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Gilpin observer., 1919-12-18
Oldest British COLONY.

Newfoundland the oldest British col.
ony. was founded by Sir Humphrey
Gilbert In 1888.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-18

Mackinaws for the cold weather
at the G. o. Richards Co.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-18
THE ALTERNATIYI

THE ALTERNATIVE.
Mr.. Hobbs-Do you think you'll
be able to keep up with your neigh
bors?
Mrs. Hobbs-If we can't my dear.
we'll move.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-18
Hopeless.

Sleep aids a woman's beauty.
Smoothing out each line and wrinkie
But some would still be homely
Though they did Rip Van Wrinkle.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-02
BYARS LOSES
BINGHAM CASE
Revenue Agent Is Eliminated From
Litigation Over Tax
Estate.

Walter NJ. Byars, State Revenue
Agent, was eliminated from partici-
patton in litigation over the estate
of Mrs. Mary Lily Bingham and
stripped of his claim to a penalty by
Judge W. H. Field, who handed down
an opinion in joint session yesterday
sustaining County Judge William
Krieger.
1t was true the estate was omitted
from assessment as of September /,
1917, for payment of 1918 taxes,
Judge Field said, but the omission
was solely that of the County Board
of Tax Supervisors and not of the
character contemplated by the sta
tute governing agents, hence, he
said, the action by Byars was wholly
unwarranted.- Courier-J ournal.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-02
FINE COMB USED
ON TAX RETURNS
No Leniency Given Evaders Of In
come Tax Laws.

Washington, Nov. 90. Warning
was given tax evaders by Commits
sioner Roper of the Internal Revenue
Bureau tonight that those who have
falsifed or made incorrect returns
may expect to "be called upon any
day for an accounting" In on case,
win liency be shown corporation or
individuals who have attempted 'tc
defraud the Government, the Com
missioner said.
The Governments drive on tax
evaders thus far has netted approx
imately 2OO,OOO,OOO more than the
amounts called for by the returns
filed early in the year. Mr.. Roper
said these figures resulted t'merely
from scratching the surface of the
huge accumulation of tax returns"
Field agents of the bureau are
making a survey of all returns and
checking up with books of corpora
tions for possible Irregularities, he
added.
Mr.. Roper estimated that approx
mately $5O9;0OO,OOO would be col
lected during the year 1920, through
the campaign, 100000, 900 of it by
June 80, 1920; in addition to $780,
100000 already collected. Since
the recent announcement of the find
ings of the bureau in the case of the
Crucible Steel Company, he said,
many corporations and individuals
have voluntarily presented amended
returns have not been in strictly
regular form.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-02
TELEPHONE CO.'S CONTEST
Bell Company In Southwest Offers
500 for Best Letters to Beat
H. c. L.

The Southwestern Telephone News
a handsomely printed and profusely
illustrated monthly publication, the
official organ for the American Tel
ephone and Telegraph Company,
which goes into more than 10000
homes in Missouri, Arkansas, Okla
bona, Kansas and Texas, is conduc-
ting great campaign for thrift.
This Bell Telephone publication
has the hearty support of its army
of employees, who have been made to
realize the company's interest in
their welfare. The high cost of liv-
ing which is the bugaboo of Ameri-
can families everywhere, is tackled
in a practical way by the Bell pub
LEGATION.
1t invites short letters from its
employees, telling their experience
with the high cost of living problem,
and also with experiences Of COM
batting it. 1t offers a series of
prizes for the best and most helpful
letters. The first prize is $5s and
the winner will be given a $50 Vie
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-02
DARRAGH RAID
Arkansas Family GobbIes Up $4,000
in Uncle Sans Securities
In Short Order.

The Darraghs went over the top
one day recently at Little Rock,
Ark, and made a raid on the United
States Treasury; with the knowledge
and consent of oficialdom. In the
raid they were aided and allotted by
an attache of the Treasury Depart
ment.
F. A. Ramsey, one of the Arkan-
sas field workers for the Arkansas
branch of the Treasury Department,
Savings Division, entered Little
Rock with view of organizing some
War Savings Societies and inciden-
tally disposing of few Treasury
Savings Certificates.
The Darragh Company was one of
the first establishments visited. When
Ramsey explained his mission the
dead of the company gave him an
order for one 500 Certificate. Then
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-02

he went further and ordered $1,000
certificates for F. K. Darragh, Mrs
F. X. Darragh, Louise Darragh and
T. A. Darragh.
The Treasury rules prohibit any
one individual holding more than
$1,000 of these securities in any is
sue, but each member Of family is
permitted to hold the limit. The
Darrngh Company quickly absorbed
the limit for the company and the
members of the Darragh household,
and will be ready for the 1920 Sc
ries when it is placed on the mark
ct early in January.
The Cunningham Company also
showed its appreciation of these
splendid securities, the company plac
ing an order with Ramsey for $1,000
and George e. Cunningham, Mrs.
George E. Cunningham and j. F..
Weinman giving orders for $1,000
bonds.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-02
NaahviIle Over Top SIG. GOO.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. With
five churches still to report, the
Nashville Association of Baptist
churches went far over the top in the
drive for their quota of 100000 in
the grand campaign for $75,000,000,
the report late Sunday night showing
$4,000 already pledged here. The
result of the first day of the drive
here was typical of the drives thru
out the South, reports from all sec
tions indicating that the total sum
would be oversubscribed by millions.
Only few of the local churches fail
ed Sunday to reach the minimum
set for them.
Largest Gift in Memphis.
The. outstanding feature of the
first day of the drive was the gift to
the campaign Sunday by Will Dock
cry, cotton merchant of Memphis,
which is the largest gift that has
been made, with the exception of the
bequest of S1,0OO,OOO made by the
late Capt. w. H, Thomas of Dallas,
Texas.
From Baltimore a telegram was
received ANNOUNCING that Maryland
had raised two-thirds of its quota by
o'clock in. the afternoon, and tele-
grams from Louisville said Kentuc-
ky would do far more than had been
anticipated, Judging from early re-
turns. Its quota is $6,500,000. Adj
vices fro Texas were to the effect
that even the coast section, swept in
September by severe tropical storm,
had greatly exceeded its quota and
the indications were that the re-
spouse from other portions of the
state would be equally gratifying.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-02

tory Note. The second prize is $25,
and the winner will be given the
value in War Savings Stamps. The
third prize is SO in War Savings
Stamps and the fourth and fifth best
letters will win S. each in War Saw
ings Stamps. The sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth next best re-
plies will be aided 81 each in
Thrift stamps.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-02
MIDDLESBORo TO HAVE
NEW $225, 900 HOTEL

Middlesboro, KY, Nov. 2s.-Local
and out-of-town capitalists soon will
begin construction of a modern no
tel here, to cost $225,O00. The
plans of architecture are now being
drawn by Louisville firm. The
new hosiery will be on Cumber-
land avenue, the main thorOughfare
Of town.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-12-02
EPISCOPAL BISHOP
BECOMES CATHOLi

Baltimore, Nov. 2S.-Cardinal
Gibbons announced tonight that BIZ
shop Frederick j. Kinsman, formel
head Of the Protestant Fps wi
diocese of Delaware, was received
into the Catholic church last Sum
day at the Cathedral.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27
SO. HEIGHTS

Mrs. Jenkins is visiting relatives
and friends III Seattle.
The Hawleys have moved from
the lIaddow cottage at Indian
Point TO their own next south.
Mr.. and Mrs. Krogh have had
their new orchard planted by Mr..
Harmeling with Montmorenci and
Morrello cherries.
An election for school director
will be held at No. 54 schoolhouse
on Saturday, March 1st, from l 100
p. IN. until 800 p. m. After much
persuasion Mrs. Forrest has been
induced to run again.
We are all very sorry to see the
Mathie family leave their Harbor
Heights home for one in Tacoma.
Our best wishes for health, happi-
ness and prosperity attend them.
The Bullard family will occupy
their cottage for the present.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27

marks in the issue of last week
one is brought TO a realization Of
what the loss Of this excellent pa
per would mean to our communi-
ty. What other medium have we
for the discussion and solution of
the thousand and one problems
that vitally concern MS AS a com
munityY The answer is, none.
When we consider that a commun-
ity's interest lies not so much in
individual effort as in combined
forces cooperating and working
in harmony, we can readily see the
advantage and necessity of re-
liable medium for the exchange of
ideas and the dissemination of
local news that reaches every nook
and corner of the community.
The Record in the past has been
fearless in advocating those things
best suited to the community s
welfare, and surely it is deserving
the support of all.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27
PORTAGE

Mr.. and Mrs. Cressy have as
their house guest Mr.. Chas Lux of
Seattle.
Bert Crstman of Quartermaster
was in Seattle on business last
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owens and their
daughter, Miss Ellen. have started
back to their home in Iowa.
DR.. Maybelle Park of Seattle
was week end guest at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. f. Martin.
Capt. }. l.. Macmillan, it is re
ported, has purchased the jitney
business of A. j. Marsh of Burton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sinclair
have had as their house guest Mrs,
Sinclair's sister, Mrs. Mahew of
North Yakima.
A number from this section at
tended meeting in the county
commissioners Office on Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sinclair are
planning to move back to Yakima
on Thursday of this week. We are
sorry to have them go, but shall
look for them to return before
long.
Mrs. c. Thompson had as week
end guests, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Victor
Gillard, who will leave shortly for
Salt Lake City, where they have
an engagement with theatrical
company.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27
Masonic Social

The first Masonc social. held at
Odd Fellows hall on Wednesday
evening. was well attended "A
feast of reason and fiow of soul
marked the exercises from the
beginning TO the close. .JudgeClay-
pool of Seattle was the principal
speaker. and he gave a splendid
talk on Masonry and Citizen
ship" Colonel Forbes of Newport.
who is just home from the front
in Germany. reccunted many of
his experiences in very interet.
ing way Mrs. Haines of Burton
favored the audience with several
fine instrumental selections. and
A. }. Marsh recited a poem on
Masonry III a very clever manner.
The wives of the members provid-
ed and served fine lee cream
luncheon.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27
LISABEULA

Miss Elsie Campbell died in
Ollalla on Thursday of last week,
Rev. Paige of Lisabeula was called
to conduct the funeral service.
The Lisabeula Ladies Aid met
at Mrs, Paige's last week, and,
having no work at hand. they got
busy and took up some Red Cross
work.
The basket social at Lisabeula
school house was huge success.
The sum of $62 was realized from
the sale of baskets. Some spirited
bidding was indulged in.
Mr.. Geo. Green is out from Sc
attic to do a little work around
his place in the way of pruning
his trees and painting his house
getting ready for Spring.
Mr. Albert Winquist has sold
his ranch to a Mr.. Chatfeld of Sc
attic, who moved his family out
last week. Mr.. Winquist, it is un-
derstood, intends to go East.
Mrs. Wade, our popular teacher.
took the 9th. 9th and 7th grades
over to Seattle on Friday of last
week to see an instructive movie
at the Clemmer-the largest vol
cano in the world, in Hawaii. The
children enjoyed the day very
much.
While c. II. Howard was driving
to the dock last Wednesday to get
some lumber, the reach of the
wagon broke and came down on
his foot, bruising it quite badly.
He is able to get around with the
aid of crutches.
Mrs. Frank Marker had the
misfortune to fall and dIslocate
her shoulder few days ago. DR..
Reed was called to reset it and
she is getting along fine, although
at times it is very painful. This
places both Mr.. aud Mrs. Manker
on the invalid list.
The two sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. Hampton came over from Sc
attic on Sunday to visit the home
place. They reported t hat their
mother, who was taken to Seattle
some weeks ago to be under the
care of specialist, is not improv-
ing and the doctor does not hold
out any hope of her recovery. We
miss the family from our neigh
borhood.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27

When men from King will not
appropriate
But leave these people to their
muddy fate,
just what to do or who to go and
see
Puts all these people sadly up a
tree.
Because the powers now behind
the throne
Made up their minds to leave the
roads alone.
So we will have to get a diving
suit,
And all the ladies wear the long
hip boot,
And learn to swim in case there is
u Hood.
'ris III to see these roads of
sticky mud
Dockton, C. Louis Smith.
Wash.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27
o, MUD

OF all the places on tine face of the
earth
This Maury Island surely is the
worst.
There are no roads by which dog
could pass
Because the mud would surely
hold him fast.
The lack of care and york and en-
terprise
Would cause a stranger the great
est of surprise.
And he who ventures out upon the
way
Must figure on how long he.
going TO stay.
Just take a walk way up to Char
lie Keens
And that will show you how thes
spilled the beans.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27
Announcement

have restocked the Center
Store (formerly Rodda 81 with a
fresh and complete line of Staple
and Fancy Groceries, Flour and
Feed, and solicit share of the
patronage of the community.
Give me trial. VIII be open for
business this Saturday, March 1st.
Respectfully.
Phone Albert TherkeIsen.
Black l12.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27
COVE COMMENTS


An item of interest in Guerns-
ey paper received was an auction
sale of cattle. Anything sold at
auction seldom fetches the price of
private sale; nevertheless, the
cheapest calves fetched forty dol
lars, and some of the cows as high
as three hundred and fifty. All
cattle, both in Guernsey and Jers-
ey. are pedigreed stock and enter
ed in the herd book. Anything
that cannot pass the standard
goes to the butcher. AS an in
stance of how strict the Islanders
are to keep the cattle pure and
free from disease happened to my
knowledge in Jersey, from which
place a prize COW had been sent
to show in England, and the
steamboat company bringing back
said COW landed her ladyship on
the dock that was used for land
ing beef cattle, consequently her
highness had to go straight into
the slaughter house, because her
dainty feet had trod the soil that
common cattele had used, and the
company had to pay her full val
ne, pretty penny-don t remem-
ber how much, but about the price
of 5-acre Vashon ranch.
Another item was the account of
an encounter with a Hun L boat
had by the lbex, a Great Western
mail boat, from which a single shot
sent the sub crew to explore the
bottom of the Channel for keeps.
The lbex is a 20-knot boat built
by Laird 4 Birkenhead. Laird is
the same man who built the Ala
bama of Confederate fame. and
which was sunk by the Kearsarge
within sight of Guernsey. The
hex was built on the same lines as
the Alabama-as pretty models as
ever coquetted on the briny with
Father Neptune.
Still another item was fare
well supper given to a French avi-
alton corps that had been guard
ing the Islands. Though belong
ing TO England they are practical
ly in French territorial waters, for
which reason, no doubt. they were
included IN the French pa troll.
The French flyers must have felt
at home, as most OF the natives are
as handy with French as with En-
glish--sans donte.
In all the daily cross Channel
traffic from the Islands not sin
gle ship was torpedoed, which is
going some, as it includes the ships
of two comp; Mes.
| said the Islands belonged to
the British, but that is hardly cor
rect. 1t always made the English
sore to be told that the British
empire belonged TO the Islands
but it's a fact, dating from the
Norman conquest of Britain by
William, Duke of Normandy. And
to this day King George is only
Duke of Normandy to the Island
ers, he being first Duke of Nor
mandy, then king of Great Britain,
etc.
1t happened in England, but we
have not read of it in The Times.
or the P.-I either. for all ! know.
Several thousand Tommies were
detrained at Folkstone and Dover
after a furlough, bound for
France. and as some suspected
Russia they refused to 90 on board
the ships; and when the authori-
ties tried to get them going they
said that the war was over and
that they wanted to be demobiliz-
al 90 +ba,r ,t.a,a 4oll h., .l,o -. =, ,.e,,,
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27
DOCKToN

Miss Sadie Miller and sister, Mrs.
c. Madison, spent Saturday even
ing visiting in Tacoma.
Mrs. lIalsan had as guests on
Sunday, Mrs. Nelson and Mr.. Carl
johnson of Tacoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harrison and
son George enjoyed days visit
in Tacoma on Saturday.
Several Red Cross members nj
tended the Red Cross lecture at
the Y. W. C. A. rooms on Friday
afternoon.
Miss Helen Riehm, a senior at
the u. Of W., spent the week end
at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. i. Riehm.
Mrs. l.. Danialsen and little
daughter of Tacoma are staying
with Mrs. Anton Petersen while
Mr.. Danialsen is out halibut fish.
ing.
A school election will be held
this Saturday afternoon. All vo-
ters are urged to come out and
show their interest in school af-
fairs.
Mrs. Einhaus is entertaining
her mother from Tacoma and her
sister from Spokane for few
days, Mr. Einhaus nephew is also
visiting there.
Mr.. A. }, Stuckcy is building a
new brick tar shed this week. In
this shed he boils the tar that he
uses on the boats.
Mr.. w. g. Greer, who went to
Ashford with Mr.. Middlecoif to
help i'll getting the shingle mill
started there, returned home on
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. c. j. Frederickson and
daughter Ruth and Mrs. James
Stansfeld and little son, James.
jr., of Seattle, visited on Saturday
at the John Miller home.
Mr.. III. Larsen is repairing his
ways before docking his schooner,
the "Annie j. Larsen" AS soon
as She is overhauled he expects to
go north on a halibut fishing trip.
A meeting Of the trustees of the
Dockton Cooperative Association
was held at the shipyard Office on
last Friday evening. The trustees
are Mr.. Markwith, Mr.. Einhaus,
Mr.. c. Petersen, Mr.. X. Andersen
and Mr.. Keen.
Several young people attended
the basket ball game at Burton on
Saturday evening. Those going
over We're the Misses Ebba Peter
sen. Esther Potts, Hannah and
Esther Johnson, the Messrs Elmer
Nilsen, Torvold Danialsen, Albert
Nilsen and Roy Burnett.
On Tuesday a delegation com
posed of Messrs. Riehm, Turnbull
and WiItsie accompanied other
delegations from the Islands and
called on the county commission
ers. requesting their aid in secur-
ing better roads on the Islands.
Mr. and Mrs. j. limerick and
daughter Dorothy and son Chester
of Tacoma visited on Saturday at
the c. Petersen home. Chester
Limerick, who is chief yeoman on
the Z. S. S. transport Northern
Pacific, " has been home from New
York OH a 90-day furlough. He
expects to be in New York again
by March 5th.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27

of Dover that il would be all right
if they went and that he would
present their ease to the war of
fee; but they sang to him. Tell
Ne the Old, Old Story The up
shot was that they returned to
their camps, and ! expect they are
demobilized by now.
This happened in Victoria. b..
c.: A regiment of Canadians
were being shipped to Siberia, and
when they refused TO go were
herded on board at the point of
the bayonet. This from a reliable
eyewitness who told me.
All of which goes to prove that
the fighters as a whole are of the
opinion that the Russians should
be left to settle their family squab-
Bile by themselves.
There is a federal commission
now investigating the Bolshevic,
presumably to find out all about
them, but in secret session. behind
closed doors, which is pity. If
they are as bad as they are paint
ed. we want 10 know. and there is
no reason for secrecy in the mat
ter, as we are not going to stand
for the Bolshevic of popular con
ception We don't want secret
diplomacy or secret anything else.
The average L. S. citizen is intelli-
gent enough to divide right from
wrong and to stand up for the
right. We want to know.
The good Book says in some
place, Withhold not praise: p
and the editor of a newspaper
seems to get very little praise, but
often a whole lot of unpleasant
criticism. Editing and printing a
paper seems TO me an onerous Job.
especially putting in type lots of
stuff (say mine, for instance) with
Continued on Page Two
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27
MAURY CENTER

Mrs. VIM. Patterson has accepted
the position of housellceper at the
home of Scott Spahr.
Bert Staifenson of the +. o. S.
Lumber Co. has leased his part
ner's interest in the sawmill and
will resume operations on Mar. !.
John Schneider loaded all his
belongings, including FIVE head of
cows, onto large moving truck
last Friday and departed for his
future home near Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Johnson, re
siding near Fernheath, were rude
ly awakened from their peaceful
slumbers during the heavy rain
recently by a landslide which de
molishcd section of their resi-
dence. Some furniture and the
contents of the pantry were de-
stroyed. Fortunately, no one was
injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Duley and lit
tie son, who are living temporarily
nj Pembroke Farm. where Mr..
Duley is employed, came over to
the home place on Sunday. After
making certain observations at
home, Mr.. Duley says the tradi-
tional grounding is "A true prophet
of weather conditions, and con
cludes it is unwise to attempt to
force nature in the matter Of
plant life for at least three weeks
hence.
Who could resist the temptation
of putting their shoulder to the
wheel and boosting for strong,
united action on the part of Is
land residents in support of the
Home Paper. The Record. After
reading Bro. Coryell's terse re
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27

Hall Business College, Seattle,
announces New Secretarial
Course under the direction of Mr..
Hall. Expert instruction in Short
hand and Typewriting. Bookkeep-
ing and Business Forms prepare
young people for the best posi-
tions III the business world. En-
roll now.