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The Parker post., 1914-12-19
BIG ORDERS PLACED
FOR STEEL IN u. S.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Steel orders
and inquiries from Europe and other
sections which means millions of dol
lars to this country were received by
a number of corporations with head
offices in this city.
An order for 10000 tons of standard
section steel rails for early shipment
to Australia and Russia was placed to-
day with different companies here.
The Norwegian state railways are
asking for prices on $4,000 tons of rails
and the French government today
asked for bids for light rails.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
TORRENS' LAND TITLE LAW
IN EFFECT DECEMBER 10
NEW TITLE METHOD CARRIES
GUARANTEE FROM STATE
Not Compulsory to Register Under the
Act, but All Property Registered
Becomes Known as "Regs-
tered Land"

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 15.-The Tor
rens land law, under which all prop
erty may be registered under States
guarantee of title, goes into effect Fri
day of this week at midnight, and the
first application for registration will
be filed the following morning.
The land title law was adopted at
the November election by a vote of
359,757 to 224,846.
The County Recorder becomes Reg
istrar of Titles under the law.
The law does not make it compul-
sorry for property owners to register
their property under the Torrens Act,
but gives any one that right who so
desires. All land registered under this
law becomes known as registered
land
Under the Torrens method the in
strument of conveyance is merely a
contract before registration. The
transfer takes place when the Regis
trar notes upon certificate of the fill
ing of such a document. In word,
registered land titles mean that a jul
dicial decree has been entered quieting
title in a secure manner; that a cer-
tificate of title has been issued by the
authority of the States, which becomes
conclusive evidence of title. From
the date of registration an inspection
of one book or document at the Regis
trar's office will show at once the con-
dition of title and all membranes.
The States becomes responsible for
loss arising from a defective certifi-
cate.
The entire expense to transfer and
register title is 81. Application is first
made to the Superior Court by petit
tion to have title registered. Anyone
having had property in his possession
for five years, upon which all taxes
have been paid, may register it with
out having a certificate of title, even
though there may be mortgage out
standing
The law provides for the creating
of State assurance fund The value
of land must be stated at the time of
registration, when the owner must pay
one-tenth of 1 per cent of the value to
the Registrar, who turns the money
over to the State fund. Only one pay
ment is necessary for this insurance.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19

Nearly a million acres of land now
are being titled in Southern California
as a result of irrigation projects which
have cost more than $72,000,00O, ex-
elusive of the $25O0O,00O Los Angeles
aqueduct.
This is the official report of G. E.
TAFT, United States Engineer in charge
of irrigation Investigations.
AS the major portion of this vast
irrigation development has been
achieved recently, it is to be accepted
as reliable indication of a great i'm
petus in extensive farm and orchard
planting, according to Mr.. TAFT.
Within the past few years Imperial
County has forged to the front with
the largest area of irrigated farm land,
296,500 acres. The counties next in
order are Los Angeles with 192,083
acres; Inyo, 102,690 acres; San Ber-
nardino, 102,615 acres; Riverside, 99,-
1872 acres; Orange, $4,000 acres; Ven
tura, 80, 100 acres; San Diego, 20,180
acres, and Santa Barbara II, ,466 acres.
A detailed survey of Southern Cali
fornia by the Bureau of Irrigation In
vestigations shows that Los Angeles
County possesses the greatest area of
land which will ultimately be irrigated,
or 431 500 acres. The present defined
limitations of the greatest irrigation
development eventually to take place
in other counties are Riverside, 424,000
acres; Imperial, 416,500 acres; Santa
Barbara, $4,000 acres; San Bernar-
dino, $4,000 acres; Ventura 127, 900
acres; San Diego, 87,100 acres, and Or
ange County, 10000 acres. In all these
counties irrigation enterprises of
greater or less magnitude have been
inaugurated with a view to bringing
the maximum extent of arabic land
under irrigation as soon as possible in
order to profit by the enormously in
creased production resulting from the
use of water.
Aside from the colossal engineering
feat of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and
the successful diversion of the Colo
RADIO river water in Imperial Valley,
the most recent large water conserva-
ton project to engage public attention
is that of the Gibraltar dam in the city
of Santa Barbara's model water sys-
tenn.
Engineer J. B. Lippincott, who is su-
perintending the construction, reports
that the dam, which is located on the
Santa Ynez river is progressing rap
idly and that the foundation already
has been reared to the level of the
stream bed The total cost of the Glib
raltar dam will be 100000. 1t is to
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
REFUSES DRUG; WATCHES
SURGEON REMOVE APPENDIX

AURORA, ILL.,, Dec. 15.-Dr. w. P.
Sherman of this city has conducted
many little appendix parties in his
time and considered that he knew all
there was to know about that particu-
lar organ.
Today he learned just what it is to
have one cut. He watched the opera
tion this time, not from the point of
the surgeon, but from that of the
patient.
DR.. J. w. Mcdonald, his friend, was
the man with the knife. He begged
DR.. Sherman to take an anaesthetic,
but the latter would not.
"It was painful said DR.. Sherman,
"but it was valuable lesson to me.
I'm glad I came"
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
$500, 1881 IN TAXES
COLLECTED FIRST PERIOD

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15.-The to
tai amount paid in county taxes dur
ing the first installment period ended
November 80 was $6,S9O,3S1.44, ac-
cording to complete figures prepared
by W. o. Welch, county tax collector.
This leaves only $4,835,24732 to be
collected during the last installment
period, which begins next month.
The figures to date show that ap-
proximately 100000 more has been
collected this year compared with
amount collected at this time a year
ago.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
Lassen in Fury AGAIN

CHICO, Dec. 15.-George Colway, a
cattle man with herds in Plumas coun-
ty at the base of Mt. Lassen, lost over
fifty head, according to a reliable re-
port here. He was near the timber line
getting stray cattle out Of the snow
when with terrific roar cavity fully
sixty feet wide opened, engulfng ami
mails, trees and emitting steam and
smoke like a crater.
Snow was falling heaving on the
mountain, but the old craters were
sending out ashes, covering white snow
with dark gray for mile. There we're
constant rumblings during the night.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
$50, 100000 A YEAR
is RAT COST IN U. S.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-While the
war on ship rats waged by the United
States public health service has re-
suited in exterminating $4,000 of the
pests every year, the service has still
some work ahead of it. A bulletin
says a Mrs. Rat will contribute thirty
young each year. If all offspring live
one pair in five years will increase to
94O,369,9 ,962,152 rats. 1t is estimated
that the loss from rats in the United
States is from $35,O00,0OO to $5O,OO0,-
900.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
Americans Ask to Fight

LONDON, Dec. 14.-There is no geo.
graphical line separating the United
States and Canada where liberty is
concerned said Gen. Sam Hughes,
Canadian minister of defense, before
sailing for New York on the American
lines st. Paul.
Americans are pouring over the
border and demanding that they be
permitted to share in battling for the
cause of human liberty and democracy
81. imagine more than 1000 Ameri-
cans are enlisted from South Carolina
alone, while 10000 men from other
states from the border line to Tennes-
see have offered their services"
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
EXAMINATION FOR DEPUTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY Is SET

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15.-The civil
service commission announces that an
examination for deputies in the dis
trict attorneys office will be held Jan
uary 2.
The examination is made necessary
by the coming change of administra-
tion.
At least four and possibly more
deputies will voluntarily retire at the
end of the month and their successors
will be appointed from among the law
yers who are successful in passing the
examination.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
New Degree To Be Given at U. C.

BERKELEY, Dec. 15.-Graduate in
public health" will be the degree
awarded by the University of Cali
fornia at the end of a six-year course
in new profession-t of keeping
everybody we'll.
For long time the universities have
been teaching how to cure the sick, but
the aim of this new course in pre-
ventive medicine is to train experts
whose whole purpose shall be to pre-
vent any one from ever being sick
enough to need a DOCTOR
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
RUSSIANS LOSE 10000
MEN IN POLAND BATTLES

BERLIN (via wireless to London) ,
Dec 14.-"The eastern army headquar-
ters confirms the statements that the
Russians evacuated Lodz.
''The Russian trenches were found
literally filled with dead. Though it
was our forces which were making the
attacks our loss was far below that of
the Russians.
eve are able to estimate the Rus
siam losses rather accurately in the
battles in Poland to date. Including
$4,000 prisoners, the Russians have
lost 100000.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
Sacramento Dam Project

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 15.-Indorse-
ment Of the construction of a huge
storage dam across the Sacramento
river, seven miles above Red Bluff, as
the dominant feature of the Iron
canyon dam and irrigation project, is
the conclusion reached by the special
board of engineers appointed by Secre-
tary of the Interior Lane. The cost of
the dam has been estimated at SIC, ,000,-
900. Five thousand farms, carrying a
population of more than that of Butte
county at present, could be irrigated
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
Board Calls for History

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 15.-Looking
to the preparation of a public school
textbook on California history, the
state board of education has adopted
a resolution introduced by Marshall
Denote, chairman Of the textbook
committee, calling on California au-
thors to submit manuscripts limited
to 10000 words.
Preparation is being made to print
classics for supplementary reading by
the state, English departments of the
California universities being invited
to prepare critical notes.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
CIVILIAN RIFLE CLUBS
PLAN FOR u. S. DEFENSE

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 15.-As part of
the war departments plans for estab-
fishing third line of national defense,
a civilian rifle club, to shoot with
Krag-Jorgensen rifles and ammunition
furnished from Washington, has been
organized here. The club is the six
teenth to be formed in California, the
California Grays of San Francisco
heading the list.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
Insurance Affected

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.-As a re-
suit of Sir Frederick Sturdee's victory
over the German fleet in the South At
lantic, insurance men here expect to
see marine rates fall from 21a to 1
per cent Transpacifc rates are now
quoted at one-half of 1 per cent. Quo
tations will not be posted, however,
until the receipt of advices from Lon
don.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
Edison Will Rebuild Plant

WEST ORANGE, Dec. 15.-Un-
daunted by the fact that flames
wrecked his great plant with loss of
seven millions, Edison was able to
smile. He declared the plant would
be Immediately rebuilt.
Edison is happy over the fact that
his laboratory was saved and none of
his employees killed.
Il took gamblers chance and car
ried no Insurance." he said, "but had
laid aside two million out of the an
nual profits to be used in case the plant
was destroyed"
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
To Repair Soldiers Home

SOLDIERS HOME, Dec. 15.-Work
will be commenced here soon on about
$4,000 worth of repairs and improve
ments in the home hospital.
With the end of December nearly
$4,000 will have been expended in the
first half of the fiscal year in improve
ments about the home About 1000
more will be used for other repairs
during the rest of the year.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
L. AN. Y. Fare $125

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15.-That the
first-class fare between Los Angeles
and New York on the 22,000-ton steam
ships Kroonland and Finland of the
International Mercantile Marine will
be $125 and third-class fare $50 was
the announcement made by the Hugh
B. Rice company steamship passenger
agency. The first ship will leave New
York May 1, arriving here May Is via
the Panama canal.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
New Steel Process

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-Prof. A. A.
Nicholson announced before the Ma
tional Academy of Sciences that he
has discovered new revolutionary
method of treating steel which makes
it several times stronger than the pres
ent product
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
Americans Battered to Death

Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 15.-Three
American cowboys, Carl Eek, William
Bishop and William Spencer, met their
death in Mexico by being dragged by
ropes behind running horses. This was
evidenced by their bodies, which ar
rived at the border for interment at
their homes. Eek, Bishop and Spencer
were killed a month ago, supposedly
by Mexican filibusters at Chocolate
Pass in Central Chihuahua
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
Orders Locomotives

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-two
thousand employees of the Baldwin Lo-
comotive Works at Eddystone, Pa,
will be put on full time for a month
because of an order for thirty locomo-
tives for the Russian government.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
Relief for Holy City

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-Through
government has notified the state de-
partment that it will allow the Hebrew
philanthropic societies to send relief
ship through the Mediterranean to
Palestine!
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
School Has Cafeteria

VENICE, Dec. 15.-The pangs OF
hunger can be quieted for 10 cents in
the new cafeteria of the Venice Poly
technic high school. Potatoes cost 1
cent a helping, meat 5 cents, pie 5
cents and ice cream cents.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
Imitation Iron Cross Barred

BERLIN, Dec. 14.-Cardboard imita-
tions of the famous iron cross have re-
Gently been sold extensively on the
streets of Berlin and were worn by al
most all school children, as we'll as by
many adults. The police have now de-
creed that the wearing of such decor
alton is illegal and they will hence
forth arrest any person found wearing
them
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
WEEKS NEWS FROM
NE|GHBOR|NG Cities
BRIEF outline OF CURRENT EVENTS
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Condensed Resume of the Weeks Happenings
Covering Events of Interest from Nearby
PIaGeS---WIl Allow Rapid Scanning
Tunnel Demand Filed

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15.-The coun-
tvs share of the assessment for the
lowering of the Broadway tunnel is
$6126. A demand for this amount was
presented to the supervisors and al
lowed
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
$4,000 KNAPSACK
ORDER GIVEN u. S.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15.-An order for
100000 worth of knapsacks has been
placed with large garment factory
here by the British Government.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
CONDENSATION OF
Current EVENTS
CLEANED FROM NUMEROUS SECTIONS
OF both HEMISPHERES
Dispatches PiCtming Developments From the Out
side World Stripped Of Unnecessary
Details and Presented in Brief
War Costs France se,ooo,o 600 Daily

PARIS, Dec. 4.-According to the
Petit Parisiene the war is costing
France $6,000,O0O daily. Minister Of
Finance Ribot is quoted as making this
estimate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06
A Deserved Tribute

The Vermont newspapers have
been paying deserved tribute to the
conspicuous part. played by Frank f.
Langley. publisher OF the Barre
Times. in the recent campaign in
that city wherein $4,000 was raised
within 10 days for a hospital. The
Times made the success OF the enter
prise possible. II worked in season
and out OF season. imbued all the
workers with enthusiasm and devot-
ed many columns OF space to further
ing the project. Barre's good for
tune commenced something like II
years ago when a trained newspaper
man OF unQuestioned probity. but
who had had an unfortunate business
experience, struck the town and start
ed a newspaper on a cash capital OF
% cents. Mr.. Langley has deserved
every bit of the prosperity that has
come to him, and has richly earned
the esteem and confidence OF his
fellow townsmen. II goes without
saying that Barre will never pay the
debt IL owes him.-Rutland News
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06
TOBACCO \ POISON
Experiments Show that Nerves and
Brain Are Impaired

Dr. A. d. Bush. in The New York
Medical Journal. gives the results OF
his own experiments on the psychic
effects % smoking. He performed a
series o. leo tests on each Of hfieen
men. in different neias OF nerve and
brain activity. These tests show that
tobacco smoking produces a los per
cent. decrease IN mental efficiency.
The smoker fancies his mind works
better. whereas. IN fact. he suffers
this average degree OF intellectual
stupeiaction. The greatest actual
loss was found In the field OF imagery
p per cent. The three greatest loss
IS were In the fields OF imagery. per
ception and association.
Cigarettes are found 70 have the
most pronounced destructive effect
This effect appears In notably deceas
ed power OF initiative. Of gasp. and OF
facility OF execution. Toxic factors.
acting directly upon the delicate e.
bres OF nerves and braia. were founL
in the smoke OF all the tobacoos test
ed.
Here We have a heavy indictment
against a superfuous. inelegant and
filthy habit Aside from wasting his
money. the smoker squanders his
nerve force and brain energy az an
average rate OF 10.5 per cent. Such
is the verdict OF scientific fact. In
addition. the habit OF smoking affects
injuriously. as is well known. the
temper and the disposition. The
personal manners OF smokers. parti-
cularly as regards consideration for
other people. are VIGOROUSLY and in
excusably bad.
The effect OF tobacco toxins is TO
dull the finer sensibilities until the
individual becomes permanently self.
limited below the normal Injured
nerves may often regenerate: para.
lyzed nerves never. Such facts as
these should be in our children's
school books.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06
PRODUCER TO CONSUMER
Parcel Post to Help Reduce the Cost
OF Living


The postmaster OF Boston, Mass, has
Zen directed TO obtain a list OF all
farmers who desire to be placed In di
rect touch with consumers of farm
products in order that the facilities
Of the parcel post may be extended
as rapidly as possible, as medium by
means OF which the producer may
deal directly with the consumer
through the mails.
The plan OF the postmaster-genera
is 10 have the postmaster OF Boston
secure names OF farmers who desire
to send their product by parcel post,
prepare printed lists of these names
and send these lists TO consumers
who desire TO order direct from the
farmers.
These lists will show the kinds OF
product each farmer desires TO sell.
under three heads-butter. eggs and
general produce.
In discussing this plan OF the post
Office department. the first assistant
postmaster-general has issued the
following statement:
by the use of the lists the city
consumer will be able to get in touch
with farmer who will FIJI his week.
~ orders sor butter and eggs and
other farm produce. The consumer
will receive the produce fresh from
the country and the personal rela-
tionship established will no doubt
tend to improve the quality. The
farmer will be relieved Of carrying
his produce to market. as the rural
carrier will make daily collections at
the farmers own door of these retail
shipments TO city consumers.
THE point has been raised said
Mr.. Roper, that difficulty will be ex-
perienced in the return of hampers
and other containers. This problem
does not appear to me as difficult Of
solution. The farmers may use mex
pensive hampers whose value would
not warrant their return. or he may
use the higher grade hampers for
which he may include an additional
charge TO be credited to the consum-
er upon the return of the hamper by
parcel post.
The postmaster-general has the
firm conviction that this plan is the
one thing necessary to enable the PEG
pie of this country to enjoy the po-
tential benefits of the parcel post.
No one has ever questioned the pos
sibility of reducing the cost OF living
by establishing direct relations be-
tween the ultimate consumer and the
original producer.
"A complete means for such direct
transportation was provided for the
first time by the establishment of the
domestic parcel post, but there has
been lacking an agency by means of
which the individual producer could
get in touch with the individual con-
sumner. The postmaster-generals
plan is designated to provide this
agency for the most economical dis
tribution of those products which are
consumed in the form and condition
in which they are produced"
Farmers, who desire to have their
names included in the lists to be fur
nished to consumers, are requested
to write to the postmaster at Boston.
Mass. stating the kind of produce
they have for sale. either butter,
eggs, or general produce, or all three.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06

EOR STATESMAN dairy farm miles out
l miles from South Shaftstuty station on
well divii iand. " hich keeps 10 cows and
team. COED ten room house slated and painted,
large balm vito basement all in good repair
with ne sio attached. u bearing apple trees
all grated fruit. . hen houses. corn house.
wagon and hog house. running water pip, q
TO house aud in pasture. wood enough for oc-
cupant, fine place for poultry aud small fruit.
Price Sl,5i0 @. owner will take $500 as hrst pay
msnt. Nash and Hutehins. Sgtf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06
TO RENT

40 RENT-Deslrable tenements, furnished
apartments and single rooms, Offices,
stores, stables &C, individual storage Lockers
state OF VIM. &. Hawks. Inc, 205 North st.
66tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06
MISCELLANY

Notwithstanding b. T Rabbits Trade
~ MARKS f'rinR 100 Trade MARKS to Will,
loughbv's loc store for al imported China
an lmpor CT China salad bowl. Trade marks
are good on all Rabbits products Rabbits
Res Soap. 15s6. Soap Powder. Babb It's Lye,
Babbitts Naptha Soap. Dibbitt's White Float
ing soap. Baboitt's BoIax Soap and Rabbits
Cleanser. 40t24
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06

WANTED At once six n 81 and second coat
w cha varni hers Alao six yen~rai finish
ins room laborers. Hale Company, 3. Arlington.
vt. site
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06
A Common Cold

If neglected is often the begin
ming OF serious lung troubles. DO
not wait until pneumonia develops.
or consumption becomes seated.
Get a bottle of Downs Elixir now.
Sold everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06

BUILDING CONTRACTING of all kinds.
High class work at reasonab e prices. Repairs
and supplies James S. silk Office and yard
West Main ST, near Cottage Hotel. x5tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06

tN0R SALE or To KENT-on easy terms
The North Bennington Hotel property,
opposite depot Inquire of John ]. Kenney,
North Bennington. sSt24'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06
WANTED

WANTED Stock 90 pasture for the week
ar season Prioes rcas ,nable Inquire
Guy W. Morse, No. Branch ST Tel 1859
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06

WANTED Woman. p oferab mild leaged
20 assist with general houscwork on a
tafm Y case stale age. experience and wages
expected In first leticr. Address e. Banner
Ohica. A3i6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06

TO RENT Twofurnshed oonsat s74 en-
~. ION ST., sscoad house from corner OF Main
~ Get. J5ts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06
FOR SALE

,OR SALEM darn house. stea m heat. cleo.
trio light and gas. II. n. Williams i0tf