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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
BOY NEARLY FROZEN
When Rescued from Cold Bed by Police
man Gamble.

Amsey Matott of Maple avenue, an
employe of the city water department,
was arraigned before Judge H. w. Scott
in city court this forenoon on an intoXi-
cation charge TO which he pleaded guilty.
1t will be three winters ere Amsey joins
the serried ranks of legal voters, so the
court asked him to disclose. The boy
gave a satisfactory account of his wan
derings on the streets Saturday night,
although he was unable to recall the es
sential facts concerning his long nap on
Seminary Hill in the early hours of Sun
day morning. Officer Harry Gamble
found the boy in half-frozen condition
at o'clock and took him to police head
quarters. City Physician DR.. j. w.
Stewart was called and heroic measures
adopted before the lads fingers and toes
were thawed out Amsey expected his
uncle would call around and pay fine and
costs amounting to Sl4,70.
Alex Mutch and George w. Walker,
involved in the A. Tomasi block scuffie
of Dec. Z, paid their fines for breach of
peace charges in court Saturday and
were released. John McPhee was unable
to raise the funds and went to the coun-
" Jail in Montpelier for the alternative
sentence OF S4 days. Leonard st. John,
who is held in default of 81 900 bail for
his appearance at hearing to be held
on the allegation that he sold liquor il
legally, was taken to Montpelier Satur-
day to await the hearing, which is to be
held Friday.
At the request of Grand Juror A. G.
Fay, the case against Antonio Broggi
was mol pressed by the court this fore,
noon. Broggi was arrested last week on
breach of peace charge growing out Of
an alleged disturbance in the Miles block
at a labor meeting Monday night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
George w. Glover and DR..
E. j. Foster Eddy Are
the Petitioners
FIRST FOR $4,000,
OTHER FOR $4,000
They Bring Action Against
Mary Baker Eddy
Estate

Concord, N. H., DA. l5.-suits were
filed to-day in the United States district
court by George w Glover and DIR.
Ebenezer ]. Foster Eddy, in which they
seek to recover bequests to them in the
will of the late Mrs Mary Baker G..
Eddy. founder of the Christian Science
church. Glover alleges that by the will
he was given $4,000 payable one year
after Mrs. Eddy's deeease, and he asks
the court to order payment of $4,000 to
compensate for the delay. DIR. Eddy
seeks to recover ,Sequest of $4,000,
with 81 900 additional for damages.
Both the petitioners claim that the be
quests never have been paid The suits
were brought against Josiah L. Fernald,
administrator of the estate of Mrs.
Eddy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
MONTPELIER SCHOOL
GUTTED BY FLAMES
Fire in st. MichaePs Parochial Building
on Court Street Throws Several
Hundred Out of School

st. Michael's parochial school on Court
street, Montpelier, was damaged by fire,
smoke and water to the extent of $4,000
yesterday afternoon, and the firemen had
hard fight of nearly two hours to save
the three-story wooden structure from
complete destruction, together with sew
eral neighboring buildings. 1t is thought
that defective hue started the fire.
Two Sisters OF Mercy from the con-
vent We're the first to discover the fire,
as they noticed that the floor was be-
coming hot and went to the basement
to investigate, learning then that the
woodwork about the furnace was blaz-
ing fiercely. An attempt was made to
put out the fire by extinguishers, but
the heat and smoke soon drove the wom-
en- from their task, and two boys, Ralph
Burns and Harold Benway, students,
who were rehearsing Christmas music,
We're sent out to ring an alarm from
box rs.
The firemen found smoke pouring from
the windows of the three stories of the
building. Three lines of hose were set
and streams of water were poured into
the building. At that time flames had
not broken out of the building, but
presently fire broke through the roof of
the ell which is connected with the main
building
Meanwhile Sister Claire, who was i'll
in bed, was removed from her apart
ments and later was taken to Heaton
hospital as a preeautiOn against danger
from exposure TO the cold.
The flames mushroomed through the
partitions of the old building and the
dense smoke hindered the firemen in get
ting at the seat of the trouble. About
the only part of the structure not
touched by the flames was the kitchen,
dining room and chapel on the first floor
but those rooms were filled with smoke
The firemen fought until $3.50 before the
"all ont" signal was rung, pouring thous-
ands of gallons of water into the build
ing and thus necessarily adding to the
damage being done.
Some of the furnishings were removed
before the fire had progressed to its
height, boys rushing in and bringing out
articles, while the police and iiremen also
helped in this work
The ianitor, William II. Carroll, stat
ed that he didn't think the furnace was
over Htateu buI idiu Lilt LIUtiDle 10 ue-
fective hue. He attended to the fire at
noon and then went home.
The fire throws about 500 children out
of school for the time being. Immedi-
ately after the FIRE, Frank Cory offered
the use of Redstone. the former home
of Professor and Mrs. J. W. Burgess.
TO the Sisters of Mercy, and it was sug-
gested that the city hall building be util-
lied for the school until such time as re-
pairs can be made on the ST. MichaePs
structure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
DENIED $4,000 STORY.
That Telephone Hearing Has Already
Cost the State That Amount.

Rutland. Dec. l5.-Chairman Robert Z.
Bacon of the Vermont public service com
mission. who was in Rutland this morn
ing to preside at the hearing on the
death of Leonard Stewart, who was
killed bv Rutland railroad locomotive,
said il is absolutely untrue" that the
telephone hearing in Montpelier has al
lpasiv cost the state of Vermont $4,000.
son the largest estimate" he added,
"that can possibly be made of the states
expense to date it will be considerably
under $4,000. In naming that figure |
have in mind every conceivable expense"
Mr.. Bacon was asked if he had any
thing to say in addition to the report
on the Boston & Maine freight rate de-
cision. in which he was one of the con-
ferees. He said that he was convinced
the rates, approved by the interstate
commerce commission and the public
service commissions of Vermont, Massa-
chusetts and Maine, were eminently fair
TO the road and to the shippers of freight
in Vermont.
Asked whether the commission had
made any order in the matter of abolish
ing the grade crossings in Brattleboro,
which occupied the attention of the leg
islature last winter, Chairman Bacon
said that hearing had been ordered
for Dec. 81 at Brattleboro. He said that
several questions involving the Boston &
Maine and Central Vermont must be
considered in making the order for an
oyerpass The matter of the height of
the overpass has not been definitely de-
cided. The state is interested in this
matter, as it must bear 25 per cent, OF
The expense.
When the telephone hearing adiourhs
for the holidays the commission viii de-
vote its attention to hearings in diff
ferent parts of the state on the elimina-
tion of grade crossings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
SAME MEN REELECTED
BY Barre Burns Club at Annual Meeting
Saturday Evening.

In accordance with its time -honorcd
custom, the Burns club will hold its an
nual banquet near the anniversary of
the birth of the Scottish bard on Jan.
%. This decision was reached at the
clubs yearly business meeting in Clan
Gordon hall Saturday evening. Owing
to the fact that Burns natal dav fails
on Sunday in l9l4, the banquet will be
held ON the evening of Friday. Jan. %.
Clan Gordon hall will again be the scene
OF this annual get-together and the BAN
quet will be followed by the customary
program.
The same officers who have served the
club during the year now closing were
elected again Saturday evening as fol-
lows: President, Angus Mcdonald; vice
president, James Mitchell; secretary.
Robert Inglis; treasurer, James Rae.
trustees, James X. Anderson and vii.
liam Morrison; auditor, James Smart
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
TYPHOID TOOK YOUNG MAN.
Henry Edwards of Waterbury Was Well
Known Resident

Waterbury, Dec. l5.-Henry Edwards,
for whose life great fight has been
made in the last few days, died at his
home Sunday afternoon about 4:30 of
typhoid fever. Two graduate nurses
have been in attendance and everything
possible was done. Mr.. Edwards is sur
vived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Byron
Edwards, and six brothers and sisters. as
follows; Julia Mrs. Charles Brough) of
Montpelier, Gertrude Mrs. Bert John
son) of Waterbury, Floyd Edwards of
Waterbury, Miss Ethel Edwards. Charles
and Harry Edwards, all of this place,
He also leaves his wife and little child.
He was born in Waterbury 25 years ago.
Up to his illness Mr.. Edwards was a
trusted employe of the E. T. Seabury
estate, being in charge of the warehouse
at the village. Arrangements for the
funeral have not been made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
BURIAL IN HOPE CEMETERY.
Of Mrs. Maria Mariotti, Following Fu-
neral Sunday Afternoon.

The funeral of Mrs. Maria Mariotti,
whose death occurred at the home of
her son, Romeo Mariotti, % South Main
street, last Friday evening, following an
illness of five days, was held from the
house Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The bearers were as follows: Giuseppe
Semprebau, Francisco Zampieri, Ger
manic Zecchinelli and Gaebano Lampieri.
The interment was made in Hope ceme-
terry.
There were number of beautiful flor
al offerings, among them being a wreath
from the family, a wreath from Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Zorzi and children, a wreath
from the Elks' club of Montpelier, carna
tions from Miss Rosie Fontana and sis
ters, Miss Antoinette Reghini, John Gil
acamuzzi, Joseph Semprebau and family
and others.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
WANTED ON Two CHARGES.
For Alleged Passing of Bogus Check and
Threating Family.

Franklin. n. H.. Dec. l5.-Julius SuPo-
liski is under arrest here awaiting the
arrival of Chief of Police W. L. Avery
of Oldtown. Me. He was arrested by
City Marshal Hale on a warrant charg-
ing the passing of a bogus check. He
is also wanted. it is claimed, for threat
ening his family.
Supoliski has been working and iv-
ing in Tilton and getting his mail here.
He was arrested when he called for his
letters at the Franklin postoffice. Supo-
liski told City Marshal Hale that his
brother got his wife away from him and
kicked him out of his own home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
SNOW LAST OF WEEK.
But No Very Low Temperatures, Is the
Prediction.

Washington, d. c., Dec. l5.--No indi-
cations of cold wave to cross the coun-
try this coming week can be seen at
present, the weather bureau said last
night in its weekly forecast. Continual
tion of temperatures near or above the
seasonal average is predicted with pre-
cipitation generally light and local over
most of the country.
"The next disturbance of importance
to cross the country" the bulletin said,
"will appear in the far west Monday or
Tuesday and pass thence along the
northern border to the st. Lawrence val
lev by Thursday, attended by rains and
SHOWS in the northern states"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
VERMONT BUSINESS TROUBLES.
George w. Shepardson of Londonderry
and Fred Dwire of Huntington.

Rutland, Dec. l5.-Petitions in bank
ruptcy have been filed in the office of
Clerk F. S. Platt of the United States
court by George w. Shepardson of Lon
donderry, retired, and Fred Dwire of
Huntington, lumberman.
Mr.. Shepardson gives his liabilities as
81 ,53s26, this being the amount of a
Judgment, with interest, given to Edison
E. and Martha Rowley of Londonderry
against Mr.. Shepardson in Windham
county court. His assets are $l60.1I, of
which $3.50 is claimed exempt. Barber &
Barber of Brattleboro are counsel for
the petitioner.
Mr.. Dwire gives his liabilities as 5000
and his assets as 1850, with $500 ex-
empt. His creditors are nearly all mers
chants in Burlington and vicinity. f. G..
Webster of Burlington is his lawyer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
BURLINGTON SCHOOL GUTTED.
kindergarten Building on North winoos
XII Avenue Much Damaged.

Burlington, Dec. lj.-A brick building
on North Winooski avenue, formerly a
hose house and now used for a kinder
garten and night school, was gutted by
fire late Saturday. The ianitor left the
building at five o'clock and the fire was
discovered an hour later, and the cause
has not been determined. The flames
were confined to the single building al
though wooden structure was within
a few feet. The building and contents
were insured for S2.400.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
Burying Passenger Train
Passing Through a
Mountain
FOUR PEOPLE DEAD
AND "a INJURED
Unusual Accident Happened
Near Chemnitz,
Germany

Chemnitz, Germany, Dec. l5.-At least
four persons were killed and thirty-tour
were injured by the crushing OF pas
senger train in tunnel eight miles
miles from here, which collapsed during
a slight earthquake at midnight last
night. A hurricane, which was accom-
panied by snow, hindered The work OF
the rescuers, and it is feared that the
loss of life may be greater than at first
reported
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
wEBsTERvILLE BOYS DEATH.
Mcdonald Mcleod, Aged "A, Had Been
III Seven Weeks.

Mcdonald Shaler Mcleod, the l4-year-
old son of Mrs. Anna Mcleod of Web
sterville, died Saturday after a seven
weeks illness with tubercular peri
tonitis. Two operations had been per-
formed, with little apparent benefit. Be-
sides his mother, the deceased leaves
three brothers. The funeral will be held
from the home tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock, Rev William Gartshore, pastor
of the Websterville Baptist church, Of
ficiating. Burial will be in the Wilson
cemetery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
BALLPLAYERS
KILLED IN 1913
Dozen of Them Were "Beaned" by the
Pitcher and Others Were Struck
by Foul Tips-None of Vic
Tins in Major Leagues.
tins in Major Leagues.

Chicago, Dec. l5.-Fifteen deaths is
the toll of the baseball season of 1918,
according to the figures compiled and
published here to-day. Twelve of the
victims were hit on the head by pitched
balls and the others by foul tips. All
the players killed were unskilled, none
of the major league players receiving
fatal injuries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
DEATH OF HIRAM Fits.
Occurred at South Barre Early This
Morning.

Hiram Fits passed away at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Julia Heath, in South
Barre early this morning. He was born
in Washington May 20, 1857 and had
lived with Mrs. Heath for the past "a
years. Other relatives surviving are
two sisters, Mrs. Jane Durkee of Barre
and Mrs. l. B. Palmer of Orange, and
two brothers, Homer Fits of Barre and
John Munroe Fits of Boston.
Funeral services will be held at the
house Wednesday at | o'clock, Rev. J..
B. Reardon, pastor of the Universalist
church, officiating. The iuterment will
be made in Elmwood cemetery. 1t is
requested that flowers be omitted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
REBELS SHUT OFF
WATER SUPPLY
Tampico, Mexico, Reported to Be With
out Water-Rebels, Who Withdrew
Yesterday Are Not in Sight.

Washington, j. G., Dec. l5-The lat
est messages from Rear Admiral Flet-
cher at Tampico report that the rebels
have shut off the water supply OF the
city. At o'clock this morning the reb-
els, who withdrew yesterday, were not
in sight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
10TH u. S. CAVALRY
SENT OUT ON LINE
Troopers Recently at Fort Ethan Allen
Are Patrolling Border Between Mex.
leo and the United States,

Galveston, Texas, Dec. l5.-The Tenth
United States cavalry, which reached
here yesterday from Fort Ethan Allen,
Vt, to-day left in detachments for the
Mexican border to relieve the Second
cavalry on patrol duty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
NO INDICTMENT
FOR ARCADIA FIRE
Suffolk County Grand Jury Reports
That II Could Not Find Evidence
Enough to Warrant Holding
Anyone.

Boston, Dec. l5.--The Suffolk county
grand jury reported to-day that it had
not found sufficient evidence to warrant
the Indictment Of anyone for the respon-
sibility for the deaths of twenty-eight
men in the fire in the Arcadia hotel, Dec.
%
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
PROMOTERS FAILURE
is FOR LARGE SUM
Isaac Van Horn of HOlderness, N. H.
and Boston Has Debts of Over
s77s,ooo: Assets Practically
Nothing.

Concord, n H., Dec. l5.-z-Isaae Van
Horn of Holderness. n. H. and Boston.
who is a railroad and mining promoter,
filed petition in bankruptcy in the
United States district court to-day. His
liabilities are given as over S77s.0O0 and
his assets as SlO0.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
BURNED EMPTY MANSION.
Also Suffragettes Broke Every Window
in an English Police Station.

London, Dec. l5.-Last night an arson
squad burned an empty mansion near
Bristol and broke every window in the
Richmond police station.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
CHRISTMAS TREE FOR 500.
Glover Farmer to Provide 1t for John d.
Rockefeller.

Glover, Dec. l5.--In response to an or
der for a perfect Christmas tree for John
d. Rockefeller. one about 40 feet high
has been cut on the farm OF +. H. Bean
in Glover. 1t will cost about 500.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-15
Weather Forecast.

Fair tonight and Tuesday; rising
moderate west and south
vest winds.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-26
THE WORLDS MYSTERIES
HOW DID NICKNAME, "UNClE
SAM" ORIGINATE.

The United States has been given
many nicknames, such as Brother
Jonathan" Yankee Doodle and
Uncle Sam" but the latter has al
ways been the most popular and best
understood. AS to its origin there has
been much speculation, both as to the
name and the familiar picture which
! typifies the country, the tall, lanky
! American. with the long beard, the pc
! culiar top hat, the flowing coat and
the long striped trousers strapped I'M
| der his boots.
As to the origin of Uncle Sam, "
| one story is to the effect that at the
| time of the war of 1912 there lived in
| Troy, \. Y, a man namaed Samuel
Wilson, Familiarity known Whereabouts
as "Uncle Sam who was employed
as an inspector of pork and beef
! bought by the government. Among
other contractors who made purchases
| for the government was one Ebert
, Anderson, who, having filled out a
| large contract, ordered the cases to be
marked with his own initials and ad-
1 dressed to the United States.
/ The man who did the lettering
marked these packages 'E. A.-U. S."
and when some one asked what the
initials meant he answered iestingly,
that he didn't know unless they meant
Ebert Anderson and Uncle Sam
meaning Uncle Sam Wilson. The Joke
spread first in the community where
Uncle Sam Wilson was well known,
I and then in wider circles, until finally
Uncle Sam came to stand for the
| United States. When Samuel Wilson
died in Troy in 1864. aged So years, an
Albany paper recalled the Uncle Sam
story and gave ii as the true origin OF
! the sobrquet. The story is so clumsy
and improbable that it may safely be
! classed as untrue.
Another and more probable account
| of the origin of Uncle Sam is that
when a regiment of light DRAGONS
was raised in 1903 the letters "U. s.
| L. D." on their caps was interpreted
by some wag to mean Uncle Sans
Lazy Dogs" The contrast of the mil
tia with the regulars in the war OF
, 1912 gave the phrase greater currency
and it rapidly grew popular.
| There is no record OF the phrase
Uncle Sam being used prior to 1912,
but the expression "TTncle Sans men, y
occurred in the Lasinburg Gazette OF
September, 1918, and in the True
American on October 7, 1919. The
American Daily Advertiser Of August
Is, 1916. attributed the origin OF
"Tncle Sam" to the ltters "U. S. L.
D." Just a year later the Albany Ga
zette said it arose during the war from
the letters "U. g." on the soldiers
knapsacks, and "has come into gen
eral use' This was in 1917. The AL
banv paDer added:
The Indians at the West, from hear
| ing the term "ITncle Sam" often used
have imbibed the idea that 1t is actu.
ally the name Of the president, and
while at Sacketts Harbor consider
able number of Indians and squaws
crowded around the president, wish
ing, as thev expressed 1t, to shake
hands with Uncle SAM"
This story seems more probable
than the other, for it Is easier to trace
Uncle Sam directly to the letters u
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-26

S. on soldiers caps and knapsacks
than to tracae it through Uncle Sam
Wilson, as soldiers are much given to
nicknames. The letters were used
from an early date to mark military
equipment, and it was only step from
L. s. to Uncle Sam.
Quite as interesting question as
that of the origin Of the name Uncle
Sam is the origin of the picture OF
Uncle Sam. The American public Is
familiar with the cartoon picture OF
Uncle Sam. Where did this picture
originate and how was II popularized
until it became universally recognized
and accepted as emblematic OF the
American people and government.
Careful investigation leads to the
conclusion that the modern and cur
rent cartoon picture of Uncle Sam
originated in England as caricature
of Brother Jonathan. and was adopted
and transplanted as Uncle Sam by
Thomas Mast. the founder OF American
caricature and special artist OF Harp.
er's Weekly during the civil war.
During the years of Nast's cartoon
work in Harper's he portrayed Uncle
Sam in a great variety OF situations
and attitudes, and his pictures always
told a story. Once he drew Uncle
Sam with bell-shaped hat and striped
trousers. but in shirt sleeves and with
an anron. scrubbing something. Stand
ing bv was Miss Columbia, also with
sleeves folded up and saving: Uncle
Sam. Won keep on cleaning the ballot
box while I give the bench scrub
bing."
Sometimes Uncle Same appeared
with the elephant, also created by Mast
as the emblem OF the republican
party. From the time Mast began o'"-
turing Uncle Sam there has been only
one conception of him, and that doubt
less will abide. and the affectionate
nickname will last as long as the gov
eminent.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-26

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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-26
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE CHANGED

The special on the H. & 7. c. will
leave at a. m. Thursday morning for
the footBalal game between A. and
NJ. and l.. S. T., at Houston. and re-
turning, will leave Houston at 11:45
p. m, instead of hours formerly ad-
vertised.
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FOR SALE
FOR RENT

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