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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-11-08
ENTHUSIASM FOR GOOD ROADS
EXISTS IN CARTER COUNTY

COMMISSIONER SPEAKS A MASS MEETING
PEOPLE-sAYS PRINCIPAL CAPITAL EARNESTNEsS
MAKES SPEECH THAT ARoUSES COUNTY TO GREATER
ACTVITY-CoNGREssMAN CARTER TALKS OF FEDERAL AID
WHAT GOOD ROADS HAVE DONE
IOA-coL. PROUTY SAYS BURDEN is UPON THE DEMOCRATS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-11-08

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
what Our mothers used to Do.

In the January Woman's Home Com
panion there is an interesting presenta-
tion of the difference that exists between
the domestic standards of young mar
ried women OF to-day and those of The
past generation. How did the women
Of the middle class of generation or
two ago manage when they could not
keep help? Following is the answer
quoted from Companion editorial;
"They lived according to their means:
they did not set up impossible stand
ards. and they knew much less about
the science Of bringing up children. They
had no special style to keep up gave
the children weekly bath; Kept the Ia
Bile set between meals; did not serve
their meals in courses, but put all the
food on the table at once; confined their
social affairs to evening calls and par
ties. and church suppers, at which they
wore the same black silk dress for no
i { two seasons; in short, every wom-
did only what she. could, and her
f. DIS made it easier for her by doing
III Use"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
PROBABLY 400 CASES
Of Smallpox in Vermont, as 800 Have
Been Reported.

Burlington, Dec. 23. A meeting Of the
health officers from the counties of La
noble, Caledonia and Orleans. and 9TH
er localities troubled with an epidemic
Of smallpox, was held yesterday at the
Van Ness house and the situation was
discussed in detail by Drs. Henry d.
Holton, @. S. Caverly and +. r. Kid.
der, members of the state board of
health toward the end of stopping the
epidemic, which probably at the pres
ent time includes 400 cses and which
is injecting new towns all Of the time
in spite of rigid quarantine laws
Dr. Holton was the first speaker and
he took up the subject Of the rules
and regulations made for the protec-
tion of the community, in case of such
an epidemic. lie instructed the health
officers in their duty Of enforcing such
laws and urged upon them the value of
rigidity.
Dr. Kidder took up the matter Of the
technique of vaccination, and gave am
pie instruction in this department Of
the work The fact that the cases Of
smallpox are very mild is thought to
be the result Of generations Of vaccinat-
ed people. As soon as person is ex-
posed he should he yaccinated at once
and, although there is no law here com.
pelling W. acination, the value Of it
should b. demonstrated.
The diagnosis Of 41he case was the
part of the discussion taken over by
DIR. c. S. Caverly, and he carefully went
into the different ways of discovering
whether a patient has the disease. The
difference between the symptoms and
the symptoms Of chicken pox and other
diseases was carefully taken up. Fol-
lowing the talks informal discussions fol-
lowed.
About 25 Of the physicians we're pres.
ent. nearly all were from the northern
part of the state. Over 800 cases have
been reported in Vermont and that is
interpreted as meaning that the total
number at the present time probably
reaches 400. Where a good quarantine
IS kept the disease does not increase in
that locality, but new cases in other
towns are continually being found. It
is this that has kept the epidemic alive.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
TWO PEOPLE BURNED.
In Different Fires in New York Early
Last Evening.

New York. Dec. 23.-Two fatal fires
occurred in the city early last night.
One burst out in a spectacular manner
in the seven-story terminal warehouse
occupied by Gimbel Brothers at Thir-
teenth avenue and 2Sth street, and drove
score of employees to the roof, whence
they came down by fire escapes Later
a charred body was found near the
freight elevator, and was identified as
that of "Gus" Roth, a varnisher.
The fire required all the apparatus for
two or three miles around, including
three fire boats. 1t was confined. how.
ever, to a loss of $4,000.
Mr. Mary Lawrence, aged go years,
was found burned almost beyond recog
milton in her apartment in downtown
building when fire in the house was
extinguished. She had evidently been
using an infammable fluid for killing
insects and the police believe that this
took fire in some way and caught on her
clothes, A will executed by Peter Con-
way was found in the apartment, con-
tanning a bequest of $4,000 to Mrs.
Lawrence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
COMPROMISE POSSIBLE.
Hearing in Case of Shoe Machinery Co.
Postponed.

Boston Dec. 23.--For some reason not
made public, the hearing on the demur-
rers to the indictment returned against
five officers of the United Shoe Machin.
cry company for alleged conspiracy in
violating the Sherman antitrust act
viii not take place on Jan. in the Unit
ed States circuit court, which was the
date set some time ago by Judge Colt
The postponement may be for a short
time only, but in view Of the informa.
tion sent from Washington recently to
the effect that the United Shoe Machin-
cry Co. may be able to arrive at sat
isfactory compromise with the govern.
ment in the suit for dissolution, and
that Attorney General Wickersham was
prepared TO confer with Charles f. Choate
at Washington on Jan. 10 regarding the
prosecution OF the case, the change OF
date in the criminal action is looked
upon as having unusual significance.
The defendants on the conspiracy
charges are Sidney w. Winslow. Will
liam Barbour. Elmer f. Howe, Edward
p. Hnrd and f. g. Brown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
TWO BIG FACTORIES
WRECKED BY FIRE
Loss in New York Last Night Was
Half Million and 5000 Men Were
Temporarily Thrown Out
of Employment.

New York, Dec 2S.-Fire which was
barely controlled at midnight last night
wrecked two big factory buildings in
the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn
causing loss estimated at more than
$500,OOO and throwing nearly 5000 men
temporarily out of employment. The
heaviest sufferers were the f. L. g. NJ.
Vernon company blankbook manufae.
turers and bookbinders, whose six-story
buildings at North 10th, llth and Berry
streets were laid in ruins, wiping out
as well the factory of the Hartford Brass
Bed company, which occupied the sixth
floor.
The fire, which started in the engine
room of the Vernon building, spread rap
idly to the eight-story building of the
Electrose Manufacturing company, man
ufacturers of electric insulation, next
door, and almost completely destroyed
that structure, Slight damage was done
the adjoining plant of the Hecla Iron
works.
Low water pressure added to the diff
culties of the Brooklyn fremen in fight
ing the flames and dozen fire com
panies were sent across the Williams
burg bridge from Manhattan. The roof
and the side walls of the Vernon build
ing and side wall of the Eleetrose
structure collapsed and three firemen
were hurt and had to be removed to a
hospital.
The fire was the most spectacular wit
messed in this section in years and an
immense crowd eongregated to watch its
progress. Seyenty-tive families in near
by tenements were driven out by the
flames and the rear portion of row of
four other dwellings near the burning
factories were scorched. No fatalities or
serious casualties We're reported, how.
ever. The entire neighborhood was well
flooded by the big volume of water
poured upon the flames
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
CASE MOL PRossED.
Because Respondent Was Sent to the
State Insane Asylum.

In city court this morning, Judge H.
w. Scott mol pressed the case against
Patrick Dineen Of Montpelier, who was
arrested and brought into court some
time ago on an intoxication charge. The
case was continued by Judge Scott until
to-day, pending hearing in probate
court. Before Judge +. J. Martin in
probate court at Montpelier yesterday,
Dineen was ordered sent to the state
hospital at Waterbury for treatment.
The man was found near Jones Bros
she'd in this city in a semi-conscious
condition and when brought to the po-
lice station by local officers, he said that
lie had used mixture of drugs and
whiskey to alleviate the pain caused by
an injured leg Prior to this, Dineen
had been confined to the county Jail in
Montpelier until the probate court hear
ing. Judge Scott sent him back to his
old quarters until Judge Martin should
give his decision.
Dineen Is said to be anxious that his
appetite for drugs and intoxicating liq-
uors be cured Officials at the state
hospital are given the power to release
the man on parole as soon as his con-
dition will warrant his freedom. He
has wife and children living in New
Hampshirp
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
SMASHED MANY WINDOWS
When Locomotive Raked Side of Boston
& Maine Train.

Newburyport, Mass, Dec. 23.--Several
persons were slightly cut by flying glass
when a Portland bound express train on
the Boston & Maine railroad was side
swiped by an unattached locomotive near
Newburyport station yesterday after
noon. Every window on one side of l2
cars was practically demolished None
of the cars left the rails.
A locomotive was backing on to spur
track when the Portland train swept
down the track. The locomotive of the
passenger train passed by safely, but all
the cars were dragged across the end
of the detached locomotive.
When the train was brought to stop
the rear car was filled with the steam
from the wrecked engine. Men and
women in great excitement smashed the
glass on the opposite side of the car and
jumped through the windows to the
ground 1t was in this car that most
of the passengers received their cuts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
The Making Of an Experienced Actor,

In the January Americas Magazine
there is a remarkable interview with
George Arliss, who, according TO the
opinion of most people, bids fair to be-
come az important and successful on ac-
tor as the late Richard Mansfield He
is now 43 years of age. In his early
DAYS he had as varied and hard and al
together as useful an experience as that
of Mansfield He played in many parts.
One week he was policeman, one week
a clerk. another time a rustic, He could
make these characters young or old, as
he wished. The Young actor. full of ams
bition. made it bis task to study each
little part as carefully as he could Ii he
were TO play London clerk, for exam
pie. lie watched actual clerks till he
found one who seemed, in dress and
manner either to be a type of his class
or to represent something that would be
effective on the stage. Then Mr.. Arliss
would 90 home and design hat or a
collar or wig or suit of clothes, or
all combined, that he might look, as we'll
as talk and act, like this type from life
he had been watching.
"Anything | saw on the streets which
thought effective dramatically | man.
aged to get on to the stage before a fort
night Mr.. Arliss says. And what was
the resultY Sometimes | fear it was,
Immediately to upset the balance of the
performance but for me personally it
was the finest kind of training. Not
only did / skill my eye to observation,
but acquired whole stock of effects
which have remained in the background
of my memory, and to this day when
am called on to play this part or that,
almost mconsciously these memories
come to my aid, and know what | can
achieve and how / can achieve it. The
Young man who begins on Broadway
with a single part, plays it FOR two sea-
sons. and then plays second part for
two seasons more, ind so ON till he is
old, will never, save by miracle learn
to be an actor He viii not learn the
tools OF his trade"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
SANTA" CAME EARLY
To the Children of the Italian Baptist
Mission Last Evening.

Christmas tree exercises for the little
people Of the Italian Baptist mission on
Brook street were successfully carried
out last evening at o'clock under the
direction of the pastor, Rev G.. b. Cas-
tellini and Mrs Castellmi. The front
part of the church was prettily decor
ated in manner becoming to Chri {
mastide and two large evergreen ~
located at either end of the pat> n
were generously laden with gifts in adj
dition to the trimmings of popcorn and
lighted candles. The children entered
into the spirit of the occasion and a
general rompng preceded the program
The exercises We're carried out before
a good sprinkling Of parents Of
the children and friends Of the mission.
The work Of the children reflected con-
siderable credit on the efforts Of the
pastor and his wife, who have had their
training for the affair in charge. The
complete program follows:
Song, entire school; song, girls Of the
school; solo and chorus, Lyle Young
and school; Italian song, Linda Castel-
lini; recitation. Miss Beatrice Beach;
Italian song, Mrs. 6. b. Castelliui; solo
and chorus. Lyle Young and school;
two.part song, Linda Castellini, Margar
ct Matthews, Josephine Luechni, Kath-
crime Coutts, Beatrice Beach, Elinor Liv-
endale and Nellie Mazzoni; solo, Kath-
crime Coutts; quartette, Francis Young
Nellie Gordon, Peggy Gordon, Ruth Me-
knight; solo and chorus, Linda Castel-
lini and school; Indian club drill, George
Murray; English songs, Mrs Castellini;
remarks by the pastor song, entire
school,
Following the conclusion Of the pro-
gram, the distribution of the presents
took place. The pastor and some of
the younger members Of the congrega-
tion assisted in stripping the trees Of
their burdens. In some respects the
Christmas tree this year was one Of the
most successful yet held at the mission.
Eighty children were present in addition
to the parents and friends who came
to help in making the evening one OF
pleasure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
FISHING For A ROCK.
Robert Turner Has Got the Six-ton wag-
on Out Of River at Montpelier.

Robert Turner, an employe of Jones
brothers granite plant Of this city. had
a gang of workmen at Montpelier yes
tcrday engaged in removing the heavy
six-ton wagon, which went into the river
with the ten.ton cut base of granite last
Thursday. The job was a difficult one,
the wagon and base being chained to-
gcther, with both entirely bottom side
up in the water Mr.. Turner was sue
ccssful in getting the wagon ont and
onto the road without any damage.
Damage to the wagon, when 1t went
over in the accident, was slight.
The difficult part now comes in get
ting the large stone onto terra firma,
liz being submerged in the water and
deeply imbedded in the mud and sand
on the river bed, with all the fine cut
edges exposed, not being boxed, and a
soft bottom to work on. However, Mr..
Turner expects to master the job and
with the water drawn down Sunday, will
have better chance. The fault and
cause Of the accident seems to have
been the condition of the road at that
point. occasioned by the road coming
down a hill and into the river road on
a steep slope and far into the lower
highway.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
PROMOTERS SENTENCED.
Four in Burr Bros, Inc, of New York
Sent to BlackwelTs Island

New York, Dec. 23.--As punishment
for having carried on a swindle in stocks
by mail which the government alleged
lasted two years and is reputed to have
netted millions in profit, four promoters
Of the firm of Burr Brothers, Incorporat-
ed, were each sentenced yesterday to
years Imprisonment. They began occu-
pyine cells on BlackwelPs island last
night.
The prisoners are Shelton G. Burr,
president of the corporation, his brother,
Eugene H., who was secretary treasurer;
Charles H. Tobey, vice president, and Ed
win w. Preston, who was field manager
of the business. The quartet unexpect-
edly offered pleas of guilty before Judge
Holt in the criminal branch of the United
States circuit court late yesterday. The
indictment upon which the men had been
called to trial specifically charged fraud
involving $4,000 in the sale of the stock
of the Peoples Association Oil company
but the government alleged that this
swindle was but one of a series of sim
liar offenses estimated to have involved
nearly $50,0O0,000, and $l5,000,OO0 in
profits for the promoters
Counsel for the defendants said that
rather than incur the expense of sum-
moning witnesses from distant points to
appear in the various trials, it had been
decided to enter plea of guilty to the
specific Indictment, from which the gov
ernment opened the case. The maximum
sentence possible on this indictment was
l8 months, and counsel argued for Glenn
ency. He urged that the promoters had
reason to believe that the stocks which
they were booming would prove profta,
BILE to investors, but they now realized
that the representations which they had
made concerning the enterprises were too
strong.
United States District Attorney Wise
said that if the case were an isolated one
the plea for clemency might be granted,
but as the frauds were widespread and
were kept up for two years, there was
no reason for clemency.
Judge Holt pronounced sentence as a
wear each BY a slip Of the tongue which
made even the prisoners laugh, he gave
them q choice of terms in the Atlanta
cemetery" or in the New York peni-
tentiary or Blackwell's island. The men
preferred the island and were taken there
last night.
A little over year ago the men were
occupying expensive offices in Broad
way sleyseraper. On the afternoon of
Nov. 20, 1910, they were descended upon
by federal agents during general round
up of mail stock swindlers, ordered by
Postmaster General Hitchcock Their
business had been mainly the sale of
stocks and bonds and oil and gold mining
enterprises Among their promotions
were the Nevada Goldfeld Mining, Mill
ing and Smelling company; British
American Copper Mines and Smelling
company; Holcomb Automatic Engine
company; Toledo, Wabash and st. Louis
railroad; Arizona Copper and Cold Mines
company;. Long Beach, Mexico and Ari-
zona Mining company, and about twenty
other corporations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
Bridget PritChard, in Dying State.
ment, Accused an italian"
SHE WAS SLAIN LAST NIGHT
The Circumstances of the Crime, Which
Was Committed at Hyde Park,
Mass, Are Most Mysterious
Victim Only 1s Years Old.

Hyde Park, Mass, Dec. 23.--Efforts OF
the police were renewed to-day in an
endeavor to locate the slayer of Bridget
Pritchard, an ls-year-old girl, who was
murdered last night under mysterious
circumstances. Although general alarm
was sent out by the police and search
was at once instituted, as yet there is
no clue to the girls assalaut.
In her dying statement the girl said
it was am Italian who attacked her. On
that information the police visited the
Italian sections of Boston and of Hyde
Park, but without result.
Just before 7 o'clock last night Mrs.
Thomas Pritchard was seated near the
front door of her house when she heard
a sound Of someone falling on the front
steps. Rushing to the door, she saw
her niece lying in huddled mass on
the stoop.
81 have been stabbed, auntie," gasped
the girl.
As Mrs. Pritchard stopped to lift the
girls head, George Neal, who lives across
the street, ran over. Lifting the girl
in his arms, he carried her into the
house. Raising herself from the couch
on which Neal had placed her, she cried
out:
"I am dying"
A moment later she murmured faint
ly: "On the BRIDGE was murdered by
an Italian" and then fell back dead
The police were hastily summoned and
Medical Examiner Charles Stmtevant
called TO the house. After a cursory
examination he pronounced death due
to wound in the back, under the left
shoulder blade, two inches from the
spine.
The girl was employed as a domestic
by Mrs. B. G. Vose, who lives half a
mile from the Pritchard home. The girl
was on her way from her employers
To her uneles when she was stabbed
Ordinarily she slept at Mrs. Vose's home
but last night she was going to her
gunt's TO make some arrangements for
Christmas.
The police made careful search of
the bridge and under an arc light on
the westerly end--furthest from the
Pritchard home--found signs of a scuifle
1t was impossible, however, to obtain
any tangible evidence.
There are no houses near the westerly
end of the bridge, and although the
dwellings are very close at the easterly
end, none of the people in the vicinity
recall hearing any outcry at the time
the murder was committed.
The murdered girl bore an exemplary
character, and as far as is known. had
no admirers. The police do not believe
that robbery was the motive for the
crime.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
PLEASANT REUNION
OF Bonaccord Football Team and Their
Friends Last Night

fnendS Last Nlgnt.
The Bonaccord football team held its
annual reunion in Miles hall last even
ing in the shape of dance which start
ed at o'clock and came TO close
around midnight. Eighty couples were
present for the occasion and among
the number were many former football
stars who in days past have struggled
well to maintain the standing Of this
well known athletic organization. Sims
orchestra furnished music for the dane
ers.
One small compartment of the hall
was transformed into place Of refresh
mcnt and light lunches were served
throughout the evening. This proved to
be one Of the most delightful features
OF the reunion aud the buffet luncheon
idea will doubtless become a permanent
feature OF the clubs annual gatherings.
In charge Of the affair was commit
tee consisting Of the following members
who. after lending every effort to make
the evening enjoyable, were rewarded by
assisting TO carry out one of the most
successful reunions ever undertaken by
the Bonaccords. The members consti-
tuting the committee were as follows:
Andrew Freeland, William Ritchie, Will
liam Brode. Andrew Walker George
Mowatt. Robert Davidson, Frank Wilson.
William Fairs. Alex. Thompson, and
James Stewart.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
SET FIRE TO HER OWN HOUSE?
Mrs. Lena Hutchins of Lynn is Under
Arrest

Lynn, Mass, Dec. 23.-Charged with
setting fire in her own home from which
she herself had a narrow escape, Mrs.
Lena Hutchins, 81, was arrested yester-
day. The fire occurred at 2 o'clock in the
morning on Dec. 6, and Mrs. Hutchins
claims to have been awakened by the
smoke As she sought to escape from
the house she was partially overcome
and tainted on the stoop. The house
was damaged to the extent of $4,000.
Mrs. Hutchins was planning to move on
the following day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-23
vERMoNTERs NOT HURT.
Is Report Received in Rutland From
Scene Of Train Wreck.

Rutland, Dec. 30 According to brief
dispatch received yesterday, United
States Marshal Horace w. Bailey and
Deputies Bert A. Hyland Of this city
were in a train wreck yesterday morn.
ing on the Southern railway near Kings
Mountain, n. c. All the Pulmans on
the train, including that in which the
Vermouters were riding, were ditched,
but none Of the party was hurt.
Marshal Bailey and associates left
here a few days ago TO take 70 the fed
eral penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga, Ward
Tolland who was sentenced az the 0cto-
ber term Of federal court in this city
to serve is months Tor smuggling China
men into this country from Canada.