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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20
AUCTION
REAL ESTATE SALE
SATURDAY, JUNE 90, 1907,
AT 2 P. M. SHARP.

About twenty-five acres Of very de
sirable land, which can easily be divided
into about sixty house lots. This land
ii very centrally located in the City Of
Montpelier, VT, and is known as the
Marvin land. II lies between East
State street, Hubbard street, East Lib.
erty street and College street.
This sale gives you one Of the few
chances Of lifetime to purchase al
your own price large tract of vacant
residential property right in the center
of a growing city.
Sale commences at 2 O'Clock SHARP
Saturday afternoon, June -. 1907, or
the premises. Right reserved TO sell
this property in sections and TO continue
sale for said purpose if SO desired.
Thomas Marvin's Estate, owner, by
H. A. PHELPS, Adm r.
C. N. BARBER, Auctioneer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20

After colliding with and being run
over BY q motor cycle on steep hill,
John Anderson, of Rutland, escaped
without a scratch. The bicycle on
which he was riding when the accident
occurred was demolished.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20

FOR sALE--south End hotel. Enquire az
Barre Real Estate Agency Office IN Granite
savings Bank BLOCK. Telephone 49,. ~
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20

1he Rev. G A., Lowell has rendered
he Resignation ais pastor III the Baptist
chuFch at Hardwiek, which pastofate
he has held q little over i year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20

Considerable progress il being made
N the development Of preliminary plans
fox 4 widely aniifying trolley express
service east and west OF Springfield,
Mass and q through service all the way
between Boston and Bennington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges.

The Rev III q Howard has tandered
his resignation as pastor of the Sec
ond congregational church at Jefferson
vile, to take elfect October l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20
cUNARD Ea


Fast Twin Screw Mail and Passenger Steam
ers IL ESQ tons 600 feet long. Remarkable for
steadiness. Rooms upper decks amidships
perfect ventilation.
sAxONIA. June II. July O. August G, Sept g.
iYERNIA. June =. July %, Aug. 20, Sept "a.
i26 State St.. Boston. Mass, Chas. r sumner
Agent. or 20 local agent, s. 8. Ballard's
Steamship Agency. Miles Block, Barre OK New
Langdon Block, Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20
la sELL oR EXcnANaE.

DO you want 20 huy, sell or exchange yonr
house or farm? Cali or write the Vermont
Real estate 6gency FOR listing blanks. 900
North Main street, harre, al0tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20
LatteTingOfaIIK Kinds
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

FOR SALE OR TO RENT-Anyone desiring
Go buy home Ok renting property, on the hi.
stallment plan oriol cash, viii % well 70 call
on John Nicholson, W Wellington street, as he
Il going west saon, 3Gti
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20

FOR SALE Corner lOf about 40 feet on
North Main stteet ana 200 teet On Seminary
street; o. and 60 Merchant street, u let's;
about twenty acres OF QUARRY and wood land a.
GfaniteRiiie. a. u. Batcheldef Bafte, ~ z8gtf
FOR SALE- Frame building formerly usel
dated Lighting CO. Phone a2asA, M0ntpel-
ier @05tk
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20

FOR sALTs--C0ttage on John street, con-
tanning six rooms besides bath, IN good con-
dition. Large garden and harm. Five minutes
walk TO most centrally located sheds. For fur
ther Information inquire Of Mrs. Robert Fra
ser, john street, Guy. 64tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20

Sherman p Allen, d former member
Of The Burlington Free Press staff and
for some time the private secretary TO
the assistant secretary of the navy iii
Washington, viii relinquish the latter
position October ] to become one OF the
Washington correspondents Of The New
York Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20
FOUR LINES FOR Is CENTS

THE I1MKs will puhiish Wants, Lost and
Found For sale 10 Leu. aEe.--shorr ADVERTISE
menfs--ar the rhke Of four lines tor twenty-five
cents tor the nrsC jnserridn ana i've cencs for
each subseqnenE Insertion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20
FOR SAL.

FOB sAIE--Nioe, loose hay, both coarse and
fine. Orders may DO LETT AZ sowdsn II LYONS
store or With me AZ p Highland Avenue e.
Carleton, i9lu
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20

FOR SALE~Fine building LOT on Long
street Price reasonable Apply TO w. WI.
Anderson, 45 Merchant street. S2tf
FOR SALE Small autograph register In
good condition. II " Rogers q CD. TtG
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20

Among the class day speakers All
Brown university, Providence, RI Il, was
Harold Duane Bruce, Of Moretown, who
won three prizes for excellence In ora
tory during his course and who was
captain Of the Brown debating team.
His subject was "The United States as
d World Power"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20

Assistant Judge +. f. Pattern, Of
pownal, recently caught two brook
trout with total weight d nearly
four pounds. Another good fish story
comes from Northheld Falls where
William Hauger caught front twenty
eight inches long and weighing eight
pounds and three ounces Fish hatchery
officials and old anglers disagree as to
the species Of the latter specimen, IL
having characteristics Of botn andlockel
salmon, pickerel, steelhead trout, and
German trout. II was caught with an
eight ounce rod and took a fly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20
roR SAFE Az cAssIE rAaM.

Hay Delivered promptly N bulk.
Farm 100 acre farm Birst-ciaas buildings.
Wlli cut 100 tons OF hay.
Lots--I00 acres ia lots ot OF 10 sores tosuls
custOnierS.
Pasture--i00 acres pasture land without
buildings told Mann farln).
Apply % George Cassie. East street. or Perry
Real Estate agency. An
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20
HELP WANTED.

WANTED At ONCE--A steady, reliable Doy
As nipPer at light quarry. Apply at quarry.
Barelay Bros. stiff
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20

TEAMSTER WANTED--Must be able "a
count lumber, have knowledge Of the city and
Of reliable character v. +. Ayers. 50ta
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20

Only Ian, Theodore Corbett, Of
Windham, exhibited great nerve when
all but cut to death BY butting off
saw The muscles Of his back were
cut away, his ribs barred, and the kid
neys exposed ne waited two hours,
without 4 murmer, for the arrival Of
d doctor, and had the wound dressed
without the administration Of either
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-20

Barelay Bros. stiff
Transfer WANTED-ATust be able "a
count lumber have knowledge Of the city and
Of reliable character f. Ayers. s0ra
WANTED At once. two girls. At city Ho-
tei. 's1o
WANTED Lady representatives. Oar agents
make large profits selling high grade hosiery
IN home towns. Write for offer All, Sachem
wANTEp-Two farm hands. Apply at Nor
rison farm. 75tf
WANTED DeTrickmau. Apply to North
Barre Granite Comeany. 65tf
WANTED--A good carriage washer to do
night work At Cutters stable, rear Of city
hotel. G3tf
wANTBD-At once, one letter cutter. John
Mcsiinn 8 sons. 63f
WANTED--A young man 20 grind tools, by
the Excelsior Granite Co.. at oace. Near &.
Bianchi & sons stone shed. astf
WANTED Good man to work on farm, dry
ing team mostly. Apply 70 A.. i. Hayden. 42tf
WANTED AT the Northern, two experienced
table girls who can furnish good references.
Apply 10 y. b. SanguinetH, Prop. att
wANTED-Five or six kits Of stone cutters
tools, chains, blocks, Jacks, bars. etc. What
have you got2 Name price. T. y. Box, 50
barre, W af
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-05
ECHO OF TERRA GOTTA WRECK.
Justice Gould Decides Precedence in
Death of Husband and Wife.

Justice Gould, in the Probate Court, after
hearing the testimony of one of the physi-
clans who assisted in caring for the dead
and wounded in the Terra Gotta wreck.
December 30 last. has decided that Commo-
dore Perry Brown survived his wife, Mary
that when he reached Mr.. Brown the lat
ter was living. and he was able to detect
pulse beats The wife. according to the
evidence was decapitated. and is supposed
to have died instantly.
Acting under a decision of the United
States Supreme Court. which held that the
death OF husband and wife in a common
disaster will be taken to have occurred
simultaneously. letters of administration
we're separately taken out on the estates of
the husband and wife.
The order signed by Justice Gould today
directs that Lucinda r. Pyles admins
tratrix of Mrs Brown. state her account
to the Probate Court forthwith and that
in the account the sum of S554.43 which
came into her hands from a fund deposited
in the Home Savings Bank to the credit
of Mrs Brown. less its share of the ex-
penses of administration, be turned over
to Mary v Cissel, administrative of the
estate of Commodore Perry Brown The
court however directs that $3.50 received
by the executrix of Mrs. Brown from the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. as
damages for the latter's death. be dis
tributed among the next OF kin OF Mrs
Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-05

The world uses 62O00 tons of rubber
yearly and the demand exceeds the supply
Twenty -four bridges span the Thames
within the limits of London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-05
An Operator Killed.

SCOTT CITY. Kan. April "a shot
rang out from the depot of the Missouri
Pacific railroad last night and aroused the
proprietor of the hotel nearby. Upon in
vsstigation IL was found that Operator
Kirchoff had been murdered by some IN
known person. No clue could be found to
the murderer II is thought that robbery
was the motive.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-13

way and Navigation depot
"Oh, yes / have done that" said or
chard. amid laughter
He said he also robbed cash register ot
S35 or $40, but denied stealing any mer
.chandse.
orchard said he and Simpl,ms stole "a
trunk out Of the depot They were looking
for iewehy but secured a trunk with left
footed noats-dummer's samples.
Orchard said he wrote to MoSor asking
for some money.
why didn't YOU send To Haywood aud Pet
tihone, You say they always told you you
could get what you wanted?
''l knew / wasn't i'm Wallace ON what they
had sent me out for and / Thought / would
wait untHi / got back to caldwell before
asking them FOR money. II / hadn't got
the money from Paulson / would have wired
them"
orchard denied that he had denounced
Steunenberg to Paulson or that he had com
planned that II he hadn't been driven out of
the Occur dAlenes by Steunenherg he would
be rich from his one-sixteeuth interest in the
Hercules mue
But you got FROM Pauson the money ny
which you travelled TO Caldwell to kin
Steunenberge o."
Before he left Colorado orchard admitted
nat he had written to Paalson. asking him
for $1,000 TO help start an ice plant
Pettibone suggested this as an easy way
to get some money
As court adjourned for the day Attorne,
Richardson announced that he would pruha-
DIV conclude his -eNamlnati Of Or
chard tomorrow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-13
HOPE ABANDONED D
FOR MISSING
SAILORS
ALL DAY SEARCH FAILS
TO DISCOVER BODIES
Word From Admiral Evans
That Secretary MetcaIf Is
Aboard Dolphin Relieves
Anxiety at Washington.

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire. |
Newport News. Va, June 12-After "a
night Of conflicting reports regarding the
whereabouts OF Secretary Metcnlf and party
Rear Admiral Evans tonight apparently set -
tied an doubt by the statement hat Sec
Rotary Metcalf had returned TO the Dolphin
today and that the Dolphin with the score
tary ana party aboard, win leave FOR Wash
mRtun Thursday noon.
Admiral Evans stated that he had con.
ference with Secretary Metchlf today roe
gardiug the Investigation OF the launch dis
aster, but ala not indicate whore the confer
cucc was held. $50 statement on the sub
iect was given out An attempts tonight to
get the naval vessels iu Hampton Roads
to answer wireless telegraph calls were
frHitless
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-13
David H, Coates, Former Popu-
list Official in Colorado, Ac-
cused of Plotting to Steal
Mine Owners Children,
ATTEMPT TO SHOW MOTIVE
FOR STEUNENBERG CRIME
Vengeance on Man Who Pre-
vented His Assassin Becom-
ing Rich in Idaho, Theory
Put, Forward by Defense,
lBy Morning journal Special Leased wirel

Put, Forward by Defense
IBv Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Boise, June 12-Thc defense today car
Iicd the cross-cxamlnation Of Harry or
chard down to the actual crime charged
against William d. Haywood the murder
of Frank SteunenberE-an as 1t progressed
assaled the testimony and theory of the
state resting upon it, The Steunenbere
crime was reached at midday, and counsel
for the defense directed their efforts To an
attempt to cloud the earlier purposes and
movements Of Orchard with uncertainty and
undefiniteness. Then they emphasized the
abandonment Of an efforts to kin after Or
chard first tracked Steunenberg to hotel
in noise and with a skeleton key had
gained entrance to the very room in which
the governor was living Here they delayed
for a moment TO prove that orchard twice
wrote and once telephoned to Bill Easterly
at Silver city TO urge him to come and
Join in the crime and the direct Implication
was that orchard was endeayorng to in
volve another federation man in the
crime which would bring discredt and dis
honor to the organization
Then the Steunenberg crime was tempo
rarlly thrust into the background and the
witness was carried over his long diverting
Journey INTO n"rth Idaho ana ms crimes
mere ii'luulhE ue daik Pl"t To klahap
ana "'id i"r ransom tne FauI ehHdreh
were l"r'rIu'y eiaphasif
swore that Dave Cor
governor of Gulorad
newspaper in Wall .,--,,o tue KID
hapng 10 Pettibone and himself at Denver.
Iauls"n once poor miner had made
i'rtuhe IN ihe Hefculeps NINE IN which
pchhfd heIu an interest Nheh the property
rs NaineIess ana y was heheVed that II
Tvs rhitafeE were stolen "e would come
lnrousn WIN S'oooo or S"o'ooo IN ransom
"t'nar" saIu u.'' "nen me- went TO nor
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-13
AME ER|CAN LEADS
INVASION Of
SALVADOR
CAPTURE OF ACAJUTLA
OFFICIALLY CONF IRMED
Latest Outbreak Inspired by
President of Nicaragua Ex-
pected to Involve Every Re-
public in Central America.


public in Central America,
IBy Morning Journal special Leased NireJ
| Mexico CiN. June I".. salvador with "a
force OF regular troops. today defeated a
body Of reNoluuantsts ana NlguBRuaus WhoI
! yesterday captured the port 1T AcaiutIu
and who later attempted TO MOVE ,p the
salvadoreau capital The invading forces
were driven hack ta Ncatuua 8Ha arr uey
making stand there.
The battle was fought near tho town. of
Sousonata which the invaders cude0}oryd
ta capture Sousonata, which is wgI goui-
saned. is about twelve miles from AcaIuua.
ON the Sa1vadoreau ratlroad. which connects
The port ot NeaJutia with the capital uf
the republic rs soon as the invading rorgy
entered che harbor they easily took pus.
session of the town, which was poorly de.
Tended They chen seized a train wheh
happened 20 he at the terminus 10 the road
ut the time and swiftly moved on tu SON
sonata.
Meanwhile President ricuero had hcaro
Of the capture of town nnd ordered an
immediate mobilization of the salvadorcau
army, A number of troops we're rushed hy
train from the capitol To- Seusouata Dur
ng the night the invaders surrounded the
town. attacking it this morning with the
result above stated Not the least inter-
esuE part of the whole incident is the
fact that an American citizen is satd to
have been the promoter and leader ot the /
move. lie is John Moissant wealthy /
sugar planter who formerly resided In san |
Francisco. and Who is now "a prisoner i'm |
the artillery garrison at san salvador 1t I
is said ho viii later Doc tried by the SAL |
vadorcan government. MolssaR' is one ot /
four brothers who, beside and one OF /
as. 49,.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-13

on the subject Of the kidnapping of Paul
sons children, orchard did not speak to
me about it in Denver. but did come 70
me in Wallace and outlined the plot lie
said that he wanted to kidnap Psulson's
children ANA get a bunch OF money 1
told him that he was a fool and that if
I he attempted to do so / would deuounce
MIN publicly and that he would be run out
! or Wallace The story is absolutely an
true"
Coates served term as Lieutenant gov
ernor of Colorado, having been elected ON
the populist ticket After leaving Colorado
he went To Wallace and until a few weeks
ago was proprietor u newspaper there.
| lie recently sold out his newspaper inter
ests
When the cross-examination ot Orchard
was resumed this morning Attornet Rich.
/ ardson again suggested that the witness as
! being coached by Detective Mcfarland and
counself for the prosecution.
! In this manner he provoked the sharpest
wrange that the attorney and WinrSs have
had in their long contest
orchard spiritedlv denied that he i1 oeng
coached and asserted that te IL telling the
truth
orchard said that he aid Patr bona dis
cussed the project OF killing IudEe Cebhsrt,
but that he alone started out go murder
Judge Goddard without any suggest on from
Haywood, Meyer or pettihone except
general one made a mouth before
sun another crime came home - Orchard
today. Under eNamnati"1 he confessed that
he swndled farmers y southern Nolarado
with a fake hail Insurance game wni!e down
there trying to Kill Peairdy
Just before recess the monotony Of the
cioss-examination vas broken bv Orch ards
description of his d'e eot to EH General
ahci man Beu in Denver
For twelve nights. he sud ne Was at
Bells residence wal Ms f2f au 'ppmtuatlN
- shoot him
More than once Belfs life was saved by
the barking Of small DOGS
After the noon recess Richardson's cross
examination led Orchard down at lasr toI
the time when orchard first started ont on
tue MISSION "hIe" eNeh'uaH> reS'I'r" IN the
ue'''"e' ol io''nF "''e,'''' H''un'"DeIE = i''
N""se 'luio' nay Wo"u i9 q" .r'aI IL was
at lue conference win M'Eer' H"y"oou anu
tettlpohe aIter Moytr return nom 'aii-
loi"I" III august I'oa' lhHt 'ne lna''e' was
hrst mentioned. orchafd SAID Mover had
Just hhiShea teIlnR MN To get l'c 'I Johnny
NeNlHe' Wheh haywood brought mp the xiii
ing ot Steuhehber=.
Haywood said it would be a = od hing
to get Steunenberg" orchard feldlei He |
said we could then go back to Paterson. \. !
j., ana write letters to Peabody Bell God |
dard and some Of the mine owners and tell
hem thar they We're not forgotten and that /
he only way they could avoid death WIS /
to die Hagwood said it would be like I
living death to all these men to know soui4 !
one was after them all the time.
Haywood also said Ed Bo.ce always |
wanted something done to steunenberg
''Moyer spoke up and said that he thought /
1t would have a good effect To yet Steun-
enberg after letting him go SO many years
Ndams and man named Nc
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-13
SCHMITz PERJURER
DECLARES RUFF
ON STAND
BITTER ORDEAL FOR SAN
FRANCISCO MAYOR

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IllOIIY OF OIIlltI / Ile0U ana
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'it iHtf1 ana WIN tHe same
w. W ,,'',''' ~ = a,''','a 'ehan'l''''''
| 'i hlns'N "' inc han0N 't Prosecutor ill-
',"ss @@ IN q, ",. .ps,cS va, po @e so'.a "
the day tho 'peeeh ot his own attorney.
Barrett he took mo- opcu heed iudccd
during most of the two hours and twcut.
five minutes Mr. Barrett was speni<ing the
mmor WAS either elanciup over newspapers
or buried deep In typpvritton pages vi t,s.
umou,. nul mn word of the prosecutor.
address escaped bis sensitive ears
. barrett spoke FOR tvo hoprs api
half ia behalf ~ tbc defense making
ou arsumont that the court had permit
ted him to tci the whole story he wouid
have testtued That the restaurants men cttrp
20 iarl aud h'"0sh his services NJ an 90
lnin"N. ana ihai no threat was made Go or
n'Ia over lhem mat the> would l7se thc'"
licenses J., 'o'l 'lI n'' pay hin money ana
,'''' ''''g' COM lll.n "'u'u nave peen ina,
N'' '''' 'N'' ''s' '"A ''h''" 'F'i the "
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-21
Hotel Arrivals.

Arlington-R. J. Taylor and Mrs. Tay-
lor, Macon, Ga; A. ]. Bomley, U.SA.
DR.. A. H. Doty and Mrs. Doty
New York; J. 8. Dulin, New York; Mrs.
H. c. Foster, Chicago
Ebbitt-J. A. Smith, Ell Paso, Tex: P,
G. Halden. Ames. Iowa; Fred Thompson,
U.SN.; L. w. Waller. USING; A. Blunt,
U.s.A.; John Young and Mrs. Young.
Chicago.
Raleigh-E. H. Rhodes and Mrs. Rhodes,
Lansv:lle. Ga; F. H. Bailie. Pittsburg
J. ]. Ormsbee, Ell Paso, Tex: w. D. OFT,
Columbia. s. c.; c. D. Porter, Buffalo,
N Y.
New Willard-C. A. Lukens, Chicago;
A. w. Cason, Los Angeles, Cal; Garland
H. Mourning, Louisville, KY; w. H.
Watson, ST. Paul, Mimi
Shoreham-Mrs. Henry Kern, Miss
Clara Kern, Miss Bessie Kern and Miss
Armistead Kern, Portsmouth, Va;
Charles Virgins and wife. st. Louis; j.
A. BEAMS and wife. New York; Francis
Grimes. Windsor. VT; E. F. Grimes, De-
catur, ILL.,: Harry s. New. Indianapolis;
Miss Adele Richie, New York city; Eu-
gene K Austin and Mrs. Austin, New
York city; Joseph 1. Schwartz, Denver.
Col; o. w. Brown, Denver, Col.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-21
LIEUT.. CRoNAN's BRAVERY.
Suitable Action in Recognition VIII
Be Taken by the Department..

on1cials of the Navy Department are In
somewhat of Il quandsry as to what ac-
uon to take TO reward Lieut.. William p.
Cronan. who lost two fingers of his right
hand recently In an attempt TO prevent the
closing OF the breechblock OF an eight
inch gun upon loose grains of powder
during target practice on the battleship
Connecticut. Reports to the department
Indicate that Lieut. Cronan made
courageous effort to impede the closing
OF the breechblock on the theory that
an explosion was imminent in the turret
ana that the lives OF the men there were
IN danger. At the same time the reports
snow that the young officers effort was
useless and that, had he stopped to think,
ne should have known that an unpro-
tected hand would have no effect what
ever on the breechblock after 1t had been
swung toward its position.
Secretary Metcalf will confer with Can't
hugo Osterhous who was in command
or the Connecticut, and IT is expected
that the decision will be to write the
young officer a letter commencing him
Tor his bravery. 1t had been suggested
that the lieutenant might be advanced a
Few numbers In grade, but that can be
done only when life has been risked TO
save others. In this case, it is said there
was no real danger. but at the same time
the department has no wish to minimize
the bravery shown by young officer In
the face of what he believed to be a
menace to the lives and the safety of the
ship.