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MAKE BIG BOOZE HAUL
Ten Thousand Dollar Auto Had 3SO
Choice Bottles-D rtvev stOps,
Threatened With Revolver

81 Adams. Oct l9.-R. \. Bullock ap-
peared before United States Commission err
Charles Watson this afternoon and fur
nished hail of $500 for appearance before
United States district court to answer a
charge of bringing intoxicating liquor into
the country.
This made the fourth important liquor
seizure in this neighbour God by customs
officials within week, About 1910
o'clock last evening a big Pierce Arrow
touring car was stopped at Morses Line
iust this side of the international
boundary line and found to contain $50
choice bottles Of liquor.
The car and the driver. who gave his
name as r. y. Bullock homo, Albany
y. Y, was brought TO this city and taken
into the custody ~ the United States
officials. The car Il unoficially valued
around $4,000 and the value of the liquor
was placed conservatively AZ about 5000
The customs men making the seizure
were w w Woodwork stationed al
Highgate and A. G. Mullin at Franklin
The men were patroling the roads when
the car came along at good speed. The
driver was ordered 20 stop and he swun z
out of the road al If In an effort TO pass
The cus,oros men drew their guns anc
the drive stopped the car.
In the tonreau Of the car were found
several cases such as used by travelling
men and each was filled with liquors. The
car was at once driven to this city and
the contraband unloaded at the customs
headquarters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-21

the girls. has canned over six hundrAd
lars of fruit and vegetables II takes
INFINITE patience to teach the Children
to ful1ll their tasks, and more patienc.
to inspire them with the feeling that their
duties are a pleasure as well and tina,
they are responsible in great part for
the making Of a well ordered home. I
think no one could visit the home without
being impressed with what A very happv
lot OF children there are there: thew
enjoy their work and they enjoy THAR
play; and many people contribute to their
pleasure Several of the churches have
invited the children TO their summers
they have been TO picnics and the Chau-
tauqua invited all the children who were
old enough TO enjoy II to attend one Of
its entertainments We are always clad
when college opens. and the students who
teach IN the Sunday school are hack
The children enjoy their Sunday school.
and there is hardly any service that is
given lis that means more than that
given by the students from the ITniver.
sitv. who come to teach in the Sunday
school The work of the home is not
wholly within Its four walls It reaches
into many towns and villages. The chill
dren who have lived In the home per.
haps only short time are taught to be
truthful. upright and honest. and this
they carry with them into whatever home
they 60. There have during this year
been l2s children cared for. 30 have been
received and IL pls ced In families. There
we're 81 children in the home September
N
Respectfully submitted.
SUSAN g. PLATT, President.
October i4th. 1927.
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THE STATE
TELLS PLANS FOR CAREER

Through information elicited from a
QUESTIONABLE submitted TO the 24S stu
Dents in the second, third and fourth
year classes in the Rutland high school,
u was learned that only 81 had definitely
planned to remain in Rutland after their
gradual ton. Only i3 we're uncertain as
70 what they would Ike to 10. % boys
and i girls OF the 1os girls who had
decided Sc chose professional life. and IS
careers in the business field Thirty girls
wanted to be teachers, while there were
3 prospective steroEra piers. Ten wanted
20 be nurses. OF the boys IN want 70 be
:onae civil, mechanical industrial or
.lectrical engineers, eight are going in
,or clerical positions and FIVE into farm
ne There are but Ave legal and FIVE
medical asprants One refor1ner. a miss
y y, in reply 70 one question, thought
hat the Chamber Of Commerce should
improve moral conditions in the city. A
youth demands that the chamber re-
ga! the 18th amendment,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-21
HAS D|PHTHER|A SCARE
Two Deaths in School Cause Exciting
Village Meetfng-C1ose Two Grades
and Forbid Gatherings

white River Junction. Oct. 1a.-Beca uet
Of the presence of diphtheria in the grade
schools Of white River Junction ana
Wilder village. and two deaths in the
second grade Junction school IN the past
four days. there was held In the pariorH
Of the Junction House this afternoon an
impromptu village meeting with the board
Of selectmen acting as the town board
OF health.
The purpose Of the gathering was 20 sea
what action should be taken toward
closing the grade schools and the funisa&
ton Of the seven rooms in the Junction.
grade school building. While announce
ment of the conference was not made Til
noon there were present at three o'clock
81 women and 20 men Selectrnan E. Ii
Davis presided and g. l.. LaBourve au was
made clerk.
Charles O'Neil. A prominent merchant
made a motion that all grade schools ~
closed and the buildings fumigatAd front
cellar to attic. He said that Celia Aga9
Of the second grade school died at noon
to-day. while as late as Thursday last Drs
G. W. Kdder, district health officer, re<
ported her culture as normal. Mrs. c. p,
Hook and Mrs. G w. Cameron made 4
spirited fight for the motion. while Dr.
Kidder and DR.. stephens opposed thu
motion.
The meeting finally decided to cons
promise the matter by closing tbs farst
and second grades of the Junction schools
forbiddng all children under 16 years Of
age to attend public gatherings OK
churc hes in the week ending the 18th, and
that all first and second Grade pupils
should not he allowed out Of their hons
premises.
DR.. Kidder will take cultures II ths
fifth. sixth seventh and eighth grades
the present week. The first. second, third
and fourth are already completed.
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$4,000 ALIENATION
SUIT GOES ON TRIAL

Rutland Oct ls-Michael Dusan, a
retired saloonkeeper. of this city, who
has been sued by Alexander c. Mason
secretary of the Vermont Accident Insur.
ance company and former secretary OF
the Rutland Chamber Of Commerce. "a
recover IS nm for alleged alienation OF
Mrs Mason's affections. WAS called to
the stand as the hrst witness for the
plaintiff at the opening Of the trial OF
the case In County Court to-day. He
testified that he had sold and given
whiskey to Mrs. Mason. sometimes as
much as a quart at time, and he admit.
ted that the woman had visited him a,
his place Of business under cover OF
darkness and that he had escorted he,
part way home Mason. too. was a wit.
ness and he told Of employing detective
TO shadow his wife On one occasion he
with Sheriff Henry r. Adams and others
watched from closed automobile and
saw Mrs. Mason enter Dugans place,
remaining there three hours
Mr.. Dugan denied that there was any
thing immoral in connection with the
womans visits to his place. He said
that they sometimes drank together, He
mat the woman last February al the time
Of a big Are here,
Mason said that his wife tried to harm
herself and threatened suicide when in
formed Of the suit against Mr.. Dugan
instituted by her husband. She was taken
to Brattleboro al this time, but has since
recovered from her nervous condition,
The Masons were married at Swansey.
N. H., In June. 1907 her maiden name
being Mary Ballou. They came to Rut-
land In 1907. They have four children,
age six TO II years
Mrs. Mason is 80 years old. Dugan is
a.
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VERMONT CHIROPRACTORS
MEET AT BRATTLEBORO

BrattIeboro. Oct ls-The sem,-an-
nual meeting of the Vermont Chirs =
practic association was held here
Saturday. A very important business
meeting was called to order by the
president Dr. C. w. Brooks Of White
River Junction at four o'clock at the
Brooks House AT 1880 p. m banquet
was served. Music was furnished by
Rrazils orchestra of Keene, y. II.
Those present were:
DR. and Mrs. Geo. Nash. Concord. y.
r.. Dr. and Mrs. w. 3. Gage. Rutland
Or. and Mrs. Calvin Brooks, white
River Jet: Drs Gage and Gage. Barre,
DR.. Frank Bemis. st. Albans. DR.. and
Mrs. W. A. Gage. St. Johnsbury DR.
and Mrs II. B. Freer. Worthwhile: DR.
A. W. Farnsworth. Rutland: Or. Grace
Webb. Burlington, DR. and Mrs. Geo
F. Lane. Rrattleboro
DR.. w. r. Page Of Rutland acting as
toastmaster. introduced several mem
hers Of the association who gave very
interesting and instructive responses
| A most cordial invitation was ex-
tended to the members OF the v. c. A.
| and the general public by DR.. Geo
| Nash OF Concord n. H.. to attend the
clinic and lectures TO he given Novem.
her 18th at Concord. N. H.. by DR.. 3
j. Palmer. .. c., Phi. c. DR.. Palmer Is
| president Of the Palmer School ot
Chiropractic. Davenport. Iowa.
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DECLARES DUBEY SAID
HE WOULD GET" KING

Rutland. Oct. 15.-Counsel for the
respondent scored two important
points in Rutland county court to dav
at chit trial of Clarence King Of Pitts
ford. who is facing Jury on the
charge Of committing an assault on
Arthur Duhev. his boarder. by shoot =
ing with intent 10 murder. One point
was that Duhev had made threats to
get" King in the presence Of at least
two persons and the other was that
Dubev had an axe in his hands when
bullet from rifle which King held
struck him in the grain.
The shooting occurred IN tho road
In front of Kings house on November
IN, 1919. the morning on which Dubev.
who had boarded at Kings. intended
to leave town.
Promo Ratti. timekeeper 'or the
| Vermont Marble company at Florence
where both King and Dubev worked
testified that on the morning Of No
vember 10 Dudley entered the office 70
get what money was due him King
arrived soon after and accused Dudley
OF trying to jump a board bill. After
King went out Dudley said the respon
dent suspected him Of "foolnE around
Mrs. King and that he CDubey) would
get him for It.
James Sheddrick NJ Barre. son ri
Mrs. King. stated that he visited a,
Pittsford the week before the shooting
and that Dudley also boasted to him
that DubeY would get" King
The respondent introduced testimony
through some Polish women who wit
messed the shooting to tho effect tina,
Dudley had an axe in his hand when
shot.
l.
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one time, when they we're I'D fairly
high. they ran into an air pocket and
dropped q distance OF about 100 feet In
a hurry. 90 little was this felt In the
cabin, however, that two of the passenG.
srs. when asked after their arrival in
New York how far they thought they
had dropped at that time, estimated the
distance at from 10 to 80 feet
II In interesting to note that Just az
the big plane TAXED up to the slst
street landing, the gasoline pump stopped
working. The tank was empty But
there was the reserve tank which would
have kept them going for % minutes
longer. u IT had been needed.
M Beebe, upon his arrival In New
York, went TO the Hotel McAlpin and
| wrote telegram TO Mrs Beebe. telline
of his safe arrival The telephone girl
| one Of the snsppy maidens of the metro.
! politan exchange. took his message and
remarked
Burlington. Vt. where is that"
oh. about 800 miles up the line" SAID
| Mr.. Beebe.
And you came through with only on,
stop? That's going some' What tim,
did you leave there?"
About nine o'clock this morning
Nine o'clock this morning Why. III
only about I 80 now What kind OF ;
line are you giving us? How did 20,
get here?''
BY arplsne." said Mr.. Beebe.
Good Lord" said the girl, staring a
him. how much did it cost YOU"
Nevertheless" said Mr.. Beebe. "th'
trip was worth even as much as the
sirl thought had to pay"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-21
PILLARS OF HERCULES
Name Given Gibraltar by the Ancient
PhOenictans
rrrom the Detroit News1

The fortress of Gibraltar. Key 10 the
Mediterranean" occupied by the British
since l713, was known to the ancients
The Phoenicans erected on either side Of
the narrow strait two silver pillars in
scribed with the legend that the great
frowning rocks were the Pillars of Her
cules," and gave the place that name
The rock is 1900 feet high and nine miles
across the narrow bay may he seen the
coast of Africa. The rock is nearly three
miles long and a half-mile broad. The
place has been hesieged and unsuccess-
fully attacked often. The most notable
siege was by the Spanish during the three
years from 1899 TO l7sJ.
Few fortresses in the world can com.
mare with Gibraltar in historic interest.
II has been in possession of nearly all
neoples. The Castlians had Il in ,s33.
and the Moors In 1862, In 1902 1t was an
nexed to the Spanish crown. and in $50
I, was captured by Sir George Rookie
an English soldier fighting for Archduke
charles Of Austria In 1913 f. passed 10
England Nv the treaty Of Utrecht a. N.
conolusicn 1T the war Of tn. spanish
Succession
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MILLION DOLLAR CROP
FROM SINGLE FARM

I,ethbridce, Alta. Oct. IA million
dollar crop from one farm is the record
being established this year by the big
gest grain farm in the world the Ca
ron ranch of the Noble Foundation, %
miles northeast OF here.
few years ago these fields were used
only by trappers or the Hudson Bay
company. which IL disposins of Its re-
naming lands to farm settlers. Three
years ago the farm was virgin prairie
Now II is yielding its first big harvest
of wheat at an AVERAGE of from q to %
bushels to an acre.
c. s. Noble, who heads the largest grain
farming company in the world started
with half a section. and to-day his hold
ing total q, 100 acres. He has 1877 acres
in crop in all grains.
The ma iority OF the crops this year are
on what is known as the Cameron ranch
where there are 1900 acres In wheat. 2,3O
in rye, l5oo in oats and 10 acres in fax
II I. expected the total acreage viii
yield 307 $50 bushels of wheat, 1877. M
bushels Of oats and 70 .34O bushels of rye
worth roughly about 100000
To harvest the immense crop 50 hind.
ers were used with 20 horses and an
army Of workers.
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CHARGE AUTOIST WITH
BEING INTOXICATED

Montpelier. Oct. BE. W. Kittredee.
who was involved in an automobile ac-
cident Saturday night. was brought into
city court this morning by Chief OF Police
Connolly. He told the court he did not
want to plead until he had consulted an
attorney, He was arrested on the charge
OF operating an automobile when under
the influence Of liquor. His mind did not
seem to be clear upon the happenings
Of the last few days When he was to
be discharged from the hospital here
yestsrday aftarnoen Chief Connolly was
present ana placed him under arrest,
taking him TO the county tail, where he
spent the night. Bal Of isoc waa fxed tor
his relAass. but he did not furnish It dur
Ing to-day,
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SEEK TO ANNUL ADOPTION
Father Appeals to Supreme Court.
Claiming Child Given Away with
out His knowledge

Montpelier Oct. i9--In Supreme Court
this morning the, arguments were com
pleted in the Windsor county case in re-
gard to the adoption of Agnes Camp. a
minor now living in Springfield in which
the father, Archie Camp, seeks to have
the adoption annuled on the grounds that
the child was given away without his
knowledge or consent. The parents, who
lived in Bennington, separated. both
seeking employment. The mother went 10
a sister IN Springfield, where she gave
the child tn her sister and adoption took
place in the Windsor probate district
The father went to New York TO work
and returning TO Bennington at the time
OF the funeral of his wife found the child
had been given away. He now seeks to
have the courts action annuled.
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Expect Docket to Break

Montpelier, Oct 1.-the attorneys in
Washington county are keeping their eyes
on the docket. for there was an indication
this morning that a general breaking
down of the docket would occur. This
would mean that any case set at the heel
Of the docket was liable to be called up.
The case of Frank Donah, Jr., VS..
George Brown was set for wednesday
morning This In an action resulting from
an automobile accident, in which there
are three cases, one for personal injuries.
one for damages to an automobile and On
other in which Mr.. Brown is plaintiff for
damages
The case OF Shortslee~es va. Trovell was
still in progress this afternoon the court
having refused to grant motion that
the verdict be directed for the defendant
and the defendants commence the intro
duction Of evidence shortly before noon.
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ROBBERY AT BARRE
House Of n, e. Waterman pyreIsr,,ed
Take s2T But Overlooked $50

Montpelier, Oct. 70. The house Of r. e.
Waterman In Barre vas burglarized last
night and about s27 taken Entrance was
made through the cellar door. The rohber
over ooked $50 In the top drawer of the
desk from which the money taken was
removed \ Waltham watch and other
articles we're also left. Some one well
acquainted with the locality is thought
to h0Nu neen the person who took the
n'ons' This is but another ~ a series ~
minor rrhberies that are taking place in
this section.
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Rushing Road Work

Montpelier, Oct. E,--District highway
supervisors are pushing along their fall
road work as fast they can There
still seems to be considerable Of Il under
way. Recent reports show that bridge
is being constructed in Fletcher. road
construction occurring In Norton ~ rods
Bloomfield 75 rods; Brunswick u rods
Island Pond so rods; Shrewsbury q rods
Brandon one half mile, Danny IN rods
Hubbardton % rods; Norwich onA half
mile; Woodstock one third mile. Bethel
one half mile. Sharon a bridge being
repaired,
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FELL WITH LIGHTED LAMP

Mrs, Florence Bedell of Bennington
narrowly escaped burning to death when
Is ne fell down a flight of stairs while
carrying lighted lamp. Her clothing
caught from the blazing oil and when
she failed TO extinguish the flames at the
kitchen sink, she ran screaming into the
yard. A mail carrier hearing her cries
saved her life by wrapping the woman In
|tis coat and tearing off some OF her
clothes. She suffered severe burns on
sack and shoulders. but will recover.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-21
TROLLEY KILLS PARTRIDGE

Motorman Thomas j. LillIs of Rutland
has q partridge to eat despite the fact
that the closed season is on until 1921.
The partridge crashed through one of the
windows OF Poutney trolley car the
other day The bird was killed instantly.
.hough not cut in any way by the glass.
lMotorman Lillis was cut about the face
,y flying glass but succeeded in bring
ng his car to stop. Although birds are
frequently killed al night in this way.
this one was killed in the early morn
lag.
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LOSES THREE FINGERS
EmpIoye Of National Wrapping Ma.
chine Co. Loses Right Hand Dfstts

Newport, Oct l9.--John g. Demers was
the victim Of painful accident this
morning by which he has lost three fin
gers between the second and third Joints
Of his right hand. Demers 10 employed ~
the National Wrapping Machine COM
pany's plant and was running buss
plsner. Or, p D. LongA was summored
ard dressed the injured member.
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The City Trust Company
WILL HAVE FOUR THEATRES

Barre will soon find itself in the en-
ioyment Of four houses Of Amusement. The
new Black circuit house IL being rushed.
Another new house Is being put up by
the Interstate Amusement company.
Thus there will be one house. owned by
he city, showing regular" plays. a COM
bined vaudeville and movie house. and
two movie emporiums.
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RAISE s2.0no FIND

The fund. which lie being raised for
the w f. Knapp Post Of the Amer
lean Legion at St. Johnshury for me-
mortal to the ST rohnsbury soldiers who
made the supreme sacrifice In the war,
has now reached over s1,2nT 1t is ex-
peoted the fund will be soon before Ar
rnistice day.
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TRANSPORT RETURNS
WITH SOLDIERS BODIES

New York. Oct. 1s-The army trans
port Pocahontas arrived to-day from
Antwerp and St Nazaire with bodies 81
,.ls5 American soldiers killed In France.
Among the passengers were SO war
brides from Germany. Czecho-Slovakia.
Belgium. France and England. eleven
prisoners from the Army of Occupation
In Germany. four stowaways and a num-
Der OF Olympic athletes.
The Athletic group included members
Of the Pennsylvania Barge club Of Phil
adelphia.
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ANOTHER RANDOLPH BREAK

The freight depot al Randolph was
broken into last Friday. Intruders were
probably frightened away as there was
rot much loss Several things have been
found outside the town supposed to have
been dropped bv men who raided SIX
Itores in the town last week. Under
clothing and chocolates were among them.
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MINISTER DROPS DEAD

The Rev. Charles Shurtleff. pastor of
the Advent Church. Newport Center,
dropped dead the other day talking 10 a
|neighbor. He had just returned from
Boston and the fatigue ofthe long journey
land news that his wife was incnrahly III
are thought to have been too much for
II, irn
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ADDITION TO PRISON

Everything is hustle at the States
prison at Windsor, to get the new addi-
|tIon TO the mems department finished
one room is TO be used for school and
music purposes, the other for recreation
purposes. II was first intended to build
Ia similar addition to the womens quar-
lers. but THE cannot be done until after
|tae Legislature meets. Besides the new
addition. the hospital is being completely
|remodeled
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SENTENCED FOR NoN-suppoRr

Michael Egan and James Barrett. both
arrested in Massachusetts,, We're sentenced
in Rutland city court the other day for
non-support Of their families. One TO two
years was given both and Egan was also
fined $500 Barrett has been taken to
Windsor. but Egan will probably GO to
1.-THE hospital AT Waterbury. because of
his copd ton from excessive drinking.
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THIENERY COMMON

Th!evsr1 is becoming quite a past,me
!r Manchester It is said. One man has
lost his auto, another his hcvcle.
rneat market and shoe store were
broken into and an attempt was made
TO rob q garage
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HARVARD ALUMNI MEETING

Next Saturday, October %. the Har-
ward alumni living in Vermont have ar
ranged meeting al the Ethan Allen
club, in Burlington The lunch is set
for I'm r. M \ representative Of Har-
ward University will be present to tell
the alumni about the present-day CON
ditons A. Cambridge,
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GRANITE MEN RELIEVED

Barre granite manufacturers are some
what relieved by the contents OF a let
ter received from the treasury depart
ment at Washington stating that the
excise tax of 10 per cent would not bs
collected on granite or marble memo
al