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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-08


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NOT A CANDIDATE
Foolish Stnry about GoNcrnor He'll
Is Denied.

Rutland. March "A story was circn-
lated to-day that Gov Charles }. Bell uf
Walden would again be candidate this
fall and after seeing both Fletcher u.
Proctor and 'Pcrciva w. Clement fight
ing it out tooth and nail, would quietly
step in and sweep the board clean,
Governor Bell will be a candidate for
Congress- and this proposal was given out
as Il marked probability, in case his
chances for Congress were found to be
diminishing.
Whom interviewed tonight at his hOtcl
tho governor said: "No SIR, | Will not be
Il candidate this fall for governor OF Yer
mont My term expires in October. /
nave been urged strongly by numerous
men to enter the contest again but have
made my decision as ! believe that this
noininalion belongs 10 this side of tnc
nIouutuin ! do not think thai If I al
lowed my name to be used ! W"uld sct u
large vols
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KILLED BY A TREE.
=. :. Evans Of Fairfax Meets Death
while Working in Woods.

Fairfax. March IS. s. Evans. aged
about % years, was killed this afternoon
about four o'clock willie cutting timber
for Edgar Simpson. y tree took an uncN-
pcctcd turn in falling and crushed Evans
beneath its weight.
lie was engaged III saving with Mr.
Simpson while Alfred Bellows was chop
ping down a nearby tree, Bellows told
the men to look out and get out OF the
way and Simpson followed his advice and
ran, but Evans replied that he was all
right and stayed where he was. The tlce
however, Instead of falling as Evans
thought it would, fell directly towards
him aud before he could escape he was
struck down and his head and arm crush
cd. lie never rcgaincd consciousness and
died shortly thereafter.
Mr.. Evans lived on n small farm about
two miles from this village and leaves
a wife and two unmarried daughters.
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BURLINGTON. VT. THU RSDAY, MARCH 8, 1906.

a stone cutter. lie said he had been in
prison about - wear when he Was taken
sick ono day at his bench. lie spoke to
Mr.. Boydcn and WAS told to sit down Ivy
the steam pipes in hopes that he might
feel better. He was told to go to his cell
that night lie continued. ~ stayed il,
my cell that night and up TO the next
afternoon. | asked the guards to give
Inc some help ono OF the guards asked
inc if was getting lazy and did not wasn't
TO work. There was n delay about get
ting physician but after ] WAS sent to
thc hospital was we'll cared for. He
also testified as to the prevalence Of bed
bugs.
Superintendent Morgan said: "Is it nos
true. Bailey. that YOU were planning TO
run away when YOU wrote that letter."
Mr.. Bailey continued: "Ncs. wrote Il
letter tu my sister saying that / iutcndod
10 get away If could never heard any
swearing by the officers that | know of.
have often seen tho guards quite drowsy
at times. There were many times that
the prisoners foolod when tho guards were
drowsy. / bough. some fruit and bananas
OF Mr.. Mcclure. | know that We had to
pay more for them of him than any where
price. We had 10 buy our kerosene lamps
Of Mr. Mcclure for our cells. He gave
Us 10 cents when We left the institution
aud he would clcan the burner and sell
the lamps over again for - cents each
the same price that VIC paid for them.
The oil was furnished us hy the state.
Mcclure also sold canned goods.
FANNIE HOWE TEST1rIES.
Mrs. Fannie Howe of Surlin gton
was the last witness SO testify this
afternoon. She said that she had bccn
Il prisoner in the institution five years
ago. being sentenced for keeping a
house of ill-fame. She served her
time by sewing and doing chamber
work. She said shc was always treat
cd well while at the institution and
never saw anything wrong between tho
men and women.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Uurt,,cr list Of Men Who Ncrc Elected
on TucsdHy.
ALBUR RGl.

Moderator H. w. Marvin, clerk, j. S,
selectmen, H. II. Reynolds.
Jackson Reynolds. A. w. Darby; treasur-
or j. s Gordon: ovcrsccr, NJ. i. Mott
first constable, NJ +. GonYa. End con-
sta bic, +. T., trcller, listers, W. a. Soule,
r. l.. Sowlcs, George Goodrich; auditors,
Melborn Ha2en, Justin Boardsley. Nj. T..
Goodrich: trustee public money, j. $.
Gordon: grand jurors, II. r.. Manning, II
II. Reynolds, Henry Blair; road commits
sioner, Henry Boyce; town agent. H. w.
Marvin: school director, w. w. Hon
singer; library trustee, H. II. Reynolds;
tax 81
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R.Ak I,RSi'lEID. }.

Moderator. H. II, Scott; town clerk
and treasurer, T.. ". Davis; seleclinen n.
II. Y. Wood, William llll. Harry Scott;
uverseor or poor q, +. Brigham; coN-
stable and collector, w. Il. Wheelock
listers. \. l.. Han, O. 4, Field, II. II,
Dcnio, auditors, O. q, Start, H. o.
Rarncs -. j. Maynard, grand juror,
=. II, RIodgctl; school dircrtor Harry
r'enio Bingham Academy comlnILtce, q,
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RICHMOND.

Moderator. A. n. stevens; town clerk,
Salmon Green; treasurer. Nj. ~ DIM
iclS: selectmen, +. T. Freeman, Ira W.
Towne and Clarence Goodrich; listers,
4. Il. stevens, NJ. :. Whitcomb, j. >.
Fuller: overseer of poor, John n. l:ith-
nrdsOn; trustee. Henry 0ill~tt; grand
jurors. :. \. Andrews and John Morton'
FIRST constable, NJ Murphy; second con-
stable, Charles McGarGhah, agent. John
Morton; school director for three years,
NJ. u. Dimick; school director for two
years, W. \. Church; road commiS-
sioncr William White. II is reported
his election was illegal and VIII be
contested
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l,I,'ION.

MODERATOR, l.. II. Butler, T. Billings,
town clerk this being his 18th year;
sclcctmcn. William Sherman, c. /.
Boyuton, :. j. Billings; town treasurer
T. Billings; constable, II. y. Day; oversecr
Of poor William Calvin. read commits
sioncr, Il. Campbell; listers. G. l.. COOK,
W. s. Iluntley. q. l.. Young; auditors
y. +. Tucker, u. J.. Mills, DR.. !. H.
Hainbln; trustee of public money. j. ;.
Chandler: grand jurors, w. 5. l!unt.ey,
-. w. Smith. b. L. Tucker: school diioc-
tor, j. l.. Goodroo tax, $l,5
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HUNTINGTON.

Moderator, Il. F.. Morrill, town clerk
6. w. Sayles, selcctmon, c, s Brewster
S. l.. Kenyon. r. A. Norton; town treas
uror. r. f.. Morrill,: overacer of poor
Warl1am Brewster; first consrable. f..
r. Strong; listers, Ernest Norton. II. l."
Hallock, T.. +. OBrion; auditors. NJ. L..
Brewster, .. II. Morrill, T. W. John
son: trustee OF puhlic money, n. w.
Norton; town grand jurors, /. G. Bae-
ley, =. j.. Morrill; road commissioner,
W. a. Gorton; to"., agent, g. w. Brow
stsr; school director. thrcc years +. q.
Bagley: sexton, ]. \. Ring: taX. $40;
grand jurors, Guy Gorton II. c. Martin,
r. A. Norton, E. f. Morrill,; petit jurors,
r. u. Sweet, II. ". Norton. II. II. Brew
ster, .. H. Morrill,, II. l.. lIa'locs, O. 5.
Kenyon. Fred Carpenter. T. q. BaGIey,
L. r. Strong, J. W. Fargo.
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W WAlTSFlELD.

Moderator. G. l.. Jones; clerk. r. j,
Gleason sreasurer. II. \. Bushnell;
selectmen. i. +. Wilder. w. lT. Moriarty,
G.. w. Folsom; first constable, o. G.
Eaton second constable, f. II. Jones,
listers, II, II. Chipman, e. $. Josln. q.
y. Billings road commissioner. j. \.
Smith; overseer of poor ard town agent,
c. T.. Jones; trustee Of public money,
George W. Wallis; library commissioner,
J. ". Gregory; cemetery commissioner,
George n. Billings; auditors, q. w. Wal
lis, y, f. Gaylord. -. II. skinner: tax.
80 cents. 1t WAS voted to appropriate a
sum not 10 exceed one per cent on the
grand list to- assist in the observance
Of Memorial day; also the selectmcn
were instructed to procure an additional
safe for the safe-keepins of the town
Land records. etc.
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MORETONN.

Moderator, Russell Sawyer: town clerk
and trea James Haylctt: assistant
clerk, Lila r. lIaylett: selectmen. Dan
D. Donovan, John Lynch, 3. s. Ward;
treasurer, G. ID. Ashley: ovcrsccr. W. K.
Chase: constable George w. Bulkelcy;
listers, II. T.. uaseltnc, =. II. KERN. John
T'urney: auditors, john G. Bisbee, f.. L.
Hathaway, Fred NJ. Goss; town grand
juror {. II. Freeman; school director for
three years, 3. s. Ward: library trustee
for five years j. W. Taylor: road COM
mis-: oncr. l.. y. Lhild: voted to raise q
cents IN addition TO what the law
quros to lay out on highways: to raisI
10 cents on the dollar Of the grand lis
to pay Indebtedness OF town and dcfru.
town expenses.
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EDEN.

Moderator, George Chase; town clerk
w i. Atwell; sclectmen. b. f. Blake,
George Blake, Jr., \. r. Ilinds; treas
urcr, N Shattuck; ovorsecr Of poor, W.
c. Fletcher; first constable, W. H. En-
cry; second constable and collector, H.
II. Adams; listers, W. j. Atwen, T.. s.
Whittemore, A. +. Rogers: road commits
sioner, j. s. Emery. town grand juror
T. y. Blake; auditors. {. f. White
more, f. 4. Smith. q. III. Kinds; H.
Shattuck succeeds himself as school direc-
tor; tax, $l.75,
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BOLTON.

Moderator. Wallace HoNc: town clerk
and troa surcr, John phillips; seiectuen,
4. Il. Stevens. W, H. Davis y. stock
we'll; oVersecr. &. \. PNase. constable
ana collector Lewis Scnor, agent, q. ~.
Poasc; auditors, T.. T. Green, T.. o.
Bohonon, T.. r. DAVIS; road commits
siorer, A. Lancor; school director, u. Is.
York.
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Number of Vermont Towns
Allowing Saloons OH
Decrease.
EAST SIDE QUITE DRY.

Only -Four Towns in Second Congression-
al District Where Liquor Can Be I4e-
gally Sold-Big Change in Washing
ton County-Barre Town Only One
in License Column--lncrease of Lii
cense Towns in Chittenden County,
Burlington's Majority Considerably
Rcduced-Rutland increases Its
Strength--N Note in Detail
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WARREN.

Moderator. Plyna Parker clerk, o NJ
Jones: treasurer, Piyna Parker; sclect'
mon, II. c. stevens, HAL Ford, q. "
Campbcll, ovcrsecr, Plyna Parker; CON
stable, w. +. Dana; listers, ". Il. Good.
speed A. NJ. Buzzcll, T. g. Long; audi.
tors j. l.. Spaldiuc, J.. e. Long, L. NJ
Turner; trustee public money. j. l.. Spaa.
ing; road commissioner, W. ~ Miller.
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RONBCRY.

Moderator. Y. S. Stanton: clerk, George
r. Hall: selectmen, Il. :. stanton, George
W. French, @. T. Dudley: treasurer
George a. Tilden; ovcrseer, G. i. Spauld
ing; consta bic and collector. Johi
OGrady; second constable, W. c. Webs
ster; listers. T.. A. Stimson, G. ". Orcutt
Frank Webster.
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PANTON.

Moderator, r. Adams clerk, r. ).
Kent; treasurer, j.. s. Bristol; select
men, Charles SpauldinE. S. G. Hawlcy,
r. T.. Grandoy; listers. y. Adams, r. 4
Kent, l.. y. F'icld; constable and col.
rector, T.. Adams; road commissioner,
a. :. Rusco. K. Day; school director.
+. r. Noonan. The town voted no IL
CCnSc.
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BERKSHIRE.

Moderator, n. T. l4add: town clerk. \.
H. Bowen; solectmcn, u. .. Burleson,
u. L. Wells. r.. S. Willard; town treas
urer. a. H. Bowen; overseer of poor. r.
II. Combs: constable, a. Z. Derby: col
lector Of taxes, \. II. Bowen; listers, 4.
j. Hoadlcy, l.. b. Larahec, \. p. Ladd;
trustee u. S, deposit fund \. II. RoNcu,
town grand jurors, Paul Morer, O ".
Bowen. Clarence St. Johns; auditors, :.
6. Wells. A. II. Croft, w. S Rublee; town
agent, u. Moren: road commissioners, w.
l.. Noble, l. s. Anderson: school directors,
]. J. Mckinney, G. L. johnson, c. j.
Peterson; tax, sl7o
FAIRFAX.
Moderator, !, W, Paris. town clerk. A..
r. lceman: seloctmcn, L. ID. Shcpardsou.
IS ". Brush. Is. \. ballard: town treas
urer. A. D.. lteeman; oVcrscer Of poor. /.
". Paris; constableS, &, &, Gillette. II.
T.. Tollard; collector of taxes. &. {. Gil
lettc: listers. j. :, Howard, Willis King,
II. T.. Leach; trustee l. $. deposit fund,
T.. w. Shepardson; town grand jurors,
Il. y. ballard, :. r. Wilson, u. \. Web-
stcr; auditors J. T.. Hunt, S. T., Wilson,
Continued on second PrEeD
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G. start: trustee OF public funds, ". f..
Brigham: highway commissioners, y. e..
Reed, Byron Cox; tax, sli5.
GRAND ISLE.
NJ. y. kCncy. moderator: r. T.. sam
sou, town clerk: n. e. Griswold, town
treasurer: A. II. Hyde, Edward Girard
and W. U. II. Blow, sercctncn; listers,
Edward Gordon. John Iaraizo, 6. =.
Kinney. Victor IIurlburt constable: H. T..
Griswold, trustee of public money; -.
NJ. Wilcox, oVcrsecr of poor: VI. Donald
son. school commissioner: S. Reynolds,
town agsst: auditors. &. II. Branch. Al
bert Kinney. -. |. Center; tax, SLoo,
STOCK BRIDGE.
Moderate J, ". Miller; clerk, J. \,
Chcdcl; treasurer, j. A. Chedol select
men, J. -. Wilcox, j. l.. Stafford, .. !
Richardson; listers, a. T.. Baker, Andrew
harrington, j. T.. ITagar; auditors, J. w
Miller, Joei Blackmer, NJ. l.. WNn1di, Jr.'
road commissioner. W. r. Perkins; con
stable, FIRST 4. f.. Wilson: constable
second, T.. II. Davis school directors
w. !. Jones w. e. Boutwell,, George
f. y. Mills; taN, sl.?5.
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British in India.

To THE EDITOR or The SuN-Sir; Are the ma
tlves OF India regarded as negroes by their British
rulers9 1T. p. H." In his letter printed September
7, says that a friend Of his, who 10 a mag istrate on
the northwest frontier OF India. wishes him 10 call
attention to the fact that while the lynchinE of
negroes is a common occurrence IN Mr.. Bryans
country the ~lynchlng OF natives In India b Aboo-
lutely unknown. The evident inference Ia that
native Hindus. Mohammedans and Parsees would
be ynched as negroes II Americans dominated
india.
The SUN IN a recent review OF the life Of Sir
Richard Burton remarks that the treat OrientAlist
while an onncer Of a regiment stationed in India.
was dubbed the white niger" BY his brother
onHcers on account Of his intense interest IN the
life. history and literature OF the natives.
Are not the Hindus 20 truly Cauces.ans 80 tNo
all conquering English themselves' They are
said TO be Of pure AryAn stock. In their own Ian
guage they are known as Aryans, and other names
are the appeIlatlons OF foreigners. The word
Hindu Itself was applied TO them by the IranIans
OF ancient Persia TO designate them as the jewellers
beyond the River Indus. Their literature. art and
religion Indicate an order OF intellect equal to thai
Of any other branch Of the Arysn stock.
Yet the English never seem TO have received
even the most educated and renned Of the Hlndul
really as their social equals. and the poor and starv.
ing are "nIggers." This seems . great injustice
to people OF our own race. II.
NEW YORK, September 10.
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The Coach In Rowing.

Whatever GUT NICKALLs, who has in
his day won the coveted Diamond SOULS,
may have to say on the subject OF
rowing is worthy Of serious consideration.
Therefore his deduction from the result
OF the Cambridge Harvard race, that
the day Of the professional coach is done,
IL certain to make all old OAR hold
water. Mr.. NIcKAILs, himself a sculler,
says that a sculler cannot impart the
right style to an eight, and 1t can be
taught only by a man who has had
plenty of experience himself In an eight
cared shell.
The apparent and ready answer to this
is a cordial invitation to study the ways
OF Cornell University and be wise. The
odd Man. CHARLES COURTNEY, was
Just q %scuIler, yet he has turned out
more winning Fights than any other
coach alive. On the other hand. colleges
which have relied upon graduates Of
their own boats have OF mora than one
memorable occasion been ANONYMOUSLY
defeated by Cornell.
But we must not forget that Cornell
herself was beaten in English waters
There appears to be good ground, there
fore, for the comment of Mr.. NIcKALLS
that staying power is Of little avail il
pace cannot be attained at the critical
moment. We are bound to admit that
in workmanship the British are still the
superiors Of our oarsmeR and the thing
for US to do is to study their methods til
we can follow the lead Of TRAVIS in gol
and beat them at their own game.
Still, when everything is conceded, We
confess to an hoporable desire to know
what would happen if Cambridge anc
Cornell could have it out over the inter
esting four miles above Poughkeepsie.
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THE ORIGIN OF LIFE.
From IAs coraSGI MsSaSius.

From Ls CornhGI Magazine.
Does II appear that any one has prepared
from sterilized bouillon by the action OF
radium. or in any other way. living or
ganisms capable Of multiplying either BY
repeated subdivision or by means OF spores.
or capable Of producing definite fermenttve
changes such as those which we associate
with 40 many OF the organisms hitherto
investigated1 The answer jumps stratght
TO the lips. No such discovery has been
recorded; nor has anything been observed
which would justify US In supposing that
we are on the verge Of making Such Q ois-
oovery at the present moment
Mr.. Burke finds that when small guam
titles Of radiam bromide Tor chlcride) are
scattered on the surface Of carefully steril'
lied bouillon. well protected from the air
in closed vessels. minute objects appear
in the bouillon after n or two days. Theee
objects ave been watched, and Mr. Burke
reports that after their FIRST appearances
they develop into two dota; next. present
the appearance Of dumbbells. and subse-
quently Of biscuits; afterward, take On
forms which remind an observer Of frogs
spawn. and finally divide. lose their In
d~ividuality and become transformed into
minute crystals
These bodies. which Mr.. Burke very
prematurely describes a. "Clltures.' do
not multiply. as living organisms should
do when they are transferred to fresh tubes
of sterilized bouillon. though, a. might b
expected, they give some slight evidence
that the activity OF the radium salt lie not
quite exhausted by its first action, and
they are soluble In water.
No. e. ,uo,,Id 10 AawunatfN IN aav IN at
radium will not generate life In organic
matter, but clearly Mr.. Burke gives US
little or no reason to suspect that 1t does
80 at present. It would be unreasonable
to assert that the experiments made by
Mr.. Burke were not worth trying, though
to most Of us they must appear not q little
mad In the sense in which Sir William
Ramsay used that word in q recent letter
TO Nature, and the observer OF these phe-
nomena does not himself In his book claim
that he has produced life de nOvo IN his
test tubes, though he labels the objects
he has studied with the misleading name
Of radiobes, and contends that by their
discovery he has done something 70 bridge
the gap between the living and non-ttvtng
forms Of matter.
It is probable that very few would admit
that ever this latter contention can DO
seriously considered on thee evidence before
US, and thus there is no reason 70 excite
ourselves overmuch about Mr.. Burke's
observations at present.
Up to the present Mr.. Burke's results
teach no clear lesson. They convey no
new knowledge about the origin OF life,
We stand to-day just where We stood
couple of years Ago., and We must by nc
means shut our eyes to this fact.
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to crack oven we're the outer lines driven
In upon the continental bulwark. San
Diego, not altogether 30 satisfactory a
harbor a. the two great northern ports,
affords a subsidiary base Of considerable
importance. At the Pacific mouth OF the
Panama Canal the naval establishment
will protect the waterway through which
the Atlantic feet may come to the de-
fence OF the Pacific in an emergency.
From this base protection to thenorth will
overlap operations conducted from San
Francisco and It's subsidiary San Diego
base. To the south the Panama base
will extend It's protection down the west
coast well on toward Valparaiso. To this
inner line should be added on the north
the bases under contemplation at Dutch
Harbor and at Kyska, yet further along
In the Meutian chain.
The next outer line Of defence has two
permanent bases most advantageously
placed. In the centre Of tho North
Pacific Hawaii offers unlimited resources
In the naval establishment now grow
ing In Pearl HRrbor. Similarly central
in the South Pacific, Pagopago needs no
improvement to provide ample and safe
accommodation for war fleets, no matter
how great their power. In the North
Pacific, Guam il to be regarded as at
least q subsidiary base, Of great initial
value as a coaling station. claiming the
Hawaiian base with the great permanent
base which the navy has established at
Olongapo in the Philippines as a sentry
post in Oriental waters.
II one were to plan upon a chart oil
the Pacific the circles Of effective opera
ton from each Of these bases as a centre,
the merest 81 nee would show that the
peace OF the Pacific, the safe movement
Of commerce along the great trade
routes, the good order Of the sea, depend
in large part upon the sea power Of
the United States.
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When the choristers at the Metropolitan
Opera House last season struck for higher
pay and more sleep Faust was performed
without q chorus. Now. however, Mr..
CoNRIEp has ample warning Of the inten-
tons OF organized music. and he will hardly
venture TO offer the public chorusless opera.
He vowed publicly last season that he
would not submit to dictation from his
employees. But now organized labor has
decreed that all his employees shall strike.
IL need be, to support choristers in their
demands. Only the solo singers are e1-
empted from obeying the decree, for they
have not yet been unionized. Blu their
time will come. and after them the COM
poeers will be forced to join the great fed
GRAFTON. Nevertheless. we believe that there
will be opera at the Metropolitan Opera
House in the coming winter. and that even
Mr.. HAMMERsTEIN. who says not a word.
but bides his time, will have a chorus which
can sing a bit when required to.