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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-11
RICHMOND.

y large number attended the dance
given under tho auspices of Queen Esther
Lodge of Rcbekahs in the new Fish
garage.-Mr. and Mrs. NJ. ID. Dimick and
family were guests of relatives in War
rem over Sunday.-Mr. Bartlett, who
has recently returond from Franc.
has been the guest of his son,
George Gartlott.--'rhe Rev. Thomas
Stratton has returned from a few days
in Rutland.--AIrs. Brakeman, who
has been the guest Of her daughter.
Mrs. Stratton, during the winter. has ic-
turned to her home in Philadelphia.
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was a delegate TO the world court con-
gress held in New York city, returned
home Saturday.--Mr Newcity, who is en-
ployed by the Maple Hin creamery has
moved his family from Richford into
Mrs \. =. Ponds house.--William Sam
son, VINO has been i'll, Is able to be out
Richard Smith of West Enosburg was
visitor in town Tuesday.-Mrs. r. -.
Ward and son Of Rlchford were in town
Saturday
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MILTON BORO.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Taylor and son
Harold We're in st. Adams Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewdard lombard were 1T
F. +. toodwin's May MIR. and Mrs,
Felix Japan have daughter, born May
5.-Mr. and Mrs. James O'Daniels were
over-SundaY guests of r. +. Bullock
Lawrence Stanley was in Fairfax Tues
day cvening-Nr. and Mrs. A. Z. WOOD
and family were in Swanton Sunday
Mrs. Stewart and sons of Boston are
visiting her sister, Mrs. Perey Gabaree.
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ENOSBURG.

The meeting of the Ladies' Foreign
Missionary society of the Memorial
Church will be held to-day at Mrs War
rem Perley's .-Mrs George Burke of
Mortified is visiting her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. Warren Perley.-Denns Had
ley of Geene. y. y. met with a painful
accident Monday while handling long
timber at A. G. Calls mill by getting
his ankle caught in such a way as to
tear the ligaments.
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BERKSHIRE.

IIyland Thompson and Miss ]. Anna
Berry were married at Richford Thurs
day evcning.--Mrs Rodney Barnum of
Franklin is visiting her sister, Mrs. G.
IL Johnson.--C. f. Mead has sold his
farm in the Lost Nation" to Or. II. s
Herrick of Richford.-Miss Marion
Kittell is working in the Northern
Telephone company's office at Enos-
burg Falls.--Miss Eva Demar of Enos-
burg Falls spent a few days at her
home last week
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WESTFORD.

There will be a cobweb social Mt the
Baptist church Friday evening. Mr..
and Mrs Charles Munson returned
Saturday from Burlington. where they
spent the winter Mr. Munson is unable
to walk. because Of fracture of one
leg received in an accident last fall
The Fortnightly club will hold it's chill
drens meeting Saturday afternoon at
the town hall.-The Pythian sisters will
give Masquerade Promenade Tuesday
evening May 16.-Mr. Turner, the union
superintendent. visited schools in town
last week.
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UNDERHILL CENTER.

The fvc-year-old son of f.. G. Nc
Guinness fell out of wagon recently
and broke his arm.-The condition of
Mrs J. T. Leddy. who has been III for
sometime, is improved,-Asa Powell, Il
former resident, but now of Redley,
cal, has been visiting here.-Charles
Green has moved here from Rochester
to the McGunness farm, which he pur-
chased about n year aGo.-Mrs. l.. a
Eagan was taken to the hospital last
week for treatment.
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SHELDON.

Albert Rurneau and family of Dan.
willie spent sunday with his mother.
Mrs, George Bocash.-Mrs, +. McEnanv
died Friday. The funeral was held
Monday at East Fairfield. She leaves
one daughter, Mrs Jennie BARRED OF
bakersfield, and three sons Frank.
Ted and Peter McEnany of this town.
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FRANKLIN.

Asa l. Powell of Reedley, Cal. who
has been spending a few days with his
brother, c. w, Powell, returned to JEFF
fersonville Tuesday morning.-Mrs.
Emma Magnant and daughter return
ed home Monday night.-Mothers' day
will be observed next sunday in the
CONGREGATIONAL Church.
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BINGHAMVILLE.

While riding on a load of logs with
his father Saturday, Philip Lamb was
thrown from the wagon and fractured
one arm DIR. V. +. Reynolds of Fair
fan reduced the fracture.
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WEST MILTON.

Orvilie Allen was at Albert Fresns
STANDARDIZATION Spear and mother of
Swanton We're at Earl Slocum's recently
and with them visited in South Burning
ton Sunday.-M and Mrs. Albert Fresh
visited in Essex junction the last of the
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Continued ON page fOur).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
BRITAIN DENIES IT
Claim CabIed Orders From Rus
STA We're Only Delayed.
Must Rely ON British Word Re.
garding Trade Diversion.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Great Brit
ain Indignantly denies" that she has
diverted to her own use any cabled
Russian business orders intended for
United States firms.
The state department revealed today
that this has been the upshol thus far
of its investigation into complaints
that England was engaged in a trade
stealing process whereby orders were
turned to English houses.
Every complaint by American firms
has been examined to the limit. In
some instances it developed that while
there had been no diversion, there had
been cable delays" in both England
and Russia
The main difficulty in finding any
proof of British interference lies in
the fact that America must rely chief
1y on British woodland invariably
England has Indignantly denied the
claims.
For this reason the state depart
ment has virtually given up hope OF
| relieving the situation confronting
American firms dealing with Russia.
England admittedly has the right to
delay cablegrams under the plea that
it is necessary, because of the war
IN fact, some international law eX-
| perts say she would be within her
| rights in actually withholding the ca
Diagrams
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TO TRY IT ON LYON
County Attorney VIII Invoke "Per-
sistent Violator'' Statute.

Lennie Lyon will be made an OBJ
iect lesson to the persistent violators
of the prohibitory law in Shawnee
county-that is, if w. E. Atchison,
county attorney, makes his case stick.
Since 1913 there has been law
on the statute books making persist
ent violations of the prohibitory law a
felony. Because of the tendency Of
iuries to find defendants not guilty
when the penalty appeared to be ex-
traordfnarily severe, the law has not
been utilized in this county.
But Mr. Atchison proposes to try it
out on Lennie Lyon. He has brought
criminal proceedings against Lyon in
the court of Topeka charging him
means that if Lyon be convicted of
the charge brought against him he
will be subject to a sentence % the
penitentiary. Lyon was convicted in
August, 1913, of selling liquor.
Two-thirds of the liquor cases clut-
tering up the court records in Shaw
nee county are against the same Of
tenders. They are convicted time af-
ter time and sentenced to the county
Jail. There they serve all or perhaps
only a part of their time and are re-
leased. Some of them are back in jail
within thirty days and the same pro-
ceeding is undertaken again
If the persistent violator" law is
good and juries will stand hitched sell
ing liquor in Shawnee county will be-
come a serious matter. The second
offense will mean that the offender is
due for a term in the penitentiary.
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Boys Plymouth Juvenile Trade School making shell
JUMP 5 STORIES, LIVES
And Young Man, Loves Victim,
Slashed Wrists Besides.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 12.-Shirley B.
Everett of Boston is still alive today
after sIashing his wrists and jumping
from the fifth story of the Hoyt hotel
in an attempt at suicide. He told a
friend that he was disappointed in
love.
Everett registered from 40 Pleasant
street, Waltham, Mass.
He said that his family was wealthy
and that his parents lived in Boston.
Falls From Hotel Window.
Chicago, Aug. 12.-James Gallagher,
a travelling salesman from New York,
last night fell from the fourth story of
a local hotel, caught and hung on the
guy wire of the hotel sign for several
seconds and then dropped to the pave
ment. His chest was crushed, and he
sustained other and probably fatal in
iurieS
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APPEAL TO THE P. U. C.
Kansas City and RosedaIe Ask Relief
From Gas Situation.

Kansas City and RosedaIe officials
today appealed to the public utilities
commission for relief from the gas sit
uation in Wyandotte county. They de-
ciared the gas supply inadequate and
the rates highway robbery. Forty
typewriter pages were required to re-
cite the complaint and demand relief
In addition to the complaint filed
with the utilities commission, Cover
nor Capper today received MANY let
ters from persons who feel grieved re-
sdruIns the new gas rate. Several
persons who protested loudest against
the four cent gas rate increase spent
several dollars today to come to To-
peka to talk matters over with state
OFFICIALS. Governor Capper will dis
cuss the gas controversy with S. M.
brewster attorney general, when that
-oIrclal returns next week from a trim
to his home in Trov
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WEEDS ON HOUSE
Man Assessed by City For Cut
ting Them on 8 Lots.
Home on One, Corn on Another
and Garden on Third.

Bob Kneisler, owner of three lots
on Crane and Adams street. was as
Sessed by city commissioners for the
cost of cutting weeds on his property
This morning, he called at the city
hall to register a protest. One of his
lots is covered by a house. A garden
occupies most of the other two, he
asserted.
Records in the health department
were brought out. They showed that
the lots had been condemned because
weeds had been allowed to thrive
They also showed that the weed cut
costs were assessed
Mr.. Kneisler. however, was not sat-
isffed. His house is still on the
ground. he averred. So are his gar
dens. He hardly believed it was fair
to charge him with cost of cutting
weeds on three lots devoid of excess
vegetation, he suggested.
Unable to convince Mr.. Kneisler that
weeds had been cut on his property.
Clyde Tressner office secretary.
agreed to accompany the complainant
TO his home where the records couid
be verified. Here is what Tressner
found: On lot 1877 against which a
weed cutting charge has been assessed
was patch of corn. A house covered
lot 729. A garden and foundation for
house occupied 1911
Then Mr.. Kneisler directed attan-
t1on to property across the street
where weeds had grown to a height
exceeding five feet. rressner left his
apologies with Kneisler and departed.
weed cutting charges assessed against
BOD kneisier's property were removed
late this morning.
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FIGHT BREAD RAISE
Dallas Women on War Path; Bakers
Hoist White Flag.

Dallas, Texas, Aug. 12.-Dallas
club women, reading newspapers re-
ports to the effect that bread and 9TH
er flour products probably would be
boosted in all parts of the country
soon, today made a canvass of local
bakeries to find out chow about it,"
They were given assurance that
prices would not be increased until the
bakers were forced to such action.
The women said they would fight any
increase in bread prices at any time.
Flour Drops Five Cents.
Chicago, Aug. 12.-F1our of the
grade which sold for 1925 a barrel
yesterday declined five cents today.
Fractional declines characterized the
wheat market opening and hog prices
at $10.S0 a hundred weight for the
best grade yesterday dropped to
5000.
Rumors of the federal investigation
persisted, although Edwin Hurley,
chairman of the federal trade commits
sion, fatty denied he was making any
probe of wheat or bread conditions.
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WOMAN'S ONLY RIGHT
Man Talked Without Interference to
the Court.

Court. lawyers and court attaches
in the court of Topeka were sturnped
today when Phil Wilson, attorney,
tried to cross-examine ]. E. Cope. Mr..
Cope is deaf. Wilson shouted question
after question at him
Cant you find a dipper some
where ?" asked another attorney.
Talk with your hands" suggested
another.
Wilson finally gave it up and turned
to the court with his hands up.
Then Mr.. Cope started telling his
own story. All the shouts and mo-
tions the court, the lawyers and the
witnesses could muster didn't feaze
Mr.. Cope He kept right OH until he
finished.
Then the case, minor matter in
volving a few dollars. was decided
against MIN.
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CONFER WITH WILSON
President Sends Invitation to r. II.
Brotherhood President.

New York, Aug. 12.-President
Garretson, of the Order of Railroad
Conductors. announced this afternoon
that he had received a personal invi-
tation from President Wilson to go to
Washington Immediately for the pur-
pose of discussing the strike situation.
1t was reported this afternoon that
there was little prospect of the rail-
read managers informing the media
tors on what terms they are ready to
arbftrate as demanded by the railroad
brotherhoods and the belief prevailed
that only the offices of President Will
son could prevent a strike.
The mediators went into secret con-
ference this afternoon with the rail-
road managers.
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ALL CREWS ARE SHORT
Destroyers Put Into Port to Give Few
Men Rest.

New York, Aug. Ito give d rest
to the overworked half crews, officers
said the commanders of the United
States destroyers F'1usser and Worden
found it necessary to bring them into
the navy yard at Brooklyn. The two
warships have been running with re-
duced compliments, the Worden with
the Atlantic fleet and the Flusser do
ing neutrality duty.
Officers said also that many other
destroyers are operating with part
crews which are not so listed by the
navy department. One officer said
that if a canvass were made of the
entire destroyer division, very few of
these vessels would be found with
enough men to man them properly.
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ANOTHER HOT SHOT
Governor Hughes Verifies Charge of
Democrat Spells System.

Helena, Mont, Aug 12.-Nominee
Hughes today fired a broadside of
pork charges against Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo. Speaking be-
fore an enthusiastic audience here, he
said he had been reliably informed
that the Democratic administration
had ousted Henry T. Clapp. assistant
appraiser of merchandise at New
York, and for twenty-five years an ex-
pert in customs work, and his place
filled by Daniel E. Finn, a Tammany
district leader and son of Battery
Dam Finn of political notoriety.
The Republican candidate fired his
efficiency charge as the first step in
secondary stage of his assault against
the Democrats.
Tammany Man Given job
1.-THE circumstances, am reliably
informed" Mr.. Hughes said, ..we-e
these: Mr.. Clapp was assistant ap-
praiser of merchandise at the port of
New York, a position requiring expert
knowledge IN order to secure efficien-
cy. His resignation was demanded by
the secretary of the treasury depart
ment, and in his place was appointed
Daniel E. Finn, who IS a Tammany
district leader and son of Battery Dan
Finn of political notoriety.
Mr.. Clapp had served twenty-five
years in the treasury department ser
vice. He was the expert in the ap-
praiser's department at the port of
New York and mad been the right
hand man of five different appraisers
and the acting appraiser in their alb
Sence. Some months after he was
put out of the service, through fear
of criticism on the part of the depart
ment, he was made an examiner in the
customs service, a much lower position
than held before and at a much lower
compensation"
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STILL BABY LIVES
1t Is Fed Fried Potatoes, Pickles,
Bananas ana Beer.

'I cannot understand why my baby
is not we'll" announced a robust Ger
man mother who this morning brought
her sick infant to the Public Health
Nursing quarters in the city building.
My baby, she ISIS well fed
Maybe she is not properly fed?
queried the nurse.
mo no. asserted the mother, 1--WE
Gift her everything"
Horror stricken the nurse asked for
a sample diet arranged for the baby,
l 8 months old.
Here is what the last meal in
cluded: Fried potatoes, pickles, a
piece of banana, beer and wine. Rea-
sons for the infants illness were ex-
planned to the mother.
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Do YOU KNOW THAT

The hand that carries food to the mouth also dis
germs?
Health first is the highest form of safety first?
tuberculosis and poverty go hand in hand?
The United States Public Health Service will send booklet
flies and disease, gratis, to all applicants?
The breast-fed baby has the best chance?
Physical fitness is preparedness against disease?
Pneumonia a communicable disease?
Cockroaches may carry disease?
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BUILD new SCHOOL
Permit to Replace Lincoln Building
Fifth and Madison.

A permit was issued to the board of
education late Friday afternoon for
the erection of a building to replace
the Lincoln school, corner Fifth and
Madison streets.
The school will be erected at a cost
of 100000, according to the permit
1t will be completed before July /,
1917.
According to specifications included
in the building permit. the structure
will have frontage of 107 feet, will
be las feet deep, and three stories
high. Razing of the old building is
practically completed.
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BERNHARDT TO TOUR
U. S. IN ONE-ACT PLAYS

Paris, Aug. 12.-Final arrange
ments for Madame Sarah Bern
hardt's tour of the United States
have been completed by A. Token
worm. who has gone to New York.
Madame Bernhard has studied
English especially for this tour and
will appear in a series of one-act
plays.
A prominent American actress
will explain before the curtain each
play in which Bernhardt is seen.
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DE FACTOS AFTER LOPEZ
Troop Engaged in Running Fight With
Bandits.

Chihuahua City, Aug. 12.-Reports
from the forces of General Cavazos
and Colonel Zuazua in northern Du-
range to General Trevino today indi-
cate that they are engaging in almost
continuous running fight with the
bands under Martin Lopez and that
the bandits lose men in each skirmish,
while the government losses have been
few. General Trevino pointed out that
a number of prominent outlaw lead
ers have been killed in the last few
weeks
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SUES FOR 80 DOLLARS
Wife of President in Court Against
Former Government Clerk

Washington, Aug. 12.-Willian B.
Hopkins, formerly a clerk in the de-
partment of agriculture, has had the
limelight turned on him.
He was sued for $40 yesterday by
Edith B. Wilson, wife of the president
of the United States.
Also both parties are reticent con-
corning the action, but it appears
Hopkins bought some trinket from
Gait & Brother, which is the trading
name used by Mrs. Wilson in the con-
duct of her jewelry business. The suit
is to compel payment.
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HOTEL FALLS, FIVE HURT
Guests Are Precipitated Into an Adj
joining Restaurant

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 12.-In the col
lapse of part of the Capitol hotel here
early this morning, five guests were
precipitated from second and third
story rooms into an adjoining restau-
rant. The injured were:
c. F. RudiceI, Broken Bow, not seri-
Gus.
H F. Paylor, Broken Bow seriously.
w. F. Pavey, Palmyra, cut and
bruised.
P. H Weyenburg, Palmyra, Neb.,
cut and bruised.
Guy Slade, Palmyra, cut and
bruised.
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YOUNG WOMAN VICTIM
Walter Hines Pages Daughter-in-law
%, Contracts Infantile Paralysis.

New York, Aug. 12-Mrs. Arthur
Page, %, daughter-in-law of Walter
Hines Page, American am bassador to
England, has contracted infantile
paralysis and is i'll at her home in the
exclusive summer colony at South
Garden City, L. 1.
Ambassador Page. who returned
from London yesterday for a short
visit, went to South Garden City to-
day when he received word of his
daughter-in-law's illness.
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FLOOD DEAD NUMBER so
Relief Work in Cabin Creek Valley
Conducted by Soldiers.

Charleston, w. Va, Aug. 12.-Re-
ports reaching military headquarters
in the Caoin Creek valley today indi-
Gated that the death list from We'd
nesday's flood would not exceed fifty.
altho a number of persons have not
been accounted for. Relief work is
going on systematically under the di-
rection of the soldiers and quantities
of food and clothing are being taken
into the valley
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Drink at Bar-Drop Dead.

Chicago. Aug. 12.-Toney Schrecl1.
rs, and Herman Tolz, CT, walked into
saloon here today, ordered whisky
and drank it. Bartender John Gold
berg was startled a moment later when
they both toppled over and died. Fo-
lice are investigating.
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ENGINE EXPLODEs, 2 DEAD
Brakeman May Also Die in Santa Fe
Explosion.

Peoria, Ill, Aug. 1.-THE boiler of
a freight engine on the Santa FEE rail-
road blew up at noon today at La
Rose, twenty miles north of here, kill
ing M. c. Ellington, engineer. and
Fireman Virgil Ross. The engineer
was blown to pieces and the mutiiated
body of the fireman was hurled 100
feet Head Brakeman Swartz was ter
ribly scalded and may die. All had
homes at Chillicothe, Ill, two miles
from the scene of the accident. The
trucks are all that is left of the loco
motive.
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FORGE COLLEAGUES NAME
AIIege Arkansas Minister Passes Bad
Check; Is Jailed.

Texarkana, Texas. Aug. 12.-Rev.
W. M. Jones, 40, of Mineral Springs,
Ark, was in jail here today on a
charge of forgery. He is alleged to
have forged the name of Rev. L. c.
Beasley, pastor of the Fairview Metho-
dist church, to a $40 check. He will
have a preliminary hearing Monday.
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STOP DAIRYMEN'S ICE.
Union Transfers Threaten to Refuse
Deliveries to Nine Milk Dealers

st. Louis. Aug. 12.-Delivery of ice
to the St Louis dairy and Grafeman
dairy was stopped by union teamsters
To-Day II was announced by Joseph
6euVals' secretary of the ice wagon
drivers union.
Threats have been made that ice
deliveries would be refused to all the
nine diaries affected by the strike.
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Miss Roberta Willard. favorite
of Newport's exclusive colony and
considered the fairest of this seasons
younger set, is the daughter of Col
and Mrs. Joseph H. Willard of New
York. Recently her sister, Miss
Natalja Willard, vas rescued from
drowning by Mr.. P. A. B. Widener,
the heroic young son of Nh and Mrs.
Joseph E. Widener of Philadelphia. !.
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Pittsburg, Aug. 12.-New quotations
by the principal oil refining companies
today place the price of gasoline at 26
cents gallon, a reduction of one cent.
This follows three reductions in the
price of crude oil, a total of 25 cents
g. barrel