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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-12
Germany Interprets U. S. History

this time also the German Government began its policy
of scouragng American business in Germany.
Gerard had had long wrangle with the Chancellor bill
which introduced in the Rhstag shortly after the beginning
purchase all foreign oil properties "hn the
man Customs Union The bill examined by Mr.. Gerard
who number years Supreme Judge New
York. discovered that the object of the bill put
Standard Oil Company of business by purchasing all of this
property that located Hamburg
the joker Hamburg not in the German Customs Union, and
bill provided for the confscation of all property
union.
Mr. Gerard called the Chancellor and told him that the
United States Government could permit such bill be
passed without vigorous protest The Chancellor asked Mr.
whether President Wilson
would protect such corporation the Standard Oil Com
supposed be- Mr. Gerard replied that the fact
that these officials known in the public mind having
connection with this corporation would give them oppor
ny defending its interests the the
defend the interests other American The Chancellor
surprised at this statement and Mr. Gerard continued about
follows:
You know that Germany has already been discriminating
against the Standard Oil Company You know that the Prun
State railways charge this American corporation twice much
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-12


sympathid OF no
country"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09
English Officer
Praises American
Care Of Wounded

From letters received w relatives Of
Enelishmen who have been 4.I.44.... +.
enough 10 be cared for in an American
hospital either in London or at the
front, it is evident the Americans take
better care OF tho wounded than o.her
countries.
Walter 7. jerks is jus. in receipt
Of letter from his brother who is a
captain in the 18th Royal Warwick
shires and who was wounded in a
trench charge. In telling of some of his
experiences, writing to MS brother here
captain jerks says:
am having rather hard time. 1
was wounded by shell while advanc-
ing May 7. had wounds in the right
eg, rIg.lt forearm, and right shoulder,
the shoulder being the worst. lay in
a shell hole five days DeIore 1 was
picked up and given medical treat
ment. The weather was intensely hot
and the evening shellIng was awful.
-ny worst punishment was shortage of
water having none after the first day.
L was taken to a dressing station and
operated on, and then moved to a hos
pital in charge of American doctors
and nurses. l must say mat l could
not have receive better treatment if
l. had been King George"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09
Sheriff Arrests Rootleggers.

Two men giving the names Of Rec
Conner and H. G. Schoclley were sr
rested by Sheriff John W. Orr anG
Deputy T. B. Hooker in raid on q
shack on the outskirts of Black Rock
late Tuesday evening. The men when
taken had quantity of whiskey il
their possession which they were doc
toring up to sell to loggers in that com
munity. Conner formerly ran saloor
in Black Rock and has been wanted by
the Polk county officials in times gonC
by. The men will be given hearing
at 10 'elOck this morning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09
club Holds Special Meeting.

"A Speclal meeting OF tne Dallds
Woman 8 club was held in the Library
assembly room Wednesday afternoon
Business of Importance was transacted
Mr.. and Mrs E. NJ. Tankersley and
family returned the first of the week
from weeks outing at the Tillamook
County beaches.
Misses Fannie Dempsey, Nora and
Maude Robertson and Frank Powell
motored to Newport, Sunday for a
week s outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Muscott of Port
land are guests of relatives in Dallas
this week.
Miss Winnie Hargrove has returned
to her home i'll Salem after a short visit
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Edith
Plank.
Arthur Rain of the Rogers Paper
company of Salem was in Dallas for
few hours Tuesday afternoon on his
way to the Tillamook beaches.
State Forester f. A. Elliott of Salem
was in Dallas, Wednesday night con
fering with Polk county Fire Warden
w. V. Fuller in regard to forest fires
in this county. Mr.. Elliott and Mr.. Full
Ter left late in the evening for Mill
Creek to look after fire in that vicin-
ity.
Oscar Hayter was business visitor
in McMinnville, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Snyder and lit
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

tie son Of Salem were in Dallas Sunday
visiting at the home of Mr.. Snyder Is
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. B. Snyder
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Ford of Portland
are in Dallas visiting at the home of
Mr. Ford Is parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Collins and little
daughter who have been visiting with
Dallas relatives and friends for the
Fast week have returned to their home
in Portland.
Mrs. Rae Craven left Wednesday
morning for three weeks visit at
the home of her parents in Ballston.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09
Draft Wrecks Athletics.

Philadelphia, Aug. 9.-"Our country
always comes first
This was the only comment Connie
Mack made today on receipt of infor-
nation that the draft for the new ma
tional army probably would set at
naught his efforts to rebuild the Ath-
letics.
Pitchers Noyes and Schauer, two of
Mack Is most successful men; his young
third base star, Ray Bates, and Lawton
Witt, shortstop, have been accepted.
Bates and Noyes did not claim exemp-
ton. 1t is not known whether Witt
and Schauer will
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09
will Not File Charges.

San Francisco, Aug. 9.-The charges
of professionalism which had been pre-
pared against Norman Ross, world Z
champion swimmer, will not be filed
John Desch, who is reported to have
prepared the charges, did not file them
because he said, he didn't want to "be
made the goat for dragging chestnuts
out of the fire for other people.
Ross will be among eight starters in
the national quarter mile championship
swim at Neptune Beach Saturday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09
Whit. .SOX LEAD HAS
ABOUT DISAPPEARED
Red SOx May Give Them a
Hard Chase As End of
Season Approaches
(By H. @. Hamilton)

new YORK, Aug. 9.-Barely ahead oi
the parade, the White Sox must begir
at once to pull out or suffer the result
of tearing battle up to the end OF
the American league season. Playing
baseball with the same speed at which
they are now travelling, if they get the
same assistance from other clubs, they
will win the pennant, with game or
SO to spare.
1t isn't consistent with former affairs
in the national amusement to suspect
that other American leaguers will con
tinue to Just be content to sail along be-
hind, so, while meeting Boston, Wash
ington, Philadelphia and New York on
the Chicago grounds, after the finish
| with Washington and Cleveland, it
should be reasonably certain that they
will pull out, for the Red Sox will be
meeting Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and
st. Louis, on foreign fields.
Then comes the old factor of deter
minatiOn and fighting spirit the Red
SoX have been able to dig up for final
dashes. Fighting in foregn fields never
has had any terror for the Red Sox
when they were close to the top The
performance of George Foster in hold
ing Cleveland to one hit in their re-
cent battle does not augur well for other
clubs outlook, when backed with ster-
ling ability by Ruth, Shore and Leon
ard. Fosters return to form probab-
ly will have big effect In 1914 it was
largely through his efforts that the Red
SoX were able to go through to vic
tory.
The National league race seems to
have reached a point today where the
main point for speculation lies in wheth
er Schupp, Sallee, Perritt, or some other
Giant will pitch the opening game of
the world s series for the New York
club They completely crushed the Car
dinals. Only a miracle can now beat
the club out Cf the pennant.
Three runs in the second Cleveland
New York and they all resulted from
home runs-three of them.
Sothoron outpitched Myers, but the
Athletics took advantage Of st, Louis
misplays.
The White Sox got three hits, no runs
and beating,
Seven hits were good for six runs
and a Tiger victory over the Red Sox
Four shutoutc were registered, three
in the National league.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09
New Garage to Open.

d. G. Carr, recent arrival in the
city has leased the D. J. Riley garage
building on Jefferson street and will
open the same for business about the
first of next week. Besides doing the
regular repair work on automobiles Mr..
Carr will maintain q free information
bureau for the use of automobilists.
Most of the equipment fo the new gar
age has arrived and is being placed in
position this week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09
COrOners Jury Says
Death Was Suicide

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. "a coroner IS
verdict of suicide was returned today
in the death of J. w. Lambert, mil
honaire vice president of the Lambert
Pharmacal company, who was found
dead in his apartments here Tuesday.
No clew has been found to the iden-
tity of a woman whose telephone call,
insisting that a maid "see how Mr..
Lambert was" resulted in finding the
body.
Lambert s body was cremated yes
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09
Former Dallas Boys
Join Navy Training Camp
Capital Journal Special service.)

F7PVcrrFr
Dallas, Or. Aug. 9.-Tracy Savery,
son of Mrs. Hulda Savery of this city
has been called to join Uncle Sam Is
fighting forces and left Portland the
first of the week for Bremerton where
he will enter the hospital training camp.
Mr.. Savery has been travelling for the
A. D. S. Drug company for the past
several years out of San Francisco. He
was member of the famous Dallas bas-
ketball team that Travelled through the
east several years ago. He enters the
service as first class apprentice in the
Coast Naval Reserve corps.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09
Cnre for cholera Morbus

"When our little boy, now seven
years old. was baby he was cured of
cholera morbus by Chamberlain s Cole,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, writes
Mrs. Sidney Simmons, Fair Haven, n.
Y. "Sinee then other members of my
family have used this valuable medi-
cine for collie and bowel troubles with
good satisfaction and / gladly endorse
1t as a remedy OF exceptional merit,
Obtainnble everywhere.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09
Court House News
4 4 < x x : < X \ 4 < 4 ,

Judgment in the sum Of $s5 was rem
dered by Judge Bingham yesterday in
the case of v. Munt against j. b.
Ward. Interest at the rate Of six per
cent From September IA, 1915, and
costs in the sum Of $1,000 were also
awarded to the plaintiff. An order OF
execution YVES issued by Judge Bing-
ham
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09
Watson Was Fat.

Oakland, Cal. Aug, 9.-Frank Bar
rieaus hammered Red Watson at will
at Emeryville last night and got the de-
cision easily Watson was fat. Willie
Hoppe and Johnny Mccarthy boxed a
draw.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

terday, according to his request of sew
eral months ago.
Mrs. J. W. Lambert was expected in
st. Louis tonight from Hinesburg, VT.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09
SHOCK KILLED HIS MOTHER

Roseburg, Or, Aug. 9.-Mrs. Thomas
Havens dropped dead from heart fail
ure when her two year old son, cut by
glass, ran to herewith blood streaming
from his face
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

The report of Carrie Haynes. guar.
dian of the estate of Elijah Morton,
an insane person, shows that there is
on hand properly valued at $14S4.53,
and that she has paid out the sum of
$55, The claims were allowed by Judge
Bushey.
In the matter of the estate of R. H..
Bone, deceased, George H. Dunsford,
executor, has filed petition stating
that Mrs. Jane Ann Dunsford, legatec
under the Bone will, died January 49,,
1913, and asking that he be authorized
to disburse the one thousand dollars
Of the money remaining at her death,
to her four grandchildren, Lulu, Oda,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

There is an old adage which runs,
"Who wears bloodstone, be life short
or long, will meet all danger brave
and wise and strong"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

Olen and Arthur Clark. The will pro-
vides that the residue of the legacy be
turned over to her heirs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

The debtor of Siam after three
months may be seized and compelled
to work out his Indebtedness.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

Michael Kane, native of Ireland,
and an attendant at the state hospital,
whose first petition for naturalization
was denied on account of the fact that
his witnesses did not have knowledge
of his residence in the United States
for the five years preceding the i'll
ing of the petition, filed a new petit
tion yesterday with the circuit court
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

Complaint was filed yesterday in the
circuit court by Annis jackson against
Freeman Jackson for divorce on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment. She states they were married in
Missouri in 1856 and that they have
had seven children. She asserts that he
is in the habit Of running away from
home and staying away until sickness
or financial difficulty forces him to
return. She asks custody of the two
minor children.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

An order confirming the sale of real
property was signed yesterday by
Judge Bingham in the case of w. F..
Reeves against Wilson and Mary Wi
mans.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

Sothoron outpitched Myers, but the
Athletics took advantage of st. Louis
misplays.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

TIE Monday Tuesday
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

The White sox got three hits, no runs
and a beating.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

Three runs in the second Cleveland
New York and they all resulted from
home runs-three of them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-09

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
CEMENT FLOOR FROzE.
Fires in 10 Braziers Employed by Con-
tractor to Thaw Out Floor in Man.
ley's New Garage Building.

The difficulties encountered in the
construction Of buildings in winter
weather are many and varied and one
of them is illustrated in the effort ON
the part of the contractor to save the
cement floor laid the other day on
the new Marley building. The men
seized what was considered a favorable
opportunity and worked without ccas'
ing until the floor had been laid. Al
most before the job was completed
the weather changed to severe cold and
in spite Of everything that could be
done at the time the cement frozc.
The contractor then covered the en-
tire flooring with "A heavy bed Of straw
and built fires in Is big braziers un'
der the floor. The problem is to thaw
out the floor and permit it to set. II
the present effort is successful there
will have been only little extra ex
pcnse. If the floor cracks it will be
necessary to tear it all up and do the
work over again which will make con
siderable extra expense.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
MRS. MARY (sLoANE) oUsHMAN
Wife of William Cushman Dies II
Home on Frost Street.

Mrs. Mary (Sloane) Cushman, rs,
wife of William Cushman of 81 Frost
street, died of pneumonia at 10 o'clock
Friday night in her home She had been
i'll little over week.
Mrs. Cushman was born i'll New
Brunswick, Aug. l. 1910, daughter of
John and Adeline Sloane. She came to
Brattleboro when Il young woman and
married Mr.. Cushman March 20, 1897.
She leaves, besides her husband, two
sisters, Mrs. Hazcn Marston Of Nashua,
n. H., and Mrs. Carrie NJ. Heustis of
Church place, ana two brothers, Jasper
Sloaie of Brattleboro and Frank
Sloane of Lynn, Mass. She attended
the Congregational church.
The funeral was held Monday at
O'Clock at the house, 81 Frost street
Rev. Richard II. Clapp, pastor of the
Centre Congregational church, ofiiciat
ing. The bearers were Harvey w. San
dcrs, A. J. Currier, Ernest Torrey and
Herbert w. Miller. The body was
placed in the tomb in Morningside Gem
ctcry. Those from out of town present
included Alex Seymour of Burlington
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sloane of Lynn
Mass, and Edward Sloane of Holyokc
Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
NEW CATHOLIC CITRATE.
Rev. Father Thomas E. Mcmahon Was
Ordained Dec. 23-Brother of For
mer Brattleboro Citrate.

Rev Thomas +. Mcmahon, who was
ordained by Bishop j. j. Rice at the
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conccp'
ton in Burlington Dec. %, has been
assigned as curate of ST. Michael S
Roman Catholic church here and began
his duties Sunday.
lie is the second of his family to
serve as curate here. His brother, Rev.
Bernard w. Mcmahon, now of Albany
(Vt.), was curate of st. Michael s from
July 1912 to September of the follow
ing year, when he was transferred to
ST. Peter church at Rutland.
Rev. Father Thomas Il. Mcmahon
was born in Ireland April p, 1885, and
came to this country when a boy OF
six with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas McMahon Of Montpelier. He
attended ST. Michael's Parochial schoo
in Montpelier, st. Michael IS college nj
Winooski and Grand seminary, Mon
treal.
He celebrated his first mass il
Montpelier Christmas eve at midnight
and a week later preached his first ser
mon, when he demonstrated that hi
had fine voice and delivery and gav'
promise of an orator of marked ability
Rev. William Raymond, who came
hero from Worcester, Mass, exactly I
year ago to fill the position of curat,
Temporarily, has returned to that city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
FEDERAL INSPECTION OF co. I.
Every Member of Company Within Ra-
dius of so Miles Present = Made
Good Showing

The federal inspection of Company
/, V. n. g., was conducted Monday
under the eyes of Maj. Charles c.
Smith, U. S. A., on detached duty with
the Massachusetts National Guard as
instructor -inspector. He was accom-
panied by Lieut. Col. Fred Thomas OF
Montpelier, second in command of the
Vermont regiment. The inspecting Of
ficer worked hard Tuesday with Capt.
f. w. Gibson of the company in com
plotting the inspection of the equipment
and books of the company.
When the command to fall in was
given Monday So men and officers of
the company out of total of 90 were
ready for the work of the evening, a
representation that included every man
within so miles of the armory The
drill was long and varied and the men
and company officers were satisfied
that they had made "a good showing
The report of the inspecting officer viii
be made direct to the war department
Maj. Smith and Col. Thomas arc
guests of Maj. Linn d. Taylor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
SEVEN NEW ooRPoRAToRs.
Vermont Savings Bank Annual Meet
ing and Dinner Wednesday.

In the annual meeting of the Vermont
Savings bank this afternoon at 2
o'clock in the banking rooms the old
board of officers was reelected with the
addition of the names of j. Il. Ryder to
the board of trustees and NJ, Austin to
the board of investment. Seven new cor
porators were elected. They were A. a.
Dunlllee of Vernon and j. r. Ryder, L.
Il. Pratt, G.. G.. Staples, c. l.. Stickney
and G.. Il. Crowell, all of Brattleboro, and
A. y. Sherman of Williamsville.
The following are the officers: Presi-
dent, c. II. Pratt; vice president c. O.
Robbins treasurer, Harry p. Webster;
trustees, C. II. Pratt, +. L. Hunt, j. Gray
Estey, c. O. Robbins, +. j. Houghton,
NJ Austin, II. p. Webster, NJ. c. Hough-
ton and j. H. Ryder; board of invest
ment, c. II. Pratt, f. l.. Hunt, c. Q. Rob
bins, II. p. Webster and NJ. Austin;
auditors, f. l.. Hunt, NJ. Austin and G.
%. Robbins
The bank has had one of the most sue
cessful years in its history and in addition
to paying the regular semi-annual divi-
dends of two per cent has paid a special
dividend of one per cent, making five per
cent to the depositors during the year.
This is the seventh extra dividend this
bank has declared
Treasurer II. p. Webster, in his annual
report, in addition to comprehensive
statement of the banks business, paid a
feeling tribute to the }corporators who
have died during the year-George +.
Crowell, W. II. Bracket, DR.. c. s. Clark,
II. p. FAIR and Clarke c. Fits.
The annual dinner to the corporators
was served at the Brooks House at 3
clock.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
RESOLUTION ON MR.. FITS.
Fitting Tribute to His Memory from
National Life Insurance Co.

On motion of Frank c. Partridge of
Proctor the following resolution on the
death of Clarke C. Fits was adopted III
the annual meeting of the National Life
Insurance company held in Montpelier
yesterday:
"For the second time within one year
this board mourns the loss of one of its
members. The Hon. Clarke G. Fits of
Brattleboro, Vermont, attended our last
quarterly meeting in October apparently
in usual health. On November s he un-
derwent an operation at Brookline,
Mass, for an internal trouble from
which he eventually died at the home Of
his sister at WATERFOWL, Mass, on De-
cember 20 last.
"Mr. Fits was born at West Wards
boro, Vermont, October II, 1870. He
graduated from the high school at Brat
tleboro before he was sixteen and was
admitted to the bar of this state four
days after he reached his majority.
From the beginning he was successful
practitioner and at a very early age be-
came leader of the Vermont bar. When
only "a wears old he was elected attor-
riey general of the state and held that
Office for four years. At the time of his
decease, in the number, variety and i'm
portance of the interests which he repre-
scented, he had probably the largest prac
tice of any attorney in our state.
Although Mr.. Fits was conspicuous
as an alert, energetic and successful law
yer, his service as a public leader was
even greater. He had deep interest III
public affairs and gave himself generous
ly, to the advancement of public inter
csts A local Brattleboro paper char
acterizes him as 'the most conspicuous
benefactor Brattleboro ever had. His
public interests, however, were more
than local--they embraced the whole
state. For the development of our wa
ter powers he did much and he was +;
conspicuous champion of the conserva
ton of our national resources. Hi
death at the early age Of As years, at ;
time when he gave such promise o.
much larger and greater public use
fulness, is great blow to Vermont.
{" Mr.. Fits became a member of thi
board in January, 1916. His actua
service upon the board was of short du
ration, but in that time he manifesto,
such interest in its affairs and brough
to the board such Il capacity for broa,
and comprehensive Judgment that hi
election to the board seemed ideal. Hi
loss to this company is not measured b.
the short term of his service, but b.
the natural expectation of the grea
service which he could and would hav
brought to us if his life had bee
spared.
GAS an expression of the persona
sorrow which we, his colleagues, fee
and of our keen regret for the great los
which this company has met in his dc
cease, Be it resolved, That this memoirs
be entered upon our records and that
copy thereof be sent to his widow