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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
GRAHAM CASE PUT
OFF TILL JAN. 20
Attorney-General Asks for Con-
tinuance-State Accountant
in New York

Montpelier, Nov 1e.-The case Of state
ton county court, the respondent being
charged with larceny and eclbezzloment,
will not he commenced until January 90.
according to an order made by the court
this morning, after the encouragement
had asked for the continuance until some
date In that month.
Mr.. Archibald said that he took the
responsibility for the delay. that he v'os
forced to do so at this time becausc F. S.
'iratt. the States accountant, was en-
paging in a trial in New York and nc
could not be released until next week.
Judge Butler stated that he Waatad 70
clean up the case this term Of court,
but that he would have to go to Orange
county court next month and that he had
work for two weeks in January. II. r..
Brown, for the respondent. who was In
court and ready for trial. stated that
continuance until a date in January would
not be opposed by the respondent on the
grounds that the State set forth. 1t ap-
pears that w. b. &. Stickney had written
he judge asking for a continuance be-
cause he was away this week and Inst
Judge Butler denied it AT that time be-
cause he did not think that his failure 10
be In Vermont was sufficient reason to
warrant the granting the request
states Attorney Il. r. Davis stated this
afternoon that the case of state vs.. Dewey
r. Hanley, larceny and embezzlement
will follow the Graham case. The cases
of State VS.. Jennie Jones, Arthur Pray.
John Boyce. Francisco Martinez and
Addie Richardson, adultery. will be con.
tnued for one cause or another
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
HOUSE WINDS Up
ITS LONG SESSION
Adjournment Taken After Six
Months of Transacting
Special Business

Washington, Nov. 19.-Six months TO the
day after the Congress convened in spc
o:al session, the House. formally All
iourned at 4;oa p. IN to-day after receiV
ing word from President Wilson that h
d.d not OBJECT TO THE action. The Au-
journmcnt resolution was adopted by
vote OF IS 20
Only ei OFT recess will he poSsii>lc l.
Congress Will rscorvene in regular sss
sion Decmeoc- /. Mlny House meirbels
had left Tor home, however. before thu
formal Adjournment, aad only sixty were
present when tie committee sent to IN
form tho President o. tho situation re
turned w!th word that he had no cb;cc
ton 20 adjournment.
The committee VAS told that the Pres
dent had signed the rc7oiution pVsgod
yesterday loea!iziug the creation OF an
equipment trust to pay the government
for cars and locomotives bought Tor the
railroads during feder2l control. ard ais.
:hat for continuing the government cen.
troy Of dye imports until january 4
This cleared the slate.
Mr.. Moudcu inserted statement g.
the record declaring that 70 bills had becu
enacted during the special session, tn"
appropriation measures aGEreEatihg S2,S2S,-
2S3, 1872, or a decreasc OF $9i1,6l05N from
estimates made at the last session OF
Congress. Enforcement Of national pro
hibition. extension OF the food ca0iICi
act; the suffrage Amendments and tn
return of telephone ana telegraph lines
to private control were enumerated,
In addition" the statement said, "the
House has considered ana passed inelS~
ures of great Importance, which the Sei
ate, engrossed in the treaty. has hal 40
time to consider"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
OF WALES
SEES" NEW YORK
Given Kaleidoscope View of Me-
trOpOlis-Movies Please
Him Best

New York, Nov. 19-From skyscrapers
TO churches and from the stock exchange
to the movies with the horse show AS
a side line, the Prince of Wales was
whrled today in a Kaleidoscope view of
the varied activities of the metropolis
Everywhere he went huge crowds cheered
him to the acho giving him reception
such even New York has rarely II ever
witnessed before.
The exhibition was given at the old
Academy Of Music, where his grandfather
had been guest ca years ago at the his
toric diamond Ball" Seated in the
sane-arm chair Edward VII had occupied,
the Prince laughed with tho unrestraned
enthusiasm of an unsophisticated school
boy at the two comedies presented He
had asked "for something to laugh at
ana he got it, 1t was slapstick comedy
OF the slapstickest kind with the hero
ooused IN rivers, smeared with pie. bit
ten by dogs and butted by goats, and the
infectious laugh of the young Prince set
the whole great audience rocking.
At the entrance to the theatre the
Prince was greeted by Is pretty girls
dressed in the quaint costume of pre-
Civil War times, who courtesied after
the fashion of their grandmothers. The
management of the theatre also had
managed to collect Ii survivors of the
original Diamond Ball who were pre-
sented to the grandson of the Prince
they had met to honor in their youth.
From the theatre the Prince drove to
Madison Square Garden, where he was
the guest at the Horse show of Com
mander Eva Booth of the Sa.vation army.
the famous show this year being a bene-
fit performance for the Salvation Army
IN recognition Of it's services during the
war. The royal party passed to its box
through double lines of Salvation Army
lasses who were no viii. behind the
worldly spectators IN the warmth of their
greeting to the boyish prince. After spend-
ing a few minutes chatting with Com
mander Booth the Prince left his box
and entered the ring, where he watched
the jumping contests.
on his return to the Waldorf Hotel the
Prince stole march on both the
crowds who have trailed his every moye-
ment and the small army of newspaper
reporters who have formed his unofficial
body guard. Slipping out from side
entrance of the hotel he went for a quiet
stroll on Fifth avenue, unattended except
by n couple of secret service men. lie
passed practically unrecognized through
the tremendous tide of traffic which
swept down the avenue In the evening
homeward rush. One OF a couple of girls
almost gave his identity away by call.
ing out; "Why, there's the Prince!" but
her companions ridiculed her guess and
before she could argue the point the
Prince was swallowed up in the crowd
Tonight the Prince was the guest OF
honor at n banquet given by the various
British societies OF New York. Later In
the evening he attended ball given by
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
ROAD APPROPRIATIONS SPENT
Reports to State High Commissioners
i International bridge Cost $4,000
-Smuggler's Notch Expenses

Montpelier, Nov. 19.-The reports from
the different parts of the State show that
the special appropriation made by the
last session of the Legislature on road
and bridge work is nearly expended this
fall excepting in the town of Weston,
where $500 was appropriated to be ex-
pended on the road leading from Mt.
Tabor to Weston and where nothing has
been done, as far as the reports to the
State highway commissioner indicate.
The work on the East Montpelier job
where the State matched $4,000 from the
town is well nigh completed. This is
known as the stone road and is expected
to be done this week.
The work on the Moretown job, where
$500 was appropriated, is practically
done. The Richford international bridge,
where $4,000 was appropriated. is done
and now the approach to the bridge is
being completed under a new contract.
A job of resurfacing is being done by
Berlin between the Montpelier line and
that of East Montpelier. The work for
this year on Smugglers Notch is COM
pleted.
Thus far sl3.972 has been expended on
the road and there is left from this year
appropriation 5000 to be used next sum
mer. The work this year has been scat
tered from the top of the notch "a
Morses mills i'm Cambridge. Dead Horse
hill will be "A thing of the past for the
road has been "roughed OUT 10 the right
of this to avoid the steep pitch and then
il continues to drop gradually down the
mountain. The entire length Of the Cam
bridge side of the mountain between the
top and Morse's mills has been "rouehed
OUT SO that it viii be surfaced next sea-
~ her &
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
MISS FORD GETS WAR
DEPT. APPOINTMENT

81. Alhans, Nov. 19.-Miss Sarah
Somers Ford Of this city, who has been
a teacher in the Bancroft school,
Worcester, Mass, several years, has
received an appointment from the
United states war department 70 carry
on wor,; similar to that in which she
was engaged during the war when sne
had charge OF the hostess house at
Camp Custer Battle Creek Mich. Miss
Ford, who has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. NJ. Y. Buck. left Monday
night for Camp Custer. where she be-
gan her duties to-day. She had charge
Of the hostess house there from No
vember l9l8. until September of this
year when she resigned 10 resume her
work in Worcester.
The appointment Miss Ford has JUS.
received from the War Department is
permanent one and carries with 1t
a majors allowance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20

Washington, Nov. 19.-After three in
effectual attempts to ratify the peace
treaty had failed the Senate late to-
night gave up the attempt and laid the
treaty aside.
All compromise efforts to bring ratifi-
cation failed, the three resolutions of
ratificatlons all going down by over
whelming majorities The republican lead
ers apparently despairing If bringing two
thirds OF the Senate together for any
sort of ratification then put in a resolu-
ton to declare the war at an end
Two of the three ratification votes were
taken on the resolution drafted by the
republican majority, containing reserva-
tions which President Wilson had told
democratic senators in a letter earlier
in the day would mean nullification of the
treaty. On each of the votes most of the
democratic supporters of the treaty voted
against ratification.
The first vote taken on this resolution
stood 80 for to 55 against. On the second
vote taken after several hours of par
llamentary wrangling in which the demo-
Gratis made vain efforts to win over some
Of the republican group of mild reserva-
tionists, Al senators voted in the affirma-
tive and 81 in the negative.
The third vote was on a straightout
ratification without reservations which
got only 3s votes to 50 opposing it. Only
one republican. Senator McCumber. of
North Dakota, voted with the democrats
in its support.
Republican Leader Lodge declared to-
days voting constituted a final decision
on the peace treaty unless President Viii
son circumventei the Senate rules by
Withdrawing 1t and then submitting il
again to the Senate. In other quarters
there was some difference of opinion, but
the general sentiment seemed to be that
there was only a slender chance that the
treaty would come up at the beginning of
the next session of Congress, beginning
next month.
ratify the treaty will be the continuation
of various wartime laws and regula tons
ct least until the new sessions opens.
Among these is the wartime prohibition
act.
The resolution presented tonight ~
declare state of peace will come w
at the beginning of the new session and
is expected to start another stubborn
fight. The administration is understood
to be opposed to such method of legally
ending the war and in the background
is a constitutional question as to whether
Congress can do so by a resolution not
recurring the Presidents signature.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
Coal Famine Prospects Are
Nearer But Settlement of Coal
Miners and Operators Dis
pute Is Not
GARFIELD GIVES WARNING
He Says People of u. s. Need, Must Have
and VIII Have Coal and Neither
Miners Nor Operators Cnn DO Any
thing TO Prevent II

Washington, Nov. 1e.-Prospects of a
coal famine drew nearer tonight with
negotiations between operators and min
ers apparently at standstll.
A subcommittee of the joint wage scale
committees was in session three hours,
but 1t was announced after the meeting
that only the general situation was dis
cussed and that the operators did not
submit counter proposals to the miners
demands. The conference will continue
to morrow.
mo progress was made. The operators
submitted no proposals. We are still in
n receptive mood" said John H. Lewis,
acting president of the United Mine
Workers.
The operators committee remained in
session an hour longer. At the end of
that time Thomas T. Brewster, chair
man of the operators committee in the
central competitive fields, spoke optimis-
tically, declaring that this was the first
attempt at real negotiations since the
miners and operators met at Buffalo.
For that reason he said only general mat
ters were discussed.
The decision of the joint wage scale
conference to continue its negotiations
through a smaller group in accordance
with the usual custom in making the
wage agreements, came after the owners
and workers had heard from Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield that as long the gov
ernment stands "the people of the United
States need, must have, and will have
coal, and they will not be prevented by
anything the operators and miners may
do"
The consuming public, the chief party
IN the present controversy, DIR. Garfield
said, is not in a mood to tolerate either
excessive prices or prolonged stoppage OF
production.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
MRS. PARKER GETS
TWO TO FOUR YEARS
Faints and Loses False Teeth
Has Aged Since Long
Trial

Montpelier, Nov. l9.---Mrs. Isabelle
Parker. who was arrested at the same
time that George A. Long was on the
charge of numbering Mrs. Lucina G.
Broadwell of Barre, was arraigned in
Washington county court this after
noon on the charge OF conducting a
house of i'll fame. to which her attor-
neys pleaded guilty for her. The court
declined to accept that plea and the
respondent pleaded for herself after
the information had been read against
her. Sc was so feeble that she was
not required to stand during the long
proceeding, hut was allowed to sit
down. During the time that the court
had the matter under consideration Mrs
Parker tainted away aud was carried
to The court reporters room, where a
physician was called to attend her. She
recovered and was able to return to
the court room late in the afternoon
when the sentence of not less than two
and not more than four years in the
house of correction was imposed upon
her. She will not be committed forth
with. but will remain in the custody of
sheriff here until such time as the
court directs that the mttimus be is
sued they will give a chance to ascer-
tain if the ut-door air will improve
her health.
The respondents attorney ]. Ward
Carver, asked for a fine while the
State made no recommendation and the
court after considering the matter
while the woman was under care of the
physician finally returned to the
court room and imposed the sentence
given above.
Mrs. Parker slid out Of her chair again
= han i,tn arif
Tracy and Deputy Emery At first it was
| thought that she had tainted again. Mrs.
r; l.. Laird. court reporter, went to the
room the first time with Mrs. Parker
when she tainted and cared for the woman
until the physician arrived
During the spell" she lost her lower set
OF false teeth" and for n time after the
sentence was given search occurred to
find them. They had dropped into her
/ clothing Mrs. Parker was allowed to so
! to her home In Barre tonight. Dr. III. l..
| Watson testified as to her condition after
the statements Of the attorneys had been
made and then after the woman had faint
| ed he was called to the desk where the
court discussed the matter with him for
some time. after the clerk of the court
l.. G. Moody, was called to the bench and
the court talked with him. Then Sheriff
Tracy was called to the bench for con-
fwerence. after which the sentence was
given.
Mrs. arker has aged a great deal since
she wSPs committed to the county jail
| last May after the arrest on the charge
of numbering Mrs. Broadwell. which
charge is still against her, but II Is eX-
pected she will he released in few days
The trial of George A. Long seemed to
age her more than the confinement pre-
| ceding that time had
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY

The annual business meeting OF the
Addison County Agricultural society will
he held in the town hall in Middebury
Wednesday, December g. Everybody In
the county without regard to membership
in the society will be invited to attend.
This will be an unusually important meet
ing. inasmuch as both President John f..
Weeks and Secretary Frank c. oyer
have made known their intentions 10 re-
tire from the positions which they have
held so long.
George X. Langwcrthy, only son Of the
late Mr. and Mrs Jtorge r. Langworthy
of Middlebury, died at his home Friday
afternoon at the age of ~ years, with n
complication of troubles. Mr.. Langworthy
was a native and lifelong resident of
this town and previous to his Illness was
well and favorably krown. lie was a
member of St. Stephens Episcopal
Church and belonged to Lake Dunmore
Lodge, No. II, I. o. O. f. He had held
various offices in both societies. Mr..
Langworthy leaves no direct descendants.
His wife died six years ago. He had one
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Cornell Of this viii
lage, with whom he had made his home
for several years. The funeral was
held at his late home at two O'Clock
Monday afternoon and burial was in the
West cemetery.-The Misses Mary Morri-
son, Helen Borgstrom and Anita For
roster have returned to Stamford Conn,
after three months in town.-Mr. and
Mrs. George II. HalWck are in New
Haven to visit their daughter. Mrs. S. T.
Lansdon.-Mr. and Mrs Darwin Goldwin
and their children of Dover. Del. are
in town for three weeks.-E,dward Baw-
ker and Fl. n. LaAtier of Ludlow. who
have been at work getting out Christ
mas trees in Ripton for five weeks have
got four carloads, numbering about 5000
trees. down to the railroad station here
ready for shipment. MIR. Rawker has
finished his part of the work and returned
to his home in Ludlow but Mr. I.aNier
expects to get out another large lot
of trees in Lincoln. They say the trees
are not in prime condition this year as
they have been very badly frost bitten
Mrs. Ronald McAlpine and two young
daughters have returned to Randolph
Va, after visiting here for number OF
weeks.-Mr and Mrs. Chester r. Baldwin
of Malone, n. Y, are in town to visi,
relatives.-Mr. and Mrs. George Fl
Chickson of Fall River, Mass, are ir
town to visit for two weeks-Mr. an6
Mrs. Frank G. Arnold and daughter
Miss Cornelia Arnold, have returned tt
Ashburnham, Mass, after two months
in Middlebury and vicinty--Thc Wev.
bridge Farmers club will hold a meet.
ing in the basement of the Corgrega
tonal Church at Weybridge Hill thurs.
day evening. DR.. DeFosset State
veterinarian, will speak on the ersdica.
ton of tuberculosis in cattle.--Mrs r. c
Goss, one Of the teachers OF the Sunday
school of the Memorial Baptist Church
gave her Sunday school pupils a socia
and supper at her home Friday after
noon. There was a good attendance OF
youngsters. Games were played and a
fine supper was served. The tables were
trimmed and each received token oi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
REMARKABLE DISPLAY OF
VERMONT WILD FLOWERS

st. Johnsbury. Nov. 19.-One of the
most popular features of the educational
work conducted annually by the Fairbanks
Museum is the display of flowers shown
throughout the season. This exhibit is
now over and the statistics indicate that
7lo specimens Of local wild flowers, sedges
and grasses were shown; 6S general wild
flowers, sedges and grasses; 80 ferns and
fern allies; 26 mosses and lichens. making
a total of $50 specimens. This is the
largest number exhibited in one year since
the exhibit was started in 1919 Eighteen
of the species shown We're new to the
local flora, and one, branched knotweed
tpolygonum proliferum). was new to Ver-
mont Many of the specimens were
brought into the museum by the school
children of st. Johnsbury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
VT. HORTICULTURISTS
MEET AT RUTLAND

Rutland. Nov. 19.-The 23rd annual meet
ing of the Vermont State Horticultural
society opened here tonight with 10 per-
sons, including a number of women fruit
growers present Apples largely pre-
denominate in the dozen large and many
small exhibits shown. Because Gov. =. w.
Clement was absent from the State, At
torney Walter 5. Fenton of this city gave
the address of welcome. In replying Presi-
dent q. ID, Aiken of Putney termed Rut-
land the geographical apple center of the
State. And he complmented Rutland
senators In supporting the honest grad
ing bill which some legislators used as
the political football in the last General
Assembly. A stereopticon lecture on fruit
growing experiences WAS given by Prof.
r. G. Sears of the Massachusetts Agri-
cultural College.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
FEDERAL TRUCKS FOR
STATE HIGHWAY WORK

Montpelier. Nov. 19.-The State high
way department received notice this
week that the federal government has
consigned to Vermont to be used in road
work nine new Packard trucks. These
are three-ton trucks and will be ship
ped by freight to Montpelier Recently
the federal government offered to ship
some heavier ones to the State, but the
State department felt these We're too
heavy for use here and the substitu-
tion of lighter trucks was made at
S. B. Bates request.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
RUNS AUTO WITHOUT
LICENSE; is FINED $50

st. Johnsbury Nov. 19-For driving an
automobile without a license, Harry Nc
Caffery Of Lyndonville was fined $50 in
municipal court to-day. McCaffery's IL
cense had been suspended, but the secre-
tary of State was to have renewed 1t on
October 25 He drove from Lyndonvil!e
to st. Johnsbury and met with an acc-
dent on the way home. This was report
ed to the secretary Of State, who discov-
cred that McCaffery was operating a car
without license, and his arrest followed,
It is doubtful If he will now get license,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
SCARLET FEVER IN
BRATTLEBORO HOSPITAL

Brattleboro, Nov. 19.-Because one nurse
was Ill with scarlet fever and anot her
was thought to have the Same disease
the directors of the Bratteboro Memorial
hospital to-day closed e institution to
visitors and decided not to accept any
more patients until al danger of spreas-
ing the disease is past. Miss Hazel Carr
and Miss Helen Quinn nurses who room
together, were placed In the isolation
building the former having "a well de-
veloped case Of scarlet fever. There are
n patients In the hospital. also Is nurses
and four members of the faculty.