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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
TO POSTPONE DRAFT
UNTIL NEXT WEEK
Only Fl States Have Reported
Organization of Exemption
Boards Complete.
NEW CENSUS ESTIMATES.
Dummy Populations Used for Deter.
mining tionments-Vermont's
"Population," 280,A20.

Washington, July 11.-Postponement
until next week Of the drawing Of num-
bers Of men who will be called for exam.
ination for the national army seemed
probable to-day when 1t became evident
that States are not completing organiza-
ton of their district exemption boards
as rapidly as war department officials
had hoped. Only q States have reported
their organization complete, although in
most others only few districts are miss
ing. The drawing will not be made until
the lists for the country are complete.
A so-called revised census estimate for
the entire country, compiled on the basis
Of the draft registration, will be for de-
termining apportionments. Each city.
county or State must furnish two-thirds
Of one per cent. of its paper popula-
ton. according to the new estimates.
which were made for the purpose Of
equalizng the draft rather than to rep
resent accurate population totals.
Thus New York city. with an estimated
population Of 6.5o4. 1876 must give 1882 Of
6S7. 900 young men to be called on the first
draft. A city with 5000 population would
be required to give 166 men. These appor-
tionments would be subject to slight al
lowances for alien enemies, for men who
have volunteered and for other causes.
The population estimates. far from at
tempting to show actual populations simply
are improvised figures reached by consid.
ering the number of registrants in each
sub--division as s.s2 per cent. Of the popu-
lation. since the total registered. 9.659 ,3S2,
was 9:32 per cent. Of the total estimated
population. 103. .S35. 800. The process result
ed in large dummy population showings.
for cities with war industries where there
has been a recent inflow Of workmen with.
out their families. Since the figures are
based on the number Of men available for
military service, however ofilcials consider
the estimates fair as basis for appor.
ment.
Pleas for exemption E: any man need
not be made by him. but may be entered
by a wife, other dependent, employer or
! any other third person. the provost mar
shall generals office explain in q state.
ment. It also explained that any registered
man absent from his home district need
not return for physical examination but
may be ordered by his home board to Be
examined elsewhere.
The dummy population estimates BY
States include: New Jersey, 3.155. .407: New
York. 11.1S7.ns; Pennsylvania, S.sH. .0e2;
Vermont, 296.426
Estimates Of the leading cites include:
New York dncluding Bronx. Kings. New
York, Queens and Richmond counties)
6.5N.1S Philadelphia, 2.060. 0.0N; Ptttsburs.
722. AS; Buffalo. 6o3 3s4: Newark, 4s9. .2s1
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
TRADING-WITH-ENEMY
BILL PASSES HOUSE

Washington. July 1.-THE ADMINISTERS.
tion's trading with the enemy bill. con.
tanning prohibitions against business In.
tercourse with any country with which
the United States IL at war or its allies
except under license, and providing for
governmental seixure Of the property Of
alien enemies and enemy patents. passed
the House to-day without record vote.
The enemy property seixure section pro.
viding that an official custodian take
over all such holdings and that their dis.
position after the war be left to Congress
was approved after a sharp attack by
Representatives Hill OF Connecticut.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
N. E. CONFERENCE ON
THE WHITE PLAGUE
Arrangements in Progress for Sessions
In Rutland in October.

Rutland. July 11.-Dr. c. S. Caverly
Of Rutland, DR.. C. F. Dalton and H. w.
Slocum of Burlington, F. c. Partridge
of Proctor. DR.. H. S. Goodall of Benning-
ton and DR.. Edward ]. Rogers of Pitts
ford. members of the Vermont anti
tuberculosis committee. met here to-day
to make arrangements for the New Eng
land conference on the white plague, to
be held In this city October 4 and C..
1t was voted to ask all women's clubs
and similar organizations to send dele
gates.
Isaac Miller, president of the Rutland
Business Mems association, Dr. G. G..
Marshall. Miss Bernice r. Tuttle, the
Rev. DR.. A. H. Bradford and DR.. p. H,
Gebhardt. city health officer. were appoint
ed committee on arrangements for the
fall meeting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
$4,000 AGAINST RUTLAND
LIGHT AND POWER co.

Rutland. July 1l.-Following a decision
NJ the Vermont public service commission
that the RUTLAND Railway. Light and
Power company was negligent In the mat
ter NJ an accident In which John
Mor,artv met his death In this city on
November 1. 1916. Moriarty's heirs sued
ths Strsst Railway company In Rutland
county court to-day to recover $500
damages The man was killed while
getting of of the front end Of the car
falling under the wheels. Running a
car without a fender IL the principal
offense charged in the declaration
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
RECRUITS S FT., ONE INCH
HIGH WILL BE TAKEN
War Department Decides Small Men
May Enter the Ranks.

May Enter the Ranks.
Washington, July 11.-Small men make
as good soldiers as big men in the revised
opinion of tn ewar department. which has
the ranks of the regular army to men NO
more than Ave feet one inch in height and
who weigh only no pounds.
The order was issued on the bases OF .
recommendation made by Surgeon-0en.
eral Gorgas, who advised that good man
were being kept out by the minimum
height and weight limit Of flve feet four
inches. and 12O pounds. AS a matter OF
fact. however. recruiting officers had been
instructed not to enforce rigidly the height
and weight minimum limits and there are
considerable number now In the army
who are below the fve feet four require
ment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
CAN MAKE NEWSPRINT
PAPER FROM SEAWEED

Copenhagen. July ia Danish inven.
tor. 1t is announced. has discovered .
process for making newsprint paper from
sea weed. The new process Is said to
entail half the cost Of making paper from
wood pulp.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
MEASURES APPROVED.
State Board Of Health Sanctions Strin-
gent Order of waterbury Authorities.

Waterbury, July 1.-THE State board of
health has approved the accommodation
Of the local board of health to exert strin-
gent measures to prevent the spread Of In
fantile paralysis. one case of which has
appea red here. All churches. schools and
places Of public entertainment have been
ordered closed and children under Ii
years of age can not be served at any
ice-cream counter. nor at any place where
food or drink is sold. the exception being
made of hotels. The directors of the
Chautauqua have sent notice to the man.
aRement telling them Of the ruling. A sat.
isfactory settlement is expected to be
made with them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
YOUNGEST AVIATOR TO
FLY AT VT. STATE FAIR
His Name IL Walter Bullock and He
IL Seventeen.

Manchester, N. H.. July 11.-Walter
Bullock. II years old and the youngest
aviator in America, closed a contract here
to-day with the Vermont State fair COM
mission to fly at the State fair at White
River Junction. September Is. 10. and
%. Young Bullock. whose home 10 IN
Minneapolis. has been flying at Red
Cross carnival and has been highly sue.
cessful He uses a Curtis bi-plane with
an S0-horsepower motor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
ONE FOOT AMPUTATED.

Rutland, July 11.-George C. Underhill.
marble man and promoter widely
known throughout the State underwent
an operation here to-day for the amputa-
tion of one of his feet. Mr.. Underhill
has been Ill some weeks with diabetes.
His condition this evening was critical.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12

In offering that apartment for rent. talk
IN ali who might have the matter Of mov-
Ing under consideration-through the
classified.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12

In selecting = stenographer. utilize the
classified-and get "applications" from
the best ones In the city
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
SITUATION ENCOURAGING.
No New Cases Of Polio Reported q
MONTPELIER In . Week.

Montpelier. July 11-No news cases OF
infantile paralysis were discovered or re-
ported to-day, completing period Of .
week during which no new cases have
developed which makes the situation very
encouraging. Health Officer Burr was no.
titled to-day that during the quarantine
on children in Montpelier no children com.
ing within the age will be allowed in Bur.
lington.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
PRESIDENT WILSON ASKS
BUSINESS MEN TO BE AS
PATRIOTIC AS SOLDIERS

Just Prices Will Be Paid by Government and
Public During War, He Declares in Formal
. Statement, But No Attempt to Extort Un-
usual Profits Will Be Tolerated-Ship
, Owners Are Scored for Maintaining an
Ocean Freight Rate Schedule, Which Has
Placed almost Insuperable Obstacles" in
the Path of the Government t-"I Shall Expect
Every Man Who Is Not Stacker to Be at
My Side Throughout This Great Enterprise -
the President Concludes.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-28
Bees Intelligence overrated.

The intelligence of the honey bee has been greatly overrated, according to Everett r. Phillips, who is the government expert on bee culture. He says that this insect really has no adaptability at all, but n wonderfully perfected instinct. Success In bee keeping, therefore, depends upon study ing the bee and giving 1t exactly what its imperious instincts require. For example, the space between the wall of n hive and the comb in which the honey Is to be placed must be exactly Il quarter of an inch. If 1t is more the bees will store honey in the space, and If it is less they will seal it closed. In either case the hive must be broken open 10 get the honey.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-28
BIG GAIN IN POTASH OUTPUT
1916 Reached Value Ten Times as Great as In 1915.

A remarkable expansion in the Amer ican potash industry has resulted from efforts to make the United States inde- pendent of foreign sources for the pot. ash used in munitions and for other purposes, and although the boom did not get under way until late in 1916, production during the calendar year reached value ten times as great as that of 1915.
 The 1916 production is estimated, in q preliminary report published by Uncle sam at 10000 tons, worth $3,500,. GOO.
 "The largest output" the report says, "has come from the Nebraska alkali lakes, but the natural saline deposits elsewhere are now just beginning to make important contributions. A great deal of publicity has attended the ef. forts to obtain potash from kelp but a similar organic source of high-grade potash has been quietly developed which has proved more productive"
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-28
Lowered in Twenty Years From 13.3 to IT Per Cent of
 Population.
RISES AMONG FOREIGN-BORN
Big Improvement Is Shown Among Native Whites and Nearoes-Dis- trict of Columbia Leads in
 Ten-Year Period.

Decrease in Illiteracy was greater in the District of Columbia during the period from 1890 to 1910 than in any state in the Union, according to sta tistics just published by Uncle Sans bureau of education.
 Tlteracy in the district decreased G2 per cent during this time, while the nearest competitor to the district was Kansas, with a decrease of GO per cent. Maryland showed q decrease of 54 per cent and Virginia 90. New York re- mnined stationary, while Oklahoma showed an increase of 3 per cent and Connecticut an increase of 13 per cent.
 Percentages of illiteracy.
 The percentage of illiteracy In the District of Columbia in 1910 was 4.9 per cent, this ratio being higher than the percentage of illiterates in the pop ulation of Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Kansas, Utah, South Dakota, Minnesota, Indiana, North Dakota, Michigan, Ohio, Wiscon- sin, Wyoming, California, Colorado, Illinois, Vermont, Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire and Montana. The percentage of illiteracy in the District of Columbia was less than in Massa- chusetts, New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Nevada, Maryland. Rhode Island, Del aware, West Virginia, Texas, Ken lucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, New Mexico, Georgia, Arizona, Mississippi, Ala bama, South Carolina and Louisiana.
 The percentage of illlteracy in the United States has been lowered dur ing 20 years from 13.3 per cent in 1890 to 10.7 per cent in 1900 and IT per cent in 1910; but the number of nit crates has decreased less than F per cent and the number of foreign-bOrn illiterates has increased 43 per cent.
 Foreign Born llIiterates.
 Since 1880 the percentage of native whites to total population has in- creased and the percentage of Hitter acy among them has diminished. The percentage of foreign-born to total pop ulation has increased as well as their percentage of illiteracy. The per cent of negroes to total population has de- creased, and the decrease in percentage of illiteracy among them is marked.
 Every class of illiterates has de- creased except the foreign-born illit- crates; their increase has outbalanced the whole decrease of all other classes combined-native whites, negroes, h. dians, Chinese, Japanese-during the last 8 years.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-28
Conservation of Labor Supply.

If we are wise and far-sighted we shall enforce child labor laws and school laws more rigidly than ever just now. We shall scrutiniZe and regulate every single use of children in industry, for there must be noth- ing needless in the emergency about our use of human resources. More than that, We shall stimulate educa tional activity, especially in industrial training, and support as never before public and private child welfare agen- cies, if we are going to make the most of the material we have in hand. In short, we must protect, train and develop children now for the simple reason that for the future. both re- mote and immediate, we need more intelligent and ahe-bodied set of peo- pie than ever. "The nation Is under special obligation to secure that the rising generation grows up strong and hardy both in body and character" is the solemn warning of England which has been at war for three years, to America, on the threshold of war; The New Republic.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-28
STARTS NEW MARKET SERVICE
Uncle Sam Believes System Will Aid in Stabilixing Live Stock and
 Meat Prices.

Uncle Sam has established new market news service on meats, supply ing telegraphic reports of conditions in three representative eastern meat-con- suming centers. These reports are now available daily to the trade and to consumers in New York, Boston, Phila- delphia, Chicago. Kansas City and Omaha. They are intended to place at the disposal of the meat producer and of the wholesale and retail trade use- ful information in regard to supplies on hand. the demand for the various kinds and grades of meat, and other factors influencing the trade.
 New York, Boston and Philadelphia, where the conditions are representa- tive of those in other large consuming centers, government agents obtain early each morning all available information and send it by wire 10 Washington and to the eastern and western local offices of the office of markets and rural 'or- ganization. There il is placed early in the business day at the disposal or ali persons.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-28
TORPEDO IS COSTLY
Every One Fired Costs Uncle
 Sam 1000.
On Land, Machine Gun Is Most Ex. pensive, Eating Up sig Every
 Minute It Is in Action.

A few years ago theatergoers were which the hero had to get rid of mil lion dollars in year or lose larger estate.
 Figures just compiled by Uncle Snm's ordnance officers show that if the hero had declared little war and 1t had lasted few weeks he would have experienced no difficulty In rid ding himself of his wealth.
 The figures show that each time Uncle sam fires Il torpedo II costs s. GOO.
 Ordnance expenses in time of war range from maximum of $7000 for each torpedo to ? cents for each bullet fired from Il revolver.
 If the drcadnaught Arizona gets into action and fires broadslde from it's 12 14-inch guns and auxiliary can non 1t will cost just $15,0O0 for each of these performances.
 On land the machine gun has about the most expensive appetite of any of Uncle Sam's weapons. The ma chine gun fires between 500 and 600 bullets of 30 calber minute, which makes It cost SIP for each 60 seconds of activity.
 Every bullet fired from rifle by an lnfantryman or cavalryman costs , cents, while the pistol shots fired by cavalrymen, officers and non-commis- stoned officers cost cents apiece. The shells and shrapnel used by field artll- lery cost about $20 each, while pro- jectile for 14-inch land gun costs 5000.
 The torpedo. however. is not only the most expensive means of destrue- tion used In American warfare, but fl is the most delicately constructed weapon at Uncle Sans command. Ii is virtually launch, being equipped with two screw propellers moving in opposite directions and being IS or 20 feet long, Ii will continue to blow the sea until its motors run down or 1t hits the mark
 Nitroglycerine and copper contribute most heavily to the expense of tor. pedoeS. Expert workmanship ranks next as an item of cost, for the deli cate parts of n torpedo must be aecu- rate in their construction to one-fiye, thouSandths of an inch. A thickness or thnness of more or less than one five thousandth of m inch in any part ef the mechanism would prevent 1t from working properly.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-28
TRADE TRAINING IS LACKING
Uncle Sam's Chief Foreign Commerce Booster Says Facilities Are
 Not Sufficient.

Dr. Edward Ewing Pratt, chief of Uncle Sans bureau of foreign and domestic commerce., declares that the United States lacks facilities for pre- pairing men for career in foreign trade.
 "The great demonstration for foreign trade In this country" he says, began literally before the echoes of the first guns in Europe died away. It was really ten months later, however, be- fore we began to get our bearings and before the business men of our conti- try actually get down to brass tacks in this foreign-trade business-some of them have not got there yet. But in spite of all this noise, backed up as it has been recently by n considerable amount of real solid activity, the uni versailles and colleges have not yet awakened either to the need in the everyday business world or the oppor- tunity for practical service that lies before them.
 "It is not sufficient for the profes- sors to point to a few language courses, many of which do not really teach the languages; and to n general course Of commercial geography nor to course on the history of South America; nor even to n general course on foreign trade. Foreign trade has technique of its own. No doubt many of the courses in the ordinary school are ex- celIent as leading to foreign trade. But the mere assembling of few pa per courses under q denomination which will attract students interested in the subject Is not sufficient.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-28
UNCLE SAM AIDS HOUSEWIVES
Plans to Assist in Solving Servant Problem by Raising to New Dig
 nity Work of Domestics.

Uncle Sam plans to enlist the CO., operation of housewives to solve the servant problem and raise to new dignity the work of domestics.
 Immigration Commissioner Camlnet- ii, who has charge of the employment service, said:
 By developing the consideration of this work throughout the country, by endeavoring to standardIze the varl- ous kinds of work in households, by truly dignlfying household work, Il field and girls who hitherto have stayed away from it."
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-28
Kangaroo Skin Imports.

The latest government statistics show that there were 1,072, ,494 pounds of kangaroo skins imported during the II months ending May 31, 1916, as com pared with 672,339 pounds in 1915 and 1.225,679 pounds fin 1914 for the same period. The imports last year were valued et $633,301, or an average of about 50 cents n pound. There are less of these skins received than of any other variety used in making shoe leather, but genuine kangaroo skins make excellent leather and large quan- titles would be tanned if the skins were available.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-28
Makes It Possible for Anyone to Make Use of Great Congress
 sionaI Library.
PURPOSE TO AID RESEARCH
Object Is to Make Unusual Volumes Which Cannot Be Obtained Else. where Available to Students
 Everywhere.

Comparatively few persons know that they can take advantage of the great congressional library maintained by Uncle Sam at Washington without going to the national capital.
 There are thousands of people all over the country who constantly make use of the library of congress and ye. have never been within gunshot of the District of Columbia. The important and yet little-known branch of the ac- tivities of the library of congress which makes this possible was explained by Herbert Putnam, the librarian of con- gross.
 The library of the British Museum" he said, .'is purely reference library. It is magnificent collection, but it is of use only to those who can go to London to consult 1t. The library of congress is, of course, used as ref erence library by thousands of people every year. But 1t is also lending library, and therefore it renders to the British Museum library does not rem der to the British citizen.
 'This Is work in which the library of congress is following the lead of some of the great libraries of Europe, especially of those of Germany.
 "Of course, there is much to be said for the purely reference library. Some of our material-such as the valuable documents placed here by their own CTS for safe keeping-is used only for reference purposes. Sometimes tran scripts of it are sent out.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-06-28
Music Also Loaned.

"We lend music on the same condi- ton as books. We do not, however, al- low musical scores so lent to be used for public performances.
 "We exclude from material that may be loaned that which is in constant use at Washington, the absence of which from shelves of the library of con gress would be an inconvenience to congress, or to the executive depart ments of the government, or to refer ence readers. These conditions exclude from the loan system, as rule, genea- logies, local histories, newspapers and periodicals. Only in exceptional cases do we send out material which, be- cause of its size or its character, re- quires expensive packing or high insur- ance."
 Doctor Putnam seems to be more in- terested in the library us an institution serviceable to the whole country than in the library as literary treasure house. He showed the reporter files of letters from all parts of the country requests for the loan of books sent by scholars through their local libraries. And he explained In detail the service rendered by the library of congress in sending out lists of authorities and answering questions through the mail
 "This has developed" he said, into a very significant part of the library's work. The library issues numerous lists which, If they are not contribu- tons to science, in the sense that they advance knowledge of the subject mat ter, are something more than mere ac- cumulations of titles. They are lists of books, documents, and magazine ar tices having to do with subjects of current interest. They are distributed widely tc libraries throughout the country"