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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
6RANDEGEE WANTS INF ORMAT|ON ON
 CENSUS ESTIMATES
Lodge Believes Northern States Have Been Padded to Make Draft
 Heavier

Washington, July 16.-A resolution by Senator Brandegee calling for informa- tion regarding the census bureaus pop ulation estimates for the army draft, was adopted today by the Senate with out objection, after Senator Lodge had declared the population figures for the north were padded and other senators had complained of alleged injustices of the estimates
 Senator Brandegee presented state ments that estimates had been increased states and lowered for those of southern states
 From the astonishing population fig ures, said Senator Lodge it is ap- parent that northern states and cities census estimates have been padded in order to make their army draft heavier while those of the southern states have been reduced. It seems hard to have the census padded when the northern and eastern states are the most heavily taxed, in order that they also must give more of their men for soldiers than the southern states
 Senator Pomerene also joined in the complaint. He said the estimate for his home city. Canton, was 177,000 while the maximum local estimates give Canton but S0000 population.
 Senators Brandegee and Lodge also complained against proposed exemption of aliens from the draft The Connects cut senator said the proportion of aliens in the southern states averages under per cent, while in many northern com munities it runs as high as 20 per cent thus increasing further the draft obli gations of the northern communities.
 Senator McCumber suggested that the allies are reaping the benefit of the wal without suffering any inconvenience, anl inquired of Senator Stone, chairman o1 the foreign relations committee, whether the state department had taken any steps to modify treaties with nations joined in the war against Germany to- ward making their subjects eligible fol draft into the American army. Senator Stone said he was not advised.
 The census bureau estimates for the draft were based on registration figure. instead of upon actual probable popula tions. Officials of the provost marsha generals office have explained that thi. was done to distribute the draft fairl, among the men registered and avoic placing disproportionate burdens upor communities whose men of draft age hac Hooked to industrial centers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
Summary of the News

GENERAL NEWS 1-Age-Herald publishes official reg istratfOn lists. Seicctive draft now awaiting per- fection of exemption boards. Goethals haIts ship boards plans. Hoover criticized in senate. 2-Secretary Baker issue statement on nitrate plant construction. Kaiser's autograph letter to Holl- veg.
 LOCAL NEWS 5-Alabama senators give views on location of nitrate plant Barr to be in chare of big new Fairfield work. Boy seriously injured by auto. O'NeaI and billiard defend Muscle Shoals,
 FEATURES 4-EditOrfal comment. 6-society and Dolly DaIrymplc. 5-Sp0rts. 
 SPECIAL 5, Q and 10-Registration roll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

He urged that the federal authori- ties either through the department of justice or a congressional committee investigate the situation, or if the House refuses to concur in the reso- lution, that a federal grand jury be impaneled to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the riot because prosecutions would be "inconclusive and incomplete" unless made by gov ernment authorities."f
 Senator Tillman made speech sup porting the resolution. remarking that the average Yankee" wanted the ne- groes' vote and nothing else. but that the north was beginning to understand the south and the race problem.
 'I have known for many years
 and not hesitated to say so all
 over the north in my lectures and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

to turn against the United States while negotiating with MT. Wilson and arranged the dinner to Ambassador Gerard and approved the text of the speeches de- livered at the dinner and then astounded the President and the ambassador with the submarine note.
 The Tageblatt of Berlin says the new chancellor must guaransre personally and by his actions that he has made up his mind to prepare to give Parliament full power to control future events and as- sume responsibility for them
 The Deutsche Tages Zeitung asserts that the burden of Dr. Won Bethmann- Hollweg incapacity prevented the Ger man nation from breathing and that dam ger of actual suffocation was not far removed. Moreover, he was unable to find a way to advance the cause of peace.
 Notwithstanding the political crisis, says the Catholic Germania. the nation re- mains determined not to end the war until n happy conclusion is assured.
 The socialist organ Vorwae-ts says that the socialists in cooperation with the future government are willing to raise Germany to the level of the freest coun- tries Of the world and s%.pport 2 durable peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

on the floor of this Senate" said
 Senator Tillman. that the average
 Yankee--we southerners call men
 Yankees north of the Mason and
 Dixon line-has no love for the
 negro except for political reasons
 They want his vote and nothing
 else.
 "The north Is now beginning to un- derstand the south and to understand the race problem. too. and am very glad to see so many northern men being ordered to camps in the south for drilling and training. Tn this way they will see something of the race problem in it's home. where there are the most negroes. and learn much more than they would ever have known had they not sojourned few months in the home of the negro'
 "The more the northern people know of the negro the less they like him"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
'GoethaLs Halts Ship Boards Programme
 by Postponing Plans
Holding Up of Plan to Acquisition Steel Merchant Ships Under Construction and to Let Contracts for Building Government Owned Shipyards
 Producing Fabricated Steel Ships,
 Brings Direct Issue of Authority

tention of all allied tonnage on our stocks which may be necessary to car
 ry troops and supplies to Europe if the rate of submarine sinkings con
 tinues at even two-thirds of that for
 the last five months.
 "We also are interested in the re-
 tention by the government of any fnh- treating plants constructed by the gov-
 ernment and are interested in deter
 mining the policy as to their sale on
 facts as they exist after the war and
 not now. We cannot now determine
 conditions of the world commercial
 warfare after the war and we may re-
 quire operation of these plants by the
 government after the European war is
 over.
 General Goethals has not even told
 the public or the directors of the corr poration the name of the two con- tractors who will undertake the fabri- eating contracts. For all we know they
 may be mere subsidiaries of the steel producers.
 ''Sye are awaiting information from General Goethals on these and other
 matters referred to in the letter Gen.
 eral Goetha1s gave to the public rs-
 gently.
 "The fact that we desire intelligent
 discussion of these matters is no req
 son why all persons responsible for
 them cannot come to an agreement" There Is no indication of how long the
 building programme may be delayed by the new situation that has arisen. Major General Goethals today postponed his plan for communicating private mer- chant shipping under construction in the United States, and for contracting imme- diately for building two government ship building plants. He acted at the request of Chairman Denman of tke shipping board, who wants to lay the matter be- fore the directors of the emergency fleet corporation.
 WOODEN SHIPS INVOLVED The wooden ship controversy is in- volved. The board of directors of the l fleet corporation, composed of members 1 of the shipping board and it's clerks, 1t l is understood. will insist that tt.e gen. eral manager. General Goethals, build more wooden ships than he has provided l for. It is said, too, that they do not approve the plan for construction of government-owned steel shipyards until there has been full discussion of the project.
 General Goetials announced his pro- gramme Friday in a letter to MT. Dem man after an executive order was is- sued by President Wilson directing the fleet corporation to take charge of the building programme and authorizing the shipping board to operate and requisi- ton tonnage already on the seas. Today's developments indicating that differences between General Goethals and MT. Denman may be far from settled, led to the suggestion that it may be neces- sary for President Wilson to take hand and decide definitely as to who of all shall be in supreme charge of the ship building plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

So that easier access may be had to |the lists of registration numbers in the [hands of local boards, Provost Marshal |General Crowder telegraphed the gov |ernors of all the states asking that in- Istead of posting the lists at the board offices they be placed "in some safe, central office. such as police headquar- kers.-
 ELEVEN STATES HARDY Only II states tonight had not re- ported their organizations complete and i n many of these only few district boards had not finished numbering registration cards The great majority
 i bf districts throughout the country are
 ready foh the drawing, and when the
 governors of the missing states tele- sraph that all the boards in their juris- Fiction have filed their lists, the draw Ing date will be set. Officials think 1t |yill not be earlier than Saturday.
 Officials here are anxious that local
 ho question of exemption of any reg
 sterecI nnaa fer my nther cause than
 physical disability or dependent rela- Lives can be taken up before the local boards The whole matter of industrial
 Exemptions is left to the superior
 boards, one of which has been created
 II each federal judicial district No individual case where exemption | desired because the registrant is en- Jagged in any industry classified as Vital to the conduct of the war will be
 taken up until that individual has been called up for examination by h's local
 board found to be without dependents .and physically fit for miliEasJ duty, and
 certified to the superior board After That application to the superior board Tor exemption on other grounds will be Admissible The registrant or his em- blower may file necessary affidavits with the superior board seeking exemp- &ion and the case will be heard 'promply.
 ABSENTEES PROVIDED FOR Another point on which there has been much doubt is the status of regis- \rants absent from their registration districts. Scores of requests have come From men in this situation, asking if khey will have to return to their home |Sowns for examination. They have been |Enfohmed that if they are selected for Examination, each will be notified by En,ail by his local board and then can lapply to the local board for permission Ito undergo examination in the town |whehe he is located Such action cannot be taken. however, until the registrant has actually been summoned by his local board.
 | The government has distributed to all ocal boards complete sets of blanks to lover appeals. transfers and any other matters in connection w;rn the process. |Full instructions for flling out any form |of blank and specific instructions as to |the manner in which each is to be used,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
SeZectiue Draft Now [Awaits erfectir1g of Exemption Boards

Eleven States Are Tardy in Organizing Boards. Industrial Exemption Is Outlined by Provost Marshall Drawing May Take Place on
 Saturday, the Burden of Fastening
 Now Resting on the Late States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

Washington July 16With the drawing of lots for the selec tive draft army awaiting only completion exemption macn few scattered sections of the country officials here are anxious that regrants take every opportunity between now land the day drawing inform themselves thoroughly regard ling exemption regulations reduce to minimum the confuson to be cleared up after designations made
  suggested that the local the remaining before lots perform their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

also have been prOVldeu IteBlseldHts may examine these at the quarters of local boards, but every effort has been made to prevent the filing of affidavit or other documents that do not apply to a case actually under consideration. Otherwise the boards would be swamped with efforts to get decision in advance.
 INDUSTRIAL EXEMPTION Probably the point l,i the whole pro cess which has led to- the greatest mis-
 understanding and confuslon is the sys- tenn by which industrial exemption is to be granted. Many persons have regarded 1t as certain that men in intuition mak- ing or other strictly war industries would be exempted as a class. That is not the fact. What is to govern the process Is the importance the individual is to such an industry. If another man could take his place without prejn9.ce to the work ing of the plant he will not be granted military exemptlcn.
 To make this policy effective, the su- perior and not the local boards were as- signed the task of saying whether or not a man should be retained at his desk or 1 his bench. The bulk of exemptions will {be for physical unfitness and on account of dependents, and consideration of these causes will keep the local boards fully occupied, leaving to the more delberative superior boards the entire handling of the much more vexing questions of in
 dustTial exemption
 DRAW SATURDAY POSSIBLE On the basis of advices today from va rious states where the organization work of the exemption boards has not been completed, war department officials said the drawing for the arn..' selective con scription hardly could be held before Sat urday at the earliest
 Fifteen states have not reported completion of their exemption board organization. Numerous districts in all of these states have finished, however, so it is impossible to tell just when ! the final report is to be expected. The process followed by the boards is to file two copies of their com pleted and numbered lists of regis- trants as soon as the serial numbers have been arranged. One copy is mailed to the provost marshal gem era1 in Washington and the other to the governor of the state. Less than 1000 of the 4559 districts are still to be heard from in Washington and probably only few hundred have not reported as yet to the governors. Tn California for instance. the gov ernor would receive his copy from any exemption board four days before the mail would bring copy to the provost marshal general. The governor would report to the pro vost marshal general only when ev- cry district in his state had been heard from.
 BURDEN ON STATES The burden of responsibility for hastening the first drawing of men for the new national army today rests entirely on state and local authorities The federal government has completed its work. but the failure in some sec tions to complete organization of eN- emption boards. and finish the serial numbering of the registration cards Is causing delay. War department off cials are hopeful that the draft lot tery may be held before the end Of ] the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
:" "Pitchfork Ben' Supports
 Yankee Resolution, But
 His Speech Was Very Plain
Average Yankee Has No Love for Negro Ex- cept for Political Reasons They Want His Vote and Nothing Else,' South
 Carolina Senator Says

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-03
Clean and Reuse Old Paraffin.

Parafin that has become unclean
through usage in canning and preserving,
may be cleaned and reused. Don't
throw it avian because dirt and trash
have become mixed with it. Many times
paraffin can be cleaned with brush in
cold water. If this does not remove all
the dirt, says specialist of the United
States Department of Agriculture, heat
the paraffin to boiling and strain it
through two or three thicknesses of
cheesecloth placed over a funnel. Or a
thin layer Of absorbent cotton over one
thickness Of cheesecloth may be used as
the strainer. One straining should be
sufficient ordinarily but if the paraffin
still is unclean heat and strain again.
Any paraffin lodging in the strainer may
be recovered by heating the cloth and
pouring off the hot liquid to another
strainer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-03
PROBATE NOTICE

Regular sessions of the Probate
Court for the district of Essex will
be held at GuidhaIl on the first
Wednesday of each month, in the
forenoon.
At Island Pond, the first Wednes-
day of January, April, July and
October, in the afternoon.
At Lunenburg, the second Wednes-
day of January, April, July and Octo-
ber, in the forenoon.
At Concord in the afternoon of the
same days.
Special sessions will be held by
arrangement.
Communications should be sent to
Edwin 0. CARL, Judge, Canaan, or
to George A. Hubbard, Register
Guildhall.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-03
LIGHTNING SET FIRE
Barn In South Barre Struck by
Lightning Burns aud House
Nearby was Set on Fire and
Destroyed.

Lightning, during thunder
storm Monday morning, struck a
barn on the premises of y. M. Spen-
Ger at South Barre and drove three
families, who lived in the house
nearby, into the street in their
night clothes.
The barn with contents of hay,
two horses, pig and automobile,
were destroyed and firemen from
Williamstown and Barre who were
summoned were unable to save the
building, which was four-tenement
house, owned by .Mr. Spencer.
There is insurance of $4,000 on the
property with loss of $1,000.
Another house nearby was saved
after strenuous work.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-03
A Message from the Red Cross.

Mrs. Belmont Tiffany has written for
the August issue of Harper's Bazaar very
interesting article on "a Message from
the American Red Cross to the Women
of America" She especially mentions
the part that women Of society are taking
in this great work, and also tells of the
organizations rapid growth since the war
began in 1914.
Mrs. Tiffany explains very clearly the
different functions Of the Red Cross; for
instance, this is what she says about the
Department OF Civilian Relief:
Perhaps it is not generally known by
persons not familiar with the work that
the Red Cross has Department Of Civ
ilian Relief, with which the Department
of Military Relief coordinates and coop
crates. In other words, the Red Cross is
responsible for relief of all kinds for our
own army and navy and is chartered to
take care not only Of the sick and wound
ed soldiers, but of all who need aid Of any
sort. 1t is also required to take care of
and look after the dependent families and
children of the United States Army and
Navy, All over the country we are do
ing civilian relief work"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-03
MAIL FOR "SAMMIES"
POstmaster.General Tells How
1t Should Be Addressed Iand
Treated.

Patrons of the poStoffice are informed
that letters, post cards and printed mat
ter originating in the United States or
any of its possessions for transmission to
the United States expeditionary forces in
Europe, are subject to the United States
domestic classification, conditions and
rates of postage, and that letters, post
cards and printed matter originating
with such forces for transmission to the
United States or its possessions are like
wise subject to domestic classification
conditions and rates of postage, except as
modified by the provisions covering let
ters indorsed soldiers letter" and con-
tanned in section 406 Postal Laws and
Regulations.
No other than United States postage
stamps are valid for the prepayment of
postage on matters herein described.
Mail addressed to the members of the
expeditionary forces should bear the COM
plete designation of the division, regi-
ment company and organization to
which the addressee belongs, as we'll as
the name and address of the SENDER and
be fully prepaid by postage stamps af-
fixed. Patrons should under no circum-
stances attempt to designate on the adj
dressed envelope the location Of the unit.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-03
Weekly Forecasts.

Arrangements have been made by the
Weather Bureau whereby the forecasts of
weather and temperature for the coming
week, issued Saturday by the bureau, are
telegraphed to about $50 of the principal
rural telephone companies throughout the
13 principal grain-growing States, with
the understanding that the forecasts are
to be distributed over the lines of these
companies. The forecasts are sent out
shortly before noon, and subscribers who
do not receive the forecasts by that hour,
and desire them, should call for them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-03
Candidates and Stan ding
The CHAUTAUQUA
Held Last Week Was Enjoyed
BY Large Number of People

This seasons Chautauqua has
come and gone and the consensus of
opinion is that it was a success. The
program, with one or two exceptions,
is generally held to be no better
than last seasons. The musical
numbers aside from the Hawaiian
troup and Wilfred the Lutte Player
held nothing exceedingly wonderful.
The lectures were we'll received and
DR.. Wirt's, DR.. Frederic Poole's and
Byron Piatt's were educational and
helpful in understanding some of
the great events in national life to-
day. DR.. Cairns was a racy, rapid
fire talker who told many old and
some new jokes in highly humor-
Gus manner and kept his audience in
laughter. He was at times pessimis-
tic and rather bombastic, but as an
entertainer he scored, and was en-
Enthusiastically received by a large
audience.
The parade of the Camp Fire girls
and young people dressed as Red
Cross nurses, Boy Scouts and just
plain boys, under the direction of
Miss Bennett, superintendent of the
Junior Chautauqua, was one of the
best features of Chautauqua week.
The parade was led by Miss Ruth
Currier as marshal, riding a Shet-
land pony, and the parade altogether
was fine sight and won words of
praise from all. Miss Bennett cer-
tainly knows how to organize the
young people, and in this work she
was ably assisted by Leighland Par
ker who was the local superintend-
ent Of the junior chautauqua.
The receipts fell under last years
record. 1t is understood that a con.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-03
STATE BOARD UPHELD
United States District Court Up
holds State Board of Health
and Chautauquas, Circuses,
Fairs, etc. Cannot BE Held Be-
cause of Polio.

The State board of health's order for
bidding fairs, Chautauquas, and circuses
in Vermont was upheld Monday in a
hearing before Judge Hough of New
York city, one of the justices of the Fed
eral Circuit Court of Appeals.
The bill in chancery to enioin the en-
forcement of this order was brought by
the Community Chautauqua association
on the ground that it was an unreasona-
BILE order and without the jurisdiction OF
the board of health because it applied to
communities remote from the infantile
paralysis cases. Judge Harland B. Howe
of the Federal Court issued last week a
restraining order against the enforcement
os the board of health order, except in
places where cases of infantile paralysis
existed. Judge Hough's decision vacates
the restraining order and leaves the or
der of thr board of health in full force.
The Chautauqua was to open at Nor
risville Tuesday and also at Randolph
The members of the State board of
health were present at the hearing and
were represented by Attorney-General
Barber Alexander Dunnet of st. Johns
bury and Homer L. Skeels of Ludlow ap-
peared for the Community Chautauqua.
One OF the strongest evidences of the
feelings OF people living in towns where
the chautauqua meetings were to be held
but which were also adjacent to towns
where there were one or more cases of
poliomyelitis was shown when Frederick
G. Fleetwood of Morrisville spoke on be-
half of the people Of that town, petition
ing that the management be enjoined
from holding the chautauqua scheduled
to open there last night
A similar request was brought by the
states attornsy of Orange county for the
citizens Of Randolph. He said only one
case had appeared in Randolph to date
and that was brought there by a party
from Morgan who had since returned
home.