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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23
EX-PRIS. SUPT. RILEY
DIES AT PLATTSBU RICH

plattsburgh, y. Y, Nov. John r.
Riley, who was removed from Office a
state superintendent Of prisons by Gov
cruor Whitman last January. died at his
home here to-day after a lingering illness,
aged 6t Years.
Mr. Riley was formerly a Clinton couu-
tv Judge and was appointed prison SUI
pcrintcndcut by Goveruor Suzer in
March. 1919. His removal by Governor
Whitman followed hearing ON a COM
plant Of Acting Warden George W.
KirchWay Of Sing sing prison that the
superintendent by ordering tho transfer
Of certain Convicts from Sing Sing to
other institutions. was interfering with
the Mutual Welfare League self-Govern-
mcrt plan in operation at the Ossining
prison.
During tho administration of President
Cleveland Mr. Riley was consul general
at Ottawa Later he was chief examiner
Of tho state civil service commission.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23
LIKES OUR ARMOR|ES
Adjutant-General of Arkansas
Asks Loan of Plans.
Only Three StBtc-Owned Armorics In
Vermont Located ut Bellows Falls,
It. Adams md 81. Johns
bury.

Vermont pre-eminence in matters per
'dlilnS TO her national guard has again
oeen demonstrated, this time IN the mat l.
'eT OF state armorieS, by some CORE
sp"ndence which recently passed between
inc acknowledgements of Arkansas and
Vermont and Frank l.. Austin of this
city, the designing and supervsn :
architect Of the three State armories ot
Vermont, which are located at Bellows
Falls, st. Adams and St Johnsbury \
short time ago. Lloyd England, adiutant-
general Of Arkansas. sent a letter TO
Acknowledgement Lee s Tillotson of St.
Adams as follows: II understand that
Your state has constructed some ideal
ono company and battalion armories and
as this State is contemplating the con-
structidn Of one company and battalion
armorios would it be asking too much
ga haN" you loan us plans and specifca-
tons etc., for these armories?'
General Tillotson forwarded the request
10 Mr. Austin, asking him to extend this
courtesy to Adiutant General England
and tho architect at once had an entire
extra set of blue prints and specifications
made. 50 that Arkansas might see how
Vermont is going 10 care for her nationa
guard companier The plans will he for
Warded 10 the adiutant- generals office
at Little Rock, within a few days.
The General Assembly of Vermont al
its 1912 session passed a law authorizing
the expenditure every two years of s25,nA
for 4 one company armorY, which is ahou'
half tho sum usually expended by Other
States for similar buildings The three
which have been erected since the
passage of this law. and which are the
only three State owned armories in Yer
~
St. Adams and St Johnsbury, the last
one still being in process of construc
tion.
The armcres. which are Of brick con
struction, arc divided into two parts, :
head house and drill shed The heat
house in D. by % feet and its hasemen
section contains the boiler room, Goa
bins kitchen. mess hall, storage room
for camp equipment magazine, two bowl
ing alleys. shower baths, etc. The frs
floor contains the locker rooms, wher'
the mems personal equipment Is stored
QUarterma ster'S depot, and a billiard an
card room. on the second floor are tn
offices for the commissioned and non
commissioned officers Of the company
and a general reading room.
The drill shed is so by s. feet and is en-
! tered ny wide corridor. The shed is o
/ the open type or construction and the en-
tire floor space is left free for drill pur
poses.
The state pays the cost NJ erecting III
| armories, the location of which is left {
. the state armory board, and the compan
| is allowed to keep wha teVer money
( may obtain from the rental o
! the drill shed. which is excellent 70
i, dancing purposes. basketball games. etr
1t has been found that wherever nm al
mory has been provided for a compan
| interest in that organization AT once In
creased. and il is of course hoped tina
eventually all units OF the Vermont mill
| tia may be provided with homes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23

Rutland. NOV. IL. Reports Of successful
deer hunters i'm this vicinity are uu'
usually few So far for tho first two days
Of the hunting season. Not head has
yet been exhibited 70 County Warden =.
W. Hayward OF this city. So far ths
only Rutland men to secure bucks ara
+ II. Pike, n grocer. who was absent
from the city only three hours, going
on foot and William HOGAN, train
man. who killed a fine animal in Bellows
Falls.
few reports have been received from the
many hunting camps in the mountains
east Of this city. in Nendon, Chittendeu
and sherburne. The enthusiasm Of many
hunters was so dampened by the zero
temperature and deep snow Of the first
day that they hung up their rides after
a single fruitless day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23

hest adapted to tho environment in which
he lves to the soil he tils, and to the
market which he supplies, or to tho pur-
nose for which he uses tho crop. lie
must make many selections, so that he
NAV study many individuals, discardinG
those most distant from his ideal type.
The keynote Of Improvement is tho sclcc-
ton of the best. lie must note the prog
press or repression in tho progeny and
try to induce thu plant to vary about his
dosirnd tvpc Changing OF type docs not
reduce variability. Difficulties increase
in selection rapidly with number of points
on which selection is TO he based"
The talk was illustrated with lantern
slides.
VALUE or WOODLOTS
second address by state Forester
Halves was made in the evening on I'm
provomont of tho Woodlot." He said:
Farmers are beginning to consider
thoir woodlots more as regular crop
nroduccrs than they have in the past.
4 more intimate KNOWLEDGE of condi-
tions is necessary for succeesful man
arcmont In tho past the average
farmer has known nothing about his
lot cxccpt what he could see from the
wood road
"Thcrc arc very fcw lots in which the
number Of valuable trees could not he
easily doubled by propct methods.
Some varieties, as the poplar pine ash
and Eastwood. grow much moro rapid
~ than the birch, beech. hcmlock and
manic \ lot composed chiefly of these
rapid growing trees viii make given
amount Of lumber in half tho time re.
uuirod by the SLOW growing varieties.
BY paving proper attention to the Vari-
ttH If.I a i Z
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23
LOCkLIN RELEASED.
Settles Account n. Fathers tdmipia-
tratOr-BaiI $500.

Montpelier. Nov. l7.-Arthur w Locke
lin, the Mortified man arrested several
weeks ago on the charge Of larceny from
his fathers estate. was released to-day
on bonds of 500. the amount of bail hav-
ing been changed 10 that sum from 5000.
Bail was fixed by Assistant Judge q. H.
Dale ut the court house and furnished
by Leroy a. Eastman, recently appointed
administrator of the L0Cklin estate fol-
lowing Locklins alleged larceny.
In probate court to-day Lockhn settled
his account following a hearing. tho set-
Element being satisfactory and tho RS
duCtion in bail followed The respondent
had been in jail since his arrest. being
unable to furnish bail.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23

ture in furtherance OF the campaign TO
stamp out tuberculosis and to draw ny
plans to secure better cooperation from
tho physicians Of the state in the work.
Those present at the gathering were:
Dr. John Bodgctt OF Bellows Falls
chairman of the state committee on pre-.
vention of tuberculosis II w. Slocum
Of Burlington. secretary, Or. G. r. Dalton
of Burlington, secretary Of the state
board OF health; Dr. c. s. Cavcrly Of
Rutland, president Of the health board I;
Frank T.. Howe Of Bennington, +. G.
Martin OF Bennington and : HOLSTER
jackson of Barre.
To-day's meeting was devoted to dis
cussion and there will be another Sos
sion later to take decisive action.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23
DISCUSS TUBERCULOSIS
SITUATION IN VERMONT
Stntc Hospital Committee Meets Lcgis-
IatiNc Committee at Rutland.

Rutland, Nov. IA Joint meeting of
the State tuberculosis hospital committee
and the legislative committee of the YER
mont Society for the Prevention of
tuberculosis was held at The Berwick
in this city this afternoon. The purpose
Of the gathering was to see what action
il is best to suggest to the next Legisa-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23
AUTOMOBILE EXPLODED
Lee Pnttcn, mt Work on Machine. Badly
Burned--tnr and Barn Dcstroyed
Loss $1,000.

Lowell, Nov. Lice Pattcn. a chauf-
feur for the United states Crysotle
Asbestos Co., was seriously burned on the
hands and arms last evening when an
automobile on which he was working in
the large barn at the company's mine
exploded The barn burned. together with
the car. There was no insurance on the
loss. which is estimated at 81 600.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23
NOVEMBER NEATHER.

Early cold snaps, storms and sleet snow
and slush. cause coughs and colds
Foley's Honey and Tar acts quickly, GUS
the phlegm, opens air passages allaYs
irritation, heals Inflammation and ena bi"s
the sufferer to breathe easily and mature
ally so that sleep is not disturbed by hacE-
ing cough, j. W. O'Sullivau, Medical
Hall. 60 Church St (Adv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23
NOT TOO LATE TO SECURE OUR
RIGHTS.

1t should even now. before 1t is too late.
be possible for the administration to as
sert a strong and aggressive. though, Of
course, fair and benevolent policy in
China. We should not permit ourselves
to be brushed aside from the Chinese prob
lem as negligible quantity, If the war
hampers the nations which are engaged in
it and prevents their active intervention
in China. it certainly should not be per
mitted thus to affect the United states
our hands are free, to labor diplomatical-
ly for the maintenance Of the open door,
integrity OF territory and equality of op-
portunity. We have kept them idle too
strangely long. But there Is still time for
us to gel at work. We surely should not
be crowded out OF China, nor have closed
in our faces the door which we opened for
all the world.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23

The elementary purpose % advertising
is TO give you information about articles
and commodities-about prices as well
as about their merits. To read the ads
is TO gain an education as to values-an
education without which the buyer for
the home is sadly Handicapped.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23
MEN ARE so FICKLE.

You don't love me any more.
Why do you say that
a--When we were first married and
owed you new hat. you always
d whether / thought it sufficiently
ming, while now you want to know
at the COMPOUNDED thing cost. Rich
d Times Dispatch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23
At THE PARTY.

hen you asked Miss DeScreech 10
what did she do?'
b, when she found she had left her
&c al home she burst into tears"
ou ought 10 have been thankful, you
n narrow escape She might have
/ into song.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23
AMERICA IN CHINA
Splendid Opportunity for This Nation TO
be influential In Helping shape the
Policy Of the Empire Neglected.
Ctrom the Manila Times

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io,,ontabl, ,hat il - en- I'M, at is The
United States did not improve the oppor-
tunity at the outset. in the recognition of
the chinese republic It's non -parucipa-
ton in the Chinese loan impaired Ameri-
can prestige and drove the chinese TO
look to other nations as better friends
When danger Of monarchical restoration
came upon the republic America did not
go to the rescue with moral support. but
left It to Great Britain Russia and Of
course. Japan. to offer admonition and
advice The chief American republic was
strangely careless Of the IA tie Of the Asian
republic
Nor was our course what il should have
been and might have been in the case Of
Japans extraordinary demands upon
china. the enforcement OF which would
make the whole of China dependent upon
Japan. If not an actual appanage Of that
country. Il is quite true that our admin
istration wrote a number Of polite notes
upon the subject: as upon other subjects
with like lack of results It was all very
well for the United states to say that it
would not recognize The legality of any
arrangement which violated its treaty
rights in China. So it had written in
other notes of holding another nation to
strict accommodates"
Japan Is GOING AHEAD
-
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Nv. "a 81
-, 80
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23

vom1n's knowledge of values mus
<ept mp 10 date-and so she reads
ads as regularly as she reads the
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-23
REASON FOR CHANGE.

Sportsman fwishing for fresh fields to
conquer)-I should like to try my hand at
Dig game.
Fair IGnoramus--Yes. | suppose YOU find
it very hard to hit these little birds?-Tit-
Bits.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-13
CRAY OPPOSES
DEFENSE PLAN
IN new Stand
Sixth District Congressman
Shifts Position Since Re-
cent Promise to Support
Wilson Program.

A Washington newspaper dispatch
contains the information that Repre-
sentative Finly H. Gray Of the Sixth
Indiana district is again out of har.
mony with the views Of his constitu.
ents and the policy Of the national
administration on the question of pre-
paredness for national defense. Gray
announces his opposition to the con
struction of more large first-line-of
battle ships. He is a member of tie
house naval affairs committee and
from the first has advocated little
navy program although recently, under
pressure from his constituency, pledg
ed support to the Wilson naval pro
gram calling for two dreadnaughts
two battle cruisers and a number OF
submarines, to be constructed this
year. Apparently he has now pigeon
holed this pledge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-13
Brave GIRL
CHASES MAN
WITH PURSE

II Miss Marie Dillon, 412 North
Eighteenth street, a stenoerapher en-
pIoyed at a local bank, had been able
to overtake the footpad who stole her
satchel purse about 6 o'clock last even
ing as she was on her way home It
probably would have gone hard with
the man. Miss Dillon was just angry
enough to have given him a humping
with the umbrella she was carrying.
AS she approached the corner Of
North Eighteenth and A streets man
stepped out from behind a tree and
with a knife cut the handle of the
satchel purse suspended from her left
arm With this booty the footpad took
to his heels with plucky Miss Dillon
right after him. She pursued him the
length of a very dark alley but the
thief was faster runner than she was
and succeeded in making good his es-
cape. Miss Dillon has informed the
police that she was unable to deter
mine whether the thief was white or
colored. She said he was short and
slightly built, wore a grey cap and
corduroy coat.
In the purse the thief secured were
$3.50. solid gold ladies' watch, hunt
ing cast, pair of gold nose glasses, a
locket and two rosaries.
A short time ago an unknown man
attacked another woman living on
North Sixteenth street, knocking her
down. He was unable to secure her
purse, however, as she fell upon it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-13
JUNK HEAP FOR MOTOR ROUTES,
PLEA OF WESTERN wayne FOLKS

Wood z. Eliason has submitted the
following: In regard to the motorized
mail service, the patrons are wonder
ing if it has evaporated, for out on
the western part of Route A, out of
Richmond, there has been no delivery
since a week ago today, and If that
is the kind of service we get under
the motorized system, it looks like the
sooner we get back to the old system
the better, for we got our mail every
day unless the roads were impossible
for horse which did not occur more
than one day out of the year.
Again, this system, we understand.
went into effect with the idea that it
would save the government money,
but now the talk is to shorten the
routes and add more routes and the
first thing we know we will be paying
more for our delivery service than
we were before the first of January,
and still not get any better service
than we had then
In talking with lot of patrons of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-13
U. s. RISES
IN HORROR
AT OUTRAGE
Advices Reaching White
House Indicate Country
Demands Protection of
Americans in Mexico.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.-Pressure
to compel a change in the administra-
tion's Mexican policy increased today.
Thoroughly aroused by the. cold blood
ed massacre of influential American
mining officials by Villistas, senators
and representatives were insisting ON
action.
Advices reaching the white house
indicated that a wave of horror over
the outrage has spread through the
country so that the demand for some
measures which will safeguard Ameri-
can life and the national honor was
nearly universal.
President Wilson, administration OFF,
cials said. was very carefully weigh
ing the situation. The murder of these
Americans at Santa Ysabel by the di-
rect command of Pablo Lopez and
General Ryan, Villista chiefs, will not
of necessity force q change of policy.
The action of the administration will
hinge on whether Carranzistas took
steps to safeguard American life in
Chihuahua. These murdered men
were travelling under safe conducts
signed by CarranZa's personal repre-
sentative. If any Carranza agent had
knowledge that the line of travel was
unsafe, and still permitted these men
to 60 to their deaths. then this gov
eminent must anew decide how much
faith shall be given to the promises
of Carranza that he has restored sta
BILE government.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-13
IMPLEMENT CONCERN
GETS $4,000 ORDERS

A welcome addition was made to
Farmers Row" today when Jones &
Williams opened their implement store
at Sixth and South A streets. F. NJ.
Jones and H. Elmer Williams are the
members of the new firm, and they
are known throughout, Wayne county.
Jones was connected with the McCon-
aha company for thirteen years, while
Mr. Williams has spent most of his
life on his farm south of town, raising
STOCK, which was his particular hobby
The quarters of the firm are COM
modius and their stock of farm i'm
plements complete. Before the doors
were opened this morning ninety or
ders for over $4,000 worth of goods
were taken, and among them all there
was not new customer, all the buy
ers being friends of either Mr. Jones
Of Mr.. Williams.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-13
FROZEN BODY
F0UNDI n YARDS
BADLY beaten
Mystery Surrounds Condition
of Alvin Mckinney, Aged
COlOred Man, Who May
Die of Wounds.

Alvin J. Mckinney, e1a North Eiev.
enth street, an aged coIored man,
found badly injured and frozen early
today In the new Pennsylvania rail.
road yards at the state line curve, 10
believed to have been the victim OF
a murderous attack. Mckinney was
removed to Reid hospital after being
brought into Richmond by members Of
a freight crew who found him. II ID
probable his injuries will prove fatal.
I'm my opinion Mckinney was sand.
bagged then robbed" said the physic.
in who attended him. 1T is also my
belief that after he was attacked he
'ras struck by passing train. Nc.
Kinney has several deep scalp wounds,
his right leg Is broken above the knee
and his left lung has been punctured
by fractured ribs Both his hands and
his feet are frozen. 1t is remarkable
that the man did not freeze to death
before he was found. I have been in
formed by friend of his that Nc
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-13

tention to the work of lining up can
didates for places on the county ticket.
So far candidates for places on this
ticket have been rather backward in
tossing their hats into the ring but
Allen intends to put some ginger into
these backward politicians. Also Al
len will at once get busy on arrange.
ments for party love feast which will
be held in Richmond. February 4, and
will be addressed by John A. NJ. Adair,
Democratic candidate for the guber.
material nomination.
1t is understood that Jim Harris OF
Center township will soon announce
his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination as commissioner from the
middle district and that Ben Drischel
of Richmond will come out for the
Democratic nomination for sheriff.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-13
Republicans Aroused to Ac-
ton by Announcement of
John M. LOntz's Entrance
Into Race.
OPPOSE PAT LYNCH
Leaders Declare WAYNE
County Man Must Win in
Primaries Over New Cas-
tie Candidate.
By w. r. PoUNDsToNE.

ov w. n. POONOS ONE.
Wayne county Republican
leaders are planning to organize
a Comstock club for the purpose
Of promoting the candidacy of
Judge D. w. Comstock for the
Republican nomination for rep
resentative in congress. 1t is
the desire of the Comstock sup
porters to have the club COM
pletely organized within the
next ten days.
The announcement made yesterday
by John NJ. Lontz of Richmond, that
he would be candidate for the
Democratic nomination as representa-
tive in congress against Representa-
tive Finly H. Gray spurred Wayne
county Republican leaders to act
promptly in providing for an effective
organization to boost the candidacy OF
the other Wayne county aspirant fol-
congressional honors, Judge Comstock
Wayne county is looked upon by
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-13
PARTY LEADERS SWAMP
L0NTz WITH GOOD WISHES

Democratic leaders in every county
in the Sixth district today swamped
John M. Lontz of this city with tele.
grams of congratulation over his de.
cision to enter the contest against
Finly' H. Gray for the Democratic
nomination Of representative in con.
gress. indicating district wide salts
faction over the opportunity presented
to rid the Democratic party of the bur.
den it has been carrying in the person
of Finly Gray.
Dick Allen, one of the best known
Democratic leaders in Wayne county
will take charge of the Democratic
primary campaign as acting county
chairman and tomorrow will open
Democratic headquarters in the Colon
lei building. ...-
The Lontz boom having received q
good start Allen will next turn his at
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-13
ZERO WAVE
GRASPS CITY
IN CLUTCH

With a swoop like a hawk after its
prey, the western blizzard settled
down upon Richmond with a vengeance
last night and today the city shivered
in the grasp of the coolest day of the
present winter.
The temperature was changed from
spring-like balmness to almost zero
weather. Window panes were frosted
and puddles Of water in the street
were frozen. Overcoats, for the most
part, discarded yesterday, were every
where in evidence today.
The official temperature was quot
ed at degrees above zero but resi-
dence thermometers differed, several
Of them with the mercury standing at
zero.
Severe weather was registered
throughout the west and central
states. The mercury stood at 6 de.
grees below zero in Chicago and the
weather bureau predicted that the mer-
curry would drop at least IA degrees
below before Friday.
Killing frosts were suffered in Cen
trail California and eastern Oregon and
considerable damage was done to
fruits. The temperature in South Da-
kota was 40 degrees below zero and in
Saskatchewan 60 below. Colder wealth
er is forecasted for Richmond tonight
and probably the zero mark will be
reached by Friday morning.