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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
UNIFORM OFFICE HOURS
FOR STATE EMPLOYEES
From Eight In the Morning un-
I'll Five in the Afternoon De-
.clared to Be a Working Day,
with Generous Intermission
for Lunch.

The discussion of routine matters &C.
cupied the attention Of the State board
Of control at the Hotel Vermont Thursday
morning, Governor H. +. Graham OF
Craftsbury, chairman ex-officio. presiding.
The other members were ]. e. Weeks OF
Middlebury. Walter F. Scott of BRANDON
Benjamin Gates Of Montpelier and Harvey
E Goodell, also Of Montpelier
But one matter Of any Importance was
decided upon, the rebuilding of the barn
at the States prison at Windsor which
was destroyed by fire last fall, very soon
after the fall harvesting was completed
The other matters were held up.
The board instructed Judge j. p. Weeks
Of Middlebury to look over a quantity OF
timber in the vicinage Of the State prison.
with a view to having the convicts chop
II down, haul 1t to the prison and saw II
into lumber for the barn.
The woman's dormitory, to be added In
the future, was also discussed No decisive
action was taken, however. Plans for the
building Of the dormitory were submitted
by Frank L. Austin Of this city.
Steps were taken to have office hours
Of the employees Of the various depart.
ments of the state uniform. The PROPOSE
ton is that the clerks 60 to work at eight
o'clock in the morning and strike off al
five in the afternoon. An hour and a
quarter is to be allowed for lunch.
A final topic that occupied the attention
of the board Of control for some little time
concerned the advisability of requesting
the heads of the several departments to
condense their reports this year, in order
that they might come within the ap
preparation made by the Legislature fol
the printing Of the biennial reports.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
CATHEDRAL CLUB
FURNISHES ROOMS
Ten Thousand Dollars Provided
to Put Interior of New School
Building into Shape for Social
Activities and Physical Train.
Ing and Benevolent Work.

Ten thousand dollars have been ex-
pended by the Cathedral club, composed
OF parishioners of the Cathedral Of the
immaculate Conception, for the Furnish
ing the rooms Of the members in the new
Cathedral high school at the corner Of st.
Paul and Pearl streets. Additions will be
made by the governing board Of the club,
as they deem advisable.
Under the supervision of the club all the
future social activities Of the church will
take place in the new high school building.
every provision having been made for their
grouping here by the Rt. Rev. Bishop ]. j..
Rice
Within a few weeks, the appointments
Of the building will be complete. and the
high school will then include auditorium,
library, gymnasium, shower baths, bowl
ing alleys, pool, billiard and card rooms,
Kitchen. pantry and sewing room. The
auditorium, which has a total capacity
Of $780, Is provided with balcony. dressing
rooms, organ, piano and motion picture
booth.
The gymnasium. besides possessing every
facility for games and physical training,
may also be used as a card room and BAN
quet hall. 1t Is perfectly lighted and in
cludes a plano in its equipment. In the
mems room" are the bowling alleys. pool.
billiard and card tables. Smoking will be
permitted in this room, and miniature
cigar store Is to be installed for the con-
venience Of those who indulge in the weed.
The settees In this apartment have cost
$500 and have been donated by the Holy
Name society. The kitchen and pantry.
which are up-to-the-minute in every de-
tail, are so situated that quick and easy
| service can be obtained when a lunch or
banquet is served in the gymnasium.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
Lackey at Last Gets Home.

Montpelier. Jan. a.-George F. Lackey.
deputy United States marshal. who has
been at Atlanta. Ca. with prisoners and
who visited Mrs Lackey in Florida be-
fore he returned home states that the
congestion of railroads is all that has
been claimed. The conditions south Of
Washington, d. c., are better than this
side. but his train lost six hours in coming
from Jacksonville. Fla. to Washington
and two hours going the last three miles
after the train entered the yards. Because
of the congestion the train would
move little and then wait long time
for trains ahead of it to move. Although
he wired considerably in advance for
sleeping berths he was unable to get any
in either direction this side of Washington
but south of there he had a berth each
way. From New Haven. Conn. to WASH
ington he had to stand excepting when he
changed places with his prisoner.
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Recruiting Continues.

Montpelier. Jan. 31.-The recruiting of
the LIST Vermont regiment continues from
the men who have passed the physical ex-
animation in Washington county. Capt.
E. w. Gibson. who went to Burlington
this morning, left Robert Foster of Com
pany I, LIST Vermont volunteer regiment,
In charge Of the work and up to noon he
had obtained 10 applications. These have
all pasted the physical examination and
are ready to 60 at any time.
This morning Sol. H. +. johnson re-
ceived from Captain Munson ut Norris
Vile the list Of six men who signed pa
pers there Wednesday. They are: r. c.
Bessey. r. r. Rousseau, J. c. Ellsworth.
b. r. Wilkinson. NJ. NJ. McCookin and H.
T. Mackres.
Captain Gibson will visit st. Johnsbury.
Morrisville, Newport, and other towns
before returning here the middle Of next
week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
MAY MANUFACTURE CASKE1S
Jones Informed Fuel Can he Used
stores Must Not be Open
Sundays.

Montpelier, Feb. 3.-State Fuel Admins
traitor H. ]. M. Jones has received a
telegram that plants manufacturing
caskets may use sufficient coal to manu-
facture emergency orders for caskets
In view Of the healthy conditions in YER
mont this winter probably this order will
not affect the industry in this State to
any extent.
He Is sending out notice to the people
of the State that 1t is against the spirit
of the order for merchants to open their
stores Sundays. as well as a breach of
the statutes of the State. and he calls
attention to their liability Of prosecution.
He also urges that 1t Is against the spirit
of the order that more hours a day be
worked and Saturday afternoons be en-
ployed in trying to make up the time lost
by the Monday holidays.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
TEACHERS END CONFERENCE
Winooski Valley Association Addressed
By Angelo Patri and Prof.
Craven Layc0ck.

Montpelier. Feb. 3.-The closing session
of the Winooski Valley Teachers associa-
ton took place yesterday morning. Angelo
Patri of New York. author of"The School,
master in a Great City" gave an excel
lent address in which he predicted that
the near future will see the stereotyped
form of educations removed from schools
and that the children WALL DO allowed to
thousht thew are developing will not be
broken by the arrival Of the end Of Pc
Rod of study.
snoka unon "Education In the War Crisis"
Resolutions were adopted in which the
association pledged its cooperation to the
strifs at hand, any changes that may be
needed Tor teaching during the war and
urging the children to help In the food
production.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
E. S. BRIGHAM HEADS
FRANKLIN co. FARMERS

st. Adams. Feb. 1.-The annual meeting
Of the Franklin County Farm Bureau as
ISOLATION was held at the city hall here
to-day, with morning and afternoon ses.
sions. About 200 members were present.
The president. State Commissioner Of
Agriculture e. 8. Brigham Of this city,
presided.
The morning addresses were given by e.
H. Forbush. field agent Of the federal
Land bank Of Springfield Mass. ]. e. Car
rigan. assistant extension leader. from
the State agricultural college. Burlington,
and Commissioner Brigham.
Reports were presented and officers
elected. The report OF Treasurer L. l..
Marsh showed total receipts Of $l.o04.66;
expenditures amounting to $3.50 .23; cash on
hand. $l.027.S3. and available funds OF ST.
s5S.04 for 1913.
The following officers were elected:
President. the Hon. e. s. Brigham; vice.
president. H. X. Brooks Of st. Adams
town; secretary. e. w. Smith of East
Berkshire; treasurer. l.. l.. Marsh Of
Enosburg Falls: executive committee, w.
G. Fassett of Enosburg. George NJ. Bliss
Of St. Adams and ]. K Montague Of Bak-
ersfield.
This afternoon an interesting address
was given by Herbert e. Cook Of Dem
mark. a prominent farmer and educator.
whose subject was 1.-THE War and the
Dairy Cow"
Announcement was made Of the winners
In the potato growing contest for which
tho st. Adams Business and Professional
Mems association had offered 500 in prizes.
Donald Dunsmore of st. Adams town
was in the lead with yield of 10 Ia BUSH
els of marketable potatoes from an
eighth Of an acre. The profit was $3061
The other contestants and the order In
which they stood. were as follows: Ear
Mccarthy, ]. w. Jennings, Walter
Bushey, Kenneth r. Kimball. Albert Cat.
lin. Raymond Mcfarland. Donald Cor
iiss. o. H. Greene and J. e. Sunderland
The average yield secured by the frst
nine was about as bushels Of marketable
potatoes to the acre. Principal H. B
Dickinson Of the high school had charge
Of the contest.
The potato growing prizes 60 to Donald
Dunsmore OF st. Adams town. Earl Nc
Carthy Of Fairfield. Walter Jennings and
Walter Bushey There were % contest
| ants. The prises will be awarded at q
banquet Of the Business and professional
Mems association at which the young
men will be guests. The matter Of NOV
ing the headquarters OF the County Agent
g. H. Elliott from this city to Enosburl
Falls was not taken UP. but was LETT FOL
decision with the executive COMMITTEES q
| its next meeting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
SMALL BUILDINGS BURN
AT INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

vsrgsnnes. Feb. IA lively blaze was
discovered at four o'clock this afternoon
kt the State Industrial school in the build
Ing known as the arch house. The building
y adtoined BY a storehouse and the store
house by a large horse barn. The fire
had obtained q good start in the arch
house roof and rapidly spread to the rest
BIZ the building and to the storehouse with
\ strong northwest wind tanning the
pames. The attendants ana boys with help
krom men who came over from the city
bid some hard work and succeeded in saw
|ns the horse barn. the other two buildings
being destroyed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
ST. JOHNSBURY X. orc.
RAISE SUM OF $3,256.25

st. Johnsbury. Feb. 1.-The knights
of Columbus have exceeded their quota
Of $500 here by raising $3,25s.25 and the
latter sum is likely to be increased a little
before the end Of the week. Lyndonville
subscribed $961 and Island Pond has con-
tributed sos. In Orleans county Newport
leads with s1,Osl, Barton $3.50. Orleans 500
and Irasburg $50. The Canadian towns Of
Stanstead and Rock Island Joined with the
adjacent town of Derby Line In this cam
paign and $1.152 was raised In the three
towns. Those having the drive in charge
are much gratifed over the generous re-
Spouse of the people to this worthy
cause.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
ONLY POS VERMONT MEN
FAILED TO APPEAR
Green Mountain States Response Of
Draft Registrars Leads New ENGLAND,

Green Mountain States Re~nonse Of
Draft Registrars Leads New England.
Washington. Jan. 31.-According to
hgures which have been given out by
Provost Marshal General Crowder, show
Ing the comparison of State statistics in
response Of registrants, there were 2s5 per-
sons In Vermont who did not appear for
examination during the first application
or the draft This is the lowest number
OF any OF the New England States. Massa-
chusetts is the highest with e,7e3. Rhode
Island was nearest to Vermont, for 545
IN that State failed to appear for examina-
ton.
Vermont had one county in which the
quota was filled by voluntary enlistments.
Maine had eight Of these, while Massa-
chusetts did not have a single one. The
same Is true Of New Hampshire. Grand
Isle and Orleans county, Vermont, enjoy
prominence not held by any county in the
four above-named States, for in Grand
Isle and Orleans counties only one man
failed to appear. Washington county did
almost az well with three falling to appear
two OF whom have since been located and
Will probably in the due course of time
serve In the army. Lamoille ranks mex,
to Washington. with four absentees. The
rest were: Chittenden z. Caledonia and
FRANKLIN each. Addison 8. Orange 10. The
next on Is some jump to Essex. where 4
failed to appear. while Bennington lost Il
and Rutland 49, Windsor had 1o9
In New Hampshire there were but six
counties where the failures were q or
below. while the highest was lis. In Maine
there were seven Of q or below absent
with the highest number at 10s: while ir
Massachusetts. because the draft was
In districts instead of counties. 1t is i'm.
possible to ascertain from the report the
lowest number failing to appear in an,
one county.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
NEARLY 10000 ADDED
TO THE RED GROSS
Christmas Membership Drive
Resulted in S9,604 New Names
Exceeding Vermont's Quota
by 15,046-One. Quarter Of
States Population Enrolled.

Almost 10000 members were secured in
Vermont at the Christmas membership
drive and the state exceeded It's quota Of
A.b5s members by l6.o4s. It was hrst an
nounced that Vermont exceeded the quota
by 5000 and Chairman Charles II. Darling
and his corps Of county and city chair1msn
were highly pleased. but Friday, whom
the Anal figures we're computed. II was
a source of great Joy to the workers that
they had exceeded the quota by more than
double what they had thought.
For the entire State 25.2 per cent Of the
population are members Of the Red Cross.
Caledonia county leads. with 81 per cent.
Of its population enrolled. and Grand Isle
county IL second, with 29.9 per cent. Of It's
population as members. Bennington county
Is third, with 29.2 per cent. of the populA-
ton as members.
In the State there are now 49, IDA Nom.
bers. but before the drive the membership
was only 50.190. In the 30.6o4 additional
members secured by the drive there were
counted 1928 war fund members secured
during the spring Of 1917.
A comparative table by counties shows
plainly the results:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
JONES GETS new RULING
Plants Using Hydro-ElectFie Power
May Operate. GarAeid says, to
Prevent Damage.

Montpelier, Feb. Estate Fuel Adminio-
traitor H. j. M. Jones has received from
Federal Administrator Garfield Q ruling
which lightly modified the one operation
of water power plants as follows:
The federal fuel administrator states
that plants not otherwise exempted and
using hydro electric power may operate
II they wish. but they are permitted 70
use only enough fuel az IL necessary TO
provide heat sufficient to prevent damage
from freezing or serious injury to prod
ucts.
While the State fuel administrator has
not authority to prevent the use Of hydro
electric power. he urges all manufacture
ers using this power to confirm as q mat
ter Of patriotism a. closely az possible
to the ruling covering power derived from
fuel.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
GEORGE ZESKIND FILES
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY

Rutland. Feb. 1.-George Zeskind of
Burlington. a hacKman. to-day hled a
petition in bankruptcy with Clerk F. 8.
Platt of the United States court. He
has liabilities of $1.166.S1. and no as
sets. Burlington creditors are: 8.
Zeskind. es2s; George d. Jarvis. $3.50;
c. A. Rich, $50; Dopp & Farland. Ss5.
He owes James Swinton of Bridport
$17A94.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
SEEKS $4,000 DAMAGES
FOR WOMAN'S DEATH

Brattleboro. Feb. Henry r. Jor-
dan, administrator Of the estate Of Mrs.
Lena N. Rhodes. to-day hled suit for
damages Of $4,000 against Anssl ].
Pierce. who last summer and fall.
owned and drove an automobile for
hire. On September 20 Mr.. Pieros's car
ran into Mrs. Rhodes. who was crossing
Main street. knocking her down and
injuring her head. She died four hours
later. Mr.. Jordan alleges that Mr..
Pierce did not use proper care In OBJ
serving the law Of highway. The case
IL returnable at the April term OF
Windham county court.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
$4,000 LOSS BY FIRE
IN BRATTLEBORO
Blase in Candy Store In Brooks House
BlOcIe-HOtel Well Smoked.

Blane In Candy Store In Brooks House
Block-Hotel Well Smoked.
Brattleboro. Feb. 4.-With the temper
allure below zero the fire department was
called out tonight to fight blaze in
the basement of Austin e. Miller's candy
store in the Brooks House block. For
an hour the firemen poured water into
the basement and finally subdued the
flames. but meanwhile the four-story
hotel which had an unusually large num-
Der Of guests because Of an auction
sale Of registered cattle here tomorrow
was filled with smoke and some OF the
guests were driven out temporarily. The
store is next south Of the hotel office
and below that Is the hardware store
Of the Robbins & Cowles Co. and below
that H. P. wellrnan & Co.'s clothing
store. all Of which sustained loss. 1t is
estimated that the total loss will be
&15. 900. or more. which will fall princi-
pally upon Mr. Miller and the Brooks
House Hotel Co.. Of which Edward C.
Crosby is president. Mr.. Miller's store
was closed to-day and he says he has
no idea as to how the fire started.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
SEEK TO SETTLE
COTTON MFG. AFFAIRS

Montpelier. Feb 1.-TWO cases, both Of
which are move in the settlement Of the
Eolton Manufacturing company's affairs.
have been filed in Washington county
Aourt. They are Capital Savings Bank &
trust company Vs. w. c. Cloton. ct al, to
recover Sl5. 900 on notes and Charles Adams.
81 al, vs.. the same defendants to re-
bower $4,000 in notes. A hearing takes
blaze Tuesday before Judge Butler upon
petition of the creditors Of the Cotton
Manufacturing company for authority to
blow the receivers. A. q. Eaton and
). H. Bixby. to sell the property and
ettle the business of the concern.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
YOUNG ST. JOHNSBURY
BOY KILLED BY TRAIN

81. Johnsbury. Feb. 4.-George. nine-
Hsar-old son of Mrs. Ann Frechette. was
run over by the cars Just above the depot
khis morning while on his way to school
hnd almost instantly killed. The boy
VAS crossing the tracks in the railroad
Ward and was struck by a freight train
That was being made up In the yard.
His older brother. Donald Is serving In a
canadian regiment In France and has been
awarded the military medal for bravery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
JEFFREY HAS CON.
FERENCE IN ST. Adams

st. Adams, Jan. S1.-State Probation
Officer W. II. jeffrey Of Montpelier was in
the city to-day In the interest Of the
Board of Charities and Corrections which
he represents and this afternoon met
Superintendent OF Schools George s.
Wright, Miss Mary L. Haynes, school
nurse. Poormaster John Kearney, States
Attorney w. II. McFeeters and Fuller C.
Smith at Mr.. McFeeter's office In con-
ference regarding dependent and delin-
quent children. Mr.. Jeffrey declined to
make any statement regarding the con-
ference, but 1t Ia understood that after
few days trip to other points in
Franklin county he may return here,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
GIANT POLE DIES AT
BRATTLEBORO RETREAT

Rutland, Feb. 3.-Frank Chiochina Of
Granville. N. Y, marble worker. who
twice escaped from the Rutland hospi-
tai this week, on the last occasion rum
ming through the business district In q
nude condition and being captured in
the depot after desperate fight. died
at the Brattleboro Retreat Saturday.
Choichina was In the hospital for treat
ment for blood poisoning and while
there developed delusions. chief among
them being the belief that the doctors
were going to cut Off his hand
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
COURT SENTENCES BOYS
TO "GOOD TANNING"
Very Youthful Gang Of Outlaws in
Fair Haven Court.


Rutland, Feb. ga good tanning"
was the sentence melted out in juve-
nile court in this city Saturday by
Municipal Judge Leo e. Pratt Of Fair
Haven to four small boys who were
before him on the charge Of being de-
linquent children. The lads were
Norman Davis. Jr., age Ave years. MI
chael De Lauri, seven, John Fucci.
eight, and Joseph De Lauri, 10, the
youngest quartet who ever appeared in
the court room.
The boys have been committing vari-
ous nuisances such as stealing from
stores and business Offices but the act
which finally led to their arrest was
taking four packages of groceries from
delivery wagon Commissioner of
Public Works George e. Chalmers told
the court that the boys were a gang
| Of outlaws who were a problem to the
police. The court said that the par
| ents, not the lads. were to blame and
ridiculed the statement that fathers
and mothers could not control children
of such tender years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
Totals go, 604
1910


includes 1926 war fund members"
The county chairmen, who 30 ably
handled their respective communities, fol-
low:
Addison, Robert Mills. Middlebury; Ben
nington county. Fred c. Martin. Benning.
ton; Caledonia county Gilbert M. Camp
bell. Lyndonv1lle; Chittenden county, John
NJ. Carroll, Burlington; Essex county. Kyle
T. Brown. Lunenburg; Franklin county.
J. Gregory Smith. st. Adams; Grand Isle
county. Warren F. Parks. Grand Isle:
Lamoille county. the Rev. Frank Hasen.
Johnson: Orange county, March M. Will
son, Randolph; Orleans county. Col Curtis
s. Emery. Newport; Rutland county.
Henry o. Carpenter. Rutland: Washington
county, 8. HOLSTER Jackson. Barre: Wind
ham county. o. F. Benson, Brattleboro;
Windsor county. James F. Dewey.
Quechee.
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MILITIA FOR M|OOLEBURY
College to Have VOLUNTEER Battalion
Prof. Mcfarland to BE
Major.

Middlebury. Feb. s.-By direction Of
Governor Graham and by order of Col.
Herbert T. Johnson, an official general
order has been issued at Montpelier
for the organization at Middlebury col
lege of q battalion Of the Vermont Vol
unteer Militia, to be made up Of Com
panies A and B. The general order
promoted Lieut. Raymond Mcfarland.
who Is director Of the summer school at
the college and assistant professor OF
pedagogy, to the rank of major and
assigned him to the command Of the
new battalion.
Uniforms and complete equipment have
been furnished by the quartermaster-
general. The battalion has been furnished
with Stevens armory rifles. The commits
stoned officers Of the battalion will be
commissioned upon the recommendation
of the president of the college and the
non-commissioned will be warranted upon
recommendation of the battalion COM
mander. Drill and instruction will bs
under the supervision Of Major McFar-
land and will be given for an average OF
at least three hours week during the
academic year. The following were ap.
pointed the battalion officers:
Raymond Mcfarland. major: Jacob J.
Ross, first lieutenant and battalion adju.
| tant; Haskins Garfield, sergeant-major
Company A, Charles Donalds. captain
Alan Furber. first lieutenant: Forrest
Myrick second lieutenant; Henry Crippen
first sergeant Henry Thomas and Cecil
Plumb. sergeants; Henry Chapman
Stuart Douglas. Britton Everitt. Roland
Holbrook, Albert Houghton and Stewart
Ross. corporals. Company B. Howard
Watson. captain; Henry Carl. first lieu.
tenant: Harold Drew, second lieutenant
John Cheesman. first sergeant; Don Bel
den and Charles Lyon, sergeants; Ken
meth Gorham. Clarence Hamilton. Law.
renee Pierce, Urban Parker and Pau
Pitkin, corporals.