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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-01
SUSPICION RIFE AT
NARRAGANSETT PIER
Detectives Shadow Each Other; Visitors
Must Be Prepared to Show They
Are Not Burglars.

Narragansett Pier, r. l., Aug. 1.-The
theory that house guests of servants
were the perpetrators of the jewel rob
berries amounting to more than S22,0 at
the homes of John II. Hanan and G. c.
Rumsey here last week was declared
yesterday to be "absurd" by both Mrs.
Hanan and Mr.. Rumsey, whose wife is
the daughter of the late Il. IL. Harri-
man.
Rumors were current here early yes
terday that arrests were expected very
soon, probably before night, but this
could not be corroborated by any of
the large staff of private detectives who
arc working on the cases here,
The gaiety at the Casino and other
places where members of the cottage
colony met was somewhat subdued to-
day by the knowledge that detectives
were about.
People spoke almost in whispers about
the robberies over their teacups at the
Casino, which is practically owned by
Mrs. Hanan, and every male or female,
was Immediately placed under suspicion
of being a "sleuth."
Mrs. Hanan was told by the detectives
at ashore Acres her villa that they
had clue, but they refused to tell even
their employer the identity of the per-
son suspected or of what their clue con-
sisted The acting head OF one of the
most prominent detective agencies in
the country was due at "Shore Acres
yesterday to take personal charge OF the
case, in the absence of the proprietor of
the agency, who is in Europe.
The detectives on the Rumsey case
continued their search yesterday in
Providence, New York and Boston for
the automobile which was seen stand
ing on side road near the Rumsey
place, with the lights out, last Saturday
night. They have partial description
of the car, but they would not say
they had the number This is
one of the slickest jobs | have ever
been on" said the New York detective
in charge of the Rumsey case yesterday.
The fellows who pulled off the stunt
We're gentlemen thieves" he added.
u would be willing to wager that
the man, or possibly the woman, who
went into the Rumsey's house and stole
these jewels, was in evening clothes
Regarding the theory that house
guest might be suspected Mrs Hanan
said:
That is positively absurd. The
guests who were in my house at Shore |
Acres for the weekend went with me
70 the Casino and returned with me-
None OF them entered my room after /
eft it. Besides they are all old friends, !
people ! have known for years and !
rust my servants absolutely"
Mrs. Hanan Yesterday denied that her |
ION. Talbot Smith Hanan, had called the |
.obbery an "inside job and also denied |
hat any Of her servants We're suspected. /
She had no reason to suspect an early |
irrest, she added
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-01

Burdette, the Yale catcher, is again
PLAYING with Breton Woods in the
white mountains. Burdette has played
with the Breton Woods team for sew.
eraI' seasons now. numbering about six
The Chicago White Sox have signed
John Sheehan of Salem to play. Shee-
han graduated from st. Johns prep. last
June. Callahan has seen the yolmgster
in action and says that he is one of
the most promising youngsters that he
has ever laid his eyes on. Sheehan is a
shortstop and hits the ball hard.
This is the way one of the Pittsburg
fans sizes up the prospects of the Pr
rates in the National league race; "If
someone would break Larry Doyle's leg.
chop off George Burns head. send Chief
Meyers back to the reservation and in
duce Matty, Tesreau, MArquard and De-
maree to desert 20 the Federal league,
there might be a chance. l say there
might be a chance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-01
MRS. ANDERSON'S BABY
BADLY CHAFED, COM
FORT POWDER HEALED.

Mrs. Geo. w. Anderson, Albany,
n. V, says: "NIy baby was very bad
" chafed l could find nothing to heal
it, until / tried Comfort Powder which
proved to be just the thing"
Comfort Powder is no more like or
binary talcum powders than cream is
like skinned milk. 1t is a skin heal
ing wonder for infants and adults. Be
sure you get the genuine with the sigma
allure of E. S. Sykes on the box.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-01
IT CANNOT BE.
Statement of New Ravens Release Abb
surd on Face.

Worcester, Mass, Aug. l.--CoIonel A.
George Bullock OF Worcester, one of the
board of trustees of the New England
Investment & Security Co, said yester-
day:
81 have heard nothing of the reported
sale of the New Haven trolley hold
ings.
"As to the story that the New Haven
is to be released from the interest guar
antics on the preferred stock, it cannot
be released. That statement is absurd
on the face of it,"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-01
NEW CURE FOR THE ADIPosE.
Diathermic Treatment Removes 500
Pounds of Fat From 40 Patients.

London, Aug. I.-Prof. Nagelschmdt,
operating Wednesday in the London hos
pital, removed SEQ pounds of fat from
40 patients by repeated applications OF
his diathermic treatment. Electric cur
rent applied through a knifelike ap-
paratus acts as a bloodless eautery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-01
Americans Love Power

The American, the average American
| am sure, loves power, the ability to
do something. far more earnestly than
he loves mere living. He wants to be
an officer or a director of something,
a poet, anything you please for the sake
of being it. not for the sake of living
Theodore Dresser in August Century.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-01

Analysis of the figures shows a re-
suit quite contrary to general opinion,
namely, that it is the younger children,
from the first to the fourth grades, that
prefer the Western type of picture, and
that as these same children progress in
school their preference turns to pictures
that have a greater teaching value
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-01

Bob Hales. Irish runner, who recently
came to this country, says that he ex-
poets to do the mile in about 4 m. 20 5.
by September. According to those who
saw him run at Celtic park, New York,
short time ago, this time for the mile
is expected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-01
CASTRo'S REVOLT GROWS.
Further News of Activity of His Ad-
herents in Venezuela.

Boota, Columbia, Aug. Further re.
ports were received here yesterday of
the activities of the adherents of Cipri-
ano Castro, former president of Venezue-
la. The report that Castro himself is in
Venezuela has not yet been confirmed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-01
DETRoIT,s HOT WAVE KILLS IA.
Thermometer Shows % Degrees in the
Shade.

Detroit. Aug. Fourteen deaths at
tributed to the excessive heat, were re-
ported to the health board yesterday.
Ten were children. The maximum tenn
perature was 9S degrees.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-01

A delicious combination Of ginger. aromatics
palms. colds, chiIls, weakness, nervousness and
Insomnia Look for the Owl Trade Mark on
the wrapper LEST you get a cheap, worthless or
dangerous substitute. Forty years the standard
of purity, favor and strength. Sold by al
druggists and grocers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Plump Cupids of Talon.

The chef at the Congress worked for weeks
on the two chief decorations for the buffet
table at large reception given short time
ago. At one end of the table stood a master
piece carved out of mutton tallow specially
prepared so the heat would not melt it. 1t
was made up of a series of platforms covered
with fine fretwork of tie tallow, which
were statuettes of plump Cupids and frolick-
ing Psyches. At the top was a pair of doves.
The work was the work of a sculptor and the
figures seemed made of the purest marble. The
mellow glow cast by the tiny gold electric
lights around the base made the figures seem
alive.
The pastry chef contributed the monster
horn of plenty, made of white nougat that
occupied the other end of the table. Rainbow
colored morning gories made of " live sugar
that is, sugar that has not been boiled long
enough to take the resistance out of it-twined
around the horn. And from the mouth poured
fresh fruits. Around the pedestal of white
nougat on which it was mounted twinkled gold
electric lights to carry out the color scheme,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

perature in the studio being that of the
glacial period.
Nor is ice the only medium requiring a
frigid climate used for decorative purposes to
make the blase hotel diners sit up and take no
tice If you long to occupy niche in the hall
OF fame dedicated to those who furthered the
arts do not stock your private art gallery with
Pompeian terra cottas nor Partisan marbles
send to the butchers for barrel of mutton
fat and go to it The talow is Of white
ness that makes the finest marble look like
day old fall of snow in Pittsburgh and Of
texture that reflects the color of the surround
ing objects
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

saucy sweet peas of every known variety,
looking Ikea flock of very Japanesey butter
flies with their odd brilliant combinations of
color, Marechal Mel roses beauties, jacks,
spotless Holland hyacinths, fat Dutch tulips
make the huge glass ice boxes look like a
Michigan avenue florists shop.
The candy chef at the Blackstone construct
ed seven passenger touring with 1913
improvements, loaded with every flower known
to the florist, which was the centerpiece on
show. Green rose jars filled with Killarneys
of the same sugar and water origin decorated
the other tables. A growing cockerel, whose
iridescent candy feathers glittered with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Appeol 10 Spain of Small Funds.

The fear that assails the camp at this juno
ture is that the nougat will become too brittle
to work with. 1t is constantly shifted to and
fro upon the CRATES to keep it at working heat.
And here the wonders that may be accom-
plished with assorted sizes of pincers, shears,
and piece of wire are past belief.
Violets-tons of 'em, long stemmed single
ones and the fat cushiony New York kind
nod at you from wicker baskets of green
rushes and white reeds. They recommend
themselves to the swain who has but little to
expend on the floral outlay-for even the big
butterfly bows poised perkily on the handles
are of candy. And for him there are bou-
tounieres that would be lovely to wear Oh the
coat--unless it were April and he might en-
counter an unexpected sprinkle. There are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Some Marvellous Muller Creations.


Juan Miller maitre d'h0tel at the la Sale,
plus the chef, turned out something now in
ideas recently. With the oyster course ap-
peared an enormous shell, made of bisquc. car
ried on the shoulders of four powdered foot
men. The monster bivalve was brought TO
the speakers table. where it slowly opened,
disclosing girl dressed in shell pink messa-
line with an overtunic of pearls. She threw
pearl necklaces as well as kisses among the
diners.
With the terrapin an enormous turtle-also
OF home MISUNDERSTANDING deep sea
atmosphere. Its lifelike appearance riva]ed
those turned out by Father Neptune. On its
back perched monster yellow and green copy
of the frog who would a-wooing GO The
sea foam around it was of bsque
A glitterng tree of spun sugar, in which
nested real quail partridge, squad, and wood
cock heralded the game course. The ices were
served in jewel cases. made Of spun sugar.
monogrammed in gold, for the feminine contin
gent of the diners, and in spun sugar collar
button boxes for the men.
An engagement ring large enough for girl
to stand upright in was the grande finale. The
solitaire in this case however might not ap-
peal to fastidious maidens, as it was made Of
ice. STILL under the spotlight, it appeared
what it was-a gem of the first water
At the municipal dinner, an annual affair
given by the Association of Commerce, the
speakers table decorated with bust of
Carter Harrison, carved from that apparently
popular medium, mutton tallow. by the La
Sale chef The likeness pleased even the
mayor, and they say the sitter himself is al
ways the last person to be pleased with his
own portrait.
An up to the minute sculptor, one who can
really sculp,' is an absolute necessity to the
staff of the modern hotel. The hotel patrons
have been so spoiled by the wonders that have
been heaped before them on the tables that
they will not put up with anything in the
least amateurish-- nothing short Of an embryo
Michael Angelo will suit their highnesses now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

a recent banquet an eagle carve out of ice
with wings that spread eight feet from. tip to
tip--formed the piece de resistance A hollow
carved in its back held the caviar. The lights
from the sconces falling on its sharp surfaces
changed it to glittering unbelievable marvel.
The Blackstone keeps a man on its culinary
staff whose sole duty it is to work these mir
acles The ice--several blocks of it in case of
accidents--was especially frozen As you
watched the glittering chips fly and saw the
outlines take shape under the ice pick the eff
fects you had wrought at home with a butter
stamp seemed less remarkable than of yore.
One almost has to be an Eskimo to become ac-
climated to this branch of sculpture. the tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Ice Sculpture at the Blackstone.

In this day and age it is not eLough to oe
able to embody ideals in enduring marble. The
hotel decorator, who is ever ON the lookout fer
something definitely new is prone to use ice.
The extreme brittleness of the medium and the
appalling ratio of accidents make the insur.
ance rate on this artware extremely high. At
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

as the reception was given in the gold room.
The same craftsman served the cakes at
tea party not long ago in big pale green
scoop bonnet made of candy The white plume
lying under the brim feathery You ex
pected to see the hbers blow with every breath
of air. And the knot of candy ribbon ready
to tie under the chin was adorable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

strenuosty of his effort, proudly strutted upon
the table at chantacleer luncheon, while at
the banquet of a fraternity convention the
various chapters were represented by their
college shields done in candy-a table for each
university-on which the color note was sus-
tanned by the sugary decorations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15


~ HOSE of us who have thought the
making of pan of fudge diplomatic
achievement should visit the confec-
tionery department of an up to the
minute and trihe beyond it hotel. There
flowers bud into bloom with delicacy of
coloring that would cause Burbank to de-
spair and a naturaness that makes you in
voluntarily sniff for stray perfume
Nor would the workshop of these saccharine
wizards suffer by comparison with an up to
date laboratory-even though science is never
supposed to be sugar coated. The basis of all
the miracles wrought is simple sugar and
water sirup. Doesn't that sound easy? Try
it. And after you've coated every door knob
in the apartment and all the furniture with
lacquer of glucose-to say nothing of a sticky
trail to the call bell in the hall-in your at
tempt to make an everlasting flower box
gracefully acknowledge your defeat and call
in the janitor to chisel the extra decoration
from the immediate foreground.
To repeat, then, the start is made with a
simple sirup, 6 cooked just long enough" In
those four words lie all the shadings from
glittering success to sticky, sickening failure.
Before each aluminium kettle in which the
big bubbles break lazily stands a magician,
disguised for the nonce in cap, coat, and
apron of white. Each hairlike thread as it
clings to the testing spoon, is subjected to a
microscopic examination, and at just exactly
the proper instant the mixture is lifted from
the fame. As soon as it is cool enough for
the chef to handle without blistering his hands
the kneading begins; nor does it cease until
he has huge lump of plastic white dough on
the board before him.
1t is in this nougat medium that all the
miracles are wrought. The material is divided
and colored every shade of the rainbow-a
few that even Iris wasn't exactly on speaking
terms with herself The best of it is you can
down the most brilliant rose or exotic hya-
cinth with no premonition of the disaster that
overlook you completely when you ate the
spots off your Noah's ark giraffe.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-12
62ND congress MADE GREAT
STEPS IN TEMPERANCE WORK

WARRINGTON, D. G., March 81.
The record of results secured by the
last session Of the sixty-second con-
gress, winch are of special interest to
the temperance forces of the United
States Is by far the most significant
of that OF any session Of any congress
since the adoption of the constitution.
The most important anti-liquor
measure enacted into law during this
session was the interstate liquor ship
ment bill known as the Kenyon Webb
law.
For more than a decade the tenn
perance forces have vigorously
pressed for the relief which will be
given by this legislation depriving as
1t does all liquors of their interstate
character when such liquors are In
tended to be used in violation of state
laws.
The victory gained through the pas
sage of this bill is all the greater in
view OF the fact that it is the second
measure to be passed over the presi-
Dental veto In fifteen years.
Second only in importance to the
Kenyon-Webb bin victory is that rep
resented in the passage Of the Jones'
Works excise bill which finally be-
came law just before congress adj
journed on Inauguration day.
This measure will reduce the NUM-
Der of saloons In the nations capital
city from about six hundred to three
hundred. It also prohibits saloons
within four hundred feet of school
or church. entirely prohibits saloons
within residential sections and re-
stficts the traffic in numerous other
ways besides establishing complete
code for the strict regulation of the
liquor business in the District of
Columbia. 49, 49, s.s,s....a,. ~
In addition to these laws, the third
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-12

session of the sixty-second congress
also went on record by the passage of
a number of additional anti liquor
provisions of more or less import;
ance. Among these may be named
the measure insnrfng the continued
prohibition of the canteen in national
and state soldiers homes; the appro-
priation for the enforcement Of anti
liquor laws in the territory of Alaska
and the recognition of the value of
the international congress against
alcoholism to be held in Milan, Italy,
in September, by a suitable appro-
priation for the expenses of a delega-
ton to represent the United States
in that meeting.
The temperance forces, moreover,
succeeded in defeating the effort
made to secure the, reinstatement of
the beer canteen In the army, and all
other attempts to secure legislation
favorable to the liquor interests.
In short the congress which adj
journed sine die yesterday. is bound
to go down in history as having done
more 10 encourage the temperance
forces and to promote the movement
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-12

Declaring that adyices from the
mainland received recently show that
water experts are now unanimous in
the opinion that the meter system is
the only satisfactory way OF calculat-
Ing fairly the cost of water to the
consumer, and that nearly all OF the
big cities, Chicago among the rest,
are replacing their fiat rate system"
with meter system. Superintendent
Little of the water works exhibits a
copy of the Chicago Tribune TO sub
stantiate his statemns.
The peaper was mailed to Little by
g. Castle, who appended the following
remarks: Il think that the meter
system is correct. There are SO many
people who waste water until they
have to pay for that waste, then they
are careful"
The newspaper article, which is
signed ty the expert investigator
Henry N. Hyde, points out that every
day in the year 250. 900 900 gallons of
water are wasted in the city of Chi
cage. Hyde goes on to trace the rea-
sons Tor the loss of this immense
quantity Of water and finally con-
cludes that. for the most part, the
waste is due to the carelessness Of
housewives who do not care how
much water is wasted since they pay
fiat and not meter rate for water
consumed. go,
He states: But after everybody
has been cursed it may be worth while
to note that the largest part of the
missing ocean is lost through the care
lessness or recklessness of about ten
per cent of the people of Chicago. In
community housekeeping -as in the
family-every member suffers from
the faults of each.s And in the com
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-12

The current average rate Of farm
wages in the United States, when
board is included. is, by the month.
t20.S1; by the day, other than har-
vest, $1d4; at harvest, s1.54. When
board Is not included the rate is, by
the month, $29.5S: by the day, other
than harvest, FLAT; BY the day at
harvest, $1.87.
Wages vary widely in different sec
lions of the United States; for In
stance. the monthly rate without
board Is $3.50 In Nevada, $3.50 in
Montana, and $3.50 In Idaho; $17.10
in South. Carolina. SO in Mississippi.
and 1880 in Alabama. Details by
states will be given in the March
Crop Reporter.
Following are the averages for the
United States for the past year. with
COMPARISONS:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-12

An increased volume OF business
with declining prices OF sugar stocks
characterized the transactions of the
stock exchange for the sir days end
ed ct noon yesterday. Miscellaneous
stocks. with one exception, are all
has held TT opening figure Is Nc
Bryde, which for long time has had
but a nominal value. During the
period under review there were 2737
shares sold with proceeds of 372,324.-
BIZ and bonds to the par value Of
5000, d total OF e7f, 324.371z. against
234f shares for $5S,11E37k and bonds
to the par value Of t11 900. q total
OF Stability, for the corresponding
period ended last week. The increase
OF stock proceeds IL s19.213 and the
net increase Of all transactions s13,-
21s.
OF nine sugar stocks dealt In eight
have declined and one il unchanged,
while of seven miscellaneous stocks
six are unchanged and one han de-
cIincd Following are the last sale
quotations on Saturday and yesterday
respectively.
Opening and Closing = -
EVA Plantation Co., 2555 and $3.50.
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co..
s3.75 and 1925.
Hawaiian Electric Co, $40 and 240.
Hawaiian Pineapple CO., 4s.25 and
1915.
Hiio railroad Co. common. 5.s2H
and 6.611k
Honolulu Brewing & Mating Co.
22.75 and -. =
McBryde Sugar Co., $50 and $50.
Mutual Telephone Co., 2S and %.
Oahu Railway & Land Co. 135 and
l35. q
Oahu Sugar Co, 1874 and1s.s21s.
Olaa Sugar Co. and 2.S7K
Onomea Sugar Co., 31.50 and 81.
Paauhau Sugar Plantation Co..
1875 and IL
pahAng Rubber Co.. 1850 and 1850.
Pioneer MIL Co, 24.s71k and 24.25.
Waialua Agricultural Co.. 80 and
$3.50.
IIiloi Railway Extension skies are
unchanged It 90 and Territorial tours
are 101 first sale reported
Details Of transactions for the six
days are as follows:
stocks