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Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

At least once in the administration in HaVerl1ili the mayor has done this under the very general power granted to him by the words general super vision with the result not only that the alderman whose order was thus overrruled was humiliated and his fn- fiuence in his department weakened but also his confidence loyalty and zeal received a rebuff- The intent of the charter was absolutely plain,-its provisions, bylaws, regulations should be so clearly drawn that there could be no question on the matter,-as here stated: The general supervision of the mayor makes him acquainted with the working of every department; gives him authority to remedy any neglect in any department; endows him with power to consult with. and to summon for consultation or advice, any official or any head of any department; and places him in a dignified relation to every department or branch of muni- cipal service. Each alderman, holding responsibility for the efficiency of his department, but making full report or all his doilrgs to the municipal council as a whole, should have no interfer- ence in his conduct of his department except by the refusal of the council to approve such conduct Personal diff fertnce of opinion between the mayor and any alderman in regard to any matter within the province of the alderman should not be decided by any autocratic decision of the mayor but by the judgment of the municipal council as a deliberative body. It would surely be inconsistent to with hold the power of veto from the mayor and yet allow him the privilege of ab rogating or reversing the action of an alderman within the department over which he is head.
 Haverhill, Jan ', 1911.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

If we do not need any more law in Connecticut, there is no one who will deny that a stricter observance of many good laws cosIld possibly do no harp
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

It has not occurred to the world that the solemnest appearing man may just be smile suppresser.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

An open winter is made the more pleasant because there are so many citizens in every place who act as if they thought 1t was against the law to shovel snow off the walks
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

It looks as if King Manuel of Por- tugal would not discover that a king Is happier off his throne than on it, until he gets back.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

The fact that the two dollar bill is not popular with women leads to the statement that politicians have always found 1t to be most useful
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

It is wise plan not to expect too much of the legislature if you would escape being sorely disappointed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10
THE REVELATION TODAY.

If the senatorial claims of the Me Lean faction are correct the election of a United States senator will be settled today without much contro- versy.
 As they make their caHVass the matter sfands as follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

The republican speaker of the house has just as good chance to make a lasting name for himself as Governor Baldwin has
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

If we all hope that the legislature will do its best we may psychoIogi- cally assist in procuring the best re- suits
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

The aviators have decided that it does not pay to skylark with the zephyrs; and this looks like sound sense.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10
CITIES THAT HAVE DOUBLED THEIR POPULATION.

There are g towns and cities in the country that have more than doubled their population since 1900. These as follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

There were 104 legal executions in this country last year; and A lynch ings showed that the people favor des- patch in the punishment of crime.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Happy thought for today: The day of revelation is not a sad day for ev- erybody.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

In New York even the nursing bot ties are discovered to be below stand ard measure. A cheat knows no limit.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10
Dreary Waitfno.

The chap who lives on the strength of what he used to be has to wait a long time for the second table,-Chi- cago Journal
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10
Is No Piker.

John D. is about to have a s15oo. 900 chapel erected to himself. Which is our notion of extreme modesty.-MiI- waukee Sentinel.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

You may perhaps have noticed that the expected dark horse is the one that shows up rather infrequently.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

The legislature that knows what not to do makes repute for little wis., dom if it does not know anything else.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

The legislative mileage of the Yer mont legislature is regarded as some thing worth calling attention to.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

By the Lynn charter aldermen are elected each for some definite division of city work While the Hayerhill charter did not require this, it fortu- nately happened in the first election that each of the aldermen was es- pecially fitted for the department ove- which he was placed. In this respect, however, I think the Lynn charter safer For instance it would be idle to expect valuable direction in the department of accounts and finance from one wholly inexperienced in such matters, however excellent might be his qualifications in other respects. The attention of the voters, therefore, should be called to this qualification as desirable in the candidate. They then may measure the man for his es- pecial department in the administra- ton as we'll as for his value in the broad work of the municipal counci. as a deitberative body. Again, the power of the mayor as an overseer of the whole should be very carefully de . fined. He has not the power of veto over any vote passed by the municipal council, nor should he have power ex- cept under very carefully drawn def1- milton, to annul an order given within @ department by the aldermanic head of that department.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-10

had no previous service in municipal office. His experience as a builder seemed to fit him for the department of which he is the head. He holds the presidency of one of the cooperative banks of the city, and has a sound reputation for honesty and frankness. Under his direct responsibility are the public buildings, their repairs, their in surance, the janitors and custodians except of school buildings, the charge and care of polling places, and the in vestigation of all claims made against the city except such as arise from the laying out, widening or altering of streets
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
TWO TO ONE FOR THE RAILROAD BILL
Test Came Last Night the Legislature Minority Report the
Exact Vote Being 27 to 6IB Ordered to Third Reading and
Will Be Passed Today

and the debate waXed warm for more
than two hours. Among those who spoke
in favor of the majority report were Mr.
Bean of Newport Mr.. Dart of SPRING
field, Mr.. Wright of Westminster Mr.
Martin of Brookline, Mr. Calderwood of
st. Johnsbury, Mr.. Hayes of Goshen, Mr.
Getchell of Charleston and Mr.. Fletcher
of Cavendish. The latter said the only
question was the taking of the property
of one concern for the use of another
for the public benefit and good. He
thought the committee should be sup
ported. Mr.. Peck of Burlington, Mr..
Amey of Brighton and Mr.. Gllett of
Richmond spoke in favor of the mi
nority report. On the motion of Mr..
Peck to substitute the minority report
for the majority Mr. Amey called for the
yeas and nays, and the result was 127
to 81 against the minority report. Even
the friends of the Boston e. Maine were
surprised at the size of the majority.
Following the rejection of the mi
nority report several amendments pre-
sented by the majority of the committee
were adopted and the bill was ordered
to a third reading viva voce. One of the
new amendments provides that the Bos-
ton & Maine shall begin its work of con-
struction within six months and com
plete it within two years.
Every Windham county member pres
ent voted against the minority report.
Baldwin of Dummerston, Covey of Graf
ton and Thomas of Guilford were the
only absentees.
The employers liability bill intro
duced by the judiciary committee, was
taken up in the morning and Cory Of
Montpelier moved to strike out all after
the enacting clause and substitute the
so-called Gordon bill, drawn by Senator
Gordon. a more drastic measure and
more favored by the labor men. De-
bate lasted all the morning and on
roll call just before noon che amend
ment was defeated, 11S to 81 Discussion
was resumed in the afternoon, and when
n roll call on the main question was
pending the railroad bill was taken up
as n special order.
The committees report on the bill is
published on page s.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
SAVINGS BANK INSURANCE.

The savings bank insurance experiment
shows remarkable results in Massa-
chusetts after a trial of two years.
The insurance departments were estab-
lished in two banks one in Whitman
and the other in Brockton, both shoe
manufacturing centres where there are
many people of small means who would
naturally apply for insurance offered at
a minimum rate and safeguarded with
the states guarantee. The two banks
now have outstanding insurance of ST.
100000, and in one the increase in the
amount of premium income as compared
with the first yeap was 1929 per cent and
in the other 1869. a satisfactory dlivi-
dend has been declared on monthly pre-
MUM policies.
The main achievement of savings bank
insurance, however, according to re-
cent public report, has been mot the
business transacted by the banks, but
its force in compelling the great indus
trial insurance companies to make a re-
duction of about 20 per cent in their rates
and in other respects to greatly liberalize
their policies" This, 1t is estimated,
means saving which will soon amount
in Massachusetts, alone to about a mil
lion and a half dollars a year. 1t is cal
culated by the officers of the system that
the rates now charged by the largest in
dustrial insurance companies on their
weekly premium policies are 81 per cent
higher than was the net cost of the saw
ings bank monthly premium policies In
the first year of the experiment, and
no I,n DO
of economy between the two methods
has been even larger; while the rates
charged by the Industrial companies be-
fore this movement was inaugurated were
such as to make the difference between
the cost of the two methods as much as
55la per cent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
AGAINST CONSERVATION.

An attack on the conservation policies
inaugurated by the Roosevelt administra-
tion, more serious, probably than any
heretofore made, will be contained in an
appeal next week to the Supreme Court
of the United States to declare unconsti-
tutional the creation of the big forest
reservations of the West Failure to win
on this proposition is not to end the cam
paign of the ti-conservationists. They
have prepared to fight a step further
against the alleged independence of the
forest reserva tion from the state laws,
on the theory that the federal govern
ment in creating them holds the land
merely as a big land proprietor and not
with any popularity of sovereignty. The
fight over the conservation policies of
the government has arisen out of the at
tempt of the United States to enjon Fred
Light, a cattleman, from allowing his
cattle "to trespass" on the Holy Cross
forest reserve in Colorado Despite
Lights claim that the forma ton of the
reserve without the consent of the state
was in violation of the federal constitu-
tion, and that action for trespass could
not be maintained under the Colorado
laws unless the land in question had been
fenced, the circuit court of the United
States for the district of Colorado issued
the Injunction. The case was appealed
to the Supreme Court of the United
States 1t has been advanced for oral ar
gument on Monday, Jan. %. The state OF
Colorado has joined in the fight against
the federal government
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
SENATOR LODGE REELECTED.

Henry Cabot Lodge was elected for his
fourth term as United States senator
from Massachusetts on Tuesday. getting
li6 votes on a joint ballot of the legisla-
ture that required 40 to elect Two
Democratic senators. Curley and Murray,
both of Boston, voted for Lodge. Nc
lnerneY, Democratic representative, of
Boston, was the only member of the
legislature who did not vote S. L. Whip
pie, the Democratic nominee, received
121 and ~ scattering votes We're cast
Henry f. Lippitt Republican, has been
elected senator from Rhode Island to sue
ceed Nelson W. Aldrich and ex-Gov.
Mclean has been chosen in Connecticut
to succeed Senator Bulkeley The New
York legislature is in a deadlock over its
senatorial election, eX-Lieut. Gov. Shee-
han, Democrat, lacking but few votes
of election.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Former Governor Folk of Missouri, who
addressed the Y. M. G. A. meeting in
Springfield, Mass, Sunday, said some
things about reform that were we'll worth
remembering. Mr.. Folk is a sensible and
level headed man, as he demonstrated
while governor of Missouri, and he fails
to see civic reform coming through men
who cry, 10 here! and 10 there!" He
says reform must come through the ac-
tlon of the individual citizens. The pub
lie conscience of the country has been
awakened, and now men must not go to
sleep and consider the work done. Every
man must stand for what he believes to
be right. In this way, and this way
only, can true reform be brought about
and maintained.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

Scores in game during the past week
Billards-Dr. C. r. Aldrich 12O, e. II.
Crane 60; e. L. Perry 120, L. II. Miller
20; Il. e. Perry 100, c, A. Harris SO; IL.
E. Brasor So, Dr. Thomas Rice 60; G,
e. Graffam 60, Houghton Severans So,
GRAHAM winning on handicap; C. E. Graf
fam 60, H. e. Brasor 60, GRAHAM win
ming on handicap, a. E. Wood lis, Dr.
A. L. Pettee SO; ]. w. lizard 100, c. A
McRae A; DIR. A. L. Pettee 80, j. W.
lizard 90, Pettee winning on handicap.
Pool-A. S. Thompson S5, c. A. McRae
80; II. f. Harris 60, d. Cowles 40; DR.. II.
p. Greene IS, w. A, Shumway "a; ]. w.
lizard S5, DR., F. r. Newell 60; j. W.
lizard IS, DR.. C. F. Barber 30; DR.. G. F..
Barber so. W. o. Cooley 6l, Barber win
ming on handicap; C. II. Fox 110, NJ M
Tucker "a,
Fox has won his class in pool.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
PRIMARY ELECTIONS ABOUT 1912.

a primary elections bill was introduced
into the legislature two years ago, but it
died from inanition. This year another
measure, designed to allow the people
to speak directly for themselves, ran
the gantlet of the House, but on being
reconsdered was killed by a fairly mar
row margin. The effort made in behalf
of the proposed law this year was well
worth while from an educational stand
point. The primary elections idea is
gaining steadily in strength in the state
and it requires no prophetic eye to see
that eventually Vermont will have a law
of this kind Judging from the rate of
progress being made the law is due to
be enacted in 1912. The burden of the
argument this year against the measure
was that it gave the larger towns an on
portunty to combine and to control the
elections to state and county offices. This
was on the rather far-fetched assump-
ton that the people in the large towns
would all think alike and would vote as a
unit.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
eRArrLEeoRo PERSONAL

Mrs. julius j. Estey will go Tuesday
to Great Darlington to attend the OBJ
servance of the 10th anniversary of the
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Kar-
ner. From there she will so to New
York to visit Mrs E. ]. Post a few days,
Rev. Father NJ. j. Carmody went yes
terday to Bennington, and tomorrow he
will sail from New York for South Am
erica on account of his health. He will
make a brief visit in Brazil and Argen-
tina and will go through the strait OF
Magellan to Chile, stopping at Valparaiso
until April.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
Montpelier. Jan. 10, 1911


On vote this evening to substitute the
minority report of the House legislative
committee on the Vermont Valley Rail
road companys charter, for right to build
a double track railroad from South Yer
non to Brattleboro, the amendment was
beaten 127 to 81.
This vote was fairly indicative of the
strength of advocates and opposi-
ton of the bill, an its passage by a ma
jority of more than two to one is as
sured this afternoon.
The railroad bill came up by special
order on the question of third reading
at 2.3O this afternoon.
Mr.. Peck of Burlington moved to sub
stitute the amendment proposed in the
minority report for that offered by the
majority and the debate on that lasted
all the afternoon.
Amey of Brighton opened the debate
for the Central Vermont interests and
made a strong plea, taking up the legal,
ethical and engineering aspects of the
case
Stafford of Brattleboro and Babbitt of
Rockingham made strong pleas for the
majority report and when Amey under
took to question Mr.. Stafford the speaker
reminded him that the House was not a
court and that more regard for the pro-
prieties must be observed.
DIR. Bryant of Ludlow also made a
brief speech IN taNor Oh the majority
report.
The arguments varied little from those
made before the railroad committee.
Debate was not closed when the after
noon session ended and an evening ses-
sion was called at 7.30.
The Senate took a recess this after
noon to listen to the House debate
In the course of the debate DR.. Bryant
of Ludlow inquired If it were not true
that Mr. Amev was an attorney of the
Grand Trunk. Replying to that Mr..
Amey said he was their attorney at Is
land Pond and had been for some years,
but he thought he was able to act fairly
in the matter and that he was defend
ing this corporation property as he would
defend his own.
The evening session drew a large crowd
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

The show of the association of licensed
automobile manufacturers is now being
held in New York city and the cars eX-
hibited range in price all the way from
$3.50 to $4,000. There are nine different
makes of cars selling for less than $1,000,
and the man with $1,000 to $500 to spend
has opportunity to make his selection
from IS different makes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

Chairman Crumpacker Of the House
census committee has introduced his bill
for reapportionment of the House, fixing
membership at 433 instead of S91. Ratio of
population is 211,SOO No state will lose a
representative, while among the gains will
be New York six, Massachusetts two, and
California three
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

The bill to increase the salary of the
attorney general of Vermont to $4,000 still
slumbers somewhere in Montpelier. 1t
would be a rather peculiar, situation
to pay the attorney general larger
salary than the chief justice of the Yer
mont supreme court receives.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
State Of Ohio, City of Toledo,

LUCAS 1OuHty. 5S
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner OF the firm OF f. ]. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City OF To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid. and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9th day OF December,
A. ID. 1886.
(Seal.) AW. GLEASON,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Send for
F. j. CHENEY g. CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
tion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
Gbr @)ermunt 4lbcnlt.
TEN PAGES
BRATTLEBORO,
FRIDAY, JANUARY 90, 1911.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
GO MORTGAGES 90
THAYER 4 GALE,
Minneapolis. MINI.
NOTICE

In accordance with previous notices by
us, stating that the existence Of the
sons to take up the occupations men
toned in Mr.. Thompson's will. and that,
by the overcrowding Of these occupa-
tions, the benefits intended by him would
women In Brattleboro who are earning
their living and belong to the class
which the testator had In mind will re-
ceive Just as much benefit from this
fund by staying out OF these occupations
as they will by entering them, and THAI
women who are now sewing and employ
benefit IL from time to time they take
other occupa tions or find it necessary to
leave town In order better their con-
LAURENCE MINoT,
RICHARDS NJ. BRADLEY.
Trustees.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
BUY A LOT NOW

Do not wait until spring, l have good
lots in good location, from $3.50 to $4,000.
DO you want to buy a farm or trade for
a house in the village? If you do send
me a description of it and what you
desire to trade for.
/ have new cottage house on good
street, rooms all hard wood finish, bath,
hot and cold water, electric lights and
furnace. There is a good sized lot. Can
be bought now for $2S0O. Come and see
this house In office Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday evenings.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
FOR SALE
The ToWnShend Inn

Located in the beautiful village of Town
shend, vt, seventeen miles from Brattle-
boro, seventeen miles from Londonderry and
the same distance from Bellows Falls, on
the West River Railroad.
This hotel was built ten years ago, with
all the modern Improvements throughout.
1t has twenty-three sleeping rooms, wide
piazzas on three sides of the house, new
barn and large garden, never-failing run
ming water to both house and barn.
The property will be sold in the next
sixty days, those wishing to purchase in
quire of ]. H. WARE or H. w. SANDERS,
Townshend, Vermont.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

10y houkkeeper with 3
w years experience. Oifice work and type
writing included. Address IS" y Cark st.
Bratt leboro. 2-tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
FOR SALE
Secondhand Weber Square Piano.
|. H. BARBER.
MILL FOR SALE.

Fifty five horsepower water mill situated
at WlnhaIl Station in the town of So. London
derry, consisting of all necessary machinery
for the manufacture of lumber. Also hand
turning lathe, shingle mill. band saw, bench
saws and cider mill Address, G. A. CASTLE,
S. Londonderry, VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

DOR SALE-Cream of Fresh Lemons,
a a new invoice now on sale at "A Ell
iot Street. 3-1W
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

WIANTED-Boys and girls to earn
w guns, watches, cameras, talking ma
chimes and other premiums which l give
for a few hours work. Catalogue free.
G. e. MANSFIELD, +. O Box 9S Read
ing, Mass 3-5
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

DOR SALE-Corn fodder oat straw and
- hay; Address &. II. WALKER, Vest
minister, VT. 523
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
dQanled.

" ANTED. Live poultry and strictly fresh
w eggs. EVANS BROS. TOwnshend. VT.
XIANTED-Pastry cook at HOAD-
w LEY'S RESTAURANT. 3-1w
WIANTED-Party would buy a fur or
w fur lined coat; state size and price,
also condition. Box S, Brattleboro.