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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-26
The Greatest Degree

Science assures us that there is a
definite limit to the lowest conceiv-
able temperature, and that this may
be placed with considerable accuracy
at 459 degrees below zero ON the Fab
renheit scale.
1t Is held that at all temperatures
above this absolute zero" particles
of matter, either solid of gaseous, are
in state of vibration, the more rap.
Id vibrations corresponding to the
greater degree of heat.
All such vibrations would cease en-.
tirely at absolute zero, and all gasss
would liquefy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-26
A LIGHT IN AN AUTOMOBILE.
Use Ono of the Spark Plugs When You
Have No Matches.

Have No Matches.
Did you ever while making an auto
mobile tour find yourself on a lonely
country road, perhaps miles from the
nearest house, and suddenly discover
that you had no matches? If you
were anxious to light the lamps or ca
ger for a smoke such discovery
would not prove at all conducive to
the smoothness Of your temper.
There is simple way in which any
one may secure light without the aid
Of matches. You may be anxious for
smoke or it may be getting dark and
you want to light your lamp, but in
any event you can secure the neces-
sary light if you will follow these d.
rections:
Unscrew one Of the spark plugs and
let it lie on the cylinder head. Wrap
small wisp of waste around the end Of
any small stick Of wood or if there is
none handy wrap 1t around the end of
a screwdriver or any other tool. Dip
the waste In the gasoline until it is
thoroughly soaked. Of course you
should have only very small piece Of
waste; otherwise the blaze will be too
big for you to handle. After dipping
this in the gasoline lay it close to the
spark plug and turn the engine over IN
til this plug sparks. This will ignite
the waste and you will have a little
torch sufficient for lighting your lamp.
Even If there Is heavy rain or snow,
you can secure light in this manner
sufficient for your needs.-Detroit Free
preSR
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-26
Government of Japan.

The government Of Japan is not an
absolute monarchy, the mikado being
largely responsible to the parliament
and, to degree, to the people back of
the parliament. Under the mikado Is
the house of peers, composed of the
princes Of the blood and the nobility
and the representatives of the vested
interests, and the house of representa-
tives, which is made up of some $50
members, representing the masses Of
the people.-New York Journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-26
Probate Court Sessions.

SESSIONS OF fhk PROBATE COURT ron
rHE DISTRICT OF ESSEX will be held
follows daring the year 1919;
At Guiidhall on the hrst Wednesday
each month in the fsrenson.
At Brighton, On the first wednesday Of January
April, July and October in the afternoon.
Al LuneuburR on the first Thursday Of Jauu
ary, April. July and October in the forenoon.
At Concord in the afternoon Of each of
same days.
Special sessions will be held at any place
the District by agreement.
Address communications to Guildhali Office
to 4. W. Wyman, Register to Canaan to ED
WIN o. CARLI., JUDGE
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-26
An Execution,

Little Mary was coloring pictures
with her set of paints. She used tint
that failed to please and exclaimed:
"Oh. didn't mean to do that! How
ever what's done is done and can't be
undone-except shoe laces." -Chicago
News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-26

There is only one cure for public dis
tress, and that is public education, d.
rected to make men thoughtful, merct
ful and just.-Ruskin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-26
Up In a Balloon,

To remain motionless and watch the
earth fall away from you as rapidly as
baseball falls from you when drop
ped from a window is the sensation of
Going up in balloon.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-26
Poor Dora.

Dora must have suffered some ter
rible disappointment. One never sees
her smile now. What is the matter2"
"She's had two front teeth pulled
Out"-London Telegraph.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-06-26
YUUk LUi8Su AND THROAT

TO All Afflicted will Consumption, Asthma,
Bronchitis, Catargti, Grippe, Stubborn
=. Coughs, Etc. 0
Alter suffering ior years with a severe throat
trouble which ran into Corsumption Rev. E. A.
Wilson wac c0red by following plain rules of health
and using DIR, Churchill prescription. Wishing
to help al! sufferers ne wrote. for free distrbu-
ton full description ofhis trouble and the simple
means nc used TO cure himself
WILSON'S EEEEDY (Dy. Csnrrhik's pres
rribfion) has been doing its wonderful good work
Cor over 40 years. L hes been tried and proven.
and is household remedy in many, many homes
10 which it has brought health and happiness.
II you are euiferins from any Lung or Throat
trouble whatever. do not fail 70 give this invaluable
remedy trial Send for Mr. Wilson's history of
his own remarkable case which will be sent FREE.
together with FREE $500 package of the RENE.
,lY for you to try. Address
: a. thbo", Gen'I AGENT 60 Ann ST., New York
Evening star., 1914-04-16
HOLY NAME SOCIETIES
TO MEET IN BALTIMORE
Convention to Open Sunday, April
26. on Lawn of st. Mary's
Seminary.

The annual convention of the Holy
Name Societies of Washington. Baltimore
and western Marylan is TO be held in
Baltimore Sunday. April e6. The cere-
monies will open with solemn high
mass, celebrated on the lawn of st.
Mary's Seminary, Paca street near Frank
lin. al IL O'Clock am, the music for the
service to be rendered by the seminarians.
The business session of the convention
will be held at the Lyric Theater, oppo-
site Mount Royal station. at $50 o'clock
in the afternoon, and at this meeting a
feature of the exercises will be an ad-
dress by IA prominent layman. The busi-
ness of the new year will be taken up
and the work of the past year reviewed.
The theater is commodious and will offer
ample accommodation 10 the relatives and
friends of the regular delegates to the
convention.
Each parish in the archdiocese of
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Abandon Alleged Rights.

Il suppose that means criminal pro-
ceeding in the District of Columbia
against citizens and residents of the
state of Connecticut with the inevitable
annoyance, trouble and expense connect
ed with a criminal proceeding in juris-
diction far removed from defendants
place of residence. Therefore, to relieve
themselves from the burden of such an
noyance. trouble and expense, while they
feel that your threatened action is un-'
just, arbitrary and tyrannica1 my
clients. Messrs. Whipple and Field, are
constrained to submit and to abandon
their claimed rights and liberty, and this
wholly because of the threat of such
criminal prosecution.
They, therefore, say to you that under
protest and without conceding that either
of them has refused to answer any law
full questions, they will, upon due no
tce, attend and answer the questions
which they have hitherto declined to an
swer. This statement is made in reply
10 your suggestion that IF the witnesses
in the meanwhile indicate a willingness
70 answer the lawful questions which
they refused to answer last Friday you
might communicate that fact to me-.
I hope, however, that upon mature re-
Election YOU will invoke the practice
'clFiD which hitherto has been found
adequate TO determine the same and sim
liar questions as raised in this matter
particularly in the Baird, Brimsou and
Hartman cases. and on which in part /
relied in advising my clients
Evening star., 1914-04-16
FIRE GONGS IN HOTEL
STARTLE THE GUESTS
Alarm at National About 2 AM,
Starts Parade in Pajamas
and Nightgowns.

A parade in pajamas and nishtsowns
through the corridors of the National
Hotel about 2 o'clock this morning, it
is stated, followed the sounding of the
hotels fire gonSs. The noise of the
songs awakened persons on the several
floors, and soon many of them were in
the corridors. trying to learn il there
was a fire in the building.
Included in the list of guests Of the
hotel this morning were a number OF
school teachers and students from towns
in New York, it is stated. and it is
thought that one of the visitors. acci-
dentally or purpose1y, started the auto
matte fire-alarm gongs ringing.
1t may have been caused BY some OF
the students skylarking in the corridor
Evening star., 1914-04-16
BULLETS WOUND SAILORS.
German Steamer From Tampico Puts
Into Quarantine at TAMPA,

TAMPA. Fla. April Ii. = With two
wounded sailors on board, the German
tank steamer Usage from Tampco put
into quarantine here yesterday. Stray bull
lets fired in the fighting between Mexi-
can federals and rebels ut Tampico
struck the sailors who were on the ship
One of them may die.
The Usage had Il number of bullet holes
in her superstructure. Capt De Reese
reported that the fighting had been
heavy ten days ago in the oil dis
trict. where his ship was docked. The
British steamer Trinidadian. with sew
eral bullet marks on her hull, arrived
yesterday from Tampico.
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Hooper Renominated in Tennessee

NASHVILLE. Tenn, April l6.--Gov. s.
". Hooper was unanimously renomiuated
for third term as Governor OF Tennes-
see by the state republican convention
Yesterday and Judge Sam C. Williams
an independent, was nominated for the
supreme court. The convention ratified
the action OF the national repuhlican
committee in its plan TO reapportion the
south's representation IN the national re
publican convention
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Crowd Cheers Jailed Strikers.

PORTSMOUTH. Ohio, April I1-RefIs
ing TO sign a blanket bond for their ap-
pearance before the grand jury. TO which
they had been held on charges of vtolat-
Ing the mayors proclamation against
congregating in the local shoe factory
district. thirty-five young man and won
an striking shoe workers late yesterds,
were sent 70 Jail. \ big crowd checred
them as the eel! doors closed hehma
them.
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Storm Curtails Fish Receipts.

The northeasteriy storm OF yesterday
caused heavy falling Off in the receipts
OF herring on the local market and the
fishermen expect it will be few DAYS
before business returns TO normal after
the heavy blow. Receipts Yesterday of
shad and herring in the local market
from all sources amounted to about 1900
shad and 1900 herring. AS yet but few
are being caught In the upper river nets.
Evening star., 1914-04-16

Baltimore is allowed seven delegates 20
the convention from the respective
branches of the society, and the lpcsi
delegates from all parishes OF this CITY
are to hold an important meeting IN ST.
Matthews Hall next Monday evening
when final arrangements will he made in
connection with the trip to Baltimore
Evening star., 1914-04-16

tolls exemption OF American coastwise
vessels. He appeared before the COM
mittee as representative of the North
American Gymnastic Union.
DR.. Richard told the committee that
Theodore Stuempfel of Indianapolis
president of the organization DIR. Richard
represented, had stated it as his opinion
that the repeal is peremptory as a mat
ter of honor, justice and fair dealing
toward all other nations DR.. Richard
spoke of the devotion of the German
American citizens to this country. He
said that the German-American gym
nastic organization he stood for had 40
go members scattered all over the
of American citizenship of German de-
scent. He insisted that they were over
whelmingly in favor of the tolls eXemp-
ton repeal.
DR.. Richard insisted that there could
be no controversy over the interpreta-
ton of the -Pauncefote treaty, while
Joseph Choate and Henry White, the
negotiators of the treaty on the part OF
the United States, we're still alive and
testified that their understanding of the
treaty was that American ships should
be treated like all others.
No True American "Afraid."
1T is not gentlemanlike to insinuate
that President Wilson and those who
share his view, of repeal do so from COW
ardice." said DR.. Richard Nor is this a
good chance to make the eagle scream
and get some Irish votes and a few Ger
man ones in their wake There is no true
American who is afraid OF any nation.
Senator O'Gorman, chairman OF the
committee, asked DR.. Richard If he did
not think the fact that former President
Roosevelt. former President Taft and
other influential Americans believed that
it was right to exempt from tolls Amer1-
can coastwise vessels, should bear some
weight.
81 do not think that President Roose-
Welt and the others are infallible." was
tho reply of DR.. Richard
Senator Simmons interrupted and read
to tho commission an extract from a
speech by former President Taft. de-
livered in Ottawa Canada last January.
in which he said the tolls exemption
would either have to be arbitrated or re-
pealed. DR.. Richard. however. said. lie
understood Mr. Taft had insisted that
the United States, in his opinion. had
the right to make the exemption in
favor of American coastwise ships.
In the address in Ottawa Mr.. Taft said
he regarder the exemption as subsidy
to American coastwise vessels. He de-
clared war talk on the part of pro-
ponents of the exemption was ridiculous.
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Presents Letter From Choate.

Chairman oGorman presented to the
committee a letter from Joseph H..
Choate. American ambassador to Great
Britain at the time of the negotiation of
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, expressing
regret that the condition of his health
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Show Negotiators of Treaty
Believed All Ships Should
Be Treated Alike.
OPINIONS OF w. H. TAFT
ON CANAL TOLLS CITED
Extract of Speech Delivered Last
January Read to Senate Inter
oceanic Canals Committee.

The letters written BY jose ph II.
Choate. ambassador to Great Britain at
tho time of the negotiations Of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, to the late John Hay,
then Secretary OF state, were laid before
the Senate interoceanic canals committee
today at the hearing on the Panama
canal tolls repeal bill. These letters.
which were sent to Chairman O'Gorman
of the committee by 3Ir. Choate. bear out
the contention of Mr.. Choate that it was
the belief of the negotiators that under
the treaty all vessels of all nations pass
ing through the canal were to be treated
alike.
An extract from a speech delivered by
former President Taft in Ottawa, Can
ada. last January, in which ne said that
in his opinion. the tolls matter would
either have to he arhitrated or the tolls
exemption would have to be repealed by
Congress, was read to the committee by
Senator simmons of North Carolina, one
of the advocates of repeal. In his ad-
dress President Taft ridiculed the sug-
gestion that the United States would
ever so to war over the matter
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Urges Justice of Repeal.

DR.. Ernest Richard of New York. pro-
fessor of the history of German civiiiZa-
ton at Columbia University. and presi-
dent of the German-American Peace So
ciety. today urged upon the Senate in
teroceanic canals committee the need and
justice of repeating the Panama canal
Evening star., 1914-04-16
prevented his appearing before the com

prevented his appearing before the COM
Tnittee.
He sent to the committee, however, the
correspondence which had passed between
himself and the late John Hay. Secretary
of State, regarding the negotiations. Mr.
Choate said he believed that the United
States has no right under the treaty to
exempt any OF its vessels from payment
of tolls.
This correspondence was read to the
committee, as was letter from Mr.
Choate to Henry White, who was first
secretary of embassy at London during
the treaty negotiations. Mr.. Choate's
letter to Mr.. White was dated April a.
1914
In it Mr.. Choate said: Il wrote to
Senator O'Gorman yesterday, inclosing to
him, with permission OF the Secretary OF
State, a copy of my letter to Secretary
Hay between August 3 and october r.
1901. To my mind they establish beyond
question the intent Of the parties en-
gagged in the negotiations: that the treaty
should mean exactly what it says, and
excludes the possibility of any exenp-
ton Of any kind of vessels of the United
States
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Equality Is Constant Theme.

Equality between Great Britain and
the United States is the constant theme.
and especially in my last letter of Octo-
Der :, 1901. when I speak of Lord Lans-
doWne's part in the matter, and say:
lie has shown an earnest desire to
bring to an amicabe settlement. honor
able alike to both parties. this long and
Important controversy between the two
nations. In substance he abrogates the
tlayton-B -Bulwer treaty. gives US an Amer
lean canal. ours to build as and when
We like. to own, control and govern, on
the sole condition of its being always
neutral and free for the passage Of the
ships of all nations on equal terms, ex.
cept that if we get into a war with any
nation we can shut its ships out and
take care Of ourselves
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Only Suit at the Tailor's.

Where's the tailoring establishment?
asked the young man. who did not care
to have to leave the building in lis pa
Jamas. 4 sent my only suit 10 be
pressed. and I'm in a fix
Don't worry" he was advised by an
other guest There's no fire"
one of the guests appeared at the door
of his room and asked what all the eN-
cftement was about. He had heard the
bells. he stated. but in the absence OF
smoke or the odor of something burning
ne saw no reason for alarm.
We been in this position before" he
said, and have also been in burning
buildings, and it's time to worry when
there's something doing
Several men seated about a table in one
of the rooms were discussing toll repeal
and the Mexican situation when they
were alarmed by the sound of the gongs
They were fully dressed, and We're able
to make Il quick investigation and quiet
the more excited ones.
Fortunately for all concerned the fire
call did not reach the city fire department
and summon fire companies to the vicin
ity of the hotel.
Evening star., 1914-04-16
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Evening star., 1914-04-16

on the third floor suggested one OF the
guests, and If We could have caught
him we would have shown him a lively
time for few minutes"
Ono lady tainted, 1t is stated and one
young man. whose only suit had been
sent to tailor TO be pressed. was al
most hysterical
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Witnesses Before Grand Jury.

The witnesses before the grand jury to-
day were Charles c. McChor6I. a member
of the interstate commerce commission;
George B. McGinty. its secretary. A. F..
Clark. secretary of the New Haven road.
aud A. s. May. the treasurer of the
company \ stenographer named Fer
guson also testified
The law which the commission claims
lras been violated is special act of
Congress passed February IL. 1893. which
is said never to have been invoked before.
1t is known as the compulsory testi-
rnony act" and provides a punishment
for refusal to testify of not less than
800 nor more than $1,000 tne and i'm
prisonment of not more than one year
or both fine and Imprisonment
The threat to take criminal action
seems to have been sufficient to have
two Of the witnesses change their minds.
In Attorney Stoddard's letter to Gov.
Folk he makes it plain that he thought
some civil procedure was to be invoked
IN which some judge would decide the
question of the necessity TO answer. He
did not contemplate a criminal action
In the course of the letter the attorney
Evening star., 1914-04-16
Everyday Home Needs
Boracic Acid,
lib. box. zoe

The medical proper
ties of this Well known
chemical are recognized
and approved by the
m e d cal profession
throughout the world
as a cooling, healing,
sedative agent. as a
wash for sores, as 4
sargie for the throat,
and as a bath for the
eyes. Sprinkled in the
stockings or shoes. it
makes an excellent foot
powder.
Crude carbolic, 1Oc
| pint. w
Compound Licorice
Powder. lib. Or
DoN
Zoe Household gr
Ammonia w
Senna Leaves, Doc
] lb. .......... S|S
Sal Amnloniac. H..
enough for four 1nr
batteries w
25c boxes /. e m on
s e litz Pow Onc
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zoe Liquid 1Oc
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lib. cans Best 1S~
Phosphate Soda. w
Evening star., 1914-04-16
GRAND JURY HAS
NEW HAVEN CASE
Refusal of Alleged Recall
citrant Witnesses Called
to Its Attention.
MATTER SUBMITTED BY
l.C. COMMISSION COUNSEL
Threat to Take Criminal Action
Causes Two to Recede and
Consent to Testify

Two Of the four alleged recaIcitrant
witnesses. who refused to testify before
the interstate commerce commission at
The investigation OF the affairs of the
New Haven railroad having remained
obdurate, Joseph w Folk. chief counsel
for the commission. with Assistant
United States Attorney Harvey Given.
called the matter to the attention Of the
grand Jury today.
Witnesses told the grand jurors of the
refusal OF Samuel Hemmngway and
Samuel Morehouse to answer questions
pertinent to the inquiry which had been
propounded to them at the hearing.
Before the grand jury probe began Gov.
Folk received letter from Attorney
Henry Stannard assuring him that the
other two witnesses who declined 10
give required testimony. Harvey V. Whip
pie and Edward Field. had determined
to recede from the position formerly
taken and would testify.
The letter does not make plain whether
the proffer TO testify includes also
willingness to present desired books and
documents. On this phase of the matter
Mr. Folk will get into communication
with the attorney. He will insist on a
complete surrender. he says.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-14
NATURES WORK AT FAULT
Due to imperfect Formation
Of Rocky Section.

To understand the shock which this
part of the country received one must
realize that "Logan's fault"-the line
of weakness in the underlying rocks
that extends from Canada well down
toward the Gulf of Mexico-plays
much the same role as do the care
fully provided solutions of continuity
which every observing person who
crosses the Brooklyn bridge has no
ticed. These points of overlapping
permit the structure to expand on hot
days and to contract on cold ones
without breaking any of its parts.
Nature, being a clumsy engineer.
has made for this section of the cool
ing earth much less nearly perfect
provision for contraction in the crack
which Sir William E. Logan of the
Canadian geological survey, was the
first to discover and describe. The
earth joint works just as does that In
the bridge, but it works stifly and
only at long intervals, when the strain
had become enormous enough to
break down what surgeon might call
"adhesions." The result. is that. the
readjustment of the earth surface to
smaller circumference, instead of
being continuous. is by widely spaced
jumps or jerks. Upon their extent
depends the severity of the conse-
quent quake" That of q few weeks
ago was remarkable for the eastern
seaboard, but it would have passed for
trivial on the other side of the con-
tinent.
The Charleston earthquake and
those which have several times
wrecked Kingston, Jamaica, were of
q wholly different sor.-the moving
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down mountain slope of an alluvial
plain.-New York Times.
Right to Bear Arms.

The words from Article H., amend
ments to the Constitution Of the Unit
ed States. "a well-regulated militia
being necessary to the security of a
free people. the right of the people
to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed," evidently have a commu
nifty meaning; but they also carry
along with them the right Of the In
dividual to safeguard himself and
his house by keeping himself armed
with the necessary means of defense
The law against carrying concealed
weapons, now on the statute books OF
most OF the states, is matter quite
foreign to the broad principles of the
right OF keeping and bearing arms.