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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13
GIRL KILLED; BOY HURT.
Brooklyn Lawyer Runs Down Two
Children in Different Parts
of Borouqh

A little girl was killed and a boy Sc
verely injured last evening in different
sections of Brooklyn by the same auto
mobile, driven by Frederick w. Sparks,
lawyer, of Brooklyn. After running
down the boy. at Fulton and Clark
streets, Mr.. Sparks took the injured lad
to the Adams street police station in his
machine, where he was treated by an
ambulance surgeon. Sparks was then
arrested on charge of assault and was
bailed out by Joseph Mcqueen.
1t was after he had taken the injured
boy to his home that Mr.. Sparks ran
down the girl at Tompkins avenue and
Hopkins street, fracturing her skull.
She was hurried to the Eastern District
Hospital, but died on the way there,
1t was shortly before O'Clock that
the big automobile which Sparks was
driving struck Lewis Nictorsohn, a six
teen-year-old boy just as he stepped
from the curb at Fulton and Clark
streets.
He was suffering from severe cuts
and Commissions about the head and body,
and Sparks Immediately picked him up
and placed him in the automobile. A
large crowd gathered, and while Sparks
was waiting for doctor he was placed
under arrest by a patrolman of the
Adams street station. Dr. Buddington,
Of the Brooklyn Hospital, who had been
summoned, examined the boy, and then
decided to take him to the police station
Tor treatment.
After leaving the police station with
NictorsOhn Sparks set out for the boy S
home on Naret street. There he was
met by patroman who informed him
that the lieutenant at the Adams street
station had telephoned to the Stage
street station, asking that Sparks be
sent back 60 Adams street to correct Il
technicality in the bail bond given there,
Sparks started back to the Adams
street station, when, at Tompkins ave
nue. and Hopkins street, Lily Rosenberg,
six years old, ran directly in front Of
the automobile. Sparks, made nervous
by his previous accident, applied the
brakes with all his strength and made
an effort 70 chance the direction of the
maChi p. me romentJm was too
great, however. ami the enid was nil a
terrific blow by tie forward wheel.
Then the Ee-v- n tchiro Togsc1 over
her body. Her skull was fractured and
she received Mten;l Injuries.
Sparks WIS nearly frantic with g"ief
at this second accident, and after he had
picked up the child and placed her in
the tonneau of his machine, he sent in
a call for an ambulance from the East
ern District Hospital, When the sur
geon arrived he placed the child in the
ambulance and gave orders to the driver
to make full speed to the institution.
Just as the ambulance got under way,
however, the child died.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13
An Open Letter.
Hon. j. K. Batchelder,

Hon. j. K. Batchelder,
Dear Sir:
| note the announcement by you of
your determination to enter the field as
candidate for the Governorship. AS
resident of the same county the same
Shire, the same mountain town where
we were both born and brought up, dat
ing our birth from the same common,
Puritan ancestry, which gives US blood
worthy of that high office, allow me, so
far as the above connection goes, to eX-
tend to you my best wishes for your
success. But | have the impression
that chap of about my name and size
entered the field; and, if l know him
well, he is no coward, not easily frigh-
tened, easy to coax, but mighty hard to
drive. He, therefore, proposes to re-
main to the end, whether it be bitter,
or whether it be sweet; guarding well
his line of action, so that, no matter
what may be the final issue, his sleep
will be undisturbed, the night after that
issue is tried.
rejoice, on account of our relation
ship, especially, that you propose to file
the full account of your expenses in the
Forthcoming canvas, and trust that you
will take due pains to put every cent in.
So far, my chief expense has been in
the line of postage stamps to Dr. Mead;
but the time is close at hand when more
vigorous and more expensive action is
needed. Plenty of money can well and
legitimately be laid out, if not for per-
sonal, the general, good. Not since the
Civil War; have such momentous sub
jects for discussion and action come up.
Let the people be awakened, and let US
do all we can to see that they are
awakened. Instead of ''heelers," or
secret agents, | would propose to you
open meetings in every town in the
county, as well as, as far as possible,
elsewhere, where both we two and any
other candidate, or would-be candidate.
may mutually meet the people, that we
may get acquainted with them, and
that they may get acquainted with us,
and meet us face to face and know
what we stand for
MARSHALL j. HAPGOOD.
Peru, VT, May 10, 1910.
Mr.. Hapgood again rises fully to the
occasion. We think that the statement
which he makes that, mot since the
civil war have such momentous subjects
for discussion and action come up" is
absolutely correct; and the discussion
which he suggests should do much to
arouse the people to full comprehen-
sion of this. Once aroused there is no
thing which can stand in their way, and
they will see that the members of our
legislature, as well as our governor,
are upright men, who will make laws
for the benefit of all, and not for the
whims and selfshness of few.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13
all such connected with County Conven-
tons.

Since writing the above our attention
has been called to the following edito-
ial in the Burlington Free Press of
May IL:
"SIMPLY ENFORCE THE LAW"
" In discussing the governorship in
connection with the approaching State
republican convention the esteemed
Montpelier Journal asks this pertinent
and timely question:
do the people Of Vermont want the
expenses of the delegates who will
nominate the next Governor paid by the
candidates for that office, in violation
of law and contrary to the best political
standards
1.-THE law states very plainly that No
person shall, in order to aid or promote
his own nomination, or the nomination
of another person, as candidate for
public office, by caucus, convention or
nomination paper, directly or indirectly,
himself or through another person, or
by or through a committee, give, pay,
eXpend or contribute, or promise to
give, pay, expend or contribute any
money or other valuable thing, except
for personal expenses as hereinafter
provided.
eff paying the expenses of delegate
to the State convention is a personal
expense of the candidate within the
meaning of the statue, then it can not
be stopped. If the expense of a dele
gate or delegates to the State conven-
ton is not personal expense of a can
didate for office, and manifestly it is
not, then it is for the encouragement
of the State to see that any violation of
the law is punished no matter if the
offender is the nominee of the State
republican convention for Governor.
"Resolve to simply enforce the law,
and let the one who gets in the way
suffer the consequences.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13
Somebody Paws 1t.

The state of New York is spending
more than $40, 000 900 year for gov
eminent.
The city of New York is spending
more than 5000, 600, 600 a year.
The United States is spending nearly
81, 600, 600, 900 a year
If there is anybody who thinks that
this is not a factor in the cost of living,
will he be kind enough to explain where
all this money comes from and who
pays it?
MIR. Taft is disposed to hold the gold
standard chiefly responsible for the in
creased cost or living. b. F. Noakum
told convention of the Farmers
Union Tuesday that the retailers were
taking most OF the profits and the farm
ers and railroads we're getting most OF
the blame, A special Massachusetts
commission fixes the responsibility upol
the increased gold supply and general
waste and extravaganza, carefully exon
Grating the trusts, the tariff and thd
trades unions.
Nobody ever seems to concern himI
self much about taxation in relation I'd
the cost of living. But one thing il
certain. Government does not pick ur|
these hundreds of millions of dollars ii
the street. This money comes out Of
somebody's pocket. Somebody has ID
earn it, and most of ii represents monet
withdrawn from productive industry.
Nobody ever heard of country id
which the cost of living decreased
while the cost of government increased
Nobody ever heard of a country thai
succeeded in taxing itself rich, -NeT
York World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13
HURT IN AUTO CRASH.
Miss Beaten Thrown 20 Feet to
the Road.

Beverly, May lone woman was
thrown 20 feet and several others were
shaken up and given a scare when two
automobiles We're in collision at the
Beverly end of the Essex bridge shortly
after noon to day.
One of the cars was owned by David
ID. Lefavour, and driven by Rufus Titus.
The other machine was owned and oper-
ated by James Beaton of Manchester,
Mass.
Both machines were going at fair
rate of speed around the corner at the
end of the bridge, and before the oper-
ators could avoid the accident they had
come together with a crash.
In the car with Mr.. Beaton was his
sister, Miss Annie Beaton and his son,
Stanley Beaton.
Both were tossed 20 feet from the car
to the road. Miss Beaton was injured
about the head and knee and received a
shaking up, while Stanley Boston es-
capped injury. Mr.. Beaton who was
operating his car, kept his seat and was
uninjured. The machine was consider
ably damaged.
In Mr.. Lefavour's car, which was in
charge of the chauffeur, Rufus Titus,
was Edward LaFefavour, the Misses
Lucy and Annie Lafavour, cousins of
David d. Lafavour, and Mrs. M. j. Will
son of Marblehead.
When the cars came together the
women screamed and attempted to
jump, but warned by Titus, they kept
their seats and escaped injury They
We're considerably frightened and shak-
en- up.
Miss Beaton was taken to the home
of Mr.. Dodge where she was attended
by physician.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13
FRIDAY, MAY IS, 1910.
Mr.. Batchelder of Arlington
Cand ate.

The Burlington News which was so
sanguine that DR.. Mead would be tri-
umphantly elected Governor now an
nounces with equally bold type the can
didacy of Mr.. Batcheder of Arlington.
Evidently Mr.. Batcheder is satisfied
that DIR. Mead is no longer to be feared,
and thinks it would be a good oppor
tunity for himself. We do not believe
that he will have much support, at least
outside of his own county. Quite a
good many of the voters are strongly
inclined towards Mr.. Fleetwood, being
pleased with the suggestions in his
platform, especially that referring to
the corrupt practices act. Mr.. Hap
good, too, is not to be forgotten as
many have become interested in him,
since his pertinent letter which brought
confusion into DR.. Mead's camp.
Again Mr.. Batchelder's letter does
not meet the demand of the people for
abolishing the corrupt use of money in
elections. Is he in favor of corrupt
practices act? We do not believe any
man will be selected as a candidate for
governor who does not openly proclaim
himself in favor of such act. The peo-
pie are thoroughly in earnest not only
in Vermont, but practically all over the
country that bribery must be stopped.
Mr. Batchelder proclaims himself in
favor of certain things that nearly all
are in favor Of, but he asserts no prin-
cipes that will insure honest elections,
which are absolutely essential to good
government. At the end Of these self
evident propositions comes this:
II am in favor OF the State building
and owning the main trunk line high
ways, thus relieving the towns OF a
share of their burdens and providing q
system of roads that win keep Yer
mont abreast OF her sister States.
This of course is in favor of the auto
mobiles. That is, that the people,
the common people, in all the towns,
should build expensive roads, largely
and mainly for those who do not live in
the State, and at the peril Of all who do,
whose lives are constantly threatened,
and all comfort as well as safety in the
roads, destroyed, by the automobiles for
which they are to be built. For the
word Estate" cannot alter the fact that
it is the people who build the roads.
Far better are the suggestions of the
Burlington Free Press which we copied
recently, that in this matter we should
go slow. This parrot-like talk of good
roads under present conditions has be-
come very monotonous. There is nc
such thing as good road unless it's
safe, for safety is of the first i'm.
portance. And no road can be safe
upon which automobiles are permitted
to run.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13
Auto Hit Pole Dead, I Hurt.

Milford, Conn. May 4. -Joseph A..
O'Brien, an architect of Bridgeport,
was killed, and Henry E. Reilly, mana
ger of the Stratford Inn, was badly hurt
this morning when the automobile in
which they were riding crashed into a
telegraph pole with terrific force, skid
ded about and hurled the occupants out.
A third occupant of the car, Walter
Jones, was unhurt.
The car was running at a high speed
along New Haven avenue toward New
Haven, and apparently had turned to
one side to allow another machine which
was racing along behind it, to pass
Boston Post
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13
FOUR HURT IN AUTO WRECK
Racer Owned by ]. w. w. Struth-
ers Hits Wall.

Fishkill Landing, N. Y, April 80. -
A serious automobile wreck occurred
this afternoon four miles north of here,
opposite the farm of Reginald w. Rives
Charles Powers, racing driver, was at
the wheel of the 30-60 Stearns racer
owned by j. Walter Wood Struthers, a
banker, living at No. TIT st. Nicholas
avenue, New York. He was going at a
rate estimated to be sixty miles an hour,
when at a sharp curve the car swerved
and ran into several trees and stone
wall. The four occupants were hurled
out. Powers, with Thomas +. Struth-
ers, was on the front seat. In the rear
We're two boys, who We're showing them
the road.
The most severely injured is John
Murphy, sixteen years old, of Cold
Springs. His condition is such that DIR.
Breed, of Wappinger's Falls, who pass
ed minute after the accident, is not
certain he will recover. The four in
jured occupants of the car were re-
moved to the Highland Hospital, at
Mattewan. The second, lad, who was
not badly hurt, went to his home in
Cold Springs without giving his name.
The car, which is mass of junk, lies
alongside the road tonight. In it Pow
ers contested in the twenty-four- hour
race at Brighton Beach and the Fort
Lee hill climb. The license number is
n, 166.
Powers and Struthers will be able to
leave the hospital in few days. New
York Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13
Fatal Auto Collision

Columbus, Ohio, May 3.-Thomas E.
Knauss, Jr., twenty-four years old. son
of Col. Thomas +. Knauss, a wealthy
retired business man was instantly kill
led in an ausomobile accident last mid
night. W. II. Beers, Buffalo travel
ing salesman, is in a hospital suffering
conclusion of the brain as a result of
the same accident. His recovery is
doubtful. A machine in which they
were speeding collided with a surrey,
the occupants of which escaped with
slight injuries. Troy Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13
ADVERTISEMENT.
THE MOTHERS Problem
OF Raising Strong, Healthy Girls.

OF Raising Strong, Healthy Girls.
A serious problem which presents IL
self to every mother with girls to raise
in these days. The exigencies of schoo
life, the hurry and routine of everyday
duties, the artificial environment o.
modern civilization, make it mor|
difficult to raise strong, healthy girl
than ever in the history of the world.
Boys raise. themselves. Give then
room, give them liberty, and they viii
grow up healthy at least, without mucl
worrying. But the girls present ser
ious problem.
How many mothers there are who an
worrying about their daughters. Mel
vous, puny girls, with poor, capriciorI
appetites, bloodless, listless, constarI
anxiety to the mother. How shall 81
solve her problem? To whom shall 81
turn for help? Each case is more d
less a study by itself, and cannot
solved by any general rule.
This is the way one mother solved til
problem. Mrs. Schopfer, 1920 Presco
Ave-, st. Louis, Mo-, in letter to ID |
Hartman, says: "My daughter Alic
four years of age, was a puny, sickl
ailing child since she was born. W
always doctoring her. When we con
menced to use Peruna she grew stron
and WELL"
Another mother, Mrs. Martha Mos
r. f. D. 5, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsi
saws: "Our little eight-year-old 81
had bad cough, and was in gener
rundown condition." She had sever
doctors, who could give the child no r
lief, and the mother no encouragement
Finally, she got bottle of Peru
and commenced giving it to the chill
and it proved to be just what
needed. When she commenced takiI
Peruna the child had to be carrie
Now the mother says she is playiI
around all the time.
Her closing words were: "You ha
done a great deal for her. She is t
only girl we have, and it meant lots
us to have her cured"
These are samples of many lette
which DIR. Hartman is receiving, co
ing straight from the hearts of lovi
mothers. While the different scho
of medicine are pickering and differi
rs to theories and remedies, Peru
goes right steadily on giving permane
relief. After all, 1t is cures that
people want. Theories are OF Lit
-~sasAAA
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13

Atlanta, Ca, May 5. John D. Aitken
had a miraculous escape on the Alanta
speedway today when his National 40,
going 70 miles an hour, dashed into q
fence and went over the enbankment.
The front of the car was smashed, but
Aitk en- and his mechanician, Wilson, es-
capped with only scratches.
The accident happened in the 49th
mile of the 200 mile race, when Aitker
was two miles in the lead of his nearest
competitor and giving promise of low
ering the track record for the distance
Rutland Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13
Auto Men are Blamed for Death
of Fearing.

Dedham, May 2.-The finding of
Judge Oscar Marden of the southern
Norfork District Court on the inquest
into the death of Frederick j. Ander-
son at Stoughton April 16, charges
Daniel B. Fearing of Newport, r. L.,
and his chauffeur, Richard Magnusson,
with negligent, careless and reckless
operation Of the automobile which hit
Anderson.
Anderson died in Boston two days at
ter the accident. He had been riding a
bicycle and was run down by an auto. -
Boston Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-05-13
The following editorial is from the
Boston Daily Globe of May 9th:
LEGISLATIVE GRATING

Investigations of wrongdoing by
trusted members of general courts
seem to be spreading. Illinois has now
bribery investigation, and the evil
dence is similar to that discovered re-
Gently in the New York legislature. A
representative coolly confesses that he
received $1,000 for his senatorial vote,
and many others may be implicated
when more expected confessions are
made. Investigations of this kind are
blot on political history. 1t is ex-
ceedingly notifying to the national
pride when former U. S. senator de-
clares his belief that so percent of the
seats in the U. S. senate can be said to
have been practically purchased.
Notwithstanding known evidences of
bribery and other wrongdoing in some
legislative bodies, it is incumbent on the
American voters not to be discouraged,
but to go to work, watch legislative
matters more closely, and see to it that
petter men are sent in place of those
who have proved false to their public
trust, or those who are under suspicion.
More publicity concerning the charac
ter, conduct and votes of candidates is
desirable, and then there will be fewer
purchased seats in legislatures. 1t is
not bad idea to have candidates for
legislative honors make certain pledges
to their constituents before election,
and then to hold them to the same
Then broken promises can be followed
by decisive defeat at the polls"
The closing paragraph of this editorial
is very timely. And again we are led
to call the attention of our Attorney
General, j. G. Sargent, to this subject;
for he is the officer appointed to see
that the laws of the State are OBJ
served. Nor will the people hold him
guiltless if he does not attend to it.
Not only any bribery connecting with
the election of State officers should be
watched for and exposed, but equally