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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01
THE WIZARD OF FRUITS AMI,
FLOWERS.

Luther Burbank has attracted vast
amount OF attention because he has at
tempted and to a considerable extent
succeeded in doing something quite
novel, at least in this country" saws
the Technical World Magazine. He
Is breeding up plant, fruit and vege-
table life. He Is the godfather of the
sugar prune. a giant In comparison
to its ancestors, the French prune, Of
which California produced 1870. 600. 600
pounds of the dried product in year
The sugar prune ripens earlier and is
of immense commercial value, Bur
bank is also the maker of the seedless
| plum which he accomplished by cross
| ing two varieties of the Pruns trlnora
| The white blackberry Is another Of the
wizard of horticulture's triumphs,
Sixty-flve thousand bushes were used
| in tests before he developed this phe-
|nomenon. He has given TO the arid
deserts a new species Of grass which
| Will grow on the plains without water.
| He converted the cactus into an edible
plant. The Wild potato Of South Am
| erica also received his attention. From
Ia single eve of this potato he develop
ed one hundred and twenty hybrida-
| tions and grew large tuber of good
quality Mr. Burbank has made end
less experiments with the potato. He
keeps, in his farm at Santa Rosa. no
no less than 10000 varieties for expert
| mental purposes. He has grown po-
tatoes of every shape and color. round.
long, short, square, pure white, pink.
crimson, purple and yellow Burbank
potato seedlings have been shipped all
| over the world The late Cecil Rhodes
planted 10000 of his scedless plum
trees IN South Africa. until now they
have multiplied into the millions"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01
OLDEST VERMONT VETERAN
y. ". Goodwin of Mexican war Reaches
S7tb birthday.

Nowbury, July 2S--The only surviv-
ing veteran of the Mexican war in
Vermont is claimed by this town in
the person Of John Merrill Goodwin
who reached tho age Of 81 to-day. He
Is in full possession Of his faculties
and apparently likely to round out the
century. Mr.. Goodwin Is native of
EYegatc. whore he was born July %,
1920. His father, born in 1874, lived
"a few months over century. Mr..
Goodwin's grandfather was one of the
carly settlers OF Rvcgatc.
He thought the Mexican War offered
Il good chance TO see the country, some
thing for which he had been saving
his money. HIS four great grand
fathers had served In the Revolution
Inry War, and his father in the War
'of ISl2. being wounded at LundY's
Lane. Mr.. Goodwin was early made n
corporal and was promoted to sergeant
Cor Eallnntry. Ifc refu3cd n commits
sion Is lieutenant. IIc participated in
tho battles of Contrcras, Chcrubusco
ana Nolins dele Ray. In tho taking
Of Castle Chapultopec he was the first
man over the castle wall and this won
him his promotion.
At the close Of tho war his captain,
going home by land. Sergeant Goodwin
had charge Of his company from Vera
cruz to Newport. lie had a chanc" to
take a wagon train through to California
instead Of coming home but gold had
not then been discovered and he declined
the offer.
After visiting about home he began to
make plans for going to California, but
met and soon married an attractive
young woman and thus barely escaped
becoming a forty-niucr.
After his marriage he went to Massa-
,husetts and was living In Boston when
the Civil War broke ont, Governor
Andrew offered him a commission. bat
the examining surgeon refused 70 pass
him, and thus ended his dream Of fur
ther military glory. Tho examining sur
eeon is dead, but Mr. Goodwin lives to
tell the story.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01

ment to 30 men at first. The residents OF
Clarendon are very enthusiastic over the
prospects of the industry which would
give the village Il big boom II has been
known for some years that the clay ex-
listed in the vicinity and about IL years
ago shaft was sunk but no developments
came from 1t. Tho plant, II located in
Clarendon, would not be n paper mill, but
simply place to clean the clay and press
1T into big blocks for shipment. Tho pro-
posed site is on tho south side of Cold
river and within half a milo Of the North
Clarendon railroad station.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01
ATTEMPTED AN ASSAULT.
Serious Charge Preferred against Brut
tleborO Man of Un>aVOry Rcpute.

Brattleboro, July 25.-The residents Of
Hinsdale. y. H., were stirred up to-day
by the report that criminal assault had
been attempted upon the 10-year-od
daughter Of A. f. Torrey by Charles
Crone, formerly employed as a baggage
handler at the local station. Mr.. Torrey,
who is a milk man, was here to-day
looking for the assailant OF his daughter
I1e states that Crone caught the girl
and attempted a criminal assault when n
passing team frightened him away.
Crone has lived here for the past few
years and has an unsavory reputation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01

ph'a; the General American Life Tnsur-
ance company OF Delaware the American
Relief association of Pennsylvania, and
the La Societe Artisans Canadians Fran.
Gals of Montreal.
The recent Illness Of Deputy Secretary
of state II. r.. Slayton and his enforced
absence from the of,ice was tho occasion
of this large number of papers being filed
in a single day. Mr.. Slayton returned to
his work yesterday morning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01
BRATTLEBORO DEFERS
BUYING WATER SYSTEM

Brattloboro, July 25.-An agreement
as practically reached hero this after
noon between James f. Hooker, william
n. Ninton and Judge l.. W. Gibson and
NJ. +. Crowell whereby 1t will be pos
sible for the town TO DEFER buy ing the
village water system for two years ~
the town so desires. An act Of the Leg
tslature made 1t necessary 70 offer Mr..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01

Crowell 100000 for his water 'systems
before December 10, 1907, and have tho
offer refused before the village could go
about building its own water system
Under the present agreement 1t is nee
assary for Mr.. Crowell to complete the
system which he is working upon at the
present time and the Village Is obliged
TO pay "A installment of 10000 before
January !. 1909, If the village buys the
water system.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01
NEW YORKER BUYS
NESKOBE ISLAND

Lake Bomoseen, the only lake island
Of any size In this part of the country.
has been sold by the Barker estate. In
whose possession Il has been for 40
years, to New York party whose
name Is not made public. The price
Paid was $4,000. The island includes
eight acres of land and It's banks af
ford fine fishing and bathing The
new owner male the purchase with
the intention of erecting "A fine sum-
mer home but a death in his family
has changed his plans for the present
at least.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01
THEATRICAL LAW SIT.

J. r. Schloss. who recently came here
from Barre to become manager of the
Park Theatre, was sued to-day in
trover proceedings by Mrs. Harry Rus
sell manager Of the Broadway Stock
company. to recover scenery anil other
paraphernalia which. It Is alleged,
Schloss holds unlawfully. Felix Blci.
lessee of the summer theatre, few
days ago took the property from MIR,
Russell on conditional sale. under
standing that he was manager of the
Broadway company. 1t how develops
that Mrs Russell and not her husband
manages the troup and abe wants to
recover tho scenery which her husband
disposed OF The case is set for hear
ing August 6.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01

Stops carache in two minutes; tooth
ache or pain of burn or sCald In FIVE
minutes hoarseness one hour; muscle
ache, two hours; sore throat twelve
hours-pr. Thomas Eclectric Oil, mon
arch over natn-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01
DR.. e. J. Foster of Waterbury
Center Elected President Of
Veterans Association.
BRIEF ADDRESS AT CLOSE
Time and Place Of Ncxt Mcctin,: left
20 Executive COmnittcc-Nrt In
crcnsc of seven Reported for
he Year Naiin. 5.g ths
Present Membership

Montpelier, July 2i-With n business
meeting this forenoon for the election
Of officers. and with brief addresses by
comrades and others the 10Th annual re-
union Of the Washington County
Veterans association came to an end
shortly before noon to-day.
The report of John r. Wilson of Wor-
cester, the secretary and treasurer.
showed a present membership of 80. a
net increase Of sovcn during tho past
year The association now has $7olS in
its treasury. Tho sum Of s25 was I'M
hniinously voted 20 John r. Wilson for
his services as secretary ana treasurer
during the past YEAR
THE OFFICERS CHOSEN.
The following officers were elected for
the year ensuing: President. ". T.. j.
Foster Of Waterbury Center: secretary
aud treasurer, John r. Wilson Of Wor-
cester; vice-prcsidcnts. c. y Bumpus Of
Calais, l.. II Thurs ton of PARE CITY
Jerry Hutchinson of Barre town, c. H.
Perkins of Berlin. i. J.. Knapp Of Cabot
stephen Johnson Of DuNhury. s. ]. Dana
of Fayston. r. r. Stodd7rd " East Mont
peler, f. S. Fudson Of Nlarshncld. +. NJ
hutchinson of Montpelier J. W. Palmer
of Moretown, Horace Briggs of North
field, George w. Whitchcr Of Pla'nho1d
George r. Hall of Roxbury. e. NJ
Savage OF Watsheld w j.. Dana OF
Warren, J. w. Sleeper Of Waterbury,
Henry Richard OF Woodbury. G. w.
Richardson OF Worcester. Ira johnson
Of Mddlesex.
The neurology committee was reelected.
The Princeton union., 1907-07-04
Railroads Will Conform to Law.


A press dispatch says that railroads
operating in Minnesota will conform
to the reciprocal demurrage law. The
decision refers also to the new laws of
South Dakota and North Dakota.
Favorable action was taken at a
meeting of the Terminal Dispatch as
soclation, which has headquarters in
Minneapolis and controls all the lines
operating in Minnesota and the
greater part of the other two states.
The rules of the association we're
ordered changed to cover the free
loading time clause in the laws of
Minnesota and South Dakota. AS to
North Dakota, which has no such
provision in it's law, the rules will re-
main unchanged.
This statement is an assurance to
shippers and receivers of the state that
troubles expected from an attempt to
enforce the new law, which the rail-
roads considered drastic in it's pro-
visions, are to be avoided, and that
the railroads will submit without a
fight. The conclusion was not reached
without much discussion on the part
OF the operating officials, and only
after general meeting held in St..
Paul.
The Princeton union., 1907-07-04

were surprised to find that he could
write so simply and sanely of boyhood
and rural life. The book reflected the
softer element In the Darrow makeup.
barrow was educated in the public
schools, read law very early and was
admitted to the bar before he reached
his nineteenth birthday. He practiced
IN the rural districts for a few years
and then turned up in Chicago. After
the raw young lawyer got his bearings
In the raw young city he made rapid
headway. It was discovered that he
knew law to the limit. Accordingly he
was appointed assistant corporation
counsel.
While Darrow was still an unknown
quantity he met Governor John P.
Altgeld. Altgeld was a radical think
er, student of sociology. He took a
liking to young Darrow, probably be-
cause their minds ran in the same
channel in that respect The two men
formed a partnership in law practice
which lasted until Altgeld's sudden
death. It will be recalled that the ex-
governor was stricken on the platform
while delivering a speech in defense
Of human rights. Darrow delivered an
address over the body Of Governor
Altgeld which for simple eloquence and
feeling has been compared to the fa-
nous speech Of Robert G. Ingersoll at
the grave Of his brother
Just what influence the ideas of Gov
The Princeton union., 1907-07-04

member. When he philosophers, he
is philosophical anarchist" but in
real life he is law abiding citizen.
But even should he apply his theories
to actual life he would be the direct
opposite Of the so called anarchist who
manufactures a bomb and blows up
rulers. Mr.. Darrow's creed is non
resistance to evil
1t is written in Scriptures, ssResist
not evil, but whosoever shall smite thee
on thy right cheek, turn to him the
other Also" Mr.. Darrow wrote a book
on that text. In that book he ex-
pressed convictions and conclusions
which go far toward explaining why
he prefers to appear in the courts in
the interest Of workers rather than in
the interest of corporations that en-
ploy workers. Early in his career Mr..
barrow was a corporation attorney.
lie served as counsel for the North
western railway. But that was onlv
an incident in his more than thirty
years of practice. Most Of his legal
work has been as counsel in cases
against monopolies and trusts.
Clarence Darrow was born fftv
years ago in Kinsman, o. About two
years ago he astonished his friends
IN Chicago, where he lives, by pub
l1sh1ng book entitled "Farmineton.
which was a story Of boy life in a
small country town. It was largely
autobiographical and was an intimate
picture Of small town life in the mid
die west thirty or forty years ago. Mr.
Darrow had become so widely known
as sociological writer, a radical and
philosopher that those who knew him
The Princeton union., 1907-07-04
Gentle Breed of Anarchist,

Mr.. Darrow''s book, "Resist Not Evil,'
was published four years ago. 1t show
ed the author to be disciple of Count
Tolstoi, but as logician and cold
reasoner, bulwarked by a mind of Sc
we're legal training, he went even far
ther than Tolstoi. Mr.. Darrow has
been described as a socialist. He may
be one, though just what socialist is
or what ideas man must possess to
be a socialist is open to debate. His
book showed conclusively that he is
an anarchist. But speak it softly.
There are two kinds Of anarchists.
one OF them travels around occasion
ally to kill king or other ruler. The
other kind is gentle, humane, tender
hearted, unselfsh, nonresisting ideal
lst like Leo Tolstoi or the late Ernest
crosby OF Clarence DarroW This kind
OF anarchist never harms a kitten,
much less a king This gentle breed
Of anarchist dreams golden dreams.
He perceives the divine spark in all
mems souls and would fan it if he
could into such fame that all the
beastliness would be burned out, leav-
ing only the Christly goodness to reign
and rule. But since he cannot thus
fan the spark into purging fame he
sits down and writes books about
what ought to be and might be if we
were different and may be when we
shall have evoluted sufficiently.
''Resist Not Evil" is Clarence OAR
row, the philosopher. In this book he
seeks to prove that governments are
not necessary for the well being of
mankind. The origin and evolution of
the political state, he says, show that
it was born in aggression, as it is
maintained purely by force-soldiers
and policemen to do the bidding of
rulers. ''Nor do the people govern
themselves in democracies more than
In any other lands,'' says Mr.. Darroy,
'They do not even choose their rulers.
These rulers choose themselves and by
force and cunning and intrigue arrive
at the same results that their prini-
tive ancestor reached with the aid of a
club"
Mr.. Darrow holds that by no meth
cd of reasoning can it be shown that
the injustice of killing one man is re-
tr1eved by the execution Of another.
Thus his doctrine of nonresistance to
evil would do away with capital Dun
ishment. But not only that. He avovs
that by no method Of reasoning can it
be shown that the forcible taking Of
property is made right by confning
some human being in a pen. This is
resistance to evil. If Billy the Burglar
steals your overcoat, threw in YOUR
winter suit: Turn the other cheek.
Resist not evil
But when Lawyer Darrow gets up in
front of jury or Judge he argues
closely along the line of man made
law. He is living in 1907.
The Princeton union., 1907-07-04
Stepfather of Skyscrapers.

incidentally DarroW may be called
the stepfather of the modern sky
scraper building. It is related that he
and Altgeld first met at a club and
walked down the street together. Goy-
ernor Altgeld remarked that he was
looking for suit Of Offices, but could
find none that pleased his fancy.
"Why don't you build, governor?'
suggested Darrow.
The young attorney then informed
the governor that friend of his had
invented a method of constructing
buildings by putting a steel skeleton
inside. Governor Altgeld sent for the
architect who advanced this bold in
novation. He was so impressed that
he had the Montauk building con-
structed on that principle and thus
the first modern steel skyscraper came
into being.
Clarence Dacrow won some measure
of national repute as counsel for Eu-
gene V. Debs in the great strike Of the
American Railway union in the early
ninetiess During the following ten
years he was an advocate on the side
of labor in many labor Injunction
cases.
In 1902 and 1903 he was chief coun-
sci for the anthracite miners at Scran-
ton and Philadelphia in the coal strike
The Princeton union., 1907-07-04
By ROBERTUS LOVE.

AW, like politics, makes strange
bedfellows. Witness the spec
IL tacle of Clarence S. Darrow at
Boise, Ida. AS chief counsel for
". D. Haywood, charged witt the
murder of ex-governor Frank Steunen-
berg, Mr.. Darrow is associated with
several lawyers Of the conventional
kind. These are hard headed, practical
attorneys who have no fine haired the
ories about anything in particular.
They believe and act with what may
be called the generality Of men,
Darrow, on the other hand, is q
dreamer, an idealist, a theorist, a
weaver Of Utopias. Any man Of his
associate counsel would be glad to pick
up gun and go out and shoot a duck
or bear, just as any man Of them
takes delight in devouring a savory
beefsteal or a hot bird. But Darrow
will not kill beast or bird, nor wilt he
eat flesh killed by others. He holds
that killing is wrong, whether the vic
tim be man or beast or bird. To be
consistent with this belief he is q
strict vegetarian.
The Princeton union., 1907-07-04
Knows Law and How to Practice.

Yet with all his theories Mr.. Darrow
has practical side. He knows law,
and he knows how to practice law,
though theoretically he is opposed ia
NIL man made law-theoretically, re.
The Princeton union., 1907-07-04
Beloved by His Fellow Men.

Mr. Darrow is not a handsome man.
One of his friends has said: Gas a bow
I used to think Lincoln's face was the
homeliest had ever seen-the home
liest and the kindest. Then twenty
years ago, when I first met Darrow, I
knew that had seen at last as home
~ face as Lincoln's and one not less
kindly nor less masterful. If you have
heard DarroW and read his books and
caught glimpse Of the real man that
walks around in his shape it may be
that you will not think my comparison
extravagant. l think there is no man
In this country today more genuinely
loved by his fellowmen than Clarence
Darrow. Men love Darrow because he
loves men,"
As to Mr.. Darrow's personal ap-
pearance another acquaintance re-
marks: "He is far from natty His
clothes are decidedly of the hand-me-
down variety, his shoes are seldom
polished, and when he looks for his hat
on rack he can easily pick it out, for
it is the one that has not been brush
ed"
The Princeton union., 1907-07-04
Gives Generously to Charity.

1t Is said that Mr.. DarrOW gives
away in charity at least a fifth of his
income. He frequently handles the
case Of poor person for nothing, but
it is his invariable rule to make a cor
poration or any well to do firm or indi-
vidual pay handsomely for his legal
services.
Somebody has remarked that clothes
make the man. That depends on the
man concerned. When Darrow gets
up to speak he might cut sorry fig
ure with a deaf person, but after he
warns up to his topic nobody remem-
bers his cheap suit and his somewhat
ungainly figure. He begins deliberate
ly and slowly, but as he gets deeper
into the argument his language flows
more rapidly until at the peroration it
Is a tumult of eloquence and convinc-
ing logic. When Darrow summed up
the case of the anthracite mine work
ers before the strike commission he
spoke for two court days, apparently
without fatigue, and he used no notes.
AS a speaker Darrow employs wit,
humor, sarcasm, invective and steel
cold logic with equal facility AS a
sample of his sarcastic humor this
brief extract from his address to the
jury in presenting Haywood's case may
serve. Darrow was referring to the
story Orchard had told on the stand:
81 don't like to take anything from
the glory Of story like that I sin
cerely regret to destroy the bloom of a
peach like that. We will show that he
was not the phenomenal murderer he
claims to have been, but we will COM
pensate somewhat by showing that he
is the most monstrous liar the world
has ever Seen''
The Princeton union., 1907-07-04

en:nor Altgeld had in molding the Ca
reer and shaping the convictions Of
Darrow is not matter of mathemat-
ical calculation, but it is not to be
man WAS considerable
The Princeton union., 1907-07-04

arbitration, appearing before the com.
mission appointed by President Roose-
velt. One Of his hardest fights was in
the litigation against the gas trust
In Chicago. When Judge Dunno was
elected mayor Mr.. Darrow was en-
ployed to conduct the litigation in
connection with the proposed acquisi-
tion by the city Of the street car lines.
barrow was elected to the Illinois leg
islature in 1902. being the only pro-
nounced municipal ownership man in
that body.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-05-26
Excursions

Mexico city and return S4o.25-
June 8 % june lG. limit August 81.
Norfolk, Va, n Feilrn-l5 day
iimIt. @56.i5, go day. 372.90; season
limit December u.s.. $500.
Denver and return. $3.50: Colorado
springs n return Spots; Pueblo
End reAur1 SIS 80. Tickets on sale
June ] 50 september so. 1907. Return
limit October 81. 1897.
Columbus, Ohio. and return, $67.6O:
tieieets on sale May II TO 16 and 10
ana 20. Return limit June 8.
dickson, Tenn, and return, S62.7b;
ttekftE on sak May u. 10 n IA;
fnal limr June 2.
r. ". PURDY. Agent.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-05-26
AssAYERs


N. JENES-
Assayer, Mining & MetallurglcsI
Engineer.
cog West Fruit avenue. Post0ffics Box
l'3, or NJ office Of F. H. Kent. 1l2
South Third street.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-05-26
SENSATIONAL CASE
ON TRIAL n
PRESCOTT
Attorney for Defense in Murder
Trial Charges District At
torney With Withholding Evil
dence to Shield Guilty,

-
rbsrt.. p NhUrhrr. Leading coun.
tel bon the case of the territory 81 Ari.
zJna VS.. y. q. Roach. on trial for muir
der boz Prescott. created a sensatioi
Thursday lu the court room when n'
charged the prosecuting attorney aud
other officers of mo ia" NJ n count
with having withheld evidence "hltH
would have convicted others of the
crime for which Roach was on tEtaI.
Ro1rb f4 being tried for the murder
~ T,rk Fletcher al Grown King. ArlZ.
Naygmbor 9. 1905.
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Prior ip beginning ~ lkuIitht ana
s'nsailphal chaIaes Hiieh'I "da pr
1"ded bf blsitl,t torn Motit~"h.
Tor the prosecution hl lht conclusion
90 Do testimony OF the case.
Attorney Morrison summed up the
lrstlmuny. showing how trucks had
boon followed from The rock In front
Of the Pottery saloon TO Buagh'- resi-
dencc. and Of che other circumstance
connected with the affair, from the
-ptosecuttcn's standpoint lie told Of
the trouble Roach had mad with resi-
dents Of Crown King the afternoon
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-05-26
UNDERrAkERs q FNfRAIAIFRs.

Undertaken and Embalmer.
City Undertaken.
White or black haarse. $500. Com
mercia' club building. AIbuquerque