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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-12-26
LEASING or C0NvICTS
It IS a Thing Of the Past Says
State Prison Commissioner,
R, w. Braham,

Dallas. Tex, Dec. 10. Hon.
K. w. Braham, member of the
state prison commission, declares
that the leasing or contracting OF
prison labor in the state of Texas
is a thing OF the past.
Almost all the states contracts
hav. expired by limitation, while
one or two have been cancelled
by agreement. Two share con.
tracts are still in existance. but
these will terminate next month.
After the first Of the year the
state prisoners will be working
exclusively for the state.
Braham says the state could
proceed with the present plan Of
administration all right If the
legislature would fpance il.
,.l Buy . ,H-Z.epa..a,toEr ran. and
Martin q Woleft sells the best
Separator n earth. the
"Snarples. 1--WE have different
styles and /rices to offer you.
Come and/ee them. 20 1t
Ben Oliver. representing Col I
ier's Weekly. was calling on the
'eading public this week in the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-12-26
LIrTLEFleL0 f0ST0fFICe
The New Town is Now Assured
Postal Service &C. J, Dug
gan Postmaster,

Advice has been received
from the postal department stat
ing that the order had been is
sued establishing the Littlefeld
postoffice. c. j. Duggan has
been appointed postmaster. The
Littlefeld mail goes by way Of
Hale Center to Bartonsite. which
Is already an established line,
and will be carried from Bar
tonsite By and at the expense Of
the Littlefeld Land Co. This
arrangement is only temporary.
but il will be kept up until the
train service is established into
Littlefeld, which will be about
the first Of April.
The ,as1 'or b. City Of.
Lubbock Ore now <Fen for the
payment of~taxa for the year
1912. These frc.~ will become
delinquent After hnuary 3lst
1913. "a 81 |
w. MsfSHAw. Sec.
A. l.. Robertson and family Of /
he v ranch. spent few days
he latter part Of last week in
he city. J.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

A settlement of the Ezekiel p. Old:
estate, late of Barre, was made in pro.
bate court Saturday by II. Austin Tut.
tie of Brooklyn, n. Y, the executor
The Olds will was contested last year
in county court, which sustained the
document. An appeal was taken to su.
preme court, but was withdrawn before
il came TO hearing.
Floyd, the magician, who is to give
the first entertainment in the civic fed
Grafton lecture course at the opera house
Friday evening, Dec. l3 is without a
doubt the most skillful exponent of pure
sleight- -of-hand that has ever appeared
upon the lyceum platform. He has fol-
lowed this line of work for over twenty
years. He was the pioneer and still main
tains the lead. He has invented, designed
and presented more brilliant magical ex-
periments than any magician now liv-
ing. He is constantly at work upon
some new and wonderful mystery, and
so startling are some of the effects and
so nearly perfect his art that he has
but TO command the most unheard-o of
things TO happen and they transpire
He will be ably assisted by Mobala, the
mindreader. and really talented musi-
cian.-Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
GRANGE FAIR A SUCCESS.
South Barre No. 467 Gave Interesting
Entertainment.

The first annual fair of the South
Barre grange, No. 467. was held in Unity
temple Thursday and Friday evenings.
Musical and literary numbers consti-
tuted the program on both occasions
Ice cream and cake were sold at the close
of each evenings entertainment. The
candy booth was in charge OF Mrs.
Harry Blanchard, Eunice Wark lla Jack
son and Jessie Bartlett.
Other booths which contributed to the
success of the bazar were i'm charge of
the following grange members: Fancy
work, Mrs. NJ. L. Town, Mrs. Charles
Persons, Mrs. Earl Howard, Winnie
Nichols and Cora Roberts; apron booths,
Mrs. viii jackson, Mrs. John Roberts,
Mrs. William Nye and Mrs. Il. Witham;
orange tree, Miss Ruth Wood, Gertrude
Jeanette and Mrs. George Donahue;
domestic booths. Mrs Edward Carey,
Mrs. George Lafayette and Mrs. Jerry
Donahue; vegetable booth. Don Camp,
Edison Holden, John Nichols and Harry
Blanchard; ice cream, Miss Ellen Ward,
Mrs. John Kelly and Mrs. William
Ducharme. The entertainment was in
charge of Mrs. ID. v Camp. Mrs. Edison
Holden. Mrs. Mary MaeLean and Miss
Ida Allen. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Huse and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Worcester were in
charge of the decorations. Although
lefinite figures are not vet at hand, il
Is estimated that the net proceeds
amounted to $3.50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
THREE MEN ARRAIGNED
In City Court To-day on Charges of In
cation.

The Monday morning sequel to a trio
of weekend celebrations found two al
legged offenders facing Judge III. w. Scott
in city court this forenoon and third
unable to appear till afternoon on ae-
count OF illness. Alexander Guyette,
who said he was born in Burlington, was
the first to enter plea of guilty TO the
intoxication charge preferred against
him. Guyette has been employed in the
lumber camps around Craftsbury and
his visit to the city wound up at police
headquarters Sunday afternoon after
Officer George X, Carle had picked him
up on Blackwell street. The respondent
was profoundly grateful for the officers
timely appearance and after paying his
fine Of IS and costs of s5,04, he walked
across the court room to shake hands
with his rescuer.
Alexander Williams Of Hydeville and
Websterville entered a plea of guilty to
an intoxication charge and was fined S5
and costs of $3.50, which lie unable
TO pay He viii serve an ali Z sem
tence of twenty days in the 60 nty Jail
at Montpelier. Williams and Bernard
Craddock were arrested on Granite
street last night by Officer Harry Gam
Bile.
When arraigned before the judge lat
er, Craddock entered plea OF guilty
and was fined S5 and costs OF 1854. |
which he paid.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
TO MAKE UNFORTUNATE HAPPY.
Salvation Army Preparing for Its Annu-
al Gift of Christmas Dinners.

| In the hustle and hustle OF the holi-
days at Christmas, when everyone is
planning to make someone happy, many
are apt to forget the unfortunate. There
are few who would not be disposed to
give little of the good things they en-
JOY to the poor and needy; Some do not
think of the matter, others are too
busy, while Others postpone action until
it is too late. The Salvation Army does
not forget, however. ALI over the coun-
try, the army is preparing to make
Christmas happy one for the unfor.u-
nate, and Captain Brant OF the local
corps is already hard at work. Prep
arations are being made to distribute
large number Of Christmas dinners. The
army finds that there are number OF
families to whom a good dinner would
come as most welcome gift. The army
believes in practical Christianity and an
important part of its work is in seek
ing out the sick and needy
In order to carry out his plans for
Christmas, Captain Brant win need help.
Those who desire to render some real
service can hardly do better than to lend
a helping hand to the army in its
Christmas work. Donations of money,
food and other things will be thankfully
received by the captain. 1t is hoped
that people will respond literally, so
that Christmas in Barre may truly be a
merry one.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
Coastwise Shipping Buffet
ed bv Severe Storm
LIFE SAVERS READY
Small Two -Masted Schooner Was Seen
Scudding Southwark, Displaying Dis
tress Signals-Tug Patience Lost
OF Three Barges.

Well1eet, Mass, Dec. 9-Buffeted by
the first cold gale of the season, the
coastwise shipping off Cape Cod began
calling for assistance to-day. A small
two-masted schooner with sails in tat
tiers hurried south, displaying distress
signals.
Three light bargcs in tow of the tug
Patience were blown away off the end
OF the cape during the night. The tug
succeeded in anchoring one barge and
then started in search of the other two
which were blown off shore.
The revenue cutters were notified of
conditions by wireless and they pro-
ceeded to give assistance witle the saw
ers houled the surf boats to the wa
ter's edge, prepared to assist the schoon-
ers. The gale was the stiifest expert
enced on the cape since last winter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
FUNERAL OF LYLE TUCKER.
Services of Accident Victim Held at
Plainfeld Sunday

! Plainfield, Dec. 9.--The funeral sery-
| ices OF Lyle Tucker, who was killed near
Barre Friday by falling limb. were
largely attended, being held at the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon mt
one o'clock. Rev. A. w Hewitt officiat
| ing. The bearers We're Leslie Tucker of
Cabot, Sias Unwin of Marshfield, Jerry
Atkins of Dalton. n. H., and Avery At
kins OF East Craftsbury. The burial was
I in the Eaton cemetery at Marshfield.
There We're many beautiful floral trib-
utes. as follows: Wreath of roses. hy-
acinths and carnations from the Atkins
family; pillow of calla lilies, white car
nations and roses from the Marshfien
friends; pink and white carnations from
friends at the hotel; pink and white car
nations from the Tucker family: white
roses. pink and white carnations from
the East Hill friends; pink and white
roses from Marshfield friends; pink and
white carnations from the Village Inn
provement society.
The relatives from out of town to at
tend the funeral were: Mr.. and Mrs.
bury: Mr.. and Mrs Jerry Atkins AMI
children OF Dalton. \. H.; Mrs. Leonard
Atkins aud son, Nelson. of Peacham;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Brown of Peaeham;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Leslie of Barre;
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Tucker. Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Walhridge and Amasa Tucker
of Cabot and Mr.. and Mrs. 5. II. Unwin
and children of Marshfeld. The family
have the sincere sympathy Of the COM
munity in their bereavement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
, LAWMAKERS VISITED Walls.
Party of 70 Men Went to Lyndonvillc
From Montpelier Saturday.

Lyondongille, Dee. D. Speedwell farnl'
snd the Lyndon agricultural school anc
institute were visited Saturday by del
egation of about 20 legislators, includ'
ing the House committees on agriculture
and appropriations The object of this
visit was to give the lawmakers better
knowledge Of what is being done and
likely to be done in this state for ele-
mentary agricultural education. Several
bills pending call for appropriations for
work of this kind and it was believed
that knowledge OF what Theodore y.
Vail is already doing for the state in
this line and some conception OF what ne
plans to do would have direct bearing
upon the need for such expenditure.
1t is whispered that the whole school
and possibly more than the school, may
some day become the property OF the
state. but however, that may be, the
work being done there may fairly be
considered state asset.
The visitors went on the morning
train and were conveyed back by a
special in the evening. AT Lyndonyille
station they We're met by vehicles rang
ing from automobile to stages. and by
John w. Titcomb who, besides being
most enthusiastic and efficient fish and
game commissioner. il the manager OF
Mr.. Walls immense Vermont estate. At
Lyndon Center the guests We're shown
into the commodious three-story dormi-
tory and treated to just the wholesome,
farm dinner that the boys
ef the. agricultural school have every
lay.
In the dormitory, as elsewhere, it IS
he policy Of the school to reproduce as
nearly as possible the conditions Of ae-
.ual farm life. that students may not be
.endered unfit for real life by an unreal
.rainiug. The only Injuries afforded
ire those which every farm may afford. |
Students are required to do janitor work |
md to wait on table.
Practically all the food served at the |
chool is raised on the school farm. The |
egislators were treated to pork raised |
here, potatoes and tomatoes grown |
here. butter from the school creamery, /
ickles and celery which originated in
he farm gardens, and so on through the
Whole menu.
After dinner the guests enjoyed the
uxury OF visit to Speedwell farms,
lr Wallis 3,000-acre estate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
WOMAN cLAIRvoYANT STABBED
Mabel Madison Victim at Nashua Last
Evening.

/ Nashua. \. H., Dec 9.--Mabel Madi
son, who has praeticed as a clairvoyant
here for wears, was assaulted at hel
Elm street home late yesterday by q
man who the police say is Avarice La
vote. Lavoie was followed and his cap
ture brought about by Marcel Therri.
ault, law student at Boston university
and candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for mayor this fall.
Mrs. Madison was stabbed six times
with jackknife. in the body, face, fore
arm and hand None of the wounds are
deep, City Marshal William w. Wheel
or was informed by DIR. I. G. Anthoine
last night that she is in no immediate
danger, but she will be Unable to appear
in court today, when Lsvoie will be ar
raigned.
Her alleged assailsnt left the house
by jumping through a window. while the
woman ran out of the front door and
screamed. Therriault was driving by
and George r. Labounty was standing
on the sidewalk. Labounty ran TO help
the woman and Theriault turned his at
tention to the man.
The latter lodged through an alley
and went north. Therriault realized that
that by driving ahead and cutting
through a cross street he would inter
cept him. He whipped mp his horse and
met the man. who proved TO be Lavoie,
in front of ST Jean Baptiste block.
Lavoie dodged around Central street,
but two young women pointed out TO
Therriault the house he entered and as
other men ran mp to Therriault estab-
lished them n a guard while he tele-
phoned the police.
Marshall Wheeler SAYS the prisoner
Hoes not appear quite sane.
~He does not admit the assault aid
the chief last night. -but he dos say
that Mrs. Madison had certain knoui-
ndge about him that would do him great
injury II divulged. The officers took La
Foie 70 Mrs. Msdisons house and sl,e
identified his a. her assailant-
l-svoie y about - and j. q painter.
Mis-. Madison is about - years old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
CHAIRMAN PUJO
DENIES THE RUMORS
Concerning the Couse of the Money
Trust Inquiry By the House Inves-
tigating Committee.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 9.-The HOUSE
money trust investigating committee
got down to work to-day after severa
months recess. The program for the
next few days includes the calling as
witnesses of several New York bankers
including Jacob II. Schif and some rep
resentatives Of the New York Stock Ex-
change.
At the opening session to-day, Chair
man Pujo made statement, in which
lie repudiated the published reports of
what purported to be the committees
intentions in the course of the inquiry.
Chairman Pujo also denied the rumors
Of friction and said that the members
OF the committee were working haf-
moniously.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
WANTS MONEY FOR MOTHER.
James Doyle, Carnegie Medal Winner
Hasn't Received ANY Money.

Burlington, Dee "a number of Bur
lingtonians are becoming active in an
endeavor 10 secure for James Doyle of
this city the financial reward which IS
awarded earners OF a Carnegie medal out
Of the fund established by Andrew Car
negie for that purpose. Doyle, at great
risk Of his life. saved w0man's life at
South Royalton two wears ago and has
since been informed that he was to re-
ceive the medal At the time he received
the notification. he was serving a term
IN Jail for intoNication and il j. thought
that for this reason he was not given
the money. D0yle does not wish the
money for himself but would like 20
have Il 70 20 his aged mother. His act
Was particularly heroic. in that nc dash
81 in front ~ = train and took OF the
trsck an aged and deaf woman and
capped BY only a few inches being run
over himself.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
MINISTER'S DISCUSS NEWSPAPERS,
There Are Two Kinds, and "Yellows" Are
Not So Yellow as Formerly.

The Ministers Monday club met thl'
forenoon in the Baraca class room at til,
Congregational church for its regular
monthly session, Rev. j. w. Barnet
president of the club, acting as c. !.
man. An able and interesting ps ASN
"The American Newspaper" va \
Rev. Il. +. Newell pastor 30 .ed'
ding Methodist church, ana : = ,lssion
followed in which nearly ew member
participated Among the clergymen
present were the following; Reys. j.
w. Barnett. II. +. Newell, james Ram.
age, John Biork and John B. Reardon OF
Barre, Rev. William Shaw OF Montpelier,
Rev. L. b. Grice OF Shady Rill and the
secretary, Rev. Frank Bloomfield OF Ber-
lin.
In his paper on American newspapers,
Pastor Newell traced the history of jour
mails in this country from the beginning
OF newspaper history in America up to
the present time, He referred TO the
size OF metropolitan dailes and of the
influence which good newspapers spread
in this country. Dividing journalism into
two classes, the speaker continued by de-
scribing the good and bad newspapers.
The undesirable qualities of the latter
kind, he said, are often due to inaccura-
cy. Continuing, he said "The so-called
yellow journalism is not quite so yellow
as formerly. We ought not to cry out
all the time against the badness of the
times in which we live. One hundred
years ago the secular papers of this
country practically ignored religion.
The church was treated with indiifer-
ence If not with contempt. Now on a
Monday morning. note the digests OF
some OF our best sermons preached the
lay before and covered by the news
papers. Vast movements, such as re-
ligious and missionary enterprises, are
quickly and manyt lines well reported.
Some of the editorials are highly com
nended and oftentimes as good as those
found in our religious papers. Editors
should realize their responsibility when
they remember how large is their con-
.rol over the thoughts of men"
In closing his paper the pastor said:
Behind the United States government
5 the people--behind the press is the |
PEOPLE, and after all it is the people !
Who control the church, the state and |
he press: but teachers and preachers
md editors. il they are of the right |
tuff. can lead the way to what is best 1
or the home. the community, the school,
he church, the state. So may it be-"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
JOHN ]. RETTING DEAD.
Prominent vermonter Died at Brattle-
boro Saturday.

Brattleboro, Dec. 9.-John j. Retting
SS. the sculptor of the wooden statue
which surmounts the capitol building al
Montpelier, and a prominent retired
mercantile man of Brattleboro, died Sat
urday afternoon at his home on Greer
street, after an illness of several weeks
| He was also the Oldest living member
of Wantastiquet lodge of Odd Fellows
and the oldest past grand patriarch OF
the state Of Vermont Odd Fellows. He
was for many years very prominent in
the councils of the Democratic party Of
the county and state.
He was born in klutz, Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, Germany, February 5, 1924.
He was educated in his native country.
and selected the ministry as his profess
sion, but upon receiving his education
went to teaching for a few years. He
then took up the trade of furniture max
ing, which he followed for several years
as journeyman in many of the large
cities of Germany.
To escape persecution in the struggle
of lS4S he came to America with his
wife, whom he had just married. After
living in New York for more than
year, they went to Brattleboro to live
on October 2, 1850, and he had made his
home there since.
He followed his trade there until 1857.
and during this period carved the figure
for the state capital. II is made Of
wood, stands IA feet high, is 6ia feet
across the shoulders, and weighs 955
pounds From 1858 to 1880 he conducted
successful furniture business. He was
also a pioneer in the real estate business
in the town in building residences 20
sell.
Mr.. Retting in addition to being the
oldest past grand patriarch of the state,
was the oldest past grand master of the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows of the state
He was one of the oldest members OF
the Center Congregational church. His
wife, who was Miss louisa NJ. Kline.
died April II. 1900. He is survived by
one daughter. Mrs. w. ;. Bishop of New
Haven. Conn. and four sons. Charles r.,
Leopold and John H., of Grand Rapids,
Mich. and Frederick w. of Kansas
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
ONE SKATER DROWNED.
And Many Others Were Precipitated In
to the Water.

Woodsville. n. H.. Dec. About
o'clock Saturday afternoon. while a
party of boys and girls were skating
on the Gordon creek near Highland
street, the ice suddenly gave way and
at least ten of the number were pre-
cipitatei into about ten feet of water.
and before help could reach him. Le-
land Spaulding, aged Is years. eldest
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George y. Spauld-
ing. was drowned.
Fortunately for the Others. Perley A.
Switzer was on the ice teaching his lit
tie daughter TO skate when the scci-
dent occurred. and il was TO his prompt
and valiant work. assisted by one or
two Of the older boys. that the greater
number Of the ten owe their lives. Sew
eral were taken from the water in
semi-consciOus condition. but the body
of the Spsuldiug bcy was not recov-
cred for almost an hour after the ac-
cident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO-DAY.
States Side of the Jacobson Murder
Trial at Houlton. Me.

Houlton, Me-, Dec. 9.-The states last
witnesses in the trial of Charles n. Emel-
ious, Mrs. Annie Jacobson and Edgar
jacobson. charged with the murder of
Augustus jacobson of New Sweden. were
expected to testify to-day and the eoun-
sci for the defence was prepared to make
the opening address to the jury as soon
as the state rested. Sixty-five witnesses
have been summoned for the defence and
as much OF the testimony is to be given
through an interpreter, it is believed the
examination will require considerable
time.
Attorney General Pettengill announced
that the state would rest its case late
in the afternoon. He had ten witnesses
to question, including a handwriting ex-
pert who was to testify regarding the
signature to the suicide note supposed
to have been left by jacobson. The
court was an hour late in convening
owing to the illness of juror.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-09
William Miner Arraigned at
Marlboro, Mass, To-day
A HEARING SATURDAY
Miner Is Accused Of Killing Mrs. Ger
trude Crowley, with Whom He Lived
She Died Saturday and Miner
Surrendered Yesterday.

Marlboro, Mass, Dec. s.-William
Miner was formally arraigned in the
local court to-day, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Gertrude Crowley, with
whom he had been living, and he was
held for a hearing next Saturday. Miner
disappeared after the woman's death
Saturday and yesterday surrendered to
the Boston police. The woman's ston-
ach was sent to the Harvard Medical
school for analysis.
Mrs. Crowley. il was learned last
night, had husband, now in the insane
asylum at Worcester. She was the
mother of one child.
She and Miner secured lodging MT 80
Main street. Marlboro. last Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary J. Carpenter, the landlady,
thought they were man and wife, and
it is said that Mrs. Crowley appeared
melancholy during the week.
Saturday morning Miner appeared Mt
the laster's shop on Florence street
where he worked and .old his employer,
Il. b. Morse, that his wife had died.
Before he left the shop he is reported ~
have told fellow workman. Frank
Picard. that his wife had committed sui
eide. Morse heard of this conflict of
stories and notified the police. They
went to the Main street house and found
the woman dead in bed. Miner had dis.
While plans for the autopsy were
going on search for Miner started. Yes
terday lie walked into the Lagrange
street station. In his hand he had a
newspaper clipping telling about the
finding OF the body and the search for
him. He was placed under arrest as a
suspicious person and later was turned
over to the Marlboro police. He is 80
years old and has worked in Worcester,
South birmingham and Brockton.