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Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-18
NOTICE OF REQ UEST FOR BIDS FOR
ERECTION OF SODOLHOUSE

Notice is hereby n that the
School Trustees Of tbs Dixieland Dis
trict will receive bids for the plans and
specifications in detail of a school
house to be erected in the DiXieland
District. The building to be of con-
crete; contain three rooms, one room
large enough to be divided into two
rooms by sliding doors, and an office,
and not to exceed five thousand ($50OO)
dollars in cost All bids to be opened
on the 25th day of August. 1913.
A premium of 21a per cent of the
estimated cost of construction will be
awarded to the architect whose plans
and specifications are adopted upon
his entering into the contract required
by Sec. 2 of the Act of April !, 1872,
entitled AN Act to regulate the cree
ton of buildings and structures"
r. S. GENET,
Clerk of the Board Of Trustees of the
DiXieland District.
Thurs -Aug-2S
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-18
IMPORTANCE OF RULING.

/ The new ruling of the land otlic,
at Washington that the assignment Q
desert claim does not carry with i
credit for work done will present neH
conditions to the people of the valley
as it requires the new claimant to be
.in anew making improvements to tn
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-18

extent Of 81 an acre a year. But as
everybody who is improving his claim
in good faith is making that much i'm
rrovement, the ruling will only have
a detrimental effect on the speculative
holder Of the land
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-18
DURIED DEEP.

ID No wonder nobody knew where
Date City is 1t seems the truth was
&C Dcealed by being published in the
Progress.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-08-18

The Pioneer Transfer Co. is prepared
to handle your baggage or any kind Of
dray work at reasonable prices. Of
fee on Fifth street just north Of Main
street. Phone Main t.-(Adv.) tt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-04
JUDGE SUSPENDED SENTENCE
In Case of Bert Leonard, Who Was Fined
for Intoxication.

Bert Leonard, who was arrested in
Jockey Hollow night before last by the
chief of police, was arraigned before
Judge H w Scott in city COURT yester
day on an intoxication' charge to which
he pleaded guilty. The court fined him
$5 and costs, amounting to $500, but an
inquiry into the circumstances of the
respondents home life moved the judge
to suspend execution Of sentence The
man was placed in the care of the pro-
baton officer, who was instructed to
receive Leonard's wages at the end OF
each week. The wages, it is said will
be diverted to the proper channels.
Edward Smith, discovered yesterday
forenoon by Officer George X. Carle on
River street. was arraigned before the
Judge for an alleged subsequent oifense.
Smith submitted that he wasn't the man
who had made several prior appearances
in the local court, but an examination
of the court files proved the case diff
ferently. The respondent entered plea
of guilty and was sentenced TO serve
thirty days in the county jail at Mont
pelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-04
A Formal Inquest on New
Haven Wreck Was
Started To-day
WILL PRESENT FACTS
TO PROSECUTOR
Hearing in Secret to Pre-
vent Prejudicing Pos
sible Jury

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 4.-The for
NAL inquest into the wreck Tuesday
morning of the Bar Harbor express,
which cost the lives OF twenty-o one pas
sengers, was begun behind closed doors
this morning in the Offices of Coroner
Eli Mix. The facts adduced viii be
turned over to States Attorney Arnon
Alling as the basis of criminal prosecu-
tion, should they warrant such action.
That the premature publication Of
these facts might prejudice the states
case and in the interest of justice, is the
reason given for the private inquest. II.
W. Belnap, chief Inspector of the inter
state commerce commission, will begin
a public inquiry here tomorrow.
a. B. Miller, engineer OF the White
Mountain express, which crashed into
the Bar Harbor train, and Flagman
Charles II. Murray of the doomed ex-
press were among the first witnesses
called to-day. Both had been locked up
since Tuesday night without bail, chief
ly for the reason, il is said, that the
coroner wished to make certain that
neither talked of the case for publica
tion until after testifying.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-04
HAD PROMISED
TO QUIT AVIATION
George ]. Schmidt, Killed at Rutland
Tuesday, Was to End the Game at
Close of Rutland Fair.

Rutland, Sept. 4 George J. Schmidt
of this city, the popular young aviator,
who was killed by the fall Of his aero
plane at the Rutland fair Tuesday, had
promised his mother that he would quit
aviation after the close of the local fair.
He was scheduled to circle Mount Kill
lington yesterday, take dinner there and
return to the fair grounds in the after
noon.
Assistant City Judge j. Dyer SPELL
man, a passenger with Schmidt, is still
too weak to talk OF the accident. He is
cut and bruised and has severe burn
on his back He will be in the hospital
for some time.
Schmidt said to his brother, Charles,
Just before his death; 81 doHIt know
what the matter was II was not my
fault and it was not Dyer's." Persons
who saw the machine plunge 100 feet
to earth after careening for some sec
onds, say that the noise of the engine
stopped Just before the aeroplane began
to tilt and that it started again while
the airship was on its downward course.
The engine was running when the two
erumpled passengers we're taken from
the wreckage On the field over which
the machine flew new iron bolt was
picked up. 1t is believed that this may
have fallen from the engine being pri-
marily responsible Tor the accident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-04
HoNoRED FAITHFUL OFFICER.
Barre Council Also rendered Present To
Retiring Warden Daniel Murphy.

About 100 adherents OF Barre council,
Knights OF Columbus, gathered last even
ing at their hall in the Scampini build
ing to pay their respects TO Warden
Daniel Murphy, who is to leave Saturday
for Westerly, r. T., to take up his resi-
dence, The reception came Immediately
after the regular business meeting of the
council and as big surprise to War
den Murphy.
Soon after tfre- business rrreptfng N.
the order WIS concluded an impromptu
musical and literary program was car
ried through. James Bennett. Barres
well-known tenor, rendered several pleas
ing selections. Dear Old Ireland" be-
ing responded to with rounds OF ap-
plsnse. Carl Nelson, with his pleasing
bass voice, sang The Waters Of the
Deep" John Redmond gained the "ear
OF the court when he rendered the solo,
"0n Dannie Murphy's Steps" Great in
terest was paid, to ID. j. Sullivan, who
gained worthy comment for several Irish
character songs, as did A. j. Loranger.
Grand Knight +. j. Owens then dwelt
for five minutes upon anecdotes. He
then made the presentation of purse
to Warden Murphy. The grand knight
cited that Mr.. Murphy had held the Office
of warden since the institution of the
council Is years ago. He said that there
had been no member who had done more
for the upbuilding Of the council. For
many years past he has been regarded
as the senior warden OF the state. In
view OF these untiring efforts to
strengthen the local council from its in
fancy, and in behalf Of the members
of the council, Grand Knight Owens then
presented Mr.. Murphy good sized purse
as an appreciation of his work Mr..
Murphy responded briefly
A buffet luncheon was served after the
The reception came to an
end about ii o'clock The committee in
charge of the reception was composed
Of; Joseph Nelson,SJ +. Murphy, Pat.
rick Brown, P. f. Noonan, Alex McDon.
aid.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-04
CLAIMS DIS
CRIMINATION IN
HUNTERS LICENSE
Ambramo Bondi, an Alien, Brings Peti-
tion in Mandamus to Compel Barre
City Clerk to Isaue License
for rs Cents.

A petition in mandamus has been
brought against the city of Barre by
Ambramo Bondi, who protests that City
Clerk Maekay refused to grant him a
hunters license on the ground that he
is not naturalized and not voter in
the state of Vermont. The case is
brought as a test of the fish and game
laws and their Interpretation, which de-
prives aliens of the right to have
hunters license for rs cent?, as allowed
to citizens The petition was filed with
Clerk Moody of the Vermont supreme
court at Montpelier to-day.
The city of Barre through Clerk
Mackay is asked to show cause why a
hunters license should not be granted
to Bondi, who claims residence in
Barre of fourteen years and also that he
is a taxpayer. The petitioner sets up
that when he applied to Clerk Mackay
he was asked if he were a voter and
citizen of the state of Vermont, and on
his reply in the negative he was in
formed that as long as he was not nat
uralized and not voter IN Vermont
he was not entitled to have a hunters
license for rs cents, which amount OF
money he claims he rendered.
Under the law, Clerk Mackay must
file an answer within ten days, and
then each party will be allowed six days
in which to get testimony.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-04
FORMER KING MANUEL
WAS MARRIED TO-DAY
Strict Watch Kept on Strangers Because
of Report That Attempt Might Be
Made on Manueps Life.

Sigmaringen, Germany, Sept. A.
Manuel, former king of Portugal, was
married to-day to Princess Augustine
Victoria, daughter of Prince William of
Hohenzollern, by Cardinal Netto, the for
mer archbishop patriarch Of Lisbon, who
conducted the religious ceremony, and
by Count August Eulenburg, grand mar
shall of the Prussian court, who presided
over the civil function.
The road along which the bridal pair
passed from the palace to the church
was spanned with arches, covered with
flowers. A gate of honor was erected at
the railroad station, where the royal
guests We're met by military escorts. A
strict watch was kept Of all strangers
because of report that an attempt
might be made on Manuel's life. A
gala dinner has been arranged for this
evening. A brilliant ante-nuptial ban
quet was held here yesterday in connec-
tion with the marriage.
The IA guests who assembled in the
Portuguese gallery of the great castle
overlooking the Danube included, be-
sides the members of the family, about
20 royal highnesses. Principal among
them were Queen Mother Amelie of Por-
tugal; the Prince of Wales, representing
King George of England; Prince Eitel
Friedrich, representing the German en-
peror; the Duke and Duchess OF Coburg;
Infante and Infanta Carlos of Spain,
representing the king and queen of
Spain; the duke of Genoa and the duke
and duchess of Aosta, representing the
Italian royal family the duke and
duchess of Vendome and the duke of
Montpensier, representing the Bourbon
family, formerly ruling in France; the
duke Of 0porto, uncle of ex-King Man
uel; Prince Carol and Princess Eliza
beth; Prince and Princess Henry
XXXII of Reuss, Princess Friedrich of
the grand duke and duch-
ess of Baden, several members of the
royal Wurtemberg family and also of
the Portuguese royal house.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-04
PAY ss,sss FOR VACCINATION.
Some Burlington officials Thought II was
Too Steep.

Burlington. Sept. 4.--Ihe board of al
dermen last night voted to pay bills Of
$5,5SS.l5, incurred by the board of health
in making vaccinations during the small
pox scare late in the spring, but not
without much argument among the mem
be1's and the board of health. in which
the experiences of Barre, Montpelier and
other places were brought into discus
sion. Mayor Burke thought Burlington's
figures were too high in comparison with
Barre and Montpelier.
The mayor quoted Health Officer Lind
say of Montpelier as saying that $50
vaccinations were made there in 1912
at total cost of about S239. or 35 cents
head. the sum including $40 for vaccine
and shields In Barre. according to Dr..
John II. Woodruff, said the mayor. 200
persons were vaecinated at 2S cents each.
including II cents for materials and II
cents for services; there physicians were
hired at SIS for day of six hours.
with trained nurses at SO. The total
cost of Barre municipal vaccinations was
given as $472.65. These figures, however,
according to DR.. Woodruff, We're not to
be taken as a criterion for Burlington,
NAtit Ntubttteo douDftd.
As many persons in Barre were vac
cinated privately, the total number was
stated as around 1900.
The Burlington board of health retort-
ed TO Mayor Burke's statement that
Barre vaccination did not include re-
dressing and that much trouble had fol-
lowed this lack of attention to sore
arms.
Later Mayor Burke intimated that
cases in Burlington were not handled so
well as in Barre, mentioning tetanus,
and DR.. Beecher, chairman of the board
Of health, jumped TO his feet and said:
81 object to the insinuation OF Mayor
Burke that we are responsible for the
tetanus."
DIR. Shea said if the mayor had in
luired about the results of vaccinations
in other places his story would have been
a different one,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-04
FINE SPEED SPECTACLE.
Given by Directum l, the Sensational
Pacing Stallion.

Hartford. Conn, Sept. 4.-Directum I,
the sensational pacing stallion of the
season, afforded the spectators at the
grand circuit races here yesterday aft
ernoon a fine spectacle of his speed when
he took the 2:07 pace in straight heats,
outclassng the field The Capital City
was won by Cheney, while the unex-
pected happened in the 2:30 trot when
George Rex was declared the winner aft
er three heats. In the 200 trot brought
over from Tuesday, Fan Patch came
back strong yesterday afternoon and
beat James W. in close finish.
Directum / surprised the crowd by his
wonderful speed and the easy manner
in which he led the rest of the field
around the track in the first and third
heats. In the second heat Directum
broke at the quarter pole and dropped
at the quarter pole and dropped four
lengths behind the field He steadied,
however, and went after the heat, and
caught the bunch at the turn into the
stretch. coming home in front. He made
the last half mile in 100 H.
Hollywood Kate had the first heat for
three -year-olds almost won but when
about 80 feet from the wire the roam
flly slipped and almost fell, George Rex
coming in ahead. Tuna z had too much
for Murphy's colt in the second heat and
won handily, but in the third another
ending favored George Rex.
as Tuna r.. with the race all. but won,
broke less than 100 feet from the wire
and George Rex came in winner of
the heat and the race,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-04
Remarkable Escape from
Death for Five Occu-
pants at Montpelier
NO ONE WAS INJURED
EXCEPT FOR BRUISES
The Accident Happened at
Grade Crossing Near
Lombard Farm

| Those who witnessed the accident, as
well as those who arrived at the scene
shortly afterwards, marveled that some
members of an automobile party were
not killed when freight train on the
branch of the Central Vermont r. r
struck their automobile at what is known
as the Lombard crossing between Mont
pelier and Montpelier Junction last even.
ing, tearing the machine into bits and
depositing the five occupants beside the
track, uniniured save for bruises and the
shock. The members Of the party were
Mr.. and Mrs. S. s. Farnsworth and their
two sons, Roy, l3 and Rollie, II, and
Mrs. Farnsworth's brother, William Bis
sett.
They were returning from the fair at
Mortified and Mr.. Farnsworth, owner of
the automobile, was driving He ap-
preached the crossing at a fair rate OF
speed and apparently heard no warning
whistle from the locomotive and he did
not see the danger until too late, while
the engineer also saw it was impossible
to avert collision although he directed
every effort toward stopping his train.
Mr.. Farnsworth said afterwards that had
his machine been working right he might
have stopped before reaching the track;
but seeing it was impossible to avoid
the crash, he turned about in the auto
mobile and grasped his wife and two
little sons, just at the moment when
the train, somewhat slackened in speed,
struck the car squarely.
All the occupants of the automobile
were thrown many feet. Mr. Bissett
was the first to regain his feet, and he
was soon followed by Mr. Farnsworth,
who landed near him in the soft gravel
of the railroad bank. The two boys
then picked themselves up and Mrs.
Farnsworth was able to get about. She
was somewhat bruised and was assisted
TO the home of w. III. Lombard, the
members Of that household having been
attracted by the noise Of the collision
and having run TO the scene. DR.. G. II.
Chandler Of Montpelier. who was later
called. found that one of her hips was
bruised and she had cut on the head
The train was stopped within 100
yards of the crossing and the trainmeh
hastened back. expecting to find some
members of the party dead or seriously
injured They were very much surprised
to find all were comparatively uniniured.
Others who came along and saw the
fragments of the automobile also won
dered that all the five persons had es-
capped alive.
The automobile, which was a Ford
touring car, was broken beyond all hope
of repair and was scattered along the
track and some parts were still clinging
to the front Of the locomotive The
tonneau was found at one side Of the
track and further along were other parts,
while splinters of wood and pieces OF
metal were strewn about the territory.
Considering the complete destruction of
the machine it was indeed remarkable
that all escaped. The train was not
moving rapidly, which probably accounts
for the escape from death
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-04
BREAKING OF ROPE
MAY CAUSE DEATH
Thomas FIaherty, Aged 90, Badly Hurt
in Poultney Slate Quarry
Yesterday.

Rutland, Sept 4 Thomas Flaherty,
60 years old, an employe in the sherman
Slate quarries, near Poultney, was prob
ably fatally injured while at work yes
terday morning. He was trying TO take
a shive-a steel rod-of of pole at
the top of a derrick and was holding a
rope attached to it at the bottom OF the
derrick. The rope gave way and he was
thrown 20 feet into the air, falling so
that he sustained a compound frac-
ture of his left wrist and compound
fracture OF the jaw.
He was brought to Rutland on the
morning train, accompanied by DR.. J. j.
Deryin OF Poultney. At the Rutland
hospital the injured man was also at
tended BY Or. +. M Pond The physi.
clans say that because OF his age il is
likely he will not recover.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-04
But Charles Baysdorfer
Was Not Badly Hurt
at Mortified
MACHINE GOES WRONG
AFTER 3-MILE FLIGHT
Was Giving Exhibition Be-
fore 5000 People at
the Fair

| Northfield, Sept. 4.-Superfcial iniur-
les only were received by Charles Bays
dorfer, the New York aviator, who fell
with his machine while making an ex-
hibition fight at the Northield fair yes
terday afternoon, and this forenoon Dr.
w. b. Mayo, the attending physician,
said he expected the man to recover
enough to be about within week or
ten days. His injuries consist of bruises,
cuts and burns in many parts of his
body and on the head. Baysdorfer was
able to walk from the scene Of the ac-
cident to the John Bannister house. a
distance of 40 rods, and also into the
hotel here, where he was brought.
The cause of the accident has not been
fully explained. Baysdorfer is an ex-
perieneed aviator, and it is believed that
there must have been some fault with
the machine. When he left the fair
grounds the machine did not rise very
far from the ground and as it disap-
peared from view of the 5000 people
gathered there it was still flying low.
Nevertheless, they thought il was .he
ayiator's plan to fly low and they set
tied back to enjoy the other attrae-
tions until he should return.
But the aviator did not return Pres
emily the announcement was made that
DIR. Mayo was wanted as the aviator
had been injured. Dr. Mayo was taken
in W. Il. Kids automobile to the scene
of the accident, the Bannister farm be-
ing in the town of Roxbwy, three miles
from the fair grounds. He found Bays
dorfer being cared for in the Bannister
house, where he went on being extri-
Gated from beneath his broken biplane
by members of the Bannister household
When the machine hit the earth, parts
of it pinned the aviator down so that he
was unable to crawl from underneath it.
After being examined by physicians,
Baysdorfer was removed to the North
field house where he was staying. and
was cared for there. He suffered some
what from his burns and decorations but
talked with those attending him. He
said that the machine was not working
right and he decided to land where be
could There are reports that he tried
to turn after flying three miles but
found,it impossible to turn the machine,
which caused him TO descend. The ma
chine was damaged considerably.
Baysdorfer is 80 years Of age and lives
in New York. He was to have made
another exhibition at the fair to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-04
SEVEN INCH DECREASE.
Fall of Water in Orange Reservoir Less
To-day Than Yesterday.

The water committee, Superintendent
II. f. Reynolds and City Engineer g. A.
Reed conducted an inspection of all three
water sources to-day with view to as
certaining the total inflow. At the
Orange reservoir, the water was found
to have fallen seven inches since yes
terday, as against "a loss of eight inches
noted yesterday. The decreased shrink
age is due to last nights rain, it is
thought The inflow at Orange and the
Martin brook will be computed tonight
from the observations and soundings
made during the day.