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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
HOLDING Up reNsIoN voUcHERs
National Banks Hesitating to Cash
Them.

Word reached the Treasury Depart
ment yesterday that because Of reluc-
lance to part with the currency they
have on hand, national banks through
ont the country are declining TO casa
pension vouchers, disbursing officers
drafth and other obligations Of the gov
eminent. Treasurer Treat took meas
ures to relieve the condition Of affairs
and sent telegraphic adyices to all thu
b.treasuries to make prompt payment
in currency to all persons holding such
checks or drafts Of what may be due
them. These adYices were Is follows;
Any national bank forwarding to
any sub-trcasury Office checks Of United
States discussing officers including pen.
sion checks for payment thereof, i
properly Endorsed when presented and
said endorsement guaranteed BY any
national bank, currency will be shipped
in payment thereof BY express"
Treasurer Treat il taking all possible
steps to relieve the tension caused by
the present money stringency and y
sending out hundreds of kilograms daily
explaining the situation and suggesting
remedial measures.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
TrN.TYPE BRINGS $4,000
TO THIS POOR GIRL
Comes From Old Man She Had Befriend-
ed IL Years Ago and Who Had
Their Pictures Taken Together

Detroit, Nov. IA battered little
tiutype has brought $4,000 TO Katie
Winters, the pretty daughter OF poor
family. all because she befdcnded an old
man I2 years ago. The man died re-
Gently in San Francisco, leaving the
money on deposit in a bank for the girl
who showed him sympathy and atte1-
ton when he was in trouble.
The tintype Is the only proof Of the
identity Of the girl. Two we're taken at
the time when tac old man in happy
moment invited his little friend into
photographers and they had tho picture
taken. One was kept by the old man
and the other by the girl. 70 keews
detectives have been searching ia tnis
civ for the owner Of the second tintype.
At last they located it in the Waters
home.
aThat nicture was taken in gallery
that used to be over Grunow & Patter-
sons drug store" Miss Walters tod
them. j had gone on an errand Tor my
mother when / met an old man who
used to room with Us when we lived on
Fort street. He said You are little
Katie Walters, aren't your and said |
was. Don't you know met Surely You
haven't forgotten your old ehumf and
Of course hadn't.
dIIe bought me that bouquet Of flowers
that You see on my coat in the picture,
and asked me II ] wouldn't go up in the
gallery and have my picture taken. &c
kept one and gave me one. We have the
second one now"
The mnn was about 65 when ne was
here 12 years ago. He had long white
beard that came way down on his vest
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
Trust Company Of America
and the Lincoln
QUICKLY MEET DEMANDS
One Has Paid Out ss4,ooo.ooo - Long
Statement Issued by oaklelgh
ThoTne-Trust Committee in
Charge Of Companies.

New York, Nov. i7.-Wall street
sighed with relief when L read the iinan.
clal kings encouragement early yestef'
day that money viii supplied up q
the limit" 10 support the Lincoln Trust
and Trust company Of America, upon
which there have been runs u varying
volume ever since the kniekeTbockeI
suspended
The two companies affairs were gen
orally understood 20 BE- under consldera'
tlon when about forty nnhncicrs 81 ma
tionai reputation gathered &c }. Y. Nor
CANS home Sunday afternoon. The con.
tinuation Of the conference all Sunday
afternoon aud night and its resumption
against Tuesday night made banker,
and market operators nervous. There
was = welcome relaxation IN the strain
when this statement Was finally isaned
from the Morgan mansion at ? a. 10,
yesterdays
"A committee Of the trust companies
Of New York City has had the accounts
Of the Trust Company Of America and
Lincoln Trust Company examined by
experts, who report that In their iudg.
ment and on the present basis ot values
the assets are sufficient 20 pay dep0si.
tors in full. The necessary arrange.
ments have been made 10 enable both
companies TO proceed With their busi.
ness"
oaklcigh Thorne, president Of The
Trust Company Of America, made the
following statement yesterday:
i think the time has now come to
take The depositors. the stockholders and
the public Into our confidence. Months
ago | was warned that there was danger
Of a period Of financial distress coming
upon us, and We set about putting our
house In order. We promptly reduced
our loans and increased our cash means
to q point where We had a reserve large
~ IN excess Of the legal requirements
when the crisis came.
Altogether we have paid out since
lie run began ssa.000Oo0."
The New York stock market opened
irregular, with more advances than de.
clines. Great Northern preferred started
lis and Northern Pacific l X higher.
Union Pacific, Sugar and b. X. 7. opened
\ higher. ST. Paul IS and Reading and
Smelling x higheg, Anaconda and Ca.
madam Pacific were unchanged, south
ern Pacific opened y lower. Great North
ern Ore g Erie Il and Copper x lower.
At the end OF ten minutes trading
the market was irregular, with indica-
tions Of support in some leading issues.
The big steel pier Of the North Ger
man Lloyd line al Hoboken was yester.
day overlooked with policemen in uni.
form, city detectives, pinkerton men, Sc.
cret service men and the armed guards
Of the big New York banks, all engaged
in eifecting the safe delivery Of 7,l0Q,-
600 from the vaults Of the steamship
Kron Prinzessin Ceeilie to trucks, which
were TO carry It TO the relief Of the
banks Of Wall street.
The gold, which was in bars of vari-
ous sizes, was contained In 435 iron
bound boxes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
President Convinced He Can
not Force Tait's Nomination.
OBJECT TO CONSERVATIVE
Considering Accepting Situation and Per
hitting His Name 20 Go Before
the convention-0hio Result
Has Influence.

Washington. d. O. Nov. LA crisis IL
approaching in The movement 20 force
President Roosevelt into third term
nomination. Politicians on the inside
of things realize the present uncertain
~ as 70 tho Presidents intentions can.
not continue many weeks, and In some
fashion must be definitely removed.
That Secretary Taft Il likely 10 retire
from the presidential race IL no longer
disguised here. IL Is being much talked
OF In well informed quarters. Men close
20 the Taft situation and friendly 20
Taft admit that the outlook for his nom.
nation Il Encouraging, that biz cam
pain 4 being mismanaged, and that his
retirement "a more than a possibility.
A straw Indication OF what Il moving
dep down In the political current 10 the
probable Fastening home Of Secretary
Taft across the Pacific and his abandon
meat Of his trans.Siberian trip. lie has
been advised that his campaign is not
progressing fayorably.
Burton's defeat In Cleveland and the
fact that through the Markbrcit election
In Cincinnati, the ox.Foraker element
Is iirmly In the saddle there. are develop.
ments calculated not 10 smooth the way
10 a solid Ohio delegation for the score.
tary Of war and TO have a weakening
effect on tho Taft candidacy out Of the
state.
When Secretary Taft gets back he
viii be subject to great pressure by
thiwd farm, foraaa "a Get him To quit the
race. He will be informed that the third
term forces are powerful and organised,
that his own candidacy Is making no
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
ADMIRAL sPERRY
DEFENDS CRUISE.
Says Fleet Needs Team Work Like Ball
Nine; Win Test Resources Of
Ships.

New York, Nov. Rear Admiral
Charles s. Sperry, Z, S. ~, who will
command the fourth division Of the bat
tleship feet on its cruise TO the Pacific,
and who has just returned from abroad,
says the cruise has a perfectly legiti-
mate and evident object. "A feet OF
battleships is good deal like a base
ball team; its effectiveness depends very
largely on the manner in which the in.
diyidual members work In concert, said
he. 10 determine the effectiveness Of a
feet it Is necessary for the ships to
work together The captains must come
to know one another.
1T is most important consideration
that there be chance to test the ships
own resources in the mattel af motive
power and repairs Still another yaIu-
able gain will be the chance il viii give
the Young men Of the navy to see the
world
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
STARVED HIMSELF TILL
DEAD; HAD PLENTY Cash.
Body Of T. o. Nygreen, Mysterious Guest
In Lowell Hotel; Is Found in His
Room; Police Puzzled.

Lowell. Mass, Noy. with $25 IN
money and valuable mining stocks in
| his pocket Frederick O. Nygreen was
found dead in his room at the Windsor
house Yesterday, and the cause Of his
death Is given as starvation.
Mystery hangs over the mans death
Ii Is not known where he took his
meals or if he had eaten at all during
Thu four weeks he had been In Lowell.
IIo had little or no employment and
made no friends.
Nygreen did not tell Of his affairs 70
any one, he made no confident, and 80
far as is known, he was without rela
tives here. He passed great deal Of
his time in the room where he was found
dead. He had nothing to do with the
oo,er roamers.
why the man should slowly starve TO
death while he had sufficient money TO
buy food and possessed stock which he
could have sold at good price il a mys-
terry which the police are trying 70
solve.
He il supposed to have lived in Con-
necticut. New York, New Jersey and the
middle West. He was about 80 years
ola.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
is "pLUPY" sHuTE
AGAIN At HIS TRIcKsi
Exeter Hydran,s Decorated With White
Bows. and Author Of Dairy Of
a Real Boy" Is Suspected.

Exeter, \. IT,. Nov. HAS "Plupy'
Shute renewed his youth and begun
again 10 play tricks for the delight Of
the people Of Exeter
This question was asked yesterday
when the residents Of the town discoy'
cred that every hydrant and water TX
ture was decorated with a fine, large
white bow. The hydrants wore a fes.
tive appearance and they seemed almost
10 smile with glee.
The reason for Il could not be guessed
until some Of the people about town who
know what 4 going on spread the news
that Charles H. johnson, superintendent
Of streets. has Just been married to Miss
Anne Shute. sister OF Judge Henry
A. Shute. known throughout the country
as the "Plupyp Shute Of the Real Dairy
of Real Boy OF which be was tae
author.
The marriage occurred in East Hamp.
ton on Monday, but il became known
to Mr.. oJhnson's friends only Tuesday
night. Yesterday morning the decorated
water hydrants met the gaze Of III -.
date citizens Of the academy towit y?
one admitted knowledge Of the 9ecora'
tors
Because Of 'Plnpy" shute's well.
known prediction TO flank in his
Youthful days, whose events 'ic 80 en-
tertainingly chronicled, suspicion that
he wss back Of this new one bcgan
10 spread about the town It was re-
membered that he frequently referred in
his box to this sister, and il Is balie' ri
that he may have been waiting these
years for chance 10 play on her a
prank that was really fitting expires
sion Of his fraternal feeling.
The marriage occurred al the homc OF
friends Of Miss Shute. It was attended
by few close friends.
Mr. johnson has been at the head o.
tae water works for years. He has
been a widower for two years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
A STRANGE ACCIDENT.
Minister Coughs Up Nail Stuck in His
Throat for Months.

Nav York. Nov. AFTER carrying a
two.penny wire shingle nail in his throat
for l6 months, which he swallowed while
listening 10 funny fish story, and hav.
ing been treated BY score Of special.
lists for bronchitis, the Rev. Thomas Fl.
Baragwanath. pastor Of Grace Methodist
church on One Hundred and Fourth
street, coughed 1t up at a prayer meet
ing.
Il knew il was the nail that was in
my bronchial tube all the time" the
minister said. Il felt it stick when II
went down. II scratched.
Il have a bungalow in the Adiron-
dacks near Topper lake, and it was
there that I swallowed it. ! was putter,
ine around the place, and this nail was
the last | had 10 drive. ! had Il be-
tween my lips when | stopped TO listen
10 a FISH tale. No; II wasn't the tale
about the whale, That is a great fish
ing country up there, and you can hear
as good yarns in It as ever we're told
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07

progress, and that Ia order 20 prevent
the nomination Of a conservative Re
publican and prevent the election OF Dry
an, Taft should siep aside and make i
practically impossible for Roosevelt q
Withstand the pressure on himself, On
she other hand, President Roosevelt 4
being subject to tremendous pressure
from members Of Congress aud Others
10 indnce him to again be a candidate
Ne IL being told that he alone can beat
Bryan. and that be owes ii 60 the party
20 submergc bis own personal wishes
and run
Not less Important than this Il The
fact that the president has been looking
closely into tie Taft situation and la.
ben getting plenty Of advice that Mr.
Taft'e case Is well.nigh hopeless, not be-
cause Taft Il not liked. hnt because oi
the power Of third,tsrm sentiment
whether the president, down In hi,
heart eherishea an ambition 20 succeed
himself il a question that need hardly
BE- considered. Leaving him out o. the
question, the fact remains that the
third.term movement i being organized
with great skill and great energy. many
men close 60 the president being active.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock has played role Of grea.
importance. He has been charged with
working covertly for CoFtelyou. What
he has really done i 20 organize federal
officials and postmhsters 10 the south
the southwest, and west. and whereves
elae possible. for a third term for the
president. Ills work In this direction
Is declared TO have been practically com
pleted.
President Roosevelt Is embarrassed
deeply AZ to what he ought 10 do. lie Il
giving the subject more serious consid'
Grafton than he has probably ever done
He a losing hope rs 20 Taft. There IL,
IN fact, reason 60 believe he has lost hope
almost completely and Is aware Of the
difficulty Of trying 70 push any other
administration candidate. lie Is aware
too, that II he takes another term him.
self his popularity Il almost certain 10
suffer. Yet he i intensely opposed 10
letting the nomination SO 70 Fairbanks
Knox, Hughes, Cannon, or any man put
In by conservative forces. What will be
do about IL
Leaders In the third term movement
declare they are convinced more surely
than ever that the president will yield
In the end and run again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
BETTER THAN MEDICINE,
Breathe Hyomefs Tonic Healing and Be
Cured of catarrh.

Nature has remedy for catarrn, a
treatment that Is far better than dos.
ing the stomach with medicine.
1t is the healing oils and balsams Of
Hyomei which medicates the air you
breathe, reaching the most remote air
cells in the nose, throat and lungs, kill
ing all catarrhal germs, and restoring
health to the mucous membrane,
In using Hyomei you are treating
your catarrhal troubles with the only
natural remedy, for it gives curative
air bath to the air passages that mas as
powerful healing and antiseptic effect a.
that found in the mountains where the
pine forests give of their fragrant and
healing balsams.
Breathe the invigorating and healing
Hyomei, and see how quickly YOU will
get relief from you catarrhal troubles
Red Cross pharmacy has seen SO many
cures, even of the worst cases of catarFh
with offensive breath raising Of mucous,
frequent sneezing .droppings in the
throat and spasmodic coughing. that
they feel warranted in selling Hyomei
unaer an absolute guarantee 70 refund
lie money if 1t does not do all that il
claimed for it. They take al The risk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
mELLEN TO PRESIDENT.
Urges Administration to Hurry Up r
r. Merger Inquiry.

Washington, Nov. T7--Charles S. Mel.
len, president Of the New York, New
Haven a Hartford railroad, called on
President Roosevelt yesterday morning.
After coming from the White House Mr.
Mellen said that the object Of his visit
had been TO urge the President 20 expe-
date the investigation now being carried
on by the Federal Government regarding
the merger Of the New Haven road and
the Boston e. Maine.
1--WE are sure that We have not vio-
lated the law" said Mr. Mellen, but II
caases embarrassment and business un.
certainty not to know what view Of
the matter the government Is going to
take"
Mr.. Mellen said that he understood
that the investigation was In the hands
Of District Attorney French Of Boston.
lie said that all his company desired
was that the investigation be concluded,
and to this end be told the President
that he would cooperate in every way
with the federal authorities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
ARNOLD PRINT WORKS.
Receiver Named for Big Manufacturing
House.

Boston, Nov. T.--Justice Lowell, sit
ting in the United States district court
in Boston, yesterday appointed II. E.
Warner receiver to take charge of the
affairs of the Arnold Print Works at
North Adams, Mass, with Offices in this
city at AZ Leonard street. The reason
is said to be the firms inability to re-
new loansh
The Arnold Print Works was incor-
porated under the laws of the state of
Massachusetts,. 1t has a capital stock
Of $4,000 common and 100000 pre-
ferred. The firm manufactures print
goods and does big business. A. G.
Houghton is president and w. A. Gallup
is treasurer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
FIELDING AVERAGES.
What The National Leagaers Did on
The Diamond.

The official helding averages Of the
National league ball players Who have
participated Ia fitsen o. mole g. ampion'
ship games In the ssaaon. are sanolneed
nannifan n New York leads with 4
percentage of 800 ii 20 games played
swncins 81 Pittshurg has the same Avi
srafe though he participated In but "a
games. McGnnn Of New York ia third
wlth percentage Of eo4 In Al game.
played and howennan ~ the same team
lourth with percentage Of 9pa In %
games played.
Frank Chance Of the Chicago worlds
champion team Il dith having played
100 games With An average Of 0s2.
Gleason u Philadelphia leads the scr
ond basemen with an average Of 979
though he played In bat 20 games
Ritehey OF Boston played In IA games
and has a percentage 81 a5l. Eyers
Of Chicago ranks third with . percentage
Of o6t IN ISL games played.
steinfeldt 81 Chicago leads the third
basemen Of the league with a percentages
Of OCT ont o. ISL games played an an.
usual record for Third sacker Casey
Of Brooklyn IL second with an average
Of 95a ont Of i3s games. shsehan OF
llttsbuFg - third and Devlin Is the
fourth.
Bridwell Of Boston l. the premier
short stop, having = percentage Of pfs
IN 80 games played. Dahlen o. New
York ranks second with a percentage o.
eii IN iss games played.
Mccarthy Of Brooklyn and Hummell
Of the same team lead the left heldcrS
having perfect scores, the former pafti.
eipating In Is games and the latter In
~ eames CLARKE Of PitishuTg "A third
wan an average u os7 IN ~ games
Osbom of Philadelphia leads the cen
ter helders with perfect score IN 20
games played. Thomas Of the same
team has a percentage Of $50 In 1871
games played. Leach Of Pittsburg Is
third With the same average - Thomas
In 100 games played
Batch of Brooklyn leads the right
heldeTs. In twenty games played be has
perfect average. Bates Of Boston
ranks second With q percentage Of o7D
IN us games played. 0'Hara Of ST.
Louis il third WITH a percentage OF 975
IN % games played
BowermAn Of New York leads the
eatchen. In 90 games played &c has
percentage Of 900. Johnnie King Of
Chicago l. second with a percentage Of
ls7 in as gamss played Bres1ehan Of
New York Is third with ss6 in ss games
played.
Reulbsch Of Chicago leads the pitchers
with fielding percentage Of $50 in %
games played. BE has a percentage Of
$40 In the number Of Victories leading
all other pitchers IN the league. Brown
OF the same team ranks second with a
fielding percentage Of 800 In - games
pitched In. He has a winning percentage
Of .Tee. Overall Of the same team
ranks third With fielding a verare II
o6s in % games pitched. His percent.
age Of victories is 742. Sparks OF PnilA.
delphia ranks fourth with a fielding av-
eragc Of .oas in 80 games played. His
percentage Of victories is 733. Lundgren
Of Chicago ranks hfth with fielding av.
eerage Of os4 in IS gamces pitched. His
percentage Of victories Is .72o. Christy
Mathewson Of New York ranks sixtn
with a fielding average of GAS in 81
gamees pitched. His percentage Of VIC
tories a SCI.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
JUssERAND TALKS
PACT ON TARIFF.
He Confers With Root About Agree
ment Similar to That With
Germany.

washington, Nov. THE French am
bassador. NJ. Jusserand called on Secre-
tarv Of state Root yesterday to discuss
the negotiations between the two coun'
tries looking TO a tariff agreement along
tho Same lines as that which was pro.
claimed between the United States and
Germany, at the beginning Of the new
fiscal years
Secretary Cortclyou also called on See.
retarv Root regarding the matter Sat
isfcatorv progress Is being made toward
an agreement which it is believed viii
be reached before December, when the
existing status expires.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
SHIP TO LEAVE MOROCCO.
French Action as Result Of Improvement
in Situation There.

Paris. Nov. 7--Adviees received by
the government from Morocco show that
the situation there has 50 far improved
that the presence of a large naval force
no longer is necessary; consequently
several warships win at once be with.
drawn from Moroccan waters
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
cossAcKs OPENED
FIRE ON THE PEOPLE
Several Killed in Collision at Gotta
Caused By Attempts to Seize
Recruits.

Elizabethgrad, Russia, Nov. Dur.
inc 4 collision betweent peasants and
Cossacks men were killed OF wounded on
either side. When Cossacks we're sent
ia seize some recruits who showed un-
willingness 10 join the army, the church
bells were rung and great crowd as
sembIed. whereupon the CossacSs opened
FIRE on the people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
THE GOVERNMENT SEED
BUREAU is DESTROYED.
VIII Cut OFF Large Amount Of Congress.
sional Perquiaites.

Washington, Nov Fire which near
II destroyed the five story brick build.
ing at 32l-329 @ street, southwest, occu-
pied by the seed distribution division of
the department Of agriculture, caused
damage amounting to $4,000 early yes
terday.
The loss, which is nearly covered BY
insurance, included damage to building,
machinery, equipment, and destruction
Of seeds, which will delay for several
weeks the distribution of flower and
vegetable seed through government
sources.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
THE SHERIFF ATTACHES
PROPERTY OF C. F. KING
Action Taken on Alleged Failure to Meet
Notes, Due.

New York, Nov 17.--sheriF Hayes has
received an attachment for SIT SOC
against property Of Cardenio r. King
OF Boston in favor Of Lee 4. Alton, tho
amount alleged to be due on two notes
made by King--one for $3.50, made on
Feb. o, payable on Aug. /, and the other
for Ss,75o, made on the same date and
payable on Nov. /, Both notes were
payable at Kings Office, 262 Washing
ton street, Boston.
The attachment was granted on the
ground that King was nonresident.
King was formerly tine publisher Of a
Boston daily paper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-07
PRESIDENT LOOKS
FOR NEW TREATIES.
Tells Cullom That the Hague Conference
VIII Probably Have Such an
Effect.

Washington, d. O., Nov President
Roosevelt and Senator Cullem, chairman
of the Senate committee on foreign re-
lations, discussed briefly yesterday the
work Of the Hague conference. The sem
ator said the president expressed the
opinion that several treaties will result
from the conference.