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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-03-12
Report on Crops.
160, 900 VOLUNTEERS HELP TO FURNISH
ACCURATE FORECASTS.

How the Government crop reports
important not only to farmers but TO
many and varied industries that depend
upon agricultural produots-are made to
forecast accurately the amount Of every
American farm crop and are guarded
closely to prevent their premature pub
lication. 10 told in . publication, Govern
ment Crop Reports, issued By the
Bureau of Crop Estimates OF the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The central Office at Washington Of
the Bureau of Crop Estimates has ap-
proximately 1S5 employees, most Of them
statisticsl clerks, computsrs, and trained
experienced 10 handling
and interpreting agricultural facts. Bot
this 10 only the hub of the Crop Esti.
mates wheel. In addition to the salsried
central Office employees and the field
agents and crop specialists. volunteers
that number approximately $50, 900, each
does bis bit In furnishing the mass OF 10.
that 10 tabulated, interpreted,
and finally given to the public In figures
that mean the observation and work OF .
small army.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-03-12
State of Maine.
COUNTY OF OXFORD, IS.

COUNTY Ot OAFOhDs %.
To the Honorable Justice Of the supreme
Jusiciai Cou rt next 70 be holden at Paris, with
In and for said County Of Oxford. on the second
Tuesday Of February, A. ID. nineteen hundred
and eighteen.
Rsspecsfully represents Lena Frances Conant
Of West P.s N h.s saS S.r U name was Lena
Frances Dumas; that che Was lawfully mar1eu
10 Homer Ernest Conant on the DAY on
December, 1910, In Cambridge, Mass; tnss ne
took bar from said Camondge. Mxss.. s.,e.a sinss
member OF the United States Navy; and sfser
his discharge from the Navy he tock ner a H0@
Newport, Il l.. to West Paris and len ner tnese
x .a sns II soos osn: We. P
wards took her % Newport, R L -Four YEAR,
msnts about .eavin,y her shcre and b. also q.
ranrcd about sending ben 80 per month. whisn
he did for short time. She .gos about yi1 nof
three months: she has lived with her father ever
sbsndoncd her and that he hss been Euihy Of
cruei and abusive treatment towards her and
deserting her refusing 70 provide for her ana
for THAR two children namely; FRANCES L:
ssed two years; and being Of sufdcient abinfy
snd Able TO- labor and provide for them has
srossIy ~ and wantonly neglected 10 provide suit-
able maintenance for her and Tor me enis6fen
his residenos cannot be ascertained BY reasons
's a'ns LENA FRANCES CONANT. /.
STATE or MAINE.
COUNTY or OXFORD. %. January s6sh. lSiS.
p.v.ou.IIv appeared the above-nsmed, Leae
rr~~rSS CoSnnf and made oath 10 the tTush Of
IL silorstion 60 far - the restdencc OF 10 u
bejeo = oonosxned e txue
FR. PHNLEY,
Justice Of The Peaoe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-03-12

DR.. Austin Tenney, Oculist.
Practice limited TO diseases OF the Eye
and the f,tting OF GLASSES. At Norway
once opposite Post once Friday. Dec.
Is. 1890 A. N. 20 p. N. f1u
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-03-12
State of Maine.
EMERY LUMBER COMPANY.

COUNTY OF OXFORD, IS.
Supreme Judicial Court, In Equity.
LESLIE L. MASON, Treasurer,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
vIERECK Anglers MT. VERNON.
"SoOner He Leaves the Better"
One Resident Urges.

The question of whether George Syl-
vester Viereck. ardent champion OF the
Kaiser and assiduous distributor Of
German propaganda. will be permitted
TO dwell among the peaceful folk Of
Mount Vernon was brought sharply TO
public attention yesterday. wntr In n
letter published In a local newspa per
Philip II. Lucas. real estate operator
and architect. offered to serve Oh a
committee of citizens ito wait on this
man and tell him what we think OF
him"
Viereck and his family moved to
Mount Vernon In June, and since then
have been occupying a cottage az Sum-
nit and Sidney avenues
Does Mount Vernon want this man
az RESIDENT" Mr.. Lucas asks in his
letter. Calling attention to the fact
that Vierecks writings speak of Amer
cans as barbarans. Wilhelm is an ideal
Kaiser, and that the American In liter
allure and IN morals Is a Hottcnto.
wearing a stoveppe."
The people of Mount Vernon should
let Niereck know in no uncertain terms"
the letter continues. that his presence
Is not desired. and the sooner he leaves
the better It will be for our city. There
are several localities in Georgia more
healthful for men of his stamp. A man
who to gain little cheap rotorlety will
besmirch the name OF woman WHOM,
he claims as his grandmother" and who
Is now probably living on the money he
gained by betraying this country has no
place here"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
3 FUGITIVE GIRLS
TRAVEL IN CIRCLE
Caught on Seth Lou Estate
Near Reformatory.

Three runaway prisoners. led by
Gladys Horton, were locked up in pun
ishment cells in the State Reformatory
for Women in Bedford yesterday after
being trapped and recaptured in the
woods Of the country place of Mrs. Setn
Low, wealthy widow OF New Yorks tor
mer Mayor and one time head CT Column
bia University there
In the swelterins heat the three young
women. according to Supt. Helen Cobb
got lost In the woods and travelled sew
eral hours. When they thought they
were miles away from the prison they
ventured out onto the highway Tuesday
evening and were espied by Linn Brown,
a chauffeur. who later notified the re-
forDnatory guards.
When Marshal Ella Sl;eahan seizeo
them the trio, who escaped late Monday
night. asked how far they were from the
reformatory. Less than two miles," re-
Piled their captor, The fugitives were
ronplussed.
"All the while they were trudgins
around in the terrific heat" said Supt
Cobb. they had nothing to eat but VIVA,
few b'ackberries and raspberries they
were able to pick"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
RETIRED FIREMEN
TO BECOME ACTIVE
Those Who Fail to Volunteer
viii Be Drafted.

About 200 retired members OF the Fire
Department who are drawing pensions
from the city were summoned to Fire
Headquarters yesterday and told plainly
by Chief John kenlon that unless those
who were physically able to do SO vol
unteered at once for relief service In the
department they would be ordered be-
fore the departments board of surgeons
and summarily indicted into active SER
vice.
The ultimatum by Chief Kenlon was
preceded, however. by the offer to the
department pensioners Of an opportunity
to volunteer for extra service. The Sc
lective draft and other war emergencies
have so depleted the ranks OF the regular
department that II has become abso-
lutely essential that the present force
receive a larger amount Of time to them
selves. For this reason the pensioners
were asked to volunteer for night work
Those who volunteer. Chief Kenlon ex-
planned. will have preference In the
houses to which they are assigned, will
receive a certificate showing that they
volunteered for service and a gold but
ton to indicate their patriotic spirit.
Last night Chief Kenlon. Fire Com
missioner brennan and Deputy Com
missioner Joseph went to Jamaica and
addressed a large number OF Queens
vamps, asking them also to volunteer for
service with the department
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
RAINCOAT CONCERN INDICTED
Kenyon Il Co. and Four Employees
Accused of Government Fraud.

Federal Grand Jury in Brooklyn
indicted yesterday the C. Kenyon Com
pany. manufacturers of raincoats, and
four Of Its employees. charged with con-
spring TO defraud the Government The
company and its employees are alleged
10 have foisted rotten raincoa,s on the
Government by manipulating shipments
80 as to slip defective coats in among
garments approved by inspectors Of the
Quartermaster Generals department.
The indicted employees were Bernard
Wolf, superintendent; Henry Hede,
shipping CLERK: Jacob Smolanski, fore
man. and Joseph Friend foreman. When
the men were arrested several weeks
ago no charges were lodged aagIrs.
tho company.
The Kenyon Company has .hres fac
tories In Brooklyn. 1t employs 1000
persons. 1t is the largest manufac-
turer Of raincoats in the world II re-
ceived Government contracts last Oc-
tober that will keep its factories going
to their capacity until December next.
After the indictments had been
handed up to Judge Caravan in the
Federal District Court a statement was
issued for the company in which the
innocence of both the corporation and
its accused employees was asserted AS
result of searching investigation.
II was announced, that the company
would stand by the men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
HOT NIGHT HELPS
BURGLAR CHASING
Policeman Wondered Why Man
Should Run With Suitcase
in This Weather.

A woman preparing TO retire late last
street looked out of rear window and
saw man disappearing through the
skylight on the roof OF the home of
Noah Taussig. president of the Ameri-
can Molasses Company, at SO West
Eghty-ffth street, whose family is
spending the summer at Bay Shore, l..
|. The woman telephoned to the West
S!xty-eighth street station and a squad
of detectives was hurried to the house,
but when they got inside and searched
the place all they could find was the
open skylight and a rope ladder dan
Cling below 1t.
The detectives still were searching
the house for the burglar when Police
man Noonan. standing at Columbus
avenue and Eighty-thrd street. saw a
man with a suit case run past him.
Noonan could not understand why any
one would want TO run on such a night.
so he chased him. Up the stairs lead
ing to the elevated station at Column
bus avenue and Eighty-flrst street
Noonan followed the fugitive. who re-
fused to answer a summons to halt
On the station platform the man
dropped his suit case. darted to the other
end of the platform and started down
toward the street again. Noonan drew
his revolver. but there were other per-
sons ascending the stairs and he was
afraid to fire. Instead he hurled his
nightstick and 1t struck the man on the
head, knocking him down, Noonan
pounced on the fugitive and. taking the
suit case, took both to the station house.
There the man said he was John Lange.
As. n laborer. of 81 Bodin street. Long
Island City. The suit case was filled
with silverware. worth several hundred
dollars all bearing the monogram rs. j.
In the prisoners pocket the police
found an alien enemy registration card
which showed it's owner had registered
from an address In Ossning. n. y.
which the police say is that of Sing Sing
prison. Lange was locked UP on Il charge
of burglary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
STRIKE THREAT is
BLUFF, SAYS B. K. l..
Dempsey Still Refuses to Re-
ceive Brotherhood Men.

The threat Of the Brotherhood ~ '"
connective Engineers to call etr'r' ''
all b. r. #. elevated and suh"aS me
execution of which was held up p'""L|.
action by the National War l,p"
Board, was characterized as n.1,
yesterday by J. J. Dempsey, Is u
vice-president In charge OF operator
Dempsey accused l. {. Griiin+' aSS't
ant grand chief OF the hrotherho"1 WI.
was sent here to handle the sI'a'uog
when a crisis arose, Of having aN'n'P'eu
to stir up trouble among contente1 '"
ployees. ami.
by an Overwhelming vote the en-"
ployees have created their own local y.
ganlzation," he said, land with max "
ganization through its accredited ''t
resentatives the company proposes "
continue it's present cordial relations
III any small minority OF our mo"
fer to follow this outside leaders, N,S
leave their jobs. we have su''"c'l ".
men who can take their place.. I' 'm
event, the public will not sure ''
curtailment OF service .l.
Dempsey still persists In the "'''' w.
which brotherhood officials h1Ne
the present trouble, He refuses 10
ceive Grining or the committee
represents the employees allied Wan ,',
brotherhood 1t is likely, hoWe''', '..-
the War Labor Board Will att'oE' ,
meeting by calling represent NtS ~.
both company and brotherhood VIZ"
Washington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
Follows Habit of Air and
Drifts Lazily East, With
TOrrid Results.

The unprecedented visitation of trop-
east Of the Rockies came into being, the
meteorologists say. under a blazing sun
out on the Western plains Ave days ago.
As Is always true, the hot wave fol-
lowed low barometric pressure in the
Western levels. The air, almost lifeless
rose and drifted to the eastward. That
is the habit of air. whether cyclonic or
stagnant. In the Western Hemisphere.
We get our great storms out of the
West, as we get our heat waves
In It's lazy drifting Sunday the heat
drove the mercury In Iowa, Illinois
Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska. Arkansas
Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas above
100 degrees. They are used to high
temperatures In these States, and the
populace was not surprised.
The wave acquired swiftncss in its
horizontal course and there was no dis
turbance on the weather map Monday
or Tuesday to indicate that its advance
toward the Atlantic coast would be
checked. The crest reached ATTITUDES to
the south and Just west Of New York
Tuesday afternoon, creating maximum
records Of 104 at Detroit, Toledo, Phila :
delphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburg and
los at Baltimore. Washington and Rich
mond.
The wave struck the Atlantic coast
In this vicinity yesterday and produced
the record temperature of 1902. 1t also
added two degrees to the preceding
days maximum for Philadelphia, going
to the sizzling figure of 1906
New England, which was almost ex-
empt from really torrid conditions yes
terday. may feel them to-day Hart
ford had topnotch, temperature OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
26 CONTESTS IN
KINGS PRIMARIES
Three Corncred Fight Among
Republicans for County
Judgeships.

According to petitions filed with the
Board OF Elections there will be twenty
six contests in the September primaries
In Kings county. Half of the fights will
be over the election of State committee
men who are the district leaders now in
both the old parties. Six OF the battles
are over the nominations for the Su-
preme, County and Municipal courts.
and for Congress, while seven are for
Assembly nominations.
The most interesting OF the contests
Is that for the Supreme Court nomi-
nations In the Democratic party and for
the County Court on the Democratic and
Republican tickets. In addition to the
organization candidates for the former
position--BoroughP President Connolly OF
Queens and County Judge Roy of Kings
two Others George V. s. Downing OF Far
Rockaway and County Judge Burt J.
Humphrey OF Queens have filed petitions.
As protest against the alleged dicta-
torial policy of Democratic County
Leader McCooey, Francis y. Carmody
has thrown his hat In the ring in chal-
lenge to the organization candidates for
the County Court bench Charles ]. Nc
Dermott and J. Grafton Mcmahon. In
a statement yesterday Carmody said he
had entered the primaries at tine request
Of a number of prominent Democrats"
There is a three cornered fight in the
Republican ranks for tho two vacant
' County Judgeships. and from indications
it looks like test OF strength between
the local G.. o. p. leader, Jacob A. Liv-
ingston, and +. j. Fl. Kracke. Public
Service Commissioner. While the Re
publican organization has not formally
approved any of the candidates. it is
known that Marcus B. Campbell is the
choice of all the leaders. Livingston has
Endorsed Senator Alfred Gilchrist, but
Frederick S. Martyr of Flatbush Is said
TO have the backing of kracke, Senator
Calder. State Senator Murphy, County
Chairman Noss and others.
In the Third Congressional district
there is a three cornered battle between
F. p. Bent. McCooey's candidate; Conrad
Hasenfiug and John McCrate. the G. o.
p choice. who seeks nomination in the
Democratic ranks on "all American"
issues. In the Tenth there is a two
cornered fight among the Democrats.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
PRIMARY SPEECHES
BARRED BY SMITH
Does Not Fear Osborn and Will
Reserve Thunder for
Campaign.

Having received a wire from Albany
that william Randolph Hearst had no,
filed his petition for the Democrats
Smith at his summer home at Good
Ground a, little after midnight yesterday
morning decided he would not return
to the hot city as he had planned and
made up his mind to go fishing for the
remainder of the week. He will no, BE-
at City Hall again until Monday
II he carries out his present intention
Mr.. Smith will make no speeches In tho
primary campaign. He processes not 10
fear the candidacy of William Church
Osborn and will spend his time prepar'
ing for the election campaign, WAen /"
will make an extensive speaking tour
upstate.
Mr.. Osborn will go to Utica this az
ernoon from his home at Garrison
From there he goes to Syracuse, WAele
he will spend Friday In conference WIZ
a number of his supporters In the cen
trail part OF the State. He will not os
at his Manhattan Hotel headquarters
again until Monday.
Tammany men ironed out Their ar
ferences in the Fifteenth and TWehN
second Assembly districts late on Tues
day night and filed petitions for Je's.
miah Mahoney for State Commit,een'''
in the Fifteenth and Joseph }. Me' o.
mick for member of the State comm
tee from the Twenty-second. NC, ="
mick Is now expected to drop ms MN
against ]. ]. F. Mulcahy for the ds''e'
leadership.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
YONKERS CATS GO
ON THE DEFENSIVE
High Police Command Ordered
to Disregard Established
Rules of Warfare.
TO TAKE NO PRISONERS
Campaign to Reclaim City
From Feline Robin Hoods
Organized by Court.

An assignment which IL he nurses II
will keep him in the free air Of out OF
doors and augment his knowledge OF
plant and animal life in the environs OF
Yonkers was given to Special Officer
John j. Butler in the Yonkers Court OF
Special Sessions yesterday when Justice
Blakely directed him to go out into the
high and by ways and bring In Mrs. De
Wint's tribe OF cats.
"On the limos I have indicated" said
the court, you are to keep 1t up II 1t
takes all summer! Until the last cat Is
accounted for you will report directly
to me. You are to be your own general
headquarters. chief OF staff and board
Of strategy. Humane considerations are
not to deter you from the path Of duty.
IL were not aware that you were proof
against and impervious to all consid-
erations of a monetary character l would
not thus entrust you with 80 important
and delicate an enterprise"
And Officer Butler saluted and went
out into the white sunlight. his air that
OF man whose confidence in self and
special aptitude is without misgivings.
All doubts rest with Counsellor John
Z. De Whit, Mrs. DE Wints advocate
and husband Yesterday was the third
time ne naQ invoked court OF Justice
to be ienlent with his wife and her pen
chant for many cats. She has supported
them In numbers for many years in the
cellar of their home, at 612 Warburton
avenue. For the third time yesterday he
told the court that the herd of cats in
his cellar and yard distresses him as
much as any one in Yonkers and that
their continued maintenance on his
premises Is without his consent. con-
Hivance. privity or procurement.
well, anyway" said the court after
hearing Mr.. DE Whit to the bitter end
this Is the last occasion upon which
you or your client may expect clemency
Hereafter fines will be imposed on the
basis OF s25 per cat"
From the court room Mr.. De Whit re-
paired TO his law library. There lie
harked back to those early decisions I'M
der the common law treating Of property
in and responsibility for the acts OF an
imals. This because the woods adjacent
to his home are filed with cats consan'
guineous with his wife's cats. and he Is
anxious to know IL he is chargeable Cal
$25 the ca) with the acts OF animals
once hers, or related to hers, but Ions
since revert ID to the feral state.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
SOLD $4,000 FOR RAGS.
Woman Causes Arrest of Junk
Dealer Who Denies Purchase.

James Zollo. a junk dealer OF 2l6
North Sixth street. Williamsburg, was
yesterday held in $1,000 bail by Magis-
trats McMahon In the Williamsburg po-
lice court on the charge Of grand lar
ceny.
\ Mrs. Hannah Dombroski OF 1875 North
Sixth street complained that on Tuesday
she sold a quantity OF old rage to Zollo,
for which he gave her 20 cents. Later
she discovered that among the rags was
a discarded school bag In which she had
secreted $4,000. When she went to
zollo's junk shop to get her little fortune
he had disappeared. Zollo returned TO
his shop yesterday and the woman de-
manded her money.
The junkman denied he had purchased
any rags from Mrs Dombroski. In court
Zollo reiterated he did not buy the rags,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
U. S. AvIAT0Rs TO GO ON TOUR.
Fourteen Central Cities VIII See
Work of the Filters.

Twelve army aviators left the Hemp
stead Plain flying field yesterday for
Dayton. Ohio. where on August IA they
will star on the longest cross country
flying tour ever held in this country. The
flight will include most of the larger
cities In the central States. and is intend
ed by the War DEPARTMENT to show the
people of the interior exactly the type
of airplane and aviator that Is being
built up out of the gigantic sums ex-
pended in that direction by the Govern
ment.
The American flying force will be
augmented by n detachment of British
fiiers. Major c. X. Rhinehardt, COM
mandant of the Mineola station, will
be In charge of the tour, which was ar
ranged by the Division of Military Aero
nautics. The British aviators will be
commanded by Brig. Gen, Lee of the
British Flying Corps. Altogether the
aviators will cover 1000 miles. They
will fy first from Dayton to Cincinnati.
and thence in turn to Columbus, Cleve-
land, Toledo. Detroit. Indianapolis. St.
Louis. Kansas City. Omaha. Des Molnes,
st. Paul. Milwaukee and Chicago. The
tour will end on September I.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
FIGHT FREIGHT RATE CHANGE.
Shifts on Compressed Gas and Gel
Iuloid Products Opposed.

Strong objections were made yester-
day before c. j. Colquitt, who Is con-
Quoting hearings as. a special examiner
for the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion at pa Madison avenue, against the
proposed Redistribution of freight rates
on carload lots or less OF compressed
gas. animal sizing and celluloid products
Albert L. Terstegge of Louisville. KY,
president OF the Blau Gas Company {;
o. A. Neubarth Of Chicago and Clarence
E. Reid of Newark were opposed to
changing compressed gas from the fifth
to the third class, claiming that this
would increase the rate from 20 to 30
per cent of the value Of the product
The necessarily heavy containers. they
argued. should not be considered as a
basis for fixing rates. Chairman Rob-
ert Fyfe of the Western classification
committee said the proposed change was
justified
Albert Z. Arens of the Arabol Manu-
featuring Company, 100 William street,
thought the present classification Of siz-
ing paste should stand. Similar argu-
rnents were advanced as to celluloid
products by Russell C. Jones. represent
ing the Associated Pyrolin Manufacture
erS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
WELL, WHO HAS HER GOAT?
Cedar Grove Woman Loses II Lit
orally and FigurativeIy,

When Mrs Bertha Goldbach of Pomn-
ton avenue and Love lane. Cedar Grows,
n. j., went out to milk her goat Sester-
day morning there was no goat there.
1t had been stolen. Mrs, (ioldbach kept
the animal with small flock OF chickens
In a building the door OF which was
guarded by a huge paddock. The thieves
had forced the lock, Several hens were
taken also.
Mrs. Goldbach sent for Chief "Bn''
logan of the Cedar Grove police. bill"
Is investigating.