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St. Albans Daily Messenger. ST. ALBANS, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1912. PRICE TWO CENTS.

DEVELOPMENT Wonderful Results Obtained By the People of Denmark BY EDUCATION AND CO-OPERATION Minister Egan Tells American Farmers the Many Lessons That the Danes Can Teach Them. Washington, June wonder. ful story of how the Danes, upon land but poorly suited to grazing and in the face of repeated reverses, have brought their country to a state of agricultural prosperity second only to England among the Old Wold countries is told by Dr. Maurwe Francis Egan, American minister to Denmark, who is now in this city on leave, having 'recently completed, on behalf of the state department, a lecture tour through the farming dis. trict of the South.

Doctor Egan, together with several other of the American diplomatic officers in Europe, has, under instructions from the state department, made a thorough study of the "farmers' welfare" problem in the European countries, of the part played by the governments in advancing the material prosperity of the farmers, of the success of the farmers themselves in forming cooperative societies for mutual assistance and of the advantages secured to the whole people of those countries from the promotion of their agricultural resources. (He is engaged now in preparing a report upon the methods of the Danish government in supplying cheaper money for their farmers, which idea President Taft hopes to introduce into the United States for the benefit of the American farmer. Speaking recent lecture tour through the South, Doctor Egan said. "I was sent by the department of state to expose to dairymen, and farmers especially interested in dairying, the methods by which the Danes have become the most prosperoug people agriculturally in Europe. When I say most prosperous, I mean by comparison, and taking into consideration the obstacles they have had to meet and overcome.

The wealth per capita of Denmark is comparatively next to that of England. This wealth, however, is equalized. There are no very rich people there. Every man is fairly well off, but the poorer he is the more carefully does he conserve his resources. Material well being is as common in Denmark as education.

"There is no illiteracy in the country. Every man, woman, and child over the age of 7 years, unless he be an idiot, can read and write. The methods by which they have achieved their present prosperity are three: Education--practical education--a perfect system of co-operation, and the intelligent assistance of governmentor instance, the only means of living which the Danes have is agriculture. Denmark, like Julius Caesar's Gaul of ancient days, is divided into three parts -butter, bacon, and eggs. Now, the government, being dependent upon the farmers, does everything in its power to increase the number of small farmers, and this it has done by making money as cheap as possible for the farmers.

It controls a great series of banks, managed somewhat after the manner of the Credit Foncier. "An agricultural laborer in Den mark who has worked on a farm for five years, who is poor, and who has A character so good that two reputable members of his commune will certify to it, may obtain from one of these banks a loan of about $1,582 in our money. He obtains this solely on his character and ability and not by any material security he can offer. With this money he may purchase a form of from to 12 acres. This farm means live and dead stock on the land and the necessary implements for the working of it.

The amount loaned by the bank covers probably nine-tenths of the value of the farm--not of the land, because land in Denmark is never sold merely as land. The farm is judged by the value of its production for, let us say, at least seven years in hard corn, which represents its ability to sustain dairy cattle and hogs. This is an example of the way in which the Danish government encourages the multiplication of small farms. "Now, as to the question of education. It is compulsory.

It has been compulsory for many years and the awakening of Denmark to the careful use of its natural resources is due to two things the Danish sense of the practical value of practical education, and a series of disasters. "The first disaster occurred in the late 40's, when the discovery was made that the Danes had so improver ished their soil by the continuous growing of grain that bankruptcy threatened, even the great landowners being in danger. Then came the closing of British ports to Danish grain and the growth of American competition, which killed off whatever prospects of profit the Danes might have made from their impoverished land. very admirable Lutheran hishop, Grundtwig, saw that the Danes must be kept at home, but that they must be so educated as to make their country fit for them to live in. He Continued on page three.

ALDRICH IS A HAPPY MAN Former Senator Sails from London To- day Glad He Is not Mixed Up in the Campaign. London, June passenger list of the Mauretania, which sailed from Liverpool for New York to-day, included the names of former Senator of Rhode Island, Governor Dix, of New York, and his wife, and John Hayes Hammond, who headed the Panama -Pacific exposition commission. Hammond said the European tour of the commissioners was a pronounced success. Mr. Aldrich said, "I shall be the happiest man in America I shall have, no part in the presidential campaign." EVENT OF THE COMING WEEK.

Politics, of Course, Will Hold the Center of the Stage. Washington, June Repub- lican national committee will meet in Chicago early in the week to make up the temporary roll of the national convention. The function of this body is alway. important, because it decides in advance who are to have seats when the convention is called to order. The work is especially important this year, because at least one-third and possibly onehalf of the delegates will be contested.

The last of the delegates to the Republican national convention will be selected Tuesday. On that day the six delegates-at-large from Ohio will be named by the state convention at Columbus and on the same day South Dakota will select her ten delegates the primary system. The South Dakota primaries also will embrace the selection of the Democratic national convention delegates, the, expression of preference for United States senator and the nomination of state tickets by all parties. The week will be one of unusual activity in the Democratic camp. State conventions for the selection o1 delegates to the national convention at Baltimore will be held in Minnesoa, North Carolina, Louisiana Idaho, Arkansas, and Nevada.

The Republicans of West Virginia will hold a state wide primary Tuesday for the nomination of candidates for governor and other state officers and the selection of seventeen new members of the state committee. The Minnesota legislature will convene in extra session Tuesday 1 to consider and act upon a state-wide primary act, a corrupt practices act and reapportionment. The battleship Arkansas, the largest completed dreadnought in the world, will undergo her trials on the Rockland course, beginning Tuesday. The elimination trials that will determine the make-up of the American teams in the Olympic games at Stockholm next month will be held Saturday. The Eastern tryouts will take place in the.

Harvard stadium at Cambridge and the Western tryouts at Chicago. On the same day the final competitions to determine the personal of the Canadian team will be held in Montreal. At a meeting to be held in Ottawa Tuesday a committee will be organized to co-operate with the commit tee, from the United States and Great Britain in arranging for a celebration of one hundred years of peace between Canada and the United States. Important conventions of the week will include the Northwestern Development Congress at Seattle, the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada at Edmonton, the annual convention of the American Medical Association at Atlantic City, the annual convention of the Interstate Coton Seed Crushers' Association at St. Louis, the annual convention of the International Association of Factory Inspectors at Washington and the International Convention of Wireless Telegraphy in London.

Other events and happenings that will contribute to the news of the week will be the unveiling of the Columbus memorial in Washington, the graduation exercises of the United States Naval Academy, the celebrations of the birthday anniversary of Jefferson Davis, and the trial of Harry K. Thaw's application for his release from Matteawan asylum on the grounds that he has recovered his sanity. TO TRY MAN -POWER FLIGHTS. Interesting Competition to See if Motor Can Be Done Away With. Paris, June -An interesting competition will be held in Paris to-morrow, with the object of demonstrating whether man can fly by his own efforts without the aid of a motor.

It is suggested that a propeller may be driven, by pedalling, as in a cycle, or some form of cycle may be fitted with planes. A prize of $2,000 will be awarded to the first person who flies 33 feet with his own power. A further prize of $30,000 is offered for A man-power flight from Paris to Versailles, a distance of seven miles. German Catholics of Pennsylvania. Johnstown, June delegations representing the Roman Catholic clergy and laity of Pennsylvania arrived in Johnstown to-day to attend the annual convention of the State Federation of German Catholie Societies.

The officers expect that the convention this year will eclipse all of its predecessors in point of attendance. The proceedings will be opened with to a pontifical high mass in St. Joseph's church, which the delegates will attend in a body. In the afternoon a street parade will be held. The business sessions will continue over Monday and Tuesday.

FLEETWOOD IN CHAIR Vill Be Temporary Chairman Republican State Convention JOHNSON TO DRAW UP PLATFORM Randolphh Man's Work Will Be Given Out for Consideration Before Date of Convention. (Special to The Messenger, Newport, June C. Williams, chairman of the Republican state committee, to-day issued the following statement: "The Republican state committee have selected as temporary chairman of the Republican state convention, the Hon. Frederick G. Fleetwood, of Morrisville, and as chairman of the committee on resolutions, the Hon.

Luther B. Johnson, of Randolph. The ommittee have asked Mr. Johnson to prepare a tentative platform to 1 be offered for publication to all of the newspapers in the state before the convention, in order that there may be an opportunity for suggestions, criticisms, and discussions of the various matters proposed, and the committee will ask the full committee on resolutions, to be composed of one member selected from each county. to meet with Mr.

Johnson the evening of June 26 at Burlington, at which meeting all suggestions made by members of the Republican party will be duly considered and a full and free discussion had of all matters which may be suggested as proper to be considered by the convention as the platform of the Republican party of Vermont. The Republican state committee very much desire that the various county conventions should be held after the Republican state convention in order that the platform adopted by the state convention may be properly considered and acted upon by the county conventions. Some members of past legislatures have claimed that they had no knowledge of party pledges made by the Republican state convention and did not feel in duty bound to assist in carrying those pledges. and the Republican state committee out, desire to do all possible to bring the matter of party principles and party platform to the attention of the Republican voters before the various conventions, SO that there re may be no chance for misunderstanding in the coming campaign." VACANCY AT ANNAPOLIS. Opportunity for.

Vermont Boy to Enter the Naval Service. Washington, June Car- roll S. Page has sent the following statement to the Vermont papers: "The nave department informs me that there is a vacancy at the Nav. anking highest at competitive exnominate a principal and three alternates for examination June 18, 1912. "Following my usual custom.I hereby give notice that it is my purpose to nominate as principal the person ranking highest at A compettve examination and for the three alternates, the three persons who shall stand second.

third. and fourth at such competitive examination. "Norwich University has consented to conduct this examination and it will be held at that university in Northfield, on the 13th day of Tune. 1912. Any Vermont boy between the ages of 16 and 20 vears may: compete at this examination, and should be pleased to send, on request.

to any adress a copy of the regulations governing the admission of candidates into the United States Naval Academy as midshipmen. together with specimen examination question." BENNINGTON COUNTY COURT. Docket for Session That Opens Tuesday Is Smaller Than Usual. (Special to The Messenger.) Bennington, June June term Bennington couty court will open Manchester Tuesday, June 4, with fudge Zed S. Stanton, of Roxbury, presiding.

The docket is smaller han usual and the term is likely to short. This is the grand jury term, but there was so little state business that no grand jury was drawn. Eighteen cases are set for trial by Of these one of the most interesting is that of Tony Tash VS. Henry Wyman. The suit is brought by the plaintifr, who is an Armenian resident of North Adams, for damages claimed to have been sustained through his detention in the county ail here on the suspicion that he was Edward di Donato.

the Italian who is alleged to have murdered a family of four persons near Albany last December. There are 24 divorce cases and seven new entries on the chancery docket. CLARK AND GREEN WIN. Result in Providence from Today's Return of the Primaries, Providence, R. L.

June 1--The 1'0- vised complete returns to-day of the first Democratic presidential primary in Rhode Island show that Speaker Clark, candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, and National Committeeman Green, candidate for re-election. are the winners. Champ Clark received 4,107 votes to 1,333 for Governor Wilson and 728 for Governor Harmon. WILL CLOSE HOTELS FIRST Managers of New York Hostelries To- day Declare They Won't Give in to the Strikers. New York, June strike of 3,000 waiters affecting 29 hotels, restaurants, and clubs, to-day threatens to spread further.

The strike leaders say that before nightfall the employees in other hotels will be called out. The hotel men say that before, they recognize, the union they will shut their Though the strike is causing in convenience, the hotel owners say they are able to care for regular patrons. The first notable demonstration of the strike occurred late last night when about 400 men marched up Fifth avenue four abreast, and halted in front of Delmonico's shouting 'Scab!" and other epithets to the waiters there who refused to join them. The threats of the few policenen on hand to call the reserves and place the whole crowd under arrest was met with jeers. An officer vedged his way into the crowd and seized one of the men on a charge of Lisorderly conduct.

The arrival of nore policemen, with night sticks drawn, 1, cowed the mob and it moved to other hotels where similar tactics were used, and finally rounded 1p at a mass meeting in an opera house which was later crowded to the galleries. The stage was placarded with fiery epigrams. "Dante's Inferno a kitchan; cooks are dropping dead from heat and read one. "A dollar fine for a smile; 83 cents a day to support a family," was another. The meeting was in an uproar for nearly half an hour before the speakers, among whom were William D.

Haywood, a leader of the recent strike, and a number of the local union leaders reached the hall. The list of new places where strikes were declared was read and received with cheers. The list inluded the Park Avenue, the Majestic, the Herald Square, the Hoffbrau Haus. Moquin's two places, and the two Bustanoby restaurants. President Reed of the Hotel Men's Association, confirmed the report that rundreds of negroes were being brought from the South, and reiterated 'the declaration that the association would absolutely refuse to recognize the union.

The speakers at the mass meeting in addition to Haywood, were Rose Pastor Stokes. Joseph Elster, the organizer of the strike, and Secretary Edward Blochlinger, were all greeted by rounds of cheers. TRIED FOR REPAIR FRAUDS. 'Illinois Railroad Scandal Will Be ReOpened Monday. Chicago, June a lapse of a year and a half since they were indicted, Frank B.

Harriman, John M. Taylor and C. L. Ewing, former officers and employees of the Illinois Central railroad, and Joseph E. Buker will be arraigned in court here Monday to stand trial for conspiracy -connection with extensive frauds said to have been practiced against the railroad.

Through the padding of repair bills a total of $4,825,650, it is charged, was illegally taken from he Illinois Central by the four men named, company with several car building and equipment concerns, which also were mentioned in the inlictments. Harriman formerly was general manager of the Illinois Cenral, Taylor general storekeeper and Ewing was general superintendent. At the time the alleged repair bill padding was done Buker was suverintendent of machinery, GENERAL ELECTION IN BELGIAN Unrestricted Suffrage and tion Education the Issues. Brussels, June 1. -The campnign preceding the general election the Chamber of Deputies, which takes place to-morrow, closed tolay with last appeals by the candidates through the newspapers.

A lood of leaflets has also been sent through the post. The interest in the elections, judging from the attendance at the final meetings and the space devoted to the campaign by the newspapers, is unusually keen The combination of the Liberals and the Socialists against Clericals has helped to make the fight a very bitter one. The chief demand of the iberals and Socialists is for unrestricted general suffrage and obNgaory education. COSTLY BALLOON FLIGHT. Took All the Gas from German Town to Fill the Bag.

Berlin, June amusing balloon episode is reported from Eichstaedt, a town of 8,000 population in Southern Germany. which in order to witness a much desired ascent allowed the balloon to be filled from he municipal gas supply. The ascent was made successfully, but when night came the residents found that the entire contents of the gasometer had gone into the bag. Candles and oil lamps furnished all the light in the town that night. American Weds In London, June prominent members of the American colony in London attended the wedding to-day of Miss Borrowdale Chipman, lof Clarence Chipman, former High Commissioner of the Hudson Bay and Roswell Colt son of Mrs.

S. Pomeroy Colt of Providence, I. The marriage mony was performed in Paul's church, Knightsbridge. KEEP OFFICERS ATBAY Girl and Man Who Shot Her Father Defy the Sheriffs REFUGE IN MICHIGAN SWAMPS Seriously Wounded Man Had Refused to Let His Daughter Marry His Farm Hand. Mottville, June with a rifle and defying arrest, Charles McGinnis, a farm hand, and Rose Kindly, the daughter of George Kindly, a farmer, took refuge in a swamp near here to-day after Mefinnis had shot the girl's father.

Kindly is seriously wounded. The shooting followed Kindly's refusal to sanction the marriage of McGinnis to his only daughter. According to the latest reports MeGinnis and the girl are holding the deputy sheriffs at bay, BILLINGS MAKE DENIALS. But Batchelder Follows Them Up and Insists He Is in the (Special to The Messenger. Bethel, June few days ago Wallace Batchelder addressed an open letter to Franklin S.

Billings, of Woodstock, to which he has received the following reply: "Dear Sir: "Yours of the 27th, at hand this morning. "You asked me: "1st. 'Is it true that you are A supporter of Allen M. Fletcher as a candidate for istrue. I am a supporter of Hon.

Allen M. Fletcher for governor. "2nd. 'Is it true that as such supporter, since the formation at Chester of the Windsor County Progressive Republican League; the election of Hiram W. Johnson.

of Woodstock, as president of that league; and the endorsement by that league of Joseph A. DeBoer as the Progressive Republican candidate for governor, vou have brought to bear upon Mr. Johnson to the prespressure, idency, of the league: "It is not true that I have brought pressure to bear upin Mr. Johnson to resign the presidency of the league. "3rd.

'Is it true that you have used means calculated to suppress information that a rally of the Windsor County Progressive Republican League was to be held in the opera house in Woodstock Saturday evening. May 25th. and the Hon. Joseph A. DeBoer would be present and "It is not true.

'Is it true that you have recently incited or advised a man financially interested in the Daniels Machine Co. to intimate to Hiram W. Johnson that unless he ceased his Activities in Progressive Republican politics it would be denianded of the Daniels Machine Co. that it pay on or before given date the full amount due the man in question? "It ig not true. I do not even known who the financial backers of the Daniels Machine Co.

are. You state that you regard this as matter in which every voter in Vermont has a vital interest and about which it is necessary that the public be fully informed in order 'that no injustice be done to your or Mr. Johnson by reason of the circulation of statements that may not be wholly "I should be delighted to have every voter in the state of Vermont know my reply to these questions. I would also like to have them judge whether if you were very anxious that no injustice be done Mr. Johnson of me 'by reason of the circulation of statement that may not be wholly true' you would have allowed some of these statements that were printed in The Argus of May 27th.

to bep ublished until you had received my replies to your foregoing questions. "Yours truly, S. Billings." To this reply Mr. Batchelder wrote as follows to Mr. Billings: "Sir: "Your reply of the 28th.

instant to my letter of the 27th. instant has just been received by registered mail. accept your answer to my first question as a true answer. "As to your answers to my second and third questions I am prepared to prove by the testimony of competent witnesses of recognized integrity that the word 'not' does not belong in your answers. "As to your answer to my fourth question I am prepared to the testimony of prove by competent witnesses of recognized integrity that between the date of the formation of the Windsor County Progressive Republican League at Chester: the election of Hiram W.

Johnson, of Woodstock, Vermont as president of that league: and the endorsement league of by that Joseph A. DeBoer as a candidate for the Republilan for governor, nomination and the 22nd instant, man financially interested in the Daniels Machine 'Ch. in which Hiram W. Johnson is an owner and wont to Hiram W. partner, Johnson and gave Mr.

Johnson notice that, unless he ceased his activities along the lines proposed to be followed by the of which he was president, league lela the Machine Co. must fore pay on or bea given date the entire amount PEOPLE WON'T EAT FISH New York Dealers Forced to Destroy on Some Days Enough to Furnish 40,000 Meals. New York, June the cost of living is mounting steadily and beef is bringing, Civil War prices, tons of fresh food are being shipped daily from the headquarters of the New York fish trade to be made into fertilizer. Some days more than 200 barrels of fish are destroyed, enough to supply 40,000 meals. Wholesale, dealers say they have to destroy fish because the public apparently is afraid to buy at low prices.

DEMOCRATIC DOINGS IN STATE. Stormy Session at State Convention i the Present Outlook. Brattleboro, June The Springfield Republican prints the followine from its Brattleboro correspondent: "The present indications are that the local Democratic caucus will be lively, as it is understood that two tickets will be in the neld 1 representing both factions of the party as it is lining up over the Browne-Burke scrap for supremacy in this state. The Democratic state convention is slated for June 18. so that already both sides claim that they have sufficient line on the situation to assure them of an absolute victory.

It is also possible that the local fight may be stimulated by the fact that both factions have a local candidate for delegate-at large to the national convention at Baltimore. R. S. Childs, of this town, who is a candidate for delegate-at-large, is a close friend and sympathizer of the Burke faction, which proposes to elect James E. Burke, of West Rutland, as national committeeman in place of Thomas H.

Browne, of Rutland. The fight against Browne is being led by exMayor James E. Burke, of Burlington, who spoke at a rally here the night after Governor Woodrow Wilson spoke in Brattleboro. The other local candidate for, delegate-at-large is M. J.

lives up with the Browne faction, which seems to be in the predominance in this town. "It is claimed that Browne cannot carry his own city, while on the other hand it is understood that Committeeman Browne does not ask for any support unless he can be supported in the convention by his own delegation, Thus it is easly seen by an outsider that one faction is relying upon exaggerated estimates as to their strength in the convention. It is conceded that ex- Mayor Burke will carry the city of Burlington and a large part of Chittenden county on account of the strength which he has enjoyed there in being re-elected mayor several times. The Browne supporters will not concede that they are trimmed in any other part of the state unless in the city of Barre, while the Burke adherents claim that they will predominate in every county. "Ex- Mayor Burke: does not seem to be satisfied with attempting to oust Browne as national committeeman, but he is aspiring for the chairmanship of the state committee which position has been held by E.

S. Harris, of Bennington, The above scraps have completely over the prospective candidates for the state ticket, as only two men have been mentioned slightly as candidates for governor. These two are Charles D. Watson, of St. Albans, and 'Harlan B.

Howe, of St. Johnsbury. It has been suggested by distinguished parties that the Democratic fight is more acute on account of the prospect of national success and the consequent distribution of political "plums" in this state by the leaders of the party. Consequently a stormy session is expected at this gathering in June. SHOOTS TWO AND HIMSELF.

Farmer of Angonia, N. Kills Mother. in-Law- Wife Will Die. Buffalo, N. June E.

Staples, a farmer of Angonia, to-day shot his wife, his mother-in-law, Mrs. M. Filmore Brown, and himself. Mrs. Brown and the murderer died In stantly.

Physicians say Mrs. Staples will die, AIRSHIP MEETS REQUIREMENTS The Zeppelin Ill To- day Completes Its Trial Flight. Hamburg, Germany, June The new military airship Zeppelin ITI flew from Freidrichshaven to Hamburg, a distance of 450 miles at.a speed of about 43 miles an hour. The airship easily exceeded the requirements of the specifications. University of Maine Easy to Enter.

Orono, June University of Maine will withdraw from the New England college entrance certificate board, of which it has treen a member for nine years, and hereafter will admit graduates from secondary schools of Maine on the school records. The announcement was made -day when the faculty so voted. of money due the man who issued that ultimatum. "I have reason to believe that this action was taken with your knowledge and influenced directly or indirectly by yourself; and that that action was highly pleasing to you A8 a supporter of Allen M. Fletcher for governor so much so that you took occasion to twit members of the league of the loss of the services and support of Mr.

Johnson. "Faithfully yours, "Wallace Batchelder." VANIMAN IN DANGER Trial of Trans- Atlantic Balloon Nearly Disastrous HUGE AIR CRAFT SINKS TO WATER New Guide Rope Catches in pellor During 50-Minute Flight at Atlantic City. Atlantic City, June Vaniman, in his airship in which he hopes to cross the Atlantic ocean, made a fifty- minute flight over the meadows here to-day, landing safely at his hangar. He was satisfied with the test. During the trip he met with a slight accident which might have proved disastrous.

Vaniman tried out a new guide rope experiment. The hawser caught in the propeller, the draft listed and a portion of the understructure went under water, damaging one side of the planes, and came down to the surface of the water. When temporary repairs were made the balloon went along again. There were six men aboard beside Vaniman. COLONEL NEW CALLS DIXON.

Will not Try to Match Senator in Billingate or Insult. Chicago, June 1. Col. Harry S. New, chairman of the sub-committee on arrangements for the Republican national convention, last night declared that despite various reports 1 and controversies his committee would follow the system of seat distribution in vogue four years ago and previously in handling applications for seats at this year's convention.

Colonel New also said he would decline to enter into further discussion with any one on this point but, he delivered the following shaft at United States Senator Dixon, Colonel Roosevelt's campaign manager. "Regarding the Roosevelt seat incident, so-called, I simply wish to say that I will make no attempt to 'Joe' Dixon in billingsgate or insult and therefore will have no controversy with him." In the seat distribution, Colonel no arbitrary numexplaining, ber of seats would be any individual national committeeman, but that each committeeman would receive an equitable proportion of available "No committeeman can get all the seats that he said Colonel New, "but with the limited number at our command, each will get a just proportion. These will go out in the customary manner that has obtained at Republican national conventions for a good many years." CARRIERS TO LOOK FOR FIRES. Men on Rural Routes Will Assist the Forest Rangers. Washington, June than a mililon miles of roadway territory in comparatively sparsely settled sections of the country will be covered daily by a forest fire preventive force of 55,000 men, as a result of an order issed by Postmaster- -General Hitchcock.

These men are the rural and star route mail carriers, who are directed to co-operate with the forest rangers and state fire wardens in every way possible. Last year forest fires destroyed approximately $50,000,000 worth of property. The agricultural department has been anxious to increase the efficiency and strength of its forest fire preventive service and Postmaster-General Hitchcock offered his department's assistance. By the terms of Mr. Hitchcock'g order, the duty of the carriers, on observing a fire or any indications of a fire, will be to notify the nearest forest ranger or fire warden.

POPE 77 YEARS OLD. Celebration of Birthday To-morrow Will Be Private. Rome, June Pope will be 77 years old to -morrow. He was born at Riese June. 2.

1835. In ACcordance with his wish the celebration of the day will be private. The greater part of the day he expects to spend in company with his sisters and a few specially invited of the faithful. In anticipation of the anniversary many addresses and telegrams of congratulation have been received at the Vatican from all parts of the world. MR.

CHAMBERLIN REPLIES. Head of Grand Trunk Acknowledges Congratulations from St. Albans. Mavor Selden C. Greene has received from Edson J.

Chamberlin, of Montreal, the following reply to the telegram of congratulation sent him on the occasion of his appointment as president of the Grand Trunk railway system: "Dear Mr. Greene: "I have your message of the 25th, conveying congratulations on behalf of the citizens of St. Albang, for which please accept thanks. "Sincerely yours, J. Chamberlin." Funeral of John Conners.

The funeral of John Conners, of Elm who died at the Sherwood sanatorium Thursday, will be held at St. Mary's church Monday morning at 9 o'clock,.