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New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
BUTTER MEN MAY REFORM
Elgin Board to Inquire Into
Sherman Laws Scope.

Elsin. ILL.,, Dec. c3.-Investigation or the
legality OF the quotation committee or the
Elgin Butter Board IN reference TO the
Sherman antitrust law will be the hrSt
official action Of the newly elected insurgent
officers Of the board. according TO J. T.
Mason. treasurer who outlined future plans
of the board in the absence from the city
Of Charles H. Potter. who was elected
president OF the board to-day.
Question Of whether this price committee
was operated i'm violation of the Sherman
law was raised by insurgent butter mon at
the annual election OF directors last Mon
day.
Federal laws viii be inquired into SAID
Mr.. Mason, "and the question OF the legal
! ity OF the quotation committee definitely
settled. There has been much speculation
on this point. The present board wants to
90 business on the square. The majority
Of the directors are strongly I'm favor OF
retaining the quotation committee, but II
IL Is found to be operated in violation OF
| the Sherman law il will be abolished"
Mr.. Mason expressed doubt that the board
would he successfully operated without the
quotation committee.
! For twenty-five years this committee has
| been in full charge Of Elgin butter quota
tions John Newman. deposed as presi-
dent after seventeen years Of service, pre-
dicted that no change could be made in the
power of the committee without killing the
prominence Of the Elgin market Among
/ the insurgents there is "A faction that be-
lieves in the maintenance of the committee
but in fixing the published standard price
! by the actual sales OF the board.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
Mr.. WILSON'S REMEDY
Farms Near Cities ''t DOWN
Cost of Living.

Washington. Dec. 23.-The utilization Of
opport1nities close at hand and the EN-
nlovment Of idle land close 90 large centres
ar nonulation. TO the end that heavy
charges for transportation may he aNoideo
and the importation of foodstuns may
cease. are urged by the Secretary oi AK
culture as remedy FOR Che high cost VI
living.
81 cannot for the life Of me sec s@u
Secretary Wilson to-day. why therc is
not more Of the material people have 10 eat
raised near the centres Of population tha'
consume IT, Take land around New rork-
There they are close TO one of the piggest
markets I'm the world. and there Is no
reason why the people there should not
raise all the potatoes they want. instead OF
importing them from Scotland or anywhere
else
IF people would only understand IT. they
can buy farm land cheaper within an hou'
Of New York or any other big Eastern
city than they can buy IT In Iowa. ms
is true In New York and New Jersey ana
PENNSYLVANIA and Maryland and through
out the East. OF course, the land needs
attention and fertilizers 70 put IT I'm condl-
ton for raising good crops. but when this
is once done the farmer is close 10 a con
stant market There is no reason 10 I'M
port food that can bc raised at home. but
! suppose it is like the search for Inc
Holy Grail-there is the natural incliha'o"
of humanity TO look all over the world io'
something that really is waiting for them
next to their own front door
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24

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so desire. they viii not count for them.
perSn @ & %Sm6Ts @ & OF m @ 5s@y %1y to eGmpe amp Sa n ram. 9
m or ho@seod and & G one I g5 OF H 9S %
other contest being run will not debar any one from
8 All answers must held until the entire o,
Illustrations nave been printed In The Tribune. and
be arranged in numerical order fasiened securely together
8a ] To the N NE%
BOOKREADERS' CONTEST DEPARTMENT. TRIBUNE
BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY, within the time specified
The time for receiving answers yin have no eae,,
the y agoTa05 3D. t p' a e T CONFESS f ~
NEST OF THE TRIBtNE bear gostrnark q mailing o,
s Prizes viii be awarded The contestants. order
s9ISo ssSs S o. sooR astfaon sen" III 70
First PrzsESeans Touring Car to the contestant
Second Prze-Whiie Automobile. to the contestant % Is
the Prize have been aT arded a"4
sons the coHtesan sending IN t6s largest pu"Ser .,
answers tnot coupons viii be declared the winner whsr.
cCrc 81 asvs % and am equal number Of dSpca,e anSwsr
The one using the number Of coupons viii be d,
and .S &. s,%ss 2a R dsmss: ss o @
~ d'''iS5 5. Ans D''''s.; 8: Ans c'o'2ai ri used
~ wins the pr,ze because although he used op
ans%r eoHPoI to ss or s les. and III Sayea Gs s aeP@fi xii
In two (2) more persons s'pmIt the nun.
answers for the entire series Of pictures tCgether wit.
ted for viii be dyidcd equally 2mong those tieins -
The Tribune from disnterested citizens VINO viii tax.
charge OF and award the prizes strictly
construction OF Illus
given The Tribune Bookreaders Contest
Catalogue
10 Whcrc set OF answers is securely fastened 10
eether. the contestant will be permitted to stamp WITH
rubber stamp abbreyiate his or her name upon IN.
space and omit the full and
address from the majority OF coupons provided that such
full address plainly written tbs
last six 90 coupons Of the where for same Will
be provided in due
n at the close OF the contest
u Important contestants seal all packages
of thereon
is fully prepaid Of cents % cens) an
thereof Tell Postmaster that your
package OF contains written matter and must es
mailed a the first class rate.
All communications or letters Of inquiry conceLnlns
be addressed 10 the CON
TEST MANAGER NEW-YORK TRIBUNE 154 Nassau
street. York City.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
Explanation of The New.IOrk Tribune
BOOkreaders' Contest.

Every day for Sevcnty-three (73) DAYS there will
,npear in The New-l ork Tribune DAILY and SUNDAY
EditionsD Two (2) Illustrations, Cartoons or other
rcpresentations of the names Of books The Trfhune
will award hundred and sXty-seven prizes to
Tribune readers sending I'm the nearest correct
answers to the entire series of book illustrati
The first two official illustrations appeared on Mon
day. December 4.
The names of books to be illustrated and to
serve as basis Of awards being selected bv Tho
contest Department. and will be included in the
Nev-Yorl< Tribunes BookreaderS' Contest CataIoouo
which will be published guide and reference for
contestants Use. The correct list of names will no
placed under seal in tho safety deposit department ~
the National Park Bank where it will remain unHi
il called by the judges at the close the con
test To compete for the prizes. contestants must
give the name of the book exactly according TO the
Wording. spelling and punctuation published in
the Tribune's Bookreaders' Contest Catalogue
Tiye go different persons Will furn tho ideas trJ
different caroonsts will draw the book Illustrators
The cartoonists will not know the ans wers 70
the puzzle pictures they draw.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
DISMISSED FOR KISSING
School Superintendent and
Woman Teacher Too Friendly.

Freeport. Long Island. placed itself in
deiibly on the map yesterday, when its
righteous citizens decided that they did not
want school superintendents kissing pretty
school teachers or pretty school teachers
sitting on the laps Of handsome young
school superintendents. That is why Arthur
T. Barnes. superintendent Of the FreepOrt
High School was dismissed from his place
James S. Cooley, District Superintendent
81 Public Schools OF Nassau County, Of
fciaIly notified Barnes that he was no
longer 10 ofaciate in his capacity at the
Freeport SCHOOL
1t was early In November that charges
we're preferred against Superintendent
Barnes by John Lewis, janitor OF the school
Lewis said Barnes was too friendly with
Miss Helen Armstrong. one Of the teachers.
At the trial Lewis testified that he peeped
over the transom one day and saw Miss
Armstrong seated on the lap of Mr.. Barnes,
and that her arms were about Ills neck.
Pupils by the score agreed with Lewis as to
the relations existing between Barnes and
Miss Armstrong.
II was said in Barnes's behalf that he
mad helped Miss Armstrong on her eV-
animation papers, and that IN gratitude she
had sat on his lap and tried 10 kiss him.
Barnes will fight his dismissal.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
BUSY IN PACKERS CASE
Government Has 800 Witnesses
for Criminal Trial.

Chicago, Dec. 23--Counsel to the govern
ment in the case of the ten Chicago pack
ers under indictment for alleged criminal
violation of the Sherman law We're busy
to-day preparing for the presentation of
testimony before United States District
Judge Carpenter when the trial is resumed
next Tuesday.
The government has summoned three
hundred witnesses and has mass of docu-
mentary evidence. The indications are that
the trial will last several months.
Although the government is carefully
guarding the names of its witnesses, il was
reported to-day that among those sum
moned for the prosecution will be:
Henry 7. Veeder, attorney for Swift y
Co: a. T. Fuller, vice-president National
Packing Company; &. G. Snow, secretary
and treasurer National Packing Company
Arthur Colby assistant secretary National
Packing Company; A. II. Benn, conflden-
tial assistant TO Edward Tilden, president
National Packing Company; }. !. Lyman
former president National Packing Com
pany: j. D. Standish, former secretary Ma
tional Packing COMPANY; II. J. Robertson
secretary New York Butchers Dressed
Meat Association. and formerly an official
of Schw9rzschild d Sulzberger Company
G. W. Rothe, district superintendent Ar
mour & Co: Charles Higgins. manager
Boston branch Armour & Co. Charles Barry,
manager New York branch National Pack
ing Company. George HOughton, employe
Of Boston branch Swift & Co; George w.
Ballantine. vice-president and general man
ager Denver StockyaTds Company; Henry
Gebhart. formerly president Colorado
Packing and Provision Company. Denver;
Joseph n. Moses. confidential agent Of Ed
ward Tilden. and Michael Ryan, Cincinnati,
former president American Meat Packers
Association.
Most of these witnesses appeared before
the federal grand jury which indicted the
nackorS.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
GETS EIGHT PEARLS AT DINNER
Mount Vernon Man Profits by Wife S
Purchase Of Oysters.

George o. Starr. an cmbalmer, Of No II
South Tenth avenue Mount Vernon. was
patting himself on the back last night be-
cause he found eight good sized pearls in
some oysters his wife purchased from a
local dealer yesterday morning.
Mr.. Starr speared one with d fork last
night and was about to swallow it, when
something rough struck the rOof Of l. <
mouth. An Investigation followed and
there nestled on the edge of the oyster,
was a pearl. The rest Of the oysters were
examined, and seven more pearls were
found. Six OF the pearls were small, but two
were as large as good sized pea. Mrs
Starr claims tho pearls because she bought
the oysters. Mr. Starr claims them be-
cause they scratched him War is threat
rugd
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
End of Another Big Week in
the Tribunes BoOkreaders Contest
Tribune's Bookreaders' Catalogue
Great Aid to Contestants
=(GS[I,.]
NO. n.

The Official Bookreaders' Contest Catalogue
of The New-York Tribune, containing large
list of book titles, among which are included
all of the correct titles to be used in the Illus
trations throughout the Bookreaders Contest
will be a great aid to contestants in arriving
at the correct names of the books and their
proper spelling. The price is rs cents at the
Office of The Tribune, a copy will be mailed
to any address upon receipt OF 80 cents IN
l-cent or 2-cent postage stamps II cata,
logues are ordered by mail, contestants should
address
THE CONTEST MANAGER,
Bookreaders' Contest Department,
New-York Tribune, New York City.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
CONDITIONS:

T. Tn. Bookresdsrs Contest is open 10 an r.,,o..
,r the DsIy aud Sunday Tribune. excepting or,noro. E
members OF their families ~
. Contestants write the OF tho books ,.,
resented by the Illustrations upon coupon
therefor and which will appear on Page 2 OF Tba
tribune Caiiy and sunday every during the
OF the competition. Answers be with nen
pencil typewriter "'
& Eacn picture represents the of only On. - ,
book and contestants Will not be required give -.
name OF the author only the title name Of tne h'
an tha, be required. Where contestants
certain correct they Will be permitted ~
seud nve each book picture tbe
rect answer is given, incorrect not conn.
against the contestant.
T. Only two 90 may be written upon a .ins,.
coupon; coupons be used for additional %,
swrrs and OF the number must be ts,
together making up tho set. Where contestants viz
TO submit additional rames to the book raon
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
CARGO SHIFTS; LINER RETURNS

The Ward liner Yumur. which left port
for Cuba on Friday, returned yesterday
and anchored in Gravesend Bay. When
some fifty miles south of Scotland Light
ship her cargo shifted, and wireless was
sent 20 the owners in this city. The vessel
was advised to return to port. where the
work Of restowing her cargo could be ac-
complished with facility.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
COAST SUGAR MEN SUMMONED.

San Francisco, Dec. 23.-Subpenas have
been received here demanding the pres
cnCe of officers of the Western Sugar Com
pany to testify i'm the federal court at New
York John ID. Spreckels. Claus a. Spreck-
els and "A half dozen of the minor officers
OF the company must. in consequence, spend
their Christmas season on the way East.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
Interesting Pictures Afford an En-
Pertaining Mental Diversion
for the Winter Time.

THIS has been another big week in The
Tribunes great Bookreaders' Contest. The
competition grows keener and more lively
every day.
To look at the bulk of mail that is constantly
received at the Contest Department and the way
new contestants throng the Office OF The Tribune
to secure back numbers Of the earlier pictures IN
dicates plainly that the interest does not wane.
The entertainment that the Bookreaders' Con-
test pictures afford is undoubtedly the cause for
so much popularity. The fact that any one can
enter at any time is another reason for continued
interest
The idea of the contest. which is based upon
illustrations representing the names or titles of
books, has spread far and wide, and has set both
old and young and wise and learned heads to
thinking ..
Many contestants call and write to the Contest
Department and state that they recall with pleas
ure incidents in their past life through the solving
Of the Bookreaders' illustrations.
The contest is now only in the last of its third
week and the way to enter is 10 simply secure
the back numbers of the pictures at the Tribune
Office or by mall as stated at the foot Of this an
nouncement.
With this equipment any one, anywhere IS
placed in line for the big list OF rewards which
is published in the adjoining column.
Read over the list of prizes; read over the con-
dtions. Then ask yourself if you can afford to
allow such an excellent opportunity to pass
1t is not necessary to give the name of the
author with the book title. Only the name or
title of the book is required on the part of con-
testant.
Where contestants desire to give more than
one answer to any single picture, they may do so,
but it must be written upon extra coupon and
in the space correspondingy numbered with the
picture.
Try and solve to-days pictures Then get to-
morrow's Tribune and try them again. and you
will want to enter the competition and try your
skill on every illustration that is published
It's an interesting winter diversion and you'll
like it.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24

SUNDAYS YORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $3.50 . year.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
COMPLETE LIST OF PRIZES

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bile. The y. u. Steams Company,
broadway and 51th IT.
$4,000 White Touring Car. The White
Company, Broadway and SD St
S-4-S2100 Boecker Art Player Pianos. S1,03o
each. T.. Boecker. 20 West 3Sth ST.
5000 Francis Bacon Art Plano. Bacon
Piano Co.. 1l3 East iSSth 81,
6--ssO0 Anderson Player Piano. The Ander-
Piano Company $40 Fulton ST,
Brooklyn.
$3.50 Francis Bacon Player Piano
s-o-S1. 900. Two Wing Pianos $500 eseh
Io--iI-SI 900. Two Boecker Art Pianos. $500
and 500 respectively.
I2-x35O Dining Room suite. Lennon q
Company, l51 East Esd II.
IS--SlGO cash.
ii-SiO0 solitaire Diamond Ring
i5-16-sl1O Cluster Diamond Princes. Rings
$50 and $50, respectively. l.. W. Sweet
a Co. 10 Broadway.
15--S5O Cash.
Is--Ia-SoO Cluster Diamond Princess Rings. SIS
each. y. ". Sweet & Co.
s0-2a-SiOO. owen KOdav Leather Beds. $40
each. 4. Owen Company, 80 East
Odd ST.
s0-3t-S5O cash. S25 each.
32-35-Si0 cash. $40 zach.
36--65-sS0o. Mems or Ladies Gold Watchss
$40 each.
66-6l-SiO cash. s. each.
GS-iG7-S3O0. American 1hrunos 81 each.
american lhermos Company si5 West
18th 81
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brellas, - each. VI. Steinschneider. 81
Maiden Lane.
s6S-j61-S15O. Materman's Ideal Fountain PENS
- so each. T.. 4. Waterman Company,
Ii3 Broadway.
sgs-io67--S55C lively. months subscription t.
"Prarson's Magazine" 81 so n year. The
Pearson Publishing Company, fS5 East
cath St
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24

SUNDAYS NEW-YORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $3.50 year.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24

they may DO without filling out the entire coupon.
be submitted with the answers II contestants
0 but they VIII not count for them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-06
NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD.
Mrs. Lynda Smith Died Saturday in
Bradford, Last of Family.

Bradford. Nov. 6.--With the death OF
Mrs. Lynda Smith Saturday morning
Bradford loses its oldest resident. Mrs.
Smith. the last OF family of II chill
dren was born in Thompson, Conn, July
10, 1914, the daughter of Andrew Dar-
ling and Prussia tRossl Darling She
was probably the last person living who
was employed by John Slater, the man
who built the first cotton mill in Amer
lea.
In ls47 she came to the town now
the city Of Worcester The last 20 years
that she was IN Worcester she spent
helping the poor, among whom she was
known as Aunt Lynda She was the
widow of the late William L. Smith Of
Worcester.
Mrs. Smith came to Bradford in 1899
and has made her home with her dangh-
ter, Mrs. Robert b. Edwards. For about
10 years she has been in feeble health,
She was member Of the Methodist
church for 81 years.
A few OF her friends gathered at the
Edwards home yesterday afternoon,
where prayer was offered by Rev. r. A,
Smith. Funeral services win take place
in Curtis chapel at Hope cemetery, Wor-
cester. Mass, next Tuesday at II a. m.
Burial will be in the family lot there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-06
HIT BY AUTOMOBILE.
But Force Was Not Sufficient to Injure
Miss Cora Beal.

Miss Cora Beal Of South Barre had a
narrow escape from serious injury yes
terday afternoon. when she was struck
by an automobile driven by d, v. Camp
at the South Main street bridge Miss
Beal was Just entering the bridge as a
team and three people walking were en-
terinp the other end of the bridge. Miss
Bcal heard one Of the three people call
to her to look and she thought they were
warning her against the team which was
approaching, and she stepped to one
side and directly in front of Mr.. Camps
machine, which she gays she did not
know was coming behind her. The ma
chine was running slowly and conse-
quently the driver was able to bring it
to dead stop just as one of the front
wheels struck her.
Miss Beal was not knocked down and
save for an instant's scare was unin-
iured. Mr.. Camp took the woman into
his car and carried her to his home
No blame whatever is attached to Mr.
Camp, as it was entirely unavoidable
on his part. Mr.. Camp says that this
bridge is one of the worst places in the
city to drive a machine through, for
the reason that the road at both ends
approaches the bridge at an angle and
as there is no sidewalk for PEDESTRIANS
teams and people are mixed up in the
narrow bridge. An outside walk for
pedestrians, he thinks, would remedy
what is now dangerous place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-06
Cost Foss sl6,6ss.

Boston. Nov. 6.-The election expense
of Gov Eugene n. Foss, in seeking a
second term in the governors chair, have
been Sl6.635. according to statement
issued last night by the secretary 10
the governor, This includes all expenses
the governor win incur up to and in
cluding the night before the election in
his personal campaign and his contribu-
tions
The statement declares that the gov
ernor made contribution OF 5000 to
the campaign committee funds and spent
$3.50 for travelling expenses. In addi-
tion, Sll,2S5 was spent to print and
issue the pamphlet paper entitled "A
Working Governor Who Stands Up for
Massachusetts, and Gets Things Done for
the People"
These are absolutely the only ex-
penses connected with my personal cam
paign and / have not directly or ndi-
rectly promised or pledged any further
payments or contributions whatever, 2
says the governor. In addition, Gov
ernor Foss states he has not received
any contributions from any persons, cor
porations or association, but all the
money spent was bis own.
The statement is issued in accordance
with the views Of the governor, who
believes statements of political expendi-
lures should be published before election
day,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-06
GoRMAN VS.. GoLDSBoRoUGH.
Contest for Governor of Maryland with
Former IN Stronger Position.

Baltimore. Me, Nov. 6.-Maryland on
Tuesday viii elect a governor, a comp
troller of the treasury, members of the
House of Delegates, and half the mem
bership of the Senate. In Baltimore city
a three-cornered fight for sheriff has
aroused widespread interest.
State Senator Arthur Pue German OF
Laurel, son of the late United States
Senator A. p German, is the Democratic
candidate for governor. His Republican
opponent is Phillips Lee Goldsborough
of Cambridge, collector of internal rev
enue at Baltimore
Thomas +. MeNulty, well known in
fraternal circles throughout the coun-
try, has conducted a whirlwind campaign
as an independent Democratic candidate
for sheriff at Baltimore city.
The official returns of the primary
election last August gave the Democratic
Organization" nomination for sheriff to
j. Albert Hughes.
The Democrats, regarding the state as
normally Democratic, have appealed for
party loyalty to insure success at the
next national election, while the Repub-
lieans have made the alleged extrayagant
expenditures of the last legislature
which was controlled by the Democrats
their principal issue. Senator German
was president during its last session
The Baltimore city Democratic organ
ization, which supported Senator German
in the primary contest, has been sub
iected to attack from independent Demo
Gratis as well as Republicans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-06
YOUTH HELD
WITHOUT BAIL
Lester ChaCe Accused of Killing
Younger Companion
HE BROKE DOWN IN COURT
The Shooting Of Peter Belanger Took
Place at North Swansea, Mass, Last
Thursday and Was First
Called an Accident.

Fall River, Mass, Nov. 6.--Charged
with murder for causing the death of
Peter Belanger in North Swansea on
Thursday, Lester Chace, aged 2l years,
was given hearing in the district court
to-day. He was held without bail for a
continued hearing. Chace, who main
tains that he shot Belanger accidentally,
broke down and cried in the court room.
The officials intimated that the evidence
in the case would be presented to the
grand jury which convened here to-day.
Belanger was Is years old
The boys were friends. II was at
first reported that the shooting was aeci-
dental, but after examination by the
police il was decided to charge Chaee
with murder He was arrested by State
Officer A. B. Hodges yesterday. Be-
LANCER, who was the son of Mrs. Mary
Belanger Of this city, went TO the Chace
farm Thursday, and the two boys we're
alone in the barn when the shooting took
place. chace is the son Of Leroy Chaee,
a well-to-do farmer in North Swansea.