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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-23
EAST CABOT
Mrs. w. d. Barr's Star Of Bethlehem
Bore 3,063 Blossoms.


Your correspondent, Mrs. William D.
Barre, sent in an item in August about
a plant she had, called the Star OF Beth.
lehem, that filed the lower half of a
large window. II began blooming July
70 and she thought at the time she sent
the item, the plant had over 400 pure
white star-shaped blossoms, being a solid
mass. Now, was not able to get the
exact number, as promised, as the plant
was loaded with buds, and as fast as
blossoms withered and were picked of,
they were never missed. But up to Nov
| Is, when ] cut the old stalks off, | had
taken off 1908 blossoms. There were
three fresh blossoms left at that time,
which were taken off Dec. 20. There
are only two buds left now. The plant
was in bloom continuously from July %
to Dec. 20 and for over two months it
was solid mass OF white had pic
ture taken of ii at that time, which
wish all readers of The Times could see
You can, by calling at my home.
George Heath of Walden was in this
place one day last week, looking after
his personal property.
George Morse and daughter, Marion,
were at st. Johnsbury Tuesday to see
Mrs. Morse, who is slowly gaining at
the ST. Johnsbury hospital.
Enos Hopkins was at Calais Monday
and Tuesday to visit his daughter, Mrs.
Charles Balentine.
Harry Houghton is visiting his moth |
pr at Lanesboro for few days.
News from Burlington, received Tues
day, said K. S. Barr was on the recliner |
md wheeled to the sun parlor Monday.
His friends here hope to see him home
loon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-23
MUCH ADLER-I-KA
USED IN BARRE

1t Is reported by Cummings 4 Lewis
druggists. - North Main ST., that much
sdlcr.i.ka IL sold in Barre. People have
found out that ONE SPOONFUL Of this
simple buckthorn bark and glycerine
mixture relieves almost ANY CASE Of
constipation. sour or CASEY stomach. IL
i 50 powerful that Il i used success
fully IN appendicitis. ONE MINUTE
after you take Il the gasses rumble and
pass out. II i perfectly safe 10 use
and cannot gripe.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-23

EDYTHE VAN sLYkE LATE
LYRIC s0PRANo. AUNIcIPkL or
IRA HoUsE. MUNICH. As "NARcA-
RITA
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-23

SOUTH RANDOLPH

Lena Camp is at home during the holt
day vacation of the South Royalton high
school, which she has been attending.
George Gage Of Royalton visited friends
here the first OF the week.
Everett Smith, who is attending the
graded school at Randolph, is at home
during his vacation.
The sad news was received here OF the
death OF Henry Dutton OF Royalton by
suicide. He was a wealthy and progress
sive farmer. His oldest daughter mar
ried Frank Hyde, formerly of this place,
but now residing at Jericho.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-23
GRANITEvILLE.

Regular meeting of branch No. ~, O.
W. ]. L. Of \. A., will be held in Miles
hall Wednesday evening. Dec. p, at Z
o'clock. Election Of officers and I. U.
auditor viii take place az this meeting.
A good attendance is requested p. j.
Finnigan, sec.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-23
BERLIN

CiristnHs yin - esletgntsa ~ the
Berlin ftrnert Congregational tigurth ~
frtday ttristulss csc A rsnfata uin
~ fresetstsi. lesidss a. Interesting rro-
GrHrn. ana tiH ususi Ci.ristlnss frss. a.
uhifh - wi.cif fssfEuunitv Nrs invited
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-23

isrs snTthing ilss ~ rnousv ssred the,
strsstea e. Hrsg W1.af wfr he storr
- q Hntr atsf Ws imFs ths hgtsrr-
e. sfuw 10 TFnrttesi saffu9 rains -
utf r'lens. -eu8 dats az rurr iartt arf
rsFFrt tul i.fcrrrstia-. Natiousl I.ais
De-. 0a- m ~ fEnfnsI a s. ~
I'D. Eensrti ss.rt Eisits t.iszk. Alsrf
Hsiir. VI
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-13

This loss of traffic does not include
the tourists who make stoDovers. eth
er going to or coming from Japan.
Sometimes this number has been as
large as 30 or 40 on one steamer.
While the Pacific Mail local trade wilt
undoubtedly be diverted in large
measure to the remaining lines, the,
tourist 'stopover" traffic will;he sefi,
ously interfered with. Then, tao, the
loss OF the Manchuria. Mongolia, 9Ke-
rea and Siberia, four of the tlargest
and finest shiDs flying the American
flag. is a serious blow to any con-
munity. no matter from what angle
it NAV be viewed il s,..q..
The Great Northern.
In regard to the Great Northern, the
committee hardly knows what, to re-
Rnrt and does not understand the at
titnde ef the company. Representa-
tives of the company came here, it
was supposed. 10 look into the ques-
ton of freight for the vessel, but it
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-13
TO PUT ON FLESH 1
AND INCREASE WEIGHT
A Physielan's Advice.

Most thin people ca. from four Il
/ six pounds Of good solid fat-making
food every day and still do not IN
Ecrease in weight one ounce, while on
the other hand many Of the plump.
Ichunky folks eat very lightly and keap
gaining all the time. It's all bosh to
say that tthiseis the nature sof the IN;
t6iGidual. II isn't Natures way at all.
Thin folks stay thin because their
POWERS Of assimilation are defective.
They absorb just enough Of the food
their eat to maintain life and q sem;
blance OF health and strength. STUFF.
fling won't help them. "A dozen meals
q day won't make them gain q single
sstay there pound. All the Eat lpro.
Educing elements Of their food just stay
/ in the intestineA until they pass from
the body as waste. What such people
need is something that will prepare
these fatty food elements so that
their blood can absorb them and de.
post them all about the bodysome.
thing, too, that will multiply their
red blood coFpuscles and increase
their hoods carving power.
For such IA condition I always rec.
Commend eating - SargOl tablet with
every meal. Sargol IS not, as some
believe, q patented drug, but Is asei.
entific combination Of six of the most
effective and powerful Eesh building
elements known to chemistry. It Is
absolutely harmless, yet wonderfully
effective and q single tablet peaten
with each meal often has the effect
OF increasing the weight Of a thin
man nr woman from three to five
pounds Weet. in gtgss Is.
For sale by Benson, Smith e Co.
Chambers Drug Co, and Hollister
Drug Gef-adYertisement 4 =
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HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN. WEDNESDAY ocToBER la 1919

system as follows: For actual book
! ings sI5 per person is required. moth.
ing of course being required Tor be
ing placed on the whiting iist. II the
person does nos or cannot actually
20, then the case lis taken up. on its
merits rs TO whether the booking fee
shall be returned. For bookings
which had already been made prior
to the new system. no deposit is re,
quired, and these bookings have not
been disturbed. II is the opinion OF
the steamship agencies that this will
materially decrease the number of du-
plieate bookings and cut down the
possibility Of steamer going out with
available beTths when the Office is
obliged 10 turn away applicants,
! In the opinion Of the committee the
rule does not go far enough. Let the
! deposit be, say, % per cent of the
price Of the ticket, and this be forfeit.
ed to the company If the person does
not go on the steamer unless at least
i've days prior to the sailing he mott
fies the company that heSis unable to
go. In, case of such notification the
deposit should be returned. This will
sona0le time In advance the number
Of available berths and will mean that
parties on the waiting list may obtain
the same advantage. This committee
recommends that the Chamber of
Commerce take up with the steamship
agencies regulation along the line
suggested. s ii y4f-.z. si4
Courtesy of Steamship Agencies.
I Before closing we wish TO. thank the
various steamship agencies for the
Ecp1ftesies they have shown this com.
mfttee. The detailed work done BY
the Matson and Oceanic companies
was a burden to any Office, bat In each
instance everything the committee
asked for was freely granted. Both
companies did all in their power 10
aid the COMMITTEES In its work. In the
case of the Pacific Mail, although the
home Office refused rs detailed fig.
ures, the local agents furnished us
gladly with the approximate general
/ figures given above. s.
Mr.. Strange, who has been absent
during the work of this committee and
is now absent, has had no opportunity
to join with the ether members in this
report. s.z....1. E. .e.ss. s 4
Respectfully submitted,
T FL. ALFRED Il. CASTLE.
81 RAYMOND G. BROWN.
f. J.gLOWREY. @
r.. w H.MeINERNY. q
/. s. lAdy.) e293.It .s Il
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we must also take INTO cons ideFa-
ton whether the steamers are pqssen-
ger or primarily freight boats all the
above being passen gers steamers. with
the exception of the Manoa and Lur-
line. which are primarily freight boats
with some passenger accommodations
added to help out the situation in sHa.
wall bat are Retssteam ers which cater
TO the Tourist trade The sMatsonia.
m the other hand, seapas to carry, eut
the requisites for Honolulu travel,
namely. sufficient displacement TO
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-13

RED as first class in the steerage' on
the Mats0nIa, the steerage quarters
being materially altered. As this -
not included iA,the e0npany's report,
If we deduct the "a from the column
marked available berths," we have ~
reduced to ST., or q per cent ~
compared. with other years, this shows
an Increase In business. particularly
over 1914, as follows: =. !. f..
r. s2.s.s Percentage Percentage
Available Available
., Berths first Berths for
=. y seven months. the FULL year.
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C0AsI'IdSE SUSPENSION IS GIVEN
final BLOW BY COMMITTEE OF 10
Recommendations Made BY Sub Committee of Five on Tra
c Congestion are Adopted for Avoiding lnconyen
fences and Delay is Suggested Great Northern Possible
ties are Discussed. =" T E@.s& 49, y
ties are Discussed.

recommendations activities Of the Cham
congestion
Pacific Mail
Chamber
ofC appointed o problem
The Sabm follows,
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
Devereux Gets
Trotter Newzal

CLEVELAND, o.. March 1.-THE
slim wasted trotter Newell. with q
winning race record Of 2:o7 IA and
. non.winning race mark OF 7:05 IA.
has been sold by W. J. Andrews to
III. X Dcvercux. The sale took place
'at ThomasviIle. Ca. where the
Cleveland Pastime stables string Is
winterfng.
Newza win be entered IN the
Ohio a. North Randall and the NJ.
4 n. stake at Detroit.
Newell was bred By H. p. Jones.
vincennes. Ind, and sold to Sam
Pickering. Of Pittsburgh. to race for
the league cup at the Syracuse In
tercity matinee. He later was pur.
chased by C. W. LaseIl to race on
the grand circuit. and then. going
TO the New York sale for the second
time. was bought for c. X @. Bill
ings by Doc Tanner. Coburn Has
keli purchased the gelding from Mr..
Billings and later gave him to Billy
Andrews.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
'eY" TRACK MEN
(, TO MEET TOLEDO

Thu Y. NJ. c. A. track men are
hard at work for the meet with To
ledo. Saturday.
The Detroit Y. viii be out strong
with a team OF about IA men who
are all showing speed In their
events The 25-yard dash and the
22o will be taken care OF by JAMS.
Fleming and wrandall. the halfmils
by Jams. FLEMING and Spaulding
with Prcssenger Is substitute. The
mile viii be ore OF the features o,
this meet. as the Toledo boys have
a real speed artist who was unable
to come 10 the local meet last
month The local cross country
stars. secord. Macdonald and Dun
kie, viii take care OF this event.
The addition OF harimo In the
field events will prove big asset
With STANLEY. he win take care oi
the broad jump.
Macdonald. the big policeman. vii
also make the trip To put the shot.
The Y's weakest point. the relay
team. has been greatly improved
since the last meet and with Med
daugh. Stanley. JAMS and Fleming
as the regulars, will mako gooc
showing for the local coys.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
ORILLA CHAMPS
MEET ARENATEAM

Fresh from IFS succession Of tri
umphs in o. H., A. intermediate
hockey ranks. the orillia champions
come TO Detroit tonight to open a
twosame engagement with the De
troit hockey club At the Arena rink.
!. Capt Jupp. leader of the title
holders. 10 one Of the real hockey
stars In o. III. A. circles. He comes
OF . family Of hockey brilliants and
himself II rated the most valuable
player In the intermediate ranks to-
day a. wen as the best rover.
But Jupp n only one OF an en-
semble that IL q great combination.
In fact oriilia's strong point is team
play and their forward shows some
thing new In the way Of advancing
the punch. according to advance
dope.
Detroit win have al of It's regu-
lars available for this clash. and
probably win use the same lineup
that held Berlin to one point VIC
tories.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
CASS TECH. AND
EASTERN CLASH

Cass Tech and Eastern high school
basketball teams meet. Friday night.
in the Eastern gym. In a battle that
win have an important bearing on
the state interscholastic title.
Should the Cass boys defeat the
Fasteners. they can lay claim with
Central to high Eonors.
The Eastern high schoolers have
worked hard to get In proper con
dition for the game. as they are
anxious to avenge the 20 to 10 de-
feat suffered at the hands of the
Cass boys. several weeks ago.
The Northwestern high quinte ct
WIN act as host TO the basketballers
from the Windsor Collegiate instI.
tute. tonight. Two weeks ago. the
high school team was beaten by the
windsorites. - to q.
The Western high team will play
n Monroe. II tonights opposition
Is no more strenuous than that en-
countered In q previous struggle
the Cowboys should have little
trouble. In previous encounter
with Monroe. Western won by q
count Of 81 to 9.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
Phiiadelphians
OfFrank Baker
--nuRNs.

From a s,an Correspondent.

fFVm W 'teH NNsfsstN"
GULFPoRT. Miss. March IA
George Burns. Tiger FIRST baseman
and resident OF Tioga. Pa. sub
urb OF Philadelphia. says that Phila'
delphians are refusing TO allow
Frank Bakers alleged retirement 10
annoy them. George reports lot
Of sympathy for Connie Mack's do
termination TO refuse 10 fool With
Baker any longer. although the fans
are insisting that the Home Run"
person be not allowed TO play else
where than with the Athletics
should he decide TO como back A
5000 bet that Baker would play with
St. Louis this year found eager
takers. says Burns.
The folks hack home will miss
Bakers hitting. but they are pretty
sore on him. and are reconciled 10
the idea OF Kopf playing third base"
George said. They have seen the
coliegisn work at odd times during
the. past year or two. and they are
convinced that he win be a much
better fielder than Baker. although
there II no question but that no viii
fail TO replace Frank nj the bat"
II. ". w.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
Pipp,s Hitting Makes Him Look
Like Certain Yankee REGULAR

SAVANNAH Ca March 12-oher seaport cities the Jolly old
least month Early In the second days workout at the Yankee
frequently
the first good strike In reach and came near blowing palns in
right field
further line toward right The
Of nd
o.
This battle
the biggest thing the Yankee this Mullen has brains
good
eguar team
Hughe High
OF Cobs Detroit undersudy
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12

n insisting on some base runners
and batters ON his pitching stan -
well as huriers. But he has failed
absolutely TO take all the pep out
OF his moundsmen. even by such .
routine. A call n the fair grounds
Ii a. likely a. not to ind Harry
coveleskie playing short and
George Boshier nc nrst base during
batting practice. after both could
have slipped TO the showers with
out q protest Ross Reynolds says
he ran around the track this week
for the FIRST time during his tyo
visits TO Guifport camps PUG
Csvet. charged last year with beins
a iacker OF enthusissm. makes more
noise than anybody In camp. en-
cept Jimmy Burke, and he keeps IN
motion all the time he II yelling
Scrfbes with the New York Yam
kee pitchers at Hot Springs found
reason 20 comment on the manner
I'm which Jean Dubuc was working
out there. One could 20 clear around
the team and md something en-
couraging to say about every mem
Der OF the squad that couldn't be
said last year. The Gulfport camp
is jammed FULL Of enthusiasm and
optimism Every player. pitchers
and all. are springfng the usual
bunk about the biggest yesr ever
ahead but when pressed for rea-
sons. instead OF Sailing. they base
their assertions on the physical con-
difion which they are attaining
n must be conceded that spring
confidence can ysry easily wrne
when the season gets wen started.
butt n likewise must b conceded
that when q team Of ban players.
with years Of battling traditions be-
hind. starts the year peppery. en-
and optimistic. the prom
he Of big season must be consid-
ered greatly frightened Barring
the Tigers are going TO
pun into Detroit next month better
conditioned and IN finer spirits than
In many years. and that II some
thing about which the fans can feel
mighty pleased. I'll
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
In Other Training Camps

take Jim Thorpe with him. Pitcher
Schupp and Outnelders Robertson
and Plea are talked OF as payment
for Polly Perritt.
SAVANNAH. Ga.-Lute Boone's
cavorting around the second sack
has occasioned much favorable com
ment from. Yankee Boss Donovan.
The youngster made himself more
solid than ever yesterday when he
singled with the bases full in the
seventh inning.
DAYTONA, Fia---Manager Robin.
son. OF the Superbas. expected TO
send Joe Karst. a Philadelphia
youngster. home today. The re-
cruit disiocated his ankle In slid
ing into second yesterday. The
stetson university squad proved
easy victims.
BROWNS WELLS. Miss.-George
Anderson. Steve Evans and Claude
Cooper will make up the Brookfeds'
regular outneld Boss Magee made
this announcement today.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
Ability to Run Away Is
All That Saves
His Title
ENGLISHMAN is
KISSED BY FANS
Richie Is Aggress0r In
Each of the Ten
Rounds

NEW YORK. March i2.--That
Freddie Welsh is-still lightweight
champion OF the world today Is due
largely to his ability to hold and to
run away. These two things consti.
tnted most Of his Efforts last night
when he met Willie Richie In Madi-
sonsa. garden. Richie whipped the
Englishman ell the way. whipped
him so badly that. after the fight.
even Welsh had nothing TO say In
defense OF hts rotten showing.
The Californian didn't knock the
title holder out--which was what he
had TO do TO regain his title--but
he did everything else TO him that
was possible under the circum.
stances. Ritchics snEke.iike left
found welsh's Jaw time and again.
but the Englishman was usually run
ming away and the power OF tho
blow was lost.
Welsh forgot his boasts that he
was going to stand up and fight.
Almost carried on his feet by Rit.
chies rushing attack. the English
man fell 10 defensive boxing In the
FIRST round and he never changed
his tactics. All through the 10
whirlwind sessions he was either
running away or clinching Not
once did he assume the offensive.
The booing and Kissing OF the
crowd didnt teaxc the Englishman.
lie refused TO mix II with Richie AZ
all Even In the ciinchcs. where
Richie bIaIed away with both hands.
Welsh was content 10 try TO hold
instead OF trying TO punish.
The American never let up for .
minute. He started on like a whirl
wind In the opening round and main
tanned the pace al the way. The
nearest approach to Q knockdown
came In the sixth round. Ritchie's
"one-two- connected and the Ens.
lishman went staggering across the
ring. As Richie charged into him.
10 follow up his advantage. the Eng.
lishman fell into a clinch and Ref
cree Roche literally had to pry him
on the American.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12

Pitching summary--No hits ano
fEmes at bat on Boehler In innlngs.
ninxham In 8 innings. Z hits and IL
tlmes nj bat on cayet in > innings;
: hits and - times at bat on Old
ham IN : innings. Two-hass hits
Fuller. veach, Kavanaagh, isaaes.
Three. base hft--Baker. stolen base
|-yeach. Struck out--By Cavet 1 Pc
ters). by Oldham tPetersl. by Boeh-
Ter lIsaacsl. by Cunningham
(Boiand. Oldham). Bases on halls
on Cavet tYoungl, OF Boehler
tJacoosonl. OF Cunningham ia
cobsonl. Double plays-kayanaugh
and Burns; Mckee and Mortarty.
First base on errors-First Team 4
second Team l. Left on oases-Ftrst
Team ., Second Team . Wild pitch
Oldham. Time-i.oe Umpire-Lynch-
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
RAYLS TRIMMED
BY Y. M. III. "A. TEAM

The Detroit Young Mems Hebrew
association Basketball team did the
unexpected. Thursday night. and
trimmed the Rayis, 30 10 20. The
Y. n H A. won IN the last few min
utes Of play. I'm the closing period.
The Rayis apparently considered
their opponents too lightly. at FIRST,
and seemed inclined to make Q joke
OF the game IN the first period Their
foolery was ill-timed. as they were
unable 70 overcome the lead oh.
tanned By the y. n. Fl. A. In the
earlier stages Of the game.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
|GULFPORT TEAM
ALSO TRAINING
FROM a stan Correspondent.

GULFPoRT. Miss.. March IL
The semi-pro cuifport baseball
team has gone into spring training.
The members Who are not St col.
iege are chasing nies for Jennings
FASTENERS, and incidentally picking
mp a lot of form and strategy. They
are also acquiring quite q collection
'of slightly worn basebalis. which are
presented by Hughey 20 the young.
sters who perform meritoriousiy in
his service. The Gulfport team IL
composed Of lads Of high school and
college age. but II has some good
players on It's roster. II belongs
TO semi-pro league that includes
the majority OF the Mississippi eoas,
towns.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
OHIO HAS NEW
BASEBALL LEAGUE

LIMA. Ohio. March IA w.
Lawson, OF New York. former owner
Of the Reading. Pa. club, today com
pleted arrangements for launching
a new six-ciui Ohio baseball league.
to include Akron. Canton. Newark.
GAINESVILLE. Springfield and Lima.
Organization viii be completed IN
two weeks.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12

10 Ngisc what consolation he might
and took the poor. distressed lady
IN his arms. As she nestled against
HIS shoulder q new access OF sobs
convulsed her.
~Ah. George" she murmured. In
choking voice. now I've only got
you left"
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12

Jack McCarron vs.. soldier Bart
field. contenders for the welter-
weight crown.
Charley White VS.. Sam Robideau.
leading lightweishts
George CLANCY. the worlds knock.
ont king. vs.. Eddie Morgan. cham
pion OF England.
II all started this wise: Michigan
and Edwards were rival bidders for
the Williams Kilbsne match. After
spirited bidding Edwards obtained
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
AMATEUR LEAGUE
READY TO START

The Detroit Amateur Baseball as
sociation's last weekly meeting in
the Y. NJ. c. A. was attended by q
large gathering Of managers Of some
Of. the best amateur teams in the
city. All were on hand for their
contract bIsnxs and everything ia
now In readiness for the opening
some Of the new teams represented
at the meeting are the Edisons. ..iv-
ais, waltons, Everitts. Tokios. Out
law Jrs.s Pathnnders nd the Ensie-
hards.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12

DAWSON SPRINGS. Ky.-Fasi
practice games are In prospect for
the Pirates. following announcement;
of President Schoenborn. OF the Co
lumbus American association team.
that he Is arranging TO bring his
players here. Eddie Mensor. out
fielder. has been released to colum-
bus.
AUGUSTA. CANARY Bergman
mer continues TO be the sensation
In the Pittfed camp and Manager
Cakes is about ready TO believe that
his shortstop problem has been
solved He gobbies everything com.
ing his way with ease. throws ac-
curately and hits hard.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas-Because
OF the rough condition of the inneid.
today's scheduled game with Fort
Sam Houston was called on by the
Indians.
MARLIN. Texas--John CAMEL 10
preparing to leave the Giants camp.
Rumor says the Rochester man mag