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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04

cies Of Chicago. TO assume direction
of the plah and merchandising dc.
partments OF the home office OF The
lizard company. at Seattle. He has
acquired an interest I'm the business
Mr.. Armstrong is known In the
Northwest as one OF the founders
OF Hutcharm Limited. an advertising
organization which maintained OF.
fices at Seattle and Vancouver. u. G.
In 1915 he Joined "A Scottish unit
OF the Canadian Expeditlonary
Force as "A private. later working up
10 "A commission. Two years later
he was invaded out Of the service
with n pension as result OF dlsa.
bilities Incurred at the first battle
OF the Somme, In 1917.
Returning from overseas, he was
made publicity commissioner for the
city OF Victoria. II. c.. reslgnlng this
post 20 join the copy department Of
Mallory. Mitchell & Faust.
In addition TO a broad experience
with various advertising agencies
and as free lance advertising
writer In this country and Canada
Mr.. Armstrong has been connected
with the advertising departments OF
such newspapers as the New York
Herald. Boston Herald, Montreal
Gazette, Winnipeg. Man. Free Press
and Toronto News.
The lizard company recently
merged interests with the WIN II.
iiorsley company. the business be.
ing conducted under the former
name
inc lizard company has also ef.
lected an utilization with the Hal &
ismany agency OF Portland. An of.
lice VIII also be maintained In Chi.
cago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
JUDGE TAKES CHANCE
AND SENDS HIM HOME

William y Parucly talked a blue
streak and Police Judge Gordon
weakened.
I'm surprised the officer thought
mo intoxicated. your honor" argued
the orator 81 the afternoon u had
had only five glasses Of cider and
the jsmica ginger I had was for q
sick child"
Judge Gordon took a chance and
sent hirn home TO the child,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
WORLDS OLDEST WORKMAN TELLS HOW
TO WORK. PLAY and ALSO LIVE LONG LIFE
ny r. c. RODGERS
~ 4 STAFF (orr,Spoudeufl

HNpEN. Ky. Sept. a-Listen 10
some good advice from the lips OF
the oldest workingman In all the
world, John shell. isi years old ON
September ;:
'work hard. but don't ovcrworlS,
~Too much work is as had as too
little.
'"rhe workingmau has TO have all
the food his body needs all the sleep
his body needs and little fun be.
sides. every day. or he can't do his
work we'll
John Shell ought 20 know. for he's
been working for the past ZIG years,
ever since he was a little over Ii,
and lived In the Scicta valley, Ohio,
when reds" meant indians and not
the Cincinnati baseball team.
His work i'm days gone by wRs
splitting wood for the winter fire.
hunting game. fishing and chasing
redskins westward. Years ago,
however. he took TO farming, and
has been farming for three-quarters
OF a century hogs and corn prin'
cipaily. But he's corking good
marksman even today. and only a
short time ago won sharpshooting
contest In which his great grand.
son tried to show him up-and
couldn't.
Born In l;Ss
The worlds oldest workingman
was born September ;, iTSS. ten
days before congress made New
York city the capital OF the United
States. and something like six
months before George Washington
was first inaugurated president of
the United states. shell IL the only
living American who has lived thru
the whole row OF presidents.
He got his first job. splitting rails,
the year Ohio was admitted a.
state. when the population OF New
York City was 80. 1000. Later on. the
population got too thick for him in
Ohio. where often there were neigh
bors within Is miles OF each other.
and hlared a trail into Southeastern
Kentucky. where he hunted and
fished 10 his hearts content. He's
BEEN here ever since.
Then he married and went 10 work.
farming. When he first started
farming land was sold for less than
dollar an acre. and some you
couldn't give away. Once Shell
snapped six acres for n gun. and to.
day those acres are worth $1,000.
n can remember wnen we burned
corn In winter TO keep warm" the
oldest man told me. lit was cheaper
than cutting wood. and wood was 20
be had for the cutting guess
must have gone years without pay
Ing a cent for clothes. animals skins
filled the bin. In those days the cost
Of living was mainly keeping the
supply Of ammunition up. didn't
know what meat bill was until
long after I was middlea ged. and
never have had an Ice bin can
remember when the only money We
had was animal skins. and when
there was as big fuss made over
the Monroe Doctrine as there now
- over the league OF nations
Call Him Uncle John"
Folks down here on Greasy creek
Leslie county. call the oldest man
Uncle John" They think he's the
krandest man In the world. and
pay far more attention 10 what he
says and thinks than they do 10
al the other wise men put to-
gether. Uncle John can Just about
seii when IT'S going to rain. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
BRITISH TROOPS ARE
WATCHING TlPPERARY

DUBLIN. Sept 4. - UNITED
Press Lars. military forces had
arrived In the Tippcrary district TO
day. following further evidences Of
differences between tho residents and
the British authorities.
A constabulary Scrgvan, was Hho,
In the head and killed and a con.
stable critically wounded Tuesday
night BY assaHsins who fired from
Hhrubb~ry on the roadside.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
TO DRAW
CROOKS TO CITY
Warren Predicts Assem-.
blage OF PickpoCkets

Concerned over the fact that
an extremely large number Of
professional pickpoekrts and
petty thieves are expected To
fellow the fleet and President
Wilson To seattle aud the Prince
Of Wales TO british Columbia,
chief Of Police joel y. Warren
announced Thursday he had
mad. arrangements for SO special
policemen for duty during the
stay ~ the fleet.
Chief Warren declares that pick
pockets always follow a president or
travel 60 the place Of such "A biz
celebration as fleet week will be.
"Thrrr isn't another city ia the
country" declared the chief. which
could possibly find Itself the center
Of such - gathering of crooks as
will certainly appear In Seattle when
tho fleet arrives Tho president and
the fleet win bring a large number
OF pickpockets and then there will
be another bunch following the
Prince Of Wales west IL viii be
easy for these men 10 drop down 10
Seattle from Vancouver,
II have given the patrolmen ana
detectives Instructions 10 round az
all Of the piciSpockets in Seattle now.
Just 20 keep them from working. /
will probably call In all Of tho older
men who have beats In the resi-
Dental parts Of tho city 20 handle
the downtown congestion, letting the
specials take care Of their work.
The Seattle police will be aided
by $50 or zoo sailor police. who VIII
patrol the street. 90 keep tho sailors
In order
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04

spade with the best OF them. ai,ho
as he admits. he doesn't work like
he used 10.
when | was young. not much
over "a hundred or so" no ex-
planned. II never thought IL hard
70 swing an at all day.
4 think the oldest worklngman
went on. that | have lived right.
never too much OF anything. and
never too little. Most Of my life
hrs been spent outdoors water
has been the strunEcs; drink | ever
tried. and never had indigestion
In my life. never tried to work
harder or faster than thought
ought "a. and I always took off
plenty OF time To 30 fishing. even
when tho corn needed hoeing. n
thought needed fishinE trip
more than the corn needed hoeing."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
AUSTRIA GETS TWO
DAYS MORE TIME

PARIS. sept. THE pracr confer
ence today granted Austria an c1inn.
sion OF two days for her conaidcra'
ton Of the treaty Tho Austrian dele.
gates probably win sign this treaty
September Il.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04

when It's best 20 plant corn. He
has zoo descendants living near
here. the father OF II children. old
est born 80 years ago. youngest
just 4 years old. and there are
grand children. great grand -chil-
dren and greatg- great grand -chli.
dren. They all were present at
Uncle Johns house for grand
birthday party September J.
While there are some here who
believe Uncle John 10 only a
younESter OF III years. he has
tax receip, showing that he paid
taxes In 1893. when he was "a
years OF age.
His eyesight f. good: doesn't
need glasses when he reads His
teeth are better than mine. They
ought 10 be for they are his third
set. and he just recently cut them
Cutting teeth after one - a
hundred years old. he smiled.
-aln't no easy matter"
Can Stili Swing Az
saw Uncle John swing an M.
and II you have any idea that a
man can't work nj i1i get rid Of
that Idea. for l never saw a young
er man handle an AZ I'm better
fashion. He can plow. hoe and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
Coats for the
Woman of Leisure

The spirit of pleasure is wrap
ped in the comfortable folds of
the dressy sort of coats for after
noon or evening uses.
Rich cloths and shades of fash
ion are made into stunning coats.
Some are near seal coats fur
trimmed. others are fur trimmed
and made with the new fullness
in back.
Priced from $500 to $265. 90
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
Priced at $4,000 to $500
Goats for the
Business Woman

Coats to meet the universal
needs Of the woman in business
or on shopping excursions must
be fashioned TO greet many kinds
of weather.
Such Coats come in heavy ma
terials in good colors, with new
style features, such as wide cuffs,
semi-belts and high collars.
Prices are $3.50 to $1,000
SECOND FLooR-THE BON MARcHE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
Irresistible Silk Blouses
at a Price-$5.75

GEORGETTE CREPES
SILK CREPE DE CHIMES
FLUFFY NET BLOUSES
A happy family of Silken
Blouses - each model dis
tinctly different from her
sister-attractive to a high
degree-and at an exception
ally low price.
Georgette Blouses-the essence of
daintiness-adorned in ways APP
proved of this Autumn, with
embroidering in cross stitch,
floral or conventional designs,
with silk or beaded.
Crepe de Chine Blouses--tailored
effects with high or low collar
some hemstitched or tucked,
and for S5.75.
Fluffy Net Blouses for fastidious
women - stylish and effective
with new Autumn suits.
SECOND FLooR-THE BON MARcHE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
ARMSTRONG IN
lizard co. NOW
Well Known Advertising
Man Locates in Seattle

G. l.. Armstrong. well known
among advertisers and advertising
men Of the. Northwest. will return
TO Seattle In September. after an
absence OF more than four years. re
signing a position aa associate copy
director OF Malioy. Mitchell a Faust.
one Of the largest advertising agcn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
36-Inch SiIk-Mixed
Ceorgettes Soc Yard

You'll be delighted with the
variety and beauty Of these Silk
and Cotton-MiXed Georgettes at
SOC yard; SO inches wide, and
may be had in street and even
ing shades.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
~ and 36-Inch
Novelty Silks $I.IO

No matter whether you want
fancy or plain Silks or Silk Mix
lures you will find them here
and for only S1.10. Silk-mixed
Poplins, Foulards, Pongees and
Tussahs in the lot in all colors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
Coats for the
Younger Generation

Youthfully modelled Coats for
the young miss are here in plenty
OF styles.
Quite few Of them are char
acter1zed by a bloused effect in
the back panel. which gives them
"A smartly girlish line.
Others are belted or have a
semi-circular back.
In the seasons good colors and
in the newest materials.
Priced from $3.50 to $3.50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
Yard-Wide Poplins
at Csc a Yard

% pieces of serviceable, pretty
Silk and Cotton-Mixed Poplins--
that may be used for dresses.
separate skirts and waists-and
at 95c a yard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
36-Inch Black
Dress Satin $I.75

Lustrous All-silk Satin - 10
pieces in black only. Beautiful,
excellent wearing satin-for all
dress purposes-yours at S1.75
a yard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
33-inch Pongee Csc Yard
80 PIECES THAT CAN BE DEPENDED UPON FOR
GOOD LOOKS AND SERVICE

Women using Imported Pongee in any number of ways
because they finding out how we'll in
expensive is 1t hand-woven and may be had in rich nat
ura shades For chdrens dresses boomers women waists
pillows. 80
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UPPER MAIN FLOOR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-04
Outing Csc Yard
LENGTHS TO z NApnc

Now's the time to get Outing
Flannel - the fancy kind - mill
lengths to 8 yards; 81 inches wide.
Pink and blue stripes and checks.
LOWER MAIN FLOOR
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-24
RICHARD MILLS DEAD
Formerly a Popular Boy Here Sue
cumbs to Influenza in Burlington

Paul Bristol and Warner Fletcher OF
Middlebury are in Burlington today to
act as bearers at the funeral of Richard
Clayton Mills, who is well remembered
here as the son of Robert NJ and Cath
crime Cummings Mills, former residents
of Middlebury, where Mr.. Mills was
connected with the marble business
They moved to Burlington about eight
years ago after making many friends
here, their son, Richard, having been a
particularly popular boy in the graded
schools.
He was born in Brandon, July %,
1898, and after the family moved to
Burlington he attended the high school
there. Following his graduation in 1917,
he entered the Burlington Savings
Bank as clerk, where he was showing
unusual promise He had developed,
however, chronic kidney trouble and
was not strong enough to successfully
combat the influenza His death oc-
CURED on Wednesday at his home at
1853 Loomis street, Burlington. The fun
eral is being held at the house this af
ternoon with burial in Lake View Gem
etery
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-24
Death of William McMaster

William McMaster died at the home
of his parents on Weybridge street
Monday evening at 7:15 o'clock He
was 26 years old and besides his par
ents he is survived by four sisters, Mrs
Robert Hunt of New London, Conn,
Miss Belle McMaster of Vergennes
Miss Stella and Miss Genevieve Nc
Master of Middlebury, and four broth
ers, Carl and Harold McMaster, who
are in France, Ernest of Waterbury
and Stanton McMaster of Middlebury
Mr. McMaster was born in Middlebury
August s, 1892, the son of Henry and
Alice (Bricco) McMaster. The funeral
was held at the reception parlors of
Arthur J Blackmer Wednesday after
noon at o'clock Rev Henry c. New
ell, pastor of the Congregational
church, officiated Burial was in the
West cemetery. The bearers were
Royal Sturtevant, Edward Higgins,
Edward Blair and Ira Baldwin.
Mrs. Henry McMaster mother OF
the young man is critically ill with
pneumonia, and her husbands also af-
flicted with the same disease.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-24
HODGES OVERSEAS
FOR K. OF G. WORK

Henry F. Hodges, son of George J.
Hodges of East Middlebury, for sew
eral years chief clerk at Woodruff
Hotel, Watertown, N, Y, left Tuesday
evening for New York City where he
had been ordered by the Overseas Com
mittee of the Knights of Columbus, to
prepare for service as field secretary
overseas.
Mr.. Hodges was appointed as field
secretary for the Knights of Columbus
early last year but his desire to see
service as a soldier led him to cancel
this appointment and he enlisted in
the 22nd T. S Infantry at Madison
Barracks, n Y.
Later the company was ordered to
Fort Jay, Governors Island n. Y,
where he was selected to attend the
Central Officers Training School at
Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga
With the signing of the armistice the
school was demobilized and after
qualifying for a commission, Mr.
Hodges was discharged. On his way
home he stopped in New York where
he again offered his services to the
Knights of Columbus Since that time
he has been at the home Of his par
ents awaiting his call
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-24
DR.. THOMAS NOW
ON A TRANSPORT

Word was received today that Pres
ident John M. Thomas of Middlebury
College, who has been chaplain in
charge at Camp Merritt, N. j., has re-
ceived the new assignment of trans
port chaplain" He has been assigned
10 the "Leviathan" one OF the largest
boats afeat, and is probably sailing
from Hoboken today or tomorrow for
France.
His duties will be almost entirely
with the returning troops on the west
ward voyage, to correllate and super
wise the activities of the various wei
fare agencies, to conduct religious ser
vices, counsel the men as to the pro-
cess of transfer and discharge, and be
a compendium of information on all
things soldier may want to know
from how to send a telegram to that
most important of all military sub
jects-how to draw back pay. DR..
Thomas will have it easy going over,
but will have his hands full on the re-
turn voyage for the great ship will
bring home ten thousand men
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-24
Middlebury Raises Over a Thousand

With returns still not quite com
plete, Middlebury has already passed
the thousand dollar mark in subscrip-
tions to the Campaign for Relief in
the Near East according to George n
Shambo, local chairman. The quota was
only 5000
Prof c. F. Abbott who organized
the campaign at the College, reports
Sl85.30 raised there, exclusive Of what
was given through the village solicitors,
and more is coming in
County Chairman Everett Skillings
reports that eight towns of the county
have exceeded their quotas, and in all
but two of these places, subscriptions
are still being taken Over $500 has
thus for been raised in the county, and
it seems assured that the quota will be
reached
The towns which have already ex-
ceeded their appointments are Mid
dlebury, Vergennes, Bristol, Leicester,
Weybridge, Goshen, Bridport, and Sal
isbury. Next week complete list Of
the sums raised by each town will be
published.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-24
SEEK TO SETTLE
DASHBOARD CASE

The eighteen years of legal warfare
which grew out of the erection of flash
boards on Otter Creek Falls in Middle
bury, causing alleged damage to flooded
farm lands all the way from Middlebury
to Brandon, may end in peace confer
ence.
At Brandon last Saturday night about
thirty of the landowners or admistra-
tors of estates of former landowners
now dead, met to discuss what could be
done toward a settlement. Many of
the most prominent of the complaining
farmers have long since died including
Columbus Smith, C. P. Cloyes and some
twenty-eight others who were parties
to the original suit The younger men
who are now owners of the land and
who were encouraged by the favorable
report of Special Master Charles H.
Darling year ago last July, desire to
effect some settlement. Legally the
case now rests in recommitment for fur
ther findings, under decretal order
issued last August, and there is no
knowing when further action may be
expected
The meeting at Brandon was attended
by D. P. Cloyes, in the interest of his
estate, and by George Seeley and AL
bert and Bert Fisher, all of Middlebury;
and many men from Salisbury, and
Brandon. Cyrus Bump of Salisbury,
Samuel Capron and George Churchill of
Brandon were named as committee to
have charge of the case in the future
for landowners. Mr.. Bump, when the
Register asked last night what could be
said of their plans, replied that no an
nouncement could be made at this
time. 1t was indicated from the re-
ports from Brandon, however, th"t
some sort of peace conference with the
defendant parties would be sought.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-24
BERNARD |. NICHOLS
DIES IN YERGENNES

b. L. Nichols, a prominent business
man of Vergennes for the past three
years where he had an interest in the
Rexall drug store, and for a year and a
half previous to that time employed in
the c. o. Frost pharmacy here, died at
his home in that city last Saturday
morning after a short illness with pneu-
monia following influenza.
Mr. Nichols was possessed of a genial
disposition, and made host of friends
during his brief residence here. He was
born in Essex 30 years ago where he
was graduated from the high school
He was also graduate of the Albany
N. Y, college of Pharmacy, and was
later employed in the Thomas druo
store of Brattleboro, and in the retail
drug store of Melvin & Badger of Bos-
ton.
He was a member of Vergennes
Grange, of Company D, First Volun-
teer Militia, and of the Burlington
council, Knights of Columbus, and the
Holy Name Society.
Mr. Nichols is survived by his wife
who was Miss Catherine Austin Of
Brattleboro, his parents, four sisters,
and one brother. The funeral was held
at St Peters church at Vergennes Mon
day morning at 9;30, Requiem High
Mass being celebrated by the pastor,
Rev. L. A. Vezina, assisted by Rev.
T. J. Leonard of Middlebury as dea-
con, and Rev. John B. McGarry of
Winooski as sub-deacon. The bearers
were F W. Lebeau, J W. Ryan, DR..
D. ]. Carroll, Daniel Carroll, G Ralli
and DR.. ]. Joseph Corley. The Holy
Name Society and Company D, at
tended in body. The body was taken
to Brattleboro for burial
Among those who attended the fun
eral from here were Hon and Mrs J
f. Weeks, and Mrs. John Burns and
son, Thomas.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-24
MANY CHILDREN
LEFT FATHERLESS

Deaths which have lately occurred in
Middlebury have left an unusually
large number of children either mother
less or fatherless and some of them
practically destitute
Last night George Norton, aged As,
recently hostler at the Addison House,
died at midnight at his home on Chip
man Hill following a long illness of
Bright's disease. He leaves wife and
seven children, George Jr, Coval, Will
fred, Raymond Milford, Dolce and
Rhea. Two sisters also survive him,
Mrs. Dora Emerson of Middlebury and
Miss Bessie Norton who is now in
Boston
Another sad case this week was the
death Of Gustavus Wisell, son of Mr..
and Mrs Edison Wisell of Seymour
street, at his home in Bennington, NJ
H. Mr.. Wisen who was a victim of
pneumonia, leaves six children and his
wife who was Maude Halnon OF Mid
dlebury, was too i'll to come to
Middlebury with the body, which was
buried here today. Funeral services
were held at St. Mary's church this
morning.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-24
FARMERS MEET AT
THE MACQUIVEYS

Whether it was the mild weather or
the promise of refreshments the jan
uary meeting of the Middlebury Farm
ers Club at Gordon MacQuivey's Tues
day evening was unusually we'll at
tended Over fifty were present and
owing to the condition of the roads
they came in every sort of conveyance,
some in seighs, some by carriage, some
! by auto and a few by foot For the
first time since the war the service Of
refreshments was revived and as a
special guest, the meeting had Ralph
P Hotis, who has been investigating
the cost of milk production in this sec
tiOn as part of an inquiry which is
being made by the federal govern
ment
Mr.. Hotis, without disclosing just
what he believed the cost of milk
should be, gave a talk on how farmers
should properly figure the cost, taking
into consideration depreciation of
buildings and implements and other
more or less elusive items His talk
was followed by a general discussion
/ The farmers expressed the opinion .hat
the eight-hour day would never be
practical on the farm, as the govern
ment had suggested. but in view of the
many hours overtime which the farm
ers and their help had to work, it was
proper to charge this item of overtime
in as a factor in the cost OF milk pro-
duction
The women at the meeting had a
separate gathering which was address
ed by Miss Emma Fuller, home demon
strator on the subject of ventilation