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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
SEA SINKS AND BoILs FISH.
Alarming Fall of Ocean Observed By
Italian Warships.

New York, July 26.-From Milan,
Italy, comes story to The Times about
curious phenomenon reported from
southern Italy. During the recent pc
riod Of earthquake shocks and renewed
volcanic activity, Count Getido Biscar-
ETH, commander OF the Nettor Pisani,
with three other torpedo vessels, was
engaged in target practice in the Gulf of
Salerno when the sea suddenly began
to sink at so amazing a rate that he
was constrained to weigh anchor and
steam 800 yards away. The center of
the disturbance seemed almost immedi-
atelv under the fleet.
This remarkable phenomenon was wit
messed also by Admiral Corsi and the
members of various crews. They said
it was unique in their experience. The
lowered level was observed for quarter
of an hour. Then the sea returned to
its normal level, and after a while the
whole phenomenon was repeated. The
same phenomenon was observed over a
space of two hours in the Bay of Naples
and also at Messina. Near the latter
port in the salt lake of Cambria, cele-
brated for its oyster and other shellfsh
beds, the water became boiling hot dur
ing the night, so that the fisherfolk
found the surface covered with tons of
cooked fish and molluses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
TARIFF MOVES SLOWLY.
There Is No Rush in the Senate to
Make Speeches.

Washington, July 26.--With an ad.
journment of the Senate last night, less
than ten paragraphs of the Underwood
Simmons tariff bill had been approved
during the day on account Of argument
over features of the chemical schedule
THE tariff bill should pass the Senate
by Aug. Is and be on the statute books
by Aug. ]" was the confident prediction
yesterday of Senator Williams of Mis-
sissippi He was enthusiastic over the
speeding up plan adopted by the Dem
ocratic majority.
We shall probably have only one
more general argument from the major
ity standpoint" Senator Williams said,
"and that will be made by Senator
Shively of Indiana. For the rest, we are
under an ordinance of self-denial."
Senator Works concluded his speech
on the effect of the bill upon California
industries yesterday afternoon. As no
further speakers from the Republican
side were ready, the Senate went on
with the reading of the measure, para
graph by paragraph. The same work
will continue to-day.
Senator Townsend will speak on Mon
day. Senator Gronna for two hours on
Tuesday and Senator Lippitt probably
on Wednesday.
"The country is pretty well pleased at
the dearth of long discussions of the tar
iif just now" remarked Senator Clapp,
"and | am not going to disturb the holt
day spirit, at least not right away"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
DEAD LETTER SALE
BRINGS IN $1,105
One Half Million Picture Post Cards Are
Sold to One Person for
$1715o.

Washington July 26.When officials
OF the dead letter branch of the post
Office department yesterday finished
counting dimes, nickels and pennies de-
rived from the annual dead letter sale,
they discovered that the United States
government was 81, lO5.75 richer as the
result of earelessness on the part of
those who, in the past year, mtrusted
badly directed packages to the mails.
No parcel post matter was in this sale
as that service has not been established
long enough to permit the sale of I'M
called for or misdirected packages.
The articles disposed of were of the
usual variety and under recent ruling
OF the department, We're opened for in
spectlon by would be purchasers before
being offered for saleg Objection in the
past to the lottery" form of selling
the packages at auction to the highest
bidder, who trusted to luck to win a
prize, aroused so much criticism that
it was abandoned.
One purchaser bought thirty-fve cases
of picture postal cards, containing more
than 100000 cards, for Sl7l.50. A case
of cheap jewelry went to another pur-
chaser for sl55. The bidders were large
~ dealers from Philadelphia and Balti-
more.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
PARCEL POST
CHANGE AUG. Is
Burleson Announces Benefit To Public,
and Forecasts to0-Pound Weight
Limit.

Washington, July 26.--The interstate
commerce commission has come to the
defense of Postmaster General Burleson
on his recent order extending the parce
post. This order has been assailed by
the railroads and express companies, but
BurIeson says it will 90 into effect on
Aug. Is.
Under the law changes in parcel post
rates and regular ones can be made on
approval of the interstate commerce
commission. The commission, in answer
to letter OF inquiry takes the posi-.
ton that no formal hearing and inves-
tigation are required. but that on such
investigation as it sees fit the commits
sion can give its approval In this case
the approval was given.
The commission says in its memoran-
dunn:
''The question of compensation to the
carriers for hauling the mails is a mat
ter of contract between them and the
postofiice department. in connection with
which this commission has no jurisdic-
ton"
At the hearing yesterday on the new
order before the Senate postofiice com
mittee significant statements were made
by Postmaster General Burleson and
Commissioner Clark, chairman of the in
terstate commerce commission. Both in
effect forecasted the 1o0-pound weight
limit for packages carried by the parcel
post.
The postmaster general declared that
the logical development of the system
was the l00-pound limit, and Chairman
Clark expressed himself in favor of IT..
The postmaster general defended the le-
gality of his order, showed that the com
mission consented to it, and made II
plain that he intended further changes
as soon as they could be justified. Chair
man Clark said the commission had con-
scented to the new order and held that
Burleson had complied with the law.
After the hearing Postmaster General
Burleson yesterday announced he would
issue the final orders at once, putting
the changes in effect Aug. Is, reducing
the rate and increasing the size limit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
LAMAR WILL FIGHT
Against Removal from the District Of
Columbia.

Washington, July 26,--Any attempt
to remove David Lamar from the juris.
diction OF the District of Columbia will
be resisted, according to Mr.. Lamar's
counsel, Henry Il. Davis, who expected
efforts would be made yesterday to
serve warrants on his client, based on the
Indictment found by a federal grand jury
in New York. Lamar, who testified be-
fore the Senate lobby" committee re-
Gently that he had impersonated public
men in telephone conversations in his
Wall street campaign, was indicted for
posing as an officer of the government
for purposes Of fraud
Attorney Davis declared the warrant
would be resisted. for at the present
time it would be announcement" for his
client to 90 TO New York.
MY client" said Davis, sis ready to
appear before United States Commits
sioner Taylor here, but he viii fight any
attempt to remove him from Washing.
ton at this time"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
IS
PRESIDENT
Elected to Head New Haven
System at Yesterdays
Meeting
FIRST STEP IN
NEW HAVEN REFORM
Later Will Be Made Chair
man of the Executive
Committee

New York, July 20. Howard Elliott,
president of the Northern Pacific rail-
road and former resident of Cam
bridge, Mass, was elected president and
director of the New York New Haven Il
Hartford railroad at meeting of the
directors yesterday and a new plan was
adopted for the administration and OPP
Grafton of the entire New Haven sys-
tenn
This plan provides that as soon as the
bylaws can be changed the new presi-
dent shall become chairman of the board
of directors and each division on the
system of the New Haven proper, the
Boston & Maine, New England Naviga-
tion company. and the network OF troll
ley lines, shall each have an operation
executive, president with defined du-
ties, who will be subordinate to the
chairman.
Elliott is to become chairman also of
the boards of directors of each OF these
divisions
The plan provides further that the
boards of directors of the New Haven
and Boston g. Maine shall include a suf-
ficient number Of influential residents OF
the several states in which the proper
ties are situated adequately to represent
the interests OF the community served"
Elliott will assume his duties Septem-
Der |.
The reorganization viii probably take
place at the October meeting when FL
lott will be made general chairman
while Timothy +. Byrnes is mentioned
for the presidency OF the New Haven
road.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
A NEW INDUSTRY.
Government Thinks There's Money in
Fox Raising.

Washington, July ga number of
Canadians have written to the depart
ment of commerce seeking to buy some
of the blue and silver foxes from the
governments preserve in Alaska, but no
citizen of the United States has made
similar request, although the department
Is anxious to get some Americans to 60
in for fox breeding.
Assistant Secretary Sweet declared
yesterday that good profits await the
men who take up the industry. The
government, he said, has number of
small islands off the Alaskan coast which
it will lease to anyone who desires them
for fox farming, and at the same time
the government will furnish breeding
animals at low prices.
There are several fox raising estab-
lishments in Canada, said Mr. Sweet,
which are reported to be making big
profits and as the skins bring fancy
prices in London, center Of the fur sell
ing trade. he thought citizens OF the
United States should be reaping part Of
the returns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
Ambassador to Mexico Says
Outlook Is Gloomy if
Huerta Falls
ISLANDS PAT" ON HIS
NOTE TO CONSULS
Mexican Situation Is Ban
dts Versus Law and Or
der, He Declares

New York, July 26.-Henry Lane Will
son, United States ambassador to Mex
leo, arrived aboard the Ward liner Mex
leo yesterday from Mexico After a
short interview with newspaper men the
ambassador hurried from the pier at the
foot OF Joralemon street to his train for
Washington Mr.. Wilson received tel
egram from the state department this
morning instnicting him to come to
Washington as quickly as was conyen-
lent for him.
Ambassador Wilson was reluctant at
first to talk for publication. He made
it plain, however, that he thought he
had done right in Mexico and reiterated
that he was willing to "stand pat on
his record there.
Mr.. Wilson was questioned regarding
telegram published last week purport-
ing to have come from Henry Lane VIII
son to one of the American eonsuls in
Mexico, instTucting the consul to urge
all citizens to support the Huerta gov
eminent Mr. Wilson was shown the
telegram.
sThev accused me of standing by the
new government said the ambassador.
81 have stood by it. / not only sent
that telegram, but | sent kilograms to
every consul in Mexico. | sent them on
nv own initiative for the purpose of re-
storing order. | wanted to sustain law
and not bandits. 1t has been customary
for hundred years to recognize the de
facto government"
I have seen reports in American
newspapers that bandits were in con-
troll of all the states in Mexico" said
Ambassador Wilson. "As matter OF
fact they are not in control in any of
the states. They don't seem to under
stand in the United States that the rev.
olutionists in Mexico are really bandits.
They call them 'eonstitutionalists' up
here.
''My idea in putting the Federal gov
eminent in fun control was to protect
the lives of thousands OF Americans
who at that time were in great danger.
1t was the only course for me to pur-
sue If the present government fails
there will be absolute chaos in Mexico
for there are at least 100000 bandits
in the country It is country where
brigandage has immunity and where
guerilla warfare pays better than any
other form of work"
Mr.. Wilson said that for the most
part the reports received in the United
States regarding conditions in Mexico
were untrue. Many people, he said,
were interested in falsifying reports for
selfish reasons and Others were looking
for Intervention because of their own in
terests in that country. Mr.. Wilson
said that If he hadn't interviewed in the
late revolution and brought Diaz and
Huerta together the entire city would
have been fired and a great loss of life
would have resulted.
Mr.. Wilson was questioned regarding
Mrs. Madero's reflections upon the HUI
erta government.
Mrs. Madero is a forger," said Am
bassador Wilson, 81 would rather not be
quoted on this point because ] don't like
to say anything about widow, but such
is the truth and | can prove my state
ment by letters which were filed at
Washington"
'Do you favor intervention" Mr..
Wilson was asked.
81 didn't say So" replied the ambas-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
SOON TO REORGANIZE
WEATHER BUREAU
As Result Of Report To Secretary Hous-
ton BY Special committee-Moore's
Successor Unnamed.

Washington, July 90 Reorganization
OF the weather bureau Is soon to be
made, as the result of report yesterday
to Secretary Houston by special com.
mittee appointed some time ago to in
vestigate the workings of the bureau.
The committee consisted of +. II. Bowie,
&c. r. Marvin and E. b. Calvert. The
changes they recommend will not be
put into effect all at one time Secre-
tary Houston said yesterday he was not
ready to announce what they would be,
but il is known that economies will re-
suit in certain lines doing away with
Implications, and that the secretary be-
lieves greater efficiency will result. No
successor to Willis L. Moore, dismissed
as head of the bureau some time ago,
has yet been announced, though man
has been selected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
"BoRAx KING IN COURT.
Bankruptcy Petition Filed Against F. M
Smith at San Francisco.

San Francisco, July 26.L1he tangled
affairs of T. NJ. Smith. the "borax king,
and head of a S200OO0O00 string of cor
porations, were taken into the bankrupt
CIV court Thursday when four creditors
of the finsneier with claims amounting
to sl55,00O filed a petition asking that
Smith be declared an involuntary bank
rupt.
The petition declares that prior to
May s, when a committee was appoint
ed to act as trustees in managing Smith 5
affairs, and when he was insolvent he
conveyed without money consideration,
properties valued at 81 100000. The com
mittee of business men which has charge
of the personal affairs of Mr.. Smith said
the petition in bankruptcy was entirely
unexpected. because, when the commit
tee took charge. it was the opinion of
a majority of the creditors they would
be able to accomplish more than would
a receiver in bankruptcy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
TAFT PLEASED,
SAID MULHALL
Lobbyist Wrote To Foraker
To This Effect.

Washington, July 26.-Martin M. Null
halls story of his lobbying activities for
the National Association of Manufacture
ers, as unfolded before the Senate lobby
committee, is to be allowed to stand
practically without questioning
from Democratic members of the com
mittee.
Senators Nelson and Climmins. who
Thursday began severe questioning of
the witness upon many of his state
ments, probably will continue to demand
more detailed statements upon his let
tiers as they are introduced in the rec
ord; but the Democratic members, Sena-
tors 0yerman, Reed and Walsh, expect
to let the Mulhall story stand princi
pally upon the evidence presented in the
5000 or more letters.
Mulhall win go before the House lob
by committee early next week, and it
is expected that there he will be sub
jected to rigid examination as to the
charges contained in his mass of CORE
spondence that members of the House
were his close associates in political cam
paign work and in efforts to head off
labor legislation.
Mulhall continued his testimony yes
terday.
He went to Massachusetts in August,
1910, and wrote to General Manager Bird
of the manufacturers of conferences with
Senator Lodge and Charles +. Hatfield,
chairman of the state committee"
Senator Lodge pays us all kinds of
compliments for the work we are doing
and | know we viii have his aid more
actively than ever before in the next
campaign wrote AIulhall. In other
letters that month Alulhall wrote
Through our efforts we have beaten
the Hon. T. d. Nichols of the tenth
Pennsylvania and we have beaten no.
torious George A. Pearre, OF injunction
fame, in the sixth Maryland"
On Aug. 80, Mulhall wrote President
Taft. asking for an interview for Bird
and himself. He testified that he re-
ceived reply from c. d. Norton, the
presidents secretary, arranging the in
terview for Monday afternoon, Sept. IL,
at Beverly.
Oct. S. 1910, he wrote to former Sena.
tor Foraker about his talk with Presi-
dent Taft, saying he had submitted
names OF men who would help in the
campaign,
"Tie seemed to scrutinize the list very
closely" Mulhall wrote, "and talked as
if John II. Taylor of East Liverpool and
II. M. Hanna were not enthusiastic
friends OF his. He was greatly pleased
with the work told him had been done
in Massachusetts and other states, and
advised me TO inform our people to do
everything we possibly could to keep in
touch with leaders of the congressional
committee, so that we might be able
to help in close congressional districts"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
WIRELESS AMERICA TO ASIA.
Army Signal Corps at Nome Communi
Gates With Anadyr, Siberia.

Nome, Alaska, July 26.Direct wire
less communication between America and
Asia is now an accomplished fact, the
United States army signal corps station
here having been in nightly communica-
ton since Sunday with the Russian sta
ton at Anadyr, Siberia, 500 miles west
of Nome. A message from Baron kleit,
governor of the Siberian province OF
kamtehatka, who visited Nome short
time ago, was transmitted, extending
congratulations on the establishment of
wireless communication between Asia
and America The Russian government
operates chain of four stations between
Anadyr and Vladivosto'l and for the last
six months the signal corps operators
here have been trying under orders from
Washington to establish communication
with the Russian stations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Tim Murmane, one of the sporting
writer's for the Boston Globe and com
petent baseball critic says that LAIR,
Laioie of the Maps is going better thar
he has any time in the last five years.
Charlie Mcdonald, the star hitter o
the Boston Braves, is unable TO take hi
place at third base because of an in
jured ankle.
Joe Tinker hopes to strengthen hi
pitching staff by the addition OF Her
bert, who halls from the Virginia league
The speed that the athletics ar
travelling this season can well be tolC
by their average runs per game this sea
son. The average isAsix.
Hereafter when the Washington clul
visits Chicago, Clark Griffith will prob
ably advise his players to be careful
when bathing. Last Sunday several of hi
players had narrow escapes from drown
ing Shanks, an outfelder, received sucl
serious head injuries that he will not b.
able to play for some time.
Clark Griffith says that Catcher Ain
smith could hold johnson bare handed
If questioned Ainsmith would undoubt.
eddy say that he would prefer not to try
John S. McNulty, a former umpire in
the Federal league, has entered a rather
peculiar plea in his suit for $4,000
damages because of an assault upon him
by j. j. O'Connor, manger of the st
Louis club. The suit grows out of an
assault upon McNulty by O'Connor last
June during the progress of a game be-
tween st. Louis and indianapolis. II
was McNulty's first game as umpire and
probably his last, He alleged that be.
cause of the attack he will never be
able to earn livelihood in his profes-
sion of baseball umpiring.
Negotiations for the annual Army
Navy football contest for 1918 seems to
be the same as ever, resulting in dead
lock between the arrangement COM
mittees of the two schools, who are try
ing TO set a date and place for the regus
lar battle. The navy people still favor
the policy of playing at Philadelphia.
Contrary, the army people want the
game to be played at New York or West
Point and Annapolis alternate. The
naval cadets argue that there would be
no suitable accommodations for trans
porting the brigade to and from New
York. At Annapolis they claim there
would be no means of handling the
crowd.
A big blow was dealt to the American
followers of tennis when Parks, the
Britisher, defeated Maurice Mclaughlin,
the California lad, Parks won three to
two sets. According to information
from England Mclaughlin was going
stale Just previous to the contest
Jesse Burkett of the Worcester club
of the New England league is coming in
for words of praise from many. Bur
kettle grounded young Boehling. the
Washington pitcher, into big league
while he was with Worcester last sea
son. At Worcester he won fourteen
games and lost eight.
1t is odd that the St. Louis Ameri-
cans are not making better showing in
their league 1t must be because of
titedated methods of running the club.
They seem to have well balanced
team, backed by a superb bunch OF
twirlers in Hamilton, Laverenz and
all left handlers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
HoLD-UP MAN KILLED.
His Partner Captured When Pair Try to
Rob Drug Store at Cushing, Okla.

Cushing. Okla. July 26-Two men en-
tered the Edmund Diamond drug store
here just before midnight and with
drawn revolvers ordered a clerk and the
porter to throw up their hands While
one started for the cash register, the
other accidentally discharged the pistol.
Warned by the shot, another employee
opened fire from behind the prescription
case. The man at the cash register fell
at the second shot. with wound in
his lung, and he died within few min
utes. The other bandit returned the
fire until he emptied his revolver. He
was overpowered and taken to Jail. The
robbers have not been identified.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
PANAMA COLLECTS FIRST RENT.
Payment of S2soooo Is Made To crOm-
well, Financial Agent.

Washington, July 26.-The first pay
ment of S250,000 to Panama for the an
nual rental of the canal zone was made
yesterday. The payments are in addi-
ton to Sl0.O00,00O paid in cash to Pan
anna nine years ago. Yesterdays in
stalment was actually due last Febru-
airy. though ii was deferred until yes
terdsy for determination whether it
should 90 to Panama or the parent state,
Colombia. At the request of the Pan
anna minister Senior Morales, the money
was paid over to representative of
William Nelson Cromwell of New York,
financial agent for the Panama govern
ment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
Has Plan To Fight Trusts.

Washington. July 26,--President Will
son has an antitrust policy Of his own,
it became known yesterday, but he will
not breach it until the December ses-
sion of Congress. The president has in
mind a legislative program which does
not necessarily involve an amendment
Of the Sherman antitrust laws, but it
Is said to contemplate additional stat
utes defining monopoles. The president
has declined, however, to discuss his
ideas until the tariff and the currency
are disposed Of.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
DEMAND HosTILITIES CEASE.
Austria Will Not Allow Bulgaria t
Be Too Greatly
Inundated.

London, July 26.-The important de
velopment yesterday in the Balkan sit
uation was the demand by Austrian rep
resentatives at Athens and Belgrade fol
the immediate cessation of hostilities
together with warning that Austria
win not alloy Bulgaria to be too greatly
Inundated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
GRAND TRUNK WILL BUILD LINE.
Providence ouraged-Southern New
England Ready To Start.

Providence, r. l., July 26.--Mayor
Gamer was notified Thursday by the
Southern New England Railway Co. that
the company is ready 70 lay rails, as
originally planned, in Aliens avenue as
soon as the city can furnish the neces-
sarv grpdes.
by John s. Murdock. vice-president OF
the Southern New England and local
counsel for the Grand Trunk, is regard
cd as significant here.
Mayor Gamer believes that the re-
sumption of work means that the Grand
Trunk viii vet enter Providence.