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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01
Increase in London Business Due to
Liberal Advertising Policy of
Former Chicaeoan.

The career of Harry G. Selfridge in
London has been watched with a
great deal of interest by American
business men on account Of his activ'
tiles in Chicago, swell as his pop
ularity with all classes.
Recently a report was issued by
Selfridge & Co., covering their oper
ations for the year 1912, 1t shows
that the profits of that firm for that
year were $502,000, as compared with
s25O,000 for the year 1911. After
charging off nearly 100000 to de-
benture interest and $4,000 divi
dend on preferred stock, Selfridge &
Co. had a profit balance for the year
1912 of more than 100000, as com
pared with $4,000 for the year 1911
Closing their books for the year
tlse firm has charged off practically
100000 for preliminary expenses
100000 for commission to under
writer's and about $4,000 for fix.
lures. After disposing of interest
dividend and other expenses mention.
ed, the company shows net balance
of $4,000.
On the basis of the figures for
1912 and having disposed of all
charges relating to preliminary organ.
ization, Selfridge & Co. should have
more than 100000 for dividends in
1913.
ChicacO husiness men regard this
as a remarkable showing consider.
ing the energetic competition Mr.. Sci
fridge encountered soon after open.
ing his store London papers agree
that the phenomenal success of the
policy Mr.. Selfridge has maintained
since opening his store,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01
AdvertisinC.

The man who has advertised un.
successfully and says advertising
doesn't pay is like the man who be.
lieves all doctors are fakes because
one failed to cure him.
Modern business is war-war where
quality, price and service, coupled
with boldness, higness and sureness
of vision, win power and wealth.
Don't let your copy hit below the
belt. Time is your referee-and he
will get you if you don't play fair.
The successful fisherman is he who
uses tempting bait, then casts it skill.
fully in the pool where the fish live,
There is a great advertising moral in
this-but remember, the ultimate con-
suiner is not a fish, 1t Is essential that
the bait be more than tempting-it
must also be truthful.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01
DESTROY CANADA
THISTLES IN YEAR
Pestiferous Weed Reproduces It.
self in Various Ways-How
~, to Eradicate.
(By G.. II. DACY.)

These thistles reproduce themselves
by roots and seeds-the seeds being
disseminated by the water, wind, snow,
in poorly graded grain, leaky grain
cars, etc.
Although the seeds are rapid repro
ducers the roots also are very effec-
tive in propagating the pests as they
spread quickly in all directions and are
readily transplanted by the plow, drag
and cultivator in various parts of the
farm.
The most effective measure in err
radicating Canada thistles is to bare
fallow the infested field for the sea-
son. The land should be plowed deep
ly -four or five times and efficiently Gull
tivated with a spring tooth harrow be-
tween the plowings throughout the
season.
This system of control effectively
practiced will absolutely eradicate the
.thistles in one year. In exceptional
cases where weather or soil conditions
have been especially unfavorable it
the following spring and then to cult
vate frequently until time to plant
corn when a crop of this grain should
be sown-check row methodist that
intensive cultivation can be continued
Fall blowing followed by careful cul-
tivation and early spring blowing
should effectually prepare the seed
bed for Hungarian millet or Silver
Hull buckwheat. These crops grow
rapidly and are shading the ground be-
fore the weakened weeds get started.
After the crop is harvested, fall
pillow and several civilizations will spell
sure death to the few surviving this.
ties and the field should be weed-free
the following spring.
Good stands of alfalfa maintained
for three or four years are very eff
cient in eradicating Canada thistles.
The field should be heavily MANFRED
ind plowed, thoroughly cultivated un-
Ill the late fall and repeat the process
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01

in the early spring, seeding the alfalfa
late in May.
The weeds will be weakened by the
intensive cultivation and the rapidly
growing alfalfa will accomplish their
complete downfall ;
Where live stock are pastured In
thistle-infested fields the weeds can be-
advantageously cut below the surface
of the ground, a handful of rock salt
thrown on the bloom and the stock
will do the rest in destroying the
thistle.
On small areas gasoline can be SUBJ
stituted for the salt in treating weeds
or they can be smothered out by COW
ering them with tarred paper, weight
ed down with earth or stones.
The main thing is to practice some
method of control and to decrease as
far as possible the growth of these
noxious weeds.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01
PROPER CARE OF
TOOLS is BEST
Any implement of Steel Will Rust
if Not Given the Very Best
of Attention.
(By H. F. GRINSTEAD)

Any steel tool will rust if exposed
to damp air, yet l have found that
tools subjected to the following treat
ment every three months will not rust
unless actually thrown on the ground.
or exposed to hard rain.
Take two parts each of graphite and
tallow, and one part gum camphor;
melt together and if not soft enough
to form a stiff paste add more tallow
or lard. Remove all rust from the
steel surface, wipe dry. and apply the
paste. Let it remain on for "a hours
then rub dry.
Unless the tool is needed, even long
er than one day will be still better
for the tool to be covered with the
preparation. The above preparation
has the effect of a coating of oil,
though every vestige has apparently
been removed for months.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01
SENATOR NORRIS LITTLE MISTAKE

This is tale Of how Senator Geo.
W Norris of Nebraska was almost
arrested. He had been a senator but
little over month, having graduated
from the house of representatives,
which pedigree explains his crime.
The senator was standing on a
corner in Washington, thinking of the
day when he led the fight in the
house to overthrow Cannonism, when
car hove into view. He took it.
When the car reached the Peace
monument 1t turned to the right and
landed the musing senator on the
house side. He got off, strolled into
the office building, still in a trance,
walked down the corridor to room
PA, opened the door of that room
and mechanically hung up his hat.
An exclamation followed from a
stenographer who didn't look exactly
familiar. Senator Norris glanced up
In an annoyed way, and of a sudden
began to realize that the furniture OF
the room had changed over night.
Then, and only then, did the statesma
senate Office building and walking unc
any suite, he had returned to the old
and taken possession
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01
WOULD MAKE NAVY FLOATING SCHOOL

Every battleship floating col
lege."
This is the aim of Josephus Dan
iels, secretary of the navy, as out
lined by him before leaving on tour
of inspection of navy yards. training
stations and equipment on the Pacific
coast.
The secretary proposes to convert
every battleship and training station
into school where enlisted men
will receive three hours daily instruc
ton under graduates Of Annapolis.
Besides making enlisted service more
attractive, Secretary Daniels, says
this new plan will offer to every
young American an opportunity to
receive minor college education at
the same time that he is serving
Uncle Sam. 1t will offer chance to
young men to fit themselves for a
trade or profession, so that when
their enlistment is ended they may
become useful citizens
In other words, Secretary Daniels
ucatiOnal institution in Tina of noaoa
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01
SECRETARY TUMULTY NOW LID.

Secretary Tumulty now thinks the
president has nothing on him, for
recently St. Peters college, an insti-
tuition somewhere in New Jersey,
made Mr.. Tumulty an LID
The presidents secretary returned
to Washington and was at his desk
as usual, unruffied by his new honors
and degree. He was at his Office
early and was sitting at his desk,
while nearby and watching him was
a politician from Trenton, N. ]. This
gentleman had been frequent visi-
tor on Mr. Tumulty, for he wanted
good job under the government. Mr..
Tumulty was going over his mail and
the gent from Trenton was watching,
hoping someone had resigned and
that he could get the place, when the
president, having come>to his office
from the White House, walked into
Mr.. Tumulty's office.
Good morning, DOCTOR" was the
presidents greeting to his faithful
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01
AS HIS CONSTITUENT SAW 1T

Representative Phil" Campbell OF
Kansas is the proud father OF a
young daughter who likes unusual
pets. In her young life she has Law
ished affections on all sorts of queer
pets, her latest acquisition being a
chameleon-one of those tiny reptiles
which assume the color of any arti-
Gle on which they are placed. The
chameleon has Il tiny gold chain
about it's neck, and at the other end
of the chain is pin, that it may be
attached to ones waist.
Not long ago one of Campbell's
constituents, a cattle dealer, with
scarcely an interest in the world out
side of livestock, came to Washing
ton and called at the Campbell home.
Mrs. Campbell was out, and Campbell
himself was in the tub at the time,
so the young daughter, with the
chameleon pinned to her waist,
marched into the parlor to entertain
the visitor
Conversation went along fairly
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01
BehoId-An Advertisement!


came into being as the un-
spoken language came; slowly
gradually, and to meet an ur-
gent need. ! have been worked
for evil, but mostly have
worked for good. ! can still be
worked for evil, but each day
il grows more difficult to do.
am at once a tool and a liV-
ing force. II you use me wise
ly, ! am a tool in your employ.
II you misuse me, my double
edge will injury or destroy you.
II you do not use me am a
force that works ever against
YOUR accomplishment Of the
aims and purposes that animate
your business.
speak thousand tongues
and have a million voices.
am the ambassador of civiliza.
ton, the handmaiden Of science,
and the father of invention. ]
have peopled the prairie, and
with my aid commerce has laid
twin trails Of cleaning steel In
a oridiron across the continent,
and stretched a network of cop
per into the far corners of the
globe.
| am the friend of humanity
for have filled the common
er's life with a hundred COM
forts denied the king Of yester-
day. have brought clean food,
healthful warmth, music, con-
venience and comfort into hun
dred million homes.
laugh at tariffs and remake
laws.
have scaled the walls of the
farmers isolation and linked
him to the world of outer in
terests. build great factories
and people them with happy
men and women who love the
labor | create. have made
merchant princes out of corner
: shopkeepers, and piled the
wealth of a Monte Cristo into
: the laps of those who know my
power.
am a bridge that cancels dis
: lance and brings the whole
world to your doors, ready and
: eager to buy your wares. find
. new markets and gather the
: goods of the world into a hand
. full of printed pages.
am either the friend or the
! foe of Competition-so he who
finds me first is both lucky and
. wise.
Where it cost cents to hire
. me yesterday it costs quarters
today and will cost dollars to-
. morrow. But whosoever uses
me had best have sense, for |
. repay ignorance with loss and
wisdom with the wealth of a
. Croesus.
| spell service, economy,
. abundance and opportunity, for
! am the one and only universal
. alphabet. live in every spoken
word and printed line-in every
. thought that moves man to &C.
!. ton and every deed that dis
: plays character.
! am Advertising!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01

the caledeang constituent noticed
silent
Then pointed a forefnger demanded:
did thing?"
The smiled the chameleon with
loving
oh" replied 81 bought it."
S a
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01

Tumuly bushed The politician
pricked appeaton president
walked Tumu
said Didn't president call doctor?"
You did"
Are doctor?" asked the politician
Got my degree yesterday answered Tumulty with pride
WELL dis is luck, said the
What l r
Tumulty while
my prescription walk"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01
Profit In Goats.

Goats may be raised proftably on
land which is unsuited for any kiSd
CT cultivation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-01
SUCCESS OF H. G. SELFRIDGE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-18
POSTAL SERVICE IS
SELF.SUPPORT|NG
Burleson Favors Taking Over TEL
egraph and Telephone Lines

Washington Dec. IA sweeping
declaration in favor of the principle
of government ownership of telephone
and telegraph lines and an assertion
that the Postal service now is self-sup-
porting for the first time since 1883,
are features of the annual report of
Postmaster General Burleson, trans
mitted today to Congress.
Concerning the acquisition of tcle g.
phone and telegraph lines, Postmaster
General Burleson says that the gov
crnment has demonstrated it's capa-
city TO conduct public utilities, and
from his present information, he is
inclined clearly to the taking over by
the postoilice department of the tele-
graph lines and possibly, also of the
telephone lines Discussing that the
postmaster general says
a study of the constitutional pur-
poses of the postal establishment leads
to the conviction that the postofiice
department should have control over
all means of the communication of in
telligence The first telegraph line in
this country was maintained and OPP
Grated as a part Of the postal service.
and il is to be regretted that Congress
saw tit TO relinquish this facility to
private enterprise. The monopolistic
nature of the telegraph business makes
It Of vital Importance to the people
that it be conducted by unselfsh in
terests and this can be accomplished
only through government ownership.
The act of July "a, 1866. providing
for the government acquisition Of the
telegraph lines upon payment of an
appraised valuation and the act of
1902 directing the postmaster general
to report TO Congress the probable
cost of connecting a telegraph and tel
ephcne system with the postal SER
vice by some feasible plan are evil
dences of the policy of this government
To acquire and operate
these electrical means Of communica-
tion rs postal facilities, as in done by
all the principal nations, the United
states alone excepted
Successful Operation Assured.
The successful operation OF tho
parcel post has demonstrated the ca
pacity Of the governmen TO conduct
the public utilities which fall properly
within the postal provision of the con-
stitutiUn.
Every argument i'm favor of the
government ownership of telegraph
lines may be advanced with equal log
meut ownership of telephone lines. 1t
-. -.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-18
APPEAL FOR ClEMENCY.
Friends of Man Facing Electric Chair
Ask Communication of Sentence.

Nashville. Tenn Dec. lS.-A stren-
uous effort is being made to obtain
q Communication of sentence in the case
Of William + Cook, who is under SEN
tencc t. be electroCuted in the state
here next Tuesday. Cook
WAS convicted of the murder of his
wife and his iftcen- Ncar-uld niece,
Lucy stanford. The crime was COM
mtted on August - last at the home
Of the Cooks in the town of smyrna,
twenty miles from this city. The evi-
dcncc indicated that the women had
been beaten to death with a hickory
bludgeou Cook himself announced
the discovery Of the crime, declaring
that he had found the bodies of his
wife ana niece who had slept in an
adjoining room. when he awoke in the
morning after the murders. The APP
peals made i'm his behalf for clemen-
cy are based chiefly on the fact that
he was convicted on circumstantial
evidence. Cook was for many years
employed in st. Louis as street car
motorman. Four of his brothers who
reside i'm st. Louis are leading the
movement TO have his sentence COM
muted To life imprisonment.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-18
POSSE
KILLS BOOT LEGGER
Citizens Surround City Hall; Two
Injured in FuSilIade

ho''''er 'prl"Ss' mas Dec le'--ih a
oa'''e 'h''t ehsuco Wheh a posse ol NJ
zee" surrounded 'he Guy nan ouiid-
iils' u" tue SecoHu moor oI Wilch ROMA
u ''' eS' an a'iesed ooo' iessei' was
s"Spee'eo ol 'oLoUe'Ills d JOINT mar
'eS was NIlleu' ana TWO o'ner men
"ouuueo' more Ii'an lI'y shols were
"r'p'
MarSi''I EASING attempted 10 arrest
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-18
ARE TO Be INVESTIGATED
Makers of Affidavits and Those
Who Paid for Them Will
Be Prosecuted
AFFIDAVIT SIG NERS NOT KNOWN

In an apparent effort to cast blame
for outrages and violence upon the
mining companies, through former EN-
ployes of the Ascher agency. the West
ern Federation Of Miners today pub
lished in its official strike organ in the
copper country afIidavits purporting 10
come from former Ascher men, The
published statements are pronounced
by the managements of the Calumet &
Hecla and the Mohawk Mining COM
panies, the ones directly concerned in
the afiidavits to be absolutely untrue.
The afdavits were procured through
the federation and every effort will be
made to locate and prosecute the per-
sons who procured them. The men
themselves are unknown 10 the mining
companies and it is believed they are
discharged employees of the agency.
The following telegram was sent to-
day TO the Ascher agency by General
Manager MacNaughton of the Calumet
* Hecla and General Manager Denglcr
of Mohawk
Calumet Mich. Dec. Is. 1918
Ascher Detective Agency,
l44O Broadway. New York.
Frank Appleton, John L. Burns and
Richard Mahar. claiming TO be en-
| Iloyes oI yours here at Calumet re-
Gently, and James Greedy and James
Brady claiming to be employees of
yours at Mohawk, have made afiida-
Wits before julius l.. Kuch, Junior
Notary Public Westchester Courtv
New York certificate filed with New
York County Clerk, number sixty
eight register five thousand one hun
dred seventy eight. In these affidavits
absolutely false statements are made
regarding their orders, duties and OBJ
servations while here. 1t is necessary
that YOU proceed at once TO ascertain
who secured these statements and the
amount of money paid the atlantis for
making them. This information is re-
quired that steps may be taken for
prompt prosecution not only Of the
makers of the altidavits but of the par
ties who paid the money for having
them made.
(Signed Theodore Dengler for the
Mohawk Mining company; James Mac
Naughton for the Calumet and Hecla
Mining company.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-18
HIS REMOVAL RECOMMENDED
Charges of Loose Living Made by
Three Young Women of
Institution
ExERTED IMMORAL INFLUENCE

New York, Dee, 1S.--Thc removal of
William X. George from active parti-
cipation in the affairs of the George
Junior republic at Freeville, y. y,
founded by him more than ten years
ago is recommended by the state board
OF charities. His moral conduct is
severely condemned.
The investigation was begun more
than six months ago. More that fifty
witnesses in six states were examined
in regard to the charges of loose living
mace against George by three young
women, former members at the re-
public. The oldest of these charges
dated back to 1904. The testimony is
unprintable and no verdict whether tie
charges were proved was rendered by
the investigating committee.
The board recommends that no more
girls be received and those now there
he removed TO other institutions, sug-
gcsts that the courts of the republic.
the grand jury and district attorney
DE abolished and that the superin-
tendcnt deal with all omenscs.
George has not been actively con-
nected with the republic for some time.
Ills retirement from the directorate of
the national organization of the re
public Is believed ODE forccastcd 5v
the report.
Founded for Bad Boys.
The George Junior republic was
4, a.
bad hoys The pioneer members wore
toughs of the old boWcry. youths whp
said they never had a chance" These
were taken to the hills Of Freevile.
near Ithaca, and under Georges direc.
tion they governed themselves in the
republic he founded. George was .
benevolent despot His chief aim was
10 bring back to an atmosphere OF
hcme life hayward boys and girls, al
tcrvards admitted, who had strayed
From the model Of Freevillo other
George Junior republics were founded
throughout the country
Counsel is Indignant
Counsel foI George is indignant. He
said only witnesses hostile to his client
had been heard and that witness"S
could have been called who casii"
could have disproved some of the
charges.
George is A. He has been in poor
health for more than year The
committees report, which was adopted
bv the board, says, in part
"ln view of certain confessions and
statements regarding Georges exercise
f hypnotic influence upon citizens Of
the republic. his admissions of lapses
Of memory as testified before the joint
committee of the national association
,G Junior republics, his presence in the
institution is clearly undesirable.
coud Hypnotic Himself
1t was brought out in the testimony
by tie committee that George could
hypnoti2e himself standing before -
mirror. Sometimes ne did SO and had
to he awakened from the spell by
Continued on 9th Page 3rd Column.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-18
ARCHoukE FERDINAND is so.
Heir presumptive TO Austris's Throne
at Halt -Centary Marx,

Vienna, Dec. lS.-All the newspap-
articles to the fiftieth anniversary Of
Archduke Ferdinand, heir presumptive
to the throne. In general the tone
OF the comments was exceedingly
friendly and reflected the change in
sentiment that the attitude OF the
people towards the archduke has un-
dergone IN recent years. The favor
able impression made 10y Francis Fer
dinand and his wife on the occasion Of
their recent visit to King George as
evidenced by the comment of the Lon
don papers, has pleased the people of
Austria and increased their esteem for
the heir to the throne.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-18
CABINET DINNER TONIGHT.
Will Be Followed by Series of Bril-
liant Social Events


Washington, Dec lS.--The president
will give his first cabinet dinner of the
season at the white house tonight A
few invited guests outside the cabinet
will b" present, including Mayor Elect
Mitchell of New York. The first state
function OF the season will be followed
by dinners by cabinet members TO the
president and the usual official recep-
tions. The new years reception will
not be held this year
The president will leave Washington
Immediately after signing the currency
bill. which is expected to reach him
Monday or Tuesday lie will 80 south
to remain two or three weeks To-day
he takes part in the planting of an elm
tree on the white house lawn on the
spot where the Cleveland elm was up
rooted several months ago.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-18
ARE WEODEo THIS MORNING.

The marriage was soIemuzed this
Miss Ruth Watson, daughter of
Charles Watson OF Union street.
RaymbaultoVn to Thomas w. Stevens
of Rockand street. They will make
thnir home in CHInmci
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-18
Will Inherit Millions.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Miss Marjorie
Ward, aged 25, is expected to be the
chief beneficiary of the will of A. Mont
gomery ward. The estate is valued
at fifteen millions and the widow and
daughter are the only immediate mem
bers Of the family.