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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
STREET DEPARTMENT
WANTS MORE MONEY
Mayor Tells Commissioners to
Quit Work if They Cannot
Pay Bills but Aldermen Ap.
prOpriate $500, Starting
RumOrs of a Veto

A special meeting Of the board of alder
men was called by Mayor jackson for
Tuesday TO consider a communication
from the street commissioners regarding
n request for more money. The board
passed resolution appropriating $1,000
TOT permanent work to match the State
aid fund. 1t is intended to spend this
money In improving shelburne road. 1t
was also voted to appropriate $3.50 for
improvements on the road leading from
me railroad station to Battery street on
Main street. 1t was indicated by a COM
munication from Mayor Jackson that
there would be some more trouble In the
future between himself and the street
commissioners. II was rumored around
the City Hail that the appropriations
would be vetoed.
The entire board Of aldermen was pres
ent Tuesday night, with the exception Of
Alderman Mitiguy. The first resolution in
troduced was to appropriate 81, 900 for the
Improvement of the State roads so that an
additional thousand could be secured from
the State. There seemed little doubt as to
Its passage and the resolution was passed
by reclamation.
Following that came discussion re-
Earding conditions about the railroad sta
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
BEETLES RAID
In One Aren Insects Damaged More
Lumber Than Fire

Can bugs do more damage 10 a forest
than fire? IL seems so, says the Amer
lean Forestry association Of Washing
ton which is campaigning for A national
forest policy. Investigation of the IN
I sect damage to crude spruce product, g
or airplane stock in the States of wash
ington and Oregon showed that the
greater part If not all of the damage
could ne prevented by proper methods
Of logging and production with little or
no additional cost. the association points
out in calling all to join with it in saving
the forests Of the country.
I'm southern Oregon a study was COM
pleted on the intcr-lation of forest
fires and insects on an area Of 5000 acres :"
says the American Forestry Magazine.
This area had been under observation
since 1914 and the fires had burned over
about 500 acres in 1918 Records show
that previous to the fire the insects had
killed by beetles, attracted from sur
fire killed 10000 feet. and subsequently
the slightly flre-iniurcd as we'll as the
uniniured trees in the burned area were
killed by beetles, attracted from sur
rounding areas. 1t was noticed that the
infestaton in the burned area increased
more than 1000 per cent. but it was found
that the nfestation in the surrounding
areas decreased.
Also it was found that the hroods
of the beetles in the fire -scorched trees
failed to develop to much beyond the
original number that attacked the trees
SO the fire did not contribute to an in
crease of the beetles in the general area
or to the starting or extension of an
epidemic of beetles. This result is of
extreme interest and hardly to be ex-
pected.
"In the Rogue river area in about As
900 acres, near Ashland. Oregon, the
western pine beetle in 1914 caused the
death of $4,000 board feet Of pine tim
Der. In 1915 1.615,O 0O board feet were
killed; 1,3S3,o0O feet in 1916, and COS 900 in
1917.
Count of the young and matured
stages of the beetles that developed in
an average foot of bark and also of the
number of exit holes through which the
beetles emerged showed there was a no.
table decrease in numbers during the
development Of the broods each year in
the infested trees on account of the in
crease of natural enemies and other dis
turbing factors. This helps explain why
these beetle epidemics rise and fall with
in limited period Of years. and 1t ex-
plains how the western forests of yellow
pine are naturally protected from total
destruction"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26

ing or the Boston Instructive Distric,
Nursing association. She has been or
their starr In Jamaica Plain for year
| 1oiiowlng tho course. Miss La Vallejo is
Il graduate OF the Rutland Hospital She
1 gave valuable service with tho United
states Army in>Siberla. She Is now com
mander or the Nurses Corps of the
American Legion, department OF Yer
mont Miss Sanderson is also n Maine
GIRL and she has recently given excellent
service with the Main Rublic Health as
ISOLATION Mrs. Alexander has had con-
siderable experience in her profession in
Vermont.
, 1t Is the purpose of the tuberculosis de-
porthent to give each one of theft nurses
snort Intensive training with the most
successful tuberculosis field workers in
the country With this end in view, Miss
Beardsley and Miss La vallee began about
June IN special preparation for district
tuberculosis nursing. Their first work in
preparation was done ir New Haven,
| ,onn', where. undor the direction Of Miss
sara a. Carroll, supervisor of the tuher-
culosis department of the New Haven WIS.,
ting Nurse association, they had four
"eeEs' observation and practice in visit
lnE nursing for tuberculosis patients. They
we're given, also, clinic worit and visits
w sumo OF the institutions for the care
of tuberculosis.
from the nth to the Goth of July, the
Misses Eeardsloy and La Vallee were at
me Pfttsford sanatorium. At present
they are In Warren county, n. Y. with
MISS Marjorie Buckham. getting practical
experience In working UP clinics. After
. Few more days of apprenticeship in ru-
RAJ tuberculosis work, they will be ready
fer their own fields.
Mrs. c. NJ. Bomhower who has been In
tho tuberculosis work in the State has
resigned her position to take up another
praach or nursing, and will complete her
work with the association the first of
September.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
DESERT MEN SMALLEST
Climate Plays Important Part in Sizing
Man stature

From the North China Standard)
| Habitualy we think of Japanese as
small men, and imagine a Russian to be
| a tall man in big great coat.
The Englshman, according to popular
| opinion. Is supposed to be taller than a
Frenchman. much in the same way that
dog of the 81. Bernard or mastiff breed
surpasses a terrier or n poodle. The COM
mon idea is not so very far wrong for
measurements made by scientists show
| that differences exist between the aver
age height of races Of mankind. Gener-
ally, stature varies between feet inches
and feet 10 inches. or really dwarf men,
under 3 feet height, there are few. chief
~ tho bushmen of South Africa, the
dwarfs of New Guinea and the Lapland-
erS.
The tallest race in Europe is to be
found in the United Kingdom. in the
southwestern corner of Scotland, where
the average height is feet 10 inches.
Scotsmen, on the whole, are a tall race.
and on the average measure about >
feet inches. This height is only equal
ed by the tall Polynesian and American
races.
Among the shortest men are the South
Italians. Sicilians and Sardnians. where
the usual height is as low as ; feet 2
inches or feet inches. the owest av-
erage in England is found in the south
western parts and in Wales, ranging from
5 feet inches to feet IL inches. In
Northumberland II rises to feet s inches.
and among the burly Yorkshiremen II even
goes as high as feet 1-2 inches.
This leaves the nearest rivals on the
continent far behind. Even the North
Germans, Danes and Scandina vians, who
are classed among the tallest people there,
only range from feet inches to ) feet
inches. Frenchmen are generally small
or, measuring about feet 8 inches and
the Spaniards an inch shorter.
Stature depends a good deal on climate
The Bushmen live In the great Kalahari
desert the tall Polynesians on the Pa
cfc islands and enjoy all the advantages
nature can bestow The Hottentots of the
same race as the Bushmen, but inha bitat-
ing more fertile country. are appreciably
taller.
On higher ground the people are usu-
ally shorter so that the Swiss and Gem
trail Europeans generally are stocxy rather
than tall. Sometimes stature varies with
the class Of men. Early emigrants to
America. before things were made easy
by the steamship companies, were always
taller than the races from which they
had sprung They were picked men, fun
of physical vigor' and courage. Stature
varies also according to profession. About
half the professional and ecclesiastical
classes are tall men. but only about one In
10 of the cobblers weavers and tailors
reach the height of feet inches.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
ANNIE LAURIE
Story Of the Song That Never Loses
Popularity

popularity
To most folks Annie Laurie has been
nothing more than an ideal, and Lady
Douglas song only a poetic RHAPSODY.
But within the time-begrimed walls of
the old Maxwelltown House on the River
Cairn, In Dumfriesshire. hangs the por-
trait OF woman about whose charms
the world has been singing for three
quarters of century. Those unfamiliar
with the history of the picture would
not recognize the delicate features of
Annie Laurie. says the Kansas City
Star. which has been hanging in the
house of her fathers for 200 years, and
which inspired William Douglas to write
the original poem Of annie Laurie"
But William was soldier rather than a
singer of sweet words, and he was ac-
cused OF being wee bit indelicate: and
because girls of those days were not ac-
customed to even the barest hint Of
familiarity. history says Annie Laurie
Tilted him and wed another
However. century and a quarter after
Williams time Alicia Ann Spottiswoode
saw the poem he had written, and which
had been given by Annie Laurie herself
t. Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, who
placed 1t in his collection of verses. In
1881 Miss Spotr!swoode saw the verse,
changed several lines and wrote the
music.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26

ton. The street commissioners had three
Inherent proposals to make regarding the
improvements there. Alderman Beecher
thought that II any place in the city
needed improving II was in front of the
station where every railroad traveller a,
present was obliged to walk through mud
or over a precarious board walk He also
thought that the economy of putting i'm
brick pavement was manifested by tina
fact that at the head of Church street
there was brick pavement which had last
ed % years without repairs. He was
strongly In favor of appropriating $500 for
the use OF bricks In making one Of tho
best roads in the city around the station.
This sum will be increased by the addi-
tion of $500 from the railroads. The
other aldermen agreed to this proposal.
The resolution was therefore passed. The
other proposals, which were discarded.
called for the expenditure of smaller
amounts. One of these called for the
construction Of bituminous road and
another for cement. Engineer r. w. Dix
was on hand to furnish information re-
garding the advsability Of adopting each
scheme A resolution was also passed
which was presented by Alderman Dwyer.
This calls for the construction Of an ex-
cellent sidewalk from the railroad station
to Battery street. This was done in
order that some Of the techn!calitics con-
nected with assessing property owners
be handled In the right manner.
Where Mayor Jackson and the board o.
street commissioners are likely TO dis
agree is in the statements of the accounts
of the street department. The following
communication. which was read at the
meeting, explains some of the causes of
the friction:
Burlington. Vt. Aug. "a 1920.
TO the Honorable Board of Aldermen
of the City of Burlington.
Gentlemen:
have called a special meeting Of your
honorable board for the following
reasons
On August 10, 1920 Mr.. T. A. Unsworth
chairman Of the board of street commits
sioners, handed me q statement, dated
August IA, copy of which lie as follows:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
QUEER NAMES

Returning to the subject Of names: Mr.
J. w. Lilly OF Los Angeles Calf. sends
the Nomad OF the Boston Transcript the
following queer hist of surnEmes, all
actual and found in addressing lists:
Boo2er, Dream, Fuss, Iighpill, Leather
borrow. Wigglesworth, Pepperday, DIM
ner Sniff, Pker, Moist. Fruit, Pipp,
Weatherhead, IIatmaker. Shanks, Mad
derer, Triplet, Haste. Furr Smart,
Dancer, Shinn. Peacock. Casebeer, Out
right Crank Gobbie, Oyster, Papa. Raw
bottom, Brlndle, Colder, Godhelp. Rams
peck, Dogmore Smiles, Scattergood.
Saint, Threefoot, Worm. Chummey,
Pennefather. Clothes. This. Smellie,
Gravenhorst, Goodfrend, Damn. Crab
tree. Olp, Honey, Heaven, Skeeters,
Goodbread, Redhead, Screech. Copstick.
Pook, Frizzle, Douse. Stork. Pickles,
Freshwater. Tough, Hoss, Ice, Slick,
Swindler, Cheatham. stopper Kussy.
Crooks, Dopstaff. Nutty, Penny. Needles.
Husband, Grape, Assmus, Chew, Chopp,
Dinkelspiel, Pinfrock. Godchaux. Swil-
ling Surprise, Peach. Packette. Comes,
Iggens. SlatJ Slater, Cofinberry. Gotta
bish. Much. Dag, Balk, Dear. Turnispeed,
Hasty, SPOTS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26

would consider calling such meeting.
In view of what YOU said to me, and
OF what the statement you handed me
dated the 14th instant would show, [
hereby order the street commissioners to
shut down. at once. as to all work, and
incur no further liabilities on behalf of
the city. pending the receipt of your
letter and until some lawful action Is
taken by the city council.
The charter is specific and distinctly
says that the board Of street commits
sioners Shall have no power to spend
any money or incur any debt beyond the
amount OF the appropriation made by the
city council"
Yours truly,
J. HOLMES JACKSON.
Mayor.
ON Monday Of this week, August %. I
received another statement from the
commissioners, which 7 submit to you,
and letter requesting ME to call YOU
together. You will notice a. difference
In the footings Of the two statements Of
what Is termed Ordinary Street Repairs"
of about $4,000
Respectfully,
]. HOLMES JACKSON.
Mayor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
VARSITY FOOTBALL
FrWinanG to He Condurted On Campus.
.. from September to ~

There is little chanss In the football
situation at tho University Of Vermont
this week AS yet no coach mas been en-
gnGec. but the athletic committee has
several good men in view, and by the
ana OF the week hope to have made a
choice. While no names have been an
no1nred, IL Is understood that one Of these
- former Vermont man who has had
several years experience in football
utnoc leaging college. Another has been
coach of one of tho largest prep schools
In the country and has succeeded IN turn
ing out record-breaking teams at this in
stitution. The committee fec, certain that
- man will be engaged who will turn out
a-team that Is n credit to the university.
There will be several assistant coaches.
as we'll as a head coach. Some Of these
will be recruited from Vermont stars Of
former years.
The training camp this year will be held
On the university campus instead of on
Grand Isle. as had been the custom In
not been a great success, and have not
justified the additional time and expense
involved. The camp this season will open
September and continue until the end.
The men win be lodged Mt Converse hall
and board will be provided ut Commons
hall The camp routine will be about as
follows: -Four hours daily practice, di-
vided equally between the morning and
afternoon, when much of the preliminary
work such as charging, tackling, falling
on tho ball, eto., will ne done. The two
weeks Of camp should harden the men and
have them IN good shape for the first
game which will be played on September
II with Ss. Lawrence, Very early in the
sof.eduio rvch teams as Tufts aud SYRIA
UuHe will be met so that tho need Of this
preliminary hardening Is realized.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
HARDING'S CREED
Instructions Given 10 Every Reporter
ana Writer on the Marion, Ohio. Star

Remember there are two sides to every
question. Get them both
Be truthful. Get the facts
Mistakes are inevitable but strive for
accuracy. ] would rather have one story
exactly right than a hundred half wrong.
Be decent, be fair, be generous.
Boost-don't knock.
There's good In everybody. Bring out
the good In everybody, and never need
lessly hurt the feelings of anybody.
In reporting political gathering give
the facts. tell the story as 1t is. not as
you would like to have 1t. Treat all part
les alike.
II there's any politics TO be played. we
VIII play 1t in our editorial columns.
treat all religious matter reverently.
IT II can possibly he avoided never bring
ignominy to an innocent man or child in
telling of the misdeeds or misfortunes of
a relative.
Don wait TO be asked, but do It with
out the asking, and. above ALL be clean
ana never let dirty word or suggestive
story get into type.
want this paper so conducted that it
can 10 into any home without destroying
the Innocence of any child.-Warren G..
Harding.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26

Manager Bartlett has sent out ques-
nonaires to all Of the men who have sig
hihed their intention of coming to YER
mont asking Cor informal lion as to their
previous experience at football. and es-
peciauy as to their previous coaching. SO
iar the answers have been very satisfac-
tory ana there is very little doubt that
Some very promising freshmen will be en-
roIieo IN the camp. About 20 Of last years
SQUAD VIII be back to form the nuclsus
Oh squad. AS the team last season was
largely made up of freshmen most of
whom will be back this season, the out
look for the team seems bright.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
THE MELTING-POT
From Leslie's

Salt Lake City's mayor lately resignet
just because il was alleged he had profit
eered in Office by Incorporating $4,000.
A once rich Russian general is working
as a repair man in "A New York garage.
n business which is at least an improves
ment on his former bloody trade.
When New York theatre was robbed
recently of s2S,0oo. some people. who
object to high prices for seats. meanly re-
marked: THE bitter bit"
Lloyd George declares n bleeding world
needs Americas help But II America
should give Europe all the help the latter
expected abe would have little blood
left for herself.
Queen Mary of England is reported to
have purchased whole wardrobe,
through a dress agency, lat prices not
in excess of those an American steuo-
grapher Ia accustomed to pay" But asl
the average cost of the garment was only
$50 the item is clearly libel on both the
stenographer and the profiteerng cloth
ing maker.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
THE WORST YET

Genius is invariably absent-minded A
famous Scotch professor was no eXcep-
ton TO the rule. He had returned from
long walk and his feet were sore and
tired. He was told that the best thing
10 do was 10 battle them in hot water.
This he promptly did. In the ordinary
course of events he proceeded to dry his
feet, He dried one and then put It back
into the water. Then he dried the other
foot. which he also dipped in the basin.
This went on for some time. Then he
began to get puazled, Good gracious, -
he muttered at last. Il never knew had
50 many feet."--New York Globe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
DISTRICT NURSES
To Have Charge OF Clinics and General
Tuberc,,lO~is Work

In connection with the enlarged work
which fs being inauguratea by the YER
mont Tuberculosis association IN CO.
operation with the tuberculosis deuart-
nent Of the State Board Of Health. n
number OF district nurses nnve been en-
gagged to take charge OF the clinics and
the general tuberculosis work in the
health districts of the State. n is the
aim of the department to eventually es-
tab!ish public health nurse for tuher-
cuosis in each Of the ten health district
II Vermont
MiFs Elizabeth Van Patten of this city
heads up the organization of tuberculosis
nurses In the state, having the position
or superintendent of tuberculosis and
Red Cross Nurses for Vermont. The nurses
who have already been engaged for the
tuberculosis work are Miss Mabel Boards
ley, who win take up the work in Chit
tenden county: Miss Lillian La Vallee
who will have the health district of
which Rutland county forms the large
part; Mrs. Evelyn Alexander of st. Johns
bury. who will have charge of the work
In Caledonia county; and Miss Julia
Sanderson. who began work n short time
ago In windsor county. Tho Misses
Beardsley and Ia Vallee will begin work
about September I, Mrs. Alexander will
begin her new duties about September
Is.
Another recent addition to tho depart
ment Is Or. II, a. Ladd Although DR.,
Ladd has been working in cooperation
with the department since the first of
May, II Is only recently that he has be-
come distinct part Of the organization.
He now holds the position of medical di-
rector of the Tuberculosis association.
and he will have his office In the new
headquarters at tho corner of Pearl and
South Union streets. Miss Van Patten
has established her office there also.
The new tuberculosis nurses have all
had considerable experience. in some kind
Of nursing. Miss Beardsley Is a Maine
girl and graduate of the Massachusetts
General Hospital, also graduate of the
four months course Of public health nurs-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
OUR KEEPER

He kept US out of war, he kept us out of
peace;
He kept us out OF sugar, he kept us out
of grease;
He kept us out of any League and burst
his noble bubble;
He kept us out OF everything except
just one thing-trouble.
--Kennebec Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
ORLEANS COUNTY CLUB AGENT

Milo r. Bacon of Leominster, Mass. A.,
graduate of the Massachusetts, Agri-i
cultural College 1920 has begun work AL
county club agent for the Orleans County
Farm Bureau association. with head
quarters at Newport. Mr.. Bacon will give
his entire time to the boys and girls OF
the county.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
AN EYE FOR BUSINESS

Herbert Corey, the war correspondents
was talking about beggars OF different
lands, II have met" said Mr.. Corey.
"beggars of every description-shy beg
CARS clustering ones, old beggars, rc-
bust ones-but the most remarkable beg
gar OF the lot was a man whom never
met. yet whom assuredly never will
forget All I sam>of this beggar was his
hat and chair. The chair stood on corr
ner Of the Rue st. Lazare In Parts. The
hat lay on the chair, with few coppers
in II. and behind the hat was a placard
reading, Please don't forget the beggar.
who is now taking his luncheon. -
Pittsburg Observation-Disclosures.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
NOT CHIVALROUS

The storm which had been brewing for
some time was fast Coming to a mead
Mother-in-law was at the bottom Of the
quarrel. "Ah. men sighed the young
wife, THE days OF chvalry are gone,"
"chivalry he hanged" was the hus-
bands heated retort.
Yes" continued Mrs. Newlywed. "Sir
Walter Raleigh laid down his cloak on
the ground for Queen Elizabeth to walk
On. ou. you-you get angry simply because
poor, dear mother sat down on your hat"
Houston Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
SCHOOLS IN RUTLAND NORTH
DISTRICT

Schools In Brandon town. Brandon In
corporated district, Sudbury, Whiting,
Leicester, Hubbardton. Chittenden. Pitts =
ford and Florence will open for four
teen week term on Monday, September
10.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
STATEMENT

Income
Balance August s6ts59
Contracts sheah
X
Burlington Traction
festmated)
To (Pearl to North
Health depart
Totals .s3394AS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26

Swat the high cost of living by studying
the ads. Dispose of what you don't want.
and get what you do want at a reason-
able price.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-03-12

Trouble with most of the hats thrown into the preside
that they went out of style years agoBrooklyn