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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
ALL ORDERED TO SALUTE
Female Employees on German Lines
Have Been Put Under Military
Regulations.

Social ard economic conditions in
Germany have undoubtedly been great
ly disturbed by the war, but lofty de-
termination to continue to do all things
in the regular way is indicated in an
article in late copy of the Elberfeld
Prussia) Kurier, concerning the
proper demeanor of the present street
railroad employees toward their SUI
periors, remarks the Cincinnati Times
Star. The situation is not without
its humOr, since the present employees
are women, and it is insisted upon that
they shall not cheerily respond "GOod
morning" when superior greets them,
but shall remain silent and respond
only with a correct military salute.
And, if one may judge by the manner
in which the subject is treated in the
Kurier, it is considered one of serious
Importance. The various orders on
the subject issued by the street-rail-
road officials are published in full. "In
accordance with the regulations of our
administration" the principal order
reads, "female employees must salute
their superiors by laying their hands
to their head covers. 1t is ordered
that on all our lines female cOnduc-
tors in uniform must salute in mill
tary fashion. This order now applies
to all of our employees. When a
superior greets a subordinate female
employee with Good morning. the
correct reply is not Good morning.
but the respectful raising of the hand
to the head cover, in silence. If the
employees in question do not observe
this regulation, they will be dismissed"
There is something of the inevitable
feminine in the communication which
committee of the employees sent to
the street-railroad officials upon the
PRONUNCIATION of this order.
"Inasmuch," they said, "as we do not
know how to salute in correct mill
tary fashion, and as a salute incorrect
ly executed would indicate disrespect
in as great measure as spoken words,
such as Good morning. it is respect
fully requested that the company shall
| provide for the instruction of the en-
ployees by some competent authority
in the matter of saluting in correct
military fashion"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
Tear Down Wooden Fences.

Get rid of the wooden fences and
you will help get rid of rats, flies and
mosquitoes. So says DR.. John d.
Blake, health commissioner of Balti-
more. Doctor Blake believes that
much disease and sickness is brought
about by the wooden fence.
"First of all the wooden fence is an
obstruction to proper supervision Of
the premises by the police" the com'
missioner said. "The presence of rub
bish, stagnant pools and other insani-
tary conditions in yards cannot be de-
tected by the police or health Off Hals
as long as they are hidden by wooden
fences. The back fence is an excellent
hiding place for burglars and tramps
at night. If a burglar manages to
jump the fence he can take his time
getting into the house. There is no
need fer him to hurry as the fence
keeps anyone from seeing him.
"The wooden fence prevents the
proper circulation of air. Persons liv-
ing in houses surrounded by high
wooden fences do not get the real ben
efits of pure, fresh air. This is detri-
mental to the health.
"Rats, flies and mosquitoes carry
germs and spread disease. To do away
with disease we must exterminate
these. The dilapidated wooden fence
attracts bugs of all descriptions. Rats
gnaw at the wood and dig holes under
and around 1t. These holes become
filed with water and in time are ex-
cellent breeding places for flies and
mosquitoes.
"The fact that the wooden fence
hides all this dirt and filth is power
full argument why it should be done
away with. What woman would allow
dirt, garbage and other refuse matter
to collect in her back yard If she
thought her neighbors saw 1t? Every.
body has more or less pride, and If
each back yard was thrown open to
the view of the neighbors conditions
would be greatly improved"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
May Have Military Training Camp


Burlington.-Ano step toward
the establishment near Burlington OF
cavalry reserve officers training
camp, was taken when a Burlington
committee, consisting of Gen. T. S.
Peck, w. T. Scofeld, president of the
Burlington Merchants Association,
and S. S. Richold accompanied Col
J. T. Dickman and Capt A. B. Coke,
the commanding officers and the ad'
jutant, respectively, of the Second
cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen on an in
spection tour of so square miles of
maneuvering territory, which would
be suitable for such a camp. The
tract of land is between the Winooski
and Lamoille rivers and would be
included in a loop starting west of
Essex Center, slIirting Fairfax and
| bounded by Westford The plot real
" begins east of the Central Vermont
railway tracks between the two riv.
ers before mentioned and includes
Browns river valley.
Maj. General Leonard A. Wood, U.
| S. A, commander of the department
Of the East, will probably make trip
TO Fort Ethan Allen from his head
quarters at Governors Island, N Y,
some time during the spring and will
then inspect the site in company with
Colonel Dickman.
Colonel Dickman and Captain Coke
expressed themselves as being great
! ly interested on the establishment Of
such a camp and said that they were
willing to place their influence back
Of the proposition and cooperate to
the utmost of their ability with Bur-
lington in this matter.
The Merchants association has
pledged Colonel DiclIman its support
and President Scofield will appoint
military committee to take active
charge Of the natter. According to
army officers the establishment OF
such camp would prove even more
beneficial to Burlington than the in
fantry training camp at Plattsburg,
N. Y, and they urge the citizens to
take advantage of their opportunity
at once.
The men who are now applying for
commissions in the officers reserve
training corps include bankers, law
yers, clergymen, doctors, civil min
ing, electrical and mechanical engin-
GERS, former enlisted men of the ma
tional service, newspaper men, rail.
road officials and employees, mechan
ics-these are few of the profess
sions and trades represented In the
long list of applications.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
PLANT TREES ALONG ROADS
Their Value in the Hot, Clustering
Days of Summer Can Hardly Be
OVerestimated.

The time will come, says New Jer.
sey society that is devoted to the adj
vocacy of roadside planting, when trees
will line both sides of our rural roads.
That is an optimistic observation, but
there is probably a good deal of truth
back of it. The farmer everywhere is
undoubtedly beginning to show greater
pride and interest in the appearance of
his place. The city residents invasion
and the consequent establishment of
summer homes" and country estates
has set a new standard in many COM
InunitieS.
1t requires little Imagination to fancy
how quickly a sunny, blistering hot,
dusty road could be transformed if the
farmers whose property abuts on it
along q stretch of two or three miles
would all agree to line it with saplings
this fall. The work could be done in
farm requires attention. The improve
ment would bespeak a spirit of prog
ress and enterprise and, in few years
time, would benefit the planters far
tourist. 1t would go far toward sub
DUNG dust and it would make the trip,
of the farmer and the farmers family,
to and from his home, much more COM
Portable and much pleasanter. 1t would
be, in short, a splendid investment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
THE STORY OF EUGENE ARAM.

CERTAIN romantic features of the
~ crime and trial of Eugene Aram
appealed to Thomas Hood and Bulwer
Lytton, so the one wrote a poem and
the other a book, about the murderer,
with the result that the name of a
rather commonplace manSlayer re-
mains a household word, and is con-
Sidered something to cOnjure with by
lawyers and orators. So much SYM
pathy for Eugene was created by
Hoods poem that determined efforts
have been made, at various times, and
by various writers, to prove that he
was a martyr, but the evidence against
him was too conclusive to be argued
away. One little matter has always
been overlooked by his defenders. On
the morning of the day that saw his
execution, he admitted that ne deserv-
ed his punishment, and attempted to
commit suicide with razor.
One balmy day in 1859 some intelli-
gent British workmen were engaged in
digging out stone in a quarry near
KnaresborOugh, when they came up
on human skeleton. The bones were
reverently collected and taken to town
and the villagers engaged in guess
ing contest as to whose they might
be; then one of the oldest inhabitants
remembered that a man named Daniel
Clark had mysteriously disappeared
some fifteen years before. Daniel had a
rather rancid reputation, and had
caused the local constables some an
noyance, so it was taken for granted,
when he dropped out, that he had
sought change of climate. However,
now that the bones were found, every
body felt quite sure that he must have
been murdered. Then another of the
oldest inhabitants recollected that
Clark used to be quite intimate with a
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
V E r M o n T
STATE NEWS
VERMONT CROP REPORT.
Apples and Hay Alone Exceed Past
Years Mark. Prices Generally
Higher That at That Time.

WashingtOn.-A summary of the
November crop report for the state
Of Vermont as compiled by the bu
reau of crop estimates is as follows:
Corn-Estimate this year, 100000
bushels; production last year. final
estimate 2,256,O00 bushels.
Wheat-October estimate, $4,000
bushels; production last year, final
estimate, 10000 bushels.
Oats-October estimate, 2,52S,000
bushels; production last year, final
estimate, 3,483,000 bushels.
Barley-October estimate, 100000
bushels; production last year, final
estimate, 100000 bushels.
Potatoes-Estimate this year, g.
$4,000 bushels; production last year,
final estimate, 2,592,OOO bushels.
Hay-September estimate, 1871 900
tons; production last year, final es-
climate, 100000 tons.
Apples-Estimate this year, 1,104,-
300 barrels; production last year,
final estimate, $4,000 barrels.
Prices-The first price given be-
low is the average November / this
year, and the second the average No
vember 1 last year Wheat-115
cents a bushel. Corn, Ill and SO,
Oats, GA and so. Potatoes, 106 and
"a. Hay, $124O and $3.50 a ton
Eggs, Al and SO cents dozen
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24

man named Houseman, and somebody
last seen he was In Houseman's COM
pany.
Mr.. HOuSeman, who also had a
somewhat ragged reputation, still in
tested the community, so he was
rounded up by the Centurions and ask
ed to explain the disappearance of his
Old-time running mate. At first he pro-
fessed to be greatly shocked that any
body would think him guilty of con-
tributing to Daniels disappearance.
His righteous indignation was worth
going miles to see. But when he had
spent few days in the village toll
booth, his conscience got in it's work,
and he made a confession. The bones
which had been dug up were not those
of Daniel Clark. He didn't know whose
they were. Daniel was buried in an
entirely different place, and he guided
the officers to the proper spot. They
went to work with spades and dug up
the bones of the late Mr.. Clark. That
he had been murdered was obvious.
Some of his bones were fractured and
his skull had been caved in.
In the excitement and enthusiasm
over this discovery the original bones
were forgotten, and the mystery they
represented never was cleared up.
They also indicated murder, but the
sea must give up its dead before the
identity of the victim will be estab-
lished.
Then Mr. Houseman made an elab-
crate explanation Of the whole bust
ness. He and Clark and Eugene Aram
had been associated for some time in
a general scheme of swindling. Aram.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
TRAINED FLEA FOREVER LOST
Col. Harta Beetem Relates Sad Story
Concerning Fate of His Truly
Wonderful Pet.

"rve heard a lot about trained
fleas," observed Col. Harta Beetem
meditatively, "but I've yet to see the
trained flea that could hold a candle
to my Rudolph"
Several members of the Necks to
Nature club rose casually as though
remembering engagements elsewhere
and, just as casually the colonel got
to the door ahead of them, locked it,
and slipped the key in his pocket.
"Yes, gentlemen" he continued.
Rudolph is the worlds champion
trained flea. He could count up to
hundred by wiggling his legs, though
after one hundred his legs got too
tired. He could also turn handsprings,
do a perfect sailors hornpipe, chin
himself eight times and do all sorts
Of stunts on his little parallel bars.
l only wish 1 had him to show you
gentlemen now"
Run away from you, did he,
colonel?' asked Twombly Splits sarcas.
tically.
II wouldn't call it that" replied the
colonel with his sweet smile. at came
about like this. I was showing him
to an old North American Indian
Chief Dirty-Neck by name, reputed to
be one hundred and six years old.
Well, most Unexpectedly, while turn.
ing a backward somersault, Rudolph
lost his balance and tumbled right
down the old Indians neck. Dirty.
Neck fished for him, grunted, said
Here, Rudolph, colonel and put him
in my hand. But when I ordered the
little fellow six times to do a hand
stand and he never moved, 1 realized
that it wasn't Rudolph at all. BY that
time Dirty-Neck had moved off and
Rudolph was lost to me forever"
And the colonel unlocked the door
with his sweet smile and returned to
his toddy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24

who was educated and clever, directed
operations, and Clark and Housemani
did the coarse work. Aram wasn't
exactly popular with his associates.
He was domineering and treated them
contemptuously. He spent his even
ings in his cottage, reading and study
ing, while they were out rustling, and
then they had to call upon him and
divide the spoil. Naturally, they felt
that their faces were being ground by
the iron heel of tyranny.
One evening they made an especial
ly good haul, having disposed of some
goods which had been obtained by
fraud, and when they called upon Eu-
gene to declare a dividend he COM
planned that the cottage was close and
stuffy, and invited them to take a
walk with him. Aram and Clark went
on ahead, into a field. Presently
Houseman heard them quarreling, and
then heard the Sickening thud Of
club striking human flesh. He ran to
the scene of the disturbance and found
Clark lying dead. Houseman was
badly ratified and ran away. The next
day he visited Aram's cottage, and Eu-
gene threatened him with all kinds of
catastrophes if he spoke of what he
had seen. Knowing that Eugene was
| dangerous, Mr.. HouSeman preserved a
mastery silence, and the murderer
moved away from the neighbOrhood.
| Tho vii c1nI1fhc h1Su nd
traced him to Kings Lynn, where he
was quietly employed as an usher in
a school, and from that school he was
led forth with gives upon his wrists"
He made a strenuous defense when
placed upon trial. There is no record
that he ever denied committing the
crime, but he tried to prove his inno-
cence by technical stratagem. The
weak point of the prosecution was
that the only direct evidence against
him was the testimony of HouSeman
and it was generally agreed that
Houseman couldn't tell the truth with.
out undergoing a severe strain. Aram's
first contention was that the bones
were those of a woman, but the medi
cal practitioners soon disposed of that.
There were many witnesses who testi
fed to the good character of the priS
oner, and Aram cried out passionately
that his days were honestly laborious
his nights intensely studious. Then
his lawyers tried to show that the
condition of the bones didn't necessar.
lily indicate murder. The bones of this
skeleton were fractured, but so were
those of the Archbishop of York when
eXhuned in 1923, and he certainly was
not murdered. Every trick known tC
the lawyers of that period was resort
ed to- but all in vain. The jury found
him guilty, and Aram was returned
to his cell to await the executioner.
This is the history of crime which
was sordid in itself, crime commit
ted by man who had no other claim
to distinction than a handsome face
and an education better than the com,
mon. Yet, after a century and half
crime and criminal still live in song
and story because they happened to
engage the attention of two great
geniuses of the pen.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
INTERRUPTED Problem.

A correspondent whose veracity in
small matters has hitherto remained
unquestioned, writes the following
from one Of the mushroom camps of
the desert: 'The other night Chucka-
waller Pete's thirst emporium caught
fire. The point was q mass of flames
when the camp volunteer fire depart
ment arrived. Prompt measures were
necessary to avoid total loss, but the
mine bookkeeper held up the extin-
guishment Of the blaze. He set out to
figure which was the cheapest-to let
the shack, consisting of lumber costing
$3.50 thousand, burn down, or put 1t
out with water hauled Is miles and
costing So a barrel. While he was
figuring, the shack burned down and
we never did hear which way the fig.
ures pointed" and Min.
Ing Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
Railroad Construction Camp.

Some recent pictures show some as
poets of railroad construction. The
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh is one
of those railroads which believes that
good care of its employees is one OF
the most important details in the op,
Grafton of a railroad.
The location of a camp receives the
personal attention of both the labor
agent and the roadmaster, who care.
fully consider the location from the
point of view of proper sanitation
and an ample supply of pure spring
water.
The foreman and commissary clerk
exact cleanliness on the part of the
laborers, neglect in this matter being
sufficient cause for dismissal. The use
Of tents equipped with steel hunks
gives sanitary conditions much better
than We're the old methods of using
camp cars and wooden buildings, which
1t was impossible to keep clean.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
Most Crooked Railroad.

Up CALIFORNIA; Tamalpais runs the
crookedest railroad in the world. OF
the eight miles of track the Longest
tangent is only Alb feet. In one in.
stance the road makes five complete
loops and ties two complete bow knots
to attain an elevation of 80 feet. TIL.
end of the line is about half a mil,
higher than the starting point, ant
there Is not one particular steep grad,
in the entire system.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
Railroad Traffic HEAVY.

Montpelier-The traffic for Octo-
Der on the Central Vermont and Rut-
land railways in Vermont was heav-
Ter than it had been for the cores
ponding month for several years pre-
vious.
The reasons for this heavy traffic
in October are assigned to the late.
ness of the season, the poliomyelitis
epidemic, and the fine weather. All
these things tended to make the mum.
Der of vacations at this time of the
year a great deal larger than for
merly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
Railroad Capitalization.

The total railway operating reven-
ues for the year amounted to $685.
100000, with operating expenses of 49,
0SS,000,0O0.
The railway capital of the United
States actually outstanding on June
80, 1915, ($19,719,O0O,O00), was equal
to all the nations of the earth, COR.
puted prior to the outbreak of the
European war. 1t is sum represent
ing more than 10 per cent of the total
wealth of the country, and equal to
the wealth of Belgium, Spain and the
Netherlands combined.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
Baby Has Head Cut of.

Barre.-Stephen Ala, two-year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ala, was
run over, instantly killed, and his
body horribly mutilated by a switch
Ing engine on the Barre & Chelsea
railroad here last week.
The baby unaccompanied, was on
his way over the Berlin street cross.
ing when he was struck down, all I'M
seen by the engines crew or by any
one else. His head was cut off.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
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,,afANjfftSSg KAN IN
-~.;NHSGWI|%
Relic of Air Pressure Railroad.

which trains were to be drawn along
by air pressure in pipes laid down
alongside the line.
The "South Devon railroad" as it
was then, was built by him with the
idea of doing without locomotive en-
gines. The only engines to be employed
were to be those in these engine houses
creating air pressure. The method was
tried at great cost, and after almost
ruinous expense had to be abandoned.
Meanwhile, the buildings-let off for
various purposes-serve as reminders
Of a curious incident in railroad his
tory.-London Answers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
Enormous Railroad Scale for Weigh
ing Locomotives and Other Rolling
Stock.

length and is an aSsemblage of sig
weighing instruments, each designed tC
have capacity of 275,000 pounds. The
load applied to each section is trans.
mitted to an additional lever and
through it to a weighing beam housed
at one side. The scale is one OF the
largest of its kind ever built end is
employed in weighing locomotives and
other rolling stock. Engines of the
Pacific type weigh about 215 tons, but
it would take four of these piled or
top of each other to overload the scale,
The reason for designing the mechan.
ism for such a great capacity was part.
ly to insure its permanent adequacy
Tests have been made which show
that the variation between the differ
ent sections is less than ten pounds
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24

the upright the three have COM
bined lighting capacity of $500 cam
die power. The average distance be-
tween the posts will be 100 feet,
so that the whole street will be
flooded with light. The upper lamps
will be on a separate circuit and will
be turned on all night; the annual
cost, which is estimated at $12,i50,
will be borne by the city; the lower
lights on each standard will burn I'M
til midnight and their cost per year,
which will be approximately $4,000,
will be borne Jointly by the merchants,
property owners, and the street-car
company. The lamps will extend up
Market street from the Ferry building,
IL blocks on one side of the street and
Is blocks on the other. Merchants
expect to benefit by the improvement.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
Gored by a Bull.

Edward Duval Of st. Johnsbury, and
Charles Freeto, of East Burke, car
penters at work on the Elmer A,
Darling farm at Bast Burke, were
gored by a bull few days ago. Du
val was taken to his home, pain
fully injured. The bull was in the
barnyard and attacked the men as
they were at work.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24
CAN WEIGH ENORMOUS LOAD
Track Scale Recently Installed Would
Seem About the Limit of Me-
chanicaI Skill.

At West Albany, N. Y, one of the
eastern railroad companies has in
stalled a track scale which is theoretic-
ally capable of accommodating a l.
$50, 000-pOund load. 1t is 100 feet in
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24

are to be adorned
with new orna-
mental lights, sup
ported on stand
ards 30 feet high.
These metal posts
h av e b e en- de-
signed by the
chief of illumi-
nation of the PAM
ama-Pacifc expo
sitiOn and are,
tastefully embel-
lished at the top
and base. Each
post supports
three lamps, one
in the center and
two S o m e w h a [;
lower on the arms,
that project at
right angles from
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-11-24

nTOWNR5
30 HELPS
RECOGNIZE VALUE OF LIGHT
What San Francisco Authorities Are
Doing, Smaller Towns Might
Copy in Measure.

Both sides of a very busy section Of
San FranciscO'S chief business street