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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
swanton An Right.

Swanton has every reason to be On.
couraged with the commercial and in
dustrial outlook at this time. There
are few barometers that tell in no
uncertain way Of prosperity. The grand
list Is tho greatest in our history; the
postotiice receipts were never IS large
as now; deposits in the local bank are
piling up; our manufacturing plants are
running on fun time with All the help
that can be obtained and our tradesmen
are having a fine trade despite the back
ward season. Tenement houses are at
a premium, and this fact alone tells the
story Of prosperity. No man desiring
work need be idle here today If he cares
to work. There is something for every.
one to do.
Swanton is all right.--Swanton Cour.
Ter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
JINGLEs AND JEsTs
A Limouane

The neighbors never pass us by unnotic-
ed any more;
They've ceased TO tilt their noses high
the way they did before.
We're not looked down On BY the Browns
or snubbed By Mrs. Green
There's been a sudden change since pa
has bought limousine.
Ma gets invited out to tea or something
every day,
And boys that used 20 boot at me have
pleasant things 70 say;
The callers come III style ana show an
interest that's keen
In us and our affairs since pa has bought
q limousine.
Sis used to sit lookin' glum, because no
beau would call.
But now You ought to see them come ~
they line up in the hall;
Ma used to often fret, but she has learn
ed to be serene,
we're deep in debt since pa
has bought limousine.
Chicago Record Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27

Instead Of sitting down and crying
for summer base ball, why don't the
Barre enthusiasts take in some Of the
school games which are being played
hereaboutsf The games are not so sci
entifc as those we have seen in the old
Northern league days. but the evenness
Of the teams makes some interesting
exhibitions Of the national game. Be
sides, the diversion win do one a certain
amount Of good.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
DISSOLUTION On PARTNERSHIP.

Notice j. hereby given that the part
uership heretofore existing between L
r. Riekert and Burt Il. Wells Of the
city of Barre, Vermont under and By
the name 81 Riekert a Wells, Is this
day dissolved
al accounts owing the said partner
ship are - b paid 70 Burt H. Wells
and All demands against said partner
ship are to be presented 20 him Tor pay
ment.
Lewis X. Rickert,
Bart FL Wells.
City Of Barre, VI, May Is, 1909.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27

with the Vermont National Guard in
camp from July second to the tenth,
Samuel de Champlain Is certain to have
a little more eclat in his three hum
dredth anniversary, while the good peo-
pie Of Vermont will have one more dis.
traction to add to their confusion.
Things are getting heaped, gentlemen,
and Vermont will be dead as Chelsea
thereafter if we do not conserve our
events better.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
A Rumor substantiated.

Bennington reports seeing falling
star Sunday night. We hadn't heard
before that DIN Merrill was in that Vi.
entity Barre Times.
There is no doubt that It was the
knight Of the SPAWN Cure The descent
was witnessed in Brattleboro as well a.
In Bennington and the light was accom-
panied by dull and sickening thud.-
Brattleboro Reformer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
GRANITEvILLE.

A regular meeting Of Granite Noun.
tain lodge No. 1897. /. 0. O. r.. NJ. IT,,
will be held il Odd Fellows hall on Fri
day evening the 2sth inst. Important
business. G. M. Mcleod, e. See.
Telephone your orders for pure, deli
eious ice cream, wholesale at $100 per
gallon to the New England Fruit COM
pany, 23s-s.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27

young Man" Weston Is sim going
West, after Horace Greeley's advice, and
he's nearing the Pacific slope. One can't
help admiring the veterans dogged per-
sistence, in spite Of the seeming foolish.
ness Of the extraordinary pedestrian
stunt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27

About every editor in Vermont has
been taking a fan out of the pesly
housefiyJ and pretty soon the housefly,
still not drowned in the gallons Of print.
er's ink, win have his innings with the
editor. The ny will triumph, mark the
prophecy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
How She Was Hurt.

Dinah, crying bitterly, was coming
down the street with her feet bandaged.
why, what on earth's the mattorp
she was asked How did you hurt
your feet, Dinahf"
dat good 10 nothin' Niger [sni8lel
done hit me ON de haid wit q club while
/ was standin' on de hard stone pave
ment. -Everybody's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
HERE IS BELIEF For WOMEN

II you have pains Ia the hack. Urinary, nlad-
der Or Kidney trouble and want certain,
pleasant herb relief from Womens ills, cry
Mother Gray's AUSTRALIANS LEAF IT
IA safe, reliable regulator, and relieves al
Female Weaknesses, including inflammation
and alterations Mother Grayss Austria
liausYnaf rs sold nY Drungists or sent bv
mail for % ess sample FREE. Address, The
Mother Gray Co, ia Roy n. N.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
CURRENT COMMENT
aAw, Qult "a Kiddin,

Automobiles have come into prami-
nent use in some parts Of the country
IN connection with the carrying Of tho
mails. In Vermont automobiles are
confined practically to males and 70.
males.--Brlington Free Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27

Nairobi has taken its rightful stand
along with Chefoo, or the newspaper
correspondent has moved over from
China to British East Africa. You can
tell him BY his imagination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
HIT BY AUTOMOBILE.
BrattlebOro Man Victim Of an Inexper-
fenced Lnauffeur.

Brattleboro May 2s--While Working
Ga the West River road yesterday morn
ing, Newton =. staples, aged 10 was
struck and seriously injured by an au-
tomobile owned by Arthur +. Roberts.
Mr. Roberts is an inexperienced driver
and was lefning to operate the car.
The forward wheels struck a soft place
ia the road and were detected striking
Mr. Staples and throwing him TO the
ground. He sas cut about She face and
head and one Iib was broken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27

II you are really anxious to know
what your neighbor is forced to admit
he is worth. you can snoop around the
assessors Office.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27

There is now no North, as well as no
South, in the United States pension
department. Il was frigid wind that
could GUST him, too.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27

Telephone, 1883. your orders for pure,
delicious ice cream, wholesale at Si00
per gallon, to the New England Fruit
company, Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27

Chicago was shocked yesterday but i
took an earthquake to do i.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27

Although King Edward has won the
Derby he won't discard the crown for it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
Sarsatabs

for al humo-s and oruptions, stomach, liver and
kidney ailments, loss of appetite, that tired feeA
lug They ara 3 solid extract Of Hoods Sarsap5-
fflia having all ia wonderful medicinal power.
Pleasant 10 take and exceedingly economical
Give great satisfaction, especially u people pre-
ferring tablet to LIQUID medicines. 100 doses ct.
Druggists 81 mail. G. r. Hood CO., Lowell, Mass.
II Made By Hood Its Coed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
rnIs sAIARY RAISE wARRANrEn

THIS SALARY RAISE WARRANTED.
IN raising the salary Of the states
attorney Of Bennington county from
$500 to $1,000, the recent Vermont legis-
lature must have had a vision Of the
future. for States Attorney Meagher
has certainly been called upon to earn
the increase. During the past seven
days be has had a supposed murder case
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
Buy Fish Where
It's Guaranteed Fresh

1t you're particular to have
clean, fresh, good quality fish
buy here.
Our fish received fresh every
day. Out of native waters.
packed in ice and in your kitch-
en- in barely sc hours--some
sooner.
We've goodIy supply this
week of various kinds. We'd
like your order.
Plenty Of fresh eggs here.
Jackson's Asparagus, fresh-eut
every morning.
Special Pineapple Deal. Nice
ones at . for 25c, I5c and ISc
each--they're ripe, delightfully."-
favored and very relishable.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-20

Testimony of Helms Shows Why
Calhoun Cried for Early Trial

of DetweiIer. and he in turn thus
enabled to prevent capture.
Under these conditions the limo
cent Mr. Calhoun clamored for
speedy trial in which he could vim
dictate himself before a jury OF Il
men whose opinion on the subject
he could feel quite confident he
knew in advance. With two most
important witnesses, Latham and
starr. out of the state and that
damning piece of evidence, the cash
book. safe in New York, and the alb
soIute assurance that he had al
the information of the prosecution
in relation to each juror. as well as
a check thereon by his numerous
detectives paid for by the people OF
San Francisco out of the streetcar
earnings. the innocent Mr.. Calhoun
was anxious to get to trial before
Latham was captured or Starr in
duced to perform his plain duty as
an American citizen, or Platt found
out and exposed, or discharged. and
Calhoun thus compelled to meet the
prosecution on somewhere near even
terms in the selection OF jury
It is an interesting fact that dur
ing the third Ford trial, which was
prosecuted by Assistant District At
torney John O'Gara alone while 1
was prosecuting Ruef in the Park
side case. Plat was furnishing the
information to OGara upon which
O'Gara selected the jurors This in
formation was undoubtedly colored
to suit the purposes Of the defend
ant. Much of il was subsequently,
discovered by us to be absolutely
false. Men were reported s favor
ing the enforcement of the laws who
had been denouncing the prosecu-
ton in bitter terms. The law gives
the defendant 10 peremptory chal-
lenges as against FIVE for the prose-
cution in this state. This is suffi-
cient handicap when standing alone.
The jury selected under these con-
ditions acquitted TREY i. Ford in
less than five minutes
The employment of Platt to cor
ruptly procure the secrets of the
district attorneys ONCE was con-
tinued by Abbott after Burns and
Platt were both made public off,
Gals The payments then became
bribery. The papers taken from the
United Railroads offices under a
search warrant a short time ago are
the copies furnished by Helms to
Abbott of the original papers thus
corruptly taken from Burns office
by Platt Moreover, some Of the
papers taken from Abbott's office
under the search warrant are origi-
nal papers which were thus taken
from Burns Office by Plat and de-
livered to Abbott, either directly or
through Helms.
What next?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-20
By FRANCIS ]. HENEY

supervisors before the grand jury,
stating the amounts they had re-
ceived in the trolley matter.
On October 20, 1906, District At
torny Langdon announced that he
had decided to appoint me to the
position of assistant district attor-
ney and within a few days there
after the cashbook of the United
Railroads company, which had been
opened after the fire of April Is,
1909. was sent to New York and has
not been brought back to this state
at any time since. During the Sc
lection of the jury in the first Ford
trial Mr.. Helms discovered that one
F. A. Platt was in the employ of
William ]. Burns, working under
the direction of the district attor-
ney and his assistants, was willing
to corruptly secure and sell the Sc
crets of the prosecution.
Plat was taken to William Alb
bolt by Helms and a corrupt agree
ment was entered into under which
Plat subsequently corruptly fur
nished Abbott with all information
which the district attorneys Office
possessed in relation to jurors, as
we'll as in relation to other matters
which it was of the utmost impor-
lance to keep secret. One example
will illustrate the vicious tendencies
of this corrupt arrangement. The
prosecution was endeavoring to To-
cate and arrest A X. Detweiler Of
Ohio, who is under indictment for
bribery in the Home telephone fran
chise matter. Mr. Burns son
George was in Ohio endeavoring to
capture Detweiler. All of the tele-
grams and letters of George to his
father explaining the steps he was
taking to effect the capture were
stolen by Platt and delivered to
Helms and copies thereof made and
delivered to Abbott. During all or
that time the daily and weekly
newspapers which have been living
on money furnished by Patrick Cal
houn were taunting the members or
the members of the prosecution with
their failure to capture Detweiier
and accusing them of insincerity In
the matter.
Some of these papers went so far
as to claim that Detweiler could be
located and produced by them at any
time. but that the prosecution did
not want him.
During all of this period the asso-
ciates Of Detweiler in the Home tele-
phone enterprise and their attorneys
had been industriously denounctng
the prosecution and insisting that
the prosecution of Mr.. Calsoun is
inspired by malicious motives. The
public can decide for itself whether
the information which was thus cor
ruptly obtained by Abbott was again
sold. by generously donated or fairly
exchanged by Abbott TO the friends
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-20
STRIKE SECOND OIL
SAND NEAR BAKERSFIELD
500 Barrel Flow Starts Well of
Johnson Oil Company
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

BAKERSFIELD May 19.-Word was
received tonight from the Johnson oil
company's well on section Z, 1928, on
the fiat Maricopa, that after passing
through 16 feet of sand and 40 feet of
Intervening blue clay and shale. the
tools ha drum into san doll, producing
light oil with abundant gas pressure.
The well started flowing at an estimat-
ed rate of 500 barrels a day.
The extent of the second sand is yet
to be determined but drilling through
it will be continued to find out its
thickness and what is beneath. No
sign of water has yet been seen.
Second sand is new in formations out
on the fiat, and local oil men were
much surprised when they received the
news by telephone today.
On account of the unexpected good
fortune the owners of the Johnson well
have decided to keep the corporation
close dand furnish the money them
selves for further development work
Therefore the proposed SIS, 900 addi-
tional stock issue will not be made.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-20
PASTOR is
LOCATED IN MEXICO
Wife Returns to Former Home
on Receiving Letter From
Missing Husband
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI
HOLLYWOOD. May 19-Mrs. Jesse
Montague Hunter. wife of the former
pastor of the First Christian church of
Hollywood, after disposing of her
household property left today for her
mothers home in Grant City, Ore, act
ing on the advice of her husband con-
tanned in a letter received today from
him. written and posted in Culiacan,
Mexico.
Hunter, who recently was graduated
from the University of California, is
under a cloud in Hollywood on account
of his disappearance 8. few weeks ago.
coincident with the departure of the
wife of a wealthy Oregon lumberman
from Hollywood. The First church was
Hunters first passionate and he was
given an elaborate reception by the
mayor and citizens of Hollywood a
week before his disappearance. The let
ter received by his wife today contained
the first news of his whereabouts.
A Los Angeles real estate man says
he ha sreceived a letter from Ciliacan
stating that the couple have been seen
together in the Mexican city.
The disappearance of the clergyman
and the coupling of his name with that
of the Oregon woman caused a pro-
found sensation in Hollywood today.
Hunter went TO the University of Cali
fornia from Grant City.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-20

You ask me to tell the public what
the true significance is of the testi-
mony of John +. Helms Only a
short time ago printed cards were
being circulated among those bank
ers and businessmen who SYM
pathize with the wealthy men who
are under indictment, bearing the
inscription. respectively, Have you
been searched?v and Has your safe
been cracked?' the testimony of
Mr.. Helms will completely answer
both of these inquiries. Moreover,
IT will explain why Mr.. Patrick CAL
houn clamored for trial at the end
of the second Ford trial.
The time was certainly propitious
from his standpoint. The prosecu-
ton had definitely and positively re-
fused TO use Ruef as a. witness. The
witness Alex Latham, a former
chauffeur for Ruef, who drove the
latter to Tirey L. Fords office on
Nav 25. 1906, with an empty shirt
box. had gone to Denver, beyond the
reach of a subpoena from this court
with Mr.. Clarke of Fruitvale, the
father in law of Luther Brown. May
25. 1906, is the day on which TREY
l.. Ford got $4,000 in small cur
rency. consisting of 81, 50. IS, $40
and $40 bills, which were subse-
auently given by Ruef to Gallagher
and distributed by the latter among
the supervisors. 1T is also the same
day. upon which Ruef hired an extra
box at the Western National bank
safe deposit vaults to hold the cur
rency.
With Latham out of the state a
strong link in the chain of evidence
was removed. He was captured and
arrested in Portland. Ore, during
the last Ruef trial and his extra
dition was opposed by ATTIC aey
Harper. whose offices are in the
same building with the United Rail-
roads company. l. e, the Balboa
building.
After being brought here Latham
testified that he was paid large
salary in addition to hotel expenses
for himself and wife by Luther
Browns father in law during the
greater part of his absence.
But Latham was not the only wit
ness who was then out of the state.
Starr. the treasurer of the company.
had been sent east June Is, 1907.
within less than a month after
Patrick Calhoun. TREY l.. Ford. Will
liam NJ Abbott and Thornwell Null
lally had been indicted for bribing
the supervisors. Starr is still in
the east. and Thornwell Mutually
testified the other day that he saw
Starr a few weeks ago in New York
city in the office of Patrick Calhoun
at 80 Broadway. Less than two
months before Starr was sent east
The Call published a verbatim re-
port of the confessions of all the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-20
ADDRESS By PRESIDENT
Taft to Review veterans

CHARLOTTE. y. c., May l9-Today
was governors day at the Mecklen-
burg celebration. and Governor Kitchin
of North Carolina was the host Presi-
dent Taft viii take part In tomorrow s
exercises. he will review a parade
composed of union and confederate SOL
diers from a stand on which, among
others, will be Mrs. Stonewall Jackson,
and later will deliver speech.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-20
Z. Vi. F. PATHFINDER,s PRoGREss

TOPEKA Kan. May I9.-The Z. NJ r.
Pathfinder car for the Glidden tour ar
rived here tonight at $50 after a hard
days run over heavy roads from juno
ton City The tour will end at Kansas
City.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-20
EARTHouAKE IS REcoRpEp-washin,

EARTHQUAKE Is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ton. May 19.-An earthquake 500 miles away
and another probably Of quite distant ori
gin" were recorded by the Cheitenhsm made
magnetic observatory Of the coast and good
.etic survey yesterday afternoon.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07

Oily people make most Of life'a
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
Read This. Ye Brute Husbandsl

The most extraordinary book of the
fail season is a diatribe against mar
riage by an English spinster, who at
acks the modern matrimonial system
on the ground that it compeis women
TO go into matrimony as their only
trade. Even when she attempts any
other she is so oppressed by men in
the matter of small wages or improp-
er attentions that her state Is even
worse than that of matrimony, which
is held by the critic to be degrading.
Not jeremiah nor Thersites was more
apt in using vitriolic language nor in
shSwering scathing anathemas upon
the heads of the male members of the
human species, who are held to be
worse than the brutes. We are in
formed that there is no such thing
as love in the male breast, save as an
insidious use of psychology to en-
snare women. Men buy wo. en- in
these days more openly than in the
oriental markets of past ages, and
treat their wives with much more
severity. Men confine women's exer-
tions to motherhood and making a
home pleasant for the males, while
the wives sink gradually into intel
lectual sloth and die dishonored and
disgraced. And more to the same
purpose. Also 1t is intimated that the
male opinion is that all women over
fifty ought to be shot.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
The Shell and the PlIarlm.

1t is remarkable how faithfully some
of our old London customs are handed
down to successive generations of
youngsters. Take, for instance, the
custom associated with the request.
please remember the grotto; it's only
once a year" Probably none of the
children who have waylaid us, oyster
she'll in hand, during the last few days
are aware that they are keeping up
a custom which dates back to the
medieval period, when the oyster she'll
was the badge of the pilgrims who
resorted from all parts of Christendom
to the shrine of ST. James the Apostle
at Compostella.
The adoption of the shell by the pill.
grims is accounted for in a legend
which relates that when the relics Of
the saint were being miraculously con-
veyed from Jerusalem to Spain in a
ship built of marble. the horse of a
Portuguese knight plunged into the sea
with it's rider. The knight was res
cued and taken on board the ship,
when his clothes were found covered
with oyster shells-which being ac-
cepted as a sign were thenceforth
adopted as the pilgrims badge.--Lon.
don Chronicle.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-01
EVIDENCE OF WATER ON MARS
Scientists obtain Photographic Proof
That Planet Mars ls Capable Of
Supporting Life.

According to Prof. w. W. Campbell,
director Of Lick observatory. the re-
cent astronomical expedition which
has just returned to San Francisco
from Mount Whitney brought back
proof that water vapor exists on Mars.
Through pictures taken from the sum-
NIT Of the mountains the scientists
have definite proof that Mars Is capa-
BILE of supporting sentient being. Prof.
Campbell said
I'VE are now in a position to issue
the strongest statement that has ever
been given out as to the existence of
water vapor on Mars. If 1t is found
that the water vapor is sufficient to
be detached under the most favorable
conditions it will be evidence along
the line of establishing that the
conditions on Mars are favorable
to life. It viii not be proof, however,
that life exists on Mars.
The negatives made by the astrono-
mers will be developed at once.