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DAILY TIM
VOL. XVII-NO. 239.
BARltE, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, .DECEMBER 24, 1913. -
PRICE, ONE CENT.
THE
BARRE
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CURRENCY
BILL SIGNED
: BY WILSON
Measure Which Will Reor
ganize the National Sys
tern Was Approved
Formal Ceremony Las
Evening
CONGRESSMEN
ARE JUBILANT
Features of the New Law
Are Outlined, Showing
Changes Which Will Be
Made from the Present
Currency System
Washington, D. C, Dec. 24. With all
the power of a law fresh from the pen
Of President Wilson behind them, Sec
retaries McAdoo and Houston to-day
began working out the details of the
nation's new financial system. Acting
es an organization committee, they will
determine the preliminary moves, to
the total installation of the machinery
that is to operate the federal reserve
system.
Although the law provides that the
two secretaries and the comptroller of
the currency shall loin in the prelimi
I nary work, the office of the comptroller
of the currency is vacant and it has
Wen decided that Secretaries McAdoo
and Houston, comprising the majority,
shall go ahead.
The first step to be taken will be the
selection of the cities where the federal
reserve banks are to be located. The
law provides that not less than eight
nor more than twelve cities shall be
selected. On the tentative lists are
Xew York, Chicago, St. Louis, San
Francisco, New Orleans, Philadelphia,
Baltimore. Washington, Boston, Denver,
Atlanta, Seattle and Portland, Uregon
"I need not tell you," said the presi
dent to the assembied group as he took
lip hi pen, "that I feel a very deep
gratification at being able to sign this
bill, and I feel that I ought to express
verv heartily the admiration I have for
the" men who have made it possible for
me to sign this bill. There have been
currents and counter currents, but the
stream has moved forward.
"I think that we owe special admira
tion to the patience and the leadership
and the skill and the force ot the chair
men of the two committees and behind
them have stood the committees them
selves, exercising a degree of scrutiny
and of careful thought in this matte
which undoubtedly lias redounded to the
benefit of the bill itself. Then there
lias grown, as we have advanced with
this business, and the great piece of
business which preceded it, evidences of
team work that to my mind have been
very notable indeed.
"Only constructive action, only the ac
tion which accomplishes something, fills
men with the enthusiasm of co-operation,
and I think that at this session ot
Congress we have witnessed an accumu
lation of pleasure and enthusiasm on
the part of the membership of both
bouses in seeing substantial and lasting
things accomplished.
"It is a matter of real gratification to
me that in the case of this bill there
should have been so considerable a num
ber of Republican votes cast for it. All
great measures under' our system of gov
ernment are of necessity party measures
for the party of the majority is re
sponsible for their origination and their
passage; but this cannot be called a
partisan measure. It has been relieved
. cl all intimation of that sort by the
cordial co-operation of men on the other
side of the two houses who have acted
with us and have given very substantial
reasons and very intelligent reasons for
acting with us. So that I think we can
go home with the feeling that we are
in better spirits for public service than
we were in even when we convened In
April.
"As for the bill itself, I feel that we
can say that ft is the first of a series
of constructive measures by which the
. Democratic party will show that it
knows how to serve the country. In
calling it the first of a series of con-
structive measures, I need not say that
I am casting any reflection on the great
taritt 0111 which preceded it.
"The tariff bill was meant to remove
those impediments to American industry
and prosperity which had so long stood
in their way. It was a great piece of
preparation for the achievements of
American commerce and American in
dustry which are certainly to follow.
"Then there came upon the heel of it
this bill, which furnishes the machinery
for free and elastic and uncontrolled
credits, put- at the disposal of the mer
chants and manufacturers of this coun
try for the first time in 50 years.
"I was refreshing my memory on the
passage of the national bank act which
came in two pieces, as you know, in Feb
ruary of 1803, and in June of 1864; it
is just 50 years ago since that measure,
suitable for that time, was passed, and
it has taken us more than a generation
and a half to come to an understanding
as to the readjustments which were nec
essary for our own time. But wc have
reached those readjustments.
"I, myself, have always felt when the
Democratic party was criticised as not
knowing how to serve the business in
terests of the country, that there- was
no use of replying that in words. The
only satisfactory reply was in action.
We have written the first chapter of
that reply.
"We are greatly favored by the circum
stances of our time. We come at the end
. ofa day of contest, at the end of a day
when we have been scrutinizing the proc
esses of our business, scrutinizing them
with critical and some times with hostile
eye. We have slowly been coming to
this time which has now, happily, ar
rived when there is common recogni
lion of the things that it is undesirable
should be done in business, and the
things that is desirable, should be done
"What we are proceeding to do now
is to organize our neace, is to make
our prosperity not only stable, but free
to have unimpeded momentum, it i
so obvious, that it ought not need t
be stated, that nothing can be good for
the country which is not good for all the
country. Nothing can be for the inter
est of the country which is not in the
interest of everybody; therefore the' day
of accommodation and of concession and
of common, understanding is the day
of peace and achievement of necessity
We have' come to the beginning of that
dav.
"Men are no lonzer' resisting the con
elusions at which the nation has arrived
as to the necessity of readjustments of
its business. Business men ot au sons
are showing their willingness to come
into this arrangement, which I venture
to characterize as the constitution of
peace. So that by common eounsel, an
by the accumulatincr force of co-opera
tion we are going to seek more and more
to serve the country.
"I have been surprised at the sudden
acceptance of this measure by public
opinion everywhere. 1 say surprised, be
cause it seems as if it has suddenly be.
come obvious to men, who had looked
at it with too critical an eye, that it
was really meant in their interest. They
have opened their eyes to see a thing
which they had supposed to be hostile
to be friendly and serviceable, exactly
what we intended it to be and what we
shall intend all our legislation to be
"The men who have fought for this
measure have fought nobody. Tbey have
simply fought for those accommodations
which are going to secure us m prosper'
lty and peace.
".Nobody can be the friend of any
class in America in the sense of be
ng the enemy of any other class. You
can only be the friend of one class by
snowing it the lines by which it can ac
commodate itself to the other class. The
lines of help are alwajs the'lines of ac
commodation.
It is in this spirit, therefore, that we
rejoice together to-night, and I cannot
say with what deep emotions of grati
tude I feel that I have bad a part in
completing a work which I think
will be of lasting benefit to the bust
ness of the country."
The Scene at the Signing.
The scene at the signing of the meas
ure was not unlike that which attended
the completion of the tariff law. The
conference report on the bill, which had
passed the House Monday night by an
overwhelming vote, was likewise adopted
by the Senate during the afternoon by
vote of 43 to 2n, Republicans voting
again with the Iiemocrats. the en
grossed bill with the signatures of the
vice president and the speaker of the
House was finally brought to the White
House shortly before 5 o clock.
By 6 oclock, the hour set for the cere
mony, tpeaker Clark, Kepresentative
L nderwood, Senator Owen and Kepre
sentative Glass, Secretaries McAdoo,
larrison, Daniels, Lane and Wilson and
Postmaster General Burleson were
grouped around the president's desk,
and in front of hira had crowded mem
bers of Congress and many government
officials. Ihe group also included Mrs
Wilson and her daughters, and Miss Mc
Adoo and JUrs. uwen. I here was an
atmosphere of joyousness, rather than of
solemnity, apparently. The president
inquired if Senator James bad come,
The huge form of the Kentucky senator
appeared from behind the crowd and
someone remarked "a majority of the
Senate has now arrived.
Four gold pens were used by the presi
dent in writing the bill into law. He
wrote the words "23, December, 1913, ap
proved" with one, and used three pens
in writing Woodrow W ilson, splitting
the first name into two syllables. The
last three pens he presented to Senator
Owen, Representative (..lass and Secre
tary McAdoo, co-authors of the measure
The president answered the curiosity of
the crowd as to the disposition or the
fourth with the) laughing remark:
"This is the 40 per cent, gold re
serve. .
Later it developed that Senator Chil
ton of West Virginia had sent up a gold
pen of his own to be used in writing
the date of the law. The president was
in a happy humor as he slowly wrote
bis name. '
"I'm not accustomed," he said, "to
write my name in a series."
Well, the bill was made in instal
ments," suggested Senator Lewis of Illi
nois. "Isn't that a reflection on the Senate!"
inquired Representative Glass with a
laugh.
Senator Lewis retort was lost in the
pplause that followed the completion of
the president's signature as he rose from
his desk. The president paid tributes
to the heads of the two congressional
conynittees by writing each a letter.
To Representative Glass he wrote':
May X not express my admiration
for the way in which you have carried
the fight for the currency bill to an
extraordinary successful issue! I hope
and believe that the whole country ap
preciates the work you have done at
something like its real value, and I re-
oiee, that you have so established your
self in its confidence."
He wrote Senator Owen:
"jNow mat tne ngnt has come to a
successful issue, may I not extend to
you my mo6t sincere and heartfelt con
gratulations and also tell you how ain
cerely 1 admire the way in which you
have conducted a very difficult and try
ing piece of business? The whole coun
try owes you a debt of gratitude and
admiration. It has been a pleasure to
be associated with you in so great a
piece of constructive legislation."
Wilson Sought "Pat."
When the president concluded ihs
speech there was a general reception
and a round of handshaking. The presi
dent extended the compliments of the
season to bis visitors. When everybody
had gone, he cleared up bis desk and
sat thoughtfully for a minute. Pres
ently he walked to the corridor outside
of bis office.
"Where's Pat," he inquired and the in
diviual addressed, Patrick McKenna, vet
eran doorkeeper, stepped forward, blush
ing with surprise, as the president sel
dom comes out in the corridors. The
doorkeeper looked up inquiringly.
"Merry Christmas. Pat," said the pres.
ident and he walked slowly over to the
White House to arrange for his trip
last night to Tass Christian, Miss.
Banks Make Application.
Banks in several of the large cities
of the country telegraphed Secretary
McAdoo their applications for member
ship in the new federal banking sys
tem. Two national banks in Xew Y'ork,
the first from that city, applied, and
SPEEDS SOUTH
TO GET REST
President Wilson Is on His
Way to Pass Chris
tian, Miss.
AT CHARLOTTE, N. C,
MET BIG CROWD
He Expects to Arrive at His
Destination Christ
mas Day
Charlotte, North Carolina, Dec. 24.
President Wilson and party passed
through here at ten o'clock this morn
ing, en route to Pass Christian, Missis
sippi, where the president expects to ar
rive to-morrow to spend a three weeks'
vacation. A big crowd greeted1 the pres
ident, and he shook hands with many
of the people.
PRESIDENT ELUDED CROWD.
By Entering Private Car for South an
Hour Ahead of Time.
Washinston, D. C. Dec. 24. Presi-
lent Wilson, with Mrs. Wilson, their
two daughters, the Misses Margaret and
Kleanor, Miss Helen woodrow nones.
and Dr. Cary Gravson, naval aide, left
Washington last night at 10:05 for
Pass Christian, Miss., to spend Christ
mas.
The president eluded the crowd which
had gathered at the station to see him
depart by boarding his private car an
hour before the time set tor its depart
ure. lie will return to Washington in
time for the diplomatic reception Jan
uarv 13.
Joseph Tumulty, the presidents sec
retary, did not accompany the party.
He. will remain at the vMute House dur
intr the holidays and keep in touch
with the president by telegraph.
St. Louis. Cleveland, Denver, Seattle and
Philadelphia all came along with one or
more applications. Three trust compan
ies, one in St. Louis, one each in Balti
more and Washington, applied. The
clearing house associations of Kansas
City, Mo., and Atlanta expressed approv
al of the - law and their ' Intention to
recommend to member banks the desir
ability of entering the new system.
George M. Reynolds of the Continental
Commercial .National bank of Chi
cago telegraphed that he expected to
recommend to shareholders entrants to
the system.
Among other cities which sent appli
cations were Savannah, Ga., Houston,
Tex., Birmingham, Ala., and Norfolk,
a. If priority of filing application is
counted in admitting banks to member
ship, the honor of being first will go
to the Lynchburg National bank of
Lynchburg, Va. Lynchburg is the home
city of Chairman Glass of the House
banking and currency committee.
Organization of the new tanking sys
tem will be undertaken immediately by
Secretary McAdoo of the treasury and
Secretary of Agriculture Houston, two
f the three members of the committee
barged with the. task by the law. The
comptroller of the currency is named as
the third member but this office is now
vacant and cannot lie filled until the
president sends a nomination to the Sen-
te upon Ins return to Washington after
the holidays. It is agreed in official
circles, however, that a majority is au
thorized to act, so the two cabinet offi
cers re preparing to proceed without
waiting for a full committee.
Treasury department authorities de
cided that the deputy comptroller tem
porarily in charge of the ofllce could not
serve in the organization because this
duty would be in the ex-officio class.
CURRENCY LAW FEATURES.
How the Country Will Be Affected by
the New Measure.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 24. The new
law affecting the currency, banking and
nances of the country is one of the
most far-reaching measures relating to
nance that has been enacted in many
years. Ihe magnitude ot the subject,
the diversity of interests affected, and
the length of the debates in both
branches of Congress, has made it diffi
cult for the ordinary observer to follow
the changes and grasp the essentials of
lis highly technical measure in its im
portant bearings on money, finance,
banking and the entire range of fiscal
subjects, public and private, which it
affects. With a view, therefore, of pre
senting succinctly and in non-technical
language, an epitome of the salient fea
tures of the measure as finally framed,
the following summary is given of the
bill as a whole and -of its principal de
tails. Generally speaking, the first steps to
be taken to bring into operation the na-
ion s new financial system will be
through an organization committee, con
sisting of the secretary of the treasury,
secretary of agriculture and comptroller
of the currency. Hanks have t0 days
ithin which to file their applications
for membership in the new system; and
one years lima is auowea berore the
government will compel the dissolution
of any national bank that refuses to
join.
Permits Loans on Farm Mortgages.
The new law will make little direct
lange in the operation- of the present
national banks, except to allow them to
loan a certain amount of their funds
pon farm 'mortgages. Its chief purpose
i to add a new piece of machinery to
the banking system that will "take up
the slack" during the changing business
conditions of each year; that will give
he banks a place to quickly convert
leir assets, into cash in time of need.
nd that w-ill bring out new federal cur-
(Continued on second page.)
MYSTERY WOMAN
BEGS TO BE JAILED
Miss Adelaide Brance Says She Is Sick
in Spirit and in Body and at Times
She Expresses Hope to Die.
Monticello, N. Y'., Dec. 24. Miss Ade
laide Brance, the woman who was with
Melvin H. Couch, former district attor
ney of Sullivan county, when he died
suddenly Sunday morning in his office,
was given her freedom late yesterday
afternoon, the authorities having failed
to connect her with the death of the
man for whom she immured herself for
three years.
Though freixl now even of the charge
of petty larceny, on which she was held
pending an investigation of the man's
death. Miss Brance has asked permis
sion to remain a voluntary prisoner for
two or three days.
"I cannot face the world now," she
said yesterday. "I am fciek at heart and
sick physically." :
Sheriff Kinne will permit the woman
to stay long enough to regain her
strength. She is destitute and says
that sliti.ltas no plae ' to which she
might jju. Yesterday she expressed the
wish to die and be buried beside the
dead man.
It was jearncd yesterday that Miss
Brance and t'ouch quarreled shortly be
fore the mail's death. The woman told
Couch she wished to visit an old-time
friend over the holidays. To this the
lawyer would not listen. He grew ex
cited, and Miss Brance, fearing a scene,
finally promised that she would remain
with him. A few minutes after the
aged man fell over on the couch. She
ran out to get a physician but on her
return found the lawyer Jead.
Couch was buried yesterday, the fun
eral being held at the lesideiiee of his
wife. i
Late in the day Miss Brance gave the
first hint as to her antecedents. "I was
born in Hardwick, near Cooperstown,
N. Y., where my brother now is em
ployed in the postoflice." she said. "My
father and mother are dead. But that
is all I propose to tell of my family his
tory. What happened to me before I
came to Monticello 13 years ago, 1 feel
concerns nobody."
.Miss Brance refused earlier in the
day to give any information as to her
relatives, saying that shfe did not wish
to bring disgrace upon them. .
JLJRY ACQUITS
KOCH OF MURDER
Returned Verdict After Being Out 20
Hours in Case of the Death of
Charles Gordon.
Rutland, Dee. 24. The jury in Rut
land county court to-day returned a ver
dict of not guilty in the case of William
K. Koch, who was charged with the mur
der of Charles Gordon of Whitehall, X.
Y., a trapper, on Nov. 0, last. The jury
was out 20 hour. "
PETITION FOR B0SW0RTH.
Habeas Corpus Sought by Lawyers for
Man Under Sentence of Death.
Windsor, Dec. 24. A petition for a
writ of habeas corpus in favor of Ar
thur Bosworth, under sentence of death
to be executed at the state prison Jan
2, 1014, was drawn up yesterday by the
jietitioner's attorney and addressed to
the court of indsor county, now in
session at oodaltx-k.
The specifications upon which the ap
plication rests include " the statement
that the respondent is illegally confined
in tlie event that the confinement js sol
itary and that this is cruel and un
usual punishment and forbidden by the
constitution of the United States; that
the original mittimus sending Bosworth
to prison is lost, and that respondent
was never properly represented at the
trial before the last legislature, and
that the law giving legislatures the
power to commute murderers to life im
prisonment having been repealed, the
lespondent is the victim of an ex post
acto law, winch is also forbidden by
tlie constitution of the tinted states,
The petition will be heard before
Judge Stanton at Woodstock on Dec
20.
CHICAGO'S DARK . DAV.
Dense as Midnight Because of Fog,
Smoke and Absence of Air Currents.
Chicago, Dec. 24. Darknas dense as
midnight spread over Chicago this fore
noon, it being the fourth incident ot
the kind within two months. Fog,
smoke and the absence of air currents
were the cause.
The darkness lasted until nearly noon,
when a breeze sprung up. Christmas
shopping crowds thronged the streets,
making the. work of crossing policemen
difficult, but no accidents wets reported.
BOMBS IN CITY BUILDING.
Caused Considerable Consternation
at
. Cleveland.
Cleveland, Dec. 24. The finding of 12
six-ounce bottles, labelled dynamite-gly
cerine in a sate m the tormer quarters
of the health - department in the city
hall precipitated a panic among officials
yesterday.
A report spread that an attempt to
blow up the building had been made.
The bombs were turned over to the city
cheniiHt for analysis.
THAW HEARING ADJOURNS.
Will Resume Investigation of His Men
tal Status Next Week.
Concord, N. II., Dec. 24. The commis
sion which is investigating the mental
status of Harry K. Thaw adjourned to
day until next week, after having Thaw
before them this forenoon for an exam
ination supplementary to yesterday's
proceedings.
PRESENTS FROM WHITE HOUSE.
Auto Load Distributed Among Virginia
Settlements by Miss Wilson.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 24. Miss
Eleanor Wilson took an automobile load
of toys from the Wilson residence and
played Santa Clans yesterday to hun
dreds of poor children in the Virginia
settlement.
Weather Forecast.
Snow to-night. Thursday cloudy;
high easterly winds diminishing and be
coming variable.
ed.
WERE GIVEN UP
AS LOST IN FIRE
But Later Five Washington
Firemen Were Found
'This Morning
SERIOUSLY; NOT
FATALLY, HURT
Store
and
Building Destroyed
Downtown Dis
trict Threatened
Washington, D. C, Dec. 24. Five fire
men were seriously injured but not fa
tally in an early morning fire which
burned out a five and ten cent store
with a loss of $100,000 and threatened
the whole downtown s business section
to-day. The firemen were buried in the
wreckage when a floor collapsed, but
thev were rescued by their comrades
after having been given up for lost. .
CANADA'S PREMIER
DECLINES TITLE
Bordon Said to Prefer to Follow in Foot
steps of Balfour, Gladstone and
Others in Democratic
Attitude.
Ottawa, Dec. 24. Premier Robert L.
Rrdon declined a title in connection
with the forthcoming New Year's hon
ors, according to a London despatch to
the Ottawa Journal. Premier Bordon,
it is stated, is democratic in his tastes
and prefers to follow the example of
Balfour, Chamberlain, Gladstone and
Bright, each of whom refused to accept
a title.
NO MOVE TO OUST GEORGE.
Trustees of Frecville, N. V,
Institution
Non-Committal.
New York, Dec. 24. No action look
ing toward the removal of William R.
George from all participation in the af
fairs of the George Junior Republic will
be taken at this time by the trustees of
the FreeVille, N. 1'., institution.
This was the reply forwarded by
them yesterday to the state board of
charities, regarding the board's action in
calling upon them to force Mr. George
to sever his dflicial connection with the
institution he founded. His removal
is recommended after an investiga
tion of charge made against hira. No
decision was given at any time on the
charges.
The trustees in their communication
to the state lniard expressed "utmost
confidence in the future of the republic"
and asserted that nearly all of the pub
lished criticism of it were due to a mis
understanding of actual conditions. The
board was informed that the trustees
felt they could not accede, to its request
to Abandon the republic's idea of self
government and turn the institution
into a farm colony.
Regarding the recommendation for
the removal of George, the trustees
K)inted out that the founder has had
no official connection with the republic
since 11)08. although be is at present the
national director o'f the National Asso
ciation of Junior Republics. The trus
tees set forth that the charges against
him are still under investigation by a
committee of high standing and hence
"any action of the trustees or any rec
ommendation made by them in this re
gard in advance of tlie decision of this
eminent jury which will soon be ren
dered, would not only be a grave dis
courtesy but would be manifestly un
fair." The action of the trustees will
! governed entirely by the finding of
the investigators, the trustees declared.
DEATHS CLOUD
THE VATICAN
Recent Losses in Cardinalate Have Cast
a Gloom Over the Christmas Festi
vities Pope Plans Quiet
Observance.
Rome, Dec. 24. The recent deaths in
the cardinalate have clouded the Christ
mas festivities at the Vatican, but the
season will be generally observed with
the usual formalities. Ihe pope will
send personal greetings to all Catholic
sovereigns of Europe with the exception
of the king of Italy, with whom he is
supposed to hold no communication.
jo-day the pope received the cardinals,
Christmas day will be a day of rest for
the pontiff as after celebrating early
mass he will receive only his sisters and
ill pass the remainder of the tune in
his library witu his books.
BOMB IN CHRISTMAS BOX.
Woman Opened Package but Escaped
Injury in Explosion.
New Orleans, Dec. 24. A peculiar rat
tle from the inside of a Christmas box
caused Mrs. John Taranto to fling the
package from her. it exploded, being a
bomb.
The house was damaged but she es
aped injury. Police are looking for her
husband from whom she is separated.
ASK FOR RESIGNATION.
Gov,
Haines and Council After Dr.
Henry Miller.
Augusta, Me., Dec. 24. Governor
Haines and the council voted yesterday
to ask for the resignation of Dr. Henry
Miller, superintendent of the state hos-
lital, and a member of the board of
rustees.
The charge preferred against Mil
ker ot mismanagement and improper
treatment of patients were not sustain
10-INCH SNOWFALL
FOR CHRISTMAS
It Was the Heaviest Single Fall Since
Spring of 1911, but Advance In
formation Made People
Ready for It, .
Winter celebrated its belated arrival
last night with the heaviest snowfall
since the good old-fashioned New Eng
land winter became extinct with the
coming of spring in 1011. Ten inche?
of the pure white fell during the la
hours between 4 o'clock yesterday and i
4 o clock this morning. .Not in two win
ters has central Vermont witnessed such
a fall of snow at a single lick. The
storm's advance came late yesterday
afterndon in the form of a small squall,
which cloaked the earth in near dark
ness for a few moments. Afterwards
the wind shifted, but the snow continued
to fall nil through the night.
In most' instances people were pre
pared for the big storm. Street Supt. J
C. DeBrune was up this morning at 4
o'clock to direct the snow plows and
the removing of snow from the streets.
Long before daylight, the big city plows
had headed their way through the pnn
cipal sidewalks of the city. Fifteen men
and four teams, in addition to the snow
plows, were busy all the forenoon. Tl
Barre 4 Chelsea railroad put its snow
plows in 0M'ration for the first time
this winter.,
The. city's auto fire truck was given
one of tlie severest of trials, when Chief
C. It. Gladding decided that a snow had
come worthy of the machine's best ef
fort. Accordingly two of the regulars
took the car up Washington street,
Hooker hill and through some of the
snowiest streets of the citv. It didn't
falter.
Service on both railroads entering the
city was somewhat discommoded by the
storm. The south-bound train "from
Montreal and points intermediate wa
over an hour late and the train from
the south, due to arrive in the local sta
tion at 4:15, did not put in an appear
ance until 7:20. The delay was jointly
due to the storm, and to the heavy
Christmas traffic, it was said. Over the
M. & W, road, the Green Mountain ex
press arrived a 'trifle tardy from Bos
ton. During the forenoon the service
was improved and the railroad men on
the two lines predicted that the delays
would be. inconsequential by night.
FRACTURED SKULL
MAY CAUSE DEATH
Simon Gould Was Thrown from Wagon,
Landing on His Head, His Brother
Not Hurt.
Rutland, Dec. 24. Simon Gould was
probably . fatally injured yesterday aft
ernoon when he was thrown head first
out of a carriage in which he was driv
ing with his brother, William Gould, at
the entrance to the drive to his home in
North Clarendon, a suburb of this city.
The men had been to this citv and dur
ing the day had drank more or less
liquor so that on the trip home neither
had charge of the reins and the horse
was making his way as best he. could.
The animal became frightened just be
fore, they reached the .liome of Simon
Gould and in making the turn the car
riage tipped over and both men were
thrown out. Simon landed on his head,
cutting u deep gash over his right eye
and inflicting other injuries. He was
rushed to the Rutland hospital where
an examination disclosed a severe frac
ture of the skull. William Gould was
only slightly hurt. Simon Gould has a
wife and a daughter two years old.
EVERY WARSHIP A SCHOOL.
According to New Order by Secretary of
Navy Daniels.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 24. Every
American warship will be a school ship
with the advent of the new year. Sec
retary Daniel yesterday promulgated
an order putting into effect his new edu
cational system in the navy January 1
and thereafter for an hour and a quart
er each afternoon every enlisted man on
the warships will be engaged in self
improvement under the watchful eyes
of his commanding officer. Commission,
warrant and petty officers will be desig
nated to act as pedagogues.
Enlisted men now taking correspond
ence courses, with outside institutions
will receive assistance and encourage
ment and those chief petty officers who
are trying for commissions, will be
formed into classes for special instruc
tion to encourage those who are ambi
tious. Every detail of the secretary's
plan has been worked out and the order
expresses the hope that the men will
fully appreciate the zealous interests of
their officers so that there will be in
creased efficiency in all practical direc
tions. The needs of that navy have not been
lost, sight of in this attempt to give
the men academic instruction, for the
order gives attention to every possible
detail to the training of the enlisted
men in matters which will render them
more efficient in the military direction.
DENMARK'S MAN
OF IRON IS DEAD
Jacob Estrup, Who as Member of Cab
inet Defied Parliament and People,
Passed Away To-day.
Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 24. Jacob
Broennum Scaveniaa Estrup, for manv
years the leading politician of Denmark
and for 10 years previous to 1894 pre
mier and minister of nuance m the Dan
ish cabinet, died to-dny. He was born
April 16, 1825.
Together with the king of Denmark.
Estrip defied Parliament for many years
when it demanded that the monarch
choose ministers of state from among
the representatives of the people. On
many occasions Estrup dissolved the
Chambers when thev refused to pass his
budgets and tinajiees. Denmark was
kept in order by means ol provisional
laws during practically the whole of bis
term of office, the majority of Parlia
ment being against huu.
To-morrow being Christmas day,
there will be no issue of The
Times. Friday's paper will have
full accounts of the day's happenings.
GAS FRANCHISE
INC0ME$500.86
City of Barre T to Receive
Tha ' ' s. -v for the
,yist Year
REPORT WAS MADE
TO THE ALDERMEN
Several . Sprinkling Assess
ments Were Abated
Last Night
This year the city is to receive $500.80
as its share of the gross 'earnings of'
the People's Lighting. Heating & Power
Co. for the year ending July 1, 1013.
The sum is the two per cent, stipulation
made by tlie city when it granted a
franchise to the gas company a num
ber of years ago. The statement of the
company was received by the auditors,
who were authorized to append their
signatures by the board of aldermen at
its regular meeting last night.
Month by month, the company's gross
earnings were as follows: July, 1012,
If2.110.45; August, $2,303.73; September,
$2,400.47; October, $2,400.25; November,
$2,201.33: December, $2,078.05; January,
1013. $2,050.88; February, $1,084.51;
March, $1,738.40; April, $l,778.70; May.
$2,137.4.5; June, $1,835.1(1. The total
gross earnings reached $25,043.38.
J he board came together at 7 o clock
and less than an hour was consumed in
transacting the week's accumulation of
business. Alderman Hoban was detained
from attending. Steps are to be taken
early to award the contract for printing
the annual city report as soon as the de
partmental reports are in after Jan. 1.
The matter was brought up by Alder
man Patterson. It seemed to be the
sense of the meeting that the newspaper
advertisement (or bids should specify
that the work must be done under un
ion conditions. It seemed that a hitch
in the procedure followed in past years 1
had sometimes led to a belief that the
reports were printed out of the city and
not always in a union shop. Alderman
Patterson moved that the matter of ad
vertising for. bids be referred to the.
printing committee. The motion wa
adopted.
Members of the street committee were
asked to consider the grievance of Park
street residents living between Averili
street and Eastern avenue intersections.
The residents of that section claimed
they had been assessed a street sprink
ling tax for sprinkling that was never
done. Chairman Patterson said that the
assessment would be withdrawn. It was
also moved to abate the assessment lev
ied on Young, Phelps and Glysson for
sprinkling the South Main street bill
just south of the bridge. It transpired
during the evening that the property be
longing to the three men was of no value
and that thev were receiving little if any
benefit from the sprinkling. For the
same reason, one-half of the assessment
levied on the W. A. Bovce estate's Dron-
erty on the other side of the highway
ascending the hill was also abated.
Overseer . F. Shepard of the poor
department rendered his monthly ac
count of the departmental finances and
the report was accepted when read as
follows: Cash on hand Nov. 1, $1.10;
received from the city treasurer Nov. 6,
$800; paid out for support of the poor
during the month, $792.76;, balance,
$8.43. The clerk read a communication
from a Boston bond house offering the
citv three and one-half per cent, bonds
due July 1, 1922, for $04.35. There
seemed to be a disposition to buy but
sparingly of bonds and the communica
tion was laid on the table. Building
Inspector Rand reported favorably on
the request of Mrs. Mary Alexander for
permission to build a piazza on lwr
Branch street house and on his recom
mendation, the permit was ordered
granted. ".
Warrants ordered paid were as. fol
lows: Street department payroll, $151.
03. streets, surface sewer, sidewalk,
bridge and culvert and health accounts;
water department payroll, $46.48; fire
department payroll, $82.29; police de
partment payroll, $83.83; G. A. Bemis,
$14, for janitor work at city hall; $13.05,
labor; Colvin 4 Perkins, $3.77, repairs;
John H. Johnson, $.645, labor; E. L.
Smith, $479.87, cemetery trust funds;
$241.51, Elmwood cemetery commission
ers, trust funds; $320.15, Hope cemetery
commissioners, trust fund; $500.86,
Quarry Savings Bank & Trust Co., in
terest on sinking fund; C. B. Gladding,
chairman of the park commission. $40,30,
to meet expenses of the commission;
city treasurer, $37.18, water rebates.
ON GOV. FLETCHER'S ORDERS.
State Board of Health Investigated
Brattleboro Retreat.
Brattleboro, Dec. 24. Acting on a
special order from Governor Fletcher,
the members ot the state board of
health, with the exception of Dr. Henry
1). .Ilolton of Brattleboro, and accompa
nied by Prof. J. . Votey, sanitary
engineer, made a special inspection of
the Brattleboro retreat yesterday.
Those who made the inspection were
Drs. F. T. Kidder of Woodstock,
Charles S. Caver ly of Rutland, and C. F.
Dalton of Burlington. Dr. Holton asked
to the visit said that it was made
at the order of the governor and that
be, as the resident member of the
board, had been excused from partici
pnting. adding that he was grateful for
the permission.
Dr. Dalton. secretary of the board,
speaking for the members, said as they
were leaving town that the inspection
had N-en of a general character and
that sanitary conditions had been a spe
cial feature. He said in reply to ques
tions that the hoard was here by order
of the governor and admitted that so
far as he knew no other special order of
n similar nature had been received. Gov
ernor Fletcher. I.ieut.-Governor Howe
and Speaker Plumley inspected tho re
treat ami Austine institution on IV-
cchiImt 1. and regarding the retreat the
overnor was quoted ns saving "there
are about 200 state patients at the re
treat. This place deserves more from
the state than it is receiving."
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