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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16

in securing reform legislation
Much has been written about Mr.. Tafts
amiabillty and his desire TO he on good
terms with every one. but less has been
said about his stubbornncss and deter
mination to secure what he believes to
be right. a man who has had opportu-
mites to Judge the character of the pres
dent said to-day to the Globe correspon.
dent:
"Mr. Taft is man OF good and kindly
impulses, and was Grover Cleveland;
but no one could bulge Mr.. Cleveland
an inch when he had made up his mind
to do II certain thing because he be-
lieved it was right. It is the same with
Mir. Taft He will yield up to certain
point; he will make concessions for the
sake of harmony and to secure essen
tal: but he will not compromise on a
matter of principle.
MIR Taft believes that he will have
the support of the conservatives in Con
gress, but If he finds that he is mistaken
he will make war on them and turn to
the other side.
You know what Mr.. Cleveland did
when the repeal Of the silver purchase
law was before Congress. He spurned
all suggestions of compromise, he would
make no terms, he insisted that there
was only one thing to do, and that was
to repeal the law that threatened the
solVency of the country.
Mr.. Cleveland was accused of being
! stubborn and wreclting the party, but
he did what he felt his conscience de-
manded and without regard to ccnse-
quences. | shall be surprised if Mr.. Taft
does not follow the same course. He
/ will avoid fight as long possible, but
when it is forced upon him he will not
/ Finch
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16
JUST SUIT HER.

Employer-What wo want is night
Waterman that enthusiastically who
can sleep with one eye open and both
ears. and who IL not afraid to tackle
anything See?
Applicant-I see. boss; III send my wife
round. ALLY Sloper's.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16

This IL an interesting issue for ad.
watchcrs-ipd all gift buyers should b,
watchers Of sI.e ads.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16

event of an cx-Presdent returning to
the Eoverno~hip from which he was
originally promoted.
PROBABLY not one person in 10000 ever
heard OF Theodore RuRgics Timby, who
died here recently at the age of rinety-
one. Nevertheless he spent the last forty
years of his life in an effort to prove
that he and not John Ericsson invented
the revolving turrct which on the Mont
tor helped to make so much history i'm
the battle Of that craft with the Merri-
mac in Hampton Roads. Dr. Timby's
claims. although never officially recog-
nized by the Government, received the
backing Of many authorities John +.
Winslow. contractor and builder Of the
Monitor, In Il letter TO Dr. Timby written
1855. recognized his claim rs tho nvcn-
tor of the Monitors revolving turrot. aud
the United states Patent Office has GER
titled thai among its records is cavcat
fled by DR.. Timby on January 49, 1Sl3.
"for Il metallic revolving fort to be used
on land or water and to be rcvolved by
urprcling engines located within the
same"
Thc Patent office also certitics to the I'll
ling OF broader specifications covering
,
tower" by DR.. Timby in 1862. The New
Lori. Legislature took tic mptter IN ir
1900 and passed q concurrent resolution
asking Congress to give DR.. Timby re-
cogatiun The claim was pushed ny the
Patriotic League of the Revolution. Z!
which Dr. Timby's friend. Mrs Tltcomb.
is PRECEDENT and a number of pronlinen:
men are enlisted in tho fight which Or.
I'imhy's friends say will be carried OF un-
IT, ,Lc history books are SGT r.2h,
What Will probably stand for q ,oaa
time as the biggest piece of dental wor,
on record was performed here las week
1t rcally was moro of an engineering
problem and involved the use OF s,edgc
hammers, drills and Var.dus other similar
palaphernalia In the filing Of II cavi,r
four inches square by three inches deep,
into which an ordinary bric!s c0ud have
Ncer thrust. The cavity in question
however, was not in the tooth Of a. human
tcinG hut in one Of the lower molars oc
GunJn the big; elephant nj tho Bronx
100. When the pacNdCrm refused her
regular food last Thursday. and even
1istained all sorts of dainties. the keep
ers knew that something was radically
wrong. That the trouble was raging
toothache. was discovered through u
swelling on her jaw BY means of crow
bars and blocks Of wood her mouth was
forced open and careful dental exam
nation made. AS result a huge cavity
was discovered which it was at once de-
cided to fiji. Gunda w:s accordingly
bound down to the floor with great chains
and belts and her trunk was secured
But Gunda, seeming TO realize her condi-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16

wants 1t IL doubted by few, aud New
YORK may yet witness the unparalleled
event OF an cX-Presl1ent returning to
the Eovernoi~hip from which he was
originally promoted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16
CHRISTMAS SWlNDLERS.
Crooks Flock to New York For
Holiday Prosperity.
Planning 20 Make cx-Prc sidcnt tacse-
vcIt mex. Governor Of New york.
who Invented the Monitors
T'ufrct--.,lcpbnntinr Dem
tistry.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16
"CZAR" WILL REMAIN
Talk of Deposing Cannon IS as a
Dream.
Many Would Likc to DO IT, hut 'he
scheme In Wcnl<-Prcsidcnt T"r's
Interest in the Ohio situation
second Term Talk

Although Congress has been in session
only three days. one of which was spent
in idlcncss. certain things that we're more
or less open to doubt have been definitely
settled. The first and perhaps the most
important Is that GEAR Cannon is in
no danger Of having his power destroyed.
Il I've lives and despite his age he IL tough
and In good health Inc will be in the
charge when the gavel drops on the 4th
or March two years hence. stu car
and still ruling tho Ilourc
The talk of Opposing the speaker, or
even Of asking him TO signify that he
Mil not he speaker of the next House
If 1T is republican. is about as substan-
tial as n dream. Not that a good many
men in the House would not be glad If
in some way Mr.. Cannon could be dis
posed o. but there is no practical way by
which it can he done
Before Congress met there was talk
OF y sufficient number of republican IN
sureents joining with the democrats to
dopose Mr.. Cannon and elect champ
Clark OF Missouri. the democratic lead
err, his successor, The plan was heauti-
fu in its simplicity, and ell th"t II need
cd to transform it from plan into an
accomplishment was n sufficient number
OF votes Unfortunately for Mr.. Clark
would like to realize his ambition OF be-
coming speaker of the House, that Is
where The scheme is weak.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16
WORD ABOUT THE PRESIDENT,

The conservatives say they are with
the president whatever tho president
thinks is desirable will not encounter
their opposition, The proSressives say
quite frankly: 1--WE don't believe you.
You would not give President Roosevelt
what he wanted. and We see no reason
to think that YOU are any more DIS
posed to uphold the hands of Mr.. Taft
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16
CONTROL OF LEGISLATION

some of the more rahid western re-
puhlicans could. without damage to their
own political prospects. cross the aisle
and practically read themselves into :he
Democratic party by voting for demo-
Graf for sneaker. but a grea. many of
them would hesitate long while before
COMMITTING. themselves to sucl radical
course.
It can he said positively that unless
there is . great change Mr., Cannon
is safe There Will probably be a good deal
of naegins and some friction will develop
before the session closes, b@t it Ill not go
beyond that. Mr.. Cannon need not
worry.
Even the attempt TO get the speaker
to say that lie viii not be a candidate
for the speakership of the next House
will fail. There is no man bold enough
to lead the movement. # an unsigned
wireless message could be sent to the
speaker there are several men who would
be willing to share the expense, but they
are too cautious to face the speaker in
person They would hear some things
that they would not like, and besides it
would 90 no good. Mr.. Cannon has no
more idea Of pledgng himself not to he
"
than the men who want him to DO so
have any intention Of not trying to sue
Good Themselves.
That lcaves Mr.. Cannon In control OF
the House. but does IT leave him in con-
troll 90 legislation? That's the interesting
que Stion that a Sreat many men are
asking The conservatives, as l stated
last night, are well satisfied with the
presidents message because of its calm
and rcassurnG tone. but they wait with
good deal of anxiety the nature of his
recommendations on railway and cor
poration legislation. This is to he the
test; this is to determine whether the
presldnet is conservative on progressive:
whether he is standing for or has aban-
doned the Roosevelt policies; WHITTIER the
ma jority in Congress is ith him or is 60
Ing to try 10 play tricks with HIM
WORD ABOUT THE PRESIDENT,
The conservatives say they are with
the president whatever tho president
thinks is desirable will not encounter
~. ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-16
AN INSTANCE.


II mas "'eh tle great ih'S'"' '"'0 va
'Hc iei"ociatc parry /" N"''s' N'0 'o'
several years past mat IL mas 'i'.'o'
IA" 'eauc' WITHOUT I"llo"''S VI w.
Io"''S WIZ refuse" " i""o" 'He .
mere was h'"Shlh'e'' l''u9" "a Va
'l''9 W"e" 'ne House met /" Sp'Vi'' ~
sun i"H' SpiHls' 90 uiSSa''9"e" were
" ""Iipe' vi 'eP"p.ica"s VIZ" '"e "'e'
Una '"eE Jo'ie" with inc "N,ioo'"'S u
"e4cat t''e '"hiio' '"'e9 anu "'"ho u
ne" co"c Vi tleii own ne :"
REL upiicahS ana inc iull ue'lotr"'l' sue
ma" VOTES enough 10 90 WHAT 'loH p'e"H-
'"' p"t III me cIuVlal hio'i''h" d" ""S
Always h"ppeteu III NaSI'"s'"" VI T.
cent years. enough ueii'oc'dtS were ~
"uceu 10 ueSelt 'h'if own sue W '''' Wv
ava! Nl'tor9' ms ueIec''oh l'ticiiNieu
MI CannohS power.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-23

thousands Of wet and oyerfowed lands
in The state that are now producing
but little or no agricultural
it will readily be realized OF II great
value il will be to the State TO reclaim
these swamp lands, and to conserve
the soils and a2ricultural value OF the
lands. No matter how
small the wamp or oVer-fioWed area
that it is desired to drain may De, u
IS possible to carry out the work under
the provisions Of the drainage act re
ferrei to. IN some instances, after
the formation of the drainage district.
it NAV be necessary to issue DondS
on account Of the extent of the area
and the cost CT carrying out the dram
ace scheme. Provisions, therefore,
are made IN this act so that it is pos
sible for the drainage district to issue
bonds, the land being the collateral
for the bonds. 1t may be interest
ing to note here that in the States OF
Illinois, Indiana, iowa. Minnesota, Ar
kansas. etc, that have been draining
swamp lands under laws similar TO
our drainage act. that not q single
acre OF land has ever had TO be sold,
because the owner thereof would not
or could not pay the assessment
aeainst his lana which was to cover
The interest and sinking fund for the
bonds. The land, after it has been
drained. has increased IN value from
ten 10 fifty or more ollar per acre,
and III a cost Of from three TO six or
seven dollars per acre for the Dram
age.
The preservation Of our soils " the
prevention Of erosion viii be TO some
extent benefited by the passage OF the
Fry bill relating to the preservation
of mountain forest lands There are
n v-avs hv which our soils can De
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-23

~ in the conservation and perpetua-
ton of our natura! and at
the same time increase our material
wealth.
Before taking up specifically these
acts passed by the Legislature Of 1909,
! wish to all special attention TO the
Widespread interest that has been
aroused regarding this movement.
The first result Of the agitation re
@arding conservation was the calling
together by the President Of tn United
states o. q conference Of the COVER
nOrs of the States and territories,
which met at the White House, May
Il, Ii and Is. 1908. The main OBJ
ton to the governors:
1T seems to me the time has come
the President in his letter Of invita-
ject Of this conference was stated by
and territories of the United States Of
for the country to take account of It's
natural and to inquire how
long they are likely TO last. We are
prosperous now; W. should not forget
that it Will he just as important to
our descendants TO be prosperous in
their time
That the members Of this conference
were interested in this great question
is shown Dy the declaration Nhlcl
was unanimously adopted by them as
ombodyjng their conclusions on this
question Of conservation. lie me
quote briefly from this declaration
which viii show the attitude of the
governors Of the States and territories
Of the United States:
we, the governors Of the States
plies.
i. Mineral products,
5. Products of the sea (fsn and
Oysters.)
The development of North Carolina
IS absolutely dependent upon these
natural resources and its best indus
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-23

we look upon these as
n heritage to bc made use of in catab-
fishing and promoting the comfort,
prosperity and happiness of the Amer
lean people, but not to be wasted, de-
Perforated or needlessly destroyed.
We agree that our country's flu
ture is involved in this, that the great
natural supply the material
basis upon which our civilization must
continue to depend, and upon which
the perpetuity CT the nation itself rests.
We declare our firm conviction that
this conservation OF our natural re-
sources is a subject Of transcendent
Importance, which should engage I'M
remittingiy the attention of the ma
ton, tie States and the people III
earnest cooperation.
W. declare the conviction that in
the use OF the natural our
independent States are interdependent
and bound together by ties of 1nu-
tual benefit, responsibility and du-
ties"
This declaration was adopted unani-
moGSly by his conference Of COVER
n0rs. scientists. jurists and statesmen
representing perhaps the greatest body
Of men that has ever been gathered
together III the history Of this coun-
try. They urge upon the nation and
the States to begin at once the on
s~ervatiCl OF their natural
urge cooperation the
nation ana the States and the closing
words OF the declaration, land so
conserve the foundations Of Il pros
perity," can only be carried out in
their entirety by the most liberal co
operation between the States and ma
ion and between the States them
selves.
The problems relating to consarva
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-23
CONSERVATION LEGISLATION
OF The GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1mpota 1t Laws Enacted That Will All Materially ad Effectively in the Pnpetuauon
of Our Natural Resources and Increase the States
Material Wealth


The question Of the conservation Of
Z natural has not sprung
up suddenly. but has been receiving
the serious attention and consideration
of Il greatest statesmen, scientists
and manufacturers until it has reach
ed uch q point that our Federal gov
and many Of our State gov
Comments have begun to seriously con-
slider h conservation of our natural
resources, and many Of h State leg
~iSlatureS that have met during the
past two years have passed certain
laws that relate to the conservation of
some of these natural This
has been true of the 1909 General
Assembly of North Carolina. and al
though many bills that Were intro
iuced that related to special phases
Of conservation failed to be ratified,
Yet there We're n number of very i'm
portant bills passed Tx ratified that
viii o. Try materially II effective
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-23

conservation and utilization Of all of
the natural The conser-
vatiOn, and at the am time, the
utilization Of these natural
may at first seem to be contradictory
to each other, bat as we stop 10
a~nalyze the subject and consider it in
its broadcast sense we Will find that
the conservation of our natural re-
sources Will mean not only their per
petuation, but also that we will be
able to utilize them perpetua1ly.
The geological and economic sur
vey "a been considering these prob
lens for some time. and in the bl-
America, in conference assembled, do
hereby declare the conviction that the
great prosperity of our country rests
upon the abundant OF the
land chosen by our forefatlers for
thor homes, and where they laid the
foundation of this great nation.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-23

local questions, but national and State
questions. They are questions that
are of interest not only TO the indi-
dual. but also to the whole people.
Thus, il adopting measures ooklng
toward the conservation Of these nat
ural resources, the nation must be con-
sidered before the State and the whole
this connection was probably the
latham and Green drainage bill, which
is an act to promote the drainage OF
wet, swamp and overfioWed lands.
Operating under the provisions of this
act it will be possible to drain any OF
cur swamps in eastern North Carolina.
and any Of h wet and oVer-fiowed
lands in the Piedmont and mountain
sections Of the State. When it IS
considered that there are approx
mateIy 1905 square miles or ~2,SS3.000
acres of swamp lands in eastern North
Carolina, together with hundreds OF
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19

The literary societies of the High
school met in regular session this
afternoon.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19
EMPLOY ATTORNEY AND
WILL FIGHT PROSECUTION
No Additional Arrests are Made---Mc-
Crea is Bound OOer Under
$500 Bond

This afternoon at O'Clock Justice
j. p. Sweeney rendered his decision in
the case of john McCrae, alias John
Jamison, who was given a prelimi-
nary trial yesterday afternoon on the
charge of having registered fraudu-
lently, the details of the mans SEN
sational statement and full account
of the trial being given by The Sen
tinel yesterday.
The court bound McCrae over to
the next term of the distritc court
and fixed the bond at $500. The man
could not give bond, and must re-
main in Jail.
IL was reported this morning that
the four men, including McCrae, who
have been bound over to the district
court on these serious charges. eX-
pected to come into the district court
this afternoon and enter pleas OF
guilty and receive their sentences
from Judge Shackleford.
Later it developed that the men
had employed an attorney, decided TO-
enter pleas of not guilty, and. there
fore, they must wait until the next
or October term OF the district court
for trial. None of the men can fur
nish bond and consequently it looks
very much as If they will all spend
the next six months in the county
Jail awaiting trial.
The district court is still in ses-
sion. but the criminal docket has
been closed and the jury discharged
consequently, no trial of criminal
case can be conducted at this late
period of the session. However. the
law provides that, ii man comes in
to court and eonfesses guilt, he may
he sentenced by the court at any time
during the sessions. as a jury trial
ie
had these men pleaded guilty in the
court today. they would have re-
ceived sentences and been taken to
the state prison at once
No other arrests have been made.
although II was expected that ar
rests might be made today II is
known that a number of warrants
are out. Deputy District Attorney
McClintock is working on evidence
connected with these cases.
Efforts are being made to locate
the men who vouched for the men
who are in Jail.
No charges are being made by any
one. other than the Morning yellow.
to the effect that any of the candi-
dates on the Citizens e Taxpayers
ticket or any of the leaders of the
two dominant political parties had
the slightest knowledge of these
false registrations, and the morning
sheet makes the charges simply for
effect and with no foundation what
ever. Charges are being made that
some of the saloon men had criminal
knowledge of the false registrations.
Today at the county clerks Office
there have been a great number OF
recorded. Tomorrow is
the last day on which registrations
san be made.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19
BANDITS In CHARGE
OF AN ENTIRE
TOWN
IBy Associated Press. I

Bald Knob, Tenn, March To-
While seven of their number rode
about the streets discharging weap-
ons and holding the popuIace in ter
ror, others of n band of robbers
worked for more than an hour today
in an unsuccessful attempt to dyna-
mite their way into the vault of the
Bank of Bald Knob, abandoning the
task after firing nearly n score OF
blasts which demolished the outer
door OF the safe but failed to force
the inner doors. One citizen was
wounded in the fulisade of shots.
Before beginning operations the rob
bers destroyed all telephone conn
munications. Several posses are now
in pursuit of the band.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19
HOUSE PROPOSES To MAKE
SENATE PASS PARTY PLEDGES
FIRE DESTROYS PLANT

THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT i:3O
O'CLOCK n WAS DISCOVERED
THAT THE BUILDING AND PLANT
OF THE COLORADO BRIQUETTE
MANUFACTURING COMPANY LO-
GATED ON SOUTH SEVENTH NEAR
THE FRUIT GRON. ERS' ASSOCIA-
TION WAS ON FIRE. OWING TO
THE HIGHLY INFLANiMABLE Ma
TURE OF THE LARGE AMOUNT
OF BRIQUETTES STORED IN THE
BUILDING AND TO THE FACT
THAT THERE WAS A LARGE
AMOUNT OF OIL IN THE BUILD
ING THE FIRE GAINED HEAD
WAY VERY RAPIDLY.
THE DEPARTMENT. MADE A
QUICK RUN AND MADE CONNEC-
TIONS AT THE FLOUR MILL BUT
SO TERRIFIC WE'RE THE FLAMES
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19
A CALL IS ISSUED
FOR MEETING
TOMORROW

a call was issued this afternoon
by number of prominent stockmen
for n meeting to be held tomorrow
morning mt II o'clock in the office
of the Chamber of Commerce for the
purpose of perfccting the organiza-
ton of the Western slope CattIenens'
association. details of which organ
ization arc given elsewhere in this
issue.
All stockmcn are invited to he
present AT this meeting, i'm fact ar,
urged to be present as all are inter
ested in this movement
A complete organization will prob
ably be- formed.
IL Is expected that fifty or more
live stockmen will he in Grand juno
tion tomorrow.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19
JURY FREES
ONE: Of
THEM
lBy Associated Press. ]

Nashville, Tenn, March 10
John ID. Sharp, former sheriff. was
this afternoon acquitted of TIE charge
of assisting in the murder of Former
United States Senator T.. w. Car
mack, hut the two principals in the
famous tragedy which has attracted
the attention of the entire country.
Robin Cooper and his father, Col.
Duncan Il. Cooper, are still in Jail
while the jury which reported this
afternoon that IL was unable to agree
upon verdict for the father and
son, is again in the jury room. whith-
er il was sent by Judge Hart for fur
ther consideration of the case.
The dismissal of Sharp from GUS
tody was ordered by the court as
soon as the jury had reported its YER
diet concerning him.
The jury has now had the famous
case more than fifty hours.