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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
VACATION TRIP MEDICINES
CFrom the Tacoma News-Tribune

tfTOIn tue IdCoiHd Nc"S- lEIpuNe'
The earnest advocates of the "Sah
Vacation who issued a. booklet Of medh
cal and surgical supplies to be taken %
the summer camping trip rather overdid
the safety busines especially as any
one hardy enough % purchase the entira
list of things mer'iorS would have needs
ed an army ambulance 70 transport thera
But 1t is the part of wisdom to TAX
few simple remedies tucked in the flap n
the vacation suitcase. Primarily tho
vacation is health-building. but accidents
will happen, so 1t is well to he prepared.
A prominent writer on health topics sug.
gests the following:
Iodine, two drains. in a heavy vial en-
closed in a wooden case.
Flexible collodion, two drains.
Adhesive plaster.
Gauzc, two sealed vineyard envelopes.
Cotton, two ounces.
Vaseline, one tube.
Paragoric, one ounce.
Laxative tablets.
Boric acid, one ounce.
Three Seidlitz powders.
The list Is commendable for brevity and
simplicity. Any physician or druggist
can give directions for the use of the
various things. and any injury or illness
too serious to be treated from the above
kit would indicate abandoning the vaca"
ton trip and seeking the aid Of the near"
est physician.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
VERMONT FAIRS
Schedule Begins in MOrrixvilIe August
"a and Ends in bridge October q

A schedule OF the' 16 fairs which are
to he held throughout the State of YER
mont this fall. beginning August "a and
closing about October 6. is given below:
Lamoille Valley, M~orrisville, August
24-26; Franklin County, Sheldon junction,
August 8-September; Addison County,
Middlebury, August 3l-September; Spring
field. September Ia: Rutland County Fair
and Horse Show, Rutland. September
Clio: Chittenden County, Essex Center,
September 40; Orleans County, Barton,
September 7-f0; Caledonia County, st,
J0hnsbury, September 14-t6; Battenkill
Valley Fair. Manchester, September
1915; Windsor County. Woodstock. Sep
TENDER 14-16; Caledonia Grange Fair,
Hardwick. September IS; Dog River Val
ley Fair, Mortified, September 1928;
Black River Valley Grange Fair, Ludlow,
September 23-2A; State Fair. White River
Junction, September 28-October 1: Valley
Fair, B~rattleboro. October SIS; Union
Agricultural Fair, Tunbridge, october
90.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
A ERRING I
Plattsburs III Helps in Arrest ID
Woman and Her


Mrs. Beryl Crooks Of ~Plattsburgh and
winfred Girrett of Beekmantown. N. y
were sentenced to not less than ten
months nor more than two years In
States prison Friday by Judge J. P.
Ladd in City Court. following their con-
viction on charges Of adultery. Both
respondents pleaded guilty to the
charges.
Mrs. Crooks left a husband and two
small children and came to Burlington
Thursday afternoon on the boat with Cir
rett, according to the evidence collected
by the police. Albert Crooks, her nus
band, who is employed In a paper mill
IN Plattsburgh. learned on his return from
work that she had deserted him and Fri
day morning arrived in this city to
look them up. He had learned that they
had taken the boat from Plattsburgh.
On arriving in Burlington he appfed
to the police for assistance and within
a short time the woman was arrested on
Church street and the man on Nam
street. 1t was learned that they had
stayed at the Champlain Hotel the night
before under the name of Mr.. and MIS-.
Johnson. When questioned by the police,
both the woman and the man admitted
everything.
Ia Su Tia vi oit
Girrett and the Crooks woman had taken
a similar trip to Montreal. Mrs. Crooks
had left her husband on a former occa-
sion. Mr.. and Mrs Crooks were mar
ried when they were both B years or
age and now they are Il. Mrs Crooks
had a story to tell of not being used
well by her husband and accused him or
not. supporting her properly and OF being
Incompatible to live with He was
absent from the house until the early
hours of the morning many nights and
left her alone most Of the time. She
said that she had become utterly dis
couraged' with life and did not care much
what did happen. Girrett said he was
employed by a railroad.
Crooks was in the court room when his
wife was sentenced and seemed to derive
satisfactioufrom the proceeding. His wife
shot some. %giances, expressive of intense
hatred, as she walked out of the court
room.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
WORTHLESS C
Francis Kllfnry Said tn Have =
Them Freely-Nov Under Arrest


Them Freely-Now Under Arrest
Francis Hillary. aged q years, Of this
city was arrested Monday morning by
the local police at the request OF CMei
Manning Of Greenfield, Mass. He will be
charged with passing worthless checks.
With one OF the checks, which he drew
for $3.50, he paid for a secondhand Olds-
mobile with which he toured to Burlins-
ton and other places. In addition TO TINS
amount, his check book shows that he
bought clothing n other articles to the
amount of about 500 and secured some
cash by this means. Hillary, who is now
in jail awaiting the arrival Of the Green
field police. who will take him back there
to be tried. admitted his guilt
Hillary had been working in Springfield,
Mass, and while there secured a check
book on the Chaplin National Bank OF
that place. He then stopped work and
went into the business of getting along
on worthless checks. He went over to
the Greenfield Oldsmobile garage in
Greenfield and there secured the machine.
In addition to passing that check, his
book shows hat he bought a suit Of
clothes for 81, more clothes for $40, paid
room rent Of $H. drew two checks for
80 each to get cash. bought tires. chains,
and other articles for his machine, which
brought the total up to about 500.
Everywhere Hillary signed his WI
name to the checks. The Oldsmobile
people became suspicious of their Gus.
toner when ne telephoned from Bellows
Falls saying that he was not quite sure
about the amount he had in the bank and
for them to hang on to the check in case
there were not sufficient funds until he
could get the money. The automobile
concern investigated with the result that
they learned Hillary had no deposit and
they at once reported the matter to the
police.
Chief Manning Of Greenfield %telephoned
to Burlington without knowing that Kill
lary's home was here. The police located
him within a short time and had him in
custody.
One OF Ki1ary's stunts was to change
the license number on his machine On
10 a was a 1919 license number. This
he turned over and painted on the other
side a dealers number for 1920. He
tried to make it look as much like the
real thing as possible, but did a crude
job 1t passed a careless inspection,
however as he had smeared it over with
oil 50 That the dust stuck to It and
obscunef tho paint.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
STRUCK BY AUTO
Mrs Snm ZeEkind Taken to Hospital
Following Accident on Church Street

Mrs. Sam zeskind of no Hyde street
was struck by an automobile at the
corner of hurch n Cherry streets
Saturday night and knock ed down and
severely bruised. She was taken to
the Mary Fletcher hospital, where she
was reported Sunday evening ae> being
comfortable. So far as can be learned
she has suffered no internal INJURIES
and no bones were fractured.
The ear which struck Mrs. Zeskind
was in charge of Mrs. Henry La Pierre
Of the Hinesburg roai. In telling her
story to the police, Mrs. La Pierre said
she had been driving a car for two
years and had always kept off the
main streets of the city so far as posi-
bla Saturday night she drove up Cher
y street and was going to cross Church
street and go down South wfnooski
avenue on her way to her home, which
is not far from %Shelburne Pond. In
the car with her were her husband and
Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Matthews Of
Wolcott. h was proceeding over the
street slowly when, near the car trac ok
she saw Mrs. Zeskind appear suddenly
before her. Before she could stop it,
the machine had struck Mrs. Zeskind
and knocked her down.
1t appeared from the examination
of the car that the left fender struck
Mrs. Zeskind. She was picked mp from
beneath the wheels, so far as can be
learned bat it is not believed that
the car went over her. because the
weight of a heavy Buick, with four
people in it, would have been enough
to have broken her limbs. The cries
OF Mrs. Zeskind attracted a large crowd
and she was taken to the hospital in
a passing automobile.
Mrs. La Pierre was caused more
trouble by the appearance Of Arthur
Woods of Medford. Mass. He reporte \
to the police that Mrs. La Pierre, in
getting away from the scene of the
accident, backed into him, breaking his
radiator. There was no sign on the
La Pierre car that it had struck any
thing. The lights were untouched and
tnere wasn't a scratch on the body.
NO action in the matter was taken by
the police. who allowed Mrs. La Pierre
to go to her home.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
FIREMEN'S
~cxoruf1ve Committee Of state AssOci'
ton Meets to Consider Place


A NEE ting Of the executive committee Of
mo Vermont Firemen's Association was
ihedd in the city Thursday afternoon with
President George Fl. Horton of Winooski
uresiding. The chief business taken up was
Che discussion in regard to the place OF
bosding the 3lst annual convention OF the
association this year. Three different
Gaaces in the State are being considered,
n these three rave signified a desire to
have the convention held with them An
axtempt was made Thursday to get In
touch with certain men in each Of these
cities, but in two of the places, the men
sought were out Of the city and the de-
sdred information relative to holding the
convention there could not be obtained
This matter was left open, therefore,. I'M
III more information can be secured. It is
expected that the annual convention viii
be held the latter part of August. or the
early part OF September.
..ItFi il expected that the annual CONVEX
ti1sr thts year will be an important one,
ASA number Of new matters are to come
mn for consideration. Since The Fireman s
Relief Fund of Vermont was established
last year, firemen in Vermont have gain
81 a new distinction in the eyes OF the
state, and there is a feeling that the
Varmont Firemen's Association should BE-
nbtne more active in the life OF the state
Ar two Of the men who make UP the board
G(-commissioners for the relief fund are
chosen from the association. it becomes
neresvary for the association to keer
thoroughly alive in order to do it's part IN
s41Sis matter.
In the 30 years that the Vermont Fire
,meu's association has been in existence
much hAs been done toward Improving
f1re conditions. The rural districts nav
been brought into closer touch with TN
larger places. resulting in increased knowl
sdre OF fire apparatus and better fire
fighting facilities everywhere in Vermont
II
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
EARLY FIRE
Rear Of W. @. Isham's Residence Z
williams Street, Badly Damaged

In response to a still alarm at 1870
o'clock Monday morning, FOLLOWED by q
general alarm, the fire department
was called to the residence of waiter
c. lsham. II Williams street. The IRE,
which was of unknown origin, hao
made rapid Roadway when the TRUCKS
arrived but through fast work by tne
firemen and the many willing VOL
unteers the blaze was checked IN a
short time and held to the rear por-
ton of the house. Here, however, IL
proved stubborn and took some time
to bring under complete control,
No definite cause can as yet De
given FOR the fire. Mr.. Isham' VINO
was sleeping in the section or 'he
house where the blaze broke OUT at
ributes 1t to spontaneous combustion
or defeciiVe wiring, there being a con-
n~ection there for an electric flatiron
which Ind been In use.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
PHYSICIANS NEEDED
IN RURAL SECTIONS
circumstances Surrounding iii.
ness and Death of DIR. r. S.
F1agg Reveal Conditions I'm.
der Which Country Doctor La.
bors in His Daily Life

Ihe providing of the rural sections of
vermont with the proper medical at
~endan and facilities is a nroblem which
is occupying the attention of the leading
men IN the University Of Vermont COL
iese or medicine at the present time. While
some progress has been madesi the direc-
uon or helping matters, Dean II. C. Tink-
nam stated yesterday that the situation
presented a grave problem. Some physi-
Grams nave been. sent ny him to territories
which were in the worst shape. but DR..
Tfnkham is. of, the ,opinion that some new
system win be necessary before any
marked relief is secured.
The strain which is put. on some of the
country practitioners was evidenced in the
case of DR.. R. S. Flagg of Worthwhile.
who delayed giving attention to himself
until he was beyond all aid and died
within a short time ofihis arrival al the
hospital. where it was found his case of
appendicitis had advanced to such a stage
that there were~no hope. of his Surviving
the operation.
All through the winter months Dr..
ffagg kept three horses in action and
himself working night and day over the
WIDE stretch of territory which he was
called on to cover during the influenza
epidemic. The roads we're sometimes i'm
passable and then he for miles on
s~nowshoes- In the district running east
from Hyde Park, johnson aud Morrisville,
and northeast 40 miles to North Troy and
Newport there was only one practicing
physician. and the doctors from those
towns were called on to make trips of
many miles to see; patients, whom no one
else could reach. In the spring Dr.. F1agg
was in poor health, suffering from a pain
IN his side and a general rundown con-
diton. The press Of work kept up and he
worked until the pain became so acute
that he was obliged to give up for a few
hours. Even then he had two confinement
cases which he felt needed his attention
and he held back from going to the nos
pital. One of his last acts, when, the pain
had subsidized nough to allow him, was
to travel off six miles through a hiIly
country to call on a patient When the
trip to the hospital became an absolute
necessity. he drove his car to Burlington.
On the way he was sometimes obliged to
stop and lie down beside the road. the
pain was so intense. On his arrival at the
hospital he was in a state of colapse.and
he died shortly afterwards
DR.. Tinkham is of.the opinion that the
establishment of small hospitals at
different points throughout the State
would help the situation to some extent.
Here maternity cases and many others
could be treated and this would take a
big strain off the doctors. Another plan
would be to use trained nurses The nurse
could attend the patient when the doctor
wasn't there and he could cover one
section -one day and another the next
The college of medicine is doing much
tn help the situation. for within the past
two wears a half dozen graduates have
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
"FAIR PRICES"
Commimion Decides What Would n
Reasonable Profit for Merchants

The recently organized fair price COM
mission. which has charge of the fixing of
a fair profit for retailers in boots, shoes,
clothing and groceries, has, after a hear
ing at which various merchants of the
city were How an opportunity to test-
fly. reached the following conclusion:
After a careful investigation of exist
ing conditions, the Fair Price Commission
of Vermont decides that a fair percentage
of profit on the selling price of the dif-
erent classes of merchandise is as fol
lows; Boots and shoes (staple lines),
q 1-3 per cent, boots and shoes novelty
rine), 40 per cent. clothing, men and boys
80 l-3 per cent, dry goods, SO 1-S per cent
ladies'. misses and children's ready-to-
wear garments. 40 per cent. groceries lex
elusive of Hour and sugar., % per cent"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
RESIGNS AS
Mrs. d.. q. Smith Succeeded at Blue
Triangle by Miss Matilda F~>airweathcr

Mrs. D.. o. smith OF this city. who has
been for the last five months director OF
the B,ue Triangle Hospitality House,
gave up her position there Sunday,
and she will leave soon to join her hus-
band in Winthrop, Mass. The position
of director will be filed by Miss Matilda
y. Fairweather of Hawthorne, ". j., an
experienced cafeteria director.
1t is with regret that the board of man
agement of the Hospitality House gives
up the services of Mrs. Smith. Her nan
agement of the cafeteria, and her gen
eral supervision of the house have been
most efficient and pleasing. In the Few
months that she has been director, Mrs.
Smith has gained the respect and-admira-
ton of the management and the patrons
of the cafeteria. and the lasting friend
ship of the girls at the house and those
who have worked with her. Under her
management, the cafeteria has become
one of the most popular eating places
in this city, andsthe Blue Triangle House
! has come to be known for fts~unlimited
hospitality.
Miss Fairweather, the new director. has
held a number Of important, positions IN
cafeteria and hospitality house manage
ment. She was for five years domestic
art director In the New Haven Comm
Y. w. c. A.. For WI years during the
war period she was director of the Hostess
House at Camp Bowie, Fort Worth,
Texas. For six years before the war;
Miss Fairweather conducted a almmer
camp for girls, which she opened and
organized herself. at Francestown, N IL
She has also been a teacher OF nome
economies, and has taken courses al
Pratt Institute. Miss Fairweather comes
to Burlington from Pfttsfield. Mass
where she has been organizing a cafe
terra at the Hotel Wendell, and where
she received an attractive offer to con-
tinue as director, but she preferred the
hospitality house work. Her recon-
m%endations for the position are unusually
high.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
RECENT DEATH

The Elwood, Neb., Bulletin pays he fol
lowing tribute to the late William "a
Weller, a native Of Hinesburg. and for
some time a resident Of Burlington. whose
death in Elwood June 16. has already
been noted in the Free Press:
Tn the summer of 1899 when ME- Weller
dropped into Elwood for a brief visit witt
relatives before returning to Vermont
after a short stay In South Dakota, the
trur western friendliness md courtesy h,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
WANTED
Discharge Certificates md II n u .
Checks Awaiting Fourteen VermOnters

Discharge certificate and $50 bonus
checks are being held in the office of the
Zone Finance Officer, bonus section,
Washington, D. c.. for IA men from YER
mont, to whom the certificates and bonus
checks cannot be sent on account of lack
of proper address. These men sent their
discharge certificates to Washington in
order to obtain the bonus. The "A men are
Fred NJ. Davfno. Leon NJ, Stokes, Henry c.
williams, Hubert W. williams, Edgar A,
Cook. Jackson H.. Howard. Thore A.
Johnson, william f. Kendall, Wilfred La
mothe, Mark A McKlosky. Dominco Man
teIlo, Michael Patrick Noonan, John f.
Smith and Lee j. ouc Inquiries made
by men whose names appear upon this
list should be addressed as follows. Zone
Finance Oficer. Bonus Section, 18th and
c Streets, N. W., Washington. d. c.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
ONLY DOING "THE DAYS WORK"

(From the Florida Times-Union Dem)
Intends to serve his time out" is
a heading that suggests some poor fell
low doing timt' for his misdeeds-
and turns out to be the story OF Sen
ator Harding's determination to re-
main in the Senate until March 4, al
though a candidate for the Presidents
chair.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15
WILL ACCEPT TRUSTS
CITY Trust Com pany Elects Judge Now
or a Director ind Adds New Ser
vice for CustOmerS

The City Trust company Monday cleo
ted Judge Edmund c. Mower a director.
Its officers state that so many requests
have been received urging the City Trust
ompany to act as executor and trustee
under Wills that such a trust department
will be provided for it's friends. Judge
Mower will act as legal advisor for the
trust department.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15

HUNGRY OCCUPATION
Would-be writer-What do you consider
the most important for a beginner in
literature?
Old shaud-A small appetite.-Blightly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-15

Read the classiied-and cease to won
der" whether this=or-that can b raccom'
lpligte6
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-06-10
Lake Levels Asked
By Property Owners

Pierre, s. d., May 31.-Farmers own
ing land about Lake Andes, and other
small meandered lakes in the southern
Part of the state are demanding that
the lake levels be lowered. Only a few
years ago, money was spent for artes-
ian wells to supply these lakes with
water. When the prairie sod shed wa.
ter as would a shingle roof, they were
filed with water, and when the gov
eminent surveys were made their out
lines were "~meandered" but with
breaking up of the prairie the water
supply went into the ground, and
there was little lake except name.
Now the same lakes are filling beyond
the ~meandered lines. and land owners
are complaining of damage to their
tracts. At a recent meeting Of pro-
rerty n at Lake Andes, they ask
ed that the outlet OF the lake be low
cred to a point two feet below the
meandered line which would mean a
lowering of about seven feet from the
present water level. The matter is uI
for discussion and conference, and
some action will no doubt be taken to
give the land owners relief, but wheth.
CT it will go to the limit they ask is 9
question.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-06-10
Silo and Alfalfa viii
Help Farmer Make Money

Bookings, s. D.. June S.-The silo
end alfalfa will greatly cheaper the
production of livestock on the South
Dakota farm. says j. c. Holmes, ex-
tension livestock specialist at State
college. The silo and alfalfa will en-
able the average farmer to double his
livestock production and increase the
main field crops.
The well stocked farms in South
Dakota will increase in value while
the poorly stocked, poorly equipped
and poorly managed farms will likely
decline. A well equipped and well
managed farm will support a COW to
the acre in an average year.