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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-09

The Roy Lumber Co of West Barnet
recently cut record breaking tree.
spruce that was so feet high, three
feet in diameter at the butt and ni1e
inches in diameter at the top. 1t scaled
,475 feet OF lumber.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-09

Fred Ingalls, of Barton drew loa !
OF logs to Richie Bros sawmill at
Greensboro that scaled LID feet last
week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-09

A house in Salisbury belonging to
fred Smith was burned to the ground
Tuesday night. Men of the village were
attending town meeting some distance
away when the fire broke out and were
unable to lend their assistance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-09

wkNTED-To buy: Ten or fifteen horses.
Tenem nts TO rent Also wood for sale. A.
Tomasi Telephone call, SO7-25 Farm, OF liI-3
Barre 2s7f
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-09

The Central Vermont railIJ III Nill re-
place the wooden bridge over the Ord
va, brook neac the "OtH Church" in
Eathel by a modern steel structure.
Bridgebuilders began operations there
tits week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-09
WANTED

wANTED-The highest prices paid for hay,
Fifty carloads wanted. For particulars inquire
of George y. Tiiden, Barre, address 5. +,
Hinsdaie, burlington. VT 297u
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-09

Rutland's incoming and outgoing mail
is singularly free from indecent post
cards according to Postmaster George
r. Pease. The attaches Of the Marble
city postoffice are instructed to keep
sharp lookout for cards that trans
gress the postal regulations, but it il
only occasionally that one is found.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-09
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-ons pair fancy matched Hol.
stem oxen, i've years old this spring. Weight
change for team of horses. The X. f. Beard
Company. Orange, VT. sO2td
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-09
HELP WANTED

WANTED High class man 10 sell trees and
shrubs, roses, vines, berry bushes, bulbs. etc.
Good wages. Permanent Exclusive territory.
The Brown Brothers Nurseries, Rochester. New
York. S04 4.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01

Anthracite Miners and Operators May
Get Together.

Philadelphia, April 1.-As the re-
suit of kilograms exchanged between
George f. Baer, representing the op-
orators. and John p. White and other
officials of the mine workers union
conference will be held in this city
on April 10 to discuss the demands
Of the anthracite men for higher
wages and better working conditions.
The following is the text of a tele-
gram received by Mr.. Baer;
Message received. Conference
agreeable to us. Satisfactory to us
To convene same any time during week
commencing April s."
The answer of Mr.. Baer addressed
to the officers of the mine workers
said:
"Wednesday, April 10, at IL o'clock
noon will suit us for meeting, if con-
yenient for you"
The action of President Baer of the
Reading company in consenting to an
ether conference with the miners has
created a much better feeling In min
ing and business circles throughout
the mining centers. The general i'm
preston now is that at the next meet
ing an agreement will be reached sat
isfactory to both sides and that the
suspension order by President White
OF the miners union will be OF short
duration.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
WILL CHALLENGE
MANY DELEGATES
Roosevelt Men to Garry Con.
tests to Convention.

Washington, April 1.-The scope
of the contests which will be carried
into the Chicago convention by the
Roosevelt forces was made clearer in
statement given out by Senator Dix
on summing up the situation as TO
delegates already elected.
The contests are announced as 112
of the delegates thus far chosen. These
include ten selected in Indiana, where
the Roosevelt managers viii attack the
validity of the state convention on the
ground that a contested county dele
cation was allowed to vote on its own
eligibility.
The twenty delegates selected last
week In Mississippi are claimed out.
right by both Roosevelt and Taft man.
ayers. They are not included in the
list of contested delegates in the
Roosevelt statement, the Roosevelt
managers maintaining that they car.
ried the regular convention and have
the regular delegates to Chicago.
President Taft's managers claim a
total of 274 delegates chosen for him.
Colonel Roosevelt's manager credits
Mr.. Taft with but thirty-six delegates
and gives sixty-two to Colonel Roose.
welt, while ninety-four are listed as un.
instructed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
NATIONAL PACKING
GuMfANI mUSi QUlI
Otherwise Government viii
Commence Another Suit.

Washington, April IA special
dispatch to the Chicago Tribune says:
If the Chicago packers will agree to
an absolute dissolution of the National
Packing company. through which the
alleged trust is operated, the depart.
ment OF justice will accept that settle
ment. Otherwise proceedings will be
instituted to compel the dissolution in
compliance with the supreme courts
Interpretation of the Sherman anti
trust law.
This is the condition with reference
10 the future relations of the govern
ment and the beef trust as explained
by attaches of the attorney generals
Office.
United States District Attorney
Wilkerson at Chicago has been adj
vised of the situation and is empow-
cred to acquaint the packers with the
decision of the attorney general that
the National company must be dis
solved either voluntarily or inyolun-
tarily
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
VETOES TIMBER SALE BILL
President Sees Flaws in Measure tc
Aid Settlers.

Washington, April President
Taft vetoed bill providing for the
sale of burnt timber on lands outside
of the national forests The bin was
designed to relieve the homestead set
tiers who suffered severely through
forest fires
The president said his veto was
based on the report of Secretary Fish
er of the interior department, who de-
clared the administration features of
the bill were so ambiguous that the
department would not dare to take
advantage of its terms. Mr.. Taft said
he hoped Secretary Fishers objections
could be met by congress, for, he said,
Il approve of the general relief sought
by the bill"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
Repels Attack OF Death,

Five years ago two doctors told me
j had only two years to live This
startling statement was made by Still
man Green, Malachite. Col "They
told me l would die with consump-
tion. 1t was up to me then to try
the best lung medicine and / began
to use Or. Kings New Discovery. 1t
was we'll / did, for today l am work
ing and believe | owe my life to this
great throat and lung cure that has
cheated the grave of another victim I"
Its folly to suffer with coughs. colds or
other throat and lung troubles now.
Take the cure that's safest Price so
cents aid 81. Trial bottle free at all
druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
SAYS COUNTRY Is STIRRED
Roosevelt Thinks Voters Are Show
Ing Great Interest.

Chicago. April president Roose-
welt arrived in Chicago from St Paul
and lunched with Medill Mccormick
and other leaders of the Roosevelt
movement. His stay was brief, but
while here he dictated the following
statement:
Throughout my stay in Illinois I
have met both members of the old Re
publican organization and young Re
nublicans, like those who. in politics,
took SO conspicuous part in the last
mayoralty campaign, for decent gov.
ernment.
"The political activity of great num-
bers of men who hitherto have been
satisfied merely to vote shows how
profoundly stirred the country Is by
the issues involved in this campaign. "
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
JAMES DEAN FISH is DEAD
Wrecked Bank in Which Grant Lost
Fortune.

New York, April flames Dean
Fish is dead at the age OF ninety
three. He died in Brooklyn. Fish
was president of the old Marine bank,
the failure of which In 1884 was
marked by scenes of disorder never
equaled in Wall street The closing
OF the bank swept away the savings
of General u. s. Grant and the ib-
vestigation which followed sent Fish
to Auburn prison and Ferdinand
Ward, Grants partner to Sing Sing.
After his release from prison on a
pardon granted by President Cleve-
land, Fish lived in strict seclusion and
spent much of his time In his library.
He had rare collection OF books and
old prints,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
They WILL NOT
Be TAKEN Alive
So Declare Two Remaining
Virginia Outlaws.
DETECTIVES CONFIDENT

sldna Allen and Wesley Edwards, Two
OF the Gang Who Killed Several Per.
sons in the HiIsvlIIe Courthouse,
Are Believed to Be Closely Pressed
and Their Capture or Death May
Soon Result.
Hillsville. Va, April 1.-Detective
Felts and his men resumed their
search for Sidna Allen and Wesley
Edwards, the last free members of
the gang that "shot up the Carroll
county courthouse. Ii now seems Ger.
tain that the fugitives are hiding with
in the territory known as no Mans
Land" on the North Carolina border,
and the detectives are confident that
IL will be only a matter OF hours be-
before they are beaten out of the
mountain brush.
Direct word from Allen and Ed
wards came to the searchers for the
first time, when Young Friel Allen,
the seventeen-year-old nephew of Sid
ma and one of the eight indicted for
the courthouse murder, was captured
at the home of his father.
Friel, who left the mountains and
came home, expecting capture because
he was plumb starved out" told his
captors that he parted from his cousin
and uncle at the top OF the mountains
Wednesday night. He declared that
both told him as he left that they
would never be taken alive; that they
would die shooting at the detectives" I"
The uncle, he said, admitted that he
killed Judge Massie, while Wesley Ed
wards confessed that Commonwealth
Attorney Foster was his mark Ac-
cording to the young prisoner the old
er men did not deny that they had
planned the slaughter of the court Off
cials in advance,
He had nothing to say about his
own part I'm the tragedy, being ad-
vised to keep silent by his father.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
INTENDS TO URGE ECONOMY
President Will Recommend Consoii.
dation of Departments.

Washington, April president
Taft will send to congress soon what
he regards as one of the most inn
portant messages he has written this
year. He will recommend legislation
designed to save millions of dollars
each year, consolidate several govern
ment bureaus and generally make the
machinery of the government conform
more nearly with the plans drawn by
the economy and efficiency commits
sion appointed by him In June, 1910
II will be Mr. Taft's second economy
message during the present year. but
In the one he wrote in January he
made no recommendations as to leg
islation
The president has prepared this
economy message with unusual care.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
PASSES SMO0T PENSION BILL
Senate Approves Measure Increasing
the Roll.

Washington, April 1.-The senate.
by a vote of q TO 46 rejected the
Sherwood 81 day pension bill, which
had passed the house, and then adopt
ed, 56 to 1G, the Smoot general age
and service pensiop measure, under
which the pension roll would be In
creased by 500 OOO, ,Nek annually during
the next five years
The bill requires beneficiaries to
Rave served ninety days and provides
pensions ranging from Sl3 to $50 a
month, instead of a sixty-day mini
mum and SIS to $50 pensions as in
the house measure The bill now goes
10 conference with the house. The
shadow of possible presidential veto
hangs over the measure.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
BLAZE AT ATLANTIC CITY
Fire Destroys Big Feature Along the
Ocean Front.

Atlantic City, N. j., April L.
Young's Ocean Pier, one of the big
features along the sea front OF this
resort, was destroyed by fire. One
fireman, who fell through q roof, was
injured.
Crossed electric wires or lighted
cigarette thrown in the dressing room
of the theater on the pier started the
fire.
The firemen were unable to reach
the fire because OF the intense heat
and roped off the board walk TO keep
the immense crowds back.
The loss will amount 10 more than
$3.50, 600
The wind famed the flames sea-
ward, which saved valuable hotels and
theater buildings facing the pier.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
PLANS TO TOUR NEBRASKA
la Toilette Will Arrive In Lincoln on
April s.

Lincoln. Neb., April 1.-Senator
Robert NJ La Toilette will make a
speaking campaign in this state in the
interest of his own presidential candi-
dacy. He has written local managers
that he will be here on April to stay
for six days, making from eight to ten
speeches day in the larger towns.
Congressman +. A. Morse OF Wis
consin' will come on April to engage
in weeks speaking tour; Senator A..
j. Gronna of North Dakota will make
speeches throughout the state from
April to IL; Professor G. j. Merriam
OF the University of Chicago. will
speak at Lincoln and Omaha on April
IL and ~ cad other orators are In
prospect
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
BIRTHDAY IN THE POORHOUSE
Once Wealthy Woman Glad She Lost
Her Money.

Kansas City, April 1-Once one
of the richest of the early day Mis-
sourians. Mrs. Caroline Hall Randolph
celebrated her ninetieth birthday at
the Nettleton Home for Aged Women
and is glad that she lost her money
twenty years ago
my money worried me nearly to
death when | had It," Mrs. Randolph
said. Some one was trying to get il
away from me all the time and when
they finally did | found home here
| was glad that 1t was gone | haven't
had anything TO worry about except
my rheumatism This is my first
birthday party in thirty years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01

New York, April 1.-The federal
Under a new law which provides that
efforts to set up false commercial
rating are to be regarded as criminal
when made through the United States
mails. The trial took up two weeks
time, as both sides proceeded with
great caution in testing the law 1t is
understood that the authorities will
Undertake number of similar prose-
cutiOua
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
SUGAR CASE GOES TO JURY
Fate of Alleged Trust Magnates May
Soon Be Known.

New York, April 1.-The case of
John e. Parsons, Washington B.
Thomas, Arthur Donner and George
II. Frazer, on trial for alleged con-
spiracy in violation of the criminal
clause of the antitrust law, went to
the jury. Mr. Parsons is the former
counsel of the American Sugar Rein
ing company; Mr.. Thomas. former
president, and now chairman OF the
board, and Messrs. Donner and Frazer
are directors. Should a verdict of
guilty be given the defendants will
be subject to a maximum sentence OF
a years Imprisonment and a $1,000
fine each.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
CUTS THIRD SET or TEETH
Severe Pain Causes Death OF Aged
Woman.

Boston, April 1.-The cutting OF
her third set of teeth is held responsi.
BILE for the death . Mrs. Margaret
Newman. eighty.fiye years old. of Chel
sea.
Mrs. Newman had been i'll for sew.
eral days and suffered intense agony
Less than week ago she was taken
with severe pains In the jaw and ex.
animation by a doctor revealed the
fact that several back molars were cut
ting through the gums.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
PREFERENTIAL BILL PASSES
Illinois Presidential Primary Measure
Ready for Signature.
cut.ons.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 1.-The
house passed the presidential prefer.
ence primary bill. ayes, 10; nays, O.
The bill stands In the original form
In which 1t passed the senate and as
soon as 1t Is engrcssed 1t will go to
Governor Dcnoen fer lis approval.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
CHINESE TROOPS RUN AMUCK
Soldiers Said to Be looting Extensive.
iy at Nanking.

Peking, March 30.-A report re
ceiyed here from Marking says tina.
a serious outbreak had occurred there
and that the soldiers are looting ex.
tensively.
The handing over of the presideE-
tial seal to Premier Tang Shao vi as
Yuan Shi Kai's representative took
place there.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
WESTERN UNION PENSIONS
Thirty Thousand Employees interested
in Plan TO Care for Them

New York, April IA pension
fund for the benefit of the Western
Union Telegraph company's 10000 EN-.
ployes was announced by President
Theodore N. Vail.
The plan provides for guaranteed
scale of pensions after twenty years
of service, with a minimum of S25 per
month. The pension plan is to take
effect July l next
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01

r.. G. Collins. Postmaster, Barnegat.
N. j., was troubled with severe la
grippe cough. He says: 81 would be
completely exhausted after each fit Of
violent coughing. bought bottle OF
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and
before had taken II all the coughing
spells had entirely ceased 1t can't be
beat For sale by all dealers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
Soft Coal Operators and Men
About to Agree.
WILL CONFER ON APRIL 10
George r. Baer, Representing Anthra-
cite Operators, and President White
and other Officials of the Miners
Exchange kilograms Setting Date
for Another Conference.

Cleveland, April Although a
suspension of probably ten days or
two weeks is assured i'm both the bi-
luminous and anthracite coal fields
the prospects are that no strike will
occur.
The soft coal operators hope to
complete an agreement whereby the
miners will accept a slight increase
In pay instead of their original de-
mands. A substitute committee to
which has been referred an offer of
q compromise by the miners is ready
&C report that 1t has accepted the
proposal. The operators said they
were confident of it's acceptance by
the full conference, which has been
in session here for ten days.
But the final acceptance of the
terms still have to be presented before
the unions policy committee and by It
submitted to a referendum vote of the
union.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
Backache Almost Unbeal able

Is an almost certain result of kidney
trouble. ID. Toomey, s05 E. Olive ST.,
Bloomington, ILL.,, says: II suffered
with backacbe and pains in my kidneys
which were almost unbearable. l gave
Foley Kidney Pills good trial. ana
they done wonders for me. Today /
can do hard day 3 work and not feel
he effects." For sale by all dealers,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
CHARLES FR0HMAN is TERSE
Theatrical Man Gives Shortest Inter.
view on Record.

New York. April 1.-One of the
shortest known interviews Is that re.
Gently given by Charles Frohman to
a young and persistent reporter Salt
the young man:
"Mr. Frchman, il means lot to me
to get a statement from you on the
difference between New York and out
of town audiences. What. In your
opinion, is the difference?"
Mr. Frohman answered.:
Fifty cents"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-04-01
TWO NEGROES ARE LYNCHEE

Blacks Executed In South Carolina
After Attacking White Man.
Blacksburg, 8. c., March 30.-Two
negroes were lynched by mob near
here after they had made IN attach
upon 4 white man.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
Federico ENDORSED
BY ITALIAN-AMERICANS

Encouraged by representation in the
city Board of, Education and anxious
for a real live alderman to represent
their large population. Italian-Amer-
leans of Orange have rallied to the
support of Joseph Federico, Essex
County Court interpreter, and the
well-known official will seek the Re-.
publican nomination from the Third
ward at the September primaries.
The boom for their fellow country
man was given impetus yesterday
afternoon when Roma Circle decided
to indorse the Third ward mans can
didacy, and the various Italian-Amer-
lean societies will fall in line at their
meetings during the summer and go
on record as favoring him. First of
the societies to follow Roma Circle
will be Court Marconi No. 100, For
esters of America. and the italians
are confident of winning in the pri-
mary against anyone who may be
named against Federico.
1t was reported that Lieutenant
John J. Keaster, a popular member
of the National Guard. will likely be
a candidate for the nomination, and
an interesting contest Is likely.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
EAST ORANGE MAN
! COMMITS SUICIDE
lanes E. Laughran Shoots
Himself While in Hobo
ken Depot.

The Hoboken police today are
greatly puzzled over the suicide of
James Edward Laughran. 80 years
old. of 162 Grove street north. East
Orange, who, 1t is alleged, shot him
self yesterday morning while in the
layatory of the Hoboken terminal of
the L~ackawanna railroad. Despite a
rigid investigation no clue has yet
been found which would show the
mans motive for committing suicide.
The body was removed to Volk's
morgue in Washington street. that
city.
Laughran boarded with Mrs. jose
Prime L. Murphy. He left the house
early Yesterday morning and did not
say where he was going, and his
landlady didn't know of his where
abouts until a telephone message
from the Hoboken police later in
formed her of his death.
Laughran for some time has been
an intimate friend of Mrs. Matte
Lindsay q widow. residing at 100
William street, East Orange. He was
to meet her yesterday morning and
accompany her to church.
According to Mrs. Lindsay, she has
known Laughran about a year. He
has taken her to theatres and din
ners. and every Sunday morning he
accompanied her to church. Laugh
ran called on her Saturday night and
as he left for his home said he would
take breakfast with her yesterday
morning and go to church with her.
Laughran has boarded with Mrs.
Murphy about five years and previ,
ously lived with his mother, Mrs.
John Sheridan. who now lives at q
East Blackwell street. Dover. The
relatives of the victim have been
notified of his death. The body will
be removed to the home of a friend
In Montclair today.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
MONTCLAIR HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT PLANS

The Montclair High School COM
mencement exercises will be held to-
morrow night in the First Cohgrega-
tional Church. Rev. Henry e. Jack
son will deliver the invocation, and
the greeting will be by Fayette Tay-
lor, president of the graduating class.
The address will be given by Rev.
DR.. S. Parker Cadman, of Brooklyn,
and President Arthur C. Harris, of
THE Board of Education will present
the diplomas.
Wednesday morning class day ex-
ercises will be held In the High School
assembly hall, when the following
program will be carried out:
Address of welcome. Elizabeth Bird,
vice-president of the class; roll call.
Florence Parmley, secretary of the
class, class history, Harold Baker;
class poem, Dorothy PierRont Cole;
class prophesy, Donald Brewster; val
edictory. Eleanor Adams.
The class officers are: Fayette Tay-
Tor, president; Elizabeth Bird. vice
president; Florence Parmley, secre-
tary, and Carlton B. Overton. treas-
urer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-17
KEARNY TO SEE CIRCUS;
FIRST TIME IN DECADE

For the first time in almost a
decade, Kearny Riddles are to have
a chance to see a real circus in their
own town. Byron Spaun's perform
ers arrived in the town last night
and today pitched their tents for a
three nights stand. The first per-
Torrance will be given tonight on
the grounds at Chestnut street and
Garfield avenue, almost In the rear
of the Kearny Free Public Library.
Acrobatic stunts, pony acts, ring per-
formers. vaudeville and moving-pic-
lures will feature the program.