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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-29
INSURANCE FEATURE
Of BONUS PLANS
Republican Members of House
Committee Propose Five
Ways of Furnishing Soldier
Relief

WASHINGTON. April as. tBy the Asso-
ciated Press) Republican members of
the House ways and means committee
virtually decided to-day TO include in
their soldier relief Legislation program
a plan of paid-up insurance, its value
to increase annually by compounded
interest, and on which loans could be
obtained from any postoffice.
with this addition. eX-service men
might elect anyone of the five follow
ing rlans included in the republican
program: a cash bonus CT S1.2j day
Tor each day of serN ice aid in buying
farm land, to he reclaimed by the gov
ernment; aid in buying city homes; al
in their education; or the insurance.
TO popularize the last four plans. the
republicans propose to allow S1.75 n
day for each day Of service. instead of
the Sl.25 each bonus as the basis for
computing farm and home aid, loans
and the amount OF financial aid each
man might receive in the form of edu-
cational training.
The insurance plan as such was said by
committeeman to he a "misnomer." but
they declared 1t was the most attrac-
tive" of any of the five plans. The aver
age period of service for World War vet
Grams was 400 days, they said, explain
ing that under the insurance plan the
average veteran could receive paid-up
insurance policy of s1.s57, payable to him
in cash at the end of % years. or imme-
diately to his heirs in event of death.
The loan value of the insurance denoted
in the legislation as adjusted service
certificates" would not accrue until the
end of the third year the plan had been
in force and at that time an ex-service
man. with a record of 400 days service
would be entitled to a loan of $55l. This
would be the cash value of his ''certifi-
cate at that time at five per cent inter-
est compounded annually.
Similarly, the veteran of one hundred
days would be entitled to paid-up 20 year
endowment insurance of s464, with a cash
surrender or loan value of S137 in three
years; the 200 day veteran to insurance OF
1928 with a loan value of $275; the 300 day
veteran 10 insurance of s1392. with a loan
of s413 and the 800 day veteran to insur.
ance of S2.321. with a loan value of $3.50
This plan If adopted universally by the
Word War veterans. would cost the gov
ernment far more than the cash bonus OF
sl.25 a day, committeeman said Estimat
ing that 3,590.0O ex-service persons will
be affected by the bill, committeeman
declared that the ultimate cost Of the
insurance plan, if adopted by all would bt
approximately six billion dollars. The
cash bonus 1t was estimated, would cos
81, ,s07 00o, 000 if accepted by all.
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SCOTT HAS NOT MISSED
GAME SINCE JUNE 1916

Boston, April 27.-Everett Scott,
crack shortstop of the Boston Amer
lean. broke all major league records
for playing in consecutive games when
he took the field against the Athletics
at Philadelphia in yesterdays game.
Scott has participated In 534 con-
secutive league contests. Luderus
Of the Philadelphia Nationals set the
record at 533 games last season, but
he has not played this year.
Scott started his continuous playing
on June 20. 1916. with the Red Sox
and he has not missed a game since
Actually Scott had previously out
stripped Luderus through added par
ticipation in eleven world series
games in two years, but these post
season contests have not been included
In the consecutive records for regular
games. The Boston shortstop has to
his credit also for two years what it
said to be the highest fielding aver
age for any shortstop playing the full
season in either major league. His
mark Of .976. made in both 1918 and
1919. is the highest on record. TUCK
Turner's average of 1913 in 1910 being
the best previously made In tho Amer
lean League. and .96s. Joe Tinkers rec
ord at short for Cincinnati being the
best in the National League.
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SENATE PASSES NAVY BILL

Washington, April 2s.-The naval appro-
priation bill carrying approximately
$465, 10000 for 1921 navy expenditures
passed the Senate late to-day without q
record vote and was sent to conference
for adjustment of $40. 100000 Senate in
crease over the House bill total, Mainte-
nance Of the present naval force of about
1877 900 men and 10000 marines is provided
for in the bill. which passed the Senate
In less than two days after IL was taken
up. 1t also appropriates Sl0S. 600 20
complete the 1916 building program OF 156
vessels. due to be finished in three more
years at additional cost of 1851, ,735. 900. brt
does not provide for any extension of that
program. provision for retention in
active service Of 2O.O0 naval reservists
and 100 reserve officers was adopted by
the Senate to maintain the present fleet.
Because of disappointing enlistments and
desertions-the latter said to have been
around G.O0O within the last year-the
temporary forces. the Senate was told
are imperative for efficient operation OF
the ships.
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SOLDIER RELIEF
DEBATED ALL DAY
Rep. Johnson Says IS G. o. P.
insurgents" in House Favor
Retroactive Profits Tax In.
stead of Sales Tax

Washington. April 27.-The fight over
method OF raising two billion dollars for
the solder relief legislation precipitated
an all day debate in the House to-day dur
ing which the republicans on one side
and the combination of democrats and
insurgent republicans on the other ex
planned their proposals.
Representative johnson. republican.
South Dakota, announced that 10 repub-
lican insurgents favored retroactive
war profits" tax instead of a sales tax,
proposed by republican leaders. His state
ment. If borne out later. would indicate
an upset of the republican program for
passing the bill Monday without permit
ting action on the war profits" tax pro-
posal Representative Garner of Texas.
the democratic whip. predicted. that the
result of the republican caucus next Fri
day night would be to whip the insur-
gents into line.
Mr. johnson and Representative Henry
T. Rainey. democrat. Illinois, introduced
during the day the "war profits tax bill,
which would place an so per cent levy on
the increase of net income during the last
four years over that of the pre-war peri
od The plan was attacked by Representa-
tives Green. Iowa. and Longworth. Ohio
republicans who declared it would levy
taxes on taxes ana tnat the excess earn
ings of individuals and corporations dur
ing the war period had already been tax.
ed more than 80 per cent
'To accept this pan means there viii
be no soldier legislation declared Mr.
Longworth. adding that it would kill the
| soldiers bill beyond resurrection"
Without giving the details. Mr.. Long
worth said the republican plan for rails
ing the money proposed a five-fold scheme
of taxation.
Besi1es the levy on sales, on which
| he said would not raise much" Mr.
Longworth said all stock exchange
| transaction were to be taxed. Will,
the existing levies on tobacco, income
| and real estate sales were to be in
! creased. He also announced that of
| ficers of the rank of captain or below
! in the army. and of corresponding
grades in the navy would receive tn
benefits of the relief legislation a
well as the enlisted men.
Representative Frear, republican
| Wisconsin. advocated a third plan fo
raising money. providing for increas
ed income taxes Turing 1919. 1920 an
| 1921 a tax of stock dividends issue
this year and new taxes on automo
| biles and theatre admissions and rca
estate sales.
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FORD MOTOR co.
is REORGANIZED

Lansing. Mich. April 2s.-Formai notice
of the proposed reorganization of the
Ford Motor company and other interests
of its stockholders has been filed with
the secretary Of State, The papers indi-
Gated that the automobile and tractor
businesses will be consolidated and re-
Incorporated as 800, 900 Delaware
corporation.
The corporate powers of the new COM
pany will permit 1t TO manufacture air
craft. internal combustion locomotives
aud railroad cars and continue the auto
mobile, truck and tractor business now
conducted separately.
The capital stock. It Is understood will
be held by Henry Ford, Edsel b. Ford and
Mrs. Henry Ford.
Incorporation is TO be under the Della
ware laws because the Michigan statutes
do not permit organization of a company
with capital stock of more than $50, 900 900.
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INTER-CHURCH PLANS
TO COMPLETE CAMPAIGN

New York, April 2S.-The national head
quarters of the Inter-C Church World Move
ment to-day sent out a request to all the
cooperating denominations, which It has
been aiding in securing their financial
goals, that on Monday and Tuesday, May
IS and 4. the whole financial machinery
OF the denominations assist the Inter-
Church committees In securing pledges
from friendly citizens In the group "B'
list.
1t is confidently expected that at the
close of service Sunday, May Q. the CO.
operating denominations will have COM
plctcd their financial quota. and II Is
earnestly desired that the Inter-Churct
canvas be continued ami completed In The
two follcwin days.
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JAPS MASSACREO
IN EAST SIBERIA
Guard in Nikolaevsk District
Wiped Out and Hundreds of
Residents Slain, Is the Re.
port

Washington, April GA serious up-
heaval in the district OF Nikolaevsk, on
the eastern coast OF Siberia far north
of Vladivostok. is reported in an official
statement issued by the Japanese foreign
Office received to-day by the state de-
partment.
With ali communication cut off the up
rising is shrouded in more or less mystery.
but the foreign office said that all re-
ports received point to the conclusion
that the Japanese guard in the district
had been annihlated and several hundred
Japanese residents, including the consul,
massacred.
The number of men in the guard was
not given.
While the foreign office statement said
conditions in this district had been as
suming a serious aspect since the begin
ming of March, this was the first informa- a.
ton to be received here that the stua-
tion in that particular part of Siberia was
critical
Because of the ice, the dispatchng of
a Japanese expedition to Nikolavevsk. the
principal city of the district, located on
the Non River. is impossible. An expedi-
ton was started, however on April 19
under escort of the war ships Mikasa and
Mishima and it reached Alexandrovski,
port on the Siberian coast about 300 miles
south of Nikolaevsk. on April %, where
1t will remain until the ice breaks up. The
foreign office said the troops landed with
out meeting resistance and that the Jap
anese residents in that district were found
to be safe. Most of them were taken
aboard the Mikasa
! The foreign office statement declared
| the hopelessly chaotic condition into
which the neighboring localities have
been thrown made It clear that the OBJ
| tanning of information would be impos
sible without more drastic steps and that
| it was in consequence of this that tn,
military expedition was dispatched north
ward.
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DUTCH MUST WATCH WILLIAM

The Hague. April 28.-Responsibility for
the continued residence In Holland and
placed sauarely and exclusively on The
Netherlands government In a note sent by
Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain
on March "a and published for the first
time in the Orange book containing docu-
ments relating TO the demanded extradi-
ton OF Count Hohenzollern.
Mr.. Lloyd Georges note says: The
allied governments have learned of the
royal decree assigning the former emperor
a definite place of internment In I'tracht.
this decree being accompanied by an un
dertaking by The Netherlands govern
ment to assume complete responsibility
for the custody of the former emperor and
control of his correspondence and rcla-
tions with the outside world"
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DAREZ UPRISING
NOW THREATENED
S. Troops at III Paso. Tex. Or
'crcd TO Be Ready for Action
n Case Revolt Endangcrs the
american City

i Peso. Tex, hpril 2s.-Ar'crican
bps in Ell Paso tonight were crcer-
10 be prepared for action In event
|,reAteped uprising IN JuarrS cn-
|teers this city.
Hillary i.olve In the city have been
cd rifles AMI ammunition. AID the
police have made arrangements TO
tol dead line iu :ne lower part OF
citr beI ond which civilians Will
re t~rni,.ed to go in the direction
inc Rio Grand"
b Tasu. Texas, April rs --Carrarza
E.iala tr r. paso ana luarcz tonight
10 bre pared to move aCairst Al
taterel attempt to swing the Judro1
fisor into l,nc with the Cnih'iahua
button which was launched in the
q capital yesterday.
|iarez. April 2G.--Troops nj Salinh
y, commanded by General Alejo
zalez. have revoltcd and taken pos
ion of the port. one Of the most i'm
liant on the lsthmus. according to
3port received here Tonight.
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D. S. c. OFFICIAL LIST
kt TO Re Publinhcd-Five Received
Honor POstbumOusly-SOm Not
Previously Announced

|bntpelier. April 2S.-The following is
| first official list of Vermont boys who
lived distinguished service crosses dur
| the war:
rry II. Aldrich, first lieutenant, Air
ice, observer 135th Aero Squadron.
rgcncy address: Rev. Leonard Al
h. father. Pearl street, Essex Juno
Vt. Residence: Pearl street Essex
'tlon. Vt. Posthumous awarD.
fred c. Arnold. lieutenant-colonel, 9th
ntry I'd Division. Address: Care of
Adiutant General of the Army, Wash
on, n. c. Appointed from the army.
dence: st. Johnsbury, VT.
ederick +. Ballard. private, Com
J. c, 1O2d Machine Gun Battalion. 26th
sion. Emergency address: Mrs. Jessie
Ballard mother, So Andover street,
low, Vt. Residence: 50 Andover street,
low. VI. Posthumous award).
rold w. Batchelder, first lieutenant.
infantry. Sd Division. Address: Care
he Adiutant General of the Army.
Ellington, d. G. Entered military serv-
From Vermont
edcrick V. Burgess. first lieutenant.
pany G.. 18th Machine Gun Battalion.
JpllSlOl heSlteIitt '9Ob'h w ''io'N
IT. Burlington, VI.
Fael j. Chamberlain, private, first
>, Company b. 116th Infantry. Goth
SION Residence: Huntington. VT.
on ]. Cushion. private. Company d.
Infantry. 26th Division. Emergency
ess. Nelson G.. Cushion. father, East
dwck, VT. Residence East Hard
Vt. Gosthumous awarO.
rt j. Devlin, private first class,
pany F. 9Th Regiment, L. S. Marine
BIS, I'd Division. Residence: Benning-
Vt.
@ j. Dorcy tArmy series No. 6S1SS),
ate, Company +, 1o3d Infantry. 26th
sion. Residence; 80 st. Louis street
ington. VT.
aries Fl. Hunt. private, 4th Machine
Battalion. I'd Division. Residence
te River Junction, VT.
,ratio \. Jackson. major. Medical
,s. attached to 313th Infantry. T9tl
sion. Residence: ljS South Willard
et. Burlington, VI.
maid s. Mackay, first lieutenant. 16stf
ntry, 42d Division. Residence; 81
den National Bank, st. Albans, VT.
thur r.. Miller, private. first class
pany p, 47th Infantry, 4th Division
Urgency address: Mrs. Mary Miller
her, Webstervllc, VT. Residence
pstervile, VI. CPosthumous award).
y |. Rowe, major 3Sth Infantry. &c
sion. Address Care Of the Adjutant
eral of the Army, Washington, d. c
ered military service from Vermont.
wight +. Smith, captain, Company !
Regiment, Y. S. Marine Corps, p
sion. Residence: Stowe. Vt.
rry sullivan. sergeant. Company F
Infantry, LIST Division. Emergenc,
ess: Eugene Sullivan, brother, Barre
Residence: Barre, VT. Posthumou
rd.
aries s. Sumner, captain. 372d In
ry, e3d Division. Residence: 40 Mes
yer street, ST. Adams, VT.
lius S. Turrill, Northumberland, st
ment, L. S. Marine Corps, I'd Divi
Residence: Burlington, VT.
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WOODS MAJORITY
IN JERSEY 612
All But 81 Districts Are Now
Misunderstanding Lea d s
Wood in Ohio by 14,313 Votes
Returns Not All in

Newark N. j.. April 2s.-Revised returns
in ali but 81 districts in New Jersey
tabulated at midnight. gave Major-General
Leonar1 Wood q majority Of 612 votes
over Senator Hiram w. johnson of Cali
fornia in the preferential presidential
primary held yesterday. The vote was:
johnson. o79O; Wood, 51,402.
Columbus. O., April 2S.-With but 1875
precints out of 5,ss2 in the state missing.
Senator Warren G.. Harding tonight was
leading Major-General Leonard Wood by
H.213 votes for the republican presidential
preference in yesterdays primary figures.
At 1915 o'clock the vote was: Harding,
12c4s6; Wood, 10S173.
Harry w. Daugherty, Harding cam
paign manager. who on the face of the
returns appears to be defeated by Will
liam Boyd, Cleveland attorney and a
Wood candidate. for delegate-at-large,
had cut Boyd's lead to 1877, A total Of
573 precincts are yet to be heard from
in the delegate race.
Boston, April 2S-The regular states
of republican and democratic candidates
for delegates at large to the national con-
ventons were elected by substantial ma
iorites in yesterdays presidential prefer
ence primary according to the complete
vote to-day.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge led the
republican "big four who headed the
ballot as a group.
The democratic regulahs were elected
by majorties of three and four to one
over former Congressman Joseph +.
OConnell. who made his campaign on an
anti-prohibition issue.
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CUSTOMS INCREASE
h Shows ImpOrtatiOns ana ExpOr-
tatiOns Bigger Over 1910

Alhans, April % Tho statement of
sactions in the customs district OF
noH' during the mortn of March. Is
'r'a morning ny Collector II. c.
,ngs, shows q large incrcnse both in
brtatlons ana explorations over the
tsp"ad:ng mont year aS".
10 Il: !ntpoi'atioas 'Ssre s. 645,7'7 as
pared with 81 81, 30 in Ms-,h, 1919 end
exporte tioris wa-e vnIuad a. S.W9.S79
omp.rtf v,.h s',iSl VA in the corre-
ding month hs, year.
imroirst:o, ~ free merchandise
unted 20 81 2+0.2ai as compared with
"a, IN the corresponding month last
and the dut,ahl> merchandise was
ed at s+6J,,'.B as compared with $780,,
h March. 1919 Du'ios collected amount
o 3h2 3S.19 while IN tho corresponding
In year ago ttey were $32. 43985. The
,st'c merchandise exported was val
ct s. ~, ~ as compared with S. 1913, 90
,g tho oorth " Mar h ;ast yenr and
Foreign exp,rts amounted to 81, 4.475
& ~ The .n,r..srs,nd' nx month last year
valuation was $l53 go.
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TO RECRUIT TEACHERS
BiE Community Meeting to Bc Held
mt Springfield

DR.. NJ 3. Hillegas has sent to the vari-
Gus school superlntendents and princi-
pals a letter telling them of the plan for
recruiting the teaching forces for next
year in Brattleboro. 1t will be known as
a big community meeting and will be con-
Quoted by the Teachers association of
that town with the purpose of following
the community gathering. Miss Florence
Hale Of the educational system in Maine
is to be speaker at the meeting in Brat
tleboro and it is probable she will speak
in "ther places. Their campaign will be
in the week of May II to o.
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Auto Mishaps

Montpelier. April S.-tharles II. Oar
ling OF Burlington has reported to the
secretary of State that his automobile
was involved in an accident while Miss
Alice Darling. his daughter. was driving
the machine. 1t appears that Mr.. Dsr-
ling had just left the car near the Spar
hawk santarium in Burlington and the
driver of another machine ran his car
into the Darling machine. doing a little
damage. Another report that has been
received Is from George Wagner of Fair
fax. who said his machine in going out
of rut In tho road skidded into a tele'
phone pole.
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A MODERN BLUEBEARD

Cairo, Egypt, April @,-The work of a
modern bluebeard has been discovered at
Tanta, "a miles northwest of Cairo. noted
for its Mohammedan festivals and fairs
women enticed into certain house on
the pretext of meeting wealthy sd-
m,rer have been robbed of their Jewels
and then murdered. Afterwards their
bodies we're burned. except for the heads.
40 OF which were found In the house
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NEW CENSUS FIGURES

Washington. April 2s,-Population sta
tistics announced to-day included
Springfield, Mass, l29. 33S.
Fitchburg, Mass, Ola
Gardner, Mass. 1880.
Elmira, N. Y. 45. .305.
Niagara Falls. n. Y, so. 76O
East Youngstown, o., 1927, increase
S,265. or 1860 per cent.
Shawnee. Okla, 15,34s, increase 2,s74, or
23.0 per cent.
Hibbing, Mimi. 15,os9, increase 6.257. or
7os per cent.
3a9 per cent
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IF TOWNS ASK FOR
ARSENT VOTES BLANKS

m, pclisr, April 2S.-only i've town
Es thus far hsv. asked the serrctnry
kta,e to fr-rish them absent voter
us. Thesc inc! Iie Addison. which
tied thrs. o. the blanks; Arlington,
Dri.xewster. q; Pawlet, one; Glover
!. The law provides two shall be sent
J town ~ that two will be sent to
I,et, white II IL anticipated that 25
hons ~ EridGsvater have applied for
n blanks becau~a II Ia not eyp""ted
number viii be absent from the town
day Of the presidential pgimayies.
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VERGENNES

The Stevens House property has been
transferred by the owner. George r.
Daniels, to Attorney Robert w McCuen
of Nergennes. 1t is understood that At
torney McCuen has made the purchase
of the property for other parties and that
the actual transfer of the hotel will be
made about May l. 1t is reported that
City Representative William II. Norton,
proprietor OF the Norton House will take
possession of the Stevens House May I
but no transfer of the property has as
yet been made to Mr.. Norton.--News
has been received of the death of Judge
Richard Stanley Tuthill of Chicago.
Judge Tuthll was a relative of the late
General Samuel Strong of Nergennes. and
his first wife who died many years
ago was Miss Jennie Smith, sister of
Miss Susie Smith of this place. He was a
graduate of Mddlebury College and was
an occasional visitor to Vergennes having
been here last at the Macdonough cele-
braton. Judge Tuthill was born in Yer
gennes, ILL.,, in 1871. lie saw service in
the Civil War and has been a Judge Of
the circuit court since 1887. He has been
for years one of the more prominent
members OF the Chicago judiciary, ori-
ginator of the Juvenile court and organ
izer of a school for boys.-F. NJ. Dana
has returned from New York city, where
(COntinued ON page tWOO
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INTER-CHURCH MOVEMENT
RAISES S74,245,OOO

*ew York, April 2s.-The sum of s4-
100 has been raised in the Inter-Church
World Movement to date, 16 out of 80
denominations cooperating. Fourteen
more are to be heard from. The Boptists'
national total is now $23. .344 ,557 John d.
Rockefeller, Jr. makes an additional
gift of s. OOO,O 600.
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To EXECUTE FOUR TODAY

Ossning, n. Y. April 3-Four con-
victed murderers will be executed at Sing
Sing prison Thursday night, Warden
Lawes announced to-day. This is the
largest number of executions which have
taken place here in any one night for
six years. The men who will pay the
extreme penalty are James Cassidy,
Charles Mclaughlin, Joseph Usefof and
Joseph Milano. all of whom were con-
vcted of killing a subway ticket agent
in Nsw York after they had held him
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Broke Probation

Montpelier, April 28.-Louis Shambo, who
was placed on probation some weeks ago,
was again taken into custody this after
noon and admitted to the authorities that
he took some $50 from the II. A. Slade
store and about sl2 from the Seguin store
Chief Connolly has been watching the boy
for q few nights.