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Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-22
ENORMOUS TONNAGE
AND CARS SCARCE
Montana Due for a Car Shortage in Oc
tOber; Panama Canal Tied Up.

Traffic men of the various railroads
doing business in Montana are agreed
that is due for a car shortage
in October and that the seriousness
of the shortage will depend on the CO.
operation the railroads receive from
the c%onsignors and consigness of
freight.
"There is no use trying to get be-
hind the facts,' said one traffic man.
"There is going to be a shortage, for
the enormous tonnage will swamp the
railroads. The real pinch will come
in about three weeks. We have re-
ceived reports from the various Mon
u increase in tonnage. Grain is
receiving twice as much grain for
shipment now as a year ago. Double
u grain shipments for September
of 1915 and that in itself is an enorm-
u increase in tonnage. Gran is
moving earlier from northern and
eastern sections of Montana than
from the central and western valleys.
Some of the shipments were late in
getting started, but the rush is now
on.'
"The eastern states are worse off
for ears than Montana will be at any
time during the shortage" said an
other traffic man. "The middle west
ern states ire pretty well fixed for
equipment, as W. are here, but on the
western coast the demand for ears
could not be met 10 days ago.
"The lumber shipments into Mon
tana are more than normal, but the
ears of lumber shipped through the
state this fall show a great increase
owe a year ago. One reason for this
is that the tieup Of the Panama canal
has resulted in the railroads being the
sole carriers, and this has come at a
time when the railroads need every
bit of equipment to take care Of crops
and the unprecedented shipments.
"Coal shipments are also heavier
than last year. In fact, all traffic
records are going to go by the boards.
The threatened strike held back thou
sands of cars of merchandise and now
this class of traffic must be han
dled.'
The Montana state railway COM
mission has mailed out a request to
all shippers to unload and load cars
as promptly as possible so that the
railroads will be able to furnish more
promptly the a ordered by ship
pers all over the state. Unless the
railroads are given such assistance
the car shortage may be as serious in
Montana as in the east.
Oregon lumbermen report that suf-
ficient orders have been received to
keep the mills running for more than
a year, but cars or bottoms cannot be
had to ship out the product. The ship
owners have increased their rates and
the transportation question is serious
to the mill men in northwestern coast
states.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-22
ENGINEERS
MAKING MONEY NOW
Demands for Trained Men Is Increasing
Rapidly New Profession Uncrowded.

Federal aid in the good roads move
ment has opened up a grand oppor-
tunity for college and university
students who specialize in the high
way engineering branches of civil
engineering courses. After winning
their degrees they will find early en-
ployment at good pay.
There has long been a decided lack
of trained road engineers, and the
demand for them is increasing
rapidly. Probably no other branch
in engineering offers such sure re-
ward at this time.
Eighteen state highway commits
sions out of twenty-four reporting
to the National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce in New York City state
that there is a lack of trained road
engineers, and sixteen say that pref
erence would be given to graduates
of college highway engineering
courses in the appointment of addi-
tioal road engineers. 4
Nearly l,6O0 engineers ire now en-
ployed by the twenty-four state
commissions, and in addition about
1000 are employed as county and
city engineers in nineteen of the
states.
Salaries of highway engineers
range from 5000 to $4,000 a year. The
average is about 81, 300.
There has been a tremendous in
crease in highway improvement
throughout the country during recent
years, and the demand for good roads
IS growing rapidly. Highway COM
mlssioners report that they anticipate
the number of engineers employed
by the state highway departments
will be doubled at least within five
years.
More than $3.50, OOO, 900 is now
spent annually in the United States
for road construction, repair and
maintenance.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-22
MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA
NEW TUNE TO TEXAS PEOPLE

Mercedes, Tex.-Band leaders with
the guardsmen on the border were told
on their way down here that one of
the unwritten laws Of the south for
babe any band playing marching
Through Georgia."
The band with the First North Da-
kota infantry apparently did not re-
ceive this tip, and when the band was
invited to give a concert in the park
at Mercedes its first selection was
Marching Through Georgia"
To the surprise of every one famil-
lar with the unwritten law, the music
ians were vigorously applauded.
Inquiries revealed the fact that the
native never had heard the old march
ing song and believed it was one of
the new marches.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-22
GASOLINE OUTPUT FOR SIX
MONTHS rs NEW RECORD

One hundred and forty million bar
rels of gasoline we're marketed dur
ing the first half of 1916, making a
new record, according to John d.
Northrop of the United States geo.
logical survey. Northrop apportions
the output among the major fields as
follows:
Appalachian, 11,4OO,O0O; Lima-In-
diana, 100000; Illinois, 100000;
Kansas and Oklahoma, 5O,5OO,0 900;
Northern and Central Texas, 4,2O0,-
900; Northwest Louisiana, $500 900;
Gulf coast, 11,40O, 900; Wyoming and
Montana, 3,400 900; California, g.
100000; miscellaneous, 100000.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-22
HOW TO TELL WHEN YOUR
BRAKES ARE DRAGGING

After adjusting the brakes be sure
that the wheels run freely. This is
done by lacking up the rear wheels,
and turning them by hand.
Ii the least resistance is felt and
the wheel, while spinning around
causes a scraping sound, the brakes
may be dragging. If the brakes are
OF fabric the trouble may sometimes
be eliminated by prying the band
with a screwdriver or similar tool.
. On a tour, feel the brake drums at
intervals, and if very hot, it may be
assumed the brakes Ire dragging.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-22
WORKS 40 YEARS WITHOUT
VACATION; NAME rs BEAN

Chicago.-Afte forty-nine years of
continuous service with the New York
Central lines as an engineer, Joseph
2. Bean is now enjoying his first va
cation. He has been retired on a pen
sion, and declares there will never be
in his case any of that fiction which
pictures an old engineer fretting to
get back into the cab.
81 am just as happy to be out of a
job as l was to get n nearly fifty
years ago." he said.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-22
GETS $51,S12 FROM SUITOR;
HE GETS BIBLE AND ADVICE

Chicago.-Miss Ladavine Miller and
her brother, j. Marion Miller, an at
torney, will have to serve ~indetermin-
ate terms of from one to ten years in
prison for swindling Thomas Foulkes
of Danburg, Iowa, unless the supreme
court intervenes.
Foulkes lost $11 ,312 and two farms
worth $4,000 in his courtship with
Miss Miller.
After she Tilted him, Foulkes testi-
fled, she gave him a Bible and told
him to "go to California and marry
a rich widow"
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-22

Since the Chalmers established a
state agency last April, it has been
found necessary to split the market
for distribution into east and west,
and up to date 300 ears have been dis
posed of. Some of the state has been
supplied from the Pacific slope, but
l n future it will be provided for ex-
elusively by state agents and distrib-
utors.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-09-22
SETS FL1vvER SPEED RECORD

Chicago.-Hail the flivver speed
king-Paul D. Harvey of Oak Park,
Ill. Harvey, racing in what looked
to be a miniature of Dario Resta's
Peugeot, won two out Of three races
at the Ford speedway meet at May
wood, averaging 621a miles an hour
in each contest. He finished first in
the twenty and 50-mile events. B. F.
Davis of Paris, Ill, won the 30-mile
race.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
TALK OF THE TOWN
Dolls and TOYS nj Abbott's.

Dolls and toys ~ Abhotts.
Indian moccasins. Tilden Shoe Go.
Rosaries and crucifxes at Holmes,
Jeweler.
Buy bathroom fixtures at the y. D.
Phelps Co
Christmas trees for sale. Delivered,
Tel. ilo.ll.
BUY your coal and wood from Calder
& Richardson.
Buy sleds, skates, skis and snowshoes
at the n. d. Phelps Co.
NJ. IL. Hatch OF North Main street re-
turned TO Barre to-day, after spending
the week end at his farm In Craftsbnry.
Wash boilers, clothes wringers and dry.
ers, corn peppers, children's slcds and
jumpers, coal slfters. oil heaters. j.. A.
prindle, Depot square.
Workmen completed to-day their Ia.
hors on the new booth which the Park
theatre company has been installing for
the operators and the machines in the
balcony during the past few days. The
new booths make the balcony entirely
fireproof, as the material is made OF
steel.
Mrs. John Mcdonald OF Liberty street
left the city this forenoon for Lowell,
Mass. where she il 80 remain until after
the holidays with her daughter, Mrs. Le-
roy Darling. She was accompanied by
her son .in- law, James Il. Hall, who was
returning TO Boston, after a business
visit OF several days in Montreal, +. Q.
]. Il. Stewart left the city Sunday
afternoon for st. Johns, p. O., there to
remain until after Christmas with his
b. other, who is with contingent of Ca
madam troops in the barracks. The Barre
man viii make his farewells before re-
turning home, as his brother expects to
leave with his regiment for England
soon after New Years.
The Portland Daily Press says OF the
Tufts musical clubs which come to Barre
Thursday evening Dec. rs, as follows;
"What they presented was varied, inter
esting of itself, and win not yestige
of last years vintage for the song-press
of Tufts has perennial sparkle and
color which there is no disputing, Every
| thing they did had crispness, done to-
a.turn quality that was absolutely eShil-
arating
Last weeks short.liyed cold snap gave
way to another season Of chilly weather
with the mercury in several tubes touch
ing the minus zero depths this morning.
BY many. Saturday was accounted the
windiest day of the year and man who
daily covers the distance between Barre
and the quarries rs authority for the
statement that he has experienced no
more uncomfortable conditions in several
winters. Yesterday the wind had abated
some of its fury and toward night the
temperature fell after brief season OF
mild weather. To-day there were sub
zero readings Of eight, six and five de
erees. The weeks weather forecast
points to more snow and more snow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

Read Homer Fits shoe adv. on page
10.
J.W. LYONS visited at his former home
In Waterbury through the weekend.
J. w, Adams was among the barre
business visitors in Burlington to-day,
James S. Mackie of Summer street LETT
Saturday evening on business trip TO
Boston in the interests OF Alexander
Co.
w. r. Miles Of Graniteville passed
through the city this morning while on
HE way 20 Burlington for business
visit.
Casper EQUALIZER, formerly employed IN
East Barre, has commenced work ms
clerk in the Smith & Cummings meat
market
Miss Alice h. Farnham of Camp street
left the city this forenoon for Boston,
where she expects to pass the holidays
with friends.
A. O. Roleau of Graniteyille was a
visitor in the city this morning while on
his way to Boston to remain with friends
until after the holidays.
Mrs. J. r. dep of North Main street
left the city Sunday evening for Macon
Ga. where she expects to remain with
relatives for several months.
Rev. and Mrs. b. G. Lipsky OF French
street returned to the city Saturday,
after passing several days in Boston,
where they were privileged to listen to
number of sermons preached by Rev.
William Sunday, the well known evan
gclist.
In the Church OF the Good Shepherd
Tuesday evening at o'clock, Rev. A. =.
Wilson. rector OF Emmanuel church in
Bellows Falls, will give an address on
the church pension fund. Rev +. Barnby
Leach, rector of Christ church, Montpe'
lier, will assist in the services.
The funeral of Mrs. Giovanni Varas-
chini. one of the older members of the
Barre Italian colony, whose death at the
age of 70 Thursday night followed
paralytic shock sustained week pre-
yious. was held at the home of her
daughters, Is Third street, Saturday ait
ernoon at 2 o'clock The bearers were:
Albert Baciche, John Malnati, Faustino
Maggi and Giacamo Zechinelli. A num-
Der of fine floral pieces included tributes
ment was made in the Catholic cemetery
on Beckley street
A Barre man who returned to the city
the other day from a business trip TO
Boston and other cities along the Attain
tic seaboard scouts the theory that the
scarcity of coal is due to real shortage
or that congested transportation faciii-
ties may be cited as reason for the
threatened famine. The traveller quoted
is by way of being man OF discernment
and in his travels OF week and more ne
saw many piles of COAL some sheltered
and others exposed to the weather. 10
friend he confded his surprise at see
ing fuel of all grades so carefully hoard
ed and he was told that spectators were
holding the coal in expectation OF top
prices before the winter ends.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
TALK OF THE TOWN
See Abbott's six hosiery.

See Abbott's silk hosiery.
Pocket knives, sautoirs and Waldemar
chains at Holmes.
NY entire stock OF trimmed hats Mt
half price. Mrs, c. X. Wood.
Go 10 Holmes for watches, chains,
pendants, rings, bracelets. Quality jew
eler.
Fancy line of hamburg embroidery and
ribbons. Little Dry Goods Store, Cot
tage street
A ton OF coal or load of nice wood Is
a "sure nuf' present this year Calder
& Richardson, service.
c. harrington was among the business
visitors in the city Saturday, returning
to his home in Cabot to-day.
William II. Mahoney of Merchant
street went to Burlington this morning
10 attend a conference of field agents at
the Office of the Burlington Rendering
Co.
A Young horse driven by Henry Wheel.
err OF West Topsham became frightened
NJ the Washington shiN'N va ~
4:90 o'clock Saturday afternoon, as Mr.
Wheeler, who had bedn in the city
through the day marketing his produce
was starting on his homeward Journey
The colt, which has rather quiet dis
position, was given loose rein by the
driver and was travelling along uneon'
cernedly until nearly opposite the car
which was stationary, while waiting Tor
the South Main street car. As the an.
imal reached che car, he sprang forward
few steps and then reared, turning
around at the same time, and bolted To-
ward Main street. The roadway between
the car and sidewalk at this point -
somewhat narrow and in making the
turn, the sleigh hit the telephone pole
at the junction of Elm and Wash
ineton streets, and the horse broke away
from the rig, as he stripped his harness
in the collision. MIR. Wheeler, who had
been able to hold the animal until then,
had to give up his grip on the reins ana
the horse started on frantic rush. The
animal started up Elm street, where It
was caught. The horse was taken to
the Cutler livery, where Mr.. Wheeler
was able to get his harness repaired Inc
sleigh. which was traverse, did not TIP
over in making the turn and was not
badly damaged in the collision with the
telephone pole. The horse did not show
any marks or scratches from the acct
dent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

Special handkerchief values in boxes at
Abbott's.
Finest line of watches, clocks, knives,
al Holmes.
Brooch pins, stick pins, cuff links and
fobs at Holmes.
Sandwich trays, lemon dishes, cheese
dishes, at Holmes.
Fancy 10. of blankets for bath robes.
Little Dry Goods Store, Cottage street.
Just received, a shipment OF diamonds.
Look them over before you buy. Bell q
Houston.
Frank McCauley returned Ia. his home
on Pearl street last night after spending
the week end at the home OF his parents
in Burlington.
Miss Lvonne skinner OF Jefferson
street left Saturday for her home III
Waitsheld, where she will visit at the
home of her parents CSer the holiday re-
cess.
Three UNCONVENTIONAL societies in barre
were represented by active eayassing
committees Sunday afternoon, when the
better part OF three hours, beginning at
2 o'clock, was given over TO thorough
every Member" campaign in behalf OF
the CONGREGATIONAL, Universalist ana
Hedding Methodist churches. Automo-
biles loaned by laymen OF the three
churches made up flying squadron OF
commendable energy Each canvasser
was supplied with pledge cards and wher-
ever stopped, a parishioner was asked to
lot down his subscription for the COM
ing year. The canvass followed news
paper and pulpit advertising and the re-
suits are said to have been wholly satis-
factory. 1t is expected that large mum.
Der of unsigned cards will be forwarded
Ia the several church committees during
the week and by New Years the three So
cieties will know how to make up their
estimates for 1917. Two of the churches
are to hold their annual meetings next
Monday.
The members of the Italian ATHLETIC
club held their annual meeting in the
club rooms yesterday afternoon. Steps
were taken to strengthen the ball team
during the next campaign, and scouts
will be on the outlook for new men fast
enough to be of any use to the club 10
was decided that the association could
afford to bring in about four new players,
and these added to the cream of last
years team ought to form the nucleus
of one of the best teams which has repre-
sented the club in number of years. A.
F. Broggi, the assistant manager OF the
team during the past year, was elected
manager to succeed Angelo Bottiggi. Mr..
Broggi will start work upon the sched-
ule within a short time. After the base
ball situation was settled, the new offi-
GERS were elected as follows: President,
A. Fare; vice president, John Rosso; sec
rotary, Michael Barabaldi; treasurer, A.
f. Broggi executive committee, Tony
Rossi. A. Comoli, s. Molina; baseball
manager. A. F. Broggi; assistant man
ager, A. Ross. At the close OF the meet
ing the annual banquet was held IN the
honor OF the new officers, John Abbiati
acting as POSTMASTER. The dinner was
served by the members of the club.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
Last Call for Funds.

As the auctioneer shouts his third and
last cali at the auction, so we OF the
Salvation Army send our third and last
call to the usual generous hearted citl-
zens of Barre to come to our aid in sup
PLYING the needs of between 250 and 3oo
hungry and half-naked needy people Of
our little city. It's only through your
contributions and our hard work OF prac,
tically night and day this week that
these poor needy souls can have the
blessing of happy Christmas and cloth
ing to help keep the kiddies warm the
rest of the cold winter.
We are here to do the work, no me- =
fer what the weather. But here is ne
question, Will you furnish the funds
Leave all contributions in material
line at Salvation Army hall on or be-
fore Dec. %.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

Christmas neckwear al Abb0tts.
Genuine Tubbs snowshoes az AyerllFs
Hardware Store,
Have you seen the big line Of dolls,
toys, books, etc, at Buswells Book store,
near city hail. Montpelier
Harry Mower returned 90 his home IN
Burlington this morning after spending
the past few days as . guest of friends
on Maple avenue.
Edmund Gardens, formerly employed
in Lander pool room in this city and for
the past five months running pool room
and shoe shining parlors in ~. Adams,
arrived in the city last night to spend
the holiday recess with relatives in the
city.
The womans association OF the Con
gregational church will meet Wednesday
at 2,30 p. m. This is the last meeting
before the annual, and those who have
not paid their 1915 dues are asked to
come prepared TO pay them at this time
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
Granite Cutters international
Association of America.

A regular meeting of the Barre branch
of the G. C. /. A. of A. will be held in the
opera house
Una ruinione regolare DELI unione degli
scalpellini (branch di Barre avra' lougo
nela opera house
On Monday evening, Dec. IS, at I
o'clock.
Election of officers.
J. d. win, Secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
Happy in the Fact.

A district nurse called at house
where there was case of infectious dis
ease.
"Haye you bath in the housei" asked
the practical visitor.
Eyes, num-" was the reply; but
| thank God we've never had to use IL"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
One on Father.

'Do nuts grow on trees. father" asked
Charley as he was eating the Christmas
dessert.
"They do, my son."
"Well, then, on what tree does the
doughnuts growf"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
AN EXPERT ON COLDS

Comparatively few people realize that
cold is a signal of physical weakness.
To treat a cold with weakening
physics, alcoholic syrups or drugged
pills, may smother the cold but they also
reduce the body powers stillfurtherand
invite more serious sickness.
SCOTS Emulsion has always been an
expert on colds, because it peculiarly
enriches the blood, quicklytones upthe
forces and strengthens both throat and
chest. Try SCOTS. Refuse Substitutes.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield, Nj. i6-1
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-15
LIQUOR DEALERS BARRED.

The Manufacturers and Dealers as
ISOLATION, an organization of the liquor
interests with headquarters in Chica-
go, is Offering to furnish newspapers
with antiprohibition material. In his
letter to the editors Mr.. Daniels, bust
ness manager of the association, says:
This is not a liquor organization. We
do not accept as a member anyone who
deals in alcoholic liquors. We are tax
paying business men who help make
the wheels of commerce go round" 1t
may be in order to ask, why discrimi-
nate against the liquor dealer? From
the standpoint Of the above-named
antiprohibition commercial associa-
ton he is a necessary factor in making
the wheels go round. Does the liquor
trade, wholesale and retail, view with
approval this ostracism by m%anufactur.
ers and dealers?
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-15
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NEW STATES SATISFIED.
by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)


NEW STATES SATISFIED.
A. G. Findlay of Seattle, royal
chief Of the Scottish Clans, is a travel
ing salesman whose work takes him
into every city of considerable size in
the far West. This is what he says:
National prohibition is not far dis.
tant-of that I feel certain from the
satisfaction which prohibition is Civ.
ing In the West. It is interesting to
note that stores report q marked in
crease in the volume Of cash business
which they r doing and that the in
stallment houses and others carrying
many accounts with people of moder-
ate means report that collections are
very much better. payments made
more promptly and, in a much in
creased proportion. without 'dunnipg.'
Zone entire set of arguments against
prohibition is, 1t seems to me, knocked
out by what is seen to be happening to
the saloon. The poor mans club the
saloon has often been called by some
who sought to defend 1t and the at
tempt has been made to call prohibition
class legislation, as depriving the poor
man Of a place for social intercourse
with his fellows since he could not az
ford. membership in a club, as more
well-to-do men can. One finds that,
under prohibition, many Of the places
which formerly were saloons are more
nearly a poor mans club now than be.
fore. Games and a place to read his
newspapers are provided for the GUS
toner, these places supporting them
selves by the sale of temperance
drinks, and SO FORTH"