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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
HEAVY GRANITE SHIPMENTS.
The Present Week Has Been One of the
Biggest on Record

The week closing to-day promises fair
~ to equal the record for shipments of
Barre granite The RESUMPTION of the
special daily shipments for the handling
of western granite consignments is re-
sponsibe for the heavy tonnage. As
many as forty cars have been sent from
Barre on some days to join the through
train West, while Thursday three en-
gines were required to haul the eontri-
button of local granite men to the train.
On that day the ears numbered only
twenty y-nine, but the tonnage included
heavy shipment of paving blocks and the
railroad attaches at the Central Vermont
freight station believe that it was the
bumper shipment of the week.
Yesterday number OF youthful mis-
creants boarded several fat cars at
North Barre loaded with granite and
tore from parcels of stock the consign
ment cards, causing the shippers consid-
cradle inconvenience and extra work
when the misehieyousness became known.
Police headquarters has been notified of
the ofTensc. and in the event of a recur-
renee some vigorous prosecutions may be
expected to follow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE.
To Be Held with Methodist Church Next
Tuesday Afternoon and Evening.

All Sunday school workers will please
note the change in dates OF the district
conference, under the direction Of Miss
Edith NJ. Baleh, state field secretary,
which will be held Tuesday afternoon
and evening, May H. instead OF the 18th,
as formerly announced. This conference
will be held in the Methodist Episcopal
church, beginning at 2:l5 p. m.
The general theme Of the meeting il
Getting; sll Getting Acquainted; /;
(2l Getting together; (3l Getting In
ormation--three-m minute reports from all
the schools represented; (4l Getting the
Right Machinery -ten-minute talks by
county and state officers on the value
of district organization and the duties
of district officers, and the relation the
schools of the district sustain to each
other and to the county association;
t5l Getting Strength in the Teaching
Foree-the teachers preparation, the
teachers class work, and a question for
each teacher, ''Why are You teaching
that class7'; t6) Getting in Touch with
the Home-"Iow may the home depart
ment work in our territory be strength
ened ?" and "Home cooperation and the
parents couueil' GD Getting at Our
Troubles question box
Supper will be served at 5 o'clock,
and the evening service will begin at
1880 Miss Edith NJ. Baleh, the state
field secretary, win give an address on
Working Together" A second address
will have for it's subject. "The Supreme
Purpose of the Bible SCHOOL,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
SIX INCHES
OF RAIN FELL
Adding to Flood Danger in Low
er Louisiana
l..
MAKING NIGHT OF TERROR
From Scores of Towns Come Report of
Conditions Bordering on a Panic, But
Dawn Brought Relief and Hope
to Thousands of People.

New Orleans, La, MAY ll.-Dawn
brought relief and hope to thousands of
people and ended a night of excitement
and terror for those living in upstate
towns behind leyees which were consid-
cred none too safe, because of a terrific
rain storm, which swept the Mississippi
river from the northern portion of Louis
lana to the gulf The deluge was ae-
companied by hail, lightning and near
hurricane that dashed water over the
levees in cascades from Baton Rouge
south, tearing away earthworks recent
~ constructed.
From scores of towns kilograms tell
of conditions bordering on panic,
where hundreds of frightened people left
frame dwellings, seeking safety in brick
buildings. Many places report that SIX
inches of rain fell At dozens of points
hundreds of citizens worked alongside
gangs of conyicts all night in the driy.
ing rain piling sand bags on the levee
tops to keep back the waters.
The wind ranged from 81 miles an
hour at New Orleans to 40 miles an
hour at Baton Rouge and at many points
along the river it swept the waves of
the swollen streams over the levees.
AT New Orleans l2 inches of rain
fell from noon until ten o'clock last
night and about 5.4 inches fell between
seven and nine o'clock. The Missis-
sippi river here was banked up by the
high winds and rose eight inches in two
hours, between eight and ten o'clock
last night, forcing the waters over the
leyees at several points.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
Events viii Move Rapidly in
Republican Contest
CONTROL STILL IN DOUBT
To-day Taft's Manager Claimed 4s3 Del
egates and Conceded 237 to Roosevelt,
While Sen. Dixon Gave Only 143
to Taft and Claimed 31o.

Washington, d. G. May 1.-THE
makeup of the Republican national con
vention at Chicago, so far as the original
selection of delegates can determine it,,
will be practically settled within a week.
Over two hundred delegates are to be
elected in the eight days ending next
Saturday, leaving about one hundred to
be selected. The widely divergent claims
of the Taft and Roosevelt managers
make it apparent that determination
of the actual control of the convention
is impossible in advance of the meetings
of the Republican national committee.
Up to to-day, Representative McKin
ley, the head OF the Taft campaign,
claimed 4S3 delegates for the president
and be conceded 237 delegates to Colonel
Roosevelt. On the other hand, Senator
Dixon, manager OF the Roosevelt cam
paign, claimed $40 delegates for Col.
Roosevelt and conceded only l43 to Taft.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAINERS.
Gave a Concert Last evening Which Was
Remarkably Good.

The Spaulding high school glee club,
assisted by the school orchestra and four
readers who have been prize winners in
speaking contests, gave a concert in the
Congregational church last evening which
for general excellence would rank very
high with amateur entertainments. In
fact, those of the audience who were not
thoroughly conyersant with the progresu
at SpauIding were inclined to be sur
prised that so much talent could be
brought out. Throughout, the program
was very well presented and called forth
unstinted praise.
The glee club is composed of thirty
voices, drilled by Miss Josephine Hovey,
director of music in the public schools,
who also had charge of the entertain
ment The club had the major part of
the program, having six of the numbers,
which included Faning's "Song of the
Vikings" "Eve Hath Not Seen" from
Geul's ''The Holy City," Paul Lacome's
Laughter of May" Arthur Sulliyan's
THE Lost Chord" "Annie laurie and
"Old King Cole" as arranged by G. b.
Rich, and Bridal Chorus" from Cowen's
"The Rose Maiden" Miss Hester Cove
played the piano accompaniment and
aided materially toward the success Of
those renderings, while Miss Gladys Gale
furnished joint accompaniment on the
pipe organ for "The Lost Chord" and
Bridal Chorus" While all the six num-
bers were well received, il is probable
that these two numbers gave the high
est pleasure to the audience.
Equally enjoyed were the two selec-
tions rendered by the high school orches-
ira, an organization which has reached
an advanced stage for such young musi-
clans. Their numbers were Suppe's Poet
and Peasant" and Loves Whisper"
The personnel of the orchestra is; Ed
mund Sanborn, first violin; Harold Knight,
second violn Ashton Holt, first eornet;
Florence Russell, second eornet; and
Blanche Russell, piano. They played to-
gether slpendidly, even though the selec
tions are pieces worthy OF the skill OF
orchestras.
The four readers. too, acquitted them
in excellent manner. Miss Blanche Rus
sell gave cutting from when Patty
Went to College" by Jean Webster;
Earle Williams selected Oppenheim's
"Lincoln's Promise; Miss Hazel Lyons
portrayed Mark Twain's Death Disk;
and Matthew Hsgan read Joaquin Mil
ler's columbus" and followed it up with
a humorous selection on Boys Conpo-
sition on Columbus" Each one elected
well merited applause from the delight
cd audience and furnished no slight part
to the entertainment.
Had it not been for the fact that the
printed word ON the program was mo
encores.p it is likely that the entertain
ment of twelve numbers would have been
greatly increased by the demands OF the
good sized audience. The concert was
given for the purpose Of raising money
with which to purchase graphanola for
use in the teaching OF music in the public
schools of the city; and as the result of
the fairly liberal attendance a consider
able sum was realized toward the under
tsking.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
SILVER FILLED TOOTH
CUT BY INFANT
Apparent vagary of Nature Exhibited
at Convention in Toledo,
Ohio.

Toledo, O., May ll.-Persons born with
good spoons in their mouths are common
enough, but for a boy to be born with
the makings of silver teeth in his system
was never heard of until Dr. Zarbaugh
introduced little Johnny Schnittker, @,
to the dentists of three states, in con-
iyention here Thursday.
One day Mrs. f. A. Schnittker, Johns
mother, thought she saw a pin in her
Ibaby's mouth. She grabbed him and
ipried open the ehild's mouth with her
fingers and scratched what appeared to
be a patch of metal on top of new
molar. The patch did not come off.
iMarveling the mother then took the
baby to DIR. Zarbaugh, who had filed
with silver molar in the mothers
mouth some eight months before the
baby was born.
The dentist knew that parental inhu-
ence sometimes gave children defective
or strangely formed teeth, but he could
not readily believe that nature could
create an actual metal filling in the tooth
OF baby before the babe was born or
a tooth was visible
The dentist scratched the metal patch
on the babys tooth with sharp instru-
ments. 1t grew brighter, like piece
lof silver.
The doctors have decided to take
X-ray photos of the tooth for future
examination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
As White Star Director Arrived
at Liverpool Today
BUT HE REFUSED TO TALK
London Board of Trade Inquiry into the
Titanic Disaster Brings Out That
Crew Did Not Behave as Men
of Their Calling Should.

Liverpool Eng, May la big crowd,
which had been awaiting the arrival OF
j. Bruce Ismay, managing director OF
the White Star line and one of the Ii
tanic survivors, cheered him as he walked
down the gangway of the Adriatic to-
day, accompanied by Mrs. lsmay, who
had gone to Queenstown and boarded the
steamship there. Mr.. Ismay dotted his
hat in acknowledgement of the recep-
ton, but be excused himself from talk
ing, saying that he was still suffering
from the strain of the Titanic disas-
ter.
London, May 1.-THE British Board
of Trade inquiry into the Titanic disas-
ter adjourned last night until next Tues
day. During the questioning yesterday
it was slowly drawn out from the wit
nesses that the crew of the Titanic did
not act in the manner expected of men
of their calling on the night of the dis
aster.
From S. J. Rule, bathroom steward,
It was learned that there was rush
on lifeboat No. l5 and that she left the
Titanic with only four or five women
and three children, while 81 men got
away in her.
Rule said that scouts We're sent to
look for women and children, but they
looked only on one deck and then re-
turned and said that there were no more
there Then First Officer Murdocs told
the men to fill the boat. There was
rush of men for the boat.
Sir Rufus Isaac: you knew more
women and children were on board ~
Rule replied Il imagined So
Sir Rufus lsaacs: :"Then you did not
obey the order that women and children
were to go first?"
Rule; "We were ordered in the boat !"
Sir Rufus lsaacs promised if possible
to have every man from boat No Is
brought before the court. 1t is under
stood that women passengers will be
called TO testify to the action of some
of the crew who escaped in the boats.
1t also came out that the watertight
compartments for practically three-quar
ters of the length of the Titanic was
opened by order of the engineers up
wards Of an hour after the ship struck
and We're never closed again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
To Take Over the : AIbans
Street RaiIrp,s> foperty
MAN INTERESTED
John W. Ogden Is Likely to Be the Head
of New ST. Adams & Swanton Tractioa
Company and Frank Williamson
Will Have Charge of Road.

st. Adams, May ll.--At meeting
last evening there was completed the
organization of the st. Adams & Swan
ton Traction company, under charter
which was procured at the session OF
the Vermont legislature in 1910, and
which this company will take over prob
ably some time next week, the St Al
bans street railway recently purchased
at auction for $4,000.
John W. Ogden Of Boston was elected
president Of the new company, with Full
Ter G. Smith Of st. Albans as vice-presia
dent, Walter r. Dame of Clinton, Mass,
treasurer and H. Charles Royce of st.
Alhans clerk. 1t is stated that the con-
yeyance of the property will be con-
summated either next Tuesday or next
Wednesday. The hope is expressed that
the new railroad company may become
an important connecting link in line
Of electric railroads extending from this
city to the southern end of the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
Oxygen Intoxication.

It was recently asked if the authori-
ties in charge of the Olympisn games
this year. TO be held in Stockholm, would
permit the competitors to carry oxygen
bags to take whiffs from while they run:
it was contended-dnd this bv so emf
nent a scientist as Sir Edwin Raw Lam
kester-that "as oxygen gas is not a
drug, but as natural an article of CON
sumption as water, there seems to be no
reason why the runner should be dis.
qualified from refreshing himself with
it, as he may with water or soup" Oxy-
gen gas is drug in the sense that it
has value in cases of impaired respira-
tion, such as comas and lobar pneumonia.
Otherwise pure oxygen is as harmful as
any stimulant, for the stimulation is
followed by depression Frequent intoxi-
cation by this means must inevitably ex-
haust the vitality and shorten life. Nor
is il true that pure oxygen is as nat
ural an article of consumption as water"
Oxygen is safe for those in health only
inits mixture as atmospheric air, with
several parts of nitrogen. This is the
only suitable form, of oxygen inhalation
for normal indiyiduals-the form to
which human and all other life has dur
ing the ages become adapted. Meddling
with nature is bound to be disastrous in
the long run. Athletes have before this
been given "jags" of undiluted oxygen
to stimulate them to outdistance their
But The Journal of the
American Medical Association thinks
that such oxygen-made records will not
for a moment stand in the estimation
of a true sportsman, because they are
not made under the conditions with
which human life must ordinarily cope.
Besides. such sport" must inevitably in
vite collapse, ruined heart muscle and
premature death.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
TAFT ARRIVES
AT PRINCETON
FOR A DEGREE
Will Be One of Participants in Exercises
Incident to Inauguration of John Grier
Hibben as President Of Princeton.

Princeton, n. j., May ll.-President
Taft arrived here to-day to attend the
Inauguration of John Grier Hibben as
president of Princeton university. The
president is the guest of President Hib-
ben at Princeton.
The ceremony Of induction will be held
Of the campus in front of Old North
and the oath of office will be admins
tered by Associate Justice Pitnay of
the United States supreme court. Dur
ing the ceremony the degree of doctor
of laws viii be conferred upon President
Taft and Chief Justice White OF the SUI
preme court of the United States. LUNCH
con will follow the inauguration
Prominent persons who are here to
participate in the ceremony include the
presidents of many universities. The
weather conditions are excellent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
A Taft Campaign Post Card.

Attractive Taft campaign post cards
were received to-day by a number. of
local people. The face of the card bears
the likenesses of George Washington,
u S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt and
President w. II. Taft Under the pic
ture of the first president is written
the words, "Declined Third Term"
while under the face of Grant are the
words, Denied a Third Term" The
caption under the colonel's picture says,
Demands a Third Term" and unG er the
likeness 'of President Taft is written.
Deserves Second Term" Below the
cuts is quoted the following statement
credited to Theodore Roosevelt: mo
man OF better training, no man Of more
dauntless courage, of sounder common
sense and finer character has ever come
to the presidency than William Howard
Taft -.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
HIS 10TH BEAR.
Secured by Trapper in Dunville Notch in
Woodfnrd

Bennington, May H. Homer A. Lyons
brought 200 pound bear into the vii
lage yesterday. The bear, which is the
10th in Mr.. Lyons record, was trapped
in narrow valley in Woodford, locally
known as the known as the Dunvile
Notch. The bears pelt was in fine con-
dition. The animal had been out of its
winter quarters but short time and
its fur had not yet become faded by
exposure to the sun or torn by the un-
derbrush.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
BURIAL AT HOPE CEMETERY.
And Funeral of Mrs. William Thompson
Was Held at Her Home.

The funeral Of Mrs. William D.
Thompson. whose death occurred at her
home . Cleveland avenue, early Wednes-
dav morning, was held at the house yes
terlav afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev.
George II. Holt. pastor Of the First Bap
tist church. officiating. The bearers were
O. /. Bligh, George Morris, a. II. Brown
and w. D. Thompson. A profuse floral
offering banked the casket. The burial
took place in Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
BOY WAS KILLED
BY STATE TROOPS
He Was Ridden Down When Troopers
Charged Crowd of Rioters Near
Scranton, Pa, This Morn
ing.

Scranton, Pa, May IA riotous
demonstration made by the foreigners
at the Olypsant colliery, No. !, of the
Delaware & Hudson company resulted
in the killing of George Robaresky, foar-
teen years old, by the state troops to-
day. The troopers were riding down
crowd of rioters, who, desperate in
manner, were displaying firearms and
hurling stones and clubs at the state po-
lice. The boy was standing in the front
yard of his home and the mob stood
near defantly daring the troopers to
come on.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
REBELS DRIVEN NoRTHwARD.
Government Troops in Mexico Pushing
Attack Vigorously.

Fl Paso, Texas, May ll.-General Pas
cual Orozco's advance guard of rebels
has been driven back toward Escalon,
the central base of the insurrectos IN
northern Mexico. Instead of being on
the defense, the government troops have
within the last day pushed the attack
vigorously, forcing the rebels northward
nearly twenty miles to Caneios, two
hundred miles south of Chihuahua.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
NO CONTEST OF AsToR WILL.
Friday Day Set for Probating It-Dis.
tribution Without Interruption.

New York, May ll.-Preparations for
probating the will of Col. John Jacob
Astor next Friday are being quietly con
Quoted. It is said the distribution of
the estate will be accomplished without
interruption. There is no reason to be-
lieye Mrs. Madeline Force Astor con-
templates any contest Of the will.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
Died After Short Illness.

Mrs. Michael Nerney of W-sbstervilIe
died Friday morning at o'clock after
a short illness. The funeral services
viii be held Monday morning at o'clock
in St. Sylvester's church, Graniteville.
The burial viii be in St. Patrick's eeme-
terry in Moretown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

athskeiler-Special for Saturday
nights spaghetti suppers. Chicken din
ners Sundays.
Rev. George Hendy, a clergyman of
the Syrian branch of the Roman Cath.
Ole church. who has been spending a
few days with friends on Prospect street,
returned to-day to his home in Newport,
n II.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
BURNED THEIR MORTGAGE.
websterville Baptists Had Joyful 0c-
casion Last Evening

There was good attendance last
evening at the service in Websteryille,
who witnessed the burning of the mort
gage of the Websterville Baptist church.
There were present as speakers Rev.
George H. Holt of Barre, Rev. Ivan Bene.
dict of Montpelier and Rev. ". A. Dayi-
son, superintendent of the Baptist state
convention. Rev Mr. Bjork, pastor of
the Swedish Baptist church led in pray.
er.
The burning Of the mortgage was done
by the women of the church, WHO were
largely instrumental in clearing it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
GRANITEvILLE.
~.

Presbyterian church = Graniteville.
Morning service at l0:30; subject. "The
Sceptre of Judah Sunday school at
ll:45 a. m. Gaelic service at p. m
subject, Christ Knocking at the Door.
Evening service at o'clock; subject,
'.The Church at Ephesus."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
TRIBUTE TO MILLET.
Was Paid To-day by American Fedora
ton of Art.

Washington, d. c., May ia tribute
to the memory of Francis d. Millet,
the artist and author who went down
with the Titanic, was paid to-day by the
American Federation of Art. A memo
rial meeting was held, at which num-
Der of addresses were given.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-11
SIDNEY CUSHING DEAD.
He Had Been in Clothing Business in
Bostoa Over 90 Years.

Boston, May 1.-THE death of Sidney
Gushing, former member of the Boston
city government, is announced. He died
suddenly of heart disease. Mr.. Cushing
had been engaged in the clothing husi.
ness for more than forty years.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-22
PAUL FEVAL

re, lquertis que os olga una cosa que
tranquilizard vuestra conciencia
.NoS cre6is haber mentido al Gccir
que Aurora no eStaba en- VueStrO pO-
der. ...
FL semblante de Enrique Sc altcro.
-Pues bien- continue Gonzaga
gozandose cruelmente de su triunfo;
no habeis mentidO Aurora "a no
os pertenece.
ST yo creyera ..-empezo a de-
cir Lagardere cerrando los punos.--
Pcro mientes Te conozco.
Y sin embargo, es la pura YER
dad-contest6 Gonzaga.
Lagard6re quiso arrojarse sobre
6l; pero Gonzaga lie puso la panta
de la espada entire los dos oJoS
murmuro dirigiendose sus amigos;
- Estad siempre atentOs
Despues continue, con su aconto
burl6n:
,Dios mio os hemos ganado, ca
ballero. una linda partida. 81. Au-
rora esta en- nuestro poder..
II Aurora - exclam6 Lagard6re
con voz sofocada.
Aurora y ciertos documentos
Ell Principe cay6 pesadamentc al
suelo. De un salto Lagarderc sc
lanz6 al jardin. Gonzaga Sc levant6
sonriendo.
- No hay ninguna salida ?-pre-
gunt6 a Peyrolles.
Ninguna.
- Cuantos son en- el jardin?
Chico respondi6 Peyrolles es-
cuchando.
Son bastantes. Va sin cspada.
Los dos salieron al jardin para es-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-22
DIAS DE FIESTA

A las 5, en- la Cdtedral Hospitales
Munieipales.
A las 5 l 2, en- san Ildefonso, las g. en-
Santa Ana;'a las 6 l 2, en- San Francis
co; a las 6 l p, en- ell Hospitalillo y Ca
pilla Franciscana; a las Z, en- la Catedral
y San Jose; a las Z 1I2, en- la Capilla
Franciscana; las s, en- la Cathedral.
A las s, en- San Jose y San Francisco
u las 8, en- la Catedral Y Capilla Fran
'iScana; las 10, en- Santa Ana; las
IL, en- Catedrl.
MISAS FL PUERTA DE TERRA
<:
A las 3. en la parroquia, a la9 : liz,
en- el asilo de ancianos.