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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-09-29
PRIEST SAVES SIX LIVES.
Auto-Bus Overturns Into the River
Seine-EIeven Are Drowned.

Paris, Sept. 81 Eleven persons were
drowned and ten others injured by the
overturning of an automobile bus into
the Seine this afternoon. The automo-
bile-bus, with rs passenger, was coming
from the Jardin Des Plantes in the
direction of the opera. 1t was half
way over the Archeveche bridge when,
in trying to avoid a collision with
another omnibus the chauffeur gave his
steering wheel a sharp turn. The
heavy vehicle skidded violently, shot on
to the side walk, crashed through the
heavy iron railing and dropped into the
river below. All the passengers We're
carried down, with the exception of
two or three, who standing on the rear
platform jumped in the nick of time.
Rescuing parties were formed at
once, the police and firemen from
neighboring stations, with ropes and
ladders getting quickly to work under
the superintendent of M. Lepine, the
project of Paris. In conjunction with
the river police they extricated ten
injured persons. Ten bodies We're re-
covered, and divers, hastily summoned,
explored the interior of the vehicle and
the river bed as long as daylight lasted,
but they found no more bodies. Work
will be resumed tomorrow in an
endeavor to recover the body of the
driver.
One of tho passengers, priest named
Richard, who managed to escape from
the watery prison out of a window,
saved six persons. He says all he
remembers of the accident was finding
himself at the bottom of the river
cropping around. Finally he found a
window through which he managed to
swim to the surface. He climbed to the
roof of the omnibus and Immediately
turned his attention to the other pas
sengers. Burlington Free Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-09-29
The Syracuse Automobile Horror

The following timely editorial is from
the Chicago Horse Review
The entire article is in excellent tenn
per, and we believe, unquestionably
echoes the feeling of the whole country,
in the summing up that This awful
calamity should sound the death knell
of automobile racing at all State and
other Fairs, henceforth and forever"
Readers of the Review have, very
probably, noted the fact that it has of
habit little or nothing to say concerning
the status of the automobile and the
''irrepressible conflict" between it and
the horse-in which, according to the
promoters of the motor vehicles, the
passing" of the equine will eventually
take place. When the automobile first
began to assume a position of impor-
ance, alike as a means of utility and of
amusement-that is to say, perhaps
fifteen years ago-we confess that we
devoted considerable space to it and to
the menace, s6called, which it was to
trotting interests. But as the situa-
ton unfolded itself, we became aware,
through experience and observation,
that both the horse and the automobile
had fields of their own; and while the
motor vehicles were, undoubtedly, re-
placing the horse in many stables, the
day was too far distant when the well
fare of the trotting industry would
really be imperiled by them for us to
trouble about its possible dawning. On
that account, in recent years, we have,
as a rule, preserved silence regarding
the "devil wagon" and all its works,
believing that our space could be de-
voted more profitably to matters of
greater Importance.
In the presence of such terrible
thing as happened at Syracuse, N. Y,
last Saturday, on the closing day of the
New York State fair, we feel, however,
that the time has come for a few
words of truth and soberness" which
the promoters of automobile racing at
fairs would do well to heed. 1t has
been recognized from the outset that
the practice of racing automobiles con-
served absolutely nothing but a semi
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-09-29
SAYS HUMAN EYE lNDl-
GATES A GOD.
Prof. Macdonald Argues That
Maker of it Must Have Had
Perfect knowledge of
Optics.

London, Sept. IA new statement
of the relation of the soul to the senses
of man has been enunciated by Prof.
Macdonald at the meeting of the British
Association at Portsmouth. Prof. Mac
Donald's view is regarded by physiolog-
lists as offering great stimulus to
research, and it provides for the general
public new exposition of the theory OF
belief in a Divinity, following the
general lines of Paley's famous argu-
ment from the watch.
Prof Mcdonald began by arguing
that the eye of man was as perfect an
optical instrument as could be devised
and could only be made by "some eX-
ternal agency" cognizant of all the
properties of light. This agency, he
said, had full knowledge of the part
played by matter and the special
arrangement of matter in rejecting,
refracting and absorbing light. This
perfect instrument, he added, was
formed in the embryo before direct
light could reachit.
Starting from this study of the human
eye, the professor showed that similar
arguments applied not less forcibly to
the brain and mind of man, and he
used this analogy to help the belief
that man had a soul. Mans brain, like
his eye, Prof. Mcdonald said, was
affected by mysterious causes. "Such
phenomena as sleep and deep anaesthesia
familiarize US with the fact that the
mind is not necessarily always asso-
ciated with the brain, but only when in
certain condition." 1t was still
possible. he thought, that the brain was
an instrument traversed, as freely as
the ear by sound, by some unknown
influence which found resonance within
it, The brains workings and the will
power suggested, he said, that the
brain was mysteriously affected by in
visible and untraceable harmonies. In
this connection Prof. Macdonald said he
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-09-29

could not avoid the use of the word
"soul," and argument that soul
might be Independent of life or living
matter, as we know it.
AS in the case of the eye, it was
natural to suppose, he declared, the
existence of some external agent over
and above natural selection, which
would have done no more than assist in
the process.
In a passage of great imaginative
power Prof. Mcdonald then compared
the action of the brain on the soul with
that of the harp acted upon by what
they used to call Emusic spheres. -
New York Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-09-29
The Joy Riders.

A twisted auto on a dead mans chest
Ye no and bottle of rum
Drink and a devil had done their
best
Ye no and bottle of rum
The road-house bar and the lady
friend
Ye no and bottle of rum
And at eighty miles they took the
bend
Ye no and bottle of rum
A swerve that Knocked their drunken
wills,
A crash and a shrek. through the
darkness thrills;
"Joy riding" is the pace that kills
Ye no and bottle of rum
Roy McCardle, in New York World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-09-29
MANS SPLEEN BROKEN.
n. w. Goddard of Brattleboro S
at the Point of Death.

Brattleboro, Sept. 81 - Henry W.
Goddard, As years old and married, lies
in critical condition at the Brattleboro
Memorial hospital, where he underwent
an operation this afternoon for removal
of the spleen which was broken when
he was thrown from his seat on wagon
last evening by rearend collision from
an automobile.
Harold Shaffner, 19-year-old chauf-
feuf, is held in bonds of $500 to await
the result of Mr.. Goddard's injuries,
and William Fleming, owner of the au-
tomobile, Ford touring car, has a
broken rib and badly bruised face.
The accident occurred about II 80
O'Clock last evening on Vernon street,
about half mile south of the business
section of this village.
Mr.. Goddard, who is employed as a
driver by the Crystal Springs Ice com
pany, was returning from the Snow
Flake Canning company's factory where
he had been at work during the even
ing. Hearing a noise behind him he
turned his head at the instant the auto
mobile struck the wagon. The impact
of the collision was terrific and how
both men in the car escaped serious in
juries is mystery.
Mr.. Goddard was thrown from his
seat and fell beneath the heels of his
horses. Two wheels of the cart, which
weighed about ton, passed over him.
He was unconscious for several min
utes. The horses ran some distance
before they were caught. The auto
mobile was wrecked. Henry Z. Whit
ney, ST., also employed by the Crystal
Springs company arrived behind the
wreck few minutes later and brought
Mr.. Goddard to his home on Canal
street. The injured man was able
to walk to his home and tell his wife
the particulars of the accident. He
retired about 1870 O'Clock. Toward
morning he experienced great pain and
DR.. Fremont Hamilton was called.
The physician ordered Mr.. Goddard
removed to the hospital, and DR.. George
R. Anderson performed the operation
for the removal of the spleen at noon
today.
AS soon as the seriousness of Mr..
Goddard's injuries became known
States Attorney Frank E. Barber is
sued two complaints against Shaffner
and Deputy Sheriff H. E. Harris took
the chauffeur into custody late this af
ternoon. At ID hearing before Munich
pal Judge William R. Daley, the chauf-
feur pleaded not guilty to charge of
reckless driving of the automobile, and
the same plea was entered to the charge
of assault. He was held in $50 bail for
the reckless driving charge and fur
nished $500 bail on the assault charge.
The case was continued until Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. Attorney A. F.
Schwenk appeared in court, for the
chauffeur. The states attorney in
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-09-29
HoIyoke Boy Killed. Autoist is
Held.

Holyoke, Sept. 81. While playing in
the street this evening Edward Stosy,
6 years old, was run down by an auto
mobile and instantly killed. Acting on
information furnished by one of his
child companions, who had noticed the
number of the machine, the local police
went to Westfield and arrested John ].
Boratis on a charge of manslaughter.
1t is said Boratis and a party We're Wis
iting in the neighborhood. Boratis will
be arraigned in the morning. Boston
Herald
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-09-29

impercipient of the real root OF the
matter" tendency has of late mani
tested itself among State fair manage
ments to Feature" automobile racing
and make it conspicuous on its program
of entertainment offered the public.
This even went so far, with the man
agement of the recent Minnesota State
Fair, that the customary program of
light harness racing was curtailed of
much of its former extent and import
ance so that on two days of the fair the
track might be wholly given up to
automobile racing. AS it eventuated,
the weather made it impossible to carry
out this scheme and these races had to
be declared off. At the time this hap
pened there was mourning upon the
part of the management at Hamline-
but in view of what occurred at SYRIA
cuse last Saturday, they would better
congratulate themselves at their escape
from what might have been a similar
terrible disaster.
| AS all our readers are now probably
aware, upon the closing day of the New
York State Fair the race track was
given over to automobilists, one of the
chief events being a fifty-mile race.
In the course of this contest, which was
drawing to a close, a tire collapsed
upon one of the leading machines, said
to have been going at the rate of sew
enty-fve miles an hour, and it swerved
and plunged through the rail, directly
into crowded mass of spectators. Six
of these were instantly killed, three
others died in ambulances on their way
to the hospital and number more
were fearfully injured, one of whom
| has since died.
This awful calamity should sound the
death knell of automobile racing at all
State and other Fairs, henceforth and
| forever. Prominent automobile author
tiles, while pointing out the danger of
racing motor cars over any sort of a
track, have emphasized the total unfit
horse racing and the terrible POSSIBLE
tiles of such contests. The manage
ment of the New York State Fair de-
liberately disregarded ths-and now
they have the occurrence of last Satur-
day staring them in the face, while, as
we have said above, the officials of the
Minnesota exposition have the weather
which trained them out" very pos
sibly, to thank for preserving them
from similar horrible predicament.
There are sufficient kinds of enter
tainment and amusement which can be
offered to the patrons of State and
other Fairs without adding thereto any
thing fraught with possibilities of ia
tally which, from their very nature,
are alike not to be foreseen or escaped
from We do not know whether the
New York State Fair Association can be
held for damages by the relatives of
the victims at Syracuse last Saturday
or not, but it is likely that they can, in
which event it is apt to be mulcted in a
sum far exceeding the profits of a
whole series of fairs-which sum, how
ever will be powerless to blot out the
consequences of the loss of ten human
lives.
But we will not enlarge farther on
the subject. Suffice it to say, the auto
mobile race must go. Particularly, it
must go from all such things as State
and other Fairs. Those officials who dc
not recognize this are sowing the wind
and will reap the whrlwind.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-09-29

timated to the court that there was
considerable probability the complaint
OF assault might be changed to man.
slaughter and in view of that phase of
the matter asked that sufficient bail be
furnished to guarantee the appearance
of the respondent when wanted. -Rut-
land Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-09-29
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 90, 1911,
Mr.. Edison and I'm m rtality

Mr.. Edison and Imm ortality
From the New York Times Review of
Books:
THE interview with Thomas A. Edison
on immortality published last October
is still awakening much interest even
in far away countries. No Soul. ,
Death Ends ALL The brain a
piece of meat mechanism, that pro-
duces thought as the liver secretes bile,
having an individuality only as New
York City with it's five millions of hu-
man brains, each brain consolidation
of millions of cells; when New York
City disintegrates its individuality is
gone; when our brain dies that ends
u.s."
But for Mr.. Edison's wonderful me-
chanical ability the above would hardly
be worthy of any notice. For it is
plainly evident to anyone of good COM
mon sense that the brain is as much
a part of the body as the liver, only
perhaps more intimately connected with
the soul or spiritual part of man, its
function being to introduce material for
thought to the soul, or mind, which
alone is capable of thinking, but can
only do it as through the Sensations it is
supplied with the necessary knowledge;
to supply which is unquestonably the
function of the brain.
The mind thinks. The brain does not
think, but records the different mes
sages by which the mind gets its knowl-
edge The brain doesInot think any
more than book thinks, but like a
book it records all kinds of knowledge,
conveyed to it by outside. forces as
sound or light, and other Sensations.
But the thinking substance alone does
the thinking. What Plato calls the
Soul; what frequently is called Mind.
We can go this far with absolute
certainty. There is thinking faculty
"a thinking substance-and it isn't
the brain.
In another column we publish an arti-
Gle by Prof. Macdonald of England that
bears upon this same question and is
well worth perusal.
This professor recognizes that the
soul is distinct entity, for the use of
which the eye and other organs of the
body are created.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
E. C. KELLY LEAVES
TO LOCATE IN CHICAGO

e. c. Kelly, secretary of the
Northern Life Insurance company, is
today preparing to leave for Chica-
go, where, it is understood, he in
tends to locate in the future.
Nothing new has developed thus
far in regard to the matter of be
ginning suit involving the manage
ment of the Northern Life, but sew
eral of the stockholders have COM
municated with John Burnham &
Co., of Chicago in response to a cir.
cular letter sent to them yesterday
by that company advising the stock.
holders TO make no definite move in
regard to transferring their holdings
until more extended investigation
could be made.
These communications are for the
most part an expression of views on
the part of the stockholders as to
what, in their opinion, should be
done in regard to the matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
Personal Points

Henry Curtis Of st. Paul spent the
day In this city with his brother, Hugh
E. Curtis.
Alfons Rochow left for Highland
Park college. Des Moipes, Iowa, after
spending Christmas with his parents.
Thomas H Kollmyer, 225 Twentieth
street, has returned from a visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Kohl
myer Of Keokuk.
Miss Julia z. Crawford is a mem.
Der of house party at the home oil
Miss Florence McFadden at Havana
ILL.,, this week.
John Fleming of Ninth street, South
Rock Island. has gone TO Keokuk
Iowa, to attend the funeral of his
mother, who passed away Christmas
day.
DR.. c. D. Snively Of Ipava, Ill, and
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Toller and daughter
Mabel of Astoria, H., left for their re
spectiye homes this afternoon after +;
brief visit at the home of Willard
Schaeffer, 905 Nineteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
HUGS A MAN AND
STEALS HIS WAO
Negress Gets John Foufus in a
Corner and Escapes With
a Rich Haul.
BETTY M'CURDY ARRESTED
Is Identified by Victim as the Perpe'
traitor of Bold Robbery
Hearing Is Continued.

While John Foufus was waiting for
an eastbound car at Twenty-fifth street
and Fifth avenue at a late hour last
night, a colored woman approached
him, insisted that he accompany her
on a walk. led him to a secluded nook,
Rugged him with fervor, and helped
herself to $50 and three checks amount
ing to $500. Foufus Immediately lodg-
ed complaint with the police. He led
Detective William Caulfield to the
scene Of the robbery, and together they
tracked the woman to a place on
Fourth avenue between Twenty-fifth
and Twenty-sixth streets. There Fou-
fus identified Betty McCurdy, a dark
damsel, as the perpetrator of the deed.
STOP PAYMENT OF CHECKS.
Forthwith she was placed under ar
rest, and this morning a charge OF lar
ceny was preferred against her. Be
cause Of the absence of her attorney
from Rock Island, a continuance was
granted till tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock. The checks were for $3.50 and
for $500, and are on the Racine Com
mercial bank at Racine, Wis. Payment
has been ordered stopped on them.
This is the third time that reports of
this nature have been made concern
ing the place in which the arrest was
effected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
TRINITY CHURCH
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

The following program will be
given at the Christmas festival by
Trinity Episcopal Sunday school to.
morrow evening at $50 at the par.
ish house:
Hymn SO, at Came Upon the
Midnight Clear"
Lords Prayer.
Word Of Welcome-Gladys Stock.
ham.
Recitation, Suppose" - Willie
Siefeldt.
Recitation, "The Plum Pudding
Edgar Applequist.
Recitation, Christmas Tele-
phone Medill.
Song, Christ Was Once a Little
Baby"-Arthur Applequist.
Hymn 5S. 20 Little Town o.
Bethlehem.
Recitation, Christmas Scare
Richard Frey.
Recitation, BEST Place"-Her
schel Barton.
Recitation, "a Tiny Evergreen
Emma Franck.
Recitation, "a Christmas Song
Evelyn Hudson.
Recitation, "a Question"-Ralpl
Nolte.
Hymn $40, "once in Royal Da
vid's City"
Recitation, THE Best Of Christ
mas'-Arthur AppleQuist.
Recitation, what I'd Like
Donavan Reese.
Violin Solo-Robert Schurr.
Recitation, "Christmas'-Richar
Ullemeyer.
Recitation, Christmas Stocking
Richard Bennett
Recitation, Christmas Bell
Bennett Barton.
Recitation, ANGELS Song"-An
ma Bostock, Elsie Franck, Gertrud
Hellpenstell, Mary Heminway.
Song, Merry Christmas'-E
Franck, Anna Bostock, Glady
Stockham.
Hymn 81, "Hark! The Heral
Angels Sang"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
PL0W PLANT VISITORS
BEGINNING TO ARRIVE

An influx of retail dealers who
visit the Rock Island Plow company
plant at this time of the year has
begun, and these men from the sur
rounding territory will continue to
come for the next week or ten days.
There is an opportunity afforded
the various customers of the pillow
company at this time to look over
the samples, inspect the plant and
get a line on the new tools being put
out. with a view to placing their or
ders for the ensuing year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
Continental Fruit Express.
Rathbone, Hair & Ridgeway com

Continental Fruit Express.
Rathbone, Hair & Ridgeway COM
pany.
Union Fruit Auction company.
Armour Packing company.
Armour & Co. and the Armour car
lines of New Jersey.
Earl Fruit company.
California Manufacturing company.
Bonner Ice company of Iowa.
Armour Packing company, Limited,
of louisiana
Helmet Mining company.
Keystone Hotel Supply company.
Union Fruit Auction company of
New York.
Hyde, Wheeler & Co. and T. H.
Wheeler & Co., both of Massachusetts,.
All other subsidiary concerns, branch
houses, real estate and plants were in
Guided.
FROM THE MoRRIsEs.
The Morris interests were to turn
over the following:
Fairbank Canning company.
National Box company.
Morris Packing company.
Consumers Cotton Oil company.
Michigan Manufacturing company.
Morris Beef company, Limited, of
| Great Britain.
National OIL & Hide company,
Limited, of Great Britain.
This also included all other subsid-
larry concerns, branch houses and
property.
In consideration of the agreements
entered into each interest deposited
100000 in securities in the Illinois
Trust & Savings bank as a guarantee
OF the performance of the contract.
The assignments of properties to the
trust were to have been made Jan
1, 1903.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
MANY CHAUFFEURS
REFUSED LICENSES

Numerous automobile drivers in this
city and Moline were examined yes
terday in Moline as to their ability to
drive machines and as many Of them
failed to pass the tests with the re-
quired standing they were refused
licenses. w. F. Launtz of Chicago
was in charge of the examination. No
attempt was made to be hard on the
chauffeurs and the examiner will re-
turn to give second tests to the ma
jority of those who failed at the first.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27

suited in the release of the prisoner
yesterday afternoon. A week ago.
the Mexican was brought here from
Erie, where he was arrested by the
Erie marshal. 1t being charged that
he had stolen 500 which belonged
to a fellow countryman and fellow
workman. The robbery occurred at
Joslin and on the night that the
money disappeared, Anda stayed
with the man from whom it was
stolen. He left the next morning
and his arrest occurred Immediately
after the theft was discovered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-27
FAILURE ON A LOAN
BLOCKS HUGE MERGER
CONTINUED from Pageone.,

CONTINUED from Page-One.,
Consumers Cotton Oil company.
Swift & Co. of New York.
Butchers Hide & Melting associa-
ton, New York.
Swift & Co. of New Jersey.
Swift & Co., Limited.
Libby, Mcneil & Libby of Louisi-
ana.
New England Dressed Meat & Wool
company.
Swift Refrigerator Transportation
company.
North Packing & Provision company.
National Manufacturing company.
Swift Live Stock Transportation
company
White, Peavey & Dexter company.
National Calfskin company.
A. C. Lawrence Leather company.
Winchester Tannery company.
Springfield Provision company of
New Hampshire.
Nerwin Provision company of Con
necticut.
Union Rendering company of st.
Paul
Swift Beef company, Limited.
National OH & Hide company, Linn
tied.
Henry A. Lane & Co, Limited, OF
Great Britain.
All other subsidiary corporations
were included and the corporations,
branch houses and all real estate. ma,
chinery and the like were TO be turned
over.
ARMOUR CONTRIBUTION.
The Armour interests were to con
tribute the following concerns to the
trust"
Armour & Co.