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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

The Turco-British trouble is
still simmering in the Near East,
and there is no telling what may
happen. Evidently the British i'm
perialists do not like the idea Of a
Turkish republic as evidenced by
their support of the sultan. Brit
ish labor puts its veto on new
war in that direction, which caus-
ed the retirement of Lloyd-Gcorge.
and British labor may be counted
on in checkmating any designs
that the conservatives may have
in promoting war, we shall see.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Mrs. McCutcheon, Mrs. Frost
and Baby Dorothy were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Renouf Sunday
They have recently returned from
England and Paris, so Mr.. and
Mrs. Renouf enjoyed all the news
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Mrs. Chris. Anderson and small
daughter are visiting Mrs. Abra-
hansen. The little girl is fast
learning that there is no JOY quite
like that of visiting grandma.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

The Ladies Aid of Cove held a
quilting bee" at the home of Mrs.
C. Edwards Tuesday. They re
port fine lot of work accomplish
led.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Paul Marsh has been absent
from his post the last few days be-
cause of severe cold and an at
tack of la grippe, "No fu-just
plain, old fashioned la grippe" he
says.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

John Gammell attended the
Washington California football
game at Seattle and was the guest
for Saturday and Sunday of How
ard Mollestad of that place.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Earl Roberts returned to Burt
on last Monday after spending
several months at WenaJchee He
is staying at the home Of his sis
ter, Mrs. Akchurst.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Marsh will
be hosts TO the card club Saturday
evening. A good time is in store
for those who enjoy cards,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Among the Burton folk who at
tended the bazaar at Portage were
Mesdames Parkes, Meredith, Stew
art and Lindstrom.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

The poultry school, held under
the direction of the extension de
partment of the State College of
Washington, was well attended
last Saturday. The lectures were
instructive and were much enjoy
led.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

W. Coy Meredith and family
spent Sunday at Tacoma with the
formers parents, returning to
Burton Monday afternoon.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

The George Walls home is und-
err quarantine as an act of safety.
| The exact cause of Georges death
is not known, but as a precaution
it was thought best to institute a
quarantine.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Mrs. Tubbs and granddaughter,
Miss Helen Carr, of Seattle visit
ed at the home of Mrs. W. c. Whit
field last week.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17
Miss Florence Sigrist.

Mrs. O'Brien and daughter, Mrs,
Geisenhaefer, Of View Park We're
guests Of Mrs. Baker Sunday.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

A. B. Odion and family of Port
age are moving into the residence
of Mrs. Bertha Taylor at Burt
on.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

The telephone cable from Tahlequah to Pt.
Defiance consists of twelve wires, making
SIX complete circuits By use of the "Phan-
tom Circuit" three more circuits are added,
making nine circuits in all.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Mrs. c. j. Williams entertain
ed the Klos Tilicm club at her
home at Newport last Wednesday
afternoon.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Miss Helen McClinton entertain
ed the Girl Scouts at her home
Saturday evening. BY request the
guests came in mask and costumes,
SO the party assumed a gay APP
pearance. Games and light re
freshments helped fill the even
ing. The scouts and their friends
present were: Mabel Holland,
Emily Cutter, Dorothy Ganten-
bein, Agnes Simons, Myrtle Sun,
berg, Evelyn Waldron, Jennie
Ironas, June Crozier, Louise
IIotchkins, Bessie Fieldal, Lillian
and Helen McClinton and Mrs
Collingwood.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

a luncheon at her home Friday af-
ternoon, The class was reorgan,
lied at that time and the follow
ing officers were elected; Elm0
Ahlberg, presidents Elma And
rews, vice president, and Alberta
Burlesen, secrctary-treasurer.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Mrs. Peter Smith entertained
her Sunday school class, known as
the Sunshine girls class" with
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

1t seems that the Ncws-Record
man has Il pet peeye' at the elec-
ton returns from Cove.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

ences along religious lines of her
trip east
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Miss Kathryn Myers of Mt Yer
non is visiting at Newport at the
home of her sister, Mrs. l.. RHEIMS.
She expects to stay until Thanks
giving, She formerly attended the
Burton high school.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Frank Akehurst and family
visited for several days at Burton
at the home the formers brother,
Charles Akehurst. Mr.. Akehurst
is on his way to California where
he expects to take up road work,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

G. +. Washtman aud family ar
rived on the island last week from
Moscow, Idaho, making the trip
in an auto They are located on
the Gourlay place for the winter.
Mr.. Wachtman has been attending
the University Of Idaho Specializ-
ing is seed work, and in order to
complete his course he must take
up bulb work, in which he is now
engaged at the Sheffield Dahlio
farm.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

F. G. Heilge and Alec Smith
were entertained at dinner Mon
day evening at the home Of E. R.
Stewart.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Cove and Colvas people are
certainly receiving their share
of ill-luck Martin Anderson was
rushed to Seattle hospital Sat
urday afternoon as a result of an
accident. He was cutting wood,
and in some manner the sharp ak
few back, striking him and cut
ting a deep cash in the shoulder,
close to the neck. The cords and
leaders to the right arm were sew,
cred and it is doubtful if he will
ever regain the use of his arm
again, The latest report at this
writing is that he is doing as vel
as could be expected.
Saturday evening Messrs. Park
| land Clemens entertained at a stag
banquet number of their mer
friends. Roast chicken and al
| the trimmings which go with i
show that these bachelors are gooc
enough cooks not to need wives
lToasts followed the banquet anC
yarns followed the toasts, unit
late in the evening when all de
parted, voting Mcssrs. Parks an,
Clemens the best of hosts. Thos
present were: Mcssrs. Covingtor
Dave Siegrist, Doyle, Renouf, Nc
Clinton, Mclean, Baskin, Smoct
Mabee, Crozier, Clemens an
Parks.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17
BURTON
By Mrs. David B. Cook.

Mrs. David B. Cook entertained
her sister, Miss Katheryn Kloep-
pei, Of Tacoma over the weekend.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Bert Stanley took a party of is
land d. A. r. ladies to Seattle in
his ear last Friday to attend a re
ception given in the new chapter
house on the university campus.
Mr.. Stanley and mother had lunch
with Mrs. G. ii, Stcinmatz Of Sc
attic who joined them there. The
other members We're Mrs. Il. G.
Beall, ST., and Mrs. Coryell of
Vashon and Mrs. Steinmatz, a
former Burton resident.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17

Mrs. Henry Godfrey will enter
tain the Missionary society at her
home on Thursday, November %,
at 200 o'clock. An interesting
program is being prepared and all
the ladies Of the community are
urged to attend. Mrs. G. u. st.
John will give a paper on "Worl
of the Missions of the Congrega-
tional Church, " and Mrs Y. S
F'retz will tell some of her expert.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-17
O Il

GO IL
Miss Florence Sigrist.
Mrs. O'Brien and daughter, Mrs,
Geisenhaefer, of View Park were
guests Of Mrs. Baker Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Marsh will
be hosts TO the card club Saturday
evening. A good time is in store
for those who enjoy cards,
The Ladies Aid of Cove held a
quilting bee" at the home of Mrs.
C. Edwards Tuesday. They re
port fine lot of work accomplish
ed.
Mrs. Chris. Anderson and small
are visiting Mrs. Abra
hansen. The little girl is fast
learning that there is no JOY quite
like that Of visiting grandma,
Paul Marsh has been absent
from his post the last few days be-
cause of severe cold and an at
tack of la grippe, mo fu-just
plain, old fashioned la grippe" he
says.
The George Walls home is und-
er quarantine as an act of safety.
The exact cause of Georges death
is not known, but as a precaution
it was thought best to institute a
quarantine.
Mrs. McCutcheon, Mrs. Frost
and Baby Dorothy were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Renouf Sunday,
They have recently returned from
England and Paris, so Mr.. and
Mrs. Renouf enjoyed all the news.
Inc poultry scnooi' heiu u'l"ei
THE direction of the extension de
PartmehC OIL Vle 'o'aIe Ooiiese y, y,
;s.,n 1".".S'S ,rnro n,Wah IN,
l'.''l wv : "N' " y p
'o'
Two weeks ago, ny lnlSprlil'' 'il'
Misses Doyle ana he Ell, eil,er
tanned at smoker. lheSe lauie'
say mat IN all their entertaining
they nave not YET peeh cient
enough 10 nave smoker MI
'ioS'9'
;.
Dave olegrlst mas peeh ilaalih'
several ioads OF Grated lurlliIur
down Cove boulevard. III peiohg
to Mr. Moore, ST., ana mas just al
rived from the east: ferhaPs I'M
means that he is so impressed wiz
the Island mat ne expects TO s'a'
mere permanently.
voters is satisfactory to Cove CIT,
zens, as 1t Is to all good America
citizens. Cove is PACK 10 norma
SO Tar as electlon is concerned II
people are trusting TO the assel
tlon mat Nr' raul Is Vi !ars
enough callbre TO be COMMISSIONS
Tor ms entire district. we are 10
him.
COW had disagreement ana IN
former received a nara piow o
the neck. Ills neck palned Eiil
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23
LATE POSTAL ORDERS
Loss of Mails by the Sinking of the
Vessel "Shirin" Is
Reported.

By the sinking of tho vessel Shirin.
which sailed from Miami, Fla. for
Nassau, Bahamas, on August II, 1922,
there were lost l sack of letters, l
sack of prints, and 2 sacks of parcel
post packages, dispatched from Miami
on August II. 1922. and l sack con-
tanning parcel-post packages. dis
patched from New York, N. Y. on
August s. 1922.
Consular Invoices for Cuba
This office has been informed by
the Cuban Director General of Posts
that each package of merchandise of
whatever value sent in the malls from
the United States to Cuba must be
accompanied with an INVOICE in quin-
duplicate when addressed for delivery
In Havana, and with an invoice in
quadruplicate when addressed for de-
livery in other parts on the island, all
copies of which invoice. when the
shippers are located at a place where
there is a Cuban consulate, must first
be presented at such consulate for
certificatlon. The certification fees to
be charged are as follows:
Invoices for less than IS, 10 cents;
invoices from IS to 5000, so cents;
invoices from $50 to $500. So; for ev-
cry additional 500 or fraction there
~of, rs cents.
The shipper need pay for certlflca-
tion OF only the original copy of the
| invoice.
When there is no Cuban consulate
at the place Of origin, the invoice need
not be vised.
Packages for Cuba accompanied
with invoices as above specified need
not have customs declarations at.
tached.
Merchandise In Parcel-Post for
Belgium
This department is in receipt Of 9
letter from the Brussels office o.
August IS. reading as follows;
1T frequently happens that th'
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

senders OF merchandise liable to ad
valorem import duties in Belgium
mention the amount of the invoice in
the value column of the customs dec
larations.
However, in accordance with arti-
Gle of the law of April s, 1922, the
value to be declared for the payment
of duties may not be lower than the
chandise on the Belgium market at
the time of importation, after making
deduction of a sum proportional to
the duties to which such products are
liable upon Introduction.
Consequently the customs service
finds many cases of undervaluation
and inflicts fines in many cases which
must unJustly be borne by the ad-
dressees.
I'VE shall thank you to give kS4
necessary instructions to your services
concerned, with a view to causing the
senders TO bear in mind the above
legal provision when declaring the
value for the Belgium customs"
As failure TO comply with the re-
quirements Of the Belgium law as re-
ferred to above may lead to the in
Fiction of fines. postmasters should
call the attention Of senders Of pack
ages to Belgium. to the provisions
governing the statement of value on
customs declarations attached to
packages for that country.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

The total cost OF the constitutional
convention UP to September l was
$l57,798.SO. according to a financial
report made to the convention. The
principal items Of expense are: Sal
airy OF members. $9l,9S0; officers,
$2,I1l.O3; clerks. $11,799.5O; stenog-
raphers. $35,51O; mileage of mem
bers, $2,954. printing, s4.216.79. An
appropriation of $500, 900 has already
been made by the convention to meet
expenses. In the event additional
money is needed the amount will be
increased.-ColeC County Rustler.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

"A farmer near Joplin read an arti-
Gle In a farm journal that told how to
make a watermelon sweet" reports
the Joplin Globe. "The process in
cluded splitting the stem Of the melon
in the early stages OF its growth, fin
Ing a bottle with sugar and water and
then running a lamp wick from the
bottle to the cut In the stem. So the
farmer thought II sugar and water
were good. grape wine would be bet
ter. Zealously he watched the melon
grow TO perfection until the time
came at last TO enjoy the juicy NOR
sci. His family was not in on the
secret and after cooling the melon he
retired to a lone spot to feast all by
himself. One bite cured him. how
ever, OF all wish to finish the feast
II tasted like a cross between a green
persimmon and a piess OF asafeetida
The wine had soured!- ..4.-.4l.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

We are told parties were shooting
ducks last Sunday evening over west
OF town, and are reminded by a local
sportsman OF the interesting fact that
these men broke five laws: First,
shooting ducks out of season; second,
shooting ducks between sundown and
dark; third. shooting firearms on the
Sabbath; fourth, trespassing, and
fifth, disturbing the peace. II break
ing one law VIII send n man to Jail,
what about violating five OF them all
at once Mound City Newsletter
sonian.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

According to the Sheldon Enter
price, DR.. Fred L. Merchant Of Pitts
burg, Kas, who has been visiting
ncar Sheldon, was the victim of a
peculiar accident recently. He was
driving his car during a thunder storm.
when lightning struck. as he thought.
the road in front of him. When he
regained consciousness, however, he
found the wiring systems and cylin-
ders in his car so badly burnt out that
they had to be rebored, but besides
this and other damage to the car, he
found that the bones OF one OF his
legs above and below the knee, had
been shortened about an inch ana .
half by the electric bolt.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Failure of the government to put in
to use a $245.000 hospital at Excel
sior Springs which Is equipped with
1875 beds. unoccupied, was character
lied as a Crime" by Sid Houston,
editor OF the Stars and Stripes. after
an inspection OF the hospital Tuesday.
He embodied his protest against the
governments failure to use the hos
pital in two kilograms, one to Col.
Chas. r. Forbes. director of the veter-
ans bureau, and the other to Brig.
Gen. Chas. e. Sawyer, both in Wash
ington.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

A Livingston county jury, last
week, gave o. p. Snow 80 years. 1t
will be remembered that Burr" Snow
was charged with the murder Of Dick
Wamsley. Wamsley was found dead
IN vacant house on the outskirts Of
Cameron on October &c. 1920. Snow
was tried by a Clinton county jury
about two years ago, was found guilty
and sentenced TO 90 years in the peni-
tentiary. He served a part of that
sentence. The supreme court found
error andsgave him a new trial. In
stead of 90 years in 1890 he gets so
years in 1929.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Richard NJ. Johnson, brother of the
late Lieutenant Governor Charles r.
when he fell or jumped from a second
story window of a private hospital at
ST. Louis Thursday. Johnson, about
so years old. was ambassador to China
under President Grant and previous
to that served as circuit attorney Of
st. Louis.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

A man living in the suburbs Of
melons, relates it that being forced to
be away from home day, he pulled
ten nice ones and piled them under a
tree in the front yard with a sign stat
ing that they were ten cents apiece,
two for Is. When he reached home
that night, he found the melons all
gone and the money, ten cents
straight, all piled up on his door step.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

ALBERT Jones near Florida. thinks
God never makes a mistake as a civil
engineer, and is OF the opinion that
mere man had better let some things
alone" reports the Monroe County
Appeal. "In Livingston, his old home
county, two days were required for
surplus water 20 navigate the natural
channel OF a local stream. Property
owners cut an immense ditch, through
which the water could pass in three
hours. This looked like men knew
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Charles Pollock, VINO gave the name
weeks ago in the railroad yards In ST.
Louis on a charge Of having attempt
ed to put emery dust in the grease
cups Of n locomotive pleaded guilty
Tuesday to contempt Of court in vio-
lating a federal strike injunction and
was fined $500 and sentenced to three
months in Jail by Federal Judge Eng
lish.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

The wooden pavement at Twenty
fourth and Wyandotte streets per-
formed like a huge popcorn griddle
between / and 2 o'clock Thursday
morning. OF sudden-"popl" a
wooden block would shoot into the
air a distance Of foot or so. Before
an observer could recover from his
purpose. a mild fusillade of pops"
would sound. and he would turn just
In time to see a small shower OF blocks
strike the pavement. Then the pop
ping became general. Blocks jumped
up in groups Of twos and thress. leav-
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

gotten into the dust pan, became ig-
nitcd from some cause. Mr.. Hender-
son received some severe burns on the
face and arms and his clothing was
badly burned. Dr. e. F. Koarney was
called and dressed the wounds. and
the injured man left for his home on
No. 20.-Mound City Journal
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Mrs. s, sutter, of Hopkins. has the
distinction OF having read the Bible
thirty-nine times-reading 1t once a
year for the past thirty-nine years.
There are more who have never read
II at all than have read It half this
number of times.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

ing more than a hundred small, gap
ing holes In the pavement. And the
holes were not all that gaped. OBJ
servers thought Of earthquakes and
gas explosions. One man threw a
nearly empty bottle from his pocket,
shouted Never again! and hurriedly
departed.-Kansas City Times.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

to be the eleventh commandment"
reports the odessa Democrat. THE
text is as follows: 'Emas rof yitpmorp
tseyap uoht ssclnu rcpapswen daer
ton tlahs uoht.' The commandment
easily translated by beginning at the
end Of the sentence and reading back
ward.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Three young unmaskcd men held
up the Bank Of Hollister, two miles
south of Branson, Tuesday. They
locked Cashier Stafford, a woman as
sistant and a state bank inspector,
who was checking up the bank at the
time, in the vault, took $4,000 and
drove south into Arkansas in a motor
car.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Miss Lottie Robinson of Stanberry,
had her hair bobbed last week In
very unusual manner. Miss Robinson
had washed her hair and was seated
before an electric fan drying it when
the ends of her hair became caught
in the fan blades, In a short time
her hair was cut so short that a bar
Der was then got to trim 1t in the
popular bobbed ashion.-Maryville
Tribune.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

There is a town in Taney county
where grapes are grown by the whole
sale and not much jelly Is made and
where stills are supposed to furnish
the bulk Of the mounshine, which is
called Oasis. This for the benefit Of
those who might be interested to
know.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

A loot Of 90 silk shirts and 5000
pairs Of silk socks was found snugly
hidden underneath the Pickle Dish
Bridge by road workers recently. The
package was turned over to the Wa
bash freight agent, TO be traced
MubCrly Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

As we go to press today the drill is
pounding away at depth Of 1890
feet. Wednesday afternoon the drill
penetrated a second vein of lead and
zinc formation similar TO the one
struck several days ago.--Dearborn
Democrat.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

At least there Is one Missouri fam
ily that has done its best by the race.
According to the Monroe City News,
there were 1913 members Of the Pike
family when they held a family re-
union recently three miles west Of
Indian Creek.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

After this Liberty can date every
thing from the time OF the cyclone. a
small tw!ster dropped in for visit
tho other night and left a path Of
broken trees from tho court house TO
william Jewell college, the biggest
damage being done to the court house
and Jewell hall In one place Il
blackbirds were found dead
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Clearmont has decided to have a
three-day picnic again this year, and
the time has been set for Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, october 5. 6
and Z.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

There goes a man whom a half
OF the passerby said to us the other
day rs he pointed ont citizen going
along the street. What is the mat
pay his bills"-Clinton County Dem
Ocr.t.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Beethoven composed masterpieces
after he was deaf, but the ST. Joseph
Gazette thinks our musicians compose
theirs just before.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

A light wine and beer club" has
been formed in Cooper county with a
membership Of about so persons. A
similar club was organized in Colum-
bia recently.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Henry Boatner, a farmer living near
Monroe city, has received 100. 900
rouble Russian bill from his brother,
Or. d. n. Boatner Of Now York City.
During the reign Of the czar tho bill
would have been worth $4,000. AT
the present rate Of exchange It Is prac-
tically worthless,
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

Tho burlington Junction Post as
scrts that one nice thing about stop
ping at a hotel is that you don't have
to wash the tub after taking a bath.
The St. Joseph observer., 1922-09-23

The Buffalo Blade reports the pres
cnce Of an apple tree which is so
years old on the Bennett farm in Dali
las county and still bearing the nor
NAL quantity and quality Of fruit. Il
Is a survivor of an orchard put out in
1910 and the Blade sees in the old tree
a rival for those put out by early set
tiers In Virginia.