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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
LOOKS FORWARD
To INSANE WORLD
Expert Draws Inference from
English Lunacy Statistics
Showing Rapid Increase.

LONDON, Sept 22-According to DR..
Forbes Winslow, who acquired intcr-
national celebrity by his sedulous in
sistencs on his theory that Jack the
Ripper was a homicdal maniac, the
world is going mad
DR.. Wlnslow considers that the rate
OF progress to that consummatio Is
shockngly rapid. In book Of RENT
niscences just published this expert In
criminal Mnacy says;
by a simple arithmetical calcula-
ton can be shown the exact year when
there will be moro insane persons in the
world than sane. We in England are
gradually approaching. with the deca-
dence Of our youth, a near proximity
to nation Of madmen. BY comparing
the lunacy statistics of 1869 with those
Of 1869, four decades having inter
vened. my reflections are sad indeed
A terrible but real curse Is In store and
an insane world is looked forward to by
me with certainty In tho not far distant
future
"In 1869. out OF population Of a.
223.299. there were 53lT registered
lunaics in England and Wales. there
being one lunatic In every as of the
total population, whereas in 1909, out of
q population Of a.7bs,el5 the number of
registered lunatics was l2s.7s7. making
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
SLOT MACHINES MUST co.
stated Attorney Shaw Finds They Are
Gambling Machines and Therefore
Prohibited

The lid will be shortly nailed down
with tenpenny spikes. states Attorney
r. b. Shaw IS going to Danish all the
unto the cigar dealer, hotel keeper. or
bootblack. who permits one to he OPP
Grated in his place of business
Mr. Shaw said yesterday that the
slot machines showing poker hands or
having other devices by means OF
which gambling for cigars and tobacco
is carried on come under section 594s Of
the public statutes and therefore they
Will have to go. Tho statute reads as
follows: Keeping gambling instru-
ments person who has or keeps on
premises owned or occupied by him
implements or things used In gamb-
ling and permits persons resorting TO
such premises to use such implements
ling shall be fined not less than ten
dollars"
From the north end to South Bur
linston and from Colchester avenue
to the lake almost every little store
or shoe shining parlor has It's slot
machine, in which pennies or nickels
are played for cigars. Most of them
are Of the variety that show poker
hands The abolition Of these "instru-
ments" will mean a considerable de-
crease In revHnue to the proprletors.
Free Press reporter expecting to
hear sounds OF wajs,.- and lamenta-
ton yesterday Interviewed some Of
tho cigar dealers on Church street.
Not SO With stole calm most of them
grinned and gazed abstra eddy out Of
the window. The Church street deal
ers had. for the most part, been
warned, 1t would be impossible, how
ever, to personally notify in day all
Of the proprietors OF places where
slot machines are kept In the city.
Mr.. Shaw said that no had found
Burlington to be the only place OF
consequence In the state where slot
machines we're permitted to run. There
is decision In New York State rul-
Ing that the Yale Wonder Clock does
not fall under the head OF gambling
devices This win probably apply to
all machines whore something Is CIV
en- for each nickel or penny played
The trouble seems to be that there Is
an element OF chance with the regu-
lar cigar machines,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
TRAMP KILLED
UNDER FREIGHT
Fell from Truss Rods Of Beet Car
and Dies about to Leave
for Hospital.

Newport, Sept. 2G.-Ray Banks. aged IS,
with no home met with an accident
witch caused his death this morlin9
while riding on the truss rods of beef
train. which arrived here at 1;1o a. m.
Banks WIS thrown from his position and
run over. sevoiinE his g,at the knee.
He was rolled eorne dist Noe ny tine train
cutting several severe rash,sl in his head
besides inilr'ng him internally. H. was
removed TO the lodging rooms of Richard
Hurst and was give medical assistance.
hut died about twelve O'Clock willie be
Ing prepared for n Trip to the hospital at
st. JohnsbmY.
Banks gave as his boyhood home Ham
tlton, Ont, ana he has no relatives living.
He claimed an acquaintance with q
woman by The name of Mrs. Nellie r.
Penrsons Of Hamilton, Ont. formerly a
school teacher
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
T03FPCV!0''S o. THE WANI
ReTCrs o. suite f'parl a. RecI,h PM,
IL iourth in Causes OF Death
instead of First.


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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
GOOD ROADS IDEA GROWS.
"indham COUNTY Now Talking of ToTs
for Legislators.

for Legislators
Brattleboro, Sent. 26.-Tt hae hecn sug-
gested here that Wfndh2m county follow
the example started by Franklin. Wash
ington and Rutland counties in tie in
terest of the good roads movement.
In Rutland county the citizens of the
city OF Rutland and neghboring towns
have Offered the free use of their cars
for the RIP and the money to defray the
trip is to he raised by popular sub
script1n They plan to inspect the state
roads Of eastern Massachusetts, and
western New York, and the trip is being
Red by the Rutland Improvement
league.
Wnlham county II unfortunate in the
plans for such i trip, as all public inter
ct md activity win be ceutered n tho
success of the VALLEY fair and after the
fair it may he difficult in arranging a
convenient date 1t Is probable that If
trip is not arranged in Windharn county
this year the puhlic-spirited citizens of
the county Will keep the idea in mind AMI
arrange such a trip for the Legislators
II the 1872 Genera. Assembly. The Bal
lows Falls board of trade has already an
pointed special committee to confer
WITH tho Frattleboro board of trade
about rganizins a tour. and their tenta-
tive plan would be to take the Nindham
county legislators over some of the State
roads built in New hampshire and Mas
sGchusctts. SO that the lawmakers could
compare them with Vermont highways
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
Brooklyn Men Two Of the Victims
iii Indiana Trolley Wreck
Horror.
CARS COLLIDED ON CURVE
Freight Overran It's Stopping
Place.-Six Perish and over
O Score Hurt, Some
Seriously.


Upton. Ind, Sept. ga limited car
or the Union Traction line, carrying
80 or 20 passengers, co'lidcd with a freight
car ono mile north OF this city at noon
yesterday. killing SIX persons outright.
seriously 'niuTing six more, and hurting
score of others. Among tho dead are
Or. ". f. Nolthausen and w. II.
!olthauson, brothers, OF Brooklyn. y. Y.
DIR. Hoithausen was on his way to Ko-
Eoino, where he was to be married to-
hio' ''"' anu MS prothe' WIS 10 "ct hS
wa tn r,rrv ava hor tothar ,.aao, "a
hcro coon or.or u,o ,,.r,o,. W. 900,
u.o,,or.e or,a, va. ,,,,o.,o 49,, o,.as
,bo e,,,n,tbv oc ,bo hu,1r.a. .,,,
crowded around nc tho ,Ie.Ias. boat
,,,ro ,,ir,, toI,or ,rop, ,ha o,r
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
Middlebury Woman Brings Seri.
GUS Charge against New
York Broker.
TAKEN AT VT. SUMNER HOME
Cassius w. Wicker Released or
Bail of S4,000-Alleged That
He Misappropriated Bonds
Valued at $3.50.

Nddlebury. Sept oG.-On the charge OF
MISUNDERSTANDING railroad bonds valued at
81 $50. the property Of Miss Ada Calendar
Of this village, Cassius W. Wicker OF New
York was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
y. G.. Sanford at his summer home in
North Fcrrsburg this afternoon on
capas writ.
Wicker, who is 65 years old and IS said
to have an Office on " all street, arrived
at his sumptuous summer place from
New York last night. He showed much
whom ipfDrt med bN the officer Of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
MADE MUDDY ROADS TOUR.
Rutland County Legislators Rode 30
Miles in Rain Then Gave II Up.

Rutland, Sept PA party Of 20
lesis'ators-elect, Goy.-elect John \. Mcpd
and several road commissioners made Il
Jo-mlle automobile tour IN the rain to-day
In order that the Rutland county deleRa-
ton to the Vermont General Assembv
might become familiar with the condi-
ton OF the roads in this part Of the Sta
and might also see some state road ,
IN New York II was planned TO so TO
Lake George but because Of the steady
downpour Of rain the start was delayed
two hours and 1t was decided to cut the
trip about In half
The party made the trip in 10 automo-
bilcs, They took dinner at Granville and
after the meal weto addressed by Gov
ernor-elect Mead and cone Of the road
commissioners. The TO lite was through
fair Haven and PoultneN going to
Pawlet and Middlctown Springs on the
return trip.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
NAPLES DESERTED
BY WELL-TO-O0
Ten Thousand Flee from Scourge
G. Cholera Victims De
in Stleet5.

Rome, Sept 2'-With the removal Of
the censorship, startling details of the
cholera at Naples are being received a
number OF persons have died in the streets
ana the excitement Is such that the police
have great ditjiculty In maintaining pub
lie order. 1t is reported that 10000 per
sons of the better classes already have
fed from Naples
Notwithstanding the fact that the wide
spread nature of the cholera infection at
Naples Is known to the public, the official
report announces in the past "a hours,
three cases and one death In the district
of Apulia and one death In the district
in the province Of Foggia. No new cases
are reported in Rome.
Dispatches from Sicily report violent
scenes there, the peasants everywhere
opposing the work Of the sanitary Off
Gals.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
WHEN THE PI'DDEN' PULLED.

Farmer Hodge was OF tho good, old
fashioned school, and he always gave a
feast to his hands at harvest time.
1t was harvest time, and the feast was
about to commence.
Giles was the oldest hand, ana the
hostess, with beaming cordiality, mo-
TONED him to tho seat by her right hand
iul Giles remained silently unresponsiVe
Come said the hostess, "don't be
pashtul, Mr.. Gies"-he was just Giles
on ordinary occasions-"you'v right TO
the place OF honor, you know"
Giles deliberated n moment then spoke
Ihank you kindly, Mrs, Hodge he
said; but, If it's all tho same to you,
ia rather sit opposite this pudden'!'
Answers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
One Thousand Feet of Track
Swept Away by Cloud
burst.
ACCIDENT AT CLAYTON, KANS.
Sixteen Lives Lost and 10 Seri
ously 1njured--some Perish
ed in the Raging
Stream.

CLAYTON, Kans., Sept 2.-sixteen per-
sons lost their lives and IL others suffer-
eo INJURIES In wreck to-day of a west
"ou'u ROCK Island passenger train run
INNS TO Denver from Kansas City.
The wreck occurred at a fiji, a thousand
feet of which had been washed ont nv
cloud burst
Inc Train, running st full speed, rlung-
va lH'o the gap. The locomotive and the
nalI car went into 20 feet of water The
chair car almost telescoped the snol,er
"h.ad of ii. Several passengers in thosa
Two cars were killed almost instartIv
Others We're carried into the raging
stream with the wrccl,age and drowned
1t WIS many hours before the bodies
could boo recovered.
PaESoug"rs in the Pullman and the
other day coaches We're hurled from ,b.,r
hrltHS 90 seats by the shock Those who
Wrr" able hurried out into the storm and
gave what assistance they could to tho
injured. 1t was impossible for some time
10 attempt 10 cNtricato tho bodies of the
dead.
Other uniniurod passengers hurried to
clayton. two miles away and sent news
of the accident to division hoadquartors
Within half an hour PHYSICIANS and
nurses and wreck train we're hurrvng
to the scene from Norton. Colby and
Goodland, kans.. and phillinshurp Mob
1t was nearly night. however before the
last holy was recovered from the wreck
age in the river.
Members Of the Topeka base ban toan,
OF the Western League We're OCCUPANTS az
~ JD,.11v -,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29

on the average one lunatic in every 27S
OF the population; SO that in 40 years m
enormous Increase In lunacy is seen
surely dreadful future for the nations
stu unborn to have to cope with
These are the facts. and sad to re-
fleet upon. They must be accepted
They cannot in any way be challenged 50
Dr. Forbes Winslow's phraseology Is
sometimes unhappy as when, for in
stance, he writes: ~ have breathed the
atmosphere of lunacy for over go years,
and the conclusions arrive at are
pcssmistic in the extreme"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
DRAGGING FOR GIRLS BODY
Dynamite May Re Used In Deep Waters
of Lake Mnssnwipp.

Newport, Sent. 2I.-The body Of
Miss Lanier Dunn Of Hot springs. Va.
who was drowned sunday morning by
the capsizins of a sail boat on Lake
Massawippi. has not yet been recov-
cred Every effort Is being eXerted
but owing to the depth of the water
1t is very difficult work dragging the
lake and If no success IS met to-day
the authorities Will use dynamite to-
morrow.
The lake is divided into squares and
the dragging is done with great care
under this system. The water II about
$50 feet deep at the place whore the
girls body is supposed to be-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
WILL OPPOSE TRUNK LINES
Caledonia County Lawmakers Put in
Day Inspecting RcHds-Accideut
Mars Trip.


St. Johnsbury, Sept S7.-The good
roads tour by members Of the Gale
donia county delegation to the Lcgis-
iaturc was held to-day. A party Of
rs men left st. Johnsbury in seven
automobiles at seven o'clock this
morning and ran through the south
ern section of the county, then north
to Barton whore dinner was served
In the afternoon they went to Lake
Willoughby and passed through West
Burke to Lyndonville, where they
visited the farm OF r. n. Vail. Mr..
Vail entertained them for an hour
with music and by showing them
about the estate lie also expressed
his ideas regarding good roads and
said he was opposed to bonding the
state for the construction of trunk
highways.
In the late afternoon the tourists
returned to this village for supper al
tho Avenue House. After the meal
the company was called to order by
w. !. Bigelow and short addresses
were made by Lieut.. Gov elect l.. L.
Slack, state Highway Commissioner
c. W. Gates and state Fish and Game
Commissioner J. W. Titcomb, An in
formal discussion followed. From the
trend OF tho remarks It is evident that
the members of the coming I.egisla
ture from Caledonia county will not
favor bonding the State for trunk
line highways.
The days pleasure was somewhat
mnrred by an automobile accident on
the return trip just as the party was
entering this village The steering
gear on a car owned by Gilman
brothers broke and the machine ran
against post by the roadside, smash
ing the front end badly. 1t came to a
standstill about a foot from a high
embankment
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
BAPTISTS ELECT OFFICERS
Rev. +. ID. Penney Of Burlington ChOS-
en- President Of Minister'S Confer
enCc md AID SOcielY.

Middlebury. Sept T.-The meeting Of
the Vermont Baptist Ministers Confer
ence and Aid society was held in the
Baptist Church this forenoon. The pre-
siding officer, the Rev. Frank D. Penney
of burlington. appointed a COMMITTEES on
nominations and the report Of tho sec
rotary was made by the Rev. II. X.
White Of Hardwick. followed by the re-
port OF pastoral changes. Arthur q,
Crane Of Burlington read the report Of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29

"''N nm frDight car OvcrI0n
...i., 9.qce The mo. or,nun lad
,lo,.,. wait at the first stop north
of the crossing. but overran that
point. thinking H.. could make an
other switch and ran into tho ,orth-
hornd limited which vas IN cbsrgo of
Josiah Baker Of I.oe,nsnort notor-
wan ana ,td Ma,nas conductor Of
,Ir,,,or
"r .uoss We ovorr,,r tho ordor, y,
Gotta Do,. roo,. .t,o .,,,,.,r,, ,,.h.
No hod ,,li,. ,oo,,..,., e,,,,, .,,o 1851,
c.,,.ad ~. t,,,,,nir,. ,.,.-., w. C,
a,,.tor c.,n.' .l,,. ,.,
,ho ao,.,,,,..,,a, ,.5
VIZ - vac ''"' INV. va" PdsSeu the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
FEDERAL COURT DOCKET OUT.

Rutland, Sept 2I-The docket Is ont
for the october term OF United States
court which will convene in this city
October Il. There are three civil cases
set for trial as follows: George Il. HID
bard VS., Connecticut Valley Lumber COM
pany of Brattlehoro, negligence; Elijah
d, Sowles vs.. Norcross Bros. Co., Dorset,
negligence S. Morgan Smith company
VS.. Cory Deavitt- Frost company, Mont
peler.
The criminal cases also contains num-
Der of cases. and there Is said to be lots
of work for the grand jury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29

Dayton. Ohio, Sept a7.-Mayor Burk-
hart of this city made an aeroplane
flight this afternoon az the guest Of
Orville wright at the testing grounds
near this city. The mayor was in the
air "a minutes and reached an altitude
of LOO feet and speed near the
ground Of 80 miles an hour.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
LUMBERMAN 4 BANKRUPT

Rutland, Sept 27-William y. Northrup
OF Bristol, a lumberman to-day fled a
petition In bankruptcy with Clerk f. 8.
Flat of the United States court here.
lie gives his liabilities as &C., q and his
assets as $2.239,50. with $3.50 exempt,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29

Cleveland. Sent. 2Z-ponald p. Stuhbs,
son of John G. Stubs NiCe-pre sident and
traffic manager OF the Hartman lines.
who was found in the offices of the Union
Pacific railroad at midnight on Saturday
with a revolver bullet wound over his
heart died this evening.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
LESS MENINGITIS FATAL

Fewer deaths ana lower death rates
are Recorded for 1909 than for 1908
from meningitis Sa far q, the Yari-
cites of meningitis can be distiuguis he'd
from the returns there would ae,rn to
De a marked remission for the past two
years AS compared with the 1868 and 1904
to 1907. Only 2,l9l deaths from this cause
were compiled for 1909, 4 decrease of 4ov
from 1909, a decrease of 400 from lso>.
while meningitis as a whole decreased H.
col in the same time. The death rates.
from all forms OF mcninsitis. l6-1. and
from that portion compliod ae endemic
cerehrospnal meningitis, As, were lower
for 1903 than for any veor sirco tb.
beginning of these reports /, leln
or comparatively trining numerical
importance as cause of dcath dia-
netes SHOWS slowly progressive ten
"eh'E 10 increased mortality, perhaps
depehdeht' as with cancer, upon the
advancing age distribution of the pop
uIatloh' me number OF deaths in
creased for the registration area from
6,274 for 1905 to 1.024 for 1903 ana
the dcoih rate per 100000 estimated
population rose from 1873 to l4.4 Tbo
amounts Of change for individua,
states and cities are too small IN ia
significant, but It is noticeable that tha
decreased numbers were shown in hut
comparatively few cases.
There were u deaths In 1909 caused
by German measles including one re-
ported as French measles" and nine
from "rubella;" S4 from chickenpox.
"a from humps, one from roeola: ono
from Rocky mountain spotted fever
(Gnrfeld county. Colo); three from
Elandular fever; 10 from herbert eight
Japanese two Chinese all on the Pa
cinc coast. except one Chinese at Bay
onne, n. J.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-29
VALLEY FAIR A
BIG ATTRACTION
Hose and Horse Races First Day
Features-Aeroplane Has
a Mishap.

Brattleboro, Sept. N.-The drizzle Of
rain which fell most Of the day failed
70 detract much from the attendance Of
.he hrst Gay OF tho 18th annual valley
ra'r' The exhibits were all in place at the
opening 'h's morning The cattle and
morse departments are well filled with
showing OF quality exhibits that equals
,ha' Oh other fairs In the cattle depart
'.'"' i'e'onS' shorthorns and Ayrshires
ng Of .beon ", W., ,,a t., me- 'nh snow
that Of some other fairs tho exbi,,,s con.
tain sono Of the cho,cas, coarse yooIs
70 he found I'm the state Tho swine
exhibit is better than for number Of
years
Tomorrow tho big day. the PROGRAM
Will oron with ~ parade Of decorated
,nd :" r.,c -, '''.u WIZ DE- ABOUT hhie
,n, -. ,,,..,n...,' Nv i"'' eNe'.S
,i,l 70 ,.,t.., '-' pave pun - @'0'
=, o,,,t,,.. '', .'' 1,''' pace purse So"'
'...,..,. '' ,'' 'u' 't-uoui''y race oe-
..r..,,ir, .,,,,..,. :, D" +" human, 'o'''tH'
..., -" an" rrdnhin
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irras ,rb. er., ,ri,o ,,.,s 90 so.,,,t
E1I. and thnd $50.
Following are tho results OF tho
rqt,.-.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-16
SAYS OVERSIZE TIRES COST
MORE BUT MOST ECONOMICAL
Tubes Must Have Excess Garry
inu Power Over Load

'"The ratio of the load carried to the
actual carrying capacity of the tires
determines the life of the castings.
This is the claim of the designers of
the Franklin automobile. In speaking
of tire equipment for automobiles they
say:
"'It is only when there is a good ex-
cess carrying capacity over the normal
load imposed that the life of the auto
mobile tires is prolonged to give salts
factory service. When the tires are
loaded to their capacity with the nor
NAL weight of the car and its occu-
pants there is no reserve strength to
meet unusual conditions of driving
Every time a sharp rock is struck or
rough roads are travelled over the tires
are forced to do work which is beyond
their actual capacity. The natural re-
suit of such overlooking is that they
burst.
when the tires have sufficient ex-
cess carrying capacity they hape re-
serve strength to meet all unusual con-
ditions of driving and are serviceable
and safe to use until they are COM
pletely worn out.
"Very satisfactory service has been
obtained on Franklins from the fact
that a large relative proportion of ex
cess capacity overload is maintained in
equipment of all models. On the larger
Franklins for this year the carrying
capacity of the tires is 1000 pounds in
excess of the load put upon them.
While large tires may represent a
larger initial cost because of the SER
vice they give they are the most econ
omical tires to use"