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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-23
BANDIT KILLED HIMSELF.
All Compromising Documents Destroy
ed before the villa Fell.

Paris, May 16.-That Octave GARNER
the leader OF the automobile bandits, died
by his own hand is the opinion of DR.
Paul Of the prefecture of police, who has
performed an autopsy. The death wound
according to the medical expert, was
caused by n bullet fired point blank at
very close range which entered the right
temple and passed completely through
the head. In addition to this an ordnance
revolver bullet had traversed the lower
part of the thOrax.
Wallet, who met his end with GARNER In
an eight hour battle with the police and
troops at the Nogent- Sur Marine villa.
was killed by two ordnance revolver bull
let's in the head.
a search of the ruined villa yesterday
In the hope of finding bank notes, stolen
bonds and other valuables was unsuc-
cessful A heap OF burned papers showed
that the bandits destroyed all compromis-
ing documents when they realized that
the game was up. Two notebooks. how
ever were found belonging to GARNER
and Wallet respectively. GARNER APP
peared in the habit of making entries In
his journal daily. Among other things he
explains that he became an anarchist be-
cause he hated work, which, he writes. is
lone Of the forms of capitalistic exploita-
ton"
collection of portraits of detectives and
the officials of the prefecture. Seven au-
tomato pistols were found In the ruins.
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HUsTLING TO BUILD TRAIL.
Government Money Must he Spent This
Month In Vermont.

Rutland MAY Il Representatives OF
State Forester A y. Halves to-day began
building a piece OF model trail In the
vicinity of Mount Iiillington and blazing
the trail already started as far north as
North pond in Chitenden about Il miles
In all This pond will be the northern
limit of the trail to be laid out and cared
for by the Killington section OF the Greea
Mountain CLUB OF this city and the club
Will continue tire work of brushing it as
soon as the State surveyors and thc.r
three aXemen finish
Mr.. Halves learned this week that such
money as the State OF Vermont IL to get
from the government this year for fire
patrol WORK must be expended before
June ! SO he sent his men to establish -
camp near the clubhouse of the late
United States Senator Redtieli Proctor or
the eastern slope of Mount Pico in the
town of Sherburne in order that work
might be begun at once. The piece of
model trail will start at the Woodstock
stage road and run south towards Mount
Pico 1t will be patterned after trails
used in the Alps and will be suitable for
"A bride path, It being the intention Of the
Gr1n Mountain club TO eventually make
all its trails suitable for horseback riding
The work of extending the trail north
from the terminus of the Iiillington trail
will fall to the Brandon section. The
Rutland section now has Ii members
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-23
CORK IN VICTIMS MOUTHS
white Stnr Line Officials Say II Drift
ed In and Tint Men Did
Not Starve.

New York May ia theory that some
of the passengers of the Titanic starved
to death in an open boat after escaping
from the sinKing steamer was made some
what probable with the arrival here to-
day Of the steamer Oceanic which picked
up on the trip "A colapsible lifeboat of the
Titanic containing three bodies. which
later were consigned to the deep In the
mouths of the three men were small
pieces of cork DR. French of the Oceanic
believes the victims chewed cork to
assuage the pangs of hunger. One of the
victims was Thomas Beatty. a passenger.
The others were tiremen.
officials of the White Star line in a
statement late to-day. discredited the
theory that the bodies found in the
Titanics collapsible boat We're those of
victims who had starved to death.
with reference to the boat picked
up by the Oceanic" the statement
said 1.-THE White Star line repeats what
' II stated yesterday that officer Lowe
before the Senate Investigating com
mittee at Washington testified that he
took from the boat 20 men and one
woman. leaving in it the bodies o,
three men. who all the passengers said
were dead. and who. he was certain
We're dead some time before he ahan-
doned the boat"
AS to the bits If cork found in the
mouths of the victims, an official OF
the line expressed the opinion that
these fragments were washed inboard
| by waves. after the boat was set
adrft
ha sam - ~ Il
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-23
NORWICH CADETS
ARE KEPT ALIVE
Provided with Food in Quaran.
tine through the Kindness
Of Captain Tomphns.

Mortified. May 19.-The students OF
Norwich University are in a peculiar sit
uation. BY order of Governor Mead.
Company A. signal corps. and the first
squadron, LIST cavalry. the student or
Ganzations, are ordered into camp at
Mortified until otherwise directed and
without pay. Many. in fact a majority
of the cadets either earn their board or
part of It, and by thus placing them in
camp without pay. they are deprived of
o way in which to earn their bread. The
camp vas pitched yesterday and occupied
to-day
Another phase of the situation Is as
follows: The students are also ordered
out Of their buildings by the board of
health. no conditions being specified for
their keep" The only provision wa.s
that they should leave the university
buildings within certain period OF time
and not to leave the hill. This let's the
students out of their troubles a bit for
in the civil statutes il specifies that when
any one is ordered out of his place OF
habitation his subsistence must he pro-
v!ded by the civil authorities. But up to
now no such provision has been made by
the civil authorities,
camp on the college campus. and are be-
ing fed by Capt. Frank Tompkins. uth
L. S. cavalry. on duty here as professor
of military science and tactics. But for
the kindness of Capt Tompkns. the stu
dents would be without food to-day and
| perhaps a part Of this week. He has or
dered enough food TO last until Tuesday
or Wednesday and either the State or
hue, Md ~
sions for the students. But thus far, there
seems TO be no move al oil by either the
State or town to do anything and the
! students are almost rebelling against the
conditions An attorney is to be consult
ed tomorrow with regard TO this matter
and It Is expected that some way out Of
the dilemma will be found.
The affair Is attracting Statewide
attention and more or less through
out New England, as the 200 students
are from most every part of the ma
| ton.
| The camp is model one. There are
three rows of tents for the students
and several others for the officers
and the faculty. Cook and mess tents
are also pitched In a convenient posi-
ton and the most careful provisions
are being made that everything shall
be done In a sanitary manner No
moro cases OF smallpox have been
found and the general run of opinion
lis that these two first cases Will he
the last. If this Ia true. the quarantine
will last until June 6.
A military guard is posted around
the hill that the college is located on
and no student can get through. All
mail Is fumigated before leaving the
hill. and all the students have been
vaccinated by the resident surgeon
| DR.. H. A. Whitney.
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FAVOR SIMPLE PRIMARY
Vermont Progressive Republican
League Adopts Platform at st.
observation-disclosures to May ~.

St. Johnsbury, May 16-About ~ men,
bers from different sections OF the State
met this evening at Pythian hall to hear
report of the committee on platform for
the Vermont Progressive Republican
League. Dr. T. r. Styles of St Johns.
bury was chosen president and Samuel
h. Abbott of Bethel. secretary. l.. +.
Thayer of Morrsville read a report of
the committee on platform. The name in
the resolutions was the Vermont Progress
sive Republican League. The resolutions
declared in favor of the simple. direct
primary for the nomination of all public
officials. the choice of United States sena-
tors by direct preferential ballot. a re-
vision Of the system of taxation so that
all shall be taxed alike. and every citizen
shall have the power to borrow or loan
money on the same conditions as the
banks, and full publicity of campaign
expenses The resolutions We're unani-
mously adopted
II was expected that a permanent or
ganization would be formed at this time,
but after discussion it was decided that
the wiser course would be to form per-
manent organization at a meeting more
Morrsvlle, william Dean of Newport
and l.. NJ. Hays of Essex Junction We're
appointed committee on publicity and
TO have published the resolutions and to
call n general meeting to be held at some
central place. The committee retired and
later reported that the next meeting
would be held for the permanent organi-
zation of the Vermont Progressive Re-
publican League at Montpelier on We'd
nesday, May %. at 1870 p. m, and that
all people interested in the progressive
principles be invited TO attend. The or
ganization does not aim to promote any
candidate for the governorehip.
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LIKE MAN IN IRON MASK.
SOFT SOnp Used TO Release boy I'm.
prfsOned in Agate Pot.

New York, May 16.-On returning to
her home at No. 19l Avenue Il last
evening Mrs. Jennie Szusca came upon
her two-year- son Peter staggering
about the kitchen with an agate pot
upside down on his head
The boy was enjoying himself i'm
mensely. pretending the pot was a hat.
AS his mother came in he pulled 1t far
lown over his head. She laughed at
the youngsters prank and then de-
cide1 1t was time to take OFF the I'M
usual hea leear.
But the pot would not come off, II
was stuck fast. The harder the moth
err pulled the more Peter screamed ana
the tighter the pot held. George Dey-
er. a neighbor. failed TO remove it,
Take him to the plumbers" said
Deyer TT will have to be cut Off"
ri take him to the hospital"
screamed Mrs. Szusca. ana she grabb ed
Peter in her arms. His screams inside
the iron prison sounded like distant
rumbling. Throwing "A shawl over his
head, so that the pot would not be
seen. she raced to the hospital
Or. Sovak took mother and chil1 TO
n ward and tried to pull OFF the pot
but failed.
Wen have TO get t'nsmIth at
once" said he. But no tinsnith was
at hand Nurses came to help The
boy was stood on his head and soft
soap was poured into the narrow crew
fees. Still the pot held fast For a
half hour doctor ana nurses work ID,
moving the pot gently in various d.
rections Then the soft soap hal eff
feet and the pot slid of.
Peters face was washed and he
went home. none the worse for his
novel imprisonment
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-23
.OOD FELL VS.
WEEK IS ENDED
Closing Sessions at Woodstock
Are Devoted to the Rebekah
Assembly.
k, May 17.--This was the Inst

Woodstock. May l7.--This was the Inst
day of odd Fellows week, the sessions
closing with meetings of the Rebekah
assembly this morning and afternoon at
which there was large attendance The
president Mrs. Frances l.. Stone, of
Springfield. presided and all officers were
present. Mrs. Stone reviewed the past
years work ana the reports of Secretary
Louise l.. Boyce of Barre and Treasurer
Ella G. linney of Lyndonville were read
The total membership is now GOA. as
follows. brothers. 24l7 sisters. il57
There was a gain in membership of eo6
the past year The financial statement
shows a per capita tax Of Sl9S7.9o and for
the GIL home $3O33. ". For special relief
s2iO.3i was paid.
large class of candidates took the
KebeFah degree and the sessions all day
were fun of interest.
The visitors and speakers az the morn
ins sessions We're Mrs. Flora Whittier Of
Raymond \. H.. president of the Rebekah
assembly OF New hampshire, Mrs Seila
Phelps, vice-president, OF Tilton, y. H..
Mrs. Linnie White, marshal, of Deerield.
y. H.. and Mrs. Eliza Emmerson. past
president of Manchester. y. II.
At the afternoon session these officers
We're elected: President. Mrs. Grace f.
Richmond, Rutland: vice-pres!dent, Mrs.
Stella T. Bayley, East Ifardwick; warden.
Mrs. Nora NJ Jackson. Barre; secretary.
Mrs. Louise T. Boyce. Barre; treasurer,
Mrs. Ella {. FinneY, Lyndonville;
marshal. Mrs. Angie Endress, Bennington;
conductress. Mrs. lmogene :. Buck. Ran
doph inside guardian. Mr.. Emma l..
Rand, SaXtons River; outside guardian,
Mrs. Clara w. Peterson. ST. Johnshury;
chaplain. Mrs Emma Colburn. West
Burke
Installation Of officers followed and the
new president presented her successor
with a past presidents jewel. The dis
trict deputies appointed by the president
are: District No. !, Laura r. cole. Ben
nington. =, Matte stevens. Rutlan1 3,
Agnes T.. Rhodes of Richmond. 1. kittie
+. Rhode. St. Adams: D. Margaret X,
Kelley, Derby; 6, Ina Cilflan, Barnet T.
Hattie Bean, Mortified; s, I.ora Thomas.
Woodatock; Q; Nell T. Shippere, Whiting
ham; 10. Della e. Haigh Brutleboro; H.
Lettie w. Waite. Hyde Park; r. Flora
f. Spellman, Springfield; 49, Annie Patter-
son, Barre SeventY-three took the as
Senbly degree at the afternoon session.
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AMHERST'S NEW PRESIDENT


New York, May l7.--AleXandcr Mcikle-
john, dean OF Brown University, was
elected president OF Amherst College at
u meeting of the board of trustees in
this city to-day.
Or. Meiklejohn Is to succeed the Rev.
George Harris. L. D.. who has been
president of Amherst since 1899. but who.
at the age of IS years, r. emily decided
to retire 1t is understood that he will
accept the new horrors. DR. Meiklcjohn
was born at Rochdale, England, in 49,.
He is a graduate of Brown University,
class of 1899, and lis teaching field is
philosophy.
President Harris viii sever his CON
nection with the college next month and
will retire from active work. lie plans
to make his home in New York city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-23
GUTTERSON BREAKS RECORD
Performance Of Vermont Athlete One
Of the Features Of Meet,

Springfield. Mass. May 1.-THE es-
tablishment of two now records. in the
broad jump and in the discus, and the
commanding strength of Dartmouth
were the features of the elimination
trials that opened to-day the Goth
championship games of the New Eng
land intercollegiate Athletic associa-
tion on Pratt Field. The first record
that went by the board was in the
broad jump, when A. J.. Gutterson OF
the University of Vermont cleared 2S
feet 2-5 inches to-day, compared
with 23 feet pa inches made by W. T.,
Hubbard of Amherst in 1906.
Late to-day II. Il. Marden of Dart
mouth flung the discus l26 feet is
inches, compared with the old record OF
l23 feet SIZE inches made by c. Il. Pevear
also Of Dartmouth In 1908.
Unless there are several teams Of dark
horses hidden In the athletic stables or
Bates, Brown. NJ. |. T. and Williams,
followers of the sport cannot SEQ to'nisht
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NEW MILL AT SHELDON.
Paper Plant ut Springs VIII Give ZOO
Men Employment.

St Adams, May l7.--Franklin coun-
ty Is soon to have another big indus
try in the paper mill to be erected this
summer at sheldon Springs The mill
Is a 100000 proposition and will give
employment to about zoo men. The
power used will be from the fine wa
ter-power plant at that place. 1t is
expected that the mill will be in oper-
alton by. March |.
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sives would be better than those Of
Judge Thompson. In view Of this feel
ing, 1t Is hardly likely that Thompson
could expect to carry this county.
GROUND BROKEN BY SHRINERS
Rutland, May lI.-Caro Temple of Mvs-
tic Shriners to-day broke ground for the
shrine temple for which plans have been
underway for five years, lease of a
piece of ground which was wanted having
held them up. The structure is to be
completed by November Is 1t will be a
great benefit to the city because 1t will
furnish n much needed convention hall.
,he seating capa city being 1850
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BURGLARY CHARGED MADE
AGAINST A PAWLET MAN

Rutland. May lI-States Attorney H.
l.. stafford of this city to-day issued a
warrant for the arrest of John Simonds
of West PaWlet for "A burglary commit
ted on June .. 1911 Simonds is now serv-
ing Il three months sentence at the
county Jail in connection with another
Pawlet robbery. the charge being recev-
ing stolen goods, and the warrant will
ent sentence expires.
When the store of Laydee & BuiNliCk
at West Pawlet was butriari2ed nearly Il
year ago, thc officers were unable to
find any clue as to who committed the
crime. After Slmonds was locked up for
his present sentence. Grand Juror L. F.
Sheuon of pawot found in his trunk
some articles that were taken from the
store nearly a year ago and this led the
officers to- suspect the man
The states attorney was in West Paw
let TODAY 10 look after Il truancy case.
Ida NJ Tucker age II, who Is an orphan,
being sent to the Vermont industrial
school at Norgennos by Justice II. J.
Roberts for the remainder Of her
minority
GIHsON'S HAT IN THE RING 90
Brattleboro. May 1.-THE announce
ment made to-day ~ Judge T.. w, Obj
son that meeting of Windham coun-
ty progressi1es VIII be called soon,
probably tomorrow, to take action on
the coming second district congress
sional fight, is taken to mean that
Windham county Will not support the
candidacy of Judge Frank d. Thomp-
Frank Plumley. There is well-de-
fined belief upon the part OF the pro-
gressive wing of the republicans In the
southern part of the state that Glib
son is a better vote getter than Thomp
son and that his chances of winning
the congressional seat Tor the progress
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the same line with regard to dairy prod
ucts. The campaign is being carried on
through agricultural colleges in every
State and through farmers Institutes
The chief agency is the railroad, in con-
nection with the agricultural college In
running demonstration trains. and this
is being done In almost every State in
the union. The railroad furnished a
specially equipped train, composed Of
sleeping cars, lecture car and exhibit
ton cars: the agricultural college fur
nlshes the demonstrators and the live
stock, and the railroad foots the bill
This work has been taken up by the
railroads as Il matter of self-preserva-
ton.
SHOULD AID AGRICULTURE.
1T seems to me an important thought
for New Workers that here we have in n
fve-year period passed from being a ma
ton that sold food to other nations. and
got their gold, to one that is continually
sending our gold out of the country to
buy the actual necessities of life. 1t
would seem to me that the money pow
ers Of the country would come actively
to the support Of agriculture
Lots of wealthy men keep up expen-
slve places I'm the country as a sort of
pastime. Let the raising of cattle and
farm products instead Of a fad become
serious business with them. Accord
ing to statistics compiled by the Breed
er's Gazette the importation of foodstuffs
into this country almost doubled in value
between the eight months ended with
February. 1912 and the corresponding pc
riod ended last February. the importation
of breadstuffs increasing from $1,000 coo to
100000. and meat and dairy products
going up from s2oo0,oOo to $1,000 900 The
value Of cattle imported in the eight
months ended with February, 1872 was
three times what was imported in the
corresponding period ended with F'ebru-
airy, 1902.
1T looks as If we ought to take steps
to produce q little more food"
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WAS NATIVE OLE VERMONT

Troy. y, Y, May l7--John &. Ball, the
pioneer shirt manufactures OF this city
died to-day at his homo IN Watervliet
at the age of sc years. lie was a
prominent Mason. Mr.. Ball sold the first
custom made shirt manufactured in Troy
lie was II native OF Milton. Vermont.
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MINNESOTA BINDS ITS "a
DELEGATES TO ROOSEVELT

Minneapolis. Mimi. May 16.-With
more than 500 delegates of the approNi-
mately 1850 delegates to he State re-
publican convention supporters of former
President Roosevelt the convention to-
day endorsed Roosevelt and his prin-
ciples, and instructed the Minnesota dele
CATION of q to vote for him. FIRST, last
and all the time"
Practically the only fight of the ses-
sion was over the minority report of
the resolutions committee, composed Of
three supporters of Senator Robert NJ
La Toilette. This report as it emerged
from the committee was rejected by the
convention, &C to AS
WEST VIRGINIA FOR COLONEL
Huntington, w Va. May 1.-THE West
Virginia republican convention tonight
named six observation-disclosures to the Chi
cago convention. gave Theodore Roose-
welt Its unqualified endorsement and neg
lected to mention President Taft or his
administration. The action of the con-
vention in instructng the six delegates
at-large for Colonel Roosevelt gives the
former president a solid delegation Of 1G
votes from West Virginia to the national
convention
ROOSEVELT WE'LL BEATEN.
Livingston, Mont May 16.--Roose-
welt forces We're defeated at every
turn In the republican state conven-
ton held here to-day. Tlc Montana
delegation. eight in number will go
to Chicago with a recommendation to
use every effort to bring about the
nomination of President Taft. The
delegates received 42l votes to their
opponents 235
ROOSEVELT CONTROLS IDAHO
Lewiston. Idaho, May lG.-Three de-
cisive votes on the appointment of
committees on credentials, resolutions
and permanent organization. showed
the Roosevelt forces completely in con-
troll of the Idaho republican state con-
vention late to-day. T. q. Johnson.
a Roosevelt supporter. was made tenn
porary chairman.
LAST MICHIGAN CONVENTION.
Grand Rapids Mich. May 1.-two
delegates from the fifth district to the
republican national convention We're
chosen to-day ana instructed for Roose-
welt The ffth is the last district In the
State TO hold its convention. Seven dis
tricts have instructed for President Taft
and five for Roosevelt The six dele
gates-at-larae also are instructed for the
President.
CALIFORNIA IGNORES RULE
Sacramento, cal, May l6--Secretarv of
State Jordan declared to-day he would
issue certificates Of election to the %
Roosevelt delegates as receiving the
highest number of votes in the State-at-
large and not by congressional districts.
He said he would ignore the rule of the
republican national committee recognize
ing delegates by congressional districts.
CONTESTS IN ARKANSAS.
Little Rock. Ark, May lG.-Separatc
conventions We're held by the support
ers of President Taft ana former Pres
ident Roosevelt in the second and
fourth Arkansas conEressio nal dis
tricts to-day and cont esting delegates
were named to the Chicago conven-
ton. In the first district the conNen-
ton instructed for Taft.
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There are people in this town who un-
thinkingly neglect "a mere cold" though
they would not otherwise expose their
children or themselves to danger We,
cold neglected may develop into conta-
gious diphtheria, bronchitis, or pneumonia
Use Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound promptly for II stops coughs quick
ly ana cures colds. 1t contains no opi-
ates and is safe for children j. w.
|O'SulliNans "a Church Street.
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COBB INDEFINITELY SUSPENDED

Philadelphia May l6.-ManaGer Jen-
nings tonight received notice from
President Johnson of the indefinite
suspension of Ty Cobb, the star Detroit
outfielder, Jennings would not comment
on the suspension but Cobb said he
thought personally he had been unfairly
dealt with. Il should at least have had
an opportunity TO state my case said
Cobb Il feel that a great injustice has
been done"
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