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The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

so encouraged was | that ] began to
associate Yorkshire pudding with
my delicious roast beef.
A Rude interruption.
The cook book was easily located,
and off | fled to the cool, comfortable
living room to study the recipes. 1t
seemed to me that they called for
portions enough to feed two rcgi-
hour at mental arithmetic to figure
down proportions enough for four.
| might have been there yet with my
pencil, paper and cook book if there
had not come a terrific explosion
from the kitchen, veritable bonn
bardment.
In dismay I fled out Of the room,
and when | had reached the stove, to
my horror the water had boiled off
the eggs and by some strange chem
istry which | had never known any
thing OF, those insignificant little eggs
had blossomed out and were repos-
ing from the ceiling to the farthcst
corner OF the kitchen.
| won't give space to the dcscrip-
ton OF my feelings, but this is what
We had for dinner: One very small
scorched potato apiece, some roast
beef, nearer shoe leather than any
thing | can compare it to; plain let
tuce salad and a stray vegetable or
so, which looked very ancmic and
was almost raw at the core. Never
had been so tired. but dear mother
and Lottie ate il without a word and
complimented me extravagantly.
This | want to say to the house
wives who can brag Of their achieve
mcnts in the kitChen-it takes great
CT genius to set good supper upon
the table than it docs to become a
moving picture star.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07


emnenty
The Is o white
silk de Chine irresistible shade
convertible
shaped
I mate belt
blouses require ~
the right
4 Price Is
Pictorial Review Patterns On Sale at
S. KANN, SONS & co.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

Announcement that Mr.. Metz was to
remarry came to his friends as almost as
much of a surprise as did the announce
ment that his wife had gone quietly TO
Nevada and obtained divorce. Although
the news of the divorce did not become
public until December q, the final de-
cree was awarded to Mrs Laura X. Metz
on November l9
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
Big Air Attack Feared.

Athens. Feb. 6.-Two Zeppelin airships
we're sighted by Greek soldiers near the
sero-Greek frontier yesterday and it is
believed that an aerial squadron is being
gathered for a great attack on the allies
u SalonikL
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

A s sit down to write this arti-
~ Gle, l realize that I am not
only very tired, but brimming
over with reflective woes OF new
and original brand. 1t is not because
worked so very hard today, but
when l arrived home, two hours be-
fore | was expected, | discovered an
empty apartment, note saying
mother and Lottic had gone out
shopping and reminder that this
was Nora's and the cooks day off.
For half an hour l busted myself
Strengthening up my room and put
ting my things in order. Then, with
a growing appetite, I sauntercd to-
ward the kitchen. The icebox was
filled with goody-goodics, and after
made myself cup Of tea (Which
al. ashamed to confess is the only
thing really know how to cook. l
pondered long upon the ways of the
kitchen mechanic.
1t was an embarrassing situation in
which to find myself, this not know
ing how to get a square meal in case
OF an emergency. | decided that
perhaps if | should try l might sue
coed There was a roast OF beef all
ready TO be put into the oven. In the
pantry l knew where the potatoes
and vegetables were kept, among
then the tomatoes, and l was quite
positive that cream OF tomato soup
would be the simplest thing in the
world to make.
A Surprise for the Family.
| would surprise the family, and
when they returned there would be
set before them dinner fit for roy
atty. There was fully an hour Of
noisy activity before the roast went
into the oven, the potatoes into the
pan and the vegetables were peeled.
Then | had a few minutes in which
to set the table.
How simple cooking is" l remark
ed to myself, as l looked with pride
upon the steam coming out from
the various kettles and could hear
the roast sizzling in the oven. even
regretted | had ever told any one
knew nothing OF cooking, feeling
had done myself rank injustice But,
alas, for our little transient vanities
i was destined to come to grief!
When | opened the oven door, the
roast was sputtering noisily in half a
can of lard which | had put in as a
savory foundation. Splash went the
lard as | added a cupful of water, and
the steam scorched my face, while
the vicious little drops of grease COW
cred me from head to foot, burning
my arms and soiling my clothes.
| banged the oven door shut and
centered my waning interest upon a
salad. 1t should be lettuce with slic-
cd hard boiled eggs. The next thing
for me to do was to prepare the eggs
"a very easy process, although it be-
gan to look almost scientific to me as
| went about the business of it. How
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
LAWYERS for Regent.

Albany. n. Y, Feb. cit is reported
here that either John G. Agar or James
Byrne, New York City lawyers. will be
elected regent of the University of the
State of New York to succeed the last
Andrew J. Shipman.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
Woman Painter Dies.

Boston, Mass, Feb. 6-Miss Mary L.
Macomber, one of the best known OF
Boston's woman painters, died at Back
Bay hospital of grip and pneumonia. She
Eas fifty years old.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

Take THE SHORT CUT TO MAR
kEr. Read the Want Ads every d.v =
Dan sayles
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Heavy Snow in Detroit.

Detroit. Mich, Feb. Ga severe snow
storm is raging over Michigan today
Four inches cover the ground in Detroit
and there is no sign OF a let-up. Rail-
road and interurban traffic is badly de-
layed.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
IDON A KITCHEN APRON.

ever, everything boiled merrily, and
so encouraged was l that ! began to
associate a Yorkshire pudding with
my delicious roast beef.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

A sit down to write this arti
~ Gle, I realize that I am not
- onIv ycrv tired but hrir,uinp
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

You" l exclaimed. "Impossible"
Yes" she said earnestly. II assure
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
TOMORROW'S MENU.

-CrrnEht- IgsI
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

"She loOketh as butter would not melt
IN her mouth."-Heywood.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-31
PAUPER CAN'T COLLECT $4,000
Legacy From hetty Green's Relative
Attached by Poorhouse.

Boston, Aug. 29.-William p. Grin
nell, who is descendant oil the father
of Sylvia Ann Howland, an aunt OF
the late Hetty Green, and whose share
of $4,000 in the Rowland estate has
been set free by the death of Mrs.
Green, lives in the poorhouse at
Tewksbury, and cannot touch a penny
of the fortune which has come to him.
The poorhouse authorities have tied
UP the money pending the settlement
of a suit which they have filed against
the estate for S1920, which, they say,
Grinnell owes the town for board.
Grinnell is IS years old. He first
went to Tewksbury 80 years ago from
Salem and got work at the state hos
pital there. A short time after this
he became confidential secretary to
Thomas Marsh, the superintendent,
and continued in the position until
Marsh was discharged.
In 1900 he left Tewksbury, and moth
ing was heard from him until several
years later, when 1t was found that he
had become public charge in New
Bedford. When the New Bedford au-
thorities learned of his Tewksbury re.
sidence they sent him back to that
town. Grinnell lived at the almshouse
from 1904 to 1907, and then left the
institution. He returned in 1910 and
since that time has been a town
charge. II is said that he had been
much Interested In the Howland will
of late, and that he had had frequent
conferences with n Lowell attorney.
c. w. White, superintendent of the
almshouse, told reporter last even
ing that not much was known con
cerning Grinnell's antecedents. Grin
nell, he declared, had done liget work
from time to time about the stables
but his health had not permitted him
to work for his board
Grinnell refused to be interviewed, II
was explained that Supt, White had
lust beaten the old man in three
games of checkers, and that he was
so sore" that he wouldn't see any
body.
Previous to the filing Of the bill IL
the East Cambridge court yesterday
attorneys for the town appeared be
fore Judge Fox and secured an ad in
term injunction restraining Grinnel
from receiving or disposing of th'
100000 which comes to him from th'
Rowland estate Col. Edward II. Green
Harry Il. Day and Oliver Prescott o
New Bedford, trustees under the vii
OF Sylvia Rowland. are named defen
dants in the towns suit. .f a.a
Sylvia Ann Rowland. who was Hett,
Green's aunt, left ut her death tn
sum of $2.00O,O00, the income o
which was to 20 to Hetty Green durin
her life, At her death the prIncipa
was to be divided among the lineal dc
scendants OF Gideon Rowland. fathe
of Sylvia Many hundreds of How
lands are scattered about the worlt
and many have appeared to clair
their share of the estate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-31
c. V. NOT INVOLVED
Road viii Treat With Men lndepen.
IDENTITY in Case OF Strike.

Burlington, Aug. 30.-The Central
Vermont railway in the event of a
strike will treat with its men inde-
pendently, so a high official of the
road said last night. President Ed
ward c. Smith has notified the AS
sociation of Railroad Presidents that
he will not act in concert with them.
In so doing he has not been alone.
Several presidents of the smaller rail
roads, East and West, have done the
same.
The men themselves, this same Of
fetal said, have not voted with their
fellows on the big four brotherhoods
10 go on strike. Like thousands of
employees of the Pennsylvania and one
or two other smaller systems, they
have taken no positive action. So
far as known they have signed no
petitions against strike but have
kept cut of 1t as far as possible.
There are at present about 100 con.
ductors, 200 brakemen, including
trainmen, 100 fremen. 100 engineers
and so yardmen who would be affected
in case they joined in a general coun-
try.wide strike. The Central Vermont
is short.handed at present.
The relations which exist between
the railroad officials and the men at
the present time we consider very
friendly said the official In question.
the men had never struck, he added,
and they were receiving standard pay,
the same wages as prevailed on the
big railroads. The Central Vermont
said this official, was in peculiar
position because of its affiliated own
ership with the Grand Trunk. The
latter, along with the Canadian Pact
iic and the other Canadian roads, is
in little danger of a strike until after
the war although they all belong IA
the international brotherhoods. The
| later network the whole continent
and ordinarily Canada, would be as
much involved as the United States
In case OF general strike.
| The Canadian members OF the ioul
| brCtherhoods. however. the G. V. OH
cial declares. have as much as prom
ised not to strike while the groa
war is in progress Simply from pa
triotic motives and from realization
of the extent to which the mother
country depends upon Canada for sup
plies the men have said they woult
remain loyal
| A report to the effect that the EN-
ployes of the Central Vermont arr
not affiliated with the big four is IN
true. The report said that the loca
lodges split off several years ago. Th
lodges of both railroads are aililiatel
but there is no cast iron rule agains
their refusing to abide by genera
strike order of the leaders of the bi
/! fon..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-31
AUSTR|ANS. RETIRE
AS RUM AN|ANS
ADVANCE
Invasion Of Hungary Meets Little
Opposition
BORDER TOWNS ARE CAPTURED
Russian Troops Already in Rumania
to Assist in Invasion of
Bulgaria.

Paris, Aug. 30.-The Austrian arm
les are in full retreat before the Ru-
manian invaders, who are pursuing
them deep into Pennsylvania. The
The Rumanians have taken the import
ant city of Kronstadt and one report
says that they have taken Hermann
stadi.
Striking rapidly and Immediately
upon the declaration of war on Sun
day, the Rumanian troops are on the
offensive all along their front. They
have captured borders of Transyl-
vania.
Rumanian troops operating with the
Russians have captured all the princi-
pal passes of the Carpathians, accord
ing to a despatch from Bucharest by
way of Rome. For twelve hours the
Rumanians have marched uninter-
ruptedly on Hungarian soil, meeting
only weak resistance.
An important move in the vigorous
Rumanian offensive in the opening Of
hostilities upon Bulgaria, with whom
Rumania is not yet officially at war.
Rumanian guns at Giurgevo, on the
Danube, have commenced a lombard
ment Of the Bulgarian city of Rust
chuck, across the river
Rumania is reported, in despatch
from Athens, to have presented an
ultimatum to Bulgaria demanding the
evacuation of Serbian territory, Ru-
mania demands that the status quo OF
the Treaty of Bucharest, in 1913, be re
stored, giving Serbian Macedonia, now
held by Bulgar troops, back to Ser
biG.
Following the lead of Germany
Turkey has declared war upon Ru'
mania. according to a despatch from
Constantinople. Bulgaria has not TAX
en- any action so far, and reports come
from several sources that the Crown
Prince Boris is voicing pro ally senti
ments and there may be revolt to
dethrone Car Ferdinand, place the
Crown Prince upon the throne and
make separate peace.
Austria tacitly admits the successes
of the Rumanian arms, and the cap
ture of Kronstadt, Petrozseny and
Koedzi-Vasarhely, northeast of Kron
stadt. Rumanian armies have passed
through the Transylvanian Alps anC
the eastern Carpathians at five points
at least. Russian troops are passing
through the Dobrudia, Rumania's east
ernmost province to aid in the in
| the invasion of Bulgaria.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-31
DIR. SHERWOOD HEADS sUFFS
st. Adams Woman Elected President
Of the Vermont Association

st. Albans. Aug. 30-The annual
meeting of the Vermont Equal Suf-
frage association opened here this af-
ternoon with a representative attend
ance of members. The following Off
GERS were elected
Honorary president, Mrs, Julia A.
Pierce of Rochester; president, DR..
Grace Sherwood of st. Adams; vice
president, first congressional district,
Mrs. II. S. Howard of Burlington; vice
president, second congressional dis
trict. Mrs. w. l.. Bryant of Springfield;
treasurer, Mrs. Lucas Blancherd of
Montpelier; recording secretary. Miss
J. Oanna d. Croft of Burlington; cor
responding secretary, Miss Emilia
Houghton of ST. Adams; auditor, Mrs.
Francis p. Wyman of Manchester
Center.
DR.. Sherwood was commissioned
delegate to the national convention to
he held at Atlantic City, n. J. AS presi
dent of the association, DR.. Sherwood
to appoint two other delegates. This
evening a reception was held at DR..
Sherwood's home. An important busi-
ness meeting tomorrow will close the
session.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-31
RAlLRoADING 65 YEARS
Edwin F. Brooks Began His Career
in Vermont.

Brattleboro, Aug. 31.-Edwin +.
Brooks, SO, ticket agent for the Bos-
to & Maine railroad at Gardner, Mass,
who has been railroad man 60
years, has been granted a pension by
the company.
Mr.. Brooks is said to hold the re-
cord in the United States for the long
est number Of years in actual railroad
work. He began his railroad career
when he was l6 in Westminster on
what was then the Vermont and Mass
achusetts railroad. now the Fitchburg
division, and remained at Westminster
for 13 years.
Then he was promoted to superin.
tendent OF the narrow guage, Brattle.
boro & Whitehall railroad here, where
he remained 36 years, being station
agent most OF that time. He was in
Worcester for two years as cashier in
the Boston & Maine freight house,
Fifteen years ago he went to Gardner
as ticket agent.
Mr.. Brooks is an active member OF
the Order of Railroad Station Agents;
a former president of the New Eng
land Association of Railroad Veterans
and S2d degree Mason. His health
Is excellent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-31
How Tnninea Is Made.

Hardly is there any article of whose
origin so little IL known as tapioca,"
writes ]. X. Jank In book on spices"
1t is manufactured from tapioca
-four on the islands OF Singapore, Pc
nang and Java This nour is made
from the topioca potato. the root OF
the cassava or manioc plant.
These potatoes often weigh over
twenty pounds. They are washed.
skinned, cut into small pieces and put
into crater, where small circular
saws reduce them TO pulp. The fine
-four is separated by revolving drum
and after being washed six times IL
dried on heated trays. II is then made
into dough and passed through sleves
and baked.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-31
NEWSPAPERS WILL SUFFER
Many Must Suspend Publication ir
III Case of Strike

New York, Aug. STA very large
number of the daily newspapers of the
United States will be forced to sus'
pend publication on account of lack of
paper. If a nationwide railway strike
continues for two weekst it was de-
clared yesterday by Lincoln b. Palmer
manager of the American newspaper
publishers association.
The print paper situation is acute
from causes entirely outside the prob
lem of transportation" said Mr. Pal
mer Many publishers are on a
handtomouth basis, getting car
load from the mill just as they are ex-
hausting the carload on hand"
Mr.. Palmer explained that there
were only 6OOOC tons of news print
paper on hand and that the daily CON
sumption approXimated 5000 tons. He
added that his statement was based
on the possibility that the strike
would cause the suspension of the
transportation of the commodity.
During the embargoes declared by the
railroads some time ago news print
paper was excepted and expedited
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-31
NORTH BENNINGTON

Frederick Green is spending week
in Bennington with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Niles.
baby daughter arrived at the
hcme of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Leon.
ard of Hawks avenue, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carson, who
have been with Mr.. Carson's brother
in Montpelier for few days left Wed
nesday morning for their home in De.
troit, Michigan.
II Is expected that Rev. Derwacter,
the new pastor of the Baptist church
will enter upon his duties next Sun.
day, preaching at both morning and
evening services and at SALISBURY
Center In the afternoon,
II the person suspected of taking
the wash from the clothes yard of
Mrs. T. +. Turner in North Benning-
ton on Monday night will return
them. as they are all clearly marked,
nothing further will be done. 7St2
The Junior Pathhnders will hold a
food sale Saturday afternoon at o.
clock. at the home of Mrs. +, ID. Ran
ney There will be on sale, brown
bread. beans, doughnuts and cookies
The iuniors are all requested to bring
the dolls which they have dressed
Following is the program for the
band concert on Village Green, Friday
evening, Sept. lst. March, "Our Pres
idents"; Overture. Arbitration; One
step. THE Wedding of the Sunshine
and the Rose; Idle, I'm Loves Gar
dem. March "The Poet and Peasant"
Waltz. Rosemary: Selection
Faust: March Hero of the 18th
mus" Star Spangled Banner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-31
FOR PARALYSIS SUFFERS
New York City Will Be Asked to APP
propriate S250,00o

New York, Aug. 31-The city of New
York will be asked to appropriate
$3.50, 900 for the after care of children
crippled by the epidemic of infantile
paralysis, Acting Mayor Frank Dowl-
ing announced yesterday. The acting
mayor said he would bring the sub
iect before the board obstinate and
apportionment at its meeting Septem-
Der 12
The confidence of health department
officials that the epidemic was under
control was shaken yesterday by an
other increase in the number of new
cases reported There are 49,,
against 73 Tuesday. The deaths were
%, against 81 Tuesday, for the "a
hours ending at 10 a. m. Experience,
however, has shown that Tuesday s
figures are usually high on account OF
the failure of physicians to report
cases over Sunday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-31

Lima, Ohio, Aug. 30,-A heavily
armed mob of 5000 men placed a rope
around the neck OF Sheriff Ely and
threatened to hang him on Lima's
main street corner tonight unless
he diyulged the hiding place of Chas.
Daniels. a negro prisoner whom he
spirited away when the mob burst in
to the Jail to seize the negro. Daniels
is charged with assaulting Mrs. John
Barber white woman
At 10 o'clock the mob, composed
mostly of farmers from near Mrs Bar
ber's country home, armed with shot
guns. surrounded the jail, overpowered
the police and the Sheriff's deputy and
forced its way into the Jail. looking
for the negro The Sheriif's wife
opened all the cells, but the negro was
not found.
Then the infuriated mob noticed that
Sheriff Ely was gone, and when he re-
turned he was asked what he had done
with the negro. He refused to tell and
took refuge in his house. The mob
drove him out and he hid in the Elks'
Club.
The mob split up. some going in
automobiles TO the new State hospital
for the Criminal Insane. two miles
from here, and others, to search the
courthouse clock tower, where a ne
gro once hid twenty years ago and was
lynched.
When these parties reported to the
others, who with drawn reyolvers still
watched the Jail, a howl was set up,
Find the Sheriff." Ely was found in
the Elk's club and was threatened with
lynching II he did not give up his pris-
oner. He refused and was taken to a
lamp post with a moose about his neck
The police tried vainly to rescue him.
With his clothes torn off and blood
streaming from a dozen cuts, Sheriff
Ely has yielded to the mob which had
placed rope about him to hang him
and has left town, presumably to take
the blood maddened men to the hiding
| place of the negro
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-31
DEATH OF PLAlNFIELO GIRL
Miss Maud Townsend Died of lnfan-
tile Paralysis at Jersey City.


Barre, Aug. 30.-Word was received
in Barre and Plainfeld today of the
death at hospital in Jersey City. n.
j., of Miss Maud Townsend, we'll
known Plainfield young woman, from
infantile paralysis. Death occurred
last evening, the young lady having
been taken sick a week or 10 days ago
while she was employed in a summer
hotel in Asbury Park, n. j. She was
promptly removed to the hospital in
Jersey City, where she continued to
decline rapidly. The remains are TO
be brought to Plainileld early Thurs
day morning.
Miss Townsend was the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Townsend, and
she also leaves sister. Miss Minnie
Townsend. Mrs. Frank Trow of Barre
Town is an aunt OF the young woman.
In Plainfield. where the young woman
was born and received her education,
she was very popular. She went to
Asbury Park early in the summer TO
be employed in hotel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-31

FLOUR MILLS WILL CLOSE
All in Minneapolis viii Be Shut Half
Hour After Strike Order.

Minneapolis, MINI, Aug. 31.-Eyery
-four mill in Minneapolis will be
closed 30 minutes after the order for
a nationwide railway strike becomes
effective, according to an announce
ment yesterday by the Washburn-
Crosby company All the mills in the
city are filled to capacity, with no
available storage space and no way
in which to move the output, says the
statement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-31
CONSTANTINE HAS FLEp7
Greek Government In Panic over
Zaimis' Resignation.

London. Aug. 31.-The Greek GOV.
ernment has been thrown into a panic
by the resignation of Premier Zaimis
and there are rumors that King Con.
stantne has fed from the city, an
Athens dispatch says.
Premier Zaimis is reported to have
resigned because OF Rumanla's en-.
trance into the war.