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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
A HARDY APPRECIATION.

The management of the St. Johns Mission wishes to express it's appreci- ation to the many friends who helped with their gifts at Christmas time Particularly the help given the hospi- tai, the Sunday School and the Indian school.
 The management received from sev- eral friends for the Sunday School fes- tivals the sum of $6. Others who gave generously were:
 The Tongass Trading Company, the Bon Marche Marche, Ryus Drug Co.,, Dr. B. L. Myers, Dr. II. Story, D. Mo Donald, Attorney J. M. Shoup, Rev. Van Marter and Mir Geo Woodruff
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
NEW DANCE HITS
 NEW YORK SOCIETY

Recently, dancing masters met in New York and pronounced "Toddling" the hit of the season in donces. The dance is explained thus:
 "There is break in the music sim liar to the break in the old fashioned clog dance, and the man takes four steps forward and the woman four steps backward, pivot anc each turns on one foot"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
PART OF FRANK SYKES
 PROPERTY IS SOLD.

Yesterday afternoon, Henry Goe- maere, as administrator of the estate of Frank Sikes, deceased, offered the property to the highest bidder at au- ction All the personal property and the vacant lot found ready purchasers, but the two houses and lots, while bids were made, the court rejected them as being below the valuation of the property Another sale may be held later.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
GUP"EY PROPERTY
 CHANGES HANDS,

One of the most recent deals in waterfront property to come to be noticed is the acquisition by F. J. Fur nival of the Gurney property compris- ing Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, adjoining on the westerly side the Fiechert prop erty, comprising lots and 4, recently acquired by syndicate of local cap italists
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
SEEKS LAW AGAINST
 WEARING OF CORSETS

Prohibition, the constitutional ann endment and other questions in the legislature may pale before the mom- entous question Mrs. Anna Lee of h. dianapolis, Ind, hopes to be presented to the general assembly. She wants the wearing of corsets made illegal. She scorns corsets and wears one-piece dresses. She is said to weigh 300 lbs.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-The increas- ing interest which France is showing in the far East is evidenced by the starting at Tokyo of a new French weekly called L'Information d'Extreme Orient. The editor is Albert Maybon, a successful French journalist, who came to Japan for the special purpose of launching the new organ. It is be- lieyed that the newspaper has the sup port of the French government.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
RUSSIAN WAR OFFICE
 ISSUES STATEME ENT

LONDON, Jan. 19.-A dispatch from Petrograd says that the war office in a, statement this morning says that since the outbreak of the war, the Rus sians have captured total of four hun dred and twenty-eight thousand leu tons.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
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COMMITTEE SECURES
 SERVICES OF LAWYER

z, WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Sher- ':' z. man L. Whipple, the noted Bos- ':. :. ton trial lawyer was invited today. ':' z. by the rules committee to act as 4 :. counsel for the leak investigation ':' :. committee. Congress has decid ':. :. ed to make a thorough investi- < :. gation of the matter. < .. |.
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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19

LAKEVIEW, Ore, George Arabolad, a merchant of New Pine Creek, pur- chased a duck from a farmer in that section for his holiday dinner. When the bird was dressed a small gold mug get was found in it's craw.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
MARIPOSA SAILS IN
 THE MORNING AT 9

SEATTLE, Jan. 19.-The Mariposa will sail tomorrow morning at a. m for the north. The fonowing passen. gers have booked passage for Ketchi- kan, Miss Violet Woods, w H. Yer wer, J. Johnson, A. Martin, Jas Brown.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
NEW PIANIST FOR
 DREAM ON MARIPOSA.

W. H. Verwer, who has been con- nected with the Juneau Orchestra, at Juneau for sometime and who went south short while ago, will sail on the Mariposa for Ketchikan, to take up position as pianist at the Dream Theater.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
CHICAGO TO USE
 WIRELESS PHONE.

CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-The first wire less phone in the middle west, will soon be installed to connect the office of the city commissioner of gas and electricity with the station of the city system several miles out.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
COUNTERFEIT SILVER
 COINS AT ANCHORAGE.

A report from Anchorage says that large quantities of various counterfeit coins are in circulation at that place. The commercials have made their ap- pearance within the past three weeks, and consist of silver dollars, halves and quarters.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
COLD PUTS THERMOMETER
 OUT BUSINESS KUSKOKWIM

Postmistress Mrs. F. L. Clough of McGrath, advises that the mercury is out of business in that section of the country and that the sp:rit thermom- eter has averaged 50 degrees below zero for the past two weeks. She further says that this is entirely too cold for dog mushers and mail car riers to be on the trail.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
SKIN GRATING
 IS SUCCESSFUL.
(Fairbanks-News-Mi

At St. Josephs hospital yester- day an operation was performed, graft ing skin on little Irene Sherman, the girl who was burned so badly few weeks ago. The skin was taken from the body of her father. Today the girl is reported to be doing nicely and the father is suffering but little from the effects of the operation.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
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ALMOST SCARED THE
 NATIVES INTO A PANIC.

z. ST. THOMAS, Jan. 19.-Thirty ':' .:' American warships which arrived ::
 :. in the vicinity here while out ':' z. maneuvring off the Danish West ':' {: Indies islands, scared the natives ':'
 {: almost into a panic. They were ':' :: under the belief that war had < ': been declared. +.'
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19

CLEARFIELD, Pan, Jan. 19.-On condition that there be no strikes the Association of Bituminous Coal Oper- ators of Central Pennsylvania have given their employees a bonus of 10 per cent, beginning January l, 1917, it has just been announced.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19

CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-Harry H. Fra zee, president of the club, announced last night that John J. Barry, second baseman of the Boston Americans, is manager of the worlds champions. Barry will continue to play his position it was further announced.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19

LONDON, Jan. 19.-Captain Freder- ick Courteney Selous, author and hun ter, who accompanied Theodore Rocsa- welt on his hunting expedition in 1909, has been killed in action in East Africa.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19

The surface of the Caspian Sea has been gradually sinking for several years until now navigation has been impeded at several points.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19

MANILA, Jan, 19.-Following con- finement in irons for several hours ill a room above the boilers of the ship for punishment for mutinous conduct three Filipino firemen from the naval collier, Ajax, which is moored at Ca vite, were found asphyxiated. An in vestigation is being conducted.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19

HAVRE, France, Jan. 19.-General Maximillian Wielmans, chief of the Belgian general staff, Is dead of pneu- monia contracted in the trenches.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
YAKIMA BOY LOST
 iSL0C6TEDiN
 GERMAN PRISON,

NORTH YAKIMA, Wash. Jan. 19.- Somewhere in Germany" Chester Thornton, a Yakima boy who ran away from home a year ago went to Eng land on horse ship and enlisted in the British service, is a prisoner of war Thonton's parents wEo have been diligently searching for him traced him to his present position, also discovered that he enlisted under the name of Mike OBrien' and married an English girl under that name.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19

CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-Three automo- bile thieves n an encounter yesterday with Detective Sergeant John Bos- chulle threw kerosene on him and tried to set him afire, but he fought them off until help arrived.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19
FRANK BURKHART . PASSES AWAY.

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 :. ceived by Mrs. Fred Heckman to- {: :. day and given to the Miner just :: :. before going to press: {: :. Mrs. Fred Heckman, :: :. Ketchikan, :: .:. SEATTLE, Jan. 19-Frank {: :. Burkhart passed away this after :: z. noon at two thirty. Please mo- :: :. tify all of his friends. t
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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-19

J. Yackley, is registerc- at the Sted- man from Juneau.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

in the general performance of their Off
cial duties may, without formal warrant,
enter or 60 into or upon any stand,
place, building or premises, and may
stop any vendor, peddler, junk dealer,
coal wagon or ice wagon or any dealer
whatsoever, for the purpose of making
proper tests; and in the exercise Of
their duties they shall have full police
power to enforce all reasonable meas
ures for testing electric, gas or water
meters or any weighing or measuring
devices and for aseertaining whether
false or short weights and measures are
being given in any sales or transfers of
commodities taking place within the
state, and they may seize for Use as evil
dence, and hold until final disposition of
the same, any commodity, package or
other article sold or offered for sale
contrary to the law relating to weights
and measures Whenever said commits
sioner or his inspectors find violation
of the statutes relating to weights and
measures, they shall submit the evidence
to a proper prosecuting officer in the
county in which such violation occurred,
who shall thereupon prosecute the
offender.
Sec. z. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 2, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

certificate stating the number Of persons
in his employ, together with such other
statistical information as said commits
sioner OF industries may require. Any
employer who refuses or neglects to file
the certificate required by this section
shall be fined not more than one hundred
dollars.
sec. 10. Sheriffs and witnesses shall
receive the same fees for the service of
process and attendance before the COM
missioner of industries as are paid
sherifs and witnesses in county court.
Costs shall not be taxed or allowed
either party except as provided in sec
ton SO (Sec 1910 of the General Laws,
as proposedl.
Sec. IA. The commissioner of indus
tries may grant new hearing in cause
determined by him on the ground of
newly discovered evidence when a peti-
ton setting forth the substance of such
evidence, verified by the oath of the peti-
toner, is presented. The decision Of the
commissioner OF industries in granting
or denying said hearing shall be final
and conclusive. II party petitions the
commissioner of industries for a new
hearing, he shall give tile adverse party
notice Of such Petition by a citation,
signed by said commissioner, served like
a writ of summons, at least twelve days
before the date Of said hearing. A new
hearing shall not be granted on petition
unless the citation to the adverse party
is served within six months after the
date of the order of said commissioner
Sec. rs. This act shall take effect
July I, 1917.
Approved March J. 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

office, shop or yards, as to the employ
ment of minors therein, may call for the
production of certificates deposited with
such owner or superintendent, and shall
satisfy himself that the provisions of this
chapter have been complied with. Such
commissioner shall at least three times,
during each year, investigate concerning
the employment of minors in any of the
occupations enumerated in this chapter
and shall require the provisions of this
chapter to be complied with.
Sec. 9. Section S of No. IS of the
acts of 1912 (Sec. s727 of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. S.. (Scc. s727 G. L. Justices,
municipal and city courts shall have con-
current jurisdiction with the county court
OF offenses arising under this chapter.
Sec. 10. The commissioner of indus
tries is hereby authorized to make and
prescribe, and from time to time to
change and amend such rules and regti-
lations, not III conflict with this act as he
may deem necessary and proper to Sc
cure satisfactory evidence of the age of
the child applying for an age certificate.
Provided, however, that the evidence of
age required Under such rules and regu-
lations shall at all times comply sub
stantially with the requirements for proof
OF age prescribed by any rules and regu-
lations made pursuant to the act of Con-
gress, entitled "An act to prevent inter-
state commerce in the products of child
labor, and for other purposes" approved
September I, 1916.
Sec. II. Sections 4 and s of No. 70 of
! the acts of 1910 and section 4 Of No. IS
lot the acts of 1919 (Sec. s72I of the
General Laws, as proposed) and section
of No. 70 of the acts of 1910 (Sec.
572e of the General Laws, as proposed)
are hereby repealed.
Approved April IL, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 1s3.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION Aoso
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES RE
CREAMERY STATEMENTS. AND Nj
TO REPEAL SECTIONS Aosi AND
4os2 AS AMENDED ny NJ. 1z8 OF
THE ACTS OF 1912.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 1850 of the Public
Statutes (Sec. s7o4 Of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. 1850. (Sec. s7o4 c. L. An
owner, operator or manager of a cooper
alive or proprietary creamery, cheese
factory. condensary or receiving station
for milk or cream shall make and deliver
at least monthly to each patron of such
creamery, cheese factory, condensary OF
receiving station, statement showing
the quantity OF milk or cream as deter.
mined by weight or measure, which said
patron delivers during the period covered
by such statement Such statement shall
also show the quality of the milk OF
cream delivered by said patron. as deter.
mined by a test approved by the COM
missioner Of agriculture, and the price
paid for such milk or cream shall, in the
absence OF any agreement in writing pro-
viding for different mode of payment
be based upon the quality as determined
by such test.
Sec. 2; Sections 1851 and 1852 of the
Public Statutes. as amended by No. I7s
OF the acts of 1919 (Secs. sos and
S796 of the General Laws, as proposed)
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effec,
January /, 1918.
Approved April II, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 1872.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION Ao,s
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES RE.
LATINO TO THE STANDARD OF
MILK AS PAYING BASIS; DE.
CREASING THE PER CENT OF
BUTTER FAT.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 1923 of the Public
as proposed) is hereby amended so a:
to read as follows:
Sec 1923. (Sec. s76s G. L. Milk
containing three and seven-tenths pei
cent of butter fat shall be the standard
used as a paying basis in creameries ane
cheese factories.
Approved March Fl, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. IT'S.

AN ACT TO AMEND NO. I64 OF
THE ACTS OF 1918, RELATING
TO COMPENSATION TO EN-
pLoY!EEs FOR PERSONAL IN
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. The first paragraph of
section 10 of No. r64 of the acts of
1915 (Sec. s64s of the General Laws,
las proposed) is hereby amended 50 as
ito read as follows:
(Sec. 5645 G. ~ In computing death
benefits the average weekly wages OF
the deceased employee shall be consid-
cred not to be less than five dollars.
Sec. 2. The first two paragraphs of
section IS of No. I64 of the acts of
1915 (Secs. 564o and $3.50 of the Cen
eral Laws, as proposed) are hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Where the injury causes total dis
ability for work the employer during
such disability but prior to the first day
OF July, 1918, not including the first
fourteen days and after the first day of
July. 1913, not including the first seven
days thereof shall pay the injured en-
ployee a weekly compensation equal to
fifty per cent of his average weekly
wages but not more than twelve dol
lars and fifty cents nor less than three
dollars a week. In no case shall the
weekly payments continue after the dis
ability ends nor longer than two hun
dred sixty weeks. In case OF an em-
ployee whose average weekly wages are
less than three dollars week, the
weekly compensation shall be the full
amount of such average weekly wage.
| In case the total disability begins after
q period. of partial disability the period
of partial disability shall be deducted
from such total period of two hundred
sixty weeks.
Sec. 3. Section 10 of No. I64 of the
acts of 1915 (Secs s652 and 1858 OF the
General Laws, as proposed) is hereby
amended so as to read as follows.
Sec. If. (Secs. s652 and 1858 G. L.
Where the disability for work resulting
from the injury is partial the employer
shall pay the injured employee a weekly
compensation equal to one-haf the diff
ference between his average weekly
wage before the injury and the average
weekly wage which he is able to earn
thereafter, but not more than ten dollars
week, and in no case shall the period
covered by such compensation be greater
than two hundred sixty weeks.
In case of the following injuries, the
compensation shall be fifty per cent oil
the average weekly wage of the injured
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
hE!Eg!
NO. 1856.

AN ACT TO PREVENT UNFAIR
DISCRIMINATiON AND CCMPE-
Triton IN CERTAIN COMMODI-
TIES OR ARTICLES OF COM
MERGE BETWEEN DIFFERENT
SECTIONS, COMMUNITIES. LO-
CAL1T1ES, CITIES, OR TOWNS,
AND PRESCRIBING A PENALTY
THEREFOR.
1t is hereby enacted BY the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Any person, firm, company,
association or corporation, foreign or
domestic, doing business in this state and
engaged in the business of buying milk,
cream or butter fat for the purpose of
manufacture or sale, who, with the in
tention of creating a monopoly or de-
stroying the business of a competitor
shall discriminate between different Sec
tons, communities, localities, cities or
towns Of this state by purchasing such
commodity or commodities at higher
price or rate in one section, community,
location, city or town than is paid for
the same commodity by said person, firm,
company association or corporation in
another section, community, locality, city
or town after making due allowance for
the difference, If any, in the grade or
quality, and in the actual cost Of trans
portation from the point of purchase to
the point of manufacture, or sale, shall
be deemed guilty of unfair discrimina-
ton. which is hereby prohibited and
declared to be unlawful, and any per-
son, firm, company, association or COR
poration or any officer, agent, receiver
or member of such firm, company, asso-
citation or corporation found guilty of
unfair discrimination as herein defined
shall be imprisoned not more than one
year, or fined not more than five hum
dred dollars or both.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March Fl, 1877.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 1870.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ,
OF NO I6I OF THE ACTS OF 1910
AS AMENDED BY SECTION 3 OF
NO. Us OF THE ACTS OF 1919,
RELATING TO THE INSPECTION
OF WEIGHING AND MEASUR-
ING DEVICES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 7 OF No. I6I of the
acts of 1910 as amended by section 4 OF
No US of the acts of 1919 (Sec. s737
of the General Laws. as proposed is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 7. (Sec. ,5737 G. L.J Said CON-
missioner or his inspectors may, at irreg-
ular intervals, examine commodities sold
or offered for sale and test them for
correct weight, measure or count. He OF
his inspectors, for such purposes, and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 1855.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION
OF NO. I66 OF THE ACTS OH
1910, DEFINING THE DUTIES or
THE COMMISSIONER OF AcRi-
CULTURE AS RELATING 10
CREAMER1ES, CHEESE FAC
TORIES, CONDENSARIES AND
MILK AND CREAM, AND RE- RE-
LATINO TO REPORTS FROM
THE SAME TO SAID COMMIS-
SIONER
1t is hereby enacted By the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 8 of No. r66 of the
acts of 1910 (Sec. s7oo of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Sec. g. (Sec. 500 G. L) On or BE-
fore the first day of March Of each year
all creameries, cheese factories, conden-
sarics and receiving stations shall send
the commissioner of agriculture a full
and accurate report Of the amount OF
business done during the preceding wear,
together with such other statistical in
formation as he may require.
Approved April II. 1917.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 1S1.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE
DELIVERY OF A WEIGHT SLIP
WITH COAL.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. A person engaged in the
business of retailing coal shall, at the
time Of the delivery of any coal to a
customer, cause to be delivered there
with, by the person delivering the coal
a duplicate weight slip showing thereon
the number of pounds Of coal so deliv-
cred. A person who violates provision
of this act shall be fined not more than
one hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. This act is hereby declared to
be part of No. I6r of the acts of 1o1c
and amendments thereto (chaptcr 23s
of the General Laws, as proposed).
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved February IA, 1917
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 1874.

AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF AND
IN ADDITION TO NO. I7o OF
THE ACTS OF 1912, RELATING
TO THE INSPECTION OF
CHEESE FACTORIES, CONDEN-
SARIES AND RECEIVING STA
TIONS FOR MILK AND CREAM.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section 1. Section of No. 40 of the
acts of 1912 (Sec. s7o8 General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended SO as
to read as follows:
Sec. I. (Scc. s7oS c. L. The COM
missioner. OF agriculture shall. at least
twice each year, inspect or cause to be
inspected, as to their sanitary condition,
all creameries. cheese factories, conden-
sarics or receiving stations for milk or
cream, and shall require the correction
of all insanitary conditions and prac-
tees found therein. While so doing, he
shall take cognizance of the condition in
which milk or cream is delivered. If he
has reason to believe that such milk or
cream. or part thereof, is produced and
kept under insanitary conditions he shall
inspect, or cause to be inspected, the
dairy and premises OF the producer of
such milk or cream, and shall make such
recommendation and orders as in his
judgment will improve such milk or
cream to medium standard. In case
his orders or recommendations are not
complied with, he may order, in writing,
the owner, operator or manager of such
creamery, cheese factory, condensary or
receiving station receiving such milk or
cream and the owner, operator or man
ager of neighboring crcameries, cheese
factories, condensaries and receiving
stations, to refuse to receive the milk or
cream from such dairy until permitted
so to do by order of said commission
Sec. e. Section 2 OF No. 40 of the
acts of 1919 (Sec. s70S OF the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
SO as to read as follows.
Sec. 2. (Scc. sos G. L. An owner
or proprietor of creamery, cheese fac
tory, receiving station or condcnsary
who disobeys such order, or who fails
to comply with the provisions of this
act, shall be fined not more than fifty
dollars for each violation.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved March "A. 1917.