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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-18

to-day, are the military branch Of the
order
These sessions are composed Of dele
gates from 20 subordinate lodges, 81
Rebekah lodges, SO encampments and IL
cantons, whose officers with the excep-
tiou Of the Patriarchs Militant, are elect.
ed at this time.
The officers Of the Patriarchs Militant
are elected once In two years by direct
vote Of the cantons.
The officers at the heads OF the various
branches at the present time are grand
master Of subordinate lodges, Frank w.
Jackson Of Barre; grand patriarch Of en-
campments, George Z. Stsafns Of Sc.
Johnsbury; president Of the Rebekah
assembly, Mrs. Mabel r. Dane Of New
port; COL w. T. Haigh. department
commander OF the Patrlarehs Militant
To-night's Program.
The rest Of to-day is given to the
Patriarchs, who win hold concert al
the opera house at 7i30, followed BY the
comforting OF the decoration OF chivaIry
upon those elected 20 receive 1t. At the
conclusion Of the entertainment at the
opera house viii come the Patriarchs Mil
liant ball at Woodmen's hall, to both
Of which events the public is invited.
Tomorrow is the encampment's day.
The annual session Of the grand encamp-
ment will open in Woodmens hall at
nine o'clock, Grand Patriarch g. II.
Stearns presiding. At one o'clock in the
afternoon the visitors will take trip to
the quarries. At four o'clock the busi.
ness Of the grand encampment will be
resumed.
The first degree, or degree Of friend,
ship, will be exemplifed at Woodmen's
hall at eight o'clock tomorrow evening
BY the degree staff Of Vermont lodge
No. 2 Of Montpelier.
"0pen House" Last Night.
The Odd Fellows and Rebelsahs began
coming in streams yesterday afternoon
and last evening, and the members Oh
the reception committees had their hands
full meeting the delegates as they ar
rived at the stations. They were taken
TO headquarters in Odd Fellows hall,
where arrangements were completed for
their accommodation, and they were then
accompanied TO their rooms in different
parts OF the city
The hall Is handsomely decorated and
on the sides are booths, in one Of which
Patriarch James Geddis Is in charge and
has on sale souvenirs Of Barre in the
form Of carved objects and topographic
work, all his own handiwork In the
booth at the other side Of the hall are
postal cards Of different scenes in and
around the city.
Many Of the delegates took advantage
Of the open house" at the hall last even
ing and many an old acquaintance was
renewed, in some cases after years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-18
BIG MATCH ON.
Tremblay Decides to Come and wrestle
Bob Somerville.

A telegram this morning from Eugene
Tremblay, the champion lightweight
wrestler Of the world, to Manager Ho-
ban Of the opera house, states that he
will meet Bob Somerville here on Fri
day evening, May 2s. Trembay agrees
to throw Somerville twice in an hour
and half, the men to meet at catch
weights. Tremblay Is considerably
heavier than Somerville at the present
time and viii probably weigh more
when they shake hands over the mat
next week This win probably be the
star match Of the season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-18
ATTEMPT TO KILL.
Charged Against John Rogge in st.
Albans Court.

st. Adams, MAY Is. In Justice eKar-
ney's conrt yesterday, John Rogge was
arraigned on the charge Of assaulting
and attempting to kill Fred Hakey, with
a knife. The crime was committed Sat-
urday evening when Rogge, Hakey and
woman, Minnie Gokey, were in
Rogge's room in the Blocks district. A
dispute arose over the woman, it is
said, and Rogge drawing big clasp
knife. cut Hakey down one arm and
across the back, besides slashing IIak-
ey's clothes to shreds. At the hearing
yesterday Rogge was remanded to Jail
in default Of $500 bonds for appearance
before the grand jury at the September
term Of court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-18
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Levi croteau Of Hartford Files Petei-
ton 10 Bankruptcy.

Rutland, May 1ss-Levi Croteau Of
Hartford has flied a petition in bank
ruptcy with Clerk f. s. Piatt Of the
United States court He has liabill-
kies Of $546.51 and assets Of s931s, Of
(Which S75 is exempt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-18

Colonel OF Patrlarchs Mlhtant OF W
Col. w. T. Haigh, department com
mander. was initiated into Wantastiquet
lodge No. 5, Feb. 9, 1899, filled various
chairs and served as noble grand during
the year 1904. In March, 1890, he ioinea
Oasis encampment No. 5, filed several
chairs and served as chief patriarch dur
ing the year 1906. In May, 1899, he
became a member Of Canton Palestine
No. 3, and served as ensign and captain.
Aug. 25, 1909, he was appointed regi-
mental adjutant under Col. D. II. Hender-
SON and served in that capacity until
Jan. /, 1905, when he was elected lieu-
tenant colonel. Jan. !, 1909, he was
elected colonel of the department council
OF Vermont. Col. Haigh became mem
Der Of Dennis Rebekah lodge No. !, in
December, 1901.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-18
FUNERAL SERVICES.
Were Held Yesterday Aftenoon--0ne
Interment in Montpelier.

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The funeral services Of Willis III
Thurston were held at 2;30 o'clock yes
terday afternoon from the home Of his
parents, Alderman and Mrs. l.. ii. Thurs
ton. The Rev. II. o. Thayer, pastor 81
the Methodist church oficiated The
house was filed with friends and rela-
tives. The pail bearers were Fayette I.
Cutler @. E. Cutler, Frank Snow and
o. D. Shurtle6 The interment was in
Hope cemetery.
The funeral services Of William W.
Goodwin, who died at his home on
Beckley street, were held yesterday af-
ternoon, a prayer service being held at
the house at one o'clock and the full
service at the receiving tomb at Green
Mount cemetery in Montpelier, The
Rev. j. Edward Wright offieiated
The bearers at the service in this city
were Lucius Goodwin, G. G. Varney, DER
ry Hutchinson and George WILDER, while
at the service at the cemetery the place
Of Mr.. WILDER was taken by John Far
well.
The floral tributes were as follows:
wreath of carnations, Mr.. and Mrs. L. s.
Goodwin; carnations and roses, Mrs. G.
T. Silver and family; carnations and
ionquils, Mr.. and Mrs. George Coiby
carnations and callas, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Jones and son; white snapdrag-
ons, Mr. and Mrs. Feorge Wilbor; Eas-
ter lilies and daffodills. Miss Susie Will
Der; carnations, Mrs. Kate O'Neill, Mrs.
John Martinson, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
Richie, Mrs. L. Carroll, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Knutson, Mrs. G. II. Lull and Mrs.
-. r, Mcdonald, Albert Huntington and
Il. G. Bollcs. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Charles, Mrs, L. A. Head, Miss May
Thwing, Miss Blanche and Master Rich
ard White, Miss Rena White, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Geo. Tanguay, Mr. and Mrs. Jos.
Bombard; white tulips, Mrs. A. p. Hart
well.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-18
DROPS ITS INTEREST RATE.

Montpelier Savings Bank and rust
Company to Pay aHs per Cent.
he Montpelier Savings Bank and Trust
company announced today that after
July l, 1909, it viii 60 back to paying
3l5 per cent interest on deposits, in
stead Of four per cent. The reason Civ
en- are that the institution wishes to
conduct its business on conservative
basis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-18

The grand bodies Of the order whicn
are holding sessions are representatives
Of the membership in this state. The
different branches are the subordinate
lodge. the encampment and the Rebekahs
which hold their sessions between to-day
and Friday night The Patriarchs Mill
tant holding their meetings and parade
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30

fixtures, gas appliances, pipes, e. ceJeIa
MI LOVE- think that is a mdtlet
that can be regulated. 1 think th4Il, sE
erythins of that sort put ia s"Vul" '-
most carefully Inspected.
MIR. MOORE-How 90 you feGuid'S
that in New York city, for instance
Mr.. LOVE-If you VIII permit llE' 4
will gfvN YOU little experience mao
within the month IN HtN'ls an me- IL 80
@ half service put into one OF my OF
fees It was carried up 10 the Illld
floor. a year ago they USED 10 pul u
in and some one WOulu come aiouilu
and take q look at 1T and say, That is
am right But this time. without know
ing anything about the regulations. Jhes
sent an inspector there from the ut-
pertinent OF water supply, the gas com
pany sent an inspector there, the De
paTtmpnJ of buildings sent an Inspector
There and finally they put on gauge
which required that that little Inc
which was piped up to the third noOf,
stand a pressure of ten INCHES OF meT-
curry, which is an abnOrmaliy neaES
presSure. There was no pressure AkelA
II come onto that pipe OnC-tnousandth
part of that IT was simply the ordl-
nary street pressure. That is a. case
that came under my own Observation
recently. What the exact figures III
inches are 7 cannot state.
Have Laws for Inspection.
Mr. TAYLOR-Do you know whether
or not they have statutory provisions
or regulations of the municipality, FOR
careful Inspection
Mr.. LONE-They have.
Mr. MOORE-Just one more question.
Have YOU any data at hand which VIII
enable YOU TO tell as the amount of cap
ltal invested in gas manufacturing en-
tyVpriSeS, either in New York city o.
throughout the country, that would ne
effected by an enactment that we might
pass here, limiting the percentage OF
m0noNide, as Indicated in this billy
Mr.. llONE}-NO, sir. 1t would be uifn-
cult TO obtain that unless you obtained
/ il directly from the gas companies De-
/ cause very many of the gas companies
I today manufacture this mixture OF coal
gas and water gas, and only the gas
/ company could say what percentage OF
its capital was invested solely IA the
/ manufacture of water gas.
/ Mr.. TANLOR-BOth companies have
I coal gas and water gas plauts2
/ Mr. LOVE-That is d most desirable
mixture. as most gas men look at H.
: Mr.. MOORFs-Then, assuming that this
. bin establishing a limit should pass.
+ what would be the effect upon the IL
/ Illuminating ScTViCcT
, Mr., LOVE-UpOn illuminating gasT
/ AIr MOORL-Gas.
/ MI LONE-Df Washington
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
MATERIALS

'Tne figures relating to coal gas are
taken from the returns of certain
compauies fu this State, as made 10
the board. The figures relating TO
water gas are estimates based upon
information procured without the
State. and intended to show what the
same companies fright do at current
rates for materials IF they We're max
ing this instead of coal gas. 1t may
be noted that the companies now
making water gas i'm this state have
not vet been able so equal the ngures
given. The relations shown above
may be greatly changed at any time.
The figures given for naphtha ana
crude oil are suggestive.
"A few years age. when the NUMBER
of WaLer-Eds works was small Lhe
price OF uaphtha was about the same
as that Of crude OF. today. AS the de
mand for Hapnth8 for gas making
purposes increased the price adNahc-
ed to a point which nearly neutTallZeu
the advantage of its use Recently
a crude oil, from the Ohio fields, dit
6cuIt to Tshue, has come upon the
market at "a low price, and an appa-
ratus specially adapted for 70 has
again reduced the cost OF water gas
TO the low point reached Whe,t naph-
tina was first introduced. I'll ere are
now signs of am advance IN its price.
The testimony of Messrs. HOrstall
and MCUlheuuy has not been iran
sCribed.-AdV.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30

In water gas the cost OF labor is small
1T has been very difficult FOR the
board TO obtain definite and reliable in
formation as 90 the cost of repairs lu
water gas works. Tt is not very con-
siderable item i'm coal gas, and is prob
ably about oua-half as much in water
gas.
THE following figures show the range
OF cost i'm certain companies, each item
being calculated Independently of the
other. and it is believed. fairly indicate
the difference OF cost in the holder of
the two gases
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
Labor Cost Important.

"In coal gas, the cost OF labor is
most important element 1t often near
w equals 0ue-half the gross cost OF ma
teriaIs. and iu many companies does
not varv much from the cost or coal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30

ferred TO are here printed i'm the record
i'm fun as followsJ
"lRepOrt OF lSs9)
WATER Gas
Seven gas companies nave dpIiteu
for licenses to make arr sell water gas,
undar chaDter rs of the acts OF last
wear. which rs printed ina the ppendE.
namely. the AmesbuTy ana SauSUu y
Gas Company, the Srockton GasllgGL
Company, the Cottage City Gas Com
Uanv, the MilIers River GdsiIghJ Com
panv. the RONbmy Gaslght Com
panv, the South Boston Gashght Com
uany, and the Spencer GasIght Com
many. All the cases v-ere assigned Tor
hearing ON the same day. The petition
ers and Tem1uSJTdutS were represented
hv counsel Since the second hearing
the cases have been postponed from
month to month at the request OF all
the parties. OI ON motion or the pel-
TONERS. and with the consent OF the re-
mOustTants.
1.-THE various parties I'm interest re-
rnonstranrS as we'll as petitioners, ak
pressed the desire auc request that the
commissioners might visit other cities
where water gas was In uSA Accord
ingly, pending the Adjournment OF t13
hearing. all the members OF the boa .d
have Deen to New York, Brooklyn, 4 b.
bIuy. Rochester, Chicago and ef-
Louis. Visits for the purpose OF lnsp5 t-
tfon and inquiry have also been D. 1ie
bv one or more members of the boa rd
to Kansas CITY. Topeka, Omaha. ST
Paul. Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Tor)n-
to. and TO Trenton, New BrunsWlc ok,
Newark, Jersey City, and Hoboken, lh
New Jersey, and New Haven and Put
nam. Conn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30

New boarder-T thought YOU said
there was running water,
IaudladV-SO there U.s. All YOU have
to do SIS To run uut IO the pump.--Thii-
adcIpuia Telegraph,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
End of Investigation.

Mr.. LOEE-EGact.r.
Mr. Consequently anything
bearing on that question Is proper for
the committee to consider.
Ir. AIOORE-If that i5 your view,
then III would mean the dismantluE Of
certain establishments and the tying up
Of capitaIE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30

Gas Deaths Are Accidents.
Mr.. LOVE-I cannot suggest anything,
sir teat would do away with the pos
EubliLy Of sccidcuts.
Ar MOORE-Then you regard the loss
" life due TO the manufacture Of water
gas as result Of carelessuess or uegli-
gence or lack Of information in the Use
OF cas2
Ir LOVE-Yess sir.
BIr. MOORE-Or wiIfuIBess, Of course?
Mr. IOVE-E2aetly.
Mr. MOOBE-W What have you 90 slg-
Ee5t iu the matter oi regulating gas
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
COMMISSION PLAN
GROWS IN FAVOR
Innovation Marked by the
Passing of Time-HonOr-
ed Council

The commission plan of government
for cities, by which the municipality
is administered by a small commission
without the Intervention of a council,
has grown I'm favor iE the lasl few
years.
Since it's adoption iu Galveston, In
1900 20 save that city lrom the disorder
and Generalization due 10 the almost
complete destruction OF the town by the
great tornado of eight years ago, Hous-
ton and other towns adopted the plan
Das M0iues. Iowa. was the first NoEtA-
eru city To experiment with H. Port
land. ln the state OF oregon which has
adopted the initiative referendum and
an the new ideas iu political govern
meut. proposes 10 try IT.
It may be stated at the beEiaulug that
nearly an OF these commission govern
meuts vary very considerably. although
all of them contain the same central
idea of having only one branch OF gov
eminent, the administrative and leSla-
lative departments being united In the
same commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
Both Gases Dangerous.

These Questions received various an
swers from the able counsel, and the
commissioners are in doubt as to the
true Interpretation OF the act. More
over, they believe and beg leave 10 sug-
gest, that il is imp0litic and harmful to
convey the impression that either coal
gas or water gas is not dangerous. II is
known that a mixture OF either gas with
air forms a terrific explosive and either,
IF breatHed long enough, VIII cause
death.
Accidents from gas arise usually
from ignorance OF CaTelessueSS. is IL
not better that the community De warn
ed Of the danger rather than misled
into a feeling of safety which might
even lessen the degree of care now
shown IN the use OF coal gas?
''IH order that the board may be en-
abled TO grant q license for making
water gas, 81, upon the final C0usidera-
tiou Of the matter, IL shall deem It
prudent so TO do, IT respectfully recon-
meuds that the act be modified by sJTik-
ing out the portion requiring a certih-
cate as 90 safety, and Dy expressly al
lowing the board the power % insert
i'm the license such terms and cOudi-
tions as Dr. shall deem prudent, and, az
any time after due notice TO a COM
panys TO revoke or change the license.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30

aIt has oecn and is the purpose of
the board. impartially to gather as
much information as possible from any
and all sources. i'm the comparison OF
coal gas and water gas This has been
done so far by inspection of gas works,
interviews with leading gas engineers,
INQUIRIES of the health officers of the
various cities. and examination into the
details of accidents caused by Inc TWO
gases.
while this work IS still i'm progress,
before the petitioners have cOmpleleu
their side OF the case, or the renoe-
strauts even been heard, IL would DC
manifestly unjust to form ultimate oplh p
ions. and wholly improper 90 attempt
to indicate al the present time what
the final conclusions may be.
There is. however, a phase OF tlie
cases which the board believes Shoulu ne
stated to the Legislature. At the nI5I
hea ring, each of the counsel present " az
invited 90 give his Interpretation o. me
meaning Of tho statute under when me
petitioners were asking for licenses Il
: reply TO the queries. Can conditions OF
+ terms of any sort be imposed IN b'
I license. if one be granted Can Icenle
be made reVOcable. OF issued Tor a Ger
! tain period of time2 TIE act requires
/ the board if il grant license 10 CT
/ tify in IL that the gas car DE us5a VII
/ safatv' Can these words be Quallued IL
/ any way, for instance, by a proVlsltH
/ reuuirina care I'm its use2 Must me CON
/ CiusiOn be reached that water gas Is as
/ safe as coal gas before a license car
/ be grauted2 Again, if it is shown or al
/ mitted that both gases are dangerous
/ can the certificate Tigntfully be made
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
GAS EXPERTS HEARD


any statistics showing the number Of
deaths fhar have occurred through mon
oxide in the jurisdiction that comes
under your observation
AIR. IOVE-NO, sir. Years ago j COM
r0encad a pretty careful examination
and chased down great many cases,
and the newspapers had IL. We'll. here
is another death by carbon monoNlde,
due TO water gas" I found that it was
moi "A case of carbon mOnONide at all, I
fo1nd a great many cases i'm which il
was due to coal gas. AT the same time.
Ira the early history of the water gas
controversy, there was great deal OF
coal gas used, more coal gas than any
thing else I'm Now York city, and ] car
NED that out for "a year or two, but 1
-ln.IL-- LLr.--... IL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-30
The Expensive Way

You must triple the amount OF the expenditure you
contemplated using in one of the three Sunday morn
ing papers if you would thoroughly cover the field.
Each of these three papers, naturally, has its own
following in sufficient proportion to considerably effect
the pulling power" of the Washington Sunday adver-
Using field unless used in conjunction with the others
The newspaper., 1909-03-05
Notice Of Annual Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the
Annual Meeting of the stock,
holders of The Nelson Bros Fruit
Company will be held in Paonia,
Delta County, Colo, on the 25th
day of March, 1909, at , o'clock
p. m. at the company's home
Office, for the purpose of electing
a Board of Directors for the en-
suing year and to transact such
other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
CLARENCE NELSON, Sec'y.
IRA ]. NELSON, Pres.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05
Some Good Bargains.

Do you want to trade your or
chard, alfalfa or raw land for a
Kansas, Nebraska or Iowa farm
or for Denver or Pueblo city
property We have several such
applications from over the range
and can get You a bargain. We
have several small suburban farms
near Denver for trade. If you
want anything in this line come
and see us.
ANDERSON & TAYLOR.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05

We notice that the Hotchkiss
Herald had an item last week
which was to the effect that Dan
Brannon, near Midway. had been
severely injured, although no par
ticulars had been learned. We
have failed to secure confirmation
of the report-in fact all inquiries
led to the belief that our friend
Dan was in distressingly healthy
condition and bid fair to see years
added to years past count. The
report first stated that a wicked
mountain lion had waylaid Mr..
Brannon and had severely mauled
him. After securing a drink of his
gore the animal had wended its
way to the lair where it had slept
off the effects of the potent
draught. We were told of the
accident but the telephone and
other means of investigation
failed to authenticate an other
wise thrilling and newsy story.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05

Chas. w Chidester. of Lead
vile, is at the Bross Hotel. Mr..
Chidestcr owns a fine ranch on
Garvin mesa and is here looking
after it. He is a railroad man and
intends to either resign his posi-
ton and come here to live or
have brother-in-law look after
the ranch. He is very much
pleased with the outlook for our
valley and one can see that he is
tempted to remain himself.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05

We are glad to find that a grea,
deal of work is being done on the
river and it is certain that it will
mean the saving of a great deal
of money this spring
The newspaper., 1909-03-05

w. ID. Gould, the Crawford and
Fruitland Mesa booster. was in
Paonia the first of the week doing
business with our people. Mr..
Gould reports that his section of
the country will surprise the old
timers this year.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05

Richard Forrest and wife, OF
Eckcrt. Rev. ). A. Hayworth. the
Baptist minister at Delta. and
Sam Nelson. of Delta. were in Pa
onia the first OF the week attend
ing the funeral OF w. w. Allis.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05

You may be sorry If you buy
your wall paper without having
seen my sample books. | have
the stock on hand. Remember the
name L. c. Stump. painter and
paperhanger.
The newspaper., 1909-03-05

J. J. Pierce. of Colorado Springs.
a real estate man of that burg.
was in Paonia at the Bross Hotel
this week looking over this end OF
the valley with a view to doing
BUSINESS with our people. He is
in touch with eastern home
seekers and it he forms his con-
ncctions here will undoubtedly do
some good.