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New Britain herald., 1917-05-10

in the state save New Haven with it's college men. Our Saturday morn ing class still continues with it's studies, and our committees and our Social Workers Conference show more solidarity and shoulder-to- shoulder work than many cities can boast This team work would be i'm portant in time of emergency.
 We would also suggest that this society, which is eligible. might we'll enroll as an institutional member of the Red Cross. thereby adding to it's own usefulness locally and proving it's worth as a good neighbor. since fart of the obligation consists in sending out a trained worker from ouH own office to assist in any nearby city if great emergency arises. Only Hartford and New Haven char ity organization societies are thus en- rolled, at present. We have talked this matter over before with leaders in the state, and concluded 1t was unnecessary preparedness, but now with war declared conditions are diff ferent.
 During April, 1917, there have been 365 requests for services we could render, tweny-four from pub- lie officials, eighteen from private societies, twelve from churches. twelve from schools. four from other cities and the rest from applicants themselves.
 We came in contact altogether with 1l3 families during the month, of whom thirty-one were new to- us. There were $40 calls at the office, PIP from people with boon to ask. SA.rA lc There were 462 telephone calls worth remembering, and 101 visits made by paid workers. We were also aided ty-four calls. The volunteer office work amounted to thirtynine hours altogether.
 In considering the main causes of need in the tharty-one new cases. shiftlessness or vagrancy seemed at the root of the trouble in fourteen in- stances. Sickness, physical handicap and immortality each seemed respon- sible for three or four cases, and with the soaring prices of foodstuffs. our old bugaboo-insuf1cien income again comes forward after being silenced for months by prosperous times, to be held responsible for dis tress in four of our families. Some of the men we know are undoubtedly receiving all and even more than they are worth. simply because of the scal city of labor at present, and yet some times on account of the large num- Der of dependents in the family ana the high prices of food. the income is insufficient. Occasionally in such instances we cannot help wondering if a minimum family number might not go we'll with the minimum wage standard.
 In the cases where shiftlessness brings havoc. we have been trying to impress people with the calamity their own heedlessness may bring up- on them in war times, but 1t does not seem to sink in very deep. We also find an appalling lack of known edge of even the simplest cookery
New Britain herald., 1917-05-10
AUSTRIAN VESSELS
 PURCHASED BY J. s.
Owners Put Patriotism Before
 Dollars and Sell Cheap

Washington, May 1O.-The Federal Shipping board last night announced that it had purchased from American owners seven Austrian merchantmen held in American ports, totalling 52.-
 s21 tons. for $6.77s,oos. The price is about half the prevailing price for ships. The vessels will be repaired
 within few months and placed in
 the war emergency trade by the
 board.
 The ships are the Dora, of 7.0a7
 tons, and the Ida, of 4,730 tons. both
 at New York; the Erny, of 6,516 tons.
 at Boston: the Anna, of 1,576 tons:
 the Clara, of 3,9s2 tons; the Teresa.
 of 3,769 tons at New Orleans, and the
 Lucia of e,744, tons. at Pensacola.
 They were bought from A. T. Herd
 and George A. Garden. New York
 ship owners, who agreed to sacrifice
 their profits and sell at virtually the
 same pnce they gave for the vessels. "This economic experiment is in
 sharp contrast to the experience met by the government in ship purchasing at the outbreak of the Spanish American war;" said Chairman Den-
 man of the board, explaining that an American corporation to whom the owners were under contract to sell had agreed to waive it's interest. The vessels could not have. been operated by the private American owners until after the war without becoming liable to seizure by allied warships. The low price paid by the government was $107,000 more than
 was paid originally to the Austrian owners. the Austro-American Steam ship Line. This sum represented financing costs and attorney fees inci- dent to the purchase.
 The ships were bought at President Wilson's direction and payment will be made from the $1OO, ,OO0.OOO war emergency fund at the president s disposal. Other similar purchases are | contemplated by the shipping board,
 and 1t is said some of the Austrian n | ships now in American ports may be acquired.
 "Messrs. Herd and Garden pur- chased the vessels with the aI proval of the state department, which they ! obtained on April 2.' said MT. Den man. The vessels will be repaired and placed in a trade serving the war emergency in the very near future The shipping board has made a care full study of the vessels and expects that it will have them ready for seq with the same expedition shown in
New Britain herald., 1917-05-10

open air, instead Of remaining 1rl crowded tenements. Last week some women gladly cut seed potatoes. ra- ther than do washings for people. Without in the least wishing to force unladylike or over burdensome work on some of these strong farm bred peasant women, we cannot help think ing that if the food crisis continues perhaps we may be very willing to see some of them in the gardens ana fields doing work they have been ac- customd to in the past, providing the work is not too heavy nor the hours to long.
 As usual many families received medical care. legal advice and other service which would have cost them much, while we obtained 1t free TOT them. Clothing was given to twenty four. Nineteen were cared for in emergencies and seventeen were givel. temporary weekly aid. Institutional care was secured for two. One loan was made. In the matter of financial relief $105.05 was organized from out side sources. without the bills passing through our hands. From the shoe fund $22.3O was expended, $23.S9 from the H. H. Club Babies fund, $115.17 from the treasurer's fund and $209.S2 from the agents special funds making total of $47625 spent for relief through the Charity Organiza- tion during the month.
 Respectfully submitted,
 ELSIE c. OSBORN, Agent.
 Statistical Report. For month ending April 30, 1917: Applications for Service-From public officials 24, private societies IS, churches 12, Interested individuals 83, other cities 1. schools 12, applicants themselves, for: advice IT, aid 79, clothing 28, friendly service Fl, trans portation 1, work IS. Total 365. Applicants-Total number cases dealt during month l13, continued cases S2. new cases 31. including: families 16. transients II, application for work only (no record kept) 1. Personal Service-Calls at office $40, consultants 12S. applicants PIP visits by agents to or in behalf o1 families 101. calls by friendly visi. tors 74, business calls 6. teleph. h.ne calls 462, volunteer office work, hours 39.
 Causes of Poverty Tn New Cases OASAAASSS OI dCCAAcAS z, uIuAASAAVSS z physical or mental handicap 4, in sufficient income 4, shiftlessness 3 vagrancy al, immortality or crime 3 miscellaneous 1, assertion or non. support l. Total 31.
 Material Relief-Loans, times amount $1.15. refunded $1.15; mum. Der receiving aid during month 36 amount of aid from treasury fund $115.17;. amount of aid from specia fund, $209.82; total amount of aid from c. o. funds $324; number fol whom aid was organized from churches, Individuals, societies, etc 26, amount organized $105.O5; amount of aid from special shoe fund fol school children $22.s2; number aided thereby 14; total amount aid ex. pended through Charity Organization channels $476.25: HI. H. club milk fund for babies $23.89.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-10

among some of the mothers, and we try to do as much a. we can in the way of friendly suggestion and advice, concerning wise and economical pur- chAsing and cooking and preserving of food. Even with. due allowance for racial preferences and lack of training, it does seem as if some of these wom- en were very poorly equipped to han dle the weekly pay envelopes brought home to them. The most encouraging part of 1t lies in the fact that these women's daughters. many of whom are bright and alert as can be, show plainly how we'll our public schools are training them in practical com- nonsense cookery, and they may be depended on to do rather unwelcome missionary work in their parents homes, and later on very excellent work in their own. Incidentally often, times we cannot help sympathizing with the heartache of these same mothers when they discover that thelr daughters feel superior to them.
 Permanent work was secured for seven people. and many different bits of temporary work for eight others. Many people ask us to help them find maids,-requests that we simply can not comply with under present condl- tions. Many others ask for men to help them with garden work. We had hoped to develop 8 sort of gardenins squad that we could send out by the day to different people, but after sev- eral weeks of vain attempt to accom- modate people, we must admit that every red-blooded man we know is at work, and as a rule those remaining are either so old, so maimed, so sim- pie or so sick that they are of very little use for gardening or any other work
 The small boys too have not rs- sponded very we'll as yet. They seem to take best to managing little gar dens of their own, and without ldirec- ton their gardening efforts do not show up we'll thus early in tho sea- son. We have requests from farmers for boys to work for their board, and conclude that most of them need to be looked into pretty carefully if tho boys are not to be half killed with work. On the other hand, boys of fifteen ask for farm work, and coo1fy demand $10 2 week and their board. and farm laborers command $2.50 by the day. Altogether from our view point, the farm labor situation seems to be rather chaotic
 One phase of the situation that in- terests us greatly Is the attitude of im- migrant women not many. years in this country. In the old coudtry many of them lived in rural districts and worked in the fields. As one peasant woman said, it seemed very strange to her, coming here after field work, to find that she must either go into a factory with presses, or a big house with fancy furniture, to work for her living. Many of these women take very kindly to the idea of . big gar- den to work this summer. and we expect some of these gardens will yield large returns in health and hap piness as we'll as vegetables for these women and their children; who will be kept busy and happy out in the
New Britain herald., 1917-05-10
lUUL|D AFFILIATE
 WITH RED GROSS
Bent Believes Charity 0rganiza-
 ton Gan Increase Scope

he regular monthly meeting of the IN Britain Charity Organization di- ctors was held in the rooms on feDt Main street last evening. Ac- Ending to the report of the agent, les Elsie Osborn, 1t would be de- Ahle that this organization enroll
 An institutional members of the a6 Crpss thereby adding to it's use
 Aesa The report for the month Is
 6c1lows:
 month after the battle of Manila
 V retired actor who owned an un- edtable farm, conceived the noble
 - of turning it into 8 national oMae for Widows and Orphans of Spanish American War. This heme was not altogether thrift or
 tlanthropy.--probably about a half Ind half mixture. At any rate. at |1lo time, a charity organization sec <ltAry found the actor playing the aole of heavy philanthropist in his ow office. with a p1acard "Remem- |9r the Maine on the door, just one merican had been killed in the war, md he was bachelor. Nevertheless
 prominent banker in that city had 45SAne1ANoO " dSS sAS SASeA'eAA SAs " sO 3I1W home. the newspapers were ytng space to the plan, and theatri-
 people were beginning to arrange p11eat performances.
 ss m time of war two things happen. rure help, carefully planned. is |56Sded. and more unplanned hysteri- MI charity is forthcoming. Hysteria Y as great disorganixer, There is " areat deal of common sense in the or1d if oply it could be organised. 2 IT m English writer. We take 1t 43snt the charity organization society , Vve1 it's country best when it does
 own work as well as possible.
 EThere are two branches of service of may be necessary later on; n;-or-
 nasatiom for aociai service in sol-
 families In conjunction with
 GNAnces, end. organization for sS emergencies, such as fires or ac-
 esats, health emergencies or food Anxious as we are to serve. s1eeu1s best at the pr~-snt moment
 5eAep alert and mark time. Char
 0rganixation methods of case 4 6lk, formerly much rnaligned, now ze0me into their own as the only slroper methods for war relief work. <. pta < agent is giving as many ad- larosses n she can possibly find time tor. on this topic. Our volunteers sasrS growing moro and more used to Skha service and would be correspond slnaly helpful in crisis, and we have tier volunteer service than any city
New Britain herald., 1917-05-10

protective measures taken by tho treasury department, which placed guards on the vessels to prevent further damage.
 Subsequently, it became appareno that the United States might need the vessels for service in assisting the allies Messrs Herd and Garden of- fered their profit as gift to the government"
New Britain herald., 1917-05-10

the repair of the Hamburg-Ameri- can fleet.
 The vessels were bought with a re- striction to neutral trade for a cost to them of $128.66 per ton. After making this contract of purchase. Messrs. Herd and Garden contracted to resell the vessels to g syndicate of New York capitalists at $14S dead- was made several days prior to the
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-09
Dorset Church Notes

The missionary meeting announced
for this week, has been postponed till
next Tuesday afternoon. 1t will be
held in the vestry at 4 O'Clock. The
program will be rendered by the chill
dren under the direction of Miss Chap
man and Miss McCartee. The chill
dren Of the community and all others,
who are interested in children, are es-
pecially invited to attend.
The services of the Church will be
held next Sunday as follows: Sunday
school at 1915; morning worship at
IL; young peoples service at 7:45;
song service for everybody at SIS.
The music rendered by the mems
choir last Sunday morning was very
much appreciated by the congregation
and was a great help in the service.
In addition to the regular hymns, the
choir sang selected hymns in place of
the anthem and offertory.
The mid week service of the church
will be held next Tuesday evening at
7:45.
The Church Clubs will meet next
Monday evening at the usual times
and places.
The annual fair for the benefit of
the Church is being held this Thurs
day afternoon and evening. Every
body is welcome.
Please keep in mind the date for
the lecture on Martin Luther by Prof.
James C. Stout: Friday, August oath,
at p. m.
The pastor is planning to leave for
his vacation about the Goth of August.
During his absence, the pulpit will be
supplied by the committee appointed
for that purpose.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-09

pretty articles will never have a bet
ter opportunity 10 get their birthday
and Christmas presents than they will
today 81 the church. There viii be
plenty of good things in the line Of
eats" and very entieing ehildreu's
table. There will be an evening SEES
sion as well as afternoon so that YOU
can 20 then II you have other plans
FOR the afternoon.
The sweepstakes golf ball handi-
cap 81 the Dorset Field Club last Sat
urday was won by W. f. Bartholomew
with a net score Of Is. Rev. J. c,
Stout was second 10. Messrs. J. H.
Howell and Louis Batehelder were tied
for third place with so Monday
morning Mr. Howell and Mr.. Batchel-
der played IS holes and another tie re-
suited. At this writing the second ef-
fort for settlement has not been
played Next Saturday there will be
another tournament and the entry list
promises to be quite large.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-09
FARMERS GET MORE FOR MILK

During the months Of August and
September farmers will get an in
crease Of practically one cent per
quart for milk over the prices an
nounced for those months at the
spring price making time.
This will mean from 5ia to cents
for milk at the country stations, de-
pending on distance to market Con-
sumers in the large cities are paying
from IL to u cents per quart
The increased price tot he farmers
will be largely absorbed by the addi-
tional price of grain which has risen
rapidly within the past few weeks.
Some relief from continually rising
grain and labor costs will have to be
found, according to Secretary Pattee
of the New England Milk Producers
Association.
"Dairying," said Mr.. Pattee in an
nouncing the increased price to farm
ers for August and September milk,
"has been declining industry in New
England for some time. Our Associa-
ton tackled the job of improving con-
ditions through increased farm price
and the introduction of economies in
marketing methods. Every advance
we have made has been practically
absorbed by the feed and labor costs.
The fact that prices have risen has
encouraged farmers to keep their
cows. But with costs soaring and
good prices for beef it will be. hard
to keep cows on the farm this winter
and sell milk at anything like the old
prices. The public when it pays an
increased price for milk is simply buy
ing grain and labor for the farmer
and the milk dealer at higher price,
The summer decrease in milk supply
has set in and some Of the southern
New England cities are beginning to
feel the shortage. Whether it be-
comes acute depends largely on the
costs of production which by rising
rapidly as is now indicated may drive
thousands of cows from the farms and
result in a serious situation later.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-09
NORTH RUPERT

Mrs. Angie Gallup spent Sunda!
with her son, George Gallup of Paw
let.
Mrs. H. +. Winchester expects t
leave this week for Rutland where she
will visit relatives.
Miss Laura Leach, who has beer
passing two weeks in Fort Edward
and Lake Gen, N. Y, has returned
Mrs. Elizabeth Wildwood went tc
Pawlet Friday to spend few days
with her daughter, Mrs. George Gal.
lup.
Miss Hulda st. John of Castleton
who has been visiting at c. l.. anc
James A. Leach's, returned home Sun.
day.
James A. Leach, Donald Leach ano
Mrs. Casper B. Leach and daughter
motored to Castleton and Rutland Sat.
urday.
Master Lawrence Wood, who is
spending his vacation at S. F. Adams
spent the weekend at his home in
Bennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon Adams went
to Bennington Saturday evening
where they attended the wedding OF
the latter's nephew.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. p Haskins and
three sons and Miss Alice Rice OF
Chicopee, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Wood, and Walter c. Wood and
bride of Bennington were at S. F.
Adams, Sunday.
Miss Amber Seaver Of Fl. Edward,
N. Y, who has been spending the past
week with her friend, Miss Laura
Leach, returned home Sunday. Miss
Leach gave a party Friday afternoon
to a number of young ladies in honor
of her guest.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-09
Dorset Inn Notes


The following registered the past
week at the Dorset Inn: Lester T
Bayliss, Huntington, l.. l.; Mr.
Thompson and Miss Grace Halves
New York; Prof. Carl G. Thomas
Baltimore, Nd; Miss Christina Stew.
ems, North Hoosick, N. Y; Mr.. Stew.
ems, Hoosick Falls, N. Y; Mr.. O'Con.
nor, Troy, N. Y; F. Haviland Sibley
Mrs. A. Buel Sibley and Miss Carpen-
ter of Bennington; Mr.. and Mrs. f
Lawrence Dudley, Camden, N. j..
Mrs. Richard Pearce, Philadelphia
Miss Lucy Fuller, Houston, Texas;
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Seaman, Phila-
delphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Ben. B. Bullock
and two chilrden, Flushing, l.. l.; Mrs
p. c. Cornell, Miss p. Cornell, Edward
Healy and Roger Burt Of Bennington;
Miss X. Hayes, Glens Falls, N. Y;
Mrs. Albert c. Burrows and Miss Hell
en- Burrows, Albion, N. Y; Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. M. Isaacs and son, Orwell
H. L. Marquard and Miss Elsa c.
Marquard, Jersey City, N. j.; Theo-
dore Ayers of Morristown, N. j.; Mrs.
H. Fred Ayers of New York; James
+. Atkinson, Miss Louise S. Atkinson
and Miss Anna f. Fitch of Brooklyn;
Mrs. Alfred +. Heinricks, Glen Ridge,
N. j.; Miss Grey Patterson, Washing
ton, D. c.; R. F. 0. Frickenhaus, New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Hyde, Sy-
racuse, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Pierce and three children, Saratoga
Springs, N. Y; Miss Hazel Hawkins,
New York; f. B. VonHarten, Calves
ton, Texas.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-09
DORSET HOLLOW

w. J. Daley Of North Adams, Mass
was in town Friday.
Mr.. Dawson of New York, is with
his family at their cottage.
Miss Dorothy Kelley is guest OF
friends in North Adams, Mass.
Miss Lucas, Messrs. Moon, Lowell
and Funky, motored to Granville, N
Y, Friday.
Mrs. Knowles Of Toledo, O., was q
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Dalton
Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Mcdonald Of
Chester, Pa, arrived in town Friday
to spend some time at their cottage.
]. L. Moon has returned from a
business trip to New York.
William Kelley, Jr., spent the week
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-09
RHEUMATISM ARRESTED

MANY people suffer the tortures oi
lame muscles and s;ifened joints because
Of impurities in the blood. and each sue.
ceeiing attack seems more acute until
rheumatism has invaded the whole system.
To arrest rheumatism il Is quite as I'M.
portan, to improve your general health as
to purify your blood. and the cod liver oil
inSoo,,' Emulsion is nature sgreat blood.
maker, while its medicinal nourishmen nj
strengthens the organs 10 cxpel the
impurities and upbuiid your strength.
Scott Emulsion is helping thousands
every day who could not find other relief.
Refuse the alcoholic substitutes.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-09
NORTH DORSET

VIM. T. Herrick spent last Saturday
in Rutland.
w. d. Herrick visited at Dandy
Corners, Monday.
A hop at the school hall last Sat
urday evening was enjoyed by the vii
layers and their guests.
The Lake Emerald Select Nine de-
feated the Equinox team on their
home grounds last Saturday afternoon
in game of base ball. Score Is to g.
Sunday evening services at the
school house, August 18th will be
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Kirby of FL
yria, Ohio. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
John Potter, Edward and George
Congdon, left last Sunday morning for
Burlington to begin training for mill
tary work, having enlisted for the
war. Edward Potter, who joined the
navy early in the summer, writes that
he expects to be sent to France in a
short time on one of our armed mer-
chant ships.
Among visitors in town last Sunday
we noticed Mrs. Margaret Price of
Arlington, John Petty of North Adj
ans, Mass; Miss Katherine Congdon
of Albany, N. Y; Miss Winifred
Crawford of East Orange, N. j., and
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. F. Griffith of East
Dorset, with their daughter, DR.. Emily
Wilson of Boston, Mass.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-08-09
DANDY

Mrs. Olive Rounds of Middletowr
Springs, has returned after visiting
relatives in New York.
Miss Anna B. Bell Of Philadelphia,
who has been visiting Mrs. X. T.
Griffith, has returned home.
Mrs. P. A. Lane Of Burlington, and
G. H. Barrett Of Fitchburg, Mass, are
visiting at F. NJ. Farnham's.
Mrs. Victor Kirby and daughter,
Dorothy, are visiting Mrs. kirby's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J. Baker.
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Wade Inn Notes

Miss Dorothy Stowell of Washing
ton, D. c., is spending her vacation
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. l.. Stowell.
Mrs. Leroy Goodell Of Worcester
is a guest of Mrs. Edison F. Starks.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Owen, l.. S
Owen, Jr., Of East Orange, N. j..
motored from their home and reached
here Saturday l.. S. Owen, Jr., re-
turned Monday evening.
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end Nth friends in Rutland and Pitts
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Carson and daugh-
ter, Ina Mrs. A. j. McDevitt, Miss
Margaret McDevitt, and Matthew Nc
Dewitt OF Rutland, were guests at
Valley View Farm, Sunday.