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HERMANN
EXALTED RULER
Elks Now Number 331,2oS and
They Have Property Worth
$17,79o,282.
Continued on page 2.)

Detroit, Mich, July 12.-August Herr
mann Of Cincinnati was to-day elected
grand exalted ruler Of the grand lodge.
Penevelent and Protective Order Of Elks.
He was chosen by acclamation. Edward
leach, New York. grand treasurer. and
y. NJ Shields. Clarksburg. w. Va. grand
trler, werere reelected.
The sharpest election contest centered
about the selection OF a grand secretary.
Fred C. Robinson Of DubuQut. Iowa. the
incumbent. was reelected.
Three visiting Elks were overcome by
heat to-day and two of them are still In
the hospital in a serious condition.
The present membership OF the order
Is 3Sl ,2SS, made up Of 1905 lodges. The
net increase In membership during the
year was 26, PAP, dspensations having been
issued to a6 new lodges. Only one lodge
surrendered Its charter. Brooklyn lodge,
No. %, has the largest membership, 2Al.
New York Is second with 2,745 Pennsyl-
vania is the leading state Of Elkdonl, hav-
ing, a membership Of 27,oSS New York
Is second with 25.c31
Since 1897 the order has spent in charity
the sum OF Sc. 347.2 PAS For the last fiscal
year the total expenditure of the grand
lodge amounted to s92 AZ, including ,ht
cost Of maintenance Of the Elks home a,
Bedford City. Va. which was &l 62s. The
total assets OF the grand lodge amount
to 1896, 100 The per capita tax for the
year yielded s66.10S and the total value
Of the Elks buildings throughout the coun
try is S7,79a 2s2
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ICE BROKEN BY
TIE GRAND TRUNK

Boston. July ~ The Grand Trunk rail
way was granted permission by the rail-
road commission to-day to build n road
from Palmer, Mass. to the Rhode Island
State line as part OF it's proposed extension
to Providence.
Montreal, July 12-The news of that the
railway commission Of Massachusetts has
granted certificate OF exigency to the
Central Vermont railway for the proposed
extension to Providence. r. l., was re-
ceived with satisfaction at the Grand
Trunk offices to-day.
This is an important move" said one OF
the officials, because 1t means the first
break in the monopoly hitherto held by
the New Haven in New England. We
have gone against one Of the greatest
railway systems In .hc New England
States and have wol which means that
now we can go ahead and build our line
through 10 Providence: and now that the
ice is broken it will probably mean that
within a year or two we shall have our
own entrance into Boston,"
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SIXTY DOCTORS SEE A
16-YEAR-OLD LAD DIE

Lime Lake, y. Y, July 3.--While 60
physicians and surgeons, attending the
annual convention Of tho Western New
York Medical society, were resting on the
rorch of the Hazemore Inn on the shore
of Lime lake Yesterday afternoon, a cloud
burst suddenly broke over the lake where
small boys of tho Presbyterian Sunday
school camp were out rowing in an old
iron boat As they we're overtaken by the
terrific storm that followed the doctors
and the Rev. George Storncr of tho boys
camp rushed to the waters edge, The
boat was almost within their reach when
lightning bolt caught it and one OF tho
lads Ralph Westcott, aged IS, of Frank
linville was struck ard instantly killed.
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One Thousand and More Buildinys
a Waste of Smoking
Ruins.
ESTIMATED LOSS S2,50O,0O0
Gale and Lack of Water Respon
sible for Destructon of Camp.
bellton, N. B.-Two
Perished.

Dalhous!e, y. B., July IA waste O,
smoking ruins extending over two miles
and seven Isolated buildings represented
tonight the town of Campbellton and tho
nearby village of Richardsvile which
were overwhelmed by the flames yester-
day. Two lives were lost in the fire Dr.
Eeverly Sproule, a dentist, while aldn;
with his automobile in rescuing women
and children. was burned to death by ar
explosion oe gasoline. An infant was
suffocated In the dense smoke
Five thousand residents of Campbellton
and 400 of Richardsville are homeless Ons
thousand buildings In Campbelton and Z.
in the village were destroyed The com.
bned loss Of tho buildings and oth.I
property in both places was estimated
tonight at $4,000 The total Insurance
is 100000
To-day special trains brought tents. food
and other supplies and Tonight all who
could not be accommodated in Dalhousie
and in farming districts were quartered
under canvas. Hundreds Of persons lost
all they possessed and It was a dis
consolate band of refugees who camped
tonight on the banks of the Restigouche
A gale and the failure of the water
mains left the population helpless against
the sweep Of the flames. Many men were
obliged to abandon the hose and fee for
their lives when the flames overwhelmed
the hundreds of wooden buildings OF
which the town was constructed. Embers
from great quantities of burning shingles
carried long distances by the gale set fires
by the scores and for 10 hours the de
etruction went on. The flames burned
themselves out In Camphelton and Rich
ardsville this morning, but the forest 4:
still ahlaze at many points
The fire was the creates in New Bruins
wick since the destruction of large
part OF = John in IS17.
Among the losses are: Richards Lunl-
her companvs mills AZ Campbeliton aut
Richardsvilo. So -: Shives Lumce,
company's mills. $500; HarQuail Wood
Working company. 5000
Hartford. Conn. and Brookvn !nsur-
| ance companies carried risks Of upwards
of 100000.
The Canadian government IS a heavy
| loser through the destruction of Inter
colonial railroad property. The govern
mcnt does not insure its properly.
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MAY MOTOR ACROSS VERMONT
President Taft Would Like to Take a
Three Days Spin through state
in August.

Brattleboro, July 13.-There is reason
to believe that President Taft will ar
range to visit Brattleboro. his ancestral
home in Townshend. Wilmington and
motor north to Burlington, St Adams
and across country to Montpelier. with a.
short stop at the home Of Senator Carroll
S. Page at Hyde Park some time in
August
Some weeks ago his secretary stated
that II was hardly probable that the Pres
ident could so arrange his vacation plans
to include a trip to Vermont Since that
time several prominent Nermonters have
lahored with the President to have him
visit Vermont and as he Is desirous of
visiting the old TAFT homestead in Town
shend IT Is quite probable that he may
SO shape his summer schedule to make
q trip into Vermont from Beverly. He
has indicated his wish to do so. II such
trip as contemplated could he made in
three days.
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Mrs. Skora f1rst told the police that
she had been shot by robbers but let
ters were found which revealed that
she had entered suicide pact on ac-
count of q love affair.
The letters were written by a man
who was infatuated with Mrs. Skora
when she was a student at a seminary
in Poland. and who followed her to
this country.
The letters were from Casimir NAL
ski. a highly educated young Pole.
Later in Bellevue hospital when NAL
ski was taken before the woman she
admitted that he had shot her and
then told the police that the two had
Joined in a suicide pact but that he
had been unable to take his own life
because after she had reloaded the re-
volver the cartridges missed fire.
Tho suicide pact, according to Mrs.
Skora. who is a handsome woman of
21 was the outgrowth of boy and
girl love affair which had its inception
when she and Malski were in schoo,
together.
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STATE DEMOCRATS
ARE OUT IN FORCE
St. Albans Is Theirs-Watson of
That City to Be Named for
Governor To-day.

st. Adams. July 1S-The democratic
hosts of the State are in the saddle
here tonight and the city is theirs
The delegates began to come at noon
when several automobile parties ar
rived. while the evening trains. pack
ed to the platforms. brought hundreds
of the unterrifed.
The city hall, handsomely decorated,
is ready for the convention, which
will be called to order by state Chair
man Emery S. Harris of Bennington,
at eleven o'clock Tomorrow The
temporary officers will be: Chairman.
b. f. Bullard Of Hardwick; secretary,
NJ. G. Leary of Burlington assistant
secretaries, w. =. Hogan of Benning-
ton and f. II. Clark of Windsor; SER
geant- arms. J. T. sullivan of St.
Adams.
The committee on resolutions consists
of p. VI. Meldon of Rutland. V. A. Bull
lard of Burlington, C. D. Watson of St.
Alhans, Elisha May OF st. Johnsbury. +,
S. Platt of Brattleboro and +. NJ. Bryan
of Montpelier.
The principal subject OF conversa tion
tonight was the governorship, and the
predomnating sentiment was for CHARLES
ID. Watson Of this city. with Harlan b.
Howe of St. Johnsbury for lieutenant
governor.
A larger number of delegates are pres
cnt the night before, than at any conven-
tion held in recent years. They are full
of enthusiasm and claiming congress
s;onal victory this year and n pre- siden-
tial victory In 1912, From all indications
the convention will be a warm one.
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TERRIBLY MANGLED BY TRAIN
Final Act OF Dead Man Was to Spend
His Last Cent in Feeding
Tramp.

White River Junction. Juy l3 --Da MEL
Livingstone, an employe at the Otta-
quechee Woolen mill in North Hartland,
was caught or the Shirley crossing about
a mile below this place last night and
terribly mangled. Found without cent
almost his last act in life had been to take
n tramp to a lunch cart and start him on
his way rejoicing.
Livingstone was without known rela-
tives or close acquaintancos in these parts
although he had been here more or less
for several years, figuring at one time
in a stabhlng ARRAY for which he served
time. Since his release he has lived a
peaceful life so far as known.
After leaving the lunch cart about 900
p. m, he evidently started for North Hart
land and either fell asleep on the track
whore he was struck or was caught on the
crossing by the night express. The ac-
cident was not discovered until this morn
ing.
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MAN WHO WOULD
NOT SPEAK DIES
Hermit Broke His Silence but
Once in 81 Ycars-Then
He Tainted.

Somerville. y. J.. July iS.-Silas HoN-
man. the hermit of Bedminster, who while
apparently in perfect health had kept his
bed and refused to speak for 81 years is
dead He passed away Monday night,
maintaining the silence which he had
steadfastly preserved for more than a
quarter OF n century. He was 6. years
old Just before he died he made an ef-
fort to speak to his devoted sister. Mrs
Margaret Lane. who has cared for him
in HIS lonely habitation throughout his
eccentric career but 1t was too late.
Through long years Of silence, In which
he never uttered word, he had lost his
power of articulation.
Hoffmans remarkable conduct had
been n matter of comment among the
country people of Bedminster township
tor so many years that he had ceased 10
be an object OF curiosity to his neiGhhors,
who were inclined to shield him from the
public gaze and even now are attempt
ing to keep his death a secret out of fear
that a curious crowd will gather from all
the countryside at his funeral, which VIII
he held tomorrow at the house where he
died.
Whether Hoffman was insane was never
determined. although he had been exam
ined by score OF physicians with view
Il ascertaining his mental condition. Ills
continual silence and his blank smile baf-
fed alienists up to the time OF his death'
At various times during his life needles
had been thrust into his flesh by physi-
clans without making him vince or utter
a sound.
WAS FOND OF SOCIETY.
Hoffman was one of five sons OF pros
porous farmer of Bedminster township,
His four brothers are still living and are
prominent in the agricultural and bust
ness life of Somerset county. He spent
his early years, like his brothers. on his
fathers farm. At the age of 20 he pos
sessed farm and was the owner OF a
spanking team OF gray horses OF which
he was very proud, He was fond OF So
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-14
POSTAL SAVINGS REPORT.
Deposits Amount to Nearly "A Billion
Dollars In Great britain.

Washington, July 13---ConEress hav-
ing enacted a bin for postal savings
bank systems in the United States,
Consul General John l.. Griffiths of
London has submitted to this govern
Inent reports OF he postal savings
operations In the United Kingdom
where the deposits amount to nearly
billion dollars.
Deposits in postal savings in the
United Kingdom in 1905 aggregated
S2lLSID0ll and the withdra walls in
the same year aggregated S220.91G.7l4.
In 800, when financial conditions were
less stable the amount withdrawn ex-
ceeded the amount deposited by So
7S5,S3S, The largest number of with
drawals on any one day was s55.4S5
and in 1905 of the entire number of
Withdrawals, s5,alO,4S5 were made on
demand.
The total sums to tho credit Of the
11,Ols,25l depositors in the postal
savings bank of the United Kingdom
on December 81, 1905, was S7S1,79+,533,
an increase In the year of s&5,320, 400
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-14
$4,000 TO
GET FRESH EGGS
Pittsburg Millionaire Buys a Big
Farm to Insure a Good
Breakfast.

Pittsburg. July 13.-Alexander r. Pea
cock, multi millionaire. one Of the men
who became rich overnight when the Car
negie melon was cut. has just started to
carry out a resolution that recalls the ex-
plot OF the late George Harding, the ia
nous patent lawyer.
No cold storage for Mr.. Peacock! the
other morning his breakfast egg shocked
him. He got up and hurried away from
It. III can't get eggs fresher than that
III grow my own" he declared, He rang
I'D a real estate man. II want a farm
he said: "a farm that will grow chick
ems, a lot of chickens and eggs. 1t seems
the only way ore can get fresh egg
ir Pittsburg Is to have his own farm"
Two days later he had the farm out
in the Plum township. and 1t cost him
$50 00o Now he is building chicken
house that Is to be one Of the wonders
Of the district. 1t Is to have steam heat,
electric light tile floors and the finest In
cubators.
Agents are out buying fancy breeds
| and good layers. 1t is expected that
within three weeks the cold storage egg
will have had It's last chance to offend
the nostrils Of Mr.. Peacock and spoil
his breakfast. The thing is to be done
completely. In time everything needed
| for the chickens is to be raised on the
farm.
It was In similar moment that
George Harding determined 10 build a
| hotel Of his own. One night at a Catskill
resort he wanted broiled chicken. He was
| told there was none on the bill that day
Cant you send out and kill chicken ?'
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Present Arrangements with Bos.
ton g. Maine Are Satisfactory
Says Hays.
LONG MONTREAL CONFERENCE
Boston Desires That It Be Made
the Terminal Of Central Ver-
mont instead of Prov
idence.

Montreal. Que, July 13-"The Grand
Trunk and Central Vermont railways
have very satisfactory arrangements with
the Boston & Maine for our entrance in
TO Boston now. our relations are Of the
most friendly character with the Boston
& Maine and we have absolutely no
plans for the building Of an entry Of our
own into Boston"
This was the statement made this aft
ernoon by President c. NJ. Hays Of the
Grand Trunk and Central Vermont after
long conference with ]. ]. Storrow
and B. o. Ives of Boston, who had been
sent here to meet him with regard to
the desire of Boston that that city
should be made tho terminal of the Cen
trail Vermont instead OF Providence. Tho
southern extension OF the Central Yer
mont to Providence will give the Grand
Trunk and Grand Trunk Pacific an addi-
tiOnUl coast outlet.
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SOME ARRESTS AT NEWARK.
bartender One OF Those known to BE
IN Custody.

Newark. Ohio. July 13--After the
arrival to-day Of Assistant Attorney
General W. II. Miller. the police made
a number of arrests secretly of per-
sons supposed to have been identified
with the Etherington lynching. The
officers refuse to give out any infor-
nation concerning arrests. one man
known to be in custody is Edward
OH'nes, bartender in the saloon of
William c. Howard. who was killed
by Etherington.
Coroner Marriott was to have held
an inquest to-day as a result of the
two deaths, but postponed 1t at the
instance of the assistant attorney
general. Mayor Atherton to-day de-
MED reports that he would resign.
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BRISTOL SUICIDE
FOLLOWS HIS WIFE
Takes Carbolic Acid Seven Months
after She Ended Her Life
by Hanging.

Bristol, July 13-Frank I.adue, aged
&C. residing at South Bristol. committed
suicide this afternoon. taking an ounce
of carbollc acid. He visited this village
to-day returning home about two o'clock.
He then went to his room and took the
POISON. He was found about eight o'clock
lying dead beside n4s bed.
His wife took her own life December
last by hanging. i.alue had been acting
queer of late. walking about good deal
and it Is now thought that he has been
insane for some time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-14
TWENTY GUNNERs AT SHOOT
High Wind Prevents Good Scores at
Rutland Club Meet.

Rutland. July l3.-The annual tour
nament of the Rutland Gun club open
ed here to-day with 20 gunners in tho
field. including visitors from St Al
bans, Montpelier, Middlebury, New Ha-
ven and several professionals.
II. II. Stevens Of New York was high
gun among the professionals for tho
day, hitting 1s9 targets out OF pos
sihle 200. II. r. Moulton OF Montpelier
led the amateurs with IFS. c. f.
Davis of Rutland was second with III
and \. s. Wilbur OF Schen ectady.
Y. third with 1872. \ high winI pre-
vented high scores. There will be an
ether two hundred bird shoot to-mor'
row.
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CHICAGO HAS DIRTIEST
MILK IN THE WORLD

Chicago, July l3,--The milk OF Chicago
Is the dirtiest In the world. This start
ling fact, vital % the health Of 100000
people, was made public by the milk COM
mission recently appointed by Mayor
Busse. In It's nrst preliminary report to
the city council. The commission after
going over the situation carefully has
arrived at the conclusion that, nothing is
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-14
TRAIN DERAILED BUT
NO ONE WAS INJURED

PittsSurg, July l3-Train No. % on the
PENNSYLVANIA road running from Chicago
to New York left the rails at East
Palestine. Ohio. about 30 miles west Of
here. shortly before ten o'clock tonight
No one was injured. and the passengers
were taken aboard a following local
train and brought to this city where they
were sent on their way east.
The train was eight minutes late and the
engineer had Strengthened out to make up
time across a favorable stretch Of track
when the accident occurred.
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cioty and was known the country around
as a gay young man.
Misfortune overlook him. He lost his
farm and finally his pet team of horses.
This seemed to break his heart He went
to bed and turned his face to the wall
and for a long time refused TO speak or
TO partake OF food. Food was left on
table near his bed. and when was
nearly starved he arose one night and
ate a meal and took stroll out OF doors,
He continued for number OF years TO
arise each night and cat meal and then
take short walk in his garden. One
winter night more than 15 years ago while
walking in his garden in the dark he
slipped on the ice and broke an arm.
After that accident ne never arose from
his bed
CARED FOR LIKE AN INFANT
In all the years that have since passed
Hoffman has been cared for like an infant
by his widowed sister, Mrs. Margaret A.
Lane, who has shared her scanty income
with him and has also received $S week
for his maintenance from Bedmnster
township He broke his silence just once
in 81 years. and that was more than p
years ago. when Peter Lane, his sisters
husband. died. Mrs. Lane was weeping
over the death OF her husband when
Hoffman staggered from his bed and In
voice that was almost uncanny ex-
claimed
Don't cry, Margaret: l will protect
youo" Then he fell to the floor in faint
and was assisted back to his bed, which
he kept for the remainder OF his life.
Physicians have been expecting Hoff-
man to die every year for the last decade
from sheer inactivity. His vitality for
a number OF years had been so low that
at times his heart almost failed to beat
and for several days before his death
his attending physician could not detect
anv pulse.
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LOVER SHOT WOMAN.
Then Failed Ia Garry Ont His Part Of
Suicide Pact.

New York. July 1s.-Mrs. Antoinette
Skora. wife Of Karl Skora, formerly
"a teacher In the University of Krakow.
Poland, was found dead in he'd beside
her sleeping child. boy OF three, NJ
her home this morning. with three
bullet wounds In her body and q fourth
in her hand. The woman's night
clothes were blazing when the police
arrived but the child had not been
avskAraA
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to be gained by concealing the facts and
that the only way in which conditions can
be remcdied Is to face the truth and be-
sin reform all along the line.
1t was careful to impute no blame to
the city health department which its re-
port says has done wonders with n staff
that is undermanned and underpaid.
Tho milk supply Of Chicago amounts
to 2lo,0o0 gallons daily. The commission
will continues It's investigation.
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Washington. July l3.-Yielding 10 re.
Guests from business interests. the bu-
rcau of statistics has decided hereaftef
70 publish quarterly instead Of yearly In
formation regarding imports entered for
consumption. They will include list
of 300 articles together with the rates
and amounts of duties paid, the quanu-
ties imported and the value OF each
Meantime the bureau Will continue the
Issue Of the monthly statement.
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Naples. July 1G.-Jos ph Sheffield
Van Burer OF New York died aboard
the steamer Prinz Eitel Friedrich
while on route here from Egypt The
steamer arrived to-day. Mr.. Van
Burcn was So years old and had lived
in Hong Kong for the past 80 years
being en- gagged rs a merchant and for
several years as the general agent for
the Great Northern Steamship com
pany.
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New YORK, July 13.--Five persons
were injured when passenger train.
bound for New York on the Slater
Island Rapid ,Transit railway. jumped
the track at Princess Bay avenue at
Princess Bay shortly after eight
o'clock this mornius.