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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
WILLIAMS GIVES DEGREES
TO PERSHING AND SIMS

Wiiliamstown, Mass, June 2l-Amid
mighty ovations of applause and cheers
General John J. Pershing, Rear Admiral
William S. Sims and Franklin X Lane,
secretary Of the interior, were awarded
honorary degrees of doctor of laws at the
l26th commencement of Williams College
held this morning in Grace Hall.
General Pershing was late in reaching
Williamstown and the exercises had
begun when he arrived at the auditorium
AS he appeared on the stage, he was
loudly applauded and was given a rising
cheer. He shook hands with Admiral
Sims who arrived in Wiliamstown late
last night. Both General Pershing, and
Admiral Sims displayed keen interest in
the valedictory address of Ralph H.
Smith Munger. who took for his subject,
"a Soldiers Bonus" in which he opposed
the granting of a bonus by Congress
Honorary degrees were also awarded to
eight other prominent men with Or.
Harry \, Garfield, president of the coll
lege. doing the comforting. OF the mem
bers of the graduating class % received
bachelor of arts degrees, 90 bachelor of
arts, cum laude, two bachelor of arts
magma cum laude and three were made
masters of arts.
Seven honorary degrees of bachelor of
arts for war service were awarded to
former Williams students.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
ATTEMPTS MURDER
AND TRIES SUICIDE
Henry Adams of Fletcher Shoots
Step-Daughter, Louise Carrot
Man May Die-Girl Will
Probably Survive

Fletcher June 17.-Henry Adams, a
farm hand Of this place. shot his step
daughter. Louise Garret, this afternoon
and a few minutes later put two bullets
into his own head The girl although
badly wounded, will probably survive, but
Adams. it is thought will die. The only
reason known for the deed Is that Adams
was jealous of the attentions a young
man was paying to the girl The shoot
ing followed quarrel between the two.
Adams made a trip to Burlington in a
hired car this morning and while in the
city purchased a revolver. Arriving home
about 230 O'Clock he called the girl out
side and they engaged in heated con-
versation behind the barn, which ended
with Adams drawing his revolver and
opening fire on the young woman. she
screamed and started for the house but
Adams continued to shoot at her, firing
six shots one bullet entered the girl 8
right leg and another struck her in the
left arm The noise of the shooting
aroused the neighborhood and several
people went to the house Immediately.
The girl. although bleeding profusely
from her wounds. was still conscious.
Deputy Sheriff w. NJ Smith of Cambridge
was notified by telephone and was asked
to bring a doctor with him. Deputy Smith
obtained DR.. S. G. start. who lives next
door to him. and they Immediately start
ed for the scene.
Meantime. Adams hurried down to the
woods back of his house observed by
neighbors In few minutes they heard
two shots and surmised that he had
made an attempt to take his life This
surinise was found to be correct for
when the deputy and doctor arrived l.
few minutes later they found Adams ir
the woods unconscious. He had shot him
self twice in the right temple near the
ear.
The condition of the two was such that
| immediate removal to a hospital was con-
sidered necessary and both were taken
| to the Fanny Allen hospital in Deputy
! Smiths car.
| Adams, who is about 20 years Of age
| has lately been working by the day a.
/ different places. His wife. who was the
girls mother is dead. Adams. the step
daughter and a housckeeper comprise the
| household The girl is 20 years of age.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
STATE PRISON FOR FORGERY
Raymond Walker. Alias 4. p. Walter,
Gets Two to Four Years for Check
Activities at 81. Adams

St Adams. June 17.-Raymond Walker
of South Burlington, alias A. B. Wal
ters. was arragned before Judge Nathan
y. Post in City Court this afternoon and
pleaded guilty to the charge Of forgery.
He was sentenced to serve not less than
two nor more than four years in the
State prison al Windsor Walker offered
TO make restitution as far as possible
and paid back to the Irving butcher Drug
company Sli42 of the $50 he secured with
worthless check. He returned s94l to
Harold Cohen out of $50 and 96 cents out
Of $500 to the ST. Adams Nulcanizing
company.
Walker was arrested at South Royal
ton Monday night a few hours after he
had passed the check a the Hub depart
ment store.
Reuben Decker of Georgia was ar
raigned before Judge Post on a charge
of driving an automobile in the town of
Georgia while under the influence OF
liquor. He was fined $5S.35. which he
paid.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
% MAJOR-GENERALS
REDUCED IN RANK

Washington, June 21-Under war de-
partment order, % officers holding the
emergency rank of major-general, are
reduced to brigadiers or colonels and 10
officers now brigadier-generals are re-
duced to ranks ranging from major to
colo lel.
Prominent in the list Of major generals
reduced ara Clarence r. Edwards, who
commanded the New England National
Guard Division overseas and who is now
commander of the northeastern depart
ment of Boston, and Henry r. Allen, COM
mander Of the American forces in Ger
many. They revert to their rank OF
brgadier.
Others reduced to brigadiers are Major
Generals Omar Bundy. who commanded a
hghting division in France, and who is
now in charge at Camp Lee. Va; Charles
II. Menoher director of air service: Will
liam S. Graves, who commanded the
American forces in Siberia; William NJ.
wright acting chief of staff in the alb
sence OF General March in Europe, and
Samuel d. Sturgis, commanding at Camp
Sherman, Ohio
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COOLIDGE GETS DEGREE
AT WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Middletown. Conn, June 21-Commence-
Inent exercises al Wesleyan University
to-day took on added interest because of
the presence Of Governor calvin Coolidge
or Massachusetts, Republican nominee
for vice preSident who was awarded an
honorary degree of doctor Of laws. This
was Wesleyan's SSth commencement
President Shanklin awarded seven mas
ter degrees, four in arts and three in
sciences. in course. together with As de-
grees of bachelor Of arts and A of
bachelor in science to members of the
1920 class
The honorary degrees given We're: Doc
tors of law. Governor Coolidge of Massa-
chusetts; Bishop Theodore s. Henderson.
20. of Detroit. Mich; S. Earl Taylor,
general secretary of the Inter-Church
Movement. New York city. and Robert
II Fife and Marcus Taft. professor of
German at Wesleyan.
Doctor Of civil laws. William Miller
Collier. president Of George Washington
University.
Doctors of divinity, the Revs George
Ellsworth Bishop, '0l, of Brooklyn, y. y o.;
Charles Wesley Burns, Minneapolis, MINI.
Frederick Lincoln FlinchbauCh '99, Gin
cinnati. Ohio, and Victor Garfield Mills,
Meriden. Conn.
Master Of arts. Henry Bacon. college
architect, of New York city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
KINGS DAUGHTERS
state Convention at Randolph-Mrr.
Anna Evans of Burlington President

Randolph, June 1S,-The State King
Daughters convention closed here this
morning after profitable session. The
attendance was somewhat smaller than
expected on account OF the rain.
Wednesday the informal reception was
well attended. The greetings from Silver
Cross Circle were by Miss A. f. Clarke
and for the churches tho Rev. Fraser
Metzger gave short welcome. The
music, which was in charge of Miss
Grant consisted of two solos by Miss
Grant, accompanied by Miss Marcott and
the response was by Mrs. c.. T.. Nourse
of Rutland. Piano music was given by
Miss Marcott. Thursday morning. devo-
tional service was conducted by Mrs
Emma Slayton of Woodstock, after which
announcement of the committees were
made by the President. Mrs. Martha Clark
of Woodstock. Minutes of the executive
board and reports of State officers fol-
lowed.
County presidents also were present and
reported as follows For Addison. Mrs.
Noonan; Bennington, Mrs. Il, NJ. Thomp-
son; Caledonia, Mrs. Nicholson; Chitten-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
INTERCOLLEGIATE BOAT
RACE WON BY SYRACUSE

Ithaca, n. Y, June a-Coming from
behind Cornell in the Varsity crow race,
Syracuse won the major event of the in
tercollegiate regatta Saturday by one
length. IT was the most sensational fin
ish of a boat race ever witnessed on the
Cayuga Lake course. Syracuse won by
powerful drive during the last quarter
of a mile, but lost it at the mile mark
when Cornell jumped into scant lead
1t was a gruelling contest between Cornell
and Syracuse. Columbia was third and
Pennsylvania fourth.
At the one and one-half mile mark
Cornell was rowing a 80 stroke and SYRIA
cuse was hitting 80 Within the sight of
thousands Of spectators grouped near the
finish stroke. Rammi Of the Syracuse
crew called for squirt. The Syracuse
power increased and - yards from the
finish the Orange boat passed the Cornell
Varsity. which was rowing its first race
of the season.
Cornelrs heavy" Varsity could not re-
gain its lost lead, and Syracuse flashed
across the finish line strong winner.
Pennsylvania finished third. two lengths
behind Cornell and columbia finished
fourth, one length behind Pennsylvania.
The time of the Varsity race was: Syr-
acuse. 102 3-5; Cornell. HOS 1-5; Column
hia 1l21 Is; Pennsylvania, 11:3o.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
G0MPERS AGAIN
HEADS A. F. OF |,
veteran President Is Reelected
for the 39th Time at 4Oth An
nual COnvention-Only One
Vote Against Him


montreal, June H'-The American Fed
era,.oh OF LABOR again expressed its
Con''uence IN the leadership or samuel
uoHpers us veteran president, when it
ie-e'ecteu MI" 'o-uay Tor the thlrty-ninth
,'n"e at HS iortleth annual convention
here ana returned 10 ottlce MS entire
administrative caolnet'
ms ciecton was virtually unanimous
me only deiesate VINO voted against MN
was James a. duncan OF the seattle Cen
trai Lanor council leader OF me
progressive wing OF the federatlon' Inc
uelosa'es gave the elderly TABOR leader a
tremendous ovation when he declared:
accept the CAL TO dutN ana VIII
opoE' tic was much aiecteu ny the dem-
ohstratlon.
representative OF tbs abroad Workers
organizations seconded Mr.. fompers
nomination. wh'ch was maze ny george
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
PLAN BIG MUSIC COURSE
Middebury College Has engagements
for Next Ncar---To Pay
Orchestra $1,000

Mddlebury, June 19.--Although no an
nouncement has yet been made Middle
bury College is to have next season one
of the finest music courses given any
where in the country.
The season will open November l with
a concert by the philharmonic Orches-
ira of New York. Josef StranskY con-
Quoting. The orchestra will receive 5000
for coming to MiddleburN
Later will come the Flonaley String
Quartet, now ranked as the finest organ
ization of its kind in the country. An
other engagement is that of Renald
Werrenrath. the famous American bari
tone A two-piano concert is to be given
by Guy Maier and Lee PattisOn, two
young men who have won high standing
for their unique recitals.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
DETROIT FOURTH CITY
OF UNITED STATES

Washington. June S.--An increase OF
more than 113 per cent in the last ten
years was shown in the census returns
for Detroit. announced to-day. Cleve-
land increased AZ per cent The figures
are:
Detroit, 1893 $50. increase 81, 973. or 1ls4
per cent.
Cleveland. 1916. 500. increase 236.17S. or 421
per cent.
With announcement OF the populations
Of Cleveland and Detroit. the definite
ranking of the countries IS large cities
has been established. New York and Chi
cago remain first and second cities, re-
spectvely. Philadelphia is the only one
of the IS whose 1890 population has not
been announced. but it is unlikely that
the Pennsylvania city's rank as third
largest in the country will be changed.
Detroit had jumped into fourth and Cleve-
land into fifth position. forcing st. Louis
into sixth, Boston into seventh. Baltimore
III eighth and Pittsburg in ninth place
Los Angeles advanced from nth rank
to 10th and displaced Buffalo as well as
retaining the honor of being the largest
city west of st. Louis San Francisco
retained nth rank and Buffalo dropped
from 10th to l2th. while Milwaukee was
forced into 18th place.
Washington, d, C., moved from 18TH TO
l4th position, displacing Newark. \. j.,
which dropped into 18th position Cincin-
natl, 18th largest city in 1910. now ranks
as 18th.
New Orleans. through the advance of
Los Angeles and Washington was forced
from 18th rank to 18th position. while
Minneapolis retained its rank as 18th
largest city.
The ranking of the cities below Minne-
apolis cannot be determined until the
populations of Kansas City, Mo, Provi-
dence, r. l., and Rochester, y. Y, have
been announced
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
LOS ANGELES HAS
AN EARTHQUAKE
Walls of City Jail Cracked
Several Buildings Slightly
Damaged

Los Angeles, Cal. June 2i.-An earth
quake shook the city at 6:47 p. m.
officials of the fire and public works
departments half an hour after the shock
said no serious damage had been re-
ported.
Several buildings were reported to have
been slightly damaged. Bricks falling
from building at Sixth street and Grand
avenue injured a pedestrian.
Office buildings were shaken so severely
that many of their occupants fed to the
streets.
The shock was felt in Long Beach.
San Pedro. Santa Monica and Redondo
Beach. according to reports to the racine
Telephone and Telegraph company.
Whittier. Covina and other inland points
reported they had not noticed the quake
\ slight earth tremor was felt mere
Friday morning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
THREE KILLED IN
CHICAGO RACE RIOT
Two White Men and egro
Policeman the Victims--Ne-
grOes Reported to Have Burn
ed American Flag

Chicago, June 2O--Two white men and
q negro policeman were killed and sew
eral negroes We're wounded tonight in a
riot in the heart of the south side black
belt" following the reported burning of
an American flag by a band of negroes
who were said 10 nave paraded in the
interests Of "haclito Africa" movement.
The dead are.
r. l.. Rose. white; sailor
Jos Hovt. white. a cigar dealer
Jos +. owens. a negro policeman.
Rose was shot through the heart, dying
instantly.
Hoyt's head was split across the brow,
leading the police at first to believe he
had been killed by a blow from an axe.
Later investigation. however. brought the
conclusion that his skull had been split
nv dum-dum bullet. owens was taken
to hospital, where he died soon after
ward.
The trouble occurred at Thirty-Fifth
Street and Indiana Avenue. near the
scene Of last years race riot in which
more than thirty whites and blacks were
killed and hundreds injured.
Several hundred policemen were
rushed to the district and succeeded In
restoring order before that disturbance
spread, More than a thousand negroes
gathered but no general riot occurred
Several negroes who witnessed the
flag burning, ran to pool room at
Thirty sixth street and Indiana avenue
and asked ala of persons in the place
in preventing the act
Rose who was in the pool room and
q number of other negroes proceeded
toward the gathering of blacks. They
we're Joined by Policeman Owens who
t.ttemnted to arrest one of the group
owens started to search the man for
n Weapon when other negroes in the
crow were reported to have drawn
pistols.
l. was not known who fired the first
shot. Owens was wounded in the back,
and Rose. who had just left Hoyt's cigar
shop after enlisting the latters aid. was
shot through the heart.
According to the statements of spec
tators, the paradinG negroes dsbanded
and gathered in "A circle around an Am
erican flag which they set on fire After
Il had burned little they stamped on
IT and then several drew revolvers and
began firing at IT,
The sounds Of the shots attracted many
negroes who were not in the parade and
cigar stores for assistance. according to
state,lants made to tine police.
Police declared tonight that they prob
sbly never would know the exact num-
Der of wounded. Several were carried off
by friends it was said for the paradng
negroes disappeared rapidly after the first
few shots. Estimates ranged from one to
D dozen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
RACE SUICIDE UNPOPULAR
IN ST. JOHNSBURY

st. Johnshury, June eff any sociolog-
ist, leftover statesman from the Bull
Moose regime, or worrier over the de
cadence of the Old New England stock,
begins to get fused over the prospect of
race suicide in this country, he is invited
to come to St Johnshury and call on one
of the town representative families that
of Dwight Wells, a letter carrier. Five
children in three years is a good start
on raising a family The arrival of twins
a boy and a girl. Wednesday of last
week, completes the quintettc. A daugh-
ter not quite three years old, twin boy
and girl lust over a year old. and the
latest arrivals keep the happy parents
busy. All are lively healthy and give
every indication of helping to keep their
home town on the mar
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
RUTLAND DOCTORS OFFICE
WRECKED BY BLAST

Rutland. June 3n,-Had a blast which
was set off by the water department on
Wales street here Saturday morning been
shot off at the time of the office hours
of DR.. j. f. Thomson, there would have
been loss of life.
The covering of planks and brush failed
to furnish sufficient resistance to the
dynamite and large stones were hurled
through the windows of the office. Some
crossed the room. demolished a bookcase
and struck the wall behind it. Windows
in house on the opposite side of the
street also were broken. No one was
injured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
PETTIBONE HELD WITHOUT
BAIL FOR GRAND JURY

Bennington, June 21-Municipal Judge
William j. Meagher to-day refused to
consider bail in the case of Byron NJ.
Pettibone. the undertaker's assistant, who
is charged with numbering his wife by
poisoning her on the night of April and
held the accused man for the special
grand jury which will sit at Manchester
Tomorrow forenoon. The preliminary
hearing to-day was held at the request
of James X. Bachelor of Arlington.
counsel for Pettibone. only two wit
nesses were examined, both for the prose-
cution. DR.. +. NJ. Gardiner. who at
tended Mrs. Pettibone on the night she
died, testified concerning the patients
condition and the efforts he made for
her relief. The physician said that Mrs.
Pcttibone was conscious between convul-
sons and told him that she had taken a
dose of salts. Asked If she recognized
anything peculiar about the salts she re-
piled that they tasted bitter. Chief of
Police Patrick Brazil testified that he
County Court house here On the evening
of June Il. Pettibone. he said. was in
structed that any admissions he might
make would be used against him. but he
replied. II want to get 1t off my mind 4"
Pettibone. according to the witness,
admitted preparing the dose of salts
into which he placed a quantity of
strychnine sulphde. He said that he
secured the bottle containing the drug
from one of the cabinets in the Ward
Pharmacy three days before his wife s
death and that he carried the bottle
in his vest pocket until after he had
used the contents. on the day follow
ing his wifes death he threw the bot :
tie into the stove.
Pettihone showed no emotion in
court. Once when one of the attorneys
attempted a joke during brief re-
cess he laughed heartily and he smiled
repeatedly during the course of the
hearing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
WATER POWER BILL.
HAS BECOME LAW
President, 1t Is Announced.
Signed the Measure Prior to
June 11-New Act Was To-
Years in the Making

Washington, June 1s-The water
power development bill, ten years in
the making. finally has become law.
Announcement that President Wilson
had signed the measure prior to June
II was made late to-day at the White
House. At the same time it was an
nounced that he had failed to sign the
joint resolution repeating most of the
wartime laws, and the Underwood
resolution providing for negotiations
with Canada relative to the embargo
on the shipment of wood pulp to the
United States.
Another bill which failed to receive
the Presidents approval would have
authorized the war department to
transfer motor equipment to the de-
partment of agriculture for road con-
struction AMI other work.
Besides the water power measure,
the President signed several bills
passed in the closing days of the re-
cent session of Congress. This included
an act authorizing the enlistment in
the military forces of non English
speaking citizens and aliens; an act
paying for a set of false teeth for
Michael Macgarvey and five bridge
bills
No explanation of the delay in announc-
ing the Presidents approval of the water
power measure was made.
The White House statement said:
The Presidents action on the bills was
made known in the following statement:
The president having been advised by
the attorney general in a formal opinion
that the adjournment of Congress does
not deprive him of the ten days allowed
by the constitution for the consideration
of q measure, but only in case of disap-
prevail of the opportunity to return the
measure with his reasons to the House
in which it originated. has signed the
following bills, each within the ten days
period, of course. The bills not signed
failed to become law under the usual
practice.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
MISS LANDON GETS PHI. d.
AT COLUMBIA UNIV.

st. Adams, June 21.-Among those who
received the degree of Phi. y. at the
recent commencement at Columbia Uni
versty, New York city, was Miss Mary
Landon, daughter of Mrs. s. w. Landon
of this city and Bordentown. n. j., and
the late Professor Landon, former prn-
cipa of the High Schools in st. Adams
and Burlington and the Bordentown Mill
tary Institute. Miss Landon also was
elected a member of the Columbia Univer-
sity Chapter of Sigma Nj. an honorary
scientific society. She is assistant pro-
fessor in the chemistry department at
Nassar College.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
DIES OF WOUNDS
Henry Adams, who Shot Stepdaughter,
Succumbs at Fanny Allen Hos
pital-GirI Is Recovering

Fletcher June 1S.--iIenry Adams, the
5o-year-old farmland, who shot and
wounded Louise Garrot, his stepdaughter,
aged 20, yesterday afternoon in what is
supposed to have been a jealous fit. died
at six O'Clock this morning at the Fanny
Allen hospital in Winuoski. where both
were taken following the affair.
The girl is said to he in a favorable
condition at the hospital. She has
wounds in one leg and one arm, four
shots fired by Adams going wild.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-24
BARRE AND MONTPELIER
POPULATIONS DECREASE

Washington. June 20-The following
census figures were announced yesterday:
New Haven. Conn. 162. $50, an increase
of 2S7S5. or 2l,5 per cent.
Annapolis Md, u.2H an increase of
2,6o5 or 303 per cent
Jefferson City, Mo, 14O67. an increase
iof 2,2l7, or 1871 per cent.
Barre, Vt, lOO0S, a decrease of 726. or
SIS per cent.
Montpelier, VI, 7121. a decrease of 1871.
or 90 per cent.
The populations of Yonkers, n. Y,
San Diego, Calf, Sioux City, Iowa,
Greenfield. Mass, and La Crosse, Wis,
will be announced tomorrow.