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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
PENSION ADVOCATES FIGHT
FOR 'DOLLAR-A-DAY' BILL

Washington. Dec. S.-Advocates of in
creased pensions for veterans Of the Civil
war battled on the floor OF the House
to-day In the final stages OF the fight to
pass the Sherwood "dollar-a-day pension
Dill The debate will continue to-mor-
row and Tuesday, with ;he deciding vote
on the measure late Tuesday afternoon.
There were few opponents Of the In
creased pension. The contest lay between
those who favored the Sherwood bill
which establishes a pension based on
length OF service, and the advocates of
the SulloWay age-pensior. bill which was
passed by the House last spring but
failed In the Senate
The House presented remarkable ap-
pcarance rs Isaac Il. Sherwood. the Oldest
member Of the House, and | former gem
eral In the union ranks. in an hours
speech advocated the passage Of his
measure. Members crowded .hfut the
open space in front of the speakers
desk. sat in the aisles and hung over
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tonight Tomorrow with the crew
of ono rescue car on the ground an
other hurrvirg here and representa-
tives of tn" Red Cross on hand it is
expected rescue work. so far badly re-
tarded. will 20 forward rapidly.
SITUATION MORE TENSE.
George +. Chanler. president of the
Tennessee coal company. is in charge
of the relief work. He divided he
men into gangs of 80 and set each shift
into the workings for two hours,
Straining on the ropes that keep the
throng back from the mine opening, the
relatives of victims anxiously awaited
to-day some word within the yawning
mouth Of the death trap. The situation
became moro tense as each car of debris
was brought to the surface for its driver
might bring some word or with the de-
hris might be a body of some loved one.
a special train to-day brought another
horror to the already dazed inhabitants
of the little town in the shape of 10
collins which were piled near the mouth
Of the mine silently waiting tho assign
ment that each Is sure to receive.
a terrible pail Of silent sorrow existed
about the mouth Of the mine IS thousands
congregated, some standing for hours
and others moving momentarily from one
point of vantage to another.
METHODIST PREACHER EXIIORTS.
The single disturbance of this scene
to-day was when Rev. +. NJ. Richie
pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. for two hours exhorted
thousands within the hearing of his
powerful voice to accept the disaster
of Saturday as a warning and prepare
to meet death. The minister appealed
to his hearers in behalf Of their souls
salvation and declared again and
again that God has sent this visitation
of His providence upon the commun-
ity as a demon strait ion of the certainty
Of death and the ever uncertainty OF
life. The minister suspended the dis
course at intervals and burst into
songs, in which hundreds Joined
Prayerful supplications also character
lied the impromptu services
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
OFFICIAL:--MAENE BLOWN
UP BY AN OUTSIDE FORCE
Low Form of Explosive Used To Plant Mine of
Gunpowder Must Have Required the
Services of Several Men,

piete explosion of the contents of the
remaining forward magazine followed.
The magazine explosions resulted in
the destruction OF the vessel"
Secretary Meyer announced that there
might be a further statement on the re-
port Of the board after Il had been con-
sdered by the President. one member of
the board was of the opinion that the
report never would he published In full
but would be kept in the confidential
archives of the navy department, The
declaration that low form of explos-
I've" was used In the outside explosion
indicates a belief that n mine and not
n dlrgible torpedo was the instrument OF
destruction
This only deepens the mystery of tho
destruction of the Maine. mine, charg-
ed with sufficient gunpowder to blow in
the bottom Of the ship, must have weigh
ed several hundred pounds. To plant
such 4 mine and lay the connections
for its discharge would have required the
services of a number Of men.
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piled that if one disobeyed the word of
God, the penalty was d!sfellowship. When
one was "disfellowshipped' one was not
n relationship with the society and was
not recognized by others under these
circumstances, the witness said.
Mr.. Holland said that whether on land
OF on sea Sandford had exercised au-
thority among his followers. He also
testified that up to within a very few
weeks of the end of the Coronets voyage
there were funds in Boston bank to the
credit of the Kingdom Yacht club and
that these might have been used to pur-
chase provisions.
Roland Wilton. one OF the wit
nesses said that when he was on board
the Coronet he had often heard Sand
ford say that those who disobeyed
him dlsobeycd Jesus Christ.
Whitman said SANFORD believed the
wreckinE OF the Kingdom was due to
the fact that the people on board were
to God
George Mckay. another of the crew,
told of the suffcrings from lack of
food and the illness and death Of the
IIughcy brothers, Stewart Wolf and
Ralph Merrill Miss Dart. who directed
the care of the siCK persons on the
Coronet, testified they were given no
medicine as that was against the
teachings of the society.
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NJ NAMARAS TOLL
UP PRISON HILL
They Reach San Quentin Peniten-
tiary in Time for Sunday
Dinner.
MUGGED AND MUGGED AGAIN
Given Cell Next to Condemned
Murderers and in Same Row
with Abe Reuf, the
Frisco CRATER.
MUCGED AND MUGGED AGAIN

San Quentin, Cal. Dec. 10-Thc McNa-
mara brothers to-day entered San QUEEN
tin ponitentiary, where James 4. is con-
demned to spend the remainder Of his
life for his confessed crime of murder.
and John j., secretary OF the lnterna-
tional Association of Bridge and Struc-
tural Workers, IS sentenced to 10 years
Imprisonment for dynamiting.
1t was James b. who blew UP the Los
Angeles Times building. Octobe~ l.. 1910,
with the loss Of Il lives. and John j., who
abettod In wrecking part OF the Level
Ign Iron works in Los Angeles the fol-
lowing day.
The men entered the prison, IT IS fairly
authenticated believing that they had
achieved much for the cause OF union
labor, and had been misunderstood in
their efforts and the results they OBJ
tanned
Whirled from Los Angeles on fast
train, the men were taken from 1t at
sunrise to-day. put on a little river steam
er and landed two hours and u half later
at san Quentin prison wharf on the
shores of San Pablo bay. The shackles
which bound them together on the boat
trip were slipped of and they toiled up
the prison hill beside Sheriff William A.
IIammel of Los Angeles county.
ARE PLACED IN CELL Is
In q few minutes James b. Mcnamara
had become convict 1884 and John j. Nc
Narnara was No. 25.3l5 They were
measured for Jail clothing, photographed
in two positions, given a carbolic tinctured
BATH put into stripes. shaved and cropped
and rc-ph 1tosraphed within an hour, and
turned over to John Murray. lieutenant of
the yard who took them to cell IS IN n
stone tier looking out over the prison
upper yard, a ErcG. flower garden.
Cell is adjo!ns the tier of cells in which
condemned murderers are kept and the
balcony outside "a cut off by q little
CRATE. Further down the row, toward
the other end. Is the cell Of Abraham
Ruef. who Is serving a 14-year sentence
for bribery in connection with the San
Frar cisco graft cases.
Soon after the men entered the TAIL
the prison band began to play and con-
tinred until 100 p. m. At two o'clock
Sunday dinner was served. Tho Nc
Namaras were furnished with prison
made dinner card. done in three colors
and marked San Quentin grill" The
prisoners who devised II had taken &C.
casion to point out the attractions of the
place.
YEAR-ROCND RESORT
Never since the opening in 1872
has the San quentin grill enjoyed "A
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
Probably 100 Men Have Lost
Lives in Coal Mine
Disaster.
VIGIL AT MOUTH OF TOMB
ow-stricken Families Hope
against Hope That Their
Loved One May Still
Be Alive.

Brlccville Tenn, Dec. 10-Somewhere
in the depths of the Cross Mountain coal
mine probably one hundred mon lie dead
tonight while their sorrow-stricken
families keep vigil at the mouth of their
tomb, hoping against hope that their
loved ones may be alive when rescuers
reach them.
Eight mangled bodies, seven of which
were identified, had been brought forth
at nightfnll. when search was abandoned
for the day. outside Of the hopeful wives
and children Of the entombed. no one be-
lieves that any one In the mine has sur
vived the terrific explosion OF coal dust
that wrecked the workings Saturday
morning.
For more than SO hours every surviving
miner in this region had toiled with no
thought of food, sleep or pay. to remove
the debris and force fresh air into the
innermost recesses Of the mine. Tonight
they practically had penetrated to the
main entry head, nearly three miles in.
Tomorrow they expect TO be ready to work
the cross-entries in which the great mass
of bodies undoubtedly were cast by the
force of the blast
Black damp developed to-day and
stopped progress for time but soon
tho silent force pushed dauntlessly on,
some Of them till they were carried
out overcome by the noxious gases
FOOD SUPPLY DISAPPEARS.
Ten thousand morbidly curious per-
sons focked into Bricevillc to-day and
crowded about the main entry of the
mine. They saw nothing but the pitt
able grief OF the stricken families
There is hardly family in the entire
Coal crock valley that has not felt the
touch Of death. The problem OF caring
foT the widows and orphans will be n
grave ono. requiring immediate solu-
ton Certainly Briceville will be I'M
able to care for her living with most
Of her wage earners numbered among
the dead
Tonight food is scarce on account
OF the influx OF crowds but plentiful
supplies are promised for tomorrow
from Knoxville.
II has becn impossible to get any
authentic figures on the exact number
OF men in the mine when the explosion
occurred. Mine officers have given
out no statement and II has been i'm
possible TO get any check on the men
who went to work Yesterday morning
That II is moro than hundred seems
certain and that all are dead seems
almost a. certain.
1t is expected much of the blac,,
damp will be driven from tho passages
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NEWS TOLD In BRIEF

Ex-senator Henry c. Davis of West
Virginia says railroad may extend
from Washington to Panama by the
time the Panama canal is completed
Premier Asquith announced IN ,be
House OF Commons that n home ruIs
bill for Ireland would be passed dur
ing the lifetime of the present Parl,o-
ment.
A small! corner plot at Broadway and
%th street, New York, adjoining Mocv's
department store. containing less than
III" square feet, has been sold for 81.
10000, or nearly $50 per square foot.
While Mr.. and Mrs Bernard Koch
an aged Williamsburg, n. Y. couple. were
preparing to receive n few friends for an
anniversary celebration. the husband was
fatally stricken with heart failure and
the wife died Of the shock When their
friends arrived, they stayed to arrange
for the funeral.
An old wooden leg may not be much OF
legacy. but when II contains $4,000 ia
cob Randall. pauper at the poor farm
OF Oklahoma City, thinks II Is worth hay-
ing. leg was given to him by Aexan-
der +, Hamilton, supposed pauper on
the farm, Just before he died n few DAYS
ago. The money was found in the stock
OF the artificial limb,
Washington gossip says that Vice Presi-
dent Sherman will not be n candidate for
denomination. 1t is known that the Vice
president was not In accord with Prcsl-
dent Taft on the Canadian reciprocity
agreement and that he Is not In favor OF
revision OF the thriE downward along
tho lines that are believed TO represent
tho Presidents ideas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

desks TO get within range Of the voice Of
the Ohio member. who has advocated the
pension Of 81 q day since 1907.
The Sherwood bill would grant SIS n
month to those who Served more than
90 days, but less than six months; $50
a month for service up to nine months
SIS n month for a service UP to one year,
and 500 for a service OF more than one
year. No pension is to be allowed veterans
who have incomes exceeding $500 u
year. Tho Sulloway bill, which probably
will he offered as II substitute or amend
ment to the Sherwood bill before the
vote Is finally taken. provides a maxi
mum pension Of SIG per month ut the age
of rs.
Strenuous objection was made TO the
provision that an income OF 81 .O0J should
make veteran Ineligible fo- pension
Those opposed to 1t declared I, would
"penalizc thrift" General Sherwood de-
clared It was designed not rs an added
honor to ex-soldiers. but to relieve real
distress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
FATHER TULLEY DEFEATED
Loses SILT In Addison County Court
fo- Wages o. Son.


fO- Wages Son.
Middlebury. Dec. THE first case
tried in Addison county court this
week was that of James Tullcy, apt, VS..
Martin Young, both OF whom live In
Wcybridge. the jury returning YER
dict in IA minutes for the defendant
10 recover his costs. The plaintiff
sued to recover about 500 claimed
ms wages for his minor son, James Tul-
ley, Jr, who had been In the employ
OF the defendant for about four
months at se5 per month
At the opening of the morning ses-
sion 1t was stated by the court that
the two first cases on the jury calen-
dar had been by agreement assigned
for trial on TUESDAY January ,
These are II. c. Potter VS.. l. " Chase
and in re Will Of Columbus smith.
Anna y. Perry appellant in which a
large number Of the leading lawyers
In Vermont are engaged
The second jury trial of the term
was begun at $50 o'clock this morn
ing, william $. BirEctt and Jennie
Booth VS.. Frank Merrill. the two plain
tins, reside In Fcrrisburg and the do.
PENDANT in New Haven and the case Is
based on alleged false warranty In tn.
pedigree OF supposedly Thoroughbred
Ilo!stcin bull This case will probably
last the rest of this week
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

Washington, Dec. N-The United States
battleship Maine which sank in Havana
harbor in February, 1898, as the result
of an explosion, was blown up from
the outside. This was announced to-day
by the naval board which has been eN-
aiming the wreck. The finding CON
firms the report of the original inNes-
tigators, who made superficial eXami-
nation of the wreck shortly after the
disaster.
The statement given out by the navy
department is brief Secretary Meyer
does not believe It necessary to issue any
extended explanation Of the boards
conclusions. The statement follows;
THE injuries TO the bottom of the
Maine were caused by the explosion of
charge of n low form of explosive ex-
terror to the ship between frames 2s and
81, strake Il. port side. This resulted In
igniting and exploding the contents of
the 6-lnch reserve magazine, A. Il NJ.
said contents including large quantity
OF black powder, The more or less COM
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
DARTMOUTH MEN BANQUET.
Fifty Covers Laid mt RutIand--GoNer-
nor Mead Present.

Rutland Dec. S.--About 5o covers
We're laid for the annuai banquet Of
the Vermont Alumni association Of
Dartmouth College at the Hotel Ber -.
wick in this city tonight. Music by
n soxtette from the college Glec club
and some Instruments from the Mando-
lin club helped to make the event an
enjoyable one. Gov John y. Mead
was n guest of honor.
At the business session the secre-
tary's report showed a total member
ship of 247 The following oillcsrs
were elected: Or G. s Caverly president
O y. Mathewson of Barre, vice-presi-
dent. c. NJ. Smith of Rutland, score
tary; Fred l.. Laird of Montpelier.
treasurer.
The exercises following the banquet
were in charge Of the president of the
association and the speakers included
Gov. John y. Mead; President f. +
Nichols of Dartmouth; Lewis Park
hurst OF Boston, n member OF the
board of :ruatces til" Rev. DIR. George
II. Gilbert of Dorset; /. y. Howlan'
of Montpelier; James r. Irwin, prosi'
dent Of the class of 1872; ". Il. c
Stckney of Bethel; J. r. Pember OF
Woodstock and ]. \. DeBocr of Mont
pel!er.
BRATTLEBORO'S STATION PROJECT
Prattleboro, Dec. Sword WAS received
to-day in Rrattleboro that President /.
II. Fitzhugh and General Manager GeorE'
c. Jones OF the Central Vermont Rail
way company will be In Brattleboro to
morrow and It is believed after consults
ton with interested persons an announce
ment will be made relative to the new
depot project which has been under con
sideration by the railroad for consider
ably over year.
KILLERS OF DOES FINED.
Brattleboro, Dec. Estates Attorne,
Frank z. Barber has been busy the pas
week investigating illegal shooting o
deer with the result that Edwin Thomasoi
OF Guilford was fined 500 by Judge W. 4
Daley In Municipal court late this after
room for shooting doe during the hunt
Ing season, He pleaded guilty and claim
from him and that he supposed II was
buck Warren s Wright of Londonderr.
wns fined 80 yesterday afternoon 70
shooting a doe during the open season
Complaint has been made inst Georg
Tucker OF Brattleboro for killing two dee
instead Of one az allowed BY the law. II
trial has not yet been held.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
LAMOILLE TERM SHORT.
Four Divorces Grant ed-NOt Trial
by Jury In Court.

by Jury In Court.
Hyde Park, Dec. 7.-I,amoille county
court will finish the business Of the term
tomorrow, one of the shortest sessions
on record There has not been jury
trial and all other business has been
disposed of rapidly or continued. Several
cases that We're supposed would go to
trial have been settled.
The case of State VS. Dayton Harding
Of Lowell, charged with illegal fishing
was taken up yesterday and the re-
spondent pleaded guilty. He was fined
$40 and costs,
The case Of State VS.. Harley Bornor Of
Cambridge, charged with shooting n doe
was disposed of by the respondent plead
Ing guilty. He was fined 800 and costs
81 S932S with the alternative sentence to
county jail In consideration Of his aged
mother and family, sentence was sus-
pended and he was placed IN charge of
The probation officer. Yesterday afternoon
the jurors were released, subject to call,
and to-day four divorces We're granted
as follows:
Clara Miller VS.. Merle II. Miller Of
Waterbury, bill granted for ntoerable
SEVERITY custody of the children given 10
petitioner
Aida NJ. Rourn VS. Orvis -. Bourn Of
Cambridge; bill granted for refusal and
neglect to support custody of minor child
given to petitioner.
Clara f.. Town VS.. f. II. Town of John
son; bill granted for neglect and refusal
to support, custody Of minor child given
TO petitioner.
Ffdes MCLEAN VS. Fred Mclean of
Morrisville bill granted for refusal to
support. custody of child given to petit
toner.
YOUNG FORGERS SENTENCED.
st. Johnsbury Dec. ARTHUR Ere
chette alias Arthur J., Barrett 10 years
old, pleaded guilty yesterday in Gale
donia county court TO having uttered a.
forged instrument at ST, Johnsbury and
was sentenced TO the industrial school
at Vefgennes for the remainder OF his
minority. Thomas Casey. also Is years
old was sentenced for the remainder of
his minority for the same offense. Arthur
Lansmaid charged with malicious in
jury to animals and for which offense he
was placed on probation, was sentenced
10 not less than two nor more than three
years at hard labor at the House of
Correction for grand larceny.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14

The Shrtwaist Makers union OF New
York will vote January s on a proposition
to strike
Treasury experts figuie that there were
100000 people in the United States
December /.
Detective William ]. Burns has to date
case.
The Berlin lockout of metal workers
which affected between $1,000 and g. 600
men, has ended,
A French military dirigibie at Paris
made new record by flying two hours
at an altitude of 1909 feet
There were 1.Si3 naval court martials
last year, according to the annual report
of Capt Robert l.. Russell, Judge advo-
cate-general The most common offense
was desertion, the cases numbering h34.
j. II. Barton Willing. brother Of the
one-time Mrs. John Jacob Aston, has
gone into the manufacture OF vloins In
Philadelphia.
Glen II. Curtiss Is working on NY
ing lifeboat equipped to carry IL men
and to be propelled by a motor OF 50
horsepower.
Washington says certain powerful
influences in the Democratic party are
grooming Mayor Gaynor as dark horse
for president,
Miss Florence Bayard Kene OF Phila-
delphia has received q medal from King
Victor Emmanuel of ITALY for work dur
Ing the Messina earthquake
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
KILLED BY TRAIN IN FOG.
y II. Garvin of Hartford, Conn.,, Run
Over at white River junction.

White River Junction, Dec. 7.-Charles
II. Garvin of Hartford, Conn. a man
about go years old was killed at the
station here this morning. He was found
just after tho local left for Boston over
the Concord division. No one saw the ac-
cidcnt, but It Is supposed that In cross
ing the track in the dense fog and steam
from the engine, he slipped and was ran
over. Papers identifying the body were
found and word of the accident was tcle-
graphed to his home address ana to a
brother, who is in business a, Sanford.
Me
BIRTHDAY MOVING PICTURES.
Chicago, Dec 9--Master Sinclair Hatch.
son of Samuel G. Watch, passenger traffic
manager of the Illinois Central railroad
in after years will be able to look bacl,
on his hoyhood days. through the medium
OF moving pictures. Sinclair was live
years old yesterday, He entertained %
little playmates at his hlrt hdav party
His father had moving pictures taken of
the children at play. Mr.. Hatch SAYS he
intends to do this on each succeeding
birthday until the boy has grown to man
hood
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
CHURCH FREE FROM DEBT.
Father LonerEnn Has Raised S.O.Jo5
in Five Years M RutInpd.

Father Lonergan Has Raised s.OIo3
in Five Years II, RutInnd.
Rutland. Dec. l0-The announcement
mat the Holy lnnocents' Church properly
Is entirely free from debt was the feature
OF statement on the financial condition
or the parish made by the pastor, the
Rev W. n. Lonergan. at the masses to-
day.
In the course of his statement the Rev.
fr' Lonergan said that since he started
WORK mere less than five years ago to
build up the new parish. he had collected
and expended E0.405.s2. This money did
not all. of course, go into the church he
Is erecting but was spent for taxes and
parish contributions of all kinds Never
theless great deal OF money has been
expended on the incomplete structure.
In the % years OF his ministry, the Rev
FIR Lonergan has never taken a vacation
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
BREAKING THE MONOToNY.

ing tired Of the monotony of life he went
out and pulled up the flag. The train
slid in and came to stop in front OF the
tiny station.
Where's your passenger" dema nded
the busting conductor.
WAL" drawled the agent. IT dunno
az thar is any one waitin to git on, but
kinder thought mebbe some one nigh.
want to sit off."-success Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
A BOOM FRANC.

Suffragettes have some little sense of
humor In the scufIle on Tuesday night,
says the London Chronicle, there was
fine lump OF a woman and near to her a
wlzeneG decrepit male. Don't YOU wish
you were a man." said the little man
jeeringly to her And she replied, Don't
yOu?"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
BACK TO SERVE 10 YEARS.
&. l.. Gaiusha, PnrOIcd Prisoner. IL Fut
Where He Belongs.

Bennington. Dec 10.-Charles L. Galu-
sha, who has been in the county jail here
since November "A on the charge of be-
ing implicated in the theft of a half-ton
of copper wire belonging 10 the New Eng