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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-24
Talked Ten Minutes.

The ex-senator talked along these lines
Tor nearly ten minutes, talked fluentIy
and at times eloquently, and his words
were listened 20 with the keenest interest
Great satisfaction was expressed by sew
eral of the Americans present when he
had concluded his remarks over the as
surance that they would have an organ
as long as the ex-senator survives
Mayor Bransford also spoke He said
that he had not been an American" very
long. having first voted the ticket at the
election last year. He was in sympathy
with the honest PURPOSES of the Marty
however. His election to the rnavoraItv
had come entirely without solicitation on
his part and he entered the office with
70 strings attached to him. He said he
would perform the duties of the pOsitiOn
to the best of his ability. without fear or
favor and with an eye single to the best
interests of the community
Chairman Darmer of the American
city committee also spoke. as did several
others. About 10 o'clock the meeting ai-
journed, and 1t was declared by those
who were present that the best of feeling
prevailed, though it was confessed that
some of the speakers. having gotten 4
ably better.
The day after the persuaders had
named w. J. Hailoran as the reform"
candidate for mayor, the council leaders
practically secured the promise of John
S. Bransford IL take the place, and kept
their movements secret until the caucus
in the council chamber on the memoir
able Tuesday of the election. All this
time the persuaders were working with
all their might to make the bellfgerent
councilman accept their dictation little
knowing that the council candidate had
already been selected.
Councilman Crabtree was the leading
spirit of the insurgents. Having often
declared that Hailoran would not do, the
Continued on Page 8.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
The Golden Rule.

An audience not extensive in pro-
portions but very willing to be enter
tanned saw the well-known actor, Dan
iel Sully, in his new play, The Golden
Rule, in the auditorium Tuesday even
ing. When it comes to impersonating
Catholic priest upon the stage there
is no one in class with Mr.. Sully
and his quiet humor predominated the
play and saved it from mediocrity. lie
was equally good in the comic and Sc.
rious scenes, and played the part OF
Father ONeill in a way that amused
everyone. The play itself is very
crude; unworthy, in fact, of Mr.
Sully IS capabilities. AS for the sup
porting company it was about on a
par with the play, except for Frances
Marvin who was. very good as mary
Holmes and Joseph Mack who gave. a
clever portrayal of practical poilti-
clan. Albert Eastdale as the hero was
altogether too stacy and Helen mar,
rington was a very wooden-like leading
woman. James S. Barrett was VII
famous villain of the cheap melodrama
tyDe,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
RESULT OF FAIRBANKs's TRIAL.
II Does Not Mean That Capital Pun.
ishment Is Doomed In Vermont.

The outcome OF the trial of the Wind
ham county murder ease OF the state
against William Fairbanks, in being cited
IN many parts OF the state as a strong IN
dieation OF growth OF public sentiment
against capital punishment IN Vermont
since the execution of Mary Rogers, the
Jury having convicted Fairbanks OF muir.
uer IN the second degree. That there has
neen such growth among the thought
tul people OF the state cannot be gain
said, but Il is not reflected IN the YER
diet of the jury in the Fairbanks case,
and 10 assert otherwise is TO accuse the
jury OF favorlng a less severe penalty
than the evidence demanded and of al
lowing its verdict 10 be dictated by sen
timent The jury was sworn TO render
its verdict according TO the evidence pre-
sented, and before being sworn each man
said that he had no conscientious scru'
pies against capital punishment, that be-
ing one OF the elements in the states
test OF each juryman's availability. The
laet that Fairbanks made confessions to
different people that he killed Mary
urout, as disclosed by the testimony,
had no bearing whatever upon the ques'
ton of generalization, and unless pre-
meditation was shown beyond reason
aDle doubt the jury had no right under
the law to lind Fairbanks guilty of muir
der in the first degree.
People who followed the testimony and
the evidence were OF the opinion that
premeditation was not established be-
You'd reasonable doubt, and they not
only expected that the verdict would be
Just what it was but they believed that
any other verdict would be miscar'
riage of justice in the light OF the stat
utes. As is usually the case in murder
trials there was disagreement among
the jurymen at first, but on the day
that the trial ended one of the jurymen
told the writer, in reply to a specific
question, that the verdict was not
compromise verdict, but that every
man was fully convinced before leaving
the jury-room that verdict of guilty OF
murder in the second degree was strictly
in accord with the facts shown. 1t is
generally believed that the day is not
lar distant when capital punishment
will be abolished in Vermont, but be-
cause a jury does not vote to hang
person does not justify the assumption
that it is not doing its sworn duty
Brattleboro letter in Springfield Sunday
Republican.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
The New Scribner Serial.

Scribner's Magazine offers an exception
ally interesting program for l9OS-its I'D
year. 1t will be especially strong. IN Its
notion, with John Fox, Jr.,'s highly 70,
mantle and picturesque novel, The Trail
of the Lonesome Pine, for its long story,
and shorter serials by two OF the most
widely read and popular story-tellers OF
our time, James B. Connolly and Rich
ard Harding Davis. Mr.. Fox knows the
people of the Kentucky mountains as few
do, and he writes OF their lives, their
feuds, their fierce passions, loyalty to their
friends, and primitive simplicity with a
sympathy and understanding that will win
the readers interest at once. June the
wild little mountain girl that John nale
meets on his lonely way up the tran OF
the Lonesome Pine in the first chapter is
one of the authors most appealing crea-
tions. The love story that runs through
the novel is one of rare charm beautiful
in its idealism and in its bearing on the
lives of those concerned.
Ii has become more or less OF com,
monplace to refer to the human interest
of story for this is, of course, an as
sumed quality with all writing worth read
inc In Mr.. Fox's case there are always
n certain fine tenderness and sympathy,
an understanding of all sorts OF people
their dreams, aspirations, disappointments
that convince us of his possession OF the
dual gift of humor and pathos, without
which. in either fiction or reality; the
pageant of life is but a dull spectacle IN
deed.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
YEARS OF SUFFERING THEN Ro.
BUST HEALTH.
Great Remedy Cured Skin Disease OF
Long Standing.

Mr. j. Weber of 1865 Vine street,
san Jose, Cal, writes an interesting
story of terrible skin suffering which
ended in robust health when he found
a remedy which cured him like magic.
Here is Mr.. Weber's own story;
''ln July, 1900, my face began to be
affected with a terrible skin disease.
| went 10 doctor, and he told me
that | had been poisoned and he want
cd 20 operate on me, | refused 10 let
him do so and after few months my
face was an awful sight. You could
see that il was diseased TO the bone,
Some people claimed that / had cancer.
Great boils would appear, increasing
in size aud paining me terribly | be.
gun to doctor again, but no one could
help me; large pimples and boils would
continue TO come. At that time ! had
as many as 10 on my face. | was such
terrible sight that my friends could
not bear to see me. | doctored for
five years until my funds gave out and
| had to stop. During this time |
tried over 800 remedies.
"one day l happened to hear of ID.
~ ~ iiNHNiiHAiNh anu i'aAhNh AhHh ~
had cured several bad cases Of Ec'
zema. | purchased n bottle and then
| got second bottle. The use of
five bottles cured me. Ii has been
eight months now and the disease has
not returned. My friends ask what II
was that cured me of the awful skin
trouble and / answer that il was d.
d. ID. which healed me. -
We know that every word Of the
above letter is absolutely true. We
keep d. d. D. Prescription, the great
remedy for eczema, psoriasis, salt
rheum, dandruff, etc, because all the
cures it has made appear to be lasting.
Come in and talk to us about this rem
edy.
Brooks House Pharmacy, Main street,
Brattleboro, Vt.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
Mrs. Charles E. Watkins.

Mrs. Charles Z. Watkins, 70, died
Wednesday morning at 2.30 at the
home of her daughter, Mrs C..
b. Davis on South Main street,
after an illness of several weeks. She
was just recovering from the effects
of fall ON Main street when a sud
den attack of heart disease and com
plications terminated in her death.
Mrs. Watkins was born in Westminster
April 3, 1884, and was one of nine chill
dren of Harmon and Betsey EARNS
WORTH Church. OF these two sisters
Martha and Mary Church of Westmin-
ster, and one brother, Charles Church
of South Vernon, are living. Mrs.
Watkins, whose maiden name was
Frances Church, lived in Westminster
until she was 26 years old when she
married Charles f. Watkins and went
to Walpole, n. H., to live on farm.
About seven years ago she went to
Westminster again and lived with her
oldest daughter, Mrs. Frank Dunshee
About eight weeks ago she came to
Brattleboro to visit her daughter, Mrs.
C. B. Davis. Several weeks ago she
fell heavily to the sidewalk on Main
street, cracking a bone in her right
leg Just below the knee. She never
fully recovered from this fall. Mrs
Watkins was of Revolutionary descent
and was a member of the Episcopal
church in Bellows Falls. She was the
mother of IL children, nine of whom
are still living. These are Mrs. Frank
Dunshee of Westminster, Mrs. G. II.
Watkins of Walpole, N. H., Mrs. Fred
Graves of Keene, N. H., Mrs. Bessie
Chickering of Westmoreland, n. d.,
Norman and Elmer Watkins of Keene,
N. H., Mrs. George Davis of Chester,
field, n. H., Mrs. Frank Blair of
Brockton, Mass, and Mrs. G. B. Davis
of this place.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
Sporting Notes.

lnapy E of Bellows Falls intends to
a strong basketball team IN the
Big this season. On it will be Harry
Of LYNN, Mass, and Kelly, Howe
and Siattery of Bellows Falls
lager Doran has his eye on an At
b Mass man for center but Is
1t sure that he can be landed. ms
pn is giving Doran some me, trou not
e expects to be able to fill 1t sat-
brly within short time.
official averages for the New Eng
Eeague show that Tommy Guiheen
for 1865 in the 70 games when
lived. He was at bat 26O times,
81 runs, 43 hits for a total OF %
Il two.base hits, 4 three'baggers'
|rifces and stole 20 bases.
be and Springfield, Vt, had a not :,
ball game in Keene Saturday
the former winning by score OF
|9 Springfeld's lineup included
Eau Barraclough and Gion OF last
Sewnort bunch while Michigan,
by Of Newport, played center Tor
|tleboro's next home game will take
Tuesday evening with the spring
|Vt,. professional team and the
ID sure to be hummer. Spring
thinks it has some claim on the me
championship this year and WI
fast Quintet on the floor with that
} view. The local team, VIII DC
|up as usual except for the cen.er
IN which will be filed by ne"
ert L. Morse of New York city,
as chosen captain of the Williams
football team last week, IS wen
in this town where ne has spent
llmmers and been frequent yisit'
! orse has played center ON the WI,
Feam for the past two seasons ana
member of his class team during
II year in college. He is very, 1ast
center and was tried at fullpacsS
Short time this year. He prepared
blege in the Morris high school OF
Pork city,,
triumphed over Harvard for the
consecutive time Saturday when
Kew Haven eleven defeated the
h team by a score of y to Q. Har'
| with defeats by Carlisle and Dart.
bosmirching her record, was not
bred in a class with the heavy Yale
/ and after fine contest critics were
hOus in the opinion that the cam.
boys had done all that was to pc
] led of them. Yale scored once IN
Ealf and toward the end OF the
Harvard came within foot OF
There were few other football
Of much Importance SATURDAY:
E defeated Chicago, champion OF
Fiddle west, by a score OF 10 TO q
Fown beat Amherst Is to U.
kIohnsbury's all star basketball team
FAMILY opening the season In a way
Ease its many supporters. In IT'S
four games it scored 293 points TO
pnents' Ga, defeating East pos
to Is, Barton 76 to ID, South Dos
to l6. and Barton 6S to 10. Thus
IA Doyle has proved high scorer
Ris work is receiving much praise.
work in the opening game the
bhnsbury Republican says: Doyle
ggessive. BE played with a char,
tic energy and dash that pleased
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29

At least 1900 hands are thrown out OF
emnlovment by the shutting down OF
Bennington's leading industries, the hol-
den & Leonard company, manufacturers
of women's dress goods, the Cooper f
manufacturing company, and the T. Il.
derwear. The Holden & Leonard com,
renv evnect TO resume operations next
week @eik on larger scale than has been the
case case for the past month, The Cooper
man company also ann, ANNOUNCES nnlS
that the closing was for one week only.
The Bradford company will resume -, as
soon as its new boilers can be set Inc .me
Tiffany & lockwood underwear mills
are Err trimming on full time, and the Yer
mont hose and machinery company is
operating larger force than at any
time time during the year, having been able
to secure additional help because OF tn the
reduction of hands at the knitting mills
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
Dancing Proves Fatal.

MANY men and women catch colds at
dances which terminate in pneumonia
and consumption. After exposure, n
Foley's Honey and Tar is tai ken it will
break up a cold and no serious results
need be feared. Refuse any but the gen,
nine in a yellow package. Sold by All
Druggists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
'uttIebOrO Local
rNE DEFEATED
IN FAST CONTEST
|,,boro Basketball Team Won by
|re OF is 10 II but the Game
|ga Interesting Despite the
one Sided Result.

I,uleboro had little trouble in put
M kibosh on the Keene, n. H.,
dall team Wednesday evening,
,s bv a score of As to IL in a
which was no mollyeoddle meet.
|,sspite the one'sided score, AS
I, quintet the local players cas-.
the call on the visitors who
|rtlg left home without their
ies eyes. but when il came TO
work there was little choice be.
the opposing teams. The game
in with n rush and il was sew.
minutes before either side could
me- baskets. At length, however,
X broke from the bunch and
III q pretty goal, and after that
I,eboro scored rapidly until the
ii the period when the score
92 TO 6. In the second period
\, came forward with an excellent
Of defensive play and managed
III even, each side scoring seven
\, Both teams were slow in get
started in the final session but
they finally began to move IT
|,pparent that the Brattleboro boys
iecided to put Keene down and
completely. Manager Doran was
Mar Of this period, sneaking up
Ms baekfeld position and scoring
goals in succession. A large
was on hand to witness the game
Me excitement was intense, par
|sry during the first few minutes
|Ay
|gsio. who made such n favorable
[ession here last week, more than
| up to his reputation. Not only
he quick as a cat in shooting and
|pg but he displayed wonderful
M to keep his opponent from
Eng on the score-board. Martens
again present with the goods in
|Hal packages and made the most
|verv opportunity to connect with
cage. Doran showed greatly i'm.
|sl form over last week, particular
|, the offence, while Stafford kept
|ien from making more than four
\, O'Keefe, who played center
did fairly well but 1t
|dent that he is not fast enough
|it the local fans. McGuiggan, his
lent though only about half
|sefe 5 height, made the big fellow
hines look like a rickety windmill
Kent him covered so closely that
|sd little opportunity to shoot.
| uiggan is inclined to be tricky at
tap,off and is hampered with a
tongue but for all that he is a
clever player and did not deserve
klab that was handed out to him
|ome of the hot-air artists in the
teree Riley was a bit overhead
handing out penalties. No one
H a few of the Keene players
inclined to question the fairness
rulings but he held the men so
on technicalities that the contest
Frequently appeared slow. Double
especially are likely to dampen
interest. and it was evident that
called Wednesday night did not
with general approval. The sum
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29

everybody and helped the game go with
snap, He had a good eye 81, Johns
bury has signed fifth man in the per
son Of George Henschell, one OF the best
eenters in the country. Henschel has
played with the I'D Streets OF New York,
Tamaqua, Pittsburg and Mckeesport, Ia,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
Asleep at It's Post.
(Nnrthfeld News

A news dispatch states that balloon
nassed over-not Observation-Disclosures
the other day. What is the st. Adams
Messenger going to do about it!
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
Keene.

Brattfeboro 4s, Keene II. Goals
floor, Boggio s, Doran = Mar
6, Arson 8, Matthew 2, Conner,
Iiggan. Goals from fouls, Mar
6, McGuiggan 3. Referee, Dan
Scorer Will Riley. Timer,
Time, three 15.minute periods
dance, 450.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10
WILSON BARS WOMEN AS
PRIVATE SECRETARIES

HEREAFTER women clerks of the
III department of agriculture will not
be permitted to act as private secre-
taries or confidential clerks for male
chiefs Of divisions or bureaus.
Secretary Wilson has no prejudice
against them, but he deems it due to
them that not one of them be re-
quired to perform services that will
bring her into such relations with her
chief as to enable evelminded per-
sons to do any gossiping, He consid-
ers 1t better for the good name OF
the women employees in the depart
mental service to make a rule that
men chiefs of division shall have men
rs private secretaries or confidential
clerks.
The fact that the secretary had pre-
scribed such a rule for his own guild
ance has become known recently
through his refusal to permit a woman
stenographer to be detailed as clerk
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10

n RING the pecu.at emlncnCc that
II the family of McCurdy, of insur-
ancc fame, built up, the Delaware Il
Lackawanna railroad paid tribute
The McCurdy family lived at Morris
Plains, which is the next station on
the line of the railway named beyond
Morristown The d., l.. & w. ran
reasonably frequent trains as eY-
presses to Morristown, several Of
them without stop from iioboken to
the old capital OF Morris county ip the
evening and an equal number in the
morning hours from MOrristown to
HOboken.
About four years ago the McCurdys
applied to the railway company for
an express to leave HobOkcn at an
hour when commuters could have lit
tie use for IT and that train was sup
piled II leaves New York at l2 80.
runs to Summit without stop, and is
due at Morris Plains at two p N It's
schedule time IS about Is minutes
faster than any other fast train on the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10

to a chief of bureau. He is perfectly
willing to have the stenographers
take dictation from the chiefs of bu.
reau5, but he will not allow them to
be detailed to fill positions the duties
of which might require them to re.
main after the working hours or to go
to the homes of the chiefs to finish
work outside of office hours.
Two years ago, when there was a
scandal in the department, the woman
who performed the duties Of private
secretary for a bureau chief for sew
eral years, was brought into a noto
riety altogether displeasing to the
secretary.
A majority of the men chiefs do not
want women in such positions, but
occasionally one comes along who is
so well pleased with the work done by
a particular clerk that he asks to have
her promoted and made private secre-
tary. Requests of that kind are being
refused
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10

Miss Ethels first season as a So
ciety girl will be notable. According
to the present plans, which are being
discussed, a brilliant ball will be
given for Miss Ethel next January.
She will leave the National Cathe-
dral school after the Christmas holi-
days
Miss Ethel IS very anxious to mako
her debut while her father Is presi
dent. The debut ball will be given
in the east room and will be planned
ua an even more elaborate scale than
the one which the Pregident and Mrs
Roosevelt gave for Miss Alice. It
will bring together the most exclusive
young people in New York, Boston,
Philadelphia and Washington, and
will mark the opening of the gayest
season the White House has known
since President Roosevelt assumed
the reiUs OF Office
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10
Washington Gossip
Interesting Bits of News Picked Up
Here and There at the National Capital

w NASHINGTON.- his hired help
w Uncle Sam is generous to a de-
gree, going down into his wallet to the
extent of something like s3,OO0,OUU an
nually to give them a 30-days' outing
at the seashore or In the mountains.
This sum is for the army Of en-
ployes in Washington alone and does
not include the thousands of others
who are on duty and on the payrolls
throughout his vast domain and in
foreign countries. Liberal lawmakers
decided that ten months each year
was long enough for employees to
work, and that 30 days for annual
lesve. At first this law was for the
officials and clerks only, and did not
Include printers, pressman and navy
yard workmen. Eventually these
were given Is days annual leave, and
finally, through hard and persistent
efforts, the full 80 days. No sick
leave, however, has ever been granted
them and strange as it may appear,
they seem to be the healthiest class
of government workers. The govern
ment printing office, the bureau Of
engraving and printing, and the navy
yard are not classed as hospitals for
invalids," as the treasury and other
departments are termed. Not getting
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-10

pay for being sick, those not entitled
to such leave manage to remain in
extraordinarily good health and per-
form their duties with great regular
ity.
So badly abused has been the sick
leave privilege that at the last session
of congress what appeared to be
determined effort was made to repeal
the law, but the matter was permitted
to 60 over, giving the Keep commits
sion and other reformers an opportun-
ity to make further investigation and
secure facts and figures. If one Is to
Judge by the policy Of retrenchment
and reform SO strenuously carried out
by the present administration, 1t Is
entirely safe to assert that sick leave
will not be one Of the pickups now en-
joyed by government workers after
the next session of congress.
There are in Washington about 3D.
900 employees of Uncle Sam. The sal
ary and wages paid will aver $1,000
each, male and female This gives to
each individual employe 500 leave
money, and Is ready on call for Off
cials and clerks any time during the
calendar year, but employees OF the
class stated are not entitled to leave
until the beginning Of the fiscal year
July l.