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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-02-21
Portage Notes

Geo. Thompson was home
from Bremerton on Sunday.
w. II. Smith of Seattle spent
Sunday with his family here.
Capt. Dawson and wife visited
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Kellogg on
Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tracy
of Seattle spent the week end
with friends at Portage.
Miss Fannie Kingsbury, who
is attending the U. of W, spent
Sunday with her parents here.
Mrs. S. ]. Lawrence of Spo.
kane is the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Gaudie.
Alvine kingsbury and Art
Wroten of Gig Harbor were the
guests OF Fred hlngSbury on
Sunday.
Robert c. Schram, whorecent-
ly joined the Aviation Corps, was
dispatched to some camp in Tex
as during the past week.
Chas. Bessey of Greed, Colo,
is visiting his sisters, Mrs. A. d.
Kingsbury and Mrs. Waite, at
Portage. The brother and sis
tiers had not seen each other for
4 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander l..
Moore surprised Mrs. Moore's
mother. Mrs. Mary b. May, by
arriving Unexpectedly from San
Francisco, Cali. last Tuesday.
Mrs. Moore is also the niece of
c. S. and VIM. Kellogg of Port
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provinces, Russian, Austrian and
Prussian, has been polonizing
Germans instead of the Ger.
mans germanlzing the Poles.
There has been for many years
an ever widening gulf between
the agricultural and industrial
interests of the Empire. These
conditions do not portend a quiet
future.
The oneness of purpose neces.
sary for the establishment, and
much more for the maintenance,
of a Republic, must be construc-
tive. This was peculiarly true
with the colonists. The similar
ity OF the conditions from which
they had fed, the common dan.
gers and the common needs unit
ed to form n common purpose,
which finally crystalized into our
Constitution.
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Glen Acres

Miss Marie Reed was shop.
pining in Seattle ON Saturday.
Gene VanOlinda was home
from Bremerton for visit from
Friday until Monday.
Miss Alma Clarke Of Seattle
spent Sunday with her sisters,
Mesdames Hal Taylor and Chas.
Deppman.
A letter from r, s. Condor.
man, of Alta, Iowa. who was
formerly a resident Of the Is.
land, to 4 friend in Vashon,
states they have had a real Iowa
winter part Of the time the ther.
mometer registered thirty de
grees below zero. Mr.. Gender
man says he is in rather poor
health.
Mrs. Garner Kimmel Of Seat.
tie is visiting at the Brock Reed
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Snow are
making a tour of washington in
a Ford in the interest of the
State Pomona Grange. MIR.
Snow is canvassing every coun-
ty and gives a lecture on the
work Of the organization. They
have encountered snow storms
and floods at different places, but
reports that the little car pulls,
Fem through all right.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-02-21
VASHON LOOKS GOOD
Lissbeulsns Return fum Calilsrnis Con.
WINGED That There's No Place As
Fine As Vashon"

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. torrance of
Seattle were the Sunday guests
of Mr.. Lorance's parents, Mr., and
Mrs. |. n. Torrance.
Mrs. j. w. A. Myers left on
Thursday for Pt. Roberts where
she will spend n few weeks with
her daughters, who are teaching
school there.
Mr.. Charles Bowman, who has
been employed near Tacoma,
spent n day or two here last
week. before leaving for the
Gray's Harbor country, where
he will work on a bridge now
being built for the government,
10 be used in getting out spruce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert burst and
family returned last Thursday
from California, where they have
been for the last two years Mr..
burst was employed in the oil
fields down there, but doesn't
bring a very good impression of
that country, as he terms it the
land of tasteless fruit and odor,
less flowers. Verify, Washing
ton is hard to beat.
Visitors from Seattle Sunday
morning, stated that there was
no snow in that city when they
left, neither was there any on
Blake Island. The first noticed
was at West Seattle, where there
was a thin covering, and the
farther south they went the deep.
er the snow was. II is reported
that go miles south of here the
snow was two feet deep.
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Center News

Chas. Kuhle went to Seattle on
business Monday.
Robt. Marshall was visiting in
Seattle over the weel, end.
Miss Laura LEIGH of Seattle
visited Mrs. McCarren last week.
Mrs. Leslie Rodda of Seattle
was a week. end visitor with rela.
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Wilson re.
turned to Seattle on Monday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Williams
were visiting in Seattle the first
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sundt are re.
joicing over the arrival on. Sun.
day of a seven pound daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Takasuka
have added another baby girl to
their family, making trio OF
girls.
A crowd of Center young peo-
pie attended the card party at
the hotel at Portage, and report
a good time.
The commercial department of
the Washington Coast Utilities
has moved into their new build.
ing opposite Center school.
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age. They expect TO remain here
for some time.
A bad break. caused by the
drain at the foot of the blum be.
ing cholsed, occurred last week
In the retaining wall on the road
between the ferry dock and
Portage. 4 force of men with
teams have been busy this week
repairing the damage.
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G. w. Orion, sumner, will preside
as president of the Western Washing
ton Horticultural association thru the
comingyear. r. y. Reed. Bellevue,
was elected vice president; NJ. L. Mid
dleton, Victoria, b. G.. second vice
president: Mrs. r.. A. Small, Everett,
treasurer, and G. p. Stuart, Monroe.
secretary.
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An interesting paper, entitled
Messages From the Wildwood, :"
was read before the Western
Washington Horticultural associ
alton by S. ]. Harmeling at the
annual meeting in Seattle last
Thursday On Tuesday evening
Mr.. Harmeling gave a lecture on
THE Suburban Garden" at the
weekly meeting conducted by the
Seattle local in the Y, NJ. G. A.
auditorium.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-02-21
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Vashon Heights In Front Rank Stork
Brings Young Son Bans Bsnquet
Items OIL Interest

Mrs. Brebner and her grand.
children spent the week end in
Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. George Geiger
spent Sunday with their children
in Seattle.
Miss Ruth Brown, who has
been spending the winter at An.
acortes, returned home last Sat
urday.
Mr.. Jack white, who is
working at the Ames shipyards,
Seattle, spent Sunday at the
Heights.
Mr.. Frank Nybye, Mr.. Clinton
Keller and Miss Ruth Hatha
way were guests of Miss Rhea
Cowan Saturday and Sunday.
Cbas. Randolph was at the
Heights on Sunday and made ar.
engagements for building a resi-.
dence on his recently purchased
land,
W. M. Cowley, who lives near
the landing at Cowboys dock, IL
making new road, regarding
his lawn and identifying mis-
place in many ways. 1t is now
one of the attractive places of the
North End, and his ambition
seems to be to make it THE most
attractive place.
This happened in Indiana, our
home state;
On Friday evening Mr.. jenkins
Stone of Chicago and Miss Eva Morris
OF Hebron, were quietly married. As
sweetly as the blending of two light
beams in the solemn hush that fell
over the little company of friends,
these two souls melted into each other
undcrthe mystic words of union spok-
en- by the officiating clergyman. Val
paraiso Ind Vidette.
Isn't that "gush?"
Word was received this week
that the stork brought a fine boy
to Mr.. and Mrs. Manning Cox,
who are living in Seattle. The
young soldier arrived on Mon
day, February Is. Agreat many
residents of the Island, especial
ly at Ellisport, will remember
Mrs. Cox as Miss Irene West,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dr..
Frank West of Seattle.
The sewing circle meets Thurs
day at Mrs. Glenn Morgan's
home on the beach. The cir
Gle" is doing great deal of good
and everyone at the North End
should take part in this noble
work. We are interested in
these dainty luncheons," and if
they get by Mrs. Morgan's meet
ing without o banquet we will
begin to have faith in their eff.
forts to Hooverize,
We saw the article referred to
by Cove Comments" CORES
pondent, but thought it too
small to measure, We heartily
endorse everything the Cove
correspondent says he says it
well.
Orders have been issued from
washington that every head of a
family must give a reason why
they cannot subscribe for the
new Liberty Bond loan. This
doesn't mean that everyone must
take bond. but it does mean
that you must give GOOD rea-
son why you cannot, before you
are excused. In this way the
authorities will be able to learn
definitely WHO the slaokers are
and their opinions will be noted,
and filed away. The mills of the
gods grind slowly, but they grind
exceeding small for the Stacker.
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Lack Oneness Of Purpose
BY r. A. GALLEY

with discussions about the pos.
sibility of Germany becoming
republic. 1t may be interesting
and instructive to some to know
some of the general conditions
that prevail throughout the EN-
pire.
II may be said first that one of
the conditions necessary to en-.
able a people to successfully car.
ry on u republican form of gov
eminent Is oneness of purpose.
This the people Of the Empire do
not now possess. There were
strong indications Of such spirit
in the way they rallied at the
outset of the war. This, how.
ever when carefully analysed
was not a oneness of purpose In
the sense used relative to a re.
publican form of government.
They were united in what they
believed to be in defense Of their
homes. Radicals. clericals and
social democrats alike were de.
termined to resist invasion. This
was n worthy motive but there
was no oneness of governmental
purpose.
Ii may be said by some that
they were imbued With the idea
OF carrying German kultur to
other lands, In other words,
world dominion. This was and
is the spirit Of the junlsers but
not of hemasses. The iupkers
constitute a very small percent.
age of the population, and are
not Il class to yield to a oneness
of purpose such as is necessary
for a republic. They hold the
majority of the people in their
grip, it is true, but when once
that grip is broken, no man can
foreteil the result.
In the Reichstag of 1912 there
were fourteen parties each with
a clearly defined program and
no one had even thirty three per
cent of the whole membership.
1t may be wondered how any
thing can be done with such a
number of parties. Nothing
could be done with a republican
form of government.
II must be remembered that
the Reichstag is not the Govern
ment. The Government is the
House of Hohenzollern working
through the Imperial Chancellor
and resting upon the power of
Prussia. The Chancellors, six
in number, since 1870, have
worked cut their policies in the
Reichstag by playing these par
ties against each other by what
| is known az the Block" system.
When there would be a deadlock
the Chancellor would appear and
make a fervid speech about
France getting ready to recover
Alsace. Lorraine, and the Gov
ernment's policy would go
through with a rush,
Baden, Bavaria and Wurtem-
berg have practically universal
suffrage; but in the great plain
between the Elbe and the Baltic.
feudalism still holds sway.
The majority of the people in
Alsace-I lorraine were very we'll
satisfied with German overload
ship becauseit was bringing them
great material prosperity, No
one can foretell how they will
act in case of a reaction.
The Greater Poland" spirit.
which has pervaded all Polish
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Neolin soles at Rendall's re.
pair shop, Portage. Black 1876.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-06
SAVING STEEL AND TlNPLATE

England is conserving tinplate by
using cardboard for great many ar
ticles formerly composed of the met
al. The regular tin container is used
now for meat and processed food
stuifs only. The use of tinplate for
lining packages containing textile
and other goods has been forbidden.
Such articles as are still granted tin
containers are pui up in larger units
OIL cans, for example. have been dou
bled In size.
Index boxes, card files, etc, are
made of cardboard wood or fibre In
stead OF metal. Salt, sugar and tea
for soldiers are now packed In paper
bags instead of soldiers ration tins
The retail trade In metal goods ha.
been put under strict regulations, Sc
that domestic utensils, such as stoves
meters and lamps, are kept down L
minimum supply.
According to the report. the devel
opment of the use of cardboard ant
substitute containers for the meta
ones has resulted directly from tn,
success of such containers In thu
United States. Eighty per cent .
the machinery England Is now usinl
to manufacture these articles Gomez
from America, According to one Lon
don manufacturer England Is pro
ducing 100000 cardboard container
per week.
The valuable metal products save'
In this way amounts to $4,000 tons o
steel a year, says the British under
secretary of war. In this day. whel
ships and munitions and war machin
cry of all kinds require the steel, ev
cry saving counts,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-06
ExPEDIENCY

Admiral Won Holtzendorff, chief Of
the German admiralty, explains to
the Cologne Gazette that the reaso'
why the U-boats are not sinking the
American troopships Is that 1t is I'm
expedient" to do so. 1t is the subma-
rine destroyers and armed conveys
which make IT inexpedient for the u
boats to lurk about the ports. says the
chief. OF course the ,U-bOats are
still supreme and afraid of nothing.
When burglar sees policeman
pacing up and down the street where
he Is just about to break into a
house, the burglar usually thinks 1t
expedient to slip out of sight and de-
fer his burglary. He is not afraid OF
the law, of course. and he Is In nc
danger, and he was absolutely sue
cessfu on the occasion mentioned
but it just wasn't expedient to stay
there.
The German chiefs are welcome to
all the expedient and evasive explana
tions they can think up. Meantime
the American forces in Europe grow
and allied success grows with them
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-06
ANOTHER BIG SPLASH

There IL to he another bis splash
on Labor Day. bigger perhaps than
that with which we celebrated the
Fourth OF July.
The % ships launched on the ma
tional holiday might be regarded as a
tribute to the day, and an evidence Of
American patriotism In general. The
100 ships that are likely to be launch
ed on Labor Day will be a specific
proof of the devotion OF American
workmen to the cause we are fighting
fer,
II s their own idea. They want to
celebrate their own holiday by con
uibution that will advertise to all the
world exactly where American labor
stands in the great conflict Of human
| ideals.
The kaiser Will hear the splash and
II win remind him inevitably OF the
contrast between our labor festival
and Germanys. Every first of May
for years has been an oniinous day
Tor the German government. This
year particularly II was feared tha
the Socialists would break loose. AS
semblies were forbidden, and troops
were posted everywhere to prevent
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-06
HOSIERY AND SHOE SHADES
Mahogany and Chocolate Among Pop.
uIar Colors---Matching Requires
Careful Attention.

II you have n new pair of mahogany
De sure to take them--or one of the
pair at least-with you when you Sc
,ect stockings to accompany your new
footwear.
It Is positively bewildering to note
how many shades of mahogany aad
chocolate the stocking manufacturers
seem to have achieved this season. Ald
no color-save perhaps blue-is so
sard to "carry In ones eye" as shn'le
IF brown.
There are reddish brown stockings
md purpllsh brown ones, and yellow
Ish brown ones, and without the leuth.
rr footgenr as guide 1t Is extremely
difficult to pick out the exact shade re.
quired.
In matching the shoes to stockings
also remember to slip your hand-bare.
not gloved-lnside the stocking to get
the effect OF the sheer weave over the
skin. So delicate are some of the new
shades that the mere addition of the
flesh tone beneath will prevent good
match In stocking and shoe.
II Is usually well to buy tan or
brown silk stockings little darker
than one needs. for some of the color
10 apt to come out In the first washing,
Such stockings should = he carefully
washed and should not be rubbed on
Z board, and they should be hung In
the shade to dry.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-06

mail. AS soon as the registrar re-.
ceives a copy of the official ballot hc
must send ballot. with voting envel.
ope, and return envelope directed to
the registrar; printed slip bf instruc.
tions, as to the manner of voting; and
certificate of registration with a
coupon attached of form specified In
the act. These must be sent In care
of the soldiers commanding Officer. d
The soldier must open this envelope
in the presence of his commanding of.
ticer, must take out certificate and
sign It in the presence of the, officer
and the commanding officer must also
take out and sign certificate of the
form indicated In the act. The sealed
ballot, the certificate of the voter and
the certificate of the officer are for.
warded by registered mail to the reg.
istrar. a.a
The registrar is required, to. deposit
the ballots and papers in a sealed box
and. seven days prior to the election
he must post at the polling place In
his precinct a list of all the. soldiers
who have applied for ballots and on
election day the registrar shall deliv
er the box containing the sealed bal
lots to the commissioner of, election
Those who have studied the act and
its provisions maintain that the ,,elec
tion machinery for the soldier vote il
unwieldly, making II burden for the
soldier desiring to vote. besides plac
ing upon company commanders OF
commanding officers charged with thu
supervision of the. voting an .unneces
sary amount of work. that may fal
upon them at a critical time in tn,
activities of the American arm!
abroad.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-06
WOUNDED yANKS
RAISE Gardens
NEAR HOSPITALS
Work on Plots Relieves Strain
On Men After Being At
Front.

PARIS, July 29-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press)-Acres and
acres of gardens located near the Am.
erican base hospitals are now begin
ming to bring forth their harvests Of
vegetables. All were cultivated by
American wounded, cOnvalescents,
who during their periods Of repose
were able to attend to the growing of
the produce.
Not alone has the venture been one
of great economy for the hospitals.
The work of cultivation has been plac.
ed upon the prescriptions of the med.
ical surgeons SO that a double purpose
is accomplished in the establishment
of the gardens. The garden work pro.
vides relaxation for the men after
their strenuous times on the battle
front and their painful anxiety In the
hospital wards. The diversion acts as
recreative agency in bringing back
the men to normal mental and physic-
al state.
The gardens are worked entirely
by convalescents. Not single dollar
has been spent for hired labor. The
commanding officers of the varied
base hospital units have spoken IN
lavish terms of the physical good to
the men and of the economy and eff
cacy of the plan. which insures fresh
luscious vegetables to the patients at
a minimum cost to the government.
The army has undertaken com.
prehensive plan of army provisioning
along these lines. The American Red
Cross also is cooperating by the esta-
ters where convalescents are sent. :,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-06
NURSES

Girls are being urged to enlist for
the nursing service us men used to
be urged to enlist In army, navy and
marine corps. Is II not time that the
gathering of women as well as men
be put upon q more sensible basis.
and the nurses drafted in some fair
and reasonable way?
The same arguments apply In both
cases. The girls who think they would
like to do nursing, or who think It Is
their duty, are no more sure OF their
fitness than the lads were, Among the
girls who never thought of the mat
ter there Ia quite as good material
for the work. And the training for
nursing service IL AK valuable for
girls to have AS the army training Is
for the boys.
The benefits of giving military
training TO boys taken from all kinds
Of communities are already proving
incalculable In their leavenng intiu-
ence upon those communities. The
stories OF the lads from tenement
homes who went home ON furlough
and insisted that the bathtubs be
emptied Of the stun stored therein
and used for their proper purpose Is
typical.
The gospel Of fresh air. exercise
regular hours. proper food, temper
ance, discipline. selfcontrol Is being
spread broadcast by these boys. Why
should not their sisters have the
same opportunity to learn the practi
cal lessons OF hygiene, cleanliness
competent care OF the sick, that the
nursing service gives to womn? Why
should they not learn TO take care OF
themselves. as trained nurses have
TO?
Some women are better fitted by
temperament and adaptability to be
nurses than others, Just as some mel
naturally take to soldering. But II
both cases training Is the important
factor. And almost any man In goot
Phyoitai bhupo w etiit WIN Nph w
made into good soldier. so can al
most any woman Of good physique
and mentality be made into a compe
tent nurse.
The demand for women with nurs
ing training is going to increase raj
idly for number Of years It will no
cease Immediately upon the close o
the war. The idea Of the draft ma
seem radical. but with the men 1t ha
succeeded admirably. II will bea
thinking about for the girls.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-06
ONE ARMY

At present the United States has
three armies, at home and in the
field. There are the regular army and
the national guard, made up of volun.
teers, and the national army. made up
of selective service men. The three
organizations have been kept sepa.
rate. so far as that was possible. The
situation, however, has caused good
deal of confusion and trouble, which
the war department considers unnec.
essary.
For practical purposes, our military
forces are one army, with unified
command and similar personnel. The
department does not see any sound
reason why its component parts
should longer be kept separate. An
announcement is therefore expected,
before long, of a complete merger
sweeping away the technical barriers
and making 1t possible to transfer In
dividua soldiers, officers and units al
will from any of the three branches
to any other branch.
This will unquestionably add to the
efficiency of our army. IL will be q
popular move, too. The public does
not like to think of any discrimina
tlon whatever as to soldiers status
or title. They are not regulars or Ma
tions or state troops-thcy are al
simply Americans, fighting for Amer
lea