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Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
coNsea ON sraIxs SITUATION.
Vressesnt and Secretary Wi,soe DIE
cSes Conditions in Cs,orsso.

Washinston.-F Following the return
OF Secretary Wilson of the Depart.
ment OF Labor. President Wilson con
ferred with him on the Colorado strik.
situation, which is causing the presi.
dent much concern.
The President stfn is seeking IN
have the mine operators aecop, IN.
pasis of agreement already accented
by the miners.
The operators have adopted the NJ
''uae mat most of their mines arr
nov running at almost fun time. hut
the President is determined to hiring
an ehd 70 the situation. which neces
sitates the presence OF federal troop.
In the mine district
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
Carnegie Would Talk Peace

Washinstoo is reported here
that Andrew Carnegie millionaire
steel king and peace advocate /.
seeking private interview with
Count Won Bernstorff, German amhas-
sador. in New York. II is believed
the object OF the proposed Interview
is peace discussion Won Bernstorff
is in New York. Authorities here
were inclined TO think the meeting
would take place. but none would ven.
ture an opinion as to its success
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
eAv Ot7a,4tY.s>s eoa PENSIONS
osmmit N eapeNeiAvres ktss Been
Neeessed, Says csw~aiseioWer.

Wsshington.-Uncle Sam paid out a
total Of Sl72,tl7.54e in pensions in the
fiscal year ended June 80 last, accord
ing to Commissioner of Pensions Salty
Gaber in his annual report That com
pares with e174,t11 .0s0 in 1919. which
was the largest amount ever paid.
The commissioner points out. how
ever, that the summit in expenditures
has been reached and a decrease in
the amount may be expected to con
tinue. The grand total of expendi-
tures for pensions from ls6e up to
and including 1914 was s4,6ss. .51l .ses.
The total number of pensioners Of
all classes on the rolls are 75s .52a
against s20.e7s in 1919. The number
of Civil War pensioners was 72s 100
compared with 162 .43e In 1913 The
largest number ever on the rolls was
in 1912. when there were ssS. i6s.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16

O0sns H~-~S~Ssu Inion >~~s s-ryse-
Uannhuusss. eEessss csrs eros
1DHD ~ ss.ass.sss snsnsss go
- tmDvsseses; ~ sshoses. ss-
eouu1ng - pssaV~cD ef - csee
- - esssoa~; Ia s~Sssas~ .,
0yDss.sos Ssssa~. ~eEs he fssssr~ u
- GnUassassx q Asreasssre arss-
~ ssD paUus<
- iDcpsaas - A .sss.sse bss&ess IN
- Ussass csao. 2l.ese. .vss sasasis "
- 0sAs esee cad ss.sss.s~ ssse~'s
- ~ speis crop slss Usrs lore
eaUnsd
0usiaS wAsas shesss . sa.sst a~-
ossnD. Asang 4.ssr,.ssrs sssAsis saA-s
- ouOesossr forecast. va ~ ssas-
hlnsd csso sf winter ~ssaf - aDr'sS
UAnna usahes this vsors harsssf ~
- Srsis . record os<.
- ssaiosss fello~s:
aurtns wheat. 2i5.seo. .ese bsssssas
AN wssat. ss2 .0ee. .V0e basAsas.
Cura. 2s7s. ssso .swe bashsis
OsAs. Ils7.@se.ooe bsshels.
ungt,y. Is7 .eee.s .see bushels.
nnchUheat. 4 s.sso.00e essAe.s
UAite potatoes. .s2 .es0 .00s sasheso
oSsst potstoss. 55.aco."V0 bssaess-
Tsbacco. ss4. .se0. .eoo pounAe
viax. 17.ooo.e0s basheis.
nics, 24.veo. .e0o basheis.
Other desails announced Wsrs
aprtnG whset. indicated scrs yielA.
III bsshels
Csrn-C Csssaitioa. 72e psr ssat.
ytDld. 2b.5 basAels.
0aks Yield. 2ss bushels.
Dnrley Yield. 2e1 ousAsas.
DSch wheat CoRditIoa. eos -
Gast. yield, 21.3 boshsss.
GhiAe Potatoes Couaitisa, 70 per
sns: yield. foas bsshels.
oWsst Potatoss Ceaatetaa, so7 per
esst: yisld. ~ bushels.
Tshocee--C -C0naitioa, els Dss esat;
visa. s2l.S pe~nas.
V1az = CeaAistsa. 77A Usr esst;
vtsad, 81 bssAsls.
ntos-Csedittsa % osr ssat yieid.
oA.S bushsIs
nay-Yiela, 1.a1 tono.
Aoelss-Csadtttsa, ell ~ esst.
TAs csaAitiea 80 ssttmaAoA tsAo1
DssAsctiOa IN sAs~sasAsD bassa -
oso1itisa. fioSFsd - ~ vsrisus
ssaUs. eth ~ prsbiniaary fsrseests
- pvs1octisa IN tAousao1D - b*ssa-
sas) q sats - spriaG sAsst. fsl
I'VE:
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16

of tle German trenches. Most OF th..
'rermsA soldiers were away TO get
their dinners and the officers we're
some distance back of the guns. The
three t'renchmen sprsng into the
trenches and turned the guns on the
unsuspectine Germans. who aed. com
municatine the panic 70 two companies
French artIllerymen who had been
watching the proceedings then opened
IRE and exterminated the Germans.
The same night the two corpcrals
were made second lieatenants and the
soldier was made sergeant major ss
a reward for their daring.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
West Point CADETS A,,,,,,..,,

Washington. - Auur,,nc.r,,..,.,
made by tho War Department :, -.
appoih'insnt Of candidates for admis.
son TO the military academy AT vest
Point in 1878 as follows.
ooiorado-B Bruce A Maensn D~n-
I Charles l. McGinnis. alternate
ioaho Springs. Wvnot r. Irish al,sr'
nate, Canon CITY. '''
o. ZEE Jones. Mon pelier-
"seaf l. Yates. alternate. Boise
ieNas-Cyrus F. Smvthe. alternate
reIarkana 'A n
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
reps-e to Trade Prisoners.

rieFsre TO Trade Prisoners.
is1ts The government is assent
ing exact Information resarding the
identity Of seventy thousand German
prisoners now in French hands with
the object OF exchanging this data
with the German authorities for stw.
fisr facts regarding French prisop~rs.
The French ministry Of war has -
sued regulations under which money
may be sent from France to FencA
prisoners IN Germany and also frvn
Germany to German prisoners II
France. through the Swiss postal -
Diaistrstion.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
THREE FRENCH SOLDIERS
PUT GERMANS TO FLIGHT

Bordesux-Thes story of how three
French soldiers captured two German
quick frers and put 10 fight two com
panies OF German infantry is related
In letter sent home by the captain
of a com pzny OF infantry which is
fighting on the Aisne.
Two corporsls and a private in re
connoif ring. crsvled within ten Yards
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
A.asks ersevcss o,A4,a.ee.

WashihgtOn.-Alask mineral out
Pat lest year had value u oisaf3.-
os4, the Geological Survey announced
VI thss amount the gold production
was valued at sl562e,s13. The total
va'ne OF the gold production up to the
csose of 1918 was e22s,39 SEQ. In addi-
t'on nearly o17.ooo,ooo worth of silver
had been produced in Alaska
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
Russia Loan Planned

Pe'rosrad tyia lloudonl. - The
oourse Gazette learns that owing to
favorable news from the seat of wa,
SUBSCRIPTIONS viii he invited for an In.
tefnal loan Of 500 900. 0aa rBbies
s25o.ooe.oool at . per cent
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
slavs Rsutea q PvxemysI.

L0ndon Austrian army, SO
Sften reported demoralized in dis
matches from Petrograd. has turned.
in a tiger-Iike attack. on the Russians.
and has compelled the abandonment: OF
the siege of Przemysl Many Russians
have been captured, and the rest are
fteejug. with Austrians and Germans
in bot pursuit, according tn Berlin re
psrts
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16

nnUanA Asb-A sssusa .ssssck e.
~ eSossA a0ssa ssa Ne Csrvunss
|0Dstnan. go 49, ~ Ssssa Bna6aas.
- Wsss pgouhnsa go toe csissnas
- 0oOtgDuao eUsse from Aoco. ~
Gu1ssasAn6 oprvissa saceesssussy ~
olubu1 - ossou1ss.
~ kesunos1 p.Alssaa kss bsea csi
- - 1sesnAsss ~ pssveni The rapid
ou1ssttss - oussss.1 ssuusiag passtes
q - vtalo suuss.
0assrs~ 0aSaOsas's sAjscs w -
aA01o 49, Pstsos. Feswtrtng ~ 10
OUAsa - Dfsss ssaasaaaG sssss te -
- y so1a - - his Dsssssesy sor .
- q ouuu11ns unnGW HasD thsa Ne
onnD. - Ossosuf swsss.
ouglAo - G11osb bu11sAs fvOa hs6h
G11ss ~ ~, - - isAsAissnss
- = - Gsa1ss q tGUa fr safety.
0so1ao Cnv-fAs OsSssaoest to-
eDostI1unsa Usssssstn = - nestss
SsaDSs1s OunoaaV ~.
Uogh1nU1o. - Doapsoul reports
ansAa1 Woah1aO>o - tAs psuursss
- - elvst 1sU's Usve = ~ nsls4sry
Gnssu1to - A0uDs Cunl.sAss 10 se-
en1U1nD - O1gumna - - fu4ure
OUuDsua = 0su1IA ~ saly ere
0unsuub O1gUnO - ~ sspssssst-
- - 0snn0 0nonn - ssut tArse
1lonAss. 49, sss1susosas 1--we b<a
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16

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- = sununnD = - anB -
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vaose.
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0es:
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esiss1, tuRthrs tnessaas ~ shMtsao
b sO0ouo4s.
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= ~ Eschanos ruauog1gA Ceapon0
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nssaAoe fvsa Bschasua, asasoiA
oaoOs,ocss thst tks psuub1uo& ~ -
Of ths cso~n - csoesrvoAtso
I'D nD0ocsotic Iso1sss hose Asct1uo
10 80 kiaG Chassss - - hole -
cosacil nssttao As&1 fss tl4s wssa
sayta1 thsss b - ess1 ~ nsaanD
10 ck0ase her psaicy ~ nsuselAy."
~ 0seeAs ~ 0uaDssA
nOOe.-IoeviFtes 0s6e h GssrnD
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thot 06nersl vsa N01ths - besa -
osved - chief Of - Oeneval staR 0I
ths GsrDea srny bs1aG forh -
ststenset sAat the seo1 h iscorrsse.
N~oDia - oDsvUu.
Petr0Graa.-The 0oo4Oe Ga,p4n
harms that owisG - fevsrable nee
sr0m the seat of Uos. sUbscriptiano
wtn be invited fse - iotesuai lsan q
e1oe. 900 .0e9 at Ief CO..
MHE ~ As6nn0
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
Supreme Court sesins Years wcrs

Washington. Supreme Court
convened according to Law for its
work. with $50 cases ready tor con.
sideration. or ~ less than last wear
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
soesaAA ssoes lAssss sAss
- - oAAD AGAuo1 = 0uoss
- osq1D0Qa oDDtoioa.

- osnDa0 ossasisa.
Chicago -eu1t ~ o2s.eee Asnaoes
0bsd sostRst Untaed etotes JuAee
keaesav u. lAndis. n hecaue kROwn,
y sAe vesvI u thirty days spent in
~ ~ Vrsnh BlsckliA0e - . ca-
ts0N chsrue pr~ferreA ~ TIE fsaersl
tu1oe.
the sStt 10 pressed to triol II
Wlol - tAe firvt tine IN l0oal history
h n said, thet . limited States judge
Wes swed Ter aaaAoes % = result Of
- q ~ Ascisisas.
Blechb1AUe bscans Involved IN q
6naAru01ey suit snl Judge Iendis ae-
eused M n psrjsFy. Macklidse
eDees bis claia fer 1ansUes a alleged
AoatFWent II his health due to his
stay IN jail. loss of his position and
o2.Seo which, n Is alleged. was ~
viewed In the bankruptcy proceedings.
Denver.-A verdict ef first degree
murder. fixing the penalty ut life i'm
pris0nment, was rendered against Mrs.
Ida ?. Mercer f0r the killing of her
sonin-law, Carl Gregerson. on May ?.
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
IA 6 e00 @
|0aomno ooSsoAtoo ouocAeoe
- ec06 Aaa - 0IMAnD

- g. ons~. csc = eaAmMw
ouA 49, se.AnD -
80 isARw oHoOo-oS
eAOD olnho 0Dso-
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
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oU9a oA0nnanR
III CD oy1
|01oeNaA o00o0eo - GoAcG
ooeoaoo ~ UAossuuDeou
eomD onmnooouoA
O~ssss ~~-~s~~s sn,sn x-~- s~rvsss

ODaoss S~~~pasv~s nsSn ~-~s ~~rvsV
NsGs Arts w. NtnsA go Tunsl
0uns6 SaaDus sDvssry. us1-r 90 g.
q 2 tisssehaL ssss bhusd ~ aSsuso
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oDsGu1 I'M - Csss.ass Gscs1nss
- - eua0ns sasr wssssre suas
Aunulnna -
- oul1uDs ~ seesn1 aQUnal -
Ssuut1pua Vono - Usuasce1sa - -
euno aon1na sasnS bu1nsos 60 shn1nu.
0o1sA. ~ - onSs. hase sal1ua hsss
0mun1 - - - 0eatsun sn0DA
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s1wAnVe 49, Uuu16 ''pess~ct 49, se~a
o0&nm oluuunu1lo tseAntnstjst>s
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16
AIrships Constantly Over City

Ghent. Bslgium--f,erman air craft
are constantly hovering over Antwerp
and the BON hardment OF the city from
the air rs continuous A score or
more of fires nave been started by
Gunnison news-champion., 1914-10-16

Petr0GraA.-Ths 0oa9oe Ga,s41o
harms that owiaG - fevsrable nee
from the seat Of Get. swbscriptiGnD
wtn be invitea fss - iotesual lsan q
o1oe 600 .0e0 at 5 Iser CO..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-11
JAMAICA.

Mrs William Burke who is at the Me
moral hospital, Is improving.
Mrs {. c. Robinson of Tovushcnd was
in town several days last week.
Freddie Burke went to Braulcboro Mon
day to see his mother at the hospital,
Miss Stella Howard returned to her
school Saturday after a weeks vacation
with her mother. Mrs. Flora Howard
Samuel T r. Cheney came from Mt.
Vernon. \. y, to his home here last
week
| Mrs Alice Sopers is packing her goods
to move to keene \. H, where her hus-
band has work
Miss Fannie Ballard is i'll with grip at
her home here \ nurse from Brattlehoro
| Is caring for her
| Clarence Landman and family have
moved into the house owned by the Ja-
maica lumber Co. on Depot street.
! Little Harold Pierce is confined to a
! dark room because of the serious condition
| of his eyes. The cause is unknown.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. w Bcmis are repairing
their house which they bought Of G. d.
! I}oyden They expect to move in the near
: future.
MIR and Mrs. John ITrnbcl Of Brattlc
Ii"'tb tdtllf CdlAlltA HHlibtHG w HI'i't e.
few days with Mrs HenkeIs mother, Mrs.
Eliza Jacobs
Frank Whites horses became frightened
and ran from the blacksmith shop through
the village one day last week. The harness
was broken, but no serious damage was
done.
W. J. Wright, tester for the West River
Cow Testing association, is at Mrs d. l.
iHoWard's supervising a test in her Hol
stein-Fricsian herd. The cow, Delial
Maude Withoon Dekol, granddaughter d
the famous Maude Pride Dckol, is running
for advanced registry on seyen-day test
She is being MIXED four times a day, giv
ing about - pounds.
Tie district Sunday school meeting o
the West river towns which was held il
the Congregational church Saturday, wa
well attended Reports were read, and Dr
Durlec spoke to the children ii the after
noon An excellent dinner Of bake,
beans, esealloped potato, hot biscuits
cake and he cream. under the supervision
Of Mrs. Lottie Clark Of the Congregations
Sunday school and Mrs c. r Amsdel
! Of the Baptist Sunday school. was serve
to all, including the school children
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-11
PERSONAL.

Miss Annie Park spent Sunday in
springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Clarence Briggs visited friends
in Springfield. Mass, yesterday.
Mrs. :. f. Lawton is visiting week
with relatives il Brookline. Mass.
Lawrence Sylvia is taking a week :
vacation in Boston and Fail River.
Leonard Wheeler of Wardsboro is
spending the day in town with friends.
Miss Addie Warren went to her home
at Halifax today to spend a week S Va
cation.
Miss Kathryn Sherman and Miss Lii
liam Lawton returned last night from
Boston.
Howard Farwell returned last night
from Boston, where he had been on
business.
Miss Minnie A. Scott and Miss An
ME Richardson are in Springfield
Mass, today.
+. !. Snyder returned last nigh
from Rutland, where he went to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Frank Jack
son. Mr.. Snyder was brought up b,
Mrs Jackson : parents.
Attorneys f. w. Gibson, Harrie 3
Chase, w. r. Daley, A. F. Schwenk
Frank +. Barber and Hermon E. Edd,
have gone to Montpelier to attend tn
supreme court session tomorrow, whe
Windham County eases will be al
gued.
Mrs. A. l.. Benedict, who had bee
in hospital in Albany, n. Y, 1
days, left there Saturday and Us stay
ing with friends in that city. Mrs
Benedict will join Mr.. Benedict her
| the first of the month, and they wi
begin housekeeping on Oak Grove aN
! euuc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-11
TOWNSHEND.

Bernie Phillips, who sprained his ankle
in the ball game May >, is now able to
walk without cane.
Dr. aud Mrs. c. H. Bruce Of New York
made their first visit. to their summer
cottage in the village the last of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Nj. Powers, who spent
the winter with their son, Guy W. Pow
ers, at the Inn, returned to their home in
Athens Wednesday for the summer.
Mrs. Reid, who held the position OF
cook at the Inn several years. has given up
the place. Mrs. Clara Blanchard is help
ing out in the position for the present
Mr.. and Mrs George Stratton and Mr.
and Mrs. Harry DcDell. all of New York
who are staying q few days at The Brooks
House IN Brattlcboro, spent the day will
Mrs Lottie Holden Saturday.
Mrs. Henrietta Clark Bemis, eocutior
teacher at Leland and Gray seminary, vii
give her animal recital in Seminary hal
Tuesday evening for the benefit Of the sen
ior class. The exercises viii begin at
clock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-11
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

John Dean began work today at L.
L. IIildreth & Co.'s printing office.
Brattleboro chapter, American Institute
of Child Life, will meet with Mrs. f. w.
Gibson tomorrow afternoon at ; o'clock.
The water in the Connecticut river
was drawn down low yesterday in
order that the aashboards which were
taken off the dam at Vernon at the
time of the high water might be re
placed.
\ travelling steam engine and gang of
brIdgemen by working rapidly yesterday
put the steel Orders and other sections Of
the steel work for the two-tracll Boston
& Maine bridge over Milestone brook in
place, and the men are engaged now in
rivcting the pieces together.
Roy Joseph Anderson of Mexico,
\. ", a millhand. and Anna Lea
Raymond of Brattlcboro were married
Saturday by Carl $. Hopkins justice
OF the peace Justice Hopkins on sun
day married Archer Cedric Davis OF
Leicester, Mass, Il choulIcr. and 10
hanna Cccclia Crimmins of O. Suf
| fcl5 street, Worcester. Mass.
Sheriff c. T. Mann and Deputy Frank
| Wclmau were unable Saturday afternoon
! to get further trace of the two boys who
! We're seen about the railroad station Sat
urday morning and were believed to have
/ been the two who escaped from the house
Of correction at Rutland late "Wednesday
night Sheriff Mann by tclephoning down
the line found that none Of the train crew
on the extra freight which it was believed
the boys had boarded had seen them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-11

Australia has nearly three hundred
thousand acres of untouched forests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-11

that which revealed the hookworm rs
the germ of IazimcSs.' He said:
Thus far the direct agency Of the fly in
the contamination of food can be clearly
demonstrated in any community. Any
where that the fly exists this test can he
applied to warn the people against the iu-
sect's menace. While the test itself has
no medical value. it affords "A simple hut
convincing demonstration which cannot be
ignored.
Warming against fake radium can
Ger cures was voiced by Or Carl /.
Alsberg, chief chemist of the depart
ment of agriculture. in his address to
the chemistry section Of the associa-
ton He said that because of the
wonderful cures effected by applica-
ton to cancer of radium rays there
had sprung up a host of impostors and
/ quacks who were foisting alleged
cures upon the public. He added;
/ Since there now are less than two grams
Of radium in the tnited States and it is
( valued at $4,000 gram these claims
/ scarcely are plausible
/ Wonders that actually have been &C
/ cOmplished i'm curing cancer through
( the use of radium were described to
the chemical section 10y DR.. Charles l..
/ Parsons, chief of the division of min
eralogy in the government bureau of
mines. He exhibited several photo
graphs showing the results of radium
treatment for cancer.
Lack of cooperation between mine
owners and miners and deficient state
and national regulations Of the mining
industry were blamed for the high
death rate among mine employees by
DR. Joseph A. Holmes, director of the
United States bureau of mines. in an
address before the mechanical science
and engineering section. DIR. Holmes
asserted:
The death rate among miners is ma
tional disgrace. 1t is twice TO three times
that of European mining countries when
consider ed ON the basis of the number of
men employed.
Applied science will overcome any
disadvantages which tariff reduction
, or dissolution Of great business con-
7 Germs may bring. according to DR.. Rob
ert Kennedy, head of the Mellon IN
J stitute Of Applied Science, Pittsburgh
who declared
With the high degree of utilization Of
, waste materials that can be obtained by
J scientific methods American manufactur
crs need not fear foreign competition from
Il reduced tariff
, The great loss Of money through the
] lack of business methods of great
q rombines, Dir. Kennedy continued. car
readily be recuperated through the MP
plication Of scientific methods in case
of dissolution by the government
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-11
PARCEL POST PROFITS BIG.
Baltimore Alone, In Holidays, Cleared
$4,000.

Washington. Uncle Sam made a
clean profit Of about $4,000 on the par
eel post business handled at the Balti-
more office alone in the Christmas sea
gon. according to a preliminary report
D Postmaster General Burleson. The
Maryland city was the first large office
to report for the rush period.
The number of parcels handled was
nearly 100000 OF these about half
We're light packets formerly called
fourth class. The remainder were Of
an average weight of about four
pounds. with charge of about 5 cents,
of which 3 cents was profit to the gov
eminent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-11
TO SOUND ALARM
AGAINST FLY PEST
Scientist Finds Test Which viii
Warn Community.
DISCOVERY IS IMPORTANT.

Food Contaminated by Insect Can
Easily Be Distinguished From Pure
Food-ReVelations of More impor-
Portance Than Those Which Re
vealed Hookworm, Germ of Laziness.
Atlanta, Ga.-Discovery of test
whereby it is possible to ascertain
whether or not a person has eaten
contaminated food was announced by
Or. Charles w. Stiles of the United
States public health service. in an ad-
dress before the zoology section of the
American Association For the Ad-
vancement of Science.
DR.. Stiles said that he considered
this discovery of more importance than