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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
PREMIER GREEN PITCHER.
DR.. "Roger'' O'Connor Greatest TwirIer
Dartmouth Ever Had, Say Judges

CFrom the Hanover, n. r.. Gazette.)
In the death Of Or. Frank II. O'Connor
which occurred suddenly from heart dis
ease in Brattleboro, VT, December IS,
there passes away the greatest pitcher
who ever wore the Dartmouth uniform.
He played on the varsity nine the sea-
sons of 1899 and 1899 and with his catcher,
DR. Archie Ranney, formed a we'll nigh
invincible battery, the terror Of other
college teams and one that would stand
up well in professional league. At that
time Dartmouth was in a league with
Amherst and Williams and there was not
much in 1t" for those institutions. So
unequal was the contest that the other
colleges ruled the Dartmouth players must
be confined to students of the academic
department. thus barring out students in
the medical course and other allied
schools. In his career he lost perhaps
three games but this was due more TO
the team behind him.
The deceased was popularity know as
Roger" OConnor after the famous pro-
fessional Of that name. In pitching he
had most perfect control Of the ball
Ranney declared he could hold his mitt
never varying more than half an inch
from the position indicated by the catch
er's hands. II cannot be recalled that he
ever gave a base on balls. He had every
thing in the way OF curves that finger
has, but his most wonderful delivery was
a deceptive jump ball which the batter
could not fathom. Tall and long armed
the southpaw would shoot one overhanded
which appeared to be a drop, but Just
before it reached the plate it took a sud-
den rise to the discontinue OF the bats
man,
He possessed terrific speed, yet threw
a ball easy to catch His was an iron
constitution and pitching two days in
succession was no stunt at all for him.
Once tainted of throwing away n game
he told the captain if he would allow
him to pitch the next six games he would
win every one of them. He was given the
chance and made good his promise
Roger could not only pitch but could
bat and run as well. Lon" Cove, the
his pitching and asserts he was a phe-
nomenal pitcher who could hold his own
in big league company
iHe newspapers nave gwen ms colleRe
record enormously. He originally enter
ed the medical department OF the Univer-
sity OF Vermont. then came to Dartmouth
where he played on the varsity two years
rs stated, then returned to the Burlington
institution where he graduated. In Brat
tleboro he was held in high esteem. He
has been president of the Vermont Val
ley Fair association, and past State dep
uty of the Knights of Columbus
With Ranncy he had numerous offers to
enter baseball professionally but instead
devoted himself to medicine Ranney
graduated from the Dartmouth medical
college In 1894 after having previously
attended the medical department Of the
University OF Vermont. He is now SUI
perintendent OF the Lakeside hospital in
Cleveland, o.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
EDUCATION NOTES.

Vocational guidance has been intro.
duced into the school system Of Connec.
ticut by recent law.
Credit for Bible study is given IN :he
North Dakota high schools. \ hundred
students passed the State examination
last year
Sons OF farmers in Down and Antrim
counties, Ireland, are named as the bene-
ticiaries of a recent educational bequest
of a million dollars
Many cities hesitate to start open-ai,
schools because of the supposed expense,
particularly a. feeding. In Green Bay,
Wis, the cost OF feeding in the open.
air school has been found TO be only
1-S cents per day, or IS year, for
each child.
y one-year course in tanning has been
established by Pratt Institute Brooklyn
y. Y, in corporation with the National
Association OF Tanners. The course is
for men already employed in the tanning
industries or high school students with
out practical experience who wish TO
take up tanning.
In New Zealand all males are obliged
TO do military drill from "A to = years
OF age, and schools are required to with
hold scholarship grants from any student
who can not prove that he has complied
with the provision Of drill Much opposi-
ton has developed especially among
school men. according to the American
Peace society
As indicating the educational work Of
the Y. NJ. c. A, there are 42,0,o girls
and women enrolled IN III cities in day
or evening classes Each of 65 associa-
tons has an enrolment of more than
100 students, several of them registering
from $50 to zoo In each Of Il cities
over 800 students are registered. Two
hfths of the girls are in day classes, an.
the rest in evening classes There arr
800 students in household arts.
Newly naturalized immigrants in Los
Angeles. cal, are instructed in tho re-
sponsibilities Of American citizenship
through the social center Recognition
day" services are held at the close OIL
each term of school Says the socia. r,n-
ter report; An the new citizens who
have received their second papers within
the six months are specially invited to
n banquet given by prominent citizens
as hosts. Later there is a public meet
ing in the auditorium. Tho program con-
sists Of addresses by leading citizens
city, county and State officials, patriotic
music; motion pictures; and the core
mony OF extending the risht-hand o.
citizenship"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08

in mind that our hospitals draw desperate
cases from wider range OF territory
than does the average city, although the
number OF hospitals in different Vermont
towns is rapidly increasing.
This city's death rate in 1919 was report
ed by Health officer Nolan as lb4, which
is far below the average OF cities. Other
cities having a rate of fifteen and a frac-
ton are Indianapolis, Denver, Bridge
port, Conn. Jersey City, Newark and
Patterson n j., Rochester and Syracuse,
N. Y. Cleveland, Dayton and Colum.
bus, o.
Cities having unusually high death rates
are to be found In the South, where man
ifestly the colorcd population with It's
deficient sanitation adds materially to
the mortality. as indicated by these rec
ords: Birmingham, Ala. 2O.4 Atlanta 90,
New Orleans 2l.5 Baltimore 1911, Mem
phis, Tenn, 1919, Richmond, Va, rs,
Washington, D. c.. 1876.
Cities having unusually favorable rates
for the year are to be found in these In
stances: Oakland, Cal, 1875, Cambridge
Mass, 13.1 Grand Rapids, Mich. 13.1
Minneapolis lie, st. Paul H. Portland
Ore, II, Seattle and Spokane SO and 90
respectively.
Northern cities having death rates above
the average are Albany, n. Y, 1915, Pitts
burg IS, Boston H. Lowell, Mass, 1874
Detroit 179.
1nasmuch as Vermont was one of the
first commemorative to establish a State
laboratory and a pioneer in advanced
measures for the promotion of public
sanitation and health, we are entitled tc
the splendid record which we have gain
ed In the national health statistics.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
/ GRATIFYING HEALTH RECORD.

Vermont is the most healthful State in
New England, and one of the most health
full in the United States, it's record being
surpassed only by that of several north
western States. According to the mortal
ity statistics for the United States,
issued by the department Of commerce,
the deaths in Vermont during the year
1912 were 1872 for every 1000 of popula-
ton, while the number reported in Mass
achusetts was l47, in Rhode Island l5.+,
In New Hampshire 1876 in Maine 1876,
and in Connecticut 143 In Washington.
which State has large proportion of
young and vigorous people through i'm
migration, the death rate was only ST..
Strangely enough the vital statistics do
not include returns from such States as
Illinois and Iowa, and various Southern
States, which have not enacted legisla-
ton providing for general health reports.
although IT Is announced that the two
States first named will make active ef-
forts to secure measures In that direction
at the next session Of their Legislatures,
The death rate In the entire number of
States included in tho registration area
representing two-thrds of the estimated
population OF the United States was 1879
per thousand, the lowest rate on record,
that for 1911, previously the most favor
able year, being 14.2, In view Of the ef-
Forts being made generally to improve
sanitary conditions and the public health,
| this reduction in the death rate Is reas-
surfing.
Burlington s'record for 1913 bears favor
| able comparison with that Of other cities,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
A SAD SERVICE.

With the death of Arthur Bosworth
hanging In Vermont comes to an end
Hanging was a poor, clumsy means OF
performing the most awful and loath-
some task which falls to the lot Of
civilized society. Yet for many years
hanging was the best known means.
1t seems to DO the opinion OF most of
the wiseet people to-day that to protect
itself against unlawful killings. society
must exact a life for life. About the
method in which society ought to take the
guilty life there is some dispute whether
the end is best accomplished by boxing
the poor wretch up 80 that he cannot live
but only exist for the rest of his days,
or by some painless method of bringing
his very existence to a close.
We are feeling our way in this, for
there is no means which is not horrible,
but it seems fairly clear that men in
their present state of advancement are
more effectually deferred from murders
Dy the rear or sudden CuttlnS-OH OF
their existence than by thought Of being
forever shut away from all that makes
life worth while. This man. Bosworth,
before he emptied his revolver into a
pleading, sobhing girl, inquired whether
they killed people for murder here in
Vermont and was answered that they did
not do so very often.
The best we can do now is to end the
life In as impersonal painless and speedy
n way as is possible. The electrocution
method which the new State law puts in
to effect seems to accomplish this. 1t is
not good to think about or to write abou,
In the newspapers. But II is the best OF
a necessary horror. Let cranks and hu-
manitarians bear this in mind and be
sure they can offer something better be.
fore they level their reproaches against
the present system.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08

lir john b, Taylor's resignation as
risht editor Of the FREE PRESS be-
came effective Thursday, he having de-
cided to give up newspaper work to &C
bank Mr.. Taylor native of st, Adams,
who is a graduate of the University Of
Michigan and who held different impor
tant positions on the St. Adams Mes
senger for seven years, came to the FREE
PRESS twelve years ago, and during his
connection with this paper he has won
a deservedly wide circle of friends He
has been a faithful as well efficient
newspaper man, and, like many other
graduates of the FREE PRESS, who
have won success in varied fields, we be-
lieve he will carry the same qualities into
has the hearty good wishes Of the entire
stan of the FREE PRESS for superla-
tive success in the banking business. Mr.
Harold h. Somcrvllc, who succeeds Mr.
Taylor as night editor has been con-
nected with the staff of the FREE PRESS
q number of years in different capacities
having shown a marked degree of YER
satility, and we bespeak for him the same
cooperation on the part Of all concerned
that was so unstintedly given his prede-
cessor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
DEVELOPING VERMONT.
(F'rom the Montpelier Journal)

The Burlington Free I+ess in recent
issue says: when western capitalists
invest over $4,000 in land in the Cham
plain valley without advcntious aid. as
have the Wright brothers of Kansas City,
Mo, it Is easier to understand why 1t
should become necessary for some Of the
western States to invite Vermont capital
lists to make trips in special trains to
their localities in order to secure borrow
ed money from this state for their own
upbuildlng, than it Is to explain why our
capitalists, investing elsewhere, overlook
our own Vermont possibilities.
According TO the Free Press. G. G.
Wright, a large real estate dealer In
Missouri spent several summers In tho
East. visiting the Maine coast, the Mass
achusetts coast, the Long Island Sound
region and the Champlain valley. Find.
ing no place so attractive as Vermont for
n summer home and for land development
about 1000 acres have been purchased in
the northern part Of Grand Isle This
purchase includes several farms and q
summer place, including Ladds point
with a wharf which may be improved t.
permit the landing Of large steamers.
The purchase also includes l59 head OF
cattle, hay, grain and farming tools, in
dicating that farming operations will be
carried on upon a large scale.
This Is an Illustration Of the now awak-
ening to the possibilities of Vermont ant
these possibilities apply not only to Yer.
mont as a summer tourist STATE. but also
as a farming State If our State had beer
exploited as Maine and New Hampshir,
have in attractive railroad literature oui
State could hardly hold the tourists tina
would throng our hills and valleys everl
summer. The farming resources of the
two States mentioned have been set forth
In railroad booklets, which is a goot
thing for the States, and probably fol
the railroad, but it is strange that the
attractions Of Vermont, in the territory
Of the same road have been neglected.
However, Vermont Is advertising he,
although she would be glad TO have the
assistance rendered her sister States she
will hoe her own row. if necessary
People are beginning to realize the
beauty of Vermont as a summer resort
but they have not yet appreciated that We
grow more bushels Of staple crops to the
acre than the western States, that the
than the farming land of the West and
that as business proposition western,
farmers may well follow the example of
Mr.. Wright and invest in Vernon,
, lands
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08

AT the time of the completion of the
gift of $500 to the permanent fund of
the Home for Destitute Children, comes
the announcement of another Proctor
philanthropy for Vermont children. An
other gift Of like amount is made to
be administered by three trustees with
wide discretionary powers, Mrs. F. u.
Proctor, Mortimer r. Proctor and the
be used for the physical care, treatment
! and upbringing of destitute small chill
dren OF the state of Vermont and espe-
cialy infants" This was another plan
of Governor Prootors which his most
! untimey death left unfulhlled Together
with the fund established for the Home
/ for Destitute Children, it goes far in
securing for Vermont children that chance
in life which justice would seem to de-
| mand.
The masterful qualities of unusual men
are almost sure to survive them. When
! less aggressive though fine and lovable
| traits live after them, We have a richer,
more appealing proof NJ the permanence
Of personality. Governor Froctors great
| constructive ability made II inevitable
| that his influence should last in the
States economic and political life. The
things ne built and did and said live
after him. And the men who touched
elbows with this remarkable man can
never forget But that his love of chill
dren should crystalline into these perma-
nent means of saving and helping chill
dren is best OF all
If the people Of Vermont will see to it
that the needs Of children who come
within the intention of this latest gift
are brought to the notice of the trus-
tees, they will he paying a genuine tribute
to the memory OF this big hearted great
man,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
DIAMOND MAKING LIKELY
Professor Lummcr's Researches Seen
Ia Open Up n Way.

Has Prof Otto hummer of Bres al
opened the way to the manufacture o,
genuine diamonds, made exactly as they
are made by nature through the cooEns
ana equalization of molten carbon?
If coal can be melted, modern science
should be able to make ii cool and crys.
talli2e under high pressure, and that IL
precisely how diamonds are formed.
Professor hummer, who is director OF
the physical institute of the University
Of Breslau, is well known TO the Amer
lean scientific world. In 1898 he Wen
to Chicago as delegate of the Germa
empire TO the international electrical GO.
gress, and in 1907 delivered a series 1
lectures before Columbia University.
Professor hummer inCloSod "a '1r-
lamp in a glass container and oNhaus'
ed the air Then, using "A powerful c.c
trio current, he was able to reader {
carbon so fluid that drops formed M
ends of the carbon pencils -Ncw Nor
Tribune
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
WHAT OUR NE|GHBORs SAY
Region stated by an Author
Hy.
(From the Fair Haven EraD

Lack OF knowledge OF the slate Industry
is responsible for this editorial note in
the Barre Times: "Vermont's slate in
dustry shows a large proportion of bust
ness failures. in view of the fact that
Vermont is one of the largest producers
of slate In the United States There have
been several financial reverses In this
industry on the west side Of the State.
Possibly the patentng Of various new
kinds Of roofing has been responsible in
part for the Lack of success OF some Of
the concerns" There have only been two
failures In the slate business Of this vi
cinity this year and while one was large
for Vermont, the other was only for a
few thousand dollars. Tho roofing slate
business has seldom been better than It
was last season and there Is still a large
demand for the product so that the fail
ures must be attributed to other causes
than lack of orlers. While other things
are being "sed for roofing, slate IL the
one best roofing material yet produced
and It has the sanction of God Almighty
being one Of natures products.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
TARIFF REVISION HAS Not RE-
DJCED PRICES.

Americans are Just now having a strik-
ing object lesson in both economies and
politics Our democratic friends are
demonstrating the truth of the repub1-
can theory that the admission Of more
foreign goods to the United States free
of duty would not necessarily reduce
prices In other words the smashing OF
protection for American labor and Ameri-
can industry enterprise has not low
cred the cost of living.
Since promise to make the necessaries
of life cheaper for the American fam
fly was one of the pledges upon which
the democrats received a minority man
date from the people to smash the repub-
Ican protective tariff the majority in
Congress are naturally beginning to won
der just where they can "get Off
According to advices from Washington
the Wilson administration realizes fully
that the tariff bill does not meet the APP
proval of those who have been agitating
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
REPUBLICAN, GAINS IN 1913
(E'rOm the Rutland Ueraldl

The New York Tribune has prepared a
table showing the results of State cleo
tons this year in Maryland. Massachus-
etts, Michigan. New Jersey and New
York. The vote IN these States in 1912
and lsl3 for republican, democratic and
progressive candidates is given. In Mary
land and New Jersey the only ticket in
the field in 1912 was for president and
Nce-presdent and in New Jersey this
year the only candidates were those for
governor. The democrats and progress
Ives were heavy losers in this years cleo
lions. The republican vote for heads OF
tickets in the States named was LOG c9
as compared with 917, All for Mr.. Taft in
1912, a gain of 1885, and comparing the
votes for high men on the tickets in the
two years the republican gain was 1896.
The democratic vote in 1913 showed a loss
OF S7.ail comparing heads of tickets and
a loss of l509S3 comparing high men on
tickets. The reduction in the progressive
vote was even more striking. This vote
showed decline Of 1862 comparing
heads of tickets and a decline Of 427,o72
comparing high men on tickets.
The figures point 10 the early disap-
pearance Of the third party. Whether
the Republican party is to make the most
of the opportunity 80 clearly presented
remains to be seen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08

to reduce the cost of living. Not only
have prices continued to soar In respect
to domestic commodities, but the com
modites, particularly beef, which, under
the new tariff act, Is admitted free from
South America, have not become any
cheaper. Every now and then we hear
of the international control exerted by
the Chicago packing interests over the
price of meat, whereas the original idea
was that the Introduction Of Argentine
beef into the United States, by competing
with the domestic product, would cut
down the cost
According to London advices the Amer-
can packers have extended their opera
lions not only into Argentine, but also
to England. They not only control the
retailers in England, but they actually
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08
SUCCESSFUL INDIANS.
(From the Boston Globe. J


What education is doing for the de-
scendants OF Americas aboriginal nhab,
itants is plainly indicated by the state
ment Of the superintendent OF a non-res-
ervation Indian school located in the
Northwest, who writes as follows
i have to report that. out of a total
number Of pa graduates since 1885. up
to and including the class of 1873 only
three are known TO be failures. The
others, according to the best informa-
ton, are engaged in gainful and worthy
occupations, many of them filing high
positions in the business world or still
pursuing their studies along special
lines"
The head OF a non reservation school in
the East announces equally pleasing re-
suits.
Obsolete now is the old saying that the
only good Indian is dead one.
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control the restaurants and sell direct,
They control the railroads restaurant and
cars The big fellows go TO the railroad
and say unless you give US your beef
business we will transfer our traffic TO
another line" BY this means. says Mr.,
Knowles of the British Sanitary Institute,
they blackmail all avenues of distribu-
Ion into subsection and use the horse
whip Of fear to COW the little fellows into
line"
The other side OF this proposition is
that while prices have not been lowered
horizontally SO that farmers for ex-
ample might buy more reasonably as we'll
as sell cheaper, we have opened the flood
gates for foreign products that are dis
placing American products
To bring the matter still nearer home
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-08

Vermont farmers are seeing CANADIAN
hny into the large American cities ny
the wholesale, without any corresponding
concession from Canada for American
products, and so with various other Farm
commodities. Our farmers can adJub'
themselves to the new conditions for the
present but when an opportunity arrives
they will unauestionably Issue ne"
mandate TO our general government, and
1t will be for the increased use Of Ameri-
can products in our American markets
In the meantime the Wilson adm1nistra-
ton will be put to II to adopt some pal
liative for those who voted the demo-
cratic ticket in November. 1872 to pull
down the high cost Of living,