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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
A. o. H. OFFICERS.
John Murley Was Elected President at.
Meeting Last Friday.

John Murley was the choice for presi.
dent of division No. l, A. o. H., at their
annual meeting held last evening in the
Knights of Columbus hall The other of
ficers elected were Vice-president. z. j.
Dunleavy; recording secretary, j. +. Nc
Nulty; financial secretary, Daniel Keefe ;
treasurer, Thomas Carroll chairman of
the standing committee, d. f. Gregware.
The organization was shown TO be on a
stronger basis than ever and, viewed
from all angles, the past year was one
of the most successful since the order
was instituted in Barre. The enrolment
now mounts to high figures At the
close of the election of officers it was
voted to hold the annual installation of
officers the second week of January. At
that time there viii be present state and
county officers TO install the newly elect
ed officers. When the final business of
the order had been consummated last
night social evening was enjoyed and
refreshments were served.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
SUES DAUGHTER
OF GOV. FLETCHER
DR.. Frederick R. Charlton of indianapolis
Seeks Divorce on Ground of "Cruel
Treatment" Because She
Stays in Vermont.

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. l9-Dr. Fred
erick X. Charlton, one of the well known
physicians of indianapolis, yesterday
filed suit for divorce against Mary +.
Charlton.
Mrs. Charlton is the daughter of Gov.
Allen M. Fletcher of Vermont, who for
merly lived in this city. They were
married in the spring of 1912 and lived
together until the spring. of 1913. They
have one child, baby eight months old.
Mrs. Charlton and the child have been
with her parents in Vermont for several
months. The charge in the complaint of
DR.. Charlton is cruel treatment and is
based, it is said, on her departure for
Vermont and her long absence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
TELEPHONE DEFENSE CONCLUDED
When Hearing Is Resumed, State Will
Put in Evidence.

The telephone hearing before the pub
lie service commission adjourned at
Montpelier Yesterday afternoon until
after New Years The New England
Telephone company concluded its tes-
timony and rested. The state will begin
its case on the resumption of the hearing
Tuesday, January g. and during the re-
cess the attorneys for the state viii go
over the great mass OF evidence which
the telephone company has introduced in
its own behalf, and in behalf of the
four subsidiary companies in Vermont,
in support Of the contention that tele-
phone rates ought not to be reduced, al
eging at the beginning of the hearing
that reduction OF rates would amount
to a contiscation of property.
The recess, therefore, will be no vaea-
tion for the attorneys for the state, w.
"A. Graham, L. A. Cook and &. II. Dea
witt. During that time they viii have
the able advice of Frank Fowle, the New
York expert, who has been sitting at
their elbow during the hearing. Just
how important and extensive is the evil
dence of the state no one outside this
legal triumvirate is able to tell with any
degree of positiveness. There are va
Tioiis rumors around the state house that
the state has important witnesses and
very material evidence which it will Of
fer when the hearing resumes.
Up to the present time the telephone
company has been engaged in submitting
its case and Showing cause" why the
rates and tolls should be maintained.
The state has had to depend so far on
the cross examination to assist it in
proving the reasonableness OF the order
of notice issued by the commission which
it is striving to uphold. The state will
probably be able to put in its case in
two weeks, and then the telephone com
pany will have an opportunity to reply
in rebuttal if necessary.
This will mean that the session viii
last at least two or three weeks longer
and considering the amount of testi-
mony introduced it would be surprising
if the commission reaches decision
within two or three months.
The hearing has resulted in the collee-
tion of 1900 pages Of testimony and up
wards of $500 exhibits, weighing in the
OF a ton, which are stored
in one of the rooms at the capital where
they viii remain during the recess and
where they will be available to the at
torneys for the state. This was the lth
week OF the hearing and yesterday the
37th day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
STATE FACING DEFICIT.
Rhode Islands Treasurer Says Common
wealth Is in Bad Shape.

Providence, r. L., Dec. l9.-The state
is facing a deficit in its treasury, ac-
cording to a statement made by General
Treasurer Walter A. Reed yesterday aft
ernoon, and as a consequence the school
department in several of the cities and
towns are likely to be financially em-
barrassed. The shortage of funds in the
state treasury about this time is an an
nual occurrence, but this year the gem
eral treasurer declared, the situation is
worse than he ever experienced. The
state has been unable to meet any of the
payments of school funds, which fell due
last Monday, and as a result some of
the cities and towns expect to have diff
Guilty in paying their teachers and other
school expenses, The shortage, Treas
urer Read said, is due to the many APP
propriations made by the last session of
the state legislation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
ENORMOUS CRUSH
OF XMAS MATTER
1t May Be Necessary Merely to Send
Notification Cards to Consignees
of Delayed Parcels.

Washington, D. c., Dec l9.--The par
eel post systems first Christmas brought
such an enormous burden TO the mails
that facilities of the postoffice depart
ment are taxed to their utmost. III the
crush should become so acute next week
that the deliveries are affected, Postmas-
ter General Burleson plans to have cards
or notifications sent to all eonsignees of
delayed parcels.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
FORMER BARRE RESIDENT.
John E. Kinney Died at San Diego, Cal,
Last Month.

DR.. O. II. Reed has just received the
intelligence OF the death of John e. Kin.
ney of San Diego, Cal, which occurred
Nov. "a. MIR. Kinney was born May ~,
1926. at the Old Kinney homestead ON
the east hill, on the place now oceu-
pied by Otto Friburg. He received has
advanced education at Newbury SEM
mary, after which he spent many years
teaching, mostly in the South. He spent
over 40 years in Decatur, H., and did
much toward building up the new city.
Mr.. Kinney was a member of the
Methodist church from mere youth. He
was man of fine culture and was high
lv respected wherever known. He will
be remembered by a few of the older
residents here on account of his kindly,
genial ways and sterling worth. He
leaves a daughter and granddaughter
in San Diego and a few relatives here,
Mrs. w. f. Perkins, niece, and Mrs.
j. Henry jackson and Mrs. G. E. c.
Wheaton, cousins.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
GREAT BRITAIN
WILL NOT EXHIBIT
Cabinet Decides Against Official Repre-
sentation at the Panama Exposition
in San Francisco.

London, Dec. l9.-The cabinet last
night decided against official representa-
tion of Great Britain at the Panama ex-
position.
Apparently the board of trade has not
changed its belief that only small bene-
fit would accrue to British exhibitors,
and the ministers took the view that be-
cause of the rapid rise in the national
expenditure it would be inadyisable to
devote any considerable sum of money
to this purpose, especially in view OF
Germany's refusal to participate official
ly in the exposition.
The cabinets decision was not gener-
ally known last night but it is certain
to be received with great disappoint-
ment.
The Daily Chronicle attributes the
Anglo German parsimony to the enor-
nous armament bills which it considers
. great pity, and hopes that wiser in
fuence may prevail when parliament
reassembles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
That New Currency Bill Will
Go Through Senate by
Safe Majority
MIGHT HAVE PASSED
IT LAST NIGHT
Conference with House Over
1t Is Expected to Be
Fairly Smooth

Washington, ID c., Dec. l9.-Unless
Unforeseen articles are encountered, the
new currency bill will pass the Senate
before adjournment tonight. The
Democratic leaders had the bill in such
a position at the closing moments of last
nights session that they might have
passed it with an hour or two more de-
bate.
They were confdentof guiding the de-
liberations to-day so that the long de-
bated measure will pass by a safe ma
jority and go to conference with the
House, where with prompt action the
leaders expect to see the bill ready for
President Wilson's signature by Tues
day at the latest. Most of the differ
ences between the two houses have been
ironed out in advance.
Amendments Adopted.
One amendment adopted late yester
day provided that banks in the new sys-
tenn could not employ former secretaries
Of the treasury, assistant secretaries,
comptrollers Of the currency or members
of federal reserve board for two years
after they severed their connections with
the government. Another change gave
the secretary of the treasury discretion
to use a part of the earnings of region
al hanks to build up the gold reserve.
The salary OF the members of the fed
eral reserve board was increased from
$4,000 to $4,000. A number of amend
ments calculated to simplify the work of
putting the new system into operation
were adopted and various changes were
made to facilitate the entrance of state
banks and trust companies.
Senators Root, Bristow and Burton
and Cummins attacked the Democrats
for the proposal that the employees OF
the board should be exempted from civil
service requirements.
1T is now apparent" declared Sena-
tor Bristow, that the haste enforced on
the consideration of this bill is not only
proposed to quiet the financial unrest in
the country but also to satisfy the horde
of hungry office-seekers who have be-
sieged the capital for the past 10
Opening up these positions to
would force the federal re-
serve board to go into politics whether
il wanted to or not"
Senator Owen declared that but a
small number of employees would be af-
fected by the provision, and asserted
that the amendment was proposed in or
der that the federal reserve board might
not be hsmpered or delayed in begin
ming work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
IMPRESSIVE
CEREMONIAL
At Funeral of Cardinal Mariana Ram
polla in Rome To-day-Service
Held at st. Peters.

Rome, Dec. l9.-An impressive cere-
monial accompanied the funeral service
to- day for the late Cardinal Mariana
Rampolla, who died December 10. The
service was held at st. Peters, where
were gathered the members of the
Sacred college, the diplomatic corps, the
papal court, Roman aristocracy and the
Knights of Malta, besides large num-
Der of clergymen and laymen of all ma
tionalites.
Requiem mass was celebrated by Mon
signer Pietre Jerie, vicar of st. Peters.
and then Cardinal Vincent Vannutelli
impaired absolution. The body was
buried in the church of st. Cecilia, of
which Cardinal Rampolla was protector.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
Otto Heinze Bankrupt.

New York, Dec. l9.-Otto C. Heinze
formerly a member of the banking firm
of Otto Heinze & company filed volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy yesterday
stating that his liability and assets are
unknown.
He gives list of creditors with Sc
cured claims of 100000.
Heinze's firm became bankrupt in 1907
Since then Heinze says he has been
harrassed by mass of claims and by
fruitless litigation and has been com
PEELED to seek way te unshackle him
self that he may engage in some use
ful business activity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
SENT SPANIARDS
AWAY TO SAVE THEM
Declared General Villa, Saying That the
Feeling in Rebel Army Was Strong
Against Them.

chihuahua, Mexico. Dec. l9.-General
Francisco Villa said to-day he was dis
posed to follow the suggestions of the
United States as to the rights of for
eigners in Mexico in conformity with
the plan named by the committee to
take an inventory of the property of the
expelled Spaniards, and he said he would
indemnify such as had not actively sup
ported the Huerta government.
General Villa said it was necessary to
expel the Spaniards because their lives
were in danger from the feeling held
against them by the rebel army and it
was necessary to impose the death pen
atty in order to have them go.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
BURIAL IN HOPE CEMETERY.
Peter cattaneo's Funeral Held Yesterday
Afternoon.

The funeral of Peter Cattaneo, whose
death occurred at his home, 2s Elliston
street, Tuesday afternoon, after an ill
ness that extended over period of near
~ four months, was held at the house
Thursday afternoon at ? o'clock. There
was large gathering of friends and a
sizeable delegation from the Mutto Soc
corso. an Italian society to which the
deceased belonged, attended the funeral
and accompanied the remains to the
grave. The bearers were: A. Barberi,
c. Barberi, j. Croci and r. Cato. Many
flowers came from a wide circle of Mr..
Cattaneos friends The interment was
made in Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
NEARLY CAUGHT zAPATA.
Federal Troops Had the Rebel Leader
Cornered for Time.

Mexico City. Dec. 10. The federal
troops just missed capturing Emiliano
Zapata, the rebel leader, yesterday at
Nenapera ranch, about l5 miles south OF
here, where he had established tempo
rary headquarters. The federal troops
the ranch in several direc-
tions and after an hours skirrnishing,
the rebels were routed. Zapata was
the last to escape. He broke through
circle of federals with few companions,
who used machetes to cut their way
out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
WILSON APPROVES
HETCH-HETCHY BILL
Accompanied Signature With Statement
of a Reason Why He Signed the
Frisco Water Supply
Bill.

Washington, d. c., Dec. President
Wilson to-day signed the Hetch- -Hetchy
bill granting a public water supply to
San Francisco. He accompanied the sig
nature with statement declaring that
he believed the public needs of the re-
gion would be served by the bill with
out impairing the usefulness of the pub
lie domain.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
Cardinal Sebastian Martinelli, Former U.
S. Papal Delegate.

Rome, Dec. l9.-Cardinal Sebastian
Martinelli, who was papal delegate to
the United States from 1896 to 1902, is
seriously i'll. Cardinal Martinelli is 65
years old. He is now prefect of the sa-
cred congregation of rites.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19

Charles johnson left on a late fore
noon train for Boston, where he will
pass the holidays with friends. Arthur
+. Castle went TO Burlington at ll:25
to visit friends for a few days and Will
liam Taeey left on the same train for st.
AIbans, where he win make a short visit
before going to his former home in
Rouses Point, n. Y, to spend the holi-
days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19
Weather Forecast.

Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer;
variable winds becoming westerly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-19

CONTINUED on third page.l
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-03-01
THE PEOPLE WHO SPONGE

A good many people sponge at
the expense Of their neighhors
and friends, and seem to think
it a little thing to use the time
and material Of others and make
no return for 1t. no matter how
much expense or trouble they
may cause by their sponging An
exchange remarks:
"Do you know that there are
more people who "sponge' on a
newspaper than there are people
who Sponge ON their relatives ?
When a man comes into the world
he receives free ad, and when
he dies his bad debts are over
looked by the charitable editor
All during his life he asks and
receives favors from newspapers.
If they speak well of him the fiat
tering notice is received silence.
If his acts are criticised, he talks
of a damage suit. He desires
favorable mention and desires it
often. In fact, some men have
an idea that newspaper is run
expressly for the purpose of keep
ing them before the public, and
without price.-St. Helena Echo.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-03-01
THOSE WILSON GIRLS.

We begin to fear that the
daughters of the next president
of the United States are not 90
ING to be very popular in high
society in Washington when Papa
Wilson moves into the White
House.
You know. high society is large
lN marked by its possession OF
mere dollars and more idle time
than most people have. It's
standards are different from those
Of the mass of the people, one Of
the cardinal points being to hold
one s self aloof from the struggles
and the sorrows. yea, even the
pleasures and the joys of the null
titude. One must live always on
the heights where the dollar mark
is the prime banneret and where
rare vintage wines are the only
beverages where the leader of the
next cotillion is person of great
est Importance and decision
about the tint of ones gown is
more weighty than a national
crisis.
Therefore, we fear those VIII
son girls won't do. 1t was per.
fectlv scandalous for them to go
to the immigration docks at New
York and coo over the babies of
some very common people. Ii
was quite shocking to hear that
they had tears in their eyes when
they saw some little pathetic
mother doomed to go back to Eu-
rope and thus remain separated
from her hard-working husband
who had sent for her.
IF those Wilson girls want to
make good in Washington they
must begin to take more interest
in dances than i'm babies; they
must worry more about perfumes
and powders than about the pri-
vations of mere common people;
av must case-harden the''
hearts and atrophv their feelings,
they must learn that high society
consists of the chosen few and
that the plain people do not count
for much in this best of all posi-
bic worlds.
It's a large order and we doubt
whether those Wilson girls with
their warm human sympathies,
their splenid womanly democracy,
are going to succeed.-Shreve-
port Times.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-03-01
MELVILLE LEvEE CANNOT
HOLD OUT.

Baton Rouge. La. Feb. ~
Levee conditions along the At
chafalaya, near Melville. are re-
ported as serious this afternoon
and it is feared that unless there
is decided fall in the river with
in the next forty-eight hours the
line cannot be held.
The Frisco sroad, which has
just rebuilt its line through the
Atehafalaya swamp, as result
Of the break of last spring. has
issued instructions to the track
gangs to take up and remove
from the Atchafalaya swamps ev
erything on the tracks not es-
sential to the operation of the
trains.
If has BEEN known for some
time that an I'd usually hard fight
has been in progress for several
weeks to save the Atchafalaya
levee, and but for the work done
a crevasse wonld probably re
suited before this.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-03-01
PREFERENTIAL BALLOT.

As the municipal election APP
proaches and the candidates an-
uounce themselves for the several
places on the commission the IN
terest Of the voters grows apace.
Some confusion however seems to
have arisen as to the workings Of
the preferential ballot and some
doubt as to lis legality as appll-
cable TO New Iberia. Regarding
this last phase: we confidently eX-
press our opinion. that lnasmuch
as the provision was properly
made by the City Council, IN open
and REGULAR session convened /;
and was later ratified and 40
proved by the Legislature in a
bill introduced aud fathered by
Representative Dupuy. that there
is no question as 10 It's regularity
+ As TO the manner of selecting
the officials: We submit the in
depreciation of those best in
formed on the subject.
When two candidates aspire to
any one office. the voter casts his
ballot for the one Of his choice: if
three seek the office. the voter Sc
lects the one next most acceptable
and designating him second
choice, on his ballot, votes for him
as such; if four Or more offer
themselves. the voter in like man
ner votes third choice. In or
der TO win. the successful one
must secure a majority OF the
votes cast first choice being Civ
en- precedent over second, and
second over third Thus. in New
Iberia. say that 500 votes are east
in the coming election. 4Ol will be
required TO elect. We illustrate:
A b C d are seeking the same
office and receive the following
vnfnS
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-03-01

ing at such election for any par
tlcular person or persons, etc.
"'To give, offer, or promise any
office. place of employment, or to
promise to procure, or endeavor
to procure any Office, place or en-
ployment to or for any voter, or
to or FIR any from voting at any
election. and to use any force to
vote or refrain from voting at
such election etc.
ITO procure or engage, prom
Use or endeavor TO procure, III,
consequence of any such gift,
loan, offer, promise, procurement
or agreement the election of any
person or the vote of any person
or the vote of any voter at such
election, y
"To advance or pay, or cause
to be paid, any money or othet
valuable thing to or for the use
of any other person. in considera
ton of a persn withdrawing as a
candidate for public office
To give away or distribute in
toXicating liquors in unbroken
packages to persons with the in
tent of influencing their votes in
an election >
THAT it shall be unlawful for
any person, directly Or indirect
ly. by himself or through any
other person to receive. agree or
contract for, before or during an
election, any money. gift, loan or
other valuable consideration, Of
flee, place of employment for
himself Or any other person for
voting or agreeing to vote for
any particular person at any elec.
ton.
"That it shall Ne unlawful for
any candidate for public office.
before or during an election to
make any bet or wager with a
voter. or take a share or interest
in, or in any manner become
party to such a bet or wager, or
provide or agree to provide any
money to be used by another in
making such bet Or wager upon
any event Or contingency what
what ever. Nor shall it be lawful
for any person, directly or indi-
rectly, to make a bet or wager
with voter, depending upon
the result of any election, with
the intent thereby to procure the
challenge of such voter, or to
prevent him from voting at such
election.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-03-01
THE LOUISIANA ELECTION
LAW.

Very few of us are familiar
with the Louisiana election law
which was passed at the last SEES
sion of the Legislature, and be-
cause of the important changes
which have been made in it, the
law is reproduced below:
The act referred to is 231 in
section 3 of this act it is de-
dlared to be unlawful for any
candidate to enter into any agree
ment with any person or persons,
under which he will
parcel out or divide his Office
with any person Or persons, or
divide emoluments thereof in any
manner what ever etc.
Section n reads as follows:
THAT it shall be unlawful for
any person, directly or indirect
ly, by himself or through any 9th
er persons to pay, lend, contri-
butte, or offer, or promise to any
pay, lend or contribute any mon
ey or other valuable consideration
to or for any voter, or to or for
any other person, to induce such
voter to vote Or refrain from vot-