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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-05-05
WELLINGTON.


Friday last gave dubious promise
for May.
Mrs Lewis Morse has guests from
Thompsonville and West Stafford.
And still the literature goes on
that is "erotic, neurotic and tommy
rotic. -
Miss Alice M Preston returned
from New York to Maple Corner on
Saturday.
J. Gill, contractor, has returned
and work on the state road is to be
resumed at once.
Harold W. Pratt, who has beer
seriously i'll since his return to Provi
dence, is much better.
The children i'll with measles are
all doing we'll, although some have
been pretty sick, we hear.
Carpenters seem always to be il
demand yet. Few young men are
learning the trade, it seems.
The Endeavor was led by Miss
Emma f. Robbins, and was an inter
esting and we'll sustained meeting.
Will Clarke, who has been home
for few days, is improved in health
and has returned to his employment
at Millers Falls.
On Friday we received q valuable
express package that was sent from
New York publishers in mid -Febru.
ary. Better late than not at all.
A good name is better than riches.
The reason is evident: money can.
not buy good name, but good name
in the market always has a money
value
Mrs. Eta Hoxie of Willimantic
came up to visit at her uncle. L. B.
Olarke's on Monday and to attend the
concert at the town hall that evening
with her cousin, Miss Mabel.
lone of the most startling elements
of the discovery of new planets be-
yond Neptune is the extension of our
idea of the enormous distances at
which the sun exerts its power.
Unskilled, inefficient help is
plenty, = some one said in our hear
ing the other day." but this class ex-
pect just as much pay as il they had
mastered the trade and take no in
terest whatever in what they are
doing, and do not try to do anything
we'll.
On account of the prevalence of
the Center school is closed
for one week, the teacher, Miss
Mathews, being at her home in West
ford Miss Mathews says that dur
ing her long experience as a teacher
her last report to Truant Officer Pot
ter is the most measley one she has
ever sent in.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-05-05
Civic Department.
The address OF the editor is on ale at The
Press once.
The Facts Under Six Months of No.
License in Stafford.
motherhood.

The Facts Under Six Months of No.
License in Stafford.
The figures in the advertisement
and report of the Law and Order
League speak for themselves. and
testify Enthusiastically to the good
effects Of a no-lioense policy. We
understand that certain friends of the
liquor traffic, legal and illegal, have
taken photographs of beer kegs at the
freight house. But they haven't
been taking many photographs of
Stafford citizens in the county Jail.
Beer kegs at the freight house prove
two things: Much of the beer
coming here comes legally under the
existing law that permits the ship
ment of liquor to individual pur-
chasers from license towns into no.
license towns. That law will soon be
done away with. 2-Some beer is
being sold illegally in town. No law
is perfectly kept. Under license 27
illegal resorts were raided at one time
last year Evidently our license ad.
vocAtes have taken the photograph to
prove that they are breaking the law.
And after proving that they are law.
breakers, they will expect the citizens
of Stafford to grant them licenses next
year. A great deal is said about Stat
ford drinkers being supplied at Orys.
tai Lake. 1t is true that q numbe
do go there. But no observant citi-
zen would venture to say that as many
go to Crystal Lake as would be found
in the seven legal saloons in Stafford
under license, or that they get az
drunk. Boys do not go there or see
the saloon. The results in Stafford
have been, according to the testimony
of old and established merchants, the
"cleanest town in years. The United
States voted eleven thousand saloons
out of business last year.. and de-
creased the production of distilled
liquors by forty -one million gallons
We are glad that Stafford is helping
swell that annual decrease. Drunk
enness may not be wholly prevented,
but it can be made disgrace, and the
makers of drunkards can be branded
as law breakers instead of, as under
license, legitimate dealers. 1t is
good for boys and girls to grow up
in q no-license town such as Stafford
is and such as it may become. The
first year cannot show the best results.
But they show up mighty we'll. "Out
of the eater came forth strength. and
out of the throng came forth sweet
enss. -
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-05-05

out the shy little child of the wood
land, pull every particle to be found
up by the roots, and then to call it
ar-B q -tus.''
There is a question in my mind
whether we should go quite SO far as
to condemn the latter pronunciation.
I am not aware as to your correspond
ent's authority in the premises, but
no less an authority than the Century
Dictionary states: "Ar-bu- tus. loom
monty ar-BU .tus. AS Latin word
AR bu tus
The Standard Dictionary, to quote
in full, states: "AR -bu-tus, 1. A
small genus of tree or trees or shrubs
of the heath family (Ericaoeae) hav-
ing evergreen leaves and white or
rose colored flowers, including the
strawb berry tree of Europe and the
Madrona- tree of Oregon and Cali
fornia. 2. (a) Any plant of this
genus. L; cp arbor, tree. Ar
U-tus, the trailing arbutus. or May
flower.
The faint blush of the arbutus, in
the midst OF the bleak March atmos-
phere, will touch your heart. like a
hope Of Heaven, in field of graves.
d. g. Mitchell Dream Life. Spring
p. 35. trailing arbutus, the May
flower (Epigaea repens)
Oreeps the trailing arbutus Ger
hillock and hollow,
Through LEAKAGE whose grsenness
and glory are ded2
-lsoss1ter johnson 4 Love Letter With
oct q saaAIy st. 2. -
In view:of thesfaots quoted above
yes. still there are,'' or, there are
still plenty of people who will go on
placing the accent on the 'bu''-I
object to the word but''-to the end
of the chapter. W. B. r.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1909-05-05
(Communicated.)

Editor The Press In a recent
issue of The Press I noticed that your
Wilmington correspondent is very con-
fident that the proper pronounciation
OF the word arbutus, meaning our
Mayfower, is Arb -tus, accent on
the first syllable. She states: 1t
Is adding insult to injury to hunt
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22

columns Of the newspa
per ignores a prominent and char
acteristic feature of American life
and leaves the lady of the house
without any information as to bar
gain counters or assistance in her
shopping excursions. This material
omission can not be made good, even
by classical music. The delivery of
parliamentary news and stock quo
tations "while you watt may tend
to keep parterfamilias at home, but
other features of club and downtown
life are left unprovided for. To make
it complete the system should fill
"shOrt orders" and provide bellboys.
We doubt if it will ever flourish in
America.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
ATHENS.

Mr.. Frank King was confined to his
room the past week with la grippe.
Miss Ethel Porter, of Winchester,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. ]. Glib
son.
Mrs. Bette Barnes has returned to
her home in Versailles after several
weeks visit to relatives here.
Robt Moores who has been quite
i'll for several weeks is now GONZALES
cent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morton, of
Ford, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William English.
Miss Goldie WEIGH, of Georgetown,
has been visiting relatives here for
the last week.
DR.. J. j. Gibson returned home
from, Virginia Honday where he had
been to attend the funeral of his
grandfather.
AT j. H. Farney's public sale last
Friday, cows sold from $50 to $50
and mules brought from 800 to $3.50.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22

something of the personality and le-
gal achievements of the latest acqui-
sition, J. NJ. Dickinson of Tennessee,
who accepted the war portfolio at the
hands of Mr. Taft in Cincinnati.
Mr.. Dickinson will give up the posi-
ton of general solicitor for the ILL
nois Central railway system and
salary Of $4,000 a year to become e
cabinet minister He is between 81
and SO years of age, a native of Mis-
sissippi, served three months IN the
Confederate army as boy. graduated
from the University Of Tennessee and
finished his education in Germany.
Mr.. Dickinson has always Teen a
Democrat, although he is a personal
friend of President Roosevelt and re-
fused to vote for Bryan. He was for
a time judge Of the supreme court of
Tennessee, and was appointed by
President Cleveland assistant attor-
ney general of the United States
serving under Attorney General Har
mon.
Mr. Dickinson was selected by
President Roosevelt to present the
argument Of the United States before
the joint high conomission which ad-
justed the Alaskan boundary dispute
between this country and Great Brit
ain, and his presentation Of this case
won for him an international reputa-
ton.
Tho pouy Uor oonroforv hocano Con-
eral counsel for the Illinois Central
system under the presidency of Stuy-
vesant Fish, and it is said that in the
subsequent controversy between Fish
and Hartman he was strongly on the
side Of Mr.. Fish. It is also asserted
that his retention by Mr.. Hartman
was ENTIRELY a recognition Of his abil-
tiles not only as a legal adviser, but
as an administrator.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
BUCKEYE BOWLERS
ON FOREIGN ALLEYS
Cleveland and New York Contest
Begins Tonight.

New York, Feb. 22.-The opening
games in the match between the bowl
ing champions of New York and
Cleveland, O., will be rolled en- the
Grand Central alleys in Brooklyn to-
night, and the popularity of the alley
game in New York is showing itself
in the interest taken in the match.
Jimmy Smith, the New York cham
pion, is tc meet Louis Franz, the best
bowler of the Ohio city, in a home
and home tournament. Thirty games
are to be rolled, the first fifteen in
Brooklyn tonight and the other fifteen
in Cleveland on March IL.
Franz has been champion of Cleve-
land for three years. He is as good
a bowler when working in a team as
in singles, as he proved lately when
he and Charley Gilbert won an inter
city match rolled against Will Elem
ner and Gus Steele, two of Chicago's
best men on the alleys. Cleveland
bowlers are enthusiastic about Franz's
ability, declaring that he will prove
himself the best bowler in America
A number of them have come on here
to see him roll against Smith. The
latter is generally considered the best
bowler in the metropolis. In a recent
workout in preparation for tonight's
match he rolled an average for nine
games Of 2S3, beginning with 300
score. 1t is reported that he has done
even better. The match is for $500
a side, in addition to share of the
gate receipts.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22

by him presented to Lafayette will
be a gift to the university by the
president-elect. Tonight he will at
tend the Pennsylvania university
alumni dinner. He leaves for New
York tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Taft admits he is making head
way In the selection of a secre-
tary of the treasury, but main
tains the place is not yet filled.
Franklin MacVeigh and Myron T.
Herrick are two Of the men under
consideration. With this exception
the Taft cabinet is complete, and
when officially promulgated shortly
before his Inauguration will be found
as follows:
Secretary of State-Philander C.
Knox Of Pennsylvania.
Attorney General-George w Wick
ersham of New York.
Secretary of War;. M. Dickinson
of Tennessee. 90 +t
Secretary of Commerce and La
bor-Charles Nagel of Missouri.
Secretary of the Navy-George Won
L. Meyer of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Interior - r. A.
Ballinger of Washington.
Postmaster General = Frank s.
Hitchcock Of Massachusetts.
Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson of Iowa
It will be observed that in this list
GxvD lar % NJ Tnf
believes there are none better in the
country. 1t may be stated that this
fact Is not a mere coincidence, but is
an accomplishment which has been
carefully planned and striven for by
the incoming president, and bears
most important relation to what he
believes to be the important work of
his administration.
Constitutional legal restrictions on
corporate abuses are the accomplish
ments he will strive for. The extreme
difficulties Of first framing such meas
ures and then Of securing their en-
forcement have confronted Mr.. Taft
with great force. To meet them with
success he believes will require the
combined legal skill of the ablest
minds he can bring to the task. In
assembling his legal cabinet the pres
ident-elect has not lost sight Of the
necessity of obtaining men whose be-
liefs on the questions to be dealt with
coincide with his own. Mr.. Taft's po-
sition has been clearly embodied in
his inaugural address, and this docu-
ment is known to have received
hearty adoption and complete appro-
val by all of the men selected to be
Mr.. Taft's cabinet advisers.
With this known careful considera-
ton with regard to the lawyers in HIS
cabinet. II il interesting to know
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
REPLIES 10 nfMfNwAy
President Adds Stirring Chapter TO
Secret Service Controversy

President Adds Stirring Chapter TO
Secret Service Controversy.
Washington, Feb. %. - President
Rooseveltadded another stirring chap
ter to the secret service controversy
in vigorous and lengthy reply to the
attacks made on this branch of the
government in a report made recent
ly by Senator Hemenway of the SEN
ate committee on appropriations. SEN
ator Hemenway in this report, up
holding the limitation in the scope Of
the secret service, asserted that it
never had been the intention of con-
gress to build up Spy" system, and
with evident reference to this part Of
the report. the president declared that
II the limitation of the use of the Sc
cret service had been in force when
the sensational land frauds were I'M
earthed few years ago a senator, a
representative and various men Of
wealth and high political influence,
who at that time were convicted,
would all have escaped punishment.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
Woman Attacked on Street.

Cleveland, o., Feb. 22.-Mrs. Mary
Rickmers, 10, of Gates Mills, a small
town near here, was attacked by an
unknown man while returning home
from shopping. AS she was passing
along dark path near her home Mrs
Rickmers was struck on the head by
a man hiding behind tree. Dazed,
but not quite unconscious, she made
a desperate fight and managed TO es-
cape. s She was pursued by tn eman,
who gave up the chase as she neared
her home. Mrs. Rickmers tainted in
her doorway and considerable time
elapsed before she could tell Of the
attack, which gave her assailant time
to escape. No arrests have been
made.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
CLAY CITY.


Mrs. F. F. Key, of Mayfeld, is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs.. Crews
Rash, at the Clay City Hotel.
Mr.. Edwin Bryan, of Winchester
and Mr.. j. H. Watkins, Of Lexington,
were the guests at the Red River Ho-
tel
Miss Geneva Adams spent a few
days in jackson, the past week with
friends.
Mrs. Grace Dickson, of Jackson, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mr.
Tom Adams.
Miss Mamie Tracy is visiting
friends and relatives in Lexington.
Miss Bertha Maple entertained a
few friends last Thursday night week
and those that enjoyed the evening
were: Misses Mary G. Eaton, Mary
and Grace Shimfessel, Molly and Ada
Johnson, Mildred More, Lula May
Bowman, Maud Fletcher, Ethel john
son, Patsy Bush, Messrs. Turner Nc
CURE, Grand Hackworth, Pierce Ruth
Taulbee Mounty, Ed. Wilson.
Maurine McLin, of jackson, was
the guest of Ula Shatlock, the first
of last week. tt
Mr.. Vanarsdale. of Louisville, Mr..
j. p. JahrOns, of Newport, and Mr..
w. B. Mcpherson, of Winchester.
were in the city this week.
Mr.. Oscar Mackey, S.r, has been
quite i'll for some time.
Mr.. Cliff Eaton was the guest at
the Clay City Hotel this week.
Mr.. J. c. Fitch, Jr., of Lexington,
was visiting here the first of last
week.
Mr.. Grover Barnett. was the guest
OF his sisters, Mrs. Jessie Allen and
Miss Carrie Barnet, Monday.
Mr.. W. N. Bush left Saturday for
Memphis, Tenn, on a business trip
and will be absent from home for
some time. sg
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
PRESIDENTS NEPHEW
FALLS TO HIS DEATH
Stewart Douglas Robinson Killed
at Harvard University.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 22.-Stew-
art Douglas Robinson, 10, nephew
of President Roosevelt and a sophie
more of Harvard college, fell from
six-story window of Hampton hall. a
dormitory on Massachusetts avenue,
and was killed. He was son Of
Douglas Robinson.
Robinson, was out with a party Of
fellow students, and late in the even
ing he complained of not feeling we'll
and went to the apartments of his
brother, Monroe Douglas Robinson, in
Hampton hall, instead of going to his
own rooms.
1t is understood that shortly after
his arrival young Robinson stumbled
and fell and struck heavily on his
forehead, receiving a painful injury
His friends say they put him in his
brothers bed and after raising the
window few inches in response to
his request for more air, went away
leaving him apparently asleep. That
was the last they heard of young
Robinson until they were told that
his body had been found on the side
walk.
It is believed that after his friends
left him Stewart got out of bed and
walked towards the window to open
1t wider. 1t is thought that as he
leaned out over the sill he became
dizzy and, losing his balance, fell out
Of the window, which is about four
feet from the floor, TO the pavement
six stories below.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
PRETTY RUN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Rome Martin gave
an oyster supper Thursday night in
honor of Mr.. Joe Sullivan and family.
Among those present were Misses
Beulah and Lila Erma Sullivan, Bes-
sic and Bertha Ball, Carrie Curtis
and Messrs. Charley French, Hayden
johnson, Emery Ball, Clifford Curtis,
Vance Howard, Linvill and Asa Mar
tin.
After supper was served James
Ware played until late hour. All
report a good time.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
New Phone No. 81.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1909.
NOVEL USE OF TELEPHONE.

The use of the telephone for COM
mercial and social purposes Is well
understood in this country, and If
reports be true, it is highly valued
In many rural communities as dis
seminator of neighborhOod news over
party lines. But some European cit
les are making use of it IN way
unknown, as yet, In this country. Our
consul-general at 15uda-Pesth de-
scribes this novel application Of the
instrument. Buda-Pesth is one of
the finest cities in Europe, with
population of more than 100000.
Our consul writes:
The news telephone system, which
has been in successful operation IN
this city for several years past, is
owned and managed by private cor
poration, whereas the regular tele
phone system is owned by the gov
eminent and administered by the
Ministry Of Posts and Telegraphs.
The annual subscription, $7.31, paid
quarterly in advance, entities the
subscriber to two receivers and the
fill service of news, music, etc., the
subscriber to pay the expenses OF
installation and removal, generally
about $3.50. The service begins at
8:55 a. M, when a buzzing noise,
loud enough to be heard across a
large room and lasting for fifteen
seconds, announces the correct time.
At $50 the days program of impOr-
tant events is announced; that is to
say, the ceremonies, lectures, plays,
races, etc. At 10 and IL o'clock stock
quotations and general news items
are given.
At noon comes a second announce
ment of the correct time, followed by
parliament news and general items
of interest. At II As stock quota
tions from the local, Vienna and Ber-
lin exchanges and general news. At
2 o'clock more parliamentary and
general news, and at p. m. the clos
ing prices of stocks, meteorological
forecast, local personals and small
items, and In winter the condition
of the various skating places. AT
4 d. IN. court and miscellaneous news.
From 4 80 to 6 80 military music
from one of the great cafes or gar
dens. In the evening the subscriber
may choose between the royal opera
or one of the theaters, and later mus
lie by one of the tzigane orchestras.
. This program seems to be sufi-
GENTLY varied to satisfy the desires
of all classes and our consul writes
that the service gives the utmost sat
isfaction. The system has some OBJ
vious advantages, but also some
drawbacks. AS an attempt to sup
plant the daily newspaper it is in
genious and In furnishing music it
outstrips the most ambitious at
tempts of journalism. But its fail
nre to furnish any substitute for the
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
Will Enlarge the Plant.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Feb. 21.-
Manager Franz of the Lake Superior
corporation. which was recently TAX
en- over by English capitalists, issued
a statement that the committee would
commence at once extensive additions
to the open hearth furnaces at the Al
gonna steel plant in the Canadian Soo
Other improvements are to follow
fast, the intention being to make it
the greatest steel industry in Canada
II is reported that the company will
erect new blast furnaces and struc-
tural steel plant.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
Chance Of Venue For Curry.

Marion. o., Feb. 22.-Hamilton r.
Curry, who is charged with the muir.
der of ]. w. Jackson, will be tried at
Upper Sandusky April 10. Judge
Daniel Babst of the common pleas
court decided a motion for a change
Of venue in favor of Curry. The court
granted the change because newspa-
pers have printed practically all of
the testimony in the case and because
the public is supposed to be bitter
against Curry, an Erie detective. who
shot Jackson for resisting arrest for
stealing coal.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
COMMITTEE Censures President.

Washington, Feb. 22.-By a vote of
3 to the subcommittee of the COM
mittee on judiciary, which has been
investigating the merger of the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron company and
the United States Steel corporation,
decided 10 report to the full commit
tee that the president was not au-
thorized to permit the absorption.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
Indictments InvaIIdated.

Bowling Green, o.. Feb. 22.-Fran
els L. Judd of Cleveland, indicted
here by the grand jury for misappli-
cation of bank funds, has been order
ed not to appear in the Indictment by
Judge Henderson of the common
pleas court. This decision will fnval-
idate all of the work Of the grand
fury. as an alien was q member Of
the Grand jury.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
Hanq senator In Efflay.

Upper Sandusky, O., Feb. 22.-Be-
cause Senator Corey, the new senator
from this district, voted against the
Dean option bill, he was hung in
efigy. There is no clew as to the
perpetrators. The dummy was made
especially for the occasion and evi.
IDENTIFY took much time in the prep
aration.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
kUvED HIS SHOP.

Tom Cowan, the popular barber
who was burned out IN the CouI
View Hotel FIRE, would like to hav
his customers and old friends cAAon
him in his new shop in the Simpson
and hathaway building.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
VIII Eiaht Powder Trust.

San Francisco, CAL, Feb. o.
Backed by the interests headed by
Senator William A. Clark of Mon
tana, a powder manufacturing COM
pany, beginning operations. with a
capital of 100000, will shortly erect
a plant In one of the bay counties
and engage in active competition with
the powder trust, according to a
statement made In this city.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-22
CLERK Accused Of EmbexzIement.

Bellefontaine, O., Feb. 22. = Frank
e. Day, former clerk of the board of
public service, was arraisned before
Judge Brodrick and pleaded not gull
ty to the charge of embezzling city
waterworks funds. He gave $1,000
bond.