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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
SEVERAL HEARINGS SET.
Public Service Commission to Be In
Montpelier on February Sth.

Newport, Jan 23.--Rufus W.
Spear, clerk of the Public Service
Commission, makes public the fol-
lowing dates for hearings: On Feb
ruary Sth the commission will be at
Montpelier to hear a petition by
States Attorney Benjamin Gates VS..
the Central Vermont Railroad, al
leging discrimination in rates on
line of their railroad and asking a
relief from such rates. The hearing
on the petition of the Central Yer
mont Railroad VS.. the Thomas Judd
estate, which has been continued
several times, is again set for Feb
ruary 10.
On February II, there will be a
hearing at BrattleborO on a petition
to abolish the Bridge street cross
ing, Just north of the passenger sta
ton. The plans filed with the COM
mission if carried out, will involve a
large expenditure of money and Will
be second only to the change which
was ordered at White River Junction.
The attorneys of the Boston anu
Maine railroad are preparing an ap-
peal to the Supreme Court on the Or
der which was issued on the 14tD,
calling for additional train service
between Newport and Lyndonville.
This appeal must be filed before
February and the railroad hopes to
secure an order to stay the report or
the commission in this matter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
OBSERVE BIRTH OF BURNS.
Scotia Club of st. JOhnsbury Ban.
Uueted i'm Honor Of Event.

st. Johnsbury, Jan. 24.-The Scotia
Club last evening observed the 151st
anniversary of the birth of Robert
Burns by banquet at Pythian Hall.
Covers were laid for 100 and an ex-
cellent banquet was served, the menu
including Scotch broth, oat cakes and
trukey. Music was furnished by the
Academy Orchestra and Scotch songs
by E. r. Mackey were enjoyed.
The usual after dinner speeches
were omitted and instead, Rev. Don
aid Fraser of Berlin delivered a
short address. Arthur F. Stone, the
president, presided. The executive
committee, which arranged the ban
quet, consists of Joseph Fairbanks
A. H. Mcleod, Mrs. James T. Bor-
land, Mrs. b. |. Staples and Mrs. s.,
c. Currier
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
HELD JOINT SESSION.
Vermont Botanical and Bird Clubs
Banqueted at Y. VI. c. A. and Ad-
dresses by College Professors.

Burlington, Jan. 21.-There was a
good attendance this evening at the
joint session of the Vermont Botani-
cal and Bird Clubs, thirty members
being present at the banquet at the
Y. M. C. A. After brief exercises the
meeting adjourned to Williams Sci
ence Hall, where two illustrated lee
lures were delivered by Dr. Tracey
E. Hazen of Columbia University
and DR.. Ezra Brainerd of Middlebury
College.
The feature of the attendance today
was the presence of six members of
the Nature Club or Hartland, all of
whom had a place on the program.
The officers will be chosen at tn,
closing session tomorrow.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
DIED OF PNEUMONIA.
Montpelier Woman Passed Away NJ
Home of Sister in Ratlnnd.

Rutland, Jan. 26.-Strlckea with
pneumonia last Monday, after Visiting
for three weeks in this city, Miss Min
,,a II Stone OF Montpelier died tri
morning at the home OF hem slster
Mrs. Wayne Bailey She is 90 ears
of age and had been in POO: hcsil n
for ANe time before 'ler last SICK
ness. Va3esides Mrs. Bailey she is sur
yived by another sister, Margaret' ana
a brother, Rev. Edward p, stone OF
Rutland. A private funeral service
will be held at the Bailey home fri-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. The body
u,iu he placed in the vault at Eyer-
green cemetery and later taken 10
Montpelier for burial
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
GATES NON COMMITAL.
State Highway Commissioner Not
Prepared to Make Statement Re-
garding GOvernOrship at This
Time

Franklin, Jan. 21.-Hon. Charles
W. Gates, State Highway Commis-
sioner, when asked this evening by a
representative of the Journal if, in
view of the fact that Hon. Olin Mer-
rill had decided not to be a candi-
date for the governorship, he would
permit the use of his name in con-
nection with that position, declared
that he preferred not to make any
formal statement at this time. Mr..
Gates said he was not seeking for the
office. 1t is known that Mr., Gates has
many warm friends throughout the
State who would be glad to support
him for the office and his name has
been prominently mentioned in con-
nection with the governorship. 1t is
not improbable that Mr.. Gates may
have something to say on this sub
ject at later date.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
MEET AT BURLINGTON.
Vermont Engineers VIII BE Address
cd Inv James p. Monroe Of Boston,.

Burlington, Jan. 24.-The Vermont
Association of Engineers will hold
the annual banquet in the University
of Vermont gymnasium on Monday
evening, February IA. The address
will be delivered by James p. Monroe
of Boston member of the corpora
ton of Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology. Preceding the banquet
an informal reception will be held
The banquet is scheduled at 1880
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
CANNON SHOULD GO.
Congressman Foster States His OPP
ion in Meeting Of Campaign
Committee.

NOmmlttee.
Washington, d. c., Jan. 23.-It was
learned today that meeting of the
Republican Congressional campaign
committee Friday night, for the pur
pose of reorganization, a speech was
made by Congressman D. J. Foster
of Vermont, declaring that not only
should Speaker Cannon retire from
the speakership but there should be
a change in the leadership. Con-
gressman Foster said he had only
the best of feeling for Speaker Can
non and the other leaders, but in the
interests of party harmony he
thought there should be a change.
He said that Payne of New York
should not continue to be leader III
the new Congress and his place
should be filled by younger and
more aggressive man. Congressman
Fosters sentiment, it is said, is
shA by many supporters of the or
ganization.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
SHARE STORES PROFITS.
Cooperative Establishment of Ver-
mont Marble Company Declares
Dividends.

Rutland, Jan. 23,-The employees
of the Vermont Marble Company who
have traded at the company's coop
erative store at West Rutland during
the last year will receive dividend
of per cent on the sum expended
by them in purchases. A similar div
idend was paid last year. AT the
companys Proctor store a z per cent
dividend is to be paid this year, while
last year a per cent dividend was
paid.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
OUR ANNUITANTS GROW

old slowly and gracefully. An
ttoh se 9nIl SO 9moouE p9Insse
live, as long as you live, agrees
with everybody. 61st year. Ma
tional Life Insurance Company,
Montpelier, vt. (MutuaD. S. s..
Ballard, General Agent, Lang
don Block, Montpelier VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
AUTO OVER EMBANKMENT.
Machaine Skids and Plunges Fort.
Feet-Three Killed and Three In
iurpd

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 24.-Three
persons were killed and three seri-
ously injured when an automobile
owned and driven by Contractor ]. s.
Maloney of Kansas City, Kansas, skid
ded and plunged over forty foot em-
bankment on the cliff drive today
Maloney was one OF those killed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
HEART TROUBLE E.
NOT FOUL PLAY

The injuries of Miss Francis
Cuant, the nurse of the city isola-
ton hospital, who fell on the ice
and was rendered unconscious, near
the corner of Sharpe avenue and
Monroe street, Friday afternoon,
were undoubtedly due to heart fail
ure. Facts leading to that conclu-
sion were gained from an interview
with the manager of the city isola-
tion hospital at late hour last
night.
1t seems that Miss Cuant, who
has been afflicted with heart trou-
BILE for some time, left the hospital
about 10 o'clock Friday morning,
riding in the carriage to Sharpe
avenue and Monroe street, in which
yacinity she had planned to make
some calls.
She felt an attack of heart trou-
Bile coming on, and proceeded to the
steps of the vacant house. where
the accident occurred, that she
might rest and recover from the
attack. When she started out again
she became dizzy and fell on the
slippeH pavement. The force of
the fall severely bruised her face
and the forepart of her head.
report was circulated yesterday
to the effect that the young lady
may have met with foul play. Her
condition Is not serious.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

women workers Of New York. The
letter follows:
You have doubtless heard of the
shirt waist makers strike out here.
For weeks l have been so deeply
engaged in the struggle with these
striking men and women that |
have found it difficult to think of
anything else. am still in the
fight, as the strike is not yet over
There were between 10000 and
10000 out about there weeks ago.
Now there are about 5000 strikers
left, the rest having gone back, on
the union terms, with recognition of
the union. -s ~,"-
I'VE go about to the striking
shops talking to the girls (they are
overwhelmingly discouraged some
times), and give them talks, confer
with them, etc. Then we picket, go
to see employers, who ask for COM
'1nHtees- from the union; in short,
We do score of different things a
day, andsit takes all of the efficient
time of each day. Last night | went
to the night court, where our pick
cts are brought, arrested purely at
the behest of the masters. who hire
thugs to annoy them and policemen
to haul them into court when they
resent the rough treatment Of the
thugs.
Everywhere the struggle is the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

piling and base and have the O. X.
of Ralston. The question has
arisen, who juggled the plans.
Former City Commissioners Wet
eel. Witherspoon and O'Brien have
been asked to be present. They
awarded the contract for the build
ing of the fill. 1t is also probable
that the former corporation coun-
sci. l.. r, Hamblen. on whom pres
ent city officials have tried to shift
some Of the blame for changes In
the plans. will be present and tell
what he knows.
Arvid Reuterdahl, former water
commissioner. may also be asked
to teH something about the manner
in which the plans for the noto-
|rious I'LL We're handled in the office
of the city engineer, In which he
was employed when the fill plans
were finally shaped up under the
order Of City Engineer Ralston.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
DAMACESUlTS MAY
RESULT FROM
DISASTER
United Mine Workers Not
Satisfied With Mere
Investigation.
(By United Press)

CHICAGO, Jan. THAT the ILL
nois department Of the United
Mine Workers of America does not
propose to drop the Cherry mine
disaster with mere investigation
OF the causes which led up to the
fire and the responsibility for the
horror was indicated tonight in a
statement by Seymour Stadman,
the mine workers attorney, who is
preparing report for the miners
officials The coroner's jury will
announce it's verdict before the end
of this week.
Stedman declared that the seal
ing up of the mine. which has prob
ably rendered impossible the identi-
fication of most of the 80 miners
still buried there, will not prevent
the responsible persons from being
held liable for damages"
This Is taken to indicate that
hundreds of suits will follow the
return of the coroner's verdict.
Stedman said the indications
were that the coroner's jury would
establish the death of about 1870 of
the buried Cherry miners. The
deaths of the remaining victims, he
said. would have to be shown by
means of affidayitS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
MADE EPOCH
IN HISTORY OF
UNIONS

The year 1909 will go down as an
tons have been effected under the
the A. f. of l.. unions of Spokane.
1t has witnessed the organization of
three new departments.
During the year the metal trades
section of the central labor council
has been organized, as have been
the new building trades department
and the Card and Label league.
All three Of these new organiza-
tons have been Effected under the
administration of William j. Coates,
the present president of the Central
Labor council.
The records of the year show
that there has been an increase in
the membership of practically all of
the local unions. Many of the local
labor organizations have substan-
tial bank accounts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
G. 1T Y 4
IN wv S,

The sisters in charge Of the Sa-
cred Heart hospital are fearful that
the railway strike will delay their
entrance into their new building
next spring. They have lot of
machinery, electrical fixtures and
surgical equipment somewhere on
the road, tied up because of the
strike.
The Elite dye works was broken
into Friday night but nothing of
value was taken. Officer Frank
Goodwin found that the place had
been Qansacked. -
In ransacking the Italian pool
room at 22S Riverside avenue Fri
day night burglars stole $50 cigars
but left the cash register untouch.
ed. The proprietor on entering the
place yesterday morning was sur
prised to see the cigar case rifled
and the money box undisturbed
The Rev. II. G. Buss, formerly
pastor of the First Baptist church
of ColfaX, has delayed the filing OF
his 100000 damage suit against
the members Of his-old -can2rega;
ton until he returns to Spokane
from Kansas City, where he has
gone to attend. the bedside of a
sick child. He will file his action
in the federal court in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
BIG ROADS
WILL CLASH

Next Thursday night there prob
ably will be another clash before
the city council between the Hill
and Rockefeller interests over the
matter of short transfer track In
Spokane near the Schade brewery.
The Inland Empire system is ask
ing the city council for the right
to build a new transfer track to
the line of the Northern Pacific,
and the Milwaukee has opposed
the grant on sthe ground that the
proposed-traRSfer track was 4eere
ly a ruse to block the easy en-.
trance of their line into the city.
The matter caused very spir.
tied tilt between the attorneys for
the opposing lines when it first
came up, but action at that time
was delayed to permit the Mil
waukee to file the plat of it's line
into the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
ROSE PASTOR STOKES
TELLS OFSTRLKE =
millionaire Socialists Wife Writes to Gurley Flynn
Shirt-W Makers Strike + "

Rose Pastor Stokes, the well
known woman socialist and labor
leader, wife of New York's million
aire-philanthropist, is a friend of
elizabeth Gurley Flynn, the |. W..
w. leader, who has been prominent
in the street speaking fight here.
Mrs. Stokes has written the local
leader regarding her work in the
strike of the shirt waist strikers of
the metropolis.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn has given
copy of the letter to The Press
for publication. She is herself a
New York girl, and knows the work
ing conditions among the girl and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

$14,390: Stevens, from Second to
N. p, $4891; Sprague, from Madi-
son to Riverside, $10,75O; Browne,
from Front to Riverside, $11,700
190S-Alley between Main and
Riverside, from Wall to Lincoln,
$3276; alley between Front and
Main, from Washington to Stevens,
$1525; Lincoln, from Second to N.
p, $3.50; Monroe, from Second to
Main, $685.; Post, from N. P. to
Second, $5549; Wall, from N. p. to
Second, $5337; Sprague, from
Browne to Arthur, $56,495; Ninth,
from Walnut to Monroe, $15,8OO;
Monroe, from Mallon to Indiana
$4,000; First, from Washington to
Bernard, 1885; Monroe, from In
diana to Fairv.ew, $38,450;
Sprague. from Ivory to Napa, $32,-
365; Second, from Washington to
Browne, s12,995; alley between Riv-
erside and Sprague, from Browne to
100 feet west. 1926; Short Court,
from Grand to Central Court.
1909-Alley between Main and
Riverside, from Washington to
Stevens, $3.50; Stevens, from
Front to the bridge, $4,000; How
ard, from Second to Fifth, $11,675;
Third, from Monroe to Howard,
$21, 1872; Lincoln, from Riverside to
Front, $500; Post, from Second to
Fourth, $11,S54; Sprague, from
Napa to Lee, $4,000; Sixth, from
Stevens to Bernard, $S997; Third,
from Howard to Division, $32,777;
Riverside Court, from Main to Riv-
erside. $3.50; Division, from Boone
to Buckeye, $S3,6S0; Lincoln Court,
from Riverside Court to Lincoln,
| $1,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
G O N TIN u E %
r o M -
P A G F. O n f
SHYLOCKS' GRASP

articles have hsown with undeni
able proof that the money lenders
fear the courts and that their
threats are their only weapons.
BY the aid of articles appearing
in The Press and the assistance of
Mayor N. S. Pratt and Corporation
Counsel c. O. Conner, who later
joined in the fight against the
money lenders with The Press,
scores of men and women have al
ready escaped from the traps into
which the greedy parasites lead
them with alluring offers. The
mayors office is almost daily the
scene of settlement in FUR be-
tween some money lender and an
unfortunate who has been in his
power and paying excessive
amounts of interest on paltry loans
for months and sometimes years.
Before The Press started with its
exposures, these leeches had little
to fear, for the average of their vic
tins knew almost nothing Of the
laws that were made for their pro-
lection. In the last few weeks read
ers of The Press have flocked to
the offices of the mayor and the
corporation counsel, petitioning for
the assistance that was freely Of
fered for their freedom.
In three cases taken by money
lenders to the court for adjustment,
requests We're made by the defend
ants. acting under the instructions
of the corporation counsel. for bill
of particulars. Here each of the
cases ended, for to file bill of
particulars. the money lenders
would be compelled to show their
hand of lawlessness by which they
are thriving.
There should be a law passed
making 1t a penitentiary offense for
lenders of money to charge more
than legal amount of interest,"
Mayor Pratt said in discussing the
loan shark pest yesterday evening.
1T should be made an issue in the
next campaign by the representa-
tives and congressman.
Il cannot conceive of a person
much more despicable than these
men. who will prey upon the poorer
classes of men and women in the
manner that the money lenders are
shown to have done in Spokane. If
there is such thing as literal
hell, these men ought to he given
all its benefits and accommoda-
tons"
The Press has hoped by its ex-
posures of the operations of these
unprincipled grafters to rid the city
of them, by educating the people to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

Ie9S-Howard street, from River
side to the river, $4,000; Main ave-
nue., from Lincoln to Division, $67,-
533; Riverside avenue, from Mon
roe to Division STREETS, $49,S65.
lS99-Bridge avenue, from Mon.
roe to Lincoln, $577S.
l9O0-Stevens street, from Front
avenue to N. p, $4,000; Howard
street, from Riverside to N. P,
$SS56; First avenue. from Washing
ton to Madison, $40,06S Post
street, from N. P. to Wall street,
$31.772; Sprague avenue, from Mad
ison to Bernard, $46,433.
19O1-Wall street, from N. p. to
Front, $20,37S; Washington street,
from First to the bridge, $23,945.
l902-No paving.
1903-No paving.
19O4--First avenue, from Madi-
son to Walnut, $30,132; Monroe
su vet, from Bridge to Mallon, $21,-
81 Front avenue, Division to Lin
co., $56,S02; Division, from
Sprague to Ferry. $24,S51; Second
avenue, Howard to Cedar, $39, O32.
1905-Wall street, from Front to
Post, $4,000.
1906-Second, from Washington
to Howard, $10,347; alley between
Front and Main, from Stevens to
Howard, $1734: alley between Main
and Riverside, from Bernard to
Washington. $2402; alley between
Main and Riverside, from Howard
to Mill, $3.50; Washington, from
First to Second, $13,250.
1907--Browne, from Second to
Riverside, $1,000; Sprague. from
Browne to Bernard, $500; Pacific,
from Washington to Browne,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
JUGGLING FOUND
IN PLANS OF FILL

An executive session of the city
council on the Sprague avenue fill,
In an effort to try to fasten the re-
sponsibility for its collapse, will be
held next Tuesday night.
In this connection 1t Is now
charged by member of the spe-
cial committee of councilmen prob
ing the fill matter that there was
a Juggling Of the fiji plans as APP
proved by the city council and that
the original plans of the fill adopt
ed by the city fathers have been re-
moved from the files In the engi-
neer's Office and other plans sub
stituted.
The plans on file in the city en-
gineer's office do not bear the o.
X of Engineer ] c, Ralston and do
not show any piling or concrete
base, The working plans in the
possession Of Huetter 4 Zirngbill,
former ADMINISTRATORS, show the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

cts are brought, arrested purely at
nothing to do but fight ON and win
other workers to the cause; and ed
ucate. educate eudcate!
What a farce our courts ares
What administration of ,'justicel
staid till 3 this morning because
there were few of us in the court
room who had social standing"
The judge, who was like wild man
on Sunday night, was like a lamb
last night. When a few pickets Of
the leisure class" were arrested.
public opinion" was aroused; but
not so with the working girls.
There is not the same measure Of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
PEORIA GIRL ASKS 20
LICE TO FIND HER
LOVER

BLOOMINGTON. H., Jan. l.
Disappointed and heartsick be-
cause her sweetheart, Will Runck
les. failed to meet her. Miss Emma
smith OF Denver asked the police
OF Peoria to search for him. She
said they had been corresponding
and he had agreed to marry her.
She arrived according to APP
pointment, but Runckles failed to
appear and has not since been
heard from. She does not know
whether he has deserted her or is
victim of foul play. The police
are inclined to the former theory
The young woman is i'll and penni-
less. Her friends in Denver have
been notified.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
ASKS GRAIN FOR
DYING QUAILS

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, Jan. I.
State Game and Fish Commits
sioner Jesse A. Tolerton has writ.
ten farmers of Northern Missouri
asking them to distribute grain
where quail, said to be starving in
large numbers in that district, may
get it.
He promises to pay the farmers
for their trouble and the grain.
Many of the birds are dying, Mr..
Tolerton has been informed, be-
cause of the ice and snow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
HOW SP0KANE'S STREETS
HAVE BEEN PAVED ANl
WHAT COST HAS BEEN

history OF street building forms interesting
lor study Now that the city is just entering into what
De termed construction, the subject
becomes the absorbing paving projects
brownies addition and the
1t Will be
street Improvement s men toned
Hundreds will he to
just at what time the different streets of the city paved
the cost OF such
he FACTS has been
me following figures gives the improved
.ime OF
me city has IA miles
compiled by r, j. Schmid checked Fleming.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

their manners of securing and Keep
ing unfortunates in their power; of
their bounding process in making
collections, that are known to have
driven men and women to despera-
ton and to self destruction. The
Press feels that it has almost real
lied it's purpose. 1t will be salts.
fled of having fully realized it be-
fore it's fight against the money
lenders Is ended.