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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
Democrats Almost Ready For
Schedule
TO CHECK BANK MONOPOLY
Congress Devotes Much Talk to Econ
omy-Mr. Norris of Nebraska
Censures the Postoffice
Department.

Washington. Jan. 5.-Representatlve
Peters of Massachusetts, said yesterday
of the meeting of the committee on ways
and means that within few days the
Democratic majority would have revised
chemical and iron and steel schedules to
present to the House. The bills have
already been prepared in the rough, and
the departments are now estimating tine
amount of revenue which they will bring
into the treasury. This action means
that wool will go over for some time and
that the Democrats will not touch cot
ton until the tariff board reports Inc
committee also considered economy, but
no definite conclusion can now be an
nonnced. /.
A bill making a general reduction OF
from 30 to 35 per cent. on all steel and
iron duties of the present Payne Aldrieh
tariff law was agreed upon by House
WAYS and means subcommittee yester'
day. The bill would add to the free list
carpenters tools and other articles Tor
ordinary use among consumers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
HIDING cLEw TO MONA LIsA7
Belgian Army officer Fined for Refusing
to Divulge Information.

Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 5.-The theft
of the famous picture "Monsa Lisa
from the Louvre gallery in Paris on
Aug. % last was again brought to pub
lie notice yesterday, when a retired
army officer was brought before the po-
lice court here and fined so for refus.
ing to divulge details OF the informa'
ton which he had publicly declared he
possessed in regard to the robbery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05

others ran to the center of the town and
the fire bell was rung. In short time
many persons had gathered along the
river bank and were doing their utmost
10 save the endangered boys.
Despite their efforts four OF the youths
were drowned. At first it was feared
that the two who were rescued would
die from exposure but after being worked
over for a long time they revived. The
bodies of the four boys who were
drowned were later recovered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
NORRIS cRITIcIsEs posToFFIcE.
He Declares Department Has Come TO Be
a Huge Political Machine.

"The postofiice department has come
to be a huge political machine used by
any party in power to control party
organizations" declared Representative
Norris of Nebraska yesterday in ex-
planning drastic bill he introduced,
which would place every postal employe
except the postmaster-g general under the
competitive classified service "The roll
call of Republican convention said
Mr.. Norris, who is an insurgent Repub-
lican, sounds like list of seconded
postmasters."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
CHINESE ENVOY TO
WASHINGTON QUIT HIS POST
Chang Yin Tang Decides to Return to
His Home and Will Leave
Next Week.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The Chinese min
ister to Washington, Chang Yin Tang,
has decided to quit his post here, after
a stay of year and a month. The rea-
son for his decision is as yet unknown.
He will leave the capital next week for
China, taking his family with him and
leaving Yung Kwai, the first secretary,
in charge of the legation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
MOVE TO CHECK BANK MONOPOLY
Monetary Commission to Vote on Plan
Offered by Mr.. Vreeeland.

The national monetary commission
was to have voted yesterday afternoon
upon motion of Vice Chairman Vree-
land to insert in the bill to establish a
national reserve association provision
that any bank shall be deprived of the
voting power which can be shown to b.
owned or controlled by another bank or
corporation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05

to consider the different stories Mrs.
Keefe had told, and to consider her con-
duct. He said the state did not have
to show a motive for the crime and it
was not necessary for them to know
how the child met death. The question
for them to decide, he said was whether
he died a natural or unnatural death.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
La Toilette Ill.

Juliet, ILL.,, Jan. Still suffering from
the effects of ptomaine poisoning which
attacked him Wednesday night, Senator
Robert NJ La Toilette spoke for half an
hour yesterday in a crowded theatre. A
large number of persons were unable to
gain admission TO the building and were
turned away.
The senator arrived in care OF ply
stefan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
SHOCK FELT IN CUBA.
No Damage, However, Is Reported IN
Dispatches from Santiago.

Havana, Jan. ga shock of earth
quake was felt at Santiago de Cuba
early yesterday morning. No damage
is reported.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
MYSTERY OF CHILD
AT LAST CLEARED

NEW YORK. August ia society
matron OF New York today cleared up
the mystery which surrounded the
disa ppesrance OF a beautiful girl baby
from a Brooklyn hospital thirty eigh I
years ago and brought peace to a
mothers heart which has been geek
ing this babe for thirty-five years. The
mother came from Massac husefts a
few days ago and began search for
the CHILD.
The child was taken from her be-
fore she even saw 1t or knew its sex.
Three years after tho unfortunate in
cident the woman married. raised
two daughters to womanhood and
then was left a widow with a for
tune But remnrse never left her in
all the years and at the death OF
her husband she engaged Major
Walsh, an attorney OF Fftchburg.
Mass, 70 find the child.
Today society woman Of this city.
telephoned To the major that she
had adopted the baby when IL came
from the founding hospital; that the
child had grown to womanho pd,
married and died, but that the hus-
band was still living The mother will
return 10 her Massachusetts home
after an interview with the woman
who has put her heart IT peace
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
EIGHT LOST LIVES
BATHING IN SURF
WARM WEATHER FORCES THOU
SANDS N AND USUAL. ToII
Is TAKEN

NEW YORK August ~ The
warm we8ther today made the wa
tiers about New York inviting 10 bath
era and thousands Visited the beaches,
rivers and lakes with SO many per
sons in bathing there was more than
the usual summer holiday toll Of
drnwnings Eight persons are known
to have lost their lives by drown
Ing and 20 ores who had ventured be-
youd their strength were resc ued. The
batherS drowned were al men aAd
aoys
Three rescues II thrilling nature
occurred almost simultaneously fol-
lowing the collision ~ row boat and
a gasoline LAUNCH on the Hudson river
this afternoon
Anna Bushardt, = fifteen FeaT old
girl who was one OF the passengers
lu the row boat, thrown into the wa
tor. grasped her thirteen year old
brother. william. b. the hair and
chung 10 the bottom Of the capsized
boat until rescued she could not
swim a stroke. but by heroic efforts
managed 10 save both herself and
brother
As the launch struck he smaller
craft. Carl steiner fifteen years old.
n third occupant of the boat, had tho
presence of mind to leap for the nag
mole Of the former He caught IT,
and Robert Wenke managed to grasp
MS legs. both being saved.
While this was going on. mar
named Hughes from the launch Owed
into the water and Wrought the re-
uai4ing member Of the boats party
Nellie PheIan sixteen wears old t'
safety
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
DISCARDED LOVER
SENDS GIRL BOMB
PACKAGE CONTAINING GIFTS Ex.
PLODES BEFORE REACHING
DESTINATION

GREEN SBORO, y. c, August IL
Concealed in a box which was supposed
TO contain trinkets which the young
woman had given him, bomb sent by
a young man Of Townsville, n. G.. to
High Point society girl who had
rejected his quit exploded In the office
OF the southern Express company Sat
urday Revelations made TO the ALL
thorities by the young woman nave
sent on foot search for the sender OF
the bomb Names Of all the persons
involved are known TO the chief OF
police who refuse to reveal them un-
I'll arrests have been made.
The Internal machine which seri-
ously injured Manager w. II. Brisbee
and Cashier Alton Morton, of the ex-
press company was entered at the
Thomasville office. December ?. 1911,
but through a mistake. 1t was way
billed TO Charles Hoover. High Point"
instead Of to the girl To whom ii was
addressed by the sender The girl told
the district attorney this afternoon
that the suspect became infuriated AT
her refusal 10 marry him last fall. and
left the house in a rage declaring he
would return all her gifts by express.
/ The box supposedly bearing these
trinkets really contained the bomb,
The Young man suspected Of the crime
has good business and social standing
in Thomasvtlle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
MARKS BIRTHDAY
BY CHARITY GIFTS

CHICAGO, August 1l.--Jdlius KOS
enwald. head OF a large mail order
house. celebrated his fiftieth birthday
today by making gifts 10 charity and
education totalling 1857, 500. The bcne-
ticiaries are.
University of Chicago for a woman S
gymnasium and buildings for geologi-
cal. geographic and classical depart
ment, $780, 900.
Associated Jewish charities OF Chi
oago FOR the Capitalization of the Jew
ish work and it's general Improvement.
$3.50. 900.
Chicago Hebrew institute for the
erection and equipment OF gymna-
SUM, $4,000.
Endowment OF country CLUB for
social workers, $50 900,
DIR. Booker r Washington for the
improvement and elevation of schools
for negroes, $4,000,
Marks Nathan Home for Jewish or
phans. completion OF building now in
construction, $4,000.
Chicago Winfield tuberculosis sani-
tarium toward a new building, S25. 600.
Glenwood Manual Training school, to
purchase a farm, sl2,50o,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
4 brilliant lawyer.

In the early days he was one of
the most brilliant criminal lawyers
in the State. 1T MAS said OF him that
at one time ne established a record
OF defending seventeen alleged feions
ounsecutively and that Of the num-
Der sixteen were acquitted and one
received a ten months sentence,
Major Stringfellow leaves To mourn
the passing of noble father num-
Der of sons and daughters. all promi-
ient in the social and business circles
Of their respective communities
on April "a, 1852. when the civil
" rife WAS at Its heighth. ne married
the sweetheart of his boyhood days
Marie Burrell, daughter OF Blair
Burrell. OF Indian Camp Powhatan
county. She died in 1922, The sur
wing children are: Blair r. String
fellow. of the firm Of Scott n String
fellow, prominent in the commercial
world Of Richmond: James w. String
fellow, Miss Margaret -. Stringfellow
and Miss Maud w. Str!ngfellow. all
OF Richmond: stuart j.. stringf elbow,
Of Atlanta. Ga. Mrs Blair Burrell.
Of Roanoke. Va; Mrs. Raymond
Mancha. Of Canada, and Horace
Stringfellow. of Detroit He Is also
survived by two sisters, Mrs. Agnes
y. Gillian. or ST. LOUIS. ana Mra.
Lizzie = Watkins. of Petersburg. Va.
and two brothers Robert S. String
fellow. of Richmond. and William
Howard, of boston.
Only Honorary Member.
Major Stringfellow was ono Of the
charter members OF the Virginia state
Bar association and prominent In its
councils. Four years ago the associa-
ton made him an honorary member
and he died enjoying this distinction
of being the only honorary member
Of the body in whose organization and
success he was largely instrumental.
The funeral will take place Tues
day morning at 1t.3G o'clock from
St Pauls Episcopal church, and his
last resting place will be In the fam
lily lot at Hollywood beside the grave
OF his wife,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
REBELS DISAGREE;
SIEGE IS PUZZLE
ONE WING THREATENS 10 bonn
HsRD. WHILE TIFF OTHER
ASKS ARsfISTICE..

MA$AGuA August il---GenerA
zeledon comma uding one wing OF the
rebel army which .s surrounding this
city. today sent demand to the
president for the surrender Of
Mauaxua within twenty-four hours.
AtfA she Immediate resignation OF the
government. under penalty of bonn
bariment of the city
Apparently there Is split In the
rebel forces, fer an hour later a mes
senger from General AleHa, DOM
manding the other half OF the rebels.
brought e request for "a three days
artnistice. The government does not
know wh!ch-rressag &c 10 accept a.
official and az result panic reigns
III ManagUe.
Roth rebels forces are close to the
city snd the American minister mas
warned Xetedun that he VIII be held
rersoualy responsible for any even
tlalIAes Of bombardneut The CON
suler ana diplomatic corps has sent
letter tu Zeledon protesting against
the proposed bonn eardment
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
CRUISE IN SEARCH
OF GOVERNORSHIP

NEWPORT. r. T., August tI-R'
Livingston Beeckman. the society.
lender, who is serving his third term
In the legislature. is converting the
steam yacht Adroit into a political
sraining school
Mr.. Beeckman chartered the vessel
from Alfred G.. Vanderbilt to further
his ambition TO become governor Of
Rhode Island.
Mr. Beeckman is a polo, golf and
tennis player and in the past was g.
cotillion leader He is serving his
second term in the State senate. ana
Is now aiming for the governorship
Next week he will begin Ii course
OF training which he believes Will
enable him to get the nomination. He
will invite his political trends to cruise
with him, so that they can advise and
assist him in achieving his ambition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
VICTIMS OF QUAKE
NOW NUMBER 1000
WANT AND DISTRESS FOLLOW IN
WAKE OF TURKISH
DISASTER,

CONSTANT1NOPLE, August IL
The death list from the earthquake
which shook that part Of Turkey along
the Sea of Maramora has grown from
the 500 known dead of last night 10
more than 1000 today while the In
Jured are estimated at from 5000 to
5000. Accurate figures OF either
dead or injured cannot be obtained.
owing to the interruption Of tele-
graphic communication throughout
the empire.
IT Is known that in the village of
Shar Koy. sixty persons were killed
and about $50 injured, but at least
It dozen small towns were stricken
by the quake. aside from the larger
cities like Gallipoh. OF which five
were practically destroyed Terrible
want and distress have followed the
quake. and the government is doing
its utmost to aid the survivors Of the
disaster
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
NONE VOLUNTEERS
To EXECUTE MAN
ELECTS TO BE SHOT AND THE
WARDEN CANNOT GRANT
HIS WISH.

RENO. NEW, August 1i.-Warden
George w. Cowing. Of the Nevada
State penitentiary. faces a startling
situation He must secure flve men
between now and August 23d VINO
will agree to shoot down man in
cold blood. Andriia Miroylch muir
dered a man In Southern Nevada. He
WAS duly convicted and sentenced to
death. Under the new law he has
his choice OF hanging or shooting.
He chose the latter.
Warden Cowing has attempted to
secure Ave men who will fire the fatal
shots ard every man he has APP
preached has refused. lie is now
making an effort to bring the matter
to the attention of the court and pre-
van upon the condemned man to ac-
cept hanging as hts punishment,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
IGNORES CALLS OF
SHIP IN DISTRESS

BREMEN. August 1.-Two steamers
are towing the north German Lloyd
liner Franklin, with 1900 emigrants
on board into this port. The Frank
furt was badly damaged in collision
with an unidentified steamer near the
Haak lightshlp. Soon after the crash
the Frankfurt began shipping water In
large quantities. but the other steamer
kept on her way despite calls for help
from the disabled steamers siren.
The Frankfurt sent wireless calls
for help but two steamers passing
heard her siren and went to the res
cue. II is not believed the emigrants
are In danger. as, should the Frankfurt
sink further before reaching port, they
can be transferred TO the steamers in
a short time
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
REVEL IN DANCE
AND VAUDEVILLE

NEWPORT. T. l.. Aug IA bout
fifty thousand dollars viii be spent
by Mrs, Stuyvesant Fish and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt for ball August
1sth. and a costume ball with Ham
merstein's vaudeville in the Wander
btlt theater on the Cliffs August zSd.
Mechanics, catererA musicians. walt
ers. expressmen and others will derive
financial benefits while 500 guests will
enjoy the two functions.
The Fish ball will be opened by a
troup OF Russian dancers presenting
the march of the nymphs. The
dancers will next be seen In another
figure and the dancing of specially
arranged Quadrille By the guests viii
follow.
supper and dancing until early
hours by guests from Newport. New
York, Boston, Philadelphia and Pro-
violence, will be other chapters.
Mrs. Vanderbilt in addition to her
costume ball with quadriile by her
guests wearing oriental costumes Is To
have the biggest acts Hammerstein
can secure.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
AUTO AND BUGGY
CHASE NEGRO BOYS
AFTER FIRING AT SEVERAL
WHITE BOYS THEY TRY TO
ESCAPE
ESCAPE.

Chased by one policeman IN an au-
tomohiie and by two others driving
"a vehicle, three young negro boyr~-
Joseph Meade, fifteen years old; Dan
lei Farrer, sixteen. and Walter Cole
rested yesterday on a charge of dis
orderly conduct, and Meade Was spe-
officially charged with firing a revoi~
yer at several white boys.
The shooting occurred at Twenty
third street and Church Hil avenue.
Meade stated that several white boys
threw stones at him and his com
panions, and admitted that he pick
ed mp an old revolver from the buggy
II which he a9a& driving and hred-t1A
said though that he did not think
the weapon would fire, as 1t was old
and had long been out of use. But
the firing attracted the neighbors. anG
Meade whipped up his horse. ana
orove rapidly down to Twenty first
street and then westward on Franklin
and down Seventeenth street To Main,
Policemen Swee and wyatt had heard
OF the street shooting. aud put into
reQuistion d buggy standing nearby
to take up the chase 1t 80 hap
pened that the buggy was driven by
a cousin Of Meade. and he was un-
aware Of whom he was pursuing
At Eighteenth ana Main streets
Policeman Duffy called ,.H a4ttteJE}ft-
bile into reQuisi;ion. Sweet and Wyatt
caught Farrcr and Coleman at
Eley euth and Franklin streets. but
Meade rad Jumped out DUFFY fol
lowed him to Fifth and Baker streets,
arid there caught him and placed him
under arrest
The three boys were taken to the
First station from where Meade waS1
balled last night Az all the BOYS are
under age. they will appear for a
hearing in the juvenile. court. No Qlle
wss injured during the shooting and
no ore Was more frightened than
Meade. II was said thai several white
boys started the trouble by attempt
ing ~ stone the three negroes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
WIDOW PRESENTED
AT MANY COURTS

NEW YORK, August Ii Seth Bar
ton French. former partner OF j. Pier
pont Morgan left an estate valued
at s2,746, 250-
Mary Walker French. his widow.
who has the distinction of being the
most court presented American worn-
an will receive the income from 81
100000 She also gets a cash heauest
of 100000. The executors report is
to be presented to the surrogates court
tomorrow.
Mrs. French was presented this
year at the Berlin court She has AL
ready been presented at the courts of
Italy. Greece Roumania. Servia and
Russia. She makes her home in Paris.
where 1t WAS reported recently she
was engaged to J. J. Van Allen. With
her are her minor son and daughter,
William q. French and Clarice N.
french. They receive the income from
q 100000 trust fund.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
AND
WIND IN BATTLE

NEW YORK. August 11.--Fightinr
d seventy-five miles an hour gale. WITH
their aeroplane dipping and swayinV
until II seemed likely at any minute
to turn turtle. Harry Bingham Brown
and j. Jordan Wilson, the latter :,
passenger, battled with the wind for
iifty-seven minutes today and man
aged to make a safe landing.
Flying against the wind. the aero.
plane stood still: going with the wind.
Brown declares they made $50 miles
an hour At short periods the mn
chine was even driven backward. Tn.
flight was the most daring and spec-
tacular ever seen at Hempstead
Plains. and Rrown was tho only avja-
tor who took out a machine vhila
the gale was raginG
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
Win Be Bio Efofts

OYSTER. BAY, August tits
going TO be big fight in ohio.'' ex-
claimed Colonel Roosevelt today. al
luding TO the ANAL break between thu
Taft and Roosevelt forces In tina
presidents State. The ex-president
was pleased over the news that Wal
ter K. Brown and seven other Roose-
Vet men on the Ohio State Republican
committee had determined to leave tbs,
committee after the selection. yester.
day of Judge Brown. "a Taft man, as
the candidate for governor.
Roosevelt has been concerned over
the Ohio situation, wanting for his
own part straight third ticket while
Brown who WAS his leader throughout
the spring primary fight favored "A
coalition with the Taft men.
Now we're to have "A straight third
ticket there. Just as In New York.
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana and
Illinois," said the colonel Wen give
them all the war they want"
Silent as to Nick
Asked what he thought OF the ds-
cision OF his Cincinnati managers to
put up a candidate-Dr. Sewick-
against the coioners SON law, Nick
Longworth, for congress, the ex-presi-
dent said; Nothing to say
Few minutes Derore this the Colo
mes daughter, Mrs. Alice Longworth.
drove up to Sycamore Hill with Miss
Ethel Roosevelt in an automobile. Mrs
Longworth Is to spend n few days with
her father. She Is fervid supporter
OF her father in the national hght, but
hopes Congressman Nick will beat
out SS9ick in Cincinnati
In the meantime the entente cordal
in the two families remains undis-
turbed. The congressman Is expected
III Sycamore Hill during the week
The colonel spent quiet off-day
with his family.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-12
WILL TRY To WIPE
NEW YORK OFF The MAP
Continued From First Page

servations Of the positions of the foe
men There will be instantaneous
reporting of them to headquarters
here. If the newest maneuver OF
warfare. solely an American ma
neuVer, works out as well az indica
ttons pointed today at least one of the
aviator soldiers will be able 10 send
wireless messages from his machine
in the sky TO the headquarters receiv-
ing station.
Lieutenant "RAnnie" FHoulois or the
regular signal corps, who has been
experimenting along these lines for
months. assembled this evening in Il
big Wright Burgess with "a light wire
less set fastened to his passenger
seat. a generator for his current
connected up with the fiywheel OF his
engine, an 'antenna" OF thin wire
500 feet long trailing out behind the
tail of his plane and a sending key
screwed TO his left hand control lever
INSTRUMENT Works Well.
In A beautifully steady flight which
took him 1900 feet high and In sew
eral big two mile circles about this
camp. he not only manipulated his
machine perfectly, hut ALSO sent sig
nails to the wireless station on the
ground. He was confident when he
alighted (beca use Of leaky pump.
that he Will be able to send whole
messages down from aioft. describing
positions of troops as soon as he sees
them.
The other flights Of this evening
We're made by Lieutenant Tommy"
Milling, of the signal corps, who took
up Lieutenant Harold Geiger In Il
two passenger Curtiss and Beckwith
Havens. OF the first signal corps OF
New York in one man Curtiss. This
latter is the first plane ever used by
a militlaman
Many Overcome.
Housartc valley today was ii place
of swelling heat over at the Red
headquarters. which is near a little
hamlet a few miles out Of New
Haven the Ninth Massachusetts regt-
ment had n military mass this morn
ing. During its progress fifteen men
were overcome by the heat and had
to he carried to the field hospital.
The international News Service au-
tomobile scouting near this hospital,
passed more thar score Of men from
the anne regiment who had been on
forced march. lying along the road
side waiting for ambulance to pick
them up,
The New York city regiments had
planned baseball games. but were
glad 10 call them OFT