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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
GAP IN Bic -FOUR
LEVEE At CAIRO
Section Flooded Has an Area of
1000 Acres--Contains Big
Industrial Plants.
LOSS WILL Be St,OO0,OOO
Preparing to Feed 10000 Refu-
gees in Southern Illinois
Troops Are Needed---Sum-
mary of Conditions.

Cairo, H., April I.--Word came
shortly before six o'clock tonight
that gap had gone out in the Big
-Four lcvee IN tho drainage district
to the north. The opening is about
II feet long. The section has an area
Of about 1000 acres and has many
big manufacturing, mail order and
lumber distributing plants. The ter
ritory was flooded Last year with n
loss OF about S7O00O0O. The loss this
year will be 81 100000. it Is said. and
the greatest portion Of this VIII fall
on the Industrial plants
cairo feels no ala rm from this par
tcular break but what tomorrow may
bring is another story. Tho Ohio is
rising slowly and the levee protecting
the city is endangered.
ESTABLISH REFUGEE CAMPS
Springfield, H.. April 1.-Governor
Dunno and Adiutant-Gencr1l Dickson ar
preparing to feed 1000 refugees from the
flooded districts Of southern Illinois.
Genera! Dickson is planning 10 go tc the
various refugee camps which have been
established to distribute supplies to them.
y detachment Of troops will aid him IT
the work. To-day's developments cpito-
mizcl follow.
Lcvec cut below Shawnoetown Ia allow
the water to come in gradually in order
to save the city from dcstruction
Appeal from Epworth. H.. White
county, for state to send motor boats to
rescue persons marooned in the Wabash
bottoms.
lsi n
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
THE MAPLE SUGAR. MARKET.
CFrom the Boston GlobeJ

Reports from Vermont, New York
New Hampshire and other eastern States
which usually make maple sugar in large
quantities each spring. agree that the
season this year viii De short and the
crop OF sugar far below the average in
quantity. This may be good news to
the makers, but, 81 is ieprossiuy
though. for consumers a. buckwheat
cakes.
Tho maple sugar situation. however.
Is unavoidable. Nature is to blame for
the short season, When nature puts
plenty Of snow on the ground. drives
the frost deep into the earth and gives
warm days and cool nights, the maple
sugar season IS long and the crop q
large, because the flow OF sap up the
tree IS slow and the drip into the sap
bucket is constant, But this year every
thing works to give us n short season
little snow, frost not deep. and warm
nights.
The pubic, however should not grum.
BILE about the situation, because it comes
about by natural laws. No trust is to
blame and no legislation has made tho
crop short. Instead. in the maple sugar
crop We see a very apt illustration -
the untrammelod operation OF the law
Of supply and demand Look pleasant,
therefore, and pay the price, but be sure
YOU get maple sugar and not brown sugar
melted over.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
VERMONT FLOODS RECEDE
Improved Conditions in South of state
Railroad Service Resumed.


Flood conditions Saturday in the south
ern part of the State were modified suffi-
GENTLY to permit OF partly resumed
railroad connections
At Bennington communications Rut-
land was resumed Saturday afternoon,
and the New Montreal train, held
up there with 80 passengers since Thurs
day afternoon, left at 2:30 o'clock.
At White River Junction the rivers are
receding and the Connecticut river bridge
is sa fe for trains The water in the Con-
neCticut went down to some seven feet
above its level before the sudden rise. and
still above the usual spring flood mark.
Not much impression has been made in
the log jams about the bridges.
At seven o'clock Saturday night the
food waters had subsidized at Brattleboro
about three feet. 1t took nearly all day
to stay up temporarily the roadbed that
gave way on the Hunt meadows. Just
after a train had pulled across, large
slide took place above the Dummerston
station.
one of the worst places is the Brat
tleboro end Of the Bradley meadow
road where the roadbed is washed
out unuer tne rails SeNefai ieet '''t
for an eighth of a mile.
Ollie Arabia, employed by Phila-
delphia firm In painting the new Bos'
| ton & Maine railroad bridge across
the Connecticut a mile south OF Brat
| tleboro, fell INTO the raging waters
| Saturday. Three of his companions
had to pursue him In boat for hall
a mile before they could catch him
lie was benumbed when pulled into
the boat After some difficulty the
rescue party was able to reach shore
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
MCOMBS CHANGES MIND.
Apparently Trustworthy Report That
He Accepts Ambnssadorship.

Washington, April William f.
McComb, chairman Of the democratic
national committee, is reported on APP
parently trustworthy authority to
have advised President Wilson that he
would accept the post of ambassador
to France. Neither confirmation nor
denial of the persistent report was
obtainable at tho White House to-
night. Friends of Mr. McCombs, how
ever were inclined to believe the state
ment.
Mr.. McCombs is said to have inform
ed the President of his change of mind
over the telephone from New YORK,
where he now Is
The determination to accept the diplo-
matte post was said by Mr.. McCombs' s
friends to have been influenced largely
by the conviction that the embassies dur
ing the Wilson administration were to be
maintained within the bounds of the
salaries paid, and that rich men, because
of their wealth, were not being sought
for the places.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
BRIEF DISPATCHES.

Many OF the New England milk con-
tractors have offered producers 81 cents
a can for six months from April ! to Octo-
her !, reduction of l-2 to seven cents
for an IL quart can compared with the
price for the past six months. Contrac-
tors intend to hold the retail price at
nine cents per quart the same as the
past six months.
Because OF foods the pipe lines leading
from the oil wells in Ohio and western
Pennsylvania to tide water at BayOnne,
seriously damaged that the oil supply
has been shut off. The loss in wages to
the Standard Oil workers in Bayonne
alone will amount to between $4,000 and
$4,000 a week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
DEMOCRATS SWEEP CHICAGO
Eleven and PrOgressiVes' Three
Bond Issue Carried.

Chicago, April democrats swept the
city in to-day's municipal election re-
turning 90 aldermen and the superior
court Judge, city clerk and city treasurer.
The proposed bond issue of @,SSocO0, urged
by the Hearst-Harrson faction of the
Democratic party, was carried by small
margin
Republicans elected II aldermen, pro-
gressives three and Independents one The
progressives were Outvoted by the re-
pubicans by nearly three to one through
out the city The socialist vote was con-
sistently scattered and was not far be-
low the progressive total
Alderman Michael Kenna, known as
"ninkey Dink," the fellow councilman
of ''Bathhouse" John Coughlin for the
first ward, was returned as usual by an
Impressive total getting 4,36s votes to the
progressive III and the socialist POI. lie
,had no republican opposition
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
VERMONT NOTES.

A small crime wave struck Rutland
sunday and the lookup was filed.
Michael Dunlce was arrested Satur-
day at Mendon charged with assault
ing a young girl He is 80 years old.
A heavy team driven by Mr.. Williams
of Putney stuck in the mud near West
minister the other day and could not be
moved for "a hours.
After hanging three days and nights
Davenport who had been missing for Il
week, was found Friday in the woods at
West Wndham. He was 60 years old and
had been working for b. l.. Gleason. He
is said not to have been in good health.
All day Friday a force of men was kept
busy at Bellows Falls dynamitlng logs
away from the new Sullivan county rail-
road bridge Two million feet of logs had
broken through a boom at Sharon on the
White river. Explosives were the only re-
source to prevent great damage.
Mrs. Norman York of Barre had rar-
row escape from serious injury when the
kitchen stove exploded. Windows and
dishes were smashed by the flying pieces.
1t is thought that there may have been
cartridges in a cigar box that Mrs. York
put in the stove
The quarlIes al Barre were closed ali
last week because of rain and high water.
Friday night water broke through the
gates of the Bolton Falls plant of the
Consolidated Lighting company. loo1ne
the lower station. For 20 minutes the
he Nil inf
was set going.
The Camp Abnaki reunion at Mont
pelier Friday and Saturday was at
tended by 80 boys who have been at
the state Y. NJ. G. A. summer camp
At the supper Friday night Henry r.
Way Of Burlington was the toastmas-
ter.
Strenuous efforts have been necessary
to keep the quara milne on two Italian
homes at Rutland. In one is a case OF
dphther!a and in the other the measles
Two or three neighbors succeeded in get
ting into one house and now they are
kept there.
James Logan Of West Rutland. l6 years
old, has been sentenced to the Industrial
school for the remainder OF his minority
He was convicted in the Juvenile court
at Rutland of robbing a store at West
Rutland. 1t was the first case to he dis
posed of by the probate judge, instead OF
being heard in criminal court as hereto
| fore.
| The February number of the Yer.
monter contains a sketch of President
Chamberlin OF the Grand Trunk, who
was at one time a student at Montpelier
Seminary, an illustrated article on thu
! Washington pa geant by Miss Lease, Gu
| Sstor of the Kellogg Hubbard library, anC
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
NOT TOO LATE.

At dinner Bishop Wilson gave an in
stance OF evangelical work in the south
western part Of Virginia. An evangelist
one evening sought 10 illustrate the neces-
sity of early embracing religious hope.
you begin in February or March to
prepare your ground for planting your
spring crop" he eloquently cried. You
plant in April to be on time, Suppose you
neglect this work May will be late, but
perhaps it will answer. Let the work 20
until June, and then what will you do?
Too late! Too late" will be the cry"
me it won't, brother" called out an old
farmer from the rear seat. well les
SOW It down in buckwheat."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
NOT DUE TO DROWNING.
Impossible to Determine Cause of sam
ucI Fisk's Death.

st. JohnsburY, April DIR. b. H..
stone and Dr. Whitney Of Burlington
performed an autopsy on the body of
Samuel Fisk at McIndoes to-day and
found that death was not caused by
drowning. Owing to the decomposi-
ton of the body it was impossible to
determine ,he cause of death No
futher official investigation will be
made, although the mystery of Fisk s
disappearance and death has not been
cleared
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03

No matter how long you suffered, or
what other remedies have failed to cure,
Foley Kidney Pills will surely help you.
They are genuinely tonic, strengthening
and curative, build up the kidneys and
restore their regular action. John Vel
bert, Foster, Calf, says; II suffered
many years with kidney trouble and
could never get relief until / tried Foley
Kidney lills which effected a complete
cure" j, w. Sullivan.-Adv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03

Of labor. The present year like invitations
have been quite general ana hearty.
The past few weeks the district super
intondcnt has been on the go. and at a
break-neck speed. He manfully faces the
problems Of the various charges IN fact
he has had to face many problems that
iriShttuly belonged 10 some one else, In
The pulpit, on the platform, in the chair.
and in the pastors home, there is Tut one
Dr. John II. Coleman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
u. S. WILL BE FIRST
TO RECOGNIZE CHINA

Washington April China and the
Philippine question came prominently be-
fore the cabinet to-day The President
and his advisers discussed the advsability
of recognizing the Chinese republic at
an early date, and there is every likelihood
that the United States will be the first
of the powers to act.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
BURKE U. S. TREASURER.
Receives SI.426,422.O51.4S 2-3 from His
Republican Predecessors.

Washington. April Former Governor
John Burke of North Dakota to-day took
the oath Of office as treasurer OF the Uni
ted States succeeding Carm A. Thomp-
son, who turned over $l,426' 'o5l, As 2-S to
the custody of the new democratic official,
The 2-3 cent is part Of a Tennessee state
bond held in the assets Of the govern
ment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03

The single independent candidate to be
elected is Alderman Charles f. Merriam,
professor at the University of Chicago.
and until recently a progressive leader.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
J.. P. MORGAN, JR.,
LIKE HIS FATHER
At &c He Is Almost the Counter
part, Physically and Mental
ly, of His Parent.

VI. ,..,, t,t.. r....... ~.
gan, Jr. vino become. head Of The great
banking houses IN New York, phladel-
pha, London and Paris that were built
up by his father is +6 years old In ply
sique he Is rs near replica nf his father
as it is easy tn jllgiGc ON" human being
to resemble another The Few persons
Tho know him intimately say that intel
lcctually, he also is reproduction, both
as to temperament and logged determine
ton.
30 American father c"cr rtrova more
earnestly. or with such effective results,
to train his son to succeed him. to follow
in his footsteps. to carry on the stupend-
Gus work he had established. than did the
hnancler who now lies dead in Rome
Between father and son there had been
the closest fellowship ever since the elder
Morgan undertook the training of the son
It is significant that not among the score,
Of hnancicrs who talked privately. or for
publication Yesterday. about the success
sion. not one doubted the sons ability.
willingness. hravcly to undertake tho
STAGGERING task and hcroicallv to exc
cute it,
nae ,.rrv ,,,,,,- ,>.rt,,,rr.,
va '''''
'Jack' Morgan, as he is called 10y his
intimatcs, never has been known to frivol
or to fritter away his time or opportunity.
Vie has very few intimateS. 1t is said
they can be counted on the fingers of
,, ,' ,,,'"' '"Sa |"' ual are n1 ,'.
has Mr.. Morgan confined himself to bust
ness ever since he entered his fathers
hanl; 25 years ago, he has no; had time,
If the inclination. to cultivate close COM
partnership outside Of his family circle.
HE Is cold. close-mouthed, quiet
man. said prominent Wall Street
banker to New York American reporter
Yesterday lie has been To my house and
""I' .''" 10 ms many ti!"e. p"'
~ ''i' ""' can i wan" q" i'''''''''
"'f'" ,''''',e WIN nun
7S 10 Z" nan "o''''.
~ 81" ''' =" '''0
'o''s Wv" '''''I S'''''s ',''i, III
''''i' '',o' 0''' " wv Vi '''.'',' anu Wv u
ua seoms IN rrafer rho eoico,, Of his
wife and oroyin, family to ali divorsions
after tho hard DAYS work ie ovor''
"a - r.
ward in 1>Sq "Jrcl," Morgan married lar
Norton Grow a NM, nnber of an oristo-
,,,ti... ola family. of Now yorI. rbe, hava
thlnc sons and on. daughter The eldest.
J. : Morgan named for hi. great. grand.
father. is now a freshman at HorvarI
Al h''N y h9iiIi IN l'N ho\'
soon after his marriage in 1870 Mir. Nor
GINS father sent him to the firms bank
in@ mousse in London to serve his 2p-
premiership. There he remained five
years During mis- service there he Fan
died the transaction involving the ray
ment of the 100000" this government
paid the foreicn owners for the French
Panama canal
In Ico5 he was intrusted b, bie fa,b.,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
WORKING.

Prayed Philip--"Wots become of Petes'
Gritty George-"Pete? Oh, he's gone TO
de bad"
+. Pin Jail, is he@"
Il G. Wovse'n that; hos woirkin res
lar in u factory"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

Oh, you dasscntl Everybody else did You've got to-
Our hero joined the camor "Knee Kncel!' he
heard himself shouting, following with catcal. This
was some fun after all $50 on, knee" he cried. Kiss
him, kiss him! Kiss your fclerl'
Then it happened She was no longer hesitating but
was advancing straight toward him. She threw the
pillow on the carpet in front Of him, and knct on It,
Now sed his laughter, and fright took its place Her
blushing face coming close to his. He put up his
hands to ward it off; but in vain. Her lips met his
check He squrmcd and tried 10 get away. Bimmy
and Reddy holding him, and his burning face was
turned straight the front The next instant her lips
had pressed his shout, cheer had rent the silence
of the room, and he sitting there, his mouth
still wet with the touch Of her lips while She stood
in the middle of the ROOM her checks red his
pied tie.
Then surrounded by the girls she went to her chair;
but in the instant she turned away his eyes met hers,
and on those lips which but few minutes before had
curled disdanfully at him he smile. The trans
formation complete
The frcckcd boy became a King Of Paradise; the
nuisance Of girl with moasscs brads became the FAIR
est Of Her Sex; and those twin ropes Of yellow hair
vanished; while in their place came vast, flashing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

hearted school fellows. He hoped then that lad
not seen him.
Humpv Johnson, the teacher, made him SIT on he
girls side Of the room and study his geographv On
course Bimmy and Reddy laughed him to scom for
receiving such ignomny; but the ordeal usually hid
eous, rather pleased him. Girls weren't so bad, .ter
all. He noticed as he sat behind Minnie Frenci nat
her braids weren't half so pretty as Nelly'S.
He began wondering if she loved him as much as .yer
All there was a test! He remembered trying II on ne
townhal fence the time Harry James was in love WITH
Bessie Doremus. Steahly he wrote on the marg'n u
his geographv-Her Namei It looked beautiful in lis
scrawlng chrography and he whispered it in ecstasy
Them with the air of one Drawing ALL he wrote his own
name underneath it. How sweet they looked together
Then he proceeded to the test which, you doubtless
remember consists in crossing out each letter in one
name that has its mate in the other The result this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

his head he went off to sleep after doing the most dar
ing thing he had done in his life He whispered
her name aloud, "Nelly!' Then, buShng at his bold
ness, he closed his eyes and was asleep.
TT was another boy that awoke in the morning. He
washed his face twice over This may not seem to you
anything very astonishing, unless you remember having
been thirteen. Besides this, he brushed his hair care
fully, and, when he went to put his collar and lie,
discovered, without being reminded by his mother,
that the former dirty and the latter ragged along
the edges He called downstairs
MA, kin ! put on my other tc-thiS ones all old
He raced through breakfast and, snachng his books
up, left the house good ten minutes earlier than was
his custom. As rule they had to drive him out. But
there need of it today; for he had deepSet pur
pose in fastening He wanted TO 60 to school by
roundabout way-which led by Her House!
TO do this he had TO pass Chickering's dollhouse. The
grapes still hung in opaeSccnt clusters; but they were
safe from him. Bowkers dog showing that dogs have
sense, came out TO wag his tail at the boy making
the second time he had done this Our hero declined
even the honor of shying SNOWFALL AT him. FL
nally he paused for Just beyond him was Her House,
and at this very moment She came out of the door.
From his position behind a tree he Toasted his eyes
on the beautiful sight She not dressed she had
been the night before but she was no less beautiful in
her plaid dress and buc-and white striped stockings
than in her party raimcnt of white And, though
those tresscS of pure gold partly hidden by
knitted bonnet there still enough of the gorgeous
adonment visible to hold him Spelbound at the sight.
He ongcd to rush forward and throw himself hcadlong
into the snow in her path, that she might walk him
to her feet from the wet. He wanted to dart to
her side and snatch her Schoolbooks from her hand,
carrying them himself But he did neither
He watched her she passed down the path and out
of her yard and il not until she well down the
street that he dared follow her
She stopped at a house on her way and hoo-hooed
for somebody within. He eaped behind a tree and his
heart stopped beating; for he thought it Sam Wat
sons house. No; she calling Annie Granger, who
came out the next moment, and joined her. He
relieved that he swung his books by the strap and emit
ted a shrill yodcl of joy To his dismay she heard it
and turned but not quickly enough to catch him. for
he eaped behind another tree, astounded at his
temerty, yet almost wishing that she had him. If
she had done So wouldn't she have stopped and let him
walk to school with herr He pictured this possibility:
Hello, Nelly
Hello, GEORGE
kin carry your schoolbooks, Nely?'
"Why, of course! | wouldn't let anybody else carry
'em, though"
Il wouldn't carry anybody elses either
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR FEBRUARY 9. 1913

ocean Of liquid, pcrtumcd gold, in which his heart
swami intoxicated. 1t Love!
He never remembered anything about the rest Of the
evening No doubt many things happened. Probably
he had TO stand considerable teasing at the hands OF
Bimmy and Reddy. Unquestonably he went home,
sometime; but he could not recall having done So His
first moment Of consciousness came as he crcpt into
bed with his brother who asked him sceply what kind
Of time he had had at that old party.
1T wasn't an old party" he replied. at was the
finest party YOU ever heard Of and ! had a sometmn
wonderful time. Then, pulling the blankets over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

His imagination could fill in no more Of this scene
until it came 70 the arrival at the school; the boys and
girls on the high school steps-al the big fellows who
hardly ever noticed him.
For goodness sakes, isn't this George Wilkins walk
ing with Nelly Gray and carrying her books:
Why yes didn't you know She loves hin She
told him 50 at Sam Watson's party last night
isn't he handsome? OF course he isn't quite So tall
as Nelly; but he will grow faster, and pretty soon he'll
be taller
Then he would hand her the books and-no, he didn't
think he would kiss her. right there before everybody
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

mcnting him on having been a good little boy, to her
surprise gave him fourth helping ne was 50 thoroughly
satisfied With life that he could not resist the temptation
TO put a spoonful Of cream down Rcddys neck, which
brought a yell from that individual, word Of rcproach
from Mrs Watson, and a Of disdaln from the
girl with the moasscs braids.
II was shortly after this that the kissing games began,
and with these the love story very properly starts.
LIE distinctly remembered protesting against having
IL 70 enter into such foolishncss az all When they
PLAYED posoficc he escaped, and had nearly reached
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XeXly cray
Gsorge wilkins

Then he repeated the mystic formula, Friendship!
Love- Indifference, Hate" Oh, horrors. She hated
himl He tried his own name-the same result. ms
was IMPOSSIBLE There must be some way out OF III
He remembered that he had a middle name-Clarence
He had always oathed it, and had never used 1t except
Continued on rgg, II