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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-12-04

The body of Charles H. Brooks, who
Sunday evening, November %, after
telling his wife he would drown him
self, was found Friday in the mill
pond at Dalrymple's saw mill in West
Brattleboro. When he LIFT home he
told Mrs. Brooks that he would leave
his overcoat where it would be found.
Mr.. Dalrympe while at work outside
his mill Friday noticed an overcoat
folded and placed on. the top of box
near the pond, and the discovery led
to the finding of the body in about five
feet of water not far from the coat.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-12-04

A bankruptcy petition, the first in a
considerable length of time from q
merchant, has been filed in the office
of the clerk of the United States
court by Benjamin Shimlinski, who
conducted retail store in Bennington.
His assets are given as $500 and the
liabilities as s12,252.47. Most of Shin
linski's creditors are wholesalers in
Albany, N. Y, Pittsfield, Mass, and
other points. His house, which is
valued at $4,000, has mortgages on
it for $4,000.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-12-04

Burr and Burton Seminary was in
session Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day of last week to allow for a
Thanksgiving recess of five days. The
school work was resumed Tuesday,
December End Three weeks steady
work will be put in between now and
the Christmas holidays.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-12-04

Alice Z. Bennett, Rxeeuirix, Man.
chester, VT SZ-5
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-12-04
BURR AND BURTON NOTES
Joint Meeting Of y. VI. {. 4. and
y, W, {, A.

y. W. {. A.
On November 18th a joint meeting
Of the Y. NJ. c. A. and Y, W. c. A. Was
held at 2 o'clock in the chapel. This
was the annual Thanksgiving meeting
and was led by Mr. Brooks and MIR.
Mclntire.
Mr.. Brooks address was in the form
Of farewell message 10 the members
Of the association. Mr.. Brooks made
us all realize the necessity Of keeping
up the standards Of the Seminary. He
told us Of the importance Of being CON
scious Of the divine spark in each Of
our lives Mr. Brooks has been the
life and soul Of our Y. NJ. c, A. and
has set as all a fine example Of true
Christian living,
Mr.. Mclntire told Us of his expert
ences in Eagle Hut He gave us illus
trations, both comical and serious, OF
the lives of soldiers on leave. Our
leader impressed upon our minds the
fact that though we cannot all be sol
diers on the battlefield of war, we are
all soldiers on the battlefield of life.
Mr.. Mclntire's message was very
inspiring one and we are all deeply
grateful to him for helping so greatly
toward true Thanksgiving meeting,
There were 10 present.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-12-04

In accordance with the time-honored
custom held sacred at Burr and Bur
ton Seminary Of sharing Thanksgiving
with Others less fortunate, contribu
ton Of money and food was made by
the students for az Thanksgiving bas-
ket. This basket was turned over to
Miss Brown the district nurse, who
distributed the contents.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-12-04

TlIITFHNIWIItT -
Celia NJ. Reynolds, Extrx., Manches-
ter Depot, Vt. 4-oW
Evening star., 1919-07-20
RECONSTRUCTION IS
TOPIC Of VOLUME
National Defense Council Is
sues Data on Many Coun-
tries for Business Men.


Data on Japanese monopolization OF
trads in China, her colonization in
Brazil, the China-Japanese secret
treaties and other material with lat
est available reconstruction features
for American business men has been
prepared by the United States Coun-
Gil of National Defense, according TO
a statement issued by Director Gros-
venor 8. Clarkson. p
The items are contained in vol
ume of 1SS pages, and is completely
indexed 1t covers as fully as possible
in tabloid form information gathered
by the council. Through the recon-
struction research division of the
council. the material is now being
transmitted to all organizations of
the United States Chamber of Com
merce and to all public libraries.
Evening star., 1919-07-20
Covers Wide Range.

The volume covers such range of
subjects in nearly all countries of
the world, it is claimed. that it fur
nishes an index to practically every
thing important in a national sense
that has been going on. especially
since the signing of the armistice. in
the way of readjustment of admins
trative, social and business condi-
tionS from a war to a peace basis.
In announcing the completion of
this study Director Clarkson stated
last night that because of the practi
cal impossibility of supplying all
business interests throughout the
country with separate copies of
this digest it has been considered
best to furnish public, Libraries
of the country with two copies
each, and, in addition, to de-
liver a copy to each of the member
organizations of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. Trade jour-
nails also received copy of the work.
The restriction was due, declared
Director CIarkson, to the necessity of
conserving the limited funds available
to the council under the present ap-
pl apriation.
Evening star., 1919-07-20
H-YEAR LOCUSTS HAVE GONE,
BUT MARKS OF VISIT REMAIN

of an inch long. Each cash contains
its grub colony, and often a single
twig will have as many as 200 or
more Of them. No wonder the twigs
die. However. no other damage is
done to the trees than the deadening
Of the tender twigs at the extreme
ends of branches and limbs.
In the autumn these grubs. grown
too large for the confined space in
which they incubated. will emerge
and drop to the ground to begin bur-
rowing in for the long period of de-
velopment and Transformation. A
correspondent of the Star writes:
THE locusts we saw early this sum-
mer in all their winged and tinseled
glory were. to the real life of the
locust grubbing away in the earth
for more than sixteen years. what
the period of college commencement
and honeymoon is to the young
couple married soon after graduation
and living happy life together. But
the tiny locusts now beginning to
wiggle in their twig cradles certainly
have no marks of beauty or romance"
Evening star., 1919-07-20
HOPEWELL. WARS MAGIC CITY,
NOW DESERTED, TO BE REBORN
Du Pont Company and Local Chamber
of Commerce Offer Sites for In
dustries of World.

miles of railroads were built, miles
of narrow-gauge tracks laid down.
Great power houses. capable of sup
plying the district for miles around
with current for manufacturing pur-
poses, were built. Woodworking,
other maintenance shops were estab-
lished. Miles of concrete roads
throughout the plant and the country
side were constructed. Fltrat1on
plants with a capacity sufhc1ent 10
supply filtered water to city with
IA population greater than 'oo,0oo
persons were built.
Speed Records Broken.
Almost every device. engine. piece
of machinery or equipment Tor
power needed for the development OF
modern manufacturing purposes was
installed at Hopewell. All speed
records were broken in the construc-
ton of the plant. in spite of the fact
that all material had to be transported
there or built on the ground. In the
vicinity a comfortable city arose.
Bungalows. cottages. hotels. dormi-
tories, mess halls. camps, service
buildings such as Young Mems Chris
tian Association and Young Women's
Christian, Association headquarters.
poS( oiSCS, piS"NAS AAN~o~'
and all the other appurtenances and
comic rts that go to make, a comfort
able american community were con-
structed. Hopewell worked day and
night to help win the war. Millions
of dollars were paid out in wages;
more than a million pounds of gun
cotton were sent out to the smokeless
powder factories each day.
December 9, 1915. the old town of
Hopewell. with its hundreds of ram
shackle dwellings and hastily con-
structed quarters. outside the du Pont
village, was destroyed by fire. This
was a blessing in disguise, for i'm
mediately the leading spirits OF the
town gathered together and as a re-
suit of their efforts new Hopewell,
with modern houses, substantial
dwellings and Office buildings, rose
from the ashes.
Hopewell stands today as it stood
year ago, when it was working over
time to help stop the German drive.
The machinery is stilled. but in good
condition. The great wharves. the
railroads, the towns and villages.
hotels and the industrial development
are only awaiting manufacturing in
dustries. The campaign now to be
undertaken will extend to manufac-
turers everywhere and is expected to
put Hopewell on the map permanently
as great industrial center.
Evening star., 1919-07-20
Romantic Chapter in War Work.

This years brood of 17-year locusts
10 gone, and departing, left behind
It the unmistakable evidence of its
visitation. Just as is the case of
men, the evil that they did lives after
them, in the shape of thousands upon
thousands of blasted. withered twigs
on the trees, where the mamma
locusts deposited the eggs that. in
seventeen years hence, will emerge
for brief season as winged, sing
ing insects.
Unless one used a microscope and
looked closely, the locust eggs at
first could not be seen in the gashes
made in the bark of the tender twigs.
Now, however. the eggs have hatched.
and soon the tiny, wriggly grubs will
grow SO large that their bark incu-
bators will be too small to hold them.
If one of the deadened twigs is
broken off and the splits in the bark
are opened. these little grubs can now
be examined. They are. apparently,
tiny white worms about a sixteent
Evening star., 1919-07-20

rested at Kokei. Korea, March 20, and
was beaten by japanese civilians and
struck by a policeman.
In the criminal court here four Jap
anese civilians concerned in the at
tack were hned and the policeman
whom Mr.. Thomas charged with as
sault was punished by disciplinary
measures.
Mr.. Thomas declared that he war
arrested without provocation. kicked
and beaten. The police seemed to think
he was an American. he said. and would
not allow him to substantiate his claim
to British citizenship nor to show his
papers. Finally at the police station
the matter was arranged. Tho police
admitted they had made a. mistake and
expressed their regrets.
Evening star., 1919-07-20
CENSUS REPORT REVEALS
GROWTH OF TELEGRAPH
Wire Mileage, Total Income, Number Of
Messages and Persons Employed as Well
as Their Wages Show Huge Increase

During the period 1912-1917, the
printing telegraph came into extended
use by telegraph companies. press as
sociations and railroads. Without this
instrument, according to the report,
1T would have been difficult or i'm
possible to handle the increased tele
gra phi business during the great war"
This instrument is essential for send
ing and is equipped with keyboard
similar to that of typewriter
electrically connected with receiv
ing instrument in such a manner
duces what is typewriter on the
sending instrument.
Increase in Five-Year Period.
The installation of telephone and
patching showed marked increase
in the period 1912-1917. The total
line mileage of railroads reporting
the use of telephones for transmit
ting train orders in 1917 totaled
110.404. 1t is asserted that not
single accident resulted from the use
of telephones in train dispa tcfing.
The number of wireless Telegram ph
systems in the United States in 1917
was three. as compared with four in
1912 and five in 1917. Tower stations
were sixty-three, as compared with
SrN III II iH loot.
The number of wireless messages
handled prior to April 6. 1917, when
the government took over the Sys-
tens, was 122.244. 1t is estimated
that the number of messages handled
from April to December 81 in 1917
would total more than 450. .0o0. an in
crease of 5S per cent over 1912.
The total income from wireless tele-
graph systems aggregated $1,3S5, 060
in 1917 and the net income $609.526.
as compared with a net income of
s4.73S in 1912 and a net deficit CT
$53.53S in 1907.
In addition to the commercial shore
stations there were in operation dur
ing the early part of the year 6.0S9
general and restricted amateur sta
tions eighty-eight special amateur
stations, seventy-five experimental
stations and forty-seven training
schools.
Evening star., 1919-07-20
BRITISH PASTOR IN KOREA
PAID $2,50O FOR INJURIES
Arrested and Assaulted, Mission.
ary Says He Was Mistaken by
I. Jap Police for American.

SEOUL. Korea. June 20 Correspond
ence of the Associated Press) s)-The
government of Korea has paid to the
British consulate the equivalent of
$500 in compensation for injuries re-
ceived by Rev. John Thomas, in con-
nection with the Korean independence
fsovement.
Although a British subject, Mr..
Thomas Is representative here OF tho
Oriental Mission socisty, which has It's
headquarters in Chicago. He was ar
Evening star., 1919-07-20
Gotham Allows 2-Cent Transfers

NEW YORK. July 19.-Public Serv-
ice Commissioner Lewis Nixon has is
sued an order granting the New York
Railways Company and the surface
lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company, now in the hands of receiv-
ers the right to charge cents fer
transfers. The action was taken. he
said to prevent the corporations from
breaking up into their constituent
parts with the result that a scent
fare would be charged on each of the
Evening star., 1919-07-20
Japan to Build Seven U.Boats.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
TOXIC. June 15.-Japan will make
serious efforts to improve her navy
by building seven submarines of l .O0o
tons each. Several German subma
rines have fallen to Japan as a result
OF the peace arrangements and are
expected soon to arrive in japanese
ports.
Evening star., 1919-07-20
Duke of Penthievre Dead at "a

PARIS, July 1S.-The Duke of PEN
thievre. of the house OF Bourbon Or
leans. died suddenly today at the ag
of seventy-four years. He was a son
of Francis. Prince of Joinville, son
of the Duke of Nemours. and of Prin-
cess Frances of BraganZa.
Evening star., 1919-07-20

Wire mileage. total income. numbers
of messages and employees and wages
in twenty-one commercial land tele-
graph systems in the United States
in the five-year period ended in De-
cember. 1917. showed marked in
ereases over those for the five-year
period ended on December. 1912, ac-
cording to a report just made public
Ey the bureau of census of the De-
pa rtment of Commerce.
The total income from telegraph
traffic was S91.312.567, an increase of
.4.5 per cent over 1912 and of 140.S per
cent as compared with 1907; the in
come from all other sources was 81
641.S03: the total expense. including
charges for. depreciation and sinking
funds, were SS0.S2s.970, an increase
cfa52.9 per cent over 1912 and of 11l.4
per cent over 1907, and the net in
come was S12,125.400. an increase OF
253.4 per cent as compared with i9l2
nd of 1887 per cent over 1907. The
par. value of the outstanding capital
stock of the companies was S106.36O.-
'o3T, decrease of 1T per cent as
COMPARED with 1912. but an increase
OF per cent over 1907.
The wire mileage in 1917 was great
er by Al per cent than in 1917. while
the number of messages increased
45.7 per cent and the number of en-
ployes S9.2 per cent. The number of
employees increased $40 per cent dur
ing the period l907-1917, and the cor
responding percentages of increase in
their salaries were 59.2 and 124.s per
cent
Statistics for 1917.
In 1917 there we're operated by
commercial telegraph companies. eX-
elusive of wire and pole mileage
wholly owned and operated by rail-
roads and the equipment and tele-
graph business of the various press
associations which lease and operate
wires for dispensing news 241,Ol2
miles of pole line, 1,sSS.793 miles of
wire. There We're sent 151,125.2SS
messages and 47.227 persons en-
pIoyed. to whom wages and salaries
were paid amounting to S36,392,140.
Evening star., 1919-07-20
Exodus of Mexicans From U. S.

MEXICO CITY, July 10 Correspond
ence of the Associated Press).-News-
a lively exodus of Mexicans from the
United States, their destination being
Lower California. where agricultural
colonies are being formed. Three
Evening star., 1919-07-20
Treatment of Disabled.

The volume contains articles on the
medical, surgical and hospital treat
ment of disabled soldiers throughout
the world; the development of all
merchant marines: conditions in New
South Wales. New Zealand and the
United Kingdom; the irrigation and
reclamation of lands, leather and tex
tile industries. the timber resources of
South Africa, trade marks. Inemploy-
ment. insurance and government al
lowances. and other International and
economic issues. 81 !.
Information concerning readjust-
ment and reconstruction activities in
forty-siX countries and groups Of
countries also is contained in the VOL
ume
Evening star., 1919-07-20
Rhenish Commissioner Named.

PARIS. July l6.-Herr Won Stark
has been named by the German gov
ernment as its commissioner in the
administration of the occupied terri
tory of the Rhenish province. An
nouncement of this appointment was
Evening star., 1919-07-20
Go Homo for shantung Protest.

Correspondents Of the Associated Prsss,
TOXIC. Juno iS.-Representative
Of $50 Chinese students in Toxic viii
return homo shortly to arouse
national opinion in China against the
occupation Of Shangtung by Japan, it
is announced
Evening star., 1919-07-20

A deserted city for nearly a year.
Hopewell. the magic city of tide
water Virginia, the Rawhide or
If plans of the Petersburg-H -Hopewell
Chamber of Commerce and E. L du
Pont de Nemours & Co. come to frui-
ton.
The town that in a few months
sprang up in the middle of farms and
truck fields, contributed more than
a billion pounds of guncotton to help
civilization stop the Hun, and then
was nicely wrapped up and laid away
in mothballs to wait for something
to turn up, Is not to be scrapped.
wrecked or sold and hauled away
piecemeaL 1t is to remain and become
one OF the most prosperous and thrlv-
ing Industrial sections of the new
south. according to the ambitions
ed out
Joint Development Campaign.
Not alone Hopewell. but the entire
Petersburg-H district. with
its improvements worth millions of
dollars, its fine system of roads, rail-
road connections. water transporta-
ton facilities. power houses. towns
and villages, will be brought to the
attention of the manufacturing in
terests of the world as desirable site
for location. According to the ar
rangements now made. the du Pont
Chemical Company, the owner of the
Hopewell plant and village property,
has Joined hands with the business
interests of the section in a joint in
dustrial development campaign for
the whole region.
A complete industrial survey and
manufacturing analysis Of the region
il to be made. Then fun facts will
be presented by scores of statesmen
to the responsible heads Of industries
throughout the country. Entire viii
lagos will be offered for sale to
manufacturers: complete industrial
plants are available: every facility is
on hand-it will only be necessary to
move in
Romantic Chapter in War Work.
Hopewell's history and wonderful
development make one of the most
romantic chapters in the story of
Americas great war work.
In the summer of 1914. when Ger
many started the world war. the
Hopeweil district was sleepy,
sparsely populated agricultural com
munity. In a few months more than
5000 men were working night and
day to build a plant that would help
the allies stop their foe. Millions of
dollars were poured in to the place
by the du Pont Company. Scores of
Evening star., 1919-07-20
Irish Blackthorns for President.

DUBLIN, June 25 Correspondence
of the Associated Press) ell
Buckley of Clare, who recently pre-
sented to President Wilson a number
of Irish blackthorn sticks. has re-
ceiyed a letter in which the President
Evening star., 1919-07-20

many small lines which make up the
system The New York railways op-
crate more service cars than any other
company in the city.
Evening star., 1919-07-20

The christening of ship with a
bottle of champagne is a survival Of
the old blood sacrifice
Evening star., 1919-07-20

expressed his appreciation of the
donors thoughtful friendship and
says that he will prize the sticks as
very interesting souvenir.
Evening star., 1919-07-20

made today in note from Baron Won
Lersner. head of the German delega-
tion to the interallied council.
Evening star., 1919-07-20

thousand such persons are said to
have entered Mexico during the last
week in June.
Evening star., 1919-07-20
Interest Shown in New Party.

Intense interest Is shown in the
evolution of the new party, which
is generally looked upon as a move
by Premier Lloyd George to consoli-
date his following from all other
parties. With the return of peace the
need of gigantic constructive pro-
gram of coalition is crumbling
Every day increases the premier's
task of holding together on working
basis the various elements which 60
to make up the coalition. 1t is Ger
tain that the return of Lloyd George
to Westminster will be followed by
some momentous happenings
Evening star., 1919-07-20
Situation Is Complex.

A sharp fall in exchange has had
depressing effect in financial circles
and men of affairs despair of an
early settlement OF the country's
problems. Conservative action is
hampered by the Irish situation.
which has been badly aggravated by
Sir Edward Carson, and the political
uncertainty caused by the Churchill
announcement of new'zcenter party
has only increased the confusion. The
consensus of opinion among thinking
men appears to be that salvation lies
in the hands of the workers. who must
devote all their energy to producing,
regardless for the time being of
wages and hours and whatever else
comes under the head of what they
deem to be their rights, 1t is per-
fectly apparent that the men must
do this from patriotic motives in the
same spirit with which they went to
fight in France for a shilling a day
in 1914.
Evening star., 1919-07-20
For Cool
Comfort

p d t Aerol ux
S b a d e 8 on your
porch. Canvas cur
tains exclude both
light and air. Aero
lux Shades let in
the air, ventilate
perfectly and in
sure privacy and
seclusion. Raise and
lower easily-rppes
can't snarl or catch
shades can't whip.
We are selling them
at the lowest prices
let us show you
how really econom-
ical they are.
Evening star., 1919-07-20
ENGLISH BUSINESS MEN
FEAR SERIOUS crisis
Strikes Threaten Railroads and
Miners Quit-Fall in Ex-
change Depressing.
BY GORDON STILES.

SpeCfAl Cable 10 The SuHuHy StsiT anu
Chicugo Daily News. Copyright, 1919.
LONDON, July 19.-Gloom pervades
business circles throughout England
and it is recognized that a serious
crisis CANNOT be averted for long. The
miners assembled at Keswick are de-
laying action and this is, taken by
many people as the sign that the
action when taken is likely to be un-
favorable toward the governments
offer made with the idea of solving
the coal problem. Serious strikes
threaten the railways, while the
miners continue to lay down their
tools. In Yorkshire alone 100000 are
out, II, 200 in Wales and 1900 in Kent,
while in southern Scotland a strike
has been voted because of the dis
missal of two men.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
 CHURCH

(Rev. James T. Mcqueen, Pastor)
 Order of Service
 There will be no service in this Church at Il o'clock, on account of the Baccalaurete service at the School Auditorium. The service will begin at II o'clock. Subject: Build CTS"
 Sunday School at the church at the usual hour. 1915.
 Epworth League. zoo p. m. Evening worship at D. m. Subject of sermon: "The Result of Fall"
 A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend these services.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
ALASKA NOTES

Credc Bonebreak, who OWLS min ing property on Nesutlin river, a tributary of Teslin Lake, has re turned North from the Outside, where he spent the winter. He will build two boats at Whitehorse on which he will use air propcilors, such as they use on airplanes, to be driven by forty horse power gas oline engines These boats will be used to transport his outfit. Fig is taking two men into the country with him.