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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
FRIDAY, APRIL "a, 1914.
THE IMPORTANCE OF TREE
PLANTING.

Years ago it used to be quite GUS
tomary for young men to celebrate
public holidays and other festivals
by planting trees about the public
streets and parks or commons. " The
present generation enjoys the shade.
The women brewed lemonade and root
beer or more emphatic connections for
these occasions, which were made
socially pleasant.
Nowadays it is considered the busi-
ness of park commissioners and high
way observation-disclosures to provide such
shade trees as are needed. But the ap-
propriation for tree planting is usually
meager. City councils and township
governments like to spend money where
better showing can be made for their
own term of office. The tree lover
must wait for number of years before
seeing even partial fruitage of his eff
fort. That is too distant to help elect
officials when their term next expires.
There is too much tendency in com
munity life to give up voluntary effort,
and load public improvements on city
officials. who are harrassed on every side
bv the demand for costly improvements.
Recognizing this condition, many States
have appointed an Arbor day. Cover
nors issue ponderous proclamations.
They call on the citizens to suspend their
daily tasks al sally forth with spade
and watering pot. One suspects that
but few places pay much attention.
In some places the schools are organic
ing the children in tree planting move
ments. A boy VIII is old enough to
play on a ball team is old enough to
plant at least one tree every year. In
stead of taking the youngsters out on
more or less aimless mature walks 4,
why not localize and concentrate their
interest in the practical task of setting
out a tree? A few lessons should
make any boy of 10 competent to
plant tree and watch over it through
the first critical months. Rutland
News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
Check Your April Cough.

Thawing frost and April rains chill you
to the very marrow, you catch cold
Head and lungs stuffed-You are fever.
ish-Cough continually and feel miser-
able-You need DIR. Kings New Dis.
covery. 1t soothes infiamed and irritated
throat and lungs, stops cough, your head
clears up, fever leaves. and you feel fine.
Mr.. j. 7. Davis of Stickney Corner, Me.
"Was cured of dreadful cough after
doctors treatment and all other remedies
failed. Relief or money back. Pleasant
Children like it. Get a bottle today.
SOC. and 81 90, at your Druggist.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for all Sores.
adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
A Good Beqinninq.

A complaint was recently made
against Fred Milan of Barre for too fast
driving of an automobile through the
streets of Waterbury on a Sunday. A
warrant was issued by Grand Juror
George H. Dale and placed in the hands
of Deputy Sheriff E. E. Campbell, and
Mr.. Milan was brought before Justice
of the Peace ]. X. Fullerton. He
pleaded guilty and paid fine of S. and
costs, amounting in all to $13.54.
This should serve as warning to
those who rush their cars through the
streets with no regard whatever for the
rights of pedestrians. There has been
too much of that in the past, and ex-
IRENE measures for its suppression will
be taken this season. - Waterbury
Record.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24

to bring about decrease in the per
capita indebtedness.
In 1880 the total debt of Vermont at
the close of the fiscal year, June 80, was
S15l, 900; in 1891 it was $500, OOO and in
1913 amounted to $4,000. The popu-
lation of the State increased from 1872,
900 in 1880 to 800, 900 in 1913. In 1886
the per capita debt was S0.45; in 1891
it had advanced to $1.56; following the
lamentations of the total debt, the per
capita debt rose to $202 in 1899, and
fell to the minimum, so. 80, in 1909; in
1918 the per capita debt was Sl.5S.
In contrast with the State of Vermont
we find that, taking the entire debt (less
sinking fund assets for the as States,
the per capita debt, according to the
latest report, is SO. 81, or 81. 81 more than
the per capita debt for Vermont. Com
pairing the movement of the per capita
debt of Vermont and the AZ States, for
the 30-year period, we find that IS. as
fell to $685. in the average for the as
States. and $045 advanced to S15S in
Vermont.
At the present time about o. per cent
of the total population of the United
States will be found in the State of
Vermont, and 0. per cent of the total
debt Qess sinking fund assets) is
attributed to that State.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
Speeding Taxicsb Hits Street

Buffalo, April 21.-One person was
instantly killed and three others prob.
ably fatally hurt when a taxicab,
speeding along at a 40 mile clip col,
lided head-on with a street car here
early today. Miss Helen Seibert, OF
Buffalo is dead and her friend, Miss
Catherine McCracken dying with a
fractured skull and other injuries. C.
L. Hart, 55, cattleman of Reading,
Mich, who engaged the taxi, suffered
a fractured skull and internal injuries
while Louis Grick, the chauffeur had his
lower jaw crushed, his upper jaw
broken and one eye gouged out.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
VERMONT'S DEBT SIS PER
PERSON.

Washington, D. c., April 20. -Prelim-
mary figures from the forthcoming bull
letin pertaining to national and State
. indebtedness and funds and investments
have been given out by Director w. j..
Harris, of the bureau of the census,
department of commerce. The bulletin
carries information for the State of
Vermont, as well as for the other States
and the United States. The data were
compiled under the supervision of John
Lee Coulter, expert special agent in
charge of the inquiry on wealth, debt,
and taxation.
The bulletin, which will soon be is
sued, will contain statistics for each
State for each year from 1890 to 1913,
inclusive, as far as statistics are avail
able, and will also contain details for
the year most nearly corresponding to
1880, thus making it possible to show
the general movement during a period
of over 80 years. The bulletin will show
the total debt of the States as well as
many details, such as various classes
of outstanding bonds and special debt
obligations to public trust funds. 1t
will also show the floating debt and its
competent parts. Under Funds and
Investments" will be shown separately
all the different funds, and in each case
cash and securities will be shown. The
population of the States for each year
under consideration will be used, and
the per capita debt Qess sinking fund
assets) will be given.
An inspection of the tables for Yer
mont in the bulletin soon to be issued
shows that the State had no bonded in
debtedness from 1891 to 1913: 81, 900
was outstanding in 1880. The special
debt obligations to public trust funds,
amounting to S347, 900, remain I'M
changed throughout the period The
floating debt changed from year to year
but shows a general tendency to in
crease, $l75,0 in 1891 rising to $223,-
900 in 1918.
In the case of funds and investments
the securities remained unchanged un-
til 1903, when 1852, 900 was reduced to
S348, 900; this amount was subsequently
increased, and in 1918, 81, 249, 600 was
held in securities.
No sinking fund assets, as such, were
recorded in any year; thus leaving the
debt Qess sinking fund assets) the
same as the total debt.
The debt of the State increased dur
ing the 3O-year period. and the slight in
ere use in population was not sufficient
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
STATE NEWS

George 5. Philips, aged 60, an en-
ploye Of the Estey organ company for As
years, died Thursday at Brattleboro.
Thomas Clarke, a farm hand, en-
ployed at the CAREY farm near Barre,
was painfully injured Friday when,
Will" choppng wood a piece of birch
flying from another chopper, hit the axe
he had raised, diverting its course SO
that it hit his head glancing blow. A
wound five inches in length was cut in
his scalp. penetrating slightly into his
skull bone.
DR.. E E. McGovern of Vergennes died
Friday after an Illness of about tw Q
months from arterio-sclerosis He was
born in Farnham. P. O., October 20,
1913. He studied dentistry with Dr.
Terrll of Middlebury and went to Yer
gennes to practice his profession in 1873.
He married in June, 1880, Miss Lorraine
Smith, daughter of Judge John D. Smith
of Vergennes who survives with daugh-
ter, Edith.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
9 a 8 T Q RIA
Estate of Sarah +. Halliday
of MiddIebury.
Order of Motherhood of VIII.

ktTATE OF VERMONT, ,o.
ODIsTRIcT OF ADDISON. IS. iiooa'e Sour''
The Honorable Probate Court for the district
of Addison:
To all persons interested in the estate Of Mrs
Sarah E. Halliday. late of Middlebury. in said
district deceased. GREETING:
At probate court, holden at Middebury. with
in and for said district the 23rd day Of April.
1914. an instrument purporting to be the last will
and testament of Mrs. Sarah Z. Halliday, late of
Middlebury, in said district deceased, was present.
ed to the court aforesaid for probate.
And 1t is ordered by said court that the 18th
day of May, 1914. at nine O'Clock a. M, at the
probate office in said Middlebury. be assigned for
proving said instrument and that notice thereof
be given to all persons concerned, by publishing
this order three weeks successfully in the Mid
dlebury Register. a newspaper circulating in
that vicinity in said district, previous to the
time appointed.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to appear
before said court, at the time and place aforesaid
and contest the probate of said will, if you have
cause
Given under my hand at Middlebury, in said
district, this 23rd day of April. 1914.
Allen r. Sturtevant. Register and Acting judge
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
Resolutions Ad O pte d .

At the last meeting of Middlebury
Grange the following resolutions on the
death of Miss Ruth Bowles were
adopted:
Whereas, Our beloved sister, Ruth
Bowles, has been removed from us by
death, in the morning of her life; be it,
Resolved, That we hereby express
our appreciation of our loss and that
we extend our sympathy to her relatives
and friends.
A. d. BARTER.
MRS. A. d. BARTER.
Committee.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
Automobile Goes Down 15.Foot
Bank

Plymouth, N. H., April 2O.-Charles
j. Aver, prominent insurance man of
this town and Mrs. Alice Ann Kimball,
also of Plymouth, had miraculous es-
cape from death Saturday night when
an automobile in which they were
riding plunged down l5-foot embank-
ment on the State highway about mile
and half from the village, flinging
them both over the windshield.
Mr.. Aver sustained a dislocated
shoulder, ragged scalp wound and a
severe cut over one of his eyes. Mrs.
Kimball escaped with fractured arm
and severe nervous shock.
Both were brought back to their
home here.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
Church N otes.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Rev. A. A. Lancaster, Pastor.

Morning Worship 10:45. Sermon by
the pastor. Subject, THE Sewers Faith.
Bible school at noon. Glasses for all.
Mothers Day will be observed May 3rd
with appropriate exercises. All the
mothers are invited. Young Peoples
society meets in the vestry at 6:45 P. NJ.
Topic, "Our Tongues for Christi. Special
service in the evening in celebration of
the founding of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows in America. The men,
bers of Lake Dunmore Lodge. No. II,
will attend in body.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH.

Rev. Richard B. Esten. d. D.. Pastor.
Morning worship at 1O:45. Preaching
TO Victory. Sunday school at 70 NJ.
Christian Endeavor at 6:45. Evening
worship at 7 80. Special musical service,
''From Bethany to Olivet". Readings
from the Life of Christ interpreting
anthems by the quartet. The public in,
vited.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24

When baby suffers with eczema or
some itching skin trouble, use Doan's
Ointment. A little Of it goes long way
and It 1t is safe for children. SOC . box
ut all stores.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
METHODIST CHURCH.
d. II. Corkran, pastor

Morning worship with sermon by the
minister at 10:45. Bible school at noon.
Epworth League, 6:45. Evening worship,
7:3O.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.

Rev. John Evans Bold. Rector
Rectory No. 119 Main street.
1880 Holy Communion. end, 4th and
5th.D
lO:45, Morning Holy Com
muniOn. Qst and 3rd
1918, Sunday School.
7;30, Evening Prayer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24
- FREE VALUABLE coupe

Take this
will
CELSALTS which positively guaranteed by druggist
satisfaction cheerfulv
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-04-24

of hard stubborn had failed will
addressing Dr. j. w. Morrow, Is Pearl ST. Burlington, Vt.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-03
CROWDS CHEER VILLA
As He ENTERS CAPITAL
Establishes Headquarters at National
Palace to Await Arrival of Cutter
rez-Will March on Vera Cruz.

Mexico City. Dec. 2 Cvia FL Paso).-Gen.
Francisco villa arrived today in Mexico
City proper from the suburb Of TaucabA
He was accorded the greatest demonstra-
ton in the history of the capital.
Gen. Villa established his headquarters
in the National Palace to await the ar
rival Of President Gutierrez tomorrow.
FL Paso, Tex, Dec. 2-The next cam
paign launched by Gen. Francisco Villa
will be an attack against Vera Cruz,
where the government Of Gen. Venus
tiano Carranza has been established, &C.
cording to Mexican dispatches received
here today. II is expected that within ten
days a general movement Of Villas IS 900
troops. known as the convention army,
against Vera Cruz will be commenced
1t is declared that there is no friction
between Villa and Gen. Zapata and that
Villas army will be re-enforced with
Zapatista soldiers on its march against
Vera Cruz. The blow which Villa and
Zapata expect to strike against Car
ranza's headquarters at Vera Cruz Is
expected by them to be decisive. They
think CarranZa will nee from the coun-
try.
According to present plans Vera Cruz
will be attacked from land and sea as
the convention forces have equipped
the Mexican gunboats which fell into
their hands when Huerta abdicated.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-03
FOUR LOCAL BRIDGES
SAID TO BE UNSAFE
President Weaver Tells Realty Brokers
that Vigorous Steps Should Be
Taken for New Ones.

Four Washington bridges were char
acteriZed as anteQuated. inadequate,
and unsafe. and an appeal for vigorous
steps toward the erection OF suitable
structures was made last night by
John L. Weaver. president OF the Real
ington. in an address at q dinner and
reception given by the organization at
the Commercial Club.
AQueduct Bridge at Georgetown. the
Calvert Street Bridge over Rock Creek.
the Pennsylvania avenue bridge over
the Anacostia River. and the Connecti-
cut avenue bridge over Klingle Ford
road were named by the speaker.
Thomas Shallcross. jr., president OF
the National Association of Real Estate
Exchanges. urged that efforts be made
to educate the public to a realization
of the value OF real estate securities
A. S. Taylor. of Minneapolis. former
president OF the national association.
declared the real estate man to be the
real constructor Of the nation. s. $
Thorpe. OF Cleveland. a former presi-
dent OF the national association, spoke
of the scope and plans OF the organi-
zation. Justice Harry Covington, OF
the District Supreme Court. referred to
the realty business as one of the high
est and most important professions
and urged the brokers to live up to the
dignity OF their calling. Glenn Brown
spoke OF future development OF the
National Capital. John P. Story. Jr.
presided.
A musical program was furnished by
Jack Bowie. Arthur Pierce and T. T.
ClabauEh The committee in charge
of the affair consisted of Herbert T.
shannon. Harry X. Bose and Clarence
Dodge.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-03
Large, DARK SHADOW
HOVERS over MOOSE
Its Taft's. and They Propose to
Fight to the End if He Is
C. o. P. Candidate.

Chicago, Dec. "A wide shadow
athwart the 1915 campaign only served
to increase the enthusiasm OF the mem
bers Of the Progressive partys executive
committee when II met today to debate
campaign plans. George W. Perkins, OF
New York, was cheered when he said in
his opening address:
The Progressive party Is here to stay.
America needs US. We are not going to
amalgamate with either the Republicans
or Democrats.
The shadow was that Of William How
ard Taft who. the Progressives were in
formed. will be the Republican candidate
for President in 1916.
You may be sure" said a member OF
the committee. that the Progressive par
ty will keep up its fight as long as the
prospect Of Mr.. Tafts candidacy remains.
It would be better to go ahead and lose
an election than to lose our principles
The Progressives would feel happy in
knowing that they had accomplished a
good deed II they kept q reactionary out
of the White House
Mr.. Perkins denied that he voiced for
mer President RoOsevelt's views in deny
ing rumors OF amalgamation.
Il saw Col Roosevelt just before l left
New York" said Mr.. Perkins. He was
too busy studying the war in Europe and
writing to bother about politics"
That the industrial depression and the
consequent reactions against the Demo
cratic tariff was undoubtedly the issue
which primarily determined the reac-
tionary results OF the recent election
was a prominent statement issued to-
night after the meeting OF the executive
committee OF the Progressive party here
today.
Another announcement Of equal i'm
portance was that the committee had
provided that the Progressive national
committee shall meet not later than
January 15 1916, 10 fix the time and
place for holding the national conven-
ton of the Progressive party" which
means that the committee had aban-
doned all suggestions to throw the
party's support to either OF the old
parties
The Washington herald., 1914-12-03

thrice previously insulted her, but that
she had not told her husband, Bradford
Scudder. for fear Of making trouble be-
tween the brothers.
Mrs Scudder said that on April 13 she
was alone in her apartment. her husband
being in Boston. She testified that she
was feeling somewhat I'll that day, SO she
went to bed. Then she continued:
Edgar Scudder came into my apart
ment while was asleep. 1 was awaken
ed by him. I tried to sit up. He pushed
me down, saying: Now, I've got you
where I want you I was terrified.
reached for my husbands revolver,
which was under the pillow. thinking
that the sight of it would scare him
away. I grabbed the revolver and he
grabbed my wrist In the struggle the re-
volver exploded.
Edgar Scudder turned and staggered
out of the room. 1 sat up in bed. 1 got
up and went into the kitchen and saw
him lying on the floor. NeighboTs ran in
l said: I've shot Edgar. Send for a doc
tor"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-03
FALSE WHISPERS LAND
'SLEUTH' In HANDCUFFS
They Whistle in the Wind as Amateur
Sherlock Sprints After
Trolley.

New York. Dec. 1.-The spectacle of
man with a long gray beard and long
gray hair pursuing a car up Broadway
with the speed of a 1oO-yard sprinter
attracted the attention Of Traffic Pa
trolman Frank Landers at Reade street
today. Landers thought that for an an
parently old man the street car chaser
had a surprisingly young pair of legs
and decided to investigate.
When the graybeard came aIonp
Landers grabbed him. The beard ana
hair were obviously false Lander,
took the prisoner to Center Street Po-
lice Court anu arraigned him before
Magistrate Corrigan as suspicious
person.
Take 'em or" commanded the mag
istrate. We know you"
Thus admonished. the prisoner re-
moved the beard and hair, dIsclosin O.
round, youthful face, smeared IvItb
rouge. Black pigment concealed bristI-
ing, reddish eyebrows.
Il am Charles Gwin, twenty-two
years DID," said the prisoner. At am
steward for q wealthy young woman
living at 1S Park avenue, who Is Jealous
OF her husband. She disguised me to-
day and asked me to follow him 7
followed him to an ofice BUILDING an5
watched. When he came out ana so
on a car, 1 missed the car. and Va
chasing 1t when the policeman stonned
me-" PP0U
The Washington herald., 1914-12-03
MAKES PLEA FOR FARMERS.
1. G. c. Examiner Would Divorce
Pennay Rail and Water Lines.

Baltimore. Nd. Dec. THE Baltimore,
Chesapeake- and Atlantic and the Mary
land. Delaware and Virginia boat lines
are subservient to the Pennsylvania
Railroad and the removal of the influ-
ence of that road would be beneficial
to the farmers and shippers on both the
eastern and western shores OF Maryland" "
This answer. given by A. H. Boole, eN-
ariner for the Interstate Commerce
Commission at the hearing today in Fed
eral court OF the petition Of the Pennsyl-
vania to retain its water lines, caused
Ralph Robinson. OF counsel for the rail-
road. to flush and e&claim:
You can't talk like that in a general
way and get away with 1t. Now tell how
the Pennsylvania restricts or interferes
with the development OF these sections" a"
Mr.. Boole answered that the influence
OF the railroad prevents the latitudinal
lines from getting as much business as
they could II there were proper compe-
tition. He went on TO say that there are
four railroads in the section mentioned
and that IL the boat service was inde-
pendent Of the Pennsylvania, each Of the
lines would profit which probably would
result in lower rates for the farmers
and shippers and a wider market
The Washington herald., 1914-12-03
Would Stop Showcase Robbing.

The Night Watchman's Association.
in conjunction with the police depart
ment. is making a special effort to put
stop to the frequent robberies of
show windows. and outside show cases
OF business houses. Recently a num-
ber OF such robberies have occurred.
The association has offered a reward Of
$50 for information that will lead to
the arrest of any party or parties rob-
bing show cases. smashing windows. or
committing burglary in any form in
any business house or residence pro-
tected by the association watchmen.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-03
WILL help men
Who need WORK
Commerce Chamber Will Sug-
gest Remedies for Aiding
the Unemployed.
COMMITTEE Is NAMED
Headed by P. 7. Moran. Business
Men Will Seek Causes for Dis
tressing Situation.
COMMITTEE IS NAMED

The Chamber of Commerce prepared
last night to aid in the problem of re-
lieving suffering caused by q large pro-
portion OF the laboring class OF Wash
ington being thrown out of employ
ment At r meeting of the board of
directors a committee was named to
investigate and make suggestions for
the help of the unemployed.
The motion for appointment of the
committee was made by ?. T. Moran.
The committee was named by Chair
man w. F. GUIDE and consists of Mr..
Moran. chairman; ]. B. Henderson, A.
Leftwich Sinclair. NJ. A. Leese, and
Samuel Kimberly.
Mr.. Moran suggested that IL the
Secretary OF the Navy is told OF condi-
tiOns in Washington he may send
some work from navy yards in other
cities to the navy yard here and sup
ply work for many of the unemployed.
To Start Work at once.
The committee will start its inves-
tigation at once and report to the
chamber.
The contention made some time ago
that prisoners awaiting trial were un-
necessarily detained in the District
jail and house of detention was denied
in the report Of the committee named
to investigate.
The committee, composed of r. c. L
Moncure. II. d. Rosenberg. and Louis
Gutenberg. recommended that criminal
courts remain in session the year
round.
The house OF detention was declared
unfit for use and erection OF a new
building recommended.
The committee advocated giving the
Juvenile Court power to dispose OF all
cases OF prisoners under seventeen
years old. The directors voted to refer
the report to the chamber with recon-
mendation for adoption.