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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
TURNED AUTO DOWN BANK
Miss Laura Marvin and Mrs. ". W.
Rounds Injured in Avoiding Col
IisiOn on Steep Hill.

East Berkshire. June 20-Aliss Laura
Marvin of RiChford was badly cut and
bruised and Mrs NJ W. Rounds, also OF
Richford. was badly shaken IN late this
afternoon when the roadster owned and
driven by Mrs. Rounds went over a bank
near the Homer Comngs farm. The car
was going down a steep hill when Mrs.
Rounds saw that they We're to meet a
car. In front of her was carriage and
it being Impossible to avoid a collision
Mrs. Rounds turned her car down the
hank. 1t turned completely over, the &C.
cupants beneath it. and then turning over
again landed right side up, having thrown
the two women clear.
Miss Mafn was cut upon the back OF
the head and neck, and on her nose and
face
DR.. G. q. Mitchell, a ST. Adams dentist
who was in a ST. Adams party returning
from Montgomery, attended Miss Mar
vin's injuries sufficiently so that she was
able to be driven to her home.
Although the bank is 20 feet down, the
car only went over the first drop Of four
or five feet That 1t went no farther is
considered a miracle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
bACCAlAUR{ATE At NORWICH
Rev. II. VI. HOughton of BrsttIebors
Speaks on "The Self Mastery
Of Jesus"

Mortified, June D.-Commencement
week at Norwich began this afternoon
when the baccalaureate sermon was
given In Dewey chapel by the Rev. Roy
NJ. Houghton of the Central Congrega-
tional Church of Bratteboro The text
taken was The Self-Mastery of Jesus
and the application Of the story was
made apparent to the life of the bust
ness man of to-day. After touching upon
the subjects Of prohibition and the Du-
ropean war the speaker addressed the
graduation class personally, giving them
the thought that they would not be alone
in their battles of the world and begging
that they identify themselves with some
organized religion.
Two selections, Kiplne's "RecessionaI Il"
ny DeKoven, and Sing Hallelujah
Forth" by Schneider. were rendered by
double quartet. At the close of the pro-
gram the color salute was given by the
corps. the call "To the Color" being
played by Musician White.
\ formal guard-mount was held at
500 p. m. and was followed by evening
parade at $50 D. m.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
vERMONTER HIGHEST
Midshipmeu Paige Bcnts All First Year
Naval academy Rccords-HenNv
&. Roberts Admitted.

Annapolis, Ma. June 20.-With an ag-
gregate Of 7s.44, Midshipman Joseph w.
Paige of St. JOhnsbury. Vt, has OBJ
tanned the highest mark ever secured by
q midshipman for the first years work
at the Naval Academy He leads his
nearest competitor in the class by nearly
FIVE per cent and exceeded the next high
est mark ever made ny more than one
per cent.
He was q member of the class last
year, but had to resign on account of
his eyesight This improved sufficiently
for him to re-enter the academy this
wear. He led the class in every subject
taken by It.
The following Were admitted as mid
shipment Russell S. Barrett of Virginia.
Henry g. Roberts of Vermont, David 8.
era wford of PENNSYLVANIA. James L. Hol-
laway, Jr., of Texas, Russell II. Benson
of Wisconsin, Thomas P Peter Of South
Carolina, Thomas A. HAYES, Jr.. of Texas.
Harry McJones Of Oklahoma, James B.
Sykes Of New York. Charles r Smith Of
West Virginia.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
WIFE OF PRISON
WARDEN DEAD IN
HER BURNING BED

/ Joliet, Ill. June 20-Mrs. Edmund NJ
Allen wife of the warden of the illinois
lpenitentiarN, was found dead in her blaz-
ing he'd to-day and committee is inves-
tisatng the death TO determine whether
she accidentally set herself on fire or was
slain and burned by George Campbell. a
negro prisoner, who served the warden
family as personal servant. Mr.. Allen
was absent on a trip to West Baden. Ind
a jug, partly filled with wood alcohol
was found in the bed room after the fire
was eXtnguished, and members Of the
Investigating committee said It was pos
sihle that some Of this fluid had been used
In effort to crematr Mrs Allen. Camp
bell, who is a trusty while serving an in
determinate term for manslaughter COM
mitted in Chicago. told the committee the
following story:
warden Allen left for West Baden.
Ind, last night. About six O'Clock this
morning, Mrs. Allen called me and asked
for the morning papers, which l got. Then
I placed some Ice water by the bed In
which she lay and took her pet dog out
doors. When l returned. saw smoke
issuing from the Allen apartments on the
third floor. John Simpson and another
trusty We're trying to fight their way
through the smoke in Mrs. Aliens room
w" called the prison fire department"
half-hour fight extinguished the
blaze which seemed conferred around
Mrs. Aliens body. The flames had all
most destroyed the bed and charred the
body of Mrs. Allen.
The condition OF the body prevented a
satisfactory examination to determine
whether Mrs. Allen had been attacked
previously to the fire, but two members
of the committee said that Campbell
probably would be charged with STAY
ing Mrs. Allen.
Mrs. Allen was formerly prima donna
OF company presenting The Merry
Widow her maiden name was Odette
Malice Bordeaux and her home was Los
Angeles. Cal. She was "a years old
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
WAR POLYGAMY OLD IDEA.
Permission for 10 Wives Was Urged in
Germany In 1850.

The suggestion, already preached in
some quarters, of serious consideration
of limited lesalized pOlygamy to re-
place the human material destroyed by
the present war, is by no means new.
says Berlin despatch. The Frankish
archives, published in Ansbach in 1890.
contain an official protocol of a meeting
OF the "kreistag' or local Diet held at
Nuremberg on February IA, 1850 in which
was considered the problem of replacing
the men lost through the Thirty Years
war and also through sickness. The pro-
tocol reads:
'lnasmuch as the unavoidable needs
of the Holy Roman Empire require
the replacing of the men totally lost
through the bloody Thirty Years war,
and those incapactated by sword sick
ness and hunger, and that it shall in
the future be equal to meeting all it's
enemies, and particularly the hereditary
enemy Of the Christian name. the Turk,
and that all means. ways and methods
shall be considered,
Therefore. upon ripe deliberation and
consideration the following three ways
were held on all sides to be the easiest
and most fruitful
1t shall for the next ten years be
forbidden to take into closters young
men or such men as are under 60; mar
rage shall be permitted to such priests
and pastors as are not members Of or
ders or in cloisters or probends; every
male person shall be permitted to marry
ten women, but all and every male per-
son shall be thereby often reminded also
from the pulplts that an honorable man
who ventures To take ten women shall nOt
only provide for them all necessaIies but
shall also prevent all dissatisfaction
among them"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
HARDWICK ACADEMY.
Four Girls and Two Boys Win HOnOrn
for High standing.

iardwick June ls-The gradua tins
exercises of Hardwick Academy were
held nj the opera house this evening
with the following program: Musica
program, Dunn's orchestra, salutatory
and essay, rs Latin Profitable?" Miss
Gorilla White; Grafton, "A Successful
Future" Howard A. Townsend; grafton
Conservation of Water" George F.. B1ck-
ford; essay, Trusts" Miss Louetta
Haynes; grafton, Efficiency" Ralph II
Smith. essay and valedictory. The
Modern Conscience" Miss Frances Dut-
ton. An exhibition was held by grad
yates in stenography and shorthand, Be
sides the speakers these received diplo-
mas, Roscoe l.. cobb, Hazel T. Cobb
Mary Chapman. Mildred shepard Flora
j. Coutts, Gertrude Perkins, William
Mcrriu Russell Norcross, Leish Paauottc.
Harold Lawrence and Mildred Taylor,
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THE EAGLE AND WREN.
Diminutive Contestant Flew to Greatest
Height, 'Tis said.

If your last years tenants, the wrenS,
have returned and are again occupying the
box YOU have refitted and repaired for
them, you will soon some small
lunches of feathers indicating that the
first brood of this pair of busy house
keepers has arrived, says the indianapolis
News. Perhaps you will not have these
old tenants this summer II you have per-
mitted the English sparrows to take pos
session during the absence Of the wrens,
who go to the warmer climate of the
southern states during the winter
There are many varieties Of wrens,
more than 10 species In both hemispheres.
and they are grouped under the general
term "troGlodytes," which is Greek
meaning zone that creeps into holes"
The common wren of Europe, which is
Very Ike our best-known wren, has many
pet names The French have given it
more than a hundred endearing names,
and Germany. Italy and other countries
have done nearly as well. In the folk
lore Of these countries the wren Is credit
I'd with being a transformed fairy. and
with an amount of wisdom far greater
than its size would indicate.
Aristotle, the wise Greek. and Pliny,
the ROman naturalist, hoth mention the
old time fable that the wren disputed
with the eagle the dominance of the feath-
cred world. The fable goes to the effect
that the birds OF the air met In great
convention and a resolution was adopted
to choose as king the one that could
fly to the greatest height. The eagle
spread his wing and went aloft. sailing
higher and higher toward the sun. The
members OF the convention We're ready
to proclaim him king when a burst OF
song was heard above his head II was
the song of triumph from the wren
Perched on the broad shoulders of trs
eagle when the big bird had spent his
strength, and finished his flight. tho little
bird had flown above him. and 30 had
won the title of sovereignty The eagle.
angry at his defeat by so dindnutive a
contestant, gave the wren swipe With
his wing which sent the little one to
earth, since which time It has never
been able to fly higher than a thorn
bush. In Scotland the wren Is called the
hen of the lady of heaven" and an old
couplet goes after this fashion:
Malisons. malisons, mair than ten,
II Won harry the Lady of Heavens hon.
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TWO FINED IN
SHORT TROUT CASE

Rutland, June 1S.-William Chapjn of
Chittenden and Carmine Reed of Pitts
FORD were arrested while fishing on Fur
mace brook in Pittsford yesterday after
noon by County Fish and Game Warden
a. H. Chaffee of Midd.ebury because they
had trout in their baskets which were
less than the legal length of six inches
thapin had three understood fish and
Reed IA,
The two anglers were arraigned before
city Judge +. G. Swinnerton of this city
this morning at the office of States At
torney G. V. Pouln, who prosecuted. and
they pleaded guilty to violation of the
fish and game laws. Chaplin was fined
$50 and Reed SS7, the court Venting a
portion Of the latter's fine because Of
circumstances
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
6ECkER'S PLEA IS
DENIED; HIS HOPE
FOR LIFE FADES

Albany, n. Y, June Is The court %
appeals to-day denied the application Of
counsel for Charles Becker. the former
New York police lieutenant for a rear
gument on It's decision affirming sentence
of death
Becker convicted Of inspiring the muir
der OF Herman Rosenthal. a New York
gambler, now is in the Sing Sing death
house sentenced to die in the electric
chair during the week beginning July II.
Unless Governor whitman pardons, or
the United States Supreme Court inter.
feres ne must die. Little hope Is express
ed by either Becker or his friends that
the federal court will act favoraby. Mel
Their do they believe that the Governor.
who prosecuted the former police officer,
will be inclined to grant him clemency.
There was no written opinion in the
case. The court simply denied the appli-
cation.
Beckers attorneys averrcd in the an
pication for reargument that Justice
Seabury, who presided at the second trial,
failed In instructing the jury to present
fully the defenses testimony
BECKER TO FIGHT TO THE LAST.
New York, June 1s.-Counsei for Charles
noon and consequently an authorize tive
statement of what would be the next
step In Beokei's fight to save himself
from the electric chair Is lacking It.
was reported, however that Becker
would exhaust every legal technicalitv
before he considered making an appeal
for Gaemenoy to Governor Whitman
Osslning, " Y. June Is.--Father Cashin,
chaplain Of Sing Sing prison. broke the
news to Charles Becker, in the latter's
cell Father Cashin shook hands with the
condemned man and said that he was
sorry to bring him bad news The priest
then told the former New York rolics
lieutenant OF the decision of the cour.
Of appeals denying his application FOR
a reargument on It's decision affirming
sentence of death
II was expected that Martin r. Manton.
who defended Becker during his last
trial, would visit him to-day. but UP to a
late hour tonight ne had not appeared.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24

The shooting took place at about two
o'clock when n clerk had gone out to
hitch up the team. So far as known
Mrs. Banch ingram, who resides across
the street, was the only one to hear the
report Of the gun, and she said the re-
port was so muffed that she could not
locate tho direction of the sound. The
postoffice and a barber shop occupy the
same building. the Gibson block. DR..
Darling reached the store at 2:2o. The
body was on the floor outside the counter.
about 10 feet from the door and near
the cash register \ shotgun had been
used and large wound was torn in the
young mans body
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
FIND RAVING MANIAC.
Constable J. W. Thomas Discovers In
known Man in Monkton Woods,

Middlebury, June 2o-In the care of
Constable j. w. Thomas of Monkton,
States Attorney Allen r, Sturtevant,
Deputy Sheriffs Sanford and Higgins, a
man violently insane, found by Constable
Thomas in the woods at Monkton, was
taken by automobile this afternoon to
the state hospital at Waterbury The
identity Of the man Is not known. 1t
took several men to bring him here 10
the county Jail and in order TO get him
to the hospital he had to be handcuffed
and strapped hand and feet Also a
hypodermic had to he administered to
quiet him, There was nothing upon him
which would serve to identify the man.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24

Consumption seems the only possible
remedy. output of war munitions is
seriously threatened by strikes bad
me-keepne and drink, both employers
ana the government being to blame for
thelr tendency to compromise. American
Workmen are in great demand because
OF their efficiency and depcndabilty and
women are replacing men in practically
all branches of trade Much of the agri-
cultural work, in which line there is a
shortage of 1000 hands. is being done
by boy scouts
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OVERDOSE OF
SLEEP POWDERS
PROVES FATAL

Brattleboro, June 2O.Mrs Olaf Carl
son, 60, died at midnight last night after
nearly so hours Of unconsciousness. the
result of an overdose of sleeping powders.
She broke one hip by falling on the
ice last winter and had been suffering
from seepless nights recently. She took
several powders within two hours Thurs
day and soon lapsed into unconsciousness
from which she did not recover. She
leaves her husband, who is a cigar
maker. and several children
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YOUNG MERCHANT SHOT
n. l.. Terry Found Wounded and Dies
shortly after Being
Found.

South Ryegate, June 2-The authorities
are puzzled by the fatal shooting OF
p. L. Terry, aged 30, prominent young
merchant Of this village, who was found
in his store Friday afternoon with a
wound through his heart. DIR. G. w.
Darling, who had gone to the store to
buy gasoline, found him and as he
stopped over To- make an examination Mr.
Terry gasped and died. DIR, Darling is Of
the opinion that his death could hardly
have been accidental.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
FOUND DEAD ON TRACKS
Body of Eugene HamIett Found
Crushed by Train at Brnintree-
Probably Fell between Cars.

Randolph, June 2o-Eugene Hamlet
employed by Frank I}atchelder at Brain
tree, was found dead this morning on
tho railroad track near the Braintree
station having been run over by a
freight train on which II Is supposed he
left here last night, either attempting
to Jump OFF or falling off at Braintree,
and striking between cars Both legs
We're crushed, Hamlet and Richard
Jacobs, with whom 1t is said he had
been In Bethel Yesterday, were in this
village last evening and tried to get an
auto to take them to Braintree Tho
body was brought here to the under.
taking establishment OF A. r. Lamb
where It awaits disposition. 1t is under.
stood here that Hamlet had a wife, who
is said tn be visiting in Barre
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FISHERMAN MISSING
Dennis Budreau Fails to Return from
Expedition--Wife Has Week.
Old Child.

Enosburg Falls, June l1.-Dennis
Budreau. whose wife gave birth to
child about week ago, has been miss
ing since he went fishing yesterday.
When he did not return in proper sea
son party was organized among the
neiEhbors and kept up search all
night. The search was continued to-
day. Mr.. Budreau a sober, industrious
young man. carried on the farm of
Mrs. Susan r. Sowles on the Branch
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
GAIN IN RUTLAND
CITY GRAND LIST

Rutland, June 1S.-The grand list book
which has just been completed at the Of
flee Of city Clerk H. Il. Whittier shows
gain of Sl,S25.37 in Rutland's grand list
for 1915 over 1914, the figures being $ll0,-
212e9 for this year and Sos 81 for last
The total amount of taxable real estate
for 1918 is s7,5l0.6i0, and the taxable per-
sonal property declared by taxpayers is
valued at s2,6a9929. The taxable polls
aggregate 4,E4
In 1914 the taxable real estate was val
ued at s,13G,740 and the personal prop
erty at s., SOS, 1872 there being i,OiS polls
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
SHARPENING HIS TEETH

A commercial traveller. putting UP for
the nf&ht at his hotel in a small town,
ordered breakfast for an early hour nexe
morning The landady. preparing tho
meal not wishing her guest to be late.
sent servant upstairs TO see II he was
up Peerng through the keyhole. tho
maid' raw country girl, espied tho
knight of the grip using his tooth
brush Coming downstairs, she surprise
her mistress by reporting; ITS all rig
man. he'll be down directly lies sha
ening his teeth. "-London Tit-Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
AUTOS FOR RURAL
DELIVERY AUG. 9

Washington, June 20.-I'se of the auto
mobile for distributing mail in rural COM
munlties in many parts of the United
States will begin on August ,. 1t was an
nounced tonight that orders had been
signed by the postmaster-gen author
izing the operation of l05 machines on
that date. or the routes selected to date
for automobile mail delivery, A are in
Oklahoma, y in Georgia, 10 in California
eight in Texas, three in Florida two in
PENNSYLVANIA and one in Louisiana
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
TO BUILD SYNAGOGUE
In 81. Adams before Jewish New ycnr
In September.

st Adams June 20.--For the first
time In many years the Jewish Sab
bath was observed with services here
Yesterday and a committee was an
pointed to secure funds for svna-
gogue. Rabbi S. II HENDERSON came
here recently from New York and took
charge Joseph Press has offered land
on Federal street for a building which,
1t is expected, will he completed In time
for the Jewish New Year in September.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
Bankruptcy Petition.

Rutland. June IAN Involuntary pet!-
ton in bankruptcy against Horace r.
scott OF Poultn"N, general merchant. was
filed to-day in the office of Clerk f. S.
Platt of the United States court Lv G.
/" Hulott of Troy, n. Y, II. h. CARPENTER
of Rutland and Swift & Co of this city
me Hulett claim amounts to 500, Mr..
Carpenter presents claim for s34g "a
and Swift q Co. for $500 George w
flatt Of this city is attorney for the
petitioners.
1t is asserted that Mr., Scott committed
an act of bankruptcy in giving a mort
gage to T., Nj, Bisby for the purpose of
defrauding creditors and that he com.
mitted further act of the kind by pay
ing the Citizens National bank notes
held by tho institution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24

Newburgh, H,195; Niagara Falls 1920.
Oswego 2b,582; Rochester, 237,9sS; syria.
cuse, 14S7sl Utica, 70,SS5; Oneida county
dncluding Utica). 15S,G1s; Watertown, 81
1852; Yonkers, s9,699; Plattsburgh. 1l,1n:
Lockport, 1885,, Little Falls, 12,146, and
Hornell 1882
Binghamton's population in 1910 was 49,
443 and now becomes city of the second
class
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
MONTPELIER TEAM
WINS TRANSPORTING
TOURNAMENT

Randolph June lI-Montpeler marks
men won the team championship in the
Vermont Trapshooting associations two
day tournament which closed to-day The
Randolph team was second
The contest for the individual cham
pionship of the State was won by DR..
c. II. Burr of Montpelier,
G. B. Walton of Montpelier was elected
president of the association.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
Bl'DREAU TRACED
Man who Left Wife and Infant
Bought Ticket for Montreal

knosburg Falls, June 1S-The mystery
of the disappearance of Dennis Budreau,
who left his home Wednesday ostensibly
for fishing trip. has been partially
solved. 1t was learned that he went to
Sheldon. whore he purchased a ticket for
Montreal
Mrs. Budreau gave birth to child
about a week ago When her husband
failed to return from his "dshng trip
a searching party was ORGANIZED.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
VERMONT NOTES
Seeks $4,000 Damages for JniurIes Re-
ccived in Automobile Ac-
cidcnt.

AS the result of the automobile acct
dent juno : when a wagon containing
Simon Gould of Clarendon was smashed
the occupant thrown cut. and the horse
injured William Dixon of Springfield has
been arrested on writ issued by states
Attorney G. +. NoVak of Rutland in
which the plaintiff seeks to recover s2el.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
BRATTLEBORO WOMAN
DIES SUDDENLY

Brattleboro, June 2O.-Mrs Charlotte
L. Underwood. IS years of age, widow
Of George W. Underwood, late of New
Zane was found dead early this morn
Ing In her home In Newfane. Death
had been due to apoplexy. Mrs. Under
wood had been an invalid for several
fears. Mrs. Underwood was born
March 26, 1s4o. in Westminster. daugh-
ter of Morgan and Lucy Whitney. and
had lived in Newfane
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
Only A Few Can Go.

Those who do not have to consider ex-
pense are now going to health resorts 10
get rid OF impurities in the system thai
cause rhWInla tism. backache, aching
Joints and painful muscles. II YOU cannot
60. yet fee, you need relief from pain and
misery, set Foley Kidney Pills They re-
store the kidneys to activity and make
You feel we'll and strong. j. W. O'SulIi-
van. lAdv.)
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AUTO GOES OVER BANK.

An automobile containing Louis Ricci
and Anthony Cappahianca OF Rutland
crashed through the fence just south of
the culvert on North Main street in
Rutland Thursday afternoon and after
a plunge down a tenfoot embankment
kept right side up. The occupants were
not dislodged. The machine, however,
was almost total wreck