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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
WORK OF THE w. C. C. S.
Burlington Branch Looking to Happi-
ness of Returned Soldiers and Others

At meeting of the War Camp Com.
munity service Monday afternoon it
was voted to accept the offer of the use
Of the lot at the northeast corner of Main
and Battery streets as a playground and'
athletic field during the summer, or until
the owners, the Vermont Milk Chocolate
company, desired it for themselves.
Mrs. Robbins of the Patriotic League,
spoke of the dances that are being held
at the high school every Wednesday eve
ning and hoped that the men now sta
tioned at the Post would attend. ]. =.
TAYLOR spoke of the Community Chau-
tauqua week. and expressed a desire that
the people of the city back up the enter
prise
1t was voted that Sunday September :,
be made day of celebration in commem-
grafton Of Lafayette's birthday and the
battle of the Marne.
A communication was received from
the Neighborhood House association. Off
ering the use Of the Patriotic league
rooms on Church street for the w. c. G.
S. for headquarters Of the organization
and also as club rooms for veterans of
the great war They were accepted glad
ly, and plans made TO have them ready
by the last of the week.
! Capt. Harry j. Fee, from the office
of the assistant secretary of war,
spoke of the need of continuing an
employment bureau for returned SOL
diers in this city. 1t was voted to have
such an Office at the Church street
headquarters where the men may
apply.
A favorable report concerning the
work of Lieut.. j. w. Crosley was read
Mr.. Crosley led the singing at the re-
cent meeting at The Strong theatre
addressed by Senator Johnson, and the
Senator was so impressed that he in
quired If Burlington was large music
center.
An interesting communication was
read from the adjutant at Fort Ethar
Allen asking for local hospitality fol
the wives of returning soldiers sta.
toned at Fort Ethan Allen. Most OF
these women are of French nationality
who speak but very little English. The
Red Cross is taking up this work ant
it is hoped that the people of the com
munity will assist. In view of the
splendid work being done by the vari
Gus societies in Canada for the re
turning soldiers and their wives. wher,
the numbers run into the hundreds, /
is hoped that the societies taking III
this work in the United States will DE-
their utmost SO that the standard Sc
will not be below that of the Cana
dams
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
BIG DAMAGE BY STORM IN
ONONDAGA COUNTY, N. Y

Syracuse, N. Y, July 1l.-One man was
killed and damage amounting to thous-
ands OF dollars done to buildings and
crops in Onondaga county by an extreme
ly severe rain hail and electrical storm
late this afternoon.
In the town of Salina a man wifs struck
by bolt OF lightning and instantly kill
ed. At Onondaga Hill. the Onondaga
Presbyterian Church, erected over lO
years ago and said to have been the
oldest edifice IN Central New York was
destroyed by fire resulting from light
ming shock, while along the Seneca turn
pike many barns and store houses were
burned, and thousands of dollars worth
OF machinery and crops destroyed II
the helds much damage was done to
standing crops.
In this city all hourly rainfall records
were broken withr precipitation Of l'3
inches in that period.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
OVERCOME
BY DENSE SIN 0kE
All Will Recover, However, Fol-
lowing Experience in Fight.
ing Blaze in Shaving and Saw
dust Storage Shed at ]. r.
Booth Lumber Plant

Fighting one of the hardest blazes for
many months. in air black with suffocat-
ins, binding smoke. five iremen. Captain
p G. Ashine. Pipemen Frank Smith,
Albert Brockney b. Mills and n. Lavery
were. overcome and carried out by their
comrades at the fire in a shaving and
sawdust storage shed at the J. X. Booth
lumber mill shortly after ten o'clock Sat
urday night. Captain Ashline was in n
very serious condition when he, together
with three of his combrades, was taken to
the station in the police ambulance. DR..
Sidney L. Morrison and DR.. Max Brendall
worked over the men, and Captain Ash
line gave them hard struggle.
The fire started presumably from an
internal hot air explosion, for, according
to Fred Bettam, night Waterman. just
as he was making his rounds he heard
q great roar and saw a huge mass of
blazing shavings fy, off the roof of the
storohouse and into the yard below. He
Immediately pulled the Western Union
fire alarm and just as he did somebody
rang in box 80 at the corner of Cham
plain and Pearl streets,
Waterman Bettam, according to q
statement made to a Free Press man
made his rounds at 9:25 o'clock and saw
nothing unusual in the shed which Is of
brick construction. He then started on
the rounds again, each round of the yard
taking about % minutes. and on coming
back heard the roar.
six lines of hose. with additional
chemical lines. were quickly laid by the
firemen and the worl, of fighting the
blaze in the darkness, coupled with the
terrible smoke from the shavings, began
tn, f,f
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
IN PROBATE COURT

The will of Thomas D. Hawkins, late
of Burlington, was proved in probate
court Thursday.
Tho Burlington Trust company was
appointed executor Of the will Of Agnes
p. Ridley. late of this city H. T. Rut-
ter and Roy L. Patrick, both of Burling-
ton. were appointed commissioners and
appraisers of the estate.
Olive Gertrude Lord of Winooski was
appointed executrix OF the last will and
testament Of Charles s. Lord. late OF
that village, while Van A. Nye and Sid
ney n. Putnam of Burlington were APP
pointed commissioners and appraisers OF
the estate.
Ii. T. Rutter of this city was appointed
administrator of the estate OF Edward
Dwyer, late of Burlington. c. w
Brownell and c. F. Black, also OF Bur-
lington, will serve as commissioners and
appraisers Of this estate.
Elihu b. Taft of Burlington was ap.
pointed administrator with the will an
nexed of the estate of Thomas d. Haw.
| kns, late of this city. c. w. Brownel
and Albert S. Drew, also of Burlington
will serve as commissioners Of tho
estate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
NAVY ENLISTMENTS
Two or Thr~e Year Terms, as Well rs
-Four Years, Now Possible

Four Years, Now Possible
Men may now enlist in the United
States navy for periods Of two. three
or four years, instead Of the old four
year term. according to a telegram re-
ceived from headquarters by Lieut.. w.
Crosley of the local naval recruiting
branch.
The message stated that. according to
the naval appropriation bill. approved
ON July H. provision is made that until
June 80, 1870, enlistments for the navy
may be for two, three or four years.
All laws now applicable to four-year en-
lstments shall apply under such regu-
lations as may be prescribed by the sec
rotary Of the navy to enlistments for a
shorter period with proportionste benefits
upon discharge and re-enlistment. The
pay will be at the same rate as the
present war pay.
The lieutenant stated that Just at the
present the recruiting officers were not
doing much toward enlisting men for the
naval aviation branch, although the army,
according to circular letters received by
former service men of this city. is max
ing strenuous efforts to secure personnel.
IT is stated that the quote desired by
the army lis 1000 mon for the different
branches of The aviation service.
At one time befoie the conclusion of
the war the British aviation forces were
divided into two separate branches, osia
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
VOTERS TO SETTLE
TAX RATE THEMSELVES
City Meeting Called for Tuesday
July % at Which Question of
Additional 20 Cents, Making
a Rate of 1920, Will Be
Answered

Burington's tax levy problem. upon
which the aldermen have failed to agree,
will he submitted to the legal voters OF
the city at a special city meeting to be
held in the polling places in the various
wards on Tuesday, July %, from three
to nine o'clock, and each voter Will give
the decision by use of the ballot, the
voting to be done by the regulation check
list.
The way out of the dilemma was pro-
vided by tho presentation on saturday
to Mayor ]. Holmes Jackson of petit
ton signed by thirty legal voters asking
that there be special city meeting 10
decide the question. Accordingly, under
the provisions of the city charter, the
mayor was obliged to Issue the call.
| The voting places will be as follows:
Ward one, in Fire Station No. 8. Mans
| field avenue.
Ward two, in star Hose room. lbs North
! Winooski avenue.
Ward three, in Fire Station No. ., North
| Champaign street.
| Ward four, in Deyettes building, cor
nor North Champlain and Monroe streets
| Ward five, in city Hall, Church street
Ward six, in Fire station No. ., South
Union street
| w nat tHe NOltTS Will ueSiuc va 49,
their individual votes lis the following
whether they will authorize the city
council of the city of Burlington, to levy
and assess for the year 1919, in addition
to a tax of two hundred cents on the
dollar of the grand list of said city. pro
vided by the city charter, larger ratio pei
cent, namely, in addition. twenty cents
making two hundred and twenty cents
on the dollar of said grand list in ordel
to meet the accrued and accruing eX
penses and liabilities of said city. includ
ing in such liabilities the State tax o
forty cents on the dollar Of the CRANE
list. provided by No 81 of the Acts ant
Resolves of the Legislature of 1919"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
BELIEVE HOLD-UP
MEN ARE UNDER ARREST

Bennington, July 11.-State's Attorney
Collins M. Graves and Chief of Police
Richard Hurley believe that they have
in custody the two young men who were
implicated in the hold-up here early Sun
day morning when Frank Somervifle. pro-
prietor Of a local cigar store, was robbed
of sls2 The suspects are Joseph p. Cor
nell, ~, and Alexander Giroux. %, OF
Williamstown. Mass. Cornell, who was
arrested at Willamstown early in the
week on the charge OF entering a freight
car, was interviewed by the Bennington
officers yesterday and confessed, he said.
that Giroux was his companion in the
hold-up and returned 500 which he said
was his share of the plumber. GirouX.
who was recently released from the serv-
ice, left Williamstown the day after the
hold-up. but was put under arrest at
Manchester, Conn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
NEW YORK HAS OVER
100000 MOTOR VEHICLES

Albany, n. Y. July 13.-New York State
has now passed the half million mark in
the number of its motor vehicles, Francis
M. Hugo, secretary of state and head of
the motor vehicle bureau, announced
tonight. He also predicted that by the
end OF the year there will be nearly 525,-
900 cars owned and operated in this State.
Registration records have been smashed
week after week, 1t was announced, the
$4,000 cars of last year have been in
creased by leaps and bounds. Dealers
have reported that sales arc limited only
by their ability to secure and deliver
cars.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
RECENT DEATH

MANY who do not already know, will
learn with sadaess of the passing out OF
Mrs Ella Grimes, wife of Carl Grimes OF
303 Broadway, Cambridge, Mass. She had
been in failing health for several months
A devoted wife and true friend, many
can attest to her kind deeds and helpful
words. She was native of Vermont. hut
had lived a good many years IN Massa-
chusetts. She had many friends al Queen
CITY Park. where she and her husband
spent several summers. She was a firm
believer In spiritualsm, and the cause
had no more sincere advocate than she
She was laid to rest in Evergreen GENE
terry, Brighton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
SAYS GIRL SLANDERED
HIM $500 WORTH
John DonlOn Of Brattleboro Sues Miss
Mabel Webster

Brattleboro, VT. July ll.-John Donlon
to-day filed a suit in the municipal court
against Mabel Webster, seeking damages
of 500 for alleged SANDER, He says that
Miss Webster made derogatory and UNI
true remarks about him in the hearing
of Miss Gertrude Long as a result OF
which, he says, his reputation has suf-
fered and he has lost many friends Sher-
riff Frank l.. Wellman served the papers
and placed the respondent in the Gus
tody of Mrs Florence MacDonas' All
the parties have been employed a. ~
[Brattleboro RAtSAat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
FOUND EXCITEMENT THEY
WERE LOOKING FOR
Ralph HolbrOOk and Rupert
Robinson Declare That a Pan.
Their in the Road in Williams.
town Gulf at Midnight Fur
nishes Almost too Many Thrills

Ralph Holbrook and Rupert Robinson,
two high school boys from Keene. y. H,
who are hiking from Keene to Canada
and return. a 800 mile journey, started
out Sunday. July 6. looking for excite
ment. and II being chased by panther
In the wilds Of Vermont can be called
that, then they surely found what they
were looking for. The boys called at the
Free Press Office yesterday afternoon and
described their experiences to n reporter
as follows:
They started from Keene Sunday. July
| 6. crossing into Vermont at Windsor: trav-
eled through the State most of the week
and made st. Armand, Que, Saturday the
18th, covering n distance of $40 miles in
| seven days. The boys say that. although
they were offered many lifts by friendly
| tourists, they did not accept and hiked
| every inch of the way. They are stop
ping in this city until this afternoon
and are the guests OF Judd Williams of
/ North Union street.
| 1t was while passing through Williams
| town gulf that the panther crossed the
road directly in front of the boys and
they could plainly see the beasts eyes
watching them. Robinson had an auto
matte. and although he admits he was
considerably frightened. he fired two
shots. Whether the bullets took effect
is not known, but the beast disappeared
and made the night hideous with its
| cries. The boys then took to their heels
and ran to williamstown before the,
finally stopped. They had planned tc
stop out of doors for the night but con
cluded that they had better go to a hotel
which they did
l A., LATE "a m
father, described the adventure as fol
lows:
at eleven o'clock last night we wan
dered into n little church party at Brook
field. Then, as walking is best at night
we made for Williamstown through thu
gulf. I'll say that ! will always remem
Der that trip. About two miles south
of wiilamstownet time was 1890 a. m.
near the end of the gulf, a panther that'!
what the village people told us 1t wa!
by our description came across our path
1t crossed the road and went into thu
bushes at one side over stone-wal
about ten feet from us. Ralph did no
notice all this but saw me unbuttonini
all that junk you sewed over the automa
tic. I. with a shaky voice. told him I,
look over the wall al the left while
pumped couple of bullets into the barrel
All Ralph said was Wow, Rupe, shoe
|quiclk = The crtter then snarled and
pumped two bullets In his general direc
ton. He disappeared up the mountain
and a few minutes later we heard tw'
of the most bood-curdling yells that eve
reached US. They made my hair stan'
on end and water come to my eye
Through excitement"
The boys have made an average of 4
miles a day on their homeward journey
and expect to reach home the last o
this " eek. They both look hale and heart
and none the worse for their experiences
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
POLK Will GO 10 PARIS

Washington, July 13.-Under-Secretary
Polk of the state department will san
for Paris July q to become head or the
American peace delegation. succeeding
Secretary Lansing, who is expected 10
return to the United states ON July ~
Before sailing MIR. Polk expects to CONFER
with Mr. Lansing at New York
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17

branch being the royal naval air service
and the other the royal flying corps, but
these two branches were later merged
into the royal air force. Lieut.. Crosley
stated that he did not think this plan
would be carried out In the American
aviation forces and that the army and
navy aviation forces would remain dis
tinctive units.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
BOY SWALLOWED PIN
Showing Children How Far He Could
Put Ii In His Mouth

st. Adams, July n.-Willard Hall, H.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Hall, Jr., of Enosburg Falls, was oper-
ated upon at the st. Adams hospital
yesterday for the removal of large.
black headed pin, The boy WAS attempt
ing to show a group of younger chill
dren how far he could put the pin in
his mouth when it slipped from his
finger. He swallowed the pin and had
it In his stomach for two days before
ne told his parents about 1t. He is rest
ing quite comfortably.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
ST. ALBANS HOSPITAL
's9%NURSES GO TO BELLEVUE

st. Adams. July 15--The st. Adams
I, hos pital has arranged an affilation with
., the training schools Of the Bellevue and
4 allied hospitals of New York whereby
the st. Adams nurses during their third
'kyear's training will be sent to New York
\ for six months training in medical and
7 children's nursing Two nurses will go
TO New York January /.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
GRATEFUL ,,-oMAN's STORY

Mrs Robert Blair, Al s. Goth ST., Terre
Haute, Ind writes, After taking Foley
Kidney Pills few weeks ] found my
kidney trouble gradually disappearing
The backaches stopped and i am also
free from those tired spells and head
aches and my vision Is no longer blur.
red" They stop rheumatic pains.-J. w
O Sullivan, 30 Church street. (-AdN.)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
GRASSHOPPERS AGAIN
Poison Bran Halt Mixture Destroys
Them-Feed While Small

Grasshoppers are starting their work
early this summer. Now is the time to
wage war on this pest. DO not wait until
they are fun grown and have skinned the
pastures of vegetation they were AL
lowed to do last year. This is a case
where IAN ounce of prevention is worth
a pound Of cure"
BY the use of poisoned bran. hoppers can
be kept down to neglible numbers in the
pastures where they usually first appear
and destroyed before they reach the fields
Of crops where their work is most de-
structive.
In preparing the bran bait use this for
mua:
100 pounds bran
pounds Of paris green
2 gals. molasses fstock
I dozen lemons or oranges.
Thoroughly mix paris green and bran in
tub or box. II making larger amount mix
on clean cement floor. Cut fruit into small
pieces and mix with molasses diluted with
water Pour mixture on bran and mix
| thoroughly, adding water until a crumbly
mash results.
| Sow the mash by scattering broadcast as
sowing oats by hand. One hundred pounds
| of mixture should treat four acres. APP
ply late in evening or early morning,
Hoppers begin to feed just at sunrise.
! This bait is very effective means or
eliminating grasshoppers. Thousands OF
dollars were saved last year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
EX-KAISER MAY NOT BE
TAKEN TO ENGLAND
Newspapers of AL Parties. Except
NOrthcIiTe Press, Oppose the Project

London, July 13-Predictions that the
project to bring the former German
Emperor to trial in England will be
abandoned are growing in view of the
almost unanimous opposition of the news
papers of all parties. Virtually all the
leading papers. with the exception Of the
Northcliffe press, are denouncing the
plan.
The Northcliffe papers have taken no
stand in the matter, but print many let
tiers from prominent persons opposing
the trial. The influential weekly reviews
all oppose or deride the project of bring
ing the former Emperor from Holland.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17

When merchant, through enterprise
and organization, is able to offer YOU
goods at price concession-isn't that
fact highly worth knowing?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17

Prospective tenants for your properly
will get Interested in it hrst through
reading about 1t In tho CLASSIFIED col
UMnS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17

"For the Lands Sake Use Bowker's
fertilizers They enrich the earth and
those who till IT, (adv.) 10 wtje30.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
100 pounds bran
pounds Of paris green
2 gals. molasses fstock)
NECK BROKEN
William Dupree Instantly Killed l
Fall from Load of Hay

Fail from LOhd OF HHy
Falling from a load Of hay as 1t was
about to go into the barn at the farm
run by the Mary Fletcher hospital We'd
nesday July 9. William Dupree. aged
A.. of 7 North avenue. was instantly kill
ed. death being due to fractured spinal
column at the base of the neck. The de-
ceased leaves only wife, Anna.
Funeral services We're held nj st.
Mary's Cathedral ut eight o'clock Friday
The daily banner., 1919-05-06

rwenty-rour hours and dropped, gag
aed and bound hand and foot, in the
yard in the rear of. her home late
Sunday night.
The girl, unable to move or sun mon
i.eip. laid in the yard for three hours
and was nearly dead when found Re
venge is believed to have been the
.ntive for the crime.
Miss Nell, who is daughter OF jim
Nell. a Chester detective, left her
hame Saturday night to go TO the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad station 10 teie-
phone to friend. She wHs n" seen
again until found by her father ana a
man named Jim Smith.
When found a piece of cloiheSiine
was bound tightly around her neck
and she was unconscious and nearly
dead from strangulat'on.
Pinned to her clothes was a piece
of paper, on which was sc1awled. i
cot your daughter, but wha | want
| s YOU. You jailed me once. bur YOU IL
| never do it again"
From the pocketbook carried by
Miss Nell the men who attacked her
took a photograph of her Older sister,
Angeline, and her parents now rear
that the sister will be the victim or
The daily banner., 1919-05-06

ss17;5.:-;-::- urracH.
The girl is delirious and in such
serious condition that physicians nave
not been able to make complete dl-
agnOsis of her injuries
Her father and the rest of the fami-
ly are mystified as to the note. The
eirl. delirious, has talked of trees and
of a negro and an Italian. She pleads
with her assailants in her delirium,
and constantly cries, II won't drink
if. I won't drink it," leading the doc
TORS in attendance to believe that she
NAV have been drugged.
Other deliriOus mutterings make 1t
appear that an uncle will be another
victim of the gang which assaulted
her. and that she struggled to keep a
ring given to her by her sweetheart,
which was taken by the men who as
saulted her.
From her talk If is believed that two
negroes attacked her in Welsh street
and while smother'ng her screams with
his hands the other struck her in the
head with blunt weapon. Then they
dragged her to waiting automobile,
driven by a man believed to he the
Italian she mentions, and drove with
The daily banner., 1919-05-06
EX-S0LDIER FkhiHHAND
WANTS SHOWER BATH
Makes Them Hustle to Improve
Home Facilities

FrenchtOWn. y. J.. May G.-"ShoW-
er baths and welI-aired sleeping quar-
terS.''
According to Delaware valley farm
ers, who are facing a more critical
labor shortage this spring than 1T anc
SINE since the outbreak of the war,
these are two essential requirements
. demanded by 50 per cent of the men
who are willing to accept rural JOBS
this year.
Promise of better wages and better
meals is some inducement. but the
former farm laborers, who were called
into the service during the war and
are now drifting back, are 10th to
part with the sanitary scheme of liv-
ing which has been drilled into them
for months in the army.
In many instances Dad" has been
hustled into making sanitary improve
mentS in the mode of living about the
old home in order 10 keep even his
former soldier son from beating it
back to re-enliSt. Anyhow, plumb
ing establishments in Delaware valley
TOWNS are rushed with orders 10 i'm
prove facilities in farm homes.