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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-01
ALLISON J. BARNETT. Editor
w 8. TINSLEY,. Business Manager

Address all communications to
The Hartford Republican.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
DROPS DEAD AS HE
SAYS GOOD MORNING
Bureau Of Standards EmpIoye,
Charles w. Collins, Succumbs
Going to Work.

Charles w. Collins, fifty.fve years
old. a stonecutter on the new build
Ing OF the Bureau Of Standards, being
erected In Pierce Mill road, near Wis.
consin avenue northwest, dropped
dead today just as he was greeting q
fellow.workman Good morning"
Collins reached the building, which
! snearing completion, about a'clock,
apd started up the marble steps In the
front.
When he had gone but two steps he
turned to speak to Alexander Camp
bell, coming up behind him. The
words had scarcely left his lips when
he fell at the foot OF the steps. Work.
men carried him inside.
A physician who hurried to tho
place In the Emergency ambulance
pronounced him dead. probably from
heart disease. The body was taken
to the hospital, whore IL will be
viewed by Coroner hewitt.
Collins lived ct 1921 II street north
west.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
ASKS CITIZENS TO
ENTER PHONE FIGHT
Peter R. Pullman Seeks to In
terest Associations in
Lewis Bill.
WANTS U. S. OWNERSHIP
Urges Benefit of Lower Rates
In Increasing Number Of
Telephones.
WANTS U. S. OWNERSHIP

Peter II. Pullman, president OF the
Builders' and Manufacturers' Elk.
change of the District, declared today
that campaign had been inaugurated
to interest all Washington citizens as.
sociations In the Lewis bill, introduced
in the House last week, providing for
tho ownership OF the Washington tele-
phone system by the Government.
Mr.. Pullman will speak tonight be.
fore the Southeast Citizens' Associa-
ton, ON invitation of Secretary A. +.
Common, one OF the strongest advocates
OF the measure. Representatives OF
different civic bodies have been con.
suited with the view of having the
measure taken up and voted on by the
associations,
A strong effort IL being made to
have the Chamber OF Commerce act
favorably on the proposal.
Rich Mans Luxury.
The telephone In the District" de.
clared Mr.. Pullman, ''is rich mans
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18

luxury. The exorbitant rates pro
'hibit the man In moderate circum-
stances from having an instrument in
his home. The rates are unjustified,
without means of relief"
Washington merchants are exhibit.
ing considerable interest in the bill,
said Mr.. Pullman. They realize that
the high rates prohibit many families
from having n telephone.
With Government ownership and
the expected reduction In rates, the
number OF telephones will increase to
a remarkable extent, he declared, and
the store Will be accessible by tele-
phone, not from 10000, but from
double that number of homes.
Mr.. Pullman does not restrict his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18

advocacy OF the bill to the District
but believes that the Federal Govern
ment should take over the telephone
service OF the entire country. He be.
lieves that the system would natural
ly fall within the Jurisdiction of the
postal department.
cites California Rates.
Generating with Mr.. Conner MIR.
Pullman will endeavor to interest
every organization OF note In the Dis.
trict In the bill.
In attacking the rates charged by
the local concern, Mr.. Pullman cited
the case OF Los Angeles. where sew.
eral years ago unlimited service could
be obtained by any person for the
sum of $1.50 n month.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
CLERKS T0LAUNCH
PAY FIGHT TONIGHT
Busy Week Of Campaigning Is
Mapped Out by En-
pIoyes.
TEACHERS TO TAKE PART
Federation OF Labor Officials
Also viii Speak at Mass
Meeting.
TEACHERS TO TAKE PART

Federal and District employees to-
night launch a strenuous weeks pro
gram in their effort for increased pay
with a big mass meeting at Conven
ton Hall.
Samuel 0ompers, president OF the
American Federation OF Labor: Frank
Morrison, the Federation secretary,
and representatives from various de-
partments OF organized labor will
speak.
gress address this meeting was
changed, because II was not deemed
proper to invite them to speak upon
a. matter which they are now con
sidering. But members Of both house.
the viewpoint OF the organised work.
ers OF the Government about the
amount OF the increases due them.
Tomorrow night the Teachers
Central High School. and on wednes.
day evening h mass meeting will be
held by the Federal Employer Union
at National Rifles Armory.
Gompers Plans Statement.
President Gompers, OF the Fedora.
tion, Is expected to amplify his state.
ment, issued Saturday night, relative
to the poor pay OF Government en-.
In that statement he argued that
the belief that Government workers
were prohibited from using the strike
and other weapons OF labor to obtain
higher pay, was unfounded.
Employees are elated at getting the
solid backing OF organized labor, In.
GLIDING all the officials OF the Fedora.
ton, In their campaign.
weight with Congress.
They believe the meeting tonight
will be n distinct factor In Congress.
sional consideration OF pay increaseB,
because IL will show that organized
labor In back OF the clerks. rather
than indifferent about them as has
been asserted.
Newton A. James. president OF the
preside this evening. and the list OF
speakers includes representatives
from DEPARTMENT. ranging from the
high school teachers union TO the
machinlsts' organisation.
This iis, includes =. 4 M.nrsr and
Union: Il. W Moreoek, president Of
Columbia Typographicai Union; 7. y.
Flaherty. secretary treasurer OF the
National Federation OF Postoffco
Clerks: N. y. Atlas, legislative agent
of the Machi9ists Union: II. NJ. Nc
OF the FEDERAL Employss Union: 10.
seph Hurley. president OF tho Dis
trict branch OF the Federal Employees
Union; Miss Gertrude Mentally. rep
resentinE the women workers OF the
Bureau OF Engraving and prin ung.
isborers' branch OF the Federal En-.
ployes' Union.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
WIFE FILES cRoss.BILL
Mrs. Charlotte Francis Makes coun.
ter Plea for divorces.

Mrs. Charlotte Francis today hled
In the District Supreme Court answer
to the suit for divorce Instituted
against her November 10 by her hus-
band, Gordon A. Francis, q teiegra.
pher, employed by the Postal Tele.
graph Company.
The wife also filed a cross bill ask
Ing an absolute divorce from her hus-
band. She denies the allegations
made by her husband I'm his suit, and
asked that she be granted permanent
alimony and the custody OF the minor
children. Alfred ID. Smith appears as
the wife's attorney.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
POSLAM HEALS
ECZEMA IN ALL
ITS MANY FORMS

Posiam Ia the remedy which Is max,
ing skin diseases, Graduating stub.
born and persistent cases OF Eczema,
Acne, letter, Itch, etc.
II Is the remedy which merits use
whenever the skin Is disordered, for
It's healing powers are efficient be.
yond all question. Relief IL immedi-
ate. Itching stops. Infiamed skin Is
soothed. Improvement may be seen
every day.
BY all means try Poslam. II you
condition.
All druggists sell Poslam. For free
sample write to Emergency Lebora.
tories, 81 West 25th ST., New York.
medicated with Poslam.-Adv.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
WOMAN SOCIALIST
FLAYS COOK STOVE
Rose Pastor Stokes Declares In
stitution Keeps Her Sex
Five Centuries Behind.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 1s-"sociaiiza-
ton" OF all those activities which
supply the necessaries OF life. from
houses to food and clothing, was
given as the solution OF the unem.
ployment, class, and labor problems
address at the Open Forum.
Mrs. Stokes discussion was sum.
mary OF the Socialist creed.
The twentieth century man Is iiv.
she declared In reply to one OF the
questions sent 10 the stage, and ex.
planned that the retarding of the de.
veiopment OF woman was largely be.
cause such .fsudsiistiS" in.titutions
through the centuries. whereupon
she declared that the cook stove must
be abolished and woman given free.
dom from domestic cares, to take part
gated to man; and she denied that
the advent of such q revolutionary
change would break up the home.
All For Community Use.
Il was inevitable. she said, that
class distinctions should be abolished
and society unined.
by socialixation OF products. she
explained, she meant that they should
DC put upon OASIS OF community
use. a. IL the water supply OF n mu.
nicipality. a. IL the public school sys.
tenn, or as In any State-owned institu.
ton caring for the public needs.
Under the present economic system,
she declared. wages were kept down
not so much by the capitalists as by
the army OF the unemployed" for
what the employer has to pay In
wages IL what the man outside, the
unemployed, 10 willing to work for"
Attacks Land ownership.
She attacked the existing condition
OF land ownership, calling II a sur
vivai OF feudaiism. and said that 10
per cent OF the population control all
the land. one.third of the profits
from agriculture 70 20 the landlord
and not TO the tiller, she asserted.
The age OF machinery, which provided
the means that would eventually give
all men moro leisure for mental and
spiritual development, she said. ut
present operates to swell the army OF
the unemployed, while humanity In
exploited by capitalists.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
IT'S ALL IN THE DIET
Eat and Grow Thin, stsrvs and
Grow Fat, Test Proves.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-Yes. madam.
IL can be donel
Eat and grow thin. starys and grow
too thin, proved Il. with the aid OF
an evening Newspaper and q class
Dieti That's what did Il. II won $50
apiece and sveits figure for them.
"Mrs. &" whi.asd down 20 iis. reduesd
her bust from 80 TO ~. waist from 3s
20 IS, hips from 20 20 J, thigh from
~ 70 81 upper arm from II to IAN
and neck from 10 to i3A.
from a 80 TO 10 bust, a 25H to a 81
waist. So to 80 hips. IL TO 20h thigh.
a 10 TO liza upper arm. and q II to
1914 neck.
The fat one ate things she had new.
err eaten before and the thin one Quit
eating things she always had In
dulged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
SINGING MODELS USED
Milady's Designers HsrmonIxe
Gown and Muslc.

CHICAGO. Dec. is-singInE mod
els. the nrst In the history OF fash
ion. II 10 said. made their appearance
1T the convention OF the Designers
Association OF women's Clothes here
today. Special melodies are sung
with different styles.
A brown or black suit takes a SOM
Der tune. a green or pink suit a dash
Ing strain. gray requiring something
In q reverie. It's to illustrate the
Psychology OF clothes and TO impress
women with the fact that their per-
by the taste with which they dresa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
CALLS BIBLE SENSATIONAL.

The story OF the creation and the
exodus were cited as samples OF sen
sational narratives that make the
Bible the most sensational book OF
the Rev. Howard !. Stewart, of the
Second Baptist Church, last night.
More. widespread bible reading was
urged.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
SECULAR LEAGUE MEETS.

George A. Warren gave a biograph.
ical study and appreciation OF Charles
Bradlaugh, the English free thinker.
before the Washington Secular
League at Pythian Temple yesterday
sfternoon. In the discussion which
were IN England at the time OF Brad.
laughs expulsion from Parliament
az an atheist, gave their recollections
OF the Incident
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
EXPLOSION STARTS FIRE.

The srp'S @Sss Of ala a. I'll ssSys start
the home OF John Smith. 1897 Twenty
seventh street northwest, yesterday
evening. Flremen exttnguished the
blaze before IL gained headway.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
new COLLEGE BUILDING
Work on MaryIspd State Structure
VIII Start Soon.

Work on the new sie5. 900 building
for Maryland State College at Col.
leEe Park will be commenced about
srchitacture, conforming TO tho other
buildings at State College. IL will
have n big auditorium. capable of
seating a thousand persons In the
The first will be devoted 70 Offices
and class rooms and the one on tho
opposite side for stock judging, stock
shows and experimental work. Bids
on the building have been asked.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
FARMER, 70, WEEDS sTH WIFE.

OZARK, Arh, Dec. is'-R; II; Ran
farmer. was married here The other
day for the sixth time. His latest
bride was Mrs. Sallie McEwen. Ran.
dolph's other wives died.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18

Many attended the dedication YES.
terdsy OF the new Bradbury Heights
Methodist Episcopal Church. The
Rev. w. L. Mcdowell preached. The
nounced that beginning next sunday
afternoon at o'clock a Sunday-school
would be organized. to be followed
at 3 o'clock by services.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
TO AID CHARITIES.

The Associated Charities viii receive
all the cash paid for work done by the
Sells Ten Minute shoe Repair shop be-
tween the hours of 10 and ~ o'clock on
Thursday next
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18
NEWS OF ANAC0STlA
Public School Children BeoIn
Christmas Celebrations.

Pnblic school pupils began their
Christmas celebrations today, when
trees were put In place and decorated
and evergreens draped around the
rooms. Elaborate programs have
been arranged for the end or the
week, under the direction OF Miss
Gertrude Phillips at the Ketchum
school and Mrs. ", II. CToswell at the
Van Buren, school.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18

evening the regular service NH b.
omitted for evening prayer at 5
o'clock. The choir will hold Christ
mas reheaTsals on Tuesday and
Thursday nights.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18

The Randle Highlands Citizens As.
ISOLATION will meet tonight In the OF,
nee OF the u, s. Realty Company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18

~ committee of the Anscostia Citi.
Zens' Association IL preparing To com
plain To the Utilities Commission of
the street car service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-18

win install the new officers tonight
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-24

BEMIS SAYS GAS COMPANY
OFFER IS UNFAIR TO CITY
Sam Insults offer of 75-cent gas
received a jolt yesterday. In letter
to Aid. Sits, chairman of the coun-
Gil gas committee, Edward Bemis,
public utility expert, declared Insults
offer was holdUp; that if it was rs
cents lower the city should con-
slider it.
insult, public utility king of the
middle west, wants the city to allow
the gas company to make cheaper
gas. He wants to abolish the old can
die power standard and substitute
the heat unit. This will compel the
use of Welsbach burners. The old
open flame burner won't give light
with this new kind of gas.
Gas engineers, it is said, have sta
tistics which prove this heat unit gas
can be made for less than Is cents
a thousand cubic feet insult wants
to sell it to the city for Is cents. To
prove that his company has to charge
IS cents to earn a fair return on their
investment he is having some en-
gineers value the property of the gas
company.
It is up to the city to disproVe the
figures these engineers are going to
turn out or else pay Is cents. Bemis
will probably be hired to do this.
Perhaps the most foolish item the
gas company adds to it's so-called in
Vestment is the most of tearing up
streets to replace every piece of pipe
under a pavement They contend it
would cost a new company that
much to install pipes, so therefore
their property must be worth the re-
paving cost.
Bemis is an engineer who is in
much disfavor with the public utility
corporations of this country for his
warped viewpoint" Bemis is now
the technical adviser of the gas COM
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-24

aeF OF business at the next meeLlng
Of the committee.
TO JAIL NEW YORK DOCTOR IN
MURDER MYSTERY TODAY
New York, March 24.-Dr. Arthur
Warren Waite, suspected in mysteT-
iOUs poisoning of his millionaire IA
ther-in-law, John E. Peck of Grand
Rapids, Mich, will be moved from his
palatial apartment overlooking the
Hudson today and lodged in cell in
TOmbs.
Detectives who guarded Waite
throughout night said he is slowly re-
covering from effect of drug he took.
Before night he may be arraigned on
formal charge of homicide.
District attorney preparing for the
grand jury probe, pointed out today
following amazing charges already
made in probe of millionaire's mys-
ferrous death:
That Dr. Waite, night before Peck
died, poured something from
small vial'' into plate of soup and
also into cup OF tea placed before his
father-in-law.
This charge was made by Dora Hill
ier, West Indian negress maid.
That Dr. Waite, while maintaining
a home for his beautiful wife in ex-
elusive Coliseum Apartments, also
maintained a suite in the fashionable
Plaza hotel, near Central Park for a
mysterious woman who has disap-
peared.
That Dr.. Waite apparently had no
practice and found time to become
indoor tennis champion of New York,
though his living expenses must
have totaIled $4,000 year.
Jas. P. Howard Imperial hotel,
wrote philosophical essay on destiny
Of man hnfOrp he committed SJIicide-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-24

eff the company can sell at lower
price to the larger users, how can it
justify the difference in that price
and the price of gas sold to the
hoUsewife?"
There was little discussion on the
letter, which was made a special or
der of business at the next meeting
of the committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-12
EVEN CROSS, SICK
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS
II Feverish, Bilious, constipated, Give
Fruit Laxative at
Once

Don't scold your fretful, peevish child
See II tongue is coated; this is sure
sign its little stomach, liver and bowels
are clogged with sour waste.
When listless, pale, feyerish, full OF
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't eat,
sleep or act naturally, has stomach ache,
indignation, diarrhna, give teaspoonful
OF California Syrup of Figs and in a
few hours all the foul waste, the sour
bile and fermenting food passes out Of
the bowels and you have a well and play
ful child again. Children love this harm
less fruit laxative" aud mothers can
rest easy after giving il, because Il never
fails to make their little "insides" clean
and sweet.
Keep il handy, motheri A little given
to-day saves a sick child tomorrow, but
get the genuine. Ask your druggist for
a 50-cent bottle of California Syrup of
Figs which has directions for babies,
children OF all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on the bottle. Remember, there
are counterfeits sold here, so surely look
and see that yours is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Hand back
with contempt any other fig syrup.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-12
MOSTLY BOOK ACCOUNTS
Among Assets Of the Vermont & Chicago
Granite Company.

Rutland, Feb. l2-The Vermont g.
Chicago Granite company OF Hardwick,
against which an involuntary petition in
bankruptcy was filed recently in the of.
lice OF Clerk +. $. Plat OF the United
States court in this city. has given out
a schedule OF it's financial standing. The
liabilities are stated as $30,7S9.65, in
GLIDING S2l ,256.72 in secured claims and
$9,532.69 in unsecured. The assets ag-
gregate S20,s37,65, consisting of $1,000
in real estate, 81 400 in machinery and
S23 SO in book accounts due.
The dockets for the February term Of
the United States district court, which
opens at Burlington Feb. %, were issued
by Clerk Platt to-day. The following
civil cases are set for trial: Matter of
tugboat Paul LerouS; Roy MCGOWAN VS..
Postal Telegraph Cable company; Maud
Runnells, admx., of Fred W. Runnels VS..
town OF Royalton; Hattie r. Moses VS..
James X. Howe; William l.. Moses VS..
James X. Howe, George n. 0strander
vs.. Amos n. Blandin and trustees; mat
ter of Fraser Slate company, alleged
matter of Martin III. Gibson,
alleged bankrupt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-12
ATTACKED GIRLS SCHOOL.
German Air Raiders Dropped Bomb on 1t
During Recent Raid.

London, Feb. H.. A British officia
statement was issued last night ON the
attack on the Kent coast by German
sesplanes on Wednesday, as follows;
"The first raider appears 10 have Sc
leeted for his target tramwsy car full
of women and children, and the first
bomb fell on the road close behind the
ear and exploded without damage. The
driver pulled up Immediately, and the
passengers alighted. There was no panic,
although The raider could be plainly seen
circling round at a great height, and
three more bombs were dropped in an
adjoining field.
"The second raider made an attack on
large girls school, One bomb fell
through the roof and exploded in the up
per story, doing some material damage.
Portions of the ceiling fell into the room
below, where class of small children
was being held One little girl was slight
ly cut on the foot, and a maid was
slightly injured.
"Three other bombs fell in the school
grounds, where two exploded without
damage. The third failed to explode
Two other bombs were dropped on outly-
ing parts OF the town, causing slight ma
terial damage. A woman received some
cuts on the cheek.
within a few minutes Of sighting the |
hostile air craft, naval and military aero |
planes went in pursuit but were unable
TO overtake them, owing to the precipi- |
tate nature of their flight"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-12
BIG MILK INDUSTRY.
About Four Carloads a Day are Shipped
from Rutland.

| Rutland is the center and headquarters
of great industry of which most of its
citizens are in entire ignorance.
From this territory, which extends
from Burlington east and south in the
form of triangle to Bennington and
Bellows Falls, is shipped daily at pres
ent four cars of milk or an aggregate of
about 10000 quarts. This means that
about 81 900 day is being received by
the farmers of this section for milk The
company which is handling this output
is G. Brigham a Co., OF Boston and the
man at the head of the enterprise in
this field is District Manager j. NJ Cop
ley, who has held this Office for year
and who has been connected with the
company in Vermont for three years.
While the amount of milk shipped at
present averages 10000 quarts day,
at times it is increased to 10000. This
surplus, for as such il must be handled
at all times because the Boston market
has TO be based on the lowest amount
produced as the city trade must always
be furnished with the amount ordered.
creates another industry in this state
and the company has several cheese and
butter plants in its territory. To BTis-
tol from January to Ia, about 10000
quarts Of milk were sent daily and from
this amount 1000 pounds of cheese was
turned out each day.
FscoTties Operated in Vermont.
There is also plant at Wallingford |
for butter and cheese. one at East Dor
set for cheese and one at North Ferris
burg for butter and cheese, besides the |
ones at Bristol and at Leicester juno
tion. This last plant brings out a phase 4
Of the problem that the company has /
to deal with. and which Is often great 1
expense 70 the owners. All butter and 4
cheese sent 70 Boston from these plants 4
zone in under the supervision Of the Bos-
ION inspectors and the care taken with
he products necessitates the highest type
4 cleanliness and purity.