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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
1000 ARE RE.CERT|FlED
Commissioner of Education Re-
classifies Vermont Teachers.
Tcnchers' Training Glasses Granted to
Five Towns-Norttmer Proctor
Donates Prizcs-What state
Board liz Doing.

The State board of education announces
that since the first of july nearly 300
Vermont teachers have been reCcrtifcatc /
under the new regulations. The work is
now nearly completed. Very few life Ger
tihcates under the new plan viii be issue ,
system Of cortilication has been "A large
attendance at the various summer schools.
About one-thrd of the teachers of YER
mont attended at least three weeks of
summer school, n record that has not been
approached by any other State in thu
Union. The attendance was not limited II
the institutions in our own State There
We're Vermont teachers at George Wash
ington University, Columbia University,
University of New York. Simmons College,
Ilarvary University and Dartmouth Co
lege. According to the new regulations
towns will receive state aid according To
the kind of certificate held by the teach
ers in their rural schools four dollars Il
week being allowed for the life certificate
three dollars for the qualification certiti
cate and two dollars for the proba tiona V
certificate. The State will give trained
teachers rebates only in towns which en-
ploy teachers holding one of the new cer.
tifcates.
The teachers training classes have been
granted to Brigham Academy, Bakers
field, Wilmington, Swanton and Sout.
Royalton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
GOOD VOTE on DIRECT PRIMARY
(From the Rutland IIerald)

With returns still incomplete on the Ill
rect primary vote, it is evident that the
people have taken to the new measure
with fairly good grace, and, despite their
will. in somewhat representative man
ner.
The chief underlying error in principle g
the wde-open feature of the law. which
permits men of various parties to take
part in the primaries Of other parties.
without any special restriction Other
than the clause forbidding the splitting OF
tickets
This clause seems all the more singular
when 1t was the evident intent of the Les
sature to give the freest possible express
sion to the individual preference. If it is
proper for democrat to vote in repup-
lican primary, or vice versa. for instance.
why is it not proper for democrats to
split their ballots and vote. say. for Nv o
republicans and two democrats for cOuntt
senator?
The law should he made consistent, one
way or the other, and the Herald is ir-
cined to favor the closed primary, which
would require voters to register their po-
litical preference and vote only the tick
cts of that party. 7, is, however, was not
at all acceptable to the LEGISLATURE ~
1915
The Interpretation of the section calling
for certain percentages of the vote to ne
signed to primary petitions has also work.
ed to the disadvantage Of candidates for
county senator, requiring them, in Rut-
land county. to get more signatures than
those required for United states senator.
The chief objection to the law is its
cumbrous requirements, and perhaps
any attempt to add more would he promp e
ly discouraged, but it is an awkward sys.
TEN to handle and might he smplfed III
some respects even if it were made
more stringent.
From a newspaper standpoint the pr }.
vision for keeping the polls open until
eight o'clock at night, is absurd 1t also
entails a large amount of night work OH
election clerks. which would seem to he
unnecessary. The chief merit claimed
for the late closing is that it permit :
farmers and men engaged i'm daylight o..
equations to vote in the evening, without
interfering with their work. The vote.
will he the best Judge as to whether the
additional labor is worth while
And in all. the Herald is bound to adm.
that the first trial of the law has work@d
ont better than most of it's opponents pre-
dicted, and it may he continued on the
statute books Of the state, for all any ona
hears n present.
As for eliminating the political boss, tie
experience Of Tuesday shows that it has
simply made him Indispensable. despite
the free use of advertising and CampaiF
literature by two of the senatorial Candi-
dates 1t has certainly not tended toward
making ii easier for poor man TO get he
fore the people. 1t has rather increased
the purely legitimate costs of a Statewide
/ campaign.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
WHAT OUR NE|GHBORS SAY
The Direct Primary surprised Its OPP
pOnents-Must Have Fair
Trial.


The primaries had their first real test
Tuesday. The size of the vote cast
throughout the State can be nothing if
not gratifying To advocates of this sys-
TEN of nomination The keen contest
over the scnatorship no doubt drew a
larger vote than would have resulted in
straight state election without such
an unusual issue. But even so the cleo
ton is score one for the primary boys"
Despite the fact that confusion was
found to result from the fact that "A
voter could not mark in two columns on
the same ballot. invalid votes were not
as numerous, locally at least, as was pre-
dicted. Friendship for candidate led
several unthinkins frecmen to jump the
column In which they started marking,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
PARALYSIS FROM THE SOIL
Theory Again AdNnnccd-I.ight Rays
A. Treatment

In highly interesting editorial ap-
bearing in the American journal of
Electrotherapcutics and Radiology. of
which DR.. William Bonham Snow IL
the editor. the suggestion is again ad =
Vanccd that the infection of poliomye-
ltis or infantile paralysis, is trans
mitted from the soil. The editorial is
written by an authority, and it is par
ticularly interesting at this time be-
cause the same suggestion has been
made in other quarters and it has
been stated that the outbreaks of pre-
.Nious epidemiCs were CoinCident with
excavation work on large scale,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
MAINE LIKED HUGHES.

tFrom the Augusta Kcnnebec Jour
Gov. Charles l.. Hughes came
Maine and fascinated his audie
with direct simplicity of statement
practical handling of national
state affairs, He is Names kin
man. Maine likes men of charf
and force and honest rugGednes
purpose. Mr.. Hughes nils the hi
record and presence. in appearance
in word.
Mr.. Hughes spoke briefly IN Aug
but he said more, and in wa,
cause his hearers to think more,
the average spollbinder could
said in two hours. Nonsense to
liven his hearers is unnecessary
Mr.. Hughes; he left his hearers v
ing for more.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
EASY AMENDMENT SUGGESTED
G'rom the Bennington BanncrD


When the primary law was drafted the
editor of The Banner tried to have the
ballot divided by parties so that each
voter when he went to the polls would
have to ask for the ballot Of his party
In this way each voter would have had
only the ticket Of the party i'm which he
announced his membership ut the time
of voting. Few voters would have the
nerve to step up publicly and ask for
the ballot Of the opposite party. but
when both ballots are in their hands
there is sometimes n temptation to in
terfere in the affairs Of their neighhors.
This change should be made by the next
Legislature and also the names should
he aternated on the ballot where
there are several candidates for the
same place. 1t was so provided In the
original bill. but the Legislature COM
mittee insisted on changing it to the
present form
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
SHORT FOR "PERJOD. "

II was the first day of her first terra
of school, and the new teacher called up
the class and asked large girl to tell ~
'olumhus's voyage, WELL" said the
glrl, columbus started out and sailed
around dot" what" said the as
tonished teacher, "IIe sailed around a
dot" repeated the girl. Pressed for her
authority she pointed triumphantly -
the page in the book and the teacher
read, about this period Columbus sail
ed,"-Christian Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
THE MAN AROI ND THE DEPOT.

me tra'hin'n get most 81 TN" adVor-
using an" news space these days. pu'
anyone VINO moves himself or family
""' 10 me country IN the summer time
Is certain I" ma out that the station
aEeh' Pr't'N nearly - the ralIr"ad' II
he Ism 'h'r" and d"eSn Know th'S
or 90 thal 'ln"S without 'hdS' lot
81 lo'NS nave theIr vacation Spollod
or th''r business injured fa'rfaN
harr'S"h' president OF the southern
ANYWAY gave mlEhtN goo" ueScrip-
TO" " 'h' man Wh" runs the o'Pot IN
,'''n' ""ur'SS n'ioie some pouy OF
/ r"l''oa" WORKERS
IN doo'''"n To having inc PuahNcs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21

III order to favor their idols. This can
ne zone in November but positively not
in September.
however, this is but the first time ana
u Is not surprising that some voters
should fail to be entirely "wise' on the
subject
10 carroll s. Page the primary law
must seem to have worked to perfection.
one would CLEAN such an inference from
the vote
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
CURED HER TWO LITTLE GIRLS

Mrs Ada Sanders, Cotton. Tenn,
writes I'VE use Foley's Honcy and
Tar as our best and only cough remedy.
1t never fails to cure my two little girls
when they have colds" Relieves hoarse.
ness, tickling throat bronchitis hay
fever, asthma, Group. j. W. O'Suuivan
Medical Hall II Church st. ADV
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21

Mrs i. +. Har;meister, Tea, Mo"
writes; u was affected with sidney
trouble for two years | got So had this
summer | could hardly do my COOKING
got Foley Kidney Pills and zee IKE
new person." Too many women neslec'
symptoms of kidney dcraugement' weak
back swollen ankles and joints Genes
pains and rheumatism. j. W o'su'hNah'
"a church St, Medical Iiall iAu'J
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21

"Bll Blunt is one of those roHfh
ready chaps isn't he?"
Eyes, that describes him pretty
lie is rough in manners and dress
he ) ready to do anything EXCEPT y,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
THE SOCIETY WHIRJ

IL once moved in the same circle with
Mrs, DeStyle"
"G'wan."
Fact We got on the same merry go
round"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21

nor, the famous Rockefeller expert, is
quoted as having said this before the
American Academy of Medicine:
"The survival of the viru, in tho So
cretions is favored by weak daylight
and darkness and hndcred by bright
daylight and sunshine. IT is readily
destroyed by exposure to sunlight"
In that connection the editorial adj
vocates the use of radiant light in the
treatment of the sufferers It points
out that it is an established fact that
! the ordinary coryza-cold i'm the head
can be cured by zone or two one
hour exposures to the intense radia-
tions from the incandcscont lamp"
+ The application of high frequency
currents of electricity with the vacu-
um tube along the spine of the pa
ticnts is also urged as measure
which should receive attention. and the
application of static wave currents.
The writer holds that tho alarm ov-
er the danger of contagion is extreme.
and that the disease is infectious, not
generally contagious.
There are many reasons" he saws.
"to believe that soil, season and at
mospheric conditions have much to do
with epidemic Of poliomycltis. Fol
lowing a long season of rains with hu-
midity, these epidemcs often occur
and probably are propagated outside
of the human organism. az in malaria,
tetanus and numerous other types of
infection.
"The method Of transmission and
source is the problem of greatest i'm
portancc to be solved To the present
time the carrier has not been discov-
cred. All sorts of flies and insects
have been suspected as carriers but
yet no definite ono has been deter,nin
ed That a specific germ has been
isolated has been accepted. but whoth-
er this is fully established or not may
be question. Til fact that during
this epidemic isolated eases have oc-
CURED in states and cities remote from
New York indicates that they are not
refcrablc, as prov .ously stated. to hui
man transmission, but originate in anv
locality under fa,orablc conditions.
The writer's observations have
been that these cases occur in children
who have been playing on the Garth
as at the seashoro. in gardens and
fields. where thcn bare skins have
come in contact with tho earth. This
fact would not exclude thoir devclop-
ment where garhag. and flth is prcs-
ent in the city streets as well. cases
occur on isolated farms as we'll as in
crowded communities Furthermore
insects may carry this infection tYie.
may carry it on their bodies and feet
from infected surfaces with ,yhich tboy
come in contact
"The ouarantinfnp nr tho It,lo eur
ferers and l,ccni,,,,. ..,i,..,.. ,t,.i,..
mr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-08
Hughes Lead in .
New Hampshire
Is Cut to $500

Manchester, N. H., Nov. with on
ly "a precincts to near from, it ap-
peared this morning that Charles E.
Hughes plurality in New Hampshire.
one of the New England states upon
which the Republicans had built their
highest hopes, had been reduced to $500
votes.
Democratic leaders were jubilant,
and the state headquarters at Concord,
at O'Clock this morning, issued a
statement over the signature of Chair
man George E. Farrand, refusing to
concede that Hughes had carried the
state. They did admit the election of
Henry w. keyes. Republican candidate
fol governor. His lead over John C.
IIUtchins. Democrat. is in the vicinity
of 1000.
Congressman Sulloway CRY was ap-
parently reelected from the First dis
trict by 1900 over Gordon Woodbury.
tDl and Congressman Edward H. Wa
son (R) of Nashua was leading Ray
mond, b. Stevens by approximately 5000
in the Second district.
Chairman Philip II. Faulkner of the
Republican State committee claimed. a
working majority in the House and a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-08
michigan IS
|Conceed by
Democrats

Detroit, Mich. Nov. 7.-Democralc
leaders, shortly before midnight prac,
tically conceded that Hughes woulo
carry Michigan. Returns from % on.
Of s. counties gave Hughes $500 ana
wilson 4s, SIS. Hughes plurality mas
been growing consistently since .ne
f1rst returns were received. The pre-.
cincts which thus far have reported
embrace 81 Of the SO counties OF Mich
igan.
rhe amendment for statewide pro-
hibition with 244 precincts In 4S coun-
ties heard from had a majority OF more
than 10000.
Albert E. Sleeper. Republican candi-
date tor governor, increased ms leao
to $4,000. Election of the remainder OF
the Republican ticket was considered
United States Senator Charles =.
Townsend " as leading his Democratic
oppopent, Lawrence Price, by more
than 1000 and latest returns from the
upper peninsula were swelling the Tor
mer's plurality.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-08
STRIKERS RAID
BRISTOL RUBBER
FACTORY MONDAY

Bristol. r. l.. Nov. 7.-Strikers at the
plant of the National India Ruber Co.
today raided the factory of the Nara
gansett Rubber Company, forcing the
700 employees there to quit work. Doors
were forced, but there was no other
damage Police recruited hastily found
the plant closed and made no arrests.
Twelve hundred employees of the Ma
tional India Rubber Company, most Of
them workers on lawn tennis shoes,
struck last week for a wage increase
of one cent pair. The plant, which
employs 5000 persons. was closed at
once. A committee of the strikers yes
teday reached an agreement with the
management whereby an increase of
IA cent on some grades of shoes was
to be granted and accepted, and az
rangements were made to reopen the
factory.
The strikers at meeting refused the
concessions. appointed a new committee
and renewed demands on the manage
ment. They were refused and the body
of strikers then marched to the plant of
the Narragansett company and ordered
the manager. Terrence Mccarthy, to
grant their demand or close up his shop.
Mccarthy attempted to close the doors
but the crowd rushed in and ordered the
operatives to walk out. Mccarthy said
he had promised a week ago that he
would grant any concessions allowed by
the National company.
Later in the day the National India
Rubber CO. closed down its wire insula-
ton plant also. throwing 500 additional
persons out of employment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-08
Republicans
1900
in Rhode Island

Providence, r. l., Nov. S.-The Re-
publicans carried the entire state by
a plurality of about 1900. reelected
Walter e. Stiness (R) by about 5000
and Ambrose Kennedy (R) by about
1000 but lost the United States sena-
torship, Peter G. Gerry (D). winning
over Senator Henry F. Lippitt (R), by
about 5000.
Hughes carried Rhode Island by
about $500 and Gov. Beeckman had a
plurality of about 10000 over Addi-
son p. Monroe (D). The Socialists cast
about 1900 votes for governor, the Pro-
hibitionists almost 400 and the Social
list Labor party approximately ITS.
The election of Gerry over Senator
Lippitt was no surprise as within the
lat 10 days the laboring people indi-
Gated their trend towards Gerry and
their hostility toward Lippitt at the va
rious rallies held throughout the state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-08
HALF HUNDRED DROWN
Continued from Page One)
Women and Children


Although early REPORTS said that the
passengers included namber of wo.
men and children, all the bodies re-
covered were those Of men. At mid
night the divers who had been remov-
ing the bodies one by one from the in
terror of the submerged car. said that
they believed they had nearly complet-
ed their task as far as the car itself
was concerned. Other bodies of pas
sengers would be found, it was thought.
adrift in the channel. Most OF thns
passengers were employees Of factorie3
in the South Boston district, whH
returning home from work IS
Most Of the passengers were susa ~
of the Western Electric Co.'S. facsY =,
South Boston and were returningsf
homes from work. Many, wOn4a e
children are said to be included II IN,
number. The car was Of the cIoson sf5sses
with narrow door at each end, - -
escape was impossible except for -
who happened to be standing on the $500
forms. II
The assistant draw tender, Timothy ii !
Shea, who was in charge of the bsldeN
disputed the statement Of the motornasnsi
ss'e~s ~1AS~S ""S aAo A6AI at tuo Sdto OF Inc
draw Mr.. Shea said that the usual red
signal lights were on the gate. He was
not sure, he said. whether the arc light ON
the bridge was lighted.
The draw tender said that he received
a signal about SIS p: NJ from the. tow
boat William q. williams, which was
going up stream with a lighter in tow.
Il was in the controlling house." said
Shea. land I took all the usual precau-
lions. There were red lights on the gate.
opened the draw and the tugboat start.
ed to come through.
Suddenly my attention was attract
ed by crash and screams. AS look
ed around the car went right through
the gate Of the draw and plunged into
the water Only the rear trucks re-
manned on the rail, the body Of the car
breaking away from these trucks and
under the water.
I yelled to the men on the towboat
TO let the line Of the lighter 20 so that
she would drift down where her crew
might be Of assistance in rescusne
some Of the passengers. Two OF thu
assistant bridge tenders. John r. Keon
and John J. Fitzgerald. jumped into
row boats and picked up three men who
were swimming. George Litchfield. in
another boat. also rescued man and
the tugboat crew picked up another.
All were put ashore and sent to hos.
pital."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-08
Victory
in nlinois-~H hughes
Runs Ahead Of Ticket

Chicago. Nov. Returns received
up to midnight indicated a Republican
victory in Illinois by a plurality es-
timated by Republicans at more than
100000 for Hughes and slightly smaller
pluralities for the Republican state
ticket. headed by Frank o. Lowden for
governor.
Estimates based on returns up to
that hour indicated a plurality for
Hughes in the state outside of Chi
cago of more than 100000. while
Hughes was leading slightly on incom-
plete Chicago returns. The race in
Chicago, however. was close.
Lowden was opposed by Governor
Edward F. Dunno. Democrat, who was
up for reelection.
Women. who voted for the first time
in Illinois on the presidential issue.
maintained about the same ratio of
preference for Hughes or Wilson as the
men.
In 1912 Wilson carried Illinois by a
vote of 405,04S to 386.478 for Roose-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-08

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge had re-
ceived at the same hour 215.A2 votes
against 1s2.s6s for Former Mayor John F.
Fitzgerald. the candidate Of the Demo-
Gratis for the United States Senate.
At the same hour there was no
known change in the congressional
representation which at present stands
IL Republicans and Democrats. Mi
chael F. Phelan CD was reelected In
the 7th District where the Republicans
had made determined fight. The Dem
ocrats reelected Congressman James
A. Gallivan and Peter F. Tague from
the 10th and 18th Districts included in
the city Of Boston, while the 14th Dis
trict now represented by Congressman
Richard Olney End (D) was in doubt.
The Republicans appeared to have
made some gains in the Legislature,
but the count was incomplete.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-08
LIPPITT BEATEN
BY PETER GOBLET

Providence. r. l.. Nov. Peter Goelet
Gerry, a Democrat, was elected to the
United States Senate today, defeating
Henry F. Lippitt, Rhode Islands present
senior senator. by nearly 1900 and giving
this state a Democratic representative in
the upper branch of Congress for the
first time in more than 40 years.
The election of Gerry is generally at
tributed to the efforts of the labor inter
ests. This was feature in the Demo
cratic campaign. Senator Lippitt being
the object Of an attack for his attitude on
labor questions. The present is Senator
Lippitt's first term in Congress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-08

welt and 253,5s3 for Taft. .t~
Roosevelt in that year carried Chi
cago by a plurality of approximately
$4,000 over Wilson.
James r. Mann, minority leader of
the House of Representatives at Wash
ington on whom a vigorous fight was
made by the "Drys" of the Second Illi-
nois Congressional district was elected
on returns from 200 out of 800 pre-
cincts by 10000.
When less than fourth of the vot-
ing precincts in Illinois had reported,
a total vote Of approximately 100000
had been counted. Election officials es
timated the states total vote would
be at least 100000, as compared with
1,146,173 in the Presidential election OF
1872
This increase, due to the votes of
women, fairly swamped many voting
places in Chicago. In some precincts.
the ballot boxes overlooked and addi-
tional receptacles had to be provided
for in the afternoon.