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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23
TAKING UP pAUpER CASES.
Seventeen Rutland County People at
Asylum Must Have Hearing.

Rutland, Dec. "a Seventeen Of the
cases Of Rutland county people confined
at the Brattleboro retreat, who must
have rehearing under the new law to de-
termine whether or not they are held
there Illegally. were taken up yester-
day in probate court before Judge A.
g. Coolidge Of this city. Attofney-Gen-
erai John G. Sargent and States Attor-
ney j. G. Jones appeared for the state
W. 7. Foley Of West Rutland represented
the town of West Rutland and h. T.
Stafford appeared for Ira, Dandy, Clar-
endon and Mount Holly. DR. w. H.
GrinneI of Dandy and Dr. @ b. Ross Of
West Rutland. who recently examined
the III patients al to their sanity, testi-
fed before the court and there was evi-
dence introduced ais to their right to be
supported at the expense Of the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23
HEARST SUED FOR $4,000.
Philadelphia Lawyer Alleges Libel in
Cosmopolitan Magazine.

New York., Dec 2s Thomas b.
Harmed q Philadelphia lawyer, brought
suit in Che United States circuit court
yesterday against the International
Magazine company, owned hy w. X.
Hearst asking damages Of $4,000 for
an alleged Incl in The current Issue Of
the Cosmopolitan Magazine in an ar
ticle entitled, Tragedies Of the Sugar
Trustn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23
cHILp srRUeK BY HoRsE.
Little Clayton Jones wss Unconscious
Several Hours.

Waterbury, Dec. % White Clayton
Tones, the four. yearold son of Mr.. and
Mrs p. G Jones 81 Main street. was
crossing the sheet in front Of his home
yesterday morning, he was struck
in the side 81 the head by the knee Of
the horse dsiyen hy ~. II. Berdam and
thrown quite 4 distance. He remained
until afternoon The doc
tors can fIl no permanent injury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23
ENTERTAINED GUESTS.
Rebekahs Also Elected Officers for the
Ensuing Year.

The regular meeting of Bright Star
Rebekah lodge, No Is, was held in Odd
Fellows hall last evening when the
officers for the ensuing year were elected
The officers elected we're as follows: Mo-
BE grand. Miss Nellie G. Blanchard: vice
grand, Mrs. Q. e. Philbrick; secretary.
Mrs D. Y. Stone; treasurer, Mrs James
Geddis
There were present about 20 members
from Ripling Stream lodge Of East Barre.
Three candidates were initiated during
the evening. AT the conclusion Of the
work, refreshments were served in the
dining hall
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23
HoNoRED LEopoLD,s MRMoRY.
American Officials Attended Mass in
Washington To-day.

Washington. D. e.. Dec % Honor
wa accorded the memory Of King Leo
nola 81 Belgium to-day BY President
TAFT Several members Of the cabinet
md practically the entire diplomatic
corps attended solemn high mass Of re-
4lIiem at st. Matthew's church. Secretary
Knox represented the state department.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23
$50 BALLOTS TAKEN.
Missouri Democrats in Sixth District
Have Hard Job.

Builder, No, Dec %. After taking 450
ballots ths Democrats convention Of the
sixth district failed to decide on sue
cessor to the late Congressman De Ar
mond and late last night adjourned until
today. The position Of the four canal-
dates remains unchanged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23
BIGGEST VESSEL
IN THE u. 5. NAVY
The Utah was Successfully Launched
at Camden, N. J., To-day, was
christened by Miss Mary
Alice Spry, Daughter of
States Executive.

Camden, N. j., Dec. q. The Utah, tho
largest vessel in The United States navy,
was successfully launched here to-day.
Among the guests were Governor Will
liam spry Of Utah, his daughter, Miss
Mary Alice Spry, who christened the
boat, and party Of fifteen. The vessel
has displacement Of 1925 tons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23
Story Denied.
Notice Change Of Hour.

Barre branch will pay off lockout pay
tomorrow, Friday, from 10 a. m to |
p m English-speaking members ct
scampini block, Italian.speaking mem
hers at Socialist hall on Granite street.
James MacAdam. treasurer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23
Manufacturers Turn Down
Offer of Settlement
MADE BY NORTHFIELD
Latest Effort at Settlement Fails-wEat
the Proposition -Manufac-
turers May Make Another
Offer to Mortified.

At the meeting Of the Barre Manu-
facturers' association held this afternoon
the proposition Of settlement submitted
TO them BY Mortified branch at yester
days meeting Of the two committees at
Mortified was rejected by a nearly unan-
imous vote
The Times was In error in stating
yesterday that the two committees had
agreed 10 their proposition. II WAS pre-
sented bv tho Mortified branch To the
manufacturers with the request that
they bring il before their association
This they agreed to do, with the results
stated above. The proposition is as
follows:
in the matter Of The pending dispute
in Mortified, Vermont, IL appearing that
there IS difference Of opinion on Tho
construction to be placed on article Of
the regulations in the pending agreement,
we jointly agree 70 recommend to the
parties in the dispute that the pending
suspension terminate. the men return to
work. and the hand surface machine be
not used in cutting sheds from October
Is to April Is and from April s to Oc-
tober IS. only on underhsnd work and
tNhiiHellHE purposes. NdtFI 70 nt uHcd
on stones whenever possible Said ma
chine to Be otherwise considered accord
ing to article s Of regulations
1T Is mutually agreed that no conten-
tion arising outside the jurisdiction Of
Mortified branch shall have any effect
upon the Northfeld agreement
It is expected the next move win be
another proposition from the manufac-
turers to the Northfeld branch
Paying OFF To-day.
The tool sharpeners and polishers are
paying lockout pay to-day, and the gran
tie cutters viii tomorrow, one day
earlier than usual.
The picture show at Socialist hall ID
proved great success. large crowds at
tending afternoon and evening. New
pictures to-day.
Story Denied.
The press committee Of the Montpelier
union issued statement to-day. deny
ing the story printed in the Montpelier
papers that Secretary Duncan had writ
ten the union IN that city about settle
inent with the manufacturers The press
committee says no such eonlmunica ton
has baen received BY the union from the
national secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT.
Who Was Charged with Burning Plain
tiff's Barn.

Woodstock, Dec %. The case Of Jo-
seph Goodrich vs Joseph Caldwell to re-
cover damages for an alleged burning Of
the plaintiffs barn, was given 70 the
Jury yesterday morning and q verdict
for the defendant was returned.
Caldwell was tried on the charge OF
arson at the last term of court and ac-
Quilted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23
HE SOLD LIQUOR.
Fred Wagner Sentenced for Not Less
Than Nine Months.

woodstock, Dec. 2a. Fred Wagner of
Bethel pleaded guilty in Windsor county
court today to one oifanse Of selling
liauor ana was sentenced to not less than
nine and not more than ten months in
the county jail
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23
BIG VERMONT FAILURE.
Homer Thrasher Of Newport Files in
Bankruptcy.

Rutland. Dec. 2s. Homer Thrasher il
Newport has flea a petition IN bankrupt
cy, in the Office Of F. s. platt clerk Of
the United States court, IN this city.
Ills schedule gives his liabilities as
slS.T49.a0 and his assets as S223T5. with
$500 exempt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23

Arthur J. Wark returned to-day from
the medical department OF the T. v NJ.
at Burlington to spend Che Christmas
vacation at bis home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-23
SOUTH BARRE.

R. II. Bapp viii open a barber shop in
Esterbrook's store next Monday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
SUICIDE ON HE INCREASE.

Everything is on the increase. Even
suicide participates in the swell. Fred
erick L. Hoffman. statistician of one OF
the large life insurance companies, says
that there is no doubt tina. suicides are
on the increase and thai last year the
rate was higher than in any previous
year for which at least approximately
accurate data are available.
Against the rate of ISIS per 100000
of population in 1907, the rate for 1908
was 21.s, or higher by over one point
than the exceptionally high rate for
1905 or oo7. The increase in the rate
for 1905 was per 100000 of popula-
ton over the rate for 1907. and the
actual increase in the number Of sui
cides during the year was SOL, or 1873
per cent. While the corresponding
increase in the population during the
same period of time was only 2.3 per
cent. This tabulation includes sixty-five
representative American cities with an
estimated population OF about 1900
coo. The census for 1910 Will afford
an opportunity to correct population
estimates for intercensal years and as
the result of such correction the actual
rate may, in fact, be higher than the
apparent rate. which is based on the
ASSUMPTION that the incraase in popu-
la ton has been at the same rate as
during the last intervensal decade.
From every point OF view-moral,
social and economic-the increase in
the suicide rate says Mr.. Hoffman,
is one of the most alarming and sug-
gestive phenomena OF the present
day"
That it is not mere euphuism
10 speak of suicide as participating in
prosperity seems TO be borne out by
this experts observations. "As an
alysis of individual cases of suicide
would seem to sustain the conclusion
that the increase in suicidal frequency
affects particularly the we'll 10 do,
prosperous and better educated ele-
men,s of the population rather than the
unfortunate, the ignorant and the
poor"
1t must be that the speed of the day
has something to do with it. Nerve,
heart, will power give way under the
strain.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
T1MEsREpUB1IcAN MARsHA1LrowN. IOWA.

themselves up to maintain comfort
able degree Of warmth, thereby de-
priving themselves Of the pure outdoor
air so necessary to healthy physical
existence"
"Please. mister help a poor cripple?"
whined the husky hobo
Sure" rejoined the kindly old gen.
tleman. as he handed out a quarter.
How are you crippled, my poor fell
low"
Financially. mister" replied the
hobo, as he pocketed the quarter and
made hurried geetaway.-The Path
finder.
Did you enjoy your visit to the big
city,"
WELL" answered Farmer Corntossel,
"it was somethin' Of a change to see
the sign Beware of pickpockets, in the
depot. instead Of Look out for the loco
motive here. at the grade crossin'."-
wWashington Star.
The proprietor of the Hardin County
Citizen has sold a half interest in that
good newspaper to o. E. Smith. late of
the Grundy Republican and the new
firm will install a linotype. Mr.. Mich
OILS takes a partner in order to get his
nose away from the grindstone."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08

priations for private or individual pur-
poses. However henencent che purpose
of the legislation, remarked the Texas
court OF criminal appeals. all Of which
we readily and cheerfully concede, yet
We must hold that no penal statute
can be passed in this state, in the light
of provision Of the constitution which
permits the fine after collection TO be
paid to the individual whoever he may
be. When q fine is imposed. 1t becomes
the money of the state. "A law provid-
ing that the money must be paid to the
party injured by Its violation, Is a d.
rect appropriation of public funds for
private purposes. The constitution OF
the state of Texas does not nor can 1t
be bent to meet beneticent purposes,
however noble the design may be.
DISCHARGE OF EMPLOYE.
A Kansas statute required an em-
ployer of labor, upon request Of a dis
charged employee, to furnish in writing
the true reason or cause of such dis
charge In Atchfson, T. e s. F. Ry. VS..
Brown, 102 Pacific Reporter, 459, it APP
peared that one who had been dis
charged asked for the reason and was
given document reading thus, Dis
charged for cause" He alleged that
this information rendered by his erst-
while employer was too vague to ac-
quaint him or any future employer
With his Objectionable deficiency, if
any. The court ruled that the mere
matter of time requisite to comply
with the statute was perhaps of trifling
consideration, yet if the state may
compel the sacrifice of few minutes
of the time of one person for another,
may it not compel the sacrifice OF
days? In that event, where and upon
what principle shall the time limit be
placed? Again, if the employer can be
compelled to state the true cause Of
discharge, he may be subjected to the
impose no such burden. AS in many
other relations in life the employer
may be silent and be safe, or at his
option he may be courteous and fulfill
his moral obligation. 1t is a personal
privilege.
CONSCIENTIOUS SCRUPLES.
The question of the propriety of the
sustainment of challenge to a juror
on the ground of his conscientious
scruples against convcting person of
capital offense on circumstantial evil
dence alone arose in Spick Us. State,
121 Northwestern Reporter. 664. The
Wisconsin supreme court, holding a
person imbued with such scruples In
competent for jury duty, remarked: A
person might as we'll say, generally,
that he has conscientious scruples
against obeying the law of his country
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
and the physics of the soil.


Mr.. Williams said that in this posi-
ton the plain farmers stand squareiy
opposed to the attitude of the depart
ment Of agriculture as disclosed in
letter read to the congress by Secretary
Wilson. He again took the position
that some Of the dry farming methods
notably summer following were wrong
Mr. H. w. Campbell. the discoverer OF
dry farming and the exhibits in the
hall, took direct issue with the secre-
tary and Mr. Harcourt, minister OF
agriculture for Alberta, in a speech de-
clared that the farmers in that prov
ince were pretty much in the dark I'M
til Campbell had come there.
Mr.. Williams says that the dry farm
ing movement has spread around the
world. He found at the congress men
from Mexico. Hungary. Germany,
Brazil and Russia. To him it now
seems certain that in the development
of agriculture for the dry regions OF
the earth far more is TO be accomplish
ed than in any other way for the en-
largement of the worlds production OF
food supplies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08

as to say he has such scruples against
acting as a juror upon circumstantial
evidence in capital case. Such a per-
son has too much conscience with that
grade of weakness that often makes
the coward mistake his timidity for
that conscience which is worthy of
distinction.
GROUND OF INLPEAC
In VIM v. Modern Woodmen of
America, 119 Southwestern Reporter
$50. testimony was ELECTED showing
that witness became intoxicated
.,early every day, or whenever he could
get enough whisky Quantity UNI
stated; that he imbibed all the liquor
he could acquire, and used all tho
drugs. The st. Louis court Of appeals
ruled that specific acts of intoxication
could not be shown to 1mpeach the
credibility of a witness, unless he were
proved to have been intoxicated at the
time of the events TO which he testified,
the competency Of such evidence being
put on whether the witness was cap
able of accurate remembrance ait the
time the events TRANSFERRED. An aSser-
ton that one was drunk every day
when he had access to the vehicle of
intoxication is too indefinite in regard
to days and hours.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
DRY FARMING.

The dry farming congress held at
Billings, Mont, during the last week
in October demonstrated that there was
not 50 very much wrong about the re-
port as to Secretary Wilson'S attitude
toward dry farming published in the
imes-Republican as the press agents
of the congress would have people be-
lieve, Amid deathlike stiffness let
ter from the department of agriculture
was read to the congress repeating the
doubts which had been attributed to
the secretary in the newspapers.
However, it does not follow that the
secretary is right in his criticisms OF
the summer following system of Gull
tivation in the dry regions for the ex-i
hibits of grains at the Billings congress
certainly left little to be asked of. the
rainfull and the Canadian department
of agriculture has already been con-
WINGED of the possibilities of the Camp
bell discovery.
Mr.. Ora Williams, the veteran news
paper correspondent of Des. Moines.
who has been intimately associated
with the dry farming movement since
its inception was present at the con-
gress and represents Iowa on the
executive committee Since his return
! he says that in the halls We're shown
the finest grains, grasses, seeds. fruit:
and vegetables he had ever seen, al
grown in the so-called dry regions, ant
Mr.. Williams has been constant at.
| tendant at the Iowa state fair for years
On the program at the congress
many a practical farmer gave his testi
mony as to results from dry farming
They did not all agree as to exac
methods. in fact the methods in use II
one state might; be all wrong elsewhere
but they do all agree that the secre
] lies on an understanding of the so
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
Important Decisions
1.-THE following notes of cases are from
the West Pub. Co. ST. Paul. Mimi

PROTECTION OF CONNECTS.
Prisoners in Idaho, attempting an
escape, were punishable by confine-
ment for the term of their original
sentence If a convict were serving a
one-year sentence. his punishment for
escape would be one year. while
convict serving a twenty-year sentence
would be punished for exactly the same
offense by being imprisoned just TWEEN
ty times as long. The method of de-
termining the punishment for one con-
fined for life, attempting to escape, is
not made clear. This statute was all
legged TO deny equal protection to all
persons charged with its violation and
to be unreasonable and class legisla-
ton. To say that the longtime con-
Wet is more culpable for precisely the
same behavior, is absurd The punish
ment for such escape would be not
upon the act of escaping a prison, tn-
upon the act of escaping a punishment
fixed by the judgment Of conviction
The statute, however, makes the e3-
cape from the state prison the o.
tense, and not the escape from tine
punishment OF the judgment fixed by
the court upon trial. In Elk parte NAL
Ion, i02 Paclflc Reporter, $40, tne IdaTo
supreme court held this statute uncon-
stitutional.
ILLEGALITY OF FINE.
The Texas statute, providing that
one abandoning his wife or children
shall be fined, and the amount SO Sc
cured shall be paid into court for the
benefit of the wife and children, was
declared totally invalid in Elk parte
Sn,ythe. 120 Southwestern Reporter
| 200. The constitution forbids apprc-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
cuMMINs VS. CANNON EFT AL.

Some time ago Speaker Cannon came
into Iowa 10 attack progressive repub-
licanism and particularly the acknowl-
edged leader of progressive republic
carism. Senator Culnmins. Saturday
Senator Cummins spoke in Chicago
His speech took note of Mr.. Cannon
Iowa and Illinois speeches and ana
lyzed the situation of the party from
the "insurgent' standpoint. The con-
,rast between the men and the speeches,
between the policy of the insurgents
and the policy of the stone roller gang
Of which Cannon is a foreman is Pc
culiarly vivid and extremely satsfac-
tory 10 those who hold views at one
with or approximating those of the
Iowa senator Mr.. Cannon is nothing
much when he IS not arrgant and
abusive He was both in Iowa and al
Elgin He IS generally more or less
careless OF speech, even approaching
foulmouthedness Cummins is always
clean minded ard clean tongued. Can
non asks what in HI are You going
10 90 about it, Cummins submits a
logical, manly argument for the con-
sideration of logical and sincere men.
Cannon drives: Cummis leads. 1t is a
wardman against statesman: a po-
litical Cahban against Galahad. No
man. however prejudiced can read the
speeches Of the two men, each repre-
sentative Of a division of the party ex-
cep. TO the credit of the senator and
the following he represents
Most interested persons will read the
Cummins speech. They will be inn
pressed by its fairness, its modesty and
MS strength and sincerity. Al is stands
it is the Iowa idea, once fought and
despised in Iowa by dictators like M
Cannon, in Iowa, established as the
sense Of the republican party of The
state at the end of years of dire polit.
I ical strife and finally accepted by tbs
! The meat of il all is that the ten million
voters Of the republican party shall be
consulted and that the majority snel
rule instead of a coterie of interest
and politicians. Ii has gone up fror
Iowa on appeal to the nation. And
C'unmins is its advocate in the new
court as he had been in the state fight
There was no appeal 70 passion ol
prejudice in the speech of Saturday
I; was a plain. logical presentation o
the situation 70 the jury of the Amer
lean people They were not asked L
raise hell' with anything or anybody
They We're given in a convincing man
Rer the facts as a large majority .
the voters Of the west see them. ],
the face of the speech and the follow
ng it spoke for II is the veriest foil,
% sneer al insurgents, If there i
vital and surviving force in the part.
The insurgents represent It.
The Cummins speech may well g
on the record beside those of tn
speaker of the house and of those VIII
represent the same interests that h
represents. The progressives are con
tent with the showing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-08
And the hook worm gets the hook.

And the hook worm gets the hook.
The reason the want ad does the
business is that it is direct medium
between two immediate ana often
pdessing wants The man uses the
want column as he does the telegraph.
He is in a hurry 10 sell or buy. Tne
want ad is the signal for immediate ac-
ton. It's the hurry up wagon, the buzz
cart of exchange.
The 90 is said TO be considering the
equipment of its branch lines south OF
Des Moines with gasoline passenger
cars. So We may observe that the ran
road commission when it actually gets
busy is a factor in the product of pro-
gress.
The "box scores" of the football
games are run in the obituary col
umns.
The cry of the cornfelds rises above
the wall of the unemployed"
Pellagra. hook worm, appendicitis. a
hundred new and novel, diseases multi
plying the troubles Of human flesh, but
we get along somehow and keep fitting
the census. Read next years count:
Iowa may compare the men and the
speeches with pride and satisfaction
stand Joseph Cannon and Cummins
f, side by side With their public utter
ances in parallel columns and take
your choice.
| Senator Aldrich is asking the ives
I what it wants in currsncy legislation
is the senator trying &c break into ths
f,umorist class? ri
Don't you imagine that Joe Cannon
has his work cut out to purge TN
party of such chaff as Cummins ant
LaFollette' as his intention was an
nounced at Elgn? And when. If III
were able to make good, his threat ha'
been accomplished, would you look &c
the wheat?
Health authorities in Chicago al
much worried over a big increase
the number Of cases hay
ing trebled- IN two months. ssThe.es
! cess is DUE. says aedepaftment bu
!, letin ito tho fact that the present DC
t tober has been considerably cooled tina
IA the average AMI Tie people have ihousa