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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
ALL WINTER ABOARD A WRECK.

In winning salvage the Newfoundland.
ers do not seem to reflect upon the length
OF hardship and peril to which they must
go. This Is characteristic OF their lives In
every respect: II is a proverb with them
that they go when they can, and leave
getting back ito luck and good conduct"
Not long ago an American fishing -schoon-
er, abandoned by her crew In the Strait
of Belle Isle In early winter as hopeless
~ lost, was carried off in the ice-floe.
II was the slimmest chance in the world
that the derelict would ever be seem
again There was not the slightest expec-
tation. indeed, that she would be; the un-
defwriters paid the insurance settlement
without complaint or question, and cross
ed the schooner off for lost. But the
schooner was not lost. She was sighted
in her wanderings by two fishermen.
They boarded from shore, found her
hard and fast In the ice, but still tight
and worthy a craft to their taste. a val
liable property to which they must cling.
no matter what came Of II. II cost them
dear: the Ice would not loosen it's grip
on the schooner-nor would the fisher
mon. They might from time to time have
escaped ashore: II would have been the
part Of wisdom, perhaps. and certainly the
part Of caution. to do so: but rather
than abandon their salvage these two
cheerfuliy reckless fellows stuck to the
ship for the rest Of that bitter winter.
When navigation opened In the spring OF
the year. the first mail steamer sighted
the craft still fast In the ice and manned
by two Gaunt skeletons. They had sub
sisted through the winter on one barrA
Of flour and some frozen herring. Hav-
ing accomplished this, It was child's play
for them to take their prize to port when
the floe released her.-0eorge Harding.
In Harper's Magazine for April
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
TOWEL IN
A LIVING WOMAN
Three Feet Long and Marked "St.
vincent's Hospital"
It Is Said.

New YORK. March ?9.-For an operation
performed seven years ago. In which she
says towel was sewn up in her, Mrs.
Mollie Meyers Is suing Dr. Herman j.
boidt for $4,000 damages. The action.
winch was begun in 1906 and has dragged
along' IL on the court calendar for trial.
DR.. Benjamin Friedman, now In Hungary,
has made deposition for Mrs Meyers as
To the circumstances
He says he was her physician, and
when an operation was deemed necessary
he recommended Or. Boldt. He says that
he was present at the original operat ton
in St. Nincents hospital. Five weeks
later he SAYS he extracted from the
wound towel one yard long and a foot
Wide, marked on both sides, st. VIM
cents hospital"
After removing the towel he says he
sent 1t TO DIR. Boldt, after the latter ply
stefan had declared It was impossible for
him to have found it. The deposition con-
tinues that DIR. Friedman would not have
sent the towel to DR.. Boldt II he had
thought there was going 10 he a suit
abou; II.
He told me ne would show Il to the
New York County Medical society,"" con-
''nu'd Or, Friedman 'as a curiosity, in
Cheating the sreat vitality OF the patient
told DR.. Bo'dt that Mrs. Meyers said
she was going to sue and he said he was
insured against such accidents. but ad-
mitted he might have left the towel in
the body Of thc patient"
DR. Boldt last night said he knew he
was being sued, but did not rememb Der
anything about the case beyond II was
an operation for the removal Of a tumor.
He said the case had dragged along for
wears. the other side never being ready.
Julius c. Kramer, the attorney for Mrs
Meyers, said Yesterday that the case
would come Up soon. DR. Bo,jt is a men,
Der of tine Academy of Medicine, a grad
rate Of Ncw York University class OF
.S79 ana tho consuming surgeon Of sew
era Ncw York hospitals.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
BURLINGTON LOSES FRUIT,
Carload Destroyed by Fire In Railroad
Yarl at Rutland.

Rutland. March est Is very probable
that some of the residents Of Burlington
may he forced to go without fruit for
their breakfast for a few mornings and
this because carload from Boston billed
to Burlington. caught fire in the local
freight yards late this afternoon ana the
contents were almost totally destroyed
In the car were bananas oranpes
bermuda onions and other trop,ca,
Injuries.
1t was standing in the freight Yards
of the Rutland railroad at the foot Of
Center street when the smoke was first
discovered and the iiremen from station
NO were summoned by still alarm. The
names hsd made good Roadway In the
straw and II took more than half an hour
to extinguish tho blaze The car and ma p,
of freight car were destroyed. The loss
is estimated at about S2.5OO. there being
$3.50 worth OF fruit.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
EXTENDS POSTAL SAVINGS

Washington, March 29-Postmas.cr-
General Hitchcock to-day extended tn.
postal savings bank by designating
LOCO fourth class postoIices to open
savings bank branches on May !.
About eight thousand postottices
now are taking postal savings. All
are presidential Offices. 1t Is the pur-
pose Of Mr.. Hitchcock 20 extend the
postal savings system to the smaller
offices In the rural districts, at the rata
OF one thousand a month until prac-
tically all postof1ces doing a money
order business have been so desig-
mated. When this shall have been ac-
complishod the postal system will be
the most extensive savings institution
in the world and the country will have
practically $4,000 postofficcs doing n
savings business
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
MISSISSIPPI OVER LEVEES,
Thrilling Hrrrmc of Family OF seven
from sinking iiOu.chont.

-. Louis Mo. March 31.--Thousands
witnessed the thrilling rescue of q
family Of seven from a sinking house
boat in the Mississippi river here to.
day
The houseboat. in which a man, his
wife and five small children lived. was
torn from It's moorlngs by the heavy
driftwood that was carried from fiood
points above here. Soon after the
frail craft sprang leak and started
to sink.
Two motor boats after fighting of
the heavy drift, reached the side OF
the boat. Just 8 the water was sweep.
ing over the deck. II sank within
five minutes after the last occupant
had stepped 10 safety.
The river reached 900 feet here to.
night. a rise of 40 feet in the last "A
hours This mari. Ia nine-.enths feet
below flood stage and the water has
inundated the railroad tracks aiongs the
levee
Half dozen expensive power boats
have been lost. but unless an unlocked
for rise occurs. no great damage Ia ex-
pected at 81. Louis except to small shi D.
ping property.
Conditions in the flooded district at
Cairo are serious and the situation IA
growing graver. Tonight the gauge at
Cairo marks 52.5 feet which is three
tenths of foot higher than the river
has ever risen at that point before. Both
the Mississippi and Ohio are rishine at
Cairo and although the city proper can
stand several feet more. anxiety IL foIt
for the levees above and below the mouth
of the Ohio.
The Drinkwater levee on the Missouri,
| side broke to-day despite the efforts OF
more than thousand men and to-nigh,
the water Ia sweeping over a three-mile
stretch Of levee and flooding almost the
entire southeastern section of Missouri.
Farmers and families fed to safety
leaving livestock to its fate and hundreds
Of head OF cattle and hogs are hoa ting
toward the gulf Boats carried people on,
the Drinkwater district all day.
Two Iron Mountain trains were caugh,
between the Birds point and Charleston
| floods to-day and the passengers had tc
be taken OF IN boats. All trafic between
Cairo and Charleston. KY. has been an.
nulled Water covers the entire Dogs
Tooth bend territory OF Illinois and resi-.
dents Of this section have suffered a lost
to livestock.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04

A lecturer On educational t0pAcs Wac
once riding over bleak hin In FeM
England to keep an evenlng appoiutineuz&
and fell into conversation Win he'd
young driver. who was secuSed 6oP thu
occasion BY the proprietor Of ths nVer5e
stable because he Couldn't spare mae
to 20 70 fur Talking with The nd the
lady ascertained that he was rsgu1artN
employed in the mill which lDrssd SO
large IN the valley landscape thay vert
leaving bah1nd and that hs bad lsaxne&
to drive 20 as to got an odd 3ob now ant
then when, as in the present instance
the mills shut down" for any MASON
The boy was frank and sonezvhae boasts
full about his family affairs H1s faxhe~
worked in the MILL" he said. 'was q
weaver. got nine to ten dollars ever1
week" His sister worker too; she got
"a much as Ave or six dollars NOSE
weeks" His brother was beginning ana
he got sometimes a dollar and a half
His aunt, "she lived with them. and she
was awful smart. most the best weAvea
in the mil and she got eleven or ewelvQ
dollars week and didn't have to pay
hardly any fines she was so careful
And your motherr' asked the ladyl
what does she dor Oh" answered thu
boy proudly, "she amt in the mill; shq
used 10 work out, but she don't have
TO now--we take care OF her" "Oh.
see" said the quesrioner, she does noS
work: how nice that Is" Why, yes.
she does work too" said the boy rath-
err resentfully 'she works all the time
she's the best mother in town: sha
takes care Of the house and cooks for
us and puts up our dinners and mends
the clothes and does everything"
All" said the inqutring economist, Z
see, she Is most useful-and what wages
does she get?" why. she don't get
wages at ALL responded the boy, be-
ginning to be a bit confused she does the
things in the house. She works. Of course
she does, but there amt no money n-
to It," "Oh, I see" again said the lady.
the conventional hope that they were
all kind TO the best mother In town.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
THE FOURTH
BIC COAL STRIKE
Anthracite Miners Pressed De-
mands in 1900, 1902 and 1905
Review Of Situation.
ANTHRACITE STATISTICS.

Number of employees in and about
the mines, 16S,175.
Number killed in 1910: inside,
500; outside 92; total, col.
Number of collieries, 2s8, hand
ling coal from 75l mines.
Production. S3.6s3.9s4 tons.
Explosives used in industry IN
year. 57.7S9,92O pounds.
Number of railroads handling
production, 3.
BIOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.
Pennsylvania. New York and New
Jersey. 6675 per cent.
New England states. 1874 per
cent.
Western States, 11.44 per cent
Southern States. 358 per cent
Dominion OF Canada, 3.s2 per
cent.
Foreign ports. .0G per cent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
tenn Of adjusting grievances within a rea-

tenn Of adjusting grievances within a rea-
sonable time limit.
IA 20 per cent. increase in wages
ga minimum Of $3.50 a day for all
miners and s2.75 for laborers for consid-
Grafton work.
THAT the system whereby a contract
miner has more than one working place
in the mine Or employees more than two
laborers shall he abolished.
s.-That the right of check weighmen
and check docking bosses shall he recog-
nized and that they shall not he ,nterfered
with in the performance Of their work
9.-That all coal he mined and paid for
by the ton Of 22i0 pounds wherever prac-
ticable.
STRENGTHEN TIE UNION.
During the winter efforts were made to
strengthen the union. which met with
considerable success. and then came the
negotiations. The operators committee.
whose personnel remained about the same
as In all the former negotiations, found
another new man leading the miners.
John P White.
Three meetings between the operators
and a committee OF the union miners were
held in New York. At the first the mi
ners presented their demands: at the sec
ond conference the demands were refused
and at the third session the miners made
reply regretting tho action OF the coal
companies The operators in refusing the
wage increase declared that the profits
would not admit an advance without an
increase in the price OF coal. They pro-
posed another renewal Of tho strike COM
mission award for three years. declaring
that It had worked satisfactorily and had
brought peace and prosperity to the re-
e,on.
One feature about a suspension this
year is that 1t would come for the second
time In year when a presidential cleo
ton Is to be held. This may have some
influence in a settlement II the te-up
should continue for any length OF time.
Law BARS GREEN HANDS.
Tho anthra cite mine workers in their
strikes have been aided by a law on the
statute books OF Pennsylvania providing
that mine workers before they can be-
como miners, that Is. men who actually
cut or blast coal must have miners GER
tihcates. In order to obtain these they
must have under the law. at least two
years experience IN an anthracite Hine'
The law was enacted primarily TO SAFE
guard fife and property and in times OF
strikes It operates against the importa-
ton Of miners from other fields who
have not worked in the hard coal fields
With the exception of small quantity
in Colorado and New Mexico which
yields less than 10000 tons a year. the
only deposit of true anthracite coal In
the United States. IL not the world. IL
In the northeastern part Of Pennsylvania
1t Is found In only ten counties and Is
confined within an area of 4A square
miles. In the event OF all the anthracite
miners going on strike II would be
| difficult In the face Of the miners
certificate law, to fnd sufficient num-
Der Of men outside the anthracite regions
to break the strike.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04

the Kro Sivo. There II merrea IN thu
general easterly drift Of the noreh.r~i
Pacific.
There is no distinct current, hs,t z
general set OF the surface watars tos,ar&
North America brought about BY the;
wide belt Of westerly winds, ana be-,
cause ocean climates are always msldex
than continental climates. neither % ho1t
nor SO cold. these westerly winds, bow
ing over the widest Of oceans, give tn
the part OF the Alaskan coast which,
they reach a more comfortable winter
than is found In lands of the sauxl
latitude that DO not have this tsnspsra ID
influence For some reason t1,sss west.i
erly winds that strike Al.a1ka in the
region of sttkn and Juneau are rather
warmer than usual this winter, and 80
flowers are blooming there
The modifying influence Of these west,
erly winds upon the climate Of the Alas
kan coasts is found almost as far north
as the Aleutan peninsula: and hecduss
the winds produce a general set Of the
Pacific surface waters toward America
there are heaps OF dr4ftwood piled along
the sub-Arctic coast-the camphor tree,
the maigo. mahogany and many other
trees-the contribution that tho shores Of
Asia have been making for centuries "a
tho American mainland.
Another curious thing happens In tha
redistribution Of timber. AS the onsettine
Pacific waters reach the Alaskan shore q
part OF them moves along the shore to
the south, picking up at high tide pines
and other big trees that have fallen on
the shores Of Vancouver island or Of
Oregon and carrying them south into the
region Of the northeast trades, which
take them out to sea tin the logs are
finally stranded on the eastern and north
ern shores OF the Hawaiian islands. This
natives of these islands believed. long be-
fore they ever saw white men. that theiE
fathers had come to the islands from the
east drifting to the islands IN their boats
lust as the trees came to them from
, some west ern land.
The Japan current plays the same role
in the Pacific that the guh stream does
in the Atlantic, 1t Ia commonly known
now that the gulf stream disappears. az
current, about so miles east OF New
found further east.
The mild climate Of northwestern Esr-
rope is not due to the gull stream but
to the prevailing eastward and north
eastward drift Of tho afr currents which,
distribute the heat conserved by the
whole Of the Atlantic ocean, north OF lat
! itude IS degrees.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
U. 6. CATHOLICS 15,o15, 1859.
Incrcnsc Of 4,O3S.S1: for the Decade
New York Leads.

New York. March 2s--There are l5.0l5,-
500 Catholics in the United States proper,
according to the 1872 edition OF "Kennedy's
Official Catholic DIRECTORY" which is au-
thority also for the following statistics
Ten years ago the Catholic population
of the country was 1o976,767. showing an
increase of 40as.sl2 for the decade.
There are 17.4s1 Catholic priests in
the United States, a gain OF 467 for
the year, There are 1899 Catholic
churches in this country. and Of these
e.256 have resident priests. the other
1888 being mission churches.
New York leads With 2.77s.o7e Cath
lies with Pennsylvania second with
1.s16.s2o and Illinois third with L.
+47,400. Massachusetts is fourth with
1.3s1,212.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
POWERS NOT A CANDIDATE
Worthwhile Judge Assures Nanv rr,.ra.
of Position In Fight for Com
gresslonal Nomination.

MOrrisville, March 29.-rhe Hon. George
n. Powers. Judge of the State supreme
court announced this evening that he
will not he a candidate for the repuhli-
can nomination for congressman In the
first district to succeed the late Hon. D.
j. Foster OF Burlington Judge Powers
thus states his position In order that his
many friends and supporters may he
promptly Informed OF his decesion Judge
Powers has been widely urged TO enter
the race and had received assurances OF
support IN every county OF the district.
his fitness Tor the position being generally
recognized even by the other aspivwnts
for the position.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
ATLANTIC CITY PIER AFIRE,
Thousands Watch Wonderful Specta-
Gle as Theatre Burns.

Atlantic City, n. j., March 29.-Crossed
electric tight wires in the dressing room
Of the theatre on Young's old pier start
oil fire tonight which is beyond con-
troll and will undoubtedly destroy the en-
lire structure.
fire because of the intense heat and
rcped off the board walk to keep the i'm
1ense crowds back. Thousands throns-
ed the board walk to view the wonderful
spectacle. The play house Is near the
center Of the pier which Is more than
200 feet In length, and as the flames
,hoj skyward the ocean was lighted for
niles. The loss Will amount to more
han $4,000
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
WOULD BAR INHABITANTS.
Panama Canal Zone May Again he
come n jungle.

Washington, March 29-Chairman
Goethals of the isthmian canal com
mission would drive inhabitants from
the Panama canal zone and let IL
grow up a Jungle without clearings
sufficient to permit an enemy to con-
gregate or foe of this government
to exist. He suggested this plan TO
the Senate committee on canals and
the House committee on apron, "a
tons to-day as a means of safeguard.
ing the canal property.
The first ship will pass through the
canal In August or September. 1918.
said Colonel Cocktails in talking TO
the Senate commission.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
APPRECIATED IN FRANCE.

The l@ Ripolin building. situated on
wharf beside the Seine river Paris
France. was recently rooted with our
Compo-rubber roofing samples free
Strong Hardware CO., burlington, Vt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04

The Columbian Lodge Of Masons &c
Bratleboro celebrated Wednesday March
- the IO0th anniversary of its charten
The principal address was made ny n
". Henry Ross of burlington. Grand
secretary col Kittredee Haskins gave a
history OF the organization.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04

A lot of Small economies" Ia buying
he eatables, the wearables and the Other
nome utilities mount up" In a short
line to big savings
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04

r. #. Langley, editor OF the Barre
Times. has had a serious time with blood
poisoning In his hand. Mr.. Langley got
some printers ink in q cut ON hts hand
and was compelled to go to a hospital
In Boston. He Is now at his homo
again.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04

Arthur J. Hanson Of runbridge, aged 90,
was instantly killed March q by a
scanold In his barn falling on him. lie
had represented his town In the LegIsla-
ture.
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Want advertise your servant need-and
Eet In touch with workers who read the
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of 'he Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy READER

David lockwood of Bradford street
is confined to the house by illness. |
b.Fs. George Utley of Rutland is
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gar
reau.
Katrina, the young daughter of Rev
and Mrs. Philip Schuyler who has
been ill., is very much improved.
Mrs. Eugene La Fortune of Ches-
hire, Mass, is visiting her husband,
p La Fortune of the Yale restaur-
ant
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Soule have re-
turned from the Adirondacks where
they have been on motor trip with
relatives.
Earl Bdwell of Hartford Conn, a
student at Dartmouth college, is
guest of his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. p. Endress.
Cordes Armstrong, one OF the Ban
ner newsboys, this morning caught a
trout foot long in the small stream
that flows from tho Morgan spring.
Miss Bibian Houle, daughter of DR..
r. A. Houle, is home from Toilette,
r. O.. where she attends the Convent
of the Congregation of Nolre Dame.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Saunders ac-
companied by Mrs. Lydia NJ. Saun-
ders and Joseph Jackson are spending
the day at Hedges Lake, the trip be-
ing made in Mr.. Saunders new Ford
machine.
The mid-week meeting of the Bap-
tist church will be held this evening
in the chapel. The pastor will lead
The June number of missions" will
furnish the subjects for discussion
All are invited TO come and partici
pate.
Hon. Eugene V. Debs, the Socialist
candidate for president, is to speak
in Bennington at Morgan park mex
Monday evening. He will arrive il
town in the afternoon and at O.
clock there will be a reception in b!i
honor at the home of Miss Mary San
: ford.
NtIuOn W IitlCt, Cultl tHblntSl
of the IT, s. Bureau of Roads, arrived
here today from Washington to visi
9 D. II. Winslow, the government engin
eer who is stationed here Mr.
i Pierce was entertained at dime
r this noon at the Walloomsac Inn ant
will spend two days in the county
e About 35 members OF Walloomsa
S lodge n. +. O.. p. went to Pittsfel
I Wednesday where they we're enter
o tanned by Elm lodge of that city. Tn
Bennington delegation was met b
! members OF the Pittsheld Board q
Trade who presented the visitor
with a souvenir Of the occasion. Tn
q day was passed with an outing q
o Pontoosuc lake. The guests were a
d so escorted to the Majestic theatr,
n In the evening members OF other loo
!. ges Joined the gathering at Bell
! shire park. The Bennington lelegi
ton returned late in the evening a
II ter an enjoyable day.