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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-15
FOOD CONSERVATION WEEK.
Plans for the Campaign in Vermont Are
Outlined.

The steps which have been taken &c
organize Vermont for the food consery1,
tiop campaign to Be conducted ono week
in October by the whole nation are
az follows
Food Administrator Hoover has NJ
pointed an executive committee, Of viii n
Gov. Horace Graham is chairman, with
these additional members: Mrs Jonn
f. Weeks of Middlebury, chairman of
the Vermont division, Woman's Council
of National Defense; f. E. Langley, pub
Usher of the Barre Times; F. II. Brooks
of st. Johnsbury, and Justice George
NJ. Powers of the supreme court of Yer
mont.
Governor Graham has designated conn
ty chairmen, who will meet in Mont
pelier Tuesday afternoon, Sept. Is, with
the viee-chairwomen, appointed by Mrs.
Weeks, and with the executive commit
tee, who will go over the steps neces-
sary to organize the state completely
A field representative from Mr. Hoover's
Washington office will be present. The
plan is to have the county chairmen des-
ignate town and city leaders, who in
turn will organize local teams, who, in
week, will make drive to Sc
cure the cooperation of every home in
the food conservation efforts.
James L. Taylor, secretary of the
Greater Vermont association, has just
returned from Washington, where he at
Tended meeting of heads of boards of
.rade and chambers of commerce called
% the capital for consultation with Mr..
Hoover in regard to the campaign. Mr.
Taylor will have charge of co-ordinat-
ng the efforts of the various county
organizations and will give the chair
men the benefit of his wide experience in
conducting campaigns along such lines as
will be followed in this work.
The Importance of the food conserva-
ion work cannot be overemphasized. |
The aim is TO lessen consumption of GER |
ain foodstuffs, such as wheat, beef, pork,
airy products, and sugar, because these
ave the most concentrated nutritive val |
e in the least shipping space and are
orely needed by Americas allies over
cas-. In order to overcome the food
heritage of our allies, the solution is to
at less of these things and more of
Their foods of which we have an album
ance, and to waste less of all foods. 1t
as been figured out that by eliminating
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-15
COAL OUTLOOK
CAUSES ALARM
Jobbers Predict There Will
Be Riots This
Winter
PUBLIC URGED
TO SAVE COAL
Thus Only Can Situation Be
Met, Says Gar
field

Washington, Sept. l5.-The storminl
of coal yards and the confscation OF
passing coal shipments by local author
tiles was predicted in letters received by
Fuel Administrator Garfield yesterday
From all parts Of the country small job.
bers-those who handle the household
ers' trade and the basket at time buy
ers-are writing in the warning. The
freezing poor, they say, will storm the
coal yards. They will force localities
caught short of fuel in midwinter TO seize
any coal in sight as the mayor of Des
Moines, Ia, did last winter, supported
by the public demand.
A typical letter from a jobber unable
to obtain fifteenth his normal ton
mage, with 20 small dealers to supply,
says:
IF these retailers cannot obtain fuel
for the poor people they supply the latter
won't let their children freeze There
will be coal riots"
Leading coal operators, still struggling
with cost sheets to prove they should
have higher prices than those fixed by
President Wilson, confirmed the serious
ness of the situation.
Railroad experts, admitting car short
age and the grayest traffic congestion in
the country's history, said there is now
no hope of filling all domestic and indus
trial coal demands in the scant so days
before winter ties up the rails
and lake boats.
Mr.. Garfield said that the principal
hope for solution of the coal problem
now lies largely with the people them
selves.
"They must not rely wholly upon price
liking, nor upon the already over taxed
systems of the country,
nor upon the effort to increase produc-
ion, nor upon the apportionment Of coal,
Tor upon the enforcement Of the law" he
aid "They must save every possible
Dit of fuel. If the householdsrs of the
save one ton out of twelve, they
ave 100000 tons of coal" he declared.
Federal warning to all operators and
Iealers against attempts to violate the
residents price fixing order has been
ent out from here. Officials promise
rastic action against any found con.
inuing Illegal practice.
Rembrandt Peale, well known Penn
ylvana coal mine owner, was appoint I
d yesterday representative of the coal ,
perators on Fuel Administrator Gar
eld's advisory board.
This completes the advisory organiza-
ion. A well known mining engineer and
n anthracite operator may be added
tier as assistants.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-15
FEW LOAN "ADS." IN PRESS.
McAdoo Not to Adopt Newspaper Cam
paign Advocated by Publishers.

Washington, Sept l5.-Secretary Nc
Adoo's statement to the Senate finance
committee on the war credits bill indi-
Gates that the paid newspaper advertis-
ing campaign for the next issue of Lib
erty bonds, advocated by the publishers
associations, will not be adopted.
Limited newspaper advertising at the
most is possible, Secretary McAdoo has
stated. He advised the committee that
only one bond issue between now and
the December session of Congress is
planned or possible.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-15

and shipping depots. 1t is easily Access
sible from the navy yard at Charles
town; the U. S. receiving ship Common
wealth Pier, and is within few minutes
from the North station, where men from
Camp Devens at Aver will arrive by rail,
An early further development of plans
for the welfare of enlisted men in Boston
is under consideration by the union. 1t
is proposed to have organized all the va
rious opportunities for recreation, amuse-
ment and sport which the men -''on
leave" or ION liberty" may wish to en-
may rsdiate various kinds of civilian
help to men in the service through Co
operation by organizations or committees
interested to do their bit in this manner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-15
WILL RAISE THE
PRICE OF MILK
Dairymen's League of New York, Mas
sachusetts, Vermont and Connecti-
cut Say Action Is Necessary.

Syracuse, N ", Sept l5.-An advance
in in the retail price of milk throughout
the eastern section of the c~untry was
decided upon Thursday night at meet
ing of the directors of the Dairymen's
league of New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Massachusetts, Vermont and
Connecticut. The action will be ratified
with the exact figure the league members
shall ask.
The members control daily output of
4 ,40s,000 quarts of milk. Members of
the conference said the advance is neces-
sary in order to preserve the milk pro-
duction industry throughout the nation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-15

at had Cgta,vd for Airty-nine years.
and 1 doctored with a great many
doctors and took all the patent medi-
cines that l heard of. Atlast, went to
Canada and saw Fruit-a-tives adver-
tised. Icommenced taking themin 1914,
and kept right on for a yesr and my
Catarrh was entirely rsiie0ed. Thank
God for the relief as it is an awful
disease to have. The "Fruit-a-tives"
have helped me in other ways, also.
Now, if you want to publish this, you
may do SO for it is nothing but the
truth, and the whole TRUTH.
MATTE RHAPSTOCK.
Sold by all dealers at SOC. box, for
$3.50, trial size go. sent postpaid
on receipt of price by Fruit-a-tives
Limited, Ogdensburg, New York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-15

waste in this country enough food will
have been saved to feed at least one of
our allies, Competent observers have
stated that winning the war has resolved
itself into four factors: Food, ships,
money and men. Enrolment in the con-
servation army means that the individ-
ual places his services at the disposal
of his country in most effective way.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-15
Think Of an Annuity.

then buy one. II keeps you from wor-
rying later about . steady. reliable
monthly income National Life ms. CO.,
Of Vt. tMutusll ;. 5. Ballard. general
agent. Rialto building. Montpelier, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-15

participation was likely. Besides, as
was disclosed later in connection with
the publication of the famous Zim-
hermann letter to Won Eckhardt, Ger
many had in mind making Mexico part
of a combination against this country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-15
Notice

w. c. Eastmsns Grzniteviile stage
viii not run during the week 81 sept. Is
TO o. WIl resume trips again on sept.
"a ". c Eastman
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-27
WOOL AND WAR.

Times-Republican: Some months
ago one Of the leading merchandiz-
ers of this city referring to the price
of wool blankets marked at sale
figure in his store window said "Buy
them now. If we are able to get a
wool blanket at all for next falls
market the price will be twice what
it is now. 1t looks as though there
was to be little wool and at abnorm-
ally high prices
Another prominent merchantmen
brings in a report from the WOODEN
mills of which he is patron which
states that if war continues for one
year it will not be a question of
price. but of wool at any price and
that if we shall have war or prepar-
edness for war the army would take
the wool which is now in mills for
the general trade.
The wool clip of 1916 sold for Go
cents pound. This report states
that the wool now on the backs of
sheep has been sold for 81 or more
per pound for delivery next June.
But. suppose the war should end?
There will be no reserve supply; the
counters of the world will be bare;
the armies must discard their uni
forms for civilian clothing: the pre-
dicted great commercial warfare for
world markets will have begun; the
demand for raw material for cloth
ing will be enormous.
The wooden manufacturer advises
merchants to buy literally of all
wooden goods. Perhaps the wooden
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-27
n the face of this record the price of

in the face of this record the price of
coal has been steadily boosted to the
consumer, about fifty per cent being
added. That there is no justification
for this increase is quite evident
from the record of production. The
coal men, like the print paper trust,
have been fleeing the public. The
government ought to get after them
and make them furnish coal at fair
price or take over the properties and
run them. The people have some
rights in these natural products and
it is time those rights were asserted.
Railroads, gas companies, electric
light plants, and kindred industries
are not permitted to charge any
thing that their grasping owners
may wish and the coal operators
ought to be placed upon similar
basis. What the country needs at this
particular time in dealing with this
question is man in the white house
of the Rooseveltian type who has the
courage to go after thieves, big and
little.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-27
PERSONAL BRIEFS.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Mrs. George Knapp and two
children, who reside on the east side
went to Waterloo yesterday to yisi,
the formers sister.
Mrs. L. M. Erickson and baby
and daughter, Miss Anna Erickson
all of Bows, returned home yester-
day after two days visit with the
formers aunt, Mrs. S. B. Rosenkrans
Mrs. Emily Smith, sister Of Mrs
w. A. Crandall, left yesterday after
noon for Des Moines where she will
trim in the millinery department o!
Wilkins Bros store the coming sea.
son.
Mrs. Rina Gray of Kamrar is
spending couple of days at the
Stoffer Gray home. Miss Henrietta
Gray returned yesterday afternoon
to her home in Kamrar after a two
days sojourn with Mr.. and Mrs. Stof-
fer Gray.
Mrs. Charles Closz went to Des
Moines yesterday, called by the i'll.
ness of her son-in-law, Rev. Z. M.
Jeffers, who is threatened with pneu.
monia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Turpin and
son. who live on the east side, went
to Hubbard yesterday to remain sew
eral weeks while the former COM
pletes job of ditching near there.
Mrs. Stephen Tabor, mother of
Mrs. w. A. Crandall, is off on a trip
west with Hollywood, California, as
her destination. Mrs. Tabor will
visit for an indefinite length of time
with relatives at Hollywood.
Miss Hazel Bemis, a member of
the high school faculty, left yester-
day afternoon for her home in Bon
durant to remain during the week
end. l5
Mrs. Edwin Olson returned
home to Story City yesterday after
taking treatment in Mercy hospital
for couple of days.
Mrs. G.. A. Smith ~and little
daughter went to Kamrar yesterday
to visit the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Humble
The Misses Ellen Williams and
Bertha Ellis of Ida Grove are spend
ing the week end with the Rev. w
J. Todd family at the Methodist par
Mrs. Harriet M. Close returned
acme last night from a visit with q
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-27
A CUT OF 100000.

Manson Democrat: While it will
be difficult matter, indeed, to Sc
lect a democratic candidate for gov
ernor who can defeat Governor
Harding, who will probably be can
didate to succeed himself, there is
not the slightest doubt that a candi-
date can be selected from among the
reasoning and reasonable democrats
Of Iowa who can cut the last repub-
lican gubernatorial majority down at
least a hundred thousand. which
would go a long way toward with
drawing the sting of the last humi!-
iating defeat Of the party's candidate
for governor
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-27
ton of the Negro population. B

tion of the Negro population. The,
Negro vote, counted in congressional
and electoral apportionment, but
at the polls, elected Will
son president of the. United States. Is
this not Negro domination? Had
they not been counted to swell the
electoral vote in the south Wilson
would not have been elected the sec
ond time nor Cleveland for either
term. The Press is not in favor OF
Negro domination, but it does con-
tend that if they are not counted at
the polls they should not be counted
Ito swell sectional representation in
congress nor in the electoral college
If there were 1000 colored voters in
Charles City we should favor their
right to exercise their franchise, but
|if they were denied the right to vote
lat a congressional or national cleo
lions we certainly would object to
using their names in the census re-
ports to promote fraudulent cleo
|tions. The democratic congressman
from the south and the democratic
electors from the south are elected
|by fraud, and the southern gentle
man does not deny it but glories in
the fact that he is putting it over
his northern brother because Of the
lost cause.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-27

No nation, as no man, has a right
to take possession of choice bit Of
Gods earth, to exclude the foreigner
from it's territory, that he may live
more comfortably and be little
more at peace. But if to this partic-
ular nation there has been given the
development Of a certain part Of
Gods earth for universal purposes;
if the world, in the great march Of
centuries, is going to be richer for
the development of a certain nation
al character, built up by a larger
type of manhood here, then for the
worlds sake, for the sake Of every
nation that would pour in upon us
that which would disturb that dew
we have a right Ito stand
guard over it.--Philips Brooks.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-27
ALL A MISTAKE.

Kansas City Star: A Michigan
man locked his wife out several
nights ago, and kept her out all
might. Next day she sued for d.
vorce, announcing at the same time
that she had inherited 100000 On
Christmas, and had not told her hus-
band. The husband tainted on re-
ceipt of the news. 1t is believed,
however, that he will contest the di-
vorce suit, with a cross bill some
thing like this: Defendant replies
to plaintiffs petition with general
denial of all the charges therein put
forth: that at no time since their
marriage has he regarded his spouse
with other than the deepest affec-
ton; that in locking her out OF the
house, he was the victim of an UNI
fortunate mistake; that he intended
to lock out the family cat, but un-
known to him, his spouse was on the
outside, and the fact not brought TO
his attention until the next morn
ing: that on discovery of the unfort-
innate mistake his grief and humilia-
ton were indescrrbable; that he still
maintains the love and affection in
cident to their married life and prays
the court not to dissolve so felicitous
a union, joined together byl God, and
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-27
,iece at MarshalltoWn. !:

Donald Ross is here from the
Capital City Commercial College in.
Des Moines for short visit with his
mother, Mrs. Rosamond Mason-Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Terrell will
return home tonight after sojourn
at the auto show in Des Moines.
Miss Ruth Bum, of the Blairs-
burg school faculty, is spending tine
day here.
Miss Martha Ostrem and Miss
Elma Amundson, teachers at Will
liams, are in the city today shop
ping.
Mrs. J. P. Talcott of Williams is
in town today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Robbie and
children of harrisburg are visiting
at the I. B. Stafford home here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Zitterell and
Miss Clara Gabrielson returned last
night from a sojourn at the Des
Moines automobile show.
H. B. Hall of Iowa Falls, father
of Mrs. John A. Boeye, and A. E.
and C. II. Hall of Lenox and Glidden,
uncles of Mrs. Boeye, spent yester.
day in this city on business.
George Dillenberger of Vale re-
turned this morning to his home af-
ter visit with his sister, Mrs. Roy
S. Tubbs' and family, who reside in
the Farmers & Merchants tele-
phone building. Miss Marion Short,
also of Vale, is making a several
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Tubbs. ,rArss.s.
Mrs. Max Hemingway and baby
son same over from Fort Dodge yes
terday to spend the week end with
the formers parents. DR.. and Mrs. F.
p. Whitney. Mr.. Hemingway will
come over from Fort Dodge and Guy
on Whitney will be here from Ames
tonight for over Sunday at the Whit
ley home.
Ml VIC IlO1hN Jill dAu AlLllC SUI
come down from Eagle Grove yes
terday for visit with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs P. Mature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Church,
who reside on the east side, went to
Kamrar yesterday afternoon to visit
the latter's brother, Frank Daniels
and family.
The Misses Ida and Olive Mil
lang of Williams are shoppers here
today.
The Misses Rachel and Ruth
Hale of Blairsburg are spending the
day here. Z. ~.
Clifford Jewett, who is a stu
dent Of agriculture at the Iowa State
College in Ames, came home today
for an over Sundayyisit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-27

Should it ever come to actual
Fighting between the United States
and Germany in the present crisis.
the torpedo will form an important
implement of warfare. Two improve
ments in the torpedo have been
brought to the attention of the gov
eminent by their respective invent
ors recently. Steering it bv wireless
from a station on shore, from anoth-
er ship or from an aeroplfne until it
fnds its work, is one m&I's inyen-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-27

manufacturer is looking after his
own interests as salesman and man
ufacturer but he argues we'll and
the history of the years of the war
corroborate his assertions and en-
phasiZe his conclusions. If his advice
is good for the retailer it is good
for the consumer. If it is true that
wooden goods are to double in price
in the next year the fact is as valu-
able to the consumer as to the re-
taller.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-27
CONSERVATION IN IOWA.

Cedar Rapids Republican: Near
the town OF Ocheydan, in Osceo!a
county, there is remarkable mound
ITO feet high, formed in the process
SEES of the glacial drift, that is pro-
posed as state park. IT is a remark
able geographical phenomenon in a
part Of the country that is apt to be
uniform and monotonous, and its
conservation as a state park, as pro
posed, is worth considering. We be-
lieve that we ought to have many
state parks, as we'll as city parks.
The more remarkable natural forma-
lions, such as lakes and cliffs and
ought to be kept for the use
of the people, and SO ought some Of
the more picturesque river banks,
and some of the waterfalls in north
eastern Iowa. We cannot have too
many of such outing places. We are
now people OH wheels, and the peo-
pie who go about ought to have
places Of interest to stop at. We
believe the Legislature will be MAX
ing no mistake if it starts on such .
policy of conservation. The cost
will not be great at present prices,
and the benefits derived from such
will be ample.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-27
AGAINST TIE PEOPLE.

The Chase bill, authorizing cities
to establish and maintain fuel yards
and to go into the business of min
ing and selling coal at cost to the
citizens, will be reported for indetin-
lite postponemcnt by the senate COM
mittee on cities and towns today
Register and Leader.
In other words, the senate COM
mittee is opposed to giving the peo-
pie club with which to combat the
coal operators. The bill in question
is good one and should be enacted
into law. 1t is likely that the SEN
ate committee on cities and towns
fear that some town might at some
time abuse it's privileges, hence the
people can be indefinitely subjected
to the sandbaggers to prevent pos
sible abuse of a power that would,
if used wisely, be of untold benefit
to the public. A petition was recent
ly presented to the city council of
Boone, signed by hundreds of citizens
who were being made to pay tribute
to the coal men, asking that the city
buy or lease coal mine and operate
it for the benefit Of the people. Sem
ator Chase sought in his bill to make
it possible for cities to come to the
relief of the people under such cir
cumstances, but it is evident that
the people are not going to get the
relief which Senator Chase desires.
OF course it is a new departure in
legislation to provide for such emer.
gencies, but the people are confront
ed by new problems and real states
must find ways to success
fully meet these new conditions.