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Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-05
ROAD RATE BOOST
 HITS COPPER MINES

PHOENIX, Aug. 31-Should the 25 cent blanket increase in railroad rates ordered by the interstate com. merce commission become effective in Arizona low grade copper produc- CTS operating on leased property will be put out of business permanently. according to well substaniated ad vices received at the Phoenix cham. Der of commerce today. To offset this unfavorable report comes a ia. vorable one concerning manunfactur. ing for it is considered as a foregone conclusion that the raising of the rates would within a reasonable time com. pei Arizona to manufacture it's own goods now shippd in from every point on the compass.
 The rates in an to Arizona. as pointed out, have for all time beel excessive and with the coming of this possible advance the state will face condition which it must solve with. in itself. The manufacture Of copper products, iron products. woolen and cotton products. regardless Of yarie l opinion expressed heretofore. must come as natural result of the ad yancement of the railroad rates. the chamber of commerce Is advised.
 The hardship will be in the begin. 'n.ng Of the rate advance when prices will advance to the consumer bu; this will not continue beyond a req. sonable time Already Phoenix is drawing to itself factories or branch factories as a result ot excessive rates.
 This business has grown more than 2Op per cen. this year, according 10 chamber Of commerce figures. Wi;h the added increase in rates there will come much greater expansion and other cities will share with Phoenix this benefits for. as explained. the in crease in rates would draw Arizona sections together for tue common good The advancement Of the farm. ling industry in the Salt River valley and other section Of that state has been so pronounced tha; Arizona a, "a manufacturing community has ass .ed the state Of vision which far-s sht, led men ot business have had for ie- clse The Increase in rates is me ..ul. .o-ca that MI bring Arizona u'o the class of manufacturing states is given as definite lu chamber O: .coumerce advice,
 The mlter O; markets for th.s. -1oG i, rapidly shaping i-se,i through changed coua,ions ot ta- country especially ,he western states. and what i, considered a "sase- Mexico
 As he low grade copper mining on leased rrouerty ,he increased rates vii be fatal. say the .Iylees. and .uo'Ains f3reseeu now ,1n arrest ,le 1-al desirnct.an og .uoh m.n.n- eN
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-05
MoRENci CAVE CALMLY ROBBED

CLIFTON. Aug 2y-A ho'dlp last Saturday nigh; 2, New Town a sub urb of Moreac.. Ariz, when q lone Mexican entered gambling hols run by Nick ;A= Turk, where sey erai games Were ;n fui. operation, and reaching over tAe monte table. took he bank roll O. s2oo and walked oat
 NJ gun play Was made and no at temp; was made ,o s:op the robber the dealers and players being so sur prlsed al the lsrye displayed.
 The deputy sherie; and Moreno. constable srer seyera. hours trying 10 locate tue r0tber, bu: without SIC cess
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-05
23.336 NAMES OF VOTERS
 LISTED IN MARIcoPA COUNTY

PEOENlN Sept. Rece.n' Q. registrations from outlying preglac,s had served today to increase to -3. s36 ,h- total of Maricopa county vo,- CTS listed on the registration books which wera closed last Friday until after ne primary elections. The to- a, for last year was few hundred over ls,Oor Officials Of the county recorders office expressed belief that approximately 2O0o more names wouli be registered after reopening of the books following the primaries.
 his decision handed down several months ago ne decided the Yuma as soc.ation nus, pay the government s5.0J0.eo0 or the reclamation projec'. The association has claimed il only owed the governn,n, s20Oo0Oo, as tha, was tbe estimated cost of the projec, made by the engineers ba- fore the work started.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-05

association to appeal to the unitei
 States court of appeals his decision in favor Of the reclamation service in the Yuma reclamation case. In
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
THE COOLEST MONTH
Mean Temperature for January Ten
Degrees Below the Normal for
the Month

Interesting figures in connection with
last months frigid weather, in addition
to those given in another column.
prepared by F. f.. Hartwell, in charge of
the local station of the United States
weather bureau. The mean temperature
of GA degrees Is ten degrees below the
normal for the month and was the lowest
for any month in the 81 years that con-
tinuous record has been kept here. The
highest temperature of the month was Sc
degrees below zero, on the 3lst. This was
also the lowest recorded in the 81 years.
Temperatures of zero or below We're re-
corded on % of the 81 days and the mean
minimum for the month was $40 degrees
below zero. The greatest daily range
was Al degrees, on the 26th and the least
daily range was seven degrees. on the
sth. The precipitation (melted SNOWY
amounted to 1.29 iHches, thte normal for
the month being 1S3 inches. The prevail
ing wind was from the south, the total
movement 6,9S6 miles. the average hourly
velocity 9.4 miles, and the maximum
velocity G. miles per hour. from the south
on the 26th. The month was made up of
seven clear, seven partly cloudy and Il
cloudy days Precipitation in Quantity
sufficient to measure occurred on II days.
The snowfall amounted to u inches. of
which 16 inches remained on the ground
at tho end OF the month. Solar halos
warc noted on the 10th and Goth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
SCHOOL OF CITIZENSHIP
To BE Held In Huntington FebruafI
1918 by Equal Suffrage Association

Many years ago n wise man said "GivA
me understanding and l shall live" and
it is to bring understanding in regard
to the details of citizenship that the cons
mittee on political education of the Yer.
mont state Equal Suffrage association
in collaboration with the Burlington Equal
Franchise League, has arranged for a
school of citizenship, to be held in Bur-
lington from February Is to Is under tha
direction of Mrs. Nancy Schoonmaker Of
New York city.
Mrs Schoonmaker has lectured in MANY
States. She is native of Kentucky, was a
student at PENNSYLVANIA University ano
of the Sorbonne University of France, and
is the wife of Edwin D. Schoonmaker,
author and lecturer, who has just re-
turned from Russia, where he served
with the government publicity commits
sion. She has conducted very successful
schools of this nature in the State of
Connecticut. where women are still with
out the full franchise. as in Vermont. She
believes that the vote will soon be given
to women and that they should be ready.
not only to accept the privilege, but also
to bear their full part in the duties of
government. She is also authoress of a
textbook on the Connecticut laws, en-
titled The Actual Government of Con-
necucut, now used IN many SchUOlS.
Mrs, Schoonmaker is said to possess the
almost magical ability of making so dry
a subject as town and county govern
ment interesting and enthrallng, and Il
is hoped that both men and women will
avail Themselves of the opportunity offered
to attend the school, which is one of a
series Of such courses 20 be held all over
the State under the auspices of Women's
clubs and Equal Franchise Leagues
The program follows:
February 16, evening. City Hall, Mrs.
Mary l. Wood. New Hampshire Citizen
ship school; Mrs. Nancy Schoonmaker.
Nov York city.
February II, morning and afternoon.
New Sherwood. Mrs. Schoonmaker. ID
Town and County Government. t2) Flow
Cities Are Governed.
February l., evening, City Hall. speak
ers Will be announced.
February Is. morning and afternoon,
New Sherwood, Mrs. Schoonmaker ~
With the state and Nation. (2) New
Problems That Await Us.
February Is, evening. City Hall. Political
Parties and Elections: prominent repre-
sentatives of the three parties. republican.
democratic and socialist, will speak.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
SCHOOLS MAY GET MONEY
All Depends on Whether Heirs Of Chris
TOPPER c. Allen Appear

Steps have been taken by City Attorney
4 7. f. Hopkins to secure for the city Of
Burlington the estate of Carolyn A. and
James Patterson, who died intestate In
parts unknown good many years ago.
The probate court will be asked to de-
clare the estate escheat and after due
process of law if no heirs appear the es-
tate will go to the support of Burlng-
tons schools. The amount involved Is
about 81. 200
The story of this property is one of the
strange ones which crop up in probate
court from time to time. Christopher G.
and John B. Allen, long time ago were
furniture dealers in Burlington and lived
in the house now occupied by City At
| torney Hopkins on College street. Both
! the father and the son died about the
same time in 1855 and Christopher left a
Will. Carolyn, daughter of Christopher
was then evidently living in parts I'M
known and never appeared for her fifth
| of the estate, or for her part of her
| brothers estate
! The years rolled along and administra-
tor after administrator took charge Of
the estate until, finally in 1898, Judge
| Bingham, who was judge of probate at
| that time, found that Carolyn was dead.
\ Two years later, her husband. James.
who would have inherited the estate was
also declared dead.
/ Although some heirs have been heard
! of who are members Of the Allen fam
| lily, no heirs have ever been found who
were related to Patterson and of course,
because he outlived his wife, the prop
erty goes to his family.
| The city has now asked that the prop
erty be declared escheat. The law re-
quires that before q hearing can be held
at which heirs may present claims it be
advertised six times in the newspapers
and that six months elapse between the
| time of the last notice and the time of
the hearing. Then. If no heirs appear, the
money reverts to the city for the use of
the schools. Even then there is an OPP
portunity for heirs to get their property
for If, within II years, any establish their
claims, the money will be paid. back by
the city. At the end of that time It be-
longs to Burlington for all time.
1t is rare that money goes to town
in that manner. In the case of Lucy AL.
bee of Jericho. it looked certain that there
were no heirs and the small estate of a
few hundred dollars would go to the
town. The newspaper publicity, connec.
ted with the case, got things started. sc
that at least Is heirs have been found
! Many of them are children of half-sis.
ters and brothers VINO were not known
to exist.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05

Flint Goren of Burlington against Israel
ernest Garen, the grounds for divorce
peing set forth in the petition as intoler.
able severity and refusal to support. The
couple were married on September 2S, 1917
at Burlington and lived together as man
ana wife in this city and in Shelburno
until July 8, 1919. The petitioner asks to
ne allowed to resume her maiden name
she was formerly Miss Frances Josephine
Flint of Ludlow.
M. ID. Chittenden, superintendent of
schools. and James +. Taylor of the
Chamber of Commerce, brought back
word Friday from the meeting of the
executive committee of the State Teach
ers' association, held in Rutland yester-
day, that IT had been decided to hold the
State Teachers convention in Burling-
ton this year. the dates chosen being
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Oc-
tober 6, 7. and s. A preliminary program
was talked over and plans were discuss
ed for getting it into shape.
| Col. w. Hayes Mitchell yesterday re-
ceived an appointment as health officer
of the port of New London, Conn. He
Will take UP his new duties February 15
DR.. Mitchell has taken this position with
! the provision that he may resign to take
Il commission as Northumberland in
the United States army. Colonel Nit
chel was for three and a half years in
the service and was stationed abroad
for 16 mon'hG. While there he was in
charge of the American embarkation hos
ptal at lie Mins, which had $500 beds,
and DR.. Mitchell was the chief sur
geon During the war more than 300. 900
soldiers were treated in this hospital
and a million and a half men went through
there on their way home.
More than 100 couples attended the an
nual dance of the telephone operators
held in the Van Ness dining room Thurs
day evening The room was tastefully dec
GRATED with purple, white and yellow
crepe paper, extending from the chande-
lier, which was almost covered with
steamers. to the four corners of the
room. The Van Ness orchestra furnished
music from nine to one o'clock. Punch
and waters were served. The chaperones
We're Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Russell Mr.. and
Mrs. T. w. Hyland, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Richardson and Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Nc
Greedy The committee in charge was
Miss Catherine Bison, Miss Ardelle
Towne, Miss Mary Cooney Miss Helen
Lynch, Miss Eva Chids. Miss Marjorie
Saltus and Miss Elizabeth Peck.
The Rutland railroad surgeons held
their annual meeting Friday at the
Hotel Vermont and elected Dr. G. II.
Branch of Grand Isle. president; DR..
i. II. Reed, vice-president, and Dr. S. s.
Eddy of Mddlebury, secretary and
treasurer. The executive committee will
consist of Drs. w. Stickney l.. II. Ross
and \. l.. Rust. This was the 18th annual
~. tI,tfr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
MILITARY FUNERAL
University Students Escort body Of
Loren o. Watts to Lake View Cemetery

The funeral Of Loren o. Watts. a senior
at the University OF Vermont. who died
Wednesday Jan. q. was held Friday
afternoon at two o'clock at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. ~. l.. Winter, 40 South
Willard street. The funeral was held
with military honors. The Rev. S. H.
Watkins of st. Paul's Church oniciatcd.
Sixty members OF the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity. Mr.. Watts fraternity brothers,
attended. An escort of honor from the
university battalion, consisting of a
platoon under command of CAPTAIN
Burke. led the funeral cortege. The
Gold Stripe club. 10 men of the univer-
sity who served overseas, of which Mr..
Waits was a member. attended the sery-
ices and acted as an escort of honor
under command OF Lieut.. Raym,td
Bruya, forming at tho vault entrance an
aisle through which the body was borne.
The bearers were Herbert Durfee.
f.. r. c. Lyons, Clarence SERVER. Corbin
Doolittle. Harry Gallup and DeAlton
Jarvis The body was placed in the
FAULT at the cemetery and after the
service there taps were sounded by
Bugler Smith OF the university, who also
is a member OF the Gold Stripe club.
Acting President Bailey and the deans
of the university attended the services.
and there was profusion of beautiful
floral tributes AT the hour of the service,
at two o'clock. the university battalion
formed in a line before the Flagstaff
west of the Science hall and the Old
Mill, under the command Of Cadet Major
Hammond. the band leader, Allen Kid
der sounded taps while the flag was at
half-mast, and after II had beer raised
TO the mast-head played ITO the
Coors." The ceremony was a very brief
military expression on the part of the
university battalion to snow the respect
in which 1t held Mr.. Watts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
Miss Mary NIaeCk

After a long illness, Miss Mary Mack
of S5 North Winooski avenue passed away
Friday evening at seven o'clock. Miss
Mack was a woman of strong character
and impressed all who knew her with
her Christian spirit and unfaltering faith.
She was born May 20. 1888, at the old
homestead in Shelburne being the daugh-
ter of Frederick and Laura wan Sicklen)
Mack, and was the last of family of
ten children. During her residence in
Burlington of nearly 40 years she had
made many friends who will long cherish
her memory. She was an adherent of
the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Miss Mack is survived by a niece and
four nephews,. Mrs. Charlotte Mack
Tracy, w. F., B. II. and ]. II. Mack
Of Shelburne and Charles L. Barstow
of New York city.
The funeral was held Monday after
noon and the remains were placed in the
vault at Lake View cemetery. to await
burial in the spring at Shelburne.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
THIRD DERAILMENT
Rutland NalilrOad Playing in Hard
Luck These Days

The third derailment in Ave days on
the Rutland railroad occurred yesterday
morning when two freight cars of train
% leaving A'burg at $50 a. m. and bound
for Malone were derailed between Cham
plain ard Mooers Junction about nine
o'clock, II vas a real problem for some
time where to get wrecker for the
Rutland wrccker was of the irons TIE
=. e II. wreoker was working on this
ana the wrecker at Malone belonging 10
tho Rutland road vas out of working
order. A wrecker was finally sent over
from Malone Junction by the New York
Central road and it was still working
on the two cars last evening.
Because Of this accident the milk train
was delayed four hours.
Early Yesterday morning. the Rutland
wrecker was rerailcd at Leicester juno
ton and returned to Rutland.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
HAY AND STRAW BURNED
Farly Morning Fire In st. Joseph's Or.
phanagc Barn

Fire vas discovered yesterday morning
ABOUT $50 O'Clock IN the barn of st.
iAsepa's Orphanege by one Of the sisters
who saw the smoke siIihe. An alarm
was rung in from box i13. the people i'll
the institution were active from the start
and succeeded In rescuing the seven cows,
horse and all wagons and sleighs from
the burning building.
The fire WAS confined to the hay NOW.
ana about seven tons of hay and straw
were destroyed. Three streams of water
were used but the pressure was very poor
and from the ground a stream could not
be thrown TO the cupola. which was COM
pletely destroyed The interior of the barn
was badly burned but no holes We're
chopped through the roof and 1t IL not
expected the damage will be very large.
The recall was not souncd until ten
O'Clock as the tiremen pitched all of the
hay and straw out in order to make
sure tho fire was eXtinguished. The barn
Is considerable distance from the
hydrant and about 700 feet Of hose had
to be laid for each stream.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
Frank w. Elliott

Many friends and business acquaint-
ances were shocked to learn Of the death
of Frank w. Elliott. which occurred sud-
denly Saturday evening after an illness
of few hours duration with pancreatic
trouble
Frank w. Elliott was born in Water
bury, September IA, 1873, the son Of Will
liam r. and Electa Stevens Elliott, and
was educated in the public schools at
Waterbury. and graduated from God
dard Seminary. In early life he entered
the Waterbury National bank, leaving that
institution in 1892 to take a position with
the Burlington Trust company of this
city. He served that institution faith
fully for "a years. resigning to accept the
position as assistant to the president of
the Howard National bank, later becom-
ing one OF the vice-presidents and man
ager of the bank, which position he held
at the time of his death.
He was an exceptionally strong and
successful bunker. which reputation he
held throughout the State, and will be
greatly missed among the banking circles
of the State.
About Ii years ago he took over the
active management of his fathers lum-
Der business at DuXbury, the w. r.
Elliott Lumber company, which company
has developed into one oi the leading
lumber concerns of this State Later he
bought his fathers interest and took
as partner II. G. Gaul of this city
lie is survived in his immediate family
by his wife. whom he married last sum-
NOR; by his father, w. II. Elliott OF
waterbury, and by one sister. Mrs. Hattie
Graves of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mr.. Elliott was of a retiring nature
possessed Of lovable disposition which
endeared him to a host of friends who
deeply sympathize with his family in
his untimely death. The several clubs o.
this city owe great deal Of their sue
cess TO his untiring energy and sound
business judgment. This was especially
so or the Waubanakee Golf club, whose
secretary he was, and of the Ethan Allen
cup, OF which he had been president
lie was member and served as treas.
urer for many years of Washington
Lodge, No, 3, A. r. and A. NJ, also q
member of Burlington Chapter. X. A. NJ.
Huntington Lodge, No. 9l6 B. p. o. E.
and the Lake Champlain Yacht club
| The funeral services were held at the
College Street Church Wednesday after.
noon at 3:l5 o'clock, and the body was
placed in the vault at Lake View GENE,
| terry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
Walter II. Storey

While returning from a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. James Cassidy of Hinesburg,
Walter B. Storey of Georgia died sud-
denly, falling out of the cutter in which
he was riding, into the road where he
was found later. Mr.. Storey left the
Cassidy home about nine o'clock Tues
day morning with horse and cutter.
About a half hour later Mr.. Cassidy,
driving over the same road, saw some
thing at the side and. stopping. found
it was Mr.. Storey. He was dead and
apparently had fallen from the cutter
after death. The horse was stopped far
Their up the road by neighbors.
Mr. Storey was 70 years old and is
survived by one sister, Mrs. Judd Of
Georgia The body was taken to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cassidy and was
removed to Georgia Tuesday
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
TUESDAY IN PROBATE COURT

Tho following business was transacted
in probate court Tuesday:
jennie Duclos of burlington was APP
pointed administrator of tho estate OF
Raymond Duclos. lato of this city.
Robert Cannon of Burlington was ap.
pointed administrator OF the estate OF
Simon Rosenberg, late of this city. with
Harr; Samelson and Hymau Goldberi,,
both of Burlington, commissioners and
appraisers of the estate.
Clarence i. White of Burlington was
apo nted administrator of the estate OF
Earl c Ring, late of Richmond Hill,
n. V. NJ S. Whtcomb and Wesley A.
Church, both of Richmond in this State.
will serve as commissioners ana ap-
praisers OF the estate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
william II. Kelley

News has been received In This city Of
the death in Glens Falls. N. Y, OF will
liam H. Kelley, whose death occurred in
the hospital there after an Illness of three
months.
Mr.. Kelley was &c years OF age and is
survived by his wife; by three sons,
Edward Of Springfield. Mass. Charles Of
Cleveland. Ohio land George of Buffalo,
N. Y; and by one daughter. Mrs. Frank
Leonard of Mechanicsville. N. Y He also
leaves three sisters. Mrs. James True
of Rutland, Mrs. William Johnson and
Mrs. George True, both of Albany, N. Y
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05

Later, he had position with the Hall
fax Technical College at Halifax, N. S..
and then gave up teaching for designing
and structural work with the Midvale
steel &c Ordnance Co. of Coatsvlle, Pa.
Since last October he had been at Syra-
cuse.
lie is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hazel
i. Knight; by son, seven years Of age,
and daughter, four; by his parents and
by a brother, Earl s. Haight. The body
WIS brought Tuesday to Northfield for
funeral services at the home of Mrs.
Haight's parents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05

Grant r. Haight. "a years of age. son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Haight of South
Burlington. and an instructor In structural
engineering In the College of Applied
Science at Syracuse University, died Sun
day after an illness of four days with
influenza and pneumonia.
After graduating from Norwich Univer-
sity at Mortified In 1909, Mr.. Haight was
for several years an Instructor In civil
engineering in Ohio State University.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
GIRL SLEEPS II DAYS

New York. Feb. 4,-Eleven-year- I'D
Sophie Troyanski. who has been asleep
for u days in Brooklyn hospital
awoke this afternoon. Il must finish
my lessons" she told the nurse who
was watching over her. IL was so tir-
ed I fell asleep but l must finish them
school"