Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-04
VERMONT VOTES
S1.O0o.Ooo FOR WAR.
Patriotism Runs High. Yearly Ref
erendum Dead. Important
Appointments Made.

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asked the house for leave to introduce
the first preparedness bill which ap-
propriates $1,00O,0O0 or as much
thereof as may be needed for clo-
thing, equipping and maintaining the
military and naval forces of the state,
The rules were suspended, the bin
was given its several readings and
passed unanimously with the excep-
tion of the lone socialist, Mr.. Larson,
of Barre. When the vote was an
nounced applause shook the house.
There is overwhelming evidence
that the million-dollar appropriation
will be over-subscribed at once, or
whenever the bonds or notes which
the state may issue TO raise the mon
ey shall be fioated. The National
Life Insurance company of Montpe-
lier has offered to take $250,000 Of
this amount at 3.0S rate of interest
and bids are pouring in from banks
all over the state to take various
amounts. The rates of interest which
the banks are offering show their pat
riotic purpose for they have all, it is
understood, been under FIVE per cent
and even at five per cent it is under
stood the banks will lose money.
Miss Emily Proctor, daughter of
the late senator and former secretary
of war, Redfield d. Proctor, has given
to the state a fully-equipped Red
Cross motor field ambulance, valued
at $4,000. Her brother, Senator Red
field Proctor of Rutland county, has
given a three-ton White motor truck
of similar value. Both of the gifts
will be accepted by the state for use
of the military department.
Forty of the fifty members of the
Vermont Committee of Safety met in
the executive chamber of the state
house Friday afternoon and heard re-
ports of the subcommittee, all of
which showed splendid progress and
made plain that Vermont military
forces will be soon In a high state of
military preparedness so far as clo-
thing, equipment and supplies are
concerned.
Ex-Governor John A. Mead report
ed that uniforms, blankets, boots,
some of them were actually on the
road and that delivery on all equip
ment excepting rifles would be had
early in May.
Charles p. Smith of Burlington re-
ported that the treasurer had already
taken steps to receive subscriptions
for the war loan, $500,000 of which
has already been taken up by the Ma
tional Life Insurance company and
other state financial institutions.
General Tillotson reported that the
governor had received an offer from
Pascal Ricci of Rutland to raise a
company of Italians, living in that
city. He informed the governor that
there were 200 of his countrymen
ready to enlist, many of whom had
seen military service.
A committee on naval affairs was
announced with Judge Charles HI.
Darling as chairman, also an aviation
committee, with James Hartness of
Springfield as chairman, and Gen. Til
lotson and Col. Reeves as the other
members.
Ex-Gov. Gates reported on food
production and conservation and ex-
pressed the belief that a large in
crease could be secured by the coop
Grafton of local boards with the farm
ers and gardeners, as well as an in
creased acreage secured by furnish
ing seed, fertilizer, etc, for those who
were willing TO plant new areas.
The compittee urges all local or
ganiZations3 newspapers, ETC., to take
up and advocate enlistments in the
navy and in the Vermont National
Guard, both Of which are very short
of men. They also urge the organ
ization Of Red Cross associations to
provide necessary supplies.
An espionage bill in the house al
lows officers TO arrest on suspicion
anyone who may aid or assist our
enemy in time Of war and provides
the death penalty for any using viO-
lence during such war.
The following nominations have
been made by Governor Graham and
confirmed by the senate
Commissioner Of industry, Robert
w. Simonds Of st. Johnsbury; direc-
tor of state institutions, John T..
Weeks of Middlebury; fish and game
commissioner, Senator Linus Leav-
ems Of Cambridge; public service COM
missioner, William r. Warner Of Yer
gennes; fifth member Of the board Of
control, Park III. Pollard Of Caven-
dish, representative in the legislature
at the present time and chairman Of
the Democratic state committee; tax
commissioner, Charles A. Plumley Of
Mortified; bank commissioner, Frank
Williams Of Newport; purchasing
agent, Dewey T. Hanley Of st. Al
bans; trustee Of Middlebury college,
Elmer A. Darling Of East Burke.
The Morse bill, allowing a yearly
referendum TO the entire state on the
question Of issuing liquor licenses,
was refused passage Friday morning,
100 20 103. Four men who voted for
the bin the day before, voted against
It's passage. One man who voted
against IL the day before, voted for its
passage.
BRATTLEBORO RETREAT RE-
PORT.
The report Of the joint legislative
committee which conducted an inVes-
tigation >of the Brattleboro Retreat
was submitted 70 the general assem-
bly,, Monday. The committee is COM
posed Of Senators Fairchild and
Leavens, and Representative Reirden,
Of Barton, Stuart Of Lyndon, and
Brooks Of Montpelier.
The extent Of the investigation
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