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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-05

above a. II. Moreys left tdwn Friday to
I've In Chazy y. Y.-Mrs .. W. Baker
aud her younger son are Visiting friends
IN P!ainacld. Walter S. Goss OF Mont
peter was AZ homo 18Th his mother,
Airs. a. L.. Goss, over Sunday.-h sGc-
ccssful Grange fair AM GOOD yale wcre
Lcld at tho town hail TlursdaY afternoon
ana evening. whcl' netted tie Hocisty
the sum 81 s3j.-fhe euners, OF Mrs. G.
Wesley Bliss, daughter o. the late
Erastus BuGboc OF this town, occurred
at her home IN West Fciriee last week
Thursday. the Rev. Fred Daniels of this
town hnlcin tlrE
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-05
JOHNSON.

Miss Alice Kenney .s recovering from
an attack of pendi,itis.-iiarod Ken
ney, who has been visiting his sister
Miss KenEey. for the past week, returned
home Frllay.-Mrs. Wil,lam LNporte las
como 70 Huntington for q foM AAyh.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-05
HIGHGATE SPRINGS.

O. A. Page returned homo from two
weeks hunting trip Saturday. w II,
Hungerford went to Boston Tuesday on
business for l.. IL. Felton.-Mr, and Mrs,
Archie Rice have returned from their
wedding tlip.-Miss Helen Rowland
visited Ia Fairfax Saturday and Sunday
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-05
MONTGOMERY.

District superintendent, the Rev. Ct. w
Hunt will preach Sunday at the Meth
cdist Church, 49, Cort ingalls, Of Berkshire
has moved to j. G. Goodspeed's farm
Merritt Kcnnctt has moved to c. IL
Gates tenement and l.. g. Libby 10 the
house below the bridge, vacated by
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07

this work for several months, and their report
is voluminous- In and filed with statistics.
Much valuable information has been obtained. and
II is hoped to apply some Of the information thus
obtained TO the methods Of accounting at navy
yards. As it is at present it is next to impossible
to obtain comparison of cost Of work at navy
yard with that of the sort under contract at
private plant. In the first place. difficulty is en-
countered in adjusting the difference in hours Of
work the deduction for holidays and leave, well
the rules and regulations which described by
one expert hampering the employment of labor
at the government plants. part of the system
of has already been put in effect by Pay
ster General Rogers in the bureau Of supplies
and accounts in the Navy Department. and the sys-
tenn will be extended far possible at the navy
yards with the idea of using there the latest COM
merciaI benefits of the system. which have been
proftably adopted at the private establishments.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
THRICE THOUGHT DEAD, NOW WALKS
Victim Of Lackawanna Wreck Surprises Sur
geons of Summit Hospital.

Summit. Sept (Special). al).-Notwithstanclng thar
the surgeons in Overlook Hospital three times
ceased operating Leon Ernmons, q Lacsawanna
Railroad brakeman. thinking that he had sue
curbed to his injuries. rhe patient was discharged
from the hospital to-day cured
He was caught between the edge Of the roof cf
a car and the ernbanEnent when his train, the
diiltonsareS' Express" wrecked On the Passaic
4 Delaware branch Of the Lackavarca Eailread
near MiIlington the morning or June g. He was
thrown through the door. the edge OF the car roof
Ora gging against his body the fength Of the car
before the engine came TO stop The brakeman
was found TO be suffering from internal hemor-
rnares II was while endeavoring check these
that the surgeons ceased work several times be-
Heving that death had INTERVIEWED Emmons also
had fracture OF the right collarbone, fractures
of both pelvic bones, compound fracture of the
right thigh and q fracture OF the left ankle En-
mons is now out of danger and able to walk
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
sEs7cHEs FoR MISSING DAUGHTER.
Father Thinks She Ran Of with Married
Relative

Eastport Long Island Sept. s.-Charles Il.
sWeezey. of YAphank, accompanied by his fifteen
year-oId daughter Lulu. spent to-day here trying TO
obtain trace Of his daughter Gertrude, who is
q year older. lie says she has been missing since
Thursday and he fears she has gone away with
distant relative whom she met for the first time
few DAYS ago at the Suffolk County hremer' 5
tournament at Islip Miss sweezey had been liz
ing on the South Shore, working for a family
there.
No trace of tie girl obtained here Mr.
sveezey said the diztaDr relative was married and
had three children. The missing girls mother re-
Gently suffered a stroke OF paralysis and she has
nos been told that her daughter Ii missing.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
NO plcTArroN FOR TRAInMEN.

Chicago Sept. 6.-Yictor Rosewatsr. head OF the
Rsnubican publicity bureau. gave cut tonight a
statement made Ly p. II. Morrissey. grand master
OF the Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen, in cir
cular recently issued to all lodges and members.
After reviewing the platforms OF the two parties
on the Injunction question. the statement says:
II should be understood that the Brotherhood OF
RsiIroad Trainmeu has no political programme and
indorses no political party or candidate Tor any
aIectiye political office Neither have the lodges
any authority use their funds in furtherance of
any partisan political movement, and any attempt
or the mar of an officer member Of the brother
hood TO enlist the organizations support tpdorse
meut in the interest of any candidate or party
-hauId be promptly challepxed apd repudiafsH
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
JERSEY FRUIT THIEVES USE AUTOS

Bloomfield. Sept. (SpeciaD.-Friit thieves in
automobiles, according TO the farmers in Brook
dale and Richield, operating extensively. and
in the last days bushels OF peaches pears.
and apples have been carted away by the thieves
in large touring The thieying has been
large scale during the last week and the efforts of
a vigilance committee and the police to capture the
guilty ones have been unsuccessful.
The farmers have got together and taken steps TO
capture the thieves, who of late have visited the
farm lands after nightfaT and at a time
when any would least expect thievery- At one
peach orchard the thieves carried OF fifteen bush
els and from another thirty. Bartlett pears by
the thousand were also taken There is police
protection this farming district and the farmers
have decided to organize a police force of their
own IN an effort to capture the thieves
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
TO PREVENT MINE EXPLOSIONS.

Pittsburg. Sept 6-Captain Arthur Deshorough.
member OF the British Explosives Commission,
rived here tonight and joined in informal con-
ference Victor Watteyno chief OF administration
of the Belgium mines and Kari Meissner. privy
superior councillor OF mines for Germany who
have been here for several days.
These European experts are here the instfga-
ton OF the United States government 10 help ar
rive methods for the prevention OF mine fatalt-
ties Professor J. A. Holmes. Of the technolog1c
branch of the United States Geological Survey, on
behalf of the government. is the host OF the Wis
itors.
These men and a number of American experts
Will meet tomorrow at the governments new test
ing laboratory, at the old Lawrencevie arsenal.
for a Series of experiments with agencies for the
prevention of mine explosions and for general con-
ferencss covering all phases. OF the question
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
WANT ADS" FoR THE NAVY SUCCESSFUL

Washington. Sept. s.-"Want' advertisements
have been found useful by the Navy Department
in its recruiting work, and hereafter most of the
money available FOR that purpose will be spent IN
that class Of advertisements, IN preference r. the
display forms II has been found that the tnco1-
spicuous three four line paragraphs n the
want column of the daily newspapers give bet
ter results than any other form Of invitation 70
enter the naval service. Considerable success n
some parts OF the country. however. has Attended
also the circular letter feature inviting recruits
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07

Honolulu, Sept. 6-Rear Admiral Svinburne.
commander of the Pacific feet at this port on
its cruise to Samoa, with Rear Admiral Sebree,
squadron commander of the same feet, guest
dinner last night given by Alexander Young
The other guests mostly who took
prominent part in the overthrow of the Hawaiian
monarchy in 1893 when Admiral Swinburne. then
commander of the cruiser Boston. landed marines
Much OF the unwritten history of the stormy
times when Queen Idliuokalani dethroned
related by the speakers All of the remaining for
mai features of the entertainment of the Pacific
feet have been postponed until the return of the
war vessels from Samoa. when they will again be
anchor for week in this harbOr.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
LARGER YELLOWSTONE PARK GARRISON

Washington. Sept 6.-Provisiou is being made
the War Department to increase the garrison
Yellowstone National Park, which is under the
command OF Major Henry T. Allen. sth Cavalry
II is proposed double the force. General Young.
who is In charge OF the park. has heretofore
recommended that the fo-ce there be added to-
The recent hold-up by lone road agent OF seven
tourists coaches with a hundred and twenty
passengers calls attention TO the necessity Of a
more thorough supervision OF the park precincts
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
THANKS OF THE FLEET,
Wireless Message to Melbourne
Search for Missing Men.

Melbourne. Sept IA patrol from the Amer
lean fleet is still searching for the who
failed to go aboard their ships when they sailed
on Saturday morning. The missing men num-
Der eighty-five.
A wireless message from the flagship Connec-
ticut, received here Saturday night. brought
the word that every aboard, from Rear Ad-
mraI Sperry down. gratefully remembered Mel
bourne. and that all considered the Australian
visit the greatest demonstration of International
friendship in American history.
THE Argus reviewing the visit Of the feet
TO Australasia. says In editorial this
ing:
more orderly body of men never landed; Of
fcers and alike inspired sincere regard and
esteem Never In history have two countries OF
different flags found such immediate and deep
sympathy. Although not sure of our strength
we are sure of our aspirations to keep this con-
tinent for the white race, clean blooded limb
of Great Britain
The visit of the Americans aroused
paralIeled demonstration of friendship which
will be memorable in it's influence. The hope
exists in Australian hearts that the chain Of
friendship will stretch across the Pacific, bind
ing the two great nations. British and Ameri-
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
THE TRUSTS.

The fourth general classification corporation
control is in many ways the most important on
the map, and 1t Is the which promises the
hardest work for the commission. 1t involves the
extent which the farmer is in the grip Of the
trusts and the commission will endesvor ascer-
tain in what way local and general monopolies
govern freight express, stock and refrigerator car
charges and what degree corporate combinations
affect the prices of raw products, the output of
creaueries and the cost of farm implements
Education is not the least of the headings in
it's ramifications. The commission, If the map is
followed, will look into the primary and advanced
education on the farm. Under primary is found
"rudiments," Mature teaching and manual
training" The con- mission will discover where the
farmer gets the rudinents of his training Row
much teaches him. and, presumably. report
on the manual training. The farmers advanced
education will be dealt with by inquring into the
number of college bred farmers or whether they
attended the normal agricultural schools Short
courses correspondence bulletins, home meetings.
readings itinerant readings, lectures, farmers in
sttutes and social clubs will also receive consider
alton.
In considering the last subdivision Labor sup
ply' the commission will deal with locality"
character" cost and immigration" It will
look I'D the quality ard quantity of labor in diff
fereut localities the character whether skilled or
unskilled the scale of wages ana the cost of living
the parentage of the immigration and the per-
centase that goes to the farm, its effectiveness and
productveness. Child labor is also subject to be
studied, and the map contains many other sugges-
tons which may be followed completing the most
elaborate undertaking attempted by COM
mis-
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
SNORING soARDER HAD TO GO.
- TeIegrnph - The Trtbune.

BY Telegraph - The Tribune
Springfield Mass. Sept. 6.-The fact that a man
named Abis makes noise when ne Is asleep
Than when ne IL awake. caused his landlord ask
him TO seek another boarding place. After numer-
Gus complaints from fellow boarders that when Abs
went 10 sleep they woke up. the landlord made a
personal investigation. which sustained them.
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
ssooooo LOSS IN srocKYARos FIRE

Chicago Sept s--The woolhoVse and fertilizer
plant Of Armour & Co. IN the Union stockyar1s
wsre destroyed by IRE to-night- The buildings
were Ave story prick structures. covering ar en-
tire block The tre wzs the fercsst experienced
IN the stockyarts In seven years. and attracted
an fo1rnense crowd OF spectators Tne loss Is
$4,000
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
Ex-LAsoR PRESIDENT FOUND pEAr
IBy Teleeraph 70 The Trio

IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Kevanee III. Sept s-Ths dead body Of Adam
Mensche. former state president OF the Illinois
Federation Of Labor, was found IN his bedroom,
here to-day He had evidently died from Heart dis
ease week ago after disrooing for the night
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
THE MAINE AND THE ALABAMA AT sUEz.

Suez, Sept 6.-The hattleshps Maine and Ala
bama. the advance guard of the American fleet on
The voyage around the world arrived here to-day
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07

NAVY SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS-The Navy
Department has received the report of the naval
nav officers who hnye been examining the methods
OF account and the record of cost Of work at vari
Gus private points. Two officers have been engaged
New-York tribune., 1908-09-07
MGILLIcUDDy AGAIN RuNNING.

ny Ldrtle1eId is no longer z candidate. but the
eaoerats say that their prospects of carrying the
iaet are fully good as they years
- They say that while Mr.. Little3eid was OPP
&c 'ta 5y Mr. GOmpers and had the handicap OF a
lonal fight within his own party he is espe-
- able man, who has always had a large per
i following ia his district. and that while AR
1pers might have injured him union circles
:. vas nevertheless help Mr. Littleheld in
-, af Places. especially along the coast. where the
Nsping interests exist
aAe Democrats DECLARE thoi Mr. McGnlicudy viii
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
CHRISTMAS CROWD.
One at Chicago Is Declared to Be Act.
ing Beautifully.

Chicago, Dec 23.-"It is beautiful.
simply beautiful; the Christmas crowd
and the way 1t is behaving!" declared
one OF the veterans in the art of hand.
ling holiday crowds at the big stores,
we had nothing like ii before: never.
Beginning Dec il began TO mass in.
self in this store and il has radually
grown in volume like a wave of the
sea.
Every increase OF one person. fur.
thermore," he continued, has meant
the sale OF at least one dollars worth
OF goods. In other words, the crowds
this year are buying crowds. And,
better than that. they are behaving
so evenly and sanely that they are
easier to manage than any | can re.
member.
The bulk of business will prove
greater than in the spasmodic extrava.
gance OF last year. expect something
like an increase of from ) to 10 per
cent"
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WILL Be ENFORCED.


Auetih Dec "a The governor de-
tlared emphaiicaily that the sunday
law and other laws Of the state will
be enforced In Comal county next sun
day Hc did not care TO 40 into details
a. TO how he was going to accom-
pllsh This, but left the impression that
be had his plans all laid out II was
also minated that after the governor
gets the laws obeyed an over the
state he viii then take up the question
Of suppressing so-called clubs which
now prevails over Texas and dispense
liquor on Sunday.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
HAD PISTOL IN POCKET.
Testimony of self-confessed Night
Rider Does Not Go to Jury

I ''1N' Two wv W 70
Uaion City, Tenn, Dec. 23.-Wher
Dilliam Russell, the self confessed
night rider who began his testimony
Tuesday, was called for cross-examin
alton Wednesday. revolver was pro-
Jecting from pocket The states at
torney noticed il and sent the witness
! ont of the courtroom to dispose of his
weapon.
Witness stated that after he was ar.
rested he was told by some men that
they knew he know about the Rankin
murder and added that he was not al.
ways to be under guard and punched
him through the tent The men who
did this were citizens, he said. He
thought they were riders. The court
declined to allow this testimony to go
10 the jury
Warren Morris was the third self
confessed night rider to take the stand
for the state. Morris was sworn into
the band by Garrett Johnson, one Of
the defendants, and accompanied the
riders on nearly all the midnight visi.
tations, as recounted by Fehringer.
He was one of the four men who held
the horses the night Rankin was muir.
dered. His story was a close corrobor.
alton Of all that Fehringer and Russell
told.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
BURNHAM FOUND DEAD.
FORMER Life insurance President
Suddenly Expires.

New York, Dec. 23-Frederick A.
Burnham. former president of the Mu
tual Reserve Life Insurance company,
was found dead in bed at his home, 50
East Seventh street, this morning.
East Seventh street Wednesday.
The death of Mr. Burnham was due
to asphyxiation.
The Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
company went into the hands of re-
delivers in February last. President
Burnham, brother OF George Burnham,
Jr, treasurer of the company. and
George Eldredge. secretary, was in.
dicted on charges of larceny and for.
gerry which rev out of the alleed pay.
mem of funds OF the company for sat.
isiaction OF personal claims against
some of its officers. George Burn.
ham was tried Oh charge of larceny,
convicted ard sentenced to serve two
years in prison. DSt the appellate di.
vision of the supreme set aside this
verdict and Burnham was released.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
~ was. thanks to the experience Of

/ III was, thanks to the experience of
these two men, said Miss Peck. that
succeeded in reaching the $4,000 feet
altitude which marks the summit of
Huascaran. This height, | believe sur.
passes that reached by any one before
me. Heretofore the record had been
held by w. w Graham. whose ascent
OF one OF the Himalaya peaks is set
down as a climb of $500 feet. One OF
my guides, Rudolph Taugwalder. lost
MS gloves on the way up and had
both hands frozen He has since had
to have one hand amputated.
We reached the summit on Sept 2.
and the following night as We were
making our way down, Taughwalder.
VINO was leading, slipped and carried
me with him over the edge of a fis-
sure. The other guide, Gabriel Zum
Taugwald fortunately for us had
braced himself with his Aplenstick so
that when the rope that bound us all
together yanlted taut, he reclined suf.
flciently on the ice so as not tC he
carried over by our combined weight.
He called down us instructions to- dig
ourselves fOotholds that would tighten
the strain both on the rope and him.
self and gradually pulled us both back
to him. II was the closest call had"
Miss Peck, who is nearing fifty
years. and whose physique is anything
but Amazonian, ascribes strong lungs
and a stout heart as the greatest con.
sderation. in mountain climbing.
Il have demonstrated" said she,
that muscles and great physical
strength are not indispensable"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
Not liable In Like Cases.

Austin, Dec. 23-The supreme court
holds that public service corporation
is not liable for injuries received by
Its employees where in II is sought
to impose the duty on such corpora.
tions to look out for defects in objects
with which the servants of such cor.
porations are working where there is
nothing to indicate that such defect
existed. This was in case of South.
western Telegraph and Telephone
company VS.. n B. Tucker, from
Brazos, which was reversed and 70
manded
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
Declined constIlntIonal.

Austin, Dec. 23.-The constitutional
ny Of the stock law Of 1905, which pro.
hibits stock from running at large
was upheld by the supreme court In
the case of the Texas and Pacific
Railway company Va p w. Webb,
from Eastland county. which case is
affirmed. Webb recovered damages
from the road for injuries to horse,
and the railroad attacked the validity
OF the law on the grounds that it's
caption contained two subjects. The
court held that what Is apparently two
subjects is merely limitation upon the
pre-existing provisions to which II is
added
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
The Earth's Chances,

The surface of the earth is under
going steady transformation. largely
through the agency Of man, but per
haps nowhere is the plant and anima
life of the region being more rapidly
superseded than in New Zealand. The
native Polynesian race, crowded by
Europeans, Is becoming extinct. Many
Of the imported animals run wild and
multiply rapidly at the expense OF the
native species, even the streams being
filled with European and American
trout, which grow to great size.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
Wishes Children With Mother

Paris. Dec. 23.--M. Matter, public
prosecutor was heard in the suit
brought by Count de Castelane
against his former wife, in which he
asks that the custody OF his three
children be awarded to his mother In
presenting his conclusion to the court
the public prosecutor recommended
that the children be left in the Gus.
tody Of their mother
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
Places No Credence.

The Hague. Dec. THE foreign
office here places no credence In the
report that Venezuela has declared
war against The Netherlands. This
rumor was current both in America
and Europe and apparently originated
at Bogota, Colombia. 1t is believed
the only basis for the report is recent
declaration by Vice President Gomez
of Venezuela that "this country is In
a state OF defense" because of Hol.
lands seizure OF the coast guardship
Alexia,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
Like One From the Dead.

Princeton. Ind, Dec. --.-Not until
Friday morning would Mrs. Agar ad
NIT that the man who is under arrest
in Texas was her husband, Henry
Agar. supposed to have been drown
ed, but message from a relative OF
the family at Brownsville, Tex, con.
firms the identity Of, Agar, To news
paper man Mrs Agar said;
Until this morning placed no faith
in the report of the finding OF my
husband. it seems too good to be true,
but know II Is he. and TO us it Is like
coming back from dead
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
SLAIN BY HIS WIFE.
Frederick Peterson Is Shot and Al
most Instantly Killed.

Kansas City, Dec. Frederick
Peterson was shot and almost instant.
ly killed by his wife, Mrs. Rose Peter
son, as they were returning from a
dance. The couple was married three
years ago, but lived together only one
year. Last month Mrs. Peterson filed
suit for divorce but the husband had
been attempting to eject a reconcilia.
ton and persuaded her to accompany
him to dance They quarreled while
he was taking her home, and, it is
claimed he slapped her in the face.
She drew revolver from her pocket
and shot him four times She was ar
rested, but expressed no regret.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24
Not In Louisiana.

v ashipgton. Dec. DIR. Melvin
chief Of the bureau of animal industry
denies the report that the hoof and
month disease has broken out in
Louisiana. The department is watch
Ing every state In the Mississippi Val.
ley. "The trouble is" said Or. Melvin
to a correspondent. rs stockmen and
FARMERS are so alarmed thar they call
every little ailment boot and mouth
disease The big trouble is practically
over"