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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
MONUMENT DEALERS MEET.
F. NJ ober of Morrisville Was Elected
President.

Rutland, Jan. l0.-About 25 member.
lof the Vermont and New Hampshire Re
tail Dealers association were present at
the annual meeting at the Berwick ho-
tel yesterday afternoon. In the evening
the members were guests of the Vermont
Marble company at the Playhouse, fol-
lowing a banquet at the hotel
At the business session the following
officers were elected: President. +. NJ.
Ober of Morrisville; first vice president,
ID. 0. Eaton of Lebanon. " H.; second
ice-president. F. L. Howe of North
field; secretary. +. w. Bailey Of Man
chester, y. H.; treasurer, J. A. McNichol
of White River Junction.
The midsummer meeting will be held
at The Weirs, \. H., July 10 and 20. To-
day the members were guests of the
Vermont Marble company, this morn
ing at the qrRrries in West Rutland and
this afternoon at the finishing shops in
Proctor The war has made no increase
in the price of hesdstones, according TO
the dealers statements.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
CZAR HURLED
NEW FORCES In
Sl,t Berlin Reports That the
Attacks Were in
Vain
BATTLE WAS FOUGHT
SOUTHWEST OF RIGA
I'eutons Beat Back Russians,
Who CONGRATULATED
on Rumanian Front

Berlin. by wireless, Jan. TO- Renewed
Russian attacks with stronger forces
were made yesterday southwest of Riga,
near the northern end OF the Russo-Gali-
clan front. The war Office announces
thar these efforts were without success.
Counter attacks made by the Russians
yesterday along the northern R,manian
front were beaten back with heavy
losses, the statement says. The Russians
were driven back further along the ka-
sino valley. Teutonic troops advancing
north of Sokani gained a footing on
The left bank of the Putna river. Be-
ycnd the river the Russians were COM
peilad in one secsor to retire and re-
treat behind the river Sereth.
The rain has interfered with the act!v'
ities on the Franco Belgian front.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
CATTLE CLUBS MEET.
Three Associations Held Session in Bur-
lington

Burlington, Jan. l0.-The Vermont
Jersey Cattle club, the Vermont Guern-
sey Breeders association and the Yer
mont Ayrshire club held their annual
meetings last evening in connection with
the annual meeting of the Vermont
Dairgmen's association.
The Vermont Jersey Cattle club elect
ed the following officers: George L..
Nichols of Enosburg Falls, president; A.
A. Drinkley of South Vernon, vice-pres-
ident; w. II. Harrington of West Hart
ford, secretary; Ralph DEMO of Bristol
treasurer; w. G.. Fassett of Enosburg
Falls, H. NJ. Lee of Windsor, H. L. Wins
low of. North Clarendon and +. J.. Davis
of Hartford, directors.
The Vermont Guernsey Breeders asso-
citation reelected their officers as fol-
lows: President, Ebert c. Tenney of
vice-president, +. II. Far
rington of Brandon; secretary and treas
urer, Mark II. Moody of Waterbury;
of the executive committee for
four years, +. ID. T.. Stowe of Brattle-
boro. Mr.. Stoves name was the only
new one. He replaces DR. George L.
Chamberlain of South Newbury. The
clubs membership increased 25 per cent
during the year. 1t now numbers about
lis.
The Vermont Ayrshire Grub met in the
parlors of the Van Ness house, and rep
of the club bureau were
present. routine business meeting was
followed by talk on Increasing the
Commercial Value of Ayrshire Prod
Icts" by Mogens r. Tolstrup, state mar
leting agent. J. G. Watson, extension
lairymen of the Ayrshire Breeders as
'ociation, gave a talk on publicity work
If the Ayrshire association, after which
he left TO attend the annual meeting held
n New York. Interesting informal dis
,ussions were entered into by the MEM !
)ers present
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
PHONE APPRAISAL
IN VERMONT S3,741,SO
Revenue Received by State for 1916 Was
S46,77a.so, Large Increase over
IeI4-Commissioner Plumley
Files Schedule.

| Tax Commissioner Charles A. Plumley
of Mortified filed with the state treas
urer yesterday afternoon the depart
ment's appraisal of the telephone COM
lpanies.
The commissioner has issued schedule
showing comparison between the APP
praisal OF the companies as of Dec. 81,
1918, Dec. 81, 1914, and Dec. 30 1910,
and showing the amount of taxes as
sessed on the appraisals.
The statement shows that the total
appraisal Of 1918 was s3,3s0,375, and
in 1914 was $3.50, 5000, an increase of
Sl59,775.00. The appraisal in 1916 was
$3.74l 10000, an increase over that of
1913 or 1851 ,425.oe and an increase over
1914 of $20l $4,000.
Comparing the revenue received with
the tax at one and one-fourth per cent,
the increase IN 1916 over 1918 is $4,5l7.s4
The tax for 1915 totals $46,T250, as
against S42 ,25466 in 1913.
The commission has also issued a com.
parative statement showing the total ap-
praisals, total revenue derived. and total
increase in revenue from taxes paid by
the several telephone companies for bien
NAL periods under physical valuation
appraisal made by the commissioner of
taxes, as compared with the taxes paid
on wire and transmitter or gross earn
ings basis The statement follows:
For the biennial period ending June 30,
1912 1.-THE last full period on gross earn.
ings basisl, tax paid on revenue de-
rived, Sal .G74s5; for the biennial period
ending June 80, 1914 tpart of period on
gross earnings and part on appraisal
oasisl, tax paid, S54,505.50, increase in
revenue over biennial period June 80,
1912, of Sl2,S306J for the biennial peri.
Cd ending June 80, 1916 first full period
an increase of S45,07l.60 over 1912; for
ma increase of s45,97I go over 1912; for
The biennial period ending June 30, 1918
tax assessed on the Dee. 81, 1916, APP |
lraisal, or revenue 20 be derived, tax |
assessed, 500, $500, an increase over 1912 |
'evenue of S5l ,sT0.l5.
An increase on the appraisal of the !
Sethel Telephone company of $4,000 is
loted in the statement, but is the result |
II an amalgamation of companies. The
]hamplain Valley company is, however,
aised from $4,000 to sl05,00O. and some
Il the other increases are as follows:
franklin County company, Sl0s 900 to
ll3,00o; New England company, 1880.
100 to $2,075. 900; Northern company,
$4,000 to $4,000; Passumpsic company,
10000 TO S530.000; Vermont Telephone
Telegraph company, s2T5,000 to s3l0,.
00; White Mountain company, $4,000
0 $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
PUT MUzZLE IN MOUTH.
Charles Ellison of Hartland Blew Of Top
Of Head.

Hartlana. Jan. l0.-The funeral of
Charles Ellison, who committed suicide
Sunday evening. was held yesterday, Rev.
NJ. H. Ryan officiating and the body being
buried in the Plains cemetery. The
cause Of Ellison's act is unknown. He
had been living alone on the Sargent
place for some time and had been work
ing in the woods.
Shirley Gardner and another man went
TO the Sargent place late Sunday after
noon to get load Of wood, which Ellison
had prepared for them. Ellison. who
was to return TO town with them to pass
the night. went 20 the house. ostensibly
TO get ready for the trip. When a rea-
sonable time had elapsed. Gardner and
his companion went to the house to hurry
matters. and they found Ellison's body
lying on the floor.
The man had placed tho muzzle Of a
shotgun in his mouth. the charge blowing
uT she entire top Of bis head DR.. c. +.
Mad q Hartiand was called to view the
basx.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
DAIRYMEN'S MEETING
HAS RECORD CROWD
4th Annual Meeting Is Being Held in
Burlington--Pres. Brooks Urges
Publicity for Vermont
Milk.

| Burlington, Jan. l0.--The second day
of the Vermont Dairymen's association
convention had record attendance. The
following program was carried out:
Failures and Successes in Cow Testing
Work." Edward Van Alstyne of Albany
N. Y, director of the New York Farmers
Institutes; Breeding as Factor in
Dairy Production" Prof George f. E.
Story of Burlington; "Some Fundamen-
tails in Successful Dairying," Mr.. Van
Alstyne; Problems in Market Milk Pro-
duction," c. b. Lane of Philadelphia.
In his annual message delivered yes
terday afternoon, President H. X. Brooks,
advised the dairymen of Vermont to get
busy in an advertising campaign TO show
up the food values of milk in comparison
with other foods. He thought this would
be one of the best methods of bringing
to the attention OF the buying public the
economy of milk as concentrated food.
Commissioner of Agriculture j.. s.
Brigham of st. Adams traced the history
of the movement toward the inspection
of creameries in Vermont from 1910 TO
the present time. When Mr. Brigham
took Office in 1913 he found approximate
ly $50 plants in the state which required
inspection at least twice year An in
spection to be at all adequate he said,
would require a days time for each visit
at a plant. or 500 days time OF an in
spector. One inspector has been en-
ploved full time and one part time dur
ing the past year.
"While many farms have been visited
ha 60 fnl 10
clean their premises" said Mr.. Brigham.
Eve have not ordered plant TO cease
buying from a farmer until our orders
were complied with for the reason that
in most instances farmers have been will
ing to comply with a reasonable request
Tor improvement.
For real adequate inspection 1t would
'equirc an expenditure of approximately
$4,000 year for four inspectors, the
he force required to carry out the pro-
'isions of the present law.
"If our dairy product seeks a market |
n city we have no alternative but to !
'bserve the requirements laid down by I
he officials of that city. 1t seems to me
hat under the present scoring employed /
dairymen's fitness to produce milk is /
determined not by the kind of milk he
'roduces but by the kind of barn in
which it is produced.
81 believe that good sensible inspec-
ion of dairy products has the possibility
+ adding value to the dairy product of
'ermont"
Mr.. Brigham favored each dairyman
aging tax to cover the cost of inspec-
ion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
TALK OF THE TOWN

A memorial Of Barre granite in which
the conventional lines OF the sarcophsgus
are preserved even though two crypts
form a part Of the base was set up in
Green Mount cemetery az Montpelier this
week for Lucius d. Taft. The monument
il conspicuous for the severity Of its
contour effect and its simplicity Is en-
phssized by the absence Of sny relief
work. II Is hammered work and the fine
grain Of the stone i shown to excellent
advantage. Twelve horses attached to
an extra heavy pair of sleds were re-
quired % transport the monument from
the plant Of Barclay Bros- to the Gene
tery and the work Of setting Il has been
in charge Of =. T. Cutler. who vas as
sisted by James X. Coutts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
RUSSIAN PREMIER
HAS RESIGNED
Alexander Trepoff Has Been in, Office
Only Two Months-Minister of Pub
lie Instruction Has Also
Quit Service

London, Jan. 10, The Russian premier,
Alexander Trepoff, has resigned.
According to the Reuter- correspondent
at Petrograd both Premier Trepoff and
Count lgnatieff, minister OF public in
struction, have resigned.
Prince Golitzine, senator and mem
Der of the council of the empire, has been
appointed premier.
Senator Kultchitsky has been appoint
ed minister of public instruction, NJ.
Neratoff, deputy foreign minister, has
been appointed member of the council
of the empire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
GRANGE RITUAL USED.
At Funeral of Mrs. Mary L. knight
Held at South Barre.

Funeral servicesfor Irs. Mary L. Knight,
wife of w. G.. Knight, whose death oc.
cured at her home in South Barre Sun
day evening, we're held at the house.
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock, Rev. J.
w. Barnett, pastor of the Barre Con-
gregational church, officiating A large
delegation from the South Barre grange,
to which Mrs. knight belonged, attend
ed the services and the ritual of the
grange was conducted at the home. The
bearers were: ID. VI. Cutler, Worthen
Button. Charles Persons and Guy How
ard. The body was placed in the receiv.
ing vault at Elmwood.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
DIRECTORS REELECTED.
And They in Turn Reelected Officers Of
Granite Savings Bank.

Stockholders and directors Of the Gran
ite Savings Bank & Trust Co.. assem-
bled in the banking rooms for their an
nual meeting Tuesday afternoon. lis
tened to reports which emphasized a
most successful business yea The stock
holders reelected the following direc-
tors: John Trow. Charles L. Currier.
VIII A. Wh.teomb Frank r Cave. J.
Ward Carver. james T. Marion and
Charles IT. Wishart. Officers were re-
elected by the directors a. follows. Pres
ident, John Trow; vice-presidents. c. L.
Currier. T. F. Gave; treasurer, Charles
Wishart.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
woMAN UNDER HEAVY BONDS.
Charged with Performing an Illegal op-
Grafton.

Bellows Falls. Jan. l0.-Mrs. Nellie
Wilson was held in $4,000 bonds yester-
day by municipal court for her appear
ance at the April term of Windham
county court after she had waived ex-
animation on a charge Of performing an
illegal operation upon Mrs. Hugh Miller
of this place.
Mrs. Wilson was arrested Monday
night in raid upon her house in a Sc
cluded section of this village. At a night
session of court she pleaded not guilty
and the case was continued until yester-
day. A quantity OF liquor which was
seized in the raid was ordered destroyed
by the court.
Mrs. Wilson came here about year
ago from ClaremOnt. y. H., and the
state alleges she performed the opera
tion upon Mrs. Miller last November.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
FUNERAL OF C. L. BUGBEE.
Held at His Late Home on Washington
Street Tuesday Afternoon.

The funeral of Clinton L. Bugbee, for
many years a well known building con-
tractor OF Barre, who passed away at his
home. 9S Washington street Sunday
morning, was held at the house Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock. The services were
largely attended and many floral pieces
were contributed. Rev. r. g. Lipskv.
past.r Of the Hedding Methodist church.
was the officiating clergyman. and those
who acted as bearers are; r. II. Rogers.
Harry r. johnson. II. F. Powers. A. B.
Coffin. Otto Lawrence and Pliny n. Cut.
Ter. The body Was placed in the vault
az Elmwcod and in the spring inter
men- win Be- made IN the family lot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
BR-R-Ri INTENSE COLD
WAVE IS COMING SOON

Mortified. Jan. l0-The wealth
er bureau here received the follow
ing special telegram from Wash
ington. d. G., to-day
A pronounced cold wave win
overspread the middle Atlantic and
New England states. the Ohio val
lev. the lake region and Tennessee
within the next p TO 36 hours
and the cold weather wiIl be Of
several days duration in these re-
gions-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10

provide that no restraining order or in
junction be granted by any court or
judge in the state in any case OF dispute
concerning terms or conditions OF em-
poyment, unless necessary to prevent
injury to property or prop
erty rights for which injury. there is no
alenuate remedy at law.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10
Farmers Club Organizes.

The Farmers club, one of the long es-
tablished fixtures of every session, met
for the election of officers last evening
and will meet every Wednesday evening
during the remainder of the session. 1t
is planned. to secure speaker for some
of the meetings for the purpose Of hav-
ing light thrown on interesting legisla-
tive subjects. The officers elected fol
lows President, l.. ID. Coburn of East
Montpelier; vice president, John d. Cong
don OF Pittsford; secretary, F. Q. Merri-
field of Grafton; treasurer, Il. w. Hunt
of Danville; legislative committee, j.. X.
Osgood of Rutland Town, f. d. Gill OF
Springfield and Senator Leavens of Cam
bridge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-10

CCoutinued On second Pagsl
The Era-leader., 1917-09-06
inspect Flues and
Heating Apparatus.

Eleven per cent OF the dwelling
fires in Louisiana are caused by
defective fues and heating appa.
ratus. The defects that caused
these fires can be obsereed by
ordinary inspection and if cor.
rections are made, alarge bulk Of
. number Of fires will be removed
according to the State. Fire Mar.
shall.
October ninth, Fire Prevention
Day affords an excellent oppor,
tunity for this inspection work,
rs it'eomes just before the winter
season when fues and heatinf
apparatus should be put in order
! aos winter pse.
The Era-leader., 1917-09-06

Rice interests of the state plac-
ed themselves unreservedly at the
disposal of the Food Administra-
ton.
Contracts were awarded for
building three government chip
yards, costing s35. .00o. 600, which
will turn out one 5,000.ton mer.
chant ship every two days.
John NJ. Parker urged all food
producers of Louisiana to 0 rgan.
| ice selling sssosistioas.
The Era-leader., 1917-09-06
Sheriff sale.-No;; 2s56.
Thos. Chesterman
VS..
J, l, Waller Tie Co.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
Of an order OF seizure and sale issued
ont of the 2eth Judicial District Court
IT La. in and for Washington Parish,
in the above entitled cause, and
to me directed, I will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and high
est bidder, on
Saturday, September %, 1917
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales,
fhe following described property, be"
inc and situated in Washington Par
ish. La, to-wit:
One Hupmobile, Model 1916, No.
6ss5l, together with all attachments
thereto and in any wise belonging
Terms of sale-Cash with benefit Of
appraisement. go,
This the 4th day Of Sept, 1917.
| J. E. Bateman, Sheriff.
The Era-leader., 1917-09-06
RELEASE FROM
QUARANTINE
IN SIGHT,

If the s1ock raisers of Wash
lngton Parish will continue their
cooperation in the eradication of
the cattle tick by dipping all their
cattle regularly every fourteen
days. from now till Nov. 18th,
1917, it is safe to say that the
quarantine will be raised from
Washington parish next spring.
August's report shows that
there are only 518 cattle in the
the entire parish which are &C.
tuaIly carrying ticks.
From now till Nov. 18th, is the
critical period to round up the
the remaining parasites, the
eradication Of which means free
dom for Washington parish. The
cattle from now on will leave the
piney woods and rang in the
ywamps and hammocks, and will
naturally gather the ticks in this
territory.
1t is up to the stock raiser to
see that all of bis cattle are Dip
ped regularly every fourteen days
from now till the close of the sea.
son, in order to free this territory
andssave the people the expense
of carrying on the campaign for
another season.
Yours respectfully,
Dr.. Claude Sevy,
District Supervisor.
The Era-leader., 1917-09-06
General News items IN Brief

Gen. Pershing announced that
American troops would not 90
into the front line trenches be.
fore next year.
Mexican bandits crossed the
border, raided q cattle ranch
twenty-five miles from Eagle
Pass, and got away.
Gov. Pleasant pledged the sup.
port of the state administration to
John M. Parker, federal food ad.
ininistrator.
Gov. Pleasant issued q procla.
nation calling on the women of
the state to furnish knitted out
fits for the American Red Cross.
The Netherlands refused to &C.
cede to the German proposal to
give Germany first option on
ships repaired with German
steel.
Earl Grey, former governor
general Of Canada, died in Lon.
don.
kilograms from all parts of
the country poured into the
White House approving Presi.
dent Wilson's reply to the Pope.
All food exports to Europe will
be routed thru Southern ports, it
was announced, and New Orleans
will be made one of the principal
loading points.
President Wilson has signifed
his approval of the huge des-
troyer fleet plan and Congress
will be asked for a $550,000,0O0
appropriation to put it into effect.
Announcement was made that
this fall all special trains will be
abandoned and regular traffic
curtailed to move troops and
war freight.
Seven thousand freight cars
have been sent south to handle
grain and freight Equipments.
If the German censors prohibi,
publication of President Wilson's s
reply to the Pope, copies will be
dropped from airplanes, it was
announced, because this govern
ment is determined that the Ger.
n':n people know why peace il
Impossible now.
The Era-leader., 1917-09-06

The price of wheat was fixed at
S2.20 a bushel at Chicago.
The Japanese mission was re.
ceived by the Senate, and friend.
ship addresses exchanged.
There is no hope Of resuscitat-
ing the five.cent loaf, it was an
nouuced, under the S2.20 wheat
price.
In deciding an injunction suit
at Greensboro, N. c., a Federal
Circuit Court judge declared the
Keating- Owen child labor law
unconstitutional.
Stiffening of Russian resistance
with the defeat of German at
tacks on tv" sectors featured the
war neys Saturday.
After a day of spirited debate
an agreement was reached where.
by the war tax bill will come to a
vote on September 10 at the
latest.
Convoy, airplane patrols, depth
bombs and expert gunnery were
described as the methods that
are lessening the danger from u
boats.
Association at a convention at
Lafayette, La, federal and state
aid for inland waterways and for
increasing productiveuess CT the
soil being asked.
Criticising actions of the Kaiser
the Reichstag demanded certain
reforms, especially in relation to
the freedom of the press, and
threatened to "take steps, if the
government did not "mend its
ways" in four weeks.
The thirty buildings at tho
Lake Charles aviation school, it
was announced must be finished
in six weeks, though instruction
will begin as soon as the barracks
are ready for occupancy.
Opening Of the books for the
next Liberty Loan was tentative.
~ announced for October 1.
Arriving at Camp Mills, New
York, theSecond Separate Troop
of Louisiana Cavalry will be
made Divisional headquarters
troops. !
The Era-leader., 1917-09-06
Yours respectfully,
Dr.. Claude Sevy,
District Supervisor.
Lofty, Humane, Kindly, Says
Pope of Wilson Reply.

home, Ang. 20.-After Presi.
dent Wilson'S answer to Pope
Benedict's peace proposals was
presented at 1890 p. m. today
by the British minister at the
Vatican, Monsignor Cerretti,
newly appointed assistant secre.
tary of state, Immediately took
the document to the Pope. The
pontiff does not read English,
but he had a rapid verbal trans
lation made, and he was much
touched by its wording. The
Pope remarked as to tho lofty
sentiments expressed, and also
the kindly, humsne spirit and
manner used by the President
in rejecting the Vatican's pro.
posals, but as this was the first
answer received, he was unable
to repress his disappointment that
his efforts as yet were unsucoess.
full to check tho war.
This afternoon Monsignor Cor .
retti translated the document,
and the Pope will consider it at
his leisure. 1t is not yet known
whether he will make immediate
answer to certain points in the
note or wait until all the powers
have replied and then give the
same general offer to all.
The point emphasized in PresI'
dent Wilson'S note that no one
can have faith in the honor o.
the German rulers or accept their
signature to a peace treaty is a
problem that has focused the at
tention of the pontiff. Tonight
lit was evident that he was no
content to cease his peace efforts
but would continue their discus
sion in further notes, possib !,
for the next four or five months
until he should gain ground 0
else become satisfied that tn
. task was hopeless.