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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
IN OUR OWN STATE
More Testimony Before Prison
Investigation Committee
Contractor A. e. Mann's Statements in
Favor Of ex-Warden Harpin-Next SEES
sion at Bellows Falls.

SION at 6cllOWS ans
The special investigating committee
probing the state prison met in the prison
office at Windsor Monday The session
was distinctly in favor of eX-Warden e.
W. Harpin, Arthur f. Mann the prison
contractor, declaring strongly in the
warden's favor, testifying that the warden
was tactful, and that he made a superior
officer
John E. Cakes, brother of the former
superintendent, was on the stand. He
testified that he had worked at the prison
for II years, doing almost anything, and
apparently was a general utility man
there. His testimony brought out little
Of Importance, and his manner and method
OF testifying resembled strikingly that Of
his brother. He was slow to answer and
unable to remember many details or the
prison administration that Attorney Gen.
Fits tried to draw out vigorous denial
of all the points brought against him by
a former guard, involving him in an
alleged scandal with a former woman
employe, was the leading feature of his
testimony.
Gov. Bell was an interested observer.
Contrary to the general expectation, Mrs.
Mary Rogers was not brought before the
committee, it being decided to hold a
further session when it is probable that
her connection with the prison scandal
will be thoroughly ventilated.
The session adjourned without date,
but the committee will meet at Bellows
Falls early in October Nearly all the
evidence relating to prison graft is now
in and at the next session it is expected
that further alleged acts OF immortality
will be investigated.
Mr.. Mann said he had endeavored tc
have certain improvements made at the
shop, but could not make much Of an i'm
preston on Supt Cakes. Regarding the
attempt of reporters to gain access tc
the prison at the expected execution OF
Mary Rogers last spring, Mann testified
| that he used his influence to have re-
porter of Boston paper admitted. He
denied that he had anything to do will
the admission of a young woman repre-
| sentative of a Boston newspaper to Mrs
Rogers's cell The contractor said he
paid 75 cents day for the labor Of eacf
| convict, a rate rather higher, he thought
than that paid at most state prisons Ht
| admitted he wrote a letter to GOV Bel
recommending Warden E. d. Harpin fo
| the position of superintendent at thu
time of the retirement Of Mr.. Cakes
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

By vote of 46 to 10 the American board
of foreign missions at Seattle tabled
resolution introduced by DR.. Washington
GLADDEN. opposing the acceptance of money
from persons whose gains are generally
believed to have been made by methods
morally reprehensible.
His pockets turned wrong side out, and
his hands tied behind him, the murdered
body of George r. Griswold, state mana
ger of the State Mutual Life Insurance
company of Worcester Mass, was found
in the Des Moines river at Des Moines.
Iowa, Saturday The belief that Griswold
to the murder.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

noon was devoted to "skirmlshing," in
which Capt Horace French of West Leba-
non. y. H., ex-Gov. Pingree, o. r. Yes
per. Springfield, Mass, and Alonzo Pierce
Rhode Island, took part. The address was
delivered by Roland E. Stevens of Hart
ford
The 33d annual meeting of Vermont
branch, Womans Board Of Missions, will
be held in the Second Congregational
church at Bennington Sept 27. Ser
vices will be held at a. m. and and 1880
p. m The speakers will be Mrs. Sara
b. Rowland of Mexico; Mrs. Charles L.
Carhart of Dorset and Miss f. Harriet
Stanwoode, secretary of the board at
Boston.
The contract for the building of the
Eber w. Cobleigh public library at Lyn-
donville has been awarded to c. w. Spear
of Burlington. The building is to cost
$4,000, is to be completed ready for oc-
cupancy on or before July l, 1906, and
work on 1t is to be begun at once. Mr..
Coblegh, who originally gave $4,000 for
the building of the library, has recently
added $500 to his gift.
The goth annual convention of the
Christian Endeavor union of Vermont will
be held in Richmond Oct. 11-13. The
speakers will include William Shaw,
treasurer of the united society, George b.
Graf of Boston and Rev. Howard Crosse,
for many years trustee of the united So
ciety. The Vermont speakers will include
Rev. Benjamin Swift of Orwell Rev. Guy
C. Lamson of Montpelier, Rev. F. R.
Morris of Bennington, Rev. Frazer Metz
ger Of Randolph, Rev. George S. Mills
of Bennington. Junior work will be given
a leading place on the program. The
principal address will be given by Rev.
George F. Kengott, junior superintendent
of the Massachusetts Union, and a con-
ference for junior workers will be con-
Quoted by Miss Mary w. Ellis state
junior superintendent. A feature of this
convention will be frequent conferences
for the discussion OF practical topics I'M
der the direction of experienced and
capable leaders.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
$4,000 TO CAMPAIGN FUND.
New York Life Insurance Co. Paid $4,000
Three Times to Republican Party-Mys-
terous 100000.


terlous 100000.
A check for $4S, 7O2.5O, produced at the
legislative insurance investigation Fri
day, was identified by George w. Per-
kins, vice-president and chairman of the
finance committee of the New York Life
Insurance company and a rnember of the
firm of j. P. Morgan e. Co., as represent
ing the New York Lies contribution to
Cornelius n. Bliss, chairman of the Re-
publican national committee, for cam
pagn purposes. Mr.. Perkins also tes-
tilted that similar subscriptions had been
made in the two Mckinley campaigns.
This incident caused a profound sensa-
ton, as it furnished the first tangible
evidence of connection between the in
surance company and a political party.
Another sum, 100000, covered by two
checks, from the same account of the
company's books, was traced through the
legal adviser of the New York Life to
Albany, and through an Albany bank to
some unknown destination, at a time in
1904 when the Legislature was in session.
Mr. Hughes's questions on this point
clearly indicated that he suspected this
might have some relation to the famous
insurance lobby at the state capitol.
It was shown about both these items that
they were not regularly put down in the
New York LIES accounts, but were
carried under blind entries in a private
book containing so-caller "non-ledger'
assets, of which no account was rendered
TO the state superintendent of insurance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

Five cases of yellow fever were dis
covered Friday in Cincinnati among
refugees from Louisiana who escaped the
guards at Tallulah and boarded the cars
outside the town.
Samuel ]. Everett, a wealthy and re-
tired business man of Allentown, Pa, was
tortured, robbed and murdered in his
country home, 20 miles from that city
He was alone in his cottage, which was
burned to hide the crime, which is sup
posed to have been committed by tramps
People who saw the fire reached the
house in time to save the body. Mr..
Everett had evidently been burned in sew
eral spots on his body before he was killed
by a blow on the head.
In an interview Sunday former Judge
Alton b. Parker Democratic presidential
nominee in 1904, discussed the question
of corporation contributions to political
campaigns. He declared that other in
surance companies than the New York
Life and corporations generally aided in
the election of President Roosevelt. Judge
Parker attacked men of the type Of Presi-
dent Mccall, of the New York Life, de-
claring that they had no political beliefs,
and were only actuated in political mat
tiers by self-interest. He urged the
adoption of laws that would control this
practice of political contributions.
Four masked men entered the Office
of the Amboy division OF the Public Ser
vice corporation at Perth Amboy, N. j.,
early Monday, bound and gagged the
Waterman, blew open the safe and got
away with more than $500. The robbers
seized the Waterman and tied big cloth
| bag over his head. They then tied his
hands and carried him into the car barns
The Waterman was almost suffocated, and
appealed to the men to give him chance
to breathe, declaring that he was mar
ried man and was useful to his family
The burglars thereupon cut a breathing
hole in the bag. They then blew oper
the safe and demolished the office.
policeman who came to investigate thu
noise saw four men running away bu
did not capture any Of them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
Ex.LealsIatOrs VIII Hold Reunion Oct. q.

Gov Bell has issued call for the third
decennial meeting of the Vermont Legis-
lative association to be held in Repre-
sentatives' hall, at Montpelier, Wednes-
day afternoon, Oct 4, at 2 O'Clock, the
day of the big centennial celebration
This call has been sent to all members
of the present legislature and a cordial
invitation Is extended, not only to them
but to all members Of former legislatures
to be present. The executive committee
of the association is asked to meet at
Montpelier Wednesday evening, Sept 80,
to assist the local committee in the prep
aration of a program for the reunion. The
present officers of the association are:
President, Senator William p. Dillingham;
of Montpelier; treasurer, j. w. Brock OF
Montpelier; corresponding secretary, ex-
Gov w. w. Stickney of Ludlow; record
ing secretary, c. w. Brownell of Bur-
lington. The executive committee con-
sists of one member from each county.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
SOUTH WINDHAM.

Rev. Mr.. Walker of SALISBURY preach
ed here last Sunday.
William Barber's son from New York
state is visiting him.
Jonas Vinet Of Somerville, Mass, has
Joined his family at G. T. Fales's.
]. B. Fountaine has bought a farm in
New Hampshire and will leave town. He
offers his farm for sale.
S. A. Holden, on Thursday Of last week,
dug 60 and picked up A bushels of pota-
toes Mr., Holden would like to have some
of the boys try to do better.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
The only Survivor

of the Hayes Arctic Expedition, Mr.. S. j.
Mccormick, now U. S. Deputy Mineral
Surveyor, Bliss Station, Idaho, says: For
years / have suffered from severe pains
in the hip joint and back bone, depriving
me of all power. The cause was Stone in
the Bladder and Gravel in the Kidneys.
After using DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy, of Rondout, N. Y, l was COM
pletely cured"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
Burlington Druggists Hauled Into Court

The Burlington druggists who were in
dicted by the grand jury, were in the
Chittenden county court Tuesday and
were admitted to bail each in $500, charg-
ed with selling liquor Illegally. Under
the law the fact of having government
internal revenue tax certificate is prima
facie evidence of violation. The names
of the druggists are w. p. Hall, w. j..
O'Sullivan, w. ]. Henderson, T. p. Daley,
Gosselin Bros. 1.-TWO stores), G. A.
Churchill, ]. G. Bellrose, TREBLE Duhamel,
F. l.. Taft, w. II. Zottman, F. L. Parker.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
For Over Sixty Ysar,.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
Of their children while teething, with perfect
success 1t soothes the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie and Is
the poor little sufferer Immediately. Sold by
druggists in every part Of the world. TWEEN
ty-6ve cents a bottle Be sure and ask for
"Mrs. WinsloW's Soothing Syrup" and take
90 other kind.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

especially to her husband but il she is weak
and nervous, and uses Carter's Iron Pills,
she cannot be, for they make her feel like
a different person." at least so they all say,
and their husbands say so too. Carter's Iron
pills equalize the circulation, remove ner'
vousness and give strength and rest. Try
them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

The American Wooden Co. has bought
through b. b. Smalley. trustee, the new
carbonizing plant known as the Winooskl
shoddy mills under construction at Win
ooslki, the price being $4,000. The shoddy
mills recently destroyed at Colllnsville
Mass, have been moved to Winooski'
where they will employ 100 hands.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

To Get relief from Indigestion, bilious
ness, constipation or torpid liver without
disturbing. the stomach or purging the
tie Liver Pills. they will please you.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

II there Is a specific for any one
complaint, then Carriers Little Liver Pills
are a specific for sick headache, and every
woman should know this. Only one pill
a dose. Try them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

ATTEND THE VALLEY FAIR
September 27 and %. v. S. Cavalry
drill both days.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

ATTEND THE VALLEY FAIR
September 81 and 20. Greater than ever.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

ATTEND THE VALLEY FAIR
September 27 and 20. U. s. Cavalry
drill both days.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
ATTEND THE VALLEY

September 27 and 20. U. S. Cavalry
drill both days.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-25
THE POSTAL DEFICIT.
(Spokesman-Review.) J


One of the gravest problems before
congress at its next session will be the
100000, 900 deficit in the postoffice
business of the government. This de-
partment is chargable with five-
sevenths of the total national short
age of $2S, 900, 900 for the fiscial kyear
ending June 80, 1905. The situation
evidently needs attention.
Henry A. Castle, formerly auditor
for the postoffice department, writing
in last weeks Harper's Weekly, says
the principal sources of loss are: Ex-
cessive pay to railroads, abuses of the
second class rates, the money order
system and the rural free delivery sys-
tenn. This means that the carrying of
letters, first class matter, is the only
part of the business that pays.
After showing that the railways
receive many times as much for mail
carrying than for any other class of
freight, Mr.. Castle points out that
the rates paid the roads for mail mat
ter have not been reduced since 1878,
although, as admitted by J. ]. Hill
before the senate committee in May
last, the average rate for other freight
fell from . l-2 cents per ton per mile
in 1892 to 1857 OF cent in 1908
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-25

Says the Wenatchee World, "You
can't bust milk man" is common
saying and true one. The reason is
also given in the same terse language.
He goes to town every day and brings
back money. Milk and butter are in
daily use and good prices are gladly
paid for good articles. All our val
leys are wealth producers but they
should produce more. They are all
the gold mines we need if we work
them right. We need creamery.
We can raise the alfalfa and the stock
and trun golden butter into golden
coin. Let's do it'll Get busy; raise
more cows.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-25
Mr.. G. Bieker. wifebeater, is tn

Mr.. G. Bieker, wifebeater, is the
latest candidate for the whipping post.
To be sure, he beat his wife and black
ened her eye in the privacy of their
home intead Of following the example
Of Eptein, the tailor, and beating her
on the public street. The gentleman
undoubtedly knew the penalty that
has been provided for wifebeaters,
but the leniency shown Epstein prob
ably encouraged him to do as he did,
in the belief that he would be let off
with mild punishment. The whip
ping post may be all that its oppon-
ents claim for it---a relic of barbarism
but the punishment it infiicts is SO
much better than is deserved dy the
hulking brutes who beat frail women
that its use should meet with general
approval. It will be noted that the
first man punished under the new law
quickly left the state.4 We can spare
every one of his kind.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-25
NORMAL SCHOOL SITUATION,
{ Weston Leader, F,

The time has come when immediate
and vigorous efforts must be made by
the citizens of Weston and others in
terested in the continuance of the
State Normal School of this town to
meet the conditions made by the re-
gents in their meeting in Pendleton
last Thursday, viz. THAT by the 28th
of July $4,000 must be placed at
their disposal. Failing in this the nor
NAL school Ia to be considered offici-
ally closed. It is the opinion of the
regents that for a less amount the
present efficiency Of the school could
not be maintained, and 1t would be
wiser to close it now than to find 1t
impossible TO continue it after it had
been in operation for part of the
year.
This may not necessarily follow,
however, for the faculty, appreciat-
ing the irreparable loss to the school
if closing its doors be found to be the
only possible course, stand ready to
meet any reasonable condition that
will enable them to carry on the
school. The people of the town and
all others interested are assured of
their cooperation in any plan which
will secure the continuance of the
normal.
The disappointment of the earnest
and worthy student body matrieulat-
ed here, the ruined prospect of build
ing up large work in the near
future, loss to the town of the pres
ence of students and faculty. as fac
tors in its social life, deserted build
ings, financial losses in trade and
consequent business depression are not
matters that can be considered with
out feelings of great apprehension, il
is evident that these conditions are
upon us unless some plan can be de-
vised by means of which they can bt
averted.
The question involved is not one OF
local interest merely but involves the
interests of education in the state and
particularly of Eastern Oregon. AL
should unite in their efforts to secure
TO Eastern Oregon the benefits Of its
one state institution, and should, il
failure to maintain normal schools il
the state be the final outcome. insist
that this institution should be last tl
close its doors instead Of first.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-25

practically a reduction Of two thirds,
A former United States senator is
quoted as saying that the roads re-
ceive SAC, 600, 900 from the govern
ment and a, 900, 900 from the express
companies for carrying the same
amount of freight, and that the New
York Central, for carrying mail over
its main lines between New York and
Chicago, received 8 1-2 per cent of the
value of those lines, including their
rolling stock and city terminals. The
roads got SAC, 900, 900 last year for
mail carriage, and there is little doubt
that the allotments, which are made
on weighings once in four years for a
period of only thirty days, are several
millions too large as result of fraud
ulent padding of the mails at those
periods. In many European countries
the roads carry the mails free in re-
turn for the same government protec-
ton that is freely given here.
The franking privilege Is abused to
the extent of $1,000, 900 or $10,000,-
600, and this leak should be reduced
by stringent measures.
The rural free delivery started in
1897 with an experimental appropria-
tion of $4,000. Last year it cost
$21 900, 900, and for the current twelve
months the appropriation Is $685.
900. The service pays only % per cent
of its cost. In the main the money
is well spent.
The money order system loses 3d.
500, 900 year, the loss being on the
80, ,0O0, 900 orders for less than $5.
Reform here is needed, and it may be
provided ON the post check plan of
currency payable to order"
The rates for second class matter,
which were fixed at cent.a pound for
legitimate newspapers and periodicals
as measure with educational value,
have been abused by serial book pub
locations, patent medicine firms and
other improper schemes, many OF
which have been cut off. But this
branch Of the service still loses money
by the million. sThe department, as
was announced the other day, may ask
congress to raise these rates. This
is only just. It costs the govern
ment an average of z cents pound
to handle mail of all classes, and
there is no reason why the publisher
should not pay more than one cent a
pound for the distribution of his pub
LEGATIONS.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-25

New York advices state that Mr..
Holmes, who was dismissed from the
department of agriculture on the al
legged charge that he had sold advance
information regarding the cotton crop
report will take the matter of his dis
missal into the courts. This is exactly
what the public, which has suffered
so long through these misleading and
juggled reports, would like to have
him do. A number of New York
papers have intimated that Holmes
was made scapegoat for the sins of
others, and, if he can prove this TO be
the case, he will not only clear his
own name, but he will also perform a
highly valuable service for the public.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-25

New York detectives have arrested
a dozen wealthy beggars, and in
searching them found $588 in the
possession of one, while another had
bank book showing him to be the own
er of $i4OO, deposited in bank. The
metropolis is said to contain a large
number of this class of mendicants,
who have formed beggars' trust.
The list, however, does not include
those other New York beggars who go
down to Washington every time
congress meets and beg aims for their
steamships and shipyard. The size of
the donations asked probably renders
the latter class immune from arrest.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-25
Administrators Notice Of Final Set
Element.

Notice is hereby given that ON the
Gath day of June, 1905, William Nc
Bride, the duly appointed, qualified
and acting administrator of the estate
of Mary E. Rainville, deceased, fled
his final account in the county court
of the state of Oregon, for Umatilla
county, in the matter of the said estate
and all persons interested in the said
estate are hereby notified that they
must appear in said court and file their
objections or exceptions to the said
final account on or before the 9th day
of August. 1905, at the hour Of 2 o.
clock p. NJ. of said day, and that there
will be a hearing upon the said final
account ON the said hour of said day at
the county court house, in Pendleton,
Umatilla county. State of Oregon.
William Mcbride,
Administrator.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-25

An Iowa newspaper thinks it is
we'll enough Rockefeller cannot take
bis goods with him when he goes
hence because it is of such an infiam-
matory kind, on the theory that he
will go where Dives went. It's a
good thing no doubt, that mortals do
not have the chance to decide the fate
of their fellowmen in the hereafter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-25

When Chataqua association in Des
Moines hired Sam Jones did it know
him and his style? And If it did
know him, did it hire him to insult
the people who patronized the Chata-
aqua? Lectures before these assem-
blies should be clean, clever and cul-
tured. Sam Jones talks appear to be
ANYTHING else.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-25

There seems to be conspiracy at
work somewhere in the dark to delay
the completion of the Panama canal.
Perhaps Wallace was bought off by
rich conspirators. They are supposed
to be after Shonts also. 1t has been
said that members of the senate are
in this scheme to delay the work on
the canal.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-07-25

President Roosevelt is at home talk
ing to school teachers, graduating
classes, political gatherings, farmers
institute OF congregation of min
isters of the gospel He is as versatile
as he is practical, as eloquent as he is
patriotic and is never in want of ideas
or words to put them in.