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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11
PLAN BIC PLANTS
Business Men to Erect Three
Canning Factories.
Chamber of Commerce Is Be-
hind the Project.

The Chamber of Commerce took a
determined drive at the high cost CT
living and food conservation this nool
when at a meeting of the board or
directors, steps were taken 70 raise
$4,000, thru the purchase or shares
at $40 each. for the purpose OF estab-
fishing three canning factories in
neighborhoods near Topeka. ]. viii
Kelley, secretary of the Chamber OF
Commerce, was appointed chairman OF
a committee to sell the $4,000 worth
of shares after which company will
be Incorporated under the laws OF the
state.
Anyone desiring to purchase shares
may have that opportunity by apply
ing to Mr.. Kelley. E. H. Crosby has
volunteered to furnish, free of charge.
the old wooden mills as site for the
Oakland cannery. The equipment
necessary for the canneries can be OBJ
tanned in a short time and contracts
for purchasing the crops raised by
small gardeners must be entered into
in short time.
To Reduce III. c. of l..
Under the plan proposed canned
goods, principally canned string beans,
| tomatoes and corn, will be prepared at
| slightly less than 10 cents a quart. The
object of the establishment of the can
neries is to cut down the price of food
and encourage truck gardeners in
conservation of soil and the Chamber
| of Commerce will see that the goods
| canned will not fall into the hands of
/ spectators.
| Oakland, Highland Park and Sea-
| brook probably will be the sites of
three small canneries to be erected in
| the near future with capacity of from
| 500 to 900 cans a day, each. These
| locations were suggested by A. A. God
ard chairman of a committee consist
hing of William Macferran, A t. Dam
| iels, j. l.. Hersh and Henry McAfee.
| which has been investigating the PLAN
i Mr. GODDARD submitted the following
report:
| I'VE believe it highly proper that
activity should be instituted along this
line and that the amount of land
planted to vegetables indicates that 4
| larger supply will be raised than this
market will absorb in the raw state
and that there will be a large sur
plus which should be saved.
| Be Near the Crops.
1T is necessary that the cannery be
located in the near vicinity where the
vegetables are raised if we are to serve
the needs of that community and get
| the vegeta bles from each of a good
many small gardeners.
The vegetables are delivered fresh
er to the cannery by this method.
| I'VE find Te can get outfits for
| these canning plants and can buy the
prices of the latter are higher than
| ever before known.
I'VE find we can get manager of
experience in this kind of work at a
reasonable price. We have been over
| the situation carefully with him and
| have sampled goods he has canned.
We believe he is capable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11
ASK FAIR TAxATIONS
Members Chamber of Commerce Want
All Industries Treated Alike.

The Chamber of Commerce went on
record today as willing to cooperate
with the government in raising suffi-
cient revenue to carry the war to a
successful conclusion but unwilling to
see any special industry taxed unfairly.
w. II. lines, a Topeka automobile
dealer, brought the matter to a focus
when he asked the board of directors
to protest against n 10 per cent tax
on all bills of sale for automobiles.
g. s. Elliott made a motion, which
carried, instructing J. viii Kelley, sec
rotary of the Chamber of Commerce,
to telegraph Senator Charles Curtis
and Congressman d. r. Anthony, Jr..
and urge them to protect the automo-
bile industry against unfair taxation.
Elliotts motion satisfied the automo-
bile dealer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11
KEEP BUSINESS GoIrG.

From making estimates on how
much money could be saved if men
would stop smoking. drinking and
other unnecessary indulgences. the
statisticians have turned their atten-
ton to other lines of endeavor. since
our entry into the war.
s. For instance. it is said that if all the
residents of New York City who now
have their shoes shined would do their
own backing. 10000 bootblacks
would be released for service in the
army or on the farms. The same
rule applied to the entire United
states would make some 100000 per-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

The Marine Corps is especially In
need of technical men-men eAper-
fenced in electrical, mechanical clVll
and automobile engineering ana aVl-
alton. and is offering special lnouce-
,nents to men of this kind who want TO
no first To fight, according to an an
nouncement made from thel hedu-
quarters. To insure a completely uni
form and trained body all Marine
Corps recruits must first undergo pre-
liminary military and naval training
but upon it's completion those so de-
string are available for positions IN
which they are best fitted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

1t is encouraging to note that the
women's clubs are taking up the ques-
ton of restricting the number and
activity of the cats. Now, perhaps
something will be done about it. I'm
I'll recent years the question of licens-
ing the cat has. been laughed down
wherever it has been presented. 1t is
not joke today New York has bill
providing for such licenses before its
legislature. Massachusetts is debating
the question. New Jersey already has
such an act. Maine is discussing the
problem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

n, man feels Inundated when
drafted to serve on jury. why theh
should there be any objection to be-
ing drafted to serve in the army
There are. of course. those who desir-
ing to escape military duty entirely
oppose the draft. There are also some
who strive to dodge jury duty and
taxes. The slackers we have with us
always. but the truly patriotic man.
desiring to serve his country, is not
going to be particular whether he is
permitted to volunteer or is called by
selection
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11
ON SPUR OF
THE MOMENT

Lines to a Man With a Funny Nose.
Be brave and face the chortles
OF those who tease and twit you,
Who giggle at your nose and
Declare it doesn't fit you;
Be happy tho their smokers
Are often very riling,
Be happy and remember
You cause a bit of smiling,
To cause bit of mirth is
noble service to do;
If anybody does it.
1t is a cinch that you do
The man who never blows his own
horn is usually as helpless as the
young one that has to have its blow
ing done for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11
Moving Up Forward.

When anyone gets into a crowded
car his Soul leaves him and he be-
comes a dumb brute. He can do
tricks, such as hanging onto the
straps, and he can look at the pictures
in the ads, but to all real purposes
he is no more human than tho his
name were Sport or Nero.
When you get into a car and all
the seats are taken, always stand in
the aisle about half way up in the
car. Pretty soon the aisle of the car
will be crowded up to that point. Then
the conductor will shout Move for
ward, pleased" Read your paper and
let on you don't hear him. Don't move
forward if you don't choose to. A good
thing to do if people look at you is to
yawn. Sometimes you will start a
yawn and find you can't finish it off.
(Note.-Practice yawning. Nothing
better to show you're at your ease.)
A crowded car is an excellent place
for some things and if you have a
pocket you wish picked or would like
to have your face sneezed in, then a
crowded car is the thing for you. But
you will never find in it many of the
lovelier aspects of human nature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

familiar friend. He draws nigh to us
as we draw nigh to Him. We cannot
neglect prayer, Bible study, and de-
pendence upon the Holy Spirit, if we
would be united to Christ
Out and out for Christ, in and in
with Christ.
If we walk with Christ day by day
we shall surely meet Him at His own
table.
The disciples who get closest to
Christ, and who live most constantly
in the sunshine of His near presence,
are those who have passed thru the
valley of self-surrender and who have
there learned the secret of a submits
sive spirit. Jesus delights to walk
with those whose hearts declare, Not
my will, but thine, be done"
"A missionary from India said: In
India 1 gave half an hour a day to
prayer, but here 1 am so busy that 1
have to give two hours to prayer
Prayer-time is not wasted"
We have many needs in the Chris
tan life, but the one need which in
cludes all others is the need Of Christ.
Do we lack joy? 1t comes by having
more Christ. Have we need of power
1t is only our need of Christ. Is peace
absent from our heart? The presence
of Christ alone gives peace. Do we
want more love? We may have it by
having more of Him whose other
name is Love. All the problems of
religion, positively all, resolve them
selves finally into this one supreme
problem How can more of Christ be
brought in the believers heart? We
have everything when we have Him.
at one time in such power that we
can forever afterward dispense with
its presence and purifying power. We
must be renewed day by day in. the
inner man.-Anon.
The written word in the heart
draws the heart to the Incarnate
Word
The Christians is the happiest life,
because it is lived in Him who is joy
incarnate. The other religions of the
world are religions of penance. of
fasting and of gloom, but the Chris
tian's strong confidence is in the Sun
of Righteousness, lin whose presence
there is fullness of joy"
In prayer we speak of God. In
silence and meditation God speaks to
us. But how can He speak if we do
derSoa.
A life lived with God is a peaceful
life. The old. old question, Where
can rest be found ?" is answered in
the presence of God. Peace, perfect
peace, is the peculiar possession of
those who have found pardon and
protection with the Lord. Just as all
the pictures that have ever been
painted. and all the poems. and all
cannot make plain the beauty of a
sunset, SO no human words can re-
veal the sweet tranquility which is
the precious possession of those who
walk with the Lord.
A body cannot be in two places at
the same time. Neither can spirit
1t is impossible for US to abide in
worldliness, Selfishness, and sin, and
abide also in the fellowship of Christ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

Another sign that Germany is
whipped is the fact that her news
papers and political leaders are be-
ginning to explain how it happened.
The chancellor is held responsible for
the loss of the Battle of the Marne,
and the failure of the submarine cam
paign to come up to expectations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11
DINNER STORIES

They were at the theater. and the
young lady was immensely taken with
the leading man Watch" she said.
with what precision he steps across
the stage Every stride is of exactly
the same Iength'-
Her escort was just q little Jealous.
Yes, he said cruelty II imagine
that habit was acquired from walking
the railroad ties"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

Losses thru the activity of German
divers are reported to be slackehlns.
This may be caused by the cutting OH
Of supplies when those American shlps
We're held up at St. Thomas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11
ADD MORE APPLICANTS
4.903 Approved Candidates for Fort
Riley Training Camp.

Chicago. May 1.-THE number of
approved applications for the officers
training schools in the Central depart
ment in the hands of the post com
manders was announced today as fol-
lows:
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, 5,673.
Fort Smelling, Mimi, 5,406
Fort Riley, Kan, 1902.
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. 6.1s1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

Another item in the increased cost
of living in Canada is that of brooms.
Broom corn which before the war
could be purchased for $50 a ton now
costs S375
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

The high cost of living has hit the
tariff. The house ways and means
committee has proposed a horizontal
increase of 10 per cent in all customs
duties. Shades of Bill Morrison!!!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

The public can only stand by and
wait while the colonel and his friends
and the administration and its friends,
backed by the military establishment
fight it out in the halls of congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

office too prosy a place to propose in,
so l picked out your home"
AS he kissed Margaret for the tenth
and last time he said: We'll. come
on. Wen have to hurry IL we reach
the marriage bureau before it closes ;"
-tCopyright. 1917, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11
$750,000 BY FRAUD

Harrisburg, Pa, May I1-Jesse
Williamson, jr-, was arrested in Phil
adelphia early today charged with
abstracting securities with a face value
of $4,000 from trust accounts with
the Pennsylvania company for insur-
ance on lives and granting annuities
of which he is secretary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

Those Chicago young men who mar
ried to escape going to the 'front.' ap-
near TO be particular about where they
do their fighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

To the imaginary lines mentioned
in the Biographies the Atlanta Consti-
tuition adds Hindenburgs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11
Haiti Votes Against War.

| Port Au Prince, Haiti, May IL
Congress today refused to declare war
on Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11
The Union That Means strengtha

The Union That Means Strength4
Terse Comments on the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic of the Young
Peoples Societies-Christian En-
/ deavor, Etc.-For May 10: Fellow
ship With God."-Ps. 11e:97-104
All of the Bibles truths are practi-
cal. So is this one, perhaps the
Hottest of them all. There are at
least three essential means by which
we find this mystical union with the
Saviour, which is the Christians
highest goal. First of all we must
have the aid of the helping Spirit.
He makes Christ real to us and brings
us near to Him. Without the strong
Spirits assistance we can never real
ize union with Christ. The second
means of abiding in Christ is through
His word. There never has been
saint who has known the blessedness
of communion without finding it
through the Holy Scriptures. Through
knowledge and obedience of the Lords
words we come to understand what
it means to abide in Him. The third
channel through which the blessing
of union comes is prayer. In the sa-
cred silence of the prayer closet we
learn to know and love Jesus as a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

Address the Topeka state Journa fo nv frae
nation Bureau. Washington, D. - A'i AANS
Information about .
ssWhatever You Want to knoW'
Write your request plainly and lnclose
cent stamp for return postage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

A few days ago magazine editor
asked me to write. an article upon
President Wilson's Immortal address
in the United States senate as "A New
Magma Charta for Humanity His
thought is that this great utterance
expressed the best thought of the
whole world today, and that the prin,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

The disciples who get closest to
Christ. and who live most constantly
in the sunshine of His near presence,
are those who have passed thru the
valley of self-surrender and who have
there learned the secret of a submits
sive spirit. Jesus delights to walk
with those whose hearts declare, Not
my will, but thine, be done.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

"A missionary from India said: In
India l gave half an hour a day to
prayer, but here 1 am so busy that 1
have to give two hours to prayer
Prayer-time is not wasted"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-11

familiar friend. He draws nigh to us
as we draw nigh to Him. We cannot
neglect prayer, Bible study, and de-
pendence upon the Holy Spirit, if we
would be united to Christ.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
IS FIXING DAMAGES.
In SANDER Suit Between Two Rutland
County Women.

Rutland, Sept. l4.-Rutland county
court heard yesterday afternoon an ar
gument as to the assessment of damages
in the Islander case of Mrs. John d. vii.
liams of Poultney VS. Mrs. Edward Far.
mer. This phase of the case is taken
up before any jury work has been done
because the defendant defaulted, not hav-
ing made an appearance at the first day
of the term, and there is nothing for a
jury to determine
This case is the result of case be-
tween the husbands Of the two women
tried in county court year ago in which
loan of 81 900 was involved, the defend
ant, Williams, winning the case. The
matter was bitterly tried by NJ. C. Web
Der and J. B. Mccormack as counsel for
Farmer and J. c. Jones and b. L. Stat
ford as attorneys for Williams.
II is now alleged that as the outcome
OF feelings aroused by the old litigation.
Mrs Farmer has continually. for a year.
called Mrs. Williams such names a. thief.
liar, perjurer, once in the court room,
where they were heard BY such men as
Judge L. +. Pratt. Justice Paul Ross and
Attorney r. H. OBrien, and again in the
sacred precincts Of a cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
DEATH OF BRATTLEBoRo MAN
Franklin f. Bennett Died Thursday q
Age of 70.

Brattleboro, Sept, l4.-Franklin Eve
EFT Bennett, rs, formerly for a long tim
employed by the Estey Organ compan
as tuner, died yesterday in his hon
at 81 South Main street. He had beer
in declining health four or five years, but
had been confined TO his bed only since
Aug, 81 Death was due to a genera
breaking down,
Mr. Bennett was born in Dummerstor
June o., 1899, one OF four cnndren
Jonas and Adeline Miller Bennett, VIII.
were members of early families of tina
town. Bnt one of the four children no
survives, Fayette o. Bennett of Warwick
Mass.
When he was Is years old the famil'
moved TO Hinsdale, n, H., and he marriet
there Laura Thomas, Dec. 81, 1860. Mr.
and Mrs. Bennett had one son, Emory 7
Bennett, now of Maiden, Mass. They
moved to Orange, Mass, where Mrs Ben
nett died Sept ;, 1866, Mr.. Bennett and
son then came to Brattleboro, and the
boy went TO live with his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. William Thomas. Mr.. Ben
nett entered the employ of the Este,
Organ company and remained with the
firm within few months of 20 years.
He married Janette r. Thurber of Gull
ford May 81, 1868, and after leaving the
employ of the Estey firm he and Mrs
Bennett went to Guilford to live on the
Thurber home farm to care for her ia
ther, Amos Thurber They had one
daughter, Miss Flora L. Bennett Mrs
Bennett died on the ancestral place,
where she was born and brought up, Aug
10, 1907. Mr.. Bennett and daughter con
tinued ia live there until May 8, 1911,
when they returned to Brattleboro
Mr.. Bennett was a conscientious and
reliable man of excellent character. He
was a first class workman, and was a
member of the First Baptist church, of
which at one time he was clerk. His
brother, son and daughter are the near
est surviving relatives.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
ESTATE OF HOMER FIrTs

State Of Vermont District Of Washington, as
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
triet Of Washington. TO all persons Interested
in the estate OF Homer Fits, late OF the city
Of Barre. in said district, deceased. GREET
ING:
At probate court holden at Montpelier,
within and for said district, on the SOth day
of August, 1917. an instrument. purporting 10
be the last will and testament cf Homer Fits,
late of the city OF Barre In said district, de-
ceased, was presented TO the court aforesaid,
for probate.
And IL Is ordered by said court that the goth
day of September 1917, at the probate Office In
said Montpelier. be assigned for proving said in
strument and that notice thereof be given 10 all
persons concerned by publishing this order
three weeks successfully In the Barre Daily
Times. a newspaper circulating in that vlein-
ity in said district, previous to the time APP
pointed.
THEREFORE,. you are hereby notified 10 ap-
pear before said court. at the time and place
aforesaid, and contest the probate Of said WILL
IL you have cause.
Given under my hand az Montpelier, in said
district. this 3Oth day Of August, 1917.
FRANK j. MARTIN, Judge.
Augs1Sep7-l4
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS FARMS
FOR SALE
240-Acre Farm $4,000
With 6 Cows, Pr. Horses,
Corn, Potatoes, Beans, Grain,

vegetables. some hay and wagon. buggy, sled
mower. horse rake, pillow, wheel-harrow, cul.
tivator sleigh. harness. etc, etc. all included
II taken soon by owner who has business else
where. Less than half down and easy terms
on good road. near school and neighbors, only
III miles 10 creamery. Owner estimates the
wood marketed would pay for the farm. Com
for.able 6-room house almost like new, tele-
phone: big barn A0x60. both painted and IN
good repair with running spring water. For
travelling instructions TO this and a l2O-acre
farm for $1,000. see page 6, Strouts Gaia
logue Copy mailed free. II. A. Strout Farm
Agency, Dept. 2729, 294 Washington street,
Boston, Mass l54tl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14

Although careful search of pastures
has been made, farmers of Stowe nave
failed to find the poisonous plant believed
to be responsible for the death of sew
eral young cattle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14

Because of so much automobile traffic,
travel on the trolley line between Wat
erbury and Stowe has been cut down 30
per cent during the summer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
NEW AUTO CONCERNS
Burlington Cadillac Co. and Ford Sales
Corporation Formed.

The Burlington Cadillac company, Inc.
of Burlington has filed articles of cor
poration in the secretary of states offic,
with the following subscribers: Henry G
Bennett of Barre. John G.. Sargent Of
Ludlow and George J. Jimmo of Bur.
lington. Their office win be in Burling,
ton and they have a capital stock OF
$4,000
The Ford Sales corporation of Burling-
ton, with capital stock of $4,000, have
filed articles of association in the same
office. The subscribers are V. f. Rock.
well, F. E. Colburn and Belle II. Colburn
of Burlington. Both the concerns are to
enter the automobile repair and sales
business.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
Auction Sale
City Auction Market
Saturday, Sept. IS
at 2 and 7 p. m.

We have an unusually large lot OF
property ON hand for this sale, that it
will pay you to look over.
A partial list is as follows: A special
lot of granite appliances that must in
terest all in that business; $50 #. w.
inch plow steel wire rope, lis TT. 3s
inch pillow steel wire rope, about 200 it.
of hemp rope, "a inch; | derrick winch,
full equipment of derrick blocks, ?
iron blocks, | blasting battery, Sui
livan plug drill; lot of ranges, coal and
wood heaters, gas stoves, horse hm-
Der wagon, 2 harnesses, whips, Marvin
rife 1920, set boxing gloves, cottage
organ, ! fine photograph, so records,
typewriter, cash register, Winchester RI
he, shotgun, baby carriage, violin and
box, books, coats and garments, iron
beds, dressers, commodes, chairs, rock
ers, extension tables, bureaus, chest,
and springs, showcase, wash
ing machines, and lot of miscellaneous
articles, at both auction and private
sale
Sales at AND SATURDAY.