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Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-15
FI,st umLr.,Ia Ia Am.rIca

The first umbrella seen in America vas. the property of Baltimore man. who made his first appearance in pub lie carrying the article March 5. 1770. The contrfvance excited much com ment and ridicule, and for years the use of the umbrella as a protection against rain was considered effezni- nz3a
Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-15
somstlmea They Ars aiaht.

Many Q good wife is firmly con- ivinced that her hUsbans doesn't har. imonize with anything in the house ex. cept the nutmeg grater.-Chicago News.
Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-15
Clash Of Contrast.

'sVhat is that terrific Hoiss?' ask ed the pedestrian. ''That, 2 replied tho policeman lis caused by n ordinary one-cent safety pin sticking into 8 three million dollar baby"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
DEMOCRATS START REVOLT
Party Leaders Finally Get Currency
Bili Row In Hand.

Washington. Sept, IAN lltt hour re-
volt from the will of the caucus and the
leadership of the banking currency com
mittee spread among democrats of the
House tonight 1t threatened for n tim,
to reach serious proportions, but the PARTY
leaders finally got the situation in hand
again.
An amendment by Representative Fess
of Ohio, designed to maintain all legal
money AT n parity and insure the reten-
ton of the gold standard. caused the
trouble. Some democrats professed to see
in II revival of the old issue of BIZ
metallism and openly charged that the
committee in endorsing such an amend
ment was offering gratuitous insult to
four-fifths of the Democratic party. That
issue, they pointed out. was settled lG
years ago
Representative Witherspoon of Mssis-
sppi announced that with such an
amendment tackled to the bill he would
bolt the caucus and vote against it.
Mr., Wingo announced that he would
demand tomorrow the separate votes on
the amendment and the bill. The demo-
Gratis paid little heed to tho warning
and ths vote stood loa 10 IS for tha amand-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
DEAN ROGERSTO
BE u. S. JUDO E
Head Of Yale Law School Will
Have Circuit Including
Vermont.


"aue noEe'S' lor 'he 4ast ]" years the
head of Yale Law school. has beer
selected by President Wilson and At.
torney-General McReynolds to be United
states circuit judge for the second federal
rlrcult' comprising the States Of New
ork' Vermont and Connecticut The
domination Is expected to 30 to the Senate
'"ts "eeh
Ian NoserS is democrat and made
9peeo'. nominating Governor Baldwin
LOT 'he presidency at the
convention. lie was
=, IS-, 49, ,' cue ''''N' SLY o' Mlchlgah
,i,on s ,el- ".' "enn ol 'N' law school
~ i'V "'leh ne became
i,ala ,h ~ .>"' ','"t NV "tS''rh OhiNersltS' lie
P''' "i''l l''' Nheh ne Went Ia
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
JURY AWARDS $19.99.
Careless Driver Gets Pay for Actuai
Damage Done buggy.

Rutland, Sept 17.-Ninetcen dollars and
% cents was the amount Philip Ryan Oh
this city was awarded by jury to-da!
IN negligence case against JOSEPH
Niagnon Of Pittsford. the trial Of which
consumed the time of Rutland county
court for two and a half days. Ryan IS
known as a careless driver and has been
IN police court for the offense. Last
september his buggy had a collision with
the defendants automobile and he suel
the automobilist for 5000 damages, claim
ing that the car was on the wrong side
or the road. The jury allowed him actual
hamaKe to the buggy only. G. Y. Poulin
was the plaintiffs counsel and Marvelle
L. Webber appeared for the defendant
The trial of the case of Charles Graves
vs. samuel offcnsend both Of Middle.
town SPRINGS was begun to-day. The
plaintiff claims that the defandan, owes
him $50 In wages. Mr., OFensend asserts
that he has an offset of sl0i G. v
foulin appears for the plaintiff and he is
opposed by T. Nj. NJ. Phelps of Fau
Haven.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
BRITAIN ON EVE
OF GREAT STRIKE
Executive Board of Railway
Union Meets This Morning
for Decisive Action.
BIRMINGHAM STORM CENTER
Hearses Are Being Used There
to Carry Meat from the
Depots to the Butch
BIRMINGHAM STORM CENTER


LONDON sept '"-''reat Bi1taln VIII
kno" to-morr"W "h"'h'f or not She VIII
nave to endure ahother national transport
| slrlho' ActlhE on uomahd from BIZ
nlhEham' Whero TN" StrlN" situation Is
SERIOUS th' executive hoard Oh the Ma
lonaI mon "i halfway Men VIII meet
at IN" London hradquaiterS IN tn" morn
ing 10 discuss the adVlsahIlltN or calling
a national strike. birmingham has taken
lAVorpooFs place as the strike center
Seven thousand men are now out there
The stoppaG" of freight shipments is com
plete; even local deliveries are impos-
sible.
Tho only favorable indications are &c
he found in tho return to work Of num-
Der Of Liverpool freight handlers, and
agreements by the officials of the various
railway companies involved to receive del
egations of strikers.
a prominent labor leader of Birmng-
ham said tonight that no matter what
action the executive board took, the pas
senEer train employees would Join the
freight workers tomorrow. Already sew
eral hundred engineers and iremen nave
struck and freight Is piIing up The va
rlous trades are beginning 10 snller losses
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
BARS THE CONFEDERATES.
Ruling of &. \. II. Causes Unpleasant
Incident at Chattanooga.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Sept. l7.-EnforCe-
ment Of an order excluding women and
civilians from the 47th annual parade of
| the Grand Army Of the Republic to-day
prevented the ~ r. Forrest Camp of
| United Confederate Veterans from part
cipating in the pageant.
An invitation to join in the parade had
been rendered Col. l., T, Dickinson. com
mander of Forrest Camp, by COL Henry
| \, Hanson, commander of Forsythc Post.
No, II, Of Toledo. Just when the south
crners We're ready to take their places in
line. Colonel Hanson Informed Colonel
Dickinson that the commander of the de-
partment of Ohio. Col ". r. Warnocli
had been instructed to bar every one
from the parade except union veterans
Col Hanson expressed deep regret over
the incident. The confederate veterans
also appeared distressed but as they
marched quietly back to their head
quarters they were greeted with cheers
by the union veterans. In q statement to-
night Colonel Dickinson said.
I'VE regretted the incident very much
but believe our comrades, and especially
those in the Forsythe post. were even
more distressed. We hold no III feeling
towards the rank and nle of the BOYS in
blue. The boys In blue are with us and
for us and We are with and for them.
To show that there is ~ hard feeling
against any Of them. We are rendering
an invitation to visit our camp to-morrow
night This invitation Is to the rank and
file of the boys in blue"
Communicative -Chief Alfred T. nccrs
of the G. A. r. in a statement Tonight
said the Forrest camp was excluded from
the parade In accordance with the general
order issued September of this year
barring all persons from the parade ex-
ccpt c. A. r. members The statement
added that the confederate camp had not
been excluded because its members
were former confederate soldiers but
because 1t was the policy OF the Grand
Army of the Republic to have only It's
members In the parade, with the excen-
tion of sons of veterans who were Off
cally invited to act as escorts"
Fully 1000 union survivors of the civil
War marched through the streets Of
Chattanooga to-day in the parade. In tba
face of n steady rain the veterans trudr-
ed between lines of cheering spectotors
other events I'm connection with the on
campmcnt We're a reproduction of the
battle of Missionary Ridge this afternoon
and Grand Army camp fire at the city
auditorium tonight,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
VERGENNES.

Mrs. G. Davis, who has been passing the
summer at her farm at Adams Ferry,
has returned to Worcester Mass,-The
Rev Mr. Austin, who has supplied the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Panton,
during the summer vacation, has return
I'd to Middlebury College. The Rev Mr..
Niles will take his place as pastor.-A
new guild has been organized In St Paul S
parish to be known as the Parish Aid
society. with officers as follows: Prcsi-
dent, Mrs. Frank \. Ross; secretary, Mrs.
Edwin Lewis; treasurer Mrs. Eugene
Norton the above officers forming the
executive committee, All women OF the
parish are members.
The community was shocked Thursday
of Eugene Galen Norton. which occurred
at his residence September 10 at
1890 o'clock of neu.algta of the hear'
Mr.. Norton was born in Shelburne May
l. 1883, the son Of Nathaniel q. and
Lucretia (suttom Norton, lie came to
Ncrgennes in 1865, when his father pur-
chased the "Island Mills" Practically his
entire life has, therefore, been spent in
this city, associated with his brother
since the death Of his father in the MI.
ling business. He married June 10, 1888.
Carrie +. Foster, by whom and by =
daughter, Ruth D.. ana I. son. John n,
and by his brother, Arthur w, Norton,
he is survived, Mr., Norton was Of "A
retiring disposition and never sought pub
lie office, but nevertheless filled many
positions of honor and resp )nslhilty. He
was mayor for two terms and city repre-
sentative for two years, At the time of his
death he was a director ana the ,lco-
president OF the National bank of YER
gennes and n trustee of the BiXby Memo-
rial library. He was member and trustan
of the Congregational Church No death
could have removed "A more familiar fig
dC0ntinueA nm
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
Come to Attend Annual Con-
ventiOn To-day and TO.mOr-
row and Bring Ladies.
HOLD RECEPTION IN EVENING
Papers to BE Read and Discuss
ed at Sessions To-day
Every Officer and Com
mitteeman Present.

Tho largest convention which the New
England section of the National Electric
Light association ever held was opened
last night at the Hotel Vermont with a
reception and ball on the roof garden OF
the hotel, and last evening more than igl
members had arrived with their ladies
n special train of parlor cars, which left
Boston at eleven O'Clock in the morning
brought many of Them and scores OF
automobiles ana other trains brought the
remainder The convention will last until
Saturday noon and is important so far
rs EuriIGton is concerned because it is
the first trip to be made here by some OF
New Engiand's largest business men
The automobile parties commenced to
arrive at the local hotels early in the
afternoon, but the largest crowds came in
ON the special train and the early even
Ing trains. All went first to the Hotel
Vermont and the crowd was 50 great
that a line waiting to secure their rescrVa-
tions was formed way into the street.
Everybody was good naturcd, however,
and as a result of the utter absence of
confusion over the rooms the crowd was
quickly taken care Of The president of
the association made n brief address in
which he asked them all to be good
sports and if they weren't satisfied with
their accommodates to wait another day
before registering any kicks" This re-
mark was greeted with cheers and smiles
Hnc affairs We're rapidly reduced to order.
Rooms at the Van Ness and the New
Fherwood We're assigned to many,
The reception and ball was of an in
formal nature and gave an opportunity
to everyone to get acquainted More
ladies are present this year than at form
er conventions and this adds to the
pleasure of the affair
E. 5. Mansfield had charge of the
transportation and Is largely responsible
for the success of the affair. All of the
railroads granted special rates and other
assistance was given
a remarkable thing about the conven-
tion is that every officer and member of
committee Is present.
Among the names on tho hotels registers
last evening We're: President A. r. Town
send Of WOonsockct, r. l.; Vice President
{. c. Wells Of M1dlehury; Treasurer r.
w. Rollins of the Worcester CMassD
Electric Light company; Dcane y. Small
Of tho New England Telephone and Telc-
graph company, Portland, Me; c. W
Rogers, Exeter &, Hampton Electric COM
pany, Exeter, n. H; w. H. Vorce, Ver-
mont Power & Manufacturing company,
st. Adams; G. r. Hayes. Fftchburg Gas &
Electric company, Fitchburg. Mass; H.
NJ. Parsons, Central Massachusetts
Electric company Palmer. MISS; H. NJ.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
STETSON IS CHAIRMAN.
PInttsburch battlefield Commission II
Organizes for Centenary Celebration.

Albany, \. y. Sept. 1.-THE Platts-
burgh battlefield commission which is to
arrange for the celebration of the cen
tenary of the battle of Plattsburgh on
September II, 1914 organized to-day by
electing Francis Lynde Stetson of New
York. chairman; cN-Lieut. -Governor
Thomas r. Conway Of Plattsburgh, vice
chairman Assemblyman Charles j, Vent
of Clinton, secretary, and Senator Loren
II. White of Schenectady, treasurer. The
chairman appointed Howard u. iIadleY
of Plattsburgh, assistant secretary, and
William A. Allen of Albany. publicity
representative. The commission will meet
again at Plattsburgh Friday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18

Chicago Sept. l7.-Federal Judge Car
penter to-day approved the perfected bill
in the appeal of Jack Johnson. negro
pugilist, convicted of violating the Mann
act and the document will be filed in the
United States circuit court of appeals in
a few days. johnson was sentenced to
serve one year in the penitentiary and
pay fine of $1,000, Johnson is in Europe
but his attorney declares he will return
to Chicago when his appeal comes up
next month.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18

and prayer, convention text: Where
There Is No Vision the People Perish. -
Prov. 29;1; o:30. convention institute
elementary division, Congregational
Church, Mrs, f. e. Perry presiding, Mrs.
Mary Foster BrYner, Chicago, specialist
Miss Marion Stickney, Mrs George
Boyce assisting; secondary and adult d.
visions, Baptist Church, the Rev. r. f.
Lowe presiding, DR. Franklin McEfresh,
specialist; the Rev. Morgan f. Pease. the
Rev F, Wilson Day: meeting of the
State board of directors: $50. all as
semblcd in the CONGREGATIONAL Church:
H. \. Slayton, president in chair; quiet
moments, the Rev f. W. Raymond.
Proctor 3:45, address, -Four Things
Needed in Sunday School" Hamilton s.
Conant Boston; AS, address, THE Prob
lens Of Leadership for Young Manhood
and Womanhood," Or. McElfresh; 80
song service 1:45, prayer; SEQ State
presidents greetings; address, Wanted
Men" Or. II. NJ. Hamlll, Nashville,
Tenn; 900 quiet moments, the Rev. +.
Z. stevens, d. D., Rutland.
Tuesday, 900 a. m, morning prayer:
91j. convention institute in two sections;
1890 retrospect; departmental reports;
II 40 quiet moments. the Rev. j, b. Sar-
gent, Northfield; dinner; 80 p m. praise
and prayer; l:45, address. Expression
Through Hand Work" Mrs. Bryner; 2:15,
convention institute in two sections 3:15,
"Thc Home Department and Visitation"
Mrs. Edith Ralch Wright; 3:45. address,
"The New Interpretation of Faith and
Works" Dr McElfresh 4:3o. business;
500, adjournment; 7:3O, anniversary of
Vermont Bible society, Dr. a. l.. Cooper
presiding; annual address, The Bible and
the Common People" DR. n Nj Hamill
Nashville. Tenn.
Wednesday, $40 n m, worship conduct
ed by tho Rev. II. L. Ballou. Chester;
900, address, The Modern Sunday
School" Or. Ha,nill; 9:45, address, The
New Movement" DR., McElfresh, follow
ed by open forum; 1045 roll call of coun-
ties by chairman Of executive committee
Cor one minute reports and show Of
hands; II 80. 'Our Great Objective" the
Rev l.. \. Durfce, adjournment; 80 p.
M, song and scripture service led by the
Rev. +. W. Irwir, Rutland; l6. open
parliament, summarizing results facing
difficulties conducted by Dr. McEifresh
and DR.. Hamnl closing words; berniic-
tion
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
HAPPENINGS in VERMONT.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES

ed Many fire fighters are engaged in
attempts to check and restrict the flames
and ploughing has been tried in several
places But the ground is so dry and
hard that poughng does not seem to be
effective.-The Middlebury high school
baseball squad began fall practice Tues
day afternoon under Manager Kenneth
! Gorham. Tommy Burns of Middlebury
/ n graduate of tho high school In this
ycaa's class, has been engaged as coach.
| 1t is thought that there Is some excellent
| material among the candidates for the
Nen-Professor George =. PAYNE and
| family returned Monday night after five
weeks ut Ellsworth Me.-Dr r. w.
Prentiss, who has been Ill for
a few days is so far recovered as to be
able to be out.-L. O. Allen is building a
private garage at his residence on Wash
ington street-Willis y. Cadv, who has
had charge of the building of the State
road over Chapman hill has suspended
work because the money had been used
up The road when completed will ex-
tend from New Haven line to North
/ Pleasant street
At the mid-week service at the Con-
gregational Church tonight, the subject
of the Master az Found in the Word Go"
on Friday evening at 7:3o, the Rev Dr.
Brown of Harpoot Turkey, will speak ut
the Congregation Church. DR.. Brown
! is home from Turkey on a furlough and
his address is expected to be of great in
terest An offering will be taken by the
Missionary association. who held an i'm
/ portant meeting in the vestry Tuesday
afternoon visitors here from out
Of town are: John r. Morse and VIII
liam Winch of Boston. c. w Clifford of
| Waterbury, ]. j. Lewis Of Hampton,
Conn, T.. w. Mahcr of IIyannis.
Mass, Francis w Marshall of Washing
ton. D.. c., Henry W. Moulton of Geor-
gia and George l.. Washburnc of Frank
lin \. H-A large number Of people from
Mddlebury and the surrounding towns left
Wednesday morning FOR the state fair at
White River Junction.-Coach Tommy
Burns of the Mid1lebury high school foot
ball squad put his candidates through
their PAGES In good style TUESDAY after
noon and again on Wednesday afternoon
in spite OF rain.-Mcrlin G. Clark IS assist
Ing in the store of Charles f. Rich while
Mr.. Rich is attending the State firemcn's
meeting at tho State fair-A consider
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anu Ne'"i'Su"s i'io"oon anu AFTERNOON
t'' 'i"'' 'o""iu 'N'il'S ''"i' i'i't tne 1orest
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m .m' 'o""S VI i''i'eS'er anu CORNWALL
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18

New Jersey collected only $5.7OO fees
IN August from corporations organ
izinE under its laws, compared with
s2l 900 in August, 1912 President Will
sons Seven sisters" laws are held to
be the cause of reduction,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
BRYAN DRAWS A FULL TENT.

BRYAN DRAWS 4 FVLL TENT.
Staunton, Va, Sept l6-Secretary Bryan
tonight delivered lecture here, the
birthplace of President Wilson, in which
he lauded the chief executive. The
Chautauqua tent was crowded The secle.
tary warned young men against alcoho,
and declared the werld was steadily grow
ing In morality.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
MEETS IN OCTOBER
Program of Vermont Sundn, scho,I
Convention at Nergennes

The 45th annual convention of the Ver-
mont Sunday School association will b5
held at Vergennes October Is, IA and IL
The program is as follows:
Monday, CONGREGATIONAL Church, 200 n
M, opening service of worship in song
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
ATLANTIC CITY l. o. o. +. CHOICE.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept 7.-Atlantic
City was to-day selected for the 1914
sessions of the sovereign grand lodge,
independent order Of odd Fellows
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
NEWS TOLD in BRIEF

&C the Yoro river, Honduras, has been
purchased by the United Fruit company.
Construction will begin January /, 1914,
and will be completed within two years.
The road will be the first rail communi-
cation into the Honduras capital.
Through what 1t terms "a mutual bene-
fit association" the Pennsylvania rail-
road Is arranging to retire thou
sands of It's employees more than
Go years old, but who have not reach
ed the pension age of 10 years. Member
ship provides a death benefit for small
monthly payment, and members are re-
quired to retire on half their present pay.
The department OF justice will bring
within the next month suits to collect
more than 90 from .he estates OF
u. o. Mills and former Senator EllSins
and othcrs Interested in the North Amer
lean Commercial company of san Fran.
cisco, which It Is alleged illegally killed
an immense number of seals.
Chicago has more transfer riders anc
more transfer points on its street rail
ways than any other city in tho world
alone in 1912 7212 per cent OF .he revenue
passengers used transfers There was q
| total OF 2ss,4OS,s91 transfer passengers as
compared with l3i4t2,l9l in 1907
William Lee representing the order
of Railway Trainmen, at the arbitra e.
tion controversy between AZ eastern
roads and their conductors and train
men, produced statistics compiled by
the commerce commission showing
| that a member of the brotherhood Of
! trainmen is killed every seven hours
and Is minutes, and one manned every
nine minutes
Standard Oil capital has entered the
automobile field through the organ
ization of the Rockefeller Motor COM
pany, which will take over the rights
and property of the CODY Engine com
pany, with headquarters in Cleveland
The company plans to mako an engine
that will deliver an average of 50 miles
to gallon of either gasoline or kero-
sene. Only five per cent. of country's
crude oil production is now available
for gasoline.
II. n. Dickson. professor of geography
at University College. Edinburgh, told the
British Association for the Advancement
Of Science that the worlds wheat acreage
was not keeping pace with population in
creases and that If prophecies based on
population statistics We're trustworthy,
crisis would come before the end Of the
century. AS TO the worlds coal supply.
Mr. Dickson said that the largest fields
known would last barely three centuries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18

Building permits in 66 cities for
August totaled s51,32S,2s7 IN value,
compared with s76,S1s,Sii for August.
1912, II decrease OF 80 per cent For
eight months ending August 81. tho
total for 90 cities was $i59,779,224,
against $517220.57S. & decrease of II
per cent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18

lsnac r. Starr, Philadelphia broker. will
receive $l0,o00eN under the will of Miss
Julia Garrett an aged spinster, whose in
vcstmcnts Starr managed. Miss Garrett,
who was the daughter of the late VII
liam Evans Garrett, snuff manufacturer,
left $So0oO,Go0
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
INSANITY IN HIS FAMILY

Frankfort, Germany, Sept. 1.-THE
Frankfurter Zeitung says that
Schmi It's brother has repeatadly
shown signs of mental alteration and
that his maternal uncle committed
suicide The latter's daughter is in
an asylum for the insane.