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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
26TH DIVISION BEGINS
HOMEWARD MOVEMENT
First Troops Are Due to Arrive In BOs-
ton Friday

ton Friday
Washington. March 3o.-The homeward
movement of the 26th New England
National Guard) Division is under way
The war department has announced
that the transport Mt Vernon sailed
from Brest Thursday and was due at
Boston April A. with Major-Gen. Harry
C. Hale. the commander. and 202 officers
and 5,5ls men Of this. the first National
Guard Division to go to France.
Other units of the organization will
follow within a short time.
Units on the Mt. Vernon are:
Division headquarters.
Headquarters troop and military
police.
Headquarters 52nd Infantry Brigade
1O1st Engineers Qcss Company c..
10lst Engineer Train.
104th Infantry.
Only about GO per cent. OF the men on
the Mt. Vernon will go to Camp Devens
for rehabilitation, the remainder repre-
senting requirements, being assigned to
various camps In the East. Middle West
South and Pacific coast.
All men to be sent to the camps other
than Devens are attached to the 10lst
Engineers and the 1O4th Infantry.
In the case of the engineers. all ex-
cept nine officers and 1853 men of the total
of 81 officers and 1895 men will go to
Devens. Only 48 officers and 1890 men
of the total Of 90 officers and 1873 men
of the 1Oith Infantry will proceed to the
Massachusetts, camp.
Besides the units of the 26th, the Mt
Vernon carries casual companies for
New York, North Carolina and Califor-
MIA and SO other casuals. including %
civilians.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
VERMONT WOMEN AT
LIBERTY LOAN MEETING
Chairmen Of County Committees Hear
That Loan VIII Go Through Easily

Boston, March 2S-Inspiring and con-
vincing proof was given the county
chairmen Of the Vermont woman's Lib
erty Loan committee at the New Eng
land Liberty Loan meeting at the Mems
City club OF Boston this afternoon that
the Victory Loan would be no more diff
cult to put through successfully than
the -FOUR previous ones have been. Lewis
&. Franklin. director of the war loan
organization Of Washington, D. c., was
the chief speaker. Mrs. +. l.. Higgin-
son. chairman of the women's Liberty
Loan committee of the first federal re-
serve district, spoke briefly. N. Penrose
Hallowell. chairman of the New Eng
land committee, presided and other
speakers were: James Dean, chairman of
the committee on distribution; John X.
Allen, chairman Of the publicity commit
tee, and Gov Charles A. Morss of the
FEDERAL reserve bank. Among those
from Vermont who attended this first
get-together meeting of the victory
loan were State Chairman Mrs. Edward
Curtis Smith of st, Adams, Vice State
Chairman Mrs. Charles Albert Simpson
OF Rutland, County Chairman Mrs.
Edmund Fl. Royce of ST. Adams. Mrs.
Alvin Flint of st. Johnsbury, Mrs. Guy
Wilson of Bethel Mrs. Clarence r. White
OF Burlington and Mrs. A. ]. Newman
of Lunenburg.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
LOST EYES AND HANDS
Thomas McGillvary, 20. Horribly Mu.
tilated in Attempting to Relight
Fuse TO Stick OF Dynamite

Montpelier. March 3O.-One of the worst
accidents which ever came under the
Jurisdiction of the commissioner of in
dustries in Vermont has just been re-
ported to that office from the Deerfield
Pulp company. located at Mountain Mills
in the Nown of Wilmington. The victim
of the accident is Thomas McGillvarx,
OF Mountain Mills. who had both eyes
blowout, both hands blown away at
the wrists, cuts, Commissions and bruises
about his face, neck and body. as the re-
suit of an accidental explosion of dyna-
mite.
The accident happened on March "a at
seven o'clock in the morning. McGill-
vary. who is a blacksmith, 20 years OF
age, employed by the Deerfeld Pulp
company at Camp No. g. started to pick
up and relight fuse attached to a stick
of dynamite, which he thought had burn
ed out. 1t exploded in his hands. DR..
a. II. Wright. of Wilmington. was called
and administered first aid. The afflicted
man was then removed to the North
Adams hospital, North Adams, Mass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
HACKETT CHIEF
SCHOOL OFFICER
U. V. M. Boy, Major at %, with
DR.. Benton-Latter Re-
turns This Month

montpelier, March 2S-Thomas c.
cheney OF Morrisville, legislative
craftsman and graduate of the Uni
Versity OF vermont has Just received a
ietter from president Guy Potten Benton
OF the university, now educational direc-
tor OF the Y. M. G. A. with the United
states army or occupation, in which Dr.
Benton says that he now has an lex
elusive University of Vermont office
force He also states that he ex-
poets to get back to the university by
the middle of April,
1his once force is composed of DR..
Benton himself, Major Frederick w.
Hackett. U. V. NJ. II, now chief school
officer for the army of occupation; Roy
d. Sawyer. U. V. M. IL. assistant to
DR.. Benton. and Miss Mildred Best,
U. V. M. is. who has just arrived and
will be DR.. Benton's secretary.
DR.. Benton writes in part:
The American University of the
Rhine is still booming despite the fact
that last week we sent large number
OF our best men to British and French
universities. The new A. e. F. University
at Beaune will open soon for the benefit
OF soldiers who can be spared to put in
all their time in study prior to going
nome. The course will be three months
and they expect a faculty of 700, and
perhaps 15,o00 students. Our old friend
and fellow citizen, Colonel Ira l.. Reeves,
has been made superintendent of this
university. which is supervised and
directed by the United States army COM
mission Of the Y. M. c. A., DR.. Erskne
of Columbia University being the direc-
tor
we have now about 1900 students
studying In the army of occupation, and
the order issued last week for the CEN
tralization of onur o. "ula so that those
who cannot be spared from the army
may give more tn. - Nor studies gives
us authority to have at least 1880 in
school al the while. You will be pleased
to know that our good Phi Delta brother,
Major Frederick w. Hackett, at my re-
quest has been appointed chief school off,
Ger for the army Of occupation. This
gives him the same relationship to me
that Colonel Reeves bears to DR.. Erskine
at Beaune. 1 am tremendously proud Of
all our U. V. NJ. boys, but Major Hack
EFT will go down to everlasting fame as the
officer who led the first American troops
into Germany. When l told the COM
manding officer last week that he was the
first man in scholarship in the class at the
University of Vermont in 1917, and that
he was a crack baseball player, as we'll
as a man of the highest character he did
not hesitate q moment, but said that he
would comply with my request and ap-
point him. So now he has an office next to
me and the military side Of our education
al work Is being co-ordinated as 1t was
not under his predecessor. 1t is hard for
me to believe that a young man just %
years of age has achieved as much as this
boy has accomplished. and the beauty of
1t all is that 1t has not turned his head"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
OWNED HAMMOND
TYPEWRITER IN 1892
1t Had Medium Roman Characters, too,
TestiheS Witness for Eastman

Rutland, March 3O.-A. II. Hamilton of
Auburn, n. Y. wildly known as a mic
chemical investigator, Judge of Probate
Edward T. Slocum Of Pittsfeld. Mass.
and Luther NJ. Lowell of Worcester, Mass.
for 40 years an official of the Worcester
county, Mass. Institution for Savings.
were witnesses for the respondent in Rut-
land county court during the half day ses-
sion Saturday in the case of State against
George F. Eastman of Rutland, who Ia
charged with perjury in connection with
evidence he gave in irving to proye the
validity of a document alleged TO have
been executed in 1892 and rediscoyered in
NAV. 1917.
A second document. which. like the first.
the State and the Vermont Marble COM
many asserts ia fraudulent. was Riveen At
tention in the evidence. This naper. which
Is known as RESPONDENTS EXHIBIT 70 mr.
lports to be an assignment to Eastman in
1904 nv 7 w Howe and Harvev Ruck ~
Massachusetts of their interest in pronertv
az West Rutland which 10 invoIved IN Tho
1900 naner
Judoa SIocum was tho frat w;tress
Saturday 10 testiea,ts IN having hod in
1902 and for sonoa time before ana after
n Hammond tynewr;ter usin9 n,odi,r
Roman tvne which II ;s c,aimed was
Tho stv,o or MACHINE mead In noakin.
STATE. exbib;t (tbe 1900 narer We
ydenti6.d snacin,ors of tvnovr,t,rg shoun
bin, &c worl, dove h,, az o,d ,,,oohir.
Mr. Inveu identified s,qnatures NJ Jobr
w Howe ubon, ba soid Ia ,nou, for
,na,y wars In , soci,, ,yo, thronoh that,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
CONNECTICUT RIVER
RISES FIVE FEET
American Realty Company's Boom In
West River Releasing Pulp Logs

Brattleboro, March 2S.-Nine feet Of
water were flowing over the Connecticut
River Power company's dam at Vernon
AT SIX O'Clock tonight which represents
rise OF about five feet here since six
O'CLOCK last night. There has been no
rise since the middle Of the afternoon.
Inc central Vermont railroad between
mere and South Vernon is not in use, the
road bed being water soaked and the
trains are being run over the Boston &
maine tracks on the New Hampshire side
crossing the volume of water In West
river that the American Realty COM
panys boom at the mouth of the river
burst releasing thousands Of cords Of
snort pulp logs into the Connecticut river.
Inc logs were caught by the boom near
the pulp mill on the Connecticut and
most or them were held but large num-
Der got away. other thousands Of cords
were carried on to the Brattleboro re-
take meadow. Nearly a foot of snow
ie" IN some of the parts Of town. The
highways were badly washed in some
localities. Tonight a high wind and
severe cold weather prevails.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
RECALLS BLIZZARD Of 1888
st. Adams Struggling Against Huge
Snow Pile~-TroIley Service Is
Paralyizcd

st. Adams, March 30-The old weather
prophecy that If March came in like a
lamb it would go out like a lion proved
true this year. Many who remember
the great blizzard of March II, 1888, say
that the snowstorm which began early
Friday morning was the heaviest since
that date. All day Friday and Saturday
trains were delayed and the line Of the
st. Adams & Swanton Traction Co. was
practically paralyzed. The snow pillow
operated on Main street, keeping a clear
track which was greatly appreciated by
pedestrians and people driving convey
ances. Men and boys were constantly
at work all day Friday and Saturday
clearing the walks in the business Sec
ton ana the snow was piled so high at
the curbs that delivery teams were
driven on the sidewalk. the boys not re-
fishing the idea Of blowing through the
snow piles several feet high. The drifts
on the walks in places were several feet
high and people who were not fortunate
enough to have been preceded by the
snow pillow during the early morning were
obliged to wade through snow up to their
waist.
Many Of the rural carriers did not make
their trips Saturday. Many teams be-
came stuck In drifts and had to be
shovelled out Train No. l. due to arrive
here at $50 o'clock. was two hours and
a half late Saturday morning and train
No 2. southbound. which leaves this city
at 1850. was only 30 minutes late.
On the evening of March II. 1883, which
was the first night the electric street
lights were turned on here, a storm
struck this city and ragged for many
hours blocking streets and sidewalks.
1t was on this night that DR.. H. P. Hall
died of heart failure after struggling
against the storm and drifts from the
home of John Branch, Sr., to his home
on Fairfield street.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
100000 TREES FOR
PLANTING PURPOSES

Montpelier, March 80.-It is announced
by the forestry department that stock
Tor outplanting Is now being prepared in
the Burlington nursery, and that 100000
trees will be shipped soon TO all parts
of the State for planting purposes. 1t
is proposed to go INTO planting quite
extensively this spring. crew of men
are now working on the Mendon State
forest, where 100 acres Of cut-over land
VIII be planted to young trees Men are
also at work on the Plainheld State for
est with the same end In view.
w. @. Hastings. head of the forestry
work in the State. says that 300 seed beds
for seeding production will soon be pro-
vided for at the Burlington nursery,
which will bring this nursery again up
10 capacity, as 1t was before the white
pine blister rust disease destroyed close
10 100000 trees.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
STORMS HAVOC
IN MONTPELIER
Trains Demoralized, WashOut
Occurs, TrOlleys Freeze to
Tracks--Garage in Water

Montpelier. March 2S.-Train service and
trolley service was tied up in Montpelier
and vicinity to-day because of the rain
and snowstorms. The Central Vermont
being tied up because of a washout be-
tween Roxbury and East Granville while
the trolley service was tied up be-
tween Montpelier and Barre because of
the snowstorm which followed so closely
on the rain that car was stalled on
Aldrich fiat, persons had to be carried
to the two cities in horse-drawn rigs
The washout nterfered with the trans
portation of the Central Vermont rail-
way to considerable extent There was
one long place in which about 200 feet
of track was undermined, while there
also were small places. 1t was dscov-
cred before the northbound morning
train due here at 912 reached the place.
The result was that the southbound
morning mail train was stopped here
and at Montpelier Junction. turned and
ran back to Burlington the north
bound train. The passengers on the be-
lated train were brought by the place
and then assisted into n caboose of
freight train at Roxbury and brought to
Montpelier Junction, arriving for the con-
nection north.
Inc milk train did not get by the
place until into the night. The south
bound noon express came into Montpelier
and was to have run over the Montpelier
& Wells River railroad to Wells River,
hence to White River Junction, but re-
pairs were made so the train, although
late, went over it's own iron.
For the benefit of the legislators, who
had arranged to go home before the
washout was known. ]. L. Maun, SUPER
intendent of the road, arranged for a
special train to leave Montpelier going
north and leaving nearly on the after
noon mail trains time. which gave con-
nections over the Rutland railroad and
at Essex Junction for Cambridge June
ton, as we'll as other north points, but
1t was not used
The trolley company seemed to be hit
stalled near the switch at Aldrich fiat
about half way between the two cities.
While the second car was waiting for
the first, it became frozen in the ice and
snow so that no cars were operated dur
ing the day into Montpelier.
The rain of the preceding night brought
the water up very fast with the result
that Worcester branch had full banks
and set back into the cellars of some
of the stores. The Perry Automobile
company suffered some damage to auto
mobiles left in the water near its
garage. A horse of Abram Galinsky had
to be removed from a perilous position
in a stable near the river.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
BURLINGTON CREAMERY
Coon Company Has $5O,OOO Capital
Deals in Dairy Products

Montpelier. March 30.-Artcles of as
ISOLATION OF the Coon Creamery Co., Inc,
with a capital stock of $4,000, have been
filed with the secretary Of State This
corporation has been formed for the DUR
pose OF buying, selling, manufacturing
and dealing in milk, cream. butter,
cheese and all kinds Of dairy products.
The principal place Of business Is at Bur-
lington, and the subscribers are II. B.
Slingerland. F. e. Mcintosh and G. r..
Stimets all of Burlington.
The Bridport Creamery Co., Inc. with
the men named above as the board Of
directors, has filed with the secretary of
state the intention to issue 81 shares Of
common stock at 500 per share.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
WON CROIX DE GUERRE
Lieut.. Col. Stanley berry Established
Dressing station Contrary to Or

Jonesville, March 2S.-Papers from the
commanding officer of the American ex-
peditionary force have been received by
relatives OF DR.. Stanley Berry, a jones'
vile boy. who is now lieutenant colonel,
that he has been decorated with the croix
de guerre. Lieut.. Col. Berry was the COM
manding officer Of the 3l8th sanitary train
or the ambulance corps of the
Pacific coast. Contrary to orders,
he commanded the first sanitary train for
distance Of IS miles across mo mans
land and established dressing sta
ton and field hospital at Lyscheldt where
prdactically every wounded soldier was
cared for Lieut.-Col. Berry is expected
home from overseas soon
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
Announces LICENSE MEN


Montpelier. March Ex-Governor Clement
tonight announced the appointment Of
the following license commissioners:
Addison county. Richard Smith of Bristol.
Loren z. Jackson of Lincoln and A. d.
Daniels OF Middlebury; Bennington
county, w. d. Howe of Readsboro, e. d.
Moore of Bennington and ]. H. Dimond
Of Manchester; Franklin county. DR.. ].
n. Han Of Swanton. John T. Cushing of
St. Adams and s. W. Russell of High.
gate; Washington county, William A.
Lord and Richard H. Standlsh of Mont
pelier and William II. Ward of Barre;
Rutland county, H. j. Dorion of Rutland.
r. w. Smith Of West Rutland and r.
Temple Jones Of Fair Haven,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
GOVERNOR APPOINTS
CHIROPRACTIC BOARD

Montpelier, March Ex-Governor Clement
has appointed the following members OF
the State board Of chiropractic registra-
ton and examination: w. Allen Gage, st.
Johnsbury. for one year: A. w. Farms
worth. Rutland, for two years; Frank E.
Bemis, st. Adams. for three years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
LACK OF TEACHERS
school OmciaIs Having Difficulty In
Filling Posts

Montpelier. March 30.-Commissoner of
Education Milo b. Hillegas states that
school officials generally are reporting
to the department of education that they
are experiencing considerable difficulty
In finding sufficient number of teach
ers Tor the coming year. 1t appears that
more teachers are leaving the service
at the end Of this year than any previous
year. The main reason for this seems
to be that a very large number OF teach
ers are dropping out of the service en-
tirely this year to be married. while some
or the married teachers who have been
supplying during-t the war are leaving now
also.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
5UFFRAG|STS WILL
ADOPT NEW NAME
National Association to Become
League of Women Voters" in
1920-SO Jubilee Convention
at st. Louis Decides
ASSOCIATION DIVIDED
inc Section VIII Consist Of Delegates
from NOn-F'ranchised States-COn-
vention Hears with Joy that League
of Nations Recognizes Suffrage.

St. Louis, Mo-, March 27.--The National
american Woman Suffrage association
will become the League of Women Voters
following the national convention of the
Association in February, 1920, the new
name having been selected to-day in the
Jubilee convention. in session here. 1t is
assumed by the association that the
federal amendment will have been passed
by that time.
The association. although retaining its
old name for another year, is reorganized
into two distinct sections, one being dele
gates from non-franchised states. Suf-
lrage organizations in states where
women now vote are expected to assume
The new name at once.
The evening session was devoted to 'un-
published records concerning some re-
cent victories in which workers in In
diana, Vermont, Nebraska, South Dakota.
Michigan, Oklahoma and Texas told of
the difficulties surmounted in passing
franchise laws.
A Encouragement of the program is ex-
pected to complete all convention work
by Saturday noon. Saturday morning will
be devoted to election of officers for the
League of Women Voters
Directors of the National association
elected to-day and announced this eve-
ming were: Mrs. George Gellhorn of ST.
Louis, Mrs. Richard f. Edwards of Peru,
Ind, Mrs. c. H. Brooks of Wichita,
kans Mrs. Benjamin Hooper Of Wscon-
sin, Mrs. Arthur l.. Livermore of New
York city, Mrs. J. c. Cantrll of Ken
lucky, Miss Esther G. Ogden of New York
rity, and Mrs. George A. Piersol of
Pennsylvania.
st. Louis March 27.-News that woman
suffrage had been recognized by the pro-
posed League of Nations as told in an AS
sociated Press despatch, reached the an
nual convention Of the National Amer
lean Suffrage association here just after
the close of the afternoon session but it
quickly passed from delegate to delegate
and there was general rejoicing.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
OF the national association, was the first
to see the despatch ana declared, 1T Is
wonderful. Suffrage is recognized the
world over 1t could not be otherwise"
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, honorary pres
ident of the national association declared:
ut Is splendid. People of the United
States will understand what democracy
means by the time the peace conference
gets through and recognizes the services
of women. not ony recognizes the service
but their intellectual counsel and expert
ence. The world moves. The United
States must hurry"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03

Indigestion, clogged stomach and
bowels. Ia more than an invitation to i'll,
ness; It gives a cordial welcome. Undi-
gested food ferments and sends poisons
throughout the system. Foley Cathartis
Tablets are wholesome. quick in action
no bad after-effect. Cleanse bowels
sweeten stomach, tone up liver.-J. w
OSullivan, 80 Church St. Adv2
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
BLINDED BY FLASH
Traction Superintendent Temporarily
LOscs Sight in Trying to Clenr Wire

Montpelier March 30,-Maurice Dooley,
superintendent of the Barre 4 Montpelier
Traction and Power company, Is suffer-
Ing with temporary blindness due to a
flash" received while trying to clear
trolley wire during the sleet storm FRI
day morning which caused his blindness.
1t will wear off in a few days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
Warm Murder Trial

st. Adams, March, Blowing to the
Importance of the approaching Warm
trial an extra panel of 40 Jurors will
be summoned by the county to re-
port at the court house April Is. at
IL o'clock IN the morning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
sNowsTORM IN MARYLAND

Hagerstown, Nd. March 8.-Following
a sudden drop In temperature q heavy
snowstorm prevailed In western Mary
land last night. Fruit buds are almost
ready to blossom and growers in the
fruit belt fear the buds will be frozen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
PIKE AT VAIL SCHOOL
Succeeds ROllO G.. Reynolds mt Agri-
cultural SchOOI-U, v, NJ Man

Montpelier. March 8.-Carrol NJ. Pike,
u. V. NJ. 10. has been appointed director
of the Theodore N Vail Agricultural
schools and farms to succeed Rollo G.
Reynolds. recently resigned to take up
educational work in France with the
Y, NJ. c, A.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03

Tell It In tho classified. Usually that's
enough.
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