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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-11-12
Diseased Animals Slaughtered.

The first cases of foot and mouth
disease in Wisconsin were discovered
at Evansville by government inspee-
tors. Sixty animals were found to
have the disease and were ordered
slaughtered. The Evansville stock
yards were quarantined and disinfsc
ton ordered.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-11-12
Not Fishing. But Got a Bite.

While washing his hands from the
dock at Moen Lake, near Rhinelander,
Herman Hall, twelve years old, was
bitten by a huge fish. The hand was
badly lacerated from wrist down to
lower knuckles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-11-12
Wisconsin Is Guaranteed.

Definite discovery of foot and mouth
disease in Ohio and Wisconsin caused
the department of agriculture at
Washington to impose a quarantine
against the shipment of live stock out
of those states.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-11-12
The WAR AND POSTAL
SAVINGS.

The war in Europe is proving a
big boon to postal savings in this
country. From the very day host
ilities opened across the seas post
al-savings receipts began to in
crease by leaps and bounds and
Withdrawals fell off. a result quite
contrary to the predictions of
many vel informed persons who,
in their imagination, saw lines
of feverish depositors at post
office pay windows anxious to
again return their savings to the
bootleg and body-belt deposit
cries whence they came before in
trusted to ncIe Sam. But the
forecasters failed to reckon on the
absolute confidence of the Amer
lean citizen, regardless Of the
aflag that first met his eyes in the
ability and purpose Of the Gov
eminent to carry out it's obliga-
tions not only among the ma
tons of the earth, but with the
humblest citizen OF our land.
Two important results have
folIowed thousands OF people
largely Of foreign birth, accust-
omed to send their savings alb
road now are patrons of our post
al-savings system; and enormous
sums of actual cash have been re-
leased fer commercial uses among
our own people at a time when
the need Of every available doll
ar is pressing.
The growth Of postal savings in
the United States has been steady
filled al important part gap be-
tween the tin-can depository and
the factory paymaster. On July
/. when affairs were running
here and abroad and the transmits
sion of money across the Allan
tic was safe and expeditions, there
was approximately $43,OO0,OOO of
postal savings standing to the ere
dit of about $4,000 depositors.
Since then over $1O,OOO,OOO of de-
posits have been added and the
number Of depositors has increas-
ed enormously. This unprece-
denied gain is the more striking
when it is considered that the
net gain in the last three months
is much larger than the gain for
the entire fiscal year 1914. Scor-
es of offices have done more post.
al-savings since the war has been
going on than was done by them
during the previous existence of
tn e servic. The increases are
confined to no special localities,
but have been felt in every nook
and corner Of the country. New
York City alone made a gain in
September Of more than million
while Brooklyn showed a relative
ly big increase. Chicago report
ed larger gain in the past three
months than for the pr evious
lively e months. More than 1000
new accounts were opened during
this period, bringing the number
of depositors in that city up to
over $1,000.
The unexpected increase in post
al-sayings business has not only
added greatly to the general adj
illustrative duties of the SYSTEM
but has brought up many new and
interesting problems which have
Gale for the careful personal con-
ssideration of Postmaster Gener-
al Burleson and Governor Dockey,
Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral. But their task has been
Zig h tened somewhat by the
promptness Of depository banks
in furnishing additional security to
meet the abnormal deposits. A
number of the very largest banks
in the country. which have here
tofore declined to qualify as de-
are now among the eager appi-
cants for them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-11-12
Pest too Mayor Dies.

Mayor W. H. Delventhal of Peshtigo
dropped dead at his home in Peshtigo
He was i'll for short time with bron
chial asthma, but his illness was not
thought serious. Mr.. Delventhal was
seventy years old and Civil war vet
cram
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-11-12
German zooloqist Dead.

Berlin, Nov. 8.-Professor August
Weismann, the famous zoologist, is
dead at Freiburg. He was born In
Frankfort in lSaA ga
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
IMPORTANT CASES
BEFORE RUTLAND
COUNTY COURT

Rutland. March 9--Clifford c.
Fletcher now of Harrisburg. Pa,
formerly president of the Vermont Ac-
cident Insurance company of this city,
will be tried on a charge of embezzle-
ment at the March term of Rutland
county court, which will open at the
court house in this city tomorrow aft
ernoon at two o'clock with Judge w.
w. Miles of Barton presiding. His
counsel Joseph c. Jones of this city
and F. c. Archibald of Manchester,
have been so notified by States Attor-
indicted by the grand jury last spring
and on April 10 was admitted to $1,000
bail. About $4,000 is involved in the
case.
Both the grand and petit jul-ies will
report for duty tomorrow afternoon.
The trial docket contains 65 cases, the
court calendar 81 and the divorce docket
Al. A number of important criminal cases
are to be considered, including the case
of Mrs. Eugene Mccarthy OF West Rut-
| land, charged with killing her sister, Miss
| Alice b. Kerrigan, last August The civil
cases include the $40, 600 libel suit brought
by John b. Stearns an undertaken and
furniture dealer of this city, and Miss
Cora X. Porter of this city, a trained
nurse. against John +. Metcalf, editor OF
the Fair Haven Era, and Charles Turner,
! his Rutland correspondent. The negligence
/ suits include a claim for heavy damages
against the Rutland railroad by Leo
Canty of Rutland, a former clerk, be-
cause of terrible burns received while
| sealing letters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
TERM OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY COURT MAY
BE A SHORT ONE

Montpelier March 9.--When Judge
the March term of Washington county
court here tomorrow, he will have the
honor of holcing court in building
where he once held the position of deputy
rerk This will be Judge Slack's second
assignment since his elevation to the
bench. AS lie studied law in S. G..
Shurtlens office in this city and was
admitted to the bar here. he will be as
vured of more than an ordinary welcome
by the members of the bar of Wash
tngton county. For two years after his
admission to the bar he was law part
ner in Barre Of Judge Frank ]. Martin,
now probate fudge for the county Of
Washington Judge Slack has been a
resident of st. Johnsbury since 1895
The March term promises to be short
20 far as the civil list is concerned.
The criminal docket is indefinite, as II
lis vet uncertain whether or not the
hurley murder case will be tried. Tur-
|ley was sentenced to the state prison
|Gor manslaughter, following the kill
ling of John McAuley at Graniteville on
|July II, 1911. The State is now seek
mig an important witness whose pres
lance will aid the prosecution, although
|ihis is said not to be wholly essential
|for the trial. There viii be many liq-
|uor cases as result of the recent In
Lvests in Barre and Montpelier.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
BUFFALO HAS A
100000 BLAZE

Buffalo, \. Y, March 9.-The Connect
ing Terminal, "A LOCO, 0OO-bushel elevator
owned by the Connecting Terminal rail-
road, was destroyed by fire tonight. The
loss was placed at about $4,000 by Chas.
j. Strasmer, general agent of the COM
pany.
The elevator was located on the Black
well canal, on the island off the foot of
Main street, making 1t necessary for the
fire apparatus to make a detour over the
Michigan street bridge to reach it, There
was no hope of saving the structure ff-
teen minutes after the fire tugs got to
work, but second and third alarms were
sent in as precautionary measure
against the spread OF the flames to other
nearby elevators, against which a TWEEN
ty-iive mile gale carried great clouds of
burning embers
Patrick Mullins a pipeman on n fire
tug, was struck in the face by piece
of red hot corrugated iron from the
side of the elevator.
The glare from the fire lit up the
business section of the city and there
were two accidents in the great crowd
that gathered along the docks. Albert
kilgore, a negro. had his leg broken by
a fall and a siX-year old boy was
knocked down by an ambulance and
badly bruised
The loss was covered fully by insur-
ance
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12

New York, March 10.-A decision up
holding the patent claims of the Rev,
Hannibal B Goodwin against the East
man Kodak company of Rochester, in
voving millions of dollars in royalties,
was handed down by the United States
circuit court of appeals here to-day, con-
hrmlng the opinion previously handed
down by Judge John r. Hazel of Buffalo.
The decision says that the Rev. Hanni-
bal b. Goodwin is undoubtedly the In
ventor and entitled to all the benefits of
the basic patent ON Photographic INNS,
Goodwin died more than thirteen years
ago, a poor man. The profits OF the
Eastman Kodak company on the disputed
patent have been estimated to run into
the millions
If the decision Is not overruled by the
supreme court, Goodwin's widow and two
children, who are living in Brooklyn, will
be entitled to back royalties for the who'll
period In which the Eastman company
has, according to the decision, been in
ringing on the patent.
For many years the Rev. Hannlba
Goodwin was rector OF the Episcopal
House Of Prayer at Newark, N. j. He
was fond of experimenting In photography
aud was an amateur chemist. In 1887 h,
discovered a process for making photo
graphic Aims and applied for patent
The Eastman company contested his claim
and It Was not until 1898 that the paten
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
To SEND FARM
LABORERS FROM
N. !. IN CARLOADS

Albany. y. H March 9-The dlst.1bu.
ton of the unemployed of New York citi
by the carload among farms In this Stat,
is the object of a plan worked out oy
Governor Glynn and Calvin j. Huson
state commissioner of agriculture. an.
nouncod to-day. The first carload is ca
pected To he taken out next week, the
Mohawk valley from which distribution
viii be mad- 10 farmers In the vicinity
requiring help. The plan includes womer
and children As well as men, the womer
to do homework.
For several years work of this kline
has been done by the state, which
last year placed about four Thousand
farmhands through its farm labor bu
reau. The present movement, how
ever, has the new feature of payins
the carfare of the workers instead o
requiring the prospective employers
to do this advance, and in this wa.
IL is expected to multiply the activ.
tiles of the bureau many fold
Governor Glynn said to-day tina
the mayor and chamberlain of New
York had been consulted and had civ
en- the plan their full approval, prom
Using to cooperate actively through
the medium of the citY's labor bureau
! operation also is expected from the
United States immigration distribution
office and from the various immigra-
ton homes and labor ORGANIZATIONS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
SITES FOR SCHOOL
FOR FEEBLE MINDED
CHILDREN CONSIDERED

Bellows Falls, March DIR. ]. S. Co
burn of Milton, DR.. p. f. insolvency of
Burlington, DR.. w. ]. Aldrich of st.
!ohnsbury and John T.. Paddock of Sax
cons River, who, with Gov. Allen NJ.
Fletcher constitute the committee on
he erection of n school for feeble
minded children, came here to-day and
accompanied by members of the Bel
lows Falls and North Walpole Mer-
chants association, visited several sites
In Bellows Falls and vicinity, which
will be available if this town is chosen
as location for the school. st.
Iohnsbury, Burlington and Bellows
Falls are anxious to secure the institu-
lion and Governor Fletcher has in
ytructed the committee to Investigate
the opportunities offered by each place.
A meeting will be held soon to make
= final decision as to the schools To-
sation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
KICK OF HORSE
RESULTS FATALLY

Windsor March 9.--liarry W. Chase
was kicked in the head by a horse after
he returned to his camp on Ascutney
mountain this morning, one eye being
knocked out and his skull crushed Drs.
McKewen and Miner were called, but
their services were of no avail, He
died about one O'Clock,
Mr.. Chase, who was about 40 years
old was the senior member of the firm
of Chase x Carpenter of Providence, r.
l., and had had charge Of the lumber
ing operations during the last year Hi,
home is in Pawtucket, K. L., where hi
has a wife and one boy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
THREE CITIES SUFFER
BIG LOSS FROM FIRE
st. Louis Horror Worst in City's History in Point
of Fatalities-Buffalo and Terre Haute
Fight Flames.

st. Louis, Mo-, March 9.-That from 80
to 30 guests Of the Missouri Athletic club
persisted in the flames that destroyed tho
building this morning is the belief OF Of
ficers of the club tonight
Seven bodies have been recovered and
% to % occupants of the structure are
still unaccounted for Tonight iiremen
continued the search for bodies in the
smoldering ruins under the glare of
searchlights.
Though committee early to-day open
ed headquarters at the Press club and
| asked all who were guests of the Missouri
Athletic club last night to report, So did
not register and hourly the feeling grew
that all these We're lost. Hope was given
by Fire Chief Swingley this afternoon
that the water could be pumped out of
the ruins tonight and that search for
bodies might then be resumed.
Seventeen persons who We're injured in
the fire were to-day under treatment at
public and private hospitals.
Much difficulty was experienced in try
ing to identify the dead and some were
identified under two or three different
names.
FOURTH IN EIGHT DAYS.
The blaze was the fourth serious
fire in the downtown district Of st.
Louis in eight days. and the most Sc
| rious as to fatalities of any fire in
the citys history. 1t completely
wrecked the seven-story building oc-
cupied jointly by the Missouri Ath .
letic club and by the Boatmen's bank.
and caused a property loss estimated
at s466,000. Also by destroying the
list of entries and other club recoris,
It forced the abandonment of the in
tercollegiate track meet that was to
have been held here under the auspi-
ces of the club next Saturday night.
The cause of the fire still was a
| mystery tonight, Reports that the
blaze was accompanied by a terrific
explosion, indicating that the fire was
to dynamite into the Boatmen's bank,
We're unconfirmed Reports of eX-
plosion were denied by the night
Waterman of the bank.
In the vaults of the Boatmen's bank
which occupied part of the first floor
OF the building, was more than $780,
600 in currency. The vaults were un-
harmed, the bank officials reported
| lie Ddllh Opelltu at lne uSdi HOuT THIS
morning in temporary quarters "A few
blocks away.
The number Of guests who had rooms
in the club house, either permanently
or for the night, was about one hun
dred. Many of these escaped. some
! checked out before the fire others, i,
is thought were not there when the
! flames broke out, some were injured
in leaving the club house and the res,
are listed among the dead or unac-
counted for.
SAW FLAMES REFLECTED.
The fire, which was discovered by q
woman who was waiting in the clut
lobby for her escort, and who saw the
reflection of the flames in the plate
glass windows across the street, sweep
rapidly through the building.
Thirty-eight guests on the fifth floor
were awakened by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Magll, who refused to leave until they
had given the alarm to all within reach
| Mr.. MaSill was house manager of the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12

damage 10 crops in this country by in
sect and rodent pests IS a billion dollars
Pirds arc the chief eneIoies of these
pests. \ few years ago when Germany
vas devastated by insects a certain bird
sanctuary was the only green spot in the
section visited
MI Baynes pointed To the fact that
ne arly % per cent, of the live Wild quail
in Massachusetts died during the winter
about eight years ago because of tho
deep snow and cold as an illustration OF
the need Of protecting the birds. lie
showed methods of attracting them 10
orchards and home gardens and approved
feeding boxes, protected from the clc-
ments, and said that intimate acquain-
tance with the birds would make a per
son want 10 protect them as he would
his friends.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12

club. Mrs. Marii vas baaly burned be-
fore she got outside.
Dramatic escapes were numerous. One
Of the most spectacular was that of e
or IS men who descended from g 18th floor
window to the roof OF an adjoining four
story building by means of IN improvisod
rope made out Of two sheets One guest
escaped by leaping over a chasm ten feet
wide to the roof of an adjoining building,
six stories below.
While the iiremen were at work on the
Fourth Street side, the wall facing that
street collapsed from the fourth floor up.
The firemen fled to a building across the
street and escaped. one fireman was hit
and his leg broken.
, Sections of the east wall fell from time
to time throughout the day, further in
creasng the difficulty of the firemen in
getting the blaze under control.
II. C. Henley. chief of the st. Louis
Fire Prevention bureau, was told by a
man who claimed to he an employe OF
the club that the fire was caused by the
breaking of a gas pipe in the kitchen
The kitchen was on the third floor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
Sentiment.
IS MAKING HEADWAy
THROUGHOUT STATE

Orleans, March 9.-"Not in the modern
history of Vermont" says Colby Stoddard
corresponding secretary OF the Prouty
club, has there been such an instant
response or semi-poltical movement as
that accorded the non-partisan movement
in behalf of Charles A. Prouty. While
under the existing law we cannot file his
certificate of nomination until about Sep
TENDER l, we now have names sufficient
for the purpose.
"Prouty sentiment seems to be sweep
ing the State and Is being developed fas-
ter than 1t can be organized The opposi-
ton has thus far sought to sidetrack the
movement by claiming that We had no
candidate. They may keep this up until
the swelling tide of Prouty sentiment has
swept them far out upon the unknown po-
litical sea. The news of the week has
shown many additions to the Prouty club
movement representing each OF the three
great parties and men whose political in
fluence cannot be denied.
Among the newspapers we now num-
Der among Prouty's open champions the
- newspapers published by the Essex
Publishing company in Chlttenden county
under the masterful hand of NJ. c. Rey-
nolds the six papers published by Luther
3. johnson in Orange county, one of Yer
monts strongest editorial writer's the
four newspapers in Lamoille county
published and edited by l.. z.
Thayer, the dean of all Vermont cdi-
tors. The Bellows Falls Times, which
Editor Belknap has made the strongest
editorial paper In southern Vermont; the
Orleans County Monitor. edited by w. II,
Gilpln, president of the Vermont Press
association: the st. Johnsbury Republi-
can, edited by c. T. Walter, one of Ver-
mont's most pertinent paagraphers; the
Union-Journal at Lyndonville. edited by
John r. Chase of inherited editorial abll-
ity; the Express and Standard, Mr.
Prouty's home paper at Newport and
the Advance, edited by Arthur F. ,tone
at Burlington and without doubt the
strongest single influence for true prog
ress in Vermont politics to-day.
Among the daily papers, the st. Adams
Messenger is the most pronounced in
favor of the movement: the Burlington
Free Press has shown a friendly interest
and we may be sure it's editorial policy
will be very rair toward us. We had no
right to expect the Montpelier and Barre
dailies to favor a movement which sought
to unseat a senator from their own coun-
ty. We appreciate the fairness of treat
ment they have shown, especially that OF
the Evening Argus. The Bratteboro Re-
former at first seemed to be with Mr.
Prouty. but political situations in Brattle-
boro are always unique and even now
the Reforner appears hostile. The rea
son is plain to shrewd political observers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
BOYS SENTENCED
WHO SET FIRE AT
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

Middlebury, March Erred Wooster of
West Rutland and Ernest Kimbal OF
Sharon, who have been in the county jail
here for 10 days, charged with setting fire
to the buildings at the Industrial school
at Nergennes few weeks ago, We're
brought into court again this morning and
sentenced, the former to not less than two
nor more than four years at the house Of
correction in Rutland, and the latter to
not less than four nor more than six years
at hard labor In the State prison at Wind
sor. Both pleaded guilty to the charge
against them. States Attorney futile APP
peared for the State,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
DECISION UPHOLDS
DEAD MANS KODAK
FILM PATENT CLAIM
Declares the Rev. Hannibal E. Goodwin, Who Died
Poor Man Is Y ears Ago, Was Inventor
Millions Are Involved-Widow and
Two Children Survive.

office finally issued the patent.
A suit against the Eastman kudak
company was instituted Mr.. Goodwin
decided he could not fight it alone and
he sold part of his rights to the Ansco
company Of Binghmaton. which brought
u separate action. In December. 1900, Mr.,
Goodwin died lille his suit was still
pending The litigation was carried on
by the Goodwin heirs and adminstrato tors
after the inventors death. The lower
courts upheld his contentious and the
company apo led,
a decision favorable to the Ansco COM
pany was rendered in it's suit, and this
case Is still pending on an appeal which
is expected to take 1t to the United
States Supreme Court
TRUTH is DENIED.
Rochester N. y. March 10-In state
ment tonight on the Goodwin patent
decision George Eastman, president and
general manager of the Eastman COM
pany, said:
The Eastman company will of course
apply to the United States Supreme Court
for a writ of certorari II this be granted
the case will be brought OH for hearing
IN that court as rapidly as possible"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
ST. LUKE'S CHURCH BURNS

New York, March 9.-Fire late tonight
caused the almost total destruction of St,
Lukes Protestant Episcopal Church, on
Clinton avenue, Brooklyn The church
was one of the stateiest edfices in that
borough.
The loss is estimated at siOO, 900, and in
cludes n $4,000 organ. Twenty-four me-
mortal windows are destroyed as was al.
so the marble alter.
Forty members of the church's boy bril-
gade We're drilling in the gymnasium In
the parish house when the fire was frs,
seen. They were quickly marshalled out
Of the building and then aided in an at
tempt to save some of the furniture in
tho rectory.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
FIRE LOSS IN TERRE
HAUTE OVER 100000

Terre Haute, Ind, March Sire that
started in the basement of the three
story building of f. II. Bindley g. Co.
wholesale druggists, here tonight de
stroyed that structure and damaged two
adjoining buildings. The stores are locat-
ed in the business district and for q
time it was believed the fire would
spread to other structures.
1t was estimated that the total loss
would be more than $20O,0O0