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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
Mass Meeting Called to Find
Means to Ayenge the Death
OF LIEUTENANT PETROSlNI
Police Become More Active-Rome News
paper Says Government Has offered
$4,000 Reward for Arrest of
the Murderers.

Palermo, March 2O-The people Of Sic
ily are becoming aroused at what they
characterize as the ineiiiciency Of the gov
eminent and the police in its efforts K
run down and arrest the persons who are
responsible for the assassination of Jos
eph Petrosini, head of the Italian branch
of the New York detective police. The
Gioraale di Stella yesterday published Q
strongly worded article attacking the au'
thorities on this score and inviting the
people of Sicily to great demonstration
Of protest. II urges the opposition depu'
ties to lead the people in asking for JUS
tice, and the entire population is pre-.
pairing for an imposing manifestation
against the criminals. Sympathy for
the victims of Sicilian crimes also will
be expressed on this occasion.
In the meantime there Is much activity
at police headquarters here. Inquiries,
conferences, and interrogations, all look
ing to the apprehension Of the murderers
Of Petrosini are being held constantly.
1t is believed that there is also connec.
tion between the Black Hand of New
York and the Sieilian Malta. Arrests
are being made every day, and Sig. Ceola,
chief Of the local police, is busily engaged
in discussing with his subordinates and
carrying out new plans to continue the
campaign.
II is reported that Premier Giolitti has
ordered the project Of Palermo to 60 to
Rome for personal conference
United States Consul Bishop has ar.
ranged with the local agent of the Cum
ard line to ship the body Of Petrosini
to New York on board the steamer Sla-
vonia, leaving here on March 20.
The rumor is gaining ground that Pet
rosin was murdered by members Of the
Malta from Caltanissetta, the birthplace
of the brigand Failla Mulone Petrosini
was at Caltanissetta the day he was
killed. Mulone IS now in America, and
it is believed that the object of the de-
tective's visit was to secure his extradi
tion.
The body of Petrosini was moved from
the cemetery to church yesterday. IL
passed through the streets almost UNI
noticed.
Rome, March 20.--A local newspaper
said yesterday that the government has
offered reward Of $4,000 for the appre-
tension of the murderers of Joseph Pet
rosini.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
LETS NO DOLLARS ESCAPE.
Convicted Banker Morse's Wife Makes
Trip 70 Save a Fee.

New York, March 20.--That Charles
w. Morse and his wife are outstanding
their cash resources was demonstrated
when Mrs. Morse went to the post
Office and, inqliiring her way to the
room occupied by Commissioner Shields,
went there and paid him in currency
s72 for the printing of the appeal in
her husbands case. By making the
payment herself, Mrs. Taft saved the
fee which a lawyer would have charged
for rendering such service.
That Mr.. and Mrs. Morse should be
devising means TO spare themselves the
expense OF few dollars viii probably
surprise their friends who knew them
in their days Of iimitless prodigality.
Up TO the fall OF 1907. when Morse fig.
ured his wealth at 500, 900 900 and en-
ioyed fabulous income as result of
his giant speculations, an expenditure
OF $4,000, $4,000 Of $4,000 for any
thing that pleased his or his wife's
fancy never counted with him any
more than the outlay of SIS. $40 or SIS
By an ordinary man.
Morse is not a poor man by any
means, but everything of great value
which he possesses is tied up as collat-
eral for loans. These cannot be market
ed except at material sacrifice.
Morsc's two sons also have substan-
tial fortunes of their own which their
father settled upon them in the days
OF his prosperity, but all the resources
of the family have been needed to save
from slaughter the portion of his for
tune to which Morse is still cIinging.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
WILL PAY RANSOM.
Uncle of Whitia Boy Ready to Spend
100000 to Get Him Back.

Sharon, Pa. March 20.--Notwith-
standing a rigid search, lasting all
night, by many officers in western
Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West
Virginia. no trace has yet been found
Of the man or woman who yesterday
kidnapped William Whitia, s years old
son of James Z. Whitia, prominent
and wealthy attorney.
The lads relatives, some of whom are
millionaires. are making every effort to
find the child. No decision has vet
been made regarding the ransom of Si0.-
coo demanded by the Sidnappers for the
safe return of the child Mr.. Whitia
Immediately complied with terms con-
tanned in the letter received yesterday
from the men in so far as the insertion
Of an advertisement in various papers
about the country is concerned. The
advertisement is to the effect he is will
ling to pay the ransom Of $4,000, hut
no word has been received from the kid
nappers as to where this money is to
be paid.
The father refuses to divulge the let
ter he received from the extortionists
in its entirety. The mother is pros
tfatea at the Whitla home.
Frank II. Buhi, the millionaire iron
and steel man. uncle of the Kidnapped
boy. said he would spend 100000 TO
recover the boy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
Onto His Job.

Railroad men are telling this incident
as having occurred on d Kansas train
some time ago. The rails spread ana
the engine, tender and baggage car left
the track. but the jar was not hard Ell
ough to disturb the sleepers in the rear
Pullman, In the last Pullman the Dor
ter was shining shoes and, thinking that
the train was stopping at an unusual
place, he went ahead to see about the
difficulty. He was told that within 4
couple of hours the engine could be put
back and the track repaired. So he got
busy with his shoes again.
Suddenly head popped out Of one
of the berths and a man shouted "Say.
porter. what we stonping here forfy
'Oh," answered the porter, eve had
a wreciS"
"a wreck Wowi Oh-oh. oh.wow.
wowl My neclSi My neclSl NV chest.
My baeki 0h-oh-oh Kansas CITY
Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
MAGAZINE REVIEW.
Roosevelt

Roosevelt.
Wild is March weather.
Mass We together,
A people once more on the slant that
slopes
Into the sunrise; for our lariet ropes
Have eurled about the traitors: they
are low:
And once again we go
Singing together
In wild March weather!
Up from our hearts roll laughing
tributes Of joy
That in our highest American,
That in this jubilant Boy
The new Times found their Mani
They found their Mani He met the in
vasion
OF traitorous vices
He did not wait he made his Occasion
He wrought Crisisi
He poured his heart out warm
Till we arose with his heat
And shook the cities with storm
And with panic the street!
And what if the future Chalk
This Fame above Times foodi
"He forced fight of talk
To shun a fight of blood?"
Boy Brother. till our people cease
You shall be the warrior of peace
No victor of gettysburg, no Grant
No Bonaparte crippling the World with
craze
But the American who saves, not slaysl
So Let the March sun slant
Into his setting spleDdors and far-roll
This day a glory round this common
Soul
Until people see
That he eternally shall be
One of Americas Threel
One with Lincoln, and one
With Washington
Boy, how can we help but love your
You erring, daring, happy SOUL
Let our love about You roll
And our blessings be above YOU!
Romp once againl and may your life
Be as dying strife
And may your winter move through
golden days
In circles of bright praise
A harvest world, World Of Friends
We will be great, and to the living
Give love
And be forgiving
We will be great and rise above
The hooking Past, letting no Future
claim
This Man who knew our people for his
Mother:
Living, we give him Fame,
Living. we hail him Brother.
From a Poem by james 0ppenheim
in March Circle Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
Her Lenten Sacrifices.

"My wife is having hard time of il
during LEM" says the man with the
rambling whiskers. "She is trying to 60
without candy, and it is really great
trial to her"
WELL says the man with the wilted
eyebrows, my daughter is certainly
making record. She isn't eating bit
OF meat not even fish and eggs
you don't say!"
Fact. And she doesn't eat any candy
nor does she 60 to the theatre
well, wellln
@And, more than that, she hasn't play
ed a single hand Of bridge"
"You don't tell met How about dane
ing?'
"She hasn't danced a step during
Lent"
fShe certainly is remarkably ear
nest girl. You seldom see one who Is
so firm in her resolutions. How old ID
she"
Three months and ten days old
Chicago Evening POST
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20

II nodded my head afifrmatfvely and
pressed her hand without speaking.
She understood by this how deeply
felt and my sympathy for her.
you will call very early In the
niorningr
again nodded affirmativeiy ana
went out into the street.
'The next morning was In bed
grooming over bad headache, worse
conscience and the knowledge that
had ruined my career at the start.
wondered II oyeraker was dead. There
was one comfort nothing can be done
In case OF apopiexy. / had prom
ised TO call early, so I got up and by
a great effort dressed myself. / was
going downstairs when I saw In the
han below, mirabile dictu, my patient.
lie saw me coming and smiled at me.
When ! reached him he grasped my
hand warmly.
Thanks, my boy he said. You
nidnt say word, did your My daugh-
ter ia as innocent as a baby. IL she
knew her father was drunk last night
she would die Of modification. Give
me man who can keep his tongue In
bis head. Ny own doctor would have
botehed the whole business. Here's a.
check for your fee
Nov, II had been sober I should
certainly have ruined my career by
telling the truth. AS II was became.
John Overakers physician, married his
daughter and, backed by my father.in-
law. came here to go into surgery.
Don't think. my boy, that this story a.
to excuse my having been drunk; II is'
simply TO show the power of luck.
Indeed. SO impressed was with the
fact that on another occasion drink
would ruin me that I never have
touched alcohol from that day to this"
HAROLD OTIS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
ADRIrT In SOUTH SEAS.
A Sailors Trying Experience With Ship
wreck and Hunger.

A walk of 230 miles, the weathering
of cyclone on bamboo raft and an ex-
istence of three weeks on turtle eggs
and iguanas are some of the experiences
which recently befell Captain Williams,
in charge of the lugger Nebraska, which
was lost on Green Hill island, 100 miles
OF thereabouts from Port Darwin, in
the northern territory of Australia
When the lugger broke up, Captain
Williams swan to Green Hill island and
then tried to make the mainland in a
dingy which he was able to make sea
worthy. He was caught in a squat and
after drifting for three days was car
ried into the gulf and eventually landed
on Field island, off the mouth of the
Alligator river.
This island is destitute of water, but
some rain fell, and he eked out an ex-
istence for twelve days on the small sup
plies thus obtained and turtle eggs. Both
turtles and alligators were numerous
He then re-embarked in the diHgv and
made his way into the mouth OF the
West Alligator river, but could find no
fresh water. He obtained from the bark
of trees sufficient liquid to sustain lite
until rain fell.
Abandoning the dingy, he made his
way up the east bank Of the Wildman
river, living on sweet potatoes and igua-
mas. His matches having been exhausted,
he carried firesticks with him. He even
tually crossed Wildman river and came
out on what lie thinks was Lake Finnis,
where he found plenty Of swamp turtles,
iguanas and other native food.
On striking the Adelaide river Jungle
Williams saw plenty of buffalo, but his
only weapon being revolver, he did
not shoot any. He got down to the
Adelaide river near what is known as
Lawrie's land. where he built himself
q raft of bamboo and crossed. He had
not long gone south when a cyclonie
squat came on and blew the timber
down all around him, He narrowly es-
capped death, but pluckily resumed his
230-mile walk until he reached Port Dal
win.-From London Standard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
KISSED JUROR ON ACoUITTAL.
Luman G. Mann Was Accused of strang.
ling Chicago Woman.

Chicago, March 20.--Luman G.. Mann,
son Of wealthy 0rville G. Mann, when
acquitted Of the murder of Mrs. Frances
Gilmor Thompson, who was strangled
and robbed of her diamonds last June,
displayed hysterical joy. At the fore
mans words, "Not guilty. Mann raised
his hands high above his head and shout.
ed God is just" Judge McSurley com
smanded order in the court
With his hands in the air, Mann waited
until the jury was discharged, then weep
ing, he embraced his mother, his three
sisters and his aunt, who crowded around
him, now laughing, now crying.
Tearing himself from their arms,
Mann ran into the jury box and caught
Juror John McGinnis and kissed him sew.
eral times on the lips. Some Of the iur-
OTIS were in tears.
Women who have frequented the trial,
neryously giggling or weeping, made a
rush for Attorney Erbstein, who defend
ed Mann. The lawyer escaped into the
corridor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
TO OPPOSE COAL STRIKE.
Mine Workers Delegates Instructed to
Oppose Such Action.

Wilkesbarre, March 20.--lMany of the
delegates TO the Mine Workers. conven.
ton in Scranton next week have now
been elected and II " reported TO-DAY
that the ajority of them have been in
structed TO oppose q strike except as q
last resort and to do what Is possibIs
to secure recognition Of the union.
Not until all further negotiations are
useless will the question Of whether
there shall be strike be put up to the
delegates and then, some Of them say,
they will be governed chiefly by the ad-
vice Of their officers regarding the stu
alton. According 10 the present belief
OF the union leaders, the negotiations
will be continued for some weeks yet
and will probably not be concluded until
long after April /.
While these negotiations are pending
they do not expect that the union win
order a shut down or that the operators
will lock out the men. They believe
that Just as long as there is danger OF
a strike the operators will continue to
mine coal they can, as they are doing
today. The coal that is impossible TO
put IN storage is now being loaded into
big gondolas and sidetneked, and the
sidetracks OF the railroads in the an.
thracite region are already we'll filled
with these loaded gondolas.
No word has yet been received here
from President Lewis as TO whether or
not he will attend the convention in
Scranton next week. or will let the
anthracite leaders take charge of it.
The mine workers are eagcr TO have.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
INDICTED
FOR MURDER
Sensational Turn in the Mary
A. Kelleher Case
FOUR INDICTMENTS FOUND
Accused Of Poisoning Her children--Ar-
senic in Sufficient Quantities to
Cause Death Found in Bodies
Exhumed.
FOUR INDICTMENTS FOUND

Cambridge, Mass, March 20.--Four in
dictments, each charging murder in the
first degree against Mrs Mary N. Kel-
leher of Somerville, have been returned
by the Middlesex county grand jury.
They. were returned secretly at Lowell
early this month and were announced
yesterday by District Attorney Higgins,
The indictments charge the killing by
arsenical poisoning of Mrs. Kelleher's
children, Annie T., Mary, William and
Catherine NJ. Kelleher.
Mrs. Kelleher is now in pail at East
Cambridge awaiting trial on two indict-
ments charging arson.
Following her arrest charged with set
ting fire to a house in Cambridge where
she was employed as domestic, the
police began an investigation Of num-
Der OF deaths in Mrs. Kelleher's family
within the past two or three years,
In all these cases the death certificates
named natural causes, but the authorities
were not satisfied with this evidence and
caused the bodies OF the four children to
be disinterred from cemetery in Airing
ton. The organs were submitted TO Prof.
William e. Whitney of the Harvard med
zeal school and he reported that his anal.
ysis showed traced of srsenieal poisoning
in each case.
District Attorney Higgins said yester-
day that he could not tell when Mrs.
Kelleher would be brought to trial, as
there are two or three other murder cases
70 be tried first.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
DARTMOUTH DATES.
Short Season Planned For Hanover
Football Eleven.

Hanover N. I'll, March 2o--ODart.
mouths 1909 football schedule as rati.
fled by the athletic council consists oi
eight games, the season starting late in
September with Massachusetts, State
and ending with the Harvard game at
Cambridge on Nov. 13. There il a pos
sibility of another contest being added
as the season under the present arrange
ments comes to close unusually early.
Five Of the games win be played here
The schedule, much the same as last
years, follows: Sept. 20, Massachusetts
State at Hanover; Oct. ., university of
Vermont at Hanover; Q, Bowdoin col.
lege at Hanover; 16, Williams college
at Hanover; 80, Amherst college at
Amherst; 80, Holy Gross college at
Hanover; Nov. 6, Princeton university
ut Princeton; 10, Harvard university
at Cambridge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
ALIEN PROBLEM UP AGAIN.
Italy and America Unite on Immi.
grafton.

Washington, March Although ii
appears as if the proposition for an in
ternational immigration conference was
a result of or had direct relating to
the murder of Lieutenant Petrosino. yet
it was stated such is not the case, but
that the official proposal left Italy sew
eraF weeks ago coming to this country
BY mail. Ambassador des Planches mem
toned to Secretary Knox week ago,
prior, therefore to the death of Petrosi.
no, that his Government had informed
him that 1t was forwarding such pro-
posal and that he would present il when
it arrived Despite this fact ii is be-
lieved that such conference, the pur-
pose of which, 1t Ii declared. will be to
help the good Italian immigrations,
BLACK Hand" and other such societies
which thrive largely on bad immi.
grants. The document is in Italian and
has not yet been translated. A reward
Of $4,000 has been offered by the Italian
government for the capture Of the slayer
Of Petrosini, according to official infor-
nation the Italian embassy eommuni-
Gated to the state department. The EN-
bassy advices state that Petrosini re-
fused Italian police protection and de-
ekned to give the assumed names under
which he Travelled or his address.
It was said that his declared reason
for refusing this police protection was
because he wished to keep his movements
entirely secret, arguing that he might
be recognized by the persons whom he
was seeking if he were being followed
about BY Italian detectives.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
vARNEY GOES TO PRISON.
Bank Embezzler on Way to Atlanta to
Begin Five-year Term.

Portsmouth, N. H., March 20.-After
several months spent in assisting in the
adjustment Of the affairs of the bank
whose funds he had embezzled. Fred VI.
Varney, former cashier Of the First Ma
tional bank at Somersworth, started for
Atlanta, Ca, to begin five-year term
Of imprisonment for his crime. Varney
was sentenced on Tuesday in the Uniteu
States district court, but was given two
days in which to adjust his PERSONA
affairs and bid good bye to his family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
QUAKE IN ITALya
Rumors of Disaster on calabrian Coast;
Reggie Afire

Rome, March 20.---An unfounded re-
port was in circulation last night that
serious earthquake, followed by seis-
mic wave, had occurred on the Gala
brian coast and that at Reggie a fire
had broken ont that had destroyed
many of the newly erected buildings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
DEv. ]. @. DUKES, Pastor Of the
~ Unitarian Church at Pinetown,

DEV. ]. q. DUKES, Pastor Of the
~ Unitarian Church at Pinetown,
N. O., writes:
"My wife has been in a very bad state
OF health for several years, and moth
ing seemed to do her any good until she
began TO use Pcruna one month ago.
Since then the color has returned to
her face, and she is gaining in flesh
every day, and believe she is a well
woman to-day.
'fMy little boy, ten years old. was pale
and had but little life. He began TO use
Peruna the day his mother began. To-
day his face is rosy, and he is out in the
yard running and jumping with the
rest of the children"
Throat Trouble.
Rev. H. w. Tate, go Lincoln Ave-,
Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio, writes
thatfor several years he has been troub-
led with q peculiar spasmodic affection
Of the throat, which interfered with his
vocation as preacher. He took Peru
ma and his trouble disappeared.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
oLD-AGE PTNsIoNs.
$1,000 Names Struck Off The List in
Ireland.

London, March 20-Treasury officers
who were sent to Ireland to investigate
the validity Of the unexpectedly large
number of old-age pension claims fled
there have reported that some 10000
pensions. in recipe of pensions. have
been struck of the list The disquali-
fieations were mostly due to the IN
ability of the pensioners TO prove their
ages.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
A SUGGESTION ON ECZEMA

1t is suggested that eczema sufferers
ask Druggists Rickert & Wells OF this
city what reports they are getting from
the patients who have used the oil Of
wintergreen liquid compound, D. d. D.,
Prescription.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20

Superior quality--fnest favor--abso-
lutte purity. Ask your grocer for "Sala-
dan Tea Black, Mixed or Green. The
most delicious and healthful tea in the
world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
Killing Time.

Shell heard you singing in your room
this morning.
He--Oh, / sing little to kill time.
She-You have good weapon.-Bos.
ton Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20
A FEARLESS, HONEST PREACHER
GIVES HIS OPINION OF PE-RU-NA
An Up-to-Date clergyman Describes
an up-to-Date Household Remedy
that Has Had the Test OF
Time and Is Known the
World over.

Some preachers are afraid 10 give
an outspoken opinion on any remedy,
however highly they may esteem It.
Others are not afraid.
Ono OF those who Is not afraid is
quoted below. Read what he says.
He means every word OF 1t. II you
doubt II write him letter, enclosing
= stamp. He win tell you what he
thinks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-20

The Multitude of Gifts Sent to Presi-
dent.
George F. Parker in his "reminiscences
of Mr.. Cleveland in McClures's magazine
for March, tells Of the enormous number
of gifts sent to a president. After his
first term, Mr. Cleveland insisted upon
going through this vast collection and in