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The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05
DR.. D0xEY DROPS.
OUT OF SIGHT
ACCOMPANIES WIFE TO PRISON
AT ST. lOuis-THEN CON-
PLErELY DISAPPEARS.

St. Louis. Dec with Mrs. Dora
f. Doxey in the st. Louis city Jail.
under the care Of the jail physician.
announcement was made by the cor
oner late today that the inquest into
the death of William J. Erder will be-
gin Monday. The woman Is accused
of having killed Erdcr by administer
ing arsenic in his food.
DR.. Loren b. Doxey. husband of the
prisoner. was not to be found tonight.
morning. but after he had been denied
the privilege of remaining with her at
the Jail he walked froms the building
and all efforts to discover his where
abouts have failed. IL is reported that
he was seen boarding train at the
union station a few hours later, but
whether he went back to Columbus or
to some point in Illinois is not known.
Miss Kate Erder. sister of the dead
man. who collected the evidence that
moved the authorities to action, will
be called ttiestify.
Held ineommunicado.
Mrs. DoNey is held practically in
communicable. The police declare
that her supposed physical collapse
is a sham, and in this they are sup
ported by the jail physician.
Mrs. Doxey's defense to the charges
of bigamy and murder was indicated
today. II will b. argued that the real
animus Of the prosecution is the de-
sire Of Miss Erder to recover $4,000
insurance collected on Erder's policies
and on the life of his sister. Eliza
beth. who died the day he became III.
last July: that Mrs. Doxey was not
married To Erder. but only nurscd
him. that there is no evidence that
Mrs. Doxey obtained arsenic while she
was in st. Louis or gave II to Erder.
and that scientists have stated that "A
certain amount of arsenic is found I'm
every corpse.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05
FREIGHT Refused.

the Minneapolis. ST. Paul & Sault Ste
Marie line announced today that their
road would accept no freight for
American points for the time being ON
account of the switchmen's strike. This
practically cuts Winnipeg off from
the south So far as freight shipments
are concerned.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05
CALHOUN FOR CHINA.

Washington. Dec. 1T was reported
here tonight that William J. Calhoun,
"a Chicago lawyer and formerly MEM
Der of the interstate commerce COM
mission. had been offered the post of
minister to China by President Tart
and that Mr.. Calhoun would accep,
the office. No confirmation was OBJ
tanned tonight. Mr.. Calhoun is a
member of the firm of Calhoun, Ly-
ford 4 Sheehan of Chicago.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05
Whitney Issues Orders.

Duluth. MINI. Dec. Am order is
sued today by A, +. Whitney. vice
president OF the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainr"en. permits members of
the brotherhood to go to work taxing
the places of the striking switchmen
who are members of the switchmen's
union. Two men at Proctor applied To
tn. Northern Pacific for work. The
union men attempted to stop these
and they appealed to him.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.

Columbus. Ohio. Dec. 4-Goyernor
Harmon today ordered out the Eighth
regiment Ohio National Guards and
parts Of the Seventh and the Fourth
regiments To GO at once Ia Bridgeport
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05
Al Seattle.

Seattle. Dec. 4,-The Northern Pa
ciric and Great Northern railroads are
handling two trains OF freight daily
each way between Seattle and the
east and local eonsignments are also
cared for. although not all the yard
engines are manned. Operating Of
ficials of the railroads say that with
the present rate of progress the freight
service will be restored next week The
swstchmen'S strike causes less com-
ment than the rumors OF a demand
upon all the roads in the country for
a general increase of employees wages.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05
TRIBUNE PLANT BURNS

Lewiston. ldaho. Dec s-The plant
of the Morning Tribune was wrecked
by fire early today. The tire origi-
mated in the basement while the full
fore. MAS AZ work. but spread SO rap
idly that the force was driven from
the building. The mechanical equip
ment of the plant alone was valued at
s3o. o.000.1 Light insurance was carried.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05
TEXT PUBLISH Ed.

Santiago. Chile. Dee i--The text of
the protocols submitted To King Ed
ward for mediation Of the Alsop claim
dispute between the United States and
Chile Were published today,
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05
At Butte.

Butte, Dec. A.-Both the Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern re-
moved the embargo on freight today
and viii accept shipments hereafter.
Five or six trains We're sent out east
and west. Conditions. say the Of
ficials. will be normal by Monday.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05
CANNON AND GROCE
CREMATED
LETTERS TO NEW ORLEANS FAM
lilies TELL OF ZElAYA'S
:. AWFUL WORK.

New Orleans. Dec. 4.-The Times
Democrat today will say. Confirma-
ton OF the cremation of the two
Americans, Groce and Cannon, by
President Zelaya.s forces was received
here today in private letters To Mic
aragri;&n families residing in this city.
The letters say the execution took
place on the banks of the san Juan
river within sight of FL Castillo, the
bodies being burned and it is said
some of the soldiers sDat on them.
saying words OF contempt for the dirty
American traitors.
II is claimed someone ordered that
the ashes he swept along the public
road with the dust and other filth and
finally into the san Juan river. This
was considered the greatest indignity
that could be passed upon the Ameri
cans and according to the letters II
was don. in the yilcst manner.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05
At Tacoma.

Tacoma. Dec 4.-The. Northern Pa
cific notified all mills and industries
that eartailed operations or closed on
account of the strike that the railroad
MAS prepared to handle their products
west of Paradise. Mont
This followed the arrival OF Is
strike breakers yesterday and the an
nouneement that eight switching crews
were in service today
Vice President Clark Of the Order
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05

of Railroad Conductors arrived here
last night and held Il conference with
the switchmen.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05

California produced last year sis.-
ssl,s5s i'm gold. ss72.o57 in silver and
si3.ili in platinum. Il gain for each
metal over the previous years output
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05

Richmond. Ind. Dec. lie Roy
Cannon was beaten In prison by
Zelaya's orders and who was eager
for revenge" said lsham Sedgewick. n
coffee planter Of Nicaragua who is in
this city, visiting relatives. Il
knew Cannon very we'll" said Mr..
Sedgewick. ''The fast time | saw him
was on July AT Guatemala City. He
had escaped from prison. He told me
he was determined to get even with
Zelaya for having had him whipped.
He was imprisoned on the charge of
smuggling and had resisted arrest.
After my meeting with him he re-
turned and joined the revolutionary
forces"
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-12-05

Star service has been ordered de-
livered twice n week to the citizens
of White Sulphur Springs and VOL
sey.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11
BRATTLEBoRo, FRIDAY, JUNE II, 1909
BRATTLEBORO NEEDS, as much
; she did two years ago.:

now as she did two years ago:
A public playground where the spirit
Of initiative can be nurtured in the
minds of the young and the enjoyment
of outdoor life encouraged;
A deeper sense of civic pride in the
appearance of various portions of the
town and consequent elimination of
all eye-sores to the community;
More tenements to accommodate the
steady increase in the towns popula-
ton and facilitate the opportunity for
further growth that is on the way;
Wide publicity for the exceptional
advantages which are available to in
dustries locating in this section, and
further exploitation of the superior at
fractions Brattleboro offers as sum-
mer resort;
More cooperation in booming the
$4,000 in 1857 idea; less strife in
petty affairs whose relation to the gen.
eral welfare of the community is re-
mote; more disinterested endeavor to
improve conditions wherever they can
be improved; less selfshness, a little
more tolerance of the shortcomings of |
DUR neighbors, a stronger determination
TO make this model community in the
ruest sense.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11
WINDHAM.

George Lawrence of Grafton is work.
ing for M. T. ingalls,.
Mrs Paterson of Wardsboro is with
her daughter, Mrs. Briggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. ID. Parker made sew
eral calls in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. E. Wood went to
Springfield Tuesday for a weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Lawrence of
Grafton visited w. j. Smith Wednes-
day
Mrs. l.. B. Chapman and daughter
Winifred started Tuesday for visit
in Maine.
Rev. Vincent and w. G. Adams went
to Randolph Tuesday to attend the state
convention.
Our rural mail carrier drives a new
horse, which he recently purchased Of
O. D. Parker.
:, Mr.. Thayer of Bellows Falls was here
Saturday erecting monuments, which he
had sold in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. S. Famell went to
Springfield, Mass, Tuesday Mrs. Fam
ell Will remain a week.
The summer guests are arriving in
town earlier than usual, there being sew
eral at G. 7. Falls s and M. H. Ingalls, 8.
Mrs. Hannah Prentiss is at the resi-.
dence of Mrs. E. III. Jones prior to the
arrival of the tenants who have rented
II for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Kingsbury, &C.
companied by Mr.. Watt, Mr.. Davidson,
ana MISS Wheeler attended the conven-
ton at Londonderry Thursday.
There. were about $50 present at the
convention held at South Windham
Wednesday. Weather, food. sociability
and addresses were as near perfect AZ
possible. q
Irene ingalls, went to Hartford Tues
day: From there she will visit in New
York, Brooklyn, Paterson and Weehaw-
ken, stopping at Athol Mass. on her re-
turn home.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11
PERU.

Last Sunday was apple blossom Sun
| day.
Vegetation thus far in Peru has been
| backward.
Bromley house is already beginning
to fill with summer boarders.
The chief industry of the town Jail at
the present is repairing the roads.
The cheese factory opened last week
with an encouraging outlook for good
season.
Mrs. Glassford and daughter of New
York will join her son at Edmund
Batchelder S next week for the summer
months.
Mrs. Minnie Charlton and two chill
dren of Heath, Mass, are spending the
month of June with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. B. I. Prouty.
Next Sunday our pastor will speak to
the children. The following Sunday the
children will entertain the people with
an appropriate program for Children g
day.
The families who have already come
to their summer cottages are the Quack-
enbush from Hoosick, N. Y, and the
Cosmos from New York. The Grants
come next week.
The Burt sisters have gone to Man
chester Center to make their home at
Fairview hotel where they will be the
proprietors. We wish them all success
in their new field Of labor We would
gladly keep them in Peru.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11

If the Vermont delegation in Congress
is looking for an opportunity to do some
thing in the line of real missionary work it
is suggested that they study the federal
law of libel and put their shoulder to the
wheel that such a law be so amended as
to give a newspaper editor and publisher
a fighting chance against the horde of
rule or ruin politicians who call upon the
federal government to take hand in trim
ming their opponents. The Rutland
Herald in the course of an editorial con-
corning the attempt to bring the publish
ers and editors of the indianapolis News
and New York World to Washington and
try them for an alleged libel says:
If it should be held that an editor could
be hailed into every jurisdiction where his
paper circulates, simply because he is al
legged to have libelled some one, a vindica-
tive, resourceful dernagogue could ruin any
newspaper and any editor that presumed
to criticise him, simply by setting such
fearful machinery in motion through the
federal law
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11
The Medder
"U The coat fits you. put IT on. !"

While the schoolboy that ornaments the
street putting q cigarette may yet attain
fame in other lines, his chances of making
his debut in the municipal court are in
creasing daily. incidentally it may be
remarked that the dealer selling cigarettes
to minors is bidding for an opportunity to
listen to an Interpretation of the law
touching such offenses.
Whether the Meddler's informants are
specimens of the genus "knocker" or have
good reason to register their kicks in
the matter must be left to those interest
ed to decide. Either there is a concerted
effort being made to find fault with the
code Of ethics governing the sheriff
deputies in this end of the county, or else
the methods obtaining are at fault.
Whenever it becomes necessary to put in
motion the wheels of justice that an
offender may be brought to account for
his misdemeanors, the Meddler is told
that the first move upon the part of
the officers is to ascertain who is
to pay the bills. The impression is given
that the State of Vermont is not particu-
the complainant will have to put up col
lateral if prosecution is to be made. If
the statutes have been so framed as to
compel complainant against an offender
of the law to back the state in its prose
cution of such offenders as may necess-
tate the service of a deputy-sheriff in APP
pretending wrongdoers, perhaps a local
vigilance committee would not be a bad
addition to Brattleboro's municipal outfit.
Some men elevated to : the position of
public servants acquire the impression
that they have no employer and that they
need not listen to suggestion. While the
latter may be true in sense, the man
labors under misapprehension who ina
gines that an election to an Office makes
him a potentate.
Though the golden rule may be found
in frame in your den or dining room,
and pointed out to your guests as work
of art in the manner in which the pig
ments have been employed to emblazon
this ancient bit of good advice, there
still remains a lot of irony in the whole
if you fail to put this time
worn rule into practical use occasionally.
Down at the railroad station the other
day stood good citizen, one of our civic
improvement Understanding pea
nuts. He threw the shells between the
rails of the track After he wandered
away the track resembled the bleachers
1t baseball game A local commission
to take up the study of retarded mental
development might be added to our list of
,iyic Improvement organizations
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11
MRS. WELLS'S STATEMENT.

Editor of The Phoenix:
The Thompson Trustees are not willing
to have the details of private applications
to the trust discussed in the papers.
attacked and misrepresented with regard
to recent case, as well as on previous
occasion, [ am not in a position to make
any public statement as to the actual
facts of this or any other case.
Respectfully,
Augusta E. Wells.
Brattleboro, June 2, 1909.
1t would be difficult, perhaps impossible
to persuade Mrs. Wells or Mr.. Bradley
that there is no personal animus in the
criticisms made by The Reformer concern
ing the administration of the Thompson
fund. The letter above is plainly a refer
ence to a Reformer editorial; if it had
been addressed to The Reformer it would
have been printed just as willingly as any
other communication is printed; if Mrs.
Wells were permitted by the trustees to
make statement in reply, this paper
would be extremely glad to give space to
it. There is no occasion, then, for Mrs.
Wells to resort to the columns of another
paper unless it is done for the express
purpose of creating the false impression
that The Refomer will not give her
hearing. We desire to go on record to
the effect that the columns of this paper
are always open to statement from any
one who claims to have been misrepresent-
ed. The letter from Mrs. Wells requires
no further comment as it does not at
tempt to reply to the criticisms. Mrs.
Wells, however, has no hesitation in dis
cussing verbally the details of applications
and the customary form of reply is calcu
lated to raise question of veracity be-
tween Mrs. Wells and the applicant 1t
is apparent from the ruling of the trus-
tees in regard to public discussion of the
administration of the fund, that Mr..
Bradley considers himself quite competent
to do all the talking and intends to do
it. This is a perfectly safe position; if
Mrs Wells were allowed to make a state
ment it is fair to her to assume that it
would be an ineligible one. 1t would
easily be worth two pairs of old shoes
and bent pin to get a statement from |
Thomas Thompson. Josh Billings or some
other humorist said: "Suksess don't kon-
sist in not maxim mistaks but in not |
maxim the same mistak twice" The wo-
man who makes the mistake of thinking |
that she is a beneficiary of the Thompson |
fund has no excuse for making the same |
mistake twice
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11
tive chamber at Montpelier year from
next fall
Well Be There.
burlington Free Press.


The Brattleboro Reformer, which is pub
lished in Vermont's center of the musical
STANDARD of pitch" filings its gauntlet into
the arena in the following vigorous man
ner
The Burlington Free Press thinks that
in order to settle a muchmooted and
carefully considered question it might be
well to hold band tournament in Bur
Engton, Champlan week and allow the
Brattleboro and Montpelier bands to
blow out their differences. The Brattle-
boro musical organization will be at Fort
Ethan Allen with the First Regiment and
stands ready to enter tootfest with all
corners.
We understand the st. Johnsbury
Knights Templar, who have voted to come
to Burlington, Champlain week, have also
decided to bring the st. Johnsbury band
with them. 1t might not be bad idea
for the Burlington committee to offer
prize for the best work by band, number
of players taken into consideration. This
basis of competition would give all bands
in the state fair chance, and it would
be one of the most interesting contests of
the whole week
Here's to "tootfest" in Burlington,
Champlain week.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11

Bert Thayer of Pownal. aged 46 years
who was struck by the last trolley car
| from Bennington Sunday night, was SO
badly injured that he died Monday morn
ing in the hospital at North Adams,
Mass
Ernest Ward of Sheldon purchased a
second-h hand stove of H. b. Farrar Monday
afternoon, moved it to his home and made
fire in it. when the stove blew into many
small pieces, striking the ceiling. No one
was injured but the faces of the occupants
of the room were considerably blackened
with SCOT and ashes. The cause of the ex-
plosion is not known.
Charles A. Boardman of Roxbury, Mass,
who is alleged to have tried to enter the
home of Mrs Mary Baker Eddy, head OF
the Christian Science church, in Newton,
Mass, who at a hearing was adjudged IN IN,
sane and committed to an institution, told
the officers he was born in Vermont
thirty-seven years ago but had been lv-
ing in Massachusetts, recently.
AT meeting of the Vermont tercen-
tenary commission, held on Saturday, it
was decided to open department OF
publicity to serve the general newspaper
field in New England. and d. H. Lamber-
ton, editor of the Burlington Suburban
List and press agent of the republican
state committee in the last campaign, was
The total amount paid in by Vermont
towns to the U. S. Deposit fund this. year
since the last statement was made Is
36,04633 which makes the total due the
fund from the towns up to date 1897 III. 80,
which is more than one-third of the orig
inal fund. Georgia paid s., 492 % and the
other towns to pay in full this year were
Weybridge, Hyde Park, Rutland City,
Cavendish and Chester. Holland has paid
its balance and Roxbury a part.
The conduct of H. P. Dee of st. Adams,
while acting as Justice of the peace on the
board of civil authority at the last annual
city meeting was condemned by the city
council at its meeting Monday evening.
On election day some citizens reported to
the authorities that they had seen Dee
divert some Of the ballots from the ballot |
box into his pocket Some ballots were |
found in Dee's pocket and he was shortly |
afterwards placed under arrest and the |
case is now with the supreme court on
a demurrer. Mr.. Dee was requested by |
of the council to resign his |
commission but this he refused to do, |
stating that if he did so it would be vir-
tually admitting his guilt.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11

Evidently President Taft has decided
that he is able to rearrange the consular
service without the aid of politicians.
While it may have been a habit of the
Vermont delegation in the past to act
as court of last resort in determining
who was who when there was an oppor-
tunity to place a man in the consular or
diplomatic service, at this distance it
would seem that either the delegation has
lost its grip or that new dispensation is
at hand. Really there need be no tears
shed for Consul Deal who has been asked
to quit his post at st. John, P. @. Let
the state of New York do the weeping
Mr.. Deal long since transferred his al
legiance to the Empire state. Beside the
Deal family has Jared pretty well at the
public trough
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11
A Humble Apology.
fRandolnh Herald.l


The Rutland News having taken fling
at the Van Ness House by declaring that
the 'beef is just as tough, the coffee just
as cold, the pie crust just as leathery and
the beds just as clammy as they've al
ways BEEN" the proprietor of that hos
telry, Ex-Governor Woodbury., demanded
an apology. The News presented what it
entitled a Humble Apology to Governor
Woodbury." in which it said
eff the governor will observe more
closely he will see that The News doesn't
aIlege any imperfections in the service of
his hotel. 1t simply states that condi-
tons are unchanged. As far as we've
ever been able to discover, the Van Ness
is entirely worthy of the beautiful city in
which it is located and entirely credit
able to its management.
1--WE most gladly and humbly apologize
for the jest"
Which, for an apology" rather beats
anything extant.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11


introduction and it matters not wheth-
er he runs across you in Calcutta or
Nottingham you'll find him right on
hand with question about someone
that you know-someone that you can
talk about
Talk about personal magnetism
Why, if DIN Merrill with his wonder
full nerve possessed one-tenth the mag
netism that Page carries in his clothes
he could make a whole regiment of gu
bernatorial candidates crawl into the
weeds.
Senator Page, while never posing as
a philanthropist is no four-husher in
the hand-out stunt, and his annual
contribution to the public, pious and
charitable tournament ought to give
him some drag when Uncle Pete
draws the red lines across the foot of
life's ledger.
As a cold-blooded artist of industry,
Carroll S. is not the fringe. He's the
whole towel. He can compute the
cents, reduce the hazard of carrying
it in stock for six months to a mini
mum, figure the value of it in the
coin of the German Empire and get
down to the raw in selling it to His
Majesty's imperial bootmaker.
He never gets angry. That's his
high card. He may know that you
are liar but he refrains from i'm
pressing his opinions upon you in the
matter He don't tell anyone else
either. He always knows the amount !
of his bank balance He's cautious. i
He can work 16 hours day and |
show up in the morning with a smile. |
High balls and bubbles in long stems
are no part of his working equipment.
He doesn't use tobacco. An apple
makes him an ample lunch.
He isn't poor man.
He's sixty-six years old.
There is every reason to believe
that he is going to outlive the whole
bunch of geezers who are drooling for