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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15

Tiverton, R. l., October 14.-rhe ab- sence of the head of the body which has been found scattered through the Tiverton countryside is still hampering the efforts of the police to identify the victim of the gruesome mutation. If the body proves to be that of Miss Amelia St Jean of Fall River. the police of that city stated tonight that arrests would be made. At a late hour the Fall River police were ques- tioning two men, one of whom is known to have kept company with Miss St. Jean.
 Even as yesterday, the minds of the of ficials tended almost certainly to a South Scituate young woman as the victim, so today and tonight they leaned strongly toward the belief that the body was that of Miss St. Jean. And supports to their theory were not wanting Most important, probably, was the Identification or clothing contained in bundle of Mount
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
Minister from China DeIVes
 Into Spirit Mysteries
WAR CLOUDS HOVER NEAR
Indian Girl Medium Makes Remarka- 2 ble Display of Ability Before the
 Learned pr. Wu Who Is
 Greatly Puzzled.

Washington October 14-Dr Wu Ting Fang, the learned and popular China man, who is about to retire from the post of minister of China to the United States pursued still further last night his per sonal investigation in the esoteric mys- teries of spiritism as demonstrated by Washington spiritualsts.
 His first experience was last Saturday night at public meeting where anony- nous Chinese spirits were described to Wu by trance medium as lowering in the distinguished diplomats immediate vicinity Dr. Wu exhibited great interest
 Last night he went again. this time to a smaller seance at a private house. pr. Wu refused last night to discuss his ex- periences or impressions and expressed solicltude lest his presence at the seance should be the subject of newspaper men tion. The woman medium who officiated-- a different one this time-brought to him messages purporting to come from the late President Mckinley, who was an in- innate friend of Dr. Wu, and also from the minister's own mother. The latter was the more startling because of being apparently delivered in the Chinese lan- guage
 The messages are claimed by the spirit ualists to be brought to the medium in trance by the spirit of a l6-year-old Amer ican Indian girl. under whose 'contror' she speaks but broken English; yet the converse ton between Dr. Wu and the medium, while ostensibly under this con troll was somsMAai extensive, lasting fully five minutes. ana seemed to be in the Chinese s-ernaFular- Questions and answers unintelligibe to the auditors passed back and forth with considerable freedom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
Damage In Atlanta Is Over S1OO,OOO and Other Places
 Are Hit Hard
DAMAGE ID COTTON CROP
 WILL BE VERY GREAT
Several Persons Are Killed in West Tennessee and One Town Is AL
 most Destroyed By Fire
 Which Followed Storm.

Atlanta October 14-The worst nall s4or,,, nerhaps that the south has ever axrarienced with it's acc <ueoanying heavy ,,,,,,a electrical display aft wind, assum- tho in some sections cyclonic propor- lions. left serious damage to crops ana nroperty in It's wake through north Geor- pia. north Alabama and Tennessee late this afternoon. With wire communica- ton badly crippled in every direction ana hundreds of towns in the path Of the uis- turbance entirely isolated, it is inposslple with the meagre reports received to estl' mate the damage, but it is believed here that the cotton remaining in the fields Tn the hath of the storm is practically total loss with the damage to other property running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
 Starting about 50 miles east of Atlanta at 5 o'clock the storm swept northwest and inside of two hours had traVersed 4 large section of this state, crossed several counties in Tennessee and was last reported moving westward over north Alabama. Hail stones varying in size rom one to three inches in diameter fell all the way from Athens to Decatur, Ala, and at Tennessee points. At Atlanta many of the particles of Ice Weighed one pound.
 The damage to property in the city of Atlanta will total s1O0,00O. Wires here were prostrated and but few telephones in the city are working It is imposslpie to secure any kind of communication with many towns even within radius of 40 miles of the city.
 Several lives are reported lost Tn Mad- ison and Lincoln counties, Tennessee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
Antis are winners.

Nashville, October 14.--In
 municipal election here today Hil- ary E. Howse, democratic nomi- nee for mayor and representa- five of the soAcalled anti-proh ibi-
 tion. or liNeral element, was elected over c. D. Johns by a large majority. Johns was an in- dependent candidate and was sup
 ported by state-wide prohibition advocates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
Ascent of Mount Mckinley Is Detailed By DoctOr's Assistant
FALSE ENTRIES CLAIMED
5arriII Makes Affidavit That pr. Cook Never Reached Top of Mount Me
 Kinley and That Photo
 graphs Are Misleading.

New York October H.-The Globe this afternoon prints copy of the affidavit by Edwin N. Barill, who accompa nied pr. Frederick A Cook at the time he an nounced his req ching the summit of Mt. Mckinley. The affidavit was made before a notary public at Tacoma, Wash. on october 4 and has just been received in New York Barrilrs affidavit states in effect that he was the only person present with pr. Cook on the date when he claims to have reached the summit of Mt. Mo Kinley: that they did not, in fact. reach the summit, and the nearest point 10 the summit reached was at least l4 miles nis- tant from the summit Of that mountain tha elevation at DO time exceeding lO,OOO feet. BarrDl's affidavit also brings into question a number of photographs Whch pr Cook has given as representing the summit and other high attitudes of Mt. Mckinley.
 BarrilI's affidavit says at the outset 'iia' he WAS born in Buffalo in lS64 ana no" resides at Darby, Mont. He says ne was the only marty present with pr. COOK when he claims to have reached the sum init of Mt. Mckinley, and- that he IS 'he nartv referred to as Barrille or Edward parrille in Dr. Cooks book entitled, TO the Top of the Continent" bearing upo" the expedition to Mt Mckinley. lie ue- tails his first meeting with Dr. COOK a' | N,ssoula. where the latter was accom- panied by Profess8 Baker of Colu1noi' ,,r,,,,ars,tv n w. Porter and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
Great Damage in Tennessee.

N,mnhis rrenn October 4.-Three per sons known to have been killed, others h- 5ured and missing, and several towns ana s-illazes demolished, is the toll taken Dy T, storm of cyclonic proportions Wllc,' swept through western Tennessee early tonight. according to the meager detalls ,,ossible over crippled wires at midnight. Many points in the pathway or the toi . nado are yet to be heard from, and that inc total of dead and injured will be ln- creased as telegraphic communication IS restored Is believed certain.
 Coming from the southeast, the Wlho tore the most fran structures in its path into hits. while many more substantial buildings were torn from their founda- tions, trees were uprooted by the score vegetation destroyed, and numperiess buildings were unroofed
 From some points come reports or a heavy rainfall accompanying the wind, while in other districts hail fell with Vlo- 1ence.
 Denmark in Madison county. Is pracu aaflv demolished, the added horror or ire fn1lowino quickly in the wake of the storm. and at midnight it seems certain that by tomorrow the wrecked town VIII Inc in ashes After several hours but nttle headway was made against the progress of the flames. At this place IS or the more modern buildings were torn rom their foundations and wrecked, while the smaller buildings were demolished. Den mark had population of about ooo per sons Of the fatalities, two occurred here. Alhert Barnes and his child, an infan-, were caught among the falling timber Of their home and crushed to death. Mrs. Barnes was injured.
 Near Mulberry, in Lincoln county, Thomas Helm was killed and Homer Ashby and wife were injured.
 Near Wartrace, a negro settlement wa blown away.
 Dyersburg, Covington, stanton and Bn- ford station are other towns reporting minor damage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
Trail of the Storm.

Nashville, October 14.--A storm amount inc anac st to 6 tornado passed over sections of Tennessee about 2 o'cioci, tonight Al Barnes, 6 prominent citizen of Tcrrlark, Madison county, was killed ana Mrs. Barnes badly hurt. Their home was wrecked Tom Helm was killed in Lincoln county, near Mulberry and Homer Ashby and wife were severely hurt. Carter Arnold. returning homo from school at Wartrace. was caught in the storm and has not been heard from. Many residences were wrecked in Ten nessee.
 The grandstand at the Tennessee val ley fair grounds. where the falr IS Tn rrogress, near Huntsville, Ala. was de- ninlished. and half the stables on the grounds were wrecked. No persons arc repdrted injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
Hall Storm Is Severe.

Rome. Ga, October 14.-A terrific rain, wind and hail storm of 15 minutes dura- lion shortly after o'clock this after neon smashed thousaros of windows, ln- cluding plate glass store fronts, uprooted trees. tore roofs from buildings in all parts of the city and wrecked damages generally. The loss in the city proper will run into the thousands of dollars and 1t Is believed crops in this section have been practically ruined
 The street railway and electric light systems are out of commission and the city is in darkness.
 Hail stones as large as oranges fell and a number of persons were injured by the falling glass
 Telegraph and telephone wires are down in all directions and late tonight but two or three wires were recovered out of Rome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
Storm At Chattanooga.

Chattanooga, October 14-A severe cleo trical storm passed over this city short ly after o'clock this evening. Telephone ondo street car service were badly ham pered for an hour or more.
 At Tixson, ten miles from Chatta nooga, three inches of rain fell and meager reports say the damages is ex- tensive. W
 Cleveland, B mics from Chattanooga, reports the most damaging hail and wind storm In years
 Wire service is bad and full reports cannot be obtained No loss of fife is reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
Members of Party.


 rh, o-qanization of the Mt. Mckinley ovnadition ia explained, the members con- s,st,nq of Fred Prlntz, a guide; Belrnore Brown. an artist and naturalist or lS coma: Walter Miller photographer or Seattle; Samuel Bescher. who acted as cook for the party. and Barriil. The nortv sailed from Seattle May IT, lsOo' porr,u recounts that at the start or the trip he prepared to keep an exact oia'S and sets forth that his diary. marked HA bibit A, attached to the ahloaVi'' pocket diary kept by me durins III .ne time that pr. Cook and I were tosetner near Mt. Mckinley, and the same IS ..,.t,s,, record. with the exception of the er+r,es and changes made by me therein under the orders of Dr. Cook
 The diary referred to by Barriii as "'- tached to the affidavit is now in posses sion of the New York Globe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15

CONTINUED ON PAGE 2o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
sarrilI's Affidavit.

BarriIl's Affidavit.
 The affidavit then proceeds as toiio"s'
 "On the evening of September 9, 1soc Dr. Cook and I started alone for the pur- nose of exploring Mt. Mckinley. He in- sorrad me before starting that his pur- pose was to find a way for ascendins the mountain, as he and Professor farAer intended to climb the mountain the fonow- ing year.
 "As shown by my diary. we took to the ice on September g. From ana Tn cludinp the eth, down to and lnctuoinB the 1Sth of September, all writings III nv diary are by me, but were made un- fer the direction of Dr. COOK aieo changed the dates during tnls tune uh- der his direction. The figures lz'oo or, lne ~ date of September 2 were cnahseo os ma at the dictation of pr. COOK ofi sentember 12 Dr. Cook directed me 70 ouit keeping my diary and leave the aaes there in blank. I cannot now re member the exact dates or figures Wnloh had in my diary before was so ui- rected to change them but know the elevation under what now appears oep ta,nher 1e was not to exceed 5000 and l think it was 5000. ascending the mountain upon Septenoer K and returned to the boat gasoiine launch named Boelshey, which lay III .re water at the foot of the glacier we reached the launch on Septemper is' nay ing travelled 26 miles or more on the top of the glacier from the place we quie climbing on September l5.
 Extries Doctored.
 "On September 16. when at our nrs' camp returning from the glacier, doc tored and changed the entries there'n and including September 9. down to ana including September F. Ihese chahses were made under the orders of Dr. Cook Trom the 12th to the 18th was written at the first camp returning on the night of inc 18th. and from the 16th and in- cludlng the 18th. was written in our last camp returning on the evening or the 18th. and written solely under the dicta- lion of Dr. Cook. and just as he said From and including septemper ls, uo"n to the end of the diary on November s, inc entries therein are my own They cover the actual facts. and were not dic- tated to me by anyone
 Cooks Instruction.
 "Dr Cook first told me to stop my diary on September 12, when we were In our fifth camp going up the glacier. and at or near the point which Dr. cook claimed as the top of Mount Mckinley This point was within sight Of us at the time. Dr. Cook stated at this time ana place that the same conditions existed there as did exist on the top of Mount Mckinley and directed me to stop my diary until further orders. At this time he had been to the top of the point claimed by the doctor as the top of the mountain, and the doctor had taken a photograph of the point, with me stand ing on the top thereof with the Amer ican flag in my hand, The photograph to which refer is shown opposite page 2g of the doctors book, entitled To the Top of the Continent before mentioned -.ta.. ----->--.-- ~--,->----->---
 fcONTINIJED ON PAGE 9D
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-18

FOR SALE Fifty acres OF very best tllaga
land, without buildings one mile from East
Barre. Low prizes Il sold at once, l. u. Az
Grill s7tt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-18
cocknex tax

An Englishman who had grown tired
Of his tight little isle came to this
country to teach school One day while
rehearsing class of boys ia spelling
the word saloon" was given out. The
first boy missed it, likewise the second
and the third The fourth boy, SPELL
ing IL correctly was asked TO 20 to the
blackboard and write it 50 that all
could see how it was spelled Point
ing 70 the word the teacher said
"This is the way you spell it. Easy
isn't it, just a hess a hay, a hell two
hoes and a hen.
IN writing the word the boy had
placed the letters conspicuously TAR
apart This popularity did not escape
the eye Of the master and he asked;
Why did you write It that way
Why didn't You place the hay nearer
the he'll
"Co0 rs afraid it would burn upl"
burted out the irrepressible youngster,
as he dug his hands into his pockets.
The next word missed was "Venice.p
# was spelled with two MS.
What would YOU say if | told YOU
there was but one hen IN Venice ?
asked the pedagogue as he surveyed the
class critically above the rim Of his
glasses.
Il should say the price OF eggs would
be pretty high, came the answer from
the boy who stood at the foot Of the
class Housekeeper
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-18
New Sea superstitions.

With the advent Of wireless telemaphy
there has come a superstition that bad
news may be warded oil ii the mast that
a part Of the apparatus j. patted
thrice with the palm 81 The hand
Go and ask the cook seaman's
inevitable reply to all irrelevant ques-
tions has been elaborated in the last
year 70 go and ask the cooks sister,
and it il related that Cast Turner Of
tlle Lusitania went 50 far recently rs to
alter the time honored reply to go and
ask the ships cat
A minister aboard ship has always
been taken as a Jonah sign BY sea
men. In recent years, however, this su.
perstition has been modified to a certain
extent. A Young minister, the seamen
believe. viii not bring as much Of a
Jonah" with him as an old one.
Men on the sailing vessels have az
ways held that scraping or scratching
the mainmast would bring a long period
Of good weather, Men on the huge mod .
ern steam vessels now similarly believe
that scratching a smohestaek with the
fngernail will insure continued fair
weather.
One Of the oldest sea super tations has
been connected with the flying of birds.
If the birds flew high, that siQuiiied good
weather If they sk,immed the water.
that meant bad weather There is grad
ually spreading among the seamen q
superstition that II au animal Is aboard
the vessel bad weather may be deferred
-eyen if the birds are flying close to
the water If the head Of the animal y
pointed aft and Is held in that direction
Tor some time Harper's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-18
HARVEY K, FOWLER BURIED,
Aged Manchester Man Next to Oldest
practicing Lawyer in State.


Manchester, Aug. IS The funeral Of
Harvey X. Fowler, who died at his
home here Friday evening Of apopleyy,
aged 81, took place at the residence
Monday afternoon. He had been on the
street during the day and died within
few minutes after being stricken.
Mr. Fowler was admitted to the bar
in 1912 and was the second oldest pmc-
tieing lawyer in the state. He was
born in Ponghkeepsie, n. ", but a.
tended the Burr and Burton seminary
here and haA resided in this town nearly
all bis ilfe He was Judge Of probate
and register Of probate for "a years He
had held nearly every town Office and
wos prominent in Masonic and odd Eel
low circles,
IIc Is survived by daughter. Miss
Francis J. Fowler Of this town. three
sons, Joseph W. Fowler Of Manchester
Depot, Warren Fowler Of West Leban.
on, N. III, and Edward H. Fowler Of
Sunderland. and two sisters, Mrs Phoebe
Cornell Of Poughkeepsie, n y, and Mrs.
Jane Hosmer OF San Francisco.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-18
Man and His WAYS.

The tyrannical husband may be the
truest OF lovers, but II he always insists
that the compromise shall be on the
blue, bis wife will shed many tears in
secret. This good man seems to think
that four walls and roof are enough
Of sphere TO satisfy a sensible woman,
and he Is amazed beyond words II his
wife ever desires anything outside them.
Should she intimate wish to 90 away
for a visit TO a week or a month, ne
raises objections without number. In
stinctively the masculine mind Is quick
to see the other side Of any question pre-
scented, and can scarcely avoid raising
objections whenever a new course Is pro.
posed Men do not mean 10 Be wet
blankets yet wet blankets they are in
tive cases out Of six. When the despotie
husband wraps the wet blanket OF his
opposition around the wishes Of a docife
wife, there Is an end Of the matter. She
viii yield her own position rather than
have a scene or a fuss--WOmans Hme
Companion.
Breadth is for the present a masculine
quality, though at any moment the word
may be flashed out from Paris that hte
styles have changed What is a broad
man, thenl Briefly, a man who goes
out Of bis way to agree with ms, az
distinguished from the bigot who goes
ont Of his way TO agree with our neigh
Dor; our neighbor being one of those
fellows who believe a great many things
which are not only 50, but are further
more at variance with the best semitic
thought. Blessed are the broad for they
shall be a credit to themselves and
solace to us.7-Pnek.
Lieut.. Shackletou. in happy and
manly speech which he made IN reply To
the toast Of his health by Mr. Heinemann
at the dinner given By that gentleman
at the Savoy hotel, told an interesting
story Of politeness in the untrodden re.
gions Of the Antarctic.
His purity, he said, were always ex-
tremely good humored and polite, and
one professor in particular attained
degree Of politeness unusual under such
trying circumstances. Are Won busy.
MawsonT he called out one night Is
another member Of the party who was
in the tent.
I am said Mawson
Very husyf' said the professor.
Yes Very busy
II Won are not too busy, Maws0n
/ am down a oreYasse
"Ihe professor was found hanging
down a ereyasse by his four fingers,
position which he could not have occupied
FOR any length Of time London Daily
Chronicle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-18

FOR SALE-small place with house and
barn aud about acres Of land. Located only
two and one half miles from Barre City, Price
with crops only $780, Terms half cash. This IS
q bargain. Inquire of the d. A. Perry Real
Estate Agency, Barre. Vt l0stf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-18

FOR sALE-Sixef00m house ia East barre,
well located Will sell for $3.50 bargain.
viii be sold at once. Inquire of The y al.
Perry Real Estate Agency, Barre, VI i0su
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-18
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
rsrArr 81 wlIL1AM sruAnr-

The undersigned, having been appointed BY
the Hon. Probate Court for tho District Of
Washington commissioners. % receive, exam.
inc ana adjust sll claims and demands 81 an
persons against the estate Of william Stuart,
late ~ CRY OF Barre IA said District
deceased and al claims exhibited IN Offset
thereto. hereby give notice that we win meet for
The purpose Aforesaid, az the Office Of Scott
Bros IN the City 81 barre. Ia said Disc
tfict, on the sth day o. September 1909 and alst
day Of January 1910 next, from O'Clock L. ~.
until : O'Clock n NJ each 0f said daysf
and that six months from the 8lst day y
July A. -. 1909 IL the time limited by said
Court for said creditors 20 present their claims
20 us for examination and allowance
Dated at Barre City this nth day Of Au-
gust A. ID 1909.
JAMES SCOTT, Commits
JOHN MORGAN, sioners
Wed Aug %, septl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-18
rsrArr 81 enAnLrs !. 49,

STATE OF VERMONT, IN Probate Court.
District Of Washington, ST. held In Montpe-
Ter, In and for said District on the srd day Of
August A y, ia0a
Isabella y. smith. Administrators Of the es-
tate OF Charles A. smith, late OF City Of Barre.
in said District. deceased, presents her admin
istfati0n account for examination and allow
aace, and makes app ication for decree OF
disrihution and partition Of the estate Of said
deoeaseu
WhereuPon Il Is ordered by said Court that
said account and said application be referred
t0 a session thereof, 70 be held at the Probate
Office in said Montpelier on the 23rd day OF
August Al u. 1909, for hearing and accession
thereon And, Il is further ordered that no
tice hereof be given 70 an persons interested,
by publication Of same three weeks success
lively in the Barre Daily fines, a newspaper
published AZ City Of Barre, Ia this State, pre-
vions to said time appointed for hearing, that
they may appear 81 said rme and place, and
show cause, IL any they may have why said &C.
count should not be allowed, and such decree
made.
BY the Court Attest,
FRANK J. MARTIN, Judge,
Wed Aug Stills