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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 20.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION a3s
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES RE-
LATINO TO THE ANNUAL,
MEETING OF THE VERMONT
DAIRYMAN'S ASSOCIATION
AND PREMIUMS AWARDED
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section l. Section 1913 Of the Public
Statutes (Sec. $40 of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. 1913. Csc. $40 G. L) The asso-
citation shall hold annual public meetings
of at least two days duration in con-
venient building In a town or city easy
of access. Expert dairymen shall be
employed to teach and discuss methods
of dairy farming and subjects connected
Herewith. Premiums to an amount oil
not less than two hundred dollars, which
SHAH be awarded by disinterestcd and
expert judges and paid by the treasurer
Of such association, shall be offered for
the best exhibits Of dairy products.
Approved February 10, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 80.

AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
IoI7, ENTITLED IAN ACI TO
CREATE A BOARD OF CON-
troll" APPROVED MARCH FL
1917.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section l. An act entitled IAN act tc
create board of CONTROL" passed by the
General Assembly of 1917 and approved
March FL, 1917, is hereby amended b,
adding thereto new section as section
ID, which shall read as follows:
Sec. IA. This act shall take effec
from its passage.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effcc,
from its passage.
Approved April 9, 1912
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 80.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE
STATE TREASURER MAY AP-
POINT A DEPUTY STATE
TREASURER AND A DEPUTY
COMMISSIONER OF WEIGHTS
AND MEASURES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. The state treasurer may
appoint deputy state treasurer and a
deputy commissioner of weights and
measures, may remove them at pleasure
and shall be responsible for their acts
A record of such appointments shall be
made in the Office Of the secretary oil
state.
Sec Z This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April II, 1917.
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NO. "a.

SAIN MI ~ flMEND SfsA lION Z
OF NO. II OF THE ACTS OF zoos,
CREATING A BOARD OF AGRI.
CULTURE AND FORESTRY.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section !. Section 3 of No II of the
acts of 1908 (Scc. 456 of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:
Sec. g. (Sec. 4s6 G. L.) The gov
ernor is hereby authorized, upon recon-
nendation of said board. to accept gifts
OF land to the state, the same to be held,
protected and administered as state for
est reserve. Said board may, in its dis
erection, purchase lands in the name of
the state to be held as state forest re-
serves. All proceeds from the sales of
timber or other products from such lands
shall be paid to the state treasurer and
be used at the discretion of said board
/ in the furtherancc of the forestry inter-
ests of the state. All lands now held and
hereafter acquired by the state as state
forests shall be classified under No. al
of the acts of 1912. Wherever the word
owner" occurs in No. Al of the acts
Of 1917. it shall be understood that the
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NO. 40.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4oS
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES. AS
AMENDED BY NO. 81 OF THE
ACTS OF 1910, RELATING TO RE
STRICTIONS ON EXEMPTIONS
FROM TAXATION: EXCLUDING
FROM SUCH TAXATION OR
PHANAGES. HOMES. AND HOS
PITFALLS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 4o8 of the Public
Statutes, as amended BY No. g. of the
acts of 1910 (Sec. Coz of the General
Laws, as proposcd( Is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
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NO. %.

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE A GER
TAIN SUM FOR THE EXTER-
MNATION OF GRASSHOPPERS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section !. The sum of one thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated for the
use of the Vermont Agricultural Exten-
sion Service for the purpose of demon
strating the best methods of controlling
grasshopperS
Sec. z. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April 2. 1917.
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state forester shall act for the state as
owner. The town treasurer shall an
nuallv submit to the state auditor a bill
covering the taxes on a state forest III
said town. and, upon the approval Of the
same by the state forester, the state shall
pay the tax thereon.
Approved February aS, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 80.

AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE THE
BUILDING OF HOMES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Buildings erected after
June I, 1917, used and occupied ex-
clusively as home and costing, cx-
elusive of land. not more than three
thousand dollars nor less than eight
hundred dollars, may be exempted from
taxation for period of five years if the
town in which such buildings are located
so votes.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved February 27, 1917.
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support of such Office, commission, board
or department.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved April IL, 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. The following officers, COM
missioners, boards and departments shall
have their offices in Montpelier in rooms
to be designated by the board of control,
when said board shall direct: the gov
crnor, state treasurer, secretary of state,
auditor of accounts. attorney general, de-
partment of education, adjutant general,
public service commission, commissioner
of agriculture, livestock commissioner,
state forester and chief forester. COM
missioner of weights and measures, COM
missioner of taxes, purchasing agent,
commissioner of industries, factory in
spector, bank commissioner, insurance
commissioner. highway commissioner
state engineer, fish and game commits
sioncr, legislative reference bureau, free
public library commission, director OF
state institutions, board of charities and
probation.
Sec. 2. The board of control is hereby
authorized to equip each office with
necessary Office furniture and equip
rncnt.
Sec. g. Said board, il there is moi
available room for such Offices in the
state house or new administration build
ing, shall rent such rooms in the city
Of Montpelier as may be deemed ncces
sary.
Sec. 4. All contracts for rooms shall
be made by said board, and the purchas
ing agent shall purchase such Office fur
niturc and equipment for such Offices a!
the board of control directs,
Sec. S. The auditor of accounts shall
draw orders on the state treasury OF
account OF contracts or purchases mad'
by said board or purchasing agent unde
this act and charge the amounts of sale
orders to the appropriation made for tin
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
Financial and Accounting
Officers.
NO. 20.

<AAN mi ~ <A4uGsXVD 0GsAsx xNIV ,H
OF THE PUBLIC STATUTES RE-
LATINO TO THE DEFINITION
OF FISCAL YEAR.
It is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section 81 Of the Public
Statutes Csc. s27 of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. 371. (Sec. sz7 G. L.) The fiscal
year shall commence on the first day of
July and end on the thirtieth day of
June, but the accounts of the June
terms of court shall be carried forward
to the succeeding fiscal year. Two con-
secutive fiscal years beginning July I,
1917 shah constitute biennial period.
Sec. 4 This act shall take effect
July I, 1917.
Approved March II, 1917.
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AN ACT TO ESTABLISH STATE
DETENTION FARMS.
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NO. IS.
Approved April 2, 1917.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE OFFICERS
AND COMMISSIONERS TO
HAVE THEIR OFFICES AT THE
STATE CAPITAL.
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1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. The sum of two thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated for the
use of the livestock commissioner, to be
used for the payment OF claims accruing
subsequent to the first day of February,
1917, and prior to the time when the
regular appropriations shall become
available. for cattle tested for interstate
shipment and found to be tuberculous
and cattle shipped to quarantine stations
in Massachusetts, and condemned All
payments from this appropriation shall
be made as provided in sections 10 and
Sec S NO Sz3 Hi the &c; acts shs Gi 'oI or.
from its passage.
Approved February O. 1917.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. 81.

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE A GER
TAIN SUM FOR THE USE OF
THE LIVESTOCK COMMITS
SlONER IN PAYING FOR
TUBERCULOUS CATTLE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
NO. rs.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 10
OF NO. ass OF THE ACTS OF 1919
AS AMENDED BY SECTION a
OF NO. 2o2 OF THE ACTS OF
1915, RELATING TO THE VALUE
OF ANIMALS KILLED BY ORDER
OF THE LIVESTOCK COMMITS
SIONER.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
LETTER

Following is a letter recently re-
ceive by Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Erven,
from their son, George A. Erven,
which we publish for the interest of
our many readers:
France, Nov. IL, 1917.
Dear Folks:
Received the Red Cross package
with sweater, ETC., today. Please
thank all concerned for me Words
cannot express the thoughts when |
got the box. / don't need the socks
as yet but the sweater will come in
handy right now. Gee, folks a man
doesn't realize how many friends he
has got until he goes away. The
old country is sure behind us. /
have received about thirty packages
of smoking tobacco up to now. The
mail takes a delay spell for a week
or ten days once in a while, but it
is all the better when we get 1t.
l received two of your letters dat
ed October 18th and 21st together
with the box. l have written to Ell
mer since l have been here and also
to thank him for the many things in
the box. Also got one letter from
him.
They tell us that all mail we send
is going free now. Say, when any
of you get a chance to get some
fresh air, take it. If you need any
money, don't be afraid to use mine.
The country air did Mother some
good, didn't it? Wish l could get
a look at the farm myself. All we
can see is soldiers in blue uniforms.
Can't even talk to them, but we have
a lot of fun trying to talk the French
language. 1t is just like stumbling
over a bunch of rock. The word for
Eyes" is VIE, and when they get to
going to strong for us we just say
Vie a number of times and look wise.
We get by with it a lot of times, too.
The work on the road is still 60
ing good. Have had a lot of nice
nights to sleep since the cloudy and
cold weather.
A drove Of the Dutch came over
today as it was clear. but just to see
what we were doing. They have to
see us once in a while or suppose
they would get lonesome. The rainy
and chilly weather is still with us.
have a pair Of nob-nailed shoes,
so the mud doesn't bother me much.
Don't feel right any more unless I
have mud on me somewhI re.
Will keep writing to let you know
how l am. l till hope and pray for
the big day when pt ace comes.
l have got the sweater on now as
the fire went down a little. Don't
believe the terrible things you see in
the papers about us. Most Of it is
false and greatly exaggerated.
Good luck to you all and the best
OF a Christmas day.
Babe is doing fine in her school
work from the looks Of her grades.
'NttN1Nt Your loving son
N2Et>t George A. Erven.
10 Engs. Ry. Co. D., U. s. A. Ex-
peditionary forces in France
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
A ESCAPE

Dorothy Phillips last week narrowly
escaped death or serious injury when
the sleeve of her kimona caught in the
fire of a gas flame in her dressing room
when she was making up as Marta for
the five reel Jewel feature, ''Pay Me-"
which comes to the Crescent theatre on
Saturday, December -. Miss Phillips
remarkable presence of mind in taking a
tapestry from the wall and wrapping it
around her person, saved her from more
serious injury than a few burns on her
arm
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
PEACE TO MEN OF GOOD WILL

The angels song, "On Earth
Peace, Good Will Toward Men, can
also be translated. peace to men of
good will" This version is timely
as well as correc; for the Greek.
For peace "a .and shall come to
men of good will, and it cannot cine
to men of bad will.
Who is the man Of good will? 1t
is he who has a choice of happiness,
of righteousness. Of goodness for all
men. 1t is he who desires that men
may be blessed, and who tries to
make the desire effective. The man
of good will does not hate. Neither
does he incarnate rate in any weap-
on offensive or defensive. He is
free from revenge, and is full of for
giveness for the penitent. He may
not forget injuries, but, what is more
important, he is eager to make the
injury the occasion for helping the
offender to overcome the evil with
in the heart or out Of which the in
Jury sprung. He is capable of mighty
indignations, but he does not suffer
himself to be conquered by them.
Without being impassive, he is calm
in the face Of wrong, and he is very
patient, being more willing to be the
victim than the agent of evil. His
hatred Of all sin and his love for
the man who, despite his manhood,
is guilty of sin, are alike strong and
lasting. He is free from suspicion,
he thinketh no evil. He loves his
neighbor, not only as himself. but
even more, being more eager to do
justice than to receive justice.
The qualities and elements that
constitute the man of good will also
constitute the commonwealth of good
will.
Such a commonwealth is a COM
monwealth peace. Willing good to
others, others will good alsoto it.
Armaments in such condition have
no longer any function to play. and
they melt away. The b~attleflags are
furled. Wars cease and rumors Of
wars are not heard. Men become
brothers in mutual service and hap
piness, as they are brothers in origin
and destiny.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
FARMERS MUST SALT
THEIR SOFT CORN

If a discovery over in LaSalle
county, ILL.,, proves t be all that is
hoped for it, thousands upon thous-
ands of dollars will be saved to the
farmers within the next few weeks.
That discovery is a method for saw
ing soft corn.
Because of early frosts it is es-
iiinated that pretty nearly half Gf
the great corn crop of the STU Q S
what the farmers call soft corn
that is all right for feeding pur 90 SOS
now, but will not stand storage. In
some Of the counties. those in the
northern part of LIE state in partic-
ular, more than fifty per cent of the
corn is. soft; in southern counties the
percentage is much lower.
The process Of saving it, which
means curing it to a degree that it
will stand storage, is a very, simple
one SALT-a barrel of salt to a
thousand bushels of corn.
1. S. Brooks, consulting agricult-
urist of the LaSalle County Better
Farming Association, is the man who
is spreading the good new that salt
may be the curing agent for soft
corn. C. ]. Mann. the Bureau county
adviser, is helping. They have made
ton with elevator men and big farm
ers, and the process seems to them
to be a good one.
The committee on Food, Fuel and
Conservation of the state Council of
Defense, has taken the matter up
with it's local organizations, and <
periments are going on throughout
the state. The Agricultural College
of the University of Illinois is also
making a complete investigation.
Mr.. Brooks in a report on the salt
ing process says: "About one barrel
b. of salt is used to each thousand bush
els of corn. The salt causes the
moisture to condense on the outside
of the ears, but no heating takes
place. We saw soft corn which was
cribbed and sailed five weeks ago,
with lots of husks and silks on, but
it had not heated. T. j. Marshall
used salt in 1881, several used 1t in
1915, and more are using it now. No
taste of salt can be found on the corn
the following summer.
"Sort your corn, but not so close
ly as has been considered necessary
heretofore. Use ventilators and salt.
Engage your salt quickly. Retailers
and wholesalers are short on supply"
c. ]. Mann, the adviser of Bureau
county, telegraphed as follows:
Thousands Of bushels of corn are
rotting in cribs. Eight quarts Of
common salt per wagon load will
prevent it,"
Mr.. Mann also asked the help Of
the Council committee to get salt,
and after a conference with salt
supply concerns it was arranged to
have four car loads shipped immed-
lately to the communities which need
it most. The salt people also agreed
to use every effort to supply the de-
mand in every community where it
is needed to save corn. They say the
salt supply is sufficient, but that
they are thousands of cars behind
in shipments, becaue of freight con-
gestion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
WIRELESS

The navy wants telegraphers, am
ateur wireless operators, high school
boys, college men, young men with
no previous wireless experience, who
can write a legible hand at the rate
of 25 words per minute. and thor
oughly understand decimal fractions
a now enroll in the wireless branch
and be sem to the Radio school at
Great Lakes Naval Training school
and then on to Harvard university
for an advanced course. All free,
including board, room, medical at
tention and a full outfit of clothing
and in addition $3.50 per month
while training. Advancement is
rapid. Ages IS to 35. Do your duty.
Join the navy now. Apply at Des
Moines. Davenport, Burlington, Ce-
dar Rapids, Fort Dodge, Waterloo,
Mason City and Red Oak. Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME AGAIN

There's a fire in the crate and a
light in the hall,
For it's Christmas time again.
And the sleighbells ring, and the
children call,
For it. Chris tmas time again.
It's time for a Christian land to
raise
Her loudest paeans of love and
praise
For the Holy Babe of the Bethlehem
days,
For it's Christmas time again.
There's a wreath of green at the
window pane,
For it's Christmas time again.
An the church bells echo the glad
refrain,
For it's Christmas time again.
oh, it's time to turn with a golden
smile
To the friend we doubted and scorn.
ed awhile
To rid our hearts Of their greed and
guile!
For it's Christmas time again.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
THE MOTHERS CHRISTMAS GIFT

1t never comes to Christmas but |
think about the times
We used to save our pennies and
our nickels and our dimes
And we punched them all together,
even little baby brother
Put in something for the present
that we always gave to mother.
We began to talk about it very early
in December,
Twas. a very serious matter to us
children. I remember,
And we used to whisper nightly our
suggestions to each other,
For by nothing cheap and tawdry
could we show our love for
mother.
Hers must be a gift Of beauty, fit to
symbolic her ways,
1t must represent the sweetness and
the love that marked her days.
1t must be the best our money, all
combined, had power to buy,
And be something that she longed
for; nothing else would satisfy.
Then it mattered not the token, once
the purchase had been made.
1t was smuggled home and hidden.
and with other treasures laid.
And we placed our present proudly
on her lap on Christmas day,
And we smothered her with kisses,
and we laughed her tears away.
1t never comes to Christmas but I
think about the times
We used to ave u pennies and
our nickels and our dimes,
And the only folks I envy are the
sisters and the brothers
Who still have the precious privilege
of buying for their mothers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
literally which had come along, but

literally which had come along, but
from time to time during these var
ious campaigns, the solicitor knows
they are simply lying about it to get
out of giving what is justly coming
from them. Then there is that very
common excuse, "If l were Just as
able as so and so l would give very
literally" This is merely hiding be-
hind somebody's else skirts. It's up
to every nan to give his share ac-
cording to his ability and in these
times the person who doesn't do this
is a slacker.-Oskaloosa Globe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
PART
TWO
HOLIDAY EDITION
POULTRY JUDGE WAS HERE

j. l.. Todd. who was IN This vicin-
ity a couple of days last week scor-
ing poultry for Mrs. Clara Newell.
Sam Garmire and Frank McLaugh-
lin, returned to his home at Des
Moines Thursday evening. He has
judged over 160 poultry shows in
the last % years and has been maxi
ing trips to Audubon county for the
past IS years. While here last week
he scored over 600 thoroughbred
chickens for Mrs. Newell. owe 500
for Sam Garmire and quite a num-
Der for Mr.. Mclaughlin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
ARE YOU A

Solicitation for these patriotic
funds is a liberal education in itself
in some ways. especially in that of
patriotism. Some people respond
readily and in fact, most people.
However, there are quite a number
who merely look for an excuse not
to give. The man who has been So
Letting on many different occasions
car generally tell this class the min
ute they open their mouth and their
excuses fool no one. To hear some
people talk you would think they
had contributed TO everything very
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
MAN WITHOUT COUN-
TRY ON DEC. 10

FLORENCE LA BADIE n ii. Il.
HERBERT IN LEADS
Story by Edward Everett Hale; Present Day
Version by Lloyd Lonegran; Director,
Ernest G. Warde
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13

George and Win finland. who at
tended a public sale near Manning
last Thursday, returned Friday, hav-
ing purchased some farm machinery
for the farm of the former. who is
moving on his farm near Manning
this week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
NEW POSTAL REGULATION

Postal regulation positively for
bid Christmas stamps from being
pasted on the front or addressed side
Of letters or packages for foreign
countries. If these stamps are on
letters or on the front or addressed
side, the letters or packages will re-
turn, even though it go OUT Of the
local office. 1t is best not to put
Christmas stamps on the front or
addressed side of any packages or
lcffar
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13

trance into the Worlds War Alton. wMk a mcnst is mgwd to barbara Blair whose nhT Phnes blair is head
Dr. Milton al friend of Alton father is md by the og man wm he tries to ae in Mma patriotic ceiling
he has brought with him Edward Eret Has story of unfortunate Philip Nolan a lieutenant in the United States
army who % on trial for treason in 1907 ..uu. ,..u.m
- When Alton reads eenm he looks at the book in wodemGt saying Why those neue very 0sI ua the
Tub recently" Am speaks his sweetheart in the g@ fCombn,h the GomS0fM liberty appears pT nm anu
tells him that ina previous incarnation heJ John Alton pchSt was Lieutenant hmp Nolan u s. A, and leads him
aroused from his vision following N0ms trial. Alton h@ns that the ap 0w which barbara vent aW .M@ n
sunk by the aey. Rnomcrgu the Peace any Price, attitude which he has SO far assumed Alton aot hu$o
hoha Tom proves Incorrect and the lovers are ruad auew world war begins
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13

I" e Man Without a Country tells the story
of join Alton, a worldly young American re-
siding in New York Just prior to Americas en-