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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-06

800 Women Working on N. P.-Three
hundred women are now in the regular
employment of the Northern Pacific
railway in Montana, according to the
statement Of officials at Livingston.
They are proving satisfactory substi-
tutes for the men who have joined
Uncle Sans army.
Arrested for Drug Selling. - Two
women Of Great Falls are liablc4to fed
eral action. They are charged with
selling at 81 each small packages con-
tanning cocaine and opium. A journal
taken when the joint was ,-,ided
showed :, big business was being con-
Quoted.
Horseback Farming Passe John
Salter, a Grass Range farmer. who has
field of $40 acres OF wheat which will
make over 40 bushels to the acre.
blames much Of this years failure Of
crops to slack work on the farms. He
drilled deep and packed the soil around
the seed. To this he attributes his sue
cess.
0VoSS INV SV00p.-D. II. W llIluInS,
who took 10000 head of sheep from
Dodson to pasture in the Kootcnai ma
tional forest. has lost approximately
1000 of the number, presumably from
eating poisonous weeds. The sheep
were isided into seven bands. in one OF
which most Of the deaths occurred.
New Building at Polyteehnie.-Thrce
new buildings are under course OF con
struction at the polytechnic institute
at Billings. They are the I.osekaml
memorial conservatory OF music
Kenny hall and the gymnasium
| Montana Pioneer Dies.-Dcath has
| come to Mrs. Flora bryant. at Helena
Il pioneer resident of Montana, afte,
| an illness of two years. When sever
years of age she came to this stat,
! with her parents in 1868 and has been
n continuous resident. \ brother In
Deer Lodge survives.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-06
GERMAN PLANE INTgRNED,

Amsterdam, Aug. 5.--A German air.
plane landed today Oh the Island OF
Ameland. on account Of motor trouble.
The occupants of the machine were In
termed.
=, 81 l. Il 44,-------ss L
lies IN the North sea off
the coast of Friesland. 1t belongs t6
the Netherlands.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-06

SO MANY MEN FATHERS had to
be rescued" first day pretty girl life
guard was on duty at Asbury Park,
she has been ordered hereafter to res
cue only women and children.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-06

CALIFORNIA WILD MAN" who
Tor ten years lived on deserted isla nd
has put on clothes again and Joined
the army.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-06

the measure he fought. The boomer.
ang worked.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-06
News Oddities

TO SHAME SIACKEr. HUSBAND,
st. Louis woman enlisted for national
service: then had him arrested for not
registering.
ONLY BACHELOR MAIDS may
serve on Swedish iurics, court de-
cides, because wives arc dominated by
husbands.
HCGGING MONKEY that swings
from low branches of trees and en-
braces girls as they pass Is being
sought in Denver.
GIRL TAN COLLECTOR in Monti.
villcs Conn. has gathered in all OF the
$4,000 due except $il.S4.
AFTER TOPEKA MAN had put up
white bird house with red roof. n blue
bird took possession and made it n
patriotic affair.
CALIFORNIA WILD MAN" who
for ten wears lived IN deScr%el ;.Ior,l
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28
Man Who Slept Under
An Umbrella Beats
Landlord in Lawsuit

Under an umbrella slept George
Kimbail while the rain. pattering
merrily on the roof above him.
leaked thru and dropped rhythmicsl-
ly on the black cotton covering that
protected his face. As George rolled
in his sleep the umbrella fell from
the bed When he awoke he was
In a pool OF water and the bel
clothes were sogsy with rain water.
When Justice Richter heard this
narrative he ruled that Kimbsll was
justified in not paying his rent, and
Monday refused to give solomon p.
F1syer. the landlord. a judgment for
$3.50. the amount OF the rent for
che month.
Besides the leaky roof. locks and
keys were missing from the doors
according TO Kimball. who declared
that a so bill was stolen from him.
and that several OF the boarders had
reported petty thefts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

IS FOR Low
TAX RATE
Estimated Now That 1t
Will Be About SIS
Per 81, 900
VALUATION HAS
INCREASED $500
Estimates Submitted to
Common Council
Tuesday Night

Detroit's tar rate this year WIZ De
about SIS per $1,000. Il Is estimated.
after The council committees and
the board OF estimates have prlned
the requests OF the city departments
which total si4,IZ0,s2s4s. Est.
pates OF the amounts that the som
mittees and board cf estimates will
cut from the budget vary from "a
zoe. 900 TO s5.ooo,Ooo The depart
ments are asking that s21.os2.6Ti.4s
be raised by taxation. in compari-
SON with s1s.ta4.1ti24 year ago
The amount asked In bond Issues
II s21.li3.Ooo.
Based on the Departmental re-
quests, the tar rate would be sls.2e,
approximately. On q valuation that
IL So per cent greater than a year
ego.
Last year the rate was s1s-53 per
81 900 on a valuation Of 500. 200. 900
in sound numbers. Since then the
state tar commission has altered
the assessed valuations. so that the
real property ia now on the sssess-
ment books at s7s2.s5i,slo. and per-
sonsl property IL given as S1s2.7ss.-
$50. totalirg s1,066.7t4.seo. This
valuation viii be further increased
BY between SO. 900. 900 and s7s.oco.-
900. this representing the valuation
OF territory recently annexed to the
city. SO that the least valuation 70
be considered In arriving at an ap
rroximate rate is s1.i15,744.sso.
George Engel. city controller. who
has gone over the estimates of the
various departments carefully. be-
lieves that the cutting OF tho budget
BY the aldermen and board Of est.
mates viii bring the rate down 20
about SIS per $1,000.
The estimates were submitted &c
the council Tuesday night.
The total amount requested for
The. msjntsnancc ana operation Of
the departments. together with nxed
charges. for isfflsls r. sis.s3i.-
33sl4.
OF this amount ts.s5Asso.ss n for
salaries. s1.Tso.25sl0 for fixed
charges. and 1855, sss.3s for other
expenditures. The improvements
contemplated by all the departments
total s24.Tss. 5s2.03 Credits OF all
departments estimated for the year
are sl,91s.357. leaving the net
amount requested By all departments
AZ sac, EOS, 5Tl46.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28
OFFER $1,000
FOR CAPTURE
OF SLAYERS

On the recommendation OF Police
Commissioner James couxenS. the
Wayne county auditors hsve appro-
priated $1,000 as n reward to the
person VINO furnishes information
that win result in the arrest OF the
slayers OF Patrolman Emil h.
Schmidt Schmidt was sho, to
death las; Tuesday morning at
Grand River-ave and Sixteenth-st.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28
ny Th0RSr0N W BEk

sammy Jay didn't know what 10
think He had been sure, absolutely
SURE that old Granny Fox couldn't
possibly know about Reddy and Miss
Swiftfoot. who was now 10 be Mrs.
Reddy, and that he would have the
nun OF telling her the news and see
ing her surprise The truth IL, sam.
my thought that Granny Fox would
be quite upset But Granny appear
ed TO have known all the time what
Sammy had TO tell her and had
seemed neither surprised nor upAet.
Sammy suddenly felt a new respect
for old Granny Fox. She must be
very clever. indeed. to know things
which had just happened when she
herself wasn't present.
or course. the truth ia Granny had
srtfully led sammy on 10 tell per
the news while pretending that she
already knew A. oh yes. indeed.
Granny n clever. SO sammy had
no idea what Granny's feelings we're
and be wondered and wondered.
There were others who wondered.
too. what Granny would say. and
one OF these was Reddy FOX Dim
self The fact IL, Reddy was Httle
afraid OF what Granny might 40 or
say. You see, Reddy and Granny
had lived together and hunted ito
gether In the Old Pasture and on
the Green Meadows and in the Green
Forest so long that Reddy was more
than a little fearful that Granny
would not like II at all TO have TO
share the hunting grounds with an
other.
Reddy knew that he ought to hurry
right home and tell Granny that now
there was TO be q Mrs. Reddy he
would have 20 leave Granny and
make home of his own But he
dreaded II so that he kept putting
II OF and putting II on. II was
Mrs. Reddy herself who. you know.
used 10 be Miss Swiftfoot, who
finally got Reddy TO do what he
knew he ought to do.
Don't you think. my dear, that
we ought TO tell Granny OF our hap
piness, and that she and ought TO
become acquainted You know I
never have met her." said Mrs.
Reddy.
Reddy agreed that they ought 20.
but even then he hung back. Finally
ne started for home. Mrs. Reddy go
ing with him. As they drew near
the house of Granny Fox. Mrs. Red
dy hung back shyiy. You go ahead
and tell her" said she.
So, while Mrs. Reddy waited timid-
ly at a little distance Reddy went on.
Old Granny Fox was sitting on her
doorstep. Now Reddy wasn't the
least bit ashamed In. fact, he was
very. very proud But II you could
have seen him a. he drew near
Grtnny Fox you would have thought
hiSh ashamed. You see. he was un-
certain how Granny would act, and
60 sort OF bashfui, that instead OF
.kwsxgsrinr UP rs he usually did he
looked sheepfsh Tea. sir. that IN 'tbe
way he looked Granny's keen old
eyes twinkled IN she noted his. torn
coat and the marks OF teeth and
claws on his face
"Reddy." said she. looking as
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

Jefferson-ave. ruined his business
william II. williams In sums
Charles A. Greene before Judge Col.
lingwood for 10000. with Charles
6. McCord the business was bought
from Greene for $4,000. according
TO Williams, on June IT. 1914. In
May he bought out Mccord. Greene
had promised TO secure him a IL
cense. he alleges. He declares that
he was an unnaturalised Canadian
and that Green should have known
n license could not be obtained.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28
Preacher cited For Contempt.

MAIDEN, Mass. Feb. The
Rev. A. ID. Ball. pastor OF the Cen.
ter Methodist church here. the
largest In the New England confer.
ence. was summoned 20 appear be
fore Judge Charles NJ. Bruce in the
district court on charge OF con
tempt.
The charge was made as the re
suit Of a sermon preached by Mr.
BAH. In which he IL said to have
commented on a case involving VIC
Iaiion OF the liquor law pending be
fore the court
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28


severe. as she knew how. you've
been nshting."
"yes'm," replied Reddy very
meekly.
what fofe@ demanded Granny
sternly.
Because z because" mumbled
Reddy. and stopped at a loss 10
know just what to say.
Grsnny's eyes twinkled more than
ever and she began 90 chuckie. -out
with IL. you young scamp. out with
H." said she. You fought for a
lady. didn't your Don't be ashamed
TO own up 20 n know all about
Il. You could have had no better
cause for lighting. Your grandfather
fought for me Just the same way
and your father fought for your
mother. II you hadn't fought rs you
did I wouldn't have had anything
more to- % with you. No. str.
wouldn't. Now where IL my new
Granddaughter? why don't you
bring her 20 your old Granny 20 that
I may give her 4 welcome"
= Reddy could hardly believe his
ears. He gave Granny one long
grateful look. then away he bounded
with q little barb OF JOY and two
minutes after he was back with Mrs.
Reddy shyly following him.
Welcome. my dear" said Granny
Fox. Come here and let me look
at you. Reddy has shown better
taste than feared he would. for
you are very beautiful. my dear. I
think we are going to get along to-
gether very nicely 90 course you
and Reddy will make a'hsme OF your
own now and IL ear hsepv0u II AL
! shall be very glad to- Ready looks
to me pretty well. used up. He must
have had q hard hsht what DO you
FAY II You and 90 hunting toeether
tonight and get his dinner for him y
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28
Savings Bank
Over Half a Million a Day

Sometimes you hear people speak lightly
Of interest earnings. They feel that Il
does not pay to save.
Let any such reflect that the savers of the
United States draw
Over Half Million Dollars a Day
in interest on their accumulated savings.
II you have any question about the mar
velous way interest counts up, talk with
q man who is heavily in debt He will tell
you interest is the biggest thing he knows.
Better STILL save money and yourself enjoy
GETTING interest.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28
$4,000 FRENCH
CHEER U.S.SHIP
Orleans, First To Brave War
Zone, Hailed With En-
thusiasm

BORDEAUX, Feb. Is. - Thirty
thousand persons stood on the wa
ter front here Tuesday and cheered
tho American freight ship Orleans
az she locked.
Schools and factories closed and
their workers and students sweIled
the welcoming throng.
The crew and officers OF the boat
were taken thru the streets in a
parade TO the city hall Later a
lunch was given them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28
Society .zS

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Dakin
leave this week for Tryon. n. c,
%
Mrs. Harris G. Paterson left Mon
day for SIX weeks stay in Califor'
MIA.
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas p. Camclon,
OF Pallistersve.. left Sunday for
Cuba and Panama
Mrs. Charles Hugh Stevenson and
Mrs. John p. Glendon leave We'd
tuesday for Florida.
o.
DIR. and Mrs. Jaw =. Poole and
little son left Sunday for Ave weeks
stay In Florida and Cuba.
Mira. George W. Edwards. No. SIS
Jeiferson-ave.. will leave Thursday
for ormond. Fla. TO remain several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius w. Lorentxen.
OF Fl Psso. are the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. John LorentEen. No rs
ward-pl.
Mrs. Wilson C1txer, No. 90 Colo
rado-ave-. has gone to New York
and Philadelphia 10 spend a month
visiting friends.
Mrs. Samuel T. Douglas and Miss
Marian Howe Douglas, OF Crosse
Pointe, will leave this week for
Camden. ~. c.
Mrs. ID. r. Packer and Miss
Maude Packer. OF Saginaw. are the
guests OF Mrs. Harry Fox. No. IS
Longfeliow-ave.
The engagement r. announced OF
Miss Fannie Friedman. daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. I. Friedman. No. 2i6
Hancock-ave. east. TO Charles GIL
man.
Mrs. A. vocelle. No. Ss2 Bewick
ave, announces the engagement OF
her sister. Miss Evelyn Jeanette j.
bulo to Robert Russell Wallace. Of
Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Mcfarland,
% Pennington, announce the en-
gagement OF their daughter Miss
Ruth Mcfarland to Lawrence Mac
beth. OF Detroit
o
The Geneva club OF the Y. w.
c. A. viii give an entertainment
Thursday evening. March 8. In the
Y. W. c, A. auditorium. for the bene-
&c OF the Geneva fund.
o.
Epsilon chapter OF the Phi Rho
Sigma medical fraternity viii give
its annual dinner-dance Friday even
ing. March 2, in the Wayne County
A:edical society building.
%
A musicale-tea for the benefit OF
the Association for the Aid OF Sick
and Crippled Children will be hsld
Friday afternoon. at o'clock. In
the home OF Mrs. Malcolm Mckin.
non. NO. us East Grand-blvd.
Judge William y. Connolly and
Mrs. Connolly VIII De guests ~
luncheon OF President Wilson. In
the Wits House. Monday. March 8.
Immediately following the inaGsaIra-
zion ceremonies. Judge Connolly
will head the delegation ~ 80 Mich.
iaan Democrats TO go by special
train. Sunday to Washington for the
inauguration.
o
The Salvation army Rescue home
auxiliary will meet saturday In the
Hotel Stautr TO complete plans for
The Count llya Tolstoy lecture 10
be given In the hotel ballroom, Mon
day evening, March 8 Mrs. James
I. Hand is chairman of the auxil.
iary committee In charge OF the
lecture.
A card party VIII be given In the
Hotel Griswold. Thursday after
noon, beginning at 1850 o'clock. un-
der the auspices OF the Ladies OF
tho Maccabees. The committee In
charge includes Miss Nettie Schoen.
her. Mrs. Florence Degenhart, Mrs.
Mcfarland. Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Pick
ell. Mrs. Lamphere, Mrs. Thorpe
and Mrs. Burch.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

One, OF the erear natural sttrss-
tons for the tourist In Cuba Il tac
famous Caves OF Beisemar. near
Matanzas, discovered only a few
years ago. thru accident by a Chi
neee laborer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

Values Liquor License az $4,000.
Alleging that the refusal of the
liquor committee Of the common
council to grant a saloon license to
his hotel and restaurant at No. 1859
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

Next story-"Granny FOX is Quite
Satisfied"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

TheUnited States
Is Yours il you arc N
good health. Tho United
States spells Opportunity.
Health comes from right
selection Of food and right
habits. Two Shredded
Wheat biscuits for break
fast will supply more nutri-
ment than many q two-dol-
lar meal. and costs only four
or i've cents A meal TO
work on 10 play on. Shred
ded Wheat b ready-coosxed.
and ready-to-eat.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

Epsilon chapter OF the Phi Rho
Sigma medical fraternity viii give
It's annual dinner-dance Friday even
ing. March 2, in the Wayne County
A:edical society building.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

The Geneva club OF the Y. w.
c. A. viii give an entertainment
evening. March 8. IN the
Y. W. C. A. auditorium. for the bene-
M OF the Geneva fund.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

The engagement Is announced OF
Miss Fannie Friedman. daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. l. Friedman. No. 2i6
Hancock-ave. east. TO Charles GIL
man.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

A musicale-tea for the benefit Of
the Association for the Aid OF Sick
and Crippled Children viii be hsld
Friday afternoon. at o'clock. In
the home OF Mrs. Malcolm McKin.
non, NO. lis East Grandblvd.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

Mrs. A. vocelle. No. Ss2 Bewick.
ave, announces the engagement OF
her sister. Miss Evelyn Jeanette j.
bulo TO Robert Russell Wallace. OF
Monroe.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Dakin
leave this week for Tryon. n. c,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-14
GETS LETTER FROM HALIFAX
Mrs. Prudent Rattee Hears from George
Gauvin, Photo grapher, Who Says His
Loss Will Be $4,000.

Mrs. Prudent Rate has received Il
letter from her brother, George Gauvin,
whose home is in Halifax, Nova SEQ
tia, written Dec. Z, saying that he and
his family are safe. He also writes
that no one can realize the terrible
catastrophe that the city has gone
through. Mr.. Gauvin runs "A photo
graphic studio on Spring Garden road,
and when he wrote there was foot
of snow on the floor of the operating
room. He also states that his loss will
be not less than $4,000. He says he
doesn t think there are three stores
in Halifax with whole plate glass win
dowS. Mr.. Gavin writes that people
who were walking on the streets at
the time of the explosion and were not
hit fell dead from the shock and that
hundreds of bodies are buried under
the snow. Mr.. Gauvin also is Il brother
of Mrs. w. O. Young of Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-14
SERVICE FLAG CoNsEcRATED.
Special Sermon by Rev. E. @. S. os
good in Unitarian Church.

On Sunday morning a service dag
with five stars was consecratcd at the
Unitarian church. These five stars stand
for the young men connected with the
church who have already joined the col
ors, including Appleton 7. Miles, James
NJ. Adams and George L. Messer now in
France, and Leon NJ Adams and Lincoln
ID. Adams, who at present are on naval
duty at Norfolk, Va
Rev. Mr. Osgood took as the text of
his sermon the words of the prophet
Isaiah, Here am l. Send me- develop
ing the idea of instant and willing serv.
ice when the call is given.
The flag is intended to impress upon
the plastic souls of the youth following
it lessons of service loyalty, freedom
and an ever more revercnt belief in
Christ and in God Special words of con-
sccration closed the sermon, with prayer
in harmony with the thought OF the
hour, and the singing of America by the
CONGREGATION.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-14
METHODIST SERVICE FLAG.
Patriotic Sermon Preached by Rev. D.
G.. Guest Sunday.

Rev. d. G. Guest preached patriotic
sermon in the Methodist church Sun
day morning. The text was Psalm
20:j, 4" In the name of our God we will
set up our banners.
The congregation was then asked to
stand and Rev. Mr.. Guest read thc
names of the eight Young men who
have gone into the service from this
church. They were Raymond Iloyt,
Frank Edwards, William Tweed, Roy
Moore, TAYLOR Morse, Charles Harris,
Ralph Gould and Vernon Wells. A
brief prayer was offered for them in
particular and the service closed with
the singing of America. Immediately
after the close "A large service flag, Il
gift to the church from thc Mary Gcd-
dis class in the Sunday school, was nm
furlcd on the front of the church.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-14
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING.
officers Reelected and Interesting Pro
gram Given.

About 30 members attended a regu-
lar meeting of the Main street Parent
Teacher association in the high school
buildinf Wednesday afternoon at 3.45
O'Clock The chief business was the
election of officers for the new year.
All of the officers of the past year were
reelected as follows Pres, Mrs. How
ard Rice; vice pres, Mrs, Oscar f..
Benson sec. and treas, Elizabeth NJ.
Hunter.
The program for the afternoon con
sisted of piano selections by Frank NJ.
Cram; an interesting talk on The Orig
in and Present Scope of the Red Cross
Society, by Rev. Richard H. Clapp;
Miss Winchester reported on the work
Of the grade children for the Red
Cross, and Miss Pratt, of the high
school society, reported ON the work of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-14
LARCENY BY THREE BOYS.
Fort Drummer Mills Employees Plead
Guilty to Stealing $50 from Another
Employees Overalls.

Charged with the larceny of 500,
Henry Reone, Il, Joseph Mcclure, 10,
and Frank Forctt, l6, all employed at
the Fort Dulnmcr mills, were arraigncd
before Judge \ T.. Cudworth in the
municipal court Wednesday afternoon
and pleaded tsalto!l'W. R. oIoadcs, State5s
attorney, appeared for the prosecution,
and Attorney A. +. Schwcnk for the
boys.
In this ease it was alleged that the
boys took the money from pair OF
ovcralls which Masia Ducharmc, Il
weaver at the mill, left hanging in one
of the anterooms. They were arrested
by Policeman George j. Bower.
Four other lads were in court as wit
nesses. They were Frank Reonc, 20,
Arthur LaVallc, l6, William Rabi-
deault, II, and Jerry Forett, l6.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-14
CENTRE CHURCH ACTS ON FUEL
Votes to Have Committee Chosen to
Take UP Question with Other
Churches i'll Brattleboro.

Steps looking to the conservation Of
fuel by the Brattlebaro churches were
taken by the Centre Congregational
church in its regular midweek meeting
in the chapel Friday evening. 1t was
voted that the prudential committee
choose a committee of the church to
work out with the other churches If
possible some plan of saving coal and
to have immediate steps taken to that
end, not so much from a financial point
Of view as to effect saving of fuel
to meet demands which give promise
of being much more urgent later on
than they are at present.
T.. IL. Crane, member of tine church