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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
PORTLAND GIRL SUES
RUTLAND COUNTY MAN
Miss MrytIe webb Wants Sic0o0 from
W. Il. Carter of Pittsford Tor Al
lered Hreuch of prOniINC.

Rutland. Jan. ia breach OF rvom-
Use suit has been brought aG1inst Will
lam T. Garter of pittsfori and Boston
Mass. in which Miss Myrtle = Webb
of Portland. Me. seeks to recover Sl9,'
900 heart balm from the tut!and county
man, who - Nrll NuTn throughout
the state, having bcen ,loscl% identified
with the Vernon. Stpt" l'airNmvnS as
ISOLATION. .'Ec case - brought ny til"
firm 0f Lawrence, Lawrence and star
ford aGd ii is rcturnablr At the IH'eh
term of Rutland county court.
Mr.. Carter was tor two $caro prosi-
dent of the Rutland Fair association, Is
at present vice-prrs!dcnt OF the ~
sociation md he is also a member of
the Rutland Country clGn and rCste"
Of Rutland lodge of Ellss.
The papers allcge tiia' Miss Webb %"
Septemncr j. 1911 IL the city o.; Boston
was asked FOR her hand In mNrria Sc am.
that she promised tc marry Mr.. Carter
lie At the same time prom,acd 80 marcy
her. The plaintiff claims the she has
since reminded Mr.. Carter Of his promise
and that on December y, lJE, he refused
To marry her. She claims she has re-
maincd unmarried because 90 the dcfond-
ants promise anG she nov socks fip,"
damages.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
HEAD OF MINE BUREAU
SPEAKS TO VERMONTERS
Fred J. Bailey Gives Interesting Talis
Before state Association In Dis
trlct of Columbia.

Washington, Jan. l9--Fred j. Bailey,
chief clerk of the United States bureau
Of mines addressed the regular monthly
meeting of the Vermont state association
of the District of Columbia Monday eve
ming on the topic, Saving Lives in the Coal
Mines" Judge Hosea T.. Moulton, presi
dent Of the association, presided. Stereop-
ticon and moving pictures were presented,
one film showing II mine explosion and
rescue of entombed miners and another
very unusual one showing the shooting
Of the Lake View gushcr in southern Cali
fornia and efforts of the bureaus experts
to check the flow Of Oil
OF particular interest to the large audi.
ence of Ncrmonters present were films
illustrating the marble industry n Proc
tor, Vt, and the granite industry at
Barre, VI In this connection Mr.. Bale
spoke Interestingly of the Quarryng in
dustry in Vermont and incidentally pad
n tribute TO the late Senator Proctor with
whom he was associated for several years
as private secretary. Mr.. Bailey, who Is
a native Nermonter and 81 legal resident
of Wells River in that State. has been
connected with the bureau OF mines since
1910, in the beginning as private secretary
to the late DIR, j. A. Holmes, first director
of the bureau, and for the past year as
chief clerk.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
USEFUL FOR DEFENSE
Looks to the United States for
Help if Germany Should Win
War-Senator Says Most That
Could Happen Would BE Inde.
pendence of Canada.

Ottawa. Ont. Jan. Eff England had
not flirted with Germany prior to the
formal declaration of war. but had taken
"A firmer stand with regard to the security
Of Belgium and not led Germany at the
outset to doubt she would support the
entente agreement. Senator Choquettc of
Quebec declared i'm the upper House "f
Parliament to-day, there would have been
no war so far as England and her
colonies We're concerned.
lie was opposed to the sending of more
Canadian troops to the front. adding
that If 1t We're true. rs Senator LouChced
had said, that there WIS danger of an
invasion of Canada it would seem the
part of wisdom TO keep Canadian soldiers
at home for defense.
Sena tor Choquettc declared that even in
the event of Germany winning the war
he did not think Canada would he taken
by Germany. with the United states. pow
erful and friendly rs Canada s ncighbor.
The most that could happen, he said
would he to make Canada independent.
He held that Canada should not he made
to pay the overseas forces she had already
contributed inasmuch rs the command
Of the troops had been handed over to
the British. Eighty per cent. of the first
force, he declared, were Britlsh-born. He
added that it looked as if IInglishmen
camo over to Join the Canadian forces be-
cause Canadian pay was four times higher
than the pay of the English army.
Senator Chouucttes address was made
during the debate on t'.c reply TO the ad
dress from the throne. Tonight the Sem
ate passed the address from the throne
without division.
Senator Beicourt replying to senator
Choquctte, declared the emotion shown
by the Duke of Connaught in the
speech from the throne reflected the
feeling of Canada. He said no man Of
sense believed that England was In
any measure responsible for this war.
The business of to-day in Canada,
he added, with emphasis. was to pro-
vide men and money for the great
cause in which Canada and Britain
| and their allies were engaged: there
| should be no limit fixed upon the con-
| trbutions Of either men or money. but
| the need OF the situation and ability
| of Canada to contribute.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
ANNOUNCES DECISIONS.
Much Tried Divorce Case Dismissed In
Washington County Court.

Montpelier. Jan. 19.-Judge f.. H..
Waterman announced the following de
cisions in Washington county court this
afternoon:
James Canning vs. Martha Canning,
petition for divorce, contested. dismiss
ed: Ned A. Alexander vs. r. Lillian
Alexander divorce for desertion, grant
ed. exceptions by defendants; Arthur G..
Foster W. Helen Foster. petition for
absolute divorce granted. Sc week ALI
mony allowed for support Of child
Cooley. Wright Nanufa curing company
vs. Eastern Fruit and Nut Orchard
COMPANY, judgment for plaintiff; Bcr-
tina Wood vs. town Of Plainiiold, to re-
cover for services school teacher.
Judgment for plaintiff to recover s32
The Canning case was especially inter
esting inasmuch ms II had been tried
twice and sent back from the supreme
court,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
DARTMOUTH'S FOOTBALL
AND BASEBALL DATES
VIII Not Meet Vermont on Gridiron
Thts Year-BasebalI Game May q.

Hanover, y. H., Jan. lo,-Dartmouth's s
1916 football schedule announced to-
night shows that Tufts. Vermont and
Amherst. which have formerly figured
as opponents of Che Green. have been
dropped while New Hampshire state,
Lebanon. Valley, Boston college George
town and West Virginia have been added
to the list.
Dartmouths baseball schedule an
nounced tonight contains games here
with Bowdon, New Hampshire State,
Massachusetts Agricultural, Brown,
Georgetown, Vermont May g., Tufts,
Williams, Wesleyan, Boston College and
games abroad with Fordham, New York
University, Paterson, Crescent A. c.,
Setan Hall. Columbia. two games
Massachusetts Agricultural Wesleyan,
Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Brown, Holy
Cross, Tufts and Williams.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
BARRE MANS WINNING STRING
Judges Complete Work mt Exhibition Of
state Poultry AssOrintiOn-LectMrc
Given by l.. &. Cook.

st. Adams, Jan. 19,--The work Of the
judges at the 18th exhibition of the Yer
mont State Poultry association was
completed tonight Many exhibitors
from various parts of the state attended
the show to-day.
In both the cockcrcl and pulet lines
of Barred Plymouth Rocks W. r. Scott
Of Barre, who had one Of the best strings
ever shown here, won most of the prizes
I'm The cockerel line +. G. Evans Of
burlington won third hen, third coc>rrcl.
second pullct second pen young. second
pen old.
g. l.. Curtis Of ST Albaus took all
the hrsts but one, losing on cock bird, in
the White plymouth Rock class
In Slngl" comb Rhode Island Reds
q. W. Sault Of ST. Abans took all hrsts
In hens he Won every place, the first
hcn being the same which won last
year. She again took color and shape
special
In ros" comb Rhode Island Reds
w r. Writer'S of st, Albans won every
first prize and most of the other 'prizcs.
The prizes in the White Wyandotte
class are about evenly distributed among
five or six exhibitors. a large number
went TO w. f. Shontcll Of Waterbury.
a meeting Thursday afternoon of the
Green Mountain Poultry association. the
Vermont branch of the American Poultry
association, will he held and also I'm
connection a special meeting of the Yer.
mont state Poultry association will take
place.
This evening f. c. Cook OF Waltham
Mass. one Of tho Judges gave a lectur,
ON practical poultry matters such as
are conducted at Grove Hin poultry
Yards in Waltham, of which he is man
agcr. He returned to his home to
night
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
THIRD DEATH IN FAMILY
WITHIN TEN DAYS
Mysterious MnIndy in Lyndon Family
BafYIcs Physicians.

Lyndon. Jan. l9.-The death OF
Francis Carter, aged Is, this afternoon
is the third In the Garter family in ten
DAYS. The family included Mr. and Mrs.
Henry ]. Carter SIX sons and one daugh-
ter,
They occupy farm in East Lyndon.
All except Mrs. Carter were stricken with
AN infection of the throat which bafrled
local physicians. In Mr., Carter's case,
pneumonia developed and he died January
10. The oldest son, Ora, aged 2l, died Mon.
day of this week and the next Oldest
Francis, lived until this afternoon. The
doctors are confident of the recovery of
the others who are H.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
Continued ga page t,yO)
IMMENSE ELECTRIC
POWER DEAF. MADE
Taking Over Port Henry, n. y, light
and Power Company.

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
AMERICAN PARTY DIM|N|SHES
Will Have the Smallest Repre-
sentatiOn on the Permanent
Peace BOard-Mr. Ford and
William Jennings Bryan Have
Not Yet Been Heard From.

The Hague. Jan, 10. via London, Jan.
20. 4:2O a. m.--The scandinavian mem
fLers of the Ford peace expedition de-
kparted to-day by special train through
Eermany for Copenhagen 10y perms
|Eion of the German military authorities
fThe American members of the cXpedi-
ftion who desire to return to stock
1holm have not vet received permission
h do and are puzzled as to what
thcy will do. IT may he necessary for
h hem to make the trip across the North
|Sca.
The officials acting on behalf of
Henry Ford to-day expressed disap-
pointment at the refusal of many of
|the Americans to continue associated
with the peace project Nine. Rosika
|Schwimmer the Austrian delegate, and
Louis L. Lochner, general secretary of
the expedition, tried vainlY to induce
|more of them to 20 with the cXpedi- =
|1ion to Stockholm. where it is intended
Ito begin sessions in an attempt to
bring about n termination of the war.
Thus far Dr. Charles f. Aked is the
|only American member Of the so-callcd
permanent peace board who is willing
to make the trip.
Nine. Schwimmcr said she had selected
20 succeed John l.. Barry of San
Francisco as a member of the permanent
peace board because Mr. Barry had been
dismissed OH account of his refusal ia
sign statement on board the steamer
Oscar II on the journey across the ocean
alsnouncinG President Wilson's prepared
ness policy, probably will decline the
post.
This would leave the Americans. who
started the expedition from New York
seven weeks ago with q party of 15N
with the smallest representation on the
board. Nine. Schwimmcr said to-day that
N5r. Ford and William Jennings Bryan
had not been heard from. The Rev
.lenNin Lloyd Jones of Chicago, Frederick
ulolt of Detroit and score Of other
americans will he DELAYED here until
Jrbruarv on account Of the damage &c
tho steamer RYndam on which they had
'ntcnded to take passage home.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
FOUND FROZEN IN BED
Hody of John T.. Cone of Bennington
Discovered by NeighbOrs.

Bennington, Jan. 19.-John II, Gone,
who lived alone on a farm in the west
'ln part Of the town, was found dead
in bed yesterday noon by Martin Craven
the nearest neighbor. The body was
frozen and it is presumed that the man
had been dead since Saturday night
The two men were in the village together
Saturday afternoon.
Upon Cones request Craven fed the
stock Saturday evening before proceeding
20 his own home. Sunday morning Craven
called at the house but was unable 10
gain admittance and after again feeding
the stock he returned home, Craven did
not visit the place Monday, but Yesterday
becoming suspicious that all was not
right he forced an entrance and found
Cone dead upon the bed, Since the death
of his father two Years ago Conc had
lived alone on the place.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
VERMONT BOTANICAL AND
BIRD CLUB PROGRAM
AnnunI Meeting VIII he Held In Rut-
land Friday and Saturday.

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
Spring Grove Meetings.

Midd!ebury Jan. 19.-The 47th mid-win-
ter meeting of the officers OF the Spring
Grove Camp Ground association was
held in the Methodist Episcopal Church
to-day, President c. s. Cady presiding,
with H. +, Beach as secretary. Prayer
was offered by the district superintend-
ent, the Rev. y. NJ. Kent of Rutland.
1t was voted that the annual meeting
under the name of the New Haven
assembly DO held August II to August
20, inclusive.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
N. S. FOOTE PRESIDENT.
Addison County Fish md Game League
Has Mid-Wintcr Meeting.

Middlebury, Jan. ls-The following off,
GERS of the Addison County Fish and
Game League were elected to-day at the
mid winter gathering: President, y. s.
Foo,e of Middlebury; vice presidents, H.
+. Freegard of Whiting G. II, smith Of
Bridport, G. S. Farr OF Bristol secretary,
T.. G. Smith of Middeoury: treasurer w
II. Wheeler Of Nergennes; and auditors,
j. G. Page OF Bristol and +. w. Allen Of
Fcrrishurg. Al the banquet held this eve
ming Judge Frank l.. Fish presided as
toastmaster.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.


Albert j. IIoughton has returned from
Walingford, where he has been visiting
at the home of his parents. the Rev and
Mrs. O. Il. Houghton. Edward Dragon,
who was called here last week by the
death of his graudmothcr, Mrs Lucy Dra-
gon of Ripton has returned to Richmond.
Miss Rehecca McCioldrick, after a severe
three weeks illness. In the latter part of
which she was threatened with pncumo-
MIA. is improving. and Is now able to sit
up Il half hour each day.-ice cutting was
begun on large scale Monday and the
New York Dairy company and Charles n.
Lyman have large forces of men at work
on their plants. The ice is now fully
foot thick and is growing thicker every
day.-Mss Marion Crosby after few
days illness with the grin was able on
Monday TO resume her duties at the high
school-Mr. and Mr.. John K. Franklin
Of OsweEo, y. y, are spending few
days in town.--Mrs Daniel Raymond is
confined to the house with the grip and
Mr. Raymond, who has been i'll for a long
time is still confined to the bed.-Henry
LoddervilIe Of Keeseville. y. Y, is in
town.. r. Finck of Boston is in town
on few days' stay.-Horton Jones Of
South street is seriously i'll at his home
Mrs Nellie Nottingham of Shoreham -
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. IIor-
ton Jones.-Mrs. Zephyr Boulia and sister,
Miss Helen Lapan, have returned from
few days stay in Burinston.-T
annual meeting of the Larahee So
ciety of the Congregational Church will
ne held at the home of Mrs. Frank \.
| Farnsworth next Monday afternoon AT
-. Ire
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
OCEANS NO SERIOUS
BARRIER TOINVASION
SAYS MAJ.-GEN. WOOD

Country Present State of Unpreparedness Help
less against Trained Force of 100000 Men,
No Weakness Abroad after War Is Over
Garrison's Regular Army Plan Declared Alb
surdly Inadequate-20O0O Trained SOL
diers Needed to Meet First Class Power
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
II. .1o GET RAISE.

New bedford, Mass, Jan l9-riftoen
thousand operatives are affected by a
wage advance of five per cent. announced
almost generally by cotton yarn mills In
this city to-day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
YERGENNES.

Mrs Matilda NDani"ls, Lapor;c. w'1o1
II julius la porto. died Thursday morn
irg 4, her home on North Flhow street
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20

Make that "ad' OF your real estate so
informing that the logical buyer viii
be In a hurry TO sec the property.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
100000 MEN NEEDED.

Rcvcrting to the condition OF the
country to face war with a first class
power, the general said the United
States was utterly unprepared and knew
nothing of the problems It would have
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05
ADVANCES BY CARPENTERS

Indianapolis, Ind.-Generai Secre-
tary Duffy of the Brotherhood of Car
penters announces the following re
cent wages increases:
Athens, Ohio-From AZ to 90 cents
an hour.
New Castle, Pa.-For year ending
April /, 1917, 81 per day; for year fol
lowing, $4.25.
Erie, Pa.-From As to so cents an
hour.
Titusvlle, Pa-From 371A to 40
cents an hour.
Norwich, Conn.-From 43 to As
cents an hour.
Streator, Ill.-From SIS to so cents
an hour.
Beardstown, Ill.-45 cents and nine
hours from April 1, 1916: 471a cents
and eight hours following year.
Port Chester, N, Y.-From 1925 to
$3.50 a day.
Ottumwa, Iowa-From 40 to so cents
an hour
Mt. Pleasant, Pa.-From 35 to Az
cents an hour.
Wallace, Idaho-From SIS to $3.50 a
day.
Jamestown, N. Y.-From 31A to 35
cents an hour for millmen.
Elmira. N. Y.-From 1925 to $3.50
day.
Sheridan, Wyo-From 60 to 90
cents an hour.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05
COSSACK BILL PASSED

Albany, n. "a bill providing for
state cOnstabulary, known as cos
sacks, has passed the state senate. Il
provides for two troops, 116 men in
all, and carries an appropriation of
$250,000. This force will replace the
national guard in strike times and
will be subject to the call of the gov
ernor, Of sheriffs, of supreme court
justices and mayors Advocates of a
cossack system assert that it will re-
move one of the chief obstacles to re-
cruiting the national guard. The bill
was tsrongly opposed by the trade
union movement. The organized work
ers cited disorders in Pennsylvania,
where the cossacks exist, and the alb
sence of violence in many large New
York strikes, to disprove the claims
of constabulary advocates.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05

Conserve your resources. save the
difference between high prices and
honest values by dealing with me
Golden Rule.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05
"UNsKILLED" WORKERS WIN

New York.-Tunnel workers en-
ployed on New York City's $20O,000,-
600 underground street railway sys-
tenn won victory over the General
Contractors association after a two
weeks strike that involved 10000
employees.
These workers belong to the So
called "unskilled" class and are men,
bers of the Tunnel and Subway Con-
structors International union, af-
filiated to the American Federation of
Labor.
Wage rates agreed to are: Laborers,
50 a day; timbermen, $2.75; timber
mems helpers, 1920; concrete ma
chine runners, except wherein the en-
gineers have jurisdiction, $3.50;
wooden concrete form makers, $2.75.
An eight-hour day is agreed to and
the interested union shall have the
same privileges on the work as repre-
sentatlves of other organizations.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05
HIGHER WAGES FOR MINERS

Clearfield, Pa.-Bituminous coal op-
orators of district No. 2 have signed
an agreement with the United Mine
Workers union after conferences
lasting nearly month. The operators
accept the check-off system for both
miners and laborers and substantial
wage increases have been secured for
all classes of workers in ana around
the mines. The contract is to con-
tinue for two years. About $4,000
employees are affected. This district
is separate from the bituminous sec
ton of the western end of the state
which is included the central com
petitive district. The wage scale OF
the latter was settled several days
ago.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05
HERE AND THERE
WAGE GAINS WITHOUT STRIKE

Urbana, IlI-The following gains
have been made by locals affiliated
to the Twin City Federation of Labor
champaign and Urbana) without
strike:
Sheet Metal Workers union has
raised wages from 40 to As cents an
hour and reduced the work day from
nine to eight hours.
The Carpenters union has increased
rates from SO to So cents an hour
Electrical workers have signed an
agreement for increased wages the
present year from 35 to 425 cents
an hour; As cents for 1917 and 421a
cents for 1918 A year ago this or
ganizatiOn had but ten members. An
active organization campaign resulted
in 100 per cent local, which is re
sponsible for raising wages 1872 cents
an hour during the next three years
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05
A Fool There Was
BY John w. Gum.

And they dug coal in a mine owned
by man who never saw a coal mine,
who sold the coal the fool dug to an
other man who never saw coal mine,
who sold the coal to the fool who dug
! it at a price representing over treble
! the amount the fool received for dig
ging it.
And one day the fool was told that
he couldn't dig any more coal He
was told that the mine had shut down
because too much coal had been dug
by the fool and his fellow fools, and
that digging would not be resumed
until the present coal supply became
exhausted.
And then the fool froze several
months because he had dug too much
coal.
At the same time other fools, dis
tant relatives of this fool, were starv-
ing because they had produced too
much food
Anu QUIET lOOlS NCIC sums lut-oNh
because they had produced too much
clothing,
And none of the fools had sufficient
sense to see that by owning the mines
where the coal was dug, and the farms
and factories where the food was pro-
duced and prepared, and the mills
where clothing was manufactured, and
the implements with which shelter
was created; and that by producing
lust what they needed and getting just
what they produced, they would not
be forced to remain idle and do with
out because they had produced more
than they knew what to do with.
That's why they were fools-Work-
ers' Chronicle.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-05-05
OVERLOOKED UNIONS POWER

Bridgeport, Conn.-About 200 graph
ophone workers are on strike to en-
force an eight-hour day promised them
last fall when they struck to secure
the shorter workday. When these
employees returned to work they per-
mitted their union to lose its effec-
tiveness. Then the eight-hour day
was taken from them and the COM
pany compelled them to work 10
hours on the day shift and liz hours
nights. They are now demanding the
eight-hour day and the reinstatement
of the unions secretary.