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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
Addison County Court

Middlebury. June 9.-The work Of the
June term OF Addison county court was
resumed at two o'clock this afternoon
after recess since last Wednesday
afternoon. The first jury trial Of the
term was at once got under way. The
case entitled State VS.. Thomas W.
Fletcher of Bridport. who is charged
with having committed adultery with
Mrs, Lena Fletcher. wife of his son,
Norman A. Fletcher. This case attracts
a widespread interest on account OF the
social prominence Of the parties.
The case is a new one on the court
docket, having first come up in the mu-
ncipal court week ago. the respond
ent having since been under $1,000 bail
for his appearance from the municipal
court. The court room was filed with
people interested In the matter and the
trial was started shortly after three
o'clock. Norman A. Fletcher. son of the
respondent, was the first witness for the
prosecution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
GETS COPY
OF TREATY: ORDERS
DOCUMENT PRINTED

Copy Is One Brought to This Country by News
paper Man and Is Presented by Senator
Borah Just after Cablgram Is Read from
President Wilson Saying He Could Not with
out Breaking Faith Send Treaty Text to Sem
ate-Sensational Turn Is Given to the In
quiry into How Copies Of Pact Have Become
Available to Outsiders-Prominent Business
Men Summoned to Appear before Investi-
eating Committee.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12

Washington, June 9.--Out Of whirl-
wind Of developments the Senate to-day
got a copy Of the peace treaty, and after
a f1ve-hour fight. ordered it printed in
the public records.
At the same time it got under way the
Investigation Of how copies have reached
private hands In New York by summon
ing to testify six of the countrys lead
ing financiers
The copy which went into the record
was brought to this country by news
paper man and was presented by Senator
Borah. republican. Of Idaho just after the
reading of a cablcgram from President
Wilson saying he could not without break
ing faith sent to the Senate the text of
the treaty.
The effect Of the days history making
developments was to clear the air of
! the much debated subject OF publicity
for the treaty text to widen the breach
| between the President and the Senate
| majority, and to forecast q sensational
| turn for the inquiry into the manner
by which copies of the document have
become available to unauthorized per-
sons.
Starting it's investigation with an un
expected vigor, the foreign relations
committee, within half hour after it
convened. voted to call before 1t ]. T.
Morgan, II. p. Dawson and Thomas f.
Lamont, all of the Morgan banking
house: Jacob Schiff of Kuhn, Loeb G. Co.
and Paul Warburg, formerly connected
with the same concern, and Frank "A.
| Vanderlp. former president OF the Ma
| tional City bank. 1t then examined
Frank L. Polk, acting secretary Of state.
about the official copies in the state de-
partment vaults.
Statements also were made to the COM
mittee by Senator Lodge, republican. OF
Massachusetts,, and Senator Borah, simi-
lar to their declarations in the Senate
that they knew of copies in New York.
but could not divulge the names Of their
informants.
When the Senate met it listened to
President Wilson's cablegram. which was
taken as forecasting a refusal to COM
ply with the request for the treaty text
embodied in resolution adopted Fri.
day. When the reading Of this message
was concluded, Senator Borah immedi.
ately presented his copy of the treaty
which was ordered printed by vote OF
Al to "a.
Later, however, there was a motion tC
reconsider and parliamentary tangl'
in the matter developed which endangered
publication Of the treaty. To prevent such
q possibility the Idaho senator in tht
later afternoon began reading the hun
dred thousand word document and con
tinued for an hour despite many pro
tests from the Presidents supporters.
Then the effort to prevent publication
collapsed, the motion to reconsider wa!
voted down, and the fight which haC
developed many bitter charges of broker
faith and in some respects had writer
new chapter in Senate history, wal
over.
The first of the days series of sur
prises came when the foreign relations
committee, whose meetings in years pas
have been surrounded by the closes
secrecy. threw open its doors to tn,
public. 1t developed then that instead
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
THREE STATES
RAT|FY AMENDMENT.
Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan
Legislatures Vote Approval Of
Act Giving Constitutional
Suffrage to Women
MORE WILL FOLLOW SOON
Special Sessions OF Legislatures to he
Called in Several states-Mrs. Gait
Appeals to ~ Governors, vermonts
Among the Number

New York. June LIBERALIZATION of the
suffrage amendment by the Legislatures
of Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan, to-
gether with Governor Smiths call for an
extra session in this State to act on the
amendment caused jublation at the head
quarters Of the National American Wom-
an Suffrage association here tonight.
News of Governor Smiths action follow
ed close on the receipt of kilograms by
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president Of
the association from the executives Of
Kansas, Iowa. New Hampshire and Min.
nesota promising similar auction.
Governor Allen of Kansas telegraphed
that he had issued call for a special ses-
sion on June 16 and that he believed a
unanimously favorable vote would be re-
corded.
Gov Harding of Iowa said that he had
no doubt the amendment would be adopt
ed at the session of the Legislature which
will meet in January 1920
Governors Bartlett of New Hampshire
and Burnqust of Minnesota qualified
their promises by saying that special ses-
sions of their respective Legislatures
would be called If there was reasonable
assurance that the legislatures of suff1-
cient States to make the amendment eff
fectve We're going to act.
Twenty-Five Governors have been asked
to call special sessions of their Legis-
latures Immediately to ratify the fed
eral suffrage amendment in a telegram
from Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. presi-
dent of the National Woman Suffrage
association. kilograms have been sent
to the Governors of South Dakota, Utah.
Washington Arizona. California Colo
RADIO, Idaho Kansas, Montana, Okla
homa, Oregon, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Iowa, Tennes-
see, West Virginia. New Hampshire, New
Mexico, Nevada and Vermont.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
ALL WIRE LINES IN
u. s. RESTORED TO
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP

United States Government Surrenders Control
and Operation of Country's Telegraph and
Telephone Systems, Postmaster Generals
Order to Become Effective immediately
Existing Rates Will Remain and Orders For
bidding Discharge of Employees Because of
Union Affiliations also Will Stand-Burle-
son Saws He Takes Action Because 1t Seems
to Be Generally Recommended.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
VALUES LOST LOVE OF
WIFE AT ONLY $500

.jrattleboro, June 8-Alfred L. Poupart
Wilmington, foreman in a bobbin fac
ny, has filed suit In Windham county
)urt here against Samuel Boyd, Will
1ington farmer. alleging alienation Of
Elections and seeking damages of $500.
oupart declares that his wife left him
lay of this year through the solicita-
ton of Boyd. Mrs. Poupart was Elsie
ireenleaf Of Pennington. Me-, and they
we're married 20 years ago. Poupart also
iiled a petition for divorce on statutory
grounds. The cases win be heard at the
September term of court.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
AUTO co. INCORPORATES

Montpelier. June 9.-The White River
Junction Auto Company. Inc. of White
River Junction, has filed articles of cor
poration in the office OF secretary Of
state for the purpose Of conducting an
automobile business including livery, in
that section Of Vermont. The capital
stock is 5000. while the papers are sign
ed by Lyman A. Gibbs, N. r. Wheeler
and Alfred A. Gibbs. OF White River
Junction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
MILK CO. FINED $500
Hood Concern Charged with Shipping
Milk In Which There Was
Decayed Material

Montpelier, June 9.--In the case of the
United States VS.. the Hood Milk COM
pany, charged with shipping milk in
which there was decayed material from
Vermont into another State, the re-
spondent pleaded nollo contendere in
United States court and was fined $500.
Those were shipments from different
towns in western Vermont. including
Highgate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
Auto Freight Service

Brattleboro. June 0.-Arrangements have
been completed for daily auto truck
freight service between Brattleboro and
Springfield, Mass. through the efforts
of Secretary Harold e. Moffitt. Of the
Brattleboro Board Of Trade. The busi-
ness will be done by George Il. Hawkins,
Of this place. under the name OF Brattie-
boro-Springfield Overland transportation
Co. Service was established Monday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
55-HOUR WEEK FOR
ESTEY ORGAN co.
275 Employees VIII Receive Pay on 60
Hour BASIS

Brattleboro, June S.-Col. j. G.. Estey,
president of the Estey Organ company,
called the employees Of the company to-
gether just before closing time Friday
night and told them that beginning at
once the company had decided to adopt
55-hour schedule and pay the employees
on the present 6O-hour basis. The fac
tories will run 10 hours a day for Ave
days a week and close at noon Saturdays.
This affects over 275 hands. The men
had planned to meet tonight to petition
for a H-hour week with the present pay
for 60 hours, the same as has been de-
manded this week by employees of the
other woodworking plants in town.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
HELPED HER LITTLE GIRL

Children need all their strength for
growing. A lingering cold weakens
them. Mrs. Amanda Flint. Route T.. New
Philadelphia, o., writes: Foley
Honey and Tar cured my little girl OF
the worst tickling cough" Gives i'm
mediate relief from distressing. racking
tearing coughs: soothes and heals.-J.
w, O'Sullivan. 80 Church street. (Adv.l
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
TRAIN KILLS WOMEN
Mother and Daughter Instantly Killed
ON Bridge at Newport

Newport June 9.-Mrs. George Ray
mond and Alice. Is. met instant death
on the bridge of the B. & NJ. between
here and Derby. Saturday night.
Tho bridge is closed to the public, but
Is sometimes used by trainmen, The
women saw freight approaching and
stepped on to another track directly In
front Of a northbound mall train The
bodies were thrown into Lake Memphre-
magog, but were soon recovered.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
C.. B. WHITCOMB DIES
AT SOLDIERS HOME
Civil War Observation-Disclosures of Masonic
Lodge In Burlington

Bennington, June S.-Charles B. Whit
comb, who served during the Spanish
American war in Co B of ST. Adams, list
VT. Volunteers, died Friday morning at
the Vermont Soldiers Home after brief
illness. He was born at RICHMOND June
4, 1S47, and had been a railroad. worker
during the larger portion of his active
life. He was admitted to the home in
March, 1916 and had since been a special
policeman with jurisdiction of the home
grounds. His surviving relatives, so far
as known, are two brothers, George H.,
of Richmond, and Fred, Of Burke, N. Y.
He had been a member of Washington
Lodge, F. & A. NJ, of Burlington, for a
number of years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
DEATH LIST is NOW 95

Wilkes-Barre. Pa, June s.-Deaths OF
two men at hospitals brought the list
of fatalities due TO the disaster at the
Baltimore tunnel up to s5, Forty-two in
jured men are still in the hospitals and
the recovery of number is hopeless.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
Too Young for a License

Bellows Falls. June 8.-Secretary OF
State Harry A. Black has suspended the
operators license held by Ernest Mon
cite, of Bellows Falls. because the youth
is only Is years Of age and the law does
not permit the issuance of a license to
N person under 10 years Of age.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
$4,000 FOR RACES
Addison County Agricultural Society
Announces stake Premiums

Middlebury. June s.--A meeting OF
tho Addison County, Agricultural so
ciety was held hero to-day at the Add
son House IT was decided to put
$4,000 into tho race premiums. as fol-
lows; -Four stake races $1,000 each;
free-for-all, $1,000, with Ave class
races In which the purse Is to DO $500
In each event,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
NEW ALTITUDE RECORD.

Paris. June s.-Havas Ad1utant
Casale. a French aviator, yesterday
ascended to u height Of 31.152 feet.
establishing new worlds record for
height.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12

There is market TO be found. through
advertising In the classified. FOR good
used furniture. brie.s.brac. eto'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12

finance with which the Congress may de-
terrnfne to deal The rates now In force
and the financial relations between the
government and the companies, and the
order Of October 2, 1878, prohibiting dis
elimination because Of union afHaation will
continue unless the Congress IN its wis
dom may decide to change them or the
emergency fs terminated by the procla-
nation Of peace.
by the action now taken, however.
the wire companies resume actual con-
troll Of operations Of their respective
property and are free to formulate and
put into effect their own policies un-
restricted by government control. which
is to continue in any case but a few
weeks, and thus will be able to prepare
themselves for complete resumption
Of the management of their property. 1t
will be necessary for each company to
30 keep it's accounts during the con-
tinuance of government control, that its
books may be closed on the day gov
eminent control ends in order that full
and accurate statement may be prompt
~ made when It is called on for same"
Strikes threatened by telephone and
telegraph employees unions had no bear
ing on the departments action, officials
said.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12

New York, June 5.-The only change
which will result from Postmaster Cen
eral Burlesons order turning the wire
lines of the country back to their own
ers. 80 far as the Postal Telegraph Gable
company is concerned, will be the resto-
ration Of the officers deposed by Mr.. Bur-
Lesson according to n statement tonight
by William ]. Deegan, secretary Of the
system.
''The order apparently prevents our cut
ting of the 20 per cent. increase in tele-
graph rates." said Mr. Deegan.. "Practi-
cally the order does not amount to any
thing because our own officers actually
have been in control Of our business any
way"
Mr.. Deegan said the Postal company
hoped the order would not cause Congress
to delay passage of the Kellogg bill which
would restore telegraph and telephone
lines to their owners Internationally.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
B5 WORKMEN DEAD
IN MINE HORROR
so Others Burned and Manned,
Many of Whom Will Die as
Result of Explosion in Tunnel
of u. & H. Coal Co.
EARLY MORNING DISASTER

Men on Way to Work In Mine Car
Train-3OO Pounds OF Black Powder
on Board Explodes by Sparks from
Sagging Trolley Wire
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12

FREE PRESS WANT ADS PAX BEST
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-07
CZECH0- 0-SLOVAKIA
ONE WITH BOHEMIA
BY Frank J. Taylor.
Omitted Press correspondent.

Prague, ,Czecho-Slovakia, Feb. s
(By Mail. )-~Though the country OF
the Czecho-Slovaks may be rightfully
called Bohemia, and the language
may be called Bohemian, the people
are Czecho-Slovaks, according to the
version you get In Prague.
There has been a lot OF debating
as to what the country would be
called Bohemia is a better known
name and Is easier to say. Czecho-
Slovakia is more correct, according to
those who know. CzechoSlovakia
seems to be winning out.
They say In Prague that the coun-
try has been Bob emia for many hun
dreds of years. Then the CZechO-
Slovaks came and settled in the land.
and the two races mixed, until now
they are one and the same. The
Czechs are in the west, inhabiting
ancient Bohemia, and the Slovaks are
the same nationality farther east.
So they probably will compromise
by calling the country Czecho-Slova-
kia, though most everyone thinks the
language ought to be called Bohe-
mian The music and literature is
Bohemian, and Prague Is center Of
the Bohemian life, and can prove 1t
II any American cities want to con-
test the question. real Bohemians say.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-07
NOTED SPEAKER MONDAY.
< NIGHT. METHODIST CHURCH

Judge Tifft will make only part Of
the program Monday evening. at the
Methodist church. DR.. G. H. Pierce.
district minute man chairman, and
Rev. c. H. McCrea, conference life
service secretary, will be up from
Wadena with their team of laymen
and tell the remarkable way the GEN.
tenary Is transforming the Wadena
church. Mrs. G.. w. Miller will pre-
sent a plat showing the detailed way
the church is reaching the COM
munity.
But Monday evening is only the
climax OF the program. DR.. J. G.
Craig. district superintendent, will
preach at both services Sunday,
1880 a. m. and 8 p. m. Evening
service followed by quarterly con-
ference
The centenary conference proper
will begin at p. III. Monday when
DR.. Craig will speak On THE World
and the Church Today" Rev. John
l.. Parish of Fosston will speak On
The Centenary and the Sunday
School," and DR.. G. H. Zentz of Fer
gus Falls will speak on "Life's Ste-
.wardship." Anyone who knows OF
DR.. zentz will make sacrifices to
hear him.. it is said.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-07
STATE DRY MEASURE
UNDERC0ES REVISION

: st. Paul, March 7.-Opposition to
the clause in the Minnesota prohibi-
tion bill which would make it ef-
fective July 1, resulted in a revision
Of the bill by the committee on tenn
perance of the house Of representa-
tives so that the law would go into
effect concurrently with federal pro-
hibition. If passed and signed in
this form the state law would go
into effect July l only on condition
that federal prohibition became eff
fective on that date. and would be-
come inactive if federal prohibition
was withdrawn before January 16,
when the federal constitutional
amendment comes operative.
The house committee on temper
ances reported for passage Repre-
sentative II. A. Putnam's bill for en-
forcement of prohibition. The bill
was attacked at a public hearing by
F. w. Zollman, attorney for the
brewers: Jean e. Spielman, repre-
fsenting the labor wet organization,
and by E. G. Hall, president Of the
State Federation of Labor, J. e.
samuelson. city attorney Of Duluth,
supported the bill and told of the
good effects of the dry regime In
Duluth.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-07
SEVERAL APPLICANTS
FOR RESIDENT ENGINEER:
: .~ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

The coming year for .Bemidji Ia
going to be one of progress and
economy That is the keynote for
the conduct of the municipal affairs
and one OF the chief features will
be the securing: Of a competent city
engineer, who possesses the ability
of installing the improvements
necessary for the water works. BY
this, the percentage which would be
paid an out side engineer for max
ing the improvements would be saved
and the local engineer retained by
the city the entire year.
+ A look around to ascertain
whether an engineer, such as desired,
tcould be secured hasiresiilted In sew
sseral applications from highly. rec
fotnmended engineers and there will
be ifficulty in securing the serv-
ices Of the right man.
Besides the installation of the new
pumps, construction Of reservoirs
and other work to be done at the
water works plant, there will be
paving to do down.; as, soon as the
weather will permit. the work OF
paving Dewey avenue will CON-
mence. the property owners abutting
having had petition in several
months and they will pay for the
improvement. This pavement will
be connected at Tenth street with
Beltrami avenue by pavement and
will also be connected with the nor
NAL school grounds
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-07
CASS LAKE WILL
PLAY BEMIDJI FIVE
INSTEAD OF F0SST0N

The Fosston high school basket ball
team was forced to cancel their game
with Bemidji here for Saturday by be-
ing compelled to play another team in
their district. for the title to go to
Carleton for the state tournament.
Coach Smith was fortunate. how
ever, In scheduling a game with the
speedy Cass Lake nuint. Last year
the Cass Lake team defeated the Be-
m,dji five on The local floor by score
of 32 to 81. Coach Smith, principal
of the high school. has been trying 20
schedule game with the Cass Lake
quint all season, but for some unac-
countable reason has not been able to
do SO until last night The Cass Lake
five is composed Of veterans and has
gone through the season without n
defeat, but the locals will try their
best to have the honor Of being the
first quint to down them.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-07
WILL TURN CLOCKS
AHEAD ON MARCH 29

Dad Time is again plotting against
mankind. - &
Assisted by Washington wiseacres,
the merciless old gentleman, not con-
tent with dragging one along toward
the grave at the rate of one minute
every sixty seconds, is calmly plan
ming to stretch a bony arm into onesa
affairs on the early morning Of Sun
day, March 80, and pluck an hour
from the daily cycle. /
He was taught the trick last year
by congress and he liked 1t so we'll
that he's going to repeat the perform
ance this year. When Q O'Clock a. IA.
on the thirtieth roofs around, it'n
skid right past without stoppi4g, and
In one minute, it will be o'clock. =.
To keep up with the pace, America
will be requested to turn her clocks
a head when the hour arrives. That's
another place where Dad Time
thought he had it on everybody.
It Is rumored that he is laughing
considerably at tire thought of q
sleepily peevish American population
sitting up half the night Just to
catch up with him when, at 2 o clock,
he takes a running jump and skips
over an hour. =. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-07
LOCAL G. 0. P. WOMEN
In HAYS RECEPTION

Republican women Of Minnesota
will have prominent part in the
reception of VIII II. Hays. chairman
Of the republican national commit
tee, In st. Paul and Minneapolis to-
day. Miss Eloise l.. Callihan, who
was appointed by Chairman Gustav
Lindquist of the state committee to
see that the women of the state who
care to attend the luncheon at the
Raddison hotel at moon and the big
statewide rally at the auditorium to-
night, has appointed committee Of
35. who will not only act on the
Hays reception committee, but, will
see that the women who attend the
luncheon and rally are well cared
for. Bemidji is represented on the
woman's committee. from the state
at large, they being Mrs. A. p. White
and Miss Berman.