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SUPREME COURT WILL
END TERM THIS WEEK

| Montpelier May 13-Supreme court will
resume its sittings tomorrow morning at
the State House after the week end recess
and Il IL expected the work OF the term
| will be completed The Windhnm county
case Of ELAN a. Frederick against Lillian
| Morse Is scheduled for hearing.
From Rutland county the cases Of
Jennie T.. Miller against Emma o. Pearce,
Mary Conroy, administrators of the estate
of John Conroy, deceased. against Herman
p. and Thomas 8. Nelson. negligence
Irving n. Chase against Glenn Robinson.
common counts. and Herald 4 Globe as
ISOLATION against Clere Clothing company
a. y. Hogan. s. G. Hogan and David A
Baker are scheduled for hearing at this
term.
TWO Addison county cases are to be
heard. From Chittenden county there are
two cases Charles n. Martin against G..
w, Pappin. and Wilbur Field against
Stoneham & Co.. assumpsit. are to he
heard. Two Franklin county cases are
also set for hearing.
LIGHTNING DESTROYS BARN
Panton, May 1S.-During a severe thun-
der storm here this afternoon the barn
belonging to Samuel s. Gaines was struck
by lightning and burned to the ground
with all its contents. He is protected by
insurance. Among the things consumed
were four tons Of straw. two tons of hay,
three cultivators. a set of new sleighs, an
ensilage cutter and four plows. The barn
was 30 by 70 feet and had an ell.
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PRISONER FAILS
TO GAIN LIBERTY
Turlay, Convicted Murderer
Jumps Wall at Waterbury,
Too Weak to Resist.

Montpelier, May l3.-John Turley, con-
victed at the September term of Washing
ton county court of the murder of John
McAuley AT Webstervlle last July and
given life term at Windsor, escaped
from the State hospital for the insane at
Waterbury this afternoon about four
o'clock and was recaptured in 30 minutes.
He was working on the new criminal
ward in charge of an attendant He jump
cd a low place in the wall of the yard,
which was being repaired. and ran for
the river, forded II waist deep and made
for the DuNbury hills. Augustus Turner.
Jr., followed and soon overlook him.
Turley had IA club but was too weak to
resist. He is under observation at Water
bury and an appeal in his case was TO
have come up AT this term of supreme
court
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was put In the platform and later
unanimously adopted, which declared
re presidential record Of Colonel
roosevelt without parallel in our
generation" and concluded with a
pledge to give him "the undivided
support Of the Maryland delegation
tor the presidential nomination
President Tafts administration was
ENDORSED IN more measured terms.
The Roosevelt forces yielded the posi-
ton Of national committeeman and
piedged themselves to re-eect Taft man,
VIM. p Jackson.
Governor Phillips Lee Goldsborough,
william T. Warburton. Col e. c. Car
rinston' Dr., and George l.. wellington
were chosen delegates-at.iarge. Governor
Goldsborough and Mr.. Warburton are
Taft men Colonel Darlington is chair
man OF the Maryland Roosevelt COM
mttce. Mr.. Wellington is a former United
states senator and Roosevelt supporter
One OF the district delegates, J. p.
Evans of Baltimore. is negro and a
number OF negro delegates sat in Ne
state convention to-day
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Vt. KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS l,507
Large Increase Past Year-Offi.
GERS Elected at State Conven-
ton at Montpelier.

Montpelier May 1.-THE l2 councils Of
the Knights of Columbus in Vermont were
fully represented at the opening of tia
State convention this morning. there be-
ing two delegates from each council ami
six State officers, with enough alteruates
and visiting knights from other States u
make the total attendance about 80.
An escort of knights met RI. Rev, ].
j. Rice Of Burlington and the Rev. " y.
Lonergan at the station on the arrival
of the morning train and escorted ther
carriage to ST. Augustine's Church. where
the Rev. Father Lonergan sang solemn
high mass and the Rev. W. J. O'Sul!van
of this city prea ched the sermon
This afternoon the reports Of the var!-
Gus State officers were read. The gain n
membership the past year has been larger
than that OF the year preceding and to
total membership IS now i,5o'. Rntlanl
council with over 200 members leads. s..
Johnsbury and Brattleboro show the
largest gains during the past year. Mont
PETER council has a membership OF los. {
The council voted sum Of money 10 be-
used In conducting series OF missions tor
non Catholics during the coming year in
various parts of the State. II was voted
to erect memorial 10 Rorestes Brown
son at Stookbridge,
The next State council will he held at
Brattehoro the second Tuesday in May.
The officers elected Were: State deputy.
James Coscrove. st. Johnshury, secre-
tarv. G. T. Mann. Brattlcboro; treasurer.
Arthur c Moore Barre advocate Ber-
lard j. Mulcahy, iIardwick. warden. J. 7.
Smith. Rutland; chaplain the Rev, W. y,
Lonergan, Rutland; delegates to the SUI
preme council at Colorado Springs, James
Cosgrove and i. Il. McAulifc NJ Burling-
ton: alternatcs. j. L. Flannagan OF Mont
poller and j. O'Leary Of Barre.
The solemn high mass this morning
was impressively snug and the music
we'll rendered by the choir. Assisting tho
Rev. FIR Lonergan the celebrant, wern
the Rev Arthur Griffin of Barre as dea-
con and the Rev. Francis WEIGH ot
Montpelier as sub-deacon, The Rev. John
Kennedy of the Cathedral parish, Bur
lington was master of ceremonies, and
assisting the bishop at the throne wera
tine Rev. d. &. COffcy of Waterbury and
the Rev. w. J. OSulvan of Montpelier.
After tho services at the church tho
knights returned to the rooms of Mont
pelier council on State street, and Bis
hop Rice addressed the gathering telling
them no order should take the place or
the home and that 1t was the home III"
and the everyday life of the individual
mem bers that makes any order strong
and power tor good. The bishop re-
turned to Burlington on the noon train.
The BAH tonight in city hall was at
tended by a gathering of knights and
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Ing for investigation Of charges Of
card playing and dancing in church
schools.
Referred discussion which advocat-
ed church's opposition to Sunday news
papers.
A short but sharp fight followed
presentation of a resolution asking the
committee on the state Of the church to
bring In an early report concerning teach
inss In the Sunday school literature. This
question: It IL said, has to do with the
higher criticism"
To-night's session of the conference was
given over to the report of the COM
mittee on book concern of the church
The report Of the committee declares
It Is not ready at the present to advocate
n consolidation Of the Western, North.
western and Central Advocates. official
organs of the church. but urges that a
commission of five he appointed to study
the situation with regard to the loss
Of money in handling the periodicals to
report next April TO the committee.
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House Adopts Resolution fol
Election Of U. s. Senators
by Direct Vote.
FIGHT Was BEGUN IN 1926
Present Measure Introduced by
Senator Bristow in 1911-
Every Republican Repre-
sentative Voted for It.

Washington, May 13-The House to-day
adopted, 237 to 80. q Joint resolution pro-
viding for an amendment to the con
stitution to permit the election OF United
States senator's by direct vote OF the peo.
pie It already had passed the Senate
and now goes to the States for ratification
All that remains to be done is the
formal signing of the instrument and the
issuance of a proclamation TO the States
to signify their wishes on the proposed
change
The vote was preceded BY q bitter hght.
IN which the southern members Joined
common oarse against the resolution. Led
by Representative Bartlett of Georgia,
tho Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana
delegations fought to prevent its passage
because OF the Senate amendment which
gave the federal government supervision
Of the elections. They based their opposi-
ton almost entirely on the danger Of
negro domination
TIE first vote takul was on an amend
ment by Representative Bartlett which
took from the federal government all
supervisory powers. It was defeated. 1s9
10 81. On the vote for the adoption of
the resolution, two-thrds OF the House
UciHk necessary, ~ democrats deserted.
There was not a single republican vote
cast against the resolution. which was
adopted to the accompaniment of thun-
derous applause
Direct election of senators was first
taken up by Congress in 1876. From time
to time recurring attempts have been
made to make the Senate a popular
body and have its members elected as
are the members OF the House. Numbers
of these resolutions have died in COM
mittee while others were passed at the
last moments Of Congress never to
receive the Presidents signature.
Senator Bristow Of Kansas introduced
In 1911 the one that passed to-day
Amended by the House, II has been in
conference since July OF last year and
II the House had not receded from its
opposition to granting federal control of
senatorial elections. 1t might have me,
the fate of the others. 1t was this danger
that led the House to agree not to press
its views.
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BAPTIST APPoRTION.
Meeting Of Committee of state Con-
vention Held at Rutland.

Rutland. May 1.-THE annual meeting
OF the apportlonment committee of the
Vermont State Baptist convention was
held at the Bardwell in this city at ten
o'clock this morning. The total appor-
tionments were as follows: Missions.
1907; Woman's Foreign missions. 81. $50;
Home Missionary society. s2l54; Woman's
Homo Missionary society. $l.69a; Amer
lean Baptist Publication society. 1856
The committee voted not TO appoltion
the churches for the ministers and mis-
sionaries' fund. but instead to increase
the state fund so as TO be able ito take
care Of our own poor or feeble ministers .
Those of the committed who We're
present were: Ex-Gov. W. w. stickney
of Ludlow. the Rev. James L. Norcross
and the Rev, Guy C. Lamson of BOSTON,
Mrs. Carrie A. Robinson OF Boston, Miss
Ada Brigham Of Bennington, Mrs J. A..
Greenwood Of Chester. the Rev. DR.. w.
A. Dawson OF Burlington DR.. r. B..
Eston Of Middlebury and Deacon E. W.
Horner of Rutland. Miss Mary Brown
OF Ludlow. Junior secretary of foreign
missions. was also present
At 1890 o'clock dinner was served at
the hotel and at two o'clock this after
noon there was special meeting of the
hoard OF trustees Of the Vermont State
Baptist convention for tho purpose of APP
pointing an agent with power to adjust a
legacy of 5000 recently beaueathed to the
| convention AT this gathering. besides
those present in the morning, were Col
s. A. Ilsley Of Middlebury. tho Rev. slas
Perry Of Fair Haven. Deacon f. NJ. Bixby
| Of Poultney and the Rev. r. w. Irwin
and w. r. Kinsman Of this city.
Howard Crane OF Burlington, treasurer
| Of the convention. was elected agent with
| full power to Investigate and sign all pa =
pers TO settle with the heirs OF the J. y.
Sherman estate from which the bequest Is
to he paid, The Rev. DIR. Dawson was
elected delegate to the American Baptist
Educational society meeting at Des
Moines, Iowa. Thursday May q.
Following the meeting Of the trustees,
there was a meeting Of a committee re-
Gently appointed to provide for the print
ing and publishing of a history Of Bap-
! lists in the intellectual and material de-
vclopment of Vermont, written by the
Rev Henry Crocker of Chester.
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KING OF DENMARK DEAD


of Denmark died suddenly this morning
at Hamburg.
Hamburg. Germany May liking
Fredericl VIII of Denmark arrived at the
hamburger Hof Hotel yesterday. ana died
during the night
Tristan Frederick was proclaimed
King of Denmark as Frederick YIN on
January 81 1856. after the death Of
Christian IN. the aged King, who was
dean of the crowned heads of Europe,
father of King George OF Greece. of the
Queen Mother Alexandra of Great Bri-
tain. the Empress Dowager Of Russia
and grandfather of King Haakon VII
OF Norway.
King Frederick VIII was born at Copen-
hagen June g. 1913. He was as popular
with the people OF Denmark as was his
father Frederick saw his younger brother
and his own son become reigning mon
archs of Greece and Norway respectively
while he himself was still an heir app
parent.
King Frederick was noted for his
culture. While seldom openly identi-
flying himself with political questions,
he took an active part in all public
movements. He was at one time chan
cellor of Copenhagen University and
head Of the Free Masons of Denmark
He was we'll known as a promoter of
philanthropic objects His interests
In the army. of which he was once in
spector general was keen. and he in.
troduced many reforms which improv-
ed the lot of the private soldiers
Several months ago. King Fred
erick suffered serious illness.
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SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS

Montpelier. May 14--Supreme court re-
sumcd Its sessions this morning. The
Wlndham county case Of Ellen 4.
Frederick against Lillian Morse was heard
and late in the forenoon the Rutland
60 nty case of MARY Conroy, admins
tratriN, against Herman b, and Thomas
5, Nelson negligence, was taken up. VI. G.
Weber appears for Mary Conroy and
T. w. Moloney for the defendants. John
Conroy was killed by falling rock in
the quarry of the defendants and his wife
AS Administrative, sued to recover. The de-
Tense is that he knew and voluntarily as
sumed the danger. Irving y. Chase
against Glenn Robinson, another Rutland
county case concerning the ownership of
a horse. was also argued ". "A. Atwel
for Chase and II. w. Simmonds for Miss
INoAlpSens., .
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BURGLARY AT NORWICH.
Harry VI. Dale Caught after Stout lie.
sfstance-Other Crimes Chnrged

White River Junction. May hillary
NJ Dale. wanted in many places for bur
glary. was captured at Norwich early
this morning by Deputy Sheriff Fred w
Fitzgerald and Robert Olds in the act OF
hurglarizing the store of f.. W. Odds AL
though putting up a stout resistance he
was soon overpowered and lodged for
safekeeping in the police station at White
River Junction. Dale was discharged on
parole from the State prison at Windsor
last February. and Warden Lowell ar
rived this noon to identify the man and
take him back soon as commitment pa =
pers for that purpose could he obtained.
The man Is said to have served n five
year term in State prison in Maine He
Is held responsible for breaks in Norwich.
Hanover. Claremont. Springfield and
other places. The store where he was
taken this morning is one that he went
through about five years ago. Entrance
was made through a window in the rear
ana the act was discovered by Mr.. Olds' )
housekeeper who saw light In the store
and gave the alarm which resulted in the
| capture.
LEAGUE ENDORSES DEBOER.
H'SNi l'tpOt, MAY SIM
representing all sections of Windsor
county. met here last evening and or
ganized the Windsor County Progressive
Republican League and voted unanimous
Is to endorse Joseph \. DeBoer as a can
didate for the republican nomination TOR
governor. John G. circuit was elected
secretary of the county league.
COUN' SCHOOL. MEETING.
Rutland. May 1i.-Forty school directors
and others interested In educational work
TENDED the annual meeting of Rutland
county school authorities held here to-
day. DR.. q. G.. Baker of Brandon was
elected president and DR. II. S Martyr
of Cuttingsvillc A. d. Tiffany Of Pitts
ford and DR.. &. g. Ross of West Rutland
We're chosen as an executive committee
Mason S. Stone of Montpelier. state super
intendent of education. discussed the
topic. school Board Meetings. Records
and School Administration" and answered
many questions relative to the workings
jof school laws Albert f. Roberts of
New York. a national Young Mems Chris
tian Association worker gave an address
ION Country Life Development through
the Public School system" An address
was given by Editor Walter H. Crockett
of the Montpelier Journal on the theme
THE Development of the Resources Of
Vermont in Its Relation to Education,'
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INSTRUCT FOR ROOSEVELT.
Half OF Msryland's 10 Delegates Sc.
lccted by Supporters Of Taft,

Baltimore. May l4,-Sixteen dele
gates. eight Of them selected by the
friends OF President Taft and eight by
tho supporters of Theodore Roosevelt
but all Instructed to vote for Colonel
Roosevelt at Chicago, were elected
to-day at the Maryland republican
STATE convention. The convention ran
with smoothness that disappointed
those VINO expected trouble to develop
from the peculiar situation left bv the
recent primary election.
Although the Taft men controlled n
majority or the 1923 delegates, 30 far
~ their personal affiliations were con-
cerned' they made no effort To defeat
the instructions OF the preference
primaries which We're for Colonel
roosevelt After some skirmishinx
sssoss sss tceAssptisa sest~ -. AassS
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CHURCH DISCIPLINE STANDS
Methodist Committee Rejects Report
REGARDING Amusements,


Minneapolis. Mimi. May ls.-Unless
the general conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church overrules the
action Of the committee on state OF
tho church. that part of the famous
paragraph eco of the church discipline,
especially prohibits ianoing. card
playing and kindred amusements. will
remain law of the church.
BY vote of 100 to 81. the entire
committee late to-day voted to re-
5ect the report OF tho majority of tae
sub committee which favored tae
elimination of n portion Of the para
graph and leaving the amusement
question to the conscience" of the
individual member DR.. James r.
Day, chancellor Of Syracuse Univer-
hty, Syracuse. N. Y. chairman Of the
subcommittee which favored tas
striking out of that section of the
paragraph. served notice on the COM
mttee that a minority report would
be made to the conference.
Debate In the committee on the 1ues-
ton was strenuous, Pleas we're made by
delegates from foreign lands to retain the
paragraph. A. j. Wallace. lieutenant
governor Ot NdIIoIIl1h ana chairman OF
the committee, also made an address In
favor of striking out the Catalogue" of
prohibitive amusements.
With n demonstration which surpassed
any which previously has occurred on
the floor of the present conference, the
church to-day endorsed the new republic
of China and ordered that Its flag be dis
played by the side of that OF the United
States over the speakers rostrum.
Among the things done by the confer
ence to-day are:
Refused to consider resolution al
lowing annual conferences to de-
termine condition under which expell-
I'd members may he reinstated.
Adopted resolution favoring ad-
iournment of general conference sine
die on May 2s.
Refused to consider resolution pre-
SARaAA nv C. l. Stafford Of Iowa ask
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WARNS RUTLAND MINORITY

New York. May l3-T. c. Delavan.
chairman of the minority protective com.
mittee of Rutland stockholders. warns
minority holders not to be misled into
sacrficing their stock by the temper
airy setback to their fight for equal treat
ment or independence of their road, "
referring to the decision of the public
service commission permitting the New
York Central to sell its Rutland stock
10 the New Haven Mr.. Delavan says
shssftnhA hAA nalN bAGhns 81
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WYOMING IS FOR TAFT.
Democratic state Convention hind.
Its Delegates to clark,

Cheyenne, Wyo,. May lS.-The demo-
cratic state convention to-day unani-
mously adopted the majority report OF
the committee on resolutions by which
Wyoming's six delegates to the ma
tional convention are instructed to
vote for Champ Clark "as long as there
is a possibility of his nomination"
Twelve of the II delegations to the
republican convention favored Taft in
'structions.
/ Six delegates to the national repub.
lican convention were chosen and in.
structed for TAFT
wyoming sends six delegates to each
national convention.
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He Apparently Carried Every
Congressional District outside
of San Francisco.
LEADS IN The CITY, ALSO
Women Voters Played a Large
Part in Primary-Clark
Leads Wilson More
Than 2 to 1.

San Francisco May 1i--Returns re-
ceived at $3.50 o'clock tonight from 5S3
precincts out of 300 in the state give
the following results from to-day's prcsi-
dental preference election:
Roosevelt. 2G,722. taft 1896. ~ Fol-
lette. 1854. Clark. 5..T4: Wilson. 2,5o4.
Returns from 22o precincts in San
Francisco county Gncluded in foregoing)
give: Roosevelt, lo3s7 Taft. SAG, La
Toilette. 1887: Clark. 3.SO5. Wilson, 1872.
outside OF San Francisco. Roosevelt
apparently carried every congressional
district
W omen voters played a large part In
'o-days primary. Reports from all parts
of the state indicate that they went TO
the polls In greater numbers than the
men. In proportion to registration.
All of the q delegates elected to-day
were chosen at large and according to the
state law they are bound by the popular
expression of preference.
II was in San Francisco county that the
Taft managers centered their greatest
hopes.
-FOUR FOR TAFT FROM TENNESSEE.
| Nashville. Tenn. May li.-Four dele.
gates from the State at large to the ma
tional republican convention. instructed
to vote for President Taft, were elected
by the Tennessee State republican con-
vention here to-night
TAFT WINS IN MONTANA
Butte Mont, May l4.-rhe Montana
state republican convention at Livingston
May l6. to name delegates to the repuh
| lican national convention at Chicago will
be controlled by the Taft forces by n
majority Of about eOO. based on returns
IRON all Of Montana's ~ counties except
| six. which. II all were carried by Roose-
Welt would not shake the control of the
| Taft forces
NEVADA FOR CLARK.
Reno. New. May 14--Early reports in
dictate the democratic presidential prefer
ence vote in to-day's Nevada primaries
| is for CHAMP Clark, Wardoe. Story, Eiko
and Humboldt: countie, give heavy ma
]orities for Clark. White Pine county al
most entirely is committed to Wilson.
| but tine vote in Ely stands 1874 for Wilson
| to four for Clark.
UTAH SUPPORTS A PROGRESSIVE
| Salt Lake city. Utah. May A--The only
| restriction imposed upon the 10 delegates
! to the national convention, each with half
| vote. named by the democrats Of Utah
| in state convention to-day. is that they
shall support progressive candidate on
a progressive platform
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WIDOW SUES WHITE STAR
survivor of Titanic Disaster Seeks
a15,OOO for Loss Of Husband.

New Haven. Conn. May l4.-AIrs.
Elizabeth A. Dyker of West Haven, n
survivor AS well as widow of the II
tanic disaster has brought suit in Uni
ted States court against the White Star
line for $4,000 for loss of effects and sl6.
"S for loss of her husband The Dykers
had been To Sweden to see Mr.. Dylier $
received "A legacy which was lost. Mrs.
Dyker last saw her husband when he
placed her In ilfeboat and kissed her.
stepping aside to make room for women.
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WILL DIVIDE MARYLAND.
Tnft ana ROOscvclt to Have Eight
Delegates Apiecc.

Baltimore. May l4.-An agreement was
reached carly this morning at a confer
ence between the leaders of the Taft ard
Roosevelt forces to split even on Mary
lands delegation to the republican ma
uonal convention Each side will have
two MISUNDERSTANDING and eight district
delegates. 16 in all
In" delegation will be instructed to
vote Tor Colonel Roosevelt for president
as long as he has any possible chance
of receiving the nomination.
AT the State convention to-day n
Roosevelt man will be chosen temper
AIRY chairman and n Taft man permanent
chairman.