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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
U. v. M. IN FIRST DIVISION.
Medical School Ranks with the Best In
the Country by New Test.

The current issue of the Journal Of
the American Medical association says
that the council on medical educa ton of
the American Medical association finds
that the number of doctors licensed by
State examining boards Is diminishing
although the quality is improving
The tabulations OF the report of the
council show that those States which
harbor low grade medical schools are
themselves the recipients of the greater
portion Of the ill-trained output of such
schools and that consequently the people
of the State have tn bear the conse-
quences of the low-grade schools
The report concludes that reciprocity
between State boards is at present tend
ing to lower rather than to elevate edu-
cational standards.
The American Medical association,
which in a recent classification Of all
of the medical schools Of the country
put the medical school of the University
of Vermont in the first division this year
makes classification of the colleges
according to the number of failures OF
graduates before State examining boards
In the first division, composed of colleges
having less than 10 per cent. of such fail
lures, Is rOund the L. V. NJ. school along
with such institutions as Johns Hopkins
Dartmouth, Yale, Harvard, Cornell and
81 others.
In the second group having between
10 and 20 per cent of failures, are %
colleges among them being George
Washington and Syracuse. There are -
colleges which have over 20 per cent. of
failures but only one of which is in New
England, the College of Physicians, and
Surgeons In Massachusetts,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
GAME WARDEN OUT EARLY
At 4 a. m. Arrested Four Men for Al
legged Illegal Fishing.

Game Warden ]. f. Reeves got in some
good work In the early hours Of Tues
day morning and 1t begins to look as
well as other illegal fishermen on the
Winooski river would soon be n thing of
the past. Tuesday morning Mr.. Reeves
undertook an expedition alone and came
back with four men who will he arragn-
ed In city court soon on different charges
OF violating the fish and game laws.
The trouble with dynamiters in the
river has persisted for some time but It
is an easy matter to let a bit Of dyna-
mite into the water and then have some
body else catch or pick up the fish, There
fore no arrests have been made along
this limo In some time. In spite Of the
fact that the practice is most deadly TO
tho hsh as I kills not only the hsh OF
respectable size but tho little ones not
big enough 10 bite at a hook.
Tuesday morning about four ociooA
Mr.. Reeves accosted william KIRBY
Charles Bissett and Fred Croto near inc
corner Of First and Bisseli streets hana-
cuffs were ready ana a search was mace
Of tho prisoners with result OK nho'hs
dynamite and spearod fsh on their per-
sons. Tho dynamite was found IN the
hip pocket of Kirby and the nsh' INNS AZ
number showed unnnistakabie signs OF
having been spearsd. .,..,
A littis further detective WORK disciosed
the fact that David Deiorse hso oseh
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
HOW TO SUPPRESS DEGENERATES.
(From Leslie's s, }

New Jersey has taken long step
toward the suppression of degeneracy,
in the adoption of a law for the steril-
izntion OF the hopelcssly defective and
criminal classes Indiana, Connecticut
ana California have had such law for
two wears, but in these states 1t Is
necessary to get the consent Of the
subject The New Jersey law, how
ever. provides that the operation may
be performed on the recommendation
.of n commission to be known as the
hoard OF examiners of feeble minded,
euileptIcs. criminals and other defect
ives The sole object of the new law
is t. prevent the perpetuation of need
less suffering to future generations,
and is based upon the fact that hered-
ity plays most important part In the
transmission of feeble mndedness, epilop-
sy, criminal tendencies and other de
feots. 1t should be said that the Grim
inals referred to by the law are those
of the crime OF rape or "of
such succession of offenses against
the criminal law as in tho opinion IF
this board of examiners shall be deem
ed to be sufficient evidence of con-
Armed criminal tendencies" A great
power has been conferred upon ;his
but. II wisely admins
tered, It should be a boon to future
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
BEER THIEVES IN COURT.
Two mt First Pleaded Innocence but
All Five Were Found Guilty.

An extremely busy day in city court
was brought to close late Monday
afternoon with the hearing of the five
men who were arraigned on a charge of
being implicated in the theft of a keg of
beer from freight car in the Rutland
yard early Tuesday morning OF last week.
All five entered pleas of not guilty, but
two. Charles Fleury and Thomas Cogan.
afterwards changed their pleas to guilty
and were given fines of s. and costs.
James McNaught was the first man up
and he was defended by T. f. Hopkins
and F. r. Campbell. He told story OF
having spent the evening fishing and said
that he just happened to be near the key
Of beer when officer Brodie apprehended
him. He knew nothing OF how the key
got there or anything else about It,
Charles Fleury. who with Mcknight. be-
longs to the Burlington Habitual
Drunkards association. also testified that
he and Mcknight with Cogan had been
fishing but on cross-examination the
testimony became so confused that It was
hard to tell just what was being said.
There were no fish or anything but some
tomato cans partly filled with beer. ac-
cording to the police, and although no
direct testimony was introduced to show
that the men stole the beer. II was the
opinion of the court that they were
implicated for it seemed strange that peo-
pie should gather with such rapidity about
a key of beer in so remote a part Of the
city when the darkness was so intense
that one could hardly see his hand before
his face.
The two men arrested with Cogan and
Fleury began to think better of their
mot guilty" pleas about this time and
concluded that they were in II. They
were then fined but could not pay and
We're remanded to fail.
Moses Forrest, another habituaI then
came to the front. He was defended by
+. G. Webster and entered plea of not
guilty but was found guilty. Freight
Conductor Stewart of the Rutland road
testified to seeing a man who very closely
resembled Forrest with the key of beer.
The man dropped the keg and ran.
Officer Brodie testified that when he saw
Forrest he was very close to the beer
barrel, in fact less than six inches from
It, and also that he showed signs of having
partakcn of beer. Forrest spun the same
yarn as the others and said repeatedly
that he did not know there was n key of
beer anywhere around.
James Hart was the last to plead and
he had no counsel as he had no DJney
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
MORE CORN IN VERMONT.

C'rom the ST. Johnsbury Caledonian.
We wish that every Vermont farmer
knew whether tho average yield Of forty
three bushel of corn per acre is any
where near the possible profitable Yield
per acre for the average cultivated land
ir Vermont or not. We suspect that the
average WELD of corn per acre might be
made more than fifty bushels per acre and
that the methods necessary to make it
so would be moro profitable than the pre-
sent methods and yield,
Another fact to be noted is that only
5000 acres Of land We're planted to corn
last year. That raises the question
whether 67,oI0 acres of land are all that
can be advantaGeousy cultivated per
year for the production of corn or whe-
ther we have twice or three times that
acreage that might be used yearly for
the production of corn with as good or
better results than We now obtain, If the
fields We're properly MANFRED. We be-
Hove that Nermonts acreage of corn
might be at least doubled with very prof
table results. We also believe that
when the price of the land that can be
used SO is compared with the price OF
good corn land in other States the ad-
vantage will still be with Vermont. The
trouble is we 10 not know this Is so nor
do we know Of any source of information
10 which we can apply for such infor-
nation The questions are difficult ones
10 answer but their correct solution
would be Of immense value to Vermont
and as far as the Vermont publicity de-
partment gives the public correct
answers to these questions it will be do
Ing great service for the State which
created it.
We believe that the undeveloped
agricultural resources of Vermont are
great and that the State and the country
should have accurate knowledge as to
how great they are. Such accurate know
ledge would not only lead TO the devel-
opment of Vermont but it would tend to
prevent any attempt to over develop
Vermont. n result TO be as carefully
avoided as failure to properly develop
the resources of the State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
PURE WATER FOR INDUSTRIAL
PURPOSES
(From the Rutland News1

(From the Rutland News)
The average quantity OF water used
daily In cities of the United States ranges,
II Is declared, from 20 to $50 gallons per
capita. The quantity used each day for
'r.nking is estimated to be about half a
alon. 1t is obviously of the greatest i'm
ortancc that this half-gallon shall be
rec from the germs of typhoid and other
diseases
For many uses, such as sprinkling
streets and flushing sewers, no purifca-
ton is needed, but for a large rumber Of
other uses the value of the water depends
on the amount and kind Of mineral matter
1t contains. The best water for use in
'aundries. steam boilers, textile works
and paper mills Is that which Is clear, Is
free from iron, and contains only a mod
crate amount OF other mineral matter In
'estigations heretofore made as to the
quality of water have been directed large
" TO Its fitness for drinking, but within
the last few years corporations and COM
nunities have begun to realize tle dam
tge and loss occasioned by the use of I'M
suitable water for other purposes.
The railroads of the country are spend
ing large sums every year in treating
foiler-feed waters so as to render them
less Injurious to the boilers, the money
thus spent being saved many times over
in the decreased cost of repairs and in the
'Ncroased life Of locomotive boilers, Many
laundries find It more profitable to install
expensive apparatus for softening water
than to soften 1T with soap. Water must
be purified for use in many wooden mills
hrewerieS, and other establishments In
some cities the whole water supply is
loftene1
The treatment of impure waters for in
dustrial purposes will soon be u problem
of the day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
"SPOOFING" JOHNNY BULL.

An Engishman who prided himself on
bis ability to understand American humor
went one evening to the theatre.
And, do you know, old fellow" he con-
fded to his best and closest friend the
next day, II understood all Of the jokes
To be quite exact. however, l might say
that | didn't get one of the wheezes and
I'm not sure yet whether the comedians
were spoofing or not"
What was the wheeze. old deah?"
asked his friend,
1T was this:
If you fail to sign the papers. I will
bury you in Yonkers.' Now what l want
to know Is what are Yonkers?"
Twin Joke. brother Of him who just went
before:
II say, old top, where is the Second
Presbyterian church,"
''Blime me, l don't know where the first
9ne is!'-San Francisco Chronicle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
MURDERED WHOLE
FAMILY OF GIRL
Farmland Also Tried to Kill Her
as She Drove Away and
Left Him.

Pawnee City, Neb., May 29.-James
Fielder. farmland employed by j. NJ
McVittie. angered because McVitte OBJ
jected to Fielder's attentions to his daugh-
ter, to-day killed McVittie and his wife
and two children. wounded a third child,
fatally shot Sheriff Claude Fuller, who
attempted to arrest him, and then kilG-.
himself
After killing four members OF the Nc
Vittie family. Fielder, at the point of
revolver, forced Miss McVittie to ac-
company him in n buggy. He fired two
shots at her when she drove away while
ne stepped from the vehicle for moment
She was not wounded.
For some time Fielder had pat I'M
welcome attention to McVittie's daug nj err
According to her. the only member of tho
family left alive, her father this morning
told Fielder to leave the place. Felder
Immediately got revolver and began
shooting,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
VERMONT HOTELS.
(From the Island Pond Herf

(From the Island Pond Herald)
"Dr. II. d. Holton OF the Vermont State
board OF health reports that Vermont is
in a very healthy condition. So we are
ready for those summer vacationists. pre-
pared to give them fresh, invigorating air
pure water and plenty Of exercise and re-
creation, not to forget wholesome food
also. Those are reasons enough why
tired dwellers in the cities should come to
the hills Of Vermont for a month or two
during the season almost at hand. Barre
Times.
But there must be plenty Of frst-class
hotels for them to come to. esteemed oon-
temporary. or they will not como. We
shall continue to entertain in farm houses
and cottages the comparatively small
number of very welcome visitors that pre-
fer to pass their outing in that way. But
the great bulk of the summer tourist
business, the tourists that bring money
and spend It It and 10 away and adver-
tise tho attraction of tho State from one
end of the land to the other and even
acroas tho seaa-these people will not
come here until our hotel accommoda tons
generally are UP to tho standard. And
tho truth IL, they are not now.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
VERMONT LEADS
GRANITE STATES
Value Of Green Mountain Quar-.
ries Was $2,811, 744-second
in Stone Products.

Washington, May 3o.--The New England
States continue to produce more granite
than any other area of equal size in the
country. although as individual States,
Wisconsin and California arc heavy pro-
Cucers. According to figures compiled by
Ernest T. Burchard Of the United States
geological survey. New England produced
granite IN 1909 to the value of 1854, 715, as
compared with s19.5sl, be7 for the whole
United States or all the States Vermont
ed in 1909, with a production OF s2.s11, IA;
massachusetts was second with 81, 164, 619
and Maine was third, with 81 ,939,524
The following table shows the 10 leading
States In value of granite production in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01

with which to pay lawyer. He pleaded
not guilty and the whole string of seven
or eight witnesses was paraded for his
benefit. was found guilty and II he
cannot pay the costs will probably have
to serve three days in Jail for every
minute his trial lasted, for the examina-
ton Of the witness by City Grand Juror
Moulton did not take much longer than
a minute each.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01

ono Of tho party and he was apprehend-
ed at his home below Athletic Park. He
Is some bad man, and when tho gamo
warden was watching him put on his
wearing apparel, he endeavored to reach
q nearby fatiron but dldn't got quito to
II before he was soized and taken out of
doors for the remainder Of his toilet
All four are now lodged In tho Jail.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01

TOY Sore Throat, Sudden Cold and Coughs
no remedy has been discovered so power.
full to cure as Perry Davis Painkiller. As
Liniment it has no equal in curing Rheu.
matism or Neuralgia. burns and bruises,
and wounds of every description. It ia
the cheapest and best remedy offered
to the public. Only 35c. for a big bottle.
There are other sizes also, Csc. and 800.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
WHY THIS OVERSIGHT
(From the Washington Star. }

We suppose no library can be COM
pletely representative Of all our great lit
erature, bnt we can't help noticing that
the late Robert Hoe didn't ieem to have
any de luxe editions Of the base ball
Guide
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
CLUBBING LIST.
The Free Press snd Other Periodicals
nj Low Rates to One Address,

The Weekly Tree PRESS can be OBJ
tair G In combination witt other leading
periodicals at low rates To prevent I'M
necessary correspondents we Will state
that after the subscription has begun
notice Of change OF address. or any
thirg concerning the receipt OF the other
periodicals. should he sent directly to
the Office Of that periodical
The Weekly FREE PRESS and any
one OF the following periodicals win be
sent to any one address In the United
State, for cne year at the prices annexed:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01

stone was the seventh mineral product
in Importance In 1900, the value of the out
put being 81. 3i5 100. This was an increase
of $500, 200 over the value for 1903, which
was to be expected because that year was
one of general depression; but it is note
worthy that the value for 1909 was greater
than for 1907, year which was in general
a record breaker in mineral production
The value of the stone output for 1907 was
81 ,105, sos.
In 1900 the value OF stone OF different
kinds produced In the United States was
only 1910, II; in 1909 it was nearly double
that figure. The general classes of stone
Produced in 1909 are shown ir the follow
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01

1t Is interesting to note that several
Of the States changed places during
the year. In 1908 Vermont held first
place but in 1909 she changed places
with Pennsylvania. New York and
Ohio maintained third and fourth posi-
ton in value of their output. Indiana
held fifth place in 1908 but dropped to
sixth in 1909. California. which in
1908 held sixth place. dropped to eighth
place in 1909. and Massachusetts,
which was eight in 1905 went to sew
onth in 1909 Illinois advanced from
seventh place in 1908 to fifth in 1903
Wisconsin and Missouri maintained
their relative positions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01

Our clubbing list includes all pspers
and magaxin q published. Only thoss
most frequently asked for are printed In
our list, but others may " had on spplt.
cation
subscribers may have moro than one
paper from this clubbing list. Away
send a stamp for reply when asking
about this. as we do all this work at no
profit in order to accommodate our sub
ecriberS-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01

The will of Denman Thompson d.
vides his property equally between his
three children, The value OF the es-
tate Is not made public.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01

PENS AT FREE PRESS
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-05-26
DEPUTIES WOUND
HOME DEFENDER
MINNESOTA OFFICIALS MAKE
SHORT WORK OF SETTLER
IN DEiTZ ROLE.
Is SHOT IN HIS HAND AND THIGH
Outlaws Son, Who Might Have Turn.
ed Tables, Loses Nerve.-For-
eigner Sought Royalty on
Floating Logs.

Duluth, May 24.-Peter Vorbanich,
a settler on the Waterhen river, 10
miles south of Biwabik, played the
John Deitz role just four days and
he is now in a hospital at Virginia
dangerously wounded. He was shot
through the hand by deputy sheriff
George King, and in the right side by
deputy sheriff Frank Magic. Vorban-
ich's 15-year-old son Is being sought.
The deputy sheriffs displayed much
pluck in descending On the family
after the latter had displayed so much
determination to fight to the end. Ii
the nerve of the boy had not desert
ed him, both of the deputies would
have been killed. Vorbanich demand
ed $1,000 of the Northern Lumber COM
pany, Weyerhaeuser corporation, for
the privilege Of running logs through
the Mudhen river on his land, which
the company refused, and for four
days he held the drivers at bay.
Deputy Sheriffs George King and
Frank Magic arriving in sight of the
clearing, found Mr.. and Mrs. Vorbanich
at some distance from the house and
their 15-year-old son was near the
home. The deputies were not mo-
Tested as they approached. When
they explained their mission, Mrs. Vor
banich called to her son and talked to
him in Austrian, which the deputies
could not understand, and then told
the lad in English, to get the gun.
Son Loses His Nerve.
The lad started after it and the
deputies proceeded to arrest both man
and woman. Vorbanich then picked
up a pitch fork, and some rocks, Ma
gle called to King to get the boy who
had gone for the gun, but turned back
again when looking over his shoulder,
he saw that Magic was going to have
his troubles with the man and wife.
King fired at the feet of Vorbanich as
the latter approached threatening with
rocks and pitch fork, but the man did
not hesitate. He came right along
and then King shot him in the hand.
Still the settler, enraged by his hurt,
came forward to give battle, when
Magic shot him in the side and he
fell to the ground. By this time the
boy appeared, running toward the
group with his rifle. The deputies put
on bold front to the boy and ordered
him to drop the rifle. The lad was
anxious to help his parents, but after
raising the gun two or three times
his nerve failed him and he turned
and ran and could not be found later.
The deputies made stretcher and
carried the wounded man three miles
to their auto and delivered the man
to the hospital. Mrs. Vorbanich was
left on the homestead
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-05-26
ais That My Only Reward?" She Asked.

with mockery and invitation alike in
her great dark eyes, even as | threw
down the chain at the door and
opened it wide for her to pass.
rs that my only reward?" she
asked, smiling as she fumbled at a
glove.
In reply, l bent and kissed the fin
gers of her ungloved hand. They
were so warm and tender that l had
been different than | was had l not
felt the blood tingle in all my body
in the impulse of the moment to do
more than kiss her fingers.
Had | done so-had l not thought Of
Elizabeth-then, as in my heart l still
believe, the flag Of England to-day
would rule Oregon and the Pacific;
and it would float to-day along the
Rio Grande and it would menace a
divided north and south, instead of re-
specting a strong and indivisible Union
which owns one flag and breads none
in the world.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-05-26

Individual Officers, Travelling Certain
London Beats, to Be Allowed
Canine Protection.

London.-In the future London po-
licemen in the outlying and suburban
districts Of the city are to be accom-.
panied by dogs, if they SO desire.
Hitherto individual officers have
been granted permission to take their
own dogs with them on making ap.
plication. in the same way as permits
sion is granted in suitable cases for
them to carry sticks or revolvers.
This practice will now be extended,
having been tried as an experiment
and found successful. 1t is not pro.
posed to organize a system Of dogs
owned by the police, but the men
will be allowed to take their own dogs
though they will have to satisfy their
superior officers that the circumstan-
ces warrant the application.
There will be no one type used, and
in any case the police authorities will
not control the selection, but simply
watch the experiment. The dogs will
doubtless be used for the double pur-
pose of protecting the police officers
if attacked and holding a man whom
he may desire to arrest.
The advantage of using dogs which
are the personal property of the Off.
GERS, is that they will probably be
more obedient and docile than dogs
taken from a general police kennel.