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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21
A wHITEwAsH AFFAIR.
Win Be The Report Of The Commission
on Recent Massacres.

va @NNeSht NNeoSasANos
Constantinople May 21.-Messaqes
from the commission sent to Asia Min
or to investigate the recent massacres
indicate that not only will the report
whitewash the affair but that the blame
for killing 10000 Christians win be
charged to the Armenian population.
The report viii admit that serious
condition il existing due to wanton de-
struction Of property, with the provinces
facing starvation. but it will attach
blame to the Armenian society which it
was discovered was organized 10 throw
off its rule Of Turkey.
The report further SAYS that the
wounding Of the British vice.consul
naughty Wylie was done BY maddened
Armenians. The investigators are also
now seeking to lay the blame Of the
deaths of Rogers and Maurier, two Ann
erican missionaries to the same fanatics
Sultan Mehemed's declaration yesterday
that the massacres must stop i thought
to be sincere but his authority Is prac-
tically negative.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21
TALK OF THE TOWN.

James R. TRULY, who runs a surface
cutting machine at the Cutler, Fay &
Storer conpany's plant had . narrow
escape from serious injury to bis left
eye this forenoon from piece Of fly
ing steel The piece Of steele flew from
and cut open the lower eye lid in tha
center DIR. f. 9. Sprague dressed ths
wound and Mr. TRULY was able 70 re-
turn to his work this aftsrpooes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21
HE KILLED HIMSELF.
Prominent Business Man First Attempt,
ed to Kill His Wife.

Harrisburg, Pa, May 21.--Frank
Slack, prominent business man and
real estate agent Of Middletown, shot
and killed himself at his home yester-
day after attempting to murder his
wife, whom be shot IN the head and arm
Mrs Slack says that her husband said
Come out into the yard, I'm going to
shoot you and we'll die together.
The woman ran but Slack followed
and fired twice, one shot striking her
in the back Of the head, and the other
in the arm. She fell unconscious and
Slack, going to d woodshed fired a bull
let through his head
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21
Destroyed $4,000 Property
at Cape May, n. ].
OPERA HOUSE WRECKED
And Iron Pier Was TOppled into Sea
When Stone-laden Barge Smashed
Into 1t When Driven by
the Gale.

Cape May, N. j., May 2t.--A property
loss Of $4,000 was sustained today
when the barge Robert Campbell crash
ed into the big iron pier here utterly
demolshing II and the opera house
which was located on the end of the
pier The barge was laden with stone
which was being brought here for new
harbor work A high WHY'D drove the
barge with great force against the iron
pier and as the vessel crashed into the
obstruction IL toppled the theatre build
ing into the sea, as well as smashing
the remainder of the iron structure. The
pier was a big, heavy structure but it
bent like a reed under the force of
the gale-driven barge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21
REBEKAHS
HAVE SESSION
Big Session Of the State
Lodge Held Td-day
DEGREE OF ga PAST GRANDS
r B. Perry Of BrattiebOro Was Elected
Grand Master Of the Odd Eel
lows at the Grand Lodge
Session.
DEGREE OF GA PAST GRANDS

The last, but by no means the least
in Importance, Of the sessions Of the
grand bodies Of Odd Fellows began this
forenoon, when Che twenty-fourth annual
session Of the Rebekah assembly was
called to order at $3.50 by Mrs. Mabel
r. Dane Of Newport president Of the
assembly. Old Sol appeared to have
realized the Importance Of this, the clos
ing day Of the convention in Barre, and
instead Of hiding behind the clouds as
has been his won't during the past few
days, he shone forth brightly as ii au-
curing all good for the meeting OF the
ladies of the order.
The meeting opened most auspieiously
with one Of the largest attendances re-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21
FEAR DOUBLE SUICIDE.
Thomas smithers and Nora Emerson,
Who Have Left Keene, N. H.

Keene, n. H., May 2l.-The police arc
seeking for Thomas Smithers, aged 35,
and Nora Emerson. aged Is, who are
thought to have eloped. Smithers Is
recently alleged to have tried TO commit
suicide after the charge Of bigamy had
been brought by his first wife. A suicide
pact with the Emerson girl is feared
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21
FUNERAL OF MRS. JAS DUNCAN.
Was Held Yesterday Afternoon from
Her Late Home on So. Main st.

her Late nome on %. Maln 0t@
The funeral Of Mrs James Duncan,
who dropped dead from heart failure on
Tuesday, was held yesterday afternoon
at two o'clock from her late home on
South Main street. The Rev. j. d. Mac
Kenzie Of the Presbyterian church off
ciated, and the bearers were John Nor
timer, Michael Morgan, Harper Mitchell,
John Fraser, James Mckenzie and Alex.
Birnie The interment was in Hope
cemetery.
There were many floral tributes,
among which was handsome sat piece
from the granite plant Of Littieiohn,
Odgers g. Milne, where Mr.. Duncan
works; also tributes from the family,
from Mr.. and Mrs. John Spence, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Keith, Mr.. and Mrs. Harper
Mitchell, Mrs. Charles Gray, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Ralph and Mr.. and Mrs.
4 o. Parker.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21
FRANKLIN COUNTY CASES.
Were Heard in Vermont 6upreme Court
Session Today.

Franklin county cases were heard in
the Vermont supreme court today, that
Of P, S. AlcKillopp VS.. NJ. n, Post, adm.
OF the 0. A. Burton estate and P. N
Burton being concluded and that Of
Joseph Bullard adm G. A. Hotchkiss be-
ing then taken up 1t is probable that
some opinions viii be handed down at
the opening Of the court next Tuesday
after the recnss
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21
MORE TROUT Fry.
Thomas Distributes $4,000 From The
Stowe Hatchery Today.

Stowe, May 21. State Fish and Game
Commissioner Thomas sent out today
Sc brook trout fry to various parts Ct
the state, OF which 1000 went TO +. w.
Ormsbee Of Washington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21

aMephisto and the Maiden" at the
Comique theatre. For the benefit OF
those who have never seen the play
Faust we will give here some idea Of
the picture produced by the motion pie.
ture artists Friar Hugo one day CHANGED
to cast his eyes through the narrow
window Of his gloomy cell and was star
tied by the apparition of maiden so
passing fair that his eyes were blinded
by her voluptuous beauty. "Oh, for an
hour Of sweet youth" he cried. oh,
for one more fleeting moment Of the
world and life Of the world Of song and
joyous mirth. Now Mephisto, the spirit
of evil who for SO long had endeavored
to crush the soul Of this goodly man and
drag it to the realms of eternal damna-
ton, finds the opportunity to achieve
his ends. Appearing before the friar he
offered him two hours of youth and love-
Signing the fatal bond of slavery TO
dwell in the domains of darkness ana
despair forever. Friar Hugo turns to his
fempter and with trembling eagerness
awaits the dissolution of his withered
frame and the resurrection Of his youth
fnl body. With fendish laugh, Mephis-
W lAdtlES1 HIS DutufIlE bWOIu lIip Tie
breast Of the hermit, waving his magic
blade over the PROSTATE form, he com
mands to change into youth of buoy
ancy, and q handsome youth cavalier
springs to his feet II is Hugo, no longer
tottering old man, but youth once
more. Now it Glanced the Paulo who
had been removed by magic power from
his sweetheart's presence awakes to
find himself deserted by his hearts idol.
He comes upon his fair one and Hugo
as they step from gondola. Choking
with rage, Paulo challenges Hugo to
cross swords with him. A fight ensues
and Hugo is sorely pressed Mephisto
appears and unseen SO parties The thrust
that Hugo buries his weapon in The
breast of the brave youth. After the
friar has been claimed by Satan he ap-
pears as guardian angel before the
maiden and her wounded lover. restoring
them to each other. See this good pic
ture, also two good biograph pictures. all
for 5 cents to-day and tomorrow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21

John MeGowan went to Hanover. N.
f., today to play with Whittier's or.
ehestra at the junior prom. at Dart
mouth college.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21

President Taft Back in Washington.
Washington, d. G., May 21.-Presi.
dent Taft returned this morning from
his trip to Petersburg and Charlotte
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21
DoUBLY A FEAST
In Tempting viands and in Mental Sug.
gestions Of Speakers.

In Tempting viands and in Mental Sug-
gestions Of Speakers.
The most successful and best attended
banquet ever given by the past grand
officers association Of The grand lodge
of Odd Fellows Of Vermont was that
given at Wo5dmens hall last evening,
when over 300 people enjoyed an excel
lent repast at their board. 1t was as
successful as all Of the events connected
with the meeting Of the grand bodies
in this city, and the event passed off
without hitch
The ladies Of the Congregational
church demonstrated their ability as
caterers on large scale, and the guests
were served without any Of the long
waits too common at affairs Of this kind.
The menu follows;
Soup.
Bouillion with waters
Reiishes
Iced olives Gherkins
Vermont turkey with dressing
Brown gravy Apple Jelly
Vegetables
Mashed potatoes Sweet corn
Salad
Banana peanut Cream dressing
Dessert
Caramel ice cream Assorted cake
Oranges Bananas
Coffee
Gathered around the board were many
of the prominent Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs OF the state and as guests Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21

Elected Yesterday Afternoon Grand Mas
ter Of the Grand Lodge Of Vermont.
Francis Il. Perry became member Of
Wantastiquet lodge No. ), /. 0. 0. F.
hy initiation January %. 1895. He
served as N. G. in 1900 and represented
his lodge at the grand lodge in 1901 and
1902 lie represented Nardsboro lodge
No. 20 ia 1908. He Is also a member
Of Oasis cncampment No. and has
served as @. p. representative and d. d.
G. p. He is a member Of Canton Pales-
tine No. 3 and has served several terms
as trustee IN the various branches Of the
order He has been an active worker
in Dennice Rebekah lodge No. l. Ills
work in the grand lodge began 1901 and
lie has served ia several appointive Offices
and was elected grand warden in 1901
and ID. G. n. in zoos
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21
ST. ALBANs STORE SALE.

Roy A. Brush Transfers Part Interest
to Edmund H. Royce.
st. Albans, May 21.-Roy A. Brush
has sold half interest in his book, sta
tionary and music store to Edmund n.
Royce. Mr.. Brush remains in the posi-
tion Of manager until January /, 1910,
when Mr. Royce assumes complete con-
troll. Mr.. Brush has no plans after that.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21

Fresh strawberries received every day
at the New England Fruit store and
picked over Is cents basket today. It
pays 70 buy the best; we have them.
Special for Saturday, regular so cent
dozen oranges for 45 cents dozen. New
England Fruit store. Everything in the
fruit Line here,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21

The barber shop Of quality and skilled
service such as any man likes. Miers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21
KEpr oUT oF WESTMINSTER.
Dean Refuses 10 Let Ashes Of George
Meredith Rest here.

London, May 21.-The Westminster
authorities have declined permission 10
place the ashes Of George Meredith in
the Abbey. An appeal to the dean TO
this end was strongly supported BY the
Society of Authors, representing all the
leading writer's, BY Premier Asquith.
Lord Morley, Rudyard Kipling and
James NJ Barrie. Mr. Barrie made
personal appeal to the dean, but in vain
it was announced officially last night
by the dean that a memorial service will
be held in the Abbey on Saturday. The
funeral, therefore will be at Dorking, al
previously arranged. The action of the
Westminster authorities has caused
much disappointment, for II is known
that the family OF the late novelist had
no objection to his ashes being placed IN
the Abbey, and the question Of space
was not involved by the depositing 81
the urn therein. The Times understands
that, on mature consideration and be-
cause Of the exceptional conditions ef
the case, Premier Asquith has expressed
the hope that the dean OF Westminster
may consent to allow the ashes Of
George Meredith to be buried In the
Abbey.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21

w. 2. Sunderland Of Waterbury was
In the city today on business visit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-21

Gathered around the board were many
OF the prominent Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs Of the state and as guests Of
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-03-01
Sweet Potato Investigations.

Extensive Investigations dealing with
the sweet potato crop are being under
taken by the United States Department
of Agriculture. Experiments are in prog
ress at several centers, and include
study of the kinds most suitable for the
several potato growing districts. Re-
search is being made in regard to meth
DDS of growing and their comparative
cost, and methods of harvesting, storing,
packing and shippin gthe crop. The ques-
tion of storage, it is stated, is receiving
special attention, in order to determine
the best means of curing, the most suit
able temperatures to be maintained in the
storage house, and the amount of shrink
age that takes place under those condi-
tions. Attention is also being given to
the uses and possibilities of sweet pota-
toes as food for stock, as well as to the
dessication and canning of the product
for human consumption.
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-03-01
Fruit Culture in Porto Rico.

The fruit industry of Porto Rico, which
in it's present stage, is an important and
promising one, and which will undoubt-
edly undergo considerable development
with the provision of better facilities of
transportation, etc., formed the subject
of paper read at the first annual meet
ing of the Cuban Horticultural Society,
held in May of last year.
Fruit lands in Porto Rico, it is stated,
are yearly increasing in value. Land
which, a few years ago, could be bought
at $40 and 500 per acre now costs $50
and $lO0. Pineapples do so we'll that
soils suitable for this crop command
very high prices. Much of the land best
suited for citrus fruit growth, however,
has not yet been planted, as the districts
in which it exists have not yet been
opened up by roads.
The citrus fruit districts of Porto Rico
are almost entirely confined to the north
side of the island, and comprise an area
of 1000 or 5000 acres. About 70 per
cent of this is planted with oranges, 25
per cent with grapefruit, and per cent
with lemons.
The oranges grown include a. consider
able number of Florida varieties The
early and the late kinds are expected to
give more profitable results than varie
ties ripening in mid-season. The Wash
ington Navel orange is cultivated, and
appears to do much better in Porto Rico
than in Florida. Some of the native va
rieties of oranges, however, are reported
to do better than any imported kinds.
Great numbers of orange trees grow
wild in the mountainous district. The
fruit is stated to be of excellent quality,
and would ship well if properly handled.
It grows, however, too far from the
railway or from passable roads to be
source of profit to any of the inhabitants.
It is estimated that 100000 boxes of or
anges are annually lost in Porto Rico on
this account.
Artificial manures are used on fair
ly considerable scale in the cultivation
of both oranges and pineapples.
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-03-01

Arrangements are about perfected for
the Dade County Fair, which is to be held
at Miami from March 9th to 18th. The
indications are that it will be the most
successful fair yet held in that county,
and they have given some very fine ones
in past years.
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-03-01
CASTOR OIL PLANT
Its South Florida Where 1t Is Seldom Injured by
Cold Should Be Quite Profitable
By Prof P. J.
By Prof. p. J. WeSter.

10 by Is feet would perhaps be the more
desirable distance to use here. Three or
four seeds should be dropped in each hill
to insure good stand; where more than
one seed terminates, the plants should
be destroyed when they are about foot
tall, so as to leave one plant, the most
thrifty, to each hill. at the same time
the remaining plant should be topped to
induce branching aud dwarf the plant
in order to facilitate harvesting the
beans.
Until the plants are large enough to
shade the ground we'll they should be cul-
tivated to keep down weeds and the
growth encouraged by applications of
commercial fertilizer or stable manure.
AS far as the writer is aware, fertilizer
experiments with this crop in Florida
have not been made. It is very proba
BILE that certain fertilizers would prove
more favorable to the development of the
plant and production of beans than 9TH
ers, and those who are investing capital
in the production of castor beans would
unquestionably find it advantageous to
set aside part of the field for fertilizer
testing purposes at the outset. It would
seem that once established the plants
would require only a small amount of
fertilizer per year for the production of
seed, if the plant is treated as a peren-
nial and the stems not removed from the
field. as the leaves ard stems would de-
cay on the spot and the nutritive ele-
ments be again taken up into the system
of the plant.
The beans mature, in about ten months
from planting the seed and should be
gathered as soon us the pods turn gray
ish or brownish. Threshing out the seed
is not necessary as the pods split open
and throw out the seed when the pods
dry up. After picking, the pods may be
placed on large drying trays, the bot
toms of which are made of galvanized
wire netting the meshing of which is just
close enough to permit the seed to fall
through in troughs beneath as the pods
dry, leaving the large hulls, after which
the beans are easily cleaned from smaller
impurities.
The yield per acre is stated to be in
the United States twelve bushels; in
Madras, India, 400 to 500 pounds, and in
Honolulu, $500 to 5000 pounds One
hundred pounds of dry pods yield about
55 pounds of beans. The dry pods less
the beans are said to be more than equal
i'll fertilizing value the same weight of
wood ashes worth $1,000 per ton.
There is considerable variation in the
oil content, productivity and habit of
the plants, and prospective growers
should, if possible, at the outset ascer-
tain the oil content, by analysis, of some
of the seed of the varieties they are go
ing to plant, and as far as possible plant
seed secured from productive plants only.
The harvesting from dwarf and bushy
plants will be found less expensive as
compared with the tall varieties, and this
feature should be kept in mind also.
Subtropical Laboratory, Miami, Fla,
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-03-01

The castor oil plant (Rlelnus COM
munis) is probably indigenous OF Abys-
sinia, Kordofan and, perhaps, Arabia,
from where it has spread to most tropical
countries and become naturalized. 1t
was early cultivated in India, and, ac-
cording to Herodotus, Pliny, etc., grown
extensively by the ancient Egyptians,
in the tombs of which the seed has been
found. The rapidity with which the plant
grows and the similarity between the
Hebrew and Egyptian names for it have
caused the suggestion that the castor oil
plant was the Gourd of Jonah.
The castor oil plant belongs to the
large family Euphorbiaceae and is thus
related to many important economic
plants, chiefly tropical, cultivated for
many different products obtained from
different parts of the plant: Of these
are the otaheite gooseberry (Cicca disti-
cha) grown for it's fruit; the cassava
(Manihot utilissima) for starch produc-
tion from it's large subterranean tubers;
Hevea braziliensis and Manihot glasiovit
both Weld rubber; from the seeds of the
wood oil nut trees (Aleurites spp.) valu-
able oils are obtained. Some of our
showiest ornamentals are likewise related
plants; for instance, the poinsettla
(Euphorbia pulcherrima) Acalypha spp.
and Phyllanthus nivosus, rosea pictus.
In the tropics the castor oil plant is a
perennial but becomes in the tropical
zone an annual grown for the oil OBJ
tained from the seed, or as an <orna-
mental.
The plant is cultivated to a greater or
4o1u
trail and South America and the West
Indies. 1t has also been grown CONNER
cially in some parts Of the United States,
as in Kansas and Oklahoma, but is most
extensively cultivated in the East In
dies. where, it is stated that $780, 900 acres
were devoted to it's culture in 1890.
The plant is chiefly cultivated for the
oil derived from the beans, from which,
at the same time, a valuable by product
in the form of castor oil pomace is OBJ
tained that is used in the manufacture
of commercial fertilizers, chiefly valu-
able for it's nitrogen content, analyzlng
51a to 7 per cent ammonia and 2 to 3
per cent phosphoric acid. The stems are
said to make good paper pulp.
The seeds yield on the average from
46 to SO per cent of oil, with occasional
records of 60 per cent and, aside from
it's employment in medicine, is said to be
unexcelled in dressing leather. It is
also used for lubricating and illuminat
ing purposes.
The latitudes where the cultivated
plant is treated as an annual, the seed
is naturally planted more closely, as the
plants do not grow so large. In India
they are planted in rows three feet apart,
but in South Florida, where the plants,
if cultivated on a large scale, would be
grown as perennial, the distance at
which to plant should be greater. In
Hawaii the seed are planted Is to 20
feet apart. Their soil, however, is more
fertile than that in South Florida, and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-13
up. WILL UTILIZE
WATER STRUCK
IN SHAFT

The Union Pacific will try to
utilize the great food of water II
has struck in the shaft at Center
street in the shaft at Center street
to help sluice the dirt from the
tunnel at the north portal.
The water pressure has not
been quite strong enough to carry
the ground out as fast as desirId,
and this morning conference
was held with Commissioner NC
Oregon relative to using the Cen
ter street water. 1t is proposed
to run 1t into storm sewer and
let 1t come down, then gather it
up before it gets to the tunnH
portal and send it into the big
sluice pipe.
A Hartman hydraulic engineer
will be in town this afternoon
to take up the matter to deter
mine what can be done.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-05-13

Then cut out Of tin with an old
pair of shears eight propeller
blades Gig. ~ about an inch and
a half long. Make four longi-
tudinal Sits an equal distance
apart in one end of the axle, and
drive four of the propeller blades
in these Sits. Shove the other
end of the axle through the
small hole in the side of the boat,
and then mount the remaining
four blades on the other side Of
the craft.
Next get your mailing tube
Gig. y. Mount 1t in the big
hole Gig. y. If it is so long
as to make the boat topheavy, cut
sections off it until you get it to
balance. Then drive a small wire
nail through the tube close to its
top Gig. g.. From it to the axle
Gig. 81 stretch and tie a rubber
band, or better. piece of elastic
cord such as they fasten girls
hats with Gig. 81. To make your
mailing tube smokestack secure,
run a piece of stout Irvine Gig.
81 from its top to the bow of the
boat.
Now you have power boat, run
on the same principle as the Mis-
sippi packet. To make 1t go, just
wind up the rubber or elastic, set
it In the water and let 'er go CAL
lagher.