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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01

George Mock, a resident of
the Island when a schoolboy,
and son of Rev. w. H Mock,
pioneer Methodist preacher and
Grand Army man, was a recent
visitor on the Island. Until re
Gently Mr.. Mock has been locat-
ed in California and also at Bel.
lingham, but had not been on
Island since he went away, 26
years ago.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01

Mrs. G. X. coryell visited in the city
last Monday.
Albert Corbin spent Tuesday in the
city. Yes, he went to a movie
Miss Ruth Coryell visited with Miss
Kate Harmeling last Sunday.
Mr.. Fred Nickerson spent the week
end with the A. ID. Cowan family.
Mcssrs. Coryell and Bomel attended
the meeting to help organize the
vashon-Nlaury Island Association last
Saturday.
Mrs. c, L. Tiomsland has word from
Mr.. and Mrs Felix Johnson, ogcma.
Wis, that they have little daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Myers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan, Dr. and Mrs Pemberlhy of
Seattle, spent the week end in the
cottages at the Heights.
Misses Mary Corbin, Dorothy Cowan,
Helen Mathiason and Clifford Corbin
attended the basket bail game at the
high schooi Saturday evening
Elmer Harmeing ard g, L. Tjoms-
land have spent two days with guns III
their hands looking fer coons They
did not find an evidence OF footprint.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Taylor of Hill
crest Farms have been visitors during
the week At the home Of Mrs. 1'aylor's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. West.
A. J. Vcnicr, brothcr-in-law Of c.
L, Tjomsland. broke his ankle by fall
ing from scailold while painting at
the General Hospital in Seattle.
MIR. chas. Randolph is doing some
carpenter work for MIR. Gcigcr. He has
been working on the Frederick x Mel
son building in Seattle for several
months.
Mr.. VIM. Cowley, agent for Mrs. Lor-
ing, living AZ Pasadena, Cal, has been
authorized TO plant 20 acres in fruit on
her land, which will be done immedi-
atcly. This will make about 40 acres
planted at the north end this season.
The officers Of the new association in
connection with the cannery could not
be improved upon every one's record
is of the highest standard. Every res
idcnt on the Islands should join the
association, whether you are grow
cr or not.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-01
Burton Locals

Mrs. Il. II. Whitfield returned
Thursday from McCleary, where
she had been to attend the
funeral of her father, who was
killed by Il falling tree about
three weeks ago.
Rev. Gebert came over from
Tacoma Saturday TO fill his re.
gular appointments Sunday, but
owing to the snow storm Sunday
he was advised by the Lisabeula
friends that it would be needless
for him to 20 over.
Arvine Bentley went to Taco.
ma Saturday for a short visit
with his brother Marion and
family, but returned in time for
Sunday school Sunday morning.
We hear that B. p. Nelson has
fine new Dodge car, but as yet
we have not had a glimpse of it.
Miss johnson and Miss Stein
We're among the passengers on
the Friday afternoon boat for
Tacoma.
Mrs. Nettie Jones is expected
home from Seattle, where she
went TO look after business in
terests about ten days ago.
Miss Mae Bixby and her
friends, Miss Mills, Mr.. Stephen
Arnett and Mr.. Harry Beardsley,
came over from Tacoma Satur-
day evening to attend the basket
ball game at the high school, re-
turning Sunday evening.
Little Robert Stewart, who
had his adenoids and tonsils re.
moved short time ago, is get
ting along fine and his general
health seems to be improving.
The concert given Friday
evening by Miss Il. b. Stewart,
Mr.. H, r. Henton and others,
was enjoyed by the few who
ventured out. The following
program was well rendered and
many numbers encored;
Organ SOLO, "Forsaken''. ..... Koschat
Mr.. H. L. Henton
Vocal solo, Resignation ~. Roma
Mrs. Ireland
Reading, Aunt Einora's Hero .....
Mrs. j. Gordon
Vocal solo, Somewhere Voice Is
Calling. ............. Tate
Miss E. b. Stewart
Organ solo, (a) Valse. ........ Chopin
sb) Valse. ....-.... Chopin
Mr.. H. f. Henton
Vocal solo, ta) ''Violetsn. No.. Fame
tbi &one Morning, o, So
Early' ......... Galley
Mrs Il. +. Henton
Reading. Uncle Nose" ......4....
Mrs. Gordon
Vocal solo, ''The Tempest. Perkins
Mr.. Frctz
Organ solo, "Gavotter .... Dupont
Mr.. Henton
Vocal solo. Happy Days Strelezei
Mrs. Henton
Vocal solo, (a) Fairy Pipers". Brewer
tbl .Isuliaby'i .........
Miss Il. 3. Stewart
After the program social
hour and refreshments were en-.
ioyed.
DR.. Sulliger gave a fine sermon
at the NJ. E. church Sunday a. m.
Owing to inclement weather the
attendance was quite small. In
the afternoon the quarterly con
ference was held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Whitfield.
Saturday night on the Burton
high school court, two games of
basket ball we're played. a fair.
ly large crowd was in attendance.
The Young folks and some of the
Older ones seemed to enjoy the
games hugely The first game
was between a team of boys from
Tacoma and the second team of
the Burton high school The
score was 80 to 8 in favor of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-27
BOYS AND GIRLS

A boys curiosity is directed to the
ice box; a girl would like to see what
is in the top bureau drawer.
A girl can give the impression
when away from home that her par
ents are wealthy; boy cannot.
Every boy is old enough to be well
come to sit in the neighbor girls par
lOr many years before his sister
thinks he is old enough to sit in the
parlOr at home.
Give a boy a dollar and he will eat
it; give his sister one and she will
wear it.
A brother and sister may have hair
of the same shade, but the boys is
called red and the girls auburn.
When brothers fight, it is over the
larger share of pie; when sisters
quarrel one has worn something be-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-27
AMT NATURE WONDERFUL!

AMT NATURE WONDERFUL!
Glasses
Glasses and golf balls take the
cake for being the hardest articles to
keep in sight. Getting misplaced,
glasses have the bottle opener lex
cuse us, we mean house slippers)
beat to a FRAGILE.
Glasses are made so we can see
better Some people see too much
without wearing glasses. Some
glasses are made to magnify things
and some to make things look
smaller. Butchers can do both of
those stunts without wearing glass
es. When cutting meat they focus
their eyes to diminish and when the
meat is on the scale their eyes mag
Nifty and see double
We envy the fella who wears and
10-cent store glasses. He has per-
feet eyesight or he couldn't wear
them. If your eyesight weakens and
you don't like the eyedea of wearing
glasses, join the police force.
A lot Of people wear big horn
trimmed glasses and they look like
they are looking through a couple
of knot holes. We have a pair of
cheaters and wear them continually,
on the mantle.
-O-O-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-31
MIDDLETOWN
Middletown Subscribes
$135,OOO to Liberty Loan

The Liberty Bond committee met
last evening in the Council Chamber
and reports were made by the cap
tains that $1S5,00O had been sub
scribed and may reach $4,000, as
some have not reported. The reports
from the captains are as follows:
First ward, First precinct George
Core, $500; Second precinct, n. c.
Thurman, 1850; Second ward, First
precinct, A. G.. Banks, $1,750; Sec
ond precinct, DIR. J. +. Blecher, S25.-
600; Third ward, First precinct, A. Fl.
Luckenbill, $4,000; Second precinct,
NJ. II. Gingrich, $4,000; Royalton, s..
II. Ney IND A. Harmon, captains,
S2,1O0; Lower Swatara township,
Isaac Coble, captain, $500; Lon
donderry township, T. S. Manning,
captain, $4,000; Middletown shoe
factory, $4,000.
The Rev. T. C. McCarrell. DR.. j.
f. Blecher, E. S. Gerberich talked on
the work done by the captains and
their assistants.
The aviation plant reported S11,-
$50; the Farmers bank reported
S5O,150; the Citizens bank, $43,50O,
but till the deductions are made will
reach the $4,000 mark.
Miss Bertha McCurdy, of Lawrence
street, was united in marriage to
James Brookes, of town, at her home,
Tuesday evening, at. 7.30 o'clock, by
the Rev. Mr.. Daniels, pastor of the
local A. NJ. e. Zion Church. A re-
ception was served after the we'd
ding.
Miss Matilda Taylor, of Cameron
street. was married to Ernest Fletch-
er, of Steelton, at the Methodist
Church, by the pastor, the Rev. w. f.
Flamer, at o'clock
Mrs. r. f. Matthews, has returned
home from Shippensburg.
The NJ. E. Church choir was enter
tanned at the parsonage last evening
by the Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cunningham, to q Halloween party.
The rooms were decorated for the
occasion.
The Ladies' Bible class of the
NJ. e. Sunday school, taught by Mrs
William Lindemuth, gave a surprise
Halloween party at the home of
Mrs. John Wagner, one of the class
members, residing in Ann street, last
evening.
Mrs. Millard Reinhart, of Lebanon,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. John
KurtZ, Jr.; Ann street for week.
A moonlight dance will be given in
the Krauss auditorium, Union and
Emaus streets, this evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-31

pertaining thereto are set forth as
follows:
The Governor is receiving daily
letters and visits from many persons
VINO desire to have concessions made
TO relatives and friends in the mat
ter of exemptions from the conscrip-
ton act of Congress. The impress
sion seems to be had that in some
way the Governor has power to
modify the action of local and of
district boards. This impression in
some cases has its basis in the state
ments of members of such boards.
It is important to remember that
these boards are all created by act of
Congress, and the members are all
appointed by Federal authority. The
state government has no power
whatever to modify or change any
action of these national agencies.
When cases are brought to the Gov
ernor's attention they are investi-
gated as fully as possibly and the
facts referred to the board con-
cerned for such action as to 1t may
seem proper.
1T is, therefore, most important to
keep in mind that all this is national
and not state business and that
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-31
OBERLIN

The annual thank offering meeting
of the Mission Band of Salem Luth-
eran Church. will be held Sunday af-
ternoon at 2 in the Sunday school
room. The following program will
be given by the children: Song, 1--WE
Come Little Mission Band: scrip
ture lesson; prayer; piano solo, Alta
Brehm; recitation, None Too Lit
tle," Pauline Pantle; solo, "The
Children's Hosehana," Frances Fack-
Ter; recitation, "a Tiny Boy" Luther
Reigert; exercise, Once There Was"
Violet Fesslers and George Pantle;
solo, "Hushaby," Mary Reigart; reci-
tation. limitation Japanese" Ellie
nora Weikert; solo, Evelyn Fessler;
pageant, "How the Lutheran Church
Came to America" Miriam Janson,
Helen Lendle, Grace Rupley, jean
nette Wise and Sarah Dickey; reci-
tation, "a Work For Jesus" Ruth
Reed solo, Hear Them Calling"
Ruth Rupley: recitation, "a Collec-
ton Jingle" Marion Radford; piano
solo, Emma Jefferies; lifting of thank
Offering boxes; recitation, "Good-by," d"
Mark Brehm; closing hymns.
The Embroidery Club held n mas
uuerade party Monday evening at
the home of one of the members,
Mrs. Nelson Hopple. Refreshments
were served to the following: Miss
Olivia Stengle, Miss Mary Jones, Miss
Katherine Short, Miss Stella Wilmer.
Miss Esther Stauffer. Mrs. Earnest
Fshenour. Mrs. Roy Osman, Mrs. r.
w. Byrod and Mrs. John Grauley,
of Steelton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bigler enter
tanned the following guests on Sun
day: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kensol
Mr.. and Mrs. David Shanaman from
Richland; Mrs. Lydia Shanaman
Mrs, Wesly BENNY. daughters Ruth
and Mary and son George, of Ann
Vile.
Mrs. Cora Powers, of Lancaster
visited her sister. Mrs. John Bright
bill. the early part of the week.
The High school will hold a bazar
in the enginehouse Friday evening
November 2, beginning at $40.
Chester Shope, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Shope and Mrs. Sarah Rosenberg
Of Springfield, Ohio, are visiting their
brother, Benjamin Shope.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Palus, oi
Wom elsdorf. spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Jones.
Miss Helen Brehm has returned
from Selinsgrove where she spent
several days with Mr.. and Mrs. 10.
seph Janson, Jr.
John Keifer, of IIighspire, spent
the weekend with his sister, Mrs
Charles Greenawalt
Earl Hanshaw. of United State;
Army, stationed at Camp Meade, was
home on a twenty-four hour fur.
lough.
Mrs. Lydia Shanaman, OF Annville
is the guest of Mrs. Hilton Bigler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-31

Service Commission to-day granted
an order assessing damages to prop
erty owners against tho borough OF
Butler to the amount of $7,3S2 as
result of the construction of a bridge
above grade over the tracks of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the
borough of Butler. The bridge was
built with permission of the COM
mission. =
Corn Crop Up. - The bulletin of
the State Department of Agriculture
in reviewing the corn crop conditions
says that twenty-five counties re-
port indications of better crop :han
usual and that Cumberland, Psila-
delphia and Adams, report the
situation favorable to Il. crop ten per
cent above the average for the last
ten years. The prospects for the
state at large in the matter or the
corn crop are given as 93 per cent:
as compared with So at this time last
year. The production OF shelied
corn to the acre last year averaged
81 bushels. The bulletin pays that
the average production of rye to the
acre in. Pennsylvania in 1917 was
l17.3 bushels as compared with l6.S
bushels last year and oats 800
bushels as compared to 81. The oats
average for ten years has run 81.
Lancaster led in rye production anu
| Delaware in oats. The quality OF
oats is above that of last year. The
potato crop is said to have stood at
the average of ten years early in
! October.
After Feed Crooks. - The State
Department of Agriculture has re-
ported, over n dozen prosecutions
ordered because of cattle and chicken
feeds being found ndulterated with
weed seeds, cottonseed hulls and oat
hulls. Other instances of misbrand-
! ing have also been found and mr.
rests ordered. Owing to the high
price of feed the State agents have
been ordered to make close inspec-
| tions of all feeds
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-31

these boards, as national agencies.
operate under Federal control and
not In any way under state control.
The Governor has no function and
no power in such cases"
How They May Votc.-Secretary
OF the Commonwealth Cyrus IL.
Woods, in response to many In
qu1ries, to-day drew attention of the
public to the manner by which quail
fled voters in actual military service,
and away from their place of resi-
dence, less than ten in number, sepa-
rated from their companies, in com
panies of another state, in hospitals,
on vessels or otherwise detained in
such manner as unlikely to be home
Tor elections, may vote. The Civil
War act of 1854 governs in such
cases, the Secretary says and a voter
who comes under its regulations as
outlined to vote before election day
must deposit his ballot properly fold
ed in sealed envelope, together
with statement containing the
name of the voter, the county, town
snip or borough or ward of which he
is a resident and a written or printed
authority to some qualified voter in
the election district of which said
voter is resident, to cast the ballot
contained in the envelope, for him,
on the Ody Oh the SAID election" The
voter must take oath to his ballot
and if n private must be attested by
an officer of his company, and also
make oath to his qualifications as q
voter and his inability under the law
to be present to cast his own ballot.
In case of the voter being in a hos
pital or on vessel the papers may
be witnessed before any officer
thereof. There are many such de-
tached units of ten or less in the
United States service containing
qualified voters, Mr.. Woods says,
and it is desired that each shall have
his vote.
Ex-Congressman Here - Ex-Con-
gresham p. M. Speer, of Oil City,
was here to-day on Public Service
Commission business.
Two Accountants. - II. c. Magee
and C. II. Case, of Philadelphia, have
been appointed certified public Rc-
countants.
Policemen Named. - Willis l..
Sahy and Lee r. Smith have been
commissioned Pennsylvania Rail-
road policemen. G. X. Shanamar
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-31

has been commissioned for the
Bethlehem Steel Company in Leb-
anon county.
Increase Filed. - The Mifflin
Bread Company has filed notice Of
increase of stock from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Harrisburgers Interested. - The
Simplex Surface Contact Co., of
Williamsport, has been chartered
with 100000 capital The incor-
porators include John F. Whitaker,
ID. l. Diehl and w. c. Orth, Harris
burg.
IIumb in Charge. - George C.
Lumb, acting superintendent of
State Police. has taken charge of
the department in accordance with
action of the Governor for the period
OF Colonel Groome'a absence.
Board Adjourns. The State
Compensation Board closed up its
session here last evening and is
meeting in Philadelphia.
Prepare For Fall Fires. - In
preparation for the approaching fall
forest fire season Chief Forest Fire
Warden Writ of the Pennsylvania
Department of Forestry has been
canvassing the States danger Bpots
with n view to appointing patrolmen
where special forest fire risks exist.
So far seven, patrolmen have been
appointed for daily service during
the dry reason. These men will
make daily trips through forested
areas in Potter. Cambria, Blair.
Center, Luzerne and Huntingdon
counties. In addition TO patrolmen
already appointed for service
throughout the season. many ad-
ditional patrolmen will be hired
when weather conditions increase
the danger of forest fires These ad-
ditional patrolmen will cover parts
Of Franklin. Fulton, Luzerne, Car
bon, Union, Westmoreland, Pike and
Monroe counties. They will not
serve continuously but only during
times of special danger. Should there
be an exceptionally dry forest fire
season this fall. the Department OF
Forestry would be forced to work
under a severe handicap because al
most one-half of the foresters have
! enlisted.
Bridge Damages. - The Public
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-31
BOROUGH NEEDS
MORE WORKMEN
Squad of Men Now Employed
Unable to Do the Work,
Councilman Says

Immediate need of more men to
catch up with work on borough
streets and clearing out sewers, will
be brought to the attention of coun-
Gil at its next meeting, by the high
way committee, according to a men,
Der of the committee to-day.
This committeeman said that the
streets are in bad condition as well
as the street sewers. He said that the
committee will suggest that the bor-
ough get a large squad of men in
some way to make a general cleanup
of the street sewers and place the
bad streets in condition. He continued
that if the work is allowed to go
undone, the sewers will freeze up
this winter and it will be impossible
to repair the streets before spring.
Unable to Get Stone
Borough officials claim that it is
impossible to get stone to do repair
work. Efforts are being made to get
sufficient stone to place some OF the
bad streets in good repair. Busl-
nessmen are daily complaining about
the deplorable condition of TrewicK
street, which, is the main tributary
for business vehicles to the west
Side. Both freight stations are 10
Gated on this street and in order to
get to them businesshouses must use
Trewick street.
The recent rains washed large
amounts of ground off the hills on
Front street. This is being cleaned
off by borough employees. At Front
and Franklin streets the water loos-
ened a large number of wooden
blocks. Repairs will be made as soon
as possible.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-31
PRIZE AWARDS
FOR LIBERTY
CONTEST MADE
High and Grammar School
Pupils Have Grasp on
War Subjects

Winners in the school contest in
which over $50 students of the High
schools and the graded schools of
Harrisburg wrote essays on "Silver
Bullets" following publication in the
Telegraph of a series of lessons on
the Liberty Loan, were announced
this morning. They are:
Graded Schools-First, Alma Shut.
51O Curtin street, g years old and a
pupil in eighth grade, Steele build
ing, $40.
Second. Della Browne, S-B, Stew
ems, Id years old, SIS.
High Schools-First, Ruth Blair,
S21 Hamilton street, senior, Central
High, $40.
Second. Thomas r. hewitt, 251S
North Sixth street Central High, SO.
Checks will be forwarded the win
ners within day or so.
They Knew!
Before submitting the scores Of
essays to the committee which passed
upon them, L read them all myself"
said Nj. II. James, Liberty Loan pub
licity man this morning, land it GER
tainly was astonishing the grasp even
the 10 and 11-year- -old pupils had on
their subject. If it had been possible
I would have liked to award prizes
to n couple of dozen of the young
folks, because they certainly de-
served it,
THE essays showed that every les
son published in the Telegraph had
been read very carefully, and that the
pupils were also watching the news
stories of the paper. There was moth
ing stilted or feigned about the es-
says. The writers told the Liberty
Loan story in their own words and
showed that they had been thinking
over the proposition seriously. The
essays submitted were surprisingly
large in number"
William Jennings and Donald Nc
Cormick, of the Liberty Loan COM
mittee, expressed much satisfaction
at the knowledge of the subject
shown by the pupils, after being
shown the winning essays to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-31
ED,NERYOUS
HOUSEWIFE
TOOK VINOL
Now She is Strong and Well

Berkley Cal.-'I was nervous, ir-
ritable, no appetite, could not sleep,
and was always tired. so my house
work was a great effort. After many
other medicines had failed Vinol
built me up and made me strong. I
have a good appetite and sleep well.
Every nervous, weak, ailing woman
should try it."-Mrs. N Edmunds,
2107 Dwight Way, Berkeley, Cal.
We ask every nervous, weak run
down, ailing woman in this town to
try this cod liver and iron tonic on
our guarantee to return their money
if it fails to help you.
Geo. A. Gorgas. druggist: Ken
nedy's Medicine Store, 321 Market
street; Z. +. Kramer, Third and
Broad streets; Kitzmiller's Pharmacy.
1925 Derry street, Harrisburg, and at
the best drug stores in every town
and city in the country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-31
Signal Reserve Office
Closes to Recruits

Officers in charge of the local Sig
nal Reserve Corps Recruiting Sta
ton, have been ordered to close their
offices, and to report at Fort Wood.
Bedloes Island, New York. These Of
ficers are
Sergeant Howard B. Ellinger. Cor
poral Clarence II. Flickinger, and
Corporal Edward w. Engle.
Ten enlisted men of the Signal
Corps yesterday. were ordered to re-
port to Fort Wood. They are:
c. C. Holland, PaXtang; Ralph
Fiorta, 425 Forster street; Harry w.
Houck New Cumberland; Samuel An
tonic. 214 South street; James p.
Harris. 221 North Second street
Charles L. Rosenthaler, 1910 Berry
hill street; Nj. r. Robinson, Port
Royal; Merle f. Johnon, Ray E. KEEP
ner and Martin L. Leneker,. of MIL
lersburg.
One hundred and seventy-five men
have been secured by the local sta
ton since July.