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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-09-24

FOR SALE-Alfalfa seed, best. re-
cleaned and sent direct. Please state
amount wanted when writing Leo
Turner, Yuma, Ariz.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-09-24

FOR SALE-9O acres barley stubble,
much grain on field, on c. M. Pres
ton ranch in No 6. See H. Nc
Coy on rach.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1919-09-24

LOST-Three horses, 2 bays, sor-
rel, branded with &C" on left side Of
neck. Finder please notify Pierson
18th and Emerson SITS, CaleXico.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
HANDY, BANK BANDIT,
CONVICTED OF MURDER
Confessed to Staying Two brooklyn
Bank Employes-Wnnted Elsewhere

New York. June 24.-Gordon Fawcett
Handy, alias Jay b. Allen. self-confessed
slayer of two employees of the East
Brooklyn Savings bank in a hold-up last
December. was convicted .f murder In
the first degree this afterr Jon by jury
in the Brooklyn Supreme Court follow
ing trial lasting but two days.
Death by electrocution is the arbitrary
penalty for first degree murder in New
York State.
The jury was out less than one hour.
Immediately after the verdict Handy,
who is wanted In connection with bank
robberles in Omaha, Chicago, st, Paul.
Los Angeles and Oklahoma, according
to District Attorney Lewis, was re-
manded to Jail for sentence next Thurs
day.
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken by the Jail officials to prevent the
convicted man from escaping. on sew
eral occasions he has openly declared he
would rather be shot by his guards while
escap ping than suffer the disgrace OF
| being eleCtrocuted.
| Handy during the trial offered no de.
! Tense in his own behalf. He even went
! so far as to request his lawyer not t.
! cross-cxamine Witnesses, object to ques
| tons or make any summng-up speech
and his wishes were obeyed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
More Auto Accidents

Montpelier. June 23.-The usual
number of automobile accidents We're
reported this morning, some of which
date into last week These include the
accident near Underhill when the
automobile Of Joseph Jelley of East
Berk shire was run into by car num-
bered S917. Mr.. Jelley was carrying
three women in his machine while
there were two men In the othr car,
the names of whose occupants Mr..
Jelley did not learn.
Chief Of Police r. ]. Keefe reported
the accident in White River Junction
when Edward Connolly collided with
the machine of G.. III. Edmands or
Lebanon. n. H., in which little dam
age was done the machines.
George Elwood of Swanton reports
that the driver of car number l24f2
backed into his machine, breaking the
headlight and doing other small dam
age.
e. II. Slayton af Barre reported that
a team. the name of the driver OF
which he did not learn, run away be-
cause the horse was frightened by his
truck on the Northfield road recently
He stopped his truck when the horse
appeared frightened. The three occu'
pants of the team were able to ge'
out before the horse got under way
after which it ran away. The driver
of the team made no complaint rela
| tive to the accident.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
COON ICE CREAM co. LOST
MONEY ON ITS DELIVERIES
Small Iee Cream Orders When Deliv-
cred VIII Cost More

During the wartime advances in every
line of food. there was no advance In
the price of Coons Ice Cream. 1t was
confidently expected that peace would
bring normal conditions in the matter Of
cost of cream, wages and delivery ex
penses There has been no reduction,
but. OIL The other hand a general in
crease in tie cost Of all ingredients used
in the manufacture of ice cream, and
now the added cost of ice has made it
impossible to deliver small quantities
If ice cream and break even at the old
prices.
Facing this situation the company has
revised its delivered-to-y our-door price
list as follows: Pnts, bulk only, Acc /;
quarts, brick or bulk. zoe; two quarts,
brick or bulk. sl25; three quarts, brick
or bulk. sl75. Quantity prices will be fur
nished on application,
There is but "A small advance except
on pints, and to pack and deliver, and
return for the tub, at the old price of
| 80 cents pint. barely paid the actual
cost OF packing and delivery. to say
| nothing of the cost Of the ice cream.
The Coon Ice Cream Co. has 80 dealers
| in Burlington, who sell ice cream in
cartons at the store at the old prices.
but if house delivery is desired the Coon
! Ice Cream Co. will do its utmost to serve
you in the future as efficiently as 1t has
| in the past. (adv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
Armstrong Buckley Wedding

st. Adams, June &.-A very pretty we'd
ding took place at the Methodist Episcopal
Church this afternoon at five o'clock
when Miss Margaret Buckley, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Buckley of BrowiI
avenue was married to Merrill d. Arm
strong, son of Mrs. NJ G.. Armstrong Of
south Main street. The ceremony wa
performed by the Rev. w B, Dukeshr(
of Enosburg Falls. formerly of ST, Al
bans, assisted by the Rev d. G. GUEST
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
There We're no attendants. The bride. wh1
was given in marriage by her father wal
given in marriage by her father wal
gowned in white crepe de chine with val
enciennes lace and wore a white hat. Sh(
carried a bouquet of llies-of-the-valleJ
and white sweet peas. The ushers werd
Philip NJ. Pardee of Columbus, Ohio, s Al
Miller, r. A. Palmer and Mayor Fl. MI
brennan of this city, F. Ralph Watson|
organst at the First Congregational
Church played for the ceremony. Foil
lowing the wedding, a reception was held
at the homo of the bride attended only by
members Of the two families, relativei
and few friends. Miss Mildred Al
Brooks, Miss Marion d. McCarty Of thd
city and Mrs. Harry Porter Howe OF
LeomlnSter Mass, served Mrs. MaTsnai u
Robinson catered and also had charge OF
the decorations at the church which conf
sisted of evergreen and white snap drag1
ons. There were also arches of evergree1
over the aisle. The house decorations
were of pink and white roses and ever
greens. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong have
gone on motor trip to Canadian and
Maine points.
The bride is a graduate of the st. Al
bans high school and was formerly em'
ployed as stenographer in the office OF the
st. Adams Grain company. She was also
organist at the Methodist Episcopal
Church The groom is prominent anc
successful jeweler, and both are active
in social and club circles in this city
After August Mr.. and Mrs, Armstrong
will reside in the house on North Mar
street which !. Arthur Moore recently
purchased of Major Seymour II. Wood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
new RESTRICTION
ON WHEAT DEALERS
Persons, Firms and Associations
Dealing in Wheat, Wheat
Flour or Baking Products
Must Be Licensed
WILSON'S PROCLAMATION
The Only Exceptions Are Farmers and
Small MISUNDERSTANDING ton Is IsRcc-
tive July 15-Announcemcnt Made
by 4. $. Wheat Director Harness

New York, June 24-Julius Barnes
United states wheat director an
nounced Tonight that President will
son has signed q proclamation put
ting under license of the wheat di-
rector persons, firms. corporations
and associations dealing in wheat,
wheat flour or baking products manu-
featured either wholly or partly from
wheat flour. The only exceptions are
farmers and small bakers.
The proclamation. which goes into
effect July 10. applies to the business
of storing or distributing wheat, or
manu- ia curing, storing or distributing
wheat flour as well as to the manu-
facture Of bread or other bakers
products either wholly or partly from
wheat flour
The exceptions are listed as follows:
(A) Bakers and manufacturers OF
! bakery products whose consumption
Of flour in the manufacture of such
products is in the aggregate, less
| than fifty barrels per month.
"(B) Retailers and farmers or CO.
| operative associations of farmers or
| other persons with respect to the prod
| ucts of any farm or other land owned,
leased or cultivated by them
| Common carriers are required to secure
| on or before July III n license lIOih hi
| Barnes "in such form, under such con-
ditions and under such rules and regu-
| lations governing the conduct of the
business as he may from time to time
prescribe"
| Blank forms TO be used in applying for
| such licenses may be obtained from the
zone agents of the grain corporation in
several cities including Buffalo. After
] RI lioa
must be sent to the wheat director div-
sion of licenses. Washington.
The proclamation states that any per-
SON. firm. corporation Or association
other than those hereinbefore excepted
who shall engage in or carry on any
business above specified after July 15
without first securing such licenses. OF
shall carry on any such business while
such license is suspended or after such
license is revoked, will be liable to the
| penalties prescribed by law"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
WE'D AT MIDDLEBURY
Agnes A. Warner Bride Of Edwin s.
eneral Edwards Present

Middlebury, June ga pretty wedding
took place at the Congregational Church
yesterday afternoon at four o'clock when
Miss Agnes Allen Warner. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen Warner Of Albany,
n. Y, and Edwin Sherwood Stowell
Sunderland Of Cleveland. Ohio. were mar
ried. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Henry c. Newell assisted by the
Rev. l.. Ernest Sunderland of Cleveland
Ohio, brother Of the groom. The bride
was given away by her father.
The maid Of honod was Miss Hester
Bancroft of Ithaca. N. Y. cousin of the
bride and daughter Of Colonel and Mrs.
Wilder d. Bancroft. The two flower
girls were Miss Jesica Bingham, daugh-
ter Of DR.. and Mrs. Arthur w. Bingham
Of New York, and Miss Mary Warner
Fletcher, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
A. Fletcher of Middebury. The best man
was Egbert C. Hadley of Bridgeport,
Conn.
The ushers were Maurice Bingham.
brother Of the groom, SANFORD Lane Of
Ottawa, Canada DR.. Paul Whitcomb of
New York city and Samuel F. Swift of
| Crosse Point The brides gown was
| ivory satin with court train trimmed with
old point lace. worn by the brides grand
| mother and mother. She carried a shower
| bouquet Of sweet peas and orchids.
The maid of honor wore gown of pale
pink georgette and a large pink picture
hat. She carried pink roses. The flower
girls frocks were pink and blue organde
with poke bonnets to match. and they
carried old-fashioned pink and blue
| bouquets
| The church and house decorations were
! pink and blue garden flowers. Following
| the wedding a small reception was held
at the home Of the brides grandmother
Mrs. Gardner S. Wainwright. for the
immediate families and out-of-towr
guests. The out-of-town guests were: Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Swift and Miss Marion
Swift of Crosse Point. General Clarence
r. Edward and aide. William II. Porter
Of New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Lane
| Of Ottawa, Can, Mr.. and Mrs. Hall Park'
Mccullough of New York, Mr.. and Mrs
Carl Steadman Of Albany, ~ Y. Charlie.
Steadman, Jr, and Walter Steadman o.
Albany, N. Y. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
w. Bingham and Alfred. Jr.. and Mis-!
Jesica Bingham of New York, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Basil Kodjbanoof of New York
Capt, Fl, l.. Wells of Washington, d. G.
Ensign william ID. Hailes of Albany
N. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Sunderland
and daughter of Cleveland. Ohio, Mrs
George Fletcher and Robert Murray o
Clarendon Springs and Mrs, William
Ballou OF Ludlow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26

Germany sign Internationally peace treaty of th
allied and associated powers.
Although the Germans had pleaded for the striking ro
the treaty provisions acknowledging Germany responsibility fol
the and calling for the trial of former Emperor William fol
supreme offence against morality and the sancty of treaties
the will of the allies that these the
to prevail.
acknowledgment by the Germans of their willingness to thu
allies termseven only otyeght hours asked for and
the egences arising from the formation of governmental
regime offered bass-was peremporiy refused.
After having promised the allied demands the spI
recaitancy apparently prevailed for time in the gov
eminent of Herr Bauer but this seemingly later and
everything points to signing the treaty at Versailles during
the present week.
An indication that the will not defer mucA
later than Thursday meeting with the German penpoentar
for final action obtained from report from Paris that thu
steamer George Washington which President Wilson hal
travelled to and from France has been ordered in readiness
sail Thursday The report however, does not that thu
steamer will sail on that date.
In their pleas for essenng the demands of the allies the
continued the last to declare that the conditions imposed
impossible of ulfment and to make reservations declining
responsibility should Germany be unable to meet the require
ments of the allies.
1t is asserted Paris that although the Italian cabine
headed by Premier Orlando has fallen and another cabinet headed
by Sgnor Nt has been formed supersede it the Italian
delegates the French capital have been authorized sg
the peace treaty on behalf of Italy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
SENATE FAvORS
4OO,000.MAK ARMY
Adopts Committee Amendments
to the New Army Appro-
priatiOn Bill

Washington, June H.--Without a record
vote, the Senate tonight adopted COM
mittee amendments to the army ap-
preparation bill providing for ali average
army of 100000 men for the year beginning
July I. The bill as passed by the House
provided for an army of 100000 and Secre-
tary Baker had recommended that the
total be placed at 10000 officers and
men.
The Senate by vote of 81 to 90 adopted
an amendment offered by Senator France.
republican. of Maryland, and modified by
Senator Reed, democrat of Missouri,
limiting the salary of e. w. Hare, direc-
tor of sales and in charge of disposal Of
surplus war materials TO $4,000. Mr.. Hare
now IL being paid paid at the rate Of
$4,000 a year.
During the discussion Senators Nickel
lar democrat Tennessee and Reed. criti-
cised the manner in which war materials
were being disposed of by the govern
ment and especially the surplus supply of
meats. estimated to be worth SEC, 0O. Sem
ator Mcclellan called affection TO a news
paper item which said that all bids for
this meat had been rejected because they
were too low and charged that the pack
ers were being especially favored by the
war department in the Disposal of this
mea. lie asserted that Mr.. Hare "ls the
only man in the United States that can be
found who says that this meat must not
be sold so that the people can get the ben
eft but that II must be put on the mar
! ket that only the packers can get it."
Did Mr.. Hare make the restriction that
| it can only he sold in carload lots?" asked
Senator Lenroot.
Chairman Wadsworth said he did
not know but asserted that if this
meat were sold in smaller quantities
or If the government were compelled
to open stores for the purpose of re.
failing it, that much larger appro-
priation would be requested. He said
that applications for bids had beer
sent to 10000 retail dealers and others
by the war department.
II cannot see" he added that any.
body is criminally negligent in this
matter. I don't think that the sec.
rotary of war or the director of sales
can be particularly to blame for the
public's refusal to buy these goods.
Senator Reed criticized the sale OF
$20,000,0OO worth of airplanes fol
So 900 by the war department. ant
said he thought some explanation OF
this matter should be made. While op.
posing any attemut to break the mar
ket he also favored the sale of sur.
plus automobiles by the war depart
ment to relieve the present shortage
in production.
| The Senate also accepted the com
mittee amendment authorizing the wal
department to turn over to the Rec
Cross medical and hospital supplies no
needed by the American Expeditionar!
Forces, for relief work in Europe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
TREATY Of VERSAILLES IS
FRUIT Or 5 MONTHS Of CONFERENCE

A report of the international labor
LEGISLATION committee was adopted on
April II. Reparation demands to be
mad, on Germany were approved April
Ia and the Germans were invited on
April 10 to send their delegation to
Versailles to receive the treaty Inc
peace conference next considered the
treaty with Austria. The Italian dele
cation insisted upon obtaining control
of the formerly Austrian city OF Fiulne
but on April 20 President Wilson gave
out a statement that Fiume could not
be given to Italy. On the next daF
Premier Orlando returned to Rome and
for more than a week thereafter the
Italian delegates were absent but re-
turned on May I, in time to participate
in the conference with the German
delegates.
A revised covenant of the League of
Nations intended to conform in re-
spect to the Monroe Doctrine to OBJ
| lection raised in America was adopted
by the peace conference on April Is.
/ Geneva was selected as the seat of
the league.
Shantung was disposed OF on April
! 80 when the Council of Three voted to
turn il over to the Japanese on as
| surances that 1t would be given later
to the Chinese.
The Germans. headed by Count
Brockdorff- Rantzau, arrived in YER
sailles and presented their credentials
to the allied delegates on May l.
The peace treaty was presented to
the Germans at Versailles on May 4
the anniversary of the sinking of the
Lusitania. and an official summary OF
the treaty was made public that day
1t also was announced that the United
/ States and Great Britain had pledged
aid to France against possible future
| aggression. The manner in which the
| Germans received the treaty was de-
scribed as insolent. Numerous German
leaders declared they would not sigr
1t and week of mourning was de-
creed by the German government bu
the decree was virtually unheeded.
Thereafter the German delegate'
submitted various notes to the Coun
Gil of Four, asking for concessions OF
criticsing the terms proposed in thu
, treaty as submitted to them. On Ma,
16 it was announced that the German
treaty would become effective wheI
ratified by Germany and three of thu
allied or associated powers.
The German reply to the first form
of the peace treaty was presented t
the allied delegates on May 26 ant
this was followed by several German
contemporaries.
Meanwhile the Austrian delegate
had arrived at st. German and OIL
June the terms Of the peace treat.
with Austria as drawn by the allie
was submitted to them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
PHARMACISTS MEET
28th Annual Meeting Held Mt Like
DunmOre-Fred W. Pierce Of
Barton President

Brandon, June 24.-The 26th annual
meeting of the Vermont State Pharma-
ceutical association was held here yester-
day and to-day at Lake Dunmore. with
about 40 In attendance. 1t was voted to
have semi-annual meetings next year.
The following officers were elected
President, Fred w. Pierce of Barton
first vice-president, w E. Clough OF
Woodstock; second, Lucian Trudell OF
Rutland; third, Harry Alexander, St
Adams; secretary. John w. Lambert o,
Burlington; treasurer, w. E. Terril OF
Burlington; trustees of permanent fund
William Root of Brattleboro, o. W. Nc.
Shane of Poultney and Mr., Casey.
Three names were recommended for ap
pointment by the governor to the State
board of pharmacy. as follows: F. w
Churchill Of Proctor, Ralph C. Root OF
Brattleboro. and Mason G. Beebe of Bur
lington, the latter to succeed himself.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
COCCHI ON TRIAL FOR
Staying RUTH CRUGER
At Hearing In Italy He Declares His
Wife Was the Guilty One

Wife Was the Guilty One
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
SWEAR SOLDIER
ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
Remarkable Youth Who Speaks Five
Languages Comes Over as StOwaway

Languages Comes Over as StOwaway
New York. June 24,-Harry Valen-
tine. an eight year old Soldier of mis-
fortune" was with the troops which
debarked to-day from the Spanish
steamer Alfonso XIII which locked
to-day from Bordeaux The youngster,
who came as a stowaway, Is being
held by the immigratiOn authorities
pending a disposition of his case,
meanwhile Lillian Foster, an army
nurse, of Rochester n. Y, has ex-
pressed desire TO adopt him.
Valentines father, professor of
languages At Antwerp University,
answered the first call to arms by his
country and has not been seen or
heard from since. when the Germans
entered Antwerp and while Valentine
was playing with some other boys,
his mother was killed by a bomb from
German airplane.
After the armistGe the boy wandered
into a camp of the lCSth Supply Train OF
the Slst ("DiXie') Division. lie was fitted
with an American uniform which he still
wears, and stayed with the unit until il
broke camp for a port of embarkation
The boy was told he could not go "a
America but reappeared at the dock when
the Alfonso was about to sail A sentry
refused to let MIN on board but several
soldiers and sailors who recognized him
threw over rope which he tied about his
waist and he was pulled aboard. The
boy speaks five languages taught to him
by his father
Base hospital 3o9 on the steamer re.
turned under command of Lieut.. Col
Gustavus NJ Belch of Chicago. Frederick
Lawson OF this city reported that he be-
came an ace in on day on July II, 1918
| by shooting down four enemy airplanes
| in the morning and one in the after.
| noon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26

The peace treaty of Versailles is the
fruit of about FIVE months of confer
ences in which delegations from 32
allied countries and Germany partict-
pated. The five leading nations. the
United States. Great Britain. France.
Italy and Japan, were represented in
the peace conferences at Paris by Ave
delegates each while the delegations
of other nations and British domintons
were composed of from one to three
men.
The representatives of the United
states were: President Wilson, Secre
tary of State Robert Lansing; Henry
White. formerly American ambassador
at Rome and Paris: Colonel Edward
Nj. House and General Tasker II. Bliss.
Georges Clemenceau, premier OF
France, was chairman of the peace cou-
ference.
AT first Supreme Council. or a
Council OF Ten was organized so as
to include two representatives each
! from Great Britain, France. the United
States, Italy and Japan. Subsequently
this councii was divided in two parts
Council of Four. composed of Pres
| idont Wilson and Premiers Lloyd
George, Clemenceau and Orlando; and
a Council of Foreign Ministers.
The conference of the allied delega
tions convened officially on January Is
to draw UP the terms to be submitted
when completed to the German dele
CATION President Wilson had ar.
rived in France on December 10 ano
had visited England, Italy and party
of France.
One of the first acts of the conference
was to send proposal to all Russian fac
tions to meet on the Princes islands to en-
deavor to compose the Russian internal
situation but this plan was rejected by
the Russians Various factions which
were disputing over territory in different
sections of Europe were directed by the
peace conference to discontinue their con.
f1icts.
| The first step toward the actual drafting
OF the treaty occurred on January "a wher
the conference agreed to the plan for or
ganization of a League OF Nations and q
committee was appointed to draw up g
covenant. By January 30 the conference
had adopted the plan Of governing colo
niles and backward nations through man
datores issued to various nations, subjec
to the direction and approval of the
League Of Nations.
The covenant of the League Of Nation!
was completed OH February A. On thu
following day President Wilson lef
France for the United States. He return
ed to France arriving there March 10. II
his absence the Council of Ten had con
tinued its work despite an attempt to as
sassinate Premier Clemenceau.