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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
TAKES LIFE BY
KNIFE AND CHAIN
Fred H. Stuerwald Commits Suicide in
Mill at Dover-No Cause Can
Be Given for His Act.

Dover. n H., Nov. 3.-Fred II. Stuer-
wald. proprietor of ahe Bellamy mills
situated about mile from his city, COM
niitted suicide Saturday night. He hung
himself with chain attached to a
beam in the min and drove q knife into
his neck to depth of three inches
Members of his family can give no cause
for his act.
He ate his supper as usual Saturday
night and went TO the stable, saying
that he was going to harness his horses
in order to take his llyear-old son to
a moving picture show. As he did not
return the members of his family
searched for inl--saNnt being able to 6nd
him they notified the police.
Officer Daniel Murray and Special
Officer Thomas Leavitt investigated and
found Stuerwald hanging to a beam on
the second floor of the mill. He was
dead
Mr.. Stuerwald, in addition to con-
Quoting the grist min, made cider and
vinegar and ran small store. He is
survived by his wife, four children, a
brother, Lewis H. Stuerwald of the Dow
er fire department, and sister, Mrs.
Irving Venner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
WANT TO IMPORT ARMS.
Mexican Constitutionalists Suggest That
-d To Pres. Wilson.

Nogales, Sonora, Nov. 3,-Through DR..
Henry Allen Upper of the international
Peace forum, Gen. Venustiano Carranza
head of the constitutionalists of Mexico,
transmitted to the United States gov
ernment yesterday an official statement
which suggests that President Wilson
can solve the Mexican problem by mere
ly according TO the constitutionalists the
right to import arms freely from the
United States.
The struggle in Mexico will continue
until one side or the other is beaten into
helplessness, the statement asserts. 1t
further declares that the constitutional
lists are confident of wiping out Huerta
and his partisans in short time if
the embargo on arms is lifted.
Carranza came here from Hermosillo,
the rebel capital, with DR.. Tupper, who
had been with him there for several
days. Gen. Carranza's statement, which
was submitted in formal letter to
Upper, will be communicated by the
latter to Secretary Bryan.
Upper telegraphed to Secretary Bryan
asking him if he desired the statement.
He replied in the affirmative yesterday
adding however, that it would receive
only unofficial attention. Tupper's rec
concentrations and impressions also were
requested.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
PREDICT FAIR WEATHER.
Weather Bureau Says 1t Will Continue
Few Days.

Washington, d. G.. Nov. S.--Clear
skies and moderate temperatures are
promised by the weather bureau to prac.
tically the entire country for the next
few days
with the exception of little rain
and snow early in the week over the ex-
treme northwest and the middle and
southern districts from the Rocky noun
tains westward" said the weekly bull
letin last night, generally fair weather
will prevail over the country until the
middle of the week, when another dis
turbance viii appear over the far north
west, bringing with it some rain and
snow that will probably extend east
ward over the Missouri and upper Miss
issippi valleys and the greater portion
of the lake region by the end OF the
week, mostly as rain.
"ln the Atlantic and Gulf states, the
Ohio valley and the southwest, fair
weather is also indicated in the north.
west and extreme west after the middle
of the week.
Temperatures will rise early in the
week over the central and the interior
eastern portions of the country and will
fall somewhat in the middle plateau. but
no unusual extremes of temperatures are
indicated at present for any portion of
the country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03

AUTO AND TEAM COLLIDED.
Four Men Injured at Essex Junction on
Saturday Evening.

Essex Junction, Nov. g., sIn a collis
sion Saturday afternoon between wag- I
on driven by Frank 0smer of this place'
and G. A. Temple OF Hyannis, Mass,
and an automobile occupied by Carl
Hathaway and Capt. o. H. Parker oil
Burlington, occupants of both vehicles
were more or less injured. Mr.. Osmer
was thrown into the air and striking
ON his head received bad cut on his
forehead and several bruises on his face.
Mr.. Temple received two fractured ribs-s
Mr.. Hathaway and Captain Parker were
formers nose was broken. The wagon
was badly smashed and the fender and
radiator of the automobile were also in-
iured. The horse broke away from the
wagon and ran for distance, turned
about and returned.
The accident happened about $3.50
o'clock near the straight line crossing
this side of Fort Ethan Allen. Mr.. Tenn
pie could see the machine approaching,
which, it is said, was being driven with
out lights. He turned to his side OF
the road but was struck by it. The
occupants of the machine claimed that
the light from an approaching electrio
car blinded them so they could not see
the wagon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
His Attorneys Filed Their
Brief with Gov. Felker
To-day
SAYSINDICTMENTDOES
NOT CHARGE CRIME
Because Insane Man Could
Not Be Guilty of Con-
spiracy

Concord, \. H., Nov 3.-The finaI
brief for Harry X. Thaw in the matter
of his requisition by New York state
was filed with Governor Felker by
Thaw's attorneys to-day. The brief GOV.
ers % printed pages and sets forth that
the Indictment returned against Thaw in
New York does not charge crime, be-
cause an insane man could not be guilty
of conspiracy, while if he was mentally
responsible, he had q legal right TO es-
cape from Matteawan.
The brief further claims that the re-
QUESTION was not in accordance with the
rules OF practice adopted by the gov
ernors of different states; the laws of
New York were violated in obtaining the
indictment and the requisition was not
made in good faith. 1t also attacks the
conduct of William T. Jerome in obtain
ing the Indictment and the language
used by him at the hearings before Gov
ernor Felker.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
Cora Towne of st. Johns
bury Says That Fred Flynn
Forced Poison on Her
LATTER ARRESTED
PENDING INQUIRY
Miss ToWne Is Said to Have
Told Officer Flynn
Was Jealous

st. Johnsbury, Nov. 3.-While Miss
Cora Towne, aged "a, was dying slowly
at the hospital to-day from poison tax
en- last Wednesday at the suggestion OF
friend, according to her statement,
county officials anticipated her death and
arranged for an inquest tomorrow. Fred
Flynn, chauffeur for DR.. w. B. Fitch,
who Miss Towne says advised the use
of poison to relieve pain, has been de-
tanned. though no formal charge has yet
been made against him. The police say
that FLYNN was jealous of Miss Towne,
who was to have married another yes
terday.
The man who was to marry Miss
Towne is George Couette of Berlin, n.
H.. wrestler, whom she met a week
ago when he participated in matcn
here.
1t is claimed the girl stated to Sheriff
Worthen Saturday that Flynn gave her
some tablets two weeks ago when she
complained of pains in her stomach, and
told her to take them freely. Accord
ing to the girls mother, Flynn was ieal-
GUS of other men and threatened her.
Flynn firmly declares he is innocent.
He was present at the girls bedside Sat
urday when she made the statement re-
sulting in his arrest, but his story has
not been shaken. He says that he does
not know where she got the tablets. He
claims she had shown them to him and
he warned her against using them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
MISSING MAN SOUGHT.
COMPANION HELD
Arthur Kingsley Has Not Been Seen at
Whitingham Since Thursday-Carl
A. Perry Is Being Detained.

Nottingham, Nov. 3.-About so men
searched all Sunday in the southwest
corner of this town for Arthur Kingsley
who has not been seen since last Thurs
day evening.
Mr. Kingsley, who is we'll to do
farmer of this town, left his home about
five o'clock Thursday night and in COM
pany with Carl A. Perry, who is being
held under suspicion.
Deputy Sheriff II. X. Wilson of Reads
boro was in charge of the searching
party. No trace whatever of Mr. Kings
ley's whereabouts could be found. Mrs
Kingsley says that her husband was
not accustomed to leaving home or his
family to remain over night and she is
unable to understand his sudden dsap-
pearance.
Both men were seen in Readsboro viii
lage Thursday afternoon, and it is nm
derstood that they had two quarts of
whiskey in their possession. They each
had wagon. They went to kingsley's
home and put up his horse and then
started away on the same road on which
they had gone there. Kingsley's hired
man saw them together about half a
mile from Kingsley's home. Perry. says
that when they reached the fork of the
roads leading to Readsboro, Nottingham
and Sherman, Kingsley got out of the
wagon and started toward Nottingham.
This point is about mile and half
from Kingsley's home.
Perry is son of DR.. Crosby A. Perry
Of Readsboro, who is assistant judge of
Bennington county. Perry is a farmer
and dealer in horses. He is married
and has children. Kingsley is about As
years old, married ana mas six children.
Kingsley had a small amount of
money with him when he left home Mrs
when interviewed said that
she knew of no reason why Perry and
her husband should quarrel or why her
husband should leave home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
TWO SLEEPERS DEAD
AND THREE INJURED
When Wall of Storehouse at Hartford,
Conn, Collapsed and Crashed
Through Small House Adjoining.

Hartford, Conn, Nov. 3-The side OF
four-story brick storehouse on Front
street collapsed early to-day and crashed
through a small frame house of John
Hughes adjoining, killing Mr.. Hughes
and Eva Dooty, aged 5 years. Three
others were probably fatally injured.
The collapsed building was known
as the Lovelsnd storehouse. Faulty
construction is said to have been the
cause of the accident. All the dead and
injured were sleeping when the crash
came.
Michael Greenberg, one of the part
ners of the warehouse, declared to news
paper men that the building was dyna-
mited. He refused to assign any mo-
tive or to express himself further. The
explosion seemed to wreck the building
in diagonal manner, one whole side
the one that fell on the Hughes house
falling down.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
OCTOBER WAS WARM.
Mean Temperature Was Six Degrees
Above Normal

Northfeld, Nov. 3.-Local Forecaster
w. A. Shaw of the United States wealth
er bureau reports mean temperature
for October OF 30 degrees, which is six
degrees above the normal in Northfield
and the highest for any October since
1900. The maximum temperature for
the month was II degrees, on the 10th,
and the minimum was 90 degrees, on
the 3lst. The greatest daily range was
80 degrees on the 5th, and the least daily
range was five degrees. on the llth. The
precipitation amounted to 497 inches,
the normal for the month being 2.4S
inches. The prevailing wind was. from
the north, the total movement 5,7la
miles, the average hourly velocity III
miles, and the maximum velocity ~
miles an hour, from the southwest, on
the goth. The month was made up of
two clear, eight partly cloudy and 2l
cloudy days, the average daily percent
AGE of sunshine being 27. Rain in guam
tity sufficient to measure fell on II days.
Fog was noted on the 5th, 18th and 25th.
SIeet fell on the l4th. and there was u
on the 2sth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
.>eter Pelkey of Fairfield
Met Death in Peculiar
Manner
WAGON OVERTURNED,
HORSE FELL ON MAN
Victims Son Secured Aid,
But Too Late to Save
Fathers Life

st. Albans, Nov. 3.--Peter Pelkey of
Fairfield was suffocated to death under
his horse about midnight Saturday, when
he was thrown from his wagon on st.
Albans hill, while driving home with his
son from this city.
The night was dark and evidently the
man refined the horse up on the bank.
The occupants of the wagon were thrown
out, the wagon being turned upside
down, and the horse, in backing, fell on
Mr.. Pelkey.
The son. who was uninjured, called
Leon Lemay, who lives nearby. 1t was
necessary to cut the harness to release
the unfortunate man, and life was ex-
tinct when this was accomplished Dir.
j. r. Patton and Seectman Martin Prin-
die of Fairfield were summoned, and the
body was taken to Mr.. Lemay's barn,
where it remained until about 4 o'clock
yesterday morning, when it was removed
to the home in Fairfield
Mr.. Pelkey is survived by his wife,
two sons and four daughters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
BORN IN FAIRFAX.
Mrs. Sarah Jacques Died in Barre Sun
day Morning.

Mrs Sarah jacques of Chelsea died at
the City hospital early Sunday morn
ing, after a long standing illness of
edema. She was brought to the hos
pital from her home October 10 Her i'll
ness covered period of several months
and earlier in the fall she was confined
for some weeks in the Fanny Allen hos
pital near Burlington. She leaves a son,
Elmer jacques, who lives on North Main
street, city, and one daughter.
The deceased was born in Fairfax
July II, 1868, the daughter of Joseph
Nailor and Lucy tPelkeyl Nailor. She
had lived in Chelsea many years. Two
sisters of Mrs. Jacques, who live in
Fairfield, will arrive in the city late this
afternoon. Funeral services will prob
ably be held at st. Monica's church Tues
day morning at . o'clock, the pastor,
Rev. p. NJ. MeKenns, officiating. The
interment will be made in the Catholic
cemetery on Beckley street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
FALSE PARTITION FOUND.
Then the Raiding Officers Secured Much
Liquor in Burlington.

Burlington, Nov. 3.--A raid was con
Quoted early Saturday night at the home
of Mrs. Emma Farrell at 5S Battery
street, and quantity of liquor found.
Mrs. Farrell is now in Jail awaiting Il
hearing on a charge of keeping liquor
on hand with intent to sell, Officers
O'Brien. Gilbert and Brodie made the
raid and surprised Mrs. Farrell. For a
time no liquor was discovered but in
sounding the walls of clothes press a
false partition was found behind some
clothes and when these were taken down
three loose boards opened the way to
the secret closet, which was found to
contain 92 bottles of beer, l3 quarts
of whiskey, one and half quarts of
gin and one and half quarts of wine.
While the officers were there several par
ties. who looked as though they might
be thirsty, arrived.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
MAKING AN EFFORT
TO REMOVE HUERTA
That Is the Information Which Has
Leaked Out in Washington Though
Prominent Officials Refuse
To Discuss 1t.

Washington, ID. c., Nov. 3.-Thougl
every official of the United States gov
ernment has been cautioned to maintain
absolute silence while the plans of the
Washington administration for solving
the Mexican problem are worked out, il
became known from many well-informed
sources yesterday that a supreme effort
is being made to bring about General
Nictornia Huertas retirement from the
provisional presidency of Mexico.
The success of any plan for a cNnsti-
tutional election that may be proposed
especially in SO far as it would con
template participation by the consttu-
tionalists, depends in the view OF the
United States government on the elm
nation of Huerta. Since he promised
to turn over the executive power after
an election, the American government is
now waiting for some declaration on his
part.
Should Huerta retire in favor of an
other, there is possibility that the
United States may attempt to compose
the situation through his successor. But
if the elections are declared invalid by
Huerta so that he may continue in pow
er, the Washington administration, it Is
pointed out, would look upon such a
proclamation as an evidence of the in
capacity of the provisional authorities to
conduct an election and might come
forth with definite proposals to assist in
rehabilitating the governmental ma
chinery of the country.
just now the future policy of the
United States is being quietly and in
formally made known in diplomatic cir
cles abroad and there are intimations
that before many days foreign govern
ments generally will have been apprised
of the American attitude. The confer
ence at Vera Cruz between John Lind,
President Wilson's personal representa-
tive. and the Russian. Norwegian and
German ministers, has not been ex-
planned here, but it is thought to be
part of the program OF enlistlng the
support of foreign governments.
The belief of many officials is that if
the United States can approach Huerta
with the united backing of the nations
of the world, he might yield, but promi-
nent constitutionalists here who know
Hurta's personality declare he will new
err retire unless force is used.
one OF Ine pnases OF the sltudtloh
which is a subject of much comment in
official circles is the absence of official
denial to the many stories being pub
lished every day forecasting interven
tion of some kind or another, Such Off
cials as We're asked last night if they
would authorize denial that the United
States might use drastic measures in
case Huerta refused to yield, said they
did not care to say anything at all un-
der the present circumstances.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
GLYNN FOR INFRINGEMENT.
New York's Governor Outlines Policy of
His Administration.

Albany, n. y, Nov. 3.-An appointive
state official whose expenditures exceed
his appropriation while Governor Glynn
is in Office viii be dismissed was the
declaration made in statement issued
last night at the executive chamber.
The statement outlined policy OF re-
trenchment the governor proposes TO fol-
low. Probably the most important step
be plans is the abolition of the annual
supply bill which carries appropriations
varying from $4,000,000 to S7,000000. 1t
has provided for expenditures that state
officials made in excess of their appro-
priations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
vERMoNTER RESTORED RELICS.
Col Cary Breckenridge of Fincastle, Va.
Gets Them.

FincastIe, Va. Nov. 3-Col Cary
Breckenridge of this place has just re-
ceived by parcel post from James Bar
rett of Clarendon, Vt, package con-
tanning a majors uniform coat and a
copy of the New Testament. which
were taken from burning Confederate
wagon at Appomattox April s, 1865, and
which, it develops, We're the property
of Col. Breckenridge.
Identification of the coat and tesla
ment and their return to the owner
nearly half century later were brought
about in peculiar and interesting way.
At the Gettysburg reunion, Mr.. Barrett
and Judge Hillyer of Atlanta Ga, were
discussing incidents of the war, when
the former mentioned that he had in his
possession some property belonging to a
breckenridge and that he had made ev-
cry effort to find the owner without
success.
Later Judge Hillyer mentioned the
matter to Mrs. Lillian Wolff, knowing
her to be a kinswoman of the Breckin-
ridges, and she wrote to Col Breckin-
ridge, enclosing a letter which Mr.. Bar
rett wrote to Judge Hillyer after his
return home from Gettysburg, in which
he quoted the inscription on the front
Ayleaf of the Testament; "Lt.-Col. Cary
Breckenridge, from his friend, r. II.
Mex, May I, 1864" Then followed ap-
propriate quotations from scripture.
1t developed that these initials were
those of Rev. r. II. McKim. ID. D., of
Washington, who was the last chaplain
of the regiment Col. Breckenridge COM
.manded.
After receiving Mrs. VOLTS letter, Col
BreckinriSs~. communicated with Mr..
Barrett, with the result that the lost
articles were soon on their way south.
Both the coat and Testament are in good
condition As shown by an inscription
on the reverse side of the hyleaf, Mr..
Barrett belonged to Co. G. First Yer
mont cavalry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
THREE MEN HONORED.
For Their Efforts in Securing Federal
Building for Richford.

Richford, Nov. 3.-A testimonial ban.
quet was given at the American house
Saturday night in honor of L. c.. Leay-
ems, II. C. Comings and Sheldon r. Bo.
right, who were largely instrumental in
securing federal building for Richford.
There were 90 business and profession
al men present, and Charles H. Coan
acted as toastmaster.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
WAS PORTRAIT PAINTER.
Stephen o. Todd Died at st. Johnsbury
Center Yesterday.

st. Johnsbury, Nov. 3.Stephen 0.
Todd, well known portrait painter,
died yesterday at st. Johnsbury Center,
in his 6Sth year. He was born at Charlie
mont, Mass, and served in the Civil
war in Massachusetts regiment. After
the war he went TO Florence, Italy, to
study art, and after returning to this
country had studios at Hartford, Conn,
and Albany, n. Y. He attained CON
siderable reputation as an artist and was
man of wide culture and deep histori-
cal research. He had made his home for
20 years with relatives at the Center
He was unmarried.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
HUGE LOSS CAUSED
IN OIL REGION
Flames Spreading from One Well to
Another in Petroleum Section of
Moreni, Roumania.

Bucharest, Roumania, Nov. 3.-A loss
estimated at S5,000,000 has already been
caused by fires which are spreading
from one oil well to another in the pc
troleum district of Moreni. The fires
started yesterday with the explosion of
a large well and spread through the
whole valley and along the hillsides,
which to-day were a mass of flames.
Over twenty-five wells are burning fu-
riously and the fighting of the flames is
difficult and hazardous, as most of the
wells are in eruption.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
ACID OVERCOMES
ELEVEN FIREMEN
Police Aid Surgeon in Use of Pulmotors
One Victim Seriously
Affected

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 3-Eleven
firemen were overcome by acid fumes
and smoke in fighting stubborn blaze
in drug store at Church and Center
streets, in the heart of the business Sec
tion, yesterday afternoon. Half dozen
firemen collapsed at once. Police and
lire surgeons were forced to use pull
motors to save their lives, treating the
men on the sidewalks One fireman
was sent TO hospital, the others were
taken 60 their homes. They win prob
ably all recover.
The fire started from spontaneous
combustion in the cellar, and the firemen
were driven from the building by the
clouds Of poisonous fumes. The blaze
was confined to the cellar, but smoke
and water did $4,000 damage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
MOTHER OF MINISTER'S.
Three Sons of Mrs. Olive Stone, Dead at
Swanton, Are Clergymen.

Swanton, Nov, 3.-Mrs. Olive Barker
Stone, widow of Henry NJ. Stone, died
Sunday morning. at ten o'clock after an
illness of several weeks. The funeral
will be held Tuesday morning at l0:30
o'clock at Holy Trinity church. She is
survived by three sons, the Rev. Edward
S. Stone of this place, the Rev. Arthur
Stone, L. S. n, and the Rev. George
Stone of Florence, Italy, all Episcopal
ministers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
FELL BETWEEN CARS.
James Murphy injured on Central Yer
mont Tracks at st. Adams.

st. Albans, Nov. 3.--James Murphy
fell between two cars in the Central
Vermont railway yard yesterday, morn
ing and was severely injured. He was
removed to his home on Brigham road.
1t was found that the man was suffering
from severe bruises about his left hip,
but no bones were broken, and it is
thought his injuries will not prove
serious The cars were not moving, or
he might have been fatally hurt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-03
BAY STATE EXCISE TAX
LAW WAS UPHELD
In Opinion Just Handed Down By the
United States Supreme Court
Reduced Rate on Lemons
Also Upheld. {.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 3.-The Mas
sachusetts foreign corporation tax was
upheld as constitutional to-day by the
supreme court. Under this decision the
commonwealth will be able to collect
many thousands of dollars in excise
taxes upon foreign corporations doing
business in Massachusetts,.
The supreme court also upheld the
interstate commerce commissions order
reducing lemon rates from California to
the Atlantic seaboard from $l.l5 to 81.