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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04
Windsor County
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

Harry D. Stevens, head Of the book
keeping department in the First National
Bank and Miss Jessie Morrison Mosher
Of Stanstead. Que. were married We'd
nesday evening at the home Of the
grooms parents in Newport. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. Leland
G. Edwards, pastor of the Congregational
Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens arrived
in town Friday and upon his arrival at
the bank, he was given a surprise re-
ception by the women and men associate
clerks and bank officials. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stevens are soon to begin housekeeping
on South Main street.
The funeral Of Alfred Joseph Dupont,
q World War soldier. whose body.
from France, arrived in White River
Junction Wednesday. October q, was
held from st. Anthony's Church Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock. The funeral
was one Of the most notable that has
ever been held in White River juno
ton. There was q COMMUNICATIVE at
tendance and Its military escort included
the local Hartford Post. No. rs. Ameri-
can Legion, and the number of ex-sol-
diers in line was nearly 100. The church
service by conducted by the Rev c. c.
Delany and the theme of his discourse
was THE Supreme Sacrifice. The Hart
1OrQ IOSt was leu ny tue w
tary band OF % pieces. H. A. Williams,
leader. The interment was in Mt. Oil
vet cemetery and the committal service
included the firing Of a salute by a de-
tail of eight soldiers.
An important commercial transaction
in town on Wednesday afternoon was the
sale by Nathanial P. Wheeler of the
Union Station lunch. The purchasers
were Messrs. A. c. Manuals and j.
Namso, of Manchester. N. H., and
Newburyport. Mass. The purchasers
took Immediate possession. The restaur-
ant gives employment to 80 men and
women.-The annual meeting of Hart
ford Post, No. 26, American Legion was
held in its rooms In the Daley building
Tuesday evening with Major D. A. Hunt,
post commander. presiding. Major Hunt
was reelected commander; w. w. Bow
den, vice commander; B. L. Wilmot. adj
jutant; Mason s. Huse, finance officer,
and Major James Brown, insurance Of
ficer. The executive committee consists
of Mark Powers, John d. Bacon. John
Manley and s. A. Gibbs--Emery Farms
worth, a one time resident OF Sharon
and known throughout Vermont for his
activities In the Seventh Day Adventist
Church. died Tuesday at his present
home In Grafton, N. H., from injury
received when run over by cart load
ed with wood. on Monday. He Is sur
vved by his wife and daughter, Miss
Edna, teacher of music in the Lancaster,
Mass, academy.
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DECIDE TO CALL OFF
BRITISH COAL STRIKE

London. Nov. 8. (By the Associated
Press.)-At a conference of delegates Of
the Miners Federation to-day a resolu-
ton to call off the coal strike and to
advise the men to resume work to-mor-
row, or at the earliest possible moment
was passed. The belief prevails that
work will be fully resumed next Nom
day.
ballot taken on the question resulted
in 33S.045 votes against continuing the
strike and 346,5o4 in favor of the men
remaining out. The regulations required
two-thirds majority for continuing
Only four mining districts were against
accepting the governments offer. These
were South Wales. Lancashire, Noting
hamshire and the forest of Dean.
One immediate result OF the settlement
of the strike will be the resumption Of
horse racing on Friday. 1t Is expected
the railways will resume full services
next Monday.
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SOUTH ROYALTON

A Halloween entertainment was given
at knights opera house Friday evening
by the seniors of the high school. There
was a large attendance and good sum
of money was reaized.-Mrs. Erva Sar-
gent has moved her household goods into
the house which she has recently pur-
chased of Edward Hope. Mr.. Benedict
has moved his family to Mr.. Sater's
tenement.-1eorge Harrington has pur-
chased the house and farm formerly &C.
cupied by DR.. bearing but now rented by
Mr.. Perry. Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington
start this week for Deland, Fla. where
they will spend the winter.-Earl Hewitt
is taking possession this week of the
house recently purchased Of George Har-
rington.-Hazen Smith. who has been in
California for nearly year returned on
Monday for the winter.-A. w. Bohon-
nom. Republican, was elected as repres-
entative at the election on Tuesday. The
usual Republican majorities prevailed In
all of the elections of the day. large
number of women appeared at the polls.
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WANT IMMIGRANTS SENT
TO ABANDONED FARMS
Officials, However. Lack Power to
Comply with Requests


Comply with Requests
New York. Nov. 8. (By the Associated
Press)-Requests from all parts of the
United States that the great westward
tide Of immigrants be diverted from the
fastly-growing cities to rural districts
to populate abandoned farms have led
Commissioner Of immigration Wallis to
reply that immigration authorities lack
this power Immigrants, he said, plan
their destination before leaving their
home countries.
DELEGATIONS from different States have
called at Ellis Island to urge that steps
DO taken to prevent immigrants from
going to certain cities.
Representatives Of the Chamber Of
Commerce Of Detroit. which now census
ngures advanced from the ninth to the
fourth largest city in the country, asked
that immigrants be sent to northern Mich
lgan. Present labor conditions in Detroit
are not such as to warrant an influx of
foreign labor, they declared. As many
Maltese. barred from entering Canada
by a recent order. have located in
Detroit.
A Louisiana delegation visited the i'm =
migration station in an endea vor> to in
duce immigrants to go to unoccupied
farms In that State.
Commissioner Wallis has conferred
with railroad agents with Wow of
speeding the westward departure Of i'm
migrants to alleviate crowded conditions
at the island.
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TO PROMOTE THRIFT
AND PROTECT SAVINGS
New Organization VIII Combat Get
Rich Quick Schemes

Rich-Quick Schemes
Boston. Nov. 3. (By the Associated
Press)-An organization to promote thrift
and to protect savings has been incor-
porated here as an outgrowth of the war
time conservation campaigns and the re-
cent Ponzi high finance flasco. 1t will be
known as the Association for the Promo
ton and Protective of Savings and will
combine with the encouragement of safe
investment on educational program to
combat quck-rlch schemes.
At the head of the association Is Alfred
l.. Aiken, former governor Of the Federal
Reserve Bank in this city Those ASSOC
ciated with him include leaders In the
thrift, Liberty loan and other campaigns
of recent years. The association will CO.
operate with the work OF the savings d.
vision of the treasury department. but
its activities will be distinct from any
government branch.
The educational department will be d.
vded into school and home economic
sections, the former covering education In
thrift In colleges, public, private, paro-
chail. normal and vocational schools and
the latter working with women's organ
izations, fraternal bodies, the army and
navy, the churches and professions.
The business department will be divided
into industrial and commercial, agricul-
ture and banking sections. The Industrial
and commercial section will work with
labor unions, associated industries. the
wholesale and retail trades. Americaniza-
ton committee and the Young Mems
Christian association Industrial secre-
taries. The agricultural section will be
concerned with the oranges and farm
bureaus and the banking section will have
1t work with the savings. national, trust
company and cooperative banks. insur-
ance and investment banking concerns.
and trust companies.
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"NEw" STARS THAT COME AND GO

Every now and then new" star ap-
pears In the heavens. gradually increases
in brilliancy and then dies away again,
never to be seen again! What has hap
pened? Are we witnessing the sudden
creation Of a world in space? Or Is the
star shooting through space at rate so
rapid that II Is observable to us for a
brief period only. A good example OF a
new" star of this character was Nova
Aquilae," which suddenly began to shine
brightly on June 8. 1913, and a couple Of
days later was the brightest star in the
northern heavens. Between June and
June its brightness had increased a
hundredfold; the star and risen to the
sixth magnitude" and was plainly
visible to the naked eye. Between June
and June 3. II had increased five-fol6 in
its brilllancy. until 1t was decidedly
brighter than Vega, and no new" star
of such brilliancy had appeared for over
three centuries. Dr. Edwin B. Frost.
director Of the Yerkes Observatory,
writes: "A satisfactory explanation OF the
phenomena exhibited by such a star can
not be offered, partly because similar con-
ditions OF temperature, and perhaps Of
pressure, cannot yet be produced in a lab
oratory. The temperature Of the star
was probably not less than 10000 degrees
F., or four or more times greater than
can be developed Fundamentally at
present 1t would seem than an enormous
explosion took place within the star
premonitory symptoms of which may
have been the fluctuations occurring for
years past. The distance of this
star Is so great that several centuries
must have been required by the waves Of
light to bring us the message Of the catas-
trophe. travelling as they do at the rate
Of 100000 miles per minuts.-Hereward
Darlington In Leslie's.
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DEMOCRATIC VOTE WAS
STRONG IN ST. ALBANS

st. Adams, Nov. 3.-The feature Of the
election in this city Tuesday was the
unprecedented strength rolled up by the
Democrats in the bailoting for city repre-
sentative and In which Abner A. Parme-
lee won out over Marshall A. Alexander
by plurality of 142 votes. A heavy DEM
ocrat vote was poled for the congress
sional ticket. Congressman Frank L..
Greene, Republican, having his former
big leads cut to 2l3 plurality over Jere-
miah c. Durick. his Democratic oppon-
ent, The election brought out over 1000
voters.
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HIGH DEATH RATE FROM
TUBERCULOSIS IN GREECE

Athens, Nov. 3. (By the Associated
Press)-Tuberculosis Is more prevalent in
Greece than in any other European coun-
try for which reliable figures are avail.
able. with the possible exception of Ser
ba. There Is no governmental or private
program for the control OF +he disease.
The number of physicians in proportion to
the population is one to every 1900.
In the city Of Athens, the death rate
from tuberculosis OF the lungs Is 2si per
100000 o. population. which Is about
twice as high as the rate In tho United
States. Tho other forms of the disease Al
90 are pre9cnt. making the total tuber-
culosis death-rate 1866 per 100 900 Of popu-
lation. One death In every six Is due to
tuberculosis.
To deal with the disease the existing
agencies are very Inadequate. There Is
little or no hospital provision for the care
: OF the bulk of the population OF 5000. oOO.
There are less than 4 score Of general
hospitals In the country
There Is also an alarming prevalence Of
typhoid fever, which at times rises to the
proportion of an epidemic Even in tho
larger cities such as Athens the typhoid
death-rate is strkingly high. In the last
three-year period for which statistics are
available the rate was 50 per 10000 of
the rate In the United States
The prevalence of this disease Is due
largely to the absence of sewers and of
adequate and safe water supply. No i'm
provements In the water supply or sew
erage systems have been made since 1908
The rudimentary sewage system, where
any exists affords little or no protec-
ton against surface or underground con-
taminaton or water supply. and no safe
guard against conveyance of Infection.
In Athens plans have been drawn by
the national government to provide the
city with adequate and modern water and
sewer systems. But the execution of these
plans has been delayed by the war. The
water supply in Athens is at present
brought In through an acqueduct built
by the Emperor Hadrian nearly 1000
years ago. In the summer months the
water Is insufficient to carry off the
sewage.
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THE LAND OF THE HAPPY PEDEs.
TRAN

AS II some dramatist who knew the
effect OF contrasts had the management
OF the days, our open easement In the
next mornings dawn displayed still
sea. painted amber. Every Korean Junk
had put forth q tall sail Of brilliant red
or white one patched with red. One by
one the paper house doors opened.
STOPPING to avoid the low lintels. white-
clad women came forth. With nat wood
en- baskets upon their heads and tall
lances tipped with feathery sposrs In
their hands. they advanced with one ac-
cord toward rowboat riding at anchor
little apart from the sails OF red
and white. II was like some scene In
grand opera. so rythmically did the wom-
en- move. so splendid was their grace.
You imagined the music of a great
chorus as they embarked in the rude
boat on tho amber sea set against a
gold-and-biack sky. The white. robed
women and tall spears we're rowed away
to the nshing- banks. where stately hg-
ures and spears were soon merged In the
skylines and stretches of sand
But, as we turned into the highroad,
we found ourselves Unexpectedly In the
land OF the happy pedestrian. Women
with baskets or bundles or Jars of water
upon their heads and babies upon their
backs, swinging along the highroad with
the fine grace peculiar to those who
from childhood have balanced weights on
their heads: little girls with lesser bum
dies walking with the same step. at their
mothers sides; men carrying mammoth
loads In pack upon their backs men prod
Ing laden packmules; men guiding be-
apangled oxen pulling produce carts;
men In immaculate white--gentlemen of
the country carrying nothing-one and
all they strobe along that broad and sun
ny road. There was gaiety here; nay
there was more, there was a camaraderie
that accepted US as naturally as any
other pedestrian on the road There was
none of the suspicion that attaches It.
self so easily to the white man travelling
In most parts of the Orient. Women
smiled at us and even with their loads
offered to outwalk our animals: men gave
us greeting-From A Korean HiEhroad.
by Alice Tisdaie. in Asia Magazine
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04

bacteriologist at tho Louisiana SuRa,
Experiment Station In New Orleans, have
just completed a bulletin on the method
or preventing the molds and bacteria
from inJuring sugar. The molds con.
sumo the sucrose, which Is sugars sweet.
ening factor
The usual source Of these molds Is the
air. Each individual mold, II It falls on
an object which can supply IL with suf-
ficient food. such as sugar can repro.
duce 100000 more Of the same species in
less than week. This reproduction.
however, can only take place in the
presence OF sufficient moisture. other
wise the organisms lie dormant. Cane
sugar primarily undergoes such losses
oy determination in transportation or
storage. mainly due to the absorption Of
moisture by sugar In damp weather or
humid climates.
Sugar which contains more moisture
or many more micro ganisms for that
reason VIII deteriorate much more rap
Idly than sugar which is dry or contains
Few harmful micro organisms. It Is
therefore poor policy from the stand
point OF conservation to store such sugar
long. The question which arises is how
to determine which sugar is safe and
which unsafe to put in storage.
Having identified the injurious micro
organisms. DR.. and Mrs Kopeloff de-
veloped method by which the quality
OF given sugar might be determined
In this respect. The sugars which are
unsafe to keep may be melted up first.
the sounder sugars being held in storage
with safety. BY making meteorological
examinations at every stage of the su-
gar making process these chemists have
found that sugar deterioration can be
prevented by substituting dry or super
heated steam for water In the final proc
ess Of washing sugar in the drums in
which sugar Is dried.
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COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE
GAINING IN NUMBERS

New York. Nov. 8. ASSOCIATED Press).-
American youths entering college have
increased In numbers at a record rate
during the past six years and If the pro-
portionate growth is continued to 1850
there will be 1,13S 900 students In 2lO In
stitutions where $4,000 were enrolled last
year. These figures, compiled by the In
stitute for Public Service. have raised
the question of where the money needed
to educate these larger groups will come
from.
Julius H. Barnes, chairman of the in
stitute. found In a study OF the figures
compiled that this years increase in the
number of students enrolled in the col
leges has set a new record.
Colleges which In 1914 had 1877 900 stu
dents and last year $500 will enroll
$4,000 In 1880 and 1871 600 In 1850, If they
continue the same number increase each
year, report of the institute states. But
II they grow at the average percentage
rate Of the last six years, they will have
Csc, 600 students in 1880 and 113S. 600 twenty
years later.
Taking the lower estimate for 1850, II
''means finding facilities for more than
three times the total for 1920 at six or
seven times the salary cost" said the
report. 1T means adding GA 900 students
or 200 colleges the size of Yale last year.
The institute asks. will the money to
provide education for the increased num-
Der of students come from taxation
endowment, private gifts and larger fees ?
Must present universities grow or more
universities be built?"
In numbers. the largest Increase in six
years is credited to the College of the
City OF New York with growth of $500,
followed by the University of California
with $500 increase and Boston University
with 400. Yale was one of four institu-
tons which had fewer students than six
years ago. its decrease being 81. the In
stitute reported.
Concluding his observations, Mr.. Barnes
. said there is reason to believe that In
any future democratizing of opportunities
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THE STORY-TELLER
A SHORTENED SENTENCE

Private Binks was incorrigible. His
disposition had always been too merry
and carefree to suit the c. O.. but when
he entered the p. c. whistling. 1t was
altogether too much. "Binks," said the
Captain sternly. you seem to like to
whistle. I'll give you your chance.
Stand there in the corner and whistle
eor one hour" Private Binks swung into
the strains Of THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" Your sentence is mi:iRated to
Ave minutes" said the Captain, rising
YEARLY to attention.-Amer Legion
Weekly.
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HARDING AND cox
FAMILIES VOTE EARLY

Dayton. Ohio. Nov. 2-Governor Cox
voted early to-day but on arriving at
the polls found more than 200 of his
neighbors had cast their ballots ahead
Of him.
Accompanied by Mrs. Cox, the governor
reached the polling place. a combination
barber shop, confectionery. tobacco store
and print shop. at ten o'clock, but the
line of waiting voters delayed the de-
post of their ballots until 1917 a. m. The
polls were In Carrmote, a suburb Of Day
ton, and about a mile from the Cox home.
Trails End.
The vote cast by Mrs. Cox was not her
first. as she had lived In Illinois and
voted at State election a few years ago.
In the voting booth, she showed her
knowledge OF the old Australian ballot,
marking up four different forms compos-
ing 1t In two minutes and beating her
husband by 80 seconds.
Marion. Ohio. Nov. 2.-SenatoY and
Mrs. Harding reached the precinct vot-
ing place. red brick garage, shortly af-
ter ten o'clock this morning. They were
cheered when they entered the building
and several Of those who were waiting
ahead OF them offered to give up their
places. The senator refused, however. and
took his place. 18th In the line with Mrs.
Harding Just ahead Of him.
Mrs. Harding's voting number was S0a
and her husbands 3O4 in a ward whose
registered vote Ia about 500.
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THE NEW TYPIsT

The new typist determined to make a
good impression upon her chief. She
turned up half an hour early and began
tidying up the room. When that was
done she examined her typewriter, dis
covered 1t In a shocking condition, found
a bottle and gave 1t thorough oiling
While about IL she examined all the other
typewriters in the office and oiled them,
too.
There Is nothing. she thought. like
making oneself indispensable!
Her chief arrived. He looked around
him with an air Of satisfaction and
crossed to the mantelpiece. Then his
smile changed to a frown.
Miss Smith," he said, have you seen
my cough MIXTURE" -Houston Post.
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SCIENCE SAVES GAR

More sugar will be available for every.
h.hy through the discovery Of process
OF keeping It from being injured by molds
and bacteria. Fully ! per cent of the
Cuban crop, or about 100000 pounds OF
sugar a year and worth at least N,5oo0O0
1t Is estimated. has been destroyed by
tiny organisms. AS the per capita con-
sumption Of sugar in the United States
Is approximately 8l.& pounds annually,
the amount hitherto consumed by the
molds and bacteria would supply $4,000
persons for a twelvemonth period.
DR.. Nicholas Kopeloff and Mrs. Lillian
Kopeloff, bacteriologist and assistant
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COX GIVES UP THE
FIGHT AT MIDNIGHT

Dayton. Ohio. Nov 2-Governor Cox
remained at his office until shortly after
midnight. but abandoned watching the
returns. The last hour and a half were
devoted to receiving disconsolate friends,
and to all the Governor thanked them
for their interest In him. He never lost
his smile. and took the result philoso-
phically. Mrs. Cox. like her husband,
seemed in good spirits.
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DEMPSEY TO FIGHT WILLARD

New York Nov. 3.-Promoters OF the
Dempsey-Carpentier bout. denied here
to-day mat this contest would be pre-
ceded by one between Dempsey and Jess
wizard The match between Dempsey
and willard Is scheduled to take place
on March II, according to statement
mace by Dempsey in Montreal.
IL Is known, however, that such a
match mas been in the making for some
time ana an announcement Is expected
10 follow the formal signing of the
pempsey-Carpentier contract, which has
been set for Friday.
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A DIFFERENT MATTER

How did you lay the foundation for
your colossal fortune?" asked the young
man. Il worked all day and studied all
night" replied Mr.. Dustin Stax. II at
tended church regularly and avoided all
bad habits" rs this the way you
would advise me to proceed?" Why
er-I didn't know you wanted the infor-
nation for your personal use. That's
different, Of course. l thought It was an
interview for a magazine article."-wash-
ington Star.
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WORTH SEEING

"Pop?" We'll. Junior" Got a silver
dollar In your pocket7' Yes, but"
Lend II to me a little while; I'll give It
back" But why do you want a silver
dollar?" Il want to try 1t in my sling
shot" Shoot III" Yep" What for?"
"Oh. just for the novelty Of seeing a
dollar so a long way"-Youngstown
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ALL PLANNED OUT

Mamma. please don't throw away any
OF my old toys. I'm going to keep them
for my children"
But suppose you don't have any chill
dren, dear?"
Then they will do for my srandchil-
Boston Transcript.