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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
Preliminary Events Mark the Day
before at Hardwick-Can.
didates Examined.
EpVoRYH ANNIVERSARY
Mastery Address by the Rev. Frank
Ign Hamilton Of Washington-
Bishop Goodsell Presiding ON
cer-A Hard WORKING
ProbatiOncr.

Hardwick. April 13.--Preliminary
events to-day marked the eve OF the
Vermont Methodist conference to be
held here the rest OF this week. Most
of the preachers and their wives and
nearly all the officials are here. En-
aminations of candidates for the min
istrv were held this morning and art
ernoon before the conference board.
the following appearing: Probation
ers Guy Crawford of Middlesex J. F,
Seaver of Windsor, ]. Q. Angel OF
stowe, J. p. Jopson of Wardsboro, T.
5. Quimby of Wolcott; in advanced
courses. j. c. Hazelton of Weston.
George c. Westcott of Waterbury
Center. T. w. Douglass Of Danville'
Fred Williams of Westfeld. c. w. KEEL
ley of Sheffield. G C. Mcdonald OF AL
bany Milo A. Stearns of East Burke
Several others have appeared before
selected examiners elsewhere MT.
Ouimhv of Wolcott has been working
10 hours day in n saw mill ana
milking six cows for his father wh'ie
studying nights for the ministry. ne
passed q creditahle examination to-
dav and the board thinks he has In
him the making of good minister
The Epworth League anniversary
was held this evening with the Rev
f. A. Iegg of Bradford. the conference
president. presiding. The address or
the Rev FRANKLIN Hamilton. LII d.
! chancellor of the American University
at washington. D. c., was mastery
effort. Astounding in wit, pathos ana
soul stirring eloquence that held the
breathless attention of an audience
which packed the church.
The 65th annual conference will be
formally opened tomorrow morning
with Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell of New
York city presiding. The devotional
exercises at $50 will be conducted by
the Rev. e. O. Thayer OF Barre and
the sacrament Of the Lords supper
administered by Bishop Goodsell at
nine. The roll call Of the conference
will come at ten.
CONFERENCE NOTES.
Eishop Goodsel. who celebrated hi!
rolden anniversary In the ministry thi'
year. is the guest OF Mr.. and Mes
George H. Bickford Of Main street
The local committees are as follows
Executive, Mrs j. W. Hersey. H. r
Mack; public worship and prayer, TIT
Rev F. w. Lewis. the Rev. f. F. New
ell; entertainment Mrs. J. w. Jersey
the Rev. and Mrs f. F. Newell music
Harry p Clement. Mrs. G. II. Bickford.
The Rev. Lewis held the first Method
st meeting in Hardwick In 1906 TIL
church was organized here In 1863 max
ing this the centennial of Methodism Il
Hardwck In 1915 the first Quarterl
,,,ee,ipo was held here and In 1873 tn
Rev. Mr.. Virgins and the Rev, Err
Kellogg became circuit preachers, Tn
first class leader. r. Mack. was appoint
81 in 1912. In 1s47 1t was thought hes
to have a settled minister and the Rev
p 8. Morris was appointed. A churc
was built and dedicated the same year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15

vealing a well preserved fire place in
one corner. Many of the tile in the
floor are in good shape and 1t is ex-
pected that enough can be saved for
one room of the reconstructed bar
racks. Two bombs were unearthed
and it IS probable that many other
valuable relics will he brought to
light before the work is completed. A
large force Of men will be put at work
at an early date and the work will be
pushed vigorously.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
FOR WORK HORSE PARADE.
New York Plans to Make Ambulance
Horses n Special Feature.

New York, April l3.-Ambulance horses
will be IA feature of the annual work
horse parade which is to take place in
Madison Square on May Il.
Among the many veterans in the show
will he James O'Bren's thrty-thrce- year
old Dick. which has been twenty eight
years in his service; W. A. Franke's Joe
. years old, and nineteen years with
his present owner. and +. 4. kreher :
Harry, = years old, and twenty-five years
IN the service of the Iireher family. Local
eNrNssmen, market and produce mer-
chants confectionors. hig furniture deal
ers, truckmen grocers and icemen figure
among the exhibitors.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15

Shaw is still In precarious condi-
ton, but has a fighting chance for
recovery.
Shortly after eight o'clock this
morning, a high wind blew out the
cracked glass in the front OF the Dyer
block and Charles +. Rich, chief OF
the fire department, who had been on
duty practically two whole days, was
caught by the plate glass from his
own store window and badly cut n"
bout the head and face and on MS
right hand. George Wilson was injur-
ed the same way, four stitches nav
Ing to be taken in his lip, and Cyrille
Brunette of the Battell Hose company
had one wrist badly larcerated.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
CHILD ATE AN
ENTIRE BOX
Of CUT|CURA
Spread on Some Crackers-Not tho
Slightest Injury Resulted from
Little Fellows Escapade - In
Most Positive Way Ingredients Of
CUTICURA PROVEN PURE
SWEET AND HARMLESS
A New York friend Of Cuticura writes
he foll0winr ipterestin letter.

A New York friend OF Cuticura writes
che following interesting letter: -
MY three year old son and heir.
after being put to bed on q trip across
the Atlantic, investigated the state
room and located a box Of graham
crackers and box OF Cuticura Oint-
ment.
when a search was made for tho
box, it was found empty and tho kid
admitted that he had eaten the con-
tents Of the entire box spread on the
CRACKERS. 1t cured him Of bad cold
and don't know what else."
No more conclusive evidence than
the above could be offered that every
ingredient Of Cuticura Ointment is alb
solutely pure. sweet and harmless. II
1t may be safely eaten by young child,
none but the most beneficial results can
be expected TO attend it's application to
oven the tcndercst skin or youngest
infant. This feeling is shared by
mothers and nurses to such an extent
that Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment have for many years been unhesi-
tatingly used throughout the civilized
identifying the skin, scalp, hair and
hands Of infants and children from the
hour Of birth And greater still, if
possible, is the confidence reposcd In
Cuticura Remedies for the treatment OF
torturing and isfiguring humors CT tho
skin and scalp. The suffering which
they have thus alleviated among tho
young and the comfort they have Of
forded WORKOUT and worried parents
have led to their adoption in countless
homes as priceless agents in the speedy,
permanent, safe and economical treat
ment Of infantile and birth humors, co
semas. rashes, irritations, infamma-
tons and chafings, and other itching,
scaly and pimply hnmors when all other
remedies suitable Tor children fail.
Cuticura Remedies are cold throughout the world
Dcpots: London. II. Chsr,erhouse So: Paris. r.
Rue de Ia PAX: Australia r. Towns Il Co.. Sydney;
South Africa Lennon. Ltd. Cape Town. East Lnr
don. etc. Russia Ferrein Moscow: in pan Mar,;y-
I'd. Toxic; Y. s. A. Potter Drug Z C.sn. Cotv.
SOLE ProDS,. Boston,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
NEXT MEET AT BURLINGTON
Com mission to Propose Anne ndme nts ID
Constitution Organize.

Proctor. April 2-The commission to
propose amendments to the State con-
stitution, appointed by Gov, G. II. Prouty
February 10. organized here Saturday. The
commission is composed of Frank c.
Partridge Of Proctor, Frank l.. Greene
OF st. Adams, Allen NJ. Fletcher of
Cavendsh. Willis n Cady OF Middlebury,
and Matthew G.. Leary Of Burlington.
Mr.. Partridge was designated as chairman
by the Governor and Frank L. Greene
has been chosen secretary. The pre-
liminary work was laid out and discussed
and second meeting scheduled for May
2S at Burlington. It Is the intention of
the commission to make public Its
proposals Of amendment In ample season
to allow several months of consideration
and discussion by the people before the
political convention of 1910
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
CONFESSION BY SUICIDE
Second Trial for Stealing COun-
~ Funds.

Binghanton. y. Y, April 13.-On the eve
Of his second trial on a charge of stealing
Broome county funds which was
scheduled to open in Cooperstown at ten
o'clock this morning and as tragic
climax Of the investigation Of county
affairs in Broome county which began
IN 1907 Arthur w. T. Back, former clerk
OF the Broome county board of super
vsors. former custodian OF county build
ings and former chairman Of the Broome
county republican committee committed
suicide early to-day by shooting himself
through the head.
The suicide occurred shortly after
seven this morning but the body was
not found until two hours later, when a
clerk in Mr., Backs Office found the dead
man sitting at a table clutching revol-
yer. Two 80 calibre shots were fired, one
through pane Of glass. presumably to
sec If the revolver was in working con-
d,ion and the second through the back
OF the head.
While the shots were heard in the build
Ing they attracted no attention and Mr..
Back was supposed TO be on his way 10
Cooperstown having announced last
night that he would leave at four o'clock
this morning.
The suicide closes long series of off,
cia' Investigations OF Broome county
good roads affairs by State and county
officials. which until lately resulted in
the returning OF q indictments, the resie-
nation Of Mr. Back from (is Offices OF
clerk OF the board OF supervisors, custo-
dian OF county buildings and chairman
Of the Broome county republican COM
mittee, the resignation of County Treas
.rer David b. King and the resignation
OF Jasper Smith. as county superintend-
ent Of poor
Nine of these indictments were against
Back four against David B. King three
against JASPER Smith. one against
| Charles Hustis a clerk in Mr.. Back
ONCE. one against Frederick w. Van
Patten. charging perjury In connection
| with the first trial Of AT. Back and three
against local newspaper, charging
criminal libel.
The amount involved in the nine indict-
ments against Back aggregated sl3,4& and
four charged grand larceny and five
| forgery.
Only one of the series OF cases has been
| tried and the second was scheduled TO
| commence before Supreme Court Justice
W. S. Andrews Of Syracuse, in Coopers-
town this morning. The first trial on a
charge Of misrepresentation OF &75o Of
| county funds took place in January and
| February 1908, and resulted in the con-
viction of the defendant. Justice w. w.
| Clark presiding, Mr.. Back was sentenced
| to Auburn prison for term Of not more
| than three and one half nor less than
one year. The granting OF certificate
Of reasonable doubt by Justice Clark
! served az stay of sentence and the
appeal is still pending before the APP
pellate division. third department
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
BOYLE sULLEN IN CELL.
Close watch Ia Being Kept upon Al
legged Kidnapper.

Cleveland. April i3.--Mr. and Mrs *.
II. Boyle. who have been indicted by tho
local grand jury here for Kidnapping
BILLY" Whitla are already under In
dictment here for blackman. but the
second Indictment Is secured on an
appeal by sheriff Hirstus who learned
that some danger existed that the
woman might he released from Shar-
on. where she Is held.
Following the arrest OF the Boyles
here March 22. the grand jury IN
dicted the couple on the charge of
blackmail. This step was taken as
precaution against the possible fail-
ure Of the Pennsylvania authorities
to obtain a conviction. Later develop
nrents have shown there may be real
grounds upon which to base the rear
and the local authorities decided FUR
ther to protect themselves against
miscarriage OF justice by having an
additional indictment found.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
BUY BACK THEIR ROAD.
Former Stockholders of Mt. Mansfield
Electric Again It's Owners.

Stowe. April 12-For a sum not stated
former stockholders OF the Mt. Mansfield
Electric Railway company bought the
road to-day from A. H. Soden Of Boston
The new corporation elected the follow
Ing directors and officers: Directors. A.
II. Soden Of Boston, Fred J. Shepherd
OF Boston. Charles Bartlett OF Derry.
n. H.. L. G. Moody Of Waterbury. c. F..
Burt c. L. Mcmahon and ". r. Nc
Cutchan Of Stowe: president. A. ". Soden
vice-president and general manager. C.
e. Burt; clerk. L. c, Moody: treasurer.
w. r. McCutchan.
A discussion Of extensive improvements
and plans to put the road on a paying
basis before winter followed but the ex-
tending Of the line to Morrisvtle was not
decided upon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
CARL R. STORRS DEAD.
He Was Auditor of L. s. Custom" Dis
tr!ct mt Newport.

Newport, April 13.-Carl r. Storrs,
deputy collector and inspector of Gus
toms died suddenly this morning of
heart failure. aged n years. lie had not
fully recovered from en- attack OF the
grip which he suffered about month
ago but he was able TO attend to his
duties ard did not leave his desk until
five O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Storrs was appointed deputy col
lector in 1899 and for eight years he had
held the office Of auditor for the customs
district of Memphremaeog. He was secre-
tary of Memphremagog Lodge, F. &, y.
NJ. and a son Of the late Judge D. 5.
Storrs Of Island Pond. He Is survived by
his wife who Is daughter Of ex-fieut.-
Gov. q. NJ Mansur. SON daughter
and his mother.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
FIRE AT VT. ShNATORIUM.
Defective Tubing Started RlaHe In
Neutrality-suspicious. Aver."d Panic.

Pittsford April lathe quick action
Of Miss Helena Gil, cashier OF the
Vermont sanatorium. and the superin-
tendent, DR.. W g. Klot2, averted panic
at the institution Yesterday. when fire
started in the chemical laboratory.
Just after noon Mss Gill noticed dense
smoke issuing from the laboratory, which
is located on 'he first floor Of the build
ing. Before she could notify anyone the
flames burst forth ard licked up the outer
walls of the senatorium. An alarm was
sounded from box IN the main
corridor and line Of hose was laid by
employees the flames being under control
in short time. II is supposed that the
flames originated from a defective tubing
connected with q gas burner. The interior
Of the laboratory was badly scorched
and stained with smoke. and more or less
damage resulted from water
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
RESTORING T1CoNDERoGA.
Hoped the Onccrs' Quarters VIII lie
Ready for the Terce ntenary.

Ticonderoga, N. y. April 1.-THE
work of reconstructing old Fort IT,
conderoga, which began last week, Tor
S. II. p Pell, the owner. Is being
pursued to good advantage. force
of about twenty men being employed,
with w. A. Gale in charge of the
work. Tho men are working on the
officers quarters and architect a. c.
Bosom hopes to have this building
completed for the tercentenary cele-
bration.
Excavation inside the barracks has
been carried to the lower floor. re-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15

Among the new prizes offered for com
petition this year is a silver cup donated
by Charles Nauss to be awarded to the
winner Of blue ribbon who has already
taken similar honors at the two previous
shows Another important prize Is the
silver challenge cup for four horse teams.
The other awards include cups. ribbons.
money and certificates.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
DEATH OF ALFRED LALIME
land-Once Resided in Burlington
and Married Here.

Worcester. Mass. April 12-Alfred
1,alime. one OF the best known French
residents Of New England. died to-day
after brief illness with acute Bright $
disease. He was born in St. Hyacinthe
Quebec. March 7. 1S49 He located In Bur
lington. VT. when a youth and married
there Olive G. Gutcheli Of Burlington. who
survives lam. He came to Worcester in
1872 and later became passenger agent for
the Central Vermont railroad. He organ
lied and carried out n pilgrimage OF French
Canadians to their old homes in Canada
5000 journeying to Montreal The fun
eral will take place Wednesday at nine
o'clock with services in Notre Dame
Church.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
BUSINESS IS PICKING UP.
Operations Resumed At a Marble Jill
in West Rutland.

Rutland, April 12-The True Blue marble
mill at Whipple Hollow, near West Rut-
land owned by the Rutland-Florence
Marble company of Fowler, was re-opened
for business to-day after shutdown
which began last December because Of
falling off Of orders. a representative
Of the concern said to-day that business
was picking up n good deal and the COM
pany expect to have the 16 gangs In the
mill manned by GO workmen by the end
OF this week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
HERE IS RELIEF FOR WOMEN

II you have pains In the back, Iirin-
airy Bladder or Kidney trouble, and
want q certain, pleasant herb relief
"AIsTRhIIAN-IEAF 1t is a safe.
reliable regulator. and relieves all
Female Weaknesses, including imam
nation and ulcerations. Mother Grny's
Auxtrni,an-Lcnf Is sold by DrugsistH
or sent by mail for so cts Sample
sent FREE Address. The Mother Ora!
Co., lie Roy. ~ y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
RECIPROCITY.

Green-Smith asked me to forget my
troubles this morning.
Rrown-What for?
Green-IIe wanted me to listen to his
Chicago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
A CONQUEST.

Choleric Old Gentlemar-Miss. II that
fool boy of mine marries you---
Young woman (raising her lovely eyes
80 his)-Well Mr.. Scadley?
Choleric old Gentleman-Er-w dash
49, can't blame the boy.-Chicago
Tribune
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
PLATE GLASS INJURIES MAN
Chief Rich and Two Others Badly Cut
by Falling Pane.

Middlebury, April 12.-Clearing up
the ruins of Saturdays fire was be-
gun and II Is understood that the At
wood block win be rebuilt as qu''%;y
-r'h'o Some articles Of value
we're found In the ruins to day. Charles
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-14
STOP WORK ON THE
COLUMBIA
Z. s. ENGINEER CLEARING RIVER
FORCED TO QUIT ON ACCOUNT
OF HIGH WATER - EXPECT
MORE CONGRESSIONAL AID.

United States engineers who have
worked during the fall and winter
months clearing the upper Columbia
river of distractions to navigation
have been forced by high water to
abandon their work until the fall.
For the past year and a half a
crew of men under direction of the
war department with Captain Hansen
in charge has been blasting boulders
and reefs from the river between We
natchee and Bridgeport. Most of the
work done has been in the Methow
ard Chelan rapids, where swift cur.
rents and rocks make navigation
dangerous at all times and frequent
ly make the river impossible.
The government has appropriated
$4,000 to clear the stream and
more than half of this amount has
been expended When the work is
completed next spring the Columbia
FOR ~ miles above Wenatcnee Will
be navigable at all stages of wa
ter
The state lately appropriated $50
900 to clear the river between Bridge
port and Kettle Falls and the state
Columbia river commission, aided
by the war department., will shortly
begin the work of clearing the upper
reaches of the river. An apprOpria-
ton is expected from congress to as
sist the work and the engineers state
that the river can be made into a
broad commercial highway from a
short distance below the Canadian
line to Oregon
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-14
DIVIDE THE CITY
INTO WARDS
DEFINITE MEASURES TOWARD
THAT END NOW BEING TAKEN
UP-NEXT ELECTION PROB
ABLY UNDER NEW DIVISION.

Definite action is now being taken
by the city council which will lead
to the dividing of the city into wards
This is matter that has been dis
cussed for the past several years, but
heretofore no definite measures to
that end has been undertaken.
The committee of the council hav-
ing the work in charge has made the
following report:
1t is recommended that the city be
divided into three wards and the d.
vision to be made as follows:
First ward-All that part of the
city lying south of the center line of
Palouse street and north of the CEN
ter line of Kittitas street to the in
tersection of Kittitas street with
Fourth street south, commonly called
Alaska street and B street in Morn
ingside addition, then south along
the center line of street to the city
limits.
Second ward-All that part of the
city lying north of the center line of
Palouse street.
Third ward-All that part of the
city lying south of Kittitas street
and east of B street in Morningside
addition.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-05-14
CUT0UT|NDETERM|-
NATE SENTENCE
NEW CRIMINAL CODE CURTAILS
THE PRISON BOARDS POWER
ELIMINATED.

olympia, May 14.-The lndeter-
inmate sentence law of 1907, which
also created the state prison board
and provided for the parole of con-
victs, is repealed by the new Grim
inal code. This is one of the scores
amined the new criminal code assert
were slipped into that law during
the last session. Under the 1907
law, Chapter 1855, every person sell
fenced tc the penitentiary except
those convicted of treason or muir
der, must be sent there for the in
determinate time of not less than
the minimum and not more than the
maximum term provided by Law for
the crime
Those who showed evidences of
reformation could be released by the
prison board on parole, and if they
then made good could be finally dis
charged The others would have to
age of the act was urged by Cover
nor Mead, and was generally COM
mended as a step toward the mod
ern ideas of penolOgy.
The penitentiary officials have been
we'll pleased with the results of the
workings of the law Of the scores
paroled, a relatively few have failed
to make good, and in nearly every
instance the convicts have been law
abiding and have earned an average
of better than $50 month. No pub
lie criticism of the law has ever been
made. Yet on page IS of the new
criminal code, being section 50 of the
act, chapter 1856, laws of 1907. Is
mentioned as one of those repealed.
All that is left of the inedterminate
sentence is found in section 20 of
the new code, which limits indeter-
inmate sentences strictly to those
convicted of a felony for which no
fixed period of confinement is i'm
posed by law, and paroles are limited
to those instances.
AS few felonies in the state laws
fail to carry a fixed penalty, the in
determinate sentence law may to all
intents be considered as wiped out.
There is. of course, this legal ques-
ton. The indeterminate sentence
law relates to procedure Attorneys
claim that the title of the criminal
code is insufficient to repeal laws
covering procedure. There may be
other questions raised as to the val
idity of the code and until these are
determined the administration of the
criminal laws of this state may be
! terribly unsettled. Scores of GRIM
inals may get liberty on technicali-
ties because of the uncertainty whe-
/ Their upon conviction they should be
sentenced to fixed terms under the
! code or to indeterminate sentences
under the old law The code will
90 into effect early in June and be-
! fore that time it is probable the
peace officers of the state will ar
range to test it's validity.