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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-08
ONLY A VOLUNTEER

Why didn't ! wait TO be drafted
And be led to the train by band
Tor out on a claim Of exemption),
Oh, why did | hold up my hand?
Why didn't wait for the banquet!
Why didn't wait to be cheered?
For the drafted men got all the credit,
While | merely volunteered.
And nobody gave me a banquet,
Nobody said kind word;
,, The puff of an engine, the grind Of the
wheels
Was all the goodbye that heard.
Then off to a training camp hustled,
To be drilled for the next half year,
And all in the shuttle forgotten
For I'm only volunteer.
And perhaps some day in the future,
When q little child sits on my knee
And asks what did in the Great War,
And his little eyes look up 10 me,
will have TO look back into those eyes
That at me so trustingly peer,
And confess that ! wasn't drafted
was only volunteer.
Private Charles H. Ward, SPRING
field Recruiting Station, in the
Greenfield Recorder.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-08
order that her quota be filled.

order that her quota be filled.
The meeting Of the Vermont mem
bers Of this council, made up Of on,
man from each Of the Ia counties Of
the state. was held In Burlington or
Monday, Oct. 22nd, and after a meet.
ing that took couple Of hours, as
some Of the members were not prcsen.
at the meeting in Boston and there.
fore were not fully familiar with the
situation, II was again unanimously
decided that Vermont would assume
its quota Of $4,000.
The meeting at the Bennington Club
was along these same lines and ID. M.
Claghorn of Boston was loaned by the
Y. M. c. A., New England branch, to
help out in explaining the situation to
Vermont people for the campaign.
Mr.. Ellinwood was also loaned through
the same channel, as he had been at
Camp Bartlett all season and done a
lot Of work as a good and true friend
TO the Vermont troops at Westfeld.
The campaign for this $35 100000
fund will start November 18th, for
week.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-08

trousers, and every passenger o
board went below and forward 10 th
head barge, from where he was :
make his start.
The captain got life preserve
which an Eskimo in the other kyal
took and prepared to follow the bo.
and pick him up when his boat wen
over.
The lad was plainly nervous, but h'
was game. For long time after h
had got into the boat he held onto thu
barge. apparently afraid to let go
The passengers hooted him. But he
took his time, waited until he had go'
over his nervousness and then care
fully let 90. For full minute he sal
perfectly still, then slowly picked up
the paddle and put it in the water,
With the first motion of his body the
light canoe began to rock, but the boy
seemed to fully realize that If he made
any motion to grab the side he was a
goner, SO he kept his head, kept his
balance and let it rock.
In few minutes he was carefully
padding, only on one side. Then he
slowly changed over TO the other side.
Each minute he gained confidence, and
TIM he began to crack jokes at the
passengers, all the while keeping his
eye on his work.
"See me make that turn ?" he called
out, as he got to the end of the barge
and made the turn. Going to chal-
lenge the Indian to race soon as
win my dollar" He made the pre-
scribed course in safety, then made it
the second time, so the man who had
bet with him could have no squeal, and
the second time he told the Eskimo
not to follow him. 1t certainly was an
exhibition of nerve.
When he climbed onto the barge !
remarked to him that he took long
chance for a dollar. at wasn't the
dollar" he replied. "The fellow called
my bluff and | had to make good"
He afterwards told me he had ridden
the Indian birch bark canoes, and he
knew about what he was up against.
After that we didn't call him the
pet.
The show was over, the oil was
stored, and we fell back to specializing
on whether or no we would catch the
Un,a,illa. We were making very slow
progress with our family group Of
boats, and the prospects were cloudy.
Iawoke in the night. The boat was
still. / opened the door and looked
out. A dense fog had settled over the
river and we were tied fast to the
shore trees. No boat would dare move
a rod after fog comes. 1t is impos-
sible to see rod ahead, and without
the shore signs pilot would soon
have his boat tied up fast for days
until another steamer comes up or
down and pulls ihm off.
And the chances of making the
Umatilla looked more slim each hour.
M. J. BROWN.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-08

boxes in front of each house. tent an,
shanty. These are storage boxes, an,
mold $40 punches, or G,000 ferns. Eacl
lays picking is packed In these boxes
At night, sphagnum moss being used
in packing. That night or the mex,
morning the boxes are collected by
cam or motor truck and taken to the
nearest shipping station. Fifty boxes,
ontai',ing 100000 ferns, is considered
a load for double team.
Storing the Ferns
In order to avoid unnecessary loss
the ferns are rushed TO cold storage as
soon as possible after picking. From
Bennington carload is shipped by ex-
press each day. During the busiest
part Of the season f. S. Shaw, one Of
the three "fern barons," sends motor
truck load each night from Whining
ton to the storage plant at Springfield,
Mass, a distance of 80 miles. He also
makes large express shipments. Most
of the ferns are sold from storage, but
some are sent directly from the pick
ing regions. The day visited Mr..
Shaw he made shipments to such
widely distant points as New Orleans,
Denver, Detroit and Pittsburg. Be-
fore the war shipments were made to
European countries, but these are now
cut off.
Retail Sales
Practically all cities demand the
fancy ferns. Only few, the most
notable of which is Boston, ask for
the daggers. The ferns are not ship
ped from storage in the wooden boxes,
but are repacked in pasteboard boxes
holding 5000 each. These are pur-
chased by wholesale florists and dis
tributed by them to the retail florists,
who use them for decorations. When
asked if there is anly loss in cold stor-
age, Mr.. Shaw said they are kept at a
of 2S degrees, and that
allowance is made for loss Of 20 per
cent. More ferns are sold for Easter
than any other day, with Memorial
Day second. | was surprised to learn
that very few ferns are sold at Christ
mas. They come into competition
with other decorations at that time,
and many retail florists have fresh
local supply sufficient for
the Christmas trade. In the early |
part of the summer the storage supply |
usually gives out, and the trade has to
depend on freshly gathered ferns for
a few weeks.--Geo. d. Aiken in Rural
New Yorker.
Windham Co., vt.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-08
WAR CAMP FUND
Manchester's Share in This Fund is
S2OOO

Manchester's Share in This Fund is
$4,000.
d. M. Claghorn of Boston and Mr.
Ellinwood who has been doing Y. M. G.
A. work at Camp Bartlett, spoke Sat
urday evening, October 27, at the Ben
nington club before an audience of
about fifty men. Their talks were in
teresting and enjoyable.
The idea of the meeting was one
that corresponded to meeting in New
York Sept. 21st, at which $50 business
men from all states in the Union were
present. After careful conference of
day or more, they unanimously
agreed on the necessity of raising a
fund of $35 100000 for war work of
all kinds, to be expended between Oct.
lst and July 1st with the Y. M. C. A.,
as channel for the distribution, the
feeling being that no matter what the
opinion might be of Y. NJ. C. A. work
previous to the war, the opinion today
is practically unanimous that they had
done splendid work during the last
three years and were organized and
the best possible channel that can be
used to give all men in the service
some touch of home and recreation
during their "off hours"
The country was decided up into the
six war zones and there was meet
ing in Boston on October 18th, at
which 252 business men representing
New England, were present. They
voted unanimously, after a careful
statement of the conditions by Dr.
John X. Mott, (who had just returned
from his fourth trip abroad since the
war commenced and was on the com
mission from this government to Rus
sia, headed by Hon. Elihu Root, that
New England would take its quota of
the obligation and privilege, which
amounted to s5,000,000.
On this basis Vermont has si52,000;
Massachusetts, s3,l65,00 Maine,
New Hampshire, s2G7 900; |
ss36,000; Rhode Island,
s447 900. Bennington's quota would |
be about $1,000 or one percent Of the
Second Liberty Loan, while Manches-
ter viii be required to raise $4,000 in !
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-08
WAR CAMP RECREATION FUND

Opportunity is given during thi
week to subscribe to the $3,000,00t
War Camp Community Recreation
Fund. The stated purposes for th'
use Of this fund are:
1. Creating and maintaining {
strong committee in each of the war
camp communities, with many auxil
iaries, to protect the soldier from ex
ploitation and to make him feel al
home in the community.
2. Erecting and maintaining club
and recreational buildings, lodging
houses, comfort stations, swimming
pools, etc.
3. Employing one or more trained
community organizers in each COM
munity adjacent to the camp.
Securing accommodations for visit
ing relatives, thus making their COM
fort and safety possible.
President Wilson expresses himself
as follows relative to this particular
cause:
August 16, 1917.
Mr.. dear Mr.. Lee:
Mr.. Fosdick has told me of the
excellent work Of the Playground
and Recreation Association of
America in conjunction with the
War Department Commission on
Training Camp Activities, and !
am writing to express my keen
appreciation of the value of this
unique and excellent service.
The spirit with which our SOL
diers leave America, and their ef-
ficiency on the battle fronts Of
Europe, will be vitality affected by
the character of the environment
surrounding our military training
camps. / understand that your
Association finds it necessary to
raise funds TO carry on your work,
and ! earnestly hope that you will
be successful in this endeavor.
Perhaps the local Chambers Of
Commerce in the cities and towns
throughout the country could be
appealed TO with entire propriety
to assist you in this matter. In
any event, let me assure you Of
my warm support.
Sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
Mr.. Joseph Lee,
l0l fremont Street,
Boston, Massachusetts,.
Pledges or cash for this fund may
,e left at Young's Shoe Store or
Iard's Drug Store.
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Shipping

Driving along the State highway
between Wilmington and Bennington,
one sees the eyer-present pile of fern
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-15
TITLOW STlRS ROW,
ACCUSES ATKINS

A. r. Ttlow, prominent Tacoma
attorney and founder of Titlow's
beach, created fireworks at the
council meeting when
he charged that Commissioner
Atkins was neglecting necessary
repairs to the Sixth ave. boule-
ward in order to spend public
money in the south end OF the
city, where improvements could be
made to good political advantage.
Titlow was representing COM
mittee of owners on the Narrows
which demanded that planked sec
lions of the boulevard be repaired.
He declared that there was $751;
900 in fund for repair of road
ways, and that 1t was common re-
port that Atkins was planning to
use the money where 1t would
bring him the most votes next
spring.
"I'll give you $40 for every case
that you can point out where |
have spent public money to get
votes" replied Atkins.
1T may cost you whole lot
more than you're worth, before l
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-15
WERE they MARRIED is
$4,000 LAWSUIT ISSUE

Testimony that Alfred Blodgett
vowed he would never marry Min
ME Styles, and that in the course
of a quarrel after they we're sup
posed to have been married, he
told her to Get out; you've got
no strings on me; I'll never marry
YOU" was part of the probate
suit over the $4,000 estate of
Blodgett in Superior Judge Card s
court Wednesday.
The suit is brought by the
mother of Blodgett. who wants
her sons widow removed as adj
ministrator of the estate and the
property given to herself.
The testimony as to Blodgetts
remarks was given by Mrs. De-
Long, his sister-in-law, on ex-
animation by Jay c. Allen of Sc
attic, attorney for the mother,
who Is in New York.
She claims that her son and his
supposed wife were never mar
ried.
Mrs. Blodgett Tuesday testified
they were married April ), 1895.
in Vancouver, B. c. Attorney AL
len produced letters from mar
riage license clerks to show that
the marriage was not recorded.
The younger Mrs. Blodgett's at
torneys, on the other hand, hint
ed that the elder woman's sigma
ture to the petition to have her
removed as administrator Is
forged, and that the suit is really
brought by Allen.
The charge is made that Mrs.
Blodgett signed years lease of
the Puyallup ice plant with Eu-
gene Blodgett, brother of her late
husband, at a very low figure,
without consulting the court.
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get thru with YOU" roared Tit
low. pointing his finger menacing
at the commissioner.
Il don't know how much you
are worth today, but | do know
how much you were worth before
you took office"
The debate was suddenly ended
when other councilmen interfered
and asked both men to cease the
squabbling.
Titlow. with John Snyder, pres
ident of the Clear Fir Lumber Co.,
Ben Olson and former Police Chief
LOOMS. appeared before the coun-
ell to complain of the boulevard.
Certain stripus of roadway that
were left unpaved when the boule-
ward was built are in such condi-
ton that autos and wagons are
wrecked In trying to pass over
them, they declared.
After heated argument, the
council aNpunced that II would
attempt to make repairs this year,
with permanent improvements in
1918.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-15
ARE HIT HARD

Corporations and capitalists
were not the only ones hit by the
raise in coal land valuations. Sam
Smell told the equalization board
Wednesday morning.
SHELLS coal land lies east OF
Wilkeson. Its valuation was
raised this year from $4,000 to
$4,000.
"Fifty-two years I worked un-
derground," declared Smell,
pounding the table with a cal
loused hand. and now | can't
work no more. In 1885 ii was,
filed on my land, over east OF
Wilkeson. and in 1886 l moved
in.
Seventeen veins of coal. good
and bad, I've got ON my land, and
can't work It,"
There was some evidence that
other tracts interfered with the
working of Smells coal holdings.
The board took his plea for a re-
duction under advisement.
Argument by Attorney J. A.
Shackleford and Geo. w. Duncan
of the Tacoma Smelter Co., for
reduction OF the valuation on
the Fairfax mine. took up most of
the morning. The property had
been raised from $10.345 to 49,
sos. Shackleford said the COM
pany would make no objection to
the raise on some parts of the
property but believed other parts
we're uniustly assessed. The board
finally made reductions which
brought the total down to a little
over $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-15

Unless the city council provides
at least % extra police for the
Tacoma department before Sept.
1. COMMISSIONS Petit will refuse
to be responsible for the moral
condition of Tacoma.
He made this statement to the
council Wednesday, after a re-
quest had been received from Or.
Ernest c. Wheeler. of the State
Council of Defence, asking for an
Increase in the police.
Mayor Fawcett and Commits
sioner Gronen opposed the idea of
increasing the force, declaring
that army officers would be able
to handle all soldiers of the army
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PETIT Demands
MORE POLICEMEN

camp who spend their furloughs
in the city.
I'm not thinking Of the sol
diers," said Petit. I'VE won't
have any trouble with them. But
we will have a big influx of
crooks and other persons who
will try to live off the soldiers.
The police department is utterly
unable to cope with the situation.
II you do not increase the depart
ment, l will refuse to be respon-
sible for conditions in Tacoma.
The council will have to take the
responsibility"
No vote was taken on the pro-
posed police increase.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-15
Nelson Bark
House Furnishing Co.
lib broadway.
Decide neither
To Talk Peace
Press Len-ed Wire,

United Press Leased wire.s r
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. Is.
administrator leaders deter
mined to force an executive ses-
sion of the senate late today to de-
eide whether peace terms and war
aims shall come up for debate ON
the floor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-15

PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER-EvA X.
BONE, Ala Prov. Bldg. Main 1854
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QA- laEDnCIT " AIII HNQ
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POULTRY WANTED
PUBLIC sTENOGRAPHER

TOP prices paid for poultry. w. III.
Corbit, 1142 Market. Main 3S46.
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FIDELITY TRUST CO.'S SAFE De.
pOSIT VAULTS. Ground floor.
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SINGLE and housekeeping, reason
able rent. 78S Market st.
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REAL ESTATE
NORTH END LOTS

NORTH END LOTS
TWO splendid lots. with all assess
ments In and paid, only a block to
paved boulevard, excellent loca
tion, new neighborhood. Owner
moved away and will sell for
5000; title is good; $3.50 cash and
assume 5000: fine building site.
70. r. GREGORY co.
second Floor National Realty Bldg.
Salesman 10.
FOR SALE-Lots IA, is, 16. II.
Block 931, Alliance. Addition ON
Ainsworth av., between So. 18th
and so: 9Th. Address l.. M. Flow
ers, ss7 East First st. No., Port
land, Ore
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-15
REAL ESTATE
Attractive Bungalows

Attractive Bungalows
NOW BEING FINISHED
915-917 SO. Adams, modern 5-room
bungalows, with fireplace. buffet,
book cases, laundry trays Zone
with laundry room, etc.
VERY EASY TERMS
WILL handle. WIN also build on
Adams on buyers plans.
Maryland Realty Co.
bungalows Exclusively
b04 California Rldg. Main 21ss
WANTED--To purchase for a home,
or Groom house south of Di-
vision av. and not further west
than Sprague, Address Box 1916,
Tacoma.
FOR EXCHANGE
b-RoOM bungalow and two lots,
ments paid; located North goth
st. This is a modern house. fine
location. WIN exchange for 10
acres near Tacoma. Must be good
land, mostly improved. Let me
know what you have as early as
III. ~. III IT II
407 Bernice Bldg.
Evenings, Main 6sis. Main 36l4.
NEW BUNGALOW
7 ROOMS, modern In every re-
spect except furnace; - lots:
near Larchmont; no incumbrance
$500, 5000 cash. terms on ball
ance. Would consider acreage or
vacant lots.
De Land Henton Co., Inc.
315-t6 Bankers Trust Bldg.
HOME BARGAIN
LARGE. well built. almost new
house, fine view, four fine lots.
fruit and berries; streets graded,
cement walks. VIII sell this on
very easy terms. Several other
good buys in smaller places. Lots.
Acreage.
JESSE O. THOMAS, JR.
320 Tacoma Bldg. Main 1918.
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BAY VIEW APIS. Special rates to
oache1ora 1854 Tacoma Az.
FINE hskpg. rms. 20 wk. up. 70sN
PBc- av- Eau Claire Anita.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-15

LMPER1AL-Ffne hskpg. rma. 90
mo: up; walking distance. 30. i0th
and Yakima
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WOULD STRONG PULL help YOU? Then USE TIMES want
INSECTICIDES AND SPRAYS

CARBoLlEBUA and Cre-Sol for
chicken lice. CARGO Vegetable
spray, water glass. STANDARD
Chemical Co. Main A8e
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FURNISHED HOUSE,
KEEPING ROOMS

FOR RENT-Furnished room suit
able for one or two gentlemen.
1O20h So. X, over * ST. Club.
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sA. q DEF
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WELL DIGGER b. 4. Birch. PArh
land. Wash
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A. rates you can afford to nav.
Money buys cheaper than credit.
Our service has pleased man '
others and will please you Let VI
tell you all about Il.
COAST FINANCE COMPANY
21o Bankers Trust BLDG.
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THREE nicely furnished house,
keeping rooms. Private bath.
walking distance. 500 So. Yakima
av. Main 1884.
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FURNISHED housekeeping room
for gentleman. 921 Tacoma av
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07

worked, but the new regime in the tax
commissions office places the base
unit the same upon the drill hole as
1t Is upon the operating mine,
The result has been to greatly les
sen the exploration work in Michigan
for II costs so much to carry an un-
digested property that the fellows
who pioneer in the exploratory game
can't be induced to spend their money
while the operating companies are in
the main content to worry along and
wait for the plums to drop as those
who have been venturesome enough
to show up new ore bodies get weary
of the carrying charge. The mineral
tax system of Michigan Is as much In
need OF investigation as the rail rates
or the industrial accident laws.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
ANOTHER WRECK.

a wreck at Naults Spur last
Thursday afternoon piled up sixteen
ore ears and blocked traffic between
Stager and Iron River for twenty
four hours.
The wreck occurred az about the
same place that the one of three
weeks ago occurred. a car in the
middle Of the train jumped the track
ditching the cars following and tear
ing up the track for quite distance.
Passenger trains were diverted
around by way OF the st. Paul from
this city 20 Iron River the trains
making the trip being tho Amasa-
Iron River train and the Ashland
passenger train Thursday night and
the train from Chicago yesterday
morning.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-07
ESCAPED U.BOATs.

a fun story OF the transportation OF
the American troops to France was
given out last Monday when II was
learned that they were attacked by
German U-Boats and that the cruisers
which we're conveying the transports
beat off two attacks Of the sea wasps
made during the night
The U-Boats attacked the American
fleet first outside the barred zone, an
act illegal according 20 international
law, even in war times. The second
attack was made inside the danger
zone and was beaten of again.
The American gunners sunk one OF
she U-Boats and from indications II
looked as II second was destroyed
also
Mrs Thomas Wills and family spent
the Fourth at Ishpoming, going in
their auto. They speak highly Of tho
character of the entertainment offered
by The Hematlte city that day.