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TIE BARRE DAILY TIMES
VOL. XVI--NO. 136.
BA1UIE. VERMONT. FRIDAY. AUGUST 'J3. 1912.
PRICE, ONE CENT.
CANADA TOO
WILL PROTEST
Against American Panama Can
al Measure
AS VIOLATION OF TREATY
It Is Also Contended by the Dominion
That Canada's Inland Canals Are ,
Open to the Shipping of the
United States. .
Ottawa, Can., Aug. 23. Canada'.? pro
test against the American Panama canal
(bill is being prepared here. It will bo
merged with that of Great Britain and
it is expected that it will be madf
through Ambassador Bryce. Canada con
tends that the bill violates the Hay
Pauncefote treaty and points oat that
Canada's inland canals are free to the
Bhippirg of the United States.
A CANAL RATE WAR
Is Possible Between Suez and Panama,
Washington Hears.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 23. A rate
war which might involve all the mari
time nations m the world and which
iwonid revolve about the Sue2 and Pan
ama canals was predicted yesterday in
.Washington by officials who have
watched the development of world in
terest in the Panama canal bill, now
awaiting approval of President Taft.
According to the report that reached
the state department ihe directorate of
the Suez canal has decided to reduce
rates through that canal.
In olhcial circles this -notice was re
carded as the first retaliatory st:-p
against the free tolls provision for
American ships through the Panama can
al.
The announcement of the proposed re
(Auctions through Suez appeared in in
conspicuous notices in American news
papers. I he notice which aroused so
;mueh interest was to the effect that
iafter the first of next year the transit
idues in the Suez canal will be redu- ed
fifty centimes, bring the toll for load
:ed ships down to 8.25 francs. This is
ithe precise equivalent to the $ l.za maxi
imum tolls which the Panama canal act
(prescribes for vessels passing through
ithat waterway.
Prof. Emery R. Johnson, whose ex
jhaustive investigation of the, financial
iaspect of the i'anama canal, as a spe
icial commissioner for the war depart
nient, formed the basis for the action
of a congressional committee in fixing
the toll rates on the ,carial, held that
if the Panama project was to be a su3-
cess financially and commercially, its
jtolls should be lower than those of the
'Suez canal. This was on the basis that
,the Panama route would secure" at lVst
a. minor share of the shipping, moving
between Europe and the Pacifie ciast
ports of Asia. Even lower tolls at P.ia
ama. he held, would not draw away from
the Suez canal a large part of the orien
tal trade because of traffic opportunities,
'the price of coal and other supplies
which have a determining effect upon,'
'the selection of routes.
PENROSE A CUTTLEFISH '
DECLARED ROOSEVELT
EIGHT KILLED BY
. WOOD ALCOHOL
Two Men Arrested for Sale of Poison
: ( ; to Fifty Work-
j '. men.
Montreal, Aug. 23. The eighth victim
(of wood alcohol drinking, in which fSO
(railroad construction workmen at St.
Lambert indulged, has died. Two men
accused of selling the workmen the mix
ture have been arrested.
NOT VERY HOPEFUL.
But
Mayor Harrison Has Nothing
"Scrap" to Report.
Chicago, Aug. 23. Another effort was
made by Mayor Harrison yesterday to
pvert a general street car strike inChi
rago. , After two days of peae negotia
tions, the mayor said:
"Xothing can be said except that we
Iiftve been scrapping. I wish I had as
jimch hope to express as yesterday."
ATROCITIES PERPETRATED
By
On Defenseless Men and Women
Rebels in Mexico.
Cananea, Mexico, Aug. 23. Reports
from northern Sonora indicate that sev
eral towns have been occupied by reb
els of Orozco's command. In several in
stances occupation was accompanied by
atrocities on defenseless men and worn-rn.
FULLY EMPEROR NOW.
15foshito Completed Formalities of Acces
sion To-day.
Tokio, Aug. 23. Yoshito, the new em
peror of Japan, to-day completed the
formalities connected with the accession
o the- throne.
Severe Attack Was Made on the Penn
sylvania Man Last Evening in
Address at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Says He Lacks Courage.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Aug. 23. A severe
attack on Senator Penrose of Pennsyl
vania was made last night by Colonel
Roosevelt. The senator, he said, was
like a cuttle fish . which, lacking the
courage to fight its enemy "squirts ink"
in the hope that it may escape. In de
nouncing the senator, Colonel Roosevelt
repeated his denial of any Standard Oil
contribution to the presidential cam
paign of 1004.
' Colonel Roosevelt's speech was made
in the armory at a meeting held in
connection with the jubilee of Rev. Fa
ther Curran. The crowd which col
lected in front of the building was
great that when the doors were thrown
open the police, forced back the people
to avoid a dungerous crush. The build
ing was finally filled by admitting a few
hundred persons at a time. After Col.
Roosevelt had paid a tribute to Father
Curran, he said:'
And now a word about honesty. e
can't have anv reform unless we have
honesty, in both business and politics,
By a natural sequence of thought I now
come to Senator Penrose of Pennsyl
vania.
"Recently certain definite and specific
charges were made against Senator fen-
rose, i personally knew nothing
them, and had not even looked into the
charges until Mr. Penrose succeeded in
riveting my attention upon them, les
terday he got up in the Senate to deny
those charges and brought in heresay
charges against me.
I call your .attention to an analogue
to Senator Penrose among the inferior
forms of animal lire, the cuttle fish.
When the cuttle fish is attacked by an
enemy which it lacks the courage to
oppose, it squirts mk and tries to es
cape, trusting that the enemy will at
tack the ink instead of the cuttle fish.
I now propose to clear away the ink
and attack the cuttle fish.
me statement ot iur. i'enrose was
that he had heard that by mv direction
$100,Ott) was asked for from the Stand
ard Oil company for my campaign and
contributed and that a further sum was
asked for. Mr. Penrose gave this evi
dence on hearsay. It is a thoroughly
hase .and contemptible thing for Mr,
I'enrose to repeat such evidence on hear
say." ' .
Colonel Roosevelt then referred to the
letters which he gave out Wednesday
night, which he sent to George B. Cor
telyoti, chairman of the Republican na
tional committee in 1SKI4, directing that
no- campaign contribution be received
fronj the Standard Oil company.
"Any man who reads those letters,"
he continued, "is bound, if he is an
honest man, to Mate that I acted in
absolute good faith and that if any
contribution wag made by the Standard
uti company it was without my knowl
edge and in spite of my .absolute pro
hibition. "
"The proof of the pudding is in the
eating, Avery trust controlled news
paper in the land is doing everything
in its power to beat me. Do vou think
that those trust papers would be try
ing to beat me if I had been satisfac
tory to the Standard Oil company and
that crowd! They are against me be
cause 'not one' trust, not one individual,
was able to use or influence me while (
was president.
"So much for the ink. Now for tlw
cuttle fish. Mr. Penrose states that he
received $25,000 for use in Pennsylvania
and that be used it to help me in my
election. By running I helped Mr. Pen
rose. He didn't help me. If he doubts
that,' I 'ask' him to compare his experi
ence in 1!)04, when he was 'helping m'
and in 1012, when he went it alone. It
was Penrose hanging on to Roosevelt in
i!M)4, and the ticket went through with
500,000 majority. It wag Penrose with
out Roosevelt in 1012 and he got just
about six or eight delegates, I forget the
numner now.
"Men of Pennsylvania, it is your fight
and not mine. If you like Mr. Penrose
keep him. But I earnestly hope vou
will adopt the principle of popular elec
tion of United States senators. Let Mr.
Penrose come squarely before the people
as I have done and if he wins out well
and good. I should feel like the Scotch
minister, who after reading from th
Bible that the Lord loved David, said
'There' no accounting for tastes.'"
DYING THIEF
IS NOT KNOWN
Robbed a Union Pacific Mail
Train Last Night .
WAS CAUGHT " EARLY TO-DAY
He Was Mortally Wounded by His Own
Revolver and Was Taken to Hospital
in Topeka, Kansas Loot."
Found in His Grip.
KILLED EACH OTHER.
Both Thomas Guffy and His Wife's Sis
' ter Dead.
Ilerrin, 111., Aug. 23. Thom-is Guffy,
president of a miners' union at Colpville,
and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Anna Floher,
shot each other t. death here Wednes
day night, when the latter tried to save
the life of Mrs. Guffy, who had been
attacked by her husband.
Guffy'a wife left him a month ago,
and he called at her mother's home.
where she had been staying, to see her.
lie told her he hFd come to kill the en
tire family and lired at her. The bullet
went wold, and Mrs. Flohed opened fire
on him from a window. Several shots
were exchanged between the two, Guffy
receiving six bullets. Mrs. Flutter was
shot through the heart.
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 23. An unidenti
fied robber, who boarded a train on the
Uniou Pacific railroad at Kansas City
last night, bound and gagged three rail
way mail clerks and rifled the first class
mail, was captured here this morning
after having, been fatally wounded by
his own revolver. The injured robber
was taken to the local hospital in a
dying condition. All the mail which was
stolen from the train was found in bis
grip.
FIRE AT SUMMER RESORT.
FELL TO HIS DEATH
REACHING FOR HAT
J. W. Moye, Well Known New York
Actor, Lost His Life Last Night
When He Felt From Train.
New Rochelle, X. Y., Aug. 23. J. V.
Moye, who was a well known Xew York
actor, fell from the rear platform of
a train at Pelham last night amf was
killed. The fall was due to the fact
that Mr. Move reached out for his hat
which had been blown off and lost his
balance. :
Cottage of Mrs. Alice Sprague at Thomp
son's Point Destroyed.
Burlington, Aug. 23. Fanned by i
high smith wind, a fire which threat
ened for a time to wipe out the en
tire summer colony at Thompson's Point
last evening destroyed "Cedar Lodge,"
the fine cottage belonging to Mrs. Alice
Sprague of Brandon. I lie cottage and
all of its furnishings, .many of which
are said to have been valuable, were
burned. A deposit box containing valu
able papers lielonging to Mrs. Sprague
is in the ruins and could not be se
cured last night because of the intense
heat. Ihe bungalow in which the serv
ants are quartered and the garage, con
taining two automobiles, escaped the
fire. Harry Cole, a chauffeur, suffered
severe injuries bv lumping through
window from the second story. He wa
rushed to vergennes by automobile and
hrs injuries were attended by Dr. al
b.v-.
Ihe fire in the Sprague cottage start
ed from a lamp exploding on the first
poor., .lite tamily, waft absent tor the
evening and Cole was on the upper floor,
The blaze gained rapid headway and be
fore the occupants of nearby cottages
knew what was happening the tower
floor of the building was a seething mass
of flames. Mr. Cole, tinabje to escape
by the stairg, leaped through a window.
lie cut an artery in Ins hand and was
otherwise cut and bruised about the
face. There was no means at hand of
extinguishing the blaze and all were
compelled to stand by and watch the
cottage burn.
A strong soifth" wind was blowing
when the fire broke out and it looked
for a time as if the whole colony wa
doomed. A bucket brigade wg formed
and water thrown in the vicinity of the
cottage. This Mas kept up until a
lato hour, when danger of further fire
loss seemed over. The loss on the
Sprague cottage is estimated at $10,
000. Mrs. Sprague was nearly prostrat
ed last night over her loss.
STANDARD OIL
GAVE $125,000
TO 1904 FUND
DARNING CAMPAIGN.
Minnesota Suffragists Adopt a Unique
Vote-Getting Scheme.
Minneapolis. Minn., Aug. 23. In order
to dissipate the impression that women
who yearn to vote at real elections do
not know the first elements of house
keeping, Minnesota suffragists will main
tain a booth at the state fair where
every man, whether married or single,
may have his hose darned. This was de
cided by the women Wednesday; when
the following war cry also was adopted;
Darn the 'government; darn the socks.
That's the way to ballot box;. .
Patch the holes fn hubby hose, ,
March to the polls and, voice our woes."
Ihe organization has adopted the darn
ing needle as its emblem.
THREE PEOPLE KILLED
AT A CROSSING
Automobile Was Hit by Freight Train
Near Howard City, Mich., Last'
Night Others Were Some
what Injured.
Howard City, Mich., Aug. 23. Dr. F.
W. Joslin, a Big Rapids dentist, his wife
and tour-year-old son, Howard, were
killed, his mother probably fatally in
jured, and his son, Burr, 11 years old,
slightly hurt last night when a freight
train crashed into their automobile less
than a mile from here.
The party had been to Xiagara Falls
and were motoring home from Detroit.
The accident occurred on a grade crosn
mgr. A special train was secured and
Mrs. Joslin, jr., and her grandson wes
hurried to a ii.g Rapids hospital.
CIRCUS BURNED OUT.
ALL WORK WILL BE SUSPENDED.
THE NEEDLESS USE OF OPIATES.
From Charles B. Towns' "The Peril of
the Drag Habit" in August Century.
It is perhaps a conservative estimate
that only ten per cent, of the entire
Brug consumption in this country is ap
plied to the purpose of blunting incur
able pain. Thus ninety per cent, of the
ppiateg ued are, strictly speaking, un-
recessary. In the innumerable cases
hat have come under my observation,
seventy-five per cent, of the habitual
users became Buch without reasonable
rxcuse. Beginning with smalf-occasion-ll
doses, they realized within a few
weeks that they had tost self-control
ind could not discontinue the use of
pe drug.
Final Honors to Be Paid General Booth
in This Country.
Xew York. Aug. 23. At the stroke of
noon Thursday, the wheels of all the
industries of the Salvation Army of
America will stop in memory of General
Booth, whose funerul will be at the cor
responding hour at London. Every mem
ber of the Salvation Army will drop his
task, engage in prayer for four hours,
while the services progress.
Memorial services will be conducted
simultaneously in every city and im
portant town in America at 3 p.. in.
Sunday, September 1.
Commander Eva Booth, second young
est daughter of General Booth, sailed
yesterday to race across the Atlmtic in
the hope of reaching England in time for
her father's funeral.
Sparks From Blazing Barn Destroy
Ringlings.
Sterling, 111., Aug. 23. Sparks from a
blazing barn, carried three blocks by
wind, fell on the main tent of the Ring
ling Brothers' circus and burned it to
the ground within 10 minutes yesterday.
The afternoon performance 'had not
started, and the few people in the tent
escaped. The animal tent was taken
down in time to save it. The loss is
placed at $200,000.
ALLEGED BURGLAR SHOT
AND FATALLY WOUNDED
Was Fired on as He Was Leaving a
Store in Manchester, N. H., Early
This Morning, a Policeman
Doing the Shooting.
Manchester, X.H., Aug. 23. An al
leged burglHr giving the name of John
Smith, but known at his lodginghouse
here as John Kuiotkoski. was shot and
probably fatally wounded by Patrolman
John Smith while leaving a store early
to-day. ihe police say the man came
from Chicopee, Mass., recently.
Testified John D. Archbotd Before the
Senate Committee, and He Added
That He Impressed It Upon Re
cipient That Roosevelt
Be Informed.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 23. John D.
Archbold of the Standard Oil company
to-day took the witness stand before the
Senate committee which is investigat
ing campaign funds to tell his version ot"
the contributions to the 1004 Republi
can campaign fund now in dispute be
tween Roosevelt and Senator Penrose.
Archbold testified that the Standard
Oil company made two contributions to
the 10O4 fund, one to Cornelius X. Bliss
of $100,000 and the other to Senator
Penrose for 123.000. .
lie thought the money .was given to
lili in currency about the middle of
September. He. "said that Bliss gave a
receipt but he is unable yet to find it.
Archbold was unable to say whether
the. contribution to Penrose was by
check but thought it probably was by
currency.
Archbold aid: "I talked very frank
ly With Mr. Bliss. I told him we wanted
to make this contribution but not with
out the knowledge of the powers that be.
We wanted it understood and appre
ciated Dy lol. Koosevelt. Air. Jlliss
smilingly assured me that would be the
case.
Further, the witness said Blisa told
him he thought Roosevelt would be fair
and conservative and that the policies
of the Republican party were the best
for the business world. He testified
later that Bliss asked for $130,000 more
from the company ana the beard decided
not to give it. I.ater the witness spoke
to Bliss "after President Roosevelt and
some of his bureau heads began un
just attacks upon us" and Bliss said
the attacks were unjust but that he!
could do nothing.
MANGLED BODY
NEAR TRACK
PYTHIAN SISTERS OFFICERS.
Levi G. Oumiette of Swanton
Probably Killed by Train
WAS DRAGGED A FEW RODS
Body Was Discovered Early This Morn
ing by Trainmen on a St. Jobnshury
& Portland Line Train An
Autopsy to Be Held.
Swanton, Aug. 23. The body of Levi
G. Ouimette,, a local blacksmith, was
found early this morning near the track
of the St. Johnsbury & Portland line m
this pJace, and it is supposed that the
man was killed by an extra freight train
late last night. The body was found
at ti o'clock by the crew of an east
bound freight train.
fhere were indications that the body
had been dragged lor several rods. It
was resting at a point about SU rods
west of Grand avenue, which is between
the east and the west stations. Both
legs and one arm were broken, and other
parts of the body were terribly mangled.
The remains were taken in charge by
the authorities, and an autopsy will be
held. -
Ouimette was 45 yesra of age and had
always resided in tins town. He is sur
vived by his wife and four children.
At
Mrs. Gertrude Mears of Marshfield Was
Elected Grand Chief.
In connection with the recent Knights
ot Pythias convention in Burlington, the
Pythian Sisters held a convention, elect
ing the following officers: Grand chief,
Mrs. Gertrude Mears of Marshfield;
grand senior, Mrs. Abbie Whipple of Or
leans; grand junior, Mrs. Ad Boyce of
Jericho; grand manager, Mrs. Maude
Howieson of Hard wick ; grand misliees
of records and correspondence, Mis. .Bcr- . '
ton Moore of Chester; grand mistress i
of finance, Mrs. Nettie H. v ance of Dan-f
ville; grand protector, Mrs. Xeftje
George of St. Albans; grand guard, Mrs.
Lucy Macomber of Westford; grand past
chief, Mrs. Blanche Wheeler of Mont
pelier. The officers were installed by Mrs. Liz
zie M. Stockwell of Lyndonville, supreme
representative, assisted by Mrs. Bowl
dry, supreme manager, of Montpelier,
and -Mrs. McDonald, supreme senior, of
Danville.
62 CHANGES
TO CHECKLIST
Session of Board of
Civil Authority .
LEAVES SISTER IN BARRE.
BROKE CASH DRAWER WITH AXE.
Burglar Got Away With Considerable
Cash White Storekeeper Slept.
Rutland, Aug. 23. While Louis Ros
en and his wife slept undisturbed in an
djoining room late Y ednesday night,
some oue smashed a big window in the
front of Mr. Rosens store in tenter
Rutland, entered the store by means
of the opening jn the window and de
molished the cash drawer with an axe.
The midnight visitors got awav with
about $30 in cash and the theft was not
discovered until Mr. Rosen opened his
store at a o clock yesterday morning.
The store is located on the main street
of the village and the burglars were
unusually 1mM in entering from the
front. State's Attorney B. L. Stafford
a lu issued a warrant for a strange Po-
lander, who has been seen hanging
around the store for two or three days.
The man has not yet been arrested. .
FINALLY ADMITS IT.
Austrian Ambassador Is to Retire and
Return to Austria.
Bar Harbor, Me., Aug. 23. Baron Hen
gclmullcr, the Austrian ambassador, to
day formally announced that he would
retire and settle permanently iu Austria.
THE SUMMER SCHOOL.
ROBBERY SUPPOSED MOTIVE.
BARRE HORSE A WINNER.
Wilkesdale Captured 2:22 Trot at Bar
ton in Straight Heats.
At the Barton fair races yesterday,
the Smith stock farm racer Wilkesdale
won the 2:22 trot in three straight
heats, also reducing his mark to 2:20
in one of the heats. Wilkesdale was
driven by Charles II, Gordon.
Wealthy Lumberman Shot and Beaten at
Seaford, Del.
Scaford, Del., Aug. 23. Shot and beat
en to insensibility, John J. Perry, a
wealthy lumberman and head of the
Houston Perry Manufacturing company,
was found in his automobile beside the
rond near his mill yesterday. It is
supposed that robbery was the motive
for the crime.
Gotch Wins in Two Straight.
Kansas City, Aug. 23. Frank .Gotch,
world's wrestling champion, last night
defeated Jess Westergard of Des Moines.
Iowa, in two straight falls, the first in
21 minutes 2fl seconds and the second in
9 minutes 27 seconds. -
No American Teacher or Adult Student
Need Go Without Training.
Xo American teacher or adult student
need go without higher training, no mat
ter how deficient his early education may
have been. The summer school has
solved the problem.
In manv ways the growth of the
summer school movement is one of the
most interesting aspects of education
in the I'nitcd States. About one-third
of the colleges and universities hold sum
mer sessions, and manv ot the normal
schools have taken up the idea. Dr.
Inlander P. Claxton, United States
commissioner of education, has just re
turned from a visit to a. number of
the schools in the South and middle
West, and ' reports a remarkable in
crease in attendance and interest.
At the Summer school of the South,
Knoxville. Tenn., there were 2.400 gtu-
dent this year, representing 30 states
and three foreign countries ; ISO courses
were given. At Wooster, O.. which be
gan a few years ago with 40 students.
there were about 1.100 in the session
just closed. The state of Ohio alone
lias four or five thousand teachers at
tending summer school every year.
Particularly significant is the growth
of summer "schools in the Carolina,
where the movement started compara
tively late. At the university of Xorth
Carolina there was an attendance of
4.50 this year, just double last year's
enrollment. At the normal school at
Greensboro, X. C, a session of eight
weeks was held, the first in the his
tory of the institution, and 200 enthu
siastic teachers were in attendance. At
fhe summer session of the Winthrop
Normal college, Rock Hill, S. C, par
ticular attention was paid to problems
of industrial education and rural schools,
and men of national prominence partici
pated in the work.
These are but a few of many indica
tions of the marvelous spread of the
summer school idea all over the coun
7,000 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE
On Closing "bay of "Barton Fair Four
Races on Program.
Barton, Aug. 23.- About, 7,000 peopl
were present at the closing day of the
(.means county fair here yesterday. I lie
baseball game in the morning between
the Montreal Stars and Barton was
won by the Montreal boys, 7 to 2.
Lincoln lieaenev made two exception
ally pretty flights. Weather conditions
revcnted his trying for altitude. Ihe
summary.
2:24 Pace rurse, $230.
Sidney B, brs (McMahon) .1 1 1
Oik Andeen, brs (Calkins) 2 2 .1
Betty Deen, dim (Slavton) 6 3 2
Bradwell, chs (Buzzell) 3 5 (I
J. H. C, big (Pierce) 5 6 4
Time 2:2014; 2:21 i ; 2:20',4.
2:17 Pace Purse, $130,
Frank Bogash, jr., bg (TickeD) ,
Albotr, bg (Harding) .........
The Biieldeen, bg (Pierce) .....
landehon Boy bg (Green) ....
Ladv Hal. bmm (l.angl "
Time 2:104; 2:10,i; 2:16.
2:22 Trot-Purse, $300.
Wilkesdale, bs (Gordon) ...1 1 )
Monarchial Ladv, bm (Xorthin) ..227
Time 2:204; 2:23V4! 2:21.
2:20 Xamed Race Purse, $250.
TOiiise Patch, dm (Lang) 1 1 1
Alicy Wilkes, rog (Kittredge) ,..2 2 2
Conway, bg (Slay ton) 5 3 3
Madge' Bradley, bm (Holbrook ..'..4 4 4
Onward Wilkes, bs (Blood) 3 5 5
Time 2:184; 2:19'i; 2:224.
Charles Francis McCaffrey Fatally In
jured in Burlington.
Burlington. Aug. 23. The death of
Charles Francis McCaffrey, son of Al
derman John J. McCaffrey, which oc
curred at an early hour Wednesday
morning, comes as a shock to his many
friends.
Mr. McCaffrey wos injured at the Ste
vens Machine eompnnv's shop in Wi-
nonski Inst Monday, and was then taken
to the Marv Fletcher hospital, where he
remained until his death. He was born
21 years ago and received his early edu
cation in the Catholic school, later at
tending the high school. He was a young
man who was held iu high esteem by all
who knew him, possessing a kind and
genial manner. He was a member of
the Knights of Columbus, He is sur
vived bv bis father, Alderman John J.
McCaffrey, one brother, Arthur, and four
sisters, Mrs. John E. Leonard of Barre
and Loretto, Anna and Bernice of this
city. The family have the sympathy of
the community in their sad bereave
WARD 3 LEADING WITH 14
ASLE&P ON THE PORCH.
Charles Pecor Was Transferred to Cot
in City Jail,
diaries Pecor was arraigned before
Judge H. W. Scott in city court this
forenoon on a charge of intoxication,
subsequent offense. J he respondent en
tered a plea of guilty and was given a
fine of $13 and costs" uf $4.3!), with the
alternative sentence of 57 days in the
county jail at Montpelier. Pecor is a
Montpelier brickmason, who has been
employed in this city for some time.
Last night around 11 o clock Officer John
W. Dineen was patrolling River street,
when he saw the sleeping form of a
man on Mrs. Mabel Cooney's front porch.
j he officer took charge of the man and
brought him to police headquarters, lie
will probably pay the fine.
ANNUAL POULTRY SHOW
..1 1 t
..223
.3 7 2
.4 3 5
.5 0 4
NOW WILLING TO RUN.
Father-in-Law of Gov. Bass Third Term
Candidate in Bay State.
Boston, Aug. 23. Charles R. Bird of
East Walpole, a manufacturer, yester
day announced his acceptance of various
requests that he become the candidate of
the third-term party for governor of
Massachusetts m the coming state elec
tion.. Mr. Bird has previously declined
to run, but in a letter yesterday to
Mutthew Hale, manager of the Progres
sive party ...in Massachusetts, he an
nounced his willingness to accept.
Mr. Bird, who is 57 years old, is a
graduate of Harvard college. Governor
Bass of Xew Hampshire, one of the orig
inal seven governors who urged Colonel
Roosevelt to become a candidate for
president, is his son-in-law.
Will Be Held in Montpelier City Hall
Dec, 31 to Jan. 4.
Several members of the Vermont Poul
try association met in Montpelier last
evening to discuss the anmial poultry
show, and it was voted to hold it, in the
Montpelier city hall from December 31
to January 4. It was teamed that the
hall could be had for $10 per day. The
show will be advertised largely at the
state fair, this part being in charge of
N. J. Roberts, who announced that lie
had never received the cup which was
awarded him last year. The matter
will be taken up at once and the cup
forwarded Mr. Roberts. An effort is to
be. made to increase the membership of
the association. ,
LAND DAMAGES AWARDED.
BRADFORD MAN PRESIDENT.
T. A. Hale Heads Vermont Funeral Di
rectors'' Association.
Brattleboro. Aug. 23. The three days'
convention of the Vermont Funeral Di
rectors and Kmbalmcrs' association yes
terday closed with a long business ses
sion, at which the following officers were
elected: President. T. A. Hale, Brad
ford; first vice-president, C. A. Calder
wood, St. Johnsbury; second vice-president.
J. B. Stearns, Rutland; secretary,
M. S. Rounds. Barre; treasurer, J. E. A.
Gibson, Knosburg Falls e;tcutive com
mittee, W. II. Bond of Brattleboro, J. B.
Stearns of Rutland and E. W. Varney of
Bristol; delegate to the national conven
tion in Chattanooga. Tenn., in October,
M. J. Moran of Brattleboro. The visit
ors were, shown about town in autos at
the close of the session. .
Largest Amount Allowed on Barre R. R.
Extension Was $8,000.
The special court commission, ap
pointed to hear claims for damages in
cident to the extension of the Barre rail
road to certain quarry land, has awarded
damages as follows: To George Liberr
sant $8,000, D. A. Fraser $4,200, Thomas
Xerney $300, Harrison Granite Co. and
estate of If. C. Smith $H00, Xapoleon
Amedey $700, Lewis Keith $700. Barre
Town '$300, James Gcake $200, Canton
Bros. $300. William Edwards $100.
These awards are far lielow the amounts
set up at the hearing by the claimants.
The commissioners were Judge E. W.
Huntley of Duxbury, Frank C. Bancroft
of Barre Town and Charles D. Mather
of Montpelier. On the award to Barre
Town. Mr. Bancroft dissented, claiming
that the amount was not largo enough
in the case of a schoolhouse close by a
railroad track.
Many of the Names Were Additions tp
the City's Voting List Another
Meeting Will Be Held at City
Court Room This Evening. '
The board of civil authority met ii
the city court room last evening at 7
o'clock for the first of the two meetings '
held for the purpose of revising the'
checklist preparatory to the general elec
tion to be held Tuesday, September 3.
A total of 02 changes were made in the.
ward lists and of this number many,
were additions. The number of the
changes according to wards was as fol- '
lows: Ward t, 13; ward 2, 11; ward 3.
14; ward 4, 6; ward 5, 6; ward 6, 12.
To-night the total number is expected
to be much larger, as there . were many
who did not appear at the meeting last! '
night. The last session of the board
will open at 7 o'clock, and all persons
who wish to quality for a ballot on elec
tion day should present themselves at
the city court room to-night.
The ward additions made last night
were as follows: . j
Ward I F. W. Cilley, W. J. Clapp,
M. B. Clark, Warren J. Cummings, A. B.
Curtis, Ernest F. Johnson, Erwin Law
liss, John Leslie, James S. Milne, jr.,
Herman J. Potter, Edmund Reaside, R. J.
Stewart, F. C. Turner.
Ward 2 John M. Corskie, E. W. Cud
worth. Win. G. Edwards, Harry C. Fish
er, Arthur Gordon, George V. Hunt.
George F. Mackay, C. S. Meaker, C. 51.
Rollins. J. Fdward Ward. Xorman York.
Ward 3 Paul Hianchi, W. W. Calder,
John R. Dowers, J. D. Farrell, James
Gallagher, John Gallagher, James J.
Goodwin. Arthur C. Griffin, Wesley Hoff
man, Edsott Landers. John B. Magnaghi,
Howard M. Miles, M. X. Xelson, David
Wyllie.
Ward 4 Alex. Farquhar, J. II. Lavery,
Kino Maggiani, Charles Miner, James
J'atterson, Santo Simonelli.
Ward 5 Louis J. Balzarini, Frank Cal
eagni, Harry Calcagni, Giovanni Donetti,
Dennis Linehan, John McColl.
Ward 0 Frank Biermayer, C, W.
Camp, Wni. T. Cartey, George H. Emery,
Thomas Garrity, Sven Edo Olof Johnson,
John McCrae, John McGowan, Martin
J. McGowan, Ira J. Stemm, A. C. Tilden.
C. B. Tilden.
GRANITE OFFICE CHANGES.
I. E. Springer to Devote All His Tirna
to George L. Mead Business.
Following a recent visit to this city
by George L. Mead of Xew York, whole
sale granite dealer, , a change has been
made in the local George L. Meaf office,
whereby I. E. Springer assumes the
management of the Mead business in
this city. Mr. Springer has been in
charge of the Mead Wholesale concern
for the past two years, and owing ta
increased business will be obliged to
devote his entire time to the pursu
ance of those duties. For the past year
Mr. Springer has also been supervising
the work of the Barre office of the Cleve
land Granite Co.
It is reported that the officials of the
Cleveland Granite company, whose home
offices are located at Cleveland, Ohio, in
tend to place part of the home office in
this city. President E. H. Krenger of
the Cleveland company, who has been
in this city recently, is now at Cleve
land and there is a possibility of his
returning to this city to assume the su
pervision of its business. Both offices
are now in rooms 4 and 5 in the Cur
rier building. .
REDUCED TO EIGHT PLAYERS.
MONTPELIER'S POWER SHORTAGE.
Weather Predictions.
Fair to-night and ' Saturday, preceded
by showers in Maine; cooler to-night,
except in southeastern Maine: moderate
southwest winds shifting to northwest. Jersey man,
Nearly All the Granite Plants Were
Forced to Suspend Yesterday.
Because of a shortage of power, nearly
nil the Montpelier granite plants de
pending on the Consolidated Lighting
company were forced to suspend opera
tions yesterday morning, and as a re
sult there, is great dissatisfaction ex
pressed in the capital city. There is
talk of securing an independent source
of supply in order tq avoid the incon
veniences and losses sustained each
summer through the failure of the Con
solidated company , to . furnish the re
quired power.
There is one other company in -Montpelier.
the Mad River Electric company
furnishing electricity for the stonesheds,
and yesterday this company started the
steam auxiliary plant at the , Pioneer
to take part of the load and save water
at the plant on the Mad river.
For Golf Championship in Two Classes
at Barre Golf Club Links.
In the first round for the golf cham
pionship of the Carre Golf ' club ve.-
terday afternoon, Les!:t dnfi?r.td V.
Leith, 2 up; Marricm defeated Hutchin
son., 4 up and 2 to play: G. lith de
feated Dnniels, 1 up; and James Ilcid.
defeated Walsh, 4 up and 3 to play la
the second eight, Stuart defeated (.. Ab
bott, 3 up and 1 to play; John Reid
defeated Rhind, 5 up and 4 to piny;
Milne defeated A. P. Abbott, 4 up and l
to piny; and Tilden defeated J. R. Mac
kay, f up on the 19th hole.
These results will bring the following
into the semi-finals on Saturday: First
eight, Leslie against Marriou and G,
Leith against James Reid; second eight,
Stuart against John Reid and Milnp
ngninst Tilden. The finals will be played
off the same day.
BURIAL IN HOPE CEMETERY.
COLBY UNABLE TO COME.
Debate With C. C. Fitts Called Off Ow
ing to Daughter's Illness.
Brattleboro, Au. 23. E. W. Gibson;
one of the state managers of the Pro
gressive party, received a telegram from
Baiubridge Colby of New Jersey yes
terday stating that the latter could not
keep his engagement to enter, into a
joint debate with Clarke C. Fitts at
Halifax on political issues of the Re
publican and Progressive parties as ar
ranged. Judge Colby stated in his mes
sage that his daughter has just under
gone a surgical operation and that he
is obliged to remain with her. If is
not known whether the progressives will
substitute auother speaker for the Xew
Following Funeral of John C. Allen at
Robert Troup's Residence.
The funeral of John C. Allen, whose-
death occurred at the home of Robert
Troup of Xorth Main street late Moil;
day night, was held at the house ves- .
terday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. it.
Xewell, pastor of the Hedding Methodist
church, officiating. The bearers were a
follows: William Scott. A. K. Xye,
George Williamson, George Webster,
Walter Warren and Thomas Marr. Mrs.
W. X. Grearson sang two selections,
and Miss Ethel Inglis played the accom
paniments. The burial took place in
Hope cemetery.
CITY HOSPITAL NOTES.
Mrs. Alexander Aitken of 201 East
street was taken to the City hospital
this afternoon in A. W. Badger 4 Co.'s
ambulance for an operation.
Mrs. Frank Trow, who has been con
fined to the hospital for several weeks,
was able to return to her home on Trow
hill vesterdnv afternoon. Mrs. Trow
condition is much improved.
L. 11. Kowell of Jefferson street was
taken to the hospital yesterday after
noon for treatment.