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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
SCORES S0-CALLED LEADER
A Rutland Lawyer Presents His Com
phments to Martin A. Drown,
'sUmpire."

To the Editor Of the Boston Globe:-
Under a Montpelier date line there recent
ly appeared an article in the Globe de-
scriptive OF Vermont politics. The part
referring to the democratic end reads very
much as II the author had been in close
touch with Ma rtin a. Brown, the absen-
tee dispenser OF federal patronage. who Is
very accurately described as Spending
more Of his time IN the Boston board Of
tradt looking after his extensive Vermont
business connections than he does In the
Gren Mountain State"
That statement comedies exactly with
the information the rank and file of YER
mont democrats received when they in
CURED IN amazement during the past few
months, Who is this mysterious Martin
A. Brown. anyway" as the only thing
they have been able to obtain concerning
HON or his alleged acti'"tios in connection
with the Democratic party in Vermont has
been located In and around the lumber
camps OF Windham county.
Yet We are assured by the article that
Mr., Brown has been given power as UNI
pire by Colonel House of Texas and Dud-
ley Field Malone of New York to say
just what democrats In Vermont shall
obtain federal favors from the administra-
| ton, so we may safely conclude that the
| statement Is official and that Mr., Brown
assumes the responsibility, for he is quot
ed as saying: 81 want to see the party
| in Vermont grow, | want to see the adj
| ministration in Vermont in good hands
| / never ask man his race and religion
| / want to see the young men coming into
the party. ] want to see the party put
up rafting good campaign fight this
| fall ETC."
SELECTION OF L. S. MARSHAL
| Since the assumption of power always
invites criticism let us see how his
acts as umpire harmonic with his
words, for long ago it was said by theil
fruits you shall know them"
One OF the principal federal offices in
Vermont is the United States marshal
| ship. There were several applicants fol-
| this position who have done splendid work
for democracy when the way was dark
and the laborers few. but the office was
| given to an unknown lawyer from Brat.
tleboro, in Windham county, where Mr.
Browns lumber camps are located
The first official act Of thu new marsha
was to reappoint three republicans as
deputy marshals who have held this office
for years, and will continue to hold II
while men who have labored in the Dem
ocratic party go unrecognized and un
rewarded
The deputy collectorship of interna
revenue In Vermont is another desirabl,
federal office, but an unknown man from
Brattleboro, in the same county of Wind
ham. who has resided in the State o
Vermont about one year and who is al
little known to the democrats of tn,
State of Vermont as the Akoond Of Swat
received the appointment,
Then MIR. Brown bestowed the collector
ship OF the port Of burlington on Q gen,
tsenran rich In This worlds goods, VIII,
desired the office wholly Tor the honor
while honorable and worthy men VIII
have spent years OF toll ana given mucl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
IMPRISONMENT
FOR DISCRETION
IS ABOLISHED

Washington, July 8.-Abolition Of in.
prisonment for desertion from the nav.
In times Of peace WAS ordered to-day d.
Secretary Daniels Under the new regu"
lations bluejackets who overstay their
leave or commit similar breaches of dis
cipline will be summary dismissed In
stead of being sent to prison, while me-
who become dissatisfied with the serv
ice and want to quit may have an honor
able discharge by merely refunding GER
tain enlistment allowances.
This radical departure from traditional
naval methods had been considered by
the secretary before he came into office.
He announced to-day that the navy now
had virtually a full quota, 5l.34s enlisted
members. compared with a shortage OF
more than 1900 IS months ago and that
the time to take the step had come.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
OUR EMMILINE-A NEW STUDY IN
PSYCHOLOGY.

Gilbert Hubbard in the American)
Hez Holcomb, the regular jantor, was
away visiting in Wyoming county. and
All Bahia was doing his work
I was in my office writing an editorial
on Psychology In Relation to Its effect
on economies" AS soon as All Bahia en-
tered the room | knew that something
important had happened.
He came up close and in hoarse stage
whisper said "Our Emmiline has a batch
of kittens
"Where are they" | asked
Up in the photogravure room in the
waste basket Come and l will show
you"
We tiptoed softly over to the waste
basket, and there they were-three fluffy
gray kittens and one as black as night
I'VE will name the black one Bob La
Toilette" said Ali Baba, who is a Pro-
gressive.
While we We're watching them Emmi-
line came up the stairs. and at one grace
full bound was inside the waste basket
ministerng to her babies.
That evening when Joe, the night watch
man, came on nc tnOuEnt ne WONlu move
the kittens downstairs so they would be
handy in feeding. Joe might have known
that Emmline would come downstairs for
her meals.
So Joe in his good-natured stupidity put
the kittens in a box in a nice little nest
of excelsior Then he carried the box
down in the press room in the basement
and Emmiline followed wistfully.
Emmlinc Just waited until Joe was out
of sight. Then she grabbed a kitten by
the nape of the neck and made a mad
rush for the photogravure room. Four
trips at INTERCHANGEABLE rapidity and the
kittens were all back In the basket
Emmilne knew perfectly well that Meth
er Joe nor Ali Bahia would empty that
wa ste basket az long as the kittens We're
in it.
Joe came to me, slightly peeved. and eY-
planned that the cat had carried the kit
tens back in the tower and asked what
, he should do
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
county courthouse at Montpelier in 1871
and the Barre academy In 1851.
CHANGE NEwFANE JAIL PLANS.

The State board of health has ordered a
change in the plans for the remodeling
of the county Jail at Ncwfane. The
new order necessitates an additional story
making three stories which will be equip
ped with IS double cells six on first and
second floors and three on the third. The
tiers will be reached by steel stairway.
An interlockng system will be installed
whereby the cells may be unlocked singly
or all at once. A new plumbing and
heating plant will be put in. The total
expense will be about $4,000. There are
now 10 prisoners In the jail
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
VERMONT RREVITIES.

Thomas G. Carswell. a prominent Barre
granite manufacturer, and n former cap
tain in the Vermont National Guard, as
we'll as a veteran of the war With Spain,
died at Barre Friday.
Cedric Embury of Richford Center, aged
10 years, who is visiting rela tives at Black
Falls, Montgomery, was painfully hurt
when he touched match to a dynamite
cap which he held in his hand, --Fne ex-
plosion which followed tore one hand
so badly that it was necessary to ampu-
tate three fingers. His face was some
what bruised and his clothing torn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
NATIONAL CASH REGISTER
COMPANY FINED $4,000

Lansing. Mich, July N,-The State SUI
preme court has found the National
Cash Register company of Dayton, Ohio
guilty Of unlawful restraint of trade and
imposed a fine of $1,000 The company Is
restrained from doing business in Mich
igan until the fine is paid.
The decision was returned in the case
Of Henry j. James, representing the
American Cash Register company. who
charged that the National Cash Register
company was violating the Michigan anti
trust law. in that 1t INDUCED In excessive
competition against certain competitors
and thereby forced them out of business
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
GOOD WORK.

Once man who was a warm admirer
OF the great preacher, Sturgeon, had Wis
ting him a friend who had never heard
that master of Christian oratory, OF
course the visitor was sent to the Metro
poitan Tabernacle, and when he return.
ed his host asked him eagerly, We
what did you think OF him?" Nothing
was the disappointing answer. ~
nothing" he said again. But after
minute, his eyes filling with tears
added, IAN I can think OF is the prca -
er's Saviour!"-The Christian Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30

Letters forwarded TO Acknowledgement
McReynolds and interstate commerce
commission by Providence chamber of
commerce contain protest against separ-
alton Of Sound lines from the New Haven
system and a request that Grand Trunk
be allowed to operate steamships between
Providence and New York or Philadel-
mia
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
REACH TEMPORARY AGREEMENT

Agreement has been reached between
Montpelier and Barre & Montpelier
Traction and Power company that there
will be an increase in fares pending con-
tinuance of the hearing before Chancellor
Leighton p. Slack from last Thursday to
Friday, August 2l In the equity
suit brought by the city to determine the
legal right of the company under the fran
chise to charge greater fare than five
cents. The company's counsel asked for
a continuance In order to have more time
to prepare their case.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF.
Argentina is importing from the United
States a cargo Of 230, 900 bushels hard WIN
ter wheat

Standa I'd Oil company has reduced price
of gasoline one cent to 10 cents a gallon
in New York for tank deliveries to gar
ages and II cents in barrels to consumers.
Prices are four cents lower than a year
"a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
MEMORIAL TO G. H. BICKFORD

The Woodbury. Granite company has
issued a memorial of George Hamilton
Bickford, general manager of the COM
pany, whose death occurred some weeks
ago. The book contains a poem and an
obituary, a well deserved tribute to one
of Vermont's greatest business men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
SARCASM.

I'm sending this communication to an
editor. Would You write him that II II 10
too long he might cut Il down to SUI.
hffnss1f9''
'Tndesd ] should II you didn't men
ton It, such an idea would never occur to
him Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
ABSURD CLAIM.

Il have dyspepsia, but you never heard
me growl about 1T"
Never grow about 1t? Well, then, you
haven't got t"-Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
THE TIES THAT BIND.

II don't care much for Lonelyville.'
why don't you move them"
Too many ties One neighbor has my
card table another my wheelbarrow and
a third my lawn mower. kansas City
Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30

A majority OF prospective tenents con
slider only such properties as are adver.
tised, Not many people go about the city
looking for For Rent" placards.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30

Of their meagre means to promote the
interests and advancement Of the party
were ignored and set aside
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03
BEACHEY WILL SHOW HOW
GERMANS DROP THE BOMBS

The latest and most spectacular
event now staged by Lincoln Beachey,
in addition to looping the loop and
dying upside down, is the lombard
ment of a battleship from the sky with
real explosives, thereby demonstrate
ing this modern 20 century instrument
of warfare and its destructive power
Much has been written lately in this
regard in daily papers from the war
zone, as to the usefulness of this goth
century invention for scouting pur-
poses. as well as reproduction of this
form of modern warfare, as a mimic
battleship will be erected at the Dav-
export mile track, and it will be de
stroyed" by Dare Devil Beachey by
dropping bombs and bombarding it
from the skies.
Barney Oldfield, the speed king, who
is to race his 300 horse power front
drive Cristy against Lincoln Beachey's
100 horse power monoplane expects to
make a mile in rs seconds, and in ad-
dition to the race against Beachey,
OIdfield will drive for the one and
five mile worlds record as the local
track has been put in good condition
and Oldfeld's reputation as the
worlds greatest speed kind, is well
known to the public in this vicinity.
The most amazing feature on the
program will be Lincoln Beachey's
loop the loop and upside down flight,
n performance which no one ever
dared TO initiate He pilots his ma
chine II a height between 5000 and
6OOO feet. and then shuts his moter
off and dives down in an almost hOri-
5ontaI line TO the grounds. This dar-
ing feat has won fame for Beachey
throughout the world and the public
in this vicinity will have the oppor-
tunity to see Lincoln Beachey, the
worlds greatest birdman. and Barney
Oldfeld, the noted speed king, at the
Davenport mile track Sunday after
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03

pelin legend for its effect on the nerves
of their enemies. but it is safe to say
that never once has the general staff
thought seriously of using its precious,
fabulously expensive, fragile airships
in real attack on an enemy on the
ground.
1t cannot be too thoroughly impress
ed on one how fragile these big ships
have to be and how costly. Only the
best materials and the utmost care
and skill in construction can be used
in them. They must be charged with
pure hydrogen gas, which is expensive
and difficult to procure. They must
be housed in enormous sheds fitted
with all imaginable repair and safe
guarding devices. And once in the air,
one shrapnel burst-moTe, one we'll
aimed skyrocket, is enough to reduce
them to total ruin, with a horrible
death for every man on board.
What, then, are they good for?
They're good for just one thing"
said Captain Tom Baldwin, who has
been connected with the flying bust
ness for 40 years. and is an authority
on dirigibles, land that is for scout
ing and at night. l shall be very much
surprised if we hear of any dirigible
making any real offensive moves in day
light or doing more than a bit of an
noying, long-range fire, to poster the
other fellow, at any time"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03

the huge, floating warcraft invented
by Count Zeppelin, proved successful.
Dispatches from the field of war have
already shown that six of the German
aerial fleet have been easily destroyed
by the Belgians and French.
As a matter of fact, in a gun duel
between the airship and a fort or a
ship beneath IT the airship is always
bound to be at a disadvantage, for the
simple reason that the air will not sup
port sufficient weight of armor or of
guns to Offset those that can be mount
ed on the earth or ocean. Armor for
armor and gun for gun, the people
who have to economic by the ounce
to keep themselves aloft are bound to
be outclassed.
In the question of accuracy volumes
have been written to prove that the
Zeppelin, circling above a fort or ship
at high speed. could pour in rain OF
shells with terrible precision, while
the gunners below would be unable to
hit her. Any man who has shot ducks
on the wing should know better. Ac-
curacy is purely a matter OF choice.
II is easy for the Zeppelin, by remain
ing far enough aloft, or by moving at
high speed and rapidly changing
course TO make IL almost impossible
for any one below to hit her. But by
those very tactics she makes it impos-
sible for her own gunners TO hit any
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03

thing below. She can come down low,
and by moving slowly on a steady
course, enable her own gunners to take
good aim at fort BLOWOUT by that
very course she is offering her fragile
600 feet of length as an easy target for
a much more heavily armed enemy.
Nor need any one argue that be-
cause the gunners below must aim at
a background of sky their accuracy
will suffer. Smoke-tracers by day and
fire-tracers by night, to enable spot
ters to follow the flight of shell, have
been in use these Is years.
To drop a bomb of sufficient size
and weight to accomplish serious dam
age to the armored deck of a warship
or the easements of fort from a Yep
pelin, would be to incur grave danger
of wrecking the Zeppelin by the ire
mendous rebound.
Bomb-throwing from the air, there
fore, is reduced to the proportions of
throwing hand grenades. And it has
been proven over and over again that
such weapons, dropped from above on
troops in the open, are apt to bury
themselves in the ground. all but in
nocuous, unless thrown with an accur-
acy only attainable by coming so close
as TO afford an easy mark for rifle fire.
Nobody knows better than the Ger
mans themselves the truth of these
things. They may encourage the Yep
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03
Zeppelin Dirigbes Dropping Bombs on Sleeping Cities

Just what part of the final outcome
Of the European war will aerial forces
play?
That IS a question that has been
asked many times, not only in this
country but in Europe itself.
There is no doubt that the air fleets
have made a powerful appeal TO the
imagination. And this appeal has
been greater in the case OF the big
German dirigibles. the Zeppelins.
The Zeppelin is an impressive thing
because OF its size. The great bulks
floating and moving swiftly in the
upper air have never failed to impress
the man who has seen them. and he
hasn't forgotten that impression in his
description.
With the mental pictures of aerial
liners which have been drawn for us.
IL hasn't been hard to conjure up ideas
of terrific speed and power. Such
monsters. lifting and sustaining them
selves in the central blue, it seems,
must necessarily prove tremendous en-
gines OF destruction when unleashed.
And Germany hasn't overlooked the
appeal her giant air craft make to the
imagination. The Zeppelin Legend. if
so It might be called. has been effec-
lively pushed by all Germans we'll
handled instruments of publicity.
The use OF the dirigible at Antwerp,
when bombs were dropped on the sleep
ing city. is the only instance in which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03
JEROME D. TRAVERS
DOWNS EX-CHAMPI0N

Manchester. VI. Sept. Sine Ior-
mer titIe-hoIder was eliminated IN the
second round Of the national amateur
aoIS cbampionsh!p tournament here
ye@terday. when Eben N. Byers OF Al
iegheny fell before the deadly strokes
~ the tour.time champion. Jerome ID.
Travers OF Upper Montclair. Francs ,s,'
ouirnet OF woodland also won handily
- Va I. Rowland Jr. OF Chicago.
otber favorttes 10 win were Walter
I T-ravis OF Garden City. w. c. Fownes
r. OF Oasmont and Robert A Gardner
OF HinsdaIe. national champion OF I'O''
From scoring standpoint the aIleI-
-, ,,,-, Of the Fownes-Lewis match
developed the best golf The 1871
c5sr,pion never made a slip until he
cot 20 the ninth, where he needed q
fye. bu; even that enabled MN 10 80 80
the turn in "a, where he stood 3 up on
lie dav. The Pittsburgher made the
next four holes in even four ana won
by q 6 and margin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03
MILLER TWIRLS4
ANO-HIT BATTLE
Blanks Keokuk Twice in One
Afternoon - Jays and
Muskies Both Win.

Burlington, Iowa, Sept. 8. The
Pathfnders ended the season in Bur
Iington by gaining two victories over
the Keokuk Indians, both resulting in
a TO 0 score Miller pitched both
games and held the visitors hitless
and runless in the first contest and
allowed but two hits in the second.
Score of first game:
Burlington 900 20 o. 81 5
Keokuk % 0 0 DO 0 90 0
Batteries-Miller and Rolleg; Riley
and Sweet.
Second game:
Burlington ......O11O20" o. 10 1
Keokuk .......O O00eO0-o 2
Batteries - Miller and Roileg;
O'Byrne and Raines.
Waterloo, Iowa, Sept. 3.-Waterloo
rallied in the sixth and tied the score
while the Ansons' errors gave the
Jays the victory in the seventh. to
. The score:
Marshalltown OO00O00-3 3 2
Waterloo OO00123 g 10 4
Observation-Disclosures and Clarke;
Blenner, Kinsella and Evans.
Muscatine. Iowa, Sept s.-Musca-
tine signalized its last appearance on
the home grounds this season by de-
feating Galesburg, 10 to 5. Zackert's
home run was the feature. The score:
Galesburg ...OOO0O14 0-5 "a
Muscatine ....0O03 10 IL 8
Batteries-Ross, Seneff and Hruska
Flanagan, Zackert and Bremen.
Clinton, Iowa, Sept. 3.-Noll's dou-
BILE broke up a heavy hitting see-saw
game In the ninth, Clinton winning, s ,
to 7. Despite ragged baseball the 4
game was thrilling. MEME hit safely
five times in five trips. The score:
Cedar Rapids. % 2OO2 OOA7 90
Clinton ........10122 O101-S 8
Batteries-Brown and Lingle; Clos
man and Darrow,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03
BOSTON WINS TWO
AND TAKES LEAD

philadelphia. Sept. 3.-The Boston
r,-,,ee lead the National league with
80 of the biggest crowds of the sea
80, cheering wildly for Stallings' team
- a,yarv stage of the game. The Phil
liz dropped both ends OF a double
I,,ader 70 the Braves yesterday, to
and u TO 3. When the score boy nuns
I'D the final figures or the Ne"
Brooklyn game which lnoicaIeu 'Ia'
the Braves were IN hrst pidce' ''ie
crowd sent up prolonged cheers.
Boston hit the ball hard IN Oot-l
games and Rudolph and James were
given almost perfect support mum
nv Gilbert being the only error charged
against them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03
WALTER JOHNSON
NALL0PED AGAIN
White Sox Knock Speed King
Of Slab in Ninth Inning
at Washington.
ZIG jim VAUGHN EXPLODES
cy.s prop Third 20 Red Legs and Lose
Chance 20 AdVanee-Hoofeds
Blank Tinx Twice.

Washington. Sept s.-Being a glut-
IN for punishment, Walter johnson
zane back" for more yesterday.
Pitehing his third game OF the set
against the speeding White Sox, the
-7aeG monarch retired in the ninth.
-zzfu varquished and by a substan-
,fsl margin. TO l. Then his mates
event from behind TO knot the count,
and Z. and fought on even terms
through the 10th. when hostilities
rere stopped 10 permit the Nationals
n catch a train or New York. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03
Miss Soule Wins Match.

Kansas City. Mo, Sept. with
the defeat of Miss Alice NJ. Fender
CAST, st. Louis, by Miss Marion SOule,
Kansas City. in the third round here
yesterday. the last visiting entrant was
eliminated from the championship
flight of the Missouri Valley woman's
tennis tournament. Miss Soule's vic
tory was unexpected, but from the be-
ginning she seemed to outgeneral her
opponent, winning in three sets, los,
6-S, Ga.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03
MRS. WILSON TAKES
WOMAN'S HANDICAP

Mrs. c. H. Wilson of Davenport was
the winner of the ladies handicap cup
at the Rock Island arsenal golf links
Yesterday afternoon. She defeated
Mrs. F. w. Bahnsen of Rock Island
up. This closes the regular season
for the ladies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03

Two-base hit-McKechnie. Home
run-Scheer. Struck out-By Mosely'
Stanley. 2; FARRELL. ?; Wickland' VII
son. Tinker; by LANCE. Mckechnie'
Fsmond, Mosely 3; Scheer. Rariden'
Fsrond. Bases on balls-Of Mosely'
4. off LANCE. >. Hit by bRcher-By
Lauge, Campbell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03
WAKES HIT ELLER
ANDDOWN MOLINE
Patched Up Lineup Takes the
Field for Plow Boys Against
the Watchmakers.
KAISER HOLDS CHAMPIONS
Decatur Star in Great Form and
Quincy Loses to Commodore
Dubuque Wins.
KAISER HOLDS CHAMPIONS

Springfield, Ill. Sept. S.-Springheld
hit Filler consistently yesterday ana
won the opening game of the session
from Moline, to >. The visitors pre-
scented a patched lineup, which did
not support the hurler in the pinehes.
~r-t,-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-03

Union 80 .........-O 3 -
Two base hits-Schmacht, Swanson.
Three base hits-Swanson Stolen
bases-Ed, Sexton, Means. Danielson,
Tom 3 Bases On balls-Off Smith, .;
of Means, 5. Wild pitches-Means, 2.
Struck out-By Smith, 10; by Means,
4. Time of game-1:55.