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be able TO meet situations Of this kind
and to encourage trade that is 70 the
nations interests
Patriotic Reasons.
The complete collapse OF the Rus
SLAMS has thrown an added burden on
US. To make the world safe for dem
ocracy, we must support our govern
ment with our lives. our honor Ind our
fortunes. Yet, after all. what q petty
demand Is made OF usl A few dollars
Tho American boy who goes TO war foi
Us gives up home, family. and friends
lie gives up the position that means 50
much TO his future. He faces the chance
OF having TO begin again at the begin.
ming when he returns; n he ever does
He faces the possibility Of being in
capacitated for future work, Of belns
dependent upon his friends. Can W.
speak Of our sacrifices when we thlnl
OF those that the man "oyer there ha'
madaf
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so Y.M.C.A. MEN in
WAR SAVINGS SOCIETY

Thomas p Bayard was the speaker at
patriotic rally held in the lobby Of
the y. NJ. c A. last night when the
War Savings Society OF the association
attained a membership Of more than
nifty. Mr.. BSyerd explained the need
Of organizing the society and the Inn
portance Of supporting the Government
in the undertaking TO raise two bill
lion dollars which will be needed 20
finance the war.
William d. Todd explained the or
ganizatlon Of the society aud urged
men 20 Join. Henry Irving Bowles
urged that the savings for Thrift
stamps be regarded as the one thlns
done 10 bring victory after 70 seemed
everything possible had been done. Il
was pointed out by all speakers that
the purchase Of stamps was done as
accessory to the Liberty Loan.
Evening journal., 1918-04-20
Mill HoNnR CoInREn HERn.

LAUREL. Del. April 20.-At the grave
OF John Parker, the old colored man
who lost his life In saving Miss Pearl
Mills. a monument will be erected by
white residents Of this city. From cvi-
dence introduced at the coroners in
Evening journal., 1918-04-20

quest, Parker, 73 years old, lesped In
front Of an onrushlng automobile.
which had caught Miss Mills on the
fender. and pushed the girl ON, saving
her life, but losing his own.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
18TH ANNIVERSARY.
Local Chapter Of Kappa Sigma Tratss.
nifty Celebrates Event.

Alpha Lambda chapter Of the Kappa
Sigma fraternity observed on Saturday
the 25th anniversary Of the founding
Of the chapter at the University Of
Vermont. Many friends Of the chapter
took advantage Of the invitation to
visit the house on Pearl street during
the afternoon. Members Of every ohter
fraternity Of the university were pres
emit, a circumstance which. as one
alumnus said, twas unheard Of in the
old days of harmful rivalry between
fraternities, when a member of one
fraternity would not put his foot on
the threshold of another unless there
was some other purpose far removed
from a friendly visit"
Forty-six members and friends Of the
chapter were present at the banquet
held at the chapter house in the eve
ming, including three of the charter
members of the Alpha Lambda chapter.
Theodore E. Hopkins. '95. Of Burling-
ton; Joseph B. Kidder. '96. Of Burling-
ton and Fred NJ. Small. 90, of Norris
VILE The other founders who were
unable to be present were Tenney H.
wheatley, '93, of Brooklyn. N. Y; Carl
W. Fisher, '96. of San Mateo. CAL; Nor
man B. Weber. of '95. of Manchester,
N. H.; Prof. William Stuart, "a, Of Ia
coma Park D. c.; Otis W. Barrett. '96.
Of Clarendon; c. G. Andrews. 's6, Of
Canton, NJ Y; Leigh E. Hunt, '95. OF
Rutland: John F. Young. '94. of New
York city; Prof Frank Guild. 's4, Of
Tucson. Ariz.; Harry D. Giddings. '96,
of New York city; A. D. Longe. -, OF
Newport.
Dean Joseph L. Hills. the alumnus
advisor. traced very interestingly the
development Of the fraternity from its
inception on February 0, 1898. when
the fourteen founders formed Tho AL
pha lambda chapter in rooms over the
fire station on Church street and dur
: ing the period when the fraternity had
rooms in the Y. NJ. c. A. building until
1t moved into it's house at 3s6 Pearl
street in the fall of 1914.
The following from out Of town were
present at the banquet: James v. Ben.
net Of Providence. r. l., c. l. Gates OF
Boston. Fred NJ Small of Worthwhile.
p. l.. Smith of Woonsocket, r. l.. c. c.
Smith and Joseph B. johnson Of Spring.
field, and l.. L. Conner of Brandon. Be-
sides the foregoing members there
were also present G. L. Provost of Bel
lows Falls and George and Allen Kid
der, sons of founder j. B. Kidder Of
Burlington, az invited guests of the
fraternity.
Toasts were responded to by rheo-
dore E. Hopkins, Fred NJ Small. J. b
Kidder, Dean ]. l.. Hills, James v. Ben
net, c. 1. Gates. Duane c. Sprague. 10.
Harold c. Billings. rs, Joseph H.
Johnson. 10. Seward F. French, IS.
and Ray l.. Smalley. 81.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
SEND.OFF FOR "HT" SKEELS
Popular Hotel Clerk ShOwered on Eve
Of Departure.

When Dewey got back from Manila
he did not have much more Of a time
than fell to the lot of Hi" Skeels.
for the past three years clerk at the Hotel
Vermont and who Tuesday went with aeon
tingent, of which he is captain, to Char
lotte, N. c., where he will Join the First
Vermont Infantry The only difference
is that "Hi' is just starting on his career
as warrior and his friends gave
him the kind Of send-off to make him
remember that he has friends. A num-
Der of functions have been given him and
Monday night the series was completed
with dinner in the Van Ness grill.
About % of His" pals were present
and one Of the features was the presen-
tation Of $50 which the boys raised for
him, for they have read that the pay
master sometimes gets around late in
the army and Hi" must not go broke.
Then there were other presents. Among
these were two boxes of so each of some
of the best cigars which could be bought
The girls at the Hotel Vermont had
noticed that many of the soldiers had
wrist watches. So Hi must have one,
too. They bought him one of the best
which could be had on Church street,
one with IA karat solid gold back
Other things made 1t look like Christ
mas. Among the presents was SOL
dier's kit with razors. all necessaries of
shaving. repairing clothing and toilet
articles. Other friends gave him heavy
sweater. helmet, wristers. socks and
towels.
The dinner Monday night was an informal
affair. There were no set speeches.. but
those present, some of whom came from
considerable distance. told "Hi'' they
hated to see him go.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
COZY NOOK FOR BEER.
Police Find 1t in Cleverly Concealed
Hole in Cellar Wall.

One of the coolest hooks In which a
bottle of beer ever reposed was discovered
early Sunday morning when the police
visited the home of Mrs. Daisy Ray
Gerhard. situated in the rear Of 1856 Battery
street. As the result of the raid Mrs.
Gerhard. William Scott. caller. and
George Booth. who lives In the other part
Of Daisy's house were placed IN jail.
Three members Of the police force made
the raid and the house was searched from
top to bottom. A part of a case OF beer
was found In the Gerhard womanS room
and a part of another case waI FOUND In
the part Of the house occupied by Booth.
1t was in the cellar of Booths part that
the hiding place was discovered and Booth
had the secret chambers Of colonial days
trimmed mile. The walls OF the cellar
are apparently Of solid cement and there
seemed to be no flaw in them anywhere
until one of the policemen scrapped away
an innocent looking pile of sand Few
inches high. His foot then encountered
a little hole about four inches
In diameter The opening at nrst
appeared like any other hole In the wall.
but everything was being investigated and
the hole was peered into.
When the flash light allowed look in
siuc ~ WAS IOunu tnAt tnc CeiiCHS "osA
had been built around barrel which was
large enough to accommodate at least two
cases OF beer. The opening was so small
that only one bottle could be put In or
taken out at time and this was the
method by which 1t was filled and emptied.
The police found nearly two cases OF beer
in the cave.
Daisy, who has been to jail many times,
took the discovery and consequent arrest
cody. She inquired of the police II they
could take her trunk In the patrol or II 1t
was too large. 1t was little large so
she did up some packages of clothes and
brought along some fiction of the Tip Top
weekly order which was In her room. 1t is,
therefore. apparent that Daisy intends to
stay for some time. Neither Booth nor
Scott has been arrested before.
The house in which the beer was found
has been raided many times and the police
believe that with the discovery OF the hole
in the wall they have found one OF the
Oldest hiding places in the city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
NEARLY $4,000 RAISED
FOR Y. N. c. A. WORK
Committee In Charge of Cam.
paign m Vermont Makes Re.
port Of Subscriptions Received
Up to February @Approx-
imately 10000 Contributors.
To State Committee and Friends,

TO Stdte CommIttee ana tTienoe!
The publication Of this report was held
up for several weeks In order to secure
more definite figures. The information
contained In this report IL based upon re-
ports submitted by the various county
and town campaign chairmen and treas
urers at various times since tho active
campaign closed on November 10. Where
incomplete, the sum opposite the name
Of the town Is followed by . question
mark H).
Up to the time this report was released
on February 8, IT'S cities and towns had
reported &C. having made something Of q
canvass. Approximately 5000 different
peor'e contributed to the fund In the
campaign.
Total amount subscribed on face Of re-
turns received UP to February 3, not in
Guiding student friendship fund, but In
Guiding subscriptions made by the boys
and girls. was about $4,000, and Of this
amount $4,000 has been collected and
forwarded to the treasurer of the National
War Work Council of the Y. M. c. A.
We most urgently request that an ef-
fort be. made to have all subscription
pledges remitted to the State treasurer at
the earliest possible date. We hope to
show that every subscription pledge made
during our Vermont campaign was las
good as gold" The Y. M. G. A. needs
every dollar that was subscribed. and
more. to meet the increasing demands for
Its war work service among the soldiers
and sailors, both here and abroad.
Respectfully submitted,
W. B. HOWE,
'. Chairman.
ARCHIBALD G. HURD,
Campaign Executive.
r. L. NORTH,
State Treasurer,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
SHIPYARD VOLUNTEERS.
Committee Of Public Safety to Take
EnrOllments Every Day.

At a meeting Of the Burlington district
committee Of Vermont public safety. held
Saturday evening. arrangements were
made for a member of the committee, to
be on duty at the Merchants association
rooms in Stannard Memorial hall from 100
p. m. to 800 p. m. and 700 p. m. ito 900 p.
m. daily from February II to February
e for the purpose of taking enrollments
in the United States shipyard volunteers
division Of the United States Public Serv-
Ice Reserve. A station also will be opened
In Winooski later.
It should be clearly understood that the
enlistment is not for immediate employ
ment In the shipyards. but strictly an en-
rollment Of a areserv for possible future
emergencies. Needs for shipyard require
ments will in so far as possible, be sup
piled from the ranks Of the unemplined
and then only in the event Of an INSULT
cheney or because of some special qualifl-
cation will the enrolled reserve be Called
upon.
Employees should note that the men are
requested to stick to their Jobs until the
department Of labor tells them that
place for greater services to their country
is open elsewhere. and that the men will
not be called until that greater need be-
comes a fact. If and when this condition
obtains, 1t may entail sacrifices Of great
er or lesser degree to both employer and
employee. But ships are absolutely one OF
the most vital essentials Of the war and
patriotism without willingness to sacri-
Ace is cheap patriotism at best.
If and when an employe is called for this
duty let him go with a grim determination
Of giving the cause every ounce of energy
and push he possesses. always having IN
mind that he is hammering away for the
sacredness of the home and fireside.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
UNITARIAN MINISTER
/: RESIGNS PAST0RATE.
The Rev. Charles ]. Staples Asks
10 Be Relieved of His Charge
by September S-Came to
Burlington Fourteen Years
Re
Ago.

The resignation Of the Rev. Charles ].
Staples. for the past II years pastor Of the
Unitarian Church. was read at the church
service Sunday morning by the Rev.
I. c. Smart, pastor Of the College Street
Congregational Church. who preached in
exchange with Mr.. Staples. The letter
follows:
ITO the Prudential committee, men,
bors Of the First Congregational Society,
brothers and sisters and friends:
After IA years Of service the time has
arrived when 1t is best that our relations
~ pastor and people should be dissolved.
! thereby and herewith present this day
my resignation. to take effect on the 9Th
day September next. or earlier II you SO
DESIRE"
When asked Sunday night for a state
ment as to the cause Of the resignation by a
Free Press reporter. Mr.. Staples said: II
have no other pastorate in view at pres
ent and I resigned for personal reason"
Mr.. Staples came to Burlington after q
nine years passionate in Manchester. N. H..
succeeding the Rev. Joel H. Metcalf. who
resigned his pastorate in the local Unita-
rian Church after ten years service. Mr..
Staples was installed June Z, 1904, and
preached his first sermon as pastor the
following Sunday, although he had occu-
pied the pulpit on several Sundays while
the church was without a pastor, follow
Ing Mr.. Metcalf's resignation. By his
ability and earnestness he at once took a
front rank among the Burlington clergy.
An energetic worker, there Is no depart
ment in his church that has not had his
guiding hand during his passionate. and
no good cause in the city that has asked
IN vain for his assistance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
ALL FLOUR PLACED
on THE SAME BASIS
Bakers Must Buy Both Bread
and Pastry Varieties on the
Four to One Ratio, and Every
body Else on the Fifty.Fifty
Plan.

Orders received in the city Saturday
from Acting State Food Commissioner
Cushing are to the effect that pastry -four
shall be handled by customers on the
same basis as bread flour, that IL to say,
an equal quantity Of pastry flour to an
equal quantity Of some other cereal. Mr..
Gushing telephoned D. ]. Mcmahon with
the request that the order be given pub
licity. Later on, written notices will be
sent out but as there Is little chance OF
mail being delivered with any regularity
at present, the telephone was used by way
Of giving information.
The order to put pastry flour on a 3D.
30 basis will affect restaurants and hotels
and others who do cooking for their own
use. as we'll as households. The restau-
rant men are not a little perturbed over
the situation but by the use Of breakfast
foods, oat meal. corn meal. ETC., 1t would
seem as though they could easily use
enough cereal to afford them an ample
supply Of flour Of both kinds.
When the law first went into effect,
placing bread flour on a $3.50 basis. rye
was not classed as a cereal and the
order looked as though 1t would be easy
Of accomplishment but since that time
rye, graham, entire wheat and other
wheats have been taken from the list of
cereals and classed as wheat SO that
bakers and others are being hard put to
1t to use a sufficient amount Of cereals to
afford them an ample supply Of flour. 1t
may be that some articles, such as angel
cake. lady fingers and other delicacies In
which no cereals can be used. will OF ne
cessity be cut out altogether. The law.
however, is more lenient with the bakers
and manufacturers than with others for
this reason. and requires only the use OF
one pound of cereals to four pounds OF
pastry -four. SO they will probably be able
to get through.
Among the cereals which may be used
to Offset the -four are oats, barley. soy
beans. rice and corn flour. corn meal. po.
tato flour, bran. etc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
PEAT BED MAY HELP
IN FUEL SHORTAGE
Owner of Deposit in South Bur-
lington, Abandoned for Three
Quarters of a Century, Con-
templates. Developing. Prop
erty as Substitute for Coal.

The fuel shortage may result IN the
developing of a new enterprise three miles
from Burlington, where. unpeknown TO
most people. a great supply o! pea.
has been allowed to remain idle for the
last three quarters of a century. The
bed, which is about ten acres In extent,
Is the property Of II. N. Rowley OF Shell
burne and was worked extensively In the
old days for fuel for fire places by Mr..
Rowley's grandfather. Later. with the
advent of coal, 1t fell into disuse and has
not been touched since, although the
property has remained in the family. With
the country suffering from lack of fuel,
Mr.. Rowley is seriously contemplating a
development of the bed.
The bed lies in South Burlington near
the Wheeler farm. 1t has been tested and
has been found to be very deep and the
peat which was brought up from a'depth
of 20 feet is Of excellent quality. The exact
depth of the bed has never been deter
mined.
The peat bed was purchased by Aaron
Rowley nearly a century ago and the
records are in the office Of the Burlington
city clerk, as South Burlington was a part
of Burlington at that time. Mr.. Rowley
worked the bed and the peat was known
for a considerable distance. enough so
that offers were made for it by foundry
owners in New York city. An agent from
one Of these companies offered the owner
$1,000 for 1t more than Is years ago but
Mr.. Rowley refused as he thought a
much larger sum might be realized from
it.
When fire places went out and coal
came in, peat fell into disuse for domestic
purposes and the bed since has remained
idle.
On the death Of Aaron Rowley the late
E. S. Rowley came into the property and
held it through the years. paying taxes
on 1t until his death, when 1t passed on
to his son, H. N. Rowley, who has held
it since.
Just what will become Of the bed has
not been determined. Mr.. Rowley is not
familiar with the peat business and has
not gone sufficiently into the details to
determine on any course. 1t is likely.
though. that with fuel at such a premium
and with supply of peat near at hand
the bed will again be a scene Of activity
1t is now over grown with wood and
there is no apparatus for treating the
peat.
Peat in many countries is the only fuel
and because Of the intense heat given out
is highly valued. This is especially true
Of northern Germany. Holland. Ireland,
Scotland and some parts Of this continent
1t Is composed Of accumulated vegetation
in swamps and in the process Of time
the lower layers become black unctuous
and somewhat dense. Its ash varies from
four or five to % per cent, averaging
about Is per cent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
FARMERS WORRYING
ABOUT SUMMER HELP
Departmental Man from Wash.
ington Coming to Vermont to
Further Projects Having to
10 with Securing Men Willing
to Work In the Fields.

Farmers in this vicinity as we'll as In
other parts of Vermont and New Hamp-
shire have begun to worry about help
for next season, and many different plans
are under way to secure labor, which
threatens to be pretty scarce article.
F. c. Bradford, a departmental man
from Washington, D. c., has been as
signed to Vermont and New Hampshire
and will take charge Of the proposition Of
securing all the help possible. One way
OF furthering the project will be to send
out letters to business men in the section
to ascertain how many and who Of their
employees have had farm experience. This
will help out by way Of making sort Of a
survey and during the dull summer
months 1t is hoped a considerable amount
Of spare help may be secured. These
letters will be sent out from the local
farm bureaus.
A scheme which probably will be
brought into play, and which has proved
eminently successful in Massachusetts,
and other States. is to establish camps
for boys in different locations. These
camps will be located in centers Of farm
ing sections and the boys will camp out
under the supervision of some older
person. The only difference between this
camp and that Of the rich youth will be
that instead Of fishing and playing games
during the day. these boys will work
and earn money. They will eat together
and probably in most cases, share in a
common mess. The camps are usually
about Is in strength.
This sort Of scheme especially appeals
to high school boys who like the oppor-
tunity to lead an outdoor life in the
summer and at the same time earn money.
With camp such as this situated in
the center of a farming community, the
farmer has only to go there to get his
help. or course enough work to pay the
boys will be guaranteed before they 60
into camp. The details of this plan have
not been worked out yet but will be given
publicity when Mr.. Bradford arrives in
the city.
The labor proposition will have a great
deal to do with the output of food in this
section and farmers will take that factor
into consideration in planning their crops.
Because Of the scarcity of labor probably
much more wheat will be raised this
year than last. 1t does not require a great
amount OF work and the return last year
| was good. The average wheat crop in
| this county was 1871 bushels to the acre.
The question as to whether potato raising
will be gone into extensively depends on
what happens to the price between now
and spring. If the price keeps where 1t
is there will be a large acreage of pota-
toes planted but If 1t falls. as the govern
mcnt predicts, the farmers say they will
not take a chance on a big crop. Many
got tired of the potato business last year.
While some lost their crops, others held
on to theirs. waiting for higher prices,
until the potatoes were frozen in their
cellars. 1t is estimated that thousands OF
bushels of potatoes were frozen during
the January cold spells.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
COLONIAL WARS.
Meeting Of Vermont Society to
he Held February -.

A meeting Of the. council of the Society
Of Colonial Wars Of the State Of Vermont
was held yesterday in the society's rooms
on College street. Arrangements were
made for the annual meeting. which Is
to be held in this city February q. Tho
time of calling the meeting to order
will be II o'clock. earlier in the day than
usual but more convenient because OF
the changes in train schedules.
At the meeting yesterday. Prof J. L.
Hills, lieutenant governor Of the society,
presided. and Major H. r. Kingsley OF
Rutland served as secretary. The report
of the nominating committee was read
and accepted.
A feature of the annual meeting will be
the reading Of a paper. wilton by the
late Charles A. Converse who vas the
historian Of the society. The subject
is THE Olive Branch" and It deals with
times. The paper was
found among the effects Of the late
Charles e. Allen and has never been read.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
INTERIOR DESTROYED.
Barn Belonging to Fire CommissIoner
F. z. Perkins Badly Damaged.

The interior Of barn on North Pros
pect street belonging to Fire Commissioner
F.. E. Perkins was destroyed Monday
morning in a blaze which. 1t is thought,
caught from electric wires in the barn
floor. Mrs. Perkins discovered the Are
and sent in a still alarm to station one.
When the men arrived smoke was pouring
out Of the barn in a dense cloud and a
general alarm was sent in from box H..
The fire had gained such Roadway that
Ave streams of water were used and
more than an hour was required to put
It out. The cupola Of the barn was burned
so that 1t fell off. but the roof and the
outside walls remained intact. There
were no horses in the barn and the auto
mobiles were out delivering groceries at
the time. The T. S. Peck agency had the
insurance.