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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
MAKE-SHIFT
FOR TAX BILL
Has been Framed Up For Leg
islatiye Action
IT ENLARGES ITS POWERS
OF the Tax Commissioner with View
to Getting Rid Of Some of
the Evils Of the Offset
System.


State House, Jan. IA.
The legislative committee OF ss mem.
bers met last evening and decided to
report the Bacon tax commission bill
without report. The bill increases the
duty Of the tax commissioner and gives
him authority to employ deputies to
carry on the work. 1t is designed 10
enforce the provisions of the present
law by doing away with the abuse madc
Of the Offset privilege as far as possible.
One of the provisions requires that or
sets claimed out Of the state must be
filed by the firm or corporation against
whom the Offset is claimed, in a schedule
in the town clerks Office sworn TO by
both parties. The committee then pro.
ceeded to dispose OF a number Of tax
bills in its hands, reporting most Of them
unfavorably. None of them make any
radical changes in the present system.
The Cushman tax bill, which embodies
the principal features OF the Finn bill
and calls also for rc.appraisal throngh-
out the state during this year to apply
on the taxation for 1910, will come into
the House this afternoon and viii doubt
less 70 to the committee and come into
the House with the Bacon bill
The principal topic Of conversation
about the corridors Of the State House
this morning was the public service cor
poration bill, which was ordered to a
third reading yesterday afternoon and
which comes up on its passage this af-
ternoon. Before the session this morn
ing the halls were alive with talk. This
debate il to be found on another page.D
The principal business done in the
House this morning was the ordering to
a third reading OF II. "a, which exempts
old soldiers who served in the Civil war
for 60 days or over from taxation to
the extent Of 81 900 worth Of property,
providing the total amount of property
owned does not exceed $4,000. The bill
also applies 20 the widows. Mr. Bacon
Of Hartford. the author Of the bill, Mr..
Howe of Bennington and others shook
out the flag and effectively helped the
measure. which was advanced along By
yea and nay vote of l0e to 96.
lhe Aioust TINS uiufIliHS tUISuIfeu III
the Senate's amendment to H. 566, re-
quiring savings bank and trust COM
panies to carry 8 per cent. of their in
terest bearing deposits, instead OF four
per cent. In the reserve as the bill pro-
posed, but refused TO concur in the Sem
ate's amendment cutting ont the require
ment that fourth Of the reserve should
be in cash
Mr.. Davis Of Derby, Mr.. Jones of Sud
bury and Mr.. Bacon of Hartford called
attention to the necessity of having
some cash on hand to provide for time
like those last year, when it was inn
possible to draw funds even from the
New York exchange and get them right
away. Mr.. Davis said the bank com
missioner had recommended in his re-
port the need OF some law requiring a
cash reserve. All Of those who spoke
did not believe that charter should be
granted bank that could not afford a
safe, that was safe, in which to keep
cash.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
DIED IN EMBRACE.
Married Woman and Her Paramour
Had Suicide Pact.

Washington. d. G., Jan. 14.--Becalse
she had returned to her husband from
whom she had separated Mrs. Lizzie
Harbin, aged Al, and mother of seven
children, was shot and killed at her
home in this city late yesterday by
Frederick Kraemer, a painter, % years
old, employed in the navy yard, who
then turned the .weapon upon himself
and indicted wounds which proved
fatal.
The police say that the circumstances
Of the tragedy indicate that probably
there was an agreement between the
man and woman to die together.
Recently Mrs. Harbin became es-
tranged from her husband, Daniel Har-
bin, a. the result of Kraemer's stten-
tions, it is said, but for the sake of the
children they agreed to live together
again. A few hours after the recon-
ciliatieu Kraemer went to the Harbin
home. There were no witnesses to
their meeting and what transpired
there prior to the shooting is unknown.
The couple were discovered locked in
each others arms after the tragedy.
There were no evidences Of a strllg.
Gle. The woman was shot twice
through the heart while Kraemer shot
himself through the head. Several of
the woman's children were in the house
AZ the time Of the shooting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
KING Is SENTENCED
TO TEN YEARS TERM
Former Broker in Boston Went to
Massachusetts State Prison Last
Night Following Conviction
For Larceny and En-
bezzIement.

Boston, Jan. 1s.--Cardenio r. King,
former broker, who maintained pola.
tial offices in Boston and New York and
who, for short time. was publisher OF
a daily paper here was last night SEN
ptFior criminal court TO serve not less
than 10 and not more than IA years at
hard labor, in the state prison at Char
lCstown.
On December 30 King was convicted
IN II counts Of larceny and embezzle-
nient in securing by false pretenses the
sum Of s22,yJ0 from patrons who in
vested in the stocks which he pro-
NOTED.
The sentence followed dramatic
statement by King in court during
which he reviewed the story Of his life,
his flight from Boston and his travels
IN England. France and Ceylon. He de-
clared that hd was innocent Of any
wrong intent in any OF his acts and he
accused Thomas w. Lawson OF secretly
fighting him and bringing him TO finan'
cial ruin.
Mrs King and her two sons sat in
siae the rail close TO the prisoner as
sentence was pronounced. King was i'm.
mediately taken TO the Charles street
Jail and then TO the state prison.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
Late Candidate For Vice Pres
ident Beaten For Senator
BYBENJ.F. SHIVELYTO- DAY
The Former LED on the First Ballot and
Continued to Lead, Up to the Four
teenth-He Is Bitterly Dis
appointed.

Indianapolis, Jan. 14.--Beniamin +
Shiyely Of South Bend was chosen al
the caucus Of the Democratic members
Of the Indiana legislature this morning
TO succeed James A. Hemmenway foi
United States senator. John W. Kern
late Democratic candidate for vice.
president, was his chief opponent and
was beaten only after an exciting bal
lot. DIR. Kern was bitterly disap.
pointed over his failure to secure the
support of the caucus. Mr.. Kern had
good lead on the first ballot, as was
anticipated, and by the third ballot he
had increased his lead to "a, leaving
only eight moro necessary TO win.
On the fourth ballot he had gained
still more. having 3s votse, but still
short OF the victory. Shively who had
had but fourteen votes on the first bal
lot began to gain and by the time the
fourteenth ballot had been reached he
led Kern, having 81 to Kdrn's 20.
Thomas Taggart, former chairman
of the Democratic national committee,
who had not been active in the SEN
atorial fight, had been in conference
with several members of the legislas
ture late yesterday urging them to
vote for Kern. And there was much
Kern talk about the lobbies of the
State House during the day. He was
regarded as the likely candidate for
the nomination.
On the lrst ballot there were eight
candidates, the vote standing as fol-
lows
John w. Kern, 25; Shively, IA;
Slack, IL, Lamb, 12; Hoffman, IL;
Menzies, 8; Niblaeh, 8; Miers, /.
The balloting was started last night
and was not finished until today.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
VICTIM DEAD;
NO ARRESTS
George Morse Was a Victim
OF Accident
THE AUTHORITIES THINK
A Henniker, N. H., Farmer Was Killed
by His Hired Man While They
Were Out Hunting for
Foxes.
THE AUTHORITIES THINK

North Weare, N. H., Jan. 14--Johr
Conner. who late yesterday fatally
fatally shot George Merze while they
were out hunting together and who de-
clared the. shooting was accidental is
believed TO be telling the truth, and
there probably win be nothing further
done about the case. The charge OF
shot entered Merse's side and IL was
thought that he could not survive. lie
died this morning. The shooting occnr-
red at about four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, near the Henniker town
line. DR. G. II. Sanborn was called 10
attend the injured man.
Morse was farmer and the man
who shot him was employed on the
Morse farm. The dead man was As
years Of age.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
LODGE is PRoSpER1NG.
New England Order of Protection Has
Now cas- Members.

The New England Order Of Protection
meeting held last evening as largely
attended. Grand Warden Merrill W.
Russell and District Deputy Grand
Wrden 4. II. Smith of Montpelier were
present and installed the newly elected
offcers. The officers are as follows:
Warden, Mabel a. Gifan; vice-warden,
Bert N. Cults; Junior past warden,
Walter ID. Glider; secretary, Charles
A. Spear; financial secretary, IF. Will
liam Scott; treasurer, Fl. X. Bush;
chaplain, Clara x. Swasey; guide,
Pliny NJ. Cutler; guardian, Bertha Nj.
Cutler; sentinel, Herbert r. Sanborn;
trustee for three years, r. A. Bugbee.
The reports for the year just closed
were very gratifying The present
membership Is 234, seventy two having
been initiated between the first of July
and December 81 The newly elected
vice warden, Bert n. Cults has credit
for bringing in the largest number, he
having secured forty one. After the
business had been disposed of the en-
tertainment committee provided an
oyster supper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
TALK OF The TOWN

G. A. LaCnanee of st. Johnsbury wa,
msnt yesterday.
Fl. J. LAroe was business visitor ii
Plainfeld today.
II your watch is troublesome try G
Biddell, "a Elm street.
Will Bigelow Of Corinth was in tht
city today on business.
Edward Kent of Randolph visited
friends in this city to-day.
@. II. Sawyer returned last night from
a business trip to Rochester.
III w. Haines Of Cabot was busi.
ness visitor in the city today.
Mrs. D. Il. Davis returned yesterday
brother, Harry Harris Of Windsor.
George Woodward Of Boston was q
business visitor in the city yesterday.
Roy Chase of Burlington began work
yesterday as clerk at Davis drug store.
Miss Bertha Mclean went to North.
field yesterday for visit with friends.
Olaf Swenson, who has been visiting
relatives in this city, returned today to
his home in Springfield, Mass.
Miss Jessie Patton left today for Or
mond, Florida, where she has o posi-.
tion in hotel for the winter.
Among business visitors in the city
to-day were F. W. Stevens, Rutland; I;
J. w. Stewart, NJ. D., New York; w. +.
Benson, Morrisville.
There will be meeting of the Amuse-
ment COMMITTEES of the Odd Ladies at
the home of Mrs. f. Veaie, 6t Maple
avenue, Friday evening at 7 o'clock.
Regular review OF the X. O. \. M. viii
be held Friday, AIN. 18th, at 5 p. M.
in the X. of ri hail. A good attendance
is desired, as the annual election Of Of
iicers will take place. Per order s.
X. G.
The Biiou theatre has to offer today
one Of the best programs of the week.
The picture, Cotton Industry of the
South shows how cotton is grown,
picked, prepared for market by means
of the gin and other ways. and great
storehouses full of 1t ready to be ship
ped to mills in the North. The other
two plcthres are Of special interest.
The song, Sunbeam" is o sweet
melody well sung.
A young Greek, unable to speak a
word Of English. was brought to this
city yesterday from Montpelier Junction,
where he got of train and appeared
to be in doubt as to which way to turn.
He was taken onto the Barre train,
brought here and taken to G. G. Mas
colts store, where ii was found that
he was on his way from Lynn, Mass,
to join brother in Berlin, Ontario. The
tangle was Strengthened out and he
started on his way to Canada yesterday
afternoon
On next Friday evening the we'll
known comedian, Dir. George f. Hall,
sill appear at the opera house in the
strong comedy drama, "The American
Girl" This IS the play in which Mr..
Hall scored his greatest success. appear
ng in the character of Ross Bolter for
.hree consecutive years-oser two thou
sand consecutive performances. Mr.. Hall
xill be under the direction of B. A. Rolfe
md viii be surrounded BY most COM
1stent company. A feature of the per-
iormance are the two little children,
7racic Braekman and Baby Hathaway,
Who appear respectively As prince Roy
ind ~Vergie" and introduce their won
lerfuIy clever specislties. During the
,ction Of the play. Mr. Hall viii present /
Is well known imperSoHations Of prom-
tent actors, which have made hm Tam
,us from eeast to coast.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
EAST BARRE.

Mr.. W. W. Nye, who has been i'll
for the past week IS improving.
Loyal Banner Union, ". c. 7. T.,
viii meet with hrs. A. C. Diclxey Fri
day afternoon at 2:3o.
Miss Mamie Hagsn, who has been
home for q few days returned to hen
work The first Of the week.
Mrs. c. II. Hutchins went to Mont
pelier Tuesday for a short visit with
her mother and other friends.
Williamstown lodge. =. f. O. p. in
stalls its officers Friday evening. ]. f.
GifEin Of Barre i expected to be pres
ent for the purpae. Let every member
b. present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
RUNAWAY GIRLS FROM EEwBURy
They Travelled Through Coventry and
St. Johnsbury to Morrisville.

Morrisville, Jan. 14.-Rachel Mccoy,
aged 16, and Violet Powers, aged is, Of
Newhury daughter and sister OF Mrs.
Rose Powers, left home Wednesday Of
last week, leaving no information as to
where they were going. They were
traced TO Coventry and ST. Johnsbury
and located finally at Charles Marshalls
in the "diggings" in Garfield. Both the
girls and Marshall were brought here
by Officer Drown and the case was heard
Tuesday evening before Justice J. II.
Atkinson, States Attorney NJ. p.
Maurice appearing for the state. The
girls were placed in the hands Of the
probation officer during the remainder
Of their minority. A mol pros was en-
tered in the case of Marshall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
PRESIDENT SHOWS EN-;
RIDES EIGHTY MILES NDAY
Returned From All Day Trip Apparent
ly without Sign of WEAKNESS and
He Sat Down to Meal With
varacious Appetite.

Washington, Jan. Il. President
Roosevelt rode 9S miles on horseback
yesterday, and when he dismounted
last night at the White House door,
raore than IL hours after having depart
ell therefrom, he did not show any
marked sign of weariness.
Mounting his faithful rider and
jumper Roswell in front of the White
House door at $3.50 o'clock in the morn
ing he dismouRted at the same place
at $40 o'clock last night. The journey
was to Warrenton, VA, and back.
"And Virginia roads in the winter
timev said the president "are usually
in the best condition With the presi-
dent were Or. Rixey, surgeon general
Of the navy; DR.. CARR Grayson and
Capt. Archibald Butt, one of the presi-
dents aides.
On the return trip the last 30 miles
Of the Journey were made in sieet and
rain while the last Is miles were in all
most pitch darkness. Arriving at the
Aqueduct bridge across the Potomac,
the president refused to take the car
riage which was waiting there for him.
When he dismounted his coat and had
were prozen stiff with sleet and ice.
There were four relays of horses.
AS the four horseback riders followed
by two policemen on wheels drove into
the grounds surrounding the 3 executive
mansion, the president, in front with
his broad brimmed black slouch hat
drawn over his face, presented a strik-
ing picture.
Both the outward and the return
trip lay through Fairfax Court House
to Warrenton. Arriving at Warrenton
the president was greeted by gather
ing Of citizens and school children to
whom hes spoke few words of greeting.
They took luncheon at the Warren
Green hotel and after short rest start
ed to return.
In less than an hour after returning
to the White House the president had
changed bis ice coated clothing for
evening dress and appeared in the dim
ing room, ready for as hearty q meal
as he has eaten for a long time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14

July 1865. Referred TO tho joint com
mittee ON state and court expenses.
Joint resolution, relating 10 the uni
ycrsity OF Vermont and the Carnegie
foundation. Adopted on the part OF the
House in concurrence.
Joint resolution, by Mr.. Watson OF
st. Albans City, making the governor,
clerk of the House and secretary OF the
Senate a commission 10 investigate the
best method Of Publishing daily journals
Of the House and Senate and report TO
the general assembly Of 1910. Adopted
on the part OF the House.
Senate Proposals Of Amendment Con-
CURED In.
II. 1863, to provide against the adul-
teration Of paints and 20 regulate the
sale thereof.
II. 523, 10 incorporate the Inter.county
Telephone company,
H., 500, requiring savings banks, saw
ings institutions and trust companies TO
cary cash reserve.
Senate Amendments Non-cnocuned In.
II. 500, requiring savings banks, saw.
ings institutions and trust companies TO
carry cash reserve. Second proposal
Of amendment not concurrcd in.
Senate Proposal Of Amendments Con-
CURED In.
H. $50, relating to the sale Of certain
drugs.
Read Third Time and Passed.
II. 0l0, in addition 20 an act incor-
porating the village OF Hardwick.
II. 622, TO revive and reinstate the
corporate existence Of the Mutual Soci-
city Of st. Joseph Of Burlington.
Third Reading Refused.
H. sos, to provide proceedings for the
settlement Of title TO land.
II. az, relating to listers and inyen-
tories.
II. 67. relating TO taxation.
II. n, relating to deductions for debts
owing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
spAuLpMe STARTS WELL
With a 80 to S Victory Over NOrthheld
High School Last Night.

The clever fast-playing spauldhg
high school basket ball team started
it's season under favorable auspices by
winning an easy victory over the North
field high school team at the Church
street hall last evening. The final score
was 80 to 5. Spaulding outplayed her
opponents from the start and showed
up the style for clean, snappy ball that
characterized her games in the race for
the school championship last year.
spaulding has practically the same
team as last year. Though the players
are light, they work well together, play
fast and have good eyes for the basket,
and with the experience OF last season
to aid them will make a good showing
in the race for the school championship
this year, The two lively forwards,
Capt. Arthur Averill and Maiden, showed
their old.time form for shooting baskets,
while Grigg the center, did equally as
well whenever an opportunity TO shoot
a basket was offered. Harry Averill
and johnson, the guards, also played
we'll and had no difficulty in keeping
their opponents smothered.
Three periods were played and in the
first Spaulding scored IS points to their
one, and in the second period
added IL more points and in the last o
points more, Northfeld shot but two
baskets from the floor and one foul.
throwing the foul in the first period and
a basket from the flor in each Of the
last two periods. There was a good
sized attendance Of enthusiastic rooters.
The summary:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
NOW UP TO GOVERNOR.
Bill to Establish Prohibition in Tennes.
sec Passes Legislature.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 14.-The bill
to prohibit the sale Of Intoxicating
liquor in Tennessee passed the lower
house of the general assembly last night
by vote of 81 to 80.
The measure now goes to governor
Patterson who il is expected will veto
ii. Under the constitution his veto
only operates as a suggestion, not as n
stay, and bare majority may pass a
bill over the executives unfavorable
action.
The bill provides that prohibition be-
come effective July /, 1909.
The contest preceding tho passage Of
the prohibition bill was probably the
ierccst that ever occurred in the Ten
nessee House of Representatives When
the final vote was announced the cheers
from the galleries were deafening. The
demonstration on the floor and in
the galleries lasted several minutes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
TOWNS AND CITIES INVITED.
Tercentenary Commission Makes Pro,
position to Vermont Communities.

At the last meeting Of the lake
Champlain Tercentenary commission Of
Vermont, held at the Stats House,
Montpelier the following resolution was
enthusiastically adopted:
Resolved; That this commission here
By recommends to the towns and cities
Of the state that at d suitable time dur
ing or not far removed from Tercenten-
airy week a special effort be made to
mark in an endnringq manner sites Of
historic interest in the various COM
munities of the commonwealth to the
end that the memory OF brave men and
their notable deeds may not perish and
that the patriotic spirit of Vermonters
everywhere may be quickened.
The celebration Of the tercentenary of
the discovery of Lake Champlain be-
gins on July 4, 1908, and continues
through the week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
DIDN'T FURNISH BAIL.
Ray Clifford Was Arraigncd for Grand
Larceny Last Night.

Ray Clifford, the young man who was
arrested at White River Junction Tues
day night and who was brought back to
Barre by Constable w. +. Cutler of
South Barre last night, TO answer to the
charge of grand larceny from Richard
Dragon, man employed at George Al
lens farm, was taken at once before
Justice A. G. Dicksy in East Barre. The
young man was not represented by 4
lawyer and he waived examination. Bail
was fixed at $500, which was not fur
nished, and the man was taken to the
county Jail at Montpelier to await the
next session of county court. Grand
Juror W. F. Cutler of East Barre prose-
cuted the case. The respondent was ac-
cused Of stealing over $50 in money, a
raincoat and an umbrella.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
COMPLETED SCHEDULE.
OF Basket Ball Team at Montpelier
Seminary.

Manager Colby of the Montpelier
seminary basket ball team gives this
as his completed schedule:
Jan. 1s-People's academy at Nor
risville.
Jan. 2s-Newport high school at
Montpelier.
Jan. 26-Burlington high school at
Burlington.
Feb. 3--People's academy at Mont
pelier.
Feb. s-st. Johnsbury at St. Johns
bury.
Feb. 1a-(open).
Feb. 2O--Burlington high school at
Montpelier,
Feb. e7-sTontpeli0r high school at
Montpelier.
arch i--Northaeld high school at
Northfeld
March s--st, Johnsbury academy at
Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
FUR COAT GONE.
j. D. Burnham, Alias Mccarthy, Is
Charged with Stealing It.

J. d. Burnham, alias Mccarthy, was
in Montpelier city court this morning on
the charge Of stealing fur coat from
3. G. Getchell, the concreter, for whom
he was working short time ago. Ne-
Carthy borrow Getchell's team to drivo
to Northfeld and, incidentally, fur
oat. Be brought the team back and
told Getchell he left the fur coat ia the
sleigh in the barn. When Getclell went
to look for the coat it was not there,
but be thought that perhaps the article
had been stolen by someone who slept
in the barn.
Later, however, his suspicious toward
Mccarthy were aroused Tehn word
came from Burlington that a msn an
swering the description Of Mccarthy was
seen in Burlington trying to sell fur
coat, and the arrest promptly follow4.l.
McCarthy's case was put over until next
Monday for hearing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14
PRAYERS TO END 'QUAKEs.
All The Churches in Italy Are Offering
Them Today.

Rome, JAN 14.--Prayers were offered
in all the churches Of Italy today for a
cessation of the earthquakes which
have been intermitently shaking the
country for the past two weeks. The
continuation of them has convinced the
country people that the world Is coming
to an end, and the priests ara making
an effort to allay the fears. Work has
been suspended at Messina except by
English and American parties who are
digging in the consulate for the bodies
of Consul Cheney and his family. The
clearing away of the ruins win continue
when the strong miasma arising clears
away.