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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
Definite Proposition by Noon
Tomorrow
STONE is DISSATISFIED
The Railroads Are Procrastinating, He
Asserts-Unless They Offer Plan
He Will Take Ac-
ton.

New York, April 30.--At the conclu-
sion of the conference of the engineer 5
committee yesterday, Chief Stone said
II am dissatisfied with what | think
is proerastination on the part of the
railroad managers. | think they are
simply attempting to gain time and I'M
less they have a definite proposition to-
day l will demand that one be submit
ted before noon tomorrow. II they do
not come forth with fully formulat
ed plan by then | will take action"
MIR. Stone did not state the nature OF
the action he would take, but it was
understood that he meant that he would
break off the negotiations pending to-
ward arbitration.
The full conference committee of the
railroad managers met during the fore
noon to discuss the situation, and were
scheduled to confer yesterday afternoon
with the presidents of nine Of the fifty
railroads. The presidents also held
meeting prior to the joint conference
with the managers. 1t was further an
ncunced that a subcommittee of five
general managers would meet Messrs.
Neill and Knapp later in the day.
The engineers planned to meet the
mediators after the latter concluded
their conference with the subcommittee
OF railroad managers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
MANS LEG Is AMPUTATED
"BY WIRELESS"
Operator on Lonely Island in Gulf of
Mexico Gets Directions from a
Surgeon on Steamer 42o
Miles Away.

New Orleans, La, April 3d.. How a
laborer on Swan island. lonely wire
less station in the gulf, sustained a
crushed foot; how the wireless operator
on the island communicated with ship
1870 miles away, raised the surgeon and
got him to explain the proper way to
amputate; then how the operators as
sistant performed the operation, is a
story told by the manager of a big ship
ping firm yesterday New Orleans ply
sicians described it as surgery by wire
less
Swan island is one of the links in the
United Fruit chain to the tropics. When
laborcr hurt his foot in a tram car
accident and there were no medical books
at hand and no one at the station ever
had trihed with surgery, the operator
had an "inspiration." He called a fell
low craftsman on ship passing 400
miles below the Caribbean sea. The sit
uation was explained to the ships sur
geon. and, detail by detail, he explained
just how the amputation should be
handled.
After the arteries had been tied and
the wound dressed, the patient recovered
his senses and insisted on pressing at the
wireless key to express his thanks. At
last accounts he was getting well.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
Settlement Plan Then Before
Committee
SUBCOMMITTEE SUCCESSFUL
The One Hundred and Seventy Thousand
Miners Restless in Idleness--The
Strike Has Now Been in Prog
ress for Five Weeks.

Philadelphia, April 30.-The deadlock
between the anthracite coal mine work
ers and the operators is expected to end
with the close of the present week. The
full committee of ten operators and
ten miners will meet in New York on
Thursday to receive the report of the
sub committee, which has reached an
agreement on all grievances. This re-
port is expected to be approved by the
general committee, as it is not believed
the subcommittee would reach an agree
ment on differences that it did not know
the general committee would accept.
While the details Of the agreement have
net been made public, it is known that
the men have been granted ten per
cent increase in wages in addition to
other concessions. George +. Baer presi-
dent of the Reading company, who is
at the head of the general committee,
left for New York at s a. m. Yester-
day marked the beginning of the fifth
week of the suspension, and the no.
o0G men are said to be anxious to get
buck to work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
VINCENT AST0R TO BE
MASTER OF $6O,OOO,OOO
Estate Entailed by Terms of the Be-
queathal of William
AStnr

New York, April 30-With the body
Of Col. John Jacob Aston approaching
Halifax in the Titanic death ship and
Mrs. Ava Willing As,or his first wife,
hurrying across the Atlantis to New
York, interest in the disposition of the
Aston millions has become intense.
1t is not generally known that 80
per cent. of the Aston estate is left
as it was left to John Jacob Astor by
his father, William Aston. and goes to
Vincent Astor.
With the terms of this bequeathal
John Jacob Aston had nothing to do.
They were made by his father, Will
liam, and have been on file in the sur
rogate'z Office for over 40 years, but have
never before been published
The terms Of this will of William
Aston are such that the only property
John Jacob, his son. could bequeath
would be such as he might have acquired
by purchase and held separate from the
entailed Aston estate which had come
down from father to son iD lineal sue
ccssion from the first John Jacob Astor.
This may be a relatively small amount;
possibly it is larger than any one sus-
poets.
When William Aston died. the estate
amounted to approximately S30,000000.
AZ the present time it amounts to not
more than $50 100000, and is probably
about S75.000.0OO.
OF this $75.000,0oO or $50, 100000, all
but few millions is in the entailed es-
tate Thus, Vincent Astor's inheritance
viii be approximately 100000 600 If
there is no issue from the second mar
rage. Muriel Astor will receive approx
mately $4,000 900 If there is issue
from the second marriage, she will be
obliged TO share her fifth equally if the
child is a girl and unequally if a boy.
Mrs. Ava Willing Astor on her mar
riuge. reIinquished her dover rights for
the income from S2000900 for life.
Mrs. Madeline Force Aston relnquished
hers for cash settlement of only $500,
001.
Vincent Astor, who still lacks five
months Of becoming p years of age,
will be the first Of the family to hold
his fortune in fee simple, to do with
as he pleases. 1t is Understood that
Col Aston had been preparing a trust
to hold the money and pay the income
to the son.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
REFUSES TO BE PRETTY
IF HE CAN'T BE FREE
Angry Dwarf Elephant Smashes Tusks
When Others Are Given
an Airing.

New York, April 3o--Tn fit of pique
Congo, "the only dwarf elephant in cap
tivity," disfgured himself in the Bronx
Zoo Sunday. The day being fine, all
the elephants except Congo were per-
mitted to 90 into the yard outside the
elephant house He had been showing
signs OF bad temper recently, and it
was decided it would be better for him
to remain in his stall.
So while Alice, Gunda, Sultana and
the rest were outside in the sunshine,
little Congo, who Is only about five feet
high. had to remain inside Naturally
he made a protest.
No sooner were the keepers out Of
the building than he braced his hind feet
against the rear brick wall while he
began to saw and hammer the iron rail-
ing at the front Of the stall with hia
tusks.
Before the keepers knew what he had
done Congo had broken off eight inches
of ivory from one tusk and ten from the
other. Then the keepers tied up his
head so that he could not continue the
destruction.
The stumps Of tusks will be capped.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
HAPPY, LAUGHING
CHILD SHORTLY
If Cross, Feversh, Bilious and Sick, Let
"Syrup of Figs Clean Its Little
Waste Clogged Bowels.

No matter what ails your child, gen.
tie, thorough laxative physic should al
ways be the first treatment given.
II your child isn't feeling well; resting
nicely; eating regularly and acting nat
urally it is sure sign that its little
stomach, liver and 80 feet of bowels are
filled with foul, constpated waste mat
ter and need a gentle, thorough cleansing
at once.
When cross, irritable, feverish, stom-
ach sour, breath bad or your little one
has stomachache. darrhpa, sore throat,
full of cold, coated tongue, give tea
spoonful Of Syrup of Figs and in few
hours all the clogged up waste, undi-
gested food and sour bile will gently move
on and out of its little bowels without
nausea, gripping and weakness, and you
will surely have a WE'LL happy and smil-
ing child again shortly.
With Syrup of Figs you are not drug
ging your children, being composed en-
tirely of luscious figs, SIENNA and aro-
MATES it cannot be harmful, besides they
dearly love its delicious fig taste.
Mothers should always keep Syrup of
Figs handy. 1t is the only stomach,
liver and bowel cleanser and regulator
needed A little given to-day will save
sick child tomorrow.
Full directions for children OF all ages
and for grown-ups plainly printed on the
package.
Ask your druggist for the full name,
syrup Of Figs and Elixir OF SIENNA"
prepared by the California Fig Syrup Co.
This is the delicious tasting, genuine old
reliable Refuse anything else offered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
Government Asks Dissolution of
Trust
ACTION BEGUN AT ST. PAUL
The Attorney General Gives Up Attempt
to Agree With Corporation Law
yers on the Plan of Disin-
tegration.

Washington, April 30.-A civil anti
trust suit seeking the dissolution OF the
International Harvester company under
the Sherman law was filed in Mime
apois to-day This is the elimination
of an investigation extending over five
years.
During the past few months, Attor-
ney-General Wickersham and counsel for
the corporation have made strenuous
efforts to agree upon plan Of disinteg
ration which would meet the ends of the
law Their endeavors were futile and
TIE problem will be fought out in the
courts.
The one insuperable obstacle was the
refusal of the harvester company to
separate the Mccormick and Deering
harvesting Machine companies, which
are subsidiaries, in any plan of dissOlu
ton. The government maintained that
the so called trust as whole controlled
from So TO 90 per cent. of the harvester
business of the country and its two
principal subsidiaries, the Mccormick
and Deering, represented from 60 to IS
per cent of the business. Under these
conditions the attorney general refused
TO consent to any plan of disintegra
ton which held the Mccormick and
Dcering companies as one.
The harvesting company is spreading
into many sidelines Of farming equip
ment in addition to harvesters, such
as farm wagons, motor trucks, and
cream separators. and department Of jus
tlee officials maintain that unless the
disintegrated concerns possess far less
than 80 per cent. of the business, pos
sihilities would be opened for monopoly
in many farm implements and mate
rails in addition to harvesters.
One important contention of the gov
ernments has been that the Interna-
tjonal Harvester company of America,
the selling agent of the combination,
shall be dissolved. An agreement on
this proposition probably would have
been reached.
The International Harvester company
is a Sl4000000O corporation composed
of six subsidiaries Mccormick, Deering,
Champion, Milwaukee, Osborne and
Plano.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30

Homestead" When character has be-
come SO identified with the American
stage as has Uncle JOSH by life
OF nearly two score years, the pen may
well falter in the effort to say anything
rev. And yet this much may be said:
nenman Thompson, in presenting to the
American stage a typical American char
acter as it had never been presented be-
fore endeared himself to the theatre
going public and made for himself a
niche in the temple Of fame as an actor
and author. The company appearing at
the opera house Wednesday night is
the original, under the personal direc
ton OF Mr. Frank Thompson. The mu-
steal features are the same, including
the famous double male qusrtette. A
capacity house will undoubtedly welcome
the grand old play.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
FIRE THREATENED CROSBY
HALL AT DARTMOUTH
Many of the Boys Lose Property in
Blaze Which the Students
Fight.

Hanover, n. H., April 30.Fire for
about an hour yesterday noon gave
promise of destroying Crosby hall. one
OF the few remaining non-freproof dor
mitories OF Dartmouth college.
Active work on the part of the stu
dent fire fighters, however, kept the
flames in check. and only the older part
OF the building suffered from fire. The
whole building, however, was thorough
IL soaked, running the property of stu
dents.
The loss is estimated at about $4,000
Flank" Llewellyn, Dartmouth's great
football quarterback, was also among
those partly burned out. The fire start
ed on the third floor and was caused by
crossed wires.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
"The Old Homestead" Comes to Barre
Wednesday, May /.

Those who love sweet music and those
who enjoy the scent OF new mown hay
can have their several tastes gratifed
BY a visit to The Old Homestead.
This charming play has been before the
public for twenty years, and is now
on its twenty-siXth annual tour 1t is
the same simple story of rural life in
New England that it was away back in
1885, when it was first produced as a
finished drama at the Boston theatre.
And for eleven years prior to that Mr.,
Thompson had been presenting play
called Joshua Whitcomb, in which he
portrayed the sturdy old farmer, "Uncle
Josh" And even before that time, Mr..
Thompson had given for some years in
the variety halls, a sketch, having I'm
Gle josh as its central figure. So, TAX
in it altogether the character OF the
kindly New England farmer, uncle
Josh" has been before the theatre-going
public for nearly forty years. The dra
matte critic hesitates when he attempts
to write anything new of The Old
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30

out OF the garden for the season. II
you have not already good wheel hoe,
Won will doubtless order one when you
get the plan made. In the onion sec
ton lay out the rows two feet apart,
then a row between. That makes the
rows nine inches apart OF course, be-
fore making the rows, level the ground
nicely with an iron rake. There is no
use of our talking of directions for
planting the seeds. The very best of
directions are on the package; follow
them. And the garden is started.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
THREE KILLED WHEN
TRAIN STRIKES AUTO
Accident Occurs in Chicago Suburb When
Trains Approach Is
Unobserved.

Chicago, April 30.-Three persons were
killed and two seriously injured yester-
day on the Illinois Central railroad
tracks at North Riverside, suburb,
when an automobile was struck by the
engine of passenger train. The dead;
ROBERT PUFFER, 25 years old, and
wife.
MRS. c. NJ. STREIBE.
The injured:
II. f. PUFFER. salesman for the
Studebaker company and father of Rob-
ert Puffer
w. V LOGAN. salesman for the
Studebaker company,
The train was regular passenger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
Public Power Sites Reserved

Acting on data furnished by field men,
the United States geological survey took
action in March leading to the creation
of water-power site reserves in Arizona.
Colorado, New Mexico. Utah and Wash
ington. aggregating 24,09l acres. The
reservations are believed to contain many
favorable power sites. Reservations OF
more than 10000 acres of land previous
~ withdrawn in connection with power
sites were made during the month. in
Colorado, Idaho and Washington. This
land was found upon further investiga
tion to be not necessary to the control
Of power sites.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
NO MORE SORE FEET
Ask Red Cross Pharmacy About EGO
For Weary, Aching Feet, Bunions
and Corns.

If your feet are tender, sore, burn, and
sting and keep you feeling miserable all
the time, 60 to the Red Cross Pharmacy
to-day, lay down Is cents--say, l want
a jar of EGO. 1t is sold on money-bac
plan.
Then rub on EGO and rub out agony
All pain will vanish like magic, and
you'll have as good a pair Of feet as
anyone on earth. EGO is a refined oint-
ment that quickly soothes and heals
chapped hands, chilblains, frostbites
Mail orders filed by Eco Chemical Co.,
Rochester, n. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
Produce Nearly All Our Own Salt.

Michigan is the second salt-produeina
state in Importance in the union being
surpassed only by New York. The out
put of salt in the state.in 1910, according
to the United States geological survey
was 9,452 ,022 barrels. or ! 1923 ,2S3 tons,
valued at g 23l ,2G2. Our total salt pro.
duction in 1910 was 30.305,656 barrels,
against only 07a3O6 barrels imported,
valued at S370,922. At the same time,
we exported salt to the value of 1920, 926.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
RAILROADS MUST OBEY.
Supreme Court Upholds States Power
Over Companies.

Washington, April 80. BY decision
Of the supreme court yesterday, citi-
zens of Washington won a fight to COM
pei adjacent railroads to connect their
lines. The higher court declared con-
stitutional state law authorizing the
state railroad commissioners to enforce
such physical connections.
The court however, said the commits
sion's order was made upon insufficient
evidences in the present case and set
aside the order, affecting eight cities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
HOLDING ISLAND IN EGEAN.
italian Cruiser Completes Occupation Of
Turkish Post on Stampalia.

Rome, April 30.-A wireless message
has been received from Admiral Presb-
bitero, in command of the armored cruis-
er Pisa, announcing that in order to
complete the occupation of Stampalia,
an island of the Grecian archipelago
belonging to Turkey, he landed two
companies which seized the heights com
handing the town of Livaderia. The
small garrison surrendered at the first
summons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
Yesterdays American League Results.

At Boston Philadelphia I, Boston !.
Batteries Plank and Thomas; 0'Brien,
Bushelman, Hagerman and Nunamaker.
AT Washington-W Washington 2 New
York 0. Batteries johnson and Aim
smith; Vaughn and Street
At Detroit Detroit Chicago trainl.
At st. Louis-St. Louis Cleveland
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
All games in the National league post
poned yesterday on account OF rain.
National League Standing
WHEAT PRICES BREAK.
Decline of 2ia Cents Bushel at Chicago
July Option at Sill.

Chicago, April 3O--For every inch Of
rain reported from the western half Of
Kansas, the price of wheat yesterday
broke cent 4 bushel. The decline in
values reached as much as 2l5M2A
cents, July wheat selling at Ill,
against l131aMl13A at Saturdays
closing. 1t is upon that section of Kan
sas that hopes are largely centred to
produce a yield which will in a measure
offset the severe crop losses in the
states further to the east.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30

train due at North Riverside shortly aft
err o'clock. The accident happened on
a surface crossing, and it is believed the
occupants of the automobile did not see
the train approaching.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
DARDANELLEs STILL CLOSED.
Council of Turkish Ministers Fears Re-
newed Attack by Italy.

Constantinople, April 30. The council
of ministers, fearing a renewed attack
BY the Italian warships have resolved to
defer opening the Dardanelles for the
present. Eighty-six steamers are now
confined in the Bosphorus.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
A Wasted Life.

First AutoistI feel that have lived
in vain.
Second Autoist-How so?
First Autoist-I have never gratified
the ambition of my life, to run over a
traffic policeman.-Satire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
llood :
Sarsaparilla

Is the most effective medicine
or the complete publication
If the blood and the complete
renovation of the whole sys-
tenn. Take it this spring.
Get It today in usual liquid form or
Lblets called Sarsatabs. 100 Doses 81.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tab
lets. Druggists refund money if it fails
to cure. Z. w. GROVES signature is
on each box, 25c.
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TIE TRUSTS

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-02
WHY, A PROHIBITION PAGE.

nEADERS Of The Journal, and
they are many, will no doubt
be mildly surprised to see
one Of its pages today set apart
for the use Of the Prohibi-
ton party. This pages appears,
not because the paper has changed its
opinion on the prohibition question,
for 1t has not; but from that courte-
sy universally extended by one news
paper to another in times of accident,
fire or other calamity, when, with a
generosity, that perhaps no other
trade has ever equaled, its presses,
time and material are at the service
Of It's bitterest enemy. That is the UNI
written law Of newspaperdom, acqui-
esced in by all.
But a few days ago a terrible acct
dent sent two Of Salem's honored
citizens to death, and the same acct
dent wrecked the office and plant of
the Pacific Advance, the local prohi-
bition paper, edited by julius G..
Vogt and able assistants, leaving them
unable to get out their issue for this
month, For this reason The Journal
has turned over a page of its space to
them to do with as they please.
or course, The Journal has nothing
to say as to the matter that goes into
it, nor is it responsible for any of
the ideas, theories or doctrines therein
set forth. 1t is simply a page of space
turned over to help them pull out of
the trouble the distressing accident
placed them in, and 1t is so turned
over in obedience to that unwritten
newspaper law that we have spoken
Of.