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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27

down upon them ovcrturning the
canoe. Before "a boat could be launch
cL both had disappeared
About 80 fishermen were fishing
through the ice on Lake Erie, off Buff
falo br51kwatcr, when the storm
broke. The danger of the ice break
ing up soon became apparent and all
started for shore. Half the party was
safe i'm the harbor when an immense
field parted from shore and began to
float toward the river. Ten men were
rescued by companions in nshcrmcns
boats ana the remainder were picked
MP by u fire tug. The fishermen res
cued by the crew of the fire tug re-
fused to leave the ice foe until their
dogs had been saved The animals
had broken away from tho slcdges an /
were rushing wildly about and it took
half an hours pcrilous work to effect
their capture.
The velocity of the wind at eight
o'clock tonight was SIS miles an hour.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27
SYRACUSE FRESHMEN LOST.
Fishermen ON Lake Erie Narrowly
Uscnpc when lee BrenLs tp.

Buffalo A. ~ March 2l-Thc storm
which has been sweeping Through the
West for the last "a hours struck
western Sew York this afternoon.
Two lives were lost in cuba lake and
- ecor, of fishermen narrowly escaped
death ON Lake Erie off Buffalo harbor
tbrough the sudden breaking up of
,bo ice under the tremendous wind
pressure.
The fatality at cuba lake occurred
this afternoon. Eugene Jones ana
nishop AckerlN, freshmen at the sly
rocuee University forestry Schor,,
homo for Easter vacation, started %.
!, canoe trip. They were about 500
la ero,,, ah"~- ""han the yale swept
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27
SEVENTEEN WHITES PERISH
Cyclone nj Its Worst In Alabama in
Enrly Morning.

Mobile Ma. March 4L-Twcuty-scvon
persons are dead and thirty-two injured,
some so seriously that they are expected
to die as the result of the Cyclone which
swept Lower Poachtree Ala, this morn
ing between -four and five o'clock, ac-
cording to a special despatch to the
Register from Pine Hill. Ala Seventeen
Of the dead are white persons
The property damage will amount tn
one hundred and nifty Thousand dollars.
The dead white people are: George VII
hanson, his wife and son; Mrs l.. u.
Bryant and four children; Mrs Cooper
and one daughter; two children of Mrs.
Peter Millcdge; two children of James
Baker; Mr. and Mrs. James Clarke. all
of Lower Pcachtrce; and Miss Mary
Watson of Selma, Ala
One death is reported at Ashbel Ala
as a result of the storm.
TWO KILLED IN LOUISIANA.
Shreveport, La, March 2l-Two person.
are known to nave been killed, severa
seriously injured and a number of build
ings, principally farm dwellings and barns
wrecked by storms late yesterday an,
late last night in western Louisiana IN,
dead arc Aaron priggcrs planter. VIII,
was killed when his home near Salin,
was demolished and "A son Of Marshal
Holland of Bossicr Parish, who was fatal
ly injured when an Clubhouse in which TIN
family had taken refuge was blown I,
pieces.
The towns of Gibbsand and Salin,
were damaged.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27
AN EPIDEMIC OF COUGHING

is sweeping over the town and young and
ola are alike affected Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound is a quick. safe reliable
medicine for coughs and colds. A. S
Jones, Of Lee Pharmacy. Chico, Cal
says: "Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
has no equal and recommend it as con
tanning no narcotics or other harmful
properties" j, w. C'Sullvan. q Church
ST (Adv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27
\ coLD, IA GRIPPE, THEN rNEU-

MONA is too often tho fatal sequence.
La Grippe coughs hang ON, weaken the
systcm. and lower the vital resistance.
r. c. Collins Postmaster Barncsat, y,
j., says. Il was troubled witt severe
La Grippe cough which completely cX-
Laustod me Folcy's Honey ana Tar Com
pound soon stopped the coughing spells
entirely 1t can't hc beat" j. W OSulli-
van. p Chuch s. C\dV)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27

There is no doubt about this fact Why during the
last 90 years we have published in the newspapers of this
country volumes of letters from who have been re-
cvcd of all their suffering by the timely aid of this grand
old medicine Letters like the ollowng true genuine and
honest expressions of gratitude coming from grateful hearts
Surely you believe these women.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27

terrible right
but
living taye one"
he doctored
,e The pain
and Sharp pain right side and
the hof limb something
quickly looked all advertisemcn4 cou
described hottie of yda
Vegetable Compound and helped from the first dose a
bottles trouble medicine
that am willing should publish this Letter
vonen'Nirs, l. Hudson Miclhgi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27
! late Board of Appeals Increases
Former Commissioners APP
praisal Nearly 100000,
P. LINK BOOSTED 100000
testimony of Central Vermont
officials Taken and Hearing
Is Adjourned with Case
Unfinished.

NIontpeier. March 21-Three decisions
ire announced this afternoon by the
lroad board Of appeals. The valuation
the Addison railroad was placed at
s., 500; the Newport & Richford, s945, 900.
bd the Rutland railroad, S11,010,470 The
fpraisal of Commissioner Cushman was
5,400 for the Addison road; $4,000 for
e Newport & Richford and S9,oS0 500 for
g Rutland.
when the decisions were announced
ttorney f. w. Lawrence asked the mem
IRIS Of the board to state what items
ey had considered in making up the
Ppraisal of the Rutland road. Mr..
raham said the board saw no reason
r giving such a statement and declined
do so
1t was later announced that the
idland railroad was appraised at
10. 500
The Fair Ground railway has an
ounccd that it will not contest the
ppraisal Of $4,000. and the board has
ked it at that amount.
state Treasurer +. II. Dcavitt was
be first witness this morning in the
hse of the Central Vermont railroad.
explained that in addition to the
.aluatiou Of stock. bonds and floating
.cht used in arriving at the value of
lc road, as brought out at the hear
be Yesterday afternoon, he had usc1
mother method, the statement of as
Its and liabilities made in the report
II the company. Mr.. Deavitt went
lto detailed explanation of that
tatement.
Tho stntn,n1nnt h ned elnNS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27

e Lamoile was bought for about $4,000
Il mile
At the afternoon session Mr. Crahbe
was questioned regarding the division of
freight receipts between the Central Yer
mont, the Grand Trunk. the New London
& Northern and Boston & Maine.
He stated that the Central Vermont re-
Ceived 81 per cent. of the receipts from
all freight coming to or going from its
lines, with one cent terminal deducted
before pro-rating and added back to the
Central Vermont. This division has been
IN force since 1900, and Is more adj
lvantageous to the Central Vermont than
the rates previously in force.
The fact was brought out that gold
notes had been issued for the purchase
of cars and locomotives amounting to
over sl50oOno, n small payment being
made in cash: and that the ownership of
this property is in the hands of trustees,
to remain there until the notes are fully
| satisfied
The improvements to the property, steel
rails. bridges, etc, have been paid partly
| from the income of the road but the pay
ments in that manner have not amounted
| IN 60 OOl o10
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27
QUOTES RAILROAD AUTHORITY.

Mr.. Deavitt read from Mundy, railroad
authority, Il pare graph to tn" effect that
from May, 1899, to June, 1911. there had
been expended for Improvements ana
charged to operating expenses SlNN,"-N.
Mr. Crahbe admitted that this was prob
ably CORE ct, hut said that much of this
expenditure was on leased lines, and that
the charges were too large that the char
tered accountants reduced this amount ia
10000. and the company issued bonds
for this amount.
It transpircd at the close of Mr.. Crahhc' :
testimony that the S10"oo"0 due from othe'
COMPANIES, and which the company hac
borrowed to advance to subsidiary com
NAMES and for similar purposes, had al
been furnished BY the Grand Trunk.
Adjournment was taken till two o'c!ocl
Monday afternoon, when tho Boston
Maine case will be taken up. The Contra
Vermont case will be resumed as soon AZ
Mr.. Writer'S can be free from court en-
gagements.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-27

Nj Deavitt stated in answer to a quos-
! lon by Mr. Cook that no attempt had
|een made to tax the stock or bonds Of
fhe company, but their value had been
Considered a representing the value Of
fhe property owned by the Central Yer
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-22
Far Western Babies Are the Best

The Woman's Home Companion is
carrying forward it's fight for Better
Babies" by offering prizes for the
best babies exhibited at the new kind
of baby shows. At this new baby
show, which is being held this year
in various parts of the country, chill
dren are judged, not for their beauty,
but for their health. At a recent
show in Oregon cups were won by
Robert Chauncey Bishop, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Chauncey Bishop of Salem,
Ore, and Henrietta Bishop, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Bishop of the
same city. These two prize winners
had the same great grandparents.
With respect to these two children
the article continues:
Robert was nearly three years old
when he became the champion boy of
Oregon. He had been breast-fed at
regular intervals, and slept in a room
with wide-open windows. He comes
of long-lived family. Two grand
mothers, three great grandmothers,
two grandfathers and one great
grandfather were living to applaud
his triumph. His score was 9Sk.
Henrietta outclassed her small
relative by just half a point. Her
score was 99
"All the prize winners showed
preponderance of foreign blood, and
80 per cent had been breast-fed until
six months old or more. AS whole,
the Oregon babies passed the 100 per
cent standard established in the score
cards supplied by the Iowa physi-
clans. All through the far west chill
dren are heavier, taller and farther
advanced than babies of the same age
in the east or middle west"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-22
BEST ASSURANCE OF PEACE.

The removal of DR.. Lyman Abbott
from the list of vice-presidents of the
American Peace Society, as a rebuke
for signing an appeal for naval ap-
preparations, fails in its intention of
advertising the doctor as an enemy
of peace. To all except persons of
the queer turn of mind of those in
present control of the society it will
emphasize his position as an advo-
cate of peace-a reasonable and sens
ible advocate.
The principle to which the Ameri-
can Peace Society appears to have
committed itself is, in brief, that the
best assurance of international peace
lies in national helplessness. The
fewer ships in the American navy,
the less prospect of an American
war. The weaker its navy, the
stronger grip has the nation upon
the respect of great nations armed
to the teeth, eager to bully, hungry
for land, ruthless and utterly selfish
of policy. This, the logic of a"peace"
society.
If man living in a rough country
surrounded by neighbors whom he
mistrusted and who were, as he
knew, quick upon the trigger, should
be asked to throw away his own rusty
arms, the man would have no answer
save of indignation and disgust.
The American Peace Society, in
principle, asks just this thing of I'm
Gle Sam. 1t asks it at time when
southern Europe stiIl flames with
war. 1t asks it at a time when a
north European country frets daily
against it's narrow quarters and talks
of the coming day when it must "ex-
pand." The society finds virtue in
disarmament at time when public
meetings are held in the capital of
an Asiatic nation at which the gov
ernment is urged to descend on I'm
Gle Sans coast as descent was made
upon Port Arthur. without the time
honored formality of declaring war.
A peaceful man, but practical,
would look for signs OF. his quarrel
some and burglarious neighbors-if
such he had-throwing away their
weapons before he'd throw away his
own. Are there such signs among
the nations who jostle the elbows of
Uncle Sam? None at all perceptible
not even to the peculiar vision of
the American Peace Society.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-22

His fate is that of so large a pro-
portion of the professional pugilists,
whether white or black, that it mere
ly serves to prove anew that pugil-
ism should be suppressed along with
black and white slavery and other
forms of brutality. But Jack John
son is no worse than many a white
pugilist and race prejudice is in part
responsible for the persistence of the
prosecution. 'Tis passing strange
that white man can ruin the life
of woman or of many women and
not only keep out of the tolls of the
law, but even hang on the ragged
edge of respectability-even be en-
braced by the so-called "best soci-
ETY., while colored man guilty of
the same thing is bounded to the
limit or lynched.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-22
MANUFACTURING WAR sCAREs.

1t is being openly charged that the
present Japanese war talk is being
largely fomented in both countries
by the builders of warships and the
manufacturers of arms. This is far
from impossible. 1t is no more un-
reasonable to believe this than to be-
lieve that Wall street creates panlcs
for it's own benefit, and this has been
long considered to be certainty. 1t
is charged also that the Krupps have
a subsidized press employed in both
France and Germany to foster race
hatred so as to compel the purchase
of heavy ordnance. If this be not
true as to the United States and
Japan it is certain that it is aggra-
waited by those who hope to profit
by the scare If not by the actual war,
including the yellow papers who hope
to sell more copies by lurid headlines.
Sober-minded people will accept the
war talk only with a large amount of
seasoning.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-22

The fact exists, however, that in
the event that the proposed segrega-
tion of the Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific interests the Sacramento
shops would undoubtedly go back to
the Union Pacific and the Southern
Pacific would be left without any
large shops. In that event stranger
things have happened than the es-
tablishment of big shops at Ashland,
which is just about midway between
Sacramento and Portland. Here's
hoping there may be something in
the rumor.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-22

And Jack Johnson must go to the
pen. How are the mighty fallen!
Yet Johnson is to be pitied rather
than to be blamed. He was dragged
out of honest obscurity to pander to
the brutal tastes of the white sports.
If he has learned the lessons of bru-
tality, cupidity and the like all too
well, he is not so much to blame as
the men who exploited him for rev.
enue. So long as Jack Johnson
could make money for the sport pro-
motors his sins were, overlooked.
When he ceased to be drawing card
there were none so low as to do him
reverence.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-22
Famous Negro Entertained in Hotel
Where He Was Once a Waiter.

w 60 OhANC a. w
In the Interesting People" depart
ment of the June American Magazine
Booker T. Washington writes about
William Henry Lewis, one of the
country's most eminent colored men.
Lewis was a star football player at
Harvard, member of the Massachu-
sets state legislature, and recently
assistant United States attorney-gen-
eral. Booker Washington writes
about him in part as follows:
''In 1911, when he was appointed
to the position he occupied until re-
Gently, that of assistant attorney
general of the United States, the col
orded men of Boston gave him ban
quet at one CT the leading hotels of
the city. At this banquet, in reply
to the congratulations showered
upon him by other speakers, Mr..
Lewis made speech in which he
made two references that particularly
impressed me. He recalled the fact
that in this same hotel in which he
was at that moment an honored guest
he had once served in the capacity
of waiter; and in reference to the
honor that had been conferred upon
him, he declared that he had no illu-
sions, he knew, he said, that it was
not in spite of, but because of the
fact that he was a negro that he had
been honored with this high office.
He added that he accepted the re-
sponsibilities of the position not
merely as a distinction conferred up
on himself but upon the whole race
which he represented.
"The reason / mention this fact Is
because it is not always comfortable
to be colored man in this country,
and the inconvenience frequently in
crease as individuals, either by for
tune or through their own particular
merits, succeed in rising to a posi-
tion above the masses of their fell
lows.
"One reason why I, with most 9TH
er colored people, believe in, honor
and respect MIR. Lewis is because, in
the high position in which he has
risen, he has neither forgotten his
own path nor sought to separate him
self from the race to which he be-
longs"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-22
To Save the Oregon From Use as a
Target,

Target.
Portland, Ore, May 2O.-Accord-
ing to letter received from Senator
Chamberlain, every effort is being
made by the Oregon delegation not
only to save the battleship Oregon
from being used as target, but to
have the grand old ship stationed
in the Portland harbor to serve as a
training ship for the Oregon naval
reserve. The matter has been taken
up with Secretary Daniels of the
navy department.
Oregon organizations are continu-
ing their efforts to prevent the Ore
CONS destruction, regardless of Sec
retary Daniels announcement that
the recommendation of certain naval
officers that the battleship be used
as target had not been seriously
entertained
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-22
The Sheep.

The other day in a Cleveland
school this composition was handed
in by little German boy:
THE sheep are weak and foolish
animals. They are very useful. We
can use everything on them except
their bleat. The sheep learn their
shepherd very easy, but otherwise
they are dumb animals. They eat
hay, grass and carrot soup. And the
captain of the sheep is called Belle
buck. ."-Woman's Home Companion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-22
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

The first of June is near at hand,
the date set for checking off all de-
linquent subscribers. On running
through our list we find a number of
subscribers who are delinquent. We
do not want them to miss an issue
of the paper, and we hope that all
subscribers will respond to the no.
tices now being sent out. Please pay
this month and do not miss an issue.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-22

The writer does not mean by this
that the punishment is undeserved or
should not be inflicted, but he does
believe that when respectable So
ciety turns from the vile man with
one-half the self-righteousness that
it turns from the woman who, per-
haps, has erred from love or mis-
placed confidence, it would not be
five years until white slavery would
be unknown. When the frequenter
of fancy house is as completely os-
tracized as is the inmate the ques-
tion will solve itself.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-05-22
EVERY MAN HIS OWN CON-
SCIENCE.

The American nation was founded
upon religious liberty. Plymouth
Rock has been termed the cradle OF
liberty and the constitution OF the
United States guarantees the inalien-
able right to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness" Legally and
theoretically this is true, and there
is no more legal or physical persecu-
ton for conscience sake, yet there is
far from being perfect liberty of con-
science granted to all in religious
matters.
There are few of us who would at
first glance admit to himself or her
self that he or she is not granting
liberty of conscience to every one.
Yet few of us are broad enough and
Christ-like enough to do this. We do
not directly attempt to control what
a man shall think, but we do attempt
to control what he shall do. This is
right so far as his freedom of action
it farther than this? Are we not apt
to discriminate against the man
whose conscience leads him to pursue
a different course of life from what
we do? And is this right? Are we
giving a man religious liberty when
we refuse to give him our patronage
in business or our friendship in life,
simply because he sees things either
material or spiritual in different
light than we do? We have no more
right morally, to say how a man
shall spend his time, so long as he is
not harming another, than we have
to say how he shall spend his money,
providing he is not using that money
for criminal purposes.
In too many cases we take the
view that a man is not doing right,
simply because he is not doing what
we believe to be right. AS some
writer has said: 1T is easy to be so
sure one is right as to believe ones
own will to be the will of God"
This is a fault which is all too COM
mon, and Is even more common
among the highly religious than
among the atheistic and profane.
From determination to do the right
and firm belief that one is in the
right to the 81 am holier than thou"
spirit of the Pharisees is so short a
step that many of us take it without
realizing it.
Is it not too often the case that
we object to peoples doing things
not so much because they are intrin-
sically wrong as because they dis
agree with our preconceived opin-
ions?
Have we, or has anyone a right
to criticise anyone else unless he
harms a fellow man? His attitude
toward his Maker is a matter of his
own, and with all reverence can it
not be said that God is able to take
care of his own? Is it incumbent
upon any of us to mete out our dis
pleasure as punishment to another
because of his beliefs or his actions?
There are rome things upon which
all Christians and practically all non
Christians agree, and these are hon
esty, kindness and brotherly love- II
a man has these have we any right to
criticise him?
Is the church member with an un-
controllable temper or a disposition
to make others uncomfortable, oil
one whose word is not to be abso.
lutely depended upon, any better
than the man who has not these
faults, yet who does not subscribe tc
any church creed nor manifest hi.
faith in God by his words? Coo
knows, not we. Let him that il
without sin first cast a stone"