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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
Israel Bonin, Hurt Yesterday,
Died This Morning
FROM INTERNAL INJURIES
He Leaves His Wife and One Child
The Funeral Will Be Held Tues
day Morning at st. Monica's
Church.

Israel Boniu OF Lawrence street. who
was struck by Central Vermont engine
early yesterday morning, while walking
along the WilIiamstown track. died IRON
his injuries at $3.50 o'clock this morning
at the City hospital, where he was hur-
riedly taken Immediately after the accj.
dent occurred The man suffered con.
stantly from the broken collar bone. an
abdominal injury and several other iu.
ternal injuries
At the hospital last night. serious
doubts of his recovery were entertained
although the unfortunate man retained
consciousness almost to the last. Short.
ly after midnight. a turn for the worse
came. death following few hours later
The body was taken to Badgers under
taking rooms at o'clock.
Mr.. Bonin is survived by his wife and
one SON Henry, aged years, both of
whom live at the home on Lawrence
street. lie also leaves brother. who
is employed in lIWerhIl, Mass He was
born about sixty years ago ia ST. Eliza
beth p q. although he has been resi-
dent OF Barre for several wears
The funeral will be held in St Mon
iea's church Tuesday morning at 0
O'Clock, the pastor Rev r. NJ McKenna.
officiating The burial will probably
take place III the Becklny street ccme
terry. Friends arc requested not to send
flowers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
BANK OFFICIALS SUED.
Commission Seeks to Recover s22s,ooo
on Bad Loans.

Greenfield. Mass, March 25 On the
ground that the respondents, all Of
whom were members of the finance COM
mittee of the Greenfield Savings bank
al the time Of its suspension in Feb
ruary. 1909. were guilty Of neglect of
duty. Arthur B. Chaplin, savings bank
commissioner of Massachusetts, filed
bin Of complaint in the supreme court
Yesterday aud caused an attachment to
be made Of SS50000 against Robert
Aberorombie, Levi !. Gum. Charles r.
Lowell William A. Forbes and S. b.
Slate.
The bill is document OF about 80
typewriter pages. and was filed by
Charles F. Choate, IT,, of Boston. in be-
half OF Bank Commissioner Chaplin, who.
in turn represents the Greenfield Saw
ings bank The bill alleges that the
respondents failed to observe the stat
utes and requirements Of the banking
laws relative to making loans. The bin
also asks that the respondents be forced
to repay Ia the bank the money which
Il is alleged the bauk lost az a result
OF their official negligence.
When the bank was euioined from
doing business in February, 1909. il had
property valued at about Sl,OO0000
Since that time S22S,O00 has been
charged of as losses on poor loans made
by the respondents or their predeces-
sors IL is alleged that these losses
viii aggregate half million dollars
In its specifications the bill Of com
plant desires that Alessrs Aberorom-
bic and Gum got from George y. Rich
Of North Adams inducements and gifts
offered by Rich for the purpose of get
ting an improper loan. The bill also
states that thi, fact did not become
known to the complainant until recent
" and that the Greenfield Savings bank
is not informed of the character and
amount of such loans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
SUSPICION ABOUT
CLAREM0NT FIRE
Building Used for School Purposes Was
Gutted This Morning and Cause
is Not Known.

Claremout, \. H.. March 25.-Firc
early this morning completely gutted
the two and oue-haIf story brick struc-
ture on High street. in which were
housed the primary grades. The loss
will be in the vicinity Of $1,000.
The alarm from box 81 was pulled in
By George Mcrchaud at l2,l5 a. m. The
fire was first seen by Wallace Bugbee,
neigbbor. who noticed it coming from
the cellar, but BY the time the alarm
was sounded il bad reached the atties
and was burning like wilddre.
The work Of the hremef was hin
dered by the lack Of adequate pres
sure on the hydrants owing TO the sit
uatiou upon the high ground, and the
flying slate from the roof made the
task an extremely hazardous one A
number of narrow escapes from these
flying missiles was noted
A number of rather suspicious cir
eumstances surrounds this fire The
fact that the high school was broken
into last Wednesday lends weight to
the suggestions that the work was that
Of an incendiary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
LAST CONTENTION
ENDED AT R0CKP0RT
All Employees in Granite Industry Will
Be at Work by the Middle of
Next Week.

Gloucester. March p. As predicted. a
settlement in the case Of the striking
stone cutters has followed close in the
wake Of the adjustment Of the quarry
mems differences. The quarry troubles
are now at an end.
Yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock an
agreement was signed between the rep.
resentatives Of the stone cutters union
and the granite manufacturers at the
Office OF the Rockport Granite com.
pany at Pigeon Cove. This agreement
called for 403s cents per hour, an eight
hour day, Saturday half.holiday to 90
INTO effect ID 1918.
Work viii not be resumed until the
middle of next week, when sufficient
rough stone will have been quarried
TO enable the men in this branch Of
the trade to get at work.
At a conference last evening between
the Representatives Of the paving cut.
ters' union and the granite cutters. the
paving cutters strike was settled by
the company, concedmg free air. which
has been the main contention Of the
paving cutters
Prior TO thi. the company have
charged about oue-half Of the cost OF
supplying air to the pneumatic drills
which the men work
This closes all the labor trouble in
the granite quarries The agreement
like those Of all other branches in the
guarrying business, is to run for five
years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
BETTER FARMING SPECIAL.
Will Be Run Over the Central Vermont
Railway Next Month.

Burlington, March PA conference
between Central Vermont railway Of
ieiaIs, Commissioner OF Agriculture O.
l.. Martin of plainfeld and Prot l.. J.
Hills was held yesterday afternoon at
the Van Ness house. when plans for
running a better farming special" over
the Central Vermont road were dis
cussed The train, if run, would be
similar To that Of last year over the
Rutland road 1t Is the plan TO run
such a train in April aud have it con
tain exhibits of farm implements and
agricultural products, and group OF
lecturers who will give ten minute lee
lures at the stopping places.
The sentiment seemed to be in favor
Of such a train, Commissioner Martin
and Professor Hills expressing them
selves az being well pleased with the
train of year ago and its results.
The train last year was run by the
Rutland road in conjunction with the
university OF Vermont and the scheme
this year would be about the same, ex.
ccpt through another territory.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
TO UNIoNIzE BURLINGTON.


Burlington. March % Organized la
Dor in darlington received new spirit
last night in city hall when largely
attended mass meeting was held. under
the auspices OF the Central Labor union
aud the carpenters district council
Last nights meeting was a forermner
of movement to better the condi.
tions under which the laboring men
of the city work and to organize all
classes of labor on lirmer union basis.
Music for the occasion was furnished
by the Eagles hand. and delegates from
the various organized labor union, in
the city occupied places on the plat
form,
The presiding officer was George j..
Maynard aud the principal speaker was
John 4. Potts Of Boston, general organ
izer of the Brotherhood Of Carpenters
OF America. There were other speakers,
including Mayor James Il. Burke and
Prof Charles w. MiXter Of the uni.
versity Of Vermont Mr.. Potts stated
in an interview prior TO the meeting
that his purpose in coming 10 Burlng-
ton was 10 agitate better working con.
ditions TOR the laboring men, such as
shorter hours and more pay The men
want the nine and tenhour dav re-
duced to eight hours, aud also want
an increase III pay, At present car
penters are receiving ~ per day for
inside work and Sl.25 and upward for
outside work Mr.. Potts did not specify
what schedule of wages the men would
ask for but lie stated in his address
later that be would return to. Burling,
ton within a week or two. at which
time it is expected that this matter
will be considered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
JOE" BoWLES DEAD.
Travelling Salesman for the Holbrook
Grocery Company.

St JohnsbuJy. March 25-Ioseph
Franklin BoWles OF the Holbrook Gro.
Gerry company died early yesterday morn
ing in the same house in which he was
born and where he was married. lie had
been i'll since Sunday with pneumonia.
He was born in st. Johnsbuuy October
30, 1860, and had lived here all his life
with the exception OF nine years IN Osh-
kosh. Wis, IN 1883 he returned from
Wisconsin, TO Vermont and Tor five wears
was with the H. { r Fairbanks & Co.
retail grocers. For the next four wears
he Travelled for Martin H. Han company
OF Boston and for the past II wears had
been with the lIolbrook Grocery COM
pauy. lie is survived by wife. Joseph
me Tabor. to whom he was married
June l6. 1896: by his mother. Mrs. Mary
NJ Bowles who is Sc years old. and BY
two sisters. Mrs A. b. Moves Of St
lohnsbury and Mrs. T. D. AicGafIey ~
Stsustead. P. Q. Mr.. Bowles was
member OF Passumpsic lodge, No. -.
+. and 4. NJ. OF Iaswell Royal Arch
chapter Il. Caledonia council r. & s..
NJ. l3; Palestine commandery ). N. IT.;
and st. Iohnshury council 23O. U. c. T.;
NJ. Sinai temple, NJ S, The funeral
will be held Monday afternoon at the
home
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
THRO' TRESTLE
INTO RIVER
A.
Train Dashed To-day Near
0ccolo, Georgia
AT LEAST SEVEN KILLED
"Dixic Flyer" Wrecked on Way from
Chicago Jacksonville, Florida, Caused
by Breaking of Engine
Wheel Axle.

Savannah, Ga. March 25--At least
seven persons were killed and many
We're injured when the Dixie Flyer,
running from Chicago TO Jacksonville,
Florida, went through trestle over
Alapaha river near Occolo this morning.
The five coaches which were derailed
are resting now in ten feet Of water,
and the train carried down with il four
hundred feet 81 the treste. The ac-
cident was caused by the breaking of
OF the engine driving wheel axle,
Seven bodies had been removed from
the river at noon, and it was thon said
that the list Of the dead may he in
creased when the debris is cleared. An
announcement was made that it viii
be thirty-siX hours before the trains
run.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
Or. H. B. Kelley on Rampage
in DeS Moines Today
BEING TAKEN TO ASYLUM
lie Instantly Killed Clarence Woelman,
His Custodian, and Fatally Injured
Edward Stursing, Who Tried
P to Intefere.

Dcs Moines, Ia, March 25.One man
WAS killed and another was fatally in
sufed by DR.. II, b. Kelly of Council
bluffs in this city to-day Clarence
Woelman is dead and Edward Sturs
ing is in the hospital, badly wounded
The shooting occurred while Woelman,
who was deputy sheriff, was TAX
fng DIR, Kelly to the depot here to board
the train for Knoxville, where the doe
Hor was to be placed in an inebriate
asylum for treatment Suddenly the
doctor drew revolver and shot his
custodian, death being instantaneous.
Rtursng, who was standing nearby, ran
to the officers assistance, when DR..
Kelly fired the shot. and he also was
4he object Of the doctors mania, re.
ceiving what is thought to be a fatal
wound. DR. Kelly was then overpOw
cred and placed under arrest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
JURY OUT 20 MINUTES.
Senator Broderick Found Not Guilty of
Bribery in Illinois

Springfield Ill.,. March % State Sen
ator John Broderick was found not gull
ty by jury in the Sangamon county
circuit court Yesterday afternoon. The
Jury was out but 20 minutes.
Broderick was charged with bribery
in connection with the election Of United
States Senator William Lorimer. Tes-
timony was heard at the trial that he
had given $500 to former State Sen
ator d. w. Holstlaw Of Iuka for the
Inka senator's vote for Lormer. Hoist
law testified he was paid the money in
Broderick's saloon in Chicago
While the Senate subcommittee was
investigating the Lorimer election in
Chicago last summer, Broderick refused
to answer some Of the questions asked
him. taking refuge behind his consti
tutionsl privilege to decline to incrim
mate himself
The alleged payment to Senator
Hostaw Of $500 for his vote for
Lorimer was said to have taken place
in Broderek's saloon in Chicago on
June is, 1869, shortly after the elec
tion of Lorimer by the Illinois legisla-
ture.
EIolstlaw testified that Broderick, on
the eve of the election Of Lorimer, had
said that there was $500 in it for
Holstlaw ii he voted for Lorimer aud
that subsequently Broderick told him
where his place OF business was Hoist
law told Of the payment OF $500 in
saloon and the deposit of
$500 by Holstlaw in a Chicago bank.
The defense introduced evidence to
show the mreliability of IIolstlaw.
Men who were in Broderick's saloon
with Holstlaw swore that no money
changed hands at the meeting of Brod.
erck aud Holstlaw. The defense al
legged also that the Chicago Tribune
had attempted to destroy Lorimer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
Young Man Alleged to Have
Deceived Montpelier Men
AND HE IS UNDER ARREST
Captured in Burlington Hotel Last Even
ing and Brought Back to Mont
pelier To-day to Face
Accusation.

A young man giving the name of Leo
Bourbon IS under arrest in Washington
county jail on peculiar charge, that Of
personating his father TO obtain money
under false pretenses George y. White
and Raphael I.anier are the alleged vic
Tins OF the scheme the former giving
up S5 and the latter $40. Bourbon was
arrested in the Sherwood house in Bur.
hngton by Chief Russell OF the Burline
ton police last night on request OF the
Montpelier officers, the trail leading
there through the act Of Chief Durkee
in noticing the young man Yesterday
while he Ithe chief was temporarily
stopping in Burlington
Bourbon first came to Montpelier one
week ago to-day stopping at the Mont
peler house fle had no baggage. a.
though he said he represented THE Rexall
Remedy company. He simply said he
wasn't going to show his goods in Mont
peiier He stayed on however and on
Wednesday the hotel people became anx-
ious and footed mp his bill, which
amounted to Ss.T5. They sent a sheriff
out 70 find the fellow. and the officer
rounded him up at the station. The
sheriff brought the voung man back and
that service added TO the bill until il
amounted to 5000.
In his distress Bourbon went 10 Mr..
White. who runs = carpet.cleaning place
opposite the county jail on Elm street
aud told his tale OF woe. Mr.. White
knew Bourdons father in Woodstock.
and he took pity on the fellow After
whLle the Young maH went out. Some
time later Mr. White got what purported
10 be a long.distaucc call from Wood,
stock and voice proclaimed that II
was Bourbon. sr,, who was talking from
Woodstock. The voice said that his son.
Leo, was in trouble in Montpelier ard
would be Mr. Whitel help him ont
Shortly. Young Bourbon appeared. aud
Mr.. White says he gave him Eve dollsrs.
Meanwhile Raphael Lauier had re
ceived a similar "lone-distanee" message
from Woodstock telling much The Same
story; and Mr.. Lauier felt sympathy for
the boy. 30 when the latter appeared
later he SAYS he gave him SO. II Is
that the Telephone calls came
from place ou State street Montpelier
Later Mr.. White aud Mr., Lancr hap
pcned to meet and they told each other
the story OF helping out a worthy Young
man who was in trouble. The comuariug
OF notes startled them. aud Mr.. Lanier
at once instituted search through the
police. When Chief DUkee returned
he remembered seeing a Young
man in the Sherwood house IN BurIiup.
ton. whose appearance had attracted his
and which tailed with that of
tho wanted man Therefore. message
was sent to the Burlington police TO
hold the fellow. which was done last
night II is alleged that the Young man
left q two weeks bill at the hotel in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
ELDERLY WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs John Marshall Of Waterbury
Leaves Husband, Who Is Very Ill

Waterbury. March 2j-Tbe funeral OF
Mrs, John Marshall who died Thurs
day at her home on kneeland Flats Of
bronchial pneumonia, was held this aft
ernoon at ! o'clock, Rev. w. c. John.
son officiating. The bearers were Dan
iel Clarence. William and Elmer Mar
shall. and interment was in the village
cemetery.
Mrs. Mar>halrs maiden name was
Harriet Murray and she was born in
Waterbury s years ago last January.
Sixty years ago the coming MAY. she
was married to Mr. ~Marshall and he
survives. although being now very sick.
There are also FIVE children. Daniel,
Elmer aud William Marshall and Mrs.
Jessie Douglass OF Waterbury and Mrs
William Graves OF Ieflersunyille There
are twenty.one grandchildren
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
ceRREcTs AN ERROR.
Hardwick Defeated Burlington High
Team First

Manager A. L. knight OF the Hard
wick independent basketball team has
written in correction OF an item which
stated that Goddard Was tho first team
to defeat Burlington this wear. This
Is what Mr.. knight writes:
In your paper Of March p, ! noticed
statement to the effect that Burlinc.
ton high school were defeated for the
first time this season. by the Goddard
team This statement is erroneous. as
the Burlington high school team wss
defeated by the Hardwick Independent,
at Hardwiek March Is. by a score Of
2I-2t
This game resulting in a victory for
the independents. mighty little was
.aid IN regard 10 il in the Burlington
psHcrs. and "a is Is not strange that
sou should make this eror
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
FUNERAL OF ELSIE WILL.
Held from Home Of George Mutch Yes
terday Afternoon,

The funeral Of Miss Elsie win, who
died from the effects OF injuries re
ccivcd while working in the Mclean
hospital, Waverly. Mass, was held nj
the home OF George Mutch, lO3 Wash
ington street, Yesterday afternoon at
, o'clock Rev. J. w. Barnett, pastor
OF the Congregational church, ofliciat-
ed. Miss Emma J Phillips sang two
beautiful solos, Homeland" and Beau
tiiul Isle OF Somewhere in her usual
pleasing and impressive manner.
The bearers were three cousins.
George james and Peter Alutch and
William G. kynoch. The casket was
surrounded by many beautiful floral
tributes, Among those contributing
were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Alexander. Mr..
and Mrs James Levic, MIR. and Mrs.
William T. Calder, Mr.. aud Mrs. l.. s.
Gates, Mrs, James Campbell, Mr. and
Mrs Thomas Smolett. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Charles aud the family Burial
took place in the family lot in Hope
cemetery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
HUSBAND PAYS HER FINE. :
Cody of Norwich Has Wife and Slack
Arrested in Greenfield.

Greenfield. Mass. March 25.-Charles
+. Cody OF Norwich. Vt. SO years old.
rame here Thursday night and caused
the arrest of his wife, Mary aged 46.
Fnd Frank T.. Slack OF Greenfield. on a
ftatutory charge
Mn Cody stated in district court yes
ierday that he supposed when his wife
lcft home she was visiting relatives in
Hartlard, Vt. Judge Field fined Mrs.
tody $50 which her husband paid, and
she returned with him to Norwich They
have been married IS years. Slack was
sentenced to the house of correction for
10 months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
80 ARE REPORTED
TO HAVE DROWNED
in capszing Of Steamer, Which Left
Victoria, B. C., Yesterday for
Sooke, Carrying IS
Passengers.

Victoria, B. G.. March 25.--With thir.
sy-niue passengers and crew on board
The steamer Sechelt, which operated be.
tween Victoria and Sooke, eapsized of
Reachy Head yesterday. 1t is believed
that all on board We're lost OF the
thirty nine ls on the vessel, thir-
1y-fye were ,engers who left Vie
toria yesterda, louud for the Canadian
Northern railroad construction camp at
PedIar bay. The Sechelt carried a
crew of only four men.
This morning a boy arrived at Es-
uuamalt in launch from William
Head. carrying the news that the steam
rr had capsi2ed, and he believed that
ell on board were drowned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
A CORRECTION
Concerning Meeting of Montpelier Citi-
Gems to Discuss Fire Department.

Editor Barre Daily Times Win vou
kindly correct statement in The Time,
this afternoon in your account OF The
meeting OF the fire department com
mittec i'm this city last evening. o far
as it ha, reference 10 mysclfg
! am not agent for any autonia-
bile aud did not "obicct" 10 any state
ment by Mr.. Siblcv What / did say
was in substance that the agent of
certain FIRE automobile truck had been
in Montpelier. that be hsd called ON me
and that had taken him to see Gin
street hill and the agent said his ma
chine could climb the hill on the snow
on low gear lie the agent, said that
Is Montpelier voted 10 buy his machine.
the company would build one and put
Ii in here e. be tested al any time on
any hill. and il il could not do the
work the city need not keep IT,
was at tho meeting simply as an
interested citizen and a. member of
the present fire department.
Trusting Won viii give this corce.
tiou in your paper I remain
Your. very truly
T. L. Gilbert.
Montpelier VI March - 1911
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
MURDER FOR INSURANCE.
Woman Says She Was to Pose as Wild
dow; Doctor to Procure Corpse.

San Francisco, March 25.--Dr. l.. G.
Chisholm, physician Of this city, was
arrested yesterday in connection with
The death of John y. Powell. an aged
man, whose body was found in tent
near Fort Ross, Sonoma county, several
weeks age. Powell had been shot The
arrest was the result Of an imesti-
cation by Sheriff Smith of Sonoma
county
4 card found near the tent contained
the name and address Of a san Fran
cisco woman, whose identity is being
withheld by the police Sheriff Smith
interviewed this woman, and says she
told him Chisholm had declared that
ii she would pose a. widow he would
produce corpse and collect a large
sum Of life insurance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
THROUGH WITH POLITICS
But Not Through with His Detractors
Says Ballinger.

Spokane Wash. March p Richard
a. Ballinger, ex-serretary OF the inter
ior, passed through spokane Yesterday
uu hi way ia his home IN seattle. He
said ne was through with politics. but
that as soon a. he had recovered from
bronchial trouble he would be- ready 10
prosecute has alleged detractors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
$4,000 FIRE CAUSED
BY EXPLOSION
Roof Of Building Also Blown Of and
Windows Broken for Blocks
Around--Four Men Leaped
from Windows.

New York, March p. An explosion
in the plant Of the United States and
Canada Decreasing company in VIII
liamsburgh to-day blew OF the roof of
the two-story structure aud broke the
windows for blocks around. besides
starting fire that destroyed the build
ing. Four men were trapped on the
second floor and had TO leap from the
windows TO save their lives. The fire
caused a SEQ. 900 loss.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-25
VERMONT TO BE REPRESENTED
At Man1uvres by Members Of v N. G.
and Signal Corps.

st. Albsus, March 25-Thc two OH.
GERS. who viii represent Vermont next
month at the army manRures in Texas
are Capt. Charles r. Pell Of Company
b Y y g.. Of ST. Alhsus and Lieut.
GuN A. Thayer ot Company A signal
corps of NorthGsld Capt. Pcl re.
eeived favorable mention At general or
ders after the mauWutres al Pine Plaus
last summer