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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01
WINTER SPORTS POPULAR.
large crowd Cheers snow and lee iiS-
perts at Centennial Field

M enthusiastic aSsemblage Of fully 10
persons witnessed the first OF what it is
hoped may be series of afternoons Of
winter sports, held Saturday ut Ccntcn-
MAJ Field under the Joint auspices of the
frecn Mountain club and the Y. NJ g. A..
'I"re we're numerous entries in all OF
the scheduled events. which Included
ui'"h distance ana potato races on snow
SHOES and skis, dashcs ~ skates, Il fancy
skating contest and an obstacle race on
snowshoes and skis The winners Of he
first three places in each event were
awarded badges, but nc valuable prizes
were given a. the competition was merely
lor inc sake of ruusing enthusiasm for "A
gooh time in the open air
me contestants were divided into
groups according to whether they were
over or under IL years Of age. Girls as
wen AZ boys contested in sornc of the
events and did remarkably gc,pd work
ire fret contests were Tie snowshce and
shI races whicn consisted Of q hundred
yaru dash. potato race ADD distance
race There was also AT obstacle race
~here the racers descended a hill In hack
or tho skating rirk and climbed through
barrels. which is something Of :, task.
~"<sn one is attached to . pair OF SNOW
shoes The rc was in fine shape and the
skating event drew some splendid com
petltion' Some very pretty figures were
executed IN the fancy skating contest.
despite the cold weather the spe. TAT urs
remained until The last event had Deen
hn'shed' although they helped to keep
themselves warm by some lusty cheering.
Several Of the Plattsburgh y NJ. g. A.
were among the winners of various races
James v. Taylor of the Green Mountain
'iuh acted as announcer and the Judges
were Miss Joanna D. Croft. IT, *. patter-
son, !. V. Cobleigh. r. G. Wilmington. L.
II. Flint and NJ. r. Wilcox
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01
SEES RUIN AHEAD.
Principal BnFsS Hns No Hope Unicsx
RavaEes Of vice Are stopped.

"A Man JOB for Men was the title
OF stirring talk given Sunday after
noon by Principal j. y. Barss of the
State school at NerEennes before the
Young Mems association. James lc.
Tracy presided and introduced the speak
er. The Rev. c. T. Hayward led the de-
votional service Ralph Bissonctte pre-
sided at the piano and rendered a spe-
cial selection.
The theme of the talk by Mr.. Ba,Ss
was that the American citizcnry has failed
regularly to solve moral issues from a
sense Of conviction on moral grounds
alone II is only when the pocketbook is
touched that real interest is manifested.
Tor nifty years moral leaders have spread
sufficient moral conviction upon the qLeS'
ton OF temperance ard total abstinenc"
from alcoholic liquors 10 have done away
with the saloons and liquor business en-
tirely. II first came up as n purely mora!
issue Then medicine backed up tho
claims Of the reformers Eu; that was
not sufficient, Th-r science showed the
inevitable results Of the use of alcoholic
beverages. Still the issue hung fire, But
whom the -d;iroad corporations discovered
that the wrecks ard accidents that wero
costing investors thousands of dollars
were ;hc result of Drinking employees, the
greed for cain put life into the issue. Now
that business men have found out thar the
drinking Pni,lcye is less profitable because
OF his drinking, the prohibition cause has
been expedited 50 thai ~ per cent. OF
the population OF our country Is living IN
dry territory, ard NJ per cent. ~ the area
Of the country is under dry laws.
We AZ = nation may point the finger at
other countries, 1N as a matter OF TACT
we ar, no better, France was hailed for
its moral stop in aholishing absinthc, but
France was about Ia die II such check
was not put upon the people Tne same
can be said Of Russia aboishins; vodka
National existence has 6emanGe<: g moral
step for which no nation had tho hardi-
hood except under The compulsou of self
preservation.
the next great question IL the social
owl Even though men shy al discussing
/ tins evil, II is becoming Increasingly APP
parent that tho ration will go to ruin, as
have previous civilizations. if the ravages
! of vice continue. l'nder the ea1r Of re-
! Spe'tabiity. th.ngS 10 da, ire hushcd
ana covered up that, If known. World
amaze the nation with horror. Christian
/ cNlli"atlon mas cached its present height
3 OF pro. perity ana progress because OF it's
| lheaiS concerning The protection Of lis
women and children. The conditions to-
day are "A challenge to the moral convic-
| TORS of men to-day
Mr harSs spoke against the terlptduons
or the dance halls, and against tendencies
IN Womens dress fashions saying that
the moihera Of the generation . A-sed
! would nave ted Of shame to have gone
uoWn the street dressed in some of the
present day regalia. |, seems To have be
come passion for women to shorten
'"''r garments at both ends as far as they
dare.
The attitude toward gambling is not
poS''Ne' Men and women everywhere
should scrupulousiy set a right example in
their own lives
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01
CLASSIFYING ALGAE.
botanical Climb beginning WOrk-It
and Bird Cira, Elect.

The Vermont Botanical and Bird clubs
elected the same officers at the session
On Saturday morning. All Of the existing
off lCerS were reelected except the
librarian, Miss Phoebe Towle OF BurlinS
ton, who requested to be relieved because
she intended TO leave the city. Officers
elected DR.. Ezra Brainard Of Middle
bury. president: Prof. Harry +. Perkins
of the University of Vermont, vice-presi-
dent; Prof. George i. Burns of the uni
versty, secretary; Mrs. Nellie +. Flynn
of this city, treasurer. George i. Clark
of Rutland editor: Prof \. T.. Lambert
Of Middlebury. Joint editor; Louis II.
Flint of burlington, librarian.
The paper by Prof T.. a. shaw OF
\orthtield ON "A New Station for the
Mate Fern Aspdium filix mag was
one of special interest. This fern is a
very rare one in Vermont. or has been SO
considered, but Professor Shaw has found
hundreds of specimens of it near North
field Prof. l.. II. F1int Of the university
in Il paper on "Algac Of Vermont" gave
the history Of the first attempt to classify
such algae. II was a preliminary survey
which the club hopes to continue. DIR.
q. i. Burns of the university had "A paper
on is the Gray oak Quercus Ambigua
Form of the Red Oak Qucrc..s Rubra"'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01
TWO PRESENTATIONS
Mark Farewell Reception 10 Mr.. aud
Mrs. &. =. Martin.

A pleasing reception was given in the
Grand Army rooms in Stannard Memorial
nal Friday to Mr.. and Mra. George
+. Martin. who left Tuesday for Ben
nlngton where they win act as superin-
tepdent and matron. respectively, in the
Vermont Soldiers Home. The reception
was attended by large number of the
members of Stannaru Post, No 2 Grand
Army OF tho Republic, of which MI. Mar
tim is past commander, and the members
OF Stannard Womans Relief Corps, Of
which Mrs. Martin is past president.
In the receiving line with Mr.. and Mrs
Martin were ]. w. Boutwell,. commander
Of the post c. T., Beach c. T.. Putney.
Mrs. Lille c. Phelps and Mrs. Ida Spear
During the evening Mr. Putnev present ed
MIR. Martin with scarf pin set with
his birth stone. an emerald. the gift Of
the members Of Stannard Post Mrs
Martin was presented with ten pieces OF
ivory and q guard chain for her glasses,
the presentation being made by Mrs
Phelps.
Light refreshments were served, Mrs
Fannie Jones and Mrs. &. r.. Beach pour
ing, and the banner bearers of the re-
lief corps, Mrs. Katherine Morgan. Mrs
Elma Daigle, Mrs. I:stelle Shepard and
Mrs. Jones, serving.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01
THOt SAND PER CENT. PROFIT
AND ABSOI.I tt, SAFETY

The business referred TO is gardening
The place whore you can lind 1t is vuur
own back yard
Take the case of one woman i'm New
York State. She is typical of thousands
She has "A ground-plot about - feet
square Last summer she put half Of
y IN potatoes and from one hushcl re-
Veived 4 return OF 10 bushels. What per
cent. ~ ,hAt
In NarVh ~'ie Noaght 20 cerjS worth Of
tomato se.sis She eprou,eG them H. box
es. t7ansplatiie them and fraly got
about ~ strore, bearing vines From
those S"r FANNY had picntE q: tomatoes
for the table. and she canned quite u
quantity besides making chill Sa';cc.
sweet pickles and other delicacies for the
winter. l4gurc II Up. Can YOU beat Il
FOR a i0-crnt investment"
Five cents pIi into carrots proGe:.-
enough cor all winter. use.
Eve cents for lettuce seed m a srace
three feet square supplied salad oll ~oa-
son. a. she eat the leaves ami did not p.I
up the Dlants and they kept on producing
From 4 few cents worth Of cabbage
seed She raised hundreds Of plants As
she dug oIt her potatoes she put in ,ah-
bagcs; everywhere other seeds missed
she supplied cabbage plants 50 that IT.
the fall she tad quite n cabbage garden,
as these vegetables can remain out un'i.
after frost without harm.
Also she spent Nbolt iv' cents each for
bests. cucumbers. lima heans, onions,
string beans and the like Her bill Tor
vegetables was S.lA and the produce
lasted all sumner and winter
Now these are experiences Lhou3aHd a.
have parallelcd. They prove ncyond dis
pute that there il 10 Nrpw1 place wheF"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01
CHARITY CASES 1920
Ten Times as Many as Any Year
under the Old Regime.
Only ~ Deaths. including the Aged
work of Medical College for City's
Sick Poor during 1915
Was Notable.

A total Of $50 charity cases were treat
ed from January 80, 1916. to January l.
1917, by the medical college through its
corps of physicians and the Free Dispen-
sary. This. roughly speaking, is more
than 10 times the aggregate ever treated
by the city physician under the OLD
regime. not to mention the service of spe-
cialists that is provided. Among all the
cases looked after there were only ~
deaths, and that number included the
aged.
The following data are of interest: Wis
It's made at homes. ~; at poo" farm. 90 4;
calls at Free DispensarY. 5.399: obstetrical
cases. "A: diseases of the eye, ear, nose
and throat ~. There were six deaths at
the poor farm. three AT the Mary Fletcher
hospital. and 10 at tn" patients houses.
The causes of death were aS follows:
chronic myocarditis, :: pneumonia. =
tuberculosis. =. and arteriosclCrosis,
acute nephrits, diphtheria. gaugrene,
chronic entertiS and urcnia. one each.
The total for the year is AN appreciablc
increase over the nine months prey ouS.
even taking the difference in length Of
time into account. The total from May /,
1915. to January -. 1915. was 5,Sl2. THAT
Is. in only two months more Of actual
work, 2.1CH more eases were treated.
The much larger scope OF the work,
however, is not what Dean H. e. Tink-
ham. who initiated the project after show
ing the board of aldermen its feasibility.
wishes to emphasize, but the greater eff
cheney now maintained. Instead of one
man attempting to treat every sort of case
the best specialists probably in town in
all the common branches of medicine and
surgical treatment have been employed
Or. ]. W. Buncc's place was taken,
however. by DIR. +. H. Plat. Doctors T..
n. Adams and r. l.. Maynard. @. y.
Eastman. 6. X. Johnson, T. W. Sears,
W. w. Townsend. g. NJ. Sahin. NJ G.
Twitchell. T.. q. Twitchell and S. l.. Nor
rison have given their time freely. Their
services have been available as consult
ants at the diSpcnSary and also at the
homes of patients or the poor farm
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01
LARRY GARDNER welded
Miss Margaret EOrney Of Vinvhror Gem
ter, Mass, Il the Bride to-R~

William Lawrence Ga rriner OF Enossu
Fails, for three years the star inhclder
Of the University OF Vermont baseball
team. which he capiaincd in 1905, and for
the past seven years member of the
Boston American baseball teasn was
married on Wednesday, to Miss Margaret
Fornry of Winthrop Center. Mass The
wedding took place at the home of
the bride Larry" who is one OF the
most popular alumni of Vermont is re-
oeivirg the hearty congratulations OF his
collegcnratcs as well as of the baseball
loving pubic, by many of whom he is
IcGartie az the best third-sacker in the
game. II he controversy between the
Players Fraternity. OF which Gardner is
a member, and Ban johnson. president
of the American League is settled salts
factoriy, Mrs. Gardner will take a we'd
ding trip TO the Red Sox training carp
at Hot Springs, Ark
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01
HOSPITAL A BIG I'll"
Plans Chill for FOur-StOry Building
Buflt on Classic Lines.


Bunt on Classse Lines.
Preliminary plans for the new Detioes
brand hospital prepared by Mcdowell.
Henderson & Mercer. at the request of
the executive committee now raising
funds call for "A building four stories high.
built in the form Of an H measuring
16, III, feet long and - feet deep. The ma
terial to be used is reinforced concrete
faced with tapestry brick, with granite
base and sandstone trimmings. The
building will possess circular colonna de
front bIilt like the hospital proper. on
classic lines. with Hobbies, etc. The offices
will b. located on the first floor, the oper-
ating rooms on the fourth. There will be
basement which will contain the usual
in hospitals OF modern construction
The solariumS will all face south and
the interior arrangement will he such as
to make for the maximum amount of nat
ural and artificial light The artificial
lighting in the rooms ana wards VIII he
entirely indirect. The private rooms will
be located in the cross-piece between the
two mann rings
The building will he absolutely tircproot
and rs sanitary us it can be made. These
two features and that OF the lighting will
be conspicuous.
Changes thai may he inadc in the uians
will pertain to the size of the building
rather than its arrangone Mt A few al
terationS, howcver may be made in minor
details.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01
THINKS WHITE PINE DOOMED
Prof. b. +. Lutman Believes Bis
ter Rust May BE Fatal.
Members of botanical and bird Clubs
Hear several Addresses Of interest
Thirty Hcpntics New 10
state Found.

i'roi. Il. r. Lutman OF the State univcr-
sltN furnished tn" cher thrill at FIJI
days meeting OF the Vermont Botanical
and Vermont Bird clubs. when, in n paper
on the white Pine Blister Rust" he
told his audience that the white pine
Of this country may be destined to praC-
cal extinction. 1t may be our white
pine il doomed in the same way" said
the speaker comparing the pest here
with q similar on" in Europe And he
quoted "A w"ll-known authority to the
effect that the situation owing 20 the
spread of the pest was wcllnigh hope
less"
Or. lutman passed about specimens of
leaves, twies and limbs of the white pine
suffering from She disease N various
stages. All the ''iive~leavcd" pires, he
said, were liable ~ attack. as well as
several foreign species. The pines of
tn" West rcre particularly likely to
suffer
I)r. Lutman's pap"! came IN tho after
noon. Another pnpe. a. interest nj ths
Same session was one % Miss Annie
Lorcnz Of Hartford. Conn. who named
in tho cours. of an address on Additions
10 Vermont tIcpatics' four different faml-
lies of III" flower existing in New Eng
land which had been discovered in Yer
mont in 1916 besides one which never be-
fore had been noticed east OF New York
state. She clid there were probably
more than 30 species OF New England
that probably existed in Vermont. but
had not yet been picked and classified
+. A. Snyder OF The university gave
a brief but Fascinating talk. ;liustrat ed
with tn" stereopticon, on Feathers and
Wings Of Birds His views and adj
dress also deal, with bills and feet of
birds to som" extent. lie showed how the
feather was formed, its development. etc.
A nominating committee was appointed.
consisting Of Or. Swift of Pittsford.
chairman. Mrs. Nellie Flynn Of this city.
Mrs. w. II Jolley of Berkshire. Miss
Anna LorcnZ of Hartford. Conn. Miss
Phoebe ToWlc of Burlington and Prof.
4. *. Petersen of the State university.
/ In addition to the papers mentioned and
that of Professor Petersen on "Studia
Z IN Blackbcrrics," +. Il. Lloyd. professor
/ of botany in McGill University. Montreal.
whose address on Changes Occurring
During the Eipening of Fruit" was to
have been given in the evening. was deliv-
cred in the afternoon. Professor Lloyd
showed stereopticon slides illustrating
physical and chemical changes in persim-
mons. bananas. dates. etc. as the fruit
rip"ned and decayed. Mrs. Nellie +.
FLYNN described the summer meeting OF
1916 at Wallingford At seven O'Clock tho
members enjoyed supper
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01
VILLAGES ASK FOR DoC1OR|
Are Either without Their
Lack Their Usual Number.
Dean TiDkham of Medical College &c,
Requests from a score Of small
Communities in Vermont.

The demand for doctors is 50 outrunnln nj
the supply that a score of small communal
ties in Vermont are either without ply
sicians or lack their usual number. Deal
II. e. Tukham. of the university colcI
Of medicine, is for the second year irceiI
ing requests for a physician, and TN
number of requests has grown. ScVera
Of the villages asking his help arc locate
within cannon shot of Burlington. tod
Shclburuc, for instance. New York NeJ
Hampshire and Massachusetts hamlet
have sought his aid, bat in a less degre
of course. Dean 'rukham believes th
causes of a lack Of supply of physicians
aside from the fact that the -imerica
Medical association has been steadil
tightening the requirements for Cradua
ton, is that young intcrns who 80 TO Nh
cities for hospital experience, grow to Xix
city life and dislike to 90 back to town
like their home villages.
br. rnkham saws that the number q
both students and graduates the countr
over has been steadily decreasing sine
the maximum Wa reached in 1901 In tina
year there wero 4N,li3 students in medic ;
colleges. and $40 graduates. In 1912 in
numbers had dropped to 1S.412 and AS
Last June the figures were 1902 and 3.5i
respectively. There are now ~ fewe
medical schools in the United States tn,
ia loi OF these 9i, - We're schools vhic
were merged and q that Werc diScontir
ued. Strangely enough. il would seem.
Of tho schools merged We're in class A.
Of class + and " ~ class r.
The black and white requirements pre-
Scrbed by the American Medical associs
ton, for the various CLASSES of schonls d
not include all that a. young physical
really needs. especially if he means TO b,
come specialist. Hospital eXperienc.
even after two of more years of clinics
experience before graduation. is cousC
cred almost the usual thing. and tha
means one or two more years when IN
number OF young physicians available (
recruit the profession may he Weedod ON
Within the last few weeks rogue:
came from Pea"nam for a physician. WcS
Burke WardSboru. Wilmington. Milton
Stamford East Bcrkshro, DANNY, Wcs
rupert. Peru. Eden. Wells. Cornth. CoN
entry represent only part Of the ,ou
munitioS which have called on Dean Tlnt
ham for help. Bath is one of several Ne
Hampshire towns. North Georgetown am
North Waterford are two Of tho Main
town tdat have written to the draI
Munson Is one of the MaSsachuset'
towns Even a little village down q
Long Island has communicated with hin
All Of these villages at Tho time the
wrote him either had no physician. COZ
trary to custom, or needed more
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01
poMER0Y ANOTHER 1HAW"
DR.. F. w. Sears, Who Examined
Him in 1915, Describes Him.
Recommended Release from solitary
Confinement. Move just Made
romeroy Passed One summer
In Town with Mother.

Or. Frederick W. Sears. the c-iminoo-
gist, who examined jesse pomeroy, the
child murderer to be released from soil .
tary confinement IN the MassaChusctt t.
states prison at Charlcstown. last night
lkeued Poneroy's case to that of Harry
Thaw Both men, he said, exhibited II
oadistic tendency beyond DOUBT The
release of Pomeroy frcm confinement by
himself vas the very thing he recon-
menGed, he said, When he looked into tho
case at the request of Frank Randall,
head of the Massachusetts state prison
commission 'rhc man owes his prcsen.
Increase in liberty to Mr.. l.andall, ne de.
clared. DR.. Sears had professional sci'u-
PIES about discussing Pomeroy's case
Later, DR.. Walter fernald OF Wavcrly
was appointed member OF Il commission
which Likewise passed upon Pomcroys
case
Fomeroy, IL seems, spent one summer in
burlington with his mother before the pc
rion OF his confinement They lived on
George street
DR.. Sears said the mania which Pore
roy began to show in early manhood was
not uncommon. 1t was an inherited affec-
ton found as a rule in the one sex only
and made its frst appearance about the
time OF adolescence. There was no sense
mont. however although it would be dan
Ce1Dus to release him from prison en-
tircly.
Tho State prison executive committee
on Wednesday granted to Pomeroy equal
privileges with the other prisoners at
CharlestOwn, after he had served part OF
life sentence begun in September. 1876.
The case was one Of the most horrible
In the annals Of crime and perversion.
CpWardly n f1ey-cheeked. black haired,
sturdy youth. healthy in body and appar-
emily in mind. Pomcroy was liend when
the impulse came over him. Children
were his prey. At first he used merely
ropes on his victims. whom he stripped
nude for the punishment he inflicted.
This was in 1871. Then he began to use
knives, with which he slashed them,
ending up with sticking pms and needles
into their flesh. The first OF his victims
did not know or recognize him. but finally
little Joe Kennedy, who knew him. identi-
fed him as his assailant, and Pomerov
was sent to the State reformatory. where
he spent II months He had not been long
released when he began his mcrciess
work again and committed several mur-
ders The public long before had been
reused to a pitch Of merciless resentment
against him.
w nhe III pflSon ne III Tctuttu 10 nav,
| learned eight languages and to have read
all Of the 5000 books in the prison library.
The letters ne has written from time 10
| time are Of remarkable interest.
! His mother fought all her life for his
| liberty. She died two years ago while
still working for his pardon.
POmeroy's cell has a window which will
enable him to get a view Of pedestrians
in the street. and he will take his meals
with the other prisoners, using knife, fork
and spoon which hitherto always have
been denied him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01

troubled with cramps and feel like a
different woman. l cannot praise
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound too highly and / am recommend
ing it to my friends who suffer as did. u"
Mrs. GEORGE r. NAYLoR, Box 72,
Marysvile, Pa.
Young women VINO are troubled with
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fainting spells or indigestion should
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Compound. Thousands have been re-
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remedy.
Write for free and helpful advice to
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open and rccd such letters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01
MEMS LIST

). burke, HuiI Fire Cla, TO-. "rlhut
BoiIoy. Thos T.. Connolly g. i. Cook.
Anthony Dea,N, Porley EyefIith Lous
Fleomau r. =. Farrell. Dr. and Mr..
y. 9, Foster. John G. Gormau Wiifred
ioro Jas " German, Kenneth Hickey
Walter Homes. chas. r.. Jones, Wallace
NJ Jordan. H. T., l(ucrland r. r. knots.
Roy Kelly. oscar Kuhn r.. A. Eusla.d.
W \. LaVailY. q. Morton. Fr,Id.r More
ton. charlie MircholL Geo Mutoh"H IL
tucker Fred Maynard. tlu.N 81 N,l-
nard, G.. " Martin. Sic. Narcotic.
Arthur Massc. Tho. Dinal. Geo. POI
worth, T.. \. picctauo, Il T. Phelps Geo
Phaneuf. John W. Perkins. Francis Pa-
NOR Cl, frank Schmau-ha Victor
shepard, A. l.. Shcquin. Mr. aud Mrs
Frank l.. Stone. j q. Wcich.