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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-02-06
Music Teacher Killed by Auto.

Miss Josephine Thompson, a music
teacher, left her home, No. 100 Amity
street, Brooklyn, Wednesday evening,
and started for her studio at Clinton
street and Atlantic avenue. In front
of the Dudley Memorial Home for
Nurses at Amity and Henry streets,
she met Mrs. Catherine Edwards of No.
12O Amity street and for time the two
talked.
On leaving Mrs. Edwards the music
teacher started to cross Amity street,
just as a gray touring car, running
west at high rate of speed, APP
preached.
Before Miss Thompson could step
aside the car struck her and knocked
her half way to the other side of the
street, where she lay bleeding and un-
conscious. Mrs. Edwards later told
the police that for a second the chauf-
feur halted. Then a woman, who was
in the tonneau of the car, screamed:
"For Gods sake, go on!'
The chauffeur put on speed and swung
south at Henry street. There broken
milk bottle cut the tires of the auto
mobile and two of them exploded, but
the chauffeur continued on his way and
disappeared. carrying with him on the
front of his machine Miss Thompson's
coat and furs, which had been torn off.
Mrs. Edwards went to her friend and
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-02-06
AUTOMOBILE RUNS WILD ABOUT
STORE.

Stratled out of a rush-hour reverie,
his hand hanging inert from the bell
cord the conductor of a Woodward
avenue street car in Detroit blocked
traffic for several minutes the other
evening while he gazed, open mouthed,
into the brightly lighted interior of the
Studebaker automobile store.
For once, traffic was willing to be
blocked. The sight that had so strange
ly affected the collector of fares struck
others just as forcibly.
Inside the store an automobile was
obviously running wild
So far as human beings were con-
cerned, the automobiles Studebaker
-Four" touring canvas empty. Its
lamps were all blazing and it was in
rapid motion.
Along the Charlotte avenue side the
car would glide, turning just in time to
avoid crashing into the glass front.
Its tail light would CLEAN until it
reached the back of the room, when it
would swerve and charge at the side,
where it would again miss collision by
an eyelash. The next turn would bring
it back on its course again, casting the
binding rays of its headlights into the
eyes of the amazed beholders.
A crowd gathered. For time those
in the front row would dodge the
charging car. Later on their confidence
grew for they saw that the car, in
stead of turning by some lucky acct
dent was following circle and making
each lap in a definite track Then
somebody noted that, on the dust GOV.
er that trinity enclosed the cars tor,
lay cat, oblivious to all excitement
and sound asleep.
A policeman worked his way through
the throng and tried the door, which
opened readily. He lodged the car anc
made his way to the offices in the rear
where he found A.. K. Mckinney, thu
branch manager.
There's a crazy automobile runnin
round your front ROOM" calculated /,
cop.
"Never mind it," replied Mckinney
ITS demonstration.
"Of what?"
"Irreversible steering gear, if 20,
know what that Misunderstanding gea
that stays put and doesn't rack you
| arms ont at tho cOck of -
well, irreversible steerin' or not
you can't block the avenue with it
And the next thing it'll be running GU
through one of them windows"
well, it's my car and my store an
my windows, isn't it?"
The cop went outside and vainly i'm
plored the. spectators to "move on.
The car kept running circles. Tn
crowd grew. And the cat slept on.
Throughout the week of the Detroi
automobile show. the whole process
was repeated nightly. Now and the
someone would rescue "Studebaker,
the Office cat, from his perch on tn
top. He took it good naturally bu
would wait for the cars next lap whe
he would cleverly climb back aboard
resuming his solitary joy ride. TIL
Sunday Times Union, Jacksonville, Fla
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-02-06
Speeds with His Autos Victim to
HOSPITAL in Vain.

Thomas Coyle, thirty-nine years, a
laborer of No. 280 West Tenth street,
was killed at Hudson and Christopher
streets by an auto owned and operated
by Julius c. Hymes of No. LOG West
One Hundred and Fourteenth street.
Mr.. Hymes stopped the car, lifted
Coyle in and sped to St. Vincent's hos
Eital, stopping only long enough to pick
up Patrolman James Mcclure of the
Charles street police station. No ar
rest was made.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-02-06
Wheel Of Taxi Takes Flight
Through Avenue Window.

An odd accident happened when the
rim of a wheel of a taxicab owned by
Otto Onheitler of No. 841 East Fifty
sixth street and driven by James Lawler
of No. 2119 West Forty-sixth street
flew off in Fifth avenue, near Forty
sixth street.
Swimming ever the heads of several
persons, it smashed through the big
plate glass window of the Grande
Maison de Blanc at No. $40 Fifth ave-
nue.. Broken glass tore several costly
gowns on display there. New York
World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-02-06

Foreign universities are now receiv-
ing some of the large private bene-
factions for which they have long
envied American institutions. Cam
bridge University has recently received
$3.50. 900 for general purposes, and $50,
600 for chair of astrophysics; Bristol
University has had gift of 500. OOC
from one donor, $50, 900 from another.
and $3.50, 900 from two others; Glasgow
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-02-06
Truck Driver Held for Death

John H. Mcdonald, an auto truck
driver, was arraigned in the Maiden
district court on charge of man.
slaughter as the result OF the death OF
w. Clinton Morse of 10 Granville street,
Maiden, last Saturday on Main street.
He pleaded not guilty and was held in
$1,000 bail for hearing. Boston Her
aid.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-02-06
No Bseksshs orkIdnsy Pains.

II you have pains in the back, urinary bladder,
or kidney trouble. di.sinsss and lack of merry
try hsshsr Gray's AROhATIC-L1AF. the
pleasant herb remedy. AZ . tssis laxative IL had
ne equal Al Druggists. - By sail. o0sA Askj
fs-Say SAMPLE FRKn. Address the Aother|
Gray Co.. Lefoy. N. Y. as
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-02-06
M1DDLEBuRY REGISTER

Terms Strictly in Advance.
SIX MONTHS IN VERMONT -------- so
THREE MONTHS IN vEMoNT 1890 40
ONE YEAR Outside of Vermont, - $1.25
ONE YEAR Outside of U. s., $500 1.50
The Register will be found on file at
the Congressional Library reading room,
Washington, d. G.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
First ofAdministration Program
Measures introduced In
Congress.
HELPS THE MAN WHO RENTS
Bill Embodies Ideas of President and
Secretary of Agriculture on Sub
ject of Farm Credits-Of
Vast Importance.

Washington, D. C=Legislation, far
overshadowing in importance to the
Missouri Valley farmers the pending
trust measures, has been introduced
in congress-the first of the admins
tration program for farm credits.
Two bills will embody the ideas of
the President and the secretary of
agriculture upon this subject One
bill will cover the field OF long time
farm loans with a primary object of
making it easier for renters to be-
come farm owners. The second bill
will take up the proposition of max
ing it easier and cheaper for the farm
er to obtain short time loans to tide
him over the harvesting of his corn
or wheat crops and to help him get
the crop to market.
1t was the long time loan" bill
which was introduced in the senate
and house. The second bill-the per
sonal credit measure-will not be
presented for several weeks, it was
said.
The measures as prepared by the
committee and bearing the stamp of
approval Of the administration will.
if passed by congress, have a partic
ularly important bearing upon the
farm finance of the great Middle West
region, where the problem of finan-
cling between crops is a most serious
one.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
HIenEsT SEAS EVER KNOWS
Trinidad Light on Pacific Coast Near
Eureka, CAL, Smashed by Waves
Seven Persons Drowned
at Los Angeles.

San Francisco, Cal-The highest
seas known on the Pacific Coast since
first it was charted and lighted for
navigation by the United States gov
eminent were recorded during the re-
cent series of gales
II. W. Rhodes, lighthouse inspector
for the Eighteenth district, is in re-
ceipt of reports from the keepers in
his charge giving the facts The light
on Trinidad head, near Eureka, Cal.
was put cut last week by surf that
smashed in the thick protecting panes
of glass surrounding it, and disar-
ranged the lenses.
Trinidad head rises $50 feet above
the sea level. The light is perched
on a shelf of rock about half way up
and the lens is 200 feet above the
margin of the surf
The highest previous comber, re-
corded some years ago, leaped the
summit of Tillamook light, on Tilla-
nook rock, off the coast of Oregon.
and smashed in the glasses.
The highest sea en- the south coast
swept ever the summit of the light on
San Pedro breakwater, seventy-three
feet up.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
FATAL KANSAS PRISON FIGHT
One Prisoner Killed and Another
Wounded in Attack on Hia-
watha Guard.

Hiawatha, Kan.-One man is dead
and another probably fatally wound
ed as result of an attempted jail
break at dinner time here.
The dead man is Ernest Wallace, 81
years old, and the wounded man is
John Phillips, 40 years old. Both
were facing trial on charges of horse
stealing.
Warning that the two men would
make an effort to escape was con-
veyed to Sheriff n. T. Moore through
a note written presumably by another
of the prisoners in the Jail. He was
on guard in the corridor outside when
o. NJ. Barlow, jailer, went into the
cells to serve the prisoners dinner.
Phillips and Wallace leaped upon
Barlow and were oveTpowering him
when the sheriff entered and began
firing. Wallace was shot through the
head and heart and Phillips, a one
armed man, was shot through the
body Wallace died an hour later.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
WILL INVESTIGATE STRIKES
House Adopts Resolution to Probe
Conditions in Both Colorado
and Michigan.

Washington, d. ca sweeping in
vestigation of strike conditions in the
coal fields of Colorado and the copper
district of Michigan was authorized
by the house.
BY a vote of Isl to Is. the house
adopted the resolution of Represen-
tative Heating (Colo.) empowering
the mines and mining committee to
make inquiry as to conditions in Colo
RADIO and Michigan in which the fed
eral government might be concerned.
Hearings will be conducted in the
strike regions by subcommittee or
subcommittee which will start west
as soon as arrangements can be made
for the trip. The resolution carries
authority to subpoena witnesses for
testimony under oath and to require
the production of records and papers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
SIxMExICAN PLOTTERS SHOT
Huerta Orders Death of Gen. Gonzales
and Five Other Leaders in
Conspiracy.

The City of Mexico.-Gen. Fernando
Gonzales, son of a former president of
Mexico, and five other leaders i'm
plicated in the plot agains. Gen.
Huerta, were secretly shot here, it
was reported.
1t was stated that Hureta gave
direct orders for the men to be killed
and that he ordered the immediate.
shooting of everybody arrested in con-
nection with the alleged plot.
Many members of the police depart
ment were dismissed on order Of
Huerta, following the discovery of an
alleged plot to assassinate him next
Sunday, and the arrest of the accused
leaders.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
CALLING ON BUSY MEN.

or course no man should be so busy
that he cannot entertain friend and
talk to such friend without revealing
the anxieties that possibly besiege his
mind And no one should call upon
busy man and discuss with him the
height of the Himalayas or the exist
ence of the fourth dimension The
thing to do is to come to the point
zmmediately after the greetings, un-
less the busy man himself indicates
an excursion among old scenes, old
memories and old friends. which he
IS very apt to do, If occasion requires.
regardless of the demands of business
Old friendships to busy man are
like shaft of light across the gloom,
but let the busy man pioneer the way
Sometimes he won't He has note
to pay at the bank and it closes in ten
minutes, or perhaps there is man
waiting who owes him SO which he
wants to pay. We never know the
contingencies that crowd on busy
man. The caller should be man or
discernment. He should be able to
tell exactly how long he ought to stay
and not wait for the busy man to
show his hand. This may all seem
cold philosophy, but it isn't; it is TAX
ing fact at its real value and inject
ing it into conduct. Take the case OF
paying respects to high public func-
tionary. That is no occasion for
discussion of woman suffrage or home
rule in Ireland. for it will take more
than a minute to discuss these and
that is the limit of paying respect
visit, unless the functionary insists
several times on your staying. which
insistence you are safe to discredft in
nearly every case.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14

1t may be that the movement In
England for the purchase of a large
stock Of radium at present prices. to
be used for the benefit of humanity,
is premature-for present prices of ra-
dunn are enormous. 1t is extremely
likely that the cost of radiuLn will be
brought down before very long. The
London Daily Mirror says two British
scientists, Holfe and Smith, have dis
covered method of extracting radium
economically from the residue of van
adium ore imported from Colorado.
The vanadiuEl is used in the Inanufac-
ture of steel. The presence of radium
in this ore has been known, but its ex-
traction was too expensive to make it
worth while, and for this reason the
residue usually has been employed for
road making. By the new process 200
milligrammes can be obtained from
twenty tons of the residue. All the
radium in twenty tons of residue can
be concentrated in a single ton in a
few days. The final extraction takes
several months, but it is hoped that
this period will be shortened.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
HAS THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS
New York District Attorney is Eusy
Securing Evidence of Graft
Among Politicians.

New York.-With the bank ac>
counts of sixteen politicians, includ-
ing Charles F. Murphy of Tammany
Hall and James E. Gaffney, alleged
"bagman,' now in his possession,
District Attorney Whitman has start
ed search of the records of every
bank in the state in an effort to OBJ
tain evidence showing the existence
OF plot to loot the state Of vast
sums of money.
Whitman expects to get his hands
on the bank accounts of many other
politicians If legal obstacles are put
in this way James w. Osborne, spe-
cial investigator for Governor Glynn.
will aid the district attorney Os-
borne has statewide authority so
that in case Whitman may desire ac-
counts outside his district Osborne
will order the probe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
DIRECT ELECTION NOW AFACT
BY a Vote of IS to 10 Senate Seated
Maryland Man Chosen by
Direct Vote.

Washington, ID. C.-No special ses-
sion of the Missouri legislature will
be needed to amend the STATE Primary
law so as to provide for the direct
election of United States senators.
The senate itself ended that dispute
when, by vote of So to Is, it decided
that Blair Lee of Maryland, chosen
by a direct vote, was entitled to a
seat in that body. The significance
of the vote was that it declared that
the Seventeenth Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States al
ready was in effect-that in states
where the legislature had not pro-
vided machinery for direct election
of senators, the senators would have
to be chosen by direct vote if they
expected to retain their seats in the
senate.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
WRECK ON THE ROCK ISLAND
One Man Killed and Three Others In.
jured When a Freight Locomo-
tive Turned Over.

Trenton, Mo.-Conductor Frank
Neal of Trenton was killed when
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
freight locomotive turned over n
Grindstone Hill, between Altamont
and Weatherby. on the st. Joseph
branch.
Edgar CrCmer of West Plains, No..
the fireman, was badly scalded and
may die. Michael J. Burke, the en-
gineer is in a dangerous condition
from scalding and freezing, and the
brakeman, Roy Miller, has a frac-
tured left arm.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
COCKTAILS IS NAMED
President Appoints Canal BUILD
er as First Civil Governor {
of Panama Zone.
EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED
Existence of Present Commission
Ends April 1-Change in Title
Causes Change in Pay.

Washington, d. determination OF
a permanent government for the Pan
anna Canal zone, to supersede the
Isthmian Canal Commission on April
L, was authorized by President Will
son with the announcement that the
nomination of Col George w. Goeth-
ais to be first governor of the Panama
canal would be sent to the senate in
few days.
Colonel Cocktails idea of a zone
man" government. is carried out in
the executive order, which was made
public by Secretary Garrison imme-
diately after the cabinet meeting. The
authority of the governor is to be SUI
preme, under the secretary of war.
Official notification of his selection
was cabled to Colonel Goethals at
Panama. Secretary Garrison, who
personally told the colonel he would
be made the first governor when he
visited the canal zone last summer,
said he was confident there would be
no question about acceptance. The
change in title will mean a loss of
$4,000 a year to the head of the zone,
as the governors salary will. be $10.-
600 and he now receives $4,000 as
chairman of the commission.
Secretary Garrison announced that
it was proposed to resolve the mem
bers of the commission, with the ex-
ception of Colonel Goethals, into a
new commission to arrange for and
conduct the ceremonies incident to
the opening of the canal. Congress
will be asked to provide the neces-
sary legislation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
EX-SENATOR cULLOM DEAD
End Came to Lincoin's Personal
Friend in Washington After
Short Illness.

Washington, D. C--FNormer Senator
Shelby NJ Cullom of Illinois died here
after an illness of more than week.
during which he lowered between life
and death. His last words were
wish that he might have lived to see
the completion of the national me-
mortal to Abraham Lincoln, who was
his personal friend Since his retire
ment from the senate last March, Mr.
Cullom had been resident member of
the commission created by congress
to build the s2.Oo0,000 Lincoln Me-
orial.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14

Criticism of lavish expenditure at
funerals, which is renewed in this
country every few years, has received
fresh provocation from recent pub
locations regarding the amounts paid
for the last rites of workingmen
killed by accident and leaving little
provision for wives and families.
Think of $3.50 devoted to the single
item of the purchase of a casket in
such case. which is said to be an
extravaganza of common occurrence.
The way to remedy an evil of this
kind is not to make a new law, but
to create a wholesome public senti-
ment Without public sentiment be-
hind it a law could not be enforced.
and with such sentiment it will not
be needed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
KILLED WHILE AT HIS BATH
A Chicago Manufacturer EIectrocised
While Using a Small Massage
Machine.

Chicago, nl.-Lazarus /. Silverman,
president of manufacturing con-
Germ, was electrocuted while using a
small electrical massage machine in
his bath. Mr.. Silverman was dead
when his son found him. On his
chest, with the motor running at top
speed, lay the massage apparatus, the
casing so hot it had burned the flesh.
The machine was connected with an
ordinary electric light socket
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14

Now just as we have accepted the
theory that finger tip prints are the
only protection against illegal passing
of checks comes an Italian expert"
who says this is no good. but the
palm of mans hand must be photo
graphed instead if positive identitica-
ton is wanted. Why not photograph
the man himself and have done with
st?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14

The postal authorities have decid-
ed that it is not Illegal for anyone out
side the postal service to sell postage.
stamps at profit This leaves it
open for the druggist who is reused
from slumber at 2 a m. by custom
er who wants a two-cent stamp and
look at the city directory to take fit
ting revenge
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
Harder to Get Into the U. S.

Washington, d. C.-More immi-
grants are being debarred from this
country tnan last year, according to
figures by the bureau of immigration
jusc made public
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
Lion Kills movie Man.

Marobi. British East African en-
counter with a lion caused the death
here of Fritz SCHNEIDER. a member of
an American moving picture expedi-
ton, VIII was taking pictures of wild
animals in their natural surroundings
in Africa
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14

Los Angeles, Cal-Seven persons
drowned, all forms of overland trans
portation either tied up or handi-
capped seriously; six trainloads of
passengers marooned, and this part
of the state damaged to the extent of
more than a million dollars-this is
the result of the unprecedented storm
which has been raging.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
Became Maniac in sleep.

Columbus, O.-Awakened by rough
shaking, Mrs. Murray Moore found
her husband had become a maniac in
his sleep. Moore jerked his wife from
bed, dragged her through a window
to a porch roof and pulled her after
him in a leap to the ground Her
shrieks aroused the neighbors and
Moore was overpowered.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14

New York police have discovered
that petty criminals have been hiring
substitutes to take their places in
prison. 1t would be interesting tc
learn just how the substitutes were
substituted
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
To investigate Asylum Death.

Oklahoma City-Gov. Lee Cruce has
ordered an investigation by the board
OF control into the death of Frank s.
Fomeroy, patient in the asylum for
the insane, caused, it is charged, by
three attendants with kicks and blows.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14

AS to estimate that $4,000. 900
worth of eggs are lost each year by
being broken. we presume to be meant
that they were broken when not de-
sired. How an egg can be used for
anything without breaking it has not
yet been discovered
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
Prenarinu for Bic CROPS.

New York, n. Prospects of a
huge wheat crop in the Middle West.
which will tax the facilities of the
railroads, are responsible for an or
der for 5000 freight cars given re-
Gently by the Union Pacific railroad
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14

As many OF the aigrettes seized
so far by the customs authorities are
artificial. the women owners are be-
tween the horns of a dilemma They
must either lose their priced orna-
ments or publicly confess they are
wearing limitations.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
Try To Wreck Fast Mail.

St. Louis-The lives of many pas
sengers were imperiled when an at
tempt was made to wreck the Iron
Noun tain's fast mail train, which left
here st 2:30 o'clock in the morning.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-02-14
An Avauanche Killed Three.

Storrs, Utah--With a roar that
could be heard for miles an avalanche.
sweeping down the mountain side
here, killed three persons and injured
three other persons.