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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-27
High. Grade Stock in Demand

The Fir.Tree Farm Co., of
Portage, last week brought in
from Lynden, Washington, a
band of young heifers and a
very fine 4.year old COW, all of
the Guernsey breed. The com
pany recently sold to parties in
Kent all their herd except one
Guernsey bull: and are now GO
ing about the building up of an
other, and what they hope will
be a better, herd.
They have been materially as.
sisted in this effort of Mr.. A. B.
Woodbridge, secretary of the
Rotary Club of Tacoma, which
club lends its aid to the improve
ment of stock in this region.
For instance, some S60,000.00
worth Of cattle have been placed
by the Rotary Club in the vicin.
ity of Tacoma the past year or
two.
More recently, the demand for
Guernseys has been so strong as
to exhaust the stock in ThurStOn
and Pierce counties, and the
club has, therefore, referred
would be purchasers to Mr.. j. G.
Beach of Lynden, who has, with.
in the last year or two, picked
up several thousand dollars
worth in that region.
At least one or two other resi-
dents of the Island are now ne
gotiating with Mr.. Beach, and it
is thought that other cattle will
be brought in.
In the vicinity of Lynden,
which is about 20 miles back of
Bellingham and north and south,
between Stanwood and the Brit
ish line, are more of these cattle
than anywhere else in the state;
but even in that region they are
growing scarce.
This breed of cattle seems
particularly fitted for the Island,
and there are quite a number of
Guernsey enthusiasts among our
Island residents. Among them,
and standing easily first, is the
well known proprietor of the
Shipley farm; after which may
be mentioned the Taylor Broth
ers of Vashon; Harry Heating of
Burton; Francis Sherman of
Paradise Valley and others.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-27
WELL ENTERTAINED
Ellisport is Hostess to Club
From Des Moines-- Brief
Mention

The Ladies Get-together Club
of Ellisport invited the Enter.
prise Club of Des Moines, to a
luncheon on Wednesday of last
week. Sixteen of the Des
Moines ladies respondt d to the
invitation and came over on the
noon ferry.
Vashon gentlemen, who were
on the ferry with autos, very
kindly brought as many as their
cars could accommodate from
the ferry to the foot of the Ellis.
port hill, which was a boon to
those who might otherwise have
become too weary to enjoy the
luncheon that had been pre-.
pared on the porch of the Good
Templar's Temple, for them.
Scalloped CLANS, deliciously
prepared by Mrs. Newcomer
and Misses Straight and Big.
ham, and direct from the sea.
shore, as they could testify for
days afterwards; salads, hot bis.
cults, fruits, cake and ice cream,
with coffee, made lunch that
was enjoyed by the local recep-
ton committee as much as it
could have been by the visitors
in whose honor it had been pre-
pared.
After luncheon, a trip about
the town through Shady Dell,
and Lovers Lane, to the Cliff
Dwellers and back for some de.
lightful music by Miss Christy,
who was spending a few days
here with her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Christy, and
Mrs. G.. G. Neal of Des Moines.
who sang THE Perfect Day"
most effectively, and made ev.
eryone feel that this indeed had
been a perfect day in more than
one respect.
1t is good for neighbors to get
together in this manner, and be
come acquainted.
The ferry is bringing the
mainland and our Island closer
together in business way, and
these gatherings are forming
friendships that is to be hoped
will prove helpful and beneficial
in many ways.
Mrs. G. l.. Christy entertained
Capt. and Mrs. Knighton at din
ner on Sunday.
Miss Agnes Fuller has re-
turned from an extended visit in
California. Her many friends
are glad to have her home again.
Mrs. G. B. Carpenter is So
journing for awhile in her cot.
tage here, after a visit with old
friends back east and also in
California.
Mrs. W. c. Cliff is enjoying a
visit from the Misses Emma and
Alice Chapen of Pasadena, Cal.
Miss Emma was for 80 years in
charge OF the library in Geneseo,
ILL.,, and Miss Alice was the
pioneer Kindergartener of In
dianapolis, Ind, under whom
Mrs. Cliff graduated in 1877.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-27
Center News

Mrs. Frank Hopkins visited in
Seattle the latter part of last
week.
The Center Whist Club will
meet Saturday evening, Sept. 80,
with Miss Louise Dowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Therkel
sen of Tacoma spent the week
end with Island relatives.
Ewald Peterson left on Tues
day for Rainier National Park,
to work for the government.
Fannie Marshall and a lady
friend spent Sunday with the
formers mother, Mrs. James
McCarren.
Miss Ross MCGOWAN and sis
ter Hazel are visiting at Rose
bank" the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. ?. Kirkland.
The Rebekahs gave a card
party last Thursday evening at
Odd Fellows Hall, it being the
Goth anniversary of the order.
Mrs. Cynthia Williams, who
spent the week end with her
daughter, Mrs. Fl. F. Davis. left
Tuesday for Winslow, Wash.
Mrs. Karsgaard of Hilyard,
has moved to the Island for the
winter, and will make her home
with her mother, Mrs. Sargent.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Davis,
Mrs. Claude Williams, Cynthia
C. Williams and Ed. Davis
motored to Seattle and Tacoma
Sunday.
John Riegel of Mendoza, Ills,
stopped on his way to California,
to visit few days at Fern
wood" the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron S. Wise.
Mrs. Fisher and grand daugh-
tiers, Inez and Florence STEINER,
left Friday for the south. Mrs.
Fisher and Inez will stop at
Santa Rosa, Cal, and Florence
goes to Austin, Texas, to attend
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sibley and little
Bill Fault left for their homes in
Butte, Mont, Thursday. Mrs.
Sibley and children have been
stopping with Mrs. E. G. ALI
son during their stay on the Is
land.
Word received by the home
folks from Ray Miner states that
he reached Charlotte, N. c..
with the rest of the contingent
on the 18th inst. He stated that
in all the large cities along their
route the boys were given sever
al hours time for sightseeing;
that he was more favorably i'm
pressed with odd Kentucky"
than with any of the states
through which they passed.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-27
A WEEKEND CROWD
Lisabeula Sends Another Boy
to the Colors- Other
News Items

Mrs. Barron has been visiting
with friends in Seattle for a few
days,
Mr.. G. S. Carlson has gone
ont on the Bull Moose" for the
fall fishing.
Word comes that another Lisa.
beula boy has joined the army,
Charles Etter being the latest
recruit.
Mrs. ]. +. Deery and sons,
Earl and Johnnie. of Seattle, ac-
companied by a number of
friends, spent Sunday on her
ranch here.
Mr.. Woodin and family of
Seattle, moved into the cottage
by the dock, owned by j. H.
Weber, last Friday. A truck
brought their goods over.
Carl Wiggin, who was a resi-
dent of Lisabeula at one time,
but who has been living in Bal.
lard for the last few years, is up
in Canada now. He has been
playing professional base ball
through the summer, and works
for grain company during the
winter. He expects to stay up
there until the end of next sum
mer.
The writer spent the week end
with his brother and friends, in
Seattle. While taking in the
sights Saturday evening, he felt
a hand placed on his shoulder
which, upon investigation,
proved to be that of Bob Nc
Clelland. With Bob was Bruce
Butterworth, another Island sol.
der boy. Both were looking
fine and fit. Bob expects to go
to North Carolina in the near
future.
We noticed in last weeks is.
sue of the Record where the
Lisabeulaians among others,
were conspicuous by their alb.
sence at the meeting at Colvos.
This is accounted for by the fact
that our boat service is such that
we couldn't go down and come
back the same night. And on
our present roads it is a long,
hard drive in the day time; but
to go on dark night-"G Good
night"
Passengers on the Virginia Ill
last Sunday night got their
moneys worth of travel, as the
boat couldn't accommodate all
the people who came out to
spend the week end; they had to
make an extra trip. So we came
out as far as Vashon Park then
back to Seattle again, touching
at Blake Island, and then back
again to the Island. We finally
arrived at our destination at
about II o'clock.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
NEW FLEET WILL
STOP SUB DAvACE
CONGRESS WILL BE ASKED FOE.
A BILLION DOLLARS TO
EUlLD SHIPS.

Washington, May S.-Congress vii
be asked to appropriate $l,O00,00O fol
the building OF the great America,
merchant fleet which is to overcome
the submarine menace
The program evolved by the ship
ping board contemplates the diver
sion to government uses OF the proc
ucts Of every steel mill in the cour
try, cancellation OF existing contract.
between those mills and private con
sumers and where necessary paymer
of damages by the government to th
parties whose contracts are Cancelled
Estimates OF the shipping boar
are that five million to six millio.
tons of steel and wooden vessels viii
be constructed by the govcrnmen
during the next two years.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
WANT ENGINEERS
ON FRENCH LINE
TO RECRUIT NINE COMPANIES IN
GEORGIA WHICH WILL BE
SENT ACROSS.

Atlanta. May S.-Major j. S. Sew
ell has come to Atlanta to recruit i,
regiment of engineers and railroa
workers here, to be drawn from Geor
Gia and Alabama, and already q mum
bor OF young civil engineers see il
this branch Of the service mos. a!
tractive opportunity for an earl,
journey to France, for service righ
up near the fighting front, and fol
lucrative employment in that coun
try when the war is over and thf
period of rehabilitation begins.
The government wants civil engi
neers for officers in the regiment
wants railroad building foremen TO
non-commiSaioned officers. and want
carpenters, mechanics, axmen, sec
ton hands, and all kinds of laborer.
who have had experience in buildin;
and maintaining railroads.
Nine regiments will be sent tc
France to build and maintain the rail
lines for rushing supplies and ammu
milton up to the fighting line
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
COTTON DEALERS
PROTEST LEVY
REVENUE TAX ON WAR STAPLE
WILL NOT ENCOURAGE SUP
PLY, THEY CLAIM.

Atlanta, May S.-Atlanta cotton
dealers have joined their protest with
that OF dealers in other cities against
The proposal in the ways and means
committee of the national house of
representatives to help raise war rev.
enue by levying n tax of $3.50 Il bale
on cotton.
In this connection 1t is pointed out
by former Governor John NJ. Slaton
that already the government is tax
ing the southern cotton planter, indi,
rcctly. il is true. but no less eifec-
tually, by the tax on oleomargarine,
which is made from base of cotton
seed oil, The proposal in congress
to lay direct per bale tax on cotton
is not accompanied by any similar
proposal 10 tax corn or wheat or
pork or beef. although clothing Il
equally rs essential as food and cot.
ton is an indispensable ingredient In
the manufacture of high explosives
In the spring Of 1915 when it was pro
posed to limit cotton acreage by leg
islative enactment. Mr.. Slaton. thor
governor, threw the whole Of his in,
fluence against it, and the idea was
soor abandoned.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
BABY BONDS IN
LIBERTY LOAN
CEMENT is MADE THAT
$1oO COUPONS WILL BE
MADE.

Atlanta. May S.-Buy a baby bono
and help the government win the wal
against the Germans will soon be the
slogan among salaried men and WON
en- throughout the south, as we'll as
throughout the country when Uncle
Sam puts on the market the first is
sue of the Liberty Loan"
Announcement is made here thai
the bonds will be issued in denoIni
nations as low as $100 each, in regu
lar coupon form, fer the special benc
tit of small investors, and all bust
ness and manufacturing concerns en-
ploying large number OF people will
be asked to buy Il supply of these
baby bonds and resell them tt
their employees on the installmcn'
plan in weekly or monthly payments
10 suit their convenience.
AS Atlanta bankers point out, the
average salaried man or woman>
pocket charge would buy bond
saved instead OF spent,
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
WAYCROSS ALSO
HAS GENERALS
:MERYo NAPoLEONS EAGER FOR
TRAINING AND TOWN IS
EXCITED.

Waycross, May To-day the world
war was brought closer to Waycross
han it has at any period of the con
lict now in its third year. At the mu
1icipal building Capt G. +. Cox, as
listed by Drs. J. H. I.atimer, T.. C.
Nesbit, j. r. Scully and Messrs. V
l.. Stanton, Harry d. Reed and Vol
ney Williams, examined number o!
Waycross men who applied for aGmis
sion to the officers training school At
Fort Mcpherson.
Throughout the day the municipal
building was thronged with visitors
Ill eager for information regarding
the training school. War was the sole
topic Of conversation everywhere IL
the city today--war and speculation
on the number of applicants from
here who will pass and be ordered to
Fort Mcpherson
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
Reported That Not Less Than
Five Hundred Have Died
in Philadelphia.
PAPERS TELL OF TROUBLE
Large Numbers Are Banded To-
gether in Unhealthy Tene-
ment Houses Where COndi=
tiOns Are Bad.

Papers all over the country are tell
ing of the awful condition many of
the negroes from the south find them
selves north and east. In Philadel-
phia alone not less than five hun
dred' have died and are dying every
day in the week. Many who were for
tInate enough to save money to re-
turn home have done so. and others
sending home for funds to return
The Tampa Tribune says:
Negroes, who have been lured
north through attractive promises of
big wages and easy work, are dying
by, hundreds in northern cities, and
no fess than 500 have died in Phila-
delphia alone during the last three
snonth, according to the Philadelphia
North American. Rev. j. W. Carter,
pastor of the A. M. I0. Zion church,
and secretary OF the Tampa Minis
ters' Alliance, held a conference with
Mayor Mckay yesterday, in which
the negro minister asked fop the sup
port of the mayor and all white citi-
zens in putting an end to the negro
migration north.
Rev. Carter has plan for secur-
ing large tract of land near Tampa
to be farmed BY negroes, on which
the members of the race can support
themselves and at tho same time
demonstrate their patriotism by pro
ducing food supplies for the country
in the present crisis. If the land can
be secured, the preacher says that
labor will be offered in abundance,
and the food situation here will be
materially benefited.
The North American, in describing
conditins, says in part:
When groups of the negroes arriv-
ed, as many as so and 100 at a time,
many of the southern laborers found
there was no provision for them in
many instances. Many were taken i'll
and many other became objects Of
charity. The question of sanitation
and housing conditions then became
q question that the department Of
public health and charities had a diff
ficult time in dealing with
Groups of negroes became banded
together in tenement houses, many
occupying the same rooms where
hunks were built in tiers so that they
could be accommodated In other in
stances those fortunate in obtaining
work were Obliged to pay n portion
of their first months wages to the
persons to whom they were under OBJ
legation for getting jobs
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09

in individual consumption. This sets
free labor and capital for the pro.
duction Of military supplies and food
for ourselves and for others, and
tends to reduce the cost o. such sup.
plies to the government, which in
turn reduces the taxation necessary.
II Is a possible but most undesir.
able policy, it is declared, TO finance
war altogether from bond issue.
Government financing through war
loans which are derived from savings
do not occasion an advance in prices
1t is therefore OF the utmost impor-
tsnce that in placing war loans every
effort shonld be made TO lodge the
bonds with those who will make pay
ment from savings.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09

gro families are being cared for an
fed at the Park street church.
Miss Jennie D. Porter principal O
the Harriet Beecher Stowe pubs,
schools, called upon the city mayo
and demanded immediate action b
the police and the sanitary authori
ties. Each week, Miss Porter tol(
Mayor Puchta. the situation is becom
ing more serious.
Superintendent p. J. Edmonds, o
the Ass0ciated' Charities, declared to
day that the demand would be made
upon the United States authorities tt
prosecute the labor agents responsi
BILE for the false reports being spread
in the south to induce the exodus o
negroes by the thousand. Over g
hundred thousand negroes have come
into the central states from various
southern states within the past 81,
months. Few find houses and mos
OF them are camping out in tents il
vacant waste lands near the large
cities.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
Supplied in Atlantic.

San Juan, May S.Thero ara Ger
man submarine in the Atlantic and
lntil very recently thoy have been
supplied from the United States by
ships flying the American flag, ac.
'ording to statements by members OF
he crew of the steamer Manitowoc,
which for several weeksfwas detained
N the harbor at st. Thomas. Twenty
'ne OF the crew are returning to the
United States after difficulties with
'aptain +. llogsiead, master OF the
hip. The Manitowoc, Muskegeon
nd Alaguash, all belonging to the
'amc line, shortly before the Danish
Stands became the Virgin Islands, L,
J; A., put into the harbor at st.
nhomas, bound from Buonos Aires to
New York, supposedly to await or.
!ers. They were still waiting for or.
Iers when the islands we're transfer
ed to the United States.
According to their manifests, ell
hree ships carried coal and other
uel supplies. Members Of the crew
# the Manitowoc gay all the vessels
we're loaded with contraband for
;ermar submarines.
When We left New York last we
were supposed TO have u cargo OF
'oal exclusively" said one of the
rev. Underneath the coal were all
orts Of fuel and food supplies. Sup.
posedly the cargo was destined for
3uenos Aires. Between st. Thomas
nd Buenos Aires we got rid OF our
'argo to German submarines. We had
10 cargo when we reached Buenos
Aires.
Al Buenos Aires that ship, the
duskcgon and the Allagush all took
IN general food cargoes, oil and other
ucl supplies, which were covered
,yer with several tons OF coal, they
aid. On the Mantowoc there were
;lso placed two iron chests filed with
old, each supposed to contain $3.50.
100. These according to the men,
2er also hidden under the coal.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
PRIVATE KEENER is
MUCH IMPROVED

Joseph Keener, private of Compan.
B, Augusta, who was stabbed in a.
affray with two civilians Sunda,
night. is getting along very nicel3
and it is thought will be only fey
days until he can leave the hospital
The two engineers who had tn
trouble with Keener are still in tn
Glynn county Jail awaiting the ou:
come OF the wounds of Keener. Judg'
Max Isaac, general counsel for til,
Georgia Coast and Piedmont. will rer
resent the men at the hearing whicl
will come up as soon as the wounde,
man is able to attend court.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
Germany BROKE
FORMER RECORD
;ENT TO BOTTOM MORE THAN A
MILLION TONS WITHIN A
MONTH.

Washington, May 8.-Germany has
inally exceeded her quota of sinking
million tons of merchant shipping
ger month. This became known to-
lay, following the gathering of the
naval consulting board.
The information came simultan
eously with the advices from Admiral
Sims, who has been participating in
he war conference at Paris, that to
he American fleet has been assign
ed a definite task in the war on the
U-boats
Officials declined to discuss Saund
ars' announcement of submarine
remedy, but appeared very cheerful
and expressed the belief that the
sinkings will diminish from now on.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
THREE VESSELS
ARE HELLO Ar
ST. THOMAS ISLE
Crew Says Foodstufis Were Be-
ing Handled on a Very
Large Scale.
SUSPICION WAS AROUSED
Officials Refused to Say Why
They Became Suspicious of
Steamship Line With Offices
in New York.
SUSPICION WAS AROUSED
Officials Refused to Say Why

Washington. May S.--The govern
ment s making rigid investigations OF
the activities OF the steamer Manito-
woe and other vessels OF the Ameri-
can transatlantic company, which
are said to have carried supplies to
German submarines in the Atlantic
This was admitted ut the navy de.
partment today.
Tho American transatlantic com.
pany has Offices both III New York
and Boston and its ships fly the
American flag. Officials would not
say what had aroused their auspic.
ions; but said that the sup had been
held for investigation p s. Thomas
virgin Islands.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
GREEK STEAMER
SUNK KNOWN HERE
PARTHENON LOADED HERE IN
SEPTEMBER OF LAST
YEAR.

New York. May S.-The Greek
steamship Parthcnon. which left New
York on April ii for Havre. has been
sunk by Il German submarine with a
loss of $4000,000 in vessel and cargo
according to Il dispatch received here
today by the owners.
The Parthenon. ship of 1854 tons
gross, was under charter to the Royal
Belgian Lloyd. She carried Greek
officers and crew. The cablegram
did not say whether they were saved
The vessel was destroyed April 80
presumably off the French coast
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
ENGLAND MUST Be
HELPED At ONCE
THE FEDERAL SHIPPING BOARD
MAKES REPORT TO THIS Eff
Feet YESTERDAY.

Washington, May S.-England will
be defeated in eight months unless
the United States clears the steamer
lanes of submarines and sends n
steady stream of food to feed her peo-
pie and armies.
The announcement was made to-
day by the federal shipping board.
and Il colossal shipbUilding plan has
accordingly been decided on.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
Well Known Here.

The captain and every member OF
The crew of the Greek steamer Par
,henon made many friends here when
he vessel loaded at the whQrves of
he Downing company in September.
last year. They mingled with not only
The Greek residents of Brunswick
but the citizens generally. Nearly all
If the crew could speak English and
made many friends in Brunswick.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
Cincinnati Gives Cold Welcome.

Cincinnati, O., May IA. most Sc.
rious situation exists in this city to-
day as result of the increasing influ-
ence of negroes, particularly from
central Georgia and western Tennes.
see. Fifteen hundred arrived here
last night in one shipment, resulting
in several minor riots between the
incomers and the poor whites they
are displacing. Prominent social
workers met the negroes at the de.
pots and begged them to not leave
the depot
Scores of the strangers are being
compelled to sleep on the floors OF
the Cent? b Union railroad station.
Every room of the Ninth street
branch of the Y NJ. c. A was occu-
pied last night by as many as four
Reen negroes to the room, while thirty
slept in the corridors. Fifteen ne.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
THIS CONFERENCE
FAILS TO AGREE
SEVERAL POINTS OF SELECTiVE
DRAFT BILL CANNOT SE
AGREED UPON.

Washington, May S.-The selective
lraft bill conferees failed to reach
an agreement this morning. sThat
he outlook i8 discouraging was ad
ntted by the conferees ana they will
lsk their respective houses for addi-
,ional Instructions. unless tney unex-
pectodly reach a settlement.
The points of disagreement are the
acceptance of the Roosevelt volun.
teers, the patrol of the Mexican Dor
Ter, prohibition for the army and the
ago limit
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
FRANCE RECEIVED
HUNDRED MILLION
;,RST WAR LOAN WAS MADE TO
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
YESTERDAY.

Washington, May S.-Amerlca' s
;rst war loan to France was made
oday. when Secretary McAdoo deliv
red to Ambassador Jusaerand .
'reasury warrant for one hundred
million dollars.
This is the first material return
hat has been made to France fo'
he services rendered this country
turing the revolution by Lafayette,
tochambeau and other Frenchmen.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-09
VETERANS HOLD DANCE
AT LANIER,S LAST NlGH1

The dance OF Camp Jackson at La
nier's bath house last night was {
success and quite neat sum o
money was realized from the same.
From present Indications, Cam
Jackson will not lack for funds fo
the Washington trip. Several othe
entertainments are being planned be
fore the date OF the reunion.