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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-31

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-31
'Th8 Cold Winds VIII BLOW
And We Will Have Snow

and coughs, colds, grippe, and an
complications that 80 with these
"A good thing to have at this
time is 4 good warm channels vest
Of chest protector we have
them. We have few that ave.
slightly shopwou at very lowl
prices. Come in and look them
over
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15

Twenty-second street. reported to an
officer that her house was entered
Monday night and a lot of wearing
apparel Sill in currency and several
Jewels. taken, She placed the entire
value Of the goods and chatteis stolen
at st1h,
MIR, Marion Barnett. of 1918 North
Thirty-tiftb street. says his home was
entered and sum of money and
several articles of wearing apparel
taken.
Thieves broke into the home OF MIR,
u, u. Fitzgerald. ia West Franklin
street, but X II not known what was
stolen, The family IL away from the
city at the time. and the dwelling had
been closed for the summer.
Nineteen chickens were stolen Tues
day night from the hennery In the
rear of the home of MEsfiarton III.
Grundy. 500 West Franklin street, A
loo kwas broken from the henhouse
and tina fowls were taken out sorne
time after IL o'clock, It Is thought.
MIR. Isaac Miner. Of 1920 West Leigh
street, had gold watch stolen from
hissFnom and he wants the detectives
to locate the timepiece.
Each day there are numerous petty
thefts reported. and the police and
detective departments are now bend
ing all Of their energies in an endeavor
to locate the robbers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
NOMINEES
PLACED IN OFFICE
Election in South Richmond Re-
suits in Defeat Of Three Who
Opposed the Regulars.

Democratic nominees were elect
ed in Washington ward Tuesday by
good majorities. The eight men who
are to represent the Southside In the
city council of Greater Richmond car
ried every precinct. their supporters
rallying TO their support despite the
terrible weather Members of, the
Richmond city committee came to
the city that nestles on the south
bank of the James. and In automo-
biles brought voters to the polls and
took these voters away again to their
homes.
The ticket elected is as follows;
For the board of aldermen: Mcssrs.
j. II. Perdue, II. L.. Patram and John
W. Moore.
For the common council: Messrs.
G. G. Jones. L.. IL. Brown, B. A. Gill,
w. w. Workman and w. ID. Bradley.
- The defeated candidates, who were
known as independents. because
they were not endorsed by the city
democratic committee were Messrs
w. p. Ferguson and John S. Wake
field for the common council, and
Mr.. J. d. Reams for the hoard of al
dermen.
The vote by precincts was as fol-
lows:
First Precinct-~For board of al
dermen: Moore. 81; Patram, 80; Per-
due. 81: Reams. 2S For council:
Jones. SIS; BRADLEY. go; Brown, So:
Gill, 81: Ferguson. 30; Workman. S4:
Wakefield. IS
Second Precinct-For aldermen:
Moore. 1876: Patram. $50: Perdue,
1877; Reams, "a. For council: Brown,
1879; Bradley. 1874; Gil, 1876; Fergu-
son. 5s: Wakefield. "A: Workman,
1877: Jones, 1872
Third Precinct--For board of al
dermen: Moore. 102; Patram. 100;
Perdue, 102; Reams. SIS. For coun-
Gil; Bradley. 106; Jones, i04: Brown.
95: Gill. 90; Workman. SO; Fergu-
son, 81. Wakefield. ~.
Fourth Precinct-For board OF al
dermen: Perdue, 132, Patram. 1876;
Moore, f43.. Reams IS. For eoun-
Gil: Jones. 143; Brown. 12l: Gill
1879: Workman. f34- Bradley, l41;
Ferguson, 81; Wakefield. SO; NJ. A.
Campbell. 2. {Mr. Campbelrs name
was written on two ballots that were
counted)
MIR. Jones led the ticket for the
council, his total vote being 4s4. Mr..
Bradley was next with 4s3, and
Messrs. Workman and Gill We're tied,
with 456 each. Mr.. Brown was the
last man on the ticket Of five. Mr..
Ferguson received total vote of els.
while MIR. Wakefield only polled 1855
votes.
Alderman Patram led the ticket
for the board. receiving 493 votes.
one less than Mr.. Jones received Tor
the lower branch. Mr.. Perdue was
second. with total of ATS votes. and
MIR. Moore was third. with 4s6. Mr..
Reams received but 1875 votes
throughout the city.
Crowds gathered near every pre-
cinct during the day, but there was
no disorder. A few people were made
drunk upon the Swansboro whiskey
and staggered back into the Wash l?
ington ward limits. but this was the
extent OF the disorder.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
KNOX LOOKS FOR
COURT OF PEACE
Thinks Other Powers VIII APP
prove Plan for International
Court Of Arbitral Justice.
MANY CASES PENDING
Arbitration Being Adopted as
Means of Settling Many
Matters Of Dispute.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, June ID
Secretary Knox sounded the keynote
OF American diplomacy urder the
present administration In his speech
to-day at the commencement exercises
ut the University OF Pennsylvania.
IT was the most important utter
ance concerning the American treat
mont of foreign affairs since he be-
came secretary.
Secretary Knox set forth what had
been accomplished under previous adj
ministrations and pointed out how.
under President Taft the traditional
foreign policy OF the United States
SO established had been carried to
greater lengths. The predominant
note OF American diplomacy, accord
ing TO Secretary Knox. Is the promo
ton Of peace by arhttration-both- by
the adoption of this method in the
settlement of existing disputes. and
by taking the lead in the movement
for enlarging the powers of the In
ternational court OF The Hague. In
this latter connection. Secretary Knox
made the significant statement that
the foreign powers had gone SO far
in indicating informally their APP
prevail of his plans for establishing
ala GoAft Oh aTblLEAt JUG
tfee that the success of this enter
prise was practically assused.
AS an evidence of the progress of
the United States in the cause of arbi-
tration, he pointed out the cases now
in progress of ajustment~--the New
Foundland fisheries arbitration at The
Hague, the Orinico Steamship Com
pany's claim against Venezuela, which
Is to be adjusted by the same method.
the submission of the Alsop claim
against Chile To King George. and the
adoption of arbitration as a method
of settling disputes which may arise
over the use of waterways along the
Canadian boundary
He also pointed out as an evidence
OF the desire of the United States to
promote peace in neighborfng coun-
tries, tho American administration of
customs In Santo Domingo. The eff
forts to assist the Republic of Liberia
and proposal now under considera-
ton OF stra ightening out the financial
tangie In Honduras by means of a
loan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
BODY OF LIONEL M'INDOE
BEING BROUGHT TO RICHMOND

Though killed more than year ago
the body of Lionel r. McIndoe. Of
Richmond, private in Company II,
Eighteenth infantry. United States
army. will not arrive in Richmond
until the latter part Of this week. 1t
was shipped Monday from San Fran
cisco, Mcfndoe was killed In the
Philippine Islands on May 22, 1909,
when the post at which he was sta
toned was attacked by Moros. The
young man was twenty-three years
old at the time of his death
His mother, Mrs. v. T. Goldman.
OF No. 1919 North Nineteenth street,
has received advices from San Fran
cisco, stating that the body Of her SON
liz now en- route to Richmond.
Before enffsttng IN the army IN
1908 McIndoe was employed with en-
engineering corps of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway.
1t Is customary In the Philippines
to keep the bodies of soldiers for
nearly a year to avoid any possibility
OF importaing into this country any
contagious disease.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
STAGE IS
NEARLY REACHED
River Expected to Rise TO Eleven
Foot Point Wednesday
Evening.

The food i'll the James IL expected to
reach its highest stage Wednesday
evening when the stage will be about
II feet above low water level. II will
probably begin subsiding some time
Thursday according to the weather bu-
reau. .s71
Water al Columbia, sixty miles UP
the river. Is reported TO be fraction over
II feet but 1t has reached the station
cry stage. 1t takes this water about
Is hours To get down to Richmond.
No rain In the Columbia district for
the twenty four hours Is reported and
that means that the force of the flood
has been spent. Above Columbia, the
water lis falling.
Highest Stage in Sight.
With flood stage reached Wednesday
evening at Richmond, the water will
cover the lower part OF Main street
near Fulton for some inches, but not
enough to impede car traffic The
water ts already over much property
along the lower river front. the Sea-
board Air Line docks being inundated
az well as the lower section of Mayo's
bridge. The fertilizer works ON the
Chesterfield side of the river are also
Hooded. At the Old Dominion Steam
ship warehouses the water ia expected
to reach a height of two feet above
the floors when the highest stage is at
tanned.
No damage to any extent has been
done at Richmond. sufficient warning
having been given for freight and 9TH
eli merchandise in warehouses along
the water front to be removed to
places Of safety.
Warnings Sent Dat.
Director Evans. OF the weather bu-
reau, sent out flood warnings Tues
day afternoon to points up and down
the river. He says the water will
have to rise good many feet higher
before much damage can he done. and
he believes the food stage is nearly
reached already.
Damage to crops up the river val
ley is reported. but ii will not prove
very serious. IL Is believed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
ALL AUTO|sTs PAY
ROAD TAX TO STATE
Horseless Vehicle Owners Cheer
fully Come Up" With Horse
Power Assessment.

Practically every automobtlst in
Richmond and the, State has optaiHesi
new license tag for his machine and
paid the Secretary of the Common
wealth S., $40, Sic or s2n tax an
the vehicles, the amount being regu-
lated by the horsepower OF the ben
zine buggies."
II is believed the State will realize
between S25.oo0 and $4,000 from
these taxes imposed by the last Leg
islature.
The Automobiles checrfuiIy paid
the tax. because 1t means better roads
for them the Law STIMULATING that all
of teh money minus the actual cost to
the Secretary of the Commonwealth Il
Office for the work OF Issuing the new
licenses, printing the new regulations
and forms, should be expended on
road Improvement.
A movement was started by the aa~
toists during the Legislature to have
the. money paid by Richmond motor
lists to be expended on automobile
roads around Richmond, the money
paid by autoists In Lee county BIO
spent on roads there, but Ii was de-
feated. The entire amount derived
from the taxes will be turned over
T., Highway Commissioner Wilson, to
be expended on all the roads through
out the State,
IL has looked as though the autos
mobilists were holding their eonven-
ton in Secretary James office dur
ins the past three days, and Clerk
Hayes has been about the busiest man
employed by the State. as he has is-
sued from 500 to 500 licenses each
day. The rush continued wednes-
day. but 1t liz believed that all the
owners have now come to faw.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
NEARLY SAILORS
BUT NOT QUITE
Have Narrow Escape From Navy
and Are Greeted With
Tin Band.
Especial to The Richmond virginian.,

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.)
DENDRON, VA, June 1.-two
near-sailors, whose habitat IN In Dem
dron. do not like the briney deep
any more. They are said to be con-
templating the purchase of large
farm, through the acres of which
there runs but tiny spring branch.
Perish the thought, say they. that a
life upon the waves liz superior to an
existence upon terra firma.
Leaving here with the avowed de-
termination of becoming part and
parcel of Uncle Sans navy, the young
lnen babe their friends an affection
ate goodbye and with their trinkets
In their pockets started towards
Wakefield. One Of the pair, SO NE
report says. lost his nerve" at this
point. He was hungry also. Return
ing to his home, he informed his
friends that his companion had de-
serted him.
But the companion was a real hero,
a dartnk kind of youth, and had gone
as far as Norfolk, where the bound
ing, binowy waves bounced beautiful
~ upon the bivalves near the shore.
1t WAS turbulent sea that the young
Dendronite looked upon, and he, too.
"lost his nerve
Returning to this historic spot, the
young men were greeted with loud
acclaim. Tin cans were in the hands
of small boys and tim pans and dish
pans were in the hands of grown
people. There was ''tiutinnambula-
ton"
And the near-sailors are now drift
ing upon a sea where only the sum-
mer grasses wave and where there
are no cruel sunken coral reefs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
SESSION BROUGHT
TO CLOSE AT V. P. |.
Sixty-Two Diplomas Are Award
ed-Congressman Daeis to
Make Address.

Especial TO The Richmond Nirginian.)
BI.ACkSBuRG. VA, June 15.--At
the commencement day exercises OF
the V. r. /. held this morning, sixty
two diplomas were presented and the
members OF the present N.nior class
and post-graduates by President bar
ringer,
Allen p Eskridge, the newly elect
ed president OF the alumni associa-
ton. delivered the medal tor the best
drilled private to n. ii. Bates. OF
West Virginia. asszss5=sss5 z ==-s
Military appointments and honoTs
for next session were read. and ici-
lowing the address toaagraduates by
c. r. Davis. OF Minnesota, the pres
emit session was declared ended
Congressman Davis, author Of The
Davis bin for the establishment OF
agricultural high schools In the sew
eraI States. spoke on progressive In
dustrial education. devoting tbs
greaer part OF his time especially to
education along agricultural lines,
with special reference to the oppor-
tunities for the man trained in col-
Iege In Industrial branches.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
news OF south RICHMOND

w. c. RatcliGe, Little Rock; w. r..
Millsaps. jackson, Miss. Allen r.
Carter. Louisville.
Following the vote refusing to seat
the conference-elected members.
Bishop A. w. Wilson rendered his
resignation as a member of the
board, which was accepted. By re-
fusing to recognize the selections
made by the Methodist conference.
the board of trust put itself on rec
ord as standing for self-perpetu-
ating board.
The board repealed a clause In
the bylaws. Which provided that
election to its membership must be
approved by the general education
board of the Methodist church. In
taking this step. the majority of the
board claimed that the clause had
already been nullified By the general
conference through the course pur-
sued at the Asheville meeting. 1t
would not be surprise to see the
institution of mandamus proceedings
to compel the board of trust to rec
ognize as members those men desig-
mated az such by the general confer
enee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
PREP MORE THAN
CREDIT To SCHOOL
McGuires Boys Get Out Annual
Full of Fun and Enter
y tainment.

The Prep" the hardy annual issued
By the students of McGufre's Univer-
sity school ip this city. Is this year
far better tbaSn ever before and reflects
great credit upon the board OF editors.
the student body and upon the school
More ambitious this year. the editors
after much careful labor have pro-
duced an annual which is appearance.
n1ake-up, and general detail conpar-
IS favorahly with those issued by COL
leges and universities. Instead of be-
ing bound In cloth, as has heretofore
been the custom. the publication Is
handsomely bound In limp leather and
embossed In gold
School talent almost exclusively was
relied upon and the publication gives
splendid evidence that the expectations
of the editorial board were by no means
il-founded- There are descriptive ar
ticles, stories, poems, pictures, "toasts"
and 'grinds" in abundance. bright. en-
PERTAINING, full 70 INDEPENDENTLY the
school-boy kind, overlooking with mis-
chief and fun.
The work of the business managers
is no less creditable that that of the
literary staff. for the business men"
by antirtHg efforts procured the adj
vertising that made the book possible,
and the number and variety of these
Observation-Disclosures twenty I've
pages of them-bear strong testimony
of the work done by the business force
Including everything the annual
shows above everything else the enthu-
siasm and ability OF the editors-~both
and advertising~-and the con-
hdenee and unfailing support and CO.
operation on the part of the school. II
In more than good: 1t is excellent, and
II ii continues to grow and improve
In years TO come az IL has during It's
three years or existence. the elaborate
and costly ANIMALS of the greater uni
yersities will need to look well to their
iaureis. .s- -.-,,', ..---- .-'f
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
SMALL NEGRO THIEVES
ARE BEHIND BARS

Three little negro boys are locked
up at the Second police station upon
the charge Of stealing two pairs OF
shoes from the store of the B. i. Cross
Shoe Company in Fifth street. The
pickaninnles are alleged to have en-
tered the store through window and
stolen the shoes
Patrolmar AGREE chased one"of the
trio down Grace street and FaH-AiHs
through the basement Of the home of
Coroner w. III. Taylor. The negroes
gvae their names as William Rich
ardson. Lewis Johnson and Robert
winn. alias Richardson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
Dendron Election.

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian.)
DENDRON, VA, June 1.-THE
village election passed off very quiet
W yesterday. therebing no opposition
to the candidates nominated In a mass
meeting last month. Owing to the
fact that the candidates neglected to
notify the county clerk their names
were not printed on the ticket, but
had to be written or stamped on the
ballots, which were furnished blank.
Arthur Rogers was elected mayor, and
y. r.. Rogers, n. H. Faison, DIR. w.
L. bevannr, A q. higgins, =. u. ffarr
and f. f. Slade were elected commis-
sioners.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
WOULD ASSASSINATE
GOVERNOR-GEN ERAL

SARAYEVO. PROVINCE OF BOS-
MA, June 15.--Five shots were fired
to-day at Gen. Varesanin. the Austrian
governor general Of the newly annexed
province of Bosnia. by Bogdan karajic,
socialist. The shots all missed.
KarajIc then shot himself The at
tempt on varesanin's life occurred
just as he was leaving the first meeting
of the Bosnian diet. held under the
new home rule arrangement. 1t oc-
casioned intense excitement and the
police was called out to prevent a dis
turbance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
TWELVE FOREIG NERS
BURNT TO DEATH

NIAGARA FALLS. n Y, June Is.
Twelve men. all Austrians, employetl
on the power development work on the
Canadian portion or TIE river perIshe
in the IRE which destroyed four shacks
to-day. Three others, a man. a woman
and a child arc In the general hospttal
at Niagara Falls suffering from burns,
All the dead were In one shack
When ths firemen from the city ar
rived the shncks were In ruins. The
eeiany OF MoFkmen IL outside the city
limits and there WAS no water protee-
lion. II was not known how the Are
started, One report was that the
nfvaI and were sufYocated In their
sleep. Another report said that they
attempted TO escaps down the stairs
which gave way and Sprecspttatef them
into the hAme&
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
PRICE OF LIQUOR
CUTS DOWN DRINKING

EDINBURGH. June 15.--The increase
in the price Of liquor. due to the pros
pect OF heavier taxes under the Lloyd
George budget. has cut down drinking
In Scotland, according to a report to-
day by the prison commission for Scot
land
The report shows that there were .6
per cent less arrests for drunkenness In
Scotch cities and 10 per cent less in the
rural districts during 1909 than 1905.
The decrease after May 1. 1903, when
the liquor dealers raised the price in
anticipation of the early passage Of the
budget. was four times greater than
in the first four months OF the year
when the price was lower
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
THOMPSON USED
VILE LANGUAGE
Continued from First Page.)

Harris say He was beating me and
= had to shoot him to save my life"
He heard Harris say to Maxheimer.
You have taken my pistol; now pro
tect me"
Prof. Harris will be the next wit
ness.
The State rested. Its case in the
Harris murder trial yesterday after
noon, after putting on several wit
nesses to show Thompson's irrespon-
sible condition through the influence
of liquor on the" evening of the trag-
edy. Irving Maxheimer was recalled
and testified that he saw pistol In
Harris hand when he reached the
scene OF the shooting. Several MEM
bers OF the grand jury which indicted
Harris testified that Maxheimer IN
his testimony before the jury said ne
saw no pistol in the hands OF Harris,
az it was too dark.
George Ferguson, OF Leesburg, said
he saw Thompson at the warren
Green Hotel about o'clock on the
evening of the homicide and heard
him In conversation with Henry
Glascoek referred to a difficulty ne
had had in Fishers, In which he
knocked man down. DIR. HICKS,
surgeon in the Confederate army. and
familiar with gunshot wounds. testi-
ned TO the nature of Thompson's
wounds, two OF which were In the
abdomen and one in the thigh. and
considered either of the stomach
wounds fatal
Newton Brooke, III. Graham and
J. l.. johnson told of Thompson's at
tack upon Harris In the streets OF
warrenton In September. 1908. and
OF thee abuse heaped upon him and
OF the injuries inflicted by Fhemp--
son. DR.. Greene. of Norfolk. told OF
dressing Harris wounds after this
encounter and described his injuries
as the result of terrible beating.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
To REPORT FAVORABLY
ON WHARF CONSTRUCTION
James River Improvement Com
mittee to Recommend Plans
Recently Drawn Up.

A sub committee report recommend
ing the construction of the city
wharves near Gillies Creek, viii he
given to the committee on James river
Improvement which meets Wednesday
night at 3 o'clock. The recommends
ton, will in all probability. be- adont-
ed An appropriation Of $4,000 is now
available for the work
and water will also be held Wednes-
day night Regular rautine business
VIII be dispatched.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
Charles Duvai.

Charles Duval. aged about thirty
years, well-known in Buckingham
county. died Tuesday at his home in
Gladstone. He leaves a widow and
two children and several brothers.
The funeral Will take place Weanrs-
day afternoon. He leaves the follow
ing brothers and sisters: Alexander
Duval. now Of California: Waller and
Hunter Duval. OF Buckingham coun-
ty: Miss Fannie Duval. Of Arvonia;
Mrs. p. l.. Wormeiey of Washington.
d. c.; Miss Lila Waller Duval and
Miss Cassie Duyal. of ArYonia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
REFUSES TO RECEIVE
men FROM CONFERENCE
Boards of Trust of Vanderbilt Re-
: fuse 10 Recognize Noni-
nppl

NASHVILLE, TENN. June H.
The board of trustees OF Vanderbilt
University refused by q vote Of IL
10 TO recUgntze three meu eiccted
by the general conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, qoutn.
at the Asheville meeting TO M the
vacancies on the board. The rAject-
ed candidates are Nat n. Harrig Au-
gusta, Ca A. Cooley. Austin. Tex,
and A. w, Rigses, Memphis. Tenn.
The board Of trust later elected the
following eight members, filitnG that
body to Its full quota: Claude Waller.
Nashville. r. r.. Jackson. NaslTillos
Bishop w. 3, Murrah. jackson. Ntpss:1
y, A, Robbins. Mckenxis, Mnn. !;
Bishop M \. Lsmhpah Nes1f illsi