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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12
GIVEN
WARM WELCOME
Biennial Convention of Catholic
Order in Session Yesterday
at Vergennes.

Vergennes. June 1O-The biennial con-
venton of the Vermont Jurisdiction OF
the Catholic order of Foresters opened
this morning at 1920 o'clock at the opera
house, State Chief Ranger j. d Bachand
OF ST. Johnsburg presiding. Mayor j. A.
Harrington gave an address of welcome
and rendered the freedom of the city to
the order che hotels and business places
are decorated in honor of the convention
with flags AMI bunting and line of cleo
trio lights have been strung from the
rooms Of the local court In the stevens
block to the opera house Delegates are
present from the a courts in the iurisdic-
ton, in addition to the 10 state court
officers representing 3272 members.
The morning session was mostly taken
Up In appointing several standing com
mlttees The Afternoon session opened ut
two o'clock. letter was received from
The 1T. Rev. Joseph j. Rice of Burlin9-
ton conveying his regrets at his !nabilit'
to he present as he had contempla ted.
Letters and kilograms were received from
the high court officials In Chicago con-
tanning fraternal greetings and wei
wishes for the success Of the convention
The committee on resolutions sent mes
cages of fraternal greetings to Bi'nct
Rice. who IS In Baltimore tons week
Telegrams were also sent TO The mgr
court officers in Chicago and to "a sew
eral state and provincial conventions
which are in session at this time
The afternoon session adjourned a.
/ four o'clocl, and will convene tr's morn
ing at nine directly after tie .equien
/ hlt,h mass. which viii be auhe Il eigA
/ o'clock at St. Peters Church by he Kew
j. d. shannon of Middlebury formc
state spiritual director. The members
Of the legion of honor, connected VIII
the c. O. e, were entertained by TN
Rev. l.. \. Nezina with a boatridc dow
the river on the steamer Alexander.
baseball game for the entertainment
the visiting delegates was played on tn
old fair grounds in the afternoon De
tween a team of Forcstcrs of Burlington
and a team from the local court. In tn
evening the second or side degree wa
conferred on a class of 10 from Addison
court. Middlobury. and the local cour
at the rooms Of St. Peters court.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12
EDUCATION NOTES.

Louisville, KY has established an
open-air school.
Four thousand teachers in Mssachu-
sets, where the pay is higher than in
most States. receive salaries ranging
from So to $40 week.
A parent teachers association, where
one-half the members are men. is the
fact in Gettysburg. Pa, according to in
formation received at the United States
Bureau of Education.
The Spanish American Athenaeum of
Washington. d. c. is seeking to make
Spanish required subject for entrance
to college, on par ,with French and
German.
Parents who keep their children at
home to help In the housework and with
the family washing have been warned
lby tho Milwaukee authorities that these
Will not be considered valid excuses for
keeping children out OF school The tru-
lant authorities have been ordered to be
on the lookout for all such cas SEES.
Rutland, VI, has had for ten years q
summer school for pupils who fail OF
promotion in the regular classes Eights
per cent, of the pupils have made NJ
deficiencies and been promoted. and
lnearly all those promoted have contin-
uod to make good during tho year that
followed,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12
FIRST CLASS GRADUATED.
Judge j. T.. Weeks Addresses =; ln-
dustrinI School Students.

Nergehnes' june in Ho"o'
first graduating class or 'He Nr'"''.'
lndustrlal school' 'ohslsllnS u
ana 10 ooys' ABOUT :" chlIurt"
IN the chapel last evening N''''
eral praise service tner' was '"u''
musical program participate" /" ~
members OF the Fr@"u"""h '''s nv
hcers' Prayer was o"'''' 'S ,"e -
H. G, Wetnerhee' master OF 'He rd.I-
banks cottage. MI harsS Preslueu' IN ''-
PRODUCING the hohoiaole d. T. vs.
as speaker Of the evening he mentioned
the generous interest that Mr. Weeks h'"
had in the school, during his chalrmah-
ship OF the penal BOARD MI Ne7NS
spoke IN part as tolloNt'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12
MEANS MILLIONS
TO MINNESOTA
Railroads Will Have to Pay
Overcharges Recorded Since
June 1, 1909.

st. Paul. Mimi, June 9.-Statc officials
and others connected with the long drawn
out Minnesota rate case tonight were
catcd over the decision of the United
States Supreme Court and We're unani-
nous IN declaring it a great victory for
the state.
As result of the decision several rail-
roads operating in Minnesota will pay into
the State treasury approximately 100000
in the shape of overcharses.
The State Legislature. taking cogniz-
ancc of the injunction proceedings brought
to restrain Minnesota from putting into
effect merchandise and commodity freight
rates, promulgated by the railroad and
warehouse commission and approved by
the two law making bodies, passed law
requiring all roads To keep books" COW
ering all freight charges made and to file
the same monthly with the State.
This was done 70 allow persons
overchargei to collect the difference
should tho State win. The reports
demanded began with June /, 1910,
and since then the railroad and ware
house commission has been receiving
and fling them They cover every
shipment in the state since the date
named.
In order that shippers might not be
hampered by annoying litigation the
1909 Legislature in arranging for re-
ports covering freight shipments di-
rected that when the case was settled
and If in favor OF the state that the
money in controversy should be turn
ed over to the state anil returned 70
persons overcharged. Applications
4 for overcharges must be made within
a year of the courts findings.
! While this law covers only freigh
charges It is claimed that the State Is II
. a position to exact the difference be
tween two and three cents for passenger:
If persons having paid such rates car
produce receipts.
| When informed OF the Supreme Court
decision. Governor Eberhart said: IT
is the best bit OF news I have heard II
n long time. 1t established what we hav,
always contended; the right of the Stat
to regulate within its confines"
James ]. Hin refused to make a state
ment tonight or to discuss the decision
of the Supreme Court.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12
BRIEF DISPATCHES.

New York. June 10,-The untitled tom
mage of the United States Steel corpora.
ton as of May 81, was 6.324,322 tons. a
decrease of 654,440 tons as compared with
the previous month,
Washington. June 1o-.The Senate to-
day passed bin extending from July 1
to January l, 1914. the redistricting and re-
organization Of the customs service. Sec
rotary McAdoo suggested the change.
New York, June 10.-Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt sailed to-day for Cherbourg.
where she Will go to Porto Maurizio, Italy.
where her sister Miss Carew, lives In her
villa Miss Carew is very Ill and Mrs,
Roosevelt win probably remain with her
all summer. Colonel Roosevelt, with
quentin and Archie, plans to go West on
july for trip in the OPEN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12
WEST POINT COMMENCEMENT.

West Point, n. Y, June 9.-The
June week. exercises at the United
States Military Academy began to-day
The morning was taken up with an
exhibition of riding by the members
of the graduating class. This evening
the entire battalion paraded, and the
exercises of the first day ended to-
night with a hop in Cullum Memorial
hall. Tomorrow morning the fourth
class will give a gymnastic drill IN
the afternoon there viii be an escort
of the colors and battalion drill on
the plains.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12
JUNE REPORT ON GRAINS.
spring wheat Production Less Than
Last Year-Winter More.

Washington, June 9.-The department
OF agriculture at 2:l5 p. m. to-day is
sued its June crop report showing the
condition of these grains on June l.
Spring wheat area planted 1868, 900
acres. compared with l9,243,OoO acres last
year; condition s35 per cent. of a normal
compared with 1913 per cent. last year,
and 93.s per cent, the l0-year average
Indicated yield 1876 bushels per acre, COM
pared with 172 bushels last year, Esti-
mated total production 252, 0O0,OOo bushels,
compared with 330,3iS,0OO bushels last
year.
Winter wheat. area planted 3O,9SS,o 600
acres, compared with 2657l 900 acres last
wear. Condition $50 per cent. of normal
compared with sl.9 per cent on May /
this year. 7i3 per cent, Juns | last year.
and SD7 per teHN, nys sliNvar average
Indicated Yield lN Bu$ksa psr acre
compared With 16l bushels last year.
Estimated total production is2.WoooO
bushels. compared with S9e.sl9ooO bushels
last year,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12

Katherine l.. norton, New Bedford
MASH, says: Il had terrible pain across
my back, with a burning and scalding
feeling | took Foley Kidney Pills as ad-
vised, with Results certain and sure. The
pain and burning feeling left me. l felt
toned up and invigorated. / recommend
Foley Kidney pills" For backache, rheu-
matlsm' lumhago, and all kidney and
bladder ailments, use Foley kidney Pills,
~. w. o'Sullivan.-Adv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12
AMERICAN FOUR
OUTPLAY BRITISH
Win First international Polo
Game by Gross Score
of 7 to 3.
COMBINATION WORK SUPERB
Vaunted Team Play of Chal-
Iengers Does Not Develop
and Their Mounts Are
Not Superior.
COMBINATION WORK SUPERB
DEFEAT STUNS LONDON.

London, June 11-Iondon was
too stunned at the result of the in
ternational polo match for com
ment. The American residents and
visitors celebrated the victory by
informal gatherings az the hotels
last night. The London news
paper experts, without exception,
had pre- llcted n sure victory by the
British team. and are left without
the excuse Of poorer mounts
which served last time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12

Ten men with but eight legs between
them attended the funeral of Charles lS
Moore. one legged manager of a New
York artificial limb factory. Four pail
bearers had one leg each, two of the
party had no legs, four others had one
leg and one arm each. and one woman
had an artificial limb.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12

Mcadowbroolt club, Westbury l.. J..
June 10.-Outrding and oUtrlaying the
English polo challcngers the American
cup defending team to-day won the
opening game of the sixth tnternation-
al match by a score of > - goals to ?.
a better idea Of the actual difference in
the PLAYING ability Of the two teams is
shown by the gross score which was
to 3 in favor of the defending four.
Much to the surprise Of the spectators
and polo experts the English players did
not show the Wanted team play which
had been credited to them before the
game. Neither did their ponies outclass
the American mounts. In fact. the re-
verse was quite the case and in almost
every run down-ncd the American play
crs either held their own or outrode
their competitors In the race for the
ball
Tho combination work of the American
four with Larry Waterbury at No. I,
J. NJ Waterbury. Jr.. and L. r. Stoddard
at No. .. Captain II. F. Whitney at NJ.
3 and DevereuX Milburn at back was
superb. The challenging team, consist.rs
Iof Capt. l.. St. George Cheape at No.
/. Capt A. Noel Edwards at no. .
lCapt. r. G. Ritson at No. and capt.
Vivian I.ockett at back. appeared unable
~ .'1,,t. ,o,,o,t,or oorsistertlv due I'm all
,-i,,. ,bo do, .coverina" If
- o''..'' l.,,,
'"T ,, ,, .,,o a,,,,o too.,,, hoforo
ta+ ,i,o ,,.,,,o,ir,, odds
+ho I,rr1isb ware not
,,, fan tho ,hio tour" carried
,I'e ,a, i,+a Cha rr.Iish end of the
80" f, ,,+ a., oa,,oIr,. ofricors co
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,,,, Iisria,,,.,, e., bool,ir, tho hall ont
,,.ir,,,,.,ora ,rha Irc~l;sb were an
,,,,o,,.,,. st,,r,,od bv tho fierceness of
80 o,,n dofor1ors, ottoc1, and failed
- boId toretber TN team work. The
,broe go,le scored in the first period
= yert to tba United States and it was
} mot r,,tu +ho second noriod That IN,
I,rg,ieb four pot going
= Ritson and Cheape cut loose with
some re1narKapIe l"hE "i'Ne7 """ ','o
invaders began TO loom up III i"Hn
ION that proved hIe"'ei't"e' i"0 wa
OF captain l-oche'' at o'oh was
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= rusIllns same "n" ms
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hau just SECURE" L-'1 i""U -.
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. asa ,,od a c,oar shot ot ,oo1 which can
- to,n C,beone n,issad Tho fourth saw tn
"a ,,,or,cors MISSING sove,al cosv chance
"a 70 scora and Cantain Cheape also faile
l. fran, a clear field The only goal Of tn
ia neriod was scored bv Larry Waterbury I
7.1e which he nearly nullified by foul
10 crossing Captain Rison.
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t.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-09
DEVELOPMENT
ARIZONA TO HAVE
GP0NER PROJECT
Ralph Cameron Completes
Arrangements For 3d.
100000 Corporation.

Bisbee, Ariz-, Nay 9.-Ralph Cam
eron, who is in the city with George
AIaUz, has announced that he has so
far completed the details for the es-
adjustment Of a giant electric power
that the facts IN the matter can be
given out The company, of which
Cameron viii be a prominent official,
is designed to furnish cheap electrical
power for nearly all Of Arizona
THE establishment of the company
viii completely reVOlutiOntZe Arizona"
the cost Of electrical power about so
percent This viii mean that more than
a million acres in the state, heretofore
considered ValueleSS on account or the
nigh cost of pumping water. will be
put under production Great tracts like
the san Simon, sulphur Springs and san
around Parker and Gula Bend, viii
Increase their production so to 100 per-
cent The water is there The land
viii grow anything. With cheap pow
er the water win be raised and there
viii be no limit TO the area that can
be put under production. At present
Arizona imports a large quantity Of its
FOOD supply but with cheap power the
state viii be self sustaining. The cheap
power will also mean the opening up
Of large mining areas that have here
totore laid Idle on account OF The cost
of power"
Mr.. Cameron Is not vet ready to state
where the huge central power plant
will be located There viii. of course
be netwOrked with lines In recent
trip east Mr.. Cameron interviewed
prominent electrical construction and
rranSInisSi experts and states that
electricity can be "piped' 1000 miles
for practical use. Branch lines wiz also
be run In parts Of New Mexico, he said
The proposition, II IS said, has reached
a stage where. it is assured. It is
financed by large eastern interests
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-09
Railroad News
OF the Southwest

J. II. Refill, claim agent for the Santa.
Fe is in FL PasO on a business trip.
Blue Withers, switchman for the T.
& P in FL PasO, has reported for duty.
J. Z. CrOtty, sW1tchman for the @.
H in FL Paso, is laying off for few
days.
". H. TrenkIe. fireman for the T &
P, has reported for duty after a short
layOff
l. / Elliott, switchman for the Santa
te at Denver, is in Fl PasO on a short
business trip.
George Wiser, bill clerk for the santa
Fe at Albuquerque, is in FL PasO on a.
business trip.
Jeff Parham, yard clerk for the E. P
& S. W. in FL PasOs is laying off on
the sick list.
a. ". Harreu, trainmaster for the
santa F'e at san Marcial, is in FL Paso
attending court
H Z. Schubert, engineer for the T.
& P, IS laying off and extra engineer
Cole1is in his place.
F. H Kelly, switchman, who has
been visiting in FL Paso for few days,
has left for Tucson.
Brakeman Gentry. Of the 7. & P, is
laying. off and extra brakeman John
Riley is in his place
C. A. DelOr. brakeman, who has been
visiting in FL Paso for a short time
has gone to san Marcial.
c. c. Woodland, brakeman for the T
& P, has reported for duty after being
off sick for several days.
R. Byrd. brakeman for the F. P &
: W. at CarrizOZO, has returned home
A II Harrison fireman on the T &
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-09

Iiams. Of the Business Mems associa-
ton, Of ClOudcroft. and H. H Major, an
AlamogOrdO, n. NJ, attorney, who IS
representing Messrs- Carroll. Lea ana
Hand in New Mexico At Elk, n. n.
Messrs. Knight Bailey and Wood
turned back, and J. c. Jones and scott
B. williams went on with the party 70
Hone. Artesia and Roswell The trip was
10 get an estimate of the tonnage that
the line would draw II it IS built In
spea king of the trip Mr.. Williams SAID
the one thing that Impressed him most
was the fact that every town in the
Pecos valley is boosting for the Pecos
valley. Not a man in single town
that we visited had a knock for any
other town. Hope was for Artesia and
Roswell, Artesia for Hope and Roswell,
and Roswell for Artesia and Hope
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-09

P, is back on the extra board after
firing No. 397 for some time
Harry Arant, fireman for the T. q
P, is again firing freighus after being
on passenger for some time.
G. =. Boiler. engine foreman for the
Santa Fe in FL PaSO, has reported for
duty after short layofL
Mr. George, sWltchman for the o. n
in the FL PasO yard, has been promoted
TO be extra engine foreman
II. A. Abbott, switch engine fireman
for the 7. & P. at FL Paso, has reported
for duty after a short layOfL
r. L Godkin, engine foreman for the
Santa F'e at Albuquerque, is in FL Paso
for a few days, attending court
o. l. Smell, brakeman for the Santa
Fe at San Marcial, mas reported for
duty after being off for some time
Arthur Waskey. engineer for the San
ia Fe at Joliet, III, Is spending a few
days in FL PasO attending court
Engineer Bob Harvey and fireman
Keith pulled the Official special east
Thursday over the E. P. & S. ".
l. / DWerka, fireman Tor the santa
Fe, is laying off and is spending a few
days in FL PasO attending court
B. c. Morgan of the E P. & s W.
in FL PasO. has reported for duty after
being off sick for several days.
Charlie Huthmacher, who has been
firing yard engine for the T. d P sew
eral days, is again hostier helper.
Jack Hughes, brakeman for the T. &
P is laying off for a few days. and
extra brakeman Kidd is in his place.
Brakeman NJ. s Gunter, Of the G. h,
is in Hotel Dieu as a result Of a
sprained ankle received while on duty
r. Harris sWitchman for the G. H.
in FL PasO, had charge Of the day coach
engine Thursday in Mr.. Appells place
Extra fireman Smith, of the T. p.
senger for Few days in 7. D. Patton
place.
Ed AIosely, passenger fireman on the
T. & P, has reported for duty after be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-09

streets. The Peoples Savings bank
win occupy the old city hall building
when IL is remOdeled, and a new city
hall is to be erected
The Silver City refrigerating plant
is now in operation and ice is be-
ing manufactured
The recently elected board OF edu-
cation has elected Rev. NJ O. Stock
land president and Ms 0. s. War
rem, secretary. The other members
of the board are. Mrs Carrie Por-
terrified, DR.. Leonard Tabor and c. W
HolsOu.
nightly club Alice in Wonderland"
was produced at the EIk's opera
house Thursday night Little child
rem Of Silver City took the parts
The chamber Of commerce proposes
to meet the summer normal students
az the train and take them for an
automobile ride and give them some
other form of entertainment.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-09
READY FOR
RENEWED
DEMAND
New Consignments of Die
tionaries to be Distributed
Popularity of Great
Offer Increases.
'1RaftIe-scared heroes. :


That phrase once brought unpleasant
notoriety to a well meaning man who
failed TO write what he meant ana
found through bitter experience what
the omission Of one letter may mean IN
a written word
Could the same thing happen to you:
II so. why?
trated Dictionary at your elbow you can
avoid such pitfalls as writing angle
when YOU mean angel" Some person
might take Offense at being called "a
perfect angle"
Think Of what a vast difference there
is between stationery and station
ary," planning" and planning" and the
hundreds of other comparisons which
can be cUlled from a dictionary. Then
clip six consecutive certificates from
issues Of The Herald and prepare your
self to avoid mistakes and trouble.
The intelligence Of the public is but
one Of the principal elements Wnicn
have made the distribution of the en-
tire edition Of the New Modern Engllsh
Illustrated Dictionary seemingly
most simple task.
The other element is the sterling
worth and beautiful appearance OF the
book itself A restaurant cashier IN
one of the best patroniZed lunch rooms
in the city testified to this the other
day when ii was remarked that she mad
a New Modern English Illustrated Die
tiOnarv living beside her cash register.
Il was one Of the first to get one,
she said. "and I want to tell you that
that book has started many persons
clipping coupons. They are surprised
as soon as they see it."
''I am. coming around to get another
one for my sister and I think III just
let that one stay here for the present,
because L surely wish The Herald all
the luck in the world.
The describer of dictionaries thanked
the young woman for these few kind
words and went on his way. thinking
how door his pOOWers Of description
were as compared to the convincing in
fluence OF exhibition Of the dictionary
itself
If YOU don't believe every word OF IT..
come to the Dictionary Department anS
ne convinced. You may examine the
books all YOU want without taking one.
We want you to start clipping certif-
Icates-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-09
DEVELOPMENT
NEW WE'LL WILL BE AN
IMPORTANT FACTOR
san simon valleys sgd Wen Flows $50
Gallons and Opens New Area
For Farming

san simon valleys SD Wei Flows $50
Gallons and Opens New Area
For Farming.
San Simon Ariz-- May 9--A tremen-
dOus fact for the san Simon valley IS
the bringing in Of a $50 gallon How
on John &. Campbell's desert claim. two
and one-half miles east of San simon
town It makes well No 81 II IS only
the first strata that has been reaehed
at a depth Of $50 feet in four inch
pipe. If the pipe were larger the flow
would be prOpOrtiOnately greater.
When the depth reaches zoo to 500 feet
and two more stratas have been passed
il should be a 500 gallon flow
The important fact is that II demon
strates that a flow can be had on the
east side Of the creek that IS virtually
anywhere in the valley. 1t brings
thousands of additional acres Of land
into the artesian belt 1t will open up
several townships to settlement here
tofore considered out OF the artesian
belt
The Triangle ranch people are load
ing cattle from the new stock pens 1Or
shipment to Dalhart.
j. l. Cooper. OF the traffic department
of the Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf rail-
way. at Muskogee, Okla, is here and
has filed upon an overlooked $50 acres
two and one-half miles north Of town
Two townships of land from two and
One-half miles to eight miles from san
simon, are now open for settlement.