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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Secretary Of War
StiInson, acting upon an exhaustive re-
mort from the general staff, has decided
that no less than 16, and probably Is
existing army posts should at once lie
abandoned 'in order to put an end to the
extrayagance and inefficiency resulting
from improper distribution OF the mobile
army"
Among the posts condemned are Jay,
NJ Y, Madison Barracks, N. Y. Niagara,
n. Y. and Ontario. n. Y. 1t is said
that Fort Jay may be retained as heal
quarters of the eastern division and us
the site OF the eastern military prison.
There is another formidable list If
posts, which, while not recommended for
immediate abandonment. are declared not
to be located with a view of securing
economy OF administration and supply or
a full measure of military effectiveness
Consequently their garrisons will not be
increased and ultimately will be with
drawn to such concentration centers as
Congress may authorize. Among these
posts are Fort Ethan Allen, VT. and
Plattsburgh Barracks. N. Y.
Secretary Stimson's report is made n
answer to House resolution by Rep
|resentative Buckley of Ohio. The inquiry
has developed interesting information
regarding the plans of the miiitar,
|strategists for the future disposition o.
the army and It's Improvement.
EIGHT sTRATEGICAL POINTS
The principal object IL to dispose o
the present small army with distinc
reference to It's mission In case OF war
This frst involves adequate forces TO
foreign garrisons. which cannot be re
inforced from the United States afte
the outbreak Of hostllities. With tn
remainder OF the army mobile fore
Ia to be organized and distributed amon
about eight great strategical points Il
the United States instead OF scattere
In ~ posts. a. now.
Two or three OF these groups woul
be on a line between the st. l.awrenc
and Atlanta. covering the Atlantic sen
board; two or three groups would
On me line between Puget sound an
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01
RECALLS GALLANT THIRD.
Free Press Correspondent Enjoys Visit
with General Mills.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Many Yer
monters VIII recall with pleasant
memories Col. Arson Mills. some years
ago In command of the Bird cavalry at
Fort Ethan Allen The official cour-
tesy and geniality of Colonel Mills
made him hosts of friends. and his
transfer was widely regretted. 1t was
recently the good fortune of the Free
Press correspondent to enjoy visit
with him, when the old days were re-
called and colonel. now Brigadier-
General Mills made inquiries for many
PROMINENT Nermonters with whom he
| had formed pleasant acquaintance
General Mills. now on tho retired list
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01
CENTRAL VERMONT
OFFICIALS SHAKEN
President Fitzhugh and General
Manager Jones in Accident
near Richmond.

Richmond, Jan. 29-The southbound
Montreal and Boston sleeper. running two
hours late. struck a broken rail about a
mile below this station shortly after two
O'clock this morning. The last six cars
of the train including the Pullmans and
the Central Vermont private car Cham
plain, occupied by President r. II. Fftz-
hugh and General Manager G.. c. Jones.
left the rails. No one was killed or in
jured.
The roadbed and track were torn up for
considerable distance and the derailed
cars more or less damaged. Traffic was
delayed for about seven hours.
The train was travelling at good speed
to make up time. being hauled by two To-
comotives. The parting of the air brake
hose set the brakes on the rear portion
of the train before it had time to get
off the ties, preventing the overturning of
the cars.
The official statement given out by Act
ing Chief Dispatcher Buck of St. Adams
is as follows
About 2:10 Monday morning. when
about mile south OF Richmond. train 6
with II cars had six cars derailed by a
broken rail. The train was hauled by
engines "a and ZIG, in charge Of Engi-
neers Frost and Holland and Conductor
Foster The track was cleared at $40 a.
m. The official car ChaInplain, with Presi-
dent Fitzhugh and General Manager
Jones, was attached to the rear end of
the train. The passengers were trans
ferred to the head portion Of the train
which continued the run"
1t is believed the broken rail was due
to the severe cold and the passage of
heavy trains at high speed. One car was
put back on the rails before the train
proceeded. The train stops at Richmond
only on signal and makes fast time along
that section of the line whire the derail-
ment occurred.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01
NEW YORK MURDERS, 143,
Total Number of Arrests 153,78s dur
ing Past Year.

New York. Jan. 9a.--Police Commits
sioner Rhinolander Waldo's annual re-
port to Mayor Gaynor shows "A total Of
1853, 76S arrests. 9i,73i convictions. iS3si
acquittals and 1854 suspended sentenc es
during the year 1911. The cases pending
number l0,GGD
The feature Of the report is the chron.
iclc of las murders during the year, for
which Us persons We're arrested. Seven
murderers committed suicide before
police action. There We're Is convictions
for murder but none Of these criminals
has yet paid the death penalty. The
cost of 'he police department for the
year was $l5,520,1o
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01
SAWMILL AT HOLDEN BURNED.

Pittsford, jan 30.-A steam sawmili
owned by George Peck of this village and
located in Holden, hamlet east Of here,
was totally destroyed by fire late last
night. The origin is unknown. The FAM
lily of Henry Elliott, living nearby. dis
covered the flames and soon summoned
about a dozen men by telephone. They
were able to save most of the valuable
machinery and some lumber, There was
no insurance on the building.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01

Damage to the amount Of $l.5O and
the Gripping Of four granite firms was
caused by fire which partially burned
the polishing mill of the Daniels plant in
Hardwick Tuesday morning. The
flames broke out at an early hour near
the AIR compressor. Mr. Daniels furnish
ed air for four granite mills and their
employees are thrown out of employment
for present
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01

Confederate veterans would celebrate
the 50th anniversary OF Gettysburg In
July. 1913 with a peace jubilee. A general
order to this effect has been issued fs1n
confederate headquarters by Gen. u.
Irvine Walker OF South Carolina.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01
Strike Leader at Lawrence
Charged with Being an Ac.
cessory to Murder.
NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE BONDS
Extra Precautions Taken to Pre-.
vent Outbreak among Follow
ers-1,500 Guard q
Funeral Parade.

Lawrence. Mass. Jan. 30.--Charged with
tor of New York. leader Of the great tex
tile strike. was arrested by officers of
the State police just before midnight to-
night. He was taken at his hotel. Fear
ing arrest. Httor had made preparations
to secure bail. but was not allowed to give
bonds and was locked up at the police
station.
The charge against the strike leader is
In connection with the death OF Anna Lo-
PHO. striker. who was shot during an
outbreak last night. The bullet which
caused her death was fired by some one
In the crowd of strike sympathizers, the
police alleged. and was aimed at the
ground but rebounded and struck tho
woman.
Before making the arrest the police and
military authorities took extra prepare
tons to prevent any outbreak among the
strikers when the news Of the taking of
their leader reached the workers. Every
police officer and militiaman In the city,
| 800 or more. will be on duty Tomorrow
! when the woman's funeral takes place
when it Is expected that fully 10000 strik-
ers will march from her home to the
church and then to the cemetery.
ARREST NOT UNEXPECTED.
Ettor's arrest was not unexpected
charge would be made against him
beiause of alleged infiammatory state
ments at public meetings.. Only to-
night the police interviewed several
newspaper men with a view to ascer-
tanning If they would be willing to
take oath to the truth of published
statements credited to the leader
To guard against possible attack by
strikers or sympathizers. the police
station where Ettor Is locked up was
surrounded by soldiers tonight while
inside many others were hidden away
prepared for an emergency
The members of the local union Of
stationary fremen. which includes
firemen employed in the mills. cleo
trio light and power houses and SINH
lar Industries, voted at meeting to-
night to ask Is per cent. increase
in wages There are about 100 mem
bers of the local union. which Is ANIL
ated with the American Federation of
Labor.
| ANOTHER ARREST MADE.
Lawrence. Mass, Jan. 3L-At 1880 this
morning the State police made a second
arrest. taking into custody Octuro NJ
Giovanniti Il New York. who has been
Strike Leader Ettor's right hand man
He, like Ettor, is charged with being
| an accessory to murder In connection
| with the death Of Anna Lopizo.
Giovanniti is said to be the editor OF
of New York italian newspaper and
has been in Lawrence since soon after
the strike started. He was held without
bail.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01

The Standard Oil company has advanced
the price of oil delivered by tank wagon
from seven to eight cents a gallon. This
makes two cents advance at New York
since the first of the year,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01

Following the Central Passenger as
ISOLATION, the Western association mas
adopted a round trip rate of two cents
a mile for conventions where LOCO or
more attend.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-02-14

POSSIBLE speed and should be completed
in the course of Al month.
"Labor-During the past year we
have been fairly well supplied, and at
present 1t looks as though we should
be- able to take on the crop without
interfering to any gerat extent with the
cultivation and other work
Tree Planting This work has been
steadily kept going, with the result
that we now have fine thrifty looking
lot of wndbrcaks coming up In differ
.cnt parts of the place. About 5000
trees In all have been get out this year.
"Laborcrs' Quarters During the year
we have erected twenty five new 2OX24
feet four-room cottages suitable for
European families. These are all
tongue and groove buildings and paint
ed with oil paint inside. Also we have
remodclrd number Of the old style
barracks houses and turned them into
l2x2i cottages suitable for oriental
families. II will be necessary to COM
tinuc this work until the camps have
all been gone over.
cane TranspOrtatiOn-ln order to
help out our present somewhat made
quate supply Of llumo water it has been
decided to install a pumping system to
return the water carter having brought
down one load Of Gano) to an elevation
of 400 rect. This will require Il lift
of coo feet. and viii give MS Il second
use of all our water on an area of 1900
acres. This work will be pushed
through Just as soon AZ the labor Is
available from the mill improvements.
Government lands-Seven hundred
acres of land formerly leased from the
government was withdrawn over "A year
ago for demonstrating purposes. This
land has all been cut up into small
tracts. but so far no demonstrating has
been done and the fields are simply ly-
ing fallOw"
Treasurer George II. Robertson re-
ports dividends during the year Of
1896. 900; balance to next year of s77l,-
57I.75. net profit ON the 1871 crop of
$G9l $40 ~. total assets of $2.6i4 .O96.iS
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-02-14
KAHUKU REPORT
SHOWS PROSPECT
D. \. FOR 1912

That the technid flies are proving
of great value In destroying the cane
borcr pest IL the conclusion drawn 10y
Manager Andrew Adams Of kahuku
plantation and presented in his report
To the annual meeting of the planta-
ton company. held this afternoon In
the offices Of Alexander n Baldwin.
Manager Adams says:
These flies are now to be found In
all the fields. the distribution having
been assisted with the idea of getting
beneficial results from their work more
quickly. The parasite has already
done good work on the crop now be
ing harvested. although little was eN-
pected before the crop Of 1913. The
borcr Is still present. but til" tachinid
| fly Is rapidly increasing. Since II can
only Increase at the expense Of death
of borcrs, II is but natural to conclude
that horers are being destroyed even
were there no other evidences of their
destruction. Very few borcr beetles
We're gathered during 1911 ana these IN
the early months of the year This
practise has now been discontinued
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-01

Miss Anna Wagner is the guest of
White Mills friends.
Mrs. Fred Aug, White Mills, is
spending a few days in town.
Miss Elizabeth c. Lawyer spent
Sunday with Carbondale friends.
Miss Blanche Starnes spent Sun
day with her parents at Bethany.
Mrs. J. T. Fuller left Tuesday for
few days stay in the Metropolis.
N. j. Spencer is again confined
to his home by badly inflamed eye.
A. ]. Rehbein, of Brooklyn, spent
Sunday with his family on East
street.
Miss Harriet Arnold spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Scranton
friends.
Miss jeanette Freeman was a
Sunday visitor with relatives in
Scranton.
l.. Blumenthal attended to bust
ness in Scranton the latter part of
last week.
Rev. and Mrs. G.. S. Wendell left
Monday morning for a few days
visit in New York City.
Miss Bertha Hawkey, of Seely-
vile, is confined to her home with
severe case of the grip.
Miss Mary Spettigue, of Jermyn,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lent, of West street.
E. G. Simons. district manager of
the Bell Telephone Co. at Scranton,
was a business caller in town on
Monday.
Messrs. Edward Katz and Harold
Rowland attended the Craftsman
dance at Carbondale on Monday
evening.
Miss Anna Richmond returned to
her home in New York City, Tues
day, after a pleasant visit with rela-
tives here.
Mrs. Frank l. Tibbetts, of st. Mar
tins, Philadelphia, is spending a few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Wood.
Evelyn, little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Oehlert, is spending
sometime with her grandparents at
Bloomsbury, Pa.
Mrs. John Bass, of Uniondale, is
seriously i'll at her home, suffering
from the effects of an attack of gall
stones. Mrs. Bass is an aunt of
Mrs. N. J. Spencer.
c. T. Bentley went to Williams
port on Thursday to attend the fun
eral of his uncle, the late Steward
Bentley, which was held there on
Thursday afternoon. He returned
home Friday evening.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-01
Long Train on ID. & III.

The largest train that ever run
over the Delaware Division of the
Erie left Port Jervis one morning
last week and consisted of 125
freight and coal cars, (of which 123
were empty and three were loaded)
engines 1896 and 927 and the ca
boose. Conductor Charles Biz was
in charge.
The train which was more than a
mile in length, created much COM
ment amnog the railroad men.
The length of the train was so
great that there was no switch on
the division that could accommodate
it, and when the engineer wished to
allow Erie train No. / to pass, ne
had to pull on to the Honesdale
branch at LackawaXen and the train
went to Rowlands.
BY combining the cars into one
train in what would be two ordinary
trains the company saves the pay of
conductor and two trainmen. One
engine was at the head of the train
and the other was at the rear. This
was done in order that the strain
OF pulling so many cars would not
pull apart the drawheads or air con-
nectionS.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-01
AMERICAN FARMER FAST DIS
APPEARING.
Congressman Ainey Called Attention
of Congress in Advocating Parcels
Express.

Washington, D. c., April 80.
On the floor of the House of Con-
gress, Thursday, Congressman Ainey,
in advocating parcels post and par
cells express, called attention to the
fact that the Census Report indicated
that the American farmer is fast dis
appearing. At the beginning of the
government he constituted ninety-siX
per cent. of the total population. In
1910 this had decreased to fifty-four
per cent, and during the last twenty
years nearly every township in the
Fourteenth Congressional district
had lost from a fourth to a third OF
it's population. He urged that con-
servation of the American farm, and
the preservation of the American
farmer were of transcendent import
ance; whether viewed from a social
or economic standpoint; that in this
was involved the solution of the
high cost of living. In order to
maintain the farmer as a class he
must be privileged to participate, in
a measure, with the opportunities
which invention and public legisla-
ton were giving to other lines of ac-
tivities, and to the dwellers in the
city.
Transportation and good roads
were two important means towards a
desired end, and the broadest par
cells post or parcels express measure
is necessity TO the rural districts.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Mary f. Merdith, of Lake town.
ship, transfers to Walter Swingle
also of Lake, certain lands in Lake
township for a consideration OF
$1,000.
Lavana A. Deming and Eugene f.
Deming of Preston, to Smith Simp-
son, of Preston, lands in Preston for
$3.50.
Stanley Marks ct ux. of Damascus
to Amos Knapp, same place, 21
acres of land in Damascus for
$2,075.
Henry Wick ct ux. grantors, to
Clara Nom, lands in Prompton bor-
ough, for 81 and other considera-
tions.
Patrick F. Madigan ct ux. of Pres
ton, to Edward j. Carey, Bucking-
ham, lands in Preston, for 81 and
other consideration.
Adolph Berten ct ux. of Brook
lyn, to Lizzie Bergman of Texas
township, II acres of land in Texas
township; consideration 81.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-01
TESTING SEED CORN.
State College Experiment Station
Ready to Give Information.

Prolonged rains in August and
September followed by severe
early freeze damaged much seed
corn in Pennsylvania. All seed corn
should be given a termination test
as promptly as possible. Seed that
does not give satisfactory germina-
ton should not be used. To use the
average seed corn of the state this
year without rejecting the bad ears
would result in loss of about &c.
600, 900 to Pennsylvania farmers.
The Pennsylvania State College
experiment station has just conclud-
ed test of 102 samples of seed
corn collected from SO of the 81
counties of Pennsylvania, six ker-
nels from each ear.
An average of all tests shows so. 6
per cent. of the kernels germinated.
By rejecting 2b3 bad ears from
every 1000 the remaining ears give
an average termination of 96.5 per
cent. This is satisfactory and can be
secured by making a termination
test of each ear. For method OF
testing seed corn see circular No. 80
of the Department of Agricultural
Extension.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-01

A charter was granted to the
incorporators of the Stalker Metho-
dist Episcopal church on Saturday
by the court.
A marriage license was issued
last Monday for Raymond X. John
son and Miss Pearl l. Lord of Bing-
hamton, n. Y.
An ice cream social will be held
at S. d. Mobiles hall. Calkins, We'd
nesday evening, May 8. Proceeds
for the benefit of the church.
On Thursday, May 2, at 7:45,
there will be a meeting of the ves-
trymen of Christ church, Indian Or
chard, at the school house in Indian
Orchard
The stockholders of the Wayne
County Savings bank vote this
(Tuesday) afternoon between the
hours of and o'clock to increase
their capital stock from 100000 to
100000.
The editor of the Independent
is on the ground at Harrisburg,
having in charge the Roosevelt dele
gates from Wayne county. The peo-
pie are watching the outcome of the
trip with great expectancy
If all reports are true Major
Archie Butt proved himself to be one
of Gods noblemen. The country
and the world express sincerest sym
pathy to President Taft because of
the taking away of this brave man,
who was to the chief executive al
most brother.
The new creamery at Pine Mills,
near Equinunk, Pa, has again start
ed up. The work of constructing
the new creamery has been under
the supervision of Robert Perry,
formerly of Hancock. The old
creamery was destroyed by fire on
February 10th last.
The government contemplates
feeding $4,000 Mississippi river flood
sufferers for forty-two days, at a
daily cost of 10000. Secretary of
War Stimson made this estimate
Monday when he asked an additional
appropriation of $2O7,121 for the
commissory department. Previous
to this Congress voted $212,S79 for
the same purpose.
Following an application for a
committee of lunacy for MaXamilla
Burcher, daughter of Thomas Bur-
cher, late of Damascus, deceased,
the court appointed r. Milton Sal
mon, Esq, DR.. p. f. Griffin, f. X.
Soete, as committee to investigate
same. Hearing will be held Wednes-
day at 10 a. m. If the committee re-
port that the patient is insane she
will be taken to Danville Wednes-
day. The complaint was made by
her mother, Mrs. Adelaide Burcher.
The following candidates at the
primaries. April 13, have filed their
election expenses with Prothonotary
w. j. Barnes. None of the candi-
dates had expenses over $50, from
which it will appear that very little
money was spent on the election:
Roy NJ. Ellison, committeeman;
Roland E. Bates, alternate State
delegate; L. E. Ecker, committee
man; Frank E. Cries, committeeman:
Homer, Greene, national delegate;
A. F. Lawson, committeeman; John
A. Corey, committeeman; w. L..
Harvey, committeeman; Emery w.
Estus, alternate delegate, national;
Harry Sampson, state delegate; H q.
f. Nicholson, committeeman; A. b.
Woodmansee, committeeman; F. c..
Reichenbacker, representative; Thos.
A. Crossley, state delegate; Nelson
j. Spencer, representative; B. F..
Blake, committeeman.