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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-03-22
HEALTH GRAFT
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without restraint. But in time of war,
how different! Then the military or.
ganization has the situation In its
grasp. No one comes, no one goes
without permission.
Every soul returning to this coun.
try from the field Of battle and OF
disease could have been landed In
strict quarantine and kept there until
been passed. Had The governmental
health authorities been alive to the
situation they could probably have
prevented the entrance of influenza
into this country. As II was, the
dread disease was here and beyond
control before anyone realized the
situation.
AS u result 375,OOO persons died
of Il. In continental United States
within sixty days This Is by estimate
OF the United States census bureau.
Between September 8 and November
Q the actual deaths In forty-six Ameri.
can cities with a combined population
of % 100000 were $4,000. This was
against a normal death rate of 1000.
The excess of $4,000 was therefore
charged to the epidemic. Carrying
this equation to the population OF con-
tinental United States gives the total
of $4,000 In two short months. How
many individuals were stricken, but
recovered, no one knows. But the
rfl
third of the entire population"
William II. Reid, the City Smoke
Inspector, is one of the most popular
men in public life. He has big fol.
lowing and is coming to the front
rapidly in Republican politics.
~
James Agar, of the well known John
Agar Packing Company, is in charge
of Maclay Hoyne's campaign for
mayor. A better man could not be
chosen, as Mr.. Agar, aside from being
popular with a host of friends, is a
| successful man Of business who knows
how to manage things well.
| Corsiglia Brothers fne restaurant
at the Southwest corner Of Orleans 4
Illinois streets. is q great favorite with
hundreds Of the big business men and
manufacturers In the vicinity. Cor
siglia Brothers have long held a great
name for their unrivaled Italian cook
Ing. Their Spaghetti and Ravioli have
won we'll deserved regulations on &C
count OF their excellence.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-03-22
EAGL.ETS.

Samuel II. Kaufman the popular
president of the famous Congress
Hotel Company and head Of the great
Congress Hotel, Is one of the most
public spirited citizens of Chicago
who is always keenly alive on every.
thing uplifting the city and a broad
minded man of affairs who makes
everyone who patronizes his hotel
happy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-03-22

James Scala is meeting with great
success and fine patronage in his
New Italy restaurant on the second
floor of 81 West Monroe street. II is
very popular with professional and
business men.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-03-22
<lllnA

Amos c. Ryan, President of the
Central Transfer Company is one of
the coming young men of Chicago.
He is the leader in theatrical work
and his company furnishes the trans
fer service for all of the leading
houses and all OF the leading stars,
The Auto Truck Service of the Com,
pany is unexcelled.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-03-22

that he therefore unable the sound of his
voice.
n
Sydney he
unionism
In an
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-03-22

Of NV
has the practical value which t presents"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-03-22
ALL FOR SWEITZER

The appended list of business and
professional men who have enlisted
in the Sweitzer cause is given out at
the Sweitzer business mems head
quarters in the Ashland block:
Howard Citing John T.. Pfeffer
II. J. Powers William Hereley
Adolph Karpen Charles Coppens
G. II. X. Adams Robert Gillespie
Max Eisernan Christopher Ramm
John ID. Gates Karl o. Reckzeh
Geo. w. Weber II. Brady
Col. Leopold Moss J. p. Gardiner
Theodore Kuehl j. J. Kelly
A. NJ. Syndacker II. r. Rochester
+. ID. p. Smelling JOS. w. Cremin
Solomon Kline w. G. Savage
Frank l.. Gerwig John Mullen
J. Il. Kavanagh j. ID. Smith
Joseph Wedeles w. II. Fox
James I. Naghten Oscar Spindler
Edmund Sieben Thos. A. Smyth
ID. f. Bremner, Jr. Archie Cohen
William A. Nitzi w. NJ. Adelman
j. Zagor A. b. Zeilerfreund
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-03-22

should prepare to pay off the last of
our debts. incurred in amassing the
war material which has made possible
their safe homecoming.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-03-22

william II. Reid, the City Smoke
Inspector, is one of the most popular
men in public life. He has big fol
lowing and is coming to the front
rapidly in Republican politics.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-03-06

tery. They learned that after dusii several persons near an upper window manipulated what appeared to be th" dial of an ordinary clock. A raid on on the cottage disclosed that the clock dial vas fitted with dark prism. By focusing the prism on the strong headlight of fishing smack anchor ed off shore it was possible to send forth signal flashes. These flashes were not visible to a person standing cn the beach, but out in the channc! they could be read easily.
 Between the coast and Tunbride': Wells. which was the headquarters "t British army corps, band of gyp' sics made the rounds of villages uu- disturbed until an officer made the significant discovery that none o' them could converse in Romany,. th" gvpsv tongue. Investigation by Sec ret Service men proved conclusiveIy tha. the maSqueraderS while pretend rg to trad, with the country folk and tell fortunes secured important infor- nation a. to the movements of troop in the Southern command. Prompt and drastic action followed these revelat- ions.
 At the beginning of the war mum eyouS instances came to light of aliens attempting Co enlist under false pre- tcases. If the recruiting officers were dissatisfied with mans appearance
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or accent, he was taken aside and the oath was administered to him seper- ately. IL i5 practically impossible ior foreignCr to repeat the unusual phrasing Cf the oath without bctray- ing his origin, and in that way many dangerous spies were captured.
 About Christmas, 1914, foreign diplomat in London received an anony- nous gift of pate de foie graS. Suspic- ion was aroused and analysis showed the presence of a deadly poison. Sec ret Service agents were called in and they proceeded to work on the theory that the pate de foic graS had come from one of three aliens then under surveillance. Accordingly, to each Of them was sent anonymously can Of fotic gras exactly similar in appearan- ce to the can containing the poisoned stuff.
 The lardlady of one of the trio opened and served it for his supper, and it was not until late in the even ing that sh> told him that the can had been addressed to him. Thinking that he had eaten his own poison, the man actually became i'll. He was promptly arrested.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-03-06
ISLE OF WIGHT ID
 BEEN HUN BASE

LONDON. Mar, 6 lCoTcSpon deu,e of the Associated PreSs)- Sec retS of the war work of the British Secret Service now revealed show that German spies or agents of the German government were making active pre- parationS. eyer before beginning Of hostilitieS to use the Isle of Wight as a landing place for German for-
 ceS and for the bombardment O. Portsmouth. One Of the first precau
 tionS taken in August 1914, was t3 place close restrictions on persons trying to land upon or leave the iS- land. From Harwich to HamShire, along the south and southeast coasts of England nests of German spies and agents were engaged in desperate missions. in the early days of the war.
 For a long time the authorities were unable to discover the origin ot Morse signals that were being flashed out to German submarines from the Seafront at Pcvenscy. Special watch was kept on a certain cottage and, al though no lights were shown, the pat ient observers finally solved the mys-
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-03-06
SUMMONS, NO. S l32
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOi THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
 THIRD DIVISION

IHiRD DiflSlON EVA BROWN, Plaintiff.
 Against
 VERNON BROWN, Defendant.
 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT. ED STATES OF AMERICA, GREET ING:- TO VERNON BROWN, The above named defendant.
 You are hereby required to ap. pear in the District Court for the Ter ritory of Alaska, Third Division, witt in thirty days after the completion ot the publication of this summons, to- wit, within thirty days after the 10th day of April, 1919, and answer the complaint of EVA BROWN, the abov,. named plaintiff in the above named cause, which cause is an action foT divorce for one of the causes prescrib- ed by law, wherein the plaintiff prayS for a decree of absolute divorce from you, forever dissolving the bonds cf matrimony existing between you and the said plaintiff. And you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer the said complaint as herein required, the said plaintiff will take judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the court for the relief demanded in her said complaint, as herein above set out.
 The order for publication of this summons was duly made and entered on the 5th day of February, 1919.
 The date of the first publication of this summons is the 27th, day of February 1919, and the last day Of publication thereof is the 10th day of April 1919.
 WITNESS the Honorable Fred N. Brown, Judge of said Court and the Seal thereof, this 5th day of February, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and of our Independence the one hundred and forty third.
 Arthur Lang, Clerk.
 By John B. Miller, Deputy Clerk. Gateway, Seward.
 Date of first Pub, Feb., 27th, 1919. ! Date of last Pub., April 10th, 1919.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-03-06
BE lXIL COFFEE CENTER
 BUT |. $. DRINKS MOST

RIO DE JANERIO. Mar, 6
 Brazil produces thrcc-fourths of the worlds coffee crop of 2,5OO OOO,oCo pounds. The United States consumes nearly half of it. The value of the world crop is estimated at S3OO,OOO,-
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-03-06

900 q year. The average annual con sumption in the United States is said to be ten pounds. The average impor price of coffee from all coffee grow. ing countries is 9.1 cents. This doc not include transportation, but is baa ed on the prices in the country wherc raised.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-03-06

The wind may be tempered to tn shorn lamb without blowing about T..
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-03-06

Evenrude motors and repair parts I J. l.. Graef's.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-03-06

Elaine Eogene aad pearl oil at J. :. Graef's. H.
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Gasoline and distilate at J. l.. Grsefs
 -.. f.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-27
REMEMBERS KINDNESS
Cornell Instructor Writes to Burlington
Woman, Unaware Of Her Death

letter recently received in this city
addressed to Miss Nancy Ryan. 9S South
Winooski avenue, brings to mind the time
when this lady and her sister, Fannie.
were prominent members of the Metho-
dist Church in this city. Both have been
dead for more than 10 years. and at their
death their home at 9s South Winooski
avenue became deaconess home, ac-
cording to the will of Nancy Ryan, made
January 3, 1908. shortly before her death.
This letter comes from James e. Boyle
of the department of rural economy.
Cornell University. In the letter. Mr..
Boyle thanks Miss Ryan for kindnesses
TO him when he roomed at her home in
1902. The letter says in part:
II roomed at your house in the sum-
mer of 1902, while I was selling topical
Bibles in your city. l was then a student
in the University of Kansas
you and Mrs. Slocum were very kind
to me.
We'll. since then, have lived two
years in Wisconsin, 10 years in North
Dakota, and now l am at Cornell My wife
and have two dear little girls. Elisabeth
and Louise. I have told them how nice
you were to me that summer II years
ago"
This letter finally came to the hands OF
Smith f. Henry OF this city, who Is trustee
of the Ryan property. and was answered
by him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-27
SKUNKS ARE PLENTY
Burlington Rendering Company Has
Bought More Than $4,000 skins

There are now more than 5000 skunk
skins at the plant Of the Burlington
Rendering company, together with thou
sands of dollars worth of other furs
which have been procured by the hunters
and trappers Of Vermont and northern
New York since the opening Of the sea-
son. II the skins continue to come in at
the present rate, the company will have
another of Its big sales to the New York
and other city buyers about the middle
of December. 1t is expected now that
about $4,000 worth of fur will be sold.
The skins were never better than at
present, In the opinion of the fur men,
but owing to the drop of price in the
London market the skunk and mink are
OF bringing as good price as formerly and
are off about an dollar In the first grade.
In this section mink and coon seem to be
lighter than usual and foxes are not
being brought in anywhere near the
number that they were a year ago. when
more than a thousand were sold. Musk
rats also seem to be coming in smaller
numbers. but those which are brought
in are Of excellent quality. There are
about 5000 of these in at present. A few
bear skins have been offered for sale but
have not been purchased. The one skin
which seems to be in the lead this year
and which promises to be the most profit
able specimen of them all is the skunk
Why he Is so plentiful is unexplained.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-27
CHARGED WITH
RAILROAD THEFTS

st. Adams, November Gas a
result of a successful and de-
termined piece of detective work by @.
L. Hodge. special agent of the Central
Vermont railway, and Chief of Police
J. +. Mahoney, William Sharrow and
C. J. Lugtig have been arrested on a
charge of grand larceny, in having, it
is alleged, stolen goods in transit from
the Central Vermont. The young men,
both former employees of the company.
will appear before Judge Nathan Post
in the city court Friday afternoon.
Sharrow is in Jail, while Lugtig is out
on bail of $500 furnished by his father
Numerous breaks in merchandise
cars have been reported to the railroad
officials and Agent Hodge was put on
the case. Several searches were made
locally and at Georgia Center. When
Sharrow's room was searched many
goods were found. The goods reported
found in both instances amount to sew
eral hundred dollars. Included in the
long list are shirts, underwear, silk
stockings. handkerchiefs, gloves, trunks,
etc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-27
SOUTH ROYALTON

union or community service will be
held on the evening of THANKSGIVING day
at the Congregational Church at half
past seven.-Mrs. Edith Goodrich Sibley
left Saturday for New York. where she
will meet her husband and remain over
Thanksgiving with Mr.. Sbley's sister,
DR.. Pearl Goodrich accompanied her TO
New York Mrs. Sibley has been with
her father and mother for about six
months but will return soon to her home
In Charlotte. n. C.-Miss Lydia Sleeper
has returned from Woodstock, where
she has been visiting several days,
The funeral Of Mrs Arlotta Durl1ee was
held last Monday. Mrs. Durkee was the
widow of the late John Durkee, who died
several years ago. She had been in fee
BILE health for some time. Tho services
were conducted by the Rev. j. II. Nose
ly.-The juniors Of the high school gave
an entertainment in the school hall Fri
lay evening. A good number attended
On Tuesday evening. December 9 the
Rev. w. r. Sparhawk of Randolph will!
cive In the school hall his popular Illus
rated lecture I'm the Heart of the Ser-
ras." This lecture is to pc school ben
,fit," and deserves patronage. Mr..
Sparhawli is well known here. having
preached In the Congregational Church
several times and his coming with this
line lecture will be greatly appreciated.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-27
MUCH B0LSHEV|K
MONEY Discussed
Checks Sent Out BY Treasurer
of Russian Federation Used
as Evidence at Hearing

New York. Nov. 2S.-Checks totalling
several thousand dollars. disbursed by
DR.. Michael Mislcg, treasurer of the Rus
sian federation, since Ludwig &. A..
Martens established his Russian soviet
embassy here, were introduced into evil
dence at to-day's hearing of the joint
legislative committee investigating Boil
shevist activities in New York. Efforts to
learn the source of radical funds and
where and for what they are spent &C.
cupied virtually the entire session
Examination of Martens was suspended
at his request until December 4, to give
him time to consult his lawyers. This
action followed a clash between commit
tee members and Dudley Field Malone,
former collector of the port of New York,
who endeavored vainly to read into the
committee record a vigorous denunciation
of Acknowledgement Newton's conduct of
the investigation yesterday when Malone
was mentioned rs having accepted a $1,000
counsel fee from the soviet bureau.
Checks issued by DR.. Misleg both as
treasurer of the Russian federation and
of the Now Mir, Russian language
communist paper. included one for $500
paid by the federation of the communist
part at Chicago $1,000 for rental of Madi-
son Square Garden for a radical mass
meeting to protest the blockade of soviet
Russia; 800. to Martens ION the sale of
his piano" "25 each to Mrs. Rose Pastor
Stokes and DR.. Macmillan Cohen, editor
of the Communist World ito carry on
socialist work" and Sl20 TO S. Stocklitzky
for maintenance of the Chicago Office of
the Russian federation.
SIX checks totaling s1.100. DR.. Mseg
said he did not remember exactly" He
Thought" they might have been in Eek
change for cash" at the Novi Mir Offices
The source OF his funds was member
ship dues in the federation and money
earned by Now Mir" he testified The
federation maintained fund to furnish
bail and pay counsel fees for its mem
bers arrested and charged with treason
anarchy and similar acts which did not
please the authorities" he said, adding
that Russian federation members in Bay
onne. y. j. were out on bail furnished
by the federation.
Misleg admitted that he knew Leon
Trotsky, though he said he had not seen
him or communicated with him since he
left New York for Russia. He also ac-
llnowledged acquaintance with many
radical workers in this country. He said
he had known Martens for nearly three
years and had loaned him $500.
Misleg said he would like to see the
people of the United States adopt the
soviet form of government as healthier
than the present one.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-27
|MPERATOR GIVEN
TO THE BRITISH

New York, Nov. 21.-The United States
shipping Board to-day surrendered the
steamship Imperator to the British minis
try or shipping. The vessel was received
by e. NJ. Raeburn, dircctor-general of
the ministry, in behalf Of his govern
ment. He announced that the vessel
would be operated by the Cunard line.
1t is expected to sail for England within
the next ten days.
Seven other former German passenger
ships allotted to the United States to
return troops from France, as was the
1mperato-. still are in possession Of the
shipping board. These ships aggregate
12S,000 tons and are:
The Capt Finisterre 14.5O3 tons mo-
bile lex Cleveland) 5000 tons: Graf
Victoria 24,5S1 tons; Patricia 14,446
tons; Pretoria, 1924 tons! Prlnz
Frederick Wilhelm, 1852 tons and the
Zeppelin. 14,167 tons.
Mr. Raeburn said that no informa-
ton had reached him as to the dis
position of these vessels. All of these
ships, including the Imperator were
in German ports when the armisticc
was signed. They were brought to
British waters by German crews and
there turned over to the United States
navy. several of tho former German
officers accompanying the ships on
their initial trips under the American
flag to aid in their navigation.
with the last of the American troops
nome it was generally understood here
that the ships would he turned back to
the interallied commission and in anticipa-
ton Of such action more than 1,5O0 British
sailors were brought to the United states
by the Cunard and other English flag
lines TO men and operate portion ot
them
on Septembe. q tho day that The In
perator was to he turned over to the
Cunard line, word came from Washington
TO the army authorities to retain possess
sion. Since then the question is under.
stood to have been under diplomatic dis
cussion.
The remain seven ships of the German
tle@ are N anchor or tied up to piers
with custodian crews Of the United States
chipping Board in possession.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-27
Windsor County
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

OF ~ especial interest IL CO., incr.itl
White River junction TO-DAY j. stroll
through the raw fur ard 400! storciouses
Of II A. PERKINS, G CO., the iargcst Of its
kind in all northern New England Raw
furs are received from rs far away as
Middle West States and at date their
value is a full $50 900. Particularly notice
able among these are the assortment of
fox and bear skins and quite Il few of
the second named We're from bears killed
in New England and in particular Yer
mont and northwestern Massachusetts.
Floors of the storehouses are these days
carpeted with skunk skins sent in for
the most part from New England and
middle States. Also in the assortments
hre surprising lot of fox skins and
among these are those of the hiehesl
quality and worth. Surprising also is the
receipts of mink skins and these are of
' the highest merit.-.\n event in the social
nd fraternal life Of the town that proved
+ an especial interest was the concert
nd dance in Gates Opera house Friday
! he affair was under the auspices Of the
ately formed Michaud Council. Knights
4 Coiumbus.-.A new boiler has been in
allied in the Junction House heating
liant in place of the one that recently
exploded.
a special town meeting held in Gates
opera house at Tuesday TO take action
on the question of raising the sum on
5000 to add to the original appropriation
II S2l,OOO for the construction of Il new
school building In Quechee village some
~ citizens were present. Alfred T.. Watson
was moderator and William : Pinrrer
acted Is town clerk The final action of
the meeting was to instruct The town
school committee 30 begin the construc-
ton of the proposed school house and
proceed as far as the already appropriated
10000 would extend and then report to
the coming annual meeting should AN
additional appropriation he needed The
committee consists of Alfred T.. Watson
James +. Dewey and Or. George Stephens.