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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
MORE HARVESTER TESTIMONY.
Reading from Minutes of the Board Of
Directors at Chicago.

Chicago, Oct 9.--Taking of testimony
in the United States governments dis
solution suit against the international
Harvester company, was resumed to-day
before Special Examiner R. S. Taylor OF
the federal court of ST. Paul. William
d. McHugh of Omaha succeeded Attor-
ney Edgar A. Bancroft, who was COM
PEELED to retire three weeks ago as coun,
sci for the defendant corporation.
Special Assistant United States Attor-
ney General Edwin p. Grosvenor read
from the official minutes of the meetings
of the board of directors of the Harves
ter company from August IL, 1902,
when the corporation was organized, to
December rs, 1911.
+. j. Baker, publisher of an agricul-
tural trade paper, was the first witness
called to-day lie identified a display
advertisement of the D. NJ. Osborne
company of Auburn, ~ Y. published in
his paper February IL. 1908, stating that
the company was an independent con-
Germ and said the advertisement was
written by representative of the COM
pany. This advertisement appeared
months after the date when the govern
ment contends the Osborne company was
absorbed by the international Harves-
ter company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
HOWARD BROTHERS, Distributors.
South Barre, VT.
KINGS ASSAILANT
PLACED ON TRIAL
Rome Authorities Take Steps to Pro-
tect D'Alba's Life.

Rome Oct. 9.--Antonio D,Alba, who
attempted to assassinate King Victor
Emmanuel on March IA, was brought to
trial here today. The palace of justice
was surrounded by troops as precau-
ton against popular attempt on the
prisoners life. Even the spectators in
the court room were suspected of de-
sign to kill him and double the usunl
number of gendarmea surrounded his
cage.
D'Alba's attempt on the king oc-
CURED as their majestes were on their
way to attend memorial mass for the
present rulers father, King Humbert,
who was assassinated by Bresc in 1900.
D'Alba fired three revolver shots at
the king. Maj. Langa commanding the
royal escort, spurred his horse directly
between the would-be assassin and re-
ceiyed bullet in his head The horse
ridden by one of the troopers OF the es-
cort was killed D'Alba has thrice at
tempted suicide since his imprisonment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
Prosecutor Continues Opening
at indianapolis
TELLS OF ALLEGED WORK
At Chicago and Springfield-Impatience
He Says, at Wreckers' Slowness-
The Union headquarters
Asked for Explosions.

indianapolis, Oct 9.-EXplosions about
Chicago and Springfield, ILL.,, We're de-
scribed by District Attorney Charles w
Miller at the trial of the accused 'dy-
Mantle conspirators." Letters were read
by the district attorney purporting TO
show that Murray J.. Pencil, Spring
field, ILL.,, head of local iron workers
union, wrote to union headquarters, eX-
pressing impotence because work at
Springfield, constructed by employers Of
nonunion labor, had not been blown up.
Taking up the New England campaign
of McNIanigal, Dist fatty. Miller charged
that Frank j. Higgins and Michael
Young, the Boston defendants, went
with McManigal to Springfield, Mass,
where on April 49, 1911, the new munic-
ipal tower was dynamited. Higgins. he
said, boosted that the explosion cost the
Boston local $500.
Young and Higgins, Miller said, then
went to Hartford. Conn, and from there
wrote John ]. Mcnamara that they had
been there a week, thus laying the foun-
dation for an alibi.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
BIG DREADN0UGHTS
JOIN WAR FLEET
The Wyoming and the Arkansas Now
Anchored in the Hudson
River.

New York, Oct, 9.The big dread
naughts Wyoming and Arkansas joined
the war fleet at anchor in the Hudson
river yesterday, this being their first ap-
pearance in port. They were given a
warm reception as they steamed to their
places in the line. representing as they
do the last word in marine architecture.
The fleet will all be in port by Thursday
night, it is expected.
Yesterday and, in fact. most of the
remainder Of the week will be given up
to pleasure so far as the crews are
concerned. Heavy shore leaves are in
order. as none will be granted Monday or
Tuesday. when the grand review by the
president is scheduled.
Many officers and sailors attended the
ball game at the Polo grounds yesterday
afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
VERMONT HIGHWAYS
ARE VERY GOOD
A Road Expert, Paul d. Sargent, of
the Government Service, Makes
Report TO Commissioner Gates
of His Inspection.

In compliance with request of STATE
Highway Commissioner c. w. Bates Of
Franklin, Paul d. Sargent, assistant di
rector of the United States department
of agriculture, office OF public roads, has
submitted the following report of his
! inspection of Vermont roads:
Upon invitation of Mr. Charles w.
Gates, state highway commissioner, to
make thorough inspection of the roads
Of Vermont for the purpose of recon-
mending what legislation, if any. was
needed to strengthen the highway work
in the state, spent the entire time from
the evening of August 2 until noon of
August Q in the state of Vermont. Au-
gust 3 and 4 were spent in Bennington
county. with Mr. ID. II. Winslow, L. S.
highway engineer. office of public roads,
and Mr.. Daniel Bates, county supervisor
for the state highway department, in
examining about 100 miles of highways
in Bennington county. Particular atten-
tion was given to new work now under
way. and to work which win be under
taken in the immediate future. IL ap-
pears to me that the work in this county
at the present time is wen in hand and
all of the new work is laid out and is
being constructed in a good, common
sense way and according to good engi-
neering principles.
August to noon OF August . was
spent with Mr.. Gates and with several
county supervisors who were taken along
from time to time while traversing the
territories under their several supervi-
sions
During 'his time about $40 miles of
road mostly selected highways
covered. Practically all natural condi-
tions were found that would be met IN
any and every part Of the country. Con-
siderable areas were traversed where the
natural soil was clay or sand in many
places natural gravel soil was found and
in other sections a considerable amount /
Of ledge undcrlaid the road or showed /
on either side. The topography of The 4
entire state is very much broken and \
hardly a mile Of road can be found. 4
with the exception Of the roads in Grand /
Isle county, where excessive grades are
not frequently met The selected roads
which have rot been improved. except by
the system of maintenance in vogue, APP
peared to me to be rather narrow.
Evidence Of good practical improve
nent was seen. however. at frequent in
iervals. especially on the roads desig.
mated ss trunk line roads on the map
ust published by the state highway de-
lartment and frequently on others OF
he selected highways These improve
ncnts consist Of widening the road. re-
Iucing grades and stIrfacing with gravel.
Much Of the widening has been done At
harp curves and has necessitated tie
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
A Reasonable Request from the Son Of
Veteran Taxpayer

The following letter is taken from the
October American Magazine
Il see by the latest report that tn.
total amount of money paid out in pen
sions by our government has now reach.
ed over four thousand million dollars
AT the present moment 92l, 0S3 peo'
pie are on the pension payroll, which
foots up to Sl60000000 a year
"Now ] want to apply for a pension
| think | am entitled to it. | am 4
young man with an absolutely clean rec
ord so far as eligibility for a pension is
concerned. | never received dollar
from the government. My father before
me never did. My father did not go to
war, never received penny in pension
money, never asked for it, On the con-
trary he paid taxes for fifty years, one
dollar in four of which went back TO
pensioners. For a half century he con-
tinually acted as host in this particular.
He was never a guest of the govern
ment's.
isn't it about time for Uncle Sam to
blow me- to good time-to invite me
out to dinner or some such form of en-.
tertainment If my father were still
alive / would ask for the favor for him.
But he is dead, and the custom is for
sons, grandsons and great-grandsons to
make these requests"
(Signed) 1.-THE Son of Taxpayer"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
GOVERNOR ELECT IN HOSPITAL.
w. T. Haines of Maine Is Threatened
With Blindness.

Philadelphia, Oct. s.-William 7
Haines, governor-elect of Maine, regis
tered at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel
yesterday and went Immediately to the
Medico-C hirurgfcal hospital for treat
ment. He is suffering from serious eye
trouble and is threatened with blind
ness. He expects to be at the hospital
for several days, under the care Of DIR.
D. Webster Fox, well known as an ex-
pert on diseases of the eye.
Mr.. Haines is alone in this city and he
hopes to get back to his home at Wat
erville, Me-, before his Inauguration.
The exact nature of the trouble that
has placed the governor-elect in care of
physician could not be learned last
night. but it was said that an operation
would probably have to be performed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09

Beautiful Scenery in Vermont.
! Personally, / believe the tourist
business of the state could be increased
many-fold if the appropriations for high.
way Improvement were undertaken at
once. In travelling over the eastern half
of the United States, / have seen no
more beautiful scenery than can be
found in practically every section of
Vermont
( The thing that impressed me most
j on this tour was the smoothness of the
road surfaces in practically every section
of the state. The road might be narrow
or run over steep grades, but nearly al
ways the surface was remarkably
4 smooth and free from ruts and loose
rocks. This | consider remarkable. |
believe it results from the system of
regular maintenance of selected high
ways, which l understand has been in
operation about three years. While
good results have been obtained in most
instances, occasionally a stretch of road
was passed over which showed lack of
attention by the local commissioner |
believe 100 per cent. better results would
be obtained If some system could be de-
vised hereby the state commissioner
tbulu AdNc cHtiIS JuiisuIctiOH ONtI TINS
care of all selected highways: This
might be accomplished by requiring all
towns to raise and turn over to the state
for maintenance purposes certain
amount per mile for selected highway,
and the state commissioner held respon-
sible for the condition of these high
ways with authority which now vests in
him to use as much of the automobile
registration funds as necessary to sup
plement funds furnished by the towns.
This would. within reasonable limits,
bring all selected highways to uniform
state of maintenance, at uniform cost
per mile to the towns.
I'm conclusion | must state that 1t
appears to me that no changes are need
ed in the state highway law with re-
spect to is administration.
''The two points in connection with
improved road work needing attention
are whether the state shall increase the
amount of work done each year by maxi
ing a larger state appropriation; and
whether the state will provide stronger
system of maintenance for selected high.
ways by giving the state highway com
missioner more jurisdiction over this
work. / believe the state can well af-
ford to take affirmative action on both
Of these points.
Respectfully submitted,
paul D. Sargent.
Assistant Director"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
"The Going's Hard Enough, Even When
Man Is Fit"

In the October American Magazine
appears the story of Charles B. Towns
a scientific man who has made great
discoveries as to how to treat people
who are victims of alcoholic drugs Here
is what Towns says about his own job
cts queer business I'm in-this
Strengthening out moral kinks. Here are
all these poor fellows trying to run the
race of life with handicap. They come
to me to be rubbed down, sponged off,
given their fighting edge It's up to mr
to set them back on the scratch line,
where they belong. The going's hard
enough, even when a man is fit /"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
A BANK MERGER.
Proposition for Big Financial Insti-
tuition in Boston.

Boston. Oct. 0--Notces of proposes
merger of the State National bank with
the Merchants National bank and the
formation of what, it is believed, would
be the fourth largest financial institu-
ton in the city, were sent to the stock
holders yesterday.
The directors OF the State National
have voted in favor of accepting an offef
to sell their stock for 5000 a share and
such further sum as the liquidation OF
the assets of the bank weld in excess
of sl75 a share. The State National
stockholders are given the privilege OF
purchasing at $500 one share in the Mer-
chants for every four shares in the
State.
The offer for the merger is contingent
on its acceptance by two thirds of the
State bank stockholders.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
HITS OHIO
BULL MOOSE
State Supreme Court Rejects
Motion
ONLY UNDER ONE HEADING
Wilson, in Kansas, Talks of Labor
Tariff Experts on the Trail
of Democratic
Leader.
ONLY UNDER ONE HEADING

The Ohio supreme court sustains the
ruling OF the secretary of state, who
holds that the name of candidate can
appear only under one party designation,
defeating the move of the Progressives;
this will make the Bull Moose ticket
vacant in many counties.
Governor Wilson, after starting anoth-
err controversy with Colonel Roosevelt
over the trust situation, went to Kan
sas yesterday and at Norton discussed
labor. He began by asserting that the
men who have been most successful in
building up the trusts are also the very
men who have been most successful in
preventing the organization of labor.
He applied the tariff to labor conditions
and said that the most highly protected
industries pay wages below living scale
he believes the best thing for labor is a
wider market, and he believes this would
be secured by Democratic policies. =.
The tariff trailers who are following
Governor Wilson through the West are
speaking in Nebraska The speakers ia
OmahS and Lincoln were Senator Bur
ton and former Governor Harding of
Ohio and Mr.. Meekin. Roosevelt dele
gate from North Carolina They assume
that Governor Wilson is free trader
and urge him to make definite declara-I
tions on the tariff
Apparently something will happen in
politics soon--Colonel Roosevelt arrived
in Detroit yesterday with so much cam
paign material that he employed in adj
vance ten stenographers to put it in
suitable shape for broadside. 1t is
said TO relate TO certain matters which
he has been investigating and which
will be of Importance in the campaign"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
MAGAZINE REVIEW
The Irish Question.

A view of the Irish question, both
English and sympathetic, is still rare
enough to attract attention. In the
October Century Sidney Brooks will dis
cuss the ancient problem in the light
that home rule is sure to come, and that
it will be one of the means of lifting
Ireland from the position of a depopu-
lated dependency to that of a self-sup-
porting commonwealth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
LA TOILETTE WILSON"
RUMOR CALLED CANARD
Let the Senator Speak, Says His Law
Partner in De-
NAL

Chicago, Oct. at was stated here
yesterday at the headquarters of the Ma
tional Progressive Republican league, OF
which Rudolph Spreckels is head that
within few days Senator la Toilette
Of Wisconsin would declare himself in
favor Of Wilson's candidacy.
The league asserted that it already
had more than $4,000 names of men who,
although Republicans, pledged themselves
TO vote for Wilson.
According to the league officers at least
3.5GO.000 Republicans were figured to
vote for Wilson and the Democratic
ticket.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
Touring Grandmother 1912 Model.

Does one prefer to think Of grand
mother as a sweet-faced old lady who
glories in her many years of domestic
active-even dashing-person who aims
to appear no more than an elder sister
to her grandson? Whichever point Of
view may be preferred, the reader will
take a genuine interest in "Where Are
the Old LADIES'" written by Lille Ham
ilton French for the October Century.
Has the grandmother found the fountain
of youth?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
AWAIT ETToR MOTION.
Italians Held in Strike Cases May Be
Freed on Bail.

Salem, Mass, Oct. 0.-When the Es-
sex county court opened its session yes
terday it was practically assured that
counsel for Ettor, Giovannitti and Caru-
so would file the motion, expected Mon
day, asking that the prisoners be freed
on bail This, it was stated yesterday
by one of the counsel, was decided after
four conferences.
The prisoners were quietly awaiting
developments Yesterday, and there were
no further sympathetic strike riots re-
ported either in the neighborhood fac
tory towns or abroad.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
GIRL COMMITS HARA-KIRI.
Parisienne Said She Hoped to Save
France from Perdition.

Paris. Oct. "A servant girl here
who was 10 years old, has committed
hara-kiri She left word that the deaths
Of Gen. Nogi and his wife near Toxic
the day the emperor was being buried
impressed her very deeply and she de.
sided to initiate the heroes in the hope
10 save France from perdition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09

In an interesting article in the October
Woman's Home Companion, appears the
following:
MANY of the little folks of field and
forest have fine musical instruments,
and play on them night and day, for
three OF four months of the year The
long horned grasshopper, or true katy
did, is the leader of the band. He has
two sets of wings, the outer ones used
for flying. the inner ones make up the
bow and fiddle. Near the base Of these
inner wings is fastened a set of strong
veins. When he moves them so that
the veins on each wing rub together. it
makes funny little wiry sound, and
that is what is called 'grasshopper's fid-
ding
"Our common little green grasshopper
is another fine player. His fiddle is at.
taehed to one wing, and he uses his hind
leg for a bow. On this leg is a line of
little bead-like Jumps, from each Of
which grow a number of fine hairs.
When Mr.. Grasshopper draws this leg
back and forth over his wings. his love-
songs trill out on the summer air His
poor little mate tries hard to make the
same kind of music; she goes through
the same motions, but can never produce
a single sound. She never grows dis
couraged, but keeps it up night and day;
and / suppose her lover takes the viii
for the deed, and loves her just the
same.
Another first-class fiddler is the
cricket. His tune is loud and shril. One
tune by night. one by day, is his rule
He has even been known to change his
note when the clouds darkened the sun
for a while in the day. Some insects
beat little drums when they waht to
make music. The seventeen-year locust
has two tiny drums fastened to his abb
lomen. They are fixed firm and tight.
md to each one is attached a strong
muscle which the insect can tighten OF
.elax at will. IL makes sound some
hing like beating on a tin pan. and will
lrown out every other musical note OF
he summer day.
Another queer player is the death !
watch beetle He burrows into old /
wood and makes a tap, tap. tap, as he
pushes along The longicprn beetle pro- /
Iuces a rafting sound by the friction OF /
lis scaly neck. Many others 81 our 4
airy-like friends have musical arrange 1
nents that make US think Of fiddles. In 4
act. the violins Of our own use were
'rolably suggested by these lItls cd
lcrs OF nature"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
First-Class Gravel Handy.

"Tn my trip, passing through seventy,
nine townships and covering over 60t
miles of highways, | was very much i'm
pressed in all sections of the state ex-
cept in Addison county, by the album
dance of first-elass gravel for road
/ building purposes. Better material more
generally distributed | have never seen
anywhere, and | believe the practice of
using this material for surfacing inn
! proved roads is correct from every point
/ of view and should be continued. In the
| first place. such gravel as is available in
almost every locality in Vermont makes
the most agreeable surface that | know
OF for general country traffic, as well
as for automobile traffic. Distributed as
generally as it is in Vermont, there can
be no question but what it is the most
economical surfaeing material that can
be used in practically every section of
the state Furthermore. a gravel sur
face can be renewed and maintained at
less expense and with less apparatus and
with less skill than any other kind of
surface, which will be equally salts
factory. / believe il would pay to draw
this material. either with traction en-
gines and trains of wagons of three to
five cubic yards capacity, or upon the
railroad for considerable distance to
surface roads in those sections which are
deficient in gravel.
Highway Laws Well Suited to Vermont.
After going over the various points
of the state highway law. and the sys-
tenn under'which the state highway work
is managed and supervised in Vermont,
the details of which il is needless to
repeat here. | must say that the Law
and the method of administering the law
are very well suited to Vermont condi-
tons The present system results ~
keeping an money expended on the work
at home. j. q. il is paid TO local labor
entirely. Ii results. however, in moro
or less inconvenience to the travelling
public. on account Of work that Is start
al early in the season often being held
up during haying OF at other times when
the demand for farm labor j. urgent.
not being completed until late fall. Il
would appear that about all the work
that can be handled in this way Is now
being done each year.
III the people Of Vermont desire to
progress faster in the building Of inn
proved roads. the provisions % the law
~ az present administered are sufficient
10 guarantee them fun return for any
expenditure they see ~ to
make III very much more money 3 T.
- expended. however. IL may BE- neces-
AIRY 10 DO this bv letting work ont 70
contract instead 81 following the system
Tow generally in vogue q doing con
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-09
FRANK BoSTocK DIES.

Famous Snowman Is a Victim of Inhu-
enza in London
London, Oct 9.-Frank Bostock, the
Snowman. died yesterday, following an
attack of influenza.