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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
CORRUPT PRACTICE
IS THE CHARGE
Brought Against Mayor Curtiss and Five
Democratic Aldermen Of
Portland, Me.

Portland, Me-, Jan. 5,--A complaint
charging corrupt practices against the
present Democratic mayor of Portland,
Oakley G, Curtiss, and the five Demo.
cratic aldermen, was filed yesterday with
Judge Leslie C. Cornish OF the supreme
court, by six citizens of this city.
The complaint charges that the alleged
practices occurred during the city cleo
tion of Dec 4, which was the first held
since the passage of the new corrupt
practices act in Maine. The names
signed to the petition are those of men
prominent in business and professional
circles, representing an association of
business men who have conducted an in
vestigaton OF the last election. Justice
Cornish ordered hearing for Tuesday
Jan. 80.
The complaint contains about 1000
words and charges principally that the
defendants directly or indirectly solicit
ed contributions for the purpose of in
ducing certain persons to vote for or not
to vote against the defendants for the
offices for which they were nominated;
that numerous persons did vote for o.
did not vote against the defendants in
consideration of moneys or other valuable
things paid; that numerous persons in
order to promote the candidacy of The
defendants promised them political po-
sitions; and that the defendants directly
or indirectly and numerous persons con
tributed to the campaign fund of the
sI.f 1. a =
own.
The penalty for violation of the act
as charged is fine of not less than $50
or more than 5000 and imprisonment for
not less than thirty days or more than
two years; the invalidation of the alec-
tien and the disbarring of the respon-
dents from holding public office for four
years. In case the election is invalidat
ed, the governor is directed to issue
writ for a new election.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
DECISION TONIGHT.
On the Baseball Ticket Scalping Scandal
Is Now Promised

Cincinnati. o.. JAN 5-After almost
three months of investigation the ma
tional baseball commission has reached
decision in the alleged ticket scalp
ing scandal during the last worlds series
~ New York and Philadelphia and a
finding will he handed down, but lust
what this finding will contain remains
q mystery. The official announcement
il that it will be issued tonight. The
reason assigned for the delay is that
the document will be voluminous and
requires considerable care in its compost
tion. Chairman August Hermann,
President Thomas Lynch of the Ma
tional league and President Ban John
son of the American league labored for
exactly l2 hours to reach this con-
clusion
Barney Dreyfuss, representing the Ma
tional league, and President johnson of
the American league met for about five
minutes during the afternoon session and
signed up the schedules Of their respec-
tive leagues. Both announced that no
information regarding the schedules
would be given out until the meetings
of the leagues in February.
That the game of baseball has grown
to an enormous extent was shown in
the eighth annual report of Chairman
Hermann. The business done out of
the office of the commission during the
last year was greater than that of the
previous year when it was shown that
the work had increased over 800 per
cent.
The report showed that the last worlds
series netted the commission S27 ,022.35.
The report also urged the passage of
state and municipal laws against ticket
sealping.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
FIRE AT BIDDEFoRD.
Heating Plant Blew Up in Dry, Goods
Store,

Biddeford, Me-, Jan. 5.---A heavy ex-
plosion gave quick start to a fire that
destroyed the three story brick block of
the Smith Dry Goods company at the
corner of Main and Franklin streets late
last night, with a loss of $4,000. The
blowing up of the heating plant is be-
lieved to have caused the explosion, for
there was no trace of flames five min
utes before the concussion and the three
stories seemed to burst into fire at once.
The Block is surrounded by several wood
EN- structures, but heavy snowstcrm
that covered the adjacent roofs helped
the tiremen TO prevent the spread OF the
flames There was partial insurance.
Samuel Smith, jr., and j. G. c. Smith
were the owners of the block and pro-
prietors of the store.
Patrolman Edward F. Whittinghram
said that five minutes before the explo-
sion when he had tried the door of the
store and had looked in everything
seemed to be all right.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
THREE EXPLOSIONS
In Various Parts of Providence Last
neutrality-suspicious. Unknown.

Providence, R. l., JAM 5.-Three dyna-
mite explosions, one of which shattered
window panes nearby and threw an in.
FAINT from It's bed, startled the Capitol
Hill section of this city near the State
House last night, shaking the neigh
borhood as if earth shocks were in prog
ress. One charge of the explosive was
set off at o'clock. another at o'clock,
and the worst of the three at 9:40. The
last was 1T Common and Mulberry
streets. 1t tore away several yards of
fence, shivered window panes, shook
dishes from their shelves, threw Miss
Amelia A. Arlington, in front of whose
home it occurred against a wall, and
hurled Q months infant from its bed
at the house across the street The
perpetrators of the outrage escaped.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
BARRE GRANITE SELECTED
For Handsome Mausoleum To Be Erect
ed in WoodIawn Cemetery.

The details Of a handsome Barre gran.
lite mausoleum to be placed in Wood
lawn cemetery are given in the follow.
ing article from the Monumental News:
Despite the much talked OF depres-
sion in the financial world the past year
has averaged mp we'll with the monu-
ment contractors of this city. Prob
ably the most noteworthy contract OF
the year was that secured by the Har-
rison Granite Co for the mausoeum to
be erected in Woodlawn cemetery for
Mr. William Bradley Of the Bradley Con-
tracing Co., who are doing considerable
OF the subway work
"The design is copy after the Parthe-
non ats Athens. the measurements being
35 fl. s in, wide, 46 #. s in. long at
The ground and about 10 it. high
"The exterior is to. be of light Barre
granite, fine hammered finish The en-
tire interior to be Of polished light Barre
granite
There are some very large and heavy
stones in this building, the largest be-
ing the two roofs 39-0xl0-0xl-6 weigh
ing about IS tons each the ridgestone
3s-0xs-0x2 weighing about 43 tons;
two soffits 254X0-Axl4 weighing about
25 tons each; two side panels 25-0X-l-0x
0G and two platforms 20, Sx9-0xl-0, each
weighing about 20 tons.
%The floor is one. piece polished gran
lie 20 #. long by 8 it. 6 in wide, ! it.
thick, weighing about 10 tons.
There are numerous other large
stones in this construction weighing 10
tons and over; total weight about 700
tons.
"There are said to be number Of
big jobs pending and others that are
likely to receive attention in the near
future, prominent among the latter be-
ing the memorial to be erected by the
John W. Gates estate, Mr. Gates will,
probated last month in Texas, sched-
uled something more than eighteen mil
lion dollars"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
BUSINESS STRAIN
TOO MUCH FOR HIM
So Wrote Manager Raymond of Concern
in Charlestown, NJ H.--Financiai
Affairs Are Said to Be
Involved.

Springfield, Jan. 5---Great interest was
aroused yesterday by the persistent
street rumor that A. G. S. Raymond, the
general manager Of the Superior Tar
company of Charlestown, n. H., formerly
located in Springfield, had gone away
with money belonging to the concern.
Col. w. H. II. Slack of Springfield, TIE
heaviest stockholder in the company and
the chairman of the board OF directors
on being interviewed, stated that he re.
ceived letter from Mr. Raymond or
Wednesday, dated New York City,. stat.
ing that up to that time he had given
the concern his best efforts, but the
strain of the business had been too much
for him and that he had taken certain
amount Of money and left. He gave no
address
Mr. Slack at once went to Charles
town and instituted a preliminary in
vestigation, finding that Raymond had
left ON Monday, after taking the loose
cash available and notes that he was
able TO discouht The company was
found to have small balance to its
credit in the national bank at Bellows
Falls, and it is not believed that the
alleged defalcation is larger than ap.
pears from the letter received by Mr..
Slack, although the hooks have not yet
been examined with care.
A meeting of the directors was held at
Charlestown yesterday morning, and as
the business seems to be in as good
shape as could be expected, with an ex-
cellent inside management and a large
amount of new orders coming in, il was
decided to continue for the present A
meeting OF the stockholders for more
definite action will be held about Jan. Is.
Owing TO new design of the COM
pany's product and other perplexing
matters connected with the busin sss,
Raymond had complained Of being under
too much mental pressure for some time
past and had asked for more office as
sistance. and Mr.. Slack is inclined to
the charitable view that his sudden de.
parture with funds of the concern was
due to a breakdown thus caused.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
Action of $500 Longshoremen
viii Divert Traffic From ThatPort
THE MEN QUIT AT MIDNIGHT
They Ask for 40 Cents an Hour for Day
Work and so Cents an Hour for Night
Work-Vessels Were Deserted
with Cargoes Partly Aboard.

Boston, Jan. with every man en-
gagged in longshore work at this port
on strike to-day, trans Atlantic steam
ships are seriously affected. More than
$500 men are striking for an increase
of pay to 40 cents an hour for day work
and so cents an hour for night work.
Should the strike continue, it is said that
it will affect other branches of the work.
The statement was made to-day that
the agents of the steamship companies
plan to divert all inbound ships and
those in the port here now to New York
or other Atlantic ports.
Vessels of the White Star, Leyland,
Hamburg-American and Allan lines We're
deserted with partial caTgoes aboard at
midnight last night, when announcement
was made that the demands OF the long
shoremen for an increase of ten cents an
hour had been denied,
The strikers are members of Eureka,
O'Connell and Noddle Island assemblies
and Boston Provident Longshoremen's
union. With the freight handlers, they
are affiliated in one central body known
as district assembly 30, X. of L., which
has total membership of $500 men.
Last Sunday afternoon, the four or
ganizations of longsh0remen voted that
the steamship lines should at least agree
to grant the compromise request for a
Scent increase and authorized their del
egates to the trade council to insist upon
that concession.
Sunday evening the trade council Reld
a special meeting and unanimously voted
to give the conference committee of the
steamship lines until Thursday to an
swer.
Last night the answer was presented
to the trade council at a largely attend
ed special meeting at the Roughan build
ing, Charlestown For two hours ques-
tions involved were discussed in all pos
sible phases and then the council unani-
mously voted to order a strike at mid
night. Committees were appointed to
cover the entire water front last night
and to-day for the purpose of notifying
the men Of the action taken.
The coastwise steamship lines do not
regularly employ union longshoremen,
and they are not materially affected by
the strike. The principal companies af
fected are:
Calcutta, at Mystic wharf, Charles
town; South American, at East Boston;
Clyde, at Lewis. wharf; Cunard, at Bos
ton & Albany docks, East Boston; Al
Ian, Hamburg American, and Holland
America, at Mystic wharf, Charlestown;
Leyland, at Boston & Maine docks,
Charlestown; Red Star and White Star,
at the Hoosac Tunnel docks, Charles
town.
Members of the trade council said last
night that they expected that the steam
ship companies would attempt to break
the strike by advising importers to ship
New England cargoes to New York, in
stead of Boston, and western cargoes
to New York and Baltimore. 1t was
also said that New England exporters
may send foreign-bound freight by rail
to New York for shipment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
FIRE IN HARDwICK PLANT.
Ashley Smiths Granite Sheds Sustained
Damage and Work is Suspended.

Hardwick, Jan. 5.The granite plant
OF Ashley Smith was somewhat dam
aged by fire yesterday, the engineroom
being the chief point Of loss. The plant
is out Of commission for week or so
pending repairs The fire blazed up
through the roof OF the engine-room
and made quite spectacular blaze for
a short time.
The fire broke ont at 0 O'Clock in the
morning, and the alarm was given by
the blowing Of the Woodbury. Granite
Co.'S whistle, followed by ringing in
call from box Is of the fire alarm sys-
tenn Before the arrival of the hose com
pany, fircmen took hose from the
Fletcher plant, attaching it to the hy-
drant and soon sending stream on the
blazing building. BY the time the hose
company arrived, the fire was under con-
troll. The damage is covered by insur-
ahce.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
WITHIN 10 MILE RADIUS.
Bill Proposed To Take Into "Greater
Boston" Municipality.

Boston, Jan. 5.-The consolidation of
all cities and towns lying in whole or
in part within a radious of ten miles
of the State House into a single city
to be known as the City of Boston, is
sought in a petition for legislation filed
with the clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives of the general court yester-
day by Daniel y Kiley of Boston.
A long and detailed bill accompanies
the petition which by its provisions is
to take effect upon an affirmative vote
Of five-eighths of all the votes to be
cast on the question at the next state
election in November.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
LARGE FIRE IN LOUISVILLE.
Retail District Visited BY 100000 Blaze
Last Night.

Louisville, Ky, Jan. 5.-Fire last
night caused loss estimated at S400,-
600 in the retail district The stores
and stocks of ladies' apparel of the
Abe c. Levi company and II. J. Butman
& Co. were destroyed while the Swartz
company's five story store and contents
was damaged s2000 900. The Courier
journal building and the store of the
Baldwin Piano company were slightly
damaged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
McALEER PRESIDENT.
New Management of Red Sox Took
Charge Yesterday

Boston, Jan. 5.-The new management
OF the Boston American baseball team.
Red Sox," took hold yesterday with
James A. McAleer of Washington as
president, Robert Mercy as treasurer
and former President John l. Taylor as
vice president The directors are Gen.
Charles H. Taylor and J. II. Turner, the
attorney for the club, and the company's
New Jersey representative. President
McAleer stated that the number of
scouts would be reduced, and that in
conformity with the resolution passed
last fall by other clubs the Boston
Americans viii have but thirty-ive men
on the payroll This will necessitate
the discharge of number of men.
Joseph Quirk. who has been with
President McAleer in st. Louis and
Washington, will act as trainer of the
Red Sox.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
AZ BELOW ZERO
IN NORTHWEST
While the Present Cold Wave Extends
as Far South as Indianapolis and
West to Rocky Mountains.

New York, Jan. 5.--Cold weather rec
ords for the year and in some cases for
years are being broken to-day by cold
wave that holds in its grasp the middle
lake region as far west at the Rocky
mountains and south about on a line
with indianapolis and north into the
Canadian regions. The range in this
section is from zero downward. In the
Canadian northwest the mercury regis
tered ~ degrees below zero.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
MUST NOT PRINT LETTERS.
Court Decides in Favor of Mary Baker
Eddy Executors.

Boston, Jan. 5.--Private letters writ
ten by the late Mary Baker Glover Eddy
founder of the Christian Science church
to her cousin just after she had pub
lished her book on The Science of Health
may not be published for advertising
purposes, according TO a decision by the
full bench of the supreme judicial court
which was handed down late yesterday
Charles F. Libbie, an auctioneer OF
manuscripts in Boston, sought to pub
lish the letters as an advertisement OF
his wares. The executors of Mary Baker
G. Eddy sought an injunction and a!sc
asked that the court order the letters
turned over to them as being the private
property of the late Mrs. Eddy and thus
constituting a part OF her estate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
PLANS PROGRESSING
FOR WINTER CAMPAIGN
Advance Northward by Troops of the
Republic Is Expected to Start
Tomorrow.

Marking, Jan. 6.-Republican troops
began to-day ferrying large quantities
of railway rolling stock across the river
to Pukow. where it is expected the adj
vance northward will start tomorrow,
when the existing armies armistice ter
inmates. Winter clothing and new mag.
azine rifles for the republican army are
arriving to-day in carloads. The solliers
are being rapidly equipped in prepsra-
tion for their march on Peking.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
EARTHQUAKE IN NEVADA.
Three Successive Shocks Also Reported
st Fresno, Cal.

Reno, New. Jan. 5.-An earthquake
shock was felt at Alyord, Cal, at I 80
p. m, yesterday at Laws and at Bishop.
The duration was five seconds at Laws
and at Bishop the shock was the worst
felt in its history. Electric clocks were
stopped and windows broken.
Fresno, Cal, Jan. "a sharp earth
quake was felt here at 5:54 O'Clock last
night. There were three successive
shocks, from north to south, two strong,
then a weak one a few moments later.
No damage was reported.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05

Dr. Rupert Blue, physician and sani.
tartan, was born in Richmond county,
n G., May 80, 1867 He was educated
at the university of Virginia and grad
uated as an NJ d. from the university
of Maryland in 1892. He was an in.
terne in 1892, assistant surgeon in 1893
and past assistant surgeon since 1897
of the United States public health and
marine hospital service and has served
in Cincinnati, Galveston, Charleston, N.
c., San Francisco, Portland. Ore, Mil
waukee, Genoa, Italy, New York, Nor
folk and New Orleans. He was in charge
of the eradication of the bubonic plague
in San Francisco in 1908 and 1904, served
through the epidemic of yellow fever
in New Orleans in 1905, had the direc-
tion of the sanitation of the Jamestown
exposition until September, 1907, when
he took charge of operations against an
other epidemic of bubonic plague in San
Francisco.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
LOST so DEAD.
Revolving Tnbesmen Attacked MorUco
Town and Were Repulsed.

Tangier, Morocco, Jan. 5.--A large
force of revolving tribesmen to-day, ac-
cording to wireless dispatch received
here from Fez. attacked the town OF
Sefrou, south of the capital The tribes
men finally were obliged to retreat.
They lost fifty dead and the garrison
lost five killed and fifteen wounded
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
DR.. Rupert Blue Of No. Carolina
Named by President Taft
TO SUCCEED LATE DR.. WYMAN
New Official Has Long Been Associated
with U. S. Marine Hospital Service and
Is Credited with Driving the
Plague Out of San Francisco.

Washington, D. G., Jan. 5.--President
Taft will send to the Senate this after
noon the nomination of DIR. Rupert Blue
of North Carolina as surgeon-general Of
public health and the marine hospital
service, succeeding the late DIR. Walter
Wyman. DIR. Blue has been connected
with the marine hospital service for
many years and he is credited with driv-
ing the plague out Of San Francisco.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
Fire Sweeping ThrG's>,e - ..,ole-
sale District So" ,.umbia, S. C.
SIX BUILDINGS ARE GONE
Flames Started in the Plant of the Cibs
Machinery Co. and Has Destroyed the
Main Building of That Concern
Loss Is Large Up to Now.

Columbia, South Carolina, Jan. g.
Fire which originated in the plant of the
Gibs Machinery company this morning,
has destroyed the main building of that
concern, together with five other struc-
lures, and threatens to wipe out most
OF the wholesale district of the city. The
damage up TO 10 o'clock was estimated
to be 100000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05

a burglary at the house OF Adam BLOOD
in Putney, a watch ard rifle being
stolen. The articles were found in the
town of Mt. Holly, where Kent had dis.
posed of them and gone on to Burlng-
tion. Shortly after that, man was
shot in the back while fleeing from a
store in Milton with his arms full OF
plunder. The man proved to be Kent
The wounded man was taken to hos
pital in Burlington, and after recovering
was sent to the state prison for three
years.
After serving 26 months of that SEN
tence, Kent escaped and went to Brat
tleboro, where he stole SIS from his
cousin, w. G. Kent He was arrested
at the home of his mother in Manches-
ter and, by direction of Governor Stick
ney, was sent back to the state prison
to finish his former sentence. On flush
ing his sentence at the state prison, Kent
was taken to the Windham county jail
at Newfane to await trial for stealing
the SS from his cousin; but Kent, after
staying there a few days, tore up tie
floor of the Jail, made a hole in the eel.
lar wall and fled.
Nearly Killed in Train Leap.
It was while he was trying TO keen
away from capture that Kent took II
daring risk by jumping from train end
barely escaped being dashed to death.
The affair took place on a train between
Brattleboro and West Townshend DR..
George Y. Roberts of Brattleboro was u
passenger on the train, and his atten.
tion was attracted to Kent. The latter
saw that he was being watched ard
when the train was running near VIII
Evansville he jumped off, the train being
going at the rate of q miles an hour.
In the leap, his head struck against a
railroad tie, and piece OF wood nearly
Continued on eighth page
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05
Nearly KILLED in Train Leap.

Continued on eighth page;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-05

In the month OF May, 1899. there was
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-04-11
Methodist Church.

Sabbath School at 10 a. m.
Preaching, II a. m.
Junior League, 3 p. m.
Epworth League, $50 p. m.
Preaching, 1880 p. m.
Mid-Week Prayer service every
Wednesday, 1880 p. m.
A cordial welcome is extended
to all of the services.
A. w. RICE, Pastor.
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Baptist Church.

Sunday School at 9;45 a. m.
Preaching at 11:00 a. m.
B. Y, P. U. at $3.50 p. m.
Preaching at 7.30 p. m.
Mid-week Prayer service every
Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.
Everyone welcome.
Rev. f. E. HudsonPastor.
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PRESBYTERIAN Church.

Sunday School at 10 a. m.
preaching at II a. m. Christian
at 7 p. m.
Rev. Horatio Beavis. pastor.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-04-11
Christian Science Society

Meets at the Seventh Day Ad-
vent church, West 1st and AIDE
laide streets, every Sunday at II
a m. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-04-11

Get your local news through
the Enterprise. One year 81. 90.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-04-11
St. Matthews Episcopal Ch.

Sunday school 10 a. m.
Services II a. m.
G.. r. BRAGAW.