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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25
CITY'S LIGHTING PLANT.
A1dermanic Committee Makes Verbal
Report and No Action Taken.

A1dermanic Committee Makes verbal
Report ana No Action Taken.
At the special meeting of the board OF
alderman Friday no action was taken
regarding the disposition of the municipal
lighting plant nor the making of a con-
tract with any other power company to
furnish power to the city for lighting
purposes.
At the meeting Of the city council pre-
viously. over which Mayor jackson pre-
sided, the matter of the resignation OF
p. j. Russell as n fire warden was taken
up. The resignation was accepted unani-
mously.
The purpose of the meeting Of the board
or aldermen was to listen to a report
from a committee Of three aldermen,
Messrs. Woodbury.. Baylies and Lamson,
concerning the municipal lighting plant.
The result of this report leaves the city
In the same position 1t was before the
committee began their labors. At the con-
ciusion of the report the committee was
discharged. -
Although the mayor had instructed the
committee to bring in a written report,
the data was not in as complete form
as could be wished for, SO Alderman
woodbury. spoke verbally Of what had
been learned by the committee after an
Investigation.
AS rule. all the talk by the board CEN
tered around the question Of what would
be saved by the city II contract were
made with the Burlington Light & Power
company to furnish the city the necessary
power to carry on its work. Two other
concerns were mentioned who desired to
furnish the city with power. one In Fair
TAX and the other in Brandon.
On the question Of making a permanent
contract with the Light>& Power COM
pany, the city attorney was kept busy
answering the legal questions that would
enter into the case. There was also little
discussion as to whether or not the city
would retain the services of the present
superintendent and the other employees.
James j. Whelan, one Of the heavy tax
payers of the city, spoke to the board
on how cheaply large cities in other
States were buying electricity. some
cities securing power from companies at
as low as eight cents per kilowatt. Mr..
Whelan was of the opinion that 1t would
be good idea to sell the present mu-
nicipal plant. and said that he had been
informed by q member of the committee
investigating the matter that 1t could be
sold to a concern for more than 1t cost
the city.
OF the three electric light commission
ers, but one was present, Alphonse H.
Duhamel, and he happened in as a spec
tator. The other commissioners are
Claude D. Grafton and Frank c. Lyon.
Another piece Of business taken up by
the board was the recently adopted reso-
luton giving the Light & Power Co.
authority to erect poles through certain
streets of the city to the Vermont Choco-
late company's plant. The company
wished to have this resolution recon
sidered because Of certain things added
to the resolution as adopted at the last
meeting of the board. The wish Of the
company was acquiesced in. and the reso-
luton was laid on the table.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25
VT. VETERINARIAN MAY DE MAJOR.

'rrom the Wisconsin state JOurnaD.
DR.. Frederick B. Hadley, veterinarian
at The Agricultural Experiment station,
University of Wisconsin. has been re-
commended by the proper authorities for
a majors commission in the United States
army veterinary service. DR.. Hadley has
taken his physical examination at Chi
cago and holds himself in readiness to
report for duty at Washington, d. c.,
within few weeks.
A majors commission is as high a
rank as the veterinary branch Of the
armys now afford under the present
organization. 1t is not unlikely that the
army veterinarians will see service in
France before Ions.
DR.. Hadey is a native of Burlington,
VT, and graduate of the Ohio State uni.
versity. Me spent two years after his
graduation as instructor in veterinary
science in the Washington State college
at Pullman. He served one year as as.
sistant professor in the Veterinary college
of Ohio State university. coming to Wis
consin in 1910.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25
SAFE IN EUROPE.


Mrs. William N. Hudson. wife of Cap
tain Hudson of Company NJ, received a
cablegram Saturday from her husband
now in France, which stated that "all
were safe" The date when the cable
gram was sent was omitted. as was the
place. The last time Mrs. Hudson heard
from her husband was on October 3, he
having posted letter on a lighter that
was conveying him and his men to a
waiting transport. Whether it has taken
the men II days Or not to reach the
other side is not definitely known, but
this is probable as the transports do not
pursue the usual courses while crossing
to the European continent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25

Marjorie L. Perrin, Greensboro.
Homer A. Plumpton, Brattleboro.
Louis e. Poirier. winooski.
Merle r. Randall Townshend.
Ethel w. Robbins, Burlington.
Harold F.. Rockwell. Burlington.
Anna b. Root, North Craftsbury.
Marion e. Salisbury, Randolph.
David T.. Salmond, Perkinsville.
Crosby M. Sergeant, Paterson. N. j.
Martin L. Scott. Randolph.
Harry p Sharples. Unionport. N. Y.
Julian Hard. Sunderland.
Arthur w. Sherwood, Hartford, Conn.
1920.
N. Y, 1890
Doris NJ. Slack, Randolph Center.
Ray l.. Smalley, Morrisvlle.
Carlisle w. Smith, Rutland.
Alice j. Speir, Greensboro.
Leroy c. Spiller. South Vernon. Mass.
Gordon r. Spooner. North Sheldon.
Roland C. Stahl. Springfield. Mass.
Charlie r.. Stannard, Fair Haven.
Francis A. Staples. Wiliamstown. Mass.
Alexander Stark, Passaic. N. j.
Eugene r. Stefanelli, Newark, N. j.
Helen C. Stiles, Burlington.
Alice C. Sunderland, st. Adams.
Ivan G. Taylor. Springfield.
Cecile NJ. Thomas, New York city. p. @.
Helen B. Thorne, Vergennes.
william n. Thrall, Wort Rutland.
John J. TaharczylS Seymour. Conn, 1918.
Herbert T.. Tomlirson, Richmond. 1922.
Fred S. Towle. Enosburg Falls.
Louise NJ. Twohey, st. Adams.
Hildreth C. Tyler, Enosburg Falls.
Everett S. Wallis, Waitsfleld.
Raymond NJ. Warren. Morrisville.
Abel T. Way. Burlington.
Chester NJ. Way, Burlington.
Edward NJ Whitcomb. Essex Junction.
Sarah A. Whitcomb, Richmond.
Dorcas M. White, Bellows Falls.
Eugene p. Willis. New Haven. Conn.
Cecil III. Winslow. North Clarendon.
John c. Wriston, Florence. Mass, 1920.
c. John Xaphes, Castron, Greece.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25

TO me at times. Lydia E. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound and Liver Pills re-
stored me to health and I want to thank
you Tor the good they have demo me. /!
nave had quite o bit Of trouble and
worry but it does not affect my youth
3ul looks. My friends say why do you
look 30 young and well?' ! owe It 81
TO the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies. :"
MRS. RoBT. SToPyEL, Sage Avenue.
washington Park. Illinois.
!fyou have any symptom about which
you would like to know write to tho
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn;
Mass, for helpful advice given free -
charge. -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25
Central Vermont nv.

TIME TABLE IN EFFECT
September 30. 1917.
4:15-a. M. daily for Montreal and
Chicago.
7:15-a. m. except Sunday for Bos.
ton and Springfield. Broiler
buffet parlor car from Bur.
lington without change. due
Boston 4:3s p. IN.
7:05-a. M, except Sunday for St.
Johnsbury and Portland.
1905 m, except Sunday for St
Adams and Richford.
10 :05-a M. Sunday only for st. Al.
bans.
1:O5-a. m. daily for Boston and
New York: for New London
week days only. Through
parlor car. coaches. and dining:
car Essex Jet. to Boston and
through coach and parlor car
White River Junction to New
York.
II .05-a. M. sunday only. for St. Al.
bans.
I.A5-p. m. except Sunday for st.
Adams.
4:2S-p. M. except Sunday for 81,
Johnsbury
d.AO-p. M. except Sunday for st.
Adams. Rouses Point. Ogdens-
burg. Richford and Montreal
Also for Montpelier and
White River Junction.
6.55-p. M, daily for Montreal and
Chicago. Standard sleeper
daily from Montreal and
tourist sleeping cars from LIS.
sea oct. Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays to Chicago. with
out change.
.55-p. M, Sunday only for White
River Junction.
IL :4O-p. m. daily. through sleeping
car from burlington to Boston
placed for occupancy at $500
y. IN. Sleeping car from EH.
seq Jet. to Springfield
y. L. CULVER, TICKET AGENT.
Telephone Il7.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25

Tered with female
trouble, backache.
nervous spells and
the blues. My chill
dren's loud talking
and romping would
make me 20 nervous
I could just tear
everything to pieces
and / would ache oil
over and feel 60 sick
that ! wouII not
want anyone to talk
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25
CLARK WITH BRISTOL.
state Y. VI. &. \. Secretary Working
with Wounded French Soldiers.

Byron n. Clark. state Y. NJ. C. a. secre-
tary, has written to Walter T.. McGovern.
IN charge of the State association Of
nee In this cry. in letter received in
town yesterday. that he Is stationed with
w. r. Bristol, who has represented the
Vermont association in France for two
and a half years, Mr.. Clark's work is with
wounded French soldiers. and. although
he did not give his location. beyond init
mating that It was 400 miles from Paris.
II is believed he Is at Lyons.
Mr.. Clark said In his letter that Presi-
dent Benton was remaining In Paris in
executive work In connection with field
service of our soldiers on leave from the
trenches. DR.. Benton had hoped that his
work would take him near the front.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25
108 OFFICERS COMMAND
ONE LONE PRIVATE
"Army" mt Camp Funston Has Five
bands to Entertain Him.

Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill. Oklahoma.
Oct ga brigadier-general, a colonel.
six majors and 100 captains are to-day
commanding John Goings. late Of the
Third Kansas. the lone private Of tho
depot brigade. Until mon from the ma
tional army cantonment at Camp Funs-
ton arrive. Goings will be the sole en-
listed force of the brigade, which is to
be filled with the drafted soldiers. At
present. he has FIVE bands to give Kim
music, but, on the other hand, his pleas
ures are spoiled by the ali too frequent
necessity Of sauting his loS superior OH
GERS. ,-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25

You can ignore to-day's ads. OF course
just as you can walk dozen miles IN
stead OF riding. But neither OF these
policies would rave YOU either time OF
money.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25
NERVOUSNESS
AND BLUES
Symptoms of More Serious
Sickness.

Washington Park, lll.-"I am the
mother OF four children and have sui.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25
DON'T BE HUMBUGGED! THERE
ARE OTHER PLASTERS

but Bellows Falls Pulp Plaster is King
OF them all We also furnish other plas-
tiers when wanted. Strong Hdwe. Co.,
Burlington, VT. (ady.)
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
OFFICE OF STATES ATTORNEY
WAUKEGAN

Mr.. F. Scott Mcbride, Supt.,
Anti-Sa1oon League of Illinois,
169 West Madison Street,
Chicago, Illinois.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20
Shall the Sa1oonkeepers Be Com
pensated When the Saloons
are Voted Out?

( The liquor interests seem to be
spending a good deal of their ener-
gics upon the claim that when the
people vote the saloons out of bust
ness in any city or state the saloon
keepers should be compensated.
Recently in the Illinois Senate the
wet leader, Senator Daley, of Peoria,
waxed very eloquent in making this
contention. He cited England as OK
ample Of country that did compen-
safe saloonkeepers. The facts are
that in 1904 the tory government of
England passed a law providing that
when the saloons were closed in Eng
land by authority they should be COM
pensated according to their losses, or
in other words, embodying the prin-
cip1e of compensation i'll their Legis-
lature. When the Liberal party came
into power a little while later they
created special tax on the saloon
keepers of England to create a fund
out of which alone such compensa-
ton could be paid. This party was
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20

Send l0c for Sample Copy, Illustrated In
structor Temperance Annual. X. ID. Sims,
Dist. 1884 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20

opposed to this principle of compen-
sation, but they could not then alter
it. During the last FIVE years an
average of five million dollars has
been paid from this saloonkeepers'
fund to compensate saloonkeepers
who have been thrown out of bust
ness.
We would suggest an insurance
company of that nature among the
saloonkeepers of Illinois and the
country at this time. Let brother
help brother and make this mutual
proposition. If the saloonkeepers are
willing to pay the damage they have
done to the homes and to the state
for financial as we'll as greater losses,
the people who have in no way been
responsible for the business might be
willing to balance the account. If
we did they would owe money to the
homes of Illinois and would owe
much more money than the drys
would owe the saloonkeepers because
of money lost in closing the same.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20

of Illinois shall be on this question.
There have been rumors of a great
fight to be brought on here today on
the wet and dry. These fights have
always been more or less severe in
the House, with the arraignment of
party against party, but the calling of
Bill 81 it seems to me takes all that
out of the argument in the House to-
day. Men have convictions on your
side and men have convictions on our
side, and they have no place in this
bill today which simply says, shall
the people decide this question? So
the only great fight today, if there is
one is to see whether or not we, as
members of this Legislature, shall
give back to the people their right to
decide this question.
i The gentleman from Madison (Mr.
Garesche) raises the one point, that
the one question to be settled is, is
this bill fair? Now, l would like to
ask what can be fairer on a question
on which every man and woman in
the state of Illinois is so thoroughly
posted, which has gone into all their
lives, their home life, their social life,
their economic life, what can be fairer
than to hand back to them the deci-
sion of this question which effects
them throughout the whole state. In
talking with the members OF the
House, asking them where they stood
and the reason two reasons have been
assigned by them why they should
or should not vote on this bill. One
is that it is delegation of legislative
authority and is prohibited by the
constitution. ] have run down all the
authorities that can find on that
question and find two early cases in
1853 where the Supreme Court in the
state of New York, and one in the
state of Nermont-of New Hamp-
shire, held that such delegation was
in violation OF the constitution. One
of those questions was on a school
matter and the other on a question of
corporate right. In every case that
have found since that time, in every
case where the referendum was on a
question of Prohibition or of law in
the nature OF this law, the Supreme
Court held that it was not violation
of the Legislators duty..it was not an
assignment away of his right to let
that vote go back to the people for
decision.
The other question is the one that
seems to me to be the most vital on
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20
TAKING IT OUT OF JOHN

middle who disturbance
that
of discomfort has been assigned John Bareycorn.
The election Tuesday, April g. closed nearly $50 saloons Illinois
which
the liquor imposed drought other
hitherto well irrigated and lost only
Wisconsin
which had been
column Undiubed by camel wadcd
the bay Minnesota conquered Duluth
If the world John Beycorn the
interest home affairs When he jolted because he
with national efficiency 1t heads the camel John
Journal
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20
Eliminate the Waste
George McGinnis

Food conservation the of the hour The worldwide
has decreased the productivity of the European
half Ex-Governor Willis of Ohio speaking before the Methodist
preachers of Chicago, Monday April q, said
The ders before Washington
bushels
which they claim used the of BOOZE but will be
liberal 100000 bushels
100000 bushels of the useless performance of making
when partial failure of will bring bread all
natonf
Willis is absolutely right for if do drastic
the available oodufs and larger acreage
dread famine will stalk through the land for have swept
granaries bare feed starving world.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20

WRITE SEws r, nTEMs sHoF spvf STORIES
ence unnecessary. Press Syndicate 1852 StLouis Mo
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20
Page Three

lature will say as they did in 1855,
You have the right to decide on this
question" And if Illinois. which is
now in the center of the eyes OF the
United States, both in population and
wealth, and as the center of all, that
is, in progress and advancement, Hi
nois will not today say to its people
you shall not decide this question,
which affects the people OF the state
SO vitality. (Applause)
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20

Mr.. Speaker:-It is not. the plan Of
the proponents OF this bin to take up
very much of the time of the House
today in the discussion of this bill. 1t
seems to me that the bill is simple. 1t
is easy to understand, and | do not
believe that any amount OF talking on
the floor of this House today is 60
ing to change the convictions of the
men who sit here and who are called
upon to vote on this question.
There are three things in the bill of
Importance. First. the first section
which prohibits the sale and manu-
'iacturc of alcoholic liquors except for
medicinal, mechanical. chemical, sac
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20
IN A NUT SHELL

Mr.. Emerson, the health commits
sioner of New York, in a recent health
bulletin, summed up the liquor ques-
ton when he said:
Civilization is brute force plus a
high state OF brain development. Al
Icohol destroys the brain develop
.ment and leaves brute force"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20

Governor Frank B. Willis of Ohio said in speaking in Chicago
recently There time in the history OF the country
when the granaries the United States today Why
should the liquor interests be permitted pour millions of bushels
OF this priceless grain into their while starving children walk
the streets OF American cties?'
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20

ramental and manufacturing pur-
poses, but that part does not go into
effect until it is placed on the ballot
in 1918 and then if carried by ma
jority of the people who vote upon
the question, will not go into effect
until November /, 1919.
There is only one other point it
seems to me, lies open for our discus
sion today. and the one strong point
in the bill, the one strong question
that we must answer today is, shall
we by our vote submit this to the
people and let them pass upon this
question. II is up to them 10 de-
terminc what the policy Of the state
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20
April 9Th, 1917.
Ny dear Sir:.

The Grand Jury at the March Term Of our
Circuit Court indicted Mr. Ed Armstrong and Mr. Fred
Armstrong for perjury. These two employees
Of this for the procuring evidence
namely, the People Wall1n. They
testified that they purchased commodity known
Book 1st, 1915. The Appellate
their decision the County Court be-
the evidence to this contra
dictory. Mr. walltn in interview which had with
while, June 1st 1915 he not selling Book, he
selling commodity similar to Book.
I-thereupon concluded jury would
finding defendants guilty considering
without doubt, their evidence given good
faith. morning in Circuit Court nolle
pressed against these because did
held Them under the circums tances.
willing time to make
will explain their Indictment by
Circuit Court.
incidentally, light state that did
handle the the Grand Jury which returned
assistant doing this work while
I vas busy the prosecution or
violations of the dram shop act.
this that
Will with desire your cooperation
The enforcement of law In Lake County ana
o nave with time
violations dram shop act in
this
Very sincerely yours.
'o".Hc Xz~~ HzfeAA
q States Attornev
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20
Great Speech by Thomas E. Lyon

Prohibition bill called speeches the
day will print of these
side
of the Hon. Thomas Lyon of Sangamon
county the leader
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-04-20
THE ARMSTRONG BOYS EXONERATED

onoec nd mel in
O
in through
We o
trumpet
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26
MOBILIZE BANKING RESERVE
Cali to Made o. Pres sent Wilson ~
War Sessssi,y~-M sry eaess ke~
ovtsiGe Reserve system

Washington President Wilson haa
sounded call for the mobilization uf
AH the uaii1As Fcld reserve anaet The
supervision os ;hc federal reserve
board
IT, statement made public through
The board the president called upon all
eligible nor member stste banks and
i.yasss& es IN seiD ..as ,ssssaEsl -
serve system without DELAY that they
may contribute thet- s'sare" 10 tho
Consolidated rold reserves n the coan.
try ard AID more effectively In "A Wig
orpas prosecution ard eaecesafal ter,
rninatiun ~ the Esr
Hcores of sach institutions have
fiocked 10 the system sttsin the p~et
three weeks. among them some %, the
largest trus, companies 81 View YORK.
Philadelphia ard other cities TIE
Movement 10 the .eanfai reserve xyx.
ter has lacked oalp final hnpsiling
force a. assume 'Ae proportions nj \
landslide Within less than three
wae.s resources Of such Institutions In
sae system hasn risen irym 81 .aaV. d,oc..
aao 10 more thai 4 coo, 900 600
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26
MAY INVADE THE MAINLAND


petyograd ~st,erasn forces which
lsnded an the Russian sland ~ Oasei,
nj the head ut tbs Gull ~ Riga, HAYS
occupied Arenshurg the capital u the
island it sas announced by the Rus
sian war office Arenshurg IL GA the
s.l..lAafa sa..lfa ~ Q.asA. -t@IA...i, F.
The northern group u German war
ships, the Statement, adds. dispatched
torpgtio beat sisaadrc between the
islands II oesel and pago, which
pressed hack the Russian patrols
Russian naval foeea reinforced ths
pa,rol ard accepted battle, whegeupae
the German %hips re1rra'
Fightins for oesel Island the VA
office announced, eostinaed All day
A 'htri sver Of German wsrships
3 onsistlNg Of cruisers and torpedo
boats. approached tAo southwest coa (
~ On>al ts.aud aud hcnardei un'si
p,,rtaut parts ~ shn coast German
saeNsrtp"s Nefe Observed nj various
times ard places In ,he ranIr
Military critics predict actions n
the Gult nj Riga. followed Nv develop
ment - the tnvaxton 70 the mainland
90 The coast OF tsihrpis rather than
an attempt toward the calf ~ FTlsrd,
whca Is protected BIZ ntuc f'eiis
which the Germans soald hA@ q
sweep under the renac" III the Raa
s{Nn fleet