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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
CYCL0NlC STORM
SWEPT BIG SECTION
Two Persons wete Fatally Injured and
More Than rs Houses Were De-
molished In Camden, N. j.,
Last Night.

Philadelphia. April g. Two women
we're fatally injured. scores Of houses
were unroofed and more than p were
completely demolished last night by a
wind storm of cyclonc velocity, whiel,
pissed over that portion of Camden, \
j known as Coopers Point, and swept
down the Delaware river to the center
OF this city. doing thousands of dol
lars worth of property damage.
Mrs. Annie Ceary of Camden and
Miss Annie Behrend OF Philadelphia,
who we're riding in a street car in Cam
den. were caught beneath a building
which was demolished by the storm and
both were so badly crushed that ply
sicians at the hospital say that neither
can recover.
In the section of Camden where the
storm was most severe entire blocks OF
dwellings were unroofed and the oceu-
pants driven to the street where they
crowded in abieet terror, not knowing
which way to turn to avoid the flying
debris
Although the vortex of the storm did
not reach this city considerable dam
age was done here, the wind reaching
a velocity of more than 40 miles an
hour. An unoccupied six story build
inr at No. 632 Chestnut street was
unIoofed and an immense sheet of tin
was blown across the thoroughfare. 4
driving rain, which accompanied the
high wind had forced pedestrians to
seek shelter and this probably prevent
ed loss Of life, as the tin crashed TO
the street at time when ordinarily
hundreds of persons would have been
on the sidewalk.
Thunder and lightning was another
accompaniment of the storm and shared
in the general work of destruction. \
panic was caused among the operators
i'm the main office of the Western Union
Telegraph company when a bolt struck
the floor of the building where they
were employed. Glass in the windows
was broken by the shock and hurled by
tue wind into the faces of the telegraph
ers A mad rush for the doors en-
sued but no one was seriously injured
AT Broad and Walnut streets in the
center of the fashionable hotel and club
section. wooden elevator shaft on a
hotel building under course of erection
was blown down and fell among the au.
tonobiles which crowded Broad street
No section of the city escaped dam
age. the wind blowing from southeast
TO northwest. visiting West Philadel-
phia and Chestnut hill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
Factory District of Hickman, Ky.
Completely Submerged
BY MISSISSIPPTS WATERS
In Memphis, Tenn, 500 Families Have
Been Driven From Their Homes, and
Practically Every Industrial
Plant Is Suspended.

Memphis, Tenn, April 3.-The food
situation along the Mississippi river IS
grave to-day. The water is pouring over
the lowlands through six gaps in private
levees south of Cairo, but the govern
ment officials are optimistic that the
river win be held within bounds. The
flooding of Cairo was averted by the
breaking of private levees at Hickman,
Ky, and Commerce, Mo. The factory
district OF Hickman is under nearly
twenty feet Of water, and Columbus,
KY, and New Madrid, Mo-, are flooded
Upwards of five hundred families an
this city have been driven from their
homes by the water, and practically
every industrial plant has been suspend
ed The city's pumping plant is sur
rounded by water, and pumps are being
worked continually to remove the seep-
age. Should the pumps fail, it is stated
that within an hour the plant would be
out of commission. The reserve supply
of gas in the reservoirs would supply
Memphis for not more than sixteen
hours. Sewers of the North Memphis
section were rendered useless yesterday
afternoon.
Train service is demoralized. The Hi
nois Central railroad is sending north
bound trains through several feet of wa
ter, and along the Louisville and Nash
willie water is gradually covering the
tracks. Arrangements have been made
to detour the trains about the flooded
district.
Special Flood Message by Taft
Washington, ID. C., April 3.-President
Taft sent a message TO Congress yester
day. asking that S5o0,000 be appropri
ated for strengthening leyees and build
ing new dikcs in the flood districts along
the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers
and within Is minutes after it was read
in the House that body passed bill
making $780, 900 available for the pur-
pose. The bill was rushed over to the
Senate, where il also was passed and
was sent to the president for his sig
nature.
The president sent his message Of APP
pcal to Congress after Senators Foster
and Thornton and virtually the entire
Louisiana delegation in the House had
called upon him and pictured the de-
struction being worked by the floods.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
SOCIALISTS DEFEATED
IN MILWAUKEE ELECTION
Mayor Seidel Lost in Yesterdays Elec.
tion by About 1900, and the Next
Council Will Stand 2s to 9 in
Favor of Non-partisans.

Milwaukee, April 3.--With food of
non-partisan ballots, Milwaukee voters
yesterday swept from office the city's
Socialist administration, installed a non
partisan mayor, board of aldermen and
county board of supervisors, and prob
ably eliminated every national political
party from participation in future mu.
nicipal elections in the state of Wiscon-
sin, because, as a result of the non
partisan victory in Milwaukee, the state
legislature at a special session soon to
be convened is expected to pass a dis
tinctly non partisan city election statute.
The Socialists defeated such a measure
at the last session OF the legislature, but
Yesterdays rout was said practically to
have killed Socialist strength in the gen
eral assembly.
Nearly complete returns from the l46
precincts in the city show that DIR. Ger
hard A. Bading, bipartisan candidate
for mayor, defeated Mayor Emil Seidel,
Socialist incumbent, by majority OF
about 1000 From the head of the
ticket down through the common council
and county board of supervisors, the
voters piled up equally large totals for
candidates on the non partisan ticket.
The totals at hand indicate that the
next council will be composed of 2s non
partisan aldermen and nine Socialist al
dermen. The present council is com
posed OF 90 Socialists and IA non-parti'
san members. The next council will be
larger through recent reapportionment
and the creation of the two new wards
in the city.
The widespread interest in the fight
10 unseat the Socialist administration
was indicated by the heavy total vote
of nearly 10000 The highest previous
total vote cast in municipal election
was 59,4s4, at the time Mayor Seidel was
elected two years ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
RAIL ROADS LAY OFF
MORE EMPLOYEES
Attempt to Start Katherine Colliery
Run by an Independent Concern,
Was In Vain To-day.

Philadelphia, April 3,-The number OF
idle men in the anthracite regions was
increased to-day by the railroads laying
off additional employees, as practically
all the coal destined for outside markets
has been shipped from the coal fields,
The teamsters who were hauling powder
to the mines were also laid off. Up
wards of 57,000,OOO pounds of powder
is used yearly in blasting anthracite
coal
The attempt of the mine bosses to
start operations in the Katherine col
lcry, an independent corporation, proved
a failure to-day. The United Mine
Workers persuaded the workmen to stay
out. Considerable friction was averted
Iby the unions permission to the mem
.hers to operate the washes so that the
mines may be kept in condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
ONE CASE ARGUED
IN SUPREME COURT
That of Joseph Boville VS.. Dalton Paper
Mills, After Which Case Was
Referred to Judge Munson
for Opinion.

st. Johnsbury, April 3.-The supreme
court of the state of Vermont held a
special session at st. Johnsbury yester-
day, as it is scheduled to do every year
at this time. One case was from Gale.
dona county that of j. w. Scott, col
lector of taxes for the village of st.
Johnsbury VS.. st. Johnsbury academy.
This case was not heard on account of
not being set for trial in time. The
case heard was that of Joseph Bovill
vs. the Dalton paper mills from Essex
county George L. Hunt argued for the
excepting party, the paper mills, and
Harland B. Howe and John Redmond
for the plaintiff The case was referred
to Judge Munson for decision.
This case was heard at the October
term of Essex county court, with Judge
Butler presiding, An action of assump-
sit was brought by the plaintiff to re.
cover for labor expended in getting ont
pulpwood for said mills. A verdict was
reached in favor of the plaintiff and in
excess of the nd damnup in the declara
tion by little over 800.
There was evidence Of written CON
tract in the litigation and this was re-
lied upon by the defendant as an express
contract of the transaction. The plain
tiff maintained that the contract in ques-
ton amounted only to an implied con.
tract and that If it were an express
contract il had been preached and treat
ed by him as rescinded. Furthermore
that he claimed to recover on quantum
meruit. The defendant further relied
upon the excess found hv the Jury as
indicating their being misled in theory
of the ease by the charge OF the court.
The entire day was used in the argu-
ments. The verdict made about $4,000
involved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
SUCCEEDS E. M. ROSCOE.
Supt. H. D. Casey of Williamstown-
Chelsea District Goes to Springfield.

Springfield, April S.-The directors of
the Springfield union district yesterday
elected Supt of Schools Herbert D. Casey
Of the Wiliamstown-C Chelsea district, to
succeed Supt f. NJ. Roscoe, who re-
Gently resigned to accept the superin-
tendency in Barre. He is a native of
Vermont, a graduate of Vermont acad-
envy and Brown university, and was for
several years in newspaper work in
Providence
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
VOTE AGAINST RESUMlNG
WORK IN BRITISH MINES
Number of Miners at Work Increases
Daily and Rioting Occurs In Places
Windows Smashed, Po-
lice Stoned.

London. April 3.-All the miners Of
northern England counties and portion
OF those in Scotland followed the fight
ing leaders of the Lancashire miners IN
declaring against resumption OF work
in the pits until the minimum wage
rates are definitely fixed. The wage vote
will show a majority of the miners IN
the United Kingdom favor maintaining
= strike, hut it is expected the fedora
ton. nevertheless. will declare its ter
mnation The number of miners work
Ing in the pits is increasing daily. There
was rioting in different sections, the po-
lice were stoned and the windows OF
tie houses of returning miners We're
smashed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
GOT LIQUOR OF STRANGER.
Was Story Which Irving st. John Told
Judge at Montpelier.

Irving st. John of Barre, minor, was
in Montpelier city court to-day on the
charge Of intoNcation, having been ar
rested yesterday afternoon He was asked
to make disclosure, and he told about
getting the liquor from a stranger"
The disclosure did not satisfy the court.
and st. John was sent to the county jail.
James McFadden of Graniteville also
was sent to the county Jail to serve
sentence Of twenty days for intoxication
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
WOULDN'T BE BoSSED.
So Los Angeles Boys Killed Father
Though He Was Kind

Los Angeles, Cal, April 3.-Giving as
reason that they were tired of being
bossed and compelled to go to school,
although admitting their father was kind
to them. Frank Ranes, aged Is and Ray
Ranes. aged l3. to-day confessed to mur-
dering their father. The lads stole s.
from their parents pockets.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
"outsider" Makes a Suggestion.

Editor Daily Times | beg to suggest,
through The Times, that the clerks of
our city send away their children to
other cities to remain during the strike
The children would thus get better care
and it would also be a means of adver-
tising and making famous the clerks
union. Send one lot of children to New
York. another to Philadelphia, another
to Washington, and, last but not least,
send a goodly number to Lawrencel
Outsider.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
Wreckage Found Today Seals
Fate of British Steamer
OFF THE AUSTRALIAN COAST
Steamer Koombana Went Down During
Disastrous Typhoon-Fifty of the Vic
tins Were Passengers-Many Pearl
Fishers Lost in Same Storm.

Perth. Australia, April S.Wreckage
picked up off the coast of Appolis seals
the fate of the fifty passengers and
eighty sailors of the British steamer
hoombana. which had been missing
since a disastrous typhoon prevailed on
the northwest coast of western Australia
the last week in March. The wreckage
vas found in the vicinity of pearl
fishing station at Broome. a small sea
port in the Kimberly division of west
ern Australia. During the typhoon six
ty pearl fishing boats belonging. to
Broome were wrecked and over forty
pearl fishers perished.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
STRIKE SITUATION UNCHANGED.
Awaiting Action of Lowell Mill Agents
as to Wage Increase.

Lowell. Mass, April 3.-Storm this
morning kept most of the strikers in
doors and the extensive preparations for
picketing lines near Hamilton mills by
tho Industrial Workers of the Worll
were disarranged by the weather. A
few mule spinners resumed at the Ham
ilton mills Strike interest centers in
the action of the mill agents in the mat
Ter of granting an increase of ten per
cent The strikers demanded fifteen per
cent, but reported they were willing
TO compromise. The advance already
Offered is eight per cent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
BOTH PATIENTS RECOVERING.
Elders Snow and Shaw, Who Are In Pest
House With Smallpox.

Elders F. V. Snow and William Shaw
OF the local Mormon mission, who have
been in quarantine at the improvised
pesthouse at the city farm since the for
mer was stricken with smallpox, are
progressing rapidly toward recovery. El-
der Snow. who was the first to contract
the malady is out Of danger. The ser,
ond elders symptoms remain mild and
hc has not been seriously ill since the
disease manifested itself in him last
week No other cases or suspected case
have been revealed to tie board Of
health.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
RUITER-W00D
Wedding at Plainfeld Yesterday After
noon, at Brides Home.

Plainfeld, April "a quiet wedding
occurred at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
#. G. Cutting yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock when their daughter, Elsie Nav
Wood. was united in marriage to Harry
G., Ruiter of West Charleston, Rev.
Stanley f. Bloomfield Of Montpelier per
forming the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ruiter went away on tie afternoon train
for a short wedding trip, and on their
return will reside in West Charles
ton, where Mr. Ruiter is in charge of an
electrical plant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
JUST MARRIED, NOW MURDERED.
Mrs. Emily Shaw Victim of Man Who
Was infatuated With Her.

Chicago, April 3.-Mrs. Emily Shaw,
who was married a week ago, was muir
dered by Clarence Cara, a boarder, at
her home to-day. Cara then attempt
ed to commit suicide with razor and
j. in a serious condition. Infatuation
for the woman is given as the cause of
the mans deed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
death of Child from Meningitis.

The death of Angelo Louis 0lgia;i,
tho only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lodviee
OJgiati OF 81 Foss street, occurred this
morning at 10 o'clock, after an eigh-
teen days illness of spinal meningitis.
The child would have been five years old
had il lived until next September. His
parents are the only surviving rela-
tives.
The funeral will be held from the
house on Foss street Friday afternoon
at o'clock Burial will take place in
Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
NOTHING DOING.
Clerks Strike Situation Unchanged from
Yesterday.

There is nothing new in the clerks
strike situation today. The clerks com.
mittee met the members of the Central
Labor union last evening, but nothing
developed at the meeting to in any way
change the situation, though it is eN-
pected a committee from that body viii
meet a committee from the merchants
tonight.
Neither merchants or clerks have held
any meetings since Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
ENGINEERS VOTING
FAv0RS A STRIKE
Further Conference Between the Engi-
neers and Railroad Owners Has Been
Postponed Until After Result of
Voting Is Announced.

New York, April s.--The balloting of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers
on the question of striking if necessary
to support the demands for increased
wages so far indicates that the men
favor a strike Wage demands have been
refused. A further conference of the
engineers and railroad owners has been
postponed until after the result of the
Voting has been announced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
Citv Hospital Notes.

Elmer f. Bancroft who was operated
upon at the City hospital for cataract,
returned to his home yesterday.
Mrs. w r. Duchsrme entered the City
hospital to-day for Treatment
Mrs. Arthur Colombo. u Granite
street had a slight operation at the City
hospital to-day,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
ROOSEVELT GETS
FIRST MAINE DISTRICT
Two Elected To-day by Vote of 152 to
144 for Taft-Were Not Instructed,
However

Portland, Me-, April 3.-The first con
gressional district of Maine elected the
following delegates to the Republican
national convention to-day: Frank VI.
Low of Portland and Gilman n. Deering
of Saco.
The delegates are uninstructed, but
are pledged to Roosevelt The vote
stood: Taft l44 delegates, Roosevelt
1852 delegates.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
NICHOLS CONFESSION OF
MURDER PROVED FALSE
Man Who Yesterday at Portsmouth,
N. H., Said He Killed DR.. Knabe
Was on Board Cruiser Dixie
o1 That nay

Pensacola, Fla, April Seth Nichols,
said to have confessed to the Ports
mouth, n. H., police that he murdered
DIR. Helen Knabe of Indianapolis, October
%, was aboard the cruiser Dixie the day
of the murder. Word branding the con-
fession as false was received by wireless
this morning from the Dixie's com
mander.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
winoosli Mills Get Raise.

winooski, April S-The Chace and the
Queer City cotton mills in this place
will }oin in the five per cent. increase
Of pay granted by most of the New
England cotton mills.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
Have Signed Clerks, Bill.

The following names should be added
to the list published in yesterdays pa
per:
Groceries.
John II. Griffin, North Main street.
Jewelry.
Gordon Riddell. Wheelock building.
(Signedl
Local 24l, Il, c. l. p. A.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
EAST BARRE.

The n. f. o. p will have a whist
party in Odd Fellows hall Friday night
after the meeting. Admission 10 cents
Refreshments served.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
wEBSTERvILE.

Easter hats at Mrs. VIII Lappin'si
Friday and Saturday, April and g.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-03
TALK OF THE TOWN

Leon Bishop Of Lyndonville was yis-
itoi in the city yesterday.
G. d. Swasey of Waterbury is pass
ing few days in this city on busine
William Duff has moved his officr
The Washington times., 1912-02-20
Son Shoots Banker,
Cashier, and Self

DRAYTON, n. D.. Feb. 2O.-ReX Wal
lace, young Minneapolis bank clerk,
and H., W. Wallace, his father, are
dead, and j. r. Stong, cashier of the
First. National Bank, is badly injured
as a result of the difference between the
two Walaces over money matters.
Rex Wallace entered the First Ma
tionaI Bank last evening, shot StonG
as he was leaving, and sent bullets into
his fathers head and stomach. Then
he shot himself twice in the head. Stong
will recover.
The Washington times., 1912-02-20
Carpenter Stricken.

William II. Williams, a. carpenter.
fifty years old, OF Rosslyn, va, was
stricken with cerebral hemorrhage white
working today on new building at 1912
II street northwest. He was taken to
the Emergency Hospital, where II was
said his condition was serious.
The Washington times., 1912-02-20
Aged Man Injured.

Bruised about the head and face, Ed
ward y. Cracklin, seventy years old.
is confined today to his home, 1905
Seventh street northwest. He was
knocked down last evening by a car
rlage at North Capitol and Bates
streets.
The Washington times., 1912-02-20
Food Supply Theme.

Increasing the Food Supply will be
the subject Of an address tonight by f.
II. Newell, director OF the United States
Reclamation Service, to the Civil Ser.
vice Council at meeting in the Public
Library. The council is expected TO act
on a number of questions of interest to
Government employees.
The Washington times., 1912-02-20
Coal Strike Worries.

LONDON, Feb. 2o.-The danger OF a
coal miners strike on March 1 became
50 serious today that n meeting of the
cabinet was held to consider the situ-
alton. AS last resort, the government
may operate the mines, in order to pre-
vent a tie-up OF the country's Indus
tries.
The Washington times., 1912-02-20
, Elks Hosts at Dance.

Between 800 and 400 persons partici-
pated I'm the monthly dance given by
the library committee of the Elks last
night at 9lS II street northwest. A
buffet luncheon was rerved to the dan.
GERS in the rathskeller I'm. the Elks'
home at 1880 o'clock. section of the
Marine Band furnished the music.
The Washington times., 1912-02-20
Fail to Get Thieves.

The police today failed to get ANY
trace of the thief or thieves who broke
into the home OF Mrs. Carolina Lamb,
1918 Irving street northwest, during the
absence of members OF the family yes
terday, and stole $27 in cash and $50
gold watch
The Washington times., 1912-02-20
Accused of Robbing
Four Cash Drawers

Charged with tapping the tills of four
small stores in the southeast section,
William Euell appeared in the Police
Court today, and was granted a con-
tinuanCe to February %. Jacob Bricker
alleges EuelI obtained So from his cash
drawer. Jacob Marks charges larceny
of $50, w. T.. Simmons, s., and Joseph
ROdnsky claims the defendant took s. so
from his till.
The Washington times., 1912-02-20
EDUCATIONAL

FLOCUTION AND SINGING.
MRS. EMILY FRECH BARNES. ,
, ,,th 81 N z Phone Lincoln lisa
The Washington times., 1912-02-20

Pivcr's High grade Imported En-
tracts, in, all the most popular cdors,
including Azurca AM Elorayme.
Sold regularly at 75c ounce.
Rlack Arrow Sale price, 29c half
OF nee buitle.