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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-16


nor may in large measure undo the good
work Of his predecessor, but here We
now know that the good WORK OF the "ne |
viii be carried on by the equally able /
successor.
Speaker Cheney had announced that
the different committees would be- named
Friday morning, but upon the coming
in of the members at ten O'Clock il was
found that so many were absent it would
be inadSisabls 10 give out the appoint
ments and the speaker again announced
that they would he given out on Tues
day morning. Upon motion Of Repre-
sentative Otis of Sutton the house adj
adjourned until Monday.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The Governors reception "Wednesday
evening was brilliant one aud a list Of
those present would read like "who's
Who in Vermont.
IL looks now as though Iiarland IL.
Howe of st. Johnsbury would be the
Democratic leader of the House. lie
was appointed as one ot the committee
to escort the newly elected speaker to
the chair.
Oscar Davis will he one of the lead
ing men Ia the House this session. His
knowledge, at first hand, as to all tele-
phone matters will he of great assistance
: in determining the proper legislation.
, The first speech Of the session was
made by John l.. Bacon of White River
Junction, urging the adoption of reso-
/ luton providing for a stenogDPher TO
assist the clerk.
, Representative Edgerion of Rochester
, had the distinction of drawing the frs,
{ seat.
|, Martin Vance of Lunenburg, Esse,
3 County's lone senator, is apparently
able to take care of the county's Interest
in the higher body of the Legislature.
The Senators and Representative all
readily agree that it is the most ahl,
House aud Senate ever called together
in Vermont.
There we're five seekers for thu
4 privilege of praying for the House hu
- there are many more seeking Tor {
. chance to prey upon the House.
;, The total assessed valuation of tax
able property III Vermont is 81 81, 000, 90,
and this includes personal property Il
the extent of iO,000,O00, vast timbe
lands, valuable granite and marble qua,
ri-s aud millions of dollars worth q
farm lands. There il outstanding il
surance in the State today of more tina
SIS, 00o, 600 on buildings aud persons
property alone Considering that We,
mont's wealth is largely due to Ian
value, there would seem to be som
truth in Gov. Prouty's statement thu
=, someiody is evading taxes. Who ca
=, IL h+: Is it the poor man?
- Mr.. Jeffreys of East Burke is here pr
-. pairing his biennial album of the sta
government and again the mem oers a
:. willing to admit that it will show Il
10 best looking body of men ever gathers
-. together.
:, Geo. 5. Robinson was here Wedn,
i day to attend directors meeting of Il
Vermont Mutual Insurance Co.
F. ID. Allyn Of Charleston, |. A. W
=, sou of Westmore and Ben Williams
=, Morgan spent part of the week Ell
:. vacation in Barre, taking in the sigh
a Of Fermonts growing metropolis.
:. Senator Vance is on the followil
g committees Senate Committee
:, Military Affairs, and on Federal Rel
:, tons, Joint Committee on Insuran
-, aud on immigration and Industrial A
=. fairs.
o. T. Davis is on the General Cor
- mittee of the House.
-. COLBY STODOARD.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-16

luire brush to be compactly piled at a
,afe distance from living trees. Some
lines this brush lie banned under direc-
ion of forest officer but even il il is
allowed 10 stand, no fire that starts finds
fenl nv which IL can spread.
The National Forests are constantly
pstrolled by picked force of rangers
and guards. The present summer force
Of such rangers aud guards. whose main
duty is fire patrol, is 1851 men tie
average area that each is required TO pro-
te,t is l2l 500 acres. Its fully under
stood that this area is altogether too
large, and just a. soon a. funds are
available to permit of the employment
of larger force Of men the area will
b. reduced.
In order TO provide rapid means Of
travel between the various parts OF the
National Forests and to facilitate the
massing OF large forces of men to fight
fire, a. we'll as TO furnish vantage points
from which the fires may be fought sue
cessfully, leo miles Of road aud $500
niles OF trail were bniit during the last
fiscal wear. la several eases iire-breaks
from Ii to 100 feet in width have
been constructed, from which all timber
and inAammabls material is removed
to furnish obstacles to the spread Of fire
or straight lines of defense in fighting
| the fire once started. Several miles OF
snch fire-breaks now exist on the Ma
tional Forests in southern California
where it is especially important that tn.
forest cover on the watersheds of i'm
portant irrigation streams be protected
Telephone lines have been constructed
connecting ranger stations with thu
headquarters Of the forest, in order tina
fires may be reported and promptly ex
ltinguIshed. During the fiscal year end
ling June 30. 1908, $500 miles of tele
lphone line we're constructed in the Ma
ltionsl Forests.
Just as rapidly as possible, each NJ
tional Forest is supplied with shovels
axes and other tools, which are dl'
tributed over the forests and cabins, an
tool boxes are placed at points wher
there is the greatest danger OF fire an
where they can be easily reached h
trail. Field glasses are also furnlshe
since their use in discovering small fire
at q considerable distance has prove
very helpful
/ Upon the basis Of the Forest Servic
experience on the National Forests o
which the total administration per ac'
. including fire patrol, amounts to onl
one cent, the whole forest area of Il
United States conld be protected frol
fire at total cost of less than $1,000
900. This would save an annual lo
Of $40, O00,0O0 for timber alone, to sa
nothing of the enormous loss OF life, tn
loss to new tree growth, the loss OF so
, fertility, the damage to river cours'
and adjacent farm country, and the d
r probation i'll forest wealth and land va
I ues.
i This suggests methods which ma
, we'll be employed in Vermont. Son
lumbermen are criminally careless
the way they leave brush and vast
trees on their lands.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-16
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-16
Prssissn. esmpsrs ana the o,-,.,,...
Party

Party.
President samuel GouBer. h,
He'd himself with Rysn auI Nh. ~.
tcratic party.
Has he acted wisely
The majority u the Dsmorrs,, IN n.
national house ~ repre-.uts ,e. ear,.
from the south.
The south Is an enemy ~ union I.
Dor and believes IA child labor.
Some southern states hsy. no LAW,
regulating the hours 81 lator Tor No.
men aud children, and some have r-yD.
iations thst are not enforced.
What dies GOmpers expect from
party dominated by the SOUTH
What benefit can the rank and Al.
Of labor receive by following Pr-sla,p,
0ompers politicalIyi-wAge Garner
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-16

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-16
ESTATE OF HIRAM PIPII

ESTATE OF HIRAM PIPLL.
STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF ESSEX, So
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
aforesaid
To all persons interested in the Estate OF
Hiram Piper, late of Canaan, in said Dis
trict deceased, GREETING.
Whereas, said Court has assigned the sist day
of October next for examining and allowing
the account of the administrator of the
estate of said deceased and for a decree OF
the residue of said estate to the lawful claim.
ants of the same, and ordered that public notice
thereof he given to all per sons III said
estate by publishing this order three week :
successfully previous to the day assigned in
the Essex County Herald a newspaper publish
ed at Island Pond, in said District
Therefore, You are hereby notified to appear
at the Canaan House i'll Canaan, in said his.
trict' on the day assigned, then and there to
contest the allowance of said account Il
You see cause, and to establish your right rs
heirs, legatees and lawful claimants 10 said
residue. ~ '"'u
Given under my hand, this 10th day of Octo.
Der, 1908. HERBERT W. BLAKE, JrpSr.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-16

Mr.. Bryan's Enforcement Of the the
DRY that Democracy stands for comp>
t!tion manifestly does not include CON-
petition for presidential nomination.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Local MarkSmen Won
Nearly All Prizes
May Have a Contest by Wire
With Teams in the
East

OAKLAND. Oct. 24.-There is much
satisfaction over the showing the local
marksmen made at the shoot OF the
Helvetia rifle club at Sacramento. held
last Sunday and Monday. The men
from Shell Mound won nearly all the
prizes and but few trophies remained
in Sacramento. D. ]. Mclaughlin OF
the Golden Gate pistol and rifle club
won first hOnors and was crowned king.
He also received a numb ber OF cash
prizes and a valuable medal His score
of 353 was % points better than his
nearest competitor. r. j. Fraser, also
Mound pistol and rifle club Fraser won
the point shoot with a score Of 666.
a remarkably good performance and
the record for the shoot. c. NJ Hen
derson of the Golden Gate club was
third in the prize shoot with a score
of 321.
six of the biggest clubs will be on
hand at the Shell Mound ran ges to-
morrow. and as the best shots OF the
will shoot. it will be no surprise IL
some records are shattered. There is
a proposition on foot 10 organize the
best shots of the various clubs and
challenge any team in the world to a
match by telegraph. Willie Sieb9 has
the matter in hand and viii try and
arrange such a meeting.
The following clubs viii shoot today:
San Francisco schuetzen verein. Ger
Germania schuetzen club. Norddeutscher
schuetzen club. Golden Gate rifle and
pistol club, Veterans Of the national
guard, and Red Men schuetzen club.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
TRYoUTs AT STANFORD

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oct a.
AS the result of a tryout on the Stanford
track this morning Is men were select
ed to represent the cardinal in the Pa
cific athletic association handicap track
meet, to be held on the new ST. Mary's
oval next Saturday. w. H. Cline cap
tured the 100 in 10 3-5 seconds, while
r. A. McGregor easily won the mile in
4:50. The teams and the events in which
they will compete follow: Captain. H
i. Horton, hurdles and shot put; B. l..
Gregg and c. S. Morris, hurdles: w. H
Cline. A. Billwiller and W. H Gardner.
sprints; "A. Johnson and w. H Rawles
quarter mile; j. p. Hemphill, half mile;
f. A. McGregOr and G. Bevier, mile: c.
A Waring and H. V. Poor, high Jump:
T. d. Meddick. broad jump; NJ. P. Yon-
ker, hammer throw.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
NEW APPEAL METHOD
IS CONSTITUTIONAL
Important Decision Handed
Down in Action to Remove
Executor

SANTA ROSA, Oct. 24-Judge En-
met Seawen today received notice
from the state supreme court that his
decisions in the case Of J. S. Corrigan,
executor Of the estate Of George s.
McPhee, deceased. while sitting in the
superior court of MendOcino county for
Judge White Of that county, had been
sustained
Corrigan had used moneys belonging
TO his ward and they became seriously
entangled with his personal affairs
Judge SeaWen removed Corrigan as
executor The court also held Cor
rigan to be liable TO the estate for
something like $25.000 Corrigan ap-
was the moving party TO dismiss the
appeal on the ground that the section
providing the method Of appeal was
Unconstitutional and invalid. Judge
SeaWe0 denied the motion. holding that
the appeal had been regularly taken
and the act was operative. This view
Of the act is upheld.
The matter is Of Importance to the
le gal profession all over the state, and
alidity Of an act passed in 1907. pro-
i0ing for a new method Of appeal to
he supreme court. It provided that
.ie record might be taken up in the
ature of a transcript on appeal.
The validity Of this act had been
riously questioned by the legal pro-
ssion, because il was a wide de-
rfure from the previous methods
ae McPhee matter was submitted
3rne time since to the supreme court
and after considerable delay. because
OF the Importance Of the matter, the
supreme court recently held it TO be
valid.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

received from the Olympic club and
the Siaplamat Indians.
The other events on the program
will be an $50 yard race, 220 yard race,
running broad jump, putting the AZ
pound weight and raising and striking
the hurting ball. Andrew Glarner, the
winged "O'' sprinter, and other noted
performers will appear in the running
contests. 1t is also expected that Ollie
Snedigar, the former crack all around
athlete of the University of California,
will number among the starters
The program will be carried out
strictly in accordance with the rules
of the Pacific amateur association. All
entries must be in by next Wednesday
evening and should be addressed to L.
P. O'Dowd, ia Church street
After the athletic events there will
be a championship Gaelic football game
between the two crack local teams,
the Parnells and the. Erin's Hopes.
Both these aggregations are made up
of the cream of the Gaelic players
from this city and Oakland and those
who attend are sure to witness one of
the best games of the season.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
HEALDSBURG WINS
Field Day Develops Many Fast
SDrinters
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


UKlAH, Oct. 24.-Healdsburg won the
fifth semiannual field day of the Sono-
mo-Mendocino amateur athletic asso-
citation, which was held on the race
track today, with So points. Ukiah was
second with 81 points, Willis third with
"a and Petaluma fourth with 5. Mckay
of Ukiah broke the association discus
record by four feet.
All the events were closely contested.
In the 220 yard dash the judges were
it to Stein of Healdsburg, as he was of
one of the visiting teams. Fairbanks
Of Willis is credited with winning the
90 yard dash in record time-:5 Is. Fol-
lowing are the results.
80 yard dash-FaIrbanks (W.) won. Stein fFJ !,
second Stock (U.) third Time :05 1-5.
40 yard dash-Amesburg CID won. Gracy
(U; second. sacre (W.l third, Time. :52 As.
(U-) second. Hughes (U.) third Time 2:15.
100 yard dash-Stein (H.) and Fairbanks lW !
tied for first. Babcock (U.) third Time,
l2o yard high hurdles-Beeson CHI won.
Prather. (Ul second, Hamilton (U.) third
22o yard low hurdles-Beeson (H) won, Stock
(U.l second Murphy (U) third Time. :25 3-5.
Mile run-stout tu.l won. squires (w.) Sec
Mile relay-Healdsburg won, Ukiah second,
Willis third
(U.) second, Hamilton (U.) third. Distance, Isl
Pole vault-Beeson (H.) won, Aldrich (U)
second, Wells (W.) third Height, 9 feet Ii
High jump-Beeson (H.) won. Rowe tw1
second Brannon (H) third Height, 8 feet 91a
inches.
Discus throw-M Mckay (U) won. Swisher Oh. \
second, Colidge (H.) third. Distance, 101 feet
. inches.
shotput-Collidge (H.) won. Wells (H.) Sec
ond. Thomas (U.l third. Distance, A feet /
inch.
Broad jump-Fairbanks (W.) won, Stock (U)
second, Rowe (W.) third. Distance, 20 feet 2sl
inches
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
School Boy Athletes
Contest in Stadium
Aspiring Pupils Enter TryOufS
for the Indoor Meet to Be
Held in Auditorium

Hundreds Of eager grammar school
athletes and their coaches assembled
yesterday morning IN the Golden Gate
park stadium to contest for positions
in the coming indoor athletic meet
planned by the athletic league of the
san Francisco public schools. which
viii take place November 6 in the Audi
torium.
Before the sun had fairly risen, while
a cool fog was rolling in across the
stadium, small groups Of schOolboys
dotted the turf, and before 10 o'clock
several hundred aspiring young ath-
letes from the Hearst. Crocker. Pacific
heights and Horace Mann schools
douned their athletic regalia and were
going through the track events with
wonderful agility.
The tryouts conducted yesterday do
not complete the preliminary work that
VIII be done by the public schools in
the city. Monday and Tuesday morn
ings further tryouts viii be conducted,
and the coaches and principals OF the
various schools are hopeful that all en-
tries viii be returned to the league
managers next Tuesday
Several excellent records in the dashes
were made yesterday. Competition for
first places was keen In the CrOcker
school team Erdin Mckay made good
time FOR the 100 yard dash. George Kel-
ley Of the same team did good work in
the 40 yard dash and qualified for the
big meet. Charles Morrin promising
runner of the Hearst school team. made
a splendid showing in the 100 yard
dash. Ed Himmell OF the Hearst school
established an excellent trial record in
the 40 yard dash when he ran the dis
tance in :0S. Oliver Lille. MOrey Coles.
Charles Morrill, and Ralph Mcdonald of
Hearst school won first places in the
various track events.
Blaine Mcdonald Of Lowell high
school started the lads. while the work
was in charge Of Miss Nellie Sullivan,
principal of Hearst school
The schools represented at the sta
dium yesterday were as follows: Crock
er grammar school, c. ". Mark princi-
pal: Horace Mann. Richard D. Faulkner
principal; Pacific heights grammar
school, Gregory Padilla manager.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
1F0 eJbe Calls Oeparment OF eAnafeup e4fletics y9N
A
Crack Athletes Enter
for Many Events
Gaelic Field Day at Ingieside
Next Sunday promises to Be
Best of the Season

The second annual field day to be
held at Ingleside racetrack next Sun
day afternoon under the auspices of
the IrishAmerican athletic club bids
fair to go down in the annals of anna
teur sporting events as one of the
most notable of the year. When the
field trials were announced several
days ago nearly every prominent per-
former in this city and vicinity signi-
fed his Willingness to enter and the
result will be record breaking crowd
of performers when time is called, for
the first event.
The most important event on the
card is the 10 mile race, for which a
handsome silver loving cup will go
performer of the Irish-American club,
and j. Connolly, the winner OF the first
Dipsea race, will be among the start
ers. Several other entries have been
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Golf Clubs Will Play
on Preside Links
Second Half of Home and Home
Contest With M eniO Is
Slated for Today

The second half of the home and
home contest between the Menlo and
Presido golf clubs will be played on
the latter's links today. The local
golfers won the first half of the contest
by four up on the Menlo course two
weeks ago. With this lead and play
ing on their course, the local. play
ers look like sure winners. The Pre-
sidio course is a hard one for a
stranger to play over. and for this
reason the visitors will be greatly
handicapped. 1t is expected, however.
that they will make a better showing
than they did on the occasion of their
last appearance on the Preside links.
The visitors came up with a good lead
established on their own course, but
were badly beaten in the second half.
which was played over the Presidio
course.
The visitors will be more at home
today than they were last time, and for
this reason ought to do better. How
ever their chances of overcoming the
lead of their opponents are very slim.
In the first half of the contest each
club was represented by 13 players,
but there will be only 10 in the COM
petition today. The number was cut
down owing to the fact that the Menlo
club found that only 10 of their ex-
perts could make the trip here today.
The contestants will oppose each
other as follows
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Clever Tennis Players
Will Compete
Challenge Matches of Singles
and Doubles Are on Gard
ar Park Courts
By Grant Smith

The tennis Championship season for
the year win come TO a close next sun
day with the playing OF the challenge
match of the singles OF the bay counties
championship event. The challenge
match of the doubles viii be played on
the Golden Gate park courts at 2-30
O'Clock in the afternoon. The singles
will bring together the two foremost
players or the coast Melville Long.
coast champion, and Maurice McLough-
I'm, pay counties champion
Despite the fact that Coast Cham
pions Maurice McLoughlin and George
James have beaten Melville Long and
on number of occasions the latter are
confident they viii successfully defend
their title this afternoon. Past meet
1ngS between these two teams have
proved them very evenly matched. In
practice Long and Gardner usually win
while in match play their opponents
nave nearly always come out on top.
James and Mclaughlin have twice
Won the coast championship in doubles
and are the present holders OF the title.
Ihey are an unusually fast combination
and have proved themselves to be the
best team in this section of the cOun-
try The only title Long and Gardner
nave ever won IS the one they will de-
fend today. They rank next TO the coast
champions and are close on their heels.
or the two teams James and Nc
Loughlin are by far the more aggres-
1AAA IA4c4A last play dL the net Su-
ally turns the tide in their favor Long
and Gardner are possibly steadier than
their opponents and play more OF a de-
fensive game, relying more upon a back
court game to win than on aggressive
net play. Their chief weakness seems
TO be in the handling of lObs. II they
get on weu, however, they sometimes
play an excellent overhead game but
IL things go wrong at the start they
usually fall down at the net.
The match no doubt will be a good
one, and as each team is confident OF
winning it will be fight right to the
finish. 1t will be a five set match and
probably will go the limit.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
'Polys" Lose to Lick
With 10 Score
Both Team Captains Injured
and Fast Playing Marks
Game

The football team of the Lick high
school defeated the team of Polytechnic
high yesterday in one of the best
games of football played this season.
The Tiger team showed the careful
training of their coaches the Middle
ton brothers, and outplayed the team
from Polytechnic at every point
Lick,s team made their first touch
down by trick playing. Poly's team
was about to punt when the Tiger men
ball, making a 45 yard run. Gill, the
captain of the red and black team, was
slightly hurt during the game. Hol-
man, captain of the Tiger team, was
SO seriously injured that it will be
some time before he is again seen on
the gridiron.
The score was IL to o. The lineup
follows:
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
AuToIsT WINS ODD SUIT

SALEM Ore, Oct. PA peculiar
suit of interest to automobilists has
been decided here. Last summer M.
Benjamin was driving his automobile
near Gervais His headlights were
lighted as a warning to drivers and
pedestrians. c. w. Cuttsford, a farm
er, was driving along the road when
Benjamin saw him and pulled his auto
mobile to one side of the road to let the
farmer and his spirited horses pass.
Cuttsford became confused and turned
his horses into the machine with disas-
trous results to the automobile. Ben
jamin sued for $s40 and was awarded
S400 damages.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
AGED MAN is KILLED
BY TRAIN IN PETALUMA
Butch" Sweeney Fails to Mind
Warming Whistle and
Loses Life
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SANTA ROSA. Oct IA man
known as Butch" Sweeney was run
down ad killed by the southbound
Ukiah express this afternoon at Cedar
Grove park, just outside of Petaluma
Deceased was a German, about so years
old. who had been in San Francisco
and Petaluma for years.
He was walking down the track
with three companions as the train
approached. The others stepped off at
the engineers warning whistle but
Sweeney failed to take any heed of
the warning. His head was crushed
and death was instantaneous.