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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
TRIAL OF SUIT OF
ARTHUR c. TRAIN
BEGINS AT RUTLAND

Rutland, April 19.-Trial was COM
menced in Rutland county court before
Judge f. L. Waterman of Brattleboro
this afternoon of the case of Arthur G.
Train of New York VS.. Otis n. williams
of this city, head of the American
taper Gay company of Clarendon, to
recover S4,607.57 for legal services. The
case is Of considerable interest because
the prominence of the plaintiff who. az
assistant district attorney Of New York.
has prosecuted some important Grim
inal cases, and who is a story writer
of note. Mr.. Trains counsel are Law
renee, Lawrence Il Stafford of this city.
Thomas w. Moloney and J. c. Jones of
Rutland are counsel for the defendant.
When Mr.. Williams who is still un-
der %, was n minor, his grandfather
the late Judge Otis of Chicago of Otis
elevator fame, left him an estate, said
to have been worth three quarters Of q
million dollars. Otis Williams father
was appointed his guardian. The faith
er and son had some trouble during
the tendency of the Guardianship and
young Williams engaged Attorney
Train in 1912 to look after his inter
ests and make his father submit
strict account as guardian. The claim
involved in the present case includes
charge of $500 for Is months legal
services and various monies paid out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
PRESIDENT SCI:
REEFS MANAGING
SHIP Of STATE

monopolize their news fer their own
columns, and do not open them to those
who are not members. What is news?
Roughly speaking. news is the first report
of an event of public and current inter
est. News signifies nothing in the world
except personal service. \ man has as
much right to say what shall bc done
with scoop as Caruso has to the use
of his voice To receive everybody who
publishes a paper to membership would
be to destroy the association itself, be
cause while there is much that may 90
into a newspaper that may be mere
routine as market reports, still every man
wishes to make his paper distinctive
publication and if there is nothing dis
tinctive in it's general news report a
newspaper will become Indifferent and
undertake to gain distinctive quality
by something altogether aside from the
budget of news furnished by the Asso-
ciated Press. And it seoms To m" that
an essential condition of maintaining u
cooperative news gathering association
is that that association shall have the
right to dctcrmin" its own membership.
While the Associated Press has always
had a very large proportion of the lead
ing newspapers of the country. IT has
never had them all If it hal them all,
or substantially all. then the objection
that it is a monopoly. in the very nature
of the case, passes out of view The
general plan of the organization has been
approved by the Acknowledgement allow
ing the association to discriminate, and
to determine it's own membership.
Il hot
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
PUBLIC SERVICE
BOARD HEARS ISSUE
AGAINST RAILWAY

Hrattlehoro, April 20-The public ser
vice commission at Il hearing this after
noon heard complaints against the irwin
stat" Gas n Electric company, operators
of the Brattleboro Street railway These
complaints compassod the range of poor
rcadbed fiat wheels, poor ventilation. in
sufficient car accommodations ana other
incdcntals. Company officials denied all
of them with the exception Of having re-
c"ivcd complaints of HAT Wheels which
We're romedied as soon as poss BILE 1t
is generally agreed that the roaducd is
in as good condition as usual in the
spring. The company admitted that ono
OF the three closed cars was in rather
poor condition but contended that it was
used only occasionally rs Il spare car
ana that another car was bought in the
winter and is to replace the particular
bad car neNt fall and winter The com
mission will make a trip over the road
ON April ~ in the afternoon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
HUNlREOSA7TE stock SALE
Morgan Horses of Late Joseph BatteII
AuctiOncd or at Low
Prices.

Middebury, April 2o-A large number
of lovers of good horses gathered here
to-da! to attend the auction sale of some
of the Morgan stock belonging to the estate
of the late Joseph Battcl There were
between 400 and 800 people ON hand,
covering many sections Of Vermont and
Il large number of other States, among
them New York, New Jersey, Con-
nccticut, Maine and Massa Chusctts Not
all of stock was disposed of ana for the
leading sales the prices were in most
cases below what the animals were con
sidcred worth The triple blue ribbon
stallion Scotland was sold to Mr. Lunk
of Bangor, NJ, for $3.50; Robert Bruce
brought $40 from &. \. Stone of BOs-
ton, who also purchased the stallin Green
Mountain Boy for $lo5 III" blue ribbon
mare Roxy Gates went To W. : Tob Of
New York for $500 Mr. Battcll had valued
Scotland at $1,000 and in his life time
no one could have bought him for less
Between % and A. horses We're disposed
of during the day
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
CHINA is TOLD
WE INSIST UPON
TREATY RIGHTS

London, April 20-Rcuter's Pekin cor
respondent is authority for the statement
that the United states government has
sent a note to China which bears upon
the negotiations now under way between
Pckin and Toxic. II is said that the
United states pointed out that it had
certain rights i'm China which were con-
fcrred by treaties, and that II did not
intend in any manner to recode from
them.
The Pelin despatch adds that the Chin
csc believe the American note will have "a
valuable moral effect" on the Chino-Jap-
anese negotiations.
New York, April 20.-n remarka BILE
speech at the Hotel Aston last night be-
fore delegates of the churches of Christ
in America. the Japan Society and New
York Peace society, DE- smaller Mathews,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22

because of the spirit of mob violence
that pcrvaded the courtroom" and
also that his constitutional rights had
been violated because Frank and his
attorneys had been absent from the
courtroom, without Franks consent
when the verdict was returned This
absence. 1t was claimed, was at the
request OF the presiding Judge who
was quoted as saying he feared mob
violence against Frank and his law
yers If verdict of acquittal were re-
turned
Inc extraordinary motion for a new
trial was denied by the superior court
May &, and the decision was affirmed
py the state supreme court october Ii.
Inc superior court on June 6, 1914,
dismissed the motion to set aside the
verdict on constitutional grounds by
sustaining the states demurrer to the
motion. The supreme court affirmed
this action November II, 1914. and six
days afterward the supreme court re-
fused to certify writ of error to the
United States Supreme Court.
ASKED WRIT OF ERROR
TO review that action, application was
made first to Justice Lamar, then to
justice Holmes and finally to the entire
supreme Court of the United States for
writ or error All held that the de-
cislon OF the Georgia Supreme Court
could not be reviewed because its action
was based on grounds of procedure,
namely, that the plea for setting aside
the verdict should have been advanced
at the time the nations for now trial
were made.
Application was made September ~ to
Judge Newman of the federal district
court for northern Georgia, for writ
of habeas corpus. alleging Frank had
been convicted without due process of
law that the trial court had lost iuris-
diction over him during the trial because
it was dominated by mob hostile to
the prisoner" and that Frank had been
absent from the court room when the
verdict was returned. Two days later
Judge Newman refused the writ of ha-
beas corpus, holding that to grant it
would mean that n federal court should
review the action of the state courts
in manner not warranted by the law
OF the country, and that, too, after the
supreme Court of the United States had
decided no federal question remained for
consideration in the case. Judge New
man also refused to issue a certificate of
probable cause" for appeal to the Sill
preme Court, but it was issued by JUS
tice Lamar December 2S and the case
came to the supreme Court for review of
Judge Newman's action, argument being
made last February.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22

lctln summarizes the value Of the road
drag rs follows:
First, the road drag is the simplest
and least expensive contrivance Yet de
vised for maintaining roads construct
ed OF earth or earthly material. Second,
the uccessful operation of a road dras
depends to a very great extent on the
skill and intelligence of the operator.
Third, the time to use the dru- is when
the material composing tue road surfac
is sufficiently moist to compact readily
under traffic after 1t has been moVeI
by the drag and does not contain suffi-
Gent moisture for, the traffic following
the drag to produce mud Fourth, drag
gins cannot usually be so arranged as -
keep teams employed an tine time. ana Il
is therefore desirable to have it done by
Interested persons who can find employ
ment for themselves and teams when they
are not engaged in dragsiug'
We wish every road commissioner in
the state could have in his hands copy
Of Farmers Bulletin 40 '97 and then
use a road drag intellieentIy and some
what Frequently.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22

pose Japan to constant danger of war
She has already realized the cost If this
Issue in the Russo-Japanese war,
"Ry the victory nf rsng-'rau she now
controls a third harbor on the coast
of China. and, for the moment at least,
is free from German rivalry and lnilu-
eucc in China.
If the only purpose she has is to
build up an Asiauc Monroe Doctrine, IN"
American people can hardly fail to sym
pathize with her, particularly as We re-
call her need for territory in viii h to
expand This principle Of colonization
I'm the interests Of overlooking popula-
ton, it is true, has never been followed
by America, but it Is probably too much
to expect that Japan with its territorial
limitations, would fail to follow the pre-
cedent set 10y al European powers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
PLUMBERS AGREE ON BILL.
Get % Cents per Day Incrense--Agree-
ment Covers n Year.

Barre, April l9.-Hardware men and
members of the Plumbers and Steam
filters Union, Local No. %. are on the
point of signing an agreement which will
continue In force for year, an amicable
settlement between the two factions hay
ing been reached Saturday afternoon
Subscribing to the agreement are all
journeymcn plumbers, steamfitters and
gasiitters in the city together with every
man who employs help of this kind
Practically the only change noted in the
new bill is the advance Of % cents per
day to journeymen, the present scale
being SIX. % instead of So. The eight hour
day continues, as do minor provisions
that have been in force for several years.
1t is expected that the agreement will be
signed at once, and unless either side
asks for change next year and gives
due notice, 1t win continue automatically
to be tho bill thereafter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
STRIKERS SMASH
MOVIE THEATRE

Chicago. April 20-Niol,nce in the form
of slugging non-unon Workmcn and the
partial wrcckng of "A moving picture
theatre were reported to the police to-
day while the leaders Of both sides were
busy in an effort to end the labor strike
and lockout which has tied M building
operations in Chicago M arrests were
made.
The union carpenters indicated their
willingness TO submit their side of tho
dispute to arbitration while the EN-
ployers' associations involved declared
they would give their reply to-morro,
to the Illinois state arbitration commits
sion, which has undertaken to end tho
strike and the lockout.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
suEsFORP R0MC7|ON SERVICES
Amos G. Gould Says He Aided e. II.
Thompson In Financing Bread
loaf Power Co.

Montpelier, April 2o--In Washington
county court specifications have been
filed in the $4,000 suit of Amos c. Gould
of Boston against Charles II. Thomp-
son and the I'readloaf Mountain Power
company, of which he and another Mont
peller man, Benjamin Summer, are stock
holders.
According to the specifications the suit
is for services rendered in bringing about
an agreement between the Boston Con-
suuction company and Charles II. Thomp-
son, assisting in promoting and financing
the Breadloaf Power company and money
expended herewith. Lawrence, Law
renee & Stafford of Rutland are counsel
for the plaintiff and Fred Il. Thomas Of
this city for the fedcndants. The case is
returnable at the September term of
county court
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
BARRE HONORS DEAD
SUPERINTENDENT OF
HER CITY SCHOOLS

Barre, April 19.-Schools and bust
ness places We're closed flags on pub
lie buildings were at half staff and
afternoon for the funeral of Superin-
tendent of Schools Edward NJ. Roscoe,
which was held in the Barre Congre-
Fational Church with Rev. j. w. Bar
nett officiating.
The body will be taken tomorrow
to New Haven for burial.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
MEETS IN HARWICK.
Grand Lodge of n. Il. q. T.. to Have
26th session.

Hardwick, April 20-Thc 2Gth annual
session Of the Grand Lodge of the New
England Order of Protection will be held
here next Monday and Tuesday.
The local lodge will confer the degree
on several candidates Monday evening
and will give n reception and ball to the
grand lodge, with a banquet at the new
I1ardwick hotel. Tuesday will be taken
up with the grand lodge meetings. The
committee on credentials will meet at
nine o'clock Tuesday morning.
The reception and ball and all meetings
will be held In the Sons of Veterans
hall.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
Our "JITNEY" OHcr-This and Sc.

DON'T MISS THIS cut out this slip,
enclose with five cents to Foley and Co.
Chicago, H., writing your name and adj
dress clearly. You will receive in return
Il trial package containing I'oley's Honey
and Tar Compound. for coughs, colds and
Group, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley
Cathartic Tablets. ]. w. O'Sullvan.
(adv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
YOUNG MEN

All young men, wheth-
er in business or not,
should have q checking
bank account and pay
their bills by check. We
give special attention to
this class of accounts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
FIGHTING IN CARPATHIANs.
INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS

1t is again stated that the German
efforts to bring about an accord be-
tween Austria and Italy have failed, u
report which, if confirmed. is likely to
magnify in the eyes of the Italians tho
frontier incident which occurred yester
day According to the latest reports the
Austrians, who were passing over Italian
territory, actually fired upon the Ital-
ian troops who repulsod hem and in
return penetrated into Austrian territory.
The sinking of the Greek steamer Ellis
pontos by n submarine off the Dutch
coast is likely to bring about some fric-
tion between the Groel; and German gov
ernments. The lllspontos was destroyed
while on a voyage from I'm liden, Hol-
land, to Montevideo in ballast.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
ALASKA RAILWAY
BUILDERS START
Engineering Commission Leaves
Washington for Second Great
Feat of Generation.

Washington, April 19.-The second great
achievement by this government in Il
generation is at hand-the construction
ofa government owned railroad in Alaska
This project is a feat second only in i'm
portanCe to the building of tho Panama
canal Indeed, it is rival of the canal.
will open up new vast region of almost
unprecedented resources and PRODUCTIVE
ty.
The government road will be built I'M
der the direction Of the Alaskan engin-
eering commission consisting of William
G. k,des chairman; Thomas Riggs, Jr.,
and Lieutenant Frederick Mears, late
superintendent of the Panama railroad.
The commission last week deserted its
quarters here and started for Alaska.
The entire cost of the railroad, includ-
ing the purchase of the Alaska Northern
railway, it is estimated will he SO, 500,
WA. Congress has appropriated $500 600.
and it is believed that $50 100000 at most
will be sufficient
This indicates what the administration
thinks of Alaska, for which the United
States paid Russia only 81, 100000
From Alaskan territory gold bullion
worth more than S2QN,o00 coo already has
been produced, and the total of Alaskan
resources in furs and fisheries as well
as minerals, probably now eXcells $4,000
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22

TELL ABOUT IT to readers of tho
classified advertisements-and dispose Of
that used car to u cash buyer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22

with particular purchase to ul ,..
day or tomorrow, all of the ads
which bear upon that subject become i'm.
modiatcly important TO YOU.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
THE E-15 RAN AGROUND.

London, April IS 500 p. In.--The British
admiralty, in n statement issued this
afternoon, announced that he submarine
E-15 ran ashore yesterday on kephen
Point in the Dardanollos while attempt
ing a difficult reconnaissance Of the
Kcphcz mine field.
The statement said that according to
am official communication published at
Constantinople the officers and men We're
rescued and made prisoners.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
Boat Was Engaged in Hazard
Gus Reconnaissance in the
Dardanelles and Ran Aground
Turks Capture Crew.
RUSSIAN ATTACK REFUSED
Austrians Claim to Have In
flicted Heavy LOsses--French
and British Active in West
Friction Expected between
Greece and Germany.

London, April 1S.-The British as an
offset to their succcG in destroying IL
Turkish torpedo boat which attacked the
transport Manitou off Chios Yesterday,
lost the submarine ELS, which. while
carrying out a difficult reconnaissance
in the Dardaneles mine field, ran ashore
on Kephcz point, the crew being made
prisoners. According to the Turkish re-
port seven of the crew are missing.
In Egypt British airmen have been
dropping bombs on the Turkish cncamp-
ment near the border. while a French
cruiser, the fire of which was directed
10y seaplane, has been throwing shells
on the Turks near III Arish. where the
army for the invasion of Egypt has it's
Headquarters.
The operations were undertaken pre-
sumably to harass tho Turks, as the
Turks have not shown any intention of
attacking the British since their last
repulse along the canal
FIGHTING IN CARPATHlANS.
In the Carpathians there has been
fighting, but 10 battle to he compared
with those which the arrival of spring
brought to a clos The Austrians Off
cially report that they have rcpulse1
Russian attacks to the southeast of Luz
kow pass, INJECTING heavy losses "u
their adversalies, hu; elsewhere compar-
ative calm prevails.
The French hav4 again boon active in
the Nosges. capturing an important
height near Motzeral. The British, too
have attacked the Germans in the neigh
borhood # Ypres, where fighting was still
in progress when the last report was dis
patched.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
FROM SEWARD TO FAIRBANKS.

The route adopted Is known as the
Susitna route" says a statement by Sec
rotary Lane and extends from Seward
on Resurrection bay to Fairbanks on the
Tanana river, a distance of AL miles.
This route includes the existing Alaska
Northern railroad, which runs from Sew
ard through the Renal peninsula for j
distance of II miles to Turnagain Arm.
This route is to be bought from its pres
ent owners by the government for 81, l50-
"o. $4,000 Of which will be paid on July
|, 1915. and the balance July l. 1916
From Turnagain Arm the route is to
ne extended through the Susitna valley
and across Broad pass to the Tananl
river and from there on 10 Fairbanks.
"A side line is to run from Matanuska
Junction into the Matanuska coal field. Il
distance Of IS miles. The road is to be
huilt with Its present base at ship Creek
on Cooks inlet. and from this point ii is
expected that the Matanus1a coal viii
he shipped during the greater portion or
the year"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
PRIDE or ADMINISTRATION.

President Wilson expects the building
or TINS railroad to be the greatest ma
terial achievement Of his administration
Mr. Riggs, member of the engineering
commission. who has been closely asSo-
ciated with Alaska for II years. says tho
opportunities are so great in that terri
tory that in five years Alaska will have
a population of more than million
where to-day there are fewer than q. Oo)
whites. lie advises, however, against an
instant rush
Alaska, he points out is unique in it's
geographical situation, climatic and phys
ical beauties Point Barrow. its north
ernmost cape, is warmer than any point
In the world SO far north This TERRITORY
is one-fifth the size of the United States.
having an area of $50 400 square miles
exceeding the size of the Is original Statcs
pennsylvania has an area of A.. rs square
miles Germany, France and SPAN have
an area Of 6lo,432 square miles and
Alaska exceeds the combined area Of Nor
way, Sweden, Finland, England Scotland
and Ireland.
THREE GREAT COAL FIELDS.
There are three great coal fields in
Alaska-the Boring river. the Matanuska
and the Nenana," said Mr. Riggs They
are capable of supplying the needs Of
the United States for the next 200 years.
1T is splendid coking coal and [
expect TO see the coast towns in Alaska
rival Butte, Mont, as smeltering centers
The opening up of these coal fields
means great industrial activity in Alaska.
not only in mining coal but in furnish
ing fuel whereby metal mines away from
lumber can be economically developed
Inc railroad about TO be built will tap
two of these fields
Other industries to be developed are
copper and quartz mines along the line
Of the railroad.
agriculture offers Wide field. This
is made possible by the summer daylight
being twice as long as in the State. I
do not advise farmers to pile into Ala ska
1t will be long time before the terri
tory will become an exporter of farm
products, but the local farms will sup
ply all the necessities Of the mining pop
ulation. Then gradually Alaska will be-
come an exporting country. Even now
turnlps are being shipped to Seattle,
where they bring a higher price than the
vegeta bles grown locally"