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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-09
BRADSTREET'S VERMONT
WEEKLY TRADE REPORT

Bradstrcets Burlington. Vt, office re-
ports, in summarizing trade conditions
for the month of August, that the state
Industries In their entirety are better
employed than they were year ago.
The machine interests year ago We're
operating on short time with small
forces and there was an accumulation
OF stock orders; the month Just CLOSED
shows large amount of business on
hand ana ahead, while with some manu-
facturors in this line work Is unoer-
way to enlarge plants. Certain WOODEN
niils have received orders enapl'hS
them to work with larger forces "h''e
other wooden mills report the volume
OF trace not as good as 1t was year
ago Tho shoddy business Is II any
thing, better than 1t was in August or
last year
inc granite manufacturers nave ialr
amount of business on hand and antlSl>
pate fair amount Of fall business pur
case of dropping OFF at this time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-09
RELIEF FOR BELGIANS.
Need of Aid for Unfortunate Nation
still Exists.

Mrs. Joseph Aud, executive secretary
Of the Vermont committee Of the belgian
relief commission, reports that there is
no present prospect that there will be
any cessation of the needs of the Bel
CLANS and they are making active
preparations for a campaign Of indefinite
length. The charity of the world Is
likely to be more sorely needed during
the coming fall and winter than II was
early in the fall and winter Of last year.
and while the present necessities Of the
destitute are being met and they are
being fed by the commission, together
with what grain they have been able to
harvest from their crops, the supply of
food in Belgium will soon he depleted
and the Belgians will again be de-
pendent on the efforts of the commits
sion.
Following Is report OF the work done
by Vermont in aid Of the RclGians:
Burlington, chairman. Mrs Ira l..
Reeves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 ,27O.S
St Adams, chairman. Mrs. T. A.
Sunm"rskill OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. lT4"
Windsor. chairman. Mrs. Maxwell
F'Narts ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4-SiS
Mddlebury, chairman, Mrs. w, s.
Burraec ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -15.S6
Brandon. chairman, Mr.. Harry
Collins ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. looO
Newport chairman. Mrs. c. l. NJ.
Bughee OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. llm
Bellows Falls. chairman. Mrs. Ed
ward Kirkland NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1866
Brattleboro. chairman, Mrs. G. G.
Fits ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Randolph. chairman. Rev. Frazer
Metzger .....,...,..,.,......'.'.. 5z''o
Rutland. chairman. Mrs. George
thaffco Observation-Disclosures. Of ~
White River Junction, chairman.
Mrs. Charles G. Cone ..........,.. 323.
Bennington. chairman. Rev. T, +.
turner ...........,''.'... '.'''''''''. ios''a
Johnson. chairman, Rev. f. w.
Ila2en ................'.'.'.'.' Soa
Lyndonville. chairman. Mrs. c. T.
Walter, observation-disclosures l4".'o
Montpelier, chairman, Mrs. c. A.
lest ......',''''' ''''''.''''''''' 80"
Sunday contributions ................ SAL
Total amount raised ..............S 1876. AZ
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G.. f.. Latour, Prof. A. A. Borland and
NJ. J. Barnes, and the superintendent. TO
investigate and report back to the board
at a special meeting to bo callel by
the superintendent for that purpose.
In taking up the matter Of the mcGi-
cal inspectors Mr.. Barnes gave it as
his opinion that this is the most impor-
tant part Of the work Of the commits
sioners for upon it rests the health Of
the pupils. a correction in their health
in early life having the same effect as
correction in n business industry in
its infancy. In some sections OF the
country the work has been done by q
physician aided by trained nurses. and
Mr.. Barnes inquired ii the nurse system
had proved a more satisfactory one.
The superintendent stated that il hal
reen found to be better where carried
ont. The committee is to investigate
and report back TO the board with a
recommendation.
Robert King, who was carotaker Of
the manual training room Of the high
school last year was reappo!ntcl - that
position for the coming school year
Miss Cora Montgomery was appointed
To the place Of secretary to the prnci-
pal of the high school +. A. Houlo,
who is ianltor at the Adams school, was
appointed ianitor Of the star Hose room
kindergarten. lie viii carry on the al
ditional work In connection with his
former duties. The resignation of M!ss
Abigail Bacon. principal Of the Chase
street Kindergarten, was accepted and
Miss Kathryn NJ. Coventry and her as
sistant at the Lawrence Barnes kinder
garten will carry on the work at tho
Star Hose room Several insurance poll
cies. which expire during this month,
were ordered renewed with the Same
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AUTO CLUB ELECTS.
DIR. IL. l.. Cleaves President-E. 4.
BrOiie vice-Prcsident.


Montpelier. Sept. 5-Dr. X. L.
Cleaves Of Montpelier was elected
president Of the Automobile Club of
Vermont at the annual meeting in the
city hall yesterday afternoon. which
was well attended by members
throughout the state. Other officers
elected follow: Vice-presidents, +. A.
Brodie of Burlington and G. T. Chaffee
of Rutland; secretary and treasurer,
Lester H. Greene of Montpelier; direc-
tor. G.. II. Morrill, Of st. Johnsbury. Di-
rectors elected to the American Auto
mobile association in place of f.. G..
Smith Of ST. Adams were S. S. Ballard.
ID. T. IIanley and J. NJ. Boutwell, of this
city and G. II. Morrill, of st. Johnsbury.
The report of the treasurer, Mr..
Greene, shows n balance of $l.174.73 on
hand. The matter OF selecting dele
gate to tho Panama Road Congress-
which Is to hold n convention in Cali
fornia this month. was left with Gov.
c. w. Gates. who is now in California
to attend the convention.
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HOME FROM CALIFORNIA.
President benton Returns from Meet
ing Of Association of State Universities.

president Guy Potter Benton Of the
University of Vermont has returned from
BerkeleN, Cal, whore he attended the
meeting of the National Association of
State Universities. composed Of the
presidents of all the American univcr-
stiles The association met Monday and
Tuesday, August 20 and 81. The day
preceding, the presidents We're taken by
special train to "llacienda," the estate
OF Mrs. Hearst. mother Of William Ran
dolph Hearst, where they were enter
tanned at dinner. Ex-Presdent and Mrs
Taft were among the party. The SEES
sions were taken up with the discussion
of various questions of administration.
among them being The Junior College,"
The Union of All Institutions in the
State" and The Responsibility Resting
on the State University for the Training
OF Teachels for the Secondary Schools"
This las: subject was led by President
Alley OF the University OF Maine.
The elections Tuesday resulted I'm
President Renton's reelection as sccrc-
tary OF the association for the sixth
time. which is tho longest any officer
has held u position In the association 1T
Is an odd coincdenrc that two weeks
before this, Dean Hills OF tho University
Of Vermont was elected secretary Of tho
American Association Of Agricultural
Colleges and Experiment Stations for the
seventh time. These two positions arc
tho most responsible IN the associations.
cntnilinS the editing Of the transactions
OF tho proceedings, and, In addition 10
the honor brought &c Burlington. there
is a financial gain. as the deposits Of the
annual dues OF the associations will be
madc In the local banks.
The meeting Mt Berkeley was one Of tho
most successful ever held. representa-
tives Of every State university being
present.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-09
SCHOOLS MAY BAR CHILDREN,

Common colds are contag ious and
boards of health In many cities are con-
sidering barring children with colds from
school FCloy's Honey and Tar Is an
old and reliable family medicine and
frees children from coughs. colds. Group
and whooping cough. Parents may save
trouble by giving before school opens.
J. w. O'Sullivan. Adv.
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INSURANCE MEN ON LAKE.
Vermont Association of Life Under
writer's Hold AnnunI Meeting.

The Vermont Association of Life Tn
derwriters held thew annual meeting
on the steamer Chatcaugay Thursday
afternoon, leaving Burlington at 400
o'clock and returning shortly after 500
y. IN. Between thirty and forty per
sons enjoyed the sail and the excellent
supper which was served on the boat.
The Hon. Robert J. Merrill, insurance
commissioner of Concord, \. II, spoke
on Some Aspects of Supervision OF
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place. The Vermont team viii be greatly
benefited by having Captain Bond. who
commanded one Of the best shooting
companies in the regular army, as coach
and is expected to mako II good show
ing Teams from the navy, marine currs
cavalry infantry, West polat and
Annapolis. and one from the militia regi-
ment OF each State will compete in these
matches.
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THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Commissioners Prepare for Opening
of New Year Tuesday Morning.

The public schools Of this city open
ed Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock.
The last meeting OF the board of school
commissioners before the opening of the
schools was held Friday night at the
office of Superintendent NJ D. Chitten-
den, all of the members being present,
The medical inspectors for the schools
were not appointed Friday night the
matter being left in the hands of the
teachers committee, composed Of DR.,
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and a weakness all
caused by fem a lie
trouble, and l took
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V & G t a Bile Com
pound with such ex-
cellent results that l
am now feeling fine.
| recommend tn Q
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p,lhlish NV letter
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Mr.. Cox. l.. c. Smith Typewriter Co,
Louis Dufilny. Alex V Goyette, LYMAN
G. Jennison. Mr.. Johnson, Joseph Lafolicr.
Sidney porlon Lowe, Nelson Miles. VIII
liam Parrot. Mr., PalCh, superintendent
Champaign lime kilns. John savoy. T. c
oli1ferro
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Experience of n Nurse.

Poland. N. Y.-"In my experience as a
nurse certainly think Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is q great
medicine. / wish all women with fe-
male troubles would take it. / took it
when passing through the Change of
Life with great results and l always re-
commend the Compound to all my pa
tients if l know of their condition in
time. will gladly do all can to help
others to know of this great medicine.
Mrs. HORACE NEWMAN, Poland, Her.
kimer Co., N. Y.
If you are i'll do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
you want special advice write
Lydia T.. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
(cOnfidcntiaD Lynn, Mass.
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UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
MEMS LIST.

List OF unclaimed letters in the Bur-
nngton postoffice for the week ending
Sept. 4. 1915:
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Deans Rheumatic Pills for Rhcu-
matism and Neuralgia. Entirely vege-
table Safe. 29eowlt
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WlNOOSKI LIST.

Buscena Antonino, Fred J. Brooks (2).
Mrs. Julia Cooper. Miss Ida DupaW,
Nellie Flo LemieuX, Lillian Major, Emilio
HAlmerle.
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IN ALL OUR
NE|CHBOPHOOD
There Is Hardly A Woman
Who Does Not Rely Upon
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound.

Princeton, III. 81 had inflammation,
hard headaches in the back of my neck
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II the FACTS about your property
will make 1t interesting TO home-hunters,
your advert isoment Will WIZ.
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There is scarcely neighbor around me
who does not use your medicine. Mrs.
!. i. JOHNSON, X. No. !, Box 80, Prince
ton, Illinois.
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For the lands sake-use Bowker's
Fertilizers They enrich the earth and
those who till II. (Adv)
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WOMEN'S LIST.

Lillian NJ. lombard. Anna ". Davies
Cordelia Dcisle. Miss Anna Ellis, Mra.
Henry Goddette, Miss Sadie Hannibal,
Miss Jcnnevic I.audheld, Miss c. /. Porn
ton, Mrs. Hattie Taylor
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CLUBBING LIST.
ne Free Press and Other Ycriodic ala
at Low Rates to One ANdresa,

The Weekly FREE PRESS can be OBJ
aimed In combination with other leading
'cr'odic, at low rates. To prevent un.
Necessary correspondence we will state
NAT after the subscription has begun
ouce OF a change OF address, or any.
ming concerning tho receipt OF the other
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The Weekly FREE PRESS and any one
81 the following periodicals will be sent
70 any one address In the United State.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-09-18
NEGRO METHOD[STS
ARE TO BE UNITED

Springfield, Mass, September
10.-Efforts are being made to
bring about a union of all Negro
Methodist churches of the country
These are three in number. the
African, the African Zion and the
Colored. and the Methodist church
proper, the large northern body,
there are 10 conferences of Negro
people Altogether there are some
100000 Negro Methodists, one
race, one government, one doctrine,
covering the same territory aud
drawing for support upon the lin
tied resources of the Negro people.
Some years ago, in the South, the
Methodist church tried the plan of
mixed district conferences, only to
abandon it is unsatisfactory both
to white and black. Now there is
a movement to create a Methodist
church of all America, that shall
have four general conferences and
the same number of boards of
bishops. This great movement
takes in Methodists South and
North, but is limited to white
Methodists. 1t is held that such
new plan will be materially help
ed if the 10 district conferences of
Negro people will go with other
Negro Methodists, and with them
perhaps form one large Methodist
body of Negro people. The plan
is reported to be growing in favor
among Negro people themselves,
but it is admitted that several
years will be required to bring It
about.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-09-18
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

A Local League in Action.-A
report from the Local Negro Bus
mess League of st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, says in part:
The Local League here has in
creased its membership threefold
and is endeavorIng to fill the place
in the community for which it is
ordained The outlook to that end
is very encouraging The basic
plan of action as adopted is 'one
thing at the time For the pres
ent the task before us is that of
getting our institution of charity,
Colored Hospital and Orphan
age for Northwestern Missouri, or
ganized and endowed OF course
there are many minor activities
engaging our attention from time
TO time as our League is becoming
the clearing house for all ideas,
projects and efforts of social and
economic nature"
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-09-18
MUST NOT ASK ABOUT COL.
OtOF APPLICANT.

Youngstown, O., Sept. THE
requirement made by the State
Medical Board that applicants for
certificates to practice certain
branches of surgery in Ohio should
state in their application race and
complexion and furnish a photo
graph, has been eliminated by the
secretary of the board, in response
to action taken by Governor Frank
b. Willis.
The matter was brought to the
governors attention by Burton,
Stewart d Burton, practitioners of
surgical chiropody in Youngstown,
graduates of the Prof. Rohrer's
and the DR.. Peter Kahler & Sons
Schools of Surgical Cbiropody of
New York. This firm wrote Gov.
Willis, filing objection to the por
tion of the clause in the application
blank making the requirements
concerning race and complexion.
and requesting photograph of
applicant. They are in receipt of
the following letter from the gov
ernor
State of Ohio,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTME ENT,
COLUMBUS,
August Both, 1915.
Mr.. A. l. Burton,
Youngstown, Ohio.
Dear Sir:
l am in receipt of your letter,
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signed by yourself, Mr.. M, Stewart
and Mr.. VIM. P. Burton protest
ing against certain portions of the
form sent out by the State Medical
Board for certiication to practice
different lines of surgery. | have
already taken up with that Board
the Objectionable features to which
you refer. DIR. Secretary of the
Board, has promised me to elimi-
nate from the blanks all reference
to race and complexion and the re.
quirement for the furnishing of
photographs.
Trusting that this agreement on
the part of the Board will be salts
factory to you, l am
Yours very truly,
FRANK B. WILLIS.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-09-18
NOTES ON
RACIAL PROGRESS
Reported by the National Negro
Business League.

The National Association oi
Colored Graduate Nurses recently
held their annual meeting at Ra.
leigh, North Carolina. The ses.
sions were attended by delegates
from many States and cities.
The Negro Odd Fellows OF
Georgia have in successful opera.
ton Model Demonstration Farm
near Macon, Georgia. The farm
consists of PSI acres, ITO of which
are under cultivation.
The Colored Federated Chari-
ties of Memphis, Tennessee. nave
just published their annual report.
During the past year they have
reached and helped five thousand
persons. H. G. Shepard is presi-
dent and V. w. Broughton, secre-
tary.
Joseph j. Attwell has been ap-
pointed general manager of the
South Carolina Mutual Insurance
Company, the widely known Negro
Insurance company of Durham,
North Carolina. Mr. Attwell will
have his headquarters at Columbia,
South Carolina.
Mrs j G. Horton of Guthrie,
Oklahoma, was recently reelected
President of the Oklahoma State
Federation of Negro Woman's
Clubs. Mrs. Horton is widely
known for her successful work in
establishing a library for the col
oreed people of her city.
The Supreme Lodge of the
knights of Pythias which recently
met at Columbus, Onio, reported
some very substantial, financial
and numerical advancement. Ov.
er half million dollars have been
handled through the executive
offices since the last meeting and
the enrolment of members now
stands 250,000 of the Pythians and
$1,000 of the Courts of Calanthe.
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all business and professional men
of the race.
In somewhat the same way these
merchants could cooperate to ad-
vertise their business. A half.
page in the local colored paper
may be purchased and several
forceful and pointed advertise
ments of the reason" style could
be inserted in this space to show
the many reasons why colored
people should patronize colored
business enterprises and some
where in the advertisement the
names of all the local merchants
who have taken part in the plan
should be inseated, and would in
that way be associated with an
idea which is both novel and pro-
gressive. An endless variety of
these advertisements can be pre-
pared on account of the breadth of
the subject and the many reasons
which may be advanced. At the
same time this plan would secure
more active cooperation from the
colored publisher to the mutual
benefit of all members of the race.
, In case no colored paper is pub.
lished in that community, the
matter may be put into the shape
of a circular or letter and sent
direct to every colored person in
the city.
Cooperative buying should
be considered under this dis
cussion, but we shall reserve it
for separate Talk, since its field
is somewhat complicated and it
could be best accomplished after
the credit aud advertising plans
are worked out and confidence be-
tween the merchants are establish
ed.
Detailed information concerning
these plans will be furnished to
the business men of any communi-
ty Free of Charge if a letter is
addressed to Emmett j. Scott,
Secretary, The National Negro
Business League, Tuskegee Insti.
tute, Alabama.
Local Negro Business Leagues
should take steps to organize COM
mittees at once, to organize these
credit and advertising clubs, and
in communities where no Leagues
are in operation letter should be
addressed to the Secretary of the
National League who will forward
information concerning them.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-09-18

Bowling Green, Mo, September
9.-The wife of the sheriff of Pike
county Thursday night, September
2, held off mob of more than 100
men who demanded the surrender
of Harrison Rose, "a Negro, charg-
ed with murder. They had planned
to lynch him. Rose, charged with
killing Dudley Davidson, farmer,
was jailed here Friday after race
between automobile parties-the
posse that had captured the priso-
ner and twenty automob les con
timing the mob bent on lynching
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-09-18

ST Joseph. Mo, Sept. l.
Thursday, Sept. 2, the Rev ]. B
F. Shaw, president of the Meriden
Institute, Meriden. Miss, appeared
before German Methodist Confer
ence which was in session here,
and delivered an address in interest
of the Freedmen's Aid Society of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
He spoke in German, and it was
the first time In the history of the
conference that it had heard an
address in the German language
by Negro.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-09-18
Cooperative
Competition

IF the colored grocerymen could
in some way cooperate to protect
themselves from bad creditors, it
would do much to help them to
greater success"
This statement was made at a
recent meeting of the Local Negro
Business League of Tuskegee,
Alabama.
Progressive white merchants in
many localities are now co-operat-
ing TO regulate the extension of
credit and to extend their business
through joint advertising plans
and uniform systems of prices and
store service. Colored men can
perfect similar local organizations
through their Local Business
Leagues.
In some localities, our business
men who happen to be in the same
line have petty jealouses among
themselves which tend to weaken
their efforts. Instead of knock
ing and trying to undersell one
another, they should combine for
the common cause-reaching the
strings of the colored family purse
which is constantly open to pur
chase food, clothing and other
necessities. Such cooperation
would stimulate duplication of eff
fort and thereby increase returns
at decreased cost of selling.
If our business men in each
community would come together
in accordance with this suggestion
the following plan would if put
into operation, do much to reduce
losses from bad debts:
|. Call meeting of all the col
ored business men and instruct
each man to bring in list of his
customers.
2. To combine these lists al.
phabetically into one complete list
and opposite the name and address
of each customer place some SYM
bol to indicate their rating. For
instance, "Al' might represent
Good Risk; ''B3' might repre-
sent "Slow Pay, but responsible" !;
etc, until every person in the town
has been listed and rated so as to
protect these business men.
3. Each merchant could then
keep complete list of these names
for references when about to ex-
tend credit to a customer. Great
care should oe taken, however, in
keeping the meaning of the sym
bols confined to the knowledge of
the business men who have co.
operated under the plan. This
list being nothing more than a con.
tidential understanding between
these men for heir mutual pro-
lection.
Access of this list would be of
great value to grooers, tailors,
shoemakers, doctors, dentists and