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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23


company. which was tried in city court
in June before Judge C. S. Palmer have
decided to carry the case to the supreme
court on exceptions. When the case was
tried in city court Judge Palmer. on the
facts found. rendered judgment for the de-
PENDENT to recover costs. 1t Is this judg-
ment that the plaintiff takes exceptions to
on the ground that 1t is contrary to law
and is not In accord with the the facts
found. The plaintiff further claims that
the evidence tended to disclose that the
liability of the defendant as a common
carried did not cease at the time Of the
delivery of merchandise to them.
Bids for the erection of an addition to
the Ira Allen school building, which will
double its present size. were opened last
evening at a special meeting of the school
board, which was also attended by Archi-
test Frank l.. Austin. who drew the plans
| for the addition. There was not quorum
of the board present and no definite
action was taken regarding any of the
bids. which will probably be laid before
the board of aldermen at that bocy's next
meeting. The drawing of plans and spec-
fications for the addition to the school
building and the securing Of bids is in
| accordance with the direction of the board
of aldermen.
F. A. Fleury of St. Adams. who was
| arrested on Church street Tuesday night
while attempting to run an automobile
| when under the influence Of Intoxicating
liquor. was fined SIS and costs Of &S.8d
| on his plea Of guilty to the charge pre-
ferred against him. He paid. The court
] lectured the man severely and was in
clined to give him a jail sentence. upon
the recommendation of the States attor-
| ney. but because the respondent had been
out Of work for some time the court took
pity on him, especially as he has a family
to support. Fleury bought his car about
a year ago and is now compelled by law
to refrain from operating 1t for year or
account Of his conviction yesterday.
In the case of r. n. Sanctuary VS.. the
town Of Hardwick. now pending In Gale
donia county court. deposition was taken
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23

BrookeS avenue announce the engage
ment Of their daughter Ruth Boyden, to
Lieut.. Willard J. Freeman of Lynnfed
Center. Mass. Lieutenant Freeman has
been assigned to the 23rd United States
infantry, and as he is to report soon to
his regiment, the marriage will take place
at an early date.
Word was received in this city yester-
day that f. w. Spencer. the man who had
his automobile stolen from him while
spending a night at Queen City Park re.
covered his car in Utica. N. Y, Saturday
The car had been traced from Queen City
Park to Utica by the sheriff's department
last week, and Spencer was notified at his
home in Oneonta to go and claim his
machine.
DR.. Charles F. Dalton. secretary Of the
Vermont State board of health, received
word Tuesday from Waterbury anG
Montpelier of the discovery of two more
cases of poliomyelitis in these towns. In
the former. 13-year-od boy, Shattuck
by name. is afflicted with the scourge, one
arm being paralyzed. A six-month -old
child Is the victim in Montpelier Dr.
Edward Taylor. the polio expert, is inves-
tigating both cases.
Announcement has been received in Bur
lington of the marriage in Woodstock OF
August Is of Miss Gertrude Vaughan
French and DR.. Truman James Allen
DR.. Allen is we'll and favorably known IL
this city having graduated from tn,
medical department of the University
After that he was a member of the stat
of the Mary Fletcher hospital and To-
the past three years has been assistan
physician at the Vermont State hospita
at Waterbury.
The public schools Of Burlington will
open for the fall term on Tuesday. Sep
TENDER 4, according to a statement giver
out Monday by Supt. NJ. ID. Chittenden
after u consultation with State Commits
eioner of Education Hillegas Of Montpelier
This Ia the date originally set for tn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17
LIVED MORE THAN
CENTURY;IS DEAD
hrs. Louisa BENJAMIN. Claimed b!
Relatives 10 Have Been lis
Years OF Age, Dies.
REMEMBERED EVENTS OF isis
Born in Virginia Marries and Rears
Children as Slave in Mis-
souri,.

MRS. Louisa Benjamin, believed to
nave been one OF the oldest. if not the
oldest. colored woman alive. died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eliza
Anderson, $50 Eighth street. Saturday
afternoon. According TO her relatives
she was lf5 years of age on the 18th
day of last February Infrmities of
age were the cause Of her death.
she was born in Virginia and in her
early life was a slave. She had re-
lated to her children and grando1il-
dren stories Of her experiences dur
ing the war. Of 1912 aud mentioned
that she was about 10 years old dur
ing that period
The exact dates of her experiences
are not known, but she was kept in
Virginia until she was near 81 and
then was sold to a planter of Mis-
fsouri, She was on plantation in
Pike county in that state and it was
there that she married Her children
were born in Missouri and were, in
/ their early lives, in slavery. While in
/ that state the Civil war broke out and
/ she has told Of many times when the
soldiers of the south and those of the
north were at the plantation
/ After the emancipation MIR Benja-
min died and she devoted her life to
her children. Several years ago she
moved to Madison, Wis, and lived
with her son. Three weeks ago she
came to Rock Island Mrs. Benjamin
had been in poor health since her
/ coming to this city
Condition Marvellous.
Her condition, considering her age,
was marvellous, as she retained all of
her faculties to, the end. Her memory
was perfect. She would tell her grand
! children, by the hour, stories of early
life in this country The relatives
earnestly believe that Mrs Benjamin
was the oldest Negress in the country
and they feel sure that no other can
claim like title.
She was the mother of Is children
!eight of whom are living, They are:
Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson, Grant and
Benjamin and Mrs Sally Tate of Kan
, sas City, Mo-; jefferson, Mrs. Eliza
, Anderson and Mrs. Frank ;Griffey OF
; this city; George Benjamin and Mrs
Ida Robinson Of Madison, Wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17
SERVICEABILITY OF
SWEATERS FOR MEN
IN ARMY REALIZED

The Rock Island chapter Of tho
American Red Cross society ta.5ay
pointed to q recent statement made
by Secretary of-War Baker as show
ing that the war department reeog-
nizes the serviceability of sweaters
for soldiers.
In order to avoid possible misun-
derstanding on the subject of knit
ting sweaters and comforts for SOL
diers, the secretary Of war made the
following statement:
An apparent misunderstanding has
arisen in some quarters regarding the
attitude OF the war department to-
ward the knitting Of sweaters and
comforts for Cur soldiers. The do.
partment has in no sense discour
aged the furnishing of such garments
through the American Red Cross. ana
is appreciatiye Of the spirit which
prompts American women i'm their
knitting for the troops. Il is true that
a sweater is not included in the reg
uiar equipment of the army. and II
is not regarded as an absolutely as-
sential garment However. a knitted
sweater is a garment Of great ser
Fifeability and constitutes welcome
addition to soldiers equipment. par
ticularly when the soldier is on dntt
in the rigorous winter climate o.
France. While the department itselt
has not officially called upon any or.
ganization to supply sweaters, Ger
tain divisions of the army have made
such acquisitions and have been graf
flied that the supply was available
The work OF American women VIII
/ desire to add this comfortable artici.
to the clothing supplied the soldier
/ by the war department is worthy o
I encouragement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17
MUST AVOID DELAYS
IN SAILING OF SHIPS

Washington, Dec. Elimination
OF trouble constantly arising in civ
ilian-manned army transports by the
military enlistment Of crews is rec
commended by Quartermaster General
Sharpe in his annual report published
today
Delay in sailings coused by inoppor-
tune wage demands Of merchant crews
lis cited as leading difficulty encoun-
tered under existing conditions. Add
ed risks in passing the submarine
zones are incurred, it is pointed out.
by shipping crews not subject to mil
itary discipline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17
PAIR DEAF MUTES
TAKEN FOR Theft
Amusing Scene in Cours When Thom-
as Dur0ch1r and Ira Pickets
Plead Their Cases.
an INTERpRETER Is NECESSARY
Had Made Way With Suitcase Belong.
ing 10 Fellow R00mer and We're
on Way 10 Chicago.

Al interesting scene was presented
in police court this morning when two
deaf mulas, Thomas Durocher and Ira
pickcJs. tried to convince Magistrate
G. j Smith of their innocence of a
charge OF larceny. which had been
made against the pair.
Both gesuculated wildly with hands
and fingers aud brought forth every
known expression IN Their faces in
pleading their cases through the aid
of au Interpreter.
purorhor and P.ckets were arrested
Saturday night by Patrolman Keu at
the Thr,y-frsl street station of the
Rock island lines on complaint of
Pred Schroeder Schroeder charged
the pair with taking his suitcase and
some of his personal belongings from
hs room 80 1907 Second avenue. 1t
seems thaI the deaf mutes roomed in
lbc same house
Saturday they announced their in
teuduu of going 10 Chicago When
Schroeder returned home in the even
ing bo discovered his suitcase miss
Ing Bile made a complaint TO the po-
lice. with the result that Officer Kell
nabbed them before they were able to
board "a train
uuro"her and Ricketts, denied steal
ing The suitcase, stating they had TAX
cU u by mistake Each carried one
suitcase of his own. It also developed
that, although they had sufficient funds
0t their own both had tried to borrow
money from fellow roOmers Saturday
Magistrate Smith bound both over
TO the grand jury on charges of lar
ceuy Their bonds were fixed at $500
each
kahibble Punched.
Louis Kabibble. a Negro, was arrest.
ed Yesterday by Officer Kruger or
complaint Of George Leveal, also G
Negro Laveal and Kabibble roomeC
together al 22l7 Third avenue. Satur.
day. Layeai charges, Kabibble stole &
suit of his clothes and pawned then
az local shop. The suit was racov-
cred, but the pawnbroker failed Il
positively identify kabibble as thC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17
KNABE,
SMALL GRAND PIANO
$3.50
$50 Cash-S2O Monthly

The Knabe small Baby Grand while but
#. inches in length possesses the gorgeous
tone that distinguishes all Knabe Grand
pianos. Knabe small Baby Grand will
make an ideal Christmas gift-one that will
be appreciated year after year Our large
Christmas stock of pianos containing many
beautiful shades of mahogany are now ready
for your inspection. A visit to see this beau
tiful stock will not place you under obligation
to purchase The Knabe tone makes it the
worlds best piano" Other makes of
Grands including the original Apartment
Grand, at S495.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17
(1ulbr
DiCkinSen--S395
Manufactured in a large Way
Terms as Low as $40 Per Month

The Gulbransen-D Dickinson at 1895 is the
best plaver value in the United States. We
would have to charge at least 100 more for
the Gulbransen-D Dickinson if it was not manu-
featured in a larger way TO convince you
that the Gulbransen-Dickinsen is equal to
players selling at $500 and more we make you
this proposition: First, look at few players
costing from $500 to 5000. Test them out
thoroughly and then before purchasing come
in and see the Gulbransen-Dickinsen. We
will be glad to demonstrate regardless of
whether YOU intend purchasing or not.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17
Had Cylinder.
EAGLES, ATTENTION.

All Eagles are requested to meet al
the home Wednesday at 1 D. III. to at
tend the funeral Of Brother John Sny
der Signed by President Frank Wich
and Joseph Grotegut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17
Player Piano

When we tell you that the Apollo is the
best player piano in the world we expect you
to make us prove it. We will be more than
pleased at any time to show you why the
Apollo is the best After you have seen the
Transposing device, which enables you to
sing with the piano in any desired key-the
Dynaline that shows you how to play the roll
unsteady correct, and the Metronome spring
motor that rewinds the longest roll without
pedaling, we know you will not buy player
piano that does not have these features Why
not decide today to have an Apollo in your
home for Christmas? Come tomorrow and
make your reservation. But before doing SO.
see few other players first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17
10 PREVENT THE GRIP

Colds cause Grip LAXATIVE
PROMO QUININE Tablets remove
the cause. There is only one "Bromo
Quinine.' T.. ". GROVES signature
on box. soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17

man who hooked" the suit. The evil
oencc was 50 strong against Kabihhle
however, that he was sent to the coun-
y lali for 20 days on a disorderIy con-
duct charge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17
ADVISORY BOARD
is GETTING BUSY
respite Fact Official Notice Of An
pointmenis IL Lacking Mem
bers Decide TO Act.
REGisTRANTs NEEDING HELP
ofhce TO BE Near Exemption Rooms
With All Attorneys ut Law
Ready to Assist.

Although the questicnnaires are
peing sent out to the registered men,
the advisory board formed for the as
sistance Of the registrants in filing
out and answering the many questions
in the l6-page booklet. is still a rather
Indefinite organization.
The advisory board Of Rock Island,
according to unofficial announcement
is to be composed Of Judge n. A. Lar
son, chairman and c. l.. Walker and
Albert Huber. However. none Of
those men has received official notice
o. his appointment to the advisory
board.
because of the existing emergency,
Judge y. A. Larson today called a
meeting Of the other members of the
board to take up the question of Sc
lecting a location. where it will be in
a position TO meet the wants of the reg
istrants in filling out their question
naires.
Near Exemption Board.
1t was the intention TO have the Office
of the advisory board as near as pos
sible to the exemption board, it was
thought likely that it would be To-
Gated in the same building the
/ Peoples bank building at the corner
( Of Eighteenth street and Second ave
nue-so that the registrants could be
more adequately taken care of. Ac-
rcording to the announcement of Judge
Larson today, it is planned to have all
( the members of the county bar asso-
citation take turns at serving on the
advisory board so that it will be pos.
/ sible that the work will not interfere
too greatly with any one and yet have
somebody on duty during the same
I hours the exemption board is open, t
4 furnish the information sought by the
registrants. At recent meeting o.
the Rock Island County Bar associa
ton a resolution was passed Offering
the services of all Of the members O.
the organization free Of charge to reg
listrants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-17
STABBlNC ARRAY
AT END ARGUMENT
Two Men In West End of City Have
Alteration Over Money and
Assault Is Result.
ONE is kSIpED TWICE IN BACK
AssaiIant Held by Police to Prelim-
inaTy Hearing Under Bonds IN
the Sum Of $1,000.

The case Of William Harris, 9i2
First avenue, who was arrested Satur-
day night. charged with stabbing John
Hansen, 425 Eighth street, in the back
with knife, was this morning contin-
ued until Dec. q by Magistrate {. j.
Smith Harris is being held under
bonds Of $1,000
The cutting affair took place early
in the evening al Ninth street and
Third avenue Both OF the knife
wounds are in tine back and are not
considered serious. Hansen was tax
en- to his home. The cutting followed
heated argument between the two
men over a money matter Neither
would tell the police much of the in
cidents that led up 10 the cutting.
Harris claims he gave Hansen some
money to keep for him. which the lat
ter failed to return Hansen claims
he gave the money hack to Harris.
In Henry Williams, the local police
believe they have a bad man under ar
rest. Williams was taken by Officers
Bennett and Kinney at the Peoples
store. 319 Twentieth street. Saturday
evening, charged by the manager with
stealing two pairs of trousers. The
garments were found and returned to
the manager, who refused to appear
against Williams in police court to-
day.
Had Cylinder.
/ When searched at the station a boS
of cartridges and revolver cylinder
were found in Williams clothes. II
/ is thought Williams took the cylinder
( out of the gun to secure cartridges Of
the proper size for the weapon The
authorities believe Williams has a pc
( lice record He WAS taken to Daven.
port yesterday and 'mugged"
Magistrate Smith this morning con
tinued Williams case until Dec. %
His bonds were fixed at $400 In The
meantime an effort will be made II
learn something Of his past record.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-07-21
STOCK COMPANIES
WAGEBITTER WAR
ONCOMPENSATION
DESIRE ALL THE PROFITS
FROM BUSINESS.
Pay Huge Sums to Contest Workmen's
Insurance Law in Massachusetts,;
One Attorney Draws S5,437
to Fight Fair Legislation.

Private insurance companies, oper-
ating thru THE Workmen's Compen-
sation Publicity Bureau of New York."
paid F. Robertson Jones S5,437. .04 and
p. Tecumseh Sherman S401 25 to fight
the report of the special recess COM
mittee of the Massachusetts, legisla-
ture on workmen's compensation insur-
ance. This fact was disclosed when
expenses paid to legislative counsel
and agents were filed as required by
law.
The payment of s5,437.04 to Mr..
Jones, reports the Boston Transcript,
was "the largest single return" and
it adds that the insurance bureau sis
composed of the stock insurance COM
panies, and was brought into being to
prevent the enactment of the special
committees Recommendation that all
compensation insurance be done by a
single mutual company to be known
as the State company.
The legislative committee has rec
commended law to forbid all private
insurance companies from writing
workmen's compensation insurance on
the principle that costly competition
and private profits should be kept out
of insurance covering labor's hazards
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-07-21

scenery which surrounds you and
which seems to lift the soul to the
heights of the snowclad peaks which
are the glory of Colorado.
Belgium has already profited by
some of the noble ideals to which Colo
RADIO has given birth-I allude special
ly TO the Juvenile court system, for
which the world is indebted to the
great mind and heart of Judge Lind
sey.
1--WE have not come here to tell you
of what our people have suffered-and
are still suffering-under the iron heel
of the invader. The story is too long
and too heartrending, and, moreover,
our mission here is to thank you for
all you have done to relieve this dis
trcss"
In speaking of the deportation of
Belgians TO Germany the baron said /:
The support of America has been n
tower of strength to the people of
Belgium in the attempt of Germany
to enslave our whole population. AS
one of your foremost American citi-
zcns has said: For this eliminating
atrocity there can be no atonement
until the Hohenzollern dynasty is driv-
en- from its throne of power into the
darkness of exile
"Our people can face starvation, but
life is not so dear nor peace so sweet
as TO be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery"
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-07-21
$500 AWARD FOR
LEAD POISONING
ILLINOIS VERDICT

The supreme court of Illinois has
awarded $4,000 as compensation in a
case of death from occupational lead
poisoning. Mary V. Sheetz was a COM
positor in the printing department of
the International Harvester company.
She contracted lead poisoning in the
course of her employment and died.
Suit was brought in behalf of her es-
tate under the occupational diseases
act and the liability of the company
affirmed by the circuit court, the ap-
pellate court, and finally by the su-
preme court. This judgment has
aroused wide interest since there have
been few awards for occupational dis
eases, such as lead, wood alcohol, and
mercury poisoning and anthrax. In
view of the many sickness hazards in
industry and the large number of vic
Tins who never secure compensation,
it is being suggested that full pro-
lection of the workers requires pub
lie system of universal health insur-
ance to provide medical care and cash
benefits as we'll as to stimulate meas
ures of prevention.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-07-21
HIGH WAGES ARE
OFFERED RANCH
LABORERS HERE
HAY HANDS IN DEMAND
AT Sa.5o TO $500.
Professor w. c. Ford Informs War
Council that Fruit Growers Are
Unable to Secure Help to Har-
vest This Years Crop.

Colorado farmers now face the prob
lem of securing sufficient men to har-
vest their crops properly, according to
of Boulder. who is in charge of getting
labor statistics for the agricultural
college and the state war council.
Professor Ford has returned from a
trip thru the entire state and in al
most every county he found crying
need for farm laborers. Farmers to-
day are offering better wages than
ever before in the history of the state
and are unable to secure men to help
them harvest their crops.
On the Western slope, the fruit belt
of the state the same problem exists.
With the railroads of the state making
every possible effort to secure cars
for the transportation of the crop. the
fruit growers are unable to secure the
assistance of men to take care of the
harvest.
In other agricultural districts the
same problem exists. Hay hands are
needed in the worst way at the present
time by farmers near Denver. They
are offering $3.50 day to S4.00 and
are unable to get men. So serious has
the problem become that outside as
sistance has been asked in an effort to
secure men to help in the harvests.
A few of the reports from the obser-
vations of Professor Ford are: Wash
ington county needs the service of
twenty-five experienced men, Douglas
county can use fifty or more hay
hands, Phillips county needs fifty or
seventy-five men, Logan county needs
$50 or 200, Adams county needs a like
number, while Mesa county on the
Western slope needs several hundred
men to assist in the fruit harvest.
The needs of the various counties
have been made known to the farm,
labor committee of the Rotary club
and applicants may apply at the head
quarters of this committee at room 81,
second floor of the state capitol.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-07-21
NINE STATES STUDY
UNIVERSAL HEALTH
INSURANCE FOR LABOR

Nine states are now making official
investigation of universal health in
surance for wage earners. Illinois,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin were re-
Gently added to the list when their
legislatures created state commissions
to study local conditions and the needs
to be met by public insurance of the
workers against the ravages of sick
ness. In Illinois $4,000 was appro-
priated to carry on this work Other
states making similar inquiries. with
view to legislation are California,
Massachusetts,, Ohio, New Hampshire,
Connecticut and New Jersey.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-07-21
HATS AND CAPS TO
FEATURE ANY FACE

Max Cohen, the successful proprie-
tor of the Capitol Cap Factory at 337
Sixteenth street, has. during the past
six years, built up large trade thru
out the West and Middle West. His
original designs of ladies' motor hats,
caps and other headgear have won
popular approval and a ready market
from the start. His hats and caps
for men and boys are also in active
demand. He has won an excellent rep
utation for excellence of workmanship.
quality of goods and careful attention
to style requirements. Mr.. Cohen
conducts n retail business in connec-
tion with his factory and several of
the largest of Denver's stores feature
his product. He has always been a
booster for Colorado and his slogan is
Boost for products made in Colo
rado."