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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
BOY KEPT STEALING.
Incorrigible l3-Year-old Sent to YER
gennes Today.

Montpelier, Sept. ls.-Carroll Dobey,
the l3-year-old lad who was sentenced
last week by Justice J. G. Wing to the
State Industrial school at Vergennes for
the remainder Of his minority for steal
ing a purse containing Ss, the property
Of Mrs r. N, Harvey, and who was
later placed in charge Of the probation
officer under stringent restrictions, was
taken to Vergennes this morning by
Chief Of Police Durieee 10 serve his sen
tence. He has been running away from
school Of late and has been up to his
old tricks.
The high schol boys, who practice
evenings in the gymnasium, have OF late
been missing small sums of money from
their clothes left in the dressing room.
Last night watch was set, and young
Dobey was caught in the act Of going
through the pockets of several garments.
Probation Officer Thomas at once sur
rendered the incorrigible lad and his
original sentence was ordered put into
execution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
MANY CATTLE SHOWN.
Fine Breeds on Exhibition at Caledonia
County Fair.

st. Johnsbury, Sept ls-The 8lst an
nual Caledonia county fair opened a
three days session yesterday with a
large list Of entries in all departments,
particularly registered cattle. All the
leading breeds are well represented,
while such uncommon ones are shown as
Brown Swiss by the Speedway Farms,
Lyndon Center; French Canadian, by
B. B. Morrill,, Stanstead, p. o.; Dutch
Belted by r. r. Sanders, Bristol, n. IT.
There are GOO entries in cattle from
some Of the best herds in New England
and the province of Quebec, while among
the Morgan horses is the stallion Rex,
from the Mountain View Farm at East
Burke, owned by Elmer A. Darling Of
New York, which won the first prize at
both the worlds fairs at Buffalo and St.
Louis
Entries in the poultry department ex
ceed all previous years, 90 eoops Of prize
winners coming from Sherbrooke Mon
day night. The attractions include the
usual vaudeville, and Charley Taylor Of
White River Junction, the centenarian,
who drove Billy Grant a. half mile yes.
terday in l:i5A.
The only racing even was the green
race, purse sl00, which resulted thus;
Bilimack, ch. q, Carr .....,.... ! I /
Sadie B., b. m, ............,... 2 ? 3
Helen, ch m, Stanley ......... 3 2
Time, 2;3SA, 2:30, 2;3SA.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
DIVIDENDS EXCEEDED CAPITAL.
Great Profits to Companies Making Up
the Standard Oil.

New York Sept 49, Clarence G. Fay,
assistant controller of the Standard Oil
company Of New Jersey, brought to
court today several books containing the
records of STANDARD Oil trusteeships,
those trusteeships existing between 1882
and 1892 being the main object of at
tack by the counsel for the government
In the present status of prosecution the
government is making the fight TO dis.
cover just how the trusteeship was de-
veloped into the Standard Oil company
of New Jersey, and how the stock in
the present concern was apportioned
among those who pooled their holdings
in various companies forming the trus-
teeship.
The investigation today showed that
dividends of many times the capita,
stock Of the corporations controlled by
the STANDARD Oil company We're the rule
and under the exception under the
Rockefeller administration. In 1908, the
Atlantic Oil company, with five millions
as capital paid So ,499s30 in dividends
In 1906 the Continental Oil company
with capital Of 100000 paid dividends
100000 In 1903 the Indiana Pine Line
with a capital of sl000000 paid divi-
dends Of s3,79s 500 and so on down the
list Of the subsidiary companies The
totals from II companies with an ap-
proximated capital of Sg2 ,255,200 paid
dividends in 1908 Of s47,S46.0s5 The
profits in the same year were $63, ,635,-
95S. Counsel for the Standard said:
"These figures seem very large, but be-
fore we get through we will prove that
they are no larger In relation to the
investment than those Of an average
grocery business lie declared the
STANDARD has nothing on its books it
desires to hide.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
S0PHRONIA LAWRENCE
BURIED All MIDDLESEX
Funeral Held This Morning g-Large At
tendance Of Relatives and Friends
The Letter Miss Lawrence
Wrote Landry.


The funeral services Of Miss Sophronia
Lawrence, who died Monday afternoon
at the home Of Elson Spencer III South
Barre as a result Of drinking Paris
green, We're held ut 10 o'clock this morn.
ing from the homie Of her father, Still
man Lawrence, In Midlesex. The Rev.
J Edward Wright of Montpelier officiat-
ed, There was a large attendance Of
relatives and friends The pail bearers
were brothers Of the deceased The
burial was In the Cutler cemetery.
Miss Lawrence's Letter to Landry.
The following is a copy Of the letter
which the dead girl had written to her
lover, Frank Landry, on Sunday night
just before taking the fatal dose.
Dear Frank: The time has come
when ! cannot live. My troubles are
killing me, but | love you and always
have since we were engaged to be mar
ried. ! hope you may be happy in the
future, but ! never could be again, but
/ shall be beyond all when you get this.
7 have made yon lots Of trouble,
but forgive me, Frank.
Good bye, good bye, forever,
.Sophronia.
These beads are just token to re-
member me by
A string Of gold beads which the girl
had been wearing were found near the
letter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
ORGANIZE TO FIGHT
PARCELS POST Law
Bennington County Merchants Form
Branch Of The State
Association.

Bennington, Sept. 1s.--By the or
ganization yesterday afternoon Of the
merchants OF Bennington county into q
branch Of the Retail Merchants asso-
citation of Vermont the organization
OF the state by counties was completed.
H. f, Hart Of Bennington was elected
president and Edmund Lafranchise sec-
retary, and the following county com
mittee was selected:
Bennington, n. e. Hart, North BEN
nington, a. S. hathaway; Woodford, j.
S. Smith; Pownal, f. Il. Lewis, Pownal
Center, G. II. Myers; North Pownal, 8.
+. Smith Il Son; Manchester, Coy 81
Mcclure; Manchester Depot, a. H. Pet
tibone; Manchester Center, a. L.
Graves; Dorset, G.. M. Sykes; South
Dorset, w, r. McDevitt; Arlington,
Adams & Haywood; East Arlington, 1.
Il, Buck; Peru, M. ]. Hapgood; Reads
boro, H. 7. Goodell; Bondville, E. S.
johnson.
Following the organization, Elisha
Winter, New England organizer, out
lined the purpose of the organization,
among which are the amendments OF
the national bankruptcy law, the re.
striction of the catalogue houses in the
use of the mails, but primarily to OPP
pose in every possible way the enact
ment of parcels post law along the
lines recently proposed by Postmaster.
General Myers, which would admit Of
sending through the mails Of packages
weighing II pounds for rs cents,
Vermont, said Mr.. Winter, is the first
state to be completely organized by
counties and the work mas been ac.
eomplished in six months, The Nation.
al association now has 1000 local or,
CARNATIONS in 30 states, with a mem
bership OF 10000.
The first national meeting Is to be
held in Boston, May II, 1908, but New
England gathering win be held in that
city October Z.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
5000 AT DOG
RIVER FAIR
Attendance Largestin History
of Association
FOR THE SECOND DAY
County Court Adjourns to Allow All
Who Wish to Attend--The Races
Being Run This Af-
ternoon.
FOR THE SECOND DAY

Northfeld, Sept. ls,--The attendance
today at the Northfeld Agricultural as
sociation's fair, which opened yesterday,
promised at noon to be the largest that
ever attended second Of a fair in the
history Of the association. Between
5000 and 0,0o0 were present up to. noon
and hundreds more were being dropped
of at the grounds from all the trains
from both north and south
At 10 o'clock the cavalcade Of horses,
colts and oxen for premiums was held,
and at l0:3o the Judging Of the brood
mares and colts was started At III
o'clock the Is class stations were ex-
hibited, and also the three and four
year-old colts.
There is very large exhibit Of cattle,
horses, sheep and swine.
At one this afternoon the racing was
started with the $3.50 class, for purse
OF SIPS. This was followed BY the 2:l9
class, purse $500, the $3.50 class, purse
sl75i and the special race for 500
purse.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
IN COLLISION WITH AUTO.
Judge Miles of Barton Has Marrow Es-
cape in Runaway.

Richford, Sept. ls.--Judge w w.
Miles Of Barton, on the bench Of the
Vermont Superior court, had thrilling
escape here Monday, He with two 9th.
ers was riding to the Central Vermont
railway station in the public omnibus
when an automobile either earelessly
driven or beyond control, crashed into
the horses and vehicle. The driver was
thrown from his seat and run over by
the wheels Of his own rig, and the horse
started to run away
Judge Miles jumped from the rna
way and was badly bruised and shaken
up but was able to continue on his trip
to st. Albans. The horses were finally
stopped and were only slightly injured
The automobile party quickly disap-
peared, and il was impossible to obtain
their names, although It was ascertained
that the machine bore Massachusetts,
number.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
F1REMEN AT MONTPELIER.
State Convention Opened There This At
ternoon.

Montpelier, Sept 1.-THE convention
Of the State Firemen's association was
opened here at o'clock this afternoon
by an address of welcome by the state
president, II. o. Kent of this city. No
tournament win be held this year on
account Of the inability Of the officers
to secure accommodations and the bust
ness of the convention win consist Of
the reports OF the officers, and the an
nual election. This evening a reception
will be given the visitors by the local
firemeu There is a good-sized attend,
ance of delegates.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
BOTH ARE DYING.
Frank MoultOn, Just from Insane Asy-
lum, Beat Wife With Hammer.

New York. Sept. IS. Following his
discharge as sane from the psyehopathic
ward at Bellevue hospital yesterday,
Frank Moulton, 43 years old, once
prosperous real estate promoter, MUIR
derously assaulted his wife, Della, aged
p, and frightfully injured himself Both
are said to be dying,
With the cunning Of madman,
Moulton impressed his wife with such
apparent sanity that she took him from
Bellevue to their home. Then, when
she had fallen asleep, he beat her insen-
sible with a hammer and slashed her
with a razor, with which he also cut
himself
Other occupants Of the apartment fe
in which the Moultons live on West 35th
street heard groans from the Moulton's
apartment and a policeman who forced
an entrance found the husband armed
with a razor and wet with blood, stoop-
ing over the prostrate form Of his wife.
Mouton showed fght, aud before he
fell exhausted from the loss OF blood
had gashed both his wrists and his neck.
From Appearances. Mrs. Moulton had
been attacked while asleep on her bed.
Her head had been crushed by hammer
blows, while Che razor had been drawn
six times across her face
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
COUNTY COURT
GOES TO FAIR
Adjourns to View The Cattle and
Horses at Northfeld-- Tomasi
Case Waits.

Montpelier, Sept. 1s.-County court
adjourned this morning to allow those
who wished an opportunity to attend
the Northfeld fair
The Tomasi case was still on wnen
court adjourned yesterday, and the de
fendant was on the stand nearly all
day. He told Of asking Miss Massueco
10 marry him in this country by the
civil rites, Of her alleged refusal, Of
trouble between them and the separation
later, which was by her wish. not his.
Mr.. Tomasi gives all his testimony in
Italian this time through the intefpre-
ter and the spectators lose much of toe
enjoyment of former trials, when ne
testified in English. He was subjected
70 searching erossexamination by r..
NJ. Harvey. The evidence is nearly
all In and the case will probably 60 TO
the Jury some time Thursday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
State Constitution Accepted
By Big Majority.
STATE ALSO PROHIBITION.
The Democratic State Ticket Was Head
ed by c. N. Haskell, and Was
Elected Over the Republican
Ticket.

Oklahoma City, Sept. ls--Returns
from the larger cities and counties Of
oklahoma and Indian Territory. up to
midnight, indicate that the constitution
OF the proposed new state has been
adopted by large majority; that the
prohibition clause OF the constitution,
which was voted on separately, has also
been ratified, and that the Democratic
state ticket, headed by G. NJ Haskell for
governor, has been elected over the Re-
publican ticket, headed by Frank Frantz,
the present territorial governor Of Ok,
lahoma.
The voting was heavy. Several days
win elapse before complete returns are
In,
B. S. Mcclure, Republican, is proba-
bly, elected congressman from the first
district, and Frank Hubbard, Republi-
can, from the third district.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
GUY TARDY HELD
FOR SHOOTING TWO
Oscar and Stephen Downing, Aged II
and is, Shot in the Maine
Woods.

Limestone, Ne, Sept. ls.-- Guy Tardy,
charged with the murder Of Oscar and
Stephen Downing, aged II and 10, Is
held for the grand jury today. The po-
lice say the boys quareled over trivial
matter while hunting aud Tardy shot
Stephen through the head, killing him
instantly. Oscar tried to escape, but
was shot through the back Tardy ad.
mits the quarrel, but says he cannot
remember anything about the shooting
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
WINS A WORLDS RECORD.
Sonoma Girl Trotted Fastest Mile Of
of Year at Columbus.

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 1s.-Heavy
rain broke mp yesterdays grand circuit
races after four heats had been decided
and start made on sensational pro-
gram.
Sonoma Girl and High Ball. botn with
manners nearly perfect, got together
in the hotel Columbus $4,000 stake
and tho California mare, when she won
by half length from the Geers to 2
favorite got record Of 2s06%. This
is the fastest trotting race mile Of the
year, a worlds record for green trot-
ter, and takes three seconds OIL the
record for the stake.
Sonoma Girl was fortunate in draw
ing second position while High Ball had
te score from 18th place. Each horse
trotted every inch Of the route, and put
up a rattling finish.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
FIVE CENTRAL employees
CONFESS TO THEFT
Arrested at st. Albans, Charged With
the Systematic Theft Of the Com
pany's Property.

st. Adams, Sept. IA scheme Of
systematic theft from the Central Yer
mont Railway company similar to the
thefts Of brass unearthed last spring,
has Just been brought to light, and five
employees Of the company were arrested
today. They are Joseph Gosselin. vii.
liam Decor, Jeremiah Boseash, Edward
English and James Eaton They admit
ted their guilt. Others arrests are ex-
pected to follow. The property taken
included tools, numbers. brick, bees
racks, etc The arrests were secured
through detectives who worked as rail.
road employees
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
PRIEST FOUND GUILTY,
He Killed The Starzynski Brothers
Claims He Was Drunk.

Pittsburg, Sept. 1s.The jury in the
trial Of Ludwig Szezygel, the Roman
Catholic priest from Chicago, charged
with the murder Of Andrew and stephen
Starzynski brothers, returned verdict
of murder in the second degree last
night. The priest testified yesterday
that he supposed il was correct that he
had killed the brothers hut that il was
done in self defense and that he was
drunk at the time
lie admitted that Francesca Sprow,
his housekeeper. who was in the house
when the double murder was committed
had accompanied him to this city from
Chicago. II developed that the mouse,
keeper occupied the snme room with one
of the Starzyusd brothers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
FISHERMAN browns.
Fishing Schooner Crashes Into Unknown
Vessel In Dark.

Gloucester, Alassg Sept S.The
fishing schooner Elmer Gray Bmped in
to this port today without bowsprit
and top gear, and flying mourning
signal lor the loss Of one Of her crew,
Henry Goodwin q Noyascotian who was
drowned wnen the schooner eoidel
with an unknown sailing vessel early
thA morning. The boats crashed bow
on and the Fishermen IN a panic lowered
Is dory it capsized, throwing four men
IN the water, three were rescued but
Goodwin went down.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
PARTIES IN A DEADLOCK.
Milk Producers Discussed Prices in Bos-
ton Last Night.

Boston, Sept. ia conference be.
tween the officials Of the Boston Coop
erative Milk Producers company and
representatives of the milk contractors
over the prices to be paid the producers
for milk the coming winter, which open
ed at the American house early yester-
day afternoon, was adjourned at a late
hour last night, the parties being in a
deadlock. The farmers refused to ac
oept less than 40 cents per can. The
contractors are understood TO have Of
fercd from 55 to 81 cents. Any higher
price paid the producers, the contractors
claimed, would necessitate charging 10
cents per quart for milk
The conference adjourned to 1880
o'clock today.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
SHOOTS GIRL AND
TURNS GUN ON SELF
Lieut., Hoffman, Mad with Jealousy,
Attempts Life of Girl, Who Knocks
Revolver From His Hand.

New York, Sept. 1s.--Mad with
jealousy Of the girl for whom be had
given up military career, his country
and wife, Lieutenant Julius Hoffman,
late of the Austro Hungarian army, ear
ly today shot Miss Draga Siegel, his for
mer colonel's daughter and heiress to
100000, tnen turned the weapon upon
himself, only to have it dashed from
his hand by the dying woman Miss
Siegel who is dying at the Bellevue
hospital, means Il loved Julius but
he wouldn't believe me" Hoffman Is
at the police station behaving like a
raving maniac His wife who is in
Bamfort, w. Va, Is suing him for di-
vorce and Miss Siegel for $4,000 for
the alienation of his affections.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
MELLEN OUT OF MERGER PLAN.
Unwise, He Says, to Attempt Juncture
With the Boston & Maine.

Boston, Sept. ls.-The Advertiser says
today
Charles s. Mellen, president Of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad, has informed the business men
connected with three large associations
in Boston that he has reached the con
elusion that II would be unwise for him
to take any further steps towards any
merger Of the Boston and Maine with
his road, in the present stage Of public
opinion.
President Mellon also states that In
view Of the plain opposition shown so
widely to the merger, he win take no
action to press the plan upon Massachu-
sets Nor will he ever press the sub.
iect hereafter unless there are proofs
that this opposition has disappeared"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
First Car For Belmont Tube.

New York, Sept. 1s.--The passenger
car which Is to begin the under ground
traffic between Manhattan and Queens
botoughs has heen lowered into the
north tube Of the Belmont tunnel. a
big crowd at the Long Island City ter.
mnal cheered when the car moved OF.
II was announced that the car would
not be run through the tube for several
days, although Il Is possible tuot If the
power can be applied the car win make
q test trip today or tomorrow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
EIGHTEEN BRANDS
WHISKEY CUT OUT
Many Popular Drinks Sold in Barre
Saloons Fail to Stand Test
on Examination.

On a report received from the state
laboratory at Burlington on samples Of
whiskey sold in licensed places in Barre,
the license commissioners notified por-
tion OF the licensees last night, and the
balance today, that the sale Of IS brands
offered the thirsty of Barre must be
discontinued because they did not come
up to standard Twenty-Five brands
passed the examination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
DID NOT ORDER COCKTAILS.
Sec. Loeb Defends Himsslf and The
President in Fairbanks Scrape.

Oyster Bay, Sept 49, Because Of
the widespread publicity given the
statement Of Bishop Berrw Of Detroit
that either President Roosevelt or Sec
rotary Loeb and not Mr.. Fairbanks were
responsible for the cocktails served at
the luncheon rendered them by the vice.
president al Indianapolis, Secretary
Loeb yesterday issued the following
formal statement in denial.
4The statement is too absurd TO be
given any credence. Neither the Presi.
dent nor his secretary either directly
or indirectly ordered anything of any
kind at the lunch in question or at any
other lunch where they were guests
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18

DEAD NUMBER
ONE HUNDRED
japanese Passenger Steam
ship Burns
MANY ARE MISSING
And Most of the Crew and Passengers
Are Probably Dead--The Num-
Der Is Estimated at One
Hundred.

London, Sept. ls.--A Shanghai dis
patch to Lloyds says the Japanese pas
senger steamship Taifu Maru is burning
at Ching Kianga. Many Of the crew
and passengers are missing, and most Of
them are probably dead. The number
Of the dead is estimated at one hun
dred.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

Among arrivals at the City hotel
today are AN j. Gilbert, Woodstock;
Frank Niles, Vergenncsi G. Il Crandall.
Burlington; f. H. Osborn Burlington,
Fred Grant, Chelsea, Mass W r Dono-
yam, ST. Adams; George G. Gilbert Bus.
ton.
Yesterdays arrivals at the Northern
hotel included Robert Laymore, South
Ryeqate; G. Miller Freeze Tingyille, n.
H.; II. B. Rivers, Sanctonville, w. Fl.
Doyle, Providence, r. ~; Mr and Mrs
Peter Cunningham, st Albans; Edward
Little, Graniteyillej S. Ward, Hardwick.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
pRorocoL IS SIGNED.
Central American Republics Will Eego-
tiate a Treaty for Peace.

Washington D, @, Sept lsA proto-
col was signed az the state department
yesterday by the diplomatic representa-.
tiyes OF the FIVE Central America repub
lies accepting The invitation Of United
States and Mexico % meet here at an
early date to negotiate an agreement
providing for permanent peace between
the countries represented IN protocol
was siend in the presence Of acting
Secretary Adee, Of the state department
and Minister Cooley, charge dahaires Of
ths Mexican embassy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
BRIDE BuT REcENrLY ARRIvEp.
Antonio calacci and Miss Rosa Brusa
Married--Will Live at Hardwiek.

Antonio Calacoi Of this this city and
Miss Rosa Brusa, who Just recently ar.
rived in this city from her home in
Italy, We're united in marriage at $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon al the city
clerks Office by James Mackay as JUS
tice Of the peace Mr., and Mrs Calacci
will go to Hardwiek 20 reside.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
NEWPORT STAGE HELD
UP, AND Sll TAKEN
Two Men Hold Up Arthur Dupont in
Woods at Derby Early This Morn
ing in True Western Style.

Newport, Sept. 1s.--Arthur Dupont.
driver Of the Newport stage, was held
up by two men in the woods in Derby
at o'clock this morning and relieved
of s11. The mail was not disturbed.
The officers have no clue to the robbers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-18
suNpERLIN MAY Die.
Well Known Driver Badly Hurt at steu-
benville, Ohio.

Steubenyille, o., Sept. Is--In a col
lision betweens drivers and horses at
the race trael, here yesterday afternoon,
II. A. Sunderlin, well known driver
was hurt, probably fatally. When the
accident occurred, Sunderlin was thrown
10 the ground and bis horse fell upon
him.
Sunderlin, whose home is at Lebanon,
n. H., was TO have driven Angus Pointer
In the grand circuit meet now going on
at Columbus.