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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
Mellen of the New Haven
and Chamberlain of the
Grand Trunk
ALFRED SMITHERS
OF LATTER LINE
Government Charges Viola
ton of Sherman Anti
Trust Law

New York, Dec 23Charles S. Melen
president Of the New York, New Haven
Hartford railroad. i. j. Chamberlain
president of the Grand Trunk railroad
and Alfred Smithers, chairman OF tho
Grand Trunks board of directors, were
indicted by the federal grand jury this
afternoon, charged with violating shg
Sherman antitrust law in connection
with the alleged monopoly agreement
between the two roads.
The indictments aver that Messrs.
Mellen Chamberlain and Smithers were
engaged on August 3, last and have
since been engaged, in unlawful eombi-
nation TO prevent the construction and
completion OF certain extensions of the
Grand Trunk roilroad system into New
England.
II is also charged that they conspircd
to prevent the operation of steamships
between Providence and New York and
to prevent the transportation of persons
and property in interstate and foreign
commerce over these lines of railroads
and steamships
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
POPULAR YOUNG WOMAN.
Miss Hazel E. Bixby of Chelsea Died
Last Week.

T. Chelsea. Dec 23.---Miss Hazel r. Bixby
| the oldest daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
| Herbert O. Bixby, whose serious lines;
with pneumonia was reported last week
| died at the home OF her parents on
| Wednesday evening, Dec. Is, after ons
weeks illness, at the age of "a years
The funeral was held from her late
home on Friday afternoon at ? o'clock
at which Rev. John A. Lawrence spoke
words of sympathy and comfort to the
bereaved family and relatives and an un.
usually large assemblage Of friends who
met to pay the last tribute OF respect
TO one who was loved and admired by
all who knew hex. intrrment wes i'm the
family lot in Highland cemetery, the
bearers being Edward b. Hatch, Harry
r. Wishart, Elmer II. Wallace and Will
liam II. Sprague.
The floral tributes were profuse and
beautiful. and conspicuous among them
was large pillow of beautiful design,
from the bench. bar and officers of Or
ange county. who during the past four
Years had come to know her through
her faithful and efficient work as stem
ographer for s. G. Wilson during his two
terms of Office as states attorney and
who realized and appreciated her worth
and who feel keenly and deeply their
loss in her untimely passing.
Besides the parents she is survived
by one sister, Miss Myrtle Il. BiNby,
who was hastily summoned the early
part of last week from her studies at
the Bryant 4 Stratton business college,
reaching home in season to minister TO
her sister during the last three days of
her life. She is also survived by two
aged grandmothers and wide circle of
friends, who mourn with the immediate
family and extend to them their most
sincere sympathy. After completing her
studies in our local high school Miss
Bixby completed her education at the
Lowell business college in Lowell. Mass.
after which she entered the office of
Stanley G. Wilson, where she remained
until she was seized with the illness
which proved fatal. She was devoted
to her work and during her four years
experience had become an unusually com
,etent stenographer and typist. She was
leader in church and social functions, |
always had pleasant word and kindly |
greeting for all and had, since she was
little girl. been general fayorite and
ril be greatly missed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
DEDICATION JULY 3, 1913.
That Is the Plan For the Gettysburg
Monument Unveiling.

Burlington, Dec, 30. A meeting OF
the commissioners appointed by Govern
or Fletcher 60 procure and erect mon
ument on the battlefield of Gettysburg
to the officers and enlisted men of the
LIST regiment, Vermont cavalry, and
General William Wells, its commander
was held in this city Saturday, there
being present Representative John +.
Mcclellan of Plymouth, Seymour II.
Wood Of st. Adams, George L. Me-
Bride and Henry .. Wheeler OF Bur.
lington. The chairman, Barney Deck
er Of Danbury, was unable TO attend,
and Representative Mcclellan was made
temporary chairman Uuon organiza-
tion T. S. Peck of Burlington was ap-
pointed secretary, and Adjutant General
L. $. Tillotson of st. Adams treasurer.
The commission, with the secretary and
treasurer is composed entirely OF veter
an soldiers, five being members of the
LIST Vermont cavalry regiment, one OF
the lst Massachusetts heavy artillery,
and one, the acknowledgement OF the
Spanish. American war. Four OF the
five commissioners took part in the bat.
tie of Gettysburg.
II is expected that on the afternoon
of July 3, 1918. at five o'clock Colonel
Myron NJ. Parker of Washington, d.
c., the president OF the Vermont Caval-
ry association, will call to order the 42nd
meeting, and proceed with the unycil-
ing and dedication OF the monument.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
BURNED HORSES BRUSH.
Someone Guilty of Cruelty in tie Early
Morning, 1t Is Believed.

Manual Cano's one best bet on the
butcher cart is of duty for few days
lowing to the loss of its tail which was
destroyed in a very small eonfagration
at Michael Dayid's horse barn on North
Main street early yesterday morning
Cano operates butcher shop on Mer-
chant street and from the little place
radiates a series of meat routes which
the proprietor aims to cover every day.
! Cano has been in the habit OF counting
| on Allahambra. large, rangy horse 10
keep his customers supplied with fresh
meat most every day, Neighbors living
across the road from Dayid's Union cafe
were alarmed early Yesterday to see
smoke issuing from creyices in the barn
at the reaEAaf the. cate.s.4 AE-4 David WAS
notified and an investigation of the rear
building showed that the alarm had
some foundation in fact. Alalambra's
tail was blazing up brightly when David
entered the barn and by the time he
had caught pail of water from the
faucet nearby the animals glossy brush
had been consumed.
All Of the fire seemed to be centerea
around Ailahambra's tail and after sat
isfying himself that the blaze was over,
Mr.. David sent for the owner The horse
was in considerable pain and before the
forenoon ended veterinarian had been
called TO dress the burns. Naturally Mr..
Cano is anxious to find the man or mis-
ehievous youngster who fired the horses
tail and officers from police headquarters
have been called to help in the iuvesti
CATION. The interior of the stable gave
ample evidence of the horses suiferings
and both the police and Allahambrl's
owner say that stiff punishment awaits
the offender if he is caught.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
SAVED BY HIS PANTS.
That Is, the Loss Of the Pants Is Wnat
Saved Young Eben Carrie.

Young Eben Carle, l7-year-old son OF
Officer George X Carle OF the police
forcc, probably owes his life to paIf
OF trousers which he wore Saturday aft
ernoon until 2 o'clock. After that hour
the lad went home in pair OF oyeralls
to nurse wrenched ankle and other
bruises about his right leg. The Carrie
boy is employed in the derrick room at
Comoli Co.'s plant ON Smiths meadow
and il was while he was operating the
machinery which guides the big boom
about the yard that his leg became
caught in the cable rope that journeys
back and forth from the engine house
to the base OF the derrick like snake
with an endless tail
Carle was standing ut the levers when
he leaned toward the window to watch
the boom outside. In some manner his
leg came in contact with the rope anG
almost in flash the lad found himself
whirling around the cable drum for all
the world like a merry 60 round. Twice
he made the dizzy trip around the drum
and when workmen, hearing his cries fer
help, came running into the derrick room,
il looked as though the helpless boz
would be ground to bits.
But here was where the trousers
served their purpose for the unceasing
grind of the rope finally tore them frop
the wearer and quite as suddenly as he
had been drawn to the cable, he was re-
leased and thrown TO the derrick room
floor. Workmen carried him to bench
and after few moments he had re-
vived sufficiently to 20 home. just how
he became entangled in the rope seems
to be mystery, but Carle is satisfied
that the timely loss OF his trousers was
the only thing that saved him from
death.
Not long ago a workman employed in
the Comolli & Go. main shed lost every
shred of his clothing except pair of
shoes. The accident occurred when the
man became caught in the shaftinr.
Since then, zharpener employed at the
shed nearly suffered the loss of three
fingers on the grinding machine. In scv
eral places the digits were ground 10
the bone when his hand slipped from
shovel he was sharpening down onto
the stone.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
DIED OF TUBERCULOSIS.
Mrs. Henry Forehan of Plainfield Suf-
fered Long With Disease.

Plainiield, Dec. 23.-Mrs. Henry Fore.
han died at ) o'clock Saturday evening
at her home near the station. Mrs
Forehan had been i'll with tuberculosis
many years and had been very i'll sew
eral days.
Alice (Creel Forehan was born July
4, 1868, and was the daughter of 0ren
and Dian tHuntoonl Cree. She mar
ried Henry Forehan Dee. 20, 1890. One
son, Raymond, was born to them.
Mrs. Forehan is survived by her faith
er, who is % years old, her husband
and son; one sister, Mrs. Maynard Spen-
Ger of Barre, and one brother Eugene
Cree of this town.
The funeral service will be held in
Montpelier Tuesday morning at o
o'clock, Rev. w. j. 0'Sullivan officiat-
ing. The burial will be in the Plain
field village cemetery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
HAVE NO TREATY
TO GOVERN TRADE
United States and Russia Agreement Is
Terminated and the Situation
Is Unprecedented.

! Washington. D. c., Dec. %. The ter
mination OF the Russian treaty. abrogated
by Congress because Of Russias attitude
upon the passport question, which be-
comes effective January l. leaves the
two nations. for the first time in so
years, without an agreement to govern
their trade relations and presents a sit
uation unprecedented.
| Except as consequence Of war, the
! United States has never before under
| taken To continue on friendly terms with
another nation in The absence OF any
treaty relations, after il has once en-
ioyed that connection. Naturally the
great business interests of both eoun-
tries have displayed anxiety to know
upon what footing they may continue
their operation after December 81. But
as far as the Washington government
is concerned, it has not been able to
secure much enlightenment, and officials
have been obliged to deny requests for
special information from inquirers. The
result of many months careful eonsid
Grafton of the subject has left the Of
ficias themselves in the dark, except
as TO the broad conclusion that the
statu quo so far as it Telntes to trade
may remain unchanged provided neither
country does anything that might be re-
garded as discriminatory against the
other.
II appears that the sole effect of the
termination Of the treaty as to the Uni
ted States. so far as can be now forecast
will be to deprive Russian consus Of the
right to administer estates of Russians
dying in America. and to deal with
disputes between the captains and crews
OF Russian vessels in American ports. 4
The great volcme of trade between the
two countries is expected to remain nm
impaired though there are some indica
tions that the Russian government con-
templates some changes in its tariff i
laws that may unfavorably affect the
of agricultural implements,
hardware, and, perhaps, cot
ton.
Representatives Of the Russian govern
ment, however, have stated that the
maximum Russian tariff duties will not
apply automatically to imports from
America but that they can only be put
nto operation through the affirmative
action Of the Russian government. This
poiut has been surrounded with much
Ioubt. and now that il has been cleared
way. the continuance of trade relations
IN the existing basis is practically as
ured notwithstanding the lapse of the
reaty.
The basis for this statement is found
n careful study of that convention it
elf. /,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
But 1t Slew an Attendant
and Wounded Another at
Delhi, India
DURING CEREMONY
MAKING NEW CAPITAL
Attempt Made To-day to AS
sassinate Viceroy Hard
ings of India

Delhi, India Dec. 23.--Baron Hard
ings. yiceroy of India, was slightly
wounded in the shoulder and an attend
ant was killed by bomb which was
hurled at the viceroy from the roof as
he was entering the new capital in
state to-day.
Viceroy Hardings was making an en-
try into the city in state as the last
ceremony in connection with the trans
fer of the capital from Calcutta to Del
hi A large gathering OF troops, Of
ficials and punjab chiefs were on hand
to welcome the viceregal party, and its
splendid procession of elephants had just
left the railway station, passing through
Cuanda Chowk, narrow street, when
the bomb was thrown.
The bomb struck the howdah, or bask-
ct, of the elephant on which the vice.
roy and yicerne were riding. The at
tendant who was holding a large para
sol over the vice-regal couple was instant
ly killed Baron and Lady Hardings
were rushed to hospital in an automo-
bile, where it was found that the vice.
roy's wound was slight and the vicer-
inc was suffering from shock, and j
was necessary to administer soothing
remedies. Another attendant was seri-
ously wounded in eight places by frag-
ments of the bomb. after leaving the
hospital. Baron and Lady Harlings went
in an automobile to the yice-regal resi-
dence.
True to British tradition that moth
ing can be allowed to Interfere with
British policy in India, the celebration
of the Inauguration of the new imperial
capital was proceeded with Immediately
Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson, financial
member of the council of the govern
orgenera of India, taking the vice.
roy's place in the procession which pro-
ceeded to the durbar camp.
The police meanwhile surrounded the
house from which the bomb had been
thrown and made several arrests. The
attempt on Baron Hardings' life aroused
intense Indignation both among the ma
tives and the British officials present |
as he is one of the most popular vice
roys who ever ruled in India.
For long period there has been |
lull in native agitation in India, which |
had at various times led to the assassina-
tions Of high officials. The attack on
Baron Hardings, therefore, came with
greater unexpectedness.
Baron Hardings is 81 years old Two
years ago he succeeded Earl Minto as
governor general of India. For years he
was in the diplomatic service, having
served for time at Washington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
STUDENTS COME HOME.
Some of Those Who Have Recently Ar
rived in Barre.

A large number OF Barre young people
attending college and school elsewhere
are home for the holidays. including the
following: Howard II. Reid of the North
western Dental college at Chicago
George, Robert and Archie Watt OF the
university of Michigan. who arrived on
Saturday from Ann Arbor; Albert Free
man of the Vermont medical college at
Burlington, who arrived yesterday; Miss
Katherine Letourneau and Misses kath-
crime and Clair Miles OF St. Marys acad
emy in Burlington; Carroll Smith and
Leon Abbott of the Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology at Boston; Uric
Lebourveau of the Worcester Polytechnic
institute at Worcester, Mass; Miss
Joyce Bishce of Boston university; viii
liam Littlejohn of Brown university,
Providence, r. l.; Louis Tomasi of Nor
wich university.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23

Were Held at Barre Churches Yesterday,
With Special Features.

In anticipation of Christmas, special
services and exercises were held at Barre
1 churches yesterday, while in some in
stances the concerts were set for Tues
day evening and Wednesday when the
usual Christmas tree festivities viii
be held. Large congregations were the
rule in all the churches. In the He'd
ding Methodist and the First Baptist
one of the two preaching services of
the day was given over to the children.
At the former church there was a
large audience at the concert last even-
ing, and the program was rendered sue
cessfuly. The church platform was
banked with green, with touches OF
red. and festoons of red and green crepe
paper gave a pretty effect to the audito-
rum. Much credit is due those who had
the affair in charge and the children
and young ladies choir, who did so
well. The committee consisted of Mrs.
Grace Lebourveau and Mrs. Charles Wish
art, ably assisted by Miss Hazel Lyon
and Miss Elizabeth Skinner. with Miss
Bertha Hooker in charge Of the decora-
tions and at the piano. The Christmas
tree for the school will be on Tuesday
afternoon az 3 o'clock in the league
room Of the church. Gifts viii be ex-
changed then between members of the
intermediate, junior and primary depart
ments.
There was so large an attendance at
the Baptist church last evening TO lis-
ten TO the concert that the auditorium
was filed and the vestry was opened to
Accommodate the crowd The audience
seemed especially to enjoy the solo by
Fred lnglis. the anthems BY the choir OF
p voices and the motion songs By little
gifls. with lighted candles. while the I
.huFeh Va- darkened. The offering went {
toward the Baptist mission work. j
Srreamers Of evergreen. small evergrc.1 y 4
.rees. vreath> and sunday school han
hers made effective decorations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
REBELS DEFEATED
AND SLEW GARRISON
1t Is Reported Nearly Entire Force of
$50 Federals Was Wiped Out
in Battle.

FL Paso, Texas, Dec. 23.-Refugee fed
eral soldiers, arrived yesterday at Juarez
report that the $50 federal irregular
troops garrisoning Ascension were prac.
ticolly annihilated Wednesday when
rebels attacked the town. about rs miles
southwest of Juarez.
The attack was made shortly aftor
midnight. and fighting continued only
for few hours. The garrison com
mander reports by letter to Gen. Trucy
Aubert. at Juarez, that he knew of only
Is of his men escaping besides himself
He is hiding at ranch. he writes. Tae
fate of $50 regulars at Guzman nearby.
is not known. but it is believed the town
was taken by rebels before Ascension.
The rebels Were commanded by Sen
Inez Salazar. The revolutionists are re-
ported as mobilzing at the captured
town. Gen. Jose Blancon. with 500 fed
eral troops. is moving against Ascension
from the Casas Grandes district to the
south. A train bearing GOO regular rav.
airy of the 9TH regiment arrived last
night at luarez from chihuahua. and
will go early to-day against the rebel
mobilization.
a battalion Of regular infantry, it is
stated officially, is moving from the
west against Ascension, forming 4
pocket in which il is hoped to trap .hc
rebel force. which the federals now al.
NIT numbers some l.500 men. Rebel
agents at II Paso say that Gen. Pas
eual Cro5co, ir.. is in the field with more
than 1000 men.
Mexico City. Dec. pa colony uf
American negroes. located 20 miles vest
Of Drraugo, is reported to have been at
tackled by band OF rebels Two of the
dcferders, according 10 the report were
wounded and a number of women mis-
treated. The rebels sacked the place.
Mobilization Of rebels in the state of
Mcrelos continues. but. according to ar
rivals here. the center Of greatest &C.
tivity on the part Of the revolutionaries
y yesterday along the Morelos state
line. Lieut.. Colonel Riverell. the feder- /
a commander. Is conducting campaign /
of determination in that district in I
v hich no prisoners are taken and al I
wounded are shot 10 death on the field. l
Riyerelfs force j. razing towns and $50. 4
lated houses along the wayside where Il 4
= suspected that rebels have obtained 4
either food or shelter.
Three hundred and seventv-five In
disns. captured in the hills Of Oaxaca to- /
gefher with p Zapatistas have been sent I
north 20 join the federal ranks.
The government officials and the Mex
ran press generally are minimizing the
Importance Of the prospective American
note.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
Is Sentence Imposed on j.
Frank Hickey, Boy
Murderer
MAY BE CONFINED
FOR LIFE TERN
Convicted in Second Degree
of Numbering the
Josephs Boy

Buffalo. n. ", Dec 23.--J. Frank
Hickey, convicted of murder in the see
ond degree for killing the seven-year old
| Joseph Josephs at Lackawanna, WAS
sentenced this morning for confinement
in the state prison at Auburn for an i'm
determinate term, the minimum Of
which i twenty years and the maximum
of which is life.
The verdict of guilty was returned
Saturday afternoon, and Judge Charles
). Brown, in addressing the jury, de-
clared:
lit is extremely to be regretted that
justice could not be done to this defend
ant. The public and the court do not
feel satisfied with the result. For those
OF you who have earnestly endeavored
to procure a different result, the court
extends its most appreciative and sin.
cere thanks.
Thirteen ballots were taken to decide
Hickey's fate. Twelve stood, according
TO the jurors. nine for conviction, three
for not guilty on the insanity plea.
The 18th ballot was taken at $3.50 in
the afternoon, after the jury had re-
ported to the court in the morning that
it could not agree. Justice Brown at
that time declined to discharge the jur-
ors, and directed them to return to the
jury room, in a further effort to arrive
at verdict
Before the 18th ballot when the jury
asked for further instructions. Judge
Brown practically ordered verdict Of
first degree murder. He said:
AS there are no facts hostile 10 each
and that cannot be reconcled, do not
feel justified in discharging you. Ordi-
narily when a jury has been out for 20
hours it is entitled to a discharge
Don't you think that if YOU can strip
yourselves of any undue excitement and
consider this case without feeling yot
can render verdict?
"Et is time that this terrible situa.
tion was remedied 1t would be too |
a thing to haye this case
now go to the people of Erie county |
without verdict of one kind or another /
am going to send You back with the /
to reason it out, not try 10 /
tight il ont, and think You can re-
turn verdict.
1T is too distressing to go ont to the
world that jury OF Erie county could
rot agree in case OF this kind. Go at
iour task in reasonable way and rea
on it out. and | am sure that YOU will
hen arrive at a verdict that will satisfy
he public and render justice"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
AT DOUBLE WEDDING.
Mitchell c. Morgan, Formerly of Barre,
One of the Parties.

A double wedding. in which Barre
people viii be interested. occurred at
River park, Needham, Mass. Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock when Miss
Oressa ID. Marshall. daughter of Mr..
Mrs. Isaiah Marshall of that place. be-
came the wife Of Mitchell {. Morgan.
formerly Of Barre. and Miss Glennie l..
Marshall. another daughter. was mar
ried to Frank W. Littlchale of Need
ham.
The former couple were attended BY
Miss Lena Marshall and Edward Lem
berg. They win reside at 90 Inman
street. Cambridge. Mass. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Littlehale viii reside at 6 Reser-
voir street. Needham. The two couples
received many beautiful anil useful
presents. including linen. cut glass and
silver.
Among those m attendance az thc
double wedding was Miss Flora Nor
gan Of Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
c. L. U. COMMITTEES.
Named for Various Departments of
Union Activity.

At regular meeting of the C. /. T..
OF Barre and vicinity. President Alex.
Ironside appointed the following coni-
mittee. J. c. Bjorn. William Smith l.. J.
Pearsons, George Richards. NJ. p. Smlli-
van. George Rock and Andrew Wyquist;
union label committee. Gilbert Phillips.
Wesley Hoffman. Fred w. Suitor. Silsio
Cardi. Robert Mitchell and J. r. o.
borne; educational committee. Fred W.
Suitor. =. T. Callaghan. y l.. Baker,
r. Walstrom, John 5. Mcdonald: resolu-
ton committee. J. r. Callaghan. y. !.
Baker p. Walstron. John :. Mcdonald;
resolution committee. J. r. Callaghan. g..
Cooper, J. r. Como, II. J. Houahton. A.
L. Moves; credential committee. I. J.
Pearson. Frank Rogers. James Melon
aid a. L. Pierce. G. Y. Hall; legislative
Gilbert Phillips. J. G. Bjora.
Silvio Cardi