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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
TAX COMMISSIONER.

An act passed by tho Legislature Il
1917 imposed on the tax commissioners
duty formerly performed by the loN
cal license commissioners OF trsns<
hitting to liquor licensees the nameAI
Of persons to whom such Aceussea'
might not legally sen liquor. Thig
work, which formerly cost upwssdHU1'
$4,000 year, has been done By thesta1
department by its regular force dur4I
ing the past year with no. expense.
other than for stationery and postage
amounting to about $500. !.
Eight fourth class liquor llcense4a
have been issued by the conmiss3gnat
Of taxes during May. [.ss
Bulletins have been prepared and
are now in the hands Of tho prihkej
showing list Of licensed pSddlerA
licensed auctioneers and fourth class
liquor licensees. which last named bull
letin also contains list Of the liquors
which have been analysed and may b.
sold agreeably to the provisions Of
law, the names Of the liquor license
commissioners and other Information
which should be in the hands of those
who administer and are subject h
the provisions Of the license law.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
END MUCH BOOZE
Is Officers Raid Five HOuscA-IIight
Persons Held on Illegal Keep
Ing Charge

Montpelier, June 25.-Upon Grand
Juror John stones warrant tonight 10
officers raidcd five houses in Montpelier,
resulting in the arrest Of eight persons
on the charge of illegal keeping Of
liquor, getting four and one-half bar
rels of loer, IL quarts of whiskey and
eight cases of beer.
The following persons were placed under
$3.50 bail for appearance at such time as
their cases are called into court: Peter
Ruiz. Mrs. Peter Ruiz, T. ArontO, Mrs.
T. Aronto, Mrs. n. Mont, V. Pechero,
Emelio Yglas while N. Monti went to
Jail for want of bail They were brought
before Acting Judge l.. c. Moody in city
court.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
FISH AND GAME COMMISSIONER

$4,000 brook trout fry have been de<
livered to private waters in the handS
of residents OF Vermont $4,000 have
been delivered from our hatcheries I'd
applicants and planted in the public
streams Of the state. Convictions have
resulted from prosecutions made. b1
wardens in Addison, Franklin and
Windham counties. the fines imposed
amounting to $3.50, costs $s0.65. These
fines have been imposed for fishing
without license and taking brook trout
less than six inches in length. |
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
IotHI dCre1xe q acre
School for Feeble. minded
Total acreage 81 1-2 acres


The grand total of land under cul-
tivation at all the institutions under
the control of the director Of state
institutions as given above is 351 1-2
acres. This is approximately an in
crease Of 1870 over the land under
cultivation at the institutions last
year when there was more land un-
der cultivation than ever before.
At the farm Of the state prison the
erection Of new barn was COM
menced May II. A number Of the men
are there employed besides extra men
being employed building state road.
The older men who are unable to
work anywhere else are given the care
of the gardens near the institution.
During May the average number of
inmates employed in various occupa-
tons at the prison was as follows:
shirt shop, II; workroom. Z: engine
room. 3; laundry. 2; state shop. O.;
corridors. 3; miscellaneous. 7; farm
and outside. 80.
At the house Of correction the larg-
est items of receipts for the month
were from the manufacturing depart
ment $96S.S0, and from the sale Of
vegetable plants. $312.19.
It the Industrial school at vergen-
mes the production in the farm de-
partment during May was as follows:
milk. 26.6S7 IL pounds; butter. 7Sa
pounds; eggs, 773; beef slaughtered
14S5 pounds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27

Schouten Robinson. Heman Barsilla Rice,
Harris George Riley, Mollie Frederick
Road. Esther Jennie Rosenthal,. Rhoda
Rosan. Wiley vern Ross. Rebecca Rubin,
Jacob Abraham SAKE, Arthur Schneider,
BESSIE Beatrice Schobel, Allan Clarence
Shufelt Rudolph Walter Sikora, Edward
Bowers Slocum, Helene Gould Spaks,
Eugene Arthur Stearns, William Her.
cules Stringer, Rachel Charlotte Stewart
John Clarence Sullivan, Dorothy Lillian
Vantine,. Christy May Vizino, Kathleen
Wilcox, Arthur Myron Williams, Ulysses
Wool and Bessie Geraldine Wright,
The printing of the programs, which
was a very cretlitabe piece of work. was
done by the boys on the school press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
SCHEDULES TO SUPPORT
STATE INSTITUTIONS

Montpelier, June 25.-The Board of Con-
troll held its monthly meeting this after
noon. The principal business of the meet
ing was the schedules for support Of the
State institutions in the coming year,
which begins July l. Major Harvey E..
Goodell last week visited all of the State
institutions. getting the figures as to
their needs. SO that the board might have
first hand information. Incidentally the
allotment of rooms in the new State
building was under consideration.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
DAvIS-HAYWARD

Rutland. June M-Miss Belle Hayward,
supervisor Of domestic science in the pub
lie schools In this city. and Lieut.. Howard
w. Davis Of Schenectady, n. ", medical
corps. u. 8. A.. were married Saturday
1t noon at the First Baptist Church in
Columbia, q. c. DR.. Davis Is training at
Camp jackson. He was unable to secure
furlough to coma to Vermont as had
been planned. so Miss Hayward went
south alone In order that the wedding
might take place at the appointed time,
The groom IL a graduate Of the Albany;
N. Y. Medical College and the bride at.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
STONESHED FIRE SUITS
Sums Of Many Thousands Sought from
Insurance Companies

Montpelier. June 25.-Three suits of con-
adorable size have been entered In
washington county court. They are
Elisio Gomez and Manuel Higuera. The
defendants are: Providence Washington
Insurance company of Rhode Island to
recover $500 real damages and 5000
pecuniary damages; against the Patri-
otto Assurance company real damages
1900, and pecuniary damages $1,000
Caledonia Insurance company OF Scot
land. $500, real damages. and $4,000
pecuniary damages. These suits are all
brought because the insurance companies
have not paid losses suffered by the
plaintiff when their stoneshed in North
field burned November 4, 1917. The attor-
neys are S. ii. Jackson and Theriault q
Hunt for the plaintiffs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27

This truck was moved out of the road,
and arrangements were made to take
the load back to Burlington. The ma
chinery at Middlesex was loaded in
freight car to be shipped to Boston.
S. y. Bates. commissioner of highways,
learned Of the Middlesex accident this
afternoon and in view of the fact that
the truck was loaded heavier than the
State allows on bridges, inspected the
conditions during the afternoon before
the truck was removed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
FOOD CONFERENCE AT RUTLAND

Rutland, June 25.-Fully $50 people from
all parts Of Rutland county assembled
here to-day for the conference with
F. II. Brooks Of Montpelier, federal food
administrator for Vermont. and his assist
ants. Many clergy, hotel men and groc-
ers were in the audience and nearly every
woman present knitted while she listened
The addresses were informal and many
questions were asked of the speakers.
Mr.. Brooks told the audience that the
person who went from store to store; to
buy whatever sugar or ti6ur was being
sold for that day was an >outcast against
the government and was committing an
act of treason. He appealed to. every
one present to preach this in his town.
Miss Bertha NJ. Terrill Of Burlington,
home economics director, and others
spoke.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
5-YEAR-OLD AYRSHIRE
COW SELLS FOR $3.50

Brattleboro. June ga fve-year-old
COW, which has taken premiums at the
National Dairy Show, was sold this at
ternoon at the first consignment sale
of Ayrshires ever held here and brought
$500. She was consigned by the Endover
farms, Bernardsville. n. j., and was
bought by c. B. Stevents of st. Johns
bury. Fifty-fve animals were disposed
of to-day. leaving 70 to be sold tomorrow
at the Purebred Livestock Sales CON-
pany's pavilion. The heaviest buyer was
B. F. Davis of Barre. who paid 81, 43O
for II head of young stock. and the next
heaviest was K. ID. Nichols of Dandy,
who paid ss05 for six head.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
SLEEPY ENGINEER CAUSED
CIRCUS TRAIN WRECK

Hammond, Ind, June 2i--Attorney
Charles j. McFadden, representing the
Michigan central, issued statement to-
day explaining that Engineer Alonzo Sar-
gent of the empty troop train which
crashed into circus train near Gary
Saturday was asleep, owing to illness, and
did not see the signals of danger. Sar-
gent, he said, remained near the wreck
for six hours and then. being worn out,
left for Kalamazoo.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
EXPECTATIONS FALL OFF
Domestic Merchandise S5,7O0,61S--in
Corresponding Month in 1917. SG.074,:I4

St. Adams, June A.-The statement of
expectations from the customs district of
Vermont issued this morning by Collector
II. c. Comings. shows Il falling off from
the corresponding month last year. both
in domestic and foreign. The value of the
domestic merchandise exported was IS.
799,61S as compared with s6,37i,24 in May
last year The foreign merchandise ex-
ported was valued at S507,577. as com
pared with. 1858, 465, during the CORE
spending month last year. The total was
$6,3o7.1 as compared with $7627,67s, in
May, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
IRWIN DISCHARGED
montpelier Mnn Gassci ard Wounded
Returns Home

Roscoe Irwin. who lived in this city
and enlisted in Company II. here last
fall and then was lated transferred to- the
lO2nd Machine Gun Battalion, most of
which was Connecticut organization.
has returned to his home here, discharged
from service because of gas effects and
a wound in one leg.
He is the first Montpelier man to re-
turn from France. He went overseas
with his service command and saw serv-
ice there, having been under heavy fight
ing. He won his service bars and re-
ceived wounds which resulted in his
return home. Aside from a little nervous
ness, he does not appear to have suffered
much from the effects Of his service.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
DANGERS or CoNsrIPArIoN

Neglected copstipatlon may cause piles.
liberation or the bowels. appendicitis.
nervous prostration. paralysis Don't
delay treatment. Best remedy is Foley
Cathartc Tablets. DO their work surely.
easily. gently. without injury to atom-
ach or intestinal lining. Contain no
hahit-foyning drugs. Fine tor fat folks.
~. w. 0'Sullivan. 30 Church street.-Adv'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.

There were reported to the board d
health 1855 cases Of communicable
diseases the most numerous being
German measles. al: whoopins
cough. ia; measles, 1851; humps. 1875
chicken pox. 6S;. and lesser numbers
of gonorrhea. scarlet fever. tubercu-
losis, syphglis. typhoid fever, pneu.,
monia. diphtheria. smallpox and erys
sipelas. ,
Visits in the WORK of the board were
made by the sanitary engineer t.
Bennington and by the sanitary in1
spector to Fairfax, Windsor, Bethel
Cabot, Bellows Falls and Rutland.
At the laboratory of hygiene thsre
we're made in May $50 examinations
the larger numbers being for tubarcu-
losis. 1872; liquor examinations. ,1sks
diphtheria examinations. 18B; miIk'
examinations, Is.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
THE STATES WORK
of May Reports
of State Departments to
Board of Control

was awarded during the month fof
the sum of $24.S25, half to be paid
for by the town Of Sutton. P. Q, and
half by the state of Vermont. The
sum necessary to pay vermont's share
in excess Of the appropriation of $1o.<
900 was made available by the citizen(
Of Richford and vicinity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
BAD KIDNEYS LAID HIM UP

A slight kidney impairment may lead
to dropsy or bright's disease. Don't
neglect 1T. Frank Miller, Bingham, Utah.
writes: WAS troubled with my kidneys
so bad / could not work. Tried many
kinds of medicine which did me no good.
Then l tried Foley Kidney Pills. now
feeling as good as j ever did bffore."
J. w. O'Sullivan. 80 Church street.-Adv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
DESLAURIERS, WOUNDED
st. Adams Boy Serving With Machine
Gun Battalion Over n YEAR

st. Adams, June 24-Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Deslauriers of St. Adams point re-
ceived a telegram to-day from the war
department that their son, Sergeant Leo
Deslauriers was severely wounded in
action. in France. June 16. Sergeant
Deslauriers, who went out from st.
Adams with the. Machine Gun company
over year ago, was employed In the
Job printing department of the Messenger
several years
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
Dental Board Examines

Montpelier, June A-The annual meet
ing of the board of dentistry is occurring
I'M a room in the new State building. Six
applicants are taking the examinations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
MITCHELL CHAIRMAN
st. Adams Man Heads Dental Examin
crs BOard-Slx Applicants

Montpelier. June 25.-At the annual
meeting of the board of dental exami-
ners held Tuesday morning the following
officers were elected: Chairman, q. O.
Mitchell of ST. Adams; secretary and
treasurer Harry F.. Hamilton. of Newport.
Six applicants took the examinations,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
sA,Tll
STATE LIBRARY.

During May the work Of moving th(
state library to its new quarters from
the state house has been largely comf
pleted. About 1900 books and
pamphlets which comprise the COLLEGE
ton Of the library have been moved,
The stock Of state publications in<
GLIDING session laws. court reports
statutes and department reports and
other public documents which tho
state library distributes either BY
sale or gift have not been moved DUR
ing May but will probably be trans|
ferred to the new building during tho
month Of June.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SENDS OUT BIG GLASS
One Hundred and Twenty Boys
and Girls Receive Certificates
of Promotion to High School,
Following Latin Play and
Other Exercises

one hundred and twenty members OF
the class of 1913 OF the junior high school
asacmbled in the Majestic Theatre Thurs'
day morning for their graduating ex-
srcisei and there received certificates OF
promotion to the high school from the
hands of Superintendent of Schools
Merritt u. Chlttenden.
liesides tho graduates. tho entire school
was present with parents. relatives ana
friends of the class. An orchestra and
gloc club furnished II musical program
which delighted all.
one of the features was II plny OF Latin
origin by the members OF tho second year
Latin class, in which every member
participated. The play was entitled
"Ludus Romanus' GSoman SchooD.
The program of tho play follows:
Music, La Marseillaise'
Sung by pupils OF the French classes.
Latin play, "Ludus Ronanus" CRoman
school presented by the pupils OF the
second year Latin class, every member
of i've GLASS participating.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
llAi@As 1
FORESTRY.

There were 100000 trees planted
on state land and 100000 on private
land under the direction OF the fores>
ter in May. There were SOC, 900 seed>
lings transplanted in the state forest
nursery in Burlington and $50 seed
beds prepared. Examinations were
made Of tracts of land which might
make desirable additions to the statd
forests. In the work Of forest fire pre<
vention 80 fires were discovered and
extingrished at total cost Of $476.64
to the towns involved.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27

To want-advertise and TO answer want
ads 10 "ths business way" when you are
seeking a new position.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
DANVILLE EXCEEDS ITS
SAVINGS STAMP QUOTA
Danville, June 25.-Danvile has gone
over Its quota in War Savings Stamps.

Montpelier, June 25.-F. a. Rowland
received reports tonight that Danville
and Lyndonville have exceeded their
quotas on War Savings Stamps.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
$1.2sS,s5s.7s
STATE INSTITUTIONS.

Reports Of the land under cultiva-
ton at the state institutions and the
acreage devoted 10 the various crops
have been received by the board as
follows:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
MORE AIRMEN KILLED.

Miami Fla. June 24.-IAeut. Duncan
C. Cameron Of Pittsburg. Pa. and
Sergeant Ernest L. Ahlstrand of
Chicago. both members OF the marine
corps aviation section were. instantly
killed at Curtis field, near here late to :
day, when an airplane in which they
were making a practice flight fell
about 900 feet
A broken control rod was believed to
have been the cause Of the accident
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
FINANCIAL SUMMARY.

Cash balance. April 80, 1918
1881, 607 20
Receipts for May 305, 1888
31,2s3, 36S.7S
Auditors orders paid in May
1927 ,665.42
cash balance, June 1, 1918 996,804.36
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27

West Point, Miss, June 24.-L.ieut.
Orlando M. Lord of Dorchester, Mass,
was killed and Lieutenant Allen was
seriously injured in the fall of their
airplane from height of 1000 feet
Aliens homo was In Kansas City.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-21
Fresh Units Thrown to the
Front at Arras Under Gen.
Won Buelow

\ new German army. led by General
Won Ruelow. is reported 10 have been
definitely located in front of trras.
This army Is said 10 hoe made UP of un-
it's which were not thrown into the
great battles on tho Summc and along
tho Lys and it is believed that 1t has
been brought up to the ArraS front TO
lead the coming attack OH the allied
positions at that point. Tho German
reserves are undergoing intensive train
ing far behind the actual fighting front
and arc. expected to reach the front in
time for tho next smash at the allies.
II is pointed out that the German at
tack March -. was timed so that the
Germans were able to take advantage
Of the bright moonlight for several
nights. The moon now is just tho
phase which SiEnallcd tho advance from
ST. Quentin and Cambria. and the long
expected attack may be launched at any
time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-21
New German Army Preparing for
Renewal of Great Offensive
French Make Big Gain Over
Two-mile Front, Rushing
Back the Foe

The allied arr,ins arc moi pcrnittins
tho Germans to get set" for n serious
blow al the western front, Here and
there along the line. Ihrrn have hccu
sudden blows at tn. German positions.
and in all If Them ground WAS captured
by The allies
Thu French huyc done the most Of
This work ON rh. from, rasi and north
cast Of Lorrc un ,he northern sid" Of
the Lys salient in northern Franco and
inst 10 the wrsl of KENNEL where
some Of the moro intense fighting nf
the war has been going on. the French
huvc advanced their lInc over n two
mill, front Far tn In. south, near
Rheims tho Frrnrh hay,. advanced into
rho cnrmv.s nnsitjn as far uS The third
linz. or ,rcn,.h,s
7.L.. ,;,v,r.Ii.,rs nm ,n.. rrort bcrorc
.,,ions ,,,,.,. ,,.,., ,,.,,y,, and have i'm.
,rn,.od ,b,ir ,,si,,n,v
H.ayy: artillery rirrr is r.nor,cd
rrn,, .cvo..,l rnir,s ,lnur ,h. frnut il
bcjur rsnrriaIIy severe near Hansard
and sou,b nr ih, ,yrc nror ,unirns
rho t:.rr,ns ,,su r.rnr, b,oyv ranon-
aiding in tho region nr KENNEL
The American sectors have been the
sccn.e ,.r ri.r,.. .,ri.I b,,il.e Thu,
Am.ri,.,r. .uff.rcd , s,.rar. ,oss vhcp
p,nrl Iufhnr,. or w,Ilirrfnrd C,onn
an. nr 1b.irl r,,.r f,mors mir fiyh,.rs
u.,,t T., his. d>,tb in :, Thrilling rr-
,,nur,rr uhnyr tho ,.itr pf Toni The
ti.r,nuns have lbs, several machines
ar,nun,,L rnr Iu,.h,r..
In ,h,, Italian th,a,,.r nr tho war tho
fi,b,,r, in ~. ,,,,u,,,ius ans, or tb.
isr,,,,, river continues r,.r,rrs ,,.IIiur
,C .,ru,.Ios nm ,br sI,nc.. If rb,, r,,un-
,oi,.
.rh ,,r,,,,, ,..,,,s =, >,,,,,,lor;. Inv,
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,h., =. ,,i,,.. n, .,n,. ,,,jri. .rh,. uh.
i..c, ar his nu,r,,iur ,rr,,rs ., ~. ,h,.
S,r,iyh,.ui,,r of m ,wtv,rd .,li,.r, in
tho Inn.
.rh.. unrest ubirb In. hrcr rcnor,cd
sni,r nr IN. crfnrIs nr I'M. censor has
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-21
ROSE Stokes
GOESON TRIAL
FOR SED|T|0N
Disloyal Words Of Wife Of Mil
lionaire Are Quoted by
Prosecution

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May @o.-Coun'
sci for the government and the '3efense
delivered their opening statements and
tho taking Of testimony began to-day IN
III" trial Of Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes
wifi" Of J. G.. Phelps Stokes. wealthy
New York Socialist. on charges OF vio-
larinE the espionage act.
In his opening address Francis II.
Wilson. United States district attorney,
said il would be shown that the dcfcn-
dnnt. in an address nj Kansas City. as
serted that the Red cross and the fed
cral food and fuel administrations were
war camouflHge." that American SOL
dierS in France were ther" Ito light
for capital. not for democracy" and
that they had BEEN "lurrd there by the
slogan Make the world safe for demnc-
racy-"
You cannot get thr truth from the
prrss. because it is controlled by profit
cers,'" the district attorney quoted
from alleged statements ny Mrs. Stokes.
adding that she had asserted. IF condi-
tions In the United States can ic i'm
proved by German victory. then 7
want Germany To win
Charges that the defendant had stated
there would be- revolution in tho
United States before tho return nf the
army from Franco. and that sh" had
referred TO the Bolshcvik government
Of Russia as the true democracy" also
were included in the prosecutors open
ing address.
Replying for the defense. Seymour
S,cdman Of Chicago. cnntendcd that
Mrs. Stokes used the word govern
ment" as 1t is used in England not as
referring To- the state itself but as
synonymous with administration" He
stated his client was opposed only to
war proiitccrs. and that she based her
opinions on prnrii"cring on statements
made by the president himself.
Mrs. Stokes is n wOrShippcr ot
Woodrow Wilson and believes he holds
the highest ideals" h" added The de-
fcnse. however, will offer government
statistics To show that thirly-threc
companies have made S1.220. 100000 in
dividends in n year. and that 10 out CT
about ESQ members nf the council CT
defense arc directors nf those COM
panirs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-21
Governor is to Receive
Bids on White House Wool

CHARLESTON. W. Va. May 3n--
Governor john J. Cornw"Il lat" tonight
issued u statement /" tn" p"nplr rn-'
qucstinS the cn-"rcraiiOn uf every rtlI-
zcn during the present when he will re-
ccivc bids on West Eirginia's share or
two pounds. Of wool Sh"arrd from Whit"
House sh""p and allotted hy President
and Mrs. Wilson to the states for tn"
Rcd Cross war fund. ';"N"rIr"r Corn
we'll will receive bids from the "ntir"
state by mail or telegraph and insofar
rs is practical Will publish each m"rn-
ing the bids received. thus stimulating
the interest. He concluded his state
ment by saying that he feels Cunfid"ur
thai West SirEinians Will join I'rrSl-
dent and Mrs. Wilson IN ihcIr ,Sturt l."
augment the fund which Is 1" hr de-
voted to the car" "f tn" sick and
wounded.