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Tiffi BURLINGTON FREE PItESS AND TBTES; TT7URSDAY, JANUARY IB, 19ia 9 SENATE RECALLS THETAX MEASURE Members of Upper House Feel That They Passed Bill Too Hurriedly. NOT SATISFIED ON OFFSETS They Also Consider Provisions in Regard to Taxation of Certain Corporations As Defective. Montpellcr, Jnn. l;t. VVnon the General Assembly got together this evening tho S nate huddcclded that therewero sovcral defects In the tux bill passed by It Inst 1'rldny Mr. Harbor moved that the bill he recalled from the House and when It was returned, on Ills motion, It was or dered to lie. The bill was passed In n h .rry last week, and the senators did not tale the time to examine the matter as carefully as they now wish, It was do tided that tho provisions In regard to off sets and In relation to the taxation ot certain corporations were defective and kmc time will bo required for considera tion before the Senate Is ready to send tho bill back to tho House. The bill requiring? railroads to Issue in terchangeable mileage tickets had been ordered to a third reading In tho Senate, but Mr. Hanlcy, general passenger agent ot the Central Vermont, and Mr. Bryant, who holds a similar position on tho Hut land road, wero desirous of being hore, po the bill was recommitted to the com mittee that they might have the oppor tunity thoy desired. Three bills were Introduced In each house. Tho bill granting municipal suffrage to women, Introduced In tho House Inst week, has been made a special order for Tuesday morning at 10:S0. Tho bill au thorizing repairs on the Chittenden coun ty courthouse was passed by the Senate. H. 465, rclntlng to the disqualification of randidales for election to the General As sembly, was passed by the deciding vote of the lieutenant-governor. The peculiar thing about this bill Is that the vote on Its passage In the House was a tie and It wa.s passed through that body by the deciding vote of the speaker. The bill to regulate the sale and dis tribution of electrical energy, which has twice been ordered to lie In tho Senate, was again ordered to lie on motion of Jlr. Batehelder. A reeent supreme court decision has some bearing on this meas ure and It Is not considered desirable to take action upon it until there has been time for study and consideration of this decision. Among the bills introduced in the Senate was one from the committee on municipal corporations authorising the city of Bur lington to enlarge and extend its munl Iclpal electric plant. On account of the illness of J. E. Cushman, the commissioner of State taxes, a bill was Intro luced by Mr. Barling of Orange extending the time for the commissioner to notify rail road corporations of certain apprais als. The mattor Is all prepared and ready to bo sent out but this cannot ho done until Mr. Cushman recovers from his Illness, which Is expected to bo within a few days. A bill to amend tho city charter of Montpellpr was Introduced In the House this evonlng. This, with sev eral charters or charter amendments, had been held up by the committee on revision of bills, awaiting the re sponse of tho supremo court to tho question of the Governor, whether the public service commission had au thority to pass upon proposals of amendment to municipal charters. Tho fact that this bill had been introduce! in the Houso Indicates that the de cision of tho court Is against this au thority of the commission. Nearly 50 bills of a similar nature havo beon hold up by tho commltteo awaiting this decision, and It is thought that they will be introduced within a day or two. OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE DAY SENATE EVENING. The Senate was called to order by the lieutenant-governor and devotional ex ercises were conducted by A. V. Hewitt, the representative from I'lalntleld. On motion of Mr. Laird tho House was required to return to tho Senate II. 371, relating to the taxation of personal prop erty, and on motion of Mr. Barber the voto passing the bill was reconsidered and the hill wr-s ordered to He. BEAD THIHD TIM 13 AND PASS 13 D S. W. Relating to convictions for in toxication S ICO. To permit the public service com- mission to establish mileage. PASSED IN CONCURRENCE, II 2M1.- Authorizing repairs, on Chltten- d n roun'y courthouse. II. 331. Relating to board of library commissioners. II. 371 Amending charter of E. & T. Fairbanks & Co. 11. I.M. To regulate the operating of automobiles. U. l.'il Itc'atlng to disqualification of candidates for election to the General As- H'mbly, H, 4(14, To Incorporate the Green's Corners Cemetery association. RECOMMITTED. S. US, Relating to interchangeable mlleago tickets. ORDERED TO MR. II 190. Relating to a municipal rourt In Caledonia county. SPECIAL ORDER. S, 177- To reguato thn sale and dls trlbutlon of electrical energy. Further nrdorod to lie till Thursday afternoon an motion of Mr. Batcholdor, THIRD READING ORDERED. S. 193, Relating to Issues of bonds by cities and villages, P. 194. Relating to sale of morphine md narcotic drugs. S. 196. Rolntlng to charter of tho village of Bruttloboro. HIM..8 INTRODUCED. S. 19B, From committee on muni clpal corporations, authorizing Bur lington to enlarge Its oloctrlcal plant, Prdcrcd to to Ho and be printed. S. 197. By Mr. Pollard, relating to hours of labor on railroads. To committee on Immigration and lnbor. R. 198. By Mr. Dorllnfr of Ornngo, to extend time for performance of duties by commissioner of taxes. Panned under suspension of rules. On motion of Mr. Elliott, the Benato at 9:32 ndjourncd. APPROVED HY THE GOVERNOR. S. 82. An net to amend section 6151 of the public Btatutos relating to the bank commissioner and to prescribe his duties. S. 126, An net to amend sections 1 and 3 of No. 308 of the act of 1P0R, entitled "An act to Incorporate the Otter Crcok Electric Railway company." S. 156. An net to amend section 5107 of the public statutes, and relating to bnl lots on the license question. Joint resolution relating to consolida tion of customs districts of Burlington and Newport. HOUSE EVENING. Tho Houso was called to order by the speaker. Devotional exercises were con ducted by tho chaplain. JOINT RESOLUTION, By Mr. Foote of Cornwall, granting the use. of the hall of tha House of Rep resentatives on tho occasion of the un veiling of an oil painting of Col. Albert Clarke on (he evening of January 22, 1913. Adopted on the part of the Houso. Mr. Weaks said he belloved that every gentleman In tho Legislature desires the passage of a safety tax low, and movd a suspon8ton of the rules whereby It or dered House bill 371, an act to regulate th taxation of personal property and to establish a uniform rate on certain classes thereof, a special order for Wednesday nfternoon and that the same bo returned to the custody of the Senato, and It was so voted. BILLS INTRODUCED. H. 465. By Mr. Plumloy of Northfleld, by request, relating to tho powers of selectmen over highways. (Towns so vot ing may omit to olect a road commis sioner, and may direct selectmen to take chargo of town highways and perform dutlss devolving on tha road commis sioner.) To committee on highways and bridges. II, 4S7 By committee on manufactur ers, substitute for 11. 329, an act to regu late tho practice of land surveying and for tho protection of owners of farm and tlmborlands. (Shall give to adjoining owners at least six days' notice In writ ing when boundary lines or corners there of are to bo surveyed or retraced; If made without co-operation or agreement of such ownors, shall within 30 days thereafter Inform owner or agent In writing, and furnish correct record of surveyor's work; penalty for neglect $100. Surveyor to record work In town clerk's ofllco within 30 days; penalty for neglect, not more than I2i.) Read twice and under the rules ordered to He and bo printed. THIRD READING ORDERED. H. 477 Relating to the powers of fire district No. 1 In Dorset. H. 478 To pay J. G. Mann the sum therein named. II. 44 Relating to the toxatlon of steam-boat and transportation compan ies. H. 4S5 Amending tho charter of the Bellows Fnlls Canal company. ORDERED TO LIE. H. 4S1. Relating to poll taxes and the right of municipal suffrngo. Ordered to He and mode a special order for to-mor row morning at 10:30 o'clock. THIRD READING ORD13RED. H. 479. Relating to the salary of the sec retary of state. H, 40. Granting certain powers to the village of Johnson and Johnson fire dis trict, No. 1. H. 483. Relating to expenditures of highway taxes. SENATE BILLS REFERRED. S, 191 Appropriating n certain sum for the erection of a barn and for othor pur poses nt the State prison. To committee on appropriations. ORDERED TO LIE. II, 411. To prevent the pollution of waters of this State. Mr. Hapgood of Peru, rising to a ques tion of personal privilege, denied that he attempted to catch tho house In a trap on Saturday morning by raising tho point of no quorum, BILL INTRODUCED. H. 488 By Mr. Callahan of Mont pellcr, an act to amend tho chartor of the city of Montpellcr. To committee on municipal corporations. On motion of Mr. Blanchard of West Windsor, the House adjourned at 9:12 o'clock. SIGNED BV THE GOVERNOR. II. 106 An act to amend section 9 of No. 180 of tho acts of 1882 relating to the Rutland and Tidewater Rail road company. H. 147 An act to amend section 3,300 of the public statutes, relating to marriage licenses. H. 1S4 An act to amend section 5,040 of the public statutes, relating to damage done to sheep by dogs. II. 210 An act to appropriate a cer tain sum for the proper celebration by the State of Vermont of tho BOth anniversary of the battle of Gettys burg, H. 227. An act to amend No. 313 of tho actR of 1910, entitled "An act to amend the charter of tho village of Morrlsvllle and In addition thereto.' II, 24.'i. An act to amend section 6,450 of the public statutes, relating to fees of health officers. II. 250. An act to amend sections 4,955 and 4,980 of the public stntutos, relating to sales of concentrated cin merclal feeding stuffs. H, 294. An act to provide for uni form standard provisions in health and accident policies. H. 361. An act to amend section 356 of tho public Btatutos, as amended by No. 14 of the acts of 1908, and sec tion one of No. 20 of tho acts of 1910, relating to town forest flro wardens H, 380. An act relating to tne heat ing and ventilation of factories. H. 387. An act authorizing towns to appropriate money for the main tenance of Incorporated cemetery as soclatlons. II, 396. -An act to amend section 1714 of the public statutes as amended by No. 122 of the acts of 1910, relating to the duties of the supervisors of the Insane, II, 401, An act to Incorporate the Charles Cooper Industrial school, H, 24. An act to pay the towns of Sheldon, Troy, Pownnl and Bt. Albans the sums therein named. H. 436. An art to amend section 3313 of the public statutes, relating to burial permits. II, 446 An act to Incorporate the North field Hospital association II, 400. An act to extend the authority and Jurisdiction of the State hlgnway commissioner, Joint resolution relating to the con solidating of certain commissions. Joint resolution relating to plans and specifications for a proposed building for certain S'.ate purposes, LONGEVITY OF THE EXECUTOR Will your oxeoutor survive long enough to carry out the provisions of your will? That Is a question, If ho Is an individual. Thoro la no doubt nbout it, If tho Chit tenden County Trust company Is nnmod as your exe cutor, becnuso its charter Is porpotunl and It will faith fully execute every duty. Consult us freely. Chittenden County Trust Co., 114 Church Si. HimMNGTON, VT. ARCHBALD FOUND GUILTY AND STRIPPED OF OFFICE Judge Forever Disqualified from Positions of Public Honor or Public Trust by Decision of the United States Senate. Washington, Jan. 18. Robert W. Arch bald of Soranton, Pa., for 29 years an occupant of Judicial positions upon the Pennsylvania State bench, the federal dlatrict bench and tho United States com merco court, wa to-day adjudged guilty by the United States Senate of "high crimes and misdemeanors," was stripped of his office, and forever disqualified from holding positions of public honor or public trust. The conviction and Judgment came as the conclusion of the Impeachment trial that has been pending In the Senate since last summer on charges that Judge Arch bald had been guilty of misconduct and misbehavior as a Judge, and that ho had corruptly used his Judicial power to fur ther tho private Interests of himself and his frlende, In tho acquisition of coal land properties in Pennsylvania. Upon five of the 13 separate charges brought against him by the House of Representatives. Judge Archhald was found guilty. Upon the other eight the Senate voted him not guilty, tho major ity In some cases being against him, but falling of the two-thirds majority necessary for conviction. Any one of tho five verdicts of guilty was enough to hrlng about the punishment Imposed upon him. CONVICTION ON FIRST COUNT. Tho end of tho long fought struggle In the Senate came early In the afternoon, when the vote was taken on tho first article of Impeachment. With gallery doors locked to prevent the movement of spectators and an unaccustomed hush prevailing throughout the chamber, sena tors rose In their places as their names were called and pronounced the word "guilty" In almost Inaudible tones. Tho voto on the first charge, that Judge Arch ibald had corruptly Influenced offlclals of the Erie railroad to sell him the Katydid culm dump at Scranton, resulted In his conviction, by a vote of OS to 5. In a little commltteo room off the gallery floor, hohlnd a guarded door, Judge Archibald, his wife and his son, Hugh, sat throughout the afternoon as the Senate voted upon the charges against him. The first vote of conviction was carried to him by his son from the gallery. After sentence had been Imposed upon him Judge Archbald and his family left the capltol, to go at unco to the fam ily home at Scranton. "I have always known that 1 have done no wrong, and the vote of no one makes It otherwise," was his only com ment upon the Senate's action. SENTENCE BY MR. BACON. Sentence was Imposed by Senator Bacon of Georgia, the presiding officer, oftor the Senate had by a vote of : to 34 uphold o resolution offered by Senator O'Oornian of New Yoik authorizing the full penalty provldrd by the constitution. "Tile Senate therefore do order and de cree. ' said Senator Bacon, "and It Is hereby adjudged, that the respondent, Itohert V. Archbald, clrrult Judge for the United States for the third Judicial circuit and designated to serve In the com merce court, be and ho is hereby removed from office, and that he be and Is hereby forever disqualified to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States." Of the 10 men who have been Impeach ed before the Senate since the organiza tion of the government. Judge Archbald is the third to be convicted, and the only convicted who appeared to make a personal defenso against the charges brought by the Houso of Representatives. Voting on the charges began as soon as tho Impeachment rourt hnd been re organized at ono o'clock. On each of the articles Senator Bacon, after the secre tary had read the charge to the Senate, put the formal question: "Senators, how say you. Is the respond ent, Robert W. Archbald, guilty or not guilty as charged in this article?" As the roll call proceeded, replies of "guilty" came from all parts of the chamber. Robert W. Archbald, Jr., who sat with his father' counsul on the flour of the Senate, exhibited great feeling as It became apparent that the voto was overwhelmingly for conviction. The first article charged that Judg Archbald had gone to the ofllclals of the Erie railroad, while that road had a suit pending In the commerce couit and had corruptly Influenced them to agree to give him a favorable option on the Katy did culm dump, owned In part by tho Erie's subsidiary company, the Hillside Coal & Iron company, Tho second charge was not sustained, tho vote against Judgo Archbald, 46 to 25, being two short of the necessary two thirds. On tho third charge, Involving tho use of influence with the Lohlgh Val ley railroad to force It to relinquish a lease on "Packer No. 3," a coal property which Judge Archbald wanted to secure, thn accused Jurist wns convicted by a vote of 60 to 11. Senators Hrandegee, Clark of Wyoming, Crane, Smoot, Ste phenson and Thornton, who had voted "guilty" on the first article, voted "not guilty" on this charge. GUILTY ON FOURTH COUNT. Another verdict of "guilty" come on the fourth charge that Judge Arch bald had wrongfully written to Helm Bruce, an attorney for the LouIbvIUc & Nashville railroad, to secure his as sistance In preparing a decision In a caso then before tho commerce court. The vote on this charge was 52 to 20. Additional Senators who voted "not guilty" on this charge were: Burton, Gullom, Dupont, Galllnger, Llppltt, McCumber, Root, Suthorland, Swan son, Wnrren and Wctmore; while Senator Thornton voted "guilty," On the fifth charge, that ho had corruptly Influonced officials of the Reading railroad to grant a coal land leaso to Frederick Wnrnke and had rocclvod compensation for this service, Judgo Archbald received the support of but ilx senatora; Burnhain, Catron, Clark of Wyoming, Oliver, Paynter nnd Penrose. He was convicted 06 to 6 on this article. On the last article of Impeachment alleging that Judge Archbald had sought credit from attorneys nnd llt'gnnts before him and had carried on a general business In coal land speculation, many senators asked to be excused from voting, declaring the charges wore so general they could not conscientiously voto either way. The final vote resulted In conviction on this artlco also, 42 to 20. Judge Archbald received majorities in his favor on seven of tho charges against him, besides the acquittal on tho second article, where tho two-thirds voto against him was not obtained. On the charge that he had wrongfully accepted a purse of 1600 raised among Scranton attorneys the vote was C5 "not guilty" and one "guilty." the single vote being cast by Senator Aahurst of Arizona. MANY 8ENATOR8 ARE EXCUSED. Many senators asked to bo excused from voting on certain charges, because they did not believe the Senate had au thority to take up acts committed by Judge Archbald bofore ho was appointed to the commerce court; or because they believed the acts that might be characterized as "misbehavior" were not such as to con stitute "high crimes and misdemeanors," Involving the cxtremo penalty of the con stitution. Senator Root In a statement filed dur ing the voting In which Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, partly concurred, s.ild: "I have voted that tho respondent is guilty under articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 13. because I find that he used the power and Influence of his office as Judge ot the court of commerce to secure '-vors of. money value for himself and his friends from railroad companies, some of which were litigants In his court, and all of which were under tho regulations of the Inter state commerce commission, subject in the review of the court of commerce. "I consider this course of conduct nnd each Instance of It to be a high crimo and misdemeanor. I nave votej not guilty upon th" other articles be cause, while most of them Involved Improper conduct, I do not consider that the acts proved are high crimes nnd misdemeanors." PROSECUTORS SILENT WITNESSES. The legal fight before the Senatu was In the hands of seven members of the House of Representatives, as the prosecutors, nnd Judge Archbald's attorneys, who hud the personal ad vice of Judgi- Archbald throughout tho trial. The House managers and I attorneys sat throughout the proeeel- lngs to-day, silent witnesses to the Senate decision of the case. Thoso wno conducted the prosecution for the House were Representatives Clayton of Alabama, Sterling of Illinois. Floyd j of Arkansas, Webb of North Carolina, I Davis of West Virginia, Norrls of ! Nebraska, and Howland of Ohio, as sisted by U'rlsley Brown of the de partment of Justice who conducted the first Investigation of Judge Arch bald's conduct. At the conclusion of the case to day, Reprcf entatlve Clayton gave out the following statement: "To-da's result proves thn eftlcleney of the process provided by the constitu tion for the removal of unfaithful offi cers and gives life and vitality to the orderly method of Impeachment. It also establishes beyond successful future dis pute that the scope of Impeachment Is not limited to criminal acts merely, but Hint the clauM- fixing the tenure of fed eral judges to during good bnhavlor has a broader significance. In fact, means Just what It says. The appointment of federal judges by the President and their continuation by the Senate Is the exercise of a 'political' power and the unseating of a Judge Is the exercise of n 'political' power by the Sonato representing the States nnd the people." CASE STARTED IN 1912, Thn Impeachment proceedings ngnlnst Judge Archbald were started early In 1512 when complaint was mado to tho Interstate commerce commission and later to Attorney-Oeneral Wlekenjiam nnd President Taft, that Judge Archbald had been concerned In Influencing rail roads to grant him certain favors In con nection with coal land deals, and tho settlements of cases Involving coal prop erties. The House voted to Impeach Judge Archhald July 7 and the Impeachment wns laid before tho Senate July IB. The trial did not begin, however, until De cember 2. THE FIRST GLEAM. A woman went to the Orient and, coming back, was caught trying to smuggle In a lot of choice silks. She had to pay duty and a fine. Then there was talk of criminal action to follow Her son-in-law called on the customs of ficials. "Is It possible," he asked In n severe tone, "after my mother-in-law has paid tho duty on tho stuff and her fine, that you contemplate criminal action?" "We are considering It," the customs official replied gravely. "And If my mother-in-law were to b.i convicted, ns she probably would be, she would have to go to Jail?" "I think so." "Do you mean to tell me you tntend to do this to a woinnn-n woman who has already expiated her fault and ro comprised the government?" "I do. But look hero, old ch.lp, don't take ihlv too hard. I've got to do my duty, you lit'0"'' Don't feel so badly nbout it." "Badly!" shouted tho son-in-law. "Why my dear lr. tills Is tho first gleam of sunshine that has enUred my honio in twenty ycars.-'-Tlt-BIU. EDITOR AFFIRMS TRUTH OF ST0R1 James Says He Wrote Article for Which Mylius Served Timo. ASKS FOR FRIEND'S RELEASE Would Apologize if He Did Not Believe King Georgo Married Miss Seymour as Alleged. Washington, Jan. 14. Elward H. James, editor ot the Paris Liberator and an American citizen, to-day pleaded boforo Secretary Nagcl tho cause of Edward F. Mylius, the Journalist, who Is threatened with deportation from Ellis island, N. ., becnuse he was convicted In london of libeling King George V, In defense of his friend, In whose Interest he crossed the Atlantic, Mr, James told tho secrotnry of commerce and labor that Mylius had been convicted of a political offense and not a crime Involving moral turpitude. The special immigration board of In quiry at Now York held that the criminal libel of a King was n crimo involving turpitude which, under tho immigration motal tuipltudo which under the Immigra tion laws, bars "an alien from entry to America. Mr. Jnmes maintained that If there had been nny offense It had been sedition which was political, to which the Immi gration laws offer no bar. Mr. N.ngel promised to give a prompt decision. While Mr. James would not disclose any of the details of his conference with the cabinet minister, he freely discussed the publication In the Liberator of the alleged libelous story that King George had contracted n morganatic marriage with the daughter of Admiral Culme Seymour in Malta. Mr. James wrote the story and Mylius was convicted of crim inal libel In connection with Its distribu tion In London. "I wrote It and I now affirm it," snld Mr. James tersely. '-I have spent months In investigating it and I am satisfied of its truth. If I did not believe the marriage took place, I would publish unhesitatingly a retire tlon nnd apologize to King Oeorgi and the then Miss Seymour." Mr. James a Harvard graduatf. nephew of the late Prof. William Jnmes nnd of Henry James, the nove list, said he had Interested Mylius In republican propaganda and convinced l)lm that England should bo a republic. In this way, he added, Mylius had be come connected with the Liberator, devoted to republican principles. .17 D STREET'S WEEKLY VERMONT TRADE REPORT Iteports to lir.idstii'ot's for the week state labor is generally well employed and tho ritall trade has been a little more brisk paitleulaily in the sales of heavier clothing as the cold weather has tended to stimulate demand for soanonahle wearing apparel. Dc-ilers In furs com nifid on the slow business of December but state past week's business has moved that class of goods. Further reports lrom the woolen mills In the state .say tho busi ness done In 1912 was the best they havo liar" for ten years and prospects for tho future are dependable upon what Is don" with the tarllf. Machine Interests uro iainy well employed nnd the woodwork ing shops state the demand has been bet ter than was expected. In the Granite trade the prospects for tho near future are good, t)ie mild weather has enabled manufacturers to opernto sheds at a good i ad outage and hns been particularly bene ficial to work on the nuarrlrs, which havo I considerable business ahead. Paper mills arc working full time and roports from i oig.iu manufacturers ru encouraging. The parcel post system appears to have worked out so fur exceptionally well and has been patrnnlzid as far as the state is concerned in excess of what was antlci- , p.ited. The merchants have made use of 1 It in a large measure, their patronago having hern large. The Incoming and out going uctlpts compare well. Among tho manufacturing Interests at Burlington, labor is welt employed, and at Wlnooskl additional help is being added. Clearance sales have had tho principal trade among tin; retail stores and sales are reported i.irgo. Rutland reports manufacturing plants are fully employed and there appears to be considerable busi ness ahead, Tho week's sales at the re tall stores show some Improvement. St. Albans reports tho sleighing of tho past week has Improved retail trade. Labor Is well employed and tho result of holiday trade was better than was expected It would be. Iteports from St. Johnsbury speak well of existing conditions both among the manufacturers nnd with tho retail merchants. Montpellcr reports good sleighing nnd that ictall trade has been bellied by It. At the manufacturing plants labor is well employed In nearly all lines. At Bane tin granite plants nro well em plojed for the season of the year, while retail merchants report fnlrly good busi ness. Collections are reported from fnlr to good, Bellows Falls reports no ma terial change in the general condition of manufacturing Interests while trade at tho stores appears fairly good, At Brattle boro labor Is well employed, all who are willing to work me given employment. Merchants roport trade never better for the period of tho year. Bennington mills arc well employed and thn clearance, sales that havo been held have been well pat ronized. AMAZING. "There's a remarkable story about ft cub reporter In this magazine," said tho Old Fogy. "What's remarkablo about It?" asked the Grouch. "He falls ts show up the rest of tho staff and doesn't scoop tho other papers," replied the Old Fogy. SOLICITUDE. "I feci very uneasy; It's pouring with rain arjd my wife went out without an umbrella." "No doubt she'll taka refuge In a shop Bomowhere." "Yes; that's Just what's worrying mn so." 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Sixth door from the rorner In the "tVtnooskl llloek." Better Than This bank ulll keep your n.oney safely nnd pay you TWO run Cn.T. SEMI-ANNUALLY. Interest payable January 1st and July 1st. Wo solicit a portion of your deposits. Cheeks or drafts can tc sent by mail HOME SAVINGS BANK Iliirllngrton, 1 1, HOWARD NATIONAL BANK BURLINGTON, VERMONT. Capital, $300,000, Surplus, $200,000 A general Banking: business transacted. Foreign Exchange issued and remittances made to all foreign countries. Interest paid on time deposits. Safe deposit boxes to rent. UIIinrTOHS, Klin l.ninn. K. i:. lluri;esN, If. T. Ituttrr. OKI'ICKHfi. F. I- IliirKesx, President. II. T. Ituttrr. Cnshler. CITY TRUST COMPANY Office with Howard National Bank IMH HCTOHSl l P.. ItLlK.KSS, rresidenti .4 101. IAS I.YMAX. Vlee-I'relilri:t II. T. ItllTTKIt. Trcnsureri A. fi. WHITTKMOIin. Utorney nt !. t W. P. lli;.M)i:i:, Treasurer IlurlliiKton Traction Co.i I". II, l'AltKKIt, Mutineer llnrllncton Light nnd l'mvi r Co. JOM1P1I S. FLINT, ut O. C. Tnjlnr & Co. WIRELESS MEN 'PLAN TO REVISE ARE CONVICTED! CUSTOMS MAP Promoters Used Mails .to Obtain .More Than $1,000,000 from the Public. New York, Jan. 3. Cameron Spear, Charles L. Vaughn nnd A. Frederick Collins, who with Joseph li. Iteall have been on trial In the federal court charged with using the malls to defraud In the promotion of a company to sell wireless telephono nnd telegraph stock, wero ound guilty to-night on all. live of the counts In the Indictment, Ilcall was found not guilty. Tho government has hecn two years completing tho caso against Spear nd tho other defendants and securing the conviction Indictments were found in the summer of 1010, and on November 21 of that year postofllco Inspectors raided the nlllces of the Columbia Finance corpora tion and tho C nntlni'titnl Wireless Tele phono & Telegraph company here for evidence. It wns not, however, until July of 1312 that the Indictment was found upon which the defendants wero tiled. Collins claimed to have Invented a wire less, telephone and had organized a com pnny Ixnrlng his name which In 1C0T ho got Spear to tlnance. Subsequently Spear floated stook of the company, brought about a merger of the Massle-Clnrk and Pacific Coast Wireless Telegraph com panies, forming the Continental Wire less Telephone nnd Telegrnph company whoso stock nlso was put on the mar ket. According to figures of tho postofflce Inspectors, tabulated after examination of the books ceized In their raid, there, was paid In by the public !15,000 for the Collins Wlteless Telephono company stock and Jlll.CKfl for stook for the Con tinental inmpany. The serretnry of war has refused permission to the city of Chicago to Inrreaso the nmoilnt of water It Is al lowed to tnko dally from Lake .Michi gan on the grounds that to do so would metiato navigation. SAVINGS B Thl !m tik Is n nuittinl Savings Ilunk In which nil property and profits belong to tho depositor. 4 Cent llunlnes onn be trnnsneled by mail ns well ns In person. No money lonncd to nntr oftleer or trustee of the llnnk. President. F. W. Warn. Treasurer. E. S. Ishnm, Afm'Mnnt Treasurer. Four Per Cent. J A. G. AVhlttcmore, Hticli Mel.enn. I51ln Lymnn, Ylec-I'rcsldent. II. S. Weed. AiUtniit Cashier. Interest Paid on Deposits I Free 1 From , Taxes Revolutionary Clianpte in Hound nries of Districts -May Be come Effective July 1. Washington, Jan. 10. Tho plan of cus toms reorganization comprising a revolt tlonary change In tne boundaries of cus toms districts, Is so closo to completlor that within a month Secretary MacVeagi of the treasury department expects U submit the scheme to President Taft foi approval. It becomes effective July i Many of the senators and representative! aro said to bo bitterly opposed to tho plan of reorganization. The plan contemplates the reduction of the existing customs districts to U With a few exceptions each State will consti tute ono customs district. New York California nnd Texas, howover, .ich wll. have two or three districts, while several ot the Interior States will be grouped Into one district. Congress stipulated that the treasurj must fc.ive JTW.000 by the reorganization. Tc accomplish this, It was stated, mi only must the district boundary lines be re-drawn, hut thoro must be a Mibstan tlal reduction In the number of customs employes now rcachlrvg s,(0". The tt rm sub-port of entry will bt nboltshed under the now scheme, All wll bt poits of entry with headquarters 01 ptlnolpal port In each district Nono ot tho ex sting ports will bo abandoned but many of the useless sub-ports will be abolished. K HIGH A MS. "That wasn't a bail epigram on the magistrate's part," said thu somewhat educated tramp. "What did he say?" asked the pal "Seven days," came tho reply, "That ain't no epigram, Is It?" "I'm sure It Is. I asked a parson oiv what an epigram was, and he sa, It a short sentence that bounds light, but gives you plenty to think about ' Lon don Opinion.