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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-10-29

natural wood had been selected, but
the church friends preferred a dark
selection which they thought was
richer and more appropriate for an ell
derly gentleman. Several were talked
Of, the least Of which was $175.O0,
(hardIy u raupei's burial, as was
stated in the published report): but to
avoid any i'll feeling they acceded to
the selection of Mr.. Missel Chabot.
and took the light colored casket, price
$4,000.
1T was stated that the deceased
gave $4,000 to rebuild the Sanitarium
at Battle Creek, Michigan, after it's
burning several years ago, and again
that the cost of rebuilding was pro-
portioned to the churches Of the de-
nomination, and that through the in
fluence of the elders. he paid Walla
Walla's portion. The facts are the
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NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-It is practi-
cally certain the conditions at Mrs.
Eddy's home will be thoroughly inves-
tigated. Many Christian Scientists of
this city brand the printed stories as
falsehoods. Others are skeptical and
believe the leader is under the infiu-
ence Of her associates and is in no
condition of mind or body to attend to
duties.
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far, are only from those persons most
interested in having the sensation ex-
plotted.
1t was expected Mrs. Eddy would
come forth and check the increasing
sensation either by appearing in public
or in giving an interview.
Mrs. Eddy's cabinet" this afternoon
decided Mrs. Eddy would grant an au-
dience to the Scripps News correspond
ent Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Eddy
went driving this afternoon. There Is
no doubt the small, slender, tired
looking very old woman, who was half
carried and half assisted by sturdy at
tendants was the head of the church.
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HUNTERS ARE KILLED.

y STAMWOOD, Wash, Oct. o. =
y A carriage containing four men, y
y bers Of a hunting party was =
y struck by a Great Northern train y
y east Of here last night. Ben =
y Swartz, Sam Hancock and Olaf =
y Myren were killed. I. N. Cope y
y lands legs were broken. =
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Plaintiff also asserts that besides
being drunken her husband is lazy and
spends all his earnings in drink. That
he is also very cruel to her when in
an intoxicated condition for which rea-
six year old son Ralph, for whose
custody she asks.
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Observe Mitchell Day.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Oct. 29.-One
hundred and seventy thousand miners
ell day. Speeches were made by the
leaders urging an increase in union
membership which has fallen off late
w.
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TROUBLE IN THEATRICAL CIRCLES
OVER WALLA WALLA FAv0R|T|SM
people away come true. One Of these
was in Walla Walla.

people away come true. One Of these
was in Walla Walla.
notwithstanding the splendid per-
formance Of "Babette'' and Dorothy"
following tine 1.-TWO Roses" the
houses were not near what they
should have been, although the visit
paid This brought about a reconsider
alton by the management
AS a show town Walla Walla is re-
garded as Of the best when a really
good performance is slated. The Stew
art company was declared by all a,
good, but the price failed to give it
popularity.
Catron Wins Out.
Because of the many encon1ums
from his patrons and in order to test
the efficiency Of star attraction
Manager Catron succeeded in securing
a return date-and made il five nights
with only two rows at the higher
price. This really places the per-
formances on the lower price basis
and is causing trouble among the other
managers, who nave protested against
Walla Walla being played as favor
ite.
Because Of this there is trouble in
the northwestern circuit.
And meantime walla walla is get
ting high-priced show, beginning to-
night, at a remarkably low cost to the
patrons. This is bound to bring 8
stronger SUPPORT, especially for to-
night when "Babette," the pretties'
opera Of the repertoire, is to be pu,
, on
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la Walla representing a big coast
mouse. Five years ago he was mar
ried to Miss Florence Smith, who sur
wives MIN.
Peters was a member of Washing
ton lodge No 10, I. o. o. F. The funer-
al will be held Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock from the residence and
will be under the auspices of Wash
ington lodge Interment will be in the
Odd Fellows cemetery
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DEAD OF HEART FAILURE.
James w, Peters, Well Known Travel
ing Salesman Passes Away.

A sufferer from heart trouble, Jas.
", Peters, formerly a we'll known trav-
cling salesman. died suddenly at the
residence of Mrs. Polly Smith, 410
Chase Avenue, about 10 o'clock last
night. Mr.. Peters was a native Of
Quebec and was 43 years of age.
Several years ago he came to Wal
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Kaiser il III.

BERLIN, Oct. 29.-The kaiser is i'll
and is forced to give up his visit today
to the country palace Of Prince Luh-
lenburg. It Is announced he has a cold
light, although distressing"
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Refuses interviewer.

Refuses lnterviewers.
CONCORD. N. H., Oct. 29.-All ef-
forts of newspaper men to interview
Mrs. Eddy failed this morning.
The denials of the printed story, so
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
The Facts Tell the story.

In last weeks state election the vote in
the town OF Proctor stood: For Fletcher
d. Proctor 454, for p. w. Clement %,
for Timothy Sullivan (socialist) 2. In
1904 Mr. Proctor was elected town repre-
sentative from Proctor by vote of 337
to l scattering. In 1900 he was elected
town representative unanimously, receiv-
ing 346 votes. In 1890 he was elected
town representative unanimously, receiv-
ing 12s votes In 1900 and 1904 he was
the nominee of the Republican caucus
and his name as such nominee was print
ed on the oficial ballot In both those
years, as this year, the vote was by secret
ballot, so that any townsman Of his who
wished to cast his vote against him was
under no possible restraint from doing so
In this connection It may also be
noted that in the town OF Rutland this
year the vote for governor stood: Proc
tor 1853; Clement 81 +; Sullivan /. In West
Rutland the vote stood Proctor 36S; /;
Clement 217. In 1909 the vote Of the
town OF Rutland stood: Mccullough a.;
Clement 146, and the vote of West Rut-
land was: Mccullough 95 Clement 427.
In these two towns the Vermont Marble
company has its two principal plants out
side of the main plant at Proctor. The
change in the complexion of their vote
between 1902 and 1906 is significant. In
neither town, nor in the town of Proc
tor, was It possible under the Austral-
ian system, TO put any compulsion on
any employe Of the Vermont Marble COM
pany to vote for Mr.. Proctor. 1t was
every mans free choice to vote for or
against him. In the whole of Rutland
county, moreover. the drift OF sentiment
this year was strongly in Mr.. Proctor's
favor.
On the evening Of the day after last
weeks election there was a celebration
OF its successful result in the governor
elects home town OF Proctor 1t was
hurriedly gotten up, but the whole viii
lage Joined In the illumination, decora-
tions. and general jollihcation. Many
came in from outside and the newspaper
reports said that fully 1000 people par
ticipated in the demonstration in Mr..
Proctor's honor.
We bring these fact together now, wher
the heat of the campaign is over. and
they have no partisan bearing, because
they speak for themselves as to Fletcher
d. Proctor's standing at home. and are q
conclusive answer TO the charges which
have been banded about this year and
other years as to the way the Vermont
Marble company treats its employees. Mer
who are underpaid and discontented. oil
who live where workngmen are III treat
ed and oppressed. d not vote as ths
freemen of Proctor voted this year and II
! the other years cited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

A beautiful home wedding took place
Wednesday evening at 73O when Edith
Starr, daughter of Mrs. Adella E Hunt,
was married at her home on Canal street
to William Henry, elder son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick A Richardson. The bride
and groom took their places unattended
before bank of laurel and hydrangeas
and Rev. F, L. Masseck of the Universal
list church performed the ceremony with
the double ring service in the presence
of few friends and relatives. The bride
wore white silk trimmed with lace. The
parlor was beautifully decorated with
hydrangeas and laurel and the dining
room with clematis and dahlias, the fiow-
ers being the gift of the brides cousin,
c. E. Allen. After refreshments the bridal
couple went to Bellows Falls in an auto
mobile and from there to Montreal by
train. They will return in about two
weeks and be at home at 104 Canal
street after Oct. l. Mr. Richardson has
position in the office of the s. A. Smith
company. Mrs. Richardson has taught
the Centreville school since her gradua-
ton from the Brattleboro high school.
Out of town guests at the wedding were
Mrs. d. H. Clement of Brooklyn and
Miss Eta Starr Cressy Of Hartford.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
what the people Expect.

I'VE have been running through the
state papers looking for some expression
that would disclose any disposition to
legislate for the people Of Vermont on
the part OF the Republicans, and we can
detect no trace Of a purpose to do any
thing but keep on in the old path. They
learned nothing during the campaign
that survives the moment OF numerical
victory"
This clipping is from the Rutland Her
aid Of the 10th inst II shows that that
paper has not recovered sane and
cheerful mind since the election result
was announced. quite to the contrary of
the Heralds opinion we have discovered
in the state press Of last week and this
a general disposition to recognize the
fact that the state campaign was in the
best sense an educational one, that the
people of Vermont are now far better
acquainted with their own affairs than
they have ever been before, and that
much good is sure to come from the ac-
tive and intelligent interest aroused. On
our own part we fully believe that this
will prove to be the result Of the sum-
mer's campaigning. Because the people
of the state have said that they do not
believe their state government is cor
rupt, there is no reason to suppose that
they think no improvement can be made.
On the contrary we believe that they will
expect more careful attention to the well
fare Of the state, and more constructive
and broad-minded work from the legis-
lature of 1906 than from any legislature
in many years They will be very watch
full OF what the legislature does. and
they will be very outspoken in their crit
icism or condemnation OF any failure to
meet the requirements Of the situation.
The members Of the legislature OF 1906
have received from the people Of Yer
mont direct commission to give their
attention to the larger subjects Of legis-
lation-to those which have been espec-
tally under discussion during the summer
and every member-elect ought to pre-
pare himself to take his seat on the Sd
Of October with a sober minded and ear
nest determination to do his own individ-
ual and personal best to justify the con-
fidence reposed in him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
NO. 81
wINDHAM COUNTY COURT.

Newfane, Sept H.
The first case for trial this week was
state Tvs. James II. Waldron Of Athens
for cruelty to animals. The state claim
ed respondent did not furnish sufFicient
food for his three horses last April.
which the respondent denied Verdict Of
guilty and the court fined respondent $40
and costs. States Attorney Ryder for
state, G. II. Williams for respondent.
The next case was state vs. Earl Stark
Tor stealing a horse in jamaica last
July. The states evidence showed re-
spondent knew the horse and had tried to
buy 1t and that a few days after 1t was
stolen respondent traded off the horse
in Sandy Hill, N. Y, where the officers
found ii and restored it to its owner
about a week later. The respondent de-
MED stealing the horse, but admitted
selling 1t as state claimed and said he
bought II Of a stranger in Rupert, VT,
the day before he sold it. states At
torney Ryder and Thomas O'Brien for
state A. W. SchwenIx and A. W. Butler
for respondent. This case will be finished
and given to the jury this afternoon.
George Brimmer pleaded guilty to grand
larceny, by stealing money at Westmin-
ster, and was sentenced to not more than
2h years nor less than two years in state
prison.
John Smith also pleaded guilty to lar
ceny Of some jewelry at Westminster and
was sentenced to not more than Is nor
less than IL months In the house of cor
rection.
Dennis Jones pleaded guilty to assault
on George Kent at Townshend and was
fined $50 and costs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

The vigorous land prosecutions in
Oregon, conducted by Francis ]. Heney
for the federal government, continue to
yield important results. Willard II.
Jones, a member OF the legislature in
190S and wealthy contractor and timber
dealer has been sentenced by Judge
Hunt in the United States circuit court
at Portland 10 one years Imprisonment
in the federal penitentiary and to pay a
fine OF $1,000. Upon the same suit Thad-
deus Stevens Potter, well known Port
land lawyer, was sentenced to serve six
months in the county jail and to pay
fine OF $500. Out in Oregon everybody
is convinced that Secretary Hitchcock OF
the interior department is no respecter of
persons.
1t is two years and a half since the
great fire in Baltimore which extended
over nearly 1866 acres in the heart OF the
city The Baltimore Sun records that
80 per cent. Of the burnt district has been
rebuilt. The fire laid waste 1S4S lots
and today there are only 83 vacant spaces
Most Of these are In the vicinity OF the
new docks and piers, and the prediction
is made that many OF these vacant lots
will be built upon before the close OF the
year. The buildings erected in the, burnt
area are remarkable FOR convenience and
architectural beauty" Thus a splendid
modern city has arisen on an area
which only 80 months ago was a scene
OF absolute desolation. Not only has the
burnt district been cared for, but In the
environs hundreds OF dwellings have been
erected and Baltimore is In the midst
OF boom" In real estate and building
operations. During the last six months
more dwellings have been erected in
Baltimore than during any previous like
period.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
Duquette-warner.

The marriage of Leon Duquette and
Miss Adeline Warner took place at the
brides nome at s Whipple street at
1870 o'clock Wednesday in the presence
of few relatives and intimate friends
Rev. Frank L. Masseck, pastor of the
Universalist church, performed the GER
emony, using two-ring service. The
bridal couple, unattended, took their
places before the minister as the wedding
march was played by Miss Beryl Gilman.
The bride wore white batiste and car
ried bouquet of white asters. After the
ceremony a wedding breakfast was
served, and during the afternoon Mr.
and Mrs. Duquette left for a brief we'd
ding trip. They will live in Northampton,
where Mr.. Duquette has a position as
clerk in The Norwood hotel Mr.. Du-
quette is a son Of Mr. and Mrs. David
Duquette of Russell, Mass, formerly Of
Brattleboro. Mrs. Duquette is daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George p. Warner OF
Whipple street. She graduated from the
Brattleboro high school in 1906 and from
the Y. w. c. A. school of domestic SCI
ence in Boston last June. The young
couple received numerous handsome gifts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL
4vDaANrs TESTED LAST NIGHT.
Test Showed that Pressure Is sufHeIent,
but that old-styIe MOBILES Reduce
Effectiveness Of Stream.

The baselessness of the rumor on the
street that the present condition of the
Chestnut Hill water system does not
offer ample protection against fire was
demonstrated last night by test of sew
eral hydrants in the village. The test
showed that the water pressure is ample,
ana II demonstrated that the equipment
of the fire department is insufficient.
The hydrants at the corner of Main and
High streets, on Flat street near Leslie
Smiths shop and at the top of Prospect
Hill were tested by Chief Engineer H. w.
Sanders and members of the board of
bailiffs, water gauge being applied in
each instance. At the first mentioned
hydrant, near Mrs. George w. Hooker's
lawn, the static pressure was 20 pounds
A line of hose was laid and a nozzle
was attached. The working pressure
was shown to be 66 pounds. A horizontal
stream was thrown 1872 feet, through an
at the Flat street hydrant was SO pounds
and the working pressure "a pounds
Through an old style nozzle a horizontal
stream was thrown 100 feet and through
an Eastman nozzle with the same size
opening 150 feet On Prospect Hill, where
It has been said the pressure is not suffi-
cient to throw stream over house,
the static pressure was 36 pounds and the
working pressure 81 pounds. A stream
was thrown horizontally Sc feet through
the old style nozzle and 105 feet through
an Eastman nozzle.
The measurements were made by Chief
Sanders and Bailiff H. r. Brown. They
were accompanied by Bailiff John Calvin
and Charles II. Thompson. This test
demonstrates that what is needed in the
way of fire protection is more Eastman
nozzles. The department has three OF
them and eight or ten Of the old-style
nozzles.
The Eastman nozzle destroys the whirl-
ing motion of the water and throws a
solid stream, while with the old-style noz-
zles the water scatters. With the Eastman
nozzle the effectiveness of the stream
practically is doubled
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14
Insurance In Vermont.
Harrington News.l

The insurance business in Vermont
held its own pretty well last year in spite
of the scandals in the big New York
companies. Vermonters have the insur-
ing habit, and they will not easily drop
it. According to the just published re-
port of the Vermont insurance commits
sioners, policies aggregating $6,2S6, ,290
were issued to 5532 Vermonters in 1905.
which is a falling of in amount since
1904 OF only 5000 while the number
insured Is 16 larger-which, everything
considered, is pretty good record. This
is in ordinary life insurance. In indus
trial insurance there was a large gain,
the policies numbering 1850 and their
amount $2,045.s45, which is about one
third more in each respect than for the
previous year.
The total of Vermont policies in force
Dec. 81 last was 41,675, amounting to
$53. 7S3. .29O. In the Industrial companies
the policies numbered 2S,267 and the
miums received during the year were
1.ss4.247 by the straight companies and
S156,03S by the industrials The losses
paid were 3694,176 and 1898, respec-
lively. The number Of policies terminated
in the ordinary companies was 1884, with
S3.612,3S7 OF insurance. or 100000 more
than in 1904. In the industrials, S4S3
policies terminated, insuring 1887, ,090.
The fidelity and casualty companies re-
ceived premiums OF $199,S00 In Vermont
in 1905 and paid s7s,666 on losses.
As to fire insurance. the year 1905
showed record OF 1880 fires in Vermont.
causing damage to the amount Of A45,-
$40. OF the causes of fires, chimneys and
hues take the first place easily, the num-
ber of fires from this source being 224
or more than one-fifth OF the whole.
Next comes lightning, with 1oS fires to
its credit, Of which 23 were in dwellings,
and matches come third with 73.
OF the property burned or damaged,
two banks suffered, one from oil and one
from match. The number of dwellings
was 40 and Of farm buildings SS3. One
elevator had trouble with the fire fiend,
one lunch cart, eight schools and AZ
stores. In n cases the loss was total.
The insurance paid on buildings, ETC.,
| was 1921 ,5S3; on contents, $1b4,714.
AS to legislation in regard to fire in
| surance, the commissioners say:
I'VE remain OF the opinion that more
| adequate means for the investigation of
fires should be provided, through the
creation of the office Of State Fire Mar
| shall or the vesting Of powers similar to
those usually exercised by such an Of
| fetal in the insurance commissioners or
| their deputy. The present provision for
/ reports Of losses by the companies inter-
ested is well as far as IT goes. but does
not cover losses on uninsured property;
and there is no provision for the expense
| OF any investigation by the insurance
department. To be effectual, investiga-
tion of suspicious fires throughout the
state should be placed in the hands OF
an official, empowered to conduct in
| quests summon and examine witnesses
and thus arrive at the facts in each case
The present statute providing for in
quests by town oficials is apparently a
dead letter."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

The steamers Alice and Admiral Schley.
of the United Fruit company's line, from
jamaica, arrived in Boston Wednesday
after passing through what is said to
have been "the most terrific hurricane
known to seafaring men," The fruit
steamer Brewster. with crew OF IS men,
from Jamaica. is several days overdue
and is supposed to have gone down with
all on board.
Fred Wartenberger a German chemist
and inventor of farronite. an explosive
three times as powerful as dynamite, was
killed and George Tatnall, president of
the company which planned to put the
powder on the market, was fatally in
jured by a premature explosion at Lynn.
Mass. They were planning to give a
demonstration of the force of farronite
when the explosion took place. Several
spectators were injured, one seriously.
Last spring Wartenberger's laboratory
in New York was wrecked by an explo-
sion of the compound and the inventor
was so badly injured that his recovery
was doubtful several weeks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

Experts from the bureau of plant in
dustry in the agricultural department in
Washington have been sent to Europe to
study the alcoholic potato, which is be-
ing grown in several sections. This po-
tato has small value for edible purposes
but it is several times as large as the
one commonly used in this country and
It is claimed that its yield is so i'm
mense that from an acre of ground
enough of them can be produced to make
800 gallons Of alcohol, which would mean
light, heat and power for a farm house
hold a year. After the alcohol is taken
from it the residue is still Of value for
feeding to livestock, although not fit for
human consumption. Scientists believe
that in few years alcohol for fuel light
and power will be produced from many
vegetable products at extremely low cost
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-14

The caucus law will go under the knife
of the legislative surgeons at one of their
clinics in October. The Randolph Her
aid, after discussing the objects Of legal
regulation of the caucuses-protection of
the primaries from the corrupt use OF
money or other influence tending to per-
vert the true and honest will OF the
voters, and the participation Of voters
only in the caucus of the party with
which they are afhliated-comes to the
conclusion that Perhaps a simple reg
ulation prohibiting voter from acting
in the primaries Of more than one party
during a single canvass will be as eff
fective as anything that can be devised
This requirement, If enforced, would go
about as far as experience has shown it
is possible to go in directing the voter
as to what caucuses he may or may not
enter"