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VOL. XVII-NO. 23a
RATIFICATION
UP TO SENATE
Conference Report on Cur
rency Bill Sent Over
by the House
BEING ADOPTED BY
VOTE OF 298 TO 60
Thirty - Seven Republicans
and Dozen Progressives
Voted for It
Washington, D. C, Deo. 23. Six
o'clock to-night is the hour set by the
White House officials for the president
to sign the currency bill. Five hours
later he plans to leave for Pass Chris
tian, Miss., for a three weeks' vacation.
Senator Owen and Representative
Glass, co-authors of the bill, the mem
bers of the congressional banking com
mittee and the leaders in Congress have
been invited to attend the ceremony.
President Wilson will Bign the bill with
two gold pens, presenting one to Sena
tor Owen and the other to Representa
tive Glass. The president had a cabinet
session to-day and exchanged Christ
mas greetings with his official family.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock this
morning to take up consideration of
the conference report on the currency
bill, under agreement to vote at 2:30
this afternoon. The report was adopted
by the House at 10:46 last night by a
vote of 298 to 60 and it was then sent
to the Senate, which had waited to re
ceive it before adjourning for the night.
The debate was started as soon as the
Senate convened, Senators Bristow and
Kelson leading in the attack on the bill.
Great Uproar When BilLPassed House.
Prolonged and uproarious cheers from
! Ticnirwrntft erected the announce-
SI ment of the vote by Speaker Clark and
4 1 C 4-1. n TIrtitaa linnt.enpd
manv nicniut'ia i v..v
over' to the Senate to see the report re
ceived there. Karlicr in the evening the
Senate had agreed to vote not later than
2:30 o'clock this afternoon and the lead
ers regarded it as certain that the com
pleted bill would be in the hands of
President Wilson for his signature be
fore Tuesday night.
On the final vote, 37 Republicans. 12
Progressives and one independent, Kent
of California, ytaiv.w5 -a the ' ..ty
for the report, and two Democrats, Cal
loway of Texas and Witherspoon of Mis
sissippi, joined the opposition.
The vote followed a debate of nearly
three hours, during which the galleries
remained crowded with spectators, in
cluding many prominent figures in offi
cial life.
The House adjourned until 2:30 p. m.
1 to-day, when the leaders hope to put
through a joint resolution for a recess
until Jan. 12.
Republicans who voted for the report
were: Barton,. Burke (S. , D.), Cooper,
Cramton, Curry, Davis, Dillon, Ksch,
Parr, Frear, Ilaugen, Helgeson, Kelly
(Mich.), Keiss, Kinkaid (Nebraska), La
Follette, Lenroot, Lindhurst, Miller,
Moss (West Virginia), Nelson, Nolan,
Norton, Sinnott, Sloan, J. M. C. Smith
(Michigan), Samuel Smith . (Michigan),
Smith (Minnesota), Stafford, Stevens
(Minnesota), Sutherland, Treadway,
Young (North Dakota), Manahan,.Mape8,
Stephens (California), Woodruff; total,
37.
Progressives who voted for . the re
port were: Bell .(California), Bryan
(Washington), Chandler, Falconer, Hul
ings, Kelly (Pennsylvania), Lafferty,
, Murdock, Temple, MacDonald, Thomson
' (Illinois), Rupley; total, 12.
After the announcement of the vote,
a joint resolution proposed by Major
ity Leader Underwood, that .the House
recess upon adjournment Tuesday un
' til Jan. 12, was adopted.
Senator Owen announced that a sep
arate bill to provide for guaranty of
bank deposits would be considered in
the near future. This had been intimat
ed in debate by Chairman Glass of the
House banking committee.
PRES. WILSON'S ,
APPOINTMENTS
Long List Was Presented To-day, In
cluding Judson C. Clements for
Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 23. Among a
long list of nominations made by Presi
dent Wilson to-day were:
Francis Munroe Endicott of Massa
chusetts to be legation secretary at San
Jose, Costa Rica.
Arthur Mason Jones of New York to
be second secretary at St. Petersburg.
Sheldon Whitehouse of Kew York to
be secretary at Managua.
Henry F. Tennant of New York to be
legation secretary and consul general
at San Salvador.
Clements Reappointed.
Judson C. Clements of Georgia was re
appointed by President Wilson as a
member of the interstate commerce com
mission, and The nomination was hurried
to the Senate.
GEO. FRED WILLIAMS CONFIRMED.
May Now Go to- Greece as Our Min
ister. Washington, Dec. 23. The Senate last
night confirmed the appointments of
George Fred Williams of Massachusetts
as minister to Greece, and Brand Whit
lock of Ohio, minister to Belgium.
Princeton Men Cheer Wilson. '
Washington, Dec 23. President Wil
son stood in a box in a local theatre
here last night and with uplifted hands
joined in the chorus of "Old Nassau,"
Princeton's song. He attended the play
of Princeton university's Triangle club.
The students gave him a locomotive
cheer. - .
$40,000 FACTORY
FIRE IN BURLINGTON
Perfection Overgaiter Co.'s Plant Swept
by Flames Last Evening, and 40
Workmen Are Thrown Out
of Employment.
Tt.trllr.rrtnn TW 93 A fifB in tll8
Perfection Overgaiter factory at the
rtnri;.,,rff.n ctiH nf the Winooski bridge
last evening caused damage by water
to the amount 01 anoui
tir .wrlit n tha smith end of ' the
cutting room shortly after Joseph lg-
naszewski, loreman, ana u. ai. icj
had started the motor and shifted from
the water power, which was just before
seven o'clock. Whether it caught from
a hot box or tho wires is not known.
The Are was confined to this section of
ivl,;,.h is t.liA third floor.
On the upper floor is the stock room of
tne uvergaiter company, miu um-
nriiiina llv hv smoke. On tllC BeC-
ond floor of the factory is the sewing
J 1 J 1 n
room, wnicn was arenciieu uy van-,
talline a damage to the company of
about $20,000.
On the first floor of tne grist mm m
enmn VtiiiMinrr IS tlA fllllir. fppd and
hay stock of the Burlington Flouring
company. This was ruined by water.
Tk,..A .i....a aksiut picrlit. enrlnadg Of
'stock here, netting a loss of $10,000. In
the basement , of the building is the
power station of the Flouring company,
1-1 t 1 . n , t, 1 1 1 , y 1 i II n-
wnicn lurnisuea uuwci w mo
, . . rri. 1 - 4lnA
ton lraction company, me n
is estimated to be about $11,000. Two
Ulfa naarl in tlio lariTA irpnerator Were
valued at about $5,000, and the loss to
the generator and the regulator by
water is estimated to be about $6,000.
The cars stopped running during the
fighting of the fire but were operated
afterwards by using the auxiliary plant
at the mills.
The fire was first noticed by Leon
Trask, who resides a short distance
tmm tl, Vmilflinnr Ho immediately
rang an alarm from box 16, which was
responded to by tne city nre aepan
'Tim WinrtfioVi ili.nftrt.mpnk re
sponded shortly afterward to an alarm
from box 14. The steamer company
stretched some hose across the bridge
. . K a ,. i i. .
irom tne lanai ana lunui niicrm Hy
drant, to which the steamer was at
tached. They fought the fire from the
north side of the building, while the
ttorllnrrtnn denartment had some
streams on at the south end in
the vicinity of the starting point
of the fire. The help to the Overgaiter
factory had returned to work upon a
. . i ..t.i. , V. A-
lot Ol samples which a iu w"
to be shipped to Chicago.
The fire throws out of employment in
the factory about 40 hands. The build-
: i- Mn ,,1,1 nna an.l U'ilh )l Wllt.pr
lll IB " "I. V' . I V " "
and wet feed it was thought that the
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first lloor nifrnr. pit awy unuer me
.....t1.t Tl , r,n ouch floor had
gained a depth of about two feet. The
loss is muy covered Dy insurance.
QTJINCY FIREBUG ACTIVE.
Is Supposed to Have Set Another House
,:,' Fire Last Evening. .
Quincy, Mass., Dec 23. The second
fire of supposedly incendiary origin on
successive nights completely gutted the
two and one-half story woodn cottage
of Harry Bettony of 127 Paul Gore
street, Roxbury, at 6 Chick street, last
evening. The cottage was close to the
Metropolitan boulevard on the Quincy
Bay Shore drive, and only a short dis
tance from the summer cottage of Dr.
Furbush of Somerville, which was burned
Sunday night.
The Bettony cottage, which was fully
furnished, is believed to have been fired
under the main staircase, as was the
case in the Furbush house. When the
firemen arrived the house was found
to be securely locked and they had to
break their way "in. The flames could
be seen for miles. Sparks from the
burning structure set fire to the roof of
Joseph Wiswell at 3 Chick street, but
the flames were quickly extinguished.
Owing to the low water pressure, a spe
cial alarm was sounded to summon the
steam Are engine, and hundreds of peo
ple, mistaking the alarm for a general
alarm, rushed to the scene.
The damage to the home of Mr. Bet
tony, who is bandmaster of Post 68,
G. A. R, was fixed at $3,300.
50,000 FIRE AT SANDWICH.
Two Buildings Destroyed and Others
Damaged.
Sandwich, Mass., Dec 23. Boyden's
block and the livery stable of James
Holaway were destroyed by fire to-day
and the Unitarian church and several
residences were damaged. The loss is
$50,000.
POLAR BEAR PARTY HOME.
They Left Their Ship Stuck in Ice and
Marched Homeward.
Boston, Dec 23. A journey home for
Christmas, begun several months ago
over Arctic ice, ended last night when
members of the Polar Bear expedition
arrived here. The party included Louis
Lane, captain of the schooner Eben S.
Draper, jr., Dunbar Lockwood and Will
T. Hudson, the photographer.
The Polar Bear was firmly gripped in
the ice when they left her and by forced
marches made their way over Alaskan
trails. The party was met at Chicago
by former Gov. Eben S. Draper, who
told his son of the death of his mother
last September.
JARRED INTO RIVER.
After Escaping Death Under Wheels of
Train.
Trenton, N. J., Dec. 23. After escap
ing death under the wheels of a loco
motive by hanging suspended from a
bridge over the Bancocas creek yester
day, George Taylor, 60 years old, a
traveling salesman, tf this city, was
jarred into the water below as the train
crossed the bridge. Trainmen rescued
him from the creek, but he died of
shock while being removed to a hospi
tal here. -
SIGHTS DANGEROUS WRECK.
No Details Known of Identity of the
Ship in Question.
Key West, Fla, Dec 23. The follow
ing wireless message from the steam
ship Excelsior was received at the gov
ernment station here yesterday.
"Dec 21, passed wreck close to lat.
26.15 north, long. 85.55 west."
The Excelsior, Captain Birney, is an
American steamer engaged in trade be
tween New Orleans and Havana. No
details of the reported wreck have been
received luuro.
BARRE. VERMONT, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1913.
NO VOTE, NO PAY
-ANNA SHAW
Head of National Woman's
Suffrage Association
. - Is Defiant
REFUSED TO DIVULGE
INCOME OR SOURCE
But She Wrote .Declaration
of Principles on the
Tax Blank
New York, Dec 23. Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw, president of the Na
tional Woman Suffrage association, has
refused to pay an income tax and has
announced her intention of fighting the
law. While she was at her home in
Moylan, Pennsylvania, recently she was
asked to fill out a paper stating the
amount of her income and the source of
it Tnetpnd of ohpvinir she wrote On the
official sheet her declaration of principle
which, in Drici, is mat taxaiwn wiu
out representation is tyranny.
WOMEN TO BE PRESENT.
At Annual Army and Navy Reception
in Washington.
Washington; D. C, Dec 23. The
breaking of an official custom, that has
existed since time immemorial, will
mark the annual New Year's receptions,
to be gven by the heads of the army
and navy establishments of the govern
ment. For the first time in the history,
women members of officers' families and
civilians will be present at the New
Year's receptions to be. given by Secre
tary of War and Mrs. Garrison and Sec
retary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels.
The only injunction laid down is that
the officers must appear in uniform.
BROKEN RAIL WRECKS j
CANADIAN FAST TRAIN
Passengers Have Close Call Near Lor
' ette, Man, as Coaches Take
Fire.
Lorette, Man., Dec. 23. The Canadian
Northern tmin from Duluth and Fort
WUV'i d"-iled nar-here yester
day and nve coaches and a baggage and
dining car overturned into the ditch.
The wreckage caught Are but the 200
passengers escaped through windows,
scratched and bruised, and helped extin
guish the flames.
A broken rail caused the accident.
Three day coaches and all the hand bag
bage belonging to the passengers were
destroyed by fire before the bucket brig
ade subdued it.
LEWIS TALKS .OWNERSHIP.
Airs His Views in Congress What He
Would Do.
Washington, Dec. 23. Government
ownership, of the nation's telephone
lines would cost less than nine hundred
million and would present no greater
difficulties of financing than the Pana
ma canal, Representative Lewis of
Maryland told the House yesterday in
the analysis of his proposal to have
those lines operated by the postoffice
department.
Lewis took a leading part in the es
tablishment of the parcel post.
He doesn't propose to have the gov
ernment take over the telegraph com
panies. His plan is to have the government
first own the telephonic net-work of the
country, to operate some of the tele
phone lines as telegraphs and to have
the government system compete , with
private telegraph companies in the
same proportion as the parcel post now
competes with the express companies.
He said that investigation discloses
that our telegraphic rates are the
highest among twenty countries. The
toll and long distance telephone rates
compare with those of other countries
even less favorably, he said, than our
telegraph Tales. 'The subscribers' rates
in ' American cities' are about three
times as high.
FEW EFFORTS TO CELEBRATE.
Mexico City Won't Have Much Going
on This Christmas.
Mexico City, Dec 23. Feeble efforts
have been made to arrange holiday fes
tivities in Mexico City this year. Gov
ernor Corona of the federal district has
enlisted in a few cities fashionable
women to assist him in holding a festi
val in the public park, but even this
show of holiday spirit is half apologetic,
as the proceeds are to be used to buy
clothing for the poor. Merchants, who
usually dyess their windows and stores
to attract the present-buying public,
are making little efforts to capture holi
day money.
Sentiment has dulled the buying
spirit and war has drained Jhc money
bags. As a people, the Mexicans are
impoverished. Such shop windows as
are decorated with holiday goods this
year contain last year's leftovers.
ALL INVITED BUT AMERICAN.
To Reception in Honor of President
Huerta's Birthday.
Mexico City, Dee. 23. Provisional
.lnt Hiiprta to-dav revived an old
custom, celebrating at the national pal
ace w 11.11 gltli 1 ui iiioi n J iiiu miuivci-
sary of the chief executive. Huerta was
born Dec 23, 1844.
Early this morning bands serenaded
congratulations of a committee repre-
a: -11 .1 -t U . -
SPUUIlg nil Ufiai iiuruis wi mc uiriii-
ment. The final event of the day's cele
bration is a reception of the diplomatic
corps, at which all the foreign repre
sentatives are to be present except Nel
son 0hauehnessy, the American charge
daffairs.
WANT THEIR SON BACK.
Young Boy Started Off to Seek His For
tunes Far from Quarries.
Police headqua'rters was asked this
afternoon to assist in the srareh for Al
lle Trudell, a 16-year-old Websterville
boy, who left his home early this morn
ing with the wide, wide world ahead of
him and at his back a tearful mother
earnestly beseeching him to reconsider
his sudden decision to be gone. Allie
has been doing signal duty on the quar
ries when the demand for capable nip
pers has not been pressing. Recently
he became obsessed with a desire to
leave home. He was tired of the dull
sameness of flashing signals between
the derrick and the engine room on a
big quarry near his home, but when he
broached the subject of striking out for
himself in that section of the world
which lies outside of Websterville, his
parents good naturedly told him to do
as he pleased.
This morning Allie decided to satisfy
the wanderlust which had created his
discontent. Carefully packing his be
longings in a small knapsack, he donned
his Sunday togs, bade his mother a
farewell and started down the road.
She expected he would lie back at the
first turn of the road, but the forenoon
passed and the lad did not return. 7!i
noon the father returned from his la
bors and the feeling of unrest which
had permeated the household speedily
changed into one of alarm. Officers of
the law in Barre Town were notified of
the boy's departure and a hurry mes
sage was sent to local police headquar
ters. It was learned that Allie had con
fided to his young friends a desire to
go to St. Albans or Montreal and work
on the railroad. The lure of the shiny
brass buttons which the conductors wear
will probably lead hiin to a railroad cen
ter if he is not overcome by homesick
ness. The Barre officers received instructions
at headquarters to keep a sha.p lookout
for a medium-sized lad clad in a blue
suit. He carries a bundle over his shoul
der and is well shod. A lump over the
young fellow's left pye will easily lead
to identification. Outgoing trains are
being watched and authorities to the
north and south have been asked to keep
a sharp watch for the Trudell boy. Real
izing that her son is now fairly on his
way, the mother is said to be on the
verge of illness, and other members of
the family express the deepest concern
over his whereabouts.
NEW COMPANIES FORMED.
Winona Pine Grove Camping Asso. of
Fairlee and Whitingium Mill Co.
The Winona Pine Grove Camping as
sociation has filed atricles of association
with the secretary of state for the pur
pose of promoting camping life at Fair
lee, and has a capital stock of $30,000
divided into 300 shares of $100 each.
According to the articles, the definite
purpose of the association is to conduct
summer camps for girls, run a bote!,
build cottages for sale, hire or use in
connection with the business of the as
sociation, and to buy, sell or lease real
estate and personal property at Fair
lee; The subscribers "&re' W: IfTureeTl
of Alliance, A., R. C. Stolt. James Bre
man and George H. Kimball of Fairlee.
The Whitingham Mill company has
also been formed and has filed papers.
The organization is for the purpose of
buying, selling and dealing in real es
tate, timber lands, timber, lumber and
wood products. The capital stock is
$1:0,0410, divided into shares-of $100 each
and the signers are Martin A. Brown,
Edwin Wheler and O. E. Butterfield, all
of Whitingham,
FREED OF OLD CHARGE.
Fred Lapan Discharged in Montpelier
City Court.
After having a charge of breach of the
peace hanging over him since Oct. 26,
Fred Lnpan was discharged in Mont
pelier city court by Judge Harvey to
day, the evidence in the case being so
mixed up as to make it doubtful where
the blame rested. The complaining wit
ness was Theodore Abair of West Ber
lin. Several of the witnesses failed to
throw any light on the alleged breach
of the peace. Since having been put
under arrest Lapan has been out on bail.
TWENTY PEOPLE KILLED.
And Scores Injured in Capital of Brit
ish Guiana.
Georgetown, British Guiana, Dec 23.
A large section of the business quar
ter of (Jeorgetown, which is known also
as Demerara, was destroyed by the fire
yesterday. Twenty persons were killed
and many injured. Scores were Ten
dered homeless. A vast amount of
sugar for exportation was burned and
a warehouse and many other buildings
were destroyed.
WORKMAN DIES IN EXPLOSION.
Another Man la Hurt at Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
Cambridge. Dec 23. An explosion In
the plant of the Viscol company here
yesterday killed Martin Flanagan, tossed
another workman down a flight of staiin
and injured several others when a slight
fi.A atai-fi.il A lnrirp tjtnlr pntitii itiinir
a mixture exploded while Flanagan was
on top.
. GET TINKER.
Officially Became aIember of Brooklyn
Nationals Yesterday.
New York, Dec. 23. Joseph B. Tink
er, former manager of Cincinnati, offi
cially became a member of the Brooklyn
Nationals yesterday. The release was
formerly promulgated by Secretary
Heydler of the National league.
VALUE IS MORE THAN $4,000,000,000.
Assessed Bay State Property Is Worth
$4,500,000,000.
Boston, Dec. 23. The total valuation
of assessed estate both real and person
al in this state is nearly $4,&KMX)0,000,
according to the tax -rommissioner's re
port, an increase of nearly $2,000,000
over last year.
CLOSETED WITH ALIENISTS.
Harry K. Thaw Subjected to Mental
Tests.
Concord. N. H., Dec 23. Harry K.
Thaw was closeted with the members of
the commission appointed by the federal
court to investigate his mental condi
tion during the greater part of the day
to-day. No statement as to the nature
of the session as obtainable.'
ARE HOPEFUL
OF ACQUITTAL
Koch's Counsel Expressed
Confidence in Jury's
Verdict
ARGUMENTS
COMPLETED
Prisoner Showed Emotion
at Mention of Mother's
Name
Rutland, Dec 23. Arguments were
completed to-day in Rutland county
court in tho case of William Koch,
charged with the murder of Charles Gor
don on Nov. 0, last. Counsel for the re
spondent expressed confidence last night
that be would be acquitted and asked if
the case would be appealed in case of
an unfavorable verdict, one of them re
.plied: "Yes, to the highest court in the
land, if necessary."
For the first time since the beginning
of the trial Koch showed signs of emo
tion yesterday afternoon. At the men
tion of his dead mother's name by At
torney J. C. Jones of his counsel he
rried, covering his face with bis hands.
This outbreak did not last long, however,
and within a few moments he assumed
his usual manner, listening with appar
ent interest to the closing remarks of
the first argument made in his behalf.
A great deal of the discussion was
concerning the testimony of Oliver Ned
do, the government lighthouse keeper,
who claims to have witnessed the shoot
ing. The state asked the jury to be
lieve, his testimony, which was to the
effect that following a dispute between
the trapper and the game protector,
Koch deliberately drew his revolver and
fired, the men being about 40 feet apart.
Attorney Jones pictured Neddo as a
perjurer and claimed that the recita
tion of the story of the quarrel and ita
fatal result by the respondent was the
truth and the only story that could be
believed by the jury.
Swinging the heavy stick, which was
introduced into the ease by the de
fense and claimed by them to have been
the stick used by Gordon in his attempt
ed assault, Attorney Jones asked the 12
men to believe that this was as formid
able a weapon as the gun handled by
his client. He claimed it would put
anyjxjelx in fear to be placed in, the posi
tion occupied by Koch on the morning
of Nov. 0.
NO MONEY RAISED TO
PAY FOR BARRE R. R.
Vermont Valley R. R. Tried to Float
$2,300,000 One-Year Notes Yester
day to Reimburse the Bos
ton & Maine R. R.
Boston, Dec 23. No bids were re
ceived for the $2,300,000 of one-year six
per cent, notes of the Vermont Valley
railroad, which were to be awarded yes
terday. The notes were to be sold to
reimburse the Boston fa Maine for loans
for construction of the Vermont Val
ley's new Brattlcboro extension and the
recent purchase of the Montpelier &
V-lla River, Barre,. and Barre branch
railroads. The Vermont Ta1rjr -M-wrned
by the Connecticut River railroad, a
leased line bf the Boston A. Maine, and
is operated separately under a contract
made with the Connecticut River com
pany by which the annual net income
is guaranteed to be sufficient to pay
four per cent, on the $1,000,000 out
standing stock.
The Vermont V'alley's dividends have
been 10 per cent, per annum for tho
past nine years. It has double-tracked
wholly ont of earnings and has for many
years made other extensive additions
and betterments therefrom. The funded
debt consists of $1,5J0,000 of four and
one-half per cent, first mortgage bonds
of 1040. liesides stock ownership of the
three smaller roads mentioned, the Ver
mont Valley owns the entire 5,000 out
standing shares of the Sullivan County
and 8,000 shares of the Passumpsic and
Massawippi Valley railroads. The cOt
of all these stocks was $3,248,965, and
the dividend received upon them during
the past year was $152,652 a return
averaging four and seven-tenths per
cent, on the investments.
CLAIMS HE WAS BUNCOED.
Clark A. Rood of Colchester Sues for
$5,000 on Telephone Deal
Burlington, Dec 23. Suit for $5,000
was filed in the office of the county
clerk yesterday by Clark A. Rood of
Colchester, who claims that on three
separate occasions he was induced to
buy stock in the Washington Telephone
and Telegraph company, alleged to lie
insolvent at the time of tho purchases.
The defendants are: II : H. Reynolds, L.
R. Brown and Fred Howes, and the suit
is returnable at the March term of
Chittenden county court.
According to the plaintiff, at the spe
cial request of the defendants he bar
gained January 26, 1012, to buy 70
shares of the stock of the .company, a
corporation incorporated under the laws
of the state of Washington, paying $1,
050; September 10, 1912, he bought 30
shares for $750; and October 1, 1912, he
bought 50 shares at $1,250.
It is claimed that at the time these
purchases were made the defendants
well knew that the corporation was not
solvent and that its stock was of little
value; that they fraudulently repre
sented to the plaintff that the corpor
ation was the owner of all or nearly all
the telephone lines in or near the city of
Spokane, and it had in operation be
tween 500 and 600 telephones leased to
subscribers in and about that city; that
it received an income of many thou
sands of dollars; that there was urgent
demand for telephones and telephone
facilities there; and that it was the
owner of another line, the Local and
Long Distance line.
DEATH OF LESLIE RUMRILL.
Occurred at Randolph Yesterday After
Long Illness.
Pan dnli.h Dee. 2.1. The death of Les
lie Rumnll came as a release from great
sullering on Monday morning hirjui
4 o'clock. Although never strong, Mr.
Rumrill was able to be about business
until five years ago, when he underwent
a serious operation at the hospital of
Mayo Brothers in Rochester, Minn.
From this he seemingly recovered and
again was able to continue work until
about two years ago' when he had a
unvpra illnp&a frmn whieh he never re
covered fully, and since that tiime he
has been failing in strengtn, anu unaiiy
tuberculosis claimed him for one of its
victims. For the last year he has been
in very feeble health, and in the last
months his suffering' has been intense.
Leslie H. Rumrill was the third son,
of Edwin J., and Susie (Simons)' Rum
rill, born in Windham, July 19, 175.
Here he with his parents lived for a
time and afterwards came to Royalton,
where sixteen years ago he married
Alice Everett Stoughton, whose home
was in Royalton. Twelve years ago,
they came "here to live and Mr. Rumrill
entered the employ of E. W. Tewksbury
& company, and continued until this
firm sold to the presetit owners of The
Half Century store. For a time he was
employed by the firm now in that store,
but was soon obliged to leave on ac
count of ill health, and then engaged in
the insurance business, but was obliged
to give this up, Mr. Rumrill ' was an
active member of the Bethany church
and, when able to do so, was always
present at its services. He was presi
dent of the Christian Endeavor connect
ed with this church for several years,
and was ever interested in all that per
tained to the growth and progress of
the ehurch.
Deceased is survived by his wife, who
has been faithful in her ministrations
through all the tedious hours of his ill
ness, and his congenial companion in all
the prosperous and happy years of
health. He is also survived by two
brothers, Dr. C. J. Rumrill of this place
and Arthur Rumrill of Roxbury, Mass.,
and three sisters, Mrs. William Haskell
of Everett, Mass., Mrs. Eva Knight,
near Boston, and Mrs. Elwin Stearns of
Charleston, N. H. One half brother, E.
H. Newton of Boslindale, Mass., also
survives. The funeral services' will be
held on Wednesday at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, Rev. Fraser Metzger officiat
ing, and interment will be in town.
DEATH OF MRS. GEORGE BARNARD.
Occurred at Providence, R. I, Yesterday
of Pneumonia.
Mrs. A. M. Dunham of the Morse block
received intelligence this morning of the
death of her daughter, Mrs. George Bar
nard, which occurred in Providence, R.
I., yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Barnard
had been critically ill of pneumonia for
two weeks. With her at the time of
her death were her husband, two children
and a sister, Mrs. W. E. Haskins, of
this city. Mrs. Dell V. Stone, who had
been called to Providence by her sister's
condition, had returned to Barre.
-Reside her, husband, . tha. -deceased
leaves two sons, Paul and Neil Barnard,
who will be remembered here as stu
dents in the city schools. Surviving,
also, are her mother, Mrs. Dunham, and
the two sisters, Mrs. Haskins and Mrs.
Stone. Mrs. Flora (Dunham) Barnard
was born in Tunbridge Sept. 29, 1867.
She came with her parents to Barre
at an early age and 22 years ago she
was married in this city to Mr. Barnard.
For a number of years they lived on
the Montpelier road. Mrs. Barnard was
a prominent figure "in the social life of
Barre and had held offices in both Barre
lodge, No. 138. N. E. O. P., and Bright
Star Rebekah lodge, No. 18, I. O. O. F.
At the time of her death she was a
past noble grand of Bright Star lodge.
She also belonged to a Methodist church
in Providence, to which city the family
moved two' years ago.
Prayer services over the body were
held at the home of the deceased, 173
Verndale avenue, this afternoon at 2
o'clock. The remains will be brought
to Barre for the funeral. Arrangements
will be made later. .
WAS NATIVE OF BARRE.
Emily I. Bancroft Died Yesterday After
- noon in Randolph.
News Was received here last night of
the death of Miss Emily I. Bancroft, a
former resident of Barre, which occurred
in Randolph Monday afternoon. MJss
Bancroft had been in feeble health for
some time, although she had been con
fined to the bed but a fortnight. The
only surviving relatives are Mrs. Phebe
Gale of Summer street, city, and .Miss
Drusilla Bailey, also of Barre. Miss
Bailey went to Randolph this forenoon
to attend the funeral, which was held
this afternoon.
Miss Bancroft was born in Barre Oct.
2, 1862, the daughter of Kimball Ban
croft and Myra (Wood) Bancroft, both
of whom will be well remembered by
many of the older residents of the city.
The deceased remained in Barre until
she was 21 years old. attending the town
schools during her girlhood. More than
30 years ago she went to Braintree,
where she lived for some time before
going to Randolph, where she had made
her home for many years in the fam
ily of Mr. and Mrs. Royal Robinson.
Miss Bancroft attended the Congrega
tional 'church while a resident of Barre
and later transferred her allegiance . to
the church of the same denomination in
Randolph.
The remains will be brought to Barre
Wednesday afternoon. They will arrive
in tne city over the Central Vermont
railroad at 12:55 o'clock. The body w ill
be taken at once to Elmwood cemetery,
where Interment will be made in the
family lot.
BORN IN BARRE.
Mrs. Brusha VT. Covey Died in Frank
lin, N. H, Aged 85.
Franklin. N. H., Dec. 23. Mrs. Bru
sha W. Cover, wife of Philetus C. Covey
of Hill, died at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Hlanehard, m Hill yesterday,
after a long illness following a shock.
Mrs. Covey was 8o years old. Mie
moved to Hill from Sanbornton seven
years ago.
She was oorn at uarre, vi., me
daughter of Enos and Martha (Stod
j.li TliomoiL Mr. nnil Mrs. Covpv ppl-
ebrated their golden wedding a few
months ago. Funeral services will be
at the Christian church, in Hill, Tues
day and the burial in Newfane, Vt.
Weather Forecast. .
Snow to-night, nrobablv turning to
rain Wednesday; warmer, brisk east and
southeast winds.
PRICE, ONE CENT.
SOME CHANGES
IN BARRE G.C.I.A.
James Cruickshank Suc
ceeds Thomas Nichols -'
as President
JOSEPH WILL NEW
RECORDING SEC.
Angelo Truba Takes Paul
Bianchi's Place as
Vice-President
Several important changes were ef
fected in the administrative departments
of the Barre branch, G. C. I. A., at the
regular meeting of the branch held in
the opera house last night when officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing
six months. James Cruickshank wna
elected president of the branch to suc
ceed Thomas Nichols, who has served
in that capacity for several years. An
gelo Truba was the choice for the office
of vice president, succeeding Paul Bi
anchi, who likewise has held office fo
many years. Joseph Will was elected
recording secretary to succeed Angus
McDonald. The only officers to retain
their seata were James Smart, who was
re-elected financial secretary of the or
ganization, and William McDonald, who
was re-elected to the office of treasurer.
Changes were effected in the adjustment
committee, which is now comprised oj
the following members, Thomas McDon
ald, Sidney Kidd and Angelo Truba.
Owing to the importance of the busii
ness to be transacted between 500 and
600 members of the branch passed the
turnstiles at the opening of the session.
The meeting was one of the longest on
record. Final work was not consummat
ed until after 11 o'clock. During the
session the arbitration board on uniform
working day submitted its report. By
virtue of the final decision of the arbi
tration committee, the cutters and man
ufacturers agreed to an eight hour work
day the remainder of this month and
to change the length of the day during
the months of January and February
to suit daylight. Before the meeting
was concluded the attendance had dwin
dled into smaller figures.
STOLEN HORSE RECOVERED.
But .Young Men Who Drove It Away
from West Berlin Disappeared.
The horse stolen from Clinton L. Slack,
in Berlin last Saturday evening, while
he was attending a choir rehearsal, was
found yesterday at Hartford, after Dep
uty Sheriff Henry C. Lawson and a party
had made an 18-hour search. The driv
ers of the outfit, however, had disap
peared and have not yet been located.
Mr. Slack, whose home is in Berlin,
went to West Berlin Saturday evening
to a Christmas rehearsal and at 9:30,
when he went to get his team from tho
church shed, found no trace of it. Think
ing it might have become unhitched and
gone home, Mr. Slack investigated and, ,
finding It had not returned, notified the
sheriffs department at Montpelier about
midnight. Deputy Sheriff Lawson and
party started out, and inquiry in near
by towns brought out the fact that two
young men, evidently foreigners, had
been' seen in West Ilerlin, where they
stopped at a store and inquired the way
to White River Junction; at Roxbury,
where a team containing them asleep
had wandered into a dooryard, and had
then departed to the southward; at
Braintree," where a party bad seen them
going toward Randolph; at Randolph,
where they dibled back and took the
river road; at Bethel and again at South
Royalton, a man at the latter place be
ing able to give the searching party a
full description of the men and outfit.
When Sharon was reached, a telephone
message was recefved from HartforJ
that a team had been left there under
suspicious circumstances, and it was
found to be the missing rig.
The two men drove up to the railroad
tn of TTorffnrd blanketed the horse
oifluuii n. .....
and inquired of the station agent what
time the train wouia arrive irom muni
pelier. On being told, they remarked
that they had plenty of time and left
the station and the horse standing out
side. The station agent left the horse
standing there, but when he found it
still there in the morning, he took it
. i;...-,- ci.iltli, Th animal had not
been driven hard, but evidently had had
nothing to eat. Ihe wuip ana mr rooo
were missing, but otherwise the outfit
wns intact. 1
The investigation will be continued
i x r- claL- will rivo iha team hacV
from Hartford. The sheriff's party has
returned. .
The men were said to be about 18
years of age, short and dark complex
ioned, wearing gray caps, frock overcoats
i ,i,;n- ahnnf 120 nounds. Two
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men answering this description called at
a Montpelier house rsaturaay anerniMin
1 DUnJ fnr anmefhintr t1 put. after
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which they went to West Berlin and in
quired about trains and the roaa to
White River Junction.
C0NGD0N KENRY.
Marriage of Barre People at St. Monica's
Church To-day.
In St. Monica's parsonage on Summer
street this forenoon at 11 o'clock, Mrs.
Christina Henry of Seminary street and
John A. Congdon of 24 Merchant street
were united in marriage by the pastor.
Rev. P. M. McKcnna. The couple were
attended by Mrs. Ora Mills, a long-time
friend of the bride, and t.eorge .Morris,
an intimate friend of Mr. Congdon. The
marriaue came in the nature of a sur-
nrise to manv friends of the bride and
groom, as they had managed to conceal
successfully their intentions mini tne
ceremony was nearly over." The bride is
a well-known nurse. Mr. Congdon is a
stone cutter, who has been employed by
the George Straiton company at the
south end for several years. They left
at 11:25 for Boston, where they will re
main until Jan. 1, after which they will
be at home, 24 Merchant street.