El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-25
STATE PAY FOR
VERMONT MEN
Legislature Passes Bill Civ
ing S85, 1000 For Pay and
$4,000 Dependents.

OSTON. Mass. Aug. 25.-With only
20 absentees. four of which are
IL sick and three dead, the Vermont
general assembly has convened in spe-
cial session. pursuant TO the proclama-
ton Of Gov Charles ". Gates. TO pro-
vide state pay for Vermont soldiers in
the federal service and assistance to
soldiers dependents
At the evening session last night the
senate concurred in the house bill Civ
state pay of SO a month from June u
10 January IS next. to the soldiers ana
the measure was Immediately signed
Icy the governor. This act carried an
appropriation of $4,000.
S35,OOO for Dependents
Both houses have passed bill APP
propriating $4,000 for soldiers de-
pendents. according TO schedule
which gives SIS month 10 the wife,
SIS each TO a father and mother who
are supported by a soldier, and 50 eacn
10 children or brothers and sisters de-
pendent. under II years OF age for
boys and I6 for girls. with provlso
in case of aid through federal appro-
priation y general appropriation bill
of s1SS.000 10 cover expenditures au-
thorized by the special session has
passed the house
: says Lack of Pay Almost Criminal.
= special dispatch TO the Globe from
Washington says Describing the de-
lay in paying the Massachusetts troops
on the border as almost criminal care
-fessness,- and declaring his intention
70 use every effort to learn who is re-
sponsibie for this condition, senator
Weeks has addressed n sharp letter 10
acting quartermaster Gen Sharp.
Quotes Border Dispatches.
The senator inclosed with his let
4 lena ~raf1a F-rarr no
border in which il was stated that ne
gotiations had been made by chaplain
IT, Boyd Edwards Of the Eighth Mas
sachusetts regiment. for loan OF SIS
900 al SIX percent. with which 10 pay
The members OF this regiment. After
vigorous denunciation of such meth
DDS of meeting government obligations
and insisting that the guilty persons
should be punished, senator Weeks
said. If the money IS down there as
the war department says. and Is being
held M without cause. IL seems 10 me
someone Is guilty OF the grcssesL al
most criminal carelessness. II is just
such conditions as these that prevent
men from entering the army or from
remaining in il after their terms OF en-
listments expire I cannot express my
self too strongly in condemnation or
the whole muddle. If the facts are as
represented. ii is nothing short Of dis
graceful"
Lightning Wrecks Building, Injuries 10.
Ten men were injured. two Of them
perhaps fatally. and property valued at
500. 600 destroyed when lightning
struck the E. l. Gowdy building, in
the Old Tom White factory group. on
Washburn avenue, BrOckton, late yes
terday afternoon. starting a series OF
explosions. the first of which. in
mammoth tank containing hundreds OF
gallons Of denatured alcohol. split the
large frame structure in twain
The injured are T. Edgar Pike aged
i. master mechanic. Of Danbury. Conn.
burns on face. head. arms. hands. back
and legs. condition serious Clyde
Dunn. q ged IS. Of $50 Auburn street !
Whitman. badly burned about head.
shoulders. left arm. left hand right ,
arm and waist. condition serious.
Less seriously injured; Walter /. ,
Sampson, aged ~. Of Easton; John /.
AkucJa. aged 81. OF Battles street; Jo- {
seph Swiecus, OF 81 North Montello I
street: Clement StOnkus. OF 16 1-2 Ar !
thur street. Frank Nelson. Campello: .
samuel Y Sherwood. of - Haverhiil /
street. engineer OF the plant and two f,
unnamed Poles
Many OF the men were blown out OF /