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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
PROPOSE LEAGUE
Of Pc v Frs To
POLICE WORLD
Former President Taft and SO
Other Prominent Americans
to Meet June II to Plan
Peace Pact.

New York, May Ga committee of 100
Of the prominent men of the country,
headed by former President Taft, have
issued call for a conference to be held
in Independence hall, Philadelphia, on
June II, to consider the adoption of pro-
posas for u league Of peace, or league
OF nations.
It is proposed, according to the text
of the call made public tonight, that
the United States shall become one of
the league of powers who shall agree to
use their joint military forces to pre-
vent any one of their number from going
to war with another before recourse Is
had to judicial tribunal, or where the
question in dispute Is not justiiahle to
an international council of Cancellation.
The plan Is largely the idea of Mr.,
Taft who will preside at the conference,
and is understood to have the personal
though unofficial endorsement of Presi-
dent Wilson, the announcement says.
The movement had its origin in a SER
les of private meetings held here durin e
the winter attended by Mr.. Taft. Prcsi-
dent Lowell of Harvard University and
others who are among the signers of the
call
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
BARDWELL HOTEL
TO CHANGE HANDS

Rutland, May 27.--Negotiations that
have been pending for several days
were closed This afternoon whereby
the Bardwell hotel property in this
city goes into the hands of new own
ers. \ stock company is in the process
Of formation that will purchase from
Labor brothers, who have been owners
Of the hotel for 10 years, and the active
managers Of the hotel viii be George
r. Bush and Norman j. NlckkaW, at
present connected with the Berwick. \
f.. Beane, also of the Berwick. These
three Rutland men will be stocllhold-
ers and actively connected with the
management of the hotel. Other
stockholders in the company Will be
John j. Murphy, treasurer of the
Marble Savings BDnk in this city"
and Ray w. Collins of Burlington. the
we'll known pitcher of the Boston
American 'IRed Sox" team, an intimate
friend of Mr., Murphy. Other stock in
the company win be held by Rutland
and burlington people.
| The purchase price OF the property is
| not announced, but the deal now being
contaminated contcmpatcs an expendi-
ture Of approximately $4,000, The new
| managrmcnt will proceed at once to make
extensive improvements to the hotel.
! The Lalor Brothers purchased the Hotel
! Bardwell for $5l.50D and during their
ownership they have made large inn
provemcnts Within "A year they have
expended something like $500 on the
| property
Jack" Beanc has been porter for The
| RerNick for Is years and has wide
| - tr1\.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
RIDES DOWN HILL
IN RUNAWAY CAR
Daughter of Cuttingsville Post.
master Has Narrow Escape
from Serious Injury.

Rutland, May 3o.-Dorothy Stewart,
daughter of Postmaster j. c. Stewart
of Cuttingsville. escaped with merely
some cuts and bruises, in a spectacular
automobile accident at Shrewsbury early
Saturday morning when a machine in
which she was the only passenger ran
unguded for several hundred feet down
a steep hill, overturning at the bottom.
Miss Stewart and a party of young
people went Friday night in Ford
driven by her brother Clayton Stewart,
to attend a play given by the Thimble
club at Grange hall, Shrewsbury Center.
There was dance afterwards and not
until after midnight was the party ready
to return home.
Miss Stewart and girl friend climbed
into the back seat of the machine which
stood in the road at the top of hill in
front of the hall while her brother, who
had 'cranked up" was momentarily busy
short distance away. The jar of the
two persons entering started the car fol
some reason and before amy person could
check it the automobile started at a
rapid pace down the hill with no one at
the wheel. Miss Stewards companion
jumped Immediately and was unhurt
although she tainted. The Ford struck
several trees and finally came to stop
upside down, throwing Miss Stewart out.
Her friends We're astonlshcd when she
rose to her feet, bleeding about the face
hut not perma nentlY injured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
AOLO SIXTH CONVENT|O !
DR.. David G.. Latshaw of New York
Addresses Addison County
Y. VI. G.. \.

Middlebury, May 2s.-The sixth annual
association of Addison county and Bran
don was opened at 1890 O'Clock in the
Y. NJ. G.. A. rooms with devotional exer-
cises, led by the Rev. W. w. White of
Nergemnes. followed by an open discus
sion. led by Mr.. Allen, in the absence
city. who did not get to town until the
noon train There was a good attend
enCe.
J. y. Barss Of Nergenncs presided in
the afternoon. DR. David q. Latshaw
spoke on "Qualifications of Christian
Leadership Devotional exercises were
led by the Rev L. NJ 1saacs of Orwell.
An address on "A Great Movement
Among Industrial Men" was delivered
by DR.. Latshaw.
AT $3.50 an open meeting was presided
over 10y the Hon. J. +. Weeks of Middle
bury. y discussion was held on AN Adj
Olson County Hospital" THE cost and
the Service of a hospital" was explained
by DR.. C. S. Caverly of Rutland
At $50 the Woman's Auxiliary served
a banquet in the Memorial Baptist
Church, j. n. Barss Of Nergennes presd'
ing. Music was furnished by the Rev.
and Mrs. j. L. Bold Chairman Of the
State organization w j. Van Patten OF
Burlington gave the greetings of the
State. after which Or. d. G.. Latsha W
delivered an address on Go"
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of latbes. one concern alone getting q
contract for $3N,U"'
Most of the machines bought have been
for making smaller sizes OF shrapnel, the
demand being for 16-inch and 2O-inch
lathes chiefly, although some of the
larger sizes have also been sold Tur-
ret lathes for making fuse caps and
other fittings for the shells have been in
almost equally good demand, and tools
designed for the manufacture of rifles
have been purchased by companies with
contracts for this class of material
How great is the war munition indus
try which the foreign war orders are
building up in the United States may
be Judged from what is under way in a
single locality where there was formerly
Il moderately large powder plant At
City Point, Pa a matter of 100000 is In
volved in factory building for the Du
pont Powder company, a mammoth plant
being under construction. which is fully
as large as the Grand Central terminal
in this city. 1t covers l,ooo acres, 700
of which are enclosed. Miles of track
are being built into the property, con-
Meeting it with the Norfolk e. Western
railway More than 1000 men are rush
ing the job, working day and night;
when completed. 5000 other men will at
once take the plant over and begin the
manufacture of shells, CARTRIDGES and ex-
plosivcs for the allied armies.
This is only single unit of scores
that are being enlarged or newly con-
structed in all parts Of the East, Com
panies that will manufacture rifles. can
81 triI fr.., Il
other explosives are being pressed to
more and greater speed in getting plants
in shape for early output,
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Congregational Convention.

stowe, May 27-The 10Th annual con-
vention of the Lamoille CountaY Assoc
citation of congregational Churches was
held here to-day, Delegates We're present
from Jeffersonville, Cambridge. Johnson,
llyde Park and Morrisville. The confer
ence sermon was preached by the Rev, w.
r. Hamlln OF Hyde Park and other
speakers were the Rev. w, F.. Baker of
Morrisyile, the Rev. +. w, Hazen of
Johnson, the Rev f. b. Hyde Of Jetfer-
sonvile. Mrs. NJ. II. Buckham and Miss
Ellen Catlin of Burlington, the latter a
returned missionary from Harpoot, Tur-
key, who also spoke. The following officers
were reelected: President. DR.. Y. l..
Hardy of Morrisvle; registrar the Rev.
", r. Hamlin of Hyde Park; treasurer.
Mrs. Holmes of Johnson The next meet
ing will he held at johnson, and confcr-
cnce sermon viii be given Ny the Roy.
Lpmuol Davis of stowe.
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EXPORTS FORGING
AHEAD At RATE
Of S94,656,76l
Favorable Trade Balance rf Uni
ted States for Fiscal Year
Likely to Exceed Bill.
lion Dollars.

Washington, May 3o.-Fisures ma,
public by the department of commerce
show that April, 1915, imports totalled
$50 SIC, lC5, against s173, 1852 ia in April last
year and SAG 1874, 46l in April, 1913. April
exports rose $9iGj6,761 above the best rec
ord made in April of any earlier year.
being 1921, i70,l99 against Sl62,552510 in
April, 1914 and $l99 Sl3, i3S in April 1915.
Comparing April trade with the low
points touched in August last. imports
have increased 23.1 per cent and exports
1868 per cent. OF the April. 1915, imports,
$50 per cent. entered free Of duty COM
pared with 62 per cent in April, 1914, and
SO per cent. in April. 1913.
Comparing imports and exports during
the 10 months ended with April of the
years named, imports have fallen from
81 ,572, l14692 in 1914 to 1874 lS9,1i9 in 1915,
q decrease of SlN,92i,9i3, or 12.6 per cent.
while exports have risen from S2,0t5. IA, 40
to 81 rs, DIS o6S, an increase of Sl79,113, 5>9,
or SIS per cent
The figures for the 10 months ended
April 80 1915 show a favorable balance
on merchandise transa ctions in excess of
SS51,OO,0co If to this be added the known
eXCesses of exports over imports for the
three weeks of May closing with the ed.
the net favorable trade balance thus far
during the fiscal year is well in excess of
1901 00N.0Do and it is probable that the
export balance for the fiscal year ending
June 80 next will exceed s1,00IO,M0, or
about s335,O0OO more than the former
high record export balance recorded in
the fiscal year 1908,
These are facts unprecedented in our
commercial history, They derive, how
ever, greater weight when it is consid-
cred that they include two months, JULY
and August, 1914, in which the trade bal
ance was temporarily against us The
change from conditions existing a year
ago appears from the fact that whereas
by reason of large imports of foodstuffs
and reduced exports of them during
April 1914, an adverse trade balance of
over Sl1,O0,0D was then shown, there is
this year in April a favorable balance of
very nearly $l34 10000, a net change, A s
the record shows, in our favor Of $1,000
orc.
April, 1915 imports of gold aggre gated
sic. 2o3 OPS against s246o 42i in April last
year. while April exports of gold were
$Sl3,7o6, compared with si07,3S6 in April,
1914 The nine months ended with April
of the current year showed an export
balance of S4o33,902, a fact wholly due
to the large excess of exports over i'm
ports of gold In the period from July TO
November. Those months showed an ag-
gregate export balance Of $ll6,00lHN, while
the succeeding months to April go show
ed an import balance of &c., 10000 In the
movements Of gold
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
LUMBER MILL
BURNS WITH A
LOSS OF $4,000

Rutland, May 30-The lumber mill of
the TWltchel Construction company at
West Bridgewater on the road to Ply
mouth, was totally destroyed by fire early
yesterday morning the blacksmith shop
going with the mill The office was saved.
The loss will reach $4,000, there being no
insurance. The mill was equipped with
expensive machinery, "A new 80 horse
power engine being badly damaged.
The fire started from a hot box Charles
WhittoN, an employc. who was in the
engine room Ming "A saw barely escaped
with his life when the flames gnited
dust and caused an explosion which gave
him the first warning that there was u
tire.
The mill WAS in charge of Frank
Dooley as foreman. |. w. Coburn OF
Rutland was in charge of the clapboard
department. The mill was erected a year
ago and the concern had cut about half
of a million feet of lumber which it was
expected to get out. A portable mill will
be put up to complete the work, There
We're s. hands employed at the burned
structure.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
VERMONT BREViTIES.

Because he peddlcd without a license
Nathan Ekman was fined $50 and costs
of s5.0i at Bellows Falls
8 Col Cyrus -. Roys, a native of Water
town, died en- route home from Florida
to Elkhart. Ind. He was tho author
Of Captain Jack" an historical novel of
early Vermont.
Miss Mariory Colby died at her home
at Berlin, aged 80 years The greater
part of her life was spent in that village
where she was born.
Merton Morse of Marshfleld was hit
in the side by a spent bullet while work
ing on the meadow near the Cabot road
above the village. The bullet pierced his
clothing and broke the skin, but caused
no serious injury.
Tho secretary of state, on recommends
ton of states Attorney C. V. Poulln, has
suspended the license of John Coleman
of PoultncY to run a motorcycle in Yer
mont Coleman collided at Castleton with
a horse driven by Charles WOODBURY. in
juring the animal so badly that the
owner had it killed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
NE MORTAL DAY
IS HIS BIRTHDAY
N. c. Hayes, Civil War Veteran,
65 Years Married-Mrs.
Hayes Is 81.

St Adams May 3O.-Nathan c.
Hayes quietly observed his eighty
fifth birthday anniversary to-day at
his home on Mason street. where he
and his wife. who is 81 years old, re-
side with their sons wife, Mrs Ed
ward ~. Hayes. This aged couple
passed their sixty-fifth wedding an
niversary September 20 last.
Although they are somewhat feeble
Mr.. Hayes is able to care for the lawn
and do light work about the premises.
Until 10 years ago he worked in the
Central Vermont upholstering shops.
Mrs. Hayes, although two years her
husbands senior, is even more active.
Her sight and hearing are good and she
is we'll informed on the events of tho
day.
Mr.. Hayes enlisted in Company c,
9th VT Infantry June Is. 1852. He
taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry and
taken to Chicago. where he became i'll
with typhoid fever Later he was eX-
changed.
Mr., and Mrs. Hayes have two sons.
Charles L. Of this city and Edward n.
of Michigan.
family reunion will be held in the
of the four generations of the family
will be taken. There are seven grand =
children and II great grandchildren.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03

teachers was the Rev. c. L. Leonard,
president of Troy Conference Academy
Poultney. He advocated the raising of a
fund to add to n State fund to secure
speakers of national prominence at the
annual gatherings, turning the meetings
into teachers forums NJ. r. Downing,
agent Of the Rutland farm bureau, spoke
on agriculture in schools. He recon-
mended teaching agriculture in the first
few grades by instllling in the children
a love for nature continuing the course
to the high school. where scientific gar
dening should be taught.
The Sunday school workers held a long
conference with F. II. Beckwith, rural
superintendent for New York State, who
gave an address on '"rhe Rural Sunday
School" The Rev. r. w. Raymond OF
Proctor spoke on THE Aim of the Sun
day School," tho Rev. G. A. Boyd Of Bur-
lington. general secretary of the Vermont
State Sunday School association, dis
cussed the Privileges, Power and
Possibilities Of the Sunday School
Teacher" The Rev. A. A. Lancaster of
Middlebury and the Rev. Peter Heller
| of Arlington also gave addresses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
STOCKHOLDERS OF
b. & w. r. II. MEET

Brattleboro. May 30.-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Brattleboro
& Whitehall Railroad company was held
yesterday morning at eleven O'Clock in
the Brooks House and at one o'clock the
annual banquet was served to 100 of whom
lO7 came to Bratteboro on the train this
morning.
These directors We're elected: j w.
Meendy and A, f. Cudworth of South
Londonderry, j. A. MuzZey and j S, Rob
inson of Jamaica. e. b, Batchelder and J.
H. Ware Of Townshend, ID. A. Benson
and A. NJ. Sherman of Newfane and
Clara c. Fits of Bratteboro Harmon
r.. Eddy of Brattleboro was elected clerk
The directors elected these officers
President, j, w. Melendy; vice-president.
f. y, Batchelder; treasurer, G, A. Boy
den of Brattleboro; auditor. \ Il. Cud;.
worth; executive committee, A T., Cud-
worth, ID. A. Benson and the president,
ex -ofiicio, clerk, Harmon H. Eddy,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
CHURCHES OBJECT
TO TAX APPRAISAL

Bratteboro, May E.-Attorney Harold
E. Whitney appeared this morning be-
fore the board of listers to protest
against appraisals on property Of the
Center Congregational Church, the First
Baptist Church and the Brattleboro
graded school district In the first in
stance objection was made to the tax on
the Goodhue property, recently acquired
by the Center CONGREGATIONAL Church on
the ground that it is to be devoted ex-
clusively to church uses and that such
income as Is derived from it at present is
devoted to that use, Objection by the
First Baptist Church Is made to a tax
on some bank stock held by the church,
the organization claiming that the in
come from this is devoted exclusively to
charitable purposes as was required
when 1t was given to the church.
The tax on the Hines property, recently
bought by the school district. Is objected
to on the ground that such a tax is prac-
tically double tax. Charles Burroughs
objected to the appraisal on a piece OF
his property on Prospect street. There
his property on Prospect street
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
DESTRUCTIVE FROST
AT BRATTLEBORO

Brattleboro, May 21.-Wth the mercury
down to 81 degrees generally about town
and lower than that in some places,
much damage was done last night to
fruit trees, vegetables and flower gardens
in which planting had been done early
How extensive the damage to fruit trees
was is not yet known but one fruit raiser
said If the mercury was down to freez-
ing it would be found that the damage
would be heavy,
In one garden tomato plants, even
though covered up, We're killed and one
gardener who had potatoes up three
inches has the planting to do all over
again. Similar stories come from all parts
of the town.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
CHARGED WITH BEATING BOY
George Larcnu BniIcd In $500 for
County COurt-BOy's BODY Cow
cred with Bruises.

st. Adams, May 2S.-Before Judge y.
y. Post in city court yesterday after
noon George Lareau, a Itighgate farm
er, was arraigned, charged with as
saulting Harry Corwin, a boy whom
he took from a New York orphan
asylum about a month ago to work
for him. Lareau was bound over for
appearance at the September term of
Franklin county court under bonds of
$500, which he furnished The boy
ran away from his employer and, on
being taken in charge by the overseer
Iof the poor. entered compla. Mt
against Lareau. The boys body was
covered with bruises, which he said
We're caused by the whipping he re-
ceiVel
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COUNTY AGENT
STARTS WAR ON
GRASSHOPPERS

Brattleboro, May 3O.-Agent A. w.
Sweeton of the Windham County Agri-
cultural association has started a de-
termined effort to help the farmers of
the county keep in check the grasshop-
per pest.
Mr.. Sweeton on Wednesday on the
farm of LOOMS Brothers in East Putney
applied the mixture recommended by the
United States department of agriculture
as an effective method of destroying the
pest and yesterday on one square foot
of land over 200 dead grasshoppers were
counted Mr. Sweeton will give a demon
stration at Loomis Brothers farm In
East Putney Tuesday afternoon.
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BREAKS COLLAR BONE
FALLING FROM TRAIN

St. Adams May 8o-Sylvester Danbeny
of Newport News, Va, negro, was
brought to the hospital In this city yes
terday afternoon suffering from a broken
collar bone received Friday night while
on route on passenger train No. due
here from Montreal at 1910 o'clock.
Danbeny, who was one Of several horse
men on the way to Newport News to
sail with horses for the European war,
does not remember how the accident
occurred. 1t is proba bic that he jumped
or fell from the train All the men had
been having a merry time.
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RUTLAND FIREMEN
HAVE HOURS TASK

Rutland. May 9o.-Fire Of unknown or
lgin probably from the careless discard of
a match or a cigarette did between s,5n
and $1,000 damage at the house occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs William II. Seward and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Leon c. White
and Miss Matte f. Campbell at 81 Elm
street this afternoon, the alarm sounding
at ;35 o'clock. The fire. which spread
in a considerable amount of intlammable
material very rapidly, was a roaring
furnace when the tiremen arrived and It
was over an hour before the recall was
sounded,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
VERMONT NOTES
Rutland May Have Big Convention
UaII-Plnn Said to Meet
with Favor.

A new convention hall, to be the lar9-
est and most up-to-date in Vermont one
of the crying needs of Rutland for 10
years, is being discussed seriously by
business and professional men of that
city, who are interested with other clt-
zens in such project, Harry j. Dorion'
who is Interested in the new garage now
being erected at the corner of Wales and
Willow street. admitted that figures have
been obtained and the matter of extend
ing the building another story has been
contemplated during the last few days,
At best the construction of the new gar
age would be halted about a week or u
days and the expense which would he
added to carry out the proposed addition
would amount to about $1,000.
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DEATH OF NORWICH
UNIVERSITY ALUMNUS

Rutland. May 8.--Paris A. Eastman, a
graduate of Norwich University, class of
1873 died at the Rutland hospital to-day,
following a surgical operation He was
born in Paris in 1865, but had lived in
Vermont many years. When young
man he was foreign buyer for New
York hat concern. During later years
he had been in the employ Of the F. r.
Patch Manufactures company and the
Clement National bank of this city. He
Is survived by his wife and six sons and
daughters
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DOCTOR AND BOY
BITTEN BY DOC
Animal Is Confined and Will Be
Watched for Signs OF
Rabies.

Rutland. May 3o--Dr NJ. Il. Grain Of
tenNr street was bitten by dog owned
by II. II. McLaughlin of Il School street
this afternoon about two O'Clock while
the physician was returning home from
the fire on Elm street and just previous
to this the auimal bit d boy who was
running along the street in the vicinity
of the corner of Center and Wales streets.
Or. Grain Immediately cauterized the
wound. Health Officer F. II. Gebhardt
ordered the dog detained and it is spend
ing the night in the city lookup, held to
await developments, and if it shows any
sign of rabies it will be killed and the
head sent to the State laboratory at Bur
lington.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
JUNIOR PROM. AT
NORWICH UNIVERSITY

Mortified, May 2S--Thls evening the
chief event Of junior week took place when
the junior prom. was held in Dewey hall,
the crowd being one of the largest which
has attended a social affair at the college
.his year. Lieutenant and Mrs Parker.
Dean and Mrs Roberts and Professor
and Mrs Dix were in the receiving line.
The decorations in the hall We're of orange
and black with quantities Of green houghs
and trees effectively placed. The dance
orders We're of gray suede. The commit
tee in charge consisted of L. II Cook. r
L. Greed. A. D. t,dmunds and G. l.. Ste
vcns. Tapln's orchestra of Burlington
furnished music