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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

Miss Arisha Fields, one of the beau
hl damsels of Keokuk, the daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Orange Fields, will
Rive in our city next Wednesday for
visit to our city, her first time here.
be will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
,hn L. Thompson, 1906 West Twen-
eth street.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

r. and Mrs. Harry Hammitt of
B N. Union street will leave Satur-
for Washington, D. c., Charlotte
!, Va, and Chicago. They will re-
the latter part Of August.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

Mrs. Adam E. Patterson of Chi
10, the wife of one of the men who
In the training camp at Fl. Des
ines, and a prominent lawyer, will
i've in our city Saturday to stay
lille at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
hes James.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

The Home Makers League will meet
|esday D. M, July Oath, with Mrs. D.
Bowmer, 933 Thirteenth street. All
mmittees will be expected to make
cir reports. Members and friends
e requested to be present.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

lev. Love, graduate of Howard
Eersity, who is now at Fort Des
hes training camp, will preach at
Bethel A. NJ. E. church at II
bck Sunday morning. The public
Invited.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

tiss Katherine M. Johnson of New
* City, who has travelled and lee
ed for the N. A. A. C. P, was the
st of Mrs. Geo. C. Young of this
!. Her brother, Mr.. Jesse Johnson,
Kansas City was also guest.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

lr. A. C. Fisher has just returned
Erl ermlllion Lakes, MINI. On his
h home he stopped in St. Paul and
6ted Des Moines friends. He also
|pped in Kansas City, Mo-, to visit
relatives.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

Mrs. H. D. Williams, the wife OF
n. H. D. Williams, our restaurant
eeper on Third street, was called
ome several weeks ago to the bed
de of her sick father, who after she
ad reached home died on June 25th,
[rs. Williams returned home this
eek.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

Mr.. NJ. E. Whitlock Of Springfield,
J., who has been visiting last week
our city with the view Of locating
Re in his profession, mechanical
erapautist, left for his home.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

ev. T. l.. Griffith Of Topeka, Kans..
perly Of this city, will preach Sun
morning at Corinthian Baptist
,ch, Everybody is invited.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

krs, CLYDE Workout left Tuesday
hing for Butte, Mont, where she
spend the balance of the summer
! her parents.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

s. Cornelia Beatty of SIT Penn
,e underwent a serious operation
IS getting along as well as could
pected.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

- Harry Cox of Sedalia, Mo-, is
mig with Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Wat
while MI. Cox is in training at
les Moines.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

ext Sunday morning at II o'clock
N, B. Murrell of the U. S. army
hing camp will preach at Union
rregational church. Everybody
red.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

las Mabel SPOTS Of Kansas City
IAN over Sunday guest of her aunt,
Geo. C. Young.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20
CITY LOCALS

,rd has been received that Mr..
G. Young has been quite sick for
,ast three days in Galva, Iowa.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

MAPLE ST. BAPTIST CHURCH.
East Maple Street.
Rev. Samuel Bates, pastor
HOO a. m.-Preaching.
p. m.-Sunday school.
6 p. m.-B. Y. P. U.
7:30-Preaching.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Cornithian Baptist Church

Cornithian Baptist Church
Fifteenth and Linden SITS.
G. w. Robinson, Pastor.
II a. m.-Preaching.
p. m.-Sunday school.
$50 D. NIB. Y. p. Y.
8 p. m.-Evening worship and
preaching.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

Union Congregational Church
Tenth and Park SITS.
Rev. H. NJ. McCraven, Supply Pastor.
IL a. m.-Morning worship
IL m.-Sunday school. Everybody
welcome.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20
St. Paurs A. NJ. E. Church
Second and Center

St. Pauls A. NJ. e. Church
Second and Center
Rev. S. L. Brit, D. D., Pastor.
1O:45 a. m.--Preaching.
1890 p. m.-Class meeting.
p. m.-Sunday school.
$50 p. m.-Christian Endeavor.
500 p. m.-Evening worship.
Union Baptist Church
Sixteenth and Mccormick.
Rev. j. NJ. caves, Pastor.
$50 a. m.-Sunday school.
IL a. m.-Preachlng.
6 p. NIB. Y. p. U.
s p. m.-Preaching.
Asbury NJ. E. Church
TT Eleventh st.
Rev. w. L. Lee, Pastor.
10 a. m.-Sunday school.
II a. m.-Preaching.
IL m.-Class meeting.
$50 p. m.-Epworth League.
1880 p. m.-Preaching.
Bethel A. Nj. E. Church
Sixteenth and Fillmore SITS.
Rev. H. A. Perry, Pastor.
II a. m.-Morning service.
1890 p. m.--Class meeting.
100 p. m.-Sunday school.
$50 p. m.-Christian Endeavors
1880 p. m.-Evening worship.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

orE1CERS' WIVES TO MEET.
Mrs. S. Joe Brown, superintendent
of The department Of social science OF
NO National Association Of Colored
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
BLUE SKY LAWS"
CONSTITUTIONAL
L. ). Supreme Court Upholds
Statutes Directed at Get
Rich-Quick" Schemes.

W ashlnEton, Jan. o.. --So-callcd blue sky
laws of Ohio, Michigan and South Dakota
regulating the sale of securities and de-
signed to bar get rich quick schemes,
were upheld as constitutional by the s;u-
prenc court to-day in far-reaching de-
ciflons affecting similar laws in g States.
Justice McKcnna handed down the opin-
ions OF the court to which Justice Nc.
Reynolds alone dissentcd. They admit
that such statutes may curb and burden
legitimate business but hold that the bur
falling legitimate business is not para
mount to the police power Of States to
protect their citizens from fraud. Federal.
court inJunctions Sispendinr enforC cmcnt
or the laws are dissolved
The laws do not attompt to probibit
un"isc investments, but give State au-
thorities. through security commissions
or banking superintendents. authority to
forbid sale within State borders of secure
ties which officials believe would result
IN fraud on investors. Tho Michigan and
south Dakota statutes were patterned on
'he model blue sky bill drafted by the
National Association of Attorneys Cen
eral. which is the model for the laws of
several other States.
That securities are Observation-Disclosures of
commerce and, as such exempt frC,n
state regulation and subject only TO ma =.
iional supervision, was the principal con-
t"ntion of bankers, stock sales. men and
corporations attacking the laws The In
Vestment Pa nkors Association of Amer
;ca, through former Attorney General
NickerSham, appeared in the litigation
attacking the statutes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
Vt. PRESS ASS'N'S
ANNUAL MEETING

Barre Jan. la.--Resolutions against
the corrupt practices act now before
Congress, favorinS the regular adver-
Using card rate plus twenty five
per cent increase for political advcr-
Using and covering the problem OF
church and organization advertising
were adopted at the annual meeting
Of the Vermont Press association held
here this afternoon. w. c. Belknap.
publisher of the Bellows Falls Times
was elected president. and Mrs. f NJ
Whitney of Mortified. secretary and
treasurer.
Fourteen vice presidents. one from each
county were elected, W, A. Myers being
elected from Chittenden county
w. c. Belknap, Frank 7. Parson of
Mortified and Frank T. Langley of
Barre were elected committee to whom
viii he referred the question of reorgan-
izlng bonaidc advertising agencies in tho
state The president and secretary were
elected a committee to revise the consti-
tuition. The question of ncwsprint paper
was discussed, but no action taken.
ThirtytiVe attend the banquet a the
EBarre hotel. In the absence of Gov
ernor Graham, Speaker stanley c. Will
son represented the State. The other
speakers were Mrs Watson L. WATSON
Of Waterbury, Hale X. Darling, Rev
Arthur W. Hewitt and Frank T.. Howe,
former president Howard l.. Hindley
presided.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
$4,000 SUITS AGAINST
L. V. AND RUT. POWER co.

Rutland Jan. 23--Thc Central Vermont
Ndh"aE company and the Rutland Raft
way Light a Power company arc made
hctcndants in negligence suits in Rutland
'ouh'y court brought to-day Senator
Nllson II. Aldrich of Rutland sues the
rHiroad and George II. Johnson also Of
lhis 'ltN, sues the electric companv
Damages of s5.ooo arc claimed in each
case.
hIc aIigh,ing from train at Mont.
f"'ier junction on the evening of No
Nehlpor L. l'l6, Mr.. Aldrch fell and sus-
la'ned injuries to his left log which con-
"n'd nun to the bed for several weeks
ana VIII make him lame permanently, it
Us Chained. lie declares that the Central
vermont company was negligent in not
n'NlnS inc station properly lighted and
not warning passengers against "A hole
in the walk
MI Johnson. who is a teamster, alleges
tndt ne suffered q broken Jaw. fractured
Shouldcr and fractured leg when a 3,5nl-
pound dynamo fell upon him on Decen Der
H. I'l'' IN this city. He was drawing sand
ana walking beside his team when the
dynamo, which VAS situated near the side
walk, suddenly fell upon him. He main
talns that the props sustaining the
Dynamo projected into the walk and
we're menace to travel.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
PRODUCTS VALUED
At $13,449,0O0,0OO
American Farm Output in 1916
Worth Greatest Figure
in History.

Washington. Jan 1S.--Anerica
farm products attained a gross va Tue
| OF $4,000 900 in 1916. making that
wear the greatest in point of value OF
any in the nations existence. That cs-
innate of the years gross value Of ia nj,
crops and animal products. announce.
to-day by the department of agricul
ture, exceeds by so.67t.0oO. 900 tho total
of 1915, the previous record
Crop production in the year was cor,
parativcly low and did not reach record
figures except in a few minor instances.
but high prices sent total values IN.
Crops were valued at sa.l11,ooo. 900
and animal products al 81. 3SS 600. 900.
The crop value exceeded that of 1915
by S2,204, 900. 600 and of 1914 by 81
299, 600, 900. Crops alone in 1916 were
worth more than crops and ANNA
products combined in any year prior to
1912
Four crops in 1916 each exceeded a
billion dollars in value. Corn product.
is put at S2,296. 0Oo. 600. cotton. s1.4os.-
Gao 600, hay, s1,1s9 600 900. wheat. 81.
o?G,0O0, 900. Other crops that exceeded
one hundred million dollars were: Oats.
$b5600o,000. potatoes Sal 100000
wood lot products. s22l,o0o. 900; apples,
$4,000, 900; tobacco $3.50 900. 900 bar
Icy. $3.50, 600 900
The level of prices paid 10 producers
for the principal crops on December I.
1915, was about 559 per cent. higher
than year previous: $50 per cent.
higher than two wears before. and -. $
per cent higher than the average of
the previous oiiAht years on December /.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
COMPANY NOT INJURED
Chancellor Fish Gives Opinion Tint
traction Co. Is Not Released from
Obligation to Furnish Roud.

Montpelier. Ian. 22.-Chancellor Frank
l.. tlsh has delivered an opinion in the
case Of city Of Montpelier VS.. Barre 4.
Montpelier Traction d Power Co, brought
TO compel the defendant company to fur
hlsh bond of $4,000, according to a soc.
ton Of the charter, and decided that the
company was not injured by the failurc
OF the city To demand such a bend at an
earlier date and must furnish one with
IN Two weeks from January 20. The chan
cellor, however. is not sure that tho
company is financially able to furnish
such bond and If it is not furnished
within the time given hearing Will he
held before him.
The bill of complaint was brought by
the city after the company failed 10
pay its share Of building the new Riaitn
bridge on State street. According to their
charter they should pay onc-third. the
amount being nearly 5000. The charter
expires this wear and there is some
doubt of its being renewed if the COM
pany shows that it cannot furnish 2 bond
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
.PRESIOENT'SSPEE)
BR|TA
Average Member of Parliau|
Said to Regard 1t as an III
Timed Interference.

London, Jan. % President vii
address to the United States senate
provided the British government and
liz with A surprise rs clcctrityiuG "A
media tory note to the belliCorents
the exception Of the Manchester Qua
and the Daily News. which are the
papers in Great Britain that "a
classified rs pacificatory in policy.
press gives the Presidents utjerance
unfriendly reception and engages IN /
speculation over the meanings whic
is considered, may he concealed h,
certain Passages
The Central News says thai udou
ly the manifesto has developed d 4,
tion Of extreme delicacy. 1t adds
Whether or not it was expecte
the allied diplomats in London it
as a bomb shell TO those outside
official circuit and no amount
President Wilson's plain English
convince the rank and file of the u
bers of Parliament or thu man in
street that il has no direct beariu
the immediate facts OF the war.
at is not doing the prcSids Mt q,
justice to say that whatever may
been the lofty motivC.' Vf his specc
average British member Of l'arlial
and his constituents rrg2 "a /, as !,
timed Interference liz matters "
can only concern the DHitcG s.
when the time comes for a sett!ol
Of the basis of International p,
The extreme opinion, which in fair
must be stated, is that the Preside
selling the allied cause to Germ
The calmer view urges diEnified
test to the President to keep OF
the ring till the great round is o.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
MISSING ARMY
Av|AT0RS FOUND

Welton. Arz Jan - Lieut. Col.
Harry G. Bishop and Lieut. W. A. Robert
son. Jr., missing army aviators, exhausted
from walking four days in the wilds OF
Sonora. Mexico. without food or water,
were found yesterday more than 20 miles
south of the border by civilian search
ing party from Wellton.
Lieutenant Robertson was brought
back here to-day by the searchers. Lieut.. =
Col. Bishop too weak to walk was left
in charge Of four searchers in the Rosario
mountains, where he was found last night
at ten o clock.
Two sandwiches and two oranges
each was all the food the men had
tasted since they left the North Island
aviation base at San Diego January 10,
on their flight Robertson told the
searchers.
The only water they had had was
taken from the radiator of the air
plane. Robertson said, and it was ex-
hausted four days ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25

Washington, Jan. 22-Whethcr the
United States shall enter q worlds peace
league, and, as many contend. thereby
abandon its traditional policy of isolation
ana no cntangling alliances. was laid
squarely before Congress and the coun
try to-day by President Wilson in q per
sonal address 10 the Senate
For the first time in more than hun.
dred years a president Of the United
states appeared in tho Senate chamber
10 discuss the nations foreign relations
after the manner of Washington Adams
and Madison The effect was to leave
Congress, all official quarters and the
foreign diplomats amazed and bewildered
Immediately there arose a sharp division
OF opinion over the proprety as we'll as
INC substance of the Presidents pro-
poSal.
startling" "Staggering.' "Astourd.
ing the Noblest utterance that has fallen
from human lips since the Declaration of
independence" were among the ex-
pressions Of senator's. Tho President him
self after his address. said:
y have said what everybody has been
longing for. but has thought impossible.
No" it appears TO be possible.
CHIEF POINTS OF ADDRESS.
Tho chief points Of the Presidents ad.
dress were:
That lasting peac in Europe cannot
be peace of victory for either side.
That peace must be followed by a
definite concert of power to- assure the
world that no catastrophe Of war shall
overwhelm it again.
THAT in such a concert OF power the
United states cannot withhold its partici.
patton to guarantee peace and justice
throughout the world
And that before a peace is made the
United States government should frankly
formulate the conditions upon which it
would feel justified in asking the Ameri-
can people for their formal and solemn
adherence
1T is clear to every man who thinks"
the President told the Senate. that there
is in this promise no breach in either
our traditions or our policy as nation
but a fulfllment rather. of all that We
have professed or striven for
MONROE DOCTRINE FOR WORLD
81 am proposing. as II were that the
nations should with one accord adopt
the doctrine of President Monroe as
the doctrine Of the world That no
nation should seek TO extend it's policy
over any other nation or people, hut
that every people should nc left free,
to determine its own policy, its own
way of development, unhindered, IN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
English Press Pleased.

l.ondon. Jan. 2.-Thc DAILY News
sorIbeS President Wilson's adore .
discerning. judicia, and Statesmen
presentation If thu Issues ccHfron .!e;
civilized world and in the unlimited
ture beyond the conclusion Of the Pre-
war"
The MorninS Post describes
speech as FUN of noble aspirat
and amiao4c sentiments" and dec.
that the bclliGcrents feel the de
for peace at least as much as 10 i
trails.
The paper says. According to rr
dent Wilson'S logic, it would have
better for Lincoln to have met
southern leaders upon the field. sha
hands and agreed upon peace.
The Daily Chronicle describes Pr
dent Wilson's statement as an ut
ancc the extreme elevation of
moral tone of which will command
unqualified respect of those for"
looking, liberty loNinS clements OF
nations to which he frankly ma
his appeal"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
Highest Priced Cow,

Utica, y. \ D.. Jan. 23--Thc highest price
PAD tor COW of her age featured the
sale this afternoon Of Tictje Queen De
kol by \. g. Howe of New Hartford a
suburb Of Utica, to- the Carpatlon Cream
cry company. The COW, which Is nine
years and nine months old recently broke
The record for butter making in giving
5i2.7 pounds of milk in seven days for
42.26 pounds Of butter. Yhc previous
record was 32 pounds of butter. The
price paid for her to-day was 81. 900 Mr.
How" Was city bred and recently turned
farmer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
OLDEST BETHEL RESIDENT.
Mrs. Hannah snow Dies at the Age Of
~ Years and y Months.

Bethel, Jan. 22.-Nlrs. Hannah Gsow en-
Snow, aged 90 years and nine months. the
oldest person in Bethel, died about mid
night sunday after being confined to her
bed five weeks with "A broken hip. caused
by - fan in her room. She had increased
IN feebleness for year past and those
nearest her feared she would not com
plctc her century.
She was born in this town April s.
1917. within three miles of the scene of
her death. She was married to stephen
S. Buzzell Of Tnetford and lived in that
town some years. After her first hus
bands death she was married to julius
Snow of Sharon and for many years
lived there. a few years ago she came
To make her home with her niece, Mrs
Ira h. Quimby.
Mrs Snow had been the oldest person
in town since the death of Mrs. Elzra
Fisher. aged 90 years, few years ago
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25

threatened, unafraid. the little sIons
with the great, and powerful.
NOT ENTANGL1Nc; ALLIANCE
am proposing that all nation,
nencetorth avoid entangling alliance,
"h'ch would draw them into competi.
. IONS OF power, catch them in a net
OF intrigue and self-rivalry and dis
turb their own affairs with influenc,
intruded from without There is nc
I entangling alliance in q concert ot
power. When all unite to act in the
same sense and with the Same MIR.
pose all act in the common interest
| and are free to live their own lives
under a common protection
l am proposing government bv the
consent of the governed: that freedom,
OF seas which in International conference
after conference representatives. of the
United States have urged with the
eloquence of those who are the convinced
disciples of liberty and that moderation
OF ornaments which makes Of armies
and navies power for order merely. not
an instrument Of aggression or of selfish
violence.
ONLY AMERICAN PRINCIPLES.
These are American principles Ameri-
can policies. We could stand for no others
ANA they are also the principles and
policies OF forward looking men and
women everywhere. Of every modern ma
ton, of every enlightened community.
They are the principles of mankind and
, must prevail"
While the President ua5 speaking
copies of his address had been Forwarded
10 American diplomats in all the
belliserent count ries for The irfcr1na ton
Of the foreign Offices. and were being
prepared Tor representatives Of neutral
governments here
Back Of the fundamental proposal for
some sort of International sanction for
preservation Of tho future peace Of the
world. now already accepted in principle
for both sets nj helligerents IN their re-
plies to President Wilson's peace note
lies the possibility which tho President
to-day openly expressed that thereby
may he laid the ground work on which
an approach may be made 70 an end of
the present conflict
In public utterances the President has
hitherto expressed the conviction that the
present was the last great war in which
the United States could be a neutral: that
it no longer could remain half-in and
half-out of world affairs. In his speech
accepting his second inauguration and in
other public addresses he has touched on
the same sentiment which found its full
development in his address to-day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
ADDRESS SENT I
DIPLOMATS ABRQ
Pres. Wilson and Sec. LaI
Anticipate Foreign Pre-
Will Be Provoked.

Washington, Jan. 2.-Pr.sid, y
son ADDRESS was sent To An{
diplomats in the belligerent countril
Monday, two days before the
states received the note from MI
hailour OF tho British foreign
experimenting the entente reply
peace note, and on the same dial
German Foreign Minister ZimmermI
clsred II was impossible for the a
powers openly TO lay down their tel
The President address was in 4
as an open message 10 the world
conditions under which he would
the United states TO enter worl|
Grafton 10 guarantee future peacd
until word bad been received froJ
diplomats abroad that tho copy had
received did President Wilson sd
to make his address to the senate
There is nothing in the address
the nstructions accompanying it'd
sentation that will of itself neces
an answer, according 10 the ad1
tration view, but some re :
nevertheless is expected from
groups of belligerentS. Confidl
informa ton that the entente rer
President Wilson had convinced
many that another step by her
be unwisc. convinced American
ficials that unless the United
gave a further opening. the
peace movement would come to a,
The address to the Senate was
as possible means of avoiding
result.
President Wilson and Secretary La
anticipate the present move will Or
Indignation in tho foreign press.
as was the case with the President 5
lnal note of December IS. They feel
In statement Of position rs flll a
Presidents. both sides may feel
nave been unjuStly attacked and as
suit they look FOR a bitter outburSt
more violent press. No attempt is
20 conceal the fact that statement $
may be Interpreted As critical or unf,
~ may come from both sides
The greatest confidence is felt here
tho belligerent peoples want peace
that the chief obstacle to an early
is the uncertainty as to whether tho
VIII be permanent. II is believed
as soon a. people abroad see j
American action possible means Of
ing the peace permanent any first
tion to the address will disappear. a
serious and As friendly discussion
will follow as follow ed the original
note.