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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
WAR RELIEF APPEAL.
Easter Message of Federal Council of
Churches OF Christ.

The sixth war relief message of the
federal council of the Churches of Christ
in America, called AN Easter Message"
quotes Herbert c. Hoover as saying that
America is only beginning to allow the
awful burden Of suffering pnd restitution
to rest upon her conscience"
The message has just been mailed to
nearly 10000 individual churches. The
first message was issued in May, 1916
1t lays stress upon the spirit of self
sacrifice shown by the peoples of the
countries which have been involved in the
war. While America has given nine cents
per capita for relief in Belgium, Tas-
mania has given $3.50 and New Zealand
LIS. Canada has given much more in
proportion to her numbers than the Uni
ted States for Belgium and for the relief
Of Armenians and Syrians, besides raising
an army of a half million men and boys
with all the accompanying burdens. The
people Of the warning countries, 1t is said,
have definitely accepted the spirit Of sac
riiice during the continuance of the war.
This. the message asserts. few Americans
have done.
The liberality Of certain churches and
individuals Is recounted In the message.
While the American people have given
less than 20 cents per capita per year
since the war began. a little church at
Owings. g. c.. Of 40 members, half OF
them children and none well-to-do. gives
40 per month. A small church at Pom
fret. Conn. gives regularly at the rate
Of $50 per capita per year. An Episcopal
rector was given a legacy of $1,000. He
wrote that he didn't need 1t at the time
and couldn't use 1t while the world is
suffering terribly. and turned II over
to- the federal council for war relief A
chauffeur sent so. A wealthy New York
man has given $4,000 anonymously ir
monthly installments and has recently
increased these monthly gifts.
The churches Of the country are urged
to take q special war relief offering or
Easter Sunday and to inaugurate the plaI
already followed by many churches OF
giving to war relief by system OF
pledges Of weekly or monthly gifts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
WOMAN'S SUDDEN DEATH.
May Have Been Caused by Medicine
Taken with Illegal Intent.

Mrs Earl Wallbridge died at her home
on Colchester avenue Saturday evening
very suddenly 1t is thought that her
death was caused by medicine taken by
her with illegal intent.
Mrs Wallbridge was with her
husband and two children at her home
Saturday evening At about $3.50 o'clock
she sat down upon a couch in the living
room, telling her husband that she felt
faint. She became suddenly weak and he
assisted her to the piazza to get air There
her condition grew much worse and. after
placing her upon the couch. he rushed 70
the home of his brother-in-law. across
the street. TO telephone for a physician
She died very soon after he returned to
the house. DR.. f.. A. Heath. tho family
physician, was called but the woman
was dead when he arrived.
The police authorities were notified and
with DIR. F. j. Dnnis went to the house
circumstances were such that States At
Ing investigations by him tho autopsy was
performed by DR.. b. II. STONE Of the State
laboratory Sunday morning.
Mrs. Wallbridge was but n years OF age
She was the mother OF two children. Don.
aid. aged about three, and Russell, an In
FAINT a year and two months OF ass. She
was born in Concord. N. H.. the daush-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ell Sturgeon. and
came here to 1--we about three years aso.
Besides her husband and children, she 10
survived by her father and three sisters.
Mrs. George Brown Of Concord. n. H..
Mrs. Emmett Laramie Of Enfield. ". H.,
and Miss Ethel Sturgeon o. Concord.
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WILL GET MORE ROOM.
I. p. Wood to Add Another Store in
Improved Block

A change which will materially improve
the appearance Of Church street will be
made on the building belonging to the
Socrates Beach estate. the first north of
Bank street, which is occupied by the
sporting goods and tobacco store of l.. p.
Wood and Fremau's jewelry store. A new
front will be put in on the Church street
side OF the block, and Mr.. Wood will put
In new show windows.
Woods store has outgrown it's present
space on the corner Of Bank and Church
streets. where it has been located for
nearly % years. To gain more room, Mr..
Wood will have the store now occupied by
the Fireman. store just north in addition
to that which the tobacco store already
has. making total frontage of about 30
feet. The Fireman. store will be moved
one door north, into the store now occu-
pied by B. Machanic. which is in the
same block. The new front will extend
from the north end of the Fireman. store
to the corner Of Bank street. The ell
trance to Woods will be in the center of
the new store. New mahogany window
cabinets will be installed and all of the
latest window fixtures with x-rsy lamps
The enlargement will give an opportunity
for o greatly increased stock of sporting
goods and the store will be agency foi
the Oldtown canoe. this being a new line
Mr.. Wood will also handle cupboard mo.
tors to a greater extent than before. and
his typewriter department which is al
present on the second floor, will be con.
sCildated with the sporting goods mer-
ehandise.
The store now occupied by Mr. Machanio
will be rennished inside. as well as having
the new front. The change will also give
. new and improved entrance to thu
Hatch barber shop. located on the secont
floor of the block.
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ARREST AFTER STRUGGLE.
Joseph La"xon. Jr- Threatens to shoot
His Brother.

Joseph Lauzon. Jr, was locked up Mon
day afternoon on a warrant issued by
States Attorney Allen Martin, charged
with breach Of the peace I.aIzon was
arrested after threatening to shoot his
brother and son.
1t appears that Lauzon has been drink
ing for some time not enough to become
intoxicated but a little each day so that
1t had begun to wear upon his nerves
Monday saw the crisis OF his nervous
energy and about one o'clock he appeared
at IRE station one. where his brother,
seymour Lauzon. who drives the auto
mobile truck. was on duty. After a short
conversation with his brother. he came
to point where he demanded an answer
from him. When his brother did not
answer the Infatuated man stated that
If he did not answer he would shoot him.
At this the brother stepped close to
! IauZon. who had his hands in his pockets
/ When 1t was seen that the man meant
business one of the men in the station
grappled with him and he was ordered to
| leave the place.
I-auzon went out but stepped in the
alley. stating that he would wait there
for his brother. An emergency call was
sent to police headquarters and Officer
Simon was sent to the fire station Officer
Vincent. who was alone at the station,
stepped to the front door and saw Lauzon,
who had euded Officer Simon, starting
| across Main street. He called to Lauzon.
who came over in front of the station
When told that he was wanted inside,
l.auZon refused to step In, keeping his
hands in his overcoat pockets Having
been told that the man had revolver
and. seeing that he was in an ugly mood,
OFFICER Vincent seized the mans wrists, at
the same time pulling him into the sta
tion. When inside Lauzon put up a scrap.
He In heavy man and the struggle lasted
for some few minutes until OFFICER Simon
had returned from the fire station. Then
the man was searched. 32-calibre H. &
h. Arms company revolver. fully loaded
and box OF cartridges being found upon
his person The revolver had never beer
used and 1t is supposed that 1t was pur-
chased Monday. When EauZon left the
fire station he said that he was goine
down to kill his son.
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FARMERS PAY HELP WELL
Wage In Vermont in 1915 and
1915 Was Relatively High.
massachusetts Only New Englaud
state Last Year Thst Gave a. Good
Monthly Wage with Board
Some Figures.

While IS States Of the Union during 1916
paid higher monthly wages to male farm
laborsrs than did Vermont, the State
stands considerably above the average.
and with Massachusetts highest in New
England. according to the monthly crop
report for March Of the bureau Of crop
estimates. United States department Of
agriculture, which reached here this
week.
Vermont's wage vita board was $50 a
month as compared with the following
figures for the other States Of New Eng
land: Maine. SO: New Hampshire, So;
Massachusetts. $780, Rhode Island, S29.6
Connecticut, $3.50. In 1915 Vermont paid
1850 and In 1910. SIS.
The States wage without board was
relatively somewhat lower a. compared
with three of its fellow New England
States. The six stood as follows for 1915
and 1916. respectively; Maine. ~ and $50,
respectively; New Hampshire. ~ and
$3.50. respectively; Vermont, ~ and 33s;
Massachusetts. 1850 and s41.So; Rhode Is
land. SA anc $50; Connecticut. t4e and 80.
1t 10 probable. however, that board cost
less in Vermont on the average than in
Massachusetts. Rhode Island or Con-
necticut. A very slight difference would
be needed to wipe out the latters wage
advantage
New York does not compare with Ver-
mont In wage paid with or without board
In either year. Its figures are With
board. 1915 and 1915. SO 70 and SO. 40. re-
spectively: without board. $3.50 and SIS.
respectively.
The daily wage at harvest Is almost as
creditable to the State. Vermont paid
with board. in 1916 and 1918. S1.e6 and 81. 70.
respectively; without board. 3345 and 1921.
respectively. The figures for the other
New England States and New York were
Maine. with board. 31.aa and sl.72: with
out. 2.30 and $316. respectively; New
Hampshire, N.SS and $1.6s with board
s2.5 and $2.12 without; Massachusetts
s1.9o and $1.63 with; $24S and 1915 with.
OUT Rhode Island. $l.So and N.60, with
s2.31 and $2.G without: Connecticut, 81 and
s1.69 with; S2.54 and sell without New
York. $2.l2 and 3l.sS with $2.56 and s22l
without
Whether farm labor will rise more the
coming summer in New England than ir
certain groups Of western States remains
to be seen. Very many Of the latter lack
a sufficient supply of labor because Of
mining activity. as New England hal
lacked 1t because Of munitions making.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
MUCH DIRTY MILK.
More Than One-IaIf Of Samples Elk
amined at Laboratory below Standard.


The quarterly bulletin OF the YER
mont State board of health, bearing
date of March ]. is just out. 1t con-
tains an appreciative sketch OF the
late DR.. II. ID. Holton of Brattleboro,
for many years secretary of the board,
and a picture of the deceased, as a sup
plement. Other articles are paper
on "The Needy Child" read by DIR. G.
S. Caverly. president of the board, at
a conference of charities and correc-
tons in Montpelier last January; a pa =
per on alcohol from a Medical stand
point" by DR.. c. F. Dalton. secretary
Of the board; papers on tuberculosis
by DR.. c. j. Hateld and III. w. Slocum
an epitOme of the history Of the YER
mont State board Of health; an histor-
ical sketch Of the laboratory OF hy
giene, prepared by Dr. b. H. Stone, the
director; and a report OF the work done
at the laboratory during the months of
November and December. 1916. and
January 1917 1t apears that there
were 1851 examinations made during
that period. including 266 examinations
OF milk, of which more than One-half
were below standard. Many speci-
mems of food and drugs were also ex-
amined. most OF them being found to
be legal.
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Central Vermont Ry.
40 Church St.. Burlington.
TIME cable IN EFFECT

TIME FABLE IN EFFECT
March 10. 1917.
.nH-a. m. daily for Montreal and
Chicago.
7s1H-a- m. except Sunday for Bos.
ton and Springfield. Broiler
buffet parlor car from Bur.
linRton without change due
Boston 4:26 p. m.
9.(1H-a. m. except Sunday for st.
Jofnsbury and Portland.
ln.()H-a. m. except Sunday for Rich.
ford. Montreal and Ottawa
IN. INK q. m, Sunday only for st. Al.
~. bans
II GOA. M. daily for Boston and
49, New York: for New London
Ns week days only. Through
~ parlor cars and dining carl
30 Essex Jet to Boston and New
~ York.
~ .nE-a. M. Sunday only. Cor ST. Al.
bans.
A:29-p. M. except Sunday for 81
- Johnsbury.
-lsA0-p. M. except Sunday for St
$3.50 Alba.As. Rouses Point. Ogdens.
burg. Richford and Montreal
~ Also for Montpelier and White
49,. River Junction.
.u6sAH-p. m. daily for Montreal and
CAicago. Standard sleepe,
daily from ST. Adams and
tourist sleeping cars from Els
sex Jet. Mondays. wednesday,
So and Fridays to Chicago. with
- out change.
e.lK %. m.. Sunday only. for White
River Junction.
.A0.-p. m. daily. through sleeping
cars from Essex Jet. to Boston
and Springfield.
p. l.. CULVER, TICKET AGENT.
Telephone lat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
ROAD MEETING ON APRIL 10
Annual Gathering of County
Road Officials at City Hall.
state Commissioner Stoddard n. Bates
- Speak-Sshedule Of County Meet
ings All over the state
IL Issued.

A hundred road officials, more or less.
ere expected in the city on April 10. when
The annual meeting for Chittenden county
Will take place at the city hail. County
Road Commissioner NJ e. Carpenter Of
Charlotte was in town on Saturday max
ing arrangements for the meeting.
Three selectmen from each of the 16
towns In the county, a road commissioner.
road patrolmen, etc, will come here and
listen to an address by Stoddard b. Bates.
state commissioner Of highways, who will
discuss with them questions relating to
the maintenance of the county's roads.
and the rules and regulations which
Vovern the expenditure o. road
funds subject to his supervision. All town
oficials who are concerned in the eXper al
ture and accounting of such funds are
urged in the Official letter of Mr.. Rates
to attend.
II there il anything to come out in add
vance regarding the proposed improve
ments to county roads. 1t is expected to
become public property at this meeting.
County Commissioner Carpenter was mum
when asked whether any decision had
been reached yet regarding the improve
mont OF the Sunderland Hollow road and
other highways. A bill asking for a spe-
cial appropriation of funds for the Sum
derland Hollow road has been introduced
into tho Legislature. and will probably be
reported out by the appropriations COM
nsittee this week.
The bill carries an appropriation of &c.,
900 and. according to reports about Mont
pelier, may be partly successful. The talk
IL 10 allow 5000 IL another 5000 is raissS
By the town.
INVITING BOARDS OF TRADE.
James P. Taylor, secretary of the
Greater Vermont association. has been
sending out letter to affiliated men,
berS Of the association. boards of trade.
business mems associations. etc, urging
them to attend If possible a dinner. such
- tho informal function which has been
given In Burlington In years past, in con-
Neotion with the Chittenden county meet
ing. Mr.. Taylor thinks the boards of
trade In every county ought to
Aeat the selectmen, road commissioner
ara patrolmen Of the various towns in
the county where they are located at these
annual road meetings.
STATES COUNTY MEETINGS.
Chittenden will be little late holding its
meeting. The complete schedule for the
State is as follows Windham, at Brattle-
ooro, April 3; Windsor. at White River
Junction. April 4; Caledonia. at st. Johns
bury. April S: Orleans. at Newport April
6; Bennington at Bennington, April
10: Rutland, at Rutland. April IL;
Addison. at Middlebury. April 12
Chittenden, at Burlington, April
a.: Grand Isle at North Hero, April Ii
Franklin. at st. Adams. April 10: La.
mobile. at Hyde Park. April -; Washing
ton. at Montpelier, April 20; Essex. a,
0uildhall. April "a; Orange, at Chelsea
April 26.
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MILK Il CENTS AFTER APRIL |
II. y. Hood & Sons Of Boston Declare
Half-Cent Raise IL Due to Grant,
ing of an Increased Summer
Price to Farmers.

DR.. Nelson c. Davis of H. p. Hood 4
Sons, which supplies a large proportion
Of the milk for greater Boston, announced
that on April the company he repre-
sents will increase the price of milk to
the consumer from 10 1-2 to IL cents a
quart. on account of the granting of an
increased summer price. says the Boston
Herald.
The executive committee of the New
England Milk Producers association and
the Hood company. after several days ar
gument, came to an agreement under
which the producers will receive one and
one-quarter cents moro quart for milk
than they received last summer The as
sociation. which has many New England
farmers in it's membership. demanded that
contractors pay the producers one and
one-half cents per quart more for milk
than last summer. BY agreement the in
crease was placed at one and one-quarter
cents.
The producers say that tho price Of
grain is 40 per cent. higher this year than
last year, and that the cost of labor is s6
per cent. higher, therefore 1t was neces-
sary for them to increase the price to
the contractors. 1t is believed that the
most OF the other contractors will agree
to pay the producers the same price as
the Hood company will pay. which will
necessitate their increasing retail prices.
A member OF the New England Milk
Producers association asserted that there
are $4,000 less cows In New England to-
day than there were five years ago, also
that many farmers who have succeeded
! in making the milk business pay in the
past are now abandoning 1t. He added
that the increased price will no more than
cover the cost Of production.
GIVES OUT STATEMENT.
DR.. Davis gave out the following state
ment:
Despite the fact that we have granite ed
| the conditions relative to the buying OF
milk asked for by the New England Milk
Producers association. and are giving the
| farmers an increase OF one and one quar-
| ter cents per quart over the price they
received last summer. the present price
OF 10 IL cents per quart will be increased
but one-half a cent to the consumer.
'"rhe farmers under the new conditions
which become operative April l. will re-
ceive more money than ever before fol
their summer milk. and our system OF
bonuses will lead. we believe, to the pro-
duction OF better milk for our customers
THE farmers We're entitled to the in
crease in our judgment. as their expense.
have greatly increased during the las
year The new price will enable them tc
produce milk at reasonable profit.
| 1T must be remembered that during
the past winter we lost 100000 because
we underestimate our expenses Should
such a condition again arise 1t would b,
necessary for us to increase our price. w,
will do our best. however to hold the price
I
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
EASTMAN GETS CONTRACT.
Will Erect First Section OF Chocolate
COmpany's Factory.

COmponyo Factory.
Announcement was made by John
Walker, president Of the Vermont MIX
Chocolate company. At the merchants
dinner Thursday that the contract had
been awarded to James +. eastman of
this city to build the nrst section OF the
| factory which will be erected on the land
to be purchased from y. j. Flynn on
Park avenue
There wsro in all five bids entered for
! construction Of the new building. They
are as follows:
r. II. Howes Construction company CT
Boston. $4,000: c, A. Dodge company Of
Cambridge. Mass. which has erected
three buildings for the Massachusetts
Chocolate company. >eo.357: b. F. Stanley
ton company Of Burlington. ss6oe7: James
FL eastman OF Burlington. NC.sD.ll. The
eleven cents came in for Some comment
by Mr.. Walker. who statsd. however.
that he would not DO put OF ON account
OF that much money.
The subscriptions to tho preferred stool
now amount to &205 500. The hrst assess
mont OF Is per cent will now BE- called,
payable April !. Mr.. Walker during the
present week purchased in Springfield.
Mass. And New York machinery 10 be
used In the factory to the amount OF
$4,000. to Be delivered not later than
July IL He has also Just purchased COCOA
beans to the value Of $3.50. 900 to arrive for
Use by the company during the next five
months.
The first section Of the new factory.
which will be completed by July Is. will
employ from 900 to 800 hands. All Of this
labor With the exception OF about I'VE
heads OF departments. will be drawn from
this territory. II. 3. Edwards. vtce-presi-
dent and manager OF the plant. will come
when the building 10 completed to super
intend the installation of the machinery
and open the factory.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
HOW POLIO SPREADS.
u University Professor Said to Have Mad,
Discovery.

Announcement that Dr. Edward Taylor,
professor Of tropical medicine at the Uni
versity of Vermont. had made an i'm
portant discovery AS to the manner in
which infantile paralysis Is spread was
made Thursday by DIR. Charles 8. Caverly,
president Of the State board of health.
"Dr Taylor has apparently shown" DIR.
Caverly said. that diseased noses and
threats allow the passage of the virus
into the central nervous system. while
normal noses and throats seem to neu-
tralize this poison. Tho simple process
of cleansing the nose and throat with
warm water, In which table salt has been
as we have"
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relief and six bottles have entirely
cured me. All women who have female
trouble of any kind should try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs. Eta DoRloN, Ogdensburg. Wis.
Physicians undoubtedly did their best,
battled with this case steadily and could
do no more, but often the most scientific
treatment is surpassed by the medicinal
properties of the good old fashioned
roots and herbs contained in Lydia E..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If any complication exists It paws to
write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co.. Lynn, Mass. for special frse advice.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
AN HONEST LETTER FROM AN
HONEST MAN,

Enos Ialbert. Paoli. Ind. writes: IT
contracted a severe cold this fall and
coughed continually. Could hardly sleep
at nights. l tried several remedies with
out relief. Got Foley's Honey and Tar
and the first bottle relieved me. curing
my cough entirely can recommend 1t
for all coughs" Get the genuine. Medi-
cal Hall. J. w. O'Sullivan. 30 Church ST.
(Adv.l
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MODIFY DEMANDS.
Executive Committee, N. e. NJ. p. A.,
Ask Less for Ordinary MIX.

Members of the executive committee
OF the New England Milk Producers' as
ISOLATION, comprising representatives from
all New England and New York, have
decided to modify the previous demand
for the maintenance Of winter prices dur
Ing the ensuing six months to practically
five per cent. less. This means ap-
proximately 4 81 cents . quart for milk
at the country stations. In view Of this
concession in tho price for ordinary milk
1t was decided to demand reasonable
advance for milk Of better quality. this
advance to take the shape Of greater
premiums for excess over the usual
standards and the extension Of the
premium system throughout the selling
territory. The scale adopted Is as fol-
lows:
Average prices at country stations for
six months. April to October, per 81 quart
can. Massachusetts, standard milk: