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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07

vided such vacancy shall occur before
the first day Of October in any year;
otherwise 1t shall be filled at the next
annual city election
| Inasnuch as the mayor. members Of
the board Of aldermen and various ward
officers hold their office from the first
! Monday In April. the vacancy in the
fourth ward viii not occur until the
first day os April. which this year
happens 20 be Monday.
In this connection II may be helpful
TO print the provisions OF the law re-
lat1ng TO the proper marking and
counting o. ballots In election.
Section !s1 Of tho Public Statutes
of Vermont provides that III the voter
marks more names than there are per-
sons to he elected to an office. or IT,
for any reason. +, is impossible to de-
termine the intent OF the voter as to
his choice for an Office to be hlled. his
ballot shall not be counted for such
office. II the board of civil authority
Is satisfied and so decides by a major
ity vote of those present that any
double or irregular markings OF bal
lot were made for the purpose Of en-
abling It to be identified and the vote
traced so as 10 defeat secrecy and
purity OF the ballot law, such ballot
may be rejected"
| 1t Is also provided that mo ballot
without the official endorsement shall
except as otherwise provided be deposit
cd In the ballot box and none but bal
lots provided In accordance with this
| title shall be counted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07
TWO FIRES TUESDAY.
First Of Small Account hut Second Did
Considerable Damage.

Tuesday was marked by two fires in
the city. one In the morning which was
Of small importance, and the second IN
the afternoon In a barn owned by A. ~
Lucia in the rear Of the block at the
corner Of North and North Champlain
streets. The damage in the latter IL
estimated at more than a thousand
dollars.
The first fire was in the fiatiron bloch.
at the Junction Of Interval and Elmwood
avenues. the property of Martelle &;
Lavallee. and occupied by Edward
Douglass a. a grocery and meat market.
The FIRE caught at some time during the
night az II was discovered when the doors
were opened about seven O'Clock in the
morning. The place was filled with n
dense smoke but there was little fire.
the only damage done being a hole burned
in the floor. The fire had evidently caught
from a match In the sawdust around
the meat bench and had not blazed un
any. The smoke may. however. have
caused considerable damage to the stock
Of goods. The alarm was given from box
q.
The other fire was discovered shortly
after 1:30 p. m. by Arthur Coombs, who
lives IN the houses nearby and uses a
section OF the barn for hens and a calf
He was in the barn when he heard
roaring sound. and, on running to the
rear Of the building. he discovered that II
was In flames. He called to two young
boys, named Dion and Latour to ring
In the alarm and this was sounded from
box q At the corner Of North and North
Champiain streets.
4 considerable amount OF water had
to be used to extinguish the blaze and il
WA an hour later before the f1remen
were through. although the recall was
sounded earlier than that. The roof and
most Of the middle section Of the barn are
ruined and some slight damage was done
to the other sections. The structure Is
insured for 81 900 in the T. 8. Peck agency.
Mr.. Coombs saved practically all of his
property. but a large stock of feed and
grain stored In another part of the build
ing and belonging to ]. p. Madigan was
damaged to considerable extent by
water and smoke. Insurance on this
was carried by H. s. Howard.
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SICK CHURCHES DOCTOR.
Church Country Work Of the Tresby.
tcrinns In the West.

"A doctor Of sick churchc-''-so runs
the semihumorous title of Warren II. Will
son. Phi. d. From current complaint and
resulting discussion his office ought to be
busy one says the Universast Leader.
DR.. Wilson is the head of THE Church
country work OF the Presbyterian church"
and has recently been in Missouri recon-
structine 40 country churches which
were abandoned or about to he. DR. Will
son is called a sick church specialist"
and has practice extending over the
entire country This specialist Is deeply
skilled In the diagnosis of weakened and
dying rural churches. A good many are
already dead: the list of mortalities is
starting. in Illinois there are 400 aban-
doned churches: in Missouri there are TOO;
and nearly all the States of the Union
nave similar conditions. These churches
were. of course. not all Presbyterian.
Many denominations were represented.
The causes OF death were: Emigration
cityward of the farmers who had In
FORMER years. or whose parents had been,
the churches staff and stay: church
qnarrels that caused parish suicide; while
some churches were "wlfully" murdered
by warning factions: the fact that,
though the farms are under cultivation,
many OF the farmers are tenants only.
and have little interest in the institu-
lions or the community. They are noma-
d'c ana 90 not establish permanent rela-
'ions with the community life, and the
churches suffer as Il result
What are the remedies? The hard and
starved life of the farmers wives and
daughters is one of the causes that drive
the men cityward. The doctor" hopes
Tor radical reconstruction of rural life
more OF the satisfying and varied activi-
ties OF cities transported into the villages
the rural delivery OF mails The trolley
and the automobile may ultimately
work change almost revolutionary
Man Is gregarious. There must be more
social life The deadenlng monotony and
grind or life In isolation must be diversi-
Ned by more appealing communal life.
Inc farm must be socialized and the
gains of civilized man must be on the
farm as they are in the city. Mans lot
and labor are factors in determining his
religion and especially his church rela-
lions. Change of economic conditions
Will work changes in church conditions
Federate or die. is the solemn alterna-
tive In rulal districts. Unavoidable ne
cessity can make the policy OF fedora
ton practicable, Churches that have Il
body of common doctrine" as have at
least two-thirds of the evangelical" de-
nominations. could fcderate. Many a
small community would remove its re-
proach II its dead-in-life churches could
be transmitted into one really alive and
efficient church. There Is community
in western New York that has but SO
families and l2 denominations; and COM
munity- helpful church
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07
IMPORTANT HISTORICAL CONFER.
ENCE.

The conference in the teaching of
aistory to be held at the university
ahis week is sure to be of especial
,alue to the teachers Of the State AS
subject in the school curriculum
history 10 just beginning to receive tina
recognition which is IT'S due. Even
VOW the manner in which this sub
ject IL taught is far from satisfactory.
One reason for this Is that history is
= subject too often assigned to teach
FRS whose chief qualification is the
Fact that they happen to have fewer
hours OF work than their fellow teach
era At present there is a movement
in educational circles throughout the
nation, which has for its object II
scientific working out OF historical
viewpoints and methods Of teaching
Some Of tho most prominent leaders
Of this movement from various parts
Of the country will put the subject
before the coming conference.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07
The FOURTH WARD MIDDLE.

One result Ut the attempt to elect
an alderman In the Fourth ward Of
this city Tuesday wac the devel p
ment Of the fact that Burlington's
charter, or Fundamental law, provides
no means for the immediate election
OF ali alderman in case Of IA tie vote
In order to understand tbs situation
81 may be well to state the circum-
atances-
When the Inspectors OF election
came to count tho votos 1t was found
that two ballots were improperly
marked. ard. IL these were not count
ed. Frank F.. Morgan. tho republican
candidate for alderman, had u major
ity Of two
One Of the ballots In question had a
cross OH the line dividing the two
squares opposite the names of the
candidates and extending into both
squares, NO that 1t was uncertain for
which candidate tho voter intended 10
vote, but one Of tho marks extended
slightly further into tho square op-
posite tho name OF Alderman Sullivan.
the democratic candidate. and the two
democratic inspectors insisted that 1t
should he counted for him, while the
republican inspector held that II
should be counted for neither. on the
ground that the intent OF the voter
was not clear. to say nothing Of the
fact that the ballot was improperly
marked.
Tho second ballot was marked with
the figures 86 or rs IN the square
whore the cross should have been
placed and It was counted. by mutual
consent although the law providev
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07

hah been baoiniiding from tAs ss-salsd
Roosevelt poaiciD end ne cssoSere
friends declare that his couwl4tloA N
this regard ne steadily bssn gyOvlAs and
thst that b the rel SxD,asAt1oa o. Ais
present entrance Into The ra6o. The
Roosevelt supporters Insist u ID . matter
Of pr1ncipis with The Colensl. . ae1lfs 70
save his policies and 70 chompeeo che
peoples rights.
Taft rspubiioAas Insist "a the Seher
hand shae the charge Of bAclAiiding On
tho part ..of the President 10 absolutely
groundiess. That NJ. rakt has carried
out the Roosevelt policies. notably the
ant. trust law campaign. with . hrmsr
hand and more consistently than a.
Roosevelt himself. These Taft supJss<.
ers add that al this talk about RooSe-
welt policies 10 merely cloak to cover
the Colouel's desire for power. which they
contend 10 the oootSelling feotcr IN the
announcement AZ his csn6idACv.
President Tafts friends say that the
Presidents confidence In Roosevelt. his
efforts to put the most comeudable in
depreciation on all Of Roosevelts acts.
his disinclination to listen 70 the stories
OF tale bearers Of his obligations to the
ex- President have been little less than
remarkable. He has been the last TO
admit that Roosevelt has turned upon
him.
Since Roosevelt and Taft parted IN the
Senate Chamber on March I. 1S~. they
have met just three times-once In New
York City at public gathering soon
after the Inauguration; once IN New
Haven in the fall Of 1910. and again m
Baltimore last spring Tho last two meet
ings tended to widen the breach between
them. Roosevelt visited the President In
New Haven when he (Roosevelt) was in
volved In his fight against the old guard
In New York State. After that meeting
II was said that Roosevelt had soueh,
the conference with Taft because he war
in desperate straits in his New Yorb
State fight and needed the influence thai
such a meeting would have upon Fedora
officeholders in that State. Roosevelt
denied this and showed keen resent
ment
After the Baltimore meeting last sprin,
Roosevelt had assured Taft that h,
would support him for denomination ant
this was promptly denied by the Colonel
Through all of the remarkable histor.
of the relations OF these two men In tn
last three years President Taft up until
tonight had insisted when talking Will
his friends upon taking Roosevelt at hi
word that he would not again accept
nomination for the Presidency.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07
NEW ENGLAND AND THE WEST
(From the Windsor Journal.)

We have often wondered II the course
of empire would always be Westward
and II Horace Greeley, were he living to-
day, would give the same advice about
going West that he did In the early sew
entities,
Once in while we meet q returned
Fastener who for several years has
made his home In some part of tho west
and 1t Is hard for him TO understand
why 40 many people are hypnotlzed into
leaving the opportunities OF New England
for those of the Pacific coast or north
western Canada. hut the returned travel
eli. while away. may not know that the
eastern States are constantly flooded
with literature from tho west portray
Ing wildly the advantages and resources
of that part OF the country.
II we should advertise Vermont one
half a. much ~ Oregon aad Washington
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07

that ballots marked for Identification
may be thrown out.
The counting Of both these ballots
for Aldermen Sullivan made the vote
a tie 80 that as .he situation now
stands the ward haH elected no alder
man this year. II was intimated that
evening that Mr.. Morgan would de-
mand q recount by proper authority
to determine whether the counting Of
these votes is legal
II these votes provo not to nave
been legally accepted. then Mr.. Nor
gan is legally elected. 7: these two
votes were counted legally then It will
be necessary to hold a special election
to fill the vacancy. in the board of
aldermen from the fourth ward
1t was n, nrst supposed that the
ward could proceed with o second bal
lot that evening. before all the facts
in the case we're known ana the pos
sibility of contest had presented IT.
self. Upon consulting the charter.
however, Mayor Roberts and City At
torney Leary discovered a remarka BILE
condition Of affairs
So far as discovered the charter con
tains no provision for n second ballot
In the event Of failurs TO elect an al
derman. as IN the case OF city repre-
sentative elections. Moreover the
voters OF the ward could not very we'll
adjourn the election when most of
them had returned to their homes.
II a recount of the vote should show
that Mr.. Morgan is not elected. the only
course to adopt apparently Is to take
advantage Of the section of tho cit,
charter relating to vacancies In the
board OF aldermen. In order to do thi.
| II would be necessary to wait until
a vacancy occurs In April before pro
ceeding under the provision In ques
ton. es the terms Of the aldermen
have not yet ended and there is ac'
cordingly no vacancy at the presen,
time.
Section ils Of the charter provides
| that In case OF vacancy In the board
OF aldermen growing out Of various
contingencies including failure te
eieot." tho vacancy SHALL be nlied b,
a new election In tho proper ward.
and Gin case there shall arise an oc'
casion for any such new election
the same shall be- held within thirty
days Of the date OF suoh vacancy, pro-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07

or california are advertised. there woNld
ne more people here at the taking OIL .no
"ext census than there was shown by the
census Of 1910
but New England Is going to take a
hew start In the next decade that VIII
surprise everybody. There Will 10 iotS
OF money made in New England during
'he next 10 years, and there II every
reason to believe that IL will be reinvssteu
III New England
me little instance Of sending money
without the State for Investment that
mas been earned here has played havoc
III vermont. 1t has pinched the prosperity
or many people and shut ont the oppor-
| tunities Tor the development OF stable
business that could have been created had
thie money remained under home guard
ianship. Is It any wonder that fife young
men and women of Vermont have been
forced to leave here when their parentage
have been more Interested In what was
going on In the west than in New Eng
land.
III tnefe is one mission that tho state
press OF Vermont or Of all New Eng
iand should occupy itself In doing 1t Is
the one OF keeping home interests to the
front OF foreign interests
Towns In tho far west grow fast be-
cause the population there Is constant
~ being increased by the disconnected
people OF the east.
If you are wise you will sec that the
only people who can succeed anywhere
arc those who stay In the fight so In
tensely that the germ Of discomfort can
not thrive.
boom Vermont and New England. 1t
VIII ncip you more than anything else
you can do In public way. And then.
100 IT you are II person who assists in
puildinG up your commonwealth. you
cannot very well escape getting your pro-
portion of the prosperity
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07

John Clemens OF Searsburg Mountain
piece Of joast thrown by a circular saw
In his mill. He was Immediately bundled
IN robes and put into a sleigh with a
rough country roads there ensued a wild
Pace with death The hospital at North
Adams was reached and the operation of
time, It is believed. 1t Is commonplace to
cay that the dramatic gets outside the
novel covers and the playhouse doors
while. But commonplace are usually the
most condensed form Of truth we have
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07

Venus 10 the conspicuous star rising
Dofofe the sun, on the first at s A NJ.
On the thlrty-first at 4:4O A. M. Sunlight
10 salnauS on II. ana twilight is strong
- the month closes before the planet ap-
psan. II viii 30 into hiding before many
wesks.
Jupiter. which 20 recently was near
vsnua hAs besn rising earlier M the days
eoveucso. and on the first rises at l:2O
\. ~. A. the month closes 1t rises be-
fofe midnight Or the fourth It reaches
a named position In It's path, western
auadrature": that is. on that date II ia
exactly 30 degrees west Of the sun and
70 nearly due south when the sun rises
On the same date the planet Mars is
ID eastern Quadrature'' or ninety degrees
east Of the sun. II u. therefore, in the
opposite part Of tho sky and il nearly
due south when tho sun SETS Observer
81 the svsl1ng sky will find Mari an in
tereStinx object to watch This month. for
" 70 moving rapidly among the stars
and IL not far distant from the two r,id-
dy stars, Aldebaran and Betelgeuss.
which 1t resembles in color and at presen.
In brightness. Let the observer ask two
questions: What Is the order of bright
ness Of the three objects? Is II the same
Mt the end Of the month ar at Its begin
ming? Mars moves about fifteen degrees
this month, advancing from near Aide
baran towards Castor and Pollux
Saturn may still be seen in the west In
the early evening. 1t sets on the LIST a.,
II p. M. and on the 31st at OILS F. NJ IL
is moving eastward in the constellation
Aries. accomplishing about three degrees
this month.
|
| Uranus and Neptune are in opposite
parts Of the sky the former in Sagit-
tarius, the latter in Gemini: the former
Is. therefore, low In the south and rises
In the early morning. the latter is high
In the north and sets in the early morn
ing. The position of Uranus on the Is:
Is Right Ascension twenty hours sixteen
minutes declination south twenty de-
grees twenty minutes. The position ot
Neptune on the LIST is Right Ascension
seven hours thirty-one minutes, declna-
ton north twenty-one degrees thirteen
minutes. Uranus rises on the LIST at 40
A. NJ. on the alst at go A. NJ Neptune
sets on the list at 4:10 A. NJ. and on the
s1st at 3:lo A. NJ. The latter is, therefore.
suitably placed for observation in the
evening with a telescope Of sufficient
size. In small telescopes 1t cannot he dis
tinguished from star except by its
motion.
on the 10Th, when the sun crosses the
equator going north, the days and nights
would be equal all over the earth except
at the poles. but for the effect of re-
fraction. This makes the sun rise several
minutes earlier and set several minutes
later. thus adding to the day and sub,
tracing from the night, In this latitude
the gain in the length of the day is about
nine minutes. At the north pole the long
J day OF six months will begin two days
: earlier. while twilight, there has been in
} creaeing since the lst Of February
Winslow Upton in the Boston Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07
So ON SLEIGHRIDE.
Sanctuary Boys At Cathedral Had Has.
quet after the Trip.

Tuesday was a memorable event in
the lives Of each and every one Of the 81
sanctuary boys Of the Cathedral. The
occasion was the enjoyment OF a sleigh
ride given through the kindness Of F. H
McCale. After the pleasant trip all re.
paired to St. Mary's hall, where
sumptuous banquet was prepared by the
mothers OF the children. The tables were
artistically decorated with plants and
flowers. The menu was an elaborate
spread Of a turkey dinner, with the
mothers serving aswaitresses. In the midst
Of the boys and partaking Of the feast
were the Very Reverend ]. F. ellis, the
Rev r. Welch Of Montpelier, the Rev. E.
Hendy. the Rev. W. II. Cassidy and the
Rev j. M. Kennedy.
At the close all listened with delight to
a musical program. The opening number
was a selection by an orchestra composed
Of Helen. Timothy and Bernard Daley and
Ruth Maynard all of whom are MEM
hers Of the Cathedral school Mrth and
laughter pervaded the hall as Master Lee
Casey delivered in his usual striking man
ner Casey at the Bat" A vocal selec-
ton by Master Arthur Brown, boy tenor
OF the Cathedral choir. followed. After
the solo a musical duet was played by
Matter Raymond and Arthur Brown.
Complimentary remarks were made In
recognition Of the altar boys' services by
the pastor, the Rev Father ellis. Father
Kennedy. director. praised and thanked
the boys for their fidelity throughout the
year Remarks Of a pleasing nature were
made BY the Rev. Father WEIGH. Father
Cassidy and Mr.. McCale. The last speaker
promised that the sleighride should be an
annual event in st. Msry's parish. Master
Daley. in behalf Of all the boys present.
extended a vote OF thanks to all those
who contributed so generously towards
making the event such a pleasing sue.
80 NJ
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n. r. DEVELOPMENTS.
(From the Barre Times.


The Grand Trunk and the New Haven
IN closer competition. Note yesterday
announcement form the office OF the
latter that the system proposes to build
TWO snort pieces of track In Vermont
from South Vernon to Brattleboro and
from Winsor to White River Junction.
Those two pieces of track would give the
New Haven system free trackage north
and entirely independent of the Grand
Trunk Note also the efforts OF the
Grand Trunk to complete a line to Bos-
ton. 80 that II will he independent of
connections with the Boston and Maine.
an adjunct Of the New Haven. These
moves are skirmishes to the main battle
which Is bound to come up later
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07

SacchaFine Is at last once for all
tabooed. DIR. Wiley has at last succeeded
in having It voted down by the cabinet
Officers in charge Of the enforcement Of
tho pure food law. The argument in Its
In small quantities it would not prove
harmful. The principal that a little poison
lie is no lie is a dangerous one to begin
upon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07
WANTED,

When you want anything. advertise
In the new special column of this
paper. Some bargains are offered
there this week which II will pay you
TO read about See page two. This
every week and one cent a word will
reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07

Surgeons have just removed Bos-
Ion mans lung and saved his life. If
Shis man lost a lung and his appendix.
.nr example, the question suggests it
>elf. How much OF his body and inter-
1al organs can a man lose and still
tive.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-07

The city election was a lively con-
test for an of year as regards the
mayo1alty, and the END is not yet,
apparently.