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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-17
PERSONAL.

Miss Ethel Sexton began work this
morning in j. +. Mann 5 store.
Mrs. 7. Faubcrt and son, Arthur, Of
Lowell, Mass, are guests Of Mrs. J. f.
GUihecn. .
Charles Benson Of Newfane has
taken a position as chauffeur for D.
L. McElhiuny.
Miss Flossie b. Ober began a three
week : vacation today from her work
in j. +. Mann 5 store.
:, L. Douglas returned last night
from Post Mills whore he spent scv-
Ierai days with his family.
Miss Lydia and Miss Alice Brigham
Of Springfield. Mass. are guests OF
Attorney and Mrs. Arthur 2. Carpen-
ter.
Mrs. II. D. Wicdeman aud son. Don
aid, returned this morning to their
home in Ilion, n. Y. after visit in
! town with her sister. Mrs. F. B. Put
nam.
| Mr., and Mrs J. A. Bardwen will
move Wednesday from their house on
Grove street, which they recently sold
to Alfred S. Thompson, to Walker
| place.
| Capt. Pierce of Boston was a guest
over the weekend of Capt r. W. Der
! by in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J !.
/ Narderyaer. Cagt. Pierce was on his
| way to his home in Boston from Bur
/ hngton, where he had attended the
convention Of the Army Of the Pc
tomac
Mrs. r. w. Orkins and three chill
drru came Saturday frnu1 TnypH
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Saturday Gamcs.)
At Boston-frst game
81. Louis, > l
Boston, |
Hamilton and Hartley; Foster and
Cauy.
1t Boston-second game
Boston II II |
st. Louis. / q
Ruth, Wyckotf and Carrigan, Thorn
as; Baumgarduer, Davenport, Park.
McCabe and SEVERED.
At New York
Detroit 10 .
New York Q I
Dauss, Boland and Baker: Mogridge,
Caldwell and Nunamaker, Walters.
At PhiIadelphia-frst game
Chicago / @
Philadelphia / / l
Scott and Schalk; Sheehan and Car
roll.
At Philadelphia-second game
Chicago ) Il
Philadelphia O 4 q
Benz and Larr; Bush and Carroll.
At Washington
Washington S 3
tI"vclaud >
Johnson and Ainsmith Henry;
BagIH and DAILY.
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American League.

Sunday Game.
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National League.
National League

National League Games Today.
Boston at Cincinnati.
New York at St. Louis.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn ut Chicago.
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American League.

Saturday Games. J
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Saturday Games. j
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS
American League.

American League Games Today.
st. Louis at Boston.
Detroit at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Washington.
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Commonwealth House
UncorporatGd)
Opposite State House, Boston, Mass.

Offers rooms with hot and cold water
FOR 800 per day: which includes free
use Of public shower baths. Nothing to
equal this In New England. Rooms with
private bath for $3.50 per day; suites
~ two rooms ana bath for $3.50 per day.
Dining room and cafe first-Class. Euro
pcan plan.
ABSOLUTELY FIREPRooF.
TEMPERANCE HOUSE.
Send Tor Booklet.
STORERF. CRAFTS. Gen. MIR.
Evening star., 1916-11-05

Telegraph road. The detour is over a
road not improved but in good order.
From Occoquan north the road is eN-
cellent, mostly permanently improved. AL
the way to Washington.
Leaving Occoquan the road passes
through large acreage on which the
District of Columbia warehouses; are To-
Gated. This property is financed by the
United States government and is kept in
fine order. The grounds have been i'm
proved and ornamented driveways built
flower beds planted. giving parklike APP
pearance: the buildings are neat, large
orchards have been set out and the pris-
oners are kept occupied in working on
this extensive proposition. A splendid
system seems to be in operat ton and it
is a pleasure to drive through the
grounds.
"Other beauty spots along the route
are seen in crossing the Rappahannock
river. rising to the heights above Fal-
mouth. passing the section about Garri-
sonville; the valley view near Dumfries
the surroundings about Occoquan and the
approa ches to Alexandria.
Evening star., 1916-11-05
NOW IN CLASSIFIED SERVICE.
Non-Competitive Examinations for
Signal Service Storekeepers.

BY direction of the President, posi-
tions of military storei{eepers in the
signal service are added to the list of
classified positions. which may be fill
ed by non competitive examina tions.
Military storekeepers al aviation stations
and depots handle delicate technical ap-
paratus and carry large property ac-
counta bility. and are required to have
n thorough practical knowledge of the
equipment used by the Signal Corps
and the methods and regulations used
in the accounting for the same The
War Depa artment states that it knows
Of no persons possessing the qualifica-
tions necessary for that work except
retired commissioned officers of
the Signal Corps. who, through long
service In the corps, have become fully
acquainted with it's technical appara-
tus.
AS an open competitive examinat ton
which would limit competition to non
commissioned officers of the Signal
Corps could not properly be held un-
der the civil service act and rules, the
civil service commission, in view of
the statement as to the necessary
qualifications, joined the War Depart
ment in recommending the issuance of
this order
Evening star., 1916-11-05

secure the proper mixture. The right
way is to make use of the choke
Pulling this choke out secures rich
mixture, and that method should be
adopted when the motor is cold After
the rngine is running for while and
, pushed in.
I. what happens when the carburetor
has been tampered with to secure a
rich mixture Is that gasoline is wasted
and the condition in general invites
the formation of carbon deposits. That
means loss of power, and incidentally
1t initiates against economy, aside
from the likelihood of getting the car
buretor mechanism out of adjustment
So my advice is to leave the carburetor
alone
Troubles are likely to occur from a
continued improper mixture of gas and
air. due to a wrong adjustment of the
| carburetor. If the owner forgets the
existence of his carburetor and let's il
alone to perform its functions. he Will
find that he Will secure th~lest sat
isfactory results from his car. He viii
get better performance. greater econo-
my and longer service without the
necessity of giving attention to the
mocha
After some autono obile owners have
had their cars three or four months
and have pretty well mastered the art
of driving they begin to get a desire
to tinker with the mechanism. The
carburetor generally tempts them first.
because it seems accessible. 1t is
right there before them as they lirt
the hood. and they try their hand at
making adjustments, although the in
struction book states explicitly that the
carburetor should never be handled
except by expert in the employ of
the manufacturer of either the car or
the carburetor.'
Evening star., 1916-11-05
AUTO OWNERS WARNED
NOT TO SET CARBURETOR
Manager Of Local Service Depart
ment Says It Is Worst Thing a
Motorist Can Do.

When it comes to tampering with the
carburetor on a motor car the best
advice is don't" says the manager OF
local service department.
The first thought with MANY motor
lists is to change the adjustment of the
car5uretor with every decided change
of weather." he continues. They seem
to think the carburetor ought to be
adjusted one way when the day is dry.
another when it is wet. still another
when it is hot. and again when it is
cold
Sometimes the owner himself tries
to make the adjustment, and at other
times he turns the job over to garage
man. What he should do instead is
either to consult the dealer for the car,
or else the local representative of the
carburetor company. if there is one in
his town.
Now, it is true that the mixture
should be rich or lean. according to
the kind Of weather. But adjustment
of the carburetor is the wrong way to
Evening star., 1916-11-05
Articles Sent to Iceland.

The number of articles forming the
trade between the United States and
Iceland are on our export side, food
and manufactures, and on the import
side, wool and fish In 1915 we sent to
Iceland POS, 900 pounds of oatmeal 10000
pounds of rice, $4,000 barrels of wheat It
-four, $4,000 bushels of oats and $4,000
gallons of Illuminating oil. From Ice
land we took in exchange $4,000 pounds
of herring, 100000 pounds of clothin e
wool and $4,000 pounds of carpet wool.
In the fiscal year just ended the guam
tity of merchandise in the trade with
Iceland has greatly increa sed, especial
ly on the export side, the exports to
that island having been in 1915 S251,-
Az. against S1S3,140 in 1915. and SIS, ,S55
in 1911. the year Immediately preceding &
the war.
This increase in the demands of Ice
land for United States merchand is
illustrative of conditions in many parts
of the world which have found difficult V
in obtaining their merchandise from
the usual source. Europe, by rason of
the war, and are thus turning to the
United States. This is true of Britis h
South Africa, which increased its im-
ports of our products nearly fifty per
cent. while to British East Africa the
exports of 1916 were five times us
those of 1914; to the British East Indies
as a whole in 1916 60 per cent more in
value than in 1914: to Egypt four times
the normal: to the Dutch East Indies
three times as much last year; 10
Morocco four times as much. and to
Madaga scar ten times much as in
the year before the
Evening star., 1916-11-05
ICELAND IS IMPORTING
!. AUTOS: FROM AMERICA
Trade With United States Increas.
ing Since War Began, New York
Banks Report Shows.

Exports of automobiles to Iceland
constitute feature of last month s
trade at the port of New York. A COM
pilation by the foreign trade depart
ment of national bank of New York
shows In single week of the current
month exports to Iceland of nearly
$4,000 worth of automobiles and parts
thereof, while the fact that the value
of parts" equals that of finished ma
chimes suggests that the number of au
tomobiles in Iceland is probably greater
than would be supposed. The entire
area of Iceland is only 10000 miles, or
about equal to the state of Kentucky.
and Il large proportion is by reason of
climatic conditions absolutely unin-
ha bitable and roadlesS Yet its popu-
latlon of $4,000 took from the United
States in the fiscal year 1916 more than
a quarter of a million dollars worth
of mercha ndiSe. against $4,000 the year
before the beginning of the war. For
the single month of August the total
was $4,000, against only $4,000 in the
same month two years ago. ordina rily
it takes most of its imports Of about
S1,oOO,000 from the mother country,
Denmark.
This large increase in IceIand's i'm
ports from the United States is doubt
less due to the difficulty which it has
encountered in obtaining merchandise
from the mother country in the period
since the beginning of the war and the
interruption of ocean traffic in that sec
tion of the Atlantic over which ships
pass in carrying trade between Den
mark and its little icebound colony.
Evening star., 1916-11-05

Woe president. ]. N. CARRIER; second vice
president, B. F. CARRIER; secretary
treasurer, NJ. A. Bayles. The latter will
also act as general manager.
With the reorganization of the firm
arrangefne were completed for an
automobile exhibit this week. The dis
play includes the various models of
Saxon cars and the Form "A :
TRICK A feature will be the concerts
daily by an American Hawaiian trio.
at the salesroom, 621-35 Massachusetts
avenue northwest.
Evening star., 1916-11-05
AUTO FIRM IS REORGANIZED.
Record Company Is Incorporated
With CapitaI of 100000.

The Record Auto Company of this
city has just been reorganized and. in
corporated, with larger capital. Two
additional members have been admit
rted. The capital is 100000. The Off
GERS are: President, W. f. Hale; first
Evening star., 1916-11-05
Georgia Society Meets Tuesday.

Edward Watkins. Jesse Mercer and Wy3s ,
liam NJ. Hairston are to be speakers ak
a meeting of the Georgia Society to 10
held at the Raleigh Hotel Tuesday even,
ing President William j. Harris wifi
preside at the gathering, and later in the
evening the memebrs will go to the New
Ebbitt House, where special election res'
turns will be received
Evening star., 1916-11-05
GIVES EXPERIENCES
ON SWAMP" ROAD
Judge Chichester Tells of Trip
Made Over Highway in
Virginia.
IMPROVEMENT IS NEEDED

Judge r. II. L. Chichester of Fred
ericksburg. Va, had occasion last week
to visit Alexandria to preside over
the corporation court for Judge L. c.
Barley. He decided to make the trip
over the Richmond Washington high
way in his motor car. His description
is of interest to Washington motorists
who are taking a prominent part in
furnishing funds to improve the high
way through Chappawamsic swamp
just south of Dumfries. He says:
Leaving Fredericksburg about $40
am, we were in Alexandria by IL
o'clock. The day was perfect, the
roads dry. the country beautiful. The
| object of this article is simply to give
some information about the road.
THE improved road extends from
! Fredericksburg to Chappawamsic creek
| Then the stretch known as Chappa-
wamsic swamp begins. 1t is really
not so much OF u sWampy section, cH-
/ cept for perhaps half mile, as IT is
| a rough, rolling. neglected, wooded
| country, almost uninhapited. The roa6
for a distance of several miles IL
| full of ruts and holes, most OF which
| however, can be easily straddled witf
! good driving. At the north END OF
l
| two bad places, filled with water ane
mud, stretching entirely across the
road. Thee is nothing to do but tt
plunge through One team, some grave
+; two places in one day. What shame
| that it is not done! If it were in {
more thickly settled community nc
doubt community pride would promp
! some of the residents to do this work
but it seems to be nobody's business
since the whole road in that part ol
| Prince William has been neglected b!
| the authorities, and this, with the futs
and mud holes, will probably have tt
wait the competing or the entire high
| way.
| Surveys Being Made.
| but motorists and others can take
heart. We saw big automobile labeled
U. S. Department of Good Roads. The
| occupants were government engineers
and they were making surveys of the
swamp link. Stakes have been driven
along the route marking their work. 1t is
| presumed that the WORK through this link
| will begin soon. as it is understood that
| the money hand. made up by ap-
| propriations of the United states govern
I ment, the state OF Virginia, the District
| Of Columbia Automobile Association and
| individuals.
| "a trip through the Chappa wamsic
stretch can now be made in dry weather
with careful driving, without difficulty.
| In wet weather it is probably impassa Die
A detour can be made over the road by
| Missouri Mills, in either dry or wet
| weather, which cuts out the Chappawam-
! sic link. This is a country road. unim-
| proved, but fairly good. II is advisable
to make this detour, unless the roads
are very dry. From a point where the
| Chappawamsic swamp ends on the north
the road is unimproved for probably sew
en- miles. There are several rough hills,
| but good headway can be made. A de-
tour adding several miles to the route is
made before reaching Occoquan by which
la very bad stretch is avoided on the old
Evening star., 1916-11-05
Buildings Allowed to Crumble.

"One is impressed in passing Dunn
fries with two immense buildings
erected in the seventeenth century,
built of fine English brick, with
white stone trimmings, now practically
abandoned and crumbling in ruins. At
Occoquan there are examples of the
two extremes. A number of modern
homes are seen. as well as structures,
still in use, dating back to the seven
teenth century. Ruins of the recent
fire are still conspicuous, but substan-
tial buildings are rapidly taking their
place.
From Alexandria to Washington is
a straight improved road running
parallel with the railroad, unless it is
preferred to take the more picturesque
route via Fort Myer.
"On the route numbers of tourist
parties were met both going and com
ing, some of the cars bearing tags
from points far away as Iowa and
Michigan.
Leaving Alexandria at O'Clock the
ride was a most pleasant one, and it
was $50 O'Clock when the machine
stopped in front of the Law building
in Frederick sburg, the trip being made
in exactly two and half hours.
"Just suggestion: This highway is
known in Washington. in Richmond
| and in Fredericksbur as the Rich
| mond- Washington highway. When it
is completed it will be one of the most
popular of routes 1t will be used by
Fredericksburg is the brightest spot
between the two capitals. Why not
call it the Richmond Frederick sburg-
Washington highway?'
Evening star., 1916-11-05
The Traffic Squad Says:

The citizens of the National Capital could assist
materially in making the streets and rea-
sonably safe if they would with the
hc policemen on duty in the downtown sections and
keep a sharp lookout for vehicles in motion.
Pedestrians, it is noticed continue to,cut across
streets in the middle of the block instead using
the crosswalks at the ends of the blocks Invariably
when crossing a between blocks no attempt
is made to look either, down the before
crossing This is why numerous accidents occur.
as drivers Of vehicles do not expect pedestrians
cross other than at the crosswalks.
While pedestrians have first right of the
road. it does not mean that they should just
as much on the lookout for traffic driver of
a horse-drawn vehicle the operator of a motor
"WATcH YOUR STEP"
! Ren.esher-S.se<v ESrst-J .st- All <he T;,..
The Meeker herald., 1916-10-14

affair In the most businesslike way.
1t Is Of serge, made with plain, mod
erately full skirt, fitted about the hips
and cut to shoe-top length. The coat
is semi-fitted, n little more than half
length and machine stitching provides
the finish for both garments. BY way
OF Difference to the style features of
today the coat adopts high collar
and simulated pockets In the hips. But
1t asserts its Independence with velvet
covered buttons and there is ii velvet
band across the front Of the neck. I'M
der the turnover collar.
There is plenty Of authority for
more flare In the bottom OF the coat
and closer fit in the body Of it. The
skirt is cut In the correct length for all
street suits which Is just little longer
than shoe-top length. A suit Of this
kind If perfectly fitted and tailored.
is full of quiet distinction. and a stand
ard of good style.
The Meeker herald., 1916-10-14

and other novelty silk laces, net and
the sheer cOttOns like batiste and Or
candle.
The combination Of two colors In
the fabric, which proved popular In
the summer is still featured in blouses
now displayed for the new season.
Hemstitching and picot edges also re-
main and in some models satin char
meuse Is combined with chiffon cloth
or crepe. Occasionally the very sheer
blouse has net foundation.
A new model is shown In the picture
above. It is made OF georgette crepe
with open throat and sailor collar deep
ened by plated iounce of the crepe.
The sleeves are gathered into very
deep cuffs and these are finished about
the hand with n plated frill OF the
crepe. A soft tie of silk or crepe adds
bit of color contrast to this and to
many other models.
The Meeker herald., 1916-10-14

Autumn blouses might be spring
blOuses or summer blouses, for they
are made Of the same sheer and fiimsy
materials as those designed for the
warmest weather. Therefore 1t is to
be inferred that coats must carry all
the responsibility In standing between
the lady of fashion and freezing wealth
er. And coats, reinforced with high
collars of fur or helped out with capes
and scarfs, look quite able to do their
part. Therefore the blouse concerns
itself only with being dainty and beau
tiful.
For those who must have something
more substantial for indoor wenr, there
are meny one-piece frocks of satin and
cloth, and there are strictly tailored
shirtwaIsts Of silk shirtings that are
smartly practical. But the majority Of
blouses are made OF crepe georgette.
sssps de chine, chiffon cloth. radium
The Meeker herald., 1916-10-14

sYNoPsIs.

--GecrEy Ixst.n. daughter Of Sir
Q lialson Jetween her governess. Ethel
Willoughby. and Henry streetman. Ethel
denies 1t. Henry strestman calls ON Ethel
and while waiting for her talks to Brews-
ter. Sir Georges butler. who !. German
papers in Cir Georges possession; He
quarters. streetman. the German spy. and
Roeder (aiias Brewster. the butler2 are
discussing the possibility of war. When
Ethel appear. he tries e fore: h, her to ,, TT
orders to the British neet. Though she
believes him = French instead Of Ger
man spy. she refuses until he threatens
hsr: She begs him 70 announce their Sc
but he puts her OH Al tea oeorEy and
her lover. Guy Falconer. tease sir George.
tempt 70 talk politics. streetman. the
German Spy. Sir Georgs Wagstsn. British
wife Of strsstman: "a other: "a are having z, Y.
discussing . play. Charlie Brown: news
paper man Of New York. entertains the
tea party with his views on the threat
sned war in Europe.
The Meeker herald., 1916-10-14

new word a. b. was to detect signs Of
shamming on Guys part "If war
comes, I bet he'll 60 to the front. Hes
like the rest Of you English-half
ashamed to say what he really feels"
Tho embarrassed Guy faced him
sheepishly.
ooh, say-that's all swank" he re-
monstrated.
"'swankr That's a good wordw
Charlie Brown exclaimed. "I'm going
to take that back to America, too"
And then, returning to the subject Of
their conversation, who was manifest
" iii at ease. Mr.. Brown continued,
"Once you do touch Guy on the raw
of bis patriotism he'd 60 through and
60 through big"
IT think Mr.. Brown IL right" Street.
man declared. ut was only two months
ago at the Ritz in Paris that met a
young English ofIicer. We got to chat
ting. He seemed very down in the
month-some trouble over girl: he'd
been Tilted, or hadn't enough money to
propose, or she'd married someone else
usual sort Of thing, SO paid no at
tention to the incident. But one night,
walking along the Champs Elysees, a
man ahead of me suddenly turned
aside behind one Of the trees. Silhouet-
ted against the moonlight I saw his
hand 60 to his pocket. as IL to draw
revolver. ran up to him. and seized
the pistol. It was my young
English friend. I dare say the moon
had gone to his head. He was quite
desperate-really started to struggle
with me at first. We stood there for
an hour talking. I'd taken quite a
fancy to him. 1t seemed such a waste
Of good material for him to kill him
elf: but he was quite firm. Finally.
I appealed TO him as an English officer
in his maJesty's service. Some day his
country might need him told him
and he wouldn't be there, because he
was a coward-a traitor. That
hit him. 1 pressed the point. And
eventually he gave me his word"
They had all listened eagerly to
Streetmans vivid recital
"Did he keep his word?" Ethel asked.
81 don't know! I've never seen him
since; but he's the sort of man who
would. I merely mention the incident
to show that when nothing else count
ed, his country did. And most men
are like that" streetman added, as he
patted Guy Falconer on the back.
Somehow, Guy resented the familiar.
iU. But he merely moved away. So
far as be knew, Streetman was q de-
cent enough chap. But he did not rel
ish being patronized by him.
All at once Sir George Wagstaf no
ticed for the first time that the after
noon light was fast fading. Looking
at his watch, he rose hastily.
"By Jover he said, "Td no idea 1t
was 30 late. shall have to be getting
back to the admiralty"
II must be leaving, too" Streetman
announced.
80 must l." said Charlie Brown.
"Good-by. Miss Willoughbyr'
"Oh, don't you hurry OF. toor' Ethel
protested. "stay and have one moro
cup Of tear In some inexplicable way
The Meeker herald., 1916-10-14


" you recall your history les
cons, you'll remember the hard
time the North had 70 GET
enough soldiers during the Civil
war, and how finally eonserIp-
tlon wac adopted. You know,
too, tha4 the Engllsh have had
to IVES eonsorlptlon 70 get enough
men In the present conflict Pa
trlotism 10 q queer thing with
most Of W. We wave flags and
enjoy Fourth Of July oratory
but many Of us are inclined to
shy at real saerihee. An Inter-
sstlno discussion Of the subject
comes up In this lnstailmsnt.