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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
Robbery" Excites st. Adams

st. Adams. Dec ga story was ci,cu-
lated about this city to-day to the effect
that one OF the banks had been entered,
burglarised or robbed. The stories varied,
but they were all on the thems, that q
bank had been robbed. The story CIR
culated rapidly and people were making
all sorts Of inquiries about the rob
berry" Inquiries were made at the Jail
office and OF Chief-of- Police j. F..
Mahoney, 80 many in fact that the sher-
IN and the chief were actually alarmed.
They called up each other on the tele-
phone. but they could furnish no light on
the matter. So finally when the Free
P5ress representative called up the chief
for facts on the great robbery he was In
formed that rs far an he knew there was
nothing to II and probably the person
who started the story either had too
much Christmas Cheer or had been dis
appointed when he did not find his fav.
orite brand In his stocking Christmas
morning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
IN c. V. EMPLOY IS YEARS
Michael Harness Dies At ~ -Besan
Service for Road An Delivery Clerk

ST. Adams, Dec 26.-Michael Barnes,
aged ~ years, died Christmas afternoon
at his home ON Lincoln avenue after n
lingering illness of several months. The
fureral will be held at st. Mary's Church
Tuesday morning at nino O'Clock and
burial will take place in Holy Cross
cemetery. Mr.. Barnes was born IN the
county of Limerick. Ireland. He came to
this city when young man and entered
the employment Of the Central Vermont
railway in 1865 and, therefore. had been In
the employ OF the Central Vermont con-
tinuously for IS years. For five years
he acted as delivery clerk, having been
the first delivery clerk appointed In the
local freight office.
The deceased is survived by his wife,
formerly Miss Nellie Manahan of Swan.
ton and four children. the Rev. Sister st.
Marie Raphael of Providence, r. l., Miss
Winifred Barnes, NJ. Edward Barnes and
II. John Barnes Of this city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
BROUGHT IN CATTLE, FINED
Concord Man Pays 50 Head for ~
Thought Into state from y. u.
without License

Montpelier. Dec. c3.--Commissioner Il.
9. Brigham has received from Clair Pow
ell, States attorney Of Essex county. the
statement that Concord citizen was
fined S7b and costs for bring Is head Of
cattle into Vermont from New JIamp-
shire without permit from the commits
sloner of agriculture, the fine being S.
per head of cattle.
The department in October and Novem-
Der had an Inspector working on such
cases as this, with the result that several
cases have been referred to prosecuting
officers for action. Vermont is doing a
great deal to remove tuberculosis In
cattle and the department Is striving to
stop the importation of cattle which can
not legally be brought into tho State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
POSED AS MOVIE
STAR; ARRESTED
Connecticut Youth Thought to
Dazzle Pretty Girls of
Rochester, N. Y.

Rochester. y. y, Dec. 27.--Tho lure OF
a page OF Rochesters prettiest girls
printed last summer In n New York paper
led Philip Hallen. II young Stamford
Conn. locksmith, TO represent himself IN
this city last week az a famous motion
picture star he told tho police, they said
to-day, after he had been arraigned In
city court on n charge of vagrancy.
Hallen was arrested at the Hotel Seneca
last week after the clerk, who was
familiar with the screen stars appear
ance, had notified the police. Two detec-
tlves. one representing himself as a news
paper reporter and another rs n motion,
picture magnate soon led Hallen to admit
that he was not what he pretended to
be. The police said tonight that he would
be permitted to return to Stamford.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
TAX r E G. Ell rs
EXCEED ESTIMAT
Income and Profits Assessments
for Last Quarter Yield
50,6O2,546

Washington, Dec. N.--Incomo and pro-
fits tax receipts for the last quarter of
the year exceeded Secretary Houston e
early estimate Of $3.50 900 900. according to
the daily statement OF the nations A.
hances for December 70, made public to-
day by the treasury.
On that date income and profits tax
payments for the months amounted to
$3.50, eO2,546, as compared with 1894, IFS, 1911
for the corresponding period year ago.
Treasury officials declared that some in
crease In the total could be expected as
there was still week to be accounted
for Receipts from income and profits
taxes since June first total 81, 6O3, 1856, 2s7.
according TO the treasurer's statement, as
against N,s22.l94.4S0 for thu correspond
Ing period last year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
NINE. GALLI-CURCI TO
MARRY ACCOMPANIES

Chicago. Dec. 2.-Mme. Amelia CALI
Curci. grand opera star Of Chicago, an
nounced to-day her coming marriage to
Homer Samuels, her accompanist, and
the man whom her husband Marquis
Luigi c. Curci, sought unsuccessfully to
involve In her divorce suit n year ago.
Nine. Galli-Curci will complete her nat
uralization papers here on January 16,
1921 and her marriage TO Mr.. Samucls Is
expected to occur the same day.
1t was said tonight that the marriage
would likely take place quietly at St.
Paul or Minneapolis on January It, AS
Mr.. Samuels is an American citizen. the
singer would become one without COM
pletinG her naturalization begun last
January shortly after obtaining her d.
yorce.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
GETS $500 GIFT
Vermont Academy Receives sum from
Mortimer PrOctor-Trize for Scholarship

Middlebury, Dec 26.-An unexpected
Christmas gift to Vermont Academy wa,
received to-day by Prof. Raymond Nc
Farland. principal of the academy, at his
residence at Middebury. In letter dated
Mt Los Angeles. Mortimer II. Proctor of
Proctor, inclosing Il check for 81, 800, wrote
to Principal Mcfarland "I have been
much Interested In your going to Ver-
mont Academy and once more bringing a
valuable and well known Vermont institu-
ton to life. The academy can fiji a large
part in the career of young Vermonters
and with you at the helm, all possible
success IL assured. ! am mailing a check
which you may use as you think best in
the interest Of the academy. 1t is a small
token Of my best wishes to you and your
work" 1t is the wish of Professor Nc
Farland that the gift be used to estab-
lish prize for Improvement to be
awarded to the senior of the academy
who makes the most Improvement In his
or her academy course.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
TOWN SUES POWER co.
East Montpelier Asks S25.OOO for Dam
nGes Done to Highway

Montpelier, Dec. 26-The town of East
Montpelier has brought $4,000 suit
against the Montpelier & Barre Light &
Power company to recover damages done
to their highway north OF the number tive
dam which the Cory, Deavitt & Frost
Electric company built some years age
and which the principal defendant bought
of the Electric company recently.
Twenty thousand dollars OF the dam.
ages are claimed for the last two year
period. while 5000 is for damages done
before that time.
Julia Andrews OF Roxbury, who claims
she was Injured when stepping off Cen
trial Vermont railway train at Roxbury
April I. 1919, suffering an injured knee
broken ribs. a loosened kidney and other
injuries, has brought n suit for S5.0O(
against John Barton Payne. the director
general OF the Central Vermont Railway
company.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
America Has Three
Choices Says Daniels
They Arc League. Disarmament Agree
mcrt or Worlds biggest Navy

Washington, Dec. 27-The United
States, II it does not enter the League OF
Nations, should initiate Il movement look
Ing to an international conference for
the reduction of ornaments. Secretary
Daniels. of the navy, said tonight. If
an agreement is not reached by all ma
tons for such u program. he added, "the
United States should have navy second
to none"
The question of disarmament also was
discussed in the Senate to-day Senator
Johnson Republican, California, declar-
ing that disarmament agreement by
the nations who constituted the five al
lied and associated powers in tho World
War would constitute the one great
step that could be taken toward the pro-
motion of peace and the prevention Of all
future wars.
Secretary Daniels. in his statement to-
night declared that his naval estimates
recently submitted TO Congress called
only for minor vessels and expressed au-
proval of tho general boards building
program only In the event that the United
States does not enter the League Of a.
tons or become II party to an interna =
tional agreement to limit ornaments
The naval secretary advocated legisla-
ton similar to that I'm the 1916 naval APP
preparation bill which authorized Presi-
dent Wilson 10 appoint a commission of
nine members to represent the United
states at an intNnatiopal armament con-
ference.
''If we do not want the League of Ma
uons,' Mr.. Daniels said, "we ought to
have q conference purely on the subject
of reduction of ornaments. Every ma
ton that has Joined the League of Ma
tons has promised this and all they need
now is get us In. Unless there Is some
such agreement the United States should
have a navy second to none. This Is the
reason that have advocated the sinking
of the German fleet in mid-ocean as an
object lesson to all the world that It IL
unhealthy to build great ornaments for
purposes OF conquest"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
DUMMERsToN VETERAN DIES

Brattleboro. Dec. 7.-Lewis II. Lynde,
aged 30. one Of the best known farmers In
this section died late last night In his
home in Dummerston Of complications.
The deceased enlisted in the army In
September, 1861, serving three years in
Company +. 4th Vermont Regiment lie
was In many important battles. including
Antietam. Gettysburg. and Wilderness. In
the last named. he was wounded In one
arm and he carried the bullet in his arm
until his death. He was q sergeant when
discharged. In 1884. Mr. Lynde married
Emma X. Gates of Dummerston. who sur
Wives him with six children. He had held
nearly all the town offices In Dummerston
and twice represented the town ia the
Laxislature.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
IN CONCRETE FORM

Pittsfield, Mass. Dec. 26.-Neighbors of
Robert F. Williams whose house burned
Thursday, held Christmas chopping Doe
on his woodlot to aid him In erecting a
new home Eighteen men with 10 double
teams felled pine trees century old and
hauled them three miles to mill where
l2,0O feet or lumber will be sawed from,
them. Wives of the workers gave them
a turkey dinner at the neighborhood
chapel at the end of their days labor.
Williams carried only small insurance
and his fire loss was haavv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
WATERED MILK, FINED
Two More Farmers Fay $50 for Selling
Adulterated Milk to HOOd 4 Son

Newport, Dec. T.-Newport Is threat
ened with u shortage of water. the farm
ers In this locality have been using 80
much in their milk. In municipal court
this afternoon two more farmers. T.
Messier Of Newport and II. Hardy of
Troy, pleaded guilty to the charge of
selling adulterated milk to II. =. Hood
a Sons and were sentenced by Judge
William Wright to pay a fine Of $50 and
costs each.
For assertion and non-support, Clyde
Fox of Charleston was brought from
Springfield and sentenced by Judge VIII
liam Wright to pay SO weekly for the
support Of his two children. Fox was
married four years ago to Helen Spencer
of Charleston. who claimed that he had
failed to provide u homo for ner and her
two small childrAn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
OF STOWE DIES AT IS

stowe, Dec. E.--Andrew Butts, rs years
OF age, Civil War veteran, died yester-
day morning at two O'Clock Mt the home
Of his son, Harry c. Butts, in Elmore.
Mr.. Butts is survived by three sons, Har-
ry c., OF Gilmore and Leon and Dwight
OF stowe and three grandchildren.
Mr.. Butts, whose death was probably
due to heart trouble, was up and about
as usual Christmas day and his death
was sudden and unexpected. although ne
had been in poor health for year or
more. Mr. Butts was member OF II. II.
smith Post. q. A. r., of Stowe. The fun
eral will be held at the home of his son
in Gilmore Tuesday afternoon at one
o'clock.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
HURT SLIDING, DIES
Raymond Curtis, Six Years, Went Over
Ten-FOOt Em5nnk characterization
Fails to Save Him

Montpelier. Dec. 23.-Raymond Curtis of
Barre died this morning as result Of
IA sliding accident. He was injured Sun
day by going over n 10-foot embank-
ment. tanning the intestines so that an
operation did not relieve the condition and
he slowly failed until to-day, when he
died. He was born six years ago in
Morristown. He had lived in Stowe until
he came to Barre last month. His par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Curtis, three
sisters and n brother, survive him
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30

Pageant For Near East Relief

Middlebury, Dec. 26.-Thc Sunday
schools Of the Protestant Churches of
Middlebury united in the presentation Of
n pageant entitled Following the
Gleam," which was presented in the audi
forum Of the Congregational Church
Sunday evening The pageant was pre-
sented on behalf of the Near East relief
FUND. The collection at the close of the
program showed a total of $20236 The
Total quota for Middlebury Is $780, The
evening program was In charge of the
Rev. Il. w Gould, county chairman of
~lhe Near East relief fund. There were
present In the audience some Burlington
Peopls, who at the close of the perform
hnce asked Mr.. Gould II some arrange
inents could not be made whereby they
rould go to burlington and present the
ZANE pageant for the benefit Of their relief
hnd.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
80 PER CENT OF TOYS
SOLD MADE IN u. s.

Eighty per cent of all the toys sold
IN this country this year were of Amer
lean manufacture. foreign competition
being hardly factor In the market
Estimates by wholesalers show there
were about 1oO,000.000 worth of toys
on the market OF which $50, 600, 600
were made by American firms, 100000
900 by Japan 100000 by Germany,
and about $4,000, 900 by France and
other European countries.
The year also showed that warlike
toys are going out of fashion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
l15-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
NEAR ASPHYXIATED

Chicago, Dec. N.-Mrs. Sarah Quinn,
who says she Is liz years old, declared
to-day she was as we'll as usual after
being nearly asphyxiated in her home
Yesterday. She is believed to have alb
sent mindedly blown out the gas stove
flame. An hour later after being revived
In hospital. she insisted on going home
10 do the dishes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
POUNDS SCHOLARSHIP
Midalebury Fund for Deserving stu
dents Mt DOshishR University, Japan

Middlebury, Dec. ga fund Of 500 for
the establishment OF a "Middlebury Col
lege Scholarship for the assistance OF
needy and deserving students In the
preparatory department OF Doshisha Uni
versity. Kyoto, Japan. has Just been for
warded TO Yoshimitsu Suzuki. principal
of Doshisha Academy. Mr.. Suzuki was for
some tina n student at Middlebury Col
lege In the class of 1907, and tho scholar
ship fund, which was contributed by stu
dents and alumni Of Middlebury, is In
recognition Of the good work he Ia doing
and In token OF Middlebury's interest In
the cause Of higher education In Japan.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
4,44O Deer Slain

Montpelier. Dec. 23.--The total number
of deer killed in the open season has now
increased to 4,440 The report received
this morning showed IS In addition TO
those recently reported, of which num-
her SO were from Lamoille county and
about 90 OF these We're shot IN the town
Of stowe. a delayed report having been
made upon the list.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
HAS $4,000 CAPITAL
Kicker Livestock Firm Incorporates
Springfield Real Estate Company

Montpelier, Dec. 23-The Kicker Livc-
stock, Inc, of st. Johnsbury has filed
articles of association in the secretary
of States office for the purpose of deal
ing in all kinds of livestock. The capital
stock Is $50, 600 and the papers are signed
by w. D. Kicker st. Johnsbury; @. NJ.
Campbell, L. d. Shorey, Lyndon; b. r.
Newbury.
The Lawrence & Wheeler Real Estate
company of Springfield, with capital
stock of 5000 has filed articles of as
ISOLATION in the same office for the pur-
pose of handling property. The papers
are signed by NJ. l.. and w. c. Lawrence
and Alice NJ. Wheeler of that town.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30

The merchant that has something
sell for less" is eager foE yau to know
vsrtissmsnL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30

Pittsburg, Pa. Dec. 26-The wave OF
incendiarism which for the past several
months has been sweeping over portions
Of Fayette. Westmoreiand and Washing
ton counties. made its appearance in AL
legheny county to-day when tho John
son school building ut Williamsburg.
suburb Of Pittsburg, wns burned to tho
ground with loss If tl5O.O00 The fire
was discovered by a member OF the Will
kinsburg police force. who. according to
his report fired several nho.s at q man
running from the bailding.
The structure burned rapidly and fire.
men who worked on tho upper floors
stated later that much Of the woodwork
bore evidences Of having been covered
with oil.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30

FREE PRESS WANT AIDS PAY nnsr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
81, 100000 DAMAGE BY
PENN. INCENDIARY FIRES
High School In I1ttsburx suburb
Burned Sunday-One Arrest Made


Burned sunday-One Arrest Made
Union. Pa. Dec. 2s-Albert Smith 10,
OF Fairhope. son of q real estate opera
tor under arrest here in connection with
many mysterious fires during the past
several months, in which more than
N0N.OOO worth of property was destroy
ed, to-day accompanied State troopers In
an automobile to the scene Of 13 OF the
fires. Fayette county authorities say he
admitted having knowledge Of all Of
them.
Tomorrow. the authorities cay. an OK
animation into Smiths mental condition
will be begun. Before ne was locked up
in the Fayette. county Jail. and immo-
diately after his trip to the various places
where school buildings and dwellings, had
been burned. he was taken to Green's
burg. where his finger prints and Ber-
tilon measurements were taken and re-
corded.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-15
CAUSE OF THE PARALYSIS

The government of the United States fails funetonbe
cause of politics and partsanship.
The senate has failed to ray peacebcause of politics aC
partisanshp.
Congress has ignored reconstruction
politics and partisanship
Decent treatment for exservce refused by congress
because of politics and parsanship.
The war is mtaked and congress divides party lines IN
all investigation reportsbecause of politics and partiSanshp
Reforms of taxation and expenditure refused and COM
merce and industry permitted to nquh and makes
record of legislative nactonbecause of politics and
tisanship.
Statesmanshp citizenship honesty and have
been discarded eongessbeeause of politics and parsanshp
EVERYTHING that done left undone for the sole
of its influence upon the coming election for the gering
promises of uen that be held forth the campaign for
votes.
We have turned the government to partisan
politicians and result have lack of leadership ndecson
and paralysis and complete breakdown in legislative affairs
Any business earth managed in such fashion faces bankruptcy
and destruction
Shall continue to turn affairs of the people to the
politicians play their selfish games of greed and grab for spos
Shall permit these politicians to continue msrule the
country by letting them the candidates for the rest of to
vote for-or shall we them ourselves?
The malady of the nation politics and partsanship It's
lies in cutting the Of pocs-and installing
political administration of proven capacity common and
honesytha will act for the welfare of all the people
and not for the party bosses and political advantage
Shall continue the binders of party prejudice to
the profit of the politicians helpless pawns in vicious game of
privilege shall GUST the usurprs of popular rights and
store sanity and service to public service?
up the people of both parties throw overheard the
whole paraphrnaa and propaganda of seseekes of politicians
and parsan and force the nomination of broadvsione
like Hoover who is spurned by the politicians but
who recognized by the people the type of needed in the
White House.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-15
Council Status
To Be Revealed
By City Attorney

The correct status of about seven
Salem councilmen, that has caused
much concern, is expected to be made
known by City Attorney Bert W. Macy
at the meeting of the council in the
city hall tonight. The city attorney,
at the meeting of the council two
weeks ago. was ordered to bring in an
opinion tonight, revealing future
right to authority on the council Of the
members
The council, at its last meeting
passed an ordinance establishing ward
boundaries in the city, to become ef-
fective Tuesday With this re-estab-
lishment of the boundaries they are
so changed that it is estimated, seven
counellmen will be thrown out of po
sitions on the council. II is understood
that the councilmen who are affected
by the change will resign tonight, and
same session, This was discussed un-
Ol.-S.u the ute4.o~ -O4IoWing |
the meeting two weeks ago.
The police and health and fire and
water committees of the council are
60 report tonight their action on peti-
tions of city flremen and policemen for
s25 monthly salary raises.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-15
LOVE and MARRIED LIFE
bq the noted author
Idah Mc Clone Gibson

80. ,mng we can: we just have TO
wait until the pain vanishes. but
every time she has one Of these at
tacks it leaves her weaker" This he
said to me while ! was holding the
spoon in which he was pouring drop
by drop powerful medicine
Her Hand Tremblcs
My hand trembled so that l could
not hold the spoomand so he took ii
from me and I marveled to see how
carefully he measured the fluid and
how dexteriously he raised my mother
Just enough 20 allow her TO swallow
the draught. Charles has been a
better son to my mother than have
been daughter" thought to NY
self and l felt very guilty because I
realized that although he loved my
mother much Of the care he was Civ
ing to her was bestowed because he
loved me.
Some sage has said that propinquity
spells affinity. but Il did not In the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-15
State Has No
Control Over
Railroad Line

The Oregon public service commits
sion has no jurisdiction to change the
standard time under which railroad
companies shall operate. In the opin-
ion Of Attorney General Brown. The
opinion was given in reply TO 4 request
from the Oregon commission which
has been asked By the Idaho commits
sion to cooperate with that body in
changing the standard time under
which trains on the Oregon Short Line
operate between Pocatelio. ida, and
Huntington, Oregon, from Pacific
time to mountai n time. fnasmuch as
@ few miles of this division of the Ore
con Short Line Is in Oregon. it is
pointed out, the cooperation Of the
Oregon commission would be neoes.
hary in order to make the change IN
time complete andopcrative.