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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27
BURLINGTON AS A SUMMER EDUCA-
TIONAI GEN TER.

The University OF Vermont Summer
school ended the week with $3.50 students
and at the present rate of increase the
number will reach $50 by the middle Of
the week. We have always insisted that
Burlington was one Of the most delight
full places in the United States to COM
bine an outing with a period of study
and acquiring some of the ACCOMPLISH
ments. This sphere Of the institution
has been enlarged for the express
benefit Of the school teachers of Yer
mont who desire to better fit them
selves for teaching during the summer
vacation Next year we expect to see
200 at the State Summer school, and
thenceforward 1t will be but a step to
making Burlington the biggest summer
educational center in eastern America
Languages and music the arts and
sciences and methods of teaching con-
stitute the fundamentals of a curriculum
that will become an irresistible magnet
Joined to the attractions of Vermont
and Lake Champlain.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27
MILLIONS OF MILITARY AGE.

There are 2l,ooO, 900 men of military
age in the United States. according TO
a recent announcement. This doesn t
mean that the United States could raise
an army of that number by a long shot
All it means Is that there are that many
males between the ages Of IS and 20. 1t
includes lunatics, cripples and all other
detectives. II also includes nearly 300
900 alien whites and nearly 10000 Chi
nese, Japanese and others who would be
ineligible for duty The best basis for
estimates to the extreme military
strength of the United States is the war
between the States. All told, North and
South, from the beginning until the end
of the war. there We're about 100000
men engaged. The population at that
time was something Tess than 30.0o,-
O1O persons. If 4.oH,no fighting meu
can be drawn from a population Of so %
600, 90 in the United States, it is possible
that three and a third times as many
might be drawn from population OF
100, OOhOn, which the country has to-day.
Thomas T. Logan in Leslie's.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27
THE UNIFIED STATES SENATOR
SHIP,

The United States senatorial contest
Is coming to occupy the center of the
political stage in Vermont. Voters will
Ioon decide whom they will support,
and a consideration of the situation
with our readers will be timely. United
States Senator Carroll S. Page. eN-
Governor Allen NJ, Fletcher and Cover
nor Charles w. Gates in the order of
their published announcements are al
ready in tho field. The nub of the
question is whether to re-elect Senator
Page or whether to make change at
this time.
In discussing this question. let us
concede at the outset that all the good
things now being said Of these various
candidates are true. They are all
good citizens Of Vermont: they have all
had varied public experience in YER
mont, including the office Of governor;
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27
THE FIRST GAS JET.

y woman's thimhle is said to have been
the means of suggesting the first gas
burner" says the Popular Science MONTH";
~ for August. William Murdoch, the in-
vcntor. first burned the gas simply as a
fame from the end of a pipe. One day
in an emergency he wished 10 stop the
illumination. Hurriedlv looking around for
something, Murdoch seized his wfes
thimhle and thrust IL over the light.
which was Immediately eNtinEushed.
There was strong odor Of gas, however,
and the eXperimcuter applied a light to
the thimhle, discovering that it was full
Of holes. through which tiny Jets Of
flame appeared. The importance of tho
result was that the illumination from those
two or three tiny Jets was much brighter
than had been given by the great fare
from the end Of the pipe. Acting on tho
principle which this chance discovery re-
vealed he constructed what was known az
the Cockspur burner
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27
GIFT TO MARY FLETCHER HOS
PITAL.

Hon. Ira G. Calef of Washington. who
has long been known in this city through
his handsome remembrance of the Mary
Fletcher hospital, has afforded the
directors of that institution as we'll as
people from this city and other towns
throughout Vermont who receive its
benefits, additional reason for gratitude
In the shape of a gift of $4,000 in de,
sirable securities to the hospital We
know of no other way in which so much
good can be done for suffering humanity
with the same amount of money as in
the way selected by Mr.. Calef, both in
Burlington and in Barre. where he re-
Gently made a similar donation, and else
where.
This is particularly true of the Mary
Fletcher hospital. where, unlike some
other hospitals, large aggregate of
service is given poor patients wholly
without cost to themselves. Indeed the
amount of surgical and medical work and
nursing done for no financial return from
patients who can not afford to nav at
the Mary Fletcher hospital would
astonish many people
Mr.. Calefs generous gift will
make 1t possible for the hospital to do
still more efficient service for suffering
humanity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27
THE PHONE BELL.
Co. G. LIST W. Inf.
Eagle Pass. Texas.

She ran to cook his pancakes,
And the phone bell rang
She rushed TO start the coffee.
And the phone bell rang
Breakfast-he went without It;
"Goodby." they had TO shout IT,
She would have wept about II,
But the phone bell rang
She tried to dress the children
And the phone bell rang
She went to wash the dishes,
And the phone bell rang
The parlor needed busting.
The chatting dish was rusting,
And the silverware disgusting;
But the phone bell rang.
The grocer stopped for orders.
And the phone bell rang
neighbor came for gossip.
And the phone bell rang
she thought by being hasty
She could make some biscuits tasty;
Her hands with dough were pasty,
And the phone bell rang.
All day the homework waited,
While the phone bell rang.
No time for rest or labor
When the phone bell rang.
At last he came to fold her
For a second he consoled her,
In his arms. Poor girl" he told her
And the phone bell rang.
Newark News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27
MUSICAL INTERPRETATION.

The third standard boys were droning
out THE Minstrel Boy" In a manner
which betokened that they did not think
very much OF that remarkable youth s
accomplishments The harp he loved
ne'er spoke again, for he tore its chords
asunder,'" repeated the pale young
man they called tea her. Now. what
does that mean" he asked. For a few
minutes the lads grappled with the
mighty problem. and then bright Jimmy
Green's hand shot up. Please teacher
he tore his chords asunder means he
split his corduroys, was the most un-
expected = swer, And yet 1t is said
that a school teachers life has never ID
bright Observation-Disclosures Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27

The Mexican situation is back again
where it was when 1Iuerta was about
to be overcome by the revolutionists
with the aid Of Washington, except that
the shoe is now on the other foot
Rumor says Carranza whom we pushed
1t remains to be seen whether Carranza
will be given a chance to run for It,,
a la Madero.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27

they all have "A thorough understand
ing of the needs of the people of Yer
mont; they would all have the welfare
of the state at heart in the national
capital they would all try to do their
best to make good, both for their own
sake and that Of the commonwealth,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27

When you go into details, however, the
lines which have been parallel up to
this point begin to diverge.
Senator Page has been in the United
States Senate eight years If the State
were a business concern. that fact
would count in his favor. No business
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27

1t may help you to bear the present
heat to consider that this hot weather
rest of crops and help fill the silos OF
Vermont Also. the heat may shorten the
political campaign in the Green Noun
tain State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27
NOT THE COLONEL's WORK

NJ. Hughes SAYS the Nation is in.
dehted to the Colonel for the quick.
oning of the national spirit" No, Il
isn't. 1t is indebted to the Germans,
the British the Mexican. for that
Rochester Union and Advertiser.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27

The money spent in the European war
already would have abolished poverty
utterly throughout the world. provided
hospitals and asylums for the race and
rightly used. abolished war itself
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27

Think dog muzzling cruel and then
marve! at the spread of rabies?
Carefully select your brand OF liquor
and then feed your children unpasteurized
milk?
Repeat the golden rule and then sneeze
in somebody's face?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27

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 $4,000 readers every
week and one cent a word will reach
them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27
WASTED EFFCpT.

Daughtcr-Father. our domestic
science professor is teaching us how ia
spend money
Parent Extraordinarily doesn't he
teach fish how to sWim?-Pitt Panther.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27

Terms-S1OO Ycar. In Advance.
DAILY by mail $500 n ycnr in advance.
RATE IN CANADA,
DAILY. $500 n yenr In advance.
WEEKLY. $500 n year in advance.
FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Publishers, burlington. VI.
BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 81.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27
WANTED.

BURLINGTON. THURSDAY. JULY 81.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27

Directors--E j. Booth John j. Flynn. f. 7. We
Cooke. E. F. Gebhardt. J. II. Macomber.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-27
CHITTENDEN COUNTY TRUST CO..


This record tells the story of strength
and growth stronger than words can
tell.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16
LEGAL ADVERTISING
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received by the
Town Council of the Town of Union
town, Washington, for approximately
the following described labor to be
performed and material to be furnish
ed IN the Town of Uniontown, Wash
lngton, to-wit: Supplying complete
and laying under ground below frost
line, approximately 400 Lineal Feet
OF 4-1nch, iron, high pressure water
mains with all connections and hyd-
| rants as specified by the Fire and
Water Committee The said water
main to commence at the north line
of Church Street and to extend north
to the south line of Greif Street, all
on Union Avenue
All bids must specify the trade
name and type of material contem-
plated to be used together with grades
and finish, of the same
All bids must be filed with the Town
Clerk, not later than six o'clock P. M.
on Tuesday, September 5, 1916. All
bids will be opened at the Council
Chamber in the Town Hall at the hour
of eight o'clock P. M. on Tuesday,
September 5, 1916.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a Bank Draft or Certified Check in
a sum amounting to ten per cent of
the total amount of the bid If bid is
not accepted, any draft or certified
check attached, will be Immediately
returned to the bidder. If bid is ac-
cepted and contract made with the
bidder, the ten per cent of sum bid,
will be retained as a guaranteed of
good faith until the work is complet-
ed.
The Council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids submitted. Any
further details and specifications may
be had by applying at the office of the
Town Clerk, in the Town Of Union
town, Washington.
BY order OF Town Council.
1878 P. W. BUSCH, Town Clerk.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16
RAIL WAY MEN NOT SEEKING
REAL EIGHT HOUR DAY
Actual Object Is Enormous Wage In
crease For No More Work,
Companies Declare.

What is an eight hour day? The an
swer to this question is one of the vital
points in the wage controversy be-
tween the railroads and their engi-
neers, conductors, firemen and brake
men which will come TO a head early
in August, when the employees COM
plete the nation wide strike vote they
are now taking to enforce their de-
mands.
The railroad managers say that the
train employees organizations are mis-
leading the public when they refer to
their demands as providing for an
eight hour day. They declare that the
eight hour basic" day which the en-
ployees are contending for merely pro-
vides for an enormous increase in
wages by increasing the rate of pay
per hour without either limiting the
working day to eight hours or even re-
curing full eight hours work for a
days pay.
The spokesman for the brotherhoods
real" or absolute" eight hour day,
but they insist that the granting Of
the demand for days wage for eight
hours or less and for 80 per cent more
than the regular hourly rate for all
overtime will make it so expensive for
the roads to work their train crews for
more than eight hours that they will
increase the speed of their trains and
thus effect a reduction in the working
hours of the train crews.
This assertion was explained recent i
ly by w G. Lee. president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
who said:
"If all terminals were 100 miles apart
we would be in a position to demand
an absolute eight hour day. But we
recognize that the divisions vary in
length. many exceeding 100 miles. AS
a concession to the railroads we have
agreed to the twelve and one-half mile
basis in lieu of the absolute eight hour
dar On long divisions it permits them
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16

We have been criticised so fire.
quently by Republicans on account Of
our practice of not excluding from
the paper news items relating to Demo
cratic activities that it seems necessary
to explain again that, though the edi-
torial policy of the paper is staunchly
Republican, the news is handled with
out regard to party politics
The policy of the real newspaper
with regard to handling news matter
is well defined by the Muncie Press,
from whose editorial the following is
taken:
1t is to be remembered, that the
news columns of the real newspaper
do not reflect the private or public
opinions of the managing editors. The
sharp practice of editorializing the
news has gone out of fashion and
rightly so.
The average newspaper is read by
all sorts of people, people who have
different ideas about politics, religion,
sports, ethics, current news and so on.
1t is the legitimate business of the
newspaper to cover every field of ac-
tivity and to present the news, with
out violating the laws of decency, in |
such way as to interest every class |
Of readers.
Take the political field for example.
The up-to-date newspaper covers the
doings of all political parties in it's
news columns, free from bias or
prejudices. The paper may be decid-
edly Democratic or Republican, edi-
torially, but if it is a conscientious
newspaper, it will present the polite
al news only as news. The fact that
newspaper is Republican and raps
torial columns is no legitimate reason
why the paper should not report the
Democratic conventions, print sum-
maries of Democratic platforms and
give Democratic opinions on public
questions, merely as matter of
news.
The point to be made it this. when
newspaper fails to give the legiti-
mate news written in a fair way, it is
no longer newspaper, but a publica-
ton of propaganda. Now the period
ical of propaganda is legitimate and
has a useful field 1t is only when it
seeks to disguise itself as a newspa-
per or magazine for general reading,
thereby attempting to induce the pub
lie to swallow its reasoning with
sugar coating, that it becomes unfair
and dangerous. There have been and
still are many cases of this kind, and
they are responsible for any distrust
the public may now have against
and other periodicals.
The editorial columns belong to the
editor, but the news columns belong to
he people.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16
TO SETTLE LABOR DISPUTES.
Federal Body Should Fix Railway
Rates and Wages.

Rates and Wages.
Baton Rouge, Accommodating or
the prospective railroad strike fol-
higher wages the Times says:
| Congress should pass an act at once
giving the interstate commerce com
mission authority to settle the labor
disputes. just as it has the right to fix
| rates.
1t is more important that the inter
state commerce commission have the
right to fix wages and settle disputes
than it is that it have the right to de-
termine freight rates and prohibit re-
bates
Business can hobble along under
high freight rates. Death would fol-
low a general railroad strike
Both the railroads and the railroad
men may be able to withstand a STRIKE
but the public cannot The public is
not in a position to face general
strike of the railroads in the country.
The calamity is too awful to con-
template.
1t would be more frightful than
dozen Mexican wars. 1t should not be
in the power of a set of men to bring
such disaster to the public
The commission has the right to say
what the railroads shall charge for
their service.
This commission should be given
the right to say what they shall pay
for the labor that it takes TO perform
this service.
And It should be given this authority
at once
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16

1.-THE managements) 10 Ignore The eight
hour day and escape the overtime by
simply making an average speed OF
trains equal to or exceeding twelve and
one-half miles an hour"
On the other hand, the railroad man
ayers assert that they cannot increase
| the average speed Of their trains with
| out decreasing the load Of each train
and running more trains, which would
require the employment Of more train
| crews to handle the same amount of
freight they now carry. This, they
say, would increase operating expenses
by even more than the increase in
wages would amount to.
In order to provide for real eight
hour day the railroad managers declare
many changes would have to be made
not only in the wording Of the de-
mands as presented by the employees.
but also in many Of the most impor-
tant of the other provisions of the pres
ent wage schedules which the brother
hoods insist shall be left Unchanged.
Most of the present schedules applying
to freight and switching service pro-
vide for a days wage for each 100
miles or less their trains run or for
each ten hours or less of work, thus
guaranteeing a days pay to any man
who is called for any work during the
day They also provide for extra pay
ment for hours in excess of ten or
miles in excess of 100. In passenger
service the basiss for a days pay is
even less In the case of engineers |
and firemen it is five hours in eastern |
territory and six hours and forty min
utes in western territory. The de-
mands provide for a days pay for
eight hours or less or 100 miles or less
and do not apply to the passenger serv-
ice. which is already on a basis more
favorable to the employees than an
eight hour day
The demand for time and one-half
for overtime would therefore penalize
the railroads. they say, for time re-
CURED to complete a train run in ex-
cess of eight hours or for any delay,
while the employees would still con-
tinue to draw full days pay in many
eases for considerably less than the
days work.
Every farmer should use printed
1t will bring him bust
ess and improve his standing
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16

Miss Carolyn B. Hubert, of Mid
dleburg, Va, formerly of Cincinnati,
Ohio, is engaged to wed Raymond
Belmont, son of August Belmont.
Like Mr.. Belmont, Miss Hubert is
extremely fond Of horses, owns
string of thoroughbreds at Middle
burg and is one of the best women
riders of the South. She is about
twenty-five years old, very pretty,
with dark eyes and hair.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16
NOTICE to ADVERTISERS

Straight reading matter, r. O. D., 10
cents per line first insertion, minimum
charge being 40 cents, cents per line
for each subsequent insertion. Read
Ing ads In personaI-ltem column, Is
cents per line first insertion, minimum
charge being 40 cents; 10 cents Der
line TOR each subseQuent Insertion
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16
FOR RENT-Houses
FOR RENT-9 ROOM HOUSE ON
Deakin Avenue. Phone 101-Z Att.
CALL FOR CITY WARRANTS

Moscow Idaho, August IA, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that I am
prepared to pay all outstanding SAL
AIRY FUND warrants, that were regis
tered prior to June %, 1916, and not
previously called. Interest on these
warrants ceases on teh date of this no.
tice.
L. T. HAMMOND,
69-l City Treasurer.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16
THE COMPELLING PERORA-
TON TO MR.. HUGHES
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.

| We live in 4 fatefu hour. In
\ true sense, the contest for the
| preservation of the Nation Is
never ended. We must still be
imbued with the spirit of heroic
sacrifice which gave US our
country and brought US safely
through the days of civil war.
We renew our pledge to the an
cient ideals of Individual liberty,
of opportunity denied to mono
because of race or creed, Of un-
swervIng loyalty. We have
vision Of America prepared and
secure; strong and just: equal
to her tasks; an exempIar Of
the capacity and efficiency Of
free people. endorse the plat
form adopted by the Convention
and accept Its nomination.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16

Buy Prince Albert query
Uhere tobacco is sold in
foppy red bags, Sc; tidy red
tins, Zoe; h0ndsoms pound
and half-pound tin hun,i-
dors-and-fhaf corkins fine
pound crysfal- glass hun,i-
dor Nth sponge n1oisfensy
top that keeps the tobacco
in such cisUsy frim-altoaysl
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16
WOOD FOR SALE

FOR SALE-16 INCH, THOROUGHLY
seasoned pole wood, $3.50 per cord
at ranch. Excellent road direct to
wood. Easy haul. Enquire of S. e.
Hutton ranch, 1-2 miles northeast
of Moscow, IL mile west of Pine
Grove school. Phone 9027. 4O-tf.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16

FOR SALE OR TRADE-CHOICE OF
secondhand 8-ft. Mccormick bind
ers. Phone 9251. 69-1p
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16

"ReGd-n0t to contradict and
c0nfate, nor to believe and Toxic for
granted, but to weigh and consid-
ey."-Lord Bacon.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16
Classified Ads

Rates-Five cents per line per in
sertion. About five and a half aver
age make a line. Minimum charge
for first insertion Csc.
Rates by the week, per word, one
week SC, two weeks &c, three weeks
10c, one month 12c.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-16
FOR SALE-Miscellaneous.

STOVES AND FURNITURE
for sale or trade for wood. Phone
29o. Tiff