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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-09
Heavy Postal Deficiency This Yea,

The deficiency in the postal department
last year was 1000, 600. the largest in
its history. The free use OF the mails bv
government officials and Congressman 4
said to be partly responsible and efforts
will be made to curtail the privilege.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-09
Special Town Meeting.

The legal voters OF Randolph, VT, are
hereby warned and notified to meet in
Dubois & Gays ball in Randolph Satur-
day, the 18th day Of September, 1909, at
2 O'Clock p. m. to act on the following
business.
1. To see what, il any, action the town
will take to provide sufficient freproot
safes or vaults for the preservation OF
the public files and records in the town
clerks Office.
2. To see what, il any, action the town
will take for the purpose Of providing
other accommodations, rooms or building
Tor the purpose of the town clerks Office,
together with Office rooms for the town
officers of Randolph.
3. To see il the town will authorize
the selectmen Of the town to borrow
money for such purpose as they may find
necessary.
4. To do any other business proper to
be done when met.
dated at Randolph, VT, this 4th day Of
September, A. ID. 1909.
Herbert A. Allen, SeIectmen
o. ]. Marcott, of
Elias s. Hall, Randolph, Vt.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-09
Church Notes.

Christian Science chapel-Service Sun
day at IL a. M; subject, "Substance. F"
The ladies Of st. Johns church are
asked to meet with Mrs. j. Fl. MouIton
ct O'Clock Monday evening to discuss
business OF importance.
Rev. J. E. Badger from California will
speak before the Federated churches
Sunday morning in the interest OF the
Vermont Anti-Saloon league.
Evening Prayer with sermon in St.
Johns church next Sunday at Z O'Clock.
Sunday, the 18th, and thereafter service
will be at 1880 in the morning.
The Vermont Anti-saIoon league will
hare the service in Bethany church Sum
day morning. and It's president, Rev. r.
B. Kellogg OF Waterbury, will deliver the
sermon.
Special Announcements.
A special convocation OF Whitney
chapter, No. 5, r. A. NJ, will be held
Friday evening with work on the FIRST
three degrees.
I The Kings Daughters will give q tes
with Mrs. A. E. Bass Saturday after.
noon, Sept. II, from to o'clock.
Cake and candy viii be on sale. No
written invitations will be issued bui
all are cordially invited.
The Grange Saturday evening will tax.
the form Of q reception 10 Mr.. and Mrs
George c. Flint. Mr.. Flint is about Il
leave on his western trip and Il is fitting
that his home grange should turn out Il
wish him success in his new work
Those on the program have been notified
+ and IL is expected that the regular ordel
viii be carried out in full. Ladies are re
quested TO furnish cake for the refresh
ments.
1 The Green Mountain band viii give
concert in Depot square Saturday nieh
with this pregnant
Arbitration March, E. Z. Baale,
Primrose. overture, +. Brepsan
March, Trinity Commandery,
n. s. II. Jone
Galop, AT the Fair, y. F. Burrel
Cupid's Revere tidyll, Chas. Sauglea
March, Majestic, F. A. Myer
Golden Arrow, (intermezzo),
Egbert Van Alstyn
Call of the Wild, march, F. II. Lose,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-09
Randolph HIGH School.
Back 70 Hon lice OF 1907.

The business OF the United States Steel
corporation, that great concern which is
counted Is the indicator Of financial con-
ditions, is now as large as during 1907.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-09
A Card.

We wish to thank all the ladies who
helped to make the ice cream party {
success last Saturday evening.
Members of Green Mountain Band.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-09
Notice 10 TaxnaXers.

Will be at hotel in East Randolph,
Tuesday, Sept IA, to receive taxes, from
10 a. M. to p. M. also at hotel, Ran
dolph Center, Friday, Sept. II, from 1C
until 4. A. H. Beedle, Collector.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-09

Pay your village. highway and school
tax to A. NJ. Hubbard, collector. Time
expires Oct. LIST. Sw
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
OIL on WATER ABLAZE
PROTTDENCE IN DANGER.
4H- Day Fight TO Save Shipping
FoUo.ring OIL Fire

Providence. July fa--A drifting barge, send
ing forth frequent explosions from her cargo
~ burning oil and q quarter Of square
mile of the harbor waters absze from the same
cause. endangered the entire waterfront and
shipping of this city TO-DAY. Beginning shortly
after midnight. the Texas OIL Companys barge
Harrison. loaded with $4,000 gallons Of oil
burned furiouslv. destroying the conlpany's
wharf and several Of its buildings. and dam
aging the conpany's tug Edmund Moran. which
had the barge i'll toV-. besides scorch1pS other
craft In the harbor. The danger was over at
sunset tonight only when the oil had become
exhausted and the barge was burned to the
waters edge, a total loss.
The combined loss is estimated at $4,000
$4,000 Of which is on the barge. $4,000 on the
oil and the remainder on the Company's wharf
property and the tug Moran Captain Fred
erick May and Albert Defosse. OF New York
who were on the Harrison at the time Of the ey-
plosion. and were badly injured, were reported
tonight at the Rhode Island Hospital TO be i'm
proving An official Of the oil company said to-
night that IN his opinion the explosion resulted
from spontaneous combustion among four thou
sand gallons of oil which made up part Of the
Harrison's cargo
When the barge broke sdrift and headed d1-
rectlv for the shipping and waterfront property
the situation became too critical for John J.
Mcguire. haTbor master, TO handIe alone, anu ne
laid the matter before Acting Mayor " H Hig-
gins. The latter promptly called in the heads
of the city departments. and after brief con-
suItation the Board Of Fire Commissioners was
authorized to press into service all available
tugs and direct them in the work Of pulling
vessels out Of danger. The tug men worked
valiantly, but despite their efforts the Harri-
son swept up alongside the three-masted barge
Helen wyrnan. which was badly scorched he
fore tug darted TO her rescue and pulled her
away 70 a safe anchorage. The harbor was
well filled with shipping. half Of which con
sisted Of barges and schconers loaded with coal
end lumber About the time the last vessel
was towed to a place Of safety the tide turned
and carried with it out Of the harbor the blaz-
ing quarter of q square mile of oil.
With this source Of danger removed the fire
to the Harrison. Tugs were sent alongside her,
and Chief Reuben .. Weeks Of the Providence
Fire Department led a detail Of men on board
the barge to direct the cstaracts Of water
turned on the Harrison by the battery Of pumps
from the surrounding tugs. The thick black
smoke from the burning oil made 1t impossible
for any one to stay on board the doomed vessel
for many minutes at time, and fresh relays
we're constantly required to relieve the exhaust
ed men
After four hours Of work in the nauseating
fumes Of the OIL the fremen were at last called
of. For over eighteen hours the oil had blazed.
but at last it WAS exhausted. and the Harrison
lay a ruined hulk, burned TO tho waters edge.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
ASKS FOR HIS ESTATE.
"Tnnom petent" Wants Brother Re-
moved as His Guardian.

Application vas made yesterday 70 Justice Mills
ir Westchester County BY counsel for Eugene A
Anderson. OF Anityvflle, Long Island TO have his
brother James NJ. Anderson OF Mount Vernon, re-
moved "a the committee OF his person and estate
The lawyer coutended that Eugene Anderson was
capable Of managing his own affairs. but that his
brother kept him in subsection. He also alleged n
family conspiracy.
This allegation denied enphstically by the
attorney appearing for the Mount Vernon brother
The defendant submitted eight affidavits from
AmItyville that Eugene a Anderson was incompe-
tent He stated that Eugene Anderson for fifteen
years was an inmate of the Brunswick Home at
Arnityyille but Of late had beer less under re-
straint Hts brother gave him money. II was said.
but he spent-ft FOR drink
Eugene Anderson IS OF the heirs OF Casper
SanIe~. who died IN 1870. leaving thirty-hve acres
OF land in New York between Madison Square ana
42d street His old frame house the site OF
tho present Gilsey House 10 1855 Eugene Ander-
son was adiudgAd an incompetent At White Plains
and James NJ Anderson was appointed commit
tee Eugene A. Anderson's share Of the saRller
property was 5000. his annual income being S.
80 a year
Justice Mills directed that briefs he submitted.
and later on may appoint a referee 20 hear tesu-
mony.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
GUNBOAT TAF7ER Conflicts
Russian Political Prisoners Being
Pursued ReIentleSSlu.

Seattle. July 10--lnfcrrnation concerning the ss-
cape of the hand Of political convicts In this in
terror Of Siberia who making their way toward
East Cape the extreme east coast. in an effort
TO reach Alaska. was brought Seattle yesterdsy :
by John W Kelly, who has long been identified
affairs in the Arctic. both IN Alaska and
Siberia
The first word Of the escape Of The con, lets
reached Captain y. z KaIlinikof. acting Governor
al Nichny, Ksmask, fifteen hundred miles from
East Cape. on March IL said Mr.. Kelly He i'm
rnediateiy sent detachment Of his men In pursuit
They overlook and engaged the exiIes hundred
miles from the coast. The Cossacl1s defeated
and seven Of them killed Several of the eziies
the same fate.
Reduced IN numbers by death from exposure
aud many having been killed in battles with ns-
tires. the band numbered twenty when last heard
from. They havs looted villages and killed natives
only in where their demands for dogs, food
and reindeer have been refused
Captain KalnikoH dispatched a band OF mes
ssngers 10 East Cape. who struggled for hfteen
hundred miles the rough wilderness Of the
peninsula several rerishing the way, With A
warning to the commander OF the garrison a. East
Cape
THE. escaped convcts not OF the low crtrni-
nsl class are political prisoners Upon receipt
Of the letter from Captain Kslnikof at East Cape
on June 90 the day ! left, word Immediately
sent 70 Eladivostok for gunbost TO patrol the
coast"
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
HRIGHTS MIKE NO TEST
Hyind at Fort Nyer Once More Too
Strong for FLIGHTS.

Washington, July io--Two thousand persons who
waited several hours on the dusty parade ground
at Fort Myer to-day expecting 10 see Orville
Wright make flight were again disappointed. or
account Of an eighteen mile wind While the sun
beat down mercilessy, the visitors gathered about
the starting tower and the shed IN which the ma
chine is housed. A band concert was provided by
the officials of tho fort for the amusement Of the
spectators but they d;d not gee the seroplane
which was kept in the shed
For the first test Of their eirship since It has
been repaired the wrights want perfect weather
conditions, and while # their intention TO
make flight the high Rlnd which prevailed from
the southeast throughout the day made II haZar6-
Gus. in their opinion. 10 attempt IT, II Vas
nearly O'Clock when the aeroplene shed was
closed for the night. ana the Wrishts finally gave
I'D al hope Of the wind dying down before dark.
Secretary Dickinson, Senator Depew. General
James Allen, chief signal oficer. the Mexican Am
1.z sEador and number of others prominent IN the
oTIcisl life of The capital were among those dlsap-
pointed. The Wrights expressed the opinion that q
period of fine f1y-ing weather viii follow the winds
of the last few days. They always rest on Sunday,
and do not go 70 Fort Myer as rule. but viii
take the FIRST opportunity 10 make a flight next
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
THO KILLED IN WRECK.
Thirteen BIooded Horses Hurt an
Illinois Collision.

Chicago. July 1.-Two men we're kiueo' t"o
others were seriously injured and thirteen oiooded
trotting and pacing horses owned by w. s. Taylor
on the way 10 the Illinois Valley Circuit meet at
Aurora were bruised and ''fouled' in a freight
wreck on the Chicago. Burlington & quincy Fal-
road near Plano. III. this afternoon
Daniel Stevens. of Sedalia, No. horse owner
and trainer and Ray Ensign. OF Nevada No
trainer, were killed. and Frank English. Of Nevada
Mo and a negro follower Of harness races wno
&c known as Midnight horsemen in al parts
of the country, were badly crushed and may ole
AS tho train carrying the horses was passing q
westbound freight train near Plano coupling pin
on the westbound train gave way and one OF the
cars Jumped the track and crashed into the horse
car stevens. Ensign and English were sitting in
the open doorway and were iamned between ths
two cars None of the horses were killed. but they
will not be able for month or more on
account Of the shaking up. Early Alice. noted
trotter was badly bruised
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
WRIGHTS' HOME LEADS.
Dayton Has Largest Increase IN
Postal Receipts for jane.

Washington July 1n-Largs increasS in postal
receipts for June. 1sos. compared witty June. lstS
at fifty Of the largest posto1ces are recorded in
statement issued bv the department to-day. Day
ton Ohio leads. with increase Of - per cent;
Seattle is next. with S22o per cent. New Haven
had an increase OF 27 per cent Chattanooga. Tenn.
$50 per cent, and Hartford, Conn. 2 per cent
The Office showing the next greatest increase IS
Brooklyn with percentage Of 1912 per cent. The
largest receipts for Office were az New York
City, being sI.s6s5ss or an increase of 156 per
1915. Chicago ranks second. with receipts
totauing 55s an increase Of 1876 Per cent over
June. 1875.
Only three offices out Of the fifty showed de-
crease and these were Detroit. 1oa per cent; Nash
Vile. rs per cent, and Grand Rapids. Mich. as
per cent The for al! the fifty Offices
over June 1905. 125o per cent, as compared
with 30 per cent IN 1903 1907.
DAYTON, Ohio is the horns Of Wilbur and Orville
Wright and since their return from abroad has
attracted much attention. both account OF their
presence there ard the celebration in honor OF
their return. which continued for several days. A
large increase in postal business resulted.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
Status OF TIN STRIKE.
Labor Leader Says announcement
of Ne1C GGry Plants Is Bluff.

Pittsburk. July Ip.-Emmst Flood and John A.
Fleet. general organizers OF the American FeoeI@'
ton OF Labor Who arrived IN PittsburS yesrerdsJ'
have been In conference with H J Mc+Afaie'
president OF the AmatsannatSd Association or AIoH
Steel and Tin Workers These men have oeeA
assigned 10 the Pittsburg district BY the American
Federation OF Labor to assist the AnlaISar1sie1
Association In IT. strike against the Arner1es1
Sheet and Tin Plate Company Both men osssI
an active campaign to-day in the interest OF US
strikers
President NicArde. IN discussing the strike. SAD
that the announcement that the United s1ApS'
Steel Corporation would bald a Atty mil tlnplaS
plant and a fifty mill sheet plant az GARY. lnd'
the largest of It's kind In the world. was onE
blutr' on the part OF the steel corporarten 70 Nl
the strike for the American company
The reunion OF the strikers was hsld az Cascsas
Park. New Castle. to-day Addresses we're n141'
By Thomas L. Lewis. president df the United An'
Workers of America. and Charles E. Lawyer se'-
rstary-tressurer Of the tiaplate workers ssseels
ton Ths open shop vas the subject 1IsS a.
vised against amlagaDatsd u1sl going 20 wa
under "open shop CONDITIONS
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
HIGHER GERM4N TAXES.
Beer, Tobacco and Brandy Among
the articles Affected.

Berlin. July 1e-The Retchstag finished the
finance reform legislation this evening It 3
eight months since the measures were first in
troduced. but the various bills have been SO re-
modelled and so many substitutions have been
made that the completed legislation resembles
but little the governments original proposals
The scheme finally adopted consists Of higher
taxes on beer tobacco and brandy, higher duties
on coffee, effervescent wines. cordials and TEA
The duty on tea has beer quadrupled. The
House also adopted stamp tax on checks, stubs
for the renewal Of dividends and coupon sheets
ss well IS higher stamp tax for issues OF new
stocks and bonds which will affect foreign Sc
cl1rities a tax on transfers OF real estate was
also adopted with a resolution requiring that
bill be introduced by April /. 1911, for teIlhg
the uneArnea increment in land values,
The National Liberals. Radicals and sofAalists
voted against eli the bills,
Dr Ven Bethmann- Honweg. secretary OF the
Imperial Home Office and Tice-Chancelior
speaking in the Reichstag to-day in behalf OF
the Federal Council said that the federated gov
ernnaent had accepted the financial bill as
amended. but that the majority of the modifca-
tions were accepted only because Of the in1lne-
date necessity Of putting the finances Of the
empire in order. SO that national business oou'0
be carried on out Of the revenues rather than o9
promises on the future.
The Vice. cha nceIlor's declaration was ap-
pIsuded by q majority of the Reichstsg mem
hers. composed of Clerfcals, Conservatives ana
Poles
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
INJUNCTION AGAINST RED "TAxIs. -
Company Forbidden to Do Public Hacking
and Pick In Street Fares.

George B. Hoihert. attorney for the public hack
men OF New York City. announced yesterday that
Justice Luke D Staplston. OF the Supreme Court
Brooklyn. had granted him q temporary restraining
order against the New York Taxieab Company to
stop the street business Of their taxieabs For some
time the public haclSrnen and the taxicab company
have been at war The hackmen allege that the
company, holding license permitting il to ACCEPT
street hire is violating the LAW by picking u fares
In the streets. a. sIlusemsnt resorts and other
places. particularly at the Polo Grounds where
there said TO be hundreds Of red taxcabs daily
The temporary order signed nv Justice Stapleton
forbds tie defendant company from enga eing in 4
public hacking business the streets in the a,s
complained Of By the public hackmen
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
CaNNONaS EKPLAN4TTON.
Geographical Considerations Coz
erned HIS Selection of C0nfeTees.
r. TIE Associated Press !


IzEhtaEtol. JUly 1.-THE explanation wac made
7e-1sv On tehalf OF Speaker Cannon that the con
4rnlnz roosive y ifh him in selecting the Houss
coutsrrees on fe tariff bill had been the question
Of locs=1on.
tzfs chef desire test al sections ef the
~. esrecs1Iy interested IN the tariff should have
representation on the committee Finding that the
afidnsz West had half the population. half the
wealth and half The volume Of production. and
sspecisIlY hat half { the Republican representa-
ton s. the HOUSE frcIn that section. he de-
cs5ed that II should have larger representation
thsn -zonld have been possible II the conference
committee had been cosaposeS. according TO the
Tus. of seTos ~ among members Of the WAYS and
Means Committee.
II fhs cogrferrees had heen selected according 10
-fhzt FrFtem. the Mississippi Valley 1ould have
been representea by SIR. Bouten alone. while the
Eastern States would nave lad four representa-
si7-es-.including from Kew England This The
speaks- considered wouid be ga unfair distribution
Hs therefore passed Mr. Hill. cf Connecticut
aid placed M Cslderhead. OF Kansas and Mr.
Forxsney. Of Michigan. TIE committee. Mr..
-eednsnl, Of California. vas left OF. according 10
this eplsnstion because the Pacthc Coast has fe-v
s,tersxts Involved the pending Bill Fruit is the
principal item with which 5hst section Is concerned
erd the Speaker believed that Il had been ade-
euaseiy cared for in both houses
According sr Csnnou's thecTy. fhe North
Atlantic The Scvth stIsutlc aud the Mississippi
The tariff ST this time Ills selection gave three
Rep1bcsas tie Eastern states three Repub-
sieens % fhe Middle west and three Democrats 10
n. Ssufh
Trs Speaker friends declare that ~ this dis
frifution his with reference 70 tbe
character % the biIl 50 much Il vas the gro
. sraThiesl location ~ TIE oonferrees.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
TEN THOUSAND ELKs AT LOS ANGELES
All in Readiness for Opening of Animal Con-
vention To-day.

Los Angeles. July 1O--Rush L Holland. grand
exalted ruler OF the Benevolent and Protectivs
Order Of Elks. reached this city on his belated
special train to-day The white squadron OF Los
Angeles lodge met their leader at the station,
placed him in automobile decorated in purple
and white and escorted him to the Alexandra
Hotel, where his headquarters win be maintained
Bsated special trains coming in to-day brought
delegates from Illinois. Missouri. Ohio, Michigan.
Nebraska and the Southern States. The number OF
registrations a. headquarters passed the ten thou
sand mark The pot reached boiling stage to-day
and tho headquarters opened by ]. L. Saunmis
and August Hermann were jar,-aed with the sd-
hereuts Of these prominent candidates for the once
Of grand exalted ruler The oftcial programme
Will begin tomorrow.
Twelve special trains scheduled 70 arrive TO
morrow. which viii swell The list 20 fully thirty
thousand. and Z. those viii be added trains from
Pacific Coast points aud many persons from north
coast cities who viii come b. steamer. Il is
expected that fully ssventy-fve thousand visitors
Kll be in the city By Sunday night,
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
HIS FOURTH" A WEEK LATE
Beach Bound Passenger Fired Away Until
Pstrolman Pickles Picked Fusillader.

In the opinion OF Charles r. Miller. Hfty-two
years old OF No. 81 Warren street. Brooklyn. yes
terday the Fourth of July. Naturally he was
indignant when locked up in the Coney Island
police station on the charge of firing revolver.
The man had boarded the back platform of a
Coney Island express train at the Culver station
and started merry fusillade. The women and chill
dren stampeded tramping over each other IN their
excitement Ernest Pickles special policeman OF the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, rushed out on Miller and
vrested the weapon from him.
what's the matter with your" protested Miller
"a Pickles Haven't 7 right 10 celebrate the
Iso,,r+b of JrIv on the back of car well in
the street,
At the police station Miller told Lieutenant Esson
he had been wrongly dealt with. and it was an
outrage that man could not celebrate the Four q
in his own way The prisoner will explain his
views on the Fourth TO Magistrate Voorhis IN the
Coney Island court this morning.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
BRYAN ON INCOME T4K
H-auts Extra Sessions Called to
Ratify amendment.
rBy Telesrzea 10 The Tribune. J

lincoln Neh. July NV. 7 Bryan VII tske up
the income tax fight now. In a statement issued
this evening he says that the Democratic position
on the income tax and incidentally that of Mr..
Bryan has teen v1no1csted BY AR. Taft'5 message
80 Congress.
Democratic C.overnrrs IN states having Demo
cratic legislatures ought 70 call extra ssssons a.
once and secure immediate ratification OF the
amendment" he SAYS Income clubs ought
to be formed Immediately in every coUnty-non-
partisan clubs-to pledge members q the various
lsciSfa lures rc vote for ratification
SNozr is +hz time 70 sct The dollar has heen
enjoying an exemption denied to man As the
law Is now, the government in time Of var can
take the husband from the wife, the son from
the mother and the father from his children 9no
stand them I'D in front OF the eneny's guns. Dnt
II cannot, even IN hour OF peril cornpe9 WeaIth
to bear share Of the expenses OF the govern
TpeTlt.''