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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
HAS BUSINESS MEETING
VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR
COMING YEAR.

NVhuuctS Iunic uceting At Night In
Hall of House of Representatives
at Which Matt B. Jones Makes Ad--
dress on "The Making of n Hill
Town."
The public meeting of the Vermont
historical Society in the Hall of
Representatives last evening was not
as largely attended as the occasion
merited. The members were seated
on either side of the Speakers chair.
which was taken by w. W. Stickney
of Ludlow, president Rev. A. w.
Ford offered prayer.
President Sticlney spoke Of the
custom of holding public meetings
each session of the Legislature since,
1870.
During the past two years, 81
members have been added, making the
total membership over 200. The ap-
preparation Of the State has aided
greatly in the work
President Stickney spoke of the
urgent need Of more room for the
society, which is housed in the annex
built for the State library and Su-
preme Court.
Matt b. Jones, general counsel of
the New England Telephone and Tel
egraph Company, of Boston, the
speaker of the evening" was then in
PRODUCED and spoke on The Making
Of Hill Town The address will be
found on page of this edition of The
Journal.
On motion of F. A. Rowland the
thanks of the society were voted to
Mr.. Jones.
The adjourned annual meeting Of
the society was held yesterday after
noon in the rooms of the society ut
the State House with President Will
liam w. Stickney presiding.
A letter was received from VIII
liam r. Dewey declining election TO
the office of treasurer and Henry f.
Field of Rutland was chosen to fill
the vacancy
President Stickney announced the
reconstruction of the committee on
finance. The committee now is made
up of: H. w. Bailey of Newbury,
! Edward NJ. Goddard of Montpelier,
and Senator c. S. Page of Hyde
Park.
/ These were elected to member
ships: Phil S. Howes and Andrew !.
Sibley of Montpelier, Fred G. Field
of Springfield, Henry B. Shaw and
F. H. Dewart of Burlington. The
membership of the society is now
PSI
1t was announced by Secretary
Edward D. Field that Miss Julia a.
Jackson, of Brandon has given the
society deed to an oil painting of
! her uncle, the late Hon. John A.
Conant, widely-known railroad pio-
neer. The painting has been loaned
! by Miss Jackson to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art of New York and the
Vermont society will take possession
of it at her death.
A suggestion was made by F. J.
Wilder of Saratoga, n. Y, that
public meeting be held during the
coming year at some place outside Of
! Montpelier, Bennington being named
as the best place. The matter was
referred to the board of managers
with power to act.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
Makes Strong Bid.

During the 10th annual meeting oil
Vermont Horticulturalists at Brattle-
horo this week, President G. w. Perry
of Chester Depot announced that
MONTPELIER was making strong pio
for the holding of the next meeting N
the Capital City and said the Board
of Trade had offered inducements to
have the horticulturalists come mere
The present membership is 1870.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
Charity Exnerts In Conference.

Chillicothe, Mo-, Nov. 1O.-Well
known penologists, physicians, philan-
social workers from al
over the State are here for the llth
annual meeting of the Missouri Con-
ference of Charities and Correction
which met today for session OF two
days. The programme provides Tor
addresses by number of noted
speakers and the discussion OF wide
variety of subjects relating to inc
public welfare.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
Jane Adams Il Director.

Baltimore, Nov 10.-The second
session of the first annual meeting If
the American Association for the
Study and Prevention of Infant Nor
tally was held today and tonight. In
the afternoon directors were chosen
for the ensuing year. Eight of the
retiring members were elected and to
these were added Miss Jane Adams
of Chicago and Mrs. Eliz Grapener
of San Francisco. Reports were
read from 80 affiliated organizations
in various parts of the country. The
subject of the days discussions was
"Philanthropic Prevention of Infant
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
Fair Concluded.

Christ church fair under the aus
pices of the Woman's Guild was con-
Guided asst evening with supper
which was very largely patronized
Mrs. Charles Lowe was in charge and
the dainty mattresses served es-
calloped potatoes, ham, hot rolls,
fruit salad, cake, tea and coffee 10
crowded tables The net results Of
the fair are not estimated this morn
ing but the two days sale has been
one of the most profitable and largely
patronized of many similar affairs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
For Civic Advance.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 10.-As a part
of the civic advance campaign now
under way mayors and heads of de-
partments of the leading cities of
New England met in Boston today for
a two days conference. City plan
ming. milk inspection, the prevention
of disease, public service corpora
lions. and other subjects of general
interest are scheduled for discussion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
CARTER HAS CLOSE CALL.
Montana Legislature Stands Repub-
lean SO; Democrats 40.

Helena, Mont, Nov. 10.-Late re-
turns indicate that Montana's next Le-
gislature will be divided politically
on Joint ballot as follows:
Republicans SO; Democrats 40.
The count has advanced far enough
so that it is believed these figures
will stand.
United States Senator Carter will
probably be reelected.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
KEEP THE FAITH.

Both the House and the Senate
today take up as a special order the
subject of exemption from trust &c
process concerning which there has
been a disagreement. An honest and
an earest effort should be made to
secure harmony, if possible, but
more important even than harmony is
faithfulnesS to the cause of justice and
loyalty to party pledges. The Repub-
lican State platform in 1908 and
again in 1910 pledged the party to an
exemption of the wages of laborers
to the amount of ten dollars. Any bill
that assumes to redeem these pledges
must embody this specific feature that
stands out too plainly to be ignored.
1t would be exceedingly unfortu-
nate, well-nigh disastrous, for the
House and Senate to become EN-
broiled in factional strife. Such
controversy would be the opportunity
of the reactionary who does not want
any progressive legislation enacted
1t would do no good and much harm.
Too many important measures OF
great Importance to the State are
pending to permit the engendering of
hostility between House and Senate.
Assuming that when members face
the problem soberly, they will de-
sire to keep faith with the party
which placed them in office, it ought
to be possible to pass a bill that will
be fair and generally satisfactory.
This paper believes that not feN
men magnify the dangers that may
come from such exemption just as
other Legislators magniied the dang
ers of a weekly payment system. 1t
is impossible to get away from the
proposition that if exemption is right
for the farmer the professional man
and the skilled mechanic, it is as
right that the unskilled, the poorly
paid laborer has a right to demand.
Eitbe~ abolish all exemptions, OF
give to the man who needs it most the
protection of the law
As the party is doubly pledged to
the later course there should be nc
question of refusal to honor that
pledge. individual opinion ought to
be subordnated where a definite ana
specific party pledge is made The
party must depend upon the General
Assembly to keep its promises IL
can keep them in no other manner.
If members feel no party responsible
ity then its promises are worth no
more than the notes of an insolVent
bank. without assets. Members hot
only represent their own constituent
cies but also represent indirectly all
other parts of the State. This must
not be forgotten.
A new responsibility must attach
to platform pledges. 1t must be I'M
derstood that hereafter Platforms
mean something, and if Republicans
are not ready to promise reforms theh
we must write no platform, or Goa
fine such documents to worthless
platitudes.
Political bankruptcy awaits the
party that continues to repudlate us
pledges. independence is an admir-
able quality but it has its limitations
in the military service and in politics.
Discipline and fine sense of honor
in the keeping of pledges are also
very importat qualities.
Let every Republican member re-
member that to him is committed the
honor of his party. Let us Keep the
faith
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
Moot Hero fhe 18th.

The annual business meeting Oh lhe
Vermont Fish and Game League VIII
he held at the Pavilion hotel Wed
nesday evening, November l6, Tor the
election of officers and the transac-
ton of important business.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10

Doan's Regulets cure constipation
tome the stomach, stimulate the liver
and promote digestion and appe.ite
and easy passages of the bowels. ASK
YOUR druggist for them. 20 cents per
box.--adv.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10

Rofcre the Legislature passes the
hill permitting the return OF quahheu
verdicts in murder cases snouiu
understand that this measure amounts
practically to the abolition of caplIai
prnishment. Fa'fEM
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10

Torturing eczema spreads us Durh-
ing area every day. Doan's Olhtmeh.
quickly stops it's spreading, Instantly
relieves the itching, cures II perhan-
entity. At any drug store'-adV'
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10

The Senate showed commendaple
disposition yesterday in reconsiderihg
it's vote killing the House trustee pro-
cess hill. 1t is to be hoped that COM
promise may be reached consistent
with party platform pledges when Is
imperatively demanded by sense OF
Justice and by loyalty to party ooii-
cations
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10

Woman loves a clear. rosy complex
ION Burdock Blood Bitters pur1fies
the blood, clears the skin, restores
ruddy. sound health.--adv.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10

The Senate did we'll in passing the
hin increasing the appropriations ior
agriculture and forestry purposes anu
Vermont will benefit thereby
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10

vermonters will regret that sena-
tor Henry w. HILL, of Bunaio, went
down yesterday in the general Hepuo-
lican defeat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
A 45TH STREET PROJECT
House Near Sixth Avenue To Be
Altered for Business Use.

Frederick Fox & Co. have leased for s.
Kneitel the four story dwelling house.
No so West 18th street, between Fifth
and Sixth avenues. The lease Is for a
long term OF years. The building will be
Immediately altered by the new lessees
for store and lofts. At Nos. 80 and 81,
which adtoins this property, will be erect
ed a twelve story store and loft building
by the George Backer Construction Com
pany.
Albert B. Ashforth leased for the Bre-
WORT Construction Company to Martyr &
Co space In the new building at Nos
and West 45th street, for ten years
j. B. English has leased for Mary A.
Early to John G. Hatfield, Of Summit,
y. j., the two four story brownstone
dwellings, Nos. 525 and $50 Seventh ave-
nue., for term of years The houses
Will be altered for a hotel and restaurant
Froman & Taubert have leased for
Frederick Jackson, to Peter Brankowitz,
the dwelling No. 1852 East SD street
The Cross & Brown Company have leased
for the Cohocton Realty Company space
on the eighth floor of No. 40 East 32d
street to the American Metal Packing
Company; also leased spaced in No. s4
to BAT Fifth avenue to the New York
Novelty Publishing Company and Ira
MilJfron
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
FOLLOWS WIFE TO GRAVE
Jersey City Man Swallows Poison Soon
After Woman Dies.

Misfortunes crowded SO fast on James
DAILY. a driver, that he put an end to his
troubles by swallowing poison. He was
found dead Yesterday at his home, No. D
Senate Place, Jersey City, by DR.. Charles
Pommey, a neighbor. Daily had been our
Of work Of late. His wife had been SICK
for some time in the Jersey City Hospital
and DAILY visited here there on TUESDAY
When he got home he found awaiting MIN
a dispossess notice for non-payiheht oL
rent Not long afterward he received "oro
from the hospital that his wife was dead
Going to a neighbor, he told OF ms
troubles and then borrowed small sum OF
money AT a drug store he bough, ~ cen.s
worth OF carbolic acid and. rstufnaas ""a0s'
drank the poison.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
DEACONS ADMIT GAMBLING
New Jersey Lawsuit Brings
Card Games to Light.

Hackensack. n. j., Dec. IA (SpeciaD.- Two
church deacons admitting on the witness
stand that they had gambled at cards was
the spectacle in the Bergen County court
room to-day. when John V. Roscoe sued
TO recover $4,000 damages from John H.
Deaarest because Demarest. he said. had
in the Hackensack Reformed Church and
live next door to each other
The men quarrelled after Demarest COM
planned to the Board of Health about Ros-
GOES chickens Roscoe called his nSis;n-
Dor a hard name. and Demarest came back
with worse one. DenareSt the stand
to-day said:
II not only called Roscoe this vile anne
but also told him that he was a hypocrite
and that I could prove At We both gam
bled at pinochle for some time after Sat
urday midnight, and this is contrary to
the blue laws of the Reformed Church
am a deacon In the church, and SO is Ros
coe. He is also superintendent of the Sun
day school. which I attend occasionally"
Roscoe admitted having played pinocnle
with Demarest for money, but was sure
the game stopped at II 80 o'clock Saturday
nights.
Justice Black told the jury that as Dem
Arrest used the vile name in retaliatory
sense, and not In an accusatory way.
Roscoe could not recover punitive dam
ages. In q short time the Jury gave a
verdict for the plaintiff to the amount of
six cents. According to the rule in such
verdicts Roscoe's costs will reach about $50
and Demarest must pay about s..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
DOUBLE SUICIDE IN JERSEY
Couple Found Dead from Gas Had
Given No Reason for Act

Camden, N J.. Dec. A-Howard New
comb thirty years old, of No. @ South
Highland avenue. Baltimore, and Mrs.
Morris Hall, Of No 1876 Bradley avenue,
this city. committed suicide by inhaling
gAe in An apartment house in this city
some time during the night. Their bodies
were found az noon by the landlady, Mrs
81orence Roberts.
Mrs. Hall went to the house 4 week ago
end engaged the room. Mrs. Roberts says
<hat last evening Mrs. Hall and Newcomb
Setfred at an early hour and nothing more
~es seen Of them until they were found
dead They had made every preparation
10 insure the success Of their plan to end
xbsir lives. as the doors and windows of
4be room were stuffed with paper and ar
Ecles Of clothing 20 prevent the escape of
81s and the gas jets were wide open.
The motive for the double suicide is not
SHOWN. The womans husband is said to
b AT employee Of the Public Service Cor
oofation- The police have learned that
when lad walked into Newcomb's room
On Monday night Newcomb remarked that
be had CONS at an inopportune time, add
ting: If you were not here l would kill
myself" The only thing found In the
room occupied by the pair outside of their
personal effects was a slip OF paper on
which were written their names and ad-
&ressee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
IN THE AUCTION MARKET.

The following transactions were recoroed
yesterday at the Real Estate Exchange
salesroom, Nos IA and Is Vesey street:
By Bryan L Kennedy
5TH AVE, g s. 66. Ii IT of 10th st. 30X1I5:
PIant-Graves deceased: knocked down to
George S Shannon for s299. 900.
117TH ST, $50, S. "a IT of Pleasant ave,
2s11x100.10; 8 sty dwlg; executors sale; es-
tate of Cordeiia Smith, deceased: bid IN at
So $50.
BY Joseph P. Day
- 18TH ST. 4s. s. 100 f. Of Ma I'd st. ave
for SEQ, $50
18TH ST. 81. n s. 60 # Of Park ave. COX
1908: 4 sty tenInt and store.
18TH ST 80. n S, 40 # Of Park ave, COX
1905: 4 sty tenmt and store; sold to Elmer B
Kleinsmith for $3.50
WALKER ST. 8, 3 S. o04 II Of West
Broadway, 2ox56 sty loft and store bldg.
WALKER ST. Z. S. so TT of West Broad
way 2Ox56; and sty loft and store bldg.
lor atty; Abraham Stern referee; PARTITION
sold TO Elmer P Kleinsnlith for S26,500.
TRINITY AVE, 900, s, 2193 TT of 16oth
st, 50x101: sty dwlg and i sly bldg in rear
sold to Osias Karp for s16,742
BY Samuel Goldsticker.
10TH ST, 1913. n s. 256 # of Park ave,
25x100.1 H. 6 sly tenmt and stores; sold to the
plaintiff for s6S,OOO
BY Samuel Marx.
GoERCK ST, II. 8, 100 # of Broome
st. 17x5o: s sly loft and store bldg; sold to the
plaintin for $4,000.
BY Daniel Greenwald-
117TH ST. 527 and 52s. s. 1855 It of
Pleasant ave, 81 6x10O1O; sty tenmt and
stores; withdrawn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
LAY FIRE TO CIGARETTE
Smoker Said to Have Started
Moving Picture Blaze.

Nutley, n. j.. Dec. 1.-THE police and FIRE
officials are investigating a report that the
fire which destroyed Masonic Hall last
night, was caused by the spark from a
cigarette which one Of the employees of
the place was smoking. They have learned
that the fire did not start from an ex-
plosion, but one of the films which Harry
Stone, the moving picture operator, was
running off at the time. caught fire and
Immediately blazed up. Stone tried to put
out the flames with his hands as there
was no water or fire extinguisher near him,
and in no doing was painfully burned. The
fire got away from him. however, and soon
ignited the whole machine and several other
rolls of films close by. Soon the entire in
terror was ablaze.
AT the time the fire broke out Kempton
Council. Royal Arcanum, was giving an en-
tertainment on the second floor OF the build
ing, at High and Franklin avenues. The
police say there were about five hundred
women and men in the place, and for q
while there a panic among the women
and some of the men, who made a rush for
the street. Some of the cooler men, how
ever, assured the excited ones that every
one would have time to get out. No one
was injured in the rush down. the one fight
Of stairs.
In another part of the building, on the
same floor, number of women We're hav-
ing meeting. Ali were saved by f1remen.
One Of them, Mrs. Royal Langdon, wife
Of DR.. I-angdon, of this place, dropped
from the second story window into the
arms OF a number Of men who had vol
unteered to catch her.
The building was two story brick
structure and the loss will be about SIS 900.
The police say that Harry Stone, the
moving picture operator, lives in New York
City and they are anxious to question him
as to what he knows of the story that the
fire was caused by a spark from cigarette.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
FOR BETTER CAR SERVICE
Citizens of Nutley, N j., Plan More
Direct Line to Jersey City.

Nutley. n. J.. Dec. IA (SpeciaD.-Cftizens
Of this town, who are compelled by the
intricate route of their branch of the Erie
railway to travel more than twice the
necessary distance between Nutley and
Jersey City, are taking active steps for
either q new and direct line or improved
service. The Erie promises better things
and does the Public Service Corpora
ton, but in the mean time the movement in
favor Of q new line and improved methods
Of transportation Grows apace A mass
meeting of citizens held here took up the
matter in detail and listened to statements
by various railroad representatives.
r. H Beach, associated with Thomas A.
Edison in the Beach-Edison Storage Bat
terry Company of New York, said, among
other things
NO street railway as now operated from
o central power plant can carry passen-
gers and make profit at a fare Of less
than one cent e mile a passenger. This
Being true. if We are to find in the future
lower rates or better service for our FIVE
cents II must come through improved meth
COS or construction and more economical
methods Of operation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
FREED OF LOCOMOTIVE THEFT
Charge of Arson Also Fails at Now
Jersey Mans Trial

Wharton. N. J.. Dec. IA tspeciaD.-The
charge of Kidnapping a locomotive.
which, with that of arson. hung over James
Kelly has been dismissed for lack Of evil
dence. Kelly was accused Of having set fire
to the Stickel lumber yard here in March
and then having escaped on a locomotive
that he took from the roundhouse near by.
He was believed to be the culprit merely
because some time before that he had run
a locomotive out Of the roundhouse and
coupled il to n train Of cars and saved them
from fire None but railroad men here
abouts are credited with enough ability to
have done the stunt and a census of the
railroad men is said to have established
alibfs for all OF them.
At Kelly's trial eight witnesses took the
stand against him. Not one Of them, how
ever, could say that Kelly was the man at
the throttle of the "kidnapped'' locomotive.
No one could say that he was nearer to the
fire than the roundhOuSe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
VOTING TRUST AT AN END
Williamsburg Trust Company
Now May Be Dissolved.

Jacob z. Klinck, president of the Will
tafnsburg Trust Company, OF Brooklyn, an
1ounced yesterday the termination Of the
voting trust agreement whereby the com,
psny was able to resume business after its
suspension in the financial panic of 1907,
&nd added that every depositor would i'm
nediately be paid in full
The voting trust held three-fourths of the
voting stock of the company. This will
be returned 10 the original holders and the
shareholders then will decide whether or
rot the company shall continue in b,1si-
ness The statement made by President
Klinck follows:
General Brayton Ives has returned 10 the
Williamsburg Trust Company for distribu-
don more than !. 100 shares OF capital stock
transferred to him IN May, 1905 Yester-
cay General Ives and William N Dykman
ss voting trustees. terminated the voting
trust agreement under which they held
over 300 shares Of the capital stock and
1IIaheed for the return Of these shares to
.ils holders who deposited them. The re-
where he was before suspension.
Io-oay the directors have concluded an
SSee.ien with the Metropolitan Trust
enough TO pay every depositor in fun in
c&Sh az once. and the assets of our COM
psny VIZ De nquidated by the Metropolitan
company between now and July / 1912 but
under The direction OF the men who com
pose me executive committee Of the Will
Jams pQrg Trust Conway. Thi. win pre-
vent the waste or sacrifice of our assets
Inc agreement provises that the share
hoIoers sAau meet and pass upon the
agreement and also decide whether the
williamsburg Trust Company shall con-
rnue in business or be dissolved We have
been forced 10 lay this question before the
Shareholders by diminished deposits and
profits. which has led the directors to he
5ieve the shareholders will be benefited by
liquidation. ~
The report of the company to the State
Banking Department last month showed
deposits Of s.. 312. $40 and assets of 81 ass sis
The company WAS organized eleven wears
Aso. With a capital OF 100000 Its main
S9neee are at No. 391 Fulton street Brook
Ros Ane II has q branch ~ Broadway and
UooeA aH4a4 WnnaEsbufG.