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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-16
LEE BARRE DATLY TIMES
Weather Prediction.

Fair tonight and Thursday Warmer
Thursday Light westerly winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-16

Sugar IS the iaost effective pc an fat
producing agents
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-16
Garment Department.
SPECIALS.

Rain Goats in mixtures and
plain cloths At $5.0S.
Tourist Goats in full loose
backs, manish and belted effects,
to close at sos.
Silk Shirt Waist Suits in fine
quality Of taffeta silk, in brown,
blue and black, all Of the very
newest styles, we'll worth sf2. SO
each, At only $1,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19

right to employ special counsel"
Il mention the matter as an incident in
the case" explained Attorney Kumier.
Il rather think 1T is added United
States Attorney Beach. who had put in an
appearance a Short time before.
"And one that has nothing to do with
your verdict, gentlemen of the jury" JUS
tice Pritchard directed.
Court Forbids Reply.
Attorney Kuniler ibid how Inspector Fos-
mes, as reward for his efforts. had been
made acting general superintendent of the
free-delivery system as Machen's success
sor.
If Fosnes Is IA this ROOM" Attornc.
Kumler shouted Il want him to stand
and tell this court and jury how muc,
more salary he is receiving now than h
was psfd as an inspector"
Mr.. Fosnes WAS present and he promp
ly arose and started to comply with y
suggestion, but Justice Pritchard ended the
matter by ruling that the proceeding was
entirely improper
Attorney Kumler. referring to Inspector
Mayer, got the 1atter's name twisted
My name is Mayer the Inspector cor
rected.
mo matter what your name Isl retorted
Attorney Kumler. you're the mar, mean.
Glaring at Inspector Mayer. the alto.
ney said:
aout of your own mouth you stand con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19
CHANGE IN THE PROGRAM.
District Attorney Temporarily Detain-
ed at Home by Illness.

1t was planned that Mr. Morgan H.
Beach, United States attorney for the Dis
trict of Columbia should have begun his
summing up address to the jury immed-
lately after the opening of court this morn
ing, but at that time Mr.. Beach was too Ill
to leave his home. He sent word however.
that he hoped to be able to appear in court
late In the day. Therefore Attorney Kun
Ter. who represents George z. Lorenz, start
ed the arguments today, Justice Prichar d
promising to allow him thirty minutes for
reply to Mr. Beach. if he should desire TO
make reply.
Attorney F,umler at the outset dweIt at
length on the reasonable doubt proposition
and the presumption of innocence in favor
OF the defendants. He then asserted that
the prosecution claimed a verdict of guilty
merely because money was sent from
Washington to Toledo and from Toledo
back to Machen in Washington.
The speaker next argued that many ad-
verse circumstances may be outweighed by
single favorable one. and, he decla red
the government had utterly failed to estab-
iish It's case for the reason that no testi-
,nony mat a conspiracy was ever formed
oy the defendants had been introduced
Attorney kumler thought 1t strange that
the government had not attempted to at
tack the truth of the oil land deals in Ohio
In which Lorenz and Machen testified thev
engaged Turning to Attorney Conrad the
speaker said.
THE inspectors went to Ohio and inves-
ligated those deals. What did they report
Brother Conrad?'
II do not know. Brother Kumler" replied
Attorney Conrad, amiably. They didn't
report to me-"
The speaker. continuing. directed atten-
ton to the fact that the defense had been
characterized as "a man of straw" but he
added the straw man was still standing in
tact. The inspectors found the oil lands
and the tank and the refinery and every
thing else mentioned by the defense, 1t was
added, but their mouths remained closed
like clans.
Attorney kumler thereupon accused the
prosecution of Withholding facts and, con-
sequently, OF being unfair. Counsel for the
government. the speaker said, had inti-
mated that the defendants had suppressed
papers and records. but. 1t was maintained,
the government failed to admit to the jury
that investigation had proved that the
claims of the defense in regard to the Ma
chen-Lorenbz oil transactions were correct.
Obtains Place Under Cleveland.
Attorney Kumler volunteered the infor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19
nation that when Grover Cleveland was in
augurated President of the United States

nation that when Grover Cleveland was in
augurated President of the United States
Machen had reason to believe he would be
given position under the government, SO
he came to this city, and. sure enough. re-
ceived an appointment. This statement
was followed by another recital OF how Ma
chen then closed out his interests in Toledo
to Lorenz and received the latters note
for $4,000 In return therefor. The reason
LoreIK promised to pay $4,000 for Machens
interests. 1t was explained, was because
Lorenz had confidence in the value OF the
properties assigned and faith in their flu
ture. The attorney said he was acquainted
with 100 other men in Toledo who would
gladly have paid $25,00o for the interests in
question. When disaster came Lorenz was
the only man who was swept off his feet
for Machen had sold out.
Attorney Kumler next devoted his atten-
ton to counsel for the government
II would trust Mr.. Taggart with any le-
gal matter" he said. II would trust Mr.
Beach with any legal matter. But some.
body has said that they don't pull together
very well in harness. So Mr.. Conrad is sent
down with two pairs of glasses to watch
them"
much obliged" remarked Mr. Taggart,
.'but / think we viii be able TO pull along
all right
Your remarks are not pertinent to the
case" Justice Pritchard said to Attorney
Kumler. THE government has perfect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19

victed of making two statements in this
case, when one would have been sufficient
IL that one had been truthful statement y
After Attorney Kumler had declared that
the prosecution did not dare place Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow or
Inspector Mayer or Fosnes on the stand to
testify regarding "the extorting of that
statement from Machen May 81 last he
suspended in favor of United States Attor-
ney Beach.
Mr.. Beach Addresses the Jury.
In opening Mr.. Beach said that the whole
question in the case was. Did the Groffs
Know that Lorenz could help them with
Iachen?
If they didn't" Mr.. Beach added. "for
hat did they pay him. Do you think for
ne moment that Diller b. Gron sent
George E. Lorenz $4,000 for nothing? No
hey needed the help of somebody who
ould reach headquarters
The United States attorney. after refer
ing to the first meeting of Lorenz with
he Groffs, remarked, sarcasticaIly:
THE Groffs are the most ideally honest
zen j ever heard Of
Pounding vigorously ON table and
peaking incisively, United Statcs Attor-
icy Beach asserted that the only reason
he Groffs gave half interest in the
.,roits from the fastener to Iorenz was
because Lorenz had influence with Mach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19

the profits? I say that the fear of putting
their agreement down in black and white IS
proof of this conspiracy
The famous mutiiated letter was discussed
ny Mr.. Beach. He next defended the post
once inspectors who had been attacked nv
counsel for the defense during their adj
dresses to the jury ~, ~.
When the inspectors called to see these
oefendants. said Mr. Beach. facing the
GroHs, these defendants saw the prison
doors opening to receive them They felt
their everyday garb changing to striped
suits, and they remained silent about the
Again the United States attorney refer
req 70 the lack OF reason, as he claimed.
TOT the Grons paying Lorenz $4,000.
men you are deciding between truth
ana right on the one hand and darkness
ana unrighteousness and graft on the
ofher, Mr.. Beach said to the Jury, 81 ask
you gentlemen to consider the question of
what use was Lorenz to the Groffs?"
In closing. United States Attorney Beach
TOOK occasion to compliment the attorneys
in the case -
If any mistakes have been made, he an
nounced, Il alone am responsible If truth
should triumph and any glory be distributed.
1t should all go to Tom Taggart-he and In
spector Mayer. They stand for the ,Arin
and the sinew of this prosecution
Mr.. Beach resumed his seat at 2.30 o'clock.
when Attorney Kumler arose and again adj
dressed the jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19
Causes a Sensation.

'.''' 'eioio nc e'osea 'uose
humier created considerable excitement by
referring to the combination and 'conspira-
CIV of Rristow Fosnes and others to bettar
tt,o,,. ,.o.,,,,,.;,so ,,oe;....,,,
- ..r,-,. poai'ie"s
foshes, ne continued, is now warming
the chair once held by Mr.. Machen l un-
derstand he is here among the spectators
II he is let him stand up and tell the court
and the jury how much better he has Jared
since he helped Bristow and shared Bris-
FoSnes hesitated but upon a signal from
Post Office Inspector Mayer he stood no i'm
the center of the court room. and amid con-
fusion and cries for order. declared that he
bad NOT nro6ta7 At ali -. !, ra,,,I. - -
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en-. The whole case turned on that point
the United States attorney added.
The Lake Huron Trip.

Turning to the trip on Lake Huron when,
Lorenx says, he told Machen of his inter-
est in the Groff fastener United States At
torney Beach related his view of what &C.
CURED on that occasion, prefacing his ut
terances with: Says dear George to dear
August" and Replies dear August to dear
George"
They talked the matter over, then looked
upon the placid waters of Lake Huron
Mr.. Beach commented. Then they saw
the reflection of their honest countenances
and murmured: We are free of graft -
When Lorenz told the Groffs what Ma
chen had said, to the effect that the fast
eners would be installed as rapidly as the
appropriations would permit. Mr.. Beach
continued 1.-THE honorable Groffs' were
quite content. Thereafter during his argu-
ment the United States attorney referred
to d. B. Gron and 8. A. Gror as 1.-THE hon
orable Groffs.'
Absence OF Written Contract.
Mr.. Beach criticised "the Groffs" and LQ-
REM for not entering into written con-
tract in regard to the division of the profits
derived from the sale of the letter-box fas-
teners.
Suppose the Groffs had died." Mr.. Beach
remarked. How could Lorenz have then
proved that he was entitled to one-half of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19
Interest in Case Increases.

With the arguments more than half COM
pleted and the celebrated case drawing to
an end, the interest of defendants, attor-
neys and spectators is manifestly increas-
ing. When Judge Kumler fired forensic
torpedo into the bulwarks of the prosecu-
ton Mr.. Machen would lean over, slap Lo-
REM on the back and mutual fluctuations
would be exchanged.
Judge Kumler confined the first part of
his address to an effort to convince the jury
of the inefficacy of circumstantial evidence;
that ii is unreliable and not conclusive and
that it is far better to let a hundred guilty
men go free than to send one innocent man
to the penite ntiary. He declared that many
adverse circumstances may be outweighed
by single favorable one.
In closing he cautioned the jury: ''Look
well before you leap and remember the
animus which has been exposed to YOU
The principal point he endeavored to bring
out was that the oil transactions between
Lorenz and Machen furnished the basis of
consideration for the note of $25 900. With
the validity of this note established the at
torneys for the defense are confident of
acQuittal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19
ARGUES FOR DEFENSE
Judge Kumler Leads Today
in Post Office Trial.
WITTY AND PATHETIC
COURT OCCASIONALLY GIVES
GENTLE ADMoNITIoNs.
District Attorney Beach Makes Speech
for the Government-Early
Close in Sight.

The session this morning of the trial of
the alleged postal fraud cases developed
the first real spellbinding of the proceed
ings. Judge Kumler, counsel for Geo. e.
Lorenz, began his argument to the Jury
upon the converting of court, and as
forensic materpiece. sufficiently tempered
with both wit and pathos. it was the equal
of anything heard in Washington in many
a day. - So
The attorney threw firebrands into every
portion of the evidence for the prosecution,
and made personal allusion which but for
the prevention of the court would no doubt
have had dsagreeable ending. He de-
elared the entire proceedings to be the "ofr-
spring of the animosity of this man Bris-
tow"
! .'TEe prosecution says this is, the peo-
pies cause" continued Judge Kumler, with
sarcasm, but tell you that is a misnomer
1t Is the cause of BriStow. the cause of
Mayer and the cause of Fosnes. 1t is the
cause of the people who have banded them
selves together for an increase i'm salary,
and the persecution, not prosecution. of
Machen."
Time and again Judge Kumler would ad-
vance to within few feet of Holmes Con-
rad. special counsel for the defense, and,
shaking his fist, would defy him to make
answer to certain allegations.
you'll call this statement a lie.'' said the
Toledo attorney, pointing his finger at Mr..
Conrad.
Il don't use that kind of language" re-
torted Mr.. Conrad whereupon Justice
trial could better proceed if arguments were
confined q the evidence
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-12

Wichita (Kan.) democrat refuses to vote for
Henry G. Davis for vice-president since learning
that he is an octogenaran" He says he will never
vote for man who is even one-eighth negro
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-12
NAVY NEEDS OFFICERS.

Seven additional ships will go into commission and
be added to the navy before the present year out
The Chicago remodeled and practically rebuilt, is
to 60 into commission August Is; the Ohio, October
IA; the Chattanooga October /; the West Virginia,
December / the Colorado, December Is, and the
Maryland and Galveston on January l.
The addition of these ships to the navy will add
but little to the effective fighting force of the navy
save as the vessels are of an improved type; for a
ship will have to go out of commission for each new
one which enters the service says the PostIntelli-
gencer. The country will have the ships but it has
no more officers than it had before It has not nearly
enough officers for the ships which it already has
large share of the vessels of the navy are laid up
in ordinary because there are neither officers nor
men for them. The new ships viii but add to the
embarrassment caused by the shortage of officers
Fortunately, while the situation is acute, the ma
chinery is in motion to correct it. The heavy in
crease in the number Of cadets at the naval academy
will result in adding very large number of new
officers to the navy after the expiration of their terms
Of instruction. The annual increase will continue
heavy for years thereafter and in the course Of
eight or ten years the country may have officers
enough for its vessels, as it has not now.
In the number and the power of its ships, the
navy is twice strong as it was at the outbreak Of
the war with Spain; but in commissioned personnel
the increase has been but very small.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-12

comfort Of the boil weevil and the delight Of the
department and the planters
The ant is, in no sense, a vegetarian and the fear
that she might first eat the boil wee and then eat
the cotton is dissipated The little stranger desires
meat the beef trust to the contrary Notwithstanding
and her special meat is the weevil. The Guaremalan
ant is an interesting object for study With range
of vision limited to one inch, she stations herself at
the foot of the stalk of the plant by which the boil
weeyil ascends to his downy bed and board-but
never if the ant sees him first He is protected by
an armor which, however, like the armor of the days
of chyalry is vulnerable in one or more of its joints
and the lance of the ant never misses fire.
1t is one cast and the thing is over. The boil
wev turns his toes to the cotton and the ant sits
down to wellearned meal just what the ant will
do when the weev is no more is a question some
what far in the future but of interest nevertheless
If her energies could be turned in the direction Of
the swamps of New Jersey the ancestral home of the
mosquito, the thanks that would so up would be
unanimous save among the manufacturers of mos
quito bars
That she may do so is evidenced by the fact that
some of the ant colony appear to be as hostile to
the gypsy moth as to the boil weevil and quite fond
of it as piece de resistance However, sufficient for
the day the destruction of the boil weevl If the
of President Roosevelt had done moth
ing else but bring about the destruction of the cotton
pest and save the immensely valuable crop to the
country it would have been deserving of the highest
and especially of the commendation of
the south, where the kingship of cotton is undis
puted.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-12
FIGHT MAIL.oRpER HOUSES.
Local Dealers in Merchandise Entitled
to PATRONAGE Of Citizens.

70 Fhtroha9e OF Ottxens.
The Tacoma. wash. Coast Trade
publishes the following suggestions In
regard to meeting the competition OF
mall-order houses:
The big retail maIl-order houses OF
the cities are great menace to the
small retail dealers In the interior. yet
their competition can be fought II
fought with fire. says the st. Louis
Interstate Grocer.
When say with fire." do not
mean with cut prices, for II IL a no.
torious fact that the retail mail order
houses do not cut prIces-quality con-
sidered. A story is going the rounds
Of the trade press OF farmer who
sent to st. Louis mail-order house
for whip that was advertised at 65
cents. The money order cost him 8
cents, his letter cents, and the ex-
pressage on the whip rs cents, or a
total Of $1.45 When he took the whip
10 a local general storekeeper, the local
man offered to sell him a whip with
the same label on it for so cents.
This well illustrates the actual con-
ditions, and these are the conditions
that the local storekeeper must play
upon. 1t Is safe to assert that the local
man can afford to spend as much
money for advertising, proportionately,
as the retail mail-order house. 1t Is
not an expensive proposition to advc:-
tlse so as to cover your immediate
territory. Your local paper ought to
help you If you will advertise properly,
setting forth by items the goods you
want to push and their prices. If you
will patronize your home paper you
will find that the editor will be willing
to say good words and many Of them
for home merchants, and to tell the
truth about the mail-order competition
in his columns. Then, too, hand bills
gotten up in good style and quoting
prices, fair prices, can be distributed
around through your section at a COM
paratively small cost.
Suppose you or one of your clerks
should get into a rig and take a drive
around in radius Of ten or fifteen
miles once a week, taking a different
route each time, is 1t not fair to pre-
sumo that with the distribution of cir
culars and the personal talks that you
can have with the farmers and their
wives that you will not only sell them
some goods, but that you will also
make them feel that the proper place
for them to spend their money is right
in your store instead of in Chicago or
st. Louis? A little of the same kind
Of thinking that is done by the retail
mail order houses win accomplish a
lot Of results for you.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-12
THE ANT AND THE wEEvIL.

The Guatemalan ant brought from its native heath
to the cotton fields of Texas by the department of
agriculture, is giving good account of herself At
drst it was thought by DR. Cook in charge Of the ex
pertinent that the ant was showing her central
American blood and lazness for she was slow of
motion and defective Of vision But fair trial was
due the little stranger, and she got ito the dis
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-12
REPORT or NAVAL BATTLE.
Japanese Legation Confirms the Story
Of Naval Engagement.

London, Aug. ii.--A dispatch 20 the
Japanese legation from Toxic confirms
the reports of a severe navtAengage-
ment yesterday before Port Arthur
and of a subsequent attack on the Rus
sian squadron by the Japanese tor
pedo destroyers. The dispatch con-
eludes by saying that at dawn today
the Retvizen and another battleahlp
Of the Pobieda type appeared. taking
flight towards Port Arthur.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-12
RAN FISHING BOAT DOWN.
Reported Accident Caused by Steamer
City Of Pueblo Near Victoria.

ivy w Tu1plo Near Victoria.
San Francisco. Aug. 1.-THE
steamer City Of Pueblo Of the Pacific
Coast Steamship comnany's fleet, ran
into. II Is said and may have sunk d
fishing boat Off Vancouver. u. c.. while
bound from Seattle to this port. De-
tails Of the accident are meager. but
the captain and officers OF the steamer
admit that the steamer struck fish,
Ing boat in the darkness while the
Pueblo was feeling her way through
the straits toward Victoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-12
rAEArER SINGER GUILTY.
Member Of "eoy Bandit" Quartet Sen.
fenced for lroquois Theater Horror.

tenoed TOR iroquois Ihoater ftorror,
Chicago. Aug. ii.--Davld Kelley
member OF the "boy bandit quartet
has been found guilty OF completely In
the murder Of John Lane, n stage car
penter at the Illinois treater by jury
In Judge chrytus' court and he was
sentenced TO life Imprisonment.
James and Formhy and Peter Dulfer
already have been sentenced to life linz
prisonment for their part In the kill
ing Of Lane, they having pleaded
guilty.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-12

DR.. Carl Snyder says in the American Inventor
while pointing out the inferiority of human sense
organs to the instruments of science, that whereas
the human eye can see only little more than 5000
stars in the heavens on the cearest of nights the
Photographic plate and the telescope can discern
countless millions. The eye if good one, can per-
ceve measure of 1-2OOth of an inch the micro
scope makes an object 1-10000th of an inch look
comparatively large. To hear the footsteps of fly
seems inconceivable but assisted by the microphone
the tread of that insect sounds like the tramp Of
cavalry. The most sensitive skin cannot detect a
change in temperature Of less than one-ffth of de-
gree, but the boometer will register on scale an
increase or decrease Of temperature of IL O0OOOOth
of degree, and can discern the difference in tenn
perature in room when match is lighted
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-08-12

Colonel Grandprey, once French military attache
in Peking, gives some very interesting information
regarding the Chinese army in the Revue de Paris "
He says that few centuries have such excellent ma
teral as China for an army where the whole popu-
lation of 42OOOO,OOO consists so to speak, of one
people, displaying the same racial qualities. The
Chinese is long lived and tenacious of life he thrives
in every climate in spite of the heat or cold He is
extremely thrifty and therefore easily supported
He has nerves of STEEL he can sleep in any position
and in any place, and can do with minimum Of
sleep. He seldom needs doctor and bears pain with
the greatest stoicsm The Chinese is very teachabe,
and what he has once been taught he never forgets