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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-10
GAVE BLOOD AND SKIN.
Gladly Mrs. Emma ohIe Submits
to TRANSMISSION aud Grating
for the Sake of Loved
One.
MUST UNDERGO TORTURE STILL AN
OTHER TIME.
Only Mothers Pleadings Prevented
Amputation of Legs of Boy
Crushed by an Auto.

Joyously Mrs. Emma Ollie gave of
her flesh and blood yesterday to save
the life of her small son.
81 would give my life to save
Charles said the mother simply. So
the surgeons, as last resort, trans
fused pint of her blood into his and
grated from her leg to his enough skin,
in minute patches, to make strip six
teen inches long aud six inches wide.
1t seemed to the surgeons last night
that the mothers glad sacrifice would
be rewarded by the boys recovery.
An automobile eight weeks ago ran
over Charley Ollie, five years old, when
he was playing in Cypress Hills, Brook
Ign, near his home. Unconscious, the
youngster was taken to the Kings
County Hospital, where it was found
that his right leg had been broken in
two places and his left leg in one place.
All the fractures were above the knee
and the muscles were badly cut and
bruised.
DON'T CRIPPLE HIM FOR LIFE.
Drs. Longbotham, Fisher and Wesen-
berg feared they would have to ampu-
tate both'legs, but Mrs. Ohle's tears
and her prayer, "Give him a chance;
don make him a cripple for life" de-
tered them from an immediate opera
ton. They put little Charles in cot,
set his bones and dressed his injuries.
Then they fixed an apparatus in the
ceiling, and with it elevated his legs
and held them immovable, letting his
weight rest on his back and shoulders.
Thus for eight weeks the boy lay, an
accomplishing, patient sufferer. Mrs.
Ollie was with him every day for as
long as the doctors would premit, con-
soling him, telling him while she choked
down her sobs of the fun he would have
when he got up, Just as good as new. y
But on the last Monday DR.. Long
botham found that, although the bro
ken bones had knitted, Charley's flesh,
bruised by the heavy motor car, had
lost its vitality; it had become gangren-
Gus. The superficial gangrene had been
caused, too, by the fact that the little
fellows weak heart and impoverished
blood could not nourish his skin.
SHE VOLUNTEERS IN INSTANT.
SO DR.. Longbotham told Mrs. Ohle
that it was necessary to stimulate
Charley's heart and enrich his blood
with blood taken from a healthy person.
Besides, the skin lost from Charley 5
legs must be replaced by healthy human
skin, transplanted. If that was not
done they said gangrene would be fatal.
Look at me - cried the mother
Nobody is nearly as healthy as | am.
And I'm his mother. Take my life if
it's needed to save him another minute S
suffering"
The blood was transfused from her
arm to his the little pieces of skin,
ninety-six square inches in all were
taken from her leg and planted on one
of his.
"How do you feel ?" the surgeons
asked Mrs Ohle, when the tedious
operation had ended.
How is Charley ? y was the question
that was her only reply to theirs.
Charley was doing well last night.
OF course his mother was in no danger.
But the end is not yet for her. Within
week she will give more of her skin to
repair Charley's other leg New York
I
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-10
CARD OF THANKS.

wish to thank the Fire Department,
my neighbors, and the citizens of Mid
dlebury for their assistance and kindness
on December LIST
ARTHUR +. HARRIMAN.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-10

If there is one person more than an
other who arouses the peoples indigna-
ton, it is the chauffeur who hits and
runs away. Troy Times
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
TRAINS MEET AT NELIGH.
Passenger and Freight Come Together
in Front of Neigh Depot.

Neigh, Neb., Dec. 30.-Special to
Tie News: A slight head-on collision
between the eastbound early morning
passenger train, No. 2, and an extra
westbound freight, occurred just in
front of the Neigh depot this morning.
The passenger locomotive was mashed
on the front end and the drawbars on
the mail car pushed out. The passen-
gers were slightly shaken up, only one,
the 5-year-old son of Mrs. Dickinson
of st. Edward, Neb., being severely
hurt. He sustained scalp wound
The passenger train was on time.
The freight tried to stop but the brakes
failed and the wheels slid along the
frosty track. DR.. w. l.. Conwell of
Neigh was summoned by Conductor
Leach to attend to the injured boy
and the other passengers who were
shaken up.
The mail car was pushed down to
Oakdale by the freight engine, where
it was turned around and run into Nor
folk. The freight engine drew the
train to Norfolk, the passenger engine
being out of commission.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
PRIMARY LAW DANGEROUS.
Shaw Says La Toilette and Hearst
Would be Chosen In Primary.

indianapolis, Dec. 30.-'If direct
primary laws are safe and can be
operated wisely then their scope can
be extended said Leslie NJ. Shaw,
ex-secretary of the treasury, in an
address to the Indiana teachers asso-
citation here.
'If the electors of a given party
can wisely choose candidate for gov
ernor in a great state under the direct
primary system, then the electors of
given party with equal wisdom can
select a party candidate. If Theodore
Roosevelt, William II. Taft and Will
liam j. Bryan were to die today and
candidates for the presidency were
to be nominated under the direct pri-
mary system, Robert M. La Toilette
would be the candidate for the ma
jority party and William R. Hearst Of
the minority party. What their plat
forms would contain the most imagi-
native and radical, not to say revolu-
tionary, would not dare to predict"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
SHIR1WAIST men MAKE Offer
Manufacturers Throw Out Hint Of
Compromise-GirlsS Stand Pat.


New York, Dec. 30.-Although sug-
gestions of compromise were thrown
out today by the manufacturers, the
thousands of young women shirtwaist
makers who are putting up such re-
markable fight for the recognition of
their union, remained firm in their
declaration that their essential point
must be admitted.
"The girls are willing to compro-
mise on reasonable basis, but they
will insist that their union be given
recognition. They are satisfied that
the conditions would not be tolerated
without a recognized organization to
back them up when trouble comes"
This was the declaration made to-
day by one of the group of society wo-
men who have rallied to the support
Of the young strikers.
Mrs. Charles Beard. wife of Profess
sor Beard of Columbia university, is
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments for mass meeting in the in
terest of the strikers to be held in
Carnegie hall Sunday night, next. AL
legged unfair treatment of girl pickets
by city magistrates will be protested
against at this meeting.
The employers have called a meet.
ing for this afternoon to consider the
situation and draw up a compromise
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
COMMISSION HOUSES LOSE
Traders Exchange at ka~'as City Is
Declared a Trust.

Kansas City, Dec. 30.-Judge l. r.
True of the district court in Kansas
City, Kan, today declared that the
Traders Live Stock Exchange associa-
ton, operating at Kansas City stock
yards, Is trust whose methods VIC
late the state antitrust law, and or
dered the association dissolved, rem
dering q decision in the suit brought
against the association by the attor-
ney general of Kansas. The Traders
Live Stock Exchange association is
composed of 1856 members who deal
principally in stockers and feeders cat
tie not fat enough for slaughter.
The state brought suit against the
association two years, alleging that
the methods of the concern placed
such restrictions on trade and COM
merce as to violate the antitrust law
The Cooperative Live Stock Com
mission company, also the Kansas
City stock yards, filed the original
complaint against the Traders Live
Stock Exchange association. In this
complaint it was alleged that the asso
citation boycotted the members OF the
Cooperative Live Stock Commission
company, of whom there are more
than 400 members. The defendant as
ISOLATION will appeal the case to the
supreme court Of Kansas.
An action similar to the one brought
against the Traders Live Stock Elk
change association is pending against
the Kansas City Live Stock exchange
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
Uncle Sam Just Lauqhs at II.

Washington, Dec. 80. = Statements
made by former President Zelaya that
the United States marines participant
ed in the battle between the govern
ment troops of Nicaragua and the rev.
olutionists were received here in I'M
official circles with amusement. While
neither the/officials of the marine corps
nor those of the navy department
would dignity the statement by dis
cussing it, it is known there are not
400 marines on the coast of that coun-
try and that on November when the
battle of Colorado Junction took place,
there were none at all.
So far as the statement goes that
the men were deserters from the Amer
lean war vessels lying off the coast,
no assertions have been reported and
it is declared 1t Is unlikely any of the
men have deserted. The only force
of marines of any magnitude is on the
west coast, and these have been grant
ed permission by the governments Of
Salvador and Honduras to land on the
Islands on the bay of Fonseca.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
HE NEEDS coRsETT's ADVICE.
Jeffries Can Gain Many Pointers From
"Gentleman jim"


New York, Dec. 30.-"Jim" Corbett
may not be in Jeffries' class today as
a fighting man, but he may be able to
give the giant many good pointer on
the game. In his time Corbett was
master of ring science. Jeffries learn
ed more in the three weeks Of training
he did with Corbett at Carson City
than in half a dozen fights. Corbett
was at his best then-a masterful box
er, a splendid, clean cut, swift and
aggressive fighter. He gave Jeffries
many hard rap in the training quar-
tiers.
I remember when Jeffries first ar
rived, powerful novice. Corbett
would say, "this one on the nose, JEFF"
and land according to schedule. To-
ward the end of the training, it's true,
Jeffries had improved so much that
Corbett had to be careful, for the giant
was developing speedy footwork and
a crushing body punch. He was be-
coming very dangerous man.
Corbett and Jeffries didn't box light
ly. They fought every day. 1t was
great WOTk lot SOEpeIl. IL "ouiu w
fine thing for Jeffries If another
young giant like the novice Jeffries
could appear and join his camp in the
Sierra Madre mountains this winter
Then, with Jim Corbett to advise and
add the fine polish of craftsmanship
to his work, he'd be fit to fight John
son or any other living man on next
July A.
as Sam Berger managing all OF your
affairs?" / asked Jim Jeffries few
days ago, having in mind things that
had been said about Sam.
"He certainly is" replied jeff. Hes
smart fellow, and he is getting more
coin for me than anybody else ever
did. Sans a smart fellow, all right
He's on the level with me, too. That's
a more important thing in a manager
than Just being smart"
Many fighter would be glad to say
the same thing. Managers who are
both smart" and on the level are hare
to find Usually managers of fighters
are too smart" to be on the level
They want all the money in sight, ant
look upon the fighter as merely con
venient stepping stone to sudden
wealth. Robert Edgren.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
ENUMERAToRs' TEST EASY.
Census Director Durand Sets February
s as the Date.

Census Director Durand Sets February
s as the Date.
Washington, Dec. 30.-Any person
Of good judgment, who has received
an ordinary common school education.
can readily and easily pass the test
to be given applicants for census
enumerators' places on February 5,
the date finally set by U. S. Census
Director Durand, according to an an
nouncement from the census bureau
today. This will be a comforting as
surance to the several hundred thous-
and who are believed to be contemplate
ing application for the places.
1t was emphatically stated at the
bureau that the test will be an emf.
nently reasonable and practical one,
similar to that applied to applicants at
the Twelfth census. It will consist Of
filling out sample schedule of popu-
lation from description, in narrative
form, of typical families; and, in the
case of enumerators whose work will
be in the rural districts, they will be
called upon to fill out an additional
sample schedule of agriculture, from
information furnished by the census
bureau.
All persons, whether women or men,
who may desire to become census
enumerators must be citizens of the
United States; residents of the sup
ervisor's district for which they wish
to be appointed; must be not less than
IS nor more than 70 years of age;
must be physically able to do the
work; must be trustworthy, honest and
of good habits; must have at least an
ordinary education and must be able
to write plainly and with reasonable
rapidity.
Those who can comply with these
requirements are invited to put in
I their applications, as there will be
at least $4,000 enumerators' places to
| be filled by the middle of March in
preparation for the enumeration begin
ming April Is.
Application forms, with full instruc-
tions for filling in, and complete in
formation concerning the test and the
method of appointment, can be secured
by writing to the supervisor of census
for the supervisors district in which
the applicant lives. All applications,
properly filled in must be filed with
the supervisors not later than January
25 as any received after that date can.
not be considered.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
HAS
EARS FROZEN
StaIeLoRER GETS TASTE
disfoAT HOME.
HIS AUTO STICKS In sNoWDRlFT
The Commander Is Compelled to Face
a Cold Wind in Light Evening
Clothes and to Walk a Mile Through
Snow in Low Shoes.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Long expert
ence in the frozen arctic stood Com
mander r. e. Peary in good stead last
night when his automobile stranded
in q snow bank in the remote sections
of Maryland while he was enroute to
a friends house for dinner, and was
compelled to face a bitter wind in
light evening clothes and wade through
deep snowdrifts in low shoes for
mile or more to obtain assistance.
Mr.. Peary's ears were frostbitten
and it was necessary to give the mem
bers vigorous snow treatment before
they became normal.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
Will Debate With Smith.

Des Moines, Dec. 90.-Attorney Gen.
eral H. w. Byers, who has authorized
the announcement of his candidacy for
congress in the Ninth Iowa district in
opposition to Congressman Smith, to-
day says says he will resign as attor-
ney general at once and debate the is
sues of the day with Judge Smith on
the same platform, If the latter will
meet him. Guy Feely of Waterloo,
speaker of the last Iowa assembly, and
State Senator George Cosson, assist
ant in the office of Mr.. Byers, today
announced their candidates. for attor'
ney general.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
MANY HURT IN Tenement FIRE
Six Firemen Injured Rescuins Those
In Danger of Death.

New York, Dec. 30.-More than a
score of persons were injured, five of
them possibly fatally, in fire which
swept big tenement on Belmont av-
enue, East New York today. Six of
the injured were firemen who were
overcome by smoke and hurt in aiding
imperilled people in the blazing struc-
ture.
Some of the tenants escaped to the
adjoining buildings, but when the fire
men reached the scene the fire es-
capes and the upper windows were
crowded with panicstricken people
ready to jump. All were deferred and
rescued by ladders, except one woman,
who jumped from the second story
window and was badly injured.
In one room family of five foreign
ers was found unconscious and carried
to safety by firemen.
A dozen persons were taken to the
hospitals suffering from smoke inhala.
ton and burns.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
ADVANCED SCIENCE IN PRISON
The Invention of a Big Lemon May
Bring Convict Freedom.

saltwater, Mimi, Dec. 30.-Charles
Price, for five years supervisor of ev-
erything growing on the state reserve
about the Minnesota prison, in which
he has been incarcerated since Deem
Der IS, 1890, on life sentence for
murder, will be reported before the
state pardon board at it's next meet
ing for release on the basis of his con-
tributions to science and the state.
A party, entertained by Warden
Wolfer at his home for Christmas din
ner, during which a member of the
state pardon board was present, be-
came interested in an immense lemon
like fruit on the table. The fruit
weighed three pounds. Price, having
been introduced as the grower of this
fruit in which the guests became in
terested, explained that 1t was lemon
he had created by grating lemon
and a grapefruit, and which could be
grown in Minnesota or like latitude
The grapefruit does not retain its iden
tity in the graft, the resultant growth
being adapted for lemon pies and lem
onade, both of which products OF the
fruit were served on the warden's
board.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
No Reward Was Offered.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Specific de.
NAL is made at the war department
of the story published that a reward
of $4,000 had been offered for the
capture of Colonel James Gordon, who
will succeed the late Senator McLau.
rim of Mississippi for alleged parcipi-
tation in the conspiracy of killing
President Lincoln. The records of
the war department contain all no,
tees of rewards offered in connection
with the assassination of Lincoln but
nowhere in them is the name of Col
onel Gordon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
,ARsoN HUNTS ON SUNDAY.
Comes to Town for Groceries with Big
BAD of Rabbits.

Pierre, s. D., Dec. 3O.-The Rev. Mr..
Mason, who conducts services at Mid
land, s. D.. lost the stick on which he
cuts notches for days or forgot to
cross off the right number of days on
his calendar, and thought is was a
good day for rabbit hunting.
He started out and after filling his
game bag went to town after groceries.
In the meantime, his congregation had
gathered for the morning service. The
pastor failing to appear they got along
as best they could without his assist
ance.
When he came in after his groceries
and found all the stores closed he be-
gan to make inquiries and did his best
to make amends for his shortcomings
by giving the congregation a rousing
evening service.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
Thompson Loses Case.

Lincoln, Dec. 30.-Oscar Thompson,
a member of the senate from Cunning
county has lost out in his efforts to
force the Northwestern to decree the
minimum weight for a car load of
sheep. Thompson contended before
the state railway commission that he
was unable to load a car of sheep or
lambs to the minimum of the car. The
hearing was had before the railway
commission, and the commission re-
fused to issue the decree prayed for.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
KINKA|O IN A CONFERENCE
Meets With Other Western Congress
men to Talk Irrigation.


Washington, Dec. 80. Representa-
tive Mondell, chairman of the commit
tee on public lands, assembled in his
committee room a number of repre-
sentatives to discuss irrigation affairs.
There were nearly twenty representa-
tives from so-called irrigation states,
among them being Representatives
Kinkaid of Nebraska and Burke of
South Dakota.
While no concerted action was taxi
en-, a committee was appointed to be
added to at meeting today looking
to drafting bill which will provide
an annual appropriation outright or
through bond issues of $1O,O00,000 to
carry to completion projects which
have already been started.
George Kusler has heen appointed
postmaster at Artas, Campbell county,
s. D., vice A. A. Ludwig, resigned.
Bids were opened at the treasury
department for the construction of an
extension to the public building at Be-
atrice. The bidders were w. G. Camp
bell, Lincoln, Neb., $45,475; Hazleton
and Wall, Chicago, $4,000; P. M. Hen
nessey, st. Paul, Mimi, $47,935; Gen
eral Construction Co., Milwaukee, $49,.
500; Northern Construction Co., Mil
waukee, $50,34O; Northwestern Con.
struction Co., Wauketon, N. D., sb3..
900; J. H. Weise, South Omaha, $54,
S72.
Miss Helen B. Robertson of Indepen
dence, Ia, and ]. j. Dickson of Aber
deem, S. D., have been appointed
clerks in the forest service at Missou
la, Mont.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
TAFT Goes
TO WEDDING
PRESIDENT ATTENDS MARRIAGE
OF NIECE IN NEW YORK.
MISS LOUISE TAFT THE BRIDE
The President, Accompanied by His
Daughter, Helen, His Son, Robert,
and His Military Aide, Captain Butt,
Make the Trip Together.

Washington, Dec. 30.---President
Taft accompanied by his daughter
Helen, his son Robert, and Captain
Archibald Butt, his military aide, left
here today at 8 o'clock over the
Pennsylvania railroad for New York
to attend the wedding Of his niece,
Miss Louise w. Taft, daughter of his
brother, Henry w. Taft, to George H.
Snowden of Seattle. The party will
return here tomorrow morning
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
BOYS ADMIT
A BURGLARY
TWO YOUTHS CONFESS BREAK
ING INTO MERRlMAN STORE.
HAD ROBBED SAFE OF ABOUT $50
Cherry County Sheriff Brings Two
Young BurIars, Wilson and CoreilI,
to vaIentine-One Is %, the Other
But 16 Years of Age.

Valentine, Neb., Dec. 30.-Special to
The News Sheriff Rosseter returned
from Merriman at noon bringing Will
son and Coreill whom he had arrest
ed for burglary. They had broken into
store and stolen about $50 from a
safe. Wilson is man of %, while
Coreill is just boy Of 16. They have
both confessed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
TAKEN ALIVE
FROM A Mine
HEROIC SUPERINTENDENT NEAR
LIZ DEAD WHEN RESCUED.
RIskED LIFE FOR A LAeoRER
After Having Been Entombed Twenty
eight Hours In a Smok-Filled Cut,
Superintendent Brown Is Taken Out
In Dying Condition.

eight Hours In Smok-Filled Cut,
Superintendent Brown Is Taken Out
In Dying Condition.
McAlister. Okla, Dec. 30.-After hav-
ing been entombed twenty-eight hours
in a smoke-flled cut of the "Bolen"
Darnell companys coal mine near
here, Superintendent John Brown was
rescued alive but unconscious this
morning. Had his rescuers failed to
reach him. Brown would surely have
died within another hour. AS 1t is his
condition is serious, but the mine
physicians believe he has fighting
chance for life.
Brown, who is well known mining
man of Hartford, Ark, risked his life
in heroic attempt to rescue Angelo
Asnicar, a shot firer, who was en-
tombed following an explosion on one
of the lower levels of the mine late
Tuesday. Brown apparently had not
reached even close to the point where
Asnicar had been overcome, when he
himself succumbed to the foul gases
and smoke that choked the various
passengers. The shot firers fate still
remains unknown.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
NO SLAP AT
UNCLE SAM?
MEXICAN SENT TO AMERICA DIS
cussEs zELAYA AFFAIR.
SPEAKS OF HARHoRINe THE MAN

Governor creeI Declares That the OF
fering Of Refuge to zeIaya by Mex-
leo Is In No Sense an Act Of I'm
friendIiness to the United States.
Washington, Dec. 30.-Governor En-
rique Creel of Chihuahua, special en-
voy from Mexico to the United States
in the Nicaraguan affair, gave to the
Associated Press today statement
regarding his mission to this country
Governor Creel declared that he had
accomplished his task with gratifying
results.
The resignation Of Zelaya and sue
cession of President Madriz had ended
many difficulties and prevented an
archy, he declared, and peace and pa
triotism were now finding their way
on both sides in Nicaragua. The grant
ing of asylum to Zelaya by Mexico,
said Governor Creel, was in no sense
an act of unfriendliness to the United
States.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-12-31
Seward Man Killed.

Loveland, Colo, Dec. 3d.. d.
Hatch of Seward, Neb., aged 60, was
fatally injured on ranch near here
in a peculiar manner He was walk
ing in front of a team drawing load
of hay, when the wagon was upset
and the team ran away. Mr.. Hatch
was knocked down and trampled by
the horses and the wagon wheels pass
ed over him. He died In the night.