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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-29
MlLk PRODUCERS AGREEMENT
Understanding with Government For
Cost Plus a Reasonable Profit.

Understanding with Government For
Cost Plus a Reasonable Profit.
Cost plus a reasonable profit, is the
basis on which an arrangement is TO
be made, backed by the United States
Government, for the production OF
dairy products in New England begin
ming January ist This agreement was
reached between the United States
Food Administration, the New Eng
land Milk Producers Association and
the milk distributors, at a conference
in Washington November 23rd and
cath. A regional milk commission, on
which will sit men representing both
production and distribution, will make
searching inquiry Of the costs from
COW TO consumer. The New England
Milk Producers Association and the
dealers have agreed TO accept the find
ings Of this commission. 1t will be
Immediately appointed by the Nation
al Food Administration and hearings
will begin soon in Boston.
This action in effect, creates the
United States Government as an arb'-
traitor of the differences between the
producers and the dealers In New
England, with the understanding that
cost plus reasonable profit shall be
the rule to all parties in the transac-
ton. The business Of distribution
with its enormous wastes and profits
will be laid bare and such an adjust
ment made as will equitably distribute
to producers and distributors the mon
ey which the consumer pays. The
backing Of the government Will be CIV
en- to such price in the market as Will
make the business pay reasonable
profits.
This move is undertaken by the
government at the solicitation OF the
producers as War measure for the
protection of live stock on New Eng
land farms. The agreement OF the
milk dealers to accept the adjustments
proposed, removes the possibility OF
milk strikes or lock-outs.
It is now up to the New England
Milk Producers Association to clearly
establish the reasonableness Of its de-
mands. The dealers will be obliged 10
Justify their selling price to satisfy
consumers that their business is efiic-
iently managed and their profits with
| in reason. Consumers will be willing
| to pay what they are assured by Gov
ernment authority is fair and reas-
enable price for dairy products.
The N. E. M. P. A. is preparing to
Law before the proposed commission
the most elaborate tabulation of pro-
duction costs ever formulated for New
England. 1t has suggested the names
Of three men to the National FOOD
administration, either one Of whom
would be acceptable as its represen-
tative on the proposed commission.
The names suggested are: John >.
Murdoch, Providence, r. l., Herbert
C. Myrick, Springfield, Mass, Edward
n. Wason, Nashua. N. II.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-29

avoid GENERALIZATION oi UalnS hiat 'h
yariably follows failure Of regular
trains 10 make their schedules.
Encourage the use Of motor trucks
and cooperation with trolley lines for
handling short haul freight
Enlist the service Of water trans
portation lines in all reasonable and
practical ways,
STUDY thoroughly all priority and
other Governmental orders issued TO
promote movement Of traffic and use
Of equipment and comply cheerfully
and promptly herewith.
"Redouble efforts to increase the
loads per car of bulk grain and other
commodities which still move in light
loads.
Expedite car movement through
yards and terminals
Check up and enforce demurrage
rules rigidly, eliminate cross haul OF
commodities.
Unload company material much
more promptly.
"Curtail reconsignment privileges in
every possible way.
Increase lading in l.. c. l.. Mer-
chandise cars by establishing Sailing
Days
Increase fuel economy.
"Cut out all unnecessary detention
Of cars.
"Provide for universal interline way
billing"
In explanation Of the necessity for
greater efforts towards increased effic-
iency, Chairman Harrison says: I'VE
are approaching the winter with ap-
prehensions of possible congestion on
our railroads Notwithstanding all that
has been accomplished by the hearty
cooperation with US of Government
agencies, shippers and the general
public. Our reports show that in the
second quarter of 1917 each locomo-
tive handled 1871 per cent and each
i freight car 1853 per cent more revenue
ton miles than in the corresponding
period Of 1916; equivalent to the addl-
ton of 1885 locomotives and 36l ,OOC
freight cars. While the committee
gratefully accords the public it consid'
ers it necessary to direct attention OF
the extraordinary additional amount
Of transportation that the carriers
, will be called on to supply this winter
through the operation of condition.
that have developed since our entr,
into the war the pressure from which
, il constantly and rapidly increasing II
intensity. The Communicating o.
ships engaged in Atlantic and Pacih'
, coastwise trade, and of seagoing tug
plying between Newport News ant
New England, throws on the railroad
the burden of transportation much Of
: the New England coal and cotton sup
E ply that formerly moved by water
( Many troops will have to be transport
i ed and at least $500 carloads of sup
: plies for their use must be handled
4 daily this winter. Proper response u
these demands and to the almost un
!; limited call for fuel from all parts 0
S our country will require unremittln'
6 efforts. 1t is evident therefore tha
4 however heartily the public has el
ready responded to our requests 10
e co-operation additional and mos
= strenuous endeavor must be mad
:, either by us and by them to overcom
r the stress of winter weather, over
d worked plant and depletion OF force
I through calls to the flag and resigna
: ton to accept employment in ship
r wards and munition factories
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-29
BURR AND BURTON NOTES

To the recent acquisition of One
Hundred and One Best Songs Mr..
Brooks has added his musical ability,
with the result that the morning sing
ing advances daily in time and quality.
There are about ten students who take
turns at the piano. The happiest COM
bination was reached on Monday when
Mrs. Brooks played Marseillaise
for us. The ten minutes are rendered
even more worth while by almost daily
five minute talks by Mr.. Brooks on
the present war situation. A graphic
little sketch serves to keep us Semln-
ary-ites better posted.
Last weekend many Of the students
"stayed over" owing to the fact that
school was kept on Monday so as to
make up for the extra day at Thanks
giving On Saturday night short
social was held and it was the common
concensus of opinion that the treat
was we'll enjoyed.
If practice can make perfect we
ought soon to reach that stage in our
evolution of general singing, for the
art is very much in vogue at the Sem
mary this year, nightly after supper
song parties being INDUCED in, In
cluding Sunday night when almost all
participate.
On Monday afternoon mass meet
ing of the Y. NJ. and Y. w. c. A. CON
Quoted its Thanksgiving session. Mr..
Brooks presided and faculty and stu
dents contributed their share If there
is anyone in this wide country who
feels that he has little to be grateful
for this year. | only wish he might
have been present at that meeting. ]
am sure that each one took away a
grateful sense of the blessings pub
licly mentioned and silent prayer OF
thanks in his or her heart for the more
personal ones which touch the lndlVld-
ual life, perhaps, more closely.
Before a crowd Of one hundred
spectators the Burr and Burton five
won its first basket ball game last
Friday evening, when it lined up
against the "Town Team" 1t was a
rough contest from start to finish
many fouls were called and "charg-
ing" was frequent occurrence. Beac
Rich was the outstanding star for
Burr and Burton, making 26 out Of the
3g points won. The final score stood
&c TO 30. Line up-B. p. s.: Rich
(captain), Davis +, Walsh c, Burns 3
1 Bobee | &, Brewster sub; Town team
Tierney +, Childs +, Jackson c, Kelley
c, Buck e, Mclaughlin ] g.
The boys however, arc not the onlS
ones 10 shine IN athletic activities tins
year. The girls, too, are enjoying
/ their basket ball work now with Miss
Childs as coach, and are anxiousl,
awaiting the choosing Of the hrs
team. In the near future they eKpecl
TO meet the Bennington High Schoo
girls team on the home court.
School closed Wednesday night. W.
all love Burr and Burton, but thef
they say that absence makes the hear
grow fonder. and we are going TO en-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-29
LAWYERS TO AID IN
DRAFT WORK NAMED
Three in Each District viii Act In
Conjunction with Medical Boards.

Conisnction with Medical Boards.
Montpelier, Nov. 25-Gov. II. r.
Graham has received notification from
President Wilson of the appointment
If the following members Of the legal
advisory board for Vermont. These
boards will work in conjunction with
he medical advisory boards on the
new draft regulations and the ap'
are the result OF Governor
Iraham's recommendations to Presi-
lent Wilson two weeks ago as result
If n conference with the attorneys OF
he state representing the different Of
fcials of the Vermont and National
Bar Association living in Vermont.
The appointments are;
Addison County
|. H. LaFleur of Middlebury.
C. |. Button of Middlebury.
G. w. Stone Of Vergennes.
Remington County
F G. Archibald Of Manchester Ctr.
E. H. Holden Of Bennington.
C. NJ. Graves Of Bennington.
Caledonia County
Alexander Dunnett of st. Johnsbury
Harry Bbdgett of st. Johnsbury.
Elisha May Of St. Johnsbury.
Chittenden County
A. G. Whittemore of Burlington.
C. H. Darling Of Burlington
M. G. Leary Of Burlington
Essex County
H. B. Amey of Island Pond.
C. r. Powell of Island Pond
II. w. Lund Of Canaan.
Franklin County
w. H. Fairchild of Fairfield
N. N. Post of ST. Adams.
D. G. Furman Of Swanton.
Grand Isle County
Jed. P. Ladd of Burlington.
F. w. Webster of Swanton.
d. T. Trombly of Isle La Motto.
Lamoille County
r. W. Hulburd of Hyde Park.
T. C. Cheney of Morrisville.
NJ. P. Maurice Of Morrisville.
Orange County
G. L. Stow Of Chelsea.
M. NJ. Wilson of Randolph.
f. S. Williams of Bradford.
Orleans County
f. w. Baldwin of Barton.
F. E. Alfred of Newport.
f. S. Rogers of North Troy.
Rutland County, Dist. No. l.
W. b. C. Stiekney Of Rutland.
p. M. Meldon of Rutland.
]. S. Buttles Of Brandon.
District No. 2
E. D. Raymond of Fair Haven.
w. H. Rowland of Poultney.
P. NJ. NJ. Phelps of Fair Haven.
Washington County
J. w. Gordon Of Barre.
f. L. Laird of Montpelier
H. C. Shurtlef of Montpelier.
Windham County
A. f. Cudworth Of South London
derry.
G.. A. Weston of Bellows Falls.
r. C. Bacon of Brattleboro.
Windsor County
w. w. Stickney of Ludlow.
William Batchelder of Woodstock.
E. H. Edgerton of Rochester.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-29

The ladies Of the Shakespeare Club
in Swanton have made and given TO
thn Red Cross three knitted afghans'
one Of them being knit by Mrs. ). r.
GLADDEN., who has only one arm The
afghan was so marked before ship
ment.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-29
STATE NEWS

A Goshen sportsment out deer hunt
ing found four raccoons asleep IN u
tree and bagged them all. The skinA
arc worth about $3.50 apiece and the
meat is edible.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-29

Arthur S. Stanley, teacher In the
public schools Of Swanton, has receiv-
ed his appointment as second lieuten-
ant in the I'd Cavalry, U. s. A., and
will report at Fort Leayenworth, Kan.
November 26th.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-29

This season there have been shown
on the flower tables IN the museum at
St. Johnsbury III different species of
Towering plants, 81 Of ferns and fern
allies and "a MOSES and lichens,
making total Of 7sG species. OF
this number 81 species came from be-
yond the local range, which is within
4 radius Of five miles from the mus
cum. Forty-six species have been
added 70 the local fora, several OF
which are rare in the state. Two rare
ferns we're found growing In st.
Johnsbury, one Of them, the Moonwere
having been listed but once before ~
the state.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-29

Mrs. Joseph Abair died at her home
in Winooski, Nov. % Of bloodpoisoning
following an absccss. The trouble
started with a small boil on one side
Of her nose, which developed an abb
seczs inside the nose, spread in back
a one eye and went through her face.
blood poisoning developing
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-29

Joy our holidays 10 tho utmost to rc-
turn better equipped for good hard
work until Christmas time, Good bye
Burr and Burton until next Tcsday.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11
From the Tyndall Register.

On Tuesday afternoon at two p. m,
occurred the marriage of Miss Murie
Irene Robbins, daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Guy Robbins of this city, to Mr..
John B. Schaffhausen of Tyndall, S.
D., at the Robbins home.
Alex. M. Geist stole the march or
his many Tyndall friends by going
down to Running Water Saturday ev.
ening, where he was quietly married
az 8 O'Clock to Miss Elsie Zelenka OF
that place.
Miss Clara Turnbull returned home
Saturday evening after spending the
summer with relatives in Champaign
and Aurora, III.
Morris j. Wagner has purchased
the dray of Ernest Walliser and took
possession of the same the first of
October. Morris will be on The lob
all the time to take care of your
wants. "Dick" has accepted a posi-
ton with Serr & Kiehlbauch and will
commence on his duties next Monday.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11
EXAMINATION.

Examinations for Second, Third,
and Primary Certificates will be held
in the Court House at Tyndall, South
Dakota, on October 25 and 26, 1917.
The examination will commence at
8 80 o'clock a. m. the first day. APP
p~licants will please furnish pen and
ink, paper will be provided. Appli-
cants having credits secured within
six months of the date Of this exami-
nation must submit same with their
manuscript in order to receive the
credit stated. A fee of one dollar is
required. The following schedule will
be observed and applicants must not
ask for any change.
FIRST DAY.
A. M.-Preliminary; Reading; Ge-
ography; Writing.
P. M.-Grammar; U. S. History |;
Physiology.
SECOND DAY.
A. M.-Arithmetic; Spelling; Di-
dactics.
r. M.-Drawing; S. D. History;
Civics.
Applicants for Primary Certificates
will write on Primary Methods in.
place Of Civics.
j. W. WHITING
Co. Supt.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11
From the Tyndall Tribune.

The three year old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Nedvid, living one mile
north of town, died Saturday night as
the result of internal injuries sustain
ed in falling off a load Of hay. The
accident happened on the previous
Monday and at the time the little one
was apparently not seriously injured.
His condition did not become alarm
ing until the following Friday when
he commenced to grow worse and a
physician was called. Funeral serv.
ices we've held Monday.
Rev. John Linka has resigned as
mail carrier on Route No. 3, and left
Wednesday morning for Broderick,
Sask., Canada, where he will take
charge of a Bohemian Presbyterian
%pastorate. The family will continue
tc reside in Tyndall until the children
have completed the high school course.
DR.. E. H. Boon has received a
commission as First Lieutenant in the
Medical Section Of the United States
army. The appointment arrived last
evening and the doctor is feeling elat-
ed. Although the war department
has not notified him as to when he
shall report for duty he expects the
call to come in the very near future.
L. F. .Chladek, DR.. E. H. Boon, F,
F. Chladek, VIM. Thompson and G.
G. Pickett are driving to Sioux Falls
today where they will attend the re-
ception given in honor of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, VIM. G. Nc
Adoo. The gentlemen were accom-.
panied to Sioux Falls by Judge J. D.
Elliott who is returning to his home
after a couple of days spent in Tyn-
dali.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11
From the Hutchinson Herald.

The South Dakota Grain Co., Of
Parkston, rented the two elevators
ear the depot and have VIM. Mielke
as manager.
John Hosterman returned Saturday
from Tolstoy where he went to look
after the threshing on his three quar-
tiers. His share of the crop brought
him v q thousand dollars and he
still has q share of the corn.
John Foley sold a bunch of hogs
here Tuesday that brought him 81
378. 80 as reported by John Koth.
1t was a warm morning and two died
when they reached the stock yards.
Early frost in Minnesota and North
Dakota will cause those states to de-
pend considerably on South Dakota
for seed corn. The State College
urges farmers to select seed corr now
and store it in a safe place.
When farmers announced tina. they
were planting corn as late az June
22nd. many people said the frost
would get II, but not this year. ].
w. Ulmer, Gilbert Larson, Gottlieb
Schenk, John Hosterman and many
others planted in June and most oft
is out Of the way Of frost. Mr.. Hos
terman piowed up winter wheat and
planted calico corn which is an early
ninety day orr and it is hard and q
good yield. The river bottom lands
were overfiowed the last Of May and
it was after the middle Of June be-
fore such land could be worked, some
not then, but the majority who have
late corn say that II il much heavier
than the early corn that was caught
by the dry weather III the fore part
Of harvest
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-11

Kaylor Leader.-Frank Dvorak,
Rudolph ~Sunderman, and John Link
each received notice the first Of the
week requesting that they appear be-
fore the local board at Parkston next
Saturday At p. N. at which time
they will be supplied with transport
tation etc. preparatory to their depar-
ture for TT. Riley. Kans.. TO enter
the training camp.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-09-26
PlKEMEN IN BATTLE.
The Old Greek Phalanx Was Like a
Mass Of Live Barbed Wire.

II is long reach back from modern
war methods and big guns TO the days
Of the pike and the battleax. But in
its time the pike did deadly work and
used In the phalanx was terrible
weapon.
A phalanx in the military affairs of
Greece was square battalion or body
of soldiers formed in ranks and .iles
compact and deep. with their shields
Joined and pixies crossing each other
30 as to render it almost impossible TO
break it. At first the phalanx consisted
of 1000 men. but this number was aft
erward doubled By Philip of Macedon,
and the double phaanx is hence often
called the Macedonian phalanx. Polyb-
ius describes it thus:
at was a square of pikemen, con-
sisting of sixteen in flank and 800 in
front. The soldiers stood so close TO-
gether that the pixies Of the fifth rank
extended three feet beyond the front.
The rest. whose pixies were not service
able owing to their distance from the
front. cOuched them upon the shoulders
Of those who stood before them and,
so locking them together in file pressed
forward to support and push on the
former rank. by which means the as.
sault was rendered more violent and
Irresistible" The spears of those he.
hind also stopped the missiles Of the
enemy. Each mans pike was twenty
three feet long. a grand phalanx con-
sisted of 1851 men,
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-09-26
ONE OF DESIGNERS OF
DEUTSCHLAND HANGS SELF
GOtthOld Prusse Had Been Impris-
Oned in Baltimore as Alien
Enemy.

Baltimore, Md.-Gotthold Prusse,
one of the designers of the German
merchant submarine Deutschland,
who came to Baltimore on the first
voyage of that craft, committed sui
eide in the city Jail by hanging.
Prusse had been imprisoned as an
alien enemy. He was arrested by
the United States authorities on Au-
gust 20 for leaving a restricted zone
without permission. He was Al years
old and born in Germany. The Cor
oner gave a certificate of suicide.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-09-26
PERIL OF COAST EROSION.
The cssssIsss Warfare wsssd by che
See Against the Land.

See Against the Land.
All over the world. In America as
well as In the eastern hemisphere, is
the sea waging a ceaseless warfare
against the land So serious is the
danger of coast erosions round the Brit
ish isles that people are asking wheth-
er England Is not slowly but surely dis
appearing.
LowestOft has been sorely hit by the
merciless waves which are steadily adj
vancing. Within the last few years the
east coast town has spent considerably
more than 100000 In combating the
sea. which means a new promenade,
groynes. breakwsters. piles and huge
cement structures, Only a few years
since tremendous damage was caused
to these then new structures by a
series Of gales which wrecked part of
the promenade, tore down the piles
and breakwaters and made scrap
heap Of the cemented parts.
Cromer, too. has suffered terribly
from the seas advancement Not so
long ago 1t cost this delightful east
coast town more than $4,000 to make
good the damage.
During less than fifty years It Is
roughly computed that England must
have lost more than $4,000 acres of
land by sea incursions. The battle
against nature still goes on. But 1t
must be remembered that. while in
some places the waters are advancing
in other spots the sea is retiring. But
the balance is said to be not altogether
in favor of the latter, and new meth.
DDS may have to be devised to meet
and fight the peril.-London Mail
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-09-26
An Equally Extensive View.

A literal Interpretation of common
place remark is sometimes amusing.
In midsummer Motoring in Europe"
De COurcy w. Thorn tells of an old
traveller who said to very small boy
then making his first voyage. VINO had
climbed upon the bulwark and was
gazing across the ocean to the far hori-
ION. my boy. did you ever before see
such glorious stretch of ocean -as far
as you can see only ocean?
Yes" answered the boy.
Hardly" said the man. "Where do
you think you saw itT'
"On the other side of the ship" re-
piled the youngster.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-09-26
81 GALLON in
HAVANA; AUTOS RETIRE

Havana.-More than a thousand
automobiles in Havana have been
forced into retirement by the action
of retail gasoline dealers in jumping
the price from Al cents a gallon to
81 and in some instances to $l2O.
1t was minated the supply is ade-
quate for all needs and that the ac-
ton of retailers is unjustified and
that prosecutions will follow if they
persist in their excessive demands.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-09-26
City Of Originators.

Newark, n. j., claims to be the city
of orisinators. Its list of inventions In
cludes patent leather, malleable iron.
the electric dynamo, celluloid. brushes
imbedded In rubber and the one piece
collar button. The mother of pearl
button. now a universal institution,
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-09-26
The Ancient Scepter.

The Hebrew word translated as
''scepter" originally meant a rod or
staff and was the wand of ruler. 1t
was thence applied to the shepherds
crook Qeviticus xvii. 80; Micah vii.
IA.
II may be inferred that the scepter
of early Hebrew times was made of
wood. The scepter of the Persian mon
arch is described as "golden"-that il,
probably of massive gold Esther
Nv, III.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-09-26
Ancient Embroidery.

In Exodus the "embroiderer" is con.
trasted with the cunning workman"
The art Of embroidery by the loom was
extensively practiced by the nations of
antiquity. The Egyptians and Baby
lonians were noted for it. Embroidery
with the needle was a Phrygian inven-
ton Of later date.