Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-06-10
COVE COMMENTS

named IOf MS SUI WIN was hlllcu
in the war. The first part, dealing
with life in the trenches as expert
enced by British officer, is natur
ally interesting. One thing that
struck my Democratic soul, was
that the British officer had to
have personal attendant. If
they, or any one else, had to wait
for my services as a mental, they
would have to outlive Mathuselah
and then some. No man is rich
enough to command my services
in that respect, but for service
for the common veal | will al
ways be ready so far as lies in
my power, or the economic cir
cumstances permit,
AS to the second part dealing
with so-called proofs of the i'm
mediate existence of persons after
death, such proofs given in the
book may satisfy Sir Oliver
Lodge, but for my part ] demand
evidence that would leave no
shadow of doubt before | leave go
of the hope of eternal life as en-
bodied in the scriptures, and
taught by Christ and the Apostles.
If Sir Oliver is right, the scrip
lures and promises contained
therein are wrong. believe what
Paul said, referring to the martyrs
and worthy dead of past ages
that they without us should not
be made perfect. Paul also spoke
about that Grown of life" he
expected at Christ's appearing
and his Kingdom. Also the scrip
lures explicitly state that when
humans die in that day their
thoughts perish,
The third part of the book deals
with various subjects, such as
Immortality, and contains some
very deep analytical reasoning
well worth studying. Sir Oliver
Logde, as we all know is a pro-
found scientist, whose opinions if
not individually endorsed, must
be received with respect.
You have all heard Of Eugene
V. Debs a prisoner for conscien-
ce's sakeQ
The following illustrious people
were among his intimate
friends: Wendall Phillips, Robert
G. mgersoll, Susan B. Anthony,
Bill Nye, Eugene Field, Opie
Read, and James Whitcombe Ri
ley. Of Debs Riley pemed the
following lines:-
60 search the earth from end to
end
And where's better all round
friend,
Than Eugene Debs? A man that
stands
And just holds out in his two
hands
AS warm a heart as ever beat
Betwixt here and the Mercy
Seat. P"
Debs has been nominated to
run as president of the United
States and he is the man | will
vote for.
While demolishing an old bench
the other day, | found an earwig
and wondered how it got there
because they can't fly, but after
some consideration l came to the
conclusion that it was only a
near wig as the real critter has
pair of forceps on the tail end,
where this individual had his on
the front end. Not having seen
the genuine article for some 70
years my memory was somewhat
thin which accounts for the lack
of recognition at first sight.
By the way our editor is some
poet. That stanza on Vashon Isle
in a recent issue is worth putting
to music, so that we could all sing
it on suitable occasions.
There's a rumor current that
there is some hitch respecting the
grading of the Cove hill, | I'M
derstand that while the necessary
funds have been appropriated,
there is some difficulty in dispos-
ing of the dirt consequent on the
operation. It's a short haul down
Hill and there is plenty of room in
the bay. Cove hill has been but
little improved since the road was
built some Is years ago and
should have been put to grade
at full width years ago. When
you consider the thousands of
tons of feed, etc. that has had
to be hauled up this unnecessary
grade at great expense by the
community. there is no excuse on