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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
SUGARING ON WITH RUSH.
F. C. Little Put Out 800 Buckets Monday
and Tuesday.

Sugariug started with rush with
IF. G. Little this week, and he expects
to have new sugar on the market to.
morrow afternoon, b. A. Eastman hand
ling it. Last Saturday Mr.. Little broke
out the roads in the sugar woods and
found three feet of snow on the level.
In came off so "sugary' that he hustled
out l,l00 buckets Monday and placed
500 of them that day and yesterday;
and it was lucky that he did, for he
gathered nice run of sap each day
To-day, however, the weather was too
cold for a run.
Mr.. Little says he never saw such a
rapid change in the snow as occurred
from Saturday to Monday. In that time
the depth shrunk from three feet to less
than two feet; and whereas it looked
Saturday as if the sugar season would
be postponed some time conditions had
changed so quickly that on Monday it
was real maple sugar weather. He says
the sap is very sweet and he predicts a
GOOD season,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
FELL ON A ROCK
After Being Knocked Down While Work
ing at Quarries.

Joseph Allaire of Websterville, who
is employed on one of the L. l.. Smith
4 Co.'S auarries in Granitevlle, suffered
injuries late Monday afternoon which
nearly cost him his life Allaire is em-
ployed as an all-around man about the
duarries and the accident occurred when
his services had been drafted in moving
a huge stone In some manner the chain,
which encircled the large block of gran
itc, slipped from position and allowed
the stone to slide, striking Mr. Allaire
q glancing blow on the head. Stunned
for the moment, the man fell to the
ground and struck on his face. Work
mel. FASTENED to his assistance and
learned that sharp stone had struck
Allaire in the right eye as he fell He
appeared TO be also suffering from n
blow on the head and DR.. f. II. Bailey
os Granitcville was hrriedly summoned
It was at first feared that Allaire
had sustained fractured skull. but DR..
Bailey ascertained that his injuries in
this direction were confined to rather
severe brair conclusion. The eve ball
was found TO be badly lacerated and
treatment was difficult owing to the i'm
mediate swelling which resulted The
mar was taken to his home in Web
stervile and yesterday his condition was
reported favorable Allaire is middle
aged man with family. He will be
unable to work for many weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
ALL MUCH ENJOYED
But Parts Taken by Rev and Mrs. Dun
can Salmond Particularly So.

A concert Of unusual excellence was
offered last night in the vestTy Of the
Presbyterian church for the purpose Of
raising money to purchase new music
for the church choir. A neat sum OF
money was realized and will soon be
spent to that end. Candy and refresh.
increase the Golfers. The program for
the concert was furnished by the mem
bers of the choir assisted by Rev. and
Mrs Duncan Salmond, the new pastor
and his wife, who proved themselves to
be entertainers of ability
Rev Mr. Salmond possesses consider.
able talent OH the pianoforte as was
demonstrated by his clever execution Of
"The Spanish Dance" Mrs. Salmond is
an elocutionist OF remarkable ability
Her reading OF Gates Ajar' was APP.
plauded until Mrs. Salmond was obliged
to give 4 musical recitation of a humor
Gus number.
To Miss Mary Walker who played all
the accompanments in a finished man
ner. and Mrs. r. w. GGuld the director
of the choir, is entitled much OF the
credit for the success of the concert for
their untiring efforts tending to this end.
George Mackay and Peter Mutch rem
dered pleasing bass solos. Mr. aud Mrs.
r. W. Gauld, who possess voices OF rare
natural clearness tenor and soprano, in
a symphonious duet, drew merited APP
plause. The other sporano singer ac-
quilted themselves in an excellent man
ner, as did the remainder of the contrib
utors. The following numbers constitut-
ed the program: Chorus, The Miller's
Wooing." church chorus; vocal solo.
Neptune" George Mackay; piano solo,
"The Spanish Dance Rev. Duncan Sal
mond vocal solo, Killarney" Mrs. Alex
Edwards; vocal solo, Eileen Allanah,"
Miss Alice Walker; reading, "Ruggles
Dinner Party" Miss Florence Inglis
vocal solo, The Last Rose of summer II
Miss Barbara Mcdonald; vocal duet
Believe Me, if All Those Endearing
Charms" Mr.. and Mrs X. w. Ganld;
reading. The Gates Aiar," Mrs. Dun
can Salmond; vocal solo, "The Green
Isle of Erin. Peter Mutch; piano duet,
June Bugs" Misses Walker and Young
son.
The following members OF the choir
sang in the chorus last night: Misses
Lizzie Brown, Margaret Brown, Florence
Inglis, Barbara Mcdonald. Alice Walker,
Margaret Johnston, Lena Mcdonald,
Mrs. Alex. Edwards, Mrs. r, w. Gauld,
R. W, Gauld, George Macllay, Peter
Nutch, Alex. Edwards, William Craig, I
Joseph Ceilings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
Accused Of Smuggling, Mrs.
Blanch Carson Hanged Herself
IN A NEW YORK HOTEL TO-DAY
San Francisco Woman Was Arrested
Yesterday and During Last Night She
Hitched Rope to Her Neck and
Jumped Out of Window.

New York March 20-Mrs. Blanch
Carson of San Francisco, who was ar
rested here Yesterday for smuggling Jew
elry on her arrival from abroad, hanged
herself from a window Of the hotel Bros
tell this morning A pedestrian early
to-day saw the body dangling from the
window on the eighth floor of the ho-
tel.
Investigation revealed that the wom-
an had tied rope to the radiator, fast
ened the other end Of the rope about her
neck and then jumped from the window.
Mrs. Carson was 80 years of age and
was making a trip around the world
alone
When Mrs. Carson arrived Monday
from India, she had diamond earrings,
valued at several thousand dollars, con-
cealed in her hat when she passed Gus
toms inspection, according to an alleged
admission made to the authorities yes
terday. Mrs Carson declared only a
package of unstrung pearls when first
examined and she was released after
payment of duty on her valuation of
$3.50
The customs officers brought the wom-
an from her hotel yesterday for further
examination, alleging that the pearls
were worth 81 800 and subject to a 10
per cent duty. The woman broke down
and admitted, it is stated, that she had
hidden two diamond earrings in her hat,
and had other iewelry which altogether
the authorities valued at $4,000.
Mrs. Carson was held, charged with
smuggling, in $4,000 bail The hearing
was to be held Friday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
A Few Appointments.

The only other matter to come before
the aldermen was list Of appoint
ments, each being confirmed unanimous
". as follows;
Inspector Of wood, lumber and shingles
Harry f. johnson, in place of A. b.
Coffin. who declined.
Inspector of paint Harry Colby, in
place Of J. c. Dodge, declined.
Inspector OF fire alarm-H. II. Hodg-
don.
Inspector OF food-Dr. J. II. Woodruff.
First assistant fire engineer-W. l..
Stowe.
Second assistant fire engineer-E. NJ.
Tobin.
Third assistant fire engineer-C. w.
Emerson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
Woman Sues Woman.
Cafe chantant at Montnelier.

Tickets are now on sale for the Cafe
Chantant, to be given in the city hall,
Montpelier, on Thursday evening, April
H. The proceeds are for the district
nurse fund. Tables for parties composed
of one to six persons may be reserved,
ii desired, by telephoning Miss Florence
Gerry, phone 227 Montpelier Tickets
may be obtained at Buswell's book store,
Montpelier, or browns drug store, Barre,
and from the following members of the
Sewing club, under whose auspices the
Cafe Chantant will be produced: Mrs
+. ID. Field, Mrs c. II. Senter, Mrs Ray
Huse, Mrs Charles Kennedy, Mrs. Louis
Baine, Mrs. A. b. Shepard, Mrs Harry
Coburn, Mrs. Fred Gleason, Misses Cath
arine Briggs, Florence Briggs, Sibyl
Wright. Minnie DeBoer, Ruby Heaton,
and Florence Cory. There will be two
performances, 10 and OIL, admission
to each 35c. with supper la carte.
Cigars, cigarettes, flowers and candy will
be sold during the supper. From II 80
to ! there will be dancing, sc a figure.
A special car will return to Barre at
I o'clock
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
FOUR TANKS OF HOT AIR
BLOWN AT WORKMAN
Alex. Vorron, Boxer at Barclay Bros
Plant, Happened To Be Standing
Near Break In Compressor
Pine

An unusual accident occurred at Bar
clay Bros, granite manufacturing plant
Just before loon to-day, when the pipe
conveying compressed air from the com
pres>or to the tanks was blown out and
Alexander Norron, a boxer, who hap
pcned to be working near the place of
the break. was enveloped in the hot air
so that his face and hands We're consid-
erably burned The accident necessitat-
ed the laying off of the cutters this
afternoon, although the other depart
ments were in operation as usual. II
is expected that repairs will be made so
that the cutters can resume work to-
morrow.
The break in the pipe came at the
elbow in the pipe near one of the
tanks. The heated air shot out with
great force. and Vorron was enveloped
before he could stir. DIR. Lazell was
hastily summoned, and the injured man
was carried to the City hospital, where
his burns were treated. 1t was thought
that after he had been treated he would
b. carried later in the day to his home,
IA Charles street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
DISSATISFIED WEAVERS
QUIT WORK TO-DAY
They Declare That They Are Being Dis
criminated Against and Jobs They
Formerly Held Have Been
Given to Others.

Lawrence. Mass, March 20-SeyeraI
hundred Heayers quit work at the Wood
mill of the American W'oolen company
this morning. claiming that dscrimina
tion was being shown against them and
that the jobs they formerly held had
been given to Others They went at once
TO the France Belgian hall. the strike
headquarters of the Industrial Workers
of the World The action of the weav-
ers attracted large crowds to the streets,
and squads Of militia were detailed to
Keep the people moving.
The strikers did net hold \ meeting
but dispersed and went to their homes.
In anticipation of attempts to injure
operatives who worked during the strike
the police took extra precautions to pre-
vent trouble at the Wood mill during
the noon hour
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
NO "WHITE SLAVE" TRIAL
Because Woman Accused Pleaded Guilty
to Attempt to Violate Law.

Burlington, March 20.-There will be
no trial in Chittenden county court oi
the alleged white slave" case which
was scheduled to start this morning
Nina Coates, alias Sarah Coates, who
was charged with trying to entice two
young Richmond girls TO leave their
homes and enter a life of shame in Bos-
ton, came into court late yesterday aft
ernoon and pleaded guilty to an attempt
to violate act 22S of the laws of 1910,
an act to prevent what is known as the
white slave traffic. On her plea of
guilty and upon the recommendation of
States Attorney II. B. Shaw and At
torneyGeneral j. G. Sargent, Mrs. Coates
was senteced by Judge Miles to serve
not less than seven nor more than
eight months at hard labor in states
prison Attorney r. f, Brown appeared
for Mrs. Coates and the plea of guilty
was entered by the respondent after
several consultations between Mr.. Brown
and the state authorities.
The Coates case was of such a ma
ture that the state authorities decided
that compromise should be arranged
whereby the young girls in the case
would be shielded and the public would
be spared the recital of the details of
bad case. In short, Mr. Shaw and Mr..
Sargent did not believe tile case was
fit to be tried in open court.
The plea of guilty by Mrs Coates
was made under provision in the pub
lie statutes, section $3.50, relating to at
tempts to commit an offense This Sec
tion holds that a person who attempts
to commit an ofrense and does an act
toward the commission thereof but, by
reason of being prevented, fails in the
execution of the same, may plead guilty
to an attempt and receive a sentence of
one-half the penalty that could be inn
posed for the complete act Mrs Coates,
therefore, pleaded guilty to an attempt
to violate act 22s OF the laws of 1910
and received a sentence of one half the
minimum penalty that could have been
imposed under conviction Of having COM
pleted the act Of violating the white
slave" law.
Alden Emery, son Of Mrs Coates, who
was arrested in connection with the same
aase, pleaded guilty to-day to a viola
ion Of the law concerning marital rela
tons, Emery being a married man. He
was sentenced to the state prison for
two years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

rehearsal of David the Shepherd
Boy" will be held tonight at o'clock.
George Kendall returned to his home
at Brattleboro this noon, after passing
few davs with friends in this city
Mrs. Christina McTavish of Washing
ton street left last night for New York
City. where she was called by the seri-
Gus illness of her daughter.
The members of this years basket
ball team that represented Spaulding
high school, had a group photograph
taken at the c. Bau studio in the Cur
rier block this afternoon.
F. L. Soper of Boston, travelling freight
agent for the Union Pacific railroad. and
Willard IT, Massey of Boston, New Eng
land agent for the same road, were bus
mess visitors in this city to-day.
Mrs. Eliza Humphrey. who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs Gordon L.
Woodwork Of Keith avenue went last
night to Waterbury. where she win re-
main for a time with her son, Harley
Humphrey.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
PL00F FOUND GUILTY
OF SHOOTING OFFICER
Burlington Man Tried To Kill Himself
After Shooting Policeman Chris
topher Miles on June
16, 1911.

Burlington. March 20Joseph Ploof
who shot Police Officer Christopher Miles
in the back ut 46 Ward street on june
l8 1911. while Miles was trying to
arrest him and then turned the revolver
on himself and inflicted two wounds. was
last night found guilty OF assault, armed
with dangerous weapon, with intent to
kill, by a jury in Chittenden county
court The verdict was returned after
the jury had been out a little over
tive hours. The minimum penalty in
verdict Of this kind is not less than
five years Imprisonment, while the
maximum penalty is life improsement.
The verdict against Ploof came at
the close of hard-fought battle, be-
tween Attorney " A. Bullard on the
one side and Attorney-General Sargent
and States Attorney Shaw on the 9th
er The defense offered by Ploof was
insanity. The Ploof trial began last
week Wednesday morning and a large
number of witnesses were called on both
sides. The penalty in the Ploof case un-
der the verdict as returned last night
is the same as in verdict Of guilty
of assault, armed with a dangerous
weapon with intent to commit murder"
Sentence was not pronounced last night
A whole day consumed in arguments
marked the closing of the trial. The
arguments were opened by States At
torney Henry b. Shaw, who placed his
points before the jury in logical man
ner He declared emphatically that the
insanity plea put forth by Ploof was
manufactured" for the purpose of af-
fording a loop-hole of escape and urged
the jury not to be fooled by any de-
fense put forth on what he termed
"made-to-order insanity
The states attorney was followed by
Attorney V. A. BuIlard, counsel for the
respondent. who argued until the noon
recess and resumed his argument when
the court resumed after dinner The
Chief trend of Mr.. Billiards. argument
was that the actions of Ploof ever since
lac began drinking some years ago had
been considered strange and that his
plan to escape by jumping through
window if surprised by the officers and
all of his queer antics while at the Mary
Fletcher hospital were proof positive
that the man was insane.
Attorney General Sargent delivered
the closing argument and impressed
upon the jury that the crime committed
by Ploof was not against Officer Miles
but against organized society itself COM
mitted by a man who had decided to
turn renegade Judge Miles began his
charge to the jury shortly before four
O'Clock and the jury retired shortly aft
erward to deliberate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
MAY EJECT STRIKERS
From Dwelling Houses Which are Owned
By Factory In Barre, Mass.

Barre, Mass. March 20.-The manage
ment of the Barre Wool Combing com
pany factory has decided TO print the
wage scale offered the strikers and post
it in the tenement district. The agent
says he is willing to pay time and a
quarter for overtime, So for the mimi
mum wage and "a hours for a weeks
work, but he cannot pay an advance Of
one cent an hour to employees receiving
above SO week
Representatives of the mills will make
a house to house canvass and all for
mer employees who decline to return
to work will be asked to vacate the
dwellings which are owned by the Wool
Combing company. No trouble was re.
ported this forenoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
GETS GOOD APPOINTMENT.
Mrs Mary G. Nye to Go to Office of U. S.
immigration Commissioner in Montreal.

Mrs. Mary G. Nye of 0S Washington
street yesterday received notification OF
her appointment to a lucrative clerical
position in the office of the United States
commissioner of immigration in Mont
real, 2. Q. Mrs. Nye has been employed
for four years or more by Public Service
Commissioner $. Hollister Jackson in
this city, also as public stenographer
and notary private secretary. The civil
service appointment to the important
position at Montreal comes as deserved
recognition of Mrs. Nye's efficiency, and
Barre friends who are familiar with her
ability as a stenographer and clerk will
readily foresee a successful term of serv-
ice in the immigration Office. Mrs. Nye
expects to assume her new duties some
time around April /.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
ANOTHER "No" TOWN
Hyde Park So Voted at Adjourned Town
Meeting Yesterday.

Hyde Park, March 20 Hyde Park
had its adjourned town meeting yester-
day. 1t voted no l45. yes l03, on the
license question. The principal officers
are: Moderator, G. B. Allen; clerk,
Moves Wool; treasurer. w. d. Strong;
selcctman. T. B. Collins; lister, Arthur
Perry; road commissioner Gordon
Grimes; overseer, Albert Whitcomb; (;
constable and collector. H. b. Laupher;
school director. X. w. Crocker. Twenty
five dollars was voted for Memorial day.
and $50 for library. Tax voted 81 lS5
The motion to hold its next meeting
at North Hyde Park was defeated l2O
to 67.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
Several Thousand Paper Mill
Workers Concerned
TWO COMPANIES ARE IN 1T
international and The Great Northern
Companies Made Important Announce
ment To-day-Bellows Falls Is
Concerned in Proposal.

Bellows Falls, March Several
thousand employees OF the paper and pa
per pulp mills in New England win par.
ticipate in wage advance on May /,
it was announced by the international
and Great Northern Paper companies to-
day. The international company will
increase wages one cent an hour and
the Great Northern company will grant
the minimum advance of 10 per cent.
in certain departments of its mills.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
ONE MILLION TROUT
Being Reared at Roxbury Hatchery
Ready For Distribution.

During the past season, the state fish
hatchery at Roxbury was thoroughly re-
paired and the water supply both from
spring and brook increased in volume
and placed under control by the use Of
larger pipes. Since then the hatchery
has been stocked with eggs to its full
est capacity. II now contains approx
mately 100000 young fish which have
hatched from these eggs or are in course
OF Matching. Distributions will begin
very soon because some of the fish
are now being fed and as they grow
the troughs must be thinned out to
make room for others that are to be
reared to fingerlings.
It is. therefore, quite important that
all persons desiring fish the present sea-
son get their applications in Immediately
or they may have to 90 over another
season before being supplied. Proper
blanks may be had by applying to
the FISH and game commissioner, John
W. Titcomb, LyndOnville.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
JURY COULD NOT AGREE
In Rutland County Case In Which $1,000
Damages Were Sought.

Rutland, March 20. For the second
time a jury disagreed in Rutland coun-
ty court yesterday afternoon in the
ease Of Charles o. Sumner Of this city
vs. Oscar Potter OF Clarendon in which
$1,000 damages were sought for assault.
The II men had had the case under
consideration since 5 o'clock Monday
afternoon, There was disagreement
in the case at the September, 1917. term.
c. V. Pouln and T.. II. O'Bren were
counsel for the plaintiff and I. w Mo
loney and G. w Platt for the defense.
Sumner sued on the ground that while
he was asleep at Potter's house, both
having been drinking, the defendant
poured oil on his right foot and set fire
to his sock, burning the foot so that
he was on crutches for months.
Woman Sues Woman
A case was put on trial yesterday in
which both the plaintiff and defendant
are women Mrs. Lucia Costa seeks to
recover $500 damages from Mrs. Luigi
Petrozzi, both being from the town of
Rutland, on the ground Of assault. In
accordance with the evidence Of the
plaintiff, the Costa family's chickens
wandered into the Petrozzi yard. When
Mrs. Petrozzi "shooed" them with
hoe Mrs. Costa demonstrated and the
hoe descended on her. +. II. O'Brien
and J. G. James are plaintiffs counsel
and T. w. Moloney appears for the
defense.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
N0N-UNI0N MINERS
RETURNING TO WORK
In Some Of the Scottish Coal Fields, and
Police Are Having Trouble IN
Protecting Them.

London. March Considerable num-
bers of miners have already resumed
work in some Of the Scottish coal fields.
These, however, are all non-unonists,
and the police are having serious trouble
in protecting them from the assaults
Of union men. There appears TO be a
daily augmenting desire in the whole
Of the coal fields of the United King
dom to see settlement Of the dis
putes
An abnormal exodus Of steamers from
British ports for America is taking
place. The owners hope TO obtain car
goes Of American coal for the Mediter.
ranean sea.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
so EMPLOYEES IDLE
BY FIRE IN FACTORY
Milton, N. H., Leather Board Company
Lost 100000 This Morning, Par
tally Insured

Milton, n. r.. March 2O.-The mill OF
the Milton Leather Board company was
destroyed by fire this morning, causing
a loss OF 100000, on which there was
a partial insurance. The cause OF the
fire has not been determined Fifty
employees of the company are made idle
by the fire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
Three Houses Burned and Many
Others Damaged Today
NEAR SCRANTON, Pa, MINE
Victims of the Explosion Were Either
Blown to Pieces or Burned in the Fire
That Immediately Followed-The
Cause Was Settling of Mine.

Scranton, Pa, March 20, Nine per-
sons We're killed this morning by an
explosion of gas, which is thought to
have been caused by the settling of the
mine. The victims were either blown
to pieces by the explosion or burned in
the fire that followed and which de-
stroyed three houses More than twen-
ty buildings near the scene were badly
damaged by the coneussion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.
Returned in County Court Case of John
son VS.. Pierce.

In the case of John II. johnson vs..
James H. Pierce, suit over wages, the
jury returned a verdict last night for
the plaintiff to srecover S3l35, which
was about the fill amount asked for.
The case was placed in the hands of
the jury late yesterday, and a verdict
was soon reached There were no other
cases ready for trial this morning, and
Judge Waterman said he might have to
excuse the jury until next week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20

The Socialist local will hold its regu-
lar meeting in the Scampini block to-
night "Wednesday at 1880 o'clock.
At c. /. Bugbee's woodworking shop
you can get your picture mouldings in
any kind of wood You wish, to match
the finish in room. Also cabinet and
stain work, turned work and interior
and exterior of house finish. Phone
l55-M,