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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28

Guy Cabaaa Il Portland sas a visitor
here part Of lasi sseE, returning Sun.
Iay.
( u. b. Powell A CO. offer Brighton. 4
/ Il Water Bouds in tais Issue Of th-
Herald, a gilt edge home investment
Dr. Sars-at advises a. that tie st.ts
l'oard oi health has issued iis last call.
rrgsfai0s The pIseiag oi IRE ESCAPES ca
s'rh buildings = aye required By las 70
has- them FnlaFs 90 comply meau.
The tHTosstloU OF -=y-re penalty.
The folIos ug cases from Essex I
toaais are - for tfia' a. the F-bruary 1
term Il ths Supreme Cyart. uhisb eos. 1
FeHsa 81 Montpelier u-Et Tuesday
Faal i.0ttturille S. Frank Make. ant
Leslie T.. lIogry g. Wbeasley b
Cook,
4. G. il9asaoa Vi. Cka1ss. A. Hlois
Jss-ph Leblanc e. a " C5nuegticut
Valley Lambrr a..
NtsIhag ; Place va Grabd Trara
kzilwaY Co.
District lteFuty Frsak c. Mssshsr
laPt u E. RaaaaH,fP. q. aad che
S-s br Mal-r Pc, seat To Csaf,coaA
! b, hs' seek Thursday 60 attend
meeting Of ta~ Seventh Diarse,
. q - +. The drl~gares wsrr eatsl.
as"ssi ay Victoria Lodge After III x.
application % slsr s-c.eg wuFk ,bey ~.
s1'sd 6" che baA sa-r@ Toe DaagatgFs
E~t'~Ssh asFget samplaoas baa.
3~t- Covers acre l,s4 Ter ESQ gavs,s. :
.aifess~s ~pr~ DELIVERIES! IS the Grand q
s-is.' a 4aes~a, ~ Past tiraad Ma. e
r Houes q >h~rtfsss~. Past t.r.a8 81
iastaf Bayur Of Nsw is7gusuiea. Di,.
.ss' beDa'g White p5 Coasle5gk, lis. :
hi ii~ga'y Aost.r. capt Randall apI =
le Res liy Miller. b.
The Of, afs q Cazrt l.laai poa4 q
% 80. Independent Glider a Forest :.
r., ~rFv Installed by 4. y. Batter, n 81
W Of 'he li,gh Coart u , rrsaoa, On 10.
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IL. t.. Am~s, &. H.
A. Ellie. {. g. 90
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
H. ]. BALL.
FLORIST,
WEST DERBY, VT.
NOTICE.,

.. -. f~rs2as holding town orders
W." .- Town Of GuiIdhalI, VT, that
'.e"h prior to March LIST, 1909,
IN. ..''. Notified to present them to
t. .".' .r"r Of said town of. Guildhall
ht-r.. --.. Interest will stop and 10
t.r a. w." be paid on said orders, af-
F-'."tr 18th, 1910.
D', LAM e. ADAMS, Town Treasurer.
"'s1 &, "uidhall, Vt, January 10. 1910.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-01-28
be Informed About Flowers

Carnations are fine now. Some
D. the blossoms are nearly 4
inches across. We sell them
.or ~ and 90 c per dozen.
Roses are large and fine. We
have had a good supply all
winter. SI.5o a dozen.
Gala Lilies are a good invest
men, at SI.5o doz.
Easter Lilies a quantity soon
a,>-.OO a dozen.
Freesias are just in bloom at
SIS per dozen.
Violets We are picking some
ai.. ones at sc per 100.
Narcissus are 10 ca dozen.
"s.'-"..-r when you buy floral
Design OF lis every flower is in
NOS, that is why they look so
"--a Florists are few in this
country that take that pains.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
BOOMING EXPOSITION.
Committee In Charge Of Industrial
Show Saws Wood In Earnest.

The publicity committee OF the De
troit Industrial exposition is COM
mencing to saw wood in real earnest.
A news service bureau already has
been established and arrangements
are being made to literally plaster
the country with printed matter boom
ing the exposition, Newspapers In
all parts OF the country will contain
preliminary announcements OF the eX'
position next week. and proof sheets
OF stories relative TO the big show
will he sent broadcast at frequent In
tervals. 4 novel sign is planned Tor
the river front at the exposition
grounds. TO attract the attention OF
passengers on boats passing Detroit.
The executive committee has decid-
ed on a cogwheel design as the IN
sienia of the exposition. and half
million gummed seals. bearing THIS
design. have been ordered. They VIII
be used on all the official stationery
The cogwheel will also figure con
spicuously I'm the decoration scheme
20 be employed in the exposition
bindings
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
PRAISES WASHINGTON.
Or. Gunsaulus, OF Chicago, Pays EIo-
ouent Tribute TO His Americanism.

ANN ARBOR. Mich. Feb. 23.--Dr.
f. w Gunsaulus, of Chicago. spoke In
University hall last night on Amer
icanism of Washington" He said:
III ] were asked TO repeat single
sentence in which George Washington
made himself the worthy incarnation
Of true Americanism. | would be COM
PEELED TO repeat that all that has made
America worthy OF her own existence
and place amorg the nations OF the
earth Is not the breadth OF territory.
unwillingness TO compromise with
wrong. ability to fight. or proud
achievements in aggregating wealth.
bur rather the one force and ruling
power 10 which all nations must bow
Il mean conscience. And | would
quote a sentence OF washington as the
cornerstone OF intelligent. lofty Amer
icanism and IL is this:
Labor To keep alive in your breast
that little spark OF celestial fire called
conscience
such was the sentiment Of one
upon whose lips the word America
found It's first significant eloquencs.
such Is the characteristic word
which ought To be heard wherever
Washington's name commands our
memory OF his works and words"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
NICHOLS DIVORCE
CASE IS DECIDED
Court Dismisses Bill of Complaint of
Husband and Cross Bill of Wife
Without Prejudice.

MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich, Feb. %
-(SpeciaD Judge Harvey Tappan,
OF port Huron. sitting on the circuit
bench this morning rendered his de-
cision in tie much discussed Nichols
divorce case. Attorney Adolph Slo-
man. Of Detroit. for Mrs. Nichols, and
Alfred I.ucking. for Nichols. were
present The Judge dismisses the bill
of complaint of Nichols and also the
cross bill of Mrs Nichols without
prejudice.
The cour, stated the decision was
made on legal grounds and therefore
there can be no change in the con
tract existing between Mr.. and Mrs.
Nichols. After the Judge had renders
ed his decision, Mr.. Lucking in open
court. charged Sloman with instigat-
ing the publication of articles in Ger.
tain papers whereby the omission of
part of the testimony was Intended
10 iniure Nichols .ucking stated
that he had positive evidence that
the publication Of these articles was
framed M by Sloman and published
nj his instigation.
Sloman brought mp the matter OF
solicitors fees. Judge Tappan stated
nc had taken this matter under con.
sideration and that the case had been
13 DAYS in court and that he would
allow $40 per day for these services
Sloman wanted $4,000. Judge stated
that he had absolutely eliminated the
consideration OF testimony Of Mrs.
Fleigeltraubt and Miss Frances Mel
drum This leaves the case as II was
before Il was tried and II is consid.
cred victory for Mr.. Nichols and is
thought the best solution of the diff
hculty.
George H. Nichols is a contractor,
yice.presidcnt OF the Citizens Savings
bank. and one OF the most prominent
men IN ibis section. He and his wife
had differences 10 years ago. They
we're reunited. but separated again
some time age. Mrs. Fleigeltraubt tes-
tilted al the trial of the suit that Mich
OILS had been indiscreet. Nichols
charged his wife with incompatibility
Of temper.
Mrs. Nichols Is now living at the
home Of her brother, the Rev. Chas.
Stimson. In Detroit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
STATE TROOPS ARE
| HELD READY FOR
STRIKE DUTY
Call for Soldiers Is Signed and Will
Be Sent To Governor If Riots
Continue - Both Sides
a. Claim Victory.
Fifteen Policemen Have Narrow
Escape as Car Barn Is Blown
Up With Dynamite

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 23.-DetGr-
niineo action on the part OF the pc
lice and The stare fencibles and the
threat 10 call out 10000 National
Guardsmen. has evidently cooled the
le mper OF the street car rioters. for
no disturbance has been reported since
last night.
The police are enGeavoring today ~
Iun down those responsible for the
wrecking With dynamite OF the north
vest corner OF the Philadelphia RAPID
Transit Co.'S barn at Ridge and York
ayes, last night. Fifteen policemen
who were quart1feo In the barn mar
rowly escaped death. The explosion
occurred as G. o. Pratt was about TO
address meeting OF car men at
hall at Ridge-ave and Dauphin-st.
ibis building. as well as others, was
shaken by the explosion.
The street car officials say this
morning they have more cars run
Iring than at any time since the be-
ginning OF the strike.
Several sympathetic strKes were
called yesterday, but II Is impossible
TO determine how many men are out.
III can Dc Shlu, uONtNtI, iHdl NV III"
iority OF the 10000 union men reported
out yesterday, laid of for Washing
tons birthday and that most of them
returned TO work today.
No tangible efforts have been made
thus FAR to end the strike. The strik-
ers declare the failure of the company
TO operate Il thorough and safe service
will win ihe fight for them and that
the company must yield To their de-
mands.
On the other hand, the company Of
fcials declare they have sufficient men
to man all their cars as soon as they
are given proper police protection
SO far $50 cars have been attacked
and partially wrecked by the rioters.
In conference with Mayor Reyburn
and Sheriff Gilfain. Gov. Stuart Is said
to have expressed his willingness 10
|order out the entire state militia Tor
strike duty whenever the authorities
call upon him for the troops.
The call for the troops was accord
Ingly prepared and signed. but not de-
|ivered Ii will be held I'm readiness
to be sent To Gov. Stuart the instant
Ii becomes necessary.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
SAYS HE'S SCHLATTER.
Man Claiming TO Be "Divine Healer
Reported Dead. is In Detroit.

A gentleman who drifted into De.
troit. Tuesday from Dayton, O., says
that he has positive proof that Fran
els Schlatter. Divine Healer" did not
die In Hastings. Neb.. last October
The stranger says he has the burden
of proof in that he, himself Is Schlat
ter. lie says that the man who died
i'm Nebraska used To impersonate him
Schlatter-as he describes himself
is going To stay in Detroit for SIX
weeks. He says he thinks that De
troit needs a good. divine healer
Schlatter's plan. he says. Is based
on the fact that each man is a 'hu-
man keynote" II music is judicious'
ly used upon him. he can't suffer from
bodily ills The healer Is going 10
rent hall and try the human Key
note stun on the Detroit dog.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
sERGT. JAMES NOLAN DEAD.
Retired Police officer Is Victim OF
Heart Trouble.

Sergt. James Nolan. who retired
from active duty on the police force a
year age. on account Of heart disease
died AT clock Wednesday morning
I'm his home. No 554 Field.ave
Sergt Nolan vas son of Capt.
William Nolan. retired. formerly In
charge CT Elmwood station. Sergt.
Nolan served for many years at that
station, hut after his fathers retire
ment, was transferred to Scotch sta
ton. to which he was attached az the
time OF his retirement.
lie spent many years in charge of
the patrolng of the crowded pleasure
resorts around the Belle Isle bridge
approach, and at the time OF HIS retire.
ment blamed his ill.health TO over-ex
ortlon al that work. He was enrolled
on the force July 16, 1895.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
MORE KNOCKS
FOR FEE-SPL|TTERs
"Pernicious Practice Is Violation of
the Ethics of the Profession" Says
DR.. Beverly D. Harrison.

Not only IS the practice OF split
ting fees perh:cious one, but IL is
also a violation OF the ethics OF the
profession" said ~ Beverly d. Har.
iison, secretary of the state board OF
registration in ms diCine. to The Times,
relative 10 the discussion noY~going
on in Dcuoit about this~great evIl.
Although Or. Harrison is not now en-.
gagged in active practice, he is greatly
interested In the subject by reason ot
bts~ position
Il subscribe heartily To the views
that have been so ably expressed by
Lrs Metcalf. McGraw, Inglis and otn-
ors on the iee-splitting question" con
tinued Dr. Harrison" and have fol-
lowed the discussion very closely.
am glad To see IT, too, for il is time the
profession was aroused TO the danger
tnat lur'ts in sucn an evil. There
an be no justification for IT.
Some interesting experiences are re-
lated by Detroit surgeons who are FIRE
quently called on to operate in the
country. on one occasion, a number
Of doctors in Il town not far from
Grand Rapids planned to bring a De.
troit surgeon there for the purpose oi
operating on several patients an!
asked him 70 name a price He said
he would charge $500. 1t was to be
IN the nature OF 4 postgraduate course
in surgery for the local operators Be
fore undertaking the trip, however,
the Detroit surgeoi made some in
quiries and found that the doctors
had arranged TO charge the patients
fees which. in The aggregate, far ex-
ceeded the charge fixed by the Detroit
operator. In other words in addition
10 the experience the doctors were
scheming TO fatten their private
purses. Naturally negotiations were
called of then and there
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
bALL|NGER MAY
QUIT CABINET
His Friends Say He Will Retire II
0pportune Moment Comes-Fears
Criticism By Enemies.

WASHINGTON, Feb 23-Amon !
the friends OF Secretary OF the Inter
ior Ballinger it is whispered today that
ne intends, when the congressional
committee now investigating his oi-
fetal conduct SHALL have made its re
port. To resign from the cabinet and
re-enter law practice.
Ills friends say the only thing that
has kept Ballineer IN office this long
Is his desire not to have his enemies
put false construction on his restg-
nation nor give them chance to III
sinuate that he stepped down because
Of pressure.
There - good deal of speculation
in Washington nov as TO the motive
OF the Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate
in barring to the public gaze recently
their operations IN Alaskan coal fields,
especially IN making known their con-
nection with the Cunningham claims.
Although the testimony of Stephen
Birch and John n. Steele, directors or
the syndicate, before the senate com
rlittee on territories. came at moment
when IL materially strengthened the
ease OF the prosecution" In the Bal
linger-Piuchot sqlabble as bearing out
in full the contention OF H. K. CLAWS
that the Morgan-Guggenheim inter
ests were behind Clarence Cunning
raw in MS attempt to secure patents
TO Alaskan coal lands OF dazzling
value Claws and his attorney. l.. ID.
Brandeis. profess their suspicion con
cerning The motive behind this pub
lefty
Testimony given by Birch and Steel
brought out tho information that /. /
vas not until December. 1907, that
the syndicate took hold OF the Gun
ningham cases anu their Information
was that Daniel Guggenheim. VINO exc
cuted the agreement. thought that at
that time the cases were practically
,eadv for patent II was shortly after
this that the orders previously made
looking to patent OH these claims were
countermanded. Since that time
Jan. %. 1907 the Cunningham cases
have remained in status quo.
CLAWS has testified that he had q
dark suspicion that the Morgan-GuS-
cenheim interests were behind Gun
ringham from the very frst-that IS
Az far back as 1904 or 1909
Rirch and Steele have requested
netmission to make statements De
fore the investigating committee anu
chairman Nelson has signihed MS
Willingness 10 heag them after further
evidence low arranged for is In. ne
committee will hold its next session
On Friday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
AMERICANS ON THE RIVIERA.
Many Arrivals at Nice-Jsmes Still
man is at Cannes.

PARIS, Feb. 3.--Rear-Admiral w.
H. Reeder and Mrs. Reeder will spend
several weeks In Nice early in March.
aid will then return to Genoa TO meet
their daughter. who will arrive on the
Caronia from New York
Rear-Admiral and Mrs Coghlan re-
Gently attended q reception given by
Mrs. Mary Bishop at Chateau de
Baria, near Nice.
Mr. and Mrs. George f. Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Corliss of Boston, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. y. Alexander. Mr. and Mrs. F.
C. Voss, and William Fuller OF New
York. AMI Mr.. and Mrs. II. Chauncey
Sears Of Fall River are in Nice.
James Stillman is staying In Cannes.
At the battle OF flowers I'm Mentone
the American honors were borne by
Count A. lie Serak az Washington.
Mr.. AMI Mrs Lewis and Mrs. Cat
tley of New York have arrived in Men
tone
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
A WAITs BIRTHDAY
GIFT FROM FATHER.
CRUSHED TO DEATH
Babe Cries for Present Promised BY
Parent, Killed in Elevator Acct
dent an Hour After Leav-
ing Home.
Max Mahnke Plunges Six Stories
Down Shaft in ]. L. Hudson Store
Coroner Burgess Investigating.

won't papa bring home my birfday
PRESENT. piped little 4-year-old CIar-
ence Mahnke as he tugged anxiousiy
at his weeping mothers apron I'm the
kitchen of the little home at No. ST.
St. Joseph-st., where Max Mahnke. the
husband and father. ate breakfast so
cheerily Wednesday morning, and
where, an hour later. came the awful
news that ne hal lost his life in the
freight elevator shaft of the J. l..
Hudson store.
Clarences father had promised To
bring him home gift to mark his
fourth birthday anniversary. and the
little boy had been guessing with his
TWO Older sisters, Helen seven years
cd, and Lily Ave. as to what the
present was going 10 be. In the mean
time bag OF gaily colored pepper
mint drops was Il sweet consolation.
even todGling Hattie. one and half
years old, coming in for her share OK
he candy. The children could not
understand why their mother and
their aunt. Mrs. Mary Guenther. their
fathers sister. should cry and wiring
their hands when the birthday pres
ehl was referred u.
Mahnke, who was 46 years old. had
been employed by Hudson & Syming-
ton as a furniture pulisher for the past
rine years, and was good. steady
workman. He was moving furniture
from the show windows to the furni-
ltare storeroom on the freight eleva-
TOR when the accident which cost him
his life occurred. Two fellow en-
ployes, HerberC Miller and Max
lSchwochow, were on the elevator with
Mahnke at the tune but did not see
the unfortunate man when he fell.
their attention being attracted first
by the awful cry as Mahnxe's body
went hurtling down the shaft. He il
supposed to have fallen backward on
the elevator
Mahnke is survived by his widow
and four small children and three sis.
/ ters: Mrs MARI Guenther. Mrs. Au-
eusta KleDba ami Mrs. Richard Hell
;, wig. 10 He was a native of Germany.
Coroner Burgess will make further
inquiry into the accident before order
I ing an inquest Funeral services VIII
be held Saturday morning In st.
! Elizabeths Catholic church. of which
the dead man was member
1 Mr. Hudson ard his sister. Mrs. x.
/ y. Tannenill, went TO the Mahnke
home to break the sad news to tho
wife. and Mrs. Talnehill's automobiles
was pressed into service to bring the
sisters to the stricken home to COM
fort the bereaveG wife and children.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
WIRE STOCK IS
STRONG FEATURE
Market Recedes Moderately After
Strength of Early Trading-Specu-
lative Element Is Bearish.
MRs. VIRGINIA RUSS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.--The stock
market opened strong and active.
Many issues showed opening gains
ranging from fractions to more than
two points. Reading opened Ia high
er and advanced l point on early
trading
II q. m.-After the strength OF the
early trading the market recedeC
moderately under some selling By
room traders and the speculative
element was bearlsh. American Tele
phone q Telegraph was the strong
est feature.
Government bonds unchanged
others Arm.
Noon-EXtreme dullness marked
the trading In the late forenoon, com
mission houses doing practically moth
ing. Reading recovered part of the re-
action sustained at the end of the
first hour, and other railroads improv-
ed slightly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
DOG PLAYS WITH SKULL.
II Is Believed To ee@That Of Nesress
Murdered 20 Years Ago.

LANSING. Mich. Feb 23-Frank
Pierce and Arthur Shafer were horri-
fed yesterday TO find dog playing
with a human skull near the barn
owned by their employer. They Sc
cured possession Of the skull and mott
fed the police
Since the finding of the skull stories
Of mysterious murder which occur
red I'm Lansing about 20 years ago. are
being revived, and many persons be-
lleve the skull, which could not be
found al that time. Is the one for
which the offoerB searched for several
months. The records show that Ne
gross was murdered on the old fair
grounds, now occupied by the Odds
Motor Works, about 20 years ago. and
It is thought that the skull came out
OF an excavation and was carried TO
Ddrnes-ave. by the dogs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
rhr.e Iives Ground Out.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Feb. 23.-Two
men were instantly killed. a third
died of injuries within an hour. and
two sustained minor hurts as the re
suit of freight wreck in the Big
Four yards this morning when a
switch engine and road locomotive
pulling cut Of 20 cars ran into an
omen switch The dead are:
Emmett Chaplin. engineer, Louis
Vile; Leslie Gilbert. fireman, Jeffer-
sonville. and Tom Mullaney. &c. st.
| ouis
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vicinity "Wednesday
night aud Thursday, partly cloudy and
continued roidJ about sero tonight :
moderate yarfabis winds,
Lower Michigan Generally fair to-
piaht aud TbursdnyJ continued cold
moderate northwcst winds becoming
variable,
ono year nEe today MHximum tsfa.
pernture, 4el mteimumI Phi meap, Rsl
6ioudy weather. With I'm luehss OF rain
Sis y, ~,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
TaIks On Demurraue,

In a talk on "Demurrage" before
the Detroit Traffic association In the
Board of Commerce rooms, Tuesday
night. G.. G.. Glasgow, chairman OF the
state railroad commission, told Of the
work being done by the commission
toward securing better demurrage
rules for shippers. A general discus
sion followed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
RullET SPREADS PANIC.

SAGINAW. Mich, Feb. 2S.-(Spe-
ciaD-While members of the family
of \ NJ. Wilcox were seated at .
o'clock dinner Tuesday night bull
let crashed through the window and
struck Wilcox's Young son In the
neck. Mrs. Wilcox was frightened
from which she has not recovered.