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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
DESPERATE FIGHT MADE
Against Encroaching Water in Louisiana
Panic Almost Prevailed.

Baton Rouge, La, May 4. 4.-Hundreds
OF citizens, rich and poor, are working
side by side with 300 convicts and ne
groes in a desperate effort to hold the
levees against the Mississippi flood that
is creeping hourly toward the crest of
the earth works. Every able-bodied man
and boy began carrying sandbags and
shoveling mud yesterday afternoon.
Bayou Sara is under ten to fifteen
feet Of water, the flood reaching the
second floor of many houses, some Of
them floating away.
Panicky conditions prevailed through
out the flood threatened territory from
the Red river and Bayou des Glaise south
to the gulf, and in territory already
stricken conditions grew worse.
The river continued to rise rapidly and
throughout the day telegraph and tele-
phone wires were burdened with messages
warning people to prepare for any emer-
gcncy. Rains continued and little sun.
shine has greeted the people for weeks,
No one can foretell the final extent Of
disaster.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
SEN. SMITH BALKED.
Cannot Learn That Titanic's Fate Was
Known in New York Monday Morning.

New York. May 4.-The efforts of Sen.
ator Smith, chairman of the Senate com
mttee investigating the Titanic disaster
to confirm the report that message
telling OF the Titanics fate was received
in New York early Monday morning has
thus far proved fruitless, after two days
examination of witnesses here.
Jack Binns, wireless operator on the
Inflated steamer Republic, yesterday
said responsibility for the lack of news
rested with operator Cottam of the Car
pathia, who could have sent the news
to the steamer Californian, which could
have relayed it to the shore.
Melville Il. Stone, general manager Of
the Associated Press, testified concerning
his efforts to obtain news and presented
documentary records showing the source
OF various Associated Press news dis
patches on the disaster.
George A. Harder. who with his wife
escaped from the Titanic, testified con-
cerning apparent failure of one of the
water tight compartments to work. lie
said he saw members of the crew try
ing to turn bolt marked ''W T c." and
heard them say: 'It's no use; it won't
work. Let's try another"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
PRINCIPAL AT cASTLEToN.
c. A. Adams Appointed to Succeed P. R.
Leavenworth, Resigned.

Rutland, May 4.-Charles A. Adams,
union superintendent of the schools of
Castleton and West Rutland. has beer
appointed by the state hoard Of educa-
tion to succeed, as principal of the Cas-
tleton normal school, Phillip r. Leaven-
worth, resigned. Mr. Adams was grad
uated from Middlebury college in 1893,
ranking second in his class in point OF
scholarship. He pursued a post grad
uate course for year at John Hopkins
university and then taught English at
the st. Albans Military academy, Knox
vile. ILL.,. from 1896 to 1901. In 1899 he
married Miss Bertha Brainerd daughter
of President Z. X. Brainerd of Middle
bury college. Mr. Adams was profes-
sor of English in the university Of Wy
oming from 1901 to 1902, principal cf
the Adams. Mass. high school from
1902 to 1907, and principal Of Maryland
college at Lutheryille, Nd, from 1907
to 1908. He has been superintendent
of the schools OF Castelton and West
Rutland the last four years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
VERMONT PEACE SOCIETY FORMED
Frank Plumley of Mortified Elected as
President.

The Vermont Peace society was
formed yesterday at Montpelier, when
constitution was adopted and officers
elected, the society to be branch of
the national society. A. J Sibley was
made chairman Of the meeting and Rev.
w. r. Clark temporary secretary. Rev.
James l.. Tyron Of the Massachusetts,
Peace society was present and spoke at
some length
Senator George r. Edmunds was
made honorary president and other Off
GERS We're elected as follows: President,
Hon. Frank Plumley of Northheld se-
tive vice presidents, President c. II.
Spooner of Norwich university, Presi-
dent Guy Potter, Benton of the uniyer-
sity OF Vermont. Burlington, and Presi-
dent John NJ. Thomas of Middlebury
college; honorary e-presidents. Gov
ernor John A. Mead, Rutland, Senator
w. 7. Dillingham;, Montpelier, Senator
Carroll s. Page, Hyde Park, Il. G, Par
fridge. Proctor. Judge Wendell P. Stat
ford. Washington. y. G., Hon. L. A.
Woodbury., Burlington. Hon. Josiah
Grout Newport, Hon. w B. G. Stiekney.
Rutland, Hon. G. II. Prouty. Newport
H. c. Phillips, secretary OF the Mohonk
arbitration conference, Bishop A. c. A:
Hall, Burlington. G. F. Smith master
state grange, Morrisyille, Hon. John
Barrett. Grafton, Mrs. G. II. Spooner,
Northfeld. Mrs. Clayton \ North, Shore
ham, Elisha May, ST. Johnsbury.
Secretary temporary Harrison J.
Conant, Montpelier; treasurer, A. w.
FerriB. Montpelier
Directors: Rev. Henry L. Ballou Ches-
ter; G. G. Fits. BrattlebOro; Mrs. Wat
son Wasson, Waterbury; w. H. Crock
EFT. Mason S. Stone, AIontpelier Mrs.
Anna Hawkes. Putnam, Bennington; By
ron L. Clark. Burlington; John H. Sen
ter, Montpelier; Frank L. Greene, st.
Albans; Olin Merrill, Enosburg Falls;
Mayor J. f. Estee, Montpelier; Dean
Bertha NJ Terrill, university of Yer
mont; Newman X. Chaifee, Rutland;
n. d. Phelps, Barre; Rev. DIR. ]. Edward
Wright, Montpelier; A, J. Sibley, Mont
pelier; Professor O. X. Hollister. Barre;
DIR. w. b. Mayo, Northfeld; DR.. f. H.
Kidder, Woodstock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
POSTMASTER CHILDS
OF ST. ALBANS DEAD
He Was Veteran of the Civil War and
for Six Years Was Editor Of the
st. Albans Messenger

st. Adams, May 4.---Postmaster George
I. Childs of this city died yesterday aft.
ernoon. The funeral will be held to.
morrow.
George Theodore Childs was born in
Charlestown, Mass, September I, 1912
and he spent his early life there. At the
outbreak of the Civil war, he enlisted
as private in Company X, Fifth Mas
sachusetts volunteer infantry. He was
captured at Bull Run and was kept in
Confederate prisons and was discharged
from the army because OF disabilities re-
sulting from prison life.
In 1878 Mr.. Childs became private see
rotary to the late President John G.
Smith OF the Central Vermont railroad,
and he removed TO st. Adams. In 1892
he became editor of the st. Adams Mes
senger and served until 1898, when he
was appointed postmaster of st. Adams.
He was reappointed in 1902, 1906 and
1910.
Mr.. Childs was an ardent Republican
and faithful worker in the party organ
zation He was for many years the
Vermont member of the Republican ma
tional committee and was a delegate-at-
large to the Republican national conven.
tion of 1892. He represented st. Adams
in the legislature of 1896 and was a
member Of the special session called in
1898 to vote appropriations for the Yer
mont troops in the war with Spain. OF
graceful speech and pleasing personality
as q public speaker he was IN great de-
mand for campaign and other addresses,
and on the occasion of the pilgrimage
Of Vermont Republicans to the late Pres
ident McKmleys home in Canton, Ohio,
prior to his election ia 1896, Mr. Chihs,
az president OF the state Republican
league, delivered an effective speech
which was long remembered
He was prominent member of the
Grand Army of the Republic and was at
one time department commander of the
order, after having served for years in
e9rious minor positions He WAS made
colonel and ajde-de-eamp and chief OF
staff by the late Gov. Roswell Farnham,
aud served for time as judge advocate
general of Vermont lie was a presi-
Dental eIector in 1884
Mr.. Childs married Lucy Ella Byrnes
a daughter Of the late William Byrnes,
president of the Franklin Insurance Co
Of Boston, September 10, 1866, aud is
BY his wife and four children.
Arthur Francis Childs Of this city, Mrs.
Percy Scott Wood of Manila. Philippine
Islands. Mrs John b. Taylor of Bur
lington aud Harold David Childs Of Chi
cago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
wILLIAMSTOWN.

George r. Bosworth of Montpelier wa:
in town one day this week on business
Manuel Benevdes was in Barre yes
terday and bought Carroll Martins driv.
ing horse.
Miss Margaret kanaly of Montpelier
is visiting her cousin, Ruth Martin, and
other relatives.
Mrs. Lydia c. Bemis returned yester-
day from visit of several days to rela,
tives in Marshfield.
Mrs. Charles L. Hayward has lately
visited her daughter, Mrs. Julia An
drews, of Northfeld.
Over 60 couples were present at the
grange dance last evening and a very
pleasant occasion is reported.
Union service at the Methodist church
in the evening, with preaching by pastor.
Subject. Faith in Big Things"
Subject at the morning service at the
Congregational church, "Ye Are Ny
Friends" Communion will be observed
at this service.
Joseph Brooks has rented the farm
on south hill, owned by Daniel Pratt,
formerly known as the ID. ID. Royce
farm, and takes possession at once.
A good lot of cows brought good prices
at George T.. Colby's auction, May 2
The COW that sold highest brought 500,
and nearly all sold above $40. Twelve
calves brought from s. to $40 apiece.
Arbor day was not observed to anv
great extent in town. The village school
children cleaned up the yard. and several
fine young naples We're set ON the Ii
brary grounds and other improvements
made.
The Mortified high school boys played
the local high school baseball team Fri
day evening and won by a score of 10
to 3, Our boys played well but were
outclassed by the larger and heavier
Northfield team.
There will be lecture at the Meth
odist church on the evening of Thurs
day, May Q. by Rev. J. Q. Angel. Sub
ject, "The Other Fellow" Lecture un-
der the auspices Of the finance commit
tee of the church. Admission. adults.
25 cents, children 10 cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
GENERAL CONVENTION CALLED.
To Consider Tentative Agreement in the
Coal Strike Situation.

New York, May 4.-Oficials of the
United Mine workers. who have been in
conference here two days, last night ex-
pressed confidence that a prolonged
striking of mine workers in the three
anthracite districts who have been idle
since April j, has been avcrted and that
satisfactory agreement will be reached
before June
After four hours conference yester-
day the members of the three anthra-
cite boards called general convention at
Wilkes Barre, Pa, May IA, to consider
the tentative agreement rejected by the
full committee of miners in joint con-
ference with the operators Thursday
Delegates are to be chosen from 400
local unions and if they approve the
tentative agreement, 10000 men now
idle will resume work Immediately
If the convention rejects the agree
ment the leaders expect committee of
ten will be empowered TO enter another
joint conference and conclude an agree
ment, subject to ratification by ref
erendum vote.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
BUYS INTO GRANITE BUSINESS.
John c. Booth Purchases Interest Of
John and Kenneth Nicholson.

John G. Booth has purchased of John
Nicholson and Kenneth Nicholson, their
share of the manufacturing business
known as the Alartinson Estate Co, To-
Gated at the upper end of Ayers street.
The company is one of the best known
manufacturing concerns in the city and
has only recently erected a new and up
to-date she'd to house its plant Mr..
Booth. the new member of the firm. en-
cages in business after a long term OF
service at the Barclay Bros plant. For
eleven years he has been employed as
draughtsman there. Messrs. Nichol-
son have made no statement as to their
intentions for the future. The Martin
son Estate shed has a capacity for two
and one-half gangs and viii shortly be
running all the men that can be ac-
eommodated, according to present plans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
MORE MEN JOIN STRIKE.
There Are Now 700 Men Out in Bur.
lington Lumber Yards.

Burlington. May AT strike head
quarters yesterday afternoon, it was
claimed that nearly 700 men were out,
the number from the j. r. Booth Lumber
eompany's plant, Shepard & Morse's,
Baldwin Refrigerator company and Rob-
inson- Edwards Lumber company having
been swelled by about 100 from the mill
of the Horatio Hickok Lumber company's
plant, along with about 80 from the mill
and yard of w. & ID. G.. Crane and about
ten from the brush factory of L. b. &.
A. c. Whiting. These. with the men who
are forced into idleness by the closing
down of Morgan Brothers and the Welsh
Maple Sugar company, bring the total
nearly up to 700. Those in charge of
the strike are optimistic and claim that
there is strong probability of sim
liar walkout in the Vermont Shade Roll
er company, Porter Screen company's
shops and among the teamsters of the
city.
The strike. if it continues long, may
embarrass building operations in the city
and may hold up progress ON the Sher-
wood house, as much of the material has
been ordered of Morgan Brothers. Jar
Wis garage may also be held up as the
carpenters refuse to handle the lumber
from the striking mills. Charles Muir
is erecting building which is supposed
to be completed and occupied by the 10th
as second-class license place. At this
place the supply of lumber has nearly
run out, and a problem will soon be
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
Berlin, Germany, Druggist Sen
fenced to Only Five Years
TWO statesmen 5 MONTHS
Famous Trial Ended To-day in Convic-
tion of Three Men Accused of Selling
Wood Alcohol to Inmates of
Municipal Home.

Berlin, Germany, May 4-The trial OF
the men accused of being responsible for
the wood alcohol poisonings which oc-
Cured last Christmas among the inmates
of the municipal night shelter for the
homeless ended to-day. A druggist
named Scharmarch, who secured and pre-
pared the deadly spirits, was given a
sentence of five years. Two of his sales
men, Zastrow and Mayen, were sentenced
to two months imprisonment.
The Indictment against the accused
specified 50 cases of death and five of
total blindness from the effects of the
wood alcohol. The sale of deleterious
liquor is known to have been going on
for years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
In Great Woman's Suffrage DEM
onstration in New York
BUT ROOSEVELT DECLINED
Six Thousand Women and Men Clamored
for Chance to Participate in the
Greatest Ever Of Its Kind
in New York.

New York, May Excellent weather
favored the biggest woman's suffrage
demonstration in the history Of the city.
For nearly year the preparations for
the great parade have been under way.
and there was little for Mrs. Harriet
Stanton Blatch to do except to marshal
the eleven divisions OF her force for the
big parade at o'clock and the mass
meeting in Carnegie hall later in the
day.
Six thousand women and men asked
for places in the parade, but Colonel
Roosevelt was unable to accept the invi-
tation to head the mems division in the
procession.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
Supper at Baptist Church.

The ladies' aid society Of the First
Baptist church viii serve a supper Tues
day evening. May !. from $3.50 to I
o'clock. Admission. 20 cents. Menu:
Hot Rolls. Cold Meat
Pond Lily and Cabbage Salad.
Assorted Cake. Coffee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
UNITED STATES CALLED ON.
To Secure Peace in the Panama Presi-
Dental Election.

Panama, May 4.-The United States
government has been requested TO inter-
yene in the Panama presidential election,
to insure it being fairly conducted
President Arosemena admitted this
yesterday. saying his party had request
ed such intervention as in the 1908 elec-
tion, when Secretary of War Taft in
formed the Panamans the elections must
BE- fair.
Arosemena added that his government
would welcome such Intervention. while
the directors of the Liberal and Con-
seryative parties also say they have
made similar requests.
The political situation here is practi-
cally beyond the leaders control and pas
sion is running very high.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
RISKED HIS LIFE.
Rescued Two Girls; Gets $4,000 by
Will.

Marion, Ind, May AT work on
farm and with only eleven cents in his
pocket. William H. Prickett yesterday
was told he had inherited $4,000 from
Frank Horch. ranch owner of Poca-
tello, Idaho, for having rescued Horch's
two daughters from their burning homo
several years ago. Prickett, then a cir
Gus bill poster, risked his life by running
into the blazing house and carrying the
girls to safety
Horch's brother, J. H. Horch, came
here to notify Prickett of the bequest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
TITANIC VICTIM ROBBED.
Gold Watch and Ring Torn From Body
of Vermonter.

Bennington, May 4.-Dr. James u.
DonneIly OF Hoosick Falls, who arrived
here Thursday evening with the body
OF Charles G. Jones, superintendent cf
the james G. Colgate estate. who lost
his life in the Titanic disaster, stated
yesterday that some Of the personal ef.
feets of the superintendent were un
doubtedly stolen from the body.
In the vest pocket instead OF the goid
watch which the superintendent was
known to have been wearing, was a
cheap silver timberpiece. A diamond
stickpin was missing as was also Ma
sonic ring There was an abrasion OF
the skin on the finger where the ring
was Worn, showing that the jewel had
been pulled Off.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
SHRINER'S WEEK OPENS.
Although the Formal Sessions Will Not
Start Until Monday.

Los Angeles, May 4-Shriners' week
began here to-day, although there were
Ancient Order of MOBILES of the Mystic
Shrine. which convenes in annual session
next Monday The day was given over
to the reception of arriving guests
Thousands of visitors are due to arrive
to-day and Sunday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
10 BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
Village of Southampton, N. H., Had New
Chemical, But 1t Wasn't Charged.

Southampton. n. H., May Although
a new chemical fire engine was stored in
the town building, residents Of this town
yesterday were obliged to fight with
buckets fire that destroyed l3 build
ings The engine had recently arrived.
but had not been charged with chemicals
The bucket brigade succeeded in saving
the church and Barnard academy, which
seemed doomed. The loss is about
$4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
INDIcT % FOR LYNcHING.
Grand Jury at Fort Smith, Ark, Cen
sures Authorities.

Fort Smith. Ark, May 4.-The grand
jury. which has been investigating the
lynehing of Sanford Lewis. a negro. the
night OF March % here. Thursday made
its report. returning indictments against
twenty-three persons and scoring the
city authorities for alleged ineffieiency
in falling to disperse the mob. The
names of those indicted were not made
public.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
TAFT'S BUSY DAY.
Will Make Speeches in Seven Different
Cities and Towns To-day.

Washington, d. c., May President
Taft is prepared for strenuous day.
campaigning in Maryland. His plans
for a final appeal 10 Maryland Rspub-
licans for support in Mondays presi-
Dental primaries included brief talks
at Hyattsville. Laurel and Aberdeen,
and set speeches at Elkton. Belair,
Havre de Grace and Baltimore.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04

The Blue Sox baseball team left this
morning at 3 o'clock e. Chelsea, where
they will play the fast Chelsea town
team this afternoon. The Blue Sox
team defeated Spaulding high school last
night in practice game at the trotting
park by the score OF to 4. The team
was strengthened by the addition of Me
Leay, Lascor, Murray and Fraser. The
feature of the game was a one-handed
catch Of swift liner by Fraser. Og-
ston was on the mound for Spaulding
and with good support should have won
the contest for his aggregation. Milne
was on the receiving end for the losers.
Wishart twirled his first game of the
season for the Blue Sox, with Philips
catching him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
BASED ON ACTUAL WEIGHTS.
That Freight Charges Must Be Based
New Decision.

Washington, d. c., May 4.-The inter-
state commerce commission yesterday
decided that freight charges must be
based upon actual weights of shipments
and not upon arbitrary estimated
weights.
On estimated weights of shipments of
oil, the Missouri Pacific and other roads
operating in st. Louis collected switch
ing charges from the Standard Oil COM
pany: which the commission holds to
have been unreasonable.
The railways were ordered TO refund
the differences between the charges on
the arbitrary weights and those ON the
actual weights.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
FIRE LOSS WAS $4,000.
Planning Mill of Calvin Putnam at DAN
vers, Mass, Destroyed

Danvers, Mass, May 4.-Fire i'e-
stroyed the planning mill of the Calvin
Putnam company, lumber dealers. in LIB
erty street here yesterday, with loss
of $4,000.
The blaze originated from some un-
known cause in the drying room. For
more than an hour the lumber yard,
containing $4,000 worth of unfinished
stock and several other manufacturing
plants We're endangered, but the flames
were confined to the building in which
they started.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
TO BRING DoRR TO LYNN.
Officers From That City Arrive at Stock
ton, Cal.

Stockton. Cal, May 4.-William H.
Kane and S. r. Burkes, of the Lynn,
Mass, police, arrived in this city yester-
day to get William a. Dorr, charged
with the murder of George +. Marsh,
wealthy manufacturer of Lynn.
Governor johnson has honored the ex-
tradition. but the officers will remain
here until after hearing of writ of
habeas corpus which has been set for
to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
PROMISES BETTER SERVICE
As to Connections of 2:os Train With
c. V. Main Line.

The recent numerous failures of the
train leaving Barre at 2;0s p. m. over
the Central Vermont railroad to connect
with the main line train ncaused Public Serv-
ice Commissioner s. Hollister Jackson to
bring the matter to the attention Of the
management of the road. and General
Manager c. c. Jones has written Mr.
jackson that arrangements are being
made to make the service better aud
connections at Montpelier more sure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04
WASHINGTON.

J. J. Dashner of Washington. agent
for the D. A. Perry Real Estate agency
OF Barre has sold the Bert Virgins
place in West COrinth to Mrs. Lucy NJ.
and Miss Ella NJ Whitney Of Mont
pelier.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-01
SNAKES BLOCK TRAFFIC.;
HELP! PIG is A SUICIDE

Winsted. Conn.-Snakes are interior
ing with the attendance upon church
meetings in Bakersville. Since the
drought began the reptiles come down
from the mountains to drink and get so
water-logged they lie stretched across
the du~st-covered roads, blocking TRAFFIC.
Some Of the snakes are as large around
as a mans arm, n horses, as we'll as
men. are afraid of them. onseouent
midweek churchgoers have an excuse
to stay at home-they're making use
of 1t.
Thomas Lovely. Of Lee, is showing a
black woodchuck which his dog chased
UP a tree. Lovely d~islodged the chuck
by shaking the tree and killed it with
a club.
Superintendent c. M. Shine. of the
state bird farm in Windsor, thinks re-
morse or the heat caused one of his
young pigs to commit suicide. ne
found the missing porker dead In a
brook, head downward.
Allan Bissell, Of Bantam. captured a
b4-pound turtle in Bantam lake after
a lard struggle. He was in a boat
gathering water lilies when he got hold
of the turtle by the tail, but before he
succeeded in landing it he had beer
pulled overheard and towed a consider
able distance,