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The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
1876 KILLED IN EXPLOSION,
Famous Austrian Arms Factory AT
PiIsen Blown Up

Rome. Feb. 6.-The Messagero states
that the Skoda works at Pilsen, Austria $
famous arms factory. have been partly
destroyed as the result of an explosion.
The casualties reported number 1876.
The three principal buildings, includ-
ing that In which the 3e5 millimeter
howitzers are produced, were demol-
ished
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
Canada Spends S25.OOO.OOo.

Ottawa, Feb. 6.-Canada spent nearly
s25, 100000 during the last fiscal year on
capital account for government railway
construction and permanent improve
ments and s5,5GOO00 on canals. bringing
the total government expenditure, prior
to and since confederation, on capital
account for railways up to SS52, ,9i7, 900,
and for canals to $112, 472,OO0
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
Conscience Fund Boosted.

New York. Feb. 6.-The board of edu.
cation Is In receipt Of a IS bill, inclosed in
an envelope marked Conscience Fund,
Supply Department" There is no clew
to the sender. whose letter was posted at
Station H. New York. and no explana-
ton of his reason for sending the money,
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
Cured His RUPTURE

was badly rupturCd while Hitting q trunk seT
eral years ago. Doctors said my only hope Of cure
was an orerntion. Trusscs did me no good. Final
" got hold Of something that quickly and com
pletely cured me. Years have pissed and the rup-
ture has never returned. although l am doing hard
work as a carpenter There was no OPERATION. no
lost time no trouble | have nothing TO Ill. hut
uill give full irf0'mriior Is ~ h " ~ . .
complete cure without operation. II you write to
Eug,ne N. I'uIen. Carpenter. I3SB. MarceilU
Avenue Manasquan, J. Better cut cut this
notice and show II To any others who rup-
turel-you may save a life at least stop the mis-
cry Of rupture and the worry and danger Of an
operation
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
81, 600 of LeWelrY Stolen

New York, Feb. 6.-More than 5, ,OcO in
jewelry, heirlooms and antiques was
stolen last Wednesday from the apart
ment of Christina Mount, public school
teacher, Of 50 Twelfth street, Hoboken,
1t was learned today.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
Poll Of Congress Shows Big Majority
For Creation of Tariff Commission

international
large of tariff The
Of the poll follows
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
lids and Prevent Grin

To Throw OF Colds and Prevent Grin
Take LAXATIVE BRoMO QUINlNE. 1t DESTROYS
germs, acts as a tonic and laxative, and helps to
keep the system in q healthy condition There ia
only one "BRoMo oUININE." Z. W. GROVES
signature on boz. &c
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

Miss Pauline f. Hedian is visiting Mrs.
Frederic Rittenour at her home In Ann
apolls.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

Mrs. Byron Thorpe Carr and her daugh-
ter. of Seattle. are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Will H. Parry at the Woodward
Apartments.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

E. Israil, at nH Vermont avenue north,
west
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

Mrs. Harry Franc has returned tc
Washington from Newark. N. j., where
she was visiting her father.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

Mrs. Davis wolferman, of Streator, Ill
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Josepl
Abel
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Brooksbank, of
Richmond. and their sons are registered
at ths shoyeharn
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

Miss Torrall. daughter Of a former vice
president OF Mexico. and Miss Escalante
are visiting friends in Washington
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

Mrs. Walter 7. Cahill and her daughter.
Elizabeth, of Merfden, Conn, are the
guests Of Mrs. CahIlIs rnothar, Mrs. Anna
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

Mrs. Goldsmith sismund and son have
returned from two-weeks' visit to Mrs
c. BTeslau in Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

Mrs. Marcelle Strouse, Of Baltimore,
VINO has been the guest OF Mrs. Harry
NJ. kaufman. has returned to her home
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre F. Casgrain. Of
Montreal. who are returning from a
southern trip. registered at the New Will
lard yesterday
The Washington herald., 1916-02-07

| Leon A. Potter. a nautical expert In
the Coast and Geodetic Survey, has been
| promoted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
NAVY LEAGUE APPOINTEES
BurlingtOnians VIII Help In Campaign
for Preparedness.

Gen. Theodore S. Peck, II. $ Howard
and d. A. Loomis have been appointed to
the membership committee of the Navy
League of the United States and will help
to represent that organization in Yer
mont in the campaign which It Is carry
ing on in all parts of the country in behalf
Of adequate preparedness against inva-
sion and disaster. General Peck was for
merly chairman of the Navy League in
Vermont, but resigned n short time ago
because his health would no longer per.
init his holding the office and Colonel Ira
L. Reeves, president OF Norwich Univer-
sity, was appointed his successor. Mr.
Howard and Mr. Loomis have taken con-
siderable interest in the work of the
league and with General Peck will CO.
operate with the Navy Leagues state
committee for Vermont and assist in con-
soldat.ng ana organizing the sentiment Of
the people of the State in behalf Of meas
ures OF adequate preparedness.
The Navy League which is one of the
oldest and best organized of the National
Defense societies was founded and char
tered in 1902 and numbered among its Of
iicers and members are Admiral Dewey,
Theodore Roosevelt, Cardinal Gibbons,
Ri. Rev. Philip Rhineander and DR. Ly-
man Abbott. while many of America
most prominent women are among the
members of it's womens section. The
Navy League advocates a navy second ia
none, which will be able to guarantee alb
solutely that no hostile army will be able
| to ever effect landing upon the shores
OF our country
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
NOT WORRYING ABOUT LABOR
SCARCITY.

suppose that upon the restoration or
peace economic conditions in Europe as
sumo such a character that the antici-
pated influx of labor into America fails
to take place-what will happen to our
industries deprived of their ordinary sup
ply of cheap labor and forced to adjust
themselves to a lower price level? Ace
cordlng to the general view they will 10
forced to curtail operations, and depres.
sion will be upon us. This was the be-
lief of the South African mine owners in
1904 when they forced a reluctant empire
to accept the institution of coole labor.
They still held II in 1911 when the im-
practical theorists who had risen to polite
cal power forced the repatriation of tho
% coo cooie laborers employed in South
Africa. Was production reduced Not
materially. All manner of laAor-saVin'
devices were introduced, and South Afri-
can prosperity proved to be as so!id!y
based upon free, high-paid labor as ie
had been on servle ow-pad labor IN
the long run ii does not make a great diff
ference to industry whether labor is cheap
and effectively used or dear and used
with effectiveness. 1t does make vast
difference to the State, and to humanity
at large,-The Now Republic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
ESTABLISH MORRIS GROTTO
banquet Follows Installation of OIL
GERS OF Yelled Prophets.

The charter members OF Moeris Grotto
Mystic Order of the Yelled Prophets OF
the Enchanted Realm, met at the Eastern
Star rooms In the Masonic Temple satur-
day evening to take the obligation or the
realm and for the installation OF the Of
iicers who will serve until the time OF
the annual meeting in June. The In
stallinS officer was William H. Snyder OF
Elmra, N. Y, grand monarch or the
supreme council. and he was assisted In
the installation service by Roger s. Pike
of Rutland, acting as grand marshal
The officers installed were as follows:
Monarch. T. w. Quincy chief justice.
C. A. Davis; master OF ceremonies, Z, D.
Simonds; secretary and treasurer. e. W.
Chambers. Following the installation
service Grand Monarch Snyder In brief
address told OF the work of the Grotto
and outlined steps for the local Grotto
to take preparatory to their request Tor
a CHARTER at the annual supreme council
to be held this year I'm June at Detroit
FOLLOWING the meeting a banquet of sew
eral courses was served with impromptus
by several present.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
WIDOW ASKS ALIMONY.
Mother Claims Ownership of Estate in
Observation-Disclosures Reserved.

There was a hearing before Judge
j. Fl. Macomber, judge of probate court,
March p at his office in the
county court house on a petition brought
by Mrs. Charles NJ. Rulison, widow OF
the late Charles NJ. Rulison, in regard
to the estate Of her late husband, ask
ing for a widows alimony. j. g. Dono-
way appeared for the petitioner and
w. A. Porter of Carthage, n y, APP
peared for Mrs Pamela Porter, mother
of the deceased. Thomas Reeves, admin
istrator, appeared for himself. 1t was
claimed by the petitioner that there We're
deposits in banks and stocks which
amounted to large amount, namely,
about $1,000. The mother claimed that
the property had been transferred to her
by her son prior to his death, that she
was the owner and that there was no
estate from which allowance might be
ordered by the court for the widow All
agreed that the court should hold the
case open for the purpose of testing sim
liar cases in other courts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30

Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound would cure it. 1t helped both
the Change of Life and the tumor and
when got home did not need the doctor.
I took the Pinkham remedies until the
tumo. was gone, the doctor said, and l
have not felt it since. tell every one
how l was cured. If this letter will
help others you are welcome to use 1t. -
Mrs. E. II. BEAN, 525 Joseph Avenue,
Nashville, Tenn.
Lydia E. Pinkhalns Vegetable Com
pound, a pure remedy containing the
extractive properties of good old fash
toned roots and herbs, meets the needs
of woman s system at this critical period
of her life. Try it.
If there is any symptom i'm your
case which puzzles you, write to
the Lydia T.. Vinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
Vermont Notes
News of the State Gathered
Here and There.
Case IL Concluded after 10 Ycara-M.
w. Nelson. Barre Granite Conn
pany Head, Dies.

A lawsuit that has been in the courts
of Vermont for 16 years, and in which
the city of North Adams. Mass. was
in reality the defendant, has been de-
cided In Bennington county court in
favor of Tice Niles of Pownal. the
plaintiff The action was brought by
Niles against Hastings Murphy,
caretaker of the Broadbrook property
of the city or North Adams. Mass, To-
Gated in Pownal. and trespass was al
legged, Murphy having been accused of
removing wood from a tract Of land
that Niles claimed was his and not the
property Of North Adams. The plain
tiff offered at one time to settle the
case for $50, but this was refused and
the issue dragged along in the courts
from one year to another until 1t was
finally decided short time ago. The
evidence was taken by Charles l.. Howe
of Rutland, as referee. and Judgment
was in favor of Niles for $194.15 dam
ages and S163.Ss for costs. The land
in dispute comprises about 25 acres
of woodland in q remote section of the
town of Pownal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30

exports OF leather Just as in other lines
OF materials of first military Importance
Furthermore this government, by put
ting stringent regulations on imported
leather stock as to dislnfection to pre-
vent anthrax, has made the difficulties
OF the leather makers that much more
serious, especially in kid feathers. These
regulations have become more onerous
with the increasing scarcity of hides.
and especially goat and sheep skins Inn
ports of needed skins from India and
China are thereby held up.
Back OF all the situation as to sup
plies Of raw materials of course Is the
fact that the shoe business of this coun-
try, just like the business of most Kinds
during the past six or eight months, has
been very large Retailers have done
n much larger business than for years
and having, as in most other merchan-
disc been going from hand to mouth IN
advance ordering for several years, 1t
dld not take long for the new boom TO
clean out stocks. The replacement Of
stocks to normal limit therefore, alone
would mean an extra heavy demand on
the manufacturers Good business in
consequence has brought out the shortage
In materials.
To illustrate the extreme advances in
various raw materials that manufactur-
crs have had to meet in recent months.
table compiled by Boston trade pa
per, the Weekly Bulletin of Leather and
Shoe News" presents the situation au-
thentically. This table shows that there
has been since June last year an Increase
in the cost of calf leather used in mems
shoes to retail at IS a pair of about 80
per cent
Fine colored glazed kid leather has
increased in price so per cent and aver
age grades of kid leather to go into $500
to 81 close to 30 per cent Duck Innings
suitable for mems shoes retail at 81 to
$3.50 a pair have advanced over 90 per
cent per yard. Twill suitable for wom-
ems shoes retailing at 81 to $3.50 pair
has advanced 80 l-3 per cent. per yard
There has been an enormous increase
in the cost of shoe laccs the price, Tor
example. for 81 to Sc shoes jumping from
, 10 cents per gross to sl.25 per gross In
nine months. Sole leather has advanced
from 40 cents a pound in January, 1915
| to Sc cents a pound at present, and cut
soles for womens shoes have advanced
from 20 cents in July last to 81 cents thi:
month: also cut soles for mems shoe:
| from 40 cents last July to Al cents a
present.
! Shoe manufacturers and distributors
cannot see how shoes for an indefinite
time can be any lower, with the chances
of their being higher. unless conditions
now holding back raw material supplies
are suddenly changed. Just when tina
! is to come or what it's actual effect viii
be cannot be foreseen. Manufacturer
and distributors can therefore. they say
only conduct their business as actua
circumstances compel.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
ATTACKED BY MUSKRAT.

Amos j. Eaton of South Royalton. a
member Of the State board Of forestry
was attacked by a muskrat in BenninE-
ton while taking a morning walk. The
big rodent bit holes in Mr. Eatons
rubbers and gave other evidence of an
aggressive disposition. Mr.. Eaton first
noticed the rat in the center Of the
road near the mill OF the Cooper Manu-
featuring Co. 1t was travelling be-
tween the two banks made by snow
shoveled from the trolley tracks. When
he approached from the side of the
street thus placing himself between the
rat and its natural habitat, the river,
the animal Immediately resented the in
reference and showed fight. With his
foot Mr.. Eaton pushed the animal into
the snow where it was captured by
some boys.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
DELAYS MOVING WIRES.
Agreement That Traction Company
May Await Decision of Supreme Court.


May Await Decision Of Supreme Court.
At conference held Sunday evening at
the Van Ness House between W. B. C.
Stickney of Rutland. attorney for the
Western Union Telegraph company. ana
A. G. Whittemore and Sherman II.
Moulton of this city. counsel for the
Burlington Traction company an extern
sion Of time from July l to October
was agreed upon before the decision Of
the Vermont public service commission
in the case between the two corporations
should be complied with. An appeal
from the decision Of the public service
commission In this case has been made
by the Burlington Traction company to
the supreme court and will be heard at
the May term Of court,
The decision by the Vermont public
service commission In the case OF the
Western Union Telegraph company VS.
the Burlington Traction company, which
was announced on February %. ordered
the latter company to separate before
July l the line of poles OF IS sections
OF its high tension line extending about
II miles between Queen City Park and
Ferrsburg to a minimum distance Of
30 feet from the lines OF poles OF the
Western Union Telegraph company par
alel thereto on the west side Of the
railroad track or as an alternative
cease from transmitting high tension
current over said IS sections after such
date until such separation was made.
This decision was based on the finding
that the operation OF these sections OF
the high tension line Of the burlington
Traction company at the proximity now
existing between them and the Western
Union telegraph lines adjacent thereto
was dangerous.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
A KANSAS NAVAL EXPERT.
hut He Was an Industrious Seeker
After Knowledge.

John r. Connolly not only is a demo-
crat. but he comes from Kansas. 1t IS
therefore fitting that. serving his second
term in Congress. he should have "A seat
in the House naval affairs committee
But Mr. Connolly for some reason or 9TH
err too long has been hiding his light un-
der n bushcl. Yesterday he brought Il
out and let it shine in all its glorious eff
fulgence. Today Kansas is almost burst
ing with pride,
1t all happened this way: Admiral
Grant, commander of the submarine fo-
tilla, was before the committee telling of
some of the needs of the navy. Mr., Con-
nelly. clearing his throat and with a
seriousness hetitting the solemn occasion,
looked Admiral Grant squarely In the
face and asked:
Admiral there has been good deal
Of talk about torpedo boat destroyers.
Are they vessels to destroy torpedoes?"
Every member of the committee leaned
forward in anxious expectation of an an
swer. Admiral Grant, true son of Nep-
tune, did not falter. although conscious
Of the grave responsibility thrust upon
him So he told his eager listeners all
about the functions of II torpedo boat
1t seems that one at least is assigned
to every cruiser and hattleship. Its duty
is to keep IA sharp lookout for torpedoes.
II a hostile craft DISCHARGES one at the
ship It is mounting guard over 1t imme-
diately goes in pursuit of the missile.
Half a dozen members of the crew are
equipped with scoop nets, something like
one uses In Grabbing, and when the tor
pedo boat destroyer gets alongside the
torpedo sailor ninaby reaches over
and snares 1t. 1t looks pretty difficult
at first, but 1t is very simple after all
when one is trained to 1t. In fact, Ad-
miral Grant said that the torpedo fielding
average of our navy for the last five
seasons has been ,9a7 So one can see
how little We have to fear on that score,
We often hear that senators and repre-
sentatives are not always qualified to
control the destines of a great nation,
What rubbish, We recall, for instance,
that senator of gigantic intellect. who,
when the inquiry into the loss of the I'll
tanic was In progress. asked why the
In the watertight compartments when
they saw that the ship was doomed As
long as we have such men as this we may
rest assured that the United States will
stand secure even amid falling world
New York Globe
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
PHONE CHAPTER MEETS.
Vermont, New Hampshire and Massa-
cbusctts Represented at Conferences.

About 80 employees Of the New Eng
land Telephone and Telegraph company
and affiliated companies in tho state OF
Vermont, with several companies outside
the State. met in this city March 70
to attend a joint meeting consisting OF
morning and afternoon sessions for tho
different departments and the meeting
Of the Vermont Chapter Of the Tele-
phone and Telegraph society of New
England in the evening. pleasant
feature Of the day was the dinner served
at the Hotel Vermont at six o'clock in
the evening, for which Is covers were
laid.
The morning session was held at the
main office Of the New England COM
pany and was divided up into three
meetings for the plant, traffic and COM
mercial departments. A joint conference
of these three departments was held on
the roof garden of the Hotel Vermont In
the evening presided over by the district
heads. j. r. Hall Of the commercial de-
partment, w. T. Durfey Of the plant
department and S. F.. Parker Of the
traffic department Following the dim
ner adjournment was taken to the roof
where William A. Shaw forecaster at
the United States weather bureau at
Mortified, gave lecture on weather
conditions and their effect upon the
work of the telephone companies. His
lecture was illustrated by stereopticon
slides. This meeting was for all en-
ployes Of the companies and was largely
attended short business meeting OF
the chapter held just previous to it was
presided over by the president. j. VI.
Gowdey.
Besides the New England company
there were representatives present from
the Passumpsic. Franklin county. Yer
mont and Champlain Valley Telephone
companies of this State. the Coos Tele-
phone company OF northern New Hamp-
shire. the Manchester district OF the
New England. the Granville Telephone
company OF New York and the Pittsfeld
district Of Massachusetts,
Among TIE heads Of companies pres
ent were L. n. Whitney, general COM
mercial superintendent of the New Eng
| land company from Boston. c. A.
BROWN. general manager Of the Pas
sumpsic. John Gowdey OF the Vermont
/ Telephone company, f. ]. st. Clair
general manager OF the Franklin County
company, William Lewis. general man
J ager OF the Coos company. and II. G.
| Wheeler. district traffic chief Of the
Manchester, n. H., district,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
HEALTHY wOLCOTT TRIPLETS.

The triplets Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah
w. Foster of Wolcott are nearly
year old and are all healthy. active.
and weigh Is pounds each. The fire.
quency with which the birth of twins
has occurred In the families of the
triplets' ancestors Is remarkable. The
father was a twin A sister of Mr..
Fosters mother, Mrs. A. l.. Jennings of
Wolcott. Is the mother Of twins, the
Rev. b. L. Jennings. "a Methodist min
lister In Worcester, and Miss Bertha
Jennings also Of Worcester On Mrs.
Fosters side there were two sets of
twins In her fathers fathers family
and twins were also born to her par
ents. She has an uncle in Morristown
who Is a twin and is also the father
Of twins. The presentation OF triplets
last April made eight children in the
Foster family.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
PASSING THOUGHTS.

Fashions changes. more than wear
and tear, are the tfe OF trade in things
to wear.
The abhrevation "Jno" for "John"
looks as II It had been originated by
someone who thought the name was
spelled Jon" and then got hi letters
mixed
OUTSIDE OK newspaper offices the be-
lief prevails that ability to run a news
paper Is one of the things with which
all humanity is endowed
quoting statistics to prove something
is usually safe, even If they are not
correct. since few take the trouble to In
form themselves about them.
That poets are born is true but also
1t is true than many persons are born
with the false belief that they are poets.
It's wise prize fighter who doesn't
let his punch demoish his bank occount.
Albany Journal. 49, ..-.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30

them. The association will be made NJ
OF listers and other officials connected with
the administration of the tax law Of Yer
mont. Th, annual meeting Will also be
of great value in getting together listers
and officials from all over the state at
enc central point. The four principal
officers nominated are: President, Charles
a. Plumey; viccpresidont, II. NJ Gay
lord secretary, George l.. Upper; treas.
urer T. l.. Field