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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-30

New York, oct 27.--New York honored
to-day the anniversary of the birth OF
Theodore Roosevelt Goth president of the
United States, soldier. writer-American.
Here and at oyster Bay. where hundreds
visited the simple grave of the great
citizen" memorial services were held To-
night eulogies by men prominent In all
walks of life marked the end of Roose-
welt week.
Three notable dinners and many meet
ings tonight were TO honor the FORMER
President Elihu Root delivered an ad-
dress at the Rocky Mountain clubs DIM
,ner. at which Alton B. Parker presided
John Hays Hammond and Ambassador
Jules Jusserand of France also spoke.
Regis H. Post. former governor OF Porto
Rico addressed the Harvard classmates
of Colonel Roosevelt, and at the dinner
of the League of Foreign Born Citizens
Professor Samuel McCune Lindsay of Co.
lumbia and Nathaniel Phillips, president
of the League, spoke. AT oyster Bay
Will Fl. Hays. chairman of the republican
national committee, addressed memorial
mass meeting.
During the day three army arplanes
started from Mineola and flew over the
2ond street New York house in which
dropped 5000 roses on it's roof.
The courts of the city opened to-day
with tributes by the judges to the Amer
icanism of Theodore Roosevelt. The
Roosevelt memorial flag. which was car
red through the State by school boys, had
its 18th star wn on it at the little Cove
Neck schoolhouse where Colonel Roose-
welt used to play Santa Claus each Christ
mas, and then was placed on his grave.
"To-day's nation wide memoria. has not
been necessary to keep alive the memory
Of Theodore Roosevelt" said Mr.. Hays
In his address. ~ here has never been a
time from his majority until this hour
Influence of his ideas and the power of
his purpose have been so strong as at
this moment"
Herbert Hoover at the banquet tonight,
said:
Theodore Roosevelts insstence for a
square deal that he aid upon the busi-
ness of this nation, itself epitomzes his
character"
He said ITO Theodore Roosevelt is due
that awakening of public conscience
which has enabled us to preserve our
institutions at this time"
Tributes to the memory of Colonel
Roosevelt were received in cables grams
from Marshal Foch, generalissimo of the
allied army, Marshal Joffre, former su.
preme commander of the French army
and Adolfo Appoloni. mayor of Rome.
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STATE w. C. T. u. CLOSES
ANNUAL SESSIONS
Convention Sends Wire to President
Asking Him to Sign "Dry" LAW

St. Johnsbury. Oct. A,-The State w.
c, T. U. convention closed a three days
session tonight with a stirring address
by Mrs. b. A. Boole of Brooklyn, one of
the vice-presidents at large on the interna-
tional organization. The silver medal
contest was won by Violet Guthrie of Nc
Indoes with four other young ladies con-
testing. During the day a telegram was
sent to President Wilson urging him to
s,gn the prohibition enforcement law.
The resolutions commended Congress for
the passage of the prohibition amend
ment and urged greater activity along all
this line of work. These officers were
elected for the coming year; President.
Mrs. Minnie l.. Pearson, Orleans; corre-
spending secretary. Mrs. Elsie II. Barney.
Swanton; recording secretary. Mrs. c. E.
Smith. Wells River; treasurer, Mrs. w.
l.. Archer, Rutland; auditor, DR.. Mary X.
Sherburne, Rutland.
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H0NRlC0N jury DIjACREES
Was Out Nineteen Hours-Proponen Il
VIII Ask for Change OF Venue for
New Trial

North Hero. Oct. A.-After being out 10
hours. the jury In the Howricon will case
@repordted this morning at nine that it
was unable to agree. The jurymen were
discharged by Judge frank l.. Fish.
At nine o'clock, the foreman, S. G. Ma
comber made an inquiry Of the court
as to the order of finding OF the jury. Ten
minutes later. the jury came in and re-
ported that It had been impossible to
agree.
The court sent the Jury out again, to see
II an agreement was an utter impossible
lily. in view of the FIVE weeks spent In the
trial of the case.
Fifteen minutes later. back the jury
men came again with tho same report.
Judge Fish asked the jurymen what they
thought of the impossibility Of agreeing.
None answered. but one spoke up and said,
II wish the court would ask Mr.. Hill
ELMER Hill) that question"
Whereupon. Judge Fish asked What do
you think. Mr.. Hnl?" and the latter re-
piled: 1T il impossible to agree"
Judge Darling for the proponents said.
speaking on the subject Of q re-trial of the
case that the Mary Fletcher hospital
would make a motion for a change Of
enue. to be heard at some la.er date.
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TWELVE NEW CITIZENS
Nine Were Former Subjects Of Great
Britain-One italian, Two Russians

ST. Adams. Oct. 26.-Judge Harland 3.
Howe held session of the United States
district court at the Franklin county
court house yesterday and admitted l.
a lens to citizenship of the United States.
There were nine former subjects OF Great
Britain. on OF Italy and two of Russia
A number of other alien declared their
intention of becoming citizens and others
took out their second papers. Judge
Howe will come here next Saturday in
order to admit several aliens who served
in the army or navy of the United States.
An honorable discharge from the army
and navy of the United States is all that
is necessary for an alien to become
naturalized.
These who were admitted yesterday
morning are: Philip Grodzinsky. Sawton;
Moses Miller, st. Adams Bay; Charles
Leonard Peace. st. Adams; Samue, Robin
son. st. Adams; Louis Fortune, St.
Adams; Alfred Miller, ST. Adams: Louis
Phillip Tremblav. St. Adams; James
Bentley Whitehead. ST. Adams: william
Henry McLea, st. Albans; Edward Henry
Tucker. Enosburg Falls; Hormidas D.
Belval Of Bethel
An army nurse, Miss Teresa I. Canon,
appeared in the court room with wit
nesses in order to gain her admission to
citizenship. She viii come in with so diers
and sailors who will appear next Satur-
day. Miss Canon, subject OF the King
of England, is entitled to citizenship be-
cause of her discharge from the army
nursing service.
She went overseas February, 1918, re-
turning In July. 1919, having been sta
toned at Rouen and Tours She resided
In this city number of years.
Another soldier, who desires to COM
pete his citizenship is Lieut.. Harry
Weber of this city, subject Of the
British King. Lieutenant Weber Is en-
entitled to citizenship and when asked by
X c. Small Of Boston, naturallza ton
examiner why he had not taken 1t out
while In the army he replied that while
TN opportunity presented itself he was
engaged In the process of putting en-
listed aliens through the naturaliza ton
mill and before the time came for him
10 De naturalized he had been ordered
with troops into the Argonne offensive.
Mr Small said that the lieutenant had n
GOOD excuse and would encounter no
difficulties
ihe naturalization party consisted of
Jud"e Howe, Mr.. Small Clerk Henry
con IN, Deputy Clerk Esther Anderson
and Deputy United States Marshal George
F. Lacke, and Mrs. r. c. Sullowav secrs-
tary to Judge Howe.
Mr.. Small will be hero E,r,aoy .
al ''c. ana the session will open Satur.
day morning at nine O'Clock.
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BARN BURNEO, YOUTH FLED
Lowell 10y Thought Dead FOunl
Wandering Nenr Lake Eden-Lived
on Apples-Fearcd Whipping

Lowell, Oct N.-Edward Hines. % Yeas
old, who was believed to have perisha
in the fire which destroyed the BAN
owned by his father, Sidney Hines. her,
on the evening Of October Is, has ben
found wandering about the district n
the vicinity of Lake Eden.
When the ruins had cooled sufficiently
a search was made Cor the remains "
the young man. but no trace of a body ~
what could resemble the charred remaiAs
of human bones could be found AS tie
missing man was below normal man-
tally 1t was thought at first when no
trace of him could be found he might
have set the building on fire and then
have run away. A fruitless search was
instituted the next day. Later. reports
began to come in of a man said to be
wandering aimlessly around the shores OF
Lake Eden and In that locality generally.
He was seen several times but those
who saw him failed to identify him as
any one they had seen before.
An automobile party of searchers then
started out anew and found the young
man in the district from which the re-
ports had come.
When questioned ne said that while
embarrassing his fathers horse the lam
tern had exploded and before he could
extinguish it the interior of the stable
was ablaze. Feir.ng that his father
would whip him. he went on, he climbed
out Of the stable window as the approach
of the door already was blocked by the
flames and raj away from the scene.
His wanderines finally took him to the
shore of Lake Eden in which vicinity he
remained until found. During the days
he was wandering about, he said. he had
had nothing to eat except such apples
as he had found IN the orchards nearly.
These, he said. he would get at night
when there was no one to watch him
He came home with the searching
party and is now living with his parents
as before.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-30
SEEK ARREST OF MEN
WHO KILLED AVIATORS

San Diego, Cal, Oct. 27.-Plans were
put in operation to-day in Lower Cali
tornia, Mexico. as well as at Washington,
looking to the arrest Of the Mexican fisher
men accused of numbering Lieutenants
Cecil II. Connolly and Frederick Waiter
mouse, American aviators. who flew into
Mexican territory on August 21, and SUBJ
sequent.y lost their lives.
The identity of the fishermen Is known
ooth to Mexican and American officials 1t
was announced when the avators bodies
were brought here On the destroyer Aaron
ward last night and comparatively little
uiHiculty Is anticipated in apprehending
them.
The aviators' record Of their sufferings
and brief letters to their mothers
scratched on the wings and fusilage of
tneir planes We're brought here by Joe
Allen Richards, a mining engineer, who
nrst reported the discovery Of the bodies
III swallow graves near Bahia, Los
angeles. Lower California
At one time the avlators were within
IL miles of an American operated mine
where they could have found food and
safety.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-30

Washington. Oct. @.-The Senate pass
ed the prohibition enforcement act over
the Presidents veto to-day and made
Immediately effective machinery for pre-
venting sale of beverages containing more
than one half of one per cent alcohol.
The vote was 65 to 20, or eight more
than the necessary two thirds majority.
While there was wrangle over taking
up the measure In place Of the peace
treaty which had the right Of way, there
never was Coubt as to how the Senate
stood. 1t was Overwhelmingly dry"
like the House. which repassed the bill
within three nouIs after the President
had vetoed II.
Before Congress at $40 o'clock finally
clinched enactment of the enforcement
law, despite Presidential objections to
linking war time and constitutional pro-
hibitiOn acts. there came from the White
House the announcement that the war
time law-wh.ch was put into effect after
the cessation of hostiites-would be an
nuled the moment the Senate formally
ratified the German peace treaty.
II was the most definite OF all official
or semi-official statements bearing on the
wartime act. Prohibition leaders were
plainly disturbed by the news for they
had counted firmly upon the country
reaching the effective date of constitu-
tional prohibition-January 16, 1920-with-
out reopening of sa oons.
Despite the clamor set up by wet and
dry forces over the White House pro-
nouncement, Senate leaders said they
would proceed with consideration of the
treaty as heretofore. Senators who have
taken an active part In the prohibition
campaign branded as unfair and absurd
reports that they would de ay the treaty
simply to keep the liquor traffic from
getting foothold In the comparatively
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-30

short period remain before the country
will go dry for good.
Formal denial was issued from head
quarters of the Anti-Saloon League that
its officers would take part in any move
ment calculated to delay the treaty.
League officers stuck to the opinion that
1t would be necessary first to ratify the
Austrian treaty before lifting the war
time prohibition ban which was said to
have been the ruling Of Attorney General
Palmer, and they dec AIRED their position
was not altered by the fact that Pres-
dent wilson was prepared to cut through
/, legal doubt and wipe out law the
necessity for which he believes to have
passed.
with to-day's action by the Senate, the
department of justice is ready to deal
with an offenders against the drastic pro-
visions or the new act. At best hereto
fore prosecution were more or less hap
hazard and necessarily so, II was said.
because of tie loosely drawn language Of
the act but the new law gives ample
means aof breaking up the traffic.
So drastic Is the enforcement act that
man. for instance, may be fined or put
In Jail for displaying a picture Of brew
cry or key but his right to store liquor
In his own home for his own use stood up
against all attacks In committee and both
houses of Congress.
Warning went tonight to dealers SELL
ing two and three-quarters per cent.
beer, without apparent risk heretofore
that the new law fixed one-half of one
per cent. as the legal limit Of alcoholic
content.
Senate parliamentarians OF years ex-
perience said that although the question
never rad been raised before. they be-
lieved the prohibition enforcement bill be-
| came law from the moment Of the Sem
ate action at $40 o'clock to-day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-30

Washington, Oct. 27.-President Wilson
Unexpectedly vetoed the prohibition en-
forcement bill to-day and within three
hours the House had repassed 1t over his
veto by a vote of 176 to 3D. The total vote
was barely more than a majority of the
entire membership.
Dry leaders in the Senate Immediately
began laying plans to repass the bill
there. They expect to ask unanimous
consent for its consideration tomorrow,
claiming enough votes to put 1t through.
They expect to act on 1t by Wednesday
the latest.
The President refused to sign the bill
because 1t included the enforcement Of
wartime prohibition.
The objects of wartime prohibition, the
President said in his veto. had been satis-
fled, and sound pubic policy makes
clear the reason and necessity for its
repeal
1t would not be difficult, the President
held for Congress to deal separately with
tie two issues.
The veto hit Congress like a crack Of
lightning. The House, getting on its feet
again, deserted it's leadership, who wanted
to defer consideration until Thursi lay so
as to round up all the dry members. But
the drys swept into the chamber and
showed there was an overwhelming sem
timent among them to give the govern
mcnt ample weapons for dealing with the
liquor traffic, now out.awed throughout
the land.
Nobody had really professed to know
that the President would veto the bill.
Republicans and democrats alike and the
countless multitules that had sorrowly
watched the passing of the bars bought
1t would become a law without his
signature.
Attorney General Palmer. it was said,
had dec AIRED 1t constitutional.
With repassage of the Jaw by the
House, and the prospect of the same
thing happening in the Senate hope of
the big wet spell' that would run over
the Christmas season vanished into thin
air.
Prohibition leaders tonight predicted
that the refusa of the House to accent
the Presidents veto meant that the sa o
of liquor would not be permitted again
in the life of this and many other genera
tons.
-, THE PRESIDENTS VETO
The reason for vetoing the act were
set forth by the President in the follow
Ing message to Congress:
To the House of Representatives:
am returning without my signature
II. r. 10, IAN act to prohibit intoxicat-
ing beverages. and to regulate the manu-
facture, production, use and sale OF high
proof spirits for other than bevera e
purposes, and to insure an ample supply
of alcohol and promote It's use in scien-
tific research and in the deve .oyment of
fuel, dye and other lawful industries
The subject matter treated in this
measure deals with two distinct phases
Of the prohibition legislation. one part
of the act under consideration seehs to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-30
JOKNSON'S PET
AMENDMENT LOST
Effort to Revise League Coven.
ant by Equalizing U. S. and
British Votes Defeated

Washington, Oct. 27.-Thc Johnson
amendment to the peace treaty, designed
to equalize American and British voting
strength in the League of Nations. was
rejected in the Senate to-day by vote
of SO to 40.
On the roll call, which came unexpected
ly during a lu.l in the debate, two demo-
Gratis Joined the republicans supporting
the amendment and nine republicans
voted with the democrats against 1t. OF
eighteen senator's absent or paired, four
republicans, and two democrats were
recorded as favorlng 1t and twelve demo-
CT ats as opposing II.
The Senate then took up the Moses
amendment on the same subject. the last
survivor Of forty-six recommended by the
foreign re atoms committee. over the OPP
position of the administration leaders
action on this measure was postponed
the Senate 43 to SO, Republican Leader
Lodges motion for a recess until to-
morrow.
When the Senate met the leaders had
not hoped for q vote before tomorrow
but after a rambling debate of an hour
and half during which nearly every
current subject except the league had
been discussed, 1t was decided not to wait
on the senators who had announced they
would speak on the amendment this week
Then Democratic Leader Hitchcock asked
tat time be set for call during the
afternoon Mr.. Lodge replied he saw no
reason why the vote should not be taken
at one.
The suddenness with which the roll call
began apparently took the administration
forces bv surprise and although they had
on "a M nf q
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4t..M.1MhlXNNrl

enforce wartime prohibition. The other
provides for the enforcement which was
made necessary by the adoption Of the
constitutional amendment / object to
and cannot approve that part of this
legislation with reference to wartime
prohibition.
1t has to do with the enforcement
Of an act which was passed by rea-
son Of the emergency Of the war and
whose objects have been satisfied In
the rehabilitation of the army and
navy and whose repeal I have already
sought at the hands of Congress.
Where the purposes OF particular
legislation arising out of war emerg-
ency have been satisfied sound public
policy make clear the reason and
necessity for repeal.
1t will not be difficult for Congress
in considering this important matter
to separate these two questions and
effectively to legislate regarding
them; making the proper distinction
between temporary causes which arose
out of wartime emergencies and those
like the constitutional amendment OF
prohibition VIII CHI is now part of the
fundamental law of the country.
In all matters having to do with the
personal habits and customs of large
numbers of our people, we must be
certain that the established processes
of legal change are followed. In no
other way can the salutary object
sought to be accomplished by great
reforms of this character be made
satisfactory and permanent.
WOODROW WILSON.
The White House, October 81. 1919.
ONE HOPE FOR WET SPELL"
One hove remains for the talked Of
wet spell before prohibition becomes
effective by constitutional amendment in
January.
1t $ that the German peace treaty may
be ratified, and that the President may
declare peace and rehabilitation OF the
army and navy. Some legal experts con-
tend that would automatically annul the
wartime prohibit ION law.
But there is legal question involved
as to whether the ratification of the
treaty with Germany alone will accom-
p'ish that end. The wartime prohibition
act was passed at time when the
United States was at war with both Ger
many and Austria-Hungary. Hostilties.
however, actually had ceased. Some law
officers here are inclined to believe that
it may not be ended until both treaties
are ratified
On the other hand friends of the adj
m'nistrat on who profess to know its
plans say they expect to see the wartime
p oh biton ban lifted by presidential
proclamation as soon as the German
treaty Is ratified.
II the Senate also overr'des the veto
the country will go on a one-half OF one
per cent. alcoholic content beverage
basis. In the only test vote on the bill
the Senate gave it a five to one majority,
and dry leaders predict the next test
would reveal a similar strength for their
cause.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-30
GAME CENSUS Of STATE
Commissioners Leavens Sends Blanks
to wnrdens, Hunters and Woods
men to Get Ffrst-Han Reports

Montpe Ter Oct. A.-Linus Leavens,
fish and game commissioner. has COM
menced a census of the game Of the State
and upon the return Of the blanks that
have been sent out the comp alton or
the amount Of game in the State will be
made. Mr.. Leavens sent to each game
warden, hunter. woodsman and others
who are liable to see same banks to Dc
filed showing the amount Of game each
saw and the amount killed and the area
which the maker of the blank covered.
When these are completed the blanks
are returned to his office. where COM
piiatlon takes place. There is great
deal of game this far. according to re-
ports coming to his office. The deer sea-
SON does not open until the first week in
December this year. owing to change
In the laws.
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WANTS TO KNOW WHERE
PERSHING WAS IN WAR

Washington, Oct a.-Dec airing that in
all wars commanding generals should be
constantly at the front. Representative
Sherwood, democrat, OF Ohio who was a
in the Civil War, asked
the House military committee to-day to
report when and where General PershinV
was at the front during any Of the great
conflicts of the past war"
Citing that l2l generals had been killed
In tie Civil War, Mr., Sherwood tod the
House that so ders returning from France
had Informed him they never saw or
heard Of General Pershing at the fronts"
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CRITICIZES BIG SALE
OF SUGAR TO FRANCE
Representative Bland Also Criticixes
General Pershtnc

Washington, Oct. 27--Action of the war
department in selling to the French gov
eminent 22,0o0,GO0 pounds of sugar sent
overseas for the American Expedtionary
Force was criticised in the House to-day
by Representative Bland. republican, In
diana.
M. Bland said that since this sugar was
sod the department had called on the
sugar equalization board for 1900, coo
popnds of sugar for the army for the
present quarter
Wouldn't General Pershing know some-
thing about the disposition of American
sugar in France?" asked Representative
mays, democrat, Utah.
IF General Pershing didn't know more
about disposition of sugar than he did
about the front" Bland replied. 1T would
be useless to ask him.
II found him 200 miles from the front
on July 10, 1913, when the battle Of Cha
teau Thierry was at It's height"
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AFTER INHERITANCE TAXES
Tax COmnissiOner Avery Is Checking
Up Estates in the Sixteen
Probate Offices

Montpelier. Oct. 26.-Tax Commits.
sioner John Avery has commenced the
work of checking up the estates in
the probate offices in the State for
the purpose of ascertaining those
which should pay interest on the in
heritances There is also a direct tax
due the State from some of the es-
tates. 1t will require some time to go
through each of the 16 probate dis
tricts in the State.