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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09
S|LO ESSENTIAL NOW
FOR SAVING GRAIN
MAKE YOUR OWN" IS ADVICE
OF u. S. DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE.
SOME SILO SAYINGS.

"Savo the grain" is the motto now,
Using silage to feed the COW.
Stave of the high costs Of dairy
feeds with . stave silO.
Don't bo satisfied with tho alb.
stract idea of having . silO; make
concrete. It can't rot out, blow
down, or burn up.
You like canned fruits and veg
etables during tho winter. Silage,
says the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, Is the dairy
cows canned stuff.
II you feed only the ears you
lose nearly half the food value in
the corn crop. Turn the leaves and
stalks into silage and save that 40
per cent.
After all is said, tho fact re-
mains that the two necessary war
foods arc bread and milk. For
winter milk production nothing
equals the silO.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09
PIT. A. at Chambers Prairie.

Mrs. Will Chambers, president Of
the County Parent-Teacher associa-
ton, assisted in the organization Of q
circle at the new school at Chambers
Prairie, last Friday evening, attend
ed by large number Of the women
of the district in spite Of the inclem-
ent weather. The circle. which will
meet the first Friday evening in each
month, elected the following officers:
President. Mrs. Emma T. Goss; vice
president. Mrs. Alex Gustafson: Sec
rotary, Mrs. Corbin; program COM
mittee chairman, Mrs. X. Kimsey;
membership committee chairman,
Mrs. Smith; refreshment committee
chairman, Mrs. Smith: publicity COM
mittee chairman. Miss Margaret
Smith
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09
EARLY PIONEER Is DEAD.
Daughter Of First Settler North Of
Vancouver Passes Away.

Mrs. Mary Ana St. German, SO
years old, daughter of the first white
settler north of Fort Vancouver. died
last Saturday night, at the home of
her son, Henry St. German, in Ia
coma. Death was due to old age.
Mrs. St. German was tho daugh-
ter of Simon Plomondon, who set
tied in the Cowlitz valley in 1927 and
married the daughter of the Indian
chief Schenewah. With the death
of Mrs. Mary Ana St. German there
are but two members of Simon Plo-
mondon's pioneer family left, a half
brother and half sister. who live at
Winlock.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09

Probably no general election has
ever occurred in which more momen-
tous questions were decided with so
much apparent fairness, as in the
contest just closed. This time the
Democratic party enters upon its
duties with untrammelled power.
Both branches of congress will be in
sympathy with the administration.
The state is very generally con-
coded to the Republicans. McGraw's
majority will be small.
The county commissioners have
purchased a clock for the courthouse
at prize of $775.
Friday last Ezra Meeker of Puy-
allup carried on an extended inter
view with his agent at Gervais, Ore,
a distance of 200 miles, by telephone
The fact is remarkable because at
the Gervais Office there is only a COM
mon oll-fashioned transmitter and nc
other long-distance facilities.
w. H. Wickham, captain of the
steamer Willis, will have to sleep on
his boat for a while, if reports are
true. He made a bet on Harrison
with Ralph Dorr, who was confident
of Cleveland's election, his house and
lot at Eighth and Boundary streets
against 22 lots in Rabbeson's subdi.
vision of Villa park, Westside. The
deeds to the respective properties
were placed in escrow at the First
National bank.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09
UNCLE SAM SAYS,
SAVE THE S0WS"
SUGGESTS SLOGAN FOR FARM.
Frs WHO WANT TO PREVENT
MEAT SHORTAGE.

Selling a brood SOW at this time.
according to the United States de-
partment of agriculture, is like kill
ing the goose that laid the golden
eggs.
When pork is selling at 18 cents
or more a pound on the hoof, the
hog breeder may be tempted to turn
into cash all that he can sell; yet
the department points out that the
value of brood SOW which will pro-
duce such high-priced offspring n
proportionately increased and she
should be kept as the source Of fu--
Their and future profits.
Snce the beginning Of the war the
number of swine in all countries has
decreased, and the decrease has been
marked in some of the belligerent
countries. In France, for example. In
the three years just before January
l, 1917, the number of swine de-
creased 1912 per cent; during 1915
the number in Germany decreased
31.47 per cent.
Situation Declared Critical.
Breeding stocks are being de-
pleted, and the department says that
the situation is already critical and
threatens to become very serious IL
the country continues to be drained
of it's meats. Hogs furnish meat
more quickly and cheaply than other
stock can; the meat shortage. there
fore, can most readily be met by
swine production.
It has been calculated that the pos
sible increase from one SOW is 1,063
pigs in four years. on the superstition
that all litters consist of six pigs.
that all live. that half are females,
and that each gilt should farrow at
one year and every six months there
after.
Cut Feeding Expense.
Another cause of the depletion of
breeding stocks is probably in the
high cost of feeds. While concen-
trated feeds have gone up, the de-
partment says that some Of tho ex-
pense of carrying breeding stocks
may be cut down by the use of green
fall forage crops. pasture. alfalfa or
clover hay. Brood sows may be
maintained in fair condition at COM
paratively little expense by the use
of such feeds.
BY sowing in the corn, or as .
cover crop on land which Is likely to
wash, sowing rape, or planting 4
root crop, the cost of wintering sows
may be reduced. In brief, the de-
partment strongly recommends .
campaign to save the sows as one
means of helping to meet the threat
ened meat shortage.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09
WHAT HAPPENED IN OLYMPIA AND
STATE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Washington Standard for
Friday evening, November II,
1892. Vol. XXXII. No. 81.

A Grand Victory.-National Dem
ocratic party will assume control.
An overwhelming victory beyond the
widest dreams of its most sanguine
advocates.
Election day in Olympia was a
quiet one, nothing of Importance
happened to cause any particular eX'
element. The Australian ballot 2ys-
TEN seems to have been a great sue
cess in preventing disturbances
around polling places. At the Demo
cratic headquarters. where Hon. A
H. Chambers read Q telegram that
the New York Herald estimated tina,
Cleveland and Stevenson would carry
that state by $4,000. a cheer went uI
that could have been heard at Tum'
water.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09
MORE LIVESTOCK IS
NOW HOOvER'S AIM
FOOD ADMINISTRATION WANTS
MORE BEEF, PORK AND
MUTTON PRODUCED.

With the wheat situation fairly
we'll in hand, with prices fixed for
this years crop and next, and with
the wheat growers generally realiz-
ing the duty imposed upon them of
continuing to do their Bit" the food
administration is now turning its at
tention to the livestock problem, a
problem which promises to be even
more important than the wheat prob
lem.
1t has been pointed out by Her.
bert Hoover, the national food ad-
ministrator, that after the war wheat
production in the United States will
naturally fall off as normal produce
ton is resumed in countries that
today are producing far below their
normal crops. In the matter of live
stock, however, a different situation
is developing.
The world is using up its livestock
much faster than it is being repro
duced; the fighting nations of Eu-
rope are making heavy inroads in
their herds and flecks, and the United
States, responding to the call of Eu-
rope, is depicting its livestock to a
point that has become dangerous.
Chance for Farmers Shown.
1t is to counteract this tendency
and to encourage an expansion of
the livestock industry in tho United
States that the food administration
is now calling attention o the oppor-
tunity which confronts the American
farmer and stockgrower.
In a discussion of the livestock
situation, Mr.. Hoover frankly says:
Il regard it with even more concern
than the bread situation" He points
out how the nations Of Europe arc
compelled to slaughter their animals
to an extent far beyond their annual
production. Europe, he shows, is
eating it's animals, reducing the pro-
duction of fodder and increasing the
acreage of bread grains, at the same
time increasing its importation OF
meats, which can be more economi-
cally shipped than wheat or -four.
Livestock Supply Decreasing.
There has, been a tremendous de.
crease in the number Of cattle, sheer
and hogs. not only in Europe, bu,
throughout the world, since the wal
began, and this decrease, Mr.. Hoover
asserts, will go on as the war contin-
ues. 1t is true. in the matter OF
beef, that the allies can, by sufficient
encroachment into the herd, support
themselves without any consequent
tial expansion of imports from the
United States for a time, but there
will be limit.
Europe must preserve its milk
herd, for Mr.. Hoover asserts that the
vital existence of a nation depends
upon it's supply of fresh milk" 1t
being undesirable to slaughter milk
COWS, Europe must rely upon North
America.
The hog problem is regarded by
the food administration with the
deepest concern, but not without
hope. There were more hogs raised
in the United States last year than
during the years before the war, but
the rate of slaughter increased faster
than production.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09

TELLS REICHSTAG
WAR CASUALTIES
REACH 5000, 900

): WASHINGTON Germany Z
!. casualties have reached 6,000,- Z
!. 900 men in the three years of I
: war. according to a declaration I
!: made In the reichstag by the I
: Independent Socialist Debour. I
!. 1t is stated that official informa- I
+ ton confirmatory of these fig- I
!: ures has been in possession Of I
!. American officials for some time. I
!. !. !. !. !. !. !. !. !. !. j. !. !. !. 1. I. !
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09

A demonstration of war cooking"
is being given by the home economics
classes of the high school Friday.
under the direction of the supervisor,
Miss CRUDE. The demonstration be-
gan at 9 o'clock this morning and
will continue throughout the day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09

ministrator of the estate of the late
Lorenzo d. Etka.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03
VERMONT REPRESENTED.
Conference ON New Immigration Law
at Washington, ID. &.

DIR. c, T.. Dalton. secretary OF the Ver-
mont state board OF health. returned to
this city Friday morning from Wash
Thursday he attended "A conference in
rela ton to the new federal immigration
law which went into effect May /. DR.
Dalton and Charles A. Shields Of St.
Johnsbury were appointed by Governor
Graham to represent Vermont at this
conference.
BY the new la W he gov eminent reimburses
the States for the amount of the money
expended by them ON deportable aliens
when they become public charges. Aliens,
after they have passed Ellis island. may
develop communicable disease or may
become State charges by committing a
crime. Heretofore the States i'm which they
happened to be at the time were caused
10 stand the expense of their illness or
support them in some institution because
of their crime. The new law will remove
this responsibility from the various
states and place it upon the government
Fifteen States were represented at the
conference which was held with Secretary
of Labor Wilson. a formal and permanent
organiza ion was made for mutual under
standing on immigration. The matter
Of IA uniform rate for the repayment OF
money which will be established by the
government for amounts paid out by the
states on aliens was left open for decision
at a later date.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03
VERMONT'S SHARE $4,000.
state Is Asked TO Aid In Fund for Army
Y. VI. e. 4. Work.

Tho annual meeting of the Y. NJ G.
A. state committee will be held on We'd
nesday May =, and with the committee
there will meet a number of the prom
inent men of the State.
The meeting will be held at the roof
garden of the Hotel Vermont, beginning
at two o'clock in the afternoon. Plans
will he made for raising Ncrmont's
share in the 100000 fund for the
army Y. NJ c, \. work. Vcrmont's
share is $4,000.
New England is asked to raise s5o0;-
600: New Hampshirc's share is s2j, 900;
Maine, $4,000, Connecticut, 100000.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, s25o,-
OO0
This whole fund of $4,000. 900 is to
be raised by June /, ana 1t will be used
to establish association work at all the
military centcrs. Also 20 carry on
work. in some of the big ammunition
plants, for some of the expeditions, and
the men in the navy.
The work was undertaken at the re-
quest of the President. and the war and
navy department. 1t is under the d.
rect supervision of the war work
council of 100 leading men OF the
country, of which council W. J. Van
Pattcn of this city is the Vermont mem
her
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03
HOTEL CHANGES
Robert r. Collamer, For Six
Years Manager, Leaves Vermont.
EeOrge H. steele and II. II. Donovan
Take Over New Sherwood Hotel
on Ten.Year Lease-Posses-
sion Taken To-day.

Tuesday saw a change in all three OF
the principal hotels of this city. the
Hotel Vermont, Van Ness House and
New Sherwood House changing hands.
Robert f. Collamer severed his con-
nection with the Hotel Vermont and
Van Ness House Monday, his leases
Of these two hostelries expiring. IL
will be with regret that the many
friends of Mr.. Collamer will learn of
his departure from the Vermont, he
having managed this hotel since it was
built six years ago. Before that time
Mr.. Collamer managed the Hotel Bur
iington for eight years and was tor
four years previous to that chief
clerk at the Pavilion at Montpelier.
Mr.. Collamer's reputation in the hotel
business in this State Is an enviable
one. His affable nature has won for
him the friendship of the travelling
public as we'll as large circle of
warm, personal friends in this city
and vicinity who will look for his con-
tinued success The esteem in which
Mr.. Collamer is held by those en-
pIoyed by him at the Vermont was at
tested to Monday when he was pre-
scented with a handsome Elks' charm
set with two elks teeth and precious
stones and full dress set of pearl
studs and cuff links. Mrs. Collamer
was presented with four dozen Amer
lean Beauty Roses. Mr.. Collamers
plans for the future are not perfected.
The Vermont and Van Ness will. from
now on, be conducted by NJ L.
Powell as proprietor. His principal
assistants will be Walter Holtham.
now chief CLERK at the Vermont. and
NJ. +. Whelan, who was with Mr..
Krumbholz at the Van Ness House last
Y-1&l 1,ap 1,a1 o.
perience in the hotel business. coming
here from woodsville, n. H.. and hav-
ing been chief clerk at the Vernon
since it's opening. He has hosts OF
friends among the commercial men
and Is as popular a clerk as there Is
In New England. Mr. Whelan will ar
rived Tuesday. lie has had wide exper-
ience having been at several hotels and
with the Kirkwood at Camden. South
Carolina as Mr.. Krumbholz's assistant
the last 10 seasons William Gleason will
act as chief clerk at the Van Ness
House.
George H. steele of Manchester, n
H., and p. II. Donovan of this city Mon
day signed lease whereby they
take over the New Sherwood Hote
from Mrs. r. H. Murphy for a periot
of ten years. All of the persona
property in the hotel was included il
the terms of the lease. Mr. Steele Il
we'll known in this section. He wa
at one time secretary of the Vernon
Hotel association and has been 70
seven years secretary of the Hotel AS
ISOLATION of New Hampshire. He wa
publicity agent for the United State
Brewers association for four years
Mr.. Steele, before he went into pub
licity work. was connected with tn
Springfield Republican. Worceste
Telegram and the New York SUM- II
was at one time with the Fitchbur'
Hotel at Fitchburg, Mass. PossessiCl
was given the new leases Tuesday. Mrs
Steele and three children will arrive i
the near future.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03
MONEY GONE.
Eighteen Dollars Taken from Home oi
Mcadcr Martin.


The home of Meader Martin at III
Bank street was entered late Monday
night and eighteen dollars were taken
from the dresser in the bed room of
Mrs. Martin on the second floor, the
burglar, up to an early hour this
morning. not having been apprehended
Mrs. Martin had been out during the
evening and came home after the
close of the World in Motion picture
house. of which Mr.. Martin is proprie-
tor. She went into the house alone
and found that a small window OPEN
ing from the kitchen on to the back
piazza was open. Going into the front
hail. she found burned match at the
foot of the stairs and another burned
match on the landing at the head of
the stairs on the second floor. Her bed
room is near the head of the stairs.
When she had turned on the light
there was nothing in the room to in
dictate that burglar had been
drswer she found that eighteen dol
lars had been taken.
The police were notified and visited
the house. A peculiar instance in con-
nection with the burglary is that In
the same drawer from which the
eighteen dollars were taken there was
an additional thirty dollars. The
eighteen dollars were under hand
flashlight. which was returned to its
place after the money was taken
leaving the thirty dollars in the draw
or. which also contained articles OF
dress. There was no evidence of Other
parts of the house having been ran.
sacked.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03
BATTALION IS INSPECTED
Students in University's Military
Course Perform ManOeuvres.
Captain Edward ID. Powers. Inspecting
Officer, Expresses Satisfaction at
BnttaliOns WOrk-Tribute to
Capt. HOward's Efforts.

Captain Edward d. Powers. c. A. c., u.
;. y. completed Monday the annual in
spection of the University of Vermont
infantry battalion. The entire forenoon
and the greater part of the afternoon were
spent in various manoeuvres which the
students executed for the most part in
excellent fashion. At a later date the
inspecting officer will announce whether
or not the university would remain in the
distinguished class" of universities and
colleges giving military instruction, but
he has already expressed satisfaction at
the showing made by the battalion and
with the military course at the university.
review of the entire battalion under
command of Major Horace II. Powers, II,
was followed by an inspection of the arms
and equipment of each member. The four
companies then performed individual man
oeuvres. & company commanded by First
Lieut.. G. T. Fichot. u.s. did company drill
close and extended order; d company
commanded by Captain G. r. Chamber
lin. is, did bayonet exercise and extend
ed order; company, commanded by
Captain r. w. Hackett, II, did extended
order: and company, led by Captain r.
s. SWEET. II, went through physical
drill. and did extended order work. Com
petition for the honor of being the best
drilled company is very keen and the men
did exceedingly good work. 4 drill by
the hospital corps and bayonet and signal
drill by the battalion completed the morn
| ings work.
| The afternoon was devoted to the work.
/ ing out Of military problems. The first
was an advance guard problem, the bat
talon acting as an advance guard for a
regiment marching through hostile terri
tory. problem of attack and defense in
which p company was on the defensive,
| the remainder of the battalion composing
/ the attacking force was next in order.
In the third problem the battalion was the
line of support for larger unit in camp
The principal fighting took place in the
rear of the Old Mill and around the gym.
nasium.
There was the usual large number OF
spectators at both the morning and after.
noon exercises, including Lieut.. Gov. Roger
W. Hulburd. and Judge and Mrs. George
NJ Powers of Morrisville. Many compli
mcnts were paid the battalion for Its
splendid appearance and efficient work
and there was also much praise of the
work Of Captain Stuart A. Howard, L. $
A., the university military instructor ant
professor of military science and tactics
TO whose energy and ability the showint
made by the students was an cloquen
tribute.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03
SURPRISE MISS BENTON.
n. Y. +. L. Of baptist Church Remem
hers Her 10Th Birthday.

Miss Helen Benton, granddaughter OF
Mrs. D. II. Sargent. received surprise
Monday, her 18th birthday anniversary.
when large contingent of members or
the Baptist Young Peoples Union OF the
Baptist Church appeared at the Sargent
home, 240 College street, and greeted her
Mrs. Sargent formerly was OF West 1eb-
anon. The Rev. DR.. James s. braker
and Mrs. Braker and relatives were other
guests Of the evening.
The Union presented to Miss Benton
students Bible, and there were also many
individual gifts. The dining room was
prettily adorned with American flags and
tiny flags. 10 in number. replaced the
usual candles in the birthday cake. MISS
Claire Senter. Miss Gladys Hall. Miss Ma
rion Buffum. Miss Iiilda Cantell, Miss
Frances Hill and Miss Alice Lane served
Games followed the refreshments.
Neil Stanley. president of the Union
arranged the affair.