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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-15
White Goods Offerings

With the thought of Spring and Summer Sewing comes
the thought of materials and these White Goods Won
derfully effective and pleasing.
White gaberdine, wool finish extra fine for suits,
separate skirts middes, etc.; SO inches wide, E0o
special, the yard at ..................C wv
Beautiful collection of fine white novelties for dainty
dresses and bouses, in sheer paids and cords, en-
brodered voile lace and silk novelties, SO EOo
inches wide, yard, at.....................C ON
White fabrics embroidered ogandie wolfe and batiste
grounds all this designs, So to 45 inches wide, OQo
the yard, at. .....,......... '.'.'''.'' '''''''.
White faxon pads and checks also fine quality
corded madras flaxon stamped sevage, ~ ON
We have Just one case A. 100 No. 1870 42nch Imperial
Sea Island Nains0ok, which we will sell Monday 1925
12-yard box at.
This is less than market vaue.)
White voie splendid quality for making curtains, 38 So
inches wide, 25c value, yard, at..............,..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-15
VERY IMPORTANT

You should determine definitely
in your own mind, just what you need
size and quantity, before you come
here-for the selling will be so rapid,
that we cannot promise to hold mer-
chandise for you until you find out just
what you require. Make a positive
memorandum before you come-then
you can shop comfortably and be sure
to get just what you want and enjoy
the remarkable savings.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-15
Royal Administer Rugs

In offering these particular Rugs, we desire
to lay emphasis upon the fact that If we bought
them in todays market, the price to you here
would be $32.5O-we have been selling them for
$3.50, but for Monday only, we say s2l.ss. A
clear saving of $l0.52.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-15
Excellent Linens
Remarkably Underpriced

This Linen Store IN It's new location, right at the
entrance to 18th street. making special effort to have
you appreciate only the complete stocks of all kinds
of Linens offered but the invariably unusual savings that
may be made here. For example, look at these items for
Monday:
SOC Towels, 29c
For Monday about dozen of very fine thread full
bleached Turkish Towels with pretty and fancy colored bor
ders special linen section Not than to
customer.
121@c Crash, &c
One of bleached Everyday Crash unexceed for
its wearing qualities, fancy borders.
1925 Spread, $2.75
The crochet kind, all pretty patterns large sz caoped
edge cut corners, heavy quality; special, Monday.
EXTRA: Damask, Acc
About % pieces of very fine quality mercerized damak
inches wde all pretty patterns and aunders like
linen.
Main Floor
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08
BOYS AND GIRLS WILL
HAVE FARM EXHIBIT
Annual Corn Show will be Contest
of Wider Scope
Judge Weeks Offers Prize $50 for
Calfand Pig Exhibit Thousand
Boys and Girls May Enter

Az meeting of the Executive Com
mlttee Of the Addison County Farmers
Association last Monday it was decided
to organize a countrywide agriculture
exhibit for boys and girls next fall
when fruits of the work that more than
a thousand boys and girls are doing in
Addison County this summer will be
shown.
During the past few years a county
corn show has been held in Middlebury
in the month Of October, in charge of a
committee representing the Grange, the
Y. NJ. G. A., the schools, and the Addi-
son County Farmers Association, but
owing to lack of funds the premiums
have been too small to attract adult eX-
hibitors and as result this has devel-
oped into juvenile show. 1t has been
thought wise to make this show en-
tirely juvenile and instead of calling it
the Corn Show call it the Addison
County Boys and Girls Agricultural EX-
hbition.
The boys and girls club work has de-
yoloped in the county this year and is
under the direction Of the district school
perintendents. Several hundred,
probably more than one thousand, bows
and girls are enrolled in this work in the
county and are growing and caring for
calves, pigs, corn, potatoes, garden
crops or are using their skill in handi-
craft work, cooking, sewing. etc.
AT the meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Farmers Association
Monday, the question of holding a
countrywide exhibition was discussed
and 1t was decided that steps should be
taken at once relative to this work.
j. E. Weeks, the member of the execu-
tive committee in charge of boys and
girls club work project, suggested that
an exhibition be held on the fair grounds
either in the exhibition hall or horti-
culture hall and that tent be erected
near the place where the exhibition is
to be held, for the purpose of housing
the calves and pigs that are to be eX-
hibited. Mr. Weeks further offered $50
to go as prize money for the calf and
pig exhibition.
1t is a forgone conclusion that the
boys and girls will grow an immense
amount of produce this summer and |
there should be countrywide exhibition
n order that they may be able to show
what they have done and in order that
the people may have the privilege of
indng out just how Industrious are our
future farmers and farmers wives.
The County Agent plans to call con-
ference of the district school superin-
with the corn show committee
n order to decide on the proper steps
% be taken in arranging for this exhi-
)ition this fall. This will be held Just
previous to the state boys and girls
agricultural and industrial exhibition.
t should be the largest county exhibi-
ion in the state.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08
1895 MEN REGISTER
IN ADDISON COUNTY
Only 6.S Per Cent of Population
is Indicated by Returns
Middlebury Has 222 Men Enrolled
as Subject to military Draft,
Many Claim Exemption

A little blue card, about the size of q
visiting card, is in possession of 1896
men IN Addison County today testifyng
to the fact that, in accordance with the
proclamation of the President of the
United States and in compliance with
the law, they presented themselves at
the proper places last Tuesday for regis
tratlon for military draft.
Those who registered constitute only
6,S per cent of the population of the
county, as given by the last federal
census, but there is no indication that
there was any evasion of the law and
1t is believed that the figures represent
all males in Addison County between
the ages of q and 81, excepting only
such men as are already enlisted in reg
ular wsr service.
Returns, in fact, indicate that those
eligible were very prompt in stepping
forward to register last Tuesday
Everywhere the registrars report a rush
of business the first thing in the morn
ing, In Middlebury 222 men registerd,
representing rs per cent of the popula-
ton of the town, a percentage slightly
higher than the average for the county.
Among many interesting facts
CLEANED from the returns in the town,
county, state, and nation are the follow
ing:
In Middlebury, none of those regis
tered were totally disabled for military
service; those indicating dependent rel
atives numbered ll5; those claiming
exemption on other grounds numbered
II, making a total of 1872 for possible
exemption; those indicating no grounds
for exemption numbered rs. The alien
enemies registered here numbered l.
and other aliens, l3.
Out of the tota of 1895 registered in
the county, Is were persons totally dis
abled for military service; 664 indicated |
dependent relatives, and II indicated
possible exemption on other grounds, |
leaving only 5S3 men whose cards indi-
Gated no exemptions. There were only |
two negroes registered in the county, /.
o. aliens, and cassed as alien enemies. |
The returns from the various towns
are as follows:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08
BUY LIBERTY BOND
BOND SALE IS SLOW HERE =
Only $e,A5o Thus Far Taken at
Mlddlebury National Bank

The first local subscriptions to the
big Liberty Loan of two billion dollars
were taken at the Middlebury National
Bank this week, but up to yesterday
noon the total amounted to only so. 450,
So, 900 of which had been taken up by
the bank itself, From this indication
1t seems Addison County may fall far
below its quota, unless during the com
ing week, which is the last one for TAX
ing subscriptions, more people come
forward with their money.
All of the fourteen men in the Middle
bury postofIice, from Postmaster Cal
houn down to the mail messenger,
bought one or more of the bonds this
week, running up to total of $1,000.
The postmaster general had asked each
postmaster to enlist the enthusiasm of
postoflice employees in the matter, and
Mr.. Calhoun found every man in his
office anxious to do his bit Those who
subscribed were Assistant Postmaster
A. G. Hinman, G.. w. Mead, Julius O.
Seeley, clerks; and Roy d, Harris, sub
clerk; Milo X. Moore Jr,, and Herbert
Easton, city carriers Fred Pierce,
carrier; Henry b. Hagar, Rob.
art Easton, Frank M. Stearns, John II.
Doody and George +. Seeley, rural car
riers, and Holland d, White, mail mes
'enger.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08
MRS. PORTER DIES
IN HER SOTH YEAR
Her Daughter, Mrs, Constantine, Is
Very GraveIy III
But Expected 10 Recover Has N OF
Been Told Of Death Of
Her Mother

Martha Elizabeth Samson Porter
widow of William Trowbridge Porter
formerly Of Middlebury, and mother of
William II. Porter of New York, died
last Friday at her residence at POP West
10th street, New York City. Her death
occurred under particularly sorrowful
circumstances, for according to reports
received here her daughter, Mrs. Con-
stantine, was at the time so gravely i'll
i'm the same home that she could not be
told of her mothers passing Mrs.
Constantine had been the first to fall i'll,
of pneumonia, and Mrs. Porter came
down with it while caring for her daugh-
ter, Another daughter, Miss Harriet
Porter was with her mother at the time.
Mrs, Porter and her daughters had
been looking forward to spending their
summer in MiddIebury this year. and in
fact, to make this their rpermanent sum-
mer home. To that end they had re-
Gently purchased the Brewster house on
Pleasant street and had begun a thor
Ough remodellng Of the house.
They had planned TO be here this week,
particularly in order to attend the golden
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis II.
Samson in Cornwall, Mr.. Samson being
Mrs, Porters brother, Born in Corn
wall, July 49, 1897, Mrs. Porter was
within only few weeks Of her S0th
birthday She was the daughter of the
late Reuben and Marcia Samson of
Cornwall, and in 1854 she married Will
liam Trowbridge Porter business man
of Middlebury She resided here until
1871, when they moved to Saratoga
Springs, N, Y, and, in 1876, to New
York City. 1t was at about that time
that her son, William Henry Porter
entered upon his banking career in New
York, starting in as a messenger in the
Fifth avenue bank. He has since be-
come, as is well known one Of the lead
ing figures in the banking world in New
York. having been former president of
the Chemical National Bank, and now a
member of j. p. Morgan & Company,
with connections with many other large
financial institutions. 1t was largely on
account of her sons residence in New
York that Mrs. Porter Continued to
reside there after her husbands death
in 1898, but she was often a summer
resident here and had natural fondness
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08
COURT DELAYED BY REGISTRATION
Business viii Be Begun Next
tuesday

The June term of the Addison County
Court convened Tuesday morning only
long enough to adjourn. This was due
to the fact that Tuesday was National
Registration day and of the forced at.
tendance Of County Clerk Rufus Vain.
wright in directions Tuesday and
Wednesday, The court adjourned till
next Tuesday, June ~, at 10 a. M, when
the real work Of the court will com.
mence.
The following panel Of petit Jurors
has been drawn
Addison, Robert Forby and Henry
Spooner.
Bridport, T. W. Grandey and IL. R,
Harris.
Bristol, C. A. Hanks and Thomas
Leonard.
Cornwall, William H. Curtis.
Ferrisburg, Thomas Egan and Homer
Chase.
Goshen, II. D. Jones.
Granville, Herman h. Ford.
Hancock, r. A. Durham.
Leicester Herbert Fletcher.
ilHNNlHi w. - olBSHt alld LllltI D.
Parent.
Mddebury, Frank NJ. Rowe and
Joseph b. Cobb.
Monkton, b. c, Gee.
New Haven, George Palmer and Shir-
ley f. Langdon.
Orwell, c. A. BiIlenger and o. 0.
3ascom.
Panton, Harry ?. Newton. /
Ripton, Clinton p. Boynton.
Salisbury, John Pitridge,
Shoreham, c, Z, Cook and Piny w.
Waite.
Starksboro, D. L. Birdsel and j. P.
)onway.
Vergennes, c. T. S, Pierce and Dustin
Burroughs
Waltham B. S. Merrill.
Weybridge, c. r. Brittell
Whiting, E. A. Baldwin.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08
HANKS & CHILSON DISSOLVE
c. NJ Hanks Becomes Sole Pro-
prietor of Clothing Store Here

The firm of Hanks & Chilson which has
conducted a clothing store in the At
wood block on Main street for the last
four years dissolved partnership last
Friday and c. N. Hanks has taken over
the entire business under his name. Mr..
Hanks intends to continue the business
along its former lines, and will retain
w. H. Farrel as clerk.
1t has not been learned definitely
what plans Mr.. Chilson has, but for the
present he and Mrs. Chilson are at
their summer camp in Milton on Lake
Champlain, for few weeks vacation.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08
Prof. MORGAN Resiens

Professor John A. Morgan has re
signed the chair of political economy
which he has occupied in Middle
bury College for the last six years
and will enter in September on the
duties of a special fellowship offered
for the first time by The New York
School of Philanthropy, a graduate
training school for social workers,
affiliated with Columbia University.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08
Total
Commissioner Leavens Coming

Linus Leavens, the newly appointed
fish and game commissioner, at the in
vitation of the Addison County Fish and
Game League will visit Middlebury next
Tuesday. He will be met at the station
by the officers of the League and shown
over the several lakes and streams in
this vicinity. In the evening there will
be an an informal meeting in the parlors
of the Addison House where the COM
missioner will be pleased to meet the
different wardens, members of the
League, and all others who may be in
terested in the propagation and conser-
walton of fish and game.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08

The total registration in the state
was q 658, as compared with an esti-
mate of 80, 600, and it represents about
8 per cent of the population.
No unexpected incident developed
anywhere in Addison County on Regis
tration Day. In Middlebury the regis
tration was conducted in the Town Hail.
The registering officers were: Town
Clerk Joseph M. Burke, Town Moder-
ator James B. Donoway and Willis N.
Cady, representing Health Commits
sioner DR.. Stanton S. Eddy, Mr.. Burke
being chief registrar. The assistant
registrars were: DR.. Howard l.. Averill,
John H. Stewart, Frank j. Hubbard,
Elmer E. r. Sc, Cushing Hill, Arthur N.
Brown, Clinton w. Tisdale, Raymond
Mcfarland, Frank w. Cady, Leroy C.
Russell, Phelps N. SWEET, John E.
Weeks, A. D. Wright, Fred G. Brook
ins, Clarence C. Wells and George H.
Chatfee. The first man who had the
honor to put his name on the regstra-
tion list was Louis Joseph Brousseau, a
painter, and son of George Brousse sean
of this town.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08
ALL COMMENCEMENT
PLANS WILL STAND
Class Day Exercises Not to Be
Abandoned
Full Program Announced for First
Weekend Commencement
at Old MIdd

Notwithstanding the depletion of
the student ranks by the call to
patriotic service, Middlebury College
will hold all Of its Commencement eX-
ercises as planned, and will graduate
one of the largest classes in its history.
Many Of the men who have gone to
the Plattsburg and Harvard training
camps will come back to Old Midd on a
24-hour furough, and it is expected
that with the exception Of three seniors
who are on active service, the gradual
ing class Of 66 members will be here
intact to receive degrees in person.
IL will be the first time,in the history
of the college that Commencement
Week " has been observed as a week
end affair and it is expected that com
preston of the program into three
day period will attract a large attend
ance, especially bringing back larger
number of the alumni and alumnae.
Although there had been discussion Of
omitting class day exercises, it was
voted by the class on Tuesday of this
week to go ahead with that feature of
the program as well as with all others.
The entire program was announced by
the college today as folows;-
FRIDAY. JUNE Is.
9 90 p. Morgan Recital. Professor Lewis J
Hathaway Mead Memor.a. Chapel.
SATURDAY, JUNE IS.
3.i5 a,m,-ChapeI Service. Mead Memorial
Chapel.
y 90 %. m.- Meeting Of the Phi Beta Kappa So
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08

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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08

The new motor-driven chemical fire
truck which the village recently voted
to purchase has been ordered. on condi-
tion of 60 day trial and the apparatus
may be expected any time now.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08
Graduation Shoes

To the Seniors:
You do not wish to be conspic-
uous on the graduation platform
by 111-dressed feet.
Shoes and Hosiery play an i'm
portant part in the great event.
We are prepared to show some
choice and dreSSy styles.
FOR THE YOUNG NAN: Black, high
and low shoes, $2. 90 to IS. so.
FOR THE YOUNG LADY: Black and
white high shoes, oxfords and
pumps, SO, 90 to $3.50
Hosiery, is cents to 90 cents.
Sincerely yours,
p. A. EVANS.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08
DIGS GREENS FOR RED CROSS
Mary Elizabeth Beckwith A dds to
Eund Now Up to S111.95

The following list is composed, in part,
of contributions made to start the work
of the Red Cross. The list shows what
cash contributions have been made to
the local branch to the present time.
People are earnestly requested to send
or hand subscriptions to members of
the finance committee or to Chairman
A. W. Dickens without waiting to be
solicited. Some have done this already.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-20
LOVES YOUNG DREAM
 QUICKLY FADES AWAY

Clarence P. Bussinger, of Mccarthy aged P, married a Kodiak Chicken on the longest day of 1916, but the day was no mascot. Loves young dream faded utterly in ten days. Af. ter honeymoon trip to Cordova, Mar tha wearied of matrimony and told Clarence and others she didn't like him no more at all. She continued to participate in his bed and board, but refused to do anything to make life pleasant for him and In divers ways made him so weary of life that his health was undermined, as he was too young to abide such cruelty without worrying.
 Early in September Martha moved on to find somebody she liked better. This morning Judge Brown in the dis. trict court slipped Clarence a decree Of divorce and he is in the market again. Girls too hard to please need not apply.-Valdez Prospector.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-20
GIBBONS WA N I { DEFEND A|S
 TITLE
fBy United Press)

NEW YORK, March 19. - Mike Gibbons, long recognized as the fore most middleweight in this country, and acknowledged by many to be the peer of any in the world, has declared himself champion of his class, and says he will meet all challengers, the only stipulation being that they agree to weigh in at 15S pounds, give or take two pounds.
 I will adhere to the old rules of the London prize ring" Mike an nounced, meeting all corners. give or take two pounds from 15S, the proper middleweight limit"
 Mike has been having the. time of Australian, into match, with no sue cess. He now Is ready to pass up the famous Kangaroo jumper and let Darcy do the chasing.
 It would be fine thing for boxing If Mike were given the title. It would put an end to such exhibitions as that put on short time ago in New York. when Jack Dillon and Al Mccoy bat tied. Also, it would end for all time any argument as to whether Al Me Coy is entitled to the championship.
 As a matter of fact, Mccoy isn't en- titled to the championship any more than any one else. To be champion boxer should be able to defeat the best in his class. Mccoy hasn't even kept pace with Freddie Welsh.
 There is only one real defeat charged up against Mike since he be- gan boxing in 1908, and that was when Jimmy Clabby was awarded a decis- ion at the end of ten rounds, with the famous St Paul flash. He has shown badly in one or two no decision con. tests, among them being one with Sol dier Bartfield, and one with Packey Mcfarland. He was generally credited with having been outboxed in both of these affairs.
 If Gibbons sticks to his claim and intends to defend the crown he will have plenty of supporters. Most any one would be willing to concede him the title.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-20
M 'COY RATED AS A MINISTER
 OF NERVE

(By H. c. Hamilton, United Press)
 NEW YORK, March 20. - Recently when Al Mccoy was matched with Les Darcy for bout in Madison Square Garden every fight fan in New York began to pan the pending meeting. Likewise, most critics hopped into the banning brigade and gave the match a broadside or so. The result was that promoter Grant Hugh Brown de cided Al wouldn't do as an opener for his club in the garden, and switched over to Jack Dillon when he had the chance.
 Al Mccoy has been laughed at so unmercifully since he luckily drop ped George Chip in a single punch and came into Chips alleged middleweight title that it behooves some one to slip in word of commendation for him. Mccoy is the toughest middleweight who has shown his wares in a New York ring for many day. Dillon hit him with everything he had in stock, and he didn't more than make the Brooklyn boy blink. They were crush ing blows that most of the heavy weights would have fallen under. Al took them and at the end of the bout he was just as fresh as Dillon. Had the bout gone ten rounds longer it is very doubtful If Dillon would have been able to wear down his lighter opponent, and if it had been one of the old time forty-five round affairs, Mccoy might have been the winner although he was pitted against one of the toughest boys who ever stepped through the ropes of a ring. Mccoy didn't hit Dillon hard enough for the Indiana scrapper to really feel the effects of 1t. His heavy right hand has been greatly overrated. But Nc He is very hard to hit and he is very dangerous. He can keep on and on where other boxers would falter and fade away.
 Mccoy isn't champion, but he stopped the man who was credited with being a champion and he fell heir to the title. But although he isn't champion, there is not a mid dleweight now fighting apparently with the ability to take the title from
The Cordova daily times., 1917-03-20
MEOlAToR-PiEcE OF HOT IRON
 SHOOTING THROUGH SKY
(By United Press)

PHILADELPHIA, March 20. - "Poliomelitis Is brand of New York breakfast food" wrote young gram. mar school miss in a general infor. nation test" given to all the pupils Of Germantown Friends School here
 Two other definitions for the word were perhaps just as venturesome. One little Johnny called it the result Of hquor," and a demure though con- scientious lass branded it as "the worship of more than one god" Then there were other answers, like these. ---"Fhh -fsfst-weffaif fiji fiji eoHs sress-was E Betsy Ross. s.">
 "The character Naaman appears in Omar Kajamm."
 "The ukulele is an instrument of torture"
 The underground railroad is the method of communication with con. gress revived by President Wilson |"
 "A mediator is a piece of hot iron shooting through the sky"
 Shadow Lawn is noted for the slaughter of 1s16."