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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
USES OF WOOD FLOUR
Twenty Thousand Tons Annually Go to
Make Dynamite and LinOleum.

More than twenty thousand tons of wood
flour. valued at 10000 are used annual
~ in the United States in two widely diff
ferent Industries, the manufacture of dy-
Mantle and the manufacture of inlaid
linoleum.
Wood flour is also used in making COM
position flooring, oatmeal paper. and in
several other industries 1t forms ono
of the means by which the huge waste
product of our lumber mills is BEGINNING
TO find some better means of disposal
than the burner Since a total Of &c.
ooo,0'o cords of such waste is produced
each year at sawmils in the United
States of which about one-half goes into
the furnaces as fuel while the rest is
burned as refuse to get rid of it. there
is no lack of raw material for industries
which can develop ways Of turning this
waste to account.
All wood four-using industries require
n white or very light cream-colored flour
having good absorptive powers. The
wood species that may he used are con-
fined to the light resinous conifirs, and
the white broad-leaved woods like pop
lar. Spruce. white pine and poplar are
the species most used Mill waste, free
from bark, furnishes much of the raw
material for making wood flour.
For use in dynamite, the trade demands
are said to require a white flour, since
the freshness of dynamite stock Is indi-
Gated by light color, Dynamite flour
must also be very absOrptive. so there
will he no leakage Of nitroglycerine from
/ the finished product. Wheat flour mill
refuse ana infusoria earth have also been
used in dynamite making. but wood flour
has practically replaced them in this
/ country.
! In the manufacture of linoleum, either
wood or cork flour is used The flour
{ is mixed with a cementinS material.
spread out on burlap and rolled or press
! ed to a uniform thickness The cement
Is the expensive constituent Cork lino-
leum is the cheaper because less cement
is necessary. The patterns are printed
! on. leaving dark 'ase, For inlaid or
straightline linoleum, wood flour is used
! exclusively. Cork linoleum is always
dark. and slightly more elastic than that
produced from wood flour. The wearing
qualities are about the same.
Two methods of producing wood flour
are practced: one using millstones, the
other steel burr rollers to pulverize the
wood The latter requires only one
tourth as much power TO operate us lHe
former and was developed on the Paciiio
coast to handle sawdust as Il raw ma
tcrial. The mills Of Norway which pro-
duce much of the European wood flour
are of the stone type.
Wood flour mills are scattered over the
country from Maine to California wher-
ever the proper combination of wood and
water power is available. and the domes-
tic wood flour completes with the Nor
wegian product which, before the Euro
peau war, was delivered at Atlantic ports
| for Sl2.jO to slj per ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
TIE POWER BEHIND PREPARED.
NESS.

Those who just now are talking almost
Historically about policy Of prepared
ness are making certain false assump-
tons. They are advocating a national
policy which, if adopted in the one-sided
and incomplete way in which it is at pres
ent being presented, will set us back -
years in possibility of true progress The
notion that preparedness is a mere milf
tary thing, tn be had by superimposinS
upon the most wastcfu leXtraVagant and
inefficient army and navy establishment
in the world new mass of similar eN-
penditures. is a delusion If We are 50
insistent upon preparation for war, and
if we are, as they say, still unprepared
after spending on such preparations over
three billion dollars in the last - years,
exclusive of pensions, let us at least in
our preparation recognize an essential
part of it's true basis, The power be-
hind military Germany is industrial Ger
many. The organization of German life
is doubtless extreme, but the current
preparedness doctrines, however much
they may differ on military or naval es-
Inmates. agree at least in this; they ignore
absolutely every necessity for improving
the Industrial organization, the economic
basis for national unity,-George W. Ale
ger in the April Atlantic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
BIG YEAR FOR RUELBACH
Former Vermont TwirIer Confident Of
Success with BOSTON Braves.

The acquisition Of Edward NJ. Reul-
bach to the Braves hurting corps means
a pitching STRENGTHENING of at least -
per cent. to The Boston Nationals, for
IN signing Reulhach laughton has OBJ
tanned a tried pitcher, a veteran in the
Tener league who knows the weakness
of the great majority of the battcrs.
1t was n source of great joy to the play
ers to receive the information that the
former bright light of the old time Cubs
pitching staff was to become "A member
of their club, for they we'll know that in
having Ed OF their roster they had a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06

mend your Compound to other ladies'"
Mrs. MARY RIDGwAY, Durand, Wis.
A Massachusetts, Woman w rites:
Blackstone, Mass. -" My troubles
were from my age, and felt awfully
sick for three years. l had hot flashes
often and frequently suffered from
pains. l took Lydia T.. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and now am we'll"
Mrs. PIERRE CoURNoYER, Box 239,
Blackstone, Mass.
Such warning symptoms as sense of
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitatlon OF the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness, should be needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia f. Pink
ham Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
CANDIDACY OF J. E. WEEKS.
Grounds on which He VIII Seek the
Republican Nomination for Lieu
tenant GoVcrnOrNhip.

To the EGitOr: ! have beer asked by
many friends whether ! would he a
candidate for NeGtenant-govcrnor IT is
perhaps due to those who have kindly
Offered me their support, and also fair
to other possible candidates, that
should announce at this time that ] will
j." n candidate for the republican nomi-
nation Tor this office If am nominated
Shaii Try to do my part toward n
vigorous and earnest campaign. If am
elected, ! VIII do what | can to secure
as prompt despatch of legislative business
as Is consistent with thorough considera-
ton and fairness TO every interest
belieV" that the future of Vermont
depends not so much upon high-sound-
ing phrases in party platform as upon
the selection of minded men as
Legislators and state officers | stand for
everything that can be done to assist
bolh the agricultural ana manufacturing
Industries of the state, for the greatest
economy consistent with efficiency In the
management Of state institutions for the
continuation Of the Vermont good roads
policy for equity in taxation, for fair
labor legislation, and for endeavor to
enforce more strictly the laws we have
rather than to enact "A large number of
new ones.
While l am republican, the duties
of the lieutcnant-Rovernor are so largely
concerned with State matters that IL
receive the nomination | shall appeal for
support TO men of all parties. and if
elected ] viii try to perform the duties
of the office solely in the interest OF
Vermont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
ELDERLY WOMEN
SAFEGUARDED
Tell Others How They Were
Carried Safely Through
Change of Life.
Durand, wis., am the mother Of
fourteen children and / owe my life to

Lydia II. Plnkham 8
Vege table Com
pound. When l was
45 and h ad tn g
Oh ange Of Life,
a friend recon-
mended it and it
gave me such relief
from my bad feel
ings that | took
several bottles. ]
am now well and
hoalthv and rocom-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
PROTECT SCHOOL CHILDREN

Measles. scarlet fever and whooping
cough are prevalent among school chill
drcn in many cities, \ common cold
never should be neglected as it weakens
the system 80 that it is not in condition
to throw off more serious diseases
Foley's Honey and Tar is pleasant to
take acts quickly, contains no opiates
j. W. O'Sullivan, (AdV)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
APPRECIATED IN FRANCE.

The lie Ripolin building situated on a
wharf beside the Seine river. Paris.
France, was recently rooted with our
Compo- rubber roofing. Samples free,
Strong Hardware Co.. Burlington, VT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06

Get the attention. now, OF tho people
who expect to move q little later.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15
Deny Report That Hershey
Was to Deed Over Farms

The report that M. S. Hershey. the
Chocolate King" will formally trans
fer most of his property as a perma- :
nent foundation for the Hershey Indus
trial School, was declared incorrect and
unauthenttc in statement issued at
Hershey to-day.
The report included a probable plan
that all of the property owned by Mr..
Hershey, except his residence, chocolate
factory, trust company and transit
company, will be transferred; the total
acreage to reach 10000, with an ap-
proximate valuation of $2,000,000 The
following statement was sent to the
Telegraph:
The report is incorrect and un-
authorized No moneys have been dis
cussed and no plan has been fixed. As
matter of management a closer or
ganization of various interests here IL
being made, but the work will not be
completed for some time. The change
of system will put the enterprise, with
exceptions of present corporations In
to two main groups. the factory and
it's departments being one, and the Her
shey Industrial School and certain farm,
and town interests being the other
What will grow out of this rearrange-
ment when completed, remains to d..
determined. but so far there has been
ganization is still going on. Mr.. Hel
shey hrs always said he woulo
strenshe the Industrial School, and he
decided several months ago to add an
other unit OF twenty boys"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15
@. R. c. OUTLINES Y
LEGISLATION IT
WILL FIGHT FOR,
Favor Old Age Pensions, Limit
ing Length of Trains, and
Changes in Election Laws
BATTLE FOR FULL CREWS
Announce Long List of Bills
They Will Oppose Tooth
and Nail in House

In a series of resolutions the Penn-
sylvania State Legislative Board of the
Order of Railway Conductors in con-
ference in this city yesterday, an
nounced the legislation which they
will favor and which they will oppose
at the coming session of the Legisla-
>ture.
One resolution states that the order
approves of and will put forth efforts
to the maintain the full crew law.
semimonthly pay, workmen's compen-
sation, child labor law, mothers PEN
sion law, and the woman's hours OF
service act.
Another resolution states that "alI
honorable means" will be used to have
laws passed by the next Legislature
providing old age pensions for the old
and infirm; to limit the length of
trains; an antiblacl-list law, an amend
ment of the election laws that will
permit any citizen who may be caused
to be away from his voting place on
election day the right to register his
vote upon returning. the holding of a
State Constitutional convention on a
non-partisan basis; and directs the or
der's legislative representative to work
comparatively and harmoniously with
other labor organizations in further
ing labor legislation.
A third resolution disapproves of
the enactment of a compulsory arbi-
tration law, an attachment of wages
(garnishee) bill and the increasing OF
the State constabulary or the increas-
ing of their salary or the amending
of existing laws that carry with therl
a greater privilege than that for which
they were intended"
Messages of praise were sent to
President Woodrow Wilson expressing
appreciation for his support in settling
the eight-hour question, and to A. 3.
Garretson, National president of the
o. r. c. for his part in settlement Of
the threatened railroad strike.
Chairman S. r. Tarner of Pittsburgh
was reelected to that position by the
board. John A. Fisher of Pittsburgh
was renamed secretary and z. A.
| johnson of Stroudsburg was chosen
vice-chairman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15
At Least $500, 900 More Will
Soon Be Secured; Direc-
TORS Elected and Authoriz-
ed to Secure Charter; War
wick M. Ogelsby Chosen
Treasurer and E. L. McCol-
gin Secretary of Harris
burg Hotel Company"

It was a cheerful and optimistic and
public-spirited group of representative
citizens who broke bread together at
the Harrisburg Club last night and
launched the million dollar hotel
which will rise on the ashes of the old
Opera House as another monument to
the enterprise and loyalty of Harris
burg.
These prominent men, representa-
tive of the best energy of the COM
munity, were the guests of E. 2. Wal
lower, chairman of the special COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
which had made the preliminary can
vass and rendered possible the final
steps in the organization of the hotel
company. There was a distinct atmos-
phere of jubilation surrounding the
dinner All present felt that great
thing had been accomplished for. Har-
risburg.
After a thorough discussion of the
matter those present, representing the
first subscribers to the fund of a mill
lion dollars. were organized as a meet
ing of stockholders. with the president
of the Chamber of Commerce. ]. Will
liam Bowman. in the chair. AS the
host of the evening Mr.. Wallower out
lined the plans and told the story OF
how he came to be interested in the
hotel proposition here. He believed
II was civic duty, and as a successful
businessman himself he also i'm
pressed upon those present his own
conviction that 1t was likewise to be
a business success.
All the speeches were in happy vein
and many pleasant little incident
was related of the "persistenous' ef-
forts of the committee to filch from
the pockets of the local people suf-
ficient funds to provide the big hostelry
that is now assured. Throughout the
evening mere was crystallized the one
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15
Merger Of Public Service
Corporations Considered

Shippensburg, Pa, Sept. 15.-Con-
solidation of the Chambersburg, Green
castle and Waynesboro Street Railway
Company, Waynesboro Electric Light
and Power Company. Waynesboro Gas
Company, Carlisle and Shippensburg
Street Railway Company. Shippens-
burg Gas Company, Shippensburg
Water Company and the electric light
and power companies of Guilford,
Quincy. Washington and Antrim town
ships, in Franklin county, is again un-
der consideration. This time it is a
Baltimore firm by the name of Ham
bleton & Co. who are considering the
purchase. through II. B. McNulty. Of
Cham bersburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15
List of Subscribers
to New Hotel

During the dinner, Mr.. Wallower
announced that the subscriptions
up to last evening and the amounts
subscribed by each for the new
million dollar hotel were as fol-
lows:
S50,OO0-E. z. wallower. w. T.
Hildrup, Jr. and D. E. Tracy.
$50, 5,000-E. S. Herman, H. Gill
bert & Son, E. ]. Staclpole, w. P.
Starkey and Edward Bailey.
S20,O00-C. 4. and Samuel Kun
kel $4,000 each), Donald, Robert,
Vance c., Henry B. and Anne Nc
Cormick (s20.000 for five), A. S.
Kreider and Dives. Pomeroy and
Stewart.
S15,OO0-J. H. Troup and Bow
man & Co.
S10,00G-William Jennings, Chas.
e. Covert. Romberger Bros. and A.
Carson Stamm.
$5,00O-Dr. R. H. Moffitt, c. w.
Burtnett. Doutrich & Co, Johnston
q Co, Frank Payne. S. S. Pomeroy,
j. Grant SchwarZ, e. S. Gerberich,
John f. Fox. Est. John Oenslager.
S3,O0O-David Kaufman, Charles
S. Boil and Frank ]. Hall.
50 2,500-George w. Reilly.
S2,OOO-George A. Gorgas and
Christian L. Long.
S1,500-Dr. w. S. Hurlock.
S1,000-Geo. A. Shreiner, w. B.
McCaleb, Robert A Enders, Tau
sig's Sons, DR.. ]. w. Ellenberger,
Casper Dull. Daniel Dull, A. H.
Bailey and Lescure, Snavely & Co.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15
"Murderous Mary" Who
Recently Killed Her Eighth
Man Pays Death Penalty

Bristol, Tenn, Sept. Is. - Con-
demned of having forfeited her right
to live under the laws of Tennessee,
"Murderous Mary" the big female ele-
phant. heading the quintet with Clark s
Shows, was to-day put to death at
Erwin, Tenn, the State authorities re-
quiring it.
Having none of the quick poisons at
hand. the showmen chose to hang the
beast. A derrick car OF the Caroline,
Clinchfield and Ohio Railway was
used. Heavy chains were looped
about the elephants neck and the
steam operated crane lifted the mas
sive form into the air. The animal
struggled for quite a while before
death finally resulted from strangula-
ton.
The showmen are said to have adj
mitted that Mary had slain her eighth
man, her last victim being Walter
Eldridge. a Virginian, who was
trampled to death at Kingsport, Tenn
on Tuesday night. The elephant was
valued at $4,000. .4-.t
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15
BARRIERS IN WAY
OF PLAN FOR BIG
BORDER PATROL
Stable Government Must Be
Established Before Joint Force
Can Be Maintained

New London. Conn, Sept. is. -
Practical obstacles have arisen in the
consideration by the American-M -Mexi-
can joint commission here on neutral
suggestions for the pacification of the
border which make it seem improb-
able at this time that any agreement
can be formulated without prolong-
ed discussion. Major General Task
er H. Bliss, assistant chief of staff
of the army was before the commits
sion to-day to point out objections
that can ba raised to many of the
proposals, including that of an inter-
national constabulary to relieve the
military forces of both countries of
the border patrol work they are now
doing.
The commission held only a brief
Continued on Page 1Ol
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15
Bark With 200 Cannery
Hands Is Reported in
Breakers OFF Point Pedro

San Francisco. Cal, Sept. 15.-The
Alaska packers bark Star of Chile, en-
route from Bristol bay. Alaska, with
the seasons catch of salmon for San
Francisco, was reported last night to
be in the breakers off Point Pedro
twenty-five miles south of the Golden
Gate. On board the vessel over 200
cannery hands are thought to be re-
turning to this port.
News of the bark's danger was
brought here by fishermen, who said
that the vessel appeared to be in great
danger of being swept on the rocks,
but that dense fog closed in and HID
her from view.
Deep sea going tugs were sent from
San Francisco to the vessels assist
ance. When last seen the Star of Chile
was three quarters of a mile off shore
and her crew was signaling for help.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15
BRITISH DRIVE
GERMANS BACK
ALMOST 2 MILES
Resume Somme Drive Along
Six-Mile Front; Still Go
ing Ahead

The British resumed the offensive
to-day in powerful attack north of
the Somme in northern France Ac-
cording to London they have driven
back the German lines from about
a mile and a quarter to nearly a mile
and three-quarters at some places, in
an assault along a six-mile front.
The line of the attack extended from
BouleauX wood northwest of Combles,
to a point north of the Albert Ba-
paume road, which runs through Po-
zieres.
AS a preliminary to to-day's ex-
tended offensive movement, General
Haig's forces last night attacked and
captured German trenches along a
front of more than half mile south
east of Thiepval. The com mbined as
CONTINUED on Page 13J
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15
What Shall the
Hotel Be Named

During the dinner at the Harris
burg Club at which the million dol
lar hotel project was successfully
launched, William T. Hildrup, Jr.,
made a motion that was promptly
adopted that the Telegraph be re-
quested to invite suggestions for an
appropriate name for the new hotel.
These suggestions will be received
and referred TO the board of direc-
tors to guido them in the final
choice of name. MFR. Hildrup has
been one of the strong boosters for
the new hotel and he believes the
people of the city will be greatly
interested in helping to select a
popular name. Already among the
suggestions is the "Susquehanna," )"
the John Harris" The Penn" and
;'The Harrisburg.',f - 4sfas,e,l z
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15

thought that at last a great need of
the city was to be supplied through
the cooperation of our citizens. One
speaker after another emphasized the
importance of the shoulder-to- shoulder
movement which had materialized in
so many creditahle things being done
for the welfare and improvement of
the city, and that the climax of these
efforts was now to be modern hotel.
SoO5,00O Subscribed
During the evening a resolution was
passed requesting the Telegraph to in
vite suggestions for a name for the
hotel and the columns of this news
paper will be open to all such sugges-
tions for the benefit of the directors in
the final selection of an appropriate
name.
Mr.. wallower as chairman of the
committee reported that up to the
present time a total of S505, 900 had
been subscribed, but that it was ex-
pected at least 100000 more would
be secured when the community re-
sponded as he believed it would re-
spond.
These directors were regularly
elected and authorized to secure
charter and proceed with all the neces-
sary matters in the erection of the
hotel and providing for its manage
ment:
+. z. Wallower.
j. William Bowman,
David E. Tracy,
r. j. Stackpole, Sr.,
W. T. Hildrup, Jr.,
William Jennings,
A. Carson Stamm.
E. S. Herman,
Henderson Gilbert.
Edward Bailey.
Samuel Kunkel
Warwick NJ. Ogelsby was elected
treasurer. and the secretary of the
Chamber Of Commerce, E. l.. McCol-
gin, secretary of the corporation,
which will be known as the Harris
burg Hotel Company.
Mr.. Tracy Suggests Slogan
Those who attended the dinner last
| night were E. z. Wallower, ]. William
Bowman, Henderson Gilbert, Con-
gresham A. S. Kreider. Donald McCor-
mick. Edward Bailey. w. T. Hildrup,
Jr, E.. J. stackpole. Sr:. Charles A.
Kunkel, G. l.. Long, Frank Payne, Will
liam B. McCaleb, Herman and Edw.
Tausig, Charles S. Boil, DIR. w. Spry
Hurlock, Penrose c. Rom berger, Isaac
Fl. Doutrich, Edwin 5. Herman, David
Kaufman, William H. Bennethum Sr.,
S. S. Pomeroy, William P. Starkey,
Harry H. Bowman, John E. Fox. DR..
John Oenslager, Henry b. Mccormick,
| Paul Johnston, William Jennings, A.
Carson Stamm. j. e. B. Cunningham,
Robert Troup, Francis ]. Hall, T. P.
McCubbin. DIR. J. Wesley Ellenberger
| and Frank NJ. Eastman.
A pleasant incident of the meeting
was the reading of letter from one
of the best boosters of Harrisburg who
has had a prominent place in all the
improvement campaigns. and who
served with honor as a member of
the Board of Public Works This gen.
| tleman David e. Tracy. now on an au-
tomobile tour. wrote Mr.. Wallower in
response to his invitation to be present
at the dinner, saying
"I regret very much that my abb
sence from the city will interfere as I
consider a new hotel the one thing
needed to round out the improvement
plans which Harrisburg has accom-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15

BOY CHARGED WITH ALTOONA MURDER
Chicago sept l'-Walter Wendt 10 years Old Of
Altoona Pa under arrest here to-day is one Of three men,
the police say who shot Michael Mociney policeman to
death in Altoona IN October 1915 Wendt was arrested
on suspicion
PRESIDENT TO GO no SISTERS BEDSIDE
Long Branch N j. Sept l5-President Wilson re-
ceved word today that his sister Mrs Ar.ie E. Howe
yhO is i'll at New London Conn, was sinking rapidly
Tentative plans were made Immediately for his departure
for New London late to-day In case Mrs dies it