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of the American Mining Congress Journal.
 The statement of Mr Douglas fol-


 Journal.
 The statement of Mr. Douglas fol- lows:
 What will postwar conditions be in the copper mining industry? An intelligent forecast can only be made of certain hypotheses of federal ac- tion can be assumed. The principle of government control of industries producing essentials of war has been accepted by those industries as a war time measure and with the tacit un- derstanding that with the termination of the struggle such control would be removed and the law of supply and demand would again come into force. It must now be admitted that will not mean an immediate return te pre-war conditions and that pend- ing readjustment and refinancing necessary and desirable that the gov ernment should for period con- tinue to exercise with the consent of the industries it's control of prices and production tonnage.
 Should this not be done, and should as is probable, the demand for curtailed and the price depressed, a very serious crisis would confront not only capital but labor. As the present abnormally high wages being paid in the mines are to a certain eX- tent based on the increased cost of living and as such increased cost as- pecially as applied to the necessaries of life. cannot be materially decreas- ed until the armies are dcmcbiliZed it is obvious that labor can not accept a serious reduction in it's income.
 Reconstruction C. devasted Bel gum and northern France and rc p;acemert Of the copper stocks Of the central powers will in time make the demand fer the red metal active, and ! it ca1 be fairly assumed that the average price will not again be as low as in. the past, any more than il can reasonably bo anticipated that the wage rate will never return tc it's former level.
 After the necessary, though in definite period Of readjustnlent is passed, the demand fer copper will I thta:;,, De so great taat Ire pro duccr will be enabled to dc-Hsnl an,
 obtain a s@f.fcicr:lr hirh Trice fc lis rroG1ot to re~::,7i: C 2 high rae cf wa~cs Icing H@i1 ard thc rlinin Of ;cw r~2.c o7o Go-os:'1, c2 tr> ,successcUl exploitation Of wAic, the future r-cs.c-::tty c; ,Ae ;nd&Etrl 'depen !s.'
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-03
WAGE REDUCTIONS NOT A FUTURE
 INTENTION

The copper producers do not con- template reduction of wages until the cost of living has made a decline, re- gardless of any decline that may occur in the price of copper metal, and that the producers do net expect to ever of previous normal times, is gathered from important quoted expressions credited to Walter Douglas, president
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-03

L. Kearney, who has been spending the past few days at Fl Paso on busi1 ness, returned on Wednesday even ing.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18

worth while alone as it is to move
mountains, but with all agreed much
can be done. ;.
Make Two Lists.
When everyone is interested and
the lists are made out to include
must haves," do haves' and
wants. estimate the cost of each
and: then as if playing checkers, let
the wants which are worth while take
the places of "Do ha,ves'' which are
unnecessary and yet cost the same.
You, will find that. you have LEFT two
lists, one of must hayes" and a sec
ond of wants which may be gratified
with .no#more money than you spent
BEFORE !.
The way to save is to save first
definite amount.in definite way, then
spend according to "a ), careful plan
which provides for the must HAYES"
and for as many wants.as~-possi
'Hyod DRIFT you viii s7buy~,the ::do,
hayes" which >aresnot needed and yet
absorb a large amount Of money.
The ,Whoe Secret Of success in this
is in the careful planning and the
combined. effort Of every member Of
the. family :
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18
Handling the Household Income
---By S. Agnes Donhan,
FAMILY COOPERATION
Agnes Donhor,a :

"How do they do it?" They seem
to have everything they want, yet
save something. I never, have any
thing except the must HAYES. and
am always in debt
: Are you sure? What are your
s'must haves?" Make list of them,
an honest list, and see If you are not
having many things beside. =
Family Must Agree
The difficulty is with the, extra
things. If you will first make your
list of "nt11st haves'' and then a. list
of edo haves' you will find that in
the second list are many, things you
could easily do without. and you
could use the money released first to
save and then to purchase more of
the things which you want.
How can such lists be made help
full in solving family money problems?
All members of the family must agree
upon three things: first, that a change
in method is desirable; second, that
they will help in making the new
plan; third, that they will cooperate
in carrying out.
It is as impossible for one member
of the family to accomplish anything:
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18
The Old Tobacco. Box

There was an old Geezer and he
had a wooden leg. =. >, :
No tobacco could he borrow; no
tobacco could he beg.
There was another old GeeZer who
took care Of his, rocks,
He always had TOBACCO in his old
tobacco box. ;:
Said Geezer number one: won't
you give me "a smoker"
Said the other old Geezer: 'YouTe
10 cause to be broke. - :. Z
eff you'd buy few Thrift Stamps.
and save up your dough, =
Your store of tobacco wouldn't .
always run low"
Now this same old Geezer with the
same old wooden limb. -
Is saving up in Thrift Stamps and
you can't stump him. =.
He's learned to be thrifty and
cares for his rocks
And has plenty Of tobacco in his i
old tobacco box.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18
THRIFT:.FABLES
The Noisy roq.

Once upon a. time there was Con-
eeiteq< FrQg.who was greatly: m love
with. his own VOICE: He r,yaled y l
Tom Cats in making the nights hide
Gus and thought hg was some 'ptfarlpz
kins. .BHt. while he was bhsy;.ehoak-
ing, the gool dried up and he: bad Nc:
place t5 go. -
~2ntoral@ Making loud noise oyer
what a.oue haEe done wont set yot
anywhere. Keep on. buying WARSAW
'inGS SJamps.$
J. ,Tgrn:aIl, trash into Thrift Stamps.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18
y. :
10 BIZ AsFAJEURE.
Believe that 'eVerythi11g -isEFight>

Belleye. that everything 'is*right'
that you are not. eaGght at. a....-
. BE esrea'safsF Of respess ibiltias..
let George. doIit...
:. Ely into a passion on slight pre-;
text-,:7ose ,yojlr se1fseontrol. =; =.
Always ttink of GET, never
about GIVE.
Look, gloomy; never see good in
other, people. =.
Regard every man who differs
from you as a kn0cker :, + =
Never indulge in self-ansrfs+s:
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18

i. ,T.ggrn AL Trash. into Thrift Stamps.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-18
: Airplane Stunts
Vaudeville
= >.
Music
Midwa y
Horse Races

- Special, Exhibits:.by Boys and Girls
Clubs State. Extension Service, County
Farm Bureaus, American: Red Cross and
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
PORTAGE

r. Bison spent Friday in Port
age visiting with old friends.
Miss Halle Painter returned on
Monday after a few days visit in
Bellingham.
Mrs. Ralph Malone of Seattle is
spending few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. Mattson.
Fred Sherman, who has received
his honorable discharge from the
U. S. navy, is at home for "A few
days.
Miss Grace Gardner of Califor-
mia is the guest Of her cousin, Miss
Mabel Hayes, and is attending the
Maury school.
Miss Elva Potter left OH Sunday
for Olympia, where she will spend
the week with her sister, Mrs.
Herbert Norris.
Mrs. Harry Reed and children
returned to lssaquah after spend
ing week at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Ila-
zelhurst.
Paul Coyle, who was stationed
al Minneola, l.. l., has returned to
Camp Lewis and is awaiting his
discharge.
Miss Katherine Meyers is slowly
recovering from an attack of in
fluenza, which has necessitated
her absence from school the past
two weeks.
Will Sherman and Don Jenson
Of Seattle spent Sunday with the
home folks. Don was accompanied
by his friend, Harry Mooney.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06

ness. Our president is apt to throw
monkey wrench into the peace
machinery they are constructing
unless il is somewhat on the pat
tern that ii ought TO be. A peace
league without an international
police force to enforce the decis.
ions of the league would be about
as effective as a mayor and council
and law courts in Seattle without
police. sheriifs, and the army, il
need be, to enforce the law Moral
persuasion does not amount TO a
whoop with the average bad man.
And economic pressure. unless EN-
ployed from all points of the com
pass, is not likely to be as effective
as ii might be. Meanwhile it's
very interesting to watch 'the
course of events.
When the eats away the mice
will play. In this case the cat
stands for President Wilson and
the mice for Congress and Senate.
They are just simply wasting our
precions TIME, seemingly very 10th
TO proceed with economic recon
struction of the new era. Nothing
done for our soldiers and sailors.
No big construction, reclamation
or other work where our demobil-
lied boys could at once get work
at a good wage til such time as
they could suit themselves. 1t is
difficult to know what each indi-
vidual representative is doing.
Most of the time they might as
well be holding Il secret session in
the moon for all we can know of
their doings, consequently we are
at loss when the opportunity
comes at the polls to ballot the
standpatters off Of their perches.
Whewl How the price of eggs
has taken tumble. Had great
fall, like Humpty Dumpty. But
then you know city folks like eggs
and cheap eggs will help beat
the strike. And strikers and city
folks do not eat millrun scratch
and feed meal, and the poultrymen
have been making enormous prof
"A IA q Ia
price of feed is raised a little more
about all they will say is damn,
and let it go at that. The pro-
'ducer as a whole is a curious BIZ
ped. While every other branch of
labor is unionized and federated,
the producer of food is content to
grub along in the old hit-and-miss
fashion.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
HOOKED A SHARK

A short time ago Lawrence
Walls Of Colvos prepared set
line for gamey fish and anchored
ii at the dock. Making an examin-
alton later he found he had Sc
cured some game alright. A 300
pound shark had become tangled
in the line, which was wound
about its tail so its motive power
was shut off, otherwise it could
easily have broken away. The big
fish measured ~ feet in length.
1t had a formidable. looking mouth
armed with rows of saw-like teeth
that were calculated to give a per-
son creepy" feeling even when
it was realized that the giant fish
was dead as doornaiI. The spe-
cles captured by Mr.. Walls is not
usually found in these waters.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
MAURY CENTER

T. g. Ogilvy was n Seattle Wis
tor on Thursday.
Winthrop Kellogg was a home
visitor last week.
Joseph Nager has sold his place
to Mr.. Mclean, ST.
George Dewey and family mo-
tored to Kent on Sunday.
+ Mr.. Fred Farkas and family
have moved back to the Island.
George Dewey visited in Sedo-
Woolley on Saturday and Sunday.
Robert Schramm of the aviation
corps visited at home ON Satur-
day.
Mr.. George Dewey has sold his
place to Mr.. Mclean of the cheese
factory.
Mr.. Perovich, who is in business
in Wilkeson, came home for a
short visit on Monday.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
so. HEIGHTS

Mr.. John Miller of Seattle spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
jenkins.
Oh, ioyl The scraper has been
over our road, smoothing out the
terrible ruts.
Mr.. G. II. Gerden is staying with
Mr.. Morrissey and looking after
the latter's stock during his fire.
quent absences.
We are all so sorry to hear that
our old neighbor, Mr.. Hutchinson,
has had to have his ailing leg am
putated. At his age such an oper-
alton is serious, but it appears
that it was the one chance of saw
ing his life from blood poisoning.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
CEN r E R


Mrs. Wilber made business
trip to Tacoma the last OF the
week.
Mrs. J. Wood and Miss Hall Of
Seattle spent Sunday with the
formers mother, Mrs. b. S. Wise.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Polmateer
of Seattle made a short visit with
relatives at Center.
Mrs, b. j. Wylde of Darlington
is guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. c. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Williams and
little son Morris visited with
friends in Tacoma over Sunday.
Mrs. Il. c. Allison and three lit
tie sons are able to be out again
after an attack of the flu.
The Camulos Club will meet with
Mrs. 7. B. Allison on Feb. 7th. A
special program has been prepar.
ed.
Mrs. Leslie Rodda, who is teach
ing at Magnolia Beach, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Rod
da.
Mrs. Charlotte Newman of Ia.
coma spent the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Sherman.
Friends are glad to learn that
Mrs, Mccormick and children,
Thelma and Earl, have recovered
from an attack of flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. b. Allison mo-
tored to Seattle on Sunday to meet
Mr.. Allison's cousins. Mr.. and
Mrs. A..A. Hamilton of Gray. Sas-
katchawan, but missed them. They
returned on Monday and found a
telegram awaiting them stating
that Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton arriv-
ed in Seattle on Sunday night.
Excitement reigned for few
moments at Fernwood Ranch re-
Gently when Mrs. Wise discovered
that the ceiling of two rooms of
the house were on fire. Quick
work was necessary. Fortunately
her son Royce was at home and
he grabbed the first thing within
reach, pail of milk-regardless
of the high price of same, and
doused the flames. A few pals of
water followed the fresh milk and
effectually quenched the blaze.
The damage was not serious.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06

cold Sound. But il was also a
great ride coming home, out on
the wide, starlit deck. We shall
look forward 70 another trip.
Our next game comes Off on the
18th of February, at the Y. NJ. c.
A. hall, Vashon, with Fife high
school This should prove a fast.
close game, for Vashon is going to
break into the twin" column.
Everybody come out Tickets now
on sale. Remember the date, Feb.
l4th.
Listenl The Fife girls and the
Vasllon girls are going TO play a
curtain-raiscrl Everybody come
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
SCHOOL NOTES
vAsHoN

Vashon high school basket ball
team again went down to defeat,
this time at the hands of the Nor
an School. on the latter's floor, to
the tune of 30 TO 10. The Vashon
boys worked hard and played a
great game of team work, better
than at any time this season. Many
times Gerry, Steen and Bridge
man carried the ball down the full
length of the floor, passing circles
around the Moran boys. But as
usual it was our poor shooting
that lost us the game. The Moran
boys are a fast team and good
shots; but above all else they were
clean players; there was no sign
of a disturbance during the whole
game. The Vashon boys will al
ways look forward with pleasure
to athletic games with Moran S.
They have never failed to show us
a good time, and we always like to
meet them whether we win or lose.
The trip to Moran's IS was made in
Mr.. Burfeld's boat, Sea King
About 20 made the trip and all
had a fine time. On the way over
a lunch of sandwiches, salads.
pickles and cookies was served.
and it hit the spot, too, ont on the
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
From Commissioners Proceedings

The Board having declared am
emergency to exist Ill the matter
OF building new pontoon to re
place the one at Des Moines ferry
landing, which is NOW in a badly
damaged condition, bids were
called, and on motion contract was
awarded to the McAteer Ship
building Company for the sum Of
$2.s94.O0, theirs being the lowest
and best bid.
The County Engineer filed plans
and specifications for the con
struction of the Quartermaster
dock, and bids were called to be
open March I, 1919, at 10 clock
a. IN.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
JANUARY WEATHER

Highest temp. on the 18th, Sc de-
grees.
Lowest temp. on the 4th, 30 de-
grees.
Clear days, 4 cloudy IL; part
cloudy, 16.
Rainfall, 9.13 in.
Rainfall on the 18th. LOO in.
Rainall on the l7th, 1.27 iii.
Rainfall on the 18th, 1.90 in.
Rainfall on the 22nd, 2.54 in.
Excess rainfall, about ) inches
During January 1918, the high
est temperature was 40 degrees on
the 1st; lowest temp. was 10 on
the 31st; clear days, 6; part
cloudy, 16; cloudy, 8; precipita-
tion, 4.46 inches.
Elevation, 300 feet.
Length of record, % years.
Mrs. L. A. Wise,
Observer
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
DOCKTON

Mrs. Einhaus is enjoying a visit
from her sister from Spokane.
Miss Marjorie Hoke and broth
ers of Tacoma were week end
guests at the Turnbull home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Manson of
Seattle visited at the j. II. Riehm
home one day last week.
Mrs. EilerseD of Fern Hill spent
Sunday with her brother and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. John Petersen.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hansen en-
tertaincd Mr.. Carl Peters of Camp
Lewis over Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Is. +. Scanlon of Seattle is
over doing some Spring work on
his property while the strike is on
at Skinner & Eddy's shipyard,
where he has had employment for
the past year.
Miss Sadie Miller has been in
Seattle at the Hagman home dur
ing the past week. The whole
family was i'll with the flu and
Miss Miller went over to help care
for them.
Miss Biggs of Everett is spend
ing few days with her brother.
She came over TO see the launch
ing at the Martinolich shipyard,
which was to have taken place
last week, but owing to the strike
it was postponed.
District Supt. Martin will speak
at the church on next Sunday
evening. Rev. Reynolds has asked
us to have a "full house," so
everyone is urgently requested to
be present. Let us greet DR.. Mar
tin with a large audience.
Mr.. Braatin and son Paul of Ia
coma were visitors in Dockton on
Monday. Mr.. Braatin was former
owner of the property where the
new hotel is located, and he was
surprised to see the improvements
there and thruout the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hendry and little
son Of Tacoma spent the week end
visiting with Mrs. Hendry's par
ents. They also went over to Bur
ton with a bunch of Dockton S
young folks and attended the
dance at the Bay View Pavilion
on Saturday evening.
Under the auspices of the Sun
shine Girls Club and the "P. ID.
X. s." a bazaar was held at the
Dry Dock Hotel for the purpose
of raising money for the benefit Of
returned soldiers at Camp Lewis.
A musical program was given
during the evening, after which a
sale of numerous articles was held.
About $40 was cleared and sent to
the camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Middlecoif, who
have been living on the B. F. Sean
lon place for the past year, while
Mr.. Middlecoif has been working
in the shipyard, are planning on
leaving Thursday for Ashford,
where Mr.. Middleeoff will take
charge of a shingle mill, They
have made a great many friends
during their residence in Dockton
and they will be greatly missed by
everyone.
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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
NOTICE

Portage, Wash, Jan. 30, '19.
On and after above date our of
flee building will be closed to
the public from 6 p. m. to 7 a. m
All persons wishing to telephone
can use one of the public pay sta
tions located at various points on
the Island.
Closed all day on Sundays.
Washington Coast Utilities.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
Consolidation.

A movement is on foot to have
Columbia and Vashon people vote
on the question of the consolida-
ton of the two school districts on
March LIST, the date of the annual
school election. Some new laws
went into effect last year which
makes it of advantage to each to
consolidate two or more small dis.
tricts into a large one. A sum
mary of these new laws will be
published in The Record next
week. OF course each district re-
tains its own grade school.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
ORDERED NITRATE
Seattle. Feb. 4, '19.

Seattle, Feb. 4, '19.
Editor Vashon Island Record:
Dear Sir-The date for receiving
orders by farmers Of King county
for the Government nitrate of
soda expired Saturday, February
lst, and applications were for
warded to the Nitrate Distributor
at San Francisco for 20,600
pounds, nearly three times the
amount ordered last year.
The nitrate of soda will be used
OH 200 acres of fruit, garden and
grain crops of King County, being
sold by the Government at cost,
$500 per ton f. o. b. San Fran
cisco. Sincerely yours,
o. V. Patton,
County Agent
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
COVE COMMENTS

The Cove Red Cross auxiliary
has been getting great praise from
headquarters in Seattle for the ex-
ceptionally fine work they have
turned out. Although there is a
pretty heavy barrage of light talk,
which is natural when heyy of
ladies congregate together, the
work proceeds apace. At present
they are making some swell gar
ments for little folks, all edged
around with colored crotchet, silk
and feather-stitched = n every
thing. If it was not for the Red
Cross, one might think it was for
their own hope chests.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06

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 in the business world. En-.
roll now.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06
PRUNE AND SPRAY

w. II. 'Taber, horticultural IN
spector, who is working on the Is
land at present, is urging growers
to attend TO pruning and spraying
their orchards during the present
month if possible.