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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-20
CAR HITS AUTO

Mrs. T. w. Jackson, APO In
diana av., had her leg completely
cut off and was seriously injured,
and Mrs. H. G. Jackson, her
daughter-in-law. 223 E. 42d St,
was seriously injured when cleo
trio auto driven by Mrs. J.. w.
Bass, 400 Indiana av., was struck
by street car wv. 71st st. and S.
Halsted SITS.
All three are in Englewood
Hospital. Mrs. T. w. Jackson
may die,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-20

had shot and killed Zollinger."
The slim, black-clohtde girl
reeled. Her attorney sprung to
her side. The people rose in their
seats. The jurors craned further
forward. The court bailiff raped
angrily for order.
Shaking, sobbing, staggering,
the figure in black crossed the
courtroom to the side of the gray
haired mother and sank down be-
side her, clinging to her passion
ately.
The wearied-looking judge
glanced at the clock, then
Strengthened up and brought his
fist down on the desk.
"The court will recess" he
said, and rose and hurried away.
The jurors scraped back their
chairs and followed the bailiff.
The people in the courtroom
drew long sigh of relief and then
rushed for the exits, chattering
furiously as they went
The mother and the daughter
sobbed in each others arms. The
sheriff crossed quietly and stood
behind them.
-O-O-
CAR HITS AUTO
Mrs. T. w. Jackson, APO In
diana av., had her leg completely
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
CATHOLICS OPPOSED TO PLEA
Taking Human Life to End Suffering
of Incurable Violates Fifth
Commandment.

New York. Sept, S.--That the Roman
Catholic Church not only would not coun-
tenance but positively condemn any such
icea as that expressed In a letter address,
ed 10 the Sun by Mrs. Sarah Harris. a
hopeless paralytic. who prays that the
State put her to death, is pointed out by
the editor of the Tablet, the offlcial Cath
clio organ of the Brooklyn diocese. He
says:
Thou shalt not kill That 10 the law
as laid down in the fifth commandment
Besides being a divine law 1t Is an In
stinct of nature. Man did not make him
self. therefore the prolongatiOn or the
cessation of his life Is not subject to MS
will, Man did not make his brother
therefore he has no proprietary rights In
his brothers life.
God alone Is the master OF death, since
He alone Is the author OF life Life 10 q
condition. a step. a grade In which man
begins or prepares to give to God the
honor which Is His due. God has Or
dained 1t for this specific purpose. When
He decides that the noviceship OF mans
serving should be terminated, or. let us
say, that further experimentation with
man would be useless. He sends his mes
senger to announce that the earthly life
al an end.
For any one else to make such
decision ID an insult n 0QA 2aA- &alaae
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
TAFT DEFENDS
FAITHFUL CLERKS
Declares No Old Government En-
ploye Need Fear Discharge
without Pension.
FILLING VACANCIES IRKS0ME
President Says Days of Lincoln
Must Have Been a Hell on
Earth Clerks Not
Overpaid.
FILLING VACANCIES IRKSOME

Boston, Sept. S.-Presdent Taft tonight
contrasted the conditions that confronted
a president In the days of the spoils sys-
TEN with the System of appointments under
the civil service, attacked the democratic
House Of Representatives for attempting
to limit the tenure of government en-
ployes and declared that so long as he
has the power. no old government clerk
need fear discharge unless the United
States has provided a system of civil
service pension to keep him from want
in his old age The Presd At spoke in
Faneuil Hall to several hundred postoffice
employees now In convention here. He said
that the job of President in IT, .se days is
not a thing of JOY when appointments
are considered but the times of Lincoln.
he added. I'm ist have been perfect
hell" More than anything else, he has
encountered in the White House, Mr.. Taft
said. the filling of vacancies that are not
under the civil service has proved irksome
and distasteful to him and three times
he has urged Congress in special messages
to extend the blanket of the civil service
to all government employees.
The President motored in from Bever-
~ three hours before his train left for
Washington tonight to speak to the
clerks. He limped into Fancuil hall with
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
PROGRESS|VES
PLAN PLATFORM
Committee Preparing Party Greed
to Be Submitted to New York
State Convention.

st. Louis, Sept. 3-Woodrow Wilson'S
stand upon the tariff, the trusts and the
proposal for minimum wage scales was as
ga lied by Colonel Roosevelt In a speech
here to-day before the Missouri Progress
sive State convention. Colonel Roosevelt
left tonight for Iowa, where he IL to
make number of speeches tomorrow.
The colonel saw nothing of Governor
| Hadey, who remained Mt the State
capital.
| Governor Wilson, said Colon Il
Roosevelt. had par1 warm tribute to
the progressive platform: "Ife denied
emphatically that the progressive
| planks on the tariff and the trusts
constituted the party's real program.
Turning to the tariff, Colonel Roose
verting attention from the real issues
when he took up tariff changes as the
panacea for the evils Of the day.
The colonel was asked to advise the
state convention to whether 4:
! should name a full state ticket.
"T feel that YOU ought to- he saii.
II feel that except in those States in
which we can take over bodily either
of the old parties We ought to run Il
/ straight progressive ticket"
Colonel Roosevelts throat stu
troubled him. He spent most of the
day travelling across Indiana and ill.,
rois
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
VOTE IN BURLINGTON.
Howe Has Plurality of 3O4 over
Fletcher for Governor.

u. B. Howe. the democratic candidate
for governor, received plurality Of $M
in this city over A. NJ. Fletcher, the
republican candidate. while the vote for
the several progressive candidates on the
State ticket averaged about 400 The
figures follow, the candidates being
republican, democrat, progressive, pro-
hihition and socialist, respectively:
FOR GOVERNOR.
Fletcher, l,o56; Howe 1880; Metzger,
40; Smith. 80, Suitor Il.
FOR MISREPRESENTATION.
Howe. 100, Comings, 1881, Aseltine,
3ai: Collins. n. Bowden, II.
FOR STATE TREASURER
Deavitt, ll4s Brown. l.245. Howard,
4os, Campbell, %, Mcmillan, TO-
FOP SECRETARY OF STATE.
Bailey, Ire; Durick, llao; Blake, 81;
Gallup, Is; Healey, H.
FOR STATE ..uDITOR.
Graham. lilo; johnson. 1855 Gibson,
81. Thrall, %; Jewell II.
FOR ATTORNEY-G E.NERAL.
Brown, los Bailey, l.252; Hoar, $40;
Harvey, 20; Kimball 10,
FOR CONGRESSMAN.
Greene. l,l7s; Meldon, l,2s3; Story, %;
Spargo 10
FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
+. q. Webster. 2767; g. NJ. Page 2,7l5
c. d. Grafton. 1854; Peter Lander. 2,6s1
NJ q. Leary. 2,676; V. A. Billiard, 266s;
j. J. Enright. 1862; C. F. Black, 1.46
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
by THE ROMAN ROAD.

The wind it sang in the pine-tops, it
sang like a humming harp
The smell of the sun on the bracken
was wonderful sweet and sharp.
AS sharp as the piney needles, as sweet
as the gods We're good.
For the wind it sang of the old gods, as
came through the wood!
IT sang how long ago the Romans made
road,
And the gods came up from italy and
found them an abode.
1t sang Of the wayside affairs the pine
tops sighed like the SURF,
OF little shrines uplifted. of stone and
scented turf,
OF youths divine and immortal, OF maids
as white as the snow
That rlimmered among the thickets a
mort of years ago
All in the cool of dawn. all in the
twilight gray
The gods came up from Italy along the
Roman way!
The altar smoke It has drifted and faded
afar on the hill.
No wood -nymphs haunt the holows; the
reedy pipes are still;
| No more the youth Apollo shall Walk
In his sunshine clear;
| No more the maid Diana shall follow the
fallow deer
| (The woodmen grew so wise. the wood
men grew so old.
| The gods went back to Italy-or so the
storys told.
But the woods are full OF voices and OF
shy and secret things
| The badger down by the brookside. the
flick OF woOdcock's wings.
The plump of falling fir cone. the pop
| of the sun-ripe pods
And the wind that sings In the pine tops
the song OF the ancient gods
fhe song of the wind that says the Ro-
mans made road.
And the gods came UP from Italy and
lovnd 7thom IN abodas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
TEN YEARS AGO.
Last Time a second Ballot for Repre-
sentative WAS Necessary In BURLINGTON.

The failure to elect representative on
the first ballot Is UNUSUAL but not UNI
known in Burlington 1t last happened
lust ten years ago. In 1902. when the can
didacy Of p. w. Clement for governor on
a license platform sent the election for
that office into the Legislature and ]. G.
Mccullough of Bennington. the regular
republican nominee, was chosen. There
were four candidates for representative in
Burlington on the first ballot DR.. w. S.
Vincent, the license candidate, received
1854 votes DR. A. =. Grinnell. democrat.
had 792. Henry Ballard. regular republic
can. had Gil and Joseph Aud had III. The
polls closed at three o'clock and at four
a second ballot was ordered. the voting
continuing until eleven. On that ballot
nr Vincent obtained majority of 96,
receiving 1874 votes to 500 for DR.. Grinnell.
376 for Mr. Ballard and Sc for Mr., Aud
The total vote on the second ballot was
only 76 less than that on the first ballot.
At the same election Mr. Clement had a
majority of G69 over General Mccullough
in Burlington and the Chittenden county
fusion ticket was elected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
ESTATE OF LUCY F.. GILMAN.

STATE OF VERMONT. Distric. Of
Chittenden SIS
The Honorable Probate Court. for
the District Aforesaid:
To the heirs and all persons interest
ed in the estate of Lucy f. Gilman,
late of Hinesburg. in said district.
deceased,
GREETING:
Whereas application hath been made
TO this court in writing, by the admins
traitor of the estate of Lucy Z. Gilman,
sell the whole of real estate of said
deceased situated In said town of
Hinesburg, representing. to said court
and all persons interested in the es-
tate of said deceased, to sell said real
estate and convert the same into
And bringing into court the consent
and appreciation in writing Of all the
heirs to said estate residing in this
state. and setting forth the situation
Whereupon, the said Court appoint
ed and assigned the 14th day Of Sep
probate office in Burlington, in said
application and petition. and ordered
oublic notice thereof to he given to ali
persons Interested therein. by publish
ing said order. together with the time
and place Of hearing three weeks sue
cessively in the Burlington Weekly
Free Press. newspaper which circu-
lates In the neighbour God OF those per-
sons interested in said estate, all of
which publications shall be previous
to the day assigned for hearing
Therefore, you are hereby notified
r. appear before said court al the time
md place assigned, then and there in
said court to make your objections to
the granting Of such license. If you
G cause.
Given under my hand at Burlington
In said district. this Goth day OF
August. 1912.
]. H. MACOMBER.
swat. Judge
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
Totals ..l,195

The ballot boxes were opened f,r
the second ballot at seven o'clock, and
remained open until a. m. During
that time 1t was anticipated that an e.
other ballot would be necessary to-
day Owing to the fact that the sec
Ond ballot followed only two hours
after the close OF the frst the returns
Of the voting for the State trckst vera
delayed.
Between 700 and 500 O'Clock In the
evening 800 voters cast their ballots
in the polling place of ward l. The
stream was handled by the election
of'icials at the rate OF one every IL
seconds
The total number OF voters In Burling-
ton was 4O0, OF these nearly three out
Of four went TO the polls during the day
The polls were open ii hours, from go
q. m. until 500 p. m. Returns from the
nth ward were filed with the city clerk
about $40 p m. and the returns from
the sixth ward. the last to report. reached
the city hall at II 30. five hours later.
ExMayor James t. Burke said at the
close Of the Rrs. ballot. ~ never saw the
second ward ralSed as hne as 1t was
to-day. You couldn't And anyone to take
to the polls In carriage, so complete
was the vote that turned out"
The day passed quietly at the various
voting places, voters stopping only Ions
enough TO register their choice. In the
evening there was more excitement and
groups OF voters stood talking politics
with great ardor,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
WELL KNOWN BODY COMING
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Il
Visit burlington Next Month.

Inc the'hpetS Oh tne ancient all" I'olioi
aple Ar'ilierN nave "ecioe" 10 make Dur
hhetoh 'he seat OF 'heir longest stay on
thelr annual ou'ihs lheE Will reacn
mere Mo'oaN' O''o"er . anu es'"o'S"
'helr heao4uar'erS an" nave theil JAN
q"et at the Van Ness Rouse Inc r'e'n-
oers' To 'ne h"'''"e' vi over oV'' WIN sway
mere Two or three "aSs ana VIII 'aAe
Trips 10 A"saple thas"' anu o'ner points
jof interest III inns Nic'nls' IL was
l"rlSih"iN plahiie" u "o'' '"e'r "ahque'
AT the Ne" hiihoa'' III SprlhsHelo' MASS
pu' because Oh recent oe'e'op'"eh's DUR
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05

Of another person imports the further
presumption OF deciding not only for God
but also for the third party.
ut becomes evident that this Fifth Com
mandment Is not only productive but Is
also definitely mandatory. Life is given to
US for specific purpose and for such
duration of time as God sees fit. We are
therefore bound to the conservation Of
our own and OF others lives. 1t may
sometime become necessary to defend
ones life from unjust aggression. This
necessity is a real one since God wishes
vs. to live until We reach the limitation
that lie himself has put upon our life.
Thus II Is that we have the dctum
Sefpreservation Is the first law Ct
nature. Mans relation to God is intimate
and personal. He 10 not his brother S
keeper In this sense that he Is to be
Judged. not for the acts Of his brother
but for his own When 1t comes. there.
fore. to the choice OF ones own life or
that of another, there Is no alternative
1t Is not only permitted to defend one
self even to the extent Of killing the un-
just aggressor; It is obligatory
The oft quoted statement that the end
lustines the means is lie No act, bad in
itself. can be made right by the effect
that may spring from It. Light has no
companionship with darkness. That the
end does not Justify the means should be
impressed upon the minds o@ all who
would seek to preserve one life at the ex-
pense Of another. There can be no such
Jugglery with conscience.
ITO deliberately destroy the life Of a
child that its mothers life may be saved
is murder. There is no other word for it.
II is not only henous sin, 1t is inhuman.
The mother. simply because she is the
mother, would die for her child. 1t is
the law Of nature. AS there can be no
spiritual trickery with regard to two
lives that are independent Of ones own,
SC II Is unlawful to place ones own or
another's In jeopardy. Life is too serious
to be a thing of chance"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
LAUGHING IN LONDON.

Harry Payne Whitney was talking at
a dinner at the st. Regis about London
restaurants
.'They are very smart, smarter than
lours" he admitted, hut they are too
gloomy. Even at the after-theatre sup
ner at the Savoy-that il the gayest and
smartest restaurant scene In London
al, those beautifully dressed men and
women eat their delicate food and drink
their vintage champagne with pompous
solemn looks. in a kind of a Sunday
churchlike silence
zone night at supper at the Savoy !
said to the writer;
81 saw. waiter. does anyone over laug.,
here?'
=. well, SIR the waiter answered. we
do get an occasional complaint New
YoSk Press
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
CENTRAL. VERMONT RAILWAY
Time Table In Effect June -, 1912.
TRAINS LEAVE BURLINGTON.

Time Table in Effect June -, 1912.
TRAINS LEAVE BURLINGTON.
400 a, m,-Daily-For Montreal.
4.66 q m Daily-Seashore limited
for Montreal. Ottawa and Chi
7.15 a.. m Except Sunday-For all
New England points.
7.26 a. m Except Sunday-Iocal
for Cambridge Junction.
10.01 a m Sundays cnly--For St.
Adams.
$50 a. m. Except suniay-Local
for Montreal and ottawa.
1C.67 a. m Dailey-New England
States Limited for all New
England points.
12:45 D. m. Except sunday--Local
for st, Adams and Richford,
White River Junction and New
England points
An n m Except Sunday-For
Montreal, Rouses Point o.
densbure cni Richford.
A.Hn n m Except Sunday--Local
FOR Cambridge Junction.
G.dk n m Daily--Express for Mon
treai and Chicago and local
for White River Junction.
with sleeping car Essex juno
ton for New York. except
Saturday
fn.1k - m Daily--Sea shore Lin
lie for New London. Spring
fieli and New York
1880 y m. pa''y-E'pre'' for so''
ton.
TRAINS ARRIVE BURLINGTON.
4:4O q, m. Da'iy-E*prsss FRO"
Boston
$40 a. m. Daily-seashore hmited
from New London. New York
via Springfield.
sos a. m. Except sunday-Mail
from ST. Adams and Cambridge
Junction.
1915 a. m, Except sunday-Loca
from White River Junction
and Montpelier. with sleeping
car from New York to Esse'
Junction, except Monday.
1910 a.. m. Except sunday-Loca
from ST. Johnsbury and Cam
bridge Junction,
1852 a, m. Sundays only-Loca
from White River Junction.
t1:4O a. m. Daily-Express from
Cnicago and Montreal
1.06 n m Except Sunday-Ioca
from ST. Adams. White Rtvs
Junction and Montpelier
6.36 %. m. Except Sunday-Mal
from Providence, Boston. Wor
cester and Springfield
7.36 n m Daily-Express from
Boston and New York. Loca
from Montreal and st. Adams
8.40 n. m. Except Sunday--Loca
from Portland, st. Johnsbur.
and Cambridge Junction.
II :0H %. m. Daily-seashore Limited
from Montreal.
1926 q. m. Daily--Express from
Chicago and Montreal.
II. ii. HICKOK. City Pass. Agent,
80 Collsxs Street
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05

Scattering. 10. Total vote. 1923, Neces-
sary for choice, 1.465. Mr.. Howley lacked
l7S votes Of majority, and Mr.. Carney
was 333 votes short OF majority.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05

SECOND BALLOT DECISIVE.
Thomas l.. Howley, democratic candi-
date for city representative was elected
to. that offlce early "Wednesday
morning. at the close of the second bal
lot, and by a majority OF eight votes.
When the result Of the election was
made known at o'clock In the morning
a crowd OF his friends appeared in front
OF the Free Press office. where he is
employed, and made known their JOY
with several ringing cheers The uproar
in the city clerks office, when his cleo
ton was announced. was deafening.
The second ballot by wards resulted
as follows.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05

10 the work seeker the help wanted
ads mean open doors-snd one OF these
doors 10 probably opansd TO you.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
HOWLEY THE WINNER.
Elected City Represent by Eight
Majority on Second Ballot.

For the first time since 1902 Burlington
failed Tuesday to elect on the first ballot
"a representative in the Legislature. no
one Of the three candidates receiving
ma jorty. T. L. Howley, dem. had plu
rality Of 1sO over T B. Garvey, rep. who
in turn led G. B. Horton. progressive. by
$40 votes.
The vote by wards on the first ballot
was as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
DRO0P NAMES DELEGATES.
Will Represent Board of Trade at
is. Chamber of Commerce.

President z. H. Droop Of the Board OF
Trade yesterday named the following del
egates to represent the Washington
Board Of Trade at the first annual meet
Of Chamber Of Commerce Of the United
States, January q, 1913: w. 8. Corby,
Edward H Droop, John Joy Edison. Will
liam John Eynon. William T. Galliher.
Edwin c. Graham, Ralph w. Lee. Cuno
H. Rudolph. Thomas w. Smith and g. w.
Woodward
Mr.. Woodward is chairman OF the deae.
cation and also is q national councilor
Of the national organization.
Mr.. Droop also appointed the following
committee on public order: C. J. Gockeler,
chairman; j. Leo Kolb, Oscar T. Wright.
Walter l.. Elliot, p. T. Simpson, Guy IL.
Johnson, Vernon G. Owen. George Pitt,
William X. Ellis. c. III. Ridenour, Thomas
P. Morgan, Alexander Mckenzie. Robert
McAIurray. W. II. Wunder. w. Hamilton
Smith, F.. s Hodgson, o. Raymond
Evans. Col. William e. Harvey, f. r.
Colladay. r. X. Helphenstine, Morris +.
Frey, John c. Wineman. Alan p. Hume.
DIR. H. c. Duffey. b. L. Hackenbeger.
John r. Wright. A. Stuard Young, Frank
A Sebring, Gus A. Schuldt, James L.
Owens and Odell 8. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
FOR NATAL
Fleet to Meet Vessel Carrying
Mr.. Reds Body.
WILL ASSEMBLE DEC. 81
British Cruiser Will Anchor in the
North River.
ADMIRAL FISKE TO COMMAND
Seamen and Marines to Accompany
Coffin to Cathedral of St.
John the Divine.
ADMIRAL FISKE TO COMMAND

The Navy Department has completed
arrangements for the official reception
on the American coast of the British
cruiser Natal, which sailed from Ports
mouth. England, yesterday for New York
with the body of the late Ambassador
Reid.
A special feet will meet the funeral
ship al sea and escort it into the harbor
of New York. This fleet will consist
of the battleships Florida and North Da-
kota and the torpedo boat destroyers
Roe, Pauldng, Drayton and Mccall. and
will be commanded by Rear Admiral b.
A. Fiske These vessels will assemble
at Tompkinsville. n. Y, December 81.
and it is expected they will meet the
British cruiser off Nantucket light at
sunset. January >.
ColOrs will be half-masted by all ships
as soon as the Natal is sighted. and the
funeral ship then will be conveyed to the
North river, where she will anchor off
95th street during the forenoon Of Jan
uary 3. The escort will follow the Natal
from Nantucket light to the anchorage,
Removal of Body.
The senior commanding officer of the
escort will be in general charge of the
removal of the coffin from the Natal the
afternoon Of the day she arrives to the
Cathedral of ST John the Divine. Two
companies of seamen and two of marines
will be landed from the Florida and the
North Dakota, and will act as escort from
the place of landing. AS the coffin is
borne from the ship the Florida and the
North Dakota each will fire an ambassa-
dorial salute of nineteen minute guns,
Eight sailors, as body bearers, with a
petty officer in charge. will accompany
Officers will be in dress uniforms and
Overcoats. with mourning badge on left
arm and sword hilt. The escort only will
be under arms. The enlisted men of the
navy will be in dress blue, overcoat and
fiat caps, and marines in undress blue,
but wearing overcoats. A commander will
be detailed to attend upon the command
ing officer and officers of the Natal.