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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-11-03
Express Rates
Barton Monitor J

Now that the law passed by the las
legislature of Nebraska, making a fiat
rate reduction of 25 per cent, on al
charges of express companies, has beer
sustained by the United States Supreme
Court, other states will doubtless make
attempts to have like law placed upon
their statute books. The courts decision
| upheld the law in every detail" -Wbite
River Junction Landmark.
Before the legislature of Vermont
touches any law relating to express com.
panies it should either gain permission
from those who control this mononolv or
De sure that the state has the power TO
enforce its regulations. The Controlling
express company has for wears treated
Vermont laws witch contempt. On one
occasion few years since the EXPRESS
management added one cent to each local
package, evidently for the double nur-
pose OF showing resentment at being in
ter1ered with and to make the people
pay Tor slight advance in it's tax rate,
whlcD mas always been and is now the
IowesG OF any corporation in the state.
IL Is ABOUT time that Vermont took hold
OF this express monopoly and regulated
it in the interests of the people which
would include reasonable taxation and
fair local rates. "-Northfield News.
Present express rates in this state
especially as The Monitor knows them
in this section, appear extremely high
and the patronizing public should have
rellef. Ii The Monitor is not mistaken
the puollc service commission has suff-
clent power to remedy matters to an e1-
sent at any rate. We have been Informed
that the rate in New Hampshire has re-.
Gently been lowered by the public service
commission of that state, and, as ore
man in position to know expressed il
not long ago, "The people of this section
are to blame for the exorbitant rates they
are paying. A proper petition to tie
public service commission would bring
rellef. When New Hampshire rates,
went down, rates here went up"
Inc Monitor believes this true. The
express companies, who control the bust
ness OF this state are charging all they
posslblyaean and have the people stand It.
we hear there is Is cent rate in New
Hampshire now, but the rate in this
vicinity was raised long ago from the Is
cent rate 10 20 cent minimum charge,
ana Wltnn few months the minimum
package that could be sent for 25 cents
nao peen cut from 30 to pounds, and
the hundred rate raised from 40 to 50
cents. The Monitor believes this is in
lusplce. Is there any reason why the
same company, over the same railroad
| and on the same trains should charge .
cents or more in this state and but Is
Genus IN New Hampshire for the same
Dundle carried the same distance /? Was
ansre good reason for the recent enor-
nous cut In the minimum weight Of
bundiesP Just as long as the people
mere are willing to pay from 25 per cent
10 % per cent more for their express
Iraho than other states pay, Just so long
VIII tAs company stand ready to accept
we believe the public should and will
have relief.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-11-03

Thomas J. Newton, one of Vermont's
interesting characters, is passing his
last years in the little town of Albany
on the Black river. Born in Burlington
in 1885, his parents moved to Massa-
chusetts when he was a small boy. At
the age of 70 years, he served as patrol
man ON the Boston police force and
while employed in that capacity was
muderously assaulted and nearly killed
with sling shot in the hands of thug,
who mistook him for another police
man. He served in the Civil War and
in the battle of Gettysburg received
wounds that in later years resulted in
the loss of his eyesight. For many years
after the war he worked at the trade of
stone mason.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-11-03

MORRISVILLE

Mrs. b. e. Eaton is able to be out after
IN illness of several weeks.
II. #. Bartlett and M. p Cutting left
for a trip to Boston Saturday.
Mrs. Il. Il. Foster and Mrs. 4. W. Web
ster were in Burlington Friday last.
Mrs. ]. Nv. Rivers was guest last
Thursday of Mrs. Melvin Morse in Hard
wick.
Miss Madge Small was the guest of
friends in Stowe the latter part of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. McNall of Brattle-
boro have been guests the past week at
Tenney Bridge Farm.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-11-03
Advent

The subject last Sunday morning was a
continuation of thought of the preceding
Sunday regarding That Beautiful City,"
The pastor chose for his subject Count
ing the Cost" Text, Luke 1928.
In the evening Pastor Wales spoke of
Building in Christ" using the same
text as in the morning and adding the two
following verses.
A cottage prayer meeting was held on
Tuesday evening at the home of U. G..
Houston on Bridge ST.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-11-03
A Reliable Remedy
CATARRH
EIy's Cream Balm

Is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.
It cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased MEM
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-11-03
BUSINESS CARDS,
DIR. A. A. MINOTT.

DIR. A. A. MINOTT.
nENTIsT, Railroad Street, johnson. Yer.
~ mont.
When ad yIsable, gass ether and other anaes
thetics will BE used for extraction OF teeth and
other surgical work. Office hours, s to IL a. m. i
to p. M, Telephone connected. Appoint
ments made.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-11-03

(The following beautiful lines were writtn by
Rev. DR.. Hardy and were intended for an arlier
issue Of this paper)
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-11-03

accidents will happen, but the best.
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas
Aciectric Oil for such emergencies. It
suDdues the pain and heals the hurts.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-11-03

brane resulting from Catarrh and drives
away Cold in the Head quickly. Restores
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size
so cts. at Druggists or by mail. Liquid
Cream Balm for use in atomizers rs cts.
Ely Brothers, Sc Warren Street, New York.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-11-03

A healthy man is a king in his own
right; an unhealthy man is an unhappy
slave. Burdock Blood Bitters builds up
sound health-keeps you we'll.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-17

the maximum rates which are gener- ally equal to the minimum rates and in addition thereto. The maximum rate does not go into effect in any event until sixty days after the pass age of the act By the fourth sec ton, the minimum rates are applied to what goods are imported from any country which gives the United States given by the United States to other nations. This section is self-acting, making it the duty of the executive to collect the duties whether minimum or maximum, in accordance with the terms of the bill, leaving it open to the courts to decide upon the legality of the action.
 "One problem that confronted the committee was the question of reve- nue. The business of all the com merciad nations has been depressed for nearly two years and this has affect ed our commerce and greatly reduced our revenues, so that we have a large deficit but the revenues under the present law are improving from month to month as business conditions are becoming better.
 'NThe last normal year of imports was the fiscal year ending June 30. 1906, 1907, and an unusually prosperous year, the revenues from customs ex- ceeding those of 1907 by thirty-two have, therefore, taken the year 1906 as the basis to form their estimate of the revenue producing facilities of the new bill. Should the next fiscal year prove prosperous, and the normal con ditions of 1906 return, on account of the large increase in population reve- nueE fol 1910 would show a. consider able increase over the estimates of the committee.
 with a return to anything like nor nal conditions during the next fiscal year, it is safe to predict that the defi- cit would be entirely wiped out. but in case it is not, the bill provides for the issue, of Panama Canal bonds to reimburse the treasury for the $40.- GOO 900 paid out This would more than make up any probable deficiency. There is also re-enacted the provision for the issue of certificates to run one year to reDleniSh the treasury raising the amount from one hundred million to two hundred and fifty millions, an amount sufficient to provide any time against two or three years of depressed business conditions"
 The bill devotes a paragraph to the custom administrative act providing that the actual market value or whole sale prices as defined by law, or any imported merchandise, which is con- signed for sale in the United States or which is not actually sold freely in wholesale quantities in the open mar ketS of the country for exportation to all ports, shall not in any case be ap- praised at less than the wholesale price at which such or similar import ed merchandise is actually sold and freely offered for sale in usual whole sale quantities in the United States Continued on Second Page)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-17
CITY COURT CONTEST STRIKE IS STILL ON
Official of Malleable Iron Company Defines Its
 Attitude.
Says Plant Is Not Inconven- fenced In the Least and Would Probably Have Shut Down Anyhow.

Very peaceful is the strike of the 200 1nolders at the plant of the Bridge port Malleable Co. The men made their demands upon the company yesterday afternoon after the strike and the man. agement told them they could go out if they wanted to as the company could not better the conditions.
 William J. Grippen, treasurer and general manager of the company was asked to-day if any of the men had gone back to work. He said: we don't know as we want to take them back. We would have had to shut down anyway and don't know but that the strike came at a pretty good time for us. As for the statement of the strikers I would say the figures given were not exactly correct''
 The demand of the molders was that the price paid for piece work be placed back at the former scale and that the helpers be returned to the shop to per- form the sand cutting, the shifting of forms and the pouring of iron.
 The sentiment prevailing among the strikers is that they do not care to work at holding at the former prices. They say they will endeavor to secure other employment. They feel they can get more pay at laboring than they have. been getting at their trades.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-17
Prof. Monaghan on
 "Irish Character" at
 Polls Sunday Night

The lecture to be given Sunday even ing at Polls theatre under the aus pices of St. Pa.rick's parish, will prob ably eclipse anything of its kind ever held in this city, as the speaker. Prof. John J. Mona ghan, who is to have as his subject ''Trish Character. is one of the foremost orators of the country. He is professor in St. Johns college in New York He has been the Uni ted States consul at Berlin and head of the Bureau of Statistics in Wash ingtCn. He has been heard in this city a few times during the past two seasons as one of the speakers of the English course at the Bridgeport High School.
 The concert in connection with the lecture will be a treat, the St. Cecilia uuartette consisting of Miss Margaret Hogan Mrs John Fay. Joseph Wieler and William Walsh, having volunteer ed their services. Besides this quar- tette a. number of other musicians of well known ability will take part. Miss Anna Dial will nreside at the Diano.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-17
FOUR HUAT IN COLLISION
 OF CAR AND AUTO
Auto at Great Speed Hit Trolley Cross
 ing a Brooklyn Street.
Special from United Presso

New York, March 17.-In a collision today between a huge automobile and a. trolley car of the Putnam avenue and Halsey street line in Brooklyn, Miss Mildred Hunter, daughter of Col onel Albert Hunter. a mining engineer of New Mexico. with offices in this city. and Miss Ray Phillips, who lives at the Hotel Martha Washington, were badly injured, and Colonel Hunter, Johr B. Gluck, treasurer of the Re publican National League, and another young woman whose name has not yet been disclosed, slightly hurt
 Miss Hunter and Miss Phillips were taken unconscious from a taxicab in to the Hotel Empire shortly after the collision occurred
 Colonel Hunter had taken the party to Coney Island in a new car which he was testing with a view to buying it. The car was driven by Robert Sloane, an automobile repair man. who escaped with only a. few scratches.
 The party attended a mask ball at Coney and did not start back to town until a late hour this morning. The automobile is said by those who saw it, to have been bowling along at a good clip and had turned into Bed ford avenue without any decrease in speed. The trolley car crossed Bed ford avenue just as the auto came in sight and there was no averting- a col liSion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-17
LACROIX PRESENTS
 POLICE NEW FLAG
Ensign Destroyed During Endurance Run Last Week Replaced This Morning.

This morning a special messenger delivered to SuptS Birmingham at headquarters a handsome American flag, the counterpart of the one de- stroyed by Paul LacroiX -he automo- biIist when he passed through the city last Thursday on the endurance run. The flag came with the compliments of Mir. and Mrs. Lacroix. It is 14x22 feet and the best that could be bought. This will probably end the incident as far as this city is concerned. Instead of feeling aggrieved at the action of the police in this city MT, LacroiX has but the kindliest feelings toward them- He regards the whole matter as a sue cession of misunderstanding and un- toward events for which no one in particular is to blame. The flag was hoated on the Police and Charities Building to-day for the first time, and in honor of St. Patrick.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-17
EARLY REPORT
 ON TARIFF BILL
Read Only by Title and Sent to Committee on Ways
 and Means.
(Special from United Press.)


 Washington, March 17--When Chair man Payne of the Ways and Means committee arose in the House shortly after noon to-day with the famous tariff bill in his hand, burst of ap- plause echoed through the chamber. The bill was read merely by title and promptly referred back to the com mittee.
 Payne then presented a resolution for the printing of 10000 copies of the bill and the committees statement This precipitated long discussion Finally the objection of Representa- tive James against printing copies at this time was sustained
 .'We hope to report the bill back to the House at an early date, said Payne '.The committee will meet to- morrow This was all the comment made although he said in response to a question that he thought the bill as reported would be almost identical with the measure as introduced to- q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-17
RROTHER-IN-LAW
 SUES INVENTOR

In the Superior court today the non suit case of William c. Foote vs. Si- mon Lake was allowed. Foote, who is a brother-in-law of Lake, the inven- tor of the Lake submarine, sued Lake for 5000 for injuries received from the bursting of water back Tn stove 3n Lakes house which the pialntlfI occupied Mir Foote explained yes ferday afternoon to the jury that he and his wife shut up the house in MlI- ford for several days in December, 1906, so that they could spend the hol- fGays in Bridgeport He drew off all the water from the boiler and pipes. On their return to their home they Tt Vhe Tire and while he was tying his shoe laces there was an explosion He was hit on the leg and in the face by the flying pieces of iron His doc tors bills alone amounted to S24950-
 Counsel for the defense claimed that MT. Lake knew nothing about the stove at the time, as he was in Eur
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-17
BREAKING UP GANG
 OF YOUNG TOUGHS
Police Arrest Four Members of Gang and Send Two to Reform School-Slept on a Bake Oven Under a Porch.

The arrest of four boys ranging in age from 12 to Is years will go far to- ward breaking up gang of young rowdies who were fast growing into professional thieves. Sergt. Hackett yesterday with the assistance of Pa trolman Dempsey arrested Andrew and Stephen Corso for half @ dozen different thefts on the East Side. The last two are brothers. They have been living on Church street. but recently their father removed to Railroad ave- nue. Their mother is dead and the father cannot give them the atten- ton they need. As a consequence they remain away from home and seek the company with the gang on the East Side. In the city court this morning the Corso boys were sent to the re- form school to remain during their minority. The other two boys will be tried tomorrow. The father of the Corso boys was in court. He felt sorry to see his boys go away but was con- vinced that it would be much better for them to be where they could be taught how to become good citizens The boys were indeScribably filthy and bade fair to soon develop into danger ous criminals if allowed to follow their own inclinations. They were taken to Meriden by Patrolman Coughlin. a
 There are still several members Of the gang to be dealt with. The boys have been in the habit of sleeping un- der a porch in the rear of a bakery on Reilly street. The oven of the bakery extends under the porch and the pace is warm. From this headquarters the gang separated daily and foraged about the city.
 The Kruleski boy has given his fath- CT much trouble. He was sent to school at Deep River by his father but escaped through window and came home. He afterwards passed two years in the reform school at Meriden but was released through the efforts of his father when he promised to behave himself. He is a bad boy
 Frank Golash the third boy under arrest works at the Brass Shop and fell in with the gang when he was laid off. The specific count on which the boys are held is the theft of a copper boiler from junk dealer on Hallett street.
 The residents of the East Side will feel relieved when the gang is broken up for many petty crimes committed in the last few months have been at triou.ed to the members. The detec- tives have traced many delinquencies fo them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-17
Charter Amendment Hearing Today
 In Hartford
Special to Farmer.)

Hartford, March 1.-The hearing on all amendments to the Bridgeport charter as printed in the Farmer or yesterday was begun today before the committee on Cities and Boroughs at 2 o'clock A large number Of Br1dge- port citizens are here lncludlng Mayor fee Alderman John H. Tague, Post master William H. Marigold, Theodore B. Ford, Alderman Robert Gould, Al dernan D. P. Bullard. Alderman John H. McMurray, HarbormaSter Charies H Morris Albert E. Lavery, Attorney William B. Boardman, Attorney A. F. Merritt. Attorney Sanford Stoddafo' Alderman Eugene Myers.
 The tug of war will come over the amendment proposed to the charter TOT tha establishment of board of Public Works to be known as a comm1ssaon of permanent paving, and over the amendment giving the city permlssloh to purchase the water works
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-17
STATE TREASURER
 MAY BORROW MONEY
Act Authorizing Temporary Loans Adopted in the Sen ate.
Special from United PressD

Hartford. March 1.-The nomina- tions of the several. judges of the Stu perior court and the district court of Waterbury, who were named by Gov ernor Lilley last week were referred to the judiciary committee by the Sen ate in concurrence with the action of the House. Among the business done by the Senate was the passage of measure permitting the state treasur- CT to borrow money in temporary loans during 1910 and 1911; an act making an appropriation of s22,O0O for the State firemen's Associations; an act estab- fishing a board of estimate and taxa ton in the town of Norwalk; and an act providing that evening schools in towns of 10000 or over may teach the High School branches.
 The Senate rejected the following matters on unfavorable reports; pro- yiding that street railway companies shall maintain waiting rooms at the junction of points, providing for terms of the Superior court to be held at Meriden, making election day a legal holiday, and establishing a life tenure of office for deputy coroner of New Haven county.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-17
TWO KILLED
 WHEN TRAIN
 HITS DEPOT Peculiar Accident in Mon treal Station of Boston
 & Maine. Engineer and Bremen Had Been Thrown from Cab. Train Crashes Into Ladies Waiting Room - Eight Persons Badly Injured Brakeman Tried Unsuc- cessfully to Stop Runa- way Train.
Engineer and Bremen Had
 Been Thrown from Cab.
Special from United Press)

Special from United Press)
 Montreal, March 1.-Two persons, a young Italian girl aged 8, and an Italian interpreter, are dead; two oth- CTS, an engineer and fireman, are un- conscious and will die; and eight oth- CTS had legs and arms broken today when the Boston & Maine train which left Boston for this city at S:30 last night, crashed into the waiting room of the local station. The train had run about 20 miles with no one in the cab and that the accident was not even more serious was due to a brake man climbing across the tender and applying the brakes just as the. big bumper at the end of the tracks was reached. He could not stop the train extent that the entire nation was not wrecked. None of the passengers were hurt other than to be badly shaken up.
 The train was running 45 miles an hour when stay bolt of the boiler broke knocking both occupants out of the cab. They were so badly hurt that they are expected to die.
 The head brakeman became alarmed and clambered to the tender to the cab. He set the brakes which re- fused Sat first to work The train when it hit the station. The coupling between the coaches and baggage car broke and the engine, tender and bag gage car continued through the wait ing room which was filled with occu- pants. The girl and Interpreter were instantly killed.
 The passengers on the train had a miraculous escape from death, the ac- ton of the brakeman being responsible for their safety.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-17
DYNAMITE BURIED IN TRUMBULL TOWN Doc EIwood and Joe Shapiro on Peri.
 I0nS Mission.
A LIVE CORPSE
Man With Rocky Back Yard Turned
 Down Stuff After Purchasing if - Monument Erected Over its Remains.

Anyone who would like big pack ing case of dynamite that is already capped can have it if he has courage enough to sink a pick into the ground near Evers' quarry in Trumbull. A. Elwood & Son, the auctioneers buried it there ten feet beneath the surface of the ground with the hopes that na- ture will corrode the copper percussion caps and that the earth will eat Sul- phur of the gross of dynamite sticks within the packing case. There is a marker over the reposing place of the explosive which reads Beware" Doe Elwood and Attorney Joseph G. Shapiro, trustee of the bankrupt es- tate of George w. StandiSh wake up with a start many nights when door is slammed in their neighborhood and fancy that it is the explosion of the dynamite in the distance which causes the noise.
 Dynamite is a saleabIe commodity when it is not capped. Doe Elwood is not an authority on explosives so he sold the whole case to a man with a wanted to blow away enough stone to build a henhouse. The day after the sale he entered the Auction Mart on John street and asked for his money back and told the genial auctioneer that he must take back the stuff as it was already capped. Doc gave the stuff a ride to Trumbull on a feath- CT bed in a rubber tired vehicle
 The Standish estate has just been settled and the bankrupt given a dis charge. George w. Standish, the con- tractor was forced into involuntary bankruptcy. His scheduled liabilities were S777.77 and his assets including the dynamite were s1,472. When the assets were disposed of at forced sale s165 was realized on them, hardly enough to pay the legal expenses and there were no dividends for the credi- fOrS