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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16
Americans Are Winners.

| If there be excellence in excelling, ther
America has an excellent athletic team
at the Olympic games in Stockholm thii
year And all America is proud of tn,
performances of the boys who wear the
shield as their emblem. 1t looks as il
history were going to repeat itself ana
| send the athletes from this country
home winners in the greatest meet Of
the world. Which means that no coun.
| try on the face of the globe has such
athletic proves as has this one,
1t is something of an accomplishment
to break record in the Olympic games
for it may be depended upon that the
records are set by the worlds best in
their class. For this reason Vermont has
every reason to be most proud of the &C.
complishment of one OF her sons. Gut
terson, of the university of Vermont
who plowed up the dirt farther from the
leaving board than did anyone else in
the broad jump.
But there are records going by the
board almost every minute, or better,
perhaps, almost every day. And for the
greater part, it is the American who is
hanging up the new mark. II makes
RiN hpbhNl bpthGAhits IL thflt EBST VIII
be an end to the making of new records
il the point viii not be reached sometime
when it win be impossible to better it
even in the slightest OF course such a
time will come and probably it viii be
the American who will hold the record
for all time.
The American trait of close applica-
tion is said by foreigners to be the reason
why this country has taken such a lead
in the games. The athletes from this
side of the water have made serious
business of being winners. This is shown
by the close training kept by them, as
compared to the loose methods of their
English cousins, for instance But there
is another American trait that has not
worked so well, and has cost the team
some points. it is said. This is over
confidence. So accustomed are the Amer
leans to come in first that in some
events they have not reckoned with their
foreign competitors, and this has cost
them the victory. 1t is true that ma
tional characteristics display themselves
in athletes; the most encouraging dis
play now is that of the American capac-
ity to win.--St. Adams Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16
MoRETowN.

Barbara and Beryl Guyette OF Rich
mond are visiting at the home Of T. +
Griffith.
Mrs. Harriet Grady and daughter
Mona, of Mexico were guests the past
week at F. A. Howes.
Mrs. George Kellogg Of Williamstown
Mass, is visiting at the homes of +. E
johnson and S. f. Atkins, it being the
first time she has been in this vcn-
itv for 30 years.
Mrs. Fannie Gold Of Barre is a guest OF
Mrs. F.sH Sawyer.
Mrs. William McManis and two chill.
dren spent the past week in Wolcott as
guests of her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harland Munson of Nor
risville were guests OF local relatives
Saturday.
Miss Ethel Child is stopping for a
week with Mrs. l.. r. Russell in Mont.
pelier.
A. p. Bigelow of Hartford Conn, was
in town Friday and Saturday.
Miss Mary Goodwin of California is II
guest at the home of James Flynn.
Morris Flanagan, ir.. and friend Of
Boston were guests the past week at T..
w. Flanagan's.
Miss Marion wilkins of Burlington *
visiting at +. A. Heath's and G. IL.
Sleeper's.
+. J. Morse is seriously i'll, caused
by injuries sustained by fall Wednes-
day evening. Miss Mckenzie, a nurse
from Montpelier, is caring for him.
Mrs. Ida Kelly from the White noun
tains is at home, called here by the i'll
ness of her father, f. j. Morse.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Russell were in
Waitsfeld Sunday.
Miss Ella Somerville of Burlington
visited at her home over Sunday.
Miss Jennie Colebrook of Waitsfeld
visited local friends several days last
week
Mrs. Z. F. Palmer and children of Wa
terbury were guests of her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. d. 0. Bruce, the past week.
II. T. Austin of Burlington visited his
family and parents over Sunday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16
MAGAZINE REVIEW
snatching Life from the Flood.

| In the midst of one of the fercesi
storms in the history of western Ken
lucky, the levee protecting the low-lyinp
part of the town of Hickman broke re.
Gently with a roar which reused Che
entire population. More than a nun
dred cottages occupied the fiat land be.
hind the levee. II was eleven O'Clock
at night and intensely dark except when
the frequent lightning showed terrify-
ing glimpses of the rushing water, the
driving rain, and the people hurrying
in panic through the rising flood to-
ward the hill. They carried their chill
dren and such valuables as they had
time to seize.
Up on the hill in warmth and safety,
Rev. j. II. Geiger heard the deep roar
and understood. Suddenly he remem-
bered that in little home in the Hat
below, baby had been born only a
few hours before The baby's father
was absent from home and the help
less mother lay alone with the little one,
almost directly in the path of the cur
rent where it swept through the broken
levee.
As swiftly ase he could run, Mr.. Geiger
dashed down the hill and into the wa
ter, which i'm moment had reached
his waist He pushed on. In the dark
ness he met a man fleeing toward the
hill with arms loaded with household
goods from his flooded house. Hurried
ly, Mr.. Greiger explained the 'peril of
the mother and baby alone in the path
of the water. The man dropped his
load without word and, as it floated
away in the blackness, turned and joined
the preacher.
They broke into the cottage, lifted
upon their shoulders the cot on which
lay mother and child and started toward
the hill about quarter of mile dis
tant. The flood swirled about them, now
up to their armpits. Stumbling, wait
ing now and again for the lightning TO
show the way, at times in water to
their shoulders, they struggled and
fought, and finally exhausted set their
load safely on solid grounds.
And it was only when the woman told
the thrilling story, that this tale of
modern heroism became known-E Ernest
p Bicknell in The Survey.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16
MONTPELIER
Marks Heaton Wedding Largely Attended
Bride and Groom Leave for Europe.

The marriage of Miss Ruby Morse
lleaton, daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Charlie;
Henry Heaton, and George William
Marks of Burlington, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. j, Henry Marks of Ottawa, tool;
place yesterday afternoon in Christ Epis-
copal church, Rev. Homer Flint ofliciat-
ing, using the ring service. The bride
was attended by Mrs. Clifton nj. Heaton
OF Topeka. Kan, and the groom by Mer-
ton c. Robbins of New York. The ush-
ers were Clifton NJ. Heaton, a brother
of the bride Max L. Powell of Burling-
ton, DIR. Abbott T. Hutchinson OF New
York, and DIR. A. Merriman Brown OF
Enosburg Falls. The church was beau
| tifully decorated in lilies, palms, roses
and ferns. The gown of the bride was
| white chiffon over satin and she wore a
veil fastened with orange blossoms. The
matron of honor wore lavender crepe
meteor with train. After che eere-
mony, reception was given at the home
OF the bride, those serving being Mrs.
A. B. Shepard, Mrs. Charles Kennedy,
Mrs. Ray Huse, Miss Sibyl Wright,
Misses Florence and Katherine Briggs
and Miss Florence Cory. Mr. and Mrs.
Marks sail this week on the Carpathia
for Europe, intending to visit Italy, Ger
many and Switzerland and return to
this country the first of October, When
they will reside on Church street in
Burlington, where Mr. Marks is a men,
Der OF the law firm of Powell 4 Marks.
The United Tale Products company of
Troy has fled articles of association
with the secretary of state, with a cap
ital stock of 100000. The company in
tends to carry on extensive operations
in mining gold, copper, silver tale, and
all kinds of ores. The signers are F. w.
Norris of Cambridge, Mass, Leon F.
Elkins, North Troy, Philip r. Amidon,
Cambridge, Mass, W. d. Kellogg, North
Troy, and Ross II. Butterfeld, North
Troy.
Charles Jerd's hand was quite badly
crushed as he was unloading heavy pip
ing at the Central Vermont station yes
terday.
Montpelier begins to feel disappointed
in its purchase Of Tascoil for the streets,
as automobile and bicycle tires, which
have been miniured by the oil formerly
ssed on the streets, are being rotted
in brief space of time this year by the |
new aust seLIlef. ne layer OF fuDbtr |
on the tires rises like blister and soon |
rots away. All the garages and auto
owners have the same complaint, but the
oil is on and there seems to be nothing
TO do but wait for it to wear off Bicy
Gle tires last but two or three weeks,
and one Montpelier dealer alone has sold
$50 this season. The same dealer has
sold $4,000 worth OF automobile tires.
The Tascoil representative was partic-
ular to state the oil had no deleterious
effects on rubber, but it is a safe guess
that Montpelier will return to the kinds
used in former years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16
DURABLE FENCE POSTS.
How They May Be Treated So As to
Bring Long Life.

How They May Be Treated So As to
Bring Long Life.
That the life of fence posts can be
prolonged by cutting the timber during
the dormant season and seasoning it be-
fore setting is asserted by the Southern
Agriculturist. But the less durable
woods will then have a very short life
as posts. continues the writer. But if
we'll seasoned posts. made of perishable
wood, are given the creosote treatment
they may be made TO last as long as
some of the most durable timbers. The
treatment consists in allowing the low
err 40 inches, or more, of the post to
stand in hot creosote for several hours
and then to cool down in the liquid or
transfer them to another vessel contain
ing cold creosote. The liquid should
be brought to temperature of about
300 degrees before the posts are put in
it. 1t may be necessary to have a tank
made for the purpose. II ray be about
four feet high and three feet in diameter.
A false bottom should be used to pro-
tect the metal.
The creosote should be heated and
the tank filled with posts. the first
thing in the morning. Enough fuel
should be put under it to keep the fire
going two hours. Then the fire should
be drawn out and the liquid allowed
to cool. In the cool part of the year
the liquid will have become sufficiently
cooled by noon to be refilled. At night
it can be refilled and thus three patches
can be treated in "a hours. In the
warmer parts of the year two patches
will be as many as can be treated. The
cost should be about six to eight cents
per post, depending upon the density
of the wood and the size of the timber
II should be borne in mind that creo-
sote is inflammable
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16

Barre will have to yield to Mont
pelier as the holder of the record for
poorly attended city meetings, as there
were only four citizens and newspaper
man, in addition to the city council, in
attendance at the city meeting last even
ing. The meeting showed good sense in
adjourning without taking action on the
matter of charter revision.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16
Where Is All the Money

that people have saved by not insuring!
1t is invested in the necessities and
comforts that the destitute families of
the uninsured do not have. National
Life Insurance company of Vermont.
(Mutuall S. S. Ballard, general agent,
Lawrence building, Montpelier, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16

New Workers feel the worst because
the youth who stole 100000 in checks
and 5000 in cash left the metropolis to
"see the world" as he expressed it when
captured. To New Workers, New York
is the world and the remainder is only
outlying territory,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16

Hope the Vermont railroads won't join
the western roads in the terrible acci-
dents of the past few weeks. Nearly one
hundred people have been killed in three
catastrophes within short space of time
1t makes the record of the Vermont
roads look very good indeed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16
InconS iderate.

"If you don't stop nagging me, Emily,
l shall shoot myself this very minute"
Eyes, that's just like YOU, when you
know how nervous | am when | hear
a shot "--Tit-Bits
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16
Subject Unto Vanity.

Kitty-So Edith is learning to play
the harp. l didn't know she liked that
instrument especially.
Marie-Oh, she doesn't; but Jack told
her she had pretty arms.-Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16

tain, is decided upon and then deter
mined and concentrated effort made to
attain it. With greater strength will
come greater things.-St. Adams Mes
senger,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16

Having seen the course of sprouts
through which the Senate put Lorimer,
Judge Archibald may be pardoned for
few shiyers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16
JINGLES AND JESTS
Still There.

Beyond the Alps lies Italy"
Twas thus her essay ran.
We're glad to know that this is so;
Disprove it if you can.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16

The Massachusetts, governorship looks
better to Foss since the presidency went
a-glimmering.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16
And such a change!

Those Massachusetts, mill cities are a
constant ferment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-16
Frank +. Langley, Publisher.
$3.50

copies, the largest circulation of any daily
paper in Vermont outside of Burlington.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
WARNING IS SOUNDED
BY THE COMMONER
Bryan Says Reactionaries in
Congress Plan to Pack
Committees.
(National News Association

LINCOLN, Neb, Dec. 26.-Charging
that reactionary Democrats in the
senate and house are planning to fas-
ten themselves on important commit
tees William Jennings Bryan in his
"Commoner" today warns the new
Democratic congress on the blight of
seniority" saying in part:
THE Democratic party is going TO
have another struggle in both senate
and house over committee assign
ments and it is again threatened with
the blight of seniority That is it will
be asked to put the ambition and in
terests of individuals above the well
fare of the party and the good OF the
country. The progressive Democrats
will be in the majority in the senate
caucus Will they allow reactionary
minority to man the ship? Will they
allow length of service TO outweigh
sympathy with the progressive cause?
If it were a personal matter the
new senators might prefer to yield to
the older ones, but a man who acts in
a representative capacity is not at lib
erty to be courteous at the expense OF
his constituency. The Democrats of
the senate owe il 10 the party TO make
the senate organization represent the
prevailing sentiment of the party and
thus enable ii to work in harmony
with the administration"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
ENFORCED A RULING LANGFORD IS WINNER
500 Tinsel Cards Were Held
Back by Post Office.

More than 500 tinsel postcards were
held up at the local postoffice because
they were not in an envelope or be-
cause they were unsealed when placed
in an envelope. The tinsel and other
decorations on the cards are poison
and often infect the employees hands,
causing blood poisoning, 1t is a vio-
lation of the postal regulations to
dfthese cards through the mails.
Fewer mike" packages were sent
through the post Office this year than
any other year known to post office
clerks. Very few packages were mis-
sent. Some of the clerks today were
busy locating the right addresses of
missent postal cards.
Postmaster Haas announced that
any merchant desiring parcel post
maps or guides may procure them by
sending a seventy-five cent money or
der to chief clerk of the post office
department at Washington. D. c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
XMAS ROBBERY At
STUOtBAkER HOME
Wealthy South Bend Man
Held Up with Revolver
by a Porchclimber.
tNational News Associate

SOUTH BEND. Ind. Dec. 90
Sticking a revolver in the face of
Clement Studebaker porchclimber
made his escape from a second story
window after collecting 500 in cash
and jewelry valuted at S375 Mr.. Stu
debaker was notified Of the presence
of man in his room by one OF the
maids while he was enjoying mid
night lunch. Hurrying upstairs and en-
tering his room Mr.. Studebaker was
confronted by a man who pointed a
revolver at him. Complying with the
laws of self preservation Mr.. Stude-
baker threw up his hands and the man
leaped from one of the windows.
Thinking the man would make for the
street Mr.. Studebaker and his butler
rushed out the front door and around
the house. Here they met the porch
climber again, who Immediately order
ed the two men to throw up their
hands and on doing so the robber dOd-
ged into. the bushes, which surround
the house, and made his escape. Six
other houses We're robbed during the
night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
ATTACK TWO WOMEN
Negro Christmas Highway
men Rob Women.
CNationaI News Association,

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Mrs. j. K.
Reinke is in critical condition today
as a result of an attack by a Christ
mas highwayman and Miss Ross
Rhineback is recovering from bruises
received in a fight with another hold
up man. Mrs. Reinke was gagged,
bound, struck in the face and left I'M
conscious in a vacant lot. Miss Rhine
back fought for five minutes with her
assailant and was severely bruised.
Her pocketbook was taken. Both rob-
bers were negroes.
a number of street holdups were re-
ported to the police as part of the
Christmas activity of the thugs. A rob-
Der broke into the home of Willard b,
Hereby and secured $500 worth OF
pluuder.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
NO DEVELOP MENTS
IN DAYTON MURDER
SNYDER Is Still at Large
Mrs. Dayton Has Moth
ing Further to Say.

The police have been unable to
trace Joseph Snyder, alleged murder
err of Henry Dayton, further than New
Castle. No clue to tell whether he left
that city or If he is in hiding there
has come to the notice of the police.
The theory that Snyder made good
his escape and is now many miles
from the scene of the murder has
gained general credence. Snyders YER
satility is believed to have stood him
in good stead on his flight from Rich
mond last week
The police believe that Snyder will
attempt to communicate with Mrs.
Dayton. If he does so, the police say
they will be able to capture him. The
police adhere firmly to the belief that
he is in love with the woman, and that
he will write her sooner or later.
Mrs. Dayton has not made any fur
Their statements that would throw
light on the murder and burial of her
husband in the cellar of the Dayton
home in North | street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
WILL COME HIGH
Table Reservations in Chica-
: 60 for New Years Gone.
(National News Association)

(National News Association)
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Ticket specu-
lators have secured corner on reser-
vations for tables in Cafes for New
Years eve and the prices have been
trebled. Managers of downtown cafes
say they do not know how the tickets
got into the hands of the scalpers. In
curry at most of the fashionable loop
cafes showed that it was impossible to
get reservations.
In the places where ticket scalpers
hold forth showed signs that Tables
at any cafe could be secured" Harry
N. Waterfall, ticket Spectator. who
has figured in litigation concerning
the scalpers' s'trust" is said to have a
large share of the reservations. The
price asked for reservations for a
table of four is $64 The deposit usual.
~ askey by restaurant keepers is Sc
for each person.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
BIC CROWDS HEARD
CLOSING ARGUMENT
Dynamite Conspiracy Case
Will Go to the Jury Late
This Afternoon.
(National News Association


INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 26-The big
gest crowds since the dynamiting CON
spiracy trial began thronged the fed
eral building today 10 hear District At
torney Miller wind up his closing argu-
ment for the prosecution. Judge Ander-
son announced at the opening of court
that he would give the jury their in
structions before adjournment this
afternoon. Mr. Miller intended TO com
plete his argument by 4 o'clock. and
this will give Judge Anderson one
hours time which he declared would
be sufficient for the instruction of the
jurors. This will throw the case into
the jury's hands this evening
Ortie McManigal and Edward Clark,
the two defendants who confessed
their guilt early in the trial, We're
brought into court today to witness
the interesting windup.
Miller dealt with McManigals testi-
mony in an endeavor to convince the
jury that it had been fully corroborat
ed by testimony of other witnesses
Mechanical followed his argument
with evident interest.
The Hobbies of the federal building
were crowded all day, although there
was no chance to gain admission &c
the court room, as all the space was
occupied early.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
City Statistics
Marriage Licenses.

, Will W. Keller. 81, lawyer, city and
Nina c. Harris, rs, music teacher, city.
Harry F. Lambert, Is, farmer, Ran
dolph county and Nancy e. Shelley,
81. Greene township.
Raymond G.. Swan, %, farmer,
Fountain City, and Jessie Reynolds,
AZ, Fountain City.
Karl l.. Allison, %, advertising solic-
itor, city. and Lucy E. Turner, %. city.
Anderson Brewer, 81, laborer, city,
and Estella Amburn, IS, city.
Earl Daugherty, 20, assembler, city,
and Elizabeth Meme, 20, seanlstress,
city
Fred L. Crawford. 90 carpenter. city
and Gertrude Hening. 30 seamstress
city.
Fred Powell. "a, butler, city, and
Birdtrice Ralph. p, city.
Births
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore B. Miller, S26
S. W. Third, boy. first child.
Mr.. and Mrs, Luther ]. Irwin. col
ored, S51 South Eleventh, girl. first
child.
Mr., and Mrs. Otto Kemper. 434
South Eighth street. boy, third child.
Mr.. and Mrs, Dwight Phibhs. So
South Seventeenth. boy, second child
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H Mercer
435 Richmond avenue girl, first child
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
WOMAN TO FACE
CHARGE OF MURDER
(National News Association

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Charged with
having murdered her husband, Mrs.
Harriet NJ Durham was to face trial
today. Her husband, Herbert E. Burn
ham, died from the effects of a bullet
wound in the back. The stare alleges
that the woman did the shooting on
the night or June 10 and that after
she shot she calmly went back to bed.
When the police arrived she refused
TO get up and dress. Later. in her
night clothing, she was taken to the
hospital where her husband lay, and
later still to the police station. There
her clothes We're brought to her. The
woman asserts her husband was shot
during a struggle to gain possession
of d revolver with which he had
threatened to kill her.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-26
CHARGE IS SERIOUS
Prominent Doctor Is Held
Without Bail.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 20
Charged with having performed an IL
legal operation, DR.. John Fritchie,
prominent Harrisburg physician, was
held without bail today by Magistrate
Emeley. The girl in the case, Miss
Jessie Shot, IS years old, of Philadel-
phia, died Tuesday. Johnathan Keres-
ten, a young man of Harrisburg, who
lived in this city several years ago,
also was held without bail, charged
with being an accessory. Miss Shot
became seriously i'll several days ago
and DR.. Schaubel was called to attend
her. Because of peculiar Circumstance
es he notified Magistrate Emely the
girls condition was serious and the
magistrate took the girls anti-mortem
statement in which she accused the
Harrisburg physician.