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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24

Washington. July 22.-By a vote of
nearly three to one, the House. weary
of talk on prohibition, to-day passed
"a bill for it's enforcement. with pro-
visions and penalties so drastic as to
bring from the men who framed it the
prediction that It would forever sup
press the liquor traffic on American
soil.
Exactly 100 members-52 democrats
and As republicans-refused to support
1t. Against this even hundred, the pro-
hibitionists, putting up solid front
to the very last, polled PSI votes and
just as the result was announced a
little girl in the gallery, too young
to know what it all was about. leaned
over the railing and waved tiny Amer
lean flag. 1t was not signal for
that, but the House broke into ap-
plause, the galleries, only half filed,
meanwhile looking on in silence.
A broad smile spread over the faces
of the prohibition leaders, for their
work in the House was ended and the
measure was ready for the Senate,
where many of it's restrictions may be
modified or stricken out The cloak
room rumor persisted that all of this
Legislative effort might end on the
shoal of presidential veto, although
the general view was that it would be
signed as passed.
Before the House put the bill on it's pas
sage one final but feeble hand was reach
ed forth to strike it down and put in its
place briefer and more liberal measure.
This took the form Of a three-paragraph
Dill by Representative Igoe. democrat,
Missouri. introduced some days ago, and
offered to-day in the form of a motion TO
recommit, which meant its substitution
! for the general enforcement measure, if
the House saw fit. But the House did not
Mr. 1goe's motion was defeated. 255 to 1856,
and this vote analysed meant, that at
least So members who favored more lib
eral bill took the more drastic one later
when there was no other choice.
There were no unexpected reversas in
the individual vote. Representative Hust-
ed. republican, New York, who voted as a
member Of the judiciary committee to re-
port out the bill, was recorded against it,
while Representative Classon, republican,
of Wisconsin. who signed the minority
report. was recorded for it. Representa-
tive Pou. democrat of North Carolina, an
ardent prohibitionist, voted against the
bill, after having pointed out that a law
| so severe as not to permit n farmers wife
to make a bottle of blackberry wine for
her own use, never could be enforced.
THOSE WHO OPPOSED BILL
The hundred members voting against
! the bill follow:
| Democrats-Babka. Bee. Blackmon
Buchanan, Carew, Casey, Cleary, Coady
| Cullen Dent Dewalt, Donovan, Dooling
Dupre, Eagan, Fitzgerald, Gallagher
Gallivan, Ganly, Gard, Goldfogle, Grf.
fin, Humphreys. Igoe, Johnston, Lazaro
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
PRESENTS
SWORD TO PERSH|NG
London Peace Celebration OPEN
with Ceremonies Chiefly in
Honor of Americans

London, July 10. CBy the Associate,
Press -Great Britain's peace celebration
began informally to-day with many cere
monies, most OF which were in honor d
Gen. John J. Pershng and the American
troops, who will participate In the Vic
tory parade Saturday a large part o.
tho population stopped work to-day ant
filled the parks and streets watching thu
many contingents of American British
and allied soldiers and sailors marching
about and the professions headed by
General Pcrshing and Marshal Foch OF
France on their way to various function.
in their honor
1t was chiefly an American day. Gen.
eral Pershing's program began with a
review of American troops in Hyde Park
where he conferred the distinguished
service medal on 20 British officers, more
than half of whom were generals. Ths
ceremony was attended by the Prince
Of Wales Field Marshal Sir Douglas
fiaig and other celebrities.
The chief event of the day took place
at the Guild Hall, where the city cham
berlin presented a sword Of honor to
General Pcrshing At the Guild Hail.
General Pershng delivered an address
of thanks for the honors given him.
After the presentation of the sword
General Pershing went to the Mansion
| House, where he again responded to calls
for speech when he appeared on thu
balcony above a square crowded with
| people. He was accompanied by Sill
Horace Marshall, the Lord Mayor of Lon.
don. and the mayors staff
y luncheon given in the Mansion House
was attended by 800 persons. Thert
were addresses by the Lord Mayor. Win.
ston Spencer Churchill, the war secre.
tary; General Pershing and John w
Davis, American ambassador to Great
Britain.
! To-day's program had as it's last event
dinner in General Pershing's honoi
/ in the Parliament building
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
Shot Himself Through Heart

Montpelier, July 22.-Daniel i. Mans
field of Mortified Falls committed suicide
during last night by shooting himself
through the heart. He had been in poor
health and last night taking his Swiss
rifle went to the cellar, where he at
tached rope to it and placing the gun
against his body discharged 1t by means
| of the rope. He had been employed for
some time as Waterman in the Wooden
! mills in that village. He was so years
of age an a native of Fayston and leaves
n wife. The funeral takes place Thurs
day afternoon
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY
Machine Gun Company Went over the
Top July IL, 1918

st. Adams, June ls.-One year ago to-
day the Machine Gun company OF this
city under the command of Capt. j. A.
Evarts went over the top for the first
time. The company was a unit of the
famous Goth Division.
The Machine Gun company after re-
lieving company of United States
marines In Belleau Woods and holding
the front line for 16 days, was Informed
on the, night of the 18th by Caption
Evarts that 1t was to support the as
saulting battalion of the 103rd Infantry
the next morning. This was the first big
United States offensive after having com
pleted six months of continuous front
line trench duty without rest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
NO LICENSE; PAYS SIS
Secretary of Stntc Black Found Willis
Pnr.e in joy Ride Accident

Secretary of stnte Black Found Willis
Pare In JOY Ride Accident
Montpelier July 22.-Willis Page,
who is district manager of the Amer
lean Tobacco company, has paid fine
of SIS in Montpelier city court this
morning for operation of an automo-
bile without a proper license. This is
the result of the case which developed
out of Secretary of State Harry A
Black tracing down a joy ride last
Thursday night. Page and his COM
panion. a girl, appeared to have strayed
off the road at the Dodge bridge cross
ing between this city and Barre. Mr..
Black and those with him stopped to
help them get the machine back into
the road. In so doing. Mr.. Black in
uuired as to the license to operate,
which Page claimed was in his vest
at Dewey Park. Both machines were
driven to that place. Page went after
his vest (?) but Horace Morton APP
peared. claiming the machine and was
going to drive II away. However, he
was advised that it was in custody Of
the authorities and that he could not
do that. He claimed the machine was
his.
The result was that he was ordered
to appear Friday morning at the Sec
retarys Office. This he did and lost
his operators license for an inaccurate
statement He then told the authori-
ties that Page had gone to Burlington
with the car. Mr.. Black and w. S.
Teachout went to Burlington, but were
unable to locate the man. Morton
through an attorney, appeared Friday
evening asking how he, Morton, could
regain his license The ATTORNEY was
advised that when Page appeared the
license matter would be under consid-
Grafton, and not until that time. Page
appeared this morning. He paid his
fine and Morton's license to operate 6
car was returned to him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
ST. JOHNSBURY ELKS
BUY CLUBHOUSE SITE

st. Johnsbury, July 2o.-The st. Johns
bury Lodge of r. =. o. F., have bought n
most desirable piece of property on Rail-
road street for their club house and will
take possession on October l. Tho lot
which is nearly 200 feet square contains
large three-story house and 1t will not
be necessary to make many repairs to
transform it into an ideal home for the
local lodge. Later 1t Is planned to build
one-story annex for an assembly hall.
The price paid for the property was
$4,000 and the money has afl been sub
scrbed for stock company to take the
property over. St. Johnsbury Lodge of
Elks is only two years old, but it already
has membership of 24O and is steadily
growing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
YOUNG BURGLARS TAKEN
TO ST. JOHNSBURY

st, Johnsbury, July l7-State's Attorne1
Campbell and Sheriff Worthen returned
from Albany, N. Y, to-day, where they
secured through extraditon papers lri
Savage. aged l6 and Bernard Carmody
aged IS, who are charged with entering
two st. Johnsbury stores on the morning
of July IA. Coming back in the autos
mobile the boys told the officers they
came up from Chelsea Mass, and entered
the stores to get something to eat and
took the money from the cash registers
to get car fare to Bet away. They ara
now lodged in the county Jail awaiting
the action Of TIE coU-t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
REVENGE

Church usher confdentally)-"Tha
woman Just seated Is Mrs. Stuckup.
She had me sent around to the back-door
when l called one day on business err
rand Made me transact the business
through servant too. But I've got even
with her." Friend-"You have given her
one of the best pews In the church"
"Walt half an hour. She's right where
stained glass window will throw red
light on her nose "--I.ondon Ideas.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
MANS LEG BROKEN
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

st. Johnsbury. July A.--Fred Brussie
WIS brought to the hospital early this
morning with his leg broken below the
knee. having been pinned down in an
automobile that was going 30 fast it
could not mako tho turn In the road
Tho car landed against a tree and the
three other occupants Of the car were
uninjured. The car was driven by Eugene
Cook and its owner was away for the
week END.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
MILITARY PRISONERS
GO ON STRIKE

Leavenworth. Kans.. July 2.-Twenty-
five hundred military prisoners In the
disciplinary barracks at the federal prison
here went on strike to-day, and resisted
attempts Of the guards TO force them
to work Colonel Frederick Rice. In COM
mand OF the barracks, received com
mittee OF twelve prisoners who asked
that the men be given shorter hours ana
more to eat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
Looking up SiIO Booze

Montpelier, July H.-Dean Hills OF the
State Agricultural College has written
the Washington county agent for in
formation relative to the story which
recently appeared in the papers concern
ing the four men who became intoxi-
Gated by tapping a silo near the Harris
farm. Professor Hills stated he did not
want the information from the booze
or prohibition" point OF view, but from
an agricultural standpoint.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
MEASURE TO ENFORCE
PROHIBITION PASSES
IN THE HOUSE, 287-1OO

is Trainers Claim the Acts Provisions and Pen
alties Are So Drastic 1t Will Forever Sup
press Liquor Traffic on American Soil
Cloakroom Gossip Has 1t That All This Leg
isative Effort May End on the Shoal of
Presidential Veto-Senate Now Has Oppor-
tunity to Modify or Strike Out Restrictions If
So Minded.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
FELL OFF TROLLEY
Miss Frieda Passman Is Seriously In
jured mt St. Adams

st. Adams July 17.-Miss Frieda Pass
man OF Lincoln avenue fell last evening
from st. Adams & Swanton company
car as II passed the corner of Lake and
Federal streets and was seriously injured.
How the accident occurred is not known.
but the young woman was badly hurt
on the face and arms. 1t is feared that
she will have serious trouble with one
eye.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
SALESM ANSHIP

you bought that canvas because you
considered 1t a good picture"
I'm not sure" answered Mr.. Cumrox.
Sometimes ! think l bought 1t because
it's a good picture. And other times I
suspect l bought 1t because the dealer
was a good business an."-Washington
Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
MAJ.-GEN. J. T. DICKMAN
GIVEN NEW COMMAND
VIII be Placed at Head of Southern
Depa rtment Return Home

Washington July 1s.-Lieut. General
Hunter Liggett former commander of
the American Army of Occupation in Ger
many, and Major General Joseph T. Dick
man. former commander Of the fourth
army corps. have been ordered to assume
command of the western and southern
departments, respectively, upon their ar
rival from overseas.
MajorGeneral John +. Morrison, at
present commanding the western depart
ment with headquarters at San Fran
cisco, the war department also an
nounced, has been ordered to take COM
mand Of Camp Lewis. Washington.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
ELI CARTER CHARGED WITH
BARBER SHOP ROBBERY

Montpelier. July 22-Chief of Police p.
J. Connolly arrived to-day from Woods
vile. N. H., where he arrested Eli
Carter, formerly resident OF this town,
on the charge Of stealing the razors from
the Little Gem Barber shop that was
broken into Sunday night.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
1000 SACKS OF MAIL
FOR GERMANY

New York, July 22.-Twelve hum
dreds sacks of mail for Germany, the
first to be sent to that country since
the United States entered the war;
were carried by the Scandinavian Line
Steamship United States, which sailed
this afternoon for Copenhagen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24
PAYS $40 FINE FOR
ILLEGAL TROUT FISHING

Montpelier. July 22.-County Game War
den e. s. Newcomb Of Waterbury, who
was In the city Tuesday. reported that
Percy Airing, a returned soldier. paid a
fine of $40 and costs in Warren last week
for the Illegal catching of trout.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24

To advertise In the ciassified-conf1-
IDENTIFY. Interestingly. repeatedly-is to
And vnnr market for real estate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-24

rn'aE' pnIcss WANT ADS PAX BEST
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-30
Church Is Means by Which Foreign
Population Should Be Controlled,
Declares Interested Omaha Layman
Holy Nazarene and Not by the Poleman
Minister the Gospel Shows Relation of the Scripture Every
LngDuy the Church Elevate the Mind Higher Ideals

nature of relative reasoning like we
do here in the world phenomena of
matter and motion. The only way
we can get a grasp on things or to
know them in cognition is by COM
pairing them with something else in
contrast, and such knowledge is
empirical or as we say by expert
ence from our senses. We reason
the same way about ideas as we do
about things or facts in the physical
world, that is relatively, for the only
ideas we can have that are valid we
get from the things and causes of
this objective world, or as we say,
from nature by observation. Now,
as the absolute or unknowable like
God and immortality do not come
under nature, we can not reason
about them relatively to know them,
for they are beyond all finite logic
and are unknowable.
'We speak of the immortal soul
and hence we must contede that
this idea. or concept (whether it be
valid or not, for the mind can think
OF most anything. it can have ideas
of hippogrifs that never existed if
| it wants. soul must necessarily
connote or signify spirit or some
thing divine in us, and this of course
must correlate a Creator or Design
er or God. Hence it is a part of
God, or the First Great Cause, if
you like.
Originally the world animus or
mind meant soul, life, spirit, will,
consciousness or anything that per-
tains to mind, but nowadays we
surely would not make the word
synonymous with consciousness, al
though so far as we can grasp them
they are both mind. Yet conscious.
ness means to be aware of some
thing.
This subject of immortality is
far more subjective or of mind only
than many of the other self-evident
or necessary truths, if such they be,
like space and time for instance,
that we must believe whether we
have any knowledge of them or not;
more complicated than many final
causes, like life for instance, that
we know nothing about either.
Claim Direct Perception.
"Still, many claim that we have
direct perception of space and time
and that they are the only two
seeming absolutes that we do not
have to reason of indirectly by re-
lations. These repudiate all reAec-
tive knowledge or a priori, intuition
and bring all under relations like
mathematics of equal or unequal
propositions, or like or unlike ones.
you may say we know these
things by intuition, but what is in
tuition but relative reasoning. In
tuition only means that things that
equal the same thing equal each
other and that is all there is to
mathematics, and in fact to all rea.
soning among abstract ideas and
mathematics, and all Heas are abb
stract or OF mind only.
/ "But you may say, is there not a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-30
What Is a Church?

Is it Building, an Assemblage, Minister Ideal?
If you are church member what most affects you
for good the that you take the money that gve
the worship in which you engage the service that you
render?
what motive drives Aem thence; old family custom,
your want O. rends, strong of duty in
nate love of Gou.
only seldom you darken the door what fingers long
est after have gone the prayer from the altar the
song of the choir the discourse of the morning the
diaty of the congregation?
If of the what is at the bottom OF your
kicks the faults of the pulpit the sights from the pew
the shortcomings of sinners the saints doctrna strife?
IT, in your eyes, it is sick institution where then, lies
the cause is its time of the past is it's influence waning,
has lost its soul does still answer here to the
vision?
If you ask for opinion what gauge would you to
it's worth would you stress its theology its uven
lie teaching emphasized form of service its weekday
activities?
Should it be modern in method, efficient in business,
have pleasant surroundings advertise in the papers, hold
movies and Dances yearly revva and grab bags and
stick to traditions?
What is church; four walls and roof, gathering
of people, employees who minister, or is life? Tell u.s.
THE OMAHA BEE
The Bee submits the above questions of the hour to
its readers believing that the religion of the future, like
other factors which have to do with the humanzng and
vital things of daily existence, is to be democracy. It
soicits full and frank discussion part the whole
Of the above set of questions Any reader privileged
give his opinion Answers viii be printed in succeeding
Sunday issues of The Bee Your will be withheld
from print desired but should be given proof Of
good faith Address all communications to Omaha Bee
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-30

genesis of the soul that was the
limit to him. In the first place he
says that neither the laws of in
destructibility of force or matter
have been proved to his satisfaction
and he gives his reasons why. And
as to the soul, he says it is of divine
origin and on no hypothesis like
Haeckel would have it.
"When Lodge was criticising
Haeckel, thought he was in orders
in the Anglican or English estab-
lished church, since his title is rector
of Birmingham university. But later
/ found l was mistaken, for he is
now in controversy with that church
over this very question OF the i'm
mortality of the soul.
"When his son died in the war in
France he took more than ever to
spiritualism and under the title of
Raymond has written a book on
the subject, in which he tells of COM
munications with his son i'll the
spirit world. The controversy has
reached high point of interest,
since the church cannot reconcile
spiritualism with its idea of inn
mortality or life after death, and
Lodge says that it ought to be glad
of such investigations as his, be-
cause the object of Christianity is
to show that the soul is immortal
that it NAV give comfort to the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-30
Beautiful Arch in Lincoln
Park, Famed as Sui
eide Refuge.

Chicago, Nov. %. - Chicago's
bridge of signs, the famous arch in
Lincoln park known as Suicide
bridge" from the dizzy pinnacle Of
which scores Of life-wearied mortals
have leaped to their rendezvous
with death, is itself now passing into
oblivion.
Ever since il was built, in 1892, it
has been an object of morbid curl
osity to sightseers. 1t was closed to
traffic last May, after having been
condemned as unsafe, and was re-
Gently doomed to the wrecker when
no funds for its repair were appro-
priated.
More than 80 persons, park at
taches estimate, have gone to a self
condemned death from the famous
arch. Shivering, helpless old men,
maids who were Knocked by love,
scorned suitors, lurid ladies of the
streets-all have sought the rnys-
teries of the beyond by leaping from
the bridge. One man hanged him
self from the girders, but the rest
elected to jump.
True Story Untold.
The true story of suicide bridge"
will never be told. Only brief nota-
tinns on musty police records are
left to describe the anguish OF the
mad mortals whose last desire was
to pluck from the memory rooted
sorrow and raze out the written
troubles of the brain"
Just why the most beautiful place
in the park should have become a
suicide refuge" said Charles Thoren,
chief of the park police, lis, in itself.
one of the mysteries Of the bridge"
The first suicide was in 1898 when
heartbroken young German girl
took the leap. The last was in Sep
TENDER, 1919, when an unidentified
man scaled an eight-foot barricade,
climbed to the highest part OF the
arch and dived.
THE fall and spring were the fa'
yorite suicide seasons" says Lieu
tenant Thoren, "and on rainy or
gloomy days we had to maintain an
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-30
Charge Increase In
ShopIfting Due to
High Cost Of Living

! Boston, Nov. 29.-The high cost
Of living is driving many women to
shoplifting, according to Depart
ment store officials, corroborated
by municipal court records.
'Shoplifting is on the increase all
over the country" the head of the
protective department in one of
Boston's largest stores said in dis
cussing the problem.
"The displays are tempting. the
pocketbooks are too lean for the
extremely high prices; the result is
attempt at shoplifting."
Women by the dozens have been
hailed into the municipal court in
the last few months charged with
shoplifting all the way from cheap
jewels to expensive furs. To curb
the increased tendency toward shop
lifting judges are imposing severe
penalties.
A good part of the shoplifting is
done by the women along toward
middle age who likes to get some
thing for nothing" says one of the
Boston detectives, expert in appre-
hending the shoplifter.
"The young beautiful girl who
loves fnery and wants to adorn her
self but can't afford it is, contrary
to expectation, the least offender.
Once in a while she is tempted to
steal, but she usually reforms"
Men are shoplifting quite a bit
too, but valuable furs and fur coats
are their speciality, while the women
are aiming at expensive silk stock
ings, gloves, wells, and above all,
shirtwaists.