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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
RURAL LIFE CONFERENCE.

The Rural Life conference, which is
being conducted at Middlebury college
under the direction of Prof. Raymond
Mcfarland, opened Tuesday evening
with the Introductory address by John
A. Scheuerle of Springfield, Mass.
Prof. Robert j. Sprague of Amherst,
Mass, delivered the address at the
afternoon session on Wednesday. Prof.
Sprague spoke on Race Traits and
Tendencies of the Anglo-Saxon as Re-
lated to Rural Problems" Prof.
Sprague said in part:
The Anglo-Saxon has very well
fixed characteristics. He is individual
istic. He is self-reliant and has been
the woi Ids greatest pioneer. He is ex-
tremely rigid in his ideas, habits and
methods and as a race is very conserv-
alive.
"His spirit of democracy, freedom
and square dealing gives him immense
absorbing power by which he is convert
ing the world to the Anglo-Saxon.
"He is conscientious; he loves the
open air, great spaces, great jobs, Pan.
ANA canals and Cape to Cairo railroads
His weaknesses are conservatism a:
to his institutions and use of govern.
ment, extreme individualism, isolation
in social matters. He thrives in the
country and declines in the city. HI
has no danger in socialism, but mus
find salvation in voluntary cooperation
and more social activity.
"TheTAnglo-Saxon has been tn
worlds hardest and most efficient work
er and in the next century he mus
learn to work together under a NOR,
cooperative life"
Rev. M. l.. Cutler of East Jaffrey
N. H., delivered an address on lou
Solution of the Problem of the Countr
Parish"
Mr.. Cutler gave a heart to heart tai
on his own efforts to solve problems i
/ the community in which he has worked
The afternoon session closed with a
> address by Rev. w. B. Dukeshire of S
Adams, district superintendent of tn
= Vermont conference. He showed h
audience what were the duties and task
e of the pastor of the rural church an
how he could be helped.
Wednesday evening DR.. Charles
= Dalton of Burlington, secretary of II
State board of health, delivered an a,
= dress on Rural Sanitation"
q The conference will close this or
Y day. evening when a banquet will
g served at Battell cottage.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Two Cars Collide.

A disasterous accident that might
easily have resulted in serious injury to
limbs or loss of life occurred on the
Plainfield road Saturday night when
Ford touring cars operated by Rufus
Whitcomb of Marshfield and Aldro
Batchelder of Plainfield came together.
Both autos were loaded with people,
but the shock of contact did not serve
to throw the occupants from the cars.
Mr.. Batchelder's conveyance was not
badly damaged, but the Whitcomb car
had a broken front axle and a jammed
running board. Help was summoned
and the a was hauled to a garage.
The collision happened or a narrow spot
in the highway. Barre Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31

on the United States for acquisition by
country Of the Panama canal zone, and
condemns the administration for its pro-
posal to pay Columbia s25, 900, 900 in
satisfaction of its claims. The woman
suffrage and prohibition issues are not
mentioned.
The progressive convention adopted a
platform of nearly three thousand words
containing planks covering all the here
tofore announced principles of the
part, declaring for national prohibition
of the liquor traffic and proclaimed
Theodore Roosevelt to be the great
est statesman of modern tines.
A minority report on the prohibition
plank provoked the only discussion, but
a verbal vote displayed a decisive ma
jority in its favor. Pronounced opposi-
ton to the pending Columbia treat wa:
| voiced.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Confesses to Killing Child.

Unable to longer endure the grueling-
third degree to which he had for sew
eral hours been subjected in the Park
vile police station, Morton B. Goldfarb,
20 years old, today confessed that it
was he who on Wednesday evening
drove a racing automobile at break
neck speed through the streets of
Brooklyn, instantly killing one chile
and seriously injuring several others.
The scene of the accident was or
F%orty-first street, between Eighth and
Ninth avenues. Without the slightest
signal to warn the children of their
danger; an automobile rounded the cor
ner and bore down upon them, killing
Marie Bruschi, 10 years old, and with
its sweeping mudguards. throwing the
others to either side Of its course.
Mary Bruschi, the four-year-old sister
of the dead child, will probably die
from the injuries she sustained when
hurled against a tree, which tore off
most of her scalp. Grace Grilatta, 5
years old, was also thrown against a
tree bordering the street, and had sew
eral of her ribs crushed in.
The last of the injured children Is
Thomas Wantello, 7 years old, who was
thrown to the curb, his chest being
crushed by the impact, and his scalp
being badly lacerated.
The machine turned into Ninth
avenue and then sped along Fort Hamil-
ton avenue, and removing the license
plates from his machine, deserted it in
the roadway.
In the early morning hours Policeman
Krans of the Parkville station observed
a young man leaving a drug store at
Twelfth avenue and Thirty-fourth
street. The man acted as if in a stupor
and the officer, his attention aroused,
stopped and questioned him, and later
took him to the Parkville station, where
the license plates were found hidden
under his coat.
1t vas after a long ordeal of ques-
tioning that Goddard broke down and
told his story. He stated that he was
the son of a wealthy manufacturer, and
that the car he was driving was a re-
cent acquisition and unfamiliar to him.
According to his tale, he hardly real
allied that he had struck the children
until the officer on F~orty-tirst street
fired a shot at his machine, and Their
frightened into a stupor, all he could dc
was to drive like mad from the place
He was held in $4,000 bail for further
examination. Brooklyn Eagle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Rev. r. B.. Esten Presented with

The Ladies Missionary society of the
Memorial Baptist church held a meet
ing in the vsstry of the church on We'd
nesday evening. There was a very
good attendance, inspite of the fact
that there was a heavy rain. A very
interesting address was delivered by
Miss Ada A. Brigham of Brattleboro,
who told of a trip around the world
from which she has recently returned.
Miss Brigham devoted a good part of
her address to what she saw and heard
in Burmah, which pleased the audiance
very much. Just prior to her address
an incident unexpected to most of those
present occurred when Lake Dunmore
lodge, No. II, l. o. o. f. entered the
church and shortly in their behalf
Charles E. Youtt, acting on behalf of a
committee of the lodge, presented to
the pastor, Rev. Richard B. Esten, a
fine gold-headed cane inscribed with his
name as well as the name of the lodge.
In explanation of this presentation it
| HilOllu NC odlh tNRl olAAN1 ia BdoNOl dlt
in Middlebury Rev, Esten has exhibited
many kind actions toward the lodge and
individual members, although not him
self a member of the order. Mr.. Youtt
in presenting the cane made a brief
speech, which was responded to by Mr..
Esten in "A feeling manner. The gift
was made at this particular time on
account of his approaching absence on
his annual vacation. Mrs. Isaac l..
Rogers, vice-president of the Missionary
society, in closing the meeting, made
some very pleasant remarks in regard
to the occasion and thanked the Odd
Fellow body for their unexpected
attendance at the services. At the con-
%clusion of the meeting ice cream and
cake were served by the ladies' of the
Missionary society.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Monitors and Batteries Aided
Austrians.

Belgrade, July 80. The Austrians open
ed a heavy cannonade in their second at
tack on Belgrade at II O'Clock last night.
The guns of the Austrian monitors and
the batteries at Semlin fired until two
o'clock in the morning. Several build
ings were damaged.
The Servian guns replied occasionally.
An Austrian gunboat was badly dam
aged.
An attempt by the Austrians to cross
the river was repulsed with severe
losses by heavy infantry aud machine
gun fire. The rifle fire lasted until four
in the morning. There were no Servian
losses.
The Austrians made several other at
tempts to cross the the rivers Save and
Danube, but We're everywhere driven
back. 1t is reported that they intend
to renew their bombardment of Bel
grade today.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Victim Of Auto Accident Dies.

Essex Junction, July 29.-John How
rican of Essex Center, who broke three
ribs and was otherwise injured in ar
automobile accident Saturday evening
nea Underhill, died last evening at his
home of pneumonia which developed
yesterday morning before which, il
was believed he was well along toward
recovery. MI. Howrican was 72 years
old. William Hunt of Jeffersonville,
who was more seriously hurt at the
time, is said to be making a satisfactory
recovery.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Auto Hurts Little Tots.

Five-year-old Martha Bernstein in
vited Louis Berkowitz, same age, under
her umbrella as she met the latter on
the way to the bakery. AS the little
tots crossed Berry street the umbrella
obscured the approach of a bakers
auto truck, driven by Max Greenberg
of Manhattan. The machines mud
guard struck both, and threw them to
the pavement.
DR.. Charles Cohen, to whose office
they were carried by witnesses of the
accident, found little Martha had sus.
tanned a fracture of the right leg anC
Commissions, and the boy was suffering
from Commissions of the left side of hi.
head and body. Both We're taken to theil
homes after treatment. - Brooklyn
Eagle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
AUSTRIANS IN BELGRADE.

Vienna, July 30.-The following Of
fetal despatch was received here to-
night:
About midnight machine gun fire
was opened from Belgrade, and in reply
the Austro- Hungarian monitors bonn
barded the city.
"At one o'clock in the morning the
powder magazine in Belgrade blew up.
At dawn the Servians made another I'M
successful attempt to destroy the
bridge.
"As the shots were fired from the
Servian customs house upon our troops,
our artillery was trained upon the build
ing, which was quickly demolished.
This IA followed by the sound of rifle
fire. simultaneously fires broke out at
different points in Belgrade.
During the Servian attempt to blow
up the bridge, 16 Servians were cap
tured by our men and taken to Peter
vardein.
1T is rumored hat serious distur.
Dances have broken out in New Servia,
where the non-Servian elements are re,
ported to have refused to enter thu
army"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
ACCIDENTS IN


Two automobiles swung together in
the highway just north of Jones Bros.
granite plant in Barre late Sunday
afternoon. The smaller car, was
forced into the ditch and while the ma
chine did not turn turtle, it tipped to an
angle sharp enough to pitch the occu-
pants out of their seats. Of the two
people in the auto, Mrs. W. V. Hood
and her son, S. B. Hood, of East Tops
ham. Mrs. Hood received the more
serious injuries.
The 9th er principal in the accident is
said to be L. C. Emmons of Morrisville.
Both cars were proceeding toward
Barre and it was when the larger car
attempted to pass that the latter was
thrust to one side. Only a few inches,
it is said, separated the Ford auto from
the ditch and when the heavier machine
brushed against it the result was in
evitable. Barely a moment elapsed be-
fore there was plenty of help. Mrs.
Hood was extricated from her trying
position in the ditch and taken to the
City hospital in DR.. Jackson's automo-
bile. 1t was thought at first that she
had sustained more than one bone
fracture, but a closer examination did
not bear out the opinion first formed.
The woman's son did not escape un
scathed. Flying fragments of glass cut
his face and somehow he sustained a
painful sprain in his left arm. Evidences
of a bad accident were everywhere or
the car. One of the real wheels was
stripped from its axle, the wind shield
was scattered and the mud guard or one
side of the machine was bent out Of
shape. Barre Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Auto Throws Man so Feet.

Montpelier, July GAN automobile
owned by George Gauthier of Barre,
skidded on Main street in this city to-
night, while turning around, ran upon
the sidewalk and knocked down and
dragged Carroll Dolby, so feet across
the road. He was taken to the Heaton
hospital where it was found that his
injuries are not serious. Edward
Gardner, his companion, was knocked
down. A woman was driving the car.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Fatal Automobile Accident.

Morrisville, July %. Clinton H.
Ward of Moretown, who came here yes
tecday with his mother and his brother,
Burton, and the latter's family to attend
the funeral of his cousin, Harlan p.
Munson, died at 1880 last evening as
the result of injuries received when his
automobile was overturned as he was
returning to the Munson home from the
cemetery. The accident occurred at 4:3C
yesterday afternoon while he was
rounding the turn near the C. H. Small
residence. Running at a low rate OF
speed Mr.. Ward in some unaccountabls
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Policeman Killed, Run Down by
Auto.

Run down in the thick fog shortly
after midnight by an automobile,
Mounted Policeman John Nee of
Flushing, died in the Flushing hospital
of his injuries. Nee was on his horse
in Broadway, between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets, Flushing, when the
machine, owned and driven by DR.. NJ.
S. Borden of 316 West Seventy-ninth
street, Manhattan, bore down upon him.
The horse received a broken foreleg
and had to be shot.
Nee, who was 35 years old, and had
served six years as mounted policeman,
left the Flushing police station at Il
o'clock, on his horse, Commander, with
a comrade, Abraham Newman. The
two officers were riding slowly east
along Broadway to their posts in the
outlying section of Flushing, including
Bayside and Douglaston. The fog was
too thick for them to see any distance
ahead. Suddenly an automobile loomec
up a few feet away, coming directly
toward them. The driver of the cal
must have seen the officers at the samt
time, for he steered the machine to one
side to avoid striking them. AS the
machine swerved, the wheels skiddeC
on the slippery pavement and STRUCK
Mee's horse in the foreleg breaking the
leg and throwing horse and rider t
the ground. At the same time the au
tomobile struck a telegraph pole anC
was slightly damaged on the side.
As Mee's horse struggled to get VI
from the pavement the officer besid'
him, his hoof struck Nee in the head
fracturing the skull. DR.. Borden helped
Nee into the automobile and drov,
quickly to the Flushing hospital. Their,
it was said that an operation was neces
sary.
The policeman was promptly operated
upon by DR.. Joseph H. Bloodgood
assisted by DIR. Borden. The operation
however. was of no avail. DR.. Borden
seeing that the officer was in a critica
condition, volunteered to 90 to any eX
pense to save the injured mans life
He telephoned to several note
physicians until he got in touch wit
DIR. William Sharp of $50 Riversid
Drive, Manhattan. He drove in hi
automobile to Manhattan and cam
back with the doctor.
1t was $50 o'clock when DR.. Shar
! arrived at the Flushing hospital. TIE
minutes later Nee died. DIR. Shar
! could do nothing for the man when h
: came for he saw that it was too late
; At the sight of the dying policeman
DR.. Borden was overcome and had t
D be revived by the physicians in tn
$ hospital. He was deeply affected b
\ the shock and excitement of the morr
f ing. He was taken to his home in
e weak condition
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Policeman Has Narrow Escape

AT dusk recently Bicycle Policeman
Hoffman at the Prospect Park Station
had a narrow escape from death when
he jumped from the path of an auto
mobile owned and operated by Eugene
Weinlinger of $50 Decatur street.
Hoffman placed Weinlinger under
arrest and in the Flatbush court this
morning he was charged with reckless
driving and was fined S25 by Magistrate
Dodd. Brooklyn Eagle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
EST STATESMAN OF MODERN
TIMES.

Lincoln, Neb., July Is. Harmony
programs, forecast for both the republi-
cans and progressives, were carried out
in the main at their State conventions
here to-day. An attempt at the repub-
lican convention to declare against the
primary system of nomination and re-
turn to the old convention plan provok-
ed the chief debate of the day. The
plank declaring for the change was
voted down.
The republican platform condemns
the democratic tariff law and favors q
nonpartisan tariff commission. 1t de-
clares Columbia has no shadow Of claim
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Invasion of Servia Difficult Propo
sition.

London, July 80. "A Semlin despatch
to the Standard says:
1.-The Austrians crossed the Danube
80 miles to the east of Belgrade, and
the Save ten miles to the South. Bel
grade has been captured and is now oc-
cupied by Austrian troops, and the
forces which invaded Servia at Semen
endria are advancing along the road
which leads to Osipanica, and ultimate
ly to Nish.
THE occupation of Belgrade was car
ried out without serious difficulty. The
invading troops crossed the river, partly
by the means of the remnants of the
railway bridge, which was blown up by
the S%ervians, and partly by a pontoon
bridge constructed under its cover and
approaching the Servian capitol from
the south. The attacking forces adj
vanced by a steep hill, driving the Ser
vians before them. The Servians re-
treated, partly along the road leading
to Groca and partly towards Popvics.
The losses on both sides appeared tc
have been comparatively light.
THE invasion of Servia at Semendria
was a much more difficult task. The
Austrians built a pontoon bridge under
the cover of darkness from an island il
the middle of the Danube, where the
channel narrows, to two hundred yard:
and the current is swift. The construc
ton of the bridge was a hazardous oper
alton. The work was perceived from
the Servian shore and the Servian.
opened fire, The attacking forces wer'
aided by artillery and infantry alonl
the south shore of the island and sue
ceeded in capturing the bridge, owe
which they passed."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Auto Runs into BicvcIist.

Manchester, July 81. -Frederick Reed,
the ~l5-year-old son of Eugene Reed of
Rupert mountain, while riding a bicycle
between Rupert and West Pawlet about
noon yesterday was struck by a large
touring automobile and one shoulder
was crushed and his collar bone was
broken. The occupants of the car, four
men and a colored chauffeur, made no
investigation as to the extent of the
boys injuries. The car, which was
travelling north at a rapid rate, came up
behind the bicyclist. The injured boy
was rendered unconscious and lay for
some time beside the road.
The car came up behind him, striking
his wheel and throwing him a consider
able distance. When the lad recovered
consciousness he walked two miles to
the home of Mr.. Granger where word
was sent to Reeds father and to DR..
F. Z. Liddle of Dorset.
The physician found the boy suffering
from the shock in addition to the
crushed shoulder and fractured collar
bone.
The young man was unable to say
| whether the car bore a Vermont mum.
Der. No clew has been found as tC
where the motorists were bound excep'
that they were going north.
This is the third automobile acciden.
in this section within three weeks, thu
other two resulting fatally.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31

1.-The situation" M. Malvery continued,
lis now better than has generally been
supposed. 1t is permissible to forsee a
moment when negotiations may enter
into a way leading to a favorable solu-
t;op -
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31

way lost control of his machine, which
ran for a little distance on the edge of
the bank, when it swerved to the left,
the car going down the bank and turn
ing completely over. Mr.. Wards breast
was crushed against the steering wheel,
causing internal hemorrhages resulting
in death.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Shells Flying in Public Streets

London July 30.-The Servian lega-
ton here received a message tonight
from Nish saying the bombardment of
Belgrade was resumed by the Aus
trians at six O'Clock this morning
Shells were directed at the principal
streets of the city.
The telegram added that several Aus
trian spies had been captured by the
Servians.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31

After Mee's death Mounted Patrol
man Newman served DR. Borden with
a summons to appear Thursday before
Magistrate Fitch in the Flushing police
court, on the charge of violating a city
ordinance. Brooklyn Eagle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
olimmer of Peace Seen at Paris

Paris, July c. -Lewis j. Malvery.
the French minister of the interior,
made the following announcement to-
night to a number of deputies who had
gathered in the Hobbies of the chamber;
eve have received from Germany
news which we did not dare to hope"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
METHODIST CHURCH.
D. II. Corkran. pastor.

Morning worship, 1915. Bible School
at noon. Evening worship, 40. The
Young Peoples meetings will be discon-
tinued until the autumn.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.
Rev. John Evans Bold. Rector.

new oohll Evans bOiu' iNeSIoi'
Rectory No. 119 Main street.
7:30 Holy Communion. end, 4th and
5thj
1915, Morning Prayer-Holy Com
munion. (lst and 3rd)
1000, Sunday School.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Church N otes.
MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. r, 3. Esten, Pastor

Rev. w. A. Dawson, d. D., VIII preach
at 0:45. Sunday School at - NJ.
Christian Endeavor at 6:45. No service
in the evening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Chean Power.

Natural steam coming up through the
ground is a cheap power for running
an engine in the northern Tuscany
mountains. Lakes OF hot water in the
vicinity of the steam hOles contain
much boracic acid. and n manufactur
ing company uses the natural steam 10
run machinery for extracting the vahl-
able boracic acid from the lake water.
The only difficulty in this pleasant
state of affairs is that the steam Itself
is so highly charged with boracic acid
that it would injure the blades of a
turbine engine, so the steam is used 70
heat up an ordinary boiler, and the
steam from the boiler is then used in
the turbine. The steam is caused by
volcanic action and comes up through
blowholes at a considerable pressure
Saturday Evening Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31
Terms Strictly In Advance.

Terms Strictly In
ONE YEAR IN VERMONT -------- Sl.U0
SIX MONTHS IN VERMONT -------- so
THREE MONTHS IN vEMoNT 1890 40
ONE YEAR Outside of Vermont, - $1.25
The Register will be found on file at
the Congressional Library reading room,
Washington, D. c.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-31

why is it, Billy, that some occulists
charge so much for glasses p
Because, my son, they can getit from
a class of people who don't know any
better. / get mine of Barter, the Optom-
%etrist, who makes a speciality of fitting
glasses only. The work is satisfactory,
and the price is consistent. adv.