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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-16
RED CROSS SEALS.
Members Of Federation OF WOmen's
clubs to Handle Them.

The members Of the Federation of Wom
ems clubs Of this state will not have OH
sale their seal the coming holidays, as has
been their custom in past years, hut in
stead will work for heavier sale Of the
Red Cross Christmas seal than has ever
before been experienced in this state. This
decision was arrived at at n meeting of
tho executive committee Of the fedora
ton which was held In Bradford Thurs
day morning
H. w. Slocum. director OF the Vermont
Association for the Prevention Of Tuber-
cuosls appeared before the members Of
the committee and. after outlining the
plans by which the association expects
TO do much in the prevention Of tubercu-
oss, asked that the federation give up
the sale OF its seal and take over the sale
Of the Red Cross seal in it's place. The
sale of the Red Cross seal has recently
been turned over to the association by
the Vermont chapter and tho proceeds
from its sale are the only revenue OF the
association
The sale of the seal OF the federation
has not brought in great returns In past
years. many of the members feeling that
the Red Cross seals should be the ones to
he sold and therefore not working on the
sale OF the federation seals. The sale OF
the fedora ton seals amounted last year
20 about SlD and the Vermont associa-
ton Will give to the federation 800 this
year from the sale of the Red Cross seals
but # Is expected that the sale Of the
Red Cross seal will be much greater than
| ever before with the united efforts OF the
1 club women OF Vermont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-16
INJURED WORKMEN.
EtUe Industrial Accident hoard In
vestiEating Their Cases.

The Vermont State Industrial Accident
board met at the Hotel Vermont Fri
day. having an all-day session to hear
the cases Of W. II. Saltus and Rudolph
-Anst Robert w. Slmonds of st. Johns
bury, chairman of the board, and Fred
erick 2. Pease OF this city We're the only
members OF the board present, Sanford
a. Daniels of Brattlehoro being absent.
Several other cases also came before the
board informally for consideration.
Mr.. Saltus was injured at the Burlington
Rendering companys plant last March
He wos at work cleaning when a board
brown from an upper story of the build
ing by another employe OF the company
struck him on the head, Injury was
Ceived to the skull. resulting In paralysis
Of the left arm. from which he has not
recovered In fact, he has not worked
since, being totally disabled. Mr.. and
Mrs. Saltus We're present to he heard,
and the Rendering company was repre-
scented by the manager a. J. Canning.
The question in this case is whether or
not the injury is permanent.
Rudolph Aust, a boy thirteen years OF
Hge. was injured at the Horatio IiickoR
'ompanys plant while working there
during the summer vacation. An elevator
fell with him and his right thigh bone
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VERM0NT'S CROPS RANK WELL
Potatoes, United States Report
Shows, Are Short.
staple or Field Crops Average IIS.S( +;
ns Compared with 05I't in the
Country as WhoIc,-Com-
PARSONS.

inc November government crop re-
port when reached the hands of Prof.
II. T. Burdick at Morrill, hall Friday,
~ satisfactory i'm about every item cx
ccpt potatoes This may be considered
the final estimate for the year on the
potato crop. but is lower than the figures
OF both the preceding months. The De-
cember | report will not alter the pres
ent figures much
staple crops showed up well in the
state. as in all Of the New England
states. The average was 1853, as com
pared with the average in the country as
a whole of SOL The plain States of the
West and the Rocky Mountain States fell
down, but New England. the Middle
Atlantic and most of the southern states
that are in question ranked well, the ma
iority going over the 100 per cent. mark.
Hay, Of course. pulled up the record of
Vermont, but even the potato crop was
not especially low if the average of the
past few years is the standard
The following are the estimates in full:
ESTIMATES IN FULL.
Corn-Estmate this year 1,72O, 600 bush
els; production last year, final estimate,
., 256OOO bushels.
VIII, ~ October estimate 5000 bushels:
production last year. final estimate, 30. 600
bushels
Oats-Octobcr estimate 2.52S, 900 bushels:
production last year. final estimate,
3,4S3, 900 bushels
Barlcy-Octobor estimate 3O2. 900 bushels:
production last year. 7na estimate, 400, 900
bushels.
Potatoes-Estimate this year 2,5S0OcO
production last year, final estimate
2592. 900
Hay-Sept estimate ,i31 900 tons
/ "a st Hno nj 4
900 tons
| Applos-lIstmate this year l,1M, 900 bar
; rels; production last year. final estimate.
| 1924, 900 barrels
! Priccs-The first price given is the aver
age ON November this year. and the
second the average ON November | last
year Wheat, --- and Sl15 per bushcl
corn, stu and SIC; oats. 6ic and sc: potn-
toes. sl.06 and 74c; hay. SEQ and $3.50
per ton: eggs, 4lc and SOC per dozen.
The following are some of the figures
for the United States as a whole: Hay,
September estimate. sc. $4,000 tons: corn.
estimate this year, 2,Gi0 OOo. 900 bushels
potatoes estimate this year. 2S9 00O, 200
bushels: apples, estimate this year. g..
7OO.b barrels; oats. October estimate,
229 $4,000 bushels; barley. October csti-
mate. lS3, 536 600 bushels: wheat October
estimate. 6O1551, 900 bushels
These are the estimates of certain crops
i'm the New England States Apples,
Maine. estimate this year 1850, 900 barrels:
New Hampshire. estimate this year. $50.
400 barrels: NaSsaC husetts estimate this
ycar. 1.150,0O0 barrels; Rhode Island, csti-
mate this year 5000 barrels: Connecticut
no estimate. Hay. Maine. Sept. estimate
ISIS. 900 tons: New Hampshire September
estimate, 161 600 tons: Massachusetts,. Sep
tcmher estimate, $1,000, Rhode Island
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HELD FOR II. S. COURT.
Nnnnhan. Alleged SmugcIcr Of China
men. FniIs to Find Rail.

Charles Frederick Manahan, VINO wa
arrested by Deputy United States Mar
shall Thomas Reeves of this city Mt -
Adams Friday on Warrant issued III
United States Commissioner Claude I
Graton. at a hearing before Commissions
Grafton at District Attorney Y. y. Bul
lard's office i'm the federal building Satur
day morning was bound over to the mex
term "a United States court bail heln
fixed 1T 5000 Manahan was unable f
furnish bail and was remanded to tn
county Jail.
Mauahau is charged with having SNUG
g.cd two cinnamon into this country fror
canada Re was taken into custody %
United States officials at st Adams depo
Thursday night at about 1879 o'clocl
after having made the trip from Montre5
% that city ~ automobile He waive
examination when arraigncd Saturday an
his case VIII be taken up at the next teri
of United States court which will be hel
in Brat'lehoro next month.
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STREET EXTENSION.
Commissioners henr Witnesses for and
against the Project.

Tho hearing on tho petition to open
Bank street from South Winooski avenue
east 10 South Union street occupied the
attention OF the street commissioners all
day Thursday. The hearing was held at
the county court mouse before +. r.
Burgess, chairman, and +. :, Lanou,
Y. f, Sinclair, the third commissioner.
being III. The city was represented by
city Attorney Hamilton s. Peck. aud
NJ S. Villas appeared for the petitioners
The petition sets up that the extension
OF Bank street to connect with Bradley
street would he a public benefit and con-
venionoe, and at the time the petition
was circulated il received many sigma
lures
The witnesses called to testify as To the
extent of public convenience the opening
of the street would have were: j. s.
Patrick, Sam SPARTA wk, $. NJ. Atherton,
NJ. g. Leary, \. l., sherman, David
Manson, &. \. Barber. f.. II. Harrington,
r. A. Blanchard Harold stevens. Thomas
Reeves and +. l.. Austin These men
testified as to their individual convenience
which would be gained by the opening
OF the street.
Mrs Fannie C. Jones was also wit
ness. testifying I'm opposition to the street
being opened. The street II opened as
proposed would pass through Mrs Jones'
house on Orchard terrace and thereby
cause great damage, c. A. Kern. who owns
property which would have to be taken
for the street were it opened, also testified
In opposition. Charles l.. Dolan, the last
witness called. stated that he would like
to have the street go through but that
he objected to It's being wider than 10
feet, the width of Bradley street, be-
cause n It is wider it would take away
property upon which he has spent much
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UNCLE SAM ROBBED.
PostOIicc Money Taken When Willis
ton store H. Entered.

The store Of r. =. Brown. who conducts
q general merchandise business at North
Williston. was broken into some time
after midnight Thursday and about $40
in cash and watch VALUED at so taken.
The store is located near the railway
track and entrance was gained through
n window after The holt holding the shut
tiers of the window had been thrown and
pane of glass broken, through which open
ing the burglars, for it is thought there
were several, cravled. Before opening
the shutters, however, all wires running
into the building We're cut, when would
seem to indicate that the burglars knew
that had wires inside of The doors and
windows been disturbed they would have
set OFF the burglar alarm in Mr.. Brown
home The local telephone eNchang. is
situated IN the store and this meant that
all of tho wires of the company We're also
cut the work being done with tools from
linemans kit found in a wagon of tho
company IN the ward
The money was In an inner compart-
meut of the safe The safe, which has
been IN Use some Years, was manipulated
by the breakers and opened without the
door being blown off and the door to the
inner compartment was pried off with
tools found I'm the store. The $50 dollars
belonged to the postoffiCe, which is also
in the store. and 70 the store owner.
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AND Now VIRGINIA GOES DRY.

rs mighty hard TO think of a dry Viz
ginia, with no warming beverage to be
bought save cider, not too hard Yet So
the people have voted. aud So it must
Ice. The old Dominion dcuounccs the old
deniiohn Yet Is the past secure and
the Old Colonial song quoted 10y Emer-
son-not Ralph Waldo-m his "Bever-
axes, Past and Present" may come to
have a fresh significance:
on, We can make liquor to swecten our
lips.
of pumpkins, of parsnips. of walnu, tree
tips.
There was a gladly flowing bowl in Vir-
Ginia before the white man came The
Indians used the Juice of the grapes fer
mented. They also made a beer Of the fer
mentation of acorns chestnuts and dwarf
chestnuts or chinNapins, calling II "ohiu-
qua And when the ColOnlSts arrived
about the first need they had 70 consider
was something to drink. and in 1909 in
December they advertised In ENGLAND for
two brewers. BY IGlj two warehouses;
We're established in the colony They could
not supply the demand. Planters found
material for home-breW in the persim-
mons, in dried Indian corn. in molassea,
in potatoes, iu green maize; this long be
fore TIA" silo had been devised to intoX-
icuto cattle. There was cider good hard
cider, in every farmhouse: and Virginia
disputes with New England the priority
in the dlstlluE of what old Dominion
ties called apple brandy and the Puritnns
apple jack
Then came tho prestige Of whiskcy; and
the mountain sections We're i'm the lead.
In the Ciyil war many of these noun
taiuccTS were true TO the union and they
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-16
DIR. DUMB,'S RESIGNATION.

iy finally res icuuE the post which n
was politely invited 10 vacate by the gov
eminent AT Washington, Dr. CONSTANT
Theodor Dumha. recently the representa-
live in this country OF his imperial maiost
jhe emperor Of Austria, leaves It omen :
the government 1T Vienna to APPOINT a suc
cessol' If II chooses. Dr Dumha had mad
himself SO entirely persona grata to m
American people before the war that hi
activities in conjunction with the mum
tiouS plots and other forms of imnrope
propa-auda for tho Teutonic catse iii
not arouse the animosity they Nigh
otherwise. indeed. the contrast hetwee
his fate and that of count Won Berustorf
who hats NOT been moro scrupulous
more guarded in his acts, evoked some
think like sympathy for him II woul
have been we'll for him had he taken NJ
Br,au'- condolences less seriously Shou'
"a successor now be proposed at Niem;
his accordance at Washington ought Z
hc prefasnd boy the distinct understandable
that he VIII come with due amends for IN
Aucona and PcUolite outragcs. Tines
have NOT vet been offered 10y the Austria
government, and unless they are to Ne
would ue It CHASTITY irony to resume f.
and friendly diplomatic re,a.Ions-p hila
delphia Public Ledger
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"N OF ALL"

our Kentucky friend who wrote us the
other day that he used to be ashamed OF
'vou-all' and other southernismS. but now
realizes that they speak n purer type OF
English than do college men, bases his
grown wisdom ON the belief that the
nearer the source the purer the issue
therefrom." There is a better reason than
that for calling 'you-al'' good English
II makes meaning clearer. 1t straightens
ont lame pronoun. The plural you is
unhandy and misleading. a plural that
not only means something but can't be
misunderstood should be welcomed, not
apologized for; it cures a defect and fills
up q hole I'm the English language.
When people stopped calling each 9TH
er thee" a gap was left. Thee served
very wcl for the singular. you for the
plural. The death Of thee left you" to
DO the work of both, The strain IL often
too great. Hear a prohipitonist argu-
ing with one OF the vets. "Nour policy
Is infamous. You have iled almshouses.
have cut short lives have hurried men to
untimely graves ~ never did such a
thing in my life" protests the wet: per
haps. before the dry has checked him
and laid the blame on the English Ian
guage he has proceeded to blows. The
southerner, on the contrary, can argue
with the northeruer without risk of mis-
UNDERSTANDINGS: "You-all burned our
homes and ran off our niggers." No per-
sonal offense, no risk of hasty blows: that
little You all left his meaning clear
The individual uortherner, understanding
that he is not accused in his own person
or home-hurninG or forCihle emancipation.
remains calm. Nou-all Is a necessary
word, good word. It should leave its
cohhneo southern home and be adopted
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-16

president for life and Colonel Ira l..
Reeves of Northheld, Alfred $. Hall of
Boston, DR.. Edward II. Campbell of
Bellows Falls, u. X. Campbell of Bellows
Falls, Carl e. Stoughton of North Charles
town. \. H.. Major Frank Tomplsins,
L. $. A., George n. Mcbride of BurlinG-
ton and G. w. Mcbride of Essex June
tion were made honorary members of the
association f.. II. and Daniel Campbell
of Montpelier presented the university
with a picture Of Colonel Josiah Hall.
\ banquet was served at the Congrega-
tional Church in the evening. a fine menu
being rclshcd. after which Mr. Streeter.
the retiring president presided In most
happy and entertaining manner us toast
master. Those who responded to his call
were: Colonel Reeves. Major Tompkins,
General Peck, A. 6. Hall of Boston. +.
II. ketchum. the newly elected president
OF the association, A. c. Stoughton, the
Rev. II. l.. Searles. Peter Lander and
Mr.. Thwing. The dining room was made
attractive with American flags. miniature
flags being used upon the tables. The
survivors OF the old Vermont regiment
all wore their regulation red neckties.
aud the Mattresses also wore red ties in
honor Of the veterans
Those who went from this city TO at
tend the reunion were. Gen. r s. Peck.
Peter Lander. II. 6. Smith, A. G. Slough
ton, Or. II Nelson jackson, +. II. Wells
and MIR. and Mrs. Charles Wells.
! Dennis Rheumatic Pills for Rheuma
tism and Neuralgia. Entirely vege-
table Safe. (Adv)
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AMERICAN RED CROSS
Contributions of Medical Supplies
and Money Sought for Roumania.
War Department Higgins Distribution
of Cong rcssiopal Appropriation for
Relief of Gunrdsmcn's Families
Membership increasing.

Contributions of hospital and medicinal
supplies. of which gauzc bandages ana
dressings. absorbent cotton ana rubber
goods are especially desired, as wen as
money contributions, are asked for in II
letter received 10y II. :. Howard. secre-
tary of the Vermont chapter of the Amer
Jean Red Cross. from the department or
civilian relief of the American Red 'rosS
These supplics are needed for the Rouma-
nian Red Cross relief work and should nc
forwarded to the American Red Cross,
Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, y. Y, and an
money contributions should be forwarded
80 Mr.. Howard.
Another communication received by MI
Howard states that the war department
has commenced the distribution OF the ap-
rropriation made by Congress Tor the
.henent of dependent families OF EuaIdsmen
called into active service in June, 1910 ana
ia forwarding checks based upon den
mite monthly allowance and covering the
entire period which has elapsed since the
Cuardsmen were called out. 1t thus oc-
ours that in a very large number of in
stances families which have received al
lIowances from the Red Cross and private
81 gencies have now received or VIII re-
,,eive the governments allowance, sub
vita n+iallv duplicating what has already
been done through private channels.
Tn relation to this duplication, any
pgenoy which has been extending help to
soldiers families may send To the war
department a list Of the families which
have been thus assisted together with
the total amount of help which has been
extended in each case and the department
3n making its allowance 20 the same fam
lies Will take into account tho grants
yade by the private agencies. In submit
ting such lists, 1t Is asked that In each
case the name of the head Of tho family
Re given with the military organization
Of which he is a member, and also the
name and address Of the member OF the
family at home to whom the allowance
has been paid.
Az the work of the Red Cross and pri-
vate agencies In behalf OF the guards
mems families terminates, the war de-
yartment would be pleased to receive lists
Of the families which have been recipients
of help from the private agencies, togeth-
or with the date upon which the relief is
discontinued in each instance.
The membership of the American Red
Croes has increased since March from
r 600 to 275,01
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-16
lST VERMONT CAVALRY.
Details of Annual Reunion, Held mt
NOrthtieId Thursday.

The members of the First Vermont
Cavalry Regimental association who at
tended the forty-fourth annual meeting
of the association held in Northiield
Thursday could not speak in high enough
terms of the entertainment afforded them
by Colonel Ira l., Reeves, president Of
Norwich University, and the members Of
his faculty and the cadets of the uni
Versity, whose guests the members of the
association WGye, while in Mortified.
In the morning the members Of the as
ISOLATION We're taken for Il motor trip
about Northheld, and visited surrounding
points of interest, arriving at the uni
Nerslty parade grounds where the cadets
had formed in hollow square, and where
the exercises Of the day were opened. a
large American flag, the gift of the as
ISOLATION TO the university was presented
by General Theodore S. Peck Of this city
and received by Colonel Reeves. General
Peck also made the formal presentation
of the flag pole, also gift Of the associa
ton, which was raised ON the parade
grounds last spring. AS the flag was
fiOated the cadets came to attention and
the members Of the association were also
called to salute by Leutenant-C olonel j,
w. Benedict Of Chicago, III.
After the presentation exercises the
party enjoyed the dress parade of the
cadets, mounted and dismounted drill,
picture was then taken.
The business meeting Of the association
was held in Dewey han following the
parade, Henry &, Streeter of Brattleboro,
president of the association. presiding.
The officers elected at the business meet
ing We're: President, f. III. ketohum OF
Randolph; vice-presdent from each
| company represented in the association
secretary treasurer Seymour III. Wood OF
st. Adams; auditors, G. IL. Gotta OF st
Adams, Peter Lander of burlington and
Henry II. Munsel of Wells River, c. d
Gates of this city was made an honorary
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NO ALTERNATIVE.

Little Willie felt indisposed. and the
family doctor ordered him to take "A pow
der "Come on. dear" said mother, coax
ingly, when the powder arrived, take
this; it will make you quite well at once
Don't want to-" walled Willie. backing
away from the teaspoon, Don't want no
medicine" "Oh, Willie,' mother said, re-
proaChfulY. as she drew the small boy
near to her, you never heard mo COM
plain about n little powder, have you?'
mo, an neither would H. was young Will
llam's startling reply, IN ! could Just put
II on my face as you do. But | have to
swallow it,"-IioChester Times.
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recommend it to any woman suffering
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No woman suffering from any form of
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etable Compound n fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients of which are derived from
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and invigorator of the female organism.
All women are invited to write
to the lydia Il. Pinkham Medi-
cine Co.. Lynn. Mass, for special
advicc,-it will be confidential.
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is CHIP OF OLD BLOCK.
stephen Perry JOccIyn. Jr. Gets Lieu
tenants Commission.

Stephen Perry Jocelyn, Jr., who served as
a lieutenant in the citizens training camp
at Plattsburgh the last two seasons. has
received commission as a second lieuten-
ant In the army. Lieutenant Joceiyn is the
son of General stephen +. Jocelyn, who
served honorably throughout the CtTl
War. and the family has made its homo In
the city since the latter's retirement. The
younger Jocelyn IL a graduate of Har-
Vard and served FOR a time in the national
guard OF Vermont. He has many friends
of Harvard and among the former Platts-
hurgh rockies. who. as well as the many
friends of the family. will be pleased 10
learn Of the Young mans success
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A SWEEPING RECoMMENp

TN say for him." stated Miss Aunabell'
Tanners in confidence over tho back 'enc'
to Mrs. Judge Tumhan, "thot as a rule ml
brother-n-law, Lyman Spink, rs a placi,
and even-tempered man and very seldom
utters a careless remark. but tho othe
day, when a hoy came yelling that The
Methodist Church was on fire Lyman
jumped right up and shouted "Hol,
smoke" just the same as the mos
thoughtful person in the community Nigh
have done Judge
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A STRIKING FIGURE OF SPEECH.

AT banquet given in celebration of the
Chicago Board of Trade building. reports
the Buffalo Commercial. Mayor Harrison,
'he eluer' made nowery speech, In the
course OF which he said: 81 am proud Of
t'e TACT mat ! was born in the year that
'ne iocomotF" was invented" The next
"uureSs was made by Emery \. Storrs,
nationally celebrated for his wit, Mr..
Storrs SAID: Il agree with Mayor Har-
risoh IN declaring it felicitous coinci-
uence that he and the locomotive were
worn 'le Same year, for both have been
blowing off steam ever since"