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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
Aldermen Elected Yesterday
Sworn in Today
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Alderman L. H. Thurston Reelected
President Of the Board Of Alder
men--C. ], Lease Is the New
Assessor.

According to custom the new city
government met at . O'Clock this morn
ing and organized for the year The
city council first met and without any
ceremony gs soon as the oath OF Office
was administered to tie three aldermen,
proceeded to fix the bonds for various
officials as follows: Superintendent Of
water $1,000; superintendent Of
street, $1,000: overseer OF the poor,
81 .000; chief Of police $500; patromen,
$500 inspector OF buildings 500; pr-
vate drain layer. $500: city clerk $40
000 city treasurer. $4,000: first eon-
stable, $4,000; second constable. Sl0.-
coo.
The jurisdiction OF the state was ex.
tended to the first and second consta-
Bile.
The council adjourned and the board
OF aldermen organized BY re-eIectmg j.
II. Ihmston president OF the board aud
G. M Wiley vice president The rules
OF the previous year. with some minor
notifications, were adopted for the year
to come,
The committee appointments tor the
year We're announced by the mayor and
confirmed by the aldermen as follows:--
Legislation Brown, Rossi, Ward.
Finance Wiley Thurston Ward
Streets Thurston, Brown, Ward
Water Wiley, Ward. Mcleod
Fire Rossi. Brown Wiley.
Lights Rossi Brown, Mcleod.
Police Wiley. Brown, Rossi
Property Wiley, Ward, Mcleod
Cemeteries Rossi, Thuston. Ward.
Health Brown, Thurston Rossi
License Brown. Mcleod Ward
Salaries Thurston Brown. Wiley.
Library Wiley. Rossi Mcleod
Supplies Ward, Mcleod, Brown
Printing Mcleod. Ward Thurston
Elections Ward, Mcleod, Brown.
Charity Mcleod. Brown, Ward
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
TO Be Erected in Chelsea as Result Of
Soliciting.

Chelsea. March 4 The annual town
meeting passed oil with It's usual dis
patch. with few changes and harmony
prevailing throughout The following oil.
licers were eected Moderator. Hale H.
Darling; clerk and treasurer Willard r.
Townsend school director Walter IT.
Reekwith. TO succeed himself, lister.
Leonard Il Bacon selectman, Ernest A..
Corwiu: overseer, Horace Noxley; con
stable and collector. Col. II O. BiNby:
auditors. Stanley G Wilson John Nj
6omstaek and j A. r. Coruu Town
grand Juror " II spragpe agent Geo
L. stowe trustee OF public library Geo
/. Stove; cemetery commissioner, Il n.
Mattison
MIR Mattison reported ion the solicit
ing and building committee elected y
year ago to solicit subscriptions to the
eHteut Of at least 5000 before the
$1,000 voted bp the town last year could
become available ior the purpose Of
building ueW high school building n
town that they had been successful u
raising the stipulated amount and that
measures would be taken a. soon as pos
sible to decide upon location, aud
that it is moro than probable that by
the beginning OF the school wear OF 1912
Chelsea would have 4 new school build
ing ready and equipped for use Charles
H. Darling OF Boston has been appointed
to fl the vacancy on the building com
mittee caused hE the death OF his father.
Il h Darling, who introduced the scheme
and who was very active as a member
OF that committee until his DEATH and
NJ. II Sprague was elected to I'LL the
vacancy on the committee caused by the
resignation OF 3. II Adams Total tax,
including the FIVE per cent county tax
raised to defray 1he expenses for the
rnnlino Nanr Il s. 10
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
ONE MAJORITY STANDS.
Loss Of a "No" Vote in Third Made Up
in Fifth Ward.

Barre voted for no-licensc yesterday
by the bare majority Of one, although
two minor changes in wards three and
five differ from the figures given out at
the hrst tahulation yesterday afternoon.
In ward three, one of the no votes,
where the necessary cross had not been
exactly within the prescribed square
was casS- out at the second counting.
reducing the majority in that ward 10
only twelve Had this condition been
final. the city would have been tied on
the issue
In ward five. however, no vote was
discovered ia ouc OF the city tickets
after the license returns had been for
wardcd to headquarters This resulted
iu changing the majority for license ia
that ward from IN "a l20 Thus the
figures of the final tabulation for the
city are identical With the results Civ
on out on the origina count The cor
rprtn1 ypta bV var1g foIir,Va
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
BEGINS SENTENCE.
Ex-Boss Ruef Of San Francisco Went
to IaiI Yesterday.

San Francisco. March S-lIaying ex-
hausted every legal resource la three
year struggle TO escape the penitentiary,
Abraham Ruei, former political leader OF
san Francisco, Yesterday was taken to
san Quentin prison to begin q l4-year
term for the bribery OF supervisors dur
ing the term Of Mayor Eugene II,
Schmitz. As final concession. Ruef
was removed from the Jail to the ferry
boat in taSicab instead Of in the
regular van
Ruef anticipated the usual prison reg.
ulations by having his moustache re.
moved aud his hair cropped before his
departure Only a handful Of his for
mer lieutenauts and friends were at the
ferry station to bid him farewell.
Warden Hoyle OF San Quentin SAYS
that Ruef viii be put at work in the
jutc mill OF the prison,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
VICTORY FOR P. A.
Defeated Hardwick Independents Last
Evening.

Morrisvlle, March ). hi fast ana
sensational game Of basketball last
evening Peoples academy defeated Hard
wick Independents hy score of - to
IS. Peoples academy outplayed its OPP
poncnts in every point. outclassing them
ina shot and team work Parker kel-
ley and Ward starred for T. A., while
l.. johnson and AleCaTrey showed up
well for 1ardwick
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
RoIfe 10 Be 0uartermaster

Bo.tou, March s. Major Robert II.
Rolfe depot quarterma -tef for the
United states army in New England Fe
ecived orders this morning directing him
to proceed immediately te Texas and
report to Major General Carter for ser
Vices as Chief quarterna Of one OF
the brigades on the field He viii leave
tonight or tomorrow Major Roife i
a native of New Hampshire
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08


9u'slt'oil was aill,oultsel rom tlie o'iiees
y we l"a' a' N'N i'afeH yfsleralA ,
iels'l'' st5,ng ~ t,le iiitelFses . ti'e
lio''t N'liel "'iiie'1 toui pay
! eFnloh, 10tpoi"ll9iL e"1tloi1ea w tlle
boalol, 3 aiai3e TYst5ha' nave Pals a7eu Y,
,ne ln'eIeSs wv ~ tus III y s,pfGpf1i ~,
es'ote Y lHe aloi,, Pelei ai'a Aells ny,
e' l"ii odu' tHe haIfe ~ blai'sh tdiit osu
ahN tNF ila'ie laH"aF. - soon - tle
lreal Pieumihalles can he arranged y
was announced. the properties WI ne
merged INTO ana oeeohle part 81 lhe
BOSTON ana Name fallfo@d system, and
tdeieaiief he operated as part q the
iaLeer eonlPah
NE NoFtWeli estate possessed eoll-
ironing interest IN an thiee ilnes Nilirh
have jusi changed hands The three
ROADS were controlled by former Mayor
Alvin = Nort"cll OF Cambridge, Mass"
Who died last year
Last month lhe New York, New llav-
en- and Hartford railroad system, which
controls the Boston and Maine, pur-
chased sufficient stock OF the Rutland
railroad system from the Aew York
Central aud Hudson River Railroad com
pany to give the New Haven equal
rights with the New York Central over
the Rutland lines. thus enabling the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
WINDOW BARS TESTED.
Thirty-nine camorrists Imprisoned, Wis
itors Ready for Saturdays Trial

Viterbo, Italy, March s-Although
the trial of the Camorrists will not
open until Saturday, already thousands
OF visitors arc here. drawn by the nm
usual event. Several times a day the
iailers test the iron bars OF the win
dows Of the mediacyal monastery of
Gradi. whore the accused, with the ex.
ception OF two, are imprisoned Thirty
nine prisoners are confined here. A
strong force Of clrbiueers scrutinize the
throngs that visit the place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
HAD NOTHING TO ADD.
Supt. Stanyan Referred the Interviewer
to Mr. Mellen's Statement.

Supt Stanyan 81 the Montpelier 6
Wells River railroad had little to say
about the requirement of his compluy's
railroad interests iu Vermont when in-
teiyiegai to-day. lie said that the first
announcement of the purchase came
through Ur Aeilen's statement in this
morning papers and that he did not
wish to add anything to the statements
therein contained.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
100 Marines Sailed To-day More Later.

Philadelphia March : seven hundred
marines Sail sonth from tile navy yards
late this afternoon ON the transport
Prairie and viii be followed by like
number tomorrow on the transport
DiNie An order from Washington gives
the destination Of the two transports
as Guantanamo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
A REVOLVER SHOT
Heard by Policeman CarIe-He Found It
Was a Joke

While passing along on his beat on
Granite street at 1890 last evening. 0H-
Ger Carle heard 4 revolver shot in the
street just ahead vi him aud seeing
crowd gathered hurried up. On ques-
tionng the Young mon iu the crowd. The
officer learned that the shot had been
fred for fun and not with the inten-
tion of doing HARM The officer took
the revolver from one Of the party, who
stated that he was not The one who
fired the shot
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
Londoa EEeIted over va eame

London. March s. The mobiliat' 'ou
of the American army at the Mexican
frontier has excited great interest on
The part OF London politicians aud com
mercia interests but all are still in
The dark as to whether the movement is
for political or military reasons Lit
lie doubt is expressed here bit that
the political situation in Mexico caused
President Iafts strong move
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
oUARRYMAN BADLY INJURED.
Steam Drill, Weighing 700 Pounds, Fell
on Adelaire Rousseau.

Ndclairc Rousseau employed on the
Boutwell,. Milne s. Nauum quarry in
Gmniteyille was badly injured yester-
drill weighing 200 pounds, fen on him.
breaking both arms and niurng him
internally The drill ten as ~ was
setting & up and De was pinned un-
der BE- for several minutes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
MI. Rossi rhanks the vote5s Of wsrd ).

! wish TO thank the voters Of ward :
for their continued confidence in Inc and
the generous support accorded me at the
polls yesterday / shall use my best
efforts to work for the good OF the city
aud the interests Of ward s.
A. NJ Ross
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
DEATH OF STUDENT.
William NJ. Locke in University of Yer
mont.

Rutland March William NJ. Locke.
eldest son of superintendent David n.
Locke of the Rutland public schools.
died Yesterday no WinchendOn. Mass.
5f cancer Of the appendix. aged 26
years. he was n graduate Of Dartmouth
and at the time he was taken sick
last December. De was medical stu
dent az the university OF Vermont. He
leaves besides his father. two sisters.
Misses Elizabeth aud Helen and two
brothers. Vernon D. and Allen, an Of
Winchndcu.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
ISSUE NEW CALL
For Pastor Of the Presbyterian Church
Of Barre.

AZ q largely attended meeting of the
8SCmberS and adbrents oi tie FreSby
tarfan church held last evening. q feso-
tuition was passed whereby d new cali
tnr pastor viii BE- issued bN The church
within 4 few days Although a. many
as i've candidates have preached IN the
church since he resignation 81 Rey J.
d. Mackenzie. for various reasons se
lection from this number was found 20
be impossible. Rev George Macarthur,
pastor 81 the Presbyterian ehlret iu
for tile same purpose Nlll be held as
soon az new candidates for he local
pastorate have preached in the church
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
LEASE NEW ASSESSOR.
Defeated James McAdam by 81 Ma
jOrity.

Clarence j. Lease was elected assessor
in Barre tor three years Yesterday, that
place being the only one on the city
ticket which was contested for. Assessor
Jape, McAdam was a candidate for re-
election Leases majority was 81, and
the vote stood as fOllows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
GOES MIRO BANKRUPTCY.
f. c. Wilson Co., Wholesale Granite
Dealers of Quincy.

Boston March s. Il. c. Wilson
company wholesale granite dealers,
Quincy yesterday filed voluntary pc.
tition in bankruptcy in the e. $. dis.
trict court The liabilities aggregate
ST9656 and the assets are estimated at
S3T590 There ate about 100 mse-
cured creditors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
DECIDED TO STATE.
Toll Bridges In Lake champlain Pass
Over.

North Hero MIa7sh 5. At The annual
town meeting yesterday il was voted,
under act Ia of the acts Of 1910. to
deed TO the state the toll bridge be-
tween this place and Alburg, making
il a free bridge similar action was
taken by Grand Isle regarding the bridge
between that town and North Hero.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08

The Newport village water commits
sioners arc shutting OIL the water be-
tween the hours Of 9 p m. and a. M.
on account Of tine low water in the res
ervoir due, it Is thought, 70 many pat
rons allowing the water to rm at night
TO prevent freesing. II i. necessary 20
allow the reservois to iill to insure suf-
ticieut water ia ease OF its necessary
use for eXtiuguishing FIRE.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
WALKED 20 MILES
And Cast His Ballot in Burlington Yes
terday

Burlington. March S. George 4.
Buck, & Y. NJ, H9. now general scere-
tary Of the Montpelier y NJ G. A.,
walked the 40 miles between that city
and Burlington in order to vote here
yesterday. he arrived al ten o'clock
Friday night accompanied bv two Young
men from the Montpelier y ~ G. A.
A portion of he distance was covered
on snowshoes Tie party returned by
train yesterday afternoon,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08

Carol D. smith Is iu Boston attend.
ing the automobile show this week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08

The authorities OF the university Of
Vermont. Burlington. have asked Dr. c.
IT, Beeebe of Burlington TO 6ll the va
caucy caused by the death Of Dr. A. O.
J. Kelley of Philadelphia and to give
the lectures in medicine for the remain
der Of the term Doctor Beecher WINS
formerly Doctor kelley's assistant The
matter Of filling the chair permanently
win be settled at a later date.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08

Simon de Nries. who was injured by
a fall from a trolley ear aud taken %
the Brattleboro Memorial hospital, WAS
arrested AZ the institution recently.
charged with the larceny of SIPS from
his laudladv ia North Adams Mass
1t said the man is engaged in
mnco game of getting slightly injured
on trains and trolley cars and thenbrimg-
ing suit against the companies.
The Washington times., 1911-10-23
Daughters Letter Brings
Identity of Wanderer

The aged man who was found in a
dazed. condition at Fourteenth street
and New York avenue northwest FRI
day by Policeman Ward. Of the First
precinct. and who was sent to the
WASHINGTON Asylum Hospital. was
Identified today as John N. Mclean,
a scientist and inventor. who had been
missing from his home in New York
city several days.
The Identification was made through
a letter from Mr.. McLean's daught.
Mrs. H. r. Steinhilber Of 355 West
1t5th street. New York. who request
ed that the Washington police look
for her father. She stated that Mr..
Mclean had come to aWshington to
see about a patent on q rotary motor
and, as he sometimes suffered from
aphasia, she feared he might be lost
Policeman Ward found Mr.. Mclean
wandering aimlessly on the street
There were no letters or papers in his
pocket that would give any clue to his
Identity and efforts on the part OF hte
police to identify him failed until the
|letter' from his daughter came today
Mrs. Steinhilber was notified bv tele-
graph that Mr.. Mclean was In the
hospital and It Is expected arrange
ments will be made to take him to
New York this evening.
The Washington times., 1911-10-23
'SOROR|T|ES beaten
!. IN THEIR ATTEMPT
|. TO RULE ELECTIONS
Eastern High School Prin-
cipal Interferes on Com
plant of Other Pupils.

An attempt to control class elections
at Eastern High School By two sorori-
ties was frustrated by q hastily formed
organization OF "anu-frat" pupils, who
carried their protest to DR.. W.fF. Small.
As result Principal Small ordered the
nitely. t,E
News of this afYair today reached the
ears OF DR.. w. M. Davidson, who visited
the school and made an address this
morning. It will furnish the first mate
Of Investigating the secret societies was
ton.
Every effort was made to keep the
matter quiet at Eastern this morning
pr. Small would make no statement
elections postponed at the request of
certain pupils" When asked whether
he bad any information regarding the
attempt OF the societies to control the
class elections he said:
II have yet received no authentic In
Girls at Eastern fsr outnumber the
boys. The trouble started when the two
girls, sororitfes inaugurated campaigns
Tor their respective candidates.
A three-cornered fight then was
precipitated when girls who are mem
bers OF neither society entered the
should have recognition. It was the
non-sorority girls who took the mat
ter to the principal
The girls belonging to the Oldest
sorority enlisted the boys in their
campaign and in return for the sup
named q fraternity boy for the presi.
dency. They hoped to make q clean
sweep OF the rest Of the ticket, NAM
ing their girls for every office.
The Washington times., 1911-10-23
ST. LOUIS CITIZENS
IN SERVTUDE, SAYS
BRIEF IN BIG SUIT
Terminal Railroad Associa-
ton and David R. Francis
Are Fiercely Attacked.

The Terminal Railroad Association of
st. Louis. ex-Gov. David r. Francis
and others. are objects OF fierce at
tack by John c. Higdon. st. Louis at
torney. In a brief filed in the Supreme
Court Of the. United States today, as a
friend of the court In the case OF the
Government against the terminal as
sociation Hgdon says:
The officials OF the corporation more
than q century ago usprped the pre-
rogatives Of the people of St. Louis and
bound them with chains of taxation
without representation.
THE citizens of st. Louis have been
for more than twenty-five years. and
now are In this boasted twentieth CEN
tury In as abject commercial servitIde
to the despotic decree Of the defendant
corporation as our forefathers were in
l776 to the monstrous stamp act II
George III"
Ex-Governor Francis is brought into
the case on the charge that he wrong
fully sold the Merchants bridge. which
was an independent highway across tho
Mississippi river. to the terminal com
pany.
The Washington times., 1911-10-23
Indigestion and all other Stomach
distress goes after taking
a little Diapepsin.

You oan eat anything your stomach
Graves without fear Of Indigestion or
Dyspepsia. or that your food will fer
ment or sour on your stomach. If you
will take little. Diapepsin OCCASION
ally.
Your meals, will taste good. and any
thing you eat will be digested; nothing
can ferment or turn into acid or poi
ching, Dizziness, feeling of fullness
after eating, Nausea, Indigestion dixie
a lump Of lead in stomach). Bilious
ness, Heartburn, Water brash, Pain in
stomach and intestines or other symp-
toms.
The Washington times., 1911-10-23
RENEWAL OF STRIKE
IN ENGLAND, THREAT
OF RAIL EMPLOYEES
Workers Repudiate Findings
of Arbitration Commission.
Big Conference Soon.

LONDON. Oct. 23.-"we must have
higher pay and shorter hours, or there
Will be such a strike as will stop every
wheel on every railroad in England be-
fore Christmas" said Chairman Hen
derson Of the executive committee of
the British Amalgamated Society of
Railway Servants today.
Henderson's declaration follows the
adoption Of resolutions at railroad mems
meetings throughout Great Britain yes
terday repudiating the findings of the
commission charged with arbitration of
last August's strike on the British rail-
roads.
The arbitration commission was
chosen through tho efforts of the board
Of trade. The men say, however. that
they did not pledge themselves to ac-
cept Its nndings, but only declared an
armistice In the hope that 1t might ac-
complish s6mething.
The commission was dominated by the
employing. classes. and though II made
some small concessions to the men, ac-
cording to the terms of the award they
are not to become effective until
July, 1912.
The Washington times., 1911-10-23

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Druggfsts refund money II 1t fails to cure.
E.w.GROvES signature Is on each box. 25c.
The Washington times., 1911-10-23
YOUR SOUR, Classy, UPSET STOMACH
WILL FEEL FINE IN FIVE MINUTES

Headaches from the stomach are alb
solutely unknown where this effective
remedy. Is used. Diapepsin really does
all the work Of a healthy stomach. 1t
digests your meals when your stomach
can't. A single dose will digest all the
food you eat and leave nothing to fer
ment or sour and upset the stomach.
Get a large 50-cent case of Pape's
Diapepsin from your druggist and start
taking now. and in little while you
will actually brag about your healthy,
strong stomach. for you then can eat
anything and everything you want
without the slightest discomfort or mis-
cry. and every particle OF impurity and
Gas that Is in your stomach and tntes-
tines Is going to be carried away with
out the use of laxatives or any other
assistance.
Should you at this moment be suf-
fering from Indigestion or any stomach
disorder. you can get relief within Ave
minutes.
The Washington times., 1911-10-23
Dozen Cigarettes Daily
Didn't Hurt His Game

Denying that he is a "slave TO
cigarettes" as alleged by his wife.
Clara Z. Koontz, In ker suit for an alb
eolute divorce. Ralph A. Koonts. an en-
ploye Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, today told the District Supreme
Court that he '.pleys good game OF
football every fall, ard smokes only
ten or fifteen q day"
Hc makes positive denial Of any
niscondmct In his answer, and charges
that while he was on a business trip In
Philadelphia several weeks ago his wife
entertained men at his home and went
10y riding" Because Of these alleged
events, he claims the landlord ordered
her to vacate the premises.
The Washington times., 1911-10-23
SPECIAL NOTICES

TO THE sTOCKHOLDERS OF THE
Washington American League Base
Bali Club-Notice Is hereby given that q
special meeting of the stockholders Of
the Washington American League Base
Ball Club will be held at Room 705 Colo
rado Building, Washington, D. c., on
the Goth day OF October. 1911, at twelve
o'clock noon, to consider and vote upon
resolutions which will be offered at said
meeting for the purpose Of increasing
the capital stock Of the club from
10000 shares OF the par value of so each,
aggressting a the sum of 100000. to
10000 shares Of the par value .of Slo
each, aggregating the sum OF 500, do:
and for such other business, al (, may
properly be brought before said meeting.
THoS: c. MOVES, President and Direc.
tor; E. j. WALSH, Vice President and
Director; BENJAMIN 8. MINOR, Score,
tary and Director; RUDOLPH KAUFF-
MANN, Director; HENRY p. BLAIR,
Director. :.
ON AND AFTER OCT. q, 1911, / WIFI
not be responsible for any debts con-
tracted by my wife. Bernice c. Havener,
oc22-St' CLAUD M. HAVENER
WOULD LIKE TO LET MY AUTO
mobile and chauffeur for the winter
months at $3.50 per month. Phone NJ S137.