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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
And Put Through GriIIing in
RosenthaI Murder Case
LOUIS WEBER HELD TODAY
1t Is Related by New York Police That
Webber and Rosenthal Were Rivals
in Gambling Business Some
Time Ago.

New York, July l7.-Louis Webber
was arrested to-day in connection with
the murder of Herman Rosenthal, who
was called out of the hotel Metropole
cafe early yesterday and shot as he
stood on the sidewalk. This makes tho
third arrest in the case.
According to the police, Webber used
to run a gambling house in opposition
to Rosenthal and incurred the murdered
mans enmity. While the feud between
the men was on, the police say that
Webber's home was dynamited and his
jaw was broken by a man known as
though Tony" the incidents of which,
they said were laid by Webber's friends
at the door of Rosenthal Webber was
put through severe grilling at police
headquarters, but the result was not dis
closed He was then taken to the cor
oners Office.
Louis Libby and William Shapiro who
were arrested yesterday, have told all
they know of the murder
District Attorney Whitman believes
the police system" is largely, il NOT
directly, responsible for the crime. He
said he would proceed with the grand
jury investigation into the sensational
charges that the police were grating on
gamblers.
According to District Attorney Whit
man, Rosenthal was about to name
gamblers who would be able to corrobor-
ate his assertions regarding police col.
hsion with, men of his law banned call.
ing.
That such raking up in gambling
circles and spreading Of the scope of
Rosenthal charges was not relished hy
men who might come to be involved, was
apparent, it develops. from talk among
members of "inner circles" in the Fen
derloin, which began as soon as word
of RosenthaPs purpose was passed along.
Threats were made Monday. it is de-
clared, that things would fare i'll for
Rosenthal if he continued to press his
charges.
IF Rosenthal doesn't quiet within the
next few days we will get him and
get him for keeps" was remark of
a member of poker party on an East
Side association outing Sunday, re-
ported by man who declares he over
heard II, TO District Attorney Whitman
yesterday afternoon.
Louis Libby is part owner, it is al
legged, of the automobile containing the
party OF mon who little more than
an hour before daylight were driven up
in front of the hotel Metropole and from
which came the volley Of shots which
stretched the gambler dead on the side.
walk. The police declare they are as
sured that he was the driver OF the mo-
tor car and they have charged him with
homicide. His partner in ownership Of
a garage, William Shapiro. is. another
prisoner, held as material witness So
is a man whose identity the police have
been hiding under the name az John |
Doe" and who was declared to have
been in the neighborhood at the time of
the shooting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
ROBBING MAIL CHARGED.
Jerry Smith of Fairlee Is just Out Of
State Prison.

Rutland, July l7.--Jerry Smith, alias
Jerry Race, was brought here yesterday
by United States Marshal Horace w.
Bailey, charged with robbing the United
States mails. He was arrested at Wind
sor at the expiration OF term of from
three to four years for horse stealing.
He was sentenced in Orange county
court in 1909 and his term expired July
l5. The government claims that while
he was mail carrier in West and South
Fairlee in 1908 he abstracted from the
mail letter addressed TO a supply COM
pany in Worcester Mass. with a sum
of money. He was indicted in 1903, but
was not located by the authorities un-
til he had been lodged in Jail on the
state charge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
KING GAVE BANQUET
TO OLYMPIC OFFICIALS
Notable Feature at Stockholm Last
Evening, 400 Persons Being Enter
tained--Meanwhile Public Was En-
tertained at Water Carnival.

Stockholm, July 1.-THE palace last
night was the scene of state banquet
which proved fitting ending OF the
main part of the Olympic meeting. King
Gustave entertained 400 guests in the
grand hail. The king and queen and
the crown prince and crown princess were
seated at the head of the hall, the guests
occupying two long tables below The
400 included the members of the Olympic
committees of the various nations, the
foreign diplomats, the members of the
Swedish cabinet and all the visiting OH.
GERS.
After the dinner the guests assem-
bled in the reception room, commanding
a magnificent view of the city and har-
bor. The walls are covered with Gobclin
tapestries, among the most valuable IN
Europe. One of sthe interesting iea-
lures to the foreigners was the strange
regalia worn by the court officials and
servants. Those standing behind the
royal family at the table wore uniforms
of the Swedish colors, blue and yellow.
The costumes of the attendants of low
er rank suggest a Russian ballet, their
headgear being mounted by plumes and
feathers four feet tall.
Meanwhile the public was entertained
by water carnival. All the shipping
in the harbor was illuminated and there
was a display of fireworks. Tens OF
thousands of residents and many country
people crowded to the water side to
witness the spectacle
The individual scores in the four
events OF the military riding compet
tion at the closeSof yesterdays jumping
were: Meyer, France, and Rockow, Ger
many, tied for first with 1858; First
Lieut.. John c. Montgomery, 7th cavalry,
u. S. A., Sutkow and Schaubey, Ger
many, tied for second with 39.40; Cas-
paron, Sweden, third, with 1920; Henry
Lutchow, Germany. fourth, with 1927;
First. Lieut.. Ben Lear, 18th L. s. cav
airy, fifth. 1907, and First Lieut.. +. +.
Graham, 18th L. S. cavalry, sixth, 39.o2.
Capt. Guy W. Henry. 18th Y. S. cavalry,
stands tenth with $3.50, among the II
The total scores for swimming and
diving as officially announced are: Ger
many, %; Sweden, IL; Australia, IA;
Great Britain, ~; United States, q;
Canada, 8; Australia, !. Most of the
German and Swedish points were scored
in diving, in which Australia was not
Thus Australia is easily
the first swimming nation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
FRESNO DAN CONTINUES.
Admits Receiving $1,000, but Wants
100000 as His Share.

Cambridge, Mass, July l7.-Addtion-
al details of his recent movements were
recited by the Fresno, Cal, claimant to
the estate of Daniel Bloke Russell a;
the masters hearing OF the petition OF
the Dickinson, \. d., claimant, The
Fresno claimant is the one recognized
by the Russell family as The rightful
and joint heir to the property with Will
liam G. Russell, another son.
In his testimony he said that since
his temperance in Melrose two years
ago he had been living at the Russell
house and that he had received about
81 200 for his expenses. He admitted
that he asked for his portion of the
estate, which he understood amounted
to 100000, but that he had been told
to wait.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
GIRL MURDERER
DROWNED HIMSELF
Body of Young Man Found in Hudson
River on Monday Was Identified
To-day as That of Nathan
Schwartz

New York, July 1.-THE body found
in the Hudson river on Monday was to-
day identified as that of Nathan
Schwartz, who was indicted for the mur-
der of Julia Connors, the l2-year-old girl
Schwartz was indicted by the grand jury
yesterday on the testimony of his father
and his sister, Mrs. Frances Alexander,
both of whom testified that Nathan had
confessed to them the murder of the
Connors girl.
Mrs. Alexander's repetition of the
story of the crime, as she said her broth
er had told it to her, was detailed ex-
plicitly and thrilling in its revelations of
horror. Mrs. Alexander, according to At
torney Mott, told the jury that her
brother said he had met Julia Connors
on Saturday night and asked her to
take pair of opera glasses to his home.
which is Just across the hall from the
vacant fiat where the murder was COM
mitted. The young man said he fol-
lowed the girl and at the top of the
stairs pushed her into the vacant fiat
and attempted to assault her.
The child screamed and then Nathan
plunged his pocket knife into her She
continued to scream and Nathan stabbed
her until she finally fell and then
plunged the knife into her breast near
the heart.
Then. the witness continued. Nathan
went across the hall to his own home
and procured the box in which the body
was found. He placed the still living
child in this box. put the box on the
dumb waiter and let it slide to the bot
tom.
He went to the cellar and took the
unconscious child from the dumb waiter
and laid her in the cellar He then went
home, Mrs. Alexander said he told her.
and went to sleep. Early the next morn
ing. Sunday, he took the girl. still alive.
into the lot where she was found later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
FRANK SIMoNDS DEAD.
Well Known Newspaper Man and Native
Of New Hampshire.

Boston, July II Frank Simonds, for
the last year assistant night editor Of
the Boston Daily Advertiser and an old.
time New England newspaper man, died
suddenly at his home in Somerville yes
terday Mr.. Smonds was born in Frank
lin, ~ H.. in 1889 At the age of 10
he went to Manchester and learned the
printers trade on the Manchester Union.
From there he went TO the Concord
Monitor and later to Eowell, where be
served first as printer and then as re-
porter on several of the papers. After
year or more on the Worcester Tele-
gram, he returned to Lowell as editor
of the Lowell Sunday Telegram. where
he remained until he came to Boston.
He is survived by two children.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
OPEN HEADQUARTERS NEXT WEEK
Republican State Committee Lays Plans
for Coming Campaign.

Representative Republicans throughout
the state, including the chairman and
other members of the Republican state
committee, met at the city hall. Mont
pelier, yesterday afternoon to discuss the
political situation in the state and make
plans for the fall campaign.
1t is expected the Republican state
headquarters will be opened at BurIing
ton next week, when number of orators
from outside will be present. including.
probably, Governor Hadley of Missouri,
Senator Borah of IDAHO Senator Town
send of Michigan, James E. Watson of
Indiana and Joe b. Hedges of New York
1t was the consensus of opinion that
while it may be necessary to wage
vigorous campaign, the Republican party
in the state will stand firm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
BACK TO OLD ROUTES.
Trans-A Atlantic Liners in Northern Lanes
Again.

Washington, D. c.. July l7.-Despite
reports of dangerous icebergs in the
north Atlantic, some transatlantic
steamships, disregarding the reeommen-
dations of the photographic office, have
resumed the northern lanes in use be-
fore the Titanic disaster, according to
statements made yesterday by hydro
graphic officials.
The liners Oceanic and Laconia report
ed heavy ice in the vicinity of the old
northern routes as late as Monday, but
the steamship companies declared that
their passengers We're suffering from the
heat on the southern routes, and that
therefore they felt justified in resum-
ing the use OF the northern lanes.
The photographic bureau, after care
ful investigation following the Titanic
disaster, outlined new lanes south OF
the route where the big liner struck the
iceberg and recommended their uses,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
Which is Operated in a Shift
less Manner, Says Report
ON JULY 5 CATASTROPHE
In His Report Made Public To-day, Chief
Inspector Belknap Says the Ligonier
Valley r. R. Is Run in Extreme
ly Faulty" Manner.

Washington, d. c., July lin hold
ing the company responsible for the ac-
cident on the Lgonier Valley railroad
July 5, in which nineteen persons were
killed and twenty eight injured Chief
Inspector H. W. Belknap, in report
to the interstate commerce commission,
made public to-day, says;
"No record is kept of train orders; no
train register is maintained and the
road has no printed rules of any kind
governing train operation. No block sig
nal system is maintained The method
of train operation on this road is ex-
tremely faulty"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
IN REMARKABLE RACE
Anvil Won 2:os Trot in Straight Heats
at Kalamazoo.

Kalamazoo, Mich. July l7.Tn one OF
the most remarkable races ever seen
at Recreation park, Anvil won the 2:os
trot yesterday in two straight heats.
The first mile was covered in 2:06 81.
the best time in trot so far this sea-
son, and in the second heat Anvil fur
ther clipped the time to 2:06l2.
Helen Stiles, winner of the 2:07 trot
last week, was Anvil's nearest COM
petitor. but at no time was Geers' horse
in danger. Longworth B. won the 2:0s
pace, taking three out of five heats
Not until the judges announced the de-
cision did anyone know how the els
trot ended.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
TENNIS PLAYER COLLAPSED.
Heat Intense at Longwood Tournament
in Boston.

Boston, July lT-The eastern cham
pionship in double tournament was start
ed Yesterday as Joint attraction to the
Longwood cup singles at the Longwood
Cricket club The heat was intense, and
one of the matches in singles was de-
faulted after going two sets because of
the collapse of T. c. Baggs OF New York,
II. H. Hackett, who won the national
championship in doubles several years
ago with f. b. Alexander, reappeared
this year with L. f. Mahan oil New York
a. a playing mate, and the pair showed
brilliant tennis in their match with
F. H. Woods and G. w. Wightman, a
local team.
The feature of the forenoon play in
singles was the defeat of g. c. Gamer of
Philadelphia, who Monday put out c. r.
Whitney of Boston, one of the Massa-
ehusetts doubles champions,
Eastern doubles, first round-F. H..
Harris. Boston, and j. 9. Nelson, Con-
cord. n. H.. won from H b. Plympton
and G. B. Wilbar, Boston, 90, 62, 60;
f. T.. Sulloway, Concord, n. H., and 4. H..
Whitney. Boston, won from ~ w Cabot
and J. Wheelwright, Boston, 3B, o.,
ti-I, 6-I; H. H. Hackett and l.. K. Mahan,
New York, won from +. Fl. Woods and
q. W. Wightman, Boston, SO, 90, 81;
n. w. Niles and A. S. Dabney, Boston,
won from E. +. Page and c. r.. Currier
Boston, 6I Go, 81.
Longwood singles. third round-M, w.
Hall, New York, won from f. G. Baggs,
New York, rs, 60, defaulted; c. /.
Gardner, jr. Boston, beat G. c. Gamer,
6-3, 6-l, 6-l. 6-l; f. E. Perry, New York,
won from II. J. Fitzpatrick, New York,
6-2, SO, 60, 81.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17

The regular meeting of Cobble Hill
grange was held last night and was con
Quoted throughout by the ladies' the gen.
tlemen being relegated to the back seat,
where they doubtless learned many new
points in law and order The literary
program was as follows: Song, Miss
Florice Clifford; reading, "Uncle Pete's
Courtship." Mrs. P. NJ. Beekley; sketches
read by the lady members; paper, Must
Women Voter" Mrs. f. c. Bancroft /;
song. Miss Clifford. 1t was announced
that box social win be held at the
hall Friday evening, July 10, for the
benefit of the grange, to which the public
IS cordially invited.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
COMMISSIONS APPOINTED.
To Determine Land Damages Caused by
Barre Railroad Extension.

After a hearing before Judges Rowell
and Powers of the Vermont suprema
court at Montpelier to-day. e. w Hunt
ley OF Duxbury, +. C. Bancroft of Barre
Town and c. d. Mather of Montpelier
were appointed commissioners TO deter
mine land damages caused by the exten
sion of the Barre railroad to certain
quarry land in Barre not yet reached by
that railroad. There were about Is
abutters at the hearing. some of whom
were represented by John w. Gordon.
while Harry C. Shurtleff of Montpelier
represented the Barre railroad.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
Found by Barre School Census
Report July |, 1912
SLIGHT LOSS DURING YEAR
Most of Decrease Is in Children of Nine
and Ten Years-The Number Nearly
Equal Between Boys and
Girls.

The completion of the school census
OF Barre for the year ending July /, 1912,
shows listing of 2,sol persons between
the ages of five and eighteen. This is
slight loss over the census for the pre-
vious year. when the total was 2,s42.
The loss of Al is made up OF 26 males
and Is females Most of the falling off
in the census is to be found in the num-
ber Of children nine and ten years Of
age.
An interesting feature of the census is
that the total Of 2,s0l is almost evenly
divided between boys and girls, there
being 1899 OF the former. or only three
less than the number of girls,
/, The tabulation of the statistics is as
follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
PREFERRED BUFFALO JAIL
Because They Gave Him Chicken for Din.
ner Yesterday.

Buffalo, n. Y, July l7.-Detective
John Scanlan reached here late last even
ing with warrant for young Joe Killen,
the Jersey City youth, who stole checks
aggregating s53s.000 and 1922 in cash
from the United Cigar Stores company in
New York last week. He abandoned
the bag full of checks in Albany on
Saturday and was arrested early Mon
day morning.
Scanlan showed his warrant to Chief
Regan and the two went over to the
Jail TO see Killen. The boy smiled when
told Seanlan was a New York detec-
tive come to take him back a prison
er.
Are you ready to go'" asked Scan
Ian.
''Oh sure" said Joe, "but I'd just
as soon stay here. They gave me chick
en- for dinner to-day"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
IHAVERHILL STRIKE
INVOLVES HUNDREDS
Resulted From Refusal of Leather Rem
nant Factories to Grant Demands
of the Block Cutters To-day.

Haverhill, Mass, July ia strike
of 800 block cutters in thirty-nine leath-
ier remnant factories to-day resulted
from the refusal of the dealers to grant
the demands for recognition of the In
dustrial Workers of the World, a nine
hour day and 50-hour week, double pay
for overtime and higher prices for piece
work. The strike left 250 other enl-
ployes without work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
SWEDES BEST HoRSEMEN
But They Were Closely Pressed by Ger.
many and United States.

Stockholm, July 1.-THE Swedish
team finished first, with l39.o6 points, in
the military horse riding competition for
teams in the Olympic games. the com
petition being concluded to-day. Ger
many was second with 1886 points;
the United States third with 1873. The
Olympic regatta opened to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
20-FOOT WALL OF WATER
SWEPT THE VALLEY
No Lives Lost but Great Damage Was
Done to Property Near Santa Fe,
N. M, by Big Cloudburst.

Santa Fe., July 1.-THE lowest dam
of the Tondo irrigation project was
swept out by clondburst last night,
twenty-foot wall OF water destroying
crops, wiping out fences. corrals and
small buildings. AS far as known no
lives were lost.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
FAMOUS MAN DEAD.
Jules Henri Poincaire, French Math
ematician.

Paris, July l7.-Jules Henri Poincaire,
the famous mathema tician and cousin
of Premier Poincaire, died suddenly to-
day. He was born in 1854, and his
greatest fame came as professor of sci.
enee in Paris university and as author
of many scientific works.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
TURKISH CABINET OUT
Because of Revolt in Armenia Over the
Methods Employed

Constantinople. July 1.-THE Turkish
cabinet resigned to-day as the result OF
revolt in Armenia caused by the meth
ods of the committee of union and prog
reSs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
Six Killed in Coal Mine.

Richmond, Va, July l7.-Six persons
are reported killed and several injured
in an explosion late yesterday at the
Gayton coal mines, Is miles from Rich
mond.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
VERM0NTER NAMED FOR
ASST. SEC. OF TREASURY
Sherman P. Allen Appointed by Pres.
Taft To-day, and the Name Goes
Before Senate for Con-
frmation.

Washington, D. c.. July President
Taft sent to the Senate to-day the nom.
ination of Sherman p. Allen of Vermont
to be assistant secretary of the treasury;
also that of Luther Conant, ir., of New
York as commissioner of corporations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
Weather Prediction.

Local showers late tonight OF Thurs
day; warmer tonight in interior; warm.
er Thursday in New Hampshire and in.
terror of Maine; moderate east winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17

Mrs. G. b. Castellini and her brother
Prof. Joseph Surdo of Cincinnati, Ohio
are expected home from New York this
afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
]. P. Morgan Coming Home.

Southampton. England, July III. T.
Morgan sailed to-day on the steamship
Olympic for New York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-17
Program of TO-night's Band Concert.

The program for the concert by the
Barre Citizens band in the park this
evening is as follows:
March-"Good Fellowship. Jos. NJ. DAILY
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Continued on fourth page.i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01
rBy Cable TO The Tribune. ]

London, Aug. 31.--Alfred Il. Mosely'
in a letter 10 The Times" gives his
conclusions on the increased cost OF
living based on Investigations which ne
made on a tour of America lasting sew
eral months. He says the comparative
~ recent question having become acute
only In the last ten or twelve years the
natural inquiry comes whether the rise
has reached it's maximum and is likely
to return to lower levels. He says:
ITO my mind. the indications are tha'
we are now only at the commencement
Of the rise, subject. always, Of course,
TO the ordinary market fluctuations ana
periods Of ups and downs. but win IL
general tendency upward"
The chief cause Of the increased cost
OF living he finds in the changed condi-
lions of farming in America, wnere' ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01
KOHLER HORSES IN FRANCE
Hildreth Caring for His Old
String Near Chantilly.

r London, Aug. 31.-Charles Kohler.
who year ago bought all Sam" Hill
dreth's horses. including Fitzherbert.
and intended racing them in England.
has sent all his horses to France, where
Hildreth IS in charge Of the stud near
Chantilly. Fitzherbert and Uncle arc
to be retired to the stud and used en-
tirely for breeding purposes.
Koher who is sailing Saturday for
America ON the Mauretania, intends to
pick tine twelve best youngsters from
the forty he has In the stud at Suffern
and ship them late In the fall to New
market. TO be trained for racing in
England. He says the only way to
make a success of racing in England
Is TO start at the bottom and work up.
He expects to come to England next
year when fat racing begins and to
live here during the season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01
GOLFERS FEEL AGGRlEVED
St. Andrews Public Permitted
to Play on Club Grounds.
[RY Gable 20 The Tribune. J

London. Aug. 3i.-The Royal and
Ancient Golf Club Of ST. Andrews has
become exceedingly dissatisfied lately
with the treatment dealt out to 1t by
the Town Council and members are
saying freely that unless their griev-
ances are remedied they VIII have to
acquire another course. Compiica-
lions have arisen because there are
two golf courses at ST. Andrews which
are kept up by the club at the expense
Of many thousands Of dollars a year.
the public having the right 10 play on
the old course all the year round. and
on the new course. except during July,
August and September. when the
charge IL shilling a day.
Many golfers go to St Andrews, and
players have to give their names TO
a committee the evening before and
the order Of play IS decided by ballot.
This year the old course has been
closed for almost the entire. season
on account Of its bad condition. due
to the great amount of play thereon.
and In consequence, Of course, there
have been still greater crowds on the
new course and members 80 ne club
have. had hardly any chance to play.
They say they think they ought 10
have some opportunity to use the
course, which IS kept up 4 by their
funds, and unless new rules are made
by the Town Council placing more re-
strictions on the use Of the course by
the general pubic The club will move.