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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
NORWICH ON LIST.
OF Colleges Whose Honor Graduates Are
Eligible to Appointment.

Washington, d. c., May l4.-Secretary
OF War Garrison has recently signed an
order bv which the annual honor grad
uate of certain colleges and universities
will be appointed to commission Of
End lieutenant in the United States
army without any examination other
than physical. Norwich university. OF
Mortified, Vermont is among the uni
versities on this select list TO be al
iected by this order. This recommends
tion was included in the report Of the
college inspection board of 1912, which
reclassified the military schools ami col
leges OF the United States, as a reward
to distinguish colleges.
The order carrying out these proyis-
ions is now in course of preparation at
the war college and will become effective
for the school term following the report
OF the inspection OF the college board
Of 1919, which will be the term com
mencing on on about September first
Commander Frank Tomkins. q. $. A.,
Of Norwich university has been particn-
larly interested in securing the approval
of this recommendation on the part of
the secretary of war which will be OF the
greatest benefit to the university as a
military institution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
CENTRAL VERMONT LOSES.
In Safety Appliance Case Heard in Mas.
sachusetts.

Boston, May l4--The United States
circuit court OF appeals yesterday af-
firmed judgment OF the district court
in favor of the government in the suit
against the Central Vermont railroad
company, to recover penalties for viola
tions of the safety appliance act in NOV
ing three cars run from Palmer, Mass,
to New London, Conn, on one end of
each of which was an automatic coupling
not in good working order.
The court holds that the act forbids
the hauling of any car not equipped as
the act requires. The court says each
car. must be treated as unit and each
must have couplers which can be un-
coupled without requiring men to go be-
tween the cars. If these requirements
are not complied with in the case of a
given car, the court says. the noncom
pliance cannot be excused by saying that
some other car coupled to il at the time
had couplers which did answer the re-
quirements of the act.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
CALAIS MAN COMMANDER.
Col. Herbert S. Foster Heads Vermont
Loyal Legion.

Burlington, May 1.-THE annua
meeting and banquet of the eommandery
OF Vermont Military order OF the
Loyal Legion of the United States was
held here last evening, the officers being
elected as follows:
Commander Col Herbert s. Foster
L. s. A. (retired, North Calais,
Senior vice-eommander Brig. Gen,
Crosby P. Miller, U. s. A. tretiredD, Bur-
lington.
Junior vice -commander-Capt. Chas.
e. Parker, Z. S. ", Vergennes.
Recorder-First Lieut.. Henry O. Wheel.
er, Brevet Captain y. S. ", Burlington.
Registrar First Lieut.. Carlos D. Will
liams. u. s. ", Burlington.
Chancellor Companion Henry Fl. Hag.
ar, Burlington.
Chaplain-Chaplain John f. Goodrich,
u. S. v, Burlington.
Council-First Lieut.. Daniel w Smead,
L. s.. ", Essex Junction, Capt. Horace
French. q. s. ", West Charleston, n. H.,
Capt. William L. Luhn, U. S. A., Fort
Ethan Allen, Companion Carroll H.
Kinsman, Rutland. Companion Harry S.
Howard. Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
JOHNSON CONVICTED
ON SEVEN COUNTS
Champion Heavyweight Pugilist Found
Guilty Of Violating Federal White
Slave Law.

Chicago. May l4.--Jack johnson, cham
pion heavyweight fighter, last night wa
found guilty of violating the fedora
white slave law in trnsporting Bell
Schneider from Pittsburg to Chicago il
1910 He was convicted on all seve,
counts in the indictment. The jury re
turned its verdict after an hours con
sideration.
The maximum penalty under the find
ing is five years Imprisonment or $40,
900 fine or both.
A motion of Assistant District At
torney Parkin that johnson be ordered
confined in the county Jail was overrulec
by Judge Carpenter and the negro was
released on a bond of $4,000. A mo.
tion for new trial was filed at once
by counsel for johnson and arguments
on the motion were set for May 10.
Four ballots were taken by the jury
last night, the first being four for ac-
quittal and eight for conviction.
Two counts of the indictment were dis
missed Monday at the request of Judge
Carpenter, who declared that no good
purpose could be served by airing un-
necessary details of the relations of
Johnson and the white woman
Lucille Cameron Johnson, his present
white wife. did not appear in the court
room at any time, his attorneys fearing
The effect OF her presence. Instead Mrs.
Tiny Johnson, the negro's mother. sat
at his side Only few per-
sons were in court when the verdict was
cached, as result OF an order of Judge
carpenter that scandal fans be barred
rom the hearings.
The suggestion of Johnson's golden
'mile,' which had been on his lips dur
ng the time of the jury's deliberations
AIDED when the clerk pronounced the
word guilty. johnson sat solemnly
n his seat until Attorney Parkin's mo-
ion that the fighter be taken into GUS
ody was denied when he made his way
rom the court room alone.
Il have nothing to say he said my
ttorney will speak for me-"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
DAMAGE BEING REcKoNED.
As Done by the Militant Suffragettes in
England.

London, May l4-A striking evidence
as to the extensive operations OF the suf-
fragettes in England in the militant
campaign and of the bad effect on their
cause of the outrsges committed by them
was given during to-day's resumed hear
ing at the Bow street police court on
charges against a sugragette leader of
infringement of the malicious damage to
property act. Testimony was given by
letter carriers and postofiiee officials as
to the great damage to mails caused by
the chemical poured into letter boxes. A
former business manager of a suffragette
women's newspaper told of the falling
off in circulation, which he attributed to
letter box raids.
During last night an arson squad de-
stroyed large untenanted house at
Sandgate, near Folkestone. Suffngette
bombs were found in a train running be-
tween Kingston and London this morn
ing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
States Attorney Ladd and
Defending Attorney
Austin Spoke
FOLLOWING BRIEF SES-
SION IN REBUTTAL
The State Tried to Fasten a
Crime by Process of
Elimination

st. Adams, May 1.-THE state begal
the rebuttal this morning in the case o
Julius Wells, who is charged with th'
murder of his son, Louis, aged q, b,
administering poison. and DIR. b. II
Stone. director of the state laborator,
lof hygiene in Burlington, was put OF
the stand.
DIR. Stone said he thought Louis would
have become III SO minutes after taking
such an amount of poison as the doctor
thought he took. He identified a tir
box and some headache tablets which hi
received at the state laboratory.
DIR. G. +. Whitney, chemist at the
state laboratory, testified along exactly
the same lines as DIR. Stone and he iden.
titled the tin box exhibited yesterday.
States Attorney G. F. Ladd testified
that he got some headache tablets at
the Wells house, and he told of getting
the tin and the package of paris green
which were delivered to the state labora-
tory.
| The state rested its case at $3.50
o'clock, and States Attorney Ladd began
the arguments, He said that he was not
seeking the conviction of an innocent
victory. lie argued that the poisoning
could not have been accidental and that
the pills which figured in the case had
been excluded as possible means of
death by the respondents counsel him.
self.
States Attorney Ladd then attempted
to fssten the crime ON the respondent
by elimination and he sought to bring
the crime down to Mr.. and Mrs. Wells.
The motive, he claimed, was the life
insurance money and the desire to re-
duce the size of the family, Family
trouble was cited to show that Mr. and
Mrs Wells were not happy. In regard
to the happenings at the jail, the in
cdent of the poisoned oranges and the
finding of paris green on Mrs. Wells,
it was claimed that Mr. Wells was the
one who took them to his wife.
At 1922 O'Clock, Warren r. Austin
began his argument for the respondent.
He said there was no question that Louis
Wells died of arsenieal poisoning, but
he questioned whether a crime was com
mitted He questioned whether the
state had introduced testimony showing
that poison was administered with an
attempt TO destroy Louis and his sister,
Marie. There was not enough poison
in the box of rat poison to furnish all
that was found in the cellar and in the
barn and there was opportunity for the
children to get the poison by accident.
Attorney Austin said that Mrs. Wells
evidence was counterfeit. and he attack
ed it generally. He said the evidence
proved that Mrs. Wells laid the founda-
lion for a conspiracy to put the blame
on Julius, her husband
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
Corporal julius Lyle Put on
Dress Uniform and Slicked
Up Quarters
FIT. ETHAN ALLEN MAN
WAS DESPONDENT
He Was Considered a Good
Soldier and of Good
Habits

Burlington, May IA, After clothing
himself in his dress uniform and placing
his quarters in good order, Corporal
Julius Lyle of the Tenth Cavalry laid
down on the bed and shot himself
through the temple at Fort Ethan Allen
yestexday, death being instantaneous.
The cause of the suicide is not known,
although it is said he had been despond-
ent for some time. He left three notes,
the contents of which have not been di-
vulged.
Corporal Lyle. who was also clerk of
his troop, was 27 years Of age and single.
His home was in Pennsylvania and the
body will be taken TO that state. He
had served one year in the tenth cavalry
and prior to that he was with the ninth
c>valry for several years. He was con
sitnred good soldier, quiet and Of good
habits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
VAST DIFFERENCE
IN COST STATEMENTS
Book" and met" Cost of Steel Rails
Shown by Bureau of Corporations,
Whose Report Was Submitted
To-day.

Washington, d. c., May l4.-Part
three of the report of the bureau of cor
porations on its extended investigation
of the steel industry. dealing particular
~ with the cost of production. was sub
nitted to the president to-day by Acting
Commissioner Francis Walker. A dis
cussion of the vast difference between
book costs" and met costs" featured
the report, figures being given to demon
strate that iron and steel manufacturing
companies usually include in their state
ments of costs of production large profits
paid to subsidiary ore and transporta-
tion concerns.
For Bessemer steel rails, for instance,
the report stated that the average
book cost of the United States Steel
corporation was S2l.53, while the actual
net cost, excluding ipter-compsny profit
on transportation and material, was only
sl6.67. Similar differences were shown
in the manufacture of other steel pro-
ducts.
Parts one and two of the bureaus re-
port were submitted during the Taft ad-
ministration by former Commissioner
Herbert Knox Smith.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
sUB-sTATIoN AT GRANITEvILLE.
Consolidated Lighting Company Decides
More Electric Power Is Needed.

At the meeting of the officers and en-
ployes of the Tenney company in Mont
pelier last evening, it was announced
that a new sub-station would be erected
at Graniteyillle to furnish needed cleo
trio current and power for that vicinity.
This decision was reached yesterday aft
ernoon at a meeting of the officials Of
the Consolidated Lighting company.
Plans will be drawn up at once and it
is expected the new station will be erect
ed early in the summer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
A PARTY OF THREE.
Each Guest Later Appeared in Barre City
Court.

! Three alleged participants in a Tues
day booze party were arraigned in city
court this forenoon before Acting Judge
A. A. Sargent. Thomas Harmon, said
4 to be an old offender, was up for a
subsequent offense and on his plea of
guilty the court asked him to disclose.
Harmon said he was employed as a farm
hand at Duane Woods farm on west
hill. Ii was still Tuesday for Tom. for
when he told the Judge of leaving pas
toral scenes for city life yesterday. he
really meant Monday. Respondent add
ed that he had drawn two bottles of
cider from the farm house cellar in the
absence of Mr.. Wood. He finished one
bottle before reaching the high trail
and after that everything had been 4
blank. The judge imposed fine of SIS
and costs Of s4.99 and told Harmon TO
go back to police headquarters TO think
il over for while.
Harmon was arrested in the NJ & w.
freight yards yesterday afternoon by
Chief of Police Sinclair. At the time
of arrest he had a bottle partly full
of something stronger than cider in his
coat it is said.
John L. Casey, a Woodbury. quarry
man. said TO be a principal in the Tues
day party. pleaded guilty to a first Of
fense and was fined $ and costs Of
81 %. which he arranged to pay. Casey
was arrested late in the afternoon by
Officer Harry Gamble.
Two fat bottles OF red goods aocom-
panied George Lindley Of Rchfeld
Springs. y. v. into court. Lindley was
arrested Yesterday afternoon by Officer
Ed. l.. Mcleod and when arrsignei to-
dav he pleaded guilty to first ofIense.
The minimum fine Of s. and costs Of
=. 40 imposed BY the court, Lindley ar
ranged TO pay.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
SUPREME LODGE,
N. E. 0. r., IN AN
NUAL CONVENTION
Organization Met in Boston Yesterday,
Elected Officers and Transacted
Other Business.

Boston, May 1.-THE 26th annual ses
sion of the supreme lodge, n. r. 0. p.
attracted 200 well known men and WON
en- members from the New England
states to Ford hall yesterday Mrs. Norf
+. Keating of Waterbury, supreme chap
lain, was detained by illness. The 9th
er 80 supreme officers and committe,
members were present
The supreme lodge degree was given
to a., Main contributing A, New Hamp
sire |, Vermont 3, Massachusetts is
Rhode Island 4, Connecticut 10. A ban.
quet was served at ! p. m.
| In the afternoon officers were nomi-
mated, there being no contest until the
position of guardian was reached. A
spirited contest developed for supreme
trustees and members-at large of the ex-
ecutive committee.
Those elected We're; Frank +. Hill Of
New Haven. supreme warden; Arthur NJ.
Willis of MeIrosc. supreme vice warden
DAVID I. Sherwood Of Providence. sit.
ting past supreme warden; Daniel NJ,
Frye of Someryille. supreme secretary; /;
John r. Sanborn of Newport r. l., SUI
preme treasurer; Miss Nora +. Heating
of Waterbury, supreme chaplain; Mrs.
Marguerite G. Brunet of Roxbury, SUI
preme guardian; Mrs. Annie Copps OF
Rutland, Vt, supreme sentinel; Herbert
NJ Shaw of Roxbury, chairman, William
r. Wilson of Providence and James NJ
Jones Of Gardiner, Me-, supreme tr1ls-
tees: Harry +. Mansur Of Auburn. Me-,
Frederick T. Peabody of Melrose, Frank
A. Rice Of Cambridge, Jonathan w. Cha
pin of New Haven, r. Edward Whalen
OF New Haven, and Judge James H.
Flint Of Weymouth, supreme executive
committee-at-large; Charles w. Went
worth Of Westbrook, Me-, Joe Daniels
of Manchester, y. H., Judge II. viii
liam Scott Of Barre, Vt, George w. Pen.
nman of Mattapan. William +. Worrell
Of Woonsoelet and Frederick NJ Drew
OF Ansocket, executive committee by
states.
Judge Henry w. Oakes of Auburn. Me-,
was elected chairman Of the supreme
committee on laws, the appointive men,
bers being Jonathan w Chaplin of New
Haven and John j. Ahearn Of Ash
mont. George +, Howe of Worcester
was elected chairman of the supreme fin
lnce committee and the appointive mem
bers are Frank A. SWEET Of Lynn and
Frank P. Gushing of Brockton.
These salaries and expense appropria-
lions were made: Supreme warden, 81
800; supreme secretary, $1,000; supreme
treasurer. 81 500 supreme medical exam
ner. $4,000; supreme finance committee,
sB00 supreme committee on laws, $500;
ieputy supreme warden. $500; other
deputies. $4,000; clerks, s4,200; rent and
light. $3.50; travelling expenses for su
,reme officers and committees, $500;
ravel OF deputies, 5000; postage, 81 1900; !
telephone and telegraph. $3.50; official
publication. $1,000; printing, stationery
md advertising, ss,On0 lodge supplies,
600; expense supvemes lodge session,
i450; bonds, $3.50; fraternal congress,
200; legal expenses, $500; insurance |
apartment fees. SITS; miscellaneous Of |
Ice expenses, $500; town and city rec
rds. 800; extension OF the order by |
upreme warden, 81 ,ooo total. s36,575.
he convention adjourned at p. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
FUNERAL OF AGED WOMAN
Body of Mrs. Abby NJ. French Placed in
Elmwood Cemetery.

Funeral services for Mrs Abby NJ
French. whose death occurred at the City
hospital Sunday morning at the age OF
ninety years. were held at the home OF
John II. Jones. - fremont street. yes
terday afternOS st o'clock. Rev. Dun
can Salmond. PASTOR q the First Presby-
:eran church. officiating large number
OF the older residents Of Barre as well as
many Others were present to pay their
last respects 20 the deceased. The bear
ers were as follows: Melvin '. Willard
and Fred Willard. nephews Of Mrs.
French. L. Scoville and Arthur T. Camp
bell. The remains were taken 70 Elm
wood cemetery for interment in the fam
is lot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
BODY FOUND AT HYDE PARK.
And They Are Trying to Locate Rela-
tives in Manchester, N. H.

Manchester, \. H., May l4.-Word has
been received in this city of the finding
of the body of Paul Gagnon at Hyde
Park, VT. yesterday morning. The body
was found at the barn where Mr.. Gag
non had lived The pecple were unaware
dead man, but letter on Mr.. Gagnon's
person disclosed letter posted in Man
chester and directed to Springvsle. Me-,
where Gagnon had previously lived.
Mrs. Bond of 1855 Elm street, who has
friends in Hyde Park, was notified of the
occurrence and asked to find Mr. Gag
mons friends in Manchester.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
HIS SOCIALIST WIFE
HIT HIM IN THE EYE
When He Told Her He Had Gone to Work
As Special Policeman During Express
Wagon Drivers Strike in Buffalo
SO He Decided to Quit the lob.

Buffalo. n. Y, May l4.-Thirty spe.
cial policemen who were sworn in for
duty in connection with the express wag-
ion drivers strike, refused to take out
their badges and clubs day. Seventy
Of them quit yesterday, the reasons Civ
len for quitting the jobs being numer-
Gus.
One came came to headquarters with
a discolored eye. He said his wife and
her brothers were Socialists and his wife
hit him in the eye when he told her
he had gone to work as a policeman.
Another young fellow said he had been
expelled from his social club and none
of the girls would dance with him unless
he gave up his position.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
DOCTOR WAS killed
And Woman Patient Badly Hurt When
Train Hit Their Automobile.

Newburg, \. Y, May IA. DR.. Il. f.
Brooks, a physician Of this city, was
killed and his companion. Miss Mary G.
Martin, patient, was badly hurt last
night when Dr. Brooks automobile was
struck by the Tuxedo express on the
Erie railroad. The accident occurred at
a grade crossing near Walls gate, four
miles from Newburg. Miss Martin. who
is 10 years old, was brought to her home
in this city unconscious. DIR. Brooks
was prominent in Knights Of Pythias
oircles and was a member OF the state
grand lodge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
CONDITIONS QUITE SATISFACTORY
Reports State Factory Inspector About
Barre Plants.

State Factory Inspector Calhoun is
engaged in inspecting the industrial
plants of Barre, having started at the
north end of the city and worked south
ward as far as Granite street. He re-
ports that he finds conditions in general
quite satisfactory, although he has some
fault to find with the common drinking
pail. In fact. he finds conditions much
better. he SAYS, than along ,he line of
the Central Vermont railroad s~uth of
here and far better than at Quincy,
Mass. where he visited while in Boston
to learn how Massachusetts factory in
spection is conducted. The Waterbury
plants he reports TO be in good condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
FAILS BY ONE VOTE.
Illinois Legislature Kills Initiative and
Referendum Resolution.

Springfield. ILL.,. May l4-Laeking one
vote the initiative and referendum reso-
luton failed to pass the House at |
o'clock Without announcing the result
OF the roll call, Speaker Mckinley put
a motion postponing further action and
with the House in an uproar declared
it carried. He then declared carried a
motion sdjourning the House until 10
a m
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
MAY LOSE THREE PASTORS.
St. JOhnsbury clergymen Have Calls to
Other Places.

st. Johnsbury. May l4.-St. Johnsbury
bids fair to lose three Of its ministers.
Rev. George W. c. Hill, pastor of the
North Congregational church, has re-
ceived a call TO the South Congregation
al church at New Britain. Conn. and
Rev. Peter Black Of Grace Methodist
Episcopal church has been called TO the
Naini Tai English church in British In
dia.
The pastor Of the Universalist church
read his resignation Sunday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
OCCUPYING TROOPS LANDED.
AIbanisns Were Very Enthusiastic in
Their Welcome.

Vienna. Nav l4.-Tbe international
force. which u TO occupy the former
Turkish stronghold Of Scutari. recently
evacuated by Montenegro, until the Al
banian government has been established.
Was landed to-day at the port Of San
Giovanni ne Medu. The troops we're en-
thusiAstioally received by the Albanians.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
TO INCREASE RATES.
Eastern Railroads Confer with Interstate
Commerce Commission.

Washington. d. C.. May l4.-The east
ern railroads took the first step toward
an attempt 20 increase freight rstes
when representatives Of fifty lines con
ferred to-day with the interstate com
merce commission on a formal application
to reopen the eastern advance case de-
cided against the railroads two years
ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
REQUESTS TO VERMONT.
From VIII of Mrs. Florence S. Cults Of
Los Angeles, Cal.

Los Angeles, Cal. May l4.Mrs. Flor
ence : Cults. who died at her home
here. NAY 5. left an estate valued at
approximately S60o.Oeo. $4,000 Of which
goes 90 charities in Vermont She gives
$1,000 Co the Rutland. Vt. hospital
and $1,000 TO the Rutland public IL
brsry. Half Of the remainder goes to
her husband and the rest TO relatives in
the East
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
VERMONT BUSINESS TROUBLES.
James LaPointe of Washington Has
Debts Of Si,6z5.

Rutland. Nav Thames LaPointe of
Washington. qusrryman, has filed a pc
tition in bankruptcy with Clerk F. ;.
Platt Of the United States court. He has
liabilities of sl.645 and gives his assets
as ~ 525. OF which 1883 is claimed ex-
empt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
Weather Forecast.

Continued cloudy weather. with ocoa-
sional rain tonight o. Thursdays mod
crate noTtherly winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14

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