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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-21

w. A Stewart, manager of the Val.
ley View Mining company, which is
operating the Idaho group of mining
claims in the La Platas, returned from
a trip TO his home in Pueblo last
evening.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-21

am prepared to grade and take
care of lots In Greenmount cemetery.
Iohn Dsvie. 846 Second avenue.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-21

Generally fair tonight and sunday
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-21

WANTED-Scrap iron. WIN pay
farmers TO bring 1t In. Ball Foundry
and Machine Works. 22-u
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-21

Furnished rooms for rem. at t45
Fifth avenue.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28
The Best Food for Workers.

The best food for those who work
with hand or brain is never high
priced
The best example of this is found in
Quaker Oats II stands at the top
among foods that supply nourishment
and vigor, without taxing the diges-
ton, and yet it is the least expensive
food one can eat.
This great food value and low cost
make 1t an ideal food for families who
want to get the greatest good from
what they eat.
Laborers, factory or farm hands, fed
plentifully on Quaker Oats will work
better and with less fatigue than If
FED on almost any other kind OF food,
All of these facts were proved and
very interesting information about
human foods were gathered by Pro,
lessor Fisher of Yale University In
1908. In addition to the regular pack
age Quaker Oats is packed in Largo
sized family packages either with or
without china dishes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28
SLACK LAW ENFORCEMENT
or Crafts' Movements in Harl,or and
Rivers of New York,

From the Army and Navy Journal
The slackness of the laws governing
the harbor and rivers OF New YORK is
astonishing. The holocaust on the
steamer General Slocum In 1904,
seems already to have faded from the
public mind. Despite the warnings
Of the Army and Navy Journal about
the probable overcrowding Of the
pleasurehoats in the harbor during
the celebration, nothing was done to
safeguard the public. Launches were
permitted to leave the landings along
the North River. to take people to the
warships, so heavily loaded as to
threaten capsizing. and so reckless
ly did the shippers Of these small
boats seek for positions of advantage
alongside the ships xangways that
they seemed to pay little respect 70
the safety of the passengers. That
many were not drowned Is due more
to luck than care. During our visit
to the InfleXible. when the boatmen
were actuated by all the rapacity OF
a holiday we could not see any police
boat patrols or any other patrol and
If there were any they did little good
There has been great flourish over
the counting OF passengers on pleasure
boats. and the public has practically
been toll that all danger is guarded
against, but there has not been pun :
ishnent of single skipper for over
crowding. although no one could wit
ness the overcrowding OF the boats
| during the naval parade without won
| dcring at the laxity OF the officials.
This Is n good time TO refer to n
conversation We had a few years ago.
in an elevated train. shortly after one
OF the greatest catastrophes in the
history Of water transportation, with
a friend of one of the owners of the
Inflated craft. He told us that the
owner, early in the season, had con-
! hded TO him that the boat was in
rather bad shape. but that he intend
| ed to work her for all she was worth
during the summer. and then with the
money made he would patch her up
for the next year: but at tho time he
didn't have the means to make the re-
pairs she required. Then the friend
concluded
The public are not treating the com
nany right in condeming 1t SO. ! didn',
have the money and had to take chances
That part owner OF the boat was
not called to the witness stand in the
investigation of the accident but the
captain of the ship was sent TO prison.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28
NEW EXPLOSIVE
BEATS DYNAMITE
Inventor Is Sure He Will Get All
the Panama Canal
Work.

washington. Oct 21-A neu, av,loai,.o
the invention Of a Britisher which
possesses possibilities. IT Is soid ~
revolutionizing the blasting uorls i, cor.
nocton with the construction, NJ ,ho
Panama canal has heen ,o.,.d -, a..
Isthmus Of Panama recently and as
result the Panama canal con,,,,esion .r
dered twenty tons Of +, for ,ri,i . On
mort on the new Invention which Il.
claimed to be absoInte,v sofo h,s tue,
been made nv I-ice-cop.r,-r .o,.r,I
Guvant of Panama.
rho ir,,o,tor,, o,.,....t. ..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28
WHEN PLANNING THE KITCHEN.

When planning the kitchen, choose. il
possible, northeast or northwest expos
ure; this, because it is desirable to have
no room in the house without sun. and
because one can dispense with more sun
IN the kitchen than in any other room in
TIE house, as it will always be warm, at
any rate. The northeast exposure is
best as the western sun is very hot.
ana slants in in a p!tiless way which
cannot be avoided. II possible, have
windows and doors so arranged as to
give cross-draught for GOODNESS and
Ventilation; also make the kitchen small,
ana have servants sitting room.-Su-
burban Life for November.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28
NOVEMBER IN THE FRUIT-GARDEN

Mound the soil above the bases OF tho
trees particularly newly-set trees, to
act as support. The moundng OF the
son also aids In preventing the entrance
or borers, as we'll as affording some pro-
lection against the grding of the trees
pN nice and rabbits. To prevent injury
10 the bark by rodents paint II with
treeoorer paint which may be ,ught
from the scotsman. IT will also help TO
keep out the borers next spring. when
inc ground freezes. protect the straw
berries with light mulch Just suff-
clent to prevent thawing and freezing
curing the winter DO not do this until
.he ground has frozen, as the mice will
then have sought other winter quarters.
B'ackoerries may be pruned at this sea
SON cutting out much OF the old wood.
llackherrles. raspberries and dewberries
need protection In many localities. which
can be gwen easily by laying down the
tops. covering them with soil,-suhrrha -
life for November
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28
4 TRIAL TREATMENT FREE TO
DYSPEPTICS.

Sufferers from Dyspepsia can get
trial package of Rydales Stomach Tab
lets free by writing the Rydale Remedy
Co., Newport News Va. These tablets
are the prescription Of an eminent Stom-
ach Specialist. They never fail to relieve
and soon cure the most stubborn cases
OF Dyspepsia and Indigestion. II this
trial package does not cure you. their
use will convince you that a real Dys-
peps,a cure has at last been found.
They are sold by j. w. O'Sulll7'an, Bur-
lington. Vt: STANLEY & Estey, Winoos-
XII VT; Essex Pharmacy, Essex June
ton. Vt; W. s. Ney & Co, Underhill
Vt; G.. I. Hatch & Co, Waterbury, Vt;
e. A. Frost. Milton VI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28

FOUNTAIN PENS AT FREE PRESS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28
Gathered in Burlington Thurs
day for the Goth Annual Meet
ing Of Association.
WELCOMES AND RESPONSE
Addresses by Prof. r.. T.. 'fhornd:IC, us
Columbia University "The
Termination of Ehucniiop"
md by George KEENAN, o.
"Thc Japanese al Home"


the C''h annual conTcHnon ~ tAo
vernon Statc i'''"c'F a'''o'la'''h
opened m th'' CITY h"iHu"J HI'fnooh
IL ''P hlRh S'hoPt as9ei"'Hf n''' WIN
deVotion'i exercises ny 'he rev = )
staples OF ms Guy addresses OF Wei
come We're mace ny MAYOR d =. lhf re
u pelal or the CITY, '. ~ HuI"'u III
$3.50, r.a,7. ~ =, ,,.,.l e., 49,
re,. Of ~. r-nivcrs,tv Of vermont The
.osrcrsc was t7qda by Princinul isaac
Thon7n4 If Rutland. president or the as
ec,iat,or The address of tho afternoon
was doiiyorod ivy prof Edward l.. Thorn
dy,,o or t,olu.hia university. New Yor,,
c,tv # hofng g. Tho T-enliuizatlon Of
1drcot,on "
ITO co,rts,oe of the Alrornujn and
y-,han Anr, climbs were Thursday tender
sd to tho oerbors Of tho association
h,,,,,c t,o., e.av IN the cit. and fine
1,,rli,rto, ,r,4cti,, cor,ranv ,ondered
tho ,,sc re its CARA to the -,e,,,l,ars who
wished tn visit tbo 1-rircreity of Yer
mont i'm tro afternoon The unnoint-
norts 20 tha uou,ira+fr.- c,n,,nitt.o
uere a1so announced as fo1ov-:. Surcr-
,r,oraor, w - ,lhot+ ~ 1,rocto,.
principal c. IT, Morrill, of Randolph,
pr,ncipaI. J. y. pnnforth Of rIaraWioll.
President Isaac Thomas who acted rs
chairman during the afternoon exercises
officially openc1 the convention follow
ing the devotional exercises led by the
,o,,oo, o,,i,1r.n ,,o trt.odroeI ,,o,.ar
,.,.,.o ,,.,'1 .,.,.,.,.., - ,,.ol,,,,,, w. ~.
,o1e 90 ,t,a oi.,.
rIr, ,,..-ro,a,
"OiN'" w l'i'' Ia
The mayor stated mat he would hama
the city over to the schoolmasters and
1choolnistresses' II was theirs Whie
theV renamed rms IS the most I'M
por'ah' aSSocla''o"' W'eHecluauN ana
'thef"iSe' t'Iat meets III bufhhstoh'
he S'"''" "." ! can i'o' say 700 '"'cn
81 E"u' I'n""
" ~ i'"i'"i"' 'hA'i MIA" W 'i'e Guy
,o""o' N"''''i'HH'"ie!N was "eA' ,h'io-
'u'e" nv 9'"''u ''"t 1t WAS 'ne "es'e
buT''hsto" 10 s'a''a III 'he very front
&C. o,t,,a,s ,,.,ata, 80 ,,a,.o =, ,,.aa
II education lie tboueht that the
,arly ideas of vermont educators still
prevailed. which was hest for the
chools "Tf were teacher" he said.
II would never stop kicking until cot
more pay" He thought that tho teach
ng of manual trades would soon he add
ID TO the curriculum ana that tbat branch
Of learning would grow to he as imnort-
ant as that obtained from text books.
President NJ H. Bucthan extended
welcome in behalf Of the University Of
Vermont lie stated that one of the
great troubles at present in the public
schools was the lack OF preparat,on Civ
en- the student in English He referred
TO the subject Of 4 paper recently read
by a professor Of Yale University on
"What can We DO to Keep College
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28
THE PUNISHMENT

The professor Il propose. my dear. IN
take Hugh and Christopher to my lecture
tonight on the fora and fauna Of the
paleozic era"
Dolly "Oh uncle! What have thew
done The Taller.
Sunday school observation-disclosures, do
you know the meaning OF the word
amen" Little Clarence-Yes'm. II
means "rng of Chicago Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28
Proverbs or 4 NEIGUnORHOOD.

kin.
suburb
knowledge comes, but culture fingers.
Affluence isn't having more than your
neighhors
Alice Van Lcer Carrck. in Smart Set.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28

Can't look well. eat well or feel well
with impure blood feeding your body.
Keep the blood pure with Burdock
Blood Bitters Ear simply take OK
crcisc, keep clean and You Will have
long life.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
CITIES
JOIN THE FIGHT
Battle Against Proposed Change
in Rate Schedules Assumes
Big Proportions
[SeseiidI .Dapateh 70 The CaIIl

WASHINGTON. D. c.. June Will
liam r. Wheeler. traffic manager for
the San francisco merchants exchange.
is in Washington to appear before the
Interstate commerce commission in op-
position TO the proposal of inland rail-
roads to establish new rates which are
intended to destroy the advantage Of
water competition enjoyed by Atlantic
and Pacific ports
Intense interest has been aroused in
this subject since the whole erect Of
the comnission's ruling in the Spokane
case began TO dawn upon the coast
terminals. They are threatened with
the extinction of their distributing
business, which will be centered at
Chicago and other inland points. if the
plans of the railroads are successful
Wheeler visited Boston. New York
and Philadelphia last week and today
he visited Baltimore. addressing COM
mercial bodies and pointing out to them
the identity of their interests with
those of San Francisco. Los Angeles.
Portland. Seattle and Tacoma. as coast
terminals. He was very successful in
stirring up interest, and at Wednes-
days hearing. representatives from
those cities will be on hand to combat
the plan Of the inland roade-
The most strenuously contested fight
yet referred to by the Interstate COM
merce commission is in prospect on the
question whether the transcontinentaI
terminals east and west shall retain
their natural advantage of competing
for freight rates or whether inland
cities like Chicago shall absorb all the
distributing business Of those termi-
nails up to the very banks of the Hud-
son and Sacramento rivers.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
FUNSTON IN PISTOL
DUEL WITH BURGLAR
Finds Man in Room, Grabs Gun,
Then Thief Fires and Gem
eral VoIIeys Back

LEAvENwORTH, Kan. June r.
Brigadier General Frederick Funston,
commandant of the army service
schools at Fort Leavenworth.l engaged
in revolver fight with supposed
burglar in his quarters at the post
early today. The man escaped and
Funston was unharmed.
The general had retired late and re-
NAMED awake. He had been in bed
perhaps an hour when the closet door
opened and man stepped forth.
The general saw him and reached
under his pillo% for revolver. The
intruder saw the motion and fired The
bullet pierced the mattress near the
general, who leaped to his feet. He
turn on the lights and fired three
shots at the man as he fed.
General Funston. was in his library
until about midnight, but the house is
so large that man could easily sneak
in without being detected
Mrs. Funston is visiting in Califor-
MIA and General Funston was alone in
the big headquarters residence except
for two Filipino servants sleeping in
another part of the building. General
Funston said the attack on him was
so sudden that he felt nervous all day.
The burglar did not get any money or
valuables
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
JOAQUIN MILLER PLANS
COLONY OF MUSE WOOERS
Poet of Sierras Gives Verse
Writers Land Near His Home

SAN JOSE. June 7.-Henry Meade
Bland. a teacher in, the state normal
school Of this city. and Herbert Bash
ford have been presented by Joaquin
Miller with an acre of land apiece and
expect TO build cottages near the poets
home at Fruitvale. It is understood
that Miller intends to establish a colony
Of poets about himself and at some time
in the future to conduct a school of
poetry. The Pacific short story club. of
which Miller is an honorary member.
has been informed that a number of
men prominent in the literary world on
the coast are to be given plat of land
and follow the example of Bashford and
Bland.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
HERALDED AS HEROINE:
ARRESTED FOR THEFT
Arson and Burglary Charges
Now SuppIant Praise

. PASADENA. June Miss Pearl
Dubbs. nurse. was arrested today and
is in jail charged with burglary and ar
son. unable to secure bail of $1,000.
Miss Dubbs had been heralded as the
heroine of a FIRE at the residence of
Mrs. Helen Kelsey several days ago,
when she was reported to have rescued
Mrs. Kelsey and her daughter from the
flames before the arrival of the firemen
or neighbors-
After the FIRE it was discovered that
jeweiry and money were missing from
the ruins of the home and Miss Dubbs
is suspected Of having taken the mis-
sing valuables and money. Mrs. kelsey
and her daughter deny that Miss Dubbs
rescued them
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
ARE TEACHERS
|. DEFICIENT IN
GRAMMAR LORE
Board of Education Asks the
Question After Holding
Tests in English
Parts Of Speech Badly Mangled
in Examination Held by
School Officials

Are the teachers in the San Francisco
public schools deficient in grammar ?
That is the question that Superintend-
ent of Schools RoncoYieri and the board
of education are trying to solve 1t is
conceded that the local school mistress
can nail a has was or an "aint'' at
long range. but when it comes to the
finer distinctions that involve co-ordi-
nate conjunctions and nominative par
ticiples. the department is not so sure.
1t has been with some degree of con-
sternation that the results of a recent
test have been received The pupils OF
the seventh and eighth grades through
out the city schools were matched
against the parts of speech. and after
10 fast and furious rounds the English
language came up so groggy that
neither Shakespeare nor George Ade
would have recognized it.
Now the word is out that some of
the teachers took hand in the pow
WOW and punched subjects. preposi-
tions. adverbs and predicates clean out
of the mother tongue. Conscious OF
its responsibility for the preservation
of the vocal bulary. the board of educa
ton has set to work to gather the
language together again and assert il
according to the rules OF the game.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
ROBERT BACON WILL BE
AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE
Former Assistant Secretary of
State to Succeed White

PARIS. June Private advices from
Washington state that Robert Bacon.
former assistant secretary of state. has
accepted the ambassadorship TO France
and that he will succeed Henry White
at the end of the year According to
these advices. Bacon. when he first was
offered the post. declined. preferring
that White should be retained. but find
ing that President Taft had resolved in
any event to replace Ambassador
White he finally accepted.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
Especial Dapatoh TO The Call

XVTooDLAND. June -Four of
w the most prominent women in
this section of the state were
drowned in the Sacramento river at
$3.50 O'Clock tonight. when an automo-
bile in which they we're riding backed
over The embankmeut al Knights
Landing and plunged into the sWirIing
water below They were;
Mrs. F. ". Nixon. wife of the edi-
tor OF the Woodland Mail
Mrs. J. H DUNCAN. wife of the
postmaster at Woodland
Miss Merle DUNCAN. daughter of the
postmaster
Miss Julia DUNCAN Of San Francisco,
sister Of the postmaster.
The accident occurred shortly after
q O'Clock tonight in the presence of
scores OF persons standing in front
Of the stores OF the main street of
Knights Landing; but though imme-
diate rescue was at hand, it was of
no avail. the four women having prob
ably been pinned under the machine.
The car was driven by Joe Arm
strong. 2 letter carrier of Woodland.
He had made the trip from Woodland
10 Knights Landing without mishap
and was turning his machine in the
street with the intention OF returning
home. when he lost control Of it and
il started 10 back over the embank-
ment For an instant IL hovered over
the edge.
Auto Turns Turtle
The screams Of the terrified women as
they gazed at the PERCEPTIONS drop OF
% feet and al the rushing waters be-
low them drew the attention of the
spectators. A general rush was made
toward the automobile. but before the
first Of the rescuers could arrive on
the spot it overbalanced, turning tur-
tie as it fell
The cries OF the horror stricken
women were cut short. For one hor-
rible secon dthere was deathless
!. silence and then the car struck the
waters.
o fthe women no trace could be
found Armstrong as the machine
topple dover the embankment. Ieaped
blindly and struck the water. safe
from the plunging car The river
swun ghim round. but he exerted
every ounce OF strength he pos
sessed 10 keep himself afoat, and
finally succeeded in gripping the edges
OF gasoline launch, TO which he
clung TIL rescued
The widest excitement followed
the accident The news was teIe-
phoned 10 Woodland and within a
short time the entire community was
o nthe scene, bringing ropes and
hooks. hoping. at the best, to recover
the bodies before they were carried
away by the river. Scores of men.
regardless OF the consequences or of
the risk they were running. dived
headolng into the river. seeking for
the bodies. In time every man who
could swim was IN the water aiding
in the work. From the surrounding
countryside other helpers arrived un-
III the river was crowded with swim
~-s. seeking for the dead
Nsin Search for Bodies
The sudden horror o fthe catas-
trophe drove the community into an
excitement or the widest sort. Until
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
5000. .O0O, 900 TO BE SPENT
BY FRANCE ON NEW NAVY
Program of Enormous Expendi-
ture Approved by Cabinet

PARIS. June THE naval program
approved by the cabinet involves an
expenditure of ssoo.ooo.ooo. covering a
teriod of 10 years. six battieships OF
the Danton type. six of the Republic
type and four armored cruisers Of the
Gambetta type are included in the esti-
mates.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
Expert Referee REQUIRED

1t required an expert referee to rem
der the decision. Prof. Alexis Lange
of the University of California, sat in
Judgment and found for heavy damages
against the parts of speech.
1t all began nearly two weeks ago.
when Superintendent Roncovieri or
dered a general test in English gram
mar. The teachers were given but a
single days warning Tie questions
were prepared by Deputy Superintend-
ent Thomas L. Heaton and submitted
TO the pupils of the seventh and
eighth grades The papers in many
cases were distinct shock. The
teachers whose students ranked high
were satisfied. Those whose scholars
failed to attain the required standard
protested. They met and objected to
the questions In some instances they
attempted to uphold their pupils in
answers which the board had declared
to be incorrect. It was 10 settle all
disputed points that Professor Lange
was called in and he decided against
the protesting teachers
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08

BULGARIANs AND TURKS FIGHT-Berlin.
Jane IA SaloHica dispatch n the Frankfort
Zeitung says that fight lasting several hours
has occurred on the Bulge Turkish frontier be-
tween Bulcarian and Turkish frontier GUARDS.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
WEATHER CONDITIONS

1ESTERDAY-West wind: clear; maximum
temperature, g.; minimum, 80.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair; somewhat
warner; Light southwest winds. increasing in
afternoon. Page J.
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
Rules of Grammar

The questions involved for the most
part rules of grammar. Sentences were
given from which the students were to
select the subjects and predicates. 1t
was the attempt of some of the teach
ers to support their misinformed pupils
that has brought the matter to public
notice. The school authorities held that
the subject of a sentence was as fixed
as the north star and as certain and
unbeatable as death. The teachers
maintained that the subject of SEN
tence was matter of choice. The
teachers lost.
There were mountains and valleys. =
was the way in which Roncovieri ap-
praised the results of the examina tions.
Some of the schools did very WELL" he
said while others were not up to the
standard
Roncovieri said that the test had
been intended as a measuring rod, the
board desiring to maintain a certain
degree of uniformity in the various
schools
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
Wife, Daughter and Sister of
Woodland Postmaster Meet
Shocking Death
Sacramento River Dragged and
Divers Plunge Unsuccess=
fully for Bodies
THE DROWNED:

MRS. W. r. NIXON. wife of editor
Of Woodland Nail.
MRS. }. II. DUNCAN. wife Of post
master of Woodland and sister
in law of Mrs Nixon.
MERLE DUNCAN. aged IA. daugh-
ter Of postmaster.
MISS JULIA DUNCAN of San
Francisco. sister Of postmaster.
ESCAPED DEATH:
JOE ARMSTRONG, Woodland Mail
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
Campaign Committee

Dam stated that a difference of opin-
ion existed as to the chairmanship of
the committee and that he was dis
posed to leave that question in statu
quo; but that he was willing to pre-
side the meeting if there was no OBJ
lection There was none. George KAN
merer was appointed temporary secre
tary in the absence OF Charles H.
Forbes The roll was called and Dam
pronounced that, under the bylaws OF
the committee. quorum was present.
Perry Newberry presented the fol-
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
SPORTS
MARINE

United States ships have navies Of quarrel
some republics bottled up and San Juan's officers
sly all desire for revolutions or war has
ersporated. Page 10
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
Nsin Search for Bodies

The sudden horror o fthe catas-
frophe drove the community into an
excitement OF the widest sort. Until