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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-16

A queer little thrill ran
through the courtroom. a thrill
compounded. doubtless. Of many
elements. from the lump In the
throat OF the Justices mother.
Mrs. T. s. Bosiey. 20 the delight
OF the curious who jsmmeo the
doorway, and the chaotic be~ii.
derment that must have attend
ed the furslve efforts OF the
prisoners 10 "sixe up the Judge"
Their repeated and anxious
giances showed their embarrass
ment over the problem.
You can get some idea by looking
II a man Judge what 10 expect. bu,
what chance have you 20 guess what
/ Judge will do who looks like q
picture. and wears q dress OF blue
scrEr aud black SATIN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-16

Mrs. Helene Johnson. the wife
some we're couched in language
more novery: but none was more
logical or more clearly and human.
iy expressed an attitude OF mind
toward the biggest question in the
world
DOES A WIFE EARN
WAGES,r
With some misgivlngs called on
Mrs. Johnson. al her home, 2436
Irving st. this morning, to give her
the prize OF s25 which the Colonial
theatre offered for the best letter
Once In the East heard wom-
an, who Is leader OF women. lee
ture on Woman. The excellence Of
hsr views so impressed me that. la
ter. I sought an interview with her
at her home.
And. oh. the disillusionment, The
woman. at home. was a frowsy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-16

--Jitney busses have Just invaded
pokane, according to word received
from the falls city Saturday. At
present only the principal streets
are traversed, IL is said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-16

One OF the big steel Seattle.
Renton & Southern ears ploughed
into small bus at Fourth and Pine
ST. Friday morning. The ensine
didn't even stop, and after straight.
ening the car. the driver proceeded
on intact. The car fender was bad.
ly bent
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-16

The building OF number OF
jitney busses with comfortable ac.
commodations for 10 persons each
has been started by the Ebert Mo.
tor Car Co, and the first of the new
cars viii soon appear on the streets
The car Is constructed so each ,,er
son can step directly into the car
without treading on the feet OF
other occupants.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-16

One of the first TO jump into
the jitney bus swim were a number
of newsboys who have prospered on
good downtown corners. Seven
newsies have forsaken their cor
ners for jitneys. The boys who
have entered the new !. field are
Harry Marks. Dan Lyons. Moy Ma
kow, George O'Malley. Charley Cole.
Melvin Peterson and George Wit
ney
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-16

The jitney bus has had pro-
nounced effect on the price OF gaso-
line. many pumpmen having drop
ped cent from the price. At sew
eral "geysers" gas is available at IL
cents per gallon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-16

Harry Juul. 527 eth ave. driv-
ing jitney bus, Friday hit Mrs. ].
Mcintyre. OF l03 18th ave. ~. at
Third and Union. and moment
later ran into Miss Jeanne McGow-
an, 905 9th. Both women We're able
TO proceed unassisted. Juul failed
to stop after the accident and was
overhauled by Policeman Carter
after a mile chase.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-01

Of the station and It Is pretty generally
accepted that he is nothing more nor
less than a very capable man who is in
the employ Of the kaiser's secret service.
Two American newspapers are respon-
sible for the discovery that the Sayville
station was supplying the kaiser with
unneutral news. One Of the papers sent
a reporter to the grounds to spy out
conditions there and the other installed
a wireless operator at an American sta
tion in the neighborhood which inter-
cepted every message sent and received
by the German station. In this way 1t
was found out that the station was re-
ceiving and sending strange messages
and that conditions concerning the en-
ployees about the place were anything
but frank and open
Every man about the plant was sworn
to secrecy and was allowed to talk with
no one. ANY inquiry even of the most
innocent sort concerning the operation of
the plant was met with an abrupt refusal
with the addition: 81 can't say a word
about it for l would lose my job in a
minute"
There are not only five guards sta
toned about the place now-picked men
from the New York navy yard maintain
ing a watch day and night-but every
approach is guarded in the daytime,
principally the entering road that leads
from the highway into the Offices of the
plant $780,.
1t used to be that persons could ap-
proach the station but II they were not
on, special business they would be turned
away. Now no one may come within Q
quarter of a mile Of the place before he
is stopped by white gate across the
roadway guarded by German. Just in
side the gate is small guardhouse where
there is q man on duty all the time. Not
even navy ofhcer may 90 by this guard
without a pass.
All these passes are supplied by the
Atlantic Communication Company, Her.
man A. Metz and DR.. Karl G. Frank are
the officers and directors who sign them.
The United States government has moth
ing to do with them. No permission has
ever been given anyone to take photo
graphs within the grounds. 90 suspicious
were the ofncers and employees Of every
person who approached the place.
One OF the reasons. In all probability,
why the American government took over
the station was on account Of this air Of
mystery and secrecy that was always
about the place.
From the very founding Of the plant
this air Of secrecy and mystery ka6 besn
observable. It happened that In 1911
Silas A. H. Dayton. . New York attorney
representing Stollwerck and Compady,
the chocolate 0AAufAeturor2 ano -
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-01

previously sent. No attempt had even
been made to carry this farce to its
logical conclusion, for rarely were the re-
Quested messages ever repeated.
Many Of the so-called commercial mes
sages, 1t was stated, contained exactly
the same combination of figures as ap-
peared in the ambassadors supposedly
open code. and these figures appeared
variably as pattern numbers for goods of
all kinds. figures supposed to be bank
balances. and market quotations that had
no relation whatever to any real quota
tons on the staples named.
What really aroused the suspicion of
the United States government at first was
the Atlantic Communication Company's
effort to withhold the length of their in
creased wavelength from their knowl-
edge. DR.. Goldsmith, of Columbia Uni
versity, and Professor Zannig. the Ger
man authority, had been doing consider
able experimental work in that direc-
ton. Observations made by the Sunday
Eagle representative on the ground re-
suited in the report that an increase in
aerial height was IN contemplation. Il
was feared. then. that the aayville au-
thoritiss were attempting to Get into
touch with belligsrsnt vessels Of offenss.
submarine in ALI probability for purposes
perhaps Of eotablishlng naval haso OF
the Penobeoot shore In Maine, IN the
nsighborAood Of the Natinicus group Of
Islands. Suspicious maneuvers Of obscure
cram u hat nsighborhood confirmed the
suspie3en.
a suff, heonsAt ID q tie psycAoaogieal
moment b. Dr. x1teoo. ot The Htnnkiin
Instttute e Ehi1nde1phia. eAargf1g, O.
eayvills aAlAerit3as WITH isyfpg leolsa
~ nnHnnfna $500 - r stnD2n0nrs 80
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firming this supposition from data

hrming this supposition from data
at hand.
Dozens of af1davits were submitted
showing that the company was owned
by at least half a. dozen different per-
0oos. In the end the attorney had to
file suit against no less than eight Diff
ferent corporations and individuals.
This ar of mystery and evasion has
made the people of Sayville resentful.
They have done everything possible to
circulate all sorts of wild and mislead-
ing rumors about the plant. Stories of
violations Of the neutrality law are heard
on every side. There is nothing too bad
about the plant that the people Of Say
vile will not believe.
1t has been charged by the Providence
Journal that the Sayville station, sur
rounded by its i've armed sphinxes, has
been violating the neutrality of the
United States, and that q great part of
the Information that has reached the
war and admiralty departments of the
German government has been sent
through It, in secret code.
For the past seven months q little
station on Point Judith. abutting into
Long Island Sound, had been secretly
collecting every line Of wireless that had
been sent from and 10 0ayville. These
messages ware collected BY the Provi-
dencs Daily Journal. which gave them 70
the Warrington authorities.
These messages were IN the guise Of
commercial dispatches coming from Ger
man banking houses IN New York, and,
according 70 the Providence journal.
showed the oficiai key to the code that
had been furnished to the government
BY The German oflcials Was . fraud: and
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-01

lent added emphasis to the suspicious
that were massing themselves closer and
closer every moment. II was brought out
In connection with the case which Is
pending this week that a code consisting
OF long and short intervals between
words was utilized to add to the confu-
sion Of the naval censors at the post
The day before the government of.
ficfally announced its resolve to seize the
station. the attaches of the company
were In q visible state of trepidation. A
bustling activity could be noticed within
the grounds. II is said that the govern
ment authorities taking over the station
will not find themselves in possession of
the exact equipment used by the Atlantic
Communication. Company.
The Sayville station will be used only
for transmitting to and receiving from
shore stations in Continental Europe and
the United Kingdom. and will not be per-
mitted to send MESSAGES to ships of any
belligerent at sea. The naval officers It
Sayville will be under strict instructions
to assure themselves that the messages
handled at Sayville are strictly neutral
In character. No non-neutral message Of
any character will be permitted. No
message In cipher or code IL to be trans
mitted or received for delivery unless the
United States oficials in charEe Of the
station are furnished with Q key tostho
message. No messages In foreign lam
guages or In unintelligible terms are 70
be transmitted or received after delivery
unless the naval officers in charge Of me
plant are supplied with trAnslatious a
such massages into the English lansuaeo
and the onicial censors are satisfied OF the
bona hde nature Of the translationl.
Omcial radiograms from o1cialD OF tie
cials Of foreisn gQvernmsats On oMeial
business. are - rsesivs priority over an
other messages. and vfI ~ 1oevsrdo1
IN the order Of their yeeelyt = IT, ~.
VIE station The Gtation vi1l hnndlo
commercial. privale Al psoGp Fillo.
grans u,1H rsle - - 1es11oa ~
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-01

Sayville looking for property. He
bought about forty acres about mile 70
the west Of Sayville. About $4,000 was
paid for it but little more information
was given out. 1t was thought that Stoil-
werck was to build q large chocolate
factory.
But q little later enormous boxes were
dropped off at the Sayville railroad sta
ton marked "F. van der Woude. Tele-
funken Wireless Co.. Berlin" The small
cement buildings and the tower were
started Immediately. Van der Woude
would give no 1 formation but he denied
that the station was being erected for
the Telefunken. which was the German
government owned system.
Interest in the plant steadily increased
. and then 1t was reported that it was be-
ing erected for the United States govern
ment. All the employees were German
and this aroused much suspicion in the
village. Although the Atlantic Communi-
cation Company is supposed to own the
station the word "Telefunken" appears
in enormous letters on the only sign on
the place that would identify the owner
ship.
Another peculiar series of events fol-
lowed the injury of an American work
man on the plant. He was thrown fifty
feet to the ground and when the effort
was made to get correct information re-
garding the ownership Of the plant no
one could be found to give 1t. The SUPER
intendent and other employees denied
that 1t was q German company at times
and then said 1t was owned in Berlin.
The district attorney himself could not
gather the necessary Information.
When appeal was made to the secre-
tary Of the navy the attorney who was
handling the case received this reply:
Navy Department, washington.
March 50, 1919.
Sir:-The department acknowl-
edges receipt Of your letter of the
I'D instant, requesting Information
concerning the Gesellschaft Fur
Drahtlose Telegraphie.
The company referred to IL not
erecting any stations for this gov
eminent, but the department 10 IN
formed that this company 10 erect
ing q high powered station for the
Atlantic Communication Company.
recently organised under the laws OF
the state OF New Jersey. ct Sayvine.
L. l.. There II nothing IN the laws
of this country to regulate radio
communication and nothing to pre-
vent German or any other syn-
dicate from building and operating
= many stations - It may please In
y the United Statoa. Il Il presumed
that ne 0eselIschaft Fur Drahtlcbs )
Tolegfaphio = orgnnised under the
l6vs of ~ German empire. but the
leoast11Qt Aas no means e 80
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T TAS the kaiser been put
ting one over on Uncle
SAM

Dam!
Was the kaiser's Sayville
wireless station which Uncle
Sam took possession of the other
day the source from which the
kaiser secured most of his news
about conditions in England,
France, Russia and Italy; most
of his news concerning English
shipping, news of incalculable
value to his submarine command
ers; news which permitted him
to sink the Lusitania and news of
thousands of other varieties
which has helped him immeas-
urably in his land, sea and diplo-
matte campaigns?
Giving the kaiser every benefit Of all
doubts it really looks as IL he had COM
pletely pulled the wool over the eyes Of
your Uncle Samuel and has been using
the Sayville wireless station, even under
Ur Gle Sans censorship, Just about as he
pleased. Else why, it may be asked. did
Uncle Sam finally take complete charge
of the station and give every German
employee his walking papers?
Everything points to the kaiser as be-
ing frst-class wool puller. From the
very day the first ground was broken
f. the erection Of the plant the place
has been surrounded with secrecy and
mystery. No one was permitted near it.
No one was permitted to know who really
owned the station.
When war broke out Uncle Sam put
his naval wireless experts over the sta
ton as censors. But the Germans were
keen enough completely to outwit Uncle
Sans guardians and the station wire
leased all sorts Of queer figures and code
numbers across the waves to Germany.
y. Karl q. Frank has ben \ GAaruo
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

O'Clock Tuesday when engaged in I'M
loading sections Of a smokestac< for the
wooden mill at the Winooski station. Tho
stack, which is of iron, is in sections Of
30 feet and was being taken from the
freight car to be placed upon n wagon.
Inc young men placed one of the sections
on the wagon ana as it extended too far
out IN the rear the section fell uunn
thom, pinning them to tho ground. Adams
was badly hurt about the shoulders and
kenncy vas severely bruised about the
hips. 1t Is possible that the injuries re-
celVed by Kcnnev may result in paralysis
heloW IN" hins. DR.. f. A. Heath attended
tho men, who were taken to their homes.
Ihr Ladies Aid Union met with
Mrs Frank Forbes yesterday afternoon
Mrs, Joscphine lombard and daughter,
Apple' haVo gone to Concord, n. H.
10 visit her son, Daniel, for a few weeks.
Miss adelaide Morrcl from Springfield.
NAts., IS the guest Of her aunt, Adelia.
Rfo"ncll. THE boy scouts are canning
Tor tW" weeks at Lake rroquois.-Pota-
toes ar" rotun@ badly in this vicinity
Mt and Mrs Ralph Stcarns and chill
drcn from Essex junction were guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Guy \. Lamson sun
daT.-Thc schools in town will commence
the fall term next Tuesday, Monday
! being Labor dav
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
CORNWALL,

Mylon Peck has returned to Brooklyn
~ y, after a two weeks visit with his
father. NJ VI. Peck.-Thc remains ~
Page Potter of Mddle bury, a former
resident of this town, We're inferred In
the family lot in the church yard comr-
terry Tuesday afternoon.--A. 7. Lane
and friend, Mr.. Pink of Ottawa, can,
are guests at c. II. Lanes,-F +. Foote,
after a week at his home. has returned
to western New York, where he has hocn
for the past month buying apples MIR.
and Mrs Dana H. Stafford of Brattle-
boro are guests Of Mr.. and Ms, Frank
Manchester-A. J. Field has returned
from burlington. where he went for
medical consultation and treatmcnt.-A
Jewett family reunion was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C.. II. James
August y. Relatives numbering SO
were present. WcNhridGe, Middlehury,
Brdport. Bristol, Addison Rutaud and
Lewiston y, j.. were represented \
picnic dinner was served. Lieut.. Edward
Rose of the United states infantry, who
has been on three months furlouch
n part of which time he has spent with
his parents. the Rev, and Mrs samuel
Rose left Monday for san Francisco,
going thence to the Hawaiian islands,
where he will he stationed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
PANTON.

Mrs. Emma Ra,ne mas returned to
her home in Worcester, Mass, after
spending three weeks with friends here.
Her niece. Ergenia Adams, accompanied
her for an indefinite stay.-Miss Mary
Conant is visiting relatives in Albany,
\. N.-Mrs. Mark Abbott of Burlington
is visiting her mother. Mrs. Ferrond
Hartwell. Mrs. Sarah Hatch and daugh-
ter Mrs. Lester Arthur, and children
are visiting their son and brother, Will
liam Hatch. and w'fo.-Mss Helen
Adams, who has spent the summer with
her mother left Saturday for New York
city. where she will resume her work as
instructor in the Morris high school,
John Paul has returned fOm Iowa, where
he has spent month with his sister
Mr. and Mrs George Dudley and daugh-
ter, Daisy, We're in town Sunday from
Ticonderoga. The schools in town will
begin the fall term September with the
following teachers: Fast school. Halle
IaWlCy. Sand Road, Lottie Rogers; Cor
ners, May Conant, and South, Blanche
smith, large audience attended the en-
tertainmcnt at the Methodist church Mon
day night.-Mr. and Mrs. John FarnSwortf
We're given a surprise reception Tues
day evening, the occasion being the 10Th
number of their friends and nei2hbors
were present. Refreshments We're served
and a substantial sum of money pre-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
SOUTH STARKSBORO.

Miss Sarah +. Ecroid, evangelist, of
Pennsylvania will commence a series Of
evangeistic meetings at the Friends
Church Sunday.-Alr. and Mrs Daniel
Foster and granddaughter of Middlebury
were guests last week of George Elliott
and fami1y.-The Rev and Mrs. Charles
Franklin and son have returned to their
home in South Glens Falls. y. Y. They
were accompanied by their brother, Will
liam Orvis, and family, who will he alb
sent two weeks Mr. Roy Hurlburt of
Monkton was a guest of her parents. Mr.,
and Mrs. David Follansbee, over SUNDAY
Mrs. Della Elliott is not as well--Orland
Purinton was guest of his father. Lew
is Purinton, and family over sunday
DR. and Mrs. s. s. Green and Mrs. Eliza
beth I'nderhill. who are spending the slim
mer here. we're entertained at dinner
Monday by Mrs. David Barton in Bris-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
CH|TTENDEN COUNTY
WINOOSKI.

Andrew Little died at his home on
Malets Bay avenue at one O'Clock san
day morning, at the age of 60 years,
Nj Little was born in England and
came to this country when very Youus.
lie moved to this VILLAGE about ten
years ago. lie leaves besides his vile,
one son, Arthur Little who is now at
Webster. Mass, and two daughters one
of whom is Mrs. Thomas Mct.Wen of
WaterVille, Me
Mr. Prentiss, who conducts livery
ON East Center street is minus 81 20
as the result of Cashing a check for "A
man signing himself Floyd II. Tice. Tice
was not to he found soon after the
check was cashed, He also tried to get
another check cashed, for 81, at Fred
Labounty's restaurant. The matter is
in the hands of the police depart
ment.
Edward Adams and Harold kenncy
ware sarinuslv injured shortly after eight