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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-10
ODD ITEMS OF INTEREST

Powdered sulphur Quenches fire
more rapidly than water.
Forty-one of the states have state
biologists or similar officials.
Near Ponca City, Okla. Joe Miller
has started raising ostriches.
English colonies total 13,002.321
square miles in area, with a popula-
ton of 3Ss,os5,O35.
Near Drente, Holland, the petrided
body Of a woman buried 100 years
ago has been excavated.
1t is said that the streets Of Lon
don, if laid end to end, would stretch
from New York to San Francisco.
Fruit farming is making rapid
progress in South Africa. A good or
chard tractor is one Of the things
needed there.
British scientists are experimenting
with banana stalks as material for
paper and as a possible source OF pot
ash.
The worlds turpentine output ex-
ceeds 25.000,0oO gallons annually. the
United States being the greatest pro-
ducing nation.
Luther Crawford CT West Fairview,
Fa.. born without hands. has been
chosen president Of the council Of his
home town.
The handle Of new travelling bag is
SO attached that it can be placed inside
the bag when It is locked, lessening the
danger of the bag being stolen.
Experiments with irrigation have
shown that cotton. can be grown in
winter in the Sudan, and experts be-
lieve that 2,5oo,0 900 acres Of land In one
region can be irrigated.
In a smoke consumer of European in
vention for factories the smoke Is driv-
en- by fans into a porous receptacle
over which petroleum flows and is con-
verified into a combustible gas.
A swimming apparatus made Of rubbe,
cushions that can be inflated through an
air valve and 50 compact it can be cal
ried In pocket has J cen invented.
India increased its rice production this
year by about'A per cent. t. a new high
record, although the acreage was in
creased less than l per cent from las:
year.
Paris has opened an exposition Of ma
teria!s and methods Of :sconstructin;
damaged buildings, farms. highways,
bridges, villages. etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-10
Figures, Which
Sometimes Lie

With the National and American League
pennant races over to the last play all
baseball figures are forgotten except those
bearing on the Brooklyn club Of the Ma
tional League and the Boston club Of the
American League, which win fight it out
in the worlds series beginning In Boston,
says the New York World.
The final figures for the full 1874 games
in batting and feldislSeSpw that the Rob-
ms lead with the stick by a percentage
Of PSI to PA, and that the Red Sox lead
slightly. in fielding. Nith an average Of
.s72 as compared with ~ for Brooklyn.
The team avera geaM Full follow:
BATffNa.
Brooklyn N. L.. :. 5sss SIS 1870 IL Isl
Boston "a L.)....., Sc4o SAG 1928 139 "a.
yielding.
Brooklyn fN. LA. 154 sel4 1913 2N .sts
Boston "a, L2...a. l54 4lso~s2sl2 $50 ST.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-10
Crowd is Handled
Without any Hitch

No trace Of a hitch was in evidence
in the handling of the horde of fans
Saturday at Braves field. In contrast
to the confusion that held sway a year
ago, the spectators went in and came
away from the game with little to him
der them. Gaffney street had no pack
ed sardine aspect Early opening Of the
entrances to the park solved big part
Of the problem. The gathering. an or
derby ore. q rather calm one for a great
sport event Of the kind, filled the Inn
mense place Of baseball with such an
even flow Of humanity that there was
no particular occasion for troubles Of
any sort
American investments in Mexico ex-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-10

The Royal RIOTERS, cheering organ.
ization which sprang into being when
the Red Sox played the Pirates In 1898
for the worlds championship, have
heen reorganized and will 60 to Brook
Ign for next Tuesdays game. They
will be led by John NJ. Killenn. Bos.
toms foremost fan"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-10

EXECUTRIx' NOTICE. The SUBJ
scriber hereby gives notice that she haA
been duly appointed Executrix Of the will
Of Abner Coombs, late Of Augusta in the
County OF kennebec, deceased. and given
having demands against the estate OF
said deceased are desired to present the
same for settlement and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment
Immediately.
Augusta, Me.
Sept. 25. 1915 oet3.tues. 3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-10
GAMES
FOR WORLDS SERIES

Tuesday, Oct. IL. Brooklyn.
Wednesday, Oct. II, Brooklyn.
Thursday. Oct. IL, Boston.
Friday. Oct. IS, Brooklyn.
Should the seventh game be neces-
sary, the grounds will be decided by
the toss Of a coin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-10

Forty states last year passed special
labor legislation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-21

TRY THE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS
IN THE DAILY REFORMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-21
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Today the Empire presents King
Raggot in The Chance Market. a three
pert society drama; The Desert Rat, {
tWo-part Western drama; and Billy
Garwood in comedy. On Monday Tho
popular Theda Bara will be seen in
Gold and the Woman, in six acts.
Today the Princess theater present,
Roscoe Arbuckle in the Triangle Key
stone comedy, The Other Man. also Nir
ginia Worden, Frank Mayo and Lillian
West in the Broadway star feature
The Dupe, and Helen Gibson in A
Plunge from the Sky. an episode of
The Hazards of Helen. On Monday
Pauline Frederick in the Paramount
feature, The Worlds Great Snare, will
be the attraction.
Ralph Sherwin of Bennington came
to Brattleboro yesterday to be the
manager of the new store of Wool
worth q Co., which is to be opened il
the near future. MIR. Sherwin is ac
companicI by his brittle of few days
He opened Il store for the WOODWORK
company in Bennington, and has beer
connected with the concern for some
time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-21
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Rev. J. Cecil Hayes of the First Bap-
fist church in Greenfield will exchange
pulpits with Rev. g. f. Tomkinson to
morrow for the morning service.
A large white gull appeared in the
Connecticut river near Island park
this morning and for half an hour at
tracted considerable attention. The
bird finally flew south.
Miss Mary Hutehins of Bennington
and Miss Marion Rhoda Green of New
Milford, Conn, will sing a duet, Sweet
Hour of Prayer, at the evening service
in the Baptist church tomorrow.
l.. II. Barber's music store was
crowded last evening by an apprecia-
tive audience at the concert on the
New Edison Recreation Diamond Disc
instrument. The concert was highly en-
joyable.
The Brattleboro High School Athletic
association yesterday elected the fol
lowing officers. President, Howard IT.
Thayer, II; vice president, Hayden s.
Randall, rs; secretary, w. Howard
Ninton, is; treasurer, Dennison
Cowles, II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-21

tion III the state which has a committee
on Sunday school work or a committee
on religious education.
Miss Slattery did not arrive from
Boston until about the time she was
scheduled to speak. President Shaw, in
introducing her, assured her that she
was at liberty to take as much time as
she desired to give her message.
Miss Slattery spoke on the subject,
The Conquest of Facts, and proceeded
! Immediately to prove that no regret
table fact may not be changed. She
cited the fact that water seeks its low
est level yet men are able to force it
to ascend through pipes many stories
above its level, also cited the fact that
things that are heavier than air will
not remain in air, yet men are fighting
battles daily i'll machines that are heay-
Ter than air.
Her discussion of the conquest of
facts soon reached the problem of the
relation of the community to the child.
She touched upon her long relation as
a teacher with boys and girls and drew
lessons Of home influence from anec-
dotes she told of the actions and habits
of children that had come under her
supervision.
She made very clear the point that
there are instances of boys who do not
miss attendance at day school for wears
because they say "they must have an
education. - They have learned that
fact from the attitude of the commun-
ity. But the same boy will occasion
ally attend Sunday school and then be
missing for five weeks. The "com-
munity,' which she expressed as
"you,' has failed to impress the chill
dren with the fact that they must have
religious education. Lack of commun-
ity morals is fact that NAV be
changed. The church gathers together
the nucleus of what moral strength
there is, she said.
She admitted that it is hard to be a
Christian in the presence of children in
the house. She showed her optimism
when she said that while America is
not a Christian nation some day it will
be. What we as generation fail to
do following generations viii accom-
plish. When the ma iority of men want
the law, the law will be enforced.
She told the story of the person
who explained to her that a self start
er on an automobile had to be started
to make it self starting and declared
that this applies to much of the church
work and its method of starting.
Delegates continued to arrive for the
sessions even up TO the opening of the
evening session, when PSI had been reg
istered.
Following is a list of the persons
who furnished automobiles to take del
cgates to Mortified, Mass, yesterday
to visit Round Top and the Moody
school buildings; with the number of
persons carried: o. +. Benson ). Henry
Bond 8, Walter Bartlett 1, c. r. Crosby
6, George H. Clapp 4, G. l.. Durham
), II. l.. Emerson 6, f. L. T. Hildreth
I, Thomas W. Owens ), c. s. Hopkins
1, NJ. c. Houghton ), A. L. Maynard
1, n. L. Payne of North Bennington 4,
DR.. A. l. Miller 3, Wilbert Renfew I,
W. W. Robbins !, \. p. Simonds i.
W. A. Subway I, DIR. c. &. Wheeler I.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-21
CHURCH NOTICES.

Unitarian church, Rev. f. Q. s. Os-
good pastor Service Sunday morning
at 1890 Subject of sermon, The Com
mon Bond of Brotherhood. Sunday
school at ll.45. All are welcome at both
services.
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church.
Services at 1890 a. m. and 80 p. IN.
Sunday school at l2.10 Church board
meets after morning service. The La
dies aid will meet next Friday evening
at the church rooms.
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Emerson building, Elliot street. Sunday
service at 1913 a. M. Subject, Proba-
tion After Death. Wednesday evening
testimonial meeting at 5 o clock. Read
ing room open daily, except Sundays
and legal holidays, from 3 to 5 0 clock.
All are welcome.
st. Michael 5 Roman Catholic church
Walnut street, Rev. James z. Rand
rector. Masses at $50 and 1890. Ro-
sary and Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament at $50 p. m. Catechism
class at Oak Grove school at , D. III
October devotions will be given
Wednesday evening at 80 p. m.
Universalist church, Rev. d. E. Trout
minister. Divine worship 1870 a. m
with sermon by the pastor. Subject
Some Ideas About God. Bible schoo
11.45 a. m. Y. P. c. L. service 7.3(
p. III. in charge of Miss Ruth Sargent
Topic, Patriotic Songs and Their His
tory. Preaching service Vernon 2.3t
| p. m.
st. Michael Episcopal church, Rev
J. Fredrik Virgin rector. Eighteenth
Sunday Of the Trinity. Holy commun
ion at s a. n. Morning service a
| 1890. Sunday school at noon. Evcnin,
service at 7.30. Tuesday and Thursday
holy communion at 7.30 a. III. Evenin,
prayer Friday at 7.30 y. III. Saturday
Feast of SIS. Simon and Jude. Hol,
| communion at 80 a. M
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-21
FARMERS CONGRESS AT END.
Adopt Resolutions, One of Them Fav-
oring Woman's Suffrage.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 2l.-Al-
though the selection of the 1917 con
vention city is left in The hands of
the executive committee Of the Ma
tional Farmers congress which ad-
iourned its Both annual session here
yesterday, a preferential vote by the
delegates decided in favor of Houston,
Texas. 1t was said the executive com
mittee probably would accept that
choice.
By unanimous vote the congress
went on record as favoring the Susan
B. Anthony amendment to the federal
constitution providing for equal suf-
frage.
Other resolutions adopted recon-
mended changes in the SmithLever
law so that funds would be distributed
according to acreage under tillage and
not according to population; withdraw
al of the Shields, Myers and Phelan
water power bills pending before the
senate; administration of the farm
loan board law for the benefit of the
farmers of the country; no increase in
| freight rates as compensation for in
creased wages and an investigation of
the manner in which the fight against
| the foot and mouth disease was con.
Quoted in 1914 and 1915.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-21
TOWN HEND.

Earl Sage lost horse recently.
W. H. Miles was in Greenfield this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs George Whitney went
Thursday to the National Dairy show IN
Springfield
Watson Crowningshield will finish work
or l. :. Sayre at the end of this month
Eugene Cudworth received PAIN III.
but not serious, cut on his hand While
(nelping crank an automobile.
Miss Marie Hawkins will go next month
10 Brattleboro to take the nurses course
|bf training in the Memorial hospital
Mrs. Walter Morse and daughter. Flor
ence, have gone to Bristol Conn, TO say
b. few days with Mr. Morse. who has a
position there
Mrs. Don Boutelle is gaining slowly and
was able to attend the play after the fair,
which was her first evening out for m; ny
weeks.
Robert Kearley carried Sherman Viii
lard, j. c. Taft, A. r. Marsh and Bernard
Phillips to the National Dairy show in
Springfield Wednesday.
Mrs. Osborn and son, Howard, came
several weeks ago to the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Homer Heath, where they will
make their home while Howard Osborn
attends the seminary
Several automobile loads of people from
this village went to Brattleboro Friday tc
attend the Vermont Sunday school con
ventiOn. one of them being C. G. Robin.
sons car containing Edith Meacham
Miss Dauchy, Maynard Taft and Ruth
Hebb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Evans and two
children will go about Nov. l to Frog
| more, 5. c. Mr.. Evans will take his own
| and other dogs with him to train He has
had the training of many valuable bird
dogs in the past few years They plan to
| return home in the late spring
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-21

Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct 81 and %,
Mrs. W. H. Page will be at Townshend
Inn prepared for work and trade. The
stock is from Mrs. G. H. Smiths millinery
shop and viii be up to the minute. l99-2Ol
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-22
BAZAAR VISITOR GIVES
$1,000 FOR OLD COLLAR
Actor Starts Bidding When All
Articles Are Sold.

The worlds highest price for an ord-
nary linen collar was reached last night
at the Allied Zazaar
IL was az the last moment of the
Bazaar's lease Of life last night, and a
big crowd was gathered around Mar.
garet Mayo's booth. Everything had.
been sold and the crowd was clamoring
for more, but no other articles were to
be had.
Then William Morrissey, the actor.
had an Inspiration. He jumped upon a
box, tore OFF his soiled collar and Of
fered it at auction.
"Im bid ST." ne yelled. who'll raise.
the bid?"
Il was soon raised 70 5000.
"Tve got son, Percy. in the trenches
right now. offer 1900 for that col
lar" shouted C. ". Band, a Toronto
copper king
He got the collar. The crowd cheered
him. As he made out the check the
Bazaar committee presented him with
a gold cigarette case which had once
belonged to Lord Kitchener.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-22
Broadway at 34th Street

Ryan, Thomas LOTUS. Dallas Springer
and John O'Rourke.
A girl came up at that minute. held
tight to Tom Loftus's sleeve and finally
kissed him. Somehow. he did not smile
again.
Near a middle-aged private with a
heavy mustache and well tanned face
stood his wife and their fouryear-old
daughter. As the father leaned over to
kiss mis- baby she began to cry. Her
thin arms were flung around his neck
in a grip Of desperation.
"Oh, daddy, daddy" she walled.
The mother finally comforted the
child somewhat. But she continued to
sob long after the train drew out.
A rough-looking onlooker pulled
fiercely at the end of his mustache as
he watched this scene.
Hell" he said. as he blew his nose
violently and repeatedly. its the
damned music. Il sorter gets under
your skin and makes you-oh, hell, |
wish they wouldn't play"
In the last car were the officers.
When the train pulled out, with the
crowds cheering. there was a moment
cry hush as the colonel stepped out on
the back platform.
From somewhere in the crowd was
heard a sing-song sort of chant. The
voice was cracked and strangely queru-
lous. And it came from the lips of a
queer little old woman dressed in d
pale green tea gown.
bliss the day ye whit" she chanted,
swaying back and forth, land retur-rn
in peace an comfort" The woman, il
seems, is regarded as sort OF half
witted in the neighborhood. She, like
Cassandrs of old, prephesies but is
never believed.
Cononel Conley caught sight Of her
you take care OF your one" he
shouted, for the train was gaining mo-
mentum. Il have a thousand TO care
for"
At regimental headquarters it was
said complete roster Of the regiment
would be given out at Camp Whitman.
The roster Of commissioned officers fol
lows:
Colonel Louis D. Conley. Lieutenant Colo
mel John j. Phelan. Major Michael Lynch.
Major Timothy j. Moynshan.
Captains Bernard J. Glynn. comrnissary :
John W. Zines. Felix j. McSherry. Co c.
Patrick J. Mcguire. Co. F. Bernard +. Cum
ming.. Co. 6: Edward VI. Dillon quarter
master: William b. Stacom. Co. B: William
T. Doyle. Co. VI Denis Hogan. Co. d Felix
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-22

sounded the final farewell 20 the city.
u was crowd moved TO sudden bursts
OF patriotic enthusiasm. but serious
one. that the double Gordon Of police
kept within bounds as the regiment
departed.
Bishop Blesses Guardsmen.
Practically all of the men had SLEPT
in the srmory the last night Of their
stay in the city. All of them were
there ard in full service uniform at
breakfast time. Shortly after 8 o'clock
Colonel Louis d. Conley reviewed the
men, and a few minutes later heads
were barred rs Bishop Patrick J. Hayes,
chaplain OF the regiment, stepped oGt
on the balcony and asked a blessing
for the men in khaki.
The regiment fell Just 500 shor: Of
full war strength. Recruiting during
the last week has been brisk. Lien
tenant VI. l.. Reidy, with Lieutenan.
McKenna and Sergeant Mccormick, Of
Company ]. will remain in the city
three more days to take care of The
hundreds of men who want TO join the
fighting irish" of the 69th. Already
400 new men have signed up, and are
awaiting their uniforms and equip
ment before joining the soldiers en-
camped at Beekman.
As the marching regiment swung
past St Patrick's Cathedral it was
informally reviewed by Monsignor NJ
J. Lavelle and a dozen priests. The
doors of the church were flung wide
and its broad steps were crowded. IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-22

And she smiled, rainbow-lke, through
her tears
You'll find plenty of salt in there
for the eggs" she said
As Colonel Conley led his troopers
down the armory steps a mighty cheer
went up from the thousands who lined
the sidewalks along Lexington Avenue
and the neighboring side streets. Hats
were flung into the air and the cry
God bless you, boys" punctuated the
shouts.
The regiment swung into Twenty
sixth Street. and the crowd fell into
step with it. The windows of the stores
along the line of march were jammed
with watchers. Eager were their faces
as they scanned the firm, military lines
in search Of friend or acquaintance.
From the windows came shouts of
"Goodby, Georgel" 80 long, jerry"
Probably 10000 persons stood four
deep along Fifth Avenue as lar as
Ffty-seventh Street. where the regi-
ment turned west toward the railroad
tracks on Eleventh Avenue. AS the
civilians along the cutters caught sight
of the blue uniforms Of the regimental
band they began to applaud Scattered
and irregular as the fire Of an advance
EAhlus LilS applause S"Ni4SN iANN q
mighty roar of praise as file on file Of
men marched past.
Kisses Float Over Ranks.
The employees of a fashionable boot
shop on Fifth Avenue brought out a
huge American flag, which they waved
repeatedly. The windows of two de-
signers of women's gowns were lined
with pretty models. who blew kisses in
discriminatory as the khaki lines went
marching by.
Standing in a motor drawn up at the
curb before a Fifth Avenue shop was
fashionably dressed woman. As Colonel
Conley and his staff passed she cheered
with the best Of the spectators. But
when the band had passed and line
upon line of young men began to pass
before her she sat down in her car and
began quietly TO cry.
At Thirtieth Street stood n large
man Of undoubted German antecedents.
lie yelled louder than any one near him
and waved the little replica of the Stars
and Stripes in his hand more earnestly
than the surrounding men. As the
regimental colors passed him he was
the first 10 take off his hat in salute.
The man next him was little slower in
uncovering.
The German turned on him, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-22

A. Donnelly. adjutac;: Joseph G. Fogarty.
Co. l. Rupert Hughes. Co. II Alexander T..
Anderson. Co. r James +. Askin. Co. l..
First heutenants Michael A. Kelly. Co. J :
j. Joseph Lilly. Co. A Thaddeus Higgins.
Co. r.: William II. Patten. Co. X Frank
f. Sidman. battalion adjutant: james G..
Finn. Co. II John ?. Hurley. Co. VI Sam
ue \. Smith, battalion adjutant. Louis X.
Rice. Co. D.
Second leutenants Michael T. Carroll. bat
talon quartermaster and {. James J. Arch
or. Co. f Michael r. Redy, battalion quar-
termaster and &. William j. b. Burns. Co.
B John J. Egan. Co. l.. George ". Mage.
battalion quartcrmaster and {. Patrick j.
Hall. Co. X G~of-cy J. O'Flynn. Co. {
Charles +. Rayens. Co. NJ Eugene NJ.
Dryer, Co. \. and James Augustine Me
henna.
Chaplain The Rev Francis p. Duffy
Attached Major Thomas +. Mcguire,
Captain Frederick ". Rice. First Lieutenant
Charles 4. Mccarthy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-22
Goth Departs Amid
Cheers OF Thousands
Streets Thronged from ArmOry to Train Sheds-Mothers
Wives and Sweethearts Silently Brave
in Bidding Coodby

OF "The Girl Left Behind Me- couldn't
dispe. There was an earnestness
about the final farewells that ind'-
Gated realization that this time u
was not the frolic of summer camps
that the men were setting forth to
experience. -.
Parents. sweethearts and friends q
the departing soldiers formed solid
wall about the doors OF the armory
when. at 9 o'clock a blast Of bug.e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-22

New York felt ne grip OF the real
war spirit yesterday a. the 69th Regi-
ment swung along Fifth Avenue and
marched away to join the rapidly grow
ing forces concentrating at Camp Whit
man.
There was little catch in the
'hroats OF men and women who lined
the streets 10 the curbs a moisture IL
the eve that even the stirring strains