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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
FAvoRs REASONABLE AMOUNT
OF Mcnamara Defense Fund to Go to
Families of the Victims.

The December number of The Quarry
Workers Journal, published from the in
ternational secretary treasurer's Office III
Barre to-day. denounees the Mcnamara
brothers and declares that labor was
eence. The article says: "Their con.
fession Of guilt came as thunder bolt
out Of clear sky to the thousands OF or
ganized workingmen, who had subscribed
TO their support, believing them to be
uniustly prosecuted
Organized labor has nothing to apol-
ogize for. continues the article Every
man is presumed to be innocent until
proven guilty and the McNamaras had
many Of the ear.marks of being another
case similar to the Moyer, Haywood and
Pettibone case, which led labor into,
probably, little too hasty conelu
sion that this case was another frame
up
"The use of violence of any kind is
contrary to the principles Of unionism
The American labor movements stands
for government BY law and does not
cnndone unlawful acts. The McNa-
maras, by their self-confessed criminal
acts merit the condemnation OF organized
labor and of society as whole
The Quarry Workers Journal falls in
with the suggestion that the money al
ready raised for the defense of the Nc
Namaras be devoted to the families of
the Los Angeles Times victims to the
extent that reasonable amount" be
donated; and it adds: "These unfor
tnnate families have our deepest SYM
pathy and if it were in our power, we
would restore to them every one of
their loved ones. Whatever organized
labor does to ameliorate the sufferings,
il does it not because it is one whit
more responsible for the damnable out
RACES that have been committed and the
consequent sufferings Of innocent per-
sons than society in general is.'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
SIX DEATHS
LAID TO HIM
Rev. Frank W. Sanford IndiCt-
ed at Portland Today
AND PLEADED NOT GUILTY
Leader of Holy Ghost and Us Society Is
Charged with Keeping Them on Yacht
Without Proper Food-He APP
peared Calm on Arraignment.

Portland Me-, Dee s.--An indictment
containing six different counts for tn,
death OF six Of his followers on the
cruise OF the yacht Coronet was reported
to-day by the grand jury of the United
States district court against Rev. Frank
w. Sandford, leader OF the Holy Ghost
and Us society. The trial Of the Shiloh
lie leader, which win be begun immedi.
ately, is expected to be short.
In the indictment Sandford is charged
with having caused the death of Georgl
IIughey, Charles Hughey, Ralph Merrill
Stuart Wolf, John Bolster and John Ad-
amson. The Indictment states that Sand.
ford unlawfully, knowingly and will
fully caused and allowed the Coronet
TO proceed and continue upon its voyage
without substantial and sufficient food
to supply the necessities and sustain life
on the yacht.
Rev. Sandford was arraigned shortly
after the reporting Of the indictment
and he pleaded not guilty to the accusa-
tion. The prisoner appeared calm when
arraigned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
NoRTHFIELD.

Mrs. Fl. w. 0rser has been confined
to her home by illness for the past three
weeks.
Miss Edith Blanchard of Randolph is
in town assisting at the store Of f. r.
Colburn.
William F. johnson of Somerville,
Mass, was recent guest at the home
of f. w. Clark.
Miss Florence Ranger of st. Albans
is a guest at the home of her grand
J father, William Cotter.
Editor F. n. Whitney has so far re-
covered from his recent illness as to be
at his office short time each day.
Mrs. Roscoe Benjamin and Mrs. Mar
tina Trot of Winsted, Conn, are the
guests of Mrs. Beniamin's sister, Mrs.
II. G. Cady.
Miss Mabel Pillsbury has been quite
iii of grippe the past week and Miss
Bertha Rice has been acting as substi-
tute at her school in East Roxbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. George James and son
have returned to their home in Hard
wick, after spending Thanksgiving at the
home of Mrs James parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. p. Reed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
K. OF P.'s AT ESSEX JUNCTION.
Banquet at Fourth District Meeting At
tended by ESQ Last Evening.

Essex Junction, Dec. S.-The meeting
OF district No. 4, Knights of Pythias,
with Mt. Mansfield lodge last evening,
was attended by about 250. After the
first and second ranks had been con-
ferred banquet was served under the
direction Of w. S. Fletcher and Roy
Chase G. w. Bailey was toastmaster
and the program of toasts follows:
"pythian Progress" Grand Chancellor G..
C Jarvis; "The Ladies'" Past Grand
Chancellor A. II. George of st. Adams;
"Our Principles" Allen Martin; "The
Grand Lodge s. r. Bofght Of Rich
ford. past grand chancellor; "The Su-
preme Lodge P. j. Cowles. Among
those present were. Chauncey NJ. wiz
ley of Barre, grand keeper Of records
and seals; f. W. Booth of Essex, grand
master of the exechequer; NJ. G. Rosen-
berg, district deputy grand chancellor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
GAYN0R THINKS SCHOOLS
TRY TO DO TOO MUCH
He Would Have Fewer Subjects Taught
and Exclude Foreign
Languages.

New York. Dec. s.-Mayor Gaynor
does not approve New York's present
system Of educating children. He thinks
there is an attempt to teach them too
much; TO give them superficial knowl-
edge of many things instead of accurate
and thorough knowledge OF few things
He thinks this is bad for the children
He believes also that il is a mistake
to teach foreign languages in the public
schools. He says he has yet to find a
child who has learned foreign lam
guage well enough in the New York
schools to talk it,
The mayor said all this and much
more Wednesday to the eleven men and
women he appointed to the board OF edu-
cation a few days ago. They form near
ly one-fourth of the board and the may
or called their attention to this fact, in
timating that he expected them. and if
they agreed with him, to impress their
views on the other members.
II have notion to say word to
you," said the mayor. at is what
would say TO the whole board if / dared
to 60 up there and say q word to so
many people.
u have a notion that those IN charge
of the city's common scohols are trying
to do too much What mean is think
we are trying to teach the children too
much. The result is that we do not
teach them we'll What precisely mean
is there are too many subjects taught.
When you overload children they get
disgust for the whole thing and they
do not learn much.
eve try to teach them too much and
the result is they come out with SUI
perfcial knowledge about lot of things,
but no accurate knowledge about any
thing And another view of it is that
this over-edueating Of. them makes them
disinclined to work with their hands
That / am absolutely certain of.
u think system of education that
produces that result is failure And
think our system in the large cities is
very largely producing that result
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

Hansel Hansen leaves tonight on a
three days business trip to Boston and
vicinity.
Ernest Carlson leaves tonight for Chi.
cago, ILL.,, where he will 90 into bus
mess with relative.
A meeting of Queen of the Forest
circle will be held at the circle rooms
this evening at o'clock before the whist
party.
Seventy-fve mobiles from Barre are
planning to attend the annual meeting
Of Mount Sinai temple in Montpelier to-
night. A special car for the local dele
CATION will leave at Gals O'Clock.
One of the years events at Goddard
seminary takes place tonight when the
basketball teams representing the senior
and junior classes meet in the school
gymnasium. The rivalry between the
two classes this year is said to be great
er than ever.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
BARRE CONTRIBUTED
Two Inmates to Washington County Jail
To-day--Asleep When Arrested

William Boyle, who gave his residence
as Westport, N. Y. was arraigned be-
fore Judge II. w. Scott in city court
this morning on a charge of intoxica-
ton. subsequent oflense Upon the plea
of guilty entered by the respondent,
Judge Scott imposed sentence of 80
days in the county Jail and costs Of s5l0,
in default of which Boyle is to serve fif-
teen days additional to his original SEN
tence. Boyle was found asleep in the
band stand on the park yesterday fore
noon BY Chief Sinclair.
The second Of the pair, who chose
Thursday forenoon for a nap, was John
Harris. said to be an habitual drunkard.
He pleaded guilty to subsequent Of
fense of intoxication and was sentenced
to, pay the costs of $6.l4 and serve 80
days in the county jail at Montpelier.
Eighteen days will be added to Harris
sentence should be fail to settle the
costs. Harris was asleep at the Cen
tral Vermont turntable when Chief Sim
clair found him yesterday. An officer
accompanied the men to the jail at
Montpelier this morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
COUNTERFEIT COIN
ON THREE SUSPECTS
United States officers Arrested the Men
in North Station in Boston Last
Evening on Information from
Fitchburg.

Boston. Dec. S.-Three men were ar
rested by the Boston police last night on
the charge of having counterfeit money
in their possession, and the federal olli-
GERS then started out to find the plant OF
the gang, which is supposed to be located
in Lawrence Ii is expected that other
arrests will be made in that city to-day.
Many counterfeit half-dollars have
been passed in Lawrence recently, and
yesterday shopkeepers in Fitchburg were
victimzed, The pieces are said to be
excellent limitations, have a good ring,
and all bear the date of 1910. Already
the Boston police have in their possess
sion l4l of the counterfeits, which were
found. they say, on the men arrested
last night.
The men now in custody are; Saliva
tore Ragonasi OF Lawrence; Rosario De
Gloria of Is Oak street, Lawrence, and
Constantine Corsentino of 100 Lowell
street. Lawrence All claim to be mill
hands in that city.
According to the Fitchburg police. De
Gloria was in that city yesterday. When
arrested, however, he had only one half
dollar in his possession. in addition to
a small amount of change Corsentino
had only a little change. Ragonasi had
l40 counterfeit half-dolars in different
pockets, the police say. and in addition
had in conpers, nicllels and dimes the
sum of s2340
On the men were found large quanti-
ties Of cigarettes, combs shoe strings
and other articles which they had pur-
chased. The arrests were made by In
speetors Burke, Morrissey and Lynch of
police headquarters.
About o'clock last night. Inspector
Douglas at headquarters received a tele-
phone message from Inspector Dodley Of
Fitehburg that three men had Just left
that place on Boston train. They
were wanted, he stated. for passing coun-
terfeit money. Inspector Burke and the
other officers were waiting for them at
the north station when the train arrived
shortly before o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
A FRATERNAL "GET-ToGETHER"
OF ~ Z. 0. P. Members, Eight Lodges
Responding to Invitation

AT a specially called meeting of officers,
nearly seventy-fve members Of the New
England Order of Protection were pres
ent in the city courtroom last night and
as many as eight different hodges were
represented. No action of any kind re-
suited from the meeting which was held
as short Of get-together affair for an
exchange of ideas. Several OF the higher
officers Of the order were present and
made speeches during the evening.
Included in this list were the follow
ing officers; David F Sherwood Of Prov
idenee, X. l., supreme warden; Fred L.
Peabody Of Melrose, Mass, past supreme
warden; Henry r. Hill Of Burlington,
grand warden; Frank H. Smith and Mer-
rill Russell of Montpelier, II. X. Bush
and f. A. Bugbee Of Barre, past grand
wardens; Judge H. w Scott of this city,
supreme trustee and grand viee-wardeni
Frank G. Howland, past grand warden.
OF the delegates and visiting officers
nearly fifty were present from the fol-
lowing out-of-town lodges of the order:
summit No. 397, Graniteville; Milestone,
No. 1892, East Barre; Mount Mansfield,
No. 456, Waterbury; Stannard, No. 1871,
Montpelier; Montpelier, No. 5ls, Mont
pelier; Holly. No. 400, Northfeld. Barre
lodge. No. 1873, and Granite City lodge,
No. 533. both of this city, were also
represented. The total attendance ex.
ceeded the expectations OF the local off
GERS, who were instrumental in having
the meeting called, and for a time It
seemed as if the capacity of the court
room would be more than taxed.
Time not devoted to speechmaking by
the officers was given over to conferences
and discussions Of the reports The re-
port from the supreme Office in regard to
the financial status of the order was
extremely gratifying and proved that the
order is on substantial footing numeri-
cally as well as financially.
After adjournment, the officers and
delegates to the number Of G2 went 20
the Eureka restaurant, whore an elab-
crate banquet was served Many Of the
visitors returned TO their homes on the
midnight and early morning trains
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
MRS. JULIA E. CRAVEN.
Died This Morning at Her Home on Riv-
er Street After Operation.

The death of Mrs. Julia Il. Craven
wife of Eugene 0. Craven occurred at
her home, River street, this morning
at 2;45 o'clock following an operation
performed Tuesday, from which she was
too weak TO recover. A previous illness
of two weeks made the operation nee-
essary. Mrs Craven leaves besides her
husband. her father, Frank Page, who
lives in New Hampshire, and her moth
er, Mrs. Nettie st. Cyr, of this city.
The deceased was born in Northfeld,
March II, 1889. For the past sixteen
years she had lived in Barre. Her mar
riage to Mr.. Craven took place in Low-
ell Mass, December l6, 1910,
The funeral will be held at the house
on River street Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. Edward Q. Thayer, pastor
of the Methodist church, officiating. 1t
is expected that burial viii take place
in Elmwood cemetery. New Hampshire
papers please copy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
WOULD REMOVE MAYOR
SEIDEL OF MILWAUKEE
Citizens Movement Says Socialists Have
Added Ssoo,ooO to city's Annual
Expenses.

Milwaukee, Dec. S.--Two years Of So
cialist rule has added 100000 to the
cost of running the Milwaukee govern
ment during that period, according TO
figures made public by the citizens
movement, which is seeking to remove
Mayor Seidel through impeachment.
The new Socialist budget calls for
ST 100000 more than was provided for
the city's use two years ago. The
normal annual increase in the budget
before the Seidel forces got control was
S250OOO.
II is charged, too, that $4,000 year
is being wasted on the bureau OF etli-
cheney and economy established by the
mayor and the Socialist majority in
the board of aldermen. The charge is
based on the fact that the bureau has
not yet made a report which has result
ed in saving any money
"Wait. Give us more time" say the
Socialists in reply.
The payroll of one OF the city de-
partments has increased 100000 year
The city treasurer announces that he
will be compelled TO borrow 100000 to
pay the salaries and wages OF city em-
ployes until the tax payments begin to
come in The most ever before borrowed
in any one year ON this account was
$4,000.
The opponents of the Socialist govern
ment also charge that great sums have
been lost to the city through what one
characterized as the laundering. bung
ling way the Socialists have of doing
business.
The Socialists have failed to cut the
salaries of the chief of police and other
holdover officials The courts said NO
The anti-Socialsts alleged that the
Socialist health departments good rec
ord is due TO the Socialist experts at
the helm there
The mayor charges that the increase
in taxes is due to fayoritism for the
rich by the tax commissioner, r. b.
Schultz. who is the Democratic state
chairman. The mayors foes retort that
his charges against the tax commission
er were made on the basis of informa-
tion that he had when serving as mem-
Der of the board of review, which had in
its power the changing Of incorrect as
sessments. Those opposed TO the mayor
assert that the failure TO disclose and
correct those errors then is sufficient
cause for the mayors removal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
Deputy u. S. Marshal Victor c.
Benner Was Killed
TWO OTHERS WERE WOUNDED
Unexplained Encounter in Railroad Yard
at Memphis, Tenn, Last Night, but 1t
Is Supposed Railroad Guards Were
Taken for Marauding Negroes.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. s.--Yictor G.
Benner, United States deputy marshal,
was killed and George Dillaway, also a
deputy marshal, and Charles McCalman,
railroad guard, were wounded to-day
in an exchange Of shots between the
deputy United States marshals and the
railroad guards in the Nonconnah yards
Of the Illinois Central railroad here last
night. There are conflicting reports as
TO the origin OF the trouble, but it is
presumed that the detail of railroad
guards was mistaken in the darkness
by Deputy Marshal Benner and his force
for negroes they had been summoned TO
dsperse.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
BARRE S. OF v. ELECTION.
George Brigham Is New Commander of
Lively Young Organization.

Major L. A. Abbott camp, Sons Of
Veterans, held its annual election Of off.
GERS in the G. a. r. hall last evening,
tho result being as follows: Commander
George Brigham, who succeeds A. w.
Robinson: senior vice commander, VIII
liam L. Harris; junior vice commander,
Charles Gauthier; camp council, Silas
Dady, +. A. Carey and Harry John
son The Offices of secretary and treas
urer are to be filled By appointment by
the commander Of the camp at an early
date.
This camp. although only a young or
ganzation. having been mustered IN a
little over a year agoApril ID, 1910
Il doing we'll, having now a membership
Of twenty.eight sons OF veterans. AS
4 matter of instruction to members and
- keep up interest IN the organization,
they propose to take up the study Of
signal service work under the instrue-
ton Of Silas Dady chiefly This study
viii probably be started soon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
TOOK NO HONEYMOON
Because Arrested on the Charge of Grand
Larceny.

Burlington, Dec. s.-Anested the day
before he intended to start on his honey
moon trip and placed in jail ON the
charge Of grand larceny was the expert
enee of Edgar II. Foote of South Bur-
lington yesterday afternoon. Eoote was
married on Wednesday to Miss Grace
Moore of Burlington.
The new Mrs. Foote was much per-
turbed on learning Of her husbands ar
rest, and few minutes after his in
generation, called at the Jail to see
him. She was told that the visiting
hours for the day were over, but she
might see him by applying for permis-
sion to the. chief Of police. This she
did and incidentally delivered herself of
the opinion she held of police and sher-
ifs general.
Foote's arrest grows out Of the alleged
theft, several weeks ago, Of goods to
the value of $50 from the apartments of
John Perkins ON Cherry street Foote
at that time was rooming next to him
and when he moved one night he is said
to have taken numerous tools, a revol-
yer, two pairs of trousers and other
things of a varying value.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
Donated Two Magazines to Library.

The Socialist local, at recent meet
ing, voted to offer to the Aldrich library
reading room two magazines, "The Pro-
gressiye Woman" and "The Coming Ma
ton" and the offer was accepted by the
trustees. Both magazines have large
circulation and contain articles by prom
inent writer's on conditions here anil
abroad, taken from statistics and OBJ
servation. "The Coming Nation is edit.
ed by Charles Edward Russell, who will
be the first speaker in the Lyceum bu-
reau course of lectures to be given in the
Congregational church on January O.,
1912
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
CHESTNUT TREES BADLY DAMAGED
Blight in Pennsylvania Causes $io,ooo,-
600 Loss and si5,ooo,ooo Elsewhere.

Philadelphia, Dec sTen million dol
lars damage has already been done in
Pennsylvania by the chestnut blight, ac-
cording to the commission appointed by
authority Of the Legislature BY Governor
Tener to eradicate the disease. In addi-
tion there has been damage in other
states amounting to $l5,000,000 This
will constitute but q small part of the
loss occasioned, according to a state
ment made by the commission to-day,
il the blight is not checked, as the
chestnut timber in Pennsylvania alone
is valued at about $60,000,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
HIBERNIAE OFFICERS
Were Chosen at Meeting Last Evening
P. E, McNulty, President.

Division No. /, Ancient Order of Hi.
bernians. held its annual meeting fol
the election of officers in the X. c
hall last night, and the following list
was chosen to serve during the coming
year: President, p, +. McNulty; vice
president, John Murley; recording seere-
tary, John Parnell Hale; financial see
retary, r. Hernon; treasurer, Thomas
Carroll; physician, Dir. T. $. Duffy The
standing committees appointed will be
announced at later date, Routine bus
mess Of the meeting was followed BY re-
freshments.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
$500 PRIZE CUP WENT
TO WEST PAWLET MAN
] H. Clark Was the Big Winner Of the
perpetual Challenge" Cup at Bel
lows Falls Poultry Show,
Which Closed Last Evening.

Bellows Falls, Dec S.-~The second
show of the Connecticut Valley Poultry
association came to an end last night
when the judges announced the awards
The perpetual challenge cup valued
at $500, was won by J. H. Clark of West
Pawlet, VT, for his display of Buff
Wyandottes. Winners Of many blues
were the Evans brothers of Townshend
VT; +. s. Chaffee Of Rutland, VT; A. r
Pierce of Saxtons River, Maurice J
Barry Of Bellows Falls Of the Etwinoma
farm Of Poultney, Vt, and A. G. Moore
Of Bellows Falls.
The show was very successful in every
way and its sneeess i in d large meas.
ure due to the untiring work of Secre.
tary Alva t. Pierce.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
SERVED PLANTATION SUPPER.
About IT'S People Partook Of the viands
Last Evening.

The woman's guild Of the Church Of
the Good shepherd terminated highly
successful two-nights Christmas sale n
Howland hall last evening with a planta
tion supper served to more than l75
people Covers were twice laid for the
supper, and the receipts from this source
were very gratifying. A number ot
young men OF the church acted efficiently
as walters during the supper hour.
The booths displaying fancy and do
nestle articles, magazines, etc, were
wen patronized throughout, and the pro
ceeds Of the affair win be devoted to the
work Of the guild. There was an error
in yesterdays Times in the names of the
ladies presiding over the apron booth.
They should have been Mrs. William
Anderson and Mrs James Long.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
wILLIAMSTowN.

Miss Grace Bruce of Randolph is Wis
iting at the home of her brother, Bert
f. Bruce.
Twenty friends of Miss Bessie Sieve
wright gathered at her home last evening
in honor of her birthday anniversary.
The evening was passed in playing games
and before the guests departed delicious
refreshments were served. Miss Sieve
wright was the recipient of several hand
some presents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-08
When Bridge Collapsed Over
River VoIga Today
FOUR MEN WERE RESCUED
1t Is Hoped That Others May Have
Climbed on Ice Floes and Will Thus
Be Able to Save Themselves
Bridge Was Broken by Ice.

st. Petersburg, Dec, s.-Between one
hundred and fifty and two hundred work
men to-day were plunged into the Volgl
river through the collapse OF bridge
near the Kazan bridge, under the course
of construction, which was carried away
by the pressure of ice. Only four OF the
men were recovered 1t is hoped that
some of the victims win be able to save
themselves by elambering on the ice
foes.