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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-09
DUNHAM OFF CHARITIES BOARD.
Governor Names Windsor Man-Also
Appoints Successor to Miss Schu-
macher on Nurses Board.

Governor Graham has appointed
Charles Tuxbury of Windsor a member
OF the state board of charities and pro
baton to succeed George l.. Durham, re-
signed. He also has appointed Katherine
Nj. Crozicr who as assistant matron OF
the Heaton hospital in Montpelier, Il
member of the nurses registration
board to succeed Miss Mary f. Schu
machcr Of Brattlcboro, resigned.
Mr., Durham, who was made chairman
Of the board of charities and probation
when the board was organized, soon aft
erwards was taken i'll, and by advice
Of his physician he has given up as
many as possible of his duties for the
present. Miss Schumacher has taken q
position out of the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-09
FAMILY CIRCLE ALL PRESENT

MIR. and Mrs. Lorenzo w. Bush of Brookline Observe
Golden Wedding Anniversary-COp Letters
and Gifts of Gold
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-09

The rooster arouses so much dsaf.
lection by Growing at night that the
fact that he also Is Mormon often is
overlooked.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-09

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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09
GETTING AHEAD OF GREECE.

Greece has experienced plenty of trouble in such efforts as it has put forward to convince the allies that it is sincere in the attitude which it has taken relative to neutrality. The en- tente powers have repeatedly stated that it was because of the syn1path of King Constantine to the central powers and the position he Is in to make it decidedly uncomfortable to the forces gathered at SaIoniki that they have insisted upon the demands which have been made upon Greece. This view gains added strength from the declaration of M. Diomede, former Greek minister of finance, to a Paris newspaper to the effect that the Greek royal army is only awaiting orders from Germany to attack the allies and his further claim to the effect that the course which Greece has taken has been directed by the military attache of the German legation up to the time when he was forced to leave the country.
 That being so. it is but natural that the allies should make sure of their position and that they should bring all the pressure to bear that is pos sib1e to tl1wart any such move on the part of that nation The time to do it is Of course before Greece makes a move rather than afterwards, and even that may not be so far off when it is attributed to General Nacl1ensen that it will be two months before any Ger man troops can move on Monastir. If the allies can bring Greece to itG knees before that time they will have prevented a lot of additional trouble and be better able to meet such an assault whether it is made in two months or six. for with the central powers moving on Monastir and the Greek army striking at the rear the situation of the Saloniki army would indeed be serious.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09

these nations have gotten together at Rome, the same as they did at Paris some months ago and the result is that they have expressed their deter imitation to carry out their purposes.
 This meeting follows of course the changes which have taken place in England, France and Russia regard ing the cabinets and it is probable that there was a thorough discussion of the manner in which the war must be waged henceforth to make up for the mistakes which have developed in the past. It is entirely possible that the need has been felt of having Italy take a more active part than it has in the past and that this conference will be the means of bringing it about. Italy has been devoting its eff forts chiefly to itself. It has been making some progress and it has gained 2400 square miles of territory but it is not in possession of all that 1t desires and it has not kept busy as large a force of the enemy as it might, or as the allies cause requires. The part which Italy can play in improv- ing the Balkan situation is not small and it will be interesting to note the results which accrue from the policy this latest conference. Unity Of course is highly important and that is without doubt assured. Increased ac- tivity along al! fronts is now what is most needed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09
Coal Smashes Record.

The production and consumption of coal in the United States in 1916 ex- ceeded all past records. The quantity of bituminous coal mined last year is estimated by C. B. Lesher, of the Uni- ted States Geological Survey Depart men of the Interior, as slightly more than 509, 1000, 900 net tons, an increase compared with 1915 of more than 66- 00,000 tons, or Is per cent, and great CT by 31,000,0O0 tons than the record of 1913. Data furnished by the An- thracite Bureau of Information indi- cate that the production of Pennsyl- vania anthracite was SS,312,0 ,000 net tons, about 100000 tons less than in 1915. The total output of coal in the United States is thus estimated at 597, 500, 900 net tons, and the official figures when compiled may show 600,- 900, 900 tons, compared with 570, ,000, 900 tons in 1913.
 This estimate, which is to be fol- lowed shortly by a more detailed statement, shows that the increase was general, only three states, Mary land, Oklahoma, and Texas, having had a smaller production than in 1915. The largest increase was in Ohio whose production in 1916 is es- timated at 37,O0O,000 tons, compared with 22,435, 5,000tons in 1915, a gain of 65 per cent. Colorado, New Mexico, Virginia, and Washington show in- creases of more than 20 per cent and Kentucky. Montana. North Dakota, Tennessee, Yves Virginia and Wyo- ming. of IA to IS per cent. In Penn-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09
CHECKING CHILD LABOR.

There is reason for approving every effort that is made in behalf of better laws surrounding child labor. In the state of South Carolina there went into effect with the first of the year new mum age limit so that it is impossi- ble to employ children under 14 years of age. Formerly children over twelve could go to work in the factories of that state and the change means that 2,400 who were formerly employed un- der those conditions have been forced to give it up.
 Whether it will or not. this new law portunities for these 2,400. Having gotten away from the idea of attend ing school it is possible that many of them will simply wait until they reach 1he age of IA when they can return to work, but for those who are now but twelve and who have not been put into the mills or other employment it should mean a continuation Of their studies for two more years.
 This is as it should be and South Carolina is bound to feel the effects of it, the same as any other state un- der similar conditions, and there are many which ought to be following in it's footsteps at once. Sentim ent against child labor is making itself felt throughout the country. Even the south is conscious of the fact that there must be improvement in prevailing conditions and that is the section of the country where child la hor conditions are the worst at the present time.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09
ylvania the increase was about IT,

sylvania the increase was about IT, 000,000 tons, or Il per cent.
 The consumption of coal by the rail- roads in 1916 is estimated to have been 17,500, 900 tons greater than in 1915, the use of Soal in the manufac- ture of coke was greater by 2O,50o,O0O tons, exports increased about 100000 net tons the coal mines used 500,000 tons more for steam and, heat, and the increase in consumption, mainly by the manufacturing industries, was 2l,- 900 900 tons.
 The increased consumption of bi- luminous coal by the railroads and industrial interests of the country during the year brought about a con- dition in which the demand for coal was greater than the ability of the railroads to deliver it, and in some To- calities than the ability of the mines to produce it, because of scarcity of labor. There is no lack of soal in the ground, or of mines from which it can be obtained. The soft -coal mines, however. are not equipped to store coal that has been mined, and the coal must be loaded into railroad cars as soon as it is, dug-in fact, the miners as a general rule do not go into mine unless the cars are on hand to take the days output.
 The greater part of the bituminotfs coal produced in 1916 was sold on contracts at prices (agreed upon dur in the early part of the year) that represented increases little if any more than the increases in wages granted the miners.l The high prices at which the small quantity of coal not con- tracted for was sold during the last three months of the year were the result of excess of demand over sup ply. The buyers bid the price up, and as happens in the marketing of any article or commodity under like con- ditions, there was dutbless some spec ulative holding and trading that tend ed to raise prices. This factor and the inclination of the middleman and retailer to exact extra profits are not believed to have been any greater as regards coal than as regards other ; necessities whose prices have risen during the last few months.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09
Record Year for Shipments of Port
 land Cement

The shipments of Portland cement from the mills ir the United States in 1918 approximated 94,50S, 900 barrels, compared with. s6.s91,6s1 barrels in 1915, an increase of S.8 per cent; the production of Portland cement ap- proximated 91,194.000 barrels. compar- ed with S5,914,907 barrels in 1915, an increase of 6.1 per cent; the stocks of finished cement fell from Il, 1,7S1, ,166 barrels in 1916, a decrease of 2S.9 per cent. These figures are derived from statistics and estimates compiled by Ernest F. Burchard, of the United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. and the returns on which they are based were fairly com plete for all states except California. The figures for stocks are not consid- cred accurate, as they could not well
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09
Philippine Gold Mining Industry In
 creases.


 creases.
 Ever since the passage in 1902 of the Philippine bill which put into ef- feet code of mining laws, the gold mining industry in the Philippine is lands has steadily increased. In 1907 gold to the value of $93, 1928 was ex- tracted. Between 1911 and 1912 re- markable increase occurred, when tt,G production rose from S189953 to $570,- 900. In 1913, seven mining companies 696-79, and their net incomes at $259.7003S; in 1914, twelve mining companies declared their gross in comes at T$1,214,785.93 and their net incomes at $441, 1,647.33; and in 1915 the declared gross incomes of fourteen and the net incomes $3S0, 722.25.
 Of the fortytwo mining companies listed, fifteen have gross incomes, eight have net incomes, and the rest are more or less inactive. This list includes companies for the removal of iron, copper. oil, asphalt, stone, etc. The leading gold producing district is Aroroy, on the island of Masbate, quartz mines, the Colorado, Syndi- cate, and Keystone. Paracale in Am prose Camarines is second in point of production. The production in this district is at present limited to dredg- ing, eight dredges being in constant use; but it is expecter that there will be producing mines in 1917. Tho Benguet district formerly took the lead in gold production, but in 1910 typhoons crippled the operating plants A new plant is now adding heavily to production. There is one hydraulic plant in the islands located on the CanSuran property in Surigao. Large areas Of valuable placer ground have been found in the Mountain Pro- vince, Neuva Ecija, Tayabus and Bull acan, in Mindoro, and along the Agu- san and Tubay rivers in Mindanao which will eventually be used for dredging operations.
 Figures given out by the bureau of customs show that exports of gold are increasing with the increasing pro- duction. Gold bullion to the value of $102.96S, or S,006.32 ounces, was ex- ported during the month of July of 1916, a noney-vaIue increase of $7,213 over the amount for the correspond ing period of 1915. While in 1915, only British ships were used to transport gold from the islands. the record for July of 1918 shows that American ves- seGs carried the bulk of the bullion, while Japanese steamers ranked sec ond in the carrying trade.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09

I've decided not to get that new evening gown I was telling you about remarked Jane. T don't real | tly need it. and Pm not going to buy a single thing this winter that I can
 do without. We're going to econo-
 mize and save heaps of money, and next spring.
 And next spring you'll buy car,' . Lucia finished for her. "Oh. I know. But if you're wise, you'll listen to the counsel of a true friend and do noth- ing of the kiEd.'
 "Well, for goodness sake! explod- ed Jane. Since when did you become an enemy of the automobile indus try? Why I've heard you say, lots of times. that you wanted a car your self?"
 50 I do." replied Lucia calmly, ''but if I have to wait for it until l get by economizing I'll still be wait ing when my golden hair has turned to silvery gray.
 Its just two years ago this winter since Peter and I decided that the following spring should find us in pos session of a fine new car We'd been married only a short time, so our fur niture was new; we both had plenty of good clothes; and there was nice little rainy day fund laid by. So we thought it was time to begin saw ing up for a car, and save we certain
 
 Peter actually stopped smoking, and bought his lunches at those places where you eat from the arm of your chair, and had me press his clothes instead of sending them to the tailor: And I cut our grocery and meat bills until we'd about got down to bird seed instead of real food, and we had a wan, hollow eyed look and our maid had left. But we were perfectly hap py, because our automobile fund was swelling at an amazing rate; and we used to tell each other we'd had no idea it was so easy to save money, and decided that after we bought the car we'd save up for motor boat, 8 home in. the suburbs a sealskin coat for me, a fine diamond ring for Pe- ter, and, oh, quantities of other ex- pensive luxuries!
 But just about that time things be- gan to happen. First, Peter got frig- i'd note from the grocer saying he was sorry to inform us that he could no longer extend credit, but hereafter we would have to buy for cash. Well, we thought there must be some mistake, because we'd always paid our account promptly on the first of the month, without even waiting for a bill But it wasn't a mistake. The grocer said he understood we were in strait ened circumstances, and being a poor man himself he couldn't afford to lose anything with /us. Peter was hop ping mad and we began trading at an- other place.
 That was only a beginning. My
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09
RECKLESS AUTO DRIVERS.

Few are the cities throughout the country which do not suffer more or less from the reckless drivers of au- tomobiles, those who consider that the pedestrians must take care not to run into them and who consider that they have the undisputed right in the high way to do as they please, regardless of people, officials or regulations.
 Occasionally there is a judge who thinks differently and who realizes that advantage is repeatedly taken of the courts as well as of the public by this class of people, and such is re- fected in the explanation which one at Brockton, Mass. gave when he sent a reckless jitney driver to jail for a month saying: The people of Brockton must be protected. They are going to walk the streets in safety. No one who is convicted in this court of this offense will go on probation. All will be sentenced The inference they make that the people who are walking are going to turn this way or that way is what am going to stop. The operator of an automobile must not infer anything. He must do every thing he can from trespassing on the rights of pedestrians"
 The Brockton judge has the cour- age of his convictions. He has found out from experience that the proba- ton plan doesn't prevent the contin- uation of recklessness nor does it Eerye as a lesson to others. His ex- perience is much the same as that of judges elsewhere who have found that the imposition of fines is interpreted by many who care nothing for money as a license fee for joy riding, and that it is the jail sentence which will bring about respect for the law and the rights of others.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09

recently, in New Haven Superin- tendent Williams is a man who be- lieves in putting the boys on their honor and he rules by kindness ratf-- CT than by stern discipline We do not believe that there has ever been cruelty practiced there in his time or that boys were ever treated as this New Haven man alleges. The people of Meriden who are used to seeing the boys about the streets, who noticed how will they look and even wonder at the privileges they have, cannot imagine that sort of thing going hand in hand with the treatment which is charged in this New Haven case. We knoxn MT. Williams, his hustees and his assistants will demand an investi- gaton and we are equally certain that charges unfoInded.-New Haven Un-. ion.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09
INCREASING BRITISH PRESTIGE.

According to one source of informa- tion, new interpretation is put upon the low bid which was made by Had fields of Sheffield, Eng, for the con tract to make shells for the United States navy, when it is claimed that this is being done to increase British prestige. It can be appreciated that when one of the British factories is able to take on extra business, the turning out and delivery of which will require 16 months, to say nothing of the number of hands which will be required and the raw material that will be needed, it must mean that such a bid has the sanction of the government and the meaning which is expected to be conveyed by such a reaching out for foreign business dur ing the war is that Great Britain has all the munitions that will be required for a long time and that it's allies are equally well fixed.
 This might be calculated to indi- cate a situation which would make the central powers sit up and take notice whether the contract is act uaIIy awarded to the English firm or not. It points to the resources of that nation and it's willingness to reach out and help others in a line of work upon which great minds and energies have been concentrated.
 MT. Schwab has said that it would be dangerous for the United States to depend upon foreign nations for our ammunition and so it would. but it is to be remembered that this coun- try has been turned to in case of need by many of the belligerents. and while the contract may not go abroad. it may be a good thing that it has been shown that the British plant is pre- pared to handle such a job at the present time. It tells much to this country as well as the central powers.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09
THE TRIALS OF ECONOMY

friends became simply unbearable, trailing in at all hours to Sympathize
 with me because of our bad luck; and
 wasn't it dreadfuIly hard to do my own housework ?-and it was too bad couldn't afford any new clothes this year, when the styles were perfectly ravishing! Several actually brought in some of their old scastoff things and wondered whether I could make them over for myself! When I tried to ex- plain that all was we'll with us, and that we were only saving our money, they smiled pityingly and said it was awfully plTlcixy of me to put up such a brave front, but really, dear, among friends
 And then Peters cousin Arthur and his wife came around one evening and said that if we would like to give up our apartment they would be glad to sublease and take it off our hands. They were very much surprised to learn that we had no intention of giv- thurs wife had set her heart on get ting it, for she marched off with her nose in the air, saying that she thought e less expensive apartment would be more in keeping with our circumstances now.
 But it was few days later that the climax came. The presidential the bank where Peter workeds as third assistant cashier called the poor boy into his private office and gave him the awfulest jolt! He said it had been brought to his attention that Peter was going about looking rather shabby, and he wanted to know what the trouble was.
 Well, Peter told him all about it. but the president wasn't at ali sym pathetic. He said the bank officials had discussed it among themselves and they thought if their depositors noticed one of the employees looking shabby, with his elbows all shiny and the creases up the sides of his trous- CTS instead of in front, they'd be afraid he'd be tempted to embezzle their money, and start a run on the bank. And he said, too, that if Peter after looking hard up for so long, fin ally b1ossomed out with fine new car the depositors would surely think he had embezzled.
 Good gracious!" murmured her list ener dazedly.
 "Yes,' said Lucia, Git does sound funny, doesn't it? We'd no idea so many people were concerned in our affairs. But that finished our dream of a car, for Peter couldn't afford to antagonize the bank president. And really, it was pretty nice to have meat for dinner again and to be able to buy some nice things and look my friends straight in the eye once more. Where are you doing. Jane?"
 I'm off for the butcher shop. to get nice, thick steak for dinner" said Jane. 'I was going to have fried mush, but I've changed my mind!"- Chicago News
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09

be checked over by manufacturers un- til after the end of the year.
 The year 1916 undoubtedly holds the record for shipments of Portland cement; the next highest record was in 1913, when SS,6S9,S77 barrels were shiped from the mills. In production 1913 apparently is still the record year. with an output of 92,097, ,131 bar rels, although there is a. possibility that the final returns may give 1916 the lead.
 Higher prices for cement prevailed throughout the United States except at a few points where top prices were realized in 1915. Trade conditions were generally reported as decidedly better than in 1915, and in certain places the only limitation to output seemed to be shortage of labor and of freight cars.
 Six new plants reported production of Portland cement in 1916, one each in California, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09
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 IN FEW HOURS.

Your cold will break and all grippe misery end after taking a dose of "Pape's Cold Compound" every two hours until three doses are taken.
 It promptly opens clogged-up nos- trils and air passages in the head, stops nasty discharge or nose run ming, relieves sick headache, dullness, feverishness, sore throat, sneezing. soreness and stiffness.
 Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing head-uothing else in the world gives such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Compound which costs only 25 cents at any drug store. It acts without assistance tastes nice, and causes no inconvenience. Accept no substitute.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09

A new basis for making appropria- tions is voiced by Chairman Fftzger- aid of the appropriations committee when he says Secretary Lansing is the only cabinet official who has had nerve enough to ask congress for an automobile, and by George. he shall have it." On that basis the commit tee will not have any trouble in piling tn the national debt
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09
THE ROME CONFERENCE.

Much is expected of the conference of the representatives of the entente nations at Rome. and well it might
 The nations making up that group of belligerents have separately express ed themselves as determined to carry on the war and opposed to the peace proposition put forth by the central powers. Now the representatives of