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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
MURDERED MAN
TO TEST FIDELITY
Had Just Said That He
Was Ready to Lay Down His
Life for Good.

pittsburg, April ll.-A sermon On
martyrdom. ii which Frank SkalA, an
editor and prominent mission worker,
had declared himself willing 10 iay
down his life for the Christian cause,
was followed yesterday by his assas-
sination and the shooting down also Of
a fellow church leader, John Cay
Arm in arm. the two missionaries
we're leaving the little Congregational
church in Woods Run, suburb 40 the
head of more than hundred foreigu-
ers a ragvedly dressed and eollarless
man poked his way through the crowd
as II reached the corner 0f Eckert street
and Mcclure avenue. and when DE WAS
but q step behind the leaders, ho pressed
q revolver to skala's head and fired
twice. The bullets took effect ia the
Jaw and temple and ia TIE midst Of
bis followers. Skala fell dead Gay.
who threw up BIS right hand % ward
od. the weapon vas biz hrst in TIE
thumb ard then s second bullet was
buried " ais head He ieii unconscious
across the fesesa haAY of 1s eoNnagus
F0f y moment He ia ttpd over
his victims foursning his revolver
while the panic stricken crowd ned %
shelter behind posts and do0rwavs
Then stamping his foot on the bodies,
the murderer made Of down the avenue
to the Fort WAYNE railroad tracks and
was soon lost to view a large armed
posse Of police detectives and church
people was soon b pursuit. but have
found no trace of him
After the murderers disappearance,
Tile mission crowd rrassemhlcd about
their fallen leaders and incurred their
loss Cay was taken to hospital fIis
wound is dangerous. but it Is believed
that he viii recover
The slayer was jan Rad0vitch, a char
aeter known 70 most Of the missions
for his radical opinions. a moment
before he had meeIly read from juvenile
leaflets in the Sunday school. led by
Skala; previously lie had sat ia back
pew Of the church during the regular
sermon and at the beginning of the
services Skala nad shaken Bis hand In
aH this Radovitei had given no warm
ing 81 his murdereus intent
None Of the church workers believes
that there was any method ia RADIO
yitch's madness ID is doubtful II he
had ever seen skala before yesterday
He is said TO have been Detained once
at hospital for examination into his
mental condition but wa Released after
brief time
Ut n believed nv some Of The congre
cation that tile sermon Slsala preached
with the emphatic declaration that any
moment God would want my life / ani
ready to lay my life down" stirred
the probably insane man to test his
Christian fidelity
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
Public School Gardens.

The Vermont State Fair association
will this year offer prizes for the prod
nets Of public school gardens, the prizes
To be competed for at che exhibition in
White River unction, Sept 2n-23 The
prizes offered are for both flowers and
vegetables. and it Is earnestly hoped
that the creation of this department
Of the fair will quicken an interest in
school gardening that shall be state
wide.
The school garden idea, it would
seem, is one that should be fostered by
all who desire the advancement of the
public veal 1t cannot result other
wise than il good for The community
and the children participating in the
work Tine boys and girls who labor in
the gardens win be encouraged hv the
thought that they are accomplishing
something; the labor in the
gardens viii be healthgiying and
mind developing and as an edu-
cuationsl adjunct to the pblic school
system the gardens will have an ex-
treme value. BY all means let the Yer
mont public school garden be esteh-
Iishpd and maintained and when the
fair opens may there be The sharpest
competition for the associations prize,
White River Junction Landmark
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
ST. ALBAMS MAN
in A TRAGEDY
Shot Woman and Her child at Palm
Beach, Fla, and Then Committed
Suicide.

West Palm Beach, Fla, April IL
Louise Weybreebt, l2 years old, who.
with her mother. Mrs, o. w. Weebrecht
WAS hot by Frank NJ Pierce here Sat-
mdaY. died yesterday Mfrs. Wevhrecht
IS still alive and IT a said she has d
fighting chance to recover
The body % Pierce, who committed
suicide after wounding The woman and
her daughter, viii be taken 70 St. Alhans.
Vt, for burial. It Is now believed he
was insane.
st. Albans, April il.-News was re-
eeived here yesterday Of the death az
Palm Beach Fla of Frank Y. Pierce.
who committed suicide On Saturday by
shooting, following long period Of Ill
health aua dependency. Alr. Pierce Was
~ years 81 age and was he second son
ef the late Willard Pierce. for many
years proprietor Of the 81 Aihans house
Besides a wife and daughter # Portland
Ore. he learss mother, Mrs Sarah
Pierce Of darlington two brothers
Charles A. Pierce Of Plsttshurg. y. ~,
end Willard Pierce ol WavlaBd. Mass.
and tWo sisters Mrs X D. kniekerhoeker
of Rochester N n ani Mrs. 1ahH Rush
aaM 81 H0flini0r fhe body wll tq
hfoH0s here iaY hre ard 4nefas aF-
af Ni he isaH later
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11

orders from the state, States Attorney
Gates said that tie WAS AZ Waterbury
Saturday and talked the matter over
with Supt. Don d. Grout, and Ne sup.
posed DR.. Gfuuf understood be was ID
produce Mikaies IN court to-day Or.
Grout's understanding Of the matter was
that he had to have specific orders to
bring him and therefore he was wait
ing for them.
The attorneys and an the witnesses
were in court end ready at o'clock TOR
TIA trial te hesin The ststes attorney
sNienaone8 ta NeFfMfy and ordered
ilr Circuit u bring Aiilales t0 Montpelier
~ team. and the prisoner Is now on be
way. IIe Will be arraigned III court on
his arrival there. which win be late ia
the day
Mikales viii plead not guilty, and wit
nesses VIII Be put on TO prove be shot
Mrs. Masc0tt. and chen more witnesses
viii be pHt On 70 prove that he was
insane at the time 81 the shooting after
which the court will order verdict of
not guilty beeause of insanity.
The case ef John Shearer va the Com
solidated Lighting company and the YER
mont Telephone company, which was To
come np after the AIikales case has been
settled and discontinued
Miss Lillian Weston came from Under.
hin to-day aud appeared in court for
trial this afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11

TO Emphasize Order to Get OF the
Street

Burlington, April ll+in The ease Of
state IS. Dominick Fanees. charged
with assault with intent 20 Kill more
BLACK Hand testimony developed on SAT-
urday morning The respondent with
Dominiek Startorio, John Ada and Jo-
seph Lorenso, a charged with being
mixed up ia shooting aifray IN VIII
noasN % the evening of February III.
The point ia the case seems 20 be
who fred the sh0ts Ia the fight Fran
eesi hayina claimed that be was acting
in SELF defense. Startorio testified that
the four men played eards oa the even
ing in question and that later when
they met on the street Ada and Dorcn-
SO fought When the parties met again
on the same evening Dorenso slapped
Ada ID the face Teh witness testified
that ne and Francesi snot him twice
and Ada once
Bruno nemasci, an Italian Of Mine
vile. n ~, and formerly Of Winooski,
was introduced as witness Tor the
defense 80 that be might aef a train
for home. he said that Dafenso was
a very bad man and that he was
member Of the Black Hand lie testi.
fed that he met Dorenso one evening
in Ninooski. when the hitter told him
to leave the street Dorauso then pulled
a revolver and shot two holes in the
hat Of tho witness The witness testi.
fed that BE did not complain to the
police because be was afraid of Doren-
So Tic exhibited the bat in court The
witness also stated that he was afraid
to come here to testify and that he
wanted a policeman to meet him at the
station.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
HER IMITATION
MAY PROVE FATAL
Bridgeport, Conn, High School Girl Was
Taken to the Brattleboro
Retreat.

Bridgeport, Conn. April m lorraine
Clark II years ola, D member os the
freshman class of the local high school,
Il under treatment at a sanisarinm IN
Brattleboro, VT, suffering from the ef-
fects 81 her initiation On February s last
into one Of the school sororities.
According TO the girls story. She was
made Co drink on the night Of the initia-
tion concoction, one Of the ingredients
OF which was kerosene, and later made
to eat macaroni which had been boiled
u soap After undergoing that part Of
the initiation, she says, She was tossed
ia d blanket.
A few days after the initiation, She
began to feel the III effects Of what she
had eaten. but said nothing until some
time in March, when she grew worse and
was taken by her father, f G Clark a
member Of the state legislature, TO Brat
tleboro for treatment. Her condition Is
believed to be serious.
The officials Of the school refuse to
make statement concerning the matter,
but ii Is understood that the board q
education will make an investigation.
Brattleboro, April III The manager of
the Bfattlebofo retreat last night admit
ted that Lorraine Clark il patient in
the women's department. He refused TO
say anything regarding her condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
WAS SHOT
In THE LEG
----~--
Accidental Discharge Of Re-
yOlyer
INJURIES FITCH WILEY
Revolver He Carried in His Belt Goes
of, Bullet Entering Right Leg en
One side and Coming Out on
Other-Taken to HospitaL

Fitch Wiley, who drives one OF the
teams for the American Express csm-
pany, was shot IN the leg at / O'Clock
this afternoon when the revolver which
he carries in q belt strapped to bis
waist was accidentally discharged The
bullet plowed down through the Heshy
part Of his right leg ror several inches
and came ont on the inside Of the
leg. The blood instantly spurted in 4
large stream from both ends Of the
wound and a pool Of blood formed on
the pavement, where ne was standing
The accident happened at the Central
Vermont station just after Wiley had
finished removing the express which had
como in on the 1855 train onto bis
wagon He stepped in between the
trucks which are used To unload the
freight onto, and the rear Of his wagon.
AS he did 50 it is supposed that the
hammer 81 the revolver In some wnv
caught on the side or the truck and
raised enough so that it exploded the
cartridge when it descended The shot
was heard by a crowd Of people, who
were standing about the station and
they Immediately went TO his assist
ance AS soon as it was learned what
had happened Wiley was helped into
the station and Drs Stephenson and
Sticlney were called. and b. w. Hook.
er a company'a ambulance was sent
for. As soon as the ambulance ar
rived Wiley was taken to the City hos
pital, whore the full extent Of the in
jury was examined BY the physicians.
It is thought that The bullet. which
was large IS calibre, did not strike
the bone Of his leg and if this proves
true, the wound viii not be SO serious.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
CHELSEA

The promenade and dance held last
Thursday evening at the town hall mn
der the auspices Of several members
Of the Dramatic club was we'll attended
and the occasion was very pleasant
one.
Mrs. Nora Carr, widow Of the late
G. r. Carr, who lived Ia this town one
Or two years ago, and vino was here
last week to sell her household prop
erty. went from here to West FaiElee
70 visit friends
Miss Jessie Davis, one Of the six
Young ladies' from this town, who took
ID recent escursion to Washington.
ID. &. aad who WAS ii while % tho
trip. has heen seriously IL sjnre her
return, with the grip, but i now con-
xalaselne
Charles Taplin has arrived froir MIL
ford A. II where he hes had employ
ment for TIE past three years and has
moved bis family to the Washington
Bapde farm, just over the line in Tun-
bridge and near Harry Q. Flint's which
he has rented for a year.
The Chelsea Electric Light and Bob
bin company has been leased for six
months with an option Of buying at the
end Of that time. 70 H. Il. Tapley and
p. Fl R0mswell Of Boston, who took
charge al the plant last week and il
Is operated under the personal super
vision Of DIR. Iapley
Deputy sheriff D. y. Howe Of Ran
dolph was in town Saturday with three
drHnks for commitment to the county
Jail Owing to the heavy snow storm
of Friday, which made the travelling on
the hills with wheels. very hard, he
made the trip bv automobile. coming
by The way Of South Royalton.
at tia meeting 81 tie road commia-
sioners of the county. held here last
and at which State Highway
c. W. Gates was present,
there was fairly good attendance Of
commissioners and selectmen, and the
meeting was regarded Ms one from
which much benefit could be received.
Joseph A. Tracy, who has recently
taken d business course ct the Albany
business college at Albany, NJ X, has
accepted d position with The firm of
William a Carleton OF Hartford, Conn,
which firm conducts an immense whole
sale grocery business. Mr.. Tracy Will
commence his services in the new posi-
ton at once and his many friends here
extend congratulations 70 him apou OBJ
tanning 50 fine a position and to the
firm for having secured the services Of
50 fine and capable q young man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
MoRRTLL CENTENARY.
Memory Of Noted vermonter 70 Be Hon-
Osed Friday At Montpelier.

The Morrill, centenary celebration. In
memory Of the Tooth anniversary Of the
birth Of Justin s. Morrill,, late Of Straf-
ford and one Of Vermont's most noted
representatives in Congress, win be held
III Montpelier next Thursday, April III
The public exercises win be hsld ii Beth
any church. beginning At o'clock in the
afternoon, and most interesting pro
gram viii be carried out.
Governor George H Prouty will preside
over the meeting, and music VIII be fur
nished by the Montpelier orchestra and
the choir Of the Church Of the Messiah.
The order Of the exercises win be as
follows.
Music, orehestraj singing Of @Amarieas 3
BY the congregations Invocation By ].
Edward Wright, D. D.i scripture reading
BY Rev Stanley F Blomheld musios
opening address By Gov. Prouty and read
ing Of letters hy former colleagues Of
Senator Merrill; music; historical ed
dress BY Rev. 81 II Buclcham president
Of the university Of yermont music;
address by Senator w. P. Dillingham;;
address By Col William NJ Hatch q
StrafTord; music; address, Col Curtis s
Emery Of Newport: benediction.
A large attendance Of representative
Vermonteys from AT parts Of the state
IS expected to 40 honor to the man
whose influence Is still felt for good in
our state and even in the national af
fairs, with which he was connected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11

The Two Occupants Of the Machine Wore
Only Bruised.

Play del Rev Cal, April H. Tho
first accident of the motofdrome meet
occurred yesterday afternoon in the 50-
mile race when the Apperson tIacls
Rabbittl ear overturned and rolled over
several times Harris Hanahue, The driv.
er and Carey King, is meehanician,
escaped with nothing more serious than
severe bruises anda shakingup.
The accident which was caused BY q
broken tire, was one Of the most spec
taeplar ever seen oR motor track. -Four
ears had started IN The 90 mile rare. A
broken valve pring had eliminated Old.
fields Knox Marquis IN the lseita bad
taken the lead closely followed by Hans.
hue a bad tire had cost firingstone's
Stoddafd Dayton five miles. Hanshue
was chasing the lsotta, while Living. stone
was trying hard to pass the Anpers0n.
THE AppeFson and Stoddard swept by tha
stand lil.e fash, side by side.
4 hundred yards beyond the Judges
stand the Apperson's right rear tire went
OF and the car swerped Livingstone
went high on the bank 70 safety. The
Appersou turned suddenly to the left and
shot off the track The momentum was
too great for the car TO be straiRhtened
quickly and when the wheels ON the
right suddenly collapsed tile car rolled
over four times Hanshue was pinned
under the steering wheel and did not fall
ont until the cav had turned over twice.
Al the machine rose in the air. King WAS
thrown ahead, feet frst BE then rolled
along the ground like a log. the ear
rolling along a few yards behind him.
The men were unconscious when
picked up and taken into The hospital
tent, but they soon recovered and an .ex.
animation did not show any broken
bones. The car was Wicked
a new record was established IL this
rsee bv lhp Esotta whiah finished h
aeie0sa The best previous mark BY
car ID this aIass was A2s019s, made at
Atlanta by Robertson in Fiat
The competitive live mile record also
was broken by Harroun in 3 Marmon,
in the race for ears Of the 2Sl 300 class.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
THREE KILIED N PHILADEIpHIA.
Tong War Extends Through the East,
Is Is Believed.

Philadelphia, Pa, April ll-Fallaw
ing last nights long battle On Race
street, Jong Sing died eorlg to-day.
Sing was attacked last night in a gro
Gerry store By two Chinese men, when
chun Mung, the proprietor was also
killed Il IS believed that the so-ealied
Tong war Is on throughout the East
and the police officials il all the large
cities have ordered search Of toe
houses in Chinatown, c0ndseating an
firearms and knives
Philadelphia April III Two China
men were murdered late last night and
"a third was fatally wounded IN the
Chinese quarter Of this city Both d
the dead Cinnamon woTe members Of
the Hip Sing Tong One IS Gnu Nong.
aged 62 years. who kept s store. at
Q2T Caefrv street The other has not
heeH identified The man fatally in
iared Is G Jong Sing The story Of
the murder of Nos2 was tald The police
a1Tiaa1s III Aan1 AeH NRibh 4ong
siaa Young NoRg was ID hle atheFa
store last night when two 0Hlnamen
entered One was d resident of ehlna.
town. bat The otaer visitor Aona
says he came from New Y8rs Both
Nong said are members of the Four
Brothers society.
When the Cinnamon entered the store
the New Yorker passed q note to the
elder Noae and then drew revolver
and began shooting The first shot
killed fhe senior Nong end che murderer
turned the weapon npgn Sing shooting
him III THE stomach. Sing staggered n.
To the street and feu To the pavement
wnere he was found bv the policemen
Young Nong dashed from the store
and hurried to the police station. a
short distance away, and reported the
shooting TO the lieutenant
About the same hour Tint Nong was
murdered second Chinamsn was
killed on the third floor 81 nl3 Race
street This building was formerly the
headquarters Of the Hip Sing Tong.
NO one seems To have seen this mur-
der a shot was heard and when the
occupants of the aoor below reached the
third floor the Chinaman vas lying in
pool OF blood There was no weapon
in the room.
As soon as the shooting became known
the police officials roped Of Race street
between 9th aud 10th streets and start
ed to rDundNup all suspicious eharac-
ters, or Cinnamon not known il tine lo-
cality Forty-two of these were caught
but it Is net yet known whether The
murderer Of Nong il among the num-
bef
Sing, who was shot in the stomach,
was hurried 70 a hospital He cannot
recover. He was able 10 tell the police
oiIicials that the murderer and his
friend hurried from tho store after the
.hnntlna III thn diranilnn of Rann .Irant
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
HE REPORTED
BIG ROBBERY
II Was $4,000 il Money,
Bonds and Securities
BOSTON POLICE NOTIFIED
M. S. Tieman Of 90 State Street Boston,
Left II ii 4 Leather Bag IA
Telephone Booth in South
Boston.

Boston, April li.--A robbery Of $40.
600 was reported to-day By man gif-
ing his name as NJ. S. Tiernan, 90 State
street, Of this city. Mr. Ticrnan told
the police, to whom the alleged rob
berry was reported, Tint he entered q
telephone booth in the South station,
carrying the money with him and that
when he came out he forgot the sateael,
to find it gone when he returned for it.
He said the property was in a leather
bag. The ten thousand dollars was IN
money. bonds and securities. Tho po.
lice are looking into tue matter,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
NEW YORK CRY WAS DRY
Tighter Shut Than Any Time Since
Roosevelt was Commissioner.

New York, April IL Not since the
days when Theodore Roosevelt was
commissioner Of police has New York
been so dry On Sunday is yesterday.
Drinks were to be had, Of course. but
tile "drynessT was evident nevertheless
nearly all over the city
The police are obevng To the letter
Mayor Gaynor's "hands OF. no excise
arrests" but. with slips prepared By the
district attorneys office, they started
yesterday to look for evidence Of lq-
nor law violations with officers Of the
state excise department This, togeth-
er with the general uncertainty Of
things. made the saloon men cautious
The old first ward, Do the lower West
side, and the Bowery were apparently
the only districts unaffected isist why
Il not clear.
n the new Tenderloin, which em-
braces the district north Of Long Acre
square TO Columbus circle, at Fifty.
ninth street, il was extremely dry,
and the old Tenderloin while not 50
much affected, was nevertheless dryer
than il had ever been since the days
of Roosevelt. Many Of the saloons
we're closed throughout the day while
those which had back rooms open for
business admitted no strangers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
ORANGE.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. 1. Noyes were in town
Sunday
Frank Beard Of Barre was in town
over Sunday.
Miss Stella Nelson spent last week
with friend II Barre.
Miss Marion Lord Of Chelsea Is visiting
her brother Reuben Lord.
There viii be an entertainment and
promenade at the town hall Friday evsns
ing April -. There viii be dialogue
speaking, singing etci cake and coffee
viii be served bY the ladies'. a first
class entertainment VIII be given at 6
small price. the proceeds Of which viii
20 for the public library. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
Then They Almost Fall Into
Each Others Arms
TALK IT OVER TWO HOURS
After the First Conference, They Said
There Was Nothing to Give Out.
Roosevelt Further Honored
BY the Italians.

Portion Maurizio, italy, April ll.-Gif.
ford Pinchot arrived Unexpectedly At
midnight and early this morning he
went to the villa Of Miss carew, where
be was enthusiastically greeted BY Col
Roosevelt.
"Hello. Clifford; this is Ane,' Roose-
welt cried.
"Hello, Teddy" replied Pinchot, and
they almost fell into each Others arms
Talking animatedly, they went ont on
a two hours walk, at the end Of which
il was said there was nothing to give
out Pinchot will remain for several
days.
Yesterday afternoon Roosevelt opened
tile new boulevard. which has been
named after him, and accepted honor
airy citizenship Of The anclent and his
torio city of Portion Maurizio, amid
a repetition of the same popular en-
thusiasm. which marked his arrival SAT-
urday night The carriage containing
Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt and the mayor
was pelted with nosegays tied with
ribbons, bearing the words, Long Live
Roosevelt" as they traversed the cheer
Ing town, until II was overfowing with
flowers When they reached the foot
Of the terraced hill opposite the port
where the cheering rent tho air the ex-
president and his wife were looking
happy.
A stone, bearing the name Of the
street 'Yialie Theodore Roosevelt was
then unveiled. and Air Roosevelt broke
the flower chain, which was stretched
across the driveway and. amid new
outburst OF 'vivas led Mrs Roose.
veIt up the drive to the hotel. There
the mayor told how proud the muni-
eipality was To confer citizenship upon
the great apostle of peace The city
clerk then presented the parchment in
g silver case. upon cushion covered
with the American flag.
Mr. Roosevelt replied ia English The
mayor experienced difficulty IN trans
sating the words. and Miss Carew, Mrs
Roosevelt's sister, amid much anuse-
ment finally came to tie rescue The
reception. Air. Roosevelt said matc Him
feel Az If he were home 10 hie 0wn
country
II am especially touched,n Be con
tinued. "at what Y0n have said about
my attitude towards the peace and good
Will I feel that nation should be-
have towards other nations as an hon
est man towards his fellows The same
laws Of propriety and morality should
apply among nations as among men
Tea was then served Mr. Roosevelt