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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-21
FUND FOR INVINTOR.

CHARLESTON. ". Va. March 81.
A mother who lost her son in
the war as a result OF an airPlane
aceident has provided for fund TO
oe given as prize 20 the inventor
or a paraohEte 10 be used for es-
cape from falling planes. Mrs. Louis
Bennett, OF Weston. W Va. is the
donor OF the fund. which has been
accepted By the Aero club Of Amer
lea, which has named committee
TO organize the ompetition.
Lieut.. Louis Bennett, the son. lost
his life While flying for the British
air service
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-21
NEEDS HOUSES
FOR WORKING GLASSES

LONDON. March eI.-This coun-
try needs immediately AT least 500.
geo dwellings for It's working classes.
according 70 DR. Christopher Add
son. president Of the Local Govern
ment board. whose housing scheme
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
WEAPONS OF THE STEEL STRIKE


While general strike of all labor
organizations in support of the steel
workers may not be instituted, the men
will evidently not be without the
sympathetic aid Of various other
organizations. Labor leaders in Chicago
have announced that the steam engi-
men would tie up a large part of the
steel industry, even If considerable
portion of the employees did not strike.
r, ]. Wind. general organizer Of the
American Federation of Labor in the
Chicago district and President of the
South Chicago Steel Workers Council,
said that the Lake Seamen's Union
would not permit ore to be delivered to
the mills, the railroad brotherhoods
would refuse to deliver materials, and
the miners would decline to mine coal
for the steel corporation.
The organized employees Of the Penn
sylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio
railroads announce that If the Cambria
Steel company attempts to operate
with non-union labor they will not
handle raw material into the mills or
the finished products out of the plants
Manifestly this is to be a fight to q
finish on both sides, and no one dare
predict what may or may not happen
before the difficulty is adjusted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
A LOGICAL QUESTION.

One of the telling cartoons of the
period is that in the Detroit Free Press
representing President Wilson address
ing a fair young woman labelled THE
West" with the following dialogue as
an accompaniment.
"w. w. to the West" Give me my
League and will keep you out of war"
The West: What Again."
Under the circumstances the whole
country may well question the political
credibility of some of the assertions made
by President Wilson in support of a
really deserving project which is labor
ing under the handicap of being ex-
plotted for partisan purposes. The
President is forced to admit that this
project Of a League of Nations is the
product of the brains of republican
leaders, but when he tells the mothers
of America as he did at the outset of his
present tour that 1t will make 1t impos-
sible for their sons to be sent again to
fight wars in the old world, he knows
better and so does each one of us.
The League of Nations is intended to
keep the world. out of devasting wars
such as that through which we have
just passed. Rightly handled and pro-
perly regulated such league will
unquestonably help to avert war. II
nome partisan gets hold of the
machinery of the league, however. II
will be time for the whole world to ex-
claim What again?"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
PREMONTTION

Joseph Cummings Chase, the poi
painter, told at club the other da!
story of a Connecticut farmer who
would admit that he didn't know all ;
anything that might come up. He
never surprised
'Wa'al," would be his invariable
ment upon some striking incident,
sonal or otherwise, Il expected it,
Recently at a county fair he wa
vited upon the platform and the mag
after some manipulation, extra cted a
bit from his flowing beard.
'Ha! ha!" laughed mis- wife, whe
returned to the audience. Now
can't say you expected that"
"Wa'al-no, that is. not exactly.
two days ] been feelin' somethin'
on In them whiskers o mine,
couldn't quite make up my mind
rabbit. New York Evening Post
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
AMERICAS ONLY COLONY
hiberia's Large Population Includes
H.. Only Fifty thousand CitixensS
(Bulletin from the National Geographic
SOcietyN

ohUeuo'b A0IBe fOpul0uOn lnclu0es
49,. Only Fifty thousand Citixens>
(Bulletin from the National Geographic
Society
THE African republic, Americas only
colony, las an area equivalent to that Of
Kentucky. and a total population esti-
mated to be greater than that Of any one
Of so States Of the Union. But of these
two million or more inhabitants only
about $1,000. of whom one-fourth are Of
American origin. may be considered
civilized. and take a part In the govern
ment.
Liberia Is situated on the west coast
Of Africa at the point where the coast
line makes the great bend to form the
Gulf Of Guinea. Its position puts It
directly on line Of ocean communication
between Europe and South Africa and
points reached by way Of Cape Good
Hope.
Its southern boundary Is Its Atlantic
coast line Of some $50 miles. On the west
10 the British colony of Sierra Leone.
where futile attempts at colonization
were made before Liberia was reached.
and on the east and north are French
possession of the Ivory coast and Niger
basin regions.
For some 10 or 80 miles back Of its
coast Liberia has been cleared and de-
veloped, but from that imaginary line
inland there are dense forests. primi-
tive people, and Sir Harry Johnston en-
countered beasts. birds and reptiles liv-
Ing to-day which, he wrote, ARE found
fossil In Miocene formations of France
and southern Germany
Thus there is the contrast of one OF
the most unique experiments in political
annals--Stevenson referred to Liberia az
a footnote to history'--set amid the least
tinent.'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
FOOD AND DIVERSIFIED SOUTH

Roswell G. Horn, one time favorte
stump orator who visited Vermont in
the days when it was the thing to fiaunt
the bloody shirt" used to say that what
the South needed was to raise more
hogs and hominy and less hades, al
though he did not spell it precisely that
way. In recent years we have come to
think of the South as producing chiefly
cotton, and as having it's politics as we'll
as its economic interests largely shaped
by this typical product.
While we are admonishing our people
in Vermont and other States to raise
more wheat present indications are that
unless we are wary. the South will
outstrip us in helping to furnish food for
the country. According to statistics gath
cred by the Manufacturers Record
the South will produce no less than $50
per cent, of the nations grain supply
! this year To put the matter in another
way, while the gain in grain production
In the south over the product of 1918 is
no less than 326,OOOOOO bushels. the rest
of the country will show decline In
production of no less than 357, 900, 900
bushels.
The authority quoted shows that the
total grain production of the South this
year will be 1,645,O 900 bushels, while
the rest of the country there was a
1881, 900, 900 bushels.
The value of the corn, wheat and oat
based on September prices would
amount to nearly 5000. OOO. 900, or an In.
crease of $935.oOO.O0O over the value OF
the grain crops of the South Of 1918
The value of the South's grain crops
crops of the various southern States based
on September / figures of prices on the
crops, corn, wheat and oats alone vii
exceed by probably s5O0OO,OOO to $1,000
400 the total value of the South's cottor
crop.
There is gain in the South THU
year In the wheat crop of 46,000,0O
bushels, while In the rest of the country
wheat showed a decrease of owe
4O,OO0.OOO bushels
The oat crop of the South shows al
increase of $1,000 900 bushels, while IL
the rest of the country will produc'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
VILLAGE SUES FOR HOSE

Brattleboro has brought suit against
Walker d. Hines. drector-general of
railroads Of the United States railroad
administration. and the Central Vermont
railway to recover $500. 1t is alleged
that on June l, 1919. 1t became necessary
for the village to lay two lengths of
fire hose across the railroad tracks at
the Depot street crossing to extinguish
a FIRE on the easterly side Of the tracks,
and that while they were so laid the
Central Vermont Railway company drove
locomotive over the hose, cutting 1t
in two and rendering 1t of no value.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
NOT FOR DAILY USE.

A lady who has been active in philan-
thropic work in the East Side district
of New York tells how she tried to
impress upon the mother of large
family in that district the Importance
Of the use of a toothbrush The philan-
thropist provided a toothbrush for each
of the children, and arranged nail
on which to hang each brush. This was
met. however, by the earnest protest
of the mother. who said: You don't
know them children. II you hang those
brushes there they will use them every
day."-Troy Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
TAILOR NEEDED

Little Bobbie stood intently studying
grandpop's wrinkled visage bent earnestly
above the editorial page Of his favorite
newspaper Grandpop. becoming con-
scious Of Bobbie's scrutiny. looked up.
well. my boy" ne asked. his ayea
twinkling In amusement. NOW do you
like my face?" IT was Just wondering,
grandpop-" Wondering what. Bob
bie?" why don't you get II pressed?' =
New York Evening World.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
HIS NATIONALITY

Mosie was typhoid convalescent. says
Everybody's. He had been in the hospi-
tai seven weeks. but in all that time no
one had succeeded in winning the faint
est smile from the little fellow Per-
haps the sorrows of Russia were still too
vivid a memory. And then one day the
nurse tickled him playfully under the
chin. He looked up with pitiful little
smile. "Oh, so you are ticklish!'' said
the nurse, laughing mo. ma'am," he
replied the smile instantly vanishing,
I'm Yddish."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
FINANCIAL SHAKE-DOWN

Two Scotch women were talking ;
certain matrimonial difficulties wher
of them remarked, Il dinna wond'
some puir wives having to help Z
selves out of their husbands pock
II dinna like those undetermined
masel'." said the other woman. II u
ly just turn ma mans breeks upside
an help masel' off the carpet. b
Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
THE STORY TELLER
SMART GIRL

The boat drifted out on the sunlit sea.
The man and the maiden were silent
and a little sad. His leave was ended;
the time for parting had come.
Dearest" he breathed softly. will you
float with me always-down the stream
of life?"
1.-THE same as now" she whispered.
1.-THE same as now" said he.
II will, gladly" she cried.
He was rowing, doing all the hard
work; she had the helm-she steered.-
Tit Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
HIS HONEYMOON

And SO you've been getting married.
Sam?" Yes, sab" And did you go on
your honeymoon. SAM" "A what sah?"
"A honeymoon. Did you take trip?'
"Oh. yes. sab. l travelled Where did
you go, Sam II went to de neighbors'
houses for de washin', sah!'-Yonkers
Statesman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
TOLD AT LAST

"A woman can't keep a secret,
clared n mere man.
ooh, I don't know" retorted the
Tive kept my age secret since
"a"
Yes, but one of these days you
give it away. In time you will s
have to tell it,"
kept a secret for 1S years she {
pretty near knowing how to keep
Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
BIG ESTATE FOR VERMONT

Eight pieces Of real estate in the viii
laSe Of Lower Waterford will soon be
transferred TO ]. w. Davies Of Reading,
Mass. which he will develope into one of
the finest country estates In Vermont.
The property. 800 acres Of land and the inn
provements vii run into the thousands.
Mr.. Davies Ia the sole owner Of the
Plymouth creamery and Is now erecting
10000 cement and brick building in
st. Johnsbury. 1t was his intention to
build q home in st. Johnsbury hut the
creamery property was not exempted
from taxation and SO he decided to
locote in Waterford
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
THE SARCASTIC DINER

The Neglected Diner-Have you been
in the country. waiter?
The Tired Waiter-Me, sir No. sir
Why. sir?
The Neglected Diner-I was just
thinking how thrilling you'd ind 1t
to sit on fence and see the tortoises
whiz by!--Sketc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
SIX MONTHS FOR BREAK

For stealing a quantity of cigars and
cigarettes. and a pair of shoes. amount
Ing to so in value. Alexander Corey Of
Websterville has been sentenced to not
less than six months nor more than
three years at hard labor at Windsor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
LOST WHILE BERRYING

A party Of rs men responded to a call
the other day to look for @. T. Miles, ST.,
in Middlesex. who had not returned from
berry trip. He had left In the morning
for what 10 know as Hog Backs and
when he had not returned by night it
was feared he had met with some &C.
cident He had become lost and after
several hours search with lanterns the
search party located him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING

Ex-Governor and Mrs. Samuel E.
PinBrse Of Hartford celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary at Concord.
N. H.. Sept IT, Governor Pingree was
born In Salisbury. near Concord, N. H.,
In 1892 and was graduated from Dart
mouth in 1857.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
THE UNATTAINABLE

do you dance this new dance?" NO"
You could easily learn the steps" II
might manage the steps, but could never
learn the squirm. kansas City Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
HOPEFULNESS

Charley, dear" said young Mrs. Tor
kins you were talking about 20 to
shot when l came into your office to-
day"
Was II"
Yes. And I was very much pleased.
/ hope you will cultivate enough interest
in Workmanship to take your mind off
horse racing. "-Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
MASTER IN HIS OWN HOUSE

Take this rubber plant into the gar
den"
balcony. SIR
do as tell you. You will put 1t In the
garden first Afterwards you can put 1t
on the balcony. boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
THE STATE
OFT TO NEWPORT HOSPITAL

o. =. Williams Of Newport has offered
y the Newport City hospital the sum Of
$1,000 in Newport city warrants and also
oners to give his residential property. re-
serving for himself and wife during the
lifetime Of either Of them an annuity Of
$1,000
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
OUR KALEIDOSCOPE
THE MIA!

There was young pretty lady named
Liza,
So pretty no one could dispiza,
When her best beau does call
He just sits by the wall
And liza and liza and liza.
Cartoons Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25


Relief from the most depressing car
shortage that ever developed in Barre
granite industry will be forthcoming in
the next two weeks IL the present
emergency plans adopted by the quarters
and manufacturers are in any degree sue
cessful. The car famine which made its
appearance some time ago has rapidly
grown from bad to worse. and should the
strenuous exertions now being made miss
hre there IL no telling what the imme-
diato future has in store for the Barre
district. Nevertheless. a tiny ray of hope
shed its rather feeble light on the situa-
ton when railroad officials photographed
that an installment Of 80 freight cars was
on its way to Vermont and that q very
large proportion of rolling stock would
be distributed throughout the Barre dis
trtct.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
NO DODGING THERE

did she tell you the truth when you
asked her how old she was?' 'Oh' yes
What did she say?" THAT 1t was none
of my business Yale Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
EXEMPT SUGAR COMPANY

The Cary Maple Sugar company Of St.
Johnsbury has been exempted from taxa
ton by the town for period of ten
years. The exemption was granted by
q meeting Of over 100 voters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
MORE PAY FOR BARRE POLICE

The Barre policemen have been granted
an increase in pay. The patrolmen are to
have $94 week. the deputy chief $26 and
che chief FIAT salary Of $500. The city
firemon's wage has not Deem definitely
fxed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
BURLINGTON, VT, SEPT. rs, 1919.
WANTED,

When you want anything. advertise in tho
new special column Of this paper. Some
bargains are offered there this week which
IL will pay you to read about See page two.
This paper has more than $4,000 readers
every week and one cent word will reach
them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25

At a conference held at Saxtons River
the other day, with DIR. f. w. Padelford
OF Boston. chairman of the educational
board Of the Northern Baptist Conven-
ton. plans were discussed for repairing
the building at the Vermont Academy
and building a new dormitory 1t was
voted to open the school as soon as
possible as a co-educational institution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
GENEROSITY

You seem to have a slight cold, my
dear child. I'll give you some pills for
It," "Oh, don't bother about the pills
doctor; you may have it for nothing -
Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
AN EXCEPTION

1T is well for n young man to begin
at the bottom" advised the philosopher.
But suppose he is learning to SWIM
asked the youth.-Cincinnau Enquirer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
PARTRIDGE COMMITS SUICIDE

"A full grown partridge killed itself the
other day by flying into closet at the
home Of Mrs. George Pease Of Rutland.
breaking the window and dying almost
instantly from the injuries received in the
impact.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
FIRE DAMAGES INN

Fire Of unknown origin damaged the
Sycamore Inn in Rutland early Friday
morning. DR.. c. e. Hillary. who had
room over the pantry, was awakened by
smoke and opening his window saw
flames leaping out Of the room below. He
aroused the people in the house and the
prompt arrival Of the 1remen prevented
damage more than $500.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25
IN HER MAIDEN CAMPAIGN

did you say the rings war relic
Mabel?"
YES, ] won II in my hrst engage
Manifestations Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25

startling decrease Of s7o.ooo.ooo bushels
in oat production.
The estimated value Of the four lead
ing crops, corn, wheat. oats and cotton,
for the entire country. based on Sep
TENDER 1 prices, will be about $4,000
100000, which is A,5oo.o 1900 more than
the average annual value Of all crops
between 1912 and 1915
Man'festiy this increasing diverwfaca-
ton of products in the Southern States
is replete with encouragement and reas-
surance for the nation in general. II
means the reconstruction Of that section
of the country politically as well az
economically. 1t means a new incentive
for the rest Of the country and particu-
larly New England, while cotton in
dustries must be alive, II they are to
avoid being supplanted by southern
mills near the source of cotton supply.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-15

Two fawns, the offsprings of doe re-
Gently shot in the open zone in Castle
ton, were put out of their misery the
other day by Deputy Fish and Game
Warden Charles Brown. Both fawns
were nearly starved and one of them had
a broken leg.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-15

skilled union cigar makers in the world
conformity with the great advertising
power of the cigar makers international
blue label, therefore be it
Resolved, that we, the delegates III
attendance of the 18th annual convention
Of the Vermont state branch OF the
American Federation OF Labor, dlsap-
prove the pernicious and vicious system
adopted by them in their efforts to de-
stroy the cigar makers union and espe..
cially their attempt to make outcasts OF
their skilled employees, many OF whom
have spent their whole industrial life A
the making of this great industrial con
Germ, and further be it
Resolved, that one and all OF us dele
gates pledge to carry back to our re-
spective organizations and the purehas
ing public in general the fact that this
firms attitude as regards their old EN-.
ployes is m.Ameriean and unjust; and
that it is fittingly appropriate at this
time that they stand discredited in the
eyes of all members Of organized labor
throughout these United states and New
England, in particular, and until such
time as they may see fit to meet their
employees in fair and amiable manner