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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-18

Agent for Virginia and North Carolina.
Olson Rug Co.. Chicago. ILL., Old carpets
made over into now TUGS. Richmond
A Awg1iiag Pa TS' 2h North Ninth Street
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
N. H. REPUBLICANS
STRONG FOR WOOD
Ticket Pledged for Native Son a B,e
Winner In Primaries

Manchester. n. H., March 9.-The ma
tive State of General Leonard Wood will
send to Chicago a republican delegation
pledged to vote for him so long as he is
a candidate for the presidency. At to-
days primaries the Wood pledged ticket
for delegates at large defeated by a big
majority an unpledged group Of four and
a fifth candidate pledged for Senator Hi
ram johnson of four and fifth candidate
pledged for Senator Hiram johnson. The
unpledged men won in only one city.
Dover, the home of Fred n. Beckwith,
one of the unpledged group The Wood
men won easily in the first congressional
district and were unopposed in the sec
ond district
The democrats elected three district
delegates pledged for Herbert Hoover,
one in the first district and two in the
second. The other democratic delegates
elected we're unpledged. but are generally
considered favorable for Hoover.
Some fifty small towns did not hold
primaries because of snow blocked high
Ways but their votes could hardly az
feet ire result.
Out OF PA towns ana wards voting. l4c
gave Fred ". Estabrook who led the
Wood pledged ticket Tor delegates at large.
b.l07 ags.prt e,e4. for I5entarain F. wc-ces-
ter, who pol.~d the iarge0: vote of the
four upt,rdsed The same towns gave
John w. Fraherty, pledged for Senator
johnson 1.M.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
SUSPENDED SOCIALISTS
CASE FINALLY CLOSED

Albany, =, Y. March 9.--Invest'gI,ion
into tse charges OF cis,oyaity against tie
five suspended socialist members of the
State Assembly ended tonight. The
case went to the Judiciary committee
with the close of tie summing up ad
dresses of Elon r. Brown. former state
senator, Of counsel for the committee,
and $. John Block. OF counsel for the
defense,
Former Senntor Brown talked for more
than six nour" IN closing ne said
The question is: Which Aag do You
follow? Do you follow the red flag of
anarchy now suppressed by law which
these men would, if they could, parade
in every street in every city OF the world,
or do you follow the Stars and Stripes !?
Gentlemen, YOUR Judgment viii be a
great judgment Lot It be a just one
In ffteen minute address Mr.. Block
declared that iuasmuch as the members
of the committee took the oath to sup
port the federal and State constitutions
their only verdict could he one seating
the defendants.
Committee counsel were given until next
Wednesday In file a brief answering the
defense brief to he filed this week This
was taken to mean that report by tho
committee would not be made for at least
two weeks.
Former Senator Brown bitterly attacked
the socialist party and the five suspended
assemblymen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
WOMEN PASSENGERS
RIDE ON r. r. SNOWPLOW

st Johnsbury March THE train serv-
Ice in all directions is almost paralyzed
by the storm. Three women received per-
mission to ride ten miles Saturday on the
Maine Central snowplow from St. Johns
bury to Concord as all trains on the Maine
Central were cancelled. The train leaving
ST Johnsbury Saturday afternoon on the
ST Johnsbury & Lake Champlain rail-
road for Burlington with IL passengers
including three ladies. was stalled in a
railroad out six miles west of St. Johns
bury at seven o'clock Saturday night
Three OF the train crew walked 10 their
arm pits through snowdrifts to the home
of Mrs Murphy, where food was secured
and the women were allowed TO spend the
night The snoWplow that tried TO reach
the train Sunday morning wa twice
derailed. but on the third rip from ST
bloomsbury the train was reached and dug
out by large force after they had been
stalled eight hours. The train returned
to St Johnsbury Sunday afternoon The
afternoon train from Burlington to ST
JohnsburY never went farther than
Greensboro and is still there. The Bos-
ton-Montreal service is being maintained
over the Boston Maine from the north
but this service from Boston has been
cancelled. The night mail from Spring
field passed through St Johnsbury at ten
o'clock this morning, seven hours late.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
SOFT COAL MINERS BY
NO MEANS SATISFIED

Indianapolis. Ind. March 9-The
United Mine Workers of America will
refuse to accept the findings of the
bituminous coal commission unless a
substantial increase in wages and i'm
proved working conditions are pro-
vided, IL was inferred in a statement
organization. Officials of the mine
issued to-day from headuarters of the
workers were absent from the city
and those in charge of the offices re-
fused TO comment on the statement,
IL made on such basis the statement
says the miners will not feel that full
Justice has been done them The
hituminous coal commission was APP
pointed by President Wilson TO work
out suitable wage scale for the
miners and report on any plans for
improving living conditions, after the
strike of miners had ended.
There has been a steady increase in
the cost Of living since the first of
this year" reads the statement. In
spite of the fact that the government
represented to labor last summer that
living costs would he reduced and
that the government would see to II
that this was done. Further promises
Of reductions in the cost of living
would fall on deaf ears. as far as the
coal miners are concerned, because
they have had their experience with
such promises in the past. all OF which
have gone unfulfilled."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
Head Of Church Street.

coRN-For shipment: No. : yellow ST -
Gle; No. yellow si.75Q1,77, No. yell
low S1.72@I.T5.
CoRNMEAL-Per 100 pounds: granuated
$3.50; bolted s3s5: feeding S330D3.35
cracked corn $3.35@34O; white corn -four
$3.50; white corn meal $3.50: haminy Grits
and samp 81 so; white corn fakes and cream
of maize $3.50
zoe; eastern extras 57oa 5sc western extras
~ n sec: western prime fvsts 81 32c; west
hrsts do@5Gc.
FTouR-Per 1916 pounds in sacks; spring
patents, standard siaEo@l375; spring
ars. S9.HoG 10. hard inter patents,
.2.5O91t; soft winter pat-r't. si21 1928
It winter strsxhts. sl'25W1c soft
inter clears. s1o.75eli.c5; rye -four, 500
rs.
FRtur-oranres, California raveis $50 .
hex; Florida sS1n; crant"-ri"s s,.aO@S CRIT.
$500 Dbl. F'er;da grapefruit So.5o@4 .5o
box: strawherr'.s "l975c box, p'neapples,
red spsnish. rs o'g ert.
No. eastern stages; No E hay SAL a
800: clover mixsl t42E43; Anc hay
s36@+s rye st-s~ az oat straw SCI.
l.An1s-spr'ne ismos "a aa9c; tsl! and
is3:oe, ye.is joe2sr,
AlLLFSHL,--Per ton: Spring brsn Ssc 60
winter b-nn SIS; middIi-ss s5saea mi,@d
fc.d s56Hsf rei dog sea, ,,coni clears
sssso; gluten iced S7h.i2, hom,ry tsed
5000; stock te.d Bob, vat hulis 49,; rot
touresd meal S14G6l
OATMEAL a0-pou-d psck. tilcd.
S<65. cut and srouui S5S,.
OATS@Stjp'nent. Fancy, 80 lNs.. : e %
O8Ia fancy. as lbs, si.0sd os. r,su-
lar. 81 lbs, sLo7@l.O7i. regular. 20 lbs,
sl.O4i4RlcS.
ONIONs-Connsct.crt valley, fancy. ss6
G.26 per lo0-lb. tag. SPANISH sc2s8Sjo
porn pRopucrs"Hoavy saoh- ard
short cuts s44 30. medium escks SEQ a
40 10; long cuts s4s.lo; raw lear lard
pigs, dressed Loxr. SO 70 250 los.. 1sG coo
pigs. rs to 100 lbs. 1920 II 20 IS lbs,
2sa2so
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cree ,touatsr,s
y525q55O per 100 lbs on track cob
blers S5Q5,o5, sweet potatoes s2lo9 p co
bskt
POTLTRS-Turkeys western. choice, -
q bhc fair to good AOG45c. fowls, north
ern large s2@4fc; medium. $40 sc: west
ern large, Al a 43c; medium and small 32f
400, western roasting chickens, large. 81 q loc
II, sdiun and small. 32p5Sc western broil-
ers 4O645c. western ducks. 81 a 500; geese,
qsh 32c; native squads. sl0@l4 doE; pigeons,
S350G4 doz.
LIVE PoULTRY--Fowl aO@42c; chickens
s6@3Sc; old ROSTERS e5G 26c.
REFINED SUGAR-The American quotes
rev crop sugar. granulsted and fine, as a
hasis at l4c for 100-lb. lots less two per
cent for cash for deferred shipment The
company IL not taking any new business at
the new level at present owing to the
accumulation OF orders and weather coudi-
lions. wholesale grocers quote i6al6N G
In bulk and .6ia 9f6Sc In pkgs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
HARD COAL MEN
PRESENT DEMANDS
Some Things They Want Are;
so Per Cent Wage Advance, a
Six.Hour Day, a Five-Day
Week and a Closed Shop

New York, March 9,-Demands which
anthracite mine workers of pennsylvania
have asked operators to incorporate III
the new wage agreement to be drafted
to take effect April / were formally pre-
scented to the mine workers to-day and
subcommittee of practical men WIS
named TO negotiate the new contract
This committee will meet here Thurs
day morning to begin its work
while unofficial opinions were ex-
pressed by operators that the increase
IN wages asked hv tho miners would
mean rise in the price of coal to the
consumer, If granted, no official com
ment was issued by the mine owners
as to the effect the demands would
have upon the industry but a state
ment was promised Mt n later date.
Each side admitted that no definite
decision would be reached until the
award of the btuminous coal commits
sion in the wage demands of the soft
coal miners is handed down at wash
ington. when this award can he ex-
pected none of tho miners or opera
tors were prepared to say.
The principal demands, which were
formulated by n convention of the an
thracitc men last August include the
following
increased sixty per cent and that the
increases secured in the supplemental
agreements of 1917 and 1918 shall be
included in the wage scale as a basis
upon which the sixty per cent shall
be added, and that all day men be
granted an increase of two dollars
day.
That a work day of not moro than six
hours from bank TO hank be established
for all classes of inside and outside day
labor and monthly man five days per
week, with time and a half time for over
time and double time for Sundays and
holidays.
A closed shop contract.
That wherever practicable coal shall
be paid for on the legal ton basis which
is 2,240 pounds In Pennsylvania, and that
dockage be eliminated
The demands call for two year agree
nlent, The present contract was made
for four years and expires March 81.
There are about a dozen other demands
Of technical nature and considered minor
by both sides.
Neither operators nor miners were pre-
pared to say whether suspension of
mining would occur. If an agreement is
not reached when the present contract ex-
pires. II was said that in the event this
situation came about. the miners might
remain at work after March 81 If the OPP
orators would agree to make the new wage
scale retroactive to April ], and the ne
gotiations are in the meantime carried on
IN good faith A spokesman for the oper-
ators said they would greatly regret sus-
pension but would hesitate to agree to
make the award retroactive. if a wage
increase is granted, without having some
idea what the increase would amount TO.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
NERMoNTERs IN NEW YORk CITY

The annual reception and dinner of the
Vermont society in New York city will
be held at the Pennsylvania Hotel next
Saturday evening. Among the guests
and speakers will be Gov Percval w.
Clement, Judge Wendell p. Stafford of
Washington, formerly of St Johnsbury,
Farrand S Stranahan OF Providence,
r. J., formerly of ST. Adams. and Prof.
John Erskine of Columbia University.
who was chairman of the commission of
overseas education of the United States
army. Miss Roa Eaton, native of Rris-
;ol, who recently made her debut with
the Metropolitan Opera company. will
sing a group of songs.
The tenth anniversary OF the Green
Mountain club will be celebrated at the
ST. Agnes branch of the public library.
i4f Amsterdam avenue, at eight O'Clock
this evening Therc VIII te o.
brief historical survey of me Green
Mountain club and the CONSTRUCTION Of
the Long Trail by Prof VIII s. Monroe
and Capt. Herbert w. Congdon vii, give
an account of the chief scenic sect!ons
of the trail ILLUSTRATED by colored lam
tern slides.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
TRAIN SERVICE
Central Vermont and Rutland Ronds
Doing Better Than Connecting Lines

Trains on both the Rutland and Cen
trail Vermont roads were running very
nearly normally Tuesday, the only
difficulty being on the Ogdensburg
division. A snowplow and engine are
derailed at Mooers, and as they are
lying directly across tho track they
completely block it. 1t will be two or
three days before this track can be
cleared and traffic resumed. The mail
service to Burlington from New York
and Boston is still very poor, because
Of trouble on connecting roads
The Woodstock railroad between
White River Junction and Wood stock
is still blocked, with it's snowplow at
one end and it's motive power at the
other end of the "a mile line. Four of
the IL miles. IT is reported have been
dug OUT by men employed for that
purpose. No mails have been received
along the line since last Friday, but a
some sort of continuance by which
mail could be carried, the highway be-
ing impossible for ordinary convey
ances. Mayor and Mrs. Peters of Bos-
ton, who came TO Woodstock last week
for few days stay at the Inn. are
unable to get away. Boston papers re
port the mayor as having telephon ed
his secretary that he was on the
point OF walking the Il miles to
White River Junction on snowshoes
but was informed that ne would have
to continue his tramp as far as Con-
cord. y. H., If he hoped to reach Bos-
ton. 40 he decided not to start out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
THE BURLINGTON MARKETS
Good Things OF Life Continue to Come
High. Especially ms to Food

Wednesday. March 10, 1920
The most pleasant thing to record In
the markets to-day is that Strawberries.
delectable harbinger of spring, have made
their first local appearance. They came
from Florida and while none were visible
to-day, the first lot having been sold out.
more are due. The price asked for the
hrst was s. cents per basket
Otherwise the market is dull and no
important increases or decreases are to
ne reported to an anxious world. The
high cost of high living is still high and
" one must cat the good things, there
is an exceedingly good price to pay.
hfsh offerings are not SO numerous this
week, scallops and hake having dis.
appeared But Burlington is better off
than most places in this regard as orders
were safely in long ago. the dealer re-
ports, and SO tho difficulties that NEST
places arc facing for their FISH items arc
not so bad here
Not everything Is TO be had. however
and the prices asked are still what they
were.
Nearly every item is changed to-day In
the retail grain lists, al OF them IN.
CreaSeS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
LARGE cows EXCEL IN YIELD.

Cow-testing records based on 3S.532
dairy cows from 10 ow-testinS as
sociations are being analysed by spe-
cialists of the dairy division. United
states department of agriculture. The
'anuiations have brought out number
OF Interesting relations between milk
production butterfat test, butterfat
production and income over cost of
ieed. the larger cows excelled the
medium and small cows in production
OF both milk and butterfat
me average annual milk production
OF all the animals was 1886 pounds
per COW and the average butterfat
production 246 pounds. These figures
are considerably larger than the aver
age Tor the United States. indicating
that dairymen who are members OF
co" testing associations either dis
pose or their poorest cows or else make
'nem more profitable by better feed
ing and handling. ~x.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
MUST BOOM HOOVER
WITHOUT HOOVER
Ex-Food Administrator Believes,
However. He "Should Always
Be Ready for Service When
Really Called Upon"

New York March 9.-Herbert Hoover
in letter received tonight oS haiph
Arnold of Los Angelica N. Y" represcn-
tative of the Make Hoover Fresi-
dent Club" of California. declared ne
was not seeking public office, that ms
ambition is to remain common nlti-
zen but that he believed he IKE
every other citizen. shoulo always &c
ready for service when really called
upon The letter continued:
First I am an indeps tdent progress
sive in the issues before us to-day. L
think that at this time .he issues be-
fore the country transcend partisan
ship. 1t Is well known that I was q
progressive republican before thu war,
and. 7 think rightly. non-partisan
during my war service. The ISSUES
confronting US are rev and the align
ment upon tiem has not yet been
made by the great parties. ] stilt OBJ
ject as much to the reactionary group
IN the Republican party as 1 do the
radical group in the Democratic party.
"Second-T am not seeking public Office
and consulting my own personal fnclina-
tions do not want public office. cam
not prevent any citizens or group of citi-
zens from agitating that 7 should take
participate in any organization to that
end -
"Third-t hope 30 have the affection OF
my countrymen, but my ambition to re-
main a common citizen ready to engage
In team play with any organization and
leadership that has for its objective the
contamination and maintenance of great
issues in the forms that believe are to
the public interest and benefit. |. OF
course. believe in party organization. but
it must be for the promotion of issues.
not of men. ! am not straddler of any
issue, ] spend most of my time agitat-
ing for issues that ] believe in. It is
the privilege of all of us to hold our
own views and II is our duty to express
them when called upon to do so. But
no man can be go arrogant as to assume
that he can dictate the issues to the
American people or to the great parties
they support.
"Fourth-You and your friends have
urged that should undertake to organize
propaganda for myself as representing
issues. by entering into competition for
nomination by a great party. Aside from
the reasons mentioned above, this i'm
plies entry upon road of self-seeking,
whereas my view is that 7 should agitate
for the issues. not for myself, You
rightly say that joining sheer organiza-
ton without issues is simply office-hunt-
ing without regard to public services.
Finally. ] am not so ignorant as not
to realize perfectly well that such a
course does not lead to nomination to the
presiden'y. but I would not be myself
if started out on a path of self seeking
to obtain any office
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
STEWARD lAMSON RESIGNS
After Seventeen Years Of Service at
Mary Fletcher Hospital He Goes
With the q. =. Blodgctt Co.

Roy Lamson, for the past seventeen
years steward of The Mary Fletcher hos.
ptal has resigned that position, TO take
effect on April l. for the purpose of &c.
cepting the position of salesman with
G. s. BlodGett company Mr.. Lamson has
been far more than mere steward a tho
hospital He has been there so long that
he knew all the ms and outs Of the in
Stitution. Experts might be called in to
look after the heating or lighting or other
systems in the hospital, but they couli
always get points from Mr.. Lamson.
What was true of his knowledge of TIL
interior arrangement and equipment ~
the hospital itself was also true of the
hospital property his work including
among other 'hiugs the complete re-
modelling Of TIE ki, men. In fact he was
handy man" yghersver lie happened 10
be needed in sowing difficult problems
rr connection N,th Ne .-opert-. Wher
tne new wa-ds w.re QUIT The laying oI'
Of trc erou,ds sad he grading AGRA
al urfey a.. super, ',ion, Cadsr h.7
direction also tho uurdry ouid;nx WAS
ts.y..o6a.a6 ton. SINAI. one.iaEcn.rs
plap. turned ny hard lower e . cor,-
Isete steam iau-Srv ou.ft. wi<L 'a,'-s
large wheels sud ths tS.'LDrss,t G;st rAr-
tao:pw.th Tia asv wini &C. TIE re
sui also tho r1c,'a Lorruitor-' ve,- bill
>Euer no sr.-iv,.icr. TcToLKs tas .olrt
.No-,s If the lat3 CRssrs Poox -'.,.:.'.
intcndont II u2!vsr.':y g:puz,.a ant NJ.
Lamson {, six-,acG Hator rsin vIs ~
FOR FIRE profession lor -. Sto'e fs,''
building, Converse hall and thr r. APIS.
builiiags. The ,oTcodel'ny % tire Les Ina
plant ilvo,"ci tis co"oGTe.ag q: sA's m
separate Ares into tru. Mr. Lawson h..v-
ing been sent by tn 'r',s:ecs - >a-'~..=
institutions r. other States 70 sd hi y
formulating plans fer centrar1ln. 80
hospital hoatrc. One al NJ Lsms,,-
projects was the cleaning ~ OF to po~d
near the street on .he hosp.tsi farm 81.
that Ice passing satisfactory ties: r.
annually harvested thcre 10 tho Eyeet
advantage 81 the Hosrit al Ii goes Si.a.
CIT saying that Y viii Va difficult me-:
ter for -hc directo-s Of the hosni,si -
secure the services oe onv one man vrr
viii not rattle round In the position sd
long ard ably held by ,Ir. Lariss. 10
goes to his new held with the best 5,isi.,,.
OF everyone connected with the hospitS,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE

New YORK, March 10
Wheat spU frm. 80. . red sass
nominal 2 {. b. stean1er.
TORN-Sprr easy. No. yellow 81 10.
and No miisd St1S4 cost and freight
New York ;;-day shipment.
OATS-Spo: firm No. ! white st.n4
I.AKD-Steady, Middle West SCI. 100
nl.oO.
Others Unchansrd.
POTATO ES-Essies Ma.n, isS pounds
$3.50 49"5 State $50 pounds sa2SM9T5
sweets, Jersey, no. I. bag. sc5oR3
CABBAGES--Steadv State. barrel SANS;
Florida, barrel S35oa425; State, red bar
rel, sS.5Olf $40.
RAW SUGAR Easy. Centrifusal II OF. .
ne graduated li6 IGc
Sugar futures opened at 10 TO 20 GENTS
decline in synrpathy with the easier ruling
in the spot market. hut lstor prices frmed
UP with May ceiling at 1o.3oc, or unchanged
from he previous close.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11
ONE DIVORCE GRANTED
Cases OF Three Other Unhappy Couples
Heard in County Court

Four divorce cases were heard IN
Chittenden county court yesterday
and one divorce was granted. Mary z.
Thompson Of Colchester was the
first TO receive a bin Of divorce at
this term of court. She was granted
divorce yesterday morning from
Frank f. Thompson on the grounds of
dcsertion. and was awarded alimony
in the form of all the personal prop
erty on the farm which she now oc-
cupies in Colchester, According TO the
testimony, her husband deserted her
three years ago last October. She was
represented by Attorney T. f. Hopkins
The petition Of Frances Condor Lee
fashion for divorce from John w.
Loefashion, on the grounds of intol-
cradle severity. was heard yesterday.
The libelee was formerly in the United
states army, but is now serving a two
year term in tho federal prison at At
lanta. Georgia, with dishonorable dis
charge, for forgery. larceny and other
misdemeanors while in the service, r.
q. Webster represents the petitioner.
Henry Barney. who lives on Inter-
vale avenue. and has made Burlington
his home for the last 20 years. was
heard in his case against Jennie r.
Barney. He seeks divorce on the
grounds of desertion and adultery. T.,
G, Webster appeared for him.
Jennie A. White of this city appear
cd in court to secure divorce from
Harold A. White on the grounds of
deserton and refusal to support They
were married March 81, 1916, and the
testimony was that her husband left
her in May of the same year and she
has not seen him since. The petitioner.
her sister and the officer who served
the papers on White in Massac husetts
were the witnesses Tho latter testified
that, at the time the papers were served,
White said that he would never sup
port his wife or live with her again,
because he could not get along with
her people.