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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
CREAMERY MEETINGS
v. n. Jones', Dairy Manufacture Spe.
ciaiist, Announces Schedule for
the State

Montpelier, Feb. ga schedule for
creamery meetings throughout the State
has becn outlined by V. +. Jones. dairy
manufacture specialist OF the State de-
partment of agriculture, as follows:
Ferruary q, Deerrield Valley and North
river croameres at Wilmington; March g.,
Harrington creamery at Bethel; March 4.
Silver Lake at Barnard and White River
Co operative a. Rochester; March g. Tun-
brcGe Cooperative 1T Tunbridgo and
Middle Valley IL East Bethel: March G.
South STAFFORD Cooperative at South
STAFFORD and Nershire, Cooperative
at Nershre March 7. North Mont
pelioT, Creamery at North Mont
pelier; March g Mt. Mansfield Co-opera-
tive at stowe; March II. Franklin County
Comparative at East berkshire; March IL,
Northern Vermont Cooperative at Hol-
land; March 10, Missisquoi Valley Co
operative 1t South Troy and Jersey Star
Cooperative at Irasburg; March II, East
st. JChusbury Cooperative at East ST
JOhnsbury; March H. south Peacham Co
operative at South Poacham; March L.
DanVille Cooperative at Danviile; March
~ Grand Isle Cooperative at Grand Isle
and Marcl 20. Elgin Springs Cooperative
Rt Addison Corners.
Matters pertaining to the production Of
high grade dairy products, the improve
ment Of all products now being inanufac
trrro, and increased production. together
with business matters OF a general ma
ture, win be taken up at these meetings
There will be several speakers on dairy
ing and lantern Jes will be used in con
nection with some, If not ALL of the meet
lngs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
WILSON SIGNS TAX
BILL On TRAIN
Puts into Operation Machinery
for Collecting $6,000,000,000
of Revenue This Year

Washington, Feb. 25.-Sgning of the
revenue bill by President Wilson on his
special train en- route to Washington last
night puts into operation the machinery
for collecting six billions Of taxes this
year.
Higher taxes provided in the new bill
20 into effect to-day on liquor and SOFT
drinks, including near beer, grape juice,
soda water and mineral waters and on
tobacco and on so-ca1led luXuries.
Anticipating the imposition of new taxes.
thousands of gallons of whiskey had
been withdrawn from government bonded
warehouses within the last week. with
tax paid at the old rate of $3.50 a gallon.
to escape the higher rate of sgd gallon
now effective
Articles in the luxury" class on which
now taxes go into effect to-day it in
clude automobile and motor accessories.
pianos. sporting goods, chewing gum.
cameras. candy, fire arms. slot machines.
toilet soaps, and art goods. The tax Is
paid by the manufacturer. Other fea-
lures of the tax bill which go into legal
effect to-day but which are retroactive.
and which consequently are not pracu-
cally affected by the time Of the signing
of the bill, include the following: Taxes
on incomes. excess profits and war
profits; estates and inheritences, and
excess taxes on o. number of special BUSH
ness. such as brokers, bowling alleys. inc
surance companies theatre and amuse-
ment place propretors and liquor deal
ers. Drastic measures to prevent the
narcotic drug traffic become effective at
once.
On April !, new taxes on railroad and
steamship tickets, pipe lines insurance.
| theatre admissions and club dues and a
variety Of stamp taxes become effective.
Levies against the excess of value of So
| called sem-luxuries, such as articles OF
dress, will be made after May ]. The
soda fountain tax becomes effective May
l. Taxes on products Of child labor will
| be imposed In sixty days.
Without awaiting signature of the bill
by the President the internal revenue
bureau has gone ahead preparing to ad-
minister the law Tax return forms and
regulations are being issued. and income
and profits tax returns must be filed by
March Is.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
ATTORNEYS NOW
WISH TO WITHDRAW
Lawyers Representing O'Brien
in Disbarment Case Ask
Release

Montpelier, Feb. 25.--Supreme court
convened at $3.50 o'clock Tuosday morn
ing to complete the February term of
court after spending weel, at Bratte-
boro hearing cases in that section of
the State. Justice Seneca Haselton Of
Burlington is still unable to be present
and Judge Frank L. Fish of Vergennes
is sitting in his place.
Judgment was affirmed IN the case of
Lamire and Leduc W.. Edmund Gardner
in Orleans county the excepting party
having waived It's exceptions. The
Orange county case of E. r. Mason ys.
George Sault has been continued until
the next term of court.
The attorneys representing Ernest
OBrien in tho dlsbarment case ask cd
leave of the court TO withdraw as at
torneys In the hearing on the report Of
the commission that recently Investigated
charges against O'Brieu and also to
withdraw from disbarment proceedings
The court did not rule on the matter,
but stated that it was rs yet undecided
us to whether attorneys could withdraw
at that stage of the procc edings.
The argunne nts were made in the Essex
county cases of William II. Higgins vs.
the Grand Trunk railway. In the lower
court the plaintiff received a verdict tc
recover 5000 damages for injuries re.
ceived when jack handle dropped
throwing Higgins so that he landed or
one shoulder, the bone of which wa,
| fractured. The defense claimed that thu
plaintiff knew Just how the Jack wa.
working and therefore his injuries wer'
the result of his own neglect.
| Arguments were also made in the cast
| of William G. Moore vs.. the Grand Trunl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
PRESS MEETING MARCH 7
Vermont Association to Have Annual
Meeting at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
nun Greene to Re Guest

Montpelier, Feb. 25.-The annual meet
ing of the Vermont Press association will
be held in Montpelier the afternoon and
evening of Friday, March Z. The Mont
pelier Board of Trade is cooperating and
will provide suitable quarters for hold
ing the afternoon meeting. The banquet
in the evening will be served in the
Pavilion Hotel, beginning at eight
O'Clock. Invitations will be sent to the
Governor, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. speaker
of the House and the ladies will be In
Vited.
The guest Of honor will be Congressman
Franz; L. Greene, for many years a
prominent Vermont newspaper man, and
still a member of the Vermont Press as
ISOLATION.
Those having parts in the afternoon
program are W. II. Jeffrey Of Mont.
peiier, w. H. Crockett of Burlington,
C. = Crane Of Niiddebury. II. c. White.
hill Of Waterbury. W. II. Gilpin of Bar
ION. aud Donald Tobin of Swanton. One
hour viii b. deserved for shop talk
'-Af,cr he banquet in addition to the re-
MARKS hy distinguished guests Of the
evening END an address by Congressman
Greene, william Dudley Pelley of st
johushurY, noted as Q story writer. will
cell Of his experiences in the Far East.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET

Boston, FeD- ~.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. fancy cold storage.
ss61l Dbl; fresh packed. No /. $G.6O6s6o;
No. and ungraded s5.50@7: oreentngs
$685. Russcts $5@s; Ben Davis &5qa-oO;
Ss.SOG4; No. se75@s.2b; No. n7sa225;
western box apples ss.25@t2o.
BEANs-Car lots, per 100 ios., Nsw YORK H
and M,ehigoG GGGies 3D. Pc" California ssa small
white. ss@s5O yellow eye fancy, .s7'no@s;
fair to good so.oo@7; red Kidney: fancy.
sl0Dl1; fair to good s9wo,oo. t,anau nn
peas Sb,50q6; native green peas ps;So;
lima beans SlO@10.00; jobbins prices @ow
soc above lots
BEEF-ENira sides 26Q?7c; heaVy nnas
~ a 33c; heavy fores cog 2ic cows 19g2Sc.
CoRN-sh,Gmont. No. 2 yellow. r.ss@
i.Jo; No. yellow si.5o91s2; No. yell
low s14sdl 50.
s3.i0Q8.5o; bolted s3.3b9 $40; feeding $40
M2.75; cracked corn s2.75@2So white corn.
meal $1,000 3,iD; white corn nour so,ooV
| white corn flakes and cream OF maize
| $4,000
EGGs-rancy hennery and NEARBY N@
bic; eastern extras 4ep Soc ws'ts,m s eas1c:
4s@4ec; western prime hrst" som vs's'
western hrsts A. "a 43c.
| FLOUR-rer 1870 lhs, in sacks spring
patents special short. 81 s"@ lLoU; sprlns
clears $500 10; hard winter patents $ia ~
1l.6o; soft winter patents 30 90 ii,ao;
soft winter straishts $4,000 io;So; rye
| houi' P"i wv lbb., III
| FRUIT-oranges. Florida ss.5oG1,70 box;
calItornis 500 sr,psfFa',. smTs sS~s cr.
grapes, Aimeria, S7@l2 keG; strawberries
| 85@O75c box
HAY-NO. timothy sso@s2' No. 2
timothy s27020: No. AroostooR s2s9sl;
No. eastern sa7@2o; No. eastern
s2a@2i; No hay s2o@a2 eloyed mixed mixed
hay SleSss; fine. poor to ordinary, sisyxuI
$40
LAM2s-spring lambs 2e6ssu; ysa,i'nxs
is@sse; mutton % Q2sc: veais 12Teso.
MlILrEEp-Por ton. spring ssa ~ s4s' 90
mixed feed Sti147; gluten feed $57.1s:
hominy feed s5crc. stock iced shl oat
Anlls "!e 80 cotton seed meal sur'oo
| cA1M YAI-Per I00-ponnd "hc"' roiieo'
*S.so cut and ground SAf2
oATs-shipment. fancy, 40 lp.. ',e'zmS'
Fancy ss lbs. TiHc; regular % ios' on
@1le: regular. 30 lbs. 70@7ohS
oNioNs-Conneoticut valley S2'oows per
10o-ib bag.
POULTRY Turkeys, western dry packed.
ahoiee, t2q 400; medium ao@so'' ''"'N'
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MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE TO
HAVE PRIZE-SPEAKlNG

GIddlebury, Feb. 26.-The annual prize
speaking contests at Mlddlebury College
will be held this year on the evening OF
April 90 as n feature of the junior week
program. The Parker contest Is for fresh
men and tho Merrill contest for sopho'
mores. -Four speakers will contest for the
two Parker prizes Of $50 and $40. In the
Merrill contest eight speakers contest
for four prizes of SIS. $50, SIS and $lo.
The speakers for both contest are
chOesn by preliminary contests of those
ints.restsd. The preliminary contest for
the Parker speakers will be held In the
old chapel at seven o'clock Tuesday eve
ming. March 4. and the preliminary con
| test for the Merrill speakers at the same
place and hour Thursday evening. March
6. In the preliminary contests the speak
ers may use any kind of selection.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
St. ALbANS BOYS
DEATH Confirmed
Letter from Maun Apparently
Unravels Wreck Mystery
in France


ST Aih1ua. FHh. 2d-lt seems that the
list 81 .'.sH.i.e o' ,he wreck which oc-
rured u. t1r i'.ap train transferring Sec
t..ns at iac goth a.v.s!on, including the
loor. tacliU, Gun Battalion to "a point
OF cnbar.aU.n, and which was cabled to
% Boston Paper by rs foreign correspond
cnt. with ll. ;oault that there was consld-
cradle speculation as TO its correctness,
has been m0.ty definitely proven by let
ter written '.rJuary and received by
Mia. John 4iauu Of mis- city from her son.
EaVnouU. at pt agcut stationed Just out
side the village Of Nansigne.
Die Says: "T1e machine gun company
from ST. Adams rad n very serious acci-
I.ft pt..- coming down here from Chau-
mort .. .re FORM oft % rcor-end collision.
Ono of i-. ..ls L.ck-d from the force
81 t9. Iut.u.f md injured quite o. number
rr.r- .'. .l .Ib.u- NacNin, Gun com
ts,5. Gordon .E.Hrct. cred Foster and
rt. s.rc,- .r.r, killed. while Moreland,
prr.sr. Care. and Gcnnett we're IN
.ur.d.
uu-.r r,.u,r-v ia orly located few
1tlog f-r. hero. hut haven't been over
7yet. NcIfp.e ,,.s over yesterday, but he
hid moi ,,f.e,r now badly Moreiand was
hurt"
RHev Y strong VINO is mentioned in
Sergeant Nnun's letter as Ike" is not
"a 81 Albums boy. but visited Morelaho
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
SUPREME COURT
Arguments Made In Case Against Grand
Trunk--Felch Murder Case

Montpelier Feb. 2e.-The arguments in
the Essex county case of William G.
Moore VS.. the Grand Trunk railway was
completed this morning In Supreme
Court. This Is suit in which the
plaintiff received verdict OF 5000 for
injuries alleged to have been suffered
while employed by the defendant. 1t Is
claimed that through a fault of the de-
PENDANT the plaintiff fell from a tender
connected to an engine resulting in in-
juries and bruises The case comes
to the Supreme Court on exceptions.
The next case argued was the Essex
county case OF Joseph Goupiel VS.. the
Grand Trunk Railway company, in which
the defendant obtained verdict by direc-
ton OF the court when it was tried In
Essex county. The case came TO the
Supreme Court upon exceptions Of the
plaintiff.
In the habeas corpus proceedings
brought by attorneys of Anna Feich
Dexter, hoping to obtain her release from
| Orange county jail, where she Is await
! ing trial on the charge OF murder, the
| court directed that the arguments on
the matter will take place In regular
, order. This places the matter at the
heel OF the trial calendar. which prob
ably will be reached the last of the
week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS
MURDER IN NEW YORK
George A. RObee. Art Collector, Struck
Down in His Own Apartment

George A. RObee. Art Collector, struck
Down in His Own Apartment
New York, Feb. 25.--No trace has been
found by the police of the murder Of
George A. Robee, eccentric bachelor and
art connOisseur. whose body was found
to-day in his richly furnished bed room
in an exclusive lodging house which con-
structed in Madison avenue, opposite the
home of j. Plerpont Morgan. He evident-
Is had been struck down with an antique
weapon taken from his own collection.
The murder closely resembles that OF
Winfield Scott Philpower, another art col
lector and a friend Of Robees, who was
slain in his home here two months ago
with a sabre which hun on the wall.
Robees body was found by his colored
servant. The apparent motive for the
murder was the theft of three diamond
rings, valued at $1,000.
According to the police, he may have
been killed with the handle OF u heavy
bolo knife hanging on the wall near tho
bed. Detectives made miscroscopic ex-
animation of this knife to determine
whether 1t had been used and replaced.
They refused to state whether they
| thought 1t was this weapon or another IN
the collection that had been employed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
CITY OF WASHINGTON
GOES BONE DRY
Provision In New Revenue Bill Hns
Special Application

Washington, Feb 25--Excepting for the
foreign embassies and legations. WASH
ington went "bone-dry' to-day under
provision of the new revenue law with
drawing the immunity which the capital
heretofore has enjoyed from the Reed
amendment, forbidding the importation
of intoxicants into prohibition territory.
Embassies and legations of foreign gov
ernments are considered extra-terrtorial
prohibits and are not affected by the bone
dry provision according to the internal
revenue bureau.
When war time prohibition becomes ef-
fective July all American territory will
be dry except the Philippines. which Will
not be affected until the constitutional
prohibition amendment goes into effect
January 16. 1920. All other insular pos
sessions or territories of the United
States already are dry under executive
act or executive order.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
DOG MEAT POPULAR
IN PETROGRAD NOW
Costs IL Rublcs n Poun6--Beef supply
Running Low

Stockholf, Feb, 25.--Stocks Of cattle in
Russia have decreased greatly and the
animals that were too weak to do any
work have been slaughtered, according
to reports made by veterinary confer
ence in Petrograd as quoted by Bolshevik
newspapers. over 80 per cent. Of tho
animals left in Bolshevik Russia, 1t was
added. are affected with CHAMBERS and
mango, and these diseases are being
spread among the people.
The newspapers say that dog meat Is
purchased eagerly In Petrograd at /.
rubles II pound
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
WILL TAKE 25 YEARS TO
PAY OFF u. S. WAR DEBT
And That Must BE mt the Rate OF
s1,2OOOOO.OOO Year

Washington, Feb. Eft will cost the
American people about S.2W.eN,UV n
year for the next % years to pay Off the
war debt, according to estimates of the
treasury, based on incomplete knowledge
precisely OF what the final war debt will
be- This calculation is made on the as
sumption that the net war debt with
deductions for loans. 20 the allies, will be
In the neighborhood of slS.No0O0,coo. In
terest on this amount at the rate of Az
per cent. would be $765. 100000 a year to
be raised by taxes, ana then repaid to
bond holders. In addition about S417, 0o0. 900
would have to be provided every year as
sinking fund to redeem all bonds in
% years. This would require a cumulative
sinking fund provision of 232 per cent
| Congress has not yet authorized establish
ment OF a sinking fund as recommended
| by Secretary Glass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
TOTAL DEATHS IN ARMY
DURING WAR 1O7,444
More Soldiers Died of Disease Than
from Battle Casualties

Washington. Fb. 25.-Deaths during
the war in the American Expeditionary
Forces and among troops in the United
States from all causes number 107,44.
according to a war department announce
ment to-day.
The total in the expeditionary forces
was 1881, OF these &c. S29 resulted from
disease 4S.7oS from injuries received In
battle, and 1854 from all other causes.
Deaths from disease among the troops
in the United states totaled 32,737 and
from other causes 1.756. giving q total
for the troops in this country of 34,493.
The figures for the American Expedi-
tonary Forces cover the period from
April |, 1917, to February l6 1919. Those
for the troops in the United States from
April 1, 1917, to February Il, 1919.
The figures show that tn, total deaths
from disease exceeded the total battle
casualties by more than 5000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27

northern. large, 8sc; medium 35@s west
ern dry packed. large. 35 08ec; medium and
small e0V6<c; chickens. northern. large,
a0o42c; rnsdtum $50 400; western dry
packed, large. 81 35c. medium and small
2So31oi native squads 5000 doE.: native
pigeons - O. $50 doz.
LIVE POULrRY-Towls as soc: chick
ems ~ 0s4c: old roo.,e'' goo.
PORK PRODUCTS avy backo an'
shsrt cut COS. 10; medium back 5000 e
52.lO; ioas cut $b7.i0; raw leaf lard
so; rendered leaf S0hc; pure lard 2954
dressed hogs 22@2bc.
s2o2.1O per 100 lbs. track in car lots
New Brunswick 81; Maine cobblers foi
tasle use $l.s542; p. E. |. sl.85Ql.S5 pei
10 lhAi new Bermuda $5@sBO per bill
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
THE UNFAITHFUL ONE

Jane Willis-"Nou look as IL you had lost
your last friend. What is wrong?
Marie Gilis-"I've discovered that Harry
is false to me. He wrote me from France
that he wasn't even looking at any other
girl and now | see in the paper that he
has been decorated for gallantry."-Chi-
cago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
1870 DEEDS RESENTED IN
CASE AGAINST LANE CO

MONTPELIER, Feb 2G-More testimony
Ig beiug presented this week before Spe-
clan Master %. 9. Mower in the case Of
George j.. Haseltine Ell al VS.. the Lane
- Nanfacturin company. Tuesday after
noon much OF The time was used in the
1lreseutltion Of deeds as evidence, some
1870 of them having been placed In the
case They cover The transfers OF the
property involved from the time of the
granting OF the land about 1871 in Mont
pelier 10 Inc original owners to the pres
! ent tima. giving some interesting details
F! OF the transfers. This "a defensive testi-
! ,nony beins presented at this time. The
suit Is over alleged damage TO property by
t1ne Lape company raising the dam two
l,ears agos ...-...-.
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PENNSYLVANIA RATIFEES
DRY" AMENDMENT
Thereby Becomcs the 45th state to
Back Constitutional Prohibition

Harrisburg Feb. 5,--The state Senate
to-day passed finally the House joint
resolution ratifying the national prohi-
bition amendment. The vote was ~ TO
l6 Pennsylvania thus becomes the 4jth
State to ratify. the House of Representa-
tives having adopted the resolution three
weeks ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET

Chicago Feb. &c.
CORN-Feb. Sl.Se; March sl.32h: Nay
sl.2ss: July sl.22A.
OATS-Feb, b9c. March 69Ac May
59rsc; July 6sSc.
PORK-May s4l. 80.
LARD-May $3.50
RIBS-May s23.O5.
Cash quotations.
PORK-Nominal.
LARD-s26.
RIBS-S24 50Q26.
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MAYOR THOMPSON RENoMINATED.

Chicago, Feb. 25.--Mayor William
Hale Thompson, republican, to-day was
nominated for reelection in the
municipal primary by an indicated
plurality of 1000 over Chief Justice
Harry Olson of the municipal court,
with Charles e. Merriam running n
poor third.
Robert M. Sweltzor whom Thompson
defeated four years ago by IL record
plurality, won the democratic nomina-
ton FROM Thomas Carey by from
$4,000 to 10000. During the campaign
Mayor Thompson's opponents attacked
his war record. but were unable &c
overcome the mayors Organization
which apparently rolled UP ma
ltogi&ys
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE

New York FeS. ~.
WHEAT-Spot steady. No red Sc,344
track New York.
CORN-Spot barely steady. No. . yellow
and No. . white S1.5o cost and freight New
York.
OATS-Spot steady. ctandard G9c.
LARD-Easy. Middle West s26.45 a 1855.
Others unchanged.
POTATOES-Steady. Virginia. Dbl. s2.5p
Sl5O13 25: Delaware and Maryland. No i.
| basket. S2.5OG2.75
| CABBAGES-S and unchanged.
RAW SUGAR--Steady. Centrifugal T,2sc !
fine granulated &c.