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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

The year 1910 opens auspiclously
for this State with the announcements
of the changes to the CONSTITUTIONS d
Vermont proposed by the ceinhelaht
commission authorized ~ NAe Legis-
lature of 1908, and a44@iMted by Gov
ernor Prouty IN The opinion of this
paper the 'co1hAAission has performed
a great 1puba!c service and has pro-
posed aifdAndments every one of which
may w adopted with profit to the peo-
ll]la of the State, and should be adopt
ed if Vermonters desire to have the
charter of their liberties express the
best wisdom of modern times. The
commission wisely has not recon-
mended too many or too radical
changes. A great many people in
| Vermont believe that our system of
! Legislative representation is exceed
ingly unjust but proposal to change
that system might have imperiled
/ the whole program.
Obviously the most important pro-
posal relates to the removal of the
time lock which permits proposals of
amendment only once in ten years and
it is difficult to see how there can be
any serious objection to this plan,
i with all the other safeguards that
make the process of amendment any
thing but a speedy or an easy pro-
cess
Certainly the Governor should have
be one of the powerful forces for
good government III the hands of men
like Presidents Cleveland and Roose-
welt, and Governor Hughes. Vermont
Governors are not less wise and pat
riotic then those of other States and
they should be given the shadow in
stead of the substance of power
Another Important amendment is
the proposal to abolish the September
biennial election, making the time for
voting for State and county officers
members of the Legislature and JUS
tees of the Peace that date in Nov
ember when most other common
wealths choose similar officials; also
to change the time of the converting
of the Legislature from October tC
January The cost of an extra cleo
ton every Presidential year is thus
avoided and the date of sessions OF
the Legislature Is made to conform
with that of most of the other States
1t will be difficult matter to prove
that the Legislature should be per.
mitted to commute a sentence of muir,
der imposed after careful and inn
partial trial Legislative bodies are no
qualified to perform judicial duties
and it was never intended that the leg
islative branch should have the power
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06
FACIAL NEURALGIA.

Mrs. G. s. Sagerser, 1871 Woodland
Ave. Kansas City, Mo-, writes;
ii feel it duty due to you and to
others that may be afflicted like myself,
to speak for Peruna.
"My trouble first came after la grippe
eight or nine years ago, a gathering In
my head and neuralgia. l suffered
most all the time. My nose, ears and
eyes were badly affected for the last two
years. think from your description OF
internal catarrh that 1 must lave had
that also. 1 suffered very severely.
"Nothing ever relieved me like pe..
runa. 1t keeps me from taking cold.
"With the exception of some deaf.
ness 1 am feeling Perfectly cured. /
an forty-siX Yeas old.
81 feel that words are Inadequate to,
express my praise for Pcruna."
Stomach TroubIo Seven Years.
Mrs. T. Frech, Il. Il. /, Hickory Point,
Tenn, writes:
"Having been afflicted with catarrh
and stomach trouble for seven years,
and after having tried four different
doctors they only relieved me for little
while. 1 was induced to try Peruna,.
Gnd am now entirely we'll"
Man-a-Iin an Ideal Laxative.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

The appointment of Hon. o. NJ.
Barber, of Bennington, as member
of the newly established United
States customs court is made under
conditions peculiarly creditable and
gratifying. In the first place Mr..
Barber had the unanimous endorse.
ment of his State all sections being
fully represented in his support, and
all working with a will to procure
his preferment. Congressman Fos-
ter, as was announced in recent
news despatch, presented the matter
of Mr. Barber's appointment to presi-
dent Taft and he as well as Judge
Barber are to be congratulated on
the success with which the candidacy
was handled at the White House. We
say Judge Barber because it is to
be taken for granted that Senators
Dillingham; and Page will have no
trouble in securing confirmation in
the Senate.
In the next place it is to be borne
in mind in this connection that Mr.
Barber will be judge of the United
States customs court as representa-
tive of New England, the chief candi-
date against him having been General
Streeter of New Hampshire. His
appointment in competition with a
man of this character is a tribute
alike to Judge Barber as we'll as to
Vermont, particularly as the Green
Mountain State is already fairly well
represented.
Judge Barber's qualifications are
too well known to require extended
notice from us at this time. He has
long enjoyed one of the most lucra-
tive practices of the law in Vermont.
and is recognized everywhere as one
of the ablest lawyers in the State.
He will make a faithful and efficient
judge, and will be a credit to Yer
mont as well as to himself. Judge
Barber is a brother-in-law of Collect
or Charles II. Darling, the two hav
ING married sisters.
The salary attached to the office of
judge of customs court was origin
ally $4,000 in the bill providing for
the creation of this tribunal. but
through some influence not now ap-
parent, the amount was reduced to
$1,000. 1t has been announced that
"a bill would be introduced soon after
the holidays restoring the salary of
the customs judges to the original fig
ures and there is every reason why
this should be done, particularly as
this court takes rank next to that of
the Supreme Court of the United
States.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06
VERMONT FOR VERMONTERS.
(Windsor Journal,)

AS means of encouraging young
people not to forsake their native
State if it is possible for them to get
any kind of start, the press of
Vermont should be continually point
ing out the advantages of the State
in their editorial lagos Loyalty to
State, we believe IS son othing that
has not been proclaimed enough.
1t is TACT that until the past few
years there was but little enterprise
shown in upbuilding the internal
wealth of Vermont but whac has
been done in the last ten years is, 50
it appears to us, of sufficient conse-
quence to warrant the prevailing
idea that Vermont is going ahead
fast in it's redemption of lost oppC.-
tunities.
1t is true that MANY of her sons
and daughters have gLno elsewhere
and made names to bG envied, and
were, cven if residing elsewhere, a
crdit to their native STATE, And in
many instances they cannot be blam-
ed foe having abandoned the oppor-
tunity of home because there was
apparently no such thing as oppor
tunity. This word opportunity Is
quite elastic, 1t is one of the most
hopeful words in the English lam
| M, G
as opportunity unless one, and all,
believe that by helping each othe",
they are at tie same time helping
themselves.
The banking institutions of YER
mont, appear to be endeav lring to
make their loans within tie State
There is, however, more money put
into the banks by depositors than can
be loaned within the State, conse
quently it has to drift outside to find
a market but the money originally
was accumulated in Vermont and the
development of Vermont should be
given first thought
Let us not forget to now and then
mention why the farmer of Vermont
should keep filling his little farm
not particularly after the fashion al
opted by his gran lta;.'', but after I
fashion of his own in conc rmity with
conditions in which he finds himself
He should also be admonished to be
ware of the seductive circular of the
land agent in the far West, because
farming in the far West is different
proposition than in New England
In word the press writer of Ver-
mont should be on the alert to show
the readers of his paper who reside
in the State that so long as there
is chance to work there Is
I chance to succeed. While many
ontend that the State is a good one
get out of, those who advocate
uch course should look about them
nd see If it is really the State OF
themselves that is at fault
Vermont for Vermonters" is the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06
MARSHFIELD.
Ira Bemis is in very poor healtl
Mrs. Vernon Houdson is i'll.

Ira Bemis is in very poor health.
Mrs. Vernon Houdson is i'll.
w. H. II. Mears is again confined to
the house.
Ernest Mccall, of New York city,
was the guest of c. d. Smith Tuesday
of last week.
Miss Goldie Smith returned home
from her school in Medford, Mass,
last week
Grace Wooster was home from Wa
terbury, Conn, and Dastha Wooster
from Mortified, Mass, last week for
Christmas and returned Monday Jan.
3.
George May lost three horses in
Peacham pond last week while draw
ing logs across the pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Brown and
Grace Brown were called to st.
Johnsbury last week to attenI Hhe
funeral of Ernest Brown, Mr.. Browns
son.
The fire engine which the local
committee bought in Bradford has
arrived.
Mrs. Blanche Wakefield, of Mont
pelier and Mrs. Charles Brockway of
Williamstown, were at II. e. Had
locks over Sunday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

a complete list of our needs, 1t In
cludes some things that the people
of the city have discussed in the past
and which, in the judgment of this
paper are worthy of further consid-
GRAFTON. If we are determined to do
our best, working patiently, persist.
emily, and loyalty, we can make 1910
far and away the best year Montpel-
Ter has ever known Let us, as citi-
zens of Montpelier, make a composite
resolution to that effect, and then,
haing made it, proceed to keep it.
Let us boom Montpelier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06
NORTHFIELD.

At. $50 Wednesday morning the
people were somewhat startled by
hearing the fire alarm and in spite of
the mercury registering 20 degrees
below zero, it was but a very few
minutes before the fire companies
were on their way to the fire, which
proved to be only chimney burn
ing out in Henry Averill's house on
Cross street extension.
Misses Lou Plastridge and Wini-
fred Ellis, who have been spending
returned this noon to Mt. Holyoke.
College.
H. w. Howe of Roxbury, was in
town Tuesday on business.
Teams are busy hauling ice from
Jesse Cooks pond to A. E. Bryant 5
creamery.
NJ. j. Lord, of Berlin, was in town
Tuesday on business.
William Holton and Mr.. Head have
been busy for the last week buying
fancy Jersey cattle in this section,
which they will ship Thursday to
Mr.. Heads stock farm in Ohio.
Ct Carries Kimball, of Berlin Cor
ner, was in town Wednesday on bust
ness.
Company F and Norwich Uniyer-
citv hockav teams will moot Saturday
on the new skating rink for the first
game of the season.
C. S. Kimball was in Randolph on
business Wednesday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06
Doors OF Daring

(Henry Van Dyke.)
The mountains that enfold the vale
With walls Iof granite, steep and
high
Invites the fearless foot to scale,
Their stairway toward the sky.
The restless, deep, dividing sea
That flows and foams from shore
to shore,
Calls to it's sunburned chivalry,
Push out, set sail, eXplore!"
And all the bars at which we fret,
That seem to prison and control,
Are but the doors of daring, set
Ajar before the soul.
Say not, TOO poor" but freely give;
Sigh not, TOO weak" but boldly
try,
You never can begin to live
Unless you dare to die.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

Can't look WELL eat well or feel
well with impure blood feeding your
body. Keep the blood pure with Bur-
dock Blood Bitters. Eat simply, take
exercise. keen clean and you will have
long life.-adv.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06
PRESS COMMENT
that the Newspapers of Vermont
and Other States Are Saying
About Topics Of Interest to
Journal Readers.

Orion M. Barber, of Bennington, APP
United States customs court, is not a
Yale man but he is a native of Jamai-
ca, VT. where they raise Judges.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

Advertise in the Waterman and get
results.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-01
NoT YET ASKED, SAYS SMITH.
Referring to Mr.. Gaynor's Attitude
No Spite in Smith Removal.

That job ought to have been done away
with long ago. said Park Commissioner
Smith yesterday. referring to the abolishing
OF the Office of secretary of the Park Board,
held until Wednesday by Clinton H Smith.
IF any one thinks have abolished this
Office and removed Clinton Fl. Smith through
spite" continued the Park Commissioner,
'let him look through the recommendations
in writing / have on file at the Arsenal
Months ago ] wanted TO do away with it,
and the Corporation Counsel advised me
that I could I finally had $4,000 cut off
the 81, 900 salary that went with the office
and now 1 have done away with it alto
gether.
: Another thing" said Commissioner
Smith. MY successor will find record of
everything I have done since 1 have been
Commissioner ready TO look over, books and
all. And Furthermore, this eleventh hour
attack on me by certain individuals can't
discr dit me, for the facts and figures are
there"
When asked if he had been requested by
Mr.. Gaynor to continue in Office, Commits
sioner Smith said he had not received any
word at all from Mr.. Gaynor.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-01
MALLORY LINE LOSES.
Justice Newburger Refuses to Continue
Pier Injunction.

Justice Newburger, of the Supreme
Court, denied a motion by the Mallory
Steamship Company yesterday to make
permanent the temporary injunction issued
on Thursday restraining Dock Commits
soner Spooner from giving to the United
Fruit Company lease on Piers Is and 16
North River, now used by the petitioner
Samuel Untermyer, who represented the
United Fruit Company in court, in his
argument in opposition to the granting of
the permanent injunction charged several
steamship companies with trafficking in
the city's piers He said that the holding
company of the Mallory Line had posses
sion of six piers while the United Fruit
with many times the tonnage of the NAL
lory Line, had only one pier.
Justice Newburger. in denying the mo-
ton. said that it was an established rule
that court of equity should not interfere
with a public official in the discharge OF
his duty unless under extraordinary cir
cumstances and in cases where there was
strong evidence of fraud.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-01
TO DISBAR LAWYERS.
Court .4cts in Cases of Three
AttOrneys.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court ordered yesterday the disoarring OF
Frank NJ Hardenhrook and AbrAham A
Joseph. The court also suspended Eftss
B. Goodman for two years.
Hardenbrook vas counsel for Mae WOODS
In a suit against the New York CITY RAIL
way Company for alleged injuries received
by the sudden starting Of one OF the de-
fsndant's ears, the conductor havin6 failed
TO see her This conductor. who was en-
ployed as W. T Gardiner. IL was learned
was Abbott Woods, the common Law fusr
band of the plaintiff.
An attorney named Frank. who had desk
room In Hardenbrook's Office, knew Woods,
the conductor, says the court, ana was
told by Woods that he had several caDes
he could turn over to Frank Later Frank
began a suit for Mae Woods in Wo0s-
chester County. and Hardenbrool, ao1esd
TO try the case. After the jury rssurned
a verdict In favor OF the railway. both
Woods and the woman pleaded guilty 70
perjury Woods served prison sentences
but the woman was pardoued-
Frank was convicted Of subornation. Of
perjury, but the conviction was reversed
on appeal on the ground that the indict-
ment was defective. Hardenbrook was IN
dicted on the same charge and secured the
dismissal of the indictment on the ground
that the three witnesses were accompiices
and their testimony was uncorroborated
New-York tribune., 1910-01-01
SEEING YEAR OUT.
j. q. Collins Hears Chimes in
HighzCays Office.

The Trinity chimes greeting the new year
made melody sublime to James Fl. Collins.
reclining on a hard oak table in the Office
of Superintendent of Highways, on the six
teenth floor of the Park Row Building, as
head of the department by grace of the
Supreme Court and barred doors. He had
held the office for thirty-six hours before
the expiration of the term. and established
the final right to collect $4,000 from the
city as Superintendent of Highways for
four years past. Therefore, exu!tation tri-
umphed over indigestion frcm the food
sent up to him from Park Row restau-
rants. and he went home in the subway
happy.
During the afternoon George F. Scannell,
who was appointed to the highways job
after Borough President Ahearn had ille-
gally ousted Mr.. Collins four years ago,
occupied another room on the same floor
transacting business of the department.
He had all the clerks with him. Also he
didn't care whether Mr.. Collins occupied
his office. he said, because none of his pri-
vate papers was in there. THE Corpora
uon Counsel has advised me- declared
Mr.. Scannell, that the Court of Appeals
stay to Mr.. Colinss reinstatement order
left me in the office until the new year.
Il have occupied the Office a year with
out pay because of Mr.. Collins's litigation
to be reinstated. Of course, I'm hoping
that I will be paid the salary for that
time. which will mean that Mr.. Collins
loses out"
In the mean time, John w. Brown. of
No. 253 Broadway, Mr.. Collins's attorney.
was busy clinching his case. The Judgment
for $4,000 obtained from the Court of Ap-
peals against the city to the credit Of his
alt
direction. Likewise. he caused to be served
on Mr.. Scannell and some of the clerks a
writ of mandamus to compel them to obey
the instructions of Mr.. Collins. Service
was obtained by mailing the writ outside
Mr.. Scannel's Office, because the clerks
slammed the door in the process servers
face.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-01
EPIC BY BELLEVUE PATIENT.
Commissioner of Accounts Throws Cold
Light on Hospital Episode.

Assistant Superintendent NJ J. Rickard
Of Bellevue Hospital seems to have dis
covered a literary genius not long ago. ac-
cording to the report of the Commissioner
of Accounts on Bellevue and Allied Hos
pitfalls. which was given to Mayor McCleI-
Ian yesterday. Z. A. Potter, who was ad-
mitted to Bellevue March g. 1904 and
discharged on October of the same year
testified before the Commissioner that
while in the hospital he wrote for AS
sistant Superintendent NJ J. Rickard a.
book entitled Across the Continent with
the Soakems'' Potter also testified that
he thought he had been kept in the hospi-
tai to serve Mr.. Richards convenience and
to do his private work. A bedside note in
Mr.. Potter's record, made bs the attend
ing doctor on October l, 1904, is as follows:
Stayed till now because he liked it so
well No complaint.
Further memoranda put on record in an
other case were as follows:
Admitted May 81, 1905; discharged De-
cember l3 1905; chronic alcoholism, compli-
Gated by Bright's disease. Patient up and
about after first few days. No medicine at
night from June TO-
This patenr testified that he had been
engaged entirely upon Mr.. Richards per-
sonal work for six months or more. A
red ink memorapdum card from the fooc
of Potter's bed, said TO be apparently in
Mr.. Richards handwriting. is as follows:
Notify NJ. J. Rickard before discharging
or transferring.
OF the construction of the new wing to
Gouverneur Hospital Commissioner Mitchell
reports:
The contract with John R. Sheehan Com
pal1y was abandoned by Sheehan on April
Is. 1907, after he had exceeded the con-
tract time by 561 days, yet no mention was
made of the prescribed penalty of 500 a
day, and Sheehan was paid in full the con-
tract price. with extras, less small de-
ducton fer unfinished work. The full pay
nent was made, furthermore, in the face
of a letter from the architect stating that
the work was being unnecessarily delayed
and the conditions wifully violated
New-York tribune., 1910-01-01
CIT TfIE MAXIMUM.
/" II bite sSI0z'es Leader Sent to
Frixf3a FIR EIegen Months.

sefa4sHa fegrff. Z sfapuer Individual
sssiSts-4hfee years ola. who was convicted
q maintaining disorderiy apartments In
cathedral Parkway. appeared yesterday In
ta@ Court az Special Sessions for sentence
ana received the maximum penalty eleven
Fi1esaths IN the pemitentiary and IA fire Of
s4sa II sa heilsves that the arrest and con.
.totfon of Rogo1 may lead 10 develop
naefafH Of startling nature regarding tbs
ao-cailed white slave" traffic
Joseph G. g3raveur. a probation officer
y ade the Investigation which resulted in
She arrest of RogoT woralmg ON material
fnynes "a by ffreda Stern WIN WIS arrest
al ard subsequently, convicted ~ main
tanning az Unlawful resort III the Cathedral
Parkway Apartment Graveur testified
that gabg of zen bad obtained possess
Bieu ~ at leasf q hundred apartments
.ggafn asgb street up tss I15th street and were
Using thegu fer lu7ss raj purposes. lie said
thas servants v@r@ induced to lead the life
suggested. ARD ,nat If necessary fake
marriage was pefformed,
RepraseHfagiFa William g. Rennet. chair
Fann Of 70 ongregsionat immigration
cosaniasif wblch recently made report
on the so allied white siavo'' traffic. in
setfsr wffTfen 10 the Justices Of the Court
of Gre s' Sessions when the details of the
rase we first published congratulated
+. Gr@e eur on his investigation
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New-York tribune., 1910-01-01
NEGRO ELKS LOSE POINT.

BY decision of the Appellate Division
of the Supreme Court filed at White Plains
yesterday. the acrion OF Justice Morschau-
ser in granting an injunction to restrain
the Improved Benevolent Protective Order
OF Elks OF the World. negro order, from
using the ritual, passwords grip. pin. col
ors or other insignia OF the Benevolent
Protective Order of Eks is affirmed. The
case was bitterly fought out by the I'm
proved Order. which is composed of He4G
negro Elks in this state and $4,000 in the
United States. The opinion permits the
Improved Order of Elks OF the World to
appeal to the Court of Appeals.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-01
THINK SNOW JOB CHEAP.
Competing Contractors Say Price Of
Award Is Too Low.

William Bradley submitted to Commits
sioner Edwards of the Department OF
Street Cleaning the lowest bid for the re-
moval of snow. The bids were opened yes
terday by the Commissioner. Some OF
Bradley's competitors say that If he gets
the contract the price is so low that he
will lose money.
Commissioner Edwards said he was sat
isfed with the figures submitted. but added
that it would take some time to figure out
lust which figures were most advanta-
geous With regard TO the progress of
cleaning up after the big storm, the Com
missioner said:
1--WE will work the men in the depart
ment only half day Tomorrow, as we
cannot get trucks to carry away the snow.
On Sunday we will get to work full
force again. All the snow is piled up, and
while the weather is as cold as Ii is now
il would be waste of time trying to cart
1t away where 1t can remain without in
convenience.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-01
WHITE AIGRETTE CHAMPION.
aiss l.. G. Hopkins Wins Highest
Honers at Garden Show.

The best cat in America, If not in the
world is owned by Miss Laura Gould Hop
kins. of No 10S East 18th street, according
70 the judges at the Atlantic Cat Club ex-
hibition in Madison Square Garden who
selected Miss Hopkins's Champion White
Aigrette from the three hundred and fifty
felines exhibited. The winning tabby also
received the Famo Cup, the Osiris Trophy,
the Crawford Cup. the Boston Poultry Cup,
the Canadian Club Cup, the Michigan Cat
Club Cup and the Princess Challenge Cup.
AS second choice the judges selected Red
Admiral, an orange male, owned by Mrs.
Charles Folsom.