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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03
WISH 500 BUSHELS Of WHEAT
About $500 Bushels Of Seed Pc.
tatoes Reported In State.
Only LIS Of A0o0-3,6Oo Rural Teachers
Answer query Of Agricultural Ex.
tension service-seed Gen.
sus Results.

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suf,icient seed in crons ,,ts cats ~
which the state ra,scs m con.,aar. ~.
SUNNY. while counties tina, Ieaa IL, ths
production of POTATOES. etc. have the
largest amounts of seed on hand FOR
sale. The census was nnished ofyic,ai.
iy on April rs, but only one third Of
the 1000 800 rural teachers have rs
sponjed.
So far Chittenden county has offered
a bare 142 bushels of seed potatoes,
with prices in one instance at $500, and
in another at $325, but in all other in
stances at $3.50 a bushel. Il has about
Is bushels of corn at $3.50 to $500, 20
Of buckwheat at $500 or thereabouts,
25 Of barley, price not quoted; 60 Of
field peas, no price given; 125 Of oats
at about $1.10 bushel and a scatter
ing of beans and sweet corn.
Addison offers only Is bushels Of seed
potatoes to date, with the price at 900.
Of corn, 20 Of popcorn, about "A Of field
beans. 70 of oats, over 100 of sweet corn.
and small amounts Of spring rye. spring
wheat and barley. -Four dollars Is asked
for one lone offering Of peas 30 cents a
quart for string beans, 500 to $3.50 for
corn, to cents a pound for popcorn or
$3.50 a bushel, $500 to $500 for red kidney
beans or white, SIPS to $3.50 a bushel for
oats. $500 a bushei or cents a pound for
sweet corn. $3.50 for spring rye. one lot:
$500 a bushel for spring wheat, and $50
bushel for barley.
Franklin boasts over $50 bushels OF
seed potatoes at prices ranging generally
much lower than in Chittenden The high
est price asked is $500 a bushel Wheat.
popcorn, barley. buckwheat. lima beans.
about LIZ bushels Of oats. more than ~
Ut corn. about 36 of field beans and IA Of
corn also are offered.
Washington county reports $40 bushels
Of seed potatoes at $500 to 800 bushel.
q of corn at $3.50 to $500 a bushel. 90 Of
oats at around $1.00 bushel, 100 of string
beans at say 45 cents quart, and small
lots of field beans and buckwheat.
Rutland had upwards Of 1000 bushels of
cut in two, not counting further lots that
may be reported by the sale Of one big lot
Prices range for the most part from $500
to $3.50. with one or two lots for which
400 is asked. 1t reports so far 20 bushels
Of corn and scatterings Of popcorn. field
beans. buckwheat, India wheat, sweet
corn and barley.
Orleans has reported - bushels Of po-
tato seed at 500 to 800 a bushel, and
smaller lots Of India wheat. corn. field
beans, sweet corn and oats. The offerings
in Essex are still too incomplete to be
worth while mentioning One item Is 90
bushels of oats at $1.25 bushel.
Grand isles offerings include $50 bushels
Of oats at 500 a bushel and Is bushels of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03
THE OLD WHO'S MHO?"

The little daughter Of a woman ambi-
tious to get into society burst into the
kitchen. where the colored servant sat
peeling potatoes. "Oh. Matilda! she
cried. "mamma's got her name In the
Blue Book" "Wha' dat?' returned the
servant. I'm de blue book? Dat am
nothin'. All got mine In de red book"
In the red book?" "Yas. In Dc red book.
Dat am de color ub de- city directory
Amt ttx@xndHA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03
ORDERS QUARANTINE.
Prohibits Bringing into state OF White
or Five.LeafeA Flnes,

or rtve.Leafed P1nes.
No white or other flvs-leafsd pine, in
tended for planting purposes. shall be
moved or allowed to be moved into the
State OF Vermont until further notice IL
given. according to instructions issued
by the State commissioner OF agriculture
Ebert 8. Brigham OF st. Adams. The
quarantine order ID issued because of the
existence within the state OF the white
pine blister rust.
The order Of the commissioner became
eRectdvov Tuesday,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03

You could not siscuss current events IN
the world with intelligence unless you had
read the news. You cannot do your buy.
Ing to best advantage unlssa yeu have
lpsod the ads.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03

Your interest In the ads of the stores 10
on par with your interest In. - Auy-
ing tasks.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
Passage of Teachers
Retirement Bill Is Urged
by School Association

Passage of the bill providing PEN
sions for superannuated teachers was
urged in a resolution adopted at a
meeting of the Johnson-Powel Home
and School Association in the Powell
building last evening. Miss Flora L.
Hendley. a member of the general COM
mittee which has had the bill in charge,
explained 1t. The resolutions urging
its passage were presented by Mrs. g.
Grosvenor DAVE.
Resolutions also were adopted sup
porting a plan presented by Dr.. George
F, Bowerman, librarian Of the Pubic
Library, providing for branch libraries
in schools. This Is not present under
existing conditions and appropriations.
The Organisation voted to animate
with the Home and School Council FOL.
lowing an address by the president ot
the council, Mrs. w. B. Hardy, IN wnlcn
its objects were outlined. Two hundred
dollars was appropriated by the asso-
ciatfon to be divided between the play,
grounds of the johnson and Poweii
Schools. A vote Of thanks was eA-
tended to the management OF the savoy
Theater for its cooperation in the rais-
ing Of funds for the school play
grounds.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
DR.. RAMSBURGH DEAD;
IS STRICKEN SUDDENLY
Seized With Cerebral. Hemorrhage
While In his Office in the Port
ner Apartments.

DIR. Jesse H. Ramsburgh, a we'll
known local physician. died In Emergency
Hospital yesterday afternoon follow
ing an attack of cerebral hemorrhage.
which occurred at noon while he was
In his ofice in the Portner apartments.
Funeral services are to be held at st.
Marzaret'a Episcopal Church at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The body
then will be sent to Frederick, Nd. for
interment.
Dr.. Ramzbaugh was born September
Is. 1859, in Frederick county, Nd, a
descendant of one Of the Oldest fami-
lies in Maryland. He was educated at
st. Johns College at Annapolis. the
University Of Virginia and q number
Of ether institutions. He. served In
Cuba as acting assistant surgeon IN
the United States army during the
Spanish-American war.
For a number Of years DR.. Rams
burgh was resident physician at Provi-
dence Hospital. At one time he was
assistant physician at Emergency Hos
town University Hospital. He is sur
vived by his father. John Stephen
Ramsburgh; his wife. two children
Elizabeth R. Ramsburgh and John
Stephen Ramsburgh; a brother, e. B.
Ramsburgh. and three sisters. Mrs
Jacob Rohrback and Miss Mary Gather
Inc Ramaburgh of Frederick. Nd. and
Mrs. Drusilla Bushong Of Export. Pa
Evening star., 1917-01-03
COSTS 1OGET MONEY,
BANKER TES1|F|ES
Howard 8. Graham, Philadelphian,
at Hearing on Electric Company
Valuation-Closed Today.

Testimony relating to the cost OF OBJ
tanning money. for which the Potomac
Electric Power Company has made an
allowance in its valuation report. was
given before the public utilities com
mission today by Howard 8. Graham,
banker and senior member Of the firm
Of Graham & Co. of Philadelphia, deal
ers in securities.
Mr.. Graham and Ralph W. Crowell.
purchasing agent for the company. who
gave some figures, based on the COM
pany's purchases. as to increased cost
of materials in 1916 over the prices of
1914. practically brought to a close the
taking of testimony in the valuation
proceedings for this concern.
Begun last July, the hearings up to this
morning, based on the shorthand report
ers' estimates, had consumed more than
5000 pages Of testimony and about l.
147,500 words. This total Will be constd-
erably increased with the presentation OF
about the middle Of the month.
Mr.. Graham characterized money as 9
commodity and testified as to the cost OF
obtaining It In answer to question by
Attorney John S. Barbour a. to what II
would cost to raise approximately $20.-
100000 for reproducing a property like
that of the Potomac Company. provided
its tangible assets should suddenly dis
appear. Mr.. Graham said the cost would
be from IS to 20 per cent This would
depend, however, he said. upon the books
remaining in existence to show that the
business had been a paying one.
The witness stated that his Arm never
takes up new properties. az the risk ia
too great, but deals only with properties
Of tried and true earning capacity.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
BOARD MAY CONSIDER PAY
INCREASE FOR TEACHERS
Question Expected to Come Up at
Meeting to Be Held This
Afternoon.

Whether the board of education shall
take an active part in working for an
increase in the pay of school employees
may be decided at a meeting Of the
board this afternoon at the Franklin
School.
School employees themselves have been
active in their efforts to be included in
the bill now before Congress proyidine
for increases in pay for employees of
the federal and District governments.
but excluding several groups, including
those connected with the public schools.
1t Is known that certain members of
the board of education are in favor of
increased salaries for the men and
women in the school system
1t has been fntimated in some quar-
ters that representatives Of the high
school secret societies may be present
to discuss certain phases of the boards
decision that the societies must be
abolished.
Several requests for change of names
are to be made. This means. briefly,
that several women teachers have mar
ried recently and intend to retain their
positions.
1t is not expected that recommends
ttons for housing children having tu-
berculosis will be made at this time
Tentative arrangements for the mid
year promotions and subsequent nee
essary changes may be considered.
Night schools are to resume their
ercises of new Central High School
probably will be held in February.
rather than In January. as at first ten
tatively planned.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
BOARD NOT TO TOLERATE
SALE OF SCENT WHISKY

There 10 to be strict enforcement of
the excise boards edict against the sale
Of nve-cent whisky.
Any little scheme of getting around
this ruling. such as selling liquor in
quantities Of a half pint or more, but
at such . low price as to make the
charge per drink approximately
cents, will not be tolerated.
This was made plain today by An
board.
In the course Of Inspections yester-
day to determine how the boards re-
are ss Isn hae Rs wt
the sale Of q half pint Of whisky for
Is cents. the purchasers being three
persons who had "chipped in" 5 cents
apiece. Such transactions as these, he
stated. will be noted when applications
for liquor license renewals are under
consideration in the future.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
SELECTS BLACK HORSE TROOP.
Vice President Marshall Names His
Personal Escort for Inaugural Parade

Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana, re.
elected Vice President Of the United
States. has notified Maj. Gen. Scott
GRAND marshal of the inaugural parade
that he has selected the Black Horse
Troop Of the Culver Military Academy
Of Culver. Ind. as his personal escort
during the inaugural ceremonies March
next. The Culver Black Horse Troou
Is one Of the finest mounted organixa-
tions In the country. and acted as the
personal escort OF Vice President Mar
President Wilson has not yet an
nounced the selection Of his personal
escort at the coming Inauguration, but
Is expected to do so in q few days At
his formal induction in office in March.
1918, the famous Essex Troop Of New
Jersey acted as his escort.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
GREECE ASKS INDULGENCE
OF THE ENTENTE POWERS
Anxious to Comply With Demands,
But Must Consider Pub
7 lie Opinion.

LONDON. January 3, 10:45 am
Reuters Athens correspondent cables
the following semi-official note re-
ferring to the recent demands of the
entente allies on the Greek government
for reparation for the losses suffered
as a result of the recent clash between
Greeks and entente troops at Athens:
The government is considering the
latest note presented by the allied pow
ers Despite it's desire to give an
other proof of it's sincerity towards
the entente. certain currents of public
opinion make its task difficult. The
government appears to wish to pro-
ceed rapidly with its decisions regard
Ing the note and to endeavor to COM
bine the safeguarding of the vital in
terests of the country with mainte-
nance of the traditional friendship be-
tween Greece and the entente. and
hopes the latter will assist its efforts"
Evening star., 1917-01-03
WILL NAME HIS AIDS SOON.
Only Three Appointments So Far by
Gen. Scott. Grand Narshsl.

Gen. Scott. grand marshal Of the In
augural parade, will announce the
names Of his aids within q day or two.
The list will include officers Of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps. the Ma
tional Guard and a few civilians. The
only appointments to his star yet made
are Maj. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss. to be
chief Of staff; Maj. Gen. Carroll A.
Devol, to be adjutant general. and
Capt. Henry J. Mckinney. 18th United
States Cavalry, to be aid and secretary
to the adjutant general
The appointment Of Capt McKenney
was announced today. He Is on leave
Of absence at present. but is expected
to be ready for active duty in a few
days. He will be provided with desk
room in the office Of Gen. Devol at the
War Department and will assist the
latter in the consideration of the null
tifartous details incident to the or
ganization Of the proposed parade.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
ONLY $40 Is NEEDED.
Amount Will Close Up Remaining
Two Of Charity Cases.

Only s140 Is needed to close UP the re-
manning two Of the fourteen opportunities
and the Associated Charities believes that
this amount will be forthcoming shortly.
Opportunity No. 10. that OF the widow
with four children. still lacks $40 Of being
fully subscribed, and opportunity No. IL.
that of the blind mother and father, with
seven children, lacks 500 Of being sub
scribed.
Contributions received at The Star:
Previously acknowledged, 31,24377
L. q. c.. to the most needy, 81; O., most
needy, u: C. M c.. most needy, IS, ana
Mrs e. b., most needy. 81.
Total, $1,252.77.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
GERMAN STEAMERS SOON
TO SAIL FOR AMERICA
Ready to Accept cargoes After Feb
ruary /, According to Stock
holm Report.

LONDON, january "A Stockholm
dispatch to the Morning Post says that.
according to the financial paper
Anardvarlden. the Hamburg-American
and North German Lloyd lines have cir
cularized their commercial connections
to the effect that their ships are ready
to receive freight for America from
February !. The ships Of the two lines
are stated to be now undergoing over
hauling .and sapipping.
According to this story. the Ham,
burg-Amsrican ffncials anneunee that
they are prepared to resume regular
sailinss saftsF the conclusion Of peace
or possibly earlier. II hindrances to
shipping are removed"
Evening star., 1917-01-03
OPERATOR OF "AUTOPED"
IS ARRESTED AND FINED

The "autoped" craze has not struck
Washington. although many Of them
are said to be In use in New York
and Philadelphia A young man stand
Ing on q sort OF platform nve or siz
inches from the ground. whirlins alons
the streets here during the past few
days has caused much interest he.
cause he did not have q license tc
operate a motor vehicle he was arrested
yesterday.
In the Police Court today Judge Puxh
imposed a fine on Russell Cariey. the
operator of the vehicle. because he did
not have the license Mr.. Carley On.
deavored to explain to the court thai
licenses are not required for such We.
hicles in other cities. but the court
held that the law says that Q Hcenss
Is required for motor driven vshiclea.
The machine Is built about Ave o. siz
inches from the ground, has q motor
on the front wheel and the operator
simply stands on small piatform ani
can whirl along at speed Of thirty
miles an hour.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
Georgia Society Planning
to Entertain Inaugural
Guests From Home State

The Georgia Society Of Washington
Is making active preparations to enter
tain folks from the home state who
come here for the inaugural cere-
monies. A special entertainment oom-
mittee for this purpose was appointed
at a meeting of the society in the New
Ebbitt House last night.
Headquarters are to be established
and an information booth installed for
the special convenience Of Georgia Wis
itors. Here will be reliable information
regarding the sights of the National
Capital, tours, accommodations and all
other such information Of particular
ington for but q couple of days and
anxious to see all they can during that
limited time. This committee 10 to
confer with Inaugural Chairman Rob-
ert N. Harper this afternoon and as
sure him of the desire of the Georgia
society to cooperate In every way pos
sib1e in making Georgia visiters COM
Portable and showing them q good time.
The committee consists of w. J. Harris.
Stark Grogan. Edgar Watkins, Julian
Matheson, Miss Laura Graddick, Col.
The entertainment last night in
cluied a piano duet by Mrs. e. w. Nor
cock and Miss Aline Pollock. piano solo
by Miss Gilmore Ely, reading by Mrs.
Nellie Brinley, national dance by Miss
Thelma Crismond. Former Labor Com
missioner F. c. Roberts spoke on Life
in Porto Rico" J. E. Mercer. vice
president presided in the absence of
W. ]. Harris. president.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
GREAT SPECTACLES
IN|NAUGURALPLANS
Lighting Of Avenue, Fireworks
Display and Court Of Honor
Outstanding Features.
Committee MEETS TODAY
NATIONAL GUARD MAY BE
HERE MARCH 8.

Inaugural ceremonies may bring
rejoieing 10 hunare1s Of homes In
Warrington. for the Inaugural
connittee u usine Its influence
to secure the return Of the Dis
trict National Guard from the
camps ON the Mexican border I'm
time for psrticipe etioa IN the In
augural parade. This was ad-
mitted By Inaugural Chairman
Robert N. Harper today, who saids
@0f course we are going to do all
we can. through the proper cham
nels, to secure the return to
WasAington Of the District sol
dfers for participation I'm the pa.
rade.S
Evening star., 1917-01-03
Former Chief MoCullagh Dead.

NEW YORK, January a.-John Nc.
Cullagh. a chief of New York police
in the days before there was a police
commissioner. died today at his sum
mer home In Asbury Park. N. J. He
was operated on for stomach trouble
recently. Mr.. McCullagh was II years
old. He rose from patrolman in 1876
to, police chief in 1898. AS superin-
tendsnt Of elections in 1893 Mr.. Nc
Cullagh made record by his yieoY-
GUS prosecution Of fraudulent voters.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
Reply of Entente Powers
to German Peace Overture
Is Forwarded by the U. S.

The entente reply rejecting the peace
proposal Of the central powers has
been forwarded by the State Depart
ment for presentation to Germany and
the other belligerent governments
whose diplomatic interests the United
States represents at allied capitals. To
save time. the cabled English transla-
tion was dispatched from here. and
Ambassador Sharp was instructed to
forward the French text direct from
Paris.
It was authoritatively stated that
President Wilson had not decided what,
II any. further move in the interest Of
peace he might make, but was keeping
IAN open mind" on the subject while
note proposing q discussion Of terms
by the belligerents.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
URGESASER|OUSWEW
OF WILSON PROPOSALS
Westminster Gazette Says President
Must Not Be Regarded as
Academic"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 3. 1880 p.m.-Com.
menting on Washington dispatches to
the effect that President Wilson is de.
termined to press his efforts to bring
about peace, the Westminster Gazette
says:
ident Is purely academic person, who
launches literary essays on the world
without preparation beforehand or con.
sideration Of the next step II probable
consequences follow, Is a dangerous de.
fusion, which may seriously lead NJ
astray II 1t Is not abandoned
Must Realize Power.
For good or evil. we have to realize
the Presidents position Of great power
and II he has the American people be.
hind him we are bound to treat him a.
a very serious factor at this stage OF
the war. If. as suggested, he is taking
steps to get his action ratified by a res.
oiutfon OF the Senate. we should have
to take that as a definite intfmatiou
that he means to go on in spite of ouI
reply"
Hopes to Win Americans.
This newspaper expresses the hope
that the reply Of the entente to the
Presidents peace note will be couched
In terms which will bring to the side
OF the entente good many Americans
who believe there is nothing to choose
between the two sets of belligerents
But whatever we do." says the Ga.
Lette' Whatever our prepossessions
may be, 1t Is high time that we tool
the American situation seriously and
gard to it."
Evening star., 1917-01-03
REPLY TO SCANDINAVIANs
German Government Expresses Al.
probation of Peace Note Mot;v.

LONDON. January 8. 10:4o a.m.-Tbe
German government replied to tho Dan
ish. Swedish and Norwegian notes of
December 20. January 1. according to
an Amsterdam dispatch to Reuters, The
reply expressed the fullest apprecia-
tion Of the motives Of the three gov
ernments and referred tho Scandina-
Wan powers to the German note of De-
eember IL, and the reply to President
Wilson. 1t concluded with the remark:
1t depends upon the reply of the
entente whether the attempt to give
back to the world the blessings of
peace will be crowned with success"
Evening star., 1917-01-03
Three Ship Firemen Asphyxiated.

MANILA. January 3.-Three Filipino
frenen from the naval collier Ajax,
which is moored at Cavite. were as
phyxiated following conh4ement in
irons for several hours In q room above
the boilers Of the ship. They were be-
ing punished for mutinous conduct.
Lieut. Commander Paul Foley has as
sumed exclusive Jurisdiction in the case,
but an Investigation 10 being conducted
by the civil authorities.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
Award for Grand Union Hotel Site.

NEW YORK. January a.-Condemna-
tion commissioners have awarded
S3.S77.eo0 to. the owners Of the old
Grand Union Hotel and annex at Park
avenue and 42d street The hotel.
which was one Of the best known in
the city. was torn down to make way
for the Broadway-Lsxington avenue
subway under condemnation proceed :
inss Instituted by the city The award
10 about midway between the lowest
claim set up by an expert for the own
srs and the highest ngures sugrested
by the city's expert. More than 1000
pages Of testimony were taken by the
commissioners.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
Infantry Units Established.

Infantry units of the reserve onicsrs'
training corps have been established in
the following named educational insti-
tutions: University Of Nebraska. Lin-
ooin, Neb.; University of Illinois, Ur-
bana, ILL.,. and Pennsylvania Collage,
Gettysburg, Pa.
Evening star., 1917-01-03
Sinking. of Vessels Reported.

LONDON. January 3, 1910 am
Lloy6s reports the sinking Of the French
sailing ship Aconcagua, 1919 tons; the
Swedish steamer Goosebridge 1884 tons:
the British steamer Hollybranch. 1858
Erica.