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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-12-14
CECIL EWING TO
MANAGE PROJECT
TIMBER ON $4,000 ACRES BON
AIR LAND SOLD TO JOHN 9.
RANSOM co.
Probably Largest Tract OF Virgin
Hardwood Timber Left In
United Slaves.

Cecil Ewing, former Columbian and
for eight years managing editor OF
the Southern Lumberman, has been
made manager of big development
project of J. B. Ransom & Co. on the
Bon Air Coal & Iron Co., property In
Wayne, Perry, Lawrence, LOWS and
Hickman counties. The Ransom
company has bought all of the timber
on $4,000 acres of land, Of which 49,
900 acres are absolutely virgin, never
having been touched by the axe.
This body of timber is probably the
largest tract OF virgin hardwoods OF
anything like the same quality and
accessibility left in the United States
II In valued at several million dollars,
and is estimated to contain more than
150,000,O00 feet of mercahntahle tim
Der; over half million crossties.
thousands OF cords of dye-wood and
tanbark, and many thousand tele-
Phone and telegraph poles for which
there is a very insistent demand.
While these are the principal pro-
ducts, there are also numerous hypo-
ducts, including q quarter of mil
lion cords Of fire wood. This tim
Der lies, for the NEST part, between
Collinwood, Tenn, on the Tennessee
Western railroad and Aliens creek Oh
the N. C. & st. L. Ry.
It is the plan of John B. Ransom l.
Co., to completely develop this big
virgin forest, leaving it practically
clear of forest growth and ready for
agricultural development, to which
the land Is admirably adapted. as Ia
evidenced by farms which at numer-
GUS places now adjoin this tract, and
on which even by the methods now
employed excellent crops are raised.
Most of this vast tract Is also ore
bearing and leaves the Bon Air Coal
& Iron Corporation with it's iron ore
and phos plate lands intact, on which
the large developments it now has
under way may be continued indefi
nitely.
The timber acquired by John B
Ransom 4 Co., consists largely OF
white oak, poplar and hickory, wood.
In the manufacture and sale OF whicti
this company specializes. The &C
auisition of this timber is a distinct
compliment to Nashville enterprise.
The sale was made after several o.
the largest Understanding corpor
atoms In the country had negotiated
for the purchase of this timber.
Through its two box factories, plaE
ing mill and subsidiary flooring an.
furniture factories, John B. Ransom 4
Co., already have market In Nast
vile for some fifty per cent of tn
yearly output of the nex development,
Several large sawmills will be put
In operation in the timber at once
and the most up-tp-date and scientific
methods of logging and manufactur
will be employed throughout the 81
tire operation. which will require ten
Or twelve years to complete.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-12-14
WANT IS PER CENT
INcRF AS in Hogs
v,,i az NECESSARY TO SUPPLY
sEMASp OF AMERICA AND
THE ALLIES.

WARRINGTON, Dec. Fifteen
,s~ cant increase in the production OF
pork in 1918 will be required for 90
maatie consumption and for export to
~. allies. the department Of agricn'.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
CHARGED With DESERTION
William I'll. Gleason, Il Guards
man, Who Has Been Missing
Since June s, Arrested at
Montpelier.

William H. Gleason was arrested
in Montpelier Monday forenoon by
Deputy Sheriff Lawson, charged
with being a deserter from Company
K, First Vermont Infantry, and
was turned over to the military au-
thorities Monday afternoon. Gleason
had been residing in Montpelier for
a week with his wife and for two
days had been employed by the En-
mons Ice company. When arrested
he was on the ice cart on Barre
street.
He first enlisted in Company of
Brattleboro year ago, served with
that company at the Mexican border
and was later transferred to the
Springfield company and discharged
December 26, 1916. He re-enlisted
Apail 7, 1917, and was missing on
June when the muster of the COM
pany was made.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
ESSEX COUNTY DRAFT
Many Not Accepted and PrObab-
ly Another Draft Will Be
Necessary.

Essex county exemption board is
working hard to take care of the
Essex county draft and perform
their duties impartially.
Up to Thursday morning there
had been A examined. Of this num-
ber q failed to pass the physical ex-
animation. Of the remaining II, six
had filed claims for exemption
The board had not passed on any
of the claims for exemption for the
affidavits had not at this time been
filed.
The last lot of the first draft ap-
peared Thursday and it is almost GER
tain that another draft will have to
be made before the quota is secured.
DR.. w. w. Ker of Canaan is as
sisting DR.. Sargent in the physical
examination of registrants.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
LIGHTNING'S FREAKS
Leaves a Path of Destruction in
a MOrriSville Home.

During the electrical storm Of
Thursday afternoon, August 2,
lightning struck the telephone line
near the farm house of Henry c.
Bailey of Morrisville, entering the
house on the wire, demolishing the
instrument and tearing off quanti-
ty of wall paper, demolishing the
clock, then going to the cellar, split
ting the water pipe, and then out
doors in the shape Of large ball of
fire, which ran directly towards the
barn, re-enteIing the ground when
six feet from the barn. Lightning
also struck the fagpole on the top
of the cupula over the elevator of
H. A. Slayton & Co.'S feed store,
splintering the pole and tearing off
a quantity of shingles from the roof
of the cupola and running down the
corner of the building to the ground.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
Red Cross Statistics.

The Red Cross workroom reports an
average attendance Of workers for the
week ending August of six daily in the
garment room, and IS daily in the surgi-
cal dressings room. Beginning August l,
the treasurer will report each week what
ever donations of money have been re-
ceived during the week previous, as fol-
lows: G. G. Benedict estate $500, Mrs.
F. H. Parker $3.50, Mrs A. ]. Maxham
$1,000, Mrs. G. P. Smith $6.93.
The following surgical dressings were
received from Essex Junction: Twelve
6x6 laparotomy pads, IS 4xl6laparotomy
pads, "a 12xl2 laparatomy pads, 1872
9x9 congresses, 4S 3-yard gauze rolls, 36
1-yard gauze rolls, 144 AKA gauze
sponges, 1863 2x2 gauze sponges, 2 oakum
pads, AZ pinch drains, 1-inch drain, Is
triangular bandages, 20 T bandages, 96
four-tail bandages, 5 abdominal binders,
a total of 826 articles.
These came from the Winoosh Circle:
Thirty-six abdominal binders, IL triangu-
lar bandages, II T bandages, 96 four-tail
bandages, 2SS 9x9 congresses, 2S8 a /
2x4 congresses, 432 Aka sponges, l6s
2x2 sponges, fracture pillows, total Of
/, 1886 articles.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
One Child, Three Dollars.
To the Editor:

U utlC GulGOI.
Children are the worlds most precious
possession. There are no brighter or
more beautiful children anywhere than
the little Armenians, the victims OF
Turkish cruelty, many thousands Of
whom are now on the very brink Of
starvation. The Committee for Armeni-
an and Syrian Relief tell us that three
dollars will feed one child for a month.
Will not everyone whose means permit it,
sacrifice some small luxury, and buy the
life of a child?
The whole need is too vast to be met
Many of the children will perish. But
every gift means that some child will live
who would otherwise die. Contributions
should be sent to the Treasurer of the
Armenian Relief Fund, Henry D. Forbes,
National Shawmut Bank, Boston, Mass.
Alice Stone Blackwell.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10

policies of certificates of ins urance
for total amount of about twenty
and quarter million. There were
issued by these companies during
the year l ,955 policies or certificates
for an amount slightly over two mil
lion dollars. Of particular interest
are the statistics relating to business
done by Vermont insurance compa-
nies which show that the various fire
insurance companies of the state had
in force on December 21, 1916 almost
one hundred forty millions of insur-
ance. The one Vermont life insurance
company, the National Life of Mont
pelier, had in force on December 81,
1916 1l3, 1874 policies or slightly over
$228, 100000 of insurance. There
were received by the fidelity and
casualty companies of Vermont $751;
72O in premiums during the year.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
PROBATE NOTICE

Regular sessions of the Probate
Court for the district of Essex will
be held at GuidhaIl on the first
Wednesday of each month, in the
forenoon.
At Island Pond, the first Wednes-
day of January, April, July and
October, in the afternoon.
At Lunenburg, the second Wednes-
day of January, April, July and Octo-
ber, in the forenoon.
At Concord in the afternoon of the
same days.
Special sessions will be held by
arrangement.
Communications should be sent to
Edwin O. CARL, Judge, Canaan, or
to George A. Hubbard, Register,
Guildhall.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
WINNING DAYS
These Are the Days That Will
Tell the Story and Make the
Winner Something Worth
Going After This Week.

These are busy days with the con-
testaut in the Herald voting contest
and thousands of votes are being
gained by each one of those seeking
the grand prize.
Where contestants run so close in
the grand total of votes there is no
telling who may jump ahead from
week to week and land in the first
place at the end of the contest. The
chance for winners is to keep earnest
ly at work and leave no opportunity
pass to secure votes. The readers
of the Herald are surely selecting
the winner and on their interest and
support hangs the final outcome.
Special offers are made this week
the best that will come out in this
contest and on the thoroughness
with which contestants work this Of
fer largely rests the chance of win
ming the $3.50 piano.
Oh, but it takes some work! Yes.
But $3.50 piano is some prize and
worth every effort put forth to win
it.
The special offer is 100000 bonus
votes for every five 5-year subscrip-
tions paid in advance. This offer
means 200, 900 votes to every con-
testant who puts in five 5-year paid
in advance subscriptions.
The standing of candidates this
week follows:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
FOR BETTER TREATMENT
VermOnt'S Homeless Children to
Be Given Good Chance-JOhn
w. Carroll Probation Officer
for This District.

The state board of charities and
probation at the monthly meeting
held Friday at the State House
considered many routine matters
and appointed John w. Carroll of
Island Pond as probation officer for
that district of the state.
Secretary W. H. Jeffrey of the
board announces that there are num-
erous children in the state ranging
in age from six weeks to IA years
old for whom the board desires to
secure homes. In some instances
the town in which the children re-
side has agreed to pay a small sum
each week toward the support of the
child if it is taken by family.
These children may be taken tenn
porarily or permanently or legally
adopted, as the case may be, or as
the family wishes. For many years
adjoining states have been placing
such children in Vermont homes and
now that probation and charitable
work is being handled in an organ
lied manner Secretary Jeffrey feels
that something should be done to
give the young children an equal
chance, in most Instances the parents
being too poor to raise them to be
intelligent men and women.
Persons desiring to acquaint them
selves with conditions are urged to
write to Secretary W. H. Jeffrey,
who will be glad to give full partic-
ulars about any of the children.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10

izatlon and provides for the utilization of
established organizations in promotin
the sale of the bonds.
Tho committee has appointed in each
state and territorial division of the United
States chairman, who will have at her
command the organizations of women in
her state who have been banded by the
state units of the Woman's Committee of
the Council Of National Defense and the
Liberty Loan committees OF women
which were established independently
during the first issue and remaining in
tact for the second campaign. Through
these organizations each state chairman
will be able to organize every county,
city, town or village in her state.
The general committee has also ap-
pointed chairmen in each of the twelve
Federal Reserve banking districts in the
United States. These chairmen serve as
delegates from the Woman's Committee
to the Liberty Loan committees of their
various banking districts, cooperating
with the latter on all matters pertaining
to the relations Of women to the Liberty
Loan. They also act as Intermediates
between the Liberty Loan committees of
their districts and the state chairmen
whose territories lie within the Federal
Rererve Districts. By means of con-
slant communications with the state
chairmen the district chairmen will keep
the latter in touch with the Federal Re-
serve Liberty Loan work, supplementing
the directive labors OF the Woman's Lib
erty Loan Committee at Washington.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
Candidates and Standing

Merle Currier, 1557795
Belle Morse, 1462700
Vera Humphrey, 770475
Geneva Roby, 350500
Alice White. 216025
Mrs. G. F. Mcnamara, East
Charleston, 172175
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
PAID DOUBLE fine
Kirby Kelley Drove Without a
License and With PastebOard
Number "PlateS".

Kirby Kelley of Middletown
Springs, liveryman and Ford auto
mobile salesman, paid the Rutland
city clerk S27.05 Tuesday for doub-
lie violation of the traffic laws of the
State. He appeared in Rutland
Monday driving a car which carried
two pasteboard pilates" on which a
number had been painted. He was
stopped by Grand Juror C. E.Novak
and explained that he had obtained
the pasteboards at Wallingford
garage to use merely to drive a new
car from there to his home. He
was told to appear in court Tuesday
morning and promised to produce
his chauffeur's license, which he
said he had left at home.
Mr.. Novak learned Tuesday that
after interviewing the officers in
Rutland Monday Kelley took train
for Essex Junction and paid the sec
retary of state the fee for a license
and obtained receipt, his permit
having expired June %.
Judge Swinnerton fined Kelley S.
and costs for using a car without
proper number plates and $40 and
costs for driving without a license.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10

The report of the state insurance
department for the year 1916 has
just been issued. This report con-
tains statistical statements regard
ing insurance written and insurance
companies authorized to do business
in the state in 1916. There are also
included records of fires in Vermont
as shown in the reports made by in
surance companies to the depart
ment. These reports indicate that
in 1916 there were 453 fires in the
state that resulted in a total loss, and
there were no that resulted in a
partial loss. The most frequent
cause of fire was lightning, 514 fires
having been caused thereby. Of the
1923 fires reported the cause of 1863
was unknown.
There were written in the state
du ring the year 1916 fire insurance
to the amount of over one hundred
and sixteen and one-half million dol
lars for which there was received in
premiums by the companies 81 $780,
303.19. The companies paid losses
of over half a million dollars, in ex-
act figures $687, $3.50.
The figures relating to fire insur-
ance show that there We're 1880
policies issued during the year in
Vermont, for an amount which to-
tailed slightly over eleven million
dollars. The premiums paid in Ver-
mont to life insurance companies
during the year 1916 were approx
mately three million dollars and the
claims paid in Vermont by life in
surance companies were approxi-
mately a million and one-half. FL
deity and casualty companies re-
ceived in premiums from business in
| NCllllOllC uulllS CuS yedl pOOl go
and paid on Vermont business claims
amounting to S237,984. Of this
business done by casualty companies
it is interesting to note that there
were received on account of work.
mems compensation insurance $780,
661, and there were paid on losses
in this class cf business $50, 5,657.
These figures are in marked contrast
to the figures of the year preceding,
for in 1915 there were received pre-
miums amounting to but $l07 ,203
and the losses paid IN that year on
this class of business amounted to
only $15,537 This marked increase
in premiums received and losses
paid was due in part to the fact that
the workmen's compensation law
did not become effective until the
middle of 1915.
The various fraternal, beneficiary
associations had in force in Vermont
on the last day of December, 18, 107
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
INSURANCE REPORT

State Insurance Department Is
sues Report Giving Fire Los
ses, Amount of Business and
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
The WOmen's Campaign for Lib
erty Loan.

The women of America did splendid
work for the first issue Of Liberty Loan
Bonds and are making preparations now
for a more complete organization and
more thorough work for the next issue of
bonds which is to be announced later by
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. The
plan Of campaign for the next issue ad-
opted by the Woman's Liberty Loan
Committee, with headquarters at Wash
ington, makes the state the unit Of organ
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-25
ADMIRAL Dewey
IS LAID TO REST

Washington, Jan. ~20.--AdMiral Dew
ey was laid to rest with all the honors
4 grateful nation can bestow.
After the funeral services, conduct
ed under the dome Of the Capitol and
attended by President Wilson, the
cabinet. the supreme court, the diplo-
matte corps and a notable company.
the admiral's body was taken to Ar
liEgton national cemetery to rest with
those naval heroes gone before.
Two of Dewey's commanders at the
battle Of Manila bay-Benjamin p.
Lamberton, the fleet captain. and Cap
tain Joseph p. Coghlan of the cruiser
Raleigh, lie near by. Not far away
rest Schley and Sampson.
Private services at the home were
attended by President Wilson, Score
tary Daniels and q limited company.
The funeral party then moved to the
Capitol.
All business of the government was
suspended for the day: all private
business stopped for an hour.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-25
FOR SUFFRAGE And
DRY UNITED STATES


Fargo, N. D., Jan. 2O.-WoInan's
suffrage and national prohibition we're
endorsed by 5000 farmers attending
the closing session Of the Tri-State
Grain and Live Stock Growers con
vention.
A resolution was passed, asking the
legislatures of Minnesota and North
and South Dakota to pass measures
prohibiting paintings of the barberry
bush, asserting it a spreader of wheat
rust.
The North Dakota Legislature also
was asked to appropriate $4,000 to be
spent in obtaining laborers for har-
vesting. threshing and other farm
work. Other resolutions are:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-25
General Funston DesignateS the
Units to Return Home.
SEVERAL FROM NORTHWEST
Minnesota, Montana, Wisconsin, Iowa
and South Dakota Troops Among
Those Ordered North.

Washington. Jan. 23.-More than
$4,000 national guardsInen, among
whom are troops from Minnesota,
Montana. Wisconsin. Iowa and South
Dakota, have beer designated by Ma
itar General Funston TO return home
md muster out OF the federal service.
The First infantry and First field ar
~lilery of Minnesota. included in the
sss1er, are the only troops from that
assal.e on the border.
Other Northwest units ordered
nome are Troop A. cavalry, Montana;
SECOND infantry. Wisconsin,; First
squadron cavalry. Field Hospita! No.
:. Ambulance Company No. | and
oE1gade headquarters, Third infantry,
fasga.
North Dakota guardsmen will not
le3 ordered home. it is presumed, UNI
ii. after the Minnesota troops have
,Tne4sn mustered out at Fort Smelling.
The organizations will start North
LIS. soon as transportation facilities
,ssn be provided. 1t is estimated it
/" VII take three weeks to complete the
movement. Tl~,ir departure will leaTe
1saiween $4,000 and $1,000 men Of the
guard i'll the federal service doing
oauder patrol.
Other troops included i'll the order
sre from Arkansas, Delaware, Dis.
-r1et of Columbia. Illinois, Indiana.
kentucky. Louisiana. Maryland, Mas
aaphusetts, Missouri. Nebraska, New
Hampshire. New York. North Caro-
: nIa., Ohio. Oklahoma. Pennsylvania,
south Carolina. Utah. Tennessee and
2TCginia.
war department officials continue
y withhold comment on reports that
he movement Of General Pershines
s-cgulars out OF Mexico soon will be
-.ndcr way.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-25
SMALL SUBMARINES
CARRIED BY RAIDER

Rio Janeiro, Ian. 20.-The Journal
Pequeno of Pernambuco asserts that
it has information that the German
raider is accompanied by a guard Of
three small submarines.
These submarines are said TO be
six meters i'll length and of an entire
ly ne" type.
Members of the crews of ships sunk
by the raider and who have been held
prisoner on board her are quoted as
saying that the submarines constantly
leave the mother ship and reappear
after short intervals, apparently doing
scouting duty.
They say that the raider has a
speed Of twenty-five knots but slows
down during the right.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-01-25
PRESIDENT FOR
WORLD PEACE
Makes Personal! Appeal 10 Sen.
ate on SuDjset
BELIEVES TINE IS At HAND
Tells Why He Thinks Action Should
Re Taken and Outlines His
Peace Program.
BELIEVES TINE IS At HAND

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.--President
Wilson. in a personal address to the
senate. laid down the question Of
whether the United States shall de-
part from its traditional policy Of
isolation and no entaLgling alliances,
and take part in a world league to
preserve peace after the war.
Shattering precedent Of nor" than
a century the president, regarding
the senate With its treaty making
power as his cU;,Nsellor in foreign
affairs, explained w. he belIENed the
time had come 1c: the world to know
Americas position and discussed the
underlying causes on which he be-
lieVes a permanent peace Of the world
a be maintained.
While President Wilson was speak
ing directly to the senator's. alter the
manner of Washington, Madison and
Adams, his address was in the hands
Of all foreign governments or on its
way to them.
No such history making event with
such ~farreaching possibilities to the
United States probably ever had been
seen in the senate chamber.
In the background of the funda.
mental proposition Of whether the
United States should alter the for.
eign policy. laid down by Washington
and carried out by a long line of pres.
idents, was the possibility that out OF
some such league of nations might
come q way to end the present war.
Outlines Peace Program.
Speaking. he said. For liberals and
friends of humanity in every nation
and Of every program of liberty" the
president declared the only peace
which al last is a peace based upon
equality and a common participation
in a Common benefit"
The guarantees exchanged" he
said. must neither recognize nor i'm
ply a difference between big nations
and small
He then laid down the following
basis for a lasting peace:
Add the authority and power of m
United States to the authority anC
force Of other nations to guarantee
peace and Justice throughout the
world.
A peace founded on an equality u
rights.
4 united and autonomous peace,
So far as practicable freedom of Il
nations for free development of al
esource and direct outlet to the
great outlets OF the seas.
! Freedom of the seas.
Limitation Of naval and militar.
armament.
The president expressed the belle:
neither side will win in this war. The
very explicit assurances regarding
peace received from belligerents i'm
ply the peace that comes must b
peace without victory, he said.