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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
DROPPED DEAD IN STREET.
Mrs. Stephen K. Colby Of Montpelier
Victim Of Heart Disease.

Mrs. Stephen r. Colby of Montpelier.
wife Of passenger conductor on the
Barre and Montpelier branch Of the
Central Vermont railway, dropped dead
from heart disease shortly before three
o'clock yesterday afternoon Mrs. Colby
was walking down Main street in that
city and fell ii front Of the bakery Of
G. H. Cross & Son. She was quickly
carried inside the store and medical aid
vas summoned. but before a physician
arrived Mrs. Colby was dead Beside
Lar husband, Mrs. Colby IS survived by
two sons Who are employed in this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
YOUTHFUL HUNTER
SHOT TN The BACK
William Dickinson Of Brandon Received
BuIlet FROM Small Ride ii Hands
Of Companion.

brandon, April 4-William Dobinson,
son of AIr. and Mrs. ]. H. Dobinson,
vas accidently shot in the back yester-
Day afternoon, Inc accident happened
while Dobinson and biz companion, Ros-
coe Sanders, were ont hunting sparrows
On the hill back Of Pearl street san
sleTs was following close 10 Dobinson
when his rife, 22-calibre, was acci-
IDENTIFY discharged, the bullet entering
the center of his back and glanced To
one side
Local physicians were called but we're
unable to locate the bullet, and he was
taken 10 the Mary Fletcher hospital,
Burlington, on the 5:15 train.
The boys are about ~ years Of age,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
YEAR AGREEMENT
ASKED BY PLUMBER
Otherwise Their Proposition rs the Same
o. That Which rs Now in
Force.

The regular meeting of the plumbers
union which was held last evening was
well attended, but only routine business
came before the meeting It was ex-
peeted that some reply to the wage prop.
osition might be received from the EN-
ployeTs, as the bill expires May |, but
the matter was not brought up.
The new bill, which the union has
presented, is the same as that under
which they are now working, and calls
for minimum wage of SITS per day
for eight hours. The only change from
the old bill is that the new bill as pre-
sented calls for ose years agreement,
instead of three as gnder the old agree
ment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
FLEETS ITINERARY.
Will Leave MaEdalena Bay on April
nth.

Washington, April 4.--The official itiu
erary 81 the battIeship aeet was issued
by the bureau Of navigation to-day;
Leave Magdalcna Bay April ll, arrive
san Diego April IL; leave April Is, ar-
rive San Pedro Bay April rs. The SOC
ond division win 10 To Long Beach. the
third to Santa Monica, the fourth to
Redondo April ~ Leave San Pedro
and contiguous ports April 25 at Six
a. m. and arrive at Santa Barbara at
four n hi. Leave April 80. arrive at
Santa Cruz May leave May 4 and
arrive at San ranciseo May 8, two p. nj.
Tnc hours of arrivals and departure are
depending on weather con.
ditions and the absence of fog.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
His Auditors Enthusiastic.

Berlin, April 4.-The advisability of
Germany in the future following the ex-
ample OF America in thoroughness Of
technical and manual scholastic train
ing. formed the subject os a lecture
last night by Dr. Pabst. director Of the
l,eipsic teachers seminary. His auditors
wfee enthusiasts. The lecturer. By the
means Of moving pictures. presented
school scenes in the United States. where
he declared the technical training of the
youth had attained such perfeetion as
to be almost inconceivable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
MINISTER'S WIFE DEAD.
MRS. Eugene Haines Of Rutland Sue
cumbs to Nervous Collapse.

Rutland April a.. Mrs. Edith Haines,
wife of Rev. Eugene Haines, pastor Of
the local Baptist church, died at her
home on Washington street about 4
last evening from a nervous collapse.
Mrs. Haines was born at Hemlock, N.
IL. 3f years ago, and was the only
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Beam
She married MIR. Haines about 10 years
ago, and they came to this city about
two years ago. Besides her husband
She leaves two children, son 4 years
old and daughter weeks old, and her
parents. The funeral viii be neld at
tho house Sunday afternoon at 2.3o
and the body will be taken to Canaan
taigpia, n. Y, Monday morning for bur-
iaI.
Because Of the death there viii be no
etryices at the local church Sunday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
KILLED IN RUNAWAY.
Or. John c. Spear Was Retired Army
Surgeon.

Norristown, Pa, April DIR. John
G. Spear. retired surgeon Of the United
States navy, was killed In runaway
accident here yesterday and his dangb
ter. Mrs. Herbert Won Slotzenberg Of
New York, and Miss Mary Sullivan, d
nurse were injured
The horse became frightened and flung
the carriage over an embankment. Dr.
Spear was caught under the falling vehi-
cle and received injuries which caused
his death in short time after being
admitted To d hospital AIRS. Won StoI.
zenberg and Miss sullivan were cut and
bruised and are suffering from shock
Three sons Of Dr. Spear are in the Unit.
cd States navy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04

Boston, April A. The granite cutters
strike against twelve shops in afd
around Boston, which started OF With
a rush Wednesday morning, Is settled,
at least as far as the men are concerned,
for the union at Q mass meeting at
l04 Canal street Thursday night voted
to accept the same scale oil wages under
which the men have worked for the last
three years. All requests for a wage
increase over this scale have been waived
for another year, and as fast as the
manufacturers sign the old scale their
men will return to work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Merton Z. Beckley OF Marshfeld was
a visitor IN the city to-day.
Harold Turney and Miss Theresa Tur-
ney went TO Middlesex to-day to visit at
their home over Sunday.
Among arrivals at the City hotel last
evening and to-day are A. J. Knapp.
Winter Hin. Mass; 4. A. Bucklin, Bos
ton; j A. Whiltemore. Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
SHOT HIMSELF.
john Williams Of Hanover, N. H., Had
Been Despondent

Canaan, N. III, April 4.--John vii.
liams Of Hanover, 40 years old, ssot
and instantly killed himself yesterday
in his room 1T q hotel Williams had
no relatives. He mad come here recent.
ly from Hanover
It is supposed that the death Of his
housekeeper, who had cared for him
many years, led to an attack Of de-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
BESIECED BY BEGGERS.
American Bride and Her Hungarian Hus-
band Ask Protection.

Budapest, April 4.--Actually frighten.
ed Nv mob Of fortune hunters who
have tagged them ever since they en-
tered Hungary, the Count and Countess
Szechenyi have applied to the police for
protection When they drive out the
streets are bloekaded with applicants
fof donations. The countess does not
dare leave the hotel alone and the
count II waylaid whenever he SHOWS
himself.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
EAST MONTPELIER.

Mrs John Long returned Thursday
evening from Middlesex, where she at
tended the funeral Of Herbert Long.
Mrs. Sadie Lawson Of Montpelier has
been spending several days in town as
guest at the homes Of J. F. Robbins and
NJ Il. Howland
sixty persons we're present at the
Grange meeting "Wednesday evening,
when fine new maple sugar was served.
The evening was made the more enjoy.
able BY an excellent program.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
TAKES EXCEPTIONS.
Chief Gladding Disproves Commissioners
Report Of Barre Fire Losses.

Chief Cladding of THE fire department
takes exceptions TO the figures Of Barre's
fire loss for 1907, as published yesterday
from the insurance commissioners re-
port. He declared that some mistake
has been made i'll the report, as the
city's total loss for the year was only
si $50, instead of the $9,51I as taken
from The report mentioned Tie explain
cd when questioned about the matter,
that his figures were based ON actual
reckoning gained by visiting the local
agencies
TITS impossible to compute the eity's
loss at more than 81 .Ss0,'' he said.
Furthermore, he stated that the de-
partment had not lost d single building
of any description dnring the year, aud
tho only loss Of any size was on the
residence Of Fred 4. Page and the figures
there we're less than thousand dollars.
Chief Cladding was inclined To believe
that the city's and the towns losses had
been put together.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
A NEW SERUM
Has Been Discovered by Prof. Leon
Bertrand.

Antwerp. April 4-Dr. Leon Bertrand
to-day announced the discovery of a
serum which he declares is a. effective
IN pneumonia cases as anti-toxin is in
the treatment Of diphtheria. He has
laid before the Antwerp medical society
proofs OF cures effected In dozen bad
cases, together with the secret for prep
aration Of the serum. Further expert
Enents are 70 Be conducted under the
society's direction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04

Barre c. v. Bowlers Went to Montpelier
and Came Back.

The bowlers in the Barre Office Of the
-ecntral Vermont railroad Office who got
rather eeoekyp over defeating the Mont
pelier employees Of the same railroad In
match Of small pins rolled In this city.
Went to Montpelier last evening for a
return match with the big pins. Result
well, perhaps they'd better not say
SO much ab-e-out iii Lcastwise, you
can't yet the local wood-choppers to
speak Of bowling
But BY special wireless" The Times
presents the results as follows
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
CAMBRIDGE WON RACE
AS WAS EXPECTED
Led Oxford University Today BY Three
Lengths-Great Throng Gathered
to See Sport.

London. April Cambridge won the
annual boat race with oxford this after.
noon Cambridge led all the way and
finished three lengths ahead. The time
was 10 minutes. 10 seconds.
Since 1896 Oxford has won but once
and Cambridge was the favorite today
Although the crews did not get away
from Putney Bridge until 3;S1 p, m,
the spectators began to gather along the
river BY Daylight The betting WAS 4
70 / on Cambridge at the start
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
Engagement Announced.

Burlington, April 4The engagement
is announced Of Miss +. n Chase, pri-
vate secretary to the Rev. Edward M.
Fuller and Office secretary OF the Yer.
mont Sunday School Association, 70
henry G. Brittin, bookkeeper for the
Northern Provision company of this city.
The ceremony will take place in May.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
LAUNDRY SITUATION.
Statement by Proprietors Of Barre Steam
Laundry.

The agreement between the laundry
workers and the Barre Steam Laundry
viii expire tonight, but it is expected
that some settlement viii be effected
before Monday morning. The proprie.
tors Of the laundry today stated the
following Id regard To reported rise 0f
prices.
Having been placed In an unfavor.
able light BY some articles that have
been published IN the papers Of late, We
think statement Of facts. which amy
one can prove upon investigation, viii
be timely. Ii has been stated that we
advanced the price OF our work 20 per
cent. in the last year. This is only
true IN part We only advanced on the
price Of dress shirts, collars and cuiis,
negligee; all the other articles on gem
tlemens and ladies' lists and family
work remain tie same Speaking Of
negligee shirts, since its introduction d
few years ago The bundle work 0f d
laundry in the country towns has dwin-
Thes male members of the household
wear necligee shirt and the laundering
of it is shouldered on the housewife.
We did not advance prices until ev-
cry laundry in the state had advanced.
although We were running the only union
laundry in the state, working shorter
hours and paying higher wages than
any laundry in tile state. This IS true
to-day and ia addition, We have been
asked to increase She wages OF every
employe ten per cent, cut down the
apprenticeship from one year to six
months and put some classes Of labor
on q 45-hour week or better than eight
hours day We arc also Obliged to
pay time and quarter for al overtime.
All short time eaused BY duh weeks and
tardiness Of employees must lie borne bv
the lsundry.
Laying aside The question Of labor
taking UP the cost Of supplies used IN
tne business, and the running and keep.
ing OF teams. it has been proved beyond
4 question this item Of tie business
alone has advanced over thirty per cent.
N the last Eve wears. These are not
our figures. but can Be proven by anv
! q. man OF sgAcly bouse IN the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
PUBLIC PRINTER.
John S. Leech Was Appointed to Still
ings Place Today.

Washington, D. G., April 4.--Tohn S.
Leech, at preseat public printer Of the
Philippines, was appointed today pub
lie printer, vice Stillings, who was fore.
ed to resign.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
HELD A REUNION.
Volunteer Hose Company No. /, Of
Montpelier Bsnqueted and Talked.

Volunteer Hose company, No. 7, of
Montpelier held its twenty y.iifth reunion
last evening, meeting at Aiilisr's Inn
A banquet was served. after which the
So memheFs and guests joined IN infer
mai aftereinnef speaking Stories were
told and "reminiscences were rehearse5.
Prior TO the social time, the secretary
and treasurer reported The company
was found to be in good financial stand
inc. A. !, Whitcomb was elected presi
dent Of The company fsr ths oouize
year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
Three Below il 81. AIbans.

St Albans, April 4.-0ne thermometer
in this city registered three degrees be.
low zero this morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04

Boston. April z.-CoyernoF Guild pass
81 e good night and is now resting com
foriably.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-04
TONIGHT IN BARRE.

Woodmen's dance. Bolster block.
Rebekah whist party. L Q. @. +.
hall.
Wonderland pictures. Hale's pavi-
lien.
Thestorium, % Main street.
Revival service. Worthen hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
The Next Station.

AS soon as the new Pennsylvania ter
minal In New York is put into service
an innovation will be introduced on the
suburban service to insure more thorough
understanding Of their whereabouts on
the part OF passengers. The time
honored wall Of the brakeman as he pro-
claims the name of the next station is
to be silenced. The stations will all be
numbered, and upon approaching each
its numerical designation will be posted
at the end of the car. with a bel signal
calling attention to the change. 1t nigh,
be suggested that the name of the sta
ton itself would be a simpler device
more surely informing the unfamiliar
passenger.
But anything will be an improvement
over the cryptic cries of the brakeman
who appears to think that his chief func-
ton in life is to cause man to wonder
where he is. The change, if generally
adopted on other lines, will destroy ar
interesting, If annoying, feature Of way
station travel in the United States, and will
render obsolete many a rare old joke anG
story about the cacophonous brakeman
No longer. save as a matter OF history
will the commuters tell of the New Bruins
wick man who could safely slumber al
the way home in the evening and ge,
off at the right station on hearing the
brakemans CAL, feeling we'll assured be.
cause the name did not sound like Pater.
son But under the numerical system
there will be danger of confusion unless
the road supplies sort of batting order
score card with every ticket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
The Prosecuting Attorney.

Long ago the concept of a prosecuting
attorney representing In court the inter-
este of both the accused and the state,
and striving merely to eucidate the
truth 10 the end that justice might be
done. was laid aside in most American
cities and replaced by AN ideal OF criminal
prosecution which confined the people's
representative strictly TO the task of
weaving net of evidence around the
prisoner. This may have been the cause.
or perhaps the effect. of the employment
by persons accused of crime of attorneys
highly skilled In the arts of cross-exam-
ination and courtroom oratory. What
ever the process of evolution. the figure
OF the average prosecutor stands now q
complete reversal from the type contem-
plated In the laws themselves
The other day in the Hams trial at
Flushing, Long Island. the prosecuting
attorney caused a surprise by calling in
behalf of the state q man whom the de-
Tense had rated as its star witness
The New York Herald's news report OF
the incident reads thus:
by calling Henry l.. Jesperson as a
witness yesterday District Attorney Oar
yin dispelledAthe idea of many members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
The BACHELORS CHRISTMAS.

open fire,
IT'S Christmas eve and here am with all that
What all? Yes. all that gold can buy: there.
not single thing ] need,
And yet somehow what lines are those that in
the leaping flames I read?
why should a crate fire crackle 10 and laugh
at all my single bliss?
Why there is Jack: Five years ago We roomed
together, he and I.
Full many midnight romp we've had and lit
Tie cared how time would ~:
"nere are the stems used to clink and
where the songs We used to sing?
An Jack! dear Jack! I'm all alone what 10 the
message now you bring?
For there you are big a. life slippenad fust
as you used to be.
Great Scott! old man. don't tell me now tAst
they are yours-those children three.
Why, hello. Jim! What. i'll in bed and dxhtiar
now to save your life,
AND who's that cools your fevered head? By
George. my boy, have You a wifef
Are those her soft white hands that smooth
-, your pillow with such gracious carer
Ill as you are. you're better or than an Jim,
tonight, I swear:
kissed you will not be.
While l-Oh what a change Is this the opsn Gre
brings over me:
Now there is George. my pal Of old. the vesy
You held that single bliss was best ana now
you're playing Santa Claus;
1 hardly recognized you through that cotton bat
And there's little boy and girl now v.,tins
for you the stair.
Go down to them with laugh and song. 60 make
those little youngsters glad.
l realize at last, my boy, I've not the wealth
Detroit Free Press
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
CASTRO'S TROUBLES.
From the Chicago Record Herald.

From the Chicago Record lierad
| The man who has been acting as Cas-
troS substitute during his absence in Eu-
rope acts very much if he intended to
try to deprive the President OF Venezuela
| of terminal facilities.
From the Springfield Republican.
President Castro had to go away from
home to get the news-that is. to discover
what Venezuela thought OF him
From the Philadelphia North American
The new Venezuelan government has
Cancelled Castro'S letter of credit and left
him stranded in Berlin. And yet. that
new government pretends TO be DESTROYS
of resuming friendly relations with Ger
many.
From the Columbia State.
Castro. knowing all the Venezuelan
news. doubtless does not feel like sending
any pretty little trinkets to the dear ones
at home.
From the Louisville Courier Journal.
Castro may never be rated as a states
man, patriot or a gentleman. but as
man capable of recognizing the psychology
ical moment and acting accordingly he
seems to be entitled to credit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

ton of the population. or from the So
called normal city drift but is due to
an exceptional and seriously threatening
cause In addition. namely, the with
drawal of productive, supporting lands
from general cultivation and their alb
sorption by the great landed estates or
parks of the wealthy classes.
Thus the population increases and the
supporting area decreases. Truly. the
problem is complex. So far as the lack
of employment for those who are DESTROYS
and capable of working for a living is
concerned, at least a partial remedy lies
in the stimulation of manufacturing. The
government has already moved in this
direction, a law having recently been EN-
acted requiring the fabrication in Eng
land of all articles patented there. But
this expedient is only a small measure OF
provision. There still remains the grow
ing dsproportion between the population
and the productive, lfe-supportng area.
The restoration to use of certain per-
centage of the now idle lands, held as pri-
waite parks, has been proposed A small
farm experiment on minor scale has
been tried within a few years near Wind
sor. but with questionable success. It is
predicted by the less optimistic English
students of this problem that If patch
OF land We're offered free to every idle
man in London. sufficient to support him
and his family, the tender would be ac-
cepted by so few that there would still
remain formidable number of depend
ents, idlers and quasi-criminals in the
city. Forced colonization mas been pro-
posed as the final expedient, measure
savoring Of economic surgery. Where
could the surplus population of London be
sent, where it would not become as grave
menace to its new environment as it is
to its present? What employment could
be provided for It in Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa or Canada that it
would accept and that would not lessen
the prosperity of those already on the
ground?
The ministry and parliament capable of
adopting and executing these measures
have yet to be elected by the people, 1t
is becoming more and more evident, how
ever. that soon the English voters will
be confronted by the issue In terms to
admit Of no compromise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Eneland's Surplus Population.

English craftsmanship has made little
Roadway. if any. against the problem OF
the unemployed, which continues to
thrust itself into view with distressing
plainness. Especially at this season is
the plight of the poor of London a serious
question for the sociologists, who realize
that mere relief" measures only anne
liorate in very small measure the symp-
toms of the disease without reaching the
seat of trouble. This winter numerous
manufacturing plants have closed for lack
Of work notably shipbuilding establish
ments and the normal number Of the
unemployed has been swelled to an alarm
ing extent in some of the large Industrial
centers outside of the capital. In the
cities charity societies are working to col
Iect funds and to prevent acute destitu-
ton. but little can be done even in this
way beyond the bare saving of life. 1t is
stated that more than 1,OOO homeless men
assemble nightly on the Thames embank-
ment to get Salvation Army shelter tick
cts, only about one-half securing them
the other half finding miserable quarters
in doorways. under bridge arches and In
other such places, or walking the streets
all night to keep from freezing. Crime is
&
in which the pleas usually that the
offenders have resorted to stealing to keep
their families from starvation. pleas that
have unfortunately ample basis in
fact.
The question arises, in this connection,
Is England overpopulated? In 1901 there
were in England and Wales 81, 90, U75 peo-
pie an average density of SOC per square
mile as compared with 3iS per square
mile in Massachusetts in 1909. 4O7 in
Rhode Island. 80 in New Jersey, ISL in
Connecticut and 152 in New York The
entire United States in 1900 bore popu-
| .1tion Of a density Of only % to the square
mile In ten years the English Welsh
density increased from 49, to 556, a gain
Of 80 persons per square mile. while the
American density was increasing only AZ
persons in the same time. These figures
carry striking suggestion. When the
statistics regarding London are consid-
cred the seriousness of the problem ap-
pears clearly In 1881 the metropolitan
district contained an average OF 1919 per-
sons TO the acre: in 1891 1t held TT per-
| sons per acre. and in 1901 its density was
| l4.S4 per acre. The latest figures repre-
| sent density Of S,497 to the square mile
! as against 4.64J in the District OF CO.
| lumbia in 1900. the latter being the larg-
| est American percentage outside. of strict
! ~ urban areas. The menace of the Lon
! don congestion is not alone in the pres
ent density but in the steady tendency
| toward increase. This increase results
not merely from the natural multiplied