Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-01
DEEM RAILROAD
FARES EXCESSIVE
Legislature Intends to Look into
Rates on Wells River and
Rutland Lines.
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The Senate adopted a joint resolution
offered by Senator Powell providing that
when the Legislature meets next Friday
morning It be to adjourn until three
o'clock in the afternoon out OF respect to
the memory of the late President Buck
ham Of the U. v. NJ.
Among the many petitions received by
the joint committee on temperance Is
pne Of rather unusual nature. It is
vgned by an even hundred citizens of
Northfed, Mass, testfying to the good
character and reputation of George r.
Alderman of South Vernon, who is the
representative from Vernon and who has
come into considerable notoriety by the
attempts BY some citizens of Mortified.
Mass, to legislate his liquor business out
II existence. The petition protests against
the unwarranted persecution of Mr..
Alderman by the citizens of another
State.
ExP1ODEs ILL1TERACY MYTH.
In his able speech in the House this
morning on the Senate bill providing for
uniformity in school dates and in the
transaction Of school business, Mr. Bur
bank Of Cabot, chairman of the commit
tee on education, did the State distinct
service in exploding the myth that has
gained considerable circulation that Ner-
mont stood below North Carolina In the
point Of illteracy. Mr.. Burbank quoted
statistics to show that Vermont ranked
18th in the roll Of the States in point OF
llliteracy. He showed that In the period
from 1890 to 1900 Vermont came up from
18th to 18th place and that the number
Of illiterates per LOO taking white, ma
tive children from 10 to Il years old as
basis, had dropped from 10 to I.
Mr.. Burbank showed how other New
England States had fallen in the list and
considered 1t due to the fact that the
western States, which had in past years
grown faster than their school systems,
were now providing school facilities ade
quate to the population. He deprecated
the statements that Vermont stood low
IN illiteracy and said that he thought
the Governor must have been misin-
formed when he stated in his MESA re
that Vermont had fallen to discredit-
ably low rank and was on a level with
some Of the southern States. The state
ment that Vermont ranked below North
Carolina was perhaps due to the fact
that we actually do stand just below
North Dakota and there was a confusion
in the names Of the States.
The expected hearing In the extradition
case Of William Dusablon. wanted in
Schenectady, n. Y, for abandoning a
child. did not material!ze, as when At
torney Deming OF Arlington arrived with
his client 1t was found that the papers
we're perfectly regular and that there
were no grounds on which he could resist
extraditon. He was taken to Science
tady this afternoon by the New York
detective who came here to secure the
Governors signature to the extradition
papers.
BATTELL OFFERS A MOUNTAIN.
Colonel Joseph Battell of Middlebury
has renewed his offer to present the
State with several hundred acres of land
the summit Of Camel's Hump for =
forest preserve. This land Is covered
with n virgin forest and one Of the cond-
tons Of the gift Is that the forest shall
be preserved. Mr.. Battell also wants the
State to build a road TO the land and to
exclude automobiles from It as 1t would
be dangerous to permit Of their use
there. He also suggests that the name
Of the mountain be changed to Mount
Ethan Allen, a name suggested by the
late President Buckham.
The bill providing for the erection of
armor1es for the Vermont National
Guard. which went through both houses
swtmmingly on the strength Of the as
surance that it would not cost the State
anything beyond the usual appropriation
for the maintenance Of the National
Guard 10 meeting with trouble at the
hands of the Governor who thinks he
sees where 1t will eventually cost the
Btata pretty penny to complete these
Rrmories.