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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
KIDNAPPING STORY
MAY Be ONLY HOAX
Did Grover LaPlant Attempt to
ExtOrt Money from His
Mother?

Morrisvlle. Nov. 2.--Was Grover
LaPlant. 11-year-old son of Mrs. Maude
LaPlant actually kidnapped by three
men In an automobile as he relates or
was the story of his capture framed up
to get money from his mother? Did he
pretend to be kidnapped and held captive
and leave the threatening demand to his
mother for $500?
II is undersi God that these are questions
that are being asked, as there is said to
be a suspicion that the Kidnapping story
will not hold water in all particulars.
States Attorney Tracey of Johnson and
officer stevens visited young LaPlant to-
day to hear his story. Although no an
nouncement was made. il is undcrs cd
the youth told them of being tied hand
and feet by campfire Friday night, that
he succeeded in freeing himself. Of run
ming and being fred at. He said he did
not know where this. place was.
when the threatening note to Mrs.
I.aPlant was compared with a letter
written previously by young LaPlant to
his sister. the paper was identical. and
, carried in LaPlant's pocket. 1t is under
stood that the handwriting OF the de-
mand for $500 made Of Mrs LaPlant was
disguised. but is believed to be some
what like that of young i.aPlant's letter
to his sister
The sugar-housr where I.aPlaut was
found Saturday afternoon tx just a short
distance from his home and commands
a view of the approach Of the LaPlant
home. 1t would take about five minutes
or less 10 traverse the distance. and II is
understood that LaPlant admitted h,
knew where he was
Rubbers worn by LaPlant were ftteC
into tracks found by the place where the
letter to Mrs. LaPlant was left and into
| tracks also whore La Plant had admit
teddy been. the sugar-house
Mrs LaPlant was frightened by ,h'
note and is understood to have said sh'
would have raised the money somehow /
Grover had not been found. She believe
her sons story, II Is understood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
THREE FIELD GOALS
DEFEAT YALE TEAM
Ellis Present an Iron Defense But
Score of Nine Is Booted
Over Their Heads

New Haven, Conn. Nov. 2l-Another
OF those fighting Yale eievens, weakened
and disorganized by injuries but endowed
with the instinct for stubborn resistance.
traditional with the Blue, fought l1ar-
ward to q standstill In the big Yale bowl
game Saturday afternoon and kept the
Wanted Crimson machine from crossing
its goal line The blue-clad charges OF
Tad Jones were beaten. 3 10 0. but the
margin Of victory IL represented by three
field goals sent between the uprights by
II pair Of Harvard marksmen.
The Harvard machine. powerful.
smooth running and we'll equipped in re-
sources Of man power and football knowl-
edge. found the Yale line wall of iron.
From tackle to tackle the Blue forwards
made a superb stand against the shif,y
and veteran Crimson backfield. 1t was
only after the Cambridge team Lad
thrown itself again and again unavaillnglv
at the Blue defense that Fisher started
his barrage of field goals. barrage that
scored over the heads OF this Yale line and
left 1t standing helpless in the face OF
this attack through the air
There will be no Caseys or Mahans or
Brickleys installed in the Harvard nal
of fame as result OF Saturdays game
but there should be plenty of laure
wreaths waiting In Cambridge for n young
second string quarterback named Buell.
who started the game IN place Of F1tz
gerald. 1t WAS Buell.. beginning his firs
game since early in the season and wht
: saved Harvard from defeat by his for
ward passing late In the battle WIN
I Princeton. who started the Crimson OF
/ its road 20 victory in the first period witt
| drop kick from the 3j-yard line. Late
in the game. when the fourth period wa
! Just getting under way. he again dropped
| ba OK OF the line. and from the ao-yarC
mark sent u second goal sailing neatl,
between the uprights. These two achieve
ments. between which was sandwiched l
! third goal by Captain Horween. were tn
| straws that broke the Yale offense.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
TWO MANUFACTURERS +
REDUCE SHOE PRICE

st. Louis, Nov. "a Further .reductioI
in the wholesale price pf certain styles
shoes were announced}by'two shee mad
facturers here today.
\ general reduction of ten pen. Cd
was made by the McEhoy- Sloan Us h
Company. officials OF that firm said
The Brown Shoe Company Annound
thai mems calf skins were aeduced frqI
$50 to $3.50, Grabbing retail reductiJ
from sll to 81. Women's calf skins, .,
announcement added. wer% cut from
10 =, enabling the retail prrcs to decIt
from IS to $3.50. Workmen's sfs>s ~
cut to 81 from S3.S5. which it was cay
should allow the retail price to fall fro
81 to 81
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
LENDS $1O,OOO,OOO TO
CUBAN SUGAR PLANTERS

Havana. Nov. 23.-The National city
Bank of New York has notified it's Ha-
vana branch to place sl0.00O.O 600 at the dis
posal of Cuban sugar planters, in order
to enable them to prepare for the coming
crop. it became known here tonight.
This is believed by Interested parties
probably to be the first of series of
measures to be taken by different FL
nancial institutions, Independently of ac-
ton by the Cuban government to assist
Cuba TO weather it's present financial diff
fcultics.
A plan for tho extension Of credit to
European sugar importers to enable them
TO buy Cuban sugar. which they are
now said to be virtually prohibited from
doing because of the high rate of ex-
change. is under contemplation along
with other movements aimed at lettering
the nations position in the worlds sugar
markets.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
MANY APPOINTMENTS BY
WILSON TO BE HELD UP

Washington. Nov. 2-Announcement
that he would oppose confirmation of all
appointments TO the Shipping Board made
recently by President Wilson was made
to-day by Senator Jones of Washington,
chairman of the Senate commerce com
mittee,
In addition to the Shipping Board nomi-
nations many other appointments OF
President Wilson probably will be held
up. according to Republican Senate lead
ers. who are returning here for the SEES
sion next month.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25

BOY SLIDING IS
KILLED BY AUTO
Companion Fatally Hurt
COasted from Side Road into
Path of Machine

Hyde Park. Nov. 21.--Whie coasting
down on a side hill at the Hodges place
at North Hyde Park this morning
Clifford Lanpher. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron Lanpher. aged Is. and Woodrow
OKane. nine years. son of Mrs. Agnes
OKane, coIlided on the main road with
an automobile driven by Leon Shufelt
Of Lowell. The Lanpher boy was in
stantly killed and the O'Kane boys skull
was fractured so badly that it is thought
he cannot recover.
No blame is attached to the driver of
the car. DR.. Stevens of Hyde Park and
Dr. Prentice of Johnson were called and
gave little hope of any recovery of the
OKane boy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
THEY CAME BACK

when l was "A mere child. the 81
geant sweetly addressed his men at
end of an exhaustive hour of drill
had set of wooden soldiers. There V
poor little boy in the neighborhood 4
after ! had been TO sunday school 4
day and listened to stirring talk :
the beauties OF charity ] was gsofteH
enough to give them to him. ThenI
wanted them back and cried, but \
mother said: Don't cry, BERTHE. sd
day you will get your wooden soldi'
back
And. believe me- you lob-sided, nj
headed, goofus-brained set OF ce5
fed rolling pins, that day has coined
The American Legion Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25

Not even in her most fanciful dreams
during the days of her courtShtp did
Miss Goudhue think that she was about
70 marry a man who. in few years.
was 10 be governor Of Massachusetts
and vice resident of the United states.
Her husbands phenomenal success has
not changed her IN the least. say her
intimate friends. She is the same light
hearted, sweet tempered. gracious woman
as of old-a real helpmeet 10 her hus-
band, q real mother.
She iooketh well to the ways Of her
household and eateth not the bread OF
ideness.'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25

ITO think 1t was my father, Mr.. Put
nam. who invented this. Yes. sir, | been
dreamin at night what | was goin to
do. and fust Of all I'm goin' to build a
new church after ! get Polly her stall
| been going to the Christian MON
Church at Given station for come on
- years, and I'm going TO build "A big
new one here.
NO sir, | wont spend penny of 1t
foolish, not a penny" The voice trailed
off. Polly, the white mare, was at the
kitchen door again Aunt Mary jumped
suddenly TO her feet.
"Sakes alive" she cried, ''it's past time
| to take Polly out to Craze, and here l
be talkin away with work Ia do. Just
a minute, Polly"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
GREAT BRITAIN OPPOSES
CONSTANTINE'S RETURN

Paris, Nov. 23.-Great Britain has
already taken steps to inform former
King Constantine of Greece and George
Rhallis. tho new Greek premier that
she IN absolutely opposed TO the return
of constantine to the throne, says the
{ Petit Parisen. She has notified them
clearly that if the Greek government
does not take cognizance of her stand,
Greece cannot hope to retain the ter
ritorial advantages given her in the
treaty between the allies and Turkey
r the newspaper asserts.
The Athens correspondent of the
= journal says that during demonstra
Eftons after the election many per-
s SONS. among who were women and
= children, were killed.
classified ads can be made 10 serve
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
Howard National Bank
Money Matters

Of course it does. Money always mat
tiers. Those to whom it does not matter
are constantly getting into hot water.
! Keep your money matters straight
and it will save you all manner of embar-
rassment and humiliation. Let this bank
assist YOU
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
Habit

What you can do at thirty depends what you
have been doing since twenty. Back of the man is
always the boy; and the boy habits make man char
acter. The thrift habit will help to produce
If you want to help the boy teach him to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25

81 like a man who always wears a
smile"
II don't know whether l do or not"
replied Miss Cayenne Anybody who
wears Il perpetual smile cannot avoid
being very much of dissembler."--
Washington star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
HAD REACHED THE LIMIT

over glas of grape juice the come
dian was telling of his hard lot to IL
friend. 81 shall leave the stage" His
friend. in his inmost thoughts, agreed
with him, but for the sake of poIiteness.
expostulated. "Oh. don't do that" he
cried. III you leave the stage You will
be missed" IT'S about time, tool' snap
ped the actor angrily. I'm pretty sick
of being hit"-Ladies' Home Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
Unsolicited ADVERTISING

Walter c. Kelly. The Virginia Judge"
was one time with minstrel show that
arrived at town in the South. As is
always the case a dozen young negroes
met the train and offered to carry suit
cases for tickets TO the show. One lad
got in the way Of the baggageman and
was bumped spraying by trunk An
other negro boy who saw it laughed up
roariously; Vow he yelled. Dis heah
shows gittin' funny aready. "-New York
Evening World.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
HE|RESS FOUND
IN LONELY CABIN
Daughter of H. w. Putnam, Who
Left S50,0OO,OOO, Sought 60
Years-Adopted When Parent
Went West, She Has Shaved
All Her Life

Burlingtonians who have summer homes
at Cedar Beach or Thompson's Point
ana others who are familiar with that
part OF Lake Champlain, will recall Henry
w. Putnam, Jr who formerly passed sew.
eral months every year on Birch island
the largest one of the three Islands be.
tween Cedar Beach and Thompson's Point
His house was on the eastern end of the
island, with a well-kept lawn slipping
down to the water where there was a
dock large enough to accommodate boats
of a considerable size. A steam yacht
and sail boats were also at hand, to
add to the pleasure OF the owner and
his guests. The grounds were always
lighted at night with lanterns OF many
colors, making a pretty picture as seem
from the water On the western side OF
the island Mr.. Putnam erected tower
from which n fine view of the lake and
mountains could be had.
President Mckinley was entertained
there one day during a vacation trip &c
Lake Chainplain. but as a rule visitors
were not welcome when Mr.. Putnam was
there. He evidently tired of the place
and for several years 1t has been In
charge of a caretaker.
A sister of Mr.. Putnam is the centra
figure in the following story, recently
printed by the New York Herald under
Waverley. Ohio, date:
LONG LOST DAUGHTER FOUND
An old woman opened the door OF tn,
tiny wooden house perched on the sid,
of an ohio hill. She stood with hel
weather beaten, age furrowed face peer
Ing from beneath a volumnous sunbon
net. Her hands, stiffened with the tot
of 20 years, pressed nervously against he
| bent body.
BE YOU from the city," she asked
! The visitor answered Yes; are you Mrs
| Richardson
| That's me" the old woman inter
rupted. I'm Aunt Mary" Her voic
dropped to Al whisper her watery eye
looked through the patched screen doc
toward the automobile waiting in tn
| dusty road
Have you brung the million dollars q
She asked
\ horses neigh filled the tiny house
Standing with its nose pressed agains
| the kitchen door was white mare
| The visitor explained he had brough
no million, but had come TO talk to Mrs
| Richardson about her being discovere
after GJ-year search the daughte
and heiress OF Henry W. Putnam Sa
I Francisco millionaire.
The story the visitor had heard wa
that Aunt Mary was the long lost daugh
, ter of Henry W. Putnam, who died !
San francisco in 1918, leaving an es
tate estimated at $jO,0D0.0p. The estat
had accumulated from royalties on wiz
inventions-a safety pin, IA bottle faster
err and score of other successful de
vices. The father also was said TO hav
been one of the builders OF Brooklyn
elevated railroads.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
WENT WEST IN 1s49

| IN 1910 Putnam. heading West to make
his fortune. had left his four year-old
girl Mary and her twin sister in an or
phanage in New Orleans He had taken
! his son. Henry, Jr.. with him Instead
of hunting gold along with the Cali
/ fornia forty-niners Putnam bought two
I springs and supplied water TO the Citi-
zens of San Francisco. laying the founda-
/ ton for his fortune.
/ Grown rich, his fortune increasing
daily, the inventor started his hunt for
his daughters Mary had been adopted
/ by family named Lewis and dsap-
| peared Her twin sister had become Mrs
I Gilbert Wallace and had died The son
had become Henry w. Putnam. Jr After
the inventors death Mrs. Wallace 5
grandchildren moved from Redondo
Beach. Calf, to Ohio. BY coincidence
they established themselves near Mrs
, Mary Richardson's tiny farm. Aunt
Marys relationship was established
And word finally came from Henry Put
nam. jr,. that he was coming to cal
upon his sister whom he ha dn't seen for
20 years, TO share his fathers estate with
her.
Aunt Mary laughed and began apoi.
ogizing for her work clothes and the
condition Of her little spick and spar
parlor,
I'm that upset" she went on. "Ias
week Idly Gregg, that's NV 'uece b,
marriage, got the letter. saying ! wat
heir 10 sl.0O0,O0O and my long lost brother
was coming to see me. and a LAWYER from
Syracuse was going to bring the money
MY father was Mr.. Putnam. the great in
ventor. you know"
Aunt Marv's ewes bliuked with tears
"ohhlN' fo'' of'N r'N'' frA"o
ITS all Gods doin's. every bit OF It
And / said to Idy. to think that Won
Aunt Mary is the daughter of the ma,
who invented the safety pin. and m,
buvin' Them all NV life for NV three chill
dren. dead these 10 wears. and for f,yin
the curtains in the parlor and neve
knowin'-and here been working 70
10 years. ever since I was taken out o
the orphanare in New Orleans NV Nav
Lewis And here been workin' AVA,
feet heavy. and all the while Mr. PM
nam. the great inventor was NV fathe,
and the millions of dollars nourin' in from
, all the s,fetv pins that were sold a,
belongs ia me !"
Ann, ,, ..,o,- ,,. bon, ,..
hor a,a. 80 ~ n,aa,,o, ,ai,,. =.
',,,,o Lo "a
..,v.,, :. 3D., ,..,,.,,, GER ,s., ,,..,..
,,ia . o. -, 49, s',3 !
, 800, ',, "" "'' ISL
avon ana $3.50" ,,,a, v'as 1 ,t'.,., y
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25

Read the ads and see how many OPP
portunities there are.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25

Classified ads can be made 10 serve
7 yo,l-and to pay.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25

Theirs has been a happy. eventful life
the past 10 years. Honors have been
heaped upon them They have been
blessed with two fine boys. promising
offspring Of rugged race. bred in the
old fashioned New England way, designed
to make them good citizens and thor
oughgoing Americans,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25

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Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-07

mand of the Princess Anne, IS re- norted 10 have broken his kneecap. Many of the passengers are believed to he suffering from cold and expo sure. The ship is also said to De iiphtIes tsonight. as the lighting plant was reported out of commission.
 The coast guard cutter Manhattan, which started out late today to the rescue of the Princess Anne. was forced to turn back because or the shallow water in which the stricken hin SIS resting Tugs also found the water too shallow to risk an attempt to get alongside the vessel. The po- lice boat Patrol reached the vicinity of the lineT. but was unable to set close enoueN to give assistance, so II put back iIAS the harbor.
 Officials oi the Old Dominion line announced tonight that it was be- lieved all attempts to rescue the pas sengers on. the Princess Anne would be abandoned until daylight. At that time a wrecking outfit is expected to be alongside the vessel, unless the sea is running too high. The wreck ing steamer Rescue is rushing to the scene as fast as possible from Nor folk and is expected to arrive during the morning.
 If the weather continues rough to- morrow and the stranded steamer is endangered by the heavy seas. 1t IS planned to attempt the rescue of the passengers by brooches buoy. If it Is impossible to shoot lines aboard, it is stated that the naval dirigible B-l0, which is at Rockaway air station. may be used to carry line to the vessel.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-07
REGARDS CONDITIONS IN
 MEXICO AS fNToLERABLE

Fl Paso, Texas, Feb. 6.-Major Gen. eral R. L. Hogze, commanding in the. Fl Paso district. testified here today before the senate subcommittee in vestigating the Mexican situation, said he regarded conditions in Mexico as ''intolerabIe." He said he believed the Mexicans left to themselves would be unable to improve the conditions.
 General Howze expressed the opinion that affairs in Mexico had grown steadily worse in the last ten years and that left solely in the control of Mexicans," the future of that coun-. try, was .'hopeless." The general sa i'd that so far as he could determine the Mexican government this ten years had not done "one genuinely friend ly thing toward our government but on the other hand that government or It's people had done no end of con temptuous and offensive things to- wards our government and people,
 The apearance of General Hogza was the approval of the war depart ment. His publicly made statement was supplemented by one in executive session which was not made public.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-07
STORM AND INFLUENZA
 DELAYING RAILROAD TRAINS

Washington, Feb. 6.-Severe storms raging over practically the entire eastern half of the United States, have cut seriously into operation of the railroads, Director General Hines reported tonight. Trains were run ming late on nearly every dlVlslon east of the Mississippi river. Coast wise shipping, necessary link Tn the railroad transporta5 .on chain, was demeralized, traffic being completely tied up in some instances.
 These conditions. Mr. Hines said, have been further complicated by the spread of influenza among railroad employees. The New York Central lines alone reported today more than 1000 employees i'll with the disease. Directors Hardin of the eastern re- zion. and Baldwin of. the Allegheny region, were numbered among the in- f1uenza victims.
 Maintenance of passenger train schedules Nhas been increasingly diff cult, trains being forced to reduce speed to avoid accidents and blow through snow drifts. Tracks have been washed away in many places and it was reported water has cut off the west end of the West Jersey and Seashore railroad, necessitating the use of steam engines to draw electric cars.
 Because of the gale which has swept Hampton Roads, coal dump ing there has been negligible, Re gional Director Maher reported. Coal deliveries by water to other parts of the east were reported interrupted by the congestion at Norfolk and Ports mouth.
 Reports from the middle west indi- cate improvement in traffic move ment, although it is still admittedly slow.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-07
TO MODIFY THE LODGE
 TREATY RESERVATIONS

Washington, Feb. 6.-The modified Lodge reservations, agreed on tenta- lively by the recently abandoned bi- partisan committee, most likely will be basis on which consideration of the peace treaty will be resumed next week in the senate.
 Republican leaders, after a series of conferences with thefi. party col
 leagues today decided to take the
 initiative on the senate floor in sug- gesting adoption of the bipartisan committees notifications of the Lodge reservations. Although it is
 expected under the decision that the original republican reservations will
 be attached to the treaty when it is referred to the foreign relations com
 mittee, it is understood Senator Lodge of Massa achusetts, the republi-
 can leader, will present the modified draft as a substitute after the com
 mittee has reported.
 Definite decision as to whether the
 democrats would accept the reserva- tions with these modifi lo> will
 not be reached. it was said today,
 until tomorrow s conference of demo-
 cratic friends of the treaty and per haps not then. The general opinion
 prevailed, however, that the changes
 worked out in the unofficial commit tee negotiations would prove satis- factory to a majority of democratic senator's
 Acceptance of the bipartisan mod ifications by both republicans and democrats was considered as likely to narrow differences to a few of the prominent issues
 In some quarters it was predicted that agreement would be reached without much delay on all but two of the fourteen reservations proposed for incorporation in the ratification These two relate to Article Ten and the Monroe Doctrine, on which re-
 publican leaders assert their deter imitation to accept no modification while the democrats are equally em- phatic in their declaration that mod ification will be necessary if the treaty is to be ratified.
 Despite this situation, however there are many senators on both sides of the chamber who predict that some agreement eventually will be reached.
 The group of irreconcilabfes oppos- ing the treaty held numerous con ferences during the day and will meet
 again tomorrow in their campaign to secure the defeat of ratifica ton It is expected that they will present some amendments to the treaty itself and will insist on debating fully all
 of the propositions put before the senate.
 In pursuance of his plan of putting
 all presidential candidates on record in regard to the treaty, Senator Bo-
 rah, republican, of Idaho one of the
 Irreconcilables. today sent aues-
 tionnaire on the subject to Governor
 James M. Cox of Ohio, a democrat.