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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31

New York, Jan 2S.-During the past
year on an average over seven persons
met with violent deaths each day on
Manhattan Island, a single one of the
city's five %boroughs. This statement is
contained in the annual report of the
Board of Coroners.
OF a total of 5,697 deaths in the Dor
ough in 1912, 1855 were from natural
causes and ?, 7l2 of a violent character.
Accidental falls were responsible for TAG
fatalities. Suicide came neXt with Ala
victims. Burns caused 267 deaths, 229
persons were drowned, there were 1875
homicides and 1873 persons were acct
dentally asphyxiated by Illuminating
gas. The automobile struck and killed
lac persons during the year. OF the
total of 300 deaths caused by automo-
biles, horse vehicles and surface cars
la were of children.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31
Woman browns in Auto.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 27.-Two automo-
biles crashed together on Tanners Creek
Bridge at 3 O'Clock this morning, cauT
ing the death of Florence Robinson of
Akron, Ohio. Ruth Etheridge, H. T.
Wright and j. w. Crebaugh were res
cued.
w. S. jenkins, an FISHERMAN who
was on the bridge, says that n of the
cars only stopped long enough after
the collision to pull one man out of
the water and left the others to drown.
Jenkins rescued Miss Etheridge and
Wright.
Following the crash the a in which
Florence Robinson was a passenger
plunged through the railing and dropped
to the water twenty feet below.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31
Ban on Criminal Chauffeurs.

Albany, N. Y, January 24.-Two
bills designed to increase the safety of
the public by further regulation of
chauffeurs were introduced in the Leg
islature today by Senator Bussey. One
would require that every person licensed
to operate motor vehicles shall file a
81, 1000 bond to insure payment for in
jury, loss or damage to persons or
property resulting from unskilled or
negligent management of motor vehi-
cles.
The second measure would provide
that no license shall be issued to a
chauffeur who has been convicted of
a felony, and that any holder of a
license shall forfeit it if convicted of a
felony or of a violation of any of the
provisions of the highway law relating
to chauffeurs.
Murders, holdups and robberies in
New York, in which taxicabs driven by
professional chautfeurs have been i'm
portant agents" said Senator Bussey
today, have been numerous, and the
police have found that there are about
200 men either with prison or police
records who have obtained chautfeurs'
licenses from the State. In some cases
the police have found certain garages
are owned by men who have police
regulations.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31

fronts of the present day demand a
cavalry horse of the thoroughbred type
that will permit long distances to be
covered in a minimum of time. The
histories of all wars tell us that the
cavalry horse never gets his full ration
of oats in active campaign, and we all
know that the thoroughbred requires
more nourishment than the smaller,
more compactly built horse of less fine
breeding.
The Morgan,horses of this university
are fed six quarts of oats a day, and
sometimes four quarts, depending upon
the amount of work demanded of them.
These horses drill two hours every day,
besides being used on mounted pass,
but they never get more than six quarts
of oats a day. A big thoroughbred on
this ration would not be able to do the
same amount of work; therefore in the
field, when the forage ration is low,
the Morgan type of horse would be
ready to start on his journey, while the
big thoroughbred would not.
The hard service peculiar to cavalry
in active campaign, in my opinion, re-
quires a horse low on his legs, of rather
strong bone and full form-a horse that
when even in thin flesh does not show it;
one whose muscular development, en-
ergy and reserve power are denoted by
a certain balance and uniformity not
often seen in the trotters and saddlers.
In this mountainous region there is
no rule of the road to walk your horse
up or down hill, for if you do you won't
get home before dark. There are many
Morgans in this town from % to 80
years of age that cover as high as 80
miles a day, up and down hill, in all
kinds of weather, and do it with their
heads and tails up, never tagging and
always ready for more work.
FRANK ToMPKINs,
Capt, 18th Cal.
From the Army and Navy Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31
BRYAN TO BE IN CABINET.
Announcement From Miami That
He Will Be The Secretary of
State.

Miami, Fla, Jan. 30. Conferences be-
tween William j. Bryan and other
prominent Democratic leaders, includ-
ing Henry E. Alexander of Trenton, N.
j., a close personal friend of President
elect Wilson, resulted in the
ment late last night that Mr.. Bryan had
given a positive assurance that he
would accept the portfolio of Secretary
of State in the Wilson cabinet. Mr..
Alexander left early today for Trenton
and he is believed to be the bearer of
Mr.. Bryan's answer to Mr.. Wilson.
Mr.. Bryan will, it is said, remain at
his winter home here until the last of
February when he will leave for Wash
ington to attend the inauguration cere-
monies.
Washington, Jan. 30.-The report
from Mama, Fla, concerning William
j. Bryan's place in the Wilson cabinet
spread through the capitol toward mid
day and aroused widespread interest and
comment among senators and represen-
tatlves. There was some misgivings at
the outset as to accepting the report in
the absence of an authoritative state
ment direct from the principals and be-
cause of the frequency of cabinet states
appearing of late.
However, the prevailing view was that
the report was in line with what had
been expected for some time by those
leaders having close relations with the
President-elect and Mr.. Bryan. Some
of the leaders, in the confidence of both
the P~resident-elect and Mr.. Bryan, as
serted their belief in the accuracy of the
statement that Mr.. Bryan has accepted
the portfolio.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31
FRIDAY. JANUARY 81, 1913.
THOUSANDS TO GREET WILSON.
Wsshinaton Expects the Largest
Crowd That Ever Attended
INAUGURATION.

Washington, Jan. 80. Prospects that
the largest crowd that ever gathered
here for an inauguration will witness
the ceremonies incident to the Undue
ton into office of President-elect Wilson
were apparent at the booster day"
meeting of the inaugural committee
today.
According to figures made public
0 1000 national %guardsmen and mem
bers of other organizations have ar
ranged to attend the inauguration.
These figures, however, indicate only a
portion of the big host that is making
arrangements to visit the Capital. The
following are among the organizations
which applied today for position in the
inaugural parade:
St. Johns Military Academy of New
York; Massachusetts guardsmen, 5000;
New York National Guard, 1000; New
Jersey National Guard, $500; Emmett
Guards, Worcester, Mass. Purdue Uni
versity Cadets, 100; Boy Scouts of the
Ollltu DIdleS, 1,OOO, ldHlnldly lloil 1
New York, 1900.
Plans are now complete for the stand
from which the new president and his
family will review the parade. The
stand, directly in front of the White
House, will be a replica of the Month
cello home of Thomas Jefferson. A
small forest of cedar trees will sur
round the place and in the branches will
be hundreds of electric lights. Calcium
lights from across the way will be
thrown on the President to show him to
the crowds in Lafayette square.
According to suffragette leaders, the
sutfragists not only will erect a
stand south of the treasury department
for their parade on March 3, but hope
to be granted use of inaugural review
ing stands on the south side of Pennsyl-
vania avenu
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31

useful, both as a paddle and a rudder,
to urge it onward and to direct it in its
ourse A mature beaver weighs from
40 to 60 pounds and its life is from Is
to 20 years.
The animal prefers the northern side
of the stream for the advantage of the
sun, and when possible, takes the bank
of an island rather than that of the main
land, as it affords greater security from
attacks. In this selection, however, its
instinct frequently misleads it, as it has
been known to build in situations where
it has been unable to procure food. and
where it has, consequently, persisted
from starvation. - Burlington Free
Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31

fox pelts in the open market, but he
was assured by the minister of agricul-
ture that the figures were correct.
"Six pairs of breeding foxes" said
Mr.. Watson, "have been sold for $780,
600 ($100, 000) to a Russian syndicate,
which intends to compete with the Can
adams. The supply of furs for the next
five years will be small because the
foxes are to be kept for breeding pur-
poses"
Inquiries among the furriers of the
West End show that recent purchasers
of the coats, ranging from $1,000 $4,000
to $1,000 (Sl5, 000) included five mem
bers of Parliament, eight peers, II
bankers and three actresses.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31
/ KILLED, 2 DYING.
Auto Cut in Half by Express Train
on L. /. r.


A flying e%astbound baggage express
train cut through an automobile on what
is known as Lords crossing, Inwood, L.
l., Thursday. The machine was lifted
bodily into the air and sent hurting into
a field.
When the passengers and the train
crew of the express ran to the spot and
lifted the twisted mass of scrap iron,
one mar was found dead beneath it and
two others hurt so badly that their
wounds are believed to be mortal.
The dead man is Leu Fischer, 40
years old, of Bayside avenue Inwood.
He was instantly killed.
The injured are: Herbert Cromwell,
Is years old, Bayside avenue, Inwood,
back broken and other" injuries; reported
to be dying.
Chauncey Cornell, 81 years old, of
Bayside avenue, Inwood, said to be
dying.
1t was at 1880 a. m. that the accident
occurred. The three men in the auto
mobile were all employees of the Mullen
q Buckley furniture and hardware con-
Germ on Central avenue, Far Rockaway.
They were on their way to work.
Cromwell had a small garage on Bay
side avenue, where he kept a touring
car, the property of the furniture com
pany. He used this to transport him
self and his fellow employees to work.
AS was his usual custom he started out
at an early hour and picked Fischer and
Cornell up on the way.
There is a westbound express due at
the place of accident, which is a grade
crossing, at 1922. AS the men reached
it they glanced along the track and saw
that the w%estbound train had appeared
in the distance.
The attention of the three was en-
tirely occupied by that train, which they
tried to cross in front of. They failed
to see the two car eastbound baggage
express train known as No. 3, bound
from Far Rockaway to. Jamaica. 1t
was going very fast.
With their eyes still on the west
bound train the three men in the car
bumped over on the %eastbound track.
That instant the express train flashed
into the small touring car which offered
about as much resistance to it as if it
had been made of cardboard. The train
cut squarely through the middle of it.
Fischer's body was mangled. The
other two lay groaning beside the
wreck of what had once been an auto
mobile.
The train stopped quickly and the
passengers and crew piled from it to
see what was amiss. Cromwell and
Cornell were picked up and placed in
an ambulance which hurried them
to St. Joseph's hospital. There
it was said that there was small hope
for their recovery.
AS a result of the accident about fifty
feet of the third rail was ripped up, and
all the electric trains in the Rockaways
were stalled for over two hours
Brooklyn Eagle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31
Taxi nuns Woman Down.

While crossing the street at Clinton
avenue and Fulton street, Brooklyn,
Nj 5. Gertrude V. Green, 81 years old,
of 533 Clinton avenue, which is one of
the best neighborhoods of Brooklyn,
was knocked down and seriously in
jured Saturday night by a taxicab.
The driver of tine taxi stopped his ma
chine, picked Mrs. Green up, put her in
the car and hurried with her to the Cum
berland Street hospital, where DIR.
Brodhead said she was suffering from
conclusion of the brain as well as a
lacerated scalp and general Commissions
of the body.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31
SPARROW HAWKS ATTACK
WORKMEN.

Workmen who have been painting the
tower of College Hall on the Vanderbilt
campus were attacked while suspended
on their lofty scaffold by two diminu-
tive sparrow hawks, the self appointed
guardians of the tower.
One of the birds the workman said,
lighted upon n of the g%argoyles of
the tower Don after the painting was
started and after a few moments of
accommodating sailed into the ''mere
man." pecking at his head and beating
him with its wings. The workman
fought back, but the bird was not hurt.
Its cries brought its mate to it's assist
ance and together the birds continued
the battle.
A lucky strike of the workman's
paint brush at last sem one of the
hawks away and the other soon fol-
lowed. The workman said that the
birds were small but that he was afraid
his eyes would be pecked out before
he could beat the hawks away. The
behavior of the birds is strange, as
this is not the nesting season, and they
presumably had no reason for wanting
to guard their tower except the fact
that it had been their home for several
years. Barely if ever before have
sparrow hawks been known to attack a
human being. Nashville Democrat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31
Autoist Begins Six Months Term

After a legal battle of more than a
year, James H. Horsfall, superinten-
dent of a Lowell dyehouse, a prominent
club man of Lowell, yesterday after
noon began a six months sentence in
the Lowell Jail for recklessly driving the
automobile that killed Miss Ruth Kit
fridge, an aged woman, on the state.
road at Wilmington, Nov. II, 1911.
Sentence was pronounced by Judge
Chase in the superior criminal court at
East Cambridge.
Horsfall was tried a year ago on
charges of recklessly driving an auto
mobile and leaving an injured person in
the road. He was sentenced to six
months in the house of correction
and fined 5000. Judge Mclaughlin,
granted a stay of sentence to permit
counsel to appeal to the supreme court.
That tribunal quashed the charge of
leaving an injured person in the road
and sustained the finding of reckless
driving. Boston Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31
A HORSE SHOE FOR EACH.

The output of horseshoes in the coun-
try last year is announced to be about
40, 900, 600, or one for each of our
human population. This ought to bring
us all good luck. We give these figures,
however, to show that the horse is still
with us. More heavy horses are being
used, consequently thehmanufacturers
are making more heavy horse shoes and
less light ones. The heavy horse takes
a shoe of greater weight but it will last
longer because he does not travel so
fast as the driving horses and others of
1900 pounds and less.
From 1900 to 1910 the number of
horses in the United States increased
from 10, 600, 900 to p, 800, 600, while
their valne during that period rose from
an average of $40 per head to 500. In
1900 the government reported the mule
population to be 2,25O, COO; in 1910 it
had doubled. 1t is estimated that the
number of work horses, not counting
those on the ranges, increased 465, 600
last year. Our Dumb Animals.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31
FUR COATS AT 49, 900 EACH.
Black and Silver Fox Now the
Most Expensive Kind.

London, Jan. 25-According to Lon
don furriers the most expensive furs
now on the market are pelts of black
and silver foxes from Prince Edward
Island. These are so costly that they
can only be obtained by private sale.
A single pelt of the black fox fetches
from $3.50 to $3.50, and for a woman's
coat at least four pelts are necessary,
AT a public sale at the beginning of the
winter one pelt brought $3.50.
Harrison Watson, the official agent
for Prince Edward Island, states that
he himself was sceptical when he heard
of the fabulous price commanded by
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31
THE MORGAN HORSE FOR
CAVALRY.
Norwich University, Office Of the Com
mandant.

Norwich University, Office of the Com
mandant.
Mortified, VT, Jan. IA, 1913.
To the editor of the Army and Navy
Journal:
/ have read with much interest tn e
different articles appearing in the Jour
nal from time to time stating what the
type of cavalry horse should be. Much
has been said in favor of the thorough
bred, and lately the standard bred has
forged to the front.
My service in Vermont has brought
me into close touch with the Morgan
horse, and / am convinced that he is
the type we should cultivate in our
cavalry. 1t is argued in favor of the
thoroughbred that the broad battle
Webster City freeman., 1913-02-25
NO WARSH|PS'
men LOSE IN
COMMITTEE
Naval Bill Providing Two Dread
naughts is Re-
ported
SHARP FIGHT IS ASSURED
Economy Advocates Promise Stub
born Opposition on Floor
of House.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 21.-The
naval appropriation bill, carrying
$146, 100000 and authorizing two
battleships, one transport. one sup
ply ship, six torpedo boat destroyers
and four submarines, was reported
late yesterday to the house. 1t prob
ably will be taken up today. Secre-
tary Meyer was on the floor Of the
house when the measure was
brought in.
A final vote on the battleship con-
struction question, over which there
had been a contest for weeks, was
taken at the last moment. An
amendment to provide for one bat
tleship instead of two was lost, 9 to
12, the economy advocates gaining
two votes.
Representatives Gregg Of Texas.
Hensley of Missouri, Buchanan of H.
linois and Witherspoon of Mississip-
pi gave notice that they would file a
minority report Representative
Tribble of Georgia, one of the lead
ing mo battleship" men, said he did
not intend to flibuster against the
measure, but would oppose it on the
floor of the house and insist upon a
recorded vote.
The big navy men of the house
were confident last night of putting
the bill through as reported. Senti-
ment on the battleship question
among the democrats is said to be
almost equally divided, while con-
siderable majority of the republicans
favor building at least two this year.
Last year, when only one battle
ship was authorized, the navy bill
appropriated s123,151. .53s. This
year, besides providing for two
dreadnaughts, the committee in
creased the amount for pay for the
navy by about $2,000,006 and made
increases in the allow
ance. for armor, armament, ammuni-
tion, fuel and supplies
Webster City freeman., 1913-02-25
DARING H0LD-UP IN
COLORADO SALOON
Trio of Masked Highwaymen Relieve
Prospectors at Eagle Of Money
and Valuables.

Leadville, Colo, Feb. 22-.-The
three bandits who held up saloon
at Eagle Thursday night and secur-
ed $4,000, are still at large. The
sheriff and deputies are searching
the mountains. The saloon was
crowded with prospectors on their
way to report rich silver strike
when the three masked men entered
with drawn revolvers. Two of the
hoIdups kept the men covered while
the third relieved them of their
money and jewelry Before search
ing the victims the robbers placed a
piece of canvas on the floor and pill
ed the valuables on it. When they
had finished they rolled up the can-
vas backed out of the door, leaped
onto their horses and disappeared.
Webster City freeman., 1913-02-25
MADE HALF MILLION
FLEEC|NG TOURISTS
Police Believe They Have Clever
Swindler.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 22.-Lee
Rial, one of the alleged leaders Of a
national racetrack swindling ring
which is under investigation here,
was held yesterday for trial on the
charge of grand larceny. His bail
was fixed at $4,000. The charge
against him was the result of the al
legged fleeing of G. P. Freisz, an H.
linois man, out of more than $4,000
in fake poolroom. E. c. "Poker"
Davis, a well known sporting char
acter, who was arrested with Rial,
is out on bail.
The investigation, which started
when Freisz reported his loss, has
led, the police assert, to the dis
covery that the sWindlers have a
well directed organization to fleece
transcontinental tourists and that
their operations, conducted under
official protection, have netted them
close to half a million dollars.
Agents have been used by the gang
to ride the transcontinental trains
and entice victims to the fake pool
rooms, several of which have been
found in the nearby beach towns.
Webster City freeman., 1913-02-25
Notice of Probating Will.

To all whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the Office of the
clerk of the district court of Iowa.
in and for Hamilton county, an in
strument in writing, purporting to
be the last will and testament Of
Anthony Hale, late of said county,
deceased, and that 2 o'clock p. m.
of the 10th day of March, 1913, has
been fixed for the probate of said
will, at which time you can appear
before the district court at the court
house in the said county and show
cause, If any there be, why said will
should not be admitted to probate.
Witness my hand affixed at the
court house in Webster City, Iowa,
this 7th day of February, 1913.
j. C. Sterling,
39f3 Clerk District Court
Webster City freeman., 1913-02-25
DEMON CARGO FIRES
and SINKS VESSEL
Metallic Sodium Cases, Cast Into
Sea, Explode and Jump
Back ON Ship.

London, Feb. 21.-The story OF
the Demon Cargo" of the steamship
Hardy was written into the records
of the Kings bench through the tes-
timony of her captain.
On a voyage from Teport, with a
large cargo OF mineral waters, con-
signed to London firm, the water
reached a quantity of metallic So
dunn, which also was part of the
cargo, setting it afire
The captain, not being aware Of
the nature of the sodium, played the
hose on it, with the result that two
tons Of it were set afire, and there
was serious series of explosions.
Nonplused, the captain ordered all
of the cases of sodium heaved into
the sea. When this was done the
force of explosion of the sodium in
contact with the water caused sew
eral of the. cases to jump back again
aboard the ship and the vessel it.
self caught fire.
There was another explosion in
the cargo, which caused the vessel
to break amidship and sink. The
mate was drowned, but the captain
and crew were saved
The story came out in an action
for damages against steamship COM
pany for the loss of the mineral
water. The court awarded the plain
tiff $1,000 damages with costs and
to the captain that he
seemed to have had the devil
among the sailors when the water
got in"
Webster City freeman., 1913-02-25

ferent medicines he had tried. About
six months ago he saw Doan's Kid
ney Pills recommended In the To-
cal papers aud got box. They
reached the root Of the trouble and
in a short time brought q great i'm
provement. His back grew stronger
and every symptom OF kidney COM
plant disappeared. Other members
Webster City freeman., 1913-02-25
A WAY OUT.
A Resident of Webster City Shows
the Way.

There's one effective way to re-
lieve kidney backache.
Linirnent and plasters may relieve
it;
But they seldom reach the cause.
Backache is cause to suspect the
Kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for disor-
dered kidneys.
Webster City people back them
up. Read case Of it:
Mrs. ]. w. Hurst. $40 James St..
Webster City, Iowa, says: About
six months ago a member Of my
family began to use Doan's Kidney
Pills. He had suffered for a long
time from kidney trouble and had
not received much benefit from DIFF
Webster City freeman., 1913-02-25
Another Doctor Coming.

Woodstock News: We learn that
DIR. J. c. Smith expects on his re-
turn home from Des Moines that he
and Mrs Smith will locate in Web
ster City. If this is true his home
In woodstock will make a fine place
for some one. The doctor has lik-
ing for paved streets and good roads.