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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-04
Rebel Leader in Mexico Says
Armed Intervention by
Any Country Would Be a
Great Mistake-Washing-
ton Is Greatly Concerned
Mexico City, Nov. 4.-Provisional
President Huerta appears not yet to have
replied to the United States communica-
tion demanding his resignation.

Mexico City, Nov. 4.-Senor Rabago
presented the memorandum to his cblef
late Sunday, but up to to-day Pres
ident Huerta has returned no answer
and. as far as could be learned, had
guarded its contents from almost all OF
his official and intimate counsellors.
Those who learned of the Washington
note regard General Huerta's position as
one in which he viii be forced to give
one of two answers refusal point
blank to comply with the demand, pos
sibly going so far as to hand the diplo-
matte representative his passports or
the elimination of himself officially.
Those most intimate with the pres
ident insist that the latter course viii
not be taken for many reasons, chief
among which is that such action would
be tantamount to submission to the
rebels. Official Mexico is no longer in
doubt that the Washington administra-
ton favors the rebel cause, and is con-
vinced that this is the means adopted by
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
to assist Carranza to win.
General Huerta summoned to the ma
tional palace last night the diplomatic
corps, but for what purpose was not re-
vealed. Three of the ministers, those of
Germany, Norway, and Russia, We're abb
sent. They have been in Vera Cruz,
where they were in conference with
President Wilson's representative, John
Lind, who is understood to be fully con-
versant with the latest representations
from Washington.
Changes in the military situation
throughout the country yesterday in
cluded, according to the report, the ad-
vance of the rebels to attack Zaeatecas,
but the government is sufficiently strong
to resist an attack successfully. Quare-
taro, capital of the state of the same
name, on the main line of the National
railway, south of San Louis Potosio, is
surrounded by rebels and practically in
a state of siege. North of San Luis
Potoso a new method has been adopted
by the rebels to prevent the operation of
trains. Placards addressed to railroad
employees have been posted notifying
them they will be hanged if they at
tempt to run the trains. As result the
men are refusing to take out the trains
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, Nov. Al
consider armed intervention on the part
of the United States or any other power
a great mistake" said General Carran-
xa, the Constitutional leader. When
informed by dispatches from Mexico
City, telling the demand of the United
States for tho Immediate retirement of
Provisional President Huerta, he refused
to discuss the matter further until after
hearing from the agents in Washington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-04
JURY OUT SEVEN MINUTES.
And Returned With Verdict for Defend.
ant III Auto Case.

Burlington. Nov. AFTER being out
Just seven minutes. the jury in the case
OF Francis II. McCale VS.. Fayette L. Taft
Yesterday brought in verdict with
costs for the defendant.
The suit was to recover $500 damages
for injuries alleged to have been sus-
tanned through the negligence of the
defendants chauffeur. Ii was made
clear to the jury during the case that the
real defendant was the insurance COM
panv which had unidentified Mr.. Taft.
The evidence as to whether the ehauf-
feur sounded his horn was conflicting,
some witnesses swearing that it did not
sound and others that it did.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-04
FUNERAL OF MRS. SARAH JACQUES
Was Held at st. Monica's Church To-
day.

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
jacques of Chelsea, whose death occurred
at the City hospital early Sunday morn
ing, after a long illness, were held at
st. Monica's church this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock, the curate, Rev. A. c. Crit
fin, officiating. The bearers were as fol-
lows: Elmer Jacques of Barre, a son OF
the deceased, Albert Naylor of Fairfield,
a brother-in-law, Marcel Bernasconi OF
this city, brother-in-law, and Charles
Dow of Chelsea, with whom Mrs. jacques
had made her home for some time. The
interment was made in the Catholic
cemetery on Beekley street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-04
RICHARDS ACQUITTED
OF MURDER CHARGE
Jury Returned Verdict Last Evening
After Being Out for Two and One
Half Hours-Respondent Wept
When He Heard Verdict.

Brattleboro, Nov. 3.The jury which
has been trying Almon Richards of Bel
lows Falls for the murder of George
Field of the same town on the evening
of August brought in a verdict of not
guilty last evening after being out about
two hours and half Richards was
represented by George II. Thompson of
Bellows Falls and r. w Moloney OF
Rutland. When the verdict was an
nounced Richards broke down and fell
into his sons arms.
Arguments We're made yesterday
by Mr.. Moloney and Attorney General r.
=. Brown of Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-04
UNIVERSITY BUILDING
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Ohio Northern University at Ada, Ohio,
Swept This Morning and Other
Buildings Were Saved Only
After Hard Work.

Ada. Ohio. Nov. 4.-The main admin
istfation building of the Ohio Northern
was destroyed by fire this
morning, with loss of upwards of
100000 The library and many vail
BILE records were lost. and the great
pipe organ ruined. Adjoining buildings
were saved with great difficulty. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-04
FOOTBALL STAR DEAD
OF BROKEN BACK
George H. Gay, Fullback of Union Club
Team, Died at Penixville, Penn,
To-day, Having Been Hurt
Saturday.

Phoenixyille, Penn, Nov 4.--George
H. Gay of Williamstown, Mass, for
mer star player on the Ursinus college
team, died at the hospital to-day of a
broken back sustained in football game
last Saturday. He was playing full
back on the Union club team against the
Pottstown eleven and was running with
the ball when he was tackled from be-
hind and thrown heavily. Later it was
discovered that his spine was injured
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-04
Charged With Criminal Assault on 49,
Year-0ld Stepdaughter.

st. Albans, Nov. 4.-Chief of Police ],
F. Mahoney has returned from Green
vile. Me. where he arrested W. r.
Dana of this city on a charge of crimi-
nal assault on his stepdaughter. Edith
Shower, who is only Is years old. The
young girl is the daughter of Dana s
wife whom he married last March.
Dana went to Greenville a few days
ago. He viii be tried in Franklin county
court at the present term,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-04
vERMoNT's CORN SHOW.
Exposition at Windsor This Week to Be
the Biggest Yet.

Windsor. Nov. 4.-Preparation for the
third annual state corn show, to be held
here Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of this week. are about completed. The
exposition this year viii surpass any of
the past. The show will be held in the
mammoth arena on the estate of Frank
A. Kennedy. at the extreme southern end
OF the village.
One of the features viii be the harvest
dance on the closing night. Gov. Allen
NJ Fletcher viii be on hand Thursday
and will make an address.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-04
WIFE SLAYER DEAD
BY HIS OWN HAND
Ernest 6. Mccoy of Pelham, NJ H., Died
at Hospital in Nashua This
Morning.

Nashua, n H., Nov 4-Ernest G. Me-
Coy, the Pelham farmer, who shot him
self last Wednesday after Staying his
wife, died at the hospital here to-day
Mccoy had admitted he shot his wife
during quarrel, and her body remained
in their house for ten days before his at
tempt at suicide led to the discovery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-04
LONGTIME CASHIER RESIGNS.
John c. Stranahan Has Been With We'll
den National Over rs Years.

st. Albans, Nov. 4.-Because of i'll
health, John c. Stranahan, who has been
cashier of the Welden National bank for
81 years. has rendered his resignation
and the same has been accepted. In all
Mr.. Stranahan has been connected with
this bank for more than a quarter of
century, having entered its employ in
1856. He has been quite i'll and is 75
years of age.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-04
DISAPPEARANCE STILL MYSTERY
But Now 1t Is Thought Arthur Kingsley
Has Gone Away.

Nottingham, Nov. 4,-The where
abouts of Arthur Kingsley, the prosper
this county who has been missing since
last Thursday evening, is still mys-
terry. Two different parties have been
found who think that they may have
met Kingsley about mile from the
place where he was seen last on that
evening but they are not sure on ac-
count of the darkness. 1t is thought
that he has gone away somewhere rather
than that foul play has been perpetrated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-04
Weather Forecast.

Cloudy and colder tonight. with rain
or snow in Maine Wednesday general
" fair, colder in Maine; moderate to
brisk westerly winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-04

Continued on fourth page.l
Evening journal., 1913-08-27
HUGHES SAYS
WOMAN Staying
WAS ACCIDENT

After declaring that the killing Of All.
berta Dorsey, colored, aged Is years, at
Claymont last December was an acci-
dent, James Hughes, also colored, who
was brought from Columbus, o., by
State Detective Mccoy last night, was
held without bail today for court by
Magistrate Thomas S. Lewis
Mccoy left Wilmington for Columbus
last Friday afternoon and arrived home
safely with his prisoner last night.
Hughes was detained at The police sta
tion last night and at 10 o'clock this
morning was arraigned before Magis.
trate Lewis He was taken to the work
house this afternoon to await trial
Hughes was not represented by
counsel today When asked to plead
he made a statement declaring thai
the shooting was accidental. He said
that while the young woman and hi
were lying on bed. the girl play
fully took watch from his pocket
lie said he had revolver In hi
pocket and fearing either Of then
would get hurt he started to put th'
revolver under the bed when tn
trigger caught in some papers an,
the weapon exploded. the bullet strik
in the young woman.
According TO the authorities
Hughes is said to have i'll treated
the woman on former occasions anC
one time shot her in the leg.
Evening journal., 1913-08-27
END INSPECTION
OF FIRE HOUSES
East Side Companies Found by
Council to be in Good
Condition

Members Of the fire committee Of City
Council and other members Of Council
last night finished the sem-annual in
spection of the Wilmington Fire De
pertinent by visiting the companies on
the east side Of the city. AS on the
previous night when the west side com.
panies were inspected the apparatus,
houses and other paraphernalia Of the
companies were found to be in excellent
condition
Last nights inspection was marred by
an accident. but fortunately no one was
injured. While proceeding down French
street after the rain on the way to the
Delaware Company's house Fire Chief
Ainscow's automobile slSidded on the
slippery pavement and one wheel oi
the fachine was broken Riding with
Chief Ainscow was Councilman William.
of the Twelfth ward chairman of the
fire committee Both escaped injury
Evening journal., 1913-08-27
IDLENESS IS
NOT A CRIME
in DELAWARE
City Judge Therefore Dis
misses Aged Man Who Was
Tentatively Accused
DEFENDANT IN
TEARS MAKES DENIAL

Alphonous NJ. Acton, charged before
the City Court last week with idleness
and whose case went over until this
morning while Judge Churchman looked
up the law on the subject, was dismiss
ed today, the court not being able to
find precedent, despite the fact that
Blackstone declares that idleness is
crime. The dismissal of Acton, who is
So years Of age, bordered on the dra-
matte, as he made a speech. He said;
Judge, it is terrible thing to attack
a mans character with the crime of
idleness. ! am not idle. / have worked
since | was IL years Of age and l have
raised a large family. | was sick and
under the care of DR.. Willard Z. Smith.
As for not working, you know that
when man gets older his earning ca
pacity decreases and Your Honor l have
walked the streets of this city seeking
work. | have even asked for the po-
sition of driving teams and | was laugh
ed at, the employers telling me was
physically unfit"
While talking, Acton, who has the car
riage of a man of education, cried, and
when informed by the court that he had
been held under $500 bail on the charge
OF breach of the peace. he said he did not
deny that charge, owing to the rules OF
decency.
When the case was called today Judge
Churchman said Acton, your case IS
one of great many in this town where
a father or son having been idle for some
time gets drunk and then causes trouble
and in order to look into the law on the
I subject of idleness. | continued the case
until today. Undoubtedly Blackstone
says that idling is crime against the
laws Of England. and the Constitution of
this State, adopted in l776, provides
that the common laws of England, as
well as the statute laws which had here
tofore existed. should be used, provided
that they should not be repugnant to the
CONSTITUTION. ! can find no precedent
before 1916 which touches on the ques-
tion.1
The Court read several briefs from
bishops New Criminal Law as fol
lows:
"vagrancy, Idleness, &c.-Men may
odinariIy dispose of their time as thel
will. And il is not clear that thu
lancient common law of England tool
notice of mere idleness and vagrancy
as criminal; indeed, one case lays il
down that a vagrant, as such, is moi
indictable. But we find from early
times statutes authorizing summary
proceedings against idlers. vagabonds
and rogues; to be regarded perhap;
by us as regulations concerning
lpaupers. not therefore belonging tC
lour common law. Generally, in oui
State, vagrancy has been legislateC
against to such an extent as to leave
it unimpotant what is the anterior oi
common law on the subject"
The case was then dismissed. Aftei
J Court Judge Churchman said tha
while he would not say that idlenes
was not crime, he had no preceden
upon which to base his decision.
Evening journal., 1913-08-27
CITY JUDGE
PILES FINES
ON SAUR WINE

Fred Saurwine, reputed leader OF
gang that frequent Seventh and Madi-
son streets. participated in a small
sized riot there last evening, when he
attacked Arthur Haines, a colored
letter carrier. In City Court today,
Saurwine was fined s25 and costs on
the charge of assault and battery, and
$40 and costs on the charge Of dis
orderly conduct. Saurwine's reputa-
ton was declared by Patrolman
Walker to be anything but good. The
defendant, II was said, had trouble
with Patrolman Benson and Taylor
on previous occasions.
While being tried this morning,
Saurwine indulged in slang, saying
the police had cursed him whenever
he passed them.
Haines today said that while he
was passing Seventh and Madison
streets, about 10 o'clock last night
on the way to store. Saurwine, whO
was with a crowd. attacked him After
several blows had been struck be-
tween them. Haines said the gang
jumped on him. This was borne out
by Joseph S. Reynolds, of No. III
Madison street
Saurwine said the defendant prev
ious TO the fight, had cursed him anc
even went so far as to refuse to leave
his store. AS a result Reynolds fell.
ed Saurwine with a baseball bat.
Evening journal., 1913-08-27
IS MANNED
BY DYNAMITE
EXPLOSION
InquiSitive ElSmere Man Suf-
ferS Ripped Leg and
GaShed Head
LEAVES HOSPITAL
AFTER TREATMENT

Inquisitiyeness on the part Of John
Frederick, colored, aged p years, of
Elsmere, came near costing him SER
ious injury and possibly death today.
He found piece of dynamite near
his home, and not knowing what it
was, began to investigate.
After making a critical inspection
of the dangerous object, John laid it
down on a stone and struck it with
another stone. An explosion followed
and the concussion knocked the
young man off his feet When he
pulled himself together he found that
his right leg had been ripped open
and that he also had sustained deep
cut in the forehead. He was brought
/ to Wilmington and admitted at tbs
Delaware Hospital where it was
learned that his injuries we're moi
serious. After being treated he left
/ the hospital.
Evening journal., 1913-08-27
FIGHTING HORSE
WILLIS HAD
HIS DAY OFF

Despite the title Of Fighting
Horse Willis given to William J.
Willis, colored, by Hartley Anderson,
colored, charged with assault and
battery in City Court today, the peace
fulness of Willis was proven and Hart
ley was assessed SIS and costs by
Judge Churchman.
According to Willis he objected to
Hartley hitting a woman at Eleventh
and Elizabeth streets and this caused
Hartley TO hit him. Several witnesses.
among them Nevin NJ. Clouney. who
said ne saw Hartley hit the colored
woman and then cross over to Willis,
whom he assaulted.
Hartley said Willis, who had a
fighting reputation, assaulted him, but
no witnesses were produced to bear
this out.
Evening journal., 1913-08-27
SURVEYING FOR
HEIGHTS IMPROVEMENT

Tie force Of the city surveying de-
partment is devoting its time just now
10 surveying the curb and street lines
for the improvements at the intersec-
tions Of the Boulevard. Concord avenue,
Harrison. Franklin, Twenty fourth,
Twenty and Twenty-sixth streets,
Concord Heights. Within the next few
days specifications viii be furnished and
bids asked for the work Of laying curbs
and six-foot sidewalks along all the
streets effected by this improvement
together with q portionof the Boulevard
between Concord avenue and Twenty
ninth street
Wncn the work is finished it will
make a beautiful gateway into the city
in addition 60 the proposed ornamental
tion which the General Thomas A
Smythe monument viii make.
Work is expected to be started short
" on the elimination Of the railroad
crossing az Concord avenue and tn,
Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Evening journal., 1913-08-27
NO ''CRAFT"
FROM BURRIS
in Is YEARS
Rose Hill Farmer Says Market
Clerks Got Only Usual Fees
From Him
WOULD GET RID
OF THE "SQUATTERS'

George w Burris. Of Rose Hill,
was AT his stand in the King street
market today. When asked about
reported graft by former clerks Of
the market and violations of the city
ordinances, he said 81 have been
coming here for twenty-five years.
In that time / was never asked and
never paid a cent more than $3.50
for my stand rent. | sell from twen-
ty-five TO fifty barrels OF produce
each market day and have no trouble
except for room. / often have to
place the baskets under the front and
by the side of other wagons until
sell some of mine.
"I was down near Bear Station
and met a big farmer. He had the
blues because the Bear Station can
merry is not ready to take his tomatoes.
| told him that Wilmington is not
prosecuting the farmers and induced
him to pick 200 baskets and he
brought them here and realized just
double the cannery price and the peo-
pie got the benefit Of low prices
! There is a lot of talk about the squat.
ters. know of one widow who gets
eggs and produce shipped to hei
from her former home in Kent County
A farmer for years has allowed hel
to share his stand
In this way she has supported her
self aud her children. That is the kline
of squatter that is needed. Now m
one needs to kick about the banana
stands When a woman comes aloni
she gets the farm produce from bel
farmer and sends her fruit and cakei
and pies home in the same baskets
We want all the farmers we can &c
to come to market Give the peopl
plenty of produce and let the price
be as reasonable as possible. Nov
talk about sugar corn. Why there /
corn and corn and sugar corn.
Sugar corn commands a highe
price all the time than the regula
: field corn sold for sugar con Their
/, is no graft as far as | know. There !
jealousy, however, because some far
; mers want to get better stands tha
they have at present. I was trans
! ferred from Second to Eighth street
. in the market and never had to pa
cent 10 the clerk. | told him
wanted a better stand because
needed more room and he gave m
the one have at present.
Ellis r. Hicks believe the preser
market spaces are too small. M
Hicks said. There are squatters an
some farmers who sell crate eggs a
] Istrictly fresh ones. The custom ougE
, ito be broken up. Farmers are blame
! for everything. Put the stands o
: one side of King street and the farm
ers on the other side"
= Mrs Sarah Simon today said "Th
e Wilmington street markets are I'll
e best in seven States. We cannot
I held accountable for the will of th
r Lord in sending short crops and keel
: ing up the prices. Now. about ii
people who are not farmers and wh
5 are trying to make a living. Give tn
e poor folks a chance. All this tai
e about graft should be verified. tn
e way to do it is for farmers who b.
r come parties TO graft to name ii
+ men to whom they gave the none
e Why we have the biggest kind of
b market stand piled up ever so hig
and / never had to pay graft
would be better to let the marke
alone until the people know what the
q are talking about"
Evening journal., 1913-08-27
PICKS ANTIETAM DAY
FOR VETS REUNION

The twenty-eighth annual reunion
of the Society of 124th Regiment,
Pennsylvania Volunteers, will be held
at Media, Pa. on Wednesday, Septem-
Der 17,-"Antietam Day"
The committee has made arrange
ments for the annual meeting to be
held at "The Colonial Hotel" where
the business session will convene at
10 O'Clock, to be followed by dinner
at noontide, and camp fire in the af-
lternoon.
From the interest manifested. this
lre-union promises to be one of the
most enjoyable in the history of the
society, and it is hoped that all the
survivors of the regiment and their
friends will gather at the coming re-
union. Those who intend to take
part should notify Joel Hollingsworth
at Wallingford.
Evening journal., 1913-08-27
PAINTING on EAH OF C0RN.

Samuel T. Schultz, the local artist,
has recovered painting of his which
was executed on a grain of corn more
than forty years ago. The painting is
said to be the smallest in the world
and has travelled from art center to
art center.
Charles A. Wise. dead many years
ago, but who had wide reputation
as a painter in his day. declared the
grain of corn to be a masterpiece of
miniature painting. Having lost
track of the picture which he made in
1869 when he was only 10 years old.
Schultz decided recently to try to re-
cover IT,
He advertised in several foreign
newspapers, with the result that the
wee landscare came to him in its
original frame few days ago, the
painting in color and line being as
sharp and clear as on the day of its
execution.
Evening journal., 1913-08-27
WILL CONFER
ABOUT BRIDGE
APPROACHES

Members of the Levy Court, Park
Commission, and the Street and Sew
er Directors will have a conference
with the members of City Council to-
night in Council chamber over the To-
eaton of approaches for the new Third
street bridge over the Christiana riv-
er. The object of the conference is
to try to reach an agreement over the
location for the western approach to
the bridge. The Levy Courts plans
are for the approach to cut diagonally
from Fourth and Church streets
across the present park to the bridge
structure. The Park Commission OBJ
jects to giving up the park, which is
leased from the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, and some of the MEM
bers have threatened an injunction to
prevent it being taken for bridge ap-
proaches. The Levy Courtmen are
firm for their original plan 10 use ths
park for approaches, the railroad
company having agreed 70 sell ths
/ land for $4,000.
Members of the Board of Health
also will confer with City Council 10
night about the Trenton plan Of gar
bage collection which they hope even
tually to establish in Wilmington.
It was said this morning by one oi
/ the Levy Conrtmen that he did moi
know of any of the members of thai
body who would attend the confer.
ence of Council, the Park Board ans
Street and Sewer Boards tonight
The Levy Courtman said he did no
know of any invitation to the confer
ence being received by the Court.
member of Council said he knew o
a formal letter of invitation that ha
been written several days ago and h
presumed it was sent to the Lev
Court.