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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-19
VERNON.
Supper and Fair Net over $500.

One of the most successful suppers and
fairs ever held in charge of the members
of the Ladies Aid society was held in
Grange hall Thursday evening, Nov. Is,
and in spite of unfavorable weather was
well patronized by townspeople and many
from surrounding towns An excellent
supper of ehicken-pie, salads, coffee, rolls
and cake was served from to o'clock,
after which dancing was enjoyed. Over
40 supper tickets were sold
The candy table held a large assortment
of delicious candy made by the various
members of the society and sold readily,
S25 being realized Mrs. Clark of South
Vernon and Mrs. Albert Rockwell of
Brattleboro were the winners of the quilts
at the table for fancy articles
Over 5000 was made, after paying ex-
penses.
There will be no meeting of the Ladies
circle this week
Mr. and Mrs r. D. Sherman and Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Sawyer were in Shelburne
Falls Saturday.
Mrs. H. l.. Streeter and family Of
tend the supper
MIS-. \. \. Dulnnaln ana uduBHtet,
Ethel, left Saturday for their future home
in East Longmeadow.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bailey left last
week for Beverley Mass, to be guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Dutton.
Mrs. George Turner of Bellows Falls at
tended the supper and dance last week
! and was guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w NJ. Hale Miss Lucie Hale o.
Northampton was another guest.
| An entertainment and social viii be
| held in the vestry of the church Friday
| evening, Nov u, by the members of the
Sunday school, in charge of Miss Edit
Landman Everyone is invited. There
will be no admission fee.
Mr. and Mrs r. ID. Sherman very pleas
antly entertained 25 members of Mrs
Keeney's class Monday evening. The
evening was spent in various contests ant
in social way, with vocal and instru
mental music, after which buffet lunch
con was served in the dining room.
Mrs. Cora Hubbard, who sold the farm
ing tools and some household goods a
public auction last week, left Friday TO
West Somerville, where she will make he
home with her daughter She was accom-
panied by her granddaughter, Helen Hors
man, who has lived with her the pas
six months.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-22
of age must earn two war savings
stamps.

of age must earn two war savings
stamps.
Thousands of hand grenades,
which were being made to use upon
the Huns and which would have
been used upon them had they not
.hoisted the white flag just when they
did, are being converted into small
metal banks for holding savings and
are to be given to the boys and girls
who earn money this summer and
who make a wise investment OF a
least a part of 1t by investing in war
savings stamps.
The above offer is open to all
club members and to those belong
ing to the Junior Red Cross, SO prac-
tlcally every boy and girl in Jackson
county of the ages mentioned is ELI
gible to enter the contest for one OF
these banks. 1t Is a war souven r
of which any boy or girl will be
proud and each one should make an
effort to get one.
AS soon as schools open teachers
will be furnished with information
as to the method of distribution of
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-22
CARNEGIE'S C GIFT TO
STATE WAS SI85, 900

Donations by Andrew Carnegie,
who died last week, totaling approx
imately $4S5, 900, made possible the
erection of 2S public libraries in Or
egon, exclusive of Portland, accord
ing to records in the state library.
These donations are in addition to
$4,000 given to Pacific university
at Forest Grove.
The several donations, together
with the cities benefited date Of
contributions and the sum involved
in each transaction, follow:
Albany, 1913, s12,5O0; Ashland,
1910, $4,000; Baker, 1909, $685.
600; Dallas 1912, $4,000; Enter
prise, 1908, $4,000; Eugene, 1906,
Hermiston, 1916. $1,000;
not built; Hillsboro 1918, 10000;
Hood River, 1912, $1T5OO; Klam-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-22
ASHLAND CREAMERY

ath Falls, 1918, $4,000, not com
pleted; La Grande, 1918, s12,5OO;
McMinnville, 1912 $4,000; Marsh
field, 1918, s12,5OO; Medford, 1911,
$4,000; Milton 1916, $500, not
built; Newberg, 1911, $4,000; On
tario, 1912, $500; Oregon City,
1913, s12,5OO; Pendleton 1915,
$25, 900; Portland branches 1911,
s1O5, 900; Portland branches, 1912,
100000 Salem, 1911, s27,5OO; The
Dalles, 1910, $4,000; Union, 1912,
$500; Woodburn, 1914, $4,000,
Pacific university, 1912, $4,000.
Several other locations for libra
ries in Oregon are said to be pend
ing.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-22
SCHOOL CHILDREN MAY
WIN WAR SOUVENIRS

The director OF the United States
School Garden Army in the Depart
ment of the Interior gives the fol-
lowing outline as the method Of
earning a hand grenade bank by a
member of the School Garden Army.
l. Every boy or girl must earn
the money himself or herself.
2. A story must be written tel
ling how the money was earned.
8. The money must be earned
during the garden season of 1919.
A. Pupils under ten years of age
must earn enough money to buy at
least one war savings stamp which
during the month of August, 1919,
costs $4.19, and in September will
cost $4.20. Pupils over ten years
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-22

the spot to learn and report upon
its needs.
Madison Grant of New York, pres
ident of the National Geographical
society, continued Director Mather's
critical vein in a short talk to the
business men. Mr.. Grant and
Landscape Architect Puncard of the
national park service are Mather's
present companions on a national
park tour.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-22

the banks to those who have been
assisting Uncle Sam by buying war
savings stamps. Children should be
ready to give their teachers favor
able report when they enter school
this fall.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-22

forms who mlngle in profusion.
The city is lighted by electricity,
has water system, fairly good de-.
partment stores, many small shops,
theaters, gardens and some munich
pal and government buildings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-22
SAVE HAY CROP THIS
YEAR BY CHOPPING

"You will save 25 to 80 per cent
by running your hay through cut
ter this year" says e. l.. Westover,
U. S. and o. A. C. extension dairy
specialist. "The saving is far more
than the cost of chopping the hay"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-22
2,325,OOO DE LAVAL
SEPARATORS
IN DAILY USE THE WORLD OVER

Wherever grass grows and cows
are MIXED, you will find the De La
val the fayorite cream separator
More De Lavals are in use. than
all other makes combined.
The De Laval is time tested. 1t
was the pioneer cream separator in
1878 and has led in popularity and
sales for forty years.
It's the worlds standard cream
canaratnr
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-22

Marshfield Coos county organ
ICES fruit company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15

The month of January always begins on the same day of the week as October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
High Lights in Yesterdays
 Session Of the Legislature
BE VIM. l.. GoRMLEY


 Montgomery. July 14.-(Speeial)-Be cause of confusion and noise resulting: from the use of the floor of the house by persons not authorized by the rules toi admission Speaker Merritt Monday or-- dered the doorkeeper to enforce stricti rules against this practice. In the fu- tuFe only persons permitted under the house rules may remain on the floor
 
 Soon after the house met Monday, a resolution depIoring the death of Hon. orizabo Manisco. representative from Walker county, was adopted. The reso- lution paid high compliment to the ability of the deceased.
 The house joint resolution of MT. Car ney of Coffee, relative to the calling of a constitutional convention calendar for action Monday, went over until the thir tieth legislative day After the author had explained how essential!it was,to re- wise the state constitution, Mir. Waddell made motion that the resolution be in- definitely postponed MT. Waddell' with drew his motion when asked to do so by Mir. Carnley. The latter then sug gested that the resolution go over until the thirtieth day This was agreed to. Because there is a large appropriation asked for Representative Ross ,of Jeffer- son county permitted his bill, relating to the establishment and maintenance of a home for mental interiors, to be post poned Mir. Ross desired 10 have ali n1emberst of the house present when q vote wasstaken.
 
 The bill Aof Representative Shaw of Colbert, wtech re-enacts the pistol bill of the extra ordinary session of 1909 was adopted ThaN19c9 pistol bill was invalid because it didS not get the required vote In the senate, The bill is similar to the one declared invalid, There was a long discussion over. The Shaw bill, because many repf aSen Il dyes believed the offense Of carryh a pstel had been made felony by MT Shaw, An amendment took care of the.'a mp aints.
 After there had hAen a long discussion on the bill of Mr- Milford of Walker. which relates to int reasins the pensions Of Confedera. .e Veterans and, their wid- ows, Speaker Merritt ruled that the house could not take\up he matter, because, the state budgetNcom mission already had been authorized Ato suggest appropria- tons for state institutions and the vet erans. Mf Milford Tg2led that the vet elans should get mora when it was sug- sested the budget com mission had taken up the question. Thes speaker ruled that the bill was then outs of order. The ar g1rnents inS favor of 1the measure indi- cate the veterans wini be taken care of hy the present legislstere. Affords bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15


 would increase the quarterly pay to s25, eliminating the sliding scale now in ef- feet
 The senate and house Monday took a hand in the matter of saving from de- struction the old White House" of the Confederate states of America, which stands on a prominent street in Mont gomery. A joint resolution, originating in the senate, asked the two houses to name a committee to make an effort to postpone destruction of the building pending the appropriation of money to purchase the property The committee is composed of Representatives Murphree of Etowah, Sparks of Barbour and Tram mell of Chambers and Senators Briscoe and Gunter It was planned to begin im- mediate destruction of the building for the purpose of erecting a garage on the ground. The committee will ask the par ties owning the building to delay de- struction until some action is taken by the legislature looking to it's permanent preservation.
 An appropriation of s4o,Ooo with which to defray the expense of bringing army trucks and other road building material to Alabama from various army camps is asked in bill introduced in the senate by Mir. Craft of Mobile county. The money will be refunded when the state highway department is provided with funds, MT. Craft said. The road building material was turned over to the state, state will be s40,oOo. The state has no funds from which to pay this.
 Another bill of MT. Craft provides that the city of Mobile shall pay half of the cost of maintaining the juvenile court of Mobile county. Another bill will in- crease the salary of the judge of the court from s5o to s100 monthly. Mir, Craft also asks that the legislature enact a bill which provides for the teaching of lessons looking to the better care Of dumb animals.
 Showing determination to have the legislature enact bill which will take care of the qualified electors of Alabama while they are out of the state on cleo ton day, representative Arnold of Jeff ferson county introduced another 'ab- sentee voters bill in the house Mon day. Two similar bills were introduced in house and senate last January, but they are said to have been lost The Arnold bill provides the method for vot- ing while qualified electors are out of the state. The measure is the result of the inability of thousands of soldiers,
 
 Representative Hollis introduced bill which will appropriate the sum of S500.- 600 annually for the payment of quarterly pensions to Confederate veterans sailors and their widows. The funds will be made available on the thirtieth day of September of each year. sum about equal to $500, GOO now is being paid the veterans
 The house was "swamped" with bills frSm Representative Holmes of Baldwin county. MT. Holmes appears to be very much interested in game, fish and other sea fowls" He also would change the name of the department of game and fish to the department of conservation. The commissioner would be krown as the commissioner of conservation. The bill is said to have the approval of John H. Wallace, game and fish commissioner.
 MT Long of Butler would abolish the county board of equalization of his coun- ty Dozens of local bills were introduced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15

and the annual license is increased in many of them and a few new ones added. Some of the more important items are:
 Abstract companies in towns or cities of 10000 or more inhabitants, $50; cities or towns of over 10000 and less than 10000 inhabitants. s25, cities and town of 5000 to 10000 inhabitants, $10; less than 5000 inhabitants, and all other places, s5.
 Auctioneers, s to $50 graded ac- cording to population; actuaries, ac- countants, architects and adjusters, S i for each person; adding machines cash registers. typewriters, talking ma chimes, distaphones, photographs. vic 1 trolas- g-rafonolas, $50 to s10, graded according to population of county where business is carried on; amuse- mert parks, $50 to s20o, graded accord 1 ing tc population of town or city where operated; automobiles, SIPS for oaeh autom obile with less than 25 horse power; p to 30 horse power, s1S,75; 30 I to 40 horse power, S26.25; 40 horse 1 power or over. s30; commercial auto mobiles. s20 to s10o; automobiles for hire s60 to s90. Automobile license tax shall be paid to the probate judge of the county where the owner lives Agents or dealers in automobiles, 1 each and every agent. s25 to $125. In jefferson county the tax VIII De Si 70. Garage for storage $25 to $75; garages for repairing. s1OO to s1O; automo6ile filling stations. $5 for each station where only one pump is used and s1o for each additional pump; automobile accessories, each dealer s1o to $6o. BASEBALL PARKS
 Baseball parks, $1o to s1oo with double that amount where Sunday games are allowed by law.
 Barber shops, s250 for each person.; street fairs $100 to $500. for period not to exceed two weeks at any enc place; bicycles. s to S15; billiards, S25 for each table; bill posters, s1o to s100. License to do business in any and all cities and counties, s250 Bond makers, each person, except guarantee com | panies or corporations otherwise spe- l officially licensed s250; building and 1 loan associations, 50 cents on each $10o,o00 of capital stock; bowling all leys and 10 pin alleys, $25 for each all I ley brokers, commission merchants CT
 merchandise broker, $5 to $50
 l Cards and dice, each dealer S2Q; l cider dealer, sales in less than quarts, $50, more than quart, s100; cigarettes, | each dealer, $10 to $40; circuses. $50 to ! $200, with additional tax for side
 shows and other amusement devices
 connected herewith; dog, horse and pony ShoWs, one-half the license pre-
 lvided for cireuses
 Coal and coke agents, each person, So to $25 cold storage, s25 to $1O0; collecting i agents, $25 to $l00; commercial or mer- cantile agencies, $12.50 to s25 with a coun- | ty license of 50 per cent of that amount; concerts or exhibitions, $1O: construction companies or contractors, $5 to $250; cot ton buyers, $25 cotton congresses, $50 to sl00; cotton oil mill, s10 to S15O; coffins.
 each dealer, s10 to $100; each embalmer, s10. | Detective agencies, each person, $50; de- vices, such as wooden figures, strength tests, blowing tests, cane racks, s25; dent ] ists, 5 for each dentist; directories, sl0 to
 $50; doctors. B; emigrant agents, each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
Revenue and Taxation Bill
 Received From Printer
ocontinued.from Page Two.)

exemption plus eight per cent of the invested capital, for the taxable year. Ten per cent 6f amount of net in come in excess of 20 per cventum of the invested capital plus the specified exemption of $SO00.
 This tax applies to the entire net in- come, with certain specified exceo- tions, to all property owned, and every business. trade. profession and occupa tion carried on this state by natural persons not residents of the state and to foreign corporations. joint stock and associations.
 Exemptions from the provisions of this section are allowed to the same organiza tions, associations and socie- ties mentioned in- the income tax sec tions.
 LICENSE SCHEDULE
 The license schedule provided in this act Sections S61 to 425, covers 69 pages and includes every imaginable busi- ness trade. vocation, occupation, call ing or profession. Nothing is missed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
OPERATIONS RESUMED

Woodward ore mine No. 1 has re- sumed operations after having been closed down for several months, dur ing which time extensive repairs were made. The mine will operate on only one shift at present. Since closing down several months agu a number of improvements have been installed at the mine, including the change from the otd tlpple to the new one. erected three years ago. and which the press of war orders prevented from making the change.
 One of the prettiest attentions shoWn the guests at Miss Florence Gray Patton's house party was the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15

and the same is true of April and July September and December. February March and November also begin on the same day of the week. This, however. is only true in normal years of 3s5 days A century can never begin on wednes. day. Friday or Saturday. Furthermore the ordinary year ends on the same day ot the week as that on which it begins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
PERSONALS

Mir. and Mrs G. P. Benton and George Johnson left several days ago for an automobile trip to Detroit Chicago and points in Canada.
 Mrs. I. F. Swallow and Mrs Lucien Huey are in Montreal, N. C., where they are attending the session of the Womans Missionary conference of the Presbyterian church.
 MT. and Mrs. Schuyler Harris are the guests of relatives at Harris Station
 Mir. H. Coburn of Aberdeen, Miss, is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. J. Y. Coburn
 Rose Huey left Saturday for a stay at Sullivan's Island where Mrs Huay is spending the summer
 Miss Louise Donnelly is i'll at the home of MT and Mrs. J. A.. Estes at Jonesboro.
 Owen Williams has returned from oversea service, where he has been for more than year.
 The month of January always begins on the same day of the week as October
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15

Assistant Fire Chief Leo Hill has tendered his resignation with the fire department and has accepted a posi-
 ton with the Woodward Iron company. MT. Hill has been member of the fire department force for four years, and has been assistant chief since October. 1916, and is very popular among his associates. His successor will be 4p- pointed a an early date. Several new men will be added to the fire depart ment force upon the establishment of the southside fire department. which is planned to be opened about Angus: 1 .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15

garden party given by Mrs Annie Glenn Grove. The porch and lawn were attractive with decorations of yellow cannas, daisies and sunflowers, and the color scheme of yellow was carried out in all details of the party. Games, music and dancing was the form of entertainment. and altogether the affair was one of the most enjoy able of the many social attentions ten- dener Miss Patton's guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, July 14.--( Especial. )-H. c. Steiger died at 5:30 o'clock Monday afternoon as the result of wounds re- ceived Sunday evening in fight be- tween Police Officers J. F.. Braswell and Lee Jones and himself The off, cers are said to have fired three shots at him. one taking effect in the leg and another in the abdomen, and the wounded man was removed to the Elizabeth Duncan hospital. where he died Monday afternoon. The officers were attempting to place Steiger nn- der arrest at Seventh avenue and Nine- teenth street for alleged disorderly conduct when the shooting occurred. Mr Steiger was employed at Wood ward furnace and was popular with his associates He was also prominent in Masonic circles, and members of his lodge showed him every attention aft CT he was wounded, and are looking after the funeral arrangements A brother in Kentucky will arrive Tues day, when arrangements for the burial will be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15

invested in minng in Mexico is American
 More than 5oo,ooo,oO of the s7oo. .oOo. .op capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15

popular melody before Lieu dreamed of being the pioneer trans beanie traveller the brilliant achieve her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
LEO HILL RESIGNS

make his home in Bessemer. where his parents reside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-15
LIEUTENANT HoGG RETURNS

Lieut. ". H. Hogg returned to BeS- semer Sunday from oversea service after having received his discharge from the army. Lieutenant Hogg has been in the army for five years hav- ing enlisted in the regular army five years ago, and was with the first troops to be transported for overseas service. His last post was with the machine gun company. Thirty-eighth infantry, and he was stationed for sometime at Coblenz, Germany Among the collection of souvenirs brought by Lieutenant Hogg from overseas was a German police dog, that attracted great deal of attention in the business section Monday. The lieutenant seemed very much attached to his dog and stated that he had bought him from a German at Coblenz. He also stated that the dog had seen active service during the war. being used in mesacn- ger service. Lieutenant Hogg will
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-06-19
NEWS ITEMS FROM
BUSY TOWN OF
BENSON

BENSON, June 17.-Before this
letter appears in print Miss Audrea
Munk will become the wife OF Mr..
Melvin Ballard, as the ceremony will
take place in the Logan temple to-
morrow that will unite these young
people in the holy bonds of matri-
mony. These are among the best
young people In our community and
are we'll worthy OF each other.
Miss Andrea is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Munk. She
has served as school teacher In
the Riverside School OF Benson and
gave most intelligent faithful service
She is one of our most faithful Sun
day school teachers and also work.
err in other organizations In the ward.
Melvin Ballard is one OF our best
young men, being always ready to
perform any labor asked OF him in
the promotion of anything that goes
to advance the interests OF the ward.
He is industrious. honest, clean and
thoroughly dependable, yet modest
and retiring in his disposition.
We bespeak for these young people
a prosperous and happy life. May
the blessings of earth and heaven
be theirs.
Last Sunday Mrs. w. G.. Reese
was shocked to receive the sad word
that her brother Andrew Anderson
OF the Central ward OF Gentle valley
had suddenly died from pneumonia.
AS she had met her brother and his
wife just two weeks previous while
on the interurban on the way to con-
ference she little thought that his
stay on earth was so soon to come
to an end
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Reese and
their son Roland accompanied by
Bishop G. ]. Plowman of Smithfield,
motored to Central yesterday and at
tended the funeral. Services were
held in the Central meeting house
where Andrew had led the choir for
about fifteen years. Many testimon.
ials were given of his faithful ser.
vices In the ward. especially empha.
sizing his being placed on his work
with the choir which has often re.
ceived praise for their ability, due
as was claimed to the intelligent d.
rection OF the leader. Just weei
before his death the choir presented
| .---a-4 t.
him with a beautiful chair as tok