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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
Vt. ODD FELLOWS
MEET At RUTLAND
Rutland Wins Cup in Competi.
tive Drill Following
Parade.

Rutland. May B.-With the annual
meeting Of the department council.
Patr1archs Militant. . parade Of al Odd
Fellows. . competitive drill Of tho can
tons. work In the Rank Of Chivalry. an
honorary degree. and the usual ball Of
the PatTiarchs. the members OF the I. o.
o. F. fraternity had . busy day here to-
day on the occasion Of the opening Of tho
annual convention Of the grand bodies.
Col. w. e. Frost Of Bennington was In
charge Of tho days program.
The routine business of the canton
occupied tho morning sesaion. The on
GERS elected vero a follows: President.
Colonel Frost: vice-president. @. A. Net
calf Of Br.ttleboro: clerk. Calvin Endress
Of Bennington: treasurer. Charles G..
Staples Of Brattleboro. A resolution of
sympathy was adopted on the death OF
Major A. J. Tenney OF ST. Abans.
There were about rH canton members
and 200 other Odd Fellows in the parade,
the cantons taking part being: Franklin.
81. Adams; Crescent. 81. Johnsbury;
lafayette. Burlington: Vinton. Barre:
Palestine. Brattleboro: Skitchawaug. Bel
lows Falls: Woodstock, Woodstock; Rut-
land. Rutland: Bennington. Bennington.
The Burlington canton had the largest
delegation Of any Waiting order. over q.
Rutland was represented BY q men.
Tho procession was followed BY . COM
petitive dFin. for which the judges were
Gen. Arthur c. Wilcox Of Greenfield.
Mass. Lieut. Col. g. Fl. Metcalf OF Brat
tleboro and Major e. H. higgins of
Springfield. Mass. Rutland won the cup
in the dril with Barre second.
There were 800 dancers at the Patriarchs
hall to might
Tomorrow the Grand Lodge will have
their session. Thursday 10 encampment
day and on Friday morning the Rebekah
State assembly VIII have . business SEES.
sion. Various social events arc planned
for the weak.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
FRED HOREY WINS
lOO.MILE AUTO RACE

Columbus. Ohio. May l3.-Fred Horey
won the 1oo-mile automobile race on .
dirt track here this afternoon In ono hour.
81 minutes and IS IS seconds. George
Clark suffered . broken thumb and hts
Charles Hawkins Of Dallas.
Texas, Q broken shoulder when his auto
mobile left the track and crashed through
. fence in the eth mile. Clark was in the
lead ct the time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
Freight Dragged so Rods.

Niddlsbury. May 1.-THE through
freight which goes through this vii.
Iaga about 500 a. m. north. came near
having . serious accident yesterday
morning. when near the switch At the
marble plant q Journal on one of the
cars broke and derailed the car. which
was dragged for . distance Of so rods
ha1oes the train could be stopped
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
ESPIONAGE BILL IS
PASSED BY SENATE;
CENSORSHIP CUT OUT

Measure Pronounced One of the Most Drastic and
All Inclusive in Congressional History
Proposed Restriction Upon Manufacture Of
Grain into Intoxicating Liquors Is Defeated
Powers to Declare Embargo on Exports
Given President Authority Given Post
office Department to Censor Mails-Amend-
ment Designed to Curb Speculation in Food
Products Is Rejected .,a;ss.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17

Every energy Of store organization u
devoted to the task Of securing attrac.
tive values for it's customsrs--and these
are always proclaimed In the stores ad-
vertisins. that you may know Of them
promptly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
100000 PEOPLE
GARDENING IN u. S.
Also Getting Pointers ON Land Values
They Never Knew Before.

They Never Knew Before.
Washington. May 13.-Two months
OF campaigning for a million gardens
In the United States are estimated to
have turned the attention Of more
than ao.0oo.oo0 people to the task OF
producing food.
"The people not only are endeavor-
Ing to produce food for themselves"
said Charles LAthrop Pack. president
OF tho Emergency Garden Commission
to-day. but they are learning the
value Of land ns never before"
Mr.. Pack said hundreds Of organise.
lions were cooperating with the COM
mission.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
Students Fines Reduced.

Middlebury. May u.-Irvin w. Eastman
and William Slade were summoned into
Judge Dickens municipal court this morn
ing Tor second trial In the case OF
breaking and entering the summer home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah LaBounty on
the banks OF Otter creek. about three
miles from this village. A. q result the
INES were reduced from 10 to 80 and
COSTS amounting to 5000 for each Of the
young men. They paid and were dis
charged.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
Track Events Filled.

White River Junction. May 1.-THE two
special stake track events for the Yer.
mont State fair In White River Junction
September IS to q are both alled and
that to overlooking. The pure In each
10 $1,000 In the Face event there are Is
entries and an even u In the trot event.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
MADE ELECTRIC CHAIR
AND KILLED HIMSELF
slow Electrocution Of Inventive Youus
Man In Rochester.

Man In Rochester.
Rochester. n. r. May 14.--When he
was experimenting with a device built
to resemble an electric chair at his
home hero this afternoon. Carl p. Van
vechten. 20. son Of tho president OF .
large flour milling company. was cleo
trocuted. He sat down In the chair.
put an impoverished straightjacket about
himself. attached chains to his ankles
and handouts to his wrints. and turned
the current on and off by pulling with
his tssth o chain attached to an cleo
turned the current on ana a. he was
alone In the house tho current grad
ually killed him. His mother found
him dead when she returned homo an
hour or two later.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
ExTINGUIsHED.

Is given to poetical utterances.
evening when he was visiting
-.... he swore that he was burning
with love" What happened?" Her
father came along and put him OUT
Baltimore American.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
NEW YORK HONORS
MEMBERS OF WAR
MISSIONS TO u. s.

One of the Most Brilliant Banquets in Nations
History Climaxes American Entertainment
of Distinguished Foreigners Guests In
clude Minister Balfour, Minister Viviani
Marshal Joffre. Ex.President Taft and Ex-
President Roosevelt. ,..,.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
CHANCELLOR
SPEAKS, BUT NOT
ABOUT PEACE AIMS

Not All the Pressure Used by Socialists and Con-
servatives Can Wiring Anything from Him
About Nations Desires to End Wartime Is
Not Ripe He Says-H Russia Desires to Pre-
vent Further Bloodshed, He Adds, No Doubt
an Agreement Can Be Made with Germany
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17

paEr Pnrss WANT ADS. PAy BEST.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17

what had everywhere been thought to
DO q commencement Of Q strong offensive
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-11

lOtdl '..s.'.. A5.DU
The price fixed for mine run is
sl95 for first and second vein coal
and $2.40 for third vein coal Dealers
here claim they do not handle first
and second vein coal Consumers
never get anything but third vein
coal at least they always pay for third
vein coal.
The question now arises what is
the dealers profit. II is a well known
fact that several transfers are haul
Ing coal where 1t Is handled in car
lots for so cents per ton and deliver.
cd at the substaton it is go cents
per ton. On this basis the retailers
profit on La Sale county coal would
be SLAB per ton and on Franklin Co.
coal 10 cents per ton. If auto trucks
are used end when the dealers use
their own teams the cost OF delivery
would be less than that asked by
contract naulerS.
The figures given above are gov
eminent cost figures at the mines The
railroad tariff secured from the loca
railway stations and the retailers
charges was secured from that loca
dealers all Of which We're the same
Fuel administrator Garfield will fl,
retail prices during the present month
on them the public will claim whethe
they are now being treated unjustl,
or justly by the retail dealers. On,
thing they have already learned an,
that is they were being robbed b,
the coal operators.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-11
How Fat Folks
Become Slender
Eat All You Need; Get Fresh Air.
Breathe Deeply. Try Oil
&c

Fat persons, particularly those from
ten to sixty pounds above normal
weight, will be interested to learn
how they may easily reduce their
weight without starvation diet or tire
some exercise.
If you are Overstout you are daily
drawing on your reserve vitality
are constantly lowering your vitality
by carrying this excess burden Don't
ieopardize your health or be a laugh
ing stock any longer
Spend as much time as you can in
the open air, practice deep breathing
and get from any good druggist a box
Of oil Of korein capsules; take one
after each meal and one before retir-
ing ia night. Also follow the simple
directions that come with the box
Surprising reports Of weight reduc.
ton come Uneven after just few
days treatment With proper reduc.
ton the flesh becomes firm, the skin
smooth and the general health i'm.
proved, Work seems easier and a
lighter, more bouyant feeling takes
possession of the whole being.
Oil Of korein is absolutely harmless
and is pleasant to take.
II you want to reduce ten to sixty
pounds give this trial. You will
probably find it is just what you need.
Start on the easy road to longer life
and happiness today
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-11
WARM CLOTHING THIS WINTER

In the early days of the republic
everybody wore flannels in the winter.
Scratchy and shrinky and generally
uncomfortable they were, too but in
those days of imperfect household
heating they were necessary. With
the advent of furnaces an easier and
less bulky mode of dressing ensued.
With steam-heated Offices and schools.
warm houses and heated street cars.
scarcely any difference Is made be.
tween winter and summer clothing
A woollen suit instead Of a linen or
Palm Beach one, perhaps and TOP.
coat of a weight so light that our fore.
bears would have scorned it, are about
the only conco sions made by an over.
civilized population to the winter
winds.
But the war is making a difference
This year II will be harder to get fuel
And fuel is going to be so badly need
cd IN manufacturing that It would b.
patriotic policy to 90 little slow
on the fire at home. II isn't really
necessary that homes should be kep,
at temperature OF Is or so all win
ter long in order that the ladies' may
wear georgette. AT S. or 70 the fam
lily can be very comfortable in serge
And at 60 or 10 with little moisture
In the air the whole family will be
much less susceptible to colds, sor,
threats and other miseries of the mu
cous membranes than they were II
the hot-dry air SO commonly fount
In homes In past years.
"Sixty-fve and save the fuel ma,
well become household slogan Thil
means warmer clothing. II need no
mean tho bulky underwear. the clnm
~ skirts Of former generation. Blu
II does mean clothing OF a warmer
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-11
RACE ON FOR BETTER
ROADS; 50 COUNTIES
OF STATE COMPETE
Ia SALE AND ALL OTHERS
ALONG IVY WAY MAKE DASH
FOR ALL OF GOVERNMENTS
STATES s2,2t5,ooo APPRoPRlA-
TON FOR ONE ROADWAY.

La Sale county, together with TWEEN
/ ty-nine others in the state today will
/ be in action that will decide the fate
of Illinois SlO.00O,000 t. S.-State aid
road project. Supervisors who con-
yenea here this afternoon for their
September meeting. are reported to
look with kindness upon the govern
ment's proposal to spend S2,2l5,000 on
the Ivy Way. making with this vast
sum continuous stretch of improv-
ed thorofare from Chicago to Peoria,
La Sale county's apportionment Of
this fund will be $lS7 625.
The fate of the various proposals
counties in the state. The meetings
which begin in the thirty counties
constitute the most notable event in
the good roads history of Illinois.
That every board of supervisors will
grasp the opportunity thus afforded
to improve his county is almost assur.
ed, tho in some counties malcontents
are reported who are serving the old
game of obstructionist on purely sell
fish and biased reasons. This condi-
ton Is not looked for in La Sale
county as the need of united action is
paramount to all selfish desires ii La
Sale is to take It's first big step in
the right direction
In distributing $6620,000 made
available by equal appropriations from
the federal government and the state
of Illinois, the state department of
public works recently allotted the
funds definitely to these highways. In
each case it is estimated that the
amount designated will pay two-thirds
of the cost of Improvement; the coun-
ties through which the roads pass
must provide the remaining third.
The state authorities have ruled
that construction work will not be
begun on any road until a sufficient
amount has been provided to com
plete the route throughout its entire
length. All that remains, therefore
is for each county involved to certify
to the state that its share of the funds
will be forthcoming, either through
tax levies or bond issues. 1t is this
action that the various supervisors
must take today.
AT preliminary conferences held dur
ing the last two weeks all the county
authorities concerned have given in.
formal assurance that they will do
their part Should any one county
fail, however, it will mean postponing
Improvement Of the entire route on
which 1t lies, SO the proceedings are
being watched with eager interest.
There's a sporting element in the af-
fair, too. The funds allotted cover
period Of five years. but 1895 900 of
he amount is available now and is
waiting AT Springfield for the first
corners. Each group of counties,
therefore, has been urged to take
action as early in the day as pos.
s'ble. Special messengers will be
waiting to take the supervisors certi.
iieates as soon as they are signed and
as the documents having to do with
each highway are completed they will
be rushed to Gov. Lowden at the cap
ital.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-11
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
N0STRILS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Relieves ead-Colds at Once.

%
If your nostrils are clogged and your
head is stuffed and you can't breathe
freely because of cold or catarrh. lust
get a small bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm
at any drug store. Apply a little OF
this fragrant, antiseptic cream into
your nostrils and let it penetrate
through every air passage of your head,
soothing and healing the inhamed, swol-
len mucous membrane and you get in.
slant relief.
All! how good it feels. Your nos
trls are open, your head is clear, no
more hawking, snufiling, blowing; no
more headache, dryness or struggling
Tor breath. Ely's Cream Balm Is just
what sufferers from head colds and ca
tarrh ineed. It's a delight.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-11
COAL PRICES IN OTTAWA.

There will not be any material re-
duction in the price of coal in Ottawa
this winter unless President Wilson
steps in and regulates the retailers
profits. The price of coal in Ottawa
is the same at all yards. There
seems to be no competition and deal
ers are not interested in orders if
the buyer seeks to get little edge
on the market.
1t has been reported that the local
coal dealers are in a combine and
that when the price is set; all must
ask the same price, There must be
no cutting, not even to get big or
der The coal dealers, however, de.
ny that there is any combine or any
agreement to fix prices in Ottawa.
This is violation of the Sherman
antitrust law, and it is hard to believe
that our coal dealers would wilfully
and deliberately violate any law.
Here is what you are paying for
coal.
Streator, Oglesby La Sale, Spring
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-11

Newell Atwood, $f05; Lasie Robb,
$500 OHIO Armstrong, $500; Willard
Lott, $500 Harvey Rmker, 500; Ber-
nice Rinker $500. Much interest was
manifested Saturday and in all proba.
bility more boys and girls witt try to
get In on the next contest and help
to win some of these good prizes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-11
Ask Your Friend.

There is hardly a neighborhood in
any city town or hamlet in the United
States where women cannot be found
found who have derived benefit from
Lydia Y. pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound For more than forty years
this botanic remedy has been over
coming some of the worst eases Of
female ills. As one woman has found
help she has told another. who has
used 1t with the same result; so the
use Of this great medicine has spread
from shore to shore by the recommen-
dation of those who have found it
good Therefore, ask your neiehbor
let her tell You from experience the
benefit which ailng women derive
from the use of this famous mcdi
cine,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-11
Cold Reality.

"While there's life there's hope
yes" replied Mr.. Sawyer Wood
"but unless you put some solid work
into this He hope is about all you are
going to get ont of it, Washington
Star,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-11
TWO ROADS.

Every evil and wastefuI habit
we persist in draws upon our
strength and resources without
any proper return, and every
such habit weakens our power
for good. On the other hand. ev.
cry task that is faithfully done,
every responsibility manfuly
borne in the path OF duty, stead.
les us like we'll bestowed ballast.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-11

texture than for the past few years.
For the children, whose clothes must
be washable for reasons of cleani.
ness and disease prevention, it may
mean neat little English pinafores
over dresses Of warm fabric. Or II
may mean two layers Of underwear
under the cotton dress. For women
II viii mean saving the transparent
fabrics for next summer
But why not? Life all the adjust.
ments made necessary or advisable
by the war Il requires only the ex
ercisc Of little intelligence. and be
hold people are better off than he
fore.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-11
CALENDAR OF ILLINOIS HISTORY

September II, lS4S-Wheat. The
best wheat is worth 80 cents at ST.
Louis and 70 cents on the Illinois
river. Wheat is on the advance.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-19
TAXES URGED
AS FINANCIAL
WAR MEASURE
Economists Point Out That
This Plan Will Pre-
vent Initiation.

Minneapolis, April 1s.-Prominent
instructors in economics In the United
States, in a memorial forwarded last
night to each member Of congress and
the president and his cabinet, urge
the adoption Of the policy of taxation
rather than hat of bond issues as the
principal means of meeting the ex-
penses of the country in the war.
e. Dana Durand, head of the de-
partment Of economics, University Of
Minnesota, and secretary of the COM
mittee that circulated the memorial,
in giving out the memorial for pub
LEGATION, announced tonight that more
than 275 teachers of economics and
political science in 43 universities and
colleges had signed it.
In a letter accompanying the men,
orial, the committee declares that
while economists favor taxation in
not opposed to the large initial bond
issue, nor for the future bond issues
for loans to the allies, recognizing
that it would not have been practical
BILE at once. to introduce tax methods
sufficient to " the expenditures
for the first year of the war"
Prevent Initiation.
"The taxation policy" the memorial
holds, will prevent the price infla-
tion which must result from large
bond issues. The present high level
of prices in Europe and America is
primarily due to the war bonds and
the paper money issued abroad. If
the United States Joins on a huge scale
in this policy of borrowing, prices
are bound to become far higher still.
1.-The policy Of borrowing within
the country itself does not shift any
part Of the nations burden OF. war ex-
penditures from the present to the fu-
ture. All 1t does is to make possible
a different distribution Of the bur-
den among individuals and social
classes, to permit repayment to cer-
tain persons. who have contributed in
come during the war, by other persons
after the war.
Social Enterprise.
This is a great social enterprise,
It is the duty Of every citizen to share
in wars burdens to his utmost. For
some, the duty is to fight; for others
to furnish money. For all, the duty
is without limit of amount. The citi-
zen who contributes even his entire
income, beyond what is necessary to
subsistence itself. does less than the
citizen who contributes himself to the
nation.
"If the CONSUMPTION Of men is Jus,
and right, CONSUMPTION Of income IL
the more SO: CONSUMPTION Of both Is
just and right when the nations life
and honor are at stake"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-19
ENDS own LIFE
AFTER W0UNDINC
HIS NElCHB0R
Scheuty, of Manning,
Dead as Result Of Quarrel
Two More Suicides.

Bismarck, N. D., April 1s.-Frank
schuety. a farmer living south Of Man
ming in Dunn county, is dead and AL
fred Mackey. a neighbor, is wounded
as the result of a quarrel early this
morning on the Schuety farm awak-
ened quarrelsome moods after a
weeks %carousal. Schuety started the
argument and dared Mackey off the
farm. Schuety opened fire with a re-
volver and then grabbed a rifle and
fired again, both shots taking effect in
the leg. AS Mackey fed several more
shots were fired at him. Schuety re-
turned home and shouted to his
brother that he would leave a note
with what disposition to make Of
property and then killed himself.
Two suicides were reported from
points in western North Dakota to-
day. After expressing fear that he
might be called to act as a soldier,
John Semerad, a Dickinson farmer,
drank poison. James Fenton, a home-
steader, IA Kildeer, killed himself
this morning by shooting. Despond-
ency was the cause.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-19
EVERY FOOT OF LAND
TO BE CULTIVATED
culturists in That Vicinity Will
Increase Acreage.

All Of the available land in the
county will he under cultivation this
year, according to Otto P. Englestad,
a prominent Niclsville, farmer, yester-
day. An effort is being made by every
farmer in the Nielsville district to in
crease the acreage AS much as posi-
BILE in order to accumulate the re-
sources Of the country.
Following the [. w. w. disturb
ances of last year" he declared.
many farmers in this vicinity did not
plan on putting in full crops this
spring for fear that harvest hands
would be short. I myself did not i'll
tend to plant the full acreage. But
now since the war is upon us, every
thing has changed, and not an inch
will go without some kind of a crop.
With such fine spring weather al
ready here, there is good prospect for
an unusually heavy wheat planting.
1.-THE thing that Is troubling the
farmer now is the labor problem. In
some places, business men have
agreed to aid the farmer in obtaining
sufficient help to harvest the crops.
If labor is short here. and indications
point that it will be. 1t would be q pa
triotic plan for East Grand Forks and
Crookston to assist in a similar way"