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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
UNDERHILL CENTER.

George Tiliison has traded his home
place here with Mrs. Emma Powell of
Wolcott for her farm and stock at VOL
cott.-The annual town reports are being
distributed. The funeral of Mrs. Caris-
sa JOY was held Friday afternoon, the
Rev. A. ". SturRis officiating Burial
was at Jericho Center,-George W. Till
son and Bert Griffith are moving to Vol
cott.-St. rhomas's Improvement cun
held the last of a series of card parties
Monday night
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
NORTH HERO.

A daughter was born Saturday 10 MI
and Mrs. Gilbert Cameron.-Sidney Way
of Burlington spent few days last week
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. \. III.
Way.-News was received Tuesday Of
the birth OF a daughter, Frances. to Mr.
and Mrs Bird Dodds of Springfield Mass.
on Saturday-C. l.. Brown spent the first
of the week with his family in Burlng
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
BERKSHIRE.

Ellery Dolan has returned home from
Swanton.-Mr. and Mrs. II. w. Turner OF
St Johnsbury are visiting at the home OF
+. II. Wallbeoff. Earl Jenne spent the
weekend with his sister. Mrs. Hazel
Wells of St .Nbans.-NIr. and Mrs. A. G.
Sinclair and Mr.. and Mrs l.. 3. I.arabee
attended the funeral Of Mrs. n. s. Lewis
of ST. Adams Saturdav--Mrs. l.. Frances
Jolley. D. p. q. NJ. of the O. F.. s.. visited
the chapter at Milton Friday evening"
II. 8. Forty and Mrs. Margaret Gorgen
spent the week end at Grandy, =. ..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24

Hunt Merry Makers have given entertain
ments in Soules hall three evenings or
this week.. w. Kittell, Il. q. Mitchell
and j. II. Davis attended the r. f. d..
carriers convention in Sheldon, February
FL. NJ. Wells was in st. Adams Wedncs-
day making plans for the removal Thurs
day morning of his wife from the hospital
to her home here.--'rhe Rev $. w. An
thony of st. Adams will speak on state
wide prohibition at the Union Church
here Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock The
lecture is free and every one is invited.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
MONTGOMERY.

At the Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday the subject will be THE Power
of Illumination" address to children,
"Echoes." evening subject. What win
Won DO with Jesus THE Guild will
hold their temperance meeting tonight.
when several papers win be road
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dow of Hartford.
Conn. have returned to town.-Mrs.
Peter Bolt is i'll with the grp.-Terry
Soutierre has gone to Burlington to Wis
n relatives and intends to stay with
friands in Richford on his way home
several members OF the Brotherhood
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
WEST BERKSHIRE.

Gods Favors" will be the subject OF
the pastors sermon next Sunday at
1879 a. m Sunday school at 1lO: Ep-
worth League at / o'clock leader Mrs
II, b. Corliss; subject. The Gold OF
God HI. r. Corliss was called to
Swanton Monday ny serious illness Of
his mother,-County agent G. L. Tiffany
will conduct farmers meeting ia
Austin's hall Friday evening. Everybody
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
HIrJESBURC.

meeting will be held in Hlus.hur.
Tonight at the town hall, when mem
oers or the advisory board of the Chit
'enden County Farmers association will
he elected and there will he an interest
ing discussion OF agricultural problems
by the county agent, John w. Dana
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
EAST BERKSHIRE.

B. n. Combs Ia ill.-Mrs. +. S. Hut
Crimson Of EnosburE Falls passed the
weekend with Or. and Mrs. Hanson
The Junior Christian Endeavor society
held a Washington social in the vestry
of the Congregational Church Tuesday
evening
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
NORTH FRANKLIN.

The Rev. w. II. Clark Of Rome. y. :,
will preach at the home OF r. r. Holden
and sons Friday and Saturday at $50 p.
m: also Sunday morning and evening.
All are cordially invited 20 attend these
services.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
EAST FAIRFIELD

Mrs. A, W. Kittell is visiting her
daughter in Lowell. Mass,-The juniors
of the congregational Church held a leap
year box party Tuesday evening in the
vestry rooms. Games and music and
refreshments were enjoyed. The Jack
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
SHELDON.

Mrs Joseph Derosia is very H.
Homer Fairbanks Is somewhat better
Mr.. and Mrs. George Morey of ST.
Johnsbury are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Preston.A dance was given in
Marsh's hall Tuesday evening by the
M. w Of AIRS. u. Fanton Is i'll.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
SWANTON.

The IaGuahnnRa hockey team defea ed
the University of Vermont team Friday
night by score Of . to 0 in a We'll
played game. The local team played
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
CARD or THANKS,

=, We wish to thank the members Of
me VI ". A. Camp and friends for their
loving kindness and assistance at The
buria! or our dear husband and father
MRS; GRACE HALLOCK AND
FAMILY. Al n "a, i,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
STOWE.

funeral of Howard l.. Smith Friday
afternoon at his home on West Branch.
where he died February IL after A short
Illness. The Rev. T.. 4. Crane of Unity
church conducted the service The mem
bers of Mansfield Camp, NJ w. A.. at
tended in a body and y. l.. Morrill, or
the camp was in charge. The bearers
were Walter A. Sears, George II. Basseti.
ffilip s. Kaiser and Edwin Hall of tho
camp. Tho burial was in the River Bank
| cemetery. The Woodmens ritual burial
service was carried out at the cemetery
with Consul Harold Sanborn in charge
There were beautiful floral tributes from
the Ladies' Aid of Unity Church, Mans
field Camp, and friends and relatives
Among those present from out of town
were G. W. Grover, Alton Wheeler, Miss
Amy Wheeler and Mr.. and Mrs Herbert
Humphrey Of Waterbury, James Smith
of Lowell. Mass. ms. Edward Wakefield
and daughter OF Swanton Robert Wake
field of St. .Tohnsbury. Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Davis of Duxbury. NJ. and Mrs. Jesse
Walker Of Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. William
Walker of Morrisville, Nj and Mrs.
James Jewett Of Hyde Park,-Mr. and
Mrs. George \. Clement. who have been
I'm stowe for several days dispensing Uf
their household goods. have returned u
Southport. Conn. where Mr.. Clement
has employment VITA N. r. Perry &c
the C. o. Jellin Manufacturing COMPANY
and Mrs. Clement will act as house
keeper for the Perry famit.--Walter
Bedoll. who is drawing logs on the Willis
NJ. Barnes lumber job in smugglers'
Notch. from locality about two-thiros
Of the way 10 Sterling pond, drew the
| largest load ever taken out with tw"
horses Friday, the logs measuring l,sN
| seet,-Wilis y. Douglass, who hiss bcen
here 10 DAYS on account OF tho .t,ath OF
his father and brother, returrSt Satur-
DAY 10 his home in Bernins;T.--i Slrov
s Billings left sunday night for 81.
/ Louis Mo- and Archie W. BilVixs has
returned to stamford, \. Vt Alden
! Straw returned Saturday to Norwich
! Univcrsity.--Mrs. G. G. Poster of West
/ Branch IS in with soiasic rhcumaeikni and
nourit.s. Tho Misses Elvira and Mildred
Gale Of Peoples Academy, Morr1sv-nc.
| came home Friday night 10 remain over
| Sunday.--Nns. r. $ Roaroman has re-
cs,ve<l news OF the birth of a so,. John
Matthew. February IS. II Mr. and Mrs.
! NJ. NJ Mum Of Saranac Lake. y. 7. NJ.
Mum was formerly Of Stowe, - William
&
at the home of his parentS-in-laW! Mr..
and Mrs A. II. Cheney, recently.
Mr.. and Mis-. George W. Buzzeu, who
have been i'll with the grip, are yecov
erins,-Marll Ploof has been confined to
the house the past week with a severe
attack of appendicits.-A. J. Back. who
is acting as pastor of the Stowe lIeth-
odist Episcopal Church, returned Mon
day To his studies at Montpelier SEM
mary after several days in Stowe.-An
excellent Epworth League service Sum
day evening was led by Mrs. Natalie
Chadwick. A solo was rendered by Miss
Mildren Holden,-Thermometers register
ed from l6 to % degrees below zero here
Monday morning.-ll, II, Tucker has
sold his Maple Hin farm to Quincy r..
| Magoon, who will take possession at
once, The purchase price for farm.
(COatinucL ON pagc fOur).
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24

went to the Center Tuesday to hear
Professor Morrel OF Brigham Academy
lecture,
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tCoatinucd ON page four.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
JOBBERS SKIN EDITORS
Investigators Find Excessive Profits
Reaped Off Small Publishers.

Washington. Sept. 16.-Chairman
Hurley. of the federal trade commits
sion, made public today a statement
he delivered Thursday to a meeting
of the executive committee of the
News Print Manufacturers association
in New York. which met to con-
slider the commissions proposals for
means to protect smaller newspaper
publishers who are dependent on the
open market for their print paper ana
who are in danger of being cut off
from their supply.
L cannot impress upon you too
strongly" said Chairman Hurley, 1.-The
critical situation now confronting these
smaller dailieS and weeklies who have
built up a circulation of few hun
dred or a few thousand subscribers on
the basis of an outlay for paper of
from TO cents a pound and who
are now obliged to pay, in many ca ses,
more than cents.
In fairness l should say that such
unreasonable and burdensome prices
are usually for sales thru jobbers,
VINO, in some instances. appear to be
making excessive profits.
You may say that this is none of
your concern, but is not that a mar
row and selfish view to take? 1t Is
to your interest as well as to the in
terest of the public that the newspa-
pers of the country be prevented from
paper shortage or prohibitive prices
The commission feels that your asso-
ciation thru cooperative action car
do much to bring this about by put
ting paper supply into the open
market -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
BIRTHS REPORTED

Following are the births reported to
the city clerk:
William Bruce Collinson and wife,
303 w. Thirteenth street, September
Is, girl.
Erna L. Mellenbruch and wife, Te-
cumseh. Kan. August 26, girl.
Fred Earl Ridgeway and wife. X.
R. No. 3, Topeka. September ID, girl
F. P. Fakes and wife. 424 Scotland
avenue, September IS, girl.
Elmer Olson and wife, 1903 Clay
street. September 10. boy.
]. p. Evans and wife. Soldier Town
ship. September Z. boy
Benjamin H. Porter and wife. 1IO1
Van Buren, street. September IL, boy.
Chas. Russell Beach and wife, 1907
Polk street. September IL. girl
Chas. Henry Arand and wife, Belvue.
Kan, r. r. No. 2, August II, boy.
Clyde A. Hilbish and wife, 429 Lee
land street. August "a, boy.
Samuel d. Younkin and wife, 42O
Van Buren, street, August Is, boy
Edgar Athon and wife, Shorey, Kan,
August %, boy.
Francis Ward Arnett and wife, 215
E. Seventh street. September s, boy.
Frank E. Hladsky and wife, 1922
Kansas avenue, September 4, girl.
Jesse Swager and wife, SIS Chandler
street, September 8, girl.
Neal Bolin and wife, 1920 Washing
ton street, August 81, girl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
ORIGIN OF EARTH
Four Theories Advanced by III. w.
SwingIe in Science Lecture.

Four theories of the origin of the
earth were expounded by H. Wilson
Swingle last night in the first. of the
series of popular scientific lectures
given by the Kansas Academy of
Science at the Memorial building. The
lecture, illustrated by Sides gave a
clear rendering of the theories of the
great scientists.
Swingle first outlined the nebular
hypothesis of the origin of the earth
as advanced by Kant and Lapace,
which, in a modified form, is still the
most popular solution. A discussion
of the meteoritic hypothesis of Pro-
fessor TAFT and Sir Norman Lokyer
followed.
The planetismal hypothesis of Pro-
fessors Chamberlain and Moulton of
Chicago university was mentioned.
A considerable discussion of the
newest theory, that of dynamic en-
counter" advanced by Professor Cham
berlain, was given. The theory holds
that the sun in some period of time
has passed near enough a large star
to cause the sun to fire great balls
of gas into space which in time
evolved into our planetary family.
The lecture, which was delivered in
non-technicaI language held the at
tention of good sized crowd.
The next of the series will be a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
THEY FED BABIES
". w. c. A. Planned Conveniences for
State Fair Visitors.

Both the Y. NJ. C. A. and Y. w. c.
A. have been feeling the results of fair
week. Hundreds of men from all over
the state have selected the Central Y.
NJ. c. A. as their headquarters. And
strange to say there are almost as
many men as women among the out
of-town visitors at the Y. w. c. A, as
many wives bring their husbands along
with them to the Y. w. cafeteria and
rest rooms. Friday noon the Y. w.
cafeteria fed nearly $50 people, seven
ty-five of whom were men. A special
menu for the babies was prepared by
the Y. w. eat plant and the feature OF
yesterday moons meal was four tables
of babies.
The Y. NJ. C. A. cafeteria has been
equally busy and popular with the fair
folk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
CHARGE CONSPIRACY
Employers Discuss Bringing Legal
Action Against Strike Leaders.

New York, Sept. 16.-While labor
leaders were perfecting plans for a
sympathetic walkout by $4,000 work
ers to aid the striking street railway
men, officials of the PETERBOROUGH
Rapid Transit company, against which
the fight is principally directed, dis
cussed today the possibility of insti-
tuting action charging conspiracy
against the labor leaders.
Business men and merchants who
have suffered heavily because of the
traction tieup, are said to be cooper
ating in the movement to restrain the
labor leaders. James L. Quacken-
bush, general counsel for the Inter-
borough, said in this connection that
his assistants are collecting evidence
of the transactions of the union
leaders and that when Sufficient
cumulative evidence had been secured
and conditions so demand, action will
be taken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
AGRICULTURAL HALL ~
HOLDING HER OWN
Kansas Raises Crops i'm Spite
of the DrOuth.
Fine Agricultural Display at
Topeka Free Fair.
Ilnnr uEnlFTN 0F nn0nlI0rc
LARGE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS
Glasses of Exhibits i'm the Hall
Number 1873.
Santa Fe Display Center of At
traction for Farmers.

Every so often there is a drouth in
Kansas and the country is confronted
with an unattractive picture, painted
by the eternal pessimist. of an agricul-
tural famine in this state. Then some
one gets busy with the brush of real
ity and covers that picture with one
of prosperity. This year Kansas went
thru a long siege of dry weather and
the eternal pessimist busted himself
with his brush. In the face of his
painting, to brand it as a fake, is the
agricultural exhibit in the Topeka free
fair. The picture of crop failures has
no place there. In it's place are mann
notn ears of corn weighing two
pounds each, and if you stop to figure
IL out the adjective is not out of place.
A trip thru the great rambling
building that is built on the hill near
the north boundary of the fair grounds
Is ABOUT all that is necessary to con-
vince one that Kansas, agriculturally.
Will hold its own this year.
Ihere are 129 classes in the agricul-
tufai display which is under the SUI
pervlslon of p. E. Crabtree, district
agricultural agent for the Kansas
State Agricultural college and the de-
rarl1nent OF agriculture, this year. Ia
those classes there are, approximately
S,t41 distinct exhibits and. approxi-
niately, 25S,4s3 separate samples.
StaiksSeventeen Feet High.
Five counties are officially repre-
sented. They are Leayenworth
Franklin, Douglas, Jewell and JEFF
ferson. j. NJ. Gilman & Sons 81
Leavenworth county are by far exhib-
iting the largest individual display
Among the exhibits is twenty-sevea
bushels of show corn
Perhaps one of the most impressive,
exhibits, in an agricultural way, Is
several stalks of corn that are sew
| enteen feet tall. From the roots to
the ears the stalk measures an even
ten feet.
Forming the hub of the display is
a great tower of wheat and corn, The
exhibit CT the Atchison, Topeka &,
Santa Fee railroad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
NO MORE POWDER
OR RED PAINT FOR
PHILA. CENTRALS

Philadelphia, Sept. 1--we object
to our girls coming to work with thei a,
noses powdered and their cheeks
painted the color of fresh roses.' said
an official of the Bell Telephone COM
pany here. THE practice of painting
and powdering, not to mention the
wearing of knee-length skirts and alb
breviated shirt waists, has come to
be a source of much concern to this
company.
IF we see one of our employees COM
ing to work dolled up like a chorus
girl she is either sent home or re-
quested to wash her face"
Another business man interviewed
on the same subject said vehemently:
1.-The girls can't work well dressed
that way. The men can only gaze at
the girls. Result, no work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
OUT FOR new MEMBERS
Commercial Club Promises surprises
to Get Them.

There are going to be a lot of new
surprises commented a member of
the board of directors of the Com
mercial club this noon, in speaking of
the membership campaign to be
launched next month by that organ
ization in cooperation with the Amer
lean City bur eau
1t was voted at todays meeting to
begin the campaign october 9. There
will be a parade and other demonstra-
tions.
A partial list of the committees ap-
pointed to arrange for the work is as
follows: Hall, Albert Overton, S. L.
Courtney, w. o. Synnamon; parade,
Albert Overton, H. J. Brockman, Les
ter Davis; membership, H. ]. Brock
man: music for degrees and initiation
w L. Whitney, B. T. Bartlett and Ray
Latner. The other members of the
membership committee have not yet
been appointed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
TO KEEP NEUTRAL NOW
Topeka Gringo and Mexican War and
Both Are Jailed.

A Gringo made war on a Mexican
in an alley between lower Kansas ave-
nue. and Quincy street, Friday night
and the Mexican got the worst of it
all around.
c. w. Sprague was seen by two po-
ncemen on the street with a Mexican,
Julius SaloS. SaloS was drunk. They
disappeared into the alley. The Off
GERS followed and they found Salos sit
ting on the ground with his back
against a barn, bleeding at the nose
and ears. They gave chase to Sprague
and caught him. He had IS in his
pockets and part of it was Mexican
money. Salos claimed all of it,
Sprague was taken to the city Jail and
was turned over to the county today
on the charge of highway robbery.
Salos was fined SIS for being drunk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
lily STATE JoURNAL-sATURDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER
U. P. STOCK SCARS
Quotations Reach New High
Mark on Exchange.
U. ). Steel and Reading Also
Set New Record.

New York, Sept. 16.-Basic condi-
tons as indicated by the state of the
financial, industrial and commercial
markets, seemed to favor this week s
remarkable operations on the stock
exchange, in which daily totals ran
from 100000 to almost 100000
shares to the accompaniment of high
er prices and many new maXimums.
crop prospects We're almost the
only adverse feature and these ap-
peared to be ignored or discounted in
the general advance of rails, including
Pacifics and Changers, some of which
assembled to best prices of the year.
While Union Pacific rose to the high
est quotation since the outbreak of
the war.
New Record Price.
Record prices of the week and for
all time to date were made by such
favorites as United States Steel and
Reading, while over a dozen less i'm
portant leaders, including industrials
and metals also rose to unprece-
denied quotations. Increased or extra
dividends and initial disbursements by
some companies engaged in the full
fillment of war contracts were of ma
terial assistance to the rise
There was a marked revisa1 of
speculative interest in the munitions
and motors, based on excellent finan-
cial statements and the proba bility of
additional business. The semi
report of the American Smelling and
Refining company. showing, enormous
earnings apart from its Mexican prop
critics, gave impetus to the coppers.
God Uncounted.
Gold in round amounts was again
received from abroad but for uneX-
planned reasons the metal does not
figure in the statements of local finan-
cial institutions whose reserves have
suffered an extensive contraction dur
ing the past fortnight.
Negotiations for further loans to
France, Russia and other European
countries are still under way and the
course of the foreign exchange mar
kets was extremely irregular. Russian
and Italian remittances weakened with
some shading of francs and hardening
of marks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
ARMED MOTORS DEADLY
Strange Vehicles of Death Surprised
Germans in Battle

British Front, in France. Sept, 16.-
CVia London, 3:15 p. m. 1.-THE work
of the new armored cars in co-opera-
ton with the British infantry in their
charges in yesterdays successful at
tack is the one theme of the talk
turnout the army today.
The idea was so good when it was
offered" said a staff officer, that we
had some built and the way they
have gone over the German trenches
and have enfiladed them with machine
gun fire is some return for the sur
Prise the Germans gave us with their
gas attacks in the first battle Of
Ypres."
Evidently the British were able to
keep the building of these cars en-
tirely secret and the first that the
Germans knew of their existence was
when, in the misty dawn yesterday
morning. they came trundling across
shell craters and over tree stumps, on
third line. The return to earn OF the
ichthyosaurus or dinosaurs spout1ng
bullets from their nostrils could not
have been more amazing
Left Trenches of Dead in Wake.
1t is small wonder that anybody
who saw in action one of these ar
mored motor cars-if car be an al
lowable name-should hold up his
hands They have brought a new
element into the grim monotonous
business of war, trenches. smells ana
bombs 1t was the tank" and the
tank" made good.
According to reports, trenches Iull
of dead were left in its wake when
the occupants of trenches tried %
hold their ground and did not sur
render or fly from its approach
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-16
Underwriters MEET
Name Delegates to National Conven-
ton Today.

In a meeting of the Topeka Associa-
ton of Life Underwriters held at noon
today in the Commercial club rooms,
delegates and alternates to the con-
vention of the National Association of
Life Underwriters were named as fol-
lows:
Delegates: o. T. Chopper, E. d.
CIithero F. B. Parker, C. A. Moore, J.
E. Spalding, H. o. Carney, ]. S. Lewis
and f. A Thrill Alternates: H. H.
Hall, F. Kibbey. J. T. Moss. H C. Han
son and H. NJ. Leonard. The cOnven-
ton will be held in st. Louis. Septem-
Der 10 to 21, inclusive.
The following members were elected
to membership: Charles w. Barnes,
Topeka: S. L. Cox, Topeka; H. E. Best,
Manhattan. and H. j. Corwine, To-
peka.