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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-28
COMING SALE TO
ECLIPSE OTHERS
More Than $50 Head Of HoIsteins
Will Be Disposed Of
More Mature Cows and Fewer Head of
Young Stock Likely to Bring Aver
age Above Preceding Sales.

On Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week, Oct. 2 and 3, the Purebred Live
Stock Sales Co. will hold its 10th sale
of cattle at its sales pavilion ON Vernon
street, and indications are that it will
be a hummer. 1t will be the largest
sale ever held by the company, in point
of numbers, and it would not be sur
prising if the average receipts per head
exceeded all-records as the consignments
include more mature cows and less
young stock.
The catalogue will show 156 head of
Holsteins listed for sale, whereas the
usual number is about 1875, and con
siderably more than 100 head were re-
fused because of the lack of time to
handle them.
c. w. Ellis, ir., of Cortland, N. Y.
two of whose animals topped the last
sale, has consigned % animals for the
coming sale, including a two-year-old
daughter of King of the Pontiacs, the
greatest bull in the world with 1873
proven sons and the same number of
daughters exceeding 20 pounds.
In the sale also will be a consignment
by John Arfmann of Middletown, n. Y.
one of the animals being a 31-pound
bull sired by the $4,000 bull which
was the sire of the bull for which
Messrs. Clapp, Lowell, D. r. Miller and
A. l.. Miller paid $4,000. d.. t
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-28
APPEAL TO LIBRARIES.
Formation of County Committee for
Canvass Urged.

To the Librarians of Windham County:
Difficulties not anticipated have delayed
the organization of Windham county for
the local canvass in each community for
Vermont's share-S20, OO0-of the Sl,0O0,-
900 to be raised by the American Library
association, at the instance of the war de-
partment, for soldiers libraries. This
communication is addressed to each libra
rian in the county to request the imme-
date formation of a local committee of
influential persons to conduct the canvass
in the community for its share of the
above sum and as much more as possible
Each librarian not already organized for
the campaign of Camp Library week,
Sept. 24-30, is hereby authorized to form
at once local committee and to conduct
the canvass. All libraries should already
have been supplied with explanatory lit
erature, The governors proclamation has
been issued. The campaign has already
begun 1t is nation wide. Vermont must
not fall behind. That is not Nermont's
place in any noble effort. In this case
and in this county much will depend up
on the initiative of the individual libra
rian. 1t will require some sacrifice but it
will return ample compensation $. f.
Emerson, Campaign Director for Yer
mont
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-28
BOYS AND GIRLS EXHIBITS.
Canned and Dried iProductsIto Be Shown
in Board of Trade Rooms Next Week
Medals offered

Judging from returns received to
date the exhibit of canned and dried
products prepared by boys and girls
of Windham county to be held in the
new board of trade rooms Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of next week, will
tax the capacity of the quarters.
Much interest is being manifested be-
cause of the gold, silver and bronze
medals offered by the board of trade
as first, second and third prizes, one
set for dried and one for canned prod
ucts.
This contest is open to all boys and
girls under 16 years of age and the eX-
hibits must be prepared by them with
out assistance. In the canned products
division there must be at least three
jars of vegetables and three jars of
fruit, and the dried products must in
clude both vegetables and fruits, four
specimens in each case.
Judges will be provided by the ag-
ricultural extension bureau at Burling-
ton and all exhibits must be delivered
to the town hall here by o clock next
Wednesday night. They may be taken
after Oct. 6. The exhibition Will be
open to the public.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-28
Conference Over Demonstration.

A. w. Sweeton, county agricultural
agent, and C. L. Stickney, treasurer of
the Windham County Agricultural asso-
citation, attended a meeting in Bellows
Falls Tuesday afternoon at which
plans were discussed for this and Wind
sor counties to cooperate in the employ
ment of a woman county agent and
demonstration.
1t would be the mission of such a
demonstrator to visit the homes in every
town and give instructions as to how
to improve surroundings and make the
work of housewives more efficient in
many ways. Providing the two counties
join issues and appropriate $500 each
to defray travelling expenses of the
demonstrators the government will pay
her salary.
Windsor county already has decided ia
take up this new work and has asked
Windham county to cooperate. 1t is be
lieved that the project will be favorably
met with here.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-28
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Miss Ethel Ingram is spending sew
eral days at p. w. Chase's.
Miss Hazel Landman of South Lon
Mrs Mamie Helson and daughter, Luel-
la.
Miss Grace Smith has taken a posi-
ton with the Methodist Book Concern
in New York city and has begun work
there.
Miss Gladys Stellman is visiting
friends in New York a week. Before
she returns she will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
John Helyar in New Brunswick, n. j.
Miss Annie Stewart, who is having a
few days vacation from her work at
the Estey Organ ,company's factory,
went today to Rutland to visit several
days.
Mrs. Emma Joysin has returned
from her summer home in Centerville,
Cape Cod, where she spent several
weeks, and is with her sister, Mrs. A.
NJ. Harlow, in Crosby block.
Miss Ruth Weatherhead, who is hav-
ing vacation of three weeks from
her work as nurse at the Memorial hos
pital, left yesterday morning to visit
her sister, Mrs. Delmar Hawkins, in
Springfield, Mass.
Louis NJ. Stellman of Syracuse, n. Y,
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. H.
Stellman of this place, has been sent
on business trip by the Franklin Au-
tomobile company to the Pacific coast.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Stellman.
The y left by automobile the last of the
week and will be away six or eight
weeks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-28
TWO wHEATLEss DAYS WEEKLY
Conservation Practiced at Brooks House
and Restaurants - Wednesdays and
Thursdays the Days.

AS the first step towards conservation
of food resources in Windham county,
which is to be part of the nation
wide campaign, Horton D. Walker, pres
ident of the board of trade and chairman
of the Windham county committee to
secure signatures to pledge cards for
food conservation, has interested Man
ager George +. Sherman of the Brooks
House and the proprietors of Hoadley s
cafe, the Albany cafe, Rice s restau-
rant, Sherry restaurant and the Mel
rose hotel to the extent that beginning
this week two wheatless days weekly
will be observed in those places.
Guests Sunday read in a promi-
nent place on the Brooks House menus
for the first time the following:
"We are asked to help conserve our
country's food resources.
"On Wednesdays and Thursdays
there will be no food prepared from
wheat -four served in this hotel"
Copies of the above statement print
ed on placards were delivered to the
local restaurants Saturday afternoon. .
That afternoon Mr.. Walker mailed tC
all of the other hotels and restaurants
in the county samples of this menu
with the request that they adopt thu
same. plan.
Although no request was made fol
replies in letters sent, Mr.. Walker ha
received replies from two hotel pro
prietors stating that they will be glat
to cooperate, emitting from their menu
on Wednesdays and Thursdays foo,
made from wheat -four. They are F. c
Willis proprietor of the Hotel Wind
ham in Bellows Falls, and f. A. Whit
comb, proprietor of the Newfane In
at Newfane.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-28
ALL STARS COMING AGAIN.
Manager Austin's Men to Make Su-
preme Effort Sunday.

Members of st. Michael s A. A. base
ball team will cross bats with the All
Stars of the West River League at Is
and park against next Sunday, and they
are pledged to do their best to give
Manager Stones tossers a good sound
trimming in return for the two de-
feats which they have suffered at their
hands. Manager Austin says that he
will have his regular players on the
job and promises that the one he Sc
lects to do the twirling will be top
notcher.
So far this season the st. Michael IS
have played "a games, winning ~ and
losing ~, and the fact that the teams
which they have defeated have been
stronger than the All Stars leads the
boys to believe that they can come
back at the West river team in good
shape.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-28

Glare r. Powell of Island Pond,
state s attorney for Essex county, was
in Brattleboro all day Wednesday in
conference with Attorney General II.
G. Barber. He left for home on the
late train that night. Mr.. Barber left
on the same train for Newport, having
been notified by telephone of murder
in the hotel there, an officer having
been shot by man who was being held
for immigration officers from Canada.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-28

The receipts of the state motor We
hicle department for the year just end
ed were 1926, 62120, an increase of $685.
900 over the preceding year. Automo-
biles in New Hampshire were first IL
censed in 1906 and the revenue from this
source for the first year of the laws
operation was $4097. The number OF
ears licensed this year was 21,130
against 1865 in 1916.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-28

A weed farm, operated by the University
of Minnesota, provides opportunity for
agricultural students to make close
study of weeds. The farm produces every
weed known to the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-28

The road ambition travels is too narrow
for friendship, too crooked for love, too
rugged for honesty, too dark for science.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
BIC ATTRACTIONS
 AT THE STRAND
Noted Screen Stars in First Run Feature Pictures
 on Programme

Lou Tellegen, Bryant Washburn and
 Wallace Reid play the leading roles in
 photoplays shown at the strand today and the coming week.
 The Long Trail" is Lou Telegen's starring vehicle. Commencing today It will continue through Tuesday. Lou
 Tellegen is seen as Andre Dubois, a young French Canadian trapper, living in the wilds with his little sister Mich cite. Mary Fuller plays Louise Graham, an orphan whose only living relative IS her scapegrace brother. The way Andre unconsciously compromises Louise and causes her hypocritical friends to desert her and then marries her to save her from the advances of the uncouth Ium- bermen of the place. makes a story that is intensely interesting Tn US IreSnneSS and originality.
 Bryant Washburn in "The Golden Idiot" which comes Wednesday for one day only, tells a story of how beloved vagabond takes a thousand to one chance for a fortune and wins it. as well as the love of a pretty heiress. The play is full of quaint humor. It is strongly acted and the plot is wonderful.
 | Thursday, Friday and Saturday Wal | lace Reid appears in The Squaw Mans | Son." He is supported by Anita King. | ''The Sauaw Mans Son. is a sequel tc l the popular drama, "The Squaw Man. | The sequel shows little Hal as a young
 man. He has gone to England to enjoy | his fathers title and estates and is married but the call of the west is sc I strong that he returns to his people
 Here he meets and falls in love with a young graduate of Carlisle. How he | protects his people and is finally free to
 marry Wah-na-gi is brought about in a 1 most exciting and gripping manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
HEADLINE ACTS OF
 KEITH VAUDEVIL
 AT LYRIC THEATRE
Attractions Include Petit coat Minstrels, Harry Hol- man, Kitamura Troupe
 and Other Star Acts

Extraordinary attractions will feature the Lyric programme during the pres ent week and the usual high standard of the attractions will be well main tained. The bill for the week will bring to the city some of the topnotchers in vaudeville and they were secured only after much effort and a liberal outlay of money. An act that has been the talk of the vaudeville season in many of the large eastern centers of population is the 'Pettieoat Minstrels," and this act will grace the boards at the Lyric this week This attraction is composed of nine tal- ented performers who present music, song, dance and comedy While this is d big attraction, there will be others on the bill including that popular actor Harry Holman in Adam Killjoy." The Five Mu- sical MacLerans, harmony quintette, an act that has scored repeated European | and American successegs Monde and SaIle, the surprise singing aad dancing act of vaudeville; the Adanao Trio of singing instrumentalists. and the Five Kitamura | Jap Troupe, sensational equilibrists. The 'Pettcoat Minstrels" will be tho attraction extraordinary on the bill for the first half of the week and it's ap- pearance in Birmingham will assure ! pleasing entertainment The act is beau l tifully staged, gorgeous costumes and with special scenic effects. Nine beauti- | full young ladies present an entertain ment, the equal of which is rarely en- joyed in vaudeville. They sing and dance, play instruments and dispense much pleasing comedy. This number, as been the big success of the vau9 file sea- son and has enjoyed long ms in the | lar hoo trnc rf fltn inS n,r tla1. bill with this attraction there will ts the Five Musical MacLarens, harmony quintette and dancers, an act that is in itself a headline attraction; Monde and
 Sale in a surprise singing and danc- ing offering; Clayton and Lennie, unique comedians and Wilson and Aubrey Trio,
 acrobatic comiques.
 Harry Holman and company, in play
 jet, Adam Killjoy," is the headline att
 traction for the last half of the week and
 this is a standard big time vaudeville
 attraction. Harry Holman Is a regular in
 vaudeville and he has for this season
 a new vehicle, filled with comedy and
 entertainment. The playlet has to do
 with a chesty automobile broker, his
 affable but unbusiness- like son, and his
 particularly and attractive overbusiness-
 like stenographer. There is fun every
 minute and plenty to entertain. As to
 entertainers with this big attraction there
 will be Hufford and Chain, talking and
 singing comedians and clever entertain-
 CTS; the Adanao Trio of singing instru-
 mentalists, and Fife Elliott, the singing
 and dancing girls and the Five Kita-
 mura troupe of sensational Jap equili-
 brists Pathe news pictures are always
 a pleasing feature at the Lyric. The theatre, owing to it's high standard of
 attractions, is the mecca for lovers of
 high-class vaudeville and capacity audi ences feature all performances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

Thomas Bibb presiding. Mrs Camper re-
 minded the assembly that the EigEth dis
 trict gave to Auburn her honored and
 beloved president. Dr. c. c. Thach, born on Coleman Hill, Athens, Limestone
 county. Then touching and gratifying tribute. illustrating the admiration felt by the whole state, was rendered by Dr. Thach by the audience rising and giv- ing him the impressive Chautauqua sa- Iute.
 The standard of the Ninth district bore the one word, Jefferson" Its repre- sentative, MT. G. E. Burgin, listed the well known facts of the mining and in- dustrial resources of thed istrict and of the Magic City-Birmingham.
 As the Tenth district was termed by the committee the "Baby District" tiny child, led by MT. c. R. Welden of Winfield, the spokesman, todded upon the platform bearing the placard with the
 names of Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Ma rion Pickens, Winston and Walker. A summing up with some interesting
 facts about Alabama by MT. w. B. West
 of Cherokee county and the singing of our
 state song, Alabama" with a ringing
 enthusiasm closed the exercises in Lang
 don Hall, after which the whole body
 hastened to the campus where picture
 was made of the groups by districts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
WORK ID BEGIN ON
 FAIRFIELD PLANT

The time limit for people living i'll
 the vicinity of the site selected Tor
 the new Fairfield plant of the Ten
 nessee Coal Iron and Railroad com
 pany expires tomorrow and the houses
 will be torn down and ground broken
 for the new works. Two of the build
 ings will be moved aside and made
 into offices for the accounting force.
 The course of the county road will have to be changed as the present route is directly through the pro- posed site
 c. J. Barr will have charge of the construction work as has been an nounced. and the chief clerk and his assistants have been appointed ana their names will be made public this week.
 Real estate in Fairfield has already | felt effects of the proposed new plants Ready sales, especially for business I lots were made the past week by the 1 two real estate firms in Fairfield l While prices haven't advanced they are expected to take a leap in the next few weeks.
 The Plunkett Memorial church and l Fairfield Methodist church will have l joint services this evening with the Rev. o. A Chambers officiating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
VIOLET MERSEREAU
 SENDS GREETINGS
Dainty Movie Star Writes of Her Recent Visit to
 Birmingham

The visit of Miss Violet Mersereau,
 the noted Bluebird star. will be pleasant ly remembered by the many friends and
 acauaintances the little lady made while
 here. It will be recalled that Miss Mer
 sereau appeared in person at Loews Bijou
 and told of her experiences in the movie field. Previous to her delightful talk
 she showed a few scenes from a picture, "The Little Terror" in which she stared
 and which she went back to the studio
 tc finish. It has been recently released
 and patrons of Loew's Bijou will have the opportunity to see Miss Mersereau
 in action at the popular playhouse the first part of the week.
 The letter of Miss Mersereau follows: New York City. July r, 1917. Dixies Most Lovable People, Birming- ham, Ala.
 My Dear Birmingham Cousins: l have thought a great deal about you since 1 | had to go back to work. I never | going to forget that wonderful outing in Birmingham and that fried chicken at Roebuck, and all the pretty girls and the nice beaux I met in really the Magic ] City. And how can I ever foget the news papers? You know when I was at the Bijou I let you see just little bit of the picture I was working on and l promised you that I would try to get the bosses to send 1t to you to see when it was finished? Well, I have done my part | "The Little Terror" is good picture, ii
 I do say so myself. I just love it and
 hope you will love it, too. It is all about little circus girl who gets rich
 and has the time of her life. There Is some work in it. I have a lot of hard l I,,+ ha d hnVs who treat me rough, 1t is all in the pic ture. Wish you could see that little pig, Rudolph" now. He is a regular Ihog, really he Is.
 With all my love to you delightful peo- ple. VIOLET MERSEREAU.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Work on Eufaula's New
 School Building to Start

Eufaula, July 21-(Special.)- l.)-Construc- tion on Eufaulas new school building, for which bonds in the sum of s15, 900 were recently issued and sold, will be started next week The plans for the new structure include the old building on Sanford street, which will be re- modelled in order to become a part of the new unit to be built. The school will include all the latest improvements in school construction and will be adapted for the use of the high school as we'll as of the lower grades. The bonds were re- gently sold at a few points under par, whereas they had been sold some months ago above par, but the purchasers for feted their bonus when the bod mar ket began to sag under pressure from the large government issue.
 The EllSs Masonic hall, which for some years has been jointly owned by the Eufaula lodge of Elks and Harmony Ma sonic lodge has reverted to the sole own ership of the Masons, who sold the Elks half interest vixen the building was remodeled and made into one of the most up-to-date lodge buildings in tte state, The Elks will continue to have their club and lodge rooms in the Masonic hall. as the building will be known from now on.
 Eufaula's subscription of $500 to the na- tional Red Cross has practically been completed and the funds will be for warded to the central headquarters shortly. The local chapter is active now witk making supplies that will be much needed by the Red Cross It has room in the business section of thee ity, which is in charge of different members each day, who receive donations and distribute cloth for bandages, bed linen and oth- CT supplies, which are made on the prem ises, sewing machines and other equip ment being at hand for the use of the members
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Stuart Back From Oklahoma

New York, July N.-(SpecialD-R. ". Stuart, one of the organizers of the Paw huska Oil company, has just returned to New York from an inspection trip in the Oklahoma field of the leaseholds ac- quired for the company One of the com panys wells has now been put on the pump and another will soon be pumping oil. A sample of the oil shows it to be very good quality and sells at about $2 per barrel at the wells. Tulsa is a mecca for the oil men and fortunes are being turned over daily for leases in the proven fields. The prospects for Pawhuska oil are very flattering, according to MT. Stuart, and the company expects to be in the big producing class before very long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Insurance Agent Who Shutters

ly is the prime factor in salesmanship D. Think then of the handicap of stut- tering. Yet. writer in the American Magazine says:
 Obstacles have no terrors to the man destined to "get on" I know of an extraordinarily successful life in- surance man-the branch office of which he has charge does an annual business of 0.000-who shutters. Yet in spite of this handicap he hits the line hard and breaks through for big gains. Why? Because he has de- termination, punch. and few of theso other qualities I have mentioned He
 is not . genius" but he works in telligently and continually to the limit of his ability. And that is the thing that will land any man high up ill the Scale'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Military Committee System
 Fails in the Russian Armies

London July 21.-A dispatch from the correspondent of the Times at the head quarters of the eighth Russian army dated July 16 says that the system of military committees has failed, and that the future success of the Russian army depends upon the restoration of a proper spirit of subordination among the sol diers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

Considerable sentiment against the use of electricity as means of putting unwanted animals out of the way is growing up among members of humane societies in various parts of the coun- try The popular belief now is that animals when electrocuted suffer intense agony. Members of the humane so- ciety of Kansas City, Mo-, have been conducting wide intelligence campaign in which opinions of persons familiar with electricity and experienced in handling it were obtained. These peo- pie firmly believe that electricity in flicts pain, it is said, and strongly ad- vocate the adoption of some milder way of putting animals to death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
French English Wounded
 May Be Brought to U. s.
 to Recuperate Strength

Washington, July 21.-Wounded sol-
 diers of France and England may be
 brought to the United States for treat ment and for convalescence. War de- partment officials have had the ques- tion under consideration for sometime and it was learned today that adoption I of the plan is probable. It also has been suggested, and some Reconsideration has been given the ques- ftion. that the German prisoners be Drought to America instead of holding them in camps in France or in England. l The care for the prisoners and the @wounded here would materially lessen {the burden of feeding them. /The intention is to bring the wound- ued and prisoners over in the transports (which carry American troops to EErance.