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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-12

ropAy'S PROGRAMS
I COrIsftM " Mitchell Lewis In The
/ sign Inv tsible."
C1IMMEH-Nah>l Ssrmsnd IN
The FLOOR H~lew."
IItfIHry Mary fiekfovd In
"Nmsrtiiy Of Cisthesiine Alley"
/ STRAND Doug Fairbanks In
'-ueadin' ssrth.''
MfSsfo>-Hs, stewart In Keith
1 uf the Horder."
I CpfO>ftt--N rearssa In
''Ststsr Against si.ter-
! CLASS A-Mr~- vernon Castle In
sylvia Of the secret service"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-12
COLONIAL

The dual role Of two sisters. ono
good. one had. IL portrayed effective
iy by Virginia Pearson. in SISTER
Against Sister" at tho Colonial.
There Is a thrilling courtroom socns
for climax. I'm which tho unworthy
sister saves tho innocent one from
danger.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-12
LESSON NO. II

Long ago they used TO grow one
crop in the garden and let II 40
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-12
CAN'T GET CAR PARTS,
RENTON PEOPLE TOLD

Railroad congestion has demoral'
lied the service Of the Seattle. Rem
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-12
CLASS A

sylvia OF tho Secret Service" IL a
photoplay series noted for ita thrill OF
action. with Mrs. Vernon Castle as
the heroine. the detcctive-film ls DO
Ing shown at tho Class A.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-12

two different vegetables in the same
space, one in between rows of the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-12
PRINTED-BORDER
SCRIMS, 15c YARD

Choice of white, cream
and ecru grounds in
these Curtaining Scrims,
with their well-printed
floral borders and 11a-
inch band edge, or cross
bar center effects. Price
15c yard.
basement Salcsroom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-12

II making friends for this
saesroom Basement Issoom
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
HOOKER WINS ACTION.
Justice Van Kirk in Supreme Court
Hands Down Decision Dismisslng
Complaint in Alleged Fraud Action.

The following is from a recent ISSUE oil
the Schenectady, n. Y, Union-Star
James r. Hooker Of this city wins the
action brought against him in the supreme
court by Hooker, Corscr & Mitchell com
many. Supreme Court Justice Charles I.
Van Kirk, before whom the action was
tried at an equity term here yesterday
handed down decision dsmssing the
complaint. and generating MIR. Hooker
and his We, Maude L. Hooker, from any
faint of fraud or wrong-doing. The ac-
ton was brought 10y Robert j. Landon
for the plaintiff and the defendants,
James f. Hooker and Maude +. Hooker
were represented by John Alexander. of
the firm of Loucks & Alexander.
In January, 1917, judgment was
docketcd here for approximately $50, 700
against James f. Hooker and Charles d..
Whitaker. On November ;, 1916, iudg-
ment was awarded to the Hooker, Corser
& Mitchell company in the chancery court
in Vermont for $4,000 against Hooker,
William H. Corser and Whitaker. The
action against James F. Hooker and Maudc
t. Hooker was brought in order to set
aside transfer of property made by Hooker
to his wife, it being charged that in 1909
and Lowell road in this city and had the
property decided to his wife. One parcel
cost $40 900, it was claimed second $1,000,
and third, 5000 The buildings on this
land cost more than $4,000 the com
plant AYERS The complaint further al
legged that Hooker caused the land to be
conveyed to his wife to hinder, delay
and defraud his creditors and particularly
the plaintiff"
The decision of Justice Van Kirk is that
the Hooker, Corser & Mitchell company
had no cause of action against Mr.. and
Mrs. Hooker because the land was pur-
chased before judgment had been rendered
against Hooker i'll either New York state
or Vermont and that therefore Hooker
action in conveying the property to his
wife could not be construed to have
been done to defraud his creditors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
POULTRY MAY DECREASE.
Opinion of County Agent Sweeton.-
Plans for Checking Up Deerfleld Val
s- srr~
leg separators.

County Agent A. W. Sweeton', weekly
report TO the director OF county Hgents
contains the following in addition to the
statistical report;
Emergency: Placed one man on farm
this week. One other inquiry, Having
many inquiries for spring wheat seed
Have tested several lots OF seed for germi-
nation. Plans are under way for organ
izing cooperative exchange around
South Vernon and including farmers from
Massachusetts and Vermont. Edward
Browns poultry talk was very good but
the interest in poultry cannot be main
tanned when the business is Improbable.
look for decrease in the large ilockS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
SIXTEEN CASES OF CLOTHING.
Pleasing Response by Brattleboro PEG
pie to Appeal for Suffering Allies
1851 Articles, $3.50 Pounds.

Sixteen shipping cases containing 1881
articles were taken to the station Mon
day afternoon from the Western Union
Telegraph Co.'S vacant store, being the
shipment of clothing from the local Red
Cross branch for the relief of suffering
allies in Belgium and northern France
A few of these articles were sent after
but most OF them were brought in as the
result of an announcement of a week S
campaign The announcement came so
late, however, that there was no oppor,
tunity to give it much in advance. The
result is very gratifying, however, to all
concerned and especially the committee
of which Mrs. Fremont Hamilton was the
chairman. The weight of the clothing
was $3.50 pounds.
The cases contained large amount of
winter clothing for men and women, and
there were three boxes of shoes, one bon
of hats and caps, a box containing 1900
pieces of mems and women's undercloth
ing, good quantity of bedding, new out
ing flannel for children's garments, sew
eral boxes of new fleece lined undercIoth
ing for children, given by local store
and many other useful articles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
COUNTY SEPARATE
RED CROSS UNIT
Will Be Constituted Chapter by
Itself in Few Days
Other Counties May Do Iikewise-Be-
lieved New Plan VIII Enhance Eff
cheney of Work in Vermont.

Windham county is to be constitut-
cd an Independent chapter of the Amer
lean Red Cross. A petition to the New
England divisional office in Boston
asking that the county be made n Red
Cross chapter by itself will be sent i'll
today or tomorrow. Signatures of a
few representative members of the Rcd
Cross here were attached to the petit
ton Wednesday, after which it was sent
to Bellows Falls for more signatures
Both branches favor county chapter,
as do the divisional headquarters, so
there is no obstacle, so far as is known,
TO successful carrying out of the
plan.
For some time the advantage Of hav-
ing county chapters has been apparent,
and at the last meeting of the state
executive committee i'll Montpelier,
March 13, Oscar +. Benson of Brattle-
boro, the Windham county member of
the committee, introduced a resolution
giving each county the right to organ
lie as separate chapter. subject to the
approval of the New England division,
and the resolution was adopted. SO far
as Mr. Benson knows this county is the
first to act under the resolution.
At the present time the entire state
constitutes one chapter and in each
county there are various branches, and
each county has representative on
the state committee, the headquarters
of which are in Montpelier All the
various branches in the state, of which
there are about l75, work through the
Montpelier Office.
Under the new arrangement even if
each county organizes as a separate
unit, the state organization will not
lose its identity, but the work will be
facilitated. For instance, when an or
der comes from the Boston Office to
Montpelier it has to be transmitted to
each of the l75 or more branches,
which requires time that might be very
important. If the order came direct
to the county chapter most of that
time would be saved This is but one
of various WAYS wherein a county chap
ter would be an advantage, and as the
activities of the organization increase
there will be an increase in efficiency
under the new plan. State drives will
be conducted by the state organization
as heretofore. it is understood.
It is planned to have the various
branches in Windham county send dele
gates here within few days to form
a county organization and elect officers
and mako plans for the future. There
are now eight branches in Windham
county. namely. Vernon. Nottingham,
South Londonderry, Dummerston, Put
ncy, Bellows Falls and Brattleboro.
The New England division includes
all the New Ehglahd" STATES except "Coh-
necticut, and the manager is James
Jackson of Boston. Vermont and
Michigan are the only states which are
not subdivided.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
SPIRAL SOCKS FOR SOLDIERS.
Washington Women Learning to Make
Latest Comfort-Red Gross to Issue
Instructions.

Spiral socks arr the latest comfort
for the soldiers, Their chief advantage
is that they are knitted without any
heel The sprals are somewhat shape
less, hut soft and c!inging and have
been enthusiastically praised by the
mon. They are said to outwear three
pairs Of socks knitted in the other stTle
The sock is the invention of Australian
women and has heen introduced to
Washington by the local branch of the
British American war relief fund of
which Miss Helen Ernst is chairman.
Many prominent women are now learn
ing to make the spirals Miss Charlotte
Campbell Of the Washington commit
has become SO proficient that she can
knit two socks at once and is acting
as instructor for other enthusiasts. The
Red Cross is preparing to issue instruc-
tions for knitting the new style socks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
Many Exposed to SMALLPOX.

Bellows Free academy in Fairfax has
been closed for an indefinite time and
no services were held on account of Il
ease of smallpox in town. Delmar
stevens, q commercial traveller is the
victim Of the disease and many people
have been exposed.
Mr. Stevens became i'll a week ago
last Sunday night, but was i'll sev-
cral days before u physician was sum
moned and not until last Sunday, when
Dr. II. A. Ladd OF Burlington repre-
Scnting the state board Of health came
to town was the i'ase. pronounced small
pov and the house guarantncd.
The order of Health Ohiccr :. II,
Phelps that the school be closed is
made because Mrs. Stevens 5 daughter
Miss Katherine Kendrick, is a student
in the high school and many of hel
friends were at the Stevens home be
fore the nature OF Mr.. Stevens s trou
bic was known The Methodist pastor
had called at the house during MI
Stcvcns'S illness.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
BRATTLEBoRo MEN CHOSEN.
DR.. Newell and DR.. Pettee officers of the
State Dental Society.

DH David Manson of Burlington was
elatt t8lTiftt'eitl6ATf of the state -13entaI
society at the annual meeting which
concluded the society s convention in
that city Friday. The other Of
fcers elected were: First vice presi
dent, DR.. pm. Williams of Rutland; ;
SECOND vice president, DR.. Fred X. New
ell of Brattleboro; secretary, DR.. p. E.
Mellen of Middlcbury; treasurer, DR..
Thomas Mound of Rutland, the last two
being re elected.
The executive committee is headed by
DR.. a. l.. Pettce of Brattleb0ro, the 9TH
er members being DIR. G.. NJ. Somcrs of
Proctor and DR.. o. S. Minis of Burling-
ton
Several technical papers were read
during the day and number of clinics
were given.
DR.. William h. Pond of Rutland, the
retiring president, was elected delegate
to the national convention to be held
at Chicago. DR.. Earle T.. Johnson, who
is doing dental work among the children
in the rural schools, was chosen as al
ternatc About 10 new members were
admitted to the society at this meeting.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
BENSON CHAIRMAN OF DRIVE.
viii Direct Vermont Red Cross Cam
paign from Brattleboro-Ths Town
to Draw on War Chest

Vermont headquarters on the next Red
Cross war fund drive will be in Brattle-
boro. o. f. Benson OF this town has been
appointed chairman OF the Vermont divi-
sion and will direct the state campaign,
which is to take place in connection with
that throughout the country the week Of
May 90.
Vermont's quota of the 800, 100000 fund
has Il n set at 100000; that Of New Eng
land is 81, 600. On the basis OF these
figures the amount which will have to be
raised in Windham county is between
$4,000 and $4,000 Detailed figures for
the state will be announced as soon AZ
Mr.. Benson completes his organization
plans.
General arrangements for the drive in
New England were discussed at meet
ing OF the division chairmen in Boston
last wee: with Bernard W. Traiiord OF
Boston, New England manager
Brattleboro's share OF the war fund will
be taken from the War Chest, this being
one Of the specific objects Tor which the
War Chest was established. but elsewhere
in the county the campaign will he con
Quoted on the usual lines.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
CHOOSE GARDENS WITH CARE.
Many Were Disappointments Last Year
Because Planted Under Wrong Condi-
tions-Suggestions

Many backyard gardens were disan-
pOintincnts last year because the; were
planted under conditions that made sue
cess impossible, even with best of cul
tural methods. 1t is Il waste of time
and energy, which might well be spent
il some more profitable thdeavor, to try
TO grow garden plants unless there is
fair chance to succeed. Tho follow
ing suggest ions for the select ion of the
garden spot offered bys the extension
service of the University of Vermont
and state agricultural college arc time
Is: .'.t %.
l. The soil first of all, should be
workable. Soils filled with cindcrs
brick-hats, coal ashes, tin cans, etc.
should either be cleared of this rubbish
or not planted. Filled oh graded area
generally are not of good garden soil
,. The drainage must be good. Il
water does not run of the plot readily
during heavy rain or standing waite
cannot be removed from it easily
through surface drainage, it is not suit
able for Il garden.
3. When the spot proposed for the
garden does not receive sunlight for
fair portion of the day, it is useless
to attempt to grow vegetables.
4. Where poultry is kept is no place
for garden unless one or the other
is well fenced
Give the children a fair chance. Dc
not invite disaster at the outset by a
unWisc choice of a garden area. Whe,
the garden can be worked by member
Of the household during their recreation
, hours or with little extra effort above
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
MAPLE SUGAR AND
SIRUP BEING MADE
Price High and Deep Snow Hin
ders in Many Places
Cans and Pals Double in Price in Past
Two Years 100000 Cans Used in
WindLam County Annually. ..r

Maple Sugar is being bfotght
into the local markets as the result of
the good sugar weather Of the past two
weeks, but it is in small quantities and
the price is high. The price for the
first run IS 30 cents pound, as against
3j cents last year The price is likely
to drop little, but dealers predict con
tinucd high prices, both for sugar and
strip. The first sirup in the local
market sold at $3.50 a gallon. The re-
tail price ranges from $17j to
$2.2j. depending ON the quality, and
one contract for 100 gallons puts the
price at $3.50.
AS to the length of the season or the
amount OF sugar and sirup likely to be
made there is little ON which to base a
prediction. In but comparatively few
places are conditions right, there being
in general deep snow in the orchards
In some places the farmers are bringing
the sap out by hand because they can
not drive teams into the orchards. This
and the scarcity and high price of hclu
tend to keep the cost above the usual
figure. ..'
Some farmers who I'M, recent years
practically abandoned sugar making
will take it up again this year fol
patriotic purposes, although spouts
buckets cans, pals and labor all cost
mole than formerly.
I In connection with the maple sugar
industry the situation with respect tc
pals and cans is interesting. In l9lC
tin cans at wholesale were 10 cents
each or $40 n hundred. Last year the
price was $li hundred. This yeal
local dealers are selling them at 500
to 1924 hundred. This is for gallon
cans The price has advanced 100 pei
cent in two years. Tenpound pail;
two years ago cost 10 cents each, last
year u cents and this year l6 cents.
One reason for the sharp advance
this year is that the government re
quircs the bulk OF the output of tin fol
use in the war. There is shortage
in cans and pals, which probably viii
result in larger proportion of The
maple crop being made into cakes o.
put into barrels and sold foi swectcn
ing tobacco.
1t is estimated that the annual con
sumption of tin sugar cans in Windhan
county is 100000 and Of pals 100000
Formerly large proportion of the cam
and pals were made by country tin
smiths, but now they cannot compete
with the machine AXE product, an,
containers bought of local dealers ar,
secured by them from the manufactur
ers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
SUPERINTENDENT MET HERE.
Representatives of Boys and Girls
Club Work and Extension Service
Also Present.

A meeting Of the school superin-
tendents of Windham count was held
with County Agent A. W. Sweeton in
the Farm Bureau headquarters Satur-
day, when John ~. Whittier of
Burlington and Montpelier, assistant
boys and girls club leader, and j.
f.. Carrigan of the extension service
Of Burlington were present.
Plans were discussed for club work
in the county this Ycar, and ii was
arranged that each superintendent
should call his or her teachers together
at some central point to see demonstra
tons of seed testing. These meetings
will he held early in April. Mr.. CARR.
gan spoke on the manner and impor-
tance Of seed testing. Mr.. Swecton pre-
sided.
Last year there was some duplication
of effort, not SO much in this cOunty
as in other counties on the part of the
superintendent and the extension scrv-
ice, and the meeting today was one
of series to prevent Il repetition of
such duplication of effort this year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
COUNTY AGENTS REPORT,
Effort to Work Up Cooperative Order
for Spray Materials.

County Agent a. w. Swccton Tuesday
sent to the director Of county agents
his weekly report. which, aside from
the statistical report, * ~ follows:
Emergency project. during the
week have shown our lantern slides aud
discussed the food situation and what
we can do to help the most, i'll Viii
Evansville and West Brattlgboro. am
hoping to add to this set of lantern
slides several more covering war scenes
in France and Belgium particularly as
they relate to the feeding of the army
etc.
We arc undertaking to work mp co
operative order for spray materials Sc
that is will be possible for Farm Blu
reau members to purchase these raw
materials at wholesale as they should
The meeting of the school supcrin-
tendents, with representatives of the
extension service present, seemed very
valuable and it is hoped that as a re
suit of this meeting it will be possible
for the school children of the county
to make gcrmiration tests Of the vari
Gus kinds of seeds which their parents
expect to plant. This will enable them
to know just how their supply of seed
is going to terminate and if it does
not have the proper termination the.
will be able to secure another sup
ply before it is too late. The boys and
girls in the schools can do this test
ing satisfactorily with the help o
their teachers and it will mean a great
deal to the farmers Of the county and
this work should bc very valuable.
Have taken several samples of the
| flint corn which are offered for sale in
Windham county. Should like to take
more because there are several lots o'
good corn which might be utilized for
seed if someone outside the county
needs them. Our supply within the
, county is greater than we need.
Dairy project.-Attendcd sale Of
pure bred and grade Holstcin cattle at
Bellows Falls and had chance to
confer with II number Of farmers in
! that section.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29

but probably an increase in the number
of small focks.
Dairy project: Plans are under way
for checking up separators Of patrons in
the Deerfeld Valley creamery. On a Ger.
tain day all those interested will bring
samples of skim milk taken according to
directions These will be tested and if
any are found that are not skinned prop
crly we will then 60 out to that place
and try to locate the trouble and find the
remedy. This is to be done in co-opcra-
ton with " r. Jones of the L. S. depart
lment of agriculture. ,.. t.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
MRS. ABBOTT HURT BY BULLET
Gun Which Was Being Cleaned Acct
dentally ischarged-Accident Near
West End Of Car Line.

Mrs Sherman F. Abbott was acciden,
tally shot in the foot late Sunday after.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29

Two hundred and thirty negro orphans
huddlcd in New York city orphanage
building were so badly frostbit'cn during
Il recent "hcatlces' Monday that the am
putation OF their feet in some cases was
necessary.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29

Some spinstcrs are so timid that they
would Nnlp 1T proposal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-29
A Magnificent Showing of Exclu-
sive Waists at $6.9S, $3.50.
$S.9S and S9.9S.

OF crepe de chine and georgcttc
in the newest Of the season s col
orings. In many models; there $
but one or.two of a kind,
Among them. handsome gcor-
gettc "SHp.On - Waists iii silver,
navy, Nile and white; bisquc
gcorgcttn Waists embroidered on
front and collar. fine tuckS each
side of. front; dainty Waists, en-
1. bro dcrcda with bpadA. 7i4t .InAJt
Arizona republican., 1918-01-28
Should Cities Have Stun Districts?

Jacob Riis, the noted author and sociologist has sounded timely warning to growing cities that have not experienced the troubles connected with large dis tricts
 Dr. Riis said, Most of American cities destined manufacturing centers. Most of cities lie within reach of materials waiting to be made into sities and uXuries-with the coming manufacturing plants the enements and cheaply constructed apartment houses are invariably the homes of the workers We have always tried to force workers to live huddled and packed together what no man has ever been able to give answer"
 Continuing, Dr. Ris says Hell Kitchen Can Alleys and Poverty Rows always found contiguous large manufacturing establishments. Too many O snug, prominent citizens live in respectable secuson caring not how the other half lives. Nor do they viate the sufferngs of the economic oppressed Many of socaed prominent and respectable directly responsible conditions prevailing in the slum districts of large cities"
Arizona republican., 1918-01-28

serial number which will be marked upon the application received here and will greatly facilitate action on the ap- plications when sent to the War Trade board at Washington to be passed upon. No licenses will be issued by the Nogales branch of the War Trade Board.
 4 new form for export license known as Form X has been put into effect by the War Trade Board. In making ap- plication for export license; Form x is used by the applicant and additional information is furnished on supple mental sheets that may be attached to the original application.
 Supplemental information sheet Form X-1 relates to food stuffs; Form X-2 is to be used in applying for li- cense to export certain articles on con- servation list: Form X-3 is to be used in applying for license to export sole belting leather and hides; Form X-4 is to be used in applyig for license to ex. port tin plate and goods containing tir other than tin plate. Form X-5 is to bs used in applying for license to expor articles containing wool or articles oth.