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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04

put as fighting machine the big dread
naught out of business and thus sweep
the seas 1t has not been able to over
come many Of the British battleshii's
Of the first line. but IL 1t can send I'M
protected mechant ships to the bottom
at a long distance from its base OF SUI
plies, and thus make 1t impossible for
England to secure the necessaries of HE
from other quarters of the globe 1t may
accomplish the same object in a different
way
1t makes little difference whether you
kill a soldier; suddenly or starve him
to death so far as ne alone is concerned
plies however. and at the same tim
those OF the people at home who are
supposed to support him at the front
then you strike blow far more dsas-
trous than when the army supplies
alone are stopped.
The British isles are largely depend
ent upon the outside world for food sup
plies. and II the German submarines can
make II wholly unsafe for British mer-
| chant vessels to reach those islands with
the necessariee Of life, they will hit
Great Britain a more deadly blow than
as though they were to capture 100000
British prisoners In France or sink sew
sral drsadnaughts
Whether the German submarines wiz
BE- able to accomplish this 10 the --latest
problem. The exploits OF submarines IN
| sinking merchant craft off Dublin in The
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
CANE FOR PROPRIETOR
VIM Ness House Employees show
TEEN for Governor Woodbury.,

After breakfast Monday morning
Max L. Powell, the new proprietor,
Ex-Governor T. a. Woodbury. refill
after a years Of ownership
Early In the forenoon the employees
the house gathered in the dining I'd
and Governor Woodbury. was called
The employees then presented him VI
a handsome gold-headed cane on vii
were inscribed the words Coy. L.
Woodbury., February /. 1915"
presentation speech was made by ~
Or1in C. Hughes, who has been in
hotel employ for 20 years. Cover
Woodbury. responded. He thanked
employees for their kind remenfbral
and gave testimony to their loyal
adding that they had their shareI
making the hotel a popular one.
said he had always endeavored to TT
those in his employ like human bel
and to give them his care and 81
pathy when needed. In the years
come he added, he would give tn
the benefit of his advice or assistant
HISTORY OF THE HOUSE.
{
Elk Governor Woodbury. became
proprietor of the Van Ness April S.
and his ownership Is therefore Of ned
"a years duration. The hotel was DO,
on a foreclosure sale by the BurlI
ton Savings bank, being disposed Of
auction. Sheriff y. p. Flanagan was
auctioneer The old house had a fri
age Of N feet on Main street andI
feet on St. Paul. In 1883 n west u
was built extending 10 feet down N
street. this constituting one-half Of
present wing The same year Cove
Woodbury. rented the American n
and engaged l. 6. Drew as manaI
The latter remained as manag ger for
years severing his connection with
hotel when It was impossible to a =
on the renewal OF the lease Of
American House. Another Is feet
then added to the west wing, the vel
das being extended at the same II
The dining room was moved from
south end to its present location
tho offices were remodeled. stairway
arranged ladies' parlor added, etc
dormitOry and new steam plant
built in 1906, and in 1910 an ANN
refrigerator plant was added In
the stables and all the horses
burned In 1910 the Rand property
purchased, Another purchase "
figured in the hotel property was
old Parker house on the corner Of
and Main streets. A portion of the
was used for hotel purposes and
armory was built on the site of the h
In 1904.
One OF the we'll remembered clerk
the Van Ness is Herbert y Clark,
was with the hotel a years. He
undoubtedly the most popular hotel
in the state and was well known by
travelling public throughout New
land. For nine years the house
conducted under the Joint manages
of Mr.. Clark, II f. Woodbury. and
f. =. Woodbury. For the last two
it has been managed by Colonel W
bury.
The old house has sheltered r
famous guests in its day, including !
presidents of the United States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
SAVINGS by THE CHILDREN.

Vermont Is one of the most thrifty
States in the Union This is shown by
the statistics of our farming and indus
trial interests as we'll as by the reports
of our savings institutions, Indicating the
extent to which our people as a whole
accumulate for the proverbial rainy day.
An institution which has not been need
ed particularly in Vermont. but whose
operations are of general interest in the
school savings bank. A bulletin issue1
by the national bureau of education sug
gests that there can be stimulating
relation between the United States postal
savings system and the school savings
banks The postal savings banks receive
deposits from persons over 10 years OF
age Children who have spent their
pennies and nickels In candy shops and
movng-picture shows until they are %
years DID," declares the bulletin, "are
not likely to hold their cards until they
accumulate the dollar for exchange for
a certificate OF deposit. School savings
banks are needed to prepare young peo-
pie to profit by the postal savings banks"
In this connection 1t is interesting TO
note that in school savings banks in the
United States there are deposits credited
to 217,oC0 pupils. which aggregate 81 $4,000
The average deposit Is 1915. or the equiv
alent of more than what would be each
Individuals share if half a billion do
ars were equally distributed among the
Inhabitants Of the United States.
Belgium has the honor Of originating
the school savings bank system. Prof
Laurent of Client. in 1873, began the
york among school children for anchor
alton of poverty and the Improvement Of
individual and national HE" His work
soon attracted the attention OF the lead
ers of education in other countries.
native of Belgium, John Henry Thirty
put the school savings banks on a per-
manent footing in the United States. He
established banks in Long Island City
The New York schools, under Superinten-
dent MAXWELL, nave been among the most
successful advocates of the system. Mr..
Thiry's efforts in behalf of school saw
ings banks have been continued since his
death in 1911, by Mrs. Sara Louisa ODER
holtzer OF Philadelphia, who has now aid
ed in the compilation of the bureaus bull
letin on the subject
Several methods in vogue for collecting
and banking the savings of the children
are described. Usually the cooperation
school community is secured Forms and
blanks are provided by banks When the
mount reaches one dollar. the child re-
elves bank book and becomes through
he school, regular patron of the bank
when the deposit reaches three dol
as or five dollars. as the banks NAV
ose. it draws interest at three OF
lorc per cent.
mong the cities where the school saw,
rss banks have done notable work arc
'lttsburg, where more than 1000 has
leen deposited; Chester, Pa, which has
IN deposit more than $4,000; Toledo
Ohio, with $4,000 on deposit; Atlantic
city, with $4,000, and Grand Rapids
Mich, whose pupils deposited $4,000 II
the years since the establishment Of tn,
bank and have drawn out in that tint
only $1,000,
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operations, would seem to indicate Won
derful possibilities in this direction. but
we can not take too much for granted
Immediately after the sinking of tho
Formidable and Audacious it was sup
posed the rapid depletion Of the British
battle line ships would follow in short
order; but the British navy seems TO
have discovered how to avoid danger
from the German submarines.
There is little risk for the submarine
in attacking an unarmed merchant ship
in hiding along the paths of commerce
leading to Great Britain from different
directions 1t will be in position to d.
tremendous damage,
Various possibilities suggest themselves
in this connection. 1t is to be noted in
the first place that the commander of he
British merchantmen Lenster tells how
he saved his ship after being ordered
to halt by German submarine. lie
says he ordered fun steam ahead chang
Ing his course frequently and was thus
able to outmanoeuvre the submarine and
escape.
The submarine can not go fast under
the water obviously, facing a solid wall
OF water, and only by coming to the
surface and gaining more sneed can II
hope TO follow a fast steamship. Pos
ribly commanders OF the merchant marine
may devise ways Of overcoming this
danger by mere manoeuVering, when ap
proaching the British isles, especially
with the aid of aeroplanes that can
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04

The Canadian government has paid
$4,000 to the parents of Walter Smith.
dian militamen, and 5000 to Charles
Dorsch, who was wounded, In addition
to paying all legal expenses. There
might have meant near war but we
now know better, and so will the rest
of the world in time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
Detective Agency.

"You will doubtless recollect that during the session
when the subject Of detective service up because
His Exceency intending to call it to the attention
of the General Assembly you and had interview with
the Governor in which it understood between all at
that interview that this service should be kept down.
Apparently in the last nine months it has increased
$4,000 over the preceding twelve months Thinking
this might be of interest to you, send you above
stated the figures.
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The ground hog did not see his shadow
Tuesday. owing to the blizzard but he
may have been disguised with the
Vermont Legislature and gone back into
his hole Just the same as though the
sun had been shining. If we do not
have an early spring, we shall now know
the reason why
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sUBMARINE BLOCKADE or ENG.
LAND.

The little submarine IL beginning 70
take tho prominent part in warfare it's
ton somewhat different from that gen
orally anticipated. 1t was expected to
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WANTED.

When you want anything. advertise
In the new special column Of this
paper. Some bargains are offered
there this week which it will pay you
to read about See page two. This
paper has more than 5000 readers
every week and cent a word will
reach them all
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sAfARTY.

Bix-I heard something this md
that opened my eyes.
pix-So did Ian alarm clock.
Boston rranse|
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BILLS ORDERED PAID.

Health department: Thomas Mann.
hack service. ~; Burlington Wood com.
pany. fuel. -; r. Howss 4 Co.. food
supplies, s10A; John II, Byrnes, psnt
$3.50; W. F. Clark, food supplies sh.s2;
George Bouchard food supplies, $685.;
T. p. Welch. food supplies. s7S.H; c. 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-04
NOTTER vs.. HEFFERNAN
IN OPEN-AR WIVD-UP
Clash at Fairhill Arena-Mur-
ray Hopes to Beat Williams
in Baltimore Tonight.

Frankie Notter, New Yorks southpaw
slugging welterweight. will be so per
cent of the wind-up at the second open
air show OF the FairhIll A. C. tonight.
Joe Hefrernan. OF West Philadelphia, will
oppose the Gotham gloveman. Six bouts
will complete the card. The program
follows:
vg Fret Frop 6opSTEddie Gibbons, Port Richmond,
second e2utIJohnny Reyes, Kenslngton, VS..
Third bout-Harry Brenner. Port Richmond.
+ Fourth tGGnf boSi1RoSbiSk giI1RaS5iSk Port o Fchmond
Freddy wagner, Ke9sInStShh'e MSheod' Scotland vs.
semiwl2d; ;uP-wliliG Moody. Port Richmond.
wind-upSFranRieo o Notter nGi'o New York ", 1os
Henernan, West Philadelphia.
wire from Harry Lenny, who Is in
Baltimore with Jimmy Murray, states
that the little New Yorker is in prime
shape for his match with Kid Williams
tonight. Murray confident of victory"
Is the way the telegram ends.
Bill Nusbickel has received the bippest
entry list for his trial bouts at the Ouo-
ker city A. A, tonight since he intro
duced amateur matches for North Penn
rams. He has arranged TO book winners
oL the alHerent classes with professional
80 NaAS Aite'l LuluTe,
Tomorrow night at the Irving A q
brooklyn, Ty Cobb and Tommv HoucL
both of this city will meet in one ~
three lO-round bouts.
Willie Moore did not let up in his train
ing Following his easy victory over Joa
Henernan. He still is working out daiIv
ana when he enters the ring against wal,
ter Mohr at the Olympia Monday night
he viii be In as good shape as he vas
with Heffernan. was
SIX bouts have been arranged bv Match
maker Gipprich for the regular Monday
night attraction at the Quaker Citv CIub
In the stellar scrap Reddy Holt win an,
counter h. o. Cuban, of the 18th Ward
Tyrone Costello. who is fighting In ane
form since placing himself under the
management of Joe Woodard North
Penn's sporting man. will be ready for
poats with Jack McCarron, Eddie RE-
volre and Joe Borrell after another bout
or two. D0u'
new boxing club in Allentown will he |
opened June Is, with Tommy Coleman of |
trankford, and Jack AIcCarron. OF AL |
lentown' featuring the final fray lack |
McGuigan, Macs manager, Is endeayorIn0
10 hook up the Irshman with SoIdIar
Fairfield for the National Club here nsYt
Friday night. The pair put up a rsttiing
match here ST. Patrick's night.
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-LOUDERMILK PROVES TO BE STAR

pounds. y of which were taken from 4.
| boardwalk. The surf fishing - .ns
there, and large game fish that are h,ss ,uss
| ed on the boardwalk can easIiv n
beached p
Captain Nickerson, Of Avalon. or ~.
day caught a 5S-pound black drum 'Vl'
On Friday last DIR. p. ]. O'Hara c..
two black drum weighing Is ssS y
pounds each.
Gus Bergner, of Philadelphia. Iana..
35-pound black drum at Avalon. .
Mr.. Roddy. of Avalon. beacb.a
drum Weighing 40 and IS pounds each we
Mr.. Curran and John A. Bascb
Philadelphia, have just returned & p
Octorara, Md, where they ran into ,ha
striped bass for fair They caught m.
l5-pounder, one 12, two S-pounders o.. oue
one 4, two 3-pounders, and a ni1n,bas
smaller fish that were not weighed
William Ogden and family. m pA..
delphia, motored to Fortescue over ms ma
Grafton Day to try the fishing at ths :.
sort. '''s re-
Last week Charles Glosking, I, -.
g. Bocher H. NJ. Levy, William pr,.L
John Parker, Thomas Martin and win
Iah ConD motored to Corsons Inlet ar5
returned with a fine mess of ,yeate.,' ua
Dr. j. c. Curry, William Greer ua..-
Hollinger and Doctor Curry's sons Y,
Philadelphia, caught 1875 weakfah ~ "
croakers, while fishing at F6Tt.,sa..
Monday. 'saeue
When fishing for channel bass n, 80.
season of the year, shedder crab ls t.-s
used for bait, as an occasional M
drum may be picked up. Black drum wIS
not take fish bait, while channel b,,.
will take both. Vas'
The high boat, at Fortescue. this nal,
end was composed of Henry Howison n,
Binns, Dick Alley. Ern Broadiran AZ
seafried, Atmore Priver. Leo Harvey az
Tom Brown, all of PhiladelpbIa ,psa rSa
caught more than 300 weakfsb ~
croakers, on Monday. The boys tr,sd ~ ~
get out Sunday, but the gale drove tb.s
back again. ''A
When the sharks commence IN -r.
piano wire leaders as a substitute for vTs
will save many a hook. e1'
Mrs. Speakman, of Strathmere forn..
ly Corsons Inlet, N. j., while fishing n, y
weakfsh in the bay last week. landed
6h-pound striped bass
Tho beach at Corsons this week-sra
saw many Of the best surf men comblrs
the beach for channel bass. Only i've
fish rose to the bats of Jack Whatton
OF Newark, and Ed Cornman, of PhIa'
delphia, but no fish were landed TIA
men fishing were Link Roden, AL Rodan
of Philadelphia; Mr.. Simon, of New York,
William Barth, of Philadelphia: DR. PM
lips, William Moore, of PHILADELPHIA ana
Jack Whatton and a party of friends
from Newark.
a number of founders were caught Inv
Frank and William Kirk, of philadelphia
while surf fishing at Corsons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-04
AN WOMANS TENNIS CHAMPION PLAYS HERE
MISS BJURSTEDT, TENNIS MARVEL,
HAS TWO VITAL WEAKNESSES

Noroe0icn Girl Depends Wholly Strokes However
fnerperience Turf Courts Is Handcdp-Honor
System in Baseball GiUes Way to Iron Rule.
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was to have been decided last January"
From an inside source, whatever that
is we have been tipped to the following
status Of affairs, viz:
Judge Lands is fan and n lover of
baseball; he has gone into the matter
carefully and has decided that the old
method of running baseball-that Is, the
ten-day notice and the reserve clause
was not legal, but was the only way
baseball could be run. If he ruled upon
strict legality he must rule against the
best interests of the sport. And the only
way he could rule was over the strictly
legal route. So In place of rendering a
decision that would hurt baseball as a
national institution he decided to wait
and take n change upon o. B. and the
Feds getting together In a peace agree
ment. He has given them an unusual
amount of time, but unless they reach
some agreement soon he may lose
patience and hand in his decision-which
Will be rap at both parties and at the
game.
We know one golfer who is 80 addicted
to the habit of slicing that he will eat
only sliced oranges for breakfast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-04

Not o Bundy May
have Philadelphia
woman racquet welder their Bured
states In spite the fact that forfeit her FIRST singles
because
is not
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Weakness at Net and on Service


ing decidedly off color especially national
either
Miss Bjursed a spnddy
H.
schnze defeated Marshall Mcean Tden
brilliant exceedingly difficult
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-04
Doyle's Bonshead Play Recalls Local .Ivory"

Larry Doyle forgot that there
the h
to head on runner from third
the umpire 70 call the
Giants a ~ 49,
Ah the
and 70 the
clubhouse the and
house centre field while the
aus
wanted the bali as 1t custom
nnsd ~ " ~ P'N
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-04
BASEBALL
SIDELIGHTS

The Braves are evidently growing des.
perate when they send Tyler in to ~
! lieve James with the score standing To-
against them. Last season Stallings usual.
| ly permitted his pitchers to 90 the entire
route.
| The Federal League has called a special
! meeting for tomorrow in Chicago and Il
| would be no great surprise If something
startling happened. Recent events ind.
cate that ii is to be either a meeting to
perfect peace plans or to prepare for an
other vigorous campaign against Organ
lied Ball.
The victory gained by the Phillies IN
Brooklyn yesterday was a lucky one
despite the brilliant pitching by Mayer,
Both runs We're handed to them The
hitting was not strong enough TO win
any game The slump in batting Is not
explainable, excepting that the batten
went after home runs so much at home
that they ecannot fall back into their
natural way of hitting.
The death of Dave Orr. in New York
last night, marks the passing of one Of
the games greatest natural batsmen. Orr
was a slow fielder, but a terrific hitter
and some of the drives he made for
Brooklyn in the early Dos are still talked
about in the City of Churches.
When Dave Davenport jumped the
Reds 10 go to the st. Louis Feds last
season. Manager Herzog remarked that
he was not a great loss to his team, but
the grand form shown by the big Texan
this season has probaly caused Herzog
TO change his mind. This lad is going to
be wonder in another year
Manager Mack says that he recalled
'shag" Thompson from Richmond be-
cause Manager Dunn was not using him
despite the fact that Thompson is, in
the opinion of Connie, far better than any
man In Dunns outfield. Mack says that
he would have used almost any one In the
outheld In preference TO recalling Thomp-
son had Dunn been working him regular.
ly. A Richmond paper intimated that Con
ME broke up Dunn's team and startei
1t on the toboggan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-04

1912
in
had humbled
wonderful ball throughout
Last summer Ted Sullivan watched
e" games He declared LOudeik
Both had received brief trials the National League
in
mad little
nd but
of better
Loudmik he
Louisville When
record OF two two and onehit
OF the Athletics
@ IN years is not quite 50 fast Walter JOhnsOns
shoot to
Ndne He is certain to be in
work viii he
stike-out a n tme. $50
younger brother
Is due II
the ball This lad Louis
strangely souhpaw and Grover
The latter stands the s
mark $40 ~
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SALT WATER NEWS
AVALON MAKES A KILLING

- hAL-Il4NN
With reports of poor catches coming
from all along the coast, Avalon came
into it's own last week with catches Of
the hrst large game fish. Beside the
larger fish, excellent catches of kings and
weakfish were made off the boardwalk
az Avalon. Over Decoration Day IA black
drum We're taken, Weighing from 20 10 Sc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-04

player With the experience turf that the other Of this
country
player in the land Her adapabiy makes assured fact that If
with
Miss though
British
this
Miss
4urstedt
the loser OF the
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Rlekey Forced to Reverse His Tactics with His Team

a
induced
a
S nc from
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with the average weather we have been
drawing in May and early June, it is no
wonder that interest in baseball ls a trifle
trapped II Is hard enough to get up
much interest even in living,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-04

FRESH WATER NOTES

.eNen hnIlrs ~ thn nhnNe ngurea.
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Honor system Gives way to Iron Hand

When Hickey took charge Of the Browns he tried honor
discipline club
his o he
Now Takey
accidents the team has encountered Hamilton
remain of in
American Hamilton
Hook er regain health.