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THE BURLINGTON. FREE PRESS AND TIMES; THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 1915 9 HOW GRMANY SERVED THE ARMY AND HER PEOPLE (Correspondence of tho Associated Press.) Frankfort, Germany, Sept. SO. Tho problem of supplying certain clothing needs of the nrmy, nnd nt tho samo tlmo providing that tho prollt from tho manufacture of these goods shall go, not to Individual llrms but to soldiers' wives, sisters nnd mothors, has been efficiently solved In Frankfort'd JCiiehstubo or sewing mom. Through It sotno 30,oio women nnd filrls, S.oflO of whom llvo In this city, to-day receive nboiit twice as much money us they would if employed In Jirrvato concerns, and aro enabled to live In self-respecting Independence, with out hnvlng oven to draw from their gov ernment the sums, whMi, as a matter of duty, It Is prepared to expend to sup port tho dependents of soldiers. Threo organizations tho National Forvico for Women, the Women's Asso ciation nf 1R13, nnd tho Industrial Asso ciation for Homo Work are really tho creators of tho Frankfort sewing room and its affiliations throughout tho province of Hesicn-Nassau nnd the frrnnd duchy of Hessen. From the so-called Ktlegsfuorsorge, or Very roughly translated, war assistance, n fund was established for the creation nnd maintenance of tho sewing room. The latter started to all Intents nnd purposes ns a private business concern would havo done, with money nnd credit FUffioIent In ajnnunt to pay salaries, buy supplies nnd rent quarters. Women deserving of assistance par ticularly those who perhaps would havo had to havo financial support from the Kovernment fir some organization under other circumstances then were encour aged to seek employment, l'lvo thou sand have done so In Frankfort, which 1s the headquarters for tho province of Hessen-Nnssati, and 2"i,OfO more are given work. Darmstadt Is tho head quarters for the grand duchy of Hessen. For a tlmo the sewing room received its largest commissions from tho Hod Cross, hut gradually the government or ders, direct from the mllltnry authori ties, havo superseded all others, until to-day tho plant Is working almost ex clusively for tho empire. In the city It is possible of course for the women to leave their homes nnd work during the day time In tho plants. In tho country district homo work Is provided. Tho capacity of the Frankfort estab lishment alone has Increased fo far that It is able each week to send two full freight car loads of supplies to Mayence, the distributing center for the section. No less than 4' kinds of supplies are made, tho majority for soldiers at tho front, but some for their relatives at homo, the latter bring distributed through tho Red Cross anil kindred or ganizations. Tho sewing room began to turn out supplies about tho middle of August, 1911. I'p to August 1. 1915, there had licen made and delivered among other things, 2...,o.r.,4 zwieback sacks, JM.IJ , phlrts. 171. M pairs of socks, 1S7.721 neck i bands worn by tho soldiers Instead of , collars, lll.SflS pairs of trousers, 9,S07 i helmet coverings, 71.fi5!; suits of under wear (In 79 different sizes and varieties), rf,310 salt sacks. 23,23 1 arm hands nnl ffi.SOj sacks for shipping gifts. In addi tion thero have been made thousands upon thousands of such useful articles ns shoulder straps, hospital milts, pil lows, gloves, flags, working suits, aprons, head and chest protectors, knee and wrist warmers, nurses' uniforms, towels nnd tho like. STOLE DRESS SKIRT. Itluiitpc Her (ilrl, Arrested In lliirllngton for Shoplifting, Admits Cilllt. Vivian I-.egor or I.arroll, a dainty miss of IS summers, waa detained by the pollco In this city Monday after noon following a telephone message received from tho chief of pollen at Montpellcr In which he stated that tho young lady was wanted thero for tho theft of a dress skirt. Sho was found on tho street In this city shortly after noon and taken to the police office, where sho was kept until evening, when an officer from Montpellcr ar rived and took her back to thu Capi tal city. She did not appear to bo greatly dis tressed over tho situation In which sho found herself, having a good bound two hours' sleep during the evening beforo she left on tho 11 o'clock train In tho custody of Chief nf Police Connolly. Iie foro leaving sho also complacently ad mitted stealing a Very chic little hlaek velvet hat which was found In tho room which she had engaged when the officer went after her belongings. Tho hat sho Mid she took from tho Ci-ofs milliners, nlso at Montpellcr. At tho house wheio (.he took her room she said that sho was working for tho Edison Phonograph company nnd that It was her Intention to introduco the sale ot tho well known Vlctrola Into some of tho lnrgcr stores of this city. At first sho denied having taken tho Fklrt but when questioned by tho chief admitted thnt she did so. "I kept go ing In and looking at them every day, waiting until I could buy one and then ono day I took one," was nor explana tion of tho affair, The sldrt was tak en from tho MltcheM stnro In Mont tieller. where the girl has been em- ployed at a hotel as waitress. Shu claims Gouveneur, X. Y., as her homo nnd states that she has been employed nt various cities as table girl and has also dono second work. Sho .--aid Mon day that sh" had worktd In this city. She took the skirt Saturday and came to this city and was wearing It Monday, when apprehended. Sho says both parents aro dead and that she has no near relatives who might bo of asslstanco to her in her trouble. Tho skirt, sho said, Fold for about ' povon dollars, which would make tho charge against her ono of petit lar ceny. AVEItSE TO SLANG. Just to show how much nvorso to nlnng he was a small boy in a Chicago school explained to tho teacher ono day that ho had been walking with a friend, hut neglected to take off his hat when they met a lady they both knew. His friend nudged him and whispered: "Tnko off your Hd, you simp!" "What ho should have said," explnln rd tho boy, "was, 'Itemovo your hat, you nut!" Tho general sentiment Is summed up In tho words of a small boy, who ventur ed this: "Anyways, It's only roughnecks who uso elans nowadays. "-Philadelphia Ledgor. !I20 BOO 000 SUM TOTAL GIVEN FOR BELGIAN RELIEF (Correspondence) of the Associated Press.) London, Sept. 20. Tho first complcto re port of tho commission for relief In Ilcl- glum, covering tho first eight months ot Its existence, reveals thnt In Income nnd expeiulltnro tho organization forms tha greatest relief movement of history. Tha commlsilon has collected nnd disbursed tlfty million dollars, fifteen million ot which has been contributed In the form of money or gift food by tho peoplo of tho I'lilted States and the Hrltlsh cmplro nnd Helt;lnm Itself. The hulk of the Income has como from other than purely philan thropic Bources. hut tho raisin of this enormous sum has been exclusively the Work of tho commlyslou, which by llnnn rlnl arrangements with lielglnn individ uals and Institutions, exchnngo of cur rency with Ilelgluni nnd n system of pro viding tho Milvcnt lielglnn Inhabitants, has maintained tho entlro population of a na tion for almost a year. A remarkable featuro of tho report which has hitherto received but llttlo no tice Is the effort being made by the llel glnns to help themsclvos. Over fiO per cent, of the money expended by tho com mission In henevolcnco Is being furnished by Belgians abroad, and a Inrge amount also Is being supplied by Belgians In Ilel Klum. In discussing tho report Herbert t Hoover, chalrmanof tho commission, said: "It may cause more surprlso nmong Amer icans, who believe thnt tho United States (is provisioning tho Ilclglnn and French people In the track of wnr, that only some thing over fix million dollars In food, clothes and money have como from tho I'liltcd States. However, tho American public should realize thnt tho commission In Its organlzatlonr-workIng personnel nnd political nspects Is distinctly Amorlcnn. Tho American charitable support, so dr. l.v nnd promptly given, on mo at tho very Inception of the movement when such backing was vital to tho success of tho organization In giving It tlmo to build. This support gave tho commission Its foundation from which It acquired tho moral prestige that enabled It to secure vitally necessary concessions from tlm various belligerent governments. Nor Is the necessity for this valued support at all over. The problem becomes more difficult every day for tho number of destltuto has Increased from l.Ono.Oon last October to TfjO.iyio In June, and now grows at the rato nf ytvf) a month. And our resources large no they are ennnnt keep paco with the need if tho charitable public loses in tercst in our work. Moreover, tho con tinned support of America Is necessary to provide tho commission with tho moral prestige as an American institution which It now possesses In thoFlghtof thownrring powers, nnd the mnlntenanco of this pros tlge can only be secured by tho continued pcntlmental nnd practical backing of the American people." Tho report Includes detailed statements of tho commission's work, such as com plete accounts of tho disposition of 195 cargoes nf foodstuffs and clothing, nnd other statistical data, as well as a general purvey of the situation In Helglum. It is pnlnted out that tho organization ns It ptnnds now Is the result of constant un- building, a feature of which has been the organization of local relief committees In practically every commune with a federal system of district nnd provincial commit tees with the Comlto National at tho apex The relation of this structure to tho corn- mission Is ono of joint endeavor, nnd tho membership of Americans entirely Inter locks the organization. Tho relief operations are divided Into threo classes, one to provision the entire population, another to conduct financial relief nnd exchange operations; and third to care for the destitute. "The provisioning department," says tho report, "Is charged with the duty ot revlctualllng the whole ".CiO.oOO people with necessary lmportn, and up to June 30 had either delivered or had In .stock over ftn, ooo tons of foodstuffs for the Belgian sec tion to the gross value of over $l.1,fV.0i't. The whole of these foodstuffs are resold to tho population through n bread sys tem of reticulation, and the profit earned on these operations is devoted to tho sup port of the destitute. Such profits havo been made possible by tho volunteer ex ecutive, commercial and transportation services, nnd tho amount of these profits about tl.MtO.ooo to date Is the measure ot tho value of such voluntary service." After referring to tho work of the tlnan clal relief and benevolent departments, the committee states that a million peopli who might other wise havo fallen Into destitution have been provided for through the remittance made available by this department, which to June 30 totallel about $:UOO".(00. BRADSTREET'S VERMONT WEEKLY TRADE REPORT Bradstrcet's Burlington ofllco reports conditions among the paper manufactur ers show a small lncrenso In the num ber of orders but these are confined to small lot shipments. There Is also noted n llttlo Improvement In tho organ trade. Manufacturers of chairs aro reasonably busy. Garment trado particularly over alls. Indicates onlv a fair demand, Tho manufacturers of granite for monumental trado report demand not ns great as It appeared during the cary part of August. Granlto quarries, however, aro making usual shipments nnd tho demand for stock In tho rough Is fully ns good ns usual Machlno manufacturers not manufactur ing war materlnl report only a fair de mand. Wholesale dealers In food stuffs aro shipping their usual amount for tho period. Tho warm weather of tho past week has developed corn beyond expectations. Can- nets have been III operation over a week anil report tho yield to ho tho largest they havo experienced for some time. The quality Is good nnd as a whole expecta tions aro for a bumper crop. Potntoes are being affected by rot as was to bo expect ed ns one of the results of tho rnlns of tho early part of the season. Water In i.treams Is low and some farmers are ex periencing troublo In obtaining all that Is needed for stock. Collections aro uneven, some section.? nro reported slow while othors comment favoraMy regarding returns. Somo whole sale llrms hnvo been calling their men Into tho southern trade for tho purpose of spreading trado there. Ono small mer cantile falluro Is reported for tho week Just closed. Tho total number of failures In tho United States for tho week ending September 10 numbered 295 ns against 23.1 for the week previous nnd !SD for tho like week of 1911, September IS, 1915. A gooa store is ono of tho moat Inter esting of human Institutions and tha advertising of n good store should bo made to rank with tho most Interestlne of rendlnc matter. You can never begin your Savings Account too early. Chittenden 114 Church Street Start to-day and fortify against future needs. ELECTROCUTION BRATTLEBORO Ttrattloboro, Fept. 20. Timothy P. O'Connor, 48 years old, nn employe of W. H. Vinton & Son, paper manufac turers, was electrocuted this morning when ho cither touched or approached very near a wlro of tho Connecticut ltlver Power Co., which carries 19,200 volts. Or. II. H. Hunter nnd omployes of tho Twin Stato Gas nnd nicctrlc company Worked over him for over two hours with a pulmotor hut with out avail. Mr. O'Connor, with Oliver II, Smith, another employo of Vinton &. Son, wero on tho roof of tho transformer shed rigging a staging to contlnuo their work of painting tho main build ing of tho plant. Mr. Smith said he heard a sharp crack and lookod to seo his companion falling with flames shooting from about his wnlstllno up ns high as his head. Ho was not then touching the high voltage wlro. Ho fell partly off of tho roof across wires that carry B50 volts. Mr. Smith grabbed and dragged him on to tho roof, receiving a slight shock himself, but not enough to Incapacitate him. It Is claimed by Tower company em ployes that the men had been warned repeatedly of tho danger nnd that when painting wns being done a few days ago at a lower point tho power wns shut off and that, had tho request been made to-day It would havo been shut off from the plant again. Mr. Connor was born In Ireland nnd camo to this country about 28 years ago. BULGARIA HAS BIG ARMY READY Reported 100,000 Men in Field Several Cavalry Regiments Have Been Sent to Un known Destination. Athens, via Tarls, Sept 21. Bulgaria Is reported to have mobilized 100,000 men. Several cavalry regiments aro doclared to have left Sofia for unknown destina tions. Officials nnd diplomats here, who alono have been apprised of theso reports, ap pear greatly disturbed over tho situation. Berlin, Sept. 21, via London. Official reports from Austrian and German head quarters and despatches from tho Balkan capitals show that tho long expected Teutonic campaign against Serbia has now begun. Austrian and German nrtlllery to-day Is bombarding vnrlous Serbian positions south of the river frontier between tho mouths of tho Drlna anil Morava rivers. This action undoubtedly Is Intended as a cover to tho throwing of a force across the river nnd tho seizure of a bridgehead whence tho now "steam roller," can be started. Just where a crossing will Be nttempted Is unknown. The shortest route to Bulgnrla Would lead throghu tho northeastern corner of Serbia, where hardly 30 miles of Serbian territory Intervenes between the Bulga rian nnd Hungarian borders. Tho dlfTlcult mountainous country, the absence of rail roads and the proximity of tho Rouma nian frontier, however, speak in favor of tho old route of the crusaders further tn the west, through the hrond and fertile valley of Morava. Vhrough this- valley runs roads and a railway line to Bulgaria and Turkey. This railway touches tha Danube nt two points Belgrado nnd Sem endrla both of which are under bom bardment to-day. TWO ARE DEAD. St Johni-bllry Children Vlotlllls nf In- fn n I lie I'nrnljHlH. Two deaths Inside of 12 hours from viru lent cases of poliomyelitis at St. Johns bury Is tho record for tho dlscaso so far this beason and was reached thero Sunday night. Tho victims were Henry Thlbo deau, aged eight years, and Edward Holmes, aged eight months. From all ap pearances the physicians and experts can not llnd that tho cases wero In nny way connected, tho families living In different parts of tho village. Tho infant was a breast fed child nnd had not been out to nny great extent where ho might hnvo received a germ carried from tho other rase. Tho Holmes Infant was tho only son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Holmes and was taken 111 Friday morning, dying '."iiirlng tho night Sunday. Tho disease wis reported to tho Stato board of health Saturday as being a casn of Infantllo paralysis. Tho Thlbedeau boy wns taken sick Saturday and died at one o'clock Mmdny morn ing. His caso was also roportod as being poliomyelitis Siturday. Thero Is onn brother nnd au Infant baby sister In this family, neither of whom had shown sign. of the disease up to Monday night. Tho total number of cases of the dls. enso, Including tho two cases at St. Johns- bury, totals 10 so far this season, with four deaths. Tho first rase win .roportcd on August 7, and up to the first day of September there wero It ensca roportcd lit tho olllco of the secretary of tho Stato board of health, with two deaths. Since Septembor 1 thero havo been live cases re. ported, with two deaths, thoso lit St. Johnsbury. Tho number of casus so far found Is many times Irss than the-fio found during the opldeinlc of last yo.ir during the same period and wero expected by the physicians who hnvo made a study of tho disease, whoso characteristic. In to burn over a section In opldemlu form ono year Willi only a few scattering cases the next With tho exception of St. Johnsbury thero hns not been nioro than one case nf tho dlscaso in nny 0110 town or city In tho State. OF WORKMAN AT County Trust Co., Burlington yourself PLANS OF BOSTON ADOPTED FOR STATE BUILDING Montpellcr, Sept. 21, Tho commission for tho construction of n Stato WiV.ng, composed of Governor C. tV. antes, W. W. Stlckney, C. P. Smith, H. F. Graham nnd H. V. Vrirnum, has nworded tho enntrnrt for tho nrchltecturnl and engineering work to tho firm of Densmoro & I.cclear. It la expected that some work may ho done on tho new building before winter sots In. Tho architects chosen for this work aro a well known Boston firm, nrcuotontcd to work of this kind, nnd have dono work for tho Stato of Massachusetts, and much other work of a public character. Their plans wero chosen after a competition in which a number of well known architect'? submitted plans. Tho building will be constructed of hammered granite, will contain ac commodation for tho supremo court, State library, Stat,- Historical society, and offices of tho public servlco commission nnd Stato Industrial board. It Is of ap propriate design to harmonize with tho Capitol building nnd will bo situated well Iwick from Stnto street on tho lot nd jolnlng the Pavilion Hotel, ThP commis sion after consulting with prominent con tracting firms Is convinced thnt tho now building can be orec.ted within the ap propriation of JirAOOO, appropriated by tho Legislature of 1915. EFFICIENT ONE. "Can you tell mo tho quickest way to get up in tho world?" "Sure I cnn. Pat a mulo on tho hind leg." Baltimore American. HAITI AGAIN RECOGNIZED New Government Is Officially Saluted by Naval Batteries United States to Ne gotiate Treaty. Washington, Sopt. 17. Formal rec ognition has been accorded by tho Uni ted States to tho new government In Haiti, headed by President d'Artl Kuenavo. Charge Davis of tho American lega tion at Port Au Trlnce cabled tho stato dopartmont lato to-day that ho had con veyed notice of recognition to tho Haltlcn government at eight o'clock last night. At tho samo tlmo Hear Ad miral Caperton, commanding tho naval expeditionary force on tho Island, re ported to the navy department that ho had exchanged national B.alutos with tho Port Au Prlnco shoro batteries and called with his staff upon President d'Artlguennvc. This action, which will materially strengthen the position of the existing government, Is In lino with tho purpose of tho Washington administration to ne gotiate n treaty by which the United States will assume a virtual protectorate over Haytl; supervising hor flnnnclal Is now before tho Ilnltlen congress for and pollco administrations. The treaty ratification and its negotiation could not be completed without recognition of tho government. In tho meantime Hear Ad miral Cnpcrton with his force of more than 2,0X1 marines and bluejackets will continue to administer the customs houses, all of which now havo been taken over. AUSTRIA STILL FRIENDLY. Vlennn Sends AMMirniice nuuilin'n Rf. call Dock Not A fleet IlrlndonN. Vienna, Sept, 38. by courier to Berlin and thence to London, Sopt. 22, 12:20 a m. The recall of Dr. Dumba cannot have any possible ofect on the existing good relations between Austria and the United Mates, according to nssurance given to the Associated Press authoritatively by a high government official. Thus far no report has been received from Dr. Dumba and It 13 assumed hero that because of difficulties of communi cation he will wait until ho can maito a report In person. Until then, It Is stated, tho government feels compelled to exercise reticence. Tho official referred to explained tho government's attitude as follows: "Tho wish expressed In tho American note that tho friendly anil cordial re lations may remain unchanged Is shared to tho fullest degreo by tho Austrian government. "The American government undoubt edly considered Itself In good faith bound to request tho ambassador's re call. Cases of recall of ambassadors often havo occurred In penco times without nny cspeclnl Importance be ing nscrlbed to them, and tho Dumba caso should also ho considered from tho snmo standpoint." The correspondent mentioned tho fact that othor officials In Austrian governmental circles had Intimated to hint their feeling thnt Dr. Dumba, In so far ns ho warned his country men against asslstslng In tho making of munitions, did only his duty. "That Is certainly true," w,H the tho answer. "Subjects of the dual monarchy who do Bch work make themselves guilty of high treason mid would bo severely punished In caso of their return. It wns therefore tho ambassador's duty to warn them." "What says your excellency concern ing tho employment of Archllild ns a messenger? iuskco win roi respondent and received this reply: "If, ns reported In the press, Archibald was an old friend of Dr. Dumba, It was understandable thnt tho ambassador, In vlow of tho great difficulties of com munication, employed him without giving tho matter ft Becond thouxliU" F KM STARS THAT LEAD THEIR GLOBS IN T Alexander, Evcrs, Speaker and Cobb Are Most Important Cogs in Fast-Going Baseball Machines. Which Individual player could not pos sibly ho spared by the Phllllca? Did that question ever occur to you? And, at the samo tlmo, did you ever glvo nny thought to tho absolutely necessary cogs In the othor threo basobalt machines which havo been nst prominent In tho big lenguo pennant struggles this season 7 I Possibly you will argue that It Is con- I lentratcd club strength and not Individual , effort which wins baseball champion- Public Ledger. You may Insist that tho manager dasorves the lion's share of tho credit for blending and organizing tho machlno. And you aro correct, too. Without well-balancoil and honest team play, or lacking managerial flnesso and baseball brnlns, no team can expect to got Into a world's scries. Dozens of il lustrations could ho cited whero wonder ful ball clubs, when taken man for man, failed to finish In front becauso tho con- I contrated effort and competent leadership I wore lacklnc However, wo declare, without fear of ! contradiction, that each big leaguo pen- nant contender has ono player who be comes a sort of "bell cow" and whoso Individual prowess in some department of tho gamo keeps his club at or near tho top. In Introducing this argument, wo asked which player could wreck tho Phillies by suddenly deciding to become a "soldier of fortune" In the European war. Un- doubtedly, you already have answered It, and tho man's name Is sure! Alexander tho Great. Without the pitching of Grover Cleveland who already has won more than 2.1 games and tho moral sup port his remarkable hurling skill pro vides for his mates, Pat Moran's team surely would bo near the bottom of tho percentage table to-day. WAY DOWN WITHOUT ALEXAXDElt. A baseball expert figured It out ono time that pitching was between CO and 75 per cent, of tho team foundation. If that Is a truo estimate we believe It Is the Quakers would bo In the second di vision and probably In last placo with out Atexnnder. Itemovo Just IS of his victories from tho won column, nnd put them on tho "lost" side of tho ledger. The result will startlo you. It Is generally ngrecd that Grover Cleveland Alexander Is tho greatest pitch. er in baseball to-oay. Admitting mat fact. It Is not putting It ton strongly to say that Manager Mo ran could not find ono fllnger or several of them, who would deliver more than a scoro of. wins with as few defeats, ns has tho marvelous Nebraskan. Therefore, ono does not fear contradic tion, nor does it detract ono lota from tho mnnnrerlal wisdom of Moran and the plnying skill of Cravath, Duderus, Bancroft, Whltted, Kllllfcr, Pnskert. Stock, NIehoff nnd nil tho other mem. bers of the Phillies' organization, to say that tho one man who Is as necessary to the success of the team as Is tho ocean to Atlantic City, Is Grover Cloveland Al exander. I Though wo have admitted the value of exceptional pitching skill, nono of tho other pennant contenders hus a hurler whose mark stands out so prominently In team success as does that nf Alexan der. Tho Boston Red Sox have Wood, and Itudolph heads the Braves' list this year. Tho Detroit Tigers depond a whole lot on Coveleskle. Howevor, It Is alto gether likely that nny ono of theso twlrlers could be replaced. It Is in other departments that wo must seek tho player w-ho Is the neces sary Individual to his team's success on each of tho threo other pennant con tenders. And, as the Boston Braves are regarded as the team which may push the Phillies to tho limit, so is Evcrs, tho captain ann second baseman, nearly tho equal of Alexander In furthering tho victories nf his club. Til EY BI.AME A IOT ON EVERS. Boston baseball critics declare thnt Stalllngs' team would bo In tho lead right now If Evers had been playing stead- I Uy. or, at least, had been on tho field, where his brains and Inspiring leadership , could bo utlllsred. Thnt may bo putting It fltrongly we believe It Is. But It does I seem true nnd If tho Braves admit It that the team does not play with tho snmo spirit, determination and mental ability when tho "Human Crab" Is ab sent from the sceno of conflict. Evcrs doesn't hit .."VI, nor Is his field ing as brilliant as It was somo years ago when he was tho backbone .of tho Cubs. But ho "does things" thnt count In the way of "driving" the other Ilostonlaus and keeping them mentally nlert all tho time. So, remembering what Marnnvllle, Magco, Schmidt, Rudolph, Tyler nnd tho other Braves do to win games, we must select Johnny Evers us the Individual who appears necessary to the smooth grinding out of victories by tho Stalllngs machine. In Detroit thero Is little chanco for ar gument about tho player whoso Individual feats havo kept tho Tlgors near tho top. Ty Cobb Is the greatest nil-round player In baseball-that's the answer. Whllo Alexander wins for tho Phillies by silenc ing the bats of opponents Tyrus Ray mond piles up tho victories for tho Jen nings clan by his unnpproachnblo batting and base running. It has been said that Cobb plays for records and Is a great attraction because of his dazzling dia mond feats, but that ho Is not so valu able to a team as some men with only half his skill, Get tho files of a nows paper and examine the box scares of the Tigers' games. You will be astounded, no doubt, to know how ninny battles were won almost unaided by the mighty Geor gian. Tako Cobb away from Detroit nnd the club would bo Just about kicking a hole In tho Nittom of the perccntago table. SPEAKER THE RED SOX STAR. Tho American I.eaguo club In Boston usually Is rated as a peunnnt possibility each year because of Its marvelous out field, composed of Speaker, Lewis nnd Hooper. As fly catchers and throwers, tho trio Is fnr superior to nny other In tho big leagues. In batting, they must bo placed second to tho Cobb-Crawford-Veach combination of Detroit. However, wo nro not discussing outfields now, but Individuals, nnd surely no man on the Rod Sox roster Is as valuable to his club as Is Trlfi Spcnkor, tho spectacular cen tal; Xlaldar PEN AN RACES Burlington Savings Bank INCORPORATED 1847. Total Assets $16,473,702.38 Surplus held as a guarantee fund $1,183,Y27.'17 A per Gent Interest All Taxes in Vermont Paid by.the Bank J Money deposited on or before the fifth of any month will draw interest from tho first day of tho month. Business can be transacted by mail as well as in person. WRITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. C. P. Smith, President. p. w. Ward, Treasurer. F. W. Peny, Vice-piesident, E. S. Isham. Asst. Treasurer. Busines are combined by thoso in this mercial account with us, either poses or as a medium for the smallest account is as welcome equal care and attention. and THE BURLINGTON TRUST SAFETY FIRST. Win OOSKI SAVINGS IIA.VK, 11 Wlnnoilci lllock, WlnooHkl, Vt, Interest nt the rato of 4Vt per annum paid depositors July 1, 1915. mak ing three consecutivo dlvldonds at this increasod rate. o loss sustained on any investment mado In tho past 35 yoara Over $2,200,000.00 of Deposits. Ow $2,427,000.00 of Assets. Surplus Is $227,000.00. which is now over 10 per cent, of Its deposit! Knowledge of safo Investments gained by 46 years' jf experience. n choosing a placo for your monoy, consider safety all tha time, yermont (Mutual) Savings Banks havo no stockholders, fho surplus bolongs to tho depositors. DepnNitH on ir before October .1 receive Interest from October - m Tho steady saver looks ahead with confidence In tho future as ho sees his funds accumulating In tho bank at Interest. Aro you snv lng part of your Income? Now is a very good tlmo to beg u. S'art an account with us. 4 per Cent. Interest Paid HOWARD NATIONAL BANS, BURLINGTON, VERMONT. Capital $300,000. Surplus and Profits $300,000. SAFETY FOR THE FUNDS Of our depositors, promptness in all transac tions and unexcelled facilities for handling your business in every department of banking, is the basis upon which we invite your account. Organized in 1870. K. ItUItr.nSS, President. T. Itl'TTUH. Cnshler. CITY TRUST COMPANY Office With the Howard National Bank . Your Earnings Go Into tho hank whotl.ur yon put th"m thera or not. If you spend all your earnings someono oIeo deposits ther... It's better to do your own depositing tn an Intorest account In this bank. II. T. tlfTTini. TrenKiircr. On tho defense, Speaker has no equal as a mid-gardener. Ho covers a world of torrltory and Inst year led all outfield, ers In tho number of cliances nccepted. At hat and on lmsos, Trls Is a wonder and Invariably purhes Cobb for the in dividual honors In tns hits, slugging and baso running. Put an ordinary out fielder In the rentor field for Iloston. nnd occupying Speaker's "cleon-up" position in tho batting order, and Carrlgan's crew would tumble fast. Tosstbly tho as a -symbol of defeat and overthi sensational Texan Is not as necessary In 1,10 Massachusetts section of ho to his team us Is Alexander tn tho Phil- nrn of education Is a loan exhibit 'm. Hen. Hvers to tho Ilnives or Cobb to tho 1 Prominent shoe mnchl-iery c-nni'ar.v Tlgors, but his departure would he tho tho State, which tracei the devel-vir most serious blow that could desrend up- f footwear from tho time of pr.inl on the re.l-hosl diamond laborers. mr.n n tho preent day. Sheer may Tho truo strength of a baseball o.luV'"VJ". "f typo worn by Olcip.Ura does not always appear on the 3;:rface, and figures sometimes aro misleading when one Is reeking to judgo the Indi vidual strength of n certain player, rsut In selecting the foundation rock of tho four big league leaders, statistics have been made Incidental, except whore they Indicate value pn plainly ns they certainly do In the cases of Aloxnndor and Cobb, And now, finally, whern would the Phillies bo without Aloxander, pitcher! or Hraves ho without Kvers. second bnsomnn, or Tigers be without Cobb. renter fielder; or lied Sox without Speaker, center fielder, Ami tho most vnlunblo of tho quartette is Alexander the Great, king of big leaguo fllngors. snor.s AT Till-: IMPOSITION", To tho fnct that hli mldlers wero tho best shod In llurope tho famous DuUo of Wellington, tho victor at Waterloo, at tributed very largely his military success es, nnd it was the great Napoleon who r.ald, "With bread ami a pair of shoea a man can march nrnund the world." it was on tho shoo of her child that tho Italian mother placod a red ribbon that Itho evil cjo might bo averted. An cyo per Gent Interesl Pleasure community who carry a com for business or domestic pur accumulation of savings. pi j as the largest and rccon or. City Hall Square Nort Mill BRIGHT PROSPECT EI.IAS IV.MAX, Vice-president II. S. 1Vni:i), Asulstnnt Cnslilcr wns embroidered on tho too of tho Coren' child's straw shoo, which could v. Tr over tho llttlo ono whllo out of the sigh of tho mother. At nn Anglo-Saxon wel ding the shoo wan thrown after tho " ! to lndlente that sho left hoipc for R and that all her possessions hnd gone 1 her. And even to-day, whon thoil.ag drr ' body of a soldlor Is being borne, to final resting place, his hcuso follows v ' the riding boots levorsed In tho sarV e nei- contemporaries, wnlrh "ere rofci uncovered In the ruins of tho dtv f Antolne, IJgyt, after being burled for n i l,a years. Primitive sandal" c'ngs, m casins and even shoes ouch ns aro be ' orn '' ln soiu'eni or too warring u ! lions of Europe r.rn also Micro. Th - compose the llncst ro'.lootton of footwi i In tho world. In addition Is !hor ,i i serlei of mrtlon pictures, by means ' which ono may see a fair of modern shr? made from pelt to welt by a pnxeps ie quiring 101 different machines to make a single pair. .exchange. TOO MANY HEXAMETERS. An Indignant mother wrote thus to tho principal of nn academy: "Dear My son writes me that he has to stu lv too hard. He says he has to trnnsbtj fifty hexameters of Latin a day. I looked 'hexameter' up In the dlctlonr and find It Is n poetic verso of six fe Nov.- that makes 'M feet or l yard-t f poetty for my poor son to trnnstato en day. I think about half n hexameter, r six Inches, of this Ijitln Is enough ' a boy of his ane. Yours truly, M r Smith." Woman's Homo Companion. fountai:; rexs at piusb pnes.