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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-04
BASEBALL PRACTICE STARTED.
There Are About rs Candidates for Team
at Goddard Seminary.

Goddard seminary commenced baseball
practice at the gymnasium yesterday
afternoon under the direction of John
Kurtz, an instructor at the seminary
A squad of about twenty-five turned
out for the first practice and many of
this number show signs of developing
into first class material. Johnson and
Peterson are the most promising can
didates for the pitching staff, while An
CELL and Mclver are the best that have
vet turned out for catchers. Charles
Pattee is the manager of the team and
is arranging a strong schedule. The
first game will be played with Norwich
university April H. The game is sched-
uled to be played at Northfeld but in
case the university grounds are not in
good condition, the game will be played
on the seminary grounds in this city.
The first practice of the spring term
for the track squad was held yesterday
afternoon at the gymnasium under the
direction of Coach Stacy, who intends to
drill the squad daily until the spring
meet at Burlington. in order that he
may develop another championship team.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-04
GIRL TOLD OF ATTACK.
After Identifying Respondent, Hahn, as
Fellow Who Attacked Her.

Rutland, April AFTER identifying
the respondent as the man who attacked
her in her schoolhouse at Sudbury OH
November g. 1911, Miss Nellie Meehan OF
Starkshoro went on the stand in Rutland
county court yesterday and was the chief
witness against Valentine Hahn charged
with assault with intent to commit rape
Her story OF the attack was as follows:
Il am q years old and have taught
school nine years, having been at Sud
bury only since last September. The
morning of November 6 last, f. Fl. Farm
ham, with whom | boarded, drove me to
the schoolhouse. leaving me there while
he went after some pupils. On entering
noticed that a window had been broken.
some of the glass being on the floor and
window sill. There were also burnt
matches on the floor As this was Mon
day morning, ! thought someone had been
in the building Sunday, and started
to build a fire, without giving the matter
more thought. On going for fuel TO the
shed, into which a door from the main
room opened ! found a man there, and
he grabbed me by the left shoulder, fore
ing my left hand into my mouth. ! saw
MN gfaD a DTooH Nfllch Stpou against
the wall and raise it as if to strike.
That is the last | remember until re.
gained my senses and found myself lying
on the woodshed floor"
Miss Meehan could not swear that the
man, whom she was positive was Hahn
who was sitting beside his attorneys.
struck her with the broom. but it was
found with the handle broken in three
pieces Her clothing was torn badly
her hair had been pulled down" and her
combs broken. Soon after she reganed
consciousness, Mr. Farnham returned to
the schoolhouse and drove her home
She was in bed two weeks after the oc-
currence.
Miss Meehan told of coming to Rut
land some weeks later and picking Hahn
out from among nine men in the county
Jail, as the one who assaulted her
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-04
BOYS GOT WARNING
After Being Brought Into Court on
Breaking Windows Charge.

Juvenile court convened before Judge
II. W. Scott<in the city court room this
morning. when three lads from the north
end were arraigned for throwing stones
at the Herbert & Ladrie stoneshed op-
posite the entrance to Second street
The trio, George Mackenzie, Joseph
Quattropani and George Smith were ar
rested Yesterday afternoon by Chief Of
Police Sinclair on a warrant issued by
Grand Juror Hugh H. Carpenter fol-
lowing the complaint of Joseph Ladrie.
one OF the proprietors of the stoneshed.
Grand Juror Carpenter conducted the
prosecution for the first time since as
suming his duties April |. Mr.. Ladrie
was called to the stand and he testi-
fed to hearing broken particles of glass
as they fell to the floor while he was
in his office Tuesday night. He stat
ed that he looked through window
and saw the three respondents standing
near the bridge in that vicinity Two
OF them seemed to be grasping stones
or snowballs and one of the trio start
ed to run. but retraced his footsteps.
The witness testified that over 800 panes
OF glass had been broken in the stone
shed within The past several months.
After hearing the evidence presented
by the state, Judge Scott gave the
youngsters an opportunity TO tell their
story of the affair The boys decided
20 let their case rest Later after re-
viewing the evidence. Judge Scott dis
charged the respondents with the warn
ing to steer clear of such offenses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-04
FELL THROUGH CHUTE.
Grace Morgan, Aged 8, Was Too Capt.
vated by Music In Fire Station.

II it hadn't been for heavysfur coat
which the child was wearing, it is prob
sblc that little Grace Morgan. aged s
years, the daughter of Mrs. Grace Nor
gan of l2l Prospect street, would have
been seriously hurt when she fell through
one of the iremen's chutes in the cen
trail fire station late yesterday.
With several other children who were
waiting for the opening of nearby
church for an Easter rehearsal, the Nor
gan girl was attracted to the station by
the music of n piano in the cubrooms
on the second floor; and while she was
listening to the music she stepped back
ward and went through the hole to the
floor below, distance of about J feet
Firemen rushed to her assistance. and
later she was carried home. DR.. LazelI
attended the child both at the station
and at her home, and he found no bones
broken. although the child was bruised
To-day Grace is up about the house but
rather sore from her unusual experience.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-04
GOV. MEAD'S FIGURES
Assure Him That First Diet ,Atc
State Are Surely ,,ouS

Rutland, April 4.-Tha &c first con-
gressional district is strongly for Will
liam II. Taft and that the state conven-
tion will send Taft delegates to the ma
tional convention at Chicago in June
was the statement made by Governor
John A. Meade yesterday afternoon. The
governor has conducted a canvass of
the various towns in the entire state
and his returns show figures to back up
his statement. Governor Mead said :
"1he middle of last week | took pains
to send letter to the chairman of each
Republican committee in the various
towns and cities in the state and from
all adviees thus far received there are
about 2l0 Taft delegates as against 100
for Roosevelt in the first district and
about 80 to hear from. In the second
district, Taft and Roosevelt delegates
elected, according to my returns, are
raore equally divided with verv large
number of delegates whose preferences
are unknown.
"The figures obtained as stated above
are from the heads of the Republican
committees in the various towns, and |
can but feel they are as accurate as
can by any possibility be obtained.
at has never seemed to me to be good
politics TO claim unreasonable and most
improbable maiorities as the results
Of caucuses and conventions. In my
opinion the state convention is sure to
elect Taft delegates as is also the first
district and possibly the second district.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-04
FORMER TEACHER DEAD.
Miss Mary Paul Relinquished Her Duties
In Barre In December, 1910

News has been received in this city
of the death If Miss Mary Eta Paul,
which occurred at her home in West
Fairlee Tuesday afternoon, after a long
illness. Miss Paul was a former school
teacher in Barre and her death will
cause keen regret among large circle
of friends. S!ls leaves her mother, Mrs.
Caroline Paul. and three brothers, John
Paul. superintendent OF the paper mills
at Wilder, William Paul, also of Wilder,
and Samuel PgulN at present a resident
of West Fairlee
The deceased was about thirty three
years old and was graduate of the
Randolph Normal school. having returned
TO that institution later for post grad
uates course. She was also graduated
from the Mclean hospital near Boston
and followed the occupation of a trained
nurse for me thereafter Sometime
in 1909. Miss Paul was engaged as
teacher in the Brook street school in
this city. On the completion of the
Lincoln school on Camp street, she was
one Of the teachers 10 occupy the new
building, II was shortly before the
Christmas vacation in 1910 that she re-
linquished her duties and went to the
sAnatorium in Pittsford for treatment.
Si,e returned to her home in West Fair
lee some time later, and her condition
Gcw gradually worse until death came
Tuesday.
Miss Paul was member of the Meth
odist church and during her residence in
this city she was one OF the attendants
az the Hedding Methodist church.
The funeral will be held at her home
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock. The
burial viii take place in the cemetery at
South Nershire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-04
WILL SUSTAINED
IN THE 0LDS CASE
Verdict Returned in County Court To
day in Favor of II. Austin Tuttle.
Who Was Named as the
Beneficiary.

| A verdict was returned in Washington
| county court this afternoon sustaining
| the will of the late Ezekiel p. Olds of
Barre, the contest having been brought
| by his brother Alexander R. 0lds, aged
/ S4 years. of New York The case was
| given to the jury at l0:l5 this forenoon,
/ following the charge to the jury and
4 the closing argument in defense of the
! will by Attorney Charles H. Darling.
/ The beneficiary named in the will is
! II. Austin Tuttle, a son-in-law of Ezekiel
/ p. Olds. The taking of evidence in the
case was concluded yesterday, after
/ which John w. Gordon opened the de-
/ fence side OF the case.
Mr.. Gordon argued that the jury
could not know what feelings may have
existed between the testator and tho
appellant Alexander r. 0ds They
we're brothers, but there may have been
something that changed the natural af-
fection between the brothers. With
Ezekiel in his grave this can never be
known. But il is known that Mr.. Tut
tie married a daughter of Mr.. 0lds and
that that daughter died within three
years of the marriage. Mr.. Tuttle did
not remarry for many years, but the
GNI NIutDNt silbNS ne dlNdAs was III Ine
splace of son to Ezekiel Olds. He
cared for him and looked after his in
terests and Mr. Olds named him execu.
tor of the will which left the residue
of an estate worth some $4,000 to the
executor after paying some small be-
quests.
H. J. Conant opening for the con.
testant Olds, said the question before
the jury was whether or not the papers
in evidence were the last will and testa-
ment of L. p Olds. W. A. Lord, clos
ing for the contestant said that through
this feelings planted within the human
heart by the Almighty, blood is thicker
than water and when that ceases to be
the case. the human race is paralyzed.
The right of man to distribute his
property is umdisputed, except statu-
tory provisions regarding the wife. If
man is in that mental and physical
condition known as full testamentary
capacity, he can will his property and no
matter how unjust a division he may
make, it is valid.
A brother i, close kin. Between
brother and brother there exists af.
lection springing from the heart. With
a brother so years of age, without finan-
cial resources, to whom would Ezekiel
p. 0lds be likely to have wanted to
will his property, or the bulk of il, if
not to that brother He had said that
he gave his brother $500. but no such
provision appears in what is offered as
Tie last will sof f. P. Olds. The wit
nesses and the milkman knew more
about the contents of the will than did
Tuttle, before the viii was read. If
+ p Olds did not know whether or
not he had given his brother 5000, then
he was not in state of mind capable
OF making a VIII and if he did know and
did make such provision, then this ex-
hibit is not his last will.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-04
Benjamin Marble Lost His Life
in Duxbuy Today
PROBABLY FROM TREE FALL
Albert Streeter, Who Was With Him in
Woods, Went for Assistance, But
Medical Attendance Was
of No Avail.

Dixbury, April 4.-Benjamin Marble,
aged about 40 years and we'll known
farmer of this town, was probably in.
stantly killed at noon to-day while chop
ping in the woods about four miles from
Waterbury village and three-quarters OF
a mile from his own house. 1t is reported
that a tree fell upon him, striking him
ON the head, and that he never regained
consciousness. With him in the woods
was Albert Streeter, who left at once
for assistance and when he returned
there were no signs of life. Health on
Ger K. W. Humphrey and Selectman John
Dillon OF DuXbury were summoned. also
DIR. Hopkins, but all efforts to resusci.
tate the man proved unayailing.
Mr. Marble was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elias Hopkins OF Fayston, deceased,
and soon after his marriage to Miss
Annie Atherton of Waterbury, about Is
years ago, came to Duxbury to reside
where he has since made his home.
He is survived by his widow and OILS
daughter, Edna, aged l3 years; also two
brothers in Fayston, Bryan and Bert
Marble, and three sisters, Mrs. Charles
corliss and Mrs. n. c. Dunbar of Fays.
ton and Mrs. Mary Martin of Warren
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-04
MISSING OFFICIAL
RETURNED TO VERMONT
Horace c. Fenton of Wallingford, Ac-
cused Of Embezzlement, Was Al
rested In Weldon, N. c.

Rutland, April 4.-Oyerseer of the
Poor Horace G. Fenton of Wallingford,
who disappeared early in February, leav-
ing his wife and children, after having
eashed checks belonging to the town,
which netted him over $500, was brought
to Rutland yesterday from Weldon, n.
G., by Deputy Sheriff A. A. Leonard of
NGllingford who secured the man Mon
day. Fenton is lodged at the Rutland
county Jail and States Attorney B. i.
Stafford will probably file an iEforma-
ton against him on the charge of en-
beZzemeHt.
Fenton's arrest was due to a payment
on an insurance premium sent by him
from Weldon to the Metropolitan life
Insurance company of this city and some
good detective work by Mr.. Leonard,
who has known the former oyerseer for
many years and is familiar with his
traits.
Something ever a week ago, Mrs. Fem
ton received from her husband some
money enclosed in an envelope The
postmark was very indistinct. About
all that was legible was the \. G. This
looked as though it might be d. c. and.
thinking that the letter might have been
sent from Washington, Mr.. Leonard
made trip there and consumed three
days in fruitless search.
Recently Mrs Fenton went to the
Metropolitan Office to pay the premium
on her husbands policy and was in
formed that payment had been re-
eeived by mail from him. 1t happened
that the envelope, although somewhat
mutilated was still in the waste bas-
kct and it was turned over to the sher.
id's department. The postmark showed
'Wel, n. g." the initials for the
state being indistinct. The date of
mailing was given and it showed that
the envelope had been about two DAYS
in transit. Figuring that Weldon was
about the right distance from Rutland
to warrant this, Mr. Leonard decided
to 60 there and be left this cit~ Sc
crctly Sunday night He was sure that
FeIIton would try to get work on the
railroad because he had been a mem
Der Of the section gang at Wallngford
and the officer had been IN Weldon only
a few hours when from the hotel piazza.
he spied Fanton plodding long the track
on his way home from work with the
section gang of which he bad been an
uuder foreman since few days after
leaving Vermont
The surprise of the former oyerseer.
when he saw the Nermmt officer. was
great, but he said that he had expected
trouble, and be returned home without
eNtradition papers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-04
MEN AND BOYS
FIGHT FLOOD
Trying to Save Embankments in
Cairo, III.
LOSS IS ALREADY MILLIONS
Levees Along the Mississippi River Burst
This Morning and Waters Rushed in
and Submerged Nine Miles Of
Drainage Land.

Memphis, TennA April Anxiety
over the food situation to-day centers
about Cairo, Illinois, where the Ohio and
the Mississippi rivers crushed two levees
Nine square miles of the drainage dis.
trict of Cairo are submerged, and Future
City, town of six hundred inhabitants
is inundated. A score of Industrial plants
have been drowned out. Cairo's loss is
millions of dollars.
The Big Four" levees along the Mis-
sissippi river near Cairo burst this morn
ing, and business and schools were sus-
pended while men and boys were set to
work shoyeling dirt from flatcars into
the bulkhead along the leyees OF the
Ohio in Cairo.
In Arkansas and Tennessee, the Mis-
sissippi is reported to be holding to itl
course. but hard fight is necessary to
save the embankments.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-04
MAY REMOVE ACCUSER
IN EMERY BRIBERY CASE
Maine Legislature Passed Resolution
To-day for Preparing an Address
for Richardson's Official
Decapitation.

Augusta Me-, April A resolve for
! the preparation of an address renewing
! Asa L. Richardson of keunebunk as at
| torney- general of York county was
| adopted by the legislature to-day. II
was on the complaint of Attorney-Gen-
eral Richardson that Sheriff Emery was
| arraigned before the trial Justice. charged
with attempting to brihe Richardson to
protect the liquor interests, which re-
suited in the legislature investigating
the charges.
Charges that Richardson's motive in
making the complaint was to cover al
legged ''cro0keduess and ineompetency'
were made by the counsel for the defense
when the legislature resumed it's investi-
gltion. 1t was also charged that Rich
afdson had solicited brides
The taking OF testimony in the Emery
case was completed last night. Wit
nesses called by the state included Asa
A. Richardson, Edward H. Emery OF
Sanford, a field secretary OF the Christian
civic league Eben l. Littleffeld of Ken
nebunk. former deputy sheriff; Elmer
NJ, Roberts of Kennebunk. and Miss Alice
X. Roberts, Richardson's stenographer.
The story OF County Attorney Rich
ardson was to the effect that he arranged
an interview with the sheriff and then
had +. H. Emery, Littlefield and Roberts
station themselves beside furnace pipe
in the cellar, where they heard the con
versation between himself and Emery;
that the sheriff there agreed to pay him
$50 week to protect the dealers in
Intoxicating liquor and agreed to pay
the money in Richardson's office on Sat
urday evening; that ON March s Sheriff
Emery came to his office and there paid
500 for the first two weeks.
Edward H. Emery, LittIefeld and Rob
erts testified that they heard the agree
ment made, substantially as recited BY
Richardson. Mr.. Emery further said
that he stationed himself in the office of
Walter L. Lane and from that office. by
watching through an eieht-inch aperture
in the wall, saw the sheriff pay Richard
son the money.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-04
AS Well as Efficiency in the
Government Service
ESPECIAL MESSAGE ON IT
President Declares That People of United
/ States Can Save More Than S1l 100000
Annually by Following Out the
Recommendations

Washington. d. G., April 4.-President
Taft to-day sent to Congress his second
message of the present year on economy
and efficiency in the government service
He recommended the passage OF legsla-
ton designed to save more than 81 ,000,-
900 annually to the people of the United
States. Probably his two most striking
proposals were that the local govern
ment offices in the treasury, postoffiee,
Justice. interior and commerce and labor
departments be placed in the classified
service. and that the revenue cutter sery-
ice be consolidated with the lighthouse
service in the department of commerce
and labor
BY the first change, the president said,
Congress could effect saving OF at least
Sl0.000,000 annually and although in. this
message he gave no figures for the CON
solidation of the two services of the sea,
in a previous message on the same sub
iect early in the year. he predicted econ
omies that would total about $l,000,00O
yearly.
The president concluded his message
with an appeal to Congress to appropri-
ate the 100000 necessary to support
the economy efficiency commission for
another year with $4,000 additional for
the publication Of the commissions find
ings.
President Taft's principal recommends
tions for economies were as follows:
Placing of pension agents in classified
service; estimated saving, $4,000 annu-
ally
n Abolition of office of receiver OF dis
trict land offices and transfer of duties
to register; assisted by bonded clerk;
estimated saving, 100000 annually.
Transfer Of political appointees" in
internal revenue and customs service to
classified service; estimate Of saving not
given.
Consolidation of lighthouse and life
saving services into bureau Of light
houses: estimated saving, 100000.
Transfer of vessels and equipment Of
revenue cutter service from treasury to
commerce and labor department and its
abolition as a separate service, estimat
cd in message on economy January ~
that saving would be about 81 ,000,00O
a year
Consolidation of auditing offices of the
government under one auditor; estlmat-
ed saving 100000 annually.
DlscOntlnlldnce OF mileage dlloNdhces
for government travel and a per diem
allowance for officers and employees in
lplace of Subsistence" which includes
lodging for those travelling; no estimate
of saving given.
Improved method of handling corre-
lspondence; estimate of saving not given,
but predicted that labor can be reduced
4 so per cent.
Capitalization of the distribution OF
government documents; estimated saw
ing. $4,000 a year.
Diseontinuance of publication of the
official register; estimated saving S45,-
900 annually.
"Directly and indirectly" reads the
message, "the changes proposed will re-
suit in the saving Of many millions OF
dollars of public funds"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-04
DECIDE ON PENSION PLAN.
New England Tel & Tel Co. May Put
1t Into Effect July /.

Boston, April All employees of the
New England Telephone 4 Telegraph
company are to be embraced in a pen.
sion plan to 90 into effect July I'M
less DELAYED for some unforeseen rea-
son. This was decided by the directors
of the telephone company yesterday, and
unofficial announcement to that effect
was made.
Full details of the pension plan were
not disclosed, because certain minor de-
tails had not been worked out. 1t was
expected that these details would be
completed shortly. however
About 10000 employees are concerned
in the announcement and the plan ap-
plies to men as well as to women 1t
is said. Length of service is to be con
sidered, and there is to be provision for
peimissiye and compulsory retirement
under certain conditions.
1t is also said that the directors fa-
vcr plan under which the entire cost
of pensions will be borne by the com
pany, rather than the plan adopted by
some other corporations, which calls for
contributions from employees out of their
wages.
This pension plan has been under con-
sideration upwards of year. in con
nection with several other welfare pro-
iects, one of which has been in opera
tion for several months This is an
original idea of treating injured en-
ployes entirely from the standpoint of
the employers moral duty rather than
from the narrow considerations of strict
legal liability.
Further details of the pension plan
will be announced shortly as soon as
certain exhaustive studies now under
way are completed.