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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-13
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT

ladies being present-Murry Reynolds
has finished work for Mrs. Minnie Rich
ardson and is now fixing his house ready
to move in.-The remains of Mrs. Russell
Sawyer of Moretown were brought to
town for burial in the Center cemetery
Monday.--The Grange meeting, held
Monday evening, was well attended
about 20 visitors being present, 16 coming
from Montpeler.-For the next Grange
meeting, to be held Monday. March H.
the following program Is furnished by the
lecturer: Roll call, answered by naming
some labor saving device; song, Orange
melodies; a talk, Can Electricity Be
Made Practical for the Farmer" Roy
White; paper, what Is the Real Cause
of the High Cost of Living Today"
Mrs. II. b. Chaplin; music by Mrs. Swift
and Mrs. Crane; talk, Some of My Ex-
periences i'm France" Richard Bailey; rec
itation. Calista Newhall; song; Mrs
A. =. Bigeow, lecturer.
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PVT. ALLEN b. NIXON

Barre. March 6-Inoluded in the list of
slightly wounded American soldiers Is
the name of Private Allen h. Nixon.
whose residence is given as X. +. ID. I.
Barre, but whose home is in the town of
Orange. The last letter his parents had
from him was received Feb u. In 1t he
stated that he was about to rejoin his
company after an illness. 1t Is known
that no was twice gassed in action and
the reference to his being slightly wound
ed probably means the second gassing
which he received while fighting in the
Argonne sector, The war department sent
his parents a letter on February 26. stat
Ing that Private Nixon was Rasssd on
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SOUTH WOODBURY..

Mrs. Daniel McLane of Planfield is i'll
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Martin
Clark. Her condition Is considered Sc
rious. Mr.. McLane visited her on Sun
day.-Mrs. Clinton Thurston, who is at
Hardwick hospital for treatment is slow
ly improving. Batchelder has
returned from a visit with his aunt, Mrs.
Elnora Gonyeau, of Fort Ethan, Allen
Mrs. Martin Clark and Mrs. Neil Tassie
were in Plainfield, Monday.-At the An
nual town meeting, there was n re-eec-
ton of most of the officers with the
exception of l.. Fl. Beaulac, who was
chosen road commissioner and Levi
Fisher, school director. There was a
majority vote for prohibition and to re-
tain the poor farm.-The condition of
Alonzo Sumner Is not quite as favorable.
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SOUTH ROYALTON.

Amos ]. Eaton has recently received a
disappointment to his former position In
connection with the forestry service of
the State. His office Will be located in
Montpelier the coming year.-rhe first and
second honors for the members of the
senior class OF the high school have been
won by George Osborne OF Pomfret and
Doris Heath Of Sharon'-A trained nurse
has been employed to care for Mrs. s. S.
brooks. who is gradually failing.-Mrs.
Mabel Northrop, who has been suffering
for several weeks from "A nervous break
down. is improving somewhat.-J. o.
Relknap's sons began clearance sale
on Monday this week, closing out their
entire stock.
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PVT. ROYDEN e. BROWN

Private Royden r. Brown, Co. d..
103rd Machine Gun Battalion. men,
toned as seriously wounded in the
casualty list. Is the son of Edgar
+. Brown of 6S Elmwood Avenue,
custodian of the county court house.
Private Brown in communication
to his father dated February 16 from
Mansigne, France states that he is
enjoying the best of health. Accord
ing to government information, he was
wounded on october rs In the left side.
the injury being a severe one. Up to
week ago no word had been received
from him for more than four months.
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October 25. In his last letter the young
man said he was ready to rejoin his COM
pany at Ecommoy. France. Also men,
toned. among the slightly wounded is Pri-
vate Floyd f. Wilfore of Williamstown,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Wilfore. The
war department. under date Of February
II, notified the parents that their son was
slightly wounded on October 3. 1t is
known that previously Private Whore
was In the hospital for treatment after be-
ing gassed.
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SGT. TIMOTHY p. KILLoRAN

Sgt. Timothy p, Killoran, mentioned
in the casualty list. was slightly
wounded September 26. and his wife
has only recently received notification
from the war department. The wound
evidently was not of serious nature
for, although Killoran has written home
often. he has never mentioned his
wound. He was member of G Com
many Of WlnAoskA SAnd HAAt aonAaA
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with the company. He afterwards was
transferred to the 102nd Machine Gun
Battalion. Before he entered the army
he was employed by the American
Wooden company. He has a wife and
two children, who are living at so
Maple street.
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SIMPLIFYING 1T

81 haven't the strength to comb Fido.
His hair is too thicK ana curiey. Won't
YOU comb him for meI
mot l." said her heartless husband
but I'll get you hairless dog judge
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JUVENILE UPS AND DOWNS

Hello. Bobby, up with the lark this
morning, Ell? And where's Willie; isn't
he up with the lark, too?"
mo. sir; he's down with the measles."
.R>atou TrapSprkpt
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TEST FOR ADJUSTMENTS

Incubators are carefully tested at the
factory and the necessary adjustments
made to the heat-control mechanism and
so on. Nevertheless. it is a safe plan
for the operator to make his own expert
ments before filling the machine with
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
Champ Clark Advocates
Profit Sharing for Labor

New Orleans, Sept. D.-The solution
Of the difference between labor and cap
ital lies in proht sharing. Representa-
tive Champ Clark declared today at
the annual convention Of the Associat.
ed Advertising Clubs of the World.
1.-THE plan for profit sharing. he said.
''will require much pains and thought
to. bring it to perfection. but it cer-
tainly is not beyond our ability for do
ing things
'"The high class of American labor
is q matter for national congratula-
ton and should be universally cherish
ed. On the other hand. nobody sheuld
have any prejudice against man be-
cause he has acquired capital provided
he secured it honestly. What people
really and reasonably object to Ii bel
ing skinned within an inch Of hei:
lives
Sometime next month Pres dent Will
son will call a convention Of labor. cap
ital and farmers in Washington for n
free exchange Of opinions in iaudable
effort to establish justice and abiding
peace among them. 1t is tremendous
undertaking and all the men and wom-
en- Of good sense and patriotism hope
and pray that it will result in complete
success.
ESQ far az We are concerned. one OF
the principal questions with which We
should wrestle is how to increase our
foreign trade. Upon the increase OF
our foreign trade rests In largest meas
ure the future prosperity of this mighty
republic"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
CHRISTIANIZATION
OF JEWS ADVOCATED

New York. Sept. 23-Christianiza-
ton Of the Jews In the United States
as part Of a $1,000 900 Americaniza-
ton program planned by the Episco-
pal Board Of Missions, was advocat-
ed here today at a board conference.
Suggestion by Bishop Rogers, Israel
of the Erie, Pa, diocese. that any ac.
tion along these lines shoAld be de-
ferred Until after the Episcopal gen.
eral conference at Detroit in October
brought prompt answer from the
Rev. John !. Zacker, superintendent
Of Jewish work for the diocese Of
Philadelphia, that IL the Jew was left
out of the program for only a short
time it would be a failure.
"The Jews control the world" said
Mr.. Zacker. land II Christianity is
to convert the Jews 1t must be at
tempted at once"
He declared that there are 5000
Christian Jews in the country today.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
One Killed at Buffalo

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 23.-One man
was shot dead, another fatally In
jured and three other persons were
taken to the hospital when Lacl<a-
wanna Steel Company private guards
this evening fired on 5000 workers
who had gathered in front Of one OF
the gates Of the plant.
The dead man is Casimer Mazurek,
"a years old. one of the strikers. Shot
through the head he died in an am
bulance on the way to the hospital.
He had been working at the steel
plant for about two months since his
return from France, where he served
throughout the war with the Second
Division.
Naoiez Buczkowski, another strik-
er, was shot through the right tenn
pie. and surgeons at the hospital to-
night despaired Of saving his life.
OF the other injured two are strik-
are sligh|'v wounded.
The riot was the second one OF
the afternoon. About half an hour
earlier steel plant guards clashed
with the crowd at another gate and
several shots were fired by the
guards, but no one was hit.
The principal disturbance began
when plant guards opened the gates
to let out some workers who had re-
mained in the plant although opera
! tions had been suspended earlier in
the day. AS two Of the workers came
out of the gate there was q shower
| Of stones and bricks from the crowd.
Immediately. witnesses said, eight
| Of the plant policemen advanced to
the center sof the street, as feet, &way
i from the edge Of the crowd. and be-
gan firing their IL gauge shot gums.
Other plant policemen inside the
| fence Joined In the shooting and the
witnesses said that about so shots
were fired.
| While the shooting was in progress,
Chief ellison and members of the
| I1ackawanna city .police were in the
thick of the crowd, trying to re-
store order. Their frantic signals to
cease firiiig~were disregarded by the
plant guards. Chief ellison raid to-
night. and 1t was not until the crowd,
which included many women and
children, broke up in a panic that
the firing stopped. Three strikers
have been arrested on charges Ct in
citing to riot. It is alleged that they
counselled an attack on the plant
| guards.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
Evidence on Sugar
Profteering in
Nutmeg State

New Haven, CT, Sept. 23-Gvtdence
bearing upon alleged proAtesrins IN
sugar was offered to Judge e. l.
Garvin In the United States distriot
court today by District Attorney
Crosby. This evidence makes q vol
ume OF 100 typewritten pages OBJ
taired by federal investigators work
ins In all parts Of the state. The
grand jury listened to evidence IN
specific cases, Robert scoville, fair
price commissioner. and former
federal food administrator. appearing
in cases against two wholesalers in
sugar,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
DAnnunzio Address
Proclamation to Venice

Rome. Friday. Sept. 19(By The
Associated Press)--''If you don't rise;
II you don't overthrow the govern
ment which dishcnors you. you are
unworthy Of calling yourselves Ital-
ians."
This declaration 10 made by Cab
riele D,Annunxio In proclamation
address to Venice.
The Tribune strongly stigntatises
D.Annunxio's attempt to incite the
people 70 rise. saying that this has
caused condemnation even among
D'Annunxio's supporters.
In an appeal addressed TO 1.riest,
D'Annun1io says:
I'VE are determined to remain in
FUND against any cppcsition: de-
ternained to atarve. buried under its
ruins; burned alive In its houses set
on nre; meeting with . smile the cru
elest death. Therefore We are invinc-
jble.s
D'Annunsio urged that money and
.eupola1e Il aels e TiumA
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
ITALIAN GOVT KNEW
OF DANNUNZlO'S PLANS
FOR FIUME LAST JULY

Washington, Sept. 23-The Italian
government was informed last July
Of the plans Of Lieutenant Colonel
Gabrielle DAnnunzio for his Fiume
adventure, according to the Italian
Socialist paper Avanti, extracts from
which were cabled today from Ge-
neva to the official information bu-
reau here Of the kingdom of the
Serbs. Croats and Slivenes. The pa
per also asserted that the allies were
told Of the action Of D'Annunzio's
accomplices in Fiume long before
the soldie.poet carried out his cam.
paign.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
THREE KILLED
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rounded by q mob Of several hundred
persons.
Finding the odds against them. tho
two men sought shelter in a butcher
shop. The crowd is alleged to have at
tempted to enter the building and nred
. number Of shots. Joseph Hungarts.
q. said by the police to be q striker,
fell with a bullet wound in the abdo.
men. He was trampled upon by the
men as they rushed into the shop.
The windows Of the place were shat
tered and meats were strswn about the
floor during the cla"h. Carter and Ko-
simshi. cornered. fought for their lives
and were about exhausted when the
police came to their rescue.
Mounted police and spec al ofncers
dispersed the crowd. Three arrests
were made.
Hurgartx is in the hospital in q crit
icai condition. Special Policeman Car
ter, who received a probable fracture
Of the left arm and left shoulder blad, i,
and was beaten about the face and
body. is also in serious condition. Ko-
simshi was bruised about the face and
head.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
NORTH ANsON

The year Is opening very auspici'
ousiy for Anson Academy under tne
able leadership sof Prin. g. F. WI
liamesand his assistants. There are
90pupilA with an entering class Of q
freshmen. More students are expect
ed later. Agriculture 10 one or tne
new features being taken up as q oe-
partfnent by itself In the school tn',
fall under the Smith Hughes act sho
State Director r. w. Thomas OF Or
ono was In town Thursday and fIi-
day Of last week In connection WIN
this branch Of work. On Thursdas
Prin. williams took the class to tne
cornfield Of Albert Rssd and gavs
than lesson In seed selection. Tnas
week County. Agent c. A. Storer vi"
come up from skowhegan and &C.
company the class to the farm OF ~
Bros. to demonstrats In the selection
OF seed potatoes.
Truman Carl has been serving ou
the jury st skowhegan from us
>sW0s ~ ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
STATE OFFICERS OF
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
AT AUBURN FRIDAY

Five State officers and executive
committee Of the Young Peoples 90.
ciety Of Christian Endeavor will at
tend the conference Of the c. E. So
ciety at the Court street Baptist
church. Auburn, Friday afternoon
and evening. Sept. 26.
The executive committee is divided
into three teams which are now
touring the State Of Maine. The team
which visits here will also speak in
Augusta, Pennington, Saco, Port
land, Bridgton and South Paris.
Towns and villages listed in this
section are: Greene, Turner, Wales,
Webster. Bowdoin, Lisbon, Topsham,
Sabattus. Mechanic Falls and Lis
bon Falls. All others invited.
Addresses here will be given at
the Court street Baptist church, Au-
burn. Friday afternoon and evening.
Sept. rs. The conference will open at
o'clock. At this time any local prob
lens may be discussed in open par
lament. Information, helpful sugges-
tions and any needed assistance will
gladly be given by the visiting off,
GERS.
At $40 supper will be served to all
attending the evening services, at a
moderate cost. The evening session
will open at 7.30 o'clock and the prin.
cipal addresses will be Harold Cap
ron of Bangor. Maine State president
of the Y. p. s. c. E., and Clarence
Hamilton Of the National Christian
Endeavof. Mr.. Hamilton. having
served in France. has many things
of interest to bring to the people.
Both speakers attended the Worlds
c. E. convention, held at Buffalo,
N. Y, last August.
The Young Peoples society Of the
Christian Endeavor is today re-or-
ganized the world over as one Of the
largest If not the largest organiza-
ton Of young people banded for
Christian service.
True to its motto. For Christ and
the Church." it is doing a great work
in the advancement Of civilization
and the establishing Of Christian cit
izenship in all lands. 1t is one of
the strongest allies of the church and
Sunday school, The Christian En-
deavor owes no small part Of it's sue
cess and achievements to it's alum
nj, which gives it's loyal support.
The State workers who are to be
here are not coming in the interests
of the young people alone, and it is
hoped that all who possibly can, will
attend the conference.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
Martins Ferry Plant
Accepts Union Agreement

Martins Ferry. O., Sept. 2s-signs
Of the frst break in the ranks of
steel mill operators in this district
came today, when notices were post
ed informing striking !semployes of
the Wheeling Steel and Iron Com
pany that its plant would resume op-
eratiorU within a few days under a
union agreement.
The company's tin plate plant at
Yorkville, near here. employing 500
persons, is working under an agree
ment, but its other furnaces and
mills here and at Wheeling, w. Va,
employing 5000 men are idle.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
$4,000 Out. in Mahonina Valley

Youngstown, O.. Sept. 2s-Within
almost "a hours after the nationwide
strike of, steel workers began union
leaders had brought about complete
suspension of operation in every
mill in the Mahoning Valley, calling
$4,000 men away from their work.
I'VE have SO per cent Of the men
employed in the various steel plants
out on strike at the present time" de-
clared Secretary S. T. Hammers
mark this evening. THE situation
tor the first two days is beyond be-.
lief"
No trouble outside Of q few fist
encounters has occurred here since
the strike began. One or two men
have been arrested for minor offens-
es. Foreign born workmen in large
numbers began to leave the district
for eastern points.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24

the Senate. Senator Thomas. DEM
ocrat, Colorado, today introduced .
resolution which would put the
Senate on record as disapproving
"conspiracies and Disturbances" to
accomplish objects by force or disor.
der. denouncing the CLOSED shop
as, tyrannous and un-American and
deploring strikes for power. The
senator plans tto 'can up the resolu-
ton tomorrow. ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
Halt Traffic on N. Y.
Street Car Lines One
Minute in Honor Shonts

g New York. Sept. 23.-Services on
all the elevated and subway lines
of the Interborough Rapid Transit
Company were halted for a minute
this afternoon during the funeral Of
Theodore P. Shonts, president Of the
company.
Preceding interment in Woodlawn
cemetery, services were held in the
Brick Presbyterian church on Fifth
avenue, attended by prominent men
and women from all walks of life.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
TO PAY DEFERRED
DIVIDENDS ON
MARINE STOCK

New York. Sept. 2S--To apply ON
deferred dividends an extra five per
cent payment on preferred stock was
declared here today by the direc-
torate Of the International Mercan-
tile Marien Co. This payment. it
was stated. will bring the amount Of
back dividends on this stock down
to So per cent.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
Quiet at Gary, Ind,

Gary, Ind, Sept. 23-With sS per
cent Of Gary's steel workers on
strike. according to union officials,
the situation remained unchanged
tonight. There were no disorders dur
ing the day and fears trouble were
allevtatsd this afternoon when a
mass meeting Of 25o0 men cheered a
negro strikers appeal for suppress.
sion Of race feeling. The meeting.
which was held in a park. was or.
Derby ana the men, dressed in f6eir
holiday clothes. seemed cheerful ana
good.natured.
= The first move to round up radical
aeitators was made this afternoon.
When Mike Yelovitz was arrested for
u.lS.r,flouting pamphlets among the
~ lakers advocating the overthro~, -
the government. "
I Omoiais OF the Amer4er, s...,
ana Tin Plate Co. empioyin. sS.s...
5000 workers. declared that few ~sS,s
on strike and that the plant w.
operating normally.
Strike pickets, many Of whom ride
to their posts in their automobiles
are still on duty around the plants. !.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
OAKLAND
Walksly. Bradbury

Cards have been received here an
nouneing the marriage Of Nrs. Martha
8urdett Bradbury to Ernest Arthur
Wakely. which occurred 90 Monday aft
ernoon. Sept. Is. At the home Of the
brides mother, Mrs. VIII. Wilbur of
Russell street. Lewiston. The couple
left on . short wedding trip to Boston
and upon their return will reside In
Rumford, whore Mr.. wakeiy has q nns
position as paymaster In the Oxford
paper mill. MIRA wakely. who was for.
neriy Miss Matte Folsom. is well
known in town. having at one time re-
sided here and attended the public
eehe OILS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
MORE PLANTS CLOSED
IN CHICAGO DISTRICT

Chicago, Sept. 23-Closing OF ad-
ditional plants in South Chicago
and Indiana Harbor and absence Of
appreciably increased activity in
mills which were attempting to op.
crate with reduced forces in Gary,
marked the second day Of the steel
strike in the Chicago district.
Union leaders claimed gains Of ap-
proximately 10000 in the number of
strikers. Ohicials of the United
States Steel Corporation maintained
the reticence which they have ex-
hibited since the first strike MUIR
murs were heard and operators Of
independent plants settled down to
a policy Of watchful waiting.
Among the rank and file Of the
strikers the holiday aspects Of the
walkout were . accentuated. The
moving picture houses and other re-
creation enterprises In the steel
towns are booming and hastily or
ganized dances were adopted by
mushroom promoters"
No signs of disorder we're In evil
dence at any Of the strike centers.
On the contrary union pickets joked
with the policemen who kept them
moving and exchanged badinage
with company guards posted about
the entrances ofthe plants.
J. w. Leese. general superinten-
dent of the Inland Steel Company al
Indiana Harbor, explained that he
ordered shut down rather than
take the responsibility for an indus
trial strike.
"Whethe. the employer see 1t or not
the time has come to share profits with
| the men. We have had bonus AM
| profits-sharing system in our plant AND
the men who remained loyal will COZ.
| tinue to receive their share of the
| profits even though the plant Is closed
he said.
J The union leaders Of the district met
; in Chicago late today and after theiI
reports had been tabrlated the claim
/ OF 5000 strikers as against yesterday
/ Agures Of $500 was given out. ]. H
| Deyoung. who presided, said that tn,
national strike committee would es
! pouse the cause Of the engineers VIII
: quit their posts at Gary despite orders
| to the contrary from their information
| al union.
H. NJ. Comerford, International secre
terry Of the engineers. blamed "an in
corrigible radical element at Gary fol
the happenings there and criticized tn,
action Of the committee which calle<
tie big strike over recommendation t,
| tie contrary from President Wilson an,
samuel Gompers.
''The strike is not approved general,
bv the conservative element in the Ia
Dor movement" he said. ''It could no
lie, with such radical leaders,
The first court action of the strik
came late today when the Pollak stee
Co.. manufacturing steel axles in ch;
csgo. asked an injunction against pick
citing Of It's plant.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
Whits.osborns

Word has been received In this city
Of the marriage Of Arthur Osborne
Of this city to Miss Hazel e. White
Of Skowhegan. the marriage taking
place at the Free Baptist church at
Clinton Saturday night. at O'Clock.
Rev. e. e. Longley. pastor Of tho
church performing the ceremony.
Mrs. Osborne was at one time EN-.
ployed in a laundry in this city. but
of late has been employed in Skowhe.
gan. Mr.. Osborne is employed In the
Hill garage on Silver street. After u
short wedding trip they win reside
In this city,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-24
1000 Out At Canton, O,

Canton. o., Sept. 23.-Approximate
1y another thousand men Joined the
steel Strike in Canton today. In the
plant Of the Canton Sheet Steel Com
pany there was a general response to
the strike call, labor officials said.
Bert Evey, organizer for the Am
erican Federation Of Labor, said to-
day that as near as he was able to
estimate there was about 1000 worleL
ers on strike in Canton.