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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-13

dred feet, which will be finished except
the placing of the face Slabs the dam
will be completed before cold weather
sets in. This provided, of course, that
Inclement weather. high water or some
ether unforeseen interruption does not
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-13

occur.
The top of the barrier is plainly
visible now from the shores and many
camera fiend finds the chances for
snapshooting in that neighborhood
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-13
PASTOR RESIGNS
Special to The TELEGRAPH

Special to The Telegraph
Shippensburg, Pa, June 1.-THE
Rev. Guy L. Caruthers, of the st. An
drew's Episcopal Church. has resign
ed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29

THIS COUPON and
CSC for Heavy Cor
rug a ted Galvanized
Iron Ash Can. with
iron band on top and
bottom. Built for
service.
Basement. (S)
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
Testimony of 1000 Pages.

Montpelier, VT, Dec. l8-The New
England Telephone Company this after
noon closed its case at the hearing be-
fore the Vermont Public Service Com
mission on an order of notice to reduce
the telephone rates throughout YER
mont, and the hearing, which has been
in progress since Sept. 80 adjourned un-
til Tuesday, Jan. 6.
Vice Pres. L. X. Hall offered full ac-
cess to the company's records in Boston
for any further information desired by
the commission of its accountants. The
company, he said, was ready to waive
any legal question of the commission S
authority to sit outside the State.
After hearing two State-line compan-
les, the State will put in its case, which
is expected to occupy two or three
weeks. Almost 1000 typewriter pages
of testimony have been taken and the
exhibits and books offered in evidence
and now in the hands of the commission
weigh almost ton.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02

great mountains of matter gathered
during the night.
At times, yesterday Postmaster E. C.
Mansfield admitted, the department was
simply swamped, but nobody could have
forseen the avalanche nor devised a
system which would have taken care of
the rush.
The initial Christmas experience with
the parcel post has taught many lessons
and next year the Boston office, which
is regarded as sort of clearing house
for mail matter from the North and
East to points West and South, will put
these lessons into practical use.
"Our principal trouble" said Post
master Mansfield, twas lack of space.
Given space, we could have found equip
ment and secured men, but our quarters
in the substations, for instance, that
are ample during the whole year, can
not be expected to handle the great
mass of matter that is thrown at US
three or four days preceding Christ
mas.
ION the other hand, it would be mani
testify impracticable to keep quarters
large enough for the Christmas rush,
idle during the rest of the year." The
postmaster paid a glowing tribute to
the spirit of the clerks and carriers,
who were still hard at work yesterday
finishing up the business.
Supt. Johnson of the railway mail re-
ported an even more severe test thar
the regular postoffice force as many
employees in the railroad terminal sta
tions were new to the work. 1--WE got
through, but a benefcent Providence
alone knows how" he declared.
There will be an increase in the
weight limit of parcel post package!
beginning Jan. l, and Postmaster E. c.
Mansfield yesterday sent out a circular
letter to clerks and others interested il
Postmaster Gen. Burleson's order O.
Dec. s.
The limit of weight is increased to 81
pounds in the first and second zones
and from II to 20 pounds in the othe
six zones. The system will be still fur
Their improved after March 16 whel
books will be allowed. Boston Globe.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
FLORIDA TO SUPPLY CHRISTMAS
ORANGES.
California Old Crop Exhausted
New Fruit Not Ready for
Market

Christmas shoppers will be forced to
take Florida oranges for the holidays.
Shipments of good California oranges
closed the first of the month. A few
green and undesirable CALIFORNIA; are
coming now, but the good, sweet oranges
now coming in are from Florida. About
thirty cars of Florida oranges are ar
irving daily. These sell promptly at
good prices and go to the retailers. They
vary in price and size, as do all oranges
and grapefruit.
1t is difficult to separate the receipts
of oranges and grapefruit as both go
under the head of citrus. Best Florida
oranges from first hands range S2.5 to
49, 25 box. The boxes run from 100
oranges to the box to $50. The most
popular size is l26 oranges to the box.
This is the standard size. and prices are
based on it.
AS important California shipments
ended nearly month ago, all of the nice
navel oranges are out of the way. More
than 80 per cent. of the California
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
Collide in Snowstorm.

Haverhill, Dec. &c. Benjamin j.
Mahoney of Lowell, division plant su-
perintenden of the New England Tele-
phone company, and Forrest E. Farr of
Beverly, division engineer of the same
company, had a miraculous escape from
death in an automobile accident here
tonight.
AS they were coming through Ward
Hill in Mahoney's automobile during a
binding snowstorm they collided with
an Andover electric car coming from
Boston. Mahoney, who was driving,
was blinded by the light of the electric
car, the motorman was unable to see
the fainter lights of the automobile in
time to prevent a collision, end the
automobile struck the car diagonally and
was smashed.
Mahoney and Parr were pinned under
the wreckage and it was thought al
first that they had been killed, but they
escaped with minor injuries. They were
taken in another automobile to the of
flee of DR.. F. w. Anthony of this CITY,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
Crash on Beacon Street.

Three men narrowly escaped serious
injury on the Beacon street bridge over
the Boston & Albany railroad yesterday
when the automobile owned by Ma
thaniel Kidder of Adams street, Milton,
a retired business man colided head-on
with the car of Charles II. Coolidge of
50 Marlboro street.
kidder's machine was operated by his
chauffeur, Fred Southerd of p Francis
street, Brookline. Coming toward Bos-
ton behind two coal teams, it started to
turn ont to pass them. Just as he got
fully behind them, Coolidge's ear con-
tanning the chauffeur, Guy Carpenter of
Shepard avenue, and another man,
came up from the city. The cars met
with a crash that was heard for blocks
The passenger of the Coolidge car was
slightly cut by flying glass, and the two
chautfeurs were shaken up. Boston
Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
Auto Runs Down Two Women in
he Back Bay.

Pinned under a heavy touring car at
Dartmouth street and commonwealth
avenue early last night, Mrs. Albert d.
Bosom, wife of Judge Bosom of the
Chelsea Court, and Mrs. Edith Part
ridge, wife of Assistant SuperintenO ent
Frank I. Partridge of the New Eng
land Mutual Life Insurance Company,
We're not eXtricated until the police,
aided by the chauffeur and several clti-
zens with the aid of jacks, lifted the
machine and craWled underneath.
Mrs. Bosom was rushed to the city
hospital in serious condition, where t
is feared that she sustained conclusion
OF the brain. Mrs. Partridge was taken
to her home at GA Amory street, Brook
line, in passing automobile, where DR..
Charming Z. Simmons of 3l7 Marlboro
street found she had sustained broken
should I and several fractured ribs.
Hawkes., according to witnesses, had
his brakes on, but the car did not stop
quickly, this being attributed to the
slippery condition of the street.
Both the women were pinned beneath
the front axle of the car. Patrolman
Carmichael superintendent the work of
rescue. Mrs. Partridge's purse, which
contained 81, and her hat could not be
found after the accident.
According to witnesses questioned by
the police, Mrs. Blossoms body hung I'M
der the body of the car.
Hawkes. went to the Back Bay police
station, where he aided the police in
their investigation into the affair, no
specific charge being pressed against
him. Boston Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
CALLED TO OPERATE ON
OWN DAUGHTER.
Dr.. Wheeler Shocked to Find Cir
on Hospital Operating Table.

Worcester, Dec. %. Dying from in
juries received in an automobile acct
dent, a 17-year-old girl was brought un-
conscious into the City Hospital this
afternoon and placed on the operating
table DR.. Charles H. Wheeler, con-
sulting surgeon of the hospital, was
called. AS he approached the operat-
ing table he almost collapsed. The girl
was his daughter, Anna, who had start
ed from home few hours before on a
tour of Christmas cheer among her
friends.
Steeling himself against his emotion,
the father, who is one of the best
known surgeons in the State, made his
examination. He found that his daugh-
ter had received internal injuries that
will probably result in death.
With the assistance of DR.. Charles
Drew, head of the hospital, and DR..
Homer Gage, the father, with ashen
face and trembling fingers, completed
the examination that made it clear to
his II aimed faculties that his daughter
had only the slightest chance to sur
vive. Then, on the verge of collapse,
he was led moaning from the operating
room.
With her sister, Mary, p years old,
Miss Wheeler had left her home at
Is Chestnut street in the morning to
distribute gifts among her friends. As
the big touring car. with Miss Mary
driving, came down the hill in Downing
street and started to cross to enter
Main street, heavy trolley car of the
Worcester-Springfeld line swung out
of Main street, and crashed into the
middle of the automobile.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
GUIDE BOOK ON INCOME TAX.
Treasury to Issue Full Directions
for Payment of Imports.


Washington, D. c., Dec. %
"A complete guide to the pay
ment of the income tax will be issued
by the treasury department as a New
Years greeting to the nation. In addi-
ton to the reg ulations already issued it
will contain directions to be observed by
the ordinary Individual who is subject
to the impost.
A board of income tax experts spent
Christmas day pertecting the regula-
tions which altogether are several hun
dred in number. But even when the
comprehensive rules are issued there
will remain many questions of pro
cedure unsettled and many interpreted
tons of the law which it will be neces
sarv for the courts to determine finally.
One of the principal contentious in the
attack that will be made on the law in
courts is that the statute is discrimina-
tory in imposing special tax on only
430, 900 persons in the country.
Representative Cordell Hull of Ten
nessee, the author of the income tax
section of the tariff law says that if
this is the chief criticism of the act the
country may rest assured that the val
idity of the statute will be upheld by the
Supreme court.
1.-The allegation that this tax falls
upon only 100000 persons is entirely
misleading" said Mr.. Hull tonight.
'In the first place the stax falls upon
families, so that for rough purposes of
computation we can multiply 430, 900 by
FIVE, taking that as the average size of
a family, so that makes more than
1000, 900 persons taxed. Then the cor
poration tax section of the law falls
upon, roughly speaking, 300 900 corpor-
atoms. There are more than 1000, 900
stockholders of these corporations. All
of these must pay tax of per cent.
That would seem to dispose of the argu-
ment that the tax is discriminatory.
1.-THE purpose of the law was to
equalize the burdens of taxation, hence
it is felt most by those who have large
incomes. But the Supreme court has
held that congress.has the power to lay
a tax according to the ability of the
persons taxed to pay it. | consider that
all the possible judicial questions that
can be raised have already been settled
by the Supreme court.
Il do not feel that any of the funda-
mentals of the law are subject to legal
attack, although do believe that adj
justment, in the courts and out, of the
regulations drawn for the administra-
ton of the law will be necessary. That
has been the history of the corporation
tax law and other similar laws. 80
Chicago Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
Couple Hit BY One Auto, Run Over
BY Another

New York, Dec. 26. Miss Gertrude
Lee, daughter of Col. Philip F. Har-
vey, a retired u. S. army surgeon,
was killed, and her husband, Richard
B. Lee, jr., was seriC usly injured by
two automobiles which ran them down
early to-day as they were returning
home from Christmas dinner at the
house of a friend. The Lees were
crossing the street, struggling under
an umbrella against a driving rain,
when the first car, limou sine, knocked
them own, and the second, a taxi
cab, ran over them before the driver
could stop. Mrs. Lee died on the
operating table at a hospital. Her
h usband may recover.
The chauffeur of the taxcab was
arrested but released. The police
stal ted hunt for the driver of the
limousine, which, after the accident,
put on speed and disappeared.
Col Harvey, here on a visit from
Washington, had accompanied his
daughter and son-n-law to the dinner
and was walking ahead of them. He
did not learn of the accident until he
reached home. Lee is superintendent
of transportation for the American
Sugar Refining company. Mrs. Lee,
before her second marriage, was Mrs
Conville Arnold.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1914.
"ELLEN'S MOUNTAIN"

We are ready to give a careful use
of the roads which we have built to or
upon Ellen's Mountain, but we shall not
permit new paths to be cut upon this
mountain, or the woods which lead to or
from it, and which contain several
thousand acres, unless our rights are
fully recognized; as we have especial
purposes which we wish this large tract
to be used for, all of them in the inter-
ests especially of Vermonters, and the
great majority of citizens within her
borders.
We certainly do not wish, and will
not have any one interfering with it,
who is not loyal to the higher interests
of Vermont, as against any pulp COM
pany, or any person who supports such
a company in their endeavor to sacrifice
the rights of every person interested,
to its desire for making money. That
is, who would sacrifice the private
rights of many for its own emolu-
ment
This was exactly the attempt made
in the Vermont Legislature of 1911-'12
and although it was largely assisted by
one of those appointed by the State tt
look after and protect its interests, i
was almost unanimously defeated by the
committee representing nearly or quite
every town in the county.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02

the great bulk of the Floridas are seed
lings. The pulp of the California orange
is much more tender than that of the
Florida orange.
When it comes to a palatable sweet
orange, those from Porto Rico are the
most desirable, but this fruit will not
keep long and is not favorite in COM
mercial circles for this reason. Porto
Rico is improving its transportation
facilities and it is only a question o
time when these oranges will be as good
keepers as Floridas or CALIFORNIA;. The
Porto Rico orange is a Seeding as
rule.
Taking the fancy oranges as they run,
considering all sizes, they cost the jobber
about II cents dozen, and he is salts
fled if he gets 20 cents a dozen from the
retailer. The retailer charges never
less than 80 cents a dozen, and in most
instances 40 cents for what costs him 20
cents.
The comparison of California, Florida,
and Porto Rico citrus fruit, principally
oranges, for 1928 is interesting. The
total receipts of California in New York
city for 1912 to December 18 was 2, 007, e
1873 boxes and during the same time in
1913 only 772, 283 boxes came. This
great falling off was caused by the
heavy freeze in California over year
ago. The season of 1914, which began
December l in California fruit, will
probably show nearly as many oranges
for New York as in 1912. The Cali
fornia oranges received early in 1913
were of poor quality, caused by the
frost. The best toward the close of
the season brought S4. so box for the
favorite sizes.
Florida made up this year for some
of the shortness of the California crop
in 1912. From January to December
is, 1912, the total receipts of Florida
citrus fruit in New York was 86S, SO;
boxes, while during the same time thi.
year they were 1,731,711 boxes, abou
double that of 1912.
OIlO INlCO, DIS well DIS lOTlud, Helptt
out on the shortage from California thi
year. Its receipts in New York from
) January l to December Is this yea
were COS, 913 boxes, compared with 265,
) 292 boxes during the same time in 1912
: On the whole the total receipts o
} oranges in New York city in 1912 ant
in 1913 very nearly balance, with tn
! 1912 trife in the lead. The total re
ceipts for 1912 from Florida, Californi
and Porto Rico were 3,131, 562 boxes
2 compared with 3,l12, 9O7 this year
r California's shortage this year
| 1926, 450 boxes, and this was almos
2 made up by the increase from Port
Rico and Florida The average cos
= from first hands for a years supply c
/ citrus fruit from all three of the pre-
: ducing sections and including grapefruit
would be So % a box as fair average
y The total receipts multiplied by thi
i would make the citrus fruit bill of Me-
d Workers for one year so, PIT, 023 froI
e first hands, making it cost the consume
e about $l2, 600, OOO New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
Aged Poetess Dodges Automob / c
and Is Killed by Street Car.

In avoiding a rapidly moving automo-
bile, Miss Virginia Vaughan, poet and
novelist, eighty-one years old, stepped
in front of a southbound Eighth avenue
trolley car at 13lst street yesterday af-
ternoon and was hurled against one of
the posts supporting the 81" railroad.
Her skull was fractured and she died
while being taken in an automobile to
the Harlem Hospital by Policeman Dug
gan, of the LenoX avenue police station.
The automobile which was the cause of
the accident disappeared. New York
Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
BUILD UP YOUR
SICK STOMACH
Mona Soothes the Irritated Mem
branes, Stimulates and Strength
ems the Stomach.

Miro ma is one IF the most effective
and safe remedies for out of order stom-
achs. 1t increases the flow of the gastric
juices, soothes the irritated membrane,
and quickly and safely benefits the
digestive system so that your food is
promptly converted into nutrition and
the entire system properly nourished.
Then you are well and strong.
If you lack an appetite, your tongue
is coated, nerves on edge. have risings Of
sour and undigested food and experience
after eating distress you are suffering
with indigestion or sick stomach.
Get fifty cent box of Mi-o-na from
w. u. Sheldon and begin now to build
up your sick and wornout stomach. Do
not delay, many serious diseases start
from what was thought to be only an
upset stomach. Money refunded if rot
benefited. adN
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
HERE'S SANTA CLAUS WHO
FINDS THE TREES.
&. X. Chapman, King of the Trade
in Business for Half a Century.

If you had dropped into the sitting
room of Smith & McNel's Hotel any
day last week you might have seen
Santa Claus playing chess there. This
Santa Claus is E. X. Chapman and he
comes from down in Maine. He has
systematzed the business of supplying
a large part of the nation with the
Christmas that brings JOY to the little
folk all over the land, and while his
trees are being distributed in CARROTS
over the railroads it has been his prac-
tice for thirty years or more to make
his headquarters at the old hotel on
Washington street and play chess with
his cronies.
This year Mr.. Chapman has cut and
shipped between 300, 900 and 400, 000
Christmas trees. No other man in
America does such business. In rail
road freight yards hereabout, where he
is familiar figure at this time of year,
they have been calling him Santa Claus
for years. AS far west as Omaha and
as far south as Texas, on Christmas
Day, families will be gathered around
trees cut by this Christmas tree king in
northern New England and in Canada.
In the city of New York thousands OF
homes will hold evidence of his indus
try.
This country has good many indus
trial "kings" of one kind or another,
but few of them are as unobtrusive OF
as simple in their tastes as is this
Christmas tree king. When reporter,
following his trail through freight yards
where thousands of his trees were being
unloaded, finally found him in the ole
fashioned hotel sitting room he was
deep in game of checkers with the
Smith G. Mcneil champion.
There" said the Christmas tree
king as he took the local champion s
last king, 81 beat you that time. Now
bring on your chessmen, at which the
crown gathered closer until the contest
ants were almost lost to view.
For most of the year Mr.. Chapman
makes his headquarters in Portland
Me-, whence he directs his industry
But along about December he Away:
appears at Smith & McNelPs and takes
the same room that has been his for {
quarter of a century or more. While
here he sees that New York city anC
this part of the country are supplied
with his trees, and his son in Chicago
looks out fer the South and West SAINT;
Claus is large. heavily built man will
a strong down East accent and the snow
white hair and beard of the patron sain
of childhood.
Just now there is an interesting fgh
on in this Christmas tree business, ant
it's all because, as the Christmas ire,
king explained when the game was owe
a man in Boston has latterly claimed tn
exclusive privilege of supplying tn
trade with what are known as "tabl
trees"
81 cut trees before this man wa
born," said Mr.. Chapman, ''but h
claims that he has copyrighted no,
think he calls it registered-thesel ittl
, trees in Ohio, New York and some othe
/ States and that no one else has an,
right to sell 'em. He claims this RICH
not only as to table trees but to the siz
we call small and baby trees. H.
= has sent lettsEs this wear 70 all the trad
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
An Ideal woman's Laxative

Who wants to take salts, or castor oil,
when there is nothing better than DR..
Kings New Life Pills for all bowel
troubles. They act gently and naturally
on the stomach and liver. stimulate and
regulate your bowels and tone up the en-
tire system. Price. 25c. At all druggists/
II. E. Bucklen & Co., Philadelphia an
. st. Louis. Adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
RECORD POSTAL CRUSH
CLEARED.
Parcel Post Brings Mountain
of Matter.

FIRST CHRISTMAS UNDER THE SYSTEM
TAUGHT LESSONS.
Although the mails will continue
heavy for a week yet, the congestion at
the Boston postoffice is practically over,
but the city has had the biggest mail
traffic in its history. The first Christ
mas experience with the parcel G66i
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02
Woman's Skull is Fractured by
Auto

Struck and knocked down by Jamaica
Plain car at Center street and Highland
avenue, Roxbury, last night, woman
believed to be Mrs. Elizabeth l.. Reeves
of 23l Warren street was taken to the
city hospital suffering with fractured
skull.
She was placed on the danger list.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-02

Everybody's friend-Dr. Thomas Ec-
lectic Oil, the great household remedy
for toothache, earache, sore throat, cuts,
bruises, scalds. Sold at ~ drug stores.