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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

% wider conception ofliberty and
humanity and civilization. And
the more freely you buy the
greater vii be the enrolling Of
your own soul. Ii is not All act
of charity to buy Liberty Bonds.
At a meeting called by the county
chairman in Seattle. ednesday,
the ehairmen Of the twelve city
and SIXTY eight county councils
of Patriotic Service, by a unani-
nous vote, adopted the policy Of
publishing the name of every sub
Iscriber to the Fourth Liberty
Loan in the daily and weekly pa
pers Of the city and county, and
maintaining an honor roll record
in the council headquarters
A War Savings Metal Exchange
has been established in Seattle at
Fourth and Pine Streets. This
Exchange will receive old gold
silver and platinum, have ii assay
led by the government assay Office
and pay for its value in War Say
ings and Thrift Stamps. People
all over the United States are in
vited to send precious metals to
this office. An experienced ASSAY
er will be on hand during bust
ness hours to determine values so
that it will not be necessary to
wait until the government assays
are completed to get your stamps.
This office is patterned after the
New York Office and is under the
direction of State Director Kelle-
her. Everybody has more or less
gold or silver trinkets which are
of no particular value and which
could be converted into War Say
lngs Stamps on the best possible
terms. This is genuine oppor-
tunity to help your country
while helping yourself at the
same time. Send your metals by
registered mail to the War Saw
ings Metal Exchange and reply
will be promptly forthcoming.
If the value is in excess of 5000
you should have your registered
package insured at your bank or
elsewhere.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

"Too busy to 20 and vote,
seemed to be a valid excuse fol
many people on Tuesday.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12
Modern Woodmcn Of America.
woopMrN OF THE WORLD
STEAMER VIRGINIA Ill

Leave Seattle, Pier 4, foot of Spring
Street, Daily except Sunday. $3.50 p. NJ.
Leave Tacoma Daily except sunda-
$40 a. M, Saturday 8: AS p. m, for Sea.
and way ports. Municipal Dock.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

The result of the Fourth Liberty
Loan will be watched with keen
interest by the Teutonic powers.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

A hoarder isa man who is more liz
terested in getting his bite than in Civ
Ing bis bit
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

Norwegian Danish Methodist-sun.
day school at 10 a. M; morning serv-
ice AT A.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

The Seattle port improvements
carried by a large vote.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

Politics makes strange bed.
fellows. So Yes, indeed.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

Character, said D. L. Moody, i.
what man is in the dark.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

Sunday Schedule Leave Seattle 800
a. m. and 6:00 p, m.
WEST PASS TRANSPORTATION CO.
n. G. CHRISTENSEN. Mgr.
Phone hinin l71S Pier
Subject 10 change without notice.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

Loan your money to Uncle Sam
buy War Savings Stamps.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

It is not an army that we must
shape and train for war; it is a
nation. Woodrow Wilson.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12
LODGE DIRECTORY.

Masonic.
Mark p. Waterman Lodge, No. III.
i. a. A. M.-Regular communications,
second Wednesday in each month, in
Odd Fellows Hall at Center, w, NJ.
j. NJ. ogilvy; S. W, L. u. Van ollnda.
j. W., Ray Whitfield; Sec, X. w. f.
Martin; Treas, VIM. Marsden; j. ID.
S. d. Newman; s S.. w G. Whitfield !;
j. s., A. b. Cook; Tyler, j. l.. Mac
milan
l. o. o. r.
Island Lodge No. 247-Meets every
Thursday evening in |. o. o. F. hall at
Center. Visiting brothers always well
come. C. H. Newcom, N. G.; T. A. j.
Steifenson. See.
Island Rebekah Lodge No. 277-
Meets every second and fourth Tues
day evening of each month in |. o. O..
f. hall. Center at s O'Clock. Mrs
Maud Zimmerman, N.G.; Mrs. Anna r.
Fault, Sec'y. Visiting sisters and
brothers welcome.
G. A. r.
H. G. Sickle Post, No. 81, Depart
ment of Washington and Alaska, meets
first Wednesday in each month at
o'clock p. m vashon. r. f. Van DIN.
da. Commander; c. A. Barton. Adju-
tant.
Modern Woodmen Of America.
Vashon Camp, No. 10059-Meets ev.
cry second and fourth Saturday even
Ing In each month at o'clock in |. o
o. f. hall, Center, |. o. Thompson, Con
snl; r Hanson, Clerk. Visiting broth
ere welcome
woopMEN OF THE WORLD
Burton Camp No. 552. Meets the
second and fourth Saturday Of each
month AT w. o. W. hall, Burton. f.
b. WYE, Consul Commander: II. q.
Stanley, Clerk.
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OUR SAVED FOOD
FED The ALLIES
Food Administrator Writes Presi-
dent America Conserved l4l,-
100000 Bushels Wheat.
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN
Meat and Fat Shipments Increased by
s44.eoo.ooo Pounds.

Conservation measures applied by
the American people enabled the Unit
ed Stntes to sip TO the Allied peoples
and TO our own forces overseas l41,-
900 pounds OF meat during the past
year, valued In all at s1,400,000,00o.
This was accomplished in the face of Il
serious food shortage in this country.
bespeaking the wholeheartedness and
patriotism with which the American
people have met the food crisis abroad.
Food Administrator Hoover, In let
ter to President Wilson, explains how
the situation was met The voluntary
Conservation program fostered by the
Food Administration enabled the pillng
up Of the millions Of bushels of wheat
during 19fT-1S and the shipment of
mea, during 1918.
The total value OF all food ship
ments 10 Allied destinations amounted
to S1,400,O 100000, all this food being
bought through OF In collaboration
with the Food Administration. These
figures are nil based on official reports
and represent food exports Tor the
harvest year that closed June 30, 1918.
The shipments OF meats and fats
(lncluding meat products, dairy prod
ucts, vegetable oils, etc., to Allied des
tiDatlons were AZ follows.
Fiscal year l91G-17... 2, 1876, 500. 900 lbs.
Fiscal year 1919. ..3,011, 100, 900 lbs.
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"Buy until it helps. .

Buy not merely because the
purchase of Liberty Bonds is
strengthening the nation power
to fight, but because your soul
needs the quickening influence Of
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No man who hasn't been tempt.
ed is sure of his honesty.
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The Record is indebted to Mr.
j. C. Walls of Cove precinct for a
complete report by telephone of
the vote in that precinct. Thank
YOU.
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s44.eoo.ooo lbs,

Increase ......... $4,000. 600 lbs.
Our slaughterable animals AZ the be-
ginning OF the last fiscal year were not
apprcciably larger than the year be-
fore and particularly In hogs; they
were probably less The increase In
shipments Is due to conservation and
the extra weight OF animals added by
our farmers
The full effect Of these efforts began
to bear their best results In the las.
half of the fiscal year, when the ex-
ports to the Allies were 2,133. 100000
pounds, MS against l,266,500.00O posnds
in the same period of the year before.
This compares with an average of
B0l 10000 pounds of total exports for
the same half years In the three-yenr
prewar period
In cereals and cereal products re-
duced TO terms OF cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations have
been:
Fiscal year 1861. 25o.oOo,0o0 bushels
Fiscal year l917-1S. .340, SOC, 600 bushels
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Six of the nine breweries ope-
rating in Dayton, Ohio, are clos
ed in compliance with the coal
production program. Two are
continuing to run on restricted
coal supply order.-American Is
sue. Why permit them to contin-
ne at allR
If some parents would keep a
little tighter grip on their child
rem they would confer a favor on
their community. Taking posses
sion of church property and ring
ing the bell at untmely hours,
Throwing rocks promiscuously and
breaking windows of vacant
buildings is not conducive to law
and order and should be discour-
aged.
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Increase ......... S0.9OO,Ooo bushels
or these cereals our shipments OK
the prime breadstaffs In the fiscal year
10l7-lS to Allied destinations were
Wheat 100000 bushels and OF rye
13,900000 bushels, total Of t44.9O0,-
900 bushels.
The exports IL Allied destinations
during the fiscal Year 1857 were
Wheat 135,100o00 bushels and rye
100000 bushels, a total of 1877, 400 900
bushels In addition some 100000
bushels OF 1917 wheat are now In port
for Allied destinations or en- route
thereto The total shipments to Allied
countries from our last harvest Of
wheat will be therefore, about l41 ,e00.-
900 tIshels, or a total of 1874, 800, 900
bushels Of prime breadstuffs. In adj
dition to this we have shipped some
100000 bushels to neutrals depend
ent upon us, and we have received
some imports from other quarters.
This accomplishment of our people
In this matter stands out even more
clearly II we bear liz mind that we had
available In the fiscal year 1861
from ne. carry-over and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
200 100000 bushels of wheat which we
were able to export that year without
trenching on our home loaf" Mr..
Hoover said. This last year, however,
owing to the large failure OF the 1917
wheat crop, we had available from net
carry-over and production and imports
only Just about our normal consump-
ton. Therefore our wheat shipments
TO Allied destinations represent APP
proxlmately savings from our own
whent bread
"These figures. however, do not fully
convey the volume of the effor, and
sacrifice made during the past year
by the whole American people. De-
spite the magnificent effort OF our agrl-
cultural population in planting a much
increased acreage In 1917, not only was
there very large failure in wheat.
but also the corn failed 10 mature prop
erly, and our corn is Dur dominant crop.
81 am sure Mr. Hoover wrote in
concluding his report, "that all the
millions Of our peopla. agricultural M
well as urban, who have contributed
TO these results should feel u very
definite satisfaction tiie. IN year Of
universal food shortages III the north.
ern hemisphere all Of those people
Joined together against Germany have
al. fr,3a eIr,t -
harvest not only with wealth and
strength fully maintained but with
only temporary periods OF hardship.
at is difficult to distinguish between
various sections Of our people--the
homes, public eating places. food
trades. urban or agricultural popala.
tlons-in assessing credit for these re-
suits. but no one win deny the domI-
nant part of the American women"
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farewell to F.. l.. Rowan, the secretary
who leaves in few days for New
York to report for duty with the Red
Cross in France.
A. J. Drummer is irrigating little
patch of 400 acres at his ranch be-
yond Burlington, pumping the water
from the faithful Murmuring Mouse
with a traction engine and a centri-
fugal pump. The water is being pump
ed onto meadow land mostly and on
four acres which will be planted to
potatoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Endresen from
Grelland, and Postmaster Halvorson,
were in the city on business Wednes-
day They were getting ready for
the Red Cross meeting to be held Fri
day in the Zion Lutheran church at
Grelland. The Ryder band and sew
eral four-minute speakers are expect
ed.
DR.. Griffin and Louis Peterson mo-
tored over from Ryder last night.
Louis informs the Independent that
himself and brother Curtis have 1900
acres in crop, including 900 acres of
wheat and large flax acreage. The
Peterson Bros. have a fine herd of
Herefords and this spring can show
as fine a bunch of white face calves
as are to be found in the state.
DR.. Archie D. MCDANIEL, Rev. Err
ickson, E. G. Britten, Frank Taylor
and Spero Manson motored to Max
and Garrison last Sunday where Rev
Erickson and DR.. MCDANIEL gave ad-
dresses on the Red Cross work. The
distance travelled by the party that
day was around two hundred miles
and some of the members have been
having trouble ever since trying to
get their hair to lay fiat, especially
Mr.. Manson.
Otto Bengston from near Parshall
CARING Kjelstrup, banker, and Mr.
Hawkins, hardware dealer from Par.
shall, were in the city last night at.
tending a meeting Of Tyrian Chap.
ter, R. A. M. Mr.. Bengston is one OF
the big farmers in the Plaza country
Twelve or thirteen years ago he filed
| on a homestead and many time he
has walked across the country from
Berthold, distance of nearly thirty
miles, carrying his flour. Today hi
owns as fine section Of land as car
be found in the state.
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seen in our village once more. He
spent the winter in Iowa and stayed
so long we thought he had gone back
on old Dakota.
The ladies of the Red Cross society
got their heads together and made two
nice warm quilts and presented them
to an unfortunate neighbor who had
the misfortune to lose their household
goods by fire. The Junior Girls and
Girls Club also did their share of re-
lief work.
John Becker Of the Deep River
neighborhood has enlisted in the SER
vice Of our country and starts for
Jefferson Barracks Wednesday, the
18th. He took a thorough course in
the Sweeney auto school at Kansas
City last winter which will come in
handy for him in the work he is now
entering.
The stork made a flying trip to the
Jake Luchsinger home Nav 6 and
left bouncing boy to Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Luchsinger.
E. c. Duckett and E. w. Stubbins
each took load of young people to
Mlnot Sunday evening to attend a
young peoples meeting.
Mrs. r. w. Stubbins entertained her
sister, Miss Kate Mitchell, and cou-
pie of the Towner teachers SATURDAY.
and Sunday.
Prof. Spacht and family have moved
to the Bradbury farm southeast of
town and report living in the country
being more favorable to their ideas
than town life.
Mrs. Sylvester Murphy made a
beautiful basket quilt and presented it
to the Red Cross. The ladies will
meet in the hall and 80 the finishing
touches, after which it will be sold
for the benefit of the Red Cross. Ev-
erybody come and buy ticket.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Smith have
moved in from the farm and are now
occupying the Dicky property, which
has lately been transferred to Mr..
Pierce. Mrs. Smith will serve meals
to the public so the weary travellers
will welcome their coming to town,
as it has been difficult problem to
get accommodations here in that line.
Alfred Lee has been appointed sec
ton foreman here in place of E.
Lyle, who was removed to the sec
tion at Rugby.
There is a certain lady in this vi
entity who undertook the art of max
ing war bread, but she has decided
that she is a failure in that line and
| If any one contemplates building a
cement block she will undertake to
furnish the bricks.
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eminent regulations have been asked
Of us.
Mrs. J. Y. Millar and Miss Irene
Thomas spent the week end at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Mcdonald
Of Minot.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Kluver and
daughter Erma, Miss Hazel Hogy,
George Johnson and Irving Wallace
spent Sunday at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Johnson of Minot.
Miss Gladys Millar was the guest of
the Trumbles on North Prairie last
weekend.
Mrs. Louis Groshans and Mrs. Ar
thur Volkman entertained the mem
bers Of Burlington Camp of Royal
Neighbors at the Groshans home We'd
nesday evening. There was a large
attendance and an unusually pleasant
time was enjoyed.
The Ladies Aid will meet at the
home of. Mrs. Louis Groshans Thurs
day afternoon of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Jacobson and
sons motored to Minot Sunday and
spent the day with friends.
All are invited to attend the ser.
vices at the Presbyterian church sun
day morning at IL o'clock. Rev. Nc
lvor Of Kenmare will preach.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. Selken of South
Prairie were guests at the Chapln
home Friday after which they motor
ed to Minot for short visit at the
Mcleod home, taking Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcleod home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Schmidt were
in Minot on business Wednesday.
Mrs. L. D. Cotton and Alvin Cotton
motored to the Wonder City Tuesday,
Anthony Boschert was in Minot Fri
day. Anthony has lost three head Of
horses recently, two of them excep-
tionally fine colts. They strayed
from the Boschert place recently and
Mr.. Boschert has been unable to To-
cate them.
Ruel Reiner and Tom Thorson left
with the draft boys last Saturday.
This leaves but four men of draft age
within the confines Of Burlington
toWnship-can any other township in
Imperial Ward show better record :?
Henry Olson, John Halvorson and
}. w. Johnson were business visitors
to Minot Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Casteel and chill
dren, Mrs. J. S. Wallace, Mrs. E. b.
Wallace and children and Mrs. j. P
Wallace were among those who jour-
Keyed to Minot Saturday to bid God
speed to the men who departed for the
training camp.
E. A. Madison went to Minot on bus
mess today. Einar is making good
this year with poultry and when the
season closes we expect to give an
account Of his success in that line
that will surprise amateur fanciers.
). Roger Lloyd and Hadley Graves Of
the Lloyd Mining Co., were in Minot
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Verzatt were
the guests of Minot friends today.
B. A. Pratt is now superintendent
and general manager Of the Dakota
Coal Co. at Tasker, succeeding C. H.
Strong, who has resigned and return-
ed to his home at Canton, N. Y.
G. L. Smith Of the Midlewest Grain
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CITY IN BRIEF

Editor and Mrs. Francis of Velva
were in the city Monday.
Mrs. Ben Schroeder has gone to
Eroid, Mont, to visit her parents.
Ed King, prominent Donnybrook
Farmer was a visitor to the city to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Monicken of Vel
va were in the city Monday evening
Che guest of friends.
J. H. Levy, prominent Granville
businessman, was visitor to the city
Saturday.
Ben Bitterness of the Economy De-
partment store, is enjoying a we'll
earned vacation this week.
Phil Roach has disposed of his resi-
dence in Eastwood Park to Marvin
sSolein.
A daughter was born Saturday
morning to Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Gland
err, 612 East Central Ave.
Miss Bornholt of Glasgow, Mont,
arrived for a visit with Mrs. M. P.
Montgomery and Mrs. R. B. Woods.
B. J. Anderson. deputy sheriff, has
returned from Marmarth, where he
transacted business in connection with
hi, Office.
]. w. Brinton, manager Of the Con-
sumers' Stores Co., was in the city
where one of the stores is being op-
ened.
John Steen, candidate for governor
and Mr. George, candidate for state
auditor, were in the city Saturday
night
Henry Auslander, who has beer
toafing around all spring, putting II
1140 acres of crop, was in the city
Tuesday looking for something tn do
M. G. Olson of Grand Forks who is
gorincipal owner of the M. G. Olson
fJo. clothing store of this city was
there today for a conference with w
sE.. Borene.
English services will be held at the
Trinity church on North Prairie Sun
cray afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. j
rR. Michaelson.
Swan M. Lindgren, candidate for
sheriff, arrived from his Douglas farm
Tuesday. He has invested in cal
and is making a house to house can
syas In che county.
Swan M. Lindgren, well known
Douglas farmer, has % sheep anc
:Yrom the small flock clipped 17C
pounds of wool, worth Is cents 9
goound.
DIR. Schell of Ambrose and A. B
S1ills of Burlington, delegates to the
General Assembly of the Presbyter
ian church, left for Columbus, O.
Tuesday to attend the convention.
7. Fl. Peterson Of Donnybrook pass
ed thru the city Friday on his way
home from trip to Glendive, Mont.
where he went to visit son in bust
ness there. Mr.. Peterson has SOY
in the service who is engaged in op
Grating the guns used in shooting aer
oplanes. This son was recently pro
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noted from corporal to sargentcy

noted from corporal to Sargentcy
in his company.
Miss Cora Hecker, a trained nurse
from Minneapolis, is recuperating at
the home Of her brother at Logan. She
recently submitted to very difficult
operation and is on the road to recov-
cry.
H. A. Monagin, from north Of the
city, says that four colts have been
hanging around his farm for several
days and thinks the owners would
like to know where they are.
Mrs. Harry Myers, who returned re-
Gently from a visit at her. old home,
Shakopee, MIMI, brot back nice lot
of oak, maple and willow trees, be-
sides many strawberry plants which
are doing nicely at the Myers farm
south of the city.
Lieut.. J. R. Pence, after spending a
short furlough in this city, returned
to Fort Riley, Kan, Friday. He ex-
poets to go to New York. City in a
short time to take up special X-Ray
work, when Mrs. Pence will join him.
Frank Kirkelie, the man who orig
mated Norwegian whist--in Ward
county-was in the city Tuesday
Frank has been working hard, not out
of choice, he says, and he came down
to get days recreation.
John Lee, from north of the city
was in town Wednesday. He is
mourning the loss of 60 fine tomato
plants frozen down Saturday night
despite the fact that he had carefully
covered them.
VIM. Hecker, old time Logan farm
err, was in the city Wednesday. He
says the cold weather was so severe
this week that even the blackberry
leaves were frozen, yet he is optimis-
tic over crop prospects.
ESTRAYED-Sorrel gelding, two
years old, from the pasture on VIM
Dunnell farm, marked with a small
star in forehead Minot Motor Sales
Co. tt
Arthur Stevens Of Epping, Williams
county, who enlisted in the aerial ser.
vice and went into training at Sar
Antonio, Texas, in August and left
overseas in December, died from scar
let fever, according to word reach
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H
Stevens.
i R. B. Woods, of the Empire Con
struction Co., who enlisted shor
time ago, is now located at training
school at Aristook, Va, where he il
engaged in cantonment construction
work. Mrs. Woods, who accompanied
her husband to St. Paul, has been Wis
ting an uncle at Princeton, Mimi, ant
will return tomorrow.
Attorney Charles d. Kelso accom-
panied by his mother, Mrs. Fam.
Kelso, left Monday for their old hom
| at Corydon, Iowa. Mr.. Kelso's mothe
had arrived the day prior to their de
parture from visit at the home O.
her daughter, Miss Nancy Kelso, VIII
resides at Glasgow, Mont
The Minot Lodge B. P. o. Elks hell
an interesting meeting Saturda!
might, two candidates being initiated
The meeting was in the nature Of .
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Y " y :" " y :" y ~ = e p q y
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Skov returned
to their home near Voltaire Monday
after a few days visit with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Reil-
ly.
Our agent, Mr.. Chas. Kuhn, and his
good wife are absent on visit to the
Twin Cities. Mr.. Kuhn expects to
purchase a new car an make the re-
turn trip. overland. Mrs. Kuhn will
return by train.
Mrs. Frank Asher of Rugby was a
visitor at the Frank Duckett and
Frank Lenton homes the past week.
Mr.. Asher was agent here some years
ago.
Billy Wangness pleasant face is