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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

upon legislation on this subject, but
the deman nds of the power companies
were considered by the government to
be so extreme that no agreement was
reached. If the power companies are
now suffering because their permits
are revocable they have only them
selves to blame for that condition. The
one obstacle to legislation authorizing
irrevocable permits for fixed term
was their own opposition to 1t unless
other concessions. which the president
had declared unreasonable In the mes
sage / have quoted above, were grant
ed to them at the same time.
Mr. Smith says that there is. of
course, no objection to charging power
companies a fair price for the land
they use for reservoirs and rights Of
way" That is precisely the thing. and
the only thing, the forest service is
doing. The charge ii imposes is rent
for the use of the land. not q tax I'M
posed by a sovereign. The value of
the land for power purposes Is meas
ured by the amount of power actually
developed each year. and the charge is
fixed accordingly. Any private land
owner having a power site on his land
would refuse to rent II for Its value
considered as a wood lot. but would
insist on Its power value as the basis
of the annual rent. If his property
were to be taken from him for power
purposes by condemnation he would
be entitled to its value for such pur-
poses. This Is clearly stated in the
case Of Boom company versus Patter-
son, reported in volume 9s Of the
United States supreme court reports at
page 403 In that case certain islands
in the upper Mississippi river were
taken by condemnation for a log boom.
For any other purpose they were
worth $500. but for boom purposes
their value was fixed at $500 and
Judgment was given for that amount.
This judgment the supreme court OF
the United States affirmed, saying:
In determining the valne OF land appropriated
FOR public purposes. the same considera tiOns are
TO be regarded In sale OF property between
private n rifles The inqriry In such "a Ses
must be what Is the property worth In the mar
ket viewed not merely with reference to the
TO which Il Is at the time applied. hut
ly adapted: that is to say. what is II worth
from Its availability for valuable uses. Prop
erty Is not to be deemed worthless because the
owner allows It to go to waste. or TO be re-
garded yaueless because he Is unable TO put
Il to any use. Others may he able TO use II,
md make 1t subserve the necessities OF con.
yeniences Of life. It's canahility Of hning m de
Inns available gives II q market value which
ne readily estimated
ENDS THEIR ARGUMENT
This effectually disposes of the ar
gument of the power companies that
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

The blow which knocked ont Corbets
was a revelation to the prize fighters.
From the earliest days of the ring the
Knockout blow was aimed for the law
the temple or the jugular vein. Stomach
punches were thrown In to worry and
weary the fighter, but If a scientific man
had told one of the old fighters that the
most vulnerable spot was the region of
the stomach, he'd have laughed at him
for an ignoramus. DR.. Pierce is bringing
nope TO the public parallel fact: that
fhq seQmacA is the most vulnera BILE organ
out OF $he prfye ring as we'll as in It. We
protectPur, ,hSaGs, throats, feet and lungs.
but theSSNSenaob\we are utterly indIffer-
ent TO, until diseASA finds the solar plexus
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pure blood and other diseases Of the or
gans Of digestion and nutrition.
The TGolden Medical Discovery has a
specific curative effect upon all mucous
surfaces and hence cures catarrh. no
AA0SpC4 fHAClO iOCdbcu III WQab Stage III
may have reached. In Nasal Catarrh Il
Is well to cleanse the passages with DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy fluid while using
the Discovery as a constitutional rem
edy. Why the Golden Medical Discov.
cry cures catarrhal diseases, as of the
stomach. bowels. bladder and other pelvic
organs will be plain TO you If you will
read q booklet of extracts from the writ
ings OF eminent medical authorities. en-
dorsing its ingredients and explaining
their curative properties. It is mailed
free on request. Address DIR. R.v. Pierce.
Buffalo N. Y. This booklet gives all the
ingredients entering ihto Dr. Pierce's
medicines from which it will be seen that
they contain not drop of alcohol. pure.
triple-refned glycerine being used instead.
ID. Plerce's great thousand-page Illus
Fssed Common Sense Medical Advisee
VIII be sent free. paper bound, for 2l one
cent stamps, or cloth bound for a stanpa.
Address d.. Pierce as sbovA
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

that the charge Is so small that 1t
can not possibly be any check upon
development.
NO DANGER TO CONSUMER
With reference to Mr.. Smiths sug.
gestion that the revocation of per-
nit would infiict hardship on power
companies: 1t is obvious that the
power of the government to revoke
permit for breach of condition would
compel the permittee to fulfill the con-
ditions He could not afford to do
otherwise. and If he did and the per-
NIT were revoked, similar permit
could be given to any other person or
corporation and the right would be
sufficiently valuable to make it certain
that there would be no lack of appli-
cants for the permit. There is no
danger whatever that the generation
of electric power would stop and con-
sumers be thus left without any sup
ply. 1t is quite possible that a court.
for the protection of the power con-
sumers. might appoint receiver to
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17

they could take these power sites upon
the payment of nominal charge per
acre If the land were subject to con-
demnation under the state laws. They
certainly could not do so unless the
condemnation jury were ignorant of
the power value Of the land or unmind-
full of their oaths to do justice.
Congress has declared by the act of
1901, above cited. that the United
States shall not ALLEVIATE its lands per-
manently for power purposes. The
for renting them for such purposes is
not only a fair price, but a very low
one. This is shown by the facts that
many permits have been taken out
subject to the charge; that a much
higher initial charge is imposed by
the Canadian government upon power
plants at Niagara Falls; that at con-
ferences held In Washington late in
February and early In March OF this
year between representatives Of the
government on the one hand and OF
the more important power companies
and of banking houses interested In
financing power projects on the other,
the representatives OF the government
suggested that the power companies
should submit their business to an In
vestigation by the bureau of corpora
tions for determination of the ques-
ton whether or not the rate of charge
was unreasonable. and no response was
ever made to this suggestion; that the
charge imposed upon the Edison cleo
trio company is, by the special statute
under which that company Is occupy
ing lands In the national forests. re-
quired to be reasonable" and the com
pany has paid the charge for this and
the preceding fiscal year although II
it were in fact conf1scatory the COM
pany would not have been obliged to
pay and could have had recourse to the
courts for relief; and finally, that care
full Inquiries made by the forest serv-
ice as to the value of power sites and
the profits of power companies show
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take charge of the power plant and
conduct Ii in accordance with law and
the conditions of the permit. or take
proper action to compel the fuIhllment
OF those conditions TO insure the serv-
ice OF the public for which the cor
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17
IDAMROSCH TO GIVE
Us TWO NOVELTIES
New York Symphony Orchestra
Will Begin Series OF Con-
certs This Afternoon
Calvary Coral Society Is TO
Sing Masterpieces Of Ora
torio Next Sunday

Walter Damrosch and his New York
symphony orchestra will appeaJ this
! afternoon at Dreamland rink in the
first of the long expected series of or
chestral concerts. The organization,
which played at Stanford university
last night, will arrive in this city this
morning.
The program for this afternoon is a
splendid one, containing two novelties
Of much interest. These are Smetana's
symphonic poem descriptive or the
Moldau river and Gounod's S Little SYM
phony" for wind instruments. The
more familiar works will be Tschai-
kowsky's symphonic Pathetique" and
the 'Lohengrin" prelude. The first vio-
lins. headed by Alexander Saslavsky,,
will display their virtuosity with some
difficult solo numbers played In unison.
In the evening popular program"
willebe presented. Thomas overture to.
| 'Mignon," Littolfs .Robespierre" over
ture. Farewell March" from Raff's
"Leonore" symphony. Liszt's first Hun
garian rhapsody and other delightful
| numbers will be played.
Nine. Mary Hissem de Moss will be
the soloist and will be heard In Haydn,s
With Verdure Clad" Saslavsky, yto-
linist; Bramsen, celNst, and Walter
Damrosch at the piano Will play a
Saint-Saens serenade.
The program for next Sunday after
noon will be made notable by the ap-
pearance with the great orchestra of.
the Calvary choral society under the
direction of Marshall w. Giselman. The
event will be of much local interest, as,
the chorus Is said to be in splendid
form. and its 200 members are prepared
to present choral numbers from some of
4 . Il
perfect manner The society will be
accompanied by the full orchestra,
which will also render a number OF
orchestral selections
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17
1Ae Knockout Blow.

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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23

and funeral party at the cemetery gate,
the bearers doing the rest. Undertakers
predict that the precedent is one which
will be largely followed, and livery men
are disturbed over the situation The car
only cost IS, while a hearse Sunday costs
" and carriages s6 each.
Fire was discovered in L o. Aliens
paint shop in Middlebury Jan. IS. Il
had made good Roadway when the alarm
was rung and before IL was ont, the paint
shop, blacksmith shop, harness store and
the annex of the Allen House were
burned The fire is supposed 10 have re-
suited from spontaneous combustion.
MI. Alien estimates his loss at $4,000,
insured Tor $1,000. When the alarm Was
given, the guests OF the hotel were
aroused and naturally there was much eK-
citement- Several of the guests in the
annex lost nearly all their personal
effects. Nearly all OF the furniture in the
burned building WAS either destroyed or
ruined by water. Mr.. Allen also lost al
most all the wagons IN his livery. Prao-
tically all the movable property in the
main hotel building was taken out and
several families living nearby vacated
their homes. Mr.. Allen suffered a second
loss Of property by fire that afternoon
when his livery stable was destroyed.
The flames started in the hay and might
have caught from the early morning IRE.
Prompt work by citizens and firenen
alone saved the 20 horses from being
burned. The building was valued 81
$1,000 and an insurance of 1920 was
carried. Mr.. Allen il uncertain about
rebuilding. L. s. knight had one toe
broken by being stepped on by horse
that he was leading from the Allen sta
bies- By the breaking of ladder, three
nremen fell II or Is feet, and suffered
severe shaking up, but no bones were
broken.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23
RUNDOWN
CONDITION Due
TO OYERWORE
A Battle Creek womsn Dsse,,s.,
Her Symptoms and Tells Hou
Or. Williams Pink PHs
Cured Her.

The symptoms described in the fsjiov-
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overwork and worry have resulted y,
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a cure was effected deserves the careful -.
tention OF every tboughtiul man a.
woman II is such conditions a. arr -.
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main in bed. II was brought on bv
overwork which produced a run down
condition. I didn't have much Of an
appetite and had to be careful what sts
My kidneys were weak and the sscre-
tions contained sediment. Ny cheeks
and lips were white, had bad headaches.
dizzy and fainting spells and would See
black specks floating before my eyes
j would often have paIpitation d The
heart, could get no rest from sleep vas
nervous, low-spirited and weak. Nv
blood was wstery and didn't have
strength enough to work.
1--WE employed a doctor for IL
months but without avail. Then l
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So general is the success Of Or. VIII
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it may be safely stated that they are the
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thin, weak and watery blood. They
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where the stomach and other organs Of
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simply through lack Of proper nourisb-
ment. They have also been especially
successful in curing rheumatism and
after-efects of the grip and Of feyers.
A pamphlet on "Diseases Of the
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be sent free on request.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists, or will be sent, postpaid, on
receipt Of price, so cents per box; Elk
boxes $3.50, by the DIR. Williams Medi-
cine Company, Schenectady, y. y.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23
The Mahan Verdict,

The verdict in the Mahan case is Just
one and the jury which has had the hard
work of sitting the mass of evidence has
done its full duty. OF the guilt of the
accused there was no question. He was
not insane, in the eyes of the law, but he
was shown concIusively to be only half
witted and with this element in the case
the jury was not warranted in sending
him to the gallows. The result is vic
tory for both the state and the defence in
its highest sense for it is the triumph of
justice, and it is no small task to dig out
the truth when it lies so deeply buried
in maze of doubt, and when the judg-
ment Of the community is heated by so
horrid crime. The verdict is credit to
Bennington county and especially to the
jury who held the scales of justice in
their Observation-Disclosures Banner
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23

The first act, or part of an act, of the
session of 1906 to go by the board on an
adverse decision of the supreme court is
the so-called "bob veal'' law, which for
bids the sale of flesh Of calves less than
four weeks old, or that weigh less than so
pounds dressed, to be shipped outside the
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23

On the occasion of the death of his
mother, Editor Lamberton of the Norris
vile News and Citizen quotes the follow
ing touching and truthful sentiment ex.
pressed by Lamartine. 1t is worth read
ing-even while mother lives:-
'sThe loss of mother is always felt
even though her health may incapacitate
her from taking any active part in the
care OF her family, still she is sweet raj
lying point around which affection and
obedience, and thousand tender endeav-
ors toplease, concentrate; and dreary is
the blank when such a point is with
drawn ! 1t is like that lonely star before
us; neither its heat nor its light are essen
tial to us in themselves; yet the shepherd
would feel his heart sad if he missed it,
when he lifts his eye to the brow of the
mountain over which it rises when the
sun descends."
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23
Fortunate Father and Son.

am as certain as 4 now live, says Mr..
=. r. Bartholomew, Kaikaska, Mich
that DIR. David Kennedy's Fayorite Rem
edy, OF Rondout, n. Y, saved my life
when l was victim of that terrible dis
order-Bright's disease. My son had
lever sore on his leg; be too used Fsyorite
Remedy and is now well. All druggists
tl.0o; bottles $500.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23
PRESS NOTES
Stuna |!

The bees in this country last year pro-
duced twenty-five million dollars worth
of honey. What the gubernatorial bees
in Vermont have done is yet to be seen.
Montpelier Argus.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23

The Bellows Falls Times throws out its
chest over its new two-revolution Meihle
newspaper press-the finishing touch to
a complete equipment added during the
past year-and nobody will begrudge
Belknap a bit of the comfort he is taking.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23

The Bennington Banner has discovered
a way by which the Democrats can at last
elect governor of Vermont-follow John
H. Senter's advice, nominate Governor
Proctor and beat any man the Republic
cans can name.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23

Waterbury has a case of hustle not to
be mistaken. Its board of trade went
out to raise $500 for stone shed recent
ly, and when the several subscription
blanks were brought in they totalled up
$1,000, and dividend had to be declared.
Think o. that.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23

The st. Johnsbury Caledonian, which
aforetime engaged in a lengthy disputa-
tion with the Burlington Clipper to re-
flute the latter's claim that a marked re-
semblance existed between Governor
Hughes and Allen NJ. Fletcher, will note
that they are certainly alike in one re-
spect-both sphinx-like
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23

That receiver of the Mt. Mansfield
Electric railway, who put in bill of
only 5000 for his services (while one at
torney charged $4,000 for his) didn't
take his cue from one Russell II. Sawyer,
once receiver of the White River Valley
railroad, whose modest claim for about
$20,000 for his services gave this section
an idea of what it really costs to claim
the services of an expert along this line.
In modern practice, receivership means
million for the receiver and vacuous
void for the stockholders, bondholders
and creditors.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23

The Hardwick Gazette dominates Fred
L. Davis of Pomfret for governor. Is
that Fred's expansive smile that lights
up the southern horizon about milking
time?
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23

Does the Hon. John H. Senter OF
Montpelier have the assurance of the two
other Democrats in Vermont that they are
behind him in his fervent declaration for
a second term for Governor Proctor?-St.
Adams Messenger.
The Burlington Free Press claims to
have seen one of them and AYERS that he
endorses Johns sentiments. Brad. or
Jim?
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23

How much different things look after a
good square meal. What diplomacy has
taken place after the coffee and cigars,
that never would have been achieved on
an empty stomach. The latest instance
of the part gastronomy plays in human
affairs comes from Brattleboro. The Val
ley Fair association was to hold its annu-
al meeting of stockholders, and because
things haven't been going quite right
there were razors in the air. One faction
(under normal conditions Brattleboro al
ways has two) wanted to Gust the old
board of officers; the other wanted to de-
fer action. On close vote, the latter
won out. Then came adjournment for
the annual dinner, under whose soothing,
smoothing ministrations old sores were
soon forgotten, the motion to defer res
cinded, officers elected land unanimously
and new basis of action agreed upon
satisfactory to all. And the dinner did
it! 1t was a wise governor of North
Carolina who remarked to his determined
visitor, the governor of South Carolina,
when they were comforting over an extra
dition case, with every prospect at the
outset OF a hostile outcome, "It's q long
time between drinks; waiter, serve"
And there was no conflict. Not that
Brat
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

More good luck for Hughes-Platt
frowns upon him.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23

Alfred Mahan was Saturday found gull
ty of murder in the second degree in kill
ing Ethel Mahan, his four-year-old niece,
and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. German
Mahan, at North Bennington, in county
court at Bennington.
In Bennington, it is the general belief
that the second degree murder verdict is
proper. Although there was no doubt
of the guilt of young Mahan, who is a
tall, loosely built, hollow-chested young
man, there was so -e question as to his
mental state.
This condition of the man was one OF
the chief points in his attorneys argu-
ment. Mr.. Barber drew a vivid word
picture of the degenerate mind and weak
intellect of young Mahan and advised the
jury to consider carefully sending such a
person to his death. On the other hand,
Attorney-General Fits admitted that
Mahan's mental condition was bad on
the day of the crime, but he maintained
that it was due to drink. He said that
it had been shown that Mahan could
and did reason both before and after he
committed the crime.
Mahan's crime was committed near
the shore of little pond in North Ben
nington, while, although out of sight,
the little girls father and a companion
were fishing within hailing distance.
Mahan, accompanied by Ethel, carried
dinner for the two fishermen from Ger
man Mahan's home and started away,
leading the girl. When Ethel did not
return home later in the afternoon, a
search was instituted, and her body, with
throat slashed with a razor, was found
near the pond. Alfred, her uncle, was
soon arrested. Later he made confess
sion of the crime. There was no crimi-
nal assault, the medical witnesses testi-
fed in the trial.
Life Imprisonment is the sentence for
second degree murder, and that will
probably be given the convicted man this
week.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-23

The second degree verdict in the Ma
han murder case is in line with recent
presidents in Vermont. OF course it's
not consistent, or defensibie on a basis of
the law, but modern juries in murder
cases are a law unto themselves, and CAPT
tai punishment seems to be about as effec-
tualiy abolished as though the legislature
had substituted life Imprisonment.
The busy tongues wag since that lunch
con given py DR.. j. a. Mead of Rutland
to guests including Governor Proctor,
Lieut.. Governor Prouty, Ex-Governor
Bell, Allen NJ. Fletcher and Mason s..
Stone. But DR.. Mead disarned crit
icism of harboring a real conspiracy
against the peace and dignity of the state
by the heterogenity of his party.
What would this bunch be likely to agree
about, except that the day was inc and
DR.. Mead charming host?