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The Washington times., 1920-01-17
Garrett p. SerUiss Tells
Why the Winter Period Is
Shorter Than Summer
BY GARRETT p. sERvIss.

In . recent article note you
give the dates~of the eauinoxes
As March 21 and September %.
This makes the spring and
summer seven days longer than
the autumn and winter.
Will you please explain why
this hAppens3 Is the distance
from the equator TO Capricorn
that much greater than to Can
cers Or Is the north pole
enough heavier than the south
pole to cause the latter TO
swing the greater distance?
We're the distances equal why
should not the equinoxes be
exactly half way between the
equator and the solstices and so
divide tho year into fair equal
partsr
A. N. BABCoCK.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
WOMAN TRIES TWICE
TO END HER LIFE
Mrs. Charles Longe. II Allen.
Hangs Herself But the Wire
Breaks Then Cuts Her Throat
But Fails to Inflict Fatal
Wound

Mrs. Charles Longe OF L. Allen street
made two unsuccessful attempts TO com
nit suicide Saturday afternoon at her
home. She was taken to the Mary
Fletcher hospital. where she is recover
ing from the shock and cut which she
inflicted on her neck not thought to be
serious.
Mrs. Longc was Respondent over finan-
Cal troubles and domestic conditions and
had repeatedly told her husband that she
would commit suicide. She is a woman
of about g. years of age and her husband
is older. Saturday afternoon she went
out in tho back yard and attached a
wire to uec and tried to hang herself
The wire broke and then she tried suicide
by cutting herself with razor
DR.. H. l.. wilder was called and attended
her and in turn Poormaster Delaney and
the police We're summoned. The woman
seemed calm when she went to the hos
pital and was able to walk from the
ambulance into the building. Before leav-
ing her husband she bade him goodbye,
but still seemed firm in her intention to
end her life. Ii is thought the rest and
food at the hospital may help her out of
her dependency.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
BURGLAR SCARED AWAY
Jumped from Second Story Window at
RarttrO House. 1874 No. willard st.

A burglar entered the Barttro home at
53i North Willard street Sunday night
when the family was away but was scar
ed by the early return of the Misses
Agnes and Odella Barttro SO that he
leaped from second story window be-
fore he had taken any property
The burglar must have entered the
house by means of KEY for the doors
were reported to be all locked when the
inmates of the house left carly in the
evening. on their return the front door
was found unlocked. The Misses Bart
tro were discussing this when the man
inside probably heard them. He eapcd
from a second story window in one Of
the bod rooms. He ran up North WI
lard street and disappeared down North
street before lie could be caught
good description gained OF h'.r u, 4
aaia 20 be young and not very laI
HE haste TO get away he left bchi. 4 t. .i,
o:c rubber about sever in size.
Nothing was missing in the Barttrn
house although the thief had evidently
begun to thoroughly ransack ono of the
he'd rooms Fc had pulled out a pocket
cook and HAD rummaged through one OF
tho dresser drawers which contained two
watches. Tho police later brought ii man
10 the station and questioned him but
he was allowed to go,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
HOME GARDENS AGAIN
Food Plots important in ID2O-kcep
Your Back Ward Busy

ono way of reducing the cost of living
is open to every man, woman. and child
who can get the use of an idle plot of
ground. That way lies through the
planting and cultivation of "A homo gar
den-a thrift garden. War gardens play
ed their part in the great mobilization of
resources in war time-thrift gardens
now have their own big job in helping
house holds to feed themselves
Tho reasons for thrift gardens are
many and various. The same reasons
that existed last year and the year be-
fore still are present. Thrift gardens
will produce food where nothing other
wise would be produced, they will reduce
family food bills. they will return
abundantly in proportion to the time and
effort devoted to them. But added TO
these reasons is another one peculiar to
this year.
Reports TO the United states Depart
ment of Agriculture indicate that the
paintings by commercial vegetable gar
deners will be materially reduced this
year. because the commercial gardeners
see no way of obtaining enough labor to
conduct their usual operations. The
commercial gardeners claim that they
have paid high wages in ondeavors TO
keep up production, but now have reach
ed the point where the returns will not
| Justify the continuance Of this expense.
At least that is the report reaching the
department Of agriculture from seed
merchants whose operations will be a
month or two from now.
| II tho reduction OF commercial garden
| ing becomes a fact. the obvious result
will he fewer vegetables and higher
prices The logical remedy lies partl,
! in home gardens. This is "A remedy
moreover that will work no harm ever
| if the commercial acreage should be ur
to normal, as any surplus of fresh vege
tables may he saved by canning, drying
and other means of conservation and tn,
surplus kept so that il will be useful mex,
| fall and winter.
! Thousands of families learned TN
value of home gardens in war time
United states Department Of Ngricultur,
specialists believe il essential that thes,
families interest be maintained and tina
Iothcr thousands be added To tho home
food producers.
Now IS the time tp begin maxim,
plans for your 1920 Thrift Garden" thes,
sepclalists declare. "First, locate a niece
Of suitable land; second, make your plan
third get your seeds fourth, start at tn,
earliest possible moment"
\ request to the United States Depart
lmcnt of Agriculture, Washoington, ID. c.
viii bring a booklet that viii tell yo,
now to p,N your garden. how mucl
seed to buy. how TO get the land In sham
for cultivation, how to take every othe
step in the process of making your bacl
yard or some other vacant lot help fee,
YOU
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
ELKS INSTALLATION
Retired Exalted Ruler ILnsenmler Pre-
scented with Past Rulers Jewel


At one of the most largely attended
meetings of the year Burlington Lodge.
No. 9l6. B. P. o. T.. initiated large class
Of candidates and held installation Of
officers in it's rooms on Bank street Fri
day evening The installation was In
charge of Retiring Exalted Ruler f. l..
Linsenmier, and the following officers
are installed: Elective officers: Exalted
ruler. B. J. Boynton; esteemed leading
knight. Ezra NJ. Horton; esteemed loyal
knight. Harry A. Butler esteemed lee.
turing knight. Howard S. Crane; tyler.
Harry Chase; secretary, Harry T. Bacon:
treasurer, Paul Chamberlain: trustee,
John NJ. Carol. Appontive officers:
Chaplain. Benjamin H. Bullock: esquire.
Arthur E. Sherwin; organist. George F.
Moody: inside guard. John w. Ruell.
The house committee consists OF DIR,
]. D. Tanner. Edward ]. NORM and Frank
J. Packard; entertainment committee,
s. S. Richold, F.. p. Mitchell. NJ. Dorm,
NJ. l.. Powell. Walter Holtham. John NJ.
Carroll and Harry l.. Winter; finance
committee. r. A. Cooke. p. IT. Donovan
and Rudolph Kempter; flag day commit
tee, Warren Austin. Charles II. Mower,
Charles F. Black, p. +. Garveya and DR..
Guy f. Loudon.
In behalf Of the local lodge Past Exalted
Ruler w. r. McKillip presented Retiring
Exalted Ruler Linsenmier with a most
attractive rulers jewel. Following the
degree work and the installation of Off
GERS most enjoyable time was spent
by all. Refreshments were served and
social hour enjoyed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
MRS. SYKES ON STAND
One os the Wells VIII Contestants Is
called by the Proponents

Anna Wells Sykes, stcp-daughter OF |
Mrs Fffie T.. T. Wells. and one of the |
contestants in the Wells will case. was
called TO the stand for few minutes by |
the proponents Monday afternoon. She
was questioned regarding coming to Bur
,ippton Mt the time Mrs. Wells died, and
about line-a-day diary kept by Mrs.
wells Mrs. sykes testified that she ar
rived in Burlington on saturday and
Nrrs Wells died on the following day
SUNDAY, In regard to the line a day
hook, Mrs Sykes said that she saw such
n hook lying on the table in Mrs. Wells
room. Questioned as to whether she took
away this diary, or any other papers,
Mrs. Sykes said that sho did not. In
answer to the question as 10 when Mr..
Cushing arrived here from New York as
her counsel, Mrs. Sykes said that 1t was
on Wednesday, the day following her
mothers funeral
other testimony given Monday after
noon i'm this case differed very little from
that already heard. There were eight
witnesses on the stand Monday besides
Mrs. sykes. All this testimony centered
about the question OF the sanity of Mrs
Wells during the last few years of her
life.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08

Mrs. Effie Wells and the members Of
the family of Charles Wells, Mrs. Kim
ball said that whenever she was call
ing on Mrs. Effie Wells and Mrs
Charles Wells or any of her family
came TO call, Mrs. Effie Wells always
asked Mrs. Kimball to remain with
her until after the other callers went
away. On the cross examination over
this point. Mrs. Kimball said that
while the relations between Mrs. Effie
Wells and her half-sister, Mrs. Charles
Wells, and the fanny Of Charles Wells
in general had been pleasant In earlier
life, IL had changed during tho later
years of Mrs. Effie Wells because the
family Of Charles Wells had turned
against her. after all which she had
done for them.
When oss-examined as to what
Mrs. Wells complained of in the treat =
ment of Anna Sykes toward her. Mrs.
Kimball said that the thing that
troubled Mrs. Wells was that Anna
and Mr.. Sykes were trying to have
II. l.. Ward removed as a trustee Of
the Edward Wells estate. against Mrs
Wells wishes. The witness said, also
that Mrs. Wells was grieved because
Anna would not allow the children t.
come to Burlington and spend the
summers here,
On the cross examination regarding
the trusteeship of the Edward Wells
estate, Mrs. KimbalI said that Mrs
Wells had made the remark that she
thought that Frederick Wells would
do as the other members Of the fam
lily did. meaning by the others. Charles
Wells and the Sykes family. The wit
ness said that Mrs. Effie Wells did moi
have an unfriendly feeling toward the
members of her family but that she
fclt that most of them had an un
friendly feeling toward her, with the
exception of Florence Wells the wife
Of Frederick Wells.
| Other witnesses who were on the
stand Tuesday were: Raymond T
! I.edden of the Western Union Tele
graph company. who testified in re
| gard to sending a certain telegram
! for Mrs. Wells shortly before he
death: Frank L. Roberts treasurer o
| the Burlington Trust company, VIII
explained the system of paying check
Of some of the customers of the bank
a system which was used by Mrs. Well
and Mrs +. RI. Parker. who identified
the handwriting Of Mrs. Wells oil
! checks and papers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
|ENERAL WOOD IN
| BURLINGTON MAY Is
Pill Speak Here in the After
noon and Will Motor to Mont
pelier for Another Speech at
the Capital Evening of the
Same Day

General Leonard Wood, candidate for
publican nomination for president OF
l. United States. will speak in Burling-
h on Tuesday afternoon, May % and
In then motor to Montpelier. where he
In sneak the same evening. This is the
hn as it has been arranged by the
|ood State committee. Definite details
We not vet been worked out, the plans
In be completed at state conference
the Wood supporters. which will be
lid in Burlington Monday, April ~
Major H. Nelson Jackson, chairman of
l. Wood committee for Vermont and
no has in charge the local end of Cen
hl Woods visit. announces that he has
cured the promise from Colonel Thorn
Miller. assistant campaign manager
h General Wood, that Mr.. Miller will
in Burlington for the conference next
|onday and will make short tour of
IT, State in the interests Of General
/ God. II is expected. also. that Frank
jlox, editor Of the Manchester Union
adler. Manchester y. H, and chairman
the Wood committee for that State,
| II be in Burlington for the conference
xt week. Major jackson has received
surance. also. from tho manager of
Gods campaign. Frank Hitchcock. that
. will be in Vermont little later.
When il was first learned that Gener-
Wood would come to Burlington it was
anned to give him a dinner at one of the
cal hotels. with certain formalities in
injection herewith. This plan was given
b however. when ii was learned that
could only remain in the city for
few hours. He will probably arrive
ring the morning of the 18th, and will
st until afternoon when his address
II be given as early rs possible in order
give him the opportunity to get tc
ontpelier in time for the evening meal
This leaves no time for any forma
ception, such as was contemplated
fneral Wood is n very busy man. and il
probable that Burlington and Mont
lier will he the only places where he
II speak on this trip.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
SMUGGLING BOOZE
In Syrup Cans and in Zig shipment
OF Vegetables and Apples

ST. Adams. April "a tin can which
was examined late this afternoon was
found upon the pouring out of the con-
tents to confirm the suspicious of the
deputy collector who found ii in a large
unmarked box on train entering this
country from Montreal yesterday The
can contained one gallon of maple syrup
and two gallons of alcohol. Tho con-
tainer was especially made, one end filled
with syrup but there was a partition in
the can and in that was alcohol.
Recently at point of entry a shipment
of potatoes, turnips and parsnips, SIS
bushels in all. was found to contain 2oo
cases of brandy and Scotch whiskey. They
had been sent from Montreal and were
intended for a customer in Illinois.
At the same point a car was seized
which was supposed 10 contain 100 barrels
of apples. 1t was found to contain 1So
barrels, IA containing apples while 81
were filled with bottles of liquor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
re- DIVORCE DOCKET
IN WINDHAM COUNTY

bBratcleboro April Newer before has
|ere been so large divorce docket in
INDIAN county a. lie: one now being
|ade Up for the April term tf Wlo!ham
|unty court, which WI! nonverc in So;T-
ne Apcll -, ltdge Ze3 $. Stanton Of
'pxnury presid'ls There are GO cases
the docket and others to be f'od.
q casi, HE'D in The county clerks Office
r. to-day the petitioner is the mother
Is children, u Of whom are living and
kht a.. minors. She asks fcr The GUS
d Of the eight minor children and
mopy with which to support them and
rseif, The petitioner is Mrs, Mary T..
-kinS q Grafton and her husband IL
iwerd W. Perkins. Al farmer. They
erc married 70 years ago in Windham.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
WHISKEY ON THE HIP
SAME AS BURGLARS KIT

New York. April "A person carrying
whiskey in his hip pocket is In the same
category as the outlaw caught with a
burglars kit. according TO a ruling nv
Justice Garvin in the Brooklyn fedora
court to-day. He held that 1t Is justifi-
able for an officer without a warrant to
use az evidence in federal case liquor
found in the pocket of a person who has
been arrested.
The ruling was made in the case Of
Frank Murphy. on whom five half-pint
flasks Of whskey were found after the
police had arrested him on charge of in
toxication. The defendant was turned over
10 the federal authorities and prosecuted
for alleged violation Of tao Volstead law
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
POLICE FIND PLATINUM
VALUED AT $4,000

New York, April platinum valued
at $4,000 was found tonight by the
police following the arrest of two men
in the down town jewclry district who
described themselves as Robert T..
Carter, a miner, OF this city. and
Joseph Frederick. an actor. Of St.
Louis, Mo. One of them. the police say.
had platinum valued at $4,000 on his
person and checks in his possession
led to the discovery of the remainder
a. "A hotel. The prisoners denied they
had obtained the platinum unlawfully.
The police announced the arrests
were made as the result of an inves-
tigation which has been under way
since January 5, when chemical plant
at Perth Amboy. n. j., was robbed of
platinum valued at $4,000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
WOULD HAVE PEOPLE
ORROW, NOT BUY TRIBUNE

,hicago. April 5--The Chicago Tribune
its first editorial this morning said:
Don't buy the Tribune-borrow it, The
fibune may seem to be standing on its
Ead, but II is forced to ask people not to
y II, 1t wants to keep every one of
b readers and gain new ones. but 1t
mot sell them all the paper. The paper
Lortage males it impossible to do so.
= two families would use one Tribune
code1 keep the c'aIers and they could
- tire Tribune. We want the readers;
- evidently want the Tribune. Better
VI some day. nut Just now borrow and
bn't cly the Tribune
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
RANK l.. CLARK
OF RUTLAND DIES

|Rutland, April 2,-Frank l.. Clark of this
ty. one of the few 33d degree Masons in
c 50 years, He was taken i'll Tues
". Mr.. Clark was born in Rutland and
] d spent his entire life here. He was
ty constable for II years. He was
land commander of the Grand Com
|andery of Vermont l9l2-19l3 He joined
e Delta Cha pter of Rose Croix. Scottish
lite Masons, at Burlington in 1906, He
as member of Cairo Temple of Mystic
primers. Killington Commandery. X. n,
| this city will have charge of the
neral Sunday afternoon at ESQ o'clock.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
HE COULD NOT STAND STRAIGHT

II caught cold and il settled in my
kidneys" writes j. c. Diamond. 2S65 w. 30
street, Cleveland, o, MY back and sides
were so lame and sore could not stand
straight use Foley Kidney Pills and
am glad TO testify to their helping power
Good for stiff or swollen joints. rheume-
tic palms,. w. OSullivan. 30 Church
street.-Adv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08

Have you been in tho napt of merely
Slancing at the store tbs? They are too
important to be dismissed In any such
fashion. See what you can learn from
them about buying.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08

man was brought in court for the
Illicit distilling of whiskey.
What is your name?" asked the Judge
Joshua" replied the prisoner.
joshua" repeated the Judge, All!
Are you the Joshua who made the sun
stand still?"
mo, sir, Judge" was the answer. 81
Is the man who made the moon shine -
New York Truth Seeker.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08

One small classified ad sometimes
brings cargo of good fortune to you.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-21
USE FAKE LABELS
on BOOZE BOTTLES

Il often wonder II people tnc~
What they are drinking when they
buy booze made by thees bootleg
gerH- aid the director. you know
they mtx the maah IN wooden barrels
and plant thom out In the woods TO
fermsnI The Ingredients naturally
attract the woods animals. and fire..
quentiy we have found dad SOUR
rols. ehipmunks and even rats In
mash that vas being cooked n the
SIN.
This stuff n cu,cred up. labeled
with limitations Of savov.se brands Of
real whisky. and sold for the genuine
article just the other dsy a printer
In Seattle called M Up and said he
had just filled an order for 'pbony'
labels Of Sunpybrook and another
brand OF whisky. and wanted 70
know n he had acted within the Law
We rushed down. but the customer
had gotten his order In the meantime,
and wr had no evidence to trace
him. The printer was acting In good
faith. NO We did not prosceute."
Director Mcdonald has Just re
turned from a tour Of eastern wash.
inston. There II . popular fniiacy
that a elan Of famous Kentucky
moonshiners has been operating In
the eastern part Of L~wss county.
but investigation has proven tina,
this IN not the casa
The moonshiners down there arc
Just tho ordinary variety" says Nc.
Donald.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-21
RainierPost
to Muzzle
Candidates

Tho latest Seattle gnrns is "muz-
ding the candidate" Rainier Post
No. Il. American Legion. win play
n nt Wildwood park on Labor day.
September G. when the veterans
and the general public mingie In
their first big get acquainted"
picnic.
Every candidate for office In
King county. from wreckmanter 10
United States senator and governor.
has been invited 10 te present and
assist In the festivities. but the
order has gone forth;
THE epciiblndcrn must leave their
verbal pyrot.chnics at hame. They
can shak. hands and hohnob and
button hole ali they want TO hut
the FIRST one that tries 10 make
n political speech will be court.
umrtialed." Harry A. YOUNG. gen.
ernl chairman. faid II and Harry A.
In built like an ex"M. e."
Ths picnic grounds may he
reached either by boat from frschl
or by motor around Lake Wash.
ington. There will be dancing. field
sports and basket luncheon parties.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-21
.SALAzAR ASKS
FOR FAIR PRESS
Issues Statement for U. S,
Papers Aid

MExfcAtI. Cal. Aug. :f.--An
appeal for cooperation from tho
people OF the United States In
making his regime In Lower Cali
fornia u success. MAS made tods y
thru the United Press. by Luis ~.
SaiaxAr. governor. His statement
follows.
On last Tue~dsy. August >. ]
took charge Of the affairs .of tho
government Of the northern district
Of Lower California. attaining tn
this way . new and worthy tn
umph for the scpubbc WHOSE con.
ciiiatnry policies Of peace have
given such good r~sutis.
.Afssr the solution Of ne gsavs
local CRISIS which thr~atsned - h.
an era OF sad days for our eoun-
try. the territory ~ coma bach to
III normal iife Of work and tran
guilty. ard all the progressive citi.
r~ns OF the district win hsip 10
hep u 80 ros uhAs purpose I
ask the corporation Of the honest
pr~ss Of the United States. the sus.
E-s,ions Of which bSsng fair. win
facilitate my 'nsk In this govern
u,cnt and win contribute 60 the
progress CO this rich territory. ny
best regards 10 tho people OF the
United States"