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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS AND TIMES: THURSDAY. MAY 1, 1919.
Why Burlington business men
Howard National Bank
Because Its shareholders have
surrounding country and
Because The strength of this
tal, surplus and resources but m the character and fi
ancial responsibility of the men who conduct its affairs.
Because Its business is governed with that conservation,
combined with enterprise
make for soundness and
Because It enjoys the patronage and confidence of many of
the leading firms, corporations and individuals in Bur
lington and therefore knows-the banking needs of busi
ness men and is in a position to render them the service
they require.
Because Intimately associated
sound bank. It combines the working capital of the com
munity and applies it where most needed, while its
strength promotes the stability of all the undertakings
of its patrons.
Did you ever stop to think
ting rich on what you and some others squander? Start a sav
ings account with this bank next pay day.
City Trust
Hi telephone rates
IE TO DC
IL U UL
12 " i . . r . : ,
lllll.L.IIL' lylll.S in iuci aiMiii.
Due Almost Wholly to Higher j
Wages, Make Additional Rev-!
enue a JNecessity, ana ud-
scribers Must Provide It
n explanation of the announced in-
obvious. The company must get In-
uni'ii itivi?iiii in uniur ill iiiuul 111-
easod costs. Practically all of those
revenue are the payments made by
patrons. It asks tliem only for such
t!L (!.X1M11IILT I'llIlllILItlllN. llllll 11 IliliS III
igiun cxcniwtyo, may nu uiieii ejuiii-
uusiness suDscriners to regular e.
unge service are advanced r0 cents
r month, for either two party or one
rty line service, and lesldence sub-
r mors, unurr lie new sot euuio. woum
l.xten-
. oomIh nor month Inerpasi
. . . .... ... . ... of
nts per month for both business ami
aMo,, i..inniw,n,.Q I
The subscribers to private branch !
change Intcr-communicatlng systems
in nay lor noin-wi.i ii units in uie
, ,, ... , ,., , i Anotner plan upon which tie pun
gular individual line Hat rate, plus J ,. ... ,,''. ,mWn iu ti,
ore cans may ne iimtmuu over iiuims
nnected to a private branch exchange
an over an equal number of indivld-
il lines. There also is an increase on
rh branch telenhone. A subscriber to
Is class of service has, however, an
IllOn Ol UllUllK a IllfitMirUU ui VIL'U LUll-
o,t If In Mm .minimi It will tin n,lviill-
geous to do so. If he elects to aub
ribe.to measured service, his present
.Ail nrtftrn ia I n nrn a cnrl t,t f-ifil 1,1a
unk line will be reduced to $3.00 per
onth and there will be no increase on
branch telephones. A little study of
subscriber's outward calls will dcter
liie whether a measured service con-
. t , , l. . I l ,.,...
,1 unM't'.., nt f, lilsli,ii' nvo,l plmvrrn
here is no measured service on rcgu
r exchange lines for business or rcsi-
used for an unlimited number of local
tils, tho sam! as heretofore.
"The chance In the mileage charge to
Ibscribers whoso telephones are located
yowl prescribed central office areas
mply standaidlj.es our mileage rate to
tut of the rest of tho country, and
UlS lr on prucilc.illY uiu .msin ul But. it;
'For tho last 10 years the rates for
leplione service have been revised
nwitward, From my personal recollec
on this I" the first increase In ex-
!,ollshmont of the old six-party business
no. Subscribers In Burlington will
lubtless remember, about 13 years ago,
lion Individual line service cost $12 per
ear ami two-party bcrvlco coat $30 und
xtonslon telcplioneH cost 112 per year.
recently as two years ago tho rate
r I'll.N stations was rcuurcn irotn
i $8.(1") per year. Hut In common with
radically all lines of Industry, tho In
reased costs of furnishing telephone
orvlco has made an Increase In rates
"Tho telephone organization is piaell-
ally tho last one to enmo fotward and
sk for Increased revenues enable It
. . - t o n o , i ,1 pnafa iniilil
1.,.. tn iln liini, ;if.ri u'urii It Tint
jr the fart that, In tho early days of
lie war, our odlclals advised a policy of
conomy and conservation which every
mploye of tho company has since re-
nlnllU 1' in 1 1111 1 11IIL1I lllll Ul'lltJllll 1CIJ1"
41.... f,,..tl,a nffirt l tlilu rllr.,,'-
1 LT WIIB I1IU1 un,t . i . , , . ,..
ion would seriounly Impair the service
o tho public. Therefore, oh tho govern-
. . ....... tmi.it llinkit ItirvMiHuil pnslH llf
teill. muni tin.-iiw .,..,w ... - -
peratlon, It has asked us to obtain from
lie service such additional revenuo aa
,111 .miitiln It tO (lO SO.'
WHAT O.VI1 MOTIII'K HOIIS
Mrs. P. Uennett, 7 AVawayanda I'lace,
tiddlotown. N. Y writes: "I have
iven Foley's Honey and Tar to my lit
lo boy, and cannot recommend It too
lu'hly as I think It is tho only modi
tie for coughs anil colds," Flno for
roup and whooping cough, as well as
oughH unci colds, fontnins no opiates.
t iVKiilllvnii. ::ll IMiurnh Htmrt.
(Adv.)
Ulilfi PIlKSa WANT ADS I'AY BUST
should do their business with
large holdings in the city and
their interests are mutual.
bank -lies not alone in its capi
and up-to-date methods which
satisfactory banking service.
with all sound business is the
how fast some people are get
Company
J
T
TOURIST SEASON EVER
L'nr.Hnn1... r . i - ti i. rn..il
ocu ciai v ui Lili e Dlill-H itns
What Is Being Done Towards
Bringing Summer Visitors to
Vermont This Year New
Publicity. Features
I "Wo are looking for the best tourist
' season that Vermont has ever seen,"
said Secretary of State Harry A. Black
of Montpeller to a Free Press repre
sentative Thursday evening. Mr. Black
was In the city to confer with
Walter II. Crockett, State publicity di
rector, In regard to the publicity cam
paign for the coming season.
"Ve have had an unusually largo
number of inquiries regarding routes
and hotel accommodations, and It Is
expected that there will be many more
ears on tho roads this year than ever
before. From present indications, the
registration of automobiles within tho
State will be about 2,000 more than in
other years," said the secretary of
State. '
Mr. Black Bays that no radical change
In the publicity program over other
years is planned for this season. An
advertising campaign in the New York
papers Is contemplated, explaining to
jtlu' l,eol'lc o that State the attractions
ermont scenery, the accommoda-
"""" '"- iui v..-
tlonlsts or summer residents, the beauty
H" 8 0 l ffc" Mountains and tba
,cd ,y wh,ch l"Ca0 P'aCS Ca" b
... .
compiling of a booklet showing the
cottages at Vermont lakes and In sum
mer resort localities which can he
rented or purchased this season. Fig
ures and specifications of all cottages
In every part of the State are being
collected, and thoso having such cot
tages for lent or for sale are requested
to make It known to the secretary of
State or the publicity agent, in order
that mention may bo made of the same.
These booklets will be widely circu
lated, and will serve both as an ad
vertisement for the State and for tho
people who have tho cottages,
Something new in the line of publicity
Is tho Green Mountain booklet, which
is now in the process of printing. This
booklet contains detailed Information
concerning every mountain or any
prominence In tho State, Its height, lo
cation, general characteristics, access
Utility, range of view, etc. No book
lets of this particular nature have pro
vlously been Issued by tho publicity
department. They will bo circulated
throughout New England, Now York
and other States where there may bo
a call for them.
"Wo have just ns good scenery and
just as much to bring the tourist or
summer visitor to Vermont as have tho
White Mountains or tho Adlrondacks,'
said Mr, Ulack. "One of our chief dlf
(lenities, however, Is the lack of hotol
accommodation!) at points whero they
would be of distinct advantage. Wo
should have a flrst-clnss hotel right
at the foot of Mount Mansfield, as tho
Mount Washington Hotel is at tho foot
of that mountain. It probably will take
many years to bring these things about
but we hope that it will como somo
day."
DIVORCE CASES
One; C.'omiilftt'il, Tnu OtherM Heard and
I'd It Ion C.ruiitrd In Anolher
Tho case of Lydla Arccnault against
Alexander Arccnault, which took up two
full clays of county court last week, was
completed early Friday afternoon. No
derision has been rendored. Friday
morning, the petitioner went on the stand
In rebuttal and denied all tho charges
made against her by tho petitionee and
the witnesses produced by his counsel.
The petitioner was supported In her
denial by houls Matton, witli whom It
was claimed that Mrs. Arcenault went on
automobile rldcn and had impropor rela
tions, and by other witnesses.
Three other divorce cases were heard
by .ludgo .Sherman n. Moulton Friday.
Theso were the cases of Indiana C,
Quebec against William 13, Quebec, the,
grounds of divorce being intolerable'
severity and refusal to support, J. J,
Knright appearing for tho petitioner:
Charles K. Murray against I'aullne M.
Murray, M, (3, Lcary appearing for the
potltlouer; and Lena Uumns against
Arthur Dumas, Intolerable soverlty, U.
A. Ashland representing tho petitioner.
A dlvorco has been granted to Ida A,
Macly In her case against Abdalluh Mady,
on tho grounds of Intolerable severity.
Warren It. Austin appeared for the peti
tioner, lloth parties are residents of Uur-llnuton,
CANTEEN WORK
FOR RED
Miss Constance Wheeler Tells
Members of Klifa Club Some
thing of Her Experiences in
France and Germany Amer
ican Boys Very Appreciative
Before ns many women ns the club
rooms of tho Kllfa club will hold, Miss
Constance Wheeler gavo a most Interest
ing talk Thursday afternoon on her
I nVtinHnnnna ti.tiltn ilnlm, .l.il.laim .I'.ltf file
the Red Cross In France,
Miss Wheeler brought out ono fact of
which probably many people do not think,
and that Is that after tho army of oc
cupation went Into Qcrmany It had more
need of hospitals than ever before, for
while no moro men were being wounded,
tho excitement of fighting was over and
It they wcro 111 or suffering from wounds
received previous to the nrmlHtlco they
suddenly began to realize It. Then, too,
many of tho men got influenza and pneu
monia moro easily because tholr health
had been neglected during tho pressure
of the drives.
Miss Wheeler's work, ns she said, was
to do the things which would mako tho
wounded men especially, and everybody
In general, moro comfortable, to do the
things that the Hod Cross nurses wanted
to do but didn't havo the time to carry
out, for oftentimes a nurse had charge
of three wards of 40 patients each and
nil of them needing attention. She said
(bat one of tho most amusing things
about tho work In ono place whore ho
was stationed was the effect of having
so many different elements working
together. For instance, In a tiny kitchen
there was a French cook who was very
j excitable, two American boys doing
kitchen police, washing dishes, two Oer
1 man prisoners scrubbing the floor and
Herself working In another part of the
room. All but the German prisoners
created somo disturbance from tlmo to
time. They, however, did not daro do
anything but silently obey orders. Tho
AVncrlcan boys, she said, Bhe always
liked to work with and to do things for,
because9they were always so apprecia
tive and somo times those who on the
outside seemed most rough were the
most thoughtful for tho women who had
como over to serve them.
Last October Miss Wheeler was ordered
for emergency work to an evacuation
hospital at the front.
On her way she passed throueh Chateau
Thierry and as It was Just two and one
half months after the big fight there, all
along the roads there were fresh shell
holes, barbed wlro entanglements, etc.,
that reminded ono of whot had Just
happened there.
At this hospital the women who were
working ns canteen workers did all they
could to make everyone comfortable.
They distributed chocolate and cigarettes
to tho men in the evacuation trains
who were going on to hospitals farther
on behind the lines. Tills, Miss Wheeler
said, also gave them a chanco to help
tho wounded men to be more comfort
able, for ns they passed through tho
trains they were often asked to move
a pillow or to adjust the position of a
shattered eg just enough so tho man
was more comfortable. In loading them
on to the train the work had to be
done bo rapidly that tho men were not
always placed In the most comfortable
position.
Evacuation Hospital Four, where Miss
Wheeler spent the last months of her
service, was most interesting to her, for
It was made up almost entirely of tents
and she had to learn just what she
could do that would be of the most
help to the doctors and nurses. This
hospital was Just about 18 miles behind
the lines and even the operating room
was a tent. The canvass, though, was
very thick and tho floor was covered
with a rubber blanket, so It was drv and
could be kept warm. In ono of the
tents the men who wero most seriously
wounded wero brought in on litters and
laid down in rows to await their turn,
a long time, for many of them had to go
to the X-ray room to see what was tho
matter with them and there was only
one machine for this purpose. Many of
these men had ridden miles In ambu
lances and as the roads in that section
aro not good they suffered much. So
they were given cigarettes or gum. They
could not have hot chocolate for they
might have to go under ether soon and
hot chocolate then would he disastrous.
The behavior of these men, some of them
so badly wounded, she said, was an In
spiration, for they insisted on having
other men cared for before they were,
and tho feeling between the officers and
men too was splendid. One sergeant,
lying on a stretcher near his captain,
said to Miss Wheeler: "I went through
tho drive beside my captain and here I
am lying beside him."
One thing in such a place that a com
manding ofltecr hates most Is to have
anyone around asking what she can do.
Everyone is too busy to bother with such
a question and tho person who finds
things to do herself Is tho most useful.
Another thing Miss Wheeler did at this
hospital was to go through the wards
with writing paper and If tho men were
too badly wounded to write, to wrlto let
ters for them, or, If they did not live,
to write lo their parents. At this par
ticular hospital It was very difficult to
get the proper food for the men who
were seriously 111, for they were so far
from their sources of supplies, so she
started to make oatmeal and she gavo
that out to thoso who needed It most.
The stove sho had to use was a tiny
affair, which got red hot in two minutes
and cold in ns many more, if it were
not continually fed, so making oatmeal
on such n stove was anything but easy,
Sho said that they wero fairly comfort
able there, but there was vory little
water and so they could take very few
baths and could do no washing.
As tho line moves ono way or another,
these evacuation hospitals move, so
while Miss Wheeler was with Hospital
No. Four she saw ono moved,
Tho hospital was moved to a little vll-
lage where the only thing left standing
w.n .i .o u ....... no ...uses wen
Mi nted In that. Everything of a sacred
nature had been removed and there wero
lines of beds on cither sldo for tho nurses.
Above each bed was u candle and ns tho
nurses wero asleep It gavo tho effect of
many bodies laid out, until thoy snt up
and looked to see who had cnterecl. Their
clothes, which they had hung on tho
walls beside the bed, ndded tn tho weird
ness of the sight. The hospital was
shelled onco and nil of the patients were 1
evacuated In nn hour but they returned '
ns thero wns nowhere clso to go and Ihoy
weru not shelled again, Miss Wheeler
i.escr.ueu tuts experience, saying they
did not mind getting shelled themselves
uui ii was nomine, to see men helpless
In their beds having to cmluro such nn
experience. Tho bombing, she said, they
didn't mind, they wero accustomed to
that., Tho hospital wns shelled for mi
hour and a half and about twclvo ahells
wero bent over In that time,
Shortly nfter this somo tea which had
not bteu ordered, came In unexpectedly
nnd so Miss Wheeler served tea every
luftomoon for the nurses and officers, and
though tncy couui near mc guns roar-' lllf llinnniiriirilTn
M,r ,,mo ,hcy unJ,yc iw- miio;MANY IMPROVEMENTS
through Verdun, saying that In her party
was Dr. Smart, formerly nn assistant of
Dr. Drown s at tho Mary Fletcher hos
pital, She described tho citadel under
Verdun, where she found many French
Mtldlern blllelod, and lold of her trip up
I tn i nc inn wiicre um tot uncaiions were
land whoro sho found Home American sol-
dlers wno were ueiiKiiieu 10 meet an
American girl. All during her vl.-ilt to
Verdun It was being Fhcllcd by tho Ger
mans. After the armistice was signed she
went Into Germany. Her trip there was
very exciting, for sho had been 111 when
her unit started and so wan loft be
hind whllo her papers went on without
her. She was brought In In u motor
convoy, however, and as her presence
was unnoticed by the military pollco
along the way she experienced no dlfll
eulty In getting through. Sho said that
sho spent ono night In Luxemburg and
thought tho city very prosperous look
ing. In Coitions! sho said sho saw Fred
Hackctt several times. In that city
condition.-, were different, for they had a
building to live and work in. There they
helped to make tho men comfortable
who were 111 or had been neglected dur
ing the fighting und to do something
for the nurses nnd doctors. Ono of tho
things they did was lo fix up a sitting
room for the nurfcs. Miss Wheeler had
a few souvenirs with her, among them ( Hro 11,0 Putting In df 0,000 square yards
a German helmet which, she said, wa3 or more of reinforced concrete road ex
more Interesting than tho spliced kind, toluI'nK for moro than a mllo and covcr
as It Is a product of tho war, while lnK ihe entire front of tho post; rc
the other was worn before the war. ' ljuIldlng tho macadamized roads within
There also was a souvenir made from a ' t,lt Ioat: painting both the Interior and
"French 75." She bald she did not havo
many souvenirs for, as the men say, sho
was "filled up" on souvenirs. After her
talk, Miss Wheeler answered a number
of questions.
BOY SCOUTS IN ON THIS
Burlington TrnpMliooterH' Club Huyx
Lund for Athletic PiirpospN
The recently-formed Burlington Trap
shooters' club hns lost no tlmo In getting
Into nctlon. A meeting of tho Incorpora
tors Is to be held somo tlmo this week
for organization but meanwhile 15 acres
of land In South Burlington have been
purchased for tho use of the club.
Furthermore, remembering that tho boys
of to-day are the men of to-morrow, and
realizing the needs of those of tho rising
generation who havo shown the right
kind of Interest In out-door sports, the
club has made provision for an athletic
park for the use of the Boy Scouts.
For Its own use the club will erect a
club house ami prepare a shooting
ground, with two traps. For tho scouts
a small hut will bo built, nnd a tennis
court, croquet ground, junior rifle range,
baseball diamond and football field will
be laid out. The land which the club has
bought for $500 Is located about a mile
east of the Williston road on the high
way to Essex Junction, nnd Is about
two miles distant from tho business sec
tion of Burlington, making nn Ideal hike
for tho scouts and easy of access to
the members of tho club. Five acres of
the purchase, which are not needed for
athletic purposes, may be utilized as n
garden. The estimated expense of fitting
up the property as desired is about ?S00,
In addition to tho cost of the land, and
some of the leading men of Burlington
arc assisting In financing the proposition.
The club already has about 100 mem
bers and it is the intention to glvo re
turning soldiers free use of tho grounds
this year.
CAMP ABNAKI
nineteenth Scnuoim Openx June 30 with
Clark unit Mvftovern tn Charge
Attractive leaflets have been Issued
from the office of tho State secretary of
the Y. M. C. A. with the announcement
of plans for the forthcoming session of
Camp Abnaki. The camp will open on
Juno 30. It will be the 19th season.
Byron N. Clark will again be the direc
tor, with Walter E. M'cGovern as tho as
sistant director. Mr. Clark hns been in
France, for tho second time, doing army
V. M. C. A. work, but will return In tlmo
to prepare for camp. Associated with him
and Mr. McGovern will bo a group of
association secretaries, pastors, teachers,
scout-masters, and collego students.
The location of tho camp on North
Hero island is ono of the most beautiful
on the lake, and is rich in historic lore.
All communications In regard to in
formation should be addressed to the
State Y. M. C. A. In the local Y. M. C. A.
building.
RUTLAND COUNTY COURT
llurgllir PlendN (iullO Illixlilinri Who
Flourished Ituzor Sentenced
Ilutland, April 20. The criminal docket
was taken up In Rutlnnd county court
to-day and three cases were before
Judge F. M, Butler. Fred Buzzino of
Mount Holly pleaded guilty to burglary
and his sentence was deferred. Tho
State's Attorney, I'. M. M. Phelps of
Fair Haven, told the court that tho man
entered tho house of Mrs. Ellen Per
kins of Mount Holly, whllo sho was in
a hospital and carried away practically
everything that was In it, Including fur
niture, bedding and clothing Search
for these things revealed many articles
lost by some of Buzzino's other neigh
bors and It Is believed that ho has
stolen on a wholesale plan,
Fred Nault of Ilutland, who was tried
for assault with Intent to kill, tho jury
bringing in a verdict for slmplo assault,
was sentenced to servo not less than
threo months nor more than three years
at tho Houso of Correction. Incensed by
his wife's actions with other men Nault
nourished a razor and struck at her with
it.
llaymond Burko of this city, ago 10
years, pleaded guilty to criminal assault
upon Miss Maud Kendall of Danby and
was placed on a suspended sentence of
not less than two years nor moro than
five at the House of Correction,
PLEDGE $12,000 TOWARD
REDUCING CHURCH DEBT
St. Johnibury, April 29. This was a
red letter night In tho history of Graco
I Hlntlin.Hu, r.h,,rnll wllOrO 11 llMlimint H'!IU
. lu.a , ,.. tho cl)t of mm whlch .,
, hanging over tho now building
I (prt four nBO on tho Hlte ot ,
; 1)Urnci, fitrut.turc. Nno subscriptions of
$1,0U0 each were recuived and others
amounting to $12,000. The ltev. Georgo A.
Martin then announced that no moro
subscriptions would bo taken to-night hut
that an attempt would bo made to get
the other fS.OOl) before tho end of tho
week.
WELCOME FOR HEROES
(
scLoiluletl ArrUf Montpeller Some
Time ThU MornlHK
Montncller. April 29. A. G, Eaton, ehalr-
man of tho committee on the soldiers'
1 celebration, to-dny received a tnesango
1 from tho conductor on tho night train,
stutlnir that 25 soldiers en route lo Mont,
iteller will arrive hero nt four o clock thl
morning. Tho citizens, of the city, Mont-
poller Military nan... uiu lerepuoii
committee composed of Mayor Slnirtlcff
nnd several cx-inayoM will meet tho sol
diers nt the train.
AT FORTJTHAN ALLEN
Quartermaster Young Carrying
out Orders to Make It the
Equal of Any Post in Country
Near a City of 35,000 Population
Fort Ethan Allen Is not only lo be a
permanent military post, but It Is to bo
ono of the most up-to-date military posts
In the country. A short tlmo ngo, Lieut.
W. D. Young, jmst quartermaster, re
ceived a mcssago from headquarters say
ing "Make your post equal to any post
in tho country In tho vicinity of a city
of 3Ti,000 population." Theso orders nro
now being carried out under expert
supervision, nnd Fort Ethan Allen Is
rapidly tuklng on a much Improved ap
pearance, Among tho moro Important Improve-
incms wnicn arc now Doing made, or
which will soon be started at tho fort,
exterior of every building on the post.
luguiner wiin an necessary repairs of
same; building a new rxlnforccd concrete
loading platform where the old wooden
platform now stnnds; putting tho rlflo
ranges and tho flro apparatus Into flrst
class shape, nnd building a cemetery.
Major H. C. Brubakcr of the Washing
ton office has general supervision of put
ting Fort Ethan Allen In first class shape.
He already made Severn! trips here to
look over the situation, and he Is ex
pected here again during the second week
In May to see how repairs have
progressed and to superintend further
Improvements. At the post, Lieut. W. D.
Young, post quartermaster, hns general
supervision of the plans, while H. D.
Mcintosh is In charge of tho construction
work.
John W. Duff of Boston haB the con
tract for building the reinforced concrete
road in front of tho pos.t, and he will
begin work Wednesday of this week. The
contract to re-build tho macadam roads
Inside the post has been awarded to the
Adams-Iluxton company of Springfield,
Mass. This, company will begin work
about the middle of May, according to
present plans. All theso roads havo to
bo finished by August 1, as tho contracts
state. It Is expected that they will bo
finished somo time in July, If not by the
latter part of June.
Lieutenant Young has received tho as
surance of the State engineer that tho
State of Vermont will assist In putting
Into condition the roads leading up to the
post, both from Wlnooskl and from
Essex Junction, and It is also understood
that the town of Essex will help in this
work, so that first olass roads between
Burlington and Essex Junction will bo!
the result.
It is thought only fair by Lieutenant
Young and thoso associated with him In
this project of building up the post, that
the State should meet the federal govern
ment half way In putting In good roads
in tho vicinity of Fort Ethan Allen, and
with the assurance that the government
will go ahead with the building of tho
road In front of tho post, thero seems
to bo no doubt but that the other roads
adjoining will be put In shapo by tho
fatate and surrounding towns.
ltoad rollers, concroto mixers, sewer
pipes, lumber and In fact all the material
needed to carry on tho work contemplated
Is being shipped Into Fort Ethan Allen
from other camps nnd cantonments which
have been abandoned since tho closo of
tho war, and It looks as though the gov
ernment is taking up tho work at tha
post in earnest.
Among the repairs now being made In
tho buildings are tho installation of
furnaces, plumbing and heating ap
paratus of various kinds, plastering,
brickwork, cement work, and everything
which will make tho buildings tho most
up-to-dato possible.
Tho rlflo ranges are all being banked up,
new numbers put on nnd everything In
connection with them put lntot!p-top con
dition. Additional hydrants for fire pro
tection aro being Installed, and an order
was placed yesterday whereby the pres
ent hydrants will be fitted out so that tho
hose connections of Burlington fire depart
ment will fit them, something which has
not been taken caro of In the past.
An entirely new thing at tho post Is the
cemetery. There has been no cemetery in
the past. This one Is being prepared on a
plot of ground, 400 by 250, ut the end of
tho Post nearest Burlington, on the right
side of the road, - going toward Essex.
Driveways and walks are being laid out,
so that tho cemetery will be an artistic
feature of the grounds. It is expected
that this work will bo completed about the
middlo of May, as will the rifle range.
At tho Post at present aro 12 new Hurl
burt trucks which havo Just been added
to tho equipment nd which will be usod
in the work of rebuilding, being driven by
men from tho motor transport division
now stationed at the Post. Three more
machines aro soon to arrive for the use
of tho ofliccrs.
Thero aro now 130 civilians employed at
tho Post in connection with this work,
and tho average weokly pay roll Is around
J3.O00. From 70 to 150 moro men will be
employed thero when the road building
gets under way, so that Fort Ethan Allen
will undoubtedly bo a busy place this
summer In tho lino of construction.
It Is of note that tho sand to bo used In
road construction will be taken wholly
from tho Post Itself. It Is understood that
thero is only one other camp in tho coun
try which would bo nble to furnish Its
own sand for work of this kind.
UNITY LECTURE
Demi l'crkl.i" l)eerlbr Nome Shrlnrs
of Religion lu the Eoit
Boforo the members of Unity and their
friends, Dean G. H. Perkins of tho Uni
versity of Vermont gave a vory Interest
ing lecture Friday night on "Tho Shrines
of Itcllglou In the East." Denn Perkins
showed that the religious feeling
In man Is manifested by tho temples ho
has built, Ho said that a greater amount
of time, money nnd energy has been spent
on religious edifices than on nny other
kinds of buildings. It has been said that
us printing increased architecture de
creased for beforo thero was any print
ing man put his Ideas on tho walls and
pillars of his temples.
To Illustrate his lecture ho showed pic
tures of temples of Egypt, China. Jupun,
Burma nnd India. "Tho difference be
tweeu these temple," ho said, "is very
great. Each has Its own character and
that Bhows not only the period In which
It was built but tho character of tho
people who built it.
"Tho temples of Egypt aro not beauti
ful but they aro mnsslvc, hugo, Impres
sive, stern and contrasted with most of
tho other buildings In that country, nre
really very wondreful, for the houses
there aro simply mud hovels whllo tho
temples nro oxiimples of vast strong
architecture," Bald the speaker. "In
China and especially Japan wo find
temples of far moro recent origin nnd I
wholly different. Instcnd of heavy, I
gigantic buildings they are light, airy,
and graceful. Instead of stone, wo find
they nro built of wood with very
elaborate carvings nnd high colorings, J
The Interiors ntu superb In gildings nnd
tn lacquer. Instead of being onn huge '
building, Japan's templcH are n group of
small buildings surrounded by large ever
green trees which give n sombro atmos
phere lo tho surroundings.
"In Hurma wo como again to a wholly
different typo and one very unllko any
thing wo sco in tho west. There we find
groups of small temples massed together
In great numbers. Somo of these, are
simply shrines whllo others nro large.
Tho Swc Dat;on which Is it towcr-llko
structure 400 fett hlh with many gold
trimmings nnd many Jewels Is regarded
by some ns the most splendid religious
edifice In the world. It Is many hundreds
of years old and cost millions of dollnrs
Aside from thin temple, however, the ' members of the Knights of Columbus and
others nre small but elegant, decorated ! their ladles from tho cntlro State on May
with profuse carvings and an abundance 27 and 28, when tho 21st mutual conven
or bright ornamenta which In tho tropical tlon of the Stato Council, Knights of Co
pun aro always seen from afar. As a lumbus, will bo held. It is planned by th
rule Burmese temples nre not beautiful committee from DeGoesbriand Council of
but moro In detail and the carvings aro
especially fine.
"In India wo find two groups of temples.
Thoso In tho southern pnrt nre entirely
different from thoso of tho north. Tho
Tlln.li. tnmtilna nf Mnlltli Imtln nt'O llltirn
pyramidal towers completely covered with
....1.1 Ib nf MnAn .,,tV.n1nlnnt
gold carvings of Images and mythological
Bymbols and decorated with Jewels.
"In northern India the temples of tho
Mogul emperors nro entirely different.
Tower Is replaced by dome and minaret
and tho buildings, all of stone, nro large
and moro or less square but they nre
ornamented with tho most dellcnto and
olahorato carvings, with exqulslto inlaid
work In colored stones composed of
wreaths and masses of flowers. The
effect Is charming beyond words, Prob
ably no building In the world equals In
daintiness nnd elaborateness of orna
mentation nnd symmetry of proportion
tho temples of northern India. Tho Taj
Mahal Is considered by most authorities
who havo scon it as tho most oxqulslto
building every constructed."
Tim MAN WHO MADE IlEFIUG ERA
TORS POPULAR
The history of the science of the pres
ervation of food in household use reads
like a romance.
In the years of 1&30 to 1885, very few
refrigerators wore on the market. Peo
ple did not know what tho word meant
and those of them that were used wero
provision chnmber on tho outside of tho
Ico tank and thus leaving the odors of
various kinds of foods within tho pro
vision chamber to spoil the flavor of
any of the delicate foods like milk and
butter. With wages at 41.23 per day It
was rather difficult at that time for any
ono to own even a sweat box which cost
$25 to $75.
It wn just nt that tlmo that C II.
Leonard, of Grand Baplds, Michigan,
now national!" known as a refrigerator
expert, dealt In houso furnishing goods.
So unsatisfactory had sweat boxes prov
ed to his customers that he set about to
design scientifically a real refrigerator.
In 1SS0 ho took out his first patent, cov
ering tho removable Hue, a patent which
was soon pirated away from him due to
failure of the patent to mention tho wa
ter dam behind the flue.
Mr. Leonard's passion was to offer good
refrigerators at fair prices, and so, In a
rented factory, he commenced to build
them himself, and nfter three years of
experience selling refrigerators at less
than they cost him to build, he finally
so lowered costs that ho commenced to
make a little money. His next step was
to Improve refrigerators and he pat
ented! the airtight lock for the doors In
1885. The next year ho invented an im
proved shelf made from ono piece of gal
vanized steel which supplanted the wood
en shelves and the shelves made of scraps
of galvanized iron soldered together. In
1S87 ho created a water-proof construc
tion for the back of tho inside box which
returned the water from accidental leak
age to the waste-pipe and lengthened each
refrigerator's life. Successively, he In
vented an air-proof trap, an all metal lco
rack, the latter of which added clean
liness to home refrigeration.
He was constantly forcing down, as
did Ford in the automobile field, with tho
result that by 1900, good, dry-air refrig
erators retailed at from $10 to $35. Mr.
Leonard's big refrigerator feature was
the fact that they were cleanable. and
ho decided to call his refrigerators,
"Leonard Cleanablo rtefrigerators." On
first application, tho copyright depart
ment at Washington refused to register
tho word, but after it had been used for
many years and because thero was no
such word In tho dictionary, they allow
ed its registration In 1908.
Still, with all this succcess behind him,
Mr. Leonard was not satisfied. It was
In 1901 that he achieved the biggest thing
In rcfrlgoration history nnd that was
the building of tho first porcelain enam
el lined refrigerator. The corner and
edges were covered with a triangular
strip of nickel plated zinc.
Still ho was not satisfied and invented
the one-piece porcelain lined refrigerator
and secured a patent for the wonderful re
frigerators now on sale, but, like Ford
nnd Edison, tho refrigerator pioneer's
chief delight is finding a way by which
tho same efficiency can be maintained
and the price lessened. And as a result.
ho is to-day called the "Man Who Mado
Refrigerators Popular,"
BROOM PRICES HIGH
Tho price of brooms ranges to-day
from $1 to $17 a dozen, according to a
bulletin of the United States department
of trade nnd commerce. An average
price for good quality brooms Is from
$10 to $12 a dozen. A few years asco tho
housewife was able to buy a good broom
for 25 cents. Now n good broom costs
her $1.25. The rise In price Is attributed
largely to tho war. Less brooirr' corn
was grown, prices of corn wero higher
and there was a shortage of labor lu
tho factories. Oklahoma, Texas, Kan
sas, Illinois nnd Colorado produce 85 per
cent., of tho broom corn of the United
States. Illinois used to be tho greutest
broom corn producer. Tho centre of
broom corn growing has moved west to
Oklahoma. Tho acreage planted last
year In tho five leadln? broom corn
States was: Oklahoma 110,000 acres,
Kansas 6.1.000, Texas M),O0O, Illinois 31.000
and Colorado 30,000. This total of 311,000
acres yielded (3,000 tons of broom corn.
Thero nro 1500 broom manufacturers In
the United States. Somo turn out ten
dozen brooms a day, others 300 dozens.
The nverago output, It Is estimated, Ih
about 75 dozen brooms a day or 35,tffJ,000
dozen brooms a year In the cntlro coun
try. Despite the Introduction ot
vncuum cleaners, oil mops and other
new uppllnncos for cleaning houses, the
broom, It Is said, continues to hold its
traditional place In household economy
and Is widely .and generally used as
ever.
D. E. BNYDKB APPOINTED
Rutland, April 28.-A, W. Leonard of
Glens Falls, N. Y., who had been engaged
by Mayor J. C. Dunn ns commissioner
of public works of this city having
decided not to accept tho appointment
because of u moro remunerative ono In
Florida. Tho city hns cngntfed Donald E.
Snyder of Albany, N, Y for seven years
assistant engineer of public works for
that city. Mr. Snyder Is a graduato of
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
STATE CONVENTION OF
OF
DeGoesbriand Council of This
City to Be Host on May 2G,
27 and 28 Boatride on Lake
Champlain a Feature of the
Meeting
Iiurllngton, the Queen City of Vermont,
will be tho meccn for about n hundred
this city, which will bo tho host for tho
occasion, to make tho convention a mem
orable one, and u program of unusual In
terest nnd activity has been arranged.
Tho convention will be held on the 27th.
.'llltl SStll Dl'dDfT In the fll t liril rn I IllL'h
j school and will bo officially called to order
l.lt !:Oft n tn nil t tin Wth 1,1. ttin Stnln ttnn.
at 2:00 p. m. on tho 27th by tho Stato Dep
uty Thomas B. Wright of DeGocsbrlana
Council as presiding deputy.
On Monday night, tho 2Cth, at 8:13 o'clock
at tho auditorium of tho Cathedral high
school a playctto "Young America," In
which 300 children of tho Cathedral high
school participate, will bo given.
On Tuesday morning at nine o'clock a
solemn pontifical mass at the Cathedral of
tho Imtnaculntc Conception will bo cele
brated. The members of the fourth de
gree, delegates and sir knights will meet
at DeGoesbriand Council rooms' at 8:30 a.
m. and thence march to the Cathedral and
assist at the mass.
Tuesday afternoon nn auto ride and
sight-seeing tour will bo given by tho la
dles of the members of DeGoesbriand
Council to tho visiting ladles and their
friends, visiting Shclburne Farms, the
view from Ledge road, Holt's, tho episco
pal residence of Bishop J. J. Bice, Univer
sity buildings, St. Mary's convent. Fort
Ethan Allen, Fanny Allen hospital, St.
Michael's College, and Ethan Allen Park.
Here cars will be parked and the visitors
will climb Ethan Allen tower, the famous
Indian lookout of tho Champlain valley.
j Tuesday evening tho annual Knights ot
Columbus ball and supper will bo given at
tho New Sherwood Hotel, Tickets for this
affair are reserved for a "limited number
and prompt reservation is necessary to
Insuie the getting of one. Fred Lynch Is
chairman of the ticket committee nnd
Philip Brannon is chairman of tho ball
committee.
On Wednesday morning, probably at
nine o'clock, the exact time to be an
nounced later, tho convention will be
naln called to order by Stato Deputy
Thomas B. Wright of this city. This ses
sion will ho taken up by the election of
State officers, delegates to the national
convention at Buffalo, reports ot officers
and other business.
Wednesday afternoon a boatride on
Lake Champlain wil bo a feature. Dele
gates and friends, members nnd friends
of members will sail north through tho
islands, thence to Plattsburgh. Cliff
Haven, Port Kent, to Burlington. Tho
party will leave on the steamer Tlcon
deroga, specially chartered for the occa
sion, from tho foot of King street, at
1:15 p. m., returning to Burlington about
4.30 or 5:00 p. m. If the weather Is stormy
this trip will bo called off and the amount
of the ticket price refunded. Edward B.
Corley is chairman of the boatrldo com
mittee. Tho third degree will be conferred upon
a largo class of candidates in the gym
nasium of the Cathedral high school on
Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Tho
conferring officer and the degree team
which will do the work will bo announced
later.
During the progress of the third degree
DeGoesbriand Council wilt entertain the
visiting ladles and ladles of the mem
bers of the local council In their rooms
on Church street from S:30 to 10.30. As
the chairman, Mrs. E. O. Mitlguy,
promises a good musical and social affair
those attending are sure of a pleasant
time.
The committees from DeGoesbriand
Council which have charge of the var
ious events for the convention follow:
Mrs. E. O. Mitlguy, chairman of ladies'
social entertainment; E. O. Mitlguy, chair
man of convention reception; P. E. Mc
AulilTo, chairman of fourth degree and
badges; E. B, Corley, chairman of boat
ride; Fred Lynch, chairman of ticket sell
ing department; Philip Branon, chair
man ot ball and secretary to general com
mittee; Henry Hurtublse, chairman of
printing and treasurer; James P. Kelly,
chairman of arrangements.
BURLINGTON MAN WEDS
RUTLAND WOMAN
Arthur JleCnrthy mid Mint. Jlnrjr Jinn
can United In Marriage
rtutlund, April 2'. Miss Mary Man
gan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
,1, Mangan of Mills city, and Arthur
McCarthy of Burlington wcro married by
the Hev. W. N. Lonorgan at the Church
ot the Holy Innocents hero to-day, Tho
couple was attended by Miss Agnes
McDcrmont nnd Francis Mangan, both,
of Rutland, the lntter a brother of the
bride.
Tho bride wore overseas blue taffeta
with hat to match and carried sweet
peas. Her attendant was gowned In blue
taffeta. A wedding bieakfast was served
at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Mangan
following the church ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy went to New
York on their wedding trip. They arc to
livo In Ilutland for the present.
CALIFORNIA OFFICER
ARRIVES FOR TYRELL
Montpeller. April 29. Sheriff Frank
Cochran of Ios Angeles, C.U., arrived
to-day to tako back with him Lcstor
Tyriell wanted by the California au
thorities for alleged stealing of nn
automobile. Deputy Eaton of Wator
liury who made the arrest wuh also
In town to-day. Sheriff Cochran wont
to tho Stato Houso to sco tho Gov
ernor about extradition papors,
Tyrrell han applied to the court for
a writ of habeas corpus which matter
is now pending In tho court, nnu u
henrlng on It was expected during the
dny. It. A, Hoar Is counsel for Tyrrell,
who It Is oxpocted will fight extradi
tion and stand on his rights to remain
In Voimont.
Allotting Road Money
Montpeller, April 29. Stnto Highway
Commissioner S, B. Bates hns alloted the
money to tho several towns In tho State
which are entitled lo a portion of the
$75,(KW voted by tho Legislature for tho
vmselrctcd highways or back roads In thu
State.
There was $281.93 carried over from last
year so that the total amount figures out
that tho towns aro entitled to $7.40 n mile,
but this work must be done In ono pleco
of road, that Is to say, if a town gets
$300 it must expend It over a short dis
tance Instead of scattering It over the
town at tho rato of $7.40 a mile. The Bum,
whatever It may be, will materially lm
prove eomo back road In each town.