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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
A Thrilling Incident in ChampI.in
seafarine Life Recalled.
To the Editor of the Free Pr.ss.

To the Editor Of the Free Press:
1t Is IS years ago to-day since one of
the most thrilling incidents recorded in
the seafaring life OF Lake Champlain oc-
CURED at nearly the south end Of the
breakwater. The Thermometer was below
zero and bowling gale ragged over the
lake. soon after noon the schooner, Cen
eral Butler, loaded with stone. was seen
approaching this port She was COM
manded by Captain Montgomery and had
SIX other souls on board, two of them be-
ing ladies. AS she approached the north
end of the breakwater and while still
some distance out, her wheel gave way
and she began drifting rapidly to the
south and toward the breakwater and
"hiIe about opposite the center dropped
her anchor, but still drifted until a little
way beyond the southern lighthouse
where she struck and all hands made
haste to land on the breakwater. SO tre-
mendous was the force of the water, that
with each succeeding wave the schooner
would be actually sent higher than the
breakwater and alternately sinking.
Each plunge in the trough OF the sea
would seem to he the last. To land on
the breakwater the members of the party
were ODnpeu 10 jump IRON tne SCHOOIti
when It was on the crest Of the wave,
and the undertaking required a leap of
some Is feet on to a mass of large. rough
stones covered with Ice. All however
made the perilous essay with little or no
injury. Tho last to make his escape and
a narrow one 1t was, was Captain Mont
gomery. He jumped when the boat was
on the crest Of the waves and as the wave
recedcd the schooner went to the bottom
This was about $3.50 o'clock in the after
non.
The party, though having so narrowly
escaped a sudden and violent death, We're
even now in far from envable predica-
ment. They were already drenchcd to the
skin and chilled to the marrow, and so
violent was the gale that almost every
wave dashed over the break water. giving
the unfortunate party a fresh ducking
every moment But help was al hand.
At this iuncture. Mr.. James Wakefield.
! with a courage and humanity worthy of
all praise, accompanied by one Of his
| sons, John, rowed out to the breakwater
and rescued the lives of the whole party
| of seven 1t furnished occasion for a dis
| play OF fortitude and courage seldom
| equalled on the lake. Seven lives had
| been saved by two stalwart, courageous
! and valiant men. one a mere boy. There
was no Royal Humane society to deck
| their breasts with well deserved medals,
| but their heroic deed should never be
forgotten. A big steamer lay at the dock
with steam up, but nothing indicated the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

gect 10 sucn tax, and yet the farmers OF
'ermont, through thar conservatives,
'oteo 10 reject n measure that II enacted
nv Jaw would compel John d. Rookie
u ne made million dollars In n
W pay at least a pittance of 1t for
cement OF the public veal. more
o"'e'i'plin'e picture than this rejection
'erihoht Legislature of the income
,'N amendment is not to be found in the
history OIL American legislation mere
pc w" III the hands of Wall street Is the
''noi', OF to-day. nor has she as yet
9"o"h sufficient manhood to even pro-
.cSt against the play of the special in
terests.
"Sa>n' what an illustration OF Yer
"o' intnhood and Intelligence was the
III the last session of the Legisla-
''e dlrect primary bill by the cir
VI inc lobby's silly yarn that
s 'es 'SIation would curtai the power
"e niue town. The political boss
""Vt"er IN Vermont, New York or Chi
'"So' sroWl9 at the mere mention of the
""rd primary" and because he does
Is an all sufficient reason for It's accent
ancc. But If Vermont is IN have n State
WIDE direct primary law tbcn must tho
pan 'o'er De on his guard for no matter
"o" pronounced the sentiment of the
pe"P'e Tor such law may be- the lobby
N"i 40 its utmost to accomplish It's de-
i,"'' pe the means fair or foul She peo-
PIE Vi vermont should ever bear in mind
'."t corrupt practices act was defeat
eu py its present Legislature. n fact that
ulS'inctly reflects the states existing
pohtical conditions BE on your guard.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
WHO WILL BUILD.
"WITNESS.'
December ~.

(From the orleans County Monitor
The Monitor expects to see "a cross
State railroad built from North Troy to
Waterbury or Montpelier. and further to
Rutland. in the not distant future, but
cannot undertake the announcement that
the Central Vermont or Grand Trunk
railroad is likely to build the North Troy
to Waterbury link If we are rightly in
formed. the Canadian Pacific railroad
own the only existing charter for a rail.
road from North Troy up the Missisquoi
river valley and it would hardly be ex-
pected that the Legislature would give
charters without number for railroads
over this route. It is not probable either
that the Canadian Pacific would sell their
charter to its rival the Grand Trunk.
If the road is built from North Troy
south and across our State, as we be-
lieve 1t will he, 1t will probably be built
by the Canadian Pacific or some road
with which the great Canadian road is in
harmony. While the Monitor IS not fully
Informed in the matter and has not been
in close touch with the situation it Won
ders If the committee made up from the
various towns along the proposed route
! from North Troy to Waterbury may not
! be counting the wrong railroad officials.
AS to the value of a railroad TO this
section of the State much has been said
and it has been clearly demonstrated that
Ii would ne of great benefit to the indus
trial development of the towns through
which it would run. 1t has been further
shown by conservative figures that the
road from the standpoint Of a paying
proposition ought to make good because
Of the immense amount of local freight
1t would handle. The Monitor also be-
lieves 1t would get surprising amount
OF passenger business If anything like
good connections are had at North Troy
and Morrisville.
From Orleans county and a share at
least of Franklin county this would be the
most direct route to Montpelier and other
Central Vermont towns and If the road
should be continued to Rutland 1t would
provide a channel for passenger and
freight traffic that would add material
ly to the development o, Vermont both
within her own borders and with her
neighbors at the south.
! This cross-State road ought to be built
! and unquestonably will be built in the
near future and we believe ii will be a
/ profitable venture for the capital invest
| ed in this road.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
VERMONT NOTES.

The Ludlow Wooden Mills company,
which until five years ago manufactured
wooden cloth in Ludlow. is to be succeed
/ ed soon by the Halford Yarn company,
| stock for which has already been sub
scrihed. Worsted yarn Is to be manufac-
tured. 1t is estimated that from 30 to 90
hands will be employed.
Charles Edward Sturges. aged 6s years,
"A prominent odd Fellow and Grand Army
/ man. died at his home in Brattlcboro Sun
! day morning. He enlisted In September,
1856. in Company T.. 9Th regiment of Con-
nect!cut volunteer infantry. For nearly
O. years he had been treasurer of Wan
ta.tiquet Lodge of Odd Fellows of Brat
tlchoro.
Deputy Secretary of State Rawson w.
Nlrick and A. G.. 'Theriault. his assis-
tant in the secretary of states office at
Montpelier, have found the following
notation in the birth and death returns
from Wallingford for November, 1851.
"Jcrathcl Doty, aged 9S years. months
and l. days, one of Lafayette's body
guard home to France, wounded by a
bail through "A vertabrae of the loins on
a privateer off the coast Of Maine. Last
Revolutionary patriot Of the country"
Carelessness In the handling of candy
and food are believed 10 have been the
cause Of the death from typhoid fever of
l0-year-old Annie Beaudry at her home
IN pittsford, and also that of Mrs Ii
notify Mccullough. besides the illness of
sin other persons all members of the
B,aUdry and Mccullough families. John
Mccullough. Jr, returned from Mont
real IN with the disease, which had not
reached a stage preventing him from be-
ms about the streets and he is said
to have given the Beaudry child some
candy Two other members OF the Rcau-
dry family are now recovering from the
disease and the father. A. Boaudry. has
been taken to the hospital NJ Proctor,
Besides John Mccullough Jr, who re-
covered his wife and father are improv-
| ing Because the typhoid has shown it,
self only in these two families, the ORR
gin of the cases is believed to be GER
/ tain.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
A COMING TARIFF REPORT.

1t Will be worth while to keen an
eye out for the report of the tariff
board. What the gentlemen consti-
tuting that board say about the wool
schedule will have more than a little
TO do with the personnel as well as
the outcome of the presidential cam
paign. And tho day of their report
ing cannot be far off
The President is already in possess
sion of a summary Of Investigations
which should prove an Immediate fore
runner of the report If the board
recommends a substantial reduction
of the wool schedule, it will be enough
vindication of the Taft policies and
sufficiently popular out working of
tie tariff machinery for which he is
held responsible to take the teeth out
OF Taft's present tariff unpopularity
and insure his denomination by the
Republican party. Al least It would
Put the President before the country
~ iHOfO favorable light
This tariM board as most OF us re-
member Wan created by the Payne
hior'cA tsr'r law; as a lame apology
Tor not following President Tsft's ad-
vice In I've matter o: a .arir commits
s!on. As Substitute to- ar expert
'arin commission which shoulG study
prices and ,ahoi hare aud abroad and
report to Congress from time 20 time
suggesting notifications schedule by
schedule as conditions should neccss,-
tate o change, this tarin board q n
weak. clipped winged Thing. The
neld OF Its researches is limited to the
difference between the price of labor
at home and abroad. and tho limit
Of Its power is reached when it has
reported to the President As COM
pared with anything we have snown
in the past 1t is a real advance
The tariff question is too big and
complicated to bc settled in a do.-
matte manner, bn: sg to tha I'D
sought, everyone win aGra-. W. ere
all trying TO set business out az roll
tics and pc! ,it.cs Dui - tariff
irE. "heShoc or not a ho.ra o: ex-
pcrts 10 ;'sst tsrif questions In "A
scicntinc asa juai',.i manner win &C.
'omplsh thiE CD ~ point upon
Nt'ch v"s-onso.a men ma. diner. Blu;
IN" fat remains thai It In the ONLY
d. C" ;hup 's' E"ooas-d which, at
'1npts 70 ming ab,u. the desirsd END
s"y mesnq short Of wlping out the
;";!W 0niigcly ana 30 !oP'nS al lis &C
knowledgsd benefits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

slightest attempt at rescue. An interest
ing story could be written about this in
cident. The most of the above facts can
be found in the Free Press's apreciative
narrative at the time, but no notice Of
the event was seen in print again until
It's 9th anniversary in 1903, when let
ter recalling the heroic incident was writ
ten by Ex-Governor Barstow and printed
in the Free Press. No further notice
of the rescue was given In print until
December IL, 1909, in the Boston Sunday
Globe. One of the staff of that paper
was writing up his series of stirring Sea
rs,es" and hearing Of Mr.. Wakefield
came to this city to make up one of his
series.
1t proved q most brilliant and thrilling
narrative II showed that Mr.. Wakefield
in the course of his eventful and coura-
geous life had been the hero of many
another heroic life-saving episode. soon
after this was published, few gentle
men in Burlington interested themselves
in obtaining for Mr.. Wakefield life
saving medal from the Carnegie hero
fund When the matter was laid before
the managers they expressed the great
est admiration and appreciation of the
heroic act of the two Wakehelds and
, asked for more details. When they found
that the occurrence took place in 1876
they expressed the greatest regret that
the rules Of their society did not permit
any recognition of acts of heroism trans
piring before the organization of their
society, which was many years after
1876. About the same time a few gentle
men tried to secure for young Mr.. Wake
field an appointment as lighthouse-ke keeper
but the officials Of the transportation
company did not wish to do anything
that would tend to remove the present
efficient official, and so the matter was
dropped.
"WITNESS."
| Dpcpmhpr 10
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
COURTEOUS.

"'iis unable to find seat on the over
cio"ueu train, n large woman went into
we smoking car and sat down by the
door.
ne man next 70 her. absorbed in his
newspaper kept on smoking.
/ was foolish enough to e,,nroso " cot,
she glowerins at him, that some Of tho
" III "e'e' at least, were gentlemen"
"iuoh me- madam" he answered,
p'HtcIy oirering her cigar-Housekeep-
err
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

II there are some peoplo who are
trying to organize movement in
Vermont against President Taft. as
animated in a Boston paper it Is well
TO know where the State stands.
Nobody should be afraid to come out
IL the open. especially if he believes
me people are in reality with him. in
opposition 10 the President.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
SEQUEL WANTED.

II see" says the man with the GRO
cheted cravat, that the secretary of ag-
rlcuture has published a valuable pam
phlet on How to Prepare the Cheaper
Cuts of Meat
Yes, read about that" answers the
thoughtful man, Il wish he'd get out a
companion pamphlet on How to Procure
the Cheaper Cuts of Meat That would
be really helpful.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

me present Metropolitan opera house
on Hroadway New York, is to be aban-
dohed and another, the most costly in
'h' world. will he erected north of the
Grand central station, facing in two
sac streets and probably in Lexington
avenue and the extension of Park
avenue.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

Fancy creamery butter has been ad-
vanced at Chicago to 81 cents with 81 re-
fused for carload lots. Retailers are ask
ing 40 to 80 cents, the highest in % years,
Pension system which Standard OH
and It's subsidiaries have had in force for
a number of years and which affects 70.
COO employees will be in no wise altered by
recent dissolution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

In Wow of the fact that barrow
took $4,000 for defending the Nc
Namaras. though he knew of their
guilt it is natural that union men
where that fund of 100000 went
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

II has been Officially determined
that the battleship Maine was blown
" by an explosive administered "N-
formally. Uncle sam was fully salts
give the little pou 4 spanking.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
WANTED.

When you want anything, advertise
in the new special column of this
paper. Some bargains are offered
there this week which it will pay you
20 read about See page two. This
paper has more than $4,000 readers
every week and one cent a word will
reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

James r. GARFIELD, secretary OF me In"
terror under Roosevelt, SAYS: Taft VIII
no; get the Ohio delegation 20 the rc-
publican national convention. La Toilette
,ill get majority OF ohio delegates
and Taft will not be nominated 70"
president. II nominated believe he could
no. be elected"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

Clifford Pnchot now glories in the
announcement that he hopes to form
third political party in the United
States. We recall that the first in
timation in this direction came while
Mr.. Pinchot was visiting Mr.. Roosc-
welt abroad.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

social science lecturer in Boston
asserts that women should do the
proposing. Well they do sometimes
forgotten that the gentler sex are
experts in the gentle art of diplomacy.
whenever Cupid is umpire.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
IIME TO ESCAPE

me flaywrisht-Ah. the audience Is
calling for the author.
The House Manager-I hear EN-. but
you can get out through the alley and
I'll Aold EN- back while you beat It,
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
BEHIND TIME.

What Is the matter with this rail
way" asked one irate passenger. Tint
train is three or four hours overdue
Think Of me-" said the stockholder
land have patience. Its dividends are
three or four years overdue. w ASKING
ton star
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

THE New England division of states
Is the only one showing an excess OF
females" Statistics like looking
glasses do not nattcr.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
ENTRllNIE TEMpER

Bangs is a very ill-tempered man. I
hear"
$50 ill-tempored that he won't ride in
ANYTHING but = sulky."-l}ait!morc AMER,
lean
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A man always wins fght-'n his MIND
The iucp.cman!ac seams t. take things
for granted.
Rill collectors seldom dun as they
would be done by,
IT'S nwru!ly hard to hietreck people
y3n dor't like.
But beautiful houses Go not necessarily
make beautiful home3.
How Easy Il Is to think you would head
the list of philanthropists u you only
had tho money!
Some women knov things by intuition
And some others get next by having hus-
bands VINO talk in their sleep.
New York Globe,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

what's that racket out there
That's Eide. He's chased your funny
hst VA tla hall tree
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

Terms--s1. 90 Year. In Advance.
DAILY by mail $500 n ycnr In advance.
RATE IN CANADA.
DAILY. .. $500 n year in advance.
FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Publishers, burlington, We.
BURLINGTON. THURSDAY, DEC. a.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-28

Run down by the L. S. lighthouse
tender Kukui, off Kaunakakai, near
the island of Molokai, last night in
the darkness, the little island schoon-
er Moi Wahine narrowly escaped Sc
lious disaster Only the fact that the
iron steamer struck the schooner
glancing blow saved the Moi Wahine
from probable destruction.
As it was, no serious damage was
done, and the schooner arrived and
anchored off port at noon today. The
Kukui came into the harhor early this
morning, but news of the accident has
been kept with the utmost secrecy.
Ohlcers on board the vessel this
morning rot only refused to give out
any of INC facts. bit Capt Erigef
denied that there had been any trou-
BILE. Members of the crew, however
reluctantly told of what might easily
have been a tragedy.
The accident happened, 1t appears
about midnight last night, when the
Kukui was on her way to Honolulu
from off the Molokai coast From all
accounts obtainable. the Kukui ant
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-28
ASKS FRANCHISE
ON H|LO STREETS

Senator Makekau of Hawaii intro
duccd bill in the Senate this morn
ing providing for the granting of a
franchise for a street railway in Hilo
The franchise Is asked in the name
of Leland S. Conncss who is editor
of the Hawaii Herald, and w u. John
son of Hilo, for the district of South
Huo. The life of the franchise is 20
he fifty years from the date OF ap-
proval.
The line is to run from the new
wharf at Reeds Bay, along Front
street to Waianucnuc street, up Wal
anuenue for three and one-half miles
from a mile on the Puma side Of Wal
akea Mil along Volcano street 70
Bridge street. from Bridge to Waia-
nuenue street: from the corner of PIT
man and Waianuenue streets to Wal
naku road and out Wainaku road to
Ifonolii gulch,
Work is to start within two years
after the grant Of the franchise. ana
| il is provided that at that time S2OuOo
must have been expended or contract
ed for to prove good faith on the part
of the promoters The terms OF the
franchise are generally along that OF
the Rapid Transit company, only says
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-28
BILL TO SHEAR CAMPBELL OF
0NE TITLE GIVEN FAVORABLE
RECOMMENDATION in HOUSE

future as are in force at present. The
committee report was accepted
The bin accepting the gift of VIII
liam G. Irwin to the Territory of
certain lands at Waikiki was favor
ably reported on by the public lands
committee. The same committee rec
commended the passage of Castles belt
road bill
The finance committee reported ia
vorably the hill to appropriate $l15,-
600 for the repair and reconstruction
of the judiciary building Of Honolulu
Tavares' bill to repeal the special
stamp tax did not fare so well, how
ever The committee recommended
that it be tabled and the report was
adopted.
Cockctts bill raising the salaries ol
all Maui county officers except that
of the supervisors passed third read
ing The total raise is from $500 t.
$10,S0O.
Bills introduced.
II r. 99-By Coney An act t'
amend Revised Laws relating to mar
rjago certificates and records.
II r. 100 BY Tavares. An act tt
encourage diversified industries eS
emptlng grape lands from property
taxes for five years after January ]
1913.
H. r. tO1-By Mahoe. An act t.
amend Revised Laws relating to is
suance of bonds by the city and Coun
ty Of Honolulu
II. y. 1O2 -- BY Cockett An ac
amending Revised Laws relating t.
merchandise licenses
Resolutions.
II. r. 5I-By Waiaholo. Appropri
ating 100000 for extension of whar
at Lahaina, Maui.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-28
Schooner Has
Narrow Escape
Rammed In Darkness By Kukui,
Moi Wahine Might
Have Sunk

Moi Wahne smashed together bcfore
any notice of impending danger reach
ed either vessel Sailors of tie ku-
kui rushed up from below and ac-
cording to the stories Of members OF
the crew this morning, the lighthouse
tender did not stop 10 see whether or
not the Moi Wahine was damaged.
Capt. Kariger refused to talk on this
point. At any rate the kukui soon
after proceeded to Honolalu.
When seen about the accident this
afternoon Lieutenant Leo Sahn, Z. 5.
lighthouse inspector, stated that he
was asleep on the Kukui when the &C
cident heppeaea but that from tho
marks on the lighthouse tender noth-
ing BUT glaucing blow could have
been struck.
"nhe Kukui hunted around Ter Tue
schooner for some time but nothing
could be seen nor were any shouts or
cries for help heard" said the light
house inspector
"The schooner was showing no
lights. and that was the reason we hit
her before being aware of her exist
ence,' he concluded,