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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
IN IDYLLIC VERMONT
Governor COOiidSe's Vacation Garb In-I
spires Editorial Rhapsody

One almost hates TO spy on Cow
Coolidge enjoying himself with hard
work in the Vermont hills: but neither
the archaelogist nor the sociologist can
see unmoved the historical, ILLUSTRATIVE
ana decorative sense with which he arms
himself for his labors with the scvthe and
axe. Ever since July he has got up at
O'Clock every morning. That is his priv-
ilege. Some of us think so much of early
rising that we don't want to see it made
too common and admire, rather than ems
Wy the governors courage in facing the
matutinal hours when the zephyrs and
the hefers" their odoriferous breaths
compare. Yet no student of ancient
fashions and early New England can help
beinS interested in the uniform which
Mr.. Coolidge has revived and which ought
to be popular again.
He usually puts on his grandfather's
toys, consisting of an old flannel shirt,
denim trousers and cowhide boots, made
at Plymouth tannery in 1855. The boots
were made for his grandfather when he
was elected to the Legislature at Mont-
peier IN 1885, and he wore them through-
out the 10's. a frock which he wears in
the fields is also relic of his grand-
fathers days. 1t is of denim and slides
over the head like an army shirt.
Boots 10 be in the classical tradition
must have red tops and be creased in
the implacable cold dark winter morn~
ing. A little heavy for summer wears
but one reveres them The legs of all
that was greatest and most intellectu~
al in masculine America up to the sos
the 70's and even later were cased in
boots.
The old race of Vermont's judges and
senators knew the bootjack as we'll aa
their descendants know the golf stocks
ing. The boots are better known than
the frock. the Ions blue frock. some-
thing like a blouse, inherited in New
England from generations of Saxon far>
mers and agricultural laborers, Tha
butchers used to wear 1t, too. before the
fashion for white and sanitary stuff cons
quered them.
Many a rural friend of Jacob Colla-
more and Samuel Foster and Justin
Morrill,. many an old whig farmer who
voted for Daniel Webster after he was
dead was clad in that good old blue
working frock. In putting n on Gov.
Coolidge honors vanished race of clear-
citizens.
He has their courage, their honesty.
their shrewdness, their capacity for
hard work, their public spirit. Theirs
IS no political masquerading about him.
He has gone back to the old place. 1t
has interested him to don his grand~
fathers working clothes. His grand~
fathers virtues he doesn't have to don
,r borrow. They are his by Inheritance
and nature
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
FIRE AT SIGMA NU HOUSE
Rlaxe Next Door to w. C. Isham's Resi-
dence Also Damaged Recently

Fire broke out shortly after II O'Clock
Thursday night at the Sigma M frater.
nifty house, 40 Williams street next door to
the w. c. Isham residence which was al
so badly damaged by fire few days
ago. 1t is a remarkable fact that the or
igin of neither blaze can be determined
that both occurred about the same time
4. the evening and both were located in
approximately the same part of the
structures visited.
At present the fraternity house is
occupied by Prof. John w. Nichols and
party of the summer school. and is used
az a studio for the music lessons of both
Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols
The fire was discovered in one of the
rear second story studies and was con-
fined to one portion Of the room occupied
By a large desk, but soon spread all over
the room. On the arrival of the depart
ment, a line of nose was stretched to the
house, but was not used. as the fire was
soon extinguished by the use Of the
chemicals. Owing to the solid brick walls
ana partitions of the house it was very
easy to confine the blaze to the room in
which 1t originated.
The wiring after a brief examination
last evening seemed to be all right. None
Of the occupants of the house had been
IN the room since early in the evening.
Neither was there anything In the room
70 cause spontaneous combustion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
DURANT IN JAIL AGAIN
Old Offender. Suspected Of Burglary
Caught After Lively Chase

After a hot chase through some Of
the principal streets of the city Tuesday
evening, BARLEY Durant was caught in
the alleyway between the Y. M. c. A..
building and fire station one. Durant.
who has a long criminal record, was
seen just as he was In the act of en-
tering p. r. Roddy's store through a
rear door, He is also suspected Of
States Rubber Co. on College street
which was entered Monday night
p r. Roddy left his store at 615
O'Clock Tuesday and on returning
found that the place had been entered
during his absence. A screen in win
dow of the door in the rear had been
torn away, the glass in the door bro
ken. and entrance evidently gained by
slipping the bolt in the door. 1t was
evident that the cash drawer had been
tempered with AMI some scissors used
in an effort to pry 1t open. Mr.. Roddy
reported the matter to Police Officer
James MCGOWAN, and together they
made an inspection of the store.
While Mr.. Roddy and the policeman
were in the store, man was seen to
come to the rear door, which has been
opened before. Just as MCGOWAN saw
him. the man, who proved to be Dur
ant, saw the policeman and started to
run. He went down an alleyway to Col
leee street and down College to City
Hall park with the policeman gaining
on him. The streets We're crowded and
others took up the chase. After run
ming down on the west side of the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
BETTER VERMONT POTATOES
(From the Rutland uera,dN


vermont stands third among the states
OF the Union in the number of applica-
tons of farmers for certfication of seed
potatoes. The state is behind Minnesota
and Wisconsin, the big potato states, only.
vermont is also third in the number Of
helds certified as suitable for seed potatoes
under the standards adopted. The infor-
nation does not come from any over
enthusiastic state booster but from the
impartial National Potato magazine. The
information is relayed to Vermont potato
growers by the Rutland county farm
bureau in its June News"
The work of inspection leading up to
certification is done by the state de-
partment Of agriculture in cooperation
with the farm bureaus. Many applica-
tons for inspection are already in. Com
missioner Brigham declares the applica-
lions exceed those of any previous year.
While the production of certified seed
was started by a few farmers acting in
dependently, best results are obtained
by community efforts. In this way.
growers can cooperate in spraying, in the
purchase of supplies and they can also
sell their products in carload lots. Com
munity specialization is recommended by
the farm bureau. Community standard
iZation is another important matter
The cooperative idea is spreading in
the matter of potato raising. Farmers
In Ira and Pawlet are organized and own
and run comparatively by a paid man a
spray cart that will spray all members
fields. Farmers in Shrewsbury and Mt
Holly also own community spray carts.
The bureau is making extensive tests
this season on typical farms to discover
If there is a strain of Green Mountain
potatoes grown locally that may be
freer of disease and at the same time
yield better.
Growing certified seed potatoes does
not cost much more than growing scrubs.
If Vermont growers push the business
Of growing better stock to supply the
seed trade, their returns will be much
better than when the crop is sold for
table stock.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29

Y. M G. A. building, Durant ducked
into the alleyway and met his captor
VINO was an officer from the naval re-
cruitfng office. He held Durant about
the neck until McGown, who was
directly behind Durant, took him In
charge. A large crowd was In at the
finish and followed the officer AMI
Durant to the police station.
At the police station Durant was
searched and found to have 106 PEN
MES, which he is thought to have taken
from some penny-in the slot machine.
as he got nothing at Roddy's on the
first trip. He was also armed with a
chisel such as Is used to cut away
putty. and 1t is thought he intended to
use this to force Roddys cash drawer.
The police recognized in him an old
offender and he was locked up. He will
probably be charged with breaking and
entering.
Durant is also thought to be the man.
who on Monday night entered into the
United States Rubber Co.'S store. There
he broke two windows before finding
means of slipping the bolt in the
rear door. 1t is believed ne secured s15
there because that amount was left in
the cash drawer and was found to be
missing when the store was looked
over. It is thought that ne studied the
habits of the police and was intending
to make raids early in the evening be-
fore the police went out on their beats.
Durant has been arrested at least half
dozen times. He is now about 35 years
of age and began serving time when
boy, having been sent to the Industrial
school. His last escapade was five
years ago when he broke into j. f.
Cashman's ware house and stole
large quantity of blankets. Officer
MCGOWAN arrested him at that time.
Most of the occasions when he has been
sentenced have been for stealing. He
Is small and could get through a small
opening
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
EDWARDS AT POST
Commander Of Department Of North
east on Tour Of Inspection

east on Tour Of Inspection
General Clarence r. Edwards, COM
mander Of the 26th Division overseas, and
now in command of the Department of the
Northeast, visited Fort Ethan Allen Tues
day morning and inspected the cavalry
training camp there. He first looked over
the R. o. T c. and spoke to the men both
in a body and individually. Afterwards
he inspected the squadron Of the the
Third Cavalry, stationed at the Post A
review was held in his honor and several
maneovres were executed. including
hurdle jumping, troop drills and mule
packing.
In speaking to the men General Edwards
stated that ne was very we'll satisfied with
the r. o. T. c.. and especially with the
Norwich contingent He praised Colonel
Frank Tompkins, who is commanding the
camp this summer. Colonel Tompkins is in
charge of the military department Of Nor
witch and thus is closely connected with
the r. o. T. c. General Edwards shook
hands. with each of the los men in the
unit, and spoke to them on the importance
Of military training In civil life. He asked
each man if he intended to re-enlist as an
officer in the army To those who had
overseas service General Edwards had
special words of praise.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS
Committee Named to Have Charge os
Building New Preventorium

Thomas Magner, president of the Yer
mont tuberculosis association. has an
pointed as a committee of three to have
charge of the building of the new pre-
ventorium Fred A. Rowland OF Montpelier.
Daniel D. Burditt of Pittsford and DR..
Edward j. Rogers, superintendent of the
Vermont sanatorium.
The architects have been instructed TO
submit tentative plans as early as pos
sible, and every effort will be made to
have the new building ready for children
before winter. The plan is to provide for
thirfy-two beds but make the administra
ton department big enough to accom-
nodate double that number in the ex-
pectation that later a cottage dormitory
will be added.
Redheld Proctor and Miss Emily button
Proctor have given to the tuberculosis as
ISOLATION forty-five acres of land and fifty
thousand dollars for the construction of
the proventorium
Reports from the drive for the addi-
tional fifty thousand to carry on tuber-
culosis work around the State indicate
that that sum has been raised and a num-
Der of places have not yet completed their
collections.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
ADVERTISE FOR MISSING
BELLOWS FALLS WOMAN

neiio"s rails, July 22-Local police
nave sent out notices to police in other
cities OF The disappearance on July 13 Of
MIS- Ehza HAYES. wife of John Hayes of
.n'e to"h' and their threee -year-old son.
NO traces nave been found of the missing
WOMAN ana child as yet and the only
cue 10 their whereabouts is the fact that
MIs' hayes bought a ticket to Chicago.
mneie she has brother. Telegraphed
nauiI'es 10 that place and to relatives
III Montana have failed to reveal her
wnereaoouts' Mrs. Hayes took with her
n.oe,ty bonds and money TO the value
% apou. sooo. but is not known to have
taken any clothing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
F. G. CAMPBELL FARM IN
WESTMINSTER WEST SOLD

Brattleboro. July 22.-Fred G. Campbell's
farm in Westminster West. one of the
most widely known estates in southern
Vermont, changed hands to-day, Mr..
Campbell selling to William Taylor Of
North Walpole, n. Fl. Mr. Campbell, on
account Of i'll health will retire from farm
ing and go to Boston to live with his
daughter. The farm contains five hundred
acres. When owned by Mr. Campbells
father, the late George Campbell, it was
famous as q center for Merino sheep
breeding, Mr. Campbell sending prize win
ming Merinos to all the principal coun-
tries on the globe 1t is still the home of a
large flock. The farm has been owned by
the Campbell family more than two hun
dred years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
WAR ON PINE BLISTER
Federal Government Man to Look Over
Work Being Done In State

Montpelier, July 23.-S. B. Detweler of
Washington. d. c., who has charge of the
campaign for the federal government in
this section against the white pine blister
rust arrives Saturday to look over the
work that is being done in Vermont under
the supervision of the State forester and
John Riley, Jr., who was recently as
signed to Vermont
Russell Watson OF the same office. who
has been employed for some weeks on the
Groton State forest making a survey Of
the land for the purpose of securing data
for a working plan, has completed the
tasks and returned to his office In Mont
pelier.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
WANTS TO BE WINDHAM
COUNTY STATES ATTY.

Bellows Falls, July 22.-Robert r.
Twitchell of Bellows Falls announced to-
day that he is a candidate for the office
OF States attorney for Windham county.
Twitchell is a graduate of Middlebury
College with the class of 1911 and Boston
University Law School in 1915. He has
taught in schools in Vermont. New
Hampshire. and Massachusetts. The law
firm Of Bolles Thompson and Twitchell
has been dissolved. r. r. Twitchell will
resume practice for himself and Bolles
and Thompson have formed a new law
firm.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
NEW INSTRUCTOR
Miss Eleanor Cummings Added to Staff
at University

Miss Eleanor Cummings has just been
engaged to be the new instructor in ply
steal education for women at the Univer-
sty of Vermont. Miss Cummings is a
graduate of Boston University and was
a member of the department of hygiene
of Wellesley College. For seven years
she was in charge of the department Of
hygiene at Mortified Seminary, North
field. Mass, She has had much expert
ence in physical education in connection
with her work and has also been con-
nected with the Y. w. c. A. Miss Cum
mings will begin her duties at the open
ing of college.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
BEE CAUSES COLLISION

A bee that got into the car and stung
little boy on the knee was The cause Of
a bad auto collision near st. Johnsbury
Center the other day. Mr. ard Mrs. AL
bert Tanner and their five-year-old son,
OF greenfield. Mass, were heading for
Willoughby Lake. The bee crawled Up the
little fellows leg and got to work. The
rather, startled by the boys screams,
tried to kill the bee and the car swerv-
ca. And the result was that DR.. r. D.
Brown, accompanied by two ladies', were
not able to avoid the webbing Massa-
chusetts car, the screams of the little
boy drowning out the doctors yells of
warning. Only Mrs. Tanner was slightly
hurt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29

The loss will amount to about 1900.
me furniture in the damaged room is
total loss The woodwork is 30 badly
scorched that 1t will all have to be re-
placed. The ceilings were Of decorated
plaster OF paris and were very valuable.
This kind of work Is almost Impossible
TO obtain at the present time and repre-
sents the greatest loss. The house and
eHecs were fully protected by insur- |
ance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
FOR STATES ATTORNEY
Jasper G. Page OF Bristol Opposin,
George w. Stone in Addison County

Middlebury. July 2.-With the under
standing that states Attorney Allen r.
Sturtevant will not again this year be a
candidate for re-eelction to that office,
the candidates. of two other Addison
county lawyers for the position have be-
come public These two are Jasper G..
Page of Bristol and George w. Stone Of
Vergennes.
Mr.. Page ran against Mr.. Sturtevant in
the county convention when the latter
was originally nominated six years ago
and gave him a close race for the honor
It is a great many years since any Bris-
toll man has held the States attorney
ship and the town will make a big fight
for the place in the forthcoming primaries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
is DROWNED" MAN ALIyE7

Rumors are said to have been circulated
that Leslie Hunter. former cavalry Off
Ger, supposed to have been drowned a
week ago at Lake Bomoseen, is still alive.
People claim to have seen him. His COM
panion, Fremont Ross, of Rutland. and
his father, believe him to be dead. Failure
OF searching parties to recover the body
has given rise to the rumors.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
ORDERED YEAR AGO

The 800 cans that the Howe Ice Cream
company of Rutland ordered in August
1913. from Columbus. o., have Just arriv-
ed The cans We're shipped March 25, con-
signed to Springfield. Mass. and re-as-
signed from there to Rutland Embargoes
held them up on the road.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
MOTORS FROM FRANCE
sfnfe Purchasing Department Receives
Ford Ambulance and MOTORCYCLE

montpelier, July 1.-Two Ford ambul-
nices ana motorcycle have arrived from
srance consigned to the State purchasing
uepartineht and are being unpacked at
.he Capitai garage where they will later
ue paced at the service of the State for
.ne Natiohal Guards. They show the
effects Of salt air on them. Apparently.
they were not used while in France.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
FIGHT OVER DANCEE

An alleged Oriental dancer was the
causes OF fight between her husband and
carnival employe in Rutland Thursday
that ended with the men being fined in
court. and as the husband had no money
ne Will probably work off his fine in the
house of correction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
AUTOISTS FINED

Henry Rock of Washington, Vt, and
Peter Jondreau of Barre, two young men
who nraculously escaped injury when
their car struck a tree and plunged 200
feet down an embankment faced the
Judge in Barre city court the other day
and were fined. The former paid $75.45 for
operating a car while under the influence
of liquor and for being intoxicated. two
separate charges being preferred. Jond-
reau was fined $50. 35.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
STEEL IN HIS EYE

Passing a workman as he was blowing
dust off stone with compressed air in
the Barclay Bros. granite shed at Barre,
Louis Bergeron was hit in his right eve
by some of the dust" A physician remov-
ed small pieces of steel and chisel chips
from the eyeball and unless infection sets
in no serious results are expected. the
ball Of the eye suffering the greatest in
Jury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29

representing the estimate in bales would
be. The telegrapher wrot his guess on a
piece OF paper. A broker. craning his
neck, saw the figure. He thought 1t was
one that the operator had just received.
and he hurried onto the floor of the
stock exchange and played his supposed
information. His mistake cost him lot
of money.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
JUMPED FOR THEIR LIVES

The engineer and two fremen narrow
~ escaped death when five freight cars
loaded with tons Of granite tore past a
side switch and into an engine, at Barre,
Inc men jumped and were at q safe dis
lance when the crash came that folded
lie engine tender on to the boiler as IL
tin. o1'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
INJURED IN FALL

ROBERT Steele was severely injured about
the mead and back when he fell from a
staging on barn at West Cornwall the
otner day The fingers of one hand were
driven back into the hand in his fall Of
% feet. Merald Field, his employer. es-
capped with slight cut on his forehead.
foung Steele landed on a pile of slate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
UNFAIR TO BOTH PARTIES

When you ask for a standard article in
Its line and a substitute or imitation IS
forced upon you, two parties are wronged
by the ransaction-yourself and the
maker of the article you wanted. 1t pays
20 get genuine Foley Kidney Pills for
backache, rheumatic pains and other
symptoms of kidney and bladder trouble
J. w. O'Sulivan. 80 Church St.-Adv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
HIT BY LIGHTNING

Carroll Bisbee, youngest son Of Mr. and
Mrs. John Bisbee of Waitsfield, was
struck by lightning while walking to
Moretown the other day and remained un-
conscious for Is hours. 1t is thought he
will suffer no permanent i'll effects.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
TEAMS BREAK EVEN

The Q. C. C. team evened a series with
the Barre y. C.'s Sunday by hotly con-
tested game by score of to /. Satur-
DAYS game was at Barre by score of
to l in favor of Barre A. CTS The @.
c. C.'s will play Swanton at Lakeside on
saturday July 81 and will play YER
gennes here August 1.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
THE STATE
AUTO BOOK OUT

The 1920 auto book of Vermont contain
ing registrations up to July Is had a list
OF 1850 numbers. aside from the IS State
trucks. There are 791 motorcycles and POI
oealers' These figures show an increase
of ASH automobiles,
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FELL ON SCyTuE

louise Remick. seven-year-old daugh-
Ter OF Mr. and Mrs. II. e. Remick of Wa
teiford, narrowly escaped losing her right
leg when she fell on the sharp blade Of
scythe used in haying. A deep cash was
cut In the right leg near the calf.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
SAYS SHE LOST s1o0O

Alea Gapska, dancer with an Oriental
show in Rutland, said she would always
remember that city because she lost 81, 200
there. The sum was either lost, or stolen,
she said, but did not report it to the local
police,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
FIFTY YEARS WE'D

Mr.. and Mrs. C. d. Seward of East Wal
lingford celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary. the other day. Several hun
dred friends gave them a surprise. A
golden dinner" was served
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-29
CHOPPING WOOD, HIT EYE

Arthur Ainsley of Trow hill. near Barre.
was chopping wood the other day when a
piece of wood hit him in one eye and in
flicted such serious injuries that he had
to submit to an operation.