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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
WATER POWERS BEING; ABSORBED
(From the ST. Albans Messenger

here Ia something more than mere
scare in clifford Pinchot's warning that
the water power Of the country Is being
gobbled up by a trust. II does not mat
ter what circumstnntal proof OF trust
for this purpose II lacking. the fact re-
mains that the water powers are grad
ually being absorbed by capitalists who
seldom represent very close or sym
pathetic interest in tho communities be
side them. and there Is very real dan
ger that these great natural resources
will In this sense be drained IN from
their first held OF usefulness and applied
to fields of profit miles away. And the
1rst reason for this. OF course Is either
that local capital Is insufficient to de-
veiop the power and local Industrial op-
portunity not adapted to It's use or else
that local capital does not awaken its OPP
portunity at all.
II Ia not very radical Rocialistic doc
trine nowadays that argues that all such
natural resources should be exploited by
the people themselves for their common
use and benefit. Vermont ought to
arouse TO an appreciation OF this fact be-
| FORE 1t Is 10 late.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
Frail Swimmer Fought Desper-
ately against Terrible Current
at Niagara.
FRIENDS COULD ONLY WATCH
body Gun Now Tic Seen In Whirlpool
Where River Men Await Its being
Swept DeRr shore-Rrcord of
Capt. Webb UnintcntIou-
ally Broken.

Niagara Falls. n. Y. Aug 16--Au-
gust Sporer, an 1S-year-old boy OF
this city. went to his death this nf-
ternoon in the whirlpool rapids after
gallant bnttlo with the giant waves
pool.
With three companions Sporcr went
for n awim in tho river at the old
Maid of the Mist landing. He struck
ont at once for the middle ~ the
stream and then turned toward tho
bridges His companions called 10
him 10 turn back, for the current Is
very swift at that point. but I've kept
on down stream and was caught IN
the great sweep. the first break from
III" smoother waters to the rapids.
Tho boy batt,ed for time against
tho current, but TO no avail. Thcn,
evidently realizing that he was bo-
yond human help md was 70 be car
ricd through tho rapids. which took
tho life Of Captain Webb and which
have resisted every una'ded hnmn n
effort at passage. he Deliberately
turned down stream mud began n
grim fight for !ifc.
has such brave hattie been Wit
messed Although but frail boy,
| Sporer went into the rapids swim
ming strongly md held his own until
I he struck the giant wave which curle
M opposite the Old Battery elevator
Then he went under and for second
was lost 70 sight ~ .hc score of peo-
pie who stood on the lower arcl
! bridge.
Again and again he disappeared
only to reappear, each time fighting
desperately against the terrible cur
rent. but when within 900 yards o.
the whirlpool his strength CAV" ont
he sank and was lost to View.
Even then he had SWIM peThaH'
100 wards farther than d'd the Erea
Englishman. Captain Webb.
The body can now be seen in M
Whirlpool where river men ere await
ing for II to he brought in shore III
enough TO be caught
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
PROHIBITION PARTY
BACKS HUGHES'S PLAN

Oswcgo " Y. Aug. 1.-THE Prohihi-
ton party In tho State Of New York will
give ita unqualified support to Governor
Hughe@'s plan for direct primary nomi-
nations In al open letter to Governor
Hughes. made public here tonight. Clar-
ence T. Fits. chairman Of tho prohibit
ton State committee SAYS;
IAN the prohibition county conventions
40 far held in this State have adopted
resolutions favorins your fight for d.
rect nominations and p,edging their can
didates for the assembly In every case 10
support it. H. at any time You learn
Of anything we can do without neglect
ing our regular campaign work to aid
YOU In your fight for direct nominations,
you will find us willing to do our ut
most"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
CHANGE IN TEACHERS EXAM1NA-
TONS.
(From the Bristol He,

tFrom the Bristol Herald)
Among the acts passed by the Leg
isIature of 1905 is one which will af-
feet many teachers. The county ex-
eminer no Longer holds teachers e1-
aminations nor issues permits or GER
t,fcates to teach. The union superin-
tendens will hereafter conduct the
teachers examinations in their re-
spcctive Unions on the same dates
throughout the state. The papers
written by the candidates Will be
forwarded TO the state department OF
education for review. and all cert'N-
Gates or permits will be issued by the
state superintendent. Teachers living
in towns not included in any Union
will need 70 go to some place where
the examinations are being held. They
will be held at Bristol, Aug. 10 ana
20, 1909, and teachers In surrounding
towns may take them at that time
No examinations will be held at Mid
dlebury or VerEennes. as heretofore
as they are not in any union.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
Careless Railway Employe Left
q Switch on the Main Line
Open.
THE ENGINES STRUCK HEAD0N
Engineer, baggage Master and Brake
man the worst Injured-Passen.
GERS Escape with Minor Bruises
and a shaking Up-Ohhciais
There to Investigatc.

Brattleboro Aug 1S.--Through the care
tessness OF some railroad employ VINO
left n switch on the main line OF tho
Central Vermont railway open. head-on
collision occurred this afternoon In the
Brattleboro freight yard shortly inter two
o'clock when tho New London passenger
train, arriving In Brnttlehoro at 2:6
o'clock, crashed into a Boston q Maine
through freight which WINS being held on
a siding. The passenger train wns In
charge OF Engineer Herbert Gntes and
Conductor NJ. II. Twiss while the freight
was under the supervision OF Engineer
William Andrews and Conductor Joseph
Mum.
The passenger train with Gates Mt the
throttle bowled into the Brattleboro yards
at a reduced speed OF eight miles an hour
without warning II took the open switch
and swerved toward the freight. On
accountof a fine rain which had made the
tracks slippery. the brakes did not hold
and the two trains came together with
q resounding crash. The pilots Of both
engines were broken and twisted and the
boiler beam Of the freight engine was
badly damaged.
combination baggage car and mail
coach which was attached to the Central
Vermont engine was badly damaged. II
was derailed and the forward part OF the
car was mass OF TWISTED .rcn and
splinter wood. the platform brakes and
iron work being tern off. Fortunately this
compartment was not occupied.
IN the rear coaches OF the passenger
train n great deal Of confusion follow cd
the collision but the trainmen speedily
restored order. The lamps were broken
and several windows were smashed but
no one was injured by the flying glass
All Of the passengers were more or less
Dhaken up and bruised but none was
seriously hurt.
Frank ". Mellendy, a baggage master
In the employ OF the Central Vermont
ralroad and who lives In South Lon
aonderry. was badly bruised by being
hurled against trunk and Engineer
Andrews Of the freight received severa
minor burns by being thrown agains,
The boiler OF his engine. He was alone
In the cab at the time OF the accident
A brakeman on the freight. whose name
Is unknown. was MISC badly injured.
After a short delay wrecking crew
was sent to the scene Of tho accident
The tracks were cleared as much as pos
sible. and traffic on the main line wal
resumed at $3.50 o'clock.
Vice-President Fitshugh. Genera
Manager @. c. Jones and supt W. r
Costello Of New London. all officials o
the Central Vermont railway. who wer
passing through BrattIeboro in a specia
train. visited the wreck and tried 70 A,
the responsibility for tho accident. The,
have ordered m investigation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
TOO WET TO LAY STONE.
Exercises Of Congregational ChuSch n
Dorset Postponed Temporarily.

Dorset Postponed Temporarily.
Manchester. Aug. 1.-THE laying Of the
corner stone OF tho Congregational
Church at Dorset. which was TO have
taken place at two o'clock this After
noon, was postponed on account OF rain
and the exercises will he held to-mor-
row at the same hour. II II Is pleasant.
arst afternoon that the weather Is favor
able.
The program will include:
Greetings the Rev. Charles r. Sey-
rnour OF Mount Vernon Heights. N. v,
ana the Rev Vincent Raw OF Manches-
Ter: history Of the church, Allan Bourn
pf Yonkers, N. T.: addresses. the Rev
george II. Gilbert Of Northampton
Mass. and the Rev. Carl NJ. Gates OF
portland. Me-. prayer by the pastor. this
Rev. Charles l. Carhart: laying OF the
corner stone. Deacon Gilbert NJ. Sykes
Tho exercises will commemorate thu
l25th anniversary OF the organization ol
the church
The new building will be erected By
Norcross Brothers OF Worcester. WHIT
have Z quarry IN Dorset. and the build
ing will be constructed Of that marble
The contract Is for $500 without heat
lights or furnishings.
The old building. which was destroy
Cd BY IRE early Sunday morning. Nov
,mber u, 1901. has stood on the sit'
since 1888, but had undergone extensive
alterations In 1850.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
Need Of Missionary Work AZ Home.

(From the Vergenes Enterprise,)
The terrible tragedy at Walden last
week. whore a half civilized, drunken
brute shot down an innocent farmer
in his own home, for n fnncied xriev-
ance, following on the heels OF SINH
lar cases at West Rochester. and in
other back towns discloses an awful
condition Of affairs in the mountain
Gus sections OF the state.
As the original settlers have aband.
oncd these locations md moved down
into the valleys and villages, their
place has been taken. in many cases.
bv n mos. undesirable class OF poor
white trash" as they would be called
in the south.
where these come from no one
knows or cares. they may be crimi-
nails from the large cities etc, but
their presence In tho state makes
new and grave problem to solve.
There Ia need Of missionary work
right nj home.
The money We are sending away
to distant lands and the missiona ries
who are going forth from the best
citizenship OF Vermont TO convert
the heather, can al he used here at
home and are most urgently needed.
What IL the state doing to reclaim
and make good citizens Of the child
rem Of the Joe Pascnls' in the back
towns.
In thi. case there are eight child
rem. VIII they make desirable citi-
zens unless something Is done? What
chance hcve they to become useful
| citizens none whatever.
We are glad 10 learn that one great
religious denomination. the Congre-
gat,onalists. has recognized the ser
ious need Of missionar work In these
back, mountainous regions In Yer
| mont.
The pages Of vermonts history bid
fair to be a. bloodstained as those Of
Kentucky II something Is not done
before long by church and State "a
c,yil,ze and improve the conditions
In these not easily accessible parts OF
the state
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
FUNERAL OF H. K. FOWLER.
BODY of AGED Manchester Attorney
Laid to Rest.

Manchester. Aug l7.-The funeral OF
Harvey X. Fowler. who IL said TO have
been the second oldest practising attor-
nev in Vermont for several years. was
held Mt his home here yesterday after
MON Mfr. Fowler. who was o. years
old was stricken with aproplexy Friday
evening and died within 10 minutes. He
was horn IN Poughkeepsie. y. Y. In ISIS.
hut had lived IN Manchester nearly nil
h,s ne coming here 70 attend Burr and
Purton Seminary In 1895. He was admit
ted 70 the Vermont bar In 1882 and had
heen an active attorney until the time
~ his death. He was Judge OF probate
md registrar for nearly 30 years and
held many town offices. He belonged &c
the Masonic and Odd Fellow orders and
Is survived by four children.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19

may be secured from him at any time
The statute providing for hunters
licenses enacted by the last Legislature.
will 90 into effect September I, and no
one can lawfully hunt in the State after
that without first procuring n license.
This does not apply TO men who hunt on
their own land or on land leased by
them. or to the children OF either.
An application for a license which must
he filled out. will state the weight,
height, nationality. age, color of eyes and
hair, occupation and any distinguishing
marks. This date Ia put on the license
itself by the town clerk and Is signed by
tho town clerk and the holder Of the
license.
A residents license blank has two
coupons attached. each Of which is 10 be
ton on the license itself. one OF these
coupons Is 70 he kept nj the town clerks
Office for record. and tho other forwarded
TO the state FISH game commissioner
The fee for this license Is so cents. 10 81
which goes 10 the clerk The license IT.
self Is supposed to be Kept on the person
Of the holder and II must be shown Mt
any time by any person on demand.
The non-residents license is still more
complicated. having the same general
form of license and three coupons. one
Of which Is tag which the nonresident
must attach TO any game which he ships
ont OF the state bearing his name. nd
drcs and number of license. Another
coupon IL to bc kept ny the holder ~ the
license until he Is ready to ship any
game then must be filled ont with de-
scription OF the game to be shipped and
forwarded to the state FISH and game
commissioner. Tho fec for nonresident
license is $500 which goes 10 the State,
and 50 cents additional which goes to the
town clerk issuing the license.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
KILLED UNDER DRY BRIDGE.
Alden Rich, an Aged Citizen of North
field Fails. Loses Life Walking
on Track.

Northheld, Aug. IA horrible acct
dent occurred on the railroad track di-
rectly under the dry bridge at the north
end of the railroad yard here this morn
ing at seven o'clock, when Alden Rich
one OF Northfelds old and well known
citizens. lost his life.
Mr.. Rich was coming up the track
from his home In Northileld Falls while
freight engine, hauling few cars and
pushing one ahead. was going In the
same direction. A trainman on the top
OF the front car saw Mr.. Rich walking
on the track and tried to attract his
attention by shouting 10 him. The train
was running slowly and the engineer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
WILL RAISE RATES ON
MESSAGES IN CIPHER

Chicago, Aug IAN increase Of
rates on code messages was announced
Yesterday by the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies. The new
schedules, aimed at the cipher mes
sage goes into erect September l.
General use Of the code system the
companies argue, has had tendency
TO complicate traffic.
ny the terms OF the dictum, cipher
messages Will be charged at the ran
Of nve letters to the world. instead
OF ten letters, unless the telegram Ia
built on words which appear In the
dictionary. Domestic messages only
are affected by the new rule, cable
ciphers escaping the increase.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
BODY IN CORN FIELD.
Accountant for Motor Company Wrote
Eatbcr lie Wns Despondent.

We,land. Ont. Aug. IA bus driver
this afternoon discovered In a corn field
near the road between Ridgeway and
CRYSTAL Beach. the body OF Or, Weller,
an accountant for the Pierce Motor COM
pany OF Buffalo He had shot himself
August g. He wrote to his father DR..
n. Weller Of Welland, saying that he
WAS Respondent. He went 10 Crystal
Beach with some friends August Z and
that was the last seen of him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
HOhQrd
National
Dunk
Burlington, VI.
Capital $500, 900
Surplus and Pleiit} 10000
). II. GATES. Freshest.
=. T. nCrGEss. v,ee-rresicsxL
u T. nUTTER. Cssnsss.
Y. . WEED. Assistant CexairA

blew . warming blast from the locomo-
tive. Mr.. R:cA was somewhat deaf buzz
this seemed To attract his attention and
evidently he wGs moving 10 the outside
OF the rails when The car struck hird II !
the back or on the back @. the hed' =
throwing him on tho rails. ere car and
the engine going over him before tho
train could be stopped scveriug the body
and terribly mutilating the limbs.
MIR Rich had long been identified with
Mortified aud had lived nj the Falls VII
lage for 40 years He was a successful
farmer. He is survived by wife, two
daughters Mrs. c. D. Sawyer and Mrs
Inez Woodbury. Of this town and o1'
brother, II. l.. Rich Of the Falls. Mr.
Rich passed his >2sCj birthday last June
but was a well preserved and active
man.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
SENATOR MORRILL'S WORK.
(From the Montpelier Iournnl-

tFrom the Montpelier Journal)
Attention Is called anew TO the pub
lie services Of the late Senator Nor
rill. by the Washington Post In an
article in Statury Hall in the nation
al Capitol. in which II says that at
10 gratifying to note that no demur
has come from the North TO virgin,a's
contribution OF statue Of Robert F.
Lee. in company with George Wash
ington, to the national Vnlhalla.'
On the contrary. the best public opin-
ION Of the North accepts 1t as mat
ter Of course. approves Of it, and
even applauds II.
THE national Valhalla was the
conception Of the late Justin s Nor
roll. for more than thirty years a
senator In Congress from tho State
Of Vermont The plan allows any State
TO send TO tho old abandoned hail of
the House Of Representatives statues.
| In stone OF bronze. Of any two Of its
| citizens, native or adopted who are
dead, New Hampshire sent Daniel
| Webster. l. native son, though Web
ster IL associated with Massachusetts,.
OF which commonwealth ne was so
| em1hent
citizen. Kansas sent ingalls,, a native
OF Massachusetts,. Ohio sent william
Allen, a native Of North Carolina
Indiana contributed oliver p. Morton
native Of Ohio. Illinois contributed
James Shields. native OF Ireland
and Frances r. willard. the creator
OF the ". c. T. ~. and Wisconsin
contributed Father Marquette. ma
tive Of France.
A. Illinois did not send Abraham
Lincoln. Kentucky IL the only state
that can send him since Indiana'i
quota 10 full; but II 10 certain tina
Kentucky Will not send Lincoln un
} less he Is accompanied by Jefferso,
Davis, another native Of Kentucky
That would have been done ere nov
II . strong party In the Legislature
had not insisted on so honoring tn
memory OF the late William Goebe'
Certain II Ia that II Kentucky shall
send IAncoin and Davis It will be tn
most conspicuous group Of the en-
tire lot. unless virEinia's WashinRto
and Lee equal or eclipse IT,"
Az an suthority on important ques
tons relating 70 revenue and finance
as the father OF tho agriculture col
lexe system Of the country. ana IN
originator OF the plan for the beau
Z tiful Congressional Library, as We
. as being originator Of powerful sur
0 porter OF many other notable meas
l. ures, Justin 3. Morrill, established
0 record for usefulness In Congress
{ eurpased by few men In the histor
Of that body. And In establishing thd
record, he added iuster to the fame {
Vermont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
HOW GOVERNORS ARE MENTIONED.

(F>rom the ST. Adams Messenger)
"A correspondent Of the Rutland Herald
with a humorous turn OF nina saws Ihe
common people are tired II not d'sgusted
at so many cheap and weak would-oe
politicians that are cndgelng poor editors
Of weakly" papers to present their names
for the people TO vote for governor. tn"
fact is that no poor editors' are being
cudgeled by would he politicians to have
their names mentioned. No cudgeling 's
necessary The Vermont editor Is an adept
at mentioning. He attends banquet or
is present Mt midnight supper where
perhaps the question Ia incidentally men
toned. In his next issue he mentions the
mentioned. Other editors prick up their
ears and wonder why their particular
friends are not noticed and they add to the
list merely to hatter an acquaintance. BY
the time all the friends are mentioned the
list begins 70 assume proportion The
list generally includes the name of tho
winner. hu. most Of the names are added
because some editor thinks that the party
or parties named will he pleased because
| they are named. Editors and not
politicians are at the bottom Of the
| mentioning curse bellows Falls Times.
This Ia all true Once In a while the
! proposition that 80 and-so 10 oelng talked
| Of for" etc. comes. from So-and :,
own friends az a direct request to the
editor for publication In the interest OF
| So-and-so and rarer still So-and-ao
| frankly acknowledged the corn himself
| without the Intervention Of go betweens.
But as n rule the editor Ia the mention
er" and he has come sadly TO overdo
II.
Probably not more than four Of tho
men whose names are included In the
familiar list Of thirteen ''mentionecs'' for
governor that has been going the rounds
Of the State press. ever have given n
serious thought 70 the possibility ~ being
| candidate and most Of them are
obviously not only not like TO he candi-
dates from reasons other than the failure
Of their own consent but not
recognized as particularly ambitious In
that direction. II would be easy enough
10 enumerate scores and scores NJ more
orless we'll known mon that would like IN
he governor 81 the State II "a proud
distinction and one that few men. very
few. could put aside with the honest
declaration that, they did not care for
II. But. when all that Is said. hardly
one man IN dozen Of tho mon that
might be thus named could actually
afford 10 hold the office for two years
) and neglect his private business or means
of support TO the extent that IS now dc
I manded let alone be put 10 the extrf
expense of maintaining the position II
= inc!dentals that the State does not pro
vide for. at all. II Ia unfortunately true
, In a very practical sense that a "poo
man" cannot afford 10 ne governor o.
Vermont. and the field Of choice Ia
therefore, largely limited 10 men witt
. pocketbooks. condition In itself funda
mentally wrong and subversive or III,
very essence Of American ideals Of demo
- cracy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19

not do better with our apple orchards
Is because we give them no care and
no thought. We all raise the fall apple
variety. and consequently mood the mark
est with this one product. while II we
would rnse winter apples. take intel
liRent care OF our orchards, We would
ind the crop as valuable as the orange
crop Ia to the Florida agriculturists.
He saws he has seen neglected orange
groves In Florida but he never saw
one that paid better than the neglected
nipple orchards in Vermont. The groves
that export oranges ere the ones that
nre taken care Of Farmers. think this
OV,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19

The action of tho provisional admin
istrative committee In Crete in swear
ing allegiance TO Greece apparently in
dicates that II IL not the intention of
its members to meet the demands II the
protecting powers and haul down the
Greek nag, and that therefore the pow
ers again will he forced to land troops
10 Insure the autonomy Of the island.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19
FOREST FIRES.
Valuable Timber Land Destroyed In
the Mountains Mt stowe.

Stowe. Aug. IA forest fire. extending
over a considerable area, has been rag
ing since noon to-day east OF this village
in "A remote part Of the town known as
Townsville. The fire is burning through
valuable timber land belonging to Ed
ward Muzzey and Is In a mountainous re-
gion.
At 1890 p. m, heavy wind is blowing
and 1t is thought to be impossible to con.
troll the flames.
The fire warden said this afternoon that
the chief hope of extinguishing the fire
lay In the prospect Of an immediate rain
fall
this village.