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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
WHY RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
ARE MAKING DEMANDS
Vcnsons for EIght-HOur Day and In
crensed Wages Are stated.

cleveland Ohio FEB. 9.--The first oi'iCial
statement of the employees on tho impend-
ing controversy between railroads Of tho
country and their train crews over work
ing hours was issued here tonight. II was
signed by W. s. Stone, grand chief enEi-
neer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers; W. s. Carter, president of the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen; l., f. Sheppard, acting pres.
dent Of the Order of Railway Conductors,
and W. q. Lee. president of the Brother
hood Of Railroad Trainmen. These or.
ganizations claim to represent approx.
matcly 10000 employees on 5S lines Of
railroad.
The eight hour day movement, says the
statement, Is based wholly upon the JUS
tice of work day Of reasonable hours
that will permit the men further to
separate tho dead line between work and
wages Over time in road service is due
almost wholly TO the practc" of railroads
| overlooking trains so that they cannot
make their mileage within their time
limits The pay Of train service employees.
| other than passenger, Is based on lut
| miles or less, ten hours or less In the
eastern territory the brakeman viii re-
ceive the munficent sum Of SEQ for
regular freight service. out Of which he
must maintain his family al home and
take care Of himself AT the other end
Of the run. The loo-mlc trip is what rep.
resents one DAYS work and means that
at it's expiration the man must lay away
from home until he is dead headed back
or returned back with a train Ths
conductors receive approximately one.
third more than the prakcmen Wages
are a trinc higher in the southern and
| western territories"
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Denial from Hitchcock.

New York, Feb. 9.-"The statements
in the alleged letter from Mr. Brown
Allen of Staunton, Va, SO far as they
relate 10 me, are entirely without foun-
dation." Frank II. Hitchcock said here
tonight.
Mr. Hitchcock said Colonel Allen once
called him on the telephone while he was
in Washington. but the name OF justice
Hughes was not mentioned in the con-
yersation nor We're any of the other mat
tors referred to in Mr.. Aliens letter
Mr. Hitchcock added that he knew OF
no organized effort 10 bring apout 'he
nomination OF Justice l'nGhes'
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ENTIRELY OUT Of
POLITICS" SAYS
JUSTICE HUGHES
Declares in a Private Letter He
is Totally Opposed to Use of
His Name i'm Connection with
Presidential Nomination.
THE LETTER MAOE PUBLIC
The Justice Adds That He
Knows Nothing of a Movement
Started in His Behalf by For
mer POstmaster-General +. IL.
Hitchcock in the South.

Washington. Fob. a.-Eoprcscntative
+. Bascom Slcmp. chairman of the Nir-
g,na republican committee, to-day
made public a letter from Justice
Hughes declaring
Il am totally opposed to the use OF
nv name in connection with the nom
hnation and to the selection or 1nStruc-
\ ION of any delegates in my interest,
5iirectlv or remotely.
Justice Hughcss letter made public
kvith his consent was in reply to let
'ter from MIR Slcmp which informed the
IGustice that Frank II. Hitchcock. post
hnastcr-gencral under President TAFT
had inaueurated Il movement in the
south favoring the justice for the re
|ruhlican presidential nominations
chairman Slemp's letter to Justice
Hughes in part and the reply of the
|just follows:
THE SbEMP LETTER.
| "\bout 10 DAYS ago Il movement started
| fl tho state (NireiniaJ detected from New
York city by Frank II. Hitchcock. former
pos MA s;er- General faV"rinG Nou AS "A
republican nominee. ne has secured
around him in our state few "t ms
old appointecs. K. T.. Cahell formcr com
missioner OF internal revenue, now lVlnS
a, Richmond Va: +. ~ DAVIS, post
master under Mr.. Hitchcock, at Rocky
Mount, and s. Brown .Nllen, former post
master at Stanton. Va
II enclose YOU a copy Df a letter written
bv Cnl S. Brown Allen to one 1T m"
friends who forwarded the same TO M.
In this letter is explained movement by
Nlr Hitchcock, and have other letters
Of similar character. You will observe II
| advocates AN attack on me. as state
| chairman, and the organization generally
with the statement that Mr. Hitchcock
is TO be chairman Of the national com
mittec and again pcstnaster-g genera.
therefore the dispenser of patronage
and that those who endorse his Nie":
and support YOU a. presidential candidate
VIII receive commensurate consideration
aftcrward.
Il am not willing thai ! should ne PLACED
in the attitude Of opposing YOU AS can
didate for the presidency. and that is th'
view of thousands of republicans in ou
State: neither do ! think it is right Tor
right 10 he inausurated in our STATE
against me and others upon the suppos'
tion that we oppose YOU
II am writing YOU at the earliest mo
mcnt to acqusint YOU of the situation tina
has 80 recently developed under YOU
name. and at the same time to assure yo
that there has been no hostility eXhOlte'
toward YOU anywhere in our State. but OF
the contrary the greatest admiration am
friendship exist for YOU.
Very respectfully,
60. BASCOM sLEMP.
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Seeks $4,000 Damages.

Brattlcboro. Feb, "A suit was filed
in county court this morning in which
Edgar d. Busby sues the DcerNeld Lum-
her corporation of Wilmington to recover
S.Om for personal injuries alleged to
have been received while in the employ
of the corporation on April l5 1915.
Tho plaintiff claims that while en-
ploycd in tho bobbin factory of tho con-
c"ln on that date he was ordered to
remove some wooden blocks from n
steam chest and that throug hthc care
lessness OF the corporation he was struck
by another delivered into the steam chest
and his right leg broken between the
knee and hip and he was otherwise scri-
ousy injured
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
rIooD TAKES POSTorrIrr

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. a,-Whte River
Ark, Il small town near the mouth of
White river. is minus n postoifice on ac.
count of the high waters,
"My pos,officc is now floating down
the river, and unless it lodges against
some trees, it will he n total loss" said an
appcal from the postmistrcss received
to-day at tho local office of the railway
mail service.
The postofficc Was situated ON a raft
which Sunday night tore from its fastcn.
ing. dumping the wnil and the pos,.
mistress into the water Then il was
established on barge, and again tn,
wind demolished II.
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was practically fatal to tho ca Ise OF the
public. Our work was useless"
Senator Fletcher. questioning the wit
ness regarding Instructions to Mr.. Bran
dcis IN tn letter from tie interstate
commerce commission relating to his em
ploymcnt as counsel in the latc case,
asked if it was not a fact that Mr.. Bran
dcis was engaged to see that all sides
were taken care Of"
Mr.. Thornc said that there Was such
Il proposal in the commissions letter,
but that later on in the letter it was
specifically stated that Mr.. Brandeis
should undertake the burden of the
other side. because the commission
knew that the railroads would be ade-
quatclY represented.
Mr.. Thorne occupied the stand nj two
long sessions of the subcommittee. clos
ina his testimony late tonight. To-
morrow the subcommittee plans TO hear
representatives of the United Shoe Ma
chinery company. with which Nh Bran
deis was once associated as counsel.
ON cross-eXamination Mr.. Thornc said
he had no Information that Mr.. Bran
dcis had notified the railroads as to his
conclusion that the revenues were made
quatc. He argued that Mr.. Brandcis
having reached the conclusion he did
should have retired from the case, or
at least from that phase Of the case
and notified associate counsel of his
conclusions.
/ Mr.. Thornc said 5000 was raised by
pa kers. cattle shippers. grain men and
other State railroad commissioners to
/ pay the expenses of preparing the data
he had presented 10 the commission in
the western advance freight rate case.
Mr.. Thornc said he was a republican.
DEFENDS BRANDEIs.
Lieut.. Gov. John NJ E.shleman of Cali
forna president Of the California rail-
road commission a. the time the advance
rate cases We're pending, next took the
stand. explaining that he happened to be
in Washington and that somebody had
given his name to the committee as a
witness He vigorously defended Mr..
Brandcis.
Il have no charges to make he said
"Our state was interested in these cases
and | have never been able to tell why
Mr.. Thorne feels as he does about Mr.
Bran1es action, and | have not found
any railroad commission man who does
not agree with me. Mr. Brandeis never
suggested to the commission that tbs
railroads should get the five per cent
, increase they We're asking for And as
to a breach Of faith and unprofessiona
conduct charge | want to say that Il
Mr. Brandes had been appearing before
me as president Of the California ral
, road commission | should have felt very
much surprised if he had not stated hi
. position frankly.
r, There has been too much of ten
deucy in this country by those repre-
senting commissions to think that the.
r must agree with all the contentious o
the public. \ representative of com
mission should be impartial in presentin
, his conclusions. | think Mr., BrandeiS
= action was entirely justified under IN
letter asking him to become specia
\ counsel for the commission
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TIE UrGHES LETTER

Justice Hughes replied;
"Mv Dear Mr.. Slcmp:
"Your letter of February has hc"u 70
,civcd am entirely out Of politics ana
] know nothing whatever Of the matters
To which you refer. | am totally opposed
~ the use of my name in ConeCtiou with
tho nomination and 10 the selection or
instruction Of any delegates in my inter-
est either directly or remotely.
VERY sincerely yours.
"C1TARLES r.. HUGHES"
The letter which Congressman Slemp en-
closed in his communication to Justice
Hughes which was written to an unnamed
friend Of tho VirGnlan by s. Brown Allen,
former post stmaser at Staunton, was also
made public. Allen wrote that he had been
called on The long distance telephone from
New York ny Mr., Hitchcock and advised
10 20 q Richmond to confer with Mr. ca
boil
"Mr cahell laid before me thc cam
,aicn." tlen's Letter said which is as
follows:
Tho friends Of Justice Hughes. with
Governor whitman at tho head, got to-
cether and sent to Mr.. Hitchcock who
was, MS 7 suppose YOU know, about the
best politician in the country and ar
ranged to place him in fun charge OF
the Hughes campaign. The arrange
ment Is not to antaGonzc Roosevelt
because il will be surely Hughes OF
Roosevelt and under the arrangement
Hitchcock, Of course. will be postmas q.
tor-general and the premier Of the mex
administration. He will he made, a
chicago, chairman of the national com
mjttee in place of Ililles and will b'
I'm full charge of the campaign unit
.he vote is counted in the Novembe
election"
The reference in Aliens letter whicl
urompted Congressman Slcmp to com
municatc with Justice Hughes was "a
follows:
They know, too, fun well, that tn
rorsons who assume to speak for tn
organization here arc dead agains
either Hughes or Roosevelt, ana per
,ons looking for recognition unJe
the ncxt administration would do vel
tn nut a black marx through thci
I4mog ON an endorsements
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Bombs Dropped into Kentish
TOwns-TwO Women and a
Child Iniured-FOur Missiles
Struck near SchOOlhOuse.
FURIOUS COMBATS IN FRANCE
AS Usual Berlin and Paris Dis
agree as to Results-Germans
Report Repulse of Russian In.
fantry in Riga RegiOn-NO
News from Other Fronts.

London. feu. 9.--Two women aud one
child were injured this afternoon when
two German seaplanes raided the Kentish
coast, dropping BOMBS Three missiles fell
on the outskirts of Ramsgate and -four
near school at Broadstairs. The mate
rial damage is said by the war office to
have been confined to the shutterng of
glass.
The attack was made in broad daylight.
At $50 o'clock this afternoon Two sea-
planes were reported approaching the
Kent coast and few minutes later they
flew over Ramsgate and Broadstairs
y number Of naval and military aero
planes and seaplancs ascended to attack
the Germans, but they Immediately re-
treated. AS no engagement between the
aim Ell has been reported, it is presumed
tha the Germans made good their escape.
OF the four bombs dropped III Broad
stairs all fell near schoolhouse. Three
of them exploded.
The French and the Germans have been
engaged in furious combats ON the sector
of the western battle front between Lens
and \rras, where recently there has been
great activity. Berlin reports that to the
west of the town of Nimy the Germans
captured flenCn pOSltlO1tS over length
of 500 yards. Paris admits that the Ger
mans. after the explosion of two heavily
charged mines, got II foothold in parts OF
a .rench trench but says that they were
driven out by hand grenade attacks.
Southwest OF Nimy, in the vicinity oi
the road running from Neuvile to Thelus
the Germans detonated anotlictA mine and
then essayed an infantry attack against
the French, which was repulsed.
Paris also reports that the French in
! grenade attack drove ont the Ger
| mans from a small post between Sois
! sons and Rheims and that the Frencl
| batteries have badly damaged German
organizations in the forest Of Apremont
southeast of ST. Mihel.
! On the Russian front Berlin records tn,
| repulse of Russian infantry attacks a
several points in the Riga region :
! Petrograd despatch says severe flchtin!
is in process of development in this dis
trict, the preliminary artillery duels hav
ing changed into commandments Of crea
intensity.
| Nothing new has come through con
| corning the situation on the Austro
Italian line in Belgium or in Asia, wher
the Russians and British at Variou
points are engaged with the Turks.
Great Rrtains reply to the America
governments protest against the BIRTHS
blockade has been delayed and possbl
will not be sent to Washington durin
the present month.
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vacancy with the rank Of temporary lieu
tenant general, the announcement added.
ON December II last General Dorricn
who had commanded the British second
army in Flanders was appointed to the
supreme command of the forces operai-
ing in East Africa. That he was in active
command there was indicated as recently
as February when an official statement
issued in London embodied a report from
him on satisfactory progress that was
being made with the campaign.
While the British expedition against Ger
man East Africa was organized in No
vember General SHUTS was placed in
command and early in December an
nounced that the entire force asked for
the expedition had been recruited. The
sending Of General Smith-Dorrien to AZ
r1ca to take supreme command Of all the
forces for the East African operation fol
lowed shortly thereafter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10

Washmston ct. 9--CharEinr that
Louis n. EraudcIs. as counsel for the
interstate commerce commission in the
five per cent. advance rate case, con-
,oded to the cause of the railroads to
the fatal injury of the public interest
clifford Thorne. railroad commissioner
of Iowa, and an associate counsel in
the rate case, appealed tonight to the
judiciary committee of the Senate
not to recommend confirmation of Nh
Brandeis nomination to the supreme
Court of the United States.
Mr.. Thorne argued that it would he
very costly to the American people to
put men on the supreme court bench with
pre-conceived notions as to high returns
on railroad investments in view of the
fact that questions involved in the ma
tional apprascment Of railroads now
going on ultimately would have TO he
determined by that tribunal. Summing
up his case he dccarcd:
II have shown conclusiVelY from the
records that Mr. Brandes has committed
himself to the proposition that a return
on the capital stock of railroads Of seven
and one-half per cent. is to use his own
words. rather niggardlN.' That is the
return which the interstate commerce
commission unanimously determined was
! adequate. Further. the investors of this
country have decided that a stock yield
! ing seven and one-half per cent in the
market places of the country is worth
| one hundred cents on the dollar. | have
repeatedly challenged any one to name
a security which earns that amount that
| Il a nd pIl ar "a
'Thc other proposition which have
attempted to show is entirely ndepend-
! cnt Of the merits of the rate case and
whether Mr.. Brandeis was right or wrong
in his position as to the adequacy Of
railroad revenue The other PROPOSE
ton related to a matter OF professional
ethics. have shown you that Mr. Bran
dcis was employed by the interstate COM
merce commission with specific instruc-
tions not to advocate any particular the
ory as TO the disposition of the case.
He was asked if he was willing 10 take
the burden of seeing the other side of
the case was developed and told that
the railroad side would he adequately
cared for. ! have tried to show that MI
Brandeis had expressed the greatest OF
confidence i'm the presentation Of the rate
case by associate counsel
II have shown that Mr.. Brandeis CO.
operated in a friendly manner during
the conduct Of the case with associate
counsel. vet. at the critical time, Mr
Brandois. without warning to other coun'
sci after all argument had been closed
on behalf of the public, conceded en-
trely TO the railroads. Had I know
that such was going to be his position
had lac advised us Of his decision steps
certainly would have been taken for oul
protection and We would have demanded
an opportunity to be heard after Mr.
Brandeis had closed the argument fo
the public.
Coming from MIR. Brandeis, who par
ticipated with us in examination
during the rate case, and who was em
, poyed by the interstate commerce com
mission, | consider that his concession
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
LJEIIT. BERG MAKES
GIFT TO RED CROSS
Consists of Mite Boxes for EnE''sh Hc-
lief Fund Capturcd with APpam.

Norfolk. Va, Feb. o.-Licutenant Berg,
commander of the German PRIZE snip
Appam, announced to-day he would give
to the American Red Cross mite boxes
found aboard the ship and containing so
contributed for relief Of widows and
orphans in England, Tho boxes previously
had been reported con6scated by the
raider Moewe when she captured the Ap-
pam. The Moewe, however, did take about
s3Oo,OOO worth of gold bars from the ship,
Lieutenant Berg said
The value OF the Appam's cargo dis
position of which must await "A decision
Of the Washington government was esti-
mated by port officials to-day at about
$4,000, including go tons Of cocoa worth
si.,oDO.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
NEVER HEARD OF GERMAN
PLOT ABOUT BOSTON

Washington. Feb o.--Cieorce w. .\nder-
son. United states district attorney ~
Boston. said here tonight that he never
had heard of "A German plot to usc Boston
as "A base from which to direct hostile
activities in Canada. He declared he had
come to Washington solely for tho purpose
Of attending the Senate committee hearing
on the nomination of Louis II. Erandeis
for the Supreme Court.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
L. S. NAVY HAS WORLDS
MOST EFFECTIVE TORPEDO

New York, Feb 9Ths United states
navy has the most effective torpedo IN tho
world, it was announced after meeting
Of the naval consulting board behind
closed doors al the navy yard here TODAY.
An acropiauc engine said to represent the
last word in engine construction and a
research laboratory to surpass awning
of its kind hitherto erected, are soon 10
become realities it also Was announced.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
Grand MatrOn Dead.

Bradford. Pa Fob, a-Nrs. Rata \
Mills, age 81, grand matron Of the General
Grand Chapter of Eastern star died
suddenly at her home here to-day. She
recently returned from trip to IN"
Hawaiian islands, whore IT is believed she
contracted a fever which with complica
tions resulted in her death. Mrs, Mil
was grand secretary of the Eastern Star
Of PENNSYLVANIA 10 years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
GEN. SMITH.DORRIEN
RELINQUISHES COMMAND
Was In Charge Of British Forces OPP
Grating II Fast Africn.

London, Feb, 9.-Gencral Sir Horace
] lockwood smith Dorricn has rclinquiahed
the command of the British forces operat-
ing in East Africa owing to i'll health 1t
was officially announced to-day.
Gen. Jan Christian Smuts. the minister
Of the interior mines and defenses Of the
Union of South Africa has accepted the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10

the statement. in the letter alleged TO
have been written by S. Brown Allen.
He declared that Frank II. Hitchcock
had lust told him over the long distance
telephone that tn" whole story was
fl briCation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
RECORD OF BRANDEIS|
ATTACKED AT SENATE
COMMITTEE HEARING

Clifford Thorne Railroad Commissioner of Iowa.
Charges That the Wilson Nominee for
Supreme Court Vacancy, Conceded to the
Cause Of the Railroads in the Five per Cent.
Advance Rate Case While Acting as Counsel
for Interstate Commerce Commission.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-10
"StOry a Fabrication"

Ri.hmoud. Va. Feb 9,--Royal +. ca
hell said tonight that so far as he
Luew thcre was hot ono word of truth in
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(Continucd on page two)
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-13
REALTY TRANSFERS.


Anton Arson and wife to w. 4,
McMillin, tr., March G. lot Q, block
4, Brownewell q Lail Highland add.
ton; consideration, $1,000.
Daniel G. MARQUEE and wife to First
S. u. d r. CO., mtge., March Z. lots Z
and s, block a. Simpler addition
No. 2; consideration, $50.
Charles l.. Berndtson and wife to
Jerre HagGard, IT,, March T, lots Is
and ID. block 10, Perea addition; con,
sideration. $1,750.
Chester r. French and wife tn
First S. B. & 7. Co., IT., March g. lot
I and north % feet of lot s, block 3,
II. H. addition; consideration, $4,000.
l.. l.. Leech and wife to Jesus Ro-
nero. IT., March 8, two acres precinct
No. 10; consideration. $1,000.
Chester II. French and wife to H.
A. Porterfield, tn, March 10, lot :
and north y lot s, block 9. H. II. adj
dition; consideration, $1,000
Charles l.. Bcrndtson and wife to
w W. Mcdonald, tr., March II, lots
- and IA, block 10, Perea additioni
consideration, $S26.
Donaciano Baca and wife TO Felipe
]. Gurule, mtge deed. March ii, part
Of lot {. block "a, Eastern addition,
$115.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-13
Prairie Fire Docs Much Damnse.

Santa Fe, March IA prairie
fire that sped across the prairie at
locomotive speed burned over the
range and many homesteads in east
ern Curry county. three houses being
reported as having been destroyed by
the flames. one farmer. who was
half mile from his home. saw the
flames approaching and made "A wild
dash on his horse to save his effects.
hut the fire was swifter than his
horse bitches We're hastily dug
around houses to act as firebreaks
and in many instances saved the prop
erty from destruction.