely no accounting
for tastes. We know one young wom-
an who is trusting her whole heart to
a young man whom the butcher would
not trust out of sight with nickle's
worth of liver, if there is such a
thing.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

Camouflage for conservation of su-
gar is practiced by an Emmett house
wife. Noting that her husband al
ways took four spoonfuls of sugar in
his coffee and would not be content
with less than that number, she
merely placed smaller spoon in the
sugar bowl--and she's getting away
with il.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

The new letter rate brought out
many suggestions. One of the most
pertinent suggested that everybody
buy Scent stamp instead of a two
and one, and thus "save on the
licking"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

Several years ago an Emmett
young man left town for the Pacific
coast. He came back a short time
ago and the old home town didn't
seem the same to him. He saw all
his old girls wheeling baby buggies.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

Old Bill Misgivens has figured it
out that somebody must have swiped
a bushel of his potatoes. He says he
planted six bushels and found only
five bushels when he dug them few
days ago.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-15

"The ghost of bad luck has always
followed me-" said Old Bill Misgiv-
ems. "Once bet a man he couldn't
put his foot in scalding water. l
didn't know he had a cork Leg"