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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
GIVE $4,000 TO
FOREIGN MISSIONS
Vermont Churches Will Raise
Nearly That Amount
Next Year.
500 MEN AT BANQUET
Founder of Laymen IS Movement
and Other Speakers Create
Great Enthusiasm. Two
Days of Meetings.

With almost unbelievable quickness the
Vermont conV ention Of the laymen's mis-
sionary movement has brought about re-
suits The churches Of the State. which
last year gave $2S, $50 to foreign missions
Sunday practically pledged themselves
to increase that amount to nearly SO.epJ
for the coming year. At 430 Sunday
afternoon tho churches held meetings by
conmunions 10 take action on the s45, 90
contribution proposed Ivy the central COM
mittee at the afternoon session of the
convention.
The Methodsts OF the state, who last
year gave 81 lc6, Will increase that amount
5r3 for the coming year. The Raptists
Instead Of $2ls will give an even 80 NN.
and The Congrega tionalists $50 900, instead
Of sl2,9o3. Tho convention opened
Saturday afternoon at three o'clock at
the first Church with two addresses,
but the big feature OF the three days
came at seven o'clock in the evening.
when over six hundred men sat down to
banquet served IN the armory.
Sunday morning at 1870 meetings
were held simultaneously in churches OF
this city, Winooski and Essex Junction
in the afternoon at three o'clock Mr.. Mac
farand and Mr. Sleman spoke at the
First Church and in the evening at 10
there were meetings at the FIRST Church
| 81 psuls and the Methodist Church.
The speakers at the banquet Saturday
evening were Mayor Burke. Governor
prouty. II. =. +. MacFarland Of Wash
ington. the Rev. j. Addison Jones OF
Albany, \. l.. and j. p. Sleman, Jr OF
/ la Of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
NOMINAL FINE
FOR Mr.. CUDAHY
Banker Friend of His Wife Will
Not Prosecute Him for AS
sault.
WOMAN TELLS HER VERSION
Says She and Mr.. Lillis Were Con
versing in the Library When
Husband Entered Sud.
denly.

Kansas City, Mo. March 7.-Jere f.
Lllis. president Of the Western Hx-
change bank. who was attacked by John
J. Cudahy, the millionaire packer, when
the latter found the banker in his home
Sunday morning, will not prosecute his
assailant.
Charges of disturbing the peace pre-
ferred against Cudahy by Bryan Under
wood, policeman, who interrupted the
punishment Of the nocturnal visitor. will
probably be dismissed with a nominal
fine when the case comes to trial March
TO- Thus will end the affair in SO far as
punishment for Cudahy IS concerned
l'llis Is improving rapidly. Nurses at
ct Mary's hospital said tonight he
would be able to be removed to his home
tomorrow morning. His wounds will be
SLOW In healing. 1t is believed but they
Will not prove serious.
MI Cudahy has taken apartments at
downtown hotel. He refuses to say
whether he will return to his home.
Efforts to find John Moss, the chauffeur
who is believed by Mrs Cudahy to have
disclosed the presence of Mr.. Lillis at the
house, have proved useless.
Into the arms OF her father Gen. John
I. Gown Of Omaha, Mrs Cudahy rushed
OF her home tonight The general ar
rived here on an evening train and went
at once to the Cudahy home. where his
daughter had been waiting for him since
sunday morning when she telenhoned hin,
10 come at once Not realizing what had
happened. General Gown DELAYED hi.
departure. Another message from his
daughter caused him to hasten.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
BISHOP HALL TO
.LAYMEN' S MEETING
Tells Why Missions Are Pro-
per Work for Christian
Men.
FINAL DAY FRUITFUL
First Church Filled at Last Ser
vice - Episcopalians Double
Missionary Contribution
of Last Year.
FINAL DAY FRUITFUL

The Vermont convention of the lay
mems missionary movement ended Mon
day evening with a stirring address for
"Christian Missions" by the Ri Rev. A.
c. A. Hall. and a most graphic exposi-
ton Of conditions under tho regime of
Leopold of Belgium by the Rev Joseph
Clark of Africa.
The registration at the convention
nearly reached i've hundred and as a
result of the wave of enthusiasm which
has swept over Vermont and centered
in Burlington the churches of the State
will give to foreign missions next year
nearly $4,000 instead OF the 81" go of last
year
The convention passed resolutions Mon
day ia the effect that the central
committee of the laymen's movement,
with such additions and changes as
may be found necessary. shall be per
petuated for the purpose OF following up
the work OF the convention until such
time as the new and incrca sed giving
to the missionary cause can be carried
throughout the State ana placed upon a
permanent basis.
The convention opened the last day
Monday morning at $3.50 with meet
ing at the First Congregational Church
the Rev. j. A. Sheuerle presiding. There
was conference OF pastors followed by
survey of the world. which was a series
of addresses by missionaries from Africa
China and India. At 30 a luncheon was
given AT the Y. NJ G. A, building follow
cd by u conference on local work and
at 230 in the afternoon Prof. NJ d. Chit
tendon presided at "A meeting in the First
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
STONED AMERICAN LEGATION
Mob First Wreaked Its Rage on Yam
kee Owned street Hallway
at DOgOtn.

Bogota, Colombia, March s.-A quarrel
between the manager Of an American
owned street railway line and police
officer late yesterday was followed by a
riot during which mob attempted 10
wreck the street cars, The traffic was
stopped and the manager placed under
arrest.
The rioting continued for some time
and reached the block in which the
American legation Is located. The police
gathered in force in the vicinity but the
MOP AFTER wreaking It's vengeance on the
rolling stock of the company attacked
the United States legation stoning the
building. The members Of the legation
were protected and though there we're
further disturbances during tho night,
the authorities this morning appeared to
be able to afford protection to the Amer
leans.
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TAFT NEEDS PRESS AGENT.
President Does Not Take Public int
His Confidence.

New York. March Sin an address at
public meeting of the advertising forum
in the West Side Young Mems Christian
association last night DR.. Charming Rudd
said that II would be to the advantage
Of the country and would help the
administration of President Taft IL the
President employed a press agent DR..
Rudd said:
"President Taft needs an efficient,
wide awake press agent. In his speech az
Newark recently he complained that the
attitude of the newspapers of the country
was either one of open hostility or pat
ronizing friendship, and he closed his
address with the assertion that he would
return to Washington and avoid the
newspapers.
This decision by Mr.. Taft is unfor-
tunate. for the President needs the sup
port OF the newspapers to make his ad-
ministration success and help to all
the people. If he keeps to his declara-
ton TO avoid the newspapers he is de-
liberately turning away from the very
force that can most help him.
Il do not mean to say that Mr.. Taft
would be a more faithful President il he
employed press agent. but We would
understand him better II there was an
efficient publicity man with him at the
capital. Grover Cleveland lived under q
cloud for long time and his best
qualities were not appreciated because h
was misunderstood.
''Presldent Taft does not take the public
into g confidence SO fully as he should
His years OF service on the bench where
his decisions had to DO kept inVlOlate unit
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Bishop Hall. in admonishing the laymen
TO keep UP what they have started. THE
women hnve been doing their work and
yours too"
The bishop began with an express
sion OF his extreme satisfaction a the
character of the movement and the
convention which It represented. He
said he was glad 70 see that II was
on the part OF the laymen and not of
the ministers. He quoted = W Dale
Of Birmingham. England, by saying
that the affairs of the church are those
OF every member OF the church,
whether rich or poor, high or low,
and that every member OF the church
Is charged TO defend the faith and to
get the will of God done on earth as
| it IS in Heaven.
| Bishop Hall charged tho men Of
every denomination who heard him to
lime up to that teaching and to de-
liver 1t to the people of Vermont The
work OF extending the teaching OF
Christianity belongs to Christian men
ard not simply to Christian minister's
The most hidcous kind of tacredotal-
ism Is that which would appropriate
the responsibility for missions to the
ministers alone,
I.AYMEN MUST WORK.
You laymen are to claim your anar'
in all the work OF the church, said 'h'
bishop No leader can he of use unless
he is we'll backed by followers. II thu
clergy are not always such leaders rs
| the laymen would have then 1t is APP
to be because they are not we'll backed.
| 1t was here that the bishop mad,
reference to the part OF the women II
missionary work. He did not speak dis
lparagingly however. for he Went on tC
say that the women had carried a douhl.
burden in the past. and had often put tn,
men to shame. They were last at thu
cross and first at the tomb on Easter
morning.
And religion has nothing effeminat,
about it. The only ereminate thing abou
religion continued the speaker, sis the
efficacy OF conscience" There is nothins
queer or fantastic about Christianity. !
will not unit the man who resigns him
self completely to 1t to I'll a prominen
place IN the world and share all tn,
beauties OF ordinary life, The man who
embraces Christianity should enter int
lali the duties of life and do them better
because OF 1t.
Christianity makes we'll rounded mer
with every element Of nature gver
It's proper place and express
siion. 1t Is not true that the
spiritual means that which Is farther
est away from the material, it IL tina
rather which penetrates the material ant
ra Uses II To "A higher and finer level II
is not In the least manly to be irreligiou'
the man who does not seek for fellow
ship with God Is robbing himself.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10

MISSIONS NEEDED EVERY WHERE.
1t is remarkable how few faces met
upon the ordinary street OF a large city
give the impression of a man. Some are
simply silly, some are lined up the worry
Of eXternallties, some are stepped In sem
suality and others are debased and cruel
But now and again comes one which IS
frank and pure, keen and calm and spr-
tual, the face of man, 1t is the bust.
ness Of missions to make men.
The question Is often asked as to why
we should press our religion upon peo-
pies who 90 not want It and who seem
to hs getting along pretty well without
it. The question must be answered II
missions are to be justified And tbs
answer is this. II Is because We have
found the I'm 4l and absolute revelation of
God to the world. In Christ We have
universal manhood represented. He shows
w What God Is and what We should be
Here is the summary o. the whole
Christian religion ana the justification
OF missions.
Morality without devotion and civiliza-
ton without religion, are to be distrust-
ed, All that is attempted by them may
be won by beginning at the right end.
Men cannot be brought TO Christ by
treatIns him rs an historical figure. Not
back 10 Christ but up to Christ should
be ouT motto. What we should seek to do
Is - make men after the pattern OF
the Man 10y the power Of His life commu-
nicated TO rs
Il FEAR the people behind you can
not see through the millinery obstruc-
| IAN
lecture on The Work In Africa
which was illustrated with stereopti.
con pictures With a short prelimiu.
AIRY talk and running FIRE OF COM
ment Mr., Clark took his audience
with him back TO Africa and ever and
again he sent ripple Of laughter or
applause through the crowded church
| by his apt Illustrations and humorous
side remarks.
The first part of the lecture and
pictures was taken up with an ar
raignment of conditions in the Congo
under the regime of Leopold Of Bel
GUM, Mr., Clark was there, he lived
in the midst OF the horrors which he
described, and he very evidently
knows He said that after fruitless
appeals to the government OF the
country and to Belgium the mission
aries only found help through thu
newspapers.
| Pictures were shown OF mutilated
natives, which Mr.. Clark himself hat
taken. and he described massacre
which both he and his wife had wit
messed. The great progress made In
the past few years was plainly
brought out. Mr. Clark entered re-
gion of cannibals and has now a
hourishing church. The evening was
concluded with his lecture.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
Prominent Cattle Breeder Arrest.
ed and Placed under Bonds
of $4,000.
BRIBERY IS ONE CHARGE
Said to Have Entered Animal un.
der False Papers-Hired Man
Also Held for Federal
Court.

St. Johnahury, March S-Charles g.
stevens Of North Danvilie. promt
nent breeder of cattle, and his hired
man, Robert ". Howard. were arrest
ed to-day by Deputy Marshall SuiIo
way on the charge OF importing as
eased Ayrshire bull from canada lhtc
the United States. II Is alleged tha'
stevens bought the Dull In Canaua
and presented a healthy bull for tes'
for tuberculosis, that the healthy Dull
was left in Canada and the disease
bull brought In under the false papers
The men were taken before /. >
Commissioner Harry Rlodget hnd
Stevens's bail was fixed at Sl,ooo ant
Towards at $500 for appearance Al
district court in Burlington. April j
stevens was also arrested on Nh'
charge Of attempting to hribe an IN
spection officer at Newport ana bal
was fixed at $1,000. Bail was furnish
ed IN each case.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
REINCi TRIED IN SECRET

St Petersburg. March S.-Nicholas '.
Tschaikowsky pleaded not guilty and
Madame Breshkovskaya responded, 1
admit that ! am social-revolutionist,'
when their trials on charges OF criminal
activity in the revolutionary organizati ton
was begun to-day. The public was not
admitted to the court room Following
the reading Of the long Indictment, the
pleas OF the prisoners We're made and
Madame BreshkovskaYa announced that
she was ready for trial. save for her
counsel. the woman had no friend in
court.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
Workmen Escaped Death in
Flames When Explosion Hurled
Them through Windows.
TWELVE ARE STILL MISSING
Fire So Intense That Number of
Lives Lost Could Not Be
Accurately Determined
at Midnight

Chicago, March Flight or 10 persons
nre reported killed and IT injured, many
Of them probably fatally, in a terrific
explosion at the works of the American
Maize Products company at Roby. In
diana, tonight, The explosion occurred
in a detached b,.llding of the plant and
was preceded by a fire which soon en-
veloped a large throe-story frame ware
house. Starch in an oVerheated kiln Is
Supposed to have been the cause
At midnight the fire was so intense it
was Impossible to enter the place and 80
definitely determine the number Of dead.
II was known that ~ workmen We're In
the building at the same time. Seventeen
or these were rescued, badly burned. and
taken to a hospital. OF the Il unaccount-
ed for several are believed TO have es-
capped unhurt. Tie rest were burned in
the ruins Of the warehouse.
Roby Ind, Is just across the Illinois
boundary. not far from South Chicago
The plant employs 275 men.
The fire broke out suddenly after q
force Of men had prepared a large kilI
hull of starch which IA moment later
blew up like gun powder. SO great was
The force Of the explosion that some OF
The injured were thrown through windows
md doors and in that way escaped death
In the flames. soon the whole building
was on fire and the roof and the upper
floors were blown skyward.
How many were left in the building to
perish is not definitely known. A teie-
phone message from the company's of
flee at late hour said;
"All OF the 70 who were not taken tC
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
CUDAHY'S RUSTY KNIFE
MAY YET CAUSE DEATH

Kansas City, Mo, March S.-Fearine
complications, Jere F. LillIs. president
of the Western Exchange bank who
was severely cut by John T. Cudahy, the
packer, last Sunday morning in the Cud-
ahy home, was not taken from the hospi-
tai to his home to-day as had been
planned Iillis may remain in St Mary's
hospital for several days.
Or, Samuel Ayres, who Is attending the
injured banker, fears that blood poison
ing may develop. The knife which Cud-
ahy used Is said to have been old and
rusty.
Iilis Is still unable to talk, as his lips
were sorely battered. Nurses say that
he has not spoken since his arrival at
the hospital
AS the knife did not touch any vital
part, Lillis will probably be up and out
In few days II blood poisoning does not
set In.
Cudahy remains at the Coates House
He refused to talk. John Moss, Cud-
ahys chauffeur, who assisted In the rop-
Ing and carving. has not been found
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
RESCUED WITH FISHPOLE.
siiddicbury hoy Fell from Ten-fOot
wall To Waters Edge

Middlebury. March THE 12-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Marrabone,
while playing In the rear of G. w.
IngalIs's store had bad scare and a
narrow escape from death this after
noon
At this point there Is ten-foot
stone water wall. The Mlddlebury
falls of the Otter creek are Just be-
low. The lad fell over this wall and
almost to the waters edge saving
himself by hanging to mass OF ashes
and ice.
Guy Duncan, employed In the In
gals undertaking rooms. heard the
boys cries for help and rushed TO
his assistance. pulling him to place
Of safety with fish pole. The boy
sustained severe bruises and cuts but
was not seriously injured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
MRS, CUDAHY'S STORY

Mrs. Cudahy told her story to her
father. 1t was practically the same
she gave out in statement to-day.
in which she said her husbands Mt
tack on rillis was the elimination OF
n long line of brutal treatment and
would result in the separation OF her
self and Cudahy She had O badly
swollen eye, duo, she said, to a blow
from her husband The whole trou-
Bile. she said. was due to the fact tina
she asked Lillis to let her be the first
person to ride in his new automobile,
rs she had been the first to ride in
his old one.
She and l.illis had the ride, she said.
and when they came home In the
evening Lilrs was going to drive
AWAY, but she asked him to come into
the house She continued:
"Ne went into the library down stairs
and had been talking only a few minutes
when Mr.. C'udahy rushed into the room.
Tie was accompanied by Fem p. Cohann
Moss,. the chauffeur, They seized Mr..
I,ill,s and began beating him Mr.. Cud-
ahv had an electric searchlight that he
uses IN the car and he beat Mr.. Iillts
over tnc head with It. That was what he
hit me with, too
Il ran az soon as 7 saw they were
beating Mr 1Alns. believed they would
try To XIII him and thought they would
try ia kill mo too. They had rope with
! them when they came In and both swore
| frigItfully. I ran up stairs and stood
screaming at the top Of the stairs, Freda
tho maid. came running in with the othe,
] .ini al;
| Mr.. 1.HNs NV this time Mr. Cudahy came
tearing up the stairs. He struck ms
over the head ard in the left eye and
you see what he did
Both the lid and Immediately under
the lid were deep purple.
BEGAN TO USE KNIFE.
'Then ne rushed down stairs again,
Mrs. Cudahy went on, land then
guess he began to use hts knife OF
Mr.. Lillis. He must have had It witt
him. although ! didn't see It when he
came in Freda ran down stairs ant
came up telling me they were slash
ing Mr. IAllis. cried murder ant
ran to the telephone.
TT was VINO called the police
wouldn't you nave done the same
when it appeared that murder was be-
ling committed' They kept on beat
ing and slashing Mr. L,llis. Mr.
Cudahy would beat him a while am
the chauffeur would cry turn hin
over Then they would beat him SOM
more
"Freda was in the hall when tn
chauffeur rushed cut again. He ha'
a revolver i'm his hand. He pointed i
Mt her and she ran. He rushed u
stairs aud shook his fist in my face
] screamed. Let's kick the woma1
out he cried but Mr.. Cudahy, VIII
was down stairs beating Mr.. Lillis
was too busy to pay any attention I
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
DOES YOUR BACK ACHE?

II 1t does you should know that
backache Is generally caused by weak
or diseased kidneys. A medicine called
"Kidnets' has all It's ingredients
printed on the label so that everyone
may know Just what is In it, 1t Is the
great kidney and bladder medicine. IT
stops frequent urination. Druggists
and dealers sell 1t for 80 cents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
Elliott Northcott is the American envoy

Elliott Northcott is the American envoy
extraordinary and minister penipoten-
tiary In BoRota and Paxton Ribben is
the secretary OF the American legation.
All at the legation were said to be safe
to-day. Mr.. Northcott came here last
August from West Virginia and was for
merry Judge OF the district court for the
southern district OF that state.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
AMONG THE MILITANT ONES,

Bill-Jake said he was going to break
up the suffragette meeting the other
night Were his plans carried out?
Dll-No, Jake was.-Lifa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10

Had dyspepsia or indigestion for
years: No appetite, and what | did
Blood Bitters cured mel. H. Walker
Sudbury. Ob4a
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