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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-01
MATRIMONIAL MIX-UP

Brattleboro, March 6.-Because her
husband. Henry Thibodeau OF Cohoes. N
Y, whom che thought dead showed up
here and started trouble for her, Mrs.
Thibodeau, who was married more than
two years ago to John f. Casey to-day
filed in the office of county clerk Frank
u. Stowe a petition for divorce from
Thibodeau alleging desertion. intolerable
severity. neglect and refusal to support
An action WAS started against Casey by
the State. charging him with a statutory
offense, and both cases will be tried in
the April term Of county court, There are
four children In the Thbodeau Casey
family, two born to Mr.. and Mrs. Thibo-
deau and two born since Mrs Thibodeau
married Casey. Mrs. Thibodeau says her
husband deserted her In 1914. Afterwar tis
she was Informed that he was killed In
the car shops at Cohoes. Believing the
report to be true, Mrs. Thibodeau says,
she married Casey in Eagleville. Conn.
lin 1913 and two children were horn to
them. Her sympathes are entirely with
Casey. and she asks for the custody Of
the two Thibodeau children. II she is
lgranted a divorce II is understood to be
her intention to re-marry Casey, who Is
a weaver in the Fort Dummers cotton
mill The State is proceeding on the the
DRY that Casey knew when he married
Mrs, Thibodeau that her husband was
living.
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STILL SEARCH FOR BODY
Aids in Efforts to Locate
Body OF Elmer Lombard

Milton, March 29.-Despite the efforts
of Nine. G. Garrow OF Burlington, clair
voyant, the body of little Elmer Lom-
bard. the 10-ycar-od son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lombard. who is believed to have
met death by drowning in the river back
of the Mossey house on River street last
Friday, is still missing to-day. Nine Oar
row visited the scene to-day, and her CT
forts were witnessed by a large crowd
1t is understood that the clairvoyant
was visited at Burlington Saturday and
that she said the body lay In the river
near the bank. but would not be there
long Accordingly efforts were made to
locate the body as directed. but without
success. To-day Nine. Garrow was sum-
moned here. and said that the body had
gone over the falls and would be rocov-
cred on Friday.
No more dynamite would he placed In
the ice Saturday as the water is too high,
by all day yesterday boats were used and
n deep wire net was secured across the
river connecting the island with the main
| land,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-01
FRANKLIN co. COURT
Death of One Defendant Abates Writ
Drug Store Cnse Up

st. Adams, March Cat the conven-
ing of Franklin county court this after
noon at two O'Clock following the week
end recess, Superior Judge sherman r.
Moulton of Burlington presiding. the
court rendered judgment on the plea in
abatement in the case of Mrs. Mary
Spears vs.. Miss Mary Spears and George
Spears, tort, judgment being that the
writ abate The reason for this is that
one of the parties in the case is dead
and if this occurs in case where a tort
action is brought against two persons
the action does not survive. The case
of Mary Spears VS.. George Spears. tort,
was not taken up az assigned because
of the Illness of an important witness.
In both of these cases A. b. Rowley of
Richford and Elmer Johnson of this city
are counsel for the plaintiff. and p. IL.
Coleman of Montgomery and c. G. Aus
| tin & Sons of this city for the defendants.
Shortly before 2:30 O'Clock the empanel-
ling of a jury was begun in the case of
Ellis w. Foster, guardian for John G.
! Reagan. VS.. +. a. Barber AMI y. J. Her
| rick. This case grows out of the sale
| of a drug store at 20l Lake street, for
merly owned by John c. Reagan, and il
is claimed that Mr.. Reagan was not in
| fit condition to make the trade at the
time 1t was consummated.
At $40 O'Clock the empanelling of the
| jury was completed but not until the last
| juror present had been called to meet
| the number of challenges to which the
| parties in interest were entitled AS each
| party in a case is entitled to an equal
| number the novel situation in this case
was that the defendants side had twice
| as many as the plaintiffs. as there are
| two defendants. The jury as empaneled
and ready to hear the evidence to-mor-
row at nine O'Clock is composed of Aiker
Babby and Eugene Trudeau OF Sheldon
NJ. l.. Sharlow of Enosburg Falls, l.. Z
Cray and Charles Carman of Swanton
c. A. Revers of St. Adams city, l.. w
MCGOWAN of Highgate l.. F.. Stanley o.
Georgia, c. B. Strait of St. Adams town
! Gay WheeloCk of Bakersfield. c. T.. Conk
lin of Berkshire and II, H. Marcy O.
| Montgomery.
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VERMONT LOSES FIRST GAME
Strong Catholic University Nine Beats
Green Mountain Aggregation
at Washington, q to

Washington. D. c., March 2S.-The Uni
Nersty Of Vermont bowed to the strong
Catholic University nine Saturday by A
score Of 6 to /. Jackson. lengthy south
paw. was on the mound for the locals and
managed to hold the Green Mountain
sluggers to four scattered hits. Coach
Engle's men, as rule. met the sphere
IN the nose, but Catholic University pre-
scented a stone wall defense, both in the
outer and inner gardens.
In Lucey, Catholic University has n
ehort stop of well nigh big league cali
bre. He cut off several sure hits by clev-
er stabs and snappy heaves to first, ac-
repting five chances without the sem
blance OF a bobble. Mike Harris featured
1t third for Vermont. Six times the bill
was clouted down into his territory. and
each time he speared the horsehide. His
work was marred by but one error, when
he threw the ball into the dirt around
frst base In four trips to the rubber, he
whaled out a pair of clean singles Yer
mont's lone score was the result Of Jim
Spilanes base running. In the third
frame, the big Green and Gold catcher
was safe at first, when Jackson fumbled
a slow roller to the box. Spillane was
advanced to second via passed ball, stole
third and registered on wild pitch
he
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-01
GEORGE r. BATTEN
BROUGHT TO RUTLAND

Rutland. March 25.-George r. Batten,
alias Henry Anderson and George Brown,
charged by federal authorities with whole
sale defrauding of farmers in Vermont by
improper use of the mails. was delivered
to the United States marshals office in
this city to-day, having been arrested at
Georgetown, Ky. March % on the author
ity of Marshal II. NJ. Cox of Covington.
who had been notified that the Vermont
court held an indictment for Batten.
The man was brought to Rutland by
Deputy Marshal Oscar Vest. He was ad-
mtted to 5000 bail by the Kentucky
officials.
Operating at Bellows Falls last Deem
Der. Batten, it Is alleged, advertised that
he wanted to buy farm produce at attrac,
tive prices. When he obtained some con-
! signments he Immediately shipped them
out of the State. sending by mail in pay
ment checks which were worthless. BY
the time the checks hah appeared at the
banks on which they were drawn he had
disappeared,
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"GREAT CONSPIRACY"
AGAINST PRESIDENT
That's Why Treaty Was Defeated De-
ciares Senator williams

Jackson. Miss. March 2s.-The peace
treaty was rejected by the Senate az a
result Of great conspiracy" against
President Wilson. Senator John Sharp
Williams declared to-day In an address
to the Mississippi Legislature
II believe there are now mon glad that
the President IL sick perhaps hope for
his death" Senator williams said.
Declaring tho treaty debate was the
most confused gabfest in the history Of
the world" Senator Williams, long known
as a master OF sarcasm in Senate debate,
| excoriated those who helped defeat the
League OF Nations.
II do not sec how any man who loves
his country can look with unconcern on
what has Just occurred" he said There
| was n chance for the United states tc
stand at the head of council of nations OF
the world to lead the universe In the
pathways OF peace, The opportunity was
rejected and future historians will refer
| to the last two years as the time of the
great conspiracy We preached to oul
| boys at home and in France that this
war was being fought that wars might
be no more. We looked on the sufferngs
of Belgium and Serbia and resolved wha'
we would do when it was over. Then Il
finally was over and we have done moth
ing So far as We are concerned APP
pears we are willing to go back to 1871
before 1t all began
THE long winded arguments In tn,
Senate were IKE fiddling as Rom,
| burned, talking with a world In chaos
DO you blame me for saying that
would rather be a dog and bay at tn,
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VERMONT DEFEATS
GEORGETOWN 5 TO 4
B.Inning Diamond Battle Won
by the Green and Gold
Freshman Pitcher Duba
Makes a Glorious Debut

Washington. March 2o.-The University
I Vermont baseball team came back
S-day with n vengeance and triumphed
Eer .he Georgetown sluggers in l3-in-
tng struggle by a score OF : to 4. Taking
Hyan;hCc of errors. the Ira Alien men
masscd n quartet of runs In the tlrst
Inning and held tho lead until tho sixth
georgetown having registered one run IN
he first inning.
t.'Southpaw" Patton started on the mound
b.. Vermont but was replaced in the
irst frame by Duba who made glorious
hbut in college baseball The freshman
kirler toied along for n full dozen IN
kngs and permitted hui five safe hingloS'
lie had ell the requisites that go to make
teuccessful heaver-speed. change of pace,
hid curve. he welded to good effect, caus-
he the GEORGETOWN heavy artillery to
hoist 20 the infield or to fan the haImy
Iyeezes 1t Is true a homer and triple
kere cleaned off his delivery. hut they
an,o as tho result Of too careful growing
II the sphere.
The Vcrmonters played almost perfect
)all behind Duba. Hamilton contributing
he only miscue on hard hit ball in the
darkness of tho 18th inning. Dusk was
killing when tho tenth stanza began and
nom then on the contest was waged in
lear moonlight.
REYNOLDS and Hymar, who were sched-
Ned for the Boston Braves, worked in the
kox for the home team. but were unable
b thwart the Green Mountain nine. Mike
Harris and McCiinnis each got double
b the right field bleachers.
Tho
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-01
PARIS, KENTUCKY, MOB
LYNCHES A NEGRO

Paris, KY. March 9-Grant Smith,
negro, charged with criminal assault. was
removed from the county Jail here early
tonight by a mob of 80 men, who placed
him in an automobile and rushed him out
Of town. Members Of the mob, as they left
the city. announced their intention of
hanging the negro from a bridge at Mil
lersburg, nine miles away.
No trace of the mob, believed TO be COM
posed Of 40 Fleming county men nor of
the negro has yet been found by a hastily
organized posse which followed In auto
mobiles.
The negro was arrested in Pontiac
Michigan. charged with assaulting Ruby
Anderson, "A year-old daughter OF L. r
Anderson, Fleming county farmer, and
was brought here to-day for safe keep
Ing The train arrived shortly before six
o'clock. As Sheriff @. W. Powell of Flem-
ing county and Police Chief Fred Link
of this city, were entering the Jail with
their prisoner. the mob rushed the Of
ficers, obtained custody of the negro. and
dashed out of town. ring leaders remark
ing they would hang Smith from the first
bridge they could find"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-01
PLAN MEMORIAL TO LATE
CHARLES E. PUTNEY

ST Johnsbury, March 25.-The alumni
Of ST. Johnsbury Academy are planning
for a memorial to the late Charles E
Putney. late of Burlington. who was so
long principal Of the st. Johnsbury insti-
tuition. A committee has been chosen to
have charge of the book consisting of the
Hon Charles w. Gates Of Franklin, chair
man: the Hon. Frederick W. Plaisted Of
Augusta. Me-, Mrs. Fletcher D. Proctor
of Proctor and John II. Cloutman Of VIM
chester, Mass, finance committee: Miss
Caroline S. Woodruff of Johnson, Rolfe
Cobleigh of Boston and Arthur r. Stone
Of st. Johnsbury. publication committee.
Mr. Gates Is a trustee of the academy
and Mr.. Cobleigh is the president of the
Boston Alumni association. 1t Is planned
to have the book issued in the early fall
and 1t will contain a biographical sketch
of this noted educator. with tributes from
some of the alumni and some of his Bur-
lington friends.
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NEW POPULATION FIGURES

Washington, March 3.-Population
statistics for 1927 announced to-day by the
census bureau, included;
Bangor. Me. 25,94s. increase l,44 or AZ
per cent.
Elgin, H.. 2743l. increase LASS. or So
per cent over 1910.
Saratoga Springs. n. y. 13,1S1. increase
4SS or 3.S per cent.
Anderson, S. C., 1885, increase ISL. or
81 per cent.
Monroe. La. l2.675, increase 2,4ss or @.2
per cent.
Columbus. Neb.. $40, increase 3a6 or
10 per cent
Washington. March 25.-Popuiation
statistics for 1890 announced to-day by the
census bureau included
Dayton, o., 15s.s3o, an increase of 81, 253,
81 per cent over 1910
Parkersburg, Va. 3.oss, increase 2l97.
or l23 per cent.
Middletown. N. Y. 1870. increase 3,l7C
or 2c,3 per cent.
Warren. O.. 1850, increase 1880 or ~ I
per cent.
Trenton. MO. 6s6l. increase 1895 or 2ss
per cent.
junction City. Kan, 1876. increase 1,sls
of A,3 per cent.
Kewanee. H., S,o%, increase sn9 OF
To- per cent.
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SEEK TO RELIEVE
THE BARRE SHIPPERS

Montpelier March 25.-The Barre Board
OF Trade, through President F.. d. Ladd.
received the following telegram to-day
from J. H Hustis of the Boston & Maine
railroad at Boston Matter referred to
now under investigation. 1t is not my
intention, and am sure I speak for Gov
ernor Smith when ! say It is not his in
tention that Joint operation between
Barre and Montpelier shall work preju-
dicially to shippers. and you may feel
assured that no action OF this kind is
contemplated"
This telegram was in response TO re-
quest from the Barre Board of Trade that
the Montpelier g. Wells River iron be-
tween Barre and Montpelier be opened
up. after having been unused during the
period of the war or while the railroads
were under the administration Of the
government.
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MUST COMPLY WITH
MAPLE SHIPMENT LAWS

Montpelier. March @-Ii. NJ. Davis has
released the following statement for pub
LEGATION in connection with the ship
ments and sale of maple syrup or sugar
calling the attention of those persons who
deal in the same that the law must be
compiled with:
The attention of the manufacturers of
maple syrup is called to the net weight
law passed by the last session of the
Legislature, which requires that the con-
tainer or package shall have the correct
net quantity of the contents plainly and
conspicuously marked on the outside Of
the package or container in terms of
weight. measure Or numerical count
THE law requires that maple syrup
weigh II pounds to the gallon. and in
marking the contaiper either method may
be used, one gallon or II pounds net, pro-
viding the package marked one gallon
weighs II pounds net"
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CUSTOMS INCREASE
1mportntiOns Were s3.O37. 485 and Ex
pOrtations s4,s33,OS2

St Adams. March ga large increase
both in imports and exports is shown by
the statement of Collector II. c. Comings
of the Vermont customs district, for the
month ending February 90. issued this
morning.
The total importations were s3,o37 465
as compared with s2.7SS.6o3 in the cor
responding month last year and the ex-
ports amounted to $5,2s2 4S6 as compared
with s3.S77.2 32 in February last year. The
value Of the free merchandise imported
was $2.712,6s1 as compared with s2,551.Ns
in February. 1919. and the dutiable mer-
chandise was valued at $32,7A as COM
pared with $236.655. Total duties collected
were s37.S269S while in February last
year they amounted to s32,6H,N. The val
uation of the domestic merchandise ex-
ported was $,s33.952 as compared with
s.. 735,9o3 in February 1919. and the foreign
exports were valued at $44S. 4s4 as COM
pared with sl41,329 in the corresponding
period last year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-01
MAPLE QUOTATIONS
Commissioners brigham TO supply New
York and BOstOn Prices

Montpelier, March 2s.-E. S. Brigham
has arranged to send the newspapers this
year, rs last year the Boston and New
York quotations on maple syrup and
sugar. These will be sent out each after
noon. 1t is expected the quotations will
arrive here about noon on the days upon
which they are to be sent to the news
papers.
At present there lie but little syrup OF
sugar being shipped into the markets. sc
that no quotations will come until the
production increases. There is a good
deal Of nitre in the syrup this year, which
is generally taken to be a forecast Of a
big sugar season. but thus far but little
sugar has come into Montpelier
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-01
Town Clerks Get Blanks

Montpelier, March 2.-For the tax
commission, the Capital City Press hae
sent to the town clerks in the various
towns the inventories which will be used
by the listers this season. some 10000
of them, The company also Friday and
Saturday sent to the town clerks the
license and blanks connected with the
Ash and game regulations, a total OF
l15,40O of these being printed. There has
been change In management and when
W. +, Poole of the company took over
the work he did not know until aet
Monday morning that these two Jobs were
hurry orders. so they had to be rushed
along but they are in the clerks haE-s
in time to comply with the law.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-01
REBUKED BY FATHER,
GIRL KILLS HERSELF

Orange, y. j.. March 29-Rebuked by
her father, wealthy New York coal
dealer, for not being punctual at her
music practice. Miss Norma A. Atkinson,
20, to-day threw herself in front of an
express train here and was killed.
She left this note pinned to her coat,
which she had removed.
Dear Mother:-Please forgive me for
that which I am doing. I don't know
whether I am in the wrong or my father.
go 1t 's uS to one Of us to remove our
self and 7 am doing It, Forgive me.
know you will understand. You have been
the best mother, and every bit that the
word mother signifies.
BABY"
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HOLLERAN SUIT DEFERS
HALE MURDER CASE

Montpelier. March 8-The trial of the
case Of Holleran VS.. the New England
Telephone company does not bid fair to
be completed Tuesday morning so that
the case of State VS.. G. o. Hale can be
commenced as ii was expected it would
be
Hale is charged with numbering r.
Lester Morse February l by shooting
him on land which was in dispute be-
tween the two persons Hale claims self
defense. Sheriff F. II. Tracy. States At
torney f. r. Davis and Attorney General
F. c. Archibald went to the spot of the
crime Saturday afternoon.
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CASE INVOLVES $4,000
WORTH OF LIBERTY BONDS

Rutland. March 2.-To decide whether
or not Mrs. Annie T. Cops, sister Of
the late Charles II. Labor well known
Rutland hotel man, rightfully holds
$4,000 worth of Liberty bonds which be-
longed to her deceased brother. a jury
was empanelled in Rutland county court
this afternoon. The case is brought by
the widow. Margaret Sullivan Lalor. as
Administrative. Mrs. Cops. who was
formerly associated with Charles Lalor
at the Hotel Bardwell, claims that the
securities were given to her.
The Lalors have been in the courts be-
fore, the hotel man having been sued
for breach of promise by Miss Anna C.
Dyer Of this city, a school teacher. just
after he was married to Margaret Sulli-
van. A verdict of $4,000 was given in
this case and it was affirmed in Supreme
Court.
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cred up to Tonight, though dynamiting
had been rcsorted to to secure It,
With several small playmates he was
watching Ice go out of the river. All
started for home. but Elmer went hack
to wash his hands. When the boys
reached the street they looked back. but
he had disappeared. They went home and
said nothing.
II was late at night before a search for
him was begun. The water is ten feet
dcep at this place. The employees OF the
International Pulp Mill. where Mr.. LON
bard works, are using dynamite to obtain
the body and are still at it tonight.
The little boy, besides his father and
mother, leaves six brothers and sisters
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Yeeles Gets Two Falls

Montpelier, March 8-Henry Yeeles of
Berlin took two falls at wrestling from
AL Lundstrom of North Grosvenordale.
Conn, here tonight. the first in Ave and
the last in nine minutes and ten seconds.
Lundstrom seemed to have the best of
the first match until suddenly Yeeles
threw him over and pinned him to the
floor. Yseles was the agsressor during
the second bout
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WILL DUMP BOOZE IN
SEWER AT RUTLAND

Rutland. March 29-The first liquor to
be destroyed in this city since national
prohibition became effective has been
ordered dumped into the sewer by County
Clerk George y. Hartman and Sheriff
Henry r. Adams and John l.. Dupont
janitor of the court house, are making
ready to carry out the order to destroy
three casks of wine and case of bottled
ale. The liquor was seized at a raid on
the house Of Antonio Ricci in this city
last June. The claimant took the case to
Supreme Court as to ownership OF the
liquor. but afterwards withdrew his
appeal.
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Railroad to State Fair

Montpelier March 25-The matter Of
the acceptance of the railroad running
between the State fair ground and White
River Junction by the State was under
consideration this week by James b,
Estee, chairman, of the State fair COM
mission, and Gov, =. w. Clement. Those
who owned the railroad completed their
part of the deciding of the property to the
State and the acceptance Is waiting. 1t
was on their road that two engines tipped
last fall after the heavy rains that oc-
CURED during the state fair.
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FARMERS TO RESIST
DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW

Syracuse, n. Y, March 2o.-H. T.. Bah
cock, secretary of the New York state
Federation of Farm Bureau associations,
announced at Ithaca tonight that at com
munity meetings held by farmers to-day
the latter decided they would not con-
form to the daylight saving law as re-
CARDS the schools. They stated they will
be governed by the old time Arrange
ments have been completed. Mr.. Babcock
stated. for meetings in nearly every
county Of the state tomorrow at which
demand will be made for repeal of the
daylight saving law. These meetings
also will take up the question of the pure
food. pure fabric and good roads bills.
which are now in the Assembly. Imme-
date action on them Is to be urged.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-01
FARMERS WILL FIGHT
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

Syracuse, n. Y, March 26.-Farming
interests of New York State are to
conduct a vigorous campaign for the
repeal of the daylight saving law. Of
fioers of the State grange. Dairymen's
League and county farm bureaus to-
day summoned members by wire and
telephone messages to hold special
protest meetings against the failure Of
the Legislature to repeal the law.