Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-15

STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Deavitt Case Discontinued.
An announcement is made by At
torney Robert G. Bacon of Brattleboro,
representing Governor Allen M.
recently brought by the state, through
the chief executive, to compel State
Treasurer Edward H. Deavitt of this
city to furnish a new bond, that an
entry of 'discontinued" has been
entered in the matter as Mr.. Deavitt
has given new bond.
School Superintendent Meet.
The union school superintendent of
Vermont closed their annual fve-day
conference at Queen City park, near
Burlington Friday. The following
officers were elected: President, 0.
K. Collins of Bellows Falls; vice.
president, E. A. Hamilton of New
port; secret airy and treasurer, M. E.
Daniels of Lyndonville. The commit
tee on lanterns and slides which the
state furnishes to the rural schools,
was discharged and the following
members were elected: A. D. Whit
tier of Arlington, c. L. Erwin of Bar
ton. The committee on state examina
Eddy of Middlebury, chairman, E. L.
Ingalls, of Hartford, E. M Roscoe of
Barre, o. K. Collins of Bellows Falls
and S. C. Hutchinson of Montpelier.
Cook Receives over $4,000 for Services.
The cost to the state for counsel fees
| in tho folQnhono o9CoC was ST SO0 az in
so far as records now in the office of
state auditor of accounts show. This
sum was paid to attorney Edwin A.
Cook, of Lyndon. one of the special
counsel, and the bill is for his account
in full up to January l, 1914. The bill
which covers services and expenses
was approved by Governor Fletcher
June 20 and paid by an order from
the office of the auditor of accounts
July l. In the telephone inquiry Mr..
Cook was paid S7O7.77 July Is. 1913,
making a total of 81, 1O1. 43 for service
and expense in both matters. He
received S25 dollars a day while in
attendance at the hearing and SIS a
day Mondays and Fridays when coming
to the hearing and going to his home
No bill has yet been presented by
Warner A. Graham, who was associat-
N L.
for. 1t is understood that Mr.. Graham
will not charge the state for service
as long as he is under salary as secre-
airy of civil and military affairs. State
Treasurer Edward H. Deavitt is said
to take the same position.
$4,000 Appropriation.
| The proposed permanent memoria
! to Commodore Thomas Macdonough il
doubtless assured by the action of the
United States senate which has passed
l the bill making federal appropriation
for the observance of the Tooth ami
versary of the battle of Plattsburg mex
September and which was recently
, amended to give $15.0 towards the
.. erection of monument to Commodore
Macdonough in Vergennes. John H
, Donnelly, member of the Macdonougl
, commission, has received from United
! States Senator William P. Dillingham;
). the following telegram: AFTER two
, hours debate the Macdonough amend
E ment was adopted in the senate by (
vote of 43 to g." Mr.. Donnelly was &C
tive as a member of the last legisla
E ture in securing an appropriation O.
, S4, 900 from the state of Vermont TO
> memorial to the commander of the
: American fleet at Plattsburg. The
memorial will be unveiled during thu
, celebration to be~held in this city o,
!. September 6, z, and 8, next, in conjunc
y ton with the observance of the cen
tenniai of the battle of Plattsburg
, which will take place at Plattsburs
! the same month. The local Mac
= donough club has planned an elaborate
program for the three days of the eel
1l>~ = ,~k;x LoI
, have been invited, including Presiden
3 Vermonters Testify in Suit agains
2 American Can Company.
Testimony in the governments sui
against the American Can company TO
alleged violation of the Sherman anti
trust law is being held in Boston. j
A. Steward, president Of L. and J. A
q Steward, can manufacturers of Rut
e land, testified that he was unable t
0 get machinery for his plant from tn
e Bliss Machine works of Brooklyn an
D the Ferrecute Machine company o
j. New Jersey. He said that the reason
o given by these companies for no
filling his orders was that they wer
e ''tied up with the American Can COM
f pany." In consequence of his inabilit
> to purchase the machines desired. h
2 had been obliged. he said, to manu-
f facture his own machinery. The mex
; witness, A. B. Pratt, treasurer O.
! Our Husbands Manufacturing com
r pany, Lyndon. purchasers of larg
q quantities of cans. testified regarding
: prices. He said that in April. 1909. h
n signed two-year contract with tt
e American Can company for virtual
$ his entire supply of cans at price t
). be adjusted according to fluctuations i
:. the value of tin plate at the time Q
delivery. In every instance but one
!. he said. the delivery was higher tina
o the price named in the contract Tn
4 exception occurred just before the cor
n tract expired, when he obtained on