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Six Animals Attack Dietrich
When He Enters Their
Cage.
ONE ESCAPES FROM CAR
Platoon of Police and Fir,
Company Required to Get
Slain Mans Body Away
from the Beasts.

Chicago juno 2i.-Enorson D. Dietrich.
Brooklyn manager Of thcatricA. pro-
ductlon presenting a n,ouDe OF ttained
Hons, was killed and partly devou-cd to-
night By six liens wren his entered the
car in which they we're Gagged.
While the keepers were trying to re-
cover Dietrlch's bod from the beasts. a
lion escaped from an adjoining caEe and
terprised residents Of the thickly
populated quarter IN witch the car stood
The escaped lion fnely was driven
back 70 It's car. .'avir7 harmct no
one
a pike POLE from the fire department.
finally was useG n withdraw Dietrich's
body from the lions after IT had been
sprinkled with formadehyde 70 drive the
animals away.
George McCord keeper Of the lions
was unable to help Dietrich.
TEDDY STARTS ATTACK.
When he went into the den" McCord
said, Teddy the leader Of the attack
against Dietrich, began to play with him
and he told the beasts to get down.
Four of the lions were facing him
Finally. Teddy skunk around behind him
and in a flash was on his. back, Four
others leaped for him moment later and
think his neck was broken at once
'Trilby. the oldest of the lions, tried to
save him, but the others pushed her
away and she quit and watched them
without joining in the attack"
The lions had become greatly excited
and kept up an incessant roaring which
"a tp5 q,
which they We're kept was an ordinary
box-car, in the ends Of which two steel
cages had been built In one cage were
the six older lions and in the other four
younger ones.
a score of police and members Of n
fire company We're needed to withdraw
Dietrich's body from the cage After the
disinfectant had been thrown into the
den, the animals made repeated plunges
at the bars.
With the aid Of the pike pole a rope
was dropped around the body. but the
Interference of the lions prevented the
rescuers lifting the corpse over the bars.
Finally the pike pole caught a belt worn
by Dietrich and the body was recovered
The lions have been used N hundreds
of public performances. according to Ma
dame Castillo, five or six of them being
! liberated on the stage together to per-
form under her direction. She always
| has controlled them using only a short
whip.
The lions We're owned nv Madame
| AdGie Castillo, to whom Dietrich was en-
gagged to be married She said she had
! formerly taken care Of the animals her
self and that none Of them ever before
had given Indications Of being vicious
She attributed the attack to the act that
the car was dark when Dietrich entered.
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GRANITE DEALER DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Montpelier, June 2l.-Dennis J. Sweeney,
IS. for many years in the Grdrite bust
ness as member of Sweeney BROTHERS.
died to-day after three yeafs' illness Of
tuberculosis. He was born in Northfald
and in 1898 married Margaret Cannon
of Winooski. He is survived by his wife,
eight children, mother, Mrs, Jerom;ah
Mccormick, brother, Edward A., Of Los
Angeles, and sister, Mrs. Henry Dou-
cette of Barre. half brothers, A. T. and
George Mccormick, and half sister, Mrs.
Harry Hale. of Montpelier. The funeral
will take place Tuesday morning. H.
had visited Pittsford and Arizona in
hope of benefiting his health.
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NORWICH MEN
HEAR DEAN Of
TUFTS DIVINITY

Mortified. June 21.-Commencement
week opened at Norwich University this
afternoon when Dean Lee S. Needles
ter d. D., of the Tufts Divinity school
gave the taccalaureate sermon in Dewey
hall. Dean McCollcster was presented
by President Spooner, after which the
order of service was as follows; Selection
by quartet; prayer; hymn, Bring, o
Morn, Thy Music; reading, chapter NX
Acts of the Apostles; hymn, Come, Thou
Almighty King; sermon; hymn, "Oh,
Sometimes Cleans Upon Our sight;
prayer and benediction color salute.
Dean McCollester is the son of one of
the old graduates of Norwich and for
this reason has a more than usual inter
est in the university a band concert
was given by the Norwich band at four
o'clock, after which guard mount was
held, followed by evening parade.
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YALE CREW WINS
BY -FOUR INCHES
Crosses Finish Line One-Fifth
of a Second Ahead of
Harvard.
FIRST VICTORY IN I YEARS
Race on Thames Is Close from
the Start-Result Momen-
tariIy in Doubt after
Contest Is Over.

New London, June 19.--By the mar
row margin of four inches, Yale won
the varsity four mile crew race on
the Thames river here late this aft
ernoon after struggle which will
stand out in rowing history. When
the shells crossed the finish line few
knew which crew had won.
On board the judges boat could he
seen the arbiters in frantic confer
,nce. First black flag and then a
crimson one waved at the end of n
,ong pole. why a black flag instead
If blue one should have been dis
played has not yet been explain
ed. On the observation train
the clans of Yale and Harvard cheer
ed and yelled by turn, catching hope
and inspiration from the waving flags
of those aboard the yachts clustered
at the finish. Slowly the Harvard col
ors began to sink as the Judges fin
ally resorted to the meEaphone and
screamed across the water that Yale
had won it's first varsity race in seven
years by foot or less, in 81 minutes
16 seconds. with Harvard crossing the
line one-fifth of a second later.
The Yale leginns lost all restraint and
the blue, long furled at the end OF
these regattas, flashed forth in the hands
IF thousands of students, alumni and
followers of Yale athletic fortunes Yale
had come into her own again after Pc
ROD of rowing reversrs that tried the
hearts of even the most loyal.
OARsMEN ARE SPENT
But victors and vanquished saw or
heard little of the Celebr3 ton. Drifting
slowly up stream with the side, went the
two shells side by side Just as they lay
during the 81 minutes of battle. Those
who had the strength TO hold themselves
upright splashed water on their fallen
comrades. Stroke Appleton of the Yale
eight lay prone in the shell. McLane,
coxswan, scooped water over his fallen
leader, and Sheldon. number I, was
doubled over until his head touched the
planking.
A few feet away the Harvard eight
hung limp on their slides When they
nwoke to realization that after seven
wears of logged determination and
trying Yale had again won a race
they We're quick to recognize the game
ness of their opponents and cheer
ed the victors in a feeble, but sports
manlike manner.
Once the starting pistol had sent
them away they rowed side by side,
with Yale always setting the pace and
Harvard responding stroke for stroke.
while one prov slipped away a little
in the lead only to be partially over
hauled by the other.
NEVER ANY OPEN WATER.
Not once was there open water show
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ESCAPED PRISONER
RETURNS RATHER THE
WORSE FOR WEAR

Rutland, June 2l.--After nearly two
months of liberty Fred Wooster, W o
Wednesday night. May g. escaped from
the house Of correction in this city, was
returned to the institution tonight much
the worse for wear.
Robert Harrington, who escaped with
Wooster, has not been retaken, and
Wooster says he left him in Buffalo,
n. Y. A good share of the time since
his daring escape along the roof ridge
of the houses of correction had been spent
in Buffalo, according to the boys story.
He was taken at the home of his
father, Fred Wooster. in West Rut-
land, tonight at 1880 o'clock by
Deputy Sheriff p. II. Patten, and re-
turned to the jail by Supt NJ. II
Loukes. Neighbors informed Mr.
Loukes this afternoon that the young
ster was in town again, and the super
intendent Immediately got into com.
munication with Deputy Sheriff Pat.
ten. who went to the house and ar.
rested the fugitive.
The young man said that after he
and Harrington broke into n PoultneS
creamery and freight car n few nights
after the escape they walked into New
York state and the next day to White
hall. \. Y. There they readily caught
a freight to Buffalo, where they have
been ever since.
Wooster finally got back to Whitehall
and walked to his home Saturday, reach
ing his fathers house at four o'clock Sun,
day morning He Is emaciated and hi.
hair Is long and uncombed "Roughinl
IT" seems to have no further attraction
for him.
The returned prisoner says his accom-
plice was really the engineer OF their es
cape, when they reached the roof through
the cupola and dropped to the ground
Wooster is serving n sentence for arson
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ing between the shells. The Blue held
the advantage by from a quarter to
three quarters of a shell length at
every half mile flag except that mark
ing the three and one-half mile sta
ton. Here the Crimson crew made
it's bid for victory and for n few hun
dred yards led by several feet.
Appleton raised the Yale stroke how
ever, and soon the Ellis had regained
the lead of inches and never reinquished
It,
Guy Nickalls, the Yale coach and
former oxford University oarsman, said
he had never seen such a close finish
in a race of such distance.
Coach Jim" Wray said that his crew
had rowed a perfect race holding to form
even under the stress of contest which
surpassed any thing in his experience.
CROSS AT FULL STROKE.
1t was learned that the Harvard oars
men believed that they had won, even
after the blue flags began to vavc In
ascendancy. 1t was not until the judges
told them personally that Yales shell
was first did they lose hope of the
ultimate award.
ne thDldlldtlOH dHpcuIS " IIt III Tie
fact that, according to rowing experts at
the finish line, the Blue crew swept across
at the finish at the height of their stroke
while Harvards shell lost Roadway as
the eight oarsmen were reaching forward
for another grip on the water.
Yale appeared to get the quickest grip
on the water at the start and shot for
ward in the west lane, which she drew
in the toss for positions. Both strokes
set pace and then settled down for the
long race ahead. At the half mile mark
Yale rowing 2s. was half a length ahead
HOLD FORM TO THE LAST.
| AS the first mile mark was reached Yaie
! had increased her lead to three quarters
| of n length, using a so stroke to Har-
| wards 49, Half way to the finish vac
had retained her three-quarters Length
| lead.
| Just before the three and half mile
flags came into view, Coxswain Sergent
of the Harvard crew called for squirt
The men responded under the impulse OF
SO to the minute. Appleton raised the
| Yale stroke to &c and inch by inch the
shell of the Yale Crew regained its lost
distance.
| During the last 400 yards first one shell
| and then the other darted ahead. 1r
tage the crews held their rowing form
! in splendid fashion and rushed across the
| line as though driven by motors. Chan
Ter stroking SO for Harvard to Appleton
| &C for Yale
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OUR RICH TERRITORY.
Asphalt Found In the Philippines-Nin
ernI Resources UndcvcIOped.

Speaking of the Philippine islands, as
ing made In that wonderful land for
ester in the islands recently thought he
had discovered an outcropping of soft
coal, but on taking a sample to Manila
and having 1t analysed there and in Eu-
rope, he was overjoyed with the informa-
ton that he had discovered a deposit of
asphalt Of high quality suitable for the
finest uses, such as Japanese lacquer
work. and which should bring the high
est price, about S75 a ton. Paving as
phalt brings S35 ton in Hong Kong, so
the superior value of this find may be
appreciated The discovery is all the
more important for hitherto, notwith-
standing the immense quantities of as
phalt used in the Far East in paving
and building operations, no deposits have
been discovered there and the whole
supply has been imported from Europe
or the United States at high cost.
The deposit is in the island of Leyte,
and as there are thousands of tons in
sight the forester may be pardoned for
building air castles, as he has some
thing that will give him surer returns
than a gold mine. The deposit is near
the ocean and transportation will he
easy, The discovery comes at a fortu-
nate time, for the Far East is just turn
ing to modern pavemcnts and the gen
eral use of asphalt in contracting work.
The largest deposit in the world Is on
Trinidad, where there is a lake of 1t
nearly 100 feet deep. 1t is also found in
lesser quantities in Kentucky Califor-
, mia, Venezuela. Mexico France, Swift
zerland and Italy.
TURNING FROM RICE TO CORN.
Attempts to protect Filipino people
against suffering when there is a short
age of the rice crop are slowly meet
ing with success The East cannot be
| hurried not even in the character of
Its food When, therefore, on top of the
! danger of famine there came the dis
covery that through the use of polished
rice the disease of beri-beri was raw
aging the islands, the authorities who
tried to induce the Filipinos to turn
to corn as a staple crop got only in
different results But the bureau of ed
ucaton kept busy. and in 1918 the Phil
ippine corn crop was about 1900, 200
bushels, The Connecticut Yankee no
doubt has found out for himself by this
time that this important substitution OF
corn for rice has led to a greatly in
creased demand for hand mills.
SCARCELY SCRATCHED AS TO MIN
ING.
| Government authorities say that the
! philippines have been scarcely scratched
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HAD IS CHILDREN
AND OBJECTS To
REARING ANOTHER
Wants to Find Foster Parents
for 1t, but His New Wife
Refuses to Give Up
Her Baby.

Rutland June 1s-Theodore M. Beaudry
Of this city, formerly Of Middlebury, a
hostler, is endeavoring by advertisement
to obtain foster parents for his 18th
child, Francis, the son of his third wife.
Mr.. Bcaudry has stated through the press
that he has child for adoption but
Mrs. Beaudry stoutly maintains that the
advertising was done without her con-
sent and that she will not give up the
six months old baby. The present Mrs.
Beaudry has been Theodore's wife about
IL months. He had 10 other children, all
living, when they were married. -Four of
them are at home now, the others being
married. He wishes to dispose Of Francis
because he thinks he has had his share
of rearing children.
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RICKDY-TY TRAIN

one day man boarded q train % a
western road that didn't reach his idea
of speed. Slowly IT ramblcd from town
to town, and finally whoezed down to a
full stop Immediately tho impatient
passenger wanted TO know the Cause o.
the delay
Engine has got thirst on" smilinEly
remarked tn" facetious conductor. land
they are giving It a swig of water"
Il see" thoughtfully remarked the pas
senger, Are YOU sure that they are Civ
Ing it watcr?"
Willing to bet on it," answered tho
conductor, promptly why"
Nothing was the reioiner. only I
thought from the way we are travelling
they might be giving 1t sloe gin"
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so GRADUATED AT
RUTLAND HIGH SCHOOL

Rutland, June lo-Thc commend, mont
exercises of the Rutland high school
worc held this afternoon at The Play
house, so students g Of whom are L,Ns
getting diplomas. The valedictorian Is
Miss Katherine NJ. kinsman and tne
salutatorian is Miss Glare Coolidge. Thu
former gave an essay on Vermont
Writer'S" and the latter discussed 1.-TWO
Great Canas-the Sucz and the Panama. ;
President Guy Potter Benton of the Uni
verslty of Vermont gave the graduation
address.
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HOUSE UNsEATs
A CONGRESSMAN

Washington, June III. c. Dyer of St.
Louis republican, representing the 18th
Missouri district, was unseated by the
House to-day by vote of a to 9S His
election was contested by Michael J. Gill.
democrat
Then by vote Of 126 to 1OS resolution
declaring Gil legally elected was adopt
ed Mr.. Gin Immediately took the oath
Of office.
On the vote to declare Gill elected, 81
democrats voted with the solid republ-
can minority against him.
Under the usual custom, Mr.. Dyer
keeps his salary up to to-day and gets
not exceeding 1000 for expenses on the
contest on his side. This was Mr.. Dyer =
second term in Congress.
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GETS VERDICT To
Recover s1,100
FROM RUTLAND RI,

Manchester, Vt, June lS.--A verde t
of $l,100 was returned in favor of the
plaintiff this afternoon in county court
in the case of w. r.. sheldon. an attor-
neY of Bennington, vs.. the Rutland
Railroad company. The case was
brought to recover damages for injur-
les received in the accident at New
Haven Junction i'm November, 1912.
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DummerstOn Girl WEEDS

Brattleboro. June 21.-Miss JEANNE Ellis
Gregory. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
George f. Gregoryof Dummerston Farms,
East Dummerston, and James Albert
Swan of Baltimore, Md. were married
Yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock on the
porch of the residence, the Rev. Nelson
Kellogg, rector of St. Michael Episcopal
Church of Brattleboro, performing the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-25
THE VALUE OF ART

Some time ago an artist camped in a
farmers field to paint the landscape, and
while busily engaged In putting in the
birds, grass and things, Uncle Josh ram
bled along
Gee" he exclaimed with every evil
dence of large admiration as he gazed
at the picture, "Id certainly like to have
that If it amt too derned expensive"
'I'fl tell you what | will do" said the
artist, thinking to win the good graces of
the farmer by making him a present. 81
will give you this picture for one of those
little pigs over there"
Gee whitaker, man. was the incred-
ulous reioiner of Uncle Josh Don't you
know that them pigs Is worth dollar
apiece" Philadelphia Telegraph
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COLD ON CAMEL'S HUMP.

men from this village who spent yes
terday and Friday night on Cancels
Hump reported to-day that the tenn
perature fell to %, seven degrees be-
low the freezing point, during part of
their stay on the mountain. Snow was
visible yesterday morning on the sum-
mits of Mount Hunger and the Hog
back range, and snow was reported
on Mount Mansefld.
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MANY RAILROAD
MEN At FUNERAL
OF NJ. N. REYNOLDS


st. Adams, June 2i.--The body of Martin
NJ Reynolds, vice-president of the Grand
Trunk railway system, the Central Yer
mont and Grand Trunk Pacific, who died
last Wednesday at Old Point Comfort,
va OF Brlshts disease arrived here last
evening In the special private Pullman
car fhsrim' Attached 10 tram NO g. at
eisht clock' accompanying the pooy
were MIS- hcShoius ana d. II, duess' gen
GRAZ purchasing agent anu w H. AruieN'
eo"'' a. "u'i'o' Va 'he "ra"u ru'ih sSs-
tV"'' ."o '".''' wv ""N'iis proOeeueu w
V,'. 'n,i''' y" i''oiNi"s "o'u vi
~ -
- |"' w ~ ,'''''e ,1p''
- 49,, 60, -. ~. e.p' 20
,.,.,.z NJ ,,.,,.. - - $50
- 49,. -. ~, 49,, -.
,,.,trord 80, r-or,,t, .,.eo,
,r,,ts ot.or,,oo,, -. 900 .,o,,.,,, .ho g.,
ror.I ,oot r,,co a, (, r.r.o,s C,hr-o,
tho nov ccorgo " sr,i,b ror+or oe9-
ciotinp The body Law in etate boforo and
aftor tba sarv,ce b,,i,,p >ia,vod b,. a large
number of friends There was no sing
ing. Preceding the service Miss Margaret
e. BINGHAM. organist. plaved "Consola-
ton" from Songs without Words" by
Nerdelssohn and "Adaglo RcllCioso" by
Lvster and following the service she
PLAYED The Radiant Morn Has Passed
Away" by Woodland and the "Rienzi
Prayer"
MaPnifoen; floral tributes we're sent
from the Grand Trunk headquarters as
well as from the Central Vermont hend-
quarters in thiG city.
Beside the railroad faet from Montreal
who attended t. funeral there were pres
ent from out or town lrl Reynolds a
brother. and Mrs. Reynolds of Cleveland.
ONO; Mrs W. L. ThurDer sister or
oan ANTONIO IeXas' mrs w Ieasle'
a niece OF ChlcaEo' Mrs NlIliam r.
LIVINGSTON Oh hUrIlhE'"h' anu !. a.
simpson OF Rutiahd' Mrs. Heh'y RIO"
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Hawkins county, Tenn. recently accom-
plished notable feat in consolidation
-Four schools were consolidated and the
new building provided is $500 structure
with six acres of good land located on a
pike road. Two Of the old schools were
converted into n residence for the princl-
pal. Tho land was donated with tho un-
dersta nding that It should be worked as a
demonstration school farm. The princi-
pal is hired for l2 months n the year
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COMFORTING TO STOUT PEOPLE

Foley Cathartic Tablets are a specially
good little regulator that keeps your sys-
tenn in perfect working order. No
biliousness, no constipation, no distress
after eatin-, no greasy. gassy taste.
stout person who uses them constantly
will really feel thinned out and moro
comfortable as a result of their use. j..
w. OSulivan (Adv)
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NOTHING LIKE oBEY1NG ORDERS

On an Indian railway the station-mas-
ter had been sternly instructed to do
nothing out of the ordinary. on pain of
penalties, without instructions from his
superintendent This is why he sent
this telegram:
"Superintendent's office. Calcutta, Tiger
on platform eating conductor. Wire in
structions National Monthly.
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ries.

State superintendent Harris. Of Louisi
ana, in a recent official letter comments
the NatChito.hes Parish school Board for
inviting the country boys from ali sections
OF the parish to assemble for u week TO
study AGRICULTURAL questions under the di-
rcCtion of agricultural experts. The boys
of each rural school elected one or NOR
representatives. to attend this institute
Tho GS farmer boys were given free enter
talument in the homes Of the people of
Natrhituchcs Tl csc bows were intensely
interested in the work Of the institute and
joined intcllgontiy and earnestly in the
discussion of agricultural questions,
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FOREST NOTES.

1t is said that .he best times of the
day to sec forest fires from lookout sta
lions are Just after daylight and Jest
before sunset
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SOLITARY GLORY.

First critic-"I understand you saw
scribbler's new comedy last night Who
played the hero?"
Second crtic-"I did i sat through the
whole thing. Tit Bits,
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The forest setvice hos neen requested
TO cooperate with the port authorities
Of Coos Bay, Washington. ;r Parting
TO control shifting sand dunes