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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
P. T. A. HOLD INTERESTING
MEETING AT CENTER

In spite of the mclcmency of
the weather Friday night, Novem-
Der IS, the P. 7. A. meeting at
Center was well attended. There
was a good program as follows
Tenor selections by Mr.. Ire
didga, reading, at Pays to Ad-
vertise,' jim Price, two songs,
Mr.. Cowan, reading, GA Child
THANKSGIVING Margaret Bra
bender; piano solo, Mrs. Rodda ;
reading, The Death of Lincoln,
Mrs. Touey; song, The Poor Old
Cook on Board Ship, Mr.. Touey
dialogue, Three Maids, by Ellen
IIendrickSon, Sylvia Pesoncn and
Mabel Wilbur; readings, Advice
to Dolly, Harriet Fuller; Thanks
giving, Betsey Sorlie; James Woo
ing, Mrs, Dickson, song by Mrs.
Prce and Miss Touey.
This was followed by helpful
remarks by Mrs. Black, and an
appetizing lunch, and everyone
went home glad that they did
not miss such a good entertain
ment. The amount taken in at
the door was 1928.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
N. PETERSEN HAS
SERIOUS ACCIDENT

N. Petersen, our pioneer meat
market man, while carrying a
side Of beef into his shop last
Tuesday stumbled over a box,
fell with the meat on top of him,
struck his side against the box
and fractured a couple Of ribs.
He suffered a considerable pain
Tuesday and Wednesday but to-
day ( Thursday is comfortable
and expects to be on his taps in
a few days.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
GIVE THANKS IN SEATTLE

Mr.. and Mrs. X. L. join stm
Of 1927 Broadway, North Seattle,
served big Thanksgiving dinner
to the following hungry NaShon-
ties: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ring
dahl, Mrs. Elvin Stevenson and
daughter Nesta, Mr.. and Mrs.
Boley Of Olympia, Capt. McCIcl-
Ian, Sidney, Elmer and Clarence
Ringdahl, Mrs. L. Stevenson,
Gladys Stevenson, AdeIinc Me
Clellan and Elmer and Walter
Stevenson.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02

Berry growers Of Kelso and vicin-
ity are planning organization OF an
association for marketing purposes.
Total receipts OF the state of Wash
ington from the liquid fuel tax for
October were approximately $4,000.
Tax reduction suits that involve
more that 100000 were started Mon
day in superior court at Montesano.
The new Napavine high school be-
ing constructed by L. Livingston at
the cost of $4,000, will be finished by
December l.
Kennewick will hold n special cleo
ton December II to vote upon the
question of issuing $500 bonds to buy
fire apparatus.
Ccntralia voters will be called upon
at the city election December 5 to
vote on a two.platoon system for the
local fire department.
TO furnish employment for idle men,
the city of Walla Walla will rush work
on public utilities this winter instead
Of waiting until spring.
William MATHS, 80 years old, mill
foreman, was recently burned to death
in fire which destroyed his home at
Clifton, eight miles from Bremerton.
r. II. Deycrle, a retired logger, who
has made Lewis county his home for
the last 80 years, was found dead in
his room at the Elgin lodging house in
Chehalis.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
Portland Theater Robbers Caught.

Portland, Or.-Four of the six per-
sons implicated in the daring daylight
robbery of the Liberty theater by
which S9162 was obtained on the morn
ing of November 7, were captured Sat
urday by deputies from the office of
Sheriff Hurlburt. Those under arrest
were Henry Barney, for six years
night superintendent of the Liberty
theater and reputed ringleader; Joe
Watkins, A years old, and father of
three children; Mrs. John Printer,
Vancouver, Wash, mother of six chill
Of Mrs. Printer.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
Preparations have been started for

Preparations have been started for
the seventh annual get-together meet
ing Of Grays Harbor farmers and
merchants which will be held Decem-
Der 16 under auspices of the Aber-
deem Chamber of Commerce.
The Walla Walla city commission
have called special election for
Tuesday, December 10, to vote on the
granting of a 25-year franchise to the
Pacific Telegraph G Telephone COM
pany to replace one about to expire,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
EDITOR ATTENDS BANQUET

Through the courtesy of Mr..
Conner, Of the Mutual Paper
Company, Seattle, the editor at
tended a formal seven course
dinner at the Pig'n Whistle last
Friday evening given i'll honor
of Benjamin Franklin, Vicc-Pres-
ident of the Strathmorc paper
company. There were 100 set
down to the dinner, after which
an excellent address was given
by President Franklin and 9th
ers responded which made the
evening pass all too quickly.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
$125,OOO in Gold Stolen.

San Francisco.-F'ive boxes of gold,
valued at $125,000, consigned to San
Francisco banks, were stolen from the
specie tanks of the Oceanic Steamship
company's liner Sonoma while the YES
sci was on the way to this port from
Sydney, Australia, according to Of
ficial reports to the police here.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
Foch Smokes Pipe of Peace.

Bismarck, N. D. Marshal Foch
smoked the pipe of peace here with
Chief Red Tomahawk, cementing the
friendship of the Dakotah Sioux In
dams and France. The smoking was
part of a tumultuous reception given
the French soldier by thousands.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
JOSEPH HENRY PETELLE

The many friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. ?. S. Petelle, who We're
former residents of Vashon is
land, but now reside at Hastings
-the-Hudson, New York will be
glad to learn that a son arrived
on November 18th to gladden.
their home. Mr.. Petelle is east
ern representative of the Ameri-
can Milk Products company, and
Mrs. Petelle was formerly Miss
Winery.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
ORDER YOUR CHRISTMAS
GREETING CARDS NOW

A nice new line Of sample
embossed Christmas cards, with
envelopes, and your own person.
al message printed thereon
would make a nice selection for
Vashon-Maury folks to edo the
thing right" What could be
nicer than so or 100 of your own
beautiful cards sent to as many
friends as a Christmas remem-
brance? And our price is right,
too.-News-Record Office.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
RHINE FORCES REDUCED
Six Hundred Enlisted Men Leave
CobIenz to Sail For Home.

Reduction in the Ameri-
can eXpeditionary force along the
Rhine began when II officers and 600
enlisted men left here on a special
train to sail for home on the transport
Cantigny. They are due to reach Ho.
boken about December 7.
In addition to the soldiers there
were three nurses, Is ex-service men
and 80 wives of soldiers who were
married in Germany.
The wives of 40 of the men, eight
of whom carried babies, travelled in
two army hospital cars.
Most of the men come from the 9th
and 18th infantry regiments.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
Three Killed in Theater Fire.

New Haven, Cor AT least three
persons lost their lives here when the
RialtO theatel. a moving picture
house, was destroyed by fire. More
than four score received hospital
treatment.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02

Your old suit or dress will look
like new after it leaves the IS
land Cleaners, at Old p. o. Bldg.
Burton.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02
THEY BROUGHT BACK THE
BACON TO VASHON-MAURY
One $3.50 Prize and Dozens Of Smaller Ones
Won by Our Fruit Growers

Inc apple snow, WIN ltS celc'
brated Queen Pippm and sever
al Peaches from various parts Of
the state which was held last
week in Seattle is now past his
tory. Throngs of people Were
there from the great northwest,
and our sassy little island rails
ed its flag and entered the cou-
test for prizes. 1t was IA daring
thing to do--in an open contest
with such great fruit districts
as Yakima, Wcnatchee, and 9th
er equally celebrated districts
to hope to even get favorable
mention. But a few Of our is.
land fruit growers stitfened up
their backbone, took an extra
dose of "iron' the night before
offered a short prayer for sue
CESS al The morning breakfast
table, and gathering up a few
boxes of apples (if they had that
many unsold) and others picked
up an armful, and up to the
ferry they HE'D, and over the
sound they went, and up to the
Bell street terminal they hiked,
and piling up their burden of an
armful, or a box, of fruit Oil The
counter, and grabbing a card
they put down the name o.
"Vashon, " and then beat it for
tie big public addresses, and a
few minutes 10 rubber on The
exhibits of "those who got in
early from the fruit districts
as they were told.
Presto-the day came for The
big Judges to pass on the d ffcr-
ent exhibits. Like scared mice.
when the cats around. our is
land exhibitors We're playing
"hide-and-seek-i -the-corner" for
fear Of being laughed at! So
the judges adjusted their mono
cles, and took out their weights,
and color schemes, and charts,
and maps, and paused half-dum-
founded. For 10, and behold,
Vashon island seemed 10 sudden
ly become the whole show. Yes,
Vashon island was again the
corpse at the funeral and the
bride at the wcdding-the big
thing
After the tumult and the shout
ing died, the judges were found
to have awarded the following
prizes to our island fruit =
SWEEPSTAKES
Individual Exhibit-Peter Erick-
son, Second, $4,000.
Single Box Contest
Baldwin,. J. Linnestead, First
Peter Erickson, Second
Kings-Peter Erickson, First
John King, Second
Five Tray Contest
Baldwin,. j. Linnestead, First
Peter Erickson, Second
Plate Exhibits
Baldwin,. J. Limestead, See.
Kings-Charles Bridgman, First
Peter Erickson, Second
Oregon Red-H. o. Thomson,
First
Glowing Coals-A. j. Linnestead,
Anjou Pears-G. W. Blekkink,
second.
Filberts-S. j. Harmeling, first.
In the five tray contest, Mr.,
Linnestead scored 966 points out
of a possible 1000 on Baldwins,
being the highest score, with one
exception, made in the entire en-
try. In the single bCX contest,
he scored 97S out OF a possible
1000, and this was the highest
score made with the exception
of stayman winesap which leads
all others with a score OF 9S2,
the winner on staymans being
p. O. Gill. 1t was great show,
and Vashon island will gain
thousands of dollars by the adj
vertising she will get from her
exhibits.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02

For a business education inves-
tigate Success Business School,
Seattle, Wash.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-12-02

Auto for hire, Max Marsh, Bur.
ton, Wash, Phone Black 1862.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-14

1t is such structures as that
shown in the above photograph
and plans, that carry within its
four walls the real spirit of home.
1t is sturdy square house, still
with enough intelligent arrange
ment to break all regular lines
and withall the very embodyment
of home comfort. 1t is the ideal
seven or eight room house-all
depending upon the extent of fin
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-14

ish one cares to put on the sleep
ing porch on the second floor. If
it is glass enclosed porch it can
then be made into the fourth room
for the second floor.
The arrangement of dining and
living room on the first floor
brings them both to the front Of
the house. The entrance being
at the side-is particularly con-
veriient to arrangement for drive
way uses also. There are toilets
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-14

on both floors.
One of the incest features is the
broad stairway out of the living
room and the big fireplace at its
foot.
This house was built from plans
drawn for The National Builders
Bureau at Spokane, Wash.
Next week we will publish on
this page photograph and two diff
ferent floor plans of an ideal wood
and cement bungalow.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-14

We Know Lot of Building Will Be Done in Fitzgerald
This Year
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-02-14

The work started the be accomplished Presen
low market will help the early buyer his undertaking.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-27
SHERIFF NAMES
TWO WOMEN
AS DEPUTIES
Miss L. E. Varney and Mrs.
NJ. Landry Receive Honor
from MIR. WOrthen

ST. Johnsbury now has the distinc-
tion of having two women deputy
sheri1Ts. Sheriff Wilbur Worthcn IN
his new appointments for the year
has offered that distinction to Miss
Lora E. Narney and Mrs. Mary Lam
dry.
Miss Nalney is the executive work
er of the Caledonia County Red Cross
in charge of the Home Service work
or this district Her work calls her
into homes where her counsel is high
ly valuable. In working with the un.
fortunate it is believed she can do
valuable work for the county sheriff
Mrs. Landry is the wife Of Frank
Landry, the druggist, and is very well
acquainted with St. Johnsbury and
It's people so that she will be Of great
assistance to the sheriff.
The county officers elected at the
last election will qualify for their
positions February l. The only
change in the county list is Charles
w. Thurber of Danville who succeeds
Morris d. Cofran of Groton as as
SlStant Judge.
Sheriff Worthen has appointed the
following deputy sheritfs: A. n. Gill
tillan, Barnet; George A. Richardson,
East Barnet; Heman A. Walter
Burke; H. NJ. Osgood Danville; A.
D. Gibson, East Burke; NJ. d. Coflan,
Groton; V. W. Rand, Hardwick; W.
p. Russell, Kirby; John Stafford,
Lyndonville; George +. Winch, Nc
Indoes; Fred S. Hartman, St. Johns
bury; NJ. c. Garfield, st. Johnsbury;
William Peck, Sheffield; John ID. Nc
Allister, South Ryegate; Byron NJ.
Bundy, Sutton; II. L. Pike, Water
ford: 0. l.. Leonard West Burke.
The deputy list will be completed
later by the appointment of several
special deputies for special occasions.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-27
SMITH
WILL ADDRESS
MEETING TONIGHT
Public Invited to Hear Mass.
Commissioner at Session
of Teachers Convention

4 demonstration Of the correct
way of conducting rural school,
which was given At the Summer
street school between 9 and u o'clock
this morning, by the pupils of the
Goss' Hollow rural school, under the
personal direction of their instructor,
Miss Eleanor Black, constituted the
main feature of the program Of the
opening session of the sixth annual
meeting Of the Caledonia County
Teachers Association, which will
hold forth in St. Johnsbury today and
tomorrow. The session was well at
tended by teachers who were able TO
rather some vel-- helpful hints in the
way OF handling children and Of the
accessories that may be brought into
Il country schoolhouse.
Teachers from all sections Of Cal
cdonia county omr.enced to pour
into town early today and the influx
continued throughout the day. An
unusually heavy registration Is eX-
pcctcd and one OF the most success
ful meetings ever conducted is looked
for BY the leaders. All Of the seS-
ions will be held in st. Johnsbury
Academy unless otherwise directed.
The schedule for this afternoon
called for the opening meeting in
Academy Hall at o'clock. Music
was furnished by the Academy Or
chestra and prayer was offered By
Rev. A. s. Woodwork. The address
of welcome was delivered by Edgar
IL. Brown, presiden: of the Com
morcial Club, folloWe ed by the presi-
dents address by Principal O. d.
Mathewson. Mason S. Stone, former
lieutenant governor, was expectcd
here to take the place of Walter Z.
Ranger, Commissioner of Education
OF Rhode Island, who was forced to
cancel his trip at the last moment. A
business meeting was to follow Mr..
Stones speech, following which de
partmental conferences were to be
conducted, and a music conference to
be held in Academy Hall.
This evening the public is invited to
hear Payson Smith, Commissioner of
Education, at exercises at the Acad-
emy. There Will be music BY the
Academy Glee club.
Clarence H. Dempsey, state COM
missioner of education, wag-unable 10
attend the convention owing to an ac-
cident that befell him yesterday,
Continued on page fve)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-27
LEGISLATORS VOTE FOR $500 SALARY
RECONSTRUCTION
LEAGUE is FORMED

w WASHINGTON, Jan. 2T-Organi-
zation Of the Peoples reconstruction
league as non-paItisan union of
labor and farmers to carry out pro-
gram of economic justise which will
save American workers $6,000,000 900
a year was announced at headqualt-
ers OF the league here today. The
league is headed by Herbert Barker,
president OF the Farmers National
council. Other officials include Her.
bert Johnson, president of the Inter
national Association of Machinists,
as vice president. The league an
nounces that it stands for govern
ment operation of the railroads, pay
ment of the war costs by taxing
privilege instead OF poverty, changes
in the nations banking and credit sys-
tenn which will make it the servant
instead of the master of the people. y
And strict control of natural resoulc-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-27
Some Girl" Goes Over
Big on Final Night

"Some Girl as presented by the
St Johnsbury post of the American
Legion wound up its two night en-
gagement last night at the Colonial
theater. The show went over big and
was generally declared the best show
that st. Johnsbuly has ever seen by
local talent. Little Peter Goss who
made such hit the opening night by
his singing in the Ding Toes" chorus
was picked out for a solo last night.
He came out for several encores. As
Miss Lillian Richards has won the
distinction of being St. Johnbury's
most popular actress so little Peter
has won the honor Of being St.
Johnsbury's most talented "Juvenile".
The singing OF Ralph Howes and
Miss Richards scored heavily and
Miss Ruth Gitfin scored another tli-
umnh as Sally Green.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-27
SECONDHAND
GOODS SOLD
BY RED CROSS
Lively Sale of Opening of
Community Center Sales
Room Here

Think of being able to purchase a
perfectly good pair of boys shoes for
five cents. That's just what can be
done at the newly organized Red
Cross Clearing House, located in the
Colonial Theater building, which was
e lally opened TUESDAY morning.
ng children's footwear at ndicul-
ously low prices is only a sample Of
the countless numbers of extraordi-
nary bargains for the families of
small means.
The first day proved a, most sue
cessful one. More than $40 was
taken in by the sales ladies, which,
considering the small prices paid for
the various articles, means a good
days business. From the moment
the store was opened people poured
Continued on Page Four)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-27
Collect Nearly S100
For Starving Children

Collections taken at the two mo-
ton picture houses and the Colonial
theater last evening netted nearly
500 for the Herbert Hoover fund for
the starving children of Europe. Dr.
Poole of the South church made an
appeal for funds at the Colonial
theater and the Globe thcator aad
Dr.. Richards of the North church
told of the need for funds to aid in
savin gchildren at the Please L
theateT.
Attractive programs for the speci-
Al Saturday forenoon matinee are
being arranged by Managers Graves
and Gibson. Tickets are being sold by
Red Cross workers and everyone
should buy a ticket whether they can
attend or not. Let st. Johnsbury go
over the top with a big fund for the
starving children of Europe.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-27
COMPANY |
DRILLING FOR
INSPECTION
Capt. Reginald Buzzell Has
Busy Time With
Soldier Boys

Additional effort is being put into
every drill by each member OF Com
pany / of the Vermont National
Guard in view of the annual Federal
Inspection, which will occur in New
port the afternoon and evening OF
Feb. II. Captain Reginald Buzzell
stated Wednesday evening during the
weekly drill period, that there has
been an exceptionally good attend
ance at drills and also at non-com-
missioned officers scheol. Such pune
tuality on the part Of the men is
bound to + fleet greatly 10 their
credit in the approaching inspection.
On the afternoon of February II,
an inspection will be held OF the prop
e!ty and books of the local military
organization, while in the evening
will take place the inspection of the
personnel, both officers and men. The
inspection will be conducted by Ma
ior George c. Donaldson, 18th lnfan-
try, L. S. A., accompanied by Major
John ". Tinker o. St. Johnsbuly, and
Major Linn c. Taylor OF the lnspec-
tor General department.
Extra drills will be held on Febru-
ary, lst, I'D Sth and 10th 10 whip
the men into shape for inspection A.
these extra drills, the entire work Of
the year consisting of every phase Of
infantry military tactics will be thor
oughly reviewed. On Sunday after
moons. a mono commissioned school is
held in order that the knowledge Of
the non-coms, the backbone OF well
drilled troops, may be refreshed.
Spectators will be welcome at the
inspection held on the evening Of Feb.
II. For the enlisted men and officers,
attendance at inspection is absolute
" required TO guarantee the best
possible showing.
After drill, Wednesday, evening,
Lisle P. Fitzpatrick was elected bas-
let ball manager to serve the re-
mander of the year, in place of Ru-
dolf Bigelow, resigned. Manager-elect
is negotiating for contest with La
coma for next Wednesday to take
place at Newport in School Hall.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-27
HEROISM OF TRAINMAN
WINS TAFT PRIZE

BOSTON, Jan. 27-The first prize
award from the William Howard
Tart fund of the American Red
Cross for the best first aid work rem
dered by railroad men during 1920,
amounting to 500, was presented to-
day to Edward J. Gagnon, a brake
man On the Boston and Albany rail-
road. Gagnon was awarded the prize
rs result of his action on Feb. Z,
when he converted a leather thong.
attached to his switch key, into a
tourniquet and applied it to fellow
man who had been severely injured
by falling underneath a train.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-27
EARTH TREMORS WERE
DUE TO LAND SETTLING

u WASHINGTON, Jan. ZI-EaFth
tremors in the Philadelphia region
probably were due to the settling of
sand and not to an earthquake dis
tnrbance in the opinion OF Fr. Francis
Tondors in charge of the laboratory
at Georgetown University. The re-
rion was not in an earthquake belt,
he said today, adding that he saw no
cause for alarm in the reported tre-
morc. Similar movements had been
felt there recently due to the settling
of sand, he said.