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The sun., 1919-03-03

Tho losses to non-Teutonic shipping
billion dollars. Five thousand ships were
sunk. three,Quarters Of them in the At
lantic, or enough to place a sunken hulk
on the sea bottom for each half mile Of
the transatlantic voyage. according to
summary OF International losses pub
lished in the Rudder for March.
The figures are based on reports Of the
United States Shipping Board. the Blu
reau Of Navigation OF the Department Of
Commerce, the British Admiralty, Lloyd's
Register and other specially prepared
data.
The Rrddcr estimates that not over IL
per cent. OF the total loss was due to
causes other than German submarines.
The loss is so terrific. 1t says, that It
has had a large effect on the increased
costs of living and commodities the world
over. The shortage OF ships sent UP
freight rates. the danger necessitated
bonuses for crews and increased insur-
ance and other incidental costs of the
vast loss, which must be borne by the
ultimate consumer. make the figure $s,-
000, 000, 900 conservative.
10000 Lives Lest.
Twenty thousand lives have been lost
In sea attacks or as the result of in
juries sustained therein. according to the
estimates.
The United States. through its impetus
to building and because of the heavy
losses inflicted on Great Britain, shows
q gain In its relative position as n ship
ping nation. On August /. 1914, the
United States had but 1876 per cent. OF
the worlds ships and Great Britain had
asa per cent. When the armistice was
signed Great Britain's percentage had
fallen to 37.3 and that of the United
States had risen to ass. s'-
The figures given for costs of ships.
cargoes and earning power are based on
careful estimates OF the present cost Of
reproduction OF ships. 1t is shown that
this cost has risen in Great Britain and
the United states from $40 and $50 a
ton dweight to 5000 and even $500 a
ton lightweight to-day.
Equal Thirty Years Loss.
Cargo values are based on the reports
of the British Admiralty as to amounts
and values of entries and clearings In
war and pre-war years. Loss OF earning
power is calculated on the best available
figures as to what the earning power of
the ships now is or might be.
A further large item Is added for the
cost of ships attacked but not destroyed.
this figure being based on the cost Of re-
pairs and the loss in earning power of
the injured vessel during the time she
was unable to proceed to sea. The Rud-
der points out that the losses we're equal
to thirty years Of average peace time
loss due to ordinary marine risks.
Every ship sunk, says the writer, could
have been kept busy every moment had
she been afloat.
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MORE THAN MILLION
IN NEAR EAST FUND
Prominent Women to Seek
Contributions in Campaign
for Six Millions:

Exactly sl,112.7S6 has been SUBJ
scribed in cash or by pledge in advance
Of the Armenian and Syrian Relief
Campaign for se.OOO.Ooo which will be-
gin to-day. A feature OF the drive will
be house to house canvass by 10000
women workers In the five boroughs Of
the city.
Among those who have already given
moro than 1900 are:
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Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, Mr.
William G. Wilcox. Messrs. william Iselin
N Co: =. Altman d Co. Beltour william
son Co. Miss Louire F. Carnegie. Mr
Henry II. Towne. Franklin Simon & Co. r.
H. Macy & Co. Mr.. and Mrs, John Sloane
James McCutcheon & Co. James A. Hearn
4 Son. Oppenheim & Collins Company
Percy II. Jennings. James McCreery & Co,
Mr.. w. Costigan. Mrs Ben al min ]. Brews
ter. Mr.. II. q Keiekian Miss Elizabeth n
Wellington, Mrs. William Church Osborn
X. r. Colgate. Gimbel Bros. Mr. J. Horace
Haruing and Saks 4 Co.
Contributions should be handed over
only to canvassers who wear the off,
cial button of the campaign. Among
prominent women who have signed up
to canvass are Mrs. John Francis Yaw-
ger. Mrs. George Vanderbilt. Mrs. w.
Bourke Cochran, Mrs. Nicholas Murray
Butler. Mrs. Ogden Mills Reid Mrs. Oren
Root Mrs George J. Gould. Mrs. Lewis
Gouverneur Morris, Mrs, John II. Iselin.
Mrs. Julian Heath, Mrs. Thomas Vivian.
Mrs. George NJ. wilde. Mrs. T.. e Car
ley. Mrs. NJ. L. Ogan, Major Anna NJ. l..
Phillips. Mrs. A. Chapon. Mrs. William
II. Hirst and Mrs C. II. Griffin.
The sun., 1919-03-03
TAMPICO OIL MEN
PROTEST OUTRAGES
Official List Of 118 Raids and
Many Victims Filed With
State Department.
EIGHT AMERICANS SLAIN
Mexican Tax Issue Subterfuge
in Scheme to Confiscate
Companies Property.

WASHINGTON, March "A chronology
ical statement of bandit outrages In the
Tampico oil fields, compiled from Of
fcial sources. has been submitted to the
State Department The statement deals
with the period from August Is. 1917.
to the present, and records the killing OF
twelve men, including eight American
citizens the woundlns or otherwise ser
iouBly injurlng OF thirty-one persons
Including nine women. some OF
them Americans the theft OF more than
$50 900 In cash, American gold. prop
erty destroyed valued at more than $780,
600, and the theft OF much live stock.
In all IFS raids, attacks, holdups and
battles are listed in the record, which In
cludes the depredations perpetrated upon
The properties and employees of fourteen
different oil companies.
The record OF the killings as given in
the statement follows:
February 81. 191s-Paymaster
House. American citizen. Three
Americans and one Mexican. were
wounded at the same time.
March IL, 19lS--Two Mexican
nremen, hanged by bandits.
June 20, 19rS--Alfred Esparola,
J.. X. Willard l.. A. Dunn and Fl. NJ.
Cooper, all American citizens, and
Mexican foreman.
July "a, 191S-Porto Rican fore
man killed and an American citizen
wounded.
July 81. 1o1S--L. w. Stevenson.
American citizen. shot In the back.
December II, 191S--U. NJ. Frank
lin and w. Fl. Rose. American cltl-
zcns killed.
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Mexican Troops Involved.

Officials said to-day that with few
exceptions these depr citations occurred
In territory occupied and controlled by
the loyal Mexican forces sent to the
oil fields In an effort TO dislodge the
bandit Pelaez. and that in many cases
the regular Mexican soldiers were In
volved. BY n local law foreigners are
not allowed TO carry arms. so that little
resistance could be made when the ban
dts attacked.
The paynasters OF the various COM
panies. It was said here. are compelled
to notify Mexican officials at Tampco
of the time when they propose to 60
to the outlying districts to pay en-
ployees and the amount of money they
will take. In several instances. 1t was
said. the bandits were not satisfied
with the amount OF money offered them
when they held up the paymasters and
their escorts and demanded the exact
HI m previously declared by the company
tn the Tampico officials. This has led
TO charges of collision being formally
filed with the Mexican Government
Representative Gould (New York; in
troduced resolution at the Sunday
business session Of the House asking
the President to inform the House re-
garding the Mexican situation. He re-
quested specific information regarding
what protection is being given Ameri-
can citizens and property owned by them
In Mexico, the conduct of Mexican TROOPS
toward Americans, and also information
regarding 1.-The reported attempt % the
Mexican Government to conflscate or i'm
pair titles to oil and agricultural land
4 legally acquired by Americans"
The statement Of Joaquin Santella
OF the Mexican Government that tic
Huasteca Petroleum Company alone OF
the principal oil producing companies in
Mexico refused TO Justify It's rights
IN complying with the new Mexican oil
DEGREES. was denied to-day by DR. Nor
man Bridges, vice-president of the COM
pauy. This concern is an American
one, and its president. Edward l.
poheny. Is now in Paris with the an
rounced purpose of laying the Mexican
demands on the oil companies before
the Peace Conference
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-29
DOWNWARD TREND
IN PRICES OF FOOD
Beef, Pork and Corn Are Tumbling -
Predicted Hogs Will Go Down to
S15-Falling Off In Exports.

CHICAGO, Aug. 29-Indications are
not lacking that prices of some foodstutfs
have crossed fthe great divide-that the
peak III inflated prices is passed. and that
trend downward has begun This is
most noticeable in meats, especially in
pork, and in canned goods Various caus-
es are ascribed and all of them, doubtless
have a bearing on the situation: but 1t
is likely that the greatest single factor
is the recent placing on the market, at
prices much lower than have prevailed
at retail, of large stores of army food
stuff surplus Bacon, ham and canned
beef have been sold in this way far be-
low profteers' rates, and consumers have
bought and. stored away millions of
pounds. Result: So much less demand
for corresponding goods at the retail
stores.
Exports of beef and pork products hav
fallen and are due to fall more. Exports
of corn, from which pork is made, dropped
in July, 1919, to a small percentage of
the annount-exported in July, 1918. The
big packers. fw3ts have teaA paying inordi-
nate prices for live hogs, while the effort
to hold pork product prices at top notch
was on, have withdrawn their buyers
rom Ine stochydEuS- IOgS anu tdtlie are
accumulating on the farms. All these
causes are contributing. in addition to
the light Of publicity thrown on prices
and on profits between the producer and
the consumer of foodstuffs.
\ fall of hog prices to Sl5 a hundred
weight within three days was forecast by
representatives of the big packing COM
panies at the stock yards yesterday when
resumption of trading showed the cause
OF Wednesday slump still prevalent. Hogs
listed at Wednesdays close at ST, drop
Of 81 50 in one day. were offered at SIG,
The bulk OF sales at the opening of the
market was around 81, compared with
s2365 early this month.
The hackers remained out OF the mar
ket and livestock exnerts predicted the
biggest slump since 1907.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-29

Burleson III numerous appointments has
defeated the merit system by political
manipulation of the civil service examin,
ations.
Knowing of this various Democratic
senators have attempted to secure like ac-
ton from him to establish their own fa-
vorites i'll postofiiee appointments. Not
always have they been successful Com
sequently trouble has resulted
The civil service commission did not
prove so amenable to Mr.. Burlesons ac-
tions as he Thought desirable. According
in having the President, demand the i'm,
mediate designations of Hefmpn w. Graz
ven and Charles NJ! Galloway, members
of the commissioife Mr., Craven Is from
Seattle and was the Republican member,
and Mr.. Galloway, Democrat, is, from
tsouth Carolina The President assigned
nosgeason for his demand 49,
Mr. Craven promptly resigned Mr..
Galloway fled his resignation at tho
White House, but at the same time hs
gave to the President, it is now known
written charges of a serious nature
against Mr.. Burleson involving the lat
er's attempt to prostitute the civil ser
vice law and the commission itself. SIX
months have passed and the President has
not acted on the Galloway resignation OIL
on the charges.
The reason iss not obscure. IF Mr.. Gal
loway is forced out he might give pitt
less publieityls to the reasons, and these
reasons might be read by ''plain men ev
erywhere." -
Mr. CalloUav's southern friends hav.
been demanding that the President max,
a choice between Mr.. Burleson and Mr.
Galloway Apparently the President hal
chosen Mr. Burleson.
In the meantime Mr. Burleson is no.
getting along 50 well with the new civil
service commission in the matter of post
office examination as he had hoped wheI
he nominated the new members to tn,
President Another explosion in that
quarter is not impossible
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-29
WOULD HONOR PERsHING.
House Passes Bill Providing for Rank
of Presidency Talk.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29-In recog-
milton of Gen. John J. Pershing's serv-
ices in the war, the house yesterday
passed bill authorizing the president
to confer on him the permanent rank
of general. The measure goes now to
the senate.
First mention in congress of Gen.
Pershing for president was made during
debate by Representative Campbell,
Democrat, Pennsylvania, who said % the
country cannot pay too great an honor
to him. -
81 would like to see the people of
this country and this house put aside
our partisanship, our adherence to De-
mocracy and Republicanism, declared
Mr. Campbell, 'and make him the I'M
animous choice of the conventions that
assemble next year and elect him Pres.
ident of the United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-29
FATHER LONERGAN
OF RUTLAND DEAD
The Greatest Church Builder of Yer
mont-Had Pastorates at Windsor
and White River.

RUTLAND, Aug. 29.-Rev William
N. Lonergan, pastor of the Church Of
the Holy Innocents, and one of the. best
known Roman Catholic ,clergymen of
the state died at the Rutland hospital
last evening" abont Z clock after be-
ing confY6d5 to the institution for the
past twe weeks. Acute CASTRO entero-
colitissswas the immediate cause of his
DEATH
William Nicholas Lonergan was born
February "a, 1860, in New York city
and was therefore 50 years and six
months old and was ordained at Joi-
|lette October IA, 1883, by Archbishop
Fabre of Montreal. He joined the Do
cese of Burlington December j. 1894.
after being in the service of the diocese
for several years. FIR. Lonergan S first
appointment was to st. Peters parish
at Rutland where he served as assist
ant to the late Rev. Thomas j. Gaffney
from January, 1887 to January 1888,
and from there he went to the parish
of ST. Francis at Windsor where he was
in charge from January, 1888, to May,
1894 He was then promoted TO the
charge of St. Anthony's church at
White River Junction. While at Wind
! sor. FIR. Lonergan attended the missions
at West Randolph, Bethel Sharon Ely.
and Wells River. During his stay there
the church debt was paid off and new
parochial residence built near the
church.
He was next transferred to White.
River Junction, as pastor of the church
there, which was then over So 600 in
| debt
In White River Junction FIR Loner-
gan did his first great work and es-
tablished himself strongly in the do
cese by clearing the church of debt and
also by erecting s. Anthony's church
at a cost of $4,000 He remained in
White River Junction about u years
| during which time the church was paid
for, other property acquired, and when
he left there in 1907. it is understood
there was over $4,000 to the church s
| credit
In December, 1906, when the late Rt
Rev. J. II. Michaud of Burlington de-
cided to divide St Peters parish and
| erect church in this city, and IN
! doubtedly because of the remarkable
| work of Father Lonegran in building
the church at White River Junction, ne
was chosen by Bishop Michaud to I'M
dertake the great task here.
The church was named the Church
!, OF the Holy Innocents and St. Peter 5
| parish was divided with Merchant :
row, Grove street and Strong avenue
as the line of separation. Catholics on
the east side of the city, who had been
! attending ST. Peter 5, were attached to
the new church.
FIR. Lonergan was past state chap
lain of the Knights of Columbus. chap
lain of the local council, a gifted ora,
tor and his sermons were rated very
high by clergy and laity. He was al
| so interested in public affairs, and had
given a number of addresses in all part
of the state.
! The school board of Montpelier has
completed its canvass to ascertain the
number of children Of school age in the
city, the total being 1880, or &c less than
a year ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-29
Pile Sufferers! Clever Ohio Chemist
Says This Great Prescription Taken
Internally Has Never Failed

all ulcers and piles, causes them to heal
and disappear forever.
It's positively marvellous how speedily IT
acts. Blessed relief often comes in two or
three days at most, even in with pro!
fuse bleeding that have resisted all known
treatments and operations, really wonderful
results have been accomplished.
The author of this amazing discovery de.
sires all sufferers to know that he does not
want cent Of anyone's money unless Miro
Pile Remedy decisively conquers even the
worst cases and he has instructed druggists
all over the country to guarantee it in every
case of blind, bleeding protruding piles
APPROPRIATENESS is known itching
piles are not piles IN the true sense OF the
word, although this condition may accom-
pany true case of piles. For this condi
tion Miro Pile Ointment has been prepared
in such cases it is not necessary TO take
the internal prescription.
If your druggist cannot supply you we viii
gladly send either OF the above, mail charges
paid on receipt of price. Internal Treatment
$l.50. tax &C; Ointment Soc, tax &c
extra Guaranteed Medicines Co.. Elyria. Ohio.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-29

The school board of Montpelier has
completed its canvass to ascertain the
number of children Of school age in the
city, the total being 1880, or &c less than
a year ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-29
Wilson Ignores Democrats
and Will Keep Him in i
the Cabinet
GALLOWAY HOLDS
CLUB OVER BOTH
If He is Forced Out of Civil Service
Commission He Will Expose Burle-
sons Political Work = Another Ex-
plosion Possible.

WASHINGTON, Aug 29-The bitter
son and a large element of the Democrat
ic party has been settled by the President
in Burleson,s. favor, according to excel
lent information obtained here. Despite
pressure from northern and southern Dem
ocrats alike the President is determined
to keep Mr.. Burleson, who has been his
chief political adviser, in his cabinet po-
sition.
1t is not declared here that this is a
final decision, but the postmaster general
will stay for the present. 1t is possible
though, as the 1920 campaign draws clos
er and more of the sins of the Democrat
ic party are loaded on to Burleson, that
the party's skipper may drop him over
the side to Tighten ship
The President has given much atten-
ton to the row between Bureson and
his opponents within the party of late.
Both sides have been at the White House
recently in long conferences with Mr..
Wilson. From these conferences Mr.
Burleson has emerged happy and smiling
and confident.
The decision in Mr.. Burleson's favor
does not mean that there is to be any
slackening of the Democratic war on him
Within a fortnight it is probable that
some startling revelations will be made
by Mr.. Burlesons own party associates
regarding some of his factiona and parti-
Fan activities.
One source of trouble for Mr. Burle
son lies in his attitude toward the APP,
pointment of postmasters of the higher
classes. Mr.. Burleson and the President
have taken great credit to themselves for
establishing the merit system in appoint
ing postmasters At the same time Mr.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-29
Even chronic cases of 90 to 80 year:
standing, with profuse bleeding,
have been completely cured in
from three to ten days.

No discovery of recent years in the field
OF medicine has caused such a stir amongst
the medical profession as the recent discov
cry that piles can be successfully treated and
cured at home by wonderful prescription
known TO druggists as Miro Pile Remedy.
1t has been proved that so-called external
remedies applied or inserted into the rcctum
cannot cure piles and at the best only give
temporary relief. This is also true of sur
gcal operations which simply remove them
after formation, but in no wise acts the
source of the trouble
This prescription, although taken internally,
IS not digested in the stomach but is rapidly
passed on unchanged to the intestines in a
short time, reaching the exact place where, by
its soothing, healing action, il first allays all
inflammation and then by direct contact with
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-29
Tobacco Habit
Dangerous

says Doctor Coanor, formerly OF Johns Hop
kins hospital Thousands OF men suffering
from fatal diseases would be in perfect
health today were il not for the deadly drug
late. It's simple process to rid yourself OF
the tobacco habit in any form. Just go 70 any
up-to-date drug store and get some Nicoto'
tablets; take them directed and To- tho
pernicious habit quickly vanshes. Drug
gists refund tie money if they fail. Be sur,
TO read large and interesting announcement
by Doctor Conner to appear in this pa
per. II tells of the danger of nicotine poison
ing and how TO avoid it, In the meantime tr,
Nicotol tablets; you will be surprised at tn.
results.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-28
China and the Bean.

The bean plays an important part
In Chinese domestic economy, and one
of the specially desired qualifications
of the Chinese matron, throughout
the northern provinces, is her ability
to concoct from beans-green. black
and yellow-several staple dishes.
The bean seldom appears on the
Chinese table whole; it is pot con-
sidered as At for food until it has been
reduced to it's essences and put up in
the form of bean curd or bean gela-
tin, which are for sale in every road
side food shop of northern China.
The art of producing these nourish-
ing foods, which are the meat of the
poor, is to the rural Chinese woman
what the making of butter, cheese and
jam is to the occidental housewife.
In the large cities bean manipulation
of that sort is craft and CONNER
cial activity, just as the making Of
jam and butter is I'M the large cities
of the west, but it can scarcely be
called an industry, since it is still
quite without organization. The beans
must be crushed, soaked, baked, boiled
and strained before the essences APP
pear.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-28
Chimes. Musical instrument.

The characteristic musical instru-
ment Of the Chinese is series Of
bamboo tubes, the longest of which
measures about nine inches. and of
which the remainder diminish in
length at a regular ratio, each being
inst stwo-thirds the length Of the one
before. This arrangement was devised
by the Chinese they say, by the EN-
peror Huang T-on the following
principle: Between heaven and earth
there is perfect harmony. Now, the
number three is the emblem of heaven
and two of earth. If then two pipes
or tubes be made in the proportion Of
three to two, they will harmonic in
tone as perfectly as earth and heaven.
So the base tube of the instrument
was made nine inches long and the
second tw0-thirds that length, or six
inches. OF course, the third has to be
two-thirds the length Of the second,
or four inches; and so on. The result
was that the note of the second tube
was what we call an interval of fifth
above that of the first, that of the,
third a fifth above the second, and
so on through the whole range.