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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
TWO CARRIAGES WRECKED.
James Sullivan in Runaway on High
Street Hill-Robert Kent's Horse
Frightened by Bull.

James Sullivan, an employe of the
Brooks House, hired a horse and car
riage at Larrow's livery stable Sum
day. He says that when driving out in
the country he met with an accident
that resulted in broken shaft. That
evening when driving down High street
the temporary repairs to the shaft
failed to hold and the horse ran, the
rig piling up on the sidewalk in front
Of Randall & Clapp's jewelry store. Sui
Ivan escaped with some bruises and
scratches and the horse was not badly
hurt, but the carriage was wreck.
Robert Kent of Guilford was driving
down Canal street hill Sunday morn
ing when he overlook a carriage, behind
which was large bull in charge of
three men, The bull had a bag over
its head and had laid down in the road.
Kent S horse left the highway promptly
and took to DR.. Il. r. Lynch's lawn.
The carriage was pretty thoroughly
smashed and Mr.. Kent was thrown out
and somewhat bruised. The horse was
caught near Betterley's garage with
out being injured.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
FARMERS SHOULD PROVE CLAIMS.
Hearing in Brattleboro Wednesday in
Suit Against New England Casualty
Co.-Another on Aug. %.

An important hearing before Hon
John G. Sherburne of Randolph, was held
in the municipal court room Wednesday
forenoon i'm the suit of Secretary of
State Guy w. Bailey and state Treasurer
Walter i. Scott trustees, against the
New England Casualty Co. of Boston, in
suit pending in the Chittenden county
court brought on two bonds for $50, 900
each executed by the defendant company
i'm favor of the Boston Condensed Milk
Co. The bonds were issued to insure the
payment of indebtedness that the Bos-
ton Condensed Milk Co. might owe milk
producers in Vermont.
Attorney General II. G. Barber of Brat
teboro appeared for the state officers
and Attorney Fred 4. Gleason of Mont
pelier for the defendant. 1t was decided
Wednesday that the farmers having
claims against the milk company should
make proof thereof in duplicate in the
form of an affidavit, copies of which have
been made in blank These blanks must
be filled out. sworn to and returned to
Attorney General Barber before Aug. Is.
1t is stated by Attorney General Bar
Der that he has the names and addresses
of most of the claimants, and blanks and
who do not receive them promptly should
communicate with him if they want their
claims allowed by the court. He has
about 500 claims, aggregating about
$4,000. He thinks there is due about
So 900 more The hearing progressed to
the extent of proving the bonds, which
were received in evidence. 1t was con-
tinued to Aug. % at = p. m. i'll Brattle-
boro.
On Feb. 81, 1914, the secretary of state
revoked the license of the Boston Con-
densed Milk Co. because of complaints
from farmers regarding their pay and be-
cause he was not satisfied with the way
the company was doing business. The
Casualty Co did not cancel the bonds, 1t
is understood, and the milk concern con
tinued to do business in the state. Later
the milk company, of which William A
Graustein was the head, went into bank
ruptcy The business was carried OH by
his wife, Ida NJ. Graustein, who has
since gone into bankruptcy.
This suit was begun i'll September
1916, and debts ranging from few dol
lars to over $780, in Windham, Ben
lnington, Windsor, Rutland and Addison
counties, are claimed, covering period
from 1913 down to the date of the suit
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
NOTED ENGINEER BURIED HERE
James F. Cummings Was Brother-in-Law
of w. H. Yawkey, Formerly of Gull
ford-Edison Associate.

The body of james +. Cummings of
New York, brother-in-law of w. II. Yaw-
key of New York, formerly of Guilford,
was brought here Monday afternoon on
the 9 O'Clock. Burial took place in
Morningsidc cemetery, where the com
initial service was conducted by Rev. D..
Frcdrik Virgin, rector of the st. Mich
acl s Episcopal church.
Mr.. Cummings was an electrical engi-
necf' with an international reputation, who
lived at the Langham, 1876 Central Park
West and died Thursday night at Nassau
Hotel. Long Beach. Death was due to a
stroke of apoplexy received while surf
bathing
Mr.. Cummings was known far and wide
as one of the Thomas A. Edisons young
men" He was born at London, Ontario,
on May O., 1859, being son OF Alfred A.
Cummings, author of The Maple Leaf For
ever Canada's national anthem. His
mother belonged to the Robert Fulton
family. He attended Toronto university,
and at the age of 20 went to Schenectady,
N. Y He was associated with Mr. Edison
in the sos and was connected as install
lation engineer at the Edison plants in
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, st. Paul and Mil
waukee. He left the Edison company in
1893 and went with the General Electric
company.
Later Mr.. Cummings developed con
'duit system of his own and built plants
at Detroit and Pttsburg. He was pres
dent of the Cummings Conduit company
and invented the armorite interior con
duit He sold his interest in the company
in 1897 and went to Europe, establishing
himself in business in London. He directed
much of the electrical underground sys
tenn work in London and other Englisl
cities and in 1904 laid the conduits for the
great underground system of Petrograd
Russia. He directed also similar under
takings in Italy. Mr.. Cummings spent |!
years in Europe and then returned t,
America. He retired six years ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
KEENE HAS $4,000 FIRE.
International Fabric Co. and Keene
Garage Sustain Loss from Blaze
Early Friday Morning.

Damage to the amount of about $4,000
was caused by an early morning fire Fri
day in the keene garage, off Main street,
owned by Robertson & Bennett. The loss
falls principally upon the international
Fabric Co., which occupies nearly all of
the third floor, which is the top floor
The fire alarm was given about 5l5
o'clock and the department was on hand
promptly and had the fire out in short
time.
The fire started in the quarters of the
international Fabric Co., which occupies
about 1000 square feet of floor space for
the manufacture of ladies' undertaking
The firm was doing II good business. The
building is of cement and is fireproof, con-
sequently it was not damaged seriously.
| 1t is estimated that the Fabric Co. S
loss will be $4,000 or more, on trimmings,
laces, yarns and machinery. The loss to
the garage owners is placed at about
50 900, due to water and smoke princi-
pally. They occupied small section of
the top floor as a paint shop.
There were A. automobiles i'll the
building, all of which were removed with
out much damage. All the property was
well insured.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
GARDEN CAMPAIGN BOOM.
New England's Gain is Placed at 27d
Per Cent.

The gardening campaign has resulted
in the planting of more than three times
the usual number of gardens in the
United States, with the prospect that
their products will reach the total val
ne of $3.50 100000. according to an es-
innate made at Washington by Charles
Lathrop Pack, president of the national
emergency food garden commission.
The Commission, which has waged an
active propaganda for more gardens, re-
Gently completed a canvass showing the
increase in each section of the country.
In the middle western states, according
to these returns, the number is 295 per
cent more than last year.
In New England the gain is set at 30
per cent, in the eastern states at 80
per cent, in the south Atlantic section
at 235 per cent, in the south central
states 200 per cent, in the lake region
100 per cent, in the Pacific states 1S5
per cent and in the Rocky mountain
states 135 per cent. New Hampshire
has an estimated increase of 400 per
cent
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
MONTPELIER FIRE LOSS.
Beaudette & Doucette's Stone Sheds
Are Destroyed.

Fire broke out in the stone shed of
Beaudette & Doucette of Montpelier
about 1l.30 O'Clock Friday forenoon
and in about an hour leveled the shed to
the ground The loss will be about Sl5 900.
The building was owned by the Montpelier
& Barre Light and Power company and
for many years was occupied by its pre-
decessors in the electrical business Beau
dette & Doucette remodeled it and sub
let part of it to the NJ. Gomez Granite
company and the Poma Granite company.
The fire apparently started between the
first and second floors and when the fire
department was called il was beyond con
troll The building was well saturated with
oil and burned rapidly with great heat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
MRS. GEORGE j. KINGSLEY.
West Brattleboro Young Woman Dies
of Heart Trouble.

Mrs Josephine Adeline (Farr) Kings
ley "a, wife of George Jillson Kings
ley of 323 Western avenue, proprietor
of tea route, died Thursday, July
26, at 400 p. M, of heart trouble
following childbirth. The baby, a son,
died few hours later.
Mrs. Kingsley was born in West
Chesterfield, n. H., May 9, 1898, a
daughter of Orrin Duane and Eliza
beth (McClenning) Farr. She married
Mr.. Kingsley in Wilmington May ~
1916, and had since lived in West Brat
tleboro.
Besides her husband she leaves hei
parents in Brattleboro and two brothers
lIazcn and Duane Farr, both of Brat
ltleborO
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
COMMUNITY CANNING PLANT.
Burlington Factory to Use Steam
Pressure Gamers with Capacity of
1000 Day.


Brattleboro people are watching with
interest the community canning fac
tory about to be installed in Burlington
to which anyone having fruits or vege-
tables to can, can take them and have
the work done at cost. Steam pressure
tanners with capacity of / 900 cans per
day will be installed, also other equip
mcnt necessary such as retorts, blanch-
ing appliances, sliccrs and packing con-
trivanccs.
The canning factory is looked upon
by the people of Burlington to be per
manent institution, and 1000 cans are
waiting to be filed for the boarding
house of the University of Vermont and
at Grassmont. Anyone will be allowed
the use of the machinery and a super
visor will be in charge certain hours each
day.
Mrs. w. Stewart Webb of Burlington
has contributed enough to buy 1000
cans, which have already been ordered.
The movement to save the community IS
surplus of vegetables and fruit was orig
mated by +. +. Gebhardt, chairman of
the Burlington district committee OF the
Vermont committee of safety.
Representatives of the churches and
societies of Burlington have been called
upon to meet, and it is the idea of these
fostering the movement to create cen
trail committee of control whose officers
and members will work with an idea of
an equally distributed control. A com
mittee of publicity will keep the project
before those liable to have surplus prod
ucts and keep people informed as to the
possibility of aiding the work.
Every phase of the work has been
worked out and the idea is receiving
great impetus from the people of Bur
lington, according to reports The public
has been made to understand that the
undertaking will in no way enter into
competition with the local markets ex
cept in the loss of business going tc
charity which the merchants seem GLAD
to yield.
The canned goods will be sold to the
various societies interested in charity
at a price to cover cost, who will in turn
sell them without profit to themselves
The project will provide a change of die
among the needy during the coming win
ter, and would, it is said, be valuable
in ease of a food shortage.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
500 Reward, 500

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages and
that Ia catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation OF the disease. giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature In doing ITS
faith in the curative powers of Halls
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails
Address r. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggist, 76c.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
KEENE SOLDIER BROWNS.
Private Charles Russell of Company H
Meets Death in Merrimack.

The first fatality in the ranks of the
two Keene, n. H., companies of the
First New Hampshire regiment, now in
camp at Concord, came Sunday when
Private Charles Russell of Company II
was drowned in the Merrimack river
not far from the camp grounds.
Russell was - years old last April
and had lived in Keene since May. He
was the son of Mrs Minnie Russell of
10 South Lincoln street. He was a ma
tive of New Brunswick and had lived in
Maiden, Mass, previous to going to
Kcene.
1t is understood that Russell was not "A
good swimmer and went to the river
with another soldier who could swim.
Russell stayed near the shore bathing
while the other man swan across. When
he returned Russell was nowhere to be
seen The body was afterward recov-
cred from deep hole and pulmotor
used, but with no avail.
Besides his mother, Russell leaves two
sisters, Mrs. w. b. Hathaway and Mrs
Arthur Gauthicr, both of Kccnc. The
body was taken home Monday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
Slightly Twisted.

A party of tourists were examining
the curios in a little shop on back
street in certain European city. The
aged dealer, DESTROYS of making sale,
picked up an ancient looking sword and
said:
"You see, my friends, this most won
derful sword this is the sword that
BALKAN killed the ass with
"But," said one, "Balaam didn t kill
the ass; he only wished for sword that
he might kill her.
"Well," said the dealer, "this is the
one he wished for. '-Christian Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
uNIvERsALIsTs WON'T MEET.
Annual Session of State Society Has
Been Cancelled.

The state board of health has notified
G. c. Felch, vice president of the Uni
versalist conference of Vermont and the
Province of Quebec, that the annual
meeting of the society, to have been
held in Barre August 90 and 80, has
been cancelled. This action is taken be-
cause of cases of infantile paralysis in
Barre and surrounding towns.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03

The grammar shool principal went
from room to room explaining what to
do in case of fire. The pupils listened
with respectful attention until he came
to his final instructions, then smiles and
gggles disturbed the principals serenity
ty.
"Above all things" he said, "if your
clothing catches fire, remain cool. Chi
cago News
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
It's Kind.

"I hear Bangs is getting on so well
that he gave his wife a machine"
Giles getting on so well because no
gave her the machine. II is q washing
machine. Baltimore American.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03

Nine days after Charles f. Conroy of
Sunbury, Penn, put his name and adj
dress on toy balloon and let 1t go
into the sky he received a letter from
Oliver j. Kemmerer saying it had been
found near Nescopeck, Al miles away.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03

in most states it is getting harder and
harder to get the drink.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03

II you have any spare locomotives, Rus
ala would be glad to take them off your
hands
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03

Though the government is threatened by
cx-pickcts out of job all was quiet along
the Potomac at press hour.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03

Parrots are successfully taught to talk
by means of the monograph.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-15

vladimir Krymoff, owner and edito
Of the magazine Capital and Countl!
OF Russia, former manager CT thu
great Petrogtad newspaper NoVct
Vremya and correspondent for the
Russky Sloyo of Moscow changed hi;
mind in Honolulu just a month ag'
as TO which was the foremost demo
cracy of the world He came here
to take a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES line t
New Zealand which he at that time
believed was the leading exponent Of
democracy but it was in this city
that he learned that not New Yea
land, but tnited States was the lead
ing land In this respect and accord
ingly, instead of going south he went
East. He is now touring United
States writing his impressions OF the
country for a number Of Russian
newspapers.
In. recent articles published in
one Of the Eastern exchanges he
tells of : "Revolutized Russia and
describes IN an interesting way the
tremendous upheaval which took
place in the Land Of the Little
Father" In part his articles read:
During the latter part of last
February, when it was least expect
ed, the revolution took place, in a
surprisingly simple and easy way.
Everybody vas thinking, of revolu-
ton in Russia, but all thought it
would occur after the conclusion Of
hostilities, when the soldiers return
ed to their villages from the : tren-
ches.
All understood that the government
must be changed; that the political
regime of the Middle Agcs-with a
profligate monk at the head OF all
power, with fortune-tellers and the
evil-possessed occupying the places
OF honor at the Court, with the sing
ing of TIE Deums and saying Of
masses for the dead instead OF
schools, and with ikon .(images) in
stead of railways and plows-was out
Of place in the twentieth century.
This condition could mot last
But no one thought the revolution
would occur so rapidly. Even those
very soldiers and workmen, who COM
PEELED the Petrograd Government so
quickly and so easily to relinquish
would not have believed
that 1t could happen.
During the war wages had doubled
or trebled. Yet when the workman
returned home from the factory he
did not find his wife or his supper.
His wife was standing in the queue"
waiting for her turn to- obtain a
pound of sugar or two pounds of
bread: Meat had disappeared entire
ly. Then sugar also vanished. The
prices for all kinds Of food were
going higher and higher, notwith-
standing the steps taken by the
government. The price of wood
(which is generally used as fuel in
Russia) rosesfFom seven roables to
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-15

the c45hieI window AZ railroad de-
pots: peop g stand waiting tor three
days to reach them. and then no:
sure they will obtain ticket. Tbs
main occupation Of the populacs
seems to te waiting in line for some.
thing.
There were formerly in Petrograd
$4,000 droeki drivers. Only 700 re
main nov and you have to pay three
rubles to ride the distance which
used to cost but thirty copekS,
Stores close at o'clock. and many
are shut down entirely. The tram
way traffic is greatly cut down.
You have to walk. but shoes cos,
a hundred rubles a pair. The news.
papers print not so much what the
editor desires as what the workmen
allow The Neysky ProsDect--our
Broadway - is unacceptable. The
fashionable public has disappeared.
Crowds Of people and soldiers are in
evidence Sidewalks are filtered
with shells OF sunflower seeds Che
peanuts OF Russial. remnants Of food
and papers. Peddlers Of all kinds Of
trash, taking advantage OF the ah-
sence OF the police. swarm upon the
Nevsky Street urchins shout at the
top Of their voices:
Story Of Rasputin! Rasputin in
Romanoffs family circle! Secrets Of
the Winter Palace. Letters Of the
Czarina to Rasputin!"
Something mystical comes to ny
mind
When Nicholas II. was asked ir
his railway car to sign the act OF alb
dicauon Of the Russian throne. the
Car looked at the calendar-it was
the first of March, IN the first OF
March. 1881. his grandfather, Alex.
ander II. was ASA ssinated. The al.
EErs 2.o00 years ago warned JULIUS
Caesar Beware the Ides of March"
1t the present moment. Witnessing
all these wonderful facts. the people
Of Russia have lost , Their balance,
They are intoxicated with the liberty
so long wished for. Thfs will amend
itself. The iron organism of Russia
is capable Of enduring the severest
trials and the future Of the new Re.
public Is bright"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-15
UNITED STATES WAS
GREATEST DEMOCRACY after
He HAD ARRIVED IN, HONOLULU

vladimir Kyrmoff, Editor Of a
Russian Magazine, Was on
His Way to New Zealand,
But Turned Toward Main
land America After Coming
Here; Now Touring States
for Materials for Articles
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-15

leading wool merchant in Port
Elizabeth states that owing to delay
in accepting the 1nnerlaI govern.
ment's offer to purchase the South
African wool clip buyers are operat.
ing freely and the prospects of the
imperial government securing the clip
at 55 per cent above the prices of
1854 are more remote than ever.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-09-16

Read tho caller an tho time for the
news while f b. news
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-24

a. . f.I 80
effective, ninety days after the close
of the session. The act carried no
emergency clause, and it named the
members Of the board. The board
members proceeded to qualify and file
their bonds. Suit was brought to pre-
vent the acceptance of these bonds,
on the grounds that the law had not
taken effect, and the board had no
legal existence and could not qualify
until the act did become operative.
The Legislatures Powers. ~
The court ruled that the legislature
had full powers to name members of
the. board; that the law became law
ten days after its passage, when 1t
was not returned by the governor;
that, the board being lawfully created,
its qualifications and bands could be
accepted sbefplk the ace became act
ually operative. '1> ~
The board edfF regents IN resisting
custer proceedingss made the conten-
ton that a laws provisions may be
compiled with and the act considered
binding prior to the actual date Of its
taking effect. The board members
had been named and their n0mina-
lions confirmed aftsr the passage Of
the act creating 1'their Office, but
before it became operative.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-24

bers of this committee will be-: J. B.
Anderson and Benjamin Drake of
Minnesota, g Howard Wood and Sena-
tor Thomas iPendrsy ofcNorth Dakota,
former Senator Jl d. Kelly Of South
Dakota, G. F. dnwria lot elJ Montana,
and a representative of the National
Organization societyylrepresentaing
Wisconsin. This committee, will
strive to have the $3.50 price written
in the food control bill now under
consideration by congress.
The meeting, called largely through
the activities of the American SOci-
ETY. of Equity, attracted about 50
grain growers and others, largely
from North Dakota and Minnesota
Sessions started at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning and adjournment was
not reached until ,shortlyb after mid
night. -, '.1:gsgAe OF lps fnssloaar
Two dollars aniM faftyocents oasa the
price for No. i lNqythernI wheat owa.e
agreed upon, agLaA Rcceptabley mini
mum price by. unanimous vote. but
only after several hours of discussion,
earlier proposals for guaranteed
prices of 81 and 1926 being rejected,