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The Washington times., 1913-04-27

PHILADELPHIA, April T.-Represen-
tatives from thirty-fve colleges, pre-
paratory schools and high schools. meet
ing in the Hellevue-Stratford Hotel with
DR.. James A. Babbitt, of Haveiford
College. chairman Of the central board
of officials of the American Intercol-
legiate Football Rules COMMITTEES,
threshed out the question of desirable
and undesirable officials for the 1913
football season.
With football managers or coaches
from four Of the Big Six Universities.
present, the question of how to avoid
the constant complaints of unfair Of
ficialing was approached from every
point. while at the same time the GEN.
trail board was complimented upon their
work of the past and, by motion. re-
quested to continue along the same line
in the future.
In view of the frequent protesting OF
officials about a week before ccheduied
football game It was decided that in The
future each college and school must
send a list of twelve desirable officials
to the central committee, and this list
must be indorsed by the coach and
manager of the team. This list should
be in the hands of the committee by
July I. when completed schedules will
also be sent.
To Assign Officials.
The central committee will assign the
officials for each game to be played at
that time, and no protest against an Of
fetal will be allowed after October L.
This is partly due to the fact that the
high schools have frequently applied for
officials when all the available ones
were already assigned, and partly due
to the habit of many coaches to corp
plain against an official who has work
ed in a game one Saturday and will
appear in the same colleges game the
following week.
Some light upon the officials who had
proven incompetent was thrown by
Frank w Cavanaugh, of Dartmouth.
who declared that old football players
were the most fragrant examples of this
sort. He stated that in many instances
the men who had graduated from their
college after a brilliant life on the
gridirOn knew less about football rules
than men who had never played but
who had been close students of the
game from the stands and sidelines.
The old player who Is officiating.
said Mr.. Cavanaugh. frequently pos
sesses lot OF nerve and ability TO bun.
He will use these two faculties to car
ry him through and gets away with II.
I have watched the old players consist
them are the most incompetent on our
LIST -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24

resented In this abstract, war g,4pp, .
2l6.SS6. Tho number of tons carried
one mile per mile OF road for tho year
ended June 80, 1912, was 1.1Os,57s, ns
against LO65,0l4 for the preced Ing
year. The average number Of tons Of
freight per trainmile was 4Og.2O. Ths
corresponding figure for the preceding
year was 3SGl7
mo average receipts per passenger per
inll'' as computed fro the year ended
Jun" 80, 1912, for the roads covered bv
TINS statement were l. $50 cents; tho aver
age receipts per ton per mile, O.743 cent.
Tho passenger service train revenue per
train-milc was $l3O 4oi; the freight rev.
onuo per traln-mile was s3O,,Us. rho
average operating revenues per tro,u.
mi" were $2.H20l. The average operating
expenses per train-mile were sl59,544 Tho
ratio of operating expenses to operating
revenues was $3.50 per cent.
1t should be noted that. as I'm the case
IF other figures in this abstract the rev
cnues and expenses shown below exclude
returns for roads the gross operating
revenues of which were less than $4,000
for the year. The operating revenues OF
the railways in the United States foi
scented average mileage operated 237,
H@OJ miles) We're s2,S2G917,997; their op.
Grating expenses were LBS. 963. 1871 Tn.
corresponding returns for 1911 (averapc
mileage operated 2A.5~.H miles, were
Operating revenues. s. 772, 733.S2s; operat.
ing expenses, t1,90i 1914
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24
LIPTON'S CHALLENGER
TO BE SHAMROCK w

London. July 2o-Sir Thomas Lipton's
Yacht viii try for the Americas cup in n
series of races In 1917, the conditions for
which have been signed and forwarded by
the Royal Ulster Yacht culb to the New
York Yacht club. will he named sham
rock ".
Considerable correspondence has passed
between the two clubs regarding the con
ditions governing the races, with specia
reference to the length of the yachts
The Ulster club, while admitting the
declared right OF the New York club tc
defend the cup with m-foot boat, If II
so desires, even against much smaller
challenger, quoted sir Thomas Lptor
yesterday as saying he Is convinced thai
the right is so opposed to the best inter
csts Of this important international event
that II will not he exercised
In this firm belief" the message con
cludcs He has authorized us to sign I'M
couditonally the agreement he has re-
ceived, and looks forward with keer
pleasure to contest between yachts that
will be fairly matched"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24
COCKTAILS SETS DATE
FOR FLOODING CANAL

Panama, July %--Co!. q. W. Cocktails
chief engineer in charge of the construc-
tiun of the Panama canal. has notified
Lieut.-Col David DUB. GaIllard. chief
Of tho central division of the canal, that
steam shovel work in the Culebra cut
scction will hereafter be conducted on
the assumption that Gamhoa dixie VIII
he dynamitrd ON October 10 While II
had previously been announced that this
dynamitng would take place after Oc-
toecr l. this Is the first time the actual
date has been named. The destruction
OF the dixie with allow Gatun lake to food
the cut, thereby practically connecting
the Atlantic and Pacific although actual
naviEation viii not be attempted for
some time there.
Excavation in the cut hencoforth will
be confined mainly to removing the re-
naming hard rock sections between
Cucaracha slide and Empire a distance
Of one mile.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24
BITTEN BY FR0THING DOG.
Travelling Salesman suffers Intensely
and Hurrics to Pnsfeur Institute

Rutland, July IA. r. Stevcus e
la wrence. Mass, travelling salesman fot
the New England Biscuit company. left
this city on the sleeper early this nom.
ing for New York to receive Pasteu-
treatment to combat hrdraphobia Yes
terddY, while standing an the station
platform at AuaStGn, MI Stevens sud
denly felt sharp STING IN the nasers
of bis left hand and found that a small
terrier dog, Of whose Pressnse on the
platform he was upNarG. had suRKen its
teeth into his flesh. The dog was frothln=
at the mouth and apparently mad sub
seHuent Investigation showed thai it had
bitten ThaWas hiIAam, Inuag man,
aud Philip GpHruE, aEe IL, ca rlier in ths
day, in addition to frightening NUMBER
of people.
Armed vita lHaaBet To prepent
further injury 30 himself Air. stsrers
gave chase to the dag and caught It in
order 70 send It tq Burlington fog
analysis At the State laboratory 81
hysiaUG ~ see It il we're suffering from
rabies ne was treated hi nr. j II.
BoiGhiiHS 81 .AriRstap and al eayao to
Rutland aP = late train. His suffering
became iutepsg and. fearing hYdrop hobia-
lac decided to hurry to New York,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24
A BOOK ABOUT FLAGS.
Different Embicms Under Which United
states Troops Have Marched.
CFrom the New York sun

Very few people know much about the
flags under which the troops of the Uni
ted States have fought, Gherardi Davis
of New York has found the subject very
fascinating. SO much So that he has pro-
duCcd book I'm which the romance of the
American nag stands forth In absorbing
text and attractive plates, Mr.. Davis calls
his book "Thc Colors of the United
States Army" It covers the period Of our
history from l7S9 to 1912, although the
subject prior to 1850 is touched upon. As
he SAYS I'm his Introduction he has made
only an attempt at a brief history of the
colors of the United States army He
written on the subject, but also that the
gathering OF material for the work was
not an easy task Even the records OF
the war department are very incomplete
while those of the regiments are more
So
In speaking of the colors of the regu-
lars Mr. Davis says: "In the past not
much attention has been paid to them,
and they have not been revered as are
the colors of the German. Russian and
Austrian armies, even when men with
out number gave their lives to save them
in action. There Is nothing I'm the mod
ern army color to indicate anything con
nected with the history of the regiments,
as il the case In most of the European
armies,
A curious bit Of flag history has been
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24
WILL RETIRE In ANY EVENT
NOTLATER THAN OCTOBER 81
Announcement Follows Long Meeting Of the
Board Attended by Rockefeller and Morgan
Alleged Mismanagement of the Sys-
tenn Has Aroused Much Criticism.

New York July lT.-Charlcs s Mollen
to-day rendered his resignation as pres
ident of the New York. New Haven Il
Hartford Railroad company and all its
allied or subsidiary lines, including the
various railways. trolley roads and wa
ter lines which had become part of the
New Haven system under his manage
ment.
Announcement of Mr. Mcllin's resigna-
ton which Is to take effect at the pleas
ure" Of the New Haven board. but 'in
no event later than October next" fol-
lowed a long meeting of the directors
most Of whom, including William Rookie
Teller and J. T. Morgan, were present
The brief announcement Of Mr. Mel.
lens proposed retirement was the only
official statement issued None of the
directors would supplement it by SO much
MS a word and Mr., Melen denied himself
to all interviewers.
II is understood that some Of the moro
prominent members of the board urged
Mr. Mellon to reconsider his action IN
railroad and financial circles Mr. Mo'-'
lens decision will excite no surprise. In
fact during the day in Wall Stree md
elsewhere, 1t was generally understood
that the day would mark virtually the
end of the Mcllen administration
Mr.. Mellcu whose recent management
Of the New tIaven road has et,rn rise
10 considerable criticism, hccHre prosi.
dent of that system in Octoho- Of 1893
restgning from tho presidency Of the
Northern Pacific railway. a Iiil road, at
the request Of the late ! T.. Morgan
who regarded Mr. McUc,l 4g the man
best fitted to reorEa nize the more or
less chaotic transportation lines of the
New England States
Mr. Melen's immediate predecessor,
John " Hall had managed the road
with great conservatism
Mr.. Nailen's advent was the signal,
however, for n vast scheme of Consolida-
hon, embracing not only the Boston &
Maine and Maine Centraa railroads, hut
all tho leading steamship lines between
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24
BURNING OF MILL
LAID TO TRAMPS
Temples Bros. of Rutland Lose
$4,000 through Destruction
of Marble Plant.

Rutland, July 1.-THE officers here are
looking for two strange men, presume bly,
tramps who were seen at three O'Clock
this morning running away from the mar
BILE mill of Temple Bros, which was de-
stroYed by fire with loss to the firm of
$4,000 in buildings and stock. IT Is he
lieved that the tramps slept In the struc-
ture and set It attire accidentally as the
concern has been troubled with tramps
before. No good description of the men
has been secured.
The fire started in the north end Of the
mill which was a wooden structure so
soaked with oil that the frcmen who ar
rived after the flames had burst through
the roof, could not save a stick of timber
The mill was built In the shape of letter
l. and was about 20I feet long by 80 wide
1t was erected in 1856 by the Bardillo Mar.
bic company OF which Robert I. Darrer
of New York was president Temple
Brothers bought it u years ago Alder
man John G, Temple and David W Tenn
pie Of this city are the owners
The floor Of the mill was n,cd with
finished marble and this was SO scanned
by heat and discolorcd by smoke that it is
total loss. The machinery IS also ruined
The firm will rebuild. Insurance Of 5000
was carried
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24
COLUMBUS SMITH
WILL is Up HELD
Judge Overrules Qualified Yer.
dict-FamOus Case Will Go
to Supreme Court.

Middlcbury, July 1.-THE second trial
Of the long contested case known as the
IN re VIII Of Columbus Smith. Anna NJ
Perry ct al appellants and contestants
involving the disposing Of $500. 600 was
brought to q close in county court TODAY
Inc jury, which got the case Tuesday
elthlhs, reached verdict al about ten
last night The verdict was
sea'en and given into the charge OF the
foreman 9. E Walker of Orwell, who de-
HVered II In court at nine o'clock this
morning. The verdict was to the effect
mat Columbus Smith wns Of sound mind
wheh he made the will OF Deco,nhar On
ishi' bur war not Of sound mind ,vhsn bo
made the three codlclls dated IN lsoo IAN
ana 1901 This verdict was OF no rar,icu-
lar benefit to the cont-stants and was
not all That the proponents desired w
H. c. atickneN at once entered a motion
mat the answer or the first question, veg,
should be- accepted and thut tho answer
I" III" thr"r other questions. no. should
Ice rejected ana rcvcrscd Mr.. Stickrey,
FOR the proponents, and Mr. Simmons,
I"r the contestants, argued this question
until the close of the morning session.
At the opening of tho afternoon sos-
sion Judge Taylor Sustained the conten-
tiah Of thu proponents on every point.
thus eVerrulng the verdict OF tho i,rv
an three Of the four points and ndludged
HE will of 1877 with tho codicils annexed
TO he the Iaft will and Testament Of CO.
lumbus Smith, NUMEROUS objections and
exceptions have been taken by the con.
teatants, 80 that the case will 70 To tho
supreme court
Counsel for the contestants asked that
in view Of the fact that tho Jury had de-
cided thi~r-fourths II the points in their
favor, thrco-rourths Of tho costs of both
thih trial and tho one OF last winter
should he taxed against the proponents
tn" court held this matter under advise
hrnt, Mr Stickney stating to the court
thut lie should advise his clients on the
winning side rs bc generous rather than
lust
Previous TO the delivery NJ the YER
diet at the morning session, several
Judgments werc handed down by the
court I'm cases which had been heard
at odd intervals during the term. In
tho cas-" ot O. william Steinhach vs.
John NJ. lIoller and trustee the Rut-
'"ih NHlI'phu tDIuphuN, IN NhlCh tho
plaintiff sued FOR extra pay which he
claims 10 be due as superintendent OF
construction of the undrrpass at the
railroad passenger station here last
fall and winter, the Judgment was for
the defendant TO recover hts costs. In
the case of \ VIII Foster VS. Herbert
-, Taylor and trustee the Mutual Life
insurance company OF New York
luds ment for an unnamed amount was
given against the principal defendant
ana the matter of the trusteeship was
held open for the present. In the case
II w, :. Foute vs.. the keeWaydin
Camp company, tried by jury early in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24

the term, and the case Of Norman 8.
Footo VS. Bartholomew AIylatt and
wife, the second case tried during tho
term, Judgment was ordered entered
on the verdiGts.
judgments were entered IN the fol-
lowing divorce cases Daisy Il Hin IS,
Howard ]. Hin. bill granted for VIII.
ful desertiop and custody Of miuot
children deGreed to petitioner. bella H.
Cough VS. George Is Cough. bill grant
Cd for willful dcsertion and custody Of
1niuar children deGrGcd TO the petit
TONER. Florence scott VS.. Henry Scott.
intolerablG severity and custody Of
minor children given petitiQner.
At the conclusion Of the disposition
of the Smith will case at the afternoon
session 1t was found that there was
no other business to come before the
Gourt and at 2.i6 o'clock the June
tenn pf Addison county court was adj
journed without date.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24
GOODS WAIT FOR
NEW TARIFF LAW
New York Warehouses Never
Held Wealth of More Than
s100,000,000 Before.

New forhr July iT,-AsFs than sl61 tit, =
40 worth of merchandise is stored in
the bonded warehouses ef Greater NeV
Yor!t to-day Never on the face of the
globe has theirs over hefars been suCn
an aggregation of everything that tho
soil yields and human industry pro-
duces
The IS great bonded warehouses are
gorged almost 10 bursting with silks,
teas, cofTees. spices. oils. rugs, carpets,
toys. textile fabrics, knit goods, glass
ware and pottery, lutte. hemp, wool,
chemicals. with everything IN which the
merchants OF the world trade
More than 10000 tons ~ sugar. worth
over $1,000, O00, are IN bond. Tho New
York Stock company alone has sNcoo haas
Of coffee It's warehouses, with a capa city
Of y .0no.O00 cubic feet. arc nlled
OF this 100000 900 worth OF imports
$4,000. 900 is held pending changes IN
the tariff: $40 900 900 IL made up Of
working stock which the great indus
trial plants must use Immediately ana
OF goods that come IN free, The du-
ties on the so, 100000 worth that 10
being held deliberately IN bond amount
to s35.o0o.00o under tho present tariff
law, The owners are waiting to see
how much OF this s3b,oo0.ooo beneVc-
tent Uncle Sam Will knock on"
When the new bill becomes law mil
lions OF dollars day viii I've paid into
tho customs house and Co railroads,
and coasting vessels viii be offered an
enormous amount OF freight The i'm
porter who has HIS goods on hand viii
have a great advantage over compet.
tors
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24

I this point and Boston and intermediate
| points. as well as numerous trolley lines
! in Connecticut. Massachusetts and New
| Hampshire.
Tho Capitalization of the New Haven
system increased enormously under the
continuous OUTLAWS accruing from the
ACQUISITIONS which included the New
York Westchestcr and Boston railroad
| the New York. Ontario and Western and
the Rutland Vermont railroads.
The steady decline of New Haven
shares in the local and Boston stock
markets has been a matter of com
Imcnt for several years. New Haven
shares, which for many years sold at
and above 200 and for a long period
paid dividends at the rate of eight per
cent, recently sold under par in anti
cipation of cut In the dividend,
which was reduced to six per cent.
Alleged mismanagement of the New
iiaven road and several serious
wrecks, costing many lives, finally re-
suited in definite action. and a com
mittee Of New England stockholders,
led by George Won l.. Meyer former
secretary of the navy. was organized
to make searching Investigation Of
experts are now at work ON the com
pany's books.
Mr.. Mcllen Is now under indictment
in the federal courts for alleged viola
ton Of the antitrust laws and an in
dictment for manslauEhter, resulting
from the Westport Conn, wreck OF
last year is also hanging over him.
1t IS known that an influential factor in
the board favors the sale Of the company's
water lines and many il not all of It's
trolley roads So far as II can he rea-
sonably accomplished, also it is believed
that the New Haven will relnqush con
troll ~ the Boston & Maine road.
According TO an exhaustive examina-
ton made by the New Haven admins.
tration. its assets are estimated at close
to 500. 900" against liabilities of $685.
600 600
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24
DOING \OTlllNG.

y man pushed a baby in a gO-caU with
his left hand and guided his bike with the
other In his mouth was cigarette and
as he puffed at it his head was turned
to watch a wedding party come out Of
n house across the way.
He probably didn't set himself up as
an illustration of how easy It is to ia
four things at time, for when another
young man holt"d down neighborine
steps and called out in greeting
Hello. Bob. what are YOU doing now?'
Bob, still pushing go-cart and bike,
stiN smoking and still watching the
wedding party come out and get in their
hacks, answered with disCouraginc
droop of voice that comes from being
iobless
Nothing o. WASHINGTON star
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24
JUDGE COOLEY, PATIENT
OF FRIEDMAN, DIES

Topsfleld, Mass. July 20.-Alford w.
Cooley, formerly assistant attorney
general of the United States, civil
service commissioner and justice of the
New Mexico supreme court, died of
tuberculosis ut his summer home here
last night.
IN April Judge Cooley, accompanied
by his family and nurses, made a
S,o00-mile trip as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs airs Anderson In special car
from Silver city, " NJ. to Providence,
r. l., where he was treated by DIR.
+. f. Iriedmann Within two hours
Of his arrival in Providence Judge
Cooley received the first injection Of
tubercle vaccine He acme to Topsfield
two months ago.
Judge Cooley was born in Westches-
ter, y. Y, in 1873.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24
BUILD MILL OF CEMENT.
fcmpIc Bros. of Rutland ia Have Much
Larger Plant.

Rutland Juiy 2a,--'fempe Bros, whose
marble mil here was burned Thursday
morning With laSs IF s35.G0a win, as
saaR as the Insurance adiusteTs have
completed their work. begin the GaE
strUctlan ef a new mill probably OF
cement, which will nc third larger than
the burned wooden one which had done
service since 1855. The new building VII
Ice i5T by IA feet in Dimensions. The
firm has heretofore had accommodating
for only 10 mill mcR. Hereafter there
v i'll he room for 50. A shed is being erect
ID in oae end Of the burned building to
enable the firm to begin work With A
small force tR-marreH to set out rush
orders. Temple Bros have hranch in
Burlington and one In Pi;toheid, Mass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-07-24
BODY FOUND IN
LAKE CHAMPLA|N
Believed st. Adams Farmer
Drowned Himself because of
Financial Troubles.

St Albans, July 1s.-The body Of Theo-
dore Wagner was found in the shallow
water Of Lake Champlain few feet from
the shore about 1870 o'clock last evening
by Zeb Gebo and his nephew. 1t is
thought that the drowning WAS premedi-
tated. a it is known that Wagner was In
financial difficulties He lived on the
Newton road and several mortgages on
his property We're foreclosed yesterday.
So far as known Mr. Gebo was the last
person to see Mr. Wagner alive. The
latter drove by Mr. Gebo's farm about
noon yesterday and some time later Gebo
saw a horse loose on the lake shore. lie
tod the animal TO n tree and in the even
ing took II to his barn. Geho then return
de to the lake. accompanied by his
nephew. and found the body of Wagner
lying face down. a few feet from the
shore.
Sheriff ]. G. Holmes and Selectman II.
Kibbe Brooks Of ST. Adams town were
notified and tn" body was brought 10 I'M
dcrtakng rooms in this city
Wagncr's watch had stopped at 1890
JIG was 40 years old and is survived by
three sons, Herbert, Ira and Walter His
wifi died eight years ago.
STATE FAIR PROSPECTS FINE.
White River Junction. July 1s.-"There
IS one feature Of the Vermont State fair
What Will show up more conspicuously
than Al previous events" said Secretary
Tr'd l.. Davis, the secretary this even
Ing and that is the trotting. have
mower known So many entries to have
boon made SO early IN the season, Every
'ao" will have score or more Of starters
ana they ar" real horses, too. / am told