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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
HAD STAMPS WORTH s125.
Man Arrested at New London Boarded
Train at South vsrzion-said He
Came from Brattleboro.

Frank Russell, who fell into the hands
of New London police last Thursday night
shortly after alighting in New London
from a Central Vermont train from Brat
-tleboro, was ordered held Monday under
$1,000 until Sept 2 by Judge Colt in the
New London police court.
When arrested Russell had postage
stamps to the value of 1925 in his posses
sion. His case has been turned over to
the federal authorities, who are endeavor-
ing to obtain clue which will make it
possible for them to place a charge against
the prisoner.
Russell boarded the train at South Yer
non, VT, and his nervous actions on the
train aroused the suspicious of Conductor
William Geer, who notified policemen.
They took him into custody and in a pack
age which he carried the stamps were
found He made two desperate attempts
to escape.
At first Russell said he came from Brat
tleboro and later that he came from New
York. Since being locked up he declines
to say anything. On the outside of several
packages of stamps was the name Miller
Where Russell obtained them is a mys-
terry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
ENGELSON IN NEWFANE JAIL.
Trial in County Court in September on
Charge of Obtaining Property IN
der False Pretenses.

Barnett Engelson of Springfield,
Mass, is in Newfane Jail awaiting
trial at the September term of the
Windham county court on charge of
obtaining property under false pre-
lenses. He was brought here from
Springfield Tuesday afternoon by
Sheriff G. f. Mann, who was accom-
panied to the state line by mem
Der of the Massachusetts, state police.
Engelson was arrested in Springfield
July 81 and the case was continued to
Tuesday to await the issuance of ex-
tradition papers.
Engelson is alleged to have issued a
check for 1926 in payment for two
pair of cattle at time when there
were insufficient funds in the bank to
meet the payment. Extradition was
fought on the grounds that the offense
is not extraditable from Massachusetts
but following conference between at
torneys before Judge Wallace r. Heady
it was decided to make the fight in
the Vermont courts instead of in
Springfield.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04

the east side of the road approaching
the bridge from the south for l13 feet
Boyd and Miss Walker were the only
two witnesses called for the defense.
Boyd testified that he was not intoxi-
Gated. lie said that he was running
only from 16 to IS miles an hour when
he entered the bridge; that he sounded
his horn several times on his way down
the hill to the bridge and that the col
lision with the carriage containing
Mrs. j. G.. Newton and Mrs. Henry
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
BASEBALL GIRLS WON GAME.
Defeat Brattleboro Athletics 20 to 49,
Faced Pitching Like Veterans and
Made Clever Plays.

The Boston Girls baseball team de-
feated the Brattleboro Athletics 20 to
Is on Island Park grounds Tuesday
afternoon before crowd that packed
the grandstand and well filed the
bleachers. The score does not indicate
the fact that the home team changed
places with nearly every inning, that
balls were lobbed up to the plate and
that base runners did almost everything
to avoid getting around the bases.
The crowd was interested in the play
of the girls, several of whom had more
than fair ability. Miss Dennison, cap
tain, who pitched the first three
innings, could throw curves and played
like a veteran. Later, when she re.
tired to center field, she made pref
ty catch of a long fly and doubled a
runner off first, drawing applause that
was sustained until after she had come
in to the bench.
Little Miss Rivard, who played
second and later pitched three
innings, was the life of her team. She
covered a lot of ground and faced a
red hot liner like veteran, juggling
the ball and finally dropping it, but
getting the runner at first.
Miss Denehy, who played third the
greater part of the game and caught
the last inning, gave an exhibition of
base running that made the local play
ers open their eyes. In the ninth she
made a clean steal of home, sliding
over the plate. She made several pref
ty plays at third. Miss o 'Rourke in
left field made catch of low liner
that was a good one and Miss Sullivan,
playing in center field in the first part
of the game, made a running catch of
a fly that brought applause.
One feature of their work that
caused surprise was that none of them
were shy while at bat. They faced the
pitching, whether fast or slow, without
drawing back from the plate and Miss
Dennison, Miss Grace and Miss Sulli-
van all hit hard, Miss Dennison being
robbed of two hard hits by fancy plays
by Kaine and Gray.
The home team started the game
with the players in the following posi-
tons: Plumb, C; Robert Angler, 1b;
Blake, p; Filion, CT; Graves, 3b; Ray
mond Angler, Oh; Gray, ss; Taylor, If;
Kaine, rf.
The visitors started the game with
this lineup: Miss Rivard, Oh; Miss Sui
Ivan, eff; Miss Dennison, p; Miss
o 'Rourke, If; Miss Grace, c; Miss Ostler,
IS; Miss Denehy, 3b; Miss Ellard, rf;
Miss Hogan, 1b.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
United States Senate

Washington, D. c., July II, 1916.
My Dear Sir
have received your letter of
July II. You will understand of
course, that it would not be fitting
for me, senator from another
state. to take sides in a contest be-
tween Republicans, all members of
my own party, in Vermont. But
in reply to questions you ask about
Senator Page it is entirely proper
for me to say that | have known
Senator Page ever since he entered
the Senate eight years ago. He
and | are friends, and my relations
with him have always been most
pleasant. He is recognized by all
his colleagues as most hardwork-
ing, capable senator, very indus
trious and careful, a very valuable
and diligent member of all the
committees to which he belongs
and he has taken a conspicuous
part in all tariff discussions since
he entered the Senate. He is, how
ever, particularly identified with
the bill for vocational education, a
measure of the utmost importance,
to which he gave many months OF
careful study. Having framed the
bill he then, by his persistence and
determination, finally carried it
through the Senate. Although it
failed in the House, this does not
in the least detract from the de,
served distinction which Senator
Page earned by his admirable work
and by his championship of this
important measure. His ability
and activity in the work of the Sen
ate are unquestioned by any one
who is familiar with that body.
Very truly yours,
II. c. LODGE.
Hon. Clark King,
Montpelier, VT,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
DRY SEASONS RECALLED.
Grasshoppers Made Shortage and Pc
tato Tops Were Cut for Hay.

Editor of The Phoenix:-
For the past two years the grasshop
pers have inflicted serious damage in
sections to grass and grain, but this
year they are passing out of existence
This brings to mind the dry seasons OF
1852, 1853 and 1854. Then the grass
hoppers were as troublesome as in the
past two seasons.
The writer recalls that farmers be
cause of the shortage of feed in pas
lures and howings went to the wood
lots and felled trees and brush &c
furnish a bite for their cattle. The
cattle would follow them eagerly fol
their meals.
Some farmers harvested their potato
tops for hay. This was before the pc
tato blight or bugs had appeared. 81
scarce was fodder that in sections cows
were sold for from SIS to SO each AM
calves that had been summered wen
for 80 cents. Large crops came the fol
lowing years.
The writer's father, who then LIVED
in Cheshire county, New Hampshire
said that in the years 1912 to 1917
grasshoppers were prevalent in sec
tions, doing much damage to crops, bu
in the autumn they arose and flew
away, presenting to view cloud o.
grasshoppers.
Yours truly,
C. p. STICKNEY.
Brookline, Aug. l.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
PENSION FOR EMPLOYEES.
Swift g. Co. Start the System with a
Foundation of $4,000, oOo-Employes
Are Not to Contribute.

Two million dollars was the gift
made by Swift & Co. to their employees
Monday. Announcement of accumu-
lation of this sum during the past six
years in the form of pension fund oc-
casioned much qualification to workers
in the plants and branch houses here
and in all cities where it was made sim
ultaneously. 1t is estimated that more
than 10000 men and women are eligi-
| BILE, in time, TO come under the provi-
sions of the fund, which becomes active
August /.
One of the striking features of the
plan as outlined is that the employees do
not contribute to the fund, the company
furnishing absolutely all money needed
to pay pensions. In this connection it
called upon to pay 100000 year in
addition to the income from the fund in
order to meet the demands.
The salient points of the plan as out
lined in the formal announcement to
employees follow:
!. The employees do not contribute to
the fund.
2. Income from the 100000 foun-
dation fund is to be supplemented an
nually by Swift 4 Co. until the fund
is large enough to meet the necessary
demands.
3. More than 10000 employees to ben
eft by the announcement.
4. Men in the employ of the com
pany 25 years, who have reached the age
of 60 may be pensioned.
5. Men in the employ of the company
25 years and who have reached the age
of 65 shall be pensioned.
6. Women in service 25 years, who
have reached the age of 80 may be pen
stoned.
I. Women in service 25 years, who
have reached the age of 55 shall be pen
stoned.
8. Employees in service Is years and
up to 25 years, who are permanently in
capacitated for work may be pensioned.
9. Pension of those retired on ac-
count of age and length of service, or
if incapacitated after a service of %
years, but prior to the age of retirement,
shall be one-half of the average sal
airy for the five years preceding retire
ment.
10. Pension of those retiring on ac-
count of incapacity after from Is to
20 years of service shall be computed on
a basis of one and one-half per cent of
the average salary for the five-year pc
Rod preceding retirement, for each year
of continuous service.
IL. No pension shall be less than
$240 year.
10. No pension shall be in excess of
$4,000 year.
ID. The widow and children of an
eligible employee shall receive one-half
of the pension to which an employe
shall be entitled at tho time of his
death.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
LAST OF WITNESSES HEARD.
Contested Will Case of George w
Walker in Probate Court.

The last of the witnesses in the con-
tested will case of George w. Walker,
in which Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Ran
dali are seeking to have a second will
allowed for probate and the Home for
the Aged and Disabled is trying to
have an earlier will probated, were
heard Tuesday.
In the first will Mr. Walker left his
property to his daughter, Mrs. Randall,
for use during her life time with such
of the principal as she might need.
After her death it might go to the
Home for the Aged and Disabled. In
the second will all of the property was
left to the daughter.
The Home for the Aged and Disabled
is seeking to prove that Mr.. Walker
was not capable of making will when
he made the second one and that undue
influence was used.
George s. Johnson testified that he
had worked for Randall and had heard
some talk of making will. Ralph
Hall gave similar testimony. Some of
the questions had to do with the habits
of Mrs. Randall and of her associates.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
PLAYGROUND TRACK MEET.
Close Events in Second Meet of Oak
Grove Children.

A second track meet held this week
on the Oak Grove Fairgrounds resulted
in several close events. The following
were the events and prize winners IN
the contest for boys from IL to 13
years of age: Pole vault, won by Eu-
gene McGarrigal, Francis Howard,
second half mile run, won by Eugeac
LaForest, Eugene McGarrigal, second;
high jump, won by Francis Howard,
Eugene McGarrigal, second; 100 yards
dash, woa by Francis Howard, Eugene
McGarrigal, second; broad jump, won
by Francis Howard.
In the class for boys from to 10
years old there were the following
events and winners: Pole vault, woa
by Joseph LaForest, Walter Lalless,
second 100 yards dash, won by Joseph
LaForest, Arthur Danno, second; high
jump, woa by Joseph LaForcst, Arthur
Danno, second
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
COBB FILES ANSWER TO MosHER.
Defendant in Ejectment Suit Asks
for Transfer to Court of Equity
Has Several Offsets.

Paul ID. Cobb, defendant in an ejectment
suit brought by Kenneth +. Mosher in
June by which the defendant was elected
from one of the floors of the Mosher ga
rage building, where he had maintained
an automobile repair shop. has filed an
answer in which he prays that the entire
action be amended into the court of
equity and that the defendants answer be
treated as cross bill. The reason given
for the motion to transfer to the court of
equity is that the defendant would have
no opportunity to claim offsets under the
original bill in a court of law without
multiplicity of law suits, whereas if tried
in court of equity all suits may be tried
as one.
The defendants answer sets forth that
on Aug. 49, 1915, Cobb leased from Mosh-
er one floor of the building for a repair
shop at $1,000 year rental, payable in
equal monthly installments. 1t is claimed
that he never was given more than APP
proXimately two-thirds; that it had not
been heated az called for in the lease and
as result there was much loss of time to
the defendant that the plaintiff had failed
to repair lcaky roof, which caused the
defendant other damage: that the plain
tiff had not given him all the repair work
of the garage as provided for in the lease;
that there is now Sl55S0 due the defend
ant for repair work from the plaintiff;
that he denies that he owes $500 or any
part of it for rent and that he vacated
the premises as ordered to do and they
have since been in the possession of the
plaintiff.
He further claims that he was to receive
so cents an hour for repair work other
than from the firm of Nosher 4 Tucker
for which he was to receive 35 cents per
hour. When the firm of Mosher & Tuck
err dissolved and Mosher assumed the liabil-
tiles he says there was due for repair work
$57.37 and since that there is due sos AZ
He alleges that as he had received
only about two-thirds of the space for
which he paid rent that he had paid
S27.37 in excess of what he had to use each
month and that by reason of several auto
mobiles having been in his shop for re-
pairs at the time of the eiectment. and be-
cause his tools are there, he has been I'M
der heavy loss since. The papers are from
the office of c. c. Fits.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
Montpelier, VT, July IA, 1916.
Editor of Montpelier Argus:

NioiltPSllSl, W, uly II, 10lO
Editor of Montpelier Argus:
Dear Sir: Will you please allow
place in the Argus for what |
have to say in regard to the U. S,
senatorial contest and oblige. So
much has been said in the Argus
which has been copied mostly
from other papers about Senator
Page not being of any account in
Congress, having done nothing in
the eight years he has been there
and other things said about him
which were not very meritorious
to say the least, which were not
true as can be proved by what his
colleagues say of him in Congress.
What has Senator Page done for
Vermont? He has a large business
in Hyde Park and employed a
good amount of help in his hide
and calfskin business for many
years and has paid the farmers, al
so others, a large amount of mon
ey for hides and calfskins here in
Vermont and has paid largely for
advertising at the same time. This
is all true. What has Ex-Governor
Fletcher, who wants to be at this
time Senator, done for Vermont
His business has mostly been af-
ter Office as near as | can find out
and at the present time is paying a
large amount Of money for adver-
Using to succeed Senator Page in
Congress, and is doing his best to
get it, Republicans of Vermont
will soon decide this at the pri-
maries. am pleased to offer as
proof what is said of Senator
Page by one of the ablest Republi-
cans in Congress. Hon. II. C.
Lodge, in reply to a letter | wrote
him for information in regard to
Senator Pages services in Con
gress, and ask to have it printed
in the Argus, so that Republicans
can know the truth in regard to
Senator Pages services in Con
gress. Having received this reli-
able information from a source
which cannot well be doubted, il
seems now that Senator Page is
entitled to a reelection to Con
gress. This is from one that be-
lieves in a square deal in politics as
well as in business.
Respectfully submitted,
CLARK KING.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
SOME CLASS TO THIS TRAMP.
Hobo Was Stretched at Full Length on
Top of Passenger Car-Ordered OF
at Putney Station.

Hoboes who beat their way on the rail
roads don't all ride on freight trains
When the northbound passenger train
passed The Phoenix Office at 2.l0 Mon
day afternoon man was seen stretched
at full length on the top of the first car.
A telephone message was sent to the
Dummerston station, and the operator
there went up stairs where he could see
the roof of the car when it lsassed, as the
train does not stop there. The operator
telephoned back that the man appeared to
be dead, and to call Putney, as he had
notified Putney station.
At Putney Conductor Newton was mott
fed He climbed up and found that the
man was much alive and ordered him UNI
tremendously to come down, which he
/, did, after which he lighted cgaret.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
Needed a Brake.

Farmer Hans was in search of q
horse. 81 have the very thing you
want" said the stableman, "a thor
oughgoing road horse. Five years old
sound as quail, $175 cash down, and
he goes ten miles without stopping.
Hans threw his hands skyward. "Not
for me, - he said. 81 wouldn't gift you
five cents for him. | lif eight miles out
in de country und I'd haf to walk back
two miles. The Christian Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04

Perhaps the best way to kill false
hood is to let it lie.
One hundred and thirty,fve million tons
of coal are yearly required for steam rail
roads in this country.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
HENRY CABOT LODGE
On the Constructive Work of
SENATOR CARROLL S. PAGE

The following interesting correspondence which appeared
week in the Montpelier Argus self explanatory
Page his this correspondence
King publication Argus We
give appeared, without change !
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04

The earth s. population reaches a
grand total of 1,7O0,O0O,O0O persons.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
Digestive
Troubles

cause headache, biliousness,
constipation, impure blood
and other unpleasant symp-
toms. If these troubles are
neglected they weaken the
body and open the way for
seriousillness. Many chronic
diseases may be traced back
to indigestion that could
have been Immediately
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-04
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-15
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
School Building.

"S\SIZIC, -, oCPkCt1UcT SIN.
Sealed proposals will be received by
Harry E. O'Neill, clerk of Mckenzie
School District No. "a, at Mckenzie.
N. D., up to the hour of o'clock p.
m. on the 9th day of September, 1916,
for the erection and completion of a
one story school building, together
with mechanical equipment for the
same, in the village Of Mckenzie, N.
Oak.
All proposals shall be in strict &C.
cordance with the plans and specifi-
cations for the work as prepared by
Gilbert r. Horton, architect, and in
accordance with the form given there.
in. Proposals must be accompanied
by certified check for per cent of
the amount of the bid and must be in
not later than the hour above given.
The plans will be on file at the Bis
marck, Fargo and Minneapolis Build
ers' Exchanges, with the clerk, and
at the office of the architect in the
Citizens National Bank building,
jamestown, N. D. Plans will be on
file after August 14th, 1916. All
checks shall be made payable to S. r.
Day, president of the board. The &C.
cepted bidders will be required to fur
nish bonds meeting in full the require
ments of the laws of the State. of
North Dakota and satisfactory to the
board. Envelopes containing bids
shall be plainly marked Proposals on
School Building" The board reserv-
es the right to reject any or all bids.
S. R. DAY, President,
Harry E. O'Neill, Clerk.
Gilbert R. Horton, Architect.
(S:10-15-22-29)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-15
SUMMONS.

State of North Dakota, County Of Bur
leigh; in Justice Court before Geo
H. Dolan Justice of the Peace.
George Gussner, Plaintiff,
VS..
Fl. O. Danford, DEPENDENT.
The State of North Dakota to the said
Defendant:
BY this second summons herein you
are directed to appear before me at
my office in the City Of Bismarck,
County of Burleigh and State of North
Dakota on the 31st day of August, A.
D. 1916 at the hour of ten o'clock in
the forenoon, there to answer to the
complaint Of the plaintiff in this &C.
ton, who claims to recover of you
the sum of twenty-seven and 30-1O0
Dollars ($27.30) on check upon
which payment was refused; and you
are notified that unless you appear
and answer the plaintiff will take
judgment against you accordingly.
Given under my hand this 5th day
of August, 1916.
GEO. H. DOUAN,
Justice of the Peace within and for
Burleigh County, North Dakota.
f. e. McCURDY,
Attorney for Plaintiff, residence and
postoftice address Bismarck, N. d.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Matter of the Estate Of Charles

In the Matter of the Estate of Charles
A. Carlson, Deceased,
Notice is hereby given by the un'
dersigned Theresa Wolf, administra'
trix of the estate of Charles A. Carl
son, late of the Township of Naugh,
ton, in the County Of Burleigh, and
State of North Dakota, deceased, to
the creditors Of. and all persons hav-
ing claims against, said deceased, to
exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after
the first publication Of this notice, to
said administrative at the office of
Newton, Dullam & Young, in the City
of Bismarck, in said Burleigh County,
North Dakota.
Dated July 81, A. d. 1916.
THERESA WOLF,
Administrative.
First publication on the first day of
August, A. D. 1916.
(S:1-S-l5-22)