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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
STORING COAL METHODS
Believed to Be Responsible for Two Re-
cent Explosions

Washington, d. C., Jan. l7--Investi-
cation of the manner of storing coal on
United States battleships is expected in
the near future by officers of the navy.
The immediate cause for such an in.
quiry is found in the fact that within
two weeks, explosions recently occurred
| in the coal bunllers of two battleships,
causing the death of a man in each in
stance. They were on the North Dakota
and on the Michigan, Coal passer Evans,
Of the North Dakota, died after linger-
ing nearly two weeks from the time Of
his being burned. Benjamin McClesry,
coal passer on the Michigan, died with
in two days after the accident. Both
men were injured while the feet was in
the English channel Though such ex-
plosions are not unknown in the navy,
officers are freshly alarmed at what
seems to be an increase in their fire.
quency.
According to the report Of the board
of inquiry on the North Dakota coal
dust was responsible for the explosion
on that battleship. Evans declared that
he crawIed into the bunker to take
nap. Needing a light, he scratched a
match, and the explosion followed, Sc
verely burning him. The board report
ed that there was no trace of gas in
the bunker. No detailed report on the
Michigan explosion has yet been received,
but the circumstances, SO far as known,
were similar.
Lack of ventilation, naval officers say,
/ is the dangerous factor in battleship coal
bunkers On most of the ships, if the
traps are opened and kept open to adj
NIT air, water also gets in. II is we'll
known that water in small quantities,
with larger amounts of soft coal, will
induce spontaneous combustion. The
difficulty of the problem is increased by
the fact that there is little choice in
placing the bunkers, all must open into
the fire ROOM
Many officers are convinced that these
recent explosions offer a strong argu-
ment for the adoption Of oil burners,
The danger from coal, they say, is too
great to be longer tolerated.
Sale of new 25c pophns; this week
onlv lhe ward A. NauChan'9
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
RANDOLPH.

A daughter was born on Friday morn
ing at the sanatorium to Mr.. and Mrs,
George Chatfeld.
Mrs. John Jacobs is i'll and unable to
attend to her work in the store of Stock
well & Hatch this week.
Clara Grout, the trained nurse, is in
Gaysville taking care of Mrs. Walter
Ketchum, who is quite i'll with a disease
Of the liver,
Mrs. Dora tSmall) Burgess, who has
been guest of Mrs. Franklin Salisbury
for the last ten days, went to her home
In Laconia, Monday.
Miss Evelyn Denny and Miss Marion
Prince. who were at the burial of their
grandfather, John Prince, returned, Mon
day, to resume their studies at Wellesley
tollege.
AFRO Trask, who lived about three
miles out on the Rochester road died
1t an early hour Monday morning, from
the effect of age and its consequent
Weakness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17

Sale of new 25c poplins; this week
only, l5c yard. At Vaughan's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
WEBSTERvILLE.

Continued interest is shown IN the
evangelistic meetings conducted BY Miss
Eleanor r. Edwards at the Baptist
church of Websterville. A large mum
Der were present Sunday evening and
heard Miss Edwards speak on the theme
"The Need of the New Birth" She very
wildly portrayed the evils of cigarette
smoking, drinking and the reading OF
obscene literature The closing appeal
was to throw the reins of the life to
Christ" Meetings will be held every
evening this week at 7 o'clock, except
Saturday. On Tuesday evening, she
viii illustrate her gospel message by
telling the story of remarkable con-
version of q quarryman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
Conservative Vermont .

The general opinion that the most con-
lervative state in the Union is Con-
lecticut, may have to be modified in
avor Of Vermont. There is very little
adiealism in the Green Mountain state,
Judging by the proceedings of the pres
int legislature. No inheritance tax.
avs the Vermont Senate: and the Yer
mont House reconsiders its action in
lassiug direct primary bill and forth
With kills it. An tae Vermont radicals
must have gone TO Kansas. Springfield,
lass, Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Big, towel sale this week at vaughan's.
February fashion sheets free at Per.
RVS.
Genuine shoe bargains this week at
Fits.
Pure linen towel for l21sc at The
Vaughan Store.
See the STANDARD transfer designs in
February Designer at Perry's
The Cleaners will meet at the home Of
Mrs. Carswell Tuesday evening
Get your drawing and tracing paper,
all sizes, at the n. d. Phelps Co.'S.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
EAST BARRE.

The Chelsea Dramatic company will
present the famous rural farce comedy,
Charles Aunt" at the East Barre
opera house Friday evening, January 20.
1911. All fees 25 cents Social dance
after the play. Music furnished by the
company's orchestra.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17

With the mercury In different local
thermometers lowering around ten de-
grees below zero and piercing west
wind prevailing, the weather this morn
ing was as disagreeable as any expert
enced thus far this winter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
GRANITEVTLLE.

The Chelsea Dramatic company will
present the famous rural farce comedy.
Charles Aunt" at the East Barre
opera house Friday evening, January 90,
1911. All fees 25 cents. Social dance
after the play. Music furnished by the
company,s orchestra.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
PENSION FOR ARMOUR MEN.
Plan to Be Put in Effect as Soon as II
Can Be Formulated.

Chicago, Jan. III, Ogden Armour
yesterday confirmed report that old
lge pensions are to be established for
mlpoyes of the Armour company. The
,lan will be put into effect as soon as a
committee now perfecting the details
makes its report.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
Tool sharpeners.

Regular meeting OF tool sharpers, No
2, G. C. I. A.. viii be held in Nichols
block Wednesday evening, January is,
at 7 o'clock. james Mulch, sec.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
TUESDAY, JANUARY II, 1911.
Weather Prediction.

Snow tonight and Wednesday fair,
Warmer in Maine. Moderate northwest
to north winds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08
Mr.. FENroN coMpLlMENrED.

In its leading editorial today, under
the caption, "A Tribute to Chicago
Banking and W. T. Fenton," the
Chicago Record Herald pays the fol-
lowing compliment to former OF
tumwa banker.
"The progressive comptroller of the
currency. Mr.. Murray is endeavoring
to establish in all reserve cities the
Chicago system Of self examination
by the banks under the authority and
rules of the respective clearing houses.
/" st. Louis was the first of the other
central reserve cities to recognize the
value of the system and to follow the
example Of Chicago. New York has
been rather SLOW in adding Itself to
the roll of honor, but it has just done
so. OF the reserve cities several have
adopted the plan in the interests of
safe and sound banking, and the comp
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08
"svOB" AND OTHER.

I W7Take the big boob out the fans
@led.-From the report OF any base
HWho asks the Kansas City Star,
as the inventor of that expressive
lord. Boob" It wasn't any particu-
r trick. OF course, to leave off the
Enal. syllable OF .booby." and so to
make an infinitely better word, just
Iag ali the company could make the egg
8stand on end after Columbus had
lshpwn them how. But it took genius.
~ an accident, to be the first to do 1t.
Z Boob" Is mouth filling and soul empty
fnr. That combination of sounds was
made to express scornful derision.
when the second ''b" is reached all is
said that is to be said. That final .'y'
81 the original word is superfuous.
Then there.is "simp," which Is lot
more forceful than 'simpleton,"
mutt" than "Muttonhead." "bo than
"hobo," ICON" than confidence" and
"fan" than fanatic" Human nature
has taste for shortening things
for pronouncing Worcester" ''Woos-
ter" and Gloucester" "Gloster." It's
q great pity that the principle has
never been mastered by professional
speakers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08
RUSSELL.

Mrs. George Hobson of Washington
came Thursday for visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tim
mers.
Mrs. C. c. Calbreath Of Promise
City came Thursday for visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Jen-
kins.
Misses Bessie Westlake and Madge
Wright gave a party at the home Of
Miss Wright All that were present
report good time.
Mrs. w. W. Tinsey of Promise
City came Friday for visit with her
friend Miss Mae Jenkins.
| The Memorial services were held in
the Methodist church Sunday, the
sremon being preached by Rev.
Wood.
John w. Plots accompanied con-
signment OF stock to Ottumwa Satur.
day evening
7 Mrs. T. Tiltsey of Charlton came
Thursday for visit at the home of
her brother, John Scott.
| Arlene Blanchard returned home
Saturday from Atlantic, where she has
been visiting her uncle, Bert Plots
land family.
Mrs. ]. N. Jeffries left Saturday for
Garden City, Kas., called there by the
death Of her brother, Jacob Logan.
Miss Bessie Cobb of Lovilia, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. C.
G. Mckinley, returned home Satur.
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08

powers of darkness; In which the
senses are vaguely alive, while no
Judgment restraints or questions the
vagaries of imagination; the place Of
evil memories and needless fears, OF
sweeping reforms whose vanity APP
pears with the new light, and OF re-
membered dreams whose beauty faints
upon the threshold of the day. It was
still SO dark that before could place
myself amid my unfamiliar surround
ings, was aware Of smothered COM
motion. People were awake and In
trouble; the house was full of swish
ing garments and the hurry of uncom-
Portable feet. Some one passed my
door swiftly, carrying light, whose
rays swept through the cracks and
swung uncannily across the ceiling.
Another door opened somewhere, LETT
ting out blur of voices. among which
seemed to distinguish the bass growl
of the man at the gate. My first
thought was of fire; and with the
shock of that sprang up and across
the room cropping for the handle OF
the door. 1t would not open. pulled
and tugged at it, feeling above and
below for bolt. There was none, nor
was there any key in the keyhole
After some stumbling, found the
switch Of the electric light, and In the
sudden radience explored the floor
for the fallen key. 1t was not there
and hurried examination OF the
crack showed me that the lock had
been turned from the outside.
sat down on the bed and tried
to gather my common sense, remem-
bered perfectly having left the door I'M
locked and the key in It's place within.
BY what conceivable design or ac-
cident had been made prisoner?
The melodramatic suggestions born OF
the hour and my excited fancy were
simply absurd In such place.
was in a Connecticut suburb, home
OF lawn parties and electric lights, and
this was the Twentieth century; yet
could find no explanation more reason,
able. Fire was by this time out OF the
question. and an accident or prac-
tical joke would have been evident by
now. Meanwhile. the muffled turmoil
of the house continued. A mans voice
and woman's broke into inarticr-
late alteration, and presently
thought heard cry and sound like
the fall of something soft and heavy.
I sprang to the door again and shook
it with all my strength, but 1t was SO
solidly fitted that 1t did not even rat.
tie. Then some one ran softly down.
stairs; the front door banged sharply;
and, looking out. saw the figure OF
man, his shoulders raised and his
elbows bent with haste. run swiftly
across the bar Of light that streamed
from my window and disappear in the
dark. Could he have broken into the
house. locking the bedrooms against
interruption. and fed upon being dis.
covered? was opening my window to
shout for help when was arrested by
voice that there was no mistaking.
| II can't! We mustn't" she walled.
What will he think Of us?"
An angry whisper answered, and of
the rest could distinguish only the
tone The whisper grew more volubly
urgent, while her replies hesitated. At
last she came quietly down the hall
and knocked at my door.
(To Be Continually
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08
ONE CENT POSTAGE.

The fact that the postoffice depart
ment now boasts Of a surplus Of 81
O0O, 900 where there was deficit OF
81, 100000 when the present admin
istration assumed Office, has brought
up the question Of penny postage.
Some Of the newspapers argue that the
department. at present makes money
on it's first class mail, and they be-
lieve that the. greatly increased bus
mess that would come with the re-
duction of the rate on letter postage
to one cent would go far to keep first
class carriage profitable. At any rate
1t Is held the deficit would be .insig-
niicant in comparison with the bene-
fits derived by the public. The Wash
fngton Post says that Postmaster Cen
eral Hitchcock "has already earned
enduring credit for his administration
Of his department, but it would be a
browning achievement If 1 cent pos
tage could be established during his
incumb ency." The Post adds that "at
the rate he is now saving, this great
improvement could be made during
this administration without causing a
deficit" e
An official statement recently given
out shows the good work that has. been
done in placing the postoffice depart
ment on self-supporting basis. The
bulletin says.
cat the present time there is pos
tai surplus of more than $1,000,000 and
unless the expenses during the next
month should prove extraordinary the
surplus will be still greater for the
year.
This condition is little less than re-
markable when it is considered that
the present administration inherited
a deficit of more than seventeen and
one-half millions, the largest in the
history of the postal service:
Except for the reforms in the finan-
cial system of the postoffice depart
ment recently instituted 1t would not
be possible to make this refund of 3d.
100000 to the secretary of the treas
urp even though the revenues for the
current year have exceeded the ex-
penditures. An accounting plan which
was adopted about year ago 1nsures
the prompt deposit in the treasury of
postal funds not Immediately required
for disbursement at, post Offices, thus
making available for use by the de-
partment several millions Of dollars
that under the old practice would be
tied up in postoffices. Under the old
system,it required a. surplus of nearly
SIC, 100000 to finance the postal serv-
ice.
"The 100000 Mr.. Hitchcock re-
turns with the feeling that the post
office revenues will. be, more than SUI
ficient to defray the expenses of the
postal service during the present
year."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08
TIlE RETURN 70 IOWA:

Jacksonville Sentinel: The esther
via Vlndicator and Republican notes
th.tHa greet many farmers who dur-
ing lase wears have located IN the "a
rotaa and other western and nortn'
vestarn states are coming back 10
lows. It says eighty-three CARLOADS OF
Farm implements, stock and mousse.
hnld goods have returned to Emmet
coun.y during the past three weeks.
pivhtv-three carloads OF agrlcui-
.,,,r. !. atm, returned to one county IN
three weeks-that, says the Ceual
Ra, Ids Republican Is good news ~
dea !. "A year or two ago the same par.
tiex moved out of Iowa, taking VIII
Inc n everything that they nad' 70 try
th1ir luck In the northwest. ihey
have tried that luck, and they nave
not found 1t at. all what they nau
heen told 1t would be. We take II that
rev are now glad to find their way
hack into. good old Iowa, where the
crops grow every year.
"Thera are more that will return 10
1ova many more. There are many III
r..aa who are now longing to return
- Iowa and who are going to return
-, iowa as soon as they can get away
without losing all that they have IN
"I ct ma welcome all back and let us
hh.an no reproaches on any OF the
d,rodipals who do return. Let no ques-
st;cns he asked and let there be no
y kioatinp. Let us be content with the
I4rthute they are paying to the good
a NJ state In returning in this manner.
Mlat there be rejoicing. but no gloat-
] fhg."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08
CHAPTER II.

lay for a moment half stunned, my
face buried in the moist depths Of the
grass It was as II Earth had been sud-
denly engulfed in a wandering star, as
If all known and familiar things had
come to an instant end and must
gather my vague soul to face unim-
agined eternities.
Cautiously raised my head and
looked about. A meadow stretched
blooming before me. To my left doomed
the absurd bulk of the upturned troll
ley, on it's back with wheels in air.
looking for all the world stupid mas.
toden puppy. A very much frightened
conductor stood near by.
"Say," he asked hoarsely, ''is yous
all right? Kin you look after things
till Joe and me get back?"
Look after things?" repeated
DULY.
"sure, the lydies, mean. Sure you
kin. Well beat it right off, an I hope
to gosh Joe sobers up on the way. So
long"
He was gone before could gather
my wits for a question, and uncompre-
hendingly I watched the two blue.
coated figures scrambling up the steep,
SCARED sides Of the viaduct. Franti-
cally they scaled the top and made off
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08

troller is urging the rest to do like
wise.
"The Chicago idea of cooperating
with, reinforcing and anticipating
government examination no longer
needs theoretical advocacy That
banks should be above suspicion, and
that the position and methods of each
are the concern Of all associated In
clearing houses, must be regarded as
automatic.
''To William T. Fenton, vice presi-
dent of the National Bank Of the Re
public of Chicago, is due the credit
of suggesting a clearing house exam
liner to supplement the work of the ma
tional and state examinations OF
banks"
Mr.. Fenton for number of years
was cashier of the First National bank
of Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08

ney Brooks, high English authority,
and speaks of politics as their" "A
little research discloses the comforting
fact that the best of authority can be
found for either practice: Lowell
speaks of politics as: "them.'' = Howard
Crosby as cit" Wendell Phillips, Theo.
dore Parker and Lord Bulwer speak of
politics as single thing, while Glad
stone, Froude, Charming and Lord Mel
son think of them In the plural. To
get the number of your politics right is
as easy as to hit the ground with a
stone. ~. -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08

According to Chicago paper the
Chicago newspaper headline writer's
have decided not to support any man
for president of the United States
whose name contains more than five
letters. Taft, Root, Knox, Bryan and
Clark are mentioned as coming within
the five letter limit LaFollette, Roose-
welt, Beveridge, Williams and Wicker.
sham are barred.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08

A Chicago man fired five shots at his
head yesterday in an attempt to COM
NIT suicide and missed every time He
was arrested, but whether for attempt
ing suicide or being such poor shot
was not stated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08

Out in Nevada an old baseball player
under sentence Of death for murder
was allowed to umpire game of ball
between two convict teams yesterday.
Perhaps he saw good chance to get
killed for rotten decisions and rob the
gallows. but it didn't work The con-
victs didn't even kick on his decisions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08
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THE Rohhs. ,lerrlll NompatO

| CHAPTER I. (Continued.)
! mo. they didn't know what train
was coming on. But there's the trolley
now And it's your car, too, that is, II
you're still going to the Ainslies'."
A short open car, with an air OF
putting it's wheels close together in
order to buck, squeaked around the
curve and took us aboard. When we
were we'll under way short, heavy
man came around the corner of the
station on an unsteady run and pur.
sued a little distance with inarticulate
shoutings and violent gestures. We
were we'll under way short, heavy
tinctly, but thought he had somehow
a foreign look; and unless my ears
were at fault he was cursing us in
Italian. We left him standing in the
middle of the road, shaking his fist
and hopping his face with red hand
kerchief.
There was only one other passenger
on the car, fattish woman with
blonde hair, who sat at the farther
end; but for all that, 1t could hardly
be called either a private or comfort
able conveyance. There was a badly
flattened wheel forward, which banged
and JoIted abominably; and the motor
man, instead drumming slowly on that
account, seemed possessed of a speed
mania induced by artificial happiness
He bumped over crossings and rocked
around curves at an alarming rate, ac-
companying the performance with oc-
casional snatches Of song; while the
conductor, balanced on the back plat
form, read newspaper and chewed a
tootkpick without paying the slightest
attention. Where we ran for long
stretch along the highway, an automo-
bile came along and proceeded to have
fun with us after the manner of joy.
GUS automobiles. It ran languildy be.
side US until we were at our best
speed; then with derisive toot,
buzzed half mile ahead. Then 1t
waited for us to come up, and repeated
the evolution, barking" at us with the
engine. The motorman's songs turned
to muttered anathemas And as we
turned from the roadside along low
embankment of sand across the mea-
dows we held to rate of speed that
was really exciting.
Are we making up timer" asked.
cor is it only the festive motorman?'
! Mis- Tabor shook her head. II never
went so fast before. The man must
be-"
Just then we struck curve. had
one instant's sickening sense OF danger
as the front wheels bumped and
.thudded along the ties Miss Tabor
caught my arm with smothered
cry. Then the car lurched drunkenly
to the edge Of the embankment and
slowly rolled over.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08

The most reliable fortune tellers are
Dun and Bradstreet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-08
rot,EsTIoN OF GRAMMAR.

woodrow Wilson said politics is,
and that, says the Lincoln Journal,
seemed to settle 1t. Comes now Sid
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30
The Difference.

The Rev. Archibald D. Pinkerton,
the well-known Christian Socialist Of
Duluth, said in a recent address:
Il ascked a crusty old millionaire
the other day to contribute to our box
fund He frowned and said;
so you're Socialist, eh?'
Yes, sir said l.
Well, tell me what a Socialist is,
said he.
;" But you must tell me first said 1.
what sort of Socialist you mean-a
Political Socialist or a Christian So
cialist. For there is a vast difference.
The Political Socialist says, What's
yours mine But the Christian So
cialist says, What's mine is pours.'"