Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-01

liquor per month. The giving Of an
unreasonable number of orders stand
ing alone will not, however, establish |
an offence, and the only way TO con-
Wet a physician Of an offence under the |
statute is to prove an instance or the |
giving OF an order without statutory |
reason therefor. This can be done by
the use of detective service and that |
is the only way unless some instance
is accidentally discovered. The result
is that some doctors are criminally ex-
travagant in giving orders and the en-
tircly proper provision made by the
legislature to enable the people to Sc
cure liquor for medicinal purposes
is becoming as great nuisance as
some of the old town agencies under
the prohbitory law, ana much more
difficult to remedy This condition af-
kfords another excellent opportunity for
the earnest effort of tho next Vermont
legislature.
Tho shipping of liquor from license
towns to no license" towns has been
a kind OF transaction not easily reach
ed, ann it has been carried on in some
sections with something of impunity.
| Town prohibition in few towns IN
| the State seems to be giving fair salts
| faction. The improvement II there is
any within such towns, is doubtless due
to a dread of the heavier fines imposed by
| the present law, and to the towns for-
tunate location of isolation from license
| territory. Under such conditions there
would seem no good reason to expect
| other than favorable local results with
| the present law
| ,,l,. rf
ton does not enure to the benefit OF
enough Of the towns OF the State, and
many towns arc suffering seriously by
reason of the option of adjoining towns,
or other towns in the same county,
whose open saloons cast additional
burdens upon tho whole county against
which the mo" towns have no option to
protect themselves.
The burden cast upon the entire state
by the ovcr-crowdod condition of the
! House of Correction illustrates with
great emphasis he unfairness of local
option unless incident burdens can be
made to follow the option. The spectacle
of about 30 towns in tn" State voting
tax on the other ZIG towns is one not
altogether pleasant to contemplHt" ana
| imposes another duty upon our Leglsia-
| ture which it can not easily escape.
! But it is to be observed that the board
| Of directors of the House of Correct on
are recommending a change OF condl-
tons which are responsible for SUCH
multiplicity of prisoners, before the
State incurs large expense in the IN
crease of the capacity of that insttu-
ton.
We have boon especially fortunate TINS
year in numbering among our speakers
such men as Prof. john NJ. Barker OF
Boston University and Thomas II. Read'
ESD of New York. attorney OF 'he
Now York League. Mr.. Fred s. Retain
OF Burlington, an active business MAN.
has come to our relief many times when
extra men were needed and done NEST
excellent service. Revs. Footc of Fair
haven prentiss of Ncwbury and Kellogg,
Wood. clapp and Brown of this board
bave also given us good service as
speakers.
During the year we have held ~ puhlIc
meetings; addressed $3.50 people; taken
81 $50 in pledges for tho work
Permit the superintendent in closing
IN EXPRESS his sincere appreciation ior
tho LOYALTY. courtesy and patience OF
secretaries collectors. speakers, head
| quarters committee, board of trustees
pustors. churches and people and 70 re-
2 spectfullv submit TO this board the imam
> cial statement of the year.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE.
u YEAR ENDING JANUARY 80 1906.
, The annual report Of the treasurer,
6 which is submitted to-day. is for the
calendar year ending December 3lst. Inc
following is submitted rs statement
of the receipts and expenditures FOR inc
. wear ending January Soth. and covering
the period OF the term of oiiic" OF the
present superintendent:
. RECEIPTS.