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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS AND TIMES! THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 3D1B. TEACHER OUGHT TO m om President Thomas Tells Massa clutsetis School Blasters of Need of Leadership. Boston, Dec. I:. President W. II. 1. Fainnc of Urnwn University, President John -M. Tlunnns of Mlddlebury College, Yt , ana the Rev. Kdwnrd A. Horton, chaplain of tin- Massachusetts donate, wire tho speakers at the meeting of tho Massachusetts Schoolmasters' club ut Ho tel Ik'Uvuc yesterday nrternnoii, tho gon rral topic being "Tho Widening lnllueliro f the Teacher In Our National Life." Flt 'itig tribute was also paid to the lato Harlan 1 no Amen, mincipnl of Kxctor A"0 lome an ox-prcsident of the club. Dr Faunec tolil of tlio Influence of American . hool touchers on the modern fr nf China and other eastern countries, v h 'b Vr r.ititieo has been Investigating llrst bind lie said that the effort of 1 . I hl'ii-" education In t lie past had 1 en to pi i vent originality, confining the s I iciis tnught to the classics or -'."-J n rs npi Now. through the Influence of t c nrr countries, ihe Chinese minds I e '.on turned to our ntlRlnnllty. With It i- .'ctrie an appreciation of accuracy V d ' nrvc existed before. 'Flft "n ( ars aRO." said tho speaker, hi - b'l rooms In the Hast had to t" locked to keep out the students In p n.t hours, for they would always rather r nlj than piny. Now, with our tcach ns h ivc bei n Introduced nthletlcs, and i situation, which we have not been I' Mbled with. Is no more." Dr. Thomas said school masters ought i know the community. Ho praised the men and women who go to the schools Mid the teachers and talk about their rl lldrm' studios, lie said that ho more often lnti'id parents and homes unworthy of tho on.s than ho did sons unworthy nf ' it ir parents and home. 'Tin sn nt need Is of optimism," he rtul "I'll -it spit It will decide IhliiRS 1 t'v There Is the need of the lead i ship of nvii who see tho Rood In life, tmd t' c teachers should bo those men. 1 dent ir an political bosses, but men t.io wil' have a quiet, steady Influence cti t i fi of tho community. rc 1,. r- and coIIoro men are sup I 1 i ,i for anythltiR that costs money mid rai-es taxes. Hut teachers should i it, analyze a financial report and t .1 r c itation for sound business Jtidg Iii -t The Influence of the teacher Is 1 rUig and Is one of tho strongest for p bile good " Dr llorton, ncknowlodglng that tho people aro Retting farther from tho ln 1 jen o of the churches, put It up to the k hool t a- hers to supply tho deficiency. JIe slid 'You bi.e plastic mateilal under your li inds St. icily up has pone tho Influ ence of tie educator. Knowledge Is n it tin final purpose of education, but v is-dom Tl'ls Is often submerged by i t and tlg'iros. T mr sentiment rules the world t ro , h p rsonallty. Conscience Is need ed at tin Sfite Mouse and in Congress. Jf ui don't give the people a belief In '"nsi i ni I don't know where they will , t i', for they are not as closely related lo the churches as they used to be. J-tnslvcl) Instill tliat attitude of eon si en e, so that when your students conn; t on tl. y will do so through convlc t n tin' when they deseit one party f ir nnotb r tbov will fin ft throuch oon- v ctlon. It ! vru who will have tho vantage t-ro il in the m xt 15 or In yenrs, tho v ' hand In education and religion, and 1 w rt you to have it." LIVED THREE YEARS IN A SECRET ROOM Moit, ( l. N Y., Dec 22. Adelaide M. I ran (. tl. woman who had lived for t re: ar in a secret room connecting v h law offices of Molvln H. Couch who (i 1 siiMiru. In his olllee Sunday, re ji .us a im-tory to-night. Ono dorlnlto f ' asee rtnlned about her Is that fho mot rh mm, 11 years ago when she wn ii ml, n-'cnt and fell In love with him. "Wliiin hi r home Is and who her people in- h wi vr r, still remains to come out. (" i ripoit s that she came from a ham li in r ( urstown and that she has a Ir-'thcr I'vi.ig in that locality. Neither t r r m of tho brother nor that of tho IminVt hi kno.vn. "I ui oid Mr. Couch for .r years," tl i in snld to-night, "and I was n or hi prv when away from hlin. In j.- dfi v-v l'dl, wo talked matters over in 1 i i ill this little room In the back or ' s iffl r .mil fixed It up for a living Xi m, '1 ro 1 have remained ever wince. "Oi l eve in a while nt night 1 vtould ste-1 out. I know It would em lianass him terribly if anyone should mr poet our affair, anil I was willing to make a prisoner uf myself jf only 1 could bo constantly near him. 1 would work happily nil day and was over- Joved when sometime ho could make excuses anil spend evenings here, when I would prepare him little suppers over tho tiny stove I had In the rear room." V post mortem examination showed Co k h had db d from a ruptured blood m (i nc i the heart. Miss liranee Is )i)l on a technical charge of laiceny I it probably will bo released to-mor row 1 V V.. i ec. 22. Adelaide M. i i .line hi ri In I'n. Kho was 1 1 d never Infoimed tho fi lends ie i to hei home or her per- S inn' nfa i- Tin. Iniiiresslnii was gained f m In r i.ilk, however, fhn' she mice t on -lit i nt South Kallshurg, Sulll- in cm in .in,, in live miles from Monti- c mo si made frequent trips from '"! i t never enlightened anyone as to i ir Ii tinatlon or the biisluess that took her ,inv The lust seen of her litre wn In September, 1012. GOVllRNOfl FI.KTf.'l ICR ' I'RI'SKNT. New Voi-k, Dec. 22. The 2!i:ird an Ivors irv ni im, nti, ik. r.r tl... n i rrltn fnttiersi u'nu ol.u,. r,...,l I., i.. the New llnglainl society ot Now III IC w li e JUftlll till net irlven l,v he association. Over fun persons at endi'd A Barton Hepburn, prcwl lent of the society, acted as toast nnster inniig tho pioininent men ho iitteude.l wore flovernoi Simeon lliildwln, of Counectleiit, Clovernor lion fli ! letciier or Vermont anil rdolnh 1.. Kline, mayor of Now York. Bangor, Me, Doc. IS. -"Votes for worn n," wore endorsed to-day by Hib State iiangc. Patrons of HiiHbandry. Concord, N. II., Dec. IS. U'om.iii ufflfigo w-iiH favoieil by the New Hump hlro State Ginngo lo-dny by a vote of tuM. DISMISS CHARGES T District Attorney Admits Im-1 possibility of Convicting Me- . Namaras' Attorney. l,os Angeles, Dec. 21. Court records of l.os Angeles county were cleared yester day of flic MuNnniara dynamiting o.iscs when tho Indictments charging bribery against Clarence S. Darrow, who was counsel for tho dynamiters, were dis missed. District Attorney Fredericks told Judge Jackson nf tho superior court that Dar row had been tiled twice, once when the jury acquitted him and again when tho Jury disagreed, and that tho evidence In tho light of previous experience was not sulllclont to convict. The Indictments against Darrow were the otitcomo of the sensational episode Immediately proceeding the sudden de tefinlnallon of the McNamnra-s to plead guilty when Hert Franklin, one of Dor row's agents, was arrested, as nltegcd, In tho act of bribing George toekwood, a onlreman summoned In tho dynamito cases. ltobert Main, the first Jttrnrr choson to try the MoNamnras, then confessed that he had accepted a bribe of with tho promise of ?2,n more. Franklin bocamo a State witness ngalnst Darrow. Tlio at torney was acquitted when tried In the 1-ockwood case, the Jury disagreeing In tho Main neou-Mtlon Pnrinw has been under bonds aggro gating $10,000 for two years. Ills bonds inen wi re dismissed yesterday. COLOMBIANS UNPOPULAR. I'tuuiiumis Demand i:piiMnn of Their Country' Detractor!. I .mania. Dec. 21. The antl-Colomblnn sentiment has grown to such an extent that an open letter has been addressed to Pie-ddent I'oiras, demanding the ex pulsion from tho republic of the country's detractors and the dlsmls.-al of all Colom bians holding government positions in Panama. A fuither demand Is made that the police corps shall be composed exclusively of 1'anamans. At the present time about one-third of tho teachers' staff In the schools of the republic Is com posed of Colombians, and there Is a large sprinkling of thorn 111 the police department. Tho leaders of the anti-Colombian movement express tho opinion that If there aro not enough Pnnaman teachers to supply the schools, teachers from Chile or Spain Hhould be engaged. It Is reported that another nntl Colomblan demonstration Is being ar ranged for Thursday next, lint tho gov ernment probably will take oteps to pre vent a repetition of the scenes of last I Thursday night when several houses oc cupied by Colombians were stoned. The editor of l.a l'atria. a local anti admlnlstratlon organ with Colombian leanings, has boon the object of threats In tho last day or two. CTJ-rTT'Vn DTT7-7T TTC POI irr bHUUlliMj I UAliLiO 1 UIjIEi Wenltliy I. and Agent Kill Ills Wife' Second Ilnslinfid I,os Angeles, Cal, Dec. 22. The killing or Daniel De Villlers.by Roy I,. Glover parly to-day Is puzzling tho police, who have been seeking n cause for the shoot ing. The killing took place In the door way of the Olover house. De Vllllers camo here several days ago from San Antonio, Texas. Clover, a AG S nARRQW weflitny lanu ageni, came ne.e io;Army of . u,.plll)Uc nn(J who serVed In mourns ago wun ins wue aim iwo cnu- droll. It Is said the woman formerly was the ' wife of Do vllllers and he was tne rather of the two children. The police assert that De Vllllers was shot while trying to seo Mrs. Glover, and his two children entered the room In time to seo their father die. New York, Dec. 22. Mrs. Roy L. Glover, divorced wlfo of Daniel Do Vll llers, who De Vllllers was trying to see whon hor husband shot and killed him In Los Angeles to-day. Is the daughter of II, G. Campbell, a wealthy Wall Street broker. She married De Vllllcrs In this city in 1!07, atfor hor('thp'" too "bad" for Washington. divorce from a man named Lewis of, Paterson, N. J. The Do Vllllers then wont to Cotulla, Lasalle county, Tuxas, whom De Vll llers had bought a small ranch. Mrs. Do Vllllers obtnlnod n divorce from her husband In San Antonio In H)U. It is said, however, that after this divorce Mrs. Do Vllllers assisted hor former husband financially In his alleged ac tivities against President Madero of Mexico, which led to Do Villiers' arrest In HI Paso In Hill. Daniel Do Vllllers came of a well-known Capo Colony family several members of which have been knighted. During tho lato Iloer war ho commanded a body of scouts attached to a Roer column operat ing In West Grlqunlnnd and the Orangu Free State. ' Do Vllllers camo to this country in IMI with a mixed contingent nf Afrikanders and Fngllsh who appeared in tho Poor war show at the St. Isolds exposition. Most of his youth was spent along tho Zambesi river as a hunter of big game, where nt one tlmo he was attached to tho staff of Frederick Courtney Selous, tho famous hunter, who wns a member of Theodore Roosevelt's hunting party In Africa In 19"M. In 1912 De llllor.s was Identified witli the campaign of Governor Oscar Colquitt of Texas. POSTAL BANKS' GROWTH. rillllpiliuii of lldllelltlon In llieiillilneil eil lo I "HI DeluiHllN. Washington, Doc. 22 Difficulties experienced by postal officials In tcacliltiR the people to "save an 1 economize" are sot forth by Third As sistant Postinaslor-Giiieral Dookery In his annunl report, made public to night. To minimize this problem, Mr. Dock ory recommends the Inauguration of a campaign uf education by which tho people niuy be brought Into eloior touch with tho postal savings service. The fundamental purpose of tho campaign Is to create a spontaneous desire to "save and economize." Already the department has called upon Its depository postmasters to further such a movement. A Htatemeiit, showing tho growth of the postal savings system, Ik cuntalned In thp report. At the close of the first six months of operation there 'viie ll.tHH de positors with $077,ur. placed to their crod It. On June !. 1013, at tho close, of two and u half yeats, thcio were .IH.noc depol- tors with iU.SliUwU to their credit THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX Every person subject to tho federal income tux ia obliged to make an uccurato report of his net income. Wt? will bo pleased to have our patrons consult with us regarding this matter. CHITTENDEN COUNTY T83UST CO, 114 Church Stroot, Burlington, Vt. PUBLISHERS TO AID POSTOFFICE Sorting Mail and Creating of Railway Stations Will De crease Car Space. Washington, Dec. 21. The report of Second Assistant I'ostmastor-Gonoral Stewart, made public to-night, disclosed the fact tho postolllco department expects to reduce tho Increased expenditures for railway car sorvlco by establishing rail way terminal postolllces and requiring a separation, by routes, of llrst and second class mall of publlsheis. DurlnR the year, says the report, a larRe amount of additional car space was required on m.ill trains because of the establishment of the parcel post system. That the extenBli n of the service necessitates a considerable Increase in the annual expendit. re for care rental is shown in tho statement that from Jan uury 1 to November 2!, 1!13, there was a net Increase of $451, 07i.fi!. Mr. Stewart ox pocts, however, to reduce these expendi tures by Instituting tho reported changes. The report shows that tho cost of oper ating rail, ocean, liver, lake, street car, screen wagon, pneumatic tubo and mall messenger service during the year ended Juno last, was $i',,102,257.51. This sum will bo Increased for tho current fiscal year approximately JlO.OoO.mVi. Tho number of all classes of domestic mall service routes was 12,'Tlt, the com blnel length of which was 2S7.5JS miles. Consldeiable space In the report Is given to a discussion of the transportation of the transportation of tho periodical mall by fast freight. Mr. Stewart says that this method of transportation has boon generally satisfactory to publishers, "a.s In most cases It has boon practicable to overcome tho slower movement In tho freight trains by advancing the date of delivery to the pwtofllco at the point of origin." Some publishers, however, objocted to the fast freight service, because of tho news character of the contents of their publications. In such Instances, it hasl burning brands were falling, was towed been tho policy of the depaitmont, after out of the danger s-one. adequate hhowlng has been made, to Many valuable models v old warships, trnnsport the mall In regular mail trains. I records relating to Jtelson and inrller Consideration Is being Riven to the i periods, and old naval relics Weie de question of additional compensation forjstroyed. tho periodical mall by fast freight, i llr. Stewart says that this meth- of transjiortntlons has been gen H satisfactory to publishers, "as Such experiments as heietofore have been made In the carrying nf mall by aeroplanes have been conducted without expense to the government, although the malls thus transported were entrusted only tn sworn carriers. The satisfactory performance of tho service has Induced a recommendation by Mr. Stewart for an appropriation of JTAOOO for a regular c.t- perlmentnl aeroplane service. BRIEF DESPATCHES. Clinton, Iowa, Dec. 22. Congressman I, S. Popper of the second Iowa district, died here to-day. He had been 111 for several months. I Roekvllle, Md., Dec. 2. Jameg II. Urnd- I ford, onco chaplaln-ln-chlef of the fliand n ConnPPticut r,.Kment throughout tho 'rtvlt Wnr. illeil here to-dnv. lto-uns born ( Vermont In lSSfi. Washington, Doc. 22. The Senate to-day passed a bill to prevent re moval from State courts of suits against railroads for damage to mer chandise when the amount Involved Is not more than $3,000. Washington, Dec. 22. Tho authori ties stopped tho publication of "white slave" moving pictures at two local theatres yesterday. This action was taken after a board of censors had , "eeiared that the films were alto- Washington, Dec. 22. On request I from financial institutions in New York, tho treasury department to-.lay Issued a ruling that certificates of ownership, executed In connection with tho Income tnv, may bear tho usual business signature and need not bo signed with tho full Christian name of owners or agents. Now York, Dec. 22. Mrs. Modlll Mo Cormlck of Chicago has accepted the chairmanship of the congressional commltteo of tho National Surfrage as sociation. This announcement was made at suffrago headquarters to-day. It wns said that Mrs. McCornilelt would go to Washington at once. I'.oston, Doc. 22. The Hrltlsh steamer Templemore. which was burned at sea September 20 with a cargo worth a million dollars and wns towed hero after drift ing about four weeks, was sold to-day ror Tho purchasers will break her up for Junk. The Templemore was bound from naltlmoro for Liverpool whon abandoned. GUTTING BVKN WITH HURRY. A vounir married ronrib, ,,r It.iltlmnr., .recently had a dispute concerning tho biscuit served for breakfast. The bus- band offered certain tart observations touching his wife's eullnaiy ability, ro teirlilR, of course, to the "kind that mother used to make " This sally moved the wife to action, with tile result that the next morning a plnte of hot biscuits alleged to bo tho real thing. "Now you've hit It!" exclaimed he aft er disposing of one biscuit. "These bis cuits are exactly like the sort my mother used to make. Row did you happen to hit upon the recipe?" I am happy to Inform you," .said his wife, with glittering eyes, "that I em- ployed oleo for butter, used cold-storage fggs, dropped a bit of alum in tho Hour. enactment of tho pure food law." cotuiiis that iMiuvr.vr M,i:i:i Theso coughs are wearing and If they 'hang on," enn run one down physically and lower tho vital resistance to dlseaso. Mr. Rob Ferguson, 319 Pino St., Green Bny, Wis., writes: "I wns greatly troubled with n bad cough that kept me awake nights Two small bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound com pletely cured me." J. W, O'Stlllllvan. (Adv.) Your "to let" ad focuHus tho attention of ull urubahlo renters on your prujjeru. FIRE DESTROYS NAVAL RELICS Famous Dock Yard at Ports mouth, England, Damaged in the Millions. Portsmouth, Kngtatid, Doc, 21. A fire, Involving damage variously estimated at from $l,25.0eO to ,5Vi,0fi0, devastated tho famous dockyard last night and resulted In tho loss of two lives and the destruc tion of the century-old somnphore tower, which In the pre-tclograpli days was the great signalling station between tho fleet and the admiralty. An examination of tho ruins to-day disclosed the fad that two of tho three signal men, who had remained in the tower to summon help when the file broke out. were burned to death. Tho third manage! lo make his escape through the smoke and flames to an ad- Joining roof and there fell unconscloii". lie was subsequently rescued. Nothing Is known as to how the flro originated, w lien it was nist onsen on fiom tho deck of tho battle cruiser Queen Mary It had alnady obtained a good hold on the Inflammable material In tho rigging loft and sail noine ah tne lire llRhthiR apparatus In the dock yard was rapidly brought Into action, and the of fort.i of the men were devoted to pre venting the lire from reaching the main store nt the end of tho burning building, which was filled with no.Ooi tons of heavv oil. After many hours of most strenuous work the fire w.is rotten under control. It had then reached within eight foot of those tanks. The flames were finally extinguished at about three o'clock this morning The huge wooden semaphore structure''"' conservative members of President surmounting the rigging house was a blazing beacon within half nn hour aftoi'1 the outbreak and collapsed on the root of the main tower and building, conven ing the whole into a flerv mass. 1'lrc parties were sent to the dock yard from all the warships In the harbor, and tho battle cruiser Queen Mary on which VERMONT NOTES. ,''!' Walter of St. .Inhiisliiir.v Appoint ed lo Iteil C,'rN llonnl. Charles T. Walker, editor of St Johns bury Republican, has been appointed by the central committee of the Ameilcan Red Crops, Washington, D. C, u member of the Vermont State board of that or- ganlzatlon In place of the Hon. Illram N. Turner deceased The State boards aro presided over by the governors. They lssuo appeals to the people for funds at the request of the pre-ldent of the Amer ican Red Cross whenever a disaster or emergency of sufficient magnitude arises to require such aid. Piesldent W'oodrow Wilson is president of tho American Red Cross and tho Vermont State board at present Is as follows: President, Governor Fletcher; vice-president. Dr 11. D. Hob ton; secretary, C. S. Forbes; treasurer, H. S. Unwind; board of members. P.edtleUl Proctor, K. '. Smith, Charles T. Walter. Charles II. Darling and C. S. Kmery. MAY Dli: OF IIEIl HL'HNS. Mrs. Grant Finery of ilrotnn was terribly burned Fildny when her clothing (aught fire as she stood with her back to a hot stove. She succeeded In putting out the flames herself, but not until hor body was so badly burned that there is but little hope of recovery. RUTLAND TO DINK POOR AS USUAL. The annual Chiistm.is dinner given the children of the mountain poor In the vicinity of Rutland, which has bocunio an Institution In the charitable Ufa uf the county, will bo given this year at Rutland on December 30, wh;n between :iX and W will be entertained. The flri of these dinners was given 11 years ago, VERMONT URKVITIKS. John Lynch of Rutland was paln'ul'y Injured Friday when ho fell downstairs nt the Rutland county court homo dm Ing the progress of the Koch murde trlal. It has not been determined whether ho suffered a fractured skull. Though tills was a poor corn season II. C. Baxter & Brother paid J1l,rm for tho product at their Westminster ca'i nery. Loo Haven of Bouth Londonderry has been elected president of the West River Cow Testing association formed at Town shond. Mr. and .'Nfrs. Clark C. Fltts have pledged 11,000 toward the ?lj,Oio needed by the Center Congregational Church of Urattleboro to buy the Goodhue property and malte contemplated ivpalrs BIG FIRE IN GEORGETOWN. I, urge Section r Cnnlliil of II ri t IhIi liiiliinii Wiped Out. Georgetown, Hrltlsh flul.ina, Pec. A largo section uf tho business quar ter of Georgetown, which Is known also ns Denierarn.. was destroyed by tho flro tills morning. Twenty per sons were hilled and many Injured. hcoros wore reuuei.-ii iiuuieiens. ,1 vast amount of sugar for exportation was burned and a warehouse mid many other buildings were dosti nyeil. Georgetown Is the enpltnl of Hrlt lsh nullum. Us population numbers about fiu, 000, of whom MOO aie whites. MF.MORY. Somebody of a psychological nun of mind once asked Lord Rusoherry, "What Is memory?" "Memory." Ru.-eberry replied, prompt ly, but somewhat pensively, "memory Is tlio feeling that steals over us when we listen to nur fi lends' original stmles" Tlt-Illts. AN IMPORTANT ITF.M. "Now you are a very sick man. You musn't eat anything heavier than gruel " "One question, doe." "Woll?" "Kin I chew tobaccer'."' Pittsburgh DISSOLUTION AID TO INDEPENDENTS Opening of Bell System Wires Will Extend Service of 20,000 Companies. Washington, Dec. 21. Attorney-Oenerat McHoynoldrt told friends yesterday that scores of the Independent telephone com panies In the United States are gratified with the agreement made by tho so-called telophono trust with the department nf Justice, which will glvo them the use of thousands of miles of trunk lines op erated by tho liell company. The department, he said, hardly could have expected any court to .vrdor tho , Hell company to nllow Indttfjuiidcnts to make use of llell equipment, tn:' there pructlcally was no chance that the In dependonta could rnlso aiffflclont funds, If they had the desire, to luilid rom petlng long-dlstunce linos. To bring about competition In Intel - . state business, It was pointed out, would have required an outlay of millions of dollars, and probably would have meant loss or a severe falling oft . in the rocilpts of the llell and tho Inde pendents that tried to get long-i1.latr.nco i business. According to figures laid betoro tho nttorney-genornl by N. C. Kingsbury, vice-president of the American Tele- phono and Telegraph company, who con-1 , ,llu..(1 tnu negotiations which led to the i :3,rctmclU of Krl(1n. ng!,t, there aro , mofo t))nn 2,)oco ln,ipp,.,i,.nt telephono companies In the countrv. T1.ro ,. ,., ..,.Etninv f netlon bv j, hp Ue company tn nlow subscribers of Independent companies In cities to talk to I5i 11 Hiibscribors through Boll exchanges and Hull llne, but Mr. Mc Iteynolds said that this stop seemed to ie far In the future. lCFMX'T OF IMIDKHAI. OWNERSHIP. Announcement of the agreement caused ,in unusual buzz ot speculation here. In some quarters It was regarded as an Indication of tho light that ome Wilson's cabinet will make against gov- ernment ownership of public utilities. It Is known thnt Mr. McReyno'ds Is I strongly opposed to aroverument owner ship. The attorney-gonorul Is s ild to feel that government ownership is likely , to come In tho t'nlted States unless "'ere can be a restoration of fr com-, pi'tltion In public service, but ho ImU 'w the agreement with the Anielicin 'i el. -phono and Telegraph company Is a long top toward a return to i omp. i.'i.n m tin' telephone and telegn.pb field. In his opinion the Sherman law is .i sufficiently strong weapon to force an; monopoly to come to terms, and he Is , convinced that a clear demonstration of Its power will do much to allay the grow ing sentiment for government ownership. Postmaster-General Rurleson now has before him all data collected and put In concrete form respecting tho proposed government acquisition of telegraph and telephone lines, but It Is understood that it is not Ills present purpose to tmhmlt the findings of hiH experts to Congress, unless they are desired. If Congiess wishes to take up tn ques tion, the postmaster-general W prepared at r.n hour's notice to submit data on the subject. CHANGE IN lilRIlON'S ItKI'ORT. In the summary of Mr. Hurleson's an nual report supplied to the newspapeis, under caption "Postal Telegraphs and 'Telephones lppexnd thN paraKtaph: "In Juno last .1 committee was ap pointed to make an ln estigation of this subject to determine the pie bmin.iry steps neeessars for the gov. rnnient to take toward the acquisition of the tele graph lines lu the country In accordance with rect ton KC7 of tho revised statutes. This committee Is now engaged In pro paring Its preliminary report, and ii tho findings Justify such action, proper recom mendation will be made by the depait mont at a later date." As the report finally was issued in p"i' manent form, this paragraph was ellm In.iti'd and the folluwlng substituted; "Since Juno last tho department has been conducting a careful Investigation to determine the desirability and practica bility of extending the government own ership nnd control of menus of communi cation, with a view tu the acquisition by the government nf tho telegraph and tele phone facilities, to be operated as ad juncts to the postal service. The postmaster-general Is now engaged lu review Ing the data collected and later, if de sired, will submit si mo to the appropriate committees of Congress for their consid eration." WAY FOR OTHFR CORPORATIONS. The change nf the paragiaph was made at the hist moment before the teport was Issued, the data meantime having been suhmltted to the postmaster-general In form of a repoit. Thl.s report will be held by Mr. Burleson, It Is 'understood, with out further expression upon his part. There have been many compromises be tween the department of Justice and com binations brought tu court as offenders under the Sheini.m act, but It Is generally believed that other big corporations urn apt tu follow the example of the Amor- lr!111 Telephone nnd Teleginph company Among those who already hnve sought to settle tleir Involved affairs out of court Is the New York. New Haven ,V Hurt ford Railroad eompnny, and that case presents difficulties far greater than presented by tho Hell telephone. The department's ntlltuio toward the American Telephone and Tele graph company Is not to lie taken, it Is asserted, us an indication that It dues not Intend in the futiito to mako use of suits in court, nur that It does nut evpect tn employ the oiliulnnl features of that statute In cases of conspiracy In restraint of trade where the real offenders cap be reached. There has been no llnal determina tion. It Is pointed out, not tu prose cute New Haven directors even after a settlement of the i ('organization of that rn.id is agreed tn. 31 AC KAY IS MUCH PLEASED llfgnnlx iole Trimble suited Wns .So Ileal Merger, Mi) nil. New York. Doe Li. Clarciuv II Mnc kav, president of the Mackav companies, Willi h coutfol the Pustnl Telegraph com pany and the Conimoicllal Cable com pan, rivals' uf the Western I'nUui and the AiucrU'iin Telephone and Telegraph company, Issued the following statement yesterday: "It has been a bitterly fought contest. 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Ans body with nnv perspective at all could have .seen, during the past few yenrs, that there would be an end to a huea combination whose chief purpose was to throttle competition, in order to control and monopolize. "We feel grateful to the admlnl-tratlon, and particularly to Attorney-General Me Reynolds, for the result. The deii.ii'tment of Justice took the mattsr up on lbs own! Initiative, and, without any attempt tn shift or evade responsibility, the attornoy general has brought about this complete solution. Referring tu the rel.itluiiv between the American Tclophnno and Tele- i graph company nnd the Western l'n lou, T. N. Vail, president of both cor porations, said to-day: "NO MKRGF.R I IAS OCCFURHD." "No such thing as dissolution has occurred, for the reason that no such thing as a merger occurred In the Past. The relations between tho Am erican Telephone and Telegraph com pany' and the Western Union have never been In tho nature of a mer ger. "The development of the mutual re lations has been of a complimentary character, or an extension by each of the other' fiuiltles. "Care has always bom taken that nothing lie dune which would affect whatever competition might bo con slileied lo exist. The two services are in fact nut cnmpetlth e. If there is In theory any competition, it Is be cause In some Instances the use of one service may be an alternative! for the use of the other. if a real merger weie made, and time given to complete the merger, some economies and additional now sen Ices of advantage to the public might be Intro duced. Whatever has been done already. It Is lwlli'ved. will bo nllowod to stand, and It Is probable that some of the addi tional co-opeiutlon work may yet be ac complished. "There Is no setback, in thl epara Iloii, to tho material Interests of cither company, but im tho contrary, now that Present s 3 m tiii sti:ii . II. Milpinnn Merchant It. ,1. Wlille Lumber Dealer (i. II. C'ntllii Pros. Champlaln Lima Kilns I". ;, IliicHond Merchant Guy W. Iliilley, Attornoy-nt-Law and Secretary of State. IILItK l,YV VN A lee I'rcxIUent, II. vni:i. Asslstnnt Cnshler. COMPANY Interest Paid on Deposits Free From Taxes th.'i-e Is s,n . understanding of ' it can br dun., .mil what cannot I d - greater progress a'ong the Pni de"ned can 1h ( xi , ,-led ATTORNin -GKNKRAI. CONSIDER AT Id "Tho attorney genera! Ins i v -j considerate of the matei.nl .fin's' of tho ccimpanlos, so fa,- ns i.uisi en with his public duty, and this at t ido was ( early lelleefffit by the Pr.slden and we think tho problem ha 1 m worked ojt to the bot Intel est tie public and ef the companies" Tho American Telephone and T, legrnph company's holdings in tin- W'.vtern Fnlon amounted to about J.' '"0.'11 par values, and wore pun h.njd, It Is unci, i stood, nt about 5S.1 a share. Mr Kins bury, vice-president ot tho American company. Indicated that ovuw precau tion would be taken not to du Injustl, to the Western t'lilon stockholders In dis posing of this large amount of stock. A reasonable time has been given t ui company by the' government to work out Its plan, It was learned. Mr. Vail would riHiIgn as pr. s: lent oi the Wesliin Fnlon, Mr. Kinssluny said and other directors of the latter com pnny who are directors of tho Am, rl ,i i Telephone and Telegraph company wou'd aluo resign. VIRGINIA V Al'GHN KI I.I.FD Now Yoik, Pec. 21 Miss Vlrg.iAi Vaughn, writer of lyilcs an.l noeu-s. translator and friend of Niulianiel Haw thorne, the llrownlngs and other autluis of half n century past, wns kllhd 'i a street car 111 I'.lghth .1 Venue tn-dis Ml is Vaughn wa.s tho daughter of John Cham pion Vaughn, an abolitionist, who p i -llshed jintl-shu cry newspapers at Cin cinnati and Cleveland- Sho was SI yoa'-a old. MAJOR SHATTUCK, V. S. A. OIKS Manila, Dec. il Major Amos R. Shnt luik, 1Mb Infantry, died to-dav at Camp Gregg, Un ambang. It Is though! that Major Sliattuck's death was Indirn tly due to a fall from his horse. Major Shatt ick bom In New Hampshire!. He w.i graduated form the Military Academy at West l't'tnt In IStVL t