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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04

Washington, Sept. 1.-The request of
the foreign relations committee for
latest drafts of the proposed treaties
with Germany's allies has been refused
by President Wilson on the ground that
compliance would set a precedent en-
couraging senatorial encroachment on
the presidential power of treaty neEo-
tiation.
In an exchange of letters made public
to-day. Mr. Wilson wrote that it was
"out of the question" to accede to the
committees suggestion, and Chairman
Lodge replied that although the treaties
were closely connected with the treaty
with Germany, the President undoubt =
edly had authority to keep information
about them from the Senate If he
chose.
The correspondence apparently brought
another impasse between the President
and the committee on the much de -
bated subject of what information the
senators should have in their considera =
ton of the treaty with Germany Mr..
Lodge and others have declared the
committee could not act intelllgently
until all of the Versailles treaties were
before it, but Mt the White House con-
ference Mr.. Wilson told the committee
that the form to be taken by the four
treaties under negotiation depended
largely on the Senate's action regard
ing the instrument now before it
A copy of tine agreement of June 16
relative to the Rhine district also was
denied the committee, the President writ
ing that it would only become pertinent
after the treaty was ratified and that
its publication now might be ernbarrass-
n III;
tor Lodge replied that it already had
been published in a British White Book
and from that source had been circulated
in this country through the Congressional
Record
The correspondence was made public
by Mr.. Lodge, who indicated that no
further effort would be made by the
committee in the matter The commit
tee did not meet to-day, but to- morrow
1t will resume its hearings and probably
will have another executive session to
work on proposed amendments and reser-
vations TO the treaty with Germany.
The only amendment pending before
the committee now is a proposal by Sena-
tor Fall, republican, of New Mexico TO
strike out the provision for an inter
national labor organization When the
question of amendments has been dis
posed of, drafting of the ratification reso-
luton viii be taken up. 1t IS expected
that the committee draft will include
several reservations to the League of
Nations covenant.
At Its open hearing tomorrow. the
committee will question Eugene Pivany
Of the Hungarian merican Federation,
who asked to be heard regarding the
claims of Hungary at the Versailles con-
ference.
The President wrote to Senator Lodge:
ALLOW me to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of August q and TO say
that I shall take pleasure in laying be-
fore the Senate the treaty with Poland
signed at Versailles on the 18th of June;
and the agreement between the United
States, Belgium, the British Empire and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
AUTOMOBILE JUMPS BANE
Owner of First Automobile In Months
lier Is Killed In Accident

Montpelier, Aug. 31.-Lawson c. Cum
mings, age Il years, died at Heaton hos
pital about nine o'clock Saturday evening
as the result Of an automobile accident
when his prairie Belle" was tipped over
the bank in Morses woods about FIVE
miles from Montpelier as he was on mis-
way to his farm in East Montpelier. His
breast was smashed in and very probably
the lungs were punctured for they APP
peared to fill up rapidly after he reached
the hospital about eight O'Clock. He made
several efforts to talk but without much
success although he did tell the hatron,
Miss Lowe, that the machine rolled over
him once and then stopped below him
on the bank.
!. The deceased was a son of Mr. and
/ Mrs. Amasa Cummings, born in Fast
Montpelier in 1913 and resided in that
town much of his early life, after which
I,he came to Montpelier. He was a men,
nber of the firm of Cobb & Cummings, in
the marble business. Later he sold lis
Interests and went to st. Paul where FIR
some dozen years he was in the sane
business. Then ne came back to Nom
lpclier.
/ He was an inventor as we'll as a manu-
facturer of telescope sights for use OF
long distance shooting with rifles. Thes,
he made in Montpelier for many YEAR,
shipping them to nearly every large ma
, ton In the world and which brought hin
into prominence in the sight making
business. 1t was very delicate work bu:
work which Mr.. Cummings greatly en-.
. joyed and which he followed until within
"A few years
While he did not operate the first auto
mobile that came to Montpelier he was
the first citizen in the city to own enc
His machine was in New York ba>H
overhauled before being brought hare
when AT least two other persons brought
their newly bought automobiles to Moni-
pelier His first machine was a Stanley
steamer as was his last one. the one
which went over the bank SATURDAY.
night. The first machine is still stand
| ing under shed at his farm 1t was
, crude affair compared with the ma
| chimes the company construct to-day
Mr.. Cummings had many an experience
with IT, Much of his repair work was
| done by a. ID. Harris at whose garage
he was Saturday afternoon during a rain
storm. His second machine was the
model now the Great Western" Then
for few months he owned a Ford but
| in 1910 he bought another Stanley steamer
which he ran on the day of his death
He named IL prairie Belle" and il was
frequently seen on the streets of the
city.
He left the Harris garage about six
O'Clock Saturday evening Because Of
repairs on the usuaI road Travelled to so
to his farm, he had to detoln' by what
is known as the old county road and
while going through Morse's wood the
automobile slipped off the bank. He was
discovered by boy who went 10 Sill
venus Morse's house to secure aid for
Mr.. Cummings. He was placed in Mr.
Morse's automobile and brought to the
hospital. where he failed rapidly, dying
about nine O'Clock His closest survive
| ing relatives are cousins
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
BOY SHOT BY PLAYMATE
Serious Accident Occurs When Swanton
Boys Fool With 30 Revolver

st. Adams. Aug. 31.-Harry Brow. the
16-year-old son Of Henry Brow of Swan
ton, was accidentally shot by a playmate
about his age, a boy named Boss, this
morning between nine and ten o'clock,
He was attended by DR. f. r. Lape at
Swanton and then brought TO the st.
Adams hospital, whore his condition IL
considered serious.
The boys were fooling with a .32 re-
volver out of doors near Brow's home.
1t is understood that the Boss boy was
standing opposite Brow not far from him
and just how the accident occurred Is not
known, but the bullet went in from the
right side and through the intestine.
X-ray pictures were taken by DR.. f. II,
johnson, who, with DR.. Arthur Morton,
operated. They found that the intestine
was punctured In many places, probably
about dozen, and the bullet was lodged
In the abdominal wall in the left side.
Although there Is no doubt as to It being
accident an investigation will be carried
out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04

Paris, Aug. 3l.-Ths mornings Paris
and appreciative articles bidding fare
well to General Pershing, who yesterday
received representatives of the French
press and babe them formal goodbye. In
addressing the newspaper men the general
Expressed his affection for and admra-
ton of France and said he felt sure that
the struggle France and America had
waged together would serve to cement
the friendship of the two nations.
During the reception General Pershing
was asked what had been to him the most
poignant moment Of the war. After an
lnstant's reflection he replied:
ut was when the armistice was signed.
It was then we knew the victory was ours
and that our dead had not died in vain"
When asked about his plans for the
future General Pershing responded:
81 haven't any. At all events, don't
attribute any to me-"
Warm tribute was paid to General
Pershng to-day by Andre Tardieu. head
of the general commission for Franco
American war matters
"Frenchmen always will remember this
commander who with Foch, Petan and
Hag, brought about the defeat of Ger
many and liberated our soil" Captain
Tardieu said. II, who on SO many occa-
sions for two years elaborated with
him, will never forget the high qualities
of integrity, frmness, intelligence and
good heartedness that he displayed 1t
is great friend of ours who leaves US.
He will remain constantly in the
thoughts of all of US and personally I
shall always retain for him a deep affec-
ton"
great crowd had gathered at the
Invalides station to bid General
Pershing farewell as he started for
Brest from where he sails tomorrow
for New York on board the Leviathan,
marking the close of his two years
and more service in France. For the
past week General Pershing has been
feted by all the prominent French Of
ficials.
In that party were Gen. Pershing
and his son, Warren, and his brother
James f. Pershing. a Chicago mer-
chant. who sailed recently for a bust
ness trip to France and England
aides Colonies John G. Quekemeyer,
John l.. Hines and A. w. Brewster
and Brig. Generals Fox Conner and
w. A. Bethel. Also on board the
Leviathan will be Colonel Aristides
Moreno, and Lieutenant Colonies \. s.
Kuegle and Lloyd c. Grisco' aud
many other general headquarv Of
ficers. Lieutenant Colonel De Cham
brun. counselor of the French embassy
at Washington. will make the voyage
on the Leviathan
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
DOUBLE ACCIDENT
Horse COliides With Two Ford Caru
In Succession

St Adams Aug. 29--The Swanton read
was the scene of another automobile acct
dent Thursday night when Edward Tato
of the She don road, who was coming
toward St Albani in a Ford automobile,
struck horse bdng driven by Max ".
Cleveland of this city, Mr., Cleveland, Who
was going towarc Swanton, was thrown
from the team and received slight bruises
MI Tatro claims that he was driving at
moderate rate of speed and came upon
cleveland who was on tho left side OF the
road ana the wagon was without a light.
he also stated that cleveland tried 10 get
BACK to the right side Of the road, but
not IN time to escape the collision. Ia
tro's car struck forward wheel Tatro
also claims that Cleveland was in an in
toxicated condition.
The horse with part Of the harness on II
ran away and at the Billiard farm was
| struck by Ford car coming toward st.
Aipans and owned and driven by Fred
barner OF this city. n. j. Hcrrick was
IN the car with him. Barbers car was
put out of commission by the collision
and he and Herrick returned to this city
on an electric car Herrick took his car
and hauled the Barber car back to this
city. DR.. Lamberton of this city, veter-
mary surgeon, happened TO stop at the
scene OF the collision but neither of the
three men did anything for the horse.
man. who lived nearby discovered the ami
mai and tied it to tree and fed him some
nay, Friday morning Sheriff G. p. Catlin
was notified and with Chief of Police j.
+. Mahoney went to the scene OF the az
| cident and hired man 10 go out anc
shoot the horse.
Two girlsr who witnessed the first col.
| lision claim that Barber had nothing hui
lantern on his car for headlight
The whole affair is causing considerable
indignation and a thorough investigator
| Is being made.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
EAT MORE BREAD

Revival of the American housewife
wartime conscience in the admnistra-
ton of the family table and the sub
stitution OF the wholesome loaf of bread
for higher priced foods such as meats,
eggs, and butter. as a means of reducing
the high cost of living. were advocated
by julius II. Barnes, United States
wheat director, in an interview during
which he commented on the government
crop report for the month Of July which
shows the unprecedented loss in crop
prospects OF 22l .OOO bushels.
1.-THE July crop report is very discourag
ing, of course" declared Mr.. Barnes.
For several weeks | have tried to get a
more general appreciation into the public
mind that our wheat prospects was no
longer the fabulously favorable one still
accepted by certain sections of the press.
But 1t is well to remember that. however
disappointing its shrinkage from our
hopes, we still have secured a wheat crop
above the average. 1t will fully supply
us at home and probably sufficiently con-
tribute to the food necessities of Europe.
There is a close adjustment-too close
for comfort-between the total world
bread requirement and the total bread
grain supplies. but there is sufficient,
with care. There can be no longer any
doubt mat tho spnn,,, and demand most.
tion in wheat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS orr guarantee
vic. az no, p,oir,,inad ,ho,. , wor,d
ieve, Anv f,,rtbsr movement for a re-
drcod flour nr,ca n,ns, ha h,sed FRANKLY
,nor n nolicv of food Subsidy Tn erYac,
iii, would force no,iona, chor;,,, on the
tahIo ~ everv Aner,oa,, rhethnr he
would mr. No i,s erao, has hoar der,or-
',,,ra to ,ha s,ura,, sa,, .a,,onoa 90 go,
neonle on whom II has been forced since
tho DAVIS of free o,rcus and sree broad IN
ancient Rome A,wavs I, has henumbed
nroduct,on while ,oSav onI,, in stinn.
,a,ed and increased nroGrc,,on los n hons
~ real relief Del,herate suhs,dv of food
was not authorized ~, Corgress IN the
wheat Act
1T is INV concentior of sturdy Aneri.
canisn that If desires r. nav its own
seIf-respectine way assured or,y Of q
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
STOLE 5000 In SILVER

Rutland, Sept. Frank Smith, age 20
years, of Pittsburg, Pa, was sentenced
by City Judge George NJ, Goddard in this
city to-day to serve not less than one
year nor more than IS months at State
prison at Windsor for grand larceny, hav-
ing pleaded guilty to the charge OF steal
ing about $500 in silver from Joseph Dion,
his employer, who is conducting a show
at the Rutland fair. While Dion was at
supper Sunday Smith went TO his tent
broke open trunk and took from 1t a
bag of silver weighing over 30 pounds
carrying 1t nearly mile to the depot
where he was arrested as he was about
to take a train. He Joined the show a,
Portland, Me-, two weeks ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
HIGH COST OF LEISURE
OUR EVIL, SAYS MARSHAL
Vtcc-President Says He Is Lazy and
Has Never Lived within Snlnry

Chicago. Sept. III have never lived
within my salary and have often thought
of striking for higher one" said Vice
President Marshall yesterday in the
course of a discussion of the cost of liv-
ing. strikes, etc. with the Washington
correspondent of the Chicago Tribune.
Vice-President Marshall is further
quoted as saying:
How l spend my salary is nobody $
business save my wife's. If I should
strike for more money upon the theory
that my services are worth more than
| am receiving, how ! spent my salary
is nobodys business, but should l strike
on the ground Of the high cost of living,
then Justice would demand that ! show
how ! have spent my salary In order
that the arbiters may determine whether
1t is the high cost of living or the cost
of high living that ails me.
lone of the old Ideas of the republic
was that the limit of striving for sue
cess was the limit Of capacity and en-
durance. The real evil which we are
confronting to-day, is the high cost OF
leisure. ! speak in a censorious way,
because l am myself the LATEST of the
lazy.
II only beg the thoughtful considera-
ton of younger men who have the good
of the republic at heart seriously to
consider the problem as to whether the
only way in which to meet the increas-
ing difficulties of American life Is not
by additional striving to produce more
to earn more, to economize more. and
to save more.
II lost all confidence in a man in In.
diana whose family was starving and
for whom ! found Job at $50 a day
during the panic of 1873 when he told
me that he believed ne would not take
a Job until he was certain what Con.
gress was going to do about the money
question.
"All Of US are for less hours of labor
better labor conditions. safeguards fol
women and children and men who labor
a fairer distribution OF the products Of
labor; all Of us hope that these things
can be accomplished and that all OF ths
necessaries and many OF the luxuries OF
life will be given to every one under thu
flag and that peace, plenty and prosper
ity may continue to be the part Of thu
American citizen.
Il have tried to ease my own con
science in holding a position which ha,
60 little labor connected with It by say
ing to myself that tho numberless night
Of labor which l have performed In thu
past entitle mo to Il breathing spell.
II arm not sure. however. that this Il
true. and, not being sure Of II. hav,
no word OF criticism for those who, lik,
myself prefer to play rather than Il
labor"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
WILSON WILL NOT
GIVE TREATIES TO
SENATE COMMITTEE

Request for Latest Draft of Proposed Pacts with
Austria Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey Are
Refused on the Ground That Compliance
Would Set Precedent Encouraging En-
croachment on the Presidential Power of
Treaty Negotiations Senator Lodge Says
the President Undoubtedly Has Authority to
Keep Information about Them from the SEN
ate If He Chooses
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
HAS $4,000 CAPITAL
Bellows Falls Concern to Manufacture
Scythcs-New Farm Products Company

Montpelier, Sept. 2.-The Derby Ball
corporation of Bellows Falls has filed ar
ticles OF association in the office of sec
rotary of state for the purpose of manu-
featuring scythes and snaths in Bellows
Falls with a capital stock of $4,000. The
papers are signed by Margaret f.. Ryder
Jessie Ryder, n. d. Ryder and Warner f.
Graham of Bellows Falls.
The Cambridge Cooperative Farm
Products company of Cambridge with a
capital stock of $4,000 has filed articles
in the same office. They manufacture
farm products. The papers are signed by
several farmers in that section.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
GETTING CHILDREN READY FOR
SCHOOL,

Common colds are infectious and II Is
wrong to send a snufiing, sneezing, cough
ing child to school TO spread disease
germs among other little ones Foley's
Honey aand Tar relieves coughs and
colds. loosens phlegm and mucus. and
coast raw, irrtatod membranes with a
healing. soothing medicine. Contains no
opiates j, w O'Sulivan, 80 Church
Ctrset. (adv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
EATS l6 DISHES OF ICE
CREAM IN II MINUTES

Middlebury, Sept, l-Peter wing OF
Bridport holds the championship IN TINS
vicinity for eating ice cream against Tune
Sixteen dishes az ice cream in q minutes
was the record he mAie the other day
at the Concord Candy Kitchen IN this
village. and thereby won bet
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
JUSTIFIABLE

"A grain Of wheat was found in that
mummy's hand" remarked the guide.
WELL" said Farmer Corntossel ''whvat
gets mighty valuable at some stages Of
history. don't blame tho mummy for
hanging on to what he had. '-washing-
ton Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04

France originally claimed the payment
by Germany Of 100000 francs for the
family of Sergeant Mannheim and an
indemnity Of 100000 francs. Germany
readily agreed to pay the former sum,
but declared she would not meet the de-
mand for the indemnity. The course of
the negotiations over the case has not
been traced In recent dispatches.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
A VALUABLE EMPI.OYE

Empioyer-''Do you drink" Applicant
for job--"Yes. sir. sometimes" Employer
"1s that so7 Where DO you get it7"-
Kansas City Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04

TO advertise real estate until 1t IL
sold 10 never an expensive plan.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
GERMANY PAYS FRANCE
ONE MILLION FRANCS
Is Indemnity for Murder OF French Sol
der in Berlin Street IN July

Paris. Sept l. (Havas)-Germany has
paid France an indemnity of 100000
francs for the murder Of Sergt. Paul
Mannheim. who was killed In the streets
of Berlin by a German In July. The
French government will make a gift OF
this amount to the international Red
Cross
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
PERSH|NG BIDS
PARIS FAREWELL
American Commander Tells
Newspaper Men He Has No
Plans for Future and Wants
None Attributed to Him
LAUDED BY TARDIEU

Pcrshing when Asked What Was Most
Poignant Moment of War to Him Re-
plies 1t Was When Armstice wns
Signed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04

In the second heat Of the AIS race
Charles Mosher OF Chestertown. Pa,
who drove Queer Lady" was bumped
into by another horse and knocked
down. He suffered few minor In
1uries but was able to drive in the
third heat and to win the heat.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-04-17

April A, but thus far has brought no sat
isfactory response; indeed, at this writ
ing, mere receipt of the communication
is yet to be acknowledged.
So it transpires that, despite the Presi-
dents virtual pledge to the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee of the coordinate
branch of the treaty-making power, Meth
er that committee nor the American peo-
pie are, or apparently are likely to be,
permitted to examine the terms upon
which their own representatives offered
to incorporate their country in world
organization.
Does this not impress the reader as a
most extraordinary state of affairs?
Consider: First, the fact that the AM
erican delegation had proposed plan at
all was concealed and came to light almost
inadvertently; secondly, the American
plan was rejected and the British plan
was adopted; thirdly, the American plan
is withheld from publication for the en-
lightenment Of the American people; and
finally, so far at least, the request of
leading Senator for compliance with the
Presidents pledge is discourteously ig-
nored.
We refrain from comment until an
other. week shall have been added to the
six weeks which already have elapsed
since the existence of the document was
discovered and its publication was prom
ised We merely state the amazing
facts as simply as possible to hundred
millions of people who are supposed to be
masters of their own affairs and shapers
to an appreciable degree of their own des-
tinies-Harveys Weekly.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-04-17

other German purse, and that Germany
coal fields are at the lowest valuation
worth f170,000,000,000, her potash worth
100000 100000, to which you can add her
railways, docks, canals and all the other
great assets of the German empire.
"She can pay the whole of the Allies
cost of the war ten times over, and at
the end of the war she is the European
belligerent which has lost least of its
wealth. To fail to exact the net cost of
the war would mean lifelong taxation in
the redemption of our loans and the par
alysis of industry, and since we have got
the Germans beat it would be an insult
to our dead and crime against our
children to fail to exact the cost of world
defense to the uttermost farthing."
To this might have been added the fact
that much of the cost of the war to Ger
many was offset by the enormous loot of
railroad material, of machinery, of coal
and ore and livestock and grain and 9TH
er things of which it robbed other coun-
tries, Germany largely fought the war
on stolen Observation-Disclosures Record.