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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-03
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
MEETING AT MONTPELIER

Montpelier, June 29.-The Vermont Lii
brary association will hold its annual
meeting July 1 at the Kellogg Hubbard
library in this city. The program will
open with a business session at nine
O'Clock. and the following program Of the
day will be given
1000 a. m. Three round table confer
ences consisting of five-minute talks, fol-
lowed by discussions on the following sub
jects. Conferences of Librarians, Mrs
F. F.. Kingsley of Brandon, chairman:
conference of trustees, Redfeld Proctor Of
Proctor, chairman; conference of citizens
chairman to be named later; a, What
does the term community work cover"
b, Community work already done in
towns throughout the State,' C, Com
munity work already carried on by libra
ries." d, Possible community work that
a library might undertake" short talks
will be given by the Rev. p j. Lorg of
Montpelier, Miss Leila Waugh Of Poultney.
Mrs G. A. Davis of Rutland, Miss De-
sier Nouiton of Randolph, the Rev F. A.
Poole of ST. Johnsbury. +. II. Brooks of
St. Johnsbury, Jasper II. Wright of Mont
gomery, w. II. Jeffrey of Montpelier Gen.
ter. Miss Dorothy Hubbard of Ludlow,
Mrs. w. G. Lease Of Jeffersonvile, f. l..
Ingalls, of Burlington and others
At 1870 p. m. there will be general SEES
sion with report of chairmen Of the three
conferences; discussion of economic CO.
operation in communities with the library
as possible center; 2:30 p. m, Where
! Neighbors Meet" Miss Margery Quigley
| New York state Library school, 1851 j:
$3.50 p. m, community library tea, hos
tesscs, Miss Evelyn S. Lease of Mont
peler. Miss Fanny B. Fletcher Of Proc
!
nth of Dandy. Miss Alice L. Eaton Of
Woodstock, Miss Eleanor Eggleston of
Manchester, Miss Lucy d. Cheney Of Rut-
| land, Miss Anna l.. Mower of Morrisville,
Miss Helen B. Shattuck of Burlington,
| Mrs w. p, Smith of st. Johnsbury, Miss
Kate Stewart of Bristol. Mrs. F. E. Kings
ley of Brandon, Mrs. Nellie M. Planter
of Bellows Falls Miss Genevra Pollard of
Chester. Miss Mary r. Bates of Burling-
ton; 500 p. m, reader, Mrs Grace Sage
| Griffith of Boston.
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YOUNG BOY ELECTROCUTEO
Sydenham Hilton, rs, Climbed pole ON
and Dare and Met In
stant Death

Brandon, June 30.-Sydenham Hilton, 15-
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Hill
ton of Seminary Hill, was almost instant-
ly eleotrocuted yesterday afternoon about
4:40 o'clock. Young Hilton and several
other young men were doing 'stunts' on
an electric light pole belonging to the Hor-
tonia Power company just opposite the
Hilton home one youong man had climb
ed the pole and touched the lower wire,
which at the time was dead Not to be
outdone young Hilton climbed the pole
and either accdently. or purposely, touch
cd the upper wires which are said to con-
tain 300 volts. The boy dropped to the
ground. striking on his back and breathed
only few times. Dr. T.. j. Cray rushed
to the scene, but death was almost instan-
famous besides his parents, he is survived
by one younger brother and sister The
funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon
at two o'clock.
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Jeffrey TELLS OF WORK
FOR DEFECTIVE CHILDREN

Montpelier, June 3O.-W. H. jeffrey,
State probation officer, recently sent to
the donors of the Graham fund for
defective children a statement show
Ing the way in which each dollar of the
money was spent. One hundred per
cent. of It went to the care of the chill
dren and nothing to supervision; there
fore, as a result, he has been receiv-
ing several replies relative to the let
ter and statement sent to the donors.
In several there have been checks with
statements that the money gave the
donors more satisfaction than any
work they ever attempted along this
line.
During the year ending June 5,
$2,53O.25 was received from the fund
which Governor Graham solicited, while
in office, to be used for defective de-
pendent children There has been
S,207S.S3 expended, leaving on June 5,
$451.42 on hand. There has been one
death, a South Newfane child, which
the physicians stated did not have a
chance when the department took II
to give it expert medical attendance.
Another st. Johnsbury boy has been
pronounced incurable of tuberculosis
This boy is in a hospital. Two Others
were sent to their homes after they
had received expert attendance by New
York specialists.
There are 62 cases upon which pay
ments hav been made There are sew
eral now in hospitals for whose care
bills have not been presented, making
fully 20 cases treated. With the eX-
oeption of the four noted above, al
have received substantial aid and are
in an improved condition. The name
of each child treated, the cause of its
trouble, it's ailment, the status of re-
covery and other data, as we'll as tn,
expense in each instance, have beer
sent to the persons who donated t,
the Graham fund. The sums paid var.
from $1.00 to S222.S5.
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FIRST TEST OF
LEAGUES EFFICIENCY

Amsterdam. June 29.-The allied and
associated powers will not ask for the
extradtion of the former Emperor.
the Paris correspondent Of the Tele-
graaf says he learns. but will asl; the
Dutch government in the name of the
League of Nations to see that Herr
Iiohenzollern does not escape the
moral consequences.
It is expected that as a member of
the league, he adds. Holland will in
form the former Emperor that he must
appear before an International court
or leave the country. \ highly placed
French authority on international law
told the correspondent that the pro-
ceedings against the former Emperor
would be on moral grounds and the
sentence would be of a moral charac-
ter entirely. There is no question of
a death sentence or imprisonment. the
correspondent was told.
| 1t is probable, the correspondent
continues, that the crimes of the for
mer Emperor against International
morality in starting the war and in
violating Belgian neutrality will be
condemned severely; the Hohenzol-
| Terms will be declared forever deposed
and it Will be made impossible for the
| former Emperor to do further harm
by assigning him a place of residence,
! from which he must not move.
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40 GET DEGREES
knights of Columbus from All Over
Vermont Attend Ceremony


St Alhans, June 29-At four o'clock
this afternoon knights of Columbus
from this city, Burlington, Montpelier,
Barre, Hardwick other towns in this
county and State, and also from Mon
treal. gathered at the iCty Hall to wit
ness the comforting of the third degree
on a class of 40 candidates
Promptly at 80 o'clock the knights
met at the hall of st. Adams Council.
No. 297 on North Main street and pro-
ceeded to ST. aMry's Church. where
benediction was held, the Rev, b. w.
Mcmahon, pastor, officiating,
The third degree was conferred upon
the candidates by District Deputy E. H.
O'rBion and his degree team from the
council at Rutland.
Following the eXemplihcation, the
Knights adjourned to the knights of
Columbus hall, where an excellent ban
quet was served. Past State Deputy
S. NJ. priscoll presided and acted as
toastmaster The speakers were Grand
Knight Charles a. Buck. tSate Deputy
T. b, Wright of Burlington, p. f.
Broin of Rutland. Fitz James f. Brown
of Montreal and Chaplain Mcmahon.
brother of the Rev. B. w. Mcmahon.
Arrangements are now being made
to hold the exemplfi cation of the
fourth degree in this city next Sunday.
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Seeking $4,000 Trust Fund

Montpelier. June N.-The matter or
presenting the rest of the testimony in
the case of II. w, Kemp VS.. the estate
of James w. Brock is to be presented
in the form of brief to Washington
county court. This is chancery matter
which is the Outgrowth of fund left
by c. C. Putnam, Sr., for Harriet Put
nam, with C. c. Putnam, Jr, as trus-
tee c. c, Putnam & Son recently were
adjudged bankrupt and "A new trustee
Mr. Kemp, was appointed. When he went
into probate court to look after the
$4,000 fund he could not find 1t. II
looks as though 1t was never separated
from the Putnam estate, therefore the
suit is brought against the Brock estate
because Mr. Brock was bondsman for
the trustee before the appointment OF
Mr.. Kemp
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SEEKS TO STOP ACCIDENTS
Drastic Measures May Re RcsOrtcd to
In Order to End Auto
Nishaps

Montpelier. June g7-Harry A. Black.
secretary of state. is al a loss to know
what plan to adopt to stop the large num-
Der of automobile accidents taking place
every day. Each morning finds reports on
his desk of accidents while each day there
are telephone calls about the accidents
This week he received one of n child
being run over by an automobile, when the
car was going only four miles an hour.
Those who are well acquainted with auto
mobile driving cannot see how the child
escaped being killed If the car was going
as slow as four miles an hour.
Drastic measures are being used in other
States and it is believed they should be
used here. 1t is possible that such will
have to be put in effect to stop this minor
accident report that comes each day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-03
RUTLAND HIGH GRADUATES II

Rutland, June 27-Seventy- seven
boys and girls received diplomas at
the commencement exercises of the
Rutland high school here to-day. The
speaker was c. V. Woodbury., profes-
sor of chemistry at Norwich University,
who touched upon the many opportu-
mites in professions and other walks
of life opened by the war. He cited
many examples where the prevailing
high wage had worked to the disad-
vantage of the recipient and urged
the young people not to give the pay
envelope first consideration in choos-
ing a job. Next years entering class
will number over $50.
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Versailles. June 20. tBy the Associ-
and associated powers signed the peace
terms here Saturday in the same inn
perial hall where the Germans hum
bled the French so ignominiously As
years ago.
This formally ended the world war,
which lasted just 81 days less than five
years Yesterday, the day of peace,
was the fifth anniversary of the MUIR
der of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by
a Serbian student at Scrajevo.
The peace was signed under circum-
stances which somewhat dimmed the
expectations of those who had worked
and fought during long years of war
and months of negotiations for it's
achievement.
Absence of the Chinese delegates,
who at the last moment were unable
to reconcile themselves to the shan
tung settlement, struck the first dis
cordant note. A written protest which
General SHUTS lodged with his sigma
ture was another disappointment.
But bulking larger than these was
the attitude of Germany and the Ger
man plenipotentiares, which left
them, as evident from the expression
of NJ. Clemenceau, still outside of for
NAL reconciliation and made the actual
restoration to regular relations and
| intercourse with the allied nations de-
pendent, not upon the signature of the
! 'preliminaries of peace to-day, but upon
| ratification by the national assembly.
| To NJ. Clemcanceau's warning in his
opening remarks that they would be
expected. and held. to observe the treaty
/ icin lou Not. oil
the German delegates, through DR.
Haniel Won Haimhausen. replied after
returning to the hotel that had they
known that they would be treated on
a different status after signing than
the allied representatives. as shown by
| theri separate exit before the general
body of the conference, they never
would have signed.
Under the circumstances the general
tone of sentiment in the historic sitting
was one rather of relief at the uncon-
trovertible end of hostiites than OF
complete satisfaction.
The ceremony of signing the peace
terms was brief. Premier Clemencear
called the session to order in the Hal
of Mirrors of the Chateau of Versailles
at $40 p. m.
The signing began when DIR. Hermann
Muller and Johannes Bell, the German
signatories, affixed their names. Herr
Muller signed at 3:12 O'Clock and Herr
Bell at 3;13 o'clock.
President Wilson, the first of the allied
delegates, signed a minute later. a
345 O'Clock the momentous session wa
over.
The most dramatic moment connected
with the signing came Unexpectedly anC
spontaneously at the conclusion of tn
ceremony when Premier Clemenceau
President Wilson and Premier Lloyt
George descended from the Hall of Mir
rors to the terrace at the rear OF tn
palace. where thousands of spectator
were massed.
With the appearance of the three VIII
had dominated the councils of the allie
there began a most markable demon
: stration. With cries of ''Nive Clemen
ceau!' "Vive Wilson," "Nive Lloy
GEORGE dense crowds swept forwar
from all parts Of the spacious terrace
T In an instant the three were surrounde
by struggling. cheering masses of pee
pie, fighting among themselves for
chance to get near the statesmen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-03
Stranahan Club Opening

St. Adams. June 30.-Another event
on the Fourth of July program will be
the formal reopening of the Stranahan
Memorial club Friday evening. There
will be open house and dancing at the
gymnasium from nine until IL o'clock.
Other events during the day. which
will be under the supervision OF the
club, will be the field meet at Ath-
letic Field at two o'clock. Teams from
the Central Vermont railroad will COM
pete in the various sports There also
will be a ball game between the Strana =
han team and the fast aggregation
from Grand Isle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-03
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
LAWS ARE OUT

Montpelier, June 30.-Secretary of State
Harry A. Black has received the copies of
the session laws and resolutions of the
Legislature of 1919, which is the smallest
volume since 1894, there being 4Ol pages.
1t is about one-half the size of that book
of two years ago These copies have been
placed in the State library and are not
ready for distribution by the State libra
rian. There are 401 pages, including the
index, a total of 2s7 acts while in the ses-
sion of two years ago there were GAS
pages, including the index, a total Of 1888
laws.
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NORWICH CENTENNIAL
October 1O-14 Selected to Celebrate the
Univcrsity's One Hun
dred Years

Northfold. June 27.-At meeting of the
Norwich Centennial committee held here
to-day. the period from October 10 to IA,
inclusive. was determined upon for cele-
brating the Tooth anniversary of the found
ing of the college.
The character of the program will be va
ried, including educational and military
features, as we'll as the formal dedication
of new structures. The details of the pro-
gram will be arranged at the next meeting
to be held in about two weeks.
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WELCOME TO SOLDIERS

Plans are well under way for the big
gest Fourth of July celebration ST.
Johnsbury has ever seen. and 1t will be
welcome to the returned soldiers and
sailors of Caledonia county, of which
there Will be 1000 when all have re-
turned. 1t is expected that there will
be over 400 soldiers in the parade, and
the features of the celebration. besides
the parade, will be sports. music and a
big display of fireworks. st, Johnsbury
had 53S soldiers and sailors In the serv-
ice, and. Of that number go have already
been discharged
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127 DEATHS REPORTED
IN ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE
Several Thousand Injured--ShOck Gen.
tered in VicchiO, Tuscany

Rome, June 80 (By the Associated
Press )-Earthquake shocks in Tuscany
Sunday caused the deaths of 1877 persons
and injuries to several thousand, accord
ing to the latest advices from Flor.
ence. The center Of the seismic move
ment apparently was Vicchio, q town of
100 inhabitants Is miles northeast Of
Florence.
Among the victims at Viccho which
suffered severely were the, local doctors.
The railway station, churches and fac
tories at Borgo San Lorenzo, north Of
Vicchio. were destroyed,
Airplanes have been sent in all direc-
tions along the Appenine Mountains
seeking information. 1t is feared some
regions may have been isolated by de-
struction of all means Of communication.
All relief efforts are being conferred at
Florence. Areszo, Muzelle and Siena.
Arezzo Is about As miles southeast OF
Florence and Siena is about the same
distance exactly south. Speedy relief
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AUTO DITCHED
Montreal Party in Mishnp in Passing
Another Car

St. Adams, June 30.-What hight have
resulted in a disastrous automobile acct
dent occurred near Georgia Center early
this evening when a seven passenger au-
tomobile touring car owned by Joseph
Hector Nault of Montreal, and occupied
by him and his family. 10 in all. went into
a ditch and turned over, while attempting
to pass another car. None of the occu-
pants was seriously injured.
A child was cut on one arm. although
members of the party said no one had
been hurt. There was blood upon a wind
shield.
The Party was on its way to Franklin
House at Highgate Springs, whose pro-
prietor came after them. Albert La
fam. proprietor of the Spencer House gar
age in this city. brought the machine
here. The car was badly damaged.
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Fatal Accident Reported

Montpelier, June N.-The report Of the
fatal accident when Park Il. Holton was
killed in Cavendish has been received by
the commissioner Of industries. 1t ap-
pears he was employed by the Colonial
Power e. Lighting Co. and that May 6
he was badly burned while throwing a
short circuiting switch. The burns were
on the legs. arm and body. He lived
until June 81, when he died. The report
was made to the commissioners office
Friday. The man was married and
leaves a family.
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Ramp Kill Kare Opens

St Adams June 30.--kamp kili
Rare, the boys camp and summer
school on st. Adams Point, VIII ior-
mally open again Tuesday July l.
Several instructors have arrived, IN
Guiding II. W. Heath and Raiph :,
Perry, 1t is expected that about ~
boys will arrive Tuesday noon.
The camp has been put In excellent
condition and the present outlook m
dicates very successful season WIN
an attendance much larger than dur
Ing the last two seasons.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-03
Lumber Co. Incorporated

Montpelier, June 30.-The Belvidere
Lumber company of Belvidere has filed
articles of association in the Office Of
the secretary of state for the purpose
of conducting a lumber business in La
noble county. The subscriber to the
5000 capital stock are II. s. Page, D. H..
Scribner f. NJ, Culver, Fl. S. Fisk and
j. S. Leach of Hyde Park. The certif-
cate of the paid-up capital stock also
has been filed in the office.
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ADDISON COUNTY FISH
AND GAME OUTING

Middlebury, June 27-The Addison
County Fish and Game League outing
was held at Lake Dunmore to-day.
There was a fair-sized crowd in spite
Of threatening weather Dinner was
served at one o'clock at the Mountain
Spring Hotel and sports were carried
out at Meehan's Park, including a ball
game between unmarried and married
men of the club.
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BOOZE QUIETLY MAKES
ITS EXIT AT ST. ALBANS

st. Adams, June 30.-1-ike the proverbial
March, if it comes in like lion 1t goes
out like a lamb, so too, to-day passed
liquor licenses under national prohibition.
Up to this evening, no arrests for intoxi
cation had been made. The first day of
May after the licenses were granted. the
business was far greater than to-day, but
the business to-day was not any greater
than on any other Monday, liquor men
said
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MORE LOSE LICENSES
Not So Many Automobile Accidents
Reported Over Week-End

Montpelier, June 3o.-Secretary Of State
Harry A. Black has suspended several
licenses as a result of complaints made
to his office. These include Louis A.
Carter of Rochester. suspended for reck-
less and incompetent driving of his auto
mobile; +. A. Slader of Rutland. FOR
alleged influence of liquor and failure
to report an accident; Ulrie A. Chaffee of
Johnson. on complaint of the States
attorney. who Is conducting an investi-
CATION. There were not so many acct
dents reported Monday morning as usual
but probably will be more during to-day.
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ANOTHER OPEN DEER SEASON

AS result of a recent visit of State
Fish and Game Commissioner Linus
Leavens of Cambridge to the CONNER
cial orchard lands of Frank H. Brasor
and Miss Dorothea Brasor of Brattle-
boro, which are in the town of Marl-
boro, Commissioner Leavens has estab-
lished an open zone around the Brasor
property, where wild deer may be
hunted or taken at any time.
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BUREAU OF REVENUE
HAS ITS TROUBLES
Prepares Strict Rules for Obtaining
Liquor for Medicinal Purposes

Washington, June 3O,-The bureau OF
internal revenue, upon the bulky shoul-
ders of which will fall much OF the
great task of breaking up liquor SELL
ing, to-day issued regulations govern
ing the sale of alcohol for medicinal
purposes. These regulation are so
strict that it will be next to impossi-
BILE. bureau agents said, for man 10
obtain whiskey for general drinking
because at most he cannot have more
than one quart a month and he cannot
get 1t then unless he is i'll and II Is
prescribed in an effort to restore him
to health.
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REV. ANTHONY RESIGNS
Gives mp Passionate of First COnCrcga-
tiOnuI Church at st. Adams


tiOnal Church at st. Adams
St. Adams, June 2o.-The Rev. $. w.
Anthony. pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church, read his resignation at
the morning service to-day. Mr.. An
thony secured leave Of absence and
went to France where he did excellent
work for the Y. NJ. c. \. for several
months. He only returned to this coun-
try few weeks ago. 1t was during the
great st. Mihel drive that Mr., Anthony
with other Y. NJ. c. A. men followed
the Americans to the front line trenches
and served them with eats he
heaviest of the fighting. For this brave
work tn Sc men received high commenda-
ton in the Paris papers,
Mr.. Anthony came to st, Adams to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of w, p. Jackson, wao was pastor of the
First Congregational Crurch for several
years
Mr.. Anthony has not made his future
plans public.
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CRUELTY BEAT BOY
NefghbOrs Complained When They
Heard Screams of Mrs. Rob-
erts' Adopted Son

Montpelier June 29.-The matter of the
sentence of Mrs. Sadie Roberts is still
with the court, the woman having plead
ed guilty to cruelty to her adopted son
by beating him with a whip. 1t appears
that she bought a whip Friday and
that she whipped the child so that 70
ridges were found on the boys back
when he dsrobed that the officers might
see how much injury he had suffered,
The complaint was made by the neigh
bors. who heard the yells of the child
several times Friday and investigated
FREE PREss WANT ADS PAY u~s~
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PRESIDENT WILSON SIGNS
BILLS IN MID-OCEAN

Washington, June 30,-President Wilson
signed the railroad appropriation bill, the
Indian bill, some minor measures and
other documents which needed signature
to become law before July l, in mid-ocean
at 500 a. m. Greenwich time to-day.
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in the damaged area, 1t is reported is
rendered somewhat difficult because of
the scarcity of supplies and lack of trans
portation facilities because of war con-
dtions.