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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
Opera House Play Cancelled.
AUDITORS RECOMMENDATIONS.
Some Changes Are Proposed for Better
Administration.

In his biennial report to the state
legislature, State Auditor Graham makes
recommendation as follows:
Some method of purchasing fuel for
State House courthouses, jails, and state
institutions should be adopted.
1t might be well to require a report
to some officer of the state of list
and value of all state property, each
biennial period.
Appropriations, in many cases, should
take effect at the beginning of fiscal year
next after passage or be apportioned to
the balance of the fiscal year in which
they are made and the subsequent fiscal
year.
Municipal courts Of Brighton and
Springfield should be abolished or given
wider territory.
City court of Burlington and munich
pal court, Winooski, and city courts OF
Montpelier and Berre should be given
concurrent jurisdiction of the counties of
Chittenden and Washington, respective
ly. Rutland city court should be given
Rutland county jurisdiction, and the mu-
nicipal courts of Bellows Falls and Brat
leboro consolidated and this court given
When a jury is empaneled in city or
court to try criminal case,
ii should be a common law jury, with
exceptions direct to supreme court.
Then probably so per cent. of criminal
cases could be disposed Of speedily and
at less expense to respondent and state.
The present system of bringing prose-
cutions in city courts when possible saves
money. In the three counties most af-
fected. the bills of cost decreased from
4 .316 to 1907. The counties received
s.. .I03.60 in prosecution of criminal cases
and paid out $6,a3s.s7.
To reduce the cost of justice, all mi
nor offenses should be taken care of by
towns, unless the respondent takes APP
teal and enters the same duly in court.
1t may be well to consider the appoint
ment OF trial justice for criminal cases
in towns without city or municipal court
Other justices should have
to sign complaints returnable
before trial justices.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
A Doctors Experience with every
Brave" Drunkard.

In the October American Magazine
appears an article Fighting the Deadly
Habits" by Samuel Merwin, in which is
told the story OF Charles b. Towns, a
great expert in the treatment OF alcohol
and drug fiends The following is one
of the stories told;
Not long ago, as ] happen to know,
a rather bad case of alcoholism was
brought to him py friends of the doubly
unfortunate man. This person was a
young and exceedingly powerful man
physically. He was bully of a rather
terrifying sort. He was accustomed to
boast that he could lick anybody
Towns was warned to be careful with
him; but replied by merely ordering 4
room prepared-an ordinary bedroom. of
course. for Towns has no other sort. He
makes no special preparations for rough
characters. So far as ] can see. after
five years of observing his work. no one
could possibly be rough in Towns hos
pital 1t simply wouldn't work.
1T didn't work in this case
Towns received the clustering giant
with his usual utter self-command. He
personally escorted him to the assigned
room. asked the others to leave, and qui-
etly closed the door.
Now he said, they tell me that
where you've been you could lick every
body Is that soY
"The blusterer grunted, in some sur
prise.
Well. iet me tell You that you can't
lick anybody here. Not soul. Not
all-boy or nurse If you've got any
idea that YOU can in that head Of yours,
you can begin right here and now
with me-
at is quite impossible TO convey, on
the mere printed page. any adequate
idea of what such a speech could mean.
coming from Towns. The candid and
dominant eve. the astonishing physical
tfor a man Of fifty or Of any
other agel, the utter sense Of mastery,
the admonishing finger waved before a
nose. No. You couldn't defeat
Towns. You could kill him. perhaps,
but YOU couldn't defeate him. This brag-
CART didn't. He became very meek ani
aid exactly as he was told. quite as you
or / would have done in his place. And
the quiet men ana women who were
occupying other rooms az that moment
never knew that such a little furry had
taken place
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
DIR. B. H. STONE, PRESIDENT.
Vermont State Medical Society Closed
Session at Montpelier Yesterday.

The Doth annual meeting of the Yer
mont State Medical society closed at
Montpelier yesterday, and it was voted
to hold a three-day session at Burllng
ton at the usual time next year. The
following officers were elected:
President, Dr. b. II. Stone Of Burling
ton; vice president, DR.. w. w. Town
send, Rutland; secretary, DR. c. II.
Beecher, Burlington treasurer, DR.. c. i.
Dalton, Burlington; auditor, DIR. c. a.
Champion. st. Johnsbury; house of del
egates, president, DR.. C. w. Bartlett;
vice presidents, DIR. Schofeld, DR.. G. G.
Marshall, Wallingford; secretary, DIR.
G. S. Bidwell of Waterbury.
DR.. c. X. johnson of Burlington. read
a paper at yesterday mornings session
on "Diarrhoea in Bottle-fed Infants; =
DIR, J, J. Deryin Of Poultney led the dis
cussion. DIR. Judson Daand of Phila-
deIphia gave an address on "The dag
nosis and Treatment of Syphilis;" DIR.
j.. NJ. Crane of Hardwick discussed the
paper.
DR.. David Marvin of Essex Junction
spoke yesterday afternoon on BLOOD
Pressure-Its Control by Drugs Dr. f.
II. Martin of Middlebury and DIR. 5. w.
Hammond of Rutland led the discussion.
DR.. B. IT. Stone of Burlington read the
paper prepared by the president, DIR. +.
1T. kidder of Woodstock, on THE Pip
sician and His Relation to the Public
Health" DR.. J. +. Anderson Of Wash
ington, d. G., noted physician, spoke
on Recent Additions to Our knowledge
of the Etology of infectious Diseases"
DIR. +. w. Sears of Burlington had a
paper on "Crime-Cause and Preven-
ton" The closing address of the con-
vention was by DIR. T. ID. Crothers of
Hartford, Conn, on "lnebriety, Home
and Office Treatment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
STATE fIREMEN'S MEETING
Held in Burlington Last Evening and
Was Uneventful.

Burlington, Oct l2-The annual con-
yention OF the Vermont State Firemen's
association was held last evening in the
city court room of the city hall An
unusually large number of chiefs were
present and most of them agreed 70 stay
over to-day so that they might witness
the annual inspection Of the Burlington
department.
President Frank r. Stone presided at
the meeting. and y C. Buck Of Randolph
was elected president. The vice-prcsi-
dents are The same as formerly. C. B.
Gladding Of Barre. y. A. Durkee OF Ram
dolph J II. Donnelly Of Nergennes. G. Il.
McAllister of Montpelier and H. II.
Hodgdon Of Barre. The secretary. r. ID.
Moore OF Bennington. and the treasurer,
l.. C. Grant Of Burlington. also eontin-
ne in Office.
The executive committee this year viii
consist Of G. A Niles and T. +. Perkins,
both of this city J. n Holloran OF Wi
nooski. r. H. Gurin Of st. Albsns and
r. b. Gilbert of Montpelier The stats
tician will be C. r. Rich of Middlebury.
balance Of about 500 in the
treasury.
The only piecs q legislative work 20
be considered was the asking 81 an ap-
preparation II 81 l.g@ each year e. defray
the expenses IL tournament After
the business meeting. The entire party
u ent up into the main hall, where re-
freshmerts were served.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
William Strong a Victim in St.
AIbans Railroad Yards
ONE 0THF1sw ~ INJURED
A cSN .pe Of Engine, on Which They
We're Working, Burst, Letting the
Steam Pour Over Them---strong's
Body Taken to Richmond.

St. Albans, Oct. l2.-William Strong
died at the hospital this morning from
the effects of burns suffered yesterday,
when an arch tube of an engine on which
he was working in the railroad yard
burst. His body was taken to Rich
mond for burial. H. J. Hague, who also
was burned in the same accident, is as
comfortable as can be expected. The
accident happened yesterday forenoon at
ll30 o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
TESTING THEIR STRENGTH
BEFORE BIG GAMES
The Larger Football Teams Are to Hold
Their Third Saturdays Games
This Afternoon.

Boston, Oct l2-The third Saturday
of the eastern football season found the
major colleges still playing on their
home gridirons and the smaller teams
on their usual mid season visits. The
coaches and captains regarded to-day's
contests as furtiering the excellent op.
portunities for testing the strength of
the offense and defense, with an eye to
more important games later in the sea-
son,
Harvard faced Williams, Princeton
met Virginia Polytechnic, Yale and La
fayette clashed and the university of
Pennsylvania and Swarthmore lined up.
In New England, the principal matches
were between Dartmouth and the uni
versity of Vermont, Brown and Wesley
an, and Trinity and Bowdoin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
KILLED HIS SON,
TRIED TO KILL OTHERS
Later John v. Mcdonald of Akron, Ohio,
Was Found Wandering About the
Streets-His Wife Is Believed
to Be Fatally Wounded.

Akron. o., Oct. l2-John V. Mcdonald,
a plumber, yesterday shot and killed his
three year-old son and then fired bullets
into the heads of his wife and sister.
Mrs. Mcdonald Is believed to be fatally
injured, and the sister is in a serious con-
dition. Mcdonald was arrested while
wandering about the streets a few hours
after the shooting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
When AeropIane Fell Into River
and Was Wrecked
MEN PICKED UP BY POLICE
Marshall Reid and Lieut.. Muslin Started
from Cape May Last Night for Phil
adelphia in Hydro-aeroplane,
Which Was Wrecked.

Philadelphia, Oct. l2--Aviator Mar
shall Reid and Lieutenant Commander
Henry c. Muslin OF the navy, who left
Cape May for Philadelphia in a hydro
aeroplane yesterday, were picked up by
the Philadelphia police boat to-day. The
aeropane fell into the Maurice river and
was wrecked. Reid and Muslin were un-
hurt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
No serrice IN Prote,tant churshe..

"In accordance with the advice Of the
state board Of health. all the Protestant
churches viii BE- closed on Sunday, Oct.
l3
sfSigued In behalf of the Protestant
rhtlrchesl " j. VI Beattie. rector Of the
Church o. the Good Shepherd. secretary
81 the Ministers union of Barre. VT
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12

Comrades of Go. C. 9th Vt. Volun-
teers. On accomnt OF smallpox. our com
pany reunion is changed from Barre to
Montpelier. to meet az the Montpelier
house az 10 O'Clock a. m. October Is,
1912.
Z. L. Smith for the Committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
EAST BARRE

East Barre Congregational church
Preaching service Sunday morning at
1880. topic. The Christian Raee-How
TO Run It." Sunday school az lls45.
Christian EnieAyor service at ?. H.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
weather Forecast.

sunday rains moderate southeast 70
south winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
State House Notes.

State Inspector of Weights and Meas
ures Hugh Fl. Henry will present to the
revision committee next week what will
be known as the met container package
law" This means that an effort will be
made to give net weights in all canned
goods and is supported by the mer-
chants with whom Mr. Henry has dis
cussed its possibilities. Some 80 have
spoken in favor OF it because it is for
the advantage of the merchants, since
the new law on weights and measures
has become effective, and it will have "a
good effect on home industry because
no concern can ship into the states it's
goods, unless properly marked, and
there are many who are giving gross
weight package This bill has become
an act in Florida New York, Connecti-
cut, North Dakota and several other
states.
One of the bills which will not appeal
to the corporation selling lard is one
which Inspector OF Weights and Meas
ures Hugh II. Henry proposes to intro
duce shortly. 1t will regulate the sale
of lard in that it will have to be sold in
three, five and ten-pOund pals, net
weight. II has been found that many
of those putting up lard are selling
pail which weighs from ten to fifteen
ounces short and therefore the customer
is paying aearly for a small tin pail
and getting a short weight on lard. lt
has been alleged that they cannot en-
force the law. but it has been held by
the supreme court of North Dakota that
the law is constitutional, and it is being
enforced dnder decision in that court,
IN the case Of Weights and Measures VS..
Armour & company.
John NJ Knight Of Dummerston is the
first Democratic representative from that
town for - wears, and the one represent
ing the town At that time was Asa
Knight. father of the present member
Mr.. Knight was born in Dummerston in
1896 and has made his home there. ex-
cepting 80 years he spent in Des Moines,
Iowa. He is a graduate Of Brattleboro
academy ani other schools in his home
town.
Mr.. Gray Of st. George has been elect.
cd clerk Of the committee on grand lists.
while Mr.. Plumley Of Ludlow is clerk of
the claims committee.
Considerable interest j. being mani
tested over Mr. Cooks bill on woman
suffrage Some believe il to be of such
a sweeping nature that IL viii give the
female citizen the righ. Of voting for
everything under the law which male
can vote for az this time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12

New millinery every week at the mil
Iinerv parlors. corner Of South Main and
Aver streets.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12

spoke in the same strain were Jesse
Cayhue, James L. Higgins, A. u. Lane,
A. Sargent, w. A. Lane, /. j. Mercer,
Carl S. Mute, councilmen, the city attor-
ncy, and members of the ncalth board
Nearly all Of the protesters Went en rec
ord as favoring the city farm in pra.er-
ence to the Camp property, although
they did not condemn the emergency
measures adopted by the health officer
and the health committee.
Mayor Ihurston said that If the
health officer didn't wish to consult the
remaining members of the board OF
health, ne believed it was high time that
the state board interfere. H. j. Slay-
ton, a member of the health board,
shared in the mayors belief.
The epidemic was discussed in every
phase before Alderman Ward made his
motion investing the charity committee
with the power referred to above. II
was nearly l. o'clock when the council
and it was expected that the
local board Of health would go into i'm
session.
Opera House Play Cancelled.
The local board OF authorities at noon
to-day ordered the play, "The Newly
weds and Their Baby" not TO appear at
the Barre opera house this afternoon
and evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
Health officer Jackson's Statement.

Health Officer Jackson said to-day tho
suggestions made by Dr. Caverly for th,
state board Of health had been adopted
and the public is asked to accept thi,
general notice to observe the same unit
individual notice is served on all citi,
zens
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12

Mr.. Gray Of st. George has been elect.
cd clerk Of the committee on grand lists.
while Mr.. Plumley of Ludlow is clerk Of
the claims committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-12
One New Case To-day.

One new ease had been reported up to
noon to-day, the seventh case being the
child of John haie, formerly of John
street, but now residing on Harrington
avenue. At the time this child was sup
posed to have contracted the disease,
the family was living on John street,
where Letter Carrier Mcdonald delivered
mail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-23
COTTON MAf&kT,T,

NEW YORK, August g The
market Mas steady Today, but inert
There WAS no disposition on The mar,
Of the Interests working for = decline
10 press an advantage which has
served them probably during the Pc
cent past, and the covering If shorl
commitments with some little .nVeHt.
fnent buying MAS about all that the
market showed IN the way Of activity.
Prices y ere sustained throughout most
ri the session within q range Of values
NJ about points Traders seemed
willing ~ accept short Profits with
quick action, with no general dIsposi-
ton 10 take things seriously
Crop news generally Was favorable
hut rains heavy and general over the
Eastern cotton belt. and also light
IN heavy over portions Of Texas where
The crop In opening and picking has
recently bean in progress.
The market opened steady with -
H.iKance os.frops ! to : points Some
81 tllis Was lost and during the i3rst
hour October sold ~ Ia December
152s. January, I'LL and March AZ
tfsa There Was enough IN ans out
tredinx keep the market in 3 trad
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-23

boy actually should have had shut
out game.
Strain had luck with him, as we'll
as q jinx. The ball that bounded
back from the grandstand saved one
run and maybe more. 1t was neither
a wild pitch nor n passed ball be-
cause no runner advanced bag.
kneaves is the name of the new
third sacker with Roanoke and he
played a great game yesterday.
Hedgepeth, the Petersburg left
handler, who beat the Tigers yesterday,
former University of North Carolina
pitcher. and, while not as famous as
Lee, pitched good ball for alma mater.
Holland is playing first for the I'll
gers and working around the sack in
smart style. Stll Buck Presley ap-
pears to be missed from the line
up.
LaughIin damned the ball in the
game with the Tigers.
woman fan was lust giving her
private opinion of Willie McComas
as a ball player when he turned in that
circus play on Titman in the eleventh
Then she freely admitted that he Is
some fielder
Garman looks good. He can cover
mile of territory can hit and when
IL comes to carry out play when
the other fellows are not looking for
1t, he is there both ways A little
gray matter does not hurt any ball
player 5&
Johnny Mace will he back in the
game soon. His finger s healing nice
~, he says
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-23
SYMPTOMS OF FEAR
SHOWN BY STOCKS
WALL STREET LOOKS WITH GREAT
DI~FAyoR ON THE PANAMA
CANAL BILL.
RAILROADS ARE WEAK
ALTHOUGH STEEL SHARES ARE
tIaUiDATED IN LIBERAL
VOLUME THEY LOSE ONLY
ABOUT 4 POINT.

NEW YORK. August Wall
street has spent considersbl. time
recpntlv looking with disfaVor 8poh
The Panama canal bill but today was
The FIRST time that stocks really showed
symptoms Of fear lest it be passed
at the opening OF the session prices
were irregular the copper shares
showing slight gains while other IN
duStraais and railroad issues r"eord
cd s~yhi losses
A. the session progressed .atge
specuiatorS began discussing the pre-
haal ef,ct Of passage Of the Panama
canal hii ia It's present shape would
have upon the business ~ the rail
roads II was figured out b! railroad
interests that the long haul roads Ike
Union Pacific. southern Pacific. Atcht-
san ana others would suffer mor~ than
generally belfet ed heca eonsidcra
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-23
CEtTC NG0 GRAIN.

CHICAGO. August 22-There is a
big shortage In the nearby futures OF
wheat corn and oats The longs seeff
IN have the best OF the argument ut
the moment because Of the fact that
there are no contract stocks To speall
q at Chicago. Those who are short
the wheat for September delivery Say
they viii have the grain here with
which I" even up their positions. and
those who are short the oats make
he same claims The movement OF
these grains has been greatly restrict
"a by wet weather throughout the
wheat and DAT belts, and conditions
must change completely in order 10
insure heavy receipts and an accumu-
latson OF stocks OF wheat and oats
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-23
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
TO MEET TONIGHT
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS WILD BE
PERFECTED FOR MONSTER
MASS MEETING SOON.

President Carter c. Jones. OF the
South Richmond Democratic club
has called a special meeting OF the
organization for tonight In the court
house Final arrangements for big
mass meeting at which all candidates
in the race for the administrative
board Will be invited to speak viii
be made,
The date for the meeting has been
definitely fixed for Saturday night.
August 31st. in Washington square.
Candidates will speak from the band
stand and the benches in the park
will be arranged in semi circle
around the stand SO that as many
can be seated as possible
Besides taking up this matter other
question OF Importance viii be dis
CusSeu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-23
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
TO BE COMPULSORY

Especial to The Richmond Virginian,)
lYNCHBURG. VA, August "a
The city schools will open September
.16tn. when for the first time in the
history OF the city children between
the ages of eight and twelve years
who are unable to read and write
will be compelled to atteff school
This is the direct result Of the election
for and against compulsory education,
which was held last year. and Super
intendent Glass ia arranging for the
strict enforcement OF the law
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-23
Official Bulletin
American League

HlCAGc August 22~-Failure to
report Ia the Montgomery club of the
Southern league resulted in suspen~
sion of G r. Brown. a pitcher whom
the ST Louis club recently sold, ac-
cording to the official bulletin of the
American league Eugene Knapp. a
pitcher with the Cleveland club. also
was suspended for failure TO get into
condition. The following contracts
ma reieases We're also announced
Releases.
To Chicago--By Dubuque Ernest
johnson. by St Joseph. catcher Cos
sett and pitcher johnson. By Des
Moines, Blu Douglass by Vancouver
Clark. by Austin, Tex. TAYLOR and
Mclarry; by Milwaukee. r. w. schalk
BY Chicago-To Kansas City, Lee
Tannehill 10 Montreal, Jack Fourier
toptionail, 10 Jersey City, Rollie Bar
rows OPTIONAL to ST Joseph. Bell,
TO San rancisco L. W Delhi ton
uonalp to Milwaukee. Russell Black
burne and James Black.
To ST i.ouis-Ry Harrisburg. G
a, Smell. by Montgomery, Gus VII
ilams; by Bristol. outfielder Sloan: by
Burlington, Stanley: by Maysvi!ie.
Ky, pitcher Wellman.
BY St. Louls-To Burlington. Al.
bert Nelson Internationally and
George Alton; to Washington, Frank
Laporte.
To Detroit-By Hartford. High. by
Springfield, Charles Wheatley; by Ne
wark, George Boehler: by Dallas.
Frank Gibson by Vicksburg. Patrick
McGahee, by Hannibal Olive O'Mara;
ny Lansing, Edward Onslow. by St
Joseph, Ray Powell
BY Detroit--To Providence, Moran
and william Donovan; to Topeka.
Rashang, James Delehanty (uncondi-
ionally).
BY Cleveland-To Toledo. T. r.
George and William Mitchell; to Flint.
M Nj. Nickel: to Toledo. w. H. James.
To Cleveland-By Toledo. william
Mitchell and William Krause: by
Flint. William Hunter; by Bristol
James Walker: by Anderson, S. c.
Ernest A. Wolf
To Washington-By Richmond, Y.
W. Ayers; by Sharon. William Allen;
by Chattanooga, outflelder Moran
by New York-To Providence.
Charles Street; to Rochester, pitcher
Quinn.
To New York-By Brockton. NJ
Barry and L. O'Dowd; by Lawrence
c. Hsff and r. Heating
To Philadelphia-By Butte. infielder
Mathews.
70 Boston--By Beaumont, Tex.
pitchers Martina and Brant
Contracts.
With Chicago--Eruest Johnson.
Giavinch 4s13). S l.. Napier, Re- W,
Schalk
With St Louis-Gus williams. ]. F.
Daley. Charles c. Smell.
With Detroit-Charles A. Deal. AL
bert Bashang, Frank McDermott
With Cieveiand--H r. Baker. A T
Haugher. William Hunter.
with Philadeiphia-H A Fahey.
Win Notwithstanding Elby.
With Boston--Neal Bali.