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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-19
LEADING TO CRIME
Mr.. PHLioMiNTHRoE + ON Hio
COLD PLATE Hoeov. =
Ordinarily otald individual Points Out
Now Peaceful Man Nay d Reused
70 Fury BY Neglect Ia ~:

ri suppose" said Mr.. Phligminthroe,
that when everything has been count.
ed up and reduced to final analysis II
will be discovered that the one single.
most prolific cause of crime 10 cold
plates.
II wouldn't be understood az saying
that cold plates are a direct incite-
ment to murder. though 1t IL not i'm.
possible that they might be so; but as
An insidious, undermining cause. az
an influence leading perhaps indirect.
ly, but still with no less certainty, to
the committing Of crime have no
doubt you would find cold plates lead.
ing all the rest
! How often do we hear It said Of the
fate Of nations that II h trembling in
the balance. ready to be moved this
way or that by the slightest touch:
And II this can be true Of nations,
how much more may It be true of indi.
viduals. who may be swayed. their for
tunes for the time settled, or their
whole conduct Of life determined by
the slightest circumstance?
Coming back now to cold Plates
You take man who has worked hard
and been -harrfed all day and who
comes home at night tired and wor-
ried, and whom a square meal would
brace up nightly and cause to take
q new view of life and to set his
face in the right direction. and you
give this man q good dinner with hot
plates. and don't you see that you
head him up right and confirm in
him his good impulses? You nail
him. go to speak. you start him on
right. and you keep him going right;
and there's man saved.
And now you take that same man.
and give him his dinner ON cold
plates; and that may be the last
straw that breaks the camers back,
and he may get peevish over 1t, and
not enjoy his after-dinner smoke, and
get 10 wrought up that he doesn't
sleep well that night. and wakes up
the next morning and goes to business
already tired out and not fit to do
anything. SO that he loses his temper
and Is cross and irritable, and misses
every play he makes and goes on from
bad to worse and winds up maybe by
killing somebody before the day is
over. All this Is absolutely attrib.
utable to cold plates.
so Of major crimes, such as muir.
der and that sort Of thing; but when
1t comes to little things, such as plain
sulkiness and kicking over chairs at
home and being cross to the children
and making your wife unhappy and
causing gloom to settle on the house.
hold generally, why, these cold plates
have crimes to answer for innu.
Tall oaks from little acorns grow,
break and spread their
devastating waters from leaks that at
FIRST you couldn't put your little finger
through, and l have no doubt that
many disturbing. distressing, harrow.
Ing things have been primarily due
to so small thing as cold plates,
which indeed. as have said. / be.
lieve to be the one most prolific cause |
Of crime.
And, taking this view, what re-
sponsibility rests upon those whose
duty 1t is to see that the plates are |
hot! For the good of humanity, IL
not for our own comfort, well being
and happiness, give us hot plates!"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-19

Rudolph Peterson Of the First ward
OF Preston and Hans Peterson Of Mink
Creek we're killed by lightning about
4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-19

For Frontier day celebration. Tickets
on sale August Is and 10, limit Au-
gust "a.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-19

September 10. Reduced rates via Ore.
gon Short Line. Particulars later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
PITTSFIELD-TROY
TROLLEY ROAD
ACTIVITY
Indications That There Will Be
Something Doing Soon.
LEGISLATION AT EARLY DAY
Project May Suffer Because of Report
ed Opposition Of Delaware and
Hudson Interests.

Surveyors have been at work in
Rensselaer, along the route of the pro-
posed Troy-Pittsfield trolley line and
options on land are being talked
There is apparent activity not only
along the line of the proposed Pitts
field-Troy trolley route but also in the
north end of Rensselaer, county,
through which the line will run, if 1t is
ever built. While the proposition to
build such line is not new one and
the statement that the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad company
is behind it has been in circulation
for good while, the present activity
after a period OF comparative rest is
taken to mean that there will be some
thing doing this winter not only among
owners of farms through which the
line may be built but at Albany in the
way Of legislation
1t has been no secret that the New
York, New Haven and Hartford com
pany has been seeking an opening to
the west from Pittsheld through Rem.
sselaer county and thence over the
Hudson river north of Troy being bar
red in that way by the Delaware G.
Hudson influence
Rumor has had it that this move
ment Was related to the one contem-
plating the building of the Buffalo and
Eastern railroad company with the
eastern terminus In Troy. II is also
very we'll understood that one OF the
| most influential hackers Of both OF
these enterprises is former Governor
Frank S. Black who was. in fact the
original promoter of the Pittsfeld-
Troy project.
A report in circulation in Troy how
ever, Is not favorable TO the Buffalo
and Eastern enterprise, as It is 10 the
effect that the upstate public service
commission. before which an applica-
! ton is for a franchise, does not regard
the petition with favor The project
has been strongly opposed by New
York Central and Delaware and Hud.
son railroad interests, and the report
! in financial and railroad circles I'm
| Troy now is to the effect that the pub
| lie service commission will in a short
time give a decision denying the APP
! plication
This however, may not interfere
with the Pittsfeld-Troy trolley enter
prise as the latter is regarded as like
ly to be paying one. independent Of
other interests.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
BATTLES IN BLAZING ALCOHOL
Wonderful Psychic Power Of Young
Machinist.

Boston. Dec. 23.-The marvellous
psychic power of Fred e. Foskett, a
young machinist Of Orange. Mass has
attracted the attention Of Professor
james Of Harvard and other leading
members of the Boston branch of the
American Society of Psychical Re
search. who gave him tests Saturday
and Monday The first Of the tests
was held at the home of Prescott +.
Hall Prof William James and sever
al well known physicians were there,
and test conditions as nearly perfect
as possible were made. Foskett was
seated in the center of a room before
a small table. Then he performed
every feat Of the Hindu fakir and the
Buddhist adept
On the table was an ordinary kero-
sene lamp with a chimney and a fiat
wick a pan and several quarts Of al.
cohol According to the reports Of
those present. Foskett succeeded IN
every test. The first test was made
with ordinary sulphur matches. Fos-
kett lighted half a dozen one after
the other holding them with one hand
so close to the fingers OF the other that
the flames circled around them He
then lighted the lamp and held his
hands above the wick. when the flames
curled over them and the SCOT com
pletely blackened them
From one of these tests TO another
Foskett went while the scientists
held their breath and watched every
motion until he came 10 the climax. In
this he poured a quart OF alcohol into
the basin, lighted il and then washed
his hands. bathing them for nearly ten
minutes in the burning fluld washing
IL up over his arms and TO his face
literally bathing himself In blazing al
cohOl. That completed the tests for
Saturday AS soon as Il was finished
the physicians present examined Fos'
kett and they could find not the slight
est trace Of burn or blister. Fos-
kett told them that the flames did not
give him the slightest sensation OF
burning that he felt comfortably warm
and pleasant. nothing more,
The second tests were made Mon
day at the home OF Professor James In
Cambridge and under the same condi-
lions as the day before Mr. Hall said
that they we're so startling that he did
not care to discuss them until they had
been tried again. Another scientist
who was there said that Foskett per
formed all OF his experiments of the
day before and then absolutely and
positively dematerialized He seemed
to dissolve into thin air as We watch
ed him. Was gone forty-one seconds
and then matorlalized. IL was so
startling. that we. am afraid, lost
/ sight Of the test conditions, and we
have asked him to appear before us
again. II seems unbelievable, but tt
ce~, e!nly seemed so. We hardly know
what to think OF IT,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
ATTEMPT ON LIFE
OF MAYOR Of
WASHINGTON
Insane Woman Tries Revolver
and CarbOliC Acid
WILL LOSE ONE OF HIS EYES
Would-be Murderess overpowered by
Physicians Wife and Girl Sec
rotary

Washington, N. j., Dec. 23.-Dr.
Charles c. Smith, mayor Of Washing
ton, and one of the most prominent
physicians in Warren county was as
saulted in his Office yesterday after
noon by Mrs. Alice Cashier, a widow,
80 years old. After Dr. Smith had ia
ken a revolver from her, she waited
an opportune moment and then threw
the contents OF four ounce vial OF
carbolic acid in his face, disfiguring
him, and, It is believed, permanently
destroying the sight of one of his
eyes.
Mrs. Cashier, whose father is a well
to do Warren county farmer and also
chief Of police of Washington, has been
a paranoiac for years and during most
of that time she has been under the
care OF DR.. Smith. Recently she was
thought to have improved mentally.
For several months in the summer
and fall DR.. Smith had been treating
Mrs Cashier three times daily at his
office, and two or three times at her
home during the night, for rheumatism
and nervous disorders.
It was the night calls that led to
the trouble that ended in this after
Moons assault. Dr. Smith failed TO
see the necessity for answering so
many night calls and told Mrs. Cast
ner not TO call him unless her cOndi-
tion was serious.
This angered Mrs. Cashier and she
decided that she would either kill DR.
Smith or herself, so she told Dr. f. b..
| LeRiew. also OF Washington.
DR.. LeRiew warned Dr. Smith who
was prepared for the call Of Mrs. Cast
ner Il have come here to kill you.
and n ! fail In that ! am going TO kill
myself" Mrs Cashier said as soon as
she saw Or. Smith.
Or. Smith tried TO pacify the woman
when she suddenly turned on him, pull
ing a pistol from pocket In her skirt
as she did so. Or Smith jumped TO
the womans side and grappled with
! her He wrenched the weapon out OF
her hand. Mrs. Cashier then seated
herself In an Office chair. After rest
ing a few minutes she got mp again
and angrily demanded that he return
her the pistol. This DR.. Smith refus-
ed to do
A few minutes later Mrs. Cashier
found a vial Of carbolic acid In a cab
| met In the office.
When Dr. Smith was within two or
three feet OF her she Jumped up and
threw the contents Of the vial into his
face. Dr. Smith was blinded but he
tried to grope his way out OF the room,
Mrs. Cashier following him and threat
ening him further injury unless he
gave her the pistol
The noise In the office attracted the
attention OF Miss Alberta Schultz, Or.
Smiths secretary who ran in, and,
seeing the condition of the physician
grappled with Mrs. Cashier and began
to shout for help. Her screams
brought Mrs. Smith and after a fierce
struggle they subdued the woman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
INCREASING PROSPERITY
Shown by Recent Bulletins Issued by
Vermont Academy

The recent issue Of the Vermont
Academy Bulletin which We have just
received. gives unmistakable evidence
of increasing prosperity which is
most gratifying to the many friends oil
the institution. Not only is the en-
rollment unusually large. but In very
many cases the students come from
far distant countries and from states
far removed from Vermont a glance
AT the list showing that there are pu
pills from Cuba. Persia, Armenia, Chr
ma. Canada. Burma, and Alaska I'M
proyoments have been made In the
various buildings and the grounds are
now thoroughly lighted with electric
ity. All available room has been util'
lged for dormitory purposes for the
bows: the home, the cottage, the upper
part of sturtevaut and the top floor OF
Fuller hall. an being filled with boys.
The commercial department has
been enlarged and strengthened I'M
der Miss Amy Van Doom. The milt
tarv department under Major George
p Lowell Is rapidly being raised TO
high degree Of efficiency. All scholas-
tic conditions are excellent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
F. JONES, oARsMAN, SLAIN
B0dy Found on Ice Of Lake oulnisisa.
mond-Hunters Suspected.

Worcester, Mass, Dec 23.-Francis
Jones, one of the crack scullers az
Lake Quinsigamond. was shot and
killed there some time late Monday.
He had been fishing through the ice,
and was preparing 10 so home, evident
~. when the top of his head was com
pletely blown of. His body was found
the next morning The young oars
man Is not known to have had an
enemy IN the world.
His father was considered eccentric,
Is known at one time to have been in
an insane asylum. and II is said that
they haye Quarreled considerably or
late. They lived together on a large
place IN Shrewsbury. While with the
state police In an automobile the
father kept repeating. 81 must run
away. run. run run The police do
not attach much importance TO his
words.
The police believe that as usual the
Young oarsman had a large sum OF
money with him when he started out.
His gun. revolver and money, and
even FISH. were all gone when his body
was found today.
The police have found out that two
men with twelve gauge shotguns were
seen I'm the vicinity and one asked for
paper In which 10 wrap up fish. laugh
ing when asked II he had been gun
ming for Ash. Jones was shot with a
twelve guage gun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23

rHEATER BURNED
Twelve Hundred People Walked Out
In SAFETY.

New York, Dec. 23.-Twelve hun
dred persons, men and women, quietly
walked out of the Herald Square The
atre last night while flames quickly
ran up the front of the building, ate
through the balcony, and in a few
minutes demolished the front of the
theatre.
There were few in the building who
did not know it was on fire, yet there
was no panic, no wild scramble for
the doors, no screaming and fainting
of women or struggling of men to gain
the entrance first.
Those on the stage in the cast OF
"The Three Twins" which was play
ing there, knew the building was on
fire. but not an actor, actress, show
girl or chorus man betrayed the know
ledge that in the rear of the balcony
the flames were eating the woodwork
The play was close to an end. Those
on the stage knew when they saw the
smoke in the bacony that five minutes
more would mean that the last cur
tain would be run down and that those
in the audience would begin to pass
out of the building.
The men In the orchestra knew Of
the fire yet they did not falter a note.
And when the final curtain did go
down, and the audience was half out
of the playhouse, the strains of va
ma Yama Man" were still filling the
house. Every man in the orchestra
kept to his post until the last man and
woman who had seen the show had
reached a place of safety.
BY that time the entire theatre was
filled with smoke and the flames were
licking out across the balcony and in
to the main body of the theatre. So
intense was the strain upon those in
the cast that one chorus girl tainted
as soon as the last curtain descended.
She had been seated at table in the
ensemble. She slid from her chair to
the floor and her friends dragged her
off the stage and out Of the stage en-
trance in Thirtyfifth street
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
Federation MEN
SENTENC ID TO
PRISON
Labor Union Officers Lose in
Buck Stove Case
GOMPERS WILL GO TO JAIL
Justice Wright of Supreme Court Of
District Of Columbia Announced
Sentences Today.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Justice
Wright of the Supreme court of the
District of Columbia this morning de-
liyered his decision in the celebrated
contempt proceedings brought by the
Buck Stove and Range company
against Samuel Gompers, Frank Nor
rison and John Mitchell, officers of the
American Federation of Labor.
President Gompers who has public
ly announced that he would go to jail
II found guilty of contempt, was SEN
fenced to ~ months Imprisonment
Mitchell to nine months and Morrison
to six months.
The case which has been vigorously
fought for months will probably go to
the United States supreme court on
appeal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
BISHOP MIcHAuD,s FUNERAL
viii Be Held from Cathedral Tuesday
Morning at 1880 O'Clock

Burlington, Dec. 23-The news Of
the death of Bishop Michaud was re-
ceived by telephone at the Episcopal
residence yesterday morning at Gao
o'clock, twenty minutes after the pre-
late breathed his last The Rev. p.
j. Barrett rector of the Immaculate
Conception cathedral. left on the noon
train for New York 10 make arrange
ments 20 bring the body 10 Burlington
IL was not known last night at the Epis
copal residence al what time the body
would reach the city
Upon arrival here, the remains will
lie In state In the parlor Of the Epis-
copal residence. The funeral will be
held from the cathedral next Tuesday
morning at l0;30 o'clock with solemn
high mass of requiem. In accordance
with the expressed wish OF Bishop
Michaud the celebrant of the mass
will be the RI Rev Thomas d. Beav-
en-. bishop OF the diocese of Spring
field. Mass, a lifelong friend of Bish-
op Michaud and the preacher Of the
sermon on the occasion OF the late
acclesiastics conservation as bishop.
The eulogy will be delivered by the
Rev. A. j. Barron Of Bennington, rec
tor Of the parish from which Bishop
Mchaud was called when he was elev-
ated TO the bishopric. The interment
will be made in the mortuary crypt Of
the cathedral where rest the remains
OF Rt Rev Louis De Goesbriand, first
bishop of Burlington.
A hfmh ffneu aF rnufrfaFn for tho rn.
pose OF the soul OF the late bishop was
celebrated In the chapel of the Fanny
Allen hospital this morning at eight
o'clock The celebrant was the Rev.
James p Rand OF Wiuoosh
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
PACIFIC FLEET SAILS
United States War Vessels Leave Pan
ANA for Talcahuana.

Panama, Dec. 22.-The United
States Pacific cruiser feet, with the
exception of the Colorado, sailed from
here this afternoon for Talcahuana,
Chile
President Obaldia. the members Of
his Cabinet, and Herman G. Squiers,
the American Minister, proceeded out
In the bay, in launch and witnessed
the departure.
The Colorado remained at Panama
to take on board Capt. c. B. r. Moore.
who will succeed Capt Edmund b..
Underwood. who wis an at Mare
Island She will sail on Dec %.
The American cruisers arrived here
on Dec. 10. and during their visit more
than 5000 men were given shore
leave. Not a single serious odense
was committed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
NO RsvlvlNo CHAIR VICTIM
Murderer Executed at Tren,on-Body
Withheld from Physician

Trenton. Dec. 22.-Glocinu Ricci
WINS executed In the electric chair
here tonight for the murder last Sen,
tomber of threeyear-old Clinwood
girl. .. ~,
There were no unusual features at
tending the execution. the prison
authorities having refused permission
10 Or. Frank G. Scammeh county
Physician. TO make tests looking 10
the revival Of the victim.
To make sure that Ricci Is actually
dead the prison athorities viii hoiu
his body until tomorrow before comply
ing with the law requiring them TO
turn Il over to the County Physician
for an autopsy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
PRISONERS LACK WORK
Sheriff Tracey Of Montpelier Searches
South Of State for II

Montpelier. Dec. 23.-Sheriff Frank
II. Tracey Is in the southern part Of
the state to ascertain II he could find
any work there for the men now con
fined in Washington county Jail
There is little work for them to do
here at this time Of year, and as the
law enacted at the present session
provides that all persons sentenced
for less than one year for minor
crimes or misdemeanors shall be con.
fined in county Jail, the sheriffs of the
state will In future have more prison
ers under their charge who might be
kept busy. Before the legislative re-
cess, Governor Prouty had n confer
ence with several of the sheriffs about
this matter. He is much interested
In having the state get as fair a return
for its prison labor as possible.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
NORTH BENNINGTON

The Canadian Jubilee Singers are
to give n concert In the Congregational
church Saturday evening OF this week
under the auspices Of the Christian En
deavor society. This troup comes
highly recommended and is a larger
and finer company than any heard
here In some time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
HEIR FOR DUTCH THRONE
Announcement That One is Expected
Is cheered by Deputies.

The Hague, Dec. 22-lt was official
ly announced today IN the Chamber OF
Deputies that an heir to the throne
was expected. The statement was
greeted with joyful "Bravosl' from
practically the entire House. Only
handful OF Socialists. amid the boots
and derision Of their colleagues, took
exception to the loyal demonstration.
Her Maiesty's physicians conclude
their announcement with these words:
We rejoice to be able to state that all
signs are In consonance with an alb
solutely perfect state Of health"
The event is expected early In the
spring.
The hopes Of the Dutch people for
an heir TO the throne of Holland have
twice before been disappointed. The
young Queen Is rs years old. Her
husband is Prince Henry Of Mecklen-
burg.Schwerln.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
THE DEwEY-sANcHE CASE
Defendant on Stand at Morning SEES
sion Of Court Today


The case of Arthur j. and c. H.
Dewey vs.. DR.. Hercules Sanche con-
tinues to occupy the attention of
county court and It is not at an prob
able that il will reach the Jury until
next week.
AT the morning session today Dr.
Sanche, the defendant on the case,
was on the stand and during the cross
examination by Attorney o. NJ. Barber
showed considerable irritation. It was
necessary for the court to speak to the
witness and warn him that some Of
his replies bordered upon contempt.
Dr. Sanche insisted that the manner
Of the attorney in asking questions
was insulting"
When court adiourns it will probab-
ly be until Monday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
COUNTY GAME WARoENs
Appointments Made by Fish and Game
Commissioner Thomas

stowe. Dec. Estate Commission
or of Fish and Game, II. G. Thomas
has appointed the following county
wardens For Addison county w. II.
Taft. Vergennes: Bennington, Harry
Chase. Bennington Caledonia, w. II.
worthen. ST. Johnsbury; Franklin,
Henry NJ. Martin, Richford; Grand
Isle. c. p. Hazen. North Hero; Lam
ollie. Jonas +. stevens, Hyde Park;
Orange. p. II. Adams. Jr, Chelsea
Orleans. c. s. Parker, Glover; Wash
ington. j. Burton Pike, Plainheldi
Windsor Romaine A. Spaford. White
River Junction and c. NJ. Newton
Felchville.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23

ional occurrences became known
throughout the city an immense crowd
gathered In the Plaza Bolivar and
gave unmistakable evidence OF It's
satisfaction with the turn affairs had
taken.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-23
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next % Hours

For Eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair tonight. Thursday prob
ably increasing oloudlness with rising
temperature.