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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
col. BENEDICT is 90.
For So Years He Has Been Editor Of
the Burlington Free Press.

darlington, Dee. l0.-~coI. George
Gfenvillr Benedict, for more than SO
years editor of the Burlington nafX
Free Press, and in point of years 81
continuous service probably THE rid -
editor il the county. reached bis siitll
birthday today
Col BeHedicts long carer ID the fields
ot journalism and historical literature
has been one Of great activity.
He i descended III both ancestral lines
from English enigtants of the ta.llv
colonial period and il the son OF Prof,
George WHY'S Benedict, who from 1926
for period Of % years filled success
fully the chairs Of mathematics, nat,
ufal philosophy and chemistry in the
university of Vermont
a native If Burlington, Mr. Benedict
prepared for college ii the academy at
burlington and graduated from the uni.
vetaity Of Vermont IN the class of 1917
After leaving college be was engaged IN
teaching for year, and for three years
following this Was engaged ID building
and experimenting the lines Of the Yer
mont Il Boston Telegraph com sauy. II
which lie WINS President from 1860 I'd
1865. This company was organized By
his father, Prof Benedict, and was the
first telegraph line from Burlington 20
Boston by way Of Montpelier and Con.
cord, n. II.
prof. Benedict became Che chief pro.
prietor and editor OF the Free Press in
1853, the son becoming assasitte e,li-
Cor al the same time. On returning FROM
the Civil war. Mr.. Benedict beeame edi-
tof-in.ehief Of che Free Press. which po.
sition he still holds.
III August. 1869, be enlisted III &c. G.
18th Vermont regiment In January
following he was promoted to lieu,
tenancy and was subsequently detailed
AZ aide de.eamp on the staff of Gen.
George J Staanard, commanding the "a
Vermont brigade. He received i medal
Of honor, awarded By Congress, for dis
tingiished conduct ii The battle Of Get.
tysburg, July 3. 1853, He was mustered
out Of service July IL. 1868 Subse.
quently lid served as assistant inspector
general Of state militia with the rank
Of major, and in 1866 was aide de-camp
on the staff Of Governor Paul Dillngh-
ham with tllr rank Of colonel
Az state military historian he pre-.
pared the history Of Vermont in the
Civil war 10 two volumes. deyoting to
the work years Of research and study
lie also published Vermont at Gettys.
burg and volume Of armp letters,
entitled, Army Life Ii Virginia. lie
Il the recognized authority on all mat-
ters relating to the history of Vermont
ana the Champaign valley, and the pa.
pcrs which he II frequently called upon
"a preaent before historical associations
and societies arc characterized by sin.
pular accuracy as to fart and eleafness
and coneispnes Of diction
1e has served twice as state senator
from Chittenden county. Az an active
Republican he has been secretary and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
MINE CRAZE BEATS
SOUTH SEA BUBBLE.
Banker Caldwell, Manager Of the Bond
Department Of American Trust Il Saw
ings Bank, Estimates Total Invest
ments al SiEo.00o.00o.

Chicago. Bec i04--sThe extent of the
present mine craze ii the United states
ctfaals. II il does not surpasS, the sped.
ulation ~ ten BIZ more wears ago III
South African mines, and leaves the
John Law South Sea Bubble in tie
primary department
This Il tne statement ot George III
Caldwell, manager of The bond depart
nent 81 The American Trust s Savings
bank.
A conservative estimate Of the sum
contributed he added, IL $3.50, 100000
All classes from the laundress 70 the
lawyer, the merchant ID the clergyman,
llaYe caught the speculative fever.
s0ne Philadelphia banker recently es-
timatei that fully $50,D00,DD0 of Phil.
adelphia money had been taken out 81
the hanks FOR investment in mining
shares III the last year He estimated
PittsburQ was committed to $2S,O0O,0nV
and other large cities at from $1,000 900
to SiA,0Do00p each Many bankers In
New York, st Louis. Chicago. aud else
where can give similar testimony. IN
Chicago fully S50,0o0.000 Il in speeu-
latiye mining stocks
eThe strain upen manufacturing mer.
camille and other business interests be-
cause If insufficient finds and dear mon
ey !. everywhere apparent. Banks will
not loan On these stocks, hence they
must be bought outright When the
decline comes. a. it did few years ago
III England. there win be great dis,
turhance in our financial eenters."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
VERMONT PASSES TRIALS.
Battleship makes 1898 Knots in North
west GaIe--Tncaeed in Zee.

Boston. Dee. To- When the hattiesitin
Vermont from the yard 81 the Fore Riv-
er Ship Building arid Engine company
of Quincy successfully completed Statue
day afternoon al her government trials
az sea, including Q four.honr run at full
power, d 24shour endurance test and
the tsual turning AMI backing manoeu.
vers, her entire forward deck from stem
60 bridge was ineasea III lee. as the re-.
suit Of q ae.leurs trip Ii northwest
gale and zero temperature Upon reach
inv Boston Saturday night. Rear Admir-.
al Hemphill, chairman Of the naval trial
board, notified the secretary Of the navy
that The behavior Of the ship had been
excellent. III tile four-hour full.power
run, Which occurred Friday. the Vermont
averaged 1888 knots an hour. In Che
70 hour tesf tie ayerage speed was i7.4a
knots an hour, and the horsepower IA
800. Tue requirements called for al
average Of IS Snots at inlI power, and
f3.280 horsepower at tWo.thirds speed
Ihr trials WIRE held under Che most se.
we're conditions vet undergone BIZ gov
eminent vessel IN her official tests, and
the requirements were All completed
within fonf days. which II the shortest
period II which battlcship has been
wt through her PAGES,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
BULLET FROM
MRS. BRADLEY
Shot ex-senator Brown, Whose
Condition Is Critical
FORMER SENATOR OF UTAH
Replied to Proposal of Marriage By At
tempting to Leave His Room
III the Hotel
FORMER SENATOR OF UTAH


Washington. Dec. ID Former United
States senator Arthur Brown III Titan
lias tn y critical condition til the emar-
geneg hospital at Washington. y. OF,
ffom d pistol wound iii The abdomen
Inflicted III MFs. Anna M Bradley M
Salt Lake CITY, who arrived at Wash
ington Saturday from that citY The
shooting occurred i'll Senator Browns
apartment III Till Raleigh hotel, where
Mrs Bradley also had registered under
the NAME 0f IA. II. Brown She wae
taken into custody and va locked up
f0r thu night fiji the tnatrops room II
t4le tst precinct police station. Mr..
Brown was conveyed Ia chr hospital,
where he was Immediately Put upon
the operating table TWn shots were
fired, enc grazing his lift hand and The
other entering tile abdomen and lodging
ID TIE liver. After working over him
for nearly tNo hours the surgeons de.
eided that for The present at least they
would make no further attempt ID iind
the bullet. 1t was stated last night
that while Mr.. Browne condition Was
critical there was reason to believe that
be- may recover.
Mrs Bradley arrived s0on after noon
Saturday After being assigned room
She Immediately went to Mr. Browns
apartment, There was no witnesses to
the shooting but Aonr maid heard the
shots and At once notified tie manage
meiit. According to her statement last
night III The police station, where she
talked freely with the newspaper men.
Mrs bradley went III Washington HI
demand that Senator Brown marry her.
She said their relations Werc we'll
known ID Salt Lake eity. i asked him
IL he was going To do the right thing by
me- she said, maintaining remark,
able c0npDsure. His reply was that lie
put Oh his ogercoat and started t0 ieaye
the room, and | shot him. abhor acts
of iiis character, but Iii this ease ii Was
fully justified While expressing no
sorrow for the act, she declared she Was
glad To know that MF. Brown might re-
cover n WAS practically penuiless
when | got here today" she said, hav-
ing only sI.25, and after paying the
cabnan ill The money had IN the
world Was ST She said she urged Mr.
Brown 10 marry her, that be had
been instrumental In the divorce BE-.
tween her husband and herself, and that
"a bis wife was dead he could 'do the
right thing BY her This, she said,
be- positively refused TO do
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
WILL INVESTIGATE
HILLS RAILROADS.
Interstate Commerce Commission to
Learn Of Obedience to
Terms Of Act.

Washington, y. q, Dec ID. An il.
restigation IL the operation and man
agement ~ Gle railroads controlled by
James y Hin and his ASSOCIATES. inelid.
Ing the Northern Pacific the Great
Northern ard The Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy. II HI contemplation b. the in-
terstate commerce commission. Tie
matter hes been talked over III tile com.
missioners and after certain prelimi-
naiies have been arranged and counsel
for the commission selected formal an
nouncement 81 the proposed inquiry win
be made
az IL Che case Of the proposed inves
tigation of thr management and con.
troll Of the Southern Pacific and Union
Pacific roads Of the Hartman system.
the Inquiry ii not tbs nfttgFovth of any
specific Complaints ~ violation Of the
Interstate commerce law, Int ii Ia 10
undertaken by virtue III the general I'll.
qniAitorial powers conferred Oh the com
mittec BY Congress.
The inquiry win be broad and CON.
prehensive one. with a view To ascertain
The exact condition o. affairs regarding
the railroads With relation to their com
plianee with the terms of the interstate
commerce act. a member Of the com.
mission u speaking Of the proposed III.
puiYy said;
Although there has been outward
compliance with the decree 81 the iii.
pfene court In dissolgina the
Northern Securities company. vet there
has been no difference In Gle rates
given 70 THE public on III unified sys.
tens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10

Daughter Finds Former Maine Execu-
tive Dead in Bed.

Medf0rd Mass, Dee, 10. Ex Cover.
nor Garcelon Of Maine was Saturday
morning found dead IN bed al the home
IL his daughter. Mrs r. q. Dennis, is
George street, where he has made his
home for the past year
40 the time 81 retiring the evening
before The governor WIS In the best Of
health Ills daughter Mrs. Dennie, call.
ed him at the usual hour III the morn.
ing but there was no response, She in
vestigstrd and found her father dend. His
death WAS due 20 aepnyxiation, q small
gas heater having been left open acct.
dentnlly
Alouxo Gareelon was born III Lewis.
ton. Me- May. 1919, lie graduated from
Bowdoin college In 1876, Ne attended
The Cincinnati, O., Medical college, and
graduated iii 1890. ne returned to milne
and pfaetised HE profession In his M.
tive town.
Mi Gmeelon wns elected governor BY
the Maine legislature IN 1878 and served
nue year
The remains win be taken u Lewiston
for burial Monday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
TEXAS AROUSED AGAINST BAILEY.


Waco Tex, DIR. l03 Political circles
III Texas are exeited ovef the disclosures
given out regarding the rave of United
states Senator Bailey and 81 the Waters
Pierce ~ company
Saturday afternoon call was issued
for \ mass meeting III this county with
i view 10 itstrueting members u TIN
legislature III connection with Mr. BAL
ley's candidacy fpr reelection
II II understood that nas. meetings
will Hi caIled II othnr counties NJ the
state, and Il Y thought likely that
Bailey win te retired III pFiYatc life
Attorney General Davidson has given
3ut vouchers. drafts. receipts, rtc., to
oroYc hja charge that Bailey received
arQe sums 81 money fFafn the 0il com
sanN Bailey's ehief leieHse II that
Ihese sums we're chiefly loans, which
le paid back.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
SAN JOSE SCALE.
n Is snia 60 De Spreading Rapidly
Fin Mew ErEland.

Fin Mew England.
Those who have investigated closely
report san lose scale spreading rapid
~ III New England This ii especially
true DC Connecticut and Massachusetts,
although Rhode Island, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont report surprising
activity of the pest this season. A com
paratively mild winter III 19O5-0G was
one of the important factors contrib
uting to the present situation. since 20
To 81 per cent Of the scale usually sue
cumbs In severe weather. In Massachu-
sets many sections became infested
with scale BY means OF nursery stock
before the nursery inspection law WIS
put into force, according to New Eng
land Homestead
The following notes, amonga number
Of others In the Journal mentioned, pre-
sent the varying views Of two premi-
neut hortieulturists;
In Massachusetts Sections.
The San Jose scale has increased
very rapidly the past year. Wherever
have looked into the matfer this
statement holds true. The insect has
now multiplied to such numbers that
IT Is really doing very serious damage.
There are many trees and ornamental
shrubs III the Connecticut valley which
are being actually killed this year. and
think this Is the first time the pest
has become so serious The scale seems
to have covered the country thoroughly
1t Is we'll established In old neglected
apple trees, old gardens, hedges, ceme-
teries and such situations where Ii will
be very difficult 10 disIodge It II is
plain THAT for the FIRST time In our ex-
perience we must make settled fight
against this insect. Unless the eli
matte conditions should check the
spread OF the insect we must fight or
quit. In the case of small gardeners
and orchardists, where spraying out
&c would be out Of the question. their
only salvation Is to hire the spraying
done by some one who will undertake
it III commercial way. believe such
professional sprayers must soon come
TO The rescue Of every community.
Professor +. a, Waugh, Massachusetts,
Agricultural College.
The scale In Connecticut.
Relative to the reported rapldIy in-
creasing DAMAGE BIZ San Jose scale
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
News and Notes Of Sport.

Tho baseball fans of Fort Worth,
1exas. sill see both The White Sox8
and Cubs III practice games next
spring
There II great Guessing ~ Detroit as
to the tnaIseatp III next years bail team.
NJ far Manager Jennings has declined
to give single tip.
cnthelder Ganiey N pittsburg has
had quite an experience In baseball He
hae played Id Merideni BroektoH. Az
bany. Schenectady, Marion. Columbus,
Milwaukee, Des Moines and Oakland,
tai
aIhe champion Portland club 81 The
Pacific Coast league win train In the
Hawaiian Islands next spring That
sounds some III the East but they think
nothing of Il on THE coast
In the California championship eaues
Hal Chasc plays first fer San lose and
Frank fhaoer for Stockton The best
IN major hague circles.
Figures given nut biz the New York
state leagiie furnish a pretty good idea
Of What IT costs % RIM q minor ball
league. Transportation cost Ss,l05 and
hotel expenses Sia.0s6. Salaries aver
age $4,000 a month for each club.
Southern football teams played Car
lise 4 stronger game than the Northern
teams. Vanderbilt won from The In
dams and Virginia lost BY the close
score IF IS 60 II.
The Yale freshmen football team
This year was hummer Some great
material there for the varsity next
rear
Brown waited long time for ifs
Fictorg over Dartmouth. but when they
caught The Hanover boys they gave
hem the 20 for sure
Hemus Pierce and Frank Hudson, the
old Carlisle stars. did great work IN
coaching tile Indians this season.
One Of the greatest surprises IN West
efn football this year was the splendid
showing made BY st. Louis University.
Coached 81 Coehems, the old Wiseon.
sin PLAYER. the Mound City boys did al
kinds Of things to Town and some 81 The
other big eaes.
8leek Mel. lean. the bike rider. il plan
ming 70 take trip to Australia soon.
Sir Thomas Upton viii give an6ther
cap for yachts % Gtave@ead Bay. Sir
Thomas can bny cups for others If he
NAH Ntu 5tut fuAtb NhAekta AlNtfftdH
trophy.
Cornell athletics surely have upheld
the reputation Of the ithaca institution
this year. Rowing. track, base ball, foot.
ball and cross.country running. no mat.
ter what tie game, the big G can always
be depended upon 10 finish near the
front
Yale students are making war against
The smoke shop spectators who buy
up all the tickets, not only for Che BE
games but for etheatre night as we'll
The recent heavyweight champion.
ship fight at los Angeles was a strange
affair The real champion was in the
ring III right, but a. referee and not as
principal
While Honey Melody did not
knock out Joe Walrott he earned The
decision and Il Il MP 90 the Cambridge
boy TO defend the title
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
'STORER'S
VERSION
.Of the Dismissal Of Himself
AS Ambassador
FRIENDSHIP OUTRAGED,
He Says Letter Addressed to President
and Cabinet Denies Charges of
Intrigue On the Part Of the
Ambassadors Wife

Washington. Dec. 1n.--Tfhe Chicago
Tribune III its Washington dispatches
Saturday says that ID extraordinary
letter lias been addressed BIT Bethany
storer d President. Roosevelt ana biz
cabinet III regard to hia dismissal from
THE post III ambassador III tile United
states I'd Austria Hungary MI Stofer
was dismissed heeause of his wife's sup.
posed interference iH affairs hi THE Rom
nm Catholic church and Her alleged mis-.
use off letters from THE President III
wa4 also charged that Mrs Storer med
died with French politics by talsing part
i'm An anti-EepnbhcaH intrigue To pro-
mote the marriage 81 Victor Honaparte
With a member of THE Orieanist family
Both III these charges Mr. Stsrtr denies,
AMI, on tine other hand. declares that
the Presidents interest IA the selection
|of Archbishop Ireland al cardinal was
not due To Stotef or e Storer's wife,
but ~ the President alone
The text of MI. Storer's letter was
printed and transmitted not only to the
President and members of his cabinet.
but to 4 member of the foreign rela-
tions committe 81 the Senate. Mr.. Stor
Ier says that his removal in % summary
manner suddenly dismissed him from an
office which he had been given reason
to believe be had flied TO the satisfac-
tion both ~ Hts own government and
III that To which he WAS accredited, and,
Icing aetsmpaniea by no public expla
nation, cIposed him ia sispisRna and
injurious eunicctures such as must nat
araiIv arise when man III public office
Il abruptly dismissed ny bis getmnment
with what il obviously Intended 10 be-
discredii Tie correspondence shows tire
familiar relations ot the President and
the stofers from the time Mr. Roose-
welt was governor of New York. Just
after tie Spanish war Some of the
Roosevelt letters to Sforer we're address,
ed my dear Bellamy,T and 10 his wife
#My dear Maria, and Mrs. St0ier ad.
dressed the President a. Dear The0-
3oreR Mr. Storer asserts that Roose.
welt himself, while governor Of New
York, urged the Storers to use their
influence with the Vatican for IFcland's
promotion, believing the prelate's wen
known patriotism would aid in solving
the problems connected with the Catho.
He church in the Philippines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10

nv own experience III that II il not
spreading rapidly and Il Oh the decline
wherever fairly energetic efforts have
been put forth to hold II IN cheek.
While III n somewhat bothersome
pest and Ii destroying some trees and
plants thar arc neglected, ii II not d
very serious menace and can easily be
controlled am sure among the lead
linz horticultmfsts OF Connecticut 1t Is
not feared III any extent although. OF
course. ii does add to the cost Of our
horticultural operations.T n, Hale,
Connecticut
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
sARToRlAL HINTS.
kerdurey q Popular NHte@fas~-MesAI-
lle EGrstA 20 TrImnaiuE..

kerdurey a ropEEar EHte~fas--MesAl-
lie E6cata "a Trimming.
Corduroys are coming to the front
after having been crowded behind so
many other materials for 50 long n
time. Some stunning French suits are
made Of it--the kind with wide vale
land are trimmed with a lot Of little
straps Of velvet fastened down with
buttons. one brown suit was extreme
" prettT made without Il particle of
trimming except these little straps aud
the buttons.
A CLINT OF gold is seen In most Of the
new trimmings, though the metallic eff.
feet Of certain seasons Is not obserya.
bic.
Striped tweeds make serviceable
wraps Of the ulster variety for high
school girls. Very smart is an i'm
ported coat designed for girl Of SIX
teen cut in plain box lines and full
length. The beck Ia perfectly plain
and In front begins stole effect at the
neck which gradually widens, round
ing OFF just below the waist line until
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
OPERATIVES REJECT RAISE.
view Bedford Cotton Mill Employees Not
Satisfied with 7Ja Per Cent.

New Bedford, Mass, Dee. 10.The of-
fer of the New Bedford cotton manu-
facttrers te increase wages 7 " per cent
was rejected Saturday night BY the tex
tile council ut New Bedford Acting nm
der the recommendation of the various
unions represented In the council, that
body voted to insist that wages be raised
10 Der cent, d reiteTation of the demand
previously made upon the manufartuf-
ers association, Otis N. Pierce, presi
dent Of the manufacturers association,
was notified Of tile action Of the textile
council by one of the officials Of the lat
ter body and was asked ii he would
agree to d conference. Mr.. Pierce agreed
and a conference will Be held today.
This meeting win be attended by three
representatives Of the council and three
members Of the manufacturers associ-
alton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
CATCHES PET ANGoRA.
Robert Drake Of Pittaheld Thought He
Had Village Pest.

Rutland Dec 10.- BeliaFihg that be
had caught a very rare specimen of the
American skunk. which has caused much
agitation IN The vicinity Of Pittsford
Iof late. Robert Drake rejoiced when he
found a loudly protesting pure white
animal in one Of his steel traps and
promptly executed the unhappy prison
Ter.
Later II developed that the carcass
was that Of a valuable and cherished
angofa cat. owned bY member OF the
family Of Dr. H. II. Swift, and which
had been advertised as lost in recent
issues Of Rutland papers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
10 INCREASE ACCOMMODATIONS.


Burlington, Dee l0.The Mary FLEET
cler hospital Id this city, probably The
largest Institution III the kind IL tle
slate bas ousgrown its present group
III buildings, and tAe directors propose
~ speaa about $4,000 III MN buildings
and other improvements Thr tirst
change Wil ~ tlc erection next spring
of It'll administration building. which
Will contain the offices III the supefin
teHdefSt ana house surgeons, all amphi-
theatre, tWo operating rooms, an * ray
room bind all The other features that afe
usually provided IL the most modern
hospitals
When All the Improvements afe com.
pleted the capacity n THE hospital viii
~ more than doubled Patients tn the
number 0f 1922 were treated Iast year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
pILEsl PILEsl PILEsl

Or. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure blind, bleeding, liberated and
itching piles II absorbs the tuners,
nllays the itching at once, acts as .
pouItiee, gives instant relief. DR.. will.
liams Indian Pile Ointment Is prepared
for piles and itching. Every box IL
guaranteed sold by all druggists, by
mail for SOC and S1.o0. Sold b. G. II.
kendrielg D Co.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10
Judge Coming Home.

Bennington Dee. TO- Letters have
been received from Judge Charles II.
Hurritt of the United States court In
the province 81 BenRnet III tho Philip.
pine islands stating that he had lelt
that country for home and expects to
he IN this section very soon Il il four
years since The Judge made his last visit
70 this section He II native of Man
chester.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-10

Cough syrups upset the
stomach.
VINOL doesn't.
And it's ten times more
effective than any cough
mixture.
Because Vinol builds you
up and removes the cause by
Strengthening every organ,
nerve and muscle.
Vinol not only cures colds,
ii prevents colds.
It's the ideal winter tonic
and the best cod liver prep
aration we have ever sold.