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1 BAILY rm VOL. XVII NO. 149. BARRE, VERMONT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1913. PRICE, OXE CENT. BARRE TOWN TORN UP BY ACQUITTAL Part of Coaticook Thinks Jerome's Freedom Is Not Right MEANWHILE JEROME . MOTORS TO ALBANY He Was Not Only Acquitted, but Apologized to by Judge Coaticook, P. Q., Sept. 0. Wfilliam Travers Jerome, acquitted last night of the charge of gambling, was the chief topic of discussion among the residents of Coaticook to-day, the opinion being divided as to the verdict. Jerome is how on his way to Albany by motor. He will return to Montreal by rail next Sunday for preparation of Thaw's pro duction on Monday on a habeas corpus writ. Argument on the writ may mark the beginning of a battle of many weeks, possibly months, duration. Thaw ap parently is contented in the thought that his lawyers are doing nil in their jiower to block his return to Matteawan. It is not known when he will be taken "to Montreal. - When acquitted, Mr. Jerome thanked the court, spoke flatteringly of his re ception in Canada, and added that he did not attribute his arrest and brief imprisonment last week to the thinking ; people of the dominion. He took a I ate train from Coaticook last night and will return to Montreal for the ar. ments on the latest Thaw habeas corpus writ to be held before the king's bench , nrw,oi xr-o,, 4w i I ownsnpniilR nnckPil the ponrt, room like sardines when the hearing was opened ' last night. Jerome looked straight at the court and did not once glance at the throng, which in looks, grimaces and subdued remarks was plainly hostile. A. C. Hanson, joint crown prosecutor, opened the case with the reading of the complaint of Milford Aldrfch, a mill liand, who swore that he had seen the defendant playing at cards for money at the railway station. Statutes, were quoted to show that this was an in dictable offense, punishable with a year's imprisonment. 1 v Samuel Jacobs of Montreal, who has " been retained by New York state in its efforts to return Thaw to Matteawan, -' contended that the statute applied only to gambling on a public conveyance proner. , The-court took this question under advisement and called for wit nesses. : ,' Michael Knigbt, white-haired, aged 65, leaning on a blackthorn stick, said he bad seen the defendant playing "a little game of draw" in the station yard. The defendant had been pointed out to him as Jerome of New York. "Did you see him win any money!" asked the prosecutor. "I saw a bill changed," answered the witness. "I could not say who won it." Fred Chesley, a younger man than Knight, testified on direct examination that he had seen the defendant playing . cards lor money. - . Saw Jerome Take Money. "Did you see him win any?" asked Jacobs tin cross-examination. "I saw him take it," replied the wit ness stoutly, amid laughter. Levy Moore, heavy set and 43, retold the story of the poker game. ' "Did you see the defendant win mon ey t" asked the joint prosecutor. . "No, sir," said Moore. Jonathan Chesley, nearly SO years old mid snow white of hair and beard, was the last witness. When asked if he had seen Jerome win money, he said promptly, "Yes, sir."" "How much?" "Can't say," replied the aged witness. Summing up, the prosecution pointed out that a dominion law had been en acted to protect the public . from card sharps on trains, steamships and other public conveyances, and that, according to the evidence, William Travel s Jerome, late district attorney of New York, had violated this law. Though' vague, he continued, the statute undoubtedly ap plied to railroad yards and stations, and he asked for a conviction. Mr. Jacobs did not even sum up for . the defense. pTo save the court's time," he said, "we should make no statement." Magistrate Mulvena leaned back and pondered for not more than 50 seconds. Apology to Jerome. "In rendering judgment," he said, "I shall be very brief. I believe every right-minded man in Canada regrets and feels humiliation at the indignity which has been placed upon you. "It is excusable neither in law nor in fact. The evidence adduced at this bearing gives no reasons for the charge which was laid against you nor for the indignities which you have suffered. "I believe, sir, in all the circumstances you will not attribute the apparent of fense offered you while in a friendly, country in the discharge of your duty as a public officer to the real thinking people of this community. You are, sir, honorably discharged." J Silence greeted the condition of the court's remarks. Then Mr. Jerome stood up. "You may feel assured, your lordship," he said, "that I understand thoroughly the circumstances of this case. Since! I have been in. Canada I have received uniform courtesy in Sherbrooke, in i Montreal and. I may say, in Coaticook, by the thinking people. j "I shall always remember my visit to I Canada with great pleasure. I do not feel that I have been humiliated before the thoughtful people here." . Cheers Drowned by Hisses. There was a subdued outburst of cheering when Jerome sat down, but the cheers were drowned by hisses and cat calls. Magistrate Mulvena called for order and the crowd poured out upon the courthouse lawn. Mr. .Jerome came immediately to the station and bought a ticket for Island l'ond, Vermont, from where he will mo- tor to New York City by way of Albany. Franklin Kennedy, deputy attorney-general, accompanied Tiim. Harry Thaw in the detention room over the railway station heard the hews of his old opponent's acquittal almost immediately. "That's good," ho said. "It saves me $250." . This remark referred to the fact that Thaw had magnanimously offered to make good any loss sustained by Andre Rosseau, a local hotel keeper and one of the two sureties in Jerome's $300 bond. EQUALLED A WORLD'S RECORD. . Directum I Paced One Heat in 2:02 at Syracuse. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 0. Directum I, capably driven by llyan, equalled a world's record at the opening of the grand circuit races at the state fair grounds yesterday afternoon, when he stepped the fourth heat of the Glynn stake, 2:05 pace, in 2:02ii, tying' the mark of Evelyn W. This time also equalled the season's record for the fast est heat by a pacer, held by Baden Di rect and Earl, jr. The big chestnut finished sixth in the first heat, which was won by Jones Gen try. In the second heat Walter Cochato challenged the son of Directum Kelly and the pair came down the stretch so close together that the result of the heat was in doubt until it was an nounced by the judges. In the fourth heat Walter Cochato again held close to Directum - I until the stretch was reached, then faltered and finally gave up. The Ka-Noo-No stake for three-year-old trotters, 2:24 class, was won by George Rex after he lost the first heat to Tuna Z. But three horses faced the starter in this event. The 2:16 trot proved easy for Dr. Thorn, Snow driving the gelding to vic tory in three straight heats. U. S. WINS PALMA MATCH. Argentine Rifle Team Second and Disap pointed Canadians Third. Camp Perry, Ohio, Sept. 0. The Accompanied by Lengthy Discussion of match yesterday bv the score of 1,714. ! AJf!n,n .-Public was second with 1.. I f, nine jKunts ahead of Canada s 1,6 o. I.Sweden made 1,484 and Peru 1.4U5. , ' c w "a 1. 000-yard ranges. The scores are con- rr'i . . i il. . oru ti Ji a strong north wind u f-" blew in the faces of the marksmen. The winning score was six points below that made bv the United States team last year, when it captured the prize in Canada. The Canadian team was much disap pointed at the result, as it came here de termined to win back the prize. The Argentine shooters did well, considering that they were not accustomed to long frange shooting. AEROPLANE, FALLING, TOOK MAN'S LIFE Dr. Ringer, German Aviator, Fell Feet After Flying for a Few Miles. , 600 Berlin, Sept. 9. Dr. Ringer, Ger man aviator, was killed to-day, while competing f6r a distance prize. He had ascended from the aviation field at Jo hannisthal and after flying a few miles, the machine fell from a height of 60u feet, killing Ringer instantly. TALK OF THE TOWN Mrs. Orilla LaBombard, who has bt-en spending Beveral days in the city as the guest of Mr. fcnd Mrs. F. A. Nichols of North Barren left' this forenoon for her home in Nashua, N. H. n Mrs. R. Rollo, who lias been making an extended stay at her former home in Aberdeen, Scotland, arrived in the city last night from Quebec, where she land ed a few days ago from the, Donaldson liner, Letitia. , Mrs. Daniel O'Connell, who has licen spending several days with Mr. O'Con nell at the City hotel, left this forenoon for her home in Holyoke, Mass. Mr. O'Connell will remain in Barre until the completion of the paving project on JSorth Main street. . About 30 young Indie gathered -at the home of Mws Jennie JUarr on Wash ington street last night to remember (her on the occasion of ier birthday. Those in charge of the party had the house attractively decorated when the mem bers of the party gathered. Miss Marr was the recipient. of a handsome ivory toilet set from her friends. Miss Marie Bovce made the presentation. Misses Mamie McDonald and Laura Domtlhue had charge of the arrangements, Mrs. Maria Bogni, whose house at East Barre was raided by officers from the sheriff's department last Saturday night, stated to-day that the deputies did not find any alleged contraband goods in her house, although they an nounced a seizure of beer and whiskey. Mrs. Bogni is now at liberty, having furnished bonds for her appearance in Washington county court during the present term. One of the most serviceable delivery wagons into the city haB been put into service recently by B. VV. Hooker & Co. Ihe wagon is an upholstered anair, de signed especially for handling fine fur niture. Cushioned railings and other arrangements make it almost impossible for a piece of furniture to be damaged in any way. 1 he box and -wheels are painted an attractive grey and the whole has the appearance of an ex tremely substantial service wagon. It was built by the Studebaker Vehicle Co., and purchased through the local agent,' Mrs. A. W. Allen. - lhat the back to the farm movement is making progress is evidenced by a realty deal which was transterred in this city yesterday by the D. A. Perrv Real estate agency through its Bethel agent, W. V. I'erkins. This t'.'ne nature's call to. the soil of Vermont is sounded in far off Montana. The ."arm in Granville owned by Q. M. Ford and Jennie C. Ford was sold to John Kinsella and Mud K. Kinsella of Butte, Mont., who buy the 230-acre place, one of the best in the valley, to occupy. The sale includes the stock, thirteen head of csttle, farming tools and the standing crops. The consideration was fixed around $5,000. Some few weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. Kinsella came east for the purpose of looking over farms. The Vermont proposition in Granville looked a shade better to' them than any pre viously inspected and the outcome was the closing of the deal yesterday. They will move to Granville at once. Mr. and Mrs. Ford plans. have not "BIG TIM " GOES UNANNOUNCED Famous Character on New York's East Side Dis- -appeared Week Ago HAD BEEN SUFFERING NERVOUS DISORDER Courts Recently Adjudged Him Incompetent , to Manage His Estate New York, Sept. 9. Representative Timothy D. Sullivan, nicknamed "Big Tim" by the east side, has been missing a week. He disappeared . last Tuesday morning from the country home of his brother at Williamsburg, eluding the guards while they slept. He had but one dollar. Having a nervous break down after the last election, he never took his seat in Congress, but was placed in a sanitarium. The courts ad judged him incompetent to manage bis estate and a committee was named to have charge of his person and property. CLAIM 8-HOUR LAW IS BEING VIOLATED It Is Alleged That Nine and Ten Hour Schedules Are Not Uncommon on Government Contracts. Washingtonr D. C, Sept. A. Charges that the government is winking at gross violations of the eight-hour law in the execution of government contracts led to the institution of an investigation to day by the Central Labor union. The American Federation of Labor will aid in pressing an inquiry, h,. U. fucker, a delegate to the union, is authority for the accusation that on much of the fed erated work, nine and even ten hours' schedules are not uncommon. It is also charged that work is being done at a cost greater than it could be done by the government direct. plan Mcdonough memorial Vermont Commission Plana to Erect It at Vergennes. Vergennt's. Sept. 9. At the first meet ing of the' MacDonough nu-iuortal com mission held here yesterday, Governor Alien M. Fletcher, chairman ex-offleio, directed the organization of the com mission. The following officers were elected: Chairman, Governor Fletcher; vice-chairman, the Rev. L. A. VeKina; secretary, Senator' R. W. McCuen; treasurer, the Hon. M. F. Barnes. The following committee were appointed: On monument, Judge C. .11. Darling of Burlington, Judge r . I fish of Ver gennes and the Hon. M. F. Barnes of Chimney Point; on finance, the Key, L. A. Vezina, the Hon. J. II. Donnelly and Senator K. W. Meluen; on public ity, Harry B. Shaw, R. W, McCuen pnd Judge r. L. rish. - All the members of the commission were present with the exception of Judge C. H. Darling of Burlington and Harry B. Shaw of Rutland, sditor of the Rutland Herald. By the provision of the act of the legislature, $4,000 is to be appropriate! bv the state for the erection of the mon ument commemorating the construction of the fleet built under the direction of Commodore Thomas MacDonough on Otter Creek at Vergennes in 1814. The site and other expenses are to be pro vided by the citizens of , ergennes. 1 he MacDonough club and other friends-of the project will raise at least ?2.500 to defray the expenses of the celebration in connection with this event. . The site for the location of the mon ument has not been selected, but it ap peared to be the opinion of the governor and some of the members ot the com mission that the public park would be the proper location. - It is expected that the celebration will take place at Vergennes about. Septem ber 1, 1914. It is planned to make the event a military and naval celebration of no small importance. - AUTO RETURNED TO HIM. After He Had Paid the Costs Amounting to $40. Burlington, Sept. 9. At a hearing be fore Collector C. II. Darling at the fed eral building yesterday afternoon George Mclaven of Clarenceville, P. Q., was granted permission to take his au tomobile, which was seized a few day ago. back to Canada, on condition that lie pay the costs, which amounted to about $40. Melaven, when crossing the border a few days ago, neglected to take out a clearance certificate for his machine. The customs authorities in this city were notified and the ear was seized. Since that time it has been held in the Jarvis garage. At the hearing yesterday Mr. Melaven stated that there was no intention on his part of evading the law. He ha often come to Burlington and has al ways on previous occasions taken out a certificate. The mayor of Clarenceville was also af'the hearing and he pleaded for leniency in behalf of Melaven. CURRENCY BILL INTRODUCED. United States rifle team won the Palms Theory of the Bill Washington, D. C, Sept. 9. The ad ministration currency reform bill, as ap proved by the IVmocratic caucus, was reported to the House to-day from the banking and currency committee by Chairman Glass. The voluminous re port, including a lengthy technical dis cussion of the theory of the bill, was ac companied by a measure setting forth the views of the Democrats of the com- miltee.. Representative Noves of Cal- announccd their ifornm presented a report from the Republicans, WAS. FAMED AS INVENTOR. Nathan P. Stevens, Native of Barnard and Formerly of Bethel Concord, N. If., Sept. 9. Nathan P, Stevens, famed as an inventor of loco motive machinery, and pioneer in the electric lighting of Concord, died at his residence on tenter street, yesterday. Mr. Stevens was- born Jan. 7, 1836, son of Andrew and' Betsey Page Stevens in Barnard, Vt., where, and in Bethel, he passed his boyhood. At th' age of 14 he removed to Lowell, Mass., and started what proved to be his ljfeV, work in a machine shop of that city. Later he was employed in the "shops of the Lowell and Boston and Old .Colony railrcuds and when about 30 years of age he came to Concord, and entered the old North crn railroad shops. His first notable invention was a lo comotive cylinder packer, which revolu- tionized locomotive construction of that period, and is still in use in all the rail road shops of the country, in Canada and abroad. Other inventions for which he secured patents and which are in wide use were a cylinder boring bar, a locomotive valve seat planing machine, and a cylinder facing machine, of which he took up the manufacture when he severed bis connection with th Northern railroad, and continued , until ' advancing years compelled retirement from active effort. In 18K8, with the late A. S. Ham mond, he established the first electric lighting plant in Concord and for a period of about thre years lighted the business portion of Slain street from the station located in the basement of the Dow - building on Bridge street. which was badly damaged in the fire which gutted the blink on the night of July 3, 1H90. Jn the latter year the plant was sold to the Concord Gas Light company, but Mr. Mevens continued to operate it until the station on Bridge (street was placed in operation. He was quick to recognize the value of the new agent and was the first man in the coun try engaged in manufacture to estab lish a three-phase motor in his shop. During his long career many otlier in ventions, the product of bis mind, and all valuable, wera placed on the market, but the principal output of his shop was the machines noted above. Mr. fctevens bad five brothers, all of whom figured prominently in the rail road world aa master mechanics of some of the largest systems in' the country. AH of them preceded bim to the grave, as did his three sisters. He was a member of the First Baptist church. He was a man of strong per sonality, and those who had business dealings with him, as well as those who were permitted to know him, held him in the highest respect and esteem, and will regret his passing. One daughter, Mrs. Benjamin O. Pills bury, survives. 18 JURY CASES SET FOR TRIAL It Was Announced When the September Term of Washington County Court OpenedJudge F. M.. Butler " Y Is Presiding.' s ' The. September term of Washington county court opened at the county court hoiMe in Montpelier this forenoon. Judge V. M. Hutler of Rutland presiding, and Assistant Judges W. .1. Clapn of Barrt- and George- H. Dale of Waterbury being present. Rev. Stanley F. Hlomiield of Montpelier offered prayer.. The court is in charge of Sheriff Frank Tracy, with the assistance of Deputy Sheriff John Hastings of Middlesex, C. A. Smith of Montpelier and W. F. Cutler of Barre Town, while Deputy Sheriff A. M. Mor rison of Barre- is in charge of the grand jury. - The grand and petit juries were brought before the court in the after noon at 2 o'clock and were sworn in and instructed as to their riutie, after which they retired and began their de liberation. ' When the jury calendar was called in court it was found that only IS out of 3j cases were et for trial and that some of t'liem were likely not to . be tried. Settlement and discontinuance wa not in the eae of Dora Bushey vs. Annie Gould. The first case for "trial was that of JL W. Belden vs. the Bos ton 4, Maine milroad. Attorney H. S. Peck of Biirtingtnn appearing for tihe plaintiff and W. B. C. Stiskney for the defendant. WILLIAMST0WN. Supt.'.T. A. Hunter has been offered and has accepted the position of super intendent of the lately formed union, made up of tiie schools in the Northfield graded district, and these in the three towns of Northhi'ld, Berlin and Roxbury. Mr. Hunter has been superintendent of the Chelsea-Wllliatwtown union since July 1, 1912, and has proven himself a capable and efficient man for the place. lie will move to Northheld within a few davs, as he is to "ssitine his new duties Sept. 15. The next meeting ot the Kural Good Luck club will be held with Mrs. James Walbridge on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 13. Miss Mildred lasell w engaged to teach one of the rural schools in North- field and the term began Sept. 8. Mrs. Mabel Bcnevides is away for a week's visit to the family of our for mer townsman, Lewis B. Dragon, now of Sciota, N. Y. Mrs. Emma nrner hns returned from visit to the family of Rev. 1). H. Strong of Milton and friends in Water bury Center. Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Simons, who have been in town and vicinity for several weeks, have started for their home in Stockett. Mont., but will spend some time in New Hampshire on the way. Miss Katlienne loung has gone to Boston, vhe&e; she will attend the Dor chester high and Latin school. ill those who wish Mis Mattie Rob inson to order bulb, cither ir planting or forcing, please leave orders and mon ey with her before Sept. 23? Clinton R. Wilfore i to be employed bv the American Express Co. at St. Johnsbtirv and will move in a few days. The trustee- of the public library held special business meeting Sept. 9 in the library building. In order to secure a larger and free.r circulation, especially of the new books, and thus accommo date a larger number of readers, the following changes were made in the library rules; viz., A book shall be con sidered a new book for 12 months from the time it is catalogued. No new book can be renewed by any borrower, or liawn bv any otk3r member of hi or her family. Rule No. 8 is annulled. These changes shall take effect Sept. 17, next. FIVE CITIES FIGHT FIRE Which Threatened Great Loss in Newburyport, Mass. ONE BODY IN RUINS, ONE MAN DYING Two Other Persons Were Burned Loss Is $50,000 Newburyport, Mass., Sept.' 9. A fire starting from an explosion in a brazing machine in a garage on Merrimac street to-day spread to nearly a score of near. by buildings and before it was brought under control by the combined efforts of the Newburyport, ilaverhiH, Marble- head, Amesbury and l'ortsmouth fire men, it caused a loss of $50,000. The garage, the Orpheum theatre and the residence of John D, Parsons were burned to the ground, and many other build ings were damaged. . llie fire also was attended with loss of life. Edwin M. Ingalls, the propri etor of the garage, is dying of burns and .Marion 1 landers, the , bookkeeper. and Fred Fowland, a customer, were also burned, Later an unidentified body was found m the nuns of the garage. It is believed to liave been Raymond Car penter, an employe, who was not seen after the explosion. - ST. J0HNSBURY FAIR OPENS. Aviation Feature Replaced By Balloon Ascension. St. Johnsbury, Sept. 9. Caledonia fair began to-day after a large expendi ture of money in building new dining halls and also a new road off the track on the back side. This- road will ad mit race borse to come in on the back ide instead of through the crowd as formerly and the cavnlcade of stock which i featured at this fair will go off that wav. Six races are scheduled, ith large number of entries in each. The fastest race scheduled is the 2:13 pace with eight entries. There have been 1,600 entries of. fan cy poultry. This is the largest ever here. Another feature of the fair this year is the' demonstration of the Ver mont agricultural college in educational exhibit. " v.-' . '' " Two year ago the aviator Ely flew here- and afcortly after met bis death in Macon, Ga. Last year the Vermont boy, George Schmidt, gave a splendid exhibi tion and met his death at his home in Rutland last week. This year the man agement abandoned the aviation 'feature and will present King Kelley, aeronaut, who will make a- balloon ascension and return to the earth by six successive parachute drops. The management of the fair is ex tremely fortunate in having exhibitions of fancy blooded stock of horses and cattle such as come from the Speedwell farms owned by T. N. Vail of Lyndon ville. The horses range from mammoth Percheron to hardy little ponies, and the cattle are the Swiss brown breed which Mr. Vail is endeavoring to introduce to ermont farmers for the dual pur pose of butter and beef. URGED RETENTION OF PHILIPPINES Clergyman From the Islands Comes To Vermont and Advocates That Policy. Montgomery Center, Sept. 9. The 117th ansual session of the Lamoille Baptist association opened last' even ing, with over 60 delegate in attend ance. Among the speakers last evening was Rev. J, H. P. Lerrigo, M. D., of the Philippine Islands, who urged strongly tho retention of the islands by the United States government. Tho convention organized this morn ing by the election of Rev. Dr. George 1). Gould "of. St. Albans aa moderator and Rev. C. R. Upton of Georgia Plains as secretary and treasurer. The Free Will Baptist church of Huntington ap plied to the association for admission and was received. The annual sermon will bo preached this afternoon by Rev. C. A. Knutting of Jericho and the woman's missionary session will be addressed by Miss Mar tha Troeck of Ellis Island and MU Linnie Holbrook of Tura, Assam. The meeting will close to-night. BURIAL OF, A. L, G RAVELIN. Was Held Following Arrival of Body From Waterbury. The remains of Arthur L. Giavelin, a former resident of Barre, whose death occurred at his home in Waterbury Sat urday forenoon, were brought to this city this afternoon over the Central Vermont train due at the local station at 12:55 o'clock. In the funeral party were the family of the dead man and other near relatives. A delegation from Granite City camp. No. SliSfl, Modern Woodmen of America, to which the de ceased belonged, met the body at the station and several of their number were among the honorary bearers. From the Woodmen there were James Walker. E. M. Laws, Peter Merlo, E. J. Owens and A Mo Marianni. The pall bearers were brothers and other relatives of Mr. Gravelin. Interment was made in the Catholic cemetery on Beckley street. Funeral services were held at St. An drew's church. Waterbury, this forenoon, the pastor, Rev. D. E. Coffey, ofiiciat ing. . Weather Forecast. j Fair and continued cool to-night; pos sibly light frost in low places of the , interior; Wednesday fair and slightly warmer in the interior; moderate north to northeast yjnIs. , DEATH RELIEVES PALAORO'S SUFFERING Man Shot Off Lower Part of His Face in Suicidal Attempt Died at City ' - "Hospital Last Evening. At the City hospital last night shortly after .7 o'clock, death came to relieve the sufferings of Cirilio Palaoro, th I helsea. farmer, who attempted suicide by shooting himself with a shot late Saturday evening. The man brought to the hospital in an ambulance during the afternoon and soon after his arrival lie was rushed to the operat ing room. There physicians took 30 stitclie to close gaping wounds about the face. Most of the chin had been blown off by a heavy charge from the shot gun used by Palaoro to attain his end. There were other terrible injuries on the head and the patient was under the ether some little time. Until the anesthetic was applied, the man regained consciousness at intervals, though 'he made few attempts to converse. Too weak to withstand the suffering occa sioned by the gun shot wounds, he sank rapidly after the operation and passed away at 7:10 o'clock. Besides his wife, to whom he had been marriely nearly 1j years, Palaoro leaves four children, Rosa, Elizabeth, Deleno and an infant. Two brothers, Augustino and ,. Fortunato, alo survive.' He was born in Austria 32 years ego. coming to America and to Barre in 19(H). As an employe of Jones Bros, and at other manufacturing plants around the city, the man was popular and highly respect ed. Not until two years ago whs his sanity in doubt and except for cer tain periods when he Tins nnrmal, aftet leaving the state hospital in vVuterbury, he had been a changed man. There is no one who does not ascribe Pa laoro's act to an unsettled mind. Mrs. Palaoro and children, as well aa tfhe: brothers, wfio were called to Chelsea ecrly Sunday morning, accompanied the hian to this city Jate yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be Jld from Hooker 4 Co.'s chapel in the Blanehard block Wednesday afternoon. The inter ment will be made, in Hope cemetery. Rev. J. W. Barnett,1 pastor of the Con gregational church, will officiate at the chapel and at the grave. GODDARD OPENS TO BIG SCHOOL Largest Attendance Present To-day Since the Founding of the School Near, ly Half Century Ago. GoddanI seminary had its forty-fifth opening session this morning and the attendance in point' of numbers -was the largest since the school was started back in '70. Boarding students now number nearly 100, or 30 more than the boarding enrollment last year. '; The total regis tration has increased in one bound from something like 1H0 inst year to more than 200. Not all of the students who have applied for enrollment, have ar- frived in the city,, although it is- ex pected' that the registrations Will be completed by the end of the present week. The " number will be consider ably augmented when the night sessions begin next week. o carefully were preparations made for to-aay's openings that the faculty was able "to hear recitations this fore noon. The work of assigning new stu dents to their places will be completed this afternoon.' As usual there are a number of down-town students. Next Tuesday evening the night courses in the commercial and domes tic science departments will be started. Many students have already enrolled and from the city there are several who will make up a class of short hand students. Regular teachers ih the sci ence and commercial departments will have charge of the ..work. CITY SCHOOLS OPEN; ONE ABSENT TEACHER i tendance at High School Is Expected to Exceed 350 Registration Not Completed. City schools opened at" the sound of the gong -this morning with a total at tendance which the school authorities believe will eclipse any record in ttie history of Barre. Enrollments from the various ward schools had not been for warded to the superintendent's office at Spaulding this afternoon, but the total registration will be computed to-night. The enrollment., at Spaulding high School is by far the largest in its history and the number is expected to exceed 350. Recitations began to-day and by to-morrow everything is expected to be running as smoothly as in the middle of the school year. Ihe conference of school teachers held yesterday afternoon was highly success ful from every standpoint, it was said to day. More than sixty teachers were present, representing every department of the city. Only one teacher out of t the full board engaged by the commis- j sioners was absent. In that case the absentee was detained at home on ac count of her mother's illness and her place had to be filled by a substitute this morning. "-''' TOOK PICTURES OF FIRE DEPARTMENT Moving Picture Men Visit Barre Quar ries, Stone Sheds and City Streets. Moving picture men working here un der the direction of the Motion Picture corporation of Boston took views of the E. L. Smith & Co. quarriei and the Jones Bros, granite sheds this forenoon and of the fire and police departments this afternoon. Other pictures of local scenes were also taken this afternoon, including the high school, hospital, li brary, principal business building, etc. One of the feature of the film, when it is shown in a. local picture 3ioue, will be pictured descriptions of the fire department on a busy daw. To perfect the scene, the firemen wltTi t;ie auto truck and horse-drawn equipment made a rim down through ortn aiam sireei this afternoon. The picture included the crowd. fHhers.who will figure in the film are the mayor, city councilors and other officials. B. Guiseppe and family, who have resided m tno ciiv lor ine pasi in rev month, left yesterday for Philadelphia, where they will make their new home, POOR SERVICE WS DENIED Vermont Officials g,r V' x'hink Barre Is Getting wasK; a- . vjuuu oervice PASSENGER TRAFFIC HELD VERY LIGHTLY Public Service Commission Takes Barre Case Un der Advisement After hearing a mas of evidence sub mitted by counsel for petitioners and the Central Vermont railroad in . tho council chamber at city hall yesterday afternoon the ' Vermont public service commission, consisting of Robert T. Ba con of Brattleboro, W. R. AVarner of Vergennes and Park Pollard of Caven dish, left the city last night in full pos session of tiio facts rehting to the prayer of certain Barre citizen for bet ter passenger service between the local station and the main line. Commenc- ' ing at 2 o'clock, the hearing continued through until evening. During that time, counsel for the petitioners, S. Hol lister Jackson introduced ten witnesses and Attorney W. A. Lord of MontpeJier, who was retained by the railroad, placed two witnesses on the stand. Attorney Benjamin Gates of Montpelier, who wa present to represent the Montpelier Board of Trade if certain conditions arose while the hearing was in jirogreBS, did not feel called to act as any inter ested party in the petition. Counsel for the petitioners based hi argument on the time table admitted a evidence early in the hearing and on the admitted fact that the railroad is running at least two mixed trains, into the city every morning. Witnesses' whose testimony was given m behalf of the petitioners furnished in the main cumulative evidence to. support the con tentions based on the time table pre viously admitted as an exhibit. Individ uals . introduced by. Attorney Jackson also testified to inconveniences occa sioned by " the custom of connecting freight cars . with passenger trains in the morning. Much of the evidence relating to the time table W4 corroborative in character. -:' The railroad, through its tsounsel, sought to show that Barre is already getting good ' service, that the service has been materially improved witnin late years, and that to comply with cer tain requests contained in the petition would deprive a majority of road pat rons of the great convenience which they are now enjoying. J. W, Hanley, gen eral passenger agent, and S. S. Russell,, superintendent of transportation, testi fied for the railroad. With the evidence in hand, the com mission will doubtless review the peti tion and the findings of the hearing at a meeting to be held in the near future. Its. decision . probably1 will not be an nounced for some time. General Passenger Agent Hanley was called to the stand at the opening of the hearing to submit a revised time table and it was admitted as evidence, although the petition was based on an older train i schedule, which, however, differed but slightly, from the new one. Frank G. Howland testified to personal discomforts occasioned by service on outing trains as well as at other times. City Clerk James Macky when asked for' an estimate declared his belief that fully 21,000 people from Chelsea, Barre Town, Barre, Topsham, Williamstown, Brookfield and a part of Berlin are be ing served by the Barre branch. Cross examined bv Attorney Lord, the clerk stated that the . same population was served to a certain extent by the eiectno road and the M. & W. line. President Henry A. Phelps of the Board of Trade said ho was interested personally as well as officially in bet ter service. He told of taking up the service question with the railroad offi cials some time ago in behalf of the Board. The request for better conditions had meant little satisfaction to the Board of Trade and patrons of the road. His criticism of the service had to do with long waits at Montpelier and Mont pelier Junction and lie referred to cer tain , trains in which a passenger wa compelled to wait an hour and a half, an hour, etc. He thought the main lin connection from Barre to Montpelier should be made in 20 minutes, from Barre to tho Junction m so ana a mm- utes. In the opinion ot tse witness, me serviee not only concerned local patrons, but visitor who come from a distance to transact business here. Questioned by counsel for tho railroad, Mr. Phelps said that any community's business wan bound to b'e affected by such condi tions. - - . Evidence given by Homer C. Ladd, of the l D. I.add Co., and a member of the Board of Trade, corroborated that of others who hid testified to personal inconveniences through ths poor train service. He had frequently returned home on early morning trains to find from 20 tii .V) passengers put to tha same discomforts whit-hhe himself ex perienced. Asked if he would be sur prised if U:e statistics revealed an aver age passenger list of only three on the early morning train, witness replied in the affirmative. James F. Higgins, Board of Trade member, who testified to a connection with the D. M. Miles Coal Co., spoke of poor service on outgoing forenoon trains and mentioned, the fact that over an hour mint be consumed if a passen ger wishes to reach Northfield by leav ir. at 8:15 in the morning, a distance of 17 miles. George N. Tilden of tho Tilden Shoe Co. substantiated Mr. Hig gins' evidence and expressed his opin ion that the branch train should con nect with the main line train at Mont pelier within 20 minutes after leaving the local station. John A. Ctoss of the Northfield manufacturing firm of Cruss (Continued on fourth page.)