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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05
AFTERMATH IN THE BALKANS.

MOST or us were taught In our nigh
school days that centuries ago when the
Greek people were so great that the
thought Of them dazzles us still, their
success as states was marred by jealousy
and strife between groups which ought
to have been staunch allies. In the same
neareast territory a similar situation
seems likely to arise The Greeks and
Serbs Joined with the Bugarans for the
purpose of driving the Turk out of
Europe. They are in critical situation
to-day, not because they failed, but be-
cause their success so far out-ran any
thing which could have been anticipated
that no preparation was made for 1t, no
treaties we're arranged IN anticipation of
such conquests There is a grave danger
Serv!a will fly at each other like Kill
kenny cats. The only salvation in sight
lies in the hope that the powers of
Europe who forced these states to sign
the peace treaty with Turkey will coer~
them into somc peaceable agreement.
The histories Of these states run at cross
purposes. and the very composition of the
population of the land they have conquer
ed. from the Turk, tends to keep them
from agreeing. In the Macedonian coun-
try, over which the dispute arises. live
mixed and mutually quarrelsome popu-
lation of Bulgars Serbs and Greeks
Each nation has something to protect.
None can afford to give the other full
sway of even part. Tho situation
presents a patchwork of difficulties
But though there are many irritants
working to induce an outbreak between
the Balkan allies. there are many sound
| reasons to discourage them from any
powers, they need to cultivate friendly
| relations to keep what they have. Con-
fronted by an angry and sullen Moham-
mechanism. they can i'll afford to weaken
themselves by strife. In light of reason
there is no defence for such a war
The encouraging side of the situation
lies in the fact that Europe cannot afford
more war War in Europe is like a dis
ease in the human body; it affects the
whole as well as the part. Everywhere
in Europe money is being boarded and
commerce and industry retarded because
of the warlike activity of few little
\ states in the southeast corner of the con-
tinent. Europe has a right to interfere
1t is nconceivable that Europe should
not do this The masterful English for.
eign secretary, acting for the great pow
ers of Europe, practically forced Greece
and Servia to sign the treaty ending wal
with Turkey. The power which accom-
plished that ought to be able to enforce
peace between the Balkan kingdoms.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05
CANDIDATES "DRINKING TOO

Theodore Roosevelt and William II.
Taft were both charged during the cam
paign of 1912 with drinking too much.
the changes having been wrung on this
allegation in various forms and differing
degrees. Mr.. Taft has been teetotaler
for long period and Mr. Roosevelt has
shown by his own testimony backed by
the evidence of many friends that he is
a very moderate drinker, some of his
witnesses CHASING him as almost a tee
totaler.''
AS result of the trial in the Michi-
gan court the charge that Mr.. Roose-
welt became intoxicated mot infrequent-
y" has been formally retracted, and by
Agreement the jury has awarded nominal
damages to Mr., Roosevelt.
This charge of excessive indulgence in
alcoholic stimuants was not new in the
last national campaign nor has the use
of this charge been confined In political
contests to presidential candidates This
charge was insistently made regarding
President Andrew johnson and as vigor-
ously denied by his intimate friends in
a position to know. General Grant was
long followed by this charge of intoxca-
ton, and Grover Cleveland was Swallowed
by this as we'll as other claims, not to
mention lesser lights.
In all human probability we have now
seen the last of this charge of drinking
too much" in political campaigns and for
various reasons. First, an amount of
liquor that Will intoxicate one man
may not affect another in the slightest
degree Second, courts have yet failed
20 rule on the point as to what consti-
tutes .nsoEication strictly within the
meaning of the law. Third, In tho light
Of he Iepult CT what was really trial
Of Nh Roosevelt men will hesitate to
make this charge IL future campaigns,
either orally or on paper. unless they are
prepared to prove 1T.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05
DECORATION DAY.

Bright is the sweet May dawning in shad-
owy churchyard,
Where stand the tall dark cedars, like
sentinels on guard.
Afar the rivers ripple reflects each sun
beam bright,
And the mountains hoary head is crown
ed with dadem of light.
From out the gentle rustic of the pop
lars silver leaves,
The song of oriole rings out, upon the
waking breeze;
And DER woodland and meadowland the
lark is winging free,
And bobolink DER sheltered nest, sings in
his ecstasy.
A strain of martial music comes down the
village street,
And bugles note, and blare Of band, and
sound of marching feet.
Advancing in the bright May MORN our
starry flag doth wave
The bestowed of the patriots heart, the
banner of the brave.
And little children gather, their clear,
wide eyes aSleam.
In their soft hands are flowers plucked on
HIll-SIue anu Dy stream,
And a marching line OF grizzled men now
faltering and few
Sad remnant of mighty hostile boys
who wore the blue.
Yet to the bands brave music, their
hearts beat proud and free,
AS when they marched with Sherman
from Atlanta to the sea;
And with undaunted spirit their OLD eyes
proudly glow
AS they did in ruddy campfire light, by
Rappahannock's flow.
And now they gather sadly where sombre
trees hang DER
Their brothers of the crimson field, who
sleep to wake no more.
Each gray-crowned veteran scatters DER
the comrade, tried and true.
Pale wild-lowers. and apple-blooms, and
roses wet with dew.
And when the rite is over ana the veter-
ans have gone,
And their silent fallen comrades are left
to slumber on
When flights OUT have been sounded,
and still Is bird-song sweet.
And sound of drum beat dies away down
the sunny village street!
| Then whore the tall dark cedars their
slender shadows show
| And Ger each mound a starry flag waves
gently to and fro,
By path unknown, invisible comes white
winged Peace to keep
Her vigil, whore our patriot dead lie in a
dreamless sleep.
Dark are the fringing pines that clothe
the misty northern hill.
| Dark is the Spanish moss that hangs
from oak by southern rill-
Yet green as tall grass where they lie
shall warriors memory be.
While starry flag shall float in air, from
sea to billowy sea
ELIZABETH f. MBRIDE
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05
A BRONZE MARKER.
To BE Dedicated on Block House Point,
North Hero.

The Vermont Society, Sons of the Amer
.can Revolution. vii! dedicate bronze
marker on Block House Point on North
Hero island on Friday July 4. The point
was the site of an English outpost durlnS
the latter part of the Revolution. Ina
blockhouse was erected in July, 1871, by
Capt Justus Sherwood Of the Queen s
Loyal Rangers, and the point was not
evacuated TIL the summer of 1896.
The program will include an historical
address by Henry Harmon Noble Of
Essex, n. Y, an address by Lieut.-Col a.
p. Sherwood of Ottawa, chief of the DOM
inion police, who is the great-grandson Of
the builder of the blockhouse.
The marker will be unveiled by Colonel
Sherwoods daughter Governor Fletcher
will speak, Bishop Weeks will offer pray
er. and F. S, Pease, president of the Ner'
mont society, will preside John c. Far
rar of this city has written poem, 'Th'
Shadows" for the occasion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05
RELOCATING THE BATTLE OF BEN
NINGTON.

Vermont has won so much glory In
connection with the battle of bennington
that we can afford to permit our neigh
bors of New York to use their borders
jor their own gIortfcation, especially as
we cen not help ocrselvee.
Governor SulSer Of New York has
signed a bill appropr1nting $4,000 for
acquiring and preserving that portion
of Rensselaer, county on which the
Battle OF Bennington In the Revo-
lutionary War was fought. In a memo
csndum accompanying his approval of
the measure. the Governor said:
Our sister state OF Vermont has given
rnucn prominence to the part in this bat
tie taken by its citizens and which &C.
CURED upon its territory. With COM
mendable enterprise 1t has given to the
land within it's borders upon which
part of the battle was fought, and to
those who participated in the battle.
such prominence that many OF our c1ti-
zens have been misled into the belief
shat the Battle of Bennington was
aot upon the soil of the State of New
York. where the fact of history Is that
the important part of that battle was
fought on the land provided to be pur-
chased by this bill in Walloomsac valley
m Rensselaer, county"
Zadock Thompson. the Vermont histor-
Tan, reproduced a reduced plan of the
Bennington battle ground from plan
drawn by Lieut.. Durnford. Col Baum's
engineer, and published in Burgoyne's
State OF the Expedition. On this plan
tile positions of Baum's Germans the
Canadians and the tories belonging to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05

the enemy and even of Baum's breast
works are given as well as the location
of the American forces under Gen, Stark
1t is explained in that connection that
1.-The Canadians were posted In the houses
near where the road from Bennington to
Saratoga crosses the Waloomsac river"
Under these conditions there can be lit
tie question where the important part
of the battle was fought"
After this initial victory by General
Stark and the sending of the numerous
prisoners taken "under a strong guard to
the meeting house in Bennington" n
men, intended to reinforce Baum, put In
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05

In the town of johnson they are offer
ing "swat-the-fly prizes, The school
child who brings in the greatest number
Of pints of flies within a stated time will
be duly rewarded. We all remember
reading Tristram Shandy In our school
days and marvelllng at the goodness of
Uncle Toby who took the fly to the win
dow and carefully liberated him, with
some such remark as the following: go
little creature. There is room in this
world for thee and me-" Times have
changed. If Uncle Toby had known that
the little creature was carrying a thou
sand deadly disease germs in each stock
ing he too would have swatted the fly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05
INFORMATION DESIRED

After the third addition to the family
1t became necessary to secure the serv
ices of permanent nurse.
Now, my husband is very particular
whom | engage as a nurse SAID th'
mistress to girl who had applied fol
the position. He wishes me to go into
the most minute details about your quail
fications, Do you know how to prepare
food? Can you sew and mend? Do you
mind sitting up late at night? Are you
faithful and devoted, and have You a
kind, loving disposition? Win YOU"
Excuse me, madam; am | to take care
of the baby or your husband?' asked this
girl.-Boston Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05

a tardy appearance and another battle
was fought with still another American
victory as a result.
Inasmuch as the Americans In this lat
ter battle pursued till dark the van
pushed British and since no less than
700 prisoners were taken and POI killed by
the victors in the two engagements, it is
easy to understand how the fighting may
have covered considerable territory not
put down precisely in the reports,
1t will be difficult matter however
for our neighbors of New York to prove
their claim, much more to move the Ben
terstate boundary to the seu now pur,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05
The complete provision referred to is

The complete provision referred to is
as follows:
Provided. That the number of aliens
of any nationality who may be admitted
to continental United States, including
Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico. In any
fiscal year shall be limited to ten per
centum Of the number of persons of such
nationality resident in continental United
States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and
Porto Rico, at the time of the United
States census next preceding, but the
minimum number of aliens OF any ma
tional1ty admissible in any fiscal year
shall not be less than five thousand.
This provision shall not apply to aliens
in continuous transit through the United
States, nor to aliens who have been law
fully admitted to the United states and
who later shall go in transit from one
part of the United States to another
through foreign contiguous territory,
nor to aliens visiting the United States
as tourists or temporarily for business
or pleasure, nor to aliens who are ma
tves of Canada, Newfoundland, Mexico
or Cuba For the purposes of this
provision nationality shall be determined
by country of birth, but the term coun-
try shall not be held to include colonies
or dependencies, which colonies or de-
Tendencies shall be considered as
separate countries The commissioner
general of immigration shall issue a
monthly statement showing the maxi
mum number of aliens of each national
ity who may be admitted to the United
States during the current fiscal year
together with the number already adj
mitted, but when seventy-five per centum
of such maximum number of aliens of
any nationality have been admitted like
statements relative 20 such nationality
shall be issued weekly thereafter. When
the maximum number of aliens of any
nationality shall have been admitted, all
other aliens of such nationality who may
apply for admission during the same
fiscal yea shall be excluded, except that
aliens returning form a temporary visit
abroad, aliens coming to join a husband,
wife, father, mother, son, daughter,
grandfather, grandmother, grandson or
granddaughter aliens who are govern
ment officers. ministers or religious
teachers, lawyers, physicians, chemists,
engineers. teachers students, authors,
| journalists, merchants, bankers, capt.
talists. professional artists, lecturers,
| singers or actors and aliens employed
strictly as personal or domestic SER
wants by admissible persons travelling to
the United States may be admitted
Notwithstanding the maximum number
of aliens of like nationality admissible
in the same fiscal year shall have enter
ed the United States, and in addition to
the foregoing the secretary cf labor may
admit aliens in excess of the maximum
number when. in his opinion, such ac-
ton is justlhable as a measure of
humanity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05
ORTHERN AND WESTERN EUROPE


The average annual immigration from
Austria-Hungary during the past ten
years has been approximately 10000, but
under the bill immigration from that
country would be limited to $4,000 an
nually, at least until the census of 1920
afforded a new basis for computation.
immigration from Italy has averaged
207,OOO annually, but future immigration
from that country would be limited to
about 1874 5Oo while Greece would be
limited to 10000 as compared with an
average of about 10000 in recent years.
Apparently immigration from Turkey
would be cut down about one-half. OF
all the principal sources of southern and
eastern Europe immigration, Russia
alone would seem to be little affected,
as under the proposed law 1880 immi-
grants could be admitted from that
country annually, as compared with an
average annual immigration of 1880
during the past ten years.
On the other hand western European
countries In all probability would not be
in the least affected by the proposed
law, Germany has furnished an aver
age OF 5000 immigrants in recent years
and under the proposed law could send
10000, The United Kingdom could send
about 25SO00, but has sent an average
of 5000 in the past ten years. In the
cases of France, Belgium, Switzerland,
Netherlands, and the scandinavian coun-
tries the margin Is not so large. but II
lis not believed that the law would in
any way affect immigration from such
countries
1t seems certain that the proposed law
would restrict European immigration
along the lines recommended by the
immigration commission. and restrict II
to greater extent than the literacy test
which the commission recommended as
the most feasible single means of bring
ing about the desired slowing down in
the movement of unskilled laborers from
Europe, The effect of the literacy test
is largely conjectural, but the method OF
restriction now proposed by Senator Dill
ingham would confne the influx from
any one country within certain definite
limits. Moreover, 1t is pointed out that
by putting reasonable limit on the an
nual increase of population of various
non-English speaking nationalities, as
proposed by the bill, the possibility OF
properly assmilating and distributing
the incoming hordes would be greatly
| Increased.
| Finally. it is claimed for the new
method that 1t will afford a simple and
effective method of increasing oil
| diminishing immigration from time &c
time as may be desired, by simply
changing the percentage, and that the
law can be applied without hardship to
lths intending Immigrant
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05

chased for the purpose of commemora-
s.on.
Under all the circumstances we are IN
cllned to indulge Governor Sulzer In his
exploitation of part of the Battle Of
Bennington at this late day, while re-
serving the right to serousy question his
statement as to the location Of the I'm
portant part of the battle"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-05
A WORKER APPRECIATES THIS.

VIM Morris, resident of Florence,
Oregon, says; For the last fourteen
years my kidneys and bladder incapac-
itated me for all work About eight
months ago l began using Foley Kidney
Pills, and they have done what other
medicines failed to do and now am feel
ing fine. ! recommend Foley Kidney
Pills" j. w. O'Sullivan.-Adv.
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BURLINGTON. THURSDAY, JUNE B.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
OBJECTS TO MEASURE
Representatives Say Provisions of La
Toilette Bill Would Cause
Financial Loss.
LIFE BOAT RULES PROTESTED

Asserting that the enactment OF the
measure be made applicable to coast
wise passenger-carrying steamers. in a
short time would be destructive of a
vestment of s1SS 600. Charles Z. Lit
tiefield, former Representative from
Maine. chief counsel: Calvin Austin,
president: Carroll S. Smith. consulting
engineer, and Robert p. Bird, comptroI-
Ter, OF the Eastern Steamship Corpora
tion, appeared yesterday before the Mer-
camille Marine and Fisheries Commit
tee of the House.
The La Toilette bill requires that each
vessel be equipped with sufficient life
oats to accommodate all passengers
and crew, and before the committee II
was argued that this provision would so
reduce the passenger-carrying capacity
that none of the boats could be operated
except at a loss.
Arguing that the bill is unnecessary as
applying to coastwise traffic, II was
shown that the steamers now carry all
the lifeboats that their deck space will
permit: that in the last thirty years no
life has been lost on any of the company's
lines to the saving of which a lifeboat
would in any way have contributed; that
its steamers are all equipped with the
most up-to-date wireless telegraph, and
that none of the boats are at any time
more than twenty-one miles from land.
Figures were presented to show that
under the provisions Of the bill the pas
senger-carrying capacity of the COM
pany's steamers would be reduced by
l0,n7 persons, so great a proportion as
to make it entirely impossible to carry
on the business.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
PLAYS LEADING ROLE.
Edward C. townsend Devives Mem.
orics of Jener.o. at Fiayhouse.


Edward C. Towp~snd. as Caleb Plum.
mer, the toy maker, awakened memories
OF Joseph jefferson last night in the
leading role In Chars Dickens The
Cricket on the Hearth" presented by the
Washington Readers Club in the Play.
house. Townsend, who has played tls
part on the professional stage and Is well
known as a former Ben Greet player.
dissipated the atmosphere of amateurism
that was reasonably EXP scted to ue A
part of the production.
In this he was cleverly aided by Lenora
NJ. De Grange. who appeared as Bertha,
Caleb's blind daughter. Miss De Grange.
who is protege Of Belasco and has an
peared here in stock, scored with her
youth, attractiveness and talent. Her in
terpretations enthused the audience thar
overfiowed the Playhouse and made extra
chairs in aisles necessary. The role en-
abled her to reveal the purpose of the
Readers club, viz, to revive interest in
the art of expression.
Among the cast were Maurice H Jarvis
as -ohn Peerybingie; Posey ]. Altizer as
Mr.. Tackleton: Victor v. Martin, an old
gentleman; Grace Ross, as DR.. Peerv-
bingle; Mrs. Eva Hurd Willis, as Mrs
Fielding; Lulu G. Adams. as Nav Field
ing, and Ada Louise Townsend, al TilIy
Slowboy The program COMMITTEES was
composed Of Miss Grace Ross Miss Violet
Warren Pierson, Miss Isabel MathiIde
Pechin, Wiley o. Ison, Maurice m
Jarvis, Mrs e lily Frech Barnes ara
Rev. Earle Wiley.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17

Hes continguous to these. railroad lines
In the Southwest, and which are under
cultivation year by year, which would
stiil be undeTeloped
IAN of the lines in which. was in
terested have proven advantageous and
profitable to the Frisco with the excep-
sion OF the so-called Gulf Coast line 1
believe that the purchase Of the Gull
Coast line will also be fully justified by
the future II the lines are held by the
Frisco system and given a chance to
work out their proper development, as
they traverse the richest country on the