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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
FIERY COMET NEARLY
BLINDS CREW AT SEA
Sailors in Panic When Brilliant Phe-
nomenon Made Night Into
Day.

Philadelphia, Oct. lo--Night was
turned into day by a fiery comet that
lighted up the decks of the ship William
Up. Frye, which has just arrived at the
Spreckels sugar refinery from Honolulu.
The crew, particularly the japanese,
were so badly frightened that they
thought the worlds end was near.
The comet was visible from Sept 25
until October /, between the 9th and
33rd degrees of north latitude, according
to Bernard Seller, mate of the ship, who
declared that the phenomenon was the
most unusual he had witnessed in his
long experience as navigator. The
brilliancy, he declared was largely due
to the comet being near the planet Mars,
and both working in unison.
Mate Seller said the light was in
tense and the men were kept in their
hunks, despite the warm weather, as
all of the crew were prohibited from
sleeping on deck, fearing their eyesight
might become impaired by the penetrat-
ing rays.
The cargo of the Frye, which con-
sists of 5000 tons of sugar, has been
doubled in value since she left Homo
lulu, al days ago
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
MANCHESTER WANTS
PLACE IN N. {. LEAGUE
Fall River Franchise May Be Sold to
Enthusiasts in New Hampshire

Manchester, n. H., Oct. l9.--Eugene
E. Reed, secretary of the chamber of
commerce here and at the head of the
movement to secure for this city the
Fall River franchise and club in the
New England baseball league, said yes
terday morning that in the course Of a
few days, before the end of the week
at the latest, he expected to know def
nitely whether the present Fall River
club owners would accept Manehester's
offer for the franchise and players con-
tracts. The Fall River owners have been
here for several consultations and are
known TO be anxious to sell, although
having several offers for the property.
Should this franchise not be secured,
it will mean only a temporary setback
to the hopes of the fans, for other fran
chises are being sought and the outlook
for baseball team next summer seems
good. Supporters of the proposition to
bring team to this city realize that it
will be an expensive undertaking and
they are going ahead slowly, in order to
be sure of every foot of the ground.
1t will be necessary TO put at least
$1,000 into repairs at Varick park and
since the centerfeld fence has been
brought in about 10 feet because it was
found to be encroaehing on city land, it
is just possible that the grandstand may
have TO be removed westward as many
more and the diamond changed to con-
form, as under present conditions drive
that was ordinarily good for two bases
will clear the fence. Moving the grand
stand win be no inexpensive task.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
Hoods SarsapariIIa

at the Polo grounds. Friends of the New
York club, however, generally agreed
that a postponement of yesterdays game
in the worlds series would be one Of
the best things that could happen for
McGraw's men. The Giants went to
Philadelphia Tuesday night badly.
Jared lot of baseball players, and yes
terday's rest, it was believed would
give them needed chance TO regain
their equilibrium.
The pitching problem is now the most
difficult McGraw must solve, and any
opportunity to rest Matty and Mar
guard is welcomed Matty's defeat on
Tuesday by no means destroyed the con-
fdence of his admirers, and most of them
look to see him on the slab again when
the rival teams return to the Polo
grounds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
SAYS FORWARD PASS
Is POOR FOOTBALL
Mike Murphy of Pennsylvania Still Be-
lieves In the Old Style Of
Game.

Philadelphia, Oct. l9.--SIike Murphy,
the veteran football trainer, is con
WINGED that the forward pass is poor
football.
"The point | make against the for
ward pass" says Murphy, is that it
is violation Of the elementary prin-
ciples of football 1t never was or
will be anything but a haphazard play,
and it disorganizes any teams defense.
Il have always contended that what
football spectators liked to see is the
ball moved down the field in series
of well executed plays, cleverly de-
signed and operated. The basketball
feature, in which the ball Is thrown all
over the field and passes back and forth
from one team to another, is certainly
not good football
II would like to see a return to some
OF the principles Of the old game"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
LONGER STAY
ON HIS TRIP
Pres. Taft Won't Be Back Till
November Is
HE WILL ADD 5000 MILES
President, on Coming Eastward, Will
Go to Various Places in Middle
and Coast Sections of the
Country.
HE WILL ADD 5000 MILES

Las Vegas, New, Oct, l9.--President
Taft's Swing around the circle" now
ending its fifth week, will not end in
Washington on November /, as at first
contemplated, but will be extended until
November Is or Is, The president will
travel 5000 or 1000 miles more than at
first intended, bringing the total mile
age of his tour up to between 10000
and 1900 miles, and breaking all known
records OF presidential travel.
The regular itinerary of the original
trip will be followed to Pittsburg, where
President Taft will spend Tuesday, octo-
Der 81. Then instead OF keeping on
to Washington, Mr.. Taft will 60 direct
to Morgantown, w Va, to spend Nov. !.
From Morgantown he will 90 to Hot
Springs, Va, to rest for five days, start
ing West again in time TO vote at Gin
einnati at the local elections TO be held
there November T. The president will
remain in his old home town for day
two and will be rendered banquet
Following the Cincinnati trip, Mr..
Taft viii probably 20 to Hodgenville,
KY, to participate in the dedication Of
the Lincoln Farm memorial There are
two or three tentative dates in Tennes.
see following this, and then il is ex-
pected Mr.. Taft viii return TO Wash
ington in time TO prepare his message
to Congress, which meets the first Mon
day in December The dates OF the sup
Elemental trip have not been fixed be-
yond Cincinnati as yet, but probably
will be announced within the next few
days. According to President Taft's
plans, he viii discard his special train
either at Chicago or Pittsburg and will
make the supplemental tour in his pri-
yate car attached to regular trains
With the present trip ended and with
Congress, the national conventions and a
presidential campaign coming within the
next few months, Mr.. Taft's travels will
be over for some time. So he decided to
clear up all of his tentative engage
ments at one time If he could and face
the coming session and the campaign
with a clean slate. There have been sew
eral days lost and efforts are being made
to catch up with the schedule before
reaching Salt Lake, where the train was
due yesterday at 2;l0 p. m Governor
Spry and Senator Smoot of Utah and
Cold c. Jackling Of Salt Lake will ac-
company the president through Utah
and special stops have been scheduled
at Ogden, Logan and one or two other
points.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
PLEA FOR PENSION
FOR GOVT. EMPLOYEES
Is Made In Annual Report Of Paymaster
General Charles H. WhipPle Of the
United States Army.

Washington, Oct l0.--Tribute to thu
government employees is written in th,
annual report of Paymaster Genera
Charles II. Whipple, Of the army, in .
plea for an increase OF salary and q
system of retirement when the employ,
reaches the age Of ineapacity. Referring
to the statistical increase of the cost
of living of fifty per cent. during the
past fifteen years, without a correspond
ing rise in pay, General Whipple says
the increase is asked not as a reward fol
past services, "but as an actual ne
cessity"
Advocating increased pay and a pen
sion system, the paymaster general con
tinues;
There is no class of employees to-day
who are more deserving of recognition
in the matter of an increase OF com
pensation and retirement with treason.
able pay than the government clerks
Their lives are given to the govern
ment; their ambitions and efforts direct.
ed in the channels OF their daily tasks
and it would certainly seem that these
conditions should be recognized and the
scale of wages increased at least to a
degree which would be somewhat com.
mensurate with the present high cost
of living
The salaries of the clerks in his office
he says, has not been increased since
1870, in face Of fifty per cent. in
crease in the qeost of living.
IT is apparent" says General Whip
pie, that under these conditions the
clerks with families to support and
children 10 educate have been forced
to practice the utmost economy and
self-deniai in order to make both ends
meet, and vet in the face of this there
has been no diminution in their faith
full application and attention to duty
SO far as my office is concerned"
To attain and maintain an efficiency,
now impossible under the present law
General Whipple recommends that at
least fifty per cent. of the paymasters
department be made permanent details.
This could be obtained he says, by MAX
ing the majors and higher grades per-
manent.
He also recommends that the period
Of detail to the grades OF major, lieuten-
ant colonel and colonel be extended from
four TO six years, as, under the present
order of things il is not until an Off
GERS four year detail is drawing to an
end that he has attained the highest
point of usefulness. This is because OF
the thorough knowledge he must have
Of the peculiar laws, decisions and reg
ulations governing the disbursing and
accounting Of government funds which
cannot be acquired quickly.
The mobilization Of the army last
summer along the Mexican border, says
General Whipple, demonstrated the abil-
ity to pay promptly considerable bodies
OF troops under conditions Stimulating
actual war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
Population Figures Are Below
the Expected Mark
ARE BARELY OVER 100000
Montreal, the Leading City, Has 466, 1877,
Winnipeg Shows Tremendous Rate
of Increase Since the
Last Census.

Ottawa, Ont, Oct. l9.-The figures for
the decennial census OF Canada taken
in June last are sorely disappointing
the Canadians The census of 1901 gave
a total population of 5,37l,sl5 The
late government promised that the 1911
count would reveal total of eight mil
lions. The official statement Just is.
sued gives a population of only 70sl,-
$50, with four electoral districts to
hear from. These four districts will
probably add 10000.
The totals by provinces are:
Alberta 372,9l9.
British Columbia 1862 T6S.
Manitoba SOL
New Brunswick 1851 ,Sl5.
Nova Scotia--48l ,S47.
Ontario 25l9902.
Prince Edward Island 93,722.
Quebec O00,697
Saskatchewan 453 500.
Northwest Territories 10000
Montreal leads the cities with pop
ulation of 466,l07. Toronto comes next
with 37G240.
The principal increases are shown in
western Canada. Winnipeg has grown
from 42,34O to 1875, 4S0 in the decade.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
WILSON NOT TOO DRY
TO GREET BREWERS
Despite Protests of Teetotal Thousands,
Cabinet Officer Welcomes the Wis.,
iting Delegates.

Chicago, Oct. l9.-James Wilson, sec
rotary of agriculture, brayed the ac-
cumulated wrath of some thousands OF
prohibition workers throughout the coun.
try yesterday and delivered his speech
at the international brewers congress
here.
In spite of hundreds of protests that
had been sent to President Taft and to
the secretary himself, calling on him to
refuse to appear at the congress, Mr.
Wilson welcomed the members of the
organization and made his speech.
1t was short speech and merely as
sured the international visitors the
same courtesy the United States has
received from the European countries
from which some of them come
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
TRAIN DERAILED.
Five Men Injured in a Wreck on th'
B. & O.

Cambridge, o., Oct. l9.-Five persons
were injured yesterday morning when
the Cincinnati and Pittsburg express on
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad was de-
rallied and went over an embankment.
The injured are: II. J. Beebout Of
Loudonville o.; Claude McCarty of
GAINESVILLE, O.; J. Bresart of Cincinnati,
f. p Cooper, district passenger agent
OF the B. & O. railroad; John Doyle,
conductor, of Newark, o.
Spreading rails is given as the cause
OF the wreck. Il is thought none Of
the passengers is seriously hurt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19

to hold out the promise of rich booty
when The indayers are driven into the
sea.
Authoritative reports from the Turk
ISL camp at Tripoli indicate grayer
condition of affairs. Munhir Pacha, it
is said, has been obliged to abandon
the command Of the troops. and his
place has been taken by Colonel Mu-
chat Bey The latter opposes the plan
Of majority Of the troops to cross
the Tunis frontier Several soldiers
who attempted to desert have been
shot
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19

Delaware's most prominent physicians,
for issuing a prescription for whiskey
in this prohibition territory. The de
PENDANT was fined 5000. Two indictments
were found against Dr. Cecil De j..
Harbordt.
NO excuses will be taken again from
Doctor said the court, which can pre-
scribe punishment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
Red Cross Pharmacy
Guarantees Partisan Sage for Falling
Hair and Dandruff.

We want you to know that the girl
with the auburn hair is on every bottle
and carton of PARTISAN SAGE.
We want you to know this for your
own protection, for there are many imi-
tations and it is an easy matter to get
the spurious article.
You can always get the genuine Pa
RIsIAN SAGE at the Red Cross Phar.
macy for only so cents a bottle. They
will not deceive you.
PARTISAN SAGE is rigidly guaran-
teed for dandrud, falling hair and scalp
itch.
1t is a most delightful and invigorat-
ing hair dressing that puts life and bril-
lance into the hair and causes it to
grow If the hair root be not dead.
It's the tonic you will use always If
you use it once.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
WRIGHT HAD A FALL.
But 1t Was Slight and He Escaped
Injury Yesterday.

Manateo, N. G., Oct. le.-Orville
Wright yesterday twice broke the
worlds gliding record, remaining aloft
one minute and fifteen seconds. On the
last Of the five flights into the teeth
of a 35-mile wind, he fell with his glider
IA feet, smashing the machine but es-
Gaping injury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
PRIZE FOR EDISON.
Nobel Award in Physics Probably Goes
to American.

Stockholm, Oct. lit is stated here
that the Nobel prize for physics this
year will be awarded to Thomas A. Edi-
son, the American inventor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
PRESCRIBED wHISKEY.
Delaware Physician Lectured and Fined
5000.

Dover Del, Oct. la--Chief Justice
Penniwell administered vigorous lee
ture to DR.. Edward f. 0'Day, one Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-19
GIANTS WELCOME REST.
McGraw's Admirers See New Hope fol
Team in Trophy Contest.

New York, Oct. I9.--The drizzling rain
here yesterday was 1t illustration Of
che mood that has prevailed since the
Giants lost Tuesdays hard fought contest
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-22
HOUSE PASSES THE
RECIPROCITY PACT
taft Scores Victory by Vote OF
221 to 90.
BILL THEN SENT TO SENATE
Republicans Divide on Final Passage,
While Democrats Present Almost
Unbroken Front Adoption
After Stormy Debate.

Washington. President Tafts
reciprocity agreement with Canada
was ratified in the house through the
support of an almost solid Demo
cratic vote. The Mccall bill carrying
the agreement into effect was passed
221 to go.
In the final vote on the passage OF
the bill 70 Republicans and 142 Demo
Gratis voted for it, and 81 Republicans
and Democrats voted against it. The
Republicans were nearly evenly dl-
vided, while the Democrats represent
ed almost an unbroken front. The
Democrats got out 147 of their total
members to vote on the bill, while
the Republicans had only 1855 of their
membership present. The five Demo
Gratis voting against the bill were:
Broussard, Estopinal and Pujo, Louisi-
ana; Webb, North Carolina, and Ham
mond, Minnesota.
The victory came for the great
peace pact with Canada after a day
of stormy debate, which ended in
turmoil when Boutelle, for the COM
mittee on rules, presented a rule at
$3.50 o'clock cutting off debate and
amendments and providing for the
taking of an immediate vote.
During recent sessions Of congress
the Democrats and progressives have
fought all such cloture or gag rules on
the ground that they prevent due con-
sideration of a pending measure. The
rule was finally adopted on roll call by
a vote of 1913 to 107 after stormy
debate. This disheartened the oppo-
nents of the measure to the extent
that little effort was made thereafter
to prolong the fight. Mr.. Dalzell NOV
ed to recommit the bill with instruc-
tons to the committee on ways and
means to amend it by including on the
free list fresh meats, flour, bran, mill
foods, agricultural implements, cotton,
ties and bagging and lumber. The mo-
ton was lost 1871 to ia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-22
DECLARES POST INCREASE JUST.
Hitchcock Says Increase on Adver-
Using Sections Is Fair.

Washington. - Large profits as
serted to be incuring to the pub
fishers of magazines and immense
losses being sustained by the gov
eminent in the transportation of
magazines as second-class mail mat
ter at existing rates are made the
basis of a statement issued by Post
master General Hitchcock. The
statement is in response to the attack
made by the magazine publishers
upon the proposed increase of the
postage rate on the advertising pages
Of the large magazines from one cent
70 four cents a pound.
Mr. Hitchcock makes it clear that
the proposed new rate docs not af-
feet newspapers of any kind. nor
does it apply to periodicals mailing
less tLan 1000 pounds of each issue"
Applying the increase to the en-
tire amount of second-class mail mat
ter" continued Mr.. Hitchcock, ut
would amount to less than one cent
pound"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-22
Woman Dies for Her Claim.

James Blackwell, farmer, brings to
Seattle the story of an aged woman's
fight with the elements in the Cascade
mountains and her subsequent death.
The woman was Miss H. E. Conrad.
son, a spinster, aged SO years. Miss
Conradson had mining claims in the
mountain. Drawing the snow and icy
blasts she determined to remain on
be- claim this winter rather than run
the chance of losing it.
About ten days ago she contracted
a severe cold. In desperation she
started toward civilization and med.
ical aid. Her strength, however, was
not equal to the task. Racked with
cold and fever and further weakened
by the lack of proper food, she stag.
gered into the Balkweu home on
Thursday night barely able to tell her
story. She died before medical aid
could reach her.-Seattle Correspond
ence Portland Oregonian.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-22
GOULD To RETIRE
AS ROADS CHIEF
will Leave Missouri Pacific as
President.
10 BE CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
kuhn-Loeb and Rockefeller Interests
viii Select His Successor
Fight Dating Back to
1897 Is Ended.

New York.-George J. Gould will
resign the presidency OF the MIS-
souri, Pacific railroad but will accept
the craftsmanship of the board OF d1-
rectors. This fact was made public in
a statement issued by Mr.. Gould re-
garding the reported control of the
road by other interests than himself.
Mr.. Gould in his statement said
in respect to various rumors OF
conflict for the control of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway company that
there is and will be no controversy
between controlling interests; that 1t
has long been his intention, known to
Mr.. Rockefeller and Messrs. Kuhn,
Loeb & Co., to retire from the presi-
dency of the company to allow the
corporation to obtain the services OF
the best equipped railroad man to
take his place.
The statement was in answer to
the many rumors of a contest for the
control of the great property, strug-
gle which the street believes has gone
against MI Gould after years of eff
fort
coincidence that was not over
looked in Wall street was the an
nouncement that the interest on the
Texas and Pacific second income
bonds would be passed, the directors
having reached that decision at
meeting here.
The fight against the Gould inter
ests has been waged more or less
steadily since 1897, and his opponents
have wrested one after another COW
eted property from George Gould's
control.
The Wabash Terminal receivership
in Pittsburg was a heavy blow to
him and for some time not g few
wise observers have been of the opin
ion that he was carrying a greater
burden than he could endure.
Beside the millions he put into the
fight to secure an entry into Pitts
burg, MI Gould spent another for
tune in building his tidewater. line
through the mountains of Maryland
to the sea.
The stock owned and represented
by the interests referred to will be
voted at the annual election for the
following directors: George J. Gould,
Frederick T. Gates, Cornelius Wander
bilt. e. T. Jeffery. Paul NJ. Warburg
of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., Edwin Gould.
Edgar L. Marston of Blair e Co.,
Kingdom Gould, E. T. Adams, repre-
sentative in this country of the
Deutsche bank; j. J. Slocum. w. X.
Bixby, o. L. Garrison of st. Louis
and a vacancy left for the president
to be selected, who is to reside in
ST. Louis. Mr. Gould will become
chairman of the board of directors.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-22
LINcoLN's MEMORY HoNoRED.
His Birthday deliberately Celebrated
In SprinufieId.

Springfield, Ill. Lincoln's birth
day was celebrated here more
deliberately than ever before, and
the occasion was made more no
table by the presence of President
Taft as the guest of honor, and OF
many other distinguished citizens
from various parts of the country.
The First regiment, from Chicago,
acted as an escort to the president
and that regiments band supplied the
military music, turning out eighty
five strong The parade moved down
Capitol avenue to the state house, as
the presidential salute of twenty-one
guns was being fired
Arriving at the capitol, the soldiers
were drawn up in two lines and the
president entered the building and
was received by the two houses of the
Legislature in special joint session. To
the lawmakers he made his first ad-
dress of the day, speaking briefly but
spiritedly. Mr.. Taft and the other
visitors were then escorted to the old
Lincoln home at Eighth and Jackson
SII0eLS. ne House lS pISSSIFSu NY
the state just as it was during the
civil war period, and is visited an
nually by thousands
From the home the visitors were
taken to Oak Ridge cemetery, where
the martyred presidents remains rest
beneath the new monumnt. Mr.. Taft
and the other guests entered the me-
mortal chapel in the monument and
reverently viewed the priceless Lin
coin relics preserved there, These in
clude much of Lincoln's correspond
ence and the famous autobiography
which he wrote on one sheet of paper.
The party also viewed the empty sar-
cophagus in which Lincoln's body lay
for many years
From the cemetery the presidential
party was escorted in automobiles to
the executive mansion where Cover
nor and Mrs. Deneen held public
reception.
The elimination of the days events
was the great banquet in the arsenal
in the evening under the auspices Of
the Lincoln Centennial association
and the Springfield chamber of com
merce.