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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-17

From the Indianapolis News
The municipality of Cleveland has q
surplus of 100000 lying idle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-17

OF every ninety-three per>ons in Ger
many one Is a railroad employee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-17
Interesting Items.

| From the Indianapolis News.
| The municipality of Cleveland has q
surplus of S9.OOOOO0 lying idle.
OF every ninety-three per>ons in Ger
many one Is railroad employee.
A French economis, writes to Paris
| journal that America has no real money
The thirty-six mortgage banks in Ger
many have now more than s2,61S, 600 600
loaned out on mortgages.
A Judge in Morristown, N j., fined a
| ha ckman for failing to keep his appoint
ment to carry a passenger to train.
Germany does not produce any table
| grapes, the supply for that purpose COM
| Ing from the Tyrol. Italy. France and
| Spain.
The average annual damage done to
the cotton crop of the United States by,
the cotton boil weevil is from SIS, OO0, 900
| to S3OO0O,0OO.
The spread of the destructive cotton
boil weevil is attributed by some to the
destruction of birds which formerly held
the insects in check.
Authorities of Baku, the Caspian sea-
Of the town by bringing water from the
mountains, 12o miles away.
The business men of Manila are pre-
| pairing a monster petition asking that
| the Canadian Pacific steamers make their
| city a regular port of call.
OF the 5.5GOOOO inhabitants Of Sweden
| 10000. or ., per cent, possess one-third
of the total property and one-third of the
| total income of the country.
| The Japanese have developed into good
| brewers, and an effort is being made to
cultivate a beer thirst among the Chi
nese In order to create a market.
Russian emigrants to America show a
| marked preference for the Dutch steam
\ ship lines. and Germany is trying to d.
| vert the stream of travel to her own
lines.
| Since January. 1905. beef. pork. veal
and bacon have gone up In price % per
| cent in Switzerland. The best beef costs
| 20 cents a pound; soup meat, IS cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
To Head Of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society
TO SUCCEEDPAUL MORTON
Funeral of the Late Head of the Society
Was Held This Afternoon and
Was Largely Attended by No
table Men in Finance.

New York, Jan, 2!.Paul Mortons
hundreds of friends paid him homage
at his funeral, held this afternoon at
st. Thomas Episcopal church, and the
cburchi was too small to accommodate
the crowd. A prayer service was held
at the home before the public service.
Rev. Stres read both services and the
pail bearers were officials of the Equita-
bic Life Assurance society, Of which Mr..
Morton was president, The honorary
pail bearers included Theodore P,
Shonts, Thomas T. Ryan and others high
in finance. Burial was in Woodlawn
cemetery.
William A. Day, vice president Of the
company, is being discussed as the sue
cessor of Mr.. Morton, Mr.. Day is a
lawyer by profession and has served
as auditor Of the United States treas
ury, as special assistant to the attor-
ey-general Of the United States in
cases under the interstate and anti
trust laws and as assistant attorney
general Of the United States in charge
of prosecution of trust cases from 1908
to 1905.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
Inviting Their Own censure.

The job Of sweeping out the State
House at four dollars per day, Sundays
included, is one of the biggest sinecures
ever invented; also one OF the sillest
propositions ever presented. Because
Vermont pays its lawmakers four dol
lars per day, Sunday included, even
though they don't work must the state
bind itself to pay the sweepers the
same stipend? Do the present law
makers believe thai the sweepers earn
as much money as they themselves
do barre Times.
Sometimes the public in disgust, al
most thinks if they would sweep the
lawmakers out and shut the doors and
keep them shut they would earn more
But, seriously, discounting a great deal
of sarcastic comment about legislative
proceedings that is mere captions criti-
eism and would be heard anyway about
any legislature in any state. the fact
still remains that large part of the
censue visited upon the legislature at
each session by men that mean to be
fair with public servants is occasioned
BY the persistent recurrence Of lust
such exasperating disproportionate and
AttNAANAA nNA1 as AiiaA W "hAAiA AAlN Nbtf-
temporary directs attention.
Unless The Messenger is wholly in
the dark about this business and mis-.
understands it utterly, net one sensible
man in the legislature would distribute
wages among employees in his private
business on any such absurdly incon-
sistent basis and with such manifest ex-
cess OF reasonable economy. But it is
remarkable how honest men win lose
their sense Of fitness Of things. some
times, when they are handling more
money than they ever saw before and
money, too. that in one sense does not
come ont Of their own pocket.
If the people estimate the capacity
nf the legislature to deal with public
questions Of Importance upon such ex-
hibitions of discrimination and Judgment
as this wage apportionment, for in
stance, who is 20 blame for the fire.
quent and marked expressions Of fail
ire Of public confdeueet II the law
makers are not faithful over little
things. how can they expect 20 be rulers
ever many things i-St. Altans Messen.
NJ
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
The Lump Sum Plan.

The bill introduced BY Mr.. Cook Of
Thetford to pay members Of the leg
islature lump sum of $500 for the ses-
sion, instead Of 81 per diem, has con-
siderable merit Such remuneration,
we are convinced, would tend to short
en- the session and save the state money.
Wo doubt whether this particular sum
will satisfy the members of the pres
ent body, who came expecting four dol
lars a day. which would be something
over $500, We think for the time like
" to be absorbed before the session
ends However, il would be sensi-
BILE patriotic act to establish such a
reasonable salary, and we trust the
members viii take this view of it,
Randolph Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
One Million a Year for Roads.

Vermont is credited with very large
degree OF conservatism, but that charac.
/ teristie never has placed the state in
antagonism to the spirit OF progress
The state is not apt to be stirred by the
hurah of supposedly advance move
ments, but it holds itself in readiness to
fall in and keep step to the music. If il
/ is not seen in the vanguard, the only
holdback is recognition of the wisdom en-
bodied in the old-time injunction, "Be
sure you are right; then go ahead.
/ There has been no haste upon the part
of Vermont in entering into the good
roads movement. The state has not
been blind to the Importance of highway
construction and improvement, but it
has not been too ready to accept the
large view of it that has been urged
upon the states by the good roads propa-
ganda. It has sought to find, beyond
this view, aims to justify unusual pres
ent-day expenditures for the purposes OF
future Development
But the wisdom of amplifying the
road system of the state and of improv-
ing the existing highways has been rec.
oguized. The step that was taken two
years dENs Win HOfNt ntEIAdlNAs III AHNh
ing an annual appropriation of $4,000
for roads, has been supplemented this
year by a longer step; taken with less
hesitancy, in doubling this amount of
the annual appropriation. In fact, there
was a strong sentiment in favor of more
than doubling it, but it was not strong
enough to prevail. But the situation
is an encouraging one for those who be-
lieve that more and better highways are
to be an influential factor in making
Vermont one of the most advanced aud
most prosperous states in the union, as
well as making her more generally
known as one of the most beautiful and
attractive.
One million dollars year for roads
has large sound. That is the amount
which it is expected will be spent in
Vermont during this year and next
While it does not sound so large when
compared with what some of the neigh
boring states are expending and will ex-
pend, it has a most encouraging ring.
which viii sound louder when the results
of iudicious expenditure of this amount
make themselves manifest in such ways
as they will
For the benefit OF persons who TAIL TO
see where the balance of the million dol
lars. beyond the annual appropriation
of Sl50,O00 is coming FROM the following
estimates are given, and they are inter
esting: 1t is estimated that towns in
terested in the building and improvement
Of roads viii raise the so per centum ad-
ditional to the appropriation of $l50,000
by the state, which the law requires.
thus adding Sl20,000 to that amount;
per centum of the state tax also will go
to the account Of roads, adding Sll3,S50;
Of the taxes raised by the towns for
their own purposes, 25 per centum is es-
timated as the proportion which will be.
devoted to roads the aggregate sum be-
ing estimated at S569,25O; the estimated
income from automobile license fees and
other sources connected with automobile
traffic is $4,000 per year. The aggre.
gate amount Of these several items is
81 ,003, l00.-Rutland Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
BIG HOTEL AND THEATER
WERE DESTROYED
Clarksburg. w. Va, Suffered a Severe
Loss Last Night and One Life
Was Probably Lost.

Clarksburg, w. Va, Jan. 2l.-In the
destruction of the Traders hotel block
and the Grand opera house last night
one person is believed to have lost his
life, while the financial loss was S33,-
900.
The fire started in servants room
of the hotel and spread rapidly. When
the blaze was discovered the fire de-
partment was fighting FIRE in another
section of the town. Before apparatus
arrived the fire had gained serious head
way. A score Of business plaes located
in the hotel block We're destroyed.
During the fire the walls of the hotel
collapsed and at least one employe is
thought TO have been caught in the de-
bTis,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
DOPING OUT" BASEBALL.
That Barre Will Have at Least One
Good Team Next Summer.


An enthusiastic meeting Of the Barre
baseball team was held in Robert Kerr 5
rooms in the Miles block last evening.
In addition to the presence of nearly
every member of last years team. a
number OF persons attended who signi-
fed their willingness to aid financially
in supporting a team. Plans for the
coming season were freely discussed, and
it was unanimously decided to at least
continue the organization under the pres
ent name. the Barre baseball team. II
was proposed TO begin the season at
the earliest date possible, preferably
some time in April, and to this end.
T. Gabelloni was elected to act as man
ager of the team, and to begin at once
the work Of arranging ereditable
schedule
The idea of engaging outside players
received little encouragement from any
one, and apparently was Of so little
interest that il did not merit any con-
sideratiou whatsoever A list of the
players who made up last years team
revealed the fact that nearly everyone
would be able to play this season. In
addition to these men, the names OF
several other local players of repute
were brought forward as available ma
terial for the team.
On the whole. the outlook for team
comparing favorably with the calibre Of
last seasons lineup, is considered ex-
tremely good. 1t is hoped that as many
as 40 games may be arranged with To-
cal and outside teams. and that more
may be added as the season advances.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
WAS IN GRANITE BUSINESS.
Alfred E. Lebouryeau Died To-day After
A Long Illness.

a. +. Lebouryeau, for many years a
well known granite manufacturer of
this city, died at $50 o'clock this morn
ing at bis home at II Academy street.
He had been III with consumption for
nearly eighteen months. Since 1898
Mr. Lebourveau had been prominent in
the granite manufacturing business.
He came to Barre rs years ago and
learned The stone cutters trade, and in
1898 formed the Eelat Granite company
with which he was connected until two
years ago when he sold out and went
into partnership with j. D. Goodwin
under the firm name Of A. r. Lebour-
veau 4 company.
Alfred Ernest LebouTveau was born
in Eaton, r. O., June 3. 1865. lie was
twice married. His first wife, whom
he married in 1883, was Ideila Linsay
OF Sawyeryille. P. @ She died in Sep
tember 1895, leaving one son, Norton
Lindsay. In 1901 he married Grace
May Camp who survives him, together
with his son, Norton, aged l5,, Lyndal
O., aged 7, and Eleanor L., aged |. He
also leaves five brothers and one sister
Ovid and Charles OF Marysyille, Cal,
Robert of Los Angeles, Cal, Alvin OF
Cookshire, p O., Willis A., of Barre and
Mrs. A. 7. Tisdale OF Worcester, Mass.
lie was member Of Granite Lodge,
No. 80, +. q A. NJ, Granite Chapter, NO
IS, r. A. NJ, Vincitia lodge, Knights Of
Pythias, Green Mountain Council, Royal
Arcanum and the Canadian club.
The funeral will be held from the late
home on Academy street at o'clock
Monday afternoon. Rev. h. o. Thayer
win oflciate. The interment will be
in the Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
PAYING DOUBLE TAX.
Says He Paid In Quincy as Well as In
Barre.

Tax Collector NJ. B. Nichols nabbed
an alleged delinquent tax payer yester-
day who was about to leave the city
and took him to the police station
where the man finally paid up, The man
thought he was being prosecuted as he
bad tax receipt for taxes which he
had paid in Quincy, Mass, and he said
this made the second time he had paid
taxes for the year 1910 The man was
here on April and signed his inven-
tory but stsid here only a few days
afterwards lie went to Quincy, where
he was listed and paid tax. Two
weeks ago he came to Barre TO find
work, but being unable TO get work was
going back to Quincy. Mass. The tax
collector saw in the local items in The
Times that a William Smith was going
back TO Quincy and he mistrusted that
It was the same William Smith that
he had on his book The collector lost
no time in looking Smith up and found
that he was just the man he wanted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
MAY REINSTATE MANUEL.
Conservatives Trying to Regain Power
In Portugal

Badaiost, Spain, Jan. 2l--The secret
commttee, who engineered the recent
Portuguese revolution successfully, fear
ing Marquis de Several, the former
Portuguese minister to England, are now
planning the restoration Of Manuel to
the throne To-day they demanded the
coniiseaton of several pieces of exten.
sve property The popular feeling iii
Portugal is that the Conservatives are
trying to regain power and riots against
the few conservative officials retained
are frequent,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
In the Destruction OF Home
of Percy Brooks
MRS. BROOKS ONE VICTIM
Others Were Three Children Of Local
Manager Brooks for the Fairbanks
Company--Children Were
Young.

Toronto, Ontario, Jan. 2l.--ln a fire
which destroyed their home late last
night. four members of the family of
Percy Brooks, local manager for the
Fairbanks company, lest their lives,
The dead are:
Mrs. Brooks,
Percy Brooks, aged 9.
George Brooks, aged 4.
Middle Brooks, aged 2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
P. A. BEAT MONTPELIER.
Feature Of Game Was Playing of Kelley
Of the Winners.

Morrisville. Jan. 2l--In game of
basketball played here last night be-
tween Peoples academy and Montpelier
high school, the former won, SO to 10.
The only feature was the all around
playing Of Kelley. The lineups and sum
mary; Peoples academy, Kelley, r f.;
Annair, !. e.; BaTows, e.; Norton, r.
e.; Parker, l. g.; Montpelier, Wilson, |.
a. A. Bartlett, r. 81; Tarfey, q; w.
Bartlett, !. f.; Tate, r. f. Baskets, kel-
ley Z, Barrows 3, Annair 5, Norton /,
A. Bartlett |, Wilson l, Tate q on fouls,
Barrows !, Annair ?, Tate 2; referee,
Buck, Z. Y NJ; umpire, Kramer, Nor
risville scorer and timekeeper, Bullard,
Morrisyille
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
Floral Tributes at Brown Funeral.

The following were the floral tributes
at the funeral of Harold, son of Mr.
and Mrs Thomas J. Brown, which was
held yesterday: Carnations and ferns,
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Carroll, J. f. MeNulty,
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McNulty, Mr. and
Mrs. John Cleary. Mrs. f. Canton. Miss
A. Welsh, Mr.. and Mrs James Fitzgerald,
fourth grade Of Mathewson school, John
and Willie Forbes. George and Harry
jackson. Mr.. and Mrs Alex Stephen, Mr..
and Mrs. d. Wyllie, Amos King, Fran
els Hamel. Alden and Doris Burke. Mr..
and Mrs. II. J Smith; lilies and ferns,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hastings, grade 3, A !
of Summer street school. Mr.. and Mrs.
P. Calderara; cross and wreath, en-
ployes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
TESTIMONY AT scHENK TRIAL.
Physician States Schenk Suffered From
Arsenical Poisoning

Wheeling, w. Va, Jan 81. DR.. Jep.
son, an aged practitioner, was the de-
fense's first witness at the trial Of
Mrs Schenk for alleged poisoning Of
her husband, when it was resumed to-
day, He testified that he examined
Schenk with DR.. Hupp, witness for
the prosecution, and Dr. Osborne,
witness for the defense. DIR. Jepson
declared chat Schenk showed SYMPTOMS
Of arsenical poisoning, but he was not
prepared to state positively that this
was what caused Schenk's illness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
WOMEN UNDER ARREST.
AS Result of Raid In winooski. One
Sent To Jail

Winooski, Jan 2l.--Chief Of Police
Horton and Town Grand Juror O'Su-
livan yesterday morning searched the
brick tenement block on Hickok street
where Mrs Elizabeth Powell was loca
ted few days ago but this time they
were in quest OF a white girl by the
name of Teresa Pasha. alias Hay
ward, IA or 10 years Of age whom, it
is alleged was an inmate of this re-
sort The girl was located in the tene-
ment below where the Powell woman
was found, and the white woman whom
she was staying with was also placed
under arrest, she giving her name az
Jennie Lamphere. They both gave
their residence as Burlington.
The Lamphere woman was brought be-
fore Judge Conlin in municipal court
later to answer to the charge of keep
ing a house OF ill.fame, and was sen
fenced to six months in jail The Pas
ha girl, on the charge of open and gross
lewdness, was released upon her prom
Use that she viii leave town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
swEETHEARTs JOINED.
Ira Russell, Aged so, Who JOurneyed to
Pacific Coast.

Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. 2l.-Sweet-
hearts in Vermont 40 years ago were
married in San Bernardino Thursday
night and are now ON honeymoon
planned twoscore years ago.
Ira Russell, aged so years, jomneyed
from his lifelong home in Montgomery,
VT, across the continent, to wed Mrs.
Lucy Augusta Devine, whom he was en-.
gagged to marry a Lifetime ago.
They were sweethearts then, but a
quarrel separated them, and she came
West, marrying later. Her husband died
10 years ago. BY accident they learned
each Others whereabouts, and Russell
and she resumed their acquaintance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
aBRIDE' is ON PROBATION.
Young Woman Who Failed to Appear for
Wedding in Court.

Boston. Jan 81 Miss Bertha =. Frix-
zell, the 22-year-old Somerville girl. who
failed to appear on the date set Tor her
marriage to George d. Fairbanks OF
Reading and who was arrested Wednes-
day, has been forgiven BY Fairbanks
She Is to make her home with the
family Of Raymond G. Little. Fairbanks
brother-in-law, with whom be lives ia
Reading, and il is now probable that
the delayeG marriage win take place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Miss Elizabeth German went to keeue.
n. H., to-day for visit with relatives.
Arrangements are being made for a
wrestling match to be pulled of between
Young Gilbert Of Rutland
Among the guests registered at the
City hotel Yesterday and to-day weres
r. T. Mullen. Walpole, y. IT, " IS.
Faught, Burlington; A. j. Soule. Fair
fields II Il, Hendee, Hanover, y. Il.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
$1,000 FIRE AT BELLOWS FALLS.
Blacksmith Shop Owned BY H. S, Frost
DESTROYED

Bellows Falls, Jan. 2l.--The black.
smith shop and adjoining sheds owned
by H. S. Frost caught fire and burned
yesterday. The ire was confined to
the building and burned about all the
afternoon Damage was 81 600, part.
~ insured The blacksmith shop was
owned and operated by Lewis Duquette
and his loss vii be heavy. The shop
was full OF horses when the fire strated,
but all were saved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
HEAVY SENTENCE
WAS IMPOSED
Mike Clio Sent to House Of Correction
from Montpelier City Court for
Not Less Than Fourteen
Months.

In Montpelier city court this after.
noon, Mike Clio. the bootblaek who dis
appeared Wednesday afternoon with
l4-year old lola Edison of Warren Just
as she was TO be placed in the county
jail to be held for admittance to the
industrial school for larceny, was SEN
fenced to not less than one year and
three months and not more than a
year and three months at hard labor
in the house OF correction. Yester-
day clio pleaded guilty TO simple as
sault.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
sHAFER TO BOSTON.
Dave Shean to Go to Giants for the
Third Baseman.

New York Jan 2l-The New York
National league club yesterday traded
infelder Arthur Shafer to the Boston
Nationals for David Shean. second
baseman. Shafer has been with the Gi-
ants for two seasons, while Shean who
Is a graduate OF Fordham university,
played with the Philadelphia Americans
aud Nationals before joining Boston, and
before that with Rutland, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
DETAILS COMPLETED TO-DAY.
Canadian American Reciprocity Agree
ment Progressing Wei

Washington, d. C., Jan. 27.-Tbe Can.
adian- American tariff conferees meet to.
day TO complete the fnal details OF the
reciprocity agreement Each country
must pass the necessary legislation.
The reciprocity terms win probably be
announced BY Canada first, out Of conr-
tesy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
STRUCK BY LOG.
James EgglestOn's Leg Broken and He
Lay In Snow for An Hour.

Rutland. Jan. 2l-Lying in the sonw
a mile from any house. with his left
leg broken / ntwo places as the result
Of being struck by a falling log an hour
and half before, James Eggleston Of
Mendon was found near that place YES
terday by John and Patrick Canty. II
was through EgglestoH's cries for help
that the men were attracted 70 the
spot where they found him IN state
Of nervous exhaustion. Mr.. Eggleston
was suffering last evening both from
his injuries and the shock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21

During residence Of forty-three years
in that place, Mrs, Sarah Bartlett was
never in the Island Pond post Office until
a short time since, when. happening to
be in the village. she decided to call
for the mail, which has always been
carried to her by neighbors or members
Of the family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
HOTEL MEN AT BURLINGTON.
New England Association Given Bar
quet.

Burlington, Jan. 2l.-The new Eng.
land hotel association. 80 strong ar.
rived in this city last night in spe.
cial car from Springfield Mass, to hold
meeting here as guests Of manager
Z. p. Woodbury. Of the Van Ness house
Last evening they were entertained
at a banquet at that hotel. To-day
after a business session, they drive
about the city. This evening they viii
visit the Ethan Allen club. The party
will leave Sunday morning on the re-
turn trip to Springfield
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
MADMAN AFTER Upton.
Latter Narrowly Escaped Death When
Visitor Threatened with Razor

London, Jan, 2l--Sir Thomas Upton
narrowly escaped madman to-day who
secured admission to his house and de-
manded money He threatened Upton
with razor. Requesting permission to
answer the telephone, Upton left the
room and notified the police, who arrest
ed the intruder.