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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-21
BENSON.

Jeh'al Bishop died a his residence one
mile north Of here Friday morning. "A.
was about y years old and was born in
the town ~ Wilshoro \. Y He IL sur.
vived by wife, one daughter and hve
boys The funeral was held Sunday at
Hoo a m, M his late home-Charles l.
Stay had charge The interment wa In
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-21
ORLEANS COUNTY
DERBY.

The ladies' of the Methodist Episcopal
Church served baked bean dinner in
the vcstrv of the church last Thursday.
from which they realized s4.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-21

Saying he Intended TO have zone merry
Christmas, Robin c. Ferguson. Southern
express messenger at Atlanta, Ga, has
disappeared and so has a package CON
taining $1,000 in currency.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-21
\ LOUD DRESSER

Mrs A.-four husband always dresses
so quietly
Mrs Bile does not. You ought to
hear him when he loses a collar button -
Milwaukee News
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
WATERWAY COMMITTEE
CALLS ON PRESIDENT
TO ENLIST HIS AID

Governors and Presidents have to be
educated 1t is in the process of this
education. and in the process of the dis
Cu*sIOn We may have, that through the
common sense of the American people,
I proper course may be arrived at which
shall enable Us TO avail ourselves of the
rivers that God has given this country,
and thereby bring about a traffic that is
not to be by railroad alone, but which
takes advantage Of tho principle of grav-
ity, which works without cost, and only
needs Il little more water to make it
effective
Thus spoke President Taft TO a COM
mittcc which presented to him the resU-
lutiOns adopted by the convention of the
Lakes-to-thc-GuIf Deep Waterways As
sUCiatiOn in Chicago last October. The
presentation speech was made by Gov.
Hadlev. OF Missouri. He declared the
transportation problem of the Mississippi
Valley would be solved by the one great
waterway connecting the Great Lakes
with the father Of waterways, and out
lined al some lengths the arguments both
for and against the proposition
In reply the President gave his approval
to the campaign. which the completion of
tho Panama Canal would accelerate, but
did not commit himself on the various en-
ginCCring problems involved
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08

which was so soon TO prove fatal, would
make a complete recovery. the prince re-
piled Cheerfully, oh, my dear Church
Militant, il is a bad thing for me to lose
my voice. but II would be much worse
thing for you-because I, being a soldier,
can give my orders by a trumpet, but
you could not blow your own trumpet in
the pulpit"
He frequently visited the late Empress
Frederick, and was present at her death
bed. afterward preaching the funeral SER
mon in the English church at Homburg.
There a memorial to her was erected; and
the canon closes his "reminiscences with
a story Of how he accompanied King
Edward and the German Emperor to see
II, in 1908.
"On entering the building the Emperor
turned to me. Now, canon he said,
how many does this church hold?
- In the season, your majesty ! re-
piled. there are about 800 or $50 present
And how many Of them are asleep
during the sermon?' he asked with a
laugh.
a. l must beg your majesty 1 said,
not to think that preach every Sunday
King Edward. who seemed pleased at
the answer. remarked You see, you
must get up early TO walk round my
chaplain
"'Yes, and a good long walk too said
the Emperor, with a glance at my some
what bulky figure.
Yes. said the King; you know,
Teignmouth-Shore, you are putting on
weight"
Well. at all events said the EN-
peror. he never needs to do that in tho
pulpit.'" FLAEEUR.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
RUTHLESS VANDALS
DESPERATE CHURCH
st. James Catholic in Mt.
Rainier Looted.

Residents OF the little town of Mount
Rainier are stirred deeply by one Of
the worst cases of combined desecra-
ton. vandalism. and robbery in the his
tory of that section of the country.
which was committed Wednesday night,
when St. James Catholic Church was
entered by robbers, who took away Sa-
cred vessels valued at more than SI75.
tore loose the front part of the altar,
and threw about the auditorium those
articles which were evidently not de-
sired.
The robbery was discovered yesterday
morning by Rev. A. NJ Mark, pastor OF
the church. The robber, or robbers, had
gained admittance to the church by a
window. which had been forced open with
a one-inch chisel. The window frame
was also hacked. evidently with a hatch
ct. Inside the church a light was left
burning. The front part of the altar was
torn loose and found standing in dis
tant part of the sanctuary. Scattered
over the floor were chalices. censers, and
other ecclesiastical paraphernalia.
Among the articles found missing were
a gold-plated silver chalIce. a gold-plated
silver chalice with a cover. two altar
cloths. a tapestry table cloth, two linen
abs. two cinCtures, a black cassock, a
silver plated censer, an incense boat, a
silver holy water vessel, and twelve yards
of valuable lace.
The particulars of the robbery were
not known by the majority of the resi-
dents of Mount Rainier until late last
night. The mayor did not learn OF the
robbery until 10 o'clock. AS soon as the
circumstances became generally known
Il search was started for the robber. The
investigation of the robbery Is being led
by Judge Robert L. Joyce. Deputy Sheriff
Thomas Garrison, who is also working
on the case, announced last night that
an arrest would probably be made early
this morning
On the window sill of the church is
the print of an entire hand The impress
sion is perfect A man who lives in the
vicinity OF the church notified Judge
Joyce last night that about 11:3O o'clock
Wednesday night he chased away a col
Ored person who was attempting to enter
the door OF the church with key.
The authorities are linking the theft
with a series OF robberies which have
been committed In the locality during the
past few weeks. 1t is believed that these
r"bberics have been committed by a gang
Of boys. The authorities believe that
the police OF Washington already have
ono of the gang. II Is said that the gang
Of boys have $50 buried somewhere In
Mount Rainier.
On the same night OF the Mount Rainier
Church robbery. an attempt was made
to enter the Catholic Church at Hyatts-
vile. The attempt, however. was futile,
the robber being unable 10 gain entrance.
The church was closely watched last
night with the hope that the robber would
return.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08

while was with the children and was
always most kind and charming.
That room, with SO many sacred ana
joyful recolIections, stands out distinctly
and vividly before my mind. II was the
day room OF the processes. Each mao ler
own corner. with a little writing taole'
covered with photographs OF her reIatlohS
and a few intimate friends, and near 10
il a case with glass doors containing the
old TOYS which had been her joy when
quite a small child. Everything was ar
ranged with that neatnesS and order OF
which the processes saw such examples
around them. A royal simplicity ana
royal taste were everywhere conspicuous
These visits continued regularly until
1881 by which year all the prtncesSes had
been presented by me for confirmation
The princesses of Wales attended regu-
larly. often accompanied by one or poth
Of their parents; also the children OF inc
Duke of edinburgh and of the Duke and
Duchess Of Teck. The Princess Fred
erica Of Hanover, when in England,
came with the duchess. and her royal
hIghness was kind enough to tell me
once that she enjoyed them more imam
any church service in England
The canon often accompanied the young
Prince of Wales to places of interest IN
London and tells no" AT the bdhh vi
England they each signed a thousand
pound banknote. These were to be put
in an album kept in the bank, but one
OF the princesses suggested that she
would prefer to take her note away Tor
her own use The governor of the bank
explained that 1t would be valueless with
out the signature Of May, then the chief
cashier. Whereupon the princess turned
TO Princess May Of Teck. now the Queen.
who was one OF the party, and said, All
right, May; you can keep yours and
when you sign It, May, you can get
thousand pounds for IT.
Canon Teignmouth-Shorea also has some
thing to tell of the German imperial fam
ilv. but his acquaintance with them rath-
er was due to his strong military tastes
than to HIS ecclesiastic position. These
led him to attend the German maneuvers
for a considerable number of years. On
that account he was given the nickname
of Church Militant" by the late En-
peror Frederick. then the crown prince,
and father of Kaiser Wilhelm. His last
sight Of that prince was in London on
the occasion Of the Queens jubilee. To
his hope that the prince. who was then
suffering from that throat complaint
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
IMPOSE BIG FINE
In STEBRAGE CASE
Worst Neglect on Record,
Say Officials.

Penalties asgregating $3.50 were yes
terday imposed by Acting Secretary Ca
bIe of the Department of Commerce
and Labor. upon the British steamer
Orteric, charged with the worst case of
neglect of steera1e passengers ever
brought before the department under
the passenger act of 1882
Among her l,242 passengers there were
in the eight weeks of her voyage IS
deaths, 81 being children; the births
numbered "A; the Sexes were not proper
ly segregated during the larger part of
the time. the ventilation of the ship
was inadequate and greatly increased
the mortality rate: the hospital facili
ties were ill-ventilated and without
proper Equipment, while the sanitary
conditions of the vessel were almost be-
yOnd belief Acting Secretary Gable,
after giving ample opportunity for the
ships agents to make q defense, direct
ed yesterday that the full penalties be
imposed.
The case has been pending before the
department since Ime arrival of the Or
teric at Honolulu, April Is last, where
the collector OF customs, who acts in
behalf of the Bureau of Navigation,
Immediately discovered the conditions.
The vessel is rot regularly engaged in
the steerage business. hut was specially
employed to carry Portuguese and Span
ish immigrants through Magellan Straits
to Honolulu. Tie ship was allowed 70
clear upon depositing a bond for $l",T1.
Owing 10 the great number of deaths,
the grand jury, which vas in session at
the time. went on board and made an
exhaustive examination of the vessel.
The master of the vessel James Find
lay, attempted TO explain the existing
condition by stating that about ten
days after leaving Gibraltar there was
riot between the Portuguese and Span
iSh male passengers resulting in Il pitch
ed battle with knives. clubs, Cleavcrs, and
pistols. To prevent further trouble the
Portuguese passengers were placed aft.
while the Spanish passengers were put
In the forward part of the vessel. This
resulted in the cOmmingllng of the sexes.
He mentions the refusal of the passen-
gers to assist in keeping the vessel clean
and states that the lack Of cleanliness
on their part had much TO do with the
conditions. Tho ships doctor stated that
he would not permit the compartments
to be washed, this would have result
ed in unavoidable dampnesS, which would
be detrimental: that all a"cumuIationS
were rendered harmless by diSinfeCtants.
that the sleeping compartments wCrc
sCraped with ShOves every day and
swept, and that the parents concealed
the Illness of their children and refused
medical attention. Commissioner of Nav
igatiOn Chamberlain described this case
as the worst which had come TO his at
tentiOn.
The passenger act Of 1882 aims to safe
guard on steerage ships the comfort and
health. both moral and physical, of fu-
ture American citizens. and to prevent
their being landed in n weakened and
MOI han die -iVNfA
cause of improper ventilation or santa
tiOn on the voyage.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
O'BRIEN GIANTS SECRETARY.

Milwaukee,. Wis, Dee. G.-Joseph d.
O'Bricn. Of this city. former president
OF the American Association. has been
selected as secretary and general mama
ger Of the New York National League
club by John r. Brush. lie will leave
tonight to enter upon the duties OF
his new position.
It is believed that under the arrange
mcnts with tho Giant management
0 Brirn i eventually tn relieve Brush
Of much "r the detail work Of handling
tho New York team. Incidentally, this
announcement stiH furthers the gossip
mentioning O'Eri"n for president OF the
National League.
OBrien refused to give any details
of his selection for the new position be
yond admitting that he was to be for
lnalIy announced as Giant officer at
the meeting Of the national commission
on Monday.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
SPALDING YALE's CAPTAIN.
VIII Lead 1912 Old Ell Football
Team.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 6.-Jesse Spald-
ing. of Chicago, right half back on the
Yale team, was tonight elected cap
tain of the Yale football eleven for next
season. The election was announced as
although 1t IS supposed that
several votes were cast for Douglass
BOmcisler. right end.
twenty-five playcrs-all who took part
in the games against Harvard and
Princeton-vOted. Captain-elect Spalding
said that he would not announce his
plans til later, although IL is certain that
Arthur Howe, captain OF the eleven this
fall will be head coach. Spalding pre-
parcd at the Hill School, PottstUwn, Pa
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
$4,000 IN HIS LEG.
Supposed Pauper's Limb Was Made
of Wood and He Gave II Away

Oklahoma City, Dec. 7.-AIeNandcr p.
Hamilton, who was supposed to be i
Pauper aud died in the county poor
house of Canadian County on Sunday,
had $1,000 hidden in the stock of his
wooden leg. The money was found to-
day by another pauper, to whom the
wooden leg was given.
Hamilton was picked up on tho street
at Elccno and sent to the county farm.
If he has any relatives they are un-
known
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
New Rules Lessen Danger.

New Haven. Dec. 6.-AccOrding to the
football trainers of Yale. Harvard, and
Princeton the present football rules have
greatly Iessencd the injuries to players.
These views are announced by John
Mack, Of Yale: POOch Donovan. Of Har-
ward. and keen Fitzpatrick, of Prince
ton. in to-day's Yale News. The three
trainers are Of the opinion that some
injuries must bc looked for under any
rules. but that the danger has been
minimzed by the new rules.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
MRS. BURRELLE DEAD.
Was Widow of Man Who Founded
Press Clipping Bureau.

New York. Dec. 7.--After being un-
conscious for forty-eight hours in her
apartment in the Hotel Carlton. 202
West Fifty-fourth street. Mrs. Nellie
Rurrclle, widow OF Frank Burrellc,
who founded the Burrelle Press Clip
ping Bureau, and one of the best
known business women in the country.
died this morning.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Prince and Princess ROspIgliOsi In
jurcd in Wreck.

Rome Dec. The Prince and Princess
Ferdinando Rospigliosi. were slightly in
jurcd to-day in an automobile accident
near Nice The car in which they were
riding wastrav'inG at moderate pace,
when il struck gravel heap In tho high
way and WAS overturned, sliding into a
ravinc. Both the prince and the princess,
As w,II as the chauffeur. We're injured,
and were taken to Mic. for treatment.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
TO MARRY AT SIXTY-FIVE.
Hartford County Mnn Wins Bride
Nineteen Years Old.

Conowingo. MI, Dec. The marriage
Of Miss CaPitola McVey, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John McVey. of this place.
20 Thomas Nagle, of Hartford County,
has been announced.
The bridegroom is sixty-fvc years old
and the bride nineteen. The Courtship
was of weeks duration.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
HE STOLE $4,000.

Postal Clerks ''IrrcSIstibIe Inn
pulse Led Him T. Rob Mail.
81. Louis, Dec. An irresistible i'm
pulse" led George V. Stecll, postal clerk,
TO steal a registered package containing
$1,000, according TO his confession to-
day. The money disappeared September
"A, 1910. Steck has a wife and nine chill
dren. and in view of his previous good
record officials will ask clemency.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08

An English inventor has copied an old
idea in the history Of telephony by de-
signing a transmitter shaped like the
human ear.
In walking a man breathes into his
lungs twice as much air as when resting
quietly.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
DIG UP 200 SKELETONS.
WOrkmen Near Cincinnati Strike
Old Indian Graveyard.

Cincinnati, Dec. = Two hundred hu-
man skeletons were dug up on a farm
near izabethtOwH by wOrkmCn. 1t is
believed the men struck an old Indian
burying ground.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
Reelected Secretary.

John W. Roberts was reelected secrc-
tary of Washington Camp. Modern Wood
men of America. last night receiving 133
votes out OF a possible 16l.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08
Bn1pin Captain of Olympic Team.

New York, Dec. Matthew P. Halptn,
track champion of the New York Ath-
letic Club, was selected tonight to act
as captain Of the American team in tho
Olympic games in Stockholm. Sweden.
next year at meeting Of the executive
committee of the American Olympic COM
mittee Mike Murphy was chosen trainer
Of the Olympic squad, and II was de-
cided to hold the meeting at San Fran
cisco
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08

The fit Democratic Equator tr rTrCscpt the NeF
England State in mari, nifty yrar~ Tho Lecture
It the Scnatcr vas taken just letoTe he entered
the S,nlto chamber at tho oTcning Of the sccUnd
session oi the sirty-s,7und Congress.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08

Announcement is made that the gross
receipts from the performance recently
given by the Elks' Dramatic Club for the
alexandria Free Kindergarten was S134,
and the expenses incurred were $S2.I 10.
leaving a balance of $3.50
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08

\ supper was given tonight by the
Women's Auxiliary of r. E. Lee Camp.
Confederate Veterans, at Lee Camp Hall.
The supper was well attended.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-08

Marion B. Miler's funeral will lake
place at n o'clock tomorrow morning
from Wheatleys chapel Services will he
conducted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter,
rector of Grace Episcopal Church, and
burial will be in Bethel Cemetery. Mem
bers of Alva Acrie, FraternaI Order of
Eagles. will attend in body.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-05
PATHETIC APPEALS OF MURDERER'S DAUGHTER
SNATCH JESSE WEBB FROM HANGNANS GRIP

Salem, Ore, Sept 5.-Moved BY
the pathetic appeals of seventeen
year old Julia Webb and two poems
which had been sent by their authors
and entitled "The Tragedy" and
"They Hanged Bill Jones'" Governor
West shortly before the time for the
execution of Jesse Webb convicted
murderer, commuted his sentence to
life imprisonment.
When the news was broken to Webb
he almost collapsed and was unable
to realize that his life had been spar
ed for several moments. He had
prepared to meet death and up to the
time the commutation was carried to
him he was perfectly cool ana col
leCted.
Governor West said that when ht
heard the young daughters plea for
the life of her father he could not
stand the idea of what his own daugh-
ter would think of him if he allowed
another father "To choke to satisfy
a few blood hungry persons"
Webb was convicted of killing Will
liam A. Johnson, wealthy ranchmar
whom he killed in the New Crane
Central Hotel in Portland october p
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-05
BOUNTIFUL RAINS
CAUSE REJOICING

The slogan of the city today has
been changed from Let 'er buck To
Let 'er rain" and everybody is join
ing in the chorus. The heavens be-
gan sending their moist blessings
down in heavy showers yesterday af-
tern son and all during the night and
today they have continued ntermt-
tently.
Everybody is happy because Of the
rain. The farmers. who have all fin
ished their harvest, rejoice because
the precipitation will lay the dust,
thus making the hauling of wheat
more easy and more pleasant. The
directors of the fair association an3
of the Roundup are radiantly happy
for they see in the rain of this week
promise Of a fair week that viii not
beEe its name, and townspoople and
Couutryfolk alike are pleased that the
prospects favor fesyal time which
the weather gods will smile upon.
All are unanimous In wishing for a
continuance of the work OF old Iupi-
ter Pluv'us for several days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-05
|. c. OFFICIALS
END ATTEMPT TO
AVERT WALK-OUT
Union Officials May Modify
Demands and Again Try
to Agree

Chicago, H., Sept. 5.-Officials of
the Illinois Central Railroad COM
pany today broke off negotiations
with the federation system of shop
employees, on its lines, and immediate
ly notified all unions to that effect.
Leaders of the various unions i'm
mediately went into conference to
decide what future acton Is to be ta-
ken by the dissatisfied men.
Shortly before this conference was
held, President McCreery of the Fed
Grated Shopmen, said: at now seems
to be up to us to do something"
1t is reported that orders, calling a
general strike Of all shop employees,
are prepared and are ready to be sent
out to the various points on the Illi-
nois system.
After the conference had come to an
end it was intimated by some Of those
who took part that unions will make
overtures for future negotiations and
if this movement is met with a re-
sponse by the railroad officials, that
modified demands will be presented
to them under a new form.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-05
ELEVEN DIE IN
FLAMES THAT BURN
ALASKAN HOTEL
SIX Bodies Recovered and
Three Identi6ed-Many
In Hospital

Juneau, Alaska, Sept. 5.-Eleven
lives were lost, a score of others were
injured and the Juneau hotel, was
almost completely destroyed by fire
which broke out yesterday morning.
Six of the bodies have been reccv-
cred from the smoking ruins, and taa
search is being kept up for the bodies
of five others who are missing and
believed to be buried in the debris
Fourteen of the injured are being
treated in hospitals and it is prob
able that the death list will be swol-
len before they will have passed the
danger point. The most serious of
these are William Southwick and
Boyd Mills. 1t is believed that they
an survive but a few hours.
The identified dead are:
Walter Davenport, painter of Ia
oGa. Wash.
William Morrison, day clerk of the
hotel and formerly a resident of
Portland, ore.
Selma Downing, G. half-breed ma
tive woman, who is reputed to be the
most beautiful woman in all Alaska.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-05
GRAND JURY BEGINS
SESSION IN CITY

With fifteen or twenty different
cases to be presented by the district
attorney for consideration, the grand
jury was assembled this morning
and shortly after 10 o'clock went in
to secret session to prepare for work.
Evidence has been presented during
the day on number of cases and the
Railways have been filled with wit
nesses, A great many of these ar"
from Ulliah, having been subpoenaed
in connection with the arson case in
which j. II Wilson, proprietor of a
drugstore, is the accused. number
of cases which have been kept from
the public arer being considered and,
when the grand jury first reports,
which will probably be some time to-
morrow, some sensational announce
ments may be made.
The grand jury is composed or the
following: George H. Clark, fore
man; L. j. Groom, o. b. Sparks
John S. Baker, George w. Gross
Thomas Richards and John McCrea.