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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
Canoe Party Drowned.

Nearly 200 boats were out on Lake Mem
phremagog Sunday night searching for the
bodies of four Newport people who were
drowned on Sunday afternoon. The victims
of the drowning accident, which was one Of
the saddest affairs that has occurred in a
long time were Fred S. Paquin and wife and
Ethel Paquin, his sister, and George Daley.
The party of four had been camping at
Knowlton's Bluff and about noon got into a
canoe and started towards Horseneck island.
This was the last seen of them. The over
turned canoe was noticed about 8 o'clock
and the cushions and pillows and a coat be-
longing to Daley were found. The young
people were very popular in Newport where
the men were employed as clerks, Mrs Pa
quin as book-keeper and Miss Paquin as tel
ephone operator. The bodies of the victims
were found Tuesday in 20 feet of water, a
quarter of mile from shore.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
Gethro's PREPARATION. =

Representative Gethro of Boston,
expelled from the Massachusetts legis-
lature Thursday for bribery, has issued
n public statement in which he declares
that a majority of his fellow members
sold their votes and their influence. He
says:
"When sat on the floor of the house
on Thursday afternoon and saw myself
held up in scorn and heard my punish
ment demanded, not by that handful OF
men whose names are above reproach,
but by a mob of dastardly hypocrites
who had offered and taken ten brides
to my one, [ swore then and there to
avenge my expulsion and ruin SO soon
and in such way that never again IN
the Massachusetts legislature would
bride be taken, offered, or mentioned.
Mr.. Gethro is confessed perJurer
as well as bride taker and giver; but
his. charges should be promptly and
thoroughly investigated through
medium of unquestionable integrity. II
they are true, justice to the state and
to representative government de-
mands that the miserable creatures who
so grossly misrepresent their constltu-
ents be- brought to account; If they are
false. the Massachusetts house OF rep
resentatives is surely entitled to abso-
Lutte public acquittal.
Even if Gethro s accusations are sub
stantiated, he himself is in no wise vim
dictated or excused thereby. He says
that he is determined to make what
Preparation" he can, but he means
that he wants revenge. Gethro is no
hero. no martyr, no reformer, however
much of good to Massachusetts, may re-
sult from his disclosures. There is lit
tie evidence of manhood in the man
whose first impulse when caught in
wrong doing is to give away his pals
to soften his own punishment but
Gethro goes even farther than this. He
is a corrupt, contemplate coward who
tries to get back at the world for the
evil he has brought upon himself by
his own crimes against the world.
The mans testimony is worthless;
but if he have any proof of the charges
he makes he should be required to pro-
duce it.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
FRIDAY, JUNE go, 1909
Poor Work.

The individual at Arlington who re-
Gently attempted to practise the deii'
cate and dangerous art OF making
counterfeit money seems to have
achieved only the --LATEST of failures
His coins were made of tinfoll from
bnrnt soft-wood moulds; they were so
imperfect that they could not possibly
be passed in the daytime and the only
person finally deceived by them was
an aged. half.blind woman. Reporters
of the state newspapers show their IN
voluntary disgust at the crudeness OF
the illegitimate effort by the headlines,
ga Poor Counterfeit, etc. The tact
that the lack of skill and knowledge
displayed by the criminal makes HIM
less dangerous to society gives nm no
ered;t with the world. "He wanted
to cheat and defraud but did not know
enough to do it," is the doubly con
demninp verdict, and the emphasis OF
popular disfavor is on the last clause
If the man had added to his desire
the skill and cunning to etfectually de-
oo;,o ba would in time have been
caught and punished by the law. But
he would have been given the credlt Oh
importance, though dangerous; man
of power. though misdirected- Inc al
miration men naturally feel for AFFINITY
IN do dangerous and difficult things
would have been his But to do a
wrong thing poorlytis surely the most
despicable and unremunerative of hui
man achievements.
There is lesson in this criminal
bungle of a backwoodsman for all work
ers in legitimate fields. 1t is not enough
to desire and to attempt. One must
achieve something useful or pleasing
TO his fellows by his industry There
is very little difference to the world De-
tween the man who makes money that
nobody will accept and the man who
makes bread that nobody VIII eat
There is the same wide difference in the
ewes of the world between the hrst
man and the counterfeiter whose work
only the government experts can recog'
nize that there is between the second
man and the master of domestic sci
ence.
The world wants work well done. 1t
bows deferentially to the man who can
make shoes that comfort and become
its tender feet and to the woman who
can cook dinner exactly to its taste;
but it turns the cold shoulder squarely
upon the millionaire packer who offers
it decayed and dirty meat.
The person who does any kind OF
work exceedingly well is so rare as to
possess certain distinction along with
his usefulness.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
MATTERS OF OPINION.
Selected from the Editorial Columns OF
Our Esteemed Contemporaries.
The Republican State Platform.
lSwanton Courier'l


Previous TO the adoption Of the platform
Mr. Proctor. breaking a silence OF many
months. gave the convention his views on
some state questions which have attracted
the thoughts of many for some time. II is
singular coincidence that his views were re-
Elected almost to dot in the platform
adopted soon after his speech, leaving the
average man bit undecided whether MI
Proctor took his views from the platform OF
whether the convention adopted his idea oil
things as a platform. :,
Be that as it may, for the first time IN
many years the republican party goes INTO
the campaign with a platform dealing with
the issues in which the people Of the state
are vitality interested II the opposition OF
Mr.. Clement has brought this about then ne
has certainly accomplished some good by his
bolt.
Some. might wish that the platform were
more explicit on some questions and treat
ed them in a more mandatory manner, but
il is such an Improvement on previous plat
forms that it will be generally accepted py
republicans as long step in advance
II Is notable that Mr.. Proctor's views on
the question of license have undergone
change in the past four years. Then he was
an outspoken prohibitionist; now he be-
lieyes the license law should have further
trial
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
Breast Pin in Throat Two Weeks.

Reginald, the 13-months-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. P. Carr of Rutland is hale and
hearty, and puzzle to the doctors after
having lived two and half weeks with a
brass breast pin open in his throat. The
child swallowed the pin while toying with it,
but showed no bad effects from it. Physi.
clans predicted immediate trouble unless
the pin passed through the natural channels
but when days went by and no infamma.
ton was noticed although the pin still re.
manned in the child's body, the medical men
could not understand it. Last week Thurs
day. while the boy was eating some toast, he
began suddenly to choke and soon coughed
up the pin, piece of toast being caught on
the sharp point
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

The English conscience is finding
balm for South African war wounds
in the Chicago beef revelations. Half
the canned meat used by the English
troops during that terrible struggle was
from America, therefore it is suggest
ed that half the fatal illnesses among
the men may have been due to pto-
maine poisoning, of foreign response
bility. The packers, perhaps, will not
grudge this crumb of comfort to a good
foreign customer. Their present repu-
tation can not be made much worse by
a possible few poisoned English regl-
ments; and byand-by, rehabilitated and
upheld by the influence of rigid in
spection law, they may be able to make
the foreign customer pay in full with
interest for the balm he has received
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

The prices of beef and mutton, the
two principal products of the Chicago
packers, were raised two cents n pound
to retail purchasers Friday. The con-
suming public will of course pay for
all losses the packers may undergo
through the recent investigations. The
argument of congressman against plac-
ing inspection expense on the packers
because the latter would make the pub.
lie pay for it and would have valid ex-
cuse for raising prices, was absurd.
Enough has already been done to the
packers to guarantee the raising of
prices TO consumers to the very highest
possible notch, and making them pay
for necessary inspection, as they justly
should, could make matters no worse
than they certainly will be for the peo-
pie. Trust history shows no precedent
for the necessity of an "excuse" for
extorting money from the helpless con-
sumer On the contrary trust methods
of extortion have been utterly inexeus'
able.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

shelter Of their roofs is accepted at any
price:
Has the water supply been subjected
TO n chemical test TO disclose its pur'
ityl
is your ice taken from n source that
is free from pollutioni
Do you use certified milk that has
been produced under sanitary condi'
tionsi
Has the plumbing been tested recent
" with smoke or peppermint to show
that il is free from leaks or defectsf
III YOU have n cesspool, has 1t been
cleaned and disinfected in the last
year'
Is the cellar perfectly dryl
Is the refrigerator regularly cleaned
and scalded out, and is IT disconnected
from any drain by double trappingt
Have YOU had any cases Of contagious
disease in your house the past year, and
have the rooms occupied by the patient
been thoroughly disinfectedf
The thorough application. as indi'
Gated, of the principles of sanitation
underlying these questions might make
A substantial difference in next fall s
typhoid fever record; their application,
as far as possible, by each individual
to his own home, would undoubtedly
make the difference much more marked.
Sanitary evils are not all in boarding
houses and it is often in the home to
which the vacationist returns in the
fall that he finds the fatal germ, or the
developing conditions for long and
wasting illness. These questions should
be answered for safety in every home.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

It is intimated that the "high Off
GALS of the Standard Oil company
are immune from prosecution in the
criminal proceedings about to be
brought by the national department of
Justice. Curiously enough, the same
vague veil of immunity seems to envel-
op "high" personages elsewhere in
prosecutions of minor Importance. When
examined at close range this veil is
said to be merely misplaced judicial
Difference.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
Democratic Chances Weighed.
Randolph Herald


C. H. Davenport of Brattleboro writes to
the Montpelier Argus in opposition to fusion.
As a leading democrat he doesn't want to
see his party sold out for a mess of pottage.
He has it figured that If the democrats
stick to their party and the republicans split
up between Proctor and Clement, there will
probably be no choice by the people. In
this case, the election will go into the legis-
lature and if the democrats look sharply af-
ter choice of members they may hold the bal
ance of power and possibly secure the cleo
ton of democrat as governor by fusion
with one faction or the other This very
thing happened in 1853, when John S. Rob
inson was elected by the legislature after
three cornered fight. Davenport says that
while Clement is on democratic ground in
certain of his issues, he is way off on 9TH
ers especially in matters of taxation
'and support of them in him, like abandon
ment of principle for seeming temporary ad-
antage would prove mischievous in the
end
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

The Bryan presidential boom Is
spreading among the democrats and the
seriousness with which its progress IS
regarded by the republicans is indieat-
cd nv the fact that President Roosevelt
has specified Secretary of War Taft
the man he wants on the supreme court
bench-as the man who "could beat
Bryan" The president himself, by
precept and practise, has been helping
to make Bryan and the principles he
endorses popular. The public mind has
acknowledgements or otherwise
associated the two men as similarly
strong and honest promoters of popular
progress. Were the presidential cleo
ton to come now, before either Roose-
welt or Bryan has said or done any
thing further (the unexpected IS like
" to happen with either) there is no
renublican in the country except
Roosevelt who could beat Bryan.
Roosevelt could and would beat him to-
dav. But tomorrow That lis day
too far for certainty.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

Edward II. Deavitt of Montpelier,
unanimously nominated for the office
of state treasurer at the recent repub-
lican convention, has been proclaimed
the youngest candidate for the posi-
ton in the history of the state, being
only SO years of age. A little consid-
Grafton, however, has somewhat modl-
fed this statement and the Montpelier
Journal announces that John b. Page
was "a years of age when nominated
in 1860; George Howes was 30 when
nominated in 1s47 and Ira Allen, the
first man to hold the Office, q years of
age when nominated in l77S. Any
lurking uneasiness which conservative
Vermonters may have felt in connec-
ton with Mr.. Deavitt IS youth and the
responsibility of his prospective posi-
ton will doubtless be dispelled by this
reassuring record.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
Alleged Forger Caught.

Henry g. Mullings, an alleged forger,
who disappeared from Bristol September .,
1908. was located in Alabama a few days ago
and will be brought to Addison county jail.
Mullings was National Life Insurance
agent at Bristol and it was discovered, it is
claimed, that he committed forgery, having
presented notes to the amount of $4,000 to
the Vergennes National bank purporting to
be signed by we'll known Bristol men, As
soon as the state of affairs became known
Mullings disappeared, leaving his wife and
three children in Bristol Nothing had been
learned of him since until about month
ago when a Bristol man obtained some clue
to his whereabouts and notified the proper
authorities. Mulings waived extradition.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

abolish the fee system is so easy to
saw that one would almost think that was
ali there is ''to it, Just as matter of in
formation, we rise to enquire how town Off
GERS such as grand jurors and constables,
could be compensated in towns like Balu'
more and Glastonbury What would be a
proper salary for the public officials of those
large and thriving municipalities And we
might bring it right home to this county
with pretty good effect. How many towns
would be able to pay even a nominal salary
to its officials and how many would take Of
fee if it were so arranged2
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

Not satisfied with spelling our stom'
achs for meat, the spirit of investiga'
ton at Washington is fast making us
afraid to drink whiskey We are told
that the charge that thousands Of bar
rcls of whiskey, gin and brandy are
being made from chemicals has been
thoroughly corroborated. " II will be
"back to the soil " in dead earnest, at
this rate, sOon
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

Everybody talks, but Proctor says
something. That's the dif.-St. Johns
bury Republican.
Now that the records have been pre-
pared and perfected, the Proctor phon-
ograph certainly does exceedingly well.
Yet many prefer the imperfect human
utterance with its uncertainties of ex-
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

If Packer Morris s son really yearns
to write a novel, he need not, at least,
lack for material. The recent revolution
of the beef.packing world has made
Upton Sinclair's book back number.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

The next state government of Proc
torsvile was nominated at Montpelier
yesterday.-lIaverhill, Mass, Gazette.
It's plain Proctor as Vermonters well
know. No use trying to disguise 1t with
French frills.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
THE WEEK IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements Which Are
Making History.

The senate at Washington Tuesday sent
the railroad rate bill back to conference Tor
the third time designating Senators Tillman'
Elkins and Cullom as oonferrees' Senator
TiIman had refused TO sign the second CON
ference report. Che question is upon inc
anti.pass amendment and the amendment
cxempting companies operating oil lines from
the prohibition against producing that which
they transport. The bill originally contained
merely clause prohibiting common carriers
from engaging In other industry. The CON
forrees agreed that sleeping ears should be
included In the bill as common carriers and
that Ave days notice be given before issuing
an injunction enforcing an order OF the com
mission. The senate discussed the second
report Monday, Senator Tillman severely
criticisng the pipe line exception as IN the
interest Of the Standard Oil company and IN
timating that Standard Oil influences had
been at work upon members Of the confer
ence committee, Senator Bailey took yigor'
Gus exception TO the antipass amendment,
He, also with Senator Nelson sharply crit'
cised the Standard Oil company for IT'S
monop0listic character. Senator Spooner ex'
pressed the opinion that under the pass pro-
vision as reported senators and members
OF the house Of representatives, would not
be prohibited from accepting passes, and
other senators construed part Of the pro.
vision as In the interest OF discrimination
In passes that could be made TO take the
place OF rebates. The house adopted the
conference report on the bill Saturday by a
vote OF 216 to 4,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

The body of Hazen Uric, the fve-year-old
son of Edward Uric of West Lebanon, N. H.,
was found on the bank of the Connecticut
river at Windsor Sunday face downward,
five feet from the water. The child was
drowned May 10 last and reward of $50
for the recovery of the body, offered by the
father, was withdrawn about two weeks ago.
The spot where the body was found Is Ia
miles from where the child lost his life.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

The store building and stock of general
merchandise owned by Waldo E. Perkins, at
Gaysville, was totally destroyed by fire Fri
day night The cause of the fire is I'M
known. The loss is estimated at about 49,,
600 with an insurance of $4,000.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

''Cut loose, now, and dig!" Excel
lent advice for many persons outside
the canal commission who attribute to
luck and circumstance their failure to
accomplish anything This Roosevelt
tian utterance ought to become max
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

1t cannot be denied that the major
ity of the motorists taken for over
speeding were driving their cars at a
safe rate, and on this account the feel
ing that some of thee cherish is not
wholly unreasonable. The real trouble,
however. lies with the automobile law,
which sets the speed too low, and the
remedy must necessarily lie with the
next legislature. 1t behooves all au,
tomobilists, therefore, as well as all
other people WHO recognize the defects
in the law, to work together in getting
the statute modified. And one of the
things which win aid most in accom-
plishing this end is law-abiding
spirit. With this idea in view The
Meddler urges the autoists and the vii
lage authorities to settle their present
difference in the most amicable manner
possible and to join hands in securing
such legislation as will preclude any
chance for further strife.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29
Home Sanitation.

Advice to vacationists is now in or
der. Here are some questions which
Charles Wingate, the sanitarian, would
have honestly answered by landlords
and boarding house keepers, before the
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

The sworn statement of the manufacturers
protects you from opiates in Kennedy's Lax.
alive Honey and Tar-the cough syrup that
drives the cold out of your system. Said by
George E. Greene.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

The republican organization in Yer
mont realizes its danger. If in doubt
of this, read the platform, recently an
nnnncnd
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

The immigration bill was discussed for
three hours in the house at Washington Mon
day, and was then passed without yea or
nay vote being permitted on any Of the par
agraphs. This bill attracted much attention,
the representatives having large foreign col.
onies in their districts lining up generally
against the head tax OF IS, which was de-
feated, and against the educational test. An
important amendment in behalf Of refugees
will make IL easier for some Russian Jewish
immigrants to obtain admittance. After an
interesting contest, substitute for the edu.
cstionalstest, providing that the whole mat.
ter be submitted to commission, was
adopted by close vote. The most impor.
tant features of the bill were thus eliminated
and the bill was passed without division.
As passed it leaves the head tax at So, the
present figure.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

preston and emphasis and an individ'
ual impulse behind it, to the most fin
ished reproduction of the machine.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

II used to be "Princess Alice and
.DThe President s Daughter y; now 1t s
"Congressman Nicholas Longworth
and wife.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

All this automobile agitation should
not prevent residents of the village
from bearing in mind that a special
meeting is called for tonight in Festi-
val hall for the purpose of deciding as
to the kind, amount, denomination and
number of the bonds the village intends
to issue for the construction OF an IN,
dependent water system, and to see II
the village will authorize and ratify the
sale and negotiation of the bonds by
the water board. This is an important
matter and ought to have an express
sion of opinion from all voters in the
village,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-29

Charles +. Herreshof has invented and
taken out patents on a torpedo boat TO be
operated by an electric motor and the boats
will be manufactured by the International
Power company Of New York which Mas
bought the patents The boats will be Of a
type new to naval warfare and they are ex.
pected to prove superior to those now in
service Mr.. Herreshoff will have charge
of the company's torpedo boat department
by the use Of alcohol motors said George
H. Hoadley, head Of the company 1--WE will
be able to make a torpedo boat Of the same
length and the same tonnage as any steam
power boat with a saving Of one.half the
weight and half the draught. General utiliza.
ton of alcohol, both in torpedo boats and in
motor boats, is made possible by the enact.
ment of the free alcohol bill. Mr.. Hoadley is
OF the opinion that alcohol will entirely SUI
persede gssolene in motor cars as soon as
manufacturers produce supply equal to the
demand