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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-07
NORTH CRAFTSBURY

The lecture course committee for this
year has made dates with the following
talent: October IS. Bishop Edwin H.
Hughes: November 8, Newell Dwight
Hills, D. D.: November is, Swiss Yod-
lers; December II, j. Dunton Sherman.
DR.. NJ. H. Gr!swod of East Craftsbury
has been elected secretary and treasurer.
The first lecture will be held at the
Presbyterian Church. East Craftsbury.-
Mrs. c. H. Root is in Northampton. Mass,
visiting relatives.-The following went to
the State Fair at White River Junction:
e. A. Dutton, c. II. Root, r. T. Ander-
son. Calvin Cole and w. l.. Dustan-Dr.
and Mrs. Alfred Rowley of Hartford.
Conn.,. visited his parents. the Rev. and
Mrs. c. H. Rowley last week.-M. N.
johnson Is making quite extensive re-
pairs on his house.-Mr. and Mrs. Ezra
Dixon and daughter. Miss Anna, Of Bris-
toll. r. I. are stopping at the Orleans
House for a few days.-Archie Chase Is
moving his family to Littleton. N. H.
He has sold out the Hardwick stage to
Mr.. Fletcher of Albany.-Earl w. Peter
son Of Burlington Is spending the week
with his parents. the Rev. and Mrs. Peter
son.-Dr. Fitch Of st. Johnsbury was at
Dr. F. b. Easton's office Tuesday doing
dental work.-The Woman's Missionary
Society met at the Congregational
Church vestry Wednesday afternoon to
work on quilts.-The Searchlight club
held tho first meeting Of the season at
tho Congregational parsonage Monday
svening.-There will be a union meeting
of the Young Peoples societies at the
Presbyterian Church. East Craftsbury.
Sunday evening, October 1o.-Miss Martha
Paterson and Miss Clemma Seaver are
attending the State Convention of Teach
ers in burlington this week.-A special
meeting of the Girl Reserves was held
for all the girls of the Academy Monday
afternoon. Lunch was served.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-07
W'ESTFIELD

Miss Eva Gilpin Of Barton came Thurs.
day to visit at the home OF her father,
Judge Gilpin, till the middle of this week
Sunday Harry Bulls and Victor Mason
Of Coventry motored to Potion Springs,
Can, for the day, accompanied by these
westheld friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Willis, Ralph Willis, Miss Elsie Besaw
and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Longley.-Miss
Burdetta Savaria OF North Troy Is teach
ing the parochial school. which now has
1s pupls.-Mr. and Mrs. Hull of Cowans-
willie, Can, recently visited their sister
Mrs. w. H. Macfarlane-Mrs. John
Brown Is quite seriously i'll with stomach
trouble.-Mrs. Ralph Bean of Hyde Park
came last week to visit her mother Mrs.
Carl Bean.-Last week Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Sherbert went to johnson to visit
his brother. Mitchell Sherbert. From
johnson. Mr.. Sherbert went to Stowe to
visit his old home place for the first
time in 80 years and also went to Water
bury TO see William Roberts. who has
been for some time in the asylum.-Mr
and Mrs. NJ. II. Burbidge and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Ryea recently visited rela-
tives in Vale Perkins. Can.-Wednesday
evening. the l.. A. s. served a bean sup
per in the Congregational vestry from
six o'clock. October 10 the l.. A. S. will
be entertained by Mrs. NJ. II. Burbidge
at her home.-The item last week stating
that Warren White Of Oakland. Cal.
was 81 years old. should have read 81
years.--Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Martin and
Mrs. Gillooly of Manchester. N. H..
spent last week here with James b. Mar
tin, who Is slowly recovering from in
juries received In runaway.-Messrs. w.
B. Gilpin. o. w. Bailey and Joseph j.
Ryea motored to Eden Corners Sunday
evening and very kindly filled their cars
with friends. to attend the funeral of
Roy Shattuck who died in France. Much
sympathy Is felt for his bereaved fam
ily.-Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Slack and son,
Elmer. Of Montpelier motored Saturday
to visit their sister, Mrs. John Dubois.
accompanied by Ralph Miller. who is In
the Seminary there.-Mr. and Mrs. Wat
son Of Lyndonville spent Sunday with
Albro Hunt-Miss Inez Miller. p. o. Mil
Ter and r. +. Woodruff of Newport spent
Sunday with Mrs. F. C. Miller.
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Discuss Plan for Resuming Trade
 in Grain Futures

Washington, May 13.-Cabinet off cers, members of congress and the interstate commerce commission and railroad officials have been invited bv Julias H. Barnes, president of the United States Grain Corporation, to confer with him here Nav 19 to dis cuss plans for meeting the situation resulting from the termination of the grain corporation on June 1.
 The approaching termination of the three year stabilizing influence of the grain corporation requires most earnest consideration said MT. Barnes. Americas grain marketing machin- erv and its large credit needs form erly dependened on the security af- forded by hedging transactions in the great grain markets" the wheat di- rector continued. "These hedging markets will not be reinstated because of preSnnt hazards. The disorganiza- tion of Europe forces the purchase of their bread supplies by government officials, instead of through private whose thousands of differ ing opinions introduced a measure of cushioning against violent price fluc- tuations.
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America's Position
 is the Reverse
 of Isolation, Claim

Chicago, May 13.-America's po- sition in the world today is "quite the reverse of isolation" Secretary of State Colby, declared in an address to night before the Chicago Bar associ- ation in which he defended the league of nations and pointed out that the United States had been saved from the actual test of war by defending the Monroe doctrine.
 The secretary said that such a test had been prevented "not alone by the respect of the world for martial qual- ities and our sincere attachment to the doctrine but by the European bal ance of power, which has checked the conference and restrained the ini- tiative of the nations which have from time to time been tempted to call the doctrine into question
 Thus we see," he added, "that with the Monroe doctrine alone, our po- sition has been quite the reverse of isolation. On the contrary we have been not only exposed repeatedly to the machinations of European powers but have been to demonstrable ex- tent the beneficiary of the interplay of complicated currents of European policy.
 "It remained for the great war to finally shatter the American tradition of isolation and to dispel the illusion of security arising from our geograph- ical position"
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Rebels Settling
 Firmly in Power

Washington, May 13.-Reports from American and Mexican sources in Mexico appeared tonight to indi- cate that the revolutionists were settling into firmer positions not withstanding the uncertainty that still surrounds the fate of Carranza and reports of federal activity in a restricted area in the North.
 Announcement was made by the revolutionary agents that General Manuel Dieguez was a prisoner at iGuadalajara. capital of Jalisco, and Generals Hernandez, Mendez and Garza. commanders in that state, had placed themselves and their froces at the orders of the revolution arv government.
 : The adhesion of the federal forces in Jalisco and the arrest of General Digeuez were reported bv General Obreeon to Adolfo ie La Huerta, the profisional head of the revolution in Sonora, who communicated the infor- nation to the Mexican agents here. Obreoon's report added that Dieguez was being held subject to De La jHuerta's instructions.
 Greater significance was attach ed by revolutionary agents to the capture of Dieguez and to the break ing of the federal resistance in Jal- isco than to the entry of Manuel Palez and Arnulfo Gobez into Tam pico, reported in official dispatches.
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Congress Asked to Help Relieve
 Car Congestion

Washington, May 13.-Congress was asked today to help the railaroads overcome the freight congestion so as to keep production--needed to put down the cost of living-going at full tilt.
 As a means of enabling the roads to provide equipment. shortage of which is said to be largely responsible for failure to move mountains of freight piled high at the principal gateways in the east and middle west, the senate's interstate commerce com mittee approved an amendment to the transportation act under which they would be given fifteen years instead of five to pav back advances under the $500, 100000 revolving fund.
 Railroad officials said that would help, but they pointetd out that the immediate trouble called for heroic measures to relieve congestion and that the carriers for instance. requir- ed 225,OOO cars to reach normal.
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Deal COnvinces Camden That
 Oil Field is a
 Certainty 27,00O-ACRES LEASES
 ALSO ARE BOUGHT Standard Also Makes Offer for In. tcrest of Another Firm in Hunter Land--Trading in Leases
 Takes Jump

Camden, May 13.-S. s. Hunter, veteran oil man, who drilled the Hun- ter well about two miles from Steph- ems, in Ouachita county, this after noon sold his interests to the Stand ard Oil company of New Jersey for $2,000,000 cash. The deal was con- cluded this afternoon, and was ham, dled on one side by Judge J. c. Pugh chief counsel for the Standard Oil Company at Shreveport, and Gaughan and Sifford, attorneys for Hunter. The interest sold to the oil company include beside the well, 27,000 acres of oil leases. MT. Huntetr left to- night for Shreveport where the trans- fer will be concluded.
 The Standard Oil company also tried to secure the interests of the firm of Lester and Monihan, offering them S75,0O0 for their fee simple interests, which included 120 acres of land on which the Hunter well is located. This offer was refused.
 When the deal with the Standard Oil company became known here this afternoon, the reason for the delay in bringing in the Hunter well is under- stood. It was given out by MT. Hun- ter several days ago that there was a tie up in the leases, and for that reason, together with the rain and wet grounds, it was stated work on testing the well was being delayed. It became apparent this afternoon, however, that the leases were in the process of examination by the counsel for the oil company and that the deal was then in progress.
 Hunter Is Veteran.
 The purchase of the Hunter we'll by the Standard Oil company for $2,000,- 900, said to be the largest price ever paid for an improved well, indicates to the people of Camden and Ouach- ita county that there is no question as to the probability of oil in this county. and plans for refineries and other improvements, began when the Hunter we'll first began to show prom ising signs, but slowed up somewhat as the testing of the we'll was delayed, have again begun to develop. Traffic in leases was let loose with bound when the news of the deal this after noon became common property. and the lobby of the hotel here is but g big, noisy office where holders and seekers gather in corners to dicker, and oil men congregate to discuss the deal, and swap yarns.
 Not long after the Standard Oil- Hunter deal was closed, Louisiana concern closed a deal with Ouchita county people holding leases. to drill a well within 30 days and $10,000 in cash has been posted as guaraatee by the drilers that the well will be begun within the time sated.
 s. S. Hunter, owner of the Hunter we'll, and who this afternoon was made millionaire by the sale of his we'll and leases, is an Arkansas man, and was born in Dallas county. He is veteran oil man, having been in the game for manay years, working in the Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma fields He came to Stephens. from Louisiana fields where he had holdings.
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GARY OR C0MPERS CONSULTED ON ALL
 PUBLIC MATTERS
Vice-President Marshall Also Plays Constitutional
 Changes

Richmond, Va, May 13.-Vice pres ident Marshall, speaking today before the Virginia Bar association, declar- ed that if national prohibition had been considered by the senate in secret session not 20 votes would have been cast for it..
 Asserting that there should be less tinkering with the constitution, the vice president expressed the opinion that constitutional amendments had not contributed to "the peace and good order of society and had brought very large measure of evil to the republic"
 MT. Marshall predicted that in the future the country would be faced by the question of government of law or of men declaring that only two men-Samuel Gompers and Judge Ebert H. Gary-now are consulted on public issues.
 By rising vote the association favored the nomination of MT. Mar shall for the presidency.
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CONVICT NO. 2253, DEBS, IS SOCIALISTS
 STANDARD BEARER
Hail Candidate as the Lincoln of the Wabash"
 at Convention

New York, May 13--The national convention of the socialist party to- day acclaimed Eugene Victor Debs, federal convict No. 2253 in the Atlan- ta, Ga, penitentiary, it's candidate for the fifth time for president of the United States.
 A 21-minute ovation followed Debs' formal nomina tion Jas 'tthe Lincoln of the Wabash"
 Seymour Stedman of Chicago, gen. eral counsel for the party, was nom- mated for vice president by unani- nous vote on a second ballot. The first vote for him was 1O6 against 26 for Mrs. Kate Richards O'Hare of Kansas City. now serving sen- tence in the Jefferson City, Mo-, peni- tentiary for violation of the espion- age act.
 In nominating Debs the socialist party of America signifies it's deter imitation mot to recede one inch from our revolutionary programs" Morris Hillquit of New York, leader of the Conservative" forces, declar- ed.
 Socialism in the United States has not changed and does not intend to change" he said. Another ovation greeted that declaration.
 Tonight special committee of five headed by Hillquit, will leave for Washington, where tomorrow it has an appointment with Attorney Gen. eral Palmer to plead for amnesty for all "political prisoners" turnout the country.
 Saturday the same committee has an appointemnt with Secretary Tu- multy at the white house to present a memorial on amnesty for delivery to President Wilson on Monday, Sec retary of War Baker is to receive the committee to hear plea for am nesty for conscientious objectors" imprisoned during the war for failure to obey the draft law.
 Today the convention adopted the Hillquit platform virtually as sub mitted several days ago voting by decisive majorities to wage the so- cialist campaign this year along Conservative" political lines.
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BRICK BUILDING AZ TENTH AND MAIN IS PLANNED, REPORT J. A. Mcleod is Purchaser of Triplett Lot, 1t is
 Said S10,000 IS SAID TO BE
 THE CONSIDERATION West Sixth Home Brings $10,5OO.- Other Transfers Show Realty Market Active-S12 ,O0O Home
 at Wabbaseka

Further building development for South Main street was indicated yes- terday when it was learned that J. A. Mcleod had purchased from C. H. Triplett the lot on the west side of Main street at Tenth, just across Tenth avenue from the property own ed by the Magnolia Petroleum com pany. The property purchased has a frontage of 80 feet on Main street by depth of 130 feet on Tenth, and the new owner, it was stated last night. plans to erect a modern store building on the site. It was report ed last night that the considerat ion was in the neighborhood of $1O,OOO. MT. Mcleod some time ago bought the property just across Main street from this site. This property. which runs from Main to State. has been put to use already on the State street site with three new garages. Sev- eral brick buildings facing on Main street, probably will be erected on it later.
 A new brick building at Tenth and Main would carry the recent improve ment of Main street property to it's farthest Southern point. Several years ago there were no business houses on Main street south of Sixth. Recent improvements, however, have resulted in the erection of more than dozen business houses south of Sixth avenue.
 eDeeds filed in the office of Cir cult Clerk Sam Vaulx yesterday in dicated that the activity in Pine Bluff real estate is not diminishing with the advent of warm weather.
 Pinchback Taylor has sold to U. J. Cone until recently a Hamburg law yer, a residence on West Second and near Cherry, the consideration being $4,700. MT. Cone has moved to Pine Bluff and will have offices in the Jefferson hotel.
 Cato Marshall sol dto A. c. Adams and W. H. Lee for $3 3,00O residence property on West Pullen.
 By the terms of a deed filed yes- terday Mrs. L. L. Jones, widow of l.. l.. Jones, formerly of Jones and Gage, planters at Noble Lake, becomes the owner of the residence property at 1419 West Sixth. Mrs. Jones paid J. A. Mcleod and Mrs. Pearl Mcleod, the owners, $1O,5OO for the property.
 City Detective w. T. Pate, IT,. has purchased cottage at 1895 West Sixth from the McGehee Realty com penv for $3,25O.
 Work on $12,000 brick store for w. H. Townsend at Wabbaseka has begun by J. J. Swim of Pine Bluff, who has the contract for the job
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Obreg0n Would Nuke MexicO US Peaceful c Neighb0r to
 United States as is Cunuclu

leading supporters, despite the fact he had not slept more than q few hours from the time he arrived at Tacubaya at 10 o'clock Saturday morn ing.
 Because of the importance he at tached to any statement involving Mexican relations with the United States, General Obregon declined tc be quotetd except for few generali- ties, promising to dicate correspond ent statement outlining his views later.
 Regarding the liberal constitution alist revolutionary movement, which reached a climax May ', in the evacua. tion of Mexico City by the Carranza government, he was obeying the or ders of Gov. Adolfo De La Huerta temporary supreme commander of the movement, that he had no designs for becoming dictator and was operat- ing in perfect accord with General Pablo Gonzales. Generals Obregon and Gonzales both were candidates for the presidency of Mexico before they joined the revolution.
 The revolution was moral and not an armed revolt, General Obregon said, and his followers had been giv- en strict orders to respect private rights and to take nothing without the consent of the owners and pay ment being made. He said he had not named any provisional govern ment officials and had issued strict orders that supporters of Carranza should not be harmed physically.
 The liberal conStitutionalist revo- lutionary movement, General Obregon protest against the tactics of the Carranza regime in attempting to i'm pose Ignacio Bonillas, former Mexican ambassador to the United States, as the next president after having i'm posed state governments of it's own choosing upon the people.
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Arkansas Miners
 Balk on Charges

Kansas City Mo-, May 13.-Repre- sentatives fthe coal miners of dis tricts No. 21 and IA, embracing, Ok lahoma, Arkansas and Kansas, today declared they would not accept the proposal by the operators that the miners pay an increase of from $2.4O to $2.61 for keg of mine explosives. Among some of the represent the statement was made that they would order the miners to quit work before they would enter into an agreement requiring them to pay the increased pric for explosives.
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TAKE UP SHIP BILL.

Washington. May 13.-The mer. chant marine bill as amended by seH- ate commerce committee, was taken up by the senate today and was att tackled by Senator Edge, republican, New Jersey. as "inelastic and copper riveted." Senator Edge said that instead of bringing about private ownership of the American merchant marine the bill forced the government to retain possession because it wople be impossible for the shipping ho1Hd to sell ships under the restrictions imposed, Fs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-14

Mexico City, May g, via Fl Paso Junction, May 13.-President Carran za's policy toward the United States was characterized as national sui eide" by General Alvaro Obregon, in an interview Saturday night with the Associated Press correspondent, the first exclusive interview given a for eign correspondent since he joined the revolutionary forces after fleeing from Mexico City April 13.
 What strengthenes the United States strengthens Mexico" he said. "and what weakens the United States weakens Mexico My ideal for the relations between Mexico and the United States is to make the inter national border like the Canadian boundary, withdrawing troops, except customs officials.
 "CarranZa's interpretation of the Monroe dictrine was mistake, al though I believe Carranza was per fectly sincere in the belief his policy was best for Mexico"
 General Obregon plainly showed the strains under which he has been la boring more than six months. He was coatless as he talked, his voice was hoarse. A ten days growth of beard, heavily shot withswhite, covered his face. Outside the little hotel in Ia cubaya, a suburb his temporary head quarters, the narrow street was jam med with automobiles and specta- tors.
 At the entrance to the hotel, a small squad of Yaqui Indians soldiers attempted to keep the doorway clear. Ins side a tiny patio was crowded with visitors and officers. A white clad sentry at the doorway of the room occupied by Obregon and his staff, had difficulty preventing the crowd from pressing through the flimsy door.
 Obregon, seated on cluttered bed, transacted business with never ending stream of army officers and
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SEEK s15o,ooo SHORTAGE.

New York. Nav 13.-Bank accounts of Bernardino Nena Brito who re- gently gave up the consulship of Mex ico in New Orleans to become consul general here. yesterday. were at tached by deputy sheriff. This ac- tion was taken upon complaint of pr. Alfredo Caturegli, financial agent of Mexico hera who claims Brito had withdrawn $150,00O in Mexican gov ernment funds from one bank and had deposited it to his own account in another, preparatory to sailing for Mexico.
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<, |,mer Admits He clew Eight After
 Row Over Cattle

.
 |enry e"nrsn1purn, 1sa, N. D., May 1s.- lssed I.ayer' "a a farmer, has con folf. b;s b ,. tne killing of Jacob Id a s chovs Wife and five children Is woleo yaore boy. Jake Hofer. on 1 Turtle asrm, three miles west
 }, it e ws : Lake, N. D.. on April |. F as u,:1,, u,a:n1,n,ounced here today Fm lGs 3s.,M!c Mclean county as'0 liuries al Tn a quarrel over kttle h. "Wuimi'nlstered Win to Layers (ble foy f V Moif's dog was respons syer's' 'r the crime. according to kns. confession to MT. vii
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UNDERWOOD WINS.

Birmingham, Ala, May 12.-Com- plete official returns from 63 of the 67 counties in Alabama late tonight gave Senator Oscar w. Underwood a majority of 3,132 over the combined vote of the two opponents in the state wide democrataic primary for the nomination for the long term sena- torship.
 The totals of the available official figures gave Underwood 46,832 first and 1,5O3 second choice votes; L. B. Musgrove, union labor candidate 3S,- 957 first and 3,433 second choice votes and Judee Samuel D. Weaklev. 4.143 first and 9,933 second choice ballots.
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Fast Worker Had $1O,00O: Stepped
 While He Had N
Things happened thick and fast yesterday for Lorenzo Is-s rael, colored employed at the Bernhardt Motor company. W It was about like this:

9 a. m.-Saw c. O. Williams, manager, open safe and leave money box outside.
 9:01 a. m.-Took money box and all it contained.
 9:45 a. m.-Purchased second- hand Chevrolet and took ride.
 II a. m.-Went home to dinner in his car.
 11:45 a. m.-Was hauled be- fore Chief Stewart for investiga- tion.
 11:46 a. m.-Confessed and told Williams and Stewart where money could be found.
 11:47 g. m.-Assigned to cell.
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USE TONNAGE AT HOME.

Berlin. May 12.-Orders have been given by the German government that German ships will not be al- lowed to ply any longer between for eign ports, as all tonnage is requir- ed in domestic commerce, says a Hamburg dispatch to the Boerson- Courier.
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WON'T MOVE NOW.

The Hague, May 12.--Moving day for the former German emperor h91 been postponed, owing to slight3 delay in the work at Doorn housf It is possible that Wilhelm may shife from his present quarters on SaturS day.