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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-06

The Monitor thoroughly believes in
some measure in Vermont that will at
tain the end aimed at in bill to be in
troduced in the present Legislature en-
titled IAN act to authorize and provid e
for the sterilization of imbecile,
Predetermined, and insane persons, rap
lists, confirmed criminals and other de-
fectives." Ex-Gov. Mead in his retir-
ing message brought the subject to the
front and it is one that is occupying
the minds of sociologists in all parts of
the United States. A few states have
already enacted laws aiming to abate
the perpetuation of mental detectives
and criminal types. These types now
show excessive reproduction of their
kind and are filling our prisons, aims
houses and insane hopsitals. We hope
to see a reasonable measure of this
kind on the statute books of Vermont
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-06
PROBATE COURT.

James Mcneil estate, Derby. Will
proved. Jane Mcneil appointed ad.
ministratrix with will annexed. M
A. Adams and G. O. Burton appointed
appraisers and commissioners.
Samuel R. Davis estate, Troy. Will
proved. Nellie o. Davis and Helen D.
Puffer appointed executors. c.. G..
Kennedy and H. D. Peck appointed ap.
praisers and commissioners.
Jerusha A. Porter estate, Newport
Commissioners report returned
Charles S. Gilbert estate, Westfeld
Appraisers inventory returned.
Densie Hall estate, Holland. E. A.
Ferrin appointed administrator. J. M
Page and G. G.. Pomeroy appointed ap,
praisers and commissioners.
Mikolaj Baszezuk estate, Barton.
Harry Dickens appointed administrat.
or.
Peter Porter estate, Newport AID
cree of distribution made.
Sarah Bryant estate, Bloomington.
Commissioners report returned.
William H. Chaffee estate, Irasburg.
Commissioners report returned.
Joseph Murray estate, Westmore.
Commissioners report returned.
Seldom w. Gray estate, Browning.
ton. Will proved. Mary Ann Gray
appointed executrix. J. M. Wymar
and Nathan Berry appointed apprais-
ers and commissioners.
Alma A. Heath estate, Derby. Ap.
praisers' inventory returned.
William H. Chaffee estate, Irasburg
Administrator settled his account
Decree of distribution made.
Lila Mae Drohen, minor, Westmore
adopted and made heir at law of FREQ
Mae Stevens.
Horace Rollins, insane, Barton
Guardian settles his account.
! Michael H. Gilbert estate, Troy
Executrix settles her account. De
cree of distribution made.
George T. Howard estate, Crafts
bury. Commissioners report returned
/ John F. Wright estate, Greensboro
Commissioners report returned.
Ruth E. Watson, minor, Lowell
Guardian makes application for licens
to sell real estate, Referred to Novem
Der II, 1912.
George w. Bracket estate, Charles
ton. Administrator presents his &C
count. Referred to November II
1912
Lucia NJ. Percy estate, Derby. AID
ministrator presents his account. Re
ferred to November IL, 1912.
Emmeline l.. Hunt estate, Troy
Last will presented for probate by G
S. Annis. custodian. Referred to Nov
ember Is, 1912.
Leon Mc1ntire estate, Newport
Commissioners report returned.
Edwin S. Stratton estate, Crafts
bury. License granted to sell real es
tate.
Edward Bickford estate, Troy. Ao
ministratrix settles her account.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-06
WILSON WINS.

The winning of Wilson was expected
by most sober thinking men of all
parties. The splitting of the republi-
can vote between Roosevelt and Taft
made the result almost inevitable.
With a democratic president and house
and probably a democratic senate the
democrats will have everything their
own way and have a clear field in
which to make good and show the ma
ton that conditions that existed dur
ing previous administrations under
democratic rule were the result of cir
cumstances rather than the admins
tration. If they can show the nation
that they have the courage and power
to correct some of the recognized evils
now existing there is reason to believe
that they will continue in power for
many years to come. The people eX-
pect much however and will be difficult
to satisfy and unless everything does
move smoothly another four years will
see the democrats thrown out OF power.
That Roosevelt should run second and
Taft third in the race is no great sur
prise although bitter disappointment
to those who believe in Taft and the
republican party. The reason for the
descent from overwhelming victory to
crushing defeat in four years is the
problem for republican leaders to solve
and correct. AS it is. let's all turn in
and support Wilson. He's the unmis-
taken choice of the people of our ma
ton.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-06
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-06
Shot to Death In Quarrel

Manset, Me-, Nov. 4.-Joseph
West, SO years old, a fisherman, was
shot to death in a quarrel with John
Crowell, 81 years, an engineer.
Crowen, who was arrested, claimed
he shot in self defense after West had
attacked him with big knife.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-06

If the railroad interests of Vermont
are bound to have a scrap in our legis-
Iature every move should be closely
scrutinized by the peoples representa-
tives at Montpelier and justice be Civ
en- both parties so far as possible when
consistent with public welfare.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-06
TERMS

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When your subscription expires the
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-06
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
The Initiative, Orleans County.

Continuing the study of the initia-
tive and referendum, as it would affect
the influence of Vermont towns in
lawmaking, the Journal next takes up
the county of Orleans. In this county
there are eighteen towns and but four
of them have a sufficient voting popu-
lation to gain influence by change to
the popular form of enacting legisla-
ton. These four towns of Barton,
Derby, Newport and Troy have a
sufficient population, however, so that
they would have nearly as much in
fiuence as all the other towns of the
county put together. Their total vote
for Governor in 1912 was 2, 1873 and the
vote of all the other towns was 2187,
and the differences show the small
margin of few votes the IA towns
would have over the four large ones.
The towns which would gain in infiu-
ence, with the vote for Governor in
1912 and the percentages of increase
approximately figured, follow:
Barton 727 100 per cent
Derby 453 Is per cent
Newport 637 145 per cent
Troy 321 Is per cent
The towns which would lose infu-
ence, with vote and percentages of de-
! a. n
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-06

There seems to be little doubt that
the present legislature will substitute
electrocutiOn for hanging in executing
murderers sentenced to death in this
state. The change certainly should be
made. Little talk has thus far been
heard about abolishing capital punish
ment
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-06

In another column of this issue is an
editorial from the Montpelier Journal,
on the subject of the initiative and ref
erendum as applied to the towns of Or
leans county. The Journal is dealing
with each county in this manner and
the Monitor is glad to give it's readers
a chance to see the Journals conclu-
sions as to the advantages and disad-
vantages of the initiative and referen-
dunn in Orleans county.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-06

The way of politics is peculiar any,
way, but the way of politics with an
editor is peculiarly peculiar, and the
way of politics with an editor this
year is particularly peculiarly peculiar.
If an editor didn't expect singularly
singular things the things he hears
about himself in a particularly pecul-
lar political year like this would so en-
barrass him that the word "poltics, "
spoken quickly, would completely I'M
nerve him. AS it is, expecting remark
markably remarkable remarks, he is dis
appointed if they are not made. They
become pleasure to him. During the
recent campaign an editor whom WE
know quite intimately has been accused
by republicans, prOgresSives and demo
Gratis, respectively, with being stingy
with his space and afraid Of givin' ZEN
IL" with being bought" anC
printing nothing but lies :" and zen
tirely ignoring our party" Yes, al
editor really feels that ne is somebod!
if he says what he believes, especially
in an uncommonly uncommon year.
And if he don't! Well, we are &C
qainted with a fellow who runs
newspaper but writes no editorials
He is called ga pun king head" w
also know another editor. He tried t.
get on all sides. He wishes he hadn t
And so, as Pat said, There we is.
This is written with "faith, hope an
charity" for all members of tn
newspaper profession. Please remem
Der that the greatest of these
"charity."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29
THE RECALL IN TACOMA.

Interesting news comes from
Tacoma regarding movement taken
up by the Voters Educational associa-
ton, an organization of woman voters,
40 ahste the nuisance caused by the
use of the recall in Tacoma's munlci-
pal politics The Tacoma Tribune has
arrived at the conclusion that
Tacoma does not want the recall. -
The Tribune declares that Tacoma
will be eternally damned by it, if not
already" and adds: -
Tacoma is being advertised as a
city of cheap politicians Of half-baked
opinions, of half-born ideas, Of
squabbles and fights and intrigues, of
shortterm offices, where councilmen
and mayors are elected, each to serve
until the election of his successor, like
an ancient Israelitish king, ruling till
knitted at his tent door by the man
whose Blood would flow next after his.
The Charges have nothing to do
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29
A "TAFT COURT"

Louisville Courier-Journal - The
good record of President Taft as an
appointer of members Of the supreme
bench will cause those who do not
know much about his latest appointee
to rest confidence In his judgment
with serenity o rift in the lutte Ia oc-
casioned by the story that Judge Hook
was turned down because Of certain
decisions in Oklahoma, as this puts
| the president in the light Of playing
politics or of requiring justice of the
supreme bench conformance with his
views, but assuming that Judge Pit
ney will constitute satisfactory APP
pointee, as he doubtless will, the
taft court" will be one that will re-
| fleet credit upon the presidents good
| judgment as well as his good inten-
tons.
| At this juncture 1t might be we'll for
Incorporate admirers Of the manly at
tributes Of a picturesque former presi-
dent, a mighty hunter, mighty plains
man, mighty warrior and much
mightier politician, to ask themselves
! whether there would have resulted a
| court as satisfactory If it bad fallen
to the lot of President Roosevelt to
appoint a majority Of the members of
the supreme bench. President Roose-
welt, in moments of passion, spoke Of
! judges "fossilized of mind" He called
] them "jackasses" when decisions were
not in accordance with his opinions.
! Very probably he would have made
appointments in calmer state Of
mind but il the supreme bench were
| vacant today and it were known that
| by tomorrow Col Roosevelt would fill
i the bench with personally selected
| justices, panic would result. If ii
were known that supreme court
would be made up by President Taft
| tomorrow there would be little or nc
luneasiness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29
FAMOUS SAYINGS.

THE Cedar Rapids Gazette gives thls
list of famous sayings:
H. Clay-"I would rather pc rlen'
than be president ,
P. Henry-"Give me liberty or give
me DEATH
A. Lincoln-"Let us have faith tnal
right makes might, and in that Ialtn
let us to the end dare to 90 our duty
as we understand it.. -.
q. Washington-"I cannot tell a lie,
T. Roosevelt-"My hat is IN tne
ring" ." .o,s
This is not Roosevelt's most famous
saying, however. In the light OF recen.
DEVELOPMENTS that honor must go &c
the following:
"Under no circumstances will again
be candidate for, or accept aho.nel
for president
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29

with the recall.-FaWcett was recalleu
IN charges almost as flimsy as those
filed against Seymour. And. Whlle
there is something real against Weeks
Weeks can be handled without re-
call ".- = ""a
If it be a choice between the recall
and Ben Weeks, let us have Ben
Weeks. Something may be done 20
handle Ben Weeks, but once recall
Is started it will be an unruly mem
her. Weeks can be kept somewhat
within bounds; a recall will be adVer,
tised all over the United States anu
EUROPE. Weeks can be shorn OF HIS
power; a recall cannot.
| The st. Paul Pioneer-Press makes
the following comment on Iacoma
confession that the recall In practlce
is a different thing than the recall Ill
theory: to-. o,ao-
Tacoma has been holding city cleo,
tions every few weeks for couple OIL
wears. electing men to office and then
demanding their recall on petltlohs
signed by a small percentage or dls,
prnntled voters or representatives Oh
Conflicting interests. The system mas
deyeloped a class of petition peddlers
who have undertaken the WORK Oh DC.
curing signatures to recall peutlons az
a fixed price for each signature. ny
business has been fairly profltaole anu
the work steady. When business -
slack the petition showers select q
new victim and start new campalsn
The Tacoma women have offerea ons
suggestion, which, II adopted, "ouiu
serve to lessen the evil. Inc deins,lu
that the recall petitions be kept at tne
city hall and be signed there ohiy ,
This would eliminate the activl'y "
the petition peddler and limit the s,s'
natures on the petition to cltlzens WY
feel enough interested to go TO the clI :.
hall and indorse the recall demano. !.
Is altogether a bad situation ana ohe
which requires great deal OF patience
on the part of the women OF Tacoma
hit they have common sense on thelI
side and must succeed. il they 90 hos
grow weary in their efforts to correct
the evils and absurdities OF the man
made laws.
The testimony of the Tacoma paper
that Tacoma is being advertisea as
city of cheap politicians, OF nan
baked opinions, of half-born IDEAS,
of souabbles and fights and 1ntrlgues
is eloquent as showing conalIio ~
that follows naturally in the wake OIL
the recall. That such a system Is deaf
to the "cheap politician is easily u IN
derstandable, as the peculiar prano no 10
self.respect owned by this class IS tne
only kind that could endure under the
recall. The field is naturally LETT to
the cheap politicians because man ma
Of 0 integrity who stands high in the
community will not sacrifice ms
dignity by accepting office WIN tbe
ever present threat Of being MADE inc
TARGET of the petition peddler.'
Of course Tacoma has suffered from
it's unstable city administration during
the disturbed period it has passeo
through in it's demonstration OF the
practical workings of the recall. But
it has suffered more from tne ~
desirable advertising it has received
over the country as a seat Of politlcall
anarchy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29

proposition, but he has done one thing
during his administration of the post
Office department which should insure
him the Warmest public praise. He
transformed deficit of SIT 100000 into
surplus of more than $500, 900 in two
years time and this without impairing
the service. Under Hitchcock for the
first time the postof11ce department has
been placed on q self.supporting basis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29

President Taft says he doesn't think
much of Hitchcock's telegraph own
ership scheme Most of the people
don't think much of it, either, and they
don't think much more of Hitchcock,
Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Mr.. Hitchcock got off on the wrong
foot on this government ownership
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29

and privileges superior being Nobody questioned
things in this country until some woman rose up IN
divided skirts and reached out for the Australian bal
there is good deal of this reaching be-
ing done, and in some states the mellow PUNK OF the
straight republican ticket be heard above the Ian
guorous voice of the washing machine. Unless man
wants to become fixture in the home. like the
hand painted dolly, he put his iron heel the
usurper just before each usurp. If this thing keeps
up may expect to see our leading citizens engaged
in curryng the dinner dishes in blue bingham aprons
and a hopeless look while their wives attend the eau
Gus and pack the county central committee. Things
will come to pretty pass If man who has married
lowed to vote his wfes bank account in any direction
he sees f One of the most unreasonable occurrences
we ever heard of is for who deposits large
Of brig
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29

Somehow or other with a hot presl-
Dental campaign opening up and the
baseball teams leaving on their sum-
mer training trips it is impossible to
get even mildly excited over this new
non.eun revolution in Mexico
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29
This if from the New York World:
Ono IF the New England newspap

One Of The New EIglanu He"sP8Per
was rounding up his
delegation in the capitol today ne
ran across Representative Ebenezel
Hill of Connecticut.
"Hello. Mr.. HILL" he said. Whats
the outlook?' ~
"Damn the Outlook" replied Mr.
Hill: 81 don't read it. .E
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29

Somebody has given new defni-
ton of the recall. It is following the
grand stand to choose a new umpire
when the decision is against the home
nine >, ----------- - u
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29

occasional snow flurries" is what
our dandy little weather man promised
US, and just look what he delivered.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29
Sidewalk Sketches
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
BY Howard L. Ram

nsdious scheme deprlve
Nobody questioned
ma
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-22
BECKER WILL NOT TESTIFY
Police Lieutenant, Accused of Muir
der, Will Not Appear.

New York, Oct. 21-What Sam
Schepps told his friends in Hot
Spring, Ark about the murder of
Herman Rosenthal, was read into the
record today at the trial of Police
Lieutenant Charles Becker who is
charged with instigating the crime.
Il don't want you fellows to think
we killed a man who was of any &C
count" Schepps told Postmaster John
son of Hot Springs, according to Mr..
Johnson's testimony before the COM
mission sent to Hot Springs to exam
inc him and other persons. THAT fell
low Rosenthal was a dirty cur. He
should have been killed. | don't want
you fellows to think of me as a COM
mon murderer"
Mr. Johnson's testimony was read
by John W. Hart, Becker's lawyer,
with intent to support the contention
that Schepps was one of four men
who account and conspired TO kill
him. For two hours this afternoon
Mr.. Hart read extracts from the tes-
timony at Hot Springs. In that which
went on the record was a talk be-
tween Schepps and Michael Berkholz
of Argentine, Ark, in which Schepps
is alleged to have said; You don't
know what a dirty dog Rosenthal got
to be, He thought everybody was
abusing him. Why, he even wanted
the gang to kill Louis Kaufman"
Thirteen witnesses, few of whom
remained more than a few minutes
on the stand, testified today and
brought the case swiftly towards its
close. Indications at adjournment to-
night were that the defense would
rest tomorrow without placing Becker
on the stand, Notwithstanding previ-
GUS announcement by the accused po-
liceman's lawyers that II had been de-
cided to have him testify.
John F. Mcintyre, Becker's chief
counsel, said tonight that he wanted
as witnesses the four gunner charg-
ed with shooting Rosenthal to death,
but that the gunmens counsel refus-
ed to allow them to testify. Mr. Nc
lntyr0 said he had been disappointed,
also IN procuring the testimony of
William Shapiro, the driver of the
murder car.
Among today's witnesses were five
policemen, three of whom testified
that the raid on Rosenthal's gamb-
ling house by Becker's strong arm
squad last April was not a fake" as
the state charges, but was made two
days after they had procured evil
dence of gambling on the premises.
All five declared they had not heard
the conversation then between Bee
ker and Mrs. Rosenthal which Mrs.
Rosenthal has testified occurred.
Two inmates of the Tombs prison,
awaiting trial on charges of murder
were brought across the Bridge of
Signs" to deny the testimony of
James ID. Hallen, the convict, who
said he heard Becker tell Policeman
White that the public would soon pay
Becker a pension for killing that
- - crook Rosenthal." Several
character witnesses. also, took the
stand.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-22
NEW GRAND OPERA COMPANY
viii Present elijah" at the Opera
House Saturday Evening

In an interview with Theodore H.
Bauer, the general manager of the
Majestic Opera Company, which will
present Elijah" at the Bennington
opera house on Saturday evening,
Oct 26, he says:
The Majestic Grand Opera Com
pany, is born to supplement the per-
manent Grand Opera organizations,
of Chicago. Boston, Philadelphia and
New York"
In its present organization, the
new Opera Company is capable of
presenting repertoire of Italian,
French and German opera in their re.
spective language This means that
the singers we have engaged to APP
pear in the first American production
of the opera elijah" are material for
international Grand Opera fame.
The reason managers are compel
led to charge IS and Sc for Grand
Opera in America is because the fame
of the singers once established Gre
ates fabulous value. The talent and
artistic work Of the singers we have
engaged in Europe for this special
tour of Elijah" is equal, in some cas-
es perhaps superior to that of artists
whose names command fabulous sums
We have looked for talent more than
for names and this has made it pos