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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12

The Fusion Movement.

II the Republicans of Washington, Rut-
land and Chittenden counties who have
joined with the Democrats in a fusion
movement will stop for a moments con-
sderation they will see that they have
been buncoed
They are making themselves renegades
to their party and are eXalting high IL
cense above any and all issues. They are
taking a step where they have nothing to
gain and everything to lose. and they are
sure to lose. They will ostracise them
selves, give aid and comfort to the en-
emy and in the end weaken the very is
sue which they are now making a fetish
The Democrats contend that the Re-
publicans will repeal the high license
local option law, but there is no ground
for such contention. The platform adopt
ed at the Republican state convention
calls for a full, free and fair trial of the
law When a Democrat like John II.
Senter declares that several Republican
county conventions have instructed their
nominees for senators to vote against the
present local option license liquor law he
may have deluded some Of the extremists
of the Republican license wing in WASH
ington county to fuse with the Democrats.
but he was playing a campaign trick.
He has been called and asked to name
single county convention which has taken
any such action as he has described and
he is mum, for the very good reason that
he knows that he has been using his head
gear as a megaphone, hoping to deceive
some Republicans who are quick to start
at the words high license.
G. E. Moody Of Waterbury. who was
nominated for senator by the fusionists in
Washington county, refuses enphatlcally
to allow the use OF his name on their
ticket. He says the ticket named by the
regular Republican convention is entitled
to the cordial and undivided support of
the Republicans of the county.
Percival w Clement of Rutland. the
godfather of the high license local op-
tion movement and the man primarily and
chiefly responsible for its enactment. sees
plainly the folly Of the bolters. In an in
terview with representative Of the ST.
Adams Messenger he said: L am Re
publican. and have never been anything
else l am for the regular nominees in
every county in the state. l have been
invited 10 make campaign speeches by
the state committee, and shah make sew
eral speeches during the campaign. and
my whole effort will be TO help to make
the Republican majority as large as pos
sible. l have heard that some Of tn, Rut-
land Republicans who are local option men
are working in with the Democrats. Some
Of them are friends Of mine. and were
been asked to take some part in this
movement, and have fairly aod squarely
declined. I want it distinctly understood
first and last that l am standing squarely
on the Republican platform, and propose
to work for the success OF the straight
Republican ticket"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
c. c. Fitts's Statement.
Editor of The Phoenix,
EDWARD c. CROSB

Editor of The Phoenix,
Dear Sir:-Complying with your request
that l state my position on the high Ii
cense local-option law, | beg TO say that
I stand squarely upon the Republican
platform and in line with what l under
stand to be the conservative sentiment
Of the state-that is. to give the present
law a full and fair trial TO the end that
It's strength and its weakness may be dis
covered and fully understood. The state
may then act advisedly in such amend
ment and alteration of our liquor laws
as experience may show is required.
Therefore | should oppose the repeal of
the high license local-option law at the
coming session of the legislature
should advocate and support the following
amendments: First, ! should have the
law provide that all licenses granted ter
inmate at some fixed date, as. say. April
lst or May 1st. The need of this amend
ment is apparent from the experience of
those towns which last year voted yes
and where licenses were granted late in
the year, so that some of the towns
which have this year voted no con-
tinue to have licensed selling for good
part of the present year. So l would
have all licenses expire at the same
date then If the town votes mo- 1t
means no.
Second I would amend the law so as
to prohibit the sale of liquor on any le-
gal holiday Most OF the license states
| | believe, prohibit selling on any legal
| holiday New Hampshire and Massachu-
setts for instance, have that provision
| in their license laws. l have been in
| formed by those connected with the en-
| forcement OF the law in several of oul
large towns that the most harm has come
| from the sale on holidays the crowds at
| tracted to the larger towns and the gen
| eral conditions which prevail at those
| times quite naturally bringing such
| result. The fee for licenses is fixed b!
| the license commissioners in the re
spective towns and it is entirely within
the commissioners power to regulate thu
license fee in view of sales being pro
hibited on legal holidays. So such al
amendment would work no harm to an,
| one, and is clearly in the interest o
| temperance and sobriety.
would not amend or weaken the sec
| tion prohibiting the sale of liquor L
minors. The law is stiff and explicit ol
| this, and 1t is one of the most salutar
| provisions, as we have seen in Brattle
boro. Our first duty is to protect tn
boys, and there should be no let up 4
this regard.
l should strongly oppose any amend
ment looking to the removal of the ba
from those who have forfeited their Ii
censes for illegal selling The law shoul
be enforced and should compel respec
and nothing could more weaken that re
spect than to take away the penaltie
which it imposes. The foregoing state
exactly my position and what may be eS
pected OF me If 1 am elected.
Very respectfully yours.
CLARKE c. Fits.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12

The anthracite coal operators in Penn
sylvania have made important conces-
sions to the miners, so that it is stated
with assurance that there will be no strike
in the hard coal regions this year. The
board of arbitration recommended that
Coke Bros. & Co. reinstate all the men
suspended for alleged violation of a rule
against loading large pieces in rock cars,
and ordered that a compromise be ef-
fected by consultation between COM
mittee of the miners and officers of the
company. The result is regarded as a
moral victory" for the miners, for 1t es-
tablishes a precedent for the whole mining
region.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
Fali of Lassa. the forbidden city.o

Lassa the Forbidden City" OF Tibet.
capital of the Dalai Lama, regarded as
the living incarnation Of Buddha, which had
not been seen by a European in the last IS
years. and which in all the centuries had
been penetrated by few except Buddhists.
has been entered by the English troops Of
Cen. MacDonald's expedition. escorting
the mission Of Col Younghusbaud. The
appearance of the city shows the dcscrip-
tlons Of explorers TO have been extremely
accurate.
The surrounding land is very fertile, the
whole place gives evidence Of prosperity,
and the Dalai Lama's white palace crown
ed with gold. rising 20 a height Of $50
feet on the summit of Potala. the sacred
mountain three miles from the city. is
wonderful sight. The Dalai Lama has
fed to a monastery IS miles from the
city whore he says he will remain seclud-
ed three years. The Bntishers We're eight
months in making the march through the
mountains and hostile country. Their
passage was opposed in some bloody con-
hicts but on the last ia miles OF their
journey they met with no resistance.
Iassa is In about the same latitude as
New Orleans, but it is at an altitude OF
1900 feet. The course Of the English
took them at one time to an altitude of
1G 900 feet, where a battle was fought in
which coo natives were slain. and they
passed close to Chumulhuri which is over
900 feet high. Lassa is a city of 60. 900
population, Of whom 10000 are monks
1t is to that form of Buddhism known as
I
| danism, and a never-ending stream of
pious pilgrims flows thither from China,
Korea and even the wild wastes of Mon
golia.
To reach Lassa has been the ambition
of adventurous explorers for years. Capt.
Bower, Englishman, in 1891, and W. w.
Rockhill, American, in 1892, approached
within $50 miles of Lassa. A. Henry
Savage Landor. the Englshman, before
being turned back by the Tibetans in
1897, was terribly tortured, but his suf-
ferings did not deter DIR. Sven Hedn, the
Swedish traveller, from pushing his way
soon afterward into the forbidden land
but like all the others he was unable tc
reach the golden domed city.
The British military expedition was
started out of India as a peaceful mis-
sion, intended to induce the Dalai Lama
to sign a treaty and to express sorrow
for an insult to the British government
alleged to have been committed 13 year:
ago. Lassa will undoubtedly become
centre of British influence in Asia, anC
the change will be another severe blow
to Russia, who has been pushing he
outposts in that direction with the inten
tion OF being the dominating infuenc,
there in the ultimate fate OF Asia.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
WEST BRATTLEBORC.

Miss Alice Bracket of Limington Me.
is guest at Z. E. Fishers.
Mrs. Helen Miller and daughter are
spending a few days in Northfield.
The Misses Van Gumpster of Ilion. n.
Y, are visiting their cousin. DR.. Hunter
Mrs. Ashley Stone went to Ridgeheld,
Conn, Thursday to visit her son, Dexter
L. Stone
Miss Maude Stone and Miss Gridley Of
Kansas recently have been guests at Mrs
Catherine Evanss.
Miss Gertrude Stockwell returned Tues
day from a stay Of four weeks in South
Framingham. Mass.
]. B. Adkins OF Hartford is spending
few days in town. He has fully recover
ed from his spinal trouble.
Rev. Joseph Chandler of Fond du Lac.
Wis. will preach in the Congregational
church next Sunday morning
DR.. and Mrs. Young. Mrs Patterson and
two sons and Mr.. and Mrs Byram of
Troy, N Y, are boarding a H. F. Wealth
erhead's.
The band concert Tuesday evening at
tracted a good sized crowd, though not
as large as the first one owing to the
cold. Landlord Strong served ice-cream
during the evening.
A disgusting spectacle was made Tues
day evening, during the band concert,
when a man too drunk to sit up rode
up through the street with his head in
the lap of his little boy.
The carpets for the Congregation
church, bought recently by the Woman S
association. have been laid, and general
satisfaction is expressed in regard to the
improvement they have made.
Recent boarders at II. c. Harris's have
been Mr. and Mrs. Fales and two daugh-
ters of Troy, n. Y. Mrs. Smith and
daughter of Brooklyn. and Mr. and Mrs
DeWolfe of New Britain. Conn
Arthur Fisher who for the past three
years has been studying at the Bellevue
hospital in New York city TO be a pro-
fessional nurse, finished his course Aug
s. He will practice in the city for the
present. Mrs. Fisher is with him now,
but she will return soon.
DR.. H. X. Dunklee of Denver, Colo, was
a visitor at E. c. Dunklee's from Satur-
day until Monday. He went to Denver
from Vermont Is years ago, and now is
a practicing physician there and is pro-
fessor of anatomy in Denever college.
DR.. Dunklee is anxious to learn about
his ancestors and the place where they
formerly lived After a visit to Meeting
House Hill cemetery, he was convinced
that the Robert Dunklee, whose death
occurred in 17T6, and who is the first OF
the four generations now buried in the
cemetery, was the original ancestor who
| came from Scotland, and who, with his
| son, Jonathan, came from Connecticut
| and settled on the farm now owned by
| E. c. Dunklee. DR.. Dunklee is a prom
| inent Odd Fellow and Mason.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12

Minister Leishman, having failed after
repeated efforts to obtain an audience
with the Sultan, has been instructed to
notify his royal highness that there must
be no more delay in the consideration of
American demands, and the United States
squadron under Admiral Jewell has been
ordered to Smyrna, Asiatic Turkey, to
give conviction by display of force to the
resolve OF our government to enforce COL
lection of the claims of our citizens for
the destruction of property in Turkey,
and to secure to Americans the rights
which are accorded to other foreigners,
The presence of the American fleet in
Turkish waters is expected to be suft-
cient TO bring the Sultan to terms. One of
the claims for adjudication is that OF the
American Missionary society for the de-
struction of colleges and other property
valued at s25o.0O0.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12

An inspection of steamboats, in New
York city harbor has revealed startling
condition of culpable negligence, which
might have resulted in a greater horror
than the destruction of the General
Slocum. The Grand Republic, a sister ship
of the Slocum. was licensed to carry 300
passengers, but it. is said that on some
special occasions her decks had been
crowded so that 5000 We're on board.
More than one-half of the life preservers
were worse than worthless, as they would
quickly absorb from two to four pounds
of water. and would tend to drag down
rather than keep on the surface any
one wearing one. Under the new GER
tificate the Grand Republic will be allowed
to carry only 1900 passengers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
THE PETITION DISMISSED.
Railroad Commissioners Claim They
Have No Power to Order the Alb Train
Stopped at Putney.

Notice was received in Brattleboro
Tuesday from the state board of railroad
commissioners dismissing the petition of
F. l.. Houghton and others, who asked
that the afternoon Boston e Maine pas
senger train southbound. reaching Brat
tleboro at 4.1S be stopped at Putney,
and that the forenoon train which leaves
Brattleboro at lilo be stopped at East
Putney. These trains made regular
stops at those stations for many years
until the summer schedule went into ef-
feet June 81
The commissioners say: "The testimony
tended to show. and the petitioners fair
ly established the fact. that the patrons
of the Boston & Maine railroad at Put
ney fairly require a better train service
than that afforded by the summer sched-
ule of the Boston & Maine railroad The
relief sought by the petitioners is justi-
fled by the amount of business given the
Boston & Maine railroad at Putney sta
tion, but ii would be useless for this
commission to make an order requiring
train No. AZ (the afternoon train) to stop
at Putney station unless the powers con-
ferred upon this board by statute are
broad enough to give ample jurisdiction
in such case. The commissioners have
therefore, carefully examined the laws
establishing the railroad commission
and prescribing its duties and powers and
have concluded that the legislative au-
of railroad commissioners any power by
the exercise of which relief can be given
to the petitioners"
They then go to show that train No.
AZ is an interstate and international train,
starting from Montreal and running to
Springfield, Mass and quote from the
statute which gives the commissioners
the power to order any change in the run
ming and connections of local passenger
trains" They say that train No AZ is
not local passenger train. They quote
decisions in other states in cases where
interstate traffic has been involved, and
say: by stopping train No ~ at Put
ney to take passenger bound for Brat
tleboro or to leave passenger boarding
the train at Bellows Falls might leopard
ize the connection of this train at Spring.
field with the Boston and New York train
over the New York New Haven & Hart
ford railroad and thus place upon inter-
state business a serious and unreasonable
burden"
The commissioners say that they do
not mean that no jurisdiction or power
is conferred upon the board. upon proper
petition, to order the Boston & Maine
road to run such local passenger trains
as may be reasonably required to ac-
commodate the inhabitants and business
interests of Putney But no such order
can be based on the petition in this case"
The conclusions in regard to this train
also apply to the northbound train.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12

The Rutland News refers to Charles
f, Littlefield, "the present representative
in Congress from Thomas r. Reeds old
district" There has been an impression
prevalent in some quarters that Amos +.
Allen, Mr.. Reeds private secretary, sue
ceeded the noted speaker from the First
Maine district, that he is still holding
down the job, and that Mr.. Littlefeld
went into Congress after the death Of
Nelson Dingley Of the Second Maine dis
trict.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir
Understanding that you are to be a
candidate for the Republican nomination
for town representative at the coming
election, and recognizing the fact that the
probable treatment of the high license
local option law by the legislature Of
this year is an important issue in the
minds of many voters. l wish to ask for
statement of your views upon this ques-
tion, to be printed in The Phoenix
] should like to have the statement
cover any points about the law which
you deem essential, and especially with
regard to the provisions concerning
sales to minors, and any possible change
permitting the restoration of licenses to
liquor sellers who have held licenses
and lost them because they have violated
the law
1t would oblige me to have your reply
in hand early next week
Sincerely yours,
o. L. FRENCH,
Pub. The Phoenix.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
RORO.

The wife of Prof. Burgess, granddaugh-
ter of the late Charles X. Field, who is
spending the summer at her former home
in Montpelier, recently discovered under
the covering OF an old chair which came
into her possession from the Field family
a card on which was the following in
scription: Chair owned and used by Rev.
Aaron Crosby of Newfane in 1910. He
was missionary among the Indians on
the headwater of the Susquehanna river
before the Revolutionary war" Mr.
Crosby was a well-known resident of
Windham county more than a century
ago, and his body lies in a Marlboro GEM
etery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12

Everybody who watches politics is
keenly interested in the Democratic sit
uation in New York. The difficulty Judge
Parker is having in making McCarren and
Murphy pull together pleases the Repub-
licans, while it dismays the Democrats.
Republicans have been growing more
and more confident of their ability to
carry New York and these difficulties be-
tween great Democratic bosses add to
their confidence
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12

The ST. Johnsbury Republican wants
another referendum on the local option
law. There would be more cogency and
force to this argument II the Republican
had been advocating n referendum sew
eral years ago. We hardly see why the
people of the lilly white" section
need clamor for a change now. They
are getting stricter prohibition now than
ever experienced in so years. Probably
they are animated by a desire to
help their weak and depraved brothers
in other parts of the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
WHAT TOWN REPRESENTATIVE CANDIDATES SAY
The Attitude of Messs Crosby Fits and Gibson Toward High
License Local Option LawAI Favor Further TnaChanges
Suggested

The near approach of the September
election has made the choice Of our next
town representative a matter of general
discussion, and there has been much
speculation as to the attitude of the
three announced Republican candidates
toward the liquor license law. In order
that their views might be correctly set
forth a letter, a copy Of which follows,
was addressed last Saturday to +. c.
Crosby. c. c. Fits and f. w. Gibson.
The replies Of the three candidates fol-
low the letter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
E. c. crosby,s Statement.
O. l.. French. Pub. Phoenix,
Brattleboro. Vt.
10

o. L. French, Pub. Phoenix,
Brattleboro, VT
Dear Sir
In reply to your request that
I give to the public, through your paper,
my views upon the present high license
local option law, inasmuCh a ! am a
candidate for the Republican nomination
for town representative at the coming
election and understanding that there is
considerable speculation as to what my
actions would be in regard to the present
law. l think l can make my position
clear in a very few words. l believe
the people demanded n change from the
old law as expressed two years ago, and
when the present law was enacted l was
personally not in favor Of ii becoming
law. l. however believe IL poor policy
for every session Of the legislature to un-
do the acts Of the previous body, unless
some radical wrong has been done.
The present law has hardly been given
a fair trial. Ny idea would be to leave
il as it is for two years more. when It Will
be fully demonstrated whether it is best
for the interests of all concerned TO re-
tain IT or not To strive to change or
repeal the law this year would seem to me
like the boy who planted the seeds and
dug them up every few days to see If
they We're growing. Therefore, l say do
not change or amend the law to make IT
cumbersome or imperative. but keep 1t in
It's present form uIiui ~ - iu''H -
what it's defects are. II any. and then II
il is found that the people desire
change let il be made a direct issue in all
the towns and let the representatives be
elected accordingly.
had not supposed that the present law
was to be an issue this year, but should
presume it might be at some future time.
Having been a resident of this town the
past 40 years. and being fully Identified
with its welfare and business interests
in many ways at the present time, and
believing a large number of voters are
well aware Of this, if am worthy Of the
office. | should most assuredly feel il an
honor TO serve in the capacity Of town
representative this year.
Yours truly,
EDWARD c. CROSBY
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12

The report OF the government board
on wireless telegraphy not only advises
direct government control. through the
navy department, of all coastwise ap-
paratus as a means of military defense.
but it declares that all private stations in
the interior of the country should be con-
trolled by the government through the de-
partment Of commerce and labor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
CHURCH AND FRATERNITY

First Baptist church, George B. Law
son, minister Morning worship, 1890
Sermon by Rev. A G. Lawson. d. D.. of
Newark, N. ]. Bible school, l2 m. /; even
ing, union service on the common.
Christian Science services in Market
block Sunday at 1O.45 a m. Subject,
Mind" Text, Ps. 81: 10. Testimonial
meeting, Wednesday at 7.3O p. m. Read
ing room open Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday from to p. m. The public
always welcome.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12

Some newspapers have been indulging
in speculations to the effect that Judge
Parker, If elected to the presidency
might appoint his chief political adviser
David B. Hin, as secretary of state. He
might follow precedent and select as the
head of the state department his chief
competitor for the nomination. In that
case w. +. Hearst would have the first
call on the portfolio.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
Republican National Nominations.
Of Indiana.

Alton b. Parker, Democratic nominee
for the presidency. resigned from the state
court of appeals in New York Friday,
after a continuous service OF 25 years on
the bench. This step was taken to leave
him free to prosecute his campaign. He
gave up a position with a salary of s12,-
500.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-12
Advertised letters.

Men-Arthur Robbins, Henry Scoville,
A. White, Carl o. Wiswall
Women-Mrs. Grace L. Buxton, Mrs.
H. L. Wood, Mrs Josephine F. Wilson,
Miss Lena Wheeler.
Firms-Union Bank.