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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
Mrs. Edward T.. Cassidy

Mrs. Edward r. Cassidy of this city
died in Grand Isle at 1925 Sunday evening
of pneumonia Mrs. Cassidy was born In
Plattsburgh, n. ", "a years ago On July
Is. 1883, she was married to Edward Cas-
sidy, who died December 49, 1916. She
spent most of her fife in Grand Isle.
Mrs. Cassidy is survived by three chill
dren. all of this city, Mrs. Rollin c. Lar
row of 10 Crombie street, Mrs. Leonard
r. Barton and Charles r. Cassidy, both
of 1877 Intervalc avenue: also by her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Savage of this
city; by three sisters, Mrs. John Bush
way Of Grand Isle. Mrs. William Cassidy
of South Hero and Mrs. Edmund Pac-
quette of Al Jntervale avenue, this city
and by three brothers, Lewis Savage OF
Jamaica, Ephraim Savage of Grand Isle
and John Savage, Jr., of Colchester av-
enue, this city.
Mrs. Cassidy will be greatly missed by
all who knew her, for she was a kind and
loving mother, patient sufferer and a
faithful friend.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
On tie Third Floor

Soulia left while Mongeon and Vezina
were preparing for bed In the morning
the hunters found that both deer had
disappeared during the night.
w. G. Gadue, deputy game warden. in
looking about near the Heineburg bridge
saw Il bran sack on the newly formed
ice and. on investigating, found the head.
forequarters and other parts of doe.
He knew about the stealing and in look
ing over the automobile in which the
trio had travelled found signs Of deer in
hair off the hide, He found more hair
on the clothing of the boys.
Yesterday, young Shappy, who is only
II years of age. admitted his guilt.
technical charge of petit larceny has
been preferred against the three.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
james r. Miles

James Edward Miles. who died at
his home on Maple street ut an early hour
Friday morning, was born in Sheldon IN
1913. the eldest son OF the late John and
Mary Mcdonald Miles Of Fairfield Center
He was educated in the public schools
and Brigham Academy, and at an early
age. entered the employ Of Kennedy e.
Hale, general merchants at Fairfield. He
soon rose to junior partner and the bust
ness was transferred to Stowe in 1876. The
firm soon became Miles & Mcmahon and
grew to be the largest general mer-
chandise store in Vermont.
In 1883 a business was established in
Burlington under the title of Miles &
Mcmahon company. his associates being
c. l.. Mcmahon of Stowe and NJ. D. Mos
Mahon Of this city, and the firm was
known in its day as the largest shippers
of maple sugar and syrup In the East.
His partnership with NJ. d.. Mcmahon
under the firm name of Miles & McMahon,
dealers In boots and shoes, millinery and
crockery. Is of so recent date that 1t will
be easily recalled by most of the present
generation Of Burlingtonians.
In 1894 with Emory c, Mower. b. J..
Derby, F.. II. Martin, c. L.. Mcmahon
and the late p. J. Enrght he founded
the Burlington Grocery company and be-
came its treasurer. He retired few
years ago after an unusually successful
business career of nearly fifty years 80
of which were passed In Burlington.
Mr.. Miles was a charter member Of
DeGoesbriand Council, knights of CO.
lumbus. and the Holy Name society and
was a devout member of the Cathedral
parish, from whence his funeral took
place at two o'clock Sunday afternoon,
with burial in st, Josephs cemetery in
the family lot.
Mr.. Miles was a sterling business man
of the self-made type. He was of quiet,
lovable and transformations character.
had a host of friends and dispensed
much charity In a quiet way.
The deceased Is survived by two daugh-
trs, Mrs. Ina David of Arlington. Mass.
and Mrs. Chester Hatch of Middlebury.
both of whom were at his bedside when
the end came, and by two brothers. u.
NJ. Miles of California and W. II. Miles
of Brattleboro, and by one sister, Miss
Margaret A. Miles. who has made her
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
John MOylan

Funeral services for John Moylan. who
died at his home. AGA North avenue, early
Tuesday morning, will be held this
morning at eight o'clock at the
Cathedral. Mr.. Moylan was 76 years
old. He had been i'll only a few days.
His survivors are his wife, two daughters,
Mrs. Joseph Lefebvre of this city and
Mrs. C. F. Baldwin Of Montreal, P. G.. !;
one son, James Moylan of this city; one
sister, Mrs. William Penney of Middle
bury, and several neces and nephews.
who live in Nebraska. Mr. Moylan was
a member of the Holy Ne-oo scciety Of
ST. Mary's Cathedral.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
Mrs. Rebecca Rogovc

News has been received of the death
from heart trouble at Columbus, Ohio of
Mrs. Rebecca Rogove, former resident
of Burlington. Mrs. Rogove was the wife
of NJ. Rogove, who conducted store
known as the Rogove dry goods store at
307 North Winooski avenue. She was
80 years old and was born in Russia.
Her sudden death will be regretted by
all who knew her for Mrs. Rogove was a
charitable woman and was liked by every
one.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
THE STATE
FLYER" KILLS HORSES

valuable pair OF horses owned by A.
w. Newton Of Wallngford were killed
Tuesday by the southbound flyer" near
the Wallingford Manufacturing COM
panys plant. John Longley. the driver.
was seriously injured, but is expected to
recover.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18

Mrs. Anna n. LeClerc Of Rutland died
at local institution Sunday morning.
She. was 20 years old, and is survived by
her husband, Dona LeClerc. The body
was taken to the undertaking parlors Of
Read & Dover and later sent to Rutland
where the funeral was held and inter
ment made.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
THOSE DOCTORS

1.-The doctor says he'll let me know in
a week whether I'm going to live or
not" "And what are you TO do in the
meantime?" ''lie told me to take COM
plete rest and. above ALL not to worry
about anything "-Blighty. London.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
Irving Dragon

irving Norman. the 2l-months' old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Dragon. died
Thursday at the home Of his parents. ~
Marble avenue, The funeral was held
at st. Josephs Church at 2:30 o'clock
Friday afternoon, with burial in Mt. Cal
vary cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
Gen<vieve Beauchcmiu

Genevieve Beauchemin. the II months
old daughter of Mrs. George Beauchemin
Of IL Walnut street, died Sunday morn
ing. The funeral was held at 81.
.losephs Church Monday afternoon, with
burial in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
Cedric Clayton

Cedric Clayton. the 19-days' old son of
MIR. and Mrs. Jasper G. Tousley, died
Thursday morning. The funeral was
held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at g.
Catherine street with burial in Lake
View cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
HOSPITAL NEEDS ENDOWMENT

The Barre hospital needs endowment
to meet the increasing cost Of MAIN
tenance, Its 1913 expenditures were not
quite met, although the public was gems
erous in rendering support.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
FIRST VACATION IN 30 YEARS

3ames F, Smith. for two years superin-
tendent of the Barre & Chelsea road. 10
taking his first vavation in 80 years
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
He old Bee Hide
December IS, 1919
This Should BE the Happiest
and N0st JOYFUL Christmas
of All ;.

Happiness is the greatest gift that Christ
mas brings and this years Christmas should
carry more happiness and JOY than ever be-
tore.
Just make up your mind that you want
to share in the delightful cheer and good will
Of this great Christmas to come
This store is spreading cheer with it's fine
stocks of useful Christmas gifts and is helping
more people than ever before to fill their
Christmas lists wisely and economically.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-21
CRUSHING OUT THE WAR SPIRIT

There are only 1000 captured German cannon and the
cities that want them for their parks are legion. But is there
anything necessarily artistic about an old cannon? AS me-
mentoes of victories won they may stand for something to
help inspire the boys growing up. But we are told that we
do not want the boys of the future to grow ZIP with such
inspirations.
These are some, ,even many, who are again intent on
"weeding OUT all such vicious" tendencies. They want to
make "sissies' if not angels of the generation of boys to come.
They preach pacifism again. They want wars to be no more.
These visions and sentiments are very beautiful when we
read of them in the books. The plowshares and the pruning
hooks appear in our Oldest and most revered literature and
Christ was preceded by the song of good will and peace on
earth. But in the hour of danger, such as the one through
which the world has passed the Tramp, tramp, tramp, the
boys are marching sounds a great deal better and there is
more safety in ii. And if all the followers of Christ had
been of the type of our modern pacifists there would be no
followers of Christ today. They would have been eXtin-
suished centuries ago by the followers of Mohamet, along
with the other millions who died for Christ.
Let us not forget the tears of gratitude that came into our
eyes and that welled up with our words when we saw the
splendid fellows shoulder their rifles. What they meant to us
in 1917 and 1918 they may mean to us again and to the world,
its liberties and its civilization, And so let us not scrap all
The guns and last of all let us scrap the heroic spirit that is
still being born in men and that can be eradicated only after
great efforts and efforts that, on the whole, are not very
commendable-for what is the man with the fight taken out
of him? Will we cherish a country that is made up of meek
eyed pacifists? We believe not.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-21
AN ABUNDANCE OF MONEY

The recent estimate by a number of the federal reserve
board that the paper money in circulation in the principal
countries of the world, exclusive of the output of the BOlshe-
vikis printing press, amounts to more than forty-four billion
dollars. would gladden. the heart of an Old-time American
green-backer. That such a vast abundance of what passes for
money bears a close relation to The high cost of living is a
matter of course.
is, in short, initiation though there is a tendency in
some quarters to deprecate the use of that alarming designa-
ton. at this time. Bolshevist Russia presumably rejoices in a
circulation of paper currency, all it's own, to the amount of
some eighty billions. 1t helps to keep the country selfcon-
tanned, since business can hardly be transacted outside with
one hundred rubles exchangeable for only about five dollars
in American money-by the normal rate of exchange they
would be worth more than fifty dollars.
At the outbreak of the war, the legal tender money of the
world amounted to some eight billions. 1t has been increased
more than five hundred per cent. The present quantity is
found to exceed i'm face value all the gold and silver mined in
the world since the discovery of America. Naturally every
thing we need, food, clothing and shelter, to say nothing of the
things we only wish, is bound to be on a high price level in
terms of this cheap money.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-21
A BOLSHEVIST WHO DEFIED GOD

The story is told of a %bolshevist party entering a Russian
church and killing the priest who was officiating, to turn the
people from their supersttiOns-a rather violent way of doing
that. The murderer then entered the pulpit and standing up
in what had been considered a holy place he spoke as follows:
"lou see how silly all this religion business is. There is
no God! tell you there never has been a God! have just
Killed the priest. In the silly old days you would have told me
that God would kill me because | killed the priest. Well, here
YOU see | am in the pulpit. have killed the priest, and God
doesn't lift a finger to kill me!'
He had hardly finished his denunciation and defiance than
he fell dead-not by the hand of the God he had defed, but
by the pistol shot of one of the wOrshippers, who stood up in
his pew and said: "He said God would not kill him. | did.
Well, perhaps, am Gods instrument"
The incident, of course, proves nothing as to Gods rela-
tions TO men, but it illustrates the state of mind of the Boil
shevists. Their attitude toward religion is illustrative of
their attitude toward everything, whether of God or man.
They represent the crashest kind of materiaGsm and their
acts link them with the brutes, if brutes could be capable of
committing such Outrages against each other. They respect
nothing and they spare nothing. They are the anarchists of
time and eternity. If the world could be turned over to such
forces it would become a jungle of wild beasts instead of a
paradise of redeemed men.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-21
THE NEW RUSSIAN IDEA

The Russians have a new idea. The peasants have 1t and
they have it badly. 1t is that they will not raise more gram
than they need to feed themselves, their object being 10 staf'e
the industrial populations in the cities, for what reason or
from what motive, nobody can even guess.
But while the Russians have been going crazy they seem
10 have gone all the way and they are still going. What pos
sible good is it going to do them to starvc the people IN the
cities? What have the miserable cliff jewellers in The cities
done TO forfeit their right to live? Have they not by con-
sumiDr and buying the products of the peasants in Russia
enabled them to make a profit beyond their mere subsistence,
and have they not made in the cities many things that have
added 10 tbe comforts of life i'm The country districts?
Bl WHY seek To account for BolsheviSm, or the ideas that
proceed out of it. 1t is useless to try to take a rational view
Of such a human manifestation. In the years to come those
raz dreamers will come to their senses, after enough OF
Them have been shot or have died of their maladles. and then
the world will begin to look different to them.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-21
WE CHILDREN

We see no harm in even Wall street examining the peace
treaty. since Germany has had ii for more than five weeks,
but we do see harm in Withholding the text from the rest OF
the people and especially from the senate of the United States.
WHY is it treated as a secret treaty and why are the people
" HON if affects and the senators who are asked to ratlfy 1t
treated as SO many children who must not know what mas
been done until someone explains it to them officially? In
stead of open covenants, we have closed ones.
This whole thing is preposterous. In Germany the text
has been printed and they are discussing it, but every boat
comingt to this country is guarded so that no copy of the sacred
and secrel document and can get over-except some one is
richly hribed by some enc i'll Wall street. Big business wants
to know what is going to happen and is willing TO pay the
price. The whole situation as developed is ridiculous and
even scandalous-il comes of treating the American people as
so n4a.; children.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-21
DISCUSSION AND CRITICISM

1t is sometimes said that we must not crricise our own
1t was said by Senator Hitchcock on the floor oil
the senate the other day, when he referred to Senators Lodge
and Borah as casting reflections on the administration.
There are many persons among us who actually believe
that is a good policy to pursue-the policy of silent acqul-
est : &c. What "a mopsirous conception that is! What is done
or being done or about to be done must not be criticised!
Let us not become obsessed with such notions. They are
basically unsound as well as dangerous.
The safety of our form of government lies in open dis
cussion and free criticism. You cannot rule a republic without
these things. In the old Germany no one was permitted to
criticise either the actions of the government or the person OF
the kaiser and under that system Germany grew lOp-sided
until it was out of balance and finally went stark crazy.
Having been without discussion or criticism the government
was uninformed as to real public sentiment either at home
or abroad. 1t followed it's own asinine nose until it ran sthe
probostis into The ground.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-21
JAPAN SMILES AT, NOT ON LEAGUE

Japan also is going to play the game on the safe side.
Okuma, the elder statesman, told them recently in Toxic
that the efficiency of the league was very problematic, and
lie therefore did not believe that Japan should lessen its
military strength. That is what they are all doing-except
that Secretary Daniels says we can let up on navy building.
But we shall probably decide to do as the rest are doing, keep
a gun in the house.
The world is not yet resolved into a peace society. None
will trust the other over night. The so-called league is largely
a make-beleve. 1t glitters with peace, but no one believes
there is much in the glitter. Some think it was put on for
mere SHOW aid others think it will soon be rubbed off.
We shall be wise if we adopt only so much of it as leaves
our own national integrity and purpose untouched. We
cannot afford and we dare not give up anything that is essen
tial to our own national life and existence.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-21
LODGE AND OTHER PARTIsANs

n. 90, If common consent and concerted action in
certain important circles Senator Lodge is being nelo up 10
the country as a violent partisan, ana everything II .
accounted for nc a "partisan utterance" That seems 10 De ueI
slogan with which they would meet his arguments.
And by contrast, or innuendo or intimaton' everything
that the president, with whom Lodge is at variance, says Is
nairiotc. They still hold that we must follow the president
mo matter where he may lead us. He is right at flume and
Shantung at the same time, although the two actions are
diametrical opposites.
What sort of Hypocrisy is this? Last fall, when he had a
congressional election pending, while we were in the midst of
the war that was absorbing all our energies OF men ana re-
sources, when every American was offering up what he mad
and was willing to do still more, the president issued an appear
10 the American people, addressed to them from the White
House, as president of all the people, as commander-in-chief
all the armies and navy-to elect none except members OF
hi own political party.
That was the most partisan appeal every made by an
American politician. There is no parallel for such an astound-
ing proclamation by a president, not in all American history
not even in times of peace, much less with the nation al war.
Mr.. Lodge may be mistaken in some things. but is the
president never in error? Mr.. Lodge as a senator from Massa-
chusetts and in other capacities, has served his country as lew
Americans have served it. He is an eastern man and we are
western and therefore. our viewpoints often differ, but has
any one ever questioned his sterling Americanism, his
patriotism, his singleness of purpose to place his country flrst
in all matters? When has he uttered a dishonest or un-
American thought? When has he stopped at a time in our
political history when many have crawled in the slime OF isms
that they thought would win votes in this or that passing cam
paign? Like Massachusetts, i'll Websters phrase, there he
has stood, always true to the best and highest traditions of
the American people.
We may doubt the wisdom of many things that Mr..
Wilson has done and that he has said, varying from the state
ment that the war in 1914 was no concern of ours to his state
ments in 1910 that we must help to regulate the whole world
and merge our naiOnaism into a virtual supernationalism.
We may doubt and we may not be able to follow his con-
illusions, but still we do not impugn his motives-and those
who speak for him in The press or in the senate should not
seek to impugn and besmirch the motives of men like Lodge.
as eminent in everything as Mr.. Wilson, and infinitely more
consistent in his attitude on public questions.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-21
WHAT THEY FOUGHT FOR

The Chicago Tribune says:
The American infantry did not charge through
the German 'barrage TO create a mandatory in Ar
menia. The artillery did not serve its guns to the
death in lethal gases to obtain self-determinaton for
Fiume. The trains did not pass over roads constantly
torn by shell fire, or the engineers bridge rivers in
the face Of the enemy for any or all OF The nations of
Europe.
No, they did these things, we take ii, to lick h." out o
the Prussian DULLES. And they wanted to lick them over ther
because they knew that unless that were done they would b.
coming over here. The Americans going over the top though
of America, not of Fiume.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-21
WHERE A CHANGE is NEEDED

Senator King OF Utah the other day demanded that Fred
crick C. Howe, commissioners of immigration at Ellis island,
shall be removed from that office. He charged him with being
a radical socialist and favoring such elements from Europe in
his admissions to this country as Immigrants. What is the
use, the Utah senator asked, of making strict immigration
laws if we place at the gates men who sympathize with the
vagares of the half craZed men of Europe and Asia? If we
do not want to fill this land with political imbeciles from the
maelstromed masses of Europe we must have immigrant
officials who are not tainted with the things against which
we seek to close our doors. Howe, long known as a radical,
was recently conspicuous at meetings of Bolshevst sympa-
thizers in New York, and introduced the principal speaker, a
supporter of Trotzky and Lenine.
Senator King, who is a democrat himself and therefore
cannot be accused of playing politics, served notice on the
administration that if such an unfit man is not removed from
Ellis island, he will introduce in congress a resolution
demanding his removal. That is the way many more senators
and plain Americans ought to talk, if they would keep the
principles of this country intact. They are being largely sub
verified by the administrative servants of the people.
We have too many Frederick Howe's, Lincoln Steffenses,
George Creels and others of the type that helped to make
Russia what she is, through the prestige they have themselves
enjoyed by means of their official connection with our govern
ment. 1t was Lincoln Steffens, now with the peace delegation
in Paris, who secured for Trozky the fatal passport with which
he enter Russia and destroyed her. All honor to Senator King
and all power to him in this patriotic move.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-21

Has it ever occurred to you that there are a lot of people
who are unduly worried about what Germany can pay. Why
so much anxiety about what Germany can or cannot do? Why
not think more of what is due to those sufferers who have
nothing left to begin with? Why. not more anxiety about
the victims and less about the hordes that went forth to rob
and plumber and kill?