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but declared that increase OF wages
and decrease of working hours was not
panacea nor would government own
ership or control of utilities solve the
problem.
Discuss Wheat Price
Relation of the price of wheat to the
cost Of living was debated by several
senator's. Mr.. Gronna denied that the
governments wheat price guarantee
causes undue prices for bread. He was
supported by Senators Kellogg and Nell
son, Republicans. of Minnesota, who
said wheat was being sold far above
the governments guarantee at the prin-
cipal terminals.
The three senator's predicted that this
years crop would be lower than gov
crnment estimates. Senator Grouna say
ing it would be $50 200 900 bushels and
not $50. 900. 900. as forecast by the
Department of Agriculture.
Prices High Under Licensing
Senator Gronna declared that the
packers and all dealers in food products
never made higher profits than they
did under the food administration s
licensing plan during the war.
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.n. ",u' ,.s S,"'eS' senator "io,'nd
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',, Nv nas ,s mani very possible enor' W re
u"oe 'n' prlce.
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''ru"'vht had 'aken over the "heat I
ctop III 'ha' country ana wiped out
N"nau,a'i exchanges
p'p'ol,ns 'h' general tendency I"
run 10 congress to pass laws Tor the
reeuia''oh OF everything. senator
'mitn' ''mo'rat' south carolina de-
''"reu 'ocai au'hor'',Ps nave ample pow
er 10 COMBAT the high cost of living
hys'erla'
senator smith said il there was
pronttering the Sherman act afforded
ah opportunity to break it up. He add
ed that "Xtravagance by most persons
was one cause Of present conditions.
"FIour Cbeanest Tb;n1 n, E.r,bv
soa. -,
r.n.ii ~, -.'' u,hoe,' Hepubiicah OF
.o1 '"No''' .T' S'iu iiour at Hlf par =
today"
Compare your flour bill of. three and
one-half cents day with your cigar
BILL Senator McCumber said, in ask
ing why there was so much clamor
about -four prices and so little about
those for clothing, shoes, medicines and
other articles.
Senator pittman, Democrat. of Ne
vada, told the Senate wheat and -four
nrices could not be blamed on the pres =
cnt administration. he pointed out
that President Wilson had vetoed bill
to fix wheat at $3.50 IL bushel fore
ing the 81. 26 guarantee and declared the
administration had opposed the wheat
fixing legislation.
Senator Thomas. Democrat. Of Col
orado, observed that the high cost of
living was world wide and asked if any
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
STRIKE OF SHOPMEN
SPREADS OYER u. S.
Rail,cay Car Repairmen Are
Ordered to Resume
Work

New York, Aug. 4.-(By a. P.)--
The railroad shopmen's strike. accord
ing to statement issued today by the
regional directors Office, has been spo-
radio in the East, and the trouble up
to the present seems to have centered
on the lines west of Chicago.
''Some of the smaller lines" the
statement said, ''such as the Wabash, +,
the Nickel Plate and the Wheeling and
Lake Erie, are experiencing trouble,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04
Strike Effective Club"

lie might call strike to force ma
tionalization. With this ''club" in his
hands he is likely to secure favorable
terms.
With the coming of Mr.. Stone on the
stage the whole political scene shifts.
The Republicans are likely speedily to
lose interest in demonstrating Mr.. Will
sons failure at Paris and turn about to
face situation reminiscent of 1915.
when the same railroad unions with
their demands. more than any other
single thing, made Mr.. Wilson's re elcc- T.
ton possible.
The Republicans then thought that
the President by his surrender had of
Tended the sober sense of the country
But the election demonstrated the grow
ing solidarity of labor for the first time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-04

nouncement that train service may \
considerably restricted and trains b
being run as engines can be found 4
them"
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u. s. Ownership
Capital Issue
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Continued FROM Page One
evidently has in mind the same role for
himself or for the Democratic party.
Workers Seek Representation
The demands of Mr.. Stone are likely
to be turned by Mr.. Wilson to political
account. Ore common suggestion is that
in the future control of the railroads,
when Mr.. Hines administration ends.
the owners or stockholders, the gov
ernment, and the railroad workers will
be represented.
What Mr.. Stone seeks probably both
by his demand for naturalization and
by his demand for higher wages Is that
the representation of labor in the con
troll of the railroads should be as large
as possible.
The President can show his friendli
moss to labor by supporting a plan to
give labor the largest share possible in
the control of the railroads. He may
hope to put this issue M to the Re-
publicans in Congress and to demon
strate the lack OF sympathy among the
Republicans there for labor.
Political Maneuvers Seen
Mr.. Stone, in his statement to the
press, says that the naturalization Of
the railroads may become the big presi
dential issue. He does not exaggeratc.
He is playing politics-for the domina
tion of the Democratic party by the
labor unions.
Mr.. Wilson will play poitics--for the
support Of the Democratic party by
union labor. The Republicans will play
politics-to satisfy the sober, Conserva
tive sense of tho country without alien
ating the labor vote.
Tho railroad labor unions have denI-
onStratcd over and over again their
power TO get whatever they demand.
Mr.. stone announces determination
to win this time. He has it in his
power to initiate the tactics of British
labor and resort to direct action tn
secure his aim.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
DEFENDANT IS MISSING
Former President Of Vermont Business
College Sued for Rent.

George II. Watson, former president OF
the Vermont Business College. now of
parts unknown. is made the defendant
in suit entered Tuesday I'm Chittenden
county court by T.. A. Brodie, adminis-
traitor of the estate of u. A. Brodie. to
recover 800, claimed to be due for rent
Of the rooms used by the Vermont Bust
ness College at 10 Church street.
AS security on this claim all school
and other furniture. including desks,
c. airs, stands. 3lackboards etc, which
is now IN the rooms formerly occupied
by the Vermont Business College on the
third and fourth floors of the building
at 10 Church street. has been attached
by Constable Henry Todd. J. j. Enright
appears as attorney for Mr.. Brodie in
this case.
The building at 10 Church street be-
longs to the ID. A. Brodie estate The
Vermont Business College was conducted
there for several years under the direc.
ton of George H. Watson; president.
Some time in April this year, Mr. Watson
left the city, saying that he was going 10
France on business He has not been
In the city since then, and the last heard
from him, so far as can be learned. was
a letter received short time ago, which
was written from France.
Following the departure of Mr.. Watson
the business college was kept open for a
time by Albert Michaud manager who Is
now employed by the b. +. Goodrich Tire
company in this city. The college was
finally closed during the month of July
and mas not been re-opened since that
time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
HOW TO BUILD A FIRE

Many people who never dreamed of
such a thing-wil have the care of a
heater thrust upon them this winter.
and while building a fire looks easy
enough, there are a few things worth
knowing that makes all the difference
in the world in making the job easy.
First Of all. close all hampers. Shake
the CRATE to remove ashes. dust or
clinkers from the frepot. Then remove
the ashes and you are ready to begin the
real work of building a fire Put in some
rumpled newspaper with an occasional
twist In it. Cover with kndlings laid
criss-cross or LOOSELY so as 10 allow air
space. Use fire kindlings at the bottom
with sticks or soft wood on top, if neces-
sary. Add thin layer OF coal, or if it
IL a wood fire. add layer of hard wood
instead. Open the ashpit and smokepipe
hampers. Then light the paper.
When the fuel is burning freely fiji the
firepot, close the damper In the ash pit
and adjust that in the smoke pine, closing
Il entirely or only partially. according to
the kind of hcJter. You'l be surprised
at the ease with which you can produce
a splendid fire. Try it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
LARD SUBSTITUTE
TO Be MADE HERE
''Waneta" Shortening Will Be
Manufactured in New Build.
ing of Vermont Milk Chocolate
Company-N ew Equipment
Must Be Manufactured

The manufacture Of a substitute for
lard il to be begun in Burlington as soon
as the equipment has been installed in
the new building erected by the Vermont
Mix Chocolate company on its premises
near Park avenue. The new product is
supplementary TO the chocolate products
already being manufactured by the COM
pany, and is the result of long study
and experiments on the part of John
Walker. president OF the company, and
others,
The building which will be the home oe
the "Waneta" brand of shortening is 80
by l6i feet in size and consists of a base
ment and two upper floors in part Of it
and a basement and one story in the res
mainder.
Mr.. Walker, when seen last evening,
said that he was unable to state when
the manufacture of the shortening would
begin. Much of the equipment is new and
VIII have to be made especially for the
purpose, and all that takes time.
Not much will be said as to what enters
into the manufacture of "Waneta"
shortening, but it is a business which
goes along well with the manufacture of
chocolate and it is supposed that some OF
the oils from the cocoo bean form a con-
siderable part of II.
There are now some immense plants en-
gagged in making lard substitutes and the
demand for them is keen on account OF
the high price of pork products. The
Waneta peope feel confident that they
have the process which will put their
products in the front rank OF these.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
SHIP MILK TO NEW
YORK DESPITE STRIKE
Green Mountain State COntinu-
ing to Send More Than 100000
Quarts of Lacteal Fluid to
New York Despite Boycott by
Consumers

While practically all the milk collected
on the Rutland railroad through Vermont
goes to New York, the boycott of the
hundreds of thousands of consumers in
that city has made no difference with the
shipments and the thousands of cans are
being taken by the companies every day.
The milk men do not think the boycott
will have any serious result, and in their
opinion that is not an effective way OF
bringing about a reduction in the price.
The train which goes through Burning
ton over the Rutland railroad daily. made
up almost entirely of milk cars. yester-
day had II cars loaded with milk and
each car holds about 200 cans of 40 quarts
the can. The train, therefore. had near
ly 100000 quarts of milk when IL reached
Burlington and more is taken on south of
here. A part of this milk comes from
northern New York.
Sheffield Farms, Incorporated is one
of the biggest companies which distri-
butes milk jim New York, and is the big
gest buyer on the Rutland railroad. No
matter OF what duration the strike, none
of the milk will be wasted as the COM
pany has immense facilities for turning
the products into other channels. AS an
instance. this company has recently con-
structed creamery in Nereennes, where
the milk is separated and only the cream
sent on. The skim milk is made into
casein and what is left of that goes into
milk sugar. so that only the water gets
away. Then If the milk pours In and
the cream cannot be used this can be
made into butter. Whatever comes the
company will take milk from its pro-
ducers, as to stop would be costly in
the loss Of their sources of supply, which
would turn to other buyers, of which thea
are plenty.
Some idea OF what the milk industry Ia
to Vermont can be gained by the amounts
shipped In summer time there are as
many as 20 cars per day over the Rutland
road alone. This means about 10000
quarts From practically all of the Cen
trail Vermont stations. milk is shipped to
Boston. when it is not taken care of by
local creameries or the Borden people.
The milk business has changed. In the
old days producer sought the market
but now the big dealers are after the pro-
ducers and through collective bargaining
the prices are fixed in the city Offices of
the producers agents and the companies.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
AGRICULTURAL LEADERS
TO ADDRESS OA|RyMEN
Unusual Program of Interest to
Milk Producers Will Be Car
ried Out at Richmond Theatre
Next Tuesday Under Direc-
ton of Frank w. Clark

Dairymen of this section will have
an exceptional opportunity to listen
to some of the prominent leaders of
agricultural organizations who will
speak at the Richmond Theatre, Rich
mond, Tuesday. November 25. Richard
Pattee, manager of the New England
Milk Producers association; r. ID.
Cooper. president of the Dairymen's
League of New York; John Sherey,
manager of the Eastern States Agricul-
tural and Industrial League; and
Howard w. Selby, manager of the
Eastern States Farmers Exchange,
have been secured by Frank w. Clark,
ex-presdent of the N. E. NJ. p. A., to
come to Vermont at this time to speak
to the dairymen ON live topics of the
day.
The forenoon session will begin at
10 O'Clock. at which time Mr. Sherley
will speak on The Eastern States
Movement At IL o'clock, Mr.. Selby
will speak on Go Cooperative Buying
and Selling of Farm ProductsS The
first speaker of the afternoon, at 1870,
will be Mr.. Pattee, managing director
Of the New England Producers asso-
citation, who will speak on collective
Marketing OF Dairy Products by the
Dairymen of New England" Mr.. Pat
tee will bring out the salient features
Of the recent purchase through the n.
T.. NJ. p. A. of the Turner Center Milk
Co. of Maine
r. ID. Cooper, president of the Dairy
mems League will speak on THE Con-
templated Formation of Cooperative
Plants by League Farmers" Mr.. Cooper
is also vice president of the National
Milk Producers Federation of Chicago
and member of the executive COM
mittee of the National Board of Farm
ORGANIZATIONS of Washington, D. c.
Mr. Cooper will be able to give some
live information on the work of these
national organizations. also of national
legislation affecting dairymen.
1t is expected that President Guy w
Bailey. Dean ]. L. Hills, and Director
Thomas Bradlee of the University of
vermont and Hon. Il. S. Brigham, State
commissioner of agriculture, will be
present and make a few remarks
C. f. Ernst of the Burlington Commun-
ity Service will lead in community sing
ing at both sessions.
Mr.. Sherley and Mr.. Ernst will give short
talks in the assembly hall of Richmond
high school at 900 a. m. Mr.. Sherley will
speak relative TO boys and girls club
work in connection with the Eastern
States movement. The public Is invited
and mothers in particular are urged to be
present.
At noon intermission. all who care to
secure warm lunch may find the same
at the Richmond Inn.
Special train service has been arranged
so that all passenger trains will stop at
Richmond that day
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
CHANGE COMMENCEMENT
Will BE Weekend InstitutiOu-Ver-
mont Alumni So Requests 1t

1t has been decided to hold a week
commencement at the University of Yer
mont next June. This Is at the request of
many of the alumni who claim that be-,
cause 1t Is so much easier to get away
from business cares over week end than
In the middle OF the week that many
more of the Alumni can be present at
such q, commencement. The tentative plan
for next years exercises is as follows:
Friday, June %, class day exercises; Sat
urday. June %. alumni exercises; Sunday.
June q. baccalaureate. and Monday, June
rs, graduation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
NO TRUE BILL
Grand Jury Makes Report and II
Discharged fran Further Duty

No true bill was found by the grand
jury in Chittenden county court yester-
day afternoon. The jury met shortly
after two o'clock and spent the afternoon
in secret session. 1t is understood that an
investigation was conducted in the case
of Merrill Rugg, driver of the Sherwood
bus which knocked over and killed young
John Anstey recently. The jury reported
Just before five o'clock and was dis
charged from further duty. Court will
meet at nine o'clock this morning tp take
up any further business that may' come
before II.
The grand jury which was on duty
yesterday was the same which was in
session few weeks ago when the jail
was inspected with the exception of one
man. Arthur Brigham of Colchester, who
was unable to be present and was excused.
c. S. Looms of this city was placed on
the jury in place of Mr.. Brigham. w. ].
Van Patten acted as foreman OF the
grand jury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
POOR FIDO

The other day woman entered the
office of Lou Guernsey and asked him
to be her lawyer In IA divorce case. She
said she had been married only a day.
Married only a day, and you want a
dieorce?" gasped Guernsey incredulously.
yes" insisted the woman, and ex-
planned: when my husband came home
from the office was crying. He asked
me why and | said: oh. John. l baked
a lovely cake and put it out on the porch
for the frostng to dry, and the dog ate
IT, And John said, Don't cry, dear, ]
know a man who will give US another
dog LOS Angeles Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
William s, Yale

William $. Yale died at his home in
Charlotte Tuesday morning at 4:D
o'clock. He was II years cd and Is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Ellen Yale; by
one daughter, Mrs. Mary Farr: by one
grandson, Yale Farr of Charlotte; by one
sister. Miss c. A. Yale, who is principal
of the Clarke School for the Deaf and
Dumb at Northampton, Mass; and by
one brother, John Farr of Bedford, Mass.
/ Mr.. Yale was for over % years deacon
of the Congregational Church In Charlotte.
He was born in Charlotte and spent
practically all Of his life there. The flu
neral will be held from his late home
this afternoon at one o'clock. Burial
will be in the cemetery at Charlotte.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
MONEY FOR VERMONT ACADEMY

The appointment board OF the Northern
Baptist convention has voted to ap-
portion $4,000 to the Vermont Academy
at Saxtons River. This sum Ia to be
used to pay debts and erect n new build
ing In addition to the sum of 100000 for
endowment. Tho school has other
endowments. with total OF $4,000, not all
available for current Income. The board
of trustees of Vermont Academy is now
made up Of DIR. w. A. Dawson. II. l..
Bowles, DR., Joseph C., Robbins, John
Barrett, Olin Gay, William Il. Stlckney,
Henry Bond, Charles Craft. DR. r. l..
Osgood. Fred q. ,eld. r. b. Locke, John
". Paddock, WIN b, Smith. and Walter b.
Glynn. Rev. V. y. A. Mason, whose time
has not expired. makes up the fifteen re-
ouired hy tina hy-laws
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
LOCAL PHYSICIANS
AND DRUGGIST FINED
Different interpretations of An.
ti-Narcotic Laws Result in
Levy of $500 in Cases of Doc
tors and $3.50 for Filling Pres
criptiOn

The internal revenue bureau. on which
devolves the enforcement of the anti
narcotic law, is now levying more severe
penalties than those imposed in Vermont
at any time since the enactment of the
Harrison act, and the Interpretation OF
the law has become so strict that many
physicians have announced their inten-
tons of not renewing their licenses to
handle opium and druggists are showing
the same disposition.
Az the result of the arrest, for vagrancy.
last May of William Scofield Of Lawrence.
Mass. and Joseph Kabasin of Nashua.
n. H., two local physicians are being
asked to pay $500 for writing prescriptions
which contained the drug and one drug
gist has paid $3.50 in settlement of his case
for filling prescription with Commissioner
Roper of the internal revenue department.
II was evident in all three case that there
law, and 1t was plainly evident that the
violation was not made for pecuniary
gain.
Kabasin and Scof1eld had been addicts
for many years and when the opium was
taken away from they they were unable
to work. They sought the aid of physi-
clans who, in turn, asked one internal
revenue agent what to do. According to
their statement, they were tod that II
they could reduce the amount which the
men were taking, It would be all right to
prescribe small amounts. In practically
all of the cases of the prescriptions, the
physician did the work free of charge In
order to relieve the men so they could
work.
The men attended to business for a
time. when they lost their jobs and were
arrested on the street for begging, 1t then
developed that they were addicts and had
been getting opium. The next step was
when an internal revenue agent inspected
the books of the drug concern and saw
plainly written on the books opposite the
prescriptions "addicts"
The druggist had been told by other
agents that # was lawful To All prescrip-
tons, written by bona fide physicians in
the city, and no attempt was made at
concealment The same agent who found
the prescription acquainted the doctors
with the fact that they had viola ted the
laws, and prosecutions were in order.
BY law, the commissioner is empowered
to accept money in effectins compromise
and the druggist sent along 500 and the
physicians $500 TO the collector of internal
revenue at Portsmouth. n. H. This was
forwarded in turn to Commissioner Roper
who has sent word back that the amounts
are not sufficient and $3.50 is demanded
Of the druggist with $500 in the case of
the doctors. This is much more than was
recommended by the internal revenue de-
partment men on the scene.
The law itself has been a subject of
much dispute and its enforcement is now
governed by different rules and regula-
tons of the treasury department. Coming
down to the last analysis. opium can be
furnished only to alleviate pain and not
to satisfy in any way an appetite Where
the line is drawn in the case Of an addict
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
OBITUARY
Mrs. RO~e Cardinal

Mrs. Rose Cardinal, wife of Adolphus
Cardinal ST., died Friday evening
at her home on Hayward street fol owing
stroke of apoplexy. She leaves a hus-
band. three daughters and three sons
They are: Mrs. G. Trombey, Mrs. D.
Laperre, Miss Stella Cardinal and
Lorenzo of this city Adolphus, Jr., of
New Bedford, Mass, and Edward of
North Adams. Mass.
The funeral was held at st. Anthonys
Church Monday morning. with burial in
st, JOsephs cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
Ashley w. job nsOn

Ashley w. Johnson. n former resident
of this city, died Monday morning in
Rutland as the result of a shock suffered
last Friday. Mr.. johnson was for several
years associated with his brother and
later alone in the MANAGEMENT of the
original China Hall. His home latterly
had been in the west. He was 6 years
of age.
The body was brought to Burlington
Monday and services were held Tuesday
afternoon at two o'clock at the funeral
parlors of 7. w. Quincy. The interment
was made in Williston cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-20
James A. Free

James Arthur Free. son OF Patrick Free
of 129 LOOMS street. died Tuesday morn
ing at eight o'clock. He was born in
Ottawa, Canada. May 20, 1899 He was a
graduate of the Cathedral school and had
completed three years in the Burlington
high school, He is survived by his father;
by four brothers, John, Frank, Lawrence
and Edmund and by two sisters, Nora
and Dorothy. The funeral will be held
this morning at eight o'clock at st.
Mary's Cathedral.