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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-03-13
MORRISVILLE

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visiting relatives in town.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Utton OF Hard
wick were recent guests OF their son,
Vernon Utton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wrisey OF Essex
Junction visited their nephew, .. w.
Wrisley, Thursday.
Mrs. Eunice Pottle of Stowe and Mrs,
| S. E. Wheeler of Waterbury are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. ". Clark.
The ladies of the Cong'l society will
hold get,together meeting at the YES
try at o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Fannie Fletcher Of Minneapolis,
Mimi, arrived in town Monday evening
and is the guest of Mrs. Laura Oleed.
Mrs. Ellen Thayer and daughter, Ida
Mae hayer, expect to 90 to Jefferson
vile Saturday to visit friends for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Davis returned
Monday evening from short visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Butterfeld in St. Johns.
bury.
Gerald LaForrest, son of the late L. p
LaForrest, formerly of this place, is play
ing with "The Man from Cooks" at Bos-
ton theatres.
Mrs. w. M. Tillotson and two children
of St. Johnsbury came last Friday even.
ing for a short visit with her mother,
Mrs Helen Towne.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. ]. Baker and three
children and Mr. and Mrs. P. !. Springer
left Monday for Academy, Calf, where
they expect to make their future homes.
c. F. Smith left Tuesday for Washing
ton, D. c., to represent the Vermont
State Grange at hearing before the
committee on bills relative to oleomar-
garine.
P. M. Libby, District Deputy of the
M. W. of A., will be at the Woodmen
meeting Tuesday evening, Mar. 10, to
tell about the new rates and options.
All Woodmen invited
Mrs. G. A. Barrows left Friday night
for Boston to purchase her spring stock
Of millinery goods. She will visit her
daughters, Mrs E. l. Booth and MrslE. L.
Morse, in Providence, K. l., before re-
turning home.
Miss lila Hoyt is assisting in the S. f.
Stevens store during the absence OF Mrs.
Stevens in Boston and New York, where
'he went to purchase her spring stock. of
goods. Mrs. Stevens was ac-
by Miss Teresa Town.
Mrs. Maude Huntington Benjamin,
who has been visiting her Mrs. ]. H.
Warren, went to her home in Boston
Ionday. Mrs Benjamin is to serve as
hartman of the reception committee to
meet the Countess ofWarwick, who soon
lists Boston.
Last Sunday evening Prot, J. F. Mes
enger, of the University of Vermont, one
# the leading educators of the State,
poke before the Brotherhood at the
;Ongl church, taking for his subject
The Making of Man" Mr.. Messenger
rev his lessons from the story ofFrank-
nstein and made many pratical and use
al applications. The address was at
entively listened to and all who heard
were well repaid.
Through an error, the newspaper not
,e relative to the clerk examinat ion to be
eld for Morrisville, post Office on March
IS contained the information that reg
ster would eestablishedfor carrier also,
S a result of this examination. The ex.
is held for the purpose otestab-
shing a register from which selection
nay be made to fill vacancies in the posi-.
ion of clerk and substitute clerk in the
louisville, VT, Postoffce, as they may
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-03-13
Never Such Bargains i'm
Shirt Waists Before

Two specials this week, 49c and
CSC. You will certainly agree with
us that they are easily worth from
75c to S125 each and you certainly
canuot afford to make them your
self at these prices.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-03-13
FOR SALE

A building lot on Maple street.
Morrsville. Y
A timbered lot Of 100 acres.
A farm Of 113 acres with stock
and farming tools. $4,000.
A farm Of So acres with stock and
farming tools, $4,000.
A farm 200 acres with stock and
farming tools, $1,000.
Also DIV elling houses.
Call and inquire about them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-03-13
Notice

All bills left in my hands by DR.. John
stone, for collection will be offered for
sale at public auction Mar. 80 1919, I'M
less paid before that date. The lists of
bills and names and amounts will be
published in this paper Mar 20 and 81.
T. c. CHENEY, Morrisvllle.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
ROOSEVELT AND u. S. STEEL
Pipe Dreams" He Says of Re-
port of Corporation Backing.

Il Will not discuss pipe dreams from
indianapolis or anywhere else said Theo-
dore Roosevelt at THE OutlOk" office yes
terday. when his attention was called 10
Washington story printed there that the
United States Steel Corporation was behind
the move TO bring him out as Prcsden-
tiaI candidate again. lie added: There
are depths Of tomfoolcry which ] cannot
solve"
Mr.. Roosevelt was asked if he had any
comment to make on the decision Of the
United States Supreme Court upholding the
employers liability law and oycrruling the
attitude taken by Governor Baldwin Of
Connecticut when on the bench there.
Il think II Is not necessary for me TO say
anything about that" said the colonel In
a way that brought to mind the contro-
versy that he had with Governor Baldwin
on that very subject
The testimony Of Andrew Carnegie before
the steel trust investigating committee was
something that Nh Roosevelt would not
discuss. Neither would he comment on the
stories I'm regard TO the relations between
President Taft and Secretary Hitchcock Of
the Postofice Department, as indicated By
Mr.. Hitchcock's premature announcement
that he would recommend government own
ership OF telegraph lines.
Mr. Roosevelt declined an Invitation TO
speak at the Lincoln Day dinner OF the
Lincoln Club, OF Philadelphia. To Horace
Petit. who journeyed from the Quaker City
to get his acceptance Mr.. Roosevelt said
he could not talk on Lincoln without talk
ing politics, and that at present he was
not talking politics.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
NEW FIFTH AVENUE PATROL
Association Plans to Install
Special Police Force.

The Fifth Avenue Association has decided
TO have "A special police patrol OF its own.
Not that the city's regular policemen don't
give satisfaction, but. rather, TO give tone
TO the greatest avenue OF the country.
They'll wear dark blue uniforms, but
there'r be distinction about the uniform
which will make it impossible to confuse
them with the ordinary cop" Their head
dress, for one thing. will not be in the
shape OF helmet, but something In the
way OF a cap, and probably one OF those
affairs with a chin-strap, such as the Lon
don boobies wear.
According TO Robert Grier Cooke, presi-
dent OF the association, the scheme as APP
proved by the executive committee at its
last meeting. is to begin the experiment
with four special patrolmen, who Will work
Fifth avenue from 23d street to 42d streets
"They are to patrol the avenue, keep 1t
clear OF panhandlers and those sorts OF
petty annoyances, help women at street
crossings and direct people who want TO
find certain places along the avenue" Mr..
Cooke explained yesterday, though he
added that the final details of the scheme
had not yet been worked out, and he
thought 1t would be about a month before
the new specials appeared.
Mr.. Cooke talked the matter over with
Commissioners Waldo and though the head
of the cty's Police Department thought
the specials unnecessary. he said there
would be no objection OH his part.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
N. Y. FARMERS PROSPER
Advancing Property Values and
High Prices Cheer Them.

Albany, Jan. l6.-"Thc average New York
State farmer in 1912 is more prosperous,
more progressive and more hopeful than
his predecessor for many years" Such was
the declaration made here to-day by Presi-
dent r. A. Pearson at the seventy-scCond
annual meeting OF the New York state
Agricultural Society. The general subject
discussed al the meeting was Costs and
prices of farm products and how TO bring
about closer trade relations between pro-
ducers and consumers" Mr.. Pearson said
There have been advances in prices re-
Ceived by farmers for their products. Care
fully collected data show that in some
large sections of the state as many as one
third of the farms are being operated un-
prOtitably. Yet generally, in some other
sections Of the state and more or less fire.
quenuN in all agricultural sections. striking
examples of farming that is financially sue
cessful may be found. During the last ten
years the value of implements and ma %
chinery on New York state farms increased
493 per cent to a total value OF $S,GiJ,On
The value of domestic animals, poultry and
bees increased ass per cent TO a total Of
$lS3. .09O 600.
Lest il he thought that agricultural prices
have taken permanently high level, let
me remind you that in the year 1911 farm
ers in New York State sold large quanti-
ties OF potatoes at p cents bushel. eggs
quart. During the last decade the rural
pcNulation OF New York State increased
six-tenths OF / per cent, but In thirty
seven OF the siXty-one counties II showed a
decrease. In Schenectady County the per
centage Of decrease was 49, the heaviest
Of any county in the state.
Governor Dix presided tonight over a
joint meeting Of the Agricultural Society
with the New York State Breeders As
sociaton the New York State Association
Of County Agricultural Societies and the
Union Agricultural Societies OF the State,
which are also holding annual meetings
here.
The afternoon session Of the Agricultural
Society was productive Of tilt between
Senator Eugene " Travis, Of Brooklyn,
and Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank Of Indian
apolis. Mr. Travis criticised the society
for having invited farmers railroad men
and consumers to find fault with middle
men without asking any middlemen to come
forward to defend their side Of the question.
Senator Travis found fault with some OF
the figures presented by railroad experts
e show that the mddlemen made enormous
profits
Mr. shank faced the Senator and asked
Low il was that in indianapolis. with po
tatoes selling at 81 % a bushel cheap
little Mayor like me could buy them I'm car
load lots and sell them for 80 cents, and
that after a while the middleman' could also
sell them for so cents?" lie asked several
questions concerning prices Of grapes,
celery, etc, and then both laughingly sat
New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
GETS HARTMAN PAPERS
SteepIejack Rigs Tackle in the
Equitable Ruins.
RELIEF FUND Is RAISED
Euuita BILE Gives Walsh s Widow
Mortgage on Her Home
Kenlon Criticised.

The officials Of the Hartman system OF
railroads were pleasantly surprised yester-
day when they received word that their
books and records on the fourth floor Of the
Eouitahle Building had not been damaged
by the FIRE.
Steeplejack Fred" Walker, who knows
almost every bird d's-eye view in the city
worth seeing. was sent to look over the
ground. and he succeeded I'm rigging up a
tackle by means Of which all the records oi
the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific COM
panics were lowered to the street. The pa
pors were taken to the stock transfer office
OF the companies i'm the city Investing
Building. No. l6j Broadway.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society was
also successful i'm removing number OF
important records from the office on the
second floor. but f.. L. Rittenhouse. conser-
walton commissioner, said that it would be
al least a week before any attempt would
be made to open the cOmpany's vaults on
the second floor. in which its securities are
stored.
+ J. Gilgannon. OF the clty's Finance
Department, in walking through the build
ing. came upon a 81 90 bond of the King
ston Lighting Company, and turned II over
to the Thompson-S Starret Company TO await
a claimant.
The progress Of the tunnel on the Cedar
street side, which is being dug IN the nope
OF recovering the body Of Frank }. Ne'der'
the watchman, who is thought TO nave met
his death close to the vaults, proved TO oe
tedious. and It may be several days before
the search is ended.
prenaratIous were made yesterday for the
removal OF the statue OF Henry b. Hyde
which stands near the Pine street entrance
Subscriptions for relief fund, indepen-
dent Of that maintained by the Police ana
Fire departments, have now reached a TO-
tai Of So 40. The Equitable Life Assurance
Society heads the list, with $4,000. The
connouv also announced yesterday that 1t
had purchased the mortgage, amounting
with interest to S2,5lS l., on the home OF
battalion Chief Walsh, and had presented
Il to his widow.
Isire insurance men began yesterday "a
comment unfavorably on the efficiency OF
the Fire Department in handling Its task
I'm the Equitable Building. The trend OF
the criticism was 10 the effect that Fire
chief Kenlon had violated custom in not
replying 20 a first alarm from the financial
district To Kenon's failure 10 respond
thev attributed the interval of twenty-one
minutes which elapsed between the sending
Of the first alarm and the second. Fire
Commissioners Johnson, in reply to this crit
icism. said that it was impossible for a
chief to answer all first alarms from the
financial district. and he considered that
KenIon had performed his work in COM
petent manner.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
BAY STATE BALLOT URGED
SAKE Offers It as Substitute for
Lew Election Law.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Albany, Jan l6.-With some changes, Sen
ator SAKE to-day introduced his Massachu
setts ballot bill OF last year. 1t abolishes
straight voting except for Presidential cleo
tors. The principal change from the bill Of
last year is that In grouping the names Of
the candidates they are TO be as the
boards of election direct instead Of in
alphabetical order. Preference is 10 be
given to candidates whose party cast the
highest number of votes for Governor at
the last election.
In speaking of the bill Senator SAKE
quoted from the Governors message OF 1911
recommending a change in the ballot which
would permit the name Of any candidate TO
appear I'm only one place on the ballot.
Senator McManus and Assemblyman Nc
Murray introduced a Death Avenue" bill
similar 10 the Eleventh avenue bill of last
year, with the exception that IT is modified
to meet objections made by the courts.
A bill by Assembyman Crawford, OF New
York. would authorize the appointment as
an official referee Of any former judge Of
the Court Of Common Pleas or justice Of
the Supreme Court who shall have served
as such for eight years in the 1st Judicial
District and who has retired before the eX-
piration Of his term because he had arrived
al the age OF seventy years.
The exempting from all taxation Of all
hospitals maintained for pulmonary tu-
berculosis by cities outside OF corporate
limits Is provided in a bill introduced by
Senator Ramsperger, OF Buffalo.
To meet difficulties which have been found
i'm putting into effect the insurance agents
and brokers' license law of last year, Sen
ator r. ID. Sullivan and Assemblyman
Cross. of Oneida, introduced "A bill which
would permit such agents or brokers TO
conduct their business In connection with
real estate agency or real estate brokerage
business
New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
TWO MAKE GAMBLING RAID
Strong Arm Men Drop In at
Third Avenue Place.

Charles Becker, lieutenant detective In
charge of the Strong Arm Squad" with
Detective Charles Foye, dropped In unex-
rectedly on a crowd of fifty men In a large
upper room in a house on Third avenue
near 18th street, last night Two arrests
were made and much gambling STUFF was
taken.
Becker and Foye had no trouble getting
into the house. They walked past the door
keeper, who needed their warning to make
no outcry. Becker told the occupants OF
the room they would be all right III they
cut out the window jumping. etc, and they
kept quiet Two men, who described them
serves AS Jacob Strauss, OF NO. 5lS East
18th street and Edward Grove, OF No. 2l3
East Slst street. weie arrested or warrants
bearing the signature of William McAdoo.
Chief City Magistrate, charging them with
being common gamblers.
A patrol wagon from the East ssth street
police station was used to take the prison
ers, cards, poker chips and tables TO the
police station.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
WALSH BORNE TO GRAVE
Comrades Gather to Pay Tribute
To Dead Battalion Chief.

A great crowd Of firemen, headed by Com
missioner Johnson. Deputy Commissioner
Farley and Chief Kenlon. lined the street
Yesterday before the home OF William j.
Walsh the battalion chief killed at the
Eouitable fire at No. ll7O i2d street Brook
lyn. to pay tribute to the dead fireman.
All the men in the department who could
arrange for leave at that time were there,
drawn UP In a long line with barred heads
as the body of the battalion chief was
borne by on the shoulders Of his comrades.
The funeral was held at the Roman
Catholic Church OF st. Catherine of Alex
andria, near 4lst street
At all fire houses in the city an order
from the Commissioner was read to the
men that Walsh was "a brave and ettcient
officer, whose devotion and fidelity TO the
duties imposed on him won for him de-
served promotion until he became chief OF
battalion and acting deputy chief of the
department"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
The Afternoon Session.

y The afternoon session was able to pile up
only y2l JGj The volumes which contributed
most TO this total were eighteen lots OF
Thomas Middleton. which George ID. Smith
bought for $50; six lots of Milton, to the
same buyer for S2235: five lots Of Mon
tesquicu. that brought $.7i9. and four lots
of Montague selling for $3.50 The second
issue OF Engucrraud de Monstrelets ChrOn-
icles of France and her neighboring coun-
tries. printed at Paris in 1893, was sold for
A1o
This last lot. consisting OF two beautifully
bound volumes, done In the best style of
Lortlc and the only ones executed by him
In the manner Of the Ewes, was bought by
VI Sondhein. representative OF J. Baer &
CO., the German hrm. II came from the
library of A. Firmin-Didot, and was bought
by Mr.. Hoe AT the Techner sale in 1883, for
5000. according 10 T.. i. Bonaventure, Of
this city, under bidder for the lot making
II one of the few which have sold for less
than Mr. Hoe paid for them.
one Of Mr.. Smiths Millions was first
issue OF the first edition OF Paradise Lost"
with the original title page and binding in
excellent condition. II cost him $3.50 TO
discourage Walter NJ. Hills desire for IT,.
lie paid 80 for what was probably the
Iefferts copy Of Middeton's "A Game OF
Chessc." sold in 1892 for $3.50 The copy In
the University Library at Cambridge is the
only other copy known of the first issue Of
this interesting play, which was ordered
off the boards at the Globe Theatre, Lon
don, after playing for nine days I'm 1875,
because Of its carcature of Gondomar the
Spanish Ambassador, responsible for the
execution Of Sir Walter Raleigh.
one Of the less expensive, though his
torically interesting. books was "A copy Of
Thomas MCrtcns New England Canaan,
or New Canaan. Containing an Abstract Of
New England, Composed in Three Books"
The author of this quaint work so shocked
the Pur!tanical natives of the country OF
which he wrote that he was summariy re-
ouested to return to the mother country
He was the subject OF John LOthrop Mot
ley's "Morton's Hope" and likewise figured
largely in one Of Hawthorne's works.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
WHO'S WHO" BRINGS SUIT
Infringement of Copyright Charged
AGAINST International Concern.

A suit for infringement Of copyright
based on the charge of "piratlcal reproduc-
ton Of material and substantial portions"
OF the plaintiffs book, Who's Who In
America" -" was filed yesterday in the United
States District Court by Albert Nelson
MARQUIS against the International Who's
Who Publishing Company, Ltd.
Mr. Marquis, head of the firm Of a. y.
MARQUIS & Co, OF Chicago, publishers Of
who's who in America said that his
firm held the copyright to the title and TO
the book and charged that the defendant
company In publishing It's book "lnterna-
tlonal Who's Who" or who's Who In the
World, 1912" had not only infringed upon
the right to use the title Who's Who,
but had also taken large portions OF his
publication without material changes, re-
producing even Typographical errors and
pecullaritles OF expression.
The plaintiff asked for an Injunction re-
straining the defendant from publishing
and selling it's who's Who" and for an
accounting OF the defendants profits and
payment OF a part OF them TO the COM
plainant
New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
BARNES NEED NOT TESTIFY
Court of Appeals Upholds Den-
ance of Senate Committee.

Albany. Jan. 16.-Wilham Barnes IT,
chairman OF the Republican State Comt'ii'-
tee. declined tonight to comment on the ue-
clslon of the Court of Appeals holding tna'
he was within his rights in refusing the
demand Of the Senate Committee when il"
vestigated Albany city and county AFFAIRS
that he answer certain questions concerning
his acquisition OF a quarter interest IN l"e
stock OF the J. h. Lyon Company, and mat
he produce the books Of THE Albany
Journal" Company Of which he is pres'-
dent
All Of the seven judges agree that Sec
ton S56 Of the civil code, under which the
contempt proceedings We're instituted. Is
constitutional Judges Werner, Gray, Col
lin. Chase and Hiscock hold. however. ihal
the demands Of the committee were not
legal or pertinent Chief Judge Cullen and
Judge Bartlett dissent from that view.
Judge Werner. in his opinion, says;
Four opinions were written. by chief
Judge Cullen and Judges Gray, Werner and
Bartlett
If there was anything illegal or morally
culpablC H. the transactions between the
j. h Lyon Company or The Albany Jour
nal COMPANY anu Alt County OF CITY VI
hcals or departments, II would not be more
so because the respondent had received
stock as gift, and II would not be less
50 If he had paid full value for it..
Judge Bartlett says:
In view of his proved position and inilu-
ence as the political leader of the party IN
power IN Al6auE, md i'm view Of the alleged
fGvoritism shown by the public officials
toward the J. B. Lyon Company, might not
tie committee obtain light as TO the neceS-
sity OF remedial legislation in the premises
by ascertaining the precise circumstances
under which MIR. Barnes acquired his stock?
| think SO.
Chief Judge Cullen points out that the
testimony relating TO THE Albany Jour
nails" dealings with the city came from a
newspaper of opposite political faith.
Though the committee may think the evil
dencc is clear, he says, the object Of the in
vesueation is that the Legislature may act.
lie adds:
It may he hat some members of the two
Houses will not credit the evidence Of pOlit-
iCal opponents. hut deem their statements
rnliti al ISLANDERS. Therefore. plainly, the
committee had the right to discover from
the books If THE Journal itself whether
the payments referred to had in fact been
maze.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
WRIGHTS' SUIT DISMISSED
Aviators Fail to Recover $4,000 from
the Aero CORPORATION.

Justice Daniel +. Cohalan, Of the Su-
preme Court. dismissed yesterday the suit
which Wilbur and Orville Wright brought
against the Aero Corporation, Limited. to
recover $4,000 for alleged breach Of con-
tract.
The plaintiffs received $4,000 for sup
plying aviators and aeroplanes for the
Belmont Park aviation meeting in 1910
and had contract which they said as
sured them a5,OOo more from the receipts
Of the exhibition.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
DEATH PENALTY INQUIRY

Albany, Jan. IA marked difference OF
opinion exists among legislators as 20 the
advisability OF abolishing the death penalty
in this state. As a result. movement Il
ON foot looking to the appointment OF a
commission TO investigate the subject II
is proposed to have the commission visit
states where capital punishment has been
abolished and ascertain the effect
The delay In arguing the appeals Of con-
demned convicts is another Glatter that
may be brought % the attention OF the
Legislature. Under the present law an ar-
peal acts as stay, and In some instances
the cases are not argued for over two
years The delay in arguing the appeal Of
Albert WOItcr was criticised recently by
tire Court OF Appeals
II has been suggested That appeals OF
murderers We made preferred cases.