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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-30
ITEMS FROM BOARD PROCEEDINGS

The following items are taken
from the proceedings of the
board of county commissioners,
of last week:
On motion. Josiah Collins was ap.
pointed to the position OF Public Wei.
fare Commissioner for King County,
TO take effect May 20, 1918.
Bids were called for County Print
ing for one year commencing July /,
1918, same to be opened June "A, 1918,
at > o'clock p. III.
The resignation of Fred G. Pugn. as
Registration Officer of Island Precinct,
and Lloyd Burkhart was appointed to
fill the vacancy.
q think | should have named my
boy Flannel" said Mrs. Blinks.
Why" asked Miss links.
Because" answered Mrs Binks, he
shrinks from washing
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-30

The result of tine second Red Cross
drive on the Islands will be published
next week.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-30

N'A'N VA ehN isi"HNN Hlii W PuniANiSu
next week.
Seattle alone had oversubscrihed the
quota, $4,000, for the district COM
prisinp King and Kitsap counties, on
Tuesday, in the second Red Gross drive
and the returns were not all in. Ia
coma the same date expected iodouble
her quota of $4,000. The entire
Puget Sound country can be depended
upon when the country calls.
AS an act of patriotism shipyard
workers in many places volunteered to
work on Memorial Day without pay.
President Wilson has designated
Wednesday, June 5, as the day on which
all men who have reached the age Of
81 since last June 5 shall register Tor
military service. 1t is estimated that
three-quartcrso OF million men will be
added to the army at this time. Every
young man in the Uniicd States who
has reached the age of p years since
June 5, 1917, or will reach that age on
or before June 5, 1918, must register,
excepting OF course those who are now
in the service. Medical and divinity
students must register. Registration
comes first, exemption afterwards. A
heavy penalty is provided for those
who fail to perform their duty.
Reports from the war zone indicate
that the Huns are making desperate
thrusts al the allies. The hordes flung
into the battle line by the kaiser's
officers are simply destroying them
selves.
Mebbe if Uncle Sam4ook over the
telegraph companies, Western Onion
messages might GET through as fast as
ordinary letters. Seattle Star. 1t is
plain that the telegraph and cable
companies Would be pleased to unload
on the government.
The idle rich as well as the idle
poor is the application that has re-
Gently been put on the compulsory
labor law in West Virginia by the
state supreme court OF appeals. Every
able-oodied man between the ages of
l6 and 80 must engage regularly in
SO hours per week OF lawful work.
The security on War Savings
Stamps is the best in the world; the
interest rate is good and they cannot
decline in valne Men, women and
children who own them are insured
against adversely.
For your own profit read tile ad-
vertisements in The Record.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-30

Reports from the war zone indicate
that the Huns are making desperate
thruSss al the allies. The hordes flung
into the battle line by the kaiser's
officers are simply destroying them
selves.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-30

For your own profit read tile ad-
vertisements in The Record
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-30

AS an act of patriotism shipyard
workers in many places volunteered to
work on Memorial Day without pay.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
THE REVIEWS SPECIAL
FARM NEWS DEPARTMENT
~A a John H. d. Cray
EDITOR as
Live News About Crawford County Farms
and Farmers

but you may forget it unless you do it
now. "
If you are going to winter your bees
in the cellar they should be moved in
some time during the latter part OF
November. Watch the weather fore
cast and put them in just before a
cold wave is predicted. Be sure there
are no mice in the cellar, destroy them
by using poison and traps. Bait the
traps with hot beeswaX and after the
beeswax has cooled put drop of hon
ey on the wax. This makes perma-
nent and attractive bait.
Keep the cellar absolutely dark and
about $40 deprees fahrenheit. Never
screen the bees in the hives, in the
cellar, so that they cannot leave the
hive or remove the dead bees. Put
them in the cellar on a cool day when
near freezing and few bees will fly.
If you wish to winter outdoors, win.
ter in some wind protected place and
pack this month, as soon as possible.
Make your packing waterproof and
always have tunnel through the
packing so that bees can fly when
conditions outside are favorable. Keep
entrance not deeper that 3-S inch and
they will be mouse proof. Pack be-
low, on all sides and on top and use
several inches of packing with ten or
twelve inches on top. If you have an
abundance of honey and winter the
bees outdoors, use double hive body
with most Of the honey in the upper
hive body. With plenty of packing
and wintered in a wind sheltered spot
this is an ideal method of wintering
bees outdoors, and your colonies will
need little attention till next May.
1t is the intention of this office to
send out these seasonable hints at
various seasons, to make them of in
creased value we desire to obtain the
names and addresses of every bee
keeper in the state. even if only one
colony is kept. AS a favor we are
asking you to mail us the names and
addresses of every beekeeper in your
vicinity. May we look for an early
reply?
One of the valuable sources of in
formation to all beekeepers is the an.
nual convention of the state beekeep-
ers association. This year more than
ever before, all beekeepers are urged
to attend, regardless of being a mem.
Der. You are invited and will be made
welcome. A strong practical program
is being prepared and among the
speakers so far obtained may be men
toned: Morley Petit, Canada; l.. G..
Dadant and Frank c. Pellet, Hamil-
ton, ILL.,; besides many good local bee
keepers. The convention will be held
in Des Moines on November 9Th and
7th, and is being held in conjunction
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
operation and are taking care of par
'Of the crop.

operation and are taking care Of part
of the crop.
While in the vicinity OF Manila last
week I stopped at the farm Of Jas
Healy and took a look at the Col. Jack
Poland China boar he bought at the
record breaking sale of Fred Sievers
recently. He is spring boar which
right now is showing great height and
length. His sire sold for $4,000 and
the son will no doubt hold up the
good name of the family. He will be
bred to several of the brood sows go,
ing into Mr.. Healy's sale March Sd.
Schleswig Leader: Ed Reimer is
having his country home connected
up with the electric light plant from
Schleswig this week, and will soon
have the electric juice from our plant
furnishing him light. He will also
have the lights In all his barns and
sheds, and it will prove a great con-
venieEce for him.
Fifteen hundred women will be re-
cruied to assist the Iowa farmers. My
understanding is that these women
will agree to relieve the men in the
city and town, who will 60 to the
farms where they will be placed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
HINTS FOR IOWA
BEEkEEPERS =
IF. Eric Millen, State -Apiarist.)

IF. Eric Millen, State Apiarist)
Fellow beekeepers, have you pre-,
pared your bees so that they will win
ter successfully this winter? Very
few beekeepers realize the real value
of honey to colony in the spring.
With honey at present prices it is
very eaSy- to extract too closely, hop
ing that next spring will be favorable
and the colonies continue in good con-
dition. ~
If you want to secure a crop Of hon
ey next spring will you, for your own
sake, for the bees sake and for your
cOuntry's sake, leave your bees at
least forty pounds Of honey per col
ony for winter and spring needs?
Ii you were unfortunate enough to
be in section where there was little
honey gathered and your bees have
not sufficient stores to winter, you
can secure sugar by writing the state
food administrator, J. F. Deems, Bur.
lington, Iowa. The government has
made arrangements to this end so
that bees need not be allowed to
starve. Beekeepers will appreciate
the fact that this ruling is not meant
that beekeeper should sell honey at
Is to IS cents a pound and then re.
place it with sugar. On the other
hand beekeepers are urged not to al
low the colonies to die from want of
food because no honey has been stored
You car cut down the amount of need
ed sugar by uniting all weak colonies
and only winter colonies that have a
good chance to survive. All feeding
should be done as early as possible
this month, and the colonies should be
fed the required amount of syrup in
one or two evenings. gg# @ ~
An economical way to feed is in a
basin with floats, or an inverted can
with perforated cover, placed in an
empty hive body, on the brood cham
Der frames. Make the syrup two parts
sugar and one part water, thoroughly
dissolve the sugar but avoid burning.
To this add one teaspoonful Of tartar.
ic acid to every twenty pounds of SUI.
gar used. Feed the warm syrup in
the evening and reduce all colony en-.
frances to a small opening.
All Iowa beekeepers should secure
two new bulletins on wintering bees,
which the federal government is is.
suing. They are Farmers Bulletin No.
1912, "The Preparation of Bees for
Outdoor Wintering" and Farmers But
letin No. 1914, "Wintering Bees in
Cellars"
These two bulletins can be obtained
free from the secretary of agriculture,
Washington, D. c.. and contain infor-
nation which every beekeeper should
possess. A postal card will get them,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30

This year itslooks like family re-
union in the Iowa corn fields. Many
of the farmers are being assisted by
the other members of his family. In
some cases the good wife has put on
the gloves and is landing Knockout
blow to the husking business. The
rosy checked daughters may also be
seen tossing King Corn into those
high wagon boxes. AS soon as a
farmer has completed his husking he
will turn in and assist his neighbor,
and that is the proper spirit.
| noticed in a newspaper recently
that a certain man had grown two
crops of potatoes on the same land
this year. That is nothing new to
me, for have raised two crops yearly
for three years. About the middle Of
July l plant my second crop. l plant
an early variety. If there is plenty
of rainfall the crop will be good. This
year, had only fair crop, but the
crop was profitable at that.
l noticed that. work has started to
replace the buildings recently destroy.
ed by fire on the farm of Miss Nora
Kinney in section fourteen, East Boy.
er township
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-30
with the great Midwest horticultural

with the great Midwest horticultural
show.
While the beekeepers convention
Ealone will be worth the trip, there will
be many features of interest in the
big show. Then too every Iowan
should see Camp Dodge, a military
city that is revelation when seen
for the first time. Camp Dodge may
not be populated next year as it is
now, for we may have the kaiser lick
ed before then. So meet with us at
Des Moines IN November 9Th and 7th.
We know that you will get good inter
est on your investment. Further par.
ticulars will be gladly forwarded by
addressing f. Eric Millen, State
Apiarist, Iowa State College, Ames.
In spite of the drought in the south
western section, Iowa will produce
53,000,000 bushels more corn this year
than Illinois, her nearest competitor,
according to the present crop report
of the U. S. bureau of crop estimates.
While the average Illinois yield is
1874 bushels to the acre, the average
Iowa yield is estimated to be 37.4
bushels. These figures are significant
in view of the seed corn conditions
last spring. The plan of securing 10.
cal seed through the survey and thor
ough testing seems to have been fully
justified.
In many northwestern Iowa coun-
ties considerable sorghum has been
made this season. VIM. Huxtable,
farm editor of the Storm Lake Pilot
Tribune, has the following to say on
the subject Of sorghum making:
ut is surprising the. amount of sor-
ghum cane that is being made up in
this county by the different mills
which have been in operation this fall
and I do not know that theyA ARE all
through yet. In fact there are not
enough mills to make up all the cane
that was raised this year. have had
the privilege Of talking with a num-
Der of the different owners and each
told me that they had more cane than
they would have time to handle and
the demand for their product was so
great that they could not supply it.
In my opinion this industry is going
to be permanent and l would offer as
a little kind advice that those who are
going to make an annual run that they
enlarge their watts and in some in
stances the mills SO as to be able to
make good deal more in day in
order to be able to do all the custom
work each year."
When no one: could be found who
would mill the sorghum crop that had
been grown by farmers of Buena Vista
county this fall, the county agent took
matters into his own hands and found
a way in spite of the shortage of lab
or that had held back others from at
tempting it. The agent found an old
horse power crusher about four miles
from Storm Lake. With the help of
farmer he brought it into town and
set 1t up on "a vacant lot where wa
ter and gas connections could be Sc
cured from the city. The gas was
used for cooking and thus labor was
saved. A shed was erected of rough
lumber and water pipe put in from
nearby house. The mill is now in
operation and cane is being handled
by the ton. Several smaller mills in
other parts of the county are now in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-17
MIR. HOOyEU'S FAIRY.

why, Jack. aren't YOU 'shamed o,
yourself to throw away that perfectly
good piece fbr"ad' What would Mr.
Hoover think cried Peggy
81 don't care what he would think
retortcd her brother; Its none OF his
business what do. II don't want &c
cat that Old piece or bread, III not dc
it," and of he walked. leaving Peggy
staring after him.
I'D just like to show him how i.
feels 20 he real good and hungry, jus;
once. and I'll bet he wouldn't be vast.
inE so much food. Why. he throws
away almost as much as eat
in the meantime Jack had walk ed
down the road and was sitting on a
rock whiting stick He was still
GrumblinS. II don't see how just q
little old piece Of bread would matter
so much. Gee whiz. wouldn't anybody
miss it"
They wouldn't?' said n squcaky 1T
tie voice" Jack look cd all around. and
at last his eyes fell on little man
no bigger than a squirrel who was
dressed in rcd-stripcd trousers and a
little blue coat with white stars on it.
and n funny little red hat on the side
81 his head.
Who are YOU. and what arc YOU
doing all dressed up in that haG?'
asked Jack.
Il" said tho little man. Am one o!
Mr. Hoovcr's fairies. and ! am here
20 show YOU how a little piece OF bread
"ou'" n''p NJ niue man turned
an" W"ihe 20 '"e Jug o' GIN anu
Soii'e"oM '"Gh VIZ iorccu 70 ioiio"
MN Suuue"'E ne AeI' ni'iSeh iai'ih
oo"n H. """h' "oWh' ~ iast ne MI
sou" car H. an" '"e ''.''c man po.h'co
70 a t'hH SION" OUT nH the roadsidc
The little man took Jacks hand and
they looked into window and saw
t"rcc s"''ti t"iiuFcn huooieo IN one
' '''' az" !" ""''"' COT mr. "'S
~" on which 'HeE c"uim ui'n!S see the
"E"' oi Woman ne niue man
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-17
Editorial and Literary Department.
THE HANDFUL or MEAL.

IN small town OF Belgium. They con-
sisted OF father. son, mother and
thrcn small children. They owned q
about hftN chickens. When the war
broke out the son. who was about
eighteen years OF age. said to his
mother: Mother, think il is my
ahty TO join the army and fight for
my country" The mother wcpt for n
while and then said: Go. my son. and
may tn" Lord take care OF YOU" So
IN. next day after sad farewell he
set GU; for the town 10 enlist in the
army. After a while word came that
pi. left N. town. but this family
stayed. The father let the COWS out
IN the woods, SO the Germans couldn't
catch Them. The next morning the
Germans came and caught the chick
ems. set the barn GA nrc and did con-
siderable damage They DESTROYED The
garden and left the family without a
thing but sack of meal tina, the
mother had hid out in the woods The
father died about "a week afterwards
rom starvation. as he wouldn't eat any
or the meal but saved ii for the chill
dren; The mother gave each one q
handful OF corn meal Ia keen them
alive. AFTER living like this for about
three weeks. the son returned and
TOOK them 10 Il town behind the firing
care of
Let this he > lesson TO US. and. when
We 2" and buy candy or things We
don't need. drop the pennies in the -.-
het box and help care for the poor
starving people OF the allied coun-
tries And let us think OF the poor
family in this story who lived OF OF
one handful Of meal day. when we
20 TO waste food or cat more than ~
really need. JACK YATES
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-17
a "I.ESs- STORY.

Mary came in from school and told
her mother She wanted to do some
thing TO help feed our boys in the
trenches, and didn't know what she
could do without best. She was very
fond OF sugar in her coffee and lots of
II in her oatmeal. Her mother told
her she could do without both. Morn
ing came and when her dish OF oats
came around, she decided she would
take ono spoonful OF sugar in them
and one in her coffee. which saved
TWO spoonfuls over u day Her little
brother tcascd her and told her our
boys would never get that sugar She
told him she was ashamed TO own such
a boy as her brother. He was eating
all he could. and moro than was good
for him. and the soldiers putting up
their lives for him and his country
Her father pattcd her curly head and
told her he WAS proud Of such "A daush-
ter.
The Eryans had not ever observed a
suSar!oSS day. ana that night Mr..
Bryan told his wife Mary was right
The whole family sitting idly. while our
hoNs arc giving their lives to keen
them out of the clutches Of the Kaiser
TN" next day was Tuesday. and a new
day for the Bryan household The
breakfast table was white and shining
with oatmeal with only one spoonful
OF sugar to each dish. fish roe cro-
QUOTES, lunch buttcred bread and jam,
plenty OF milk and roast chicken for
dinner. Whca.lcss day came, and
what nice, crisp corn mullins corn
pone and spoon bread, Ben her LITTLE
brother, thought il fun. Een told ~,
school what Mary had told him. and
in two weeks nearly every family who
had not observed u whcatlcss and
meatioss day were doing it, and cnioy-
ing H. for they fclt they were in a
way hc'pinc To win the war In their
games at school the boys would veil
VI YOU want 10 lick the Kaiser. YOU
must lick your plate
RUBY SEWARD.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-17
F0OD CONSERVATION.

Thc soyernmcm, has issued orders to
nc people OF tho United states thar
they should save food so they can
hclr win tins great war When YOU
have finished eating all YOU want do
not throw anything away. hu, save IL
Tor our hoys who are lighting over
there" for you. Use corn. rye barley
bread. oatmeal. that docs not contain
nonwheat breakfast food We ought to
use less cake. candy and pastry Beef
mutton and pork should not be used
more than once daily. Vegetables fish
poultry. sheiihsh AMI soup should be
used more freely. Milk should be
used in place of cream. Every drop OF
skim milk should he used. We are
the worlds greatest fat waStors Fat
is food. Butter should be used on the
table as usual. but not in cooking
Soap contains fat. 1t should not he
wasted. The fat YOU save may he used
as homemade soap Sugar mus, he
saved because il is gc>iinc scarce
our boys need il more than We do. In
order TO have sugar for all at reason
able prices use less candy aud sweet
drinks. Fruits and jams should he
used in place Of butter. II We all do
as tho government has asked us To do
this great war would end.
tTHE ENID
lizzie III BNE.R.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-17
rooD CONSERVATION.

You ~. know that the food com :
missioner is after the people Of The
United states To save food. Our allies
need food. our boys in France who
age fighting and rskinG their lives
to save America need food. They need
meat and wheat the most OF all To
supply them with enough food and our
allies with enough the people OF
america should divide up with them
They should eat barley break or corn
bread ~ least three times week In
This way Uncle Sam can get enough
food to supply our boys and our allies
The saving OF nation is the safety
OF u nation. This war is going TO b,,
won in the Kitchens OF America. Think
Of the children Of belgium and north
crn France who arc starving to dea tn
because OF the Kaiser and his troops.
DO YOU think for once tina: Uncle Sam
would stand for that No. indeed.
last rs soon as Uncle sam gets ready
and that will he mighty quick. he will
make the kaiScr's head swim. We
arc sciEg to DO il. too. Hut first we
need leader This is leader
PLENTY OF food.
l. STUART WHITE,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-17
FOOD.

Euy it with thought cook It with care,
serve Just enough and leave tn" plate
save " Wat will keep. ca, wha, wiz
spoil.
Ec, TIC so>crnmcn, know wen, rcra id
is their toll
Plan for = garden TO raise nomc-srowr
food;
va, MIA, is nourisnia=, not always
what's good
Eat substitutes rou shcuid not carc>.
For what No save goes "a allies and
our boys oyer there"
Save food, doa't waste it, is tho slo-
gan Of to-day:
Buy there it's cheapest. even if its
out OF your way
Each penny saved helps TO iuy some
food
That. MI Hoover say. good aouse
wives should.
Not only munitions. hut foo,i ~ well
viii help our nation win Tho BATH"
In which 80 many OF our Illunt hcfots.
fell
II YOU save and buy 70, victory. yrL'i.
he doing Your hi.
And Uncle Sam'li hc proud OF YOU and
youll he rewarded Cor IT,
iOriginalD MARIA r. ETAI,.lTN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-17
FOOD CONSERVATION.

onr government has asked us Ia
mas given out fool conservation cards.
asking us 10 save food. and also hang
them in our windows or doors
our government has kindly asked us
10 save meat. sugar. wheat and fats
IN ORDER to do this, YOU must use sub
StituteS. In tho place of meat YOU can
use eggs. cabbage. lettuce. carrots. po-
iato"S, tomatoes, beans peas and many
other vegetables. You can also use
fruits You can also save sugar BY not
using so much. IL YOU have been using
TWO or three teaspoonfuiS. only use one
or two now. You can cut out eating so
much sweet things. such as cakes pies
ana buildings. You can do without
these easily. We must save sugar for
our soldiers and allies. VIC will not
win. Instead of using wheat. use sub
stitutcs, such us rye. oats, barley and
cornmcal
We must save these things II we
want 20 win. our soldiers must have
something TO eat. We should use
things that we cart send away TO
them. Our soldiers cannot fight il they
are hungry TIL" more they have to
eat. the better they eight If you don't
save YOU don't want the United States
10 win. We can help a lot even If
every woman in Virginia would save n
slice OF bread week Just think how
much Their" would nc. Remember, con-
serve your food.
RUTH CONEESTnNE,