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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
FAVOR SECRET SERVICE.
Select Committee OF the House Rec
n,cnds Permanent Organization.

Washington. March 3-leGlslation
should he enacted by Congress giving a
permanent character to the secret SER
vice force OF the government according
to q unanimous report OF the select com
,uittee Of the House to investigate this
force submitted to the House to-day.
"Whethor the separate forces of sec
ret service men now existing in the
treasury department and in tho depart
ment Of justice should be combined In
one. under control OF the attorney gen
eral We do not attempt TO decide" says
the committee "but suggest that Whcth-
er separately maintained or whether un-
der ono control they should b" perm
anently provided for and their duties
clearly defined and limited by law"
The total number OF employees cngag-
ed in the detection or prevention OF fraud
in all the departments combined. the re-
port says, IA found to have been just
100 more than IN 1905
The committee found that 81. $50 1os had
been appropriated in lump sums which
might have been. but was not used In
detective work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
SAVES TWO WEEKS TINE.
Ram vs.. J>wttchell Caso Settled-Or-
leans County Court Opens.

Newport, March S.~Or1eans county
court convened to-day with Judge Miles
en- the bench II WAS announced that the
case OF Taplin & Rowell vs. Marcy hes
been continued on account Of the illness
Of the defendant. The case OF Ram vs.
Or. NJ. G. Twitchell was announced as
settled This case !s one where the son
OF William Ram was injured by having
"A piece OF tin lodged in his eye. He WIS
taken to Burlington and WAS Operated
or which resulted in the loss OF his eve.
The case has been through county court
and was r~manded 10 county court by
tho supreme court at the last session.
The elimination OF these cases s.rortens
the term about two weeks.
RUTLAND COUNTY COURT OPENS.
Rutland March s-The March term Of
Rutland county court opened here this
afternoon with Judge r, l. Waterman
Of Brattleboro and Assistant Judges +.
NJ Plumley of Sherburre and X. NJ.
Red.ield OF Huhbardton on the bench.
There was n large attendance Of law
yers including several from adjoining
counties The afternoon was devoted 20
calling the docket, 10 case being taken
up for trial The trial docket contains 50
fury cases and 81 court cases. including
two negligence cases against the Rutland
railroad.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
Democratic Filibuster against tho
Penal Code Bill Stopped
Yesterday.
PRESIDENT GETS $4,000
All other SnInry increases Eiiminntc,l Il
from the Legislative, Executive
md Judicial Appropriation
nili-Gcncrnl Deficiency
Bill Passed.

Washington Nhrch S.-Never has a
Congress expired more peacefully than
the sixtieth Congress. The democratic
rhpuster against the penal code bill in
the Senate was drawn to "A close to-day
hE an agreement eliminating from tile
measure tho Objectionable features au-
thorizng tho use OF troops at election
places and the measure was passed with
ort actually changing tho law now on
the statute books.
Tho Bailey resolution declaring The right
OF the Senate TO amend paper and heads
Of departments was referred to the COM
mittce on the judiciary after an animate ed
debate during which Senators Dolllver
and Bevoridge made vigorous defense of
the President
Tho conference report on the legisla-
tive executive and judicial appropriation
bill was agreed to. The conferees
eliminated all salaries Increases In dispute
except that OF the salary OF the Presl-
dent which was fixed at $1,000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
Hungarian Had Killed Fellow
Countryman at q West Paw
let Quarry.
WASCAUGHT AT FORT EDWARD
Man Hunt Lasted All Night-Tem MIN
utcs after Nchnlick Wns Locked
In. His LifeIess BODY was
Found Hanging from Bars
in Cell Door.

Rutland. March 3-Joe Nehafick, the
Hungarian. who shot and killed Andrew
Stulvatskv, a fellow covntrymaIl at Ris-
Ing e Nelson's slate quarry at West
Pawlet Yesterday afternoon. was Gap
turcd shortly after noon to-day In Fort
Edward, n. Y, by Constable A. e. Ma
son of Pawlet, just as Nchahck was
about to take a southbound train Ten
minutes after being locked up IN a cell
in the Fort Edward Jail. the Hungarian
WIS found dead hanging bv the neck
from tho bars IN the coil door. He had
made a rope from a piece Of sedquil,.
stood on 4 chair to adjust It ard then
kicked the chair out from under him.
The Fort Edward police had seen Eeha-
lick and suspected him but had done
nothing so that Constable Mason hap
pened to arrive in the nick Of time.
Nehalck's capture followed an all
night man hunt by States Attorney 7
G. Jones OF this city and posse Of six
deputy sheriffs Most OF the night was
spent in following Nehal,ck's wife. who
went over tho line into Granville, " Y
the direction taken by the fugitive. but
no clews were obtained in this way and
his capture at Fort Edward was q matter
OF luck.
The murder was a particularly brr-
tai one and was carefully planned.
The only cause which can be given
for It is a trivial quarrel the men had
at their boarding place. Most Of the
Quarrymen were of duty Yesterday
because 1t was election day. Neha-
lick waited an opportunity when Stul-
vatsky was alone in the pit, crept UP
behind him and shot him twice with
a pistol Stulvatsky died almost in
stantly. Had It not been that John
l1oodick. who was working in dis
tant part OF the quarry. heard the
shots and ran TO the spot. the identity
OF the murderer would not have been
easily learned He was in time to see
Nehalick, whom he knew. fleeing TO
the woods. Within an hour Constable
Mason and Deputy Sheriff Ca.par
Leach were on the trail. being Joined
late in the night by the Rutland posse
in an automobile.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
DIED AFTER TOWN MEETING
Aged st. Johnsbury Man Found Dead
I'm Bed Next Morning.

s.. Johnsbury. March s.-Ha-vlin Pad
dock, aged =. was found dead in bed
this morning. death being caused by
heart failure. Ire attended town meet
ing Yesterday and had been N MS usual
health W to last right. He vns a ma
tive OF Waterville educated at ST. Johns
bury Academy and for h3 consecutive
years had been employed at tho Fair
banks Scale works. being foreman OF
the anneaiing room at the time Of hi,
death. He had invented many processes
and appliances which were used Mt tho
scale factory and rns vice-president o.
the ST. Johnsbury Electric company. He
leaves wife, His only brother. Albert
Paddock. died IN this town about a year
ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04

a law when signed by tho President
The commission found st difficult to
rake uniform laws that would operate
In all States and among these were the
prolibitory laws OF Il number of states.
II was found that this class Of cases can
only be covered by general statute
and one was included known az tho Knox
amendment making an act penalized BY
the law of the State offense against the
federal government when committed
within the limit Of tho State or in upon
any place subject to tho federal govern
tncnt
Tho revision enlnrges the statute so as
10 reach modern Developments as to ne "
methods OF committing crime and the
extension OF American territory * pro-
hibits not only "obscene literature" but
'hlthy literature from the mails. Prac-
ucally the only new legislation Is that TO
punish leaks" OF government statistical
Information and the regulation OF inter
state shipments Of intoxicating liquors.
The bill does not become effective until
January l. 1910.
A Joint resolution was adopted cont'nu-
ing tho commission to codfy tho laws
otror than the criminal statute in oc-
cordance with the instruction to the com
mission when originally appointed.
Reassemblng Mt $50 O'Clock the Senate
disposed OF the conference reports on the
sundry civil and general deficiency OPP
preparations bills and at 1l:2O o'clock
took n recess until $50 O'clock to-mor-
row.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
AMENDED COPYRIGHT LAW.
The Term Extended TO IS Years
-"Canncd Music" Provision.

Washington. March 3.--roth Houses Of
Congress to-day passed BIZ to amend
and consolidated the copyright laws.
Early to-day the House passed the bill
Introduced during the present session by
Senator Smoot and by Representative
Currier and tonight this bill was passed
by the Senate.
The canned music" provision is that
the author OF a musical composition shall
receive two cents per disc or roll when
manufactured for reproduction. but it is
provided that no monopoly may be cre-
ated IN provision that when one con-
Germ has reproduced u composition any
other manufacturer OF records may re-
p'oduce the same selection on the 81 me
terms. The bill is a complete revision
CT all of the copyright laws.
The term OF the extension OF copyrights s
IL increased from "a years as at present
to 2S years giving the author % years in
all instead OF - and this addition is also
made applicable to existing copyright.
The law Is also made uniform, including
books, music, art. etc,
The manufacturing clause Of the present
law IS modified by the omission OF books
In foreign languages. The small advantage
10 printers OF tho oli provision was
recognized as not 10 be compared with
the desirability OF safeguarding our
foreign trade IN copyright materials
which now amounts to about s2,o0o.cn) a
year.
BY the new bill the foreign author is
given n period of co days in which 10
make his publishing arrangements In
America without endanCering his copy
right. 1t IS also believed that the Sc
curity Of composite and encyclopedia work
Is assured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
INAUGURATION TROUSERS.
TAFT VIII Wear Pair Presented by
RcpubIicnn Committee of Tcxns.

Washington, March 3.--William II.
TAFT will wear on the occasion OF his
Inauguration II pair Of trousers which
we're presented to him to-day from
the republican state committee Of
Texas by Cecil Lyon, chairman.
These trousers Will take tho place
Of pair which tho Te Xas delegation
took to ChicaEo with them at tho time
Of the republican convention intend
ing To present them to Mr. Taft. They
were entrusted TO "A corpulent police
man who could not be found later by
the Texans when they were ready to
make their presentation.
The present pair ere dark gray
striped, made of wool raised IL the
Lone star State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
PREDICTS GOOD WEATHER.
The Torecastcr Says Everything Will
he Lovely TO-dny.

Washington. March 9-A severe rain
storm. with the accompaniment OF a
moderate fall OF snow, almost freezing
temperature and high winds. which
swooped down on Washington tonight
driving moro than n hundred Thousand
Inauguration visitors from tho slush-
covered streets and avenues. will yield
early tomorrow morning 20 clear skies
and mild tempera X he prophecy
made late tonight ny the chief fore
caster Of the weather bureau IS borne
out.
'It will be clear day" said Chief Willis
Moore, Of the weather bureau, with
plenty OF sunshine and invgorating air.
Tho temperature will range between 30
mud ~ degrees and every indication points
10 the best weather conditions"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
VERGENNES.

Tho o,,,,oo,, for , <.. -,
nj tbo higb schoo, .,,,s soa.a,, t, .o''''
lent. Alden NJ last vo,r,s .o,,,, T.. .'
aper. and lJolcopb A,dar 1.,,''r
Caisse v-oodr,fs " ,5, =,
OF lact wears team will r,,,, o,I .,,'.
f. n sufnc;ercv y, r,o.a,-,, 49,
from, N r,aka ~, O ..ro,,,- 49,. ,,.,
schedule Is ahort co,,,,o,aa o,,i ,..
have heon ,r,.or,od &c r.t,,.,,.,.
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w jury Mldu1"oury high
'"''e D. l. - ana - open
MA Jo' ~ " 'oioy Is confined 10
.'' "o''e "S ''"esS'-"' - 1eachout or
| ""i'o"Ai ana d l"rce OF men arc en-
easeu IN taxing Gown the Hotel Lenox
"hlch MI Ieachout purchased OF the
trustees OF the hiXpy iibrary,--John Gra-
VeAe mas sold his farm In Waltham to
W. A Merritt OF Ogdensburg. The farm
| contains 225 acres and the consideration
| was $S,Uo
! Miss Katie Driscoll visited In Rurlng-
ton Saturday "A variety shower was
| given Miss Maud Stone by the members
OF her Sunday school class at the Metho-
dist parsonage Friday evening in honor
of her approaching marriage 70 Percy
| Currier,-M. l.. Barton was IN Burling-
ton Saturday.-Miss Lizzie BarTy has
returned from visit in Burl!netou.-
George Slack went Saturday TO Albany,
n. Y, to spend Sunday with his cousin,
Carl Taylor. Monday they started FOR
| Washington, ID. c., to attend the inau-
gurntion. They Will be guests of their
aunt, Mrs. Mary Taylor.-J l.. Durwsy
has moved his saw mill from Hardwick
to the Scott Chase farm IN Waltham,
now owned by Albert Hi"r' Mr.. Derway
has moved his family here and will oc-
cupy rooms in Dr +. L. Phelps's home
lately vacated by r. NJ crosby'-George
FLOYD VIII carry on homer Balls farm
the coming N'ar'--Wiiis Kenyon of
barre Is p"sHlnS ie" ohNs Wlth hla
taNl'lS'-h' J. r'elu 'olt Monday
morning 'or hos'o" = Noenhan'
nus gone 10 W"sn'ns.on' -, y" 70 pe
'"seo y. ''n's ne'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
TO MAKE AIR SHIPS.
Wealthy Members OF the Aero CIuI'
OF Auurica Organize Company.

made tonight Of the formation by
wealthy members OF the Aero club of
America OF n company TO manufacture
oir ships. II was stated that a merger
~ the various interests engaged I'm ex-
rerlnents with alrships IN this country
had peen affected and that the factory
Of The new concern would be located at
IEammondsport. n. y.
Among the prominent men announced
ga hclng interested I'm the COMPANY are:
1,rn Jacob Astor, William IS Vanderbilt
Harry PAYNE whitney and cortlandt
Tield Bishop,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Man Dead and Woman Dying To"nd
in Room mt Hotel.

New York. March 3-A man believed
to he Andrew Ieis Of Rrooklyn was
found dead IN room NJ the Hotel I'll
bcron hero tonight. Az his side lay a
woman. believed to be his wife, fatally
wounded Tho pair had engaged tho room
only 10 minutes before
According to the police the man had
first shot the woman twice in tho head
and then turned the gun upon himself
The only papers found by the police
were few business letters In the mans
pocket, addressed "Andrew Leis. loS But
ler street. Brooklyn"
The woman died IN tho ambulance on
the way to Bellevue hospital.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
PRAISE FOR ROOSEVELT.
London Papers Rank Him with WASH
tngtOn and Lincoln.

London. March 4-The London morning
papers publish long editorials, articles Of
appreciation and tho portraits of the In
coming and outgoing Presidents OF the
United States The tributes to President
Roosevelt are of the most enthusiastic
character. They rank him IN the great
line with washington Lincoln and Grant
as the most fascinating personality in
the two hemispheres only rivalled In
that respect Icy the Emperor of Ger
many. his government marking the con-
solidation of America's position as a
world power ns the Morning Post says.
"wthout attacks on the rights or in
tercets Of other nations"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
POULTRY MEMS ELECTION.

st. Albans. March Sat the ad-
Journed annual meeting OF the Yer"
mont State Poultry association. tncor-
porated, the following officers were
elected: President +. w. Sault OF
Swanton; secretary. W. b. Writer'S of
81, Albans; assistant secretary, A g,
- Beeman of ~. 4 bans, treasurer, {.
l.. Curtis OF st. Adams. sixteen Nic"'
presidents were chos,n from different
counties and II was N"l Il T." h"ld 1
comparison show January Is to ~
i9l0.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
TWO MORE LICENSE TOWNS.
Mount Tabor Heard From-W1udhnll
RevcrSes Early Report.

Rutland, March 3.Mount Tabor. the
only town not reporting its vote on H.
censc last night was heard from to-day,
tho vote being: Yes, 80; no, 10.
Contrary to earlier reports. Winhall in
Pennington county, voted for license, lS
to A.. Both Mount Tabor and Winhaii
we're no license last year.
The adding OF Mount Tabor and Win,
hall to the Free Press list of Is towni
voting license makes the number of Ii.
ctnse places -. the same as last year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
Some Century Old Claims Stricken
Out-No Lincoln Memorial.

Washington. March "A complete
agreement was reached by the con-
forces on the general deficiency bill
tonight The amendments making
an appropriation Of 100000 to pay
the first two installments to Colombia
under the provisions OF the treaty re-
Gently ratified and appropriation Of
$50 900 to pay the expenses OF a COM
mission to Investigate the interests
Of the United states in Liberia We're
reta ined.
The century old war claims for Nir-
ginia and Maryland were stricken out
Of the bill. were the appropria-
tons OF $4,000 for the construction
OF memorial upon the Lincoln farm
in kentucky and 5000 for the re-
endorsement of contributors to the
Ellen NJ. Stone ransom fund.
Both houses adopted the conference
report Of the bill which now goes to
the President
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
WORK OF THE HOUSE.

Washington, March 3.--On the eve oc
final adjournment tho House OF Repre-
sentativcs to-day transacted It's business
with a facility unusual with n dying
Congress. although at times there was
much confusion which the speaker had
difficulty In controlling. With scarcely
any debate the conference reports on the
military academy, Legislative, executive
ana judicial and penal code bill were
agreed to.
Tho bill amending the copyright laws
Of tho United States in regard to
canned music" was passed as were also
Il largo number OF private bills.
The House al 5I5 p. m. took a recess
until ten o'clock tonight.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
BOSTON BUTTER MARKET.

Boston. March 3.
nlrTER Firm. Northern SoGSlci
Western 9Hu'Mc.
CHEESE -l5dl l5'sc, Vermont twins ia
1alac.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04

interest in the welfare Of the poor man,
of the man who has great obstacles TO
meet and who has tho odds against him
in lies struggle, and the sincerity Of
his desire TO help that class of men. no
one who ever had TO 90 with him could
doubt; and his nsistence was ALWAYS been
that the difficulty between tho so-cailed
classes in tho country and the failure
of educated lawyers and political
economists and others to bring proper
relations between the wcll-to-do and
those who nre dependent upon wares for
their living arise from IN absence of
n proper point Of view on the part Of
those who are leading comfortable lives.
COMMON PEOPLE FOR HIM.
The confidence that the common plain
people including the wage earners have
had in Theodore Poosevolt as their
representative defender has been most
perfectly placed for there never was a
champion moro sincere in support OF their
real interest ana yet there never was q
friend franker IN his statement TO thorn
Of the unpleasant truths that occa sionally
they ought to be told. MIR. Roosevelt un-
dcrstands tho plain people about as well
as Lincoln did, shares Their feelings and
gives accurate expression to them. Hence
his marvellous hold upon The great body
of the people which has continued 10
eXist in undnlnshed strength In spite
Of the criticism heard of him and his
methods in quarters moro conspicuous
than really significant.
When the friction Of the last few months
shall he forgotten. when the nnsts Of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04

GROWTH OF FRIENDSHIP
II neurn When They We're s,'ortin-
ntrs in Washington dutin'c ..,--!-
son mini.tration---rnstcs ,pif-
fcrcnt but Their ruduinrnt
Alike on Mig Issues.

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Now vori, 7-or,b ~, i.s ,ee,o ~
March e COLLARS vtec,,l,, ,.ui ,,,h-
lisb tho Fo1lo,,,ir,r o,ti,ia -. r,ro.t-
ao,. aia-. ,rae.
"atv proaocossor,,.
W. -.
ooa. ''O ~ '"',
N,. ,,.i', ''5' az ""' ma" ..
wa. ,a,t,t,. ,
in Washington. We lived in the Same
part or Washington, he on Nineteeth
street near the BRUSH nmhassy and
on dupont circle onr wives knew
r"'h o'her wei ana some of our chill
drcn were born about the same time.
we touno' aiter discussion that we
| "tr'ed in qn'te II mHFied way IN our
views OF nroper poiItic" ideals aud
proper poiItic'al Methods. We We're
as chphauc n the judgment that the
nolticai r'Iormer who was not will
ing |" accept c"hdltl"ns as they were
as tne haals for his action. and 20
work Tor the better thine' tha' were
practical w'1hout achieving all that
ne would Ike to achieve was rather
hlhdrahce thah help to progress.
ana merely assisted the permanent
control OF the boss and the machine.
inns thlnk had been tho moving
principle of Mr.. itooseveIts career.
lie mas believed In practical progress
and not In IDEALS which make for no
ieal Advancement
After these two years ! went upon the
hehcA and leit Washington and only
occasionally met him, tA'uEh from time
a ~ ,fts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
REDUCE APPROPRIATION.

Washington, March 3.-The appropria-
ton In the sundry civil bill for the con-
t,nuation Of the Joint immigration COM
mission was reduced In conference to-
night from s25O,poo to $4,000 and in that
form agreed to by both houses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
NO AGREEMENT ON PENSIONS.

Washington, March 3-Conferees on the
pension appropriation 5.ll failed to re-
port an agreement tonight. They
separated at eleven O'Clock with he
amendment relating TO the proposed con-
solidation Of the pension agencies still In
dispute. II is possible tho bill will fail
Of enactment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-08
nice FOR Wal TER !!
II He Don't Behave Right on
Option Matter, "Drys"
Will Get Him.
CRUSADE AGAIN PROBABLE

IF Ratliff don't act right. some of
US may have to visit him again. de-
clared member of the county local
option organization in discussing with
several other members the probable
action of the legislature in regard to
the county local option law. The Or
eanization feels confident that the law
Will be supported by r. E. Kirkman
and A. NJ. Gardner and sees no neces-
sity why its members will have to lob
by providing Ratliff votes with them
However Ratliff's action will be
watched as hawk does it's prey and
every move will be known to his local
constituents, supporting the county 10.
cal option law. The first move on his
part that would tend to favor the
wet" element will be the sound oil
general alarm and the corridors OF the
state house will be the scene OF many
meetings between the representative
and his temperance constituents. In
other words repetition of the heart
to heart" conferences at the special
session of the legislature is planned.