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The Washington herald., 1911-12-16
FINANCIAL GOSSIP

Trading was fair on the Washington
Stock Exchange yesterday. Railway COM
mon occupying the limelight throughout
the greater part of the session, with
selling uniform in small lots at the price
of II. Capital Traction IS and Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat IS were the
active bond issues Capital Traction
bonds were firm at 11lI4 in sales to the
face value of $lO,5OO. although Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat fuctuated
between 1884, and lGla.
Washington Gas rs, with trading light,
maintained the level of 10 One City
and Suburban per cent bond sold for
iO324 The demand for Railway common
was good. but not general. several
brokers assuming an active selling in
terest Railway common closed with
46IR bid and Al asked. Trading in Gas
was similar.
Gas common opened on a twenty-five
share deal at S7Is. but declined to n,
which figure was maintained for the bal
asce of the session. The buyer tried for
100 shares of Gas at SIk and 81. but
was not disposed to go higher in his bid.
seventy-five share were obtained. but the
price of S7l4 could not be reached in the
bidding at the close.
Mergenthaler showed an increase,
the session at 22224. LanstOn was again
firm at "a. The annual dinner Of the
stock exchange on Thursday night fur
nished discussion among the brokers dur
ing intervals in the trading.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
MoREToWN.

4 ]. Ferris was in Warren Friday,
G. B. Evans OF Waterbury was local
visitor Monday.
Walter L. Wilcox was in Waitsfield
Tuesday evening.
! d. 0. Bruce was in Montpelier Mon
day of last week.
E. +. Palmer is IL Huntington this
week pressing hay.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Griffith were in
Waterbury Monday.
+. NJ. Goss and Joseph Murphy we're
in Waterbury Friday.
Miss Muriel Shea has finished work for
Mrs. NJ II. McAllister
Arthur Poland of Waitsfeld called on
local relatives Saturday.
Mrs. +. Il. johnson and son, Paul, were
in Waterbury Thursday.
Mrs. ]. w. Bates is spending the week
with relatives in Richford.
W. H. Marshall of Waitsfeld was in
town on business Saturday
A. p Bigelow OF Hartford, Conn, was
in town on business Tuesday and
Wednesday.
b. s. Ward was in Waterbury Wednes-
day, and j, w. Bates was in Burlington
the same day
p. Andrews and Mrs, Jennie Pierce
were in Montpelier Wednesday, as was
also G. G. Sleeper.
The 0negoallgo snowshoe club is to give
a masquerade promenade at the town
hall Tuesday evening, Feb, 2s.
Mrs. A. J. Neill and Mrs. VIII Neill
were in Montpelier Saturday, as were
also Walter and Wesley Child.
The family of +. c. Atkins are to
move to Groyeton. N. H., this week,
where Mr.. Atkins has employment.
Several from this place attended the
reception of Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence
How'd at WaitsfeId Thursday evening
Charles Howes, who has been quite i'll
for the past two weeks, is somewhat
better, although he is still confined to
the bed.
f H. Sawyer was in Mortified Mon
day and Mrs. Addie Sawyer and Miss
Harriet Knapp were in Montpelier the
same day
+. D. Griffith of Waterbury Center
was a guest OF his sister, Mrs. A. b. !
Stockwell, Tuesday, the l4th, it being
her 10th birthday
7. J. Ferris spent several days last
week with Mrs. Perrin at the Pittsford
sanatorim Her many friends viii be
glad TO hear that she is improving daily. |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
RANDOLPH.

Tim. Butterield was taken suddenly
i'll Sunday night with an attack of heart
trouble.
Miss Mabel Perkins went to her home
in Rochester on Monday for a vacation
.of a week from her work in the store
Of Bell brothers.
Mrs Miller, who had been in town
since Friday with her sisters, Mrs.
George Prince and Mrs II " Fletcher,
left here Monday for her home in Leb-
anon, n. II.
w. W. Morton, who suffered an at
tack of heart trouble last week, is now
thought to be improving, although he
is still obliged to sit in his chair, not
yet being able to lie down.
Fred Pecue. who has been at the san
atorium for the last three weeks reeov-
ering from an attack OF appendicitis,
and an operation for the same, was able
to go to his home Thursday Of last week
and is now gaining very slowly.
The executive committee of the Fed
Grated church expect, with the opening
of the spring season, TO thoroughly clear
up the vacant lot in the rear of the
Baptist church and prepare q tennis
court thereon for the use of the members
OF the church and congregation.
The executive committee of the San
atorium Aid society met with Mrs. j. p.
Cleveland on Monday afternoon to con-
slider the proposition of c. o. 0sha, who
has offered the use Of the garage for
ball, the proceeds to be devoted TO the
maintenance Of the free bed at the san
atorium.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
PAYING FOR ADvS. WITH MILEAGE
BOOKS.

PAYING FOR ADVS. WITH MILEAGE
BOOKS.
Yesterdays decision by the United
States supreme court that only money,
and not advertising, can be accepted by
interstate railroads in return for trans
portation, is likely to interfere seriously
with a little system of business barter
in Vermont, which was authorized under
act No. l53 of the laws of 1910. This
law amended the public statutes so that
companies could exchange mile
age books for advertising space in news
papers, at regular published card rates,
the advertising to be the publishing of
timetables and "such other bona fde
advertising matter as shall be deemed
proper" The law was approved Deem
Der ID, 1910, and took effect at once,
being followed by the insertion of rail
road timetables in various journals
throughout the state, Now comes the
decision by the highest court OF the
land on the Hepburn rate law of 1906,
prohibiting such interchange of mileages
for advertising space, It looks as II
the Vermont law is punctued insofar
as it applies to interstate railroad sys-
TENS and that the railroads will have to
resort to money advertising if they are
to do anything in that line,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

Vice President Timothy Z. Byrnes OF
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad is going to place his native vii
lsge OF Bellows Falls right on the rail-
road map through the purchase Of part
interest in the Rutland railroad, Bellows
Falls being the chief southern connecting
point with the affiliated lines of the
New Haven system. Bellows Falls will
have occasion now to recall little Tim
mic" with pleasure, if never before.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

tered in slaughterhouses during 1909,
and hides were taken OF by slaughter
houses from $4,000 cattle that were
killed or that died natural death. thus
giving l2,49l 600 hides for leather.
Calves, sheep. and goats are common
" sold with the skins on by the large
slaughterhouses but the skins are ulti-
mately removed There were l97l20Q0
skins obtained from these animals The
number were l9,7l2000 skins obtained
from these animals The number OF kid
skins wac reported as 25,300, and horse
and colt skins as 10000 There were
also $4,000 hides and skins reported as
obtained from all other animals which
consist largely Of dogs, reported by some
Of the rendering establishments operat
ed in connection with city governments.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

Although the gain in deposits in Yer
mont savings banks and trust compan-
les during the six months ending Deeem-
Der 81, 1910, as shown by Commissioner
Williams, was large, it will be small in
comparison with the gain which his re.
port for the next six months will show,
now that the limit has been removed on
deposits exempt from local taxation. 1t
will be very surprising if great jump
in deposits is not shown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
ANIMALS KILLED FOR FOOD.
Number Consumed in 1909 by Slaughter
houses and Packing Establishments.

Washington. D. c., Feb. 81 Reports
TO the census bureau from the slaughter
ing and meat packing establishments and
slaughterhouses of the United States
show that during 1909 there were 6S,-
100000 animals slaughtered for food in
those establishments This total does
not represent the entire domestic meat
supply of the country, as a large num-
Der of animals are slaughtered on farms
or elsewhere than in slaughterhouses
In addition there were All 800 animals
reported as having been killed or as
dying natural death and consumed in
the manufacture of fertilizers or other
products, and many more die on the
farms and ranges,
This information appears in prelim-
mary report which was transmitted to-
day to Census Director Durand by Chief
Statistician William NJ Steuart The
data were collected in compliance with
the act of Congress Of February %,
1910.
Sources Of the Reports.
Reports were received from 26424
slaughterhouses, which include the large
wholesale slaughter and meat packing
establishments, as well as the abattoirs,
rendering or incinerating establishments,
and fertilizer factories where dead ami
mails are consumed
The primary object of the census in
quiry was to ascertain the number Of
hides and skins available for the manu-
factuue OF leather, but the large number
Of animals that were slaughtered on the
farms and ranges during the year has
not yet been ascertained and will not
he known until the statistics Of agri-
culture are completed
The 26424 establishments reported
6S,Sl4 300 animals of all kinds, and of
this number S6,443,0O0 were hogs. A
large number Of the hogs slaughtered
are only partially skinned one or more
strips of hide being removed from the
back and used for leather The entire
skin is taken from only few and il
was impossible to ascertain the number
of these, the report states.
It is presumed by the census bureau
that from every animal or carcass re-
ported by the 26,424 establishments the
hide or skin was removed and used for
the manufacture Of leather, the product
being 1891 800 hides and skins; but
these do not represent the domestic pro-
duetion, as large numbers Of hides and
skins are obtained from the farms aud
ranges.
There we're 1881, 900 beeyes slaugh-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

The State Agricultural college at Bur-
lington is making real efforts to keep
in touch with the people OF the state;
and the farmers week" now being held
under the auspices Of the institution is
one of the indications of that purpose.
The college is more and more becoming
vital force in the agricultural life of
the state, and the closer it gets to the
farm interests the greater will be the
results. 1t can be said that theory mere
ly is being put into practice now
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

he followed it up with plea for the
introduction of the same methods in
Massachusetts institutions, declaring
that the methods employed in Massa-
chusetts breed vicious idleness Mr..
Swift and all Others need to be informed
that the Tracy methods OF handling pris-
oners would scarcely do with all kinds
OF prisoners Discrimination must be
made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

The nomination of Robert Roberts for
mayor has been received by the voters
with marked enthusiasm and careful OBJ
servers of different political parties are
already predicting his election by ma
iority OF several hundred. Burlington
Free Press.
The old, old habit of counting ones
chickens before they are Matched is just
the same as the habit of counting ones
votes before they are cast. If the sup
proters of Roberts are wise, they will
work now and leave the counting till
after the election
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

Methods of dealing with the inmates
of the Washington county Jail, which is
kept by Frank Tracy as host, are being
urged now in Massachusetts from some
sources. Morrison l. Swift took occasion
last Sunday to tell in detail the work
which Sheriff Tracy is carrying on, and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
Current Comment
Wants More Particulars.

Clarence J Ferguson still declares that
there was brewery lobby during the
session of the legislature, and says that
the Montpelier papers must have been
cognizant Of the fact. The Evening
Argus pleads not guilty of such knowl-
edge, and would like to be furnished
with ball of particulars, including the
names of some Of the members Of that
alleged lobby.--Montpelier Argus
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

Jack London, arrested for violating
the neutrality laws in Mexico, will be
the hero of many tale from the pen
of Jack London in the immediate here
after. Publishers may as well brace
themselves to meet the young man of
the Golden West, or some such place
as that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

United States Senator Depew would
spring his greatest joke, should he hurdle
the Democratic deadlock into the Sen
ate; and Chauncey has sprung some good
ones in his day, too
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
Man Has Three Fortunes

the one he didn't get, the one he lost,
and the one he's going to have. Insur-
ance covers, discovers and RECEIVERS all
three. 1t helps you get, keeps what you
get. and brings back what you lose.
National Life Insurance Co, Mont
pelier, Vt. Mutual. S. S. Ballard,
general agent, Lawrence building, Mont
pelier, VI.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

Lots OF bargains for you Wednesday
at Vaughan's.
Cash paid for watches, diamonds, gold
and silver at Burr's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

There are two weeks in which to make
up your mind for town meetin'.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

Representative Hobson is always
wrapped in shroud OF his own dark
thoughts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

Congress runs up flag Of truce as
smoothly as do the fighters in Mexico.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

Phone Cutler Bros, No 100, If you
want a surrey anywhere in the eityi
price rs cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21
$500

Things won't be so quiet on election
after all.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-21

Barre granite quarries with about l5C
acres quarry land for sale. Worth in.
vestigating.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-24
Husband Sues for Divorce.

Alleging misconduct and desertion,
and naming a correspondent, William
o. Harvey yesterday filed suit for aoso-
Lutte divorce from Ida V. Harvey. They
were married at Rockville, Md, May %,
1909, and have one child. Plaintiff also
requests the custody of the child.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-24
WILEY TAKES TRAIL
OF MEDICINE MEN"
Would Put Lid on Certain
Patented Panaceas.

When Congress convenes next month
renewed efforts will be made to strength
en- the hands of DR.. Harvey w. Wiley
and his associates in administering the
pure food and drug law. Special efforts
are to be made to secure new legislation
that will make it possible to suppress
such patent medicine concerns as make
false claims for their products.
The Supreme Court has held that the
operations Of the pure food law does not
include the patent medicine men. in so
far as false or e1travagant claims for
the curative powers of their wares IS
concerned. Two measures are now
pending before the House-bills by Rep
resentatIves Richardson, OF Alabama,
and Sherley, of Kentucky.
We will get the law through at the
coming session OF Congress" confident
ly declared DR.. Wiley yesterday.
What we want" said Assistant
Chemist Kebler. who has immediate
charge of patent medicine cases in the
Bureau Of Chemistry, lis a law that will
travel the middle of the kings high
way. We do not want law that will be
too weak, and we do not seek one that
will be too drastic. What we want is a
law that will let us suppress those con-
Germs that make false claims for their
patent medicines"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-24
WANT DISTRICT
DELEGATE NAMED
Believed 1t Would Facilitate
Local Legislation.

The proposition to have the District
represented in Congress by a Delegate
has been referred by the Federation of
Citizens Associations to committee OF
three for investigation and report.
The committee consists Of James G.
McGrath, Of the park View Association;
James w Dyer, of the Takoma Park
Association, and J. NJ. Wood, of the
East End Association. The two latter
are in favor Of the suggestion, and while
Mr.. McGrath is opposed to it, the fact
that the association of which he is
president has indorsed it will probably
lead him to join in a majority report.
The resolution, which declares that it
is the sense of this organization that
the District of Columbia should be rep
resented in Congress by a Delegate,
was presented by Roy w. Clafiin, who
made a brief address in its support. He
said that the form of government here
or the partnership arrangement with
the United States were not involved in
the proposition. 1t was put forward in
the belief that II the District had a
Delegate upon the floor and as mem
Der of the District Committee 1t would
be possible to facilitate legislation and
enlighten members upon disputed points.
Mr. Claffin explained that the resolu-
ton was designed to ascertain public
sentiment upon the proposition.
IF it should be determined" he said,
that the citizens as a whole desire this
representation, then will be the time to
consider the ways and means Of convinc-
ing Congress of the justice OF our
claim"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-24
KANN'S CELEBRATES
18TH ANNIVERSARY
Large Crowds Throng the
Popular Busy Store.

Messrs. s. Kann, Sons & Co. gave
birthday party yesterday to which the
whole city of Washington was invited
And from the number Of guests present
it looked as though the invitation was
refused by no one.
The celebration, which began yester-
day and extends through the week, is in
honor of the eighteenth business birthday
of this large and prosperous firm whose
motto has ever been: Always the best
of everything for the least money"
The big store at the corner OF Eighth
street and Market space was beautifully
decorated yesterday and crowded with
eager buyers to its utmost capacity, for
one way of celebrating the event chosen
by Messrs. S. Kann, Sons & Co. was to
make a generous mark-dOwn price in
every one of the fOrty-nine departments,
and in inviting the public to avail itself
of the splendid opportunity presented
during this week to lay in a supply Of
fall and winter comforts.
A surprise party awaited the firm, how
ever, when they came down TO the store
this morning, for the employees had ar
ranged a great arbor of exquisite Ameri-
can Beauty roses in the center of the
building on the first floor.
All day long as customers came and
went the perfume Of these hundreds of
roses greeted them at the door, and the
tall arbor with its floor of ferns and
trellises of red roses was admired by
every passer.
This was voluntary expression of the
appreciation of the employees of the firm
that was enjoyed by its recipients and
by the customers and visitors to the big
building throughout the day.
The celebration of this business birth
day by one of the best-known mercantile
establishments Of Washington represents
something more than a gala week.
At the beginning of all these years the
firm occupied Just a little store, III
Market space. That was the first link in
a chain of success that has been forged
year after year by business enterprise,
answering energy, and a square deal to
the public, until now its eighteenth birth
day finds 1t a mammouth establishment
that has much the appearance of a
magnificent bazaar.
With each birthday extensive improve
ments have been made, buildings extend
ed to meet the demand of the growing
business, until to-day, on its eighteenth
anniversary, S. Kann, Sons & Co. REQUIRES
more than 1000 employees to conduct its
business, while more than thirty delivery
wagons make three and four trips a day.
The senior member Of the firm at
tributes the phenomenal success of the
business to the square deal policy
which S. Kann, Sons & Co. has main
tanned from the start
"A customer who receives an unfair
deal is always a customer lost II is
only through fair dealing with every
buyer who comes into our house that we
may expect to hold public confidence"
he said.
That the firm has this confidence was
demonstrated by the vast throng Of peo-
pie who accepted the invitation to at
tend the firms eighteenth celebration of
successful business operations
The Washington herald., 1911-10-24
FOR TIDY DRINKERS.
Health Office Boosts the Germless
Individual Glass.

The danger of using common soda
water glasses is emphasized in a state
ment which was issued by the health
department yesterday.
According to the department, a num-
Der of drug stores in the city have in
troduced the individual sanitary parafln-
paper glasses to replace the ordinary
vessels.
1t has been found that the "clean, re-
fined customers use the individual
glasses and that those who are less
tidy are content, as a rule, with the
common glasses. This means, Of
course" reads the statement, that there
will be an increased danger in the use
of the common glass, since the larger
proportion of those using 1t belong to
the class whom one would not care to
eat or drink after"
The Washington herald., 1911-10-24
SOUTHERN MUTUAL
AID ASSOCIATION
Licensed Under the Insurance Laws
of the District of Columbia
fees, So1 -O2-o6-O7 Stewart Build
ing, Sixth and D Streets N. W.

The Southern Mutual Aid Association
again heard from. Only a few weeks
since this company rehsured the Ma
tional Sick and Accident and the Lincoln
Immediate Benefit associations. They
now add to their business that Of the
Eastern Life Insurance Association,
whose offices are located in the Bliss
Building, in B street northwest.
The Southern Mutual Aid Association
commenced its business here last Febru-
airy, and, in anticipation Of the passage
Of the new insurance laws by Congress-
purchased the entire capital stock Of
the National Sick and Accident Insur-
ance Company, and afterward changed
the name to the Southern Mutual Aid
Association.
The officers of this association own
and control companies doing business
throughout the South to Key West, Fla
They are said to be the OLDEST
HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY in this line OF busi-
ness, having been in business for twen-
ty-one years, and have thousands and
thousands of satisfied policyholders
throughout the South. It is said they
have always been the first company to
comply with any and all laws enacted
in the States in which they operate.
This being the case, the small companies
need have no fears in merging their
business and protecting their policy
holders. 1t Is generally understood this
company will in the near future be a
tower Of strength in the District, as they
are in other States in which they oper-
ate The contract issued by them to the
people, we are informed. is one Of the
most attractive policies on the market.
The annual report for 1910 has been
filed with the commissioner of insurance
for the District, and tax paid.
And the association will comply with
the new insurance law, and deposit the
81, 900 required.
The community welcomes a company
showing such spirit and having the
reputation such as this company appears
to have enjoyed in other States in which
they nave operated. Other companies
doing business in the District who wish
to amalgamate no Doubt would do well
70 see these people.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-24
ANACOSTIA.

Anacostia Chapter. No. u, Royal Arch
Masons, convened last evening in the
Masonic Hall. with Charles Walsh, high
priest, in charge. The past and most
excellent degree was conferred upon
several candidates.
Members of the Ladies' Guild OF
Emmanuel Episcopal Church held their
final meeting Yesterday afternoon, pre-
paratory to the annual supper to be
given by this BODY on Wednesday even
ing IN the parish hall OF the church.
Mrs. Edward F. Wood is general chair
man of the committee.
Members Of the congregation Of the
AnacOstia Methodist Episcopal Church
are interested this week in the revival
services that are to be held each even
ing. with Rev Samuel w. Graff1in in
charge. 1t is probable that some special
speakers will be provided.