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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-24

this if the right of suffrage were a natural right If it were natural right.
thing settled in the long discussion of this subject it is that suffrage is not a
be discussed is whether government by the suffrage of men and women will
Into my judgment, sir, there enters no element Of the infenortty of
woman. 1t is not that woman is inferior to man, but it is that woman is
different from man; that in the distribution of powers. of capacities. Of quail
lions in the economy of nature and society, and woman adapted to the
performance of other functions.
Woman rules today by the sweet and noble influences Of her character.
Put woman into the arena of conflict and she abandons these great weapons
which control the world, and she takes into her hands, feeble and neryeess
for strife, weapons with which she is unfamiliar and which she is unable to
WELD. Woman In strife becomes hard, harsh, unovable, repulsve; a 3 far
removed from that gentle creature TO whom W Q all allegiance and to
whom g confess submission, as the heaven is removed from the earth.
"The whole science of government is the science of protecting life
liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In the divine distribution of powers.
the dutya the right Of protection rests with the male. It is % Throughout
nature 1t is so with men, and l. for one. will never consent to part with
the divine right If protecting my wife, my daughter, the women whom l love,
and the women whom 1 respect, exercising the brthrght Of man, and place
that high duty in the weak and nerveless hands Of those designed by God
to be protected rather than to engage in the stern warfare of government In
NV Judgment. this whole movement arises from a false conception Il a
duty and of the right of both lei n women. -
"Tb time will lever come when the line of demarcaton between the
functions of the two sexes will be broken down l believe it % be false phi
SOD I believe that it is a attempt to urn backward upon the line of
social development and that If the step ever be taken, we go centuries back
Yard IN the march towards a higher, noher and purerc civilization, which must
be found not in the confusion, but in the higher differentiation of the sexes"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-24
Not a Bank Owner

Lewis t. Stevens, a candidate for the
Republican nomination for State Sena-
by profession. He is not related to the
canning house owners, or the president
of the Merchants National Bank of
Cape May. Mr.. Stevens says he regrets
just now that he does not own an auto
mobile, so he can get around to see all
the people.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-24
LEWIS T. STEVENS
REPUBLICAN
Works for Cape May County

Primaries. Tuesday, September %
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-24

means achievement, for it stimulates
to bigger, more useful things In the
world life which follows school days.
The lad cannot fly In his aeroplane,
but he can produce 1t as testimony to
his willingness and ability to do worth
while things when the proper time IT
rives.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-24
D. Miles Rigor

Republican candidate for
nomination for State Senator
from Cape May County, sub
,ject to the decision of the pri-
maries in September, 1915.
Ordered and paid for by Palmer NJ. Way,
Wildwood, N. j.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-24

Use the JOURNAL little adv. column
when you have anything 10 sell or you
want to buy something. Lots of peo-
pie get results from IL.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-24

No better shoes for tired, tender feet
than ours. $500 cushion sole shoe.
w. NJ. Beers, Oak and Pacific, under
Hotel Seacrest.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-24

ATOW, If any boy or young man
should read a sign like the
above and know that the
first question which would be
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-09-24
OUR PUBLIC r
Hon. Elihu Root
On Woman's Sphere

The question Of Woman Suffrage is an issue before
the American people. Twelve states have adopted it,
four more states vote upon it this fall and 1t is strongly
urged that it become a platform demand of the national
political parties. 1t is therefore the privilege and the duty
of every voter to study carefully this subject Hon. Elihu
Root, in discussing this question before the constitutional
convention of New York, recently said in part:
Il am opposed to the granting of suffrage to women,
because l believe that it would be a loss to women, to all
women and to every woman; and because l believe it
would be an injury to the state, and to every man and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
10000 at Street Fair.

Bellows Falls, Vt. Sept. 2S-More than
T., 900 persons attended the sixth annual
free street fair here to-day, the attend
ance record of the five previous fairs
being beaten.
beginning this morning with a decor
ated automobile parade and followed by
n general parade. the fair continued
until six o'clock when the carnival be-
gan. More than 5000 took part in this
and tons of confetti We're thrown about
the streets, the business section of the
town being roped off. A parade OF fra
ternal societies. horrihles. the fire de-
partment and automobiles was held this
evening and Company f. V. ~ c., gave
formal guard mount.
Tho exhibits especially Of fruits and
vegetables were better than any pre-
Vious street fair. The hose race was
won by the Riverside Boat club In s.
seconds and this members OF theclut
were the leaders In to-night's carniva
festivities which lasted until twelve
o'clock. Music Tor the carnival was fur
nished by an oldtime fife and dru.r
corps.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
Catastrophe in Heart of Bust.
ness Section of Ardmore,
Okla.-2OO lnjured-Every
Building in Town Shaken.
SCORES OF FIRES STARTED
Railroad Station Blown Up and
Roof Lifted from HOtel-Fire
Damage of Half Million Re-
sults-TOwn Has Been Placed
under Martial Law.

Ard-nore. Okla. Sept. 27.--At least 30
persons were killed and II is estimated 2oO
othors injured seriously here this after
noon when a go barre! tank of gasoline
exp,odcl in the heart Of Tic business dis
t-!ct Tho force uf the explosion shook
Gown many buildings ard threw burning
,naoinc IN every direction. a few min
vtes later Ardr.ore was at the mercy OF
mated at s56ooo
At eight o'clock the flames zero under
control and the city was under martial
law. Private homes were Immediately
thrown open to the injured and scores or
men were working tonight in tho smold-
ering ruins along Main street in search
of additional victims.
Not a building on Main street escaped
damage. either as n result of the
force of the explosion or of the fires
following.
All school buildings. business houses
and residences within 10 blocks of the
business district bear evidence of the
explosion. Virtually every window in
the city was shattered.
Two workmen were busy repairing
the tank at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.
Suddenly one of them struck 1t with a
hammer spark from the blow
ignited fumes escaping through a
small leak. There was terrific ex-
plosion, followed by many smaller
ones The workmen were blown to
pieces The shock shattered the Ard
more railroad station used by the San
ia Fe Frisco and Rock Island rail-
roads and the Rock Island freight
station and scores of other buildings
quickly took fire.
The flames spread rapidly until all
of Main street appeared a roaring fur
mace Thirty freight cars in the Santa
Fe railroad yards were destroyed. The
pail of smoke hanging over the whole
city prevented rescuers from doing eff
fective work.
The roof of the Wilmington hote
was blown off but all guests were be
lieved to have saved their lives. Al
the store of Maddn Il Co, scores OF
girls were working and it was feared
tonight some of them lost their lives
Thirty-one bodies had been recovered
late tonight.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
SUMMER HOME BURNED.
Re sidcnce of Jew Yorker on Lake
flOmOsecn IslnnL Destroyed.

Castleton, Sept. 2S.--'rhe summer home
OF e, S. Booth. n New York lawyer To-
Gated on Neshohe island in Lake Bono
seen, was totally destroyed by fire early
this evening. Tho loss on the building is
estimated at about s., 600. With the cxcep-
zion of a gun and trunk the furnishings
anc contents were burned. TIE loss Is
partially covered by insurance. II Is sup
posed that the fire started near the kitch-
en- stove In which there was fire.
The caretaitcr. W. -. Clement, was on
the mainland aboUt seven o'clock when
the fire vas discovered and when he
reached the island the wing in which the
Kitchen was located was nearly destroy
ed The Booth family returned to New
YORK about month ago.
The property was purchased by Mr..
Booth from Alonzo Barker who for sew
erh years conducted hotel on the
island. The new owner rebuilt the
house and expended several thousand
dollars In beautifying the premises. The
house contained about ten rooms and
was deliberately finished and furnished
as summer home The Booths had
occupied the place about six years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
CONCPECAT MEET.

Rutland. Sept. 2S.-Delegates from
about Is Congregational Churches, prac-
tically all in the county. gathered In
this city this afternoon for the annual
meeting at the local church of the Rut-
land Association Of CONGREGATIONAL
Churches. The principal feature OF the
gathering was sermon this evening by
the Rev. DIR. W. n. De Berry of SPRING
field Mass. who discussed "Thc Negro
Of To-day" DIR, De Berry is pastor or
Conversational Church for colored
PEOPLE at Springfield
This afternoon there were short adj
dresses by the Rev. f. H. Jenkyns or
Sudbury, the Rev. w. Bradford of Ben
son. the Rev. O. r. HouGhton of wal
lngford. the Rev F. T.. Dawson or
West Rutland. The Rev, a. W. Bailey
Of Boston discussed the Christian En-
deavor movement in New England Inc
convention sermon was By the Rev
w a. Mclntlrc of Dandy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
FORGERY CHARGED.
Rutland Railroad Clerk Accused of
Raising Figures on Pay Check.

Rutland, Sept. GA warrant was is
sued by States Attorney c. V. Poulin
to-day for w. c. Huntington, for some
time employed as clerk in the auditors
office of the Rutland railroad in this
city, charging him with forgery in
altering the figures on pay check and
receiving $50 more than was due him by
the alleged fraudulent means. Huntington
has been confined at the county Jail for
several days, having been locked up by
Deputy Sheriff II. r. Adams because he
could not furnish surety in n civil case
instituted against him In city court by
the railroad to recover the $50,
few days ago Huntington was given
his time" by railroad authorities, being
handed a slip emitting him to draw sll.32
for six and a half days work. 1t Is
charged that he raised the amount
sl1.9o to S31.92 and the six and half TO
lG IL, having no difficulty in securing
money for the larger amount.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
EXPLOSION ON
BATTLESHIP
Pre-Dreadnaught Benedetto Brin
of Italian Navy Partially De-
stroyed-Rear Admiral
Is Killed.

Paris, Sept. 2S.-A despatch to the
Havas Agency from Brindisi says:
"a fire which was followed by an
explosion has occurred on board the
Italian battleship Benedetto Brin Eight
officers and $40 marines have been
saved thus far.
Rear Admiral Rubin di Cervin Is
among the dead.
"Thc fire was purely accidental"
The battleship Bencdetto Brin was a
vessel OF 13,427 tons and in peace times
carried complement of 100 men. She
was completed in 1904 at cost of 3d.
5000
The battleship is Of the e-drcadnaught
class and carried four 12-inch, four S-inch
and twelve 6-inch guns, twenty 12-pound-
ers, two 1-pounders and two maxims.
She also was armed with four torpedo
tubes. The vessel had a speed of about
2Ola knots
Rear Admiral Baron Ernesto Rubin d!
Ccrvin was IN command Of the vessel.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
MUCH DAMAGE DONE.
Franklin County Visited by Center of
sundays storm.

ST Adams, Sept 27-Thousands Of dol
lars damage in Franklin county was
caused by the high wind storm which, be-
ginning Saturday night, continued through
last night Farmers are heavy losers.
Crops were damaged, corn which had been
cut and stacked was blown away, barns
unroofed and in one instance a barn was
blown down. The latter was the building
on St Adams hill owned by ]. $. Stafford.
1t had been raised ready to be moved to
a new wall and was empty. The building,
which was 30xt0 feet in dimensions, was
demolished. Apples, which are very
scarce this year, We're blown from the
trees and some choice fruit will now bring
prices for which much cheaper grade of
fruit would ordinarily sell
Telephone and telegraph service was
badly affected Last night only one telc-
phone line from st Adams was working,
Inat 10 Enosburc Falls, and not until this
morning WIS the circuit between this
city and RurinPtor in operation whio
several lines Wee ont ~ commission all
day. Local lines We're derrc"alizod. all nc
tween this city ana the Fay h"irz out o.:
commission. The same was .r'.c Of tho
telegraph sor~e liros being out of repair
VI 10 II late hour to-day.
The damage to lighthouses and poats at
the Bay was hcavy. Men we're at work
all Sunday afternoon and evening The
Dollhouse owned by Prosper Rich col
!npsod and The roof fell ON the large
laGuch Inside, which was taken out and
tod, but not Until after long battle with
the waTes. Several boats al the obi keyo-
sone dock .llcl ana sank. This morning
~ boats We're counted on the shore.
Probably az least dozen shade trees IN
this city y;erc blown down, while tnc
stroe'a were strca,n with limbs leaves ant
twige, Ore Zee on Taylor Park blew
across wires on Bank street, making II
necessary to chop the tree in two before
che street was entirely passabe Two
little girls on Lake street just cFcarci
falling tree and traffic was blocked fo
some time.
Only n few electric liGht and powe
wires we're broken and tho power was of
only temporarily.
Chief f. ], Guerin Of the Are department
says that he never experienced so mucl
trouble with the lines as ne did yester
day afternoon and last evening.
Acknowledgement Lee S. Tilotson. VIII
was motoring home from Boston wit
Mr. and Mrs S. S, Watson and Mrs. al
fred A. Hail. left St Johnsbury las
evening abou. seven o'clock and not unit
morning did the party reach home al
though the tip ordinarily takes Orl
about three hours, Mr., Tillotson and Nj
Watson cnt at least half dozen tree
out OF the road, and found others whic
had been cleared away by motorists ahea
Of them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
LOAN SEEKERS
ARE GUARDED
Anglo-French Financial Com
mission Starts for Chicago
Great Precautions
for Safety.

New York, Sept. T.-The fast New
York Central train. which left here to-
day for Chicago with Lord Reading,
lord chief justice of England, and three
of his associates in the Anglo French
financial commission aboard, was in
spected and polced as never before when
It rolled out Of the Grand Central sta
ton this afternoon.
The commissioners were bound for
Chicago, where they are to confer with
western bankers over the tentative
terms Of the proposed half billion dol
lar credit loan to Great Britain and
France. While in New York members
of the commission have received threat
ching letters from persons hostile to the
loan and the police have been taking
unusual precautions.
To-day 20 detectives and plain-clothes
men were scattered about the Hobbies Of
the hotel. where the commission has
parture approached.
The train itself was under surveillance
from the moment 1t was made up. In
one coach, set aside for the commits
sion, every article was closely examined
before the car was thrown open. The
contents of all other coaches We're given
II somewhat less painstaking inspection.
After the train had been made up,
railroad detectives went over the cars
carefully to make sure that nothing dan
gerous had been secreted in any part
Of the train. The engine was rigidly
examined and no one except detectives
and the crew was permitted to go near
the train until it was ready for pas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
ARDMORE DEAD AZ.
AtchisOn, Topeka and Santa Fee May
he Prosecuted for Negligence.

Ardmore. Okla, Sept. 2S.-Officials
Of the Atchsion, Topeka and Santa Fe
railway may be charged with GRIM
inal negligence in connection with the
explosion and fire which caused the
wrcckinE of the business district Of
Ardmore and the deaths Of AZ persons
here yesterday. This announcement
was made in statement issued to-
night by Russell Brown, city attorney
of Ardmore. Investigation with
view to fixing blame for the disaster
will be begun tomorrow by tho
municipal authorities. An official list
issued by the police late to-day placed
the number of dead at A and the total
property damage at half a million dol
lars.
Many official statements had placed
the number Of victims at 50.
This discrepancy was explained to-
night by the fact that several persons
previously reported dead were found
either in hospitals or in their homes
after n close police check with tho
| physicians
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
REV. T, s. BARBOUR DEAD.

Stoddard. y. H., Sept. 27.-The Rev.
DR.. Thomas $, Barbour, formerly for.
eign secretary of the American Bap-
fist Foreign Mission society, died sud-
denly ut his summer home here SUM
day. While head of the foreign mis-
sion work of his denomination Dr.
Barbour figured prominently few
years ago as leader in the movement
to stop the atrocities in the Congo re-
gion.
He was a brother of the Rev, Henry
Nj. Barbour pastor of the Church OF
the Beloved Disciple. New York. ana
a half brother of the Rev. Or. Clar-
ence a. Barbour, president of the
Rochester Theological Seminary.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
VT. KINGS DAUGHTERS.
Annual Meeting at BenningtOn-Stat'
Members Il Now 1896.

Bennington, Sept. 2S-The Vermont
Kings Daughters at their annual meet
ing here to-day elected the following Of
ficers: Council member, Mrs. Martha
Dana Clark, Woodstock; honorary presi-
dent. Mrs. +. NJ. Denny. Montpelier;
president, Mrs. Martha Dana Clark,
Woodstock; vice-president. Mrs. a. L..
Cross, Swanton; recording secretary. Mrs.
G. +. Nourse, Rutland: corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Jennie T.. Bailey, Bran
don: treasurer. Mrs. Lucy ]. b. Burt,
Bennington auditor, Mrs. Emma L..
Howard. Bennington; silver cross repre-
sentative, Mrs. Lyman Gibbs. White
River Junction. The report Of the secre-
tary showed that there were 81 circles
in the State with a total membership OF
SEC
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
DUMBA INCIDENT
is NOW CLOSED
Formal Recall Received at State
Department-Safe Conduct
Home Is Being Ar
ranged.

Washington, Sept. 2s.-Dr. Constantin
II. Dumba. Austrian ambassador to the
United states, has been formally re-
called by his government and the state
department is arranging with the British
and French embassies here for his safe
conduct on n steamer sailing from New
York October s.
This announcement was made to-day
by Acting Secretary Folk. after receipt
of cablegram from Ambassador PEN
field at Vienna telling of his conversa-
ton with Austrian officials. and mes
sage from DR.. Dumba himself asking
safe conduct in accordance with In
strucuons from his government. The
Incident is now considered closed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
FEDERAL JURORS DRAWN.
October Term of United states Court
COnvcpcs mt Rutland the 9Th.

Rutland, Sept. 27.-Jurors have been
summoned by the United states marshal
office in this city for the october term OF
the district court which opens at the fed
oral building in Rutland October 8. There
are six cases set for trial by jury and one
hy court as follows according to the dock
cts which have just been issued:
Jury cases Francesca DAgostino
admr. of Giovanni D'Agostino. VS.. Claren-
don & Pittsford Railroad company Ncttie
NJ Hunt adnlrx. of Milford A. Hunt, VS..
Boston & Maine Railroad company; Roy
Mctiowan VS.. Postal Telegraph Gable
company; Patrick Mcdonald VS.. James
Mcdonald: in re Fraser Slate company u,
bankruptcy: in re Martin II. Gibson,
bankruptcy.
Court case: William II. Rowland, trus-
tee of H. d. Scott. bankrupt. VS. e. NJ.
Bixhy.
The personnel of the juries drawn Is g
follows:
Grand jurors: Rush p Barrett George
f. Chalmers. f. c. Cleavor. J, f. Creed
ton and D. l.. Morgan. Rutland; A. L.
Bowen. Dorset; D. d. Burditt Pttsford
Ct. II. Chaffee, Middebury Edward
dewey, fpeTTlHStoll, NItoTee H.
Cavcndish A. A. Greene, MiddletOwr
Springs: c. b. Kendall Shoreham; JOSEPH
r. Mann, Arlington; William Mason
| Pawlet John c. Patterson, Proctor; G
D. Payne, Bridport: Nathan II. Ptncus
| Poultney: Park II. Pollard. Proctorsville
Myron Roberts Rupert; H. G. Sheldon
West Rutland.
! Petit jurors: Louis Abar. A. Catozzi
James ]. Fay, o. o. Hitchcock, f. NJ
| Knox, Charles II. Lalor, D. A. Bruten
George y. Pease, +. n. Wood and A. T
Woodward, Rutland; w. b. Avery NJ
L. Gibbs and c. f. Knowlton, Brandon
w. G. Beebe John Dimond, Manchester
Ira A. Belknap, Cavendish; N. d. Bot
tom, South SALISBURY; f. l.. Breed, G
! Frank Hendee. Pittsford; o. B. Bryant
| Proctorsville; Miner Cleveland Benning
ton; ]. a. Douglass. J. a. Peck, r.
| Pinney. Middlebury; j. II. Fletcher
Bridport; Carl Hughes, Fair Haven; OH
| Hunt Pittsford; John Jones, Castleton
! n. +. Lewis Wells; George Marsh
Chester: Charles j. Mead, West Rutland
| Aldace W. Newton. Wallingford: John I.
| Ray. East Poultney; George W. Ray
mond, Ludlow; Willard b. Walker, Ben
| son.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
Touring Car Burned.

st. Johnsbury. Sept GA large touring
car owned and driven by Fred d. Gilman
of this place. was burned near Concord
village this afternoon. Mr.. Gilman was
alone in the car when flames broke out
on the dashboard. probably caused by
crossed wires in the ignition system.
In attempting to beat out the flames
with his bare hands, Mr.. Gilman was
badly burned on one wrist. Before help
arrived the gasoline tank exploded and
the car was totally destroyed. The loss IS
$500, covered by insurance.