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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
II. r. STRIKE ALMOST
ISOLATES NEW ENGLAND

Boston, April 14.-New England was
confronted to-day with almost complete
isolation so far as transportation of food,
coal and raw materials was concerned.
The situation, caused by stringent freight
cmbargoes of through lines of railroads
In this section due to the 'Insurgent"
strike of railroad workers, hourly was
becoming more serious.
Congestion of traffic at all New Eng
land gateways has brought about a de-
crease in the movement of freight until
essential commodities are merely tricklng
in. Railroad officials predicted that I'M
less relief was forthcoming within As
hours further drastic cuts would be
made in all branches of traffic because
of lack of coal which almost has ceased
to come into New England
Industrial establishment in every New
England State are feeling severely the
inability to procure coal or raw materials.
An industrial shut is probable, its was
said, unless coal can be speedily brought
in.
Railroad workers with few excep-
tons continued to-day to remain loyal
to the lines in this section. Fewer than
200 men were said to be out, all OF
them in Connecticut. Many transpor-
tation officials have volunteered their
services in an effort to move neces-
stiles tied up in the freight yarls at
the various gateways.
Reports on food supplies of the
cities indicate that in most places suf-
ficent\ quantities of fresh meats have
been stored to last from a week to ten
days. Supplies of milk have been NOV
ed without interference and in mosr
places large amounts of canned goods
were being held in reserve.
The Boston e. Maine Railroad has
declared an absolute embargo on ali
freight out of New England. The en-
barge effects seriously railroads in
Maine and Vermont. for which the
Boston & Maine Is the connecting sys-
TEN, with the lines against which the
embargo is specifically directed. The
coal shortage on this road Is serious.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
DESERTIONS IN NAVY
NUMBER THOUSANDS

Washington, April 9.--Thousands of
assertions in the navy in the last year
have brought conditions unparallel ID
in American nsval history, Rear Ad-
miral Thomas Washington, chief of the
bureau of navigation. to-day told the
Senate investigating committee The
whole naval service, he warned, is
threatened with disaster unless Con-
gress Immediately enacts Legislation
raising the pay of officers and men to
point that will allow the navy to
compete with civil occupations
There were 4,666 assertions in the
last six months of 1919 Rear Admiral
Washington declared, ana thus far this
year they have averaged around 700
n month, many of the deserters be-
ing petty officers of several years ex-
perience Also at present rates Of pay,
he said, recruits cannot be obtained.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
VALUABLE ANIMALS

The ancient Egyptians worshipped the
sacred bull Apis and of course set up
statues in his honor. Modern bulls are
not worshipped, but prize animals have
memorials erected, as is shown by this
dispatch from Pittsburg to The New
York Tribune: Emperors. oil magnates
and such like are not the only ones whose
memory will be perpetuated by a monu-
ment. King Valdessa Pontiac. Hols TEN
bull Of international fame. is to have one.
1t will be raised over his grave on the
farm OF John A. Bell, wealthy Pittsburg
banker, coal operator and stock fancier.
King Valdessa Pontiac was valued at
more than $4,000 and wore a crown as the
worlds greatest bull. and no more was
ever done to save the life Of an Emepror
or millionaire than was done to save the
life Of King Pontiac. Surrounded by a
corps of famed veterinarians and trained
nurses, the famous bull died alter n series
of operations. When King Pontiac be-
came i'll several weeks ago Mr.. Bell. who
bought him as calf four years ago
summoned two local veterinarians
These suggested that DR.. G.. l.. Marshall
famous Philadelphia veterinarian, and
the latter's brother. Pennsylvania State
official veterinarian. be sent for. This
was done, The four experts performed
an unsuccessful operation,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
MANY FARMERS TAKE UP ACCOUNT
ING

One-day farm accounting courses are
now being given in Is States through the
cooperation of the United States De-
pertment of Agriculture and the State
agricultural colleges in farm manage
ment extension work. The primary OBJ
ject of these courses is to interest the
farmer in farm bookkeeping as an essen
tia to efficient farm management. While
the assistance which the courses give in
calculating a farmers income tax IL Of
great value, it is necessarily secondary.
This is the first year in which this meth
cd of introducing farm accounting has
been undertaken on such a large scale.
The schools are carried on in cooperation
with the county agents. The one-day ses-
sons are occupied with calculations made
by the farmers themselves under the su-
pervision of the instructor, and discus
sons of such topics as the relative value
Of various crops, the size of crop yields.
the quality and quantity of live stock
for farm of given size, the size of the
farm business as a whole, and the farm
layout, and the use Of labor-all factors
vitality affecting farm efficiency.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
CAR OF ELEVATED TRAIN
THROWN INTO STREET

New York. April 12.-Passengers on an
elevated train had remarkable escapes
from death to-day when they were
catapulated to the street. a distance Of
% feet in the midst of debris of the car
in which they were riding to work.
The front car of a train was knocked
off the elevated structure on the Ninth
avenue line near Trinity Church by a
collision with another train and demol-
ished. The wreckage was wedged in be-
tween the elevated structure and the
side of the brick building. dozen feet
away.
The Is people in the demolished car
sifted through debris to the street and
about a dozen of them were removed to
hospitals. the only woman passenger in
the car being seriously hurt. The motor
man was missing after the accident and
search of the debris failed to reveal trace
| of him.
Public Service Commissioner Nixon an
nounced tonight that an investigation Of
the mechanical equipment of the wrecked
| trains showed it was in good working or
der and in no way responsible for the
accident. The signal was set against the
local train when it crashed into the ex-
press, according to his Investigators
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
WILL SIGNAL TO
MARS APRIL 23

Omaha. Neb,, April 1.-THE attempt by
Prof. David Todd of Amherst College to
signal Mars from a balloon will be made
April % according to an announcement by
A. leo Stevens. balloon expert at Fort
Omaha. whose gas bag will be used in the
effort. The professor suggested next week
because Mars then will be nearest the
earth.
In a telegram TO Lieut. Jacob Wuest.
commander of Fort Omaha, Prof Todd
referred to the apparatus he will use to
ascertain whether sound waves or other
disturbances are coming from the far
away planet and whether they are cleo
trical or otherwise.
The tests, Prof Todd said, will be made
with recorder he has worked on for sew.
eral years. The device carries records
sensitive to all atmospheric waves and
which will hold impressions made in such
form that they may be studied when the
balloon has returned to earth.
To ascertain the chemical composition
Of the air at each altitude small vacuum
containers will be carried. These will be
opened at various attitudes and the air
collected.
1t will he subjected to an analysis after
the balloon has descended,
Dust particles in the atmosphere will
be examined by means Of apparatus fur
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
RATION SERVICE
College Of Agriculture Issuing Sus
gestiOns for Feeding OF Farm Anima

College Of Agriculture Issuing Sug-
gestions for Feeding OF Fnrm Animals
The agricultural extension service of
the University of Vermont and State
Agricultural College is sending out this
week the first copy of a ration service
for farm animals. This first issue which
was prepared by Professor II. B. Ellen
| berger. at the head of the dairy depart
ment, is devoted to rations for dairy
cows. The service is similar to the one
| which Is issued by Prof. Elmer S. Savage
of the. New York State College of Agri-
culture at Cornell University. In the
preparation of this material each month
Professor Ellenberger will endeavor to
use all the information at hand and to
make his statements adaptable to YER
mont conditions.
The information given will be under
two heads. The first will give the more
1 common feeds, the price per ton and the
cost per 100 pounds of the total digestible
nutrients contained In each. These
| figures will be based on current quota
tions for feeds in mixed carloads for
cash f. o. b. Boston freight rate points.
These are wholesale prices and include
bags. Nearly all Vermont stations take
the Boston freight rate.
! Based on this data the second part of
the service gives the following grain mix
lures for dairy cows: Number one. for
cows receiving such roughage as corn
silage. corn slower. timothy, millet, mixed
grasses and redtop 800 pounds cornmeal
or hominy feed, cost S1043; 400 pounds
wheat bran. cost SLIGO; 800 pounds linsteed
oil meal. cost sl1.25; 300 pounds gluten
feed. cost sl1.7O; total 1900 pounds. cost
s44.9S. 100 pounds, cost s3.46 and one ton
will cost 5000.
Number two. for cows receiving such
roughage as corn silage and clover,
alfalfa, or other legumes: 1000 pounds
cornmeal or hominy feed, cost $34.75; 800
pounds wheat bran. cost $3.50; 100 pounds
linseed oil meal, cost 1915. One ton will
cost $64.69. More oil meal or gluten feed
may be added to this ration If desired.
The service will be supplied regularly
to all who apply for It.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15

town.-John Richardson is very i'll at the
home of Dean Richardson. George
Richardson and son. Nathan are improv-
ing.-Mr and Mrs A. j. Johnson. Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Utton and Arthur
Darby were in Montpelier Saturday.
Joel and Calvin w. Richardson with j..
r. Wilson were business visitors in
Montpelier on Tuesday.-Iamcs Pedrozo
and son have had over 60 cords of hard
wood, sawed. split and piled during the
past week. ready for Montpelier market
next fall-Arthur l.. johnson has sold
the old johnson farm up the Brook"
on the Hampshire Hill road to Mr.
Lachippclle of Saskatchewan. who takes
possession in a few days. This is one of
the oldest and best farms in the town
and has been in possession of the john
son family for many years. Franklin
johnson. grandfather of Arthur L.. was
the irstsettler coming from Leominister.
Mass, in 1880. Arthur Johnson will move
to the corner to the Hartman place,
where he will make his home for the
future.-Edward Johnson came home
from Quechee Saturday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
ST. LOUIS OR BOSTON?

Washington, April H.-St. Louis. fourth
city of the country In 1910. had a popu-
lation of $4,000 on January l, this year,
and showed an increase OF 85.971, or 1875
per cent over ten years ago. The rate
of growth during the last ten years was
the smallest of any decade since the
founding of the city and the increase In
numbers was smaller than In any de-
cade since that ending in 1880. when the
rate of Increase was 1913 per cent.
Whether st. Louis or Boston will rank as
the country's fourth largest city as a
result of the 1890 census added interest to
the announcement to-day of st. Louis
population Boston's population has not
yet been made public. st. Louis ranked
fourth in 1910. having more inhabitants
than Boston. Since 1910 Boston has an
nexed the town of Hyde Park, having a
population in 1910 of 15.607. Compilation
of estimates of the population of the two
cities as of January last by the method
of arithmetical progression brings the
total number of their Inhabitants within
III Of each other. with St., Louis leading,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
EAST CALAIS

John Lane of Plainfleld was in town
part OF last week on business connected
with the Orange County telephone
Warren Brown visited his sister, Mrs
William Lang of Cabot, Sunday.-L. A.
Jones was in Woodbury. last week on
business.-Harry Saxby Of Montpelier
was in town last Week.-Mrs. Margaret
Sanders, student at Montpelier Semi
nary, has been Ill at the home of her
uncle. Arthur Bullock, in Barre, for the
past week with the humps Edward
Taft of Marshfeld is working for Merne
Hawkins.-Mrs. Guy Bancroft has re-
turned to the Carnes school, where she
is to teach the spring term of school,
Mrs. Lizzie Parker visited her sister, Mrs.
John Emery, in North Montpelier, last
week.-Mr and Mrs. Elmer Brown were
Fin Hardwtck Saturday. Angel
of South Woodbury. was in town Tues
day.-Ernest Baker OF Montpelier spent
Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. o. Baker.-Mrs. Nettie Mar
tin remains about the same-Dean
Brown is somewhat improved.
Coates spent the weekend with his
family here.-Ellen. Marion and Robert
Remission entertained last week with a
| sugar party.-Mrs. Lee Goodell was AT
Elmer Browns Wednesday.-Most of the
sugar makers have had to hurry some
what to attend to the sap, which they
have been having the past few days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
FERTILIZER SCARCE-ORDER
EARLY

The samplng agents OF the Vermont
Experiment Station are now on the road
samplng fertilizers and feeds. They
find that not many fertilizers have as yet
been received In Vermont, and that the
trade is four to six weeks late.
Only about three-fourths the usual tom
mage Of fertilizers have been made, be-
cause Of long continued strikes in the
phosphate mines. shortage of rail and
ocean transportation and the fact that
the supplies of nitrate. potash salts and
other ingredients have been curtailed and
sometimes almost impossible to secure.
And there is another reason in that the
demand Is 10 per cent. greater than last
year. The result will be that the man
who orders late is more likely than usual
this year to fail to get what he wants
when he wants it. Carload lots are more
likely to get through than small orders.
The extension service of the University
OF Vermont suggests prompt orders and
the pooling of orders SO that carload lots
and carload freight rates may be secured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
Phone Coin Box Robbed

Vergennes April ia man who
said his name was John Dart, but had
registered at the Stevens House as ].
Fletcher was arrested here this after
noon charged with robbing the pay
sta station coin box at the railroad
station at two this morning. He was
arrested on his way to the station,
and showed papers proving him to be
an ex-service man. Eight or 10 dol
lars was taken.
Files and a screw driver combined in
knife were found on him. He was
taken by Sheriff r. j. Bodette to Mid
dlebury and lodged in the county jail.
Inspector of Telephone Harold st.
Peters was called on the phone at two
this morning by the night operator at
the station, st. Jean, who inquired IL
It was not unusual for telephone in
spectors to be around at that time of
night, saying man calling himself an
inspector had been in the booth of the
N. e. Telephone company's pay sta
ton for some time and had gone.
Later, the coin box was found robbed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING
OUR CELESTIAL NEIGHBORS
Mars Has Year Nearly Twice As Long
As Ours

Sending wireless messages to Mars ana
Venus. and the possibility Of projecting
rocket to the moon, are subjects OF re.
cent speculation which have excited keen
er interest in our solar system.
Mars always challenges interest" says
William Joseph Showater in a commune
cation to the National Geographic So
ciety.
Its day is about the same length as
ours, but its year Is nearly twice as long.
Although astronomers generally take less
interest than laymen in the surmise as to
whether other planets. and stars are in
habted, since they, more than laymen.
realize that this is problem that must
in all human probability remain unsolved.
the question Is more often asked about
Mars than any other planet.
Venus was an unusually interesting OH
ject in the sky during July of last year.
Not again until February. 1921. will It ap-
pear as bright and fair in the evening
sky. 1t has phases like the moon, and
these can be seen even through a good
f1eld-glass. Its day is believed to be the
same length as it's year. which Is 224 Of
our days.
TT Is quite generally believed that Mars
has ice-capped poles. The telescope re-
veals white spote at the poles that have
every appearance of being like our ocean
Polar region. They advance toward the
equator in winter and retreat in summer.
In the summer of 1916, Pickering, who.
with Lowell, has led the schol of astron-
omers who believe they can see canals
on Mars, said that he found the white
caps stretching farther down toward the
equator than he had ever seen them be.
fore.
He said that II there was any connec.
ton between the weather Of a Mars and
that Of the earth. the winter Of 1857
| would be the coolest in many years. And
| 1t was. May it yet be possible to do long
| range weather forecasting on the earth
| by studying the waxing and waning Of
| the ice-cap on the South Pole of Mars?
Perhaps our most graphic picture Of
the solar system Is given by Herschel.
| Imagine a circular field two and a half
miles in diameter; place a library globe
two feet In diameter in the very center:
So feet away put a mustard seed. The
globe will represent the sun and the mus
| tard seed Mercury.
"At a distance OF 142 feet place a pea,
and another at 215 feet. These will rep-
| resent Venus and the earth, both as to
| size and distance. A rather large pin.
head at a distance Of 37 feet will speak
for Mars. and fair-sized tangerine a
| quarter of a mile distant will stand for
Jupiter. A small lemon at two-flfths Of
q mile will play the role OF Saturn. a
| large cherry three-fourths of a mile dis
| tant will answer for Uranus, and a fair
sized plum at the very edge Of the field
will proclaim Neptune.
Eighty moons would be required to
make one earth. player there could
throw a ball six times as far as It can
be thrown on American diamonds. A
man weighing $50 pounds there would
weigh 800 on the earth. The earth re.
ceives as much light and heat from the
sun In Is seconds as it gets from the
| moon in a whole year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
SOUTH ROYALTON

Charles Southworth has sold his place
to c. M. Edison. who will take possession
about May list. Mr. Southworth will
make his home for the present with
his daughter, Mrs. Gordon Northrop-
George Ward has made sale OF his
farm to George Williams Of Brookheld
Mr.. Williams will take possession the
first of May.-Miss Ruth Bingham, who
Is taking a course Of study at Bay Path
Institute, has been spending her vaca-
tlon at homo. She returned to her duties
Tuesday.-Elmer Doyle. Jr.. is home from
st. Michaers College for the Easter re-
cess.-Principal Beai OF the high school
has awarded first honor for high stand
ing during the four year course to Miss
Ruth Brockway Of West Hartford. Miss
Anna Jones OF this town takes second
place'-Miss Minnie ,Metcalf was a bust
ness visitor In Lebanon last week.--Frank
Ainsworth has bought the Everett Per-
kins place. formerly owned by Horace
ldoodwint He will takesspossession soon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
B. f. BRISTOL TREASURER
VIII Handle Money Raised in Congrc-
ratfOnaI World Movement Canvass

The executive committee of the YER
mont Congregational Conference and Ver-
mont Domestic Missionary society met
at the Hotel Vermont yesterday. The
out town members present were ]. r.
Hoadley of Rutland and II. q. Woodruff
of Montpelier, and the Rev. G. c. Adams
presided. Encouraging reports were read
with regard to the progress of the Con-
gregational World Movement canvass in
the state and there are good prospects
of Vermont's quota of 100000 for 1920
being raised. The most important bust
ness of the meeting was the election of
Benjamin r. Bristol of the Burlington
Savings Bank as State treasurer OF
benevolences, to whom churcU areas
urers may remit their contributions, both
for the regular apportionment and world
movement fund in lump sums for distribu-
ton among general missionary agencies.
Mr.. Bristol will have his office in con-
nection with the State headquarters at SO
Brookes avenue.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15
ENGINEERS IN DEMAND
Fine Positions in sight for Young
Graduates OF University Of Vermont

The demand for University of Vermont
engineers was never so great in the his
tory of the college as 1t Is at present,
according to Dean j. w. Votey, who said
yesterday that since last summer there
had been a steady stream of inquiries for
men, and splendid positions were going
begging for the reason that there were
no men to send. A year ago the mon
began to receive their discharges from
the army and to ask the college au-
thorties to obtain positions for them.
This was done so rapidly that in the
summer the supply of men had been used
up. Since then new positions have been
filled only by taking men from other
positions which were not so good.
This spring the big concerns are not
only writing for men but are sending up
their representatives to look the class
over and to get the most desirable ones.
The method generally used is to give a
| short talk before the entire class and
then to talk with the men individually.
Among the concerns which have already
done this are the American, New York
and New England Telephone and Tele-
graph companies, the Westinghouse
| Electric and Manufacturing company,
| Edison Lamp Works, Western Electric
company and many others. There are q
engineering students In the senior class
this year, and that will only be small
| fraction of those needed to fill positions.
| Whether because the engineers showed
| up SO well in the war or because of some
other reason. the larger companies are
| putting engineers into executive positions
as never before. They are also using
| them in the commercial, traffic and many
other departments. Some of the men are
| put into schools where they receive spe-
! cial training for a few months. Concerns,
| in addition to those named, who are after
Vermont engineers this year are the
Goodyear Tire & Rubber company, the
Standard Oil company who will use them
| in the sales department as well as the
engineering department, American En-
cheering company, Henry L. Dougherty
& Co. of Toledo, General Motors Export
company. and many companies which
never sought trained engineers before. In
some of the electrical concerns there is
| n demand for engineers even though they
| haven't taken the electrical course.
There are positions in all parts of the
| world to-day. Water development Jobs
| are plentiful. as are also positions in
| the structural lines. The salaries are
much better than formerly and a grad
uate as soon as he stops studying goes
| into a position paying him two or three
times what 1t did few years ago. Not
one engineer will graduate from the Uni
versity of Vermont this year who will
not have the choice of at least dozen
positions some of them as far away as
! the Philippines. There are so many Yer
mont men occupying prominent positions
! in engineering firms at the present time
that it helps to make positions for the
new graduates, for the reason that they
naturally write back to their own college
| for men.