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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-15

WANTED-A position as camp
cook at sawmill or roadhouse by ex
perienced woman. Inquire Prospec.
tor. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-15

LOST-Open face gold watch, r.
size, with heavy nugget chain. Re-
turn to Prospector and receive re-
ward. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-15

FOR SALE 6 h. p. and l 9 h. p
Foos Gas Engine, stationary, hori-
zontal type, in perfect condition. c.
w. Crawford. XII
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Schultz and
baby. and Mrs. Ashton. Mrs. schultz's
mother, we're through passengers on
the steamship Mariposa for Anchor
age, where Mr.. Schultz is Deputy Uni
ted States Marshal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-15

Tom Scott of Cordova, was a pas
senger on the steamship Mariposa.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-15

The steamship Mariposa went from
here over to the post AMI will lay
there until o'clock unloading army
stores.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-15

SEATTLE, Oct. 15.-Big prepara-
tions are being made here to celebrate
Alaska Day, october Is.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-10-15

Felix Norman left on the steame
Admiral Evans for the States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
TOMATO CORNER PLOT.
Federal Trade Commission Investigators
Report.

Washington, Aug. ll.-Eyidence of a
conspiracy among large packing interests
to corner the entire tomato output OF
the Pacific coast has been discovered, it
was said yesterday at the offices of the
federal trade commission.
The commissions investigators in Cali
fornia reported yesterday evidence tend
ing to show that three large canning con
Germs are inyolved-Armour & Co., Nor
ris & CO., and Libby, Mcneil & Libby,
These companies, they declare, have at
tempted to purchase the entire California
tomato crop from local Gamers and
prices consequently are jumping.
Although at o21a cents dozen local
Gamers are assured of good profit, the
three packing companies, according to
the trade commission, have sent the
prices up to $l.30 and higher. The re-
tail price, Investigators reports say, is
taking an upward turn. The total Cali
fornia output is only one-twelfth of the
entire country's pack.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
COAL MINERS STRIKE
TIES UP 81 MINES
The Closing Down Curtails a Daily Out
put of Hundred Thou
sand Tons.

Chicago, Aug. ll.-Twenty. Illinois
coal mines were closed yesterday as 9
result of strike of 1000 miners. The
mines affected have combined output
of 100000 tons a day
An official, who refused to allow his
name, said the men were striking foI
81 day additional wages because OF
the unfounded publicity given alleged
enormous profits by operators"
The mines said to be affected are at
Sawyerville, Gillespie and Benald, all on
the Northwestern railroad and owned by
the Superior company; Madison, owned
by the Consolidated company; Thayer
and Collinsville, on the Chicago & Alton
railroad, and the Missouri Pacific mine at
Bush.
The reported strike was followed by
announcement that the governors OF
Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois
would meet in Chicago to-day to discuss
joint action in reducing coal prices. Gov
ernors Sleeper of Michigan, Philip of
Wisconsin and Lowden of Illinois were
already here Governor Goodrich of In
diana was expected last night.
According TO a statement attributed
to the operators, voluntary slash in
prices is contemplated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
Sporting Notes.

Charley Shorten, the center fielder Of
the Boston American league team, has
enlisted as yeoman in the navy and
several of the other players are planning
to enter some branch of the service.
Although Chicago out hit Washington
in Thursdays engagement between the
two teams by 10 to 4 hits, the White
Hosed warriors won only by the score OF
3 to g
Military aspect abounded in yester-
days game between Boston and Cincin-
natl, when hundreds of Ohio guardsmen
and the garrison of 600 regulars at Fort
Thomas were present.
Harold BALM, the old Princeton foot
ball player, and Billy Moore have been
given a commission in the United States
marines and are stationed at Washing
ton.
Pitcher Bowman of the Mason City
team of the disbanded Central associa-
ton has been secured by the Pittsburg
Nationals. He will report Aug. 30.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
"UYSTERY WOMAN" IN
LAMBERT CASE REVEALED
Stenographer Friend Tells OF Calling Man
Who Committed Sui
eide.

ST. Louis, Aug. 1.-THE identity OF
the woman who called up the apartment
of Jordan w. Lambert on Tuesday morn
ing has been disclosed Mr.. Lamberts
maid had told how she discovered the
body of Mr.. Lambert lying in a pool Of
blood when she went to his room after
someone had called her TO the telephone
and asked II Mr.. Lambert was III.
The woman is Miss Alvina Perstrup,
once stenographer in the employ of
the Lambert Pharmacal company, of
which Mr.. Lambert was vice president
Miss Perstrup says that she and the dead
man were friends, and that she had been
in his company always with other friends
at theatre and dinner parties On Sun
day morning Miss Perstrup says Mr..
Lambert called her and said that he was
worrying over his brother, Marion, who
is with a hospital unit in France.
Early on Tuesday morning she de-
clares, Mr.. Lambert called her and said
he was sick and could not live any long.
er, and then hung up the receiver. II
was after this, Miss Perstrup says, that
she made the telephone call which caused
an investigation into the death of Mr..
Lambert, which the coroner's jury decid
ed was case of suicide.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
ALLIED W4RSHIPS SHE'LL
TURKS nv ASIA MINOR
Monitors Silence One of the Batteries
and Destroy Airdrome Near
Another.

London, Aug. ll.--Entente allied war
ships since Thursday have been lombard
ing the Turkish batteries along the coast
of Asia Minor, according to dispatch
from Athens to the Exchange Telegraph
company. British monitors have success
fully reduced to silence one of the Turk
ish batteries and have destroyed an air
drome installed near another.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
CROWD RUINS BANNER
TO "KATSER WILSON'
Indignant Washington Citizens Jeer and
Hiss Pickets at the White
House

Washington, Aug. ia banner dis
played at one of the White House gates
by woman's party suffrage picket ad
dressed to KAISER Wilson," was torn
down yesterday after an indignant crowd
had jeered and Missed the suffragists for
several minutes.
The banner was carried by Miss Lucy
Burns, who figured in several of the pre-
vious demonstrations in front of the
White House. II was inscribed:
Kaiser Wilson-Have you forgotten
your sympathy with the poor Germans
because they are not self governed?
Twenty million American women are not
self-governed, Take the beam out of
your own eye"
1t Immediately drew a crowd which
gave free voice to its indignation. There
was no concerted attack on Miss Burns,
but James P. Delaney, a navy depart
ment clerk, tore the banner from the
pole, shot out through the crowd and up
Pennsylvania avenue before anyone could
touch him. He was not pursued.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
The Unprecedented Price
Advance Causes an
Investigation
ALL POSSIBLE
BOUGHT FOR WHISKEY
Situation Calls for Speedy
Action by Herbert
Hoover

Washington, Aug ll.--Important de
of the extraordinary advance in the price
of corn. Reports current in Washington
allege that distillers have been buying
up corn for weeks in order to make all
the whiskey they possibly can in the
next 80 days of grace allowed by the
| food act. 1t is known that Food Admin
istrator Hoover has been investigating
the unprecedented advances In the price
OF corn and IL is anticipated that the
government will take action shortly. The
allegation was made yesterday that dis
tillers have bought more corn than they
can use in the next 80 days, intending
to use all they possibly can during that
period, then speculate with what is left
over. The food control act, however,
gives the government thet power to buy
such grain at the price for which it was
acquired originally.
This cornering of corn has had Sc
rious effect on the food situation. A
government official is known to have re-
ceived a letter from distiller admitting
frankly that he had bought all of the
corn he could find. At about the same
time the same official received communi-
cations from millers who wrote that they
were unable 10 get corn and that, as a
result, they had decided not to enlarge
their plants as they planned some months
ago to do. Official statements to be made
shortly win show that this official ad-
vised the milers to make the contem-
plated engagements at once, indicating
that the government is about to take
hand in the situation. 1t is not improb
able that Mr. Hoover will take up the
corn problem Immediately as officially
designated food administrator.
New England farmers are hard hit by
the shortage of corn and the shortage of
all grains This is indicated plainly by
letters received by their representatives
in this city. Three years ago the New
England farmer was paying "A cents a
bushel for corn. A bushel of corn cost ~
cents last fall. The price last week was
$242 bushel and II has jumped since
lHeH. Inc ltbltiH rum tHC ldiHAtiS nAS
in practically the same vein. They say
they are losing money no matter what
price they receive for their products.
farmers declare that self
protection compels them to reduce their
livestock Many have done this. One
farmer who devotes considerable time to
poultry says that unless grain prices are
reduced he will be compelled to kill off
his hens All of the farmers say they be-
lieve there is no justice in the prices
charged for grain at the present time,
that something is wrong somewhere"
and they ask if something cannot be
done to bring about relief.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
FORTNIGHT FURLOUGH
FOR PLATTSBURG MEN
New Englanders Will Have Vacation
from Aug. IS to Aug. 2s-Then
Report for Commands.

Washington, Aug. ll.--All New Eng
land men attending the first officers
training camp at Plattsburg will be given
a brief furlough at the conclusion of the
three months tour of duty Aug. 10. An
nouncement was made at the war depart
ment yesterday that the men not only
would receive their commission this week
but also would receive orders assigning
them to various camps and eantonments.
The men viii be permitted to do what
ever they wish from Aug. Is until Aug
2s, on which day they must report to
their commands. A large number of men
will be assigned to cantonments to drill
and instruct conscripts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
Louisiana and Texas Furnish Most of
Sulphur.

More than rs per cent Of the native
sulphur now produced in the United
States comes from deposits in Louisiana
and Texas. according to Philip S. Smith,
of the United States geological survey,
department Of the interior, but deposits
Of sulphur that have been or might be
productive occur in Wyoming, Nevada,
Utah, California, Colorado, Oregon and
Alaska
louisiana and Texas apparently pro
duce enough sulphur to supply even an
extraordinary demand. for the combined
output Of these two states, although the
production has not been vigorously
pushed, has 50 greatly exceeded tie
amount sold that large stocks Of sulphur
have been accumulated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
NINE TAKEN nv NEW YORK
IN GERMAN PLOT.
Charged with Attempt to Smuggle
Platinum and Rub

New York, Aug. ll.--Nine men were
arrested yesterday in the first swoop Of
the police against what is believed TO be
a gigantic plot for smuggling rubber and
platinum TO Germany.
Six of those seized are sailors Of the
Red Star steamer Gothland, Belgian re-
lief ship. Three others are alleged Amer
lean members OF the conspiracy. The
plan is said TO bring German bonds to
the United States, sell them and use the
cash TO buy contraband. Arrests OF
higher ups" are expected.
Those taken yesterday were Louis
Timex, 80, New York, boarding house
keeper; Frank Bollert, 3s, diamond pol
isher; John Martens, 80, boarding house
keeper, and the following sailors of the
steamship Gothland; Antoine Barus, 32;
Alphonse Francois, Cornelius Nieuaat,
%; August and John Bollert and Au-
gust Magyar, %.
They were captured by the police
"bomb squad" under Capt. Tunney. The
sailors were arrested just after they
boarded the Cortland at its Brooklyn
pier. Detectives watching the men dis
covered they had unusually massive
chests. When searched, the sailors were
discovered to have coils of rubber
wrapped around their bodies,
The chase then led to Martens home
in New York, where rs pounds of rubber
was found. Authorities said they have
reason to believe the traffic aggregated
S25, 900 to $4,000 a week They have
been unable to ascertain how the sailors
came into possession of the German
bonds sold here. The contraband, IL Is
charged, was landed in Belgium. The ar
rested men, according to the police, as.
serted that many sailors in the trade be-
tween Holland and America were en-
gagged in the similar Illegal operations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
Kangaroo Mothers Bravery.

During a severe drought in certain
section of Australia the owner OF a
country station was sitting one even
ing on the porch when be saw kan
CARGO lingering about alternating APP
preaching and retiring from the house,
as IL half in doubt and fear what to
do. At length she approached the wa
ter pals and, taking young one from
her pouch, held it TO the water to drink
While her baby was satisfying its
thirst the mother was quivering all
over with apprehension, for she was
but a few feet from the porch where
one of her foes was watching her. The
baby, having finished drinking. was
replaced in the pouch, and the old kan
CARGO set of at rapid pace. The
spectator was so much impressed by
the astonishing bravery of the affec-
rionate mother that he made a VOW
and kept it-never again to shoot a
kangaroo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
COMMITTEE FAVORS EAST
ST. LOUIS INVESTIGATION
Reports Favorably in Senate the Sher-
man Resolution for Taking UP
Race Riot Tragedy.

Washington, Aug. ll.--Senator Sher-
mans resolution for congressional in
vestigation of the East st Louis, ILL.,,
race riots early last month, when 81
negroes and four whites were killed, and
the homes of many more were fired, was
ordered reported yesterday by the com
mittee, which is required to authorize
the necessary expenditures.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
PRESIDENT SIGNS BOTH
ADMINISTRATION BILLS
Control and Survey Measures Become
Law When Signature Is At
tached.

Washington, Aug 1.-THE admins.
tration food control and food survey bills
were signed yesterday by President vii,
son and became law. They were first
signed by Speaker Clark and by Senator
Salisbury, president pro tempore OF the
Senate.
The appointment of Herbert C. Hoover
as food administrator and the full or
ganization of machinery for control and
distribution of the nations food supply
are expected to follow quickly. The
first bill provides for stimulation of pro-
duction and the second for control of
foods and fuel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
LIT Only the StubbIe.

The ancient Egyptians reaped their
grain close to the ear and afterward
cut the straw close TO the ground and
laid IL by. 1t was this straw that Pha-
raoh refused TO give to the Israelites.
Ii was because Of this refusal to give
the longer straw TO the Israelites that
they were compelled to gather stub
ble.' This was a matter Of consider
able difficulty. seeing that the straw
itself had been cut of near 10 the
ground.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
MANY MEN NEEDED.
Springfield, Mass, Armory Sends Out an
Appeal

The Springfield armory at Springfield,
Mass. is in urgent need of the following
named employees; Is drop forgers, 10
mschinists list class, eight profiIers. FIVE
screwmakers, FIVE skilled workmen drill
ers, five filers, four gaugemakers, four
toolmakers, two file cutters, one slater,
one stocker. Applications may be OBJ
tanned from the local secretary at any
first or second-class postofiice and should
be mailed to the board Of examiners.
Springfield srmory. Those who are able
TO report at once are urged 10 write to
srmory, stating their qualifications
and experience.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
SOMEWHAT BETTER
Improvement in the Condition of Former
President Taft

Clay Center, Kan, Aug. ll.-Physi-
clans attending former President VIII
liam II. Taft, who is III at local hotel,
determined yesterday morning to give
him the first food he had eaten since
the attack Of intestinal trouble carly
Tuesday morning
Mr. Taft was some better yesterday
morning. Dr. p. B. Morgan said He
has no temperature and although weak
l. more cheerful and like himself than
a. any tine since be became III"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
SENATE TAXES UP
VAR TAX MEASURE
Substitute Bill and Many Amendments
Are Proposed--Its Course Prom
Uses to Be Rocky.

| Washington, Aug. 1.-THE Senate
yesterday began its struggle with the
81 ,006,970,000 war tax bill.
Its legislative course, which promises
to be rocky one, was beset Immediate
| ~ by substitute measure, drawn by
Senators Gore, LaFoilette and Thomas
of Colorado, who would raise the entire
revenue through incomes and excess
profits taxes.
Senator Weeks purposes to equalize
war profits taxes so that companies
which before the war were not enjoying
large profits will not have to pay as
heavy war tax now as those which
made huge pre-war profits
Certain wheat state senators will start
Il fight to tax cotton, in return for what
they call virtual taxation of wheat in the
food control bill. They would tax cot
ton on the ground that its use in the
manufacture of explosives makes it a
munition of war.
Senator Hollis of New Hampshire
thinks the bill unfair to the workers in
the New England manufacturing zone
and will seek to amend it.
Senator Lewis of Illinois will introduce
an amendment for taxation of unim-
proved land.
I'D force owners of such land either
to plant it, and thus increase the food
supply, or to pay tax double the amount
they pay the state in which the land
lies" said Senator Lewis.
Other senators will seek to increase
the second class mail rate and to cut
from the bill the increase of cent an
ounce on first class mail
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
But Commanders Most Of
Excess for Uses of
State
TOOK $7O0,00O,0O0
IN ONE YEAR
Plan Adopted to Preserve
Normal Business
Structure

London, Aug. ll.--You cannot take al
the profit out of war without disaster
TO the normal business structure. Thi,
is the view of the British government
But you can commander that profit fol
the uses of the state, after it has been
made. This is what the government is
doing.
The present fiscal year will show a
billion dollars commandeered, one of the
governments financial authorities told
the United Press yesterday. The views
of this financial authority were sought in
order that the British plan might be out
lined to Americans now facing the sub
ject of excess profits as one of their big
war problems.
In the year ended March 81 the British
government claimed and received $780,
100000 as its share OF excess business
profits, or 60 per cent of the total excess
The billion dollar anticipation is based
on the new so per cent tax now in force.
Business Not Discouraged
ihcIe mas DeeH some argument
against making the tax as high as so
per cent" said the informant of the
United Press, ION the ground that it
would discourage enterprise and thus de-
feat its own purpose. The objection
came from theorists, rather than the
business men themselves, however. Bust.
ness certainly shows no signs of dis
couragement.
Earlier in the war the government
took only so per cent OF excess profits
The increase TO the point where only 20
per cent is left to the business concern
has been gradual.
This doesn't mean" it was explained,
that these concerns are allowed profits
of 20 per cent. 1t means only that if
their war time profits are above their
peace time profits they may retain only
20 per cent of the increase. The taxation
Of their normal profits continues just the
same, though this taxation, too, is at
much higher rate than it was before the /
war.
MANY ways of reaching these excess
profits were considered, but the one
adopted appealed to us because Of its
We had the means in exist |
ance Of ascertaining what the profits had |
been in years Immediately preceding the
war and computing the difference after
he war began. Our income tax records
md machinery removed many of the diff
iculties Practically the only GOVERNS
whose profits could not be ascertained
.eadily are concerns doing too small a
business to come within the operation of
he act.
Evasions or attempts to evade Ahe tdy
lave not been common. British business
men, whether engaged in manufacturing
or retailing Injuries, have ac-
epted the principle of the law.
"The man who could not accept ii
would be pretty patriot" said the If
icial quoted Fortunately for the cred
{ of the British people such poor pa
riots are rare
There has been the suggestion that
II war profits should be confiscated. We
elieve there is hardly room for doubt
hat this would discourage industry to
oint that would mean serious injury to
our national life.
America has been doing such splendid
Kings in financial way for the benefit
t the allies that we hope to hear she is
rotecting her own interests in this vital
latter"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
VERMONT COLLEGES
ARE DISTINGUISHED
Norwich and University of Vermont are
So Rated By the War
Department,

Washington, Aug. ll-Three New Eng
land colleges-Harvard university, the
University of Vermont and Norwich uni
versity-are in the list of fifteen dis
tinguished colleges" prepared by the war
department yesterday. By being includ-
ed in the list, each of the three colleges
will designate ten students for commits
sions as provisional second lieutenants
in the regular army. The students will
be selected from the graduating class
by the military instructors at the col
lege.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
INCREASES THE STRENGTH
AND ENDURANCE

of weak, nervous, care.worn, haggard-
looking men and women in remarkably
short time. This is found TO be the eff
feet of the new medicinal combination,
Hoods Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Pills,
one taken before eating and the other
after.
These two medicines, whose great mer.
il has been fully established everywhere,
are made from the best formulas for the
blood and nerves.
All druggists. Price, 81 each.
G. l. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
RAILROAD STRIKE nv
SPAIN is IMMINENT
Employers and Workmen Break - Gov.
eminent Trying to Keep
Up Traffic.

Madrid, Aug. ll.-After negotiations
covering long period between the
railroad employers and employees, the
men Thursday night broke off relations
with the companies. A strike of the
men was expected to begin at o'clock
last night. The government is taking
all measures to maintain traffic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11

He-My understanding before our
marriage was that you were to be con-
tent with what we had. She-Doubt-
less But so far as I have been able
to observe about all we have had to be
contented with has been large stOcS
OF contentment. - Richmond Times
Dispatch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
FROST IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
1t Is Believed That No Damage to Crops
Has Resulted.

Aberdeen, S. d., Aug. ia light frost
Thursday night through the northeastern
portion of South Dakota was reported
yesterday. 1t Is believed no damage
was done TO crops The mercury here
dropped to A degrees Fahrenheit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
REPORT TEN KILLED nv
PITTSBURG EXPLOSION
Plant of Spang Chalfant Steel Company
Blew Up-Cause Is as Yet
Unknown.

Pittsburg, Aug. ll.-Ten persons are
reported to have been killed in an explo-
sion at 2:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at the plant of the Spang Chalfant Steel
company at Etna, north of this city.
The cause of the explosion is not known.