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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
ROBIN is SANE, SAYS JURY.
Ignores Testimony Given by Five Alien
lists.

New York, Feb. l.Joseph G. Robin,
alleged wrecker of banks, must stand
trial on eight indictments charging lar
ceny in the first degree, Although five
alienists testified that in their opinion
he is crazy, jury before Judge Swaun
in the court of general sessions, thought
otherwise, and returned a verdict of
sane late yesterday afternoon
William Travers Jerome, unwillingly
acting as counsel for Robin under court
appointment, declared that there had
been great miscarriage of justice.
Judge Swaun, on the other hand, con
graduated the jury for their verdict
contrary to expert opinion.
Robin himself passed more than an
hour on the stand yesterday and gave
q rambling account Of his affairs and
beliefs, ranging from alleged attempts
on his life to declaration that he had
bribed NJ W. Hutehins, chief examiner
Of the state banking department 10
pass upon securities covering loan held
in 1907 by the Riverside branch Of the
Northern Bank of New York, one of
the Robins institutions.
As proof of his statement he exhibit
ed check for $4,000, dated May !,
1907, made payable to Mr.. Hutehins
and endorsed with what purported to
be his signature.
Mr.. Hutchins when seen yesterday aft
ernoon first declined to comment on
statement which he attributed to a
crazy man, but last night he issued
written statement giving his side of the
case. He said that in 1907 Frederick D.
Kilburn, then state superintendent Of
banks, suggested that he could obtain
stock in the Fidelity Development COM
pany, newly organized real estate con-
Germ of which Mr.. Kilburn was to be.
come president after leaving the bank
ing department On this advice, he
said he raised $4,000 himself and rela-
tiyes contributing and purchased 45
shares of the preferred stock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
AN ANSWER FROM BERLIN.
Germany Explains the Penalty Tax on
Potash.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The action Of
the German government in imposing a
penalty tax on the production of potash,
after having been for many months a
subject of examination and exchange OF
briefs and notes between the American
contractors and representatives of the
German potash syndicate, may be said
to have passed into the realm of diplo-
macy yesterday, when Count Bernstorff
the German ambassador, presented to
Secretary Knox the answer OF his gov.
eminent TO the representations OF the
secretary on the matters complained Of
The German answer is, voluminous.
Astounding in statistics relating to potash
production and market prices for that
commodity 1t defends the action OF
the German government in imposing the
penalty tax as a measure necessary to
conserve the valuable potash deposits of
the empire and protect them from speedy
exhaustion, such as might be expected
to follow a ruinous reduction in the
price of potash resulting from competi.
ton between the syndicates and indie.
pendent potash miners.
Secretary Knox took up the matter
with the president at yesterdays cabinet
meeting
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
ASLEEP FOR FIVE DAYS.
Cleveland Hospital Doctors viii Try
Hard to Arouse Mrs. Ira ]. Golden.

Cleveland, Feb. IA number of
Cleveland doctors will hold consuIta-
tion over the strange case of Mrs. Ira J,
Golden, who has been asleep for five
days. She will be brought here from
Salem, o., and put in the City hospital.
The doctors win try to arouse her
Mrs, Golden was employed in the home
of Sheriff William Davidson at Salem
Thursday morning she complained of not
feeling well and went to sleep on a
lounge. She has not yet awakened.
Monday night the sherif's family and
Dr. Graham saw the sleeping woman
get up and walk about the room with
her eyes still closed, and 20 back to the
bed. Then long needle was pushed
into her arm by Or. Frank Graham and
a still longer needle was pushed two
inches into her foot, but she continued
to sleep. Pungent smelling salts and
strong ammonia were also tried without
avail
Mrs, Golden is breathing normally and
with the exception of weak heart action
seems to be healthy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01

that the best buildings and the most
modern equipment were none too good
for our school children; and, although ii
costs us money at the time, it is a good
investment and will bring us large re-
turns in the future.
Our assets have increased SI2,l65.0s
and our real estate and personal prop.
erty have been increased Si9,064.0s these
figures show gain for the year OF $l0,-
475.S3. If you couple with this the
settlement of the Smith, Whitcomb &
Cook Co.'S water damage suit. which
was settled for $4,000, it would show a
gain of $4,000 in round numbers.
The first of the year finds us with a
balance of s29, 24S.22 to take up the work
Of 1911; thus we have fully complied
with the plans of the previous admin.
istration, who estimated on carving for
ward a balance OF $4,000 after paving
out $4,000 on account of the river change
and $1,000 on account of soldiers me-
mortal; If these two aforementioned sums
had been paid out last year, we would
still have finished the year with a bal
ance slightly over $4,000.
would recommend that a tax of 50 .25
be levied on the grand list for 1911,
which | believe will meet all the ordi.
nary obligations of the city for the year,
take up the city bonds which become
due in May, replenish the sinking fund,
allow large amount of permanent
streets, sewers and sidewalks to be
built, complete the river bed change, and
end the year with good, substantial
balance.
Enlarged appropriations have been
made to the fire department for the pur-
pose of renewing the hose supply; to the
police department to cover the expense
of enlarging the police force; to the
lighting department for the purpose of
a large number of tungsten
lights in various parts OF the city; and
to the hydrant department to increase
our fire protection, so it can easily be
seen that the purposes of the council are
those Of improvement and progress.
! would take this opportunity of Rec
the work Of the different de-
partments and their different heads, es.
pecially the city engineer, fire chief, wa
ter superintendent, street superintendent
and chief of police, for their attention to
their work and the able way they have
handled same.
| would also recommend the work of
the city clerk, for the courteous and
efficient manner he has attended to ey-
arything that has been brought before
lim. Respectfully.
James Mulch,
Mayor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
Passage is Expected in the
House
KNOX HEARD TOMORROW
To Preserve Pact administrator
Attitude on Reciprocity-Any
Amendment Means Postpone
ment Indefinitely.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The president
will probably win a victory on Canadian
reciprocity to the extent of getting the
measure passed by the House this SEES
sion. All indications point to this. The
ways and means committee had meet
ing aid decided to hear Secretary Knox
on Thursday II is regarded as certain
that the bill will be reported out of the
committe without much delay.
Among House members there are some
signs of yielding to the president ON the
part of number who it was at first
thought would oppose reciprocity II Is
now generally believed that if the pres
ident calls an extra session it will not
be until fall.
1t is generally believed, however, that
any attempt on the part of Congress
to change the proposed treaty would
bring the negotiations to halt. If
the Congress of the United States has
a right to amend them, the Canadian
Parliament has similar right, and
while the Canadian ministry is undoubt-
eddy in position TO force the treaty
through Parliament, regardless of the
dissatisfaction which is said to exist
in certain quarters, it is regarded here
as extremely doubtful If the ministry
would concede to the United States the
right to amend and deny it to its own
legislative body. 1t is apparent, there
fore, that once either legislative body in
sists on amendment the negotiations
will be prolonged indefinitely, If, indeed,
they are not terminated abruptly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
FOUR KILLED In
OUTLAW CHASE
Father and Son Who Had Slain Two
officers In Texas Die Fighting
Posse

FL Paso, Tex, Feb. L.. Surrounded by
a posse after a thirty-mil chase. Rob
ert Howe and his son were killed in
a pitched battle OF several hours dura
tion early yesterday near Sierre Blanca,
about 100 miles from here. A second
son, Guy Howe, twenty seven years
old, was wounded and captured Mon
day afternoon when the posse first over
took the Howes
The elder Howe shot and killed Gus
toms Guard Thomas L. O'Connor Mon
day morning at Fort Hancock, about
seyenty-five miles east of here, when
0'Connor attempted to arrest him for
the killing Of l. X. Mcclure, special
agent of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad, at Belen, n. NJ Justice
OF the Peace Henley of Fort Hancock
was also shot when Howe made his es-
cape with his sons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
BELONGS TO BRYCE.
Detectives Find Suit Case Containing
Dynamite Illuminating Caps.

San Francisco, Feb. LA suit case
identified as belonging to J. B. Bryse,
one of the men suspected in connec.
ton with the Los Angeles Times ex-
plosion, was found yesterday by de-
teetiyes at news stand near the San
Francisco ferry building, where it had
been checked It contains box Of
dynamite Illuminating caps, a clock
mechanism for exploding dynamite and
copies of evening papers of October H.,
the date of the explosion in Los Angeles,
which killed score of persons and
wrecked The Times building.
The suit case is said to be the one
taken by Bryce from the residence of
Mrs. +. Ingersoll, where he had roomed
with David Kaplan and NJ. A. Schmidt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
IS MILLIONS FOR NEW RAILS.
Southern and Union Pacific Lines to be
Double Tracked.

New York, Feb. 1.-The executive
committees of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific lines yesterday voted
to complete double tracking of the lines
from the Missouri river to San Fran
cisco. They also voted to double track
the Oregon Short line from the juno
ton with the Union Pacific main line
at Granger, Wyo.. to Huntington Ore;
also the line along Columbia river in
Oregon to Portland a total of 1873
miles.
The cost of the double tracking Of
the lines as determined upon yesterday
win aggregate upwards Of S75,0000 0O,
which win be distributed over period
of FIVE years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
IN THE SQUARED CIRCLE.
Young Britt Got Decision Over Monte
Attell Last Evening.

Baltimore, Nd, Feb. l.-At the end
of Is rounds OF mild boxing before the
Eureka Athletic club last night, Young
Britt Of this city was given the de.
cision over Monte Attell of California.
New York, Feb. Frank Moran, a
Pittsburg heavyweight, knocked out
Jack Reynolds Of Brooklyn in the fourth
round OF bout at Browns gymnasium
here last night. He landed a hard right
swing on the Brooklyn mans jaw and
Reynolds was unconscious two minutes.
Boston. Feb. Jimmy Gardner of
Lowell and Frank Klaus of Pittsburg
fought ~ rounds TO a draw at the
Armory Athletic association last night
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
To Prevent Bilious

Attacks is better than to cure them.
When you are warned by dull head
ache, furred tongue, Inactive bowels,
don't delay an hour; take dose Of the
mild effective oathartic, Hoods Pills,
and you will soon feel we'll again.
Sold by druggists everywhere. 25c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
NEW cLEw IN ARNOLD CASE.
Leads to View That Missing New York
Girl May Have Gone Abroad.

New York, Feb. despite the find
ing of new clew which indicated that
Miss Dorothy Arnold, the missing heir
ess, contemplated trip abroad on the
day of her disappearance, Francis Arnold
the young woman's father, still main
tains his belief that she is dead. Yes
terday marked the end of the seventh
week of her mysterious disappearance
The clew which caused momentary
rise in the tagging hopes Of the lawyers
directing the search was furnished by
a steamship agency in the neighborhood
of the store where she was last seen.
A young woman answering to the gen
eral description of Miss Arnold called
at the agency on or about December II
and procured literature relative to for
eign cruises She inquired particularly
about cruises to the West Indies, but
no reservation for her was made, accord
ing to the agency's records She was
not seen at the agency again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
SAN FRANCISCO WINS.
VIII Get the Panama Canal Exposi.
tion.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The House yes
terday took up the fight between New
Orleans and San Francisco for Panama
exposition honors A special rule was
adopted, calling for a final vote at {
p. m. In the meantime a roll-caIl was
decided upon TO determine which city's
proposition should first be taken up, and
San Francisco won on this, ISS to $50.
Prior to the roll-call an hours debate
was agreed to and advocates of the two
cities were heard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
AIRsHIP's VOYAGE.
Successful Journey by a German Mill
tary Dirigible.

Berlin, Germany, Feb. 1.-The mill
tary dirigible balloon Gross assembled
at s;l5 o'clock yesterday morning for
It's first long voyage OF the year. The
announced destination was Gotha, but
It was understood that the airship would
continue to Strassburg.
Hale reported that the Gross passed
over there at 1880 o'clock.
The ship landed at Gotha at LAS
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
Guaranteed Pile Cure
Backed by Your Leading Druggist.

Backed by Your Leading Druggist.
II you have any kind Of piles, get a box
Of DR.. Leonhardt's Hem Roid at Burt
II. Wells, Barre, VT, and druggists ev.
erywhere, on the money back plan.
Hem Roid is made from DR.. Leon
hardt's own prescription tablet rem
edy, taken internally, and cures thor.
oughly BY removing the internal cause
Of piles, something that suppositories,
ointments or cutting operations will not
do.
81 for large bottle, which lasts "a days.
DR.. Leonhardt Co. Station B, Buffalo,
n. Y. Write for booklet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
SWEEPING QUARANTINE.
Firm Measures in Philadelphia Upon Dis
covery Of Small Pox.


Philadelphia, Feb. lone of the most
sweeping guarantees in the history of
the city was put in force yesterday
following the discovery Of small pox in
the tenderloin district.
The section was roped off and guar
ed and every one found within the pc
lice boundary was compelled to submit
to vaccination The health physicians
waited until o'clock yesterday morn
ing, when every one would be home"
before beginning their work At that
hour 100 physicians, accompanied BY
large details Of policemen, entered the
district, which includes Philadelphia's
Chinatown, and began vaecinating.
It is estimated that 5000 persons sub
mitted to the needles Of the doctors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC.
But Most Of the Cases in Fitehburg Are
Mild.

Fitchburg, Alass., Feb. Ia total of
$40 cases of diphtheria have been re-
ported to the city board of health since
the outbreak of the disease a few months
ago.
o fthis number more than half have
developed during the past few weeks,
50 being brought to the attention of the
authorities within the past p hours. So
far the epidemic has been confined to
he Cleghorn section Of the city.
AT a meeting OF the school committee
londay night, it was decided that the
situation is serious enough to demand
the closing OF the schools.
Most 81 the cases are mild.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
HUMAN TORCH.
Charles Bent's Clothing Caught Fire
from Box of Matches.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. For a few
minutes yesterday, Charles Bent, tele-
phone lineman, was 4 human torch on
tall pole in Harvard square. Bent
was doing some repair work. when a
box of matches in his jeans caught fire.
and his clothing was soon ablaze
He was able to descend to the street,
where an excited crowd eXtingushed the
flames.
At the hospital it was found that
Bent's back, arms and legs had been Sc
yerely burned. He viii recover.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
HAMS TO ASK PARDON.
Man Who Killed W. z. Annis to Make
Application.

ossining \. Y, Feb. lit is under
stood here that Capt. Peter C. Hams,
who is serving term not to exceed Is
years in Sing Sing fer the staying OF
William e. Annis in Bayside L. l., in
August, 1908. viii make application soon
to the board of pardons for a parole.
Hams has served nearly two years Of
his sentence. He recently resigned his
in the army.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01

Baskets from the floor Carroll Q, VIII
Iiams 4, Stuart 3, Ogston, Grady, Pape,
Taisey; basket from foul ogston; ref
cree, Towle; umpire, Grigg; timers, Gis-
borne, Bell; scorers, Sherburne, Stuart;
time, two Commute periods
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
MONEY FOR DUNFURMLINE.
Mr. Carnegie Gives Additional si,2so, 600
to His Birthplace in Scotland.

London, Feb Lit was learned YES
teTday that Andrew Carnegie has given
an additional 81 10000 IN furtherauce
Of his philuuthropies at his birthplace,
omlumlne, Scotland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
PILES CURED IN 8 TO a DAYS.

PAZo OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case of itching, blind. bleeding
or protrudiug piles in to IA days or
money refunded. Soc
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01
Turned Tables on Montpelier
High, 81 TO 4. Last Night
PLAYING LIKE VETERANS
Local Team, Which e Few Weeks Ago
Was Badly Defeated by These oppo-
nents, Showed Wonderful Reversal of
Form and outclassed Visitors.

Five basketball players representing
Montpelier high school were showed I'M
der" by the Spaulding high school team
at the Church street gymnasium last
night before crowd of nearly three
hundred people. The score was 81 to 4,
but even the comfortable margin shown
by the figures does not show how COM
pletely outplayed were the visitors The
game was the second of series of three
to be pulled off between the two teams
the first being won by the Montpelier
aggregation at Montpelier some weeks
ago Spauldng showed much better
form than in the previous game, a re-
suit of much hard practice; and this fact
accounts largely for last nights victory.
The locals started off in the first peri
cd like a team of veterans, shooting five
baskets in the first few minutes of play.
Carroll and Williams led in scoring dur
ing this half, the former being credited
with four, while Williams touched the
loop for two. A basket apiece by Stuart
and Ogston and foul by the latter
brought the score up to l5 at the end
of the first period The Montpelier play
ers evidently found IL difficult to locate
the basket during the earlier as well as
the latter stages of the game, although
during the last four minutes of the first
period Taisey and Pape managed to shoot
the only baskets scored by the visitors
during the entire game
The second period presented slightly
altered lineup on both teams. Spauld
ing started in with a rush and seemingly
shot successfully from almost any angle
Carroll was easily the star, and added
six baskets to his score during the last
twenty minutes. He was everywhere
and pulled off some whirlwind passes in
aiding his teammates to score Williams
was an important factor in the scoring.
and his defensive work in the last period
was roundly applauded On the other
hand, the visiting five were hopelessly
unable to locate the basket, and were
seldom able to play the ball in the
desired direction.
With their own basket hardly ever
in danger, the locals played continually
to roll up as large n score as possible
during the closing minutes of the period.
The Montpelier team was composed of
the same men who only few weeks ago
were able to play rings around the team
which so badly defeated them last night I
While the individual work of each
player on the winning team was much
better in nearly every case than that of
the losers, in the all-around team work |
of Spaulding lies the chief explanation
for the decisive victory. Carroll VIII /
liams and Stuart starred for the locals, I
while Pape and Taisey excelled for
Montpelier, There was little rough play
ing and fouls were few. The line-up:-
Montpelier Spaulding. /
Taisey, f......,...,,.......l G, Grady /
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01

The river change has actually been
the accomplishment of this city council,
1910. While il has been talked over and
considerable work put into it before. it
was necessary to 90 over all details,
make new arrangements, etc, That the
change will benefit the city in more ways
than one cannot be denied by anyone.
when they consider that the total cost
OF same is only one.seventh to the tax.
payers apart from the benefit to be
derived from the change in regard to san
itary and other conditions on our Main
street, but when the valuation from tax
alton in the years to come on the prop
erty acquired by said change, and the
convenience and accommodation to the
public in general, and also the better
access to Brooklyn, Prospect and Burn
ham streets is considered, il viii be
Acknowledged as the best business propo-
sitiou the city Of Barre has accomplished.
For particulars as 70 the contract.
would refer to the city engineers re-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-01

During the past year consistent effort
has been made 20 keep the finances of
the city in a healthy condition. aud we
believe that these efforts have been sue
cessful
The city's indebtedness. as compared
with last year. has been increased ST.
3S3.S3. as will be seen from the finance
committees report. which is accounted
for BY the bond issue for the Lincoln
school, and the obligation assumed on ac-
count Of changing the river-bed
As a city, we have always considered
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-10-20
College N otes.

A reception for the opening of
Pearsons hall will be given Saturday,
evening, October the 28th, from eight
until half past ten o'clock. The
students invite all friends of the college
to be present.
President Thomas went on Wednes-
day to attend the Inauguration of Miss
Pendleton of Wellesley college, Welles-
ley, Mass, which took place Thursday.
Miss Caroline Crawford, dean of women
of Middlebury college, also attended the
exercises.
Middlebury college will be represented
by President Thomas at the Inaugural
ton of President Murlin of Boston uni
versity.
President Thomas will preach Sunday
at Phillips Exter academy at Exter,
N. H.
Work on the new college gymnasium
is progressing rapidly and with good
weather will be ready for the inside
work in short time.