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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
U.V. NJ. GYMNASIUM FOR
DA|RyM EMS MEETING
College Girls to Provide Lun-
cheon and Then All Will Come
Down Town for Evening Ses-
sions at Van Ness Dining Hall
Banquet at Vermont

Burlington is TO greet it's old friends
the Vermont dairymen. on January 49,
when their annual convention will open
in this city. After long consideration of the
subject and after looking the prospects
over in the various cities in the state,
the convention has again been located
here. largely for the reason that the Uni
versty of Vermont is playing the leading
part in providing them with the neces-
saries OF a convention.
The convention will he held the 18th.
18th and 18th. as the bylaws provide that
the convention be held in the second week
In January. This is one OF the largest
conventions held in Vermont. and It is
expected that between 500 and 900 people
will he present This veEr the sugar
makers, who for many years have held
their meeting in connection with the
dairymen. will go to st Johnsbury to
hold their convention.
The programs have not yet been pub
lished, but r. II. Bckford of Bradford,
president of the Daiiymen's association,
was at the Hotel Vermont Monday and
told of some of the plans. The meetings
will be held in the university gymnasium
during the day and at the Van Ness Hotel,
in the large dining room in The evening.
The banquet will he held at the Hotel
Vermont. Each noon the young ladies' Of
the university will provide the luncheon
so the delegates will not lie obliged to
come down from the hill during the day.
The dairymen in Vermont have the larg-
est organization of its kind i'm tho East
and have been coming to Burlington for
many years. This year II looked like "A
losing proposition for this city because
there seemed to be no ADEQUATE meeting
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
COAL RESTRICTIONS
LIKELY TO REMAIN
Will BE Months Before Shortage
Due to Strike Is Made Up
Companies Not Getting Pay
for Stocks Seized by Govern
ment

THAT II will h. - ,.. . ... ,
nrobablv two r,or,bs haforo - :. ,o.-i-
Bile to remove the preso,t reguI.tions 70.
parding the use of bit,,,oi,ous 600, 10 tho
oninion of those onorator. a, y nosi,;on
tn know host ,ccordir,, % y T., pioroa
who returned Friday r,or, , tr;r "a
tho coal folds ,rbo n,iddio ,pos, i In
very had shane and q ri,id cur,,;,,,an,
In the amount Of coai used oIsowbors ,s
neccssarv in ordor 20 ,royo,, suffori,o
in that territory Mr. Pierce sid that n
month was the sbortos, limo nredict ed
for maintaining. the regulations and that
most mon wore or ,bo ori,io, tho, &.
would no Two month bofors an,, Of tho
restrictions can no ,also, off
Even though the miners WORT ,be nines
ia capacitv for the remainder Of tho win
fer. II is doubtfu, If tho los. tinoe can bc
repained before nov, sup,,er Roforo tho
strike the r,inos ,vorc uniting out about
all tho coal tbev voro canah,e NJ and
this vas beinp ronsu,,oa aoor,v % fac.
as If was offerod Tbis molses gaining
n, tho oeficit n difficult nronositio,
There are other features Of the situa-
,ion which connlicato r,,tters For ono
thing y do.Io- ,rdors - carload 81 co,I
and :, ,s shinnad - t,n,, 1ha so,,.rn.
takes the car nd t1o oUpere bav 4
eoe, tho ,nonev for INV or Tho oo,I vot
Tho business runs into biy fig,,ros and
tho coa, ynon mead tho n,ono,. ,o yo,,,
uitb ,1tbon,b tho govorrrne,. will nrob.
ah,v male ,,ood tbo nric, so,,,o tive tbora
,re no i,dic,tiors of :, ,o,. >s rosu,t
tbo hic coal oror,tirc co,,nania. .ro
doi,c business On horroued ,,opey and
borrov,ine money. isn't to-day Tho eaeieet
thing II, tbe world Ono reeu,t of This
ia "a cpt down nroduction az Tho Goa,
onerators are reaching tho MONT where
thev ara stonniug shinr,ents Of coal with
M NANCY in roturn Some of tno s,oalIer
ploces NAV close down ontlreIv as thev
cant cot tbc money ia do business with.
mn, rnbbiro ,bor,sol,.a.
While Ir,eI Administrator Garfield
stimulated that tho n,;co ia tho cors,,,,er
of sof, cool rnuId NOT No raised tho pen-
eral oninion among tho coal mon is that
soft coal viii he advanced Garfield has
resigned his office and with tho Shifting
Of motley, there will bc nJcntv of onnor-
,uni,ios ia sneol, II, an increase in tba
oninion Of rho KNOWING orce and tho com
s,,rers viii nav for ,he increaae in
uaros
90 f.r nc anthracite, eoes AR piorco
said that tbe country was sbor, NJ if
Not much satisfaction can be gained at
tho n,ires ono thing 10 certsi, AVID tha,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
GETS TWO YEARS FOR
ROBBING FREIGHT CARS

ST. Adams, Rec, l2.-William Shar-
row was arraiGned before Judge Ma
than N Post in the city court yester-
day morning on charge of larceny,
He was sentenced to serve not less than
one year nor more than two years at
hard labor in the State prison at Wind
sor, Sharrow was arrested November
IS on charge of or nd larceny. When
the police searched lis rooms they
found goods valued at several hundred
dollars. They had been taken from the
Central Vermont freight cars. w. r,
owen was also arraigned in the court
charged with having in his possession
property said to have been stolen from
the Central Vermont Railway COM
pany. He was found guilty and was fin
ed $50 and costs which he paid
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
$500 FIRE IN
ST. JOHNSBURY HOTEL

ST. Johnsbury. Dec. 12.-An early morn
ing FIRE in the kitchen Of the Avenue
Hotel completely destroyed the kitchen
at loss Of $500 and water damaged
three stories on tho ground floor of the
hotel about 5000 worth more. The fire
started around the chimney at Ave
O'Clock and tho 40 guests and % employees
were all aroused and many Of the rooms
in the hotel were soon Allied with smoke,
Though heavy wind was blowing the
hremen Kept the fire confined To the kit
chen and saved tho hotel and other valu-
able real estate that ad1oins the hotel
on both sides. All the property owners
are we'll insured through the damage to
their goods just before the holidays lie
Bn:intorruption stde theirsfrddss
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
SOUTHERN FLOODS MAKE
THOUSANDS HOMELESS
Hatte~burg. Miss., Completely Isolated
ny the WNter~

Atlanta. Ga, Dec. 11.-Several thousand
persons were homeless to-day and many
more out of employment as a result of
flooded rivers in Alabama. Georgia and
Mississippi. Railroad schedules. par
ticuiarly in lower Alabama and Missis-
sippi, were demoralized and property
loss was estimated in millions. Rivers
in the three States had reached their
highest stages in many years n result
of the heavy rains OF the first part of the
week. but generally were receding to-day.
Hattiesburg. Miss, was the only city
isolated by the waters. although a score
OF others were practically cut off. II
was estimated that 200 persons chiefly
negroes. were homeless as result OF
floods around Harrisburg and Meridian.
Hundreds Of other residents OF the
flood sections were forced to flee. but
the loss Of life was remarkably small.
Two trainmen lost their lives Yesterday
in Mississippi in wrecks duo to washouts,
negro was drowned at Meridian. Mass.
and two women and a soldier were drown
Tuesday night near Atlanta. when an
automobile went through damaged
bridge. Later reports We're expected to
add slightly to this total. as many We're
known to be marooned and suffering from
cold and hunger.
Houses We're swept away a. West
Point. Ga, by high waters tina, over
flowed part of the town. The flood cut
off the drinking water supply and 1000
gallons was rushed by the Red Cross from
Atlanta Relief work was being pushed
mere to-day. Many persons were strand
cd around Montgomery and boats were
being used for their rescue
Tho tri napta, around t.nIu,,, h.
Ga. was paralyzed and II was said il
would be nearly week before the big
cotton mills there and on the Alabama
side could resume operations Street
cars stopped yesterday in Columbus and
until last night the city was without cleo
trio current
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
WILSON SITS OUTSIDE.

Washington. Dec. l6-President Will
son spent more than an hour on the south
portico of the White House to-day des-
pite the extremely cold weather. Reat
Admiral Grayson, the Presidents physi-
clan. said Mr.. Wilson desired TO take
automobile rides hut that he had not
approved for fear the President might
take cold
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
$4,000 GIRLS HAVE
DISAPPEARED IN YEAR

New York. Dec. 1b--Approximately
$4,000 girls have disappeared or run
away from their homes in the United
States during the last year. according
to statement issued to-day by the
Travellers Aid society, A special meet
Ing Of tho society has been called to
devise plans to meet demands made by
the great increase In runaways and
helpless travellers. The meeting will be
attended by officials Of the transat-
lantic lines and representatives Pro-
testant. Catholic and Jewish social
agencies
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
SEIZE $500 WORTH OF BOOZE
Found Near RichfOrd by Customs Men
Two Men Arrested. said to he
From New York

Richford, Dec. li-SiX and half cases
Of liquor. valued at $500. were seized
last evening by customs men in the build
ing owned by Noses Laravie on the Berk-
shire road outside the village limits.
Two men giving their names as 7
Walsh and G. n. Johnson of New York
city are under arrest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
WATERFORD FARM HOUSE BURNS

Waterford, Dec. 1.-THE farm house
and barn of Morton D. L.yster was
burned to the ground this morning
and the neighbors had hard work to
save the adjoining property AZ a
strong wind was blowing at the
time. Mr. Lyster was serving on a
jury I'm county court at st. Johns
bury and when word came there OF
the fire Judge Fish excused the jury
for two hours that Mr.. Lyster might
come home. The loss was $4,000 dol
lars with $1,000 insurance, The fire
caught around the chimney
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18

Your attention to the little things
in dress is quite az essential as in the
so.cslled major things Find the right
shop and the rest is simple,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
NEW CITY PHYSICIAN

Dr. j. A. Wark has been appointed
the new city physician of Barre 10 sue
coed Or. v. c. Goodrich. deceased. DR..
Wark has recently returned from over
cas- service.
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LONG SESSION is
COMMITTEES PLAN
N TO HASTEN WORK
Coon timed from Page One,

dams and the section of New York
city inhabited by Russian Jews" and
Senator Williams replied that prob
ably the only reason they haven't been
heard is because they have not asked"
In short speech on the league Of
nations. Senator Townsend. republican.
Michigan, announced that he could not
vote for the treaty unless 1t can be
made clear by reservation, if that can
be done, or If necessary by amend
ment, that we engage only for those
things which we can perform without
injury TO our own country"
Among the features of the covenant
to which Senator Townsend objected
were the withdrawal provision, the
Monroe Doctrine article the plan for
dealing with democratic questions and
Article 10. He declared that in its
present form the treaty abandoned
practically all the great and high
principles for which the President con-
tended prior to the negotiations"
This agreement said the Michigan
senator, proposes that we shall give
everything and receive nothing Under
the treaty we shall be obliged to keep
a standing army in Europe for the next
10 years. Something more than hazy
dreams should be required to support
such proposal
TomorroW Senator Knox Pennsyl.
vania, a repub lican member of the for
eign relations committee, will speak ON
the treaty.
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of the Legislature to Mobile and return
to Montgomery. The Mobile Chamber of
Commerce believes the cost to the rail-
roads would not exceed $1,000 and that
lnasmuch as the movement is in aid of
waterway development and the admin
istration has control of the railroads, a
special rate of about $1,000 should be
made for the trip.
The railroad officials said that the
railroad administration has consistently
declined to grant rates lower than those
fixed by the interstate commerce com
mission for any movements of this char
acter.
According to advfces received here on
the matter. railroad administration Off
erals suggested, however, that the mat
ter could perhaps be arranged upon an
excursion basis to cost for the round
trip one way plus one-third In this way
they stated about $50 members of the
leg stature could be carried to Mobile on
a special train to inspect the harbor and
return for about $l40o, instead of the reg
lar fare of 5000 kilograms have been
sent to the regional traffic agent at. the
AIlanta headquarters seeking informa-
ton about the rates ana asking if the
movement could not be handled upon an
excursion train basis
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LARGE SHIPMENTS
OF RICE EXPECTED
BY WATER ROUTE

Mobile, August Especial. Large
shipments of rice from New Orleans.
grown in the Louisiana fields, are ex-
pected to Arrive here during the next
few days over the Missppi- Warrior line.
and wholesale men say they can sell
this rice lower than would be possible if
it was received by rail. The water trans
portation rate is approximately 20 per
cent lower than rail rates between New
Orleans and Mobile and this difference
in the cost of transportation is expected
to divert most of the rice shipments to
this city to the Mississippi Warrior line.
Officials of the Warrior service state
that the Mississippi Warrior line could
compete with railroads in handling these
shipments because of the large number
of vessels that carry cargoes to New Or
leans and are forced to return to Mobile
without cargo. Just at present the War
rior service is handling large coal ship
ments between points along the river and
New Orleans, and the barges are often
forced to return to Mobile without cargo
An effort is being made to get cargoes
from points along the Mississippi with
which to load the vessels on the return
trip from New Orleans, and it is expect
ed mat the larger part of Mobile rice
shipments will be made via the Missis.
sippi- Warrior line. 1t is stated that the
rice crop of Louisiana is exceptionally
good this year, and that producers are
getting from sl3 to SIS per barrel for the
grain. The rains do not seem to have
materially hindered the crop, and farm
ers along the Mississippi river are max
ing considerable Roadway in threshing
More than 1000 sacks of rice from the
rev crop have been received in New
Orleans already, and large orders have
heen placed By Mobile wholesale and re-
tail men.
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10 those authorized by section % in the
national defense act.
The experience in the recent war of
two permanent staff corps, to-wit, the
, medical department and the corp of en-
glneers, is as strong argument for a per-
manent personnel in those staff corps.
which call in any way for special or
technical duties. The bill provides, there
fore, for a permanent personnel in the
corps of engineers the medical depart
ment and the chemical warfare service
Provision is also made for a permanent
personnel in the ordnance department,
signal corps, air service. tank corps,
quartermaster and the Judge advocate
generals department above certain
grades. Provision also is made to in
crease the base pay of captains, first
leutenants and second lieutenants by $500
per year
The bill also undertakes to amend the
national defense act so as to provide
that the chief of militia bureau shall be
an officer in active service with the
National Guard, not below the rank of
colonel. It is believed that the national
defense act contains ample provision for
the rehabilitation with a far better or
ganization than ever before of the Ma
tional Guard, provided it can obtain
friendly administrative assistance from
Washington.
The recent war developed number of
National Guard officers who are capable
of filing the. position of chief of this
bureau, and the appointment of such an
officer would, it is believed. be a happy
solution of some of the difficulties now
attending the reorganization of the Ma
tional Guard
The bill provides for the appointment
of a chief of this bureau by the Presi-
dent, with the advice and consent of the
Senate. Under the present law. the
chief of this bureau would report direct
ly to the Secretary of War The bill
also provides that the minimum strength
of the National Guard infantry company
shall not be less than 65.
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In the event the committee fails to
agree upon report and so advises the
two houses, another committee may be
appointed to take up the matter. If there
be a majority and minority report either
may be concurred in by both houses, or
both may be rejected and another COM
mittee appointed to examine the senate
amendments and report thereon.
1t is problemstical tonight just what
may be done tomorrow. For two days
now there has been a general feeling of
confidence that the committee would be
able to work out some kind of report
that would be acceptable to the two
houses, provided the holse membership
continuing the exemptions to water
power, shipbuilding and other industrial
plants. There has been some suggestion
that these sections might be left out of
the bill entirely, in which event they
would be continued as part of the law
of Alabama by reason of the fact that
they are now on the statute books and
a repeating act would be necessary to
get them off.
Whether the house members would con-
cur in a report of this kind is not known
but judging by past performances it is
exceedingly doubtful if they would
Tomorrow will be the fortieth legis-
lative day and only five more remain in
which to pass the revenue bill and get
it into the hands of the governor. Fail
ing in that there would be no new reve-
nue. bill this year. and the state would
have to get along on the revenues raised
under the law now on the books 1t is
estimated that the annual revenues under
the present bill would be a little over.
81, 900 600.
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1925, 900 ASKED TO
PAY EXPENSES OF
PEACE COMMISSION
TILL END OF WAR

&N04uM0C0 ITOm fAkG Oney
the appropriat ton for the national Sc
curity and defense. $245, 1000.
Total appropriation required on the
assumption that the conference may be
prolonged to December 81, 1919, $780,
ee9.74.
Total expenses of commission, actual
and estimated. $1,506, 1853
II assume that no explanation is
necessary" the President wrote in re-
questing the appropriation, "of the
continued presence of the commission
in Paris, since every one knows that
although the treaty with Germany is
now before the Senate, treaties with
Austria. Turkey and Bulgaria are yet
to be completed, and many other mat
tiers of actual and potential concern 70
the country require careful attention
of the American representatives.
TN considering these appropria tions
and estimates il should be borne in
mind that for time the personnel of
the American delegation numbered
more than 1900 persons and on July 81
last had been reduced to about 400.
about SS of whom were civilians, the
remainder being from the army and
navy. The conference has been held
at a TINA when conditions in France
are abnormal, prices of food being more
than 120 per cent greater than before
the war; railroad transportation in
creased more than $50 per cent; fuel
not only difficult to obtain but
scarce. Although an army commits
sary has been utilized for the most
part, the prices paid have. notwith-
standing, been vastly greater than in
pre-war times.
Then, TOO. means of the communi-
raf fnn nd y he -
formation have been so greatly impeded
as result of the war that not only
has it been necessary to maintain an
extensive courier system, but in many
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instances commissions have had to be
dispatched for purpose of inves gation
In order that the American commission
might be in a position to act inteIli-
gently and upon information, the ac-
curacy OF which had been positively
established.
These unusual conditions have made
the work of the commission expensive,
although have no hesitation in saving
that considering the magnitude of the
task, or the extent to which the COM
mission was obliged to rely upon its
cwn agencies, instead of upon those
aVaiiapie IN normal times, the expenses
have been and are very modest
1t is obviouslysAot possible at pre :,
ent to estimate how much longer the
conference may be in session, but as
summing that its work sholl extend to
the end of the calendar year, December
81, 1919 which l think may be regarded
as the maximum, the sum of sS25 0Oa
VIII bit required for the expenses"
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ACTION OF HINES
is MOST DRASTIC
EVER TAKEN IN A
LABOR DISPUTE
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lacks persons assisting or endeavoring
to assist in the possession, use, opera
ton or control of any railroad under
federal control will be guilty of the
offense and will be dealt with accord
ingly. Anyone who obstructs or re-
tards the passage of the mail or any We
hicfe or any person carrying the same
likewise commits an offense against
the United States, punishable by fine.
and imprisonment and will be arrest
ed and prosecuted accordingly.
Instructions have been issued to the
United States district attorneys and to
the United States marshals to take the
necessary steps to enforce these pro
visions of the statutes of the United
States
The governors of the states involved
the mayors of the cities involved, and
all other state and local peace officers
are relied upon to lend assistance in the
performance of the public service as
above outlined in every possible man
ner, including giving aid in the enforce
ment of the statutory provisions above
referred to, and also in enforcing all
state statutes, municipal ordinances and
other local public regulations which
will aid in protecting the railroad prop
erty and its operation and protectinei
those assisting or endeavoring to assist
in the operation OF the railroads"