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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
POLIO CASE IN ST. ALBANS
Victim IL ~ Months Old Baby-Is the
Second Case to Appear in Frank
lin County.

st. Adams. Aug. 23-St. Adams Is now
in the list of the towns in Vermont which
have the dreaded poliomyelitis. This Is the
second case In Franklin county SO far as
known. The case was diagnosed as in
fantile paralysis Wednesday by DR.. H. H.
johnson and Health Officer DR.. w. B.
Arnold and the diagnosis was confirmed
by DR.. H. A. Ladd Of the State board of
health. The victim is Gardner Edgar
Burns, % months old son of Mrs. Anna
Burns Of Federal street. The child had
been sick a week but it's mother had not
thought it necessary to summon a physi-
clan.
There Is a possibility that the disease was
brought to this city by Joseph LaFoun-
tain's family. which came here from
Worcester. Mass. about two weeks ago
and moved into the upper part Of the house
where the Burns family live. There are
several children in the LaFountain family
and although 1t is not known whether
there are any cases Of infantile paralysis
in Worcester or not. the physicians think
that the family might have picked up the
disease germ in some town through which
it passed. The family moved to Swanton
Junction Tuesday and DR.. Arnold has
notified Health Officer E. r. Lape of Swan
ton to quarantine them.
of possible spread of the disease people
should keep their children off the streets
and away from public places.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
FLoCKS OF SHEEP
Should Gambol Once More On
Vermont Hills SayS Circular
Junction Ready to Secure at Cost,
Sheep for Prospective Buyers.
Formerly Were Thousands.

Bring the Flocks Of Sheep Back to
the Vermont Hills" is the title of a, cir
cular letter issued by the First National
Bank of White River Junction under the
direction Of its cashier. c. L. lie Bour-
neau. The sole aim of the letter. as its
title designates. is a regeneration Of sheep
husbandry in Vermont and to the further
ance of this end. as far as its own
particular territory counts, the bank
states that If there should come a demand
sufficiently large to dispose Of carload
of sheep it will secure them for all who
wish at cost.
The sheep now at the disposal of the
bank were brought from Oregon and I'M
loaded at Selkirk. n. Y, and the bank
has arranged with E. C. Daniels of Plain
field. N. H.. and Howard J. Miller Of
North Hartland to use their judgement
in selecting sheep for any prospective
buyer. Mr.. Daniels is the largest present
day sheep raiser in New Hampshire. Mr..
Miller is a director of the bank and con-
ducts large farming interest which in
cludes an extensive sheep fold. The one
purpose Of the bank in this action is to
foster sheep husbandry in this section Of
Vermont. Nearly 100 years ago the
town Of Hartford had in its folds a
total of 13,207 sheep. Hartland had TO-
600. Woodstock 5000. Windsor 10000. and
Weathersfeld that town just south Of
Windsor no less than 1900. Pomfret had
S,0OO Sharon 5000. Rochester 1900. and
Barnard 5000. and the total in the whole
of Windsor county was no less than 20O.-
600. Orange county had 1885, Washing
ton county 10000. Windham county &C.,
600. Rutland county 1SO.9s4. and Chit.enden
county $1,000 sheep.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
STUDY MORE AGRICULTURE
Public School Children of State
to Spend More Time at It.
That II One Recommendation Made TO
states Relations Service by Conn
mittee Of which Prof. r. u.
jerks Is a Member.

Vermont will have probably about 46
secondary schools teaching agricultural
education during the school yeah. 1917-1S.
or twice as many as in 1861; very many
Of it's rural schools, instead Of the few of
the past year; and possibly $500 per cent.
of its elementary schools, compared with
the 20 or 30 schools which taught 1t last
year
Most of the district superintendents have
remained at work all summer, and some
of the teachers also. and the latter will
receive the same credit toward their
certificates as If they had attended a sum-
mer school. The teachers were busy SUPER
vising home project work of their young
sters.
VERMONT TAKES LEAD.
The State will once again take the
lead, II the recommendations of a special
committee of five men, including Prof.
F. B. jerks Of the College of Agriculture,
to the States relations service are car
ried out. The latter will. as it sees At, hand
these recommendations over to the Council
of National Defense. If the council APP
proves, the recommendations will be put
into operation all over the country.
Briefly the recommendations are: That
agriculture be taught in all the rural,
elementary and secondary schools Of each
state; and that supervisors be obtained by
each community to take charge of the
home project work of school children. The
other recommendations made have to do
with the detailed methods of carrying out
the changes mentioned. The changes are
generally admitted to be of permanent
value and not merely of use in the present
emergency.
The committee consist besides Professor
jerks. who is professor of agricultural
education and supervisor of the teaching
of agriculture in the secondary schools OF
the State. of George A. Works of Cornell
University, professor of rural education
l.. H. Dennis( director of agricultural edu-
cational in the Pennsylvania State depart
ment of education; DR.. Winkler, professor
of agricultural education in the University
of West Virginia, and DR.. Cotterman
professor of agricultural education in the
Maryland College of Agriculture.
The States relations service will con.
tinue the committee. which will repor,
again at Washington by early November
at the latest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
WILD BLACKBERRIES
FOR THE TROOPS,
Demand for Jam Chance for Children to
Practice Patriotism and Earn Money.

Demand for Jam Chance for Children to
Practice Patriotism and Earn Money.
Wild blackberries picked by children
will help the army and navy to get the
H. 900 pounds Of blackberry jam they
must have. In view of the shortage of
cultivated blackberries. the United States
department Of agriculture urges the wom-
en- and girls and boys to gather all the
wild blackberries they can find. to supply
commercial canning establishments.
Blackberry jam is particularly desirable
because 1t has medicinal qualities which
counterfeit certain intestinal troubles, in
addition to its welcome place in the diet
as a sweet.
The wild fruit Is not as pulpy and is
likely to he more seedy than the Guilt
waited varieties. but there is an abundance
In many of the northern States. The diff
~rulty Of getting help on = commercial!
ccale has prevented the gathering of the
wild berries. but IL the children can be
enlisted to do their patriotic part it will
give the packers chance to supply what
the military authorities need. 1t is also
pointed out that at the prevailing prices
they may get good money return for
their time and labor.
In each community some local grocer
should be able to learn the name of a
manufacturer who may be willing to buy
the berries. In New York, for example,
the canneries are so numerous through
out the State that little trouble should be
experienced In finding market.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
3STH MAN FOUND.


Exemption Denied to One Man and
Granted to Two.
Horace A. Harrington Of this city was
denied exemption Monday by the local
board Of exemption. He IL the 3Sth regis
trant from this county. who has been GER
tined to the adJutant-generals ONCE az
having been accepted for service In the
new National army. and will be called,
II needed. to I'LL up the required quota
Of 80.
Henry w. Blackburn Of this city and
George Valyou Of Essex Junction were
granted exemption on the grounds Of de-
tendency. these registrants having fami-
lies to support. Mr.. Blackburn, who filed
an ahhdavit to have his physical examine
ton postponed when he was called several
days ago. went through the examining
PHYSICIANS tests Monday satisfactorily.
There were also ive men examined at
the request Of out-of-the-S Estate district
boards yesterday. and of these five two
were accepted and the remainder rejected.
Those who appeared and passed were Irv-
ing B. Parkhurst Of Everett, Mass, and
Wade Coheld of Wilminton. DEL; physi-
cally disqualified. Charles d. Woodhouse
OF Riverhead. N. T.; J. G. Sutliffe of Dun
kirk, N. T., and Harry F. Harrison Of
Rockville. Conn.
Felix ID. Mailman, the man who was re-
ported to United States District Attorney
V. A. Billiard as having not answered the
call OF the local exemption board, has
been examined by the district board of
oswego' N. Y. according to word gtven
out by member Of the local board Nom
day. 1t was stated that Mailman had sue.
cessfully passed and had been discha reed
on the grounds of dependency.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
TO ENROLL women
FOR CONSERVATION
Mrs. John E. Weeks, Chairman,
Completes Plans-Canvass
of State to Be Made.

Middlebury, Aug. 2S-Mrs. John f.
Weeks of Middlebury, chairman of the
Vermont division of the woman's commit
tee Of the Council of National Defense,
has practically completed arrangements
for the enrolment of the women of the
State for the conservation of food in ac-
cordance with the plan adopted by Herbert
G.. Hoover, United States food admins
traitor.
Through the system soon to be put into
operation by Mrs Weeks a canvass OF the
women of the State will be made for the
purpose of securing signatures 20 pledge
cards reading as follows: ITO the Food
Administrator, Washington, d. c.: am
glad to join you in the service of food
conservation for our nation and I hereby
accept membership in the United States
food administration, pledging myself to
carry out the directions and advice of the
food administrator in the conduct of my
household, insofar as my circumstances
will permit" In addition to recommended
tons already given by Mr.. Hoover con-
corning the elimination of waste through
economy in use, kinds and amount of food
It is expected that more specific instruc-
tons to the signers will be furnished later
In order to expedite the canvass Mrs
Weeks has appointed woman in each
county 10 Jake charge u tHe Woih III ~
respective county, the appointments being
as follows:
Mrs. J. A. Fletcher of Middlebury, ADJ
son county; Mrs Z. B. Hulng OF Ben
nington, Bennington county; Mrs. II. E'
/ Folsom of Lyndonville. Caledonia county;
| Mrs. C. H. Darling Of Burlington chit
tenden county; Mrs. A. j. Newman or
Lunenburg, Essex county: Mrs. Il. NJ.
Pelton of Richford. Franklin county;
Mrs. B. L. Robinson of Grand Isle,
Grand Isle county; Mrs. Harriet 1de OF
Morrisville, Lamoille county; Mrs. David
s. Conant of Bradford. Orange county;
Mrs. H. r. Cutler of Barton, Orleans
county; Mrs. Nellie Crowley of Rutland,
Rutland county: Mrs. George II. Smile
of Montpelier. Washington county; Mrs.
Warner Graham of Bellows Falls. Wind
ham county; Mrs. Stella p. Flint OF
Windsor. Windsor county.
AS the canvass for pledges is to be
conducted under the supervision of the
Vermont committee on public safety. each
woman in charge of county work has
conferred with the district committees
of public safety In her county and to-
/ gether they have formulated plans by
which the canvass will be conducted. 1t
is expected that those appointed for
soliciting pledges will start the canva IS
about September /.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
Ripping Rhymes
(By Walt Mason.l
Not in Stock

l long for peace, for balmy peace; Ia
like to see the scrappng cease. asked
the kaiser il the boon of peace would
reach us pretty soon. I'VE have no peace
in stock" he said. and wiped some car
mage from his head. I'VE used to Keep
such goods on hand, until we found
there's no demand. We have none, be
1t understood. but here is something Just
as good" With that he jabbed me with
n spear and winged me in my starboard
ear. ! called on half a dozen kings VINO
deal in gore and kindred things ana
asked If they had peace for SALE ana
always heard the same ola wall
There's absolutely no demand for peace
in bulk. in crates or canned. we strive
to keep abreast the times we nave on
hand all standard crimes; we can deliver
at your door the latest novelties IN gore
For winter goods we're making room.
and closing out our stock OF doom; II
you desire a dead mans bone. Just caii
us up by telephone. But peace It's
strictly out Of date; we can't anord 10
pay the freight; we couldn't sell II II
we would-but here is something just as
good With that. before ] couid escape
they shot me up with sugs ana grape
You cannot buy a pound OF peace IN
any mart from Cork to Greece
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
CURTAILING SHIPMENTS.
Freight for Certain Stations Accepted
Only ON Alternate Days.

change in the schedule of freight ship
ments to comply with the governments
request that whenever possible, freight
shipments he curtailed. and that cars shall
always be loaded to the maximum capac-
ity. has been put in effect by the Rutland
Railroad company.
On three days of the week. Mondays
Wednesday and Fridays. freight cars will
be sent to Vergennes and Middlebury.
These are the only days in the week when
freight shipments will be made to these
points. On the alternate days. Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays, a car will be
shipped to New Haven junction and points
on the Bristol railroad. to Brandon and to
the Addison branch, which includes Lei
cester Junction. Whiting. Shoreham, Or
we'll. Larrabee's Point and Fort Ticonder-
oga. There will be no change in the pres
ent schedule to other points and these new
changes will not apply to fruit shipments.
The changed schedule is expected to
provide an additional ten or twelve cars
each week and at the same time provide
better service for the shippers. as cars
will be shipped direct to their destination.
and additional freight handling will be
avoided. Further developments in this
direction are expected within a short time
While fruit will still be shipped daily, II
Is thought that many fruit men will desire
to take advantage of the new schedule.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
FEW COMMISSIONS
FOR CIVILIANS
Enlisted Men In All Branches Of
Service to Be Given
Preference.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Enlisted men Of
the national army, National Guard and
regular army will be given every oppor-
tunity to At themselves for commissions,
It was learned to-day. This Is In line
with the fixed policy Of the government
to take no more officers or officer candi-
dates from civil life after the second
series Of officers' training camps, now in
progress. has been completed. There
after all additional officers needed will be
found in the ranks Of the various branches
of the war army.
To carry out this plan. It has virtually
been decided to establish an officers'
school at each Of the divisional training
camps. Men from the ranks who show
special qualifications will be sent to these
schools. with STATS Of French ana Brit.
ish officers Of experience on the hrins
lines on duty at each camp a. advisers
an unusual opportunity for lecture courses
will be presented.
The divisional ofYicers' camps will make
the third series Of such camps arranged
by the war department to provide mer
to command the enormous forces being
raised for the war. No line commissions
will be granted to men from civil Life
after they are started except that q few
men who were denied admission to the
other camps through loss Of their order.
in the mail or some other mischance
may be given an opportunity in the thirt
series.
Secretary Baker pointed out to-day. ir
reply to a question as to whether the
European divisional army organization
adopted for the war would be continued
after the restoration Of peace, that will
the exception Of the officers Of the regu
lar army and a few men Of the old regu
lar enlisted force. whose enlistments ma,
not have expired at that time, the entir,
war army will pass out Of existence
There is no provision Of law for con
tinuing II beyond the end Of the war
The question Of establishing a continuinl
military policy Of universal service ha
been debated to some extent recently
The impression prevails among man,
members Of Congress. however, that 1
would be unwise to take up this questio,
now. II the war is long. 1t may become
| necessary to provide for the registration
Of new classes which reach the militar.
age Of the selective service bill eacl
year and possibly also to exempt mel
| now registered. but who may pass beyon,
| the maximum age limit before the wa
ends.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
JURORS ANNOUNCED.
Names OF the Men who VIII Decide
County Court Cases.


The names Of the petit Jurors that are
TO serve at the coming September term
Of county court were given out for pub
location Thursday by DR.. c. j. Russell,
clerk Of the court. The panel Of SO was
drawn by Sheriff James H. Allen. Judge
Frank L. Fish Of Vergennes will preside.
and the assistant judges will be Henry
w. Tracy Of Shelburne and William H.
Adsit of this city. Names of the petit
Jurors follow:
c. B. Andrews Of Richmond. Roy Bur-
xitt OF Hinesburg, H. A. Brush Of Mil
ton. r. 8. Coleman Of Hinesburg, B. j.
Derby Of Burlington. j. H. Douglass of
J Essex, Gilman Foote of Charlotte, Charles
G. Frisbie of Milton, B. N. Forbes Of ST
George, George Gle Of Bolton, II, c.
Humphrey Of Burlington, E. NJ. Hurson
Of Essex, c. H. Hayden of Jericho f. B.
Jordan of Jericho. F. c. Kimball of Bur-
lington. Samuel Keller of Essex, George
A. Kinney of Shelburne, Sumner Knox
of Underhill w. w. Kimball of Westford,
A. T. Kenyon of Westford, Charles S.
Lord of Colchester, A. f. Lamson of
South Burlington. Harris Miller Of Bur-
lington, Arthur s. Morgan of Colchester,
Bert e. Morrill, of Huntington w. II.
Metcalf of Williston, ]. S. Sweet Of Hunt
ington, F. H. Shepardson of Richmond,
Elmer r. Slocum of South Burlington.
Leo p. Smith of Shelburne, F. c. Slater
of Underhill. Eugene Towne of Milton,
Frank Talcott of Williston, Arthur L..
Walker of Burlington, Stanley Williams
of Charlotte and E. B. Whitney of Col
chester.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
DISTRICT GRAND ISLE, ESSEX
Part of $21, 900 Fund for County
Agent Work in Each.
Agricultural Extension Service Of state
University Then Will Cover All II
Counties-New Counties Come
In by November 1.

Grand Isle and Essex counties, the only
ones in Vermont which are not, generally
speaking. enjoying the aid Of the agricul-
tural extension service of the University
of Vermont, will be districted for that pur-
pose before November 1, says an omciai
of the service. While neither county Will
obtain the full time Of a county agent,
both will receive about as much service
as their population requires. Neither as
yet has county bureau association ana
may not have. The arrangement that
takes effect this fall will hold for year
only, unless further means for the sup
port of the additional work is provided.
For the first year, the funds necessary
will come out Of the $4,000. which Is YER
mont's share of the emergency appropria-
ton made by Congress. The method OF
expenditure of the rest of this sum awaits
the decision of the extension service.
f. M. Root, who is the unanimous choice
for county agent Of the Lamoille County
Farm Bureau association, will serve II he
Is exempted from the draft, as Director
Thomas Bradlee believes he will be.
The successor Of County Agent Carrigan
OF Addison county will not be announced
until the date of his coming here 10 de-
cided. Mr.. Carrigan has been chosen as
sistant county agent leader. succeeding
Jay Coryell, and will come here probably
about October Is. He cannot take up his
new work much before that time. owing to
the boys and girls exposition which takes
place early in the month. The latter will
be confined to Addison county. practically
speaking, and Brandon. For the territory
1t covers 1t will take the place Of various
fairs at which the successful boys and
girls Of the various project clubs under
State Club Leader +. l.. Ingalls, would
have exhibited but for the epidemic Of
infantile paralysis.
This will not be the first time that Esse,
county has had the help Of county
agent. but this applies to only few towns
of the county. The latter from time tc
time have received assistance from the
agent of Orleans or Caledonia county, OF
bon
UmSss the government steps in, there
is no immediate prospect of Grand Isle
and Essex getting permanent ait
from the service such as the other L
counties get for the latter have each al
association,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
RUTLAND THE PLACE.
New England Tuberculosis Conferences
to Meet October and s.

| C00xekG0G0
to Meet October 4 and s.
The New England tuberculosis confer.
ence is to be held in Rutland. opening on
the morning Of Thursday. October 4, and
continuing throughout Friday, October g.
according to Harold w. slocum, secretary
OF the Society for the Prevention Of Tuber.
culosis in this State.
The purpose Of this conference is to
consider ways to prevent tuberculosis. To
this end. there will be round table
symposiums. addresses. health plays and
motion pictures.
The program Of the two.day session was
given to Free Press man yesterday, and
Is as follows:
THURSDAY MORNING. s:45-12:oo.
General medical session. Symposium
Diagnosis Of tuberculosis in War Time u
The use Of the x-day. 2 The Signin.
canoe Of Rales. 3 The value of Physica.
Signs in General. I What Constitutes q
Diagnosis Of tuberculosis Sufficient fol
Rejection from the Army.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 12:45.
Dutch lunch with silent speeches, DR.
Charles ]. Hatfield presiding.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, 2:so-4:oo.
HcHordi meeting. symposium: some
Statistical Aspects of Tuberculosis as q
War Problem" Facts and Figures In
Reference to tuberculosis as a War Prob.
lem. The Machinery Available ant
Needed for Handling tuberculosis in thu
New England States.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, 4:oo-5:oo.
Round tables ! Nurses. q Health Off
GERS. State and local secretaries.
THURSDAY EVENING, MASS MEET.
ING.
Tuberculosis in a Nation at War" Ad.
dresses. health plays. music. motion pic.
lures.
FRIDAY MORNING. s:3o-l1:oo.
General meeting. Symposium on wa,
programs. l National. 2 State.
FRIDAY MORNING, ll:oo-l2:oo
Round tables. Educational methods
institutional methods. Luncheon at l2:3(
p. M, Red Cross seals. C. NJ. DeForest
presiding.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 2:30
Round table symposium war Programs
for Local Work." "a series Of Ave minute
talks. with general discussion). / Educa.
ton. Hospital and sanatorium provision
3 Dispensaries and clinics. Open all
schools. Getting related groups to work
Industrial work. Z Children's work
Nursing. City and county cooperation
10 Red Cross seals and other methods OF
financing. II Organisation. II Cooperation
with boards Of health.