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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY.
The Barre Council, Knights Of Columbus,
Observed Event Last Night

Barre Council, No 40l, Knights Of Co
lumbus. celebrated the tenth anniversary
Of its institution last evening at its hall
in the Scampini block. A regular meet
ing of the council was held at seven
O'Clock, and at the close Of the meeting
the wives and lady friends of the knights
were admitted to the hall and short
program was given, consisting of vocal
solos by Charles Frenier, Miss Rose Cook,
John Nelson and Mrs. A. G. Moore.
Rev. Father Cray gave an interesting
talk ON the merits Of the council, and
closed his remarks by presenting in behalf
of the members OF the council a knights
gold charm to Daniel j. Murphy, as an
appreciation Of his faithful services as
warden of the council The company,
which numbered forty five couples, then
enjoyed dancing until an early hour this
morning. Light refreshments were served
during the evening.
Barre council was instituted with 10
charter members and has prospered stead
ily, until it now has membership OF
l25 and is in a good financial condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
FRATERNITIES FIGHT
THEIR OWN EXTINCTION
Also The Parents of Some of The Bur
lingtOn High School Boys Object
TO Their Adjustment.

Burlington, Feb 1.-The board Of
school commissioners took testimony
for over four hours last evening in an
investigation Of the high school clubs
and fraternities. The fraternities were
represented by active members, alumni
and parents Of some Of the students. In
cidentally the solid session came in for
some hard knocks at the hands Of some
of the parents and some members Of
the school board did not seem loath to
entertain them. The fraternities inyes
tigated were the Phi Sigma Kappa,
Delta Gamma Phi and one club or fra
ternity, which had not been christened.
Phi Sigma Kappa and the unchristen.
ed club were first investigated and sew
eral members were on hand 10 display
the marits Of the respective societies.
Dr. Tinkham, chairman 0s ~fhe board,
first read the act passed by the last
legislature and also the resolutions
adopted by the school board. Principal
Ch:ttenden spoke OF his disapproval of
high school fraternities in general. He
referred to the reports of various edu-
entional boards about the country.
which had investigated them and show.
ed that as the result of these investiga
ti0ns they had been excluded from al
most all OF the public schools. He also
read some statistics, compiled from his
experience in this high school. These
showed thats5h per cent Of the mem
hess of fraternities had to be frequently
disciplined and only GA per cent of the
non members. In regard to failure in
studies, he said that the number of
failures among the members heavily
outweighed those who we're not mem
5ers. Mr.. Chittenden related an exper-
iepee when he called at one of the clubs
and found six of the. members there
while school was in session.
Several members Of these clubs were
next called onto the rug. Their testi.
mony showed that no members had been
initiated since the passing of the law
against them. 1t also developed that
the club with no name had been search
ed for property which was supposed to
hove been appropriated from the X M.
G. A. building. No property was
found, however The boys testified
that cigars and cigarettes were served
on occasions, such as hanquets, but
that no intoxicating liquors were al
lowed there.
The next fraternity to be investigat-
ed was the oldest one, the Delta Gamma
Phi. This fraternity had asked to be
and had also initiated two
M tmbers Of the school faculty. They
sought to show BY the testimony Of
some Of their alumni and parents Of the
members that none Of the vices attach
ed to fraternities in general were pres
ent in their case. They asked for close
supervision and said that at any time
the members Of the school board Or
school officials were invited to make in
speetions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
JoLLIcArIoN OVER ANNIVERSARY
Barre Eagles and Others Had Screaming
Good Time Last Evening.

The members OF Barre Aerie, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, assisted by their ladies
and guests to the number of 250 cele-
brated the second anniversary Of the in
stitution of the aerie with general iol-
liication at Woodmen's hall last even
ing. Dancing to the music Of Harris's
orchestra, vocal and instrumental music
and addresses were the order of the
evening. Between the dances there were
givn solos by William Letourneau, VIII
liam Robertson and II, E. Mute, duet
BY the Robertson sisters, clog dance
| BY Robert j. Stewart and addresses by
James r. Coutts, president Of the aerie
and r. T. Mccarthy past president.
Refreshments consisting of sandwiches,
cake, coffee, fruit and ice cream were
served during The evening.
The hall was tastefully decorated In
red, white and blue, the colors Of the
order, and flags were draped at different
points in the room. At the head of the
hall was an immense bronze eagle, backed
hy United States flag, on which was
the emblem. n O. e. In large letters.
Eagles, enlblematie of the order, were
Ishown oil. transparencies in other parts
1of the srooin, ali Of them draped with the
colors of. tie order. sasr..a
The floor niaiiagers were George Tronp
and A. 4. Guthrie. The committee in
charge Of the celebration was composed
Of p. F. Mccarthy, j. B. Kelly, James
A. Walker, a. J. Guthrie and Alex
Coutts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
To Receive the Home coming
American Fleet
PRESIDENT TO BE THERE
He and His Party VIII Leave Washing
ton on Sunday for Hampton Roads,
Where the Ships win Pass
in Line.

Washington, d. O., Feb. ll.--President
Roosevelt, accompanied by Secretary OF
the Navy Newbrry and other govern
ment officials, will board the MayhoweI
on Sunday afternoon for Hampton Roads
to review the Atlantic feet on the return
from round -the-world trip. The May
flower will anchor in the vicinity Of Bug
Light, on February 20, where the feet
will pass in review on its way to Hamp-
ton Roads. In passing the presidents 5
vessel, the ship will salute with 81 guns.
At two o'clock, President Roosevelt win
receive Admiral Sperry and the officers
on board the Mayaower.
Admiral sperry is regulating the speed
Of the ships with view to their arrival
off the Virginia capes in good time for
the ceremonies, when his reception
aboard the Mayhower by President
Roosevelt will terminate the remarkable
cruise. Writing to the department from
Villefranche under date Of Jan. %, the
admiral announces his expectation of
reashing the tail of the Horseshoe about
ii O'Clock on the morning OF Feb. %, and
snchoring with the feet about 1880
o'clock in the afternoon in the same po-
sition occupied by it before proceeding
to sea in December, 1907.
The vessels are to be in double column
formation, with the two squadrons side
by side. The admiral indicates he will
be ready to go aboard the Mayhower
by o'clock in the afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
INSURANCE. ADJUSTED,
But Parties Concerned Refuse to State
What the Compromise Was.

After two days of strenuous work,
representatives Of the insurance corr
panies succeeded this afternoon in ad-
justing the loss TO Almina g. Belh, which
esrulted form tia quitting by fire of the
building at 4lo North afain street last
Friday morning. Both the insured and
the agents Of the companies decline to
state just what the amount of money
paid in settlement was, but it is under
stood to be a compromise from the full
amount of Insurance carried by the
firm.
The goods in the store were insured
for $500 and the furniture and per-
sonal property Of the owners, which were
in the rooms over the store, were insured
for $400 more. The loss is divided
among the Phoenix OF Brooklyn, N. Y,
the Germania of New York and the
Granite Mutual Of this city. The mat
ter was adjusted by L. S. Hayes Of Bel
lows Falls, representing the Germania,
W. J.. Kelly OF Portsmouth, N. H., rep
resenting the Phoenix, and n. G, Robin
son Of this city, representing the Gram
ite Mutual
The settlement of the loss on the
stpNk ana utuSr pIpPeIbF VI AiHuua "
Beli settles the entire damage done by
Friday mornings fire. The loss on the
building, which was covered in the Bos-
ton Insurance company through the Dill
lon agency, was settled last night by
L. s. Hayes. The amount paid the Cor.
don Durkee estate for this for $738.4o.
EnTico Rulfo, who resided in the south
end Of the burned building, had his fur
niture insured in the Firemen's Fund
company of San Francisco through tho
Ballard agency. The loss has been adj
iusted BY G. G. Judd Of Holyoke, Mass.
and the claim by the payment Of $3.50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
PLAN WAS FRUSTRATED.
Jerome Thinks That He Mailed Plan to
es43sr Escape jail. aasqs, .,sa,

New York, Feb. 11.--What is believed
to have been we'll planned plot to es-
cape from the Tombs prison was brok-
Ell up late yesterday BY District Attor-
new Jerome and two detectives who
dashed through Judge Malone's court,
while it Was in session, and ran to the
prison across the street and ordered all
the doors locked and no one permitted
to pass in or out.
The district attorney then went to
the cell of Harry Mercer, recently ex-
tradicted from California, under fraud
charges. Mercer, it was learned, in
tended to escape. A disguise was found
in his cell. Other prisoners stated that
Mercer planned to pass out with dis
charged prisoners late In the day.
Meanwhile detectives came upon an
automobile standing near the prison and
took the chauffeur and another man in
to custody. District Attorney Jerome
conducted an investigation last night III
the affair.
As the result four arrests were made.
The prisoners are; Joseph A. Shay, a
lawyer, and one of counsel for Thorn
ton J, Hams; Walter II. Peck, who was
known at the Tombs prison as Walter
f. Williamson, where he went occasion
ally to visit Harry Mercer; and two
keepers in the Toifibs, Peter j. Howard
ard John ]. Molloy. The two keepers
were charged with violation Of the
rules Of the prison in not compelling
visitor to register his name IN the book
kept for the purpose. They were held
in $3.50 bail each for examination, which
they furnished. Shay is held in $4,000
bail.
Peck is said to have made a state
ment to District Attorney Jerome. One
of the men went into the Tombs taking
a fur overcoat, pair of eve glasses and
cap to Mercer, when the prisoner was
to make his way past the guards and
escape from the prison This man is
SAID to have taken in d time table and
roll of money to Mercer, who was to
60 10 Goldfield. New. The automobile
WAS hired and the chauffeur and the
man with him are said to have had no
knowledge of the plot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
The identified dead,
BAD FIRE IN BUFFALO.
Produce Commission Section Visited
Last Night.

Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. 11.--Fre last
night destroyed the entire south end of
the block facing on Michigan Scott and
West Market streets. The Buffalo pro-
duce exchange and about 20 commission
firms burned out, involving loss Of
about $225,000. The worst blizzard Of
tho winter was raging and for time
the whole produce commission district
was IN danger. The principal losers
are: Satulof and Hendel; John W..
Snyder, VIM. @. Townsend, A. II. Doc
little, Market Branch Western Union
Telegraph company, H. A. Paxon and
ChaR, B. Lang The building in which
tho produce exchange was located was
burned just a year ago and had recently
been rebuilt At cost of 100000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
Given Henry Cataract by
Judge Scott To-day
THE
He Was the Summer Street Man Who
Was Raided by the Barre Police
Last Tuesday Evening with
Results.

Henry Cataract, who pleaded not gull
ty to the charges of keeping and selling
in city court yesterday morning and was
placed under $3.50 bail for his appearance
at preliminary hearing Friday, came
into court this morning after spending
the night in the police station, in default
of bail, and changed his plea to that of
guilty OF one offense of selling. Judge
Scott then sentenced him to the county
Jail for not less than four and half
or more than five months, and to pay the
costs of prosecution, which in this case
amount to s5.s2. In the liquor case the
court condemned the liquor and held the
respondent to pay the costs Of sl5l6
If the costs are not paid, it win mean an
extra 90 days in Jail.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
YELLOW WAR CLOUD
IS DISAPPEARING
California House Rejects Measure Relat-
ing to Segregation Of Japanese
Students from the Public
Schools.

Sacramento, Cali, Feb ll.--Now that
the California House has defeated the
anti japanese legislation, the efforts of
Governor Gillette and his supporters will
be turned toward the Senate, where it
is predicted all similar bills will be
defeated. Governor Gillette Is highly
pleased at the outlook. The assembly
win now proceed with measure intro
duoed by Speaker stanton, approprat.
ing $4,000 for census Of the japanese
under the direction Of the state labor
commission. 1t is the intention TO gather
data for use in asking Congress at the
next session for an Asiatic exclusion
act.
II was BY a vote Of Al to 81 that the
assembly on yesterday reeonsidered the
former vote on the segregation of Japan
ese students in the public schools.
II am highly pleased said Governor
Gillette. The East has been deeply
concerned in the measure here, and |
feared that ii the anti Japanese lsgisla.
tion were pressed at this time it would
have disastrous effect"
Gov. Gillette said that the next mat
ter to be taken up by the assembly
would be the propseod appropriation of
$4,000 for the compiling Of census
.of japanese in California He said that
IL from the data so gathered il was
found necessary, Congress would be urged
to enact an Asiatic exclusion measure.
Under the agreement between Japan
and our government said Governor Gil
lette, "the former is pledged to restrict
immigration rs much as possible. IL
Japan had grounds for abrogating this
arrangement and decided, in view Of the
unfriendly acts upon the part Of the
California legislation, to remove these
restrictions on the emigration of her
people, all our ports would be open to
the latter. If. then, we went before
Congress and asked the East for support,
the latter might advance an adverse argu-
ment that we had the situation we'll in
hand at one time, through federal re-
strictions and lost our advantage BY the
acts of our legislature against the wishes
Of the president and the secretary of
state"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
SCHOOL CHILDREN OBSERVE.
Tooth Anniversary of Lincoln's Birth, In
Rutland Today.

Rutland. Feb. 1.-The Tooth anni-
versary of Abraham Lineoln's birth was
more elaborately observed in the schools
here today than any patriotic day dur
ing the present generation. The exer-
cises were held today because the
schools close tomorrow.
The high school devoted an hour to
patriotic exercises this morning, the ad
dress being by President Henry f. Field
OF the Rutland National bank All the
graded schools held elaborate exercises
this afternoon, the classes OF each
school building uniting. At the close of
school the Rtsland Teachers association
listened to an address on Lincoln by
Rev. w. Fl. Spence of this city.
Many of the stores will close here to-
morrow and some other business enter
priscs win suspend operations. In the
evening union Lincoln memorial SER
vice will be held at the Congregational
church, the Catholic churches Joining
with the Protestants in q church SER
vice for the first time in many years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
FrsHED HIM OUT.
Burlington Man Broke Through Ice in
Lake Champlain.

Burlington, Feb. 11.--Engene Bordo Of
3S Pearl street had narrow escape
from drowning Tuesday afternoon while
delivering groceries for E. G. Bordo.
Bordo was crossing the gang plank to
one of the canal boats laid up at the
Robinson Edward Lumber company's
wharf. when he stepped off from the
plank and fell to the ice, He was car
rying 100 pound sack Of sugar and
the combined weight served to break thS
ire. which was two inches thick in that
place Two men on one of the boats
handed him a pole, by means of which
he kept his head above water They
were not, however, able to pull him out
until ten minutes later. when third
nan came to their assistance. When
Bordo was taken from the water, he
became unconscious. DR. c. II. Beecher
was summoned and restored him. Bordo
was able to be taken from the boat to
his home yesterday and no serious re-
suits are anticipated from " ducking.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
WAS PAL OF sHrNBURN.
George Miles White, Who Robbed Barre
Bank Quarter Century Ago.

The recent death Of George Miles
White. erstwhile tavern keeper, later
burglar, then author and newspaper
writer and always man OF mystery,
has created considerable interest in his
early deeds or rather mlsdeeds. White,
who was a leading actor In the robbery
OF the National Bank TO Barre on the
night Of July 9, 1879, Is supposed TO have
committed his first break in 1864, when,
in company with the notorious Max Shin
burn, he robbed the bank at Walpole,
N. H.
Both men were arrested for this rob-
berry and both made their escapes from
jail. Shinburn was later recaptured and
convicted and served his time in prison,
but the jury disagreed in the case Of
White and he was never sentenced for
this crime White published book two
years ago, in which he recounts many
of his experiences at his nefarious trade.
His business during the past few years
OF his life appear TO have been almost
as in his younger days. After being
released from the term which he served
in the state prison, White went TO New
York and had resided there most OF the
time since.
About two years ago he came to West
Minister, Vermont, where he spent the
summer at the home Of his sister, and
.it was during this time that nc wrote
his book, From Boniface TO Bank Burg
lar" No one seems to know Just what
his occupation had been during the past
few years. White claimed TO residents
in Westminster that he was in business
in New York. Another rumor was that
ne was in charge Of mission there;
another that he was in the employ OF the
Pinkerton detective agency for several
years.
Mysterious as his life had been, it
seemed fitting that his death should not
lack its element OF mystery. None, or
very few of the residents of Westmin-
ster. knew Of his arrival in that village
until his removal TO the Keene, n. H.,
hospital, where he died Sunday night.
The cause Of his death, too, seems o
question II was said that he was struck
BY car in New York while descending
from one on which he had been riding,
and death was the result Of injuries re-
ceived at that time. A resident of Vest
minister who was temporarily in Barre
stated to Times reporter yesterday
that relatives Of the deceased man
claimed that he died from Bright's dis
ease.
His wife is said to be living somewhere
in Europe, whittier she went when he
was in the height Of his robbing career
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
DRIsC0LL BETTER.
outpointed Cross in Bout at New York
Last Night.

New York, Feb. ll.--In sIashing
ten round fight at the Fairmount Ath
letic club last night, Jim Driscoll, the
English lightweight, had the best Of
his bout with Leach Cross of New York.
The first four rounds were Driscoll's the
Tnglishman using an etfective jab, which
had Cross much distressed. Cross show
ed to much better advantage in the
sixth and seventh rounds, but Driscoll
took the aggressive again and had all
the better of the final rounds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
HOUSES KNOCKED DOWN
AND ONE MAN KILLED
Wind Struck Philadelphia With Tremen-
dous Force Yesterday Afternoon,
SteepIes Fell.

Philadelphia, Feb. ll-0ne man was
killed, scores Of people were injured,
houses were demolished and many per-
sons had almost miraculous escapes in
terrific windstorm which listed diff
ferent sections of this city yesterday Of
ternoon.
Robert g. Weightman was struck
and instantly killed by heavy timber
blown from the roof of the Bloclley
Baptist church. A heavy steeple on the
Roman Catholic church Of Our Mother
Of Sorrows fell, endangering the lives
Of l50 children who attended the paro-
chial school.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
DEATH OF OLD CITIZEN.
Henry c. Fullerton Died at Montpelier
Late Yesterday.

One of NIontpelier's best known citi-
zens, Henry c. Fullerton, died late yes
terday at his residence on Fullerton
avenue, the cause of death being due to
a general breakdown. He was for many
years a merchant in Montpelier, having
been associated with his brother, c. +.
Fullerton, in the boot and shoe business,
but having retired many years ago. He
was also proprietor Of the Riverside
boarding house on state street. He came
to Montpelier half century ago from
Waitsfeld, where he was born so years
ago. A brother. J. X. Fullerton, is town
clerk OF Waterbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
MAY HAVE PERIsHED.
Clerk in HOuIton, Me-, Store Which was
Burned.

Houlton, Ne, Feb. ll.-It is feared
that Alex. Bouloungy, a clerk employed
by John Wise. was lost in a fire which
burned the store yesterday The blaze
originated from some unknown cause,
and il is feared that Bouloungy was
cut Of by he rapid spread Of the flames
and pefisisd There was large stock
in the store, ard the loss was about
So, ZOO.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
Alderman Ladd Means No.

Barre Daily Times: I dislike to force
myself upon the attention Of the public
but desire to say that / intended my
communication OF Wednesday to explain
ITSELF. but lest other statements which
have appeared since might give a wrong
impression. allow me to state that fer
COED and sufficient reasons / am not
a candidate. nor shall accept a renomi-
nation for Ice.
Homer c. Ladd.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
TAFT IN NEW ORLEANS.
Was Welcomed by Tremendous Display
This Afternoon.

New Orleans, Feb. l1.--Taft and his
party transferred from the North Caro-.
lima and the Montana to the scout crIliser
Birmingham and arrived here this after
noon The streets were swarming. Great
military and civic organizations met Taft
at the landing and paraded through the
streets to the city hail. whore Mayor
BeRerman delivered the address Of well
come.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
7 I
ExPEcT TO CONSOLIDATE.
Montpelier Merchants Association and
Board of Trade.

There was largely attended meeting
Of the Montpelier Merchants associa-
ton last night, at which the proposition
to consolidate with the board Of trade
was considered, It is thought that the
consolidation will be effected at a meeting
to be held next week, as the persons who
spoke last night seemed to favor such
course, believing that it would be for
the best interests of the community.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
HURLED THROUGH. WINDOW.
Hand Of Ex-councilman Birks of Brock
ton Cut By Flying Glass.

Brockton. Mass.. Feb. 11.-An explo
sion Of gas in the paper and paint store
of ex Councilman Fred Birdks. 747
OF ex- Councilman Fred Birks. 747
through the big show window. landing
him on the sidewalk His right hand
was cut by flying glass, but otherwise
h. was uniniured Mr.. Birks struck
match to light the gas and the explo.
sion occurred. The only property dam
aye from the explosion vas the break
ing Of the window. but it started ire
which caused loss Of about $500.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-11
ON DANGEROUS CROSSING.
Railroad Commissioners Give Hearing in
Rutland Today.

Rutland, Feb ifsL The state board
os railroad commissioners held hearing
here this afternoon on the petition to
abolish double road crossing near Proc
tor which has long ibeen considered She
most dangerous crossing fnmsoutherH
Vermont, It has been the scene OF
many accidents Tho Rutland railroad
Is the petitioners. lt ID probable chat
the board will recommend an overhead
pass.