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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
DRIVEN TO BIGAMy.
Defense of Man in Boston Court-First
Wife Nagged Him.

Boston. July l5.--After sentencing
Victor n. Smoot, son of eX-State Sena
tor Thomas Smoot of Texas. to three
years at the house of correction for
bigamy, in the superior court yester-
day afternoon, Judge Quinn, upon re-
reading letter from the parents of
the young man to him, revoked the
sentence and continued the case until
Thursday. Mrs. Jane Smoot. his first
wife. who took the stand and told Judge
Quinn that she was responsible for the
troubles of Victor, as she had not been
good wife to him, grew hysterical as
her husband was led away after the
three years sentence had been pro.
nounced, and had to be carried from the
courtroom.
Later, when Judge Quinn decided to
revoke the sentence, he sent an officer
to tell Mrs. Smoot.
When asked if he had anything to
say about his sentence, after pleading
guilty, Smoot jumped to his feet and de-
clared that his first wife. who had now
had him arrested, had driven him TO
breaking the law by cruel treatment and
her ferocious displays of temper.
Il never meant to break the laws of
my country, Judge" he said, but ! guess
that my head and heart ran away with
me when | met Miss Campbell, whom
married less than month ago, and who
is all that man with ideals about
womanlxind could ask for"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
WINDING UP WILL CASE.
Lawyers Are Arguing in Addison County
Court.

Middlebury. July l5.--Work was re-
sumed in Addison county court at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon after recess
since 5 o'clock Friday. With the re-
sumption Of the work began the Tburth
week of the Columbus Smith will trial.
The available testimony was all in be-
fore adjournment was taken Friday and
no additional testimony was offered yes
terday. James B. Donoway Of Middle
bury began with the opening argument
to the jury for the proponents and used
up half of the afternoon session. He
was followed after the recess by II. W.
Blake of Gardner, Mass, in the opening
plea for the contestants. This morning,
r. NJ Simmonds of st. Johnsbury closed
the argument for the contestants and
was followed by w. B. Stickney of Rut-
land, who made the concluding plea for
the proponents. Judge Taylor may not
give the charge to the jury until Wednes-
day forenoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
Railroad T. NJ Officials at
St. ) Take Excep-
tions to Report
NEGOTIATIONS ON
FRIENDLY BASIS
Central Vermont Engineers
Ask for Increased
Wages

ST. Adams, July l5.--L. G. Grifing,
assistant grand chief OF the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, and E. A. Ball,
one Of the head officials of the Brother
hood OF Lomotive Firemen and Engi-
neersa who are in the city negotiating
for increased wages for the engineers of
the Central Vermont r. R., this morning
denied they had made the statement that
there is danger of walkout of the engi-
neers and iremen on the Central Ver-
mont unless an increase of twenty per
cent. in wages is granted.
This morning Messrs. Griffing and Ball
sent a telegram to the Boston Post.
taking exceptions to such report as COM
ing from them, as they said no such in
formation had been given out by them.
Neither were they aware OF William
Lemenhan, who was reported to repre-
sent their brotherhood.
The union officials added that the ne
gotiations now being made with the
Central Vermont are on friendly basis
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
FLEEING IN TAXICAB,
ESCAPED ARREST
Mrs. Pankhurst Got Away But Her Mill
tant Companion Was Arrested,
a Free Fight Being Precipi-
tated.

London, July l5.--Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, the leader of the suffragettes,
made her escape from the police yester-
day under exciting circumstances. With
Miss Annie Kenney, one of the most
ardent of the militants, she appeared
Yesterday afternoon at meeting of the
Women's Social and Political union.
Both women, although they were suf-
fering severely from the effects of their
recent hunger strike in prison, delivered
stirring addresses. Mrs. Pankhurst an
nounced she would rather die than sub
nit to the government. "My challenge
to the government is, Give me freedom
or kill me- she said.
Miss Kenney auctioned off two of her
licenses under the "cat and mouse act
for $50 each.
The police undertook to arrest Mrs.
Pankhurst and Miss Kenney. Mrs. Pank-
hurst fled from the building, making her
escape in a taxicab She was pursued,
but so wild were the scenes of disorder
outside the pavilion that she got away
in the confusion. Late last night she
was at her apartment in Westminster,
and the police made no further attempt
that three other women were arrested
led to the belief that one of them was
Mrs. Pankhurst.
The attempt to arrest Miss Kenney
precipitated free fight, in which we'll
dressed men and women engaged in
fighting with the police.
Umbrellas and sticks were freely used.
The police succeeded in forcing Miss
Kenney into an automobile and drove
her TO Holloway Jail.
Sylvia Pankhurst, who was released
Sunday night from Holloway jail be
cause of her hunger strike, courted re-
arrest by addressing meeting of mill
tants at Bromley last night She said
she intended to disregard the terms OF
the license and openly defy the govern
ment on every possible occasion,
Much surprise was oecasioned among
the suffragettes that no attempt was
made to arrest her.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
$4,000 FOR BALL PLAYER.
Highest Price Known Paid for Chappelle
of Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 15.-After per-
sistent denials that 0utfielder Chappelle
had been sold to the Chicago American
league team, the Milwaukee manage
ment confirmed last night the reports Of
the sale and announced Chappelle had
brought $4,000 in cash in addition to
0utfielder Beall and catcher yet to be
chosen. Outfelder Besll is valued at
about $1,000 by the Milwaukee manage
ment.
The catcher, who will come as the
final portion of the price has not yet
been agreed upon, the specification be-
ing that Milwaukee can have a catcher
wheen needed and that he must be fully
acceptable to the Milwaukee club. This
would make the price of Chappelle
equivalent to about $4,000, the CHEST
price ever paid for single ball player.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
FIGHT TO EXHAUSTION.
Is the Only Hope of Settling the Balkan
Trouble.

London, July 15.That the Balkan
struggle will end by process of mutual
exhaustion seems the only hope that Sir
Edward Grey, the British foreign secre-
tary, is able to hold out. In a state
ment in the House of Commons last
night he said that mere words were not
likely to affect the situation and it
would be most difficult for the Euro
pean powers to resort to force to inn
pose peace.
Neither Servia nor Greece has paid
any attention to Russia's proposal that
they cease hostilities. They appear de-
termined to negotiate peace with Bull
garia only on the field. without interven-
tion by any third party and unless Bull
garia proves amenable, it is believed
that an advance will be made upon So
fla to enforce acceptance of the Servia-
Greek terms.
Serious fighting for the time being is
suspended but the advance of the Turk
ish and Roumanian troops continues
without opposition. A Belgrade report
says that the Servians on Sunday cap
tured an important position eight miles
west of Kustendil.
According to the Athens correspond
ent of the Daily Telegraph, hreece ana
Servia signed secret treaty last May,
binding them to.prosecute war, which
was then foreseen, with Bulgaria until
the Bulgars asquiesced in the territorial
arrangements laid down in the treaty.
BY these arrangements the eastern
boundaries of Greece would be extended
to the Mesta river, considerably to the
east of Drama. and Servia would have
access to the Egean sea at two points.
Sofia, July 15.It is confirmed that
General lvanoff has effected splendid
retreat. emi-official statements have
been issued. accusing the Greeks of set
ting fire to the town of Seres and de-
claring that the Bulgarians attempted
vainly to get the fire under control.
Other statements charge the Greeks with
Wholesale massacres and atrocities at
Seres and elsewhere in Macedonia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
ASK FOR NEW TRIAL,
Of John H. Wrenn, Sentenced to Life
q Imprisonment.

Keene, n. H.. July l5.-Counsel for
John II. Wrenn, who was found guilty of
the murder of J. Stewart Hamilton at
Hinsdale, on the night of Feb. 5 last,
by a jury which returned the verdict of
guilty in the first degree on July /, have
filed motions to set aside the verdict and
ask for new trial in the case. The
respondents bill of exceptions was filed.
Wrenns counsel are Joseph Madden, Roy
NJ. Pickard and John f. Benton.
The motion for setting aside the ~yer-
dict states the following grounds. Be
cause the verdict is not in accordance
with the law and evidence produced,
and because the verdict is contrary to
the law and evidence, and is against the
weight. Of the evidence. The following
reasons were given in the motion for
new trial of the case: That the verdict
is not supported by the evidence intro
dueed, but was the result OF passion
prejudice and mistake. The motions will
be considered by Judges Chamberlain
and Pike, who presided at the trial II
the verdict is set aside, a new trial
would not be held for several months
The respondents bill of exceptions,
which was filed with the clerk of the
court. L. w. Holmes, at the time of the
is for the purpose of taking the
case to the supreme court in case the
motions are denied by the superior court
Judges. In case the exceptions are sus-
tanned by the supreme court, new trial
might be ordered.
Wrenn is still at the local Jail await
ing the action of the judges. He has
been sentenced to life Imprisonment at
states prison. Concord.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
POWDER SECRET RETAINED.
French Request for Inspection of Our
Ammunition Plants Refused.

Washington, July i5.-Secretary Gar
rison has declined request Of the
French government for permission to
have some of its ordnance officers in
spect the processes of American powder
manufacture. The original request Gov
ers not only the governmental factories,
but the great private corporations which
make the large part of the smokeless
powder consumed by the government.
The secretary's declination as to the
government factories was based upon
the lack of reciprocity on the part of
the French government, which has de-
clined to allow American ordnance Off
GERS to examine French ordnance fac
tories
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
Great Storm Swept Over
Indiana and Ohio Early.
This Morning
WIRE SERVICE
BADLY CRIPPLED
Deluge of Rain Fell and
Electrical Display Was
Brilliant

indianapolis, Ind, July I5.--An electri-
cal storm, accompanied by downpour
of rain, demoralized telephone and tele-
graph communication throughout Indiana
last night and made travel by rail un-
certain to-day.
Columbus, O.. July ia severe wind,
rain and electrical storm ragged over
western Ohio, in the vicinity of Spring
field and Dayton, early this morning,
Rain fell in torrents and practically
all the wires are down.
Marietta, O.. July f5.--Eundreds OF
spectators. gathered on the banks of the
Muskingum river here late yesterday
afternoon to witness high water sights
resulting from the cIoudburst early yes
terday, saw William Kauf and Charles
Rasehen carried over the Muskingum
dam in a rowboat. Raschen was drowned
but Ksuf was rescued.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
WATER DAMAGE HEAVY.
In Fire Which Came to Rochester News
paper Plant.

Rochester, n. Y. July 15-Fire and
water did approximately 100000 dam
age to the plant of the Union and Ad-
vertiser, an afternoon newspaper, late
yesterday afternoon. The FIRE origi-
mated on the sixth, floor and water from
eight lines poured through the building
A $4,000 newspaper press, installed
about week ago, was covered by fire.
men with rubber blankets and it is not
thought that it was badly damaged. On
two sides of the building are alleys and
the firemen had TO work largely from
fire escapes. since only one extension
ladder could be used. Water did more
damage than the. fire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
WANTED IN MONTPELIER.
Howard Martin Alleged To Have Failed
To Support Wife.

dim Dickey, from the swinging bridge
district over in Brookfeld, whose alleged
ndiscretions placed him in cell at po-
lice headquarters last night, came be-
fore Judge II. w. Scott in city court
this morning and pleaded guilty to an
intoNication charge. 1t was Dickey's
first offense and the court let him down
easy with the minimum fine and costs
of 1925 He paid. Dickey was arrested
at 8 O'Clock last evening by Officer Harry
Gamble. who separated the respondent
from team he was driving in a rather
carefree manner up and down Main
street
This forenoon Chief of Police John
Durkee of Montpelier furnished police
headquarters with warrant issued from
Montpelier city court asking that one
Howard Martin. known locally, it is
said, as chauffeur, be apprehended for
non support. Martin was arrested by
Officer Harry Gamble and turned over
to Chief Durkee later in the forenoon.
The respondent will likely be arraigned
in Montpelier. Martins wife is said to
be confined at the Heaton hospital.
Complaint in the case was made by
City Grand Juror Fred f. Gleason of
Montpelier.
Acting on the recommendation of City
Physician DIR. ]. w. Stewart and other
doctors, an officer from police headquar
ters and Overseer of the Poor w. +.
left to-day for Waterbury with
Rodney L. Mills of 80 Elm street, who
will be committed to the state hospital
for observation. Attention had been
called to Mills case through his pres
ence on the street. where he vended pop
corn and peanuts from stand usually
located at the northwest corner of the
park. The stand was usually surround.
ed by small swarm of children, but
Mills had a little wooden man who
worked automatically in the peanut de
partment and the inference is that most
Of them gathered to watch the little
man perform, rather than to buy pop
,orn, etc. The business did not prosper.
and within week. the alder
manic charity committee, as well as the
police and city physician were asked to
investigate Mills' case.
An examination yesterday led the au-
thorities to order the man committed for !
observation. A hearing in his case will !
be held in probate court at the eNpira |
lion of the observation period.
Pending the action of the aldermanic |
police committee. officer George X. Carle,
me of the regulars at police headquar |
.ers, is under suspension as the result,
{ is said of the escape of one Ernest |
Grace from the station Sunday morning. |
officer earle was suspended later that
Law by Chief of Police Sinclair, it Is
tated until the police committee should
lold a hearing in the matter. The po-
ice committee met last night and ad
ourned until this evening, when Officer
'arle will be present, il is said, to give
lis side of the case. While the officer
vas speaking with Alderman Dawson at
he Prospect street entrance to police
Sunday morning. Grace.
Who had been left at large in one of
he rear corridors. escaped through a
window in the chiefs office. Grace, how j.
ver, returned Monday morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
POISONING GRAsSHoPPERs.
Kansas Farmers Devote Day To Syste
matte War on Plague

Dodge City, Kan, July l5.--At least
100 farmers in Ford, Grey. Edwards and
Pawnee counties OF western Kansas
joined Yesterday in spreading tons Of
poisoned bran mash over the fields in
an effort to check the rayages of grass.
hoppers that in the last three weeks
have done thousands OF dollars OF dam
age to young trees, alfalfa, corn, cane
and other crops.
The work was organized by counties
and yesterday set apart as "grasshopper
day" through the efforts OF the combined
county commissions and GOV. Hodges.
The commissioners distributed the pos-
on to the farmers free.
The insects devour the preparation
with avidity. Its effects are slow but
il is said to kill every hopper that eats
it. The dead hoppers are eaten by their
fellows, who are in turn poisoned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
SUBSTITUTE FOR SCHEDULE K"
Republicans Submit Sharp Downward
Revision of Wool Duties.

Washington, July l5-Lower than any
previous Republican estimate of what
wool duties should be was Senator
Smoot's proposed substitute for schedule
X, introduced yesterday on behalf of the
regular" element in the party.
Virtually adopting the recommends
tions of the Taft tariff commission of
last year, the Smoot bill was very
sharp revision downward fro mthe exist
ing Payne-Aldrich rates, much lower
than the Penrose schedule of last sum-
mer.
Raw wool, made duty free in the Dem
ocratic bill, is graded into three classes
by Smoot and assessed at from to IS
cents pound.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
BRYAN'S LIGHT EXPENSE BILL.
He Charges the Government Only About
Half the Actual Cost of His Off
ciaI Expenditures.

Washington, July 15.-Secretary of
State Bryan has laid down very rigid
rule for accounting for his personal ex-
penses incurred while on the business of
the government. On his recent trip to
California, when he was accompanied
by his secretary and remained away fif
teen days, Mr.. Bryan turned in bill
for both of $lsl, this sum representing
his total expenditure outside railway and
Pullman fares, which were separately
itemized. For example, Mr.. Bryan
charged the government only 81 meal
on the dining car no matter how much
the meal might have actually cost. This
SlSI, moreover, covered not only hotel
and cab expenses and tips to walters,
which must have been very heavy but
even the kilograms to the president,
which the secretary of state might as
well have had charged. sAs matter of
fact, the trip cost Mr.. Bryan out of
his own pocket sum equal to that he
called upon the government to pay.
1t is learned that Secretary Bryan
has charged the government nothing on
accounts of official dinners given by him
at his house to members of the diplo-
matte corps even the elaborate dinner
to DIR. Lauro Miller. the Brazilian min
lister of foreign affairs, having been paid
by him out of his own pocket. It is
understood that because of these meth
ods, Secretary Bryan is living at the
rate of about $4,000 a year, while his
salary as secretary of state is only Sl2,-
600. He has given away part of his
private fortune to his children, and he
maintains expensive properties in Ne
braska, Texas and Florida. Friends of
Mr.. Bryan point out that while it is
true that occasionally he jumps out of
town to deliver lectures, his absences
are not to be compared with those of his
predecessors. who often remained away
from their desks three months at time
MIR. Bryan returned to Washington yes
terday and will leave again on Satur-
day to deliver a lecture before the Pres
byterian assembly at Winona, Ind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
COME BACK TO REPORT.
Presidents Lee and Garretson of the
Trainmen and Conductors.

New York, July Presidents Lee
and Garretson of the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainmen and the Order OF
Railway Conductors, respectively, re-
turned to New York from Washington
to-day to meet the so-called committee
of 100 of the unions, and report on the
armistice with eastern railroads reached
yesterday, whereby the wage dispute
will be arbitrated under the Newlands'
bill. The committee will remain in ses-
sion until the arbitration is concluded.
An announcement from the railroad
managers is expected to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
STRICKEN WHILE AT HIS DINNER.
James A. Houghton of claremont Be-
comes Unconscious and Dies Soon.

Claremont, n. H., July l5.-James A.
Houghton died of heart disease yester-
day afternoon at the home of A. r.
Stowell on the Old Newport road. He
was shingling the house in the morn
ing. and at noon he complained of be-
ing i'll. At the dinner table he became
unconscious and died few moments aft
er. He was fifty years old and resided
on Fairview. The funeral viii be held
from the Methodist church Thursday at
230 p. m. The local order of Moose.
of which he was a member, will attend
the services.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
First Election Since Ratifi-
cation of Seventeenth
Amendment
GEORGIA HOLDING
THE ELECTION
Senator Bacon Is Unopposed
to Reelection To-
day

Atlanta. Ca, July l5.--The first cleo
tion OF United States senator by the
direct vote of the people is being held
in Georgia to-day, when successor to
Senator Augustus 0. Bacon is to be ehos-
en- under the provisions of the newly
ratified seventeenth amendment to the
federal constitution. Senator Bacon is
unopposed for reelection
Senator Bacon already has served three
terms in the Senate, having been first
elected in 1894, reelected in 1900 and
again in 1907. BY general state pri-
mary he was renomnated for election
to the term expiring March 3, 1919.
Senator Bacon is 73 years of age and
is a Democrat in politics.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
Horse Stolen Near Rutland.

Rutland. July l5.-The theft of a
mare and a colt from the barns of the
Rutland Fire Clay company south of
this city was reported yesterday to the
sheriff's department. Fred Hood, who
was recently discharged by the company,
is charged with the theft A saddle and
bride were taken with the animals into
the mountains east Of this city where
he is said to have traded them with a
Mrs. Parker for a chestnut horse. which
ne rode away. The officers in the sur
rounding towns have been notified OF
the theft.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
1T is GREAT BRITAIN.
That Is Back of the Movement in the
Mexico Affair.

London, July l5.-It was officially
stated here to-day that the statement
from Mexico City regarding representa-
tives made to their respective govern
ments by European diplomats there on
the subjection of the position taken by
the United States toward Mexico is cor
rect The British foreign officers, how
ever. declined to discuss the matter on
the ground that it is too delicate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
The Married wOman's Trade.

In the July Woman's Home Compan-
ion subscriber writes letter in which
she SAYS that life is happier when one
has acquired the difficulty of getting
along with people. She quotes the fol-
lowing sentence, taken from story en-
titled Rights" by juliet Wilbor Tomp-
kins: You haven't learned the married
woman's trade, which is to get along 9 ,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
SENATOR'S TARIFF SPEECHES.
Cummins' Talk to Last Two Days, La
Follettes Several.

Washington, July Ex-senator Cum
minis of Iowa will address the Senate
this week on the tariff. He will prob
ably speak two days. Senator La Fcl-
lette of Wisconsin said yesterday that
he had not planned a week of speech
making. He admits that he will talk
several days. He has complete plan of
tariff revision of his own.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
ALLEGED AUTO THIEVES.
Pleaded Not Guilty in Court at Ports
mouth, N. H.

Portsmouth. N. H., July l5.--John
Flynn, aged nineteen years, and Frank
Ready of the same age, both claiming
a residence in Lynn, Mass, were ar
raigned before Judge Harry Torrey in
the district court yesterday afternoon,
charged with stealing a $500 Packard
automobile owned by Mrs. +. A. Fuller
from in front of the Primer Scenic tenn
pie on High street Saturday night. Both
entered plea of not guilty and were
bound over in bonds of 81 900 for their
appearance Thursday afternoon. Both
young men were recognized later by sew
eral people living about High street, as
the men who stole the auto.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-15
President Surprised.

Washington, July l5.-President VIII
son yesterday expressed surprise that
the Senate finance committee had in
creased duties in the tariff bill on works
of art and books. He believes these arti-
cles are more of educational use than
Injuries. II was indicated that the pres
ident would consult senators ON the
change.