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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1919-08-27
SPORTING

Jack BrittOn, welterweight champion
of the world, outpointed Mike ODowd,
middleweight champion, in fast eight
round bout at the Newark N. j.
! SportSmen's, Club. .nr
Norman E. Brookes, Australian ten
mis- star, was defeated by Willis f. Da-
Wis, the Californian. at Southampton,
by a score of 10, 81, 14-12
One hundred thousand dollars was.
refused for the three-year-Old race
horse Purchase.
Edward B. McLean's fOur-year-old
The Porter, under top weight, won the
Plattsburg Handicap at one mile In
:37 3-5 at the Saratoga race track.
Presidents Cup, with title of mill
tary champion rifle shot" was won by
J. r. Rhine of the Marine Corps, at
Caldwell, N. J.
J. Wood Plat, a twenty-year-old
youngster from Philadelphia, startled
the golfing world by defeating the vet
teran Francis Oumet in the third
round of the tournament for the ma
tional amateur championship. Platt
won by l up at the thirty-eighth hole.
Homely, after being purchased for
1900 Through a long distance te+e-
phone deal from New York by Laws
reflce Waterbury won the Schuyler
vile stakes for two-year-Old FLIES at
Saratoga.
In one of the greatest matches yet
played in a tournament for the ma
tional amateur golf championship,
Francis Ouimet of Boston defeated
Charles Evans of Chicago, the title
holder, by ! up.
T. j. Murphy drove Royal Mac, d.
rect c., Burnett and Doctor Nick to-
victory at the Poughkeepsie IN. "
Grand Circuit meeting.
Not only winning her race but es-
tablishing q speed boat record, the sub
chaser No l3l leads the subchaser
fotilla-of - boats into New York Bay,
having come GGO miles, from St. Da-
yid's Island. In IS hours and 80 min
utes
Aerial Touring League offers $780,
$40 in prizeS for a transcOntinental
seriaI derby from New York to San
+ raneisco First place will be $4,000.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1919-08-27
SMUGGLER'S NOTCH
Auto Trip Down Other Side of
Smugglers' Notch. Road
Unused for Five Years.
(Watrrhrry paoord
Waterbury Record.)

One day last week an automobile party
including Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Linke and
children OF Springfield, Mass, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Knapp and two sons, Locke and
Ward, Miss Mable Kenyon, niece of
Mrs. Knapp, and grandson. Merle Mar
shall. all of Waterbury, took an automo-
bile trip to Smugglers Notch and instead
OF coming back the same road by which
they went UP, kept on and started down
the other side of the mountain, on an old
disused road which leads to Jacksonville,
| which no one has ever before attempted
| to travel, in an automobile, even in its
best condition.
The party travelled in two autos, a
Ford touring car and Ford runabout.
The tlrst place reached going down Dead
Horse Hill was lumber camp, where the
men expressed great surprise at seeing a
party come down over the mountain and
especially in automobiles. Proceeding still
further down the mountain, on account of
faulty brakes, it was necessary to use
three pieces of timber to dray the front
end of the machines, and obstacles pre-
sented themselves at every turn. There
we're huge boulders and rocks in the way
and the grass at times was as high as the
machines. Bridges across the brooks had
rotted away, and the trail presented the
appearance of washed out brook bed.
A ravine boardered on one side of the
trail, for it was more trail than a road.)
and many other difficulties hindered the
party. 1t is certain that no machine
could ever attempt to ascend the trail,
inasrnuch as it is almost impossible to 60
down the mountain, even with Ford.
The descent was made safely however,
and after having few repairs made at |
Jacksonville, the party returned to Wa
terbury. Mr.. Linke recommends this |
trail to anyone considering climbing the |
Alps or the Rockies, but gives warning /
that brakes must be in best of condition
before this feat is ATTEMPTED. Numerous
other trips were made last week in the
cars and also several climbing expeditions,
such as Mount Mansfield and Camel's
Hump. Mr.. and Mrs. Linke and chill
iren, who have been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Knapp during their weeks
stay here, left Monday on the return trip
TO their home in Springfield, which will be
by the way of the White Mountains, going
Ter to the Maine coast and then to Bos-
n, camping on the way. 1t is needless
. say that they have enjoyed their vaca-
/ \ here
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1919-08-27
WASHINGTON

Rent profiteers narrowly escape in
clusion in the anti-prOfiteering food
and clothing amendment, which is
passed by the house, 132 to x.
Production of oil in California fields
In July was 2S0,313 barrels a day, with
shipments at 26S,S96 barrels day.
Amendments to the food control act
aimed at cost of living profiteers
was acted upon by the house. The
measure brings retailers as well as
wholesalers, packers, Gamers, commits
sion men and all handlers of food
SUITS, wearing apparel and containers
OF foodstuffs within the federal law.
In an effort to cut the cost of news
print paper and in behalf of the news
paper publishers of the country, the
Department of Justice has asked the
United States Circuit Judges in New
York to review the prices established
last year by the Federal Trade Com
Senator Pittman of Nevada, a
Democratic member of the Foreign Re-
lalions Committee, presented the COM
promise proposal in the form of a res
olution embodying in effect the four
reservations agreed on by seven Re
publican senators and declaring them
TO constitute the senate's understand
Ing of disputed points in the covenant.
An intensive drive against retail gro
rets and other small dealers guilty of
prohteering in the necessaries of life
will be the next stop in the govern
ncnts campaign to reduce the high
cost of living.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1919-08-27
FOREIGN

Quebec welcomed the Prince Of
Wales cordially, and, replying in
French 10 the official addresses, he
praised Canadian loyalty and sacri-
fees i'm the war
The allies are hoping against nope
that the United States will take man.
date for Turkey. but the question is
being held up pending the decision
Of the United States senate.
A nevs agency report suggests that
tho authorities have been victimized
ntterlv in connection with the report
ed attempt To smuggle S5,OOO,OOO
across the German-Swlss frontier. The
news agency asserts that both the
smugglers and the detectives who fol-
lowed them in alrplanes have arrived
in Switzerland with the booty.
Iitbuania enlists American soldiers
ia drive the Bolsheviki and Germans
from her territory.
Germany faces an economic catas-
tronbe. and will be industriaily ruined
IL the entente enforces its levy Of
az 100000 tons Of coal, Peter Kloeck-
ner. leading Rhenish indusiTialist. told
an investigating commission at Essen.
Eleven companies of State Militia
mortified at Hammond, Ind to main
tain oder IN the strike Of the Standard
steel Car Company.
The Prince Of Wales lands at Quebec
and sleeps AVithin the walls Of the
citadel
Sultan Ahmed Mira. shah u Per
sia. arrived at Constantinopie en- route
10 England.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1919-08-27
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Riverside

Walter Barnes was in Morrisville Mon.
day.
Gardner Lucas was in St. Johnsbury
Monday.
Lee Elliott and son, Harris, were at the
Lucas home Sunday.
Nelson Styles and Maggie Clegg were
in Craftsbury Sunday.
Will Wright and Nelson Styles were
at Morrisville Sunday.
i. Mrs. Ray Baker went to Eden Monday,
where she is to teach school, y s'A
Geo. Allen had a foot badly hurt BY a
wagon load of gravel going over it. L
Oscar Whitcomb and family transacted
business at the North village last Saturday.
Mrs. Corbet is still at George Aliens,
caring for Mrs. Allen, who is not vet able
to sit up.
Fred Bohannan and wife were at Norris
town Corners recently to see his brother,
who is very i'll.
Otto Styles and Mrs. Will Wright
visited in Montpelier, Barre and Waltham,
Mass, last week.
Mrs. Eli Carpenter has finished work at
Cady's Falls and is stopping at present at
the Manley home.
Lucian Chambers and wife from East
johnson, visited Arthur HER and wife at
The Naples Friday.
Vernon Quimby and wife went last
Wednesday to their new home in Crafts
bury. Hope to see them often.
James Butler and wife and two children,
from Montpelier, and Miss Gladys Burler
from Buffalo, N. Y, we're at Chas. Lucas
Sunday.
Chas. Lucas is having a cement wall
built under his house. Joel Whitcomb and
Gardner Lucas are doing the job and
fine one it is.
Barney Roddy, from Fairfax, visited
his brother, James Roddy, and also called
at Geo. Aliens. Mr.. Gillen was also at
Mr.. Roddy's last week.
Gilbert Broadwell and wife were in
Morrisville Thursday to attend. the
farmer S meeting and also to visit their
daughter, Mrs. Callins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cutler were badly shaken
up when their horse became frightened
near Geo. Aliens. The wagon was upset
and they were thrown OFT.
Chas. Lucas was at Johnson last Thurs
day where his horses got frightened and he
was thrown over iuto the back of the
wagon, receiving several injuries.
Several Of the friends Of Fred Bohannan's
oldest daughter gathered at hsr home last |
Saturday to celebrate her 18th birthday.
Refreshments we're served and all had a |
ine time.
The neighbors and friends of Miss |
Maggie Clegg gave her a surprise last
Saturday evening, it being her 18th birth
lay. Graphophone music was furnished
BY ]. S. Manley; refreshments were served
md al had delightful time. 1
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1919-08-27
FOOD HOARDERS
WILL D|SG0RCE
Retail Stores Agree to Sell at
Once in Order to Escape
Prosecution.
HUGE STOCKS ARE FOUND.
Mayor Hylan DiscIoses Millions Of
Pounds Kept Off the Market
Large Quantities Found in New
York Put on Market.

New York.-The investigation of the
agents acting under the direction of
the local United States District At
torneys office has disclosed large
quantities of foodstuffs which are be-
ing forced into circulation, Earl B.
Barnes and Ben A. Matthews, assistant
United States attorneys, said
Mr.. Barnes said that the reports of
the storage holdings have been COM
piled and are being carefully ex-
amined. Dealers named by the ware
house men as having large quantities
Of supplies in storage are being sum-
mOned and interrogated by the Federal
authorities.
Mr. Barnes said that in cases where
there are evidences of boarding the
dealer is given his choice of releasing
the food for circulation through the
trade or of being prosecuted under the
Lever act.
There are many of these border
line cases." Mr.. Barnes said. eve are
not certain whether the man is hold
ing up supplies or not, in these cases,
but we do know that he has large
stores of foOdstuffs which must not be
held for periods of scant and no pro-
ductiOn. We impress on these dealers
the fact that conditions at present are
not normal; that If he was accusto med
to hold supplies for ten months in nor
nal times, he should be willing to aid
in relieving the present critical situa
ton by letting them go far more quick
ly.
"All the dealers we have approached
this way have expressed a willingness
to- dispose of their holdings without
delay. We feel that circulation, while
not as spectacular, will be more help
full in solving the present problem than
prosecution. The dealers have their
own definition of holding for reason
able requirements and we have an
other They base theirs on business
procedure we base ours on present
existing conditions"
Considerable comment was aroused
by the report of Fire Commissioner
w husol lNldn b1l Inc
namount of foodstuffs found by fire in
spectOrs in storage warehouses. In
n statement making public the figures
the mayor said he believes that other
buildings other than warehouses are
being used to store food.
The storage holdings reported nv
Fire Commissioner brennan To the
Mayor follow: B.,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1919-08-27
WILSON TO WELCOME pERsHiNe.
Will Meet Overseas Commander in
New York

washingtOn.-Gen Pershing on
his arrival in New York harbOr on the
Mount Vernon will be met by Presi-
dent Wilson IL the President can ar
range to be in New York.
Secretary Baker said that the Pres
,dent had expressed to him desire to
be present in the company that would
Ess,csz.e the commander in chief of
the overseas force back to the United
States.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1919-08-27

Rev. Jasper Harding Of STAFFORD, at
the advanced age Of 90 years, is hale and
hearty, can walk many miles IN a day,
cares for large garden, and chops his
wood for winter fires. He also frequently
substitutes for brother minister who IS
II or obliged to be absent from hisservice.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1919-08-27
EXECUTORS SALE!

Attention is called to the sale
of Real Estate and Personal Pro
perty of the B. s. Fullington Estate
of Johnson on
September 18th at 10 a. m,
sd
No end of personal property to be
sold. Bargains galore. Remember
time and place.
WE. TRACY, Ex'r.
S. B. WAITE, Auct'r
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1919-08-27
Eden

Tuesday was a great day for Woo Omen
A meeting of the Cemetery Association
will be held at the church at Eden Corners
Saturday, Aug. 80, at 3 p. m. All who
are interested are asked to come.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1919-08-27

There are over so young ladies at Camp
America, Lake St. Catherine, in Poultney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05
JULIUS BLOOMBERG
FINED IN AUTO CASES

Saturday Afternoon, Before Munich.
pal Court-For Fast Driving, $25;
for Driving an Unregistered Car,
$40, and for Driving without an Op-
orators License, $40; Respondent
Pays.
On complaint of Officer Michael
Bolduc of the Augusta police force
one julius Bloomberg was arraigned
on Saturday afternoon before Judge
Lancaster of the municipal court
to answer to three charges, the first
for fast driving of an automobile on
Saturday on Water steet; second for
driving an automobile which was
not registered, and third for driving
an automobile without his having an
operators license. Bloomberg plead
ed not guilty to the first charge but
admitted the truth Of the other two.
He was found guilty on the first
charge however and the court i'm
posed a sentence of s25 fine or 80
days in Jail. On the other two char
ges the court imposed a sentence IN
each case Of SO fine or 10 days in
jail. The respondent paid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05
STATE HOUSE
Meeting M. Wednesday, Nav
! amount Of money which Unfortunate

amount Of money which Unfortunate
ly it is impossible to do.
About two weeks ago the State
Highway Commission had an extend
ed session with the Governor and
Council when the whole program for
the year was canvassed thoroughly.
1t was aScertained that funds avail
able for State highway construction.
after taking out $4,000 AS directed
by the Legislature to provide funds
for special road and bridge resolves,
would be barely enough to complete
the state highway contracts which
were in force and uncompleted at the
end of 1918. 1t was decided that
those jobs must be finished and. ac-
cordingly. no new State highway
work will be undertaken this season.
The jobs to be completed are as fol-
lows:
Between Auburn and Danville
Junction, between East Winthrop and
Winthrop, Winslow. Lincoln, Rich
mond, Bowdoinham, Camden, Mat
tawamkcas and Macwahoc, Month
cello and Topsham leading toward
Lewiston. In addition to the above,
a short section Of bituminous pave
nent will be laid at the Cousins
River bridge in Yarmouth and anoth-
er short section at the under pass at
Wells when alterations ordered by
the Public Utilities Commission have
been completed.
The program. above outlined. will
leave about $4,000 Of unapportioned
money provided none of the jobs
above outlined cost more than has
been estimated. 1t is proposed with
the $4,000 available to make sur
veys and prepare plans and specifica-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05
may5d1t

From the number Of inquiries re-
ceived at the State Highway Depart
ment during the last month. it is ap-
parent that there is considerable in
terest throughout the State as to
just what will be done in the matter
of State highway construction dur
ing the present season. On account
of the surplus of labor at the present
time. incident to the rehabilitation of
troops and the shutting down Of war
industries, extensive road building
programs have been provided for in
many Of the states. In Pennsylvania,
for example. s1o,oooooo worth of
State highway construction is now
under way and it is expected that
$4,000 men will be employed through
out the season on this work.
1t was with the thought of taking
care of the employment situation that
Congress, during the closing hours of
the session which closed on March
4th, provided an appropriation OF
5000, 100000 to be distributed among
the states as federal aid between now
and July 1st. 1920. Names share of
this appropriation amounts to $2.000.-
900 in round numbers, which in addi-
ton to appropriations made under
the original federal aid road act.
makes available about $2,5O0,0O0 from
the federal government between the
present time and July I'd. 1920. In
deed at the present moment s4s1.0O0
Of federal aid is available provided
the State could put up an equal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05

One Of the unexpected things that
will sometimes occur came to pass
early Sunday morning when a man
drove his automobile up to a place
where they sell gasoline to get a
supply Of that fuel. The only receipt
acle he had for the purpose was a
stone jug. but putting the nose Of
The jug up to the hose Of the gas
tank he prepared to fill the Jug with
gas. The pipe on the end of the gas
hose was a little tight, and as no
twisted the pipe in an endeavor TO
work it into the neck Of the jug
there was a slight explosion and a
flame Of sufficient size to SINCE the
eyebrows cf the man holding the Jug.
Just what caused the explosion has
not been definitely explained. but It
is thought probable that in twisting
the metal end Of the gas pipe in the
stonewarc end Of the jug the act
caused a spark. that the spark ic-
nfted what little gas there was in
the neck Of the jug.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05
OWNERS CLOSE PORTLAND
WOOD WORKING MILLS

Portland, Me-. May 3.-The wood
working mills Of this city. four in
number. and employing about 900
men. closed their gates today for an
indefinite period. The men had sub
mitted a wage scale calling for a 49,
hour week and a minimum wage of
so cents an hour. an increase Of five
cents. which the owners refused to
grant. The mill owners say:
1.-THE action of the union wood
working plants of this city, in clos
ing their shops, was taken only after
persistent attempts to get the Mill
Mems Union to settle the question of
hours and pay by conference or arbi-
tration."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05
Industrial Accidents

Frank L. Dutton of Augusta
chairman of the Maine Industrial
Accident Commission, has assigned
the following hearings:
Ethel NJ. Harding. injured Nov 5
1917, versus Genthner & Dow and the
Royal Indemnity Company, insurers;
has disability ended; hearing set TO,
Monday. May 5. at $50 A. NJ, at the
Office of the commission at Augusta
Frank G. Harrington of Augusta at
torney for the employe.
George Grant. injured May 3, 1917
versus the Benton & Fairfield Rail-
way Company and the Royal Indem.
nifty Company, insurers; has dis
ability ended; hearing set for Tues
day. May -, at 100 P. NJ, in the
selectmen's Office at Fairfield; no at.
torneys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05
RIPLEY

RIPPLE friends of Mrs. Celia Rus
sell who moved to Saint Adams re-
Gently gave her a post card shower
on her birthday May ..
Amos Lord was a business caller
at Charles Wakefield's Wednesday.
Jesse Skillings has bad cut on
his hand from his axe when he was
splitting wood.
Mrs. Nell Thurston is sick.
William Sawyer is visiting his
brother Orthy Sawyer for a few
days.
Somerset Pomona will meet with
Ripley grange May {. A good at
tendance Is requested.
NJ. A. Randall Of Bridgewater was
in town Wednesday,
Mrs. Fred Skillings and daughter
Of Harmony were calling on relatives
Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05

On the Fourth Of July all the
State agents for the protection Ct
children in the is counties or h.aine
will be out of n job. Under the new
legislation. the work Of looking cut
for the children will be under the
direction Of the State <BoarG OF
Charities and Corrections and newly
appointed field agents will probably
handle the task. Mary Burnha.n OF
Portland. Nettie A. Burden Of Houl-
ton and Ada F. Hunt Of Augusta
have been the three most active
agents in the State, and they have
made it good for a salary Of from
$500 to $1,000 each.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05
Max Wilder Writes of
German Road Building

Paul D. Sargent, chief engineer of
the State highway commission, Sat
urday received a letter from Max L.
Wilder Of Augusta, a member Of the
supply company Of the 56th Pioneer
Infantry, American Expeditionary
Forces, in Germany, and a former
assistant engineer of the highway
department., in which he states that
the Germans build roads about as
thoroughly as the French.
"They have been building piece
Of stone base about mile from here
that would cost three dollars a
square yard II done now at home"
says Mr.. Wilder in his letter.
1T is really better than the aver
age city pavement. But when you
consider the prices paid for labor
90 marks, that Is now 81 cents. IL
high for skilled labor, the cost does
not run up very much.
Spring is coming here in Germany
the same as in the rest Of the world.
We had our most disagreeable month
in March. It showed or rained prac-
tically every day. Now the trees
have started and imagine that soon
the grapevines. which are the prin-
cipal part Of the scenery here, will
get green.
"Since I wrote last I have had a
three days leave to Paris. that is.
three days exclusive Of travel. l had
good time. all right. Paris has no
equal in the United States. that is
sure I managed, too. to find a little
time to look over some Of the famous
places there, so il someone mentions
Notre Dame. or some thing like that,
I know at least what they are talk
ing about.
you ought to be thankful you are
not a German. This last week we
had a horse die. 1t was diseased.
but such that only one Of his inter-
nal organs was affected. This horse
was sold to a butcher here for $50
marks. and the people of the town
had a great feast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05

mission an amendment to its sched-
ule of passenger fares. proposing to
establish June 1, 1919. a cash zone
fare Of eight cents in lieu Of the
present cent fare, excepting tina.
the fare between Sanford and
Springvale is to remain at five cents.
Under the new fare arrangement,
tickets in strips of seven will be sold
for 50 cents and the price of scnol-
ar's tickets in books Of so coupons
will be increased from $500 to $3.50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05

Harold Edwards. prescritiopn clerk
at the w. r. Partridge drug store,
passed Saturday afternoon and Sun
day out in the vicinity Of Winthrop,
in the enjoyment Of the peaceful
sport Of fishing for brook trout. The
results Of the trip have not yet been
given to the public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05

Dwight l.. Higgins, who few
days ago underwent surgical treat
ment at his home on South Chestnut
street, for appendicitis. was report
ed Sunday afternoon to be Going
nicely.