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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
TAWNEY EXPLAINS
NEW WAR SCARE
Shipbuilding Interests Starting
It to Secure Appropriations
for useless Navy.

Washington. Feb 2s--In caustic
statement Representatives. James A.
Tawney Of Minnesota, chairman OF the
House committee on appropriations, an
nounces his complete opposition ~ the
governments naval program. as outlined
to the committee by Secretary Meyer.
Mr. Tawney foresees bankruptcy OF the
government II such programs are adhered
to and he charges their agitation to a
conspiracy of the shipbuilding interests
of the United States.
Those interests" he said ARE even
now getting ready to start another war
scarce. Japanese German or otherwise,
with view to stimulating popular favor
for an extravagant outlay for the navy"
The competitive shipbuiding scheme"
which Mr. Tawnev says is sought by
Secretary Meyer in his opinion is fraught
with danger. and tho outlay necessary
will compel the levying of greatly in
creased taxes or render necessary bond
issue If the treasury is not 70 be
drained.
II have read Of tho government S
tentative naval program with profound
establishment" said Mr.. Tawney In his
statement zone reason for my surprise
at the more than ambitious naval pro
gram which Is suggested IL the fact thai
1t Involves a great increase In our no"
enormously large appropriations Tor nava
purposes without basing 1t on any
necessity whatever as means or ma
tional defense, and also without any re-
gard whatever 10 the fact that in this
fiscal year we vii! be near our aggregate
revenues In the amount appropriated this
session
III our naval policy is TO be deter
mined by our ability to compete witt
other nations In the number and siz,
of our battleships, then the naval pol
Icy in question should he adopted anC
carried out without reference either t.
our necessities for national defense
or the adequacy of the public reve
nues to meet the expenditures neces
sary to crafty our national ambition
I'm view of our geographical isola
ton. which as a means Of national de
Tense is worth more to us than thu
largest navy any nation in the worlC
possesses, and also in view of the fac
that in the fiscal year ended June 80
1909 we expended Il per cent. of on
government revenues on account -
wars we have had and wars arr
prepa ring for. 1t is rather amazing t.
find naval program proposed tina
will so greatly increase our appropra
lions under this head.
1--WE are at peace with all the worlc
There is not even a prospect of gu
becoming involved in war with for
. eign nation. 1t seems almost incredi
bic that anyone would suggest tn
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BELMONT WEBS ACTRESS.
Ceremony Quietly Performed at Miss
RObson'S House.

New York. Feb. 97-August Belmont,
the banker and millionaire race horse
owner. and Miss Eleanor Robson were
married at I'VE o'clock yesterday after
noon in Miss Robson's house.
4, tbe timo of the recent announce
ment of their engagement it was said
that the marriage would not take place
until some time in March. II became
knorn Yesterday that Mr. Belmont and
Miss Robson had appeared late Friday
nlght at city hall and taken out mar
rlanc license. avoiding by the lateness OF
the hour the scrutiny of the curious,
There were no bridesmaids or ushers,
and the list Of guests was closely re-
stricte1 tn the immediate family and in
Innate friends
'rhe bride was given away by her cousin.
charles T. smith, and Arthur Lithgrow
bovens of Boston. MI Boimonts class
roto at Harvard, was best man.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs Belmont left for trip through
Tin. south. Ia March they will sail for
! the Mediterraneah'
Mr. Belmont was a wdower and is 81
wars old His wife died in Paris in
,sos They had three sons, August Jr.,
| ,,,r,itted this year into the banking
| firm of August Belmont Il Co., Raymond
racentIy graduated from Harvard and
now a clerk in his fathers banking house
and Morgan, still at an eastern prepare
tory school
| Miss Robson gave her ago in taking
out the marriage license as 81.
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SYRACUSE RADLY DAMAGED.
Syracuse. y. Y. Feb. ga steady raj
$4,000 FOR FIRE FIGHTING
st. JOhnsbury VIII Have Paid Depart
ment with Automobile Equipment
-Onc Woman at Polls.

st. Johnsbury, March AT an adjourn
cd village meeting held this evening the
citizens of ST. Johnsbury heard the re
port of the special committee appointed
to investigate the matter of installing u
paid fire department and after discus
sion of the question it was voted with
out dissenting voice to authorize the
village trustees to purchase a site for n.
central fire station, erect the same and
install a combination motor fire engine at
cost not to exceed So 900. Tho meeting
was adjourned until Tuesday evening.
April 70, when the matter of appropriate
ing the money will he acted upon.
At the town meeting to-day q, w.
Caldheck defeated u. NJ. Bacon, the re-
publican candidate. for tho office of list
err Mr.. Bacon has held the office for
many years Horace Jackson, republican
was elected road commissioner over
Charles owens. who ran on the citizens
ticket The other offices We're filled with
out contest For the first time In many
years a woman appeared at the polls
DR. Alice +. Wakefield casting her bal
lot for school commissioner
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HIGH WATER DAMAGING
NEW YORK STATE CITIES
Flood Warnings Sent from Albany and Mer-
chants Put in Busy Day Removing Goods
from Danger-Rivers in Many Streets.

Albany, n. Y, Feb. 2S-Nith the
streams tributary to the Hudson river
swollen by heavy rains and melting snow
into torrents and with the river rising
at the rate Of about -ght inches an hour
at eight o'clock tonight, one OF the
worst floods in recent years is predicted
here. Because of the large amount OF
snow and ice in the north woods and the
Mohawk valley, little relief Is looked
for for several days unless the freshet
Is checked by a cold snap.
The ice In the river opposite Albany
broke up shortly before two o'clock and
began to move southwark. Twenty miles
down the river at CoXsackie. where an
ice gorge usually forms In times Of high
water, the ice was intact early In the
evening and teams were driving across.
The rapidly rising water above, however,
was expected to change conditions there
before morning.
Flood warnings We're sent out to-day
by the local weather bureau and mer-
chants put in a busy day removing goods
from cellars in the danger zone. The
tracks of the Delaware u Hudson rail-
road, leading to the New York Central
station, are under water
VILLAGE STREETS FLOODED.
Utica, n. Y. Feb. 2S.-The Mohawk
valley both east and west of Utica
Is tonight in the grasp Of the floods
which on account of the great depth
Of snow when the rains began Satur-
DAY, threaten to equal the worst in
the food history Of the Mohawk river
Much trouble is being experienced II
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Of jefferson and Jackson and Cieve-
land. which has become the despair
and laughing stock of the American
people. There he will renominate
himself for the presidency amid un-
controlled enthusiasm. Then my
friend from North Carolina ana AL
those like minded with him Will ne
permitted to return home 20 pursue
the even tenor OF their ways. While
the great American electorate. the
peace army of the republic marches
to the polls to re-elect as President
OF the United States the distinguished
statesman, the high minded patriot
the beloved citizen, William Howard
Taft,
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PAIR HELD FOR ADULTERY
Ex-SOIdicr and Married Woman
Lodged In Jail.

Rutland. Feb. &-Frank Allen, a
former L. s. regular army man. who
was discharged from Fort Ethan Allen II
few months ago, and Mrs, Bertha Bat
tease, both about 80 years old, were
bound over 10 Rutland county court in
the sum of 81 900 bail each to-day by jus
tice h. II, Stickney of this city. The
charge against them is adultery.
They were arrested Saturday night by
four sherlffs, who broke into Mrs, Bat
tease's home at midnight The couple
went to jail in default of hail. The wom-
ans husband has started proceedings for
divorce.
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Mohawk valley is to eyperience almost

Mohawk valley is to experience almost
unprecedented high water. Ice jams
west of here have caused the streets in
lilo. Frankfort and Herkimer to be in
undated and dynamite Is being used to
break them UP. When that happens 1t is
feared the rush Of water and ice will
cause havoc hereabouts, for the Mohawk
river Is almost solidly clogged with ice
from here to Canajoharie.
Dynamite is being used freely on this
three-rnile stretch. but the field is SO
large that little progress had been made
UP tonight
Local manufacturers with plants on
the lowlands fear serious damage and all
West Shore employees available have
been ordered to remain on duty through
out the night in case II Is necessary to
shift New York Central trains to the
West Shore tracks at Utica. going east
and at Hoffman's going west.
The Mohawk rose 10 feet one inch from
$50 p. m. yesterday to $3.50 p m. to-day
and was stil rising tonight. Otsquago
creek an important feeder of the river.
suddenly rose many feet last night and
caused great damage all along Its route
South of here for miles. barns and small
buildings were shifted from foundations
and In some cases were wrecked. while
horses, pigs and cattle were drowned
and general havoc caused. The cree,
receded, however, almost as speedily as
| It rose.
ICE IN HUDSON VERY WEAK.
PouEhkeepsie, n. Y, Feb. 2s.-To-nights
rain and the heavy thaw promises tC
cause considerable damage in this sec
ton The F'ishkll cr'ek tonight has
| overfowed its banks and the high waite
| threatens to put out Of commission thu
hat factories along the bank and als'
the electric lighting plant. The Fallkil
creek, whicn flows through Poughkeepsie
Is rising and many cellars are flooded
| The ice in the Hudson at this city il
still intact but very weak ana liable t,
move out at any time.
SYRACUSE BADLY DAMAGED.
Syracuse. y Y. Feb. 2S.--A steady rail-
which fell all day Yesterday caused ;
food during the night which did serious
damage in many sections of the city
Hundreds of cellars are under water TIN
food reaching to the doorsteps in man!
cases. South of the city, roads an'
streets are covered with water for miles
completely tying up street cars.
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places have been obliged to close
down. Electric light plants in both
Ilion and Herkimer nave been closed
and both villages are in darkness to-
night The water throughout the
whole district is steadily rising
At Hinckley there is much alarm
the water of West Canada creek. It
is feared that 1t will break before
morning and If 1t does several houses
will be washed away.
Utica has not suffered to any extent
as yet but the new river channel
threatens to overflow and with much
resultant damage.
HERKIMER IN TERROR.
Little Falls, N. y, Feb. 2S-The VIII
1age of Herkimer is in terror tonight,
shrouded In darkness and rain. The
electric lighting plant has been food
ed and all lights are out; the fires
under the boilers of the humping
stations have been quenched. and
there is only "a hours supply OF
drinking water in sight for 5000 peo-
pie, All manufacturing plants have
suspended and two schools are closed
Many fed to higher land during the
daylight hours and tonight armed
guards patrol in boats the canals that
| lately were streets.
| One hundred and fifty houses have
been vacated, and sharp watch on tn.
rise of the water is being kept by the
patrol, lest those asleep on secont
story floors he drowned In their beds
VIII mppapeh Va i
by the Mohawk river and on the nortl
and east by West Canada creek witt
a continent. on one side can the,
make their escape, The creek ha
thus far risen more rapidly than tn
river because of an tee Jam at thu
point where the two join.
DYNAMITING ICE JAMS,
Bath. N. Y, Feb. 2S-At seven o'clocl
tonight water IS inches deep was flow
ing through Geneva street, a Residential
district Of this village. and the water 1
still rising, being the overflow Of a crecl
draining Mount Washington. a bridg
near the Soldiers Home Is threatened
and the Erie railroad tracks between thi
place and Corning are under water
several places but trains nre still runnin
on time,
The Canisteo river ana creeks tina
empty into 1t near the city OF Horne
has inundated parts Of three wards OF tn
city, and for 20 hours the fremen of tn
/, city have been engaged in dynamitin
ice jams.
Many streets Of Hornell are under wa
err and at Canadaigua residents have bee
compelled to leave their homes In boa'
and RATS. There the water Is rushin
through the Erie depot
IvNPRFC ED ENTED HIGH WATER
= Fort Plain, n. Y. Feb. %.-The outloo
tonight indicates that this portion OF II
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
FOUND HUSBANDS
BODY IN At TIC
Aged Brattleboro Man in Fit Of
Dependency Committed
Suicide by Hanging.

BrattlebOro March albert Baldwin.
aged p, committed suicide by hanging at
his home 81 South Main street yesterday
afternoon, shortly after five o'clock AIr.
baldwin had been in failing health FOR
about four years and for the past week
had been seriously III with the grip.
Yesterday afternoon he went into the
attic of his home leaving his wife and
daughter down stairs. After an absence
OF Is minutes they became alarmed and
on going into the attic Mrs, Baldwin
found her husband hanging from n beam
with a small rope tied around his neck
II Is supposed that his illness made hin
mentally deranged and that in despond
ency he took his l!fe.
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HOTTEST FIGHT IN YEARS.
BrattIeboro Went NO-TOwn Clerk
Elected to Attn Term.

Brattleboro, March l.-Bratteboro
went no license o-daY in the annual
town meeting by las majority after one
of the hottest fights on the question for
several years. The principal interest In
the election centercd on the license vote
and in the election Of a road commission
err to succeed John r. Sargent. d. r.
Parry was elected by 1o3 majority over
Warren l.. Walker.
A 40 cent tax on the grand list was
voted for the payment OF the bonded
debt and n five cent tax on the grand
list passed the voters, the latter appro-
priation being for improvements in side
walks Kittredge Haskins and Oscar f,
Benson were elected listers to succeed
John r. Kane and f. w. Blodgett. VII
liam s. Newton was elected town clerk
for his 47th term
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FLEEING NEGRO SHOT
TO PIECES BY LXNCHERS

Vidalia Ga. March l--William William
son. a negro, who early to-day attempted
to assault Mrs. A. II. c. Mann. white,
and fatally stabbed her husband, was
shot to death tonight by citizens at Pet
rose.
Tho negro refused to obey n summons
to halt. Mann. a planter, was stabbed
with a long bladed knife in a number of
places and he will die.
Rloodhounds trailed the negro TO an
clubhouse at Petrose. The negro ran and
dozens of bullets were fired into him by
purSuerS.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET WON.
bennington Democrats Succec ded IN
Naming One Lister, However

Remington, March with exception of
one lister the entire republican ticket was
elected to-day. The vote was much larger
than expected, considering the weather
conditions 1t was voted by the citizens
of tho outside school districts to raise the
school tax from 30 to 40 cents The out
side district also increased the road tax
by five cents on the dollar. The public
library appropriation was raised from
81 300 to $3.50 The sum of 800 was
voted for permanent roads. and 5000 for
Memorial day. The tax for all purposes
Is SO cents.
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RUTLAND CITY GOES YES.
Little Interest shown In Election out
side the License Question.

Rutland, March 1.-There was no may
orally contest here this year and little
interest was shown in election outside of
the liquor question, the city voting yes
by a majority Of l's5. These officers We're
elected: Aldermen, John c. Temple.
Dennis b. Anthony. j. II. Premier, Henry
C. Brilen. James II. Dunn; school COM
missioners, Harvey II. Kingsley, Florence
A. Mccarthy. Willis NJ Ross, Frank J.
Wade; constable, Henry r.. Adams; grand
Juror Charles r. Costello
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BACK TO REFORM SCHOOL
Two Small Boys Returned to YER
xeunes because They Are Vnruly

Montpelier. March 1Georgc and Alfred
McJarrett. aged seven and nine years.
who were Monday brought from the
State Industrial school at Vergennes were
again in city court to-day and were sent
back to that institution ror one year ana
fined each SO and costs for larceny. Be-
cause Of their age they could not be sent
there for the remainder of their minority
so the sentence imposed seemed the hest
thing Judge Harvey could do The SEN
tence was satisfactory to the mother of
the boys. who has no control over them.
and the kids themselves made no objec-
| ton. They will be taken there to-mor-
row.
After hearing the case against j NAL
NATL at whose house a quantity OF beer
| was seized last Saturday evening the
court was satisfied that there was not
| sufficient evidence to hold the respondent
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FIND 100000 HIDDEN
BY WOMAN MISEE

burlington, y. j, March Tucked
away in odd corners In cup0oards and
between the leaves of old books, currency
and coins amounting 10 many thousands
OF dollars were discovered to-day in the
home OF Miss Elizabeth HAYES, n sup
posedly poor spinster who died here yes
torday. The amount O: money discovered
has not been ascer,aiued out is estimated
BY some ms high as $4,000.
Miss Hayes. who WAS 81 years old, had
denied herself q servant for years en-
loving only the bare necessities of life.
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MUTCH WINS IN BARRE.
Elected Mayor on Union Labor I1"ke'
aver citizens Candidate.

Barre. March flames Mutch, candi-
date FOR mayor on the union labor ticket
defeated Mark Ladd his opponent on
the citizens ticket here ,o-day by good
majority. The union .icket also elected
one alderman and one assessor. The
other two aldermen and all OF the other
Offices wers carried by the citizens
ticket. The fight for mayor and over
tho license question awakened more
interest than usual. Mutch Aled nominal
ton papers three weeks ago and made
II hard canvass among the laborins
classes, who elected him. Tho license
vote resulted In a no victory by a good
margin.
BIG VOTE IN ROCk ANGHAM.
Bellows Fails, March l.-Rockingham
voted for no license to-day by l54 major
| ity. 1.029 votes being cast In spite of the
| bad weather. The only contest in town
officers was over the clerkship, three
| candidates being in the field. II. s,
Hayes won, receiving 31 votes. John +.
| Roche had 27l and George II, Thompson
PAS Five hundred dollars was appro-
| priated for roads and 500 for the town
| library, an increase OF $1,000. The tax
rate is 100 cents, the same as last year,
These officers were elected: Moderator
| Zina II. Albee; town clerk, Ly Man s.
Hayes; selectman. Chester b. Hadwen;
| treasurer. G, T.. Capron; overseer OF poor
| Peter Dorand. first constable, c. l..
Petty, lister for three years Ozias NJ
George: auditors. Gina A. Allbee, Jaes
| Byrne and Herbert d, Ryder.
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ROOSEVELT SAILS
DOWN THE NILE
He Has Killed 500 Large Nam
mails with Aid of Son-Trip
Hugely Successful.

Gondokoro, sQudan, on the Upper Nile.
Feb. 2s.--Colonel Roosevelt and the
others of his immediate party sailed to-
day on the steamer bal for Khartum
where they expect to arrive on March Is.
With their departure the African
scientific expedition under the auspices of
the Smithsonian Institution of Washing
ton and led by the former President of
the United States. was for all practical
purposes brought to a close.
Colonel Roosevelt considers that the
killing of the giant Glands in his recent
excursion along the upper reaches of the
Nile was fitting ending Of a marvellous
~ successful trip. The results generally
from the standpoint of the hunter and
the scientist have exceeded all expecta-
tons.
Colonel Roosevelt and his SON. Kermit,
have Killed some 800 specimens of large
mammals. The bag includes the follow
ing: Seventeen lions II elephants 1t
huffalos, 10 black rhnoceroses. nine
white rhinoceroses nine hippopotan1i, nine
eiraffes. three leopards, seven .chetahs
three giants Glands, three sables. one
statunga and two bongos.
All these were killed in the interest OF
science and the specimens will be disposed
of accordingly, the greater number going
to the Smithsonian Institution. Mr.
Roosevelt will retain not more than six
trophies for himself.
From the point Of Importance, the
most highly priced game may be rated
ms follows: First, the giant Glands. the
first complete specimens Of which family
are now being taken from the country
second. the white rhinoceroses third tn,
bongos, the first to be stalked and killed
ny white man; and fourth, tn,
sitatunga, a species of antelope.
SCIENCE WILL BE ENRICHED
The naturalists secured n remarkabl,
collection comprising many thousands
of birds and other mammals. The re
suits In this line have been most graft
fying and science will be enriched b,
several new species and an enormous sc
Iies of the smaller mammals of Africa
The game taken and the collections mad
constitute a worlds record for a simia
period of hunting and scientific researcl
in Africa and the American museum
will receive the greatest collection o
African fauna in existence. The worl
reflects the greatest credit upon all mem
lers Of the party whose labors continues
ceaselessy despite the disadvantages o
the climate. All agree that too muc
praise can not be accorded r. j. Gun
ningham, the Englishman. whose man
agement of the expedition was as near
perfect as could be conceived.
Colonel Roosevelt will now devote hi
time to writing including the prepare
tion of the addresses which he is to de
liver in Europe He will do no NOR
hunting unless during the trip Gown tn
Nile chance throws in his way an op
Iortunty to secure some rare specimens
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A Night Alarm.

Worse than an alarm OF fire at night
"a the metallic cough OF Group Careful
mothers keep Foleys Honey and Tar in
the house and give II at the first sign
Of danger. Foley's Honey and Tar has
saved many little lives. No opiates, j,
w. O'Sullvan. - Church Street.
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BILL TO INCREASE THE
SALARY OF u. s. JUDGES

Washington, March Another eff
fort will be made during the present
session of Congress to increase the
salaries of Judges of all federal courts.
For that purose Representative Moon
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Pneumonia follows n cold but never
follows the use Of Foley's Honey and Tar
which stops the cough heals the lungs
and expels the cold from tho system j.
w O'SulliVan, "A Church street.
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for county court. He was discharged and
the beer taken from him was ordered
returned.
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