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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS AND TIMES i THURSDAY, FISBKUAK i 2U, lVlt. SULZER SETS OUT CONG. PLUMLEY TO TO REGAIN OFEICEi RETIRE, IS REPORT Starts Legal Proceedings and Case Will Go to U. S. Su preme Court. LITTLE DELAY IS EXPECTED Owing to Condition of Health, Will Not Run for Re-election, It Is Said. AlOUNOEIIT THIS WEEK That Final Decision Will Come State Auditor Graham, Porter Safe Deposit Boxes Chittenden County Trust Company Safe Deposit Boxes Absolute protection to important papers and valua bles is guaranteed in our Safe Deposit Boxes, which are in our fire and burglar proof vault. The cost of one of these boxes is merely nominal when the security guaranteed is taken into account. No one should leave valuables lying around loose with the convenience that we offer together with absolute safety. Let us show you one of these De posit Boxes. K. J. BOOTH. Pr.l.lnn E. D. WORTHEN, Treasurer. OFFICERS: JOHN J. FLVNN, vice-president HARRIE V HALL, Asst. Troas HIGHER EDUCATION IN VERMONT (Contlnncil from page fl). before Glynn's Term Ex pires Is Considered Doubtful. Albany, X. Y Fob. SJ.-Wllllnm Sulzer lo-day Instituted legal proceedings before H. Dale and John W. Gor don Are Mentioned as Possible Candidates. Montpcller, Feb. 22. A rumor Is cur rent at tlin c.inllnl ilmi r., ..,.. ....... rustlec Alden Chester or the Supreme Frank Plumlov hn i-,.nniw..i ... ,ii.in.. Court with the purpose or regaining tholon the question of his running again governorship from which he was removed, for Congress. The renort horn l tlt-it Inst October. An order was Issued by the court com mantling Compti oiler Sohmer to appear ne lias decided not to bo u candidate ngnln, and that the official announce ment on this subject will be printed in and show cause why u writ of mandamus "la home paper this week. It Is paid compelling him to pay the former cover-! t'"t .Mr. Plumley's primary icnson for nor his full salary ns the occupant of j withdrawing Is his health, that office, should not be issued. Mr.! Congressman Plumley was the prln- bulzer previously had made u written c'l,;u speaker at the board of trade banquet here last week, when ho was In town two days, leaving on Wednes day for Northfleld nnd later, Washing ton. f the. rumor proves to bo found ed, it will come ns a general surprise, becauso It was, thought that Mr. Plum ley would like to round out eight years. NO ANNOUNCEMENTS YKT. The three leading candidates so far are Horace F. Graham, Slate auditor, Senator Porter II. Dale of Island Pond and former Senator John W. Gordon of Dane. No announcement is expected from them until nfter Mr. Plumley's statement appears, but a political undercurrent is alreudy (lowing. Roth Senator Dale and Mr. Graham were In Montpellcr last week, the former, It Is said, havlne had a tnlk with Mr. Plumley. Mr. Gordon lias been mayor of Barre City and State senator. He was a candi date for Congress six years ago against Mr. Plumley, is one of tho leading mem bers of Washington county bar, a native of Vershlre and K years of age. Hp is a graduate of Dartmouth College. He wa- i In the State Senate In MM with Porter Dale. Mr. Gordon Is said to be likely to be strong with the labor men. Horace F. Graham, the State auditor, Is 42 years of age. He Is a native of sit. nnd ihui h u" lu,K- 1,0 "MS -u"cieu ni with which ho was charged were commit-1 Craft,i,",ry Acndcm' nm' wns Brnduatcu ted before he took ofllce. irom uuiuninm univnrsay. nc is n Affidavits signed by Albert T. Geyer of I lftwycr Dy Proresslo ana Is interested nuffalo, democrat. George W. Judo of"" far,"In and lumbering. Ho was a Jamestown, progressive, "and Clinton T. meml'01' of t,le House in 1SD2 and 1900 Horton, republican, nil members of the ' nnd has been a,lditor of accounts since AsRPmhH- In 101" ,..., .. I 1002. . . ,, ae uiru WJU1 inoi petition. Mr. Geyer swore that although I Port'' Dale will be 47 years of he attended the session of the Assemli y when the impeachment resolution was adopted he had no advance notice that It was to be presented. Messrs. Judo and Horton swore that they had m. notice of pending impeachment proceedings and demand on Mr. Sohmer for his salary. When Attorney-General Carmody noti fied Justice Chester that he would oppose the granting of the writ, the court said he Intended to refuse It as a matter of law, holding that the court of Impeach ment already had passed 011 the conten tions of Mr. Sulzer. An agreement then was made between Ihe attorney-general and Coi. Alexander S. Iincon, counsel for Mr. Sulaer, to facili tate tho determination of the questions in volved by the State comts. Tho appellatu division will be asked to afllrm Justice Chester's proposed order denying tho granting of the wilt and then the case will be carried to the court of appeals where a similar request will be made. Thus Mr. Sulzer will be able to flic his case In the Supreme Court of the United States with little delay, It Is believed. Doubt Is expressed, hrowever, If a final decision can be obtained from the Supremo Court before the term of Governor Glynn, Miccessor to Mr. Sulzer, shall have ex pired on December si, 1914. MR. SULZER'S CONTENTIONS. The contentions raised by Mr. Sulzer were passed on fully by the court of Im peachment. Chief among them are that tho Assembly action In impeaching him was Illegal; that six members of the court nan no right to GIVES BROTHER QUART OF BLOOD, THEN IS BEST Mill New York, Feb. 23. "There's only one thing that will save your life," said Dr. T. F. Mead of Uellevue hospital at mid night Saturday to Frank Cvllmurrny, a patient who had been In the Institu tion for several days. "You will have to be given a quart of blood from a healthy person to strengthen you for an operation. Do you know unyono who will give up his blood for you?" "I think my brother, John, would do it," answered Gllmurray. So word was sent to their homo at No. ffi5 West Fifty third street, and In an hour or so the brother anlvwl at the hospital. He Is twenty-one, Frank thirty-one. The surgeons told John what was wanted. Frank, they explained, had a badly ulcerated stomach. PRESENT, CAGED IN GLASS, REVIEWS BIRTHDAY FARAD E Washington, Feb. 2:.Prcsllent Wil son crossed the Ice-juntmed Potomac, lo-day In the naval yacht Sylph and from a glass-enclosed stand rovlewo.l u civic nnd military parade In Alex andria, Vn.. which marched through a frigid snow storn In honor of the (list President of the United States With the exception of brief exer cises In the Senate, tho national oapl tal turned to Alexandria, In tho en vironment whore George Washington had HveJ. for Its official celebration of the birthday. Vice-President Mar shall laid a wreatli 011 the tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon, and, re turning to Alexandria, joined tho Presi dent, members of the cabinet and Gov- , large uicer ornoe snmn ..f vir,i,,t . .... .it,,, mi ufttii a nine wnue oeiore, ana me elder brother had lost so much blood that If placed under an anaesthetic In the condition he was he would probably die. And an operation was Imperative. 1. He was born in was ai Je-dc-camn 011 e on March Brighton. He former Govornor Grout's staff In isafi presided at the Republican State con vention In 1S8S and was for some time chief deputy collector of customs at that f they had been present thev would i'hlnil V"nC- His ,1'o(,!Sslon that "f have voted against the resolution. lawyer lie was senator from Essex This Is the first proceeding Instituted ' C""ty "?? 3,1,1 npaln ln m" " ay Mr. sulzer to tost the validity of his I W"S " c""(II,1,lt0 for delegate to the removal from office. Two other actions repul)Hcnn national convention last have been started by residents o'f New 1 K?ar .whon tl,e ,1-KI'o-slves carried the York city, but the former J lilitrlct convention. .isclaimed all connection with them. WOULD DECLARE CURLEY'S SEAT IN CONGRESS VACANT Washington, Fell. 23. Whether James M. Curley, mayor of PoUon and on the rolls of Congress ns a representative from the Twelfth -Massachusetts district, shall be permitted to hold both unices wub put squarely up to Congress to-day by Republican Leader Mann. A resolution imroduced by Mr. Mann set forth that "the olllces of mayor and representative In Congress are Incompatible, and it is impossible for one man to perform the duties of both," and proposed that Mr, Curley's scat bo declared vacant. At tho suggestion of Democratic Leader Under wood, Representa ivo Mann agreed that the resolution should go to the judiciary committee without debate. The Curley case has been discussed for weeks about the capltol. Mr. Curley drew nls monthly salary as a concressman on February I, two days after he took the juii. 1i.iv.i? .titter,,, ui j-uniun. It was said thut he Indicated nt the time us intention ot noiuing ooth olllces until he end of the present session of Congress, o redeem pledges made to the people of lis district and to save Hoston the expense if a special election to name his suc-eeBor. It was recalled to-day that Representa- Ive LUlcy, after being elected governor if Connecticut, some yenrs ago; and Gen. oseph Wheeler of Alabama, after being ommlsfloned a major-general of volun eers In the Spanish war, tried unsuccess ully to hold their seats In Congress. HAS INTERNATIONAL FAME. Congressman Plumloy was born in Eden December 17, 1844, and Is s years ot age. He was admitted to tho bar In I.amolllo county in lhOO. After service on the court of claims n chief judge. Mr. Plumley made an Interna tional reputation as umpire of the mixed commissions of Great Britain, wnd Venezuela, and Holland and Ven ezuela, sitting at Caracas, and was later selected by France and Venez uela as umpire in tho French-Venezuelan mixed commission which sat at Northfleld In 19or.. He was elected to the Cist Congress in 190S. "Well, I'm game for It," said John. "Go ahead and take a quait of my blood. Take nil you want. If It will do Frank any good." WAS NEEDED AT WEDDING. An hour or so later the brothers were placed side by side upon an opcratln? tnble, incisions were made In their arms the arms were fastened together anil tho healthy blood of the younger began to How Into tho veins of the elder. Frank visibly gained strength, the physician said. Dr. John Ray and Dr. Mead had charge of the transfusion operation. Willie t'. '.s was going on there came a telephone call from Miss Mary Gll murray, a sister of the young men. Fe Inquired how they were getting along and was told they both appeared to be doing splendidly. the parade. Resides the fiatcinal organizations ot the city, the (Ire companies, of ancient and modem equipment, and lloats show. ing scenes of colonial dnys, the army and lsllC(1 slavery, the first Hag made In all navy took a prominent part In the page-!t,IU world that guarantoe.l universal ant. Roy scouts trudged throuch the I freedom, the flag that was maintained denied the compnet theory of govern ment, saying In substance: "We have greater cause of complaint than any other. Our oniclnl representa. tlve has been humiliated and wrongfully punished. We as a State huvo boen in- ! suited. Wo have shown our opinion ot ' tho law, but It Is tho law, and we obey, Nor do wo consider that tho States as Suites have any right to.nttcmpt to an nul a statuto duly enacted by Congress. The people alone, through their chosen representatives, are empowered to up-1 hold or repeal." Hero again was made manifest a clear conception ot the principles underlying our dual government, here again was In dicated a marvelous foresight ot prob lems which were bound to arise and did arise, only to be determined by the arbitrament of tho sword. How fitting It was that, thrno years later when a Con press had been elected to repeal the obnoxious statute and tho eholco of a President developed upon tho House of Representatives, Vermont was enabled to make that repeal certain by casting tho one deciding vote that sent Thomas Jefferson to the White House Instead of Aaron Rurr. VERMONT HAS NEVER FALTERED. It time permitted, Inetances of tho sagacity of th elder statesmen of Ver mont might be adduced almost without number. Hut it is not necessary. We Know thut she has never faltered, but has Invariably led the march of progress, enlightenment. Christianity, and peace among men. Anil when she married the I'nlon she married It for all time, and when the great crisis eaine sho gave freo ly more sons In proportion than any other State almost a tithe of all her people. ritlable. Indeed, must bo the spirit nf one not proud to own such a com monwealth ns his mother State. Seat ed hlsrh among the beautiful hills, she still keeps alight tho torch of liberty under tho law. True as steel to tin- Union sho has proven. True may sho ever no: uut It is not without n thrill of exultation that we realize that the (lag under which we sit to-night is her Hag, the flag of tho free and in dependent Republic of Vermont, adopt ed by the same convention that abol- Burlington Savings Bank Incorporated 1847 Total Assets, $15,970,382.81 $1,000,000.00 SURPLUS held as a guaran tee fund over Mo Interest 4 The Bank pays all taxes in Vermont for you. Business can be transacted by mail as well as in person. Write For Further Information CP, Smith. 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SAVINGS BANK ORGANIZED 45 YEARS. No. 11 Winooski Block Winooski, Vt. Be Sure You are in the Old Savings Bank. OFFICEItS AND Ormond Cole, President (With Bank since organization) Emory C. Mower, First Vlce-Pre (Pres. Hurllngton Grocery Co.) Orninu 1", liny, Second Vlcc-Prcs. (Attorney-nt-Law) II. E. Cray, Trrnxurer TRUSTEES I C. II. Shlpmnn Merchant n. J, White Lumber Dealer C. II. Cntlln Pres. Chnmplain Lime Kilns I'. E. Illgwood Merchant Guy W. Ttnllcr, Attorney-at-Law and Secretary of State. un man or equnl suffrage" advocate nnd some children in grotesque Indian garb. MR. WILSON PltOTKCTED. It seemed a somewhat hazardous trip for the President to make In view of his susceptibility to colds, but he was In ex cellent health to-day, and arrangements were tuch that exposuro was reduced to a minimum. The President left the Whitn Mouse In one of the big covern- "Well, I wish that you would make ment limousines nnd virtually stepped every possible effort to have John In such condition that he can leave the hos pital at noon," said Miss (lllmuiray. "I am going to be married this afternoon, and John was to have been tho best .. , ., ... .,' ... mlhs to .1 .11111 1 llllll L W.llll IU IUI lULll. j The girl was told It would be rather re markable for a man who had just lost from it to the gangway of the Svlnl, He sat In tin- ya'dit's coy cabin chat ting with Secretary Tumulty, Representa tive irlln nnd bis milliarv and naval aides, while the little boat steered Its way through the icy river f.n- un Me.xandiia. The President had to climb over the upper deck of tho ves sel to a gangway, but was nlmnsi In. a quart of blood to get up and' leave f inIt1,",,t1":r ""'"""I"- Povrral PLUMLEY ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT Northfleld, Feb. 24. Congressman Frank Plumley, whose Intention not to be a candidate for re-election to CongreBS from the Fecond district of Vermont w.ih an nounced ln tho Free Press Monday, has confirmed tho rumor by the following let ter published ln the Northfleld News to day. Tho letter Is as follows: "To the republican voters of the second congressional district of Vermont: "After very careful consideration. 1 the hospital within a few hours, but they'd see what they could do. They told John of his sister's message, at the same time advising him that It would be much better for him to stay In bed all day. THING PATIHNT WILL LIVE. "No, indeed. I won't stay in bed," he declared. "I'm not going to disappoint Mary because of a little thing like a quart of blood. I'm going to be bost man at that wedding, just as we plan ned. I'll rest here for a while, but I must be out early In the afternoon." While John "rested," Dr. fieoige Wool sev, a visiting surgeon of Uellevue, tier formrd the operation upon Frank, who, after the blood transfusion, bad strength enough to stand It. A seven-inch Incision was made and fully one-third of the young man's stomach was removed. Then the organ was sewed up again. It was said that so far as could be told the operation was a success and that Frank would live. Not long nfter noon John left the hos pital, and at &:: o'clock the wedding ceremony was nerfoimed, with him In the role of attendant to tho bridegroom. Tills was William Uorrltlu of No. y West 41th street, a fireman of Hook and Lad der No. IB. The wedding was at St, Ilaphael's Roman Catholic Church. The best man was a little weak as lie walked down the aisle with the brides- troops of United States cavalry escorted him to the reviewing stand while a 1!1 gim salute was II red by the nearby ships. Thn return journey was made in the same way though the Sylph experienced less difficulty with the Ice. The whole trip took less than four hours. 'PLAYING 'POSSUM," WOMAN SAVES LIFE Gloversvllle, N. V Feb. 2.I. Presence of mind probably saved Mrs. James lie Council's life to-nlcht when lm being pursued by tui enraged husband linl'J h,s I"?senee there was due also to that, like the storied Zion to the He brew singer of old, "her very dust to us Is dear." MR. ELLIOTT DKFKNDS TIIU KAIL KOADS, Howard F.ltiott presented tho side of the railroads In a stralsht-forward, sin cere manner. A big. strong man. with honesty written in every line of his fac. he began deliberately without ornament or oratorical effect, nnd plodded on with a strong speech which was entirely an appeal to the sense of fair play and the business logic of a hard situation. There was nothing of manufactured optimism about Ills talk or of optimism of any kind, but every word spoke of confident in his judgment nnd of unlimited de termination. Mr. Powell, in Introducing him. had said that We had irre.it avmnnih,. hlm In his difficult situation. Mr. Klilott took up these words with the remark that sympathy was a good thing at fu nerals. He implied that support was what the situation demanded. He said that unless tho people of New England in these difficult times came forward with their support there was danger that wo might have some lallroad funerals to sympathize over. Ho said that he thanked Mr. Vail and Mr. Powell. Nith of whom Invited him and urged hlin to conie. Hut iu. sala huh anoiner person to thnnk. Ho 4 INTEREST 4 This Bank will keep your money eafoly ana pay you TWO PER CENT. SEMI-ANNUALLY. Chocks or drafts can be sent by malL Bank Book sent by return malL HOME SAVINGS BANK, 190 MAIN STREET mo h -..t.i v .... .... have rear-heri tl.. M,,,,i .. .... I "'" " wuiHiey, uui nu was . 1 ven happy and so was bis VORST STORM OF WINTER SWEEPS MIDDLE WEST not be a candidate tor re-election to Con gress and 1 come to you at oncu with my decision. You brought mo high honor when you sister. wnii a smoking revolver in his hand. Mcl'onncll flu.d twice at the tleelng wom m, the first shot "trlklng the rim of her .lasses anil causing a slight llesh wornd u the forehead .while the second became imbeddtd In her hair. Neither wound Is considered serious. When the second shot was lired Mrs. YuConnell dropped ap parently lifeless Into the bath tub and her husband, believing he had killed her, turned and left tho room. McC'onnell immediately turn-d the weapon on him self and flred two bullets Into his head, He Is at the Littauer hospital, whetu ho s expected to die. The McConnells had quarreled frequently of late and the tragedy was enactel at the homo of her sister, whero sue was making her home. We Will Do the Same for You ! For considerably more than a generation we have been rendering- valuable financial service to our customers. Howard National Bank Organized in 1870 RAIN SPOILB BASF.BALL. Paris, Feb. 22.-Owlng to a heavy rain- selected me as your representative In the ra" t,1P Is"('vr 'Vork National and Chicago j Alpc, body in tho most important legislative American League baseball players can ing. Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 13. Tralna stalled and serious regrets. world, and I accepted the office with "'"'''l tho Kme set for to-day. Tho teams deep and grateful appreciation of your wl" 'eavc for l-"don to-morrow morn- generous act. "To serve you In the Congress of tho United States to the best of my ability has been an agreeable toik, and I thank you for your abiding faith In and un swerving loyalty to me. "I am controlled by purely personal reasons In reaching this decision which l assure you Is not made without many I l.XPRKSS TRAIN WTtKCKKP. Ilerne, Switzerland, Feb. III. As an ex press train was emerging from the new Ixii'tsehberg iiinnei to-day It was struck by a terrific squall, known as a "foehn" -a vlrlent southeast wind peculiar to th The last two cars of the train were overturned and mic. passenacr was killed and three were badly hurt lar squalls aic reported from points in the Alps. SI ml many the altoiney-general of the Fnlted Statex to whom he hn.l been compelled to tele phone an explanation of what tie Intend ed to do. In these davs. hi, m i. Impossible for a railroad to move very far without consulting either the nttor-1 ..-,-i.Knri. or tne interstate commerce commission. He then proceeded to take up the ruies tlons confronting Vermont, why the peo ple had left Vermont In such numbers, what they had done elsewhere, what they could do here now, and how great ly the country needed the qualities which were distinctively theirs. He spoke of the conservatism and thrift which had een suown ny Vennonters and iu the newer States uiej nan gone to seek touched upon the value TAKE NO CHANCES The money carried in your pocket or hidden In some flace aluut the house will be absolutely safe in our fire and burglar proof vaults. For each $100 entrusted to our care we pay you Four Dollais every year CITY TRUST COMPANY, (Offices with Ifovwird .National Hnnk) t numerous points throughout the State lid trolley trafllc abandoned In some In- Innces iaiiu nir from th tto were results of the torm that has swent thiu ;;tr. t,. iv,i in. r. Thn storm broke generally over the tato hunday afternoon and lias continued ... ,,,,vu ut-tiii lllll'll HII1PF' MIT1 l.H,f :i rt,.i nm.n m il.t.. .. ,t, ..v.,,,,, untiling n ital at many points of fiom 12 to 20 iches. INDIANA IN STORM'S GiRIP. Indianapolis, Ind Feb, 2.1.-liidlanapolls nd virtually all of Indiana are storm ound to-night, following a night and a ay or tun worst blUzurd of tho winter. ho street car service Is demoralized. In the citv tho snow lies in drifts from tree to me feet flcen. and it continued i fall to-night FORTY TRAINS RELEASED. San Bernardino, Cal Feb. 23. Rail ad traffic with the oast was restored -day. Cajon Pass, on the Santa Fo tlrond, was nlouied of storm wreck- k. witniiuu in wirM rm r : ni rnriv alns from tho east, stormbound since miij iiihiii, ti;K,ii Jliuvillli lu-iiti, my caHtbound IraJiin also were "It has been almost Imposslblo for mo to realize that at tho close of tho slxtv- third Congress I shall be in my seventy first year, but this Is true. "Life with my children and grandchil dren In the midst of my friends and neighbors and ln the environment of my native State is Increasingly attractive to me. Out nf conflicting sentiments, I have made my choice, "I am, sincerely, "FRANK PLUMLEY, "Washington, D. C "February 20, l&H," BISHOP RICE HAS PROUTY WOULD E PRIVATE AUDIENC THE ORIGIN OF A FAD. Murcolla, who had been gazing out of the window, suddenly began to laugh hysterically, "What In the world Is the matter, child'." asked her mother. wnen i finished my carpet rug,' Mar cclla explained, "I folded It across my lap and carried It that way down the etreet to show It to Rosemary." "Woll, what of It?" "That was only throo days ago," gapped Marcelln, wth a renewed outburst of mer riment, "and now nearly every girl In the liloi k is wearing a carpet-wig Jiiuff."- tfUdQ, WITH POPE PIUS X Rome, Italy, l'eb, Jl. Pope Pius to-day received In private audiences tho lit. Rev. Daniel F. Fcoliuu, bishop of Fall River, Mass., and the Rt. Rev. Joseph J. Rice, bishop of Ihiiilngton, Vt. POOR I1ARY! "Wo must have a beautiful nnmo for the baby," said the fond mother, "Something that sounds like poetry and Is not at all commonplnro." "Woll," replied the fond father. "I'm doing my best to help you make a se lection, Here Is a list of the names of all the apartment houses In town." Washington Star, ONLY A RONEHKAD WOULD HE THERE. An argument over polities or religion In n saloon always winds up In a row becnuse Ilie oilier fellow' Is a boiiehead aim wont listen to reason. Clm iioiuij OBEY COMMAND FROM THE PEOPLE A delegation of the officers of tho Noii-IMitlsati Prouty club of Orleans met C. A. Pi outy hero Tuesday to urge IiIh consent to a non-pai tlsaii nomina tion as United States senator. It was ropiesented that there was a nearly unanimous sentiment among (ho voters of all parties iu ilarton fur Mich a nomination anil election; ami that such sentiment was stioug throughout tlio State. In response to the lominlttoe's request Mr. Prouty said: "This is un cntlro surprise to me. I recently reached tho conclusion, after careful consideration, not to be a can dldato, I said so, und I meant it. I shall not be a candidate, but If there Is in fact such a sentiment as you indi cate, of which I am not certain I should bo bound to rrcoirnlsto It, A,i eleotlor. under those circumstances would be In tho nature of a command from the peo plo of my native State, whlih 1 hliould feel bound to obey to the best of nv iljJilJMMf' at homo to which fortune. He illld Hlr rlnn. h-i ,ji me immigrant!! who are pour- ...... u,,... country, and r tho Kin inni mis lump should be leavened by these Vermont qualities. Mr. Elliott was of Ihe opinion that the rise In the prleo of lands which had come with tho filling of the West must surely mean nn Increased pros perity for Vermont. He took up n detail the farming development which nu inougiu snouid come In Vermont Then ho launched into the ral'road sldo of the situation. There is no difficulty now in bavin" the railroads of the country woll regl Ulated. according to Mr. Elliott, Tho real difficulty, ns ho seos it, Is In hav ing them kept able, under the present icgulatlons, to add tho eiUlpmont und keep up tlio service necessary to give Ihe peoplo what they should' have. At present many of tho railroads arc at a standstill, owing to a complexity of causes. Unwise management as probably contributed to tills. Tho peo ple who run railroads are human and so ninke mistakes, Hut higher rates of Interest an- also complicating tho problem, The frightening of capital out1 of railroad Investments Is also doing , hni-m i.,.., ,i..,i.... i- ni.. . sioner Agriculture ha3 lagged on account of methods not as good as the methods in more thickly settled countries. Uut this has only made people the mora ready to help, Instead of exciting their animosity. During this timu the rall i oads of the country, in spito of their nilstukes, have built up a great ma chinery of transportation which is tho wonder of the world so that thn railioud men of Europe como here to atudy them, and call American railroad men over to take cliureo of their roads. Th hopn ful sign is the realization that the railroads do need th thoughtful con sideration of tho peoplo ot this country and of the government Mr. Elliott spoke of the Sherman law and wondered If it had been in tended to etcnd so far iih to prevent combination of a icasonable kind which would cripple efficiency. Ho said that there waa general rejoicing when tho farmer woe able to get a higher price for hU product because lie needed it. and that there should bo such spirit toward tho railroads Tho purchasing power of the railroad serv ice ho showed to have declined, whllo the purchasing power of tho agricul tural products of tho country has gone up. Ho quoted Mr. Prouty and Frank lin iv. iai, another former mmmli. to prove that the railroad's the Holland Hotel, knowingly took one grain of the deadly poison. To-night, from word received Irom his wife, it seemed likely that the man would survive his hazardous experiment as to tho killing powers of bichloride ot mer cury. The reason for the act of Ingalls who Is but 22 years old, according tr his wife, was that he was in an unna tural mental state from the nxcesslvo us of liquor. Another theory, which met with little sympathy at thn Ingnlls norm to-night, was that domestic trouble er Jealousy had something to do with tht art of the young husband. He threatened and even ntUcked IiIr wife to-day, and the woman was obliged to summon Chiel of Police Jesse Young to talk with him. Jngalls displayed no signs of sorrow for his oourre, and answered th' nffl cer pertl.v . Sliortl) alter the chief o police left he took the poison. A womat neighbor summoned a physician, whi was on lh scene almot immediately nnd pumps and other Instruments know: to the medical profession were pres?et Into service. Ingalls and wife nnd chile, came to Rutland about three mouths ago from Rrockton. Mass. Ingalls was nol taken to a hospital. Tim bichloride ol mercury was kept In the house for dlsln fectlng purposes, his wife said. ?he alsi worked at the hotel. blame. Tho expenses of the business j sla ?f cl,so mU8t bo takun 1"" ; Have gone up, while tho rates have remained tho same or aio lower than they wero ten years ago, This railroad business is tho second largest Industry In the country. Furth ermore, it la inextricably bound up with manufacturing nnd agricultural prosperity. You cannot have healthy farming business without healthy mil- roads to carry the product. There is a movement on foot, said Mr, Elliott, to break up tho New Haven system Into its component parts. Thli may be of benefit to New England, and it may not. It Is worth considering whether we arc not going ton far In our worship of the word "competition," at the expanse of the efficiency which comes of uviildaneo o.t duplication of equipment and sliiillur drawbacks to Vhla tlieoijf. consideration. In closing, the speaker said that un less the peoplo of New England get to gether to help this railroad situation tlio result would bo to retard all tlio things fur which the (Heater Vermont assuelutlun stands. "Wo must put this railroad house in oder and do better work for New England." CHEF SOUGHT DEATH. Rutland Man Took thn IHchlorlde of Mercury noirtc lint Mny Live. Rutland, Fab. i'l. Another attempt tu leave this world by tho blchloilde of mercury route was made In this city to-day, when about 1:30 o'clock In the afternoon IMoyd liiKalls, living nl ill Cltm-ch Ueet, aaU cuvpiuxai uu eUu: At' IiII.L WAS THE CENtl'S "What ever came of the Dlngley bovs" 'Haven't you heard about them" Wherr hnve ou been living? John moved out to one of the western States I don't remember Just which one nnd became rhlef Justice of Ihe Supreme Court." "You don't tell me' Well, I always thought there wan eomcthlng ln him. I'm gl.id to hear that he's turned out so well," "Yes, but Blll done a lot hettcr." "It's strange that I haven't heard about him. What Is he a Governor or a rail road prefldent or "No, nothing like that. He's gilulii. fSfti a week ns a t.inso dancer Iu a Nevv York restaurant "New York Record-Herald