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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
BRADsTREET'S WEEKLY
VERMONT TRADE REPORT.

Reports to Bradstreet's for the month
of April have shown a marked improve
ment over what was noted for the same
month of year ago. Labor Is we'll en-
ployed throughout the State and general
conditions favor an increased volume of
retail trade. In considering some of the
more prominent features of business
done during the past month, April saw
more satisfactory yield of maple su-
gar products than was at first antici-
pated or believed 1t would be possible to
obtain. Weather conditions favored the
farmers in this respect and with the
production of that article has been noted
a general advancement of quality from
many of the farms.
Among the granite manufacturers the
demand has also been in excess of ex-
pectations and efforts are being made by
certain manufacturers to increase facil-
ties. The demand for both granite and
marble has been good for monumental
purposes. There has been an improve
ment in the amount of slate produced
both for manufactured stock and for
building purposes. Lumber has moved
reasonably well. Dealers in saddlery
hardware report an increase in sales.
Garment manufacturers are fully as we'll
employed as usual and the demand for
help in this line has shown that more
skilled labor could have found employ
ment.
In the retail line the volume of bust
ness done in millinery was better than
usual Warmer weather has prevailed
for the month and this has materially
aided business, The one hardship for
the month was the excessive amount of
rains which did an unusual amount of
damage to property and prolonged the
bad condition of roads, and in the sec
tons where there is much clay, the roads
are still rough. Both the wholesaler and
the retail merchant have complained
about collections
The total number of failures for the
month was the smallest for the month
of April of any year since 1907; they
included for the month just closed two
offers Of compromise, one assignment
and one voluntary bankruptcy, with La
bilities for the bankrupt of S5,O3o71 md
assets of so,s7s.s2. The three volunI ry
bankruptcies of April, 1903, gave only
I3,6S1.S in liabilities The month of
March this year included eight failures.
The amount of damage sustained from
fire loss was also the smallest for April
of any year since 1911 when six fires were
reported, affecting seven mercantile In
terests with total damage of $3.50
while April of this year gave only five
fires affecting as many mercantile In
tereStS with an aggrepate dapaoa 90
Sn''5 The month previous gave a total
damage OF sso15o resulting from 10 fires
affecting II firms Three domestic cor
porations were chartered with total
capitalization of $4,000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
NEW CASES OF SMALLPOX.
Mount ST. Mary's Academy Quaran-
tined as 81 Precautionary Measure.

Three new cases OF smallpox de-
veloped In this city Tuesday. Two
OF these are among the boarders at
Mount st, Mary's academy which has
been strictly quarantined. The other
one is at 81 Chase street, next door
to one of the earlier cases. Because
some of the teachers quarantincd at
the academy also teach in the Cath
edral school, and are now unable to
perform their duties there, this will
be closed. Day pupils at Mount St
Marys who have been exposed to the
disease will be quarantned during the
incubation period. and all who have
not been vaccinated will be treated
with vaccine.
The cases in the school were con.
tracted. say the board OF health, from
Winooski pupils who have previous
ly been excluded from the academy
1t Is believed that these are only tina
natural result of the conditions exist
Ing in Winooski week or two ago
when these exposures took place, ana
IT Is thought unlikely that they mean
increased danger to the people here.
1t Is lucky that thorough vac
cination of children in the schools has
been made" said member of the
board last evening. He added that
vaccination greatly diminishes the
possibility of contracting the disease
and In any event insures It's appear.
ance In very light form.
The new cases bring the total number
up to six, all OF which have been com.
municated to Burlington from Winooski
They are OF a very mild type and no
alarm Is felt regarding the conditions Of
any of the patients. Two OF the earlier
cases are on Chase street and in tina
vicinity of the Winooski bridge, and the
other is that of II. G. Dunsmore on
Catherine street With the exception Of
the cases of smallpox. the condition Of
the health OF the city is excellent. The
epidemic of measles is over and the on
ly other contagious disease is scarlet
lfsyss Of which thsrs are two oases.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
SKIPRESIDENT RESIGNS
j. w. Douglas Barred because in
the Liquor Business.
His Resignation for Same Reason
Appointments and other BUS
iness by Village Onirery.

The designations of ]. W Douglas as
Winooski's village president and Henry
Desautels as trustee in the west ward
and the appointment of George Horton
as policeman No. 2 and of Charles Myers
to have charge Of street sprinkllng and
furnishing horses for street department
work was the principal business done
at the meeting of the village trustees
Monday evening
Mr.. Douglas Is employed in the second
class license place OF George Bleau and
Mr. Desautels has work in a license
place In Burlington. and therefore can
not hold any public elective Office.
Clerk j. G. Pichc and all the trustees
were present at the meeting. A COM
mittec of three men, residents anu prop
erty owners on St. Peter street, pre-
sentcd a petition signed by q out Of tho
80 residents OF that street asking that
the sprinkling OF St Peter street be dis
continued. The same m en- presented another
list to the board containing % signcrs
asking for the grading guttering and
curbing OF the street, stating as their
reasons for this demand that their
cellars and the street during various
times OF the year are flooded
School Trustees John Hardacre and F.
L. Linsenmeir asked for the assistance
and cooperation of the village trustees
in grading, curbing and laying of cement
or concrete sidewalks on the streets
about the schoolhouse. Placing walks on
this property will be attended to by the
school department as soon as the village
has finished its work. 1t is the intention
of the school department to set out trees
and plants and otherwise improve the
property in keeping with the new build
ing
The appointments resulted as follows
Charles Barber, chief of police; Bert
st. Amour, policeman No. l. George H.
Horton, policeman No. ., to succeed
Thomas Fox. resigned James Stapleton,
street superintendent; chief of fire de-
partment James Holloran; first assist
ant, Paul Kirby second assistant, Loui.
Abair. 1t was ordered that a telephone
be placed in the home of Chief of Po-
lice Barber on Lower West Allen street.
Sidewalks in the village in need Of re-
pairs and roads We're discussed. Several
bills were ordered paid. A bill from the
Winooski Savings bank of s1176sS for in
terest on orders was ordered to lie for
further investigation. The interest is on
Sl96ll.R, the aggregate amount of orders,
but among them was one order amount
ing to about $5 which has not been
hled in the village reports of the past
two years The order was drawn on the
treasurer in 1909 and Is on file at the
bank. There were many applications re-
ceived for appointments as special police
men. The meeting adjourned after
eleven o'clock.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
THE TARIFF BATTLE.

(From the New York American)
The daily study of the tariff bill stead
lily develops its unfairness and injustice
to the American farmer
Fridays debate in Congress brought
out its serious damage to the citrus fruit
farmers of the western and southern
coasts.
The reduction in the duty on oranges
and grapefruit from one cent per pound
to IS cents a box. or Il cent per pound,
and the two-thirds cut in lemons from
l1a cents per pound to 80 cents box or
y cent per pound, will depress the strug-
Cling citrus industry throughout the
country
Twenty-Five thousand people are en-
ployed in this industry in California
alone, and 10000 depend on 1t for a
livelihood. 1t pays to labor wages Of
s9.75 to $500 a day against 20 to 90 cents
a day paid In Sicily. 1t represents not
less than $500, 10000 investment, one
third in Florida and :wo-thirds in Cali
fornia.
There arc two places from which tho
world supply of lemons Is drawn-Call-
fornia and southern Italy. The latter has
monopoly of all Of Europe and Asia,
eastern Canada and. until recently had
n complete monopoly in the United States.
1t supplies half the lemons consumed in
the United States now, and 81 10000 poo
pie in the eastern third of tho country
are dependent on the speculative supplies
from Italy. About so exporters IN Paier-
mo control the exports from Italy. and
II importers control more than half the
the imports into the United States. Since
1909 the Italian exporters and the New
York importers have been organized to
remove this tariff, They are the only
interests that appeared to demand a low
ering of the citrus duties. They are
working now for free lemons
The Californians have already givcn
to the country better oranges and lem
ons, regularly distributed, at lower
average price than the consumer former
ly paid for the erratic speculative sup
plies OF the importers, The importers.
through the ways and means committee
seek to break down the American lemon
industry and regain the monopolistic
control which they formerly held and
they can do 1t II the rates established
by the ways and means committee are
maintained. The American citrus indus
try has been built up on a tariff that
eaualizes the difference in labor costs
in the United States and italy.
There can be but one outcome of this
new tariff rate-the re-establishment of
the monopolistic control of eastern mar
kets by the importers with the same I'M
IN cnnnlipS tho tt,c
prices. the extreme high prices in the
summer time and a blow to the Ameri-
can industry which has taken the lead
ership In the development of the CO.
operative method of crop distribution and
sale. and which has created the most
highly specialized and intensive type Of
horticulture to be found In America.
Will It pay to sacrifice an American
farm industry for a few lemon import
ers?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
WOMAN SUFFRAGE ARGUED
Charles zueblin Speaker at EQUAL
Franchise League Meeting.
simplicity md Dircctness In Govern
mcnt Declared TO be the Country's
Fundamental Need Mt the
Present Time.

Chafies Zueblin of Boston, editor of
the Twentieth Century Magazine, adj
dressed an audience of good size on
the Hotel Vermont roof garden Tuesday
evening upon woman suffrage. He
spoke before the members and guests
of the local Equal Franchise League,
men being much in evidence In the
gathering. Mrs. Harry s. Howard,
presi dent Of the organization. intro
duced the speaker.
Mr.. Zueblin declared that simplicity
and directness In government Is the
fundamental need IN this country at
| the present time, and the whole cpl
tome of the matter of votes for women
Is the consideration Of women's per-
sonalities. In the newer suffrage
States, such as Washington and Cali
fornia- both men and women are vot-
ing more intelligently than in the
earlier ones, like Idaho and Utah
The greatest good of the greatest
number, said he. was the aim of the
| trainers Of the United States Consti-
tuition, but our true aim in government
| should be the greatest good of all.
The Constitution is a compromise
document framed by men who didn't
believe in the possible success Of rep
resentative government, and of these
| men Alexander Hamilton, 100 years
dead, is still more powerful, through
the results of his work, than the
Kaiser or the Car
Discussing the great power of the
President. and the influence of the
| cabinet. he then took up Congress, ad-
ding that the House of Representatives
| has nothing like the power of the
House of Commons, and the House of
Lords has no such power as the Sen
ate. The fundamental difficulty we
have to contend with in congressional
legislation, he said, is secrecy. The
difficulty in getting expression of the
peoples will he illustrated by the
statement that measure has to pass
the House, the Senate, the President,
the Supreme Court and Alexander
| Hamilton.
The Constitution. said the speaker, was
designed for a small group of unrelated
colonies, and it has been amazingly
| stretched to meet modern conditions
Chief Justice Marshall by postponine
action on the famous Dartmouth Col.
lege case for year, until the Supreme
Court should have new makeup, SCI
precedent that has ever since resulted
in a great burden of municipal cor.
ruption
| Government Of the people and by the
people is a fine thing he continued but
| what are the people. Are they negroes
Are they women? If women had beer
| thought as susceptible to bribery as are
men, they would have had the vote lone
ago The election of Judge Lindsay In
the face of great opposition in a suffrage
state shows the people can be trusted
although culture and high society can.
not always be trusted
Some day said Mr.. Zueblin, 1--WE
shall get rid of this terrible bogy OF
State rights " Making a plea for the
referendum, he said that under the com.
Ing system it would be sufficient-the re-
call will not be needed. Government fol
| the people means government for
efficiency, not for special interests
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
BULLETIN FOR THE WEEK.

The distribution of atmospheric pres
sure over the North American continent
and the adjacent oceans is such as to
indicate that during the coming week the
temperature will average above normal
over the region east of the Mississippi
river and below normal over the plains
states and the Rocky mountain and
plateau regions The weather will be
generally fair and warm the first part
OF the week in the eastern States, fol-
lowed by unsettled weather by Wednes-
day and local rains thereafter. There
VIII be frequent showers during the first
half of the week in the great central
valleys and the southern States, while
generally fair weather will prevail for
some days over the plains States and the
Rocky mountain and plateau regions
There will be frosts the first half of the
week in the northwestern States and the
plateau and Rocky mountain regions.
II. L. WILLIAMS,
Acting Chief U. S. Weather Bureau.
Washington. May 4.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
PLAN TIMELY DISCUSSIONS
Three Subjects to BE Presented before
Congregational Convention,

I'll Congregationalists OF the State in
their annual meeting al st. Johnsbury
May 20. u and &c, plan to he especially
timely this year In their discussions A
leading speaker from. outside the State will
be Secretary Barton, who besides being
an authority on Turkey, was over the terri.
tory where the Balkan war has been tough,
Just previous TO the outbreak. He will
speak Of the situation there especially In
It's relst!on to islam and Christian mis-
slous.
No subject can be Of more vital practical
interest to Vermont churches than work
In rural communities. This will be treat
ed by the Rev. John A. Scheue-lc in bis
address on county work. Mr.. Schepcrle
has made n signal success In making
church forces effective throughout the
comfy areas
The work for boys will be represented By
Mr.. Jackson Of st. Albans. The work
there Is one which is attracting wide at.
tentlon as n practical twentieth century
application Of Christianity to social condi.
lions These with the other features Of
the program are at cndeavor to make the
convention one which will appeal to the lay
delegates rs well as the pastors.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY
Time Table In Effect September 20, 1912
TRAINS LEAVE BURLINGTON.

ZINE Table In Effect September 20, 1912
TRAINS LEAVE BURLINGTON.
4:05 a. m.-Daily-For Montreal.
Ottawa and Chicago.
Ills a. m. Except sunday-For all
New England points.
7:25 a. m. Except Sunday-Local
for Cambridge Junction.
1901 a. N. Sundays 'nly-For St
$3.50 a. m. Except sunday-Locai
for Montreal and ottawa.
l0.57 a. m. Daily-New England
States Limited for all New
England points.
i2.4O n m Except Sunday-Locai
for st. Adams and Richford,
White River Junction and
New England points,
d.dO n m Except Sunday-For
Montreal. Rouses Point. o.
lensburg and Richford.
4.50 n m Except Sunday-Local
for Combriige Junction.
6:45 %. observation-disclosures for Mon.
treal and Chicago and local
for White River Junction.
11.1n n m Daily-Express for Bos-
ton, New London. Springfield
and New York.
TRAINS ARRIVE BURLINGTON.
4:65 a. m. Daily-Express from
Boston. New London. New
York and Springfield.
8.05 a.. m. Except sunday-Mah
from st. Adams and Cam
bridge Junction.
1926 a. m. Except sunday-Locai
from White River Junction
and Montpelier.
1910 q. m. Except sunday-Locai
from st. Johnsbury and Cam
bridge Junction.
1910 m Sundays oaly-Local
from White River Junction
II an m Daily-Express from
Chicago ami Montreal.
1 Or n m Except Sunday-Local
from st. Adams. White River
Junction ana Montpelier
6.4O n m. Except Sunday-Man
from Providence. Boston
Worcester and Springfield.
7.3b n m. Daily-ESpress from
Boston and New York. Local
from St. Adams daily from
Montreal except Sunday
8.4O n m Except Sunday--Local
from Portland St Johnsbury
and Cambridge Junction.
12.Ob a.. m. Daily--Express from
Chicago and Montreal
H. H. HICKOK. City Pass. Agent
~ 1za Collage Strs~>-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING.
Nestrymen and Other Officers Elected
at 81. PsuPs Church.

me annual meeting OF the parish OF
ST. Pauls Church was held Monday
morning at II o'clock in the parish
nall After the reports of the treas
urer OF the parish and the treasurer
OF the trust funl were heard the fol-
lowing nine vestrymen were elected
Joseph T, Stearns, NJ. d. Chittenden,
A. b. kingsland, A, e. Clement, H. H.
Wheeler. DR.. j. d. Tanner, DR.. Lyman
Allen, Professor j, l.. Hills and Gen.
crosby T. Miller, The first seven are
Predictions, Prof Hills and Gen. Mil
Ter were elected to MI the vacancies
caused by the death of Professor C. b,
Stetson and the declination of f, C,
Harrington to serve again on account
Of i'll health.
After the adjournment of the meet
ing tha TAStaG tho Ray. GaaI&A X,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08

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crest Of the hill-the summit
of perfect health. Get it today.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
LET 'ENi BLUNDER!

(From the st. Louis Globa- Democrat J
No foreign country warns US against
passing free-trade legislation. In fact.
the foreign press enjoys the prospect
OF big tariff mistake on the part of
Uncle Sam.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
WILL THEY "CALLo HIMs

(From the New York Tribune. Rep)
Hon. William Lorimer is going to ask
the voters of Illinois to send him back
next year to the United States Senate
He will probably run as an Anti-Jackpot
candidate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
CAUSE AND EFFECT

Does my daughters piano playing
annoy your husband?" asked Mrs. Gush-
ley Of the woman next door.
mot in the least" replied her neigh
Dor, sweetly. "He always goes out when
abe startA"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
CONTRARY THING!

(From the Cleveland Plain Deaier)
Sylvia Pankhurst will be known In his
tory as the person who wouldn't open
her mouth while in jail and wouldn't
shut II while at large.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
LICENSES GRANTED AND BILLS
PASSED

The following licenses were granted
iool room at 131 st Paul street; pool
rooms at III Cherry street and 1874
Bank street, restaurants at 1913 North
street, conducted by Edward Mcmillan.
1872 Battery street, conducted by Rose
Mitchell and restaurant on College
street, west of st. Paul street, con
duced by sam Bergman. a number OF
licenses for selling popcorn and pea
nuts and for hacks were also gran ed
The following bills We're orde q l
paid: Water department, s2145.40;
lights, $i,419.5S; fire (monthly stage
ment, S2G4.50; police, (monthly state
ment, $9iO6; pauper department. ST.
941.99; library sS99.s2 street lights,
Sl4G3NO, iremens relief fund. SIS: l.
sullivan, labor on city hall. s4S China
Han supplies, s54.O3; light depart
lnent, supplies and labor. $26.l4 II. c.
Wheelock, sG1526; H. II. HickoI< in
surance, s22.S0; Lyman Coal Co., $50;
John Fuller, killing dogs, IS; ". j.
STANLEY X Co, supplies, s1673; ~ C,
Florence, collecting garbage, $3.50 a.
r. kingsland, salary as inspector Of
paint and plumbing, s25453 w. c,
tailey, assisting assessors. Sc; health
cepai tment sS5; fire department pay
roll Sl,iOl.55; d. j. Nolan, salary,
S54lS; L. NJ, Horton, expenses, $50. O5 !;
John L. Bergeron & Son, $1,0032S; n.
X. Tracy, labor, SO; Robinson Edwards
Lumber Co. s26.14; New England Tele-
phone Co. $7.79; Burlington Wood Co.
s2''o; Gay d Henderson, coal, s40.14:
burlington Light q Power Co. 1921;
l. ;. Peck, insurance, 5000; NJ. Zero,
posting notices, $3.50; n. C. Florence
Keeping open office, s25; Patrick Far
rell' $l@; Mercantile Press, s4.95; D. r.
Prandy assisting assessors, $50; Free
l'ross, $6l5; f. l.. Dandrew, salary,
Sol' Lane Press, 81; A. L. Barrows,
salary March and April, sos; c. D.
Graton, salary March and April, sos;
r. u Beaupre, Sos; L. +. Dow, assist
ing assessors, 500; d. ]. Roberts, as
slsting assessors, s14; George Dever-
euH, assisting assessors, $34 Edward
l." Alien assisting assessors, 500; Van
A. Nye' assisting assessors, s7s.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The city council held a short meet
'ihs Following the aldermanic session
and elected George b. Little city
welgher' Mr. Little has been appoint
ed clerk in the street department. The
resignation of John Doxey as pound
Keeper was received A committee
keeper was received.
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