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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-20
EAST ORANGE
Perley Magoon Is Exhibiting a White
Porcupine He Killed.


Perley Magoon of Corinth killed
white porcupine in this locality and eS.
hibited his unusual game Mt the home oil
the correspondent Tuesday. Mr.. Magoon
had consulted taxidermist and was 60
ing TO send the animal to him TO set up,
as they are said TO be very rare and al
though the porcupine is lDt usually con-
sidered handsome animal, this proves
an exception TO the rule. II weighed
1871 pounds and was certainly an animal
worth looking at.
DIR. j. A. Dow of Bradford and Hight
brothers of West Topsham were IN the
place on business recently.
Miss Lillian Scott of Providence, r. L.,
visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
Robert Richardson, last week.
Miss Una Bohonon has returned to her
school in East Topsham, where she has
taught the past year, and Miss Ethel
Hamilton has returned to her school In
Massachusetts.
Some much needed repairs are being
made on and about the school house and
it is hoped to have the schoolhouse IN
readiness to begin school the coming
week.
o. A. and Fl. A. Prescott and Mrs.
Nellie Bailey, accompanied by Mrs. Belle
johnson, enjoyed motor trip to Wood
bury pond short time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Turner of Wash
ington visited her brother, j. c. Daniels,
and family recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Simpson have re-
turned home from Lake Morey.
Mist Viola Hutchinson visited friends
in Washington Wednesday.
John O. Donald and Herbert Beede
were Barre visitors recently.
Through the kindness of Ralph Burgin
of West Topsham, some of our older
residents enjoyed an auto ride Sunday
and attended church at West Topsham.
Among those who went were Mrs. Robert |
Richardson, Mrs. Jane Hayward and
Warren Curtis There were also several
from West Topsham and Waits River in
attendance at the services here Sunday |
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Leon Hutchins of East
Barre came and took Frank Bowen and
family for an auto ride to Pike hill Sun
day.
Mrs. Emily Prescott and son. II. f.
Prescott, and daughters, Miss Blanche
Prescott and Mrs. Vernon Davis of Brad
ford and Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Coleman
and son, Roy, of East Barre, were guests
of 0. A. Prescott and family Sunday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-20
GR1NITEVILLE
Woman Performed Feat of Stopping
Runaway Horses in Unusual Manner.

A group of boys throwing apples on
their way to school yesterday morning
startled the horses of farmer named
Jameson, of Willamstown, who had
Just finished unloading pork at the meat
market. The horses ran up Cassie street,
across to Pearl street, where they
smashed the wagon and after freeing
themselves continued their course down
Pearl street, where they were stopped by
Mrs. Murdo Murray in rather an UNI
usual manner. Mrs. Murray was feeding
her poultry and as the horses approached
she threw the feed in their faces, where
upon the pair Immediately stopped.
The following teachers commenced
their duties Monday morning in upper
Granitevile: Harold Adams, Misses Ger
trude Ryan and Helen Carey; in lower
Granitevile, Ralph Winter, Misses Bess
Hammett, Margaret Murphy and Mrs.
William Alexander.
visit at Linwick, p. O.
F. c. Bancroft of Montpelier was a
business visitor in town yesterday.
r. r. Rabitaille has returned from
business trip to Hartford, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angus McRitchie of De-
troit, Mich, are visiting relatives here.
NJ. A. Corbett of Mortified Mrs. Ed
ward Shea and Miss Grace Corbett of
Boston were visitors in town Tuesday.
Malcolm McAuley is in the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington for treat
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas flanagan of New
Haven, Conn, have been visiting friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barton, who mo-
tored here from Sherbrooke, P. O., TO at
tend the Aldrich- Bycraft wedding, re-
turned to-day to their home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-20

Warren of Halifax testified to their OBJ
seryation of Ryder's condition, which
was in substance as Mr.. Ryder had pre-
viously stated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-20
WAITSFIELD.

DR.. c. H. Magoon, the eyesight spe-
cialist, will be in Moretown, Waitsfield
and Warren Sept. 10 to Sept. %.
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
Kabibble Kabaret

Copyright. 1917. lnternstI0naI News SsrTieS.
Registsred U. b. Patent Oniee.
The Washington times., 1917-06-30
Krazy Kat
Rerirtered Q. 5. Patent orice.

aIn in animated form issued by the
International Film Service and are
shown at all leading theatres
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-11
NEWuFEBOAT RULES ADOPTEDFOR
U.S.. VESSELS IN SUBMARINE ZONE

I launching, and the master or officer
/ in charge shall assure himself that all
the required equipment is in the life
| boats and life RATS. in good order and
ready for immediate service. Steam
ers which are not equipped with me-
Chanical davfts shall have all the
lifeboats swung out weather permit
, ting and ready for immediate launch
ing before entering the war zone.
Future Construction
Cargo vessels contracted for after
May |. 1917, and serving trades with
in the war zone, shall be equipped on
each SIDE with lifeboats Of sufficient
capacity to accommodate all persons
on board based upon an allowance Of
II cubic feet per person, and in ad-
dition thereto shall be equipped with
sufficient number of approved life
RATS to accommodate at least 25 per
cent Of all persons on board.
Recommendations
Reliable information is to the ef-
feet that many or nearly all of the
lives that have been lost from yes
sells after attack has been due to the
fact that, in many instances, the
boats have been launched while the
ship has had considerable way, either
ahead or astern, and that engineers
have been compelled to abandon the
engine room while the engines were
still working.
1t is suggested, therefore, that the
bridge watch, or the master, assure
themselves, If possible, that the en-
gtnes are at rest and the way off the
vessel before the boats are launched.
1t is strongly recommended that, due
to the possibility Of the boats on the
weather side Of the ship not being
available, the full lifeboat capacity on
cargo ships be carried on each side so
that full capacity may be available at
all times.
1T is strongly and earnestly recon-
mended that on all vessels entering
the war zone, or the dangerous areas,
the passengers and crew be kept fully
prepared $50 far as may be possible
or the navigation of the vessel per-
mits) for speedy and immediate dis
embarking, or abandoning ship in
case of emergency, and that the crew
be furnished with life preservers of
such character as to allow the free
use Of the arms In rowing and boat
launching. All should be warmly
clad without unnecessary or hinder.
ing incumbrance.
The requirements and suggestions
herein set forth should be met prompt
ly and generously, and It Is expected
that all concerned will cooperate in
making better and safer conditions in
the navigation Of dangerous areas.
Local inspectors, however, will not
unnecessarily delay vessels from pro-
ceeding on their voyage to ports of
the allied governments II 1t is not
possible to, meet these requirements
previous to the appointed time of de-
parture." .,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-11

Through the courtesy Of Commerce
Reports, the Star-Bulletin is able to-
day to print the following require
ments for safeguarding the lives OF
passengers and crews Of torpedoed
vessels:
"On account of the special dangers
steam vessels Of the United States
from torpedo attacks in the war zone
when vessels are quickly sunk and, in
consequence, the necessity for a
larger equipment Of lifeboats and life
RATS, and a larger supply of food and
provisions to be carried in lifeboats.
the executive committee of the Board
Of Supervising Inspectors, Steamboat
Inspection Service, at a meeting held
from May to IL, 1917. adopted rules
applying to such inspected steam YES
sells Of the United States entering the
war zone. This action of the executive
committee was approved by the Sec,
rotary Of Commerce on May IL, 1917.
The rules are effective May II, 1917.
and until further notice. They read
as follows:
Lifeboats and Provisions
The capacity of lifeboats shall
hereafter be determined by an allow
ance of Is cubic feet for each person
carried instead of 10 cubic feet as
heretofore.
In addition to the equipment al
ready required in lifeboats, there shall
be provided a hand pump with q
plunger Of not less than inches in
diameter, and a discharge pipe of suf
ficient length to reach clear Of the
boats side.
THE food or provisions required to
be carried in lifeboats may be hard
bread or the United States army
emergency ration. Food which pro-
duces unusual or immoderate thirst,
such as corned beef, salt fish, etc,
will not be allowed under any circum-
stances as lifeboat provisions.
When hard bread only is carried
in the lifeboat there must be provided
in addition thereto at least 10 United
States army emergency rations.
'Lifeboats on cargo steamers shall
be provided with a, separate set of
davits for each lifeboat required.
When this requirement makes it
necessary to install additional davits,
it is recommended that the additional
davits be Of the mechanical type, to
facilitate quick and safe launching.
The old type of davits with turning
out gear" is not considered as me-
chanical davits.
Additional Llfe-SaVIng Equipment
Precautionary Measures
Cargo vessels shall carry suffi-
eient hfeboats to accommodate every
person on board, and in addition there
to shall carry a sufficient number of
life arafts to accommodate
at least Is per cent of the total num-
Der Of persons on board ~' =
e Before entering the war zone all
the lifeboats and life RATS shall be
cleared away and made ready for
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-11
SHIPPING 6WKTERFRONT News
SetOS Arrives
Safely At ST.

Under the heading Seized German
ship here from Hawaii" the San Fran
cisco Bulletin says:
The 4730-ton German freight steam
ship Setos. seized at Honolulu upon
the declaration of war with Germany
arrived here this morning in tow OF
an oil tanker. The Setos is the third
of the nine German vessels seized at
the island port to arrive. She will be
repaired under the direction Of Cap.
tain A. F. Pillsbury, local representa-,
tive Of the United States Shipping
Board"
Another San Francisco paper says
that Captain Matson is saying moth
ing on the subject, although admit.
ting that he can use some of the Ger.
mans. Two OF his fleet are now en-
ployed in towing lnterned Germans
here from Honolulu.
The final decision as to the placing
Of the vessels will come from Wash
ington. Within the next few months
more than a dozen steamers will ar
rive here. Four come from Honolulu
and eight from Philippine ports.
The only German vessels in port
now are the steamer Scraps, the four
masted barque Ottawa and the two
auxiliary schooners, Atlas and Nep'
tune. These are all being put in COM
mission. A captain has already been
appointed for the Ottawa. 1t is under
stood that she will carry cargo to
Australia and bring wheat back"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-11
TRIO OF BATH-BUHT'
SHIPS ARE WRECKED
IN ALASKAN WATERS

Advices to the Portland Telegram
say that the salmon bark st. Cath
crime, recently wrecked while nearing
her destination, went aground IN the
Ugashik river, Alaska, near Snaky
Point. She broke in two. The tin
plate, coal and most of the stores she
carried we're lost. The provisions and
some Of the cargo were saved. At
low tide the vessel is in 10 feet OF
water. She Is owned by the Red Sal
man Cannery Company Of San Fran.
cisco. She was built at Bath, Me-, in
1890, and is Of 1901 gross tons. The
st. Catherine met her doom May H1S.
The salmon ships St. Frances and
Standard, belonging to Libby, McNein
& Libby, lost in the Far North at about
the same time, also were built at
Bath, the former in 1882 and the latter
in 1878. It Is reported that the firm
has chartered the steamer Admiral
Goodrich from the Pacific Steamship
Company to 60 north with cannery
supplies to replace tine cargoes of this
character carried by the wrecked
vessels.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-11
AGED MARINERS
NAN SCHO0NERS

Able bodied seamen are hard to get
these days In any Pacific coast port,
according 70 shippers Of vessels call
ing here IN the last week or more.
One schooner arrived last week in
which the youngest man was ~, the
majority Of the crew 40 years old, the
cook s., one seaman who has had SO
birthdays, and another genuine old
tar "a years younsA-s real Ancient
Mariner
On another sailing vessel calling
here recently the captains wife was
signed on &c cook and actually fed all
hands; too. Tho captain was unable
to hire 4 cook ct the coast
They say that pretty nearly all
young sailors have joined the naval
reserve, preparatory to going to war.
In this port many seamen have left
n the last month as crews OF the ex-
German boats when they were towed
70 San Francisco for repairs. Not
only sailors but quite q few landlub-
bers have gotten wages plus free
transportation to the coast In this
manner. Only three Of the former
Teuton craft are now left TO 60.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-11
FARMERS URGED TO ....>
SECURE NEW BULLETIN :
DEVOTED TO GARDENING

The citizen who is "doing his bit
for America these days by planting a
small vegetable garden may obtain
many helpful suggestions from new
pamphlet on The Small Vegetable
Garden" Farmers Bulletin S18, Just
received by the Board Of Forestry
from the Department Of Agriculture
at Washington. These pamphlets or
booklets, containing A pages Of print
ed and illustrative matter, have been
sent to Hawaii through the efforts Of
Delegate Kuhio, and may be obtained
either at the Board Of Forestry or at
the headquarters OF the Territorial
Food Commission, Castle & Cooke
building, Fort and Merchant streets,
or at the Star-Bulletin office.
To gardeners on the outside who
send in their names and addresses
copies will be mailed, without charge
While some Of the information in
the booklet applies more directly to
the climatic conditions of the main
land, very much of It should be equal
ly valuable to Hawaiian growers, par.
ticularly the advice concerning meth
DDS OF planting, soil preparation, fer
tilizer and pest control. Methods Of
growing almost every variety Of vege-
table and garden fruit are given, in
plain, simply worded directions that
may be easily understood:
Gardeners on this island are ad.
Vised, that the Oahu agent, John M.
Watt, is preparing a number Of insect
sprays, which will be available to
growers for the asking. Application
should be made through the food COM
Phone 3191. '.' ~ .-.~:'
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-11
White Star Is
Making Money

A despatch from London May "a to
the Philadelphia Public Ledger tells
of $12,0e0,0O0 profits made in the
last year by the White Star Line, ply
ing between New York and English
ports. 1t says:
London, Eng, May 24.-The report
OF the Oceanic Navigation Company,
owners of the White Star Line, for
the last year, shows a profit of e.
4o2,75S after providing for the excess
profits taxation The profit repre-
sents an increase of 9434,473 over
1915, which was more than double
that Of 1914. Dividends of e750,000,
equivalent to 20 per cent, have been
paid, leaving a balance OF 9S60, 636
carried forward, compared with
9156,76S in 1915.
Last August the capital stock Of
the company was increased to ESQ.,
600 from ,e375,000. The White Star
consists of 80 vessels"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-11
PORTLAND BUSINESSMEN PROTEST
AGAINST GREAT NORTHERN Merger

vassed this forenoon, the public most
certainly does not approve, and IL the
port is disCredited, as the merger
would have the effect Of doing. those
men and interests responsible for
bringing about the change will be most
heartily condemned.
What 10 Contemplated
In orfef. the program Is to take the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific,
owned by the Hill interests, off the
Columbia riyer-San Francisco run and
use them between Puget Sound and
San Francisco; send the Governor and
the President, now plying between Sc
attic and San Francisco, to operate be-
tween Portland and San Francisco.
and take over the Rose City ami
Beaver, owned by the Portland AMI
San Francisco Steamship Company.
and still maintain them on their pres
ent run. The headquarters OF this
shipping combine to be in Seattle. Tho
plan will relieve the railroad compa-
MES of their steamship holdings and
once the railroads no longer own the
turbiners and the Rose City and the
Beaver, the rates, now regulated b.
the Interstate commerce commission,
can be raised and controlled complete
ly by the monopoly company.
Busineesmen's Committee Named
so grave is the situation and
fraught with so much importance to
the future of Portland that thorough
Investigation is oeing made, particu-
larly by the shippers and transporta-
ton men. The ii, st conference is be.
ing held this afternoon, attended by
L. c. Gilman, president of the Great
Northern Pacific Steamship Company,
and J. D. Farrell, president Of the San
Francisco and Portland Steamship
Company, whose vessels are included
in the proposed deal Of the Pacific
Steamship Company. The following
special committee has been appointed
to attend this conference: Drake e.
O'Reilly Of the Regulator line and for.
mer traffic man and member of the
port of Portland commission; w. e.
Conan, manager Of the Northwest
Electric Company; formerly with the
Northern Pacific; !. Lang Of Lang &
Co.: L. Allen Lewis, OF Allen & Lewis;
Henry Hahn, of Wadhams G Co., and
I. G. Sanford, of the Northern Grain
q Warehouse Company.
Mass Meeting Planned
This committee, while making a
survey OF the situation, will not make
a decision, but the facts gathered by
the committee will probably be laid
before mass meeting Of Portland
business men within few days. The
entire subject Is to be disposed OF one
way or the other this week"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-11
German Sailing .....
Ships Chartered

The government is chartering to
private shippers ex-German sailing
vessels seized on the declaration of
war with Germany, according to the
Portland Telegram, which says:
Announcement was made this
morning that the former German
bark Kurt, seized by the United States
government following the declaration
OF war with Germany, has been char
tered to transport cargo Of lumber.
1T also Is intimated that the former
German barks Dalbek and Arnoldus
yinnen, seized at he same time az the
Kurt, likely, will be chartered soon.
Negotiations for them, it is under
stood, are under way.
The Kurt Is of 2875 tons net regis.
ter and she will take out something
like 2,700,000 feet Of Oregon fir, about
as large quantity as is handled BY
the a7erage-sized tramp steamer EN-
gagged in the offshore trade. She viii
be ready to start loading at once. Her
entire cargo will be taken on at local
mills.
The rate at which the vessel was
chartered is not disclosed. with tbs.
Dalbek and Arnoldus Vinnen the Kurt
has been idle on the. river for about.
two and a half years, or since soon
after the war began, She was intern
ed at Astoria, while the Vinnen was
at Clifton and the Dalbek at Portland.
D.. "At present the Kurt is berthed at
Municipal Dock No. l, where her rig
ging has been oEerhauled. She was
in apparently fine condition when
taken over by the government. The
other vessels o. the trio are being.
repaired.
$50 far as known the Kurt is the
first Of the seized vessels on this coast
to be chartered"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-11
Consolidation Plan May Be
Dropped as Result of Rose
city's Opposition

Vigorous and continued protests
from Portland Immediately have me:
the proposal to merge various coas l.
wise steamship lines, with the Hill
liners Great Northern and Northern
Pacific, the most important factors in
the project
In view OF the fact that President l..
G. Gilman Of TIE Great Northern Pa
cific Steamship Company. we'll known
in Honolulu, said that the proposal
was q tentative one and would not be
given further consideration until the
business interests Of Portland had
been consulted, II is possible the plan
may be dropped, es the Rose City is
solidly opposed to any merger makirg
the big turbiners' home port any but
Portland
Telling of the fight against the pro-
posed merger, the Portland Telegram
Of May Is says thai the city's prestige
az q port is menaced by the plan, as
IL would mean the loss Of, the tur-
Diners to Portland, putting y second
class craft in their place, higher
freight rates, and dietation Of the
merged lines policies by the port Of
Seattle. The Telegram says in part:
Portland 10 up in arms against the
proposed merger Of steamship lines
which VIII, Il contaminated, take the
turbiners, Great Northern and North
ern Pacific out Of the Columbia river,
supplant them with inferior boats,
make Seattle the headquarters for .
great steamship monopoly, rob Port
land Of o. large part Of the tourist
travel and 10 the shippers make a big
advance IN rates. l..
Would Mean Rate Increase
s~Ont OF the proposal. which strikes
q severe blow at Portland's shipping
and commercial interests and reduces
this city to q third rate maritime po-
sition, the only benefit offered IL that
Of larger cargo space. And there IL
little comfort In this for II is calmly
explained that the rates viii 60 up.
No more astonishing proposal at
fecting this port has ever been laid
before the Portland public. It came
without warning, like a bolt from the
blue sky, and has aroused indigna-I
ton such as has not been witnessed
In this city n many years. The pro-
moters. apparently realizing the storm
which the announcement would make,
have said the deal would not gol
through unless the public approves.
So far ae the situation could be cam
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-11
PASSENGERS ARMED

Per IL. str. Mikahala, from Maui
MoIokai and Lanai, Sunday: Makena
to Hon.-Quong Lee, Master I. For
tune, K. Antoine, e. Bodine, K. 30
dine, Miss E. Antoine, M. Antoine, In
FAINT. Pukao to Hon.-Mrs. 8. Dunbar
Miss v. Mulch, Kaunakakai to Hon
Mrs. Decoito and wife, II. Okada, W.
Mel luskey.
Per IL. str. Claudine from Maui
Sunday morning: Kahului to Hone.
w. Carpenter, Enos Vincent, D. H.
Case, Dan Null, A. c. alexander, Miss
Toor, 4. w. Collins, Mrs. Collins, DR..
and Mrs. G.. o. Durney, Miss McCalla,
Miss r. Mahi, Miss All Min All Ku,
VIM. Todd, d. Townsend, Mrs. K.
Lane, Philip Kawelo, Jno Kahawa1oa,
K. Kaaihue.
The following passengers have ar
rived from the mainland, ]. B. Agnew,
NJ. Alvarez, Miss E. Y. Amos, Miss E.
J. Brinkman, J..Carter, Judge Lyle A.
Dickey, Larry Duke, ]. r. Douglas,
Mrs. Douglas and two children, Mrs.
E. B. Gerald, Mrs. H. ]. Gosse, Miss
Ruby F. Gurr, f. r. Lincoln, c.. w.
Lucas, Mrs Lucas, r. A. Macfie, J.
Mayberry, J. W. BfIey, E., ]. Buehler.
w. r. <CoYars, Mrs. Geo. Covell and
two children, J. P. Folsom, s. GleaVes,
L. Haywood, r. Huromoto, c. C.
James, e. ]. johnson, w. F. KeppIer,
J. r. Killian, Mr.. lie Loustan, Miss NJ.
S. Martin, Miss Rourke, H. A. Stay
back, L. K. Sing, lie, c. Stewart, Miss
E. Simmons, Miss Dora Tom Kan,
Mrs. E. H. Whidden, Miss Nellie
Pond, Mrs. A. J. Ralston, Miss E.
Selby, A. C. Silva, Miss v. Silva, Miss
D. E. Smith, Otto Wolf, E. B. Parsons