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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14

named and known under the title Of
Division No e13, Burlington, vt. Bv
virtue of this certificate Of sffi1ia
ton, said division is empowered to
perform such acts and enjoy such
rights and benefits as are prescribed
under the constitution and laws Of
the Amalgamated Association Of Street
and Electric Railway Employees Of
America" The charter is signed bv
w. d. Mahon. international president,
the date being August l.
The officers elected by the division
are: President, c. F. Runyon vice
president. Charles Critchlow: secretary,
A. C. Flint; treasurer, L. A Derrick:
sergeant-at-arms. w. f. Hardy: trus-
tees Fred LABEL, c. Collins and w. F.
Green. They will have headquarters
in the same office with the painters and
decorators on Church street over the
Shufx
COMPANY'S STATEMENT
Many false reports are in circula-
, ton as to the wages paid by the Bur-
| lington Traction company. In justice
to our company, will you kindly allow
us to state that the rates paid motor
men and conductors vary from SIS to
| 1923 per week, based upon the number
by us. When the men are obliged to
work overtime. for any cause whatever,
they are literally paid for the extra
hours.
Now comes a demand from the men
that 1T is absolutely impossible for us
TO grant with the present fare we are
receiving. The Burlington Traction
company is practically the only street
railroad in the whole country that Is
now charging fve-cent rate. For
instance. the rate in Boston is 10 cents
Tor each and every passenger.
With the great advance in cost Of
all supplies used by US and previous
advances in pay to our employees, we
md that we cannot further increase
/ our expense account while fares re-
main as they now are We shall use
every effort to take care of the labor
ing men in our various mills, but are
compelled TO ask for the indulgence of
the public at large until rates can be
| readjusted.
| The management Of the company
wishes to have the public understand
that the men left the cars without hav-
ing made any demand of any kind.
These cars were loaded and the men
refused to take passengers through to
destination. BY so doing, they showed
the same disregard for the rights Of
the public as for the rights of the COM
pany by which they were employed.
BURLINGTON TRACTION CO.,
By
ELIAS LYMAN,
President.
! Burlington. August 10, 1919.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14

Except for score upon score of gaso-
line driven vehicles buzzing merrily
along upon terra firma and one lone
air chariot sailing through the skies,
FAR above the home and business
blocks, this city would have pre-
sented very Purtanical atmosphere
so far as transportation facilities
we're concerned Sunday. for al
though there IRE miles and miles of
street car tracks to the north and
south. the east and the west not a
car stirred from the barns and the
nrst full effect of the strike of the
employees of the Burlington Traction
company was experienced by the pub
lie. No attempt was made by the
company to operate their cars on any
line with strike breakers or employees
The employees have received a char
ter from the international headquar-
ters Of the Amalgamated Association
Of Street and Electric Railway EN-
ployes of America, have secured So
out of the SO employees of the com
pany's lines, which includes several
barn men, linemen etc. and have or
sanized. They presented their first
formal demands yesterday to the com
pany as soon as their organization
was completed, they being for an
eight-hour day. pay at the rate of
so cents per hour with time and one
half for overtime and the reinstate
ment of the men discharged by the
company. so the employees claim with
out any reason.
With the presentation of the de-
mands by their striking employees the
company issued statement for the
Free Press, setting forth that the en-
ployes are paid from SIS to S23 per
week, according to the length of
service; that they are paid literally
for overtime: that it is absolutely i'm
possible for the company to grant an
increase of wages unless they in turn
get more than five cents per pas
senger for ride and that their en-
ployes walked away from their cars.
which were loaded with passengers
without having made any prior de-
mand of any kind, and by so doing
showed disregard for the rights of
both the public and the company.
Free Press representative was
shown the charter received by the
employees Sunday and it makes them
union under the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION of Street and Electric Rail-
way Employees of America. The
signers of this charter were c. F.
Runyon, Fred La Bell C. Collins.
Charles Critchlow, L. A. Derrick
Alonzo Pecor, H. H. Ray, Francis Cur
tbs, Roy A. Tatro and L. c. Bryant.
The charter reads: And their Sue
cessors legally qualified in accordance
with the laws and usages of the Anal
gamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees of Amer
lea to constitute the division herein
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
ETHAN ALLEN TRAIL
Automobile Route from Breton Woods
to Burlington Now Being Marked

A new automobile route. to be known
as the Ethan Allen Trail is being
established from Breton Woods, N. H.,
to Burlington by way of st. Johnsbury.
Hardwick. Morrisville. Cambridge and
Essex Junction. and the marking of the
route from this end was begun Monday.
The official mark of the Ethan Allen
Trail is a blue band about eight inches
wide. with white stripe at the top and
bottom, this mark being placed on tele-
phone poles along the route.
1t is understood that the plan for an
Ethan Allen Trail originated In Norris
vile. The marking already has been
completed from Hardwick to Hyde Park.
When the Smugglers Notch road is COM
pleted that route will also be marked,
as a detour to the Ethan Allen Trail,
thus enabling the traveller to turn aside
few miles and view some of the finest
scenery in New England. The distance
from st. Johnsbury to Burlington is only
five miles more by way Of Morrisville,
Stowe and Smugglers Notch to Cam
bridge than it is direct through Hyde
Park and Johnson.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
Ugh WAGES IN
CANADA A FAKE
arrest Hands Are Not Being
Paid SIS a Day or Anywhere
Near That Amount - Yer
monters Are Urged to Stay
at Home

Fifteen dollars a day rs not being
lid in the Canadian Northwest for
|rvest hands. This high salary re-
TT has been spread throughout the
wv England States, apparently issu-
from official sources. with the idea
inducing large numbers of Amer
ms to go to Canada and when they
there to pay them practically what
Canadian farmer wishes. The wage
bile is actually only $3.50 to $3.50
r day.
Many local men are contemplating
ling to the Northwest. They will
We to pay s54.0S for railroad fare
Winnipeg and IN order to be entitled
the excursion rates will have to
rk 80 days as farm laborers.
propaganda has been purposely
read from official sources to induce
rvest hands to go to the Northwest"
us Mr.. Kicker who is the American
gion employment agent in this city.
hen he wrote the Winnipeg Cham
of Commerce asking if the high
ges reports were true. he received
reply.
The men going to the harvest fields
ually have just sufficient money to
b-ry them to their destination. IF,
en. the assignment of positions is
Lde at that city, as they are; If they
b required to fulfill the stipulation
working 30 days as farm laborers
order to be entitled to the low ex-
rsion rates: if they have not enough
nds to pay their way home; then
ey will be forced to work at prac-
ally any price which the Canadian
rmers wish to pay them, and those
les will not be the high rates which
propaganda has led them to be
We.
In former years the fare of the men
8 been paid from Montreal at which
int they were assigned positions and
definitely what their wages would
This year they will have to go to
lnnipeg.
Many hundreds of men from all over
State have been interested in the
port that SIS a day was being paid
farm labor. Mr. Kicker states def
tely that there was absolutely no
lndation for the report. although II
me direct from official sources" An
nerican Legion official Of this city who
led on Canadian railway passenger
ent ncognito, says: 81 was told by
While the reported offer was perhaps
excess of any offer ever made for
nilar labor, it did not seem unreason-
lie in view of the extremely high
ges known to have been paid this
ason in the wheat fields of the United
ates, coupled with the recognized i'm
verishment of Canadian manhood,
he high wage report has been wide
read throughout the country and is
merely "a rumor throughout this Sec
n. A man who came into Mr.. Ricker's
Ice Saturday and who had just come
pm Worcester, Mass. says the report
current there.
he report has been given some pub.
Ety here by Mr., Kicker, whose sole
bect was in assisting discharged mer
obtain the high wage scale. He
ys that hundreds of them have writer
him, both ex-service men and others
TO quote Mr.. Kicker: 1T looks a:
bugh Canada wanted to draw all pos
lie labor there and wasn't too fussy
" she did it."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
THE 14TH CENSUS
State of Vermont to He Divided into
Two Supervisory Districts

The bureau of the census is making
preparations to take the 14th decennial
census of the United States, next year.
Heretofore the State of Vermont has
been made one supervisor district, but
next year 1t is to he divided into two dis
tricts, following the lines of the congress
sional districts. This will permit of the
appointment of two good democrats in
stead of only one. The first district will
consist of Addison, Bennington. Chitten-
den, Franklin, Grand Isle. Lsmoile and
Rutland counties. with a population in
1910 of 1875 The second district will in
clude Caledonia, Essex. Orange, Orleans.
Washington, Windham and Wind sor
counties. with a population in 1910 of H.
TO. Jeremiah c. Durich of Fair Haven
has been appointed supervisor for the
first district. The appointment for the
second district will be announced later
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
S. COURT CLERK HERE
nry COnlin to Remove Office from
Rutland Soon

announcement was made Monday by
|nry Conlin, clerk of the United States
lrt in and for the district of Vermont,
tt the office of the clerk would soon
moved from Rutland to the second
br of the Federal building in this city.
pian Morton, an inspector of public
|ldings of the treasury department fror
hshington, has been in this city for
|eral days arranging for quarters of
clerks office, together with quarters
the collector of internal revenue for
! recently-created Vermont district.
The clerks office of the United States
Irt has been in Rutland for several
hrs and quite a number of employees
attached to the office who will come
Burlington when the change is made,
Re has been no definite date set for
removal of the office. fixtures. etc.
it will occur in the near future.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
BAKER WEEKS
Daughter of Late bishop COadjutor
Married in POughkeep~ie, N. Y,


The marriage of Miss Elisabeth Weeks
daughter Of Mrs. William Farrar Weeks
and the late Misrepresentation of Yer
mont. to Charles Melville Baker Of Ros-
ton, Mass, took place in St. Paurs
Church. Poughkeepsie, n. Y, on August
3. The ceremony was performed by the
Rev George w Davenport of New York
until recently rector of ST. Paul's Church
in this city. The bride was attended by
her sister, Miss Margaret Taller Weeks
Of Rutland, and her brothers, Lieut.
r. e. Weeks and Capt. Walter S. Weeks,
acted as ushers, The best man was Carl
S. Cannon of New York The bride,
since her graduation from Vassar College
few years ago, has been on the staff
OF the library OF the college. Mr.. Baker,
who has been in charge Of the library
at Camp Meade during the last year,
now goes to all an important position
in the hbrary~of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, where the
young people will make their home.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
LIST is COMPLETE
DR.. b. ID. Colby of sudbury Appointed
Health Omcer for seventh District

DR.. Bern D. Colby OF Sudbury has re-
ceived an appointment from the State
Board Of Health as district health officer
for the seventh district of Vermont. COM
prising Rutland county, with headquar-
tiers at Rutland. This completes the list
of district health officers appointed in
connection with the new district health
law, which went into operation July J.
Dr. Colby began his new duties August
l. He In graduate Of the University
of Vermont and has practiced for many
years in the towns Of Sudbury and Whit
ing. having been health oficer at Sud
bury for the last few years DR.. Colby
was just recently released from the
medical corps OF the United States army.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
GRAND ISLE COURT
August Term Of Superior Court Opens
mt North Hero To-day

This morning at 10 o'clock the August
term Of Grand Isle county court is
scheduled to open at North Hero with
Judge Frank L. Fish Of verEcnnes as
presiding Justice.
The most important case on the docket
Ia that of the brother and sister Of the
late Maude Horrlcan, who seek to break
her will In which che loft tho entire
amount Of her money and property ia
the Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington.
cutting off her relatives without q cent.
The woman committed suicide last year
by shooting herself. after having tried
several times during the day to do away
with herself
Four Burlington attorneys will appear
In this case. three for the plaintiffs and
one for the hospital. they being Attorneys
Rufus E. Brown. Jed p Laid and ver-
non A. Billiard for the heirs and Judge
Charles II. Darling for the Mary Flet-
cher hospital Col. John H. Mimms OF
Burlington will act as court reporter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
A. H. Duhamel. Longtime Free Press
Man. Honored by Associates

Alphonse H. Duhamel foreman of the
news-room of the Burlington Daily Free
Press was presented with gift of gold
by the employees of the news-room Sat-
urday morning on the occasion of the 67th
anniversary of his birthday and in recog-
milton OF his long service with this paper.
The presentation was made after the
paper had gone to press by Arthur ].
Cayo' who spoke of Mr.. Duhamers long
ASSOCIATION with the newspaper. covering
a period of almost AZ years. and of the
high regard in which he is held by his
business associates
Mr. Duhamel, who was g. wears old last
Monday, entered the employ Of the Free
Press association October Is, 1872.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
STRIKING EMPLOYEES
COMPLETELY TIE UP
STREET CAR SYSTEM

lave Formed Union with Charter from
National Organization, Made Demands for
an Eight-Hour Day at Fifty Cents an Hour
and Reinstatement of Discharged Men
Traction Company Declares More Paw is Out
of the Question on Five Cent Fare.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
YOU'LL DO BETTER AT HOME

Sufferers from hay fever and asthma
who can afford to travel are now seek
ing relief at health resorts. Victims COM
PEELED to remain at home find relief in
Foleys Honey and Tar Compound AL
lays Inflammation, sooths and heals raw,
painful bronchial tubes, and helps to
overcome difficulty in breathing.-J. w.
O'Sullivan. 80 Church street. (Adv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14

Tell the returned soldier what kind of
iob YOU have for him-through the
classified.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14

To forget to read the ads Is to forget
your primary ''purse-interests."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
The Howard National Ban]
City Trust Company

transacts its business at the HOWARD NATIONAL
BANK and pays interest upon deposits Surplus funds
not needed in business be deposited your financial
advantage.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14

FREE PRESS WANT ADS PAY pEs1
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
GIFT OF GOLD

Burlington. August 10, 1919.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-05-07
sss
Pagina

del procom1n y que solo Gle voso-
tros depende ell 'mejoramiento de
nuestra condici6n fnanciera. Nos
seria altamente doloroso tener que
abandonar esta profession que
hemos prestado toda la devotion
de nuestra alma. Pero no podre-
mos soportar mucho tempo esta
situacion precaria. "
En- nombre, pues, de los macs
tros de Puerto Rico; en- nombre,
del bienestar y progreso de los
nifos portorriqnenos; EN- nombre
de los altos ideales de la educa-
ci6n p1blica Y en- bien de la pa
tria portorriquena solicito de la
Legislature que busque dinero y
eleve los sueldos de los maestros
de acuerdo con la peticion hecha
por la Association de Maestros de
Puerto Rico en- ell p. de la G. 167,
0 ell la forma que juzgue mas con-
veniente.
Francisco VincEnty.
Presidente. Association de
Maestros.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-05-07
COLLABORATION

A los sefiores que nos honran env1an-
donos espontAneamente trabajos de CO.
laboraci6n les recomendamos que guar
den copia, pues no respOndemos de sa
devoluci6n en- case de no utilizarlos,
nj sostenemos correspondence sobre
ellos. tiF
Ell hecho de que este diario publiQue
un trabajo firmado, no signidca neca-
sariamcnte que so solidarice con 6I.
Adv.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-05-07
"A LIN Y"
PENSION DE DIVORCIO"

Es otra dc las pelicnlas del Primer
Circuito Nacional dc Exhibiciones co.
mo 10 cs VIDA DE PERRO. ST ella
fu6 buena para ellos, tambi6n 10 sera
para listed. Veala en- su Cine. Adv.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-05-07
CARBONATE DE CAL
(alias) CALCITO.

Hay una gran diferencia en- 10 cali
dad dc Carbonate de Cal, algunos son
absolutamdnte inservibles, otros, son
mejores, pero el nuestro es el MEJOR.
No compre ninguno sin cl analisis ga
rantizado, como ell nuestro que tiene el
siguiente:
Anihidrido Carbdnico $3.50. $3.50 oIo
Oxido de Calcio .......... 5O.40 oIo
Carbonate de Calcio ........ 5000 oIo
Oxido de Hero .......... $50 oIo
Slice ................ 2.15 oIo
Enviaremos cualquier estaci6n en-
ire San Juan y Ponce, pedidos de 20
toneladas a $40 la tonelada de 1000 lbs,
libre de fete.
Dirfjase a FoRTEzA HERMANos v
Co., Sucesores, Vega Baja, P. r. Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-05-07
LA ECONoMICA

Fonda Restaurant y casa dOrmito-
rio. Excelente servicio en- comida q
La carta.
Eel Restaurant mas popular en- San
Juan por sus servicios y condimenta-
ci6n en- la comida.
Tel6fono 118. Restaurant Cristo 81
Y dormitorio Cristo II. Propietario,
Advt. PATRICIO BL1ASCO.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-05-07


Yo creo senores legisIadores, q.
cualquiera de vosotros Sc dara per
fecta cuenta Gle que este presu-
puesto no solo es demasiado mo-
desto y estrecho, sino que care
ce de unas cuantas partidas de
absolute necesidad imprescindi-
bic para cualquier padre de ia
milia y mas a1n para todo pro-
fesional.
5D6nde estan los gastos de ro-
pa Y calzado para ell maestro y
su familia?
5Donde los gastos de suscripcio-
mes Gle periodicos, revis,as profe-
sionales, viajes para conferencias
de maestros, Quotas para fines be-
neficos. sea todo 10 que EN- ell
prespuesto Sc incluye bajo la par
tida de gastos incidentales?
les ganan $400 y los graduados
5000 al aiio.
I'll aumento del costo de la vi
da desde ell principle de la que
IRA 10 estima Bradstreet ell un
119 por ciento, ell Buread del Ira
baio. de los Estados Unidos Ell
un 103 por ciento. Dadas las es-
peciales condicionos de Puerto Ri
co hemos de. admitir que un calcu-
10 de un 80 por ciento es bastan-
te conservador y cercano a la rea-
lidad. De aqui surge ell hecho va
admitido hoy por todos los gobier-
nos de que los sueldos han de ser
aumentados correlativamente a es
te aumentO Ell ell costo de la vida.
El doctor P. p. Claxton, Comi-
i, sionado de Instruction de los Es-
tados Unidos, Ell artfculo recien-
temente publicado Sc eXpresa asf ::
@Para conseguir mejorar de ma
nera apreciable nuestro sistema
escolar, hay que empezar por ha-
Ger grandeS aumentoS Ell ell Suel-
do de los maeStros. De ninguna
manera seran suficientes pequenos
aumentos de ), 10 20 por 100
| porque no nos permitiran conser-
var Ell nuestras escuelas a hom-
bres y mujeres de habilidad su-
4 perior. A los maeStros Sc les paga
hoy por su trabajo menos que a
cualquier otra clase de trabaJ Jado-
res, Y ell aumento Ell suS sueldos
dura1lte los ultimos amos no ha
guardado relacion con ell de los
demas trabajadores hi con ell au-
mento ell ell costo de la vida Gran
n1mero de 10 smaestros mejores,
abandonan la profession para ser
sustituidos por hombres Y muje-
res de inferior nivel intellectual y
professional. Como rcsultado inevi-
table, la calidad de nuestras es-
cuelas, decae Ell vez de levantar-
sc, como 10 requiere la epoca por
qle atravesamos.
Mas adelante declara el doctor
Claxton que ell remedio consiste
ell aumentar los sueldos de los
maestros hasta que alcancen TN
promedio minimo de 81 800 al ailo.
No basta abrir escuelas III en-
sonar a. leer. escribir y contar a
nuestros conciudadanos. La clase
de escuelas y la clase de educa-
cion que impartamos es I'M factor
de gran trascendencia para la con
servaci6n de los ideales democra-
ticos modernos. Alemania es bue-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-05-07
EN- VEGA BAJA

Encontrara usted EEL MUNDOo en-
ell Cafe Central, de Gonzalez y Cano.
Plaza "Jose f. Mater. Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-05-07
La vida de los HaGstTos Sc haCe impossible

Senores Legisladores:
El maestro senor Victor Me-
iendez, dc Juncos, ha publicado en-
Ell MUNDO los siguientes datos:
Presupuesto mediano de un
manStrn nadra de falnilia
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-09-10


Este muchacho .fu6 rcgistrado para
yer 81 tcria alguna arma. En- el bolsi-
llc do Ia americana, que qucda sobre
la zona mate de Ia region precOraial
Gel coraz6n). .encontr6sele una carta en-
un .sobre pequefic y tino. FL contenido
del sobre. fue sacado Y apareci6 una
cartita de amor, en- la que una mano
nerviosa y femenina, a todas luces,
labia trazado el siguients saludo: mi
querido Q inolvidable angelitol !.
Detras de este saludo seguia una inter
mipable serie de frases tiernas y almi-
baradas. esas vulgaridades tan viejas,
que Sc dicen todos los enamorados, pa
"a quienes, sin embargo, tienen Ell en-
canto de una musica nueva.
ia carta estaba envelta en- una
brizna de pelo ssaoso v Fnbioi. ....
Cuando el sargento Gutierrez Sc flo
en- la calidad del pelo de LA RUBLA,
una sonrisa de satisfaction ilunin6 el
rostrO del golfo. que mostr6 Ia nieve
dc unos dientss perfsctoe.