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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
SMOKY" FINED $500.
Found Guilty in City Court Of Illegal
Liquor Selling.

Judge c. g. Palmer fined Frank Smoky
Robinson 5000 and costs Of $25N In city
court Tuesday afternoon on the charge
of illegal liquor selling; and as an alter
native sentence the court sentenced the
man to 800 days in the house of correction.
He was taken back to the'county jail I'M
til sentence is complied with.
Robinson was arrested Saturday night
with a relative Edward Delorme. by the
police on a warrant issued by the city
grand Juror, Ezra NJ. Horton, who charg-
ed them with the illegal sale of intoxicat-
ing liquor, and both were locked up in
jail. their contraband being confiscated.
When they appeared In court both plead
ed not guilty to the charge against them,
Smoky declaring that he had not had n
fair trial because he had not secured the
services of an attorney. The court found
Delorme not guilty, because there was
not sufficient evidence to hold him, but
Robinson was given the sentence noted
above.
Smoky is an old offender, having served
time before at Windsor for grand larceny.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
BEER THROUGH A HOLE.
Method Said to BE In Vogue at FRS,
Street Dispensary.

Edward Delorme and Frank (Smoky)
Robinson, cousins and old offenders,
were locked up in the county Jail Sat-
urday night on the charge of illegally
selling Intoxicating liquor.
The police raided the place Of busi-
moss at SO First street about II o'clock
Saturday evening on warrant issued
by Ezra NJ Horton. city grand Juror.
Five cases Of beer were serzed and
taken to the station. also galvanized
iron tub which was filled with ice and
around which were half dozen bottles
Of beer.
When the officers arrived at the
house they found the door locked but
one kick from an officers foot drove
the door into the room. Once in. they
found Delorme In make-believe sleep
on q couple Of blankets, under which,
for a springs and a bed. were the Ave
cases of beer in a dugout. Delormes
stunt, 1t Is alleged. was to reach into
the cases and hand the bottles Of beer
through hole in the wall when
smoky" gave the signal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
LOOKS FOR 3.yEAR WAR
Red Cross Gathering Mountains
Of Supplies in New York.
All Kinds Of New Articles, Some OF
-, which Bear Names That Are
81, Strangers to webster's-sam-
miles and Allies Beneht.

Mountains of supplies for the use of the
allies and Of our own Sammies abroad are
being accumulated by the American Red
Cross at the Bush terminal, Brooklyn. for
shipment abroad says a circular letter
received here yesterday from the north
eastern division headquarters in Boston
The Red Cross looks for three years
war. In this letter Director John l..
0randin Of the division says:
I'VE cannot emphasize too strongly the
net that it is the opinion of many Of
nose at the head Of Red Cross that we
must plan for at least a three-year task.
and we must therefore all be willing to
cooperate to the fullest extent If at
times instructions seem to be at variance
we must be patient, realizing that this
war is the biggest task any generation has
been called upon to perform. and Red
Cross has to develop and change Its
policies as circumstances change"
Tho following are some Of the supplies
At the terminal: 1926 pillow cases. 1,197
shoulder wraps. $50 bed sheets. 5000 sub
stitutes for handkerchiefs, 1892 face cloths.
| 8,096 bath mittens. 1880 dish towels.
Among the articles that have been placed
| in storage as a reserve in the United
| States are: 4,o5e surgical shirts. 154s bed
sheets, 2256 pillow cases, SPA wash cloths,
/
Of class "a" 11,02s surgical dressings of
class 3D." etc.
The Red Cross has adopted lately the
/ policy of storing all knitted goods to meet
an early demand by the army and navy.
! Among such articles which 1t now has on
! hand are 1852 sweaters, 1.1S6 wristers 1,2s6
mufflers. 5000 socks and 1885 caps and
! helmets.
III VARIETY OF ARTICLES.
Even women members Of the Red Cross
| have generally speaking, no idea OF the
! variety Of articles which are being made
| for the troops. Some conception is given
! by the lists which appear in this letter.
Surgical shirts wristers-which isn't In
( Websters New Observation-Disclosures and
| small ambulance pads. hot water bag
covers. operating leggings. operating
t-Gowns, ETC., are only few OF the less
! common things that are homemade.
! At the conclusion Of the letter Director
| 0randin says:
I'VE believe there Is only one way tc
| get the greatest efficiency from the sup
piles you are making. and that is to sent
them to the Red Cross Supply. 142 Berkele,
| street, and allow the Red Cross System
| 70 distribute them locally and abroad. Thu
| epasmodic local giving which appeals t.
| 20 many is not in this crisis the bes
method, as It, only causes unnecessar.
duplication.
''The people Of New England must full.
realise the need Of still greater efforts. 70
the world has never been 80 bleeding ant
! toar.tained."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
LOVINGLY SEEK DIVORCE.
Couple Comes Hand-in- Hand to County
Clerks ORice.

1t takes quite a lot to startle coun-
ty clerk He sits at his desk day after
day and sees so many lawsuits first
filed and then tried. that 1t requires
something more than an ordinary
shock to arouse his emotions. But
when a mulatto couple. who are en-
ployed at a local hosiery, came
h'and-in- hand into the office of
the county clerk Tuesday afternoon.
and the woman sweetly asked. rs this
where they give divorces?" DR.. Rus
sell blinked. at depends on the cir
cumstances." he managed to reply, did
you want one?"
The woman explained that she had
talked matters over with her husband
and they had decided to get divorce
The husband stated that anything his
wife said went, but added that they
had never had any trouble. His wife's
family didn't like him and so he had
decided to let her have a divorce II she
wanted one.
The couple was advised to seek 6
lawyers services.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
RESORT RAIDED.
willis Atherton Of Malletts Bay Fined
$500 and Costs.

Willis Atherton of Thompson's Point.
Malletts Bay, was fined $500 and costs Of
S2O.O5, which included the costs Of seizure,
by Judge Conlin in municipal court in
Winooski Saturday morning, on the
charge of selling Intoxicating liquor
illegally. An additional stipulation in the
Judges charge was to the effect that
Anterior vacate the premises by August
Is. which he promised to do. The alter
native, II the fine Is not paid. is three
years In the house Of correction.
Atherton's place was searched late FRI
day night by Sheriff Allen and his deputies
on a warrant issued by States Attorney
Allen Martin. One case Of beer and one
case of ale were found by the sheriff.
The place has been watched very
closely of late owing to the fact that
numbers of young men and young women
have been entertained there from this
city and vicinity. an automobile load OF
Burlington people being at the place
when the search was made.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
Central Vermont Ry.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT
June "a, 1917.


A.1E-a. m, daily for Montreal and
d. Chicago
= 7:15-a. m. except Sunday for Bos-
ton and Springfield. Broiler
buffet parlor car from Bur-
lington without change. due
800 Boston 4:25 p. m.
~ 7.05-a. m. except Sunday for St.
-. Johnsbury and Portland.
+, In :05Ca. m. except Sunday for St.
Adams and Richford.
IN :0H-a. m. Sunday only for st. AL
bans.
1l:05-ss M; daily for Boston and
4ar. week days only. Through
parlor car. coaches. and dining
Aiss,y car Essex Jet. to Boston and
-, through coach and parlor car
- Essex Jet. to New York. Par
4 TT lor car Burlington to Breton
n Woods. except Sunday.
II :()5-a. M, Sunday only. for st. AL
..<-r bans
a1:45-p. m, except Sunday for st
~. Adams.
~ A:28-p. m. except Sunday for st
Tx Johnsbury.
.saA .A0-p M, except Sunday for st
l,.r Adams. Rouses Point. Ogdens
burg. Richford and Montreal
IA Also for Montpelier and Barre
Is :45-p; M: daily for or. Montreal No ALAN, and
in,e daily from Montreal ant
tourist sleeping cars from Els
sex Jet. Mondays. Wednesday
and Fridays to Chicago, with
,,s. out cnange.
N a .AH-p. M. Sunday only for White
t,fpS River Junction.
~ .A0-p. M. daily. through sleeping
II car from Burlington to Boston
stYt placed for occupancy at 9:0(
~ p. m. Sleeping car from Els,
iLl~ sex Jet to Springfield.
IL p. L. CULVER, TICKET AGENT
Telephone 147. -..,s.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
RURAL STRATEGY.

An English cyclist was pedaling
through mud and falling rain when he
spied figure walking toward him
through the twilight He sprang Off his
machine. says Answers, and asked the
native how far 1t was to the village OF
Poppleton.
Just 10 miles the other way. SIR" was
the reply.
THE other way!" exclaimed the cyclst.
But the last signpost ! passed said it
was in this direction"
"Ah." said the native. with knowing
grin, but you see. We turned that theer
post round SO as to fog those ere Yep.
pylingsv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
July Il, 1J1I'
MOMENTS LIST.

List of unclaimed letters in the Bur.
lington postoffice for the week ending
July q, 1917:
WOMEN'S LIST.
Miss Bessie Ainsworth, Mrs. Mary Ben
nett. Mrs. Louise Baker. Mrs. Laura De-
lorme. Mrs. L. Gordon, Mrs. c. L. jack
man, Miss Marie Laron. Miss Mabel Lar
rabee, Miss Elizabeth Leonard. Blanche
Lyons, Mrs. E. B. Lunt (2. Miss Delina
Martelle. Miss Louise Mallette, Miss Min
ME Mcdonald. Mrs. E. Miller, Mrs. NJ.
]. Monahan (2). Miss Reed. Miss Evelyn
Ryle. Ruth Schellenger. Mrs. George
Searles, Miss Mabel Sias (2). Mrs. Lucy
Somervile, Mde. Julienne Thouin, Mrs.
VIM. II. Tyler. Mrs. NJ. E. Wedge. Mrs.
c. l.. Wright
MEMS LIST.
Edward ]. Dunn, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas W.
Dachy. Hale L. Flint, John Hogan. Jas.
Johnston, Warren L. Kinney, Chas. G..
Lord, Gilbert Merrhew, c. II. Miller, o.
Muhlenbench. Clarence Peasley. VIM.
Parsons. Frank Right. Albert Roberts,
H. E. II. Ruggles, ]. F. Scott. Elmer a.
Scott, r. L. Scales. John Sherwood (2),
Geo. Smith. Wallace Streeter. John Wat
son,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
STOLEN FROM GARAGE.
New York State Man Loses Car and
Personal Effects.

The police and tho sheriffs departments
are searching for an automobile thief. who
sometime during Monday night took a
new four-cylinder Saxon roadster. belong
ing to Ellery Spencer Of Oneonta, N. T..
from the Queen City Park hotel garage.
and left for parts unknown. The officials
think that they have a clue and expect to
arrest the thief within a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer arrived at the
hotel early Monday evening. The car.
which bears the New York State license
number As5-s43. was placed in the hotel
garage, but 1t wasn't there yesterday
morning. A large amount Of personal ef-
fects Of the Spencers. which were In the
automobile. departed with 1t, and Mrs.
Spencer had to borrow a hat to come to
Burlington. This is the first automobile
theft in this vicinity FOR some time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
REGIMENT INSPECTED.
Governor Graham Pays Official Visit te
State Camp Ground.

The First Vermont Infantry was in
spected on Saturday afternoon at ESQ
o'clock by Governor Graham, Adjt. Gen.
Lee 8. Tillotson. Major Harvey e.
Goodell and Col. F. b. Thomas. This
is probably the last general inspection
that the guard will have before leaving
for the South. Following the inspection
there was a review OF the entire reRi-
ment Of 2.0OO men. the whole ceremony
lasting an hour and half. Outside OF
the inspection and review there were no
other ceremonies. The general opinion
is that the National Guard will leave the
Post soon after they are drafted into
the army which will occur on August 8
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02

In advertising that used car. tell all
about It without exaggeration or evasion.
A good ad will always sell a good car.
In advertising for help, identify the
kind Of worker you want-make the ad
clear and explicit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
IRA GREATER Than ETHAN?
History May Revise Estimates
of Two Allen Brothers..
Future Historians Will Have to Go to
State University's Library of YER
mont for Material-Ira Aliens
Achievements.

The rewriting Of United States history,
which already has served to align Wash
ington with the federalist party or it's be-
ginnings, may give to General Ira Allen
a more important place than his brother,
Ethan. The latter name is known in al
most every corner of the country while
the formers fame is much more confined.
A prominent Vermonter who is writing
history Of the State, says Ira was the
more important parsonage. The present
historian, and all historians after him Will
have to go to the library of Vermont now
being catalogued at the State university.
One of the chief cities or volumes there
is short diary Of Ira Aliens trip to Eng
land in 1866 in the interest of a canal
connecting Lake Champlain with the st.
Lawrence river
In the FREE PRESS of February q 1900,
the late Professor Goodrich said of Ira
Allen: THAT Ira Allen was one of the
master spirits of the infant commonwealth
Of Vermont-secretary Of its council of
safety, its first treasurer. its first surveyor
general. and its agent in various impor-
tant diplomatic negotiations-is known to
all students Of Vermont history. That he
was the first protector Of the enterprise Of
connecting the waters Of Lake Champlain
and the river st. Lawrence by a canal is
land. to enlist the British government in
his scheme. He kept diary Of his jour-
ney and interviews with representatives Of
the British government. which has been
carefully preserved in the Allen family"
Ira Allen was the founder of the Univer-
sity Of Vermont and he did more for the
commonwealth than perhaps any other
man. On one occasion when a meeting of
people Of New Hampshire and Vermont
territory had endorsed plan to cut a slice
| Off Vermont-or what now Is Vermont
and add.it to New Hampshire he succeed
ed single-handed in persuading the Ver-
monters to reverse their action. 1t was he
who took a leading part in the scheme to
put the new commemorative finances on a
stable foundation by conflscatng the es-
tates Of Tories, which was done. Ver-
mont from the date Of such action had
good credit. unlike many Of the other
States.
SEES DUKE OF PORTLAND.
twas on December II, I795. that he sailed
from Boston for England. He spent month
after month there, until finally the Duke
Of Portland. home secretary of the Brit
ish government. refused to cut the canal
through and take tole," as Allen pro.
posed. 1t was too stormy at Falmouth for
him to disembark and see Pendennis Cas-
tle where his brother was confined during
the period when Vermont entered the
Union.
At the last interview with Portland Aller
says: observed that l should have
been much obliged to his grace to have
told me that chat the government
wouldn't dig the canaD at my first inter-
view and not kept me dancing attendance
fve or six months for such an answer"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-02-10
ACTION IS DEFERRED
ON COAL YARD BILL
22:1uch Opposition to Measure AL.
lowing Cities Of First Glass
to Go Into Business.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Feb. S.-City At
torney Samuelson of Duluth, recently
appeared before the senate committee
having charge of the bill introduced
by Senators Campbell, Jones and
Griggs which would permit cities OF
over $4,000 inha bitants to own and
operate coal yards.
Mr.. Samuelson stated he appeared
at the instance of the city commits
sion of Duluth. He stated that cities
in Minnesota now operating coal
yards were doing so illegally, and the
legislation asked for in the bill was
necessary in order that cities may
conduct such an enterprise according
to law
Unconstitutional.
The question Of the constitutional
ity of such a bill was brought up.
Senator'S W. w. Dunn and Denegre
of St. Paul called attention to the fact
that the state supreme court had
decided that a city could not go into
business for profit. Answering this
objection, Senator Jones of Duluth
stated that the primary object of
cities which attempted to operate coal
ydIuS ana S1Ill111 cIlCCI FL iSVo was, INV
to make a profit, but to serve the peo-
pie at cost; that as soon as there was
profit shown OIL the books. the city
would undoubtedly reduce the price
Of the coal to the consumer.
Senator Jones also stated that the
courts have changed their attitude
since twenty-five years ago, when the
ruling referred to by Senators Dunn
and Denegre was made.
Bergen Appears.
City Clerk Bergen of Duluth was
also on hand to support the measure.
He said the people of Duluth wanted
the privilege Of going into the bust
ness and believed that if the bill
Passed, the city would actually go into
the coal business if the price of coal
did not come down. Senator Adams
maintained there was lots of "hys-
teria'' in Duluth over the coal situa-
ton and said he understood the city
of Two Harbors was borrowing
! money from it's water and light fund
to pay the expenses Of it's coal yard.
That. if this were true. it is no Won
der the city of Two Harbors is able
to under-sell private dealers in that
city.
Representatives of retail coal inter-
ests in St. Paul and Minneapolis APP
! peared in opposition to the measure
claiming that if such legislation wete
passed, there would be no telling
; what the legislature would do next.
1t might authorize cities to go into
! the bakery business! These men also
! maintained that prices of coal in Du-
| luth, Superior, st. Paul and Mime
apolis were actually lower than IN
! Chicago.
| A. B. Groverman of Minneapolis
representing retail coal company,
! stated that in his on'~;~-- he private
| coal dealer in Two Harbors was &C
! tually selling coal at less than cost.
! on account of the city's entry into the
! coal business,
final action on the bill by the com
| mittee was deferred until a week
! later. when it would be taken up
again, and further hearings had.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-02-10
DESPITE THE KNOCKERS.

The labor movement has to stand
a lot of Misrepresentation. It always
had to stand it, and it has stood it,
meaning that Misrepresentation has
not killed the labor movement That
is self-evident. 1t is more l,.sty and
aggressive today than ever before.ssq
let the knockers keep right on knoeH
ing, it being understood that tk I
can harm only those who listens
them and some innocent bystandei
like unsuspecting communities VIII
are harboring the SANDER monges
and the destroyers without realizin'
their true character. Labor, however,
in the broad sense is uniting all the
time Every year its forces increase.
Nothing can stop it, and the growth
Of trade unionism is the hope of the
world.-Shoe Workers Journal.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-02-10
LEGISLATIVE DO|NCS At ST, PAUL

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. S.-Repre-
sentative Malmberg of Washington
county has introduced into the house
a bill for an act to provide for the
election of the board Of regents OF
the state university by popular vote
This bill calls for the election of ten
regents, the same number that now
constitute the board and provides
that they be elected from each con-
gressional district and to receive =
salary of $4,000 a year. Under the
present SYSTEM" said Mr. Malmberg
the board OF regents presume they
are to act under the direction of the
president of the university, whereas
if they were elected by the people
would would know that they were
directly responsible to the people. I
only aim to turn our board of regents
from an aristocratic body into a DEM
ocratic one.'
BY a vote of sc to A the house
voted to submit the prohibition
amendment with the transportation
clause in the bill making it "bone
; dry" The first test vote on the bill
came when Mr.. Norton offered the
amendment to rcinsert the transport
tation clause. Previous to this vote
the vets had demanded bone dry
bill in preference to the moist" bill
which the temperance committee had
first agreed upon, but only Noval o,
: Ramsey and Ncitzel of Renville voted
with the drys on this amendment,
which was advocated by vote of so
to 40.
The vets. however. made their rea!
fight upon the beer amendment Of
fered by Mr.. McGrath of Ramsey.
This amendment, if adopted, would
permit the sale and manufacture Of
beer and light wines and would have
n,,llified the bill. Speaking on this
amendment. christensen of Dawson
: who led the fight for the drys, said ::
If this amendment should be adopt
cd we would be obliged to vote mo
on this bill" After heated debate
the beer amendment was finally de
, feated by vote Of IS to 50.
The Rystrom bill introduced into
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the house by Representative Nord-
gren of Chisago county, reducing the
freight rates ON sand, gravel and
crushed rock to be used for state and
county road purpose was recon-
mended to pass by the house COM
mittee on general legislation. This
bill was fought bitterly in committee
by the railroads who declare that it
is an unfair measure and takes an
advantage over. the railroads operat-
ing in the state. Their objections.
however, were not taken seriously as
only two members on this committee
voted against the recommendation to
pass.
The two-cent passenger rate bill
introduced in the senate by Senators
Gjersct and Lende has passed that
body without dissenting vote. This
bill brings the passenger rate for the
first five miles back to the two-cent
fare and is Identical to the bill intro
duced in the house by Bendixen and
Davis. The opposition to this bill! in
dill PROBABILITY Will SHOW us lldllu
when it co, es up in the house for
final action although it's authors feel
assured of it's final passage as passed
by the senate.
The bill asking for the repeal of
the indeterminate sentence law, in
troduced in the house by Konzen and
Nordlin, is now being considered in
committee. This bill preserves the
present parole provision but calls Tor
the consideration Of the convicts now
serving sentences under the present
law The passage of the repeal bill
is opposed by the state authorities
who contend that the moral influence
over the prisoners will be to a GER
tain extent lessened in the event that
The repeal of the present law should
be brought about The authors OF
the bill contend that law on statute
books gives the authorities more
powers than the people intended to
give the board of control and prison
officials.-The Harpoon.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-02-10

Complaints and Suggestions
Always Receive Prompt, Cour-
teOus Attention. TelephoneS:s
Melrose $50; Lincoln SIS.
.:,- So
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-02-10
IRON MOLDERS' $
WAGES Rt-cED

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. s.
The California Foundrymen's associa-z
ton has notified officers of the Iron
holders union that a wage increase
of rs cents a day will he paid every
molder in it's employ. The union has
Eecn negotiating with the founders
for the past year, although they made
no formal demands, as they are bound
by a contract that does not expire
until September.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-02-10

Speaker Clark of the house of repre-
sentatives.
Large numbers of congratulatory
kilograms from trade unionists on this
continent. and cablegrams from the
Great Britain and German trade
union movements were also received
by President Gompers.
The occasion, was not only TN honor
to the executive of, the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, but the trade union
movement honored itself for this his
toric recognition of trust that has
been SO loyalty observed. 81
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RAISE DAILY WAGE TO $4.80

WICHITA FALLS, Texas. Feb. g.
Contractors have signed an eight-hcur
agreement with their organized paint
ers, paper hangers and decorators.
Wages are increased to $3.50 day.*