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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21
YEAR FOR MERCER.
Going TO House of Correction for Fur
nishing LIQUOR IIIcralIy

Peter MERCER. who was arrested Mon
day on a warrant charging grand lar
conY. was sentenced in city court Tues
day to serve not less than 10 nor more
than l. months al the house of correc-
ton, being found guilty on the charge of
furnishing liquor illegally MERCER will
also have to pay the costs of prosecu-
ton and if unable this will add AZ days
to the sentence. The charge of larceny
was nolle pressed by the States attor-
ncy, the case being the word of Mercier
against that of James Coleman, who
claimed to have been robbed. Coleman
claimed that he was drugged while Mer-
Clcr's story was that he was intoxicated,
MERCER was arrested ON a States attor-
ney's warrant, following a complaint by
James Coleman of Niddlebury that he
had been robbed of about SIS while in
Mcrcicrs company. MERCER admitted to
the authorities that he and the man were
together Sunday and that he took Cole
man to the place Of Mrs. Oliver Latour
on Battery street and that while they
were there Coleman gave him bill with
which he went out and purchased liquor
MERCER also stated that Coleman became
intoxicated and when he would not lie
down as requested by tho Lstour woman
she tclephoncd for hack to take him &c
his rooming place. Coleman stated = al
ho had been "dopcd," after which N"ilf
hc vas unable to help himself, his poch
cts were searched and all of his money
taken MERCER pleaded not guilty TO fur
nshing liquor illegally and the case was
submitted to the court by States Alter
uoy Hopkins and +, G. Webster, who
represented MERCER, on statements 81
fact, The court held that MERCER fur
nishod illegally when he took the none,
from Coleman and went out and pur
Chaseh liquOr for him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21
FLOURISHED KNIFE.
Harry Vernon Jailed ON Charge 81
Breach of the Peace.

Harry Vernon Was placed In ldl shortly
before seven O'Clock Saturday evening on
a warrant issued by states Attorney r.
l.. hopkins. charging breach of the peace
Vernon was arrested about G.3o clock
after having been oVerpOWerei by lWo
other men who live in the same boarding
house with him after he had used insult
ing language to the landlady while in
toXicated According to the story told
the police. Vernon came home intoxicated.
He was told by the landlady that ne mus
find another boarding place the next
morning as she could not have him there
He used insulting language % her ava
passed into the pantry
The other two young men were asked
by the woman to put Vernon out ami
wnen he came back into the room where
they were seated they asked him to get
out This he refused TO do and drew
long butcher knife and started at one OF
them. In attempting to take the knife
away from Vernon, all three men were
cut The cuts we're confined 10 the hands
and a piece Of skin which Ma taken from
Ncrnon's finger still cings - The knife
blade The knife was finally AIKEN away
from the Infatuated man, and 10 N''
turned over to the police
In city cour, Monday Vernon pea 1ed
guilty. and was sentenced to serve not
lS.. than one yea, nor mora han two
yctla nt the mouse az correction III XVI
land.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21
UP TO CARRANZA NOW.
nitcd states win Not Modify COndi
tons for Withdrawal of Troops.

Philadelphia, Dec. l3--Secrctary Ci the
Interior Lane and his colleagues on the
INSTRUMENTATION joint commission
pla ccd on General Carranza to-day the
responsibility OF deciding whether tn"
American government should continue its
efforts to effect an amicable adjustment
of questions affecting the relations of the
two countries. and then adjourned until
after the holidays.
Through his representatives on the
commission hey sent to Carranza Il
communication further explaining the pc
sition OF the United States government
and containing protestations that Their"
exists no intention to violate the SOW
ereignty of Mexico. 1t was made clear,
however, that there can be no moditica-
ton Of the conditions on which the
American troops will be withdrawn from
Mexico and that the attitude of the gov
eminent as outlined by Secretary Liz"
when the protocol was signed at Atlantic
City has not been altered.
The communication was terse but
studious care had been exercised to keep
out Of the document any phras cology
that might give offcnsc to the Mexican
executive.
The message Of the Americans was in
reply to that presented by the Mexicans
when they reconvcncd here yesterday
The communication of the Mexican.s was
not signed by Carranza, but his spohes-
men made It clear that ii was an author
lied statement Of his attitude. and the
reply given by the Americans to-day is
understood to have been addressed I,
the Mexican commissioners, although in
tended for their executive.
Neither the American nor the Meli
can commissioners appeared possimis
! tic in their contemplation of the fu,
! ture The Americans insisted tha
they had asked Carrauza to sign moth
ing that would impair his dignity OF
! that would be incompatible with tn,
ideals of his government. The Mex
cans appeared almost equally con
I fidcnt that ratification of the protocol
would be withheld no longer and tha
/ shortly after the beginning Of the ncV
year they would be discussing with tn,
American commissioners those qucs
tons in which both nations are inter
ested and which are not covered II
the brief agreement whose ratification
is being awaited.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21
CORN IN THE KITCHEN.
Ionl, Food Center of n Worlds or-
sire.

Speaker Chars Advises more NSn Of corn
g.. food .M.sh IS good no SAYS. In
dccl IT ia corn meal musn makes Z.
heallhlll ana Saisiysn., urchlfas1; me
leftover portion ir.cd, swcetened WITH
molasscs, makes good dlSh Tor !un0h
or for next day breakfast
The housckcrpcl who goes out 20 mar
ket may not rcali:c X. bat ne depends
mon corn for he best beef fresh pork,
Sausaecs, ham, bacon, poultry, eggs eTt-
ter cheese Where there T. pienty "f
corn there is plenty Of other good food,
they gay in the corn bel. X Ia q luNurN
FOR cattle, hogs and chickens.
+. was Vel thought 81 In thIs country
~ human food "a, so. perhaps !" years
ago. Sut in an unfortunate daN even poor
folk began to neglect corn. Dressed up
as hominy T. still had certain popular
ill., parents were wiling thai thcir chill
dren should eat II thus Treated Win
baking pow de- salt, plenty of rich cream
I'd butter. t. VAS ~tn made into a hot
bread some were not ashamed to eat
But corn was gradually disappearing
from the American table. Folks had not
Yet begun To demand corn latien"d peel,
pork. chicken, and the yellow gram was so
fallen into disestecm and consequent dis
NE that one hard winter 1t Was paruod
in the corn belt rs domestic fuel. II Wac
cheaper than coal or cord~ God.
corn came into its own foreV,; when
"fncdcrs" began To- buy range steers ""l
futien them on corn for the liable Oh ''-e.-
eating America
The price OF any food which 2e.s al moro
than - fair profit for producer ard mAr-
keCnln can hr lowered hY taking NoGr
choice roastS. your strictly fresh eggs
cream, huttcr, bacon ANA ham IN tho
original form of these deiociablc food.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21
HON. GEORGE +. EDMUNDS
Rcminisccnccs of the Forncr senator
From Vermont


" i''" 'ot'e' 'i''' '',.~ "" -
'e' j." ''''9 "cVN '>''''''
1t VA his tact, displayed oven ~ nc
most vital Disbursements. which prescr'-
ed FOR him the friendship Of honorehIc
men against whom he felt i n"ccssarJ
10 take SIDES. Grant had always very
warm regard Tor Inn IN spite OF ms Nd"-
ing snare IN me hTrt against 'he """
HcNatiou of Sauto Domingo; and CleNo-
l1ud never failed, IN reviewing past poH'-
zeal struggles, 10 pay lis tribute OF re-
Spcct TO patriotism and sound iodr
mont of his oro-'imc antaSonis.. Cont
ing, na"t-nGS.cr in domtnccr.ug ways
uad moro than orc passage AZ arms "tlh
nan OH IN" senate floor, ana once ui'-
ta'cd 10y nc prr"ist"nc% "l'h VIM" ''
'AHnds forced INN int" corner ~ y NAV
ter OF grave duf"tencc, threw "Ut ~"
characteristic succr; MI president th'
senator from \"rmouj must scr the W.
effectiveness OF s"'h rcaHoh'hS as ne ""a
~ u Pu' TORT" NC 10 "'s'nS MS Sue"E y"
N llGh''nE Il "lhuh'lii' hn'nnlHS' WIN
o"' Il chahEe "t cNrr'SS'oh' n", s'o"'E
turning ms eyes toward C"nNlnH ana
surveying MN from nead 10 I'o'' ''u''s"'
." t'' va" !" "N
- realize it, Mr. President va Al be
SAID; hut II was enough 10 emu lhd' phase
OF INC discussion al once anna I''-h'''
oven from tho senators WHO were sup
porting 'onkrne views
Nv ', q" ,I ia
Al tho 'I""c III an '''"'u' '"'' '',' '',''
was on MN. oho lhS,ah'' vas N"'' W.
had interested n'"'S''' "'"' wv ", ""''
"I Il poor WHO" /" N''"a' wv. """" Wv
| GoNcrUrh'n' was oNu'- ~. '''
money ~ inc ln'o Oh nus "'''"' Wv
an having Na'n,N wen ~ 49,,
c!am hfrse'' 'nn",c" Wv ~ w ~. Wv
'hur'n SI'c a'''""'" w. "'I w.
EdmundS' As usual III W. INV '"',
wh"n INC seh''"r cH''I''' ',.,,,.''
| 'duSo' "o'n .'""S'7 - 49,, ,
prIatloh on inc Hie'c S'''"7 w.
utauon' ne willow N'S W Nv
expressions or erd'''uu', ""' nv
was le'l'hE Etca. S"'S' ~! 49,.
driven inc Won liz" '.,, -, ~,
re''or "''"o"-"' ,,.i a,..,,,y.t
later. to ask hcr how Shc had dlSp'H''
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21
1915 BIRD COUNT
Average Farm In the >orthcns Has
III Pairs.


One hundred and twenty-four pairs of
birds nest and raise their families on the
average farm of los acres in the North
eastern states. according to estimates
based upon the second annual bird count
conducted by the bureau OF biological
survey of the department. In that part
of the plains regions east Of the one
hundredth meridian the counts World IN
dictate almost exactly the same density
of bird population l2j pairs of nesting
birds to each 100 acres. In the southern
States, where the counts were limited TO
the part of the farm surrounding the
home, which naturally supports more
birds than the TILED acres. there seem
to be on the farms where counts were
taken l3l pairs OF nesting birds to each
100 acres. The counts 80 far received
however, from these sections do not lur-
nish "A sufficient basis for estimating the
birds on the remainder VI the farm,
In the Northeastern States II Mas est-
mated that the average bird population
of each 100 acres of isolated woodland UNI
der observation was 1919 pairs, while the
average bird population for each 1"
acres of the area covered was 10 pairs
The reports from the Rocky Mo"n'alh
States would indicate that the bird pop1-
lation is smaller in tins section.
Three @-aNre trd.tS III Nv ~ ;... -,
d!cated l. P'''S " ~ ',.,l d.,,,irt
each lW acres III '"e ~ .ai-
OF western tolorauo Two rePo' -
Gated that lrf'ga'e" '"l'u ~ " ,,'r-
III tle!ds OF graz" '-'iu - .
ported a bird population OF 80 pairs per
100 acres, nut on 'o"uSuous MN - -
land the bird NE shranN 'o i've P''
100 acres liz Arizona a 'o-iUre W.
tanning only le" houses anu i"'
most part covered WIN desert S"' I''
showed 4 bird population Oh ~ '"'-'
- species. OF when = "elf ''' COW -
Gus 4 semdesse tract OF me sam S'Ne
covered with brGsh moSl1N less ''' -
feet high, showed u pairs o. u Si'f0'e'' ~
ne mountains Of Arizona near '";'' 80
a tract OF 20 acres covered Win 'c,'o"
pine and Gamhel oak supports" y"
population OF Il pa.rs az = Soec''7'
In California 20 acrrS "t the campus "
the UriNersltH OF Caliroihh snow" -
3airs OF % specles. y tract ''"r '''''V s ,
cal. containing !" acres OF lr"l'S "",'
about eight acres of pasture ana t,'uN
bottom, gave the unusual fGure Oh Lea
pairs Of q species on u acres Sll''"'
" dense. though less varied, pl'" p"P"-
lation was found IN q 12-acre peaVh "'
chard ucar Fort clinton ono. '"'
showed iuS pairs of common tArm Oh
Of English s1arroWs, a total "i ''o 'a''S
Of - species
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21
MAY LAND IN PRISON.
Thomas Lnyignc, Claiming 10 Reside in
Burlington, Charged with Robbery,

Tuesdays Plattsburgh Press says that
Thomas Lavignc. who claims Burlington
as his home, was locked up shortly after
Il o'clock Sunday night on charge of
public intoHication, and was Monday SEN
fenced by city Judge Sheddcn to ten
days in the county Jail on his plea Of
guilty 10 the charge. When this term
expires, however, he viii probably be
called upon To- face a more serious charge
that of highway robbery. he having be-
fore his arrest Sunday night hi William
Graves on tho head with his fist. par
tally stunning him, and then ~obbinc
him Of s., all OF the money which Graves
had with him at the time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21
CAT WEIGHS 21la POUNDS.

Rutland, Dec. lS.--Mrs. Eames r.. Hop
lins of this city. formerly of St Adams,
has refused $50 for a full FLOODED Angora
cat which is said to he the largest feline
animal in Vermont. She secured il hye
wears ago when a few weeks old from the
family Of Attorney G., w. Writer'S Of
st. Adams Tho cat is sc inches in length
from the tip Of its tail 10 the end of its
nose and weighs 21ia pounds. Its blue
gray fur is five inches in length,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21
ENlARG|NG COUNTY BUREAUS
Membership Of All Organizations
Reaches Record Of 1884.
Washington Only New Ruresu--C hit
tcndcn Gains Largest Number Of
Farmers during ,cyr--
Odds and Ends.

The II county agricultural bureaus will
report total membership of 1884 or
slightly more at the close Of tho present
year. That is the number at present. and
further small gains may be made. Only
two counties out Of the II have not gain
ed. and the total is the largest bonaf,dc
paid-up membership since the bureaus
we're started.
The following arc the memberships
practically to date: Addison, $50; Ben
mngton, 217; Caledonia COZ; Chittenden,
So; Orange, 256; Franklin. $40, Washing
ton, -.
Tho showing of Washington county Us
unusual considering that it is the young.
est bureau Of them all. 1t is only about
year old. Chittendcn has made the
biggest gain Of all the 10 counties that
had bureaus a year ago It leads by a
considerable margin. Addison had the
largest membership a year ago and re-
tainS its lead in this respect. Franklin,
ii Will be noticed, is fair second.
\ comparison of the Year-cnd member
ships of 1915 with those Of I9'5 does not
indicate the gain that has been made, be
cause membership lists were not then
Wooded ont so as 10 nclude only member,
shinS paid MP. roports Of counties are
not complete for tho year and few re-
Visions may have to he made III the l9lN
figures.
Membership campaigns will ho conduct
Cd with tho opening of tho new year. fol-
lowing tho annual meetings Addison
Chittcnden, Caledonia and Franklin will
hold their annual meetings during Jan
uarv or early February. Tho director nj
the agricultural extension service said the
officers. executive committee and advi.
sorry council, the last consisting Of one
representative from each community. viii
participate in the campaigns, ACCORDING
10 the present arrangement. County
Agent j. w Dana Of Chttenden has al
ready gotten oUt after new members.
NOTES.
Preparations are already under way
for tho state dairymens convention, e
30 held here tho second week of January
Reports Of the county agents are nearl,
all in. and the figures should be ready Il
give ont before The new year.
One of the chief matters to come he
fore the annual meetings OF county bu
reauS will be the change Of name from
. "aSSOciation" to bureau where tn
change has not already been made. Tn
meeting Of Addison county bureau vii
he held January ,; Chittcnden, Januar
/ 1G; Caledonia, carly in February: Frank
/ lin probably the second week Of Febru
airy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21

were numerous others printed IN German
and a large number of magazine articles.
President A. Lawrence Lowell Of Dar'
ward was attending a meeting al the eH-
ecutivc committee OF the League 20 En-.
force Peace at the Yale clue here Nos-
tcrdaN. lie expressed regret a; hearing
of Professor Munstcrbc-cs death ard
left for Cambridge
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21
COUGHED FIFTEEN YEARS.

oughs that hang ON ard grow worse
The night are relieved by Foley's Hon
and Tar. r. f. Hall, Mabe, Va.
ties: For 10 years / was afflicted
h a troublesome bronchial cough and
tation Of the throat, Foley's Honey
I Tar relieved me; and after taking
bottle the cough ceased" Medical
II, j. W. O Sullivan. 90 Church st,
adv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21
A NARROW IlSCAPE

oh, ! am proud" exclaimed a young
singer II had great reception after
my song last night, The audience shout
ed Fine Fine" Good thing You didn I
sing again. said his friend. why"
They might have yelled lmprison-
mcntn "--Euffalo Citizen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21
EDUCATION IN 1916
Per Cent. Of United States In
hbitants Attending School.
(OO Teacher. Of whom Isa, oOn We're
len and Jo7 900 ~ oincr.--I
Numbers Vn,e Doubled
since 1000

ere were $4,000 persons attending
OILS Of some kind in the United states
Is, according TO estimates Of the Cul-
states bureau Of education. This
hs, declares the annual report of the
missioner Of education, that approx
ely "a pcr cent. of the inhabitants Of
United States are attending school,
ompared with ~ per cent. IN Great
hin II per cent. in France, ~ per cent.
Germany, and little over four per
i'm Russia The bureau points out,
ever, that tho result is much less ia
bic to the United States if daily at-
ance, rather than enrolment, is TAX
hs the basis for comparison, since
of the other nations have better at
ancc and q longer school term than
United States.
e number of pupils in public kinder
en- and elementary schools rose from
200 in lal0 to l1.935 co.. in 1914 an in
Sc Of moro than a million in four
S In the same period the number
ublic high school students increased
9l5,Ono to l.2l4, 90; and for 1918 the
responding figure was 1.33Aooo As the
II OF tliS increase OF i'"''p III puoIlC
school Ftudents the total humoer OF
entS in the HOO high schools Of all
5 increased 10 million and half OF
ll,5,4 public schools Of all kind in
sed to a million and a half. OF the
public high schools reported, $40
fnlI fo,Ir-ycar courses Annroxin1atc-
per cent Of all public nigh school
ents are in four-vca, high schools.
9 report ANALYSES the number Of
hers i'm the United states. showing
of tho 7no,o teachers. $4,000 were
and 527 900 women. Tho number Of
teachers has increased very slightly
1900. tho number Of women teach
has almost doubled In public ele-
tarv schools the number Of men
Ibers has decreased N Nor cent since
while tbc number of women teach
has increased eight pcr cent In 1909
hing nosi,ions in pulIIr schools were
Nv divided between mon and women.
no nresent time women outuunber the
bv 500. The average annual salary
II teachers is 80 Tho figure is high.
in the East ana North Atlantic States
5549 and $685.. respectively. and low
in tho S,r,b Atl.rti. e+otes ,s2pao II
49, srCr, ,a9t -, IIty.is.i,,ni to *, j.,
for1i. and sol f., \ou, Vn,,,
,.,-,.,..,,,,.
NoSi W HDOCNl i''>'
Expenditures for education In 1914. part
stimated totalcd close to N6oo","o. Ar
mate, making due allowances for th'
rvenins two years ana for items nee
rily omitted, would easily bring tht
on's current educational expenditure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
USE CONCRETE TANKS.
Best Material for Watering Troughs,
says Professor Seaton.

Manhattan, Kan, Sept 21.-Use of
concrete in the construction of water
tanks is advised by R. A. Seaton, pro-
fessor of applied mechanics and ma
chine design in the Kansas state
Agricultural college.
Concrete possesses many advan-
tages over other materials" says Pro-
fessor Seaton. at is cheap and will
not decay or rust 1t will not shrink
or collapse or become leaky if left
empty and it is sanitary.
I'm the construction of a tank the
ground should be leveled and exca-
waited to a depth of about six inches,
or until solid foundation is obtained.
If several round tanks of the same size
are desired it is convenient to use
sheet metal forms which can be made
up cheaply in any tin shop. When
but one tank of any given size is to be
built wooden forms will be less ex-
penSive."
In case of small tanks, after the
outer forms are in place and are we'll
braced, the reinforcement for the
floors and sides should be placed and
wired in position and the overflow and
out Professor Seaton. The inside form
should be put into place next and
wired to the outside form and cross
braced to opposite sides. The forms
may be removed in two or three days,
and the walls both inside and outside
should then be given two brush coats
of neat cement, or of equal parts of
sand and cement mixed with water to
a creamy consistency. Thi. will help
fill the pores and make the tank water
tight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
How to Judge a
Woman by Her Hair

There are always the well-known
and semi-humorous methods, such as
saying brunettes are quick-tempered-
But there is real common sense in just
noticing whether the hair is well kept
to Judge a woman's neatness- If you
are one of the few who try to make
the most of your hair, remember that
it is not advisable to wash the hair
with any cleanser made for all pur-
poses but always use some good
preparation made expressly for sham
pooling. You can enjoy the very best
by getting some canthrox from your
druggist and dissolving teaspoonful
in a cup of hot water when your
shampoo is all ready. After its use
the hair dries rapidly with uniform
color Dandruff. excess oil and dirt
are dissolved and entirely disappear.
Your hair will be 20 fluffy that it will
look much heavier than it it, Its
lustre and softness will also delight
you. while the stimulated scalp gains
the health which insures hair growth.
advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
CATCH ESCAPED PRISONERS.
Boys Who Left Reformatory We're
Running Hotel in Texas.

Hutchinson, Kan, Sept. 21.-Quietly
running a second rate hotel in the
little town of Bridgeport, Tex, Arnold
Walton and Curtis McKeeman, who
took French leave from the hay fields
of the reformatory farm, thought to
thus hide their identity, but fate was
against them.
Ever since the boys, in conjunction
with two other inmates, have been
missing the reformatory officials have
been on their trail always just little
behind them. The boys stole a Ford
car from The Skinner farm near the
hay field and later it was found by the
officers in the possession of a member
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
h. U. BOY TO BE WAR NURSE.
Charles Greisa Will Sail Soon for Bat
fields of Europe

Lawrence, Kan, Sept. 21-Charles
Griesa, K. L. student, has sent word
from Boston that he will sail for
France within few days to take up
Red Cross work. Griesa has been in
Boston almost the entire summer pre-
pairing for the work and h&- notified
his parents that he will leave as soon
as he gets the necessary passports. He
has not announced how long he will
stay in the service but it is expected
that he will remain for a considerable
period of time.
Charles Griesa is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. H Griesa of this city. He
would have been a senior on the hill
this fall. He is n member of the Phi
Kappa Psi fraternity and was dele
gate to the fraternity convention in
Pittsburg last June before going to
Boston to take up the Red Cross
work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21

Hon. S. T. Howe and Chief Justice Hor
ton left today for. trip thru Kansas will
a party of Connecticut capitalists.