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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-16

1t is expected that eventually this
power will he furnished by Boright
Bros who are contemplating the de-
velopment Of power plant of some
thing like 1000 horsepower capacity
at stevens. Mills, three miles up the
liver from this village. This Will mean
an outlay of many thousands Of dollars,
as the plan Is to build canal on the
north bank of the Missisquoi river from
the present mill dam at Stevens Mills,
several hundreds yards from the river
until the lower end of the rapids is reach
Cd and a fall of p feet Is secured. where
the power plant will be built.
The credit for securing the locating Of
the large mill of the Quaker Oats COM
pany In Richford is due principally to the
untiring energy of Sheldon r. Boright,
but several leading citizens have used
their influence in the matter Ever since
the destruction Of the elevator the matter
% rebuilding of the Quaker oats Co 9
plant here has been in doubt. OF late
there has been no doubt Of a mill being
built somewhere IN New England. and the
outlook for Richford has grown constant
~ brighter until at last the matter is set
tied.
The site win BE- leased of the Canadian
Pacific Railway company. and 1t Is eX
pccted that plant about 4G",:!e1 feet will
he built having an elevator capacity for
storing 1000 bushels of grain. and
plenty Of room for storing sacked feed.
A much larger force of men will he en-
ployed than ever before. and large bust
ness done here.
Work will be started on the plant right
away, and II is expected that 1t will be
running in from three to four months.
There Is little doubt that the town of
Richford will vote to exempt this plant
from taxation FOR a period OF ten years,
ana that the village will afford water
mains and hydrants for ample fire pro-
lection and furnish water for domes lie
purposes free, these being conditions
necessary to the final location Of the com
pany. but which have been guaranteed
by citizens.
$500 COO CORPORATION FILES PAPERS.
Montpelier, June 9.-The Parks Paper
company Of Lunsnburg, with a capital
stock of $4,000, organized for the purpose
or dealing In lumber pulp wood and paper,
filed to-day articles OF association In the
Office Of the secretary of state.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-16
FARMER CRUSHED TO DEATH
wife Found Ills Iifclcrs Body unIr r
Heavy Machine In Hnrn. When
She Went on search.

Windsor. June 12-Jabcz IT, hammond,
n we'll known farmer and stone mason
of West Windsor. was accidentally killed
under peculiar circumstances last night.
He told his wife after supper. that lie
had some work tn do and started tow
ards the barn. Mrs Hammond retired
shortly after, woke Zip some three hours
later ard. not finding her husband. went
out to the barn with n lantern and found
his dead body pinned under n manure
spreader. the heavy wagon evidently roll
ing upon him as he tried to move It
alone
MIR. Hammond had worked at his trade
az stone mason for many years, ana
among other jobs he had charge of the
rcrairs on the Vermont State Prison two
years ago. He was about 81 wears old.
member of the Methodist Church at
Brownsville, ana a member of Windsor
Lodge. No. 50. I. o. o. +. Besides a widow
he leaves several children. The funeral
viii be held from the Methodist Church
at Brownsville Wednesday afternoon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-16
TO REBUILD GRAIN ELEVATOR
Quaker Oats Company Again to To-
cate In RichfOrd with bigger Plant
Than That Burned.

Richford. June 9.-The Quaker Oats
company of Chicago will Immediately
build a large mill, elevator and fac
tory for the manufacture and storing
Of stock, feed and grain for the New
England market on or near tho site
of the elevator and feed shed destroy
Cd by the explosion and fire of Octo-
her 7, 1908, this company being the
lcssees of the elevator at the time.
This decision was reached this week
whom II. c. Comings. manager of the
Ewca Comings company Of this place.
visited Chicago and contracted to fur
nish a minimum Of 100 horsepower Of
electrical current to the Quaker oats
company. 1t is expected that tho
company will use 200 horsepower, and
ihe contract on the part of the Sweat
,omings company guarantees to FUR
.ish 800 horsepower If needed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-16
TRAGEDY At The
HOTEL BREVOORT
Young Belgian Elnbezzler Shot
Himself through Head on the
Main Stairway.
THREW GUESTS IN SEMI.PANlC
Police Had Just Arrested Youth
for the Larceny of $4,000
from Banking Institu-
ton in Brussels.

New York, June 1o-Fclician Buisset. n
young Belgian, shot himself through the
head In the Hotel Brevoort here tonight
minute after he had been arrested at
the request of the Belgian consul. who
reported TO the police that Buisset was a
fugitive from HIS native land and was
wanted there for the cmbey2lement OF
about SEQ, eco He will die.
Buisset shot himself on the main stair
way leading frbrn the lolohy Of the
hotel, in sight of many guests. semi.
panic followed among the mon and wo-
men who heard the shot and saw the
youth tall on the stairway
Busset Is said to have been IA clerk in
Il banking institution of Brussels but de-
tails of his alleged emhezzlenent are not
known here. His arrest was asked sew
eral days ago ny the Belgian representa-
tive here on tho strength of n cable
gram charging emhezzlemcrt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-16
MAN HUNT NEAR
THE STATE LINE
Desperate Killed Charlemont,
Mass, Sheriff Who Broke in
the Door Of His House.
KEPT BODY ON THE PIAZZA
Companion Lacked Strength to
Garry Off Corpse in Three
Minutes Vermont Marks
men Join Posse.
KEPT BODY ON THE PIAZZA

Monroe Bridge. Mass, June 12.-
while trying to arrest Sias Phelps on
an assault charge early to-day. Sheriff
Edward L. Tlaskins of Charlemont was
shot and instantly killed. An armed
posse of several hundred officials and
citizens has searched the woods all
day for Phelps, who ia armed with
double barrelled shotgun.
The search was directed prin pally
at Monroe mountain. foothill of the
Hoosac range, near the Vermont line.
Eloodhounds have been requested from
Springfield.
List night superintendent Penman
Of the paper mill where Phelps was
employed as laborer was stabbed
seriously following an alteration with
the man When sheriff llaskins Of
Charlcmont reached Phelpss cottage
here at daybreall after n hard drive
over the country roads. Mrs. Phelps
warned him that her husband would
shoot any person who entered. Tho
sheriff broke down tho door and had
started to mount the stairs leading to
the second story when n shot was fired
end he fell dead.
FORCED TO LEAVE BODY.
Lewis Sears. hotel keeper who had &C
companied the sheriff from Charlemont.
asked permission to remove his friend =
body and was given three minutes to do
so. Small of stature. Sears could only
drag the heavy form Of tho sheriff SLOW
" across the floor. 10 had reached the
piazza when Phelps declared the time was
up and. pointing the gun a Sears, ordered
him to so. Sears was forced to obey.
When Sears reached town with his story
the authorities sent a hurry call 10 sur
rounding town for help and posse was
noon formed which was posted around
the Phelps home. They found the dool
movement until about 1915 a. m. when
Phelps was seen scurrying through IN.
woods back Of the house. He apparently
had escaped through rear door and was
headed for Monroe mountain. He cut tele-
phone ana telegraph wires to points east
Of Monroe to facilitate his escape Phelps
Is 70 years old end has wife and siS
Greenfield jail for shooting an employer
CRACK SHOTS IN PURSUIT.
Readsboro. June 12-Silas Phelps is well
known here. whore he was arrested by
officer Vi. @. Hicks several years age
lor a rlisdeameanor. Merton and Eerne
Tnayer, two of southern Vermont
crack shots and both of Readsboro. have
Joined the posse in tie pursuit of Phelps
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-16
WIFE FOUND HIS DEAD BODY
DespondcRt MaE Hung Himself behind
Locked Barn DOOrs--Fan,iIy Diff
EcuIties the Supposed Cause

Rutland. June lo-Wilis II. HOLSTER
of Granville. y. y. committed suicide
last night hanging himself In his barn.
Worry over . sons troubles Is supposed
TO have been the cause of his act. Mr..
HOLSTER was CT Tears old. Iio had
operated the village street sprinkler
many years.
Mrs. Hollister left home with n neigh
boris wife yesterday morning to spend
the day. her husband perfectly calm.
When she returned in the evening he was
missing and she found his body locked
in the barn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-16
CREAMERY co. WINS CASE.
Took Addison County Jury but Half
Hour TO Return Verdict.

Middlcbury June 9-After being out
Tor but half an hour, the jury in the
case OF Charles L. Hammond VS.. the
Orwell Creamery company. brought in
n verdict at four o'clock this afternoon
for the defendant company to recover
their costs. MI Hammond sued for
s5iS.57 for breach of contract
Tho case OF III. G. Potter VS.. l. n.
Chase, next for trial, has been post
poned because of inability to attend
on the part Of the attorneys. and the
case of the town of orwell VS.. the town
Of Shorchnm will be begun to-mor-
row morning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-16
BIG LEGAL SNARL UNWOUND
barre Pays $4,000 ia Settlement Of
Case in Courts Dozen Ycnrs.

Case in Courts Dozen Ycnrs.
Montpelier, June 9-The case Of
Smith. Whitcomb q Cook against the
city Of Barre, which with companio
cases has been on the Washington
county court docket for n dozen years
or more, was settled to-day by tho city
of Barre paying $500 to the plain
tiff company.
The question whether or not the city
had the right to sell its water to sup
ply steam boilers and to run polishing
wheels and grindstones was involved.
Several ihjuncaons that were snarled
up in this suit are dissolved by this
settlement and by 1t the city OF Barre
disposes Of the last Of pending litiea-
ton on water cases
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-16
LIGHTED BOTTLE OF POWDER
boy Was Frightfully burned about
Face and Hands-May Lose His
EyesiEht by Experiv snt.

Waterbury. Juno 2I.-With face
and hands blackened and cut, Earl
Cheney, ten -year-old son of Aif.-
Brown. lies in IIeaton hospital, Mont
pelier, tonight Tho doctors will OPP
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-16

You can get a practical, useful real
estate education by reading and investi-
eating real estate ads
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-16
SEASONAL.

FIRST ovclcoat " hat e. your fate'
second ovcrcoat- Camphor BAH or thrc,
balls. -%tN York sun,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-05

jorfty OF the fatal accidents 10 people nd
ing In automobiles are attributable TO fast
driving. Most persons who drive such
vehicles have little or no knowledge OF
mechanics, and lack the special training
which would enable them to do the right
thing quickly and instinctively IN a peril
GUS emergency. The average man Is elated
BY the ability to command supsrhuman
speed by the touch OF a finger. He uses
this marvellous power recklessly, not realiz-
ing the danger, and II IL not surprising that
in frequent instances he should bring de-
struction upon himself and others
Great Power in IEnOrHnt Hands.
This is what Is called the speed mania ."
Put a great force In the hands OF an ignor-
an. persona description applicable 70 very
many motorists-and ne will surely misuse
IL. II ne himself we're the only sufferer,
one might be resigned; but he kills other
people Oh, yes; It happens every day.
And Is this dangerous individual punished
Not az all He pays a small fine, perhaps,
and goes on his way rejoicing. The law
rarely makes any attempt to inflict a
penalty for misdseds Of the kind
In fact, jail sentences for such oftenses
are almost unknown. The court records
everywhere show an amazing lack not only
OF convictions IN cases OF the sort, but
even Of indictments for automobile killings.
They can hardly be said 10 be rated as
anything so important as misdemeanors
No wonder, then, that they continue Man
slaughter by automobile is today the safest
OF all forms Of crime-the term being not
I'm the slightest degree Inappropriate where
as 50 often happens, q deliberate indiffer-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-05

run over the drivers of the cars were
probably not to blame. II Is difficult 20
run a gasOline-p propelled vehicle through
a city crowded with traffic on foot and
on wheels. But who, a generation ago,
could have imagined that the time would
ever arrive when locomotives would be
allowed TO run on the streets-and not on
rails, at that7
custom long established among the
prudent demands that before attempting to
cross railroad, one shall pause and look
both ways. to make sure that no train Is
coming. II a train is seen approaching
even though It Is a considerable distance
away, one waits until It has passed But
In these days any important city street is
more dangerous TO cross than a railroad
especially In view Of the circumstance that
automobiles are not restricted to tracks
A motor car may even whisk unexpectedly
around a corner at any moment. catching
the wayfsrer unawares. But people ordi.
narily DO not wait; they simply take their
chances, and dodge.
They do not always escape. however, as
thu mortality records show. But il Is In
teresting to learn that, taking the whole
country over, two out OF every three auto
mobile victims are occupants OF the cars
which suffer the accidents. Some are killed
in collisions with locomotives, in the man
ner already described; others are upset
while going ~ high speed Cths vehicles
often turning trusDi still others are run
over embellishments and yet others are blown
up by explosions Of gasoline. There are
good many ways Of dying in a motor
mishap.
It goes without saying that a great ma
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-05

ing there" to bother with ethical oh
staoles. CD
Wel' he pays tho price b,nS.l, D..
large extent For every psrso,, .,,s,.,-
and killed by the motor car t,go .,'t., uoA
~ ,'' -'- ule. Ihey perish IN q great variety
80 @ most OF them through imprudsncs
',...lI anu OF another, One OF these. not
-. Oii' Is the practice OF rushing
crossings which are more or less con
rum view. This saves much trouble
won as ume which might be lost bv
SOWING up to see II a wagon. a carriaFe
VI ahother car Is coming. In a majority on
instances the other vehicle is not there
ana there IL 30 much gained But ever,
no" ana then It happens that the wagon az.
car arrives at Just the wrong moment and
coilslon results with a loss OF ons o-
more lives VI
announcer frequent cause OF fatal accids,,ts
Is turning at high speed. or course n 10
pore 70 slow up at a twist iu the ROAD
Dut 20 90 20 Is only ordinary prudence ~
TINS be not done the wheels ar Ilabls 40
slp-the process technically known a.
skldding and al control over the dir
uon or the vehicles course is lost untu tb.
wheels grip the road again IncidentaIIy
II Is more or less likely 70 upset
yet another way OF getting into troubIs
Is 10 coast down hill al nlll speed. n an.
"heel strikes a soft spot the car ia Iik..,
10 upset There may DO a patch OF raip-
washed sand near the bottom Of thu d.
chNty' quite capable Of causing the aut,-
mobile 10 turn somerEauIt Lots 70,
folks are KILLED. !u such Ways-BrooIll,,
Eagle. ''' "a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-05

enos to putting others in peril is account
able for the fatality.
Any observant Individual Is In a posi-
ton to notice that the average driver Of
an automobile is not accustomed to pause
in order to avoid running over a foot pas
senger on the street. AS a matter OF fact,
at crossings the foot passenger has the
right OF way. but 10 this the motoTist pays
no regard. He "hOnks" his horn, and
II the unfortunate pedestrian does not get
out Of the way, so much the worse for
him. Only the other day an old man in
the city OF Washington was run down
and killed In exactly this manner He
could not move fast enough, and so he
died. Such things are constantly hap
psning
Assumes Too Mach.
why should the motorist consider that
he always and under ali circumstances has
the right way2 IL Is because he pos
sesses the force majeurs and nobody Is
in a position to dispute with him BY
no means let Il be said that a majority
OF automobile drivers are indifferent to
the rights Of others but certain Il Is that
large percentage OF them are 50. the
trait being most strikingly exhibited by
the individual who, as the representatives
OF a type only too common, has come to
be known as the road hog" He cares
Tor nobody. II he makes an accidental"
killing, his conscience does not trouble
him In the least What business had the
idiot 20 be In the way3 II practicable he
runs for IT, leaving the victim to take his
chances, and usually escapes.
only Few weeks ago In the outskirts
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-05

Of Manhattan a couple Of men in a tour
ing car accompanied by three or four
women, after dark In the evening. going
at great speed, ran through q group OF
four men, knocking them down and killing
two When a policeman, standing near
by, tried to halt them, they kept right on,
the women yelling back with jeers Of de-
risiOn. OF course, they got away, and
were never caught or punished
Drunk? Doubtless, yes. But this is one
OF the principal causes OF automobile kill
ings. People go out IN automobiles for
pleasure; they stop, quite as q matter OF
course, for drinks. The alcoholic refresh
ments they imbibe make them reckless.
ana, on their way home, the feeling on
board Is that II matters not whether school
keeps or not But It matters quite e good
deal to the luokless victims whom they
run over. This sort OF thing is unoues-
uonably accountable for a considerable
percentage OF the deaths from motor ac-
cidentE,
Mania IA Contagious.
Most remarkable 1t Is. however, to OBJ
serve how the sober and sane-mlnded
everyday citizen Is affected morally by the
habit Of driving an automobile. His Gus
tomary caution, In many Instances, gives
way to a recklessness altogether astonish-
ing. Ordinarily most Conslderate OF other
people. he becomes, as a motorlst. grossly
indifferent 10 the rights Of his fellow
beings When his attention Is called TO
an obvious violation Of such rights by him
self, he laughs, and looks upon Il as a
joke. When one Is driving an automobile.
one Is too busy with the business OF get
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-05
GOING The PACE THAT KILLS
Lessons and Reflections on Joy Rides
Of Various Kinds.
FRUITS OF CARELESS MOTORING
How the speed Mania Helps 20
Fatten Cemeteries - Different
Ways of Reaching the
Finish.

Figures recently gathered BY the fed
eral census show that the automobile,
from one point Of view. 10 q very ex-
penhive invention. IL II a great source Of
pleasure 20 multiudes OF people, and an
important aid 20 civilization, but the toll
Il takes OF human life Is nothing short
% frightfuL
As the motor car has grown more pop
lar. II has naturally become more de-
strucuve. In the year 1905 Automobiles
killed S66 persons In this country. In 1877
they took SIS lives. In 1893 they wiped
cut 7S6 people
These are the figures OF the census.
which estimates that. at rough guess.
100 persons will be killed By motor cars
IN the United states during the twelve
months OF 1910 Il would be close 20 the
truth 10 say that the automobile, In this
country, costs three lives a day. The tax
IL undeniably a heavy one.
IN rural districts the chief sufferers are
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-05

the automobiles themselves-the most
common kind OF accident they encounter
being collisions with railroad and trolley
trains. One might suppose that drivers
OF motor cars would be so on their guard
against dangers OF this particular sort that
such happenings would be rare, but the
fact Is that they are OF constant occur
rence-as one may perceive by an attentive
persual OF the newspapers from day to
day.
TemptinE the Grim Reaper.
Nothing Is more common than to hear
Of instances In which automobiles have
deliberately raced with locomotives, the
object In view being to get over the
crossing before the arrival Of the train at
that point IL Is literally a race with
aeath and must be extremely exciting;
out most people would rather get their
excitement In some less hazardous way
On the other hand most fatal automO-
bile accidents I'm cities find their victims
In fOOt-passengers, who are run over on
the streets. During six weeks in October
and November Of last year, seventeen
children were killed I'm this manner in
Greater New York. Indeed. mortality
from this cause in large oentsn OF pOpu-
lau0n Is largely among boys and girls
great majority Of whom have no play
grounds other than the streets, and are
obliged to take their chances with the
motor ears. dOdging them as they came
along.
slxty-sight persons were killed by auto
mobiles In Greater New York In the year
1903. just about half OF this number meet
ing their tragic fate on Manhattan ISLAND
In many Of these cases where people were
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-09-05
SEVERE SENTENCE FOR
SPEAKER AND SENATOR

Omaha. Sept. 4.-Theodore Roosevelt
yesterday resumed his tour through the
West, leaving at o'clock for Sioux
Falls after breakfasting at the Omaha
Club.
Friday night he was made a member
Of the AK Sar Ben and attended a
smoker at their home. Two initiates
dressed to represent Speaker Cannon
and Senator LaFollette, were placed or
trial before the court OF Ak Sar Ben.
The senior counsel defended them by
depicting Cannon as the man who
stood upon the burning deck, whence
pretty near all but him had fed" and
LaFo1lette as the friend Of corpora
tions," because when they were SC
sorely burdened with the task Of count
ing their money, he fixed things sc
they wouldn't have SO much to count
The jury was unanimous for acquit
tai. but the court" declared 1t to bI
It's painful duty to sentence both. H,
'tbanished" Cannon to Kansas and La
Toilette to Rhode Island
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-09-05
TOM CAUSED A TURMOIL
AuditOrium-Declare He VIII Bolt
the Georgia Primary

Atlanta. Sept 4.-While in the midst
Of a terrific arraignment Of the pres
ent Georgia registration law. in the
course of which he was assailing Hoke
Smith, Thomas E. Watson was howled
down here last night at the Auditorium
by an audience in the neighborhood of
1000 people.
Amidst a wild tumult Of cheers from
his friends and Kisses and yells and
cat calls. and cries of "Hoke," "Hoke,''
smith," Smith" and occasionally q
"Hardwick." the Thomson editor was
fairly driven by the noise to stop his
speed and retire from the stage.
"Hoke Smith can put 1t down as GER
tain" he said, that he will have op-
position.
IF 1 can persuade Joe Brown to be
the man. then he will be the candidate
will support. If not, 1 will get some
other good man.
And Thomas Hardwick will also
have opposition in the general election
| That is certain as the first proposition
Bill Fleming is the man to turn the
trick"
Watson called on Governor Brown at
the executive mansion today. 1t is
said that he asked the governor to
head an Independent movement, and
that the governor replied the idea was
ridiculous.