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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
A NOTEWORTHY BANQUET.
Attorney Guy w. Hill of St. Johnsbury
Was the Host.

| ST. Johnsbury, Dee 2s.-One of the
best events OF the season was witness
cd Thursday evening at the st. Johns
bury house when Attorney Guy w. Hill
invited the seventeen members of the
bar and seventeen laymen to partake
OF complimentary banquet as his
guests. Mine host Herbert Moore pre-
pared great dinner Of seven eoureses.
After the dinner Lieut.-Gov. l.. +.
Slack acted as toast master and intro
duced as the first speaker the Oldest
member of this bar, Elisha May, who
spoke interestingly and instructively on
"Much-needed Currency Reforms.
Judge of Probate Walter =. Smith was
then asked to explain how he succeeded
| ia holding down political for for thirty
years. Judge Smith started in prac-
tice here in 1869 and his experience with
| the various members OF the bar for
that period of years was most inter
esting. Apropos his political job, Judge
Smith recited a pertinent poem by SAKE
in which the "briefess barrister" gave
up practice "for the want Of cause"
His "reminiscences of the old-timers was
source Of great delight.
Ex-State's Attorney Robert w. Sim
onds then responded to the toast: Sue
eesses and Failures OF Lawyers in Fin.
ancial Matters. He reviewed in a
most happy vein the different financial
shortcuts to wealth which had been re-
sorted TO by the members OF the bar
from time to time, and how it usually
resulted in the government looking pity
ingly upon them and pulling them out
OF insolvency.
Democratic candidate for governor,
Harland b. Howe, was called upon as a
Genius in Farming, Law and Politics"
and was asked TO explain which paid
best He replied that they all paid
After some timely remarks along this
line, he paid generous tribute to Guy
w. Hill for asking the boys to come
together and help spend his money. He
intimated that he should repeat the
feast later. He also suggested that
the bar might better improve its op-
portunity in this line of fellowship.
James b. Campbell, the youngest and
most recent member Of the bar in the
county, was given considerable latitude
in his remarks and improved the oppor-
tunity by apologizing for his intrusion
into the fraternity and closed by say
ing that he asked the indulgence of its
in his Future hsunderings in
the words: LET there he no moaning
of the bar when | put out to sea"
Sour Host" Guy w. Hill was then
He spoke earnestly OF the
great pleasure it afforded to tender
Christmas banquet to his fellow mem
bers of the bar and his lay friends. He
spoke of the need for more close festive
among the members and closed |
By thanking his guests for honoring him |
with their presence. The gathering broke
up at ten o'clock and everyone went |
home with nothing but praise on their
lips for the hospitality and good fellow
ship of the evening
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
TWO BIG
SPEECHES
Borah Is to Discuss Plan for
Republican Reor-
ganization
THE SENATOR is
A PROGRESSIVE
Senator Bailey to Be Heard
on the Initiative and
Referendum

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator vii.
of the Republican Progressive move
| liam T.. Borah of Idaho, leading figure
ment in the saner phases, will make an
address upon "The Republican Party
before the Republican organizations of
Baltimore February IL, Lincoln day.
This address will be received with the
most cordial interest by Republican
everywhere, in view of the prominence
of the speaker and his peculiar position
as Progressive who supported Roose.
welt in the delegate campaign, but re-
fused to follow him out OF the Re-
publican party. In an authorized state
ment published not long ago, Senator
Borah laid down the doctrine that Re-
publican rehabilitation could be accom-
plished only by union upon policies.
The people were tired of parties, he
said, and were interested only, at pres
ent, in getting upon the statute books
certain progressive legislation. They
would Judge the nominally existing par
ties accordingly as those parties sup
ported progressive measures. Senator
Borah is constitutionalist and has lit
tie sympathy with the Roosevelt doc
trines affecting the constitution and the
courts, but he is great admirer of the
colonel as political leader. 1t may be
expected that in his Baltimore address
Senator Borah will suggest certain broad
lines of practical legislation which, in
his opinion, Congress will do well to
enact for the general welfare.
Mr.. Borah's address viii be interest
ing also as following upon the speech
which Senator Joseph w, Bailey has
he will make in the Senate
on January 2, when he will discuss the
initiative and referendum as menace
to representative government. Both the |
speeches are expected to be in a degree |
criticisms of their own parties by the |
gentlemen who utter them. Mr.. Bailey |
IS retiring senator will speak with I
unusual freedom of the Democratic par
ty, and Senator Borah, as man who
had the courage to quit his party and |
then was triumphantly re-cndorsed as a
Republican by the people of his state,
IS in position to give impartial ad
vice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
EXPECT STRIKE OF ras,ooo.
Garment Workers Seemingly Determined
to Go Out in New York.

New York. Dec. 2s.-The local and
state heads Of the New Iorl: state board
of mediation and arbitration have been
trying TO avert the strike of l25,000
mems garment workers already decided
on by a referendum vote. Thursday
evening il was admitted they had made
no Roadway, and the officers of the
unions involved are making preparations
on large scale for the strike, which
may be called at any time now.
A representative of the state board OF
arbitration said Thursday evening that
Eugene Benjamin of Alfred Benjamin s
Co, president of the New York Cloth
ing Trade association, told him that no
demands had been made on any manu-
facturer and that there was nothing to
mediate until the manufacturers knew
what the unions asked for The gen
eral impression is that the strike will
be in effect by MoBday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
BECKER WITNESSES
FEAR FOR LIVES
The Lubans Meet Zelig Gangster, Who
They Say, Threatened
Death.

New York, Dec. 2s.--The first tales
of intimidation and threats told by any
OF the minor witnesses who testified in
the Becker trial were brought TO Dis
trict Attorney Whitman yesterday by
Morris and Jacob Luban, whose test-
mony against Becker and the gunner
was OF material aid to the prosecution,
The brothers said they were in restau.
rant Thursday when six men entered,
headed by man known to them as
'Dopey Benny" one OF the late big
jack Zelig's gang and companion of
the four gnumen nov in Sing Sing.
"Dopey Benny" the Lubans said, first
tried to pick quarrel w'Ah them, and
then drew a revolver and threatened
their lives. They were driven into the
street and told If they ever came back
they would be killed. District Attorney
Whitman said he would have "Dopey
Benny" sent for and question him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
New Haven and Boston &
Maine Officials Deny
That Allegation
CHARTS SHOWN
IN REPUTATION
Inquiry Under the Direction
Of Commissioner Prouty
Is Continued

Boston, Dee 2s.-Denials that th,
service on the New York, New Haven 4
Hartford and the Boston & Maine rail-
roads is unusually slow, as compared
with that by other railroads We're made
yesterday before Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Prouty,
According to charts submitted by the
New Haven railroad, 95 per cent Of the
trains on the New Haven system arriv-
ing at the Grand Central station, New
York, daily are on time.
The New Haven officials also intro
duced evidence to prove that 100 steel
ears had been ordered since 1910 and
that the company was one Of tue first TO
adopt steel cars.
Mr.. Prouty asked for additional in.
formation on various points touched
upon in the investigation, and remarked
that in his opinion it was a mistake to
run heavy freight tonnage trains which
were forced TO wait for goods to accum-
ulate,
Vice President auckland of the New
Haven maintained that the main line
freight service of his road was as good
as any in the country but that there
was difficulty in reaching an agreement
with merchants on minimum car ship
ments.
Continuing his inquiry, Mr.. Prouty
asked the New Haven officials for an
explanation, at a later date as to why
four packages out of every 100 went
astray.
He also wanted information as to the
arrival and departure of trains in the
north and south stations in Boston, as
well as at New Haven, Portland. Me, and
White River Junction, Vt. 1t was agreed
that such records for single weeks in De-
tober. November and December should be
furnished.
At the request Of complaining ship
pers. copies Of the trust agreement be-
tween the New England Navigation
company and people in Baltimore, re-
garding the purchase of stock in the
Merchants & Miners Transportation
and the sale of the Boston 4 |
Philadelphia line to the Merchants 4 |
Miners, were introduced.
1t was shown that the, New Haven, |
through the New England Navigation |
company in 1907 bought $4,000 shares OF /
the Merchants & Miners, and while |
about thousand shares have been pur-
chased since, the Navigation company is /
still short OF the necessary number to
give it complete control of the Mer
chants and Miners line.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
Satisfy Yourself.

In a little article in the January
American Magazine William Johnston
saws:
1T is not what people say about you
its what you arc that counts. fhe
one person in all this world whom YOU
should aim TO satisfy is yourself. You
alone know yourself. Other people
know your outward appearance, your
actions, your deeds. YOU and you
alone, now your motives, your ambi-
tions, your thoughts.
"Are YOU satisfied with yourselfg II
is your own fault if you are not. Are
you satisfied that you are doing the best
you can in your work, that you are
making the most Of your timer Are
you confident that your conduct toward
your family, your friends, your neigh.
boTs, your employer, cannot be inn
proved
Look yourself straight in the face
this morning, in your minds looking
glass Ask yourself whether il is what
people say about you or what you are
that hurts. Analyze your own conduct
in all matters
Put yourself in the other fellows
place and try to see your actions
through his eyes. Imagine that you
are your employer instead Of yourself.
Answer honestly whether If he knew As
much about YOU as you know about
yourself he would discharge YOU VI
would raise your wages. II you do this
oonseientiously there are many things
YOU will do differently.
Remember this. too. Other peoples
opinion Of you i based on your own
opinion of yourself. Are you self-re-
speetingi Other people viii respect
YOU Are YOU truthful; The world
will believe you. Are you homes.
Everyone will trust You.
~But weigh yourself frequently. Weigh ]
yourself carefully Be certain that yosr
own opinion q yourself j justified. Be
satisfied with yourself.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
MR.. KEENE ILL.
Condition of Noted Horseman Said to
Be Disquieting.

New York, Dec 2S.--James r. Keene
long while, is reported to be in worse
condition than at any time since he re.
turned from abroad several months ago,
Nothing definite was given ont as TO
the nature of the widely known horse.
mans Illness.
The fact of Mr.. Keene's illness be-
came known after the suicide yesterday
of his valet, Frank Fissler, who killed
himself in a rooming house by cutting
his throat. II is said that Mr.. Keene
was in such condition that the doctor
forbade news OF the suicide being broken
TO him, although he was told that Fissler
had died suddenly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
LIQUOR CASES in ST. JoHNsBURY
Three Men Arraigned on Charges Of Sell
ing and Furnishing.

st. Johnsbury, Dec. 2s.-In Caledonia
municipal court Thursday james Farm
Ter. George Mckenzie and Patsie FARMER
were charged with selling and furnish
ing intoxicating liquor contrary to law.
Grand Juror James B. Campbell CON
Quoted the prosecution. Patsie FARMER
pleaded guilty to furnishing, James Far
mer was let out on bail and Mckenzie
had his case nolle pressed.
Caledonia county court will resume
again next Tuesday after recess OF a
week and the first cases to be taken up
will be the state cases. There are sew
,ral criminal matters to be attended TO
and then the regular jury work will be
completed. II is thought that court
will last about two weeks longer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
WALDO is PLACED
ON THE DEFENSIVE
Examiners Tell Committee They Were
Not Allowed to Examine

New York, Dee. 2s-By way of put
ting Police Commissioner Waldo on tbs
defensive when he takes the stand later
in the day, Atty Emory Buckner opened
to-day's session of the aldermanic po-
lice graft investigating committee by
calling to the stand the expert exam
liner of records. whom he had sent to
look into the filing system, but after
working one day were refused permits
sion to enter the filing room by order
Of Waldo. After that they had TO
ask for every record they wanted to
see, and their work as investigators was
made onehalf as efficient as it would
have been had not these obstacles been
put in their way.
Herbert r. Sanders, another expert
examiner, sent out by Mr.. Buckner and
the committee to examine the records in
the police stations, told of having been
refused opportunity to conduct his ex-
animation.
Police Commissioner Waldo, when he
took the stand, openly detled the entire
board OF aldermen to force him to dis
close department records except as he
sees fit. The examination by Atty
Emory L. Buckner, counsel for the COM
mittee, was punctured with sarcastic
and bitter sallies.
"This matter was brought up simply
to create a sensation he said; Il have
no objection to letting the committee
examine every record, but the examina-
tion must be conducted in a systematic
and orderly manner and under the eye
of policemanu who will see that none
OF the records are destroyed and mis-
placed"
Buckner and Waldo finally agreed that
Assistant Corporation Counsel Moore
should make the examination
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
PAPUAN VILLAGERS
PUT TO THE SWORD
Native Towns Population Slaughtered
by Hostile yisitors-Terrible
Atrocities Have Been
Perpetrated.

Sydney, N, S. W., Dec. 2s.-News of
the massacre of men, women and chill
dren, composing virtually the entire pop
ulation of native village on the island
OF Papua, has been received at Port
Moresby. British New Guinea, according
to a message received here yesterday.
The village is some distance from the
capital of the island, and the massacre
took place while Lemma natives were
passing through it en- route to their
own settlement. The Lemmas attacked
the villagers, and perpetrated terrible
eruelties.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
P. A. DEFEATS HARDwIcK.
Basketball Game Results in Score of SO
to "a at Morrisville.

Morrisville, Dec. 2s.-In game of
basketball here last night, between Peo-
Piles academy and Hardwick, the former
team won by score of 3S to Ia. The
lineup for Hardwick was as follows !:
Lameri. r. f.; Bardilla, !. f.; Noble, c. I;
Davis, r. e.; Batchelder, |. g.; McGovern
tsubstitute), r. +. The Peoples academy
lineup was: Burnham, r. f.. Ward, !. +. !;
Kaiser, c.; Stowel, r. g.; Park, |. I. Bas-
kets from hoor-People's academy 8. Ref
erees-Keir and Clark pire-Weafer.
The game was very slow in the first
half but the last half was lively.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
TOOTH IN HIS LUNG.
"Incurable Consumptive" Now on The
Way to Recovery.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dee Pronounced
an incurable consumptive by several
physicians, William Peck of Sayre was
attacked by racking cough yesterday
and when it was over a wisdom tooth
which had been lodged in his lung lay
upon the floor. Two years ago Peck
had tooth extracted. He took gas
and as the dentist did not show him
the tooth afterward lie was not aware
what became of it. Operations had been
performed upon his lungs and he had
gone TO sanatorium without avail.
Now his recovery is assured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs. A. y. Clark of Hard wick
have been passing several days in town.
i The Needlecraft club will met Thurs
day, January 2, with Mrs. Joseph Ray
mond at Groton pond.
! Mrs. II. L. Tillotson left the first Of
the week to visit her mother, at Torring-
ton, Conn.
] Dan Murray is passing the holiday
/ season with his people in Canada.
| Mrs. Rufus Hosmer and son. Robert,
of the week.
NJ. II. Whitehill went to st. johns
bury to pass Christmas with Mrs.
Whitehill at the home of their son, G..
w. Whitehill
c. J. Pillsbury of Barre was visitor
at G. II. Pillsburys Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall, and son.
John, spent Christmas with their daugh-
ter. Mrs. Alex. Burnett. at Barre.
A party of fifteen of the pupils OF
Mrs H. p. Kicker enjoyed a pleasant
evening at her home at Rickeris Mill
Wednesday evening. Refreshments were
served and the young people returned on
the eleven o'clock train.
Mr.. and Mrs c. A. Kicker visited
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kicker at Woods
vile, \. II. on Tuesday.
Officers elected by Victoria Rebekah
lodge Monday evening were as follows,
Eta NJ. Lord, \. c.; Nora Welch, y. G.;
Eta Vance, secretary; Mary Emery.
treasurer
Mrs. Raymond Scott remains about
the same. Her friends gave her a post
card shower on Christmas day. She ~
ceived sixty-fve cards.
Miss Nan Glover was home from
Bradford academy TO pass Christmas
with her parents.
Morris Coffren. who passed Christmas
with his parents here. Resumed 60 bis
work at Burlington Thursday morning
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
ONLY IL MILES YET TO MARCH.
Suffragettes HOPE to Reach Albany This
Afternoon.

Niverville, NY, Dec 2s.-After four
teen mile walk from Stockport In a driv-
ing snowstorm, the suffragettes decided
to push on in the dark last evening for
another three miles from Pine tree inn
to Nireryille
There they decided to return to the
inn for the night and the commissary
car took them back.
This morning they will be driven to
Niverville to resume the march, hoping
to cover the remaining IL miles into
Albany by the early afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
Self Defence Claimed.

Chicago. Dec. 2s,-Thomas Freer, e.
nancial secretary of local $50 of the
United Association Of Steam Filters and
Helpers was held to the grand Jury
without bail on a charge of murder when
a coroner's jury concluded an inquest
yesterday over the body of James Con-
way, a member of the finance committee
Of the organization. Freer said he shot
in self defence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
LOAN TERMS ARE
TAKEN BY CHINA
Assembly Members Approve of Agree
ment-Latter Must Be Submitted,
However, to Another
Session

Picking, China, Dee 2s.-Approval was
given TO the terms of the ''six-power"
loan during the session of the Chinese
national assembly yesterday. As quo
rum of the members was not present,
however, the matter will have to be
brought up again at another session,
so that it may receive the approval Of
the full assembly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
Put a rumbler Over Your watch.

The following Is taken from a page
Of practical household suggestions in the
January Woman's Home Companion;
Placing a watch under tumbier
near the bed Of a sick person viii give
him relief from the ticking which -
frequently very trying 10 highly SEMI
tive nerves
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
GRoToN.
c. c. Lord Elected Master at Recent
Meeting of Grange.

At recent meeting of the Groton
grange the following officers were elect
ed: Master, c. c. Lord; overseer, Roy
Blanchard; lecturer, Fanny Kicker;
steward, Clyde Cochran; assistant Stew
ard, James Benzie; chaplain, II. \.
WEIGH; treasurer, |. y. Hall gatekeepcr.
j. I, Darling; Ceres, Eta NJ. Lord; Pc
mona, Lena Heath; Flora, Vista Carpen-
ter; lady assistant steward, Norma
Blanchard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
RspidIy Aoed.

Client 90 matrimonial agentl-You
fhowed me this lady's photo last year
and told me she was twenty-five. but
after making inquiries ! End she is
ever thirty Matrimonial Agent-Weli.
you see. her father died lately and that
aged her very much.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28

you say. madam. that you were
under great excitement when you
itruck this woman
"Yes she had inst found the family
Bible with ny ase ID IL.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-28
An Embarrassing Situation for Mer-
chant.

The following story is taken from an
article entitled Behind the Scenes at the
Bargain Sale" published in the January
Woman's Home Companion:
'In one of the exclusive shops of Bos-
ton when it became a question of
| tightening the burden of carrying large
stocks of high-priced garments by hav-
ing a clearance sale the point of the
price reduction became actually embar-
rassing; not that the firm was unwill-
ing to cut the price low enough, but
they feared that the skeptical public
would actually doubt the legitimacy OF
the mark down. and so lose faith in
the published announcements of the
firm.
"The head of the house approached
the advertising manager, who was in
the act of tabulating the regular sell
ing prices and the reduced sale prices
for the next two weeks advertisements,
and said
81 see you have some Sll5 gowns and
dresses marked down to S3S and $40; is
that according TO the wishes of the head
of that department.
eyes, sir-and the valuations are alb
solutely accurate.
But II you announce such cut as
that, won't the public question the enor-
nous first profit, and rightly too, the
disproportionate first profit We appar-
entity derive if your comparisons are
TO be any criterion for regular businessT
81 don't think it will hurt our repu-
tation for moderate proft-taking,' an
swered the advertising manager. We
explain in our "ad" that this is an I'M
usual cut. much below cost
IT is too dangerous a thing TO ex-
pertinent with. Take those sll5 gowns,
sell them at SIS and $40 if you viii,
but quote them with an original sell
ing price OF SIS, and make equal COR
rections throughout the lists. DO not
have any one cut approximately more
than a one-half reduction, at most
This merchant was undoubtedly
right Those gowns had actually cost
$50 or 500, but he did not wish to inn
peril that intangible asset of his house
the unquestioned faith of his custom
ers'r