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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02

as great as the pay roll while in the
latter the pay roll amounted to more
than the dividends.
The common people, he said cannot
form a trust. They cannot be partners
In privileged monopolies but must be
the victims If monopolies are tolerated.
He condemned such management of
railroads as tends to make of them
mere money making devices with no
thought given to the, rights or privi-
leges OF the people. Taking up tho
matter of swollen fortunes, he said the
common people do not possess them.
They are controlled by those who have
exploited the public and have secured
special privileges. Is il not time for
the average man to be alarmed when
one trust can give to a campaign fund
ten times as much as the rest of the
party and then get back ten times
what 1t gives. The men who conspre
against $4,000, 600 people are not look
cd down upon as common thieves are
We have revised the commandment to
read Thou shalt not steal--on a small
scale" We are not appalled, when ex-
posture reveals theft on n large scale.
Our college presidents to the contrary
get down on their knees and ask for
a part of the stealinss It will be e
step In advance when we punish grand
as well as petit larceny.
The President has done a great pub
lie good In calling attention to the
ethics of money making. Special
legislation and special privileges are
the cause OF swollen fortunes which
are contrary to the divine plan of
awards. The greatest work OF the av-
| erage man IS to restore Gods law so
| that every one may draw from the
worlds resources a reward commensu-
| rate to his labors. Then will be at
tanned what jefferson and Lincoln
strove for, government of the peo-
pie, by the people and for the people.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02

initiative is the process by which the peo-
pie are enabled to obtain an expression of
their views on question and the re
feredum is the medium through which
they sit in judgment on questions sub
mitted to them. When the people have
it in their power to compel a referendum
there will not no such great need Of it.
For when you can do n thing yourself,
your servants will be more ready to do
1t for you. If the governor has veto
legislation, should not the people have
that power as we'll The people may
make mistakes but they have right to
They will not make a mistake Intentional
ly and the minority may. Now almost
everywhere city councils have to submit;
to the people any proposition to sell a
franchise.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
BRYAN'S NARROW ESCAPE.
Horses Kicked hut SkiiifuI Driver
Kept Them in Hand.

ST. Johnshury, April Gas William ].
Bryan, who had been the guest Of +. G..
Bundy over night, was being driven to
the station this morning to take the
seven O'Clock train. a bolt holding the
whifflctrces broke letting them drop on
the horses heels. The horses began to
kick and attempted to run but the driver.
Charles Kirk, an experienced horseman
OF great strength and skill. kept them
in hand and stopped them near the sta
ton, no harm being done. AS the horses
stopped Mr.. Bundy leaped from the car
riage, but Mr.. Bryan retained his seat
until the danger had passed.
ROOF FELL. ON CARPENTERS.
Springfield, April o5.-By the falling of
roof 40 by 60 feet at the foundry of the
Vermont Snath Co. yesterday, nine car
)ponters were injured. Eben Rumrlls
right leg was crushed and broken in two
places above the knee and two places be-
How the knee. Adm Hewey sustained a
3broken ligament in an ankle and injury
TO his back. The others were not serious
| ~ hurt. The roof, which is estimated 10
weigh six tons. was being raised to make
another story to the building. In some
way the WorlImcn lost control of it and
the heavy mass fell eight feet 70 the floor,
oinnng three men beneath.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
Violent Death of Norman Hart.
we'll, r. r. Bridge Builder
at Lyndonville.
RUN OYER BY A FREIGHT
Remains Discovered at Daylight ana
1t Is Supposed lie Must Have Fnl-
ten on Track from Heart Fall
urc-No Witnesses of
Accident.

Lyndonville, April 3.-Norman Hart
well, carpenter and bridge builder on the
Boston & Maine railroad, was run over
by through freight last night just below
the depot and his remains, horribly
manGled, We're found by the track at
daylight. No one saw the accident and as
IIartwell was subject to heart failure it
is surmised that he fell while walking
on the track to his home which is about
mile south of the station.
He was about 80 years old ana leaves a
wife.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
ESCAPED DEATH TWICE.
Railroad Man Struck by SwitCher and
Knocked into Canal.

Bellows Falls, April 2S-W. r. Bueis,
inventor OF the Buelis motor handcar and
master mechanic of the Rutland railroad.
was crossing the railroad bridge near
the Rutland yard, yesterday morning,
when a switching locomotive struck him
and knocked him into the canal. % feet
below. The water was very high, and
he was dashed against the abutment of
the bridge to which he succeeded in
clnging until he was rescued.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
JEFFERSON TRUSTED THE PEOPLE.


turning ms attention TO history ME-
bryan S'u t''at JEFFERSON trusted the
P'"Ple' winnie iit'N'ltoh u'dh / Jefferson
'eHeNed that an men are created equal
with inherent r'sh'S' 10 secure winch
soNe'H'"eH's are -lS''uteu ue'NhS tIe.F
just powers from lhe consent or the
eONei''ou' lid''''l0o' 'le'u ''dt '''cic "'r
TWO cases one wei porn whose province
II 10 rune anu we o'ler not wen ooI''
VINO SHouiu ne 'u''"' me speaker Sa'u ne
"isheu 10 Slahd Oh the JeHersoillan prll-
cIple tha' mo people nave lnaHeflaple
fSHts winch 'He| heeu 10 protect. iaihl-
'oh' ne SAL, prepared d urIlt OF govern
Hloht ProVIulhE '1dI the PRESIDENT an"
senators De e!ected Tor ire IN over
century there mas peeh Just one rreS'-
oeht VINO sought |" depart from the pre-
ceoe''t Oh ""Hn'He' ON ana 'ene'Ho" 40
declining thlrn term OF service ha'nii-
'"h "ouIu nave "a' " Pres'ueh' ior i'ie
out the common people would not theh
ana Will not now me present way Vi re-
tanning senators III ONCE sihacks 'oo
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02

to school with the common people later
teach the children of the common people
and in the country board around among
the common people. Most of the preach
ers and priests, except the occasional head
of q wealthy church. belong to the same
great body. Regarding nnanciers. those
who want to come in with the common
people may. Tho common people, then,
constitute not less than IS per cent. of the
inha bitants of this country. Are they not
an important factor and can they not
make the government If they will? The
average man IS the most earnest champion
to be found of q government of the people,
by the people and for the people
Some of the democrats have found fault
with the President because he has been
stealing their thunder. The speaker sail
he would not complain because the Pres-
dent has borrowed planl5s from the demo
cratic platform. If the democrats cannot
get chance to use them in national af-
fairs, he was clad TO have the President
do 50.
All of the people know more than any
body and tho country that can draw from
all is wiser sham tho one which draw
from a few. y republic is better than any
other government because it rests on the
hearts rather than on the shoulders of IT'S
people. The common people want gov
eminent. which they can direct. The aver
age man, the common people If you will
want government which is theirs and
which they can control Much is heard
about harmony in the party but when all
people think alike 1t is an indication tina,
nobody thinks The only way to have
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY.

1t Is of the eatest'importarce to I'M
derstand the principles of democracy
The application of those principles can
he considered afterwards. All truth is self
evident and the best service you can rem
der truth is to state it clearly so you
will need no argument to convince. If
you get the truth and state it clearly
you viii receive the support Of those who
are not influenced by pecuniary reasons.
In order to discuss n question we must
find some principle upon which we can all
agree. We all agree on the principle that
all men are created equal If republicans
object to this principle as coming from
jefferson. he would remind them that it
was quoted in the plat. orm upon which
Lincoln was elected. II this doctrine of
equal rights TO all and special privileges
TO none is wrong, then We are all at sea.
The application OF that principle will solve
all of the problems with which We have
to deal.
Applying this principle to the question
of taxation we find that the proportion
of taxes which each should pay is of just
as much Importance as that the whole
amount be paid. Injustice in the distribu-
ton of taxes is larceny under the name
of law. When a law is Just in principle,
it may be unjust in its application. The
man with visible property, who is bur-
dened with taxes has to work longer than
| he ought while tie prosperity of the
| man with invisible property is increased,
| We make a stagger at justice in our local
| taxation but our federal taxation through
the imposition of revenues on necessities
| is absolutely without justice. The system
of federal imports lays the tax on the
need and not on the ability to pay.
| referring to President Roosevelt, Mr..
| Bryan said he liked to spend more time
commencing what he thought was right
| in the executive than in cOndemning what
he thought was wrong. He did not agree
with the president in his ship subsidy
policy and he thought the executive
wrong when he insisted that the con-
troll of schools in California was not a
state matter. The people of California
| know more about their schools than the
federal government. When the President
is wrong he is so thoroughly wrong that
there IL no need of worrying about his
! ideas being adopted.
Mr.. Bryan said that 16 years ago the
| income tax plank was In the platform
on which he ran for Congress. Four
years later II was Incorporated In the
! Nebraska State platform and although
It was declared unconstitutional by the
supreme court, 1t is bound to come in
| the future.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
MIDDLESEX HAS HEARING.
Commissioners Reserve Their Decision
Regarding Granting Liquor License.

Montpelier, April 26-The license conf
missoncrs of the town Of Middlesex gave
a hearing this morning on the application
Of Frank II. Whitney for a second ella -
license in the Shady Hill district. Con-
trary to general expectations but very
few persons were present at the hearir =
except the attorneys who appeared for
various interests.
Attorney W. c. White of MiddeseX pro-
tested against granting this license on
the ground that it could not legally ba
granted until the quo warranto proceed
ines are disposed Of, that Mr. Whitney
was not a legal resident Of the town OF
Middlcsex, and that the location, being in
a sparsely settled district, would not be
properly policed.
HEAVY TAXPAYERS OBJECT.
W. \. Theriault of this city and Ralph
W. Putnam objected for c. c. Putnam &
Son, the heaviest taxpayers in town and
the largest employers of labor. whose
mills are only a short distance from the
place whore Mr.. Whitney applied for a
license.
Clarence n. Sentcr appeared for Mr..
Whitney and argued that inasmuch as the
town had voted for license it was entitled
to a licensed place. He also denied in a
general way the allegations of the attor-
ncys who appeared for those opposed Ia
| license. John n. Harvey appeared for the
| license commissioners but took no &C.
tive part in the hearing.
The commissioners reserved their decis-
| ion
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
BUSINESS GENERALLY GOOD
4 Marked Scarcity of Goods NOtwith-
standing Some UnfavorabIe
Conditions.

New York, April 26-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
Weather conditions this week, as for
nearly a month past, have been a bar
to retail trade activity and to seasonable
crop development throughout a wide area.
In jobbing and Wholesale trade lines ALL
ng-in orders are in smaller volume than
expected. but business as a whole is good
for Il betwoen-seasons period. There Is
still a marked scarcity of goods needed
for prompt delivery and much cross buy
ing between different jobbers and sec
lions of country. The feeling appears to
be that with warm seasonable weather
now due. a considera BILE expansion in buy
ing operations and in collections Is to
be looked for. This improved buying has,
in fact, materiaizcd where few days OF
good weather have interviewed. and it is
worth nothing that despite the bad crop
reports Southwest Suying from that Sec
ton in the leading markets is still con-
iident.
Business failures for the week number
~. against 167 last week, III in the like
week of 1896 1893 in 1905, 197 in 1901 and
l73 in 1903
GOOD WEATHER IN CANADA.
Warmer weather has helped trade in
Canada and good reports to fall bust
ness come from travellers abroad. General
| complaint of slow deliveries by manu-
| facturers comes from all leading markets.
Montreal reports retail trade helped by
warm weather. fall business in dry goods
| turning out we'll and some Improvement
| in collections. Large shipments OF butter
have been made to New York. Toronto
| complains of slow deliveries of goods.
| buildings is active. and Ontario collec-
| tons are better. Il increased area In
wheat is expected in Manitoba and the
Northwest, despite fears that cold weather
may delay seeding. Collections are still
| slow in Winnipeg.
| Failures for the week number %, as
against is last week and % in this week
a year ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
HE WAS RIGHT.

you're just a poem, Bess," l said,
And | was right, you see,
! knew the way she tossed her head
She was n verse to me.
The Catholic StAndand and Times
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
DR.. Holton Does Not Anticipate
Any Fatalities in West
Berlin.
TO ESTABLISH PEST HOUSE
Smallpox Patients to BE Treated There
Who Can Not BE Cared for at
HOme-School Boy 1T Northheld
Falls Has the Dreaded
Disease.

Montpelier. April 2S.-Dr. Henri. d. Hol-
ton, secretary of the State board of health,
who is in charge of the smallpox quaran-
tine at West Berlin. is at his home in
Brattleboro over Sunday but will return to
West Berlin the first of the week to ar
range for pest house in which patients
can be treated who can not be cared for
in their own homes
| One case has been reported at Mortified
Falls. a mile from Mortified village. FIR
| nest Luther. aged u years. who has at
tended school in n room with 40 scholars
at Mortified is reported down with the
disease.
| Nearly every one in Mortified and West
Berlin has been vaccinated. DR.. Holton
believes the disease has been in West
Berlin for a month or more He does not
anticipate any fatalities although three of
/ the patients are very sick.
EIGHT HOUSES GUARANTEED.
There are at present eight houses un-
der quarantine at West Berlin and two
or three in the farming districts a little
way out. Three Of those under quarantine
are seriously III. No new cases were re-
| ported there on Saturday. The general
store run by Mrs. Walter Keys a West
Berlin is closed and is quaratned as Mrs.
Keys is i'll with the smallpox. The post
| office has been moved to the home OF
Mrs II. b. Ayers and Mr.. Ayers sees to
| it that the mail for quarantined patients
reaches them safely
| DR.. Holton characterizes this outbreak
of smallpox as the worst that has oc-
CURED in Vermont since 1895. when nearly
80 people were i'll with the disease in
| Hardwick.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02
THE TRUSTS.

The trusts stand behind our tariff
barriers. An American made machine
can be bought more cheaply abroad
than at the factory door at home. The
Americans can manufacture their
goods and outsell their European com
petitors abroad. 1t Is unjust to the
American people thus to plumber them
after they have erected the tariff wall
to protect the corporations.
In speaking of the operation of the
trusts he said according to the last
statement, the gross sales of the Uni
ted states Steel company were $780,
100000 with net earnings of s156,000,-
900, a sum amounting to more than the
wages paid. Comparing tho steel trust
with the manufacturing plant at ST.
Johnsbury. he said in the case of the
former the dividends We're five times
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02

Itch, Itch. Itch'-Scratch, Scratch
Scratch! The more you scratch the
worse the itch. Try Doau's Ointment.
1t cures piles, eczema, any skin itch
ing. All druggists sell IT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-02

Business failures for the week number
VI, against 167 last week, III in the like
week of 1896, 1893 in 1905. l97 in 1904 and
l13 in 1909
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
OLIVER GRAND JURY
PROBES PHONE DEALS
CounciImen from Oakland Appear to
Tell What They Know cf Hall
sey's Activity In Their
City
Rv Associnted Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.-The Oliver
grand jury met in special session today,
fifteen of its nineteen members being pres
ent.
The grand jury adjourned at the noon
hour without having taken any decisive
action. 1t was learned that the returning
of fresh indictments was not under con-
sideration. Mr.. thinner was excused af-
ter a private talk with Assistant District
Attorney Heney and without having been
called before the jury.
Among the witnesses in attendance were
Councilmen Burns and Aitken of Oakland,
from whom information was desired as to
the activities in that city of Agent Hal
sey of the Pacific Telephone company at
the time of the opposing by that COM
pany of the Home Telephone company's
application for a competitive franchise;
the line of reasoning being that if Acting
President and General Manager Louis
Glass authorized expenditures of money
by Halsey in Oakland, that fact would
be admissible as evidence in the present
trial of Glass as tending to support the
likelihood of his having authorized the
bribing Of supervisors in San Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
FURUSETH WITHDRAWS
FROM STRIKE COMMITTEE
Prominent Labor Union Leader OF San
Francisco Refuses to Attend
Another Meeting of
the Board
BY. Associated Press.

BY. Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 24.-Andrew
Furuseth, president of the Water Front
federation, secretary Of the Sailors
union, its representative on the floor of
the labor council and member of the gen.
eral strike campaign committee, present.
ed his resignation from the latter body
at a meeting of the labor council last
night He refused to give any reason for
his withdrawal, declined to discuss the
matter for publication, and when his
resignation by a vote of forty-four to
forty was rejected by the council he de-
clared that he would not attend another
meeting.
Immediately following, the council went
into executive session. After consider
able discussion it's first decision to reject
Furuseth's resignation was adopted as
final. Later Furuseth did not retract his
statement that he would remain away
from the future meetings of the COM
mittee.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25

tContInued from Page one,
pitched forward to the floor with bull
let in his body
Weapon in Hand
"The stone with which he meant to
assault the old man fell by his side.
IT went to Amate and took the re-
volver from him. 1 then returned to
the younger man and asked him If he
had been wounded. He replied in
Spanish that he did not know.
II then took him to his room and ex-
amined him. I found that the bullet
had pierced his left side, but the wound
did not look to me to be serious one.
"I called a physician and we placed
the young man in bed He remained
there until today when he insisted on
arising. think his exertion caused a
breaking of some tissues which had
been grazed by the, bullet and this
caused an internal \hemorrhage. At
any rate he died few hours later.
Before dying the young man begged
Amate's pardon numerous times for
having assaulted him.
"The old man is greatly grieved at
shooting Montoya. They had never
been close friends, but had always got
on we'll.
From what I saw it appears to me
that Amate shot in elf-defense. He
had rushed to his room as place of
safety and had been followed there and
his assailant was trying to break down
the door.
Notify Authorities
after we found the young man was
dead we notified the coroner and in
structed Bresee Brothers to call for
the body, which is still at my home, 200
East Avenue Forty-three
"Amate agreed to give himself up to
the police as soon as I explained to him
the nature of the charges, and after
getting a few of his things together we
came to the police station.
THE old man is a fine musician and
is known among his countrymen for his
ability as a singer and player"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
AUTO WRECK
KILLS FAMIL Y
FOURTH VICTIM DIES FROM HER
INJURIES
AUNT. MOTHER
AND SISTER ARE DEAD
Miss Mary Root, President of Vassar
AIumnae, Hurt In Ashley Falls
Accident, Sucumbs to
Wounds

BY Associated Press.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. Aug. 24-Miss
Mary P. Root. who was injured in the
Ashley Falls automobile accident Sunday,
died here today.
She was prominent in literary circles
and graduated at Vassar in 1878. She was
president of the Tassar alunae association
at the time of her death.
Millionaire Charles ]. Root, of Bristol,
Conn, her brother, and his aunt, Miss
Cunace Roberts, were killed instantly.
His mother, Mrs. Joel Root, blind ana
deaf and 81 years old, died on the way
here. His 14-year-old niece, Catherine
root, a daughter of Theodore Root, was
dug out of pile of debris unconscious.
One of the oldest =nd wealthiest fami-
lies of Connecticut was practically wiped
out of existence by the collision. ROOT
was a manufacturer of brass hinges 1or
pianos and perhaps the only person IN
this country engaged in that business
His family was one of the founders of
Bristol. His mother was a granddaughter
OF Gideon Roberts, the first clockmaker in
America.
The automobile tragedy has made an
heiress of Miss Katherine Root, the mil
lionaire's 14-year-old niece. Mr.. Root was
greatly attached to his niece. His wife
died years ago and the niece lived with
her uncle.
A few days before the accident Mr.. Root
made his will, giving all but $4,000 of his
estate to Miss Katherine. 1t is estimated
that her share will be considerably more
than 81, 100000 1t is a singular fact that
the young girl who thus comes into this
large inheritance is the only one of the
automobile party who All survive. The
accident wipes out the entire family.
Katherine Root fully recovered from
the effects of the accident, returned to
her home in Bristol today. She said she
did not believe her uncle was racing with
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
express that the automobile hit. Her un-
Gle, she declared, was running a little
ahead of the train, and she does not think
he saw It, Being deaf, he could not hear
the noise. His niece said the whirr of
the automobile prevented her hearing the
trains approach.
Her uncle steered the machine to cross
the railroad track, she said, not knowing
that the express was directly upon him.
Miss Root tainted from fright and recalls
nothing of the accident. When she recov-
cred her senses she was being taken from
the side of the track.