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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
Central Labor Union So Decid-
ed Last Night
WILL MAKE BIG DAY OF 1T
The Unions of Montpelier and Barre
Town Will Probably Be Asked TO
Unite in Making It a Success
full Celebration.

A special meeting of the Central La.
Dor Union was held last evening for
the purpose Of deciding whether or not
Barre labor unions would have Labor
day celebration this year. The mind Of
the union was that exercises and sports
should be held, and a permanent com.
mittee was appointed to make arrange.
ments for the celebration of the day.
The chances are that the celebration
will be held at Intercity park and that
the labor unions of Montpelier and
Barre Town will cooperate with the
Barre unions in making the affair the
most successful OF its kind ever held
in the vicinity.
The program of the day will include
speech by prominent orator, a base
ball game between two fast teams, per
haps a foot ball match, tug of war. foot
races, throwing the hammer, and all the
kindred sports that tend to make an
affair Of this kind an entire success. 1t
is expected that the Montpelier Mill
tary band will furnish music during the
day.
This is the first general Labor day
celebration that the unions of Barre
have attempted for some time, and the
various committees will hustle in man
ner that will insure day of pleasure
for the people who attend.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
CALL TROOPS
TO THE SCENE
or the Strike in Alabama to
be Ready
ENGAGEMENT REPORTED
One Deputy Sheriff Is Said to Have Been
Killed at Adamsville Yesterday
Afternoon-GOvernor Conner
Alarmed.
ENGAGEMENT REPORTED

Birmingham, Ala, July 1s.-Wbilc
The reports concerning the strike stu
alton are being greatly exaggerated,
there was sufficient cause for alarm to
induce Governor Conner TO order the
militia of the district to sleep on their
aims last night and remain in readi-
ness for an emergency call.
Governor Conner together with sher.
III Higdon and several deputies made
an automobile tour of the strike dist
rct. So impressed was the Governor
with the seriousness of the situation
that on returning to Birmingham three
local companies of militia were ordered
under arms. At the present time,
mixed company numbering 100 men, is
On route TO Adamsvlle where yester-
day afternoon there took place an en-
gagement between strike sympathizers
and deputies No authentic report con
cerning the result of this engagement
las reached the city although it is
known that one deputy is dead. Others
wounded, and that many of the strike
sympathizers have been arrested News
cs this engagement was followed by the
instant mobilization of troops, which
nre now en- route TO Adamsyille with
Major Ledbetter in charge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
MORE AND MORE BATTLING.
Teal Pond Murder Mystery as Deep
as in the Beginning.

Troy, n. Y, July is.-The Teal pond
murder mystery, after six days of IN.
vestigation, becomes more and more
battling and those engaged in the at.
tempt TO solve il are fearful that un.
less something developes at the coron.
er's inquest, which may be held to.
morrow, 20 throw more light on the
Ease, the murderer OF Hazel Drew may
never be known.
The suicide theory even has been
revived, but the physicians who per.
formed the autopsy all insist that the
girl was dead before her body was cast
into the stagnant waters Of the old
mill pond.
The statement made by Miss Carrie
Weaver in Dayton, o., yesterday that
she and Hazel went on trip TO New
York on July and returned on the
following day, is evidently an error in
dates The girls made the trip TO the
metropolis on Friday, May 30, and re.
turned here on the following Monday
morning. Hazel at that time told her
friend she intended TO make trip to
Lake George on tho Fourth Of July
and when she left the home of Mrs.
i. c. Cary where she was employed. on
the morning of the Fourth, Mrs. Cary
supposed that she was going to make
the Lake George trip. While she had
told her friend, Miss Weaver. that she
was going on the lake trip, Mrs. A. NJ.
Green, by whom Miss Weaver is EN-.
ployed, said today that Hazel had not
psked her friend to accompany her.
Hazel passed the Fourth with her
aunt, Miss Minnie Taylor, at Renssela-
or park, this city, and in Schenectady.
"lIazel was with me here in Schenec-
tpdy on the Fourth" said Miss Taylor
today "She had intended to make
trip to Lake George and wanted me
to go with her. but did not want to
20 there on that day because the
trains are so crowded on holidays.
Hazel did not inform Mrs. Cary Of her
change of plans, but ] am sure she had
not intended TO deceive her"
Hazel apparently had propensity
for travelling She had made several
trips to New York, Boston and Prov
idence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
OFFICIAL FIGURES.
National Appropriations and the Things
for Which They Were Made.

Washington, July 1s.-0fiical figures
have been made up by Thomas p
Cleaves and james G. Courts, chief
clerks respectively of the committees
on appropriations of the senate and
house of representatives showing that
total appropriations made at the last
session of congress were 81 ,00S .397 SAB,
an increase of ss7 800 ,3a9 over the pre-
vious session. OF this amount sos
Ss2, ,247 was appropriated for the army,
Sl22,663.s .ss5 for the navy; $l63,053,009
for pensions; s222 ,9s0,s92 for the post
Office and $111,95s,0ss for sundry civil
expenses.
In addition to specific appropriations
made, appropriations were provided for
continuing contracts to the amount of
SIS, ,443,750 including the cost of two
first class battleshps, two colliers. ten
torpedo boat destroyers and eight sub.
marine torpedo boats, with the armour
ard armament for the battleships.
Appropriations for public buildings
throughout the United States, $40, $780,
ta0 A comparison OF the contract liza
blities with the last session of the 5sth
congress amounting to S67934,349,
shows reduction Of $1S.490,5 500.
The new Offices specifically author
ized, are 1924 in plumber at an annual
compensation of si3.764,676; and those
abolished are 6,142 in number at an
annual compensation of s467s,3s9, a
net increase of 10,682 in number and
S9,0S6,2S7 in amount.
OF this net increase in the number
of employmetns, 6,o0O are seamen for
the navy; 500 are additional officers
and enlisted men for the marine corps,
and 1865 are for additional clerks and
other employees of the postal service
throughout the nation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS INCREASE
For the Year Ending June 80 There
Were 1928 Petitions Filed in Mas
sachusetts.

Boston, July 1s.-There were 900 vol
untary and 263 involuntary bankruptcy
petitions filed in the United States dis
trict court for Massachusetts, for the
year ending June 30 In the previous
year there were $50 voluntary and l76
involuntary petitions flied. The number
of bankruptcy adiudications made dur
ing the year last closed was ,l55, as
against l,0s4 for the previous year.
There were 202 petitions of both kindc
dismissed this year, as against only 100
during the prior year. Discharges in
bankruptcy were granted in 695 vol
untary proceedings and 50 involuntary
proceedings, while during the preceding
year 7l2 were discharged IN voluntary
and 20 in involuntary proceedings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
NEW SUITS ENTERED.
For Trial in Washington County Court
Next Term.

Several new cases have been entered
on the Washington county court docket
for the September term of court. George,
w. Parks OF Barre, sues the Central,
Vermont railway company for damages
alleged TO have been received BY being
hit by car in the defendants yxd
in Barre couple OF years ago. Parks
was driving across the track when the
car hit him. C. ". Writers, of St.
Adams, was in Montpelier Wednesday,
consulting with j. G. Wing, Mr.. Parks
attorney on propositions of settlement.
A. Shambo has brought suit against
G. R. Bisnchi to recover paymenS for
work done upon his property in con-
structing the foundation of the house
recently built on Sibley avenue.
The case brought by Harry Daniel
of East Montpelier, against +. Crap
poni apt. of Barre, is to recover the
amount alleged on bill Of lumber sold
the defendant. The Barre Savings
Bank and Trust company have brought
a trover suit against Abigail J. Fraser,
A. A. Sargent appears for the bank
while R. A. Hoar is attorney for the
defense.
Among the other cases are Norman
7. Mckenzie vs. Town of Barre; Whit
comb Bros VS. f. J. Robar, of this city:
Commercial Jewelry company vs. Basi
lilo Dante, of Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
SUADAH TEMPLE
ANNOUNCES CARAVAN
Barre's Latest Organization Will Be Led
Across the Desert Next Friday to
Enjoy Zem Zem's Cooling
Springs.

Suadah Temple, 40, d. o. X. X, an.
nounces that on Friday, the cath day OF
July, caravan will by the grace OF the
Prophet, the consent Of Mokanna, and
the assistance Of all the officers OF the
Temple be escorted across the desert TO
enjoy lem zem's cooling springs in Khor.
assan's fair oasis. This is the latest or.
der TO be instituted in Barre, and Friday
promises TO be a day long TO be remem-
bered by those taking part. Officials
from the supreme order will be present
to assist in the exercises. The officers
OF Suadah Temple, No. l40, are; lmpe.
rial nawab, G. II. Apkerj royal princes,
&. NJ. Wiley, N. j. Roberts, w. Il. Had
ley; royal vizier, w. II. Duthie; grand
emir, c. l.. Converse; sheik, &. ID. Swa-
sey; Mahedi, II. c. Ladd; Mokanna, X.
s. Currier; Jos, j. W. Carver; master
of ceremonies, Geo. NJ. Gates; secretary,
+. n. Robinson; treasurer, James Mac.
kay; satrap, J. N. Gall; sahib, w. II.
Farar; electricians, +. w. Nicnols and
/. NJ. Frost.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
TWO INVESTIGATIONS STARTED
State Police and Customs Officials In
quired Into Facts

Boston, Mass, July 1S.--Two in
vestigations have been started to
ascertain the exact nature of the
explosives which caused the death of
three men and injured several Others
at the Hamburg American Lines pier,
Mystic Wharf, yesterday, and TO find
out the facts regarding the shipment
and receipt Of the two cases. The State
police are at work and Collector Ly-
man has started an inquiry. Deputy
George c. Neal of the State Police,
with the assistance of one or two of
his men, is busy with the matter. Mr..
Neal spent considerable time today at
the scene of the accident examining
the premises and interrogating work
men and officials of the steamship and
railroad companies concerned in hand
ling the dangerous consignment OF
goods contained in the two cases.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
MARBLE WORKERS LEAVING.
Party Of 20 To Start for Colorado Next
Monday.

A party of 90 marble men from Rut-
land and vicinity viii leave this city
Monday morning for Marble, Col, to
enter the employ of the Colorado Yule
Marble company. I, r. Salter of Al
Cleveland avenue, who is to have charge
of the party, stated today that the
men will leave Rutland over the Della
ware & Hudson railroad at 1880 o'clock
The marble workers who are to go west
consist Of capable cutters, polishers
and bed rubbers and the Colorado COM
pany officials have stated that they al
ready have sufficient contracts on hand
10 keep the men busy three or four
years. .
The Colorado concern expects to
send to Vermont for another lot of
men in two months. Mr.. Salter is
to have charge of the Colorado Yule
office.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
BURTON HAS HOPES.
Would Like to Be Senator, but Would
Not Hurt Taft.

Cleveland, July 1s.-Despite repeated
rumors that he would withdraw, Con-
gresham Theo. f. Burton is still in
the race for the United States to sue
ceed Joseph Benson Foraker. He stiIl
hesitates, however. to make an active
fight, which would further disrupt Re-
publican politics in the State and in
jure Taft This statement issued last
evening on the eve of his departure for
Europe yesterday, explains his atti-
tude;:
"Niy supreme interest is in the Ell.
ection of Mr.. Taft and Republican vic
tory in the State and Cuyahoga county.
| am especially anxious that the Presi-
dental campaign should not be com
plieated by competition for the SEN
atorship. While / should of course, be
pleased to be elected Senator, / am not
disposed to put forth any active effort
for the position, at least at this time
In an important sense, the Office should
seek the man"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
FILED in BOSTON
AFTER A LONG RUN
Four Glidden Tourists Had Perfect
Scores at the End of the Day.
Their Plans For the Re-
mainder of Trip.

Boston, Mass, July1s.--Led by G. J..
Glidden Of Boston, the originator of the
Glidden tours, the fifty odd cars com
peting for the Glidden and Hover tro-
phies IN the 1905 tour Of the Ameri.
can Automobile association filed into
Boston last night, checked in at the
Bay State Automobile association club
house and ended the longest days run,
1a4 miles of the tour. The cars took
ten hours from Albany. n. Y, the days
starting point, and found the Bay State
roads in excellent shape, fast time be-
ing made.
One car lost its perfect score in the
run through an unfortunate credit up
on the driver, however. A woman driv-
IN team refined across the road dir
ectly in front of the Studebaker ear
of the Rocheste Automobile club,
driven by Walter ,lones. To avoid an
lulHltHtHb tdJdntipPHt anu pOSSADlc
death for the woman, Driver Jones sent
his car straight into an embankment,
where the car skidded and crushed a
wheel. The woman was saved, but the
Rochester team was thereby put out
of the running for the Glidden trophy.
-Four teams are now left with perfect
scores in the race for the Glidden cup:
The Marmon trio of the Bay State as
sociation; the Pierce trio of the Buf
falo club, the Peerless team of the
Columbus club and the mixed team of
the Chicago team. In the individual
runabout competition for the Hover
trophy, five cars still maintain perfect
scores. The Pierce cars driven by J.
S. Williams and Z. A. Retting; the
Premier driven by G. A. Weldely and
the two Stoddard Daytons driven by
j. +. Runkle and r. s. Cox,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
A HOT CHASE
FOR FUGITIVES
Vermont Officers Were Per-
siStent and Won
AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE
Officer Putnam Of Bethel Tried to Arrest
Three Men and They Fled--All
Reeaptuerd and Were Sen.
tenced.

Randolph, July ls.--After an exciting
chase from Roxbury TO South Royalton
the last of trio of thieves was round
ed up, and to-day all of them are on The
way to the house OF correction az Rut,
land for robbery, they having pleaded
guilty and being sentenced to three
months eacn, They gave their names
as Joseph Wood of Reading, Mass.
Charles jackson of AttIeboro, r. L., and
Lee Martin of Hartford, Conn. They
are about Is years OF age.
Pursuit Of them started when +. II.
ketehum received news from an officer
in Roxbury of the burglary of a house
there on Wednesday, it being entered
during the absence OF the household and
a watch being stolen. Three suspicious
acting young men had been seen there
on that day, who went southwark and
were traced as far as the fish hatchery.
mere lne ciue was lost.
The message had hardly been receiv.
ed by Mr.. Ketchnm before the engineer
at the White Cross milk bottling plant,
MIR. Sawyer, discovered that his watch
and purse containing about four dol
lars a pipe and tobacco had been stolen
from the pockets of his coat and vest
which he left in the engine room while
he went into the room above to oil the
machinery Three strangers had been
seen by those living nearby to enter and
then leave the building, going in the di-
rection of Bethel. Officers at once tele.
phoned 70 Bethel to search any such
parties.
MIR. Putnam, the officer there. readily
found the three and followed them down
Main street from the bakery where they
went TO get some bread, to point
nearly opposite the entrance of the
Rochester railroad and directly back OF
his own house He telephoncd John
Wilson and on the latter's arrival they
told the three what they wanted and
conducted them to Mr. Putnam's house.
The three men quietly acceded and
walked TO the door but arriving there
the three men jumped and ran in oppo-
site directions. One was caught by Mr..
Putnam and placed in the hands OF a
man nearby, after which he followed the
second fugitive down the line to the
granite sheds.
Seeing boat on Blue Hill pond with
some oars in it, the fugitive seized the
oars and threw them into the water,
himself jumping into the water then
and calling back to his pursuer III you
get me you will haev to swim for it,"
But Mr. Putnam didn't have to swim
as assistance came from the sheds and
headed off the swimmer on the other
side, so that the officer wadad into the
water and took the fellow out. The
third man was captured about one mile
below South Royalton, and the three
were brought back by Officer Ketchum
and Engineer Sawyer and lodged in the
lock up.
None of the stolen goods was found
on their persons, but parties who came
from Roxbury on Friday for the trial
identified them as the same persons seen
there. The three all pleaded guilty then
and were sentncd to the house of cor.
rection
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
G0MPERS DENIES
SENDING THE CABLE
Urging William Randolph Hearst to
Lend His Influence Against the
Nomination of an Indepen-
dence League Candidate.

Erie, Pa, July ls.-President Gompers
OF the American Federation of Labor
denied last night that he sent a cable
to William Randolph Hearst urging him
to use his influence to prevent the Inde-
pendence League from nominating its
own candidate for president to urge the
League to support Bryan. Mr.. Com
pers said regarding the report:
Il read in the newspapers that am
credited with asking Mr.. Hearst to sup
port Bryan and that Mr.. Hearst has
made reply to me through the press.
Now, did nothing of the kind. don't
know where the message Mr.. Hearst
claims to have received came from.
did not send it or any other message to
Mr.. Hearst"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
THINKS BRYAN WILL WIN,
Delegate Pape to National Convention
Comes Back Enthusiastic.

Still husky-voiced from cheering VIII
liam Jennings Bryan at the national
Democratic convention, G.. Herbert pape,
one of the delegates-at large from yer'
mont, returned to his home IN this city
yesterday ready 10 take of his coat and
work for the election OF the Common
err" which, by the way, he thinks Is not
only possible but probable. MIR. Pape
says that Bryan is particularly strong
through the West; and there It Is that
the fight will be waged the coming fall.
Although New York is good lighting
ground, the West and the South can
elect Bryan, and / think they will do
it, he told Times reporter.
Can he carry lndianaf" was asked
"Yes, he can" was the prompt assur.
ance.
In fact, Mr.. Pape was enthusiastic
about the chances OF the Ncbraskan be-
ing the next president of the United
States. The people Of the West, he
declared, are for Bryan in large mum
bers, as everywhere he tPapel went and
everybody he talked with had a good
word to say of the Democratic nominee.
And you can say from me-" he added,
that the report that the conyention's
cheering for Bryan was manufactured
is incorrect. The first demonstration
following the mere mention of Bryan's
name by the blind Senator Gore was
spontaneous and unexpected.
Il wish, too. to correct a newspaper
story that the Vermont delegation did
not participate in the demonstrations.
We did participate in them. Vermont
was one of the first states TO move, and
in the last demonstration was the last
to sit down."
''How is it," the reporter asked, that
one of the Vermont delegation did not
voter
1T was this ways IL was four o'clock
in the morning when the vote was TAX
en- and one Of the delegates had gone
home sick; so we had to put an alter
nate in his place. ] am sure that the
delegate would have voted for Bryan II
he had been there; but the alternate
was johnson man and when the roll
call of Vermont was taken he did not
vote"
1t was a trying two weeks for the
Eastern delegates, as they were on the
road long time going and coming and
they didn't get much sleep when there.
For instance. Mr.. Pape, who was on the
credentials committee, sat with his com
mittee in continuous session, save for
one hour, from five p. m. Tuesday TO 10
a. M. Wednesday settling the Gully VS..
anti Gully fight from Pennsylvania. The |
victory of the anti-Guifyites was, Mr..
Pape thinks, one of the grandest tri-
dmphs for clean politics he has heard |
Of recently. The vote Of Vermont ON |
the Pennsylvania issue was TO 3 in
favor OF seating the a1ti.fttfy men, /
clean young fellows. as they struck Mr..
pape.
The two best speeches of the eonven-
ton, the Barre man thought, were those |
IF Augustus Thomas of New York, and /
Ollie james OF Kentucky, when both /
seconded the nomination of Bryan. He
was pleased with Denver and considers
i an ideal convention city in all ways,
,ool and comfortable, although in the /
ball with $4,000 people pres.
mt the temperature was necessarily
warmer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
MADE CONFESSION
OF FIVE MURDERS
Just Prior to Being Hanged at Mounds
vile, w. Va, for One of Them
Late Yesterday Afternoon.

MoundsviIle, w. Va, July ls.--Frank
johnson, a negro, was hanged late yes
terday at the West Virginia peniten-
tiary in this place for the murder of
Mrs. Beulah Martin at @psy, w. Va,
on March 3 last.
A sensational feature of Johnson's
last day was a confession made to the
chaplain OF the prison, in which he said
he had committed five murders during
his career. Johnson gave the names and
actresses, so far as he knew them, of
the five persons whom he said he had
killed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
BRYAN IN BURLINT0N.
Will Probably Speak There During the
Month of August.

Burlington, July 1s.--WiIliam Bryan,
the candidate for the presidency of the
United States chosen at Denver. Col F,
last week by an overwhelming majority
OF delegates will come to Burlington
this summer and deliver one address
ii the interest Of bis campaign.
Ex-Mayor James Z. Burke of this
city, now the Democratic candidate for
governor Of Vermont, so states. Mr..
Burke said no definite arrangements
he'd been made but Mr.. Bryan would
make one address at Burlington, the
date to be fixed upon later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
FIRE AT cANoBIE LAKE.
Damage Of $4,000 to Buildings at DOw's
Grove.

Lawrence, Mass, July ls.--A fire, the
origin of which is unknown, destroyed
the building and shade trees at Dow's
Grove, favorite picnic ground. at Cam
ebie Lake yesterday The fire started
in the skating rink and spread to the
lunch room, dance hall, bowling alley
and outbuildings, burning all to the
ground. Aid from the towns of Me-
thuen and Salem, \. H., was summoned
but before it arrived the fire had spread
to the forest and was burning fiercely.
The loss at the grove is estimated at
SIS 900, but the damage to the forest
viii be much heavier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-18
AUTO NUMBER oBscURED BY MUD
Owner Fined for Not Cleaning 1t When
Notified by Policeman.

Boston, July ls.-Arthur Wilcox,
whose home is in Fall River, was found
guilty by Judge Stone of Cambridge
yesterday of running his automobile
with an obscured number plate, and was
fined IS. Wilcox was passing through
Cambridge early in the week; at Central
Square he was hailed by a patrolman,
plate was obscured by mud. The pa
trolman testified that, although the de-
fendant said he would clean the plate,
he did not do so then, but drove away.
The patrolman managed to get the num-
ber in spite Of the mud. Wilcox testi-
fed that he drove from Cambridge to
Winthrop before cleaning the plate.