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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16
FINES Of $4,000
us. COURT RECORD
Disposed of Sc Cases in Eight
Days-Over $4,000 Al
ready Paid

Montpelier, Dec. l0--A total of Nc cases
were disposed OF in this session OF Fed
era Court. the biggest grist Of business
or tho kind that was ever done in this
district in eight days The fines will
amount to $1,000, probably over $1,000
or which have been paid
The jury In the cases against Albert
Wyskak of Dorchester and Moses Makad
OF Boston disagreed at three o'clock this
afternoon. having beer ovt 80 hours
Judge II. y. Howe discharged them. IT
looked as though they had agreed TO dis
agree, FOR the court explained that mere
was only one question for them 10 de
eide. namely, whether there was An ar
rnngement for the two respondents and
the three Syrians brought into this coun
,, try to meet at Newport. or was It. by
accident that they met. The men were
released bail and the cases VIII be
tried again.
Rose Aususuni and Regina Leouar d OF
South Ryegate pleaded guilty TO not pay
Ing their government license tax to sell
'fonor within the time provided by la-.
and were earh f1ned st. They paid pen al
taes In the State court FOR sailing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16
QUARRYING ASPHALT
sheet I1tchlike Substance utu.d IN
Kentucky Hills

Cuar1yihy asphalt like rock and min
Ing u like coal may seem Dit unor-
thodox 10 The city man. yet those are
the methods used IN the ssphali de-
posts of southwAstern Kentucky to-day.
IL is regular asphalt they are digging
out Of the Kentucky hus--N mixture OF
sand and bnumen like that used for or
binary sheet-asphst raHements tn.
prncipls difference is IN the making
one Is mixed by nature, ths other BY man.
says James c. Kelley. IN an article in
Popular Mechanics MASasine
F1rst the natureI asphalt Is quarried
Ike ock Later tho depth " the vsin
may result n, = mining operation. The
SURFACE soil or overburdsn, 4. rom oy ed
with hydraulic pressure. A powerful
sIgchm OF water uprooS trees. distodges
ru"ks, and washes them away with the
soll into the valleys. This leaves the
asphalt rock exposed and re ady FOR blast
ing. Donkey locomotives cranes and
snovels carry the rock to the brow Of lhe
nil From there II Is handled by gravity
through the crusher. puiverixing mill and
TO the 5argss on the Noiin river.
Getting the asphalt to the market is
another big undertaking. The nearest
available railroad points Is Bowling
Green, Ky, distance OF seventy -one
miles by river. TWO large river steam
boats aud fleet OF bsrges are used in
this tr.dic. Tho route is down Soin
river TO the famous Green river down
Green 10 Barren river. and up the latter
10 Bowling Green. Al Bowling Green
the asphalt is loaded directly into cars
or in winter months is stored w in u
great open pile ready for spring ship
meut. Although the industry is IN It's
infancy some 800 or Am men are em-
ployed a. The quarries, plant and loading
station.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16

bowling monkeys Of South America Is
by placing some sugar Inside a nutshell
which Is very large and at the same
time has small opening len in one
end when the meat Is removed These
hunters watchc the trees. and after SPY =
ing one or more monkeys select a time
when the little creatures are Watching
them and put the nutshells OH the ground
Then they walk awey, and are scarcely
hidden when the monkeys cautiously de-
scend from the treee and begin TO examine
the shells. Curiosity and the lump OF SUI
gar inside soon prompt them to slip their
hands into the openings. and after grasp
ing the sugar they endeavor to remove
their hands but while doubled up they are
too large TO come out. or course the
monkeys could release the sugar and
withdraw their hands easily. ye. their in
auisitive nature and love OF sugar are 80
strongly developed that they refuse to do
SO The hunters are peering through the
underground. and just as the animals get
their hands INTO the shells they leap out
and give chase 10 them. knowing that as
long as their curiosity has not been sat
isfied they will cling to the lump OF gu
gar. These bowling monkeys are clumsy
enough on a level surface, but when ono
hand is incased In big shell glove as
large a. Il Cocoanut it is a com,cal sight
10 see these active creatures irving to
climb a tree. AS a result they are soon
captured by the hunters and placed In
large sacks TO await the next visit Of a
purchasing agent FOR some meuagerle
This inquisitive nature Of the monkey
tribe was we'll known by The ancients.
one Of the old fables describing how a
monkey endeavored TO secure IL hand
ful OF some delicncy from a narrow-neck
I'd Jar and then withdrew Its hand while
holding II.
In Asia and Africa the inqulsitiveness IT
balloons enables the natives TO capture
them by placing some Jars OF sweeten-
ed water out where they can reach IT,
The liquid contains certain variety OF
, dopey herb, Al first the curious crea
lures advance rather cautiously toward
the Jars and taste the water: then. find
Ing the taste agreeable. they proceed
to drink the jars empty As resul,
they soon become quite drowsy and Of
fer no resistance when the natives an
proach 10 take them
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16
itDN GOOiNIt Mf'rB

Although the story OF Lady Godiva,
who rode through Coventry with naught
but hire fair locke as clothing in obed-
ence To demand OF her husband that
she thus show her real interest in her
townsmen. and by her sacrifice give
them relief from the high taxes imposed
by her spouse, has been widely spread.
there Isn't the shadow Of a fact in IL.
At the time Of the alleged ride Coven-
try was village of about q score OF
huts, and there were no streets In II,
The nuts We're more or less scattered,
but even then the lady need but come
out Of the castle gate to be seen by every
one In town, and ride would not be re-
CURED What did happen was that Lady
Godiva. feeling sorry for the poor. gave
her wealth or as the ancient history had
il. did strip herself OF her all A care
less reader concluded this meant her
clothing, and the tale was born forth
with
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16
VERMONT PuRE-BRED CATTLE

The last issue or the year OF the sales
List OF Pure Bred Cattle" of the State,
Of Vermont has just been distributed by
John A Hitchcock, Specialist In Dairy
ing of the Agricultural Extension Serv.
ice Of the University OF Vermont Tha
registered stock offered at this time by
The breeders of the State is higher in
quality than has been that listed In any
Of the previous ISSUES OF this publiea-
ton. Al four of the leading dairy breeds
are represented There are included app
proximately 20 bulls, ranging in age from
one month to five wears, i5o heifers. and
$50 cows selected from the herds OF ninety
Of the leading dairymen Of the state. Es-
pecially worthy of note are a considerable
number Of animals from herds that are
under Federal supervision for tubercuio>
sis Copies OF this list may be secured
by anyone interested from the County
Agent or from Mr.. Hitchcock
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16

Dempsey shot a short left to the body.
They were sparring at the bell. Brennan
had d shade In this round.
Round ten-Dempsey danced around.
prodding left 70 face and head, with
Brennan turning around in the center OF
the ring. Brennan missed a left hook and
Dempsey drove right to the body. Demp-
sey sent three short upper cuts TO this
face and hooked three lefts to the head.
while Brennan was holding with his left.
Al close quarters Dempsey used short
rights effectively to the head and almost
dropped Brennan with right cross to
the Jaw. Brennan rocked on his feet ana
Dempsey hooked left TO thu jaw. Brennan,
although seemingly in trouble. fought
back manfully. but was forced to ciinch
after Dempsey had jolted him with
short left and right nook to the face.
Brennan looked pretty well used up when
he went TO his corner. Dempsey's round.
Round eleven-Brennan came out In
fairly good shape and they exchanged
lefrs and rights 70 the head. one of which
cut Dempsey's left ear. Brennan missed
a right cross and Dempsey hooked his
lefJ hard TO the head.
They exchanged short left upper cuts
and Dempsey drove his right to the head
Brennan fell into a olinch to avoid DeInp-
seN'S Tigtt, nul Dempsey pusleu MIN oAi
and sent left and right TO body. They
exchanged lefts and rights to the head.
| but at close quarters. Dempsey landed
three or -FOUR short right arm 1olts to the
body and neck. Dempseys round.
, Round tweive--Dempsey bled oonstd-
srably from the mouth and ear while
{ in his corner.
Dempsey led right to head and
/ Brennan landed a similar blow. They
exchanged rights to the head and
/ Dempsey tabbed left to face and put \
hard right to the body, Brennan land
ed Left TO face and Dempsey sent right
/ to BODY. At close quarters Dempsey
7 shot two hard iefts to the body. Bren-
nan landed left TO the head but
Dempsey stepped in with lef and
/ right to wind and drove hard right
over the heart and hooked his left
to the stomach. Brennan crumpled and
y almost doubled from the effects OF
these blows and as he tottered toward
| tho floor Dempsey sent him sprawling
on the ropes with n right smash on
, the head The blow over the heart
had done it's work and Brennan. while
only rolled about on the floor OF the
ring while Referee Haukup counted
or the ten seconds. Brennans second
/ then jumped in and carried their man
to his corner. Then champion showed
no other outward effect of the battle
J than split Left ear. which bled pro-
rusely The time Of the twelfth
round was 1861.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16
ENCLE NOT LIKELY
TO LEAVE UNIVERSITY
Athletic Committee to Recon-
mend to Trustees That POpu-
lar Baseball Coach be Made
Director of Athletics. in
Charge of All Sports

Part Of the silver lining of the clouds
which have been lowering over the
athletics OF the University of Vermont
for the last few years began to show
Tuesday afternoon When Professor j. l..
Donahue. chairman Of the athletic COM
mlttee. told the Student Union the plans
OF the athletic committee and the recon-
mendations which they will make at the
meeting Of the executive committee OF
the board of trustees OF the University OF
Vermont and State Agriculture College
WhiCh Will take place in this city to-
day
The gist OF the matter is that In 1916
the committee then existing which by
the way was headed at that time by
Professor ponahuo. recommended that
the system of athletic management at tho
University be changed. Instead OF the
committee having the full sway over
athletics, one man should be appointed
who would have complete control The
man for the place was found. but the war
came along and the recommended ions
were never adopted. Since then the same
old difficulties have arisen. The commit
tee have done their best under the exist
ing system, but the system is al faul,
and much dissatisfaction has been ex-
pressed at the trend Of athletics Of late
Now the committee will recommend once
more that the proposed changes he made
and in this case will recommend that
A. c. Englc who for the past two years
has been baseball coach at the University
be made director OF athletics. II is under
stood that the majority Of the committee
are In favor of the appointment and that
II it is made the whole committee will
supper, the new incumbent
Some time ago considerable talk was
made about the possibility OF Goa ch Englt
severing his connection with the Uni
versity. This was founded on the fac
that he requested the committee to come
/ to some definite conclusion and dehn'
/ his status in the regulation OF athletic,
| At the University. and also state thai
unless this were done he could not con
slider staying with the University an,
! longer. The committee were working OF
the recommendations at that time ant
so did not consider this az a resignati on
( knowing that things would work out +
! given time.
/ clyde Engle, the man who is to he rec
commended for the position Ia VOL know
to Burlington people We has coached tw'
baseball teams. those OF 10 and 90
| which created quite favorable common
throughout the country. Besides his wor'
on the ball team. he has won tn
confidence 81 the student body, and the
are all yelling heartily for his appoint
ment
Tho new systeu W.T.! mean that on
man will be In charge OF all athletics. an
that one man will ne held responaiVe 20
their correct working In rhis way tn
blame or giory can BE- n, ,.-ratsly place
the committee Will still eSis. but Will az
merely in an advisory capacity. Tn
| l II ~ xytl ri,a Of tal
Ing me schedule. taking care of the gym
nasium. and all OF tho University prog
erty connected with the athletic depart
nent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16
SCALING MT. EVEREST
Twelve Months Required simply for
Preparing for Accent
From the London ChroI

From the London Chronicle)
Two wears must be allowed for the as
cont of Mount Everest. IL new Brit ist
expedition is to explore lts heights as
foreshadowed In the Daily Chronicle.
II Will take a wear to make preparat lions
and establish r stairway OF camps At sue
cesslve levels. Stores will have to be-
lodged .entailing extensive arrangement
for transport and carriers. Among the
party "A number OF good, skiliful climbers
will be required
For the negotiation OF the ultimate stag,
two or three members of the expedition
would suffice.
1T should be remembered that the
mountain mass whose eliminating point
is called Mount Everest. the highest poin'
in the world above sea level. is situated
partly in Nepal and partly In Tibet. ant
. the whole mountain has been and still Is
practically inaccessible" said Sir Marti
Conway NJ. p, an eminent authority, to &
Daily Chronicle representative
NO white man has ever reached tn,
base of the mountain. IT'S formation Il
unknown. II has not been mapped Moth
ing is really known about It. One or tw'
travellers in Tibet have seen it from the
north, which proves to be the side. al
might have been expected, whore it can
most easily be atproache
Assuming that our politica re alton
with Tibet are satisfactory. there Is n,
reason to expect any opposition from tn
Tibetan Government to British expedi
ton going through the barren region nortl
OF the Himalyan watershed. through
which the northern slopes Of Everest ca
be reached This will avoid passin
,houpb Nenal a line Of route which tn
N.na,ese neou,e would be very unwillin
,ba, .ny Rr;tish exp,dftion should take.
"J, is certainlv highly desirable fror
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16
MUOGETT JURY IS
NOT COMPLETED
Eleven Secured After All Day
SessiOn-COurt Room Again
Crowded

Hyde Park. Dec. 14.--The jury In the
trial OF Arthur Mudeett charged with
the murder Of Amy Shonio last July 81
Was not completed to-day despite an all
day examination OF extra talismen
Eleven jurymen have been secured, as
follows G. W Merriam OF fillmore,
r Il. Boyden Of Cambridge. W. W. Ross
Of Morrisville, f.. $. Merriam OF VOL
colt. j.. o. Thomas of Jeffersonville.
y. Il Mower OF Eden :. A Stebbins OF
stowe. f. A. Carpenter OF Watervile.
T.. G. Fletcher of Eden and II. w. Drown
and Frank Strong OF Morrsville.
All OF these are farmers with the ex-
ception Of Mr.. stebbIns. who Is butcher.
None OF them Is a young man.
The defense has one more chance 70
offer challenge having used FIVE. while
the prosecution has used It's six. The list
| OF talisnen being exhausted the sheriff
| has called an extra panel of IL men from
, which to make the Anal selection. II is
expected the 18th juror will be selected
early tomorrow morning and the case
started,
: The trial will probably last many DAYS.
as a most OF witnesses have been sum-
moned
J The court room was again crowded to-
day. with standing room at a premium.
one hundred and % people flled the room
20 Overlooking
Mudgett still maintained his calm atti-
| ude and smiled AT times. His wife, who.
it is unders God IL to testify against him.
sat 10 feet from him and keenly followed
the proceedings. IFS two brothers we're
also in the court room His aged mother,
who IL - years old. Is not present She
has visited him once since he was ar
rested.
Miss Josie Midget, the respondents
sister. who IL assistant to the county
clerk, S Il. Waite, has been debarred
from being present. on objections offered
by Attorney General Archibald.
a Boston newspaper photographer sue
ceeded yesterday in getting Midget to
pose for him. While Midget was being
taken from the court room 10 the county
Jail. the photographer asked him to stop
and Midget obliged him. He got sc7-
eral good pictures MIDGET has hitherto
declined 10 pose for any one. Efforts
were frequently made IN the fall, but
Mudgett steadfasty declined, nor could
any newspaper secure a likeness OF him.
Other figures in the case have been photo
eraphed, we'll but Judge Sherman r.
Mouftou, presiding. declined.
MIDGET has also been interviewed. or
, rather attempts have been made by en-
: | terprising reporters TO get him to talk.
NIudgett has steadily refused to speak for
publication and has laughed at some OF
the naive questions put him. And SO all
interviews failed.
He is big fellow, powerfully built,
and good looking in animal way.
The turynen are I'm charge of Deputy
Sheriff j. 7. Stevens. who has been 81
, years in the sherins department. and
. j. NJ Kelly, who IS making his first ap-
pearance in charge OF jury
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16
RIIRAI. EINANClEI,

Jobson, driving along n lonely road one
morning. managed. IN some way or other
to ditch his car. Fortunately farme'
hove in sight behind pair Of stou
horses and Jobson appealed 10 him foi
help.
why. ya-as, | guess kin help ye out
mister" said the farmer. Lets see
what it'll come to-one days use Of tn,
team, So"
"One day" retorted Jobson, risn
going 10 take a day TO haul that machine
out, is ~"
why, no." returned the farmer, hui
arter I gel tho s. ! don't calclate TO dc
any more work M o-morrer e. Bost OF
TRANSCRIPT
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16
W ALkS I15 MILES LEADING cow

OF'rom the Memphis Commercial Appeal
Mrs Stella Daniels started walking
from LAttle Rock three weeks ago, leading
her COW and calf. intent upon making her
home in Memphis and earning a l!veli-
hood through the sale OF milk and butter.
Tho 175-mile trip proved so laborlous that
the calf died on the way after the trip
had lasted only short time. and the
COW became exhausted when only eeven
miles out. The women II staying win
Mrs. Martho Wallace. police matIon, I'M
Ill other arrang sn,ents can be made
Mrs Daniels was gtvon lift for short
distance and ted her COW and can e. a
wagon oeiongir. 70 man ana MS VIE
ny the name Of Brown. The wagon ~ar
heavily laden Win household goods and
Mrs. Daniels WAS forced 10 continue her
walk after a short distance when the
brown family iocs.,sd IN their new home
at Wiener
After about week had passed the Cali
died and Mrs. Daniels and her coz re-
sumsd the long hike, Frequent stops were
made for rest and repast. When only
eleven miles from Memphis the COW be
came exhausted and WAS left with Mr.
Hayes. She then started on the asst lsI
of her journey and reached the Crane
Centra station saturday night Mrs
Wallace Vas notified of Mrs. Daniels ar
rival and MIS-. Whhtmore, assistant mat
ron. went to the station 20 take chargs
: Of tho new conner.
II IL Mrs. Daniels intcntion 10 locate
some where in The outskirts or the city
where she can keep her COW and sell mii
and butter for a living. She Is destitute
} of funds and Was forced through circum
stances and not through choice to maxi
,,i,N tins nf In
railroad train.
Mrs Daniels is "A widow with no children
she Is about a years Old and weighs sbou
80 pounds. She is about five feet elgh
inches in height. Her sturdy constitution
has stood her in good stead in making tn
long trip from the Arkansas capital L
Memphis.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16
The Howard National Bank
The Certificate of Deposit

The certificate of deposit is con-
venient form of keeping money for those
who are not ready to invest it. This bank
issues certificates of deposit and you will
find them safe and convenient nstru-
ments The rate of interest varies with
the length of time the money is left with
the bank
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16

Oil men have their prIca-and the trou-
ble is they are getting it.-Norfolk Nir-
ginian Pilot
Is tho perennial storm centre shifting
from The Balkans to tho Near East
Boston Eerald
Il s too bad that our ancestors did not
live Ioug enough 20 realize how smart
We are.-Detroit Journsl
Arthropoiogists announcs shat IT has
taken IC000o,000 years To make woman.
Make her what'--Boston Globe.
Nohody will kick Champ Ciark's hound
dog around any more Tho poor old
dog Is dcad.-Charies tor News and Cour
Ter
= law should he PISSED prohibiting a
walking delegate from receiving a salary
or more than sl0"0 a veAr.-- Birning nam
Age Herald
Can yoG remember when it was re-
earded as a sign of intellectually, or al
least aristocracy. when "A man wore side
burns Portland Press,
a Spokane judge has ruled that twelve
years domestic service Is worth 400
lie was probably figuring on pre-wal
basis. -Brmingham Age-Ilerad,
women are kittens" says "A Chicago
Judge. Which is Il reminder that there is
only one letters difference between felin
ity and felicity. "-Buffalo Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16
NOT ENCOURAGING

What do you think of it," eagerly
demanded the author who had coaxed the
noted critic into reading play manu-
script, "Oh. say, IT'S not fair for you
TO ask me that" the critic protested,
why not fair?" "Why, because you are
so much bigger and stronger than am
Brownlngs Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16

GEN Sir Baden Powell has been giving
advice on choosing a wife. He said re-.
Gently that character can he read bH
watching peoples feet and that forty>
three per cent. of the women tread on
he inside of one foot and the outside
of the other. This means that they are
lmpulsivc and emotional II also may
mean that they are favoring pet corns.-
Utica Press
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MONEY ENOUGH

II hear you have beer abroad "l've
Just returned" said the wealthy Ameri-
can. "How's the work Of reconstruction
going on?" TT ought TO he going on
eulendidly. The Zip pirates must have
gotten enough money out OF me to re-
etore several French villages" --Birming
hem Age-i1era,o,
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MERELY. A TRUTHFUL CONvERsA

The Two village trouble IN aksrs mad
gotten into row and the matter was
up in court. Uncle wash, an old gentle
man ~ color, was witneE. NOV
uncle" said the lawyer. tell me Just
what conversation occurred ~ KANT
les remember II all replied the candid
Wash. "cXcep dat each one was oallin
dc other what dey is."-American Legion
Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16

A favorite story of childhood is that of the fairy
who offers someone to grant him any wish that he
may make. The nearest approach to fairy in these
prosaic times is savings account. Do YOU want to
buy books, to get furniture, to build
house to educate your children, to get married to
travel to satisfy some other commendable want
Have savings account and you will be able to be
your good fairy and not be compelled to ask
favors of another Highest rate Of interest allowed
by law paid by
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16

Can yoG remember when it was re-
earded as sign of intellectually, or at
least aristocracy, when "A man wore side
burns Portland Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-16

AEthT'opoiosists anhOtacs shat II has
taken I00ooo,H0 wears To make woman.
Make her what Boston Globe