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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-11-28
THE BATYELL BILL.
Opening Speech on House Bill 418,
by Joseph Battel Of MiddIebury.
Author of "The Vermont Sys-
tenn" of Regulating the
Sale of Liquors Adj
dresses the House.

Montpelier, Nov. 27.-The opening speech
on House Bill AS, entitled IAN act to
regulate and license the sale of intoXicat-
ing liquors in towns and cities so voting;
guaranteeing the purity thereof and pro-
yidlng for the distribution Of the profits Of
such sales" and known as the "Battell
BILL" was made by oseph Battell, member
from Middlebury, and chairman of the
House Committee on Temperance, before
the Vermont House Of Representatives,,
November 81, 1902. Mr.. Battell spoke as
follows
MI Speaker:-The evils arising from the
excessive use OF liquor are among the
greatest that mankind has TO contend with.
In the wake of intemperance always follow
poverty, wretchedness and crime; and
therefore the reduction of the sale of liquor
to minimum becomes n matter OF the
greatest Importance to the happiness and
prosperity of a state. In the Introduction
OF this bill 1t has been, first, the intention
divert to the people the profits Of that
minimum, whatever 1t may be.
And right here let us consider the enor-
nous profits from the sale Of liquor. Want
Of. TING forbids me to enter largely into
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-11-28
his snbiect. but n few statistics VIII a6un.

this subject, but few statistics Wit abun-
dainty illustrate it.
The total expenditure upon intoxicants in
Great Britain and Ireland in 1899 was
f162, 1G3,474, or about SSlO,S17,3I0. of which
TAG l96,1SS was expended on spirits, 500
0,90S on beer, and ZIG, 495, us on wine.
The net profits, as estimated by Mr.. Cham
berlain, the Colonial Secretary of England,
at 20 per cent considered low estimate,
amount TO about Sl62 1884, or about 81
In the United States in 1898 the con-
sumption of spirits .92 of a gallon per
capita; in Great Britain and lreland 80 of
gallon. The consumption of beer the
same year was 31.9 gallons per capita In
Great Britain and Ireland ana Il gallons in
the United States, As the population of
the United States is more than double, the
total amount of profits, as estimated from
these statistics would be about 2O6,O0O,OO0
for that year, nearly So per capita.
sale of liquors of the GOthenburg, Sweden,
company, received by the municipality, was
not less than S1S4Ou0, an amount equal to
81 per cent of the total municipal revenue
The profits of the Bergen, Norway. com
pany in the sale OF liquors for twenty-one
years averaged $50 1000 year.
The statistics q the South Carolina dis
pensary system show shat in the five and
onehalf years ending December 81, 1898,
the net profits from the sale of liquors with
ninetytwo dispensaries were 81, $50 600.
For the first half Of that period the yearly
profits were about 100000 and for the
stcouu Hull hDoul SolU,Nbu III 1917, lrlpf
to the establishment of the state monopoly,
South Carolina had 613 barrooms, the year
" revenue from which in licenses was
S210,0O0 The profits in Sweden and Nor
way for thirty-fve years, with the sales re-
duced to minimum under the Scandina-
Wan system, were over $l,0OO,0OO a year.
These figures are enough to show the
great profits resulting from the sale of
liquors; and the question comes Mt once to
the front, why. should not this profit go TO
all the people instead of n few individuals,
and those the least interested in the public
welfare?
Under Liquor Laws the British Encyclo-
pRdia in substance says: Liquor laws may
be divided into three great systems of free
trade means that either no license is re-.
quired, or that the licensing authority is
bound to grant n license whenever certain
on the other hand. the law distinctly af-
hrms an absolute discretion in the magis-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-11-28
A Suggestion That the Referen-
dunn Be Made SO That the Will of
the People Shall Prevail.

From the Burlington Free Press.
To the Editor of the Free Press:
There is cause for dissatisfaction with
the local option bill as it now stands.
The Republican party could not honor
ably refuse TO give the people chance
to express its choice on the question of
local option or no local option The party
was pledged to do that. 1t was not
pledged to do more. 1t was pledged to
pass local option law, nor are its voters
pledged to vote for local option when the
question is submitted to the people. As
the bill left the House it will be, unless
hereafter changed or vetoed by the gov
ernOr, law of the state wanting in moth
ing except lapse of time TO make it
operative. 1t will stand on the books as
law regardless of the vote of the
people. In point of fact 1t is not refer
endum. 1t is only an attempted substi-
tute for one. But 1t is such substitute
as may be dangerous. 1t is such a one
as might thwart the expressed will of
the people.
Now if a substitute is to be adopted to
take the place of the referendum 1t ought
to be one that may reasonably be consid-
cred harmless. The present bill by a
slight change might be made such a one.
If it was made to take effect in 1910 In
stead of 1904 in case the people vote mo-
as was proposed in the House by way of
amendment and voted down, it might
perhaps be called so. Now, wherein lies
the danger as the bill at present stands
1t lies in this, that the next Legislature
takes on itself the burden of repeating
the law. In order to do that the House
and Senate must both so vote. So the
will of the people as expressed at the
polls might be Ihwarted either by vote
of the House or Senate. Possibly the
governor might accomplish the same by
the veto power.
In the Senate of 1904 there will no
doubt be many members who favor local
option, perhaps there might be a major
ity, or perhaps influence might be
brought to bear on few so as to secure
majority. The same is true of the
House. Now, why should the advocates
of the bill In choosing a substitute for a
referendum adopt one so fraught with
peril? If the date was fixed at 1910 In
stead Of 1904 the people could look TO
four Legislatures instead of one only to
carry out their wishes. This would re-
duce the danger to minimum. Now,
why should any one who has not a trick
or trap in mind oppose the substitution
of 1910 for 1904? Are the advocates of
the Dill honestly seeking 10 get AT the
will of the people? If so, then, when
that will Is expressed, they will abide by
1t. TO such it will make no difference
whether it reads 1910 or 1904. When the
amendment was offered in the House it
ought to have been accepted without a
dissenting voice. The fact that 1t was
opposed there suggests violently that
some legislators hope that we may have
local option either with or against the
peoples will. The Legislature ought to
change the bill in this respect and that il
may do so is the wish of
HONEST INDIAN.
November "a, 1902.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-11-28
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1902.
The Referendum of the High
License Bill,

The referendum of the majority bill to
regulate the sale of liquors, which passed
both houses of the Legislature last FRI
day, is no referendum. This was stated
openly in the House by one of the Demo-
cratic leaders. This referendum pro-
vides that if the vote of thel people in
January shall be Eyes" the high license
bill shall take effect March next; should
the vote be "no," 1t will take effect De-
cember, 1904. In either case it goes into
operation, the only thing preventing this
being that the Legislature meeting in
October, 1901, should repeal it, which
they may do, or not, as they please.
This referendum is the referendum of
Republican platform. In the vote on
Friday last 102 Republicans voted to sub
stitute the Republican referendum for
the Clement referendum, but were de-
feated by the combined Democratic and
Clement party vote, with few Repub-
lcans who in the, confusion of the mo-
ment did not fully understand the con-
ditlons.
1t will be seen by every one that with
this referendum the voting In January is
in the nature of farce. We understood
one of the leaders of the Democracy at
the time the bill was passed, when ques-
toned, to say that he would not consider
himself bound by this referendum should
he be elected to the Legislature two
years hence. And we doubt whether
any Democrat would, as they openly say
that they do not believe in referendum.
What course the Clement Republicans
would take on such question we do not
know. They bolted the nominations of
the Republican convention without cause,
and it is reasonable to suppose that they
would bolt this referendum as quickly.
We believe that the Republicans of the
State will demand with one voice that in
some way the referendum now attached
to the high license bill should be changed
so as to become real referendum-such
as is demanded by their platform. If
this is not done by those who have charge
of the bill, we think beyond question
that Governor Mccullough will veto it,,
and thus give the Republicans of the
House and Senate. whose attention had
not been sufficiently called to this subject
at the time of the passage of the bill, an
opportunity to correct this fatal error.
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RECENT COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

"1hee question the of friends license that the
BeN bill excellent would be-
the ideal liquor law for like Vermont -B,aho0 Roni1.
clad the Battel system been proposed positive
would only have received support practically all the opponents
hbon but mode who could their sanction ao
option believe education
this public would
trench popular We believe that will
of direct that the final solution of the
will be along the lines of the EateI blL"-RanaoHh Hf,aM
"Under the atel bill profit the liquor selling would all go
the while under the bill the individuals who bought
the licenses would the profit above the comparatively small paid
for their license Under the Bae bill Bennington should
profit of annually think this high, and
duce by that amount while under the bill hardly
will be realized expenses the
the law."-Benningt0R RG0rmer.
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trare, or lays down n positive principle.
such ms the normal number or the fixed
proportion between public houses and pop
ulation. the system Is properly described
again. in its extreme FORM tends to pass
Into ono of prohibition. Under ono OF the
LICENSING la-w Of 1870, generally known as
the Gothenburg plan, the municipality be
gins by the partial, and advances TO the
total prohibition of liquor traffic, except by
servants of the municipality: and this plan
is sometimes advocated merely as step
towards the suppression of all trade in
''In nearly all countries the nature OF the
trade carried on in public houses has sub
jected them to a much mere rigorous po-
lice supervision than ordinary trades. All
trades. however. must be carried on under
the conditions required by the public com
Tort and safety; and to give unlimited IL
be to violate social rights not inferior to
freedom OF industry and ode"
AS is well, known, the biil under consid-
Grafton is based upon the Scandinavian
system, the bottom principle of which is
the elimination of private gain in the sale
of liquor which may be done where either
liquors are sold by company who under
take to DO 1t, or are required by law to dc
II, without gain. or where the sale Is con
Quoted by municipalities, the State or Ma
ton.
This system was first tried in Sweden
and soon after in Norway whence it is
called the Scandinavian system "Thc
temperance 1TOblpu Hlu f'o'lui lll'
published in London, 1899. passing thrOi 81
six editions in eight months, and which i.
recognized as being one Of the ablest, II
not the ablest, works vet published ON this
subject, in a chapter on the scandinavian
Experiment" says:
"'rhe liquor legislation of Sweden AND
Norway during the past hundred years af
fords Il remarkable illustration of the pow
err of law both to stimulate and to lesser
the consumption of alcoholic drinks.
amidst much that is subject to contrO
versy in connection with the Scandinavian
liquor laws, the broad facts are not dis
puted that in Sweden the consumption o1
spirits per head of the population is little
more than third of what it was In 1850
and that in Norway the annual consump
ton of spirits is only one-haf of what i
was in 1876 and probably little more thar
fifth what it was in 1888. Norway is. in
deed. now the most temperate country IL
Europe"
A table follows OF the consumption of alb
solutc alcohol in the different countries
based upon the latest official figures, from
an average of five years:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-11-28
In re AlansOn Norton, an In
capable Person.

StTATE OF VERMONT, /
- DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SIS.

StTATE OF VERMONT,
- DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SIS.
BE il remembered, that at a session Of he
Probate Court, holden al Middlebury, within
ahd for said District, on the Goth day OF
November, y. ID 1902.
Present: Hon VIM. II. Bliss, Judge.
Whereas, Leslie a. >eVerN, guardian of
AansOn Norton of Leicester, an incapable
person, in said District, has tins day presented
Ia said Court his petition in writing, setting
forth that il will be nece~' airy to sell part
of the real estate of said ward for the pay
ment of the debts and charges of administra.
lion; and also that il VIII he beneficial to
said ward to sell the whole of the real estate
of said ward, and the elm making application
To said Court for license to III AXE such sale.
1t is ordered, That all persons Interested IN
the matter OF said ward be notified to
appear before said Court AT the Probate
office i'm Middlebury, in said District, on the
I'D day OF December, A. d. 1902 AT 10 o'clock
m, by publication of tins order three
weeks successfully previous thereto, in the
Middlchury Register, II newspaper printed nj
Middlebury afore said, To show cause, II any
they may have, why said license should not
be granted.
As W. IL. DAVIS, Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-11-28
SEVEN LADIES' BICYCLES GOING AT JUST half PRICE.
Frank a. Bond, PINE HALL
TO THE PEOPLE OF VERMONT.
[COntinued from Page O.

believe, will in holding
lines than the great Catholic Church. Let all the
churches better morality the better the
better happiness of the State
And call all the the to beat this saloon
BILL which they order that hence Legislature
pass people delay will be we'll
arriving permanently
JOSEPH BAI'TEII,
MmDIEBURy, Chairman House Committee Temperance.
Fl,
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We Are Known
BY Our Works

And pretty much wedressed assisting in spread
ing fame That being assured come to us and we 90
The past week has witnessed the receipt OF CAR-
LOAD of new goods And they at your service
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SAVED MANY TIME.

Don't neglect coughs and colds even
if it is spring. Such cases often re-
suit seriously at this season just be.
cause people are careless. A dose of
One Minute Cough Cure will remove
all danger. Absolutely safe. Acts at
once. Sure cure for coughs, colds,
Group. grip, bronchitis, and other
throat and lung troubles. 81 have
used One Minute Cough Cure several
years" says Postmaster c, o. Daw-
son. Barr, Ill. sit is the very best
cough medicine on the market. 1t has
saved me many a severe spell of sick
ness and l warmly recommend it. y
The children's favorite. Dr.. Terry Is
Drug Store.
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Special to the Record.
Lake Charles, April 26-The
News flashed over the wire today
that jackson who is now at Gin.
ton Louisiana, has confessed to
the murder of the EARL family
near Welsh last February. 1t is
stated that jackson killed his
brother in the town of Clinton
and was arrested for the crime
and after being placed in prison a
short time made the statement
to the legal authorities that he
was the murderer of the EARL
familyfor which E. A. Batson
had been convicted.
The sheriff started for Clinton
on the first train and will bring
Jackson to Lake Charles for trial
and will be given preliminary
hearing next Monday.
The above may be only rum
or, but there is nothing unreas-
enable in the statement made,
and furthermore there are many
people who believe Batson limo
cent. If this report proves
true it will prove a hard blow to
circumS tantial evidence and mob
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LODGE CAUSES AMUSEMENT
He Poses as aA X Feformer. While
Really 09Political Boss.
By Union Asso slated Press.

By Union Asso fated Press.
Washington April 26..-Every
one is discussing the spanking
which the senate is giving Lodge
of Massachusetts. That body
evidently intends to cure thesen-
ator Of his assumption of superb
GRITTY in matters pertaining to the
executive. He apparently aims
to be the Warwick of the admin
istration, and there is much
amusement over this phase of his
character, also over his reputa-
ton as a political reformer of the
trusts.
AS a matter of fact, Lodge is
as much a boss in his way as is
Platt, Quay or Kearns. He is
the head of the machine in Mass
achusetts, and is working pre-
cisely as do the machine bosses
in New York, Pennsylvania and
Missouri. However, the assump-
ton that he is as much the presi-
dent in the senate as in the coun-
Gil he has resented the movement
for suppression and the gentle
man from Massachusetts, is daily
gaining strength and is in close
conference with Roosevelt, and
is believed to be behind many of
the presidents decisions as he
has perpetual entree to the
White House when others are
barred.
His pet bills have been demol-
ished as a punishment for his
SmartneSS.
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LADIES Department

EMBROIDERIES from Sc yard up
ALL OVER LACE from 18c yard up
VALENCIENNE LACE
from 1c yard up
TORCHON LACE from &c yard mp
RIBBON SC yard up
SHIRTWAIST from &c
| CLOTH SKIRTS from 48c
SILK SKIRTS, fine assortment.
vEILINGS from l8c yard up
LADIES TRIMMED HATS ACC up
MISSES TRIMMED HATS soc up
COMPLETE A IS OR TMENT
HOS IERY in B lacks,
White, and large assortment
in Fancy Colors, in plain and
drop stitched for Ladies, Miss
es and Children &c up
KNITTED VESTS from Sc
assortment LADIES S 1 L X
GLOVES and MITTS.
LACE and SILK SCARFS 75c up
LADIES LAWN SCARFS csc up
LADIES BELTS l5c up
HANDKERCHIEFS in large variety,
HAIR RETAINERS
vASSAR COMBS,
POMPADOUR COMES,
SIDE COMBS,
WIRE HAIR PINS,
ALUMINIUM HAIR PINS,
SHELL HAIR PINS.
Fine assortment STERLING SILL
YER MOUNTED L AIDES
PURSES, 75c up
CHILDREN'S PURSES from &c up
LEATHER PURSES from Csc up
PINS of all kinds.
KID HAIR CURRIERS' &c dozen
Ladies Hose Supporters 24c up
Celebrated Foster Ladies Hose Sup
porters so to 75c pair
Ladies Fancy Carriers 24c
An elegant assortment of La dies jew
elry consisting of Fancy Hat Pins.
Shirt Waist Pin Sets, Sash Pins,
Stick Pins, Belt Pins, Belt Buckets,
Brooches.
Also on hand a complete assortment
of the Celebrated
F. c. and American Beauty Corsets.
every one guaranteed) from 23c up
Will receive during next week COM
plete line of
Ladies Muslin Skirts,
Ladies Muslin Drawers,
Ladies Muslin Corset Covers,
Ladies Muslin Chernises,
Ladies Muslin Night Gowns.
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Memorial to Judge Davis.
Inion Associated Press.

By Union Associated Press.
New York, April ga letter
from Grover Cleveland was read
today at the memorial meeting in
honor of the late Supreme Just
ice Noah Dauis, at the county
court house, says, 81 regret to
say that [ cannot serve on the
com mittee charged with provid
ing amemorial to the late Judge
Noah Davis. I am not in a con
dition to devote the necessary
time to the matter, although /
fully approve of the plan.
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Debate on Negro Suffrage.

Special to the Record.
San Francisco pril26. Much
interest is manifesto in the de-
bate between representatives of
the University of California and
Stanford University, which takes
place in the Metropolitan Temple
tonight. California will argue
in support of the affirmative and
Sanford for the negative side of
the question, "Resolved, that the
Southern states should grant
suffrage to the negro in accord
ance with the spirit of the Fiji
teenth amendment of the consti-
tuition of the United States.
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Favor Tariff Reduction.
By Union Associated Press.

BY Union Associated Press.
Washington, April &c. Two
hide-bound tariff republicans
have come out fiat footed for the
adjustment of the tariff on meet
as means of bringing the beef
trust to time. These are For
aker and Evans, both of whom
are said to have expressed the
opinion that something must be
done. 1t is believd now that the
senate will makea revision of the
tariff schedule.
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Village DESTROYED.

BY Union Associated Press:
Findlay. Ohio, April 26.-The
village of Custer, twenty miles
north of this place was almost
wiped out by flames last night.
All communication with the town
is cut off today by the burning of
the telephone and telegraph sta
tions. The citizens made ia Wig
erous effort to extinguish the
flames without avail, and were
compelled ITO appeal for aid to
near by towns.
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Hitting the Beef Trust.
lion Associated Press.

By Union Associated Press.
New York, April 26,-A wave
of reduction in the prices of meat
must result from the war upon
the beef trust. The trust shops
are beginning to clog with unsold
meats as result of the killing
blow struck at consumption by
the trust itself. 1t is believed
here that next Monday will see
reduction all over the country.
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Asking for Aid.
lion Associated Press.

BY Union Associated Press.
Bradford, Pa, April 26.-Five
numbered people in Marienville,
Forest county, who lost all in the
fire that destroyed the town a
few days ago, are in a starving
condition. The Marienville
board of trade today telegaphed
every city and town in the oil
country, asking for money and
other contributions.
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SENTENCED TO
Be HANGED.
Batson's AtofSeys Make
Motion For New Trial,
But is Refused.

From Daily American.
cit is considered and adjudged
and this court sentences you, A.
E. Batson, to be remanded to The
parish Jail and there kept until
such day as the governor may
ix;and then by the proper officer
to be conveyed to the place pre-
pared for your execution, and
then and there to be hanged by
the neck until you are dead, dead,
dead.
'And may God have mercy up
on your soul. "
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Wanted.

A few violin pupils by Mrs
Ritch. Mrs. Ritch is a pupil of
Herr Fritz Schmitz of Germany,
Jacob Schriner of Cincinnati
and Botefurh of Germany.
Would be pleased to give referen-
ces. At M. E. Hulbnrts Book
store. tf99
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Fertilizer,

have full supply Of special
rice fertilizer, also for cotton and
corn, which will be sold at rock.
bottom prices. A. D. McFarlain.
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Two Days Race Meeting.

At meeting of the Jennings
Driving Association the following
officers were elected for the en-
suing season:
J. l.. Roy, pres. E, G. French,
secretary; c. p. Gibson, asst.
secretary: E. D. Conner, treas
urer; G.. H. Cook, ]. F. Case and
j. l.. Roy, directors.
The association will give two
days meeting, May 1917. The
programs will be out in few
days. This meeting intervenes
the Lake Charles and New Iberia
meeting and it lis expected that
excursion rates will be secured.
Use your own Judgement but
don't smoke any thing till you
try the "Queen of Paris" at
Gauthier Bros. Drug store, it's
the best five center that ever
came to town. 69tf