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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
APPEALS FROM RESOLUTION
Light and Power Company Seeks Help
from Public Service CommissiOu,

The Burlington Light and Power
company has filed an appeal with the
public service commission from a reso-
luton. adopted at a recent meeting of
the board Of aldermen. which imposes
many conditions on the company when
granting 1t the right to set three poles
on Conger venue at Lakeside. The
company gives as its grounds for the
appeal a contract made with the city
In 1904 and the city gives as a basis
for Its action an ordinance which now
exists and which is claimed 20 make
the contract with the company void.
In the contract cited by the company.
1t is provided that the city pay 20
cents per year for each light which is
attached to the company's poles. The
city claims that an ordinance which
now exists provides that the city re-
serve the top gain for its own use and
mat therefore the contract is void.
me company appeals because the city
ignores Its contract and compels II to
waive Its rights The provision made
In granting the company the right TO
Set the poles which is most strenuous
~ objected TO is that. In granting the
license, the city imposes the condition
that the Light and Power COMPANY
shall waive all rights which II now
has under any ordinances now exist
ing or which may be passed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

Retail merchants feel much encouraged
over the volume of July trade which has
been up to normal and a little better.
Outlook for fall trade considered good and
stocks reported in good shape. AS il
natural during the holiday months, col.
lections have been slow. The failure re-
ports for the month include three sus-
pensions. two compromises. one involun-
tary and one voluntary bankruptcy. The
latter showed liabilities OF $2.o43.11 and
assets of 1885,. AZ. This made a total of
seven failures for the month as COM
pared with five for the month previous.
July OF last year gave six failures in
Guiding one receivership. one compro-
mise. one involuntary and three voluntary
bankruptcies, the latter liabilities 1852. 46
and assets Of 81, 800. 20.
The fire damage to mercantile compan-
les for July of this year was the smallest
for that month since 1903, when six fires,
AFFECTING as many firms caused a dam
age OF N1.5O. July this year showed FIVE
fires affecting as many firms with a total
damage OF $4,000. Two forest fires were
reported this year and a like number last
year but the loss this year by reason of
damage to standing timber Is noted as
not as great. There were four domestic
corporations chartered during the month
Just closed which had an aggregate capi.
talization OF 315B,5O0.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
BRADSTREET'S WEEKLY
VERMONT A REPORT

Reports to Bradstreet's for the week
In summarizing trade conditions for the
! month of July, Of this year. state that
| general business is above the average and
conditions are more encouraging than
they were a year ago this time. As was
apparent a year ago trouble was ex-
perienced by reason OF low water. the
same reports are current this year, not.
withstanding the heavy rain fall during
the spring months. Certain manufacture
ing plants were obliged to curtail their
working forces during the past week
owing to the lack Of power, which lack
Is traced back to low water conditions.
Labor has been in good demand all
through the month and among both the
farmer and the manufacturer more help
could have been given employment,
The farmer has particularly been handi-
capped in the harvest OF the hay crop by
reason of a lack of sufficient labor. Aside
from the hay crop other crops are late.
With some farmers the corn crop will be
a disappointment while others report
corn doing as well as could be expected
A decided improvement has been felt
among the granite manufacturers and the
outlook. with the opening of the present
month, Is much better than 1t was the
first of July. Granite quarry owners are
increasing their equipment. Marble mills
are employed fun time and a full force
Of men Is being advantageously used at
the slate quarries. Wooden mills are OPP
Grating full force n tho cotton mills
are busy. Some Improvement Is noted
among the furniture manufacturers while
machipsrNuatpesS aHfsal0n&airlNs1ood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
RIVERSIDE CAMPMEET1NG,
Long List Of Speakers Announced for
August Is to 81.

The Bible school and camp meeting al
Adams district of the Vermont Metho.
dist conference. will begin Tuesday. Aug.
ust IL. and will continue till August %. On
the opening day the Rev. W. B.. Duke
shire. the district superintendent. Will
speak on The Country Church and Min
lister; Their Need and Value" and the
Rev. James c. Braker will begin his ad-
dresses on The Place OF Jesus in the His
toric Faith of the Church." the theme OF
his first address being Jesus. the Flying
Goal of Humanity's Best Life" A SER
mon will be given by the Rev. Clifford
Dodge. on Wednesday. the Rev. Mr..
Braker will speak and the Rev. r. H.
Moore.
Speakers IN succeeding days will be:
August 10, the Rev. Milton r. Pratt and
the Rev. q. G. Westcott: August 16, the
Rev. Milton B. Pratt and the Rev. J. r.
Baxendale; August II. the Rev. o. f.
Aiken. the Rev. william Shaw and the
Rev. T. H. Cresey: August Is. the Rev.
W. +. Douglass. the Rev. A. f.. Legg and
the Rev. G. II. Lock: August 10. the Rev.
G. A. Emery; August 20. q. II. Sisson,
fTOItSShr btoTHe I. tell ana the rev.
C.. NJ. Redstone; August 81. the Rev. A.
A. Mandigo, Professor Cell. the Rev. d.
G.. Guest and the Rev. F.. Janvier; Aug
ust %. the Rev. Glenn w. Douglass, Pro-
fessor George c. Cell. DR.. l.. II. Murlin,
president of Boston University. and the
Rev. Fred Daniels; August %, the Rev.
Mr.. Daniels. the Rev. w. T. Best, and
the Rev. A.. A. Mandigo; August "a, Sem
ator w. p. Dillingham;, Miss Denia NJ.
Chayer and the Rev. Mr.. Douglass; Aug
ust II. the Rev. r. W Lewis, the Rev.
Peter Black and the Rev. G. II. Sisson.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
SMALLER MONEY IN PROSPECT.

1t is announced that the secretary
OF the treasury Of the United States
will reduce the size of bank notes
fully one-third so that bills will be
six inches long ana two and one-half
inches wide. This Will be a great
convenience to the public, but most
people worry more about the size of the
figures stan ding for value than In re-
lation to the size Of the bank not,
paper used.
The convenience Of the public Ia not
the only consideration behind the
change in the size of bank notes, how
ever. The change in dimensions will
not only be a move In the direction of
economy but IT is said 1t will also
make counterfeiting more difficult.
Now II Uncle Sam will devise a way
to make bank notes sanitary ami see
to II That everybody Is we'll supplied
with bank notes. everybody will be
happy. that is. II most people are not
mistaken about the 1ucing
power OF currency.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
EGOITIs.

Crranslated from the R~ooseveltian tongue)
o! country mine, how would you fare
II ! should cease to be?
You know your enemies abound
Upon the land and sea.
You need a leader great and wise
And powerful-that's me.
O! country mine, how YOU you fare
Without me ever nigh?
Without my aid how could you all
Your enemies defy.
You need the worlds most famous nam
A prodigy-that's !.
y! country mine. how would YOU fare
Unless the arm divine
Were helping Roosevelt to shape
Thu glories that are thine?
You need a man with an all gray brain
My country. such Is mine.
=. "'' '\~OR. GsAA0HNSTQN4 !
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

The result was that after profound
cerebration the mighty captain re-
Piled: II feel like a bull moose" Thus
was the bull moose born full-Hedge1
from the brain of Theodore. as Min
srva from the cranium OF Zeus
The bull moose totem has been TAX
en- up and proclaimed from one end
Of the country to the other. 1t is
very much safer than a platform,
since there is very little In the con-
ception Of a bull moose for %nts
to pick to pieces and make speeches
against.
The choice of emblem was unfor-
tunate In one respect. 1t led from
the realm Of politics into that OF nat
ural history, In political fields T. r,
may have some fairly imposing enem-
les. hut In the fields OF nature lore
they are legion. These fields are the
chosen haunts of the nature takers,
and to the nature takers the name
Roosevelt is a%natheina. No sooner
was the bull moos propaganda put
forward than these gentlemen began
ransacking the c~olonei's own writings
to fn1 all the things he had sail
about the animal. and they d~iscovere 1
extremely uncomplimenthry
descriptions. 1t developed hat the
bull moose according to description
was a terribly destructive but cow
ardly beast whose valor was some
thing Of a blum. But the same mIght
be SAID of the eagle. and take them
all and all II is improbable that the ass
and the elephant which are use1 to sig
nifty the other parties can show n
great superiority to the bull moose.
The really fatal naw in the bull
moose as tho third party symbol Is
due to the fact that the bull moose
has a propensity for thinking himself
called when ne is really being fooled.
The bull moose too often hears a call
which Is In fact only the imitation
call of men plotting 20 destroy him.
lie leaves his accustomed trail and
! otis of through the forest only TO
coma Is A NgfostpRatA. sA&.,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

problem, and Friday the regiment vii
leave for Connecticut, to take part II
the manoeuvres around New Yorl
city. on account Of which the encamp.
ment is held this year more than 6
month earlier than last year.
THE OFFICERS.
The officers Of the First ~fnfantr,
and the detachment hospital CORPS ar,
as follows:
AdJutant-General Lee s. Tillotson o
st. Adams. field and stan; Colonel II
Edward Dyer Of Rutland, Lieutenant.
Colonel II. T. Johnson Of Bradford
Major f. b. Thomas Of Montpelier
Major j. w. Tinker Of st. Jo~hnsbury
Major Frank p. johnson Of Brandon
adJutant. Capt. John c. Holden; quar-.
termaster. Capt. Linn D.. Taylor OF
B~rattleboro; commissary, Capt. J. b
Harmon Of Bennington; inspector 3. a
p, Capt. {. N. Barber of Mortified
battalion %adjutants. Lieut.. J. T. Gil.
mour Of Saxton's River. Lieut.. q. w
Grandy OF Burlington. Lieut.. S. s
cushing; battalion quartermasters
Lieut.. d. II. Campbell Of Montpelier
Lieut.. e. II. Van Cor of Morrisville
Lieut.. L. e. Carpenter; medical corps
Major J. II. Dodds of Burlington, CAPT
j. T. Hagan of Pittsford. Lieut.. s. L
Morrison of Burlington, Lieut. Ba-ne,
Josephs.
Company A. Rutland-Capt. Bert 8
Hyland. Lieut.. II. N. Eastman, Lieut.
q. c. Cowan.
Company B. st. Albans-Charles r
Pell' Lieut.. J. r. Sullivan, Lieut.. c. s.
Sumner.
Company C., Burlington-Capt. c.. A
Van Cor. Lieut.. f. K. Allen, Lieut.. I.
II. Tins.
Company d, st. Johnsbury-Capt
Herbert A. Wilcox, Lieut.. F.. i. Hart.
we'll, Lieut.. II. w. Flint.
company f.. Bellows Falls-Capt. p
n. Hadley. Lieut.. A. II. Fuller, Lieut.
Frank r. Mark.
mpa i. Northumberland. II. NJ
Howe, Lieut.. N. w. Richmond. Lieut.
r. S. Haselton.
Company G. Neutrality-suspicious.. X,
A. Pember. Lieut.. James Brownell,
Lieut.. L. Z. Thomas.
Company II. Montpelier-Capt. ]. II.
Gognlan, Lieut.. Clarence Paine. Lieut.,
c. J. Lepage.
Company I. Neutrality-suspicious.. w.
o.. Cooley, Lieut.. Dana II. Gilman,
Lieut.. James f. Helyar.
Company x. Springfield-Capt. Dan
H. Barney. Lieut.. F. NJ. Barney, Lieut..
NJ. White.
Company l.. Newport-Capt. c.. 4.
Davis, Lieut.. Richard Z. Corey, Lieut..
Robert X. Knapp.
Company NJ, Burlington-Capt. J.. NJ.
Ashley. Lreut. NJ. b.. Gill. Lieut.. C.. C.
Girard.
with the regiment are Lieut.. ]. B.
Barnes of the 9Th T.. S. infantry and
Sergeant w. NJ. Cody of the regular
army. Sergeant T. p. McGovern was
expected from Mortified last night.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
DEMOCRATIC ORATORS.
GOVERNOR and Other Men OF Prom
inence Coming to Vermont.

I0euCe tONn1nk 10 Nefn1Ouu.
The democratic State campaign COM
mittee Monday night planned to comb
Vermont with an army of orators.
The notable speakers will include
Governor Baldwin OF Connecticut, who
will make addresses in this city and
Rutland; Governor Foss of Massa-
chusetts. who will speak In Brattle-
boro and in Franklin county, where he
was known as "a boy. and by national
orators who will be selected later by
the national campaign committee.
All State democrats of prominence
Will be put to work. The committee
plans for them to visit every county
and every town. The national commit
tee will be urged to send as many and
as good speakers as possible.
That the local democratic faction
Tight has been buried was assured by
the presence on the committee OF
James F. Burke Of this city. leader
of the sO-termed county progressive
county wing OF democrats. He work.
cd beside M. O.. Ieary. recently his OPP
ponent In the double caucus wrangle.
All was harmony. and the committee,
progresstves and the old guards, re-
tired from the conference. smiling.
Among the State speakers will be
Harland B. Howe, candidate for gov
ernor, who is now campaigning, Elisha
May. v. A. Billiard. NJ. G. Leary. ]. F..
Burke. 7. W. Maloney. =. NJ. Meldon.
7. II. Browne and others who can be
Induced to leave business and work.
Emory S. Harris OF Bennington.
chairman of the committee, said:
I'VE intend to do our best this fall.
We shall put up the biggest fight we
have in us. We think our p~rospects
are exceedingly bright this year. We
shall make the most of them. We do
not know yet whom the national COM
mittee will send to help us out, but
we know they will he good men. Dates
and other details have not been ar
ranged"
Besides Mr.. Harris. the committee
was composed OF ]. @. Ullery of Brat
~tleboro, A. II. Gleason of q. Johns
bury, J. J. Thompson Of 81. Adams
and M. q. Leary and j. r. Kelley of
this city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
LARGE SHAPES IN HATS

According to the Dry Goods Economist
an astonishing number Of large shapes ,s
in evidence. when0 one considers tina,
the season Is Just beginning, They arc
mostly on the modified mushroom order,
WIN either a low round, or a tam crown.
Large ro''ng or upturned brim models
are not without representation. as the
tenera' oecomingness OF this type always
'hsures IT'S acceptance. A host of small
narrow nrim Directoire shapes is includ-
ca IN these lines. and will no doubt win
iaVor Tor wear with smart Directoire
coats and suits This style has been mod.
ihed to decided advantage and the lines
maze softer so as to be more generally
becoming
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
THE BULL MOOSE TOTEM,

What and way Is a Bull Moose? II
has been intimated by the unknowing
that this was q term of reproach, or
at least an attempt to heap ridiculs
upon the only group OF men in this
country with the crusa iers' zeal, into
whose souls the fire has burned. The
real facts are very far from this, for
over the door of the seconi Chicago
convention hangs the head of a bull
moose.
The origin of the bull moose totem
was somewhat as follows: At the
close of the Chicago convention some
unabashed and irreverent reporter
had III brazen nerve to ask the great
Theodore how he felt. as II T. r. ever
felt anything but delighted" or
"bully," After this impertinence
Theodore the Great began to ransack
his BRAIN for some expression which
SHOULD have in 1t the cumulative eff
feet az - e" ~-T - 1877. ,.th
q .t,r' cent.
Rs9l IAEewA A xor a,gooa measure.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
CHANGE FOR COL. PIERCE.
Going from Washington to Take Charge
of Springfield Armory.

(From the Springfield. Mass, Republican,
The announcement of the appointment
of Lieut.-COl. w. S. PIERCE of the ord
nance department. now located in WASH
ington, D.. c., as ~commandant Of the
United States armory In this city to sue
coed Col. %Stanhope f. Blunt, who will
shortly be placed on the retired list, was
Of considerable interest to the large num-
her OF his acquaintance in this city.
Colonel PIERCE served as a member OF the
staff connected with the United States ar
mory here from May, 1903, to December,
1907. and during that time made many
friends, His appointment, It is felt. will
mean a continuation of the progressive
policy adopted by Colonel Blunt and car
ried out during his administration.
Colonel Peirce is perfectly familiar with
the work at the armory here. He Is also
thoroughly familiar with the business end
of the ordnance department. For the past
few years he has held the position Of
financial adviser of the bureau of business
and mechanics OF the ordnance depart
ment. a position which placed him In the
closest relation with the business OF that
department. His business experience will
no doubt be of much value In administer
ing the affairs of the local United States
armory.
Colonel Peirce is a son of Mrs. Albert G.
PIERCE of this city and his rapid advance
ment in the army since he was gradual
ed from West Point in 1855 has been noted
with pleasure by many Burlington
friends.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
VERMONT NOTES

Barre's new $4,000 postofftce building
was occupied Monday for the first time
About 75 craft are scheduled - an.
ter the parade In the seventh annual
regatta of the Lake Bomoseen Yacht
club August 16.
Harvey Il. Kingsley Of Rutland, Gov
ernor Mead's secretary of civil and
military affairs. has announced his can.
didacy for city representative.
Samples Of Rutland's city water sen,
to the State laboratory for ANALYSIS are
not found to be pure. The bleach" in
use is said not to be working we'll.
Clan Gordon. No. IL, Order of Sent.
fish Clans, held Its 2sth annual picnic
and games Saturday at Caledonia
Park, Barre. About 500 were present
The special water committee of the
board OF aldermen Of Rutland has been
dismissed. charged with having spent
more than $4,000 with practically
nothing to show for 1t.
Thomas Harmon. an elderly man en-
ployed at the Morrison farm neal
Barre. was knocked down by a bull
while about the barns Monday. The
animal was shooting away flies with
his head and Harmon happened to be
In the way. Hannon Is not seriously
injured.
The first Tri-State modified mara
thor championship. for which register
ed athletes Of northern and eastern
New York. Vermont, New Hampshire
and western Massachusetts, are eligible
VIII take place Labor day at the Rut-
land fair. 1t will be run over a six
mile course.
one OF the biggest electric cars ever
put into operation in the State was tried
out at Rutland Sunday morning. 1t Is
probable that the car will be used for
freight and passenger service between
Poultney and Fair Haven. It has a seat
ing capacity Of 200. Is 80 feet long and
weighs 40 tons.
An electric fiat iron. left all night with
the current running through It, so
charred the ironing board in the J..
sutherland & Co.'S store in B%rattleboro
that 1t would probably nave fallen 70
pieces in a few minutes. Miss Susan
Hanrahan. a clerk. arrived In time to pre-
vent serious damage.
William D.. Bartlett of Montpelier.
10 years old. Is the manager Of the
Montpelier Military band, manager
and director Of his own orchestra, as
we'll as a composer of merit. an ath-
lete. and president Of a social club,
Incidentally he is manager Of a base
ball team. He was a good violinist
at -. and plays almost any musical
instrument
In the pageant August Is, IS and II
at st. Johnsbury. celebrating the 125th
anniversary of the founding OF the
town, 1000 costumed people will ap-
pear. There will be ESQ in the dram
attic and folk dances, and 80 kni~iS
in chain armor IN horseback in the
medieval procession of the symbolic
finale. The episodes dramatized will
be taken exclusively from the history
of the town.
The sixth annual pilgrimage to the
old Rockingham Westinghouse was
male sunday afternoon by nearly
1000 people. who came from walpole,
Keene. Charleston. Springfield, Ches-
ter. Cambridge, Boston and %ooklin
Mass. Brattleboro. Rutland and
Windsor. A tablet In memory of DR..
Reuben Jones was unveiled. A poem
on the "Old Rockingham Meeting
house" was read by Percy Mackaye
and an address was given by DR.. PHI
lip S. Moxom of Springfield. Mass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

st. Johnsbury Is an example. A
n Masonic temple Is just going up.
A fire-truck is just being tried out.
A new one hundred THOUSAND dollar
hotel is said to be assured. A great
pageant is soon to be held. A blu
line has just been started. Railroad
improvements are being made. And
the scale works are building a new
building. There is progress enough
to serve for two or three towns.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
II SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL CON.
TEST.

The esteemed Barre Times thinks
the democrats of the first district miss
ed a great opportunity to slip one
over" on the "Cocksure republicans"
by not putting a candidate for Con-
gress In the field against Frank L..
Greene at the special election July 30.
1t may look so in the light of the
returns, but the democrats could not
have run a candidate against Greene
without letting somebody know about
1t. In that case the republicans
would have gone to the polls In larg-
er numbers. md the real effect OF
their move would have beer to as
sure a larger vote for Greenel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
WANTED.

When you want anything. advertise
In the new special column of this
paper. Some bargains are offered
there this week which It will pay you
to read about. See page two. This
paper has more than $4,000 readers
every week ana one cent a word will
reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

Washington correspondents say the
tide Is turning in the direction Of
Taft. As a rule. the anti-republican
victories in national elections are won
before August 1 and lost in Novem-
Der.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

The open season for Bull Moose IN
thereafter anybody trapping one will
be liable to arrest by the society with
the long name.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

In Washington everybody is ak
ing but precious little Is being done.
Congress is one t~hree-cornered fight.
treasury IL footing the bills. Frank
ay, there ought to be a law closing
Ihe doors of the Capitol for a whole
year preceding a presidential cleo
ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
THE BRIRE

Marks-Don't you ever have dreams
from eating at night?
farks-No. but my wife has a dream of
a hat from my drinking at night.-Wash-
ington Herald.
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Oliver Cherrier OF Fairfax. n team
ster' has filed a petition In bankruptcy.
giving liabilities OF Ss00.s so and assets
lae4lkoe W1fhn1aQ exeyupt&-