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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
RNATORiAL TIMBER.
Graham, Bnbbitt and Plumicy Now
Lead the Field.

Probably the republican state conven-
ton or n State wide primary election VIII
be held in seven or eight months to
choose candidates for governor and other
state offices. Often an active campaign
for the governorship is under way at this
period, but such ise not the case TINS
year. says the Montpelier correspondent
of the Springfield Republican. No cam
didates have appeared in the open thus
far, and any man is seeking to promote
his candidacy he is doing it very quiet
~. Conditions do not differ material
~ from those mentioned in these columns
few weeks ago Apparently If state
Auditor Horace +. Graham will permit
the use of his name as a candidate for
the governorship he can have the NOM
nation with little or perhaps with no OPP
position, 1t is by no means certain, how
ever, that Mr.. Graham will be IA candi-
date. Two other names have been men,
toned of late. Frederick II. Babbitt OF
Bellows Falls and Frank Plumley OF
Mortified.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
BRADSTREET'S VERMONT
WEEKLY TRADE REPORT

Bradstreet's Burlington office reports
regarding the stone business show the
increase in the building work has been
beneficial and among certain lines where
the outlook a year ago was below normal
at present an optimistic sentiment is ex
pressed. AS Is to be expected the volume
Of business done in the granite for monu-
mental work has fallen off and plants are
operating with fewer men than two
months ago. but the opinion is expressed
that with the coming Spring the demand
Will resume near to normal period.
Building stone plants are fully employ
ed. Among some Of the marble manu-
facturers reports indicate a resumption
in the demand. Some good contracts for
interior work have recently been placed.
There appears to be "A better feeling
collections are slow.
Slate shows gain in the demand both
for roofing stock and so-called manufac-
tured stock. Labor is well employed at
the quarries and the outlook for the future
is more encouraging. Manufacturers OF
| tale as well as kaolln plants state the
demand still holds firm and the output
Is much in excess of what it was a year
ago. Labor in this line is we'll employed,
Ochre moves slowly. Manufacturers Of
toys and novelties report a brisk demand
and one State manufacturing plant in
this line Is planning to increase it's out
put and capacity.
Inquiry made In the poultry raising
section of the State reflect that In some
instances turkeys are not as plentiful
as a year ago. The wet period during
the early summer months had damag ing
effect Geese are not as plentiful as a
year ago but there appears to be more
chickens and fowls than usual. The prices
SO far have been about the average, for
the period. The supply Of other Thanks
giving commodities is about as usua
for this season of the year. Genera re-
tail business for the month has beer
fairly active.
Returns from Bradstreet's from II
cities in the United States and Canada
give the total expenditure for the past
ten months of the period as nearly 1851,
100000 as compared with 900 fol-
the same period In 1914, which shows
tho period this year to have been only
one and nine-tenths below that of las
year There was an Increase in build
ing expenditures during the past month
OF n lilo per cent and the prospects ar,
that with the remaining two months tn,
year may wipe out the decrease and show
gain Reports from the State so fal
this month give a total OF five mercantil,
failures, none of them involving any larg,
amount.
November 10, 1915.
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NOT THE MISSING WILMARTH.

Sheriff n. J. Sanford Of Mddlebury
was called to Waterbury a few days ago
in response to a request from the authori-
ties Of that place who believed that they
had under arrest John Wilmarth. want
ed for murderous assault on Miss
Stella Cross of Addison on Sunday night,
July .. Some weeks ago a farmer no.
ticcd Young man passing by his place
who bore a resemblance to the missing
Wilmarth. Later the man reappeared.
The authorities We're notified and the
young man was arrested. Although cor
responding in all details to the descrp-
ton of Wiinarth. the man would give no
information regarding himself. Confront
ed by Sheriff Sanford. however, 1t was
seen at once that he was not WilmaIth
The mystery of Wlmauh's where
abouts Is said to be as great as ever
1t is said that the attorneys general has
detectives working on the case.
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RABIDOU TESTIFIES.
Saw Two Men in Road Too Late to
Avoid Hitting Them.

Montpelier, Nov. 1G.-The principal
features to-day in the manslaughter
case being tried in Washington coun-
~ court were the appearance OF the
respondent. j. f. Rabidou. who took
the stand In his own behalf and the
testimony of one Of the four occu-
pants of the car Miss Mary PlaStridge
of Mortified. a stenographer employed
by the respondent
Mr. Rabdou told of coming to Mont
pelier from Mortified carly in the
evening of April "a, of meeting Harry
Park. Miss Plastridge and Miss Bea-
trico Holton. He said he visited two
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18

Mr. Rabbit is about 10 years old and
is head of the second largest WaNed
paper mandatory in the United States.
In 1910 he was member of the Ner-
mont Legislature from his town, and
probably was the most influential man
on the floor Of the House. In 1872 he
was a member of the State Senate. was
it's president pro TEN. and one of the
leaders of that body. He Is an active
and forceful man, much Interested in
Vermont development. and is president
of the Greater Vermont association. MI.
Plumley will be Il years Old next month.
He has lust retired from Congress, where
he served three terms. He has been a
member of both branches of the state
LEGISLATURE. United States district at
torney, Judge of the court of claims and
umpire of the claims of Great Britain,
France and Holland against Venezuela.
He is we'll known as an orator, and has
been active in temperance work
| Whether the mention of his name In
dcates that he is to be put forward by
| the friends of the proposed prohlbitory
| liquor law remains to he seen.
While several candidates for lieutenant
! governor have been mentioned, present
| indications are that the contest will be
! between Speaker John +. Weeks of
Middebury and Roger w. Huburd of
| Hyde Park, a well known lawyer and
orator Other state officials are likely
| to he renominated unless State Auditor
| Graham should be candidate for gov
ernor. In that event it has been sus-
tested that Benjamin Gates of Mont
pelier, secretary of civil and military al
| fairs, might be a candidate for auditor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
SUSAN DICKINSON DEAD.
Former Well-knOwn Literary Com
tributor to Herald and Tribune.

Scranton. Pa, Nov 16.-Miss Susan
Z. Dick inson, noted literary woman and
newspaper writer, died to-day OF
pneumonia. She was 50 years old. She
was formerly associate editor of the
Scranton Truth and of late years n
special writer for Scranton and
Wilkesbarre papers.
Miss Dickinson was a regular con-
tributor to the leading periodicals OF
half a century ago. and was with the
New York Herald and New York Trib
une, serving for a time during the Civil
War as a war correspondent for the
latter paper.
Miss Dickinson is survived by her sis
| ter, Anna, who in the late fifties and
sixties was one of the famous women OF
| the United States. Following her debut
| on the forum in Philadelphia in 1851
| Anna Dickinson was known as THE
| girl orator" and for many years stumped
the country on anti-savery. war and
temperance issues. She resides at Mount
| Vernon, y. Y
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RED CROSS HAMPERED?
Germany Complains Supplies for That
Country Are Held Up by British.
November 10, 1915.

Berlin Nov. 16-Thc semi Official
Norddeutsche Allscmeine Zetung pub
fishes a letter written by the American
Red Cross to the president of the Ger
man Red Cross, the Overseas News
agency announces, stating that the
American Red Cross was unable to send
certain medical supplies to Germany be-
cause the British government refused
permission for the expectation,
The letter adds that the Red Cross or
ganzation will now make direct appli-
cation to the British government for per-
mission to forward the shipments and
declared that II it falls to obtain the re-
quested permission to send supplies to
German hospitals no further supplies
will be sent to any country, as the
American Red Cross holds the view that
articles which cannot be sent to al
countries cannot be sent to any one.
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from the adopted son. once | read one

from the adopted SON once | read one
one Of the cards
Many thanks. dear friend it read
for the package of warm things. I'M
agine my surprise! The mail arrived! l
expected nothing, but l was the only one
to receive a package-I alone, the orphan.
From you | received the only package l
ever got in my life
Eight days later the orphan soldier hoy
fell; a comrade brought the news and n
gentle, kindly soul wept for him, whom
she had never known. He had been the
means of forming strong tie that bound
in imagination a woman's silent life WITH
the mighty fate of her country. She who
had never been a mother haN become a
volunteer mother.-Nouths Companion.
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Vermont Notes.
News of the State Gathered
Here and There.
Orange County Has Bnd Pasture Prob
lem, Says Expert of the state
Forestry Department.

Mr. Chandler Of the Vermont forestry
department spent week recently with the
Orange county agricultural agent discuss
ing with the farmers the local forestry
problems.
Orange county has one very serious
problem Of this kind The old pastures
on steep northerly or westerly exposures.
have become so weak in humus that they
no longer hold sod. These slopes have be-
come worthless as pastures. II they are
planted with Scotch, red or white pine
within a year or two. they will earn from
81 to 81 per acre per year, by increasing
the sale value of the land, due to the
prospective income from the lumber IL
they are not planted to forest trees now
it will be a matter of a very few years
before these slopes will be washing so
badly that it will be necessary to take
special measures to hold the soil in place
until the trees can get rooted enough to
hold the soil. The areas which are not
planted will continue to wash until bare
rock is reached and the income producing
ability of the land entirely destroyed
This soil going down the rivers will fur
/ thermore produce another set OF serious
problems
Fortunately many of the farmers Of
/ the county are keen men and
are becoming interesed in this sit
uation and it IS expected that large
areas will be planted to pine next spring.
The longer it is postponed the more expen-
sive will this reclamation work become.
In n small way the erosion of these slopes
resembles the condition which 30 long pre-
vailed in the French Alps where the
French government has been obliged to
spend millions of dollars in forest plant
ing to protect the farm lands of the val
leys from the soil being washed down from
the mountains.
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TO MARRY COMMONER.
Daughter of Austrian Army Chief to
Wed Physician.

Berlin. Nov. &c. via London, Nov. IL
According to the Lokal Anzeiger the
Arcbduchess Isabella Marie, daughter Of
Archduke Frederick, commanderin chief
of the Austrian army, Is about to marry
n commoner. having promised her hand
to Prof. Pau Albrecht a Vienna physi-
clan.
The archduchess had short though
unhappy romance as the consort of Prince
George of Bavaria, whom she divorced a
few months after their marriage. she
then devoted herself to nursing unleT
the name of Sister Irmgard, and in tn"
course of her work met DR. Albrecht She
has been devoted in her services to the
Red Cross during the war.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
so THE CALF KEPT ON

AS a train stopped at little Ohio sta
ton the passengers heard the plaintive
tawling of calf, which was being
wheeled along the platform in a crate,
There's someone complaining. conduc-
tor" said a traveller. looking for bit
of fun.
Not to me-" answered the mild old
ticket taker. Never heard passenger =
complaint with that much sense"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
CROP PRODUCTION AND PRICES.

The following summary of preliminary
estimates OF crop production and prices
for Vermont has been compiled by the
bureau of crop estimates, United States
department Of agriculture:
Corn-Estimate this year 2,26o,00 BUSH
els, final estimate last year 2.115,aoo price
November l to producers IS cents per
bushel year ago so cents.
Wheat-Estimate this year 5000 BUSH
els. final estimate last year 2,ll5,000; price
November l to producers sll5, year ago
s1.06.
Oats-Estimate this year 3.4s3,0o0 bush
els. final estimate last year 2.ll5,00O; price
November to producers &c cents per
bushel, year ago 81 cents.
Observation-Disclosures this year 10000 BUSH
els, final estimate last year 4li.000; price
November to producers &c cents per
bushel, year q 90 80 cents.
| Potatoes-Estimate this year $780, 0C
bushels, final estimate last year 400 600;
price November l to producers "a cents
! Per bushel year ago 40 cents,
Applcs-Estimate this year 900 bar
res, final estimate last year 1,O67.0c0
price October Is to producers $3.50 pc,
barrel, year ago Sl.65,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
r,ruED BOY OF GROUP.

Nothing frightens mother more than
the loud. hoarse cough of Group. Labored
breathing, strangling. choking and gasp
ing for breath demand instant action.
Mrs #. Neureuer Eau Claire Wis,
says: "Foley's Honey and Tar cured my
boy of Group after other remedies failed"
Recommended for coughs and colds. ].
w. O'Sullivan Adv.
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MYSTERIOUS FIRES.
Three started nenr Corral of Horses
Destined for Wnr.

New York, NOV. 1.-THE authorities
are investigating three separate freS
which were started tonight in two
strings Of freight cars in the Erie rail-
road yards at Weehawken, \. j.. about
100 feet away from n corral containing
500 horses waiting shipment to Europe.
Watchmen saw three men fleeing from
the yards and fired several revolver shots
but the fugltives escaped. The hremen
who extinsuished the flames discovered
that waste from the journals of the cars
had been soaked in oil. placed in the
corners of empty cars and ignited. The
damage was slight
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
WRITER TO SPEAK IN RUTLAND.

Dorothy Garfield Fisher of Arlington,
author of the "Squirrel-Cage," The
Montessorl Mother" and innumerable
short stories, is to speak in Rutland to-
day under the auspices of the Parent
Teacher association Of the high school,
Her subject will he THE Modern Parent
and the Modern School"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
AMERICANS KILLED.
Murders Said to BE work of faqui
Indians in Mexico.

Topolobampo Sinaloa, Mex. via Radio
to san Francisco. Nov. I6.-Three Amer.
leans were killed in the interior of Mex
leo recently. according to advices received
here to-day. Settlers around Los Mochls
were reported in fear of attacks by Mayo
Indians who are on the war path.
The Americans reported killed were
Maurice Free and Charles Goldsborough,
slain November 1 at Bateve and w. >.
Windham. killed at Quimichis, Topic.
Carranza troops have been ordered into
the Yaqui valley, according to advices
received to-day, to protect American in
terests.
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SAME, AGE.

The Grand Duke of SaXe-W eimar had
in Germany reputation for perpetrating
bulls" Once he came across two school,
boys who looked remarkably alike The
lads must surely be twins" he said Yes,
your highness," replied the father An, "
said the grand duke, placing his hand on
the head of one of them. And how old
are you?" Six" answered the boy.
And vou?" he said turning to the other
ad-Boston TraosrriT"
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HE SOLD ROTTEN EGGS.

Buffalo, n. Y, Nov. 16,-lnteratate
trade in rotten eggs intended for human
consumption cost Henry Sloan Of Kan
sas City 5000 in federal court to-day
In pronouncing sentence Judge Hazel
said that the defendants promise to quit
the business was all that saved him
from a prison term. Prosecution was
brought under the pure food and drug
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
DEER HUNTERS MEETING WITH
SUCCESS.

Deer hunters are not only getting a
large number of deer in Nermonts 1915
open season, which began Monday. but
they are bringing down very fat animals,
according to the early returns. The unusual
warmth OF the atmosphere kept vegeta-
ton comparatively fresh this fall, thus
affording excellent feeding. In Cabot on
Monday 10 deer were shot. In Bethel Il. p.
Fisher was driving on North Main street
Monday when a good-sized buck deer APP
peared in the street ahead OF him, having
been driven from the pasture. ran
ahead of him for a short distance
and finally disappeared around a bend
in the road
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
ROUNDUP OF JOY-R1DERS

Fifteen respondents admitted misde
meanors in the matter of borrowing au-
tomobles when arraigned in Barre city
court Friday, and three minors also
acknowledged completely in the practice
Of taking cars that did not belong to
them Each of the 10 was fined $50 and
costs and placed on probation, execution
of sentences being suspended during their
good behavior
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
RAISE 500 IN 40 MINUTES

One of the largest congregations In the
history of the First Baptist Church in
Rutland raised 5000 In 40 minutes Sun
day morning to lift the mortgage on the
parsonage which was recently purchased.
The largest subscription was $500.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
INJURED IN RUNAWAY.

l.. H. Sheldon of West Rutland receiv-
ed fractured wrist and severe bruises
when his horse ran away, frightened by
the breaking of the harness.
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uNDERGOEs DELICATE OPERATION

Ernest l.. Nolin, who fell from roof In
Brattleboro, suffered partial paralysis his
fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae being
fractured, The bones were wired together
and the young man was placed In plas-
ter cast from his hips to his neck
Weights were hung from his feet and his
head In order to keep the bone In exactly
the same position, and he must lie thus
immovable 70. weeks. lie attempted to
jump a space of five feet between two
buildings and fell two stories to the
ground
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
COOPERATIVE INsURING co.

Preliminary arrangements for the
formation of cooperative insuring COM
pany are being considered by the board
of directors of the Barre Granite Manu-
facturers' association. A petition Ia to be
forwarded to the state insurance COM
mission.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
RIOTING AT DOCKS.
500 Men of Military Age Try Cnsuc-
ccssfuiIy to Board SaxOnin Mt Liverpool.

ccssfulIy to Board SaxOnin ut Liverpool.
New York, Nov. 16.--Passengers who ar
rived here on the Cunard liner Saxonia
to-day reported that considerable r!oting
occurred at the Liverpool docks when l%
ond cabin and 700 other men, chiefly Irish
men of military age, were refused pas
sage after the liners crew had threat
ened to strike If any British citizen of
military age was allowed to sail. Officers
of the ship said there were a number of
Englishmen and Welshmen in the crowd.
When the 1913 men who had engaged pas
sage started to board the liner it was no.
ticed that most Of them were young men.
The crew held n meeting, and few min
utes later statement was presented to
the first officer stating that the crew
would walk off the ship If any men of
military age came aboard. At the same
time crowd of more than 700 men. all of
them said to have been of military age,
reached the dock and sought passage in
the Storage. officials of the line We're
notified and hastily decided to agree To
the demands of the crew. 1t was then
passengers said, that the crowd of more
than 500 men made a great disturbance
in trying to board the liner. 1t required
considerable force, other passengers said
to drive the crowd from the dock.
New York, Nov. 16-About 200 young
| Britons, mostly Irishmen, We're amonl
the passengers on the steamer California
which arrived in port to-day Passengers
said that most of the young men had let
I ~, ;,1 I'D -;y
| ton.
Seven recruiting sergeants boarded TIL
| California before she left England art
| made strenuous efforts, passengers said
to set the young men to enlist. They sue
ceeded. however. in inducing only two t'
| join the colors.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
FIRE IN W1LLIAMSTOWN.

The home of William Fogg Of Williams
town was practically destroyed by fire
early Saturday morning. The barn and
all the buildings connected with the
house were also destroyed. The flames
apparently originated in the barn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18

New steel helmet has been issued as
an experiment to British troops, similar
TO that adopted recently by the French
army. 1t is described as resembling
pudding basin and useful against gren-
ade and shell splinters and shrapnel.
Consequently it is of psychological inn
portance as giving the men sense OF
security.
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SENATOR BURROWS DEAD.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Nov. l6.-Former
United States Senator julius Caesar
Burrows died at his home here to-
night,
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BURLINGTON.

ton and other places in Vermont, has en-
tered the field as a general evangelist
He will begin series OF meetings a,
Schenectady, N Y, this week
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MAKING A LOAN.
It Is Much Easier II You Have Good
Hank Balance.

The business man, accustomed TO
carrying n satisfactory bank balance,
never has difficulty in making the
loan which sudden need or unexpect-
ed opportunity make desirable.
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TURNS EVANGELIST.

The Rev, w. w. Brunk, n former pas
tor of the Methodist Church at Benning-
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Woodbury. D. o. fauk H. A.
Cooke II. Macomber
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CHrrrENpEN COUNTY TRUST co.