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The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21

ing rules. It is vital to the safe movement of trains that rules should be explicit and uniform Tn character, so that they may be easily understood and that there may be no doubt as to their application To this end Fed eral legislation is necessary
 Among the important recommends tions for new legislation are the fol. lowing:
 That one period be fixed for the beginning of all actions relating to transportation charges and that that period be within three years from the completion of the service as to which damages are claimed.
 That a carrier which fails to de. mand payment of charges for any transportation service within a pe- riod of 90 days shall be deemed gull ty of giving a rebate to the shipper. That all suits brought to enforce or set aside orders of the Commission be directly under the supervision of the Commission, instead of as now. under the direction of the Depart ment of Justice; and that the Com. mission be charged primarily with the duty of presenting such eases fn court subject to the right of the De- partment of Justice or private indi- viduals to intervene to protect public or private interests
 That the Commission be authorized to make orders, after investigation | respecting the construction and main. tainence of the physical properties of railroads engaged in interstate com merce and rules and regulations per. taining to the use and operation of such properties.
 That the Commission be given con, trol and supervision over railway capitalization.
 That, further to minimize the dan ger of accidents, the Commission le | empowered Ito require the use ot ! block signal systems and to require the adoption and use of steel or stee anderframe cars in passenger ser vice.
 That explicit authority be giyen the Commission to examine all books and papers of common carriers sub iect to the law
 That the Commission be relieved of all duties under the parcel posr law, "or that such duties and tho standards to be applied be mora clearly stated"
 The report gives some considera ton to the law providing for physica valuation of railways. Up to ths i present time it has not been possible to do more than prepare an outline of the plans for the great task O valuing American railroad property
 The report shows that the work q the Commission increased treman dously in volume. Scores of viola tions of the law by both carriers anl shippers were investigated. In this connection the report says that 'tht
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21
ACCIDENTS DUE
 ID NEGLIGENCE
INTERSTATE COMMERCE coMMIs. SION ISSUES AN INTERESTING
 RECOMMENDATION.
Would Have Signal and Order System of Railways Systematized and Stan dardized.

Washington. Dec 2O.--Emphasizirg the necessity for further action by the Federal Government to provide great CT safety for travellers and employees upon American railroads, the Inter- state Commerce Commission, in its annual report submitted to Congress, makes vigorous recommendations for additional powers over the physical construction and operation of the roads. The commission also recom- mends that it be given authority to supervise the issue of railroad secur. ities and some measure of control over the capitalization.
 Conditions disclosed by the Com missions investigation of railroad ac- cidents during the year present a sit nation which, the Commission he lteves, ought to be the subject of i'm mediate legislation Seyenty-six acci- dents investigated comprised 51 col. lisSions and 25 derailments and cans ed the death of 2S3 and the injury of 1880 persons, Commenting upon these facts, the report says:
 The Commission again is com peIled to note the exceedingly large proportion of train accidents due io dereliction of duty on the part of employees Fifty-six of the accidents investigated during the year, or near ly n per cent of the whole number. were directly caused by mistakes of employees These mistakes were of the same nature as those noted by the Commission in its last annual re- port namely disregard Of fixed sig naIs; improper fiagging; failure TO obey train orders; improper checking of train register; msunderspnding of orders; occupying main track on time of superior train; block operator al- lowed train to enter occupied block: dispatcher gave lap order or used i'm proper form of order; operator made mistake in copying order; switch left open in face of approaching train: ex- cessive speed; failure to identify train; excessive speed; failure to identify train that was met.
 These errors are exactly the ones which figure in the causes of train accidents year after year. Their per
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false billing of freight by shippers continues. It is pointed out that se- rious abuses of transit privileges by both carriers and shippers constitute a continuing evil remedy for which is being worked out by the Commits sion. Failure on the part of carriers to collect from shippers certain de- murrage charges was made the sub ject of many investigations, because this is regarded by the Commission as one of the most msidious forms of relating. Stress also is laid upon violations of the anU-pass law, but the report indicates that these are becoming less and less frequent.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
1t Is Time To Prepare For the Proven
ton of Fourth of July Accidents.

In the June Woman's Home Compan.
ion appears an interesting editorial call
ing attention to the fact that It is time
to begin to prepare for the prevention
Of Fourth Of July accidents. last year
in the United States IL persons were
killed BY fireworks on July and 947
were injured. but the number is steadily
decreasing. Following is an extract from
the editorial;
Now is a good time TO talk seriously
with the boy about the Fourth OF July.
You know that the old kind of celebra-
tion was a nationwide massacre; you
know the terrible menace in the big fire.
cracker and the blank cartridges. But
the boy NAV not know; there are many
boys who will never know. The boy
wants the noise making engines with an
intensity Of desire few grown-up folks
can fully understand He looks upon
the possession Of fireworks on the Fourth
Of July not AZ privilege but as right
"a right established BY tradition. There
are many fathers who sympathize with
the Youngsters feeling; they can remem-
Der what hrecraekers and blank cart
ridges meant to them. and they hate %
DENY their sons e great pleasure. These
vel meaning. mistaken fathers have to
b educated. too
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
Conmencements and the Courts.

To an astonishing degree just now are
| the serious minded newspapers of the
country taken up with two great topics
commencement exercises and judicial
decisions. These have much more in
common than most people would inn
agine They are both great dispensers
of advice. In every college, as COM
mcncement rolls around, messages of
wisdom are delivered by the sages and
seers of the community, aften brought
from great distances. The occasions are
further digniied by the comforting of
honorary degrees.
The courts and particularly the high
est tribunal of the United States, are
delivering opinions too, nominally in in
depreciation OF the action of some law
making body, but at times resulting in
some befuddlement of popular opinion.
OF the Minnesota rate decision for ex-
ample, the New York Sun. with the
wealth of material available in Gotham,
set down yesterday in its leading edito-
rial these evidences of uncertainty:
Even to those reasonably familiar
with the lingering and chronic contro-
versy known as the Minnesota rate
cases it is still difficult to attain from
huc puoliShCu itpoits VI ytoItiddy ue~
cision a precise conclusion as to who
wins and who loses and what was won
and lost. Excellent phrases of certain
parts of the constitution; reminders
that contiseation is unpermitted speci-
fcally we are told that two state fixed
railroad rates are not confscatory and
stand, while one state fixed rate is con-
fscatory.
But the decision scrutinized by law
yers in its exact full text, may carry
now not evident.
1t is quite likely that the graduates
II our schools and colleges often feel the
same way toward much of the interpre-
.ations of life's mysteries which are
supplied to them. They hope the fuller
.sxt of life's experience will carry con-
,olations not yet evident. Thus the
Month of brides and of roses also gives
he world something serious to think
Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
A Husband and Wife Who Took Part.
nership Vacation.

In the June Woman's Home Compan-
ion appears a page entitled How to
Take Your Vacation" 1t is made up
of suggestions sent in by contributors.
Following is one womsn's account of
how she and her husband arranged their
vacation:
THE one thing that stood in the way
OF our taking an annual vacation was
the children. We settled the matter in
this wise: My husband secured leave
OF absence for two weeks. The first
week | went to the country while ne
stayed at home and kept house and took
care of the children. Then | came home
and he spent the other week on fishing
trip.
'You see, we're real partners; al
though, to tell the truth, believe he
got the best of the arrangement, for
il vacation means a change of occupa-
tion his first weeks charge must be
counted in on that score. At any rate
it enlightened him as to the necessity
Of my vacation"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12

clothes. One day my husband got the
neighbors in to see what the matter was
but they could not help me. My first
thought was for Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and sent my hus-
band out for it and took it until was en-
tirely cured. am woman of perfect
health and my health and happiness
came from Lydia E. Pinkham's medi-
cine. You may rest assured that / do
all can to recommend your wonderful
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STONE, Route No. 3, Malone, N. Y.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
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and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, infam-
nation, liberation, tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, bearing down
feeling, fatulency, indigestion, dizziness,
or nervous prostration. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is the STAN
dard remedy for female ills.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
AS a Result Of the Labor
Riots at Ipswich,
Mass.
VICTIM OF THE
RIOT is BURIED
No More Disorders There
Yesterday; Strong Guard
of Police Is Maintained

Ispwich Mass, June 2,-Grief-strick
en- relatives and friends buried Miss Mic
olette Paudelopoulos yesterday, less thar
"a hours after the strike rioting at the
hosiery mills Tuesday night when she
was Killed
Nearly at the same time, two leaders
of the Industrial Workers of the World
and the wife of one in charge of the
strike. pleaded not guilty to charges OF
murder in the local court. These were
Nathan Hermann and Mr.. and Mrs. Z. l..
Pingree of Lowell.
The only disorder yesterday was the
throwing Of brick at small boy re-
turning from the works. The boy was
painfully hurt.
About 400 operatives were at work
yesterday and 700 out.
The strikers planned at meeting last
night for picketing demonstration this
morning and 100 officers were brought
to town to prevent trouble.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
JAPAN NOT TO BRING
UP 14TH AMENDMENT
Will Not Charge in Official Note That
This Is Violated by California Law
Chinda to Discuss Point, How
evei, at Washington.

Toxic, June l2--Tt Is learned that
Japan decided to omit from the text OF
it, rejoinder to the American govern
ment's reply to the protest against the
California alien land law the contention
that it violates the fourteenth amend
ment. and leaves this point for discus
sion between Viscount Chinda, the Jap
anese ambassador at Washington, and
Secretary of State Bryan. The reason
Tor this decision was the conviction that
Japan's case, as nation, would be
stronger il based on the contention that
the land bill violates the treaty The
idea here is that the fourteenth amend
ment, as well as the constitutional pro-
hibition against states passing laws i'm
pairing obligation contracts might event
ually be the basis for suits brought by
the Japanese individuals
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
A Man Who Made a Million Raising
Foxes.

In the Interesting People" depart
ment of the June American Magazin
appears an article about the Hon. Charlie
Dalton, of Prince Edward Island, VIII,
heard that rare silver black fox skim
brought tremendous prices in the Londor
market and who thereupon set out t.
breed them. Dalton is now immensely
rich and Prince Edward Island is Gov
cred with fox ranches. Following is al
extract from the article:
"The farmer, whose name was Charles
Dalton, had lived for 40 years com.
monplace, monotonous sort of life on
the farm. He had been a successful
Iagriculturist, judged blythe standards OF
his neighbors. Well-educated, as are all
the island farmers, he was a man who
read a good deal and was conversant
with what was Transporting in the out
SIDE world. He knew how the markets
ranged. studied the fluctuations OF prices
and could tell you the current quotations
on grain and produce in the leading mar
kets of { world. incidentally among
other items of knowledge that found
Judgment in his brain was the fact that
silver black fox skins were becoming
extremely scarce and the price for them
was soaring.
Zone day Dalton heard from a friend
that litter of foxes had been found by
a sportsman in the ncighborhood, among
which were a couple of fine specimens of
the silver variety. In itself this was a
most uncommon occurrence and worthy
of comment, but, though the whole dis
trict was interested, Dalton was the
only one to whom the information came
as an inspiration. That day the Dalton
idea that spelled immense riches was
born.
''To secure the litter, to hide it away
carefully in the woods near his home
md to build small enclosure which
would hold the little animals in cap
.iyity was an easy task. And then be-
,an days of earnest study of the habits
md needs Of the prisoners and of ex
leriments in diet. He imported other
oxes and by degrees learned how to
,reed the animals. Constantly aiming
o secure a blacker and blacker strain, /
lis efforts were finally crowned with |
uccess. He obtained pure black speci- |
mems.
"Then came the year. not so long ago |
ow, when the fox faneier expressed a
areel to London. II contained the pelts
{ several foxes which he had killed, Il
nd his object was to test the fur mar
ct and see if those fairy tales he had
cen reading about the value of the fox
Sins had any element of truth in them.
"Auctioned on the London fur market,
ne Dalton skins brought several hun
red pounds apiece. Not for long time '
nd such fine skins been offered. They /.
ere seized with avidity and the fox
-eeder was informed that there would 4
! no difficulty in disposing of any pelts I
, would offer. The idea had in truth
owed to be a golden one. I
"Year by year. Charles Daltor shipped 6
$ skins to England and year by year i
ey brought the top prices at the Lon {
N auctions. Money flowed to him from c
er the sea, thousands of pounds OF 4
every winter, until he suddenly found o
mself rich Such an astonishing turn
fortune had never before been known
the island. 1t was almost magical in
suddenness.'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
MINERS FOR
MARTIAL LAW
So Says Adjutant-G General
Elliot at Hear
ing
OPPOSITION BY
COAL OPERATORS
Testifies Before Committee
Of United States
Senate

Charleston, w. Va, June 12.---Indus
trial war in West Virginia was yester
Iday described in the Senate mine strike
Iinyestiga tton committee, by Adit. Gen
Charles d. Elliot, who told in graphic
fashion of battles fought between mine
guards and strikers at Mucklow and
Holygrove in the Paint creek section
He told of armored trains carrying ma
chine guns that swept through the strike
district, and related stories of men am.
pushed and shot down. At least score
of shrmishes were detailed by him, in
nearly all of which men were killed or
wounded.
General Elliott told of the capture by
! the state troops of six machine guns
and 10000 rounds OF ammunition. He
identified photographs of a sheet iron
fort built by mine guards at Mucklow,
and told of the capture of hundreds of
man killing" guns, many of them "hid-
den out in hollow trees and mountain
caves, after the militia took charge of
the district. Trains held up, mine tip
pies burned, pitched battle between mine
guards and miners all were detailed by
General Elliott, who said that all of
these affairs were reported to him. He
told of general engagement at Muck
low, Hollow Grove on Paine creek, and
Ronda, Cabin creek, on Feb 10, when
mine bookeeper and miner named Es-
tep were killed. This resulted in a sec
ond declaration of martial law, and Cen
eral Elliott said that when he went into
the fields with troops on the night OF
Feb. 10. dynamite bomb was found on
the railroad tracks ahead of his troop
train.
"All of these affairs were between
mine guards and strikers" said the gen
eral. "The militia had nothing to do
with them, and | know OF them only
through information brought to me by
both sides"
General Elliott gave the committee
documents showing the operations of
the military which took charge of the
strike district during the first martial
aw period and showing the disposition
made of prisoners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
HAMPTON INSTITUTES
WORK FOR NEGROES
School of is Pupils Has Grown Into Vii
lage of Over 1000 Persons
Its Work Described.

Hampton institutes remarkable re.
suits in training negroes are wildly set
forth in the 45th annual report of the
principal, just made public. From a
school OF Is pupils and two teachers
the institute has grown into busy
educational village of over 900 persons.
with a far-reaehing influence, not only
for the races it is designed to aid, but
for the whole nation, which benefits by
the splendid work and example of Hamp-
ton graduates everywhere.
Industrial training is the keynote of
the Hampton success, according to DIR.
p. p. Claxton, United States commits
sioner of education. who is keenly inter
ested in the Hampton work. 1t is note
worthy that this industrial training is
of the most immediate and practical sort,
applied TO the ordinary producing tasks
of life. first of all in the educational
plant itself. At Hampton practically
all the work is done by the students
themselves. There are buildings to be
kept in repair and occasional new build
ings to be erected; there is a farm of 600
acres to be cultivated, with $50 cows and
young stock, 40 horses and mules. hogs
and poultry. There are horses to be
shod, harness to be kept in repair, wag-
ons TO be built boys TO be clothed these
are a few of the industrial opportu-
mites which the plant itself offers. Last
year the students received over SS6.00O
in wages, of which about one-fourth
went to the girls for domestic work in
the institute.
This year the boys of the trade school |
have built Clarke hall at a contract i
price of S26,142 The work called for /
he services of bricklayers. plasterers, /
,arpenters, sheet metal workers, steam
itters, plumbers, cabinet makers, eIectri-
ians and painters. The architect who
designed the building, after inspecting
he brickwork done by the boys, said it
ompsred favorably with similar work
" New York men; and some Of the
ocal builders pronounced il the best
,iece of work in that section of Vir-
inia.
At Hampton work is considered a priv
ege; in fact, one form of punishment
the taking away of work from a
upil. No student is ever punished by
eng forced TO work. AT the same time, ,
lbor is not insisted on as an end itself. =
ut rather as the means 10 an end. The
i'm of Hampton" saws DIR. George P.
henix. vice principal els not merely to /;
ain workmen. but to educate men and
omen who shall stand for the hest I
iings in the communities to which they
turn, and who can make their skill .
,ntribute to this end y
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12

He had nothing to work with excep
succeeded in forming quite a sIzabl
| pile. He knew that when he stepped
on it 1t would give way. so he did hi
climbing rapidly In order to make ,
| reach before being let down. The re
suit was a fall and roll. and til,
his shirt front. collar. cuffs. face anG
hands were all as black MS the ace OF
spades.
Discouraged. he examined the door
of the bin and found 1t securely lock
ed. A choice of two things remained
ly or he must kick for some one to
come and let him out. He shrank from
appearing before the girl who had first
refused him begrimed with coal dust.
But what mattered it? He had been
turned down and could not be turned
down but once. so he resolved to face
the music. He kicked
Now. 1t happened that Mr.. Ledwith
called just before Mr. Dowdy began
to summon assistance. He had be-
come tired of suspense and determined
to bring the young lady to the point
Fortunately he had missed the open
coal hole by few feet and was adj
mitted to Miss Simmonds' presence. His
appearance-he was In evening dress
with a boutonniere-was conducive to
success. Miss Simnonds thought she
had never seen him look handsomer.
There was not speck Of dirt on him
anywhere. white kid glove rubbed
all over him would not have been In
the Ieast soiled. He opened his case
Mt once by telling Miss Simmonds that
If kept in suspense any longer he
would go mad. He implored her to
end his sufferings.
Miss Simmonds was about TO confess
that she loved him when she cast her
eyes aside at the doorway leading into
the room and saw and recognized |
through the coal dust the figure of the
man she had but short time before |
refused. If his expression had then
been melancholy 1t now expressed the
wall of broken heart
What a singular being is woman.
Here was one who for years had been
dreaming of the manly beauty. the
shining habiliments of the man she
would love- That manly beauty. those
ine habiIiments were before her. and
here, too. was the man who had been
'olling in the coal hole. With a wo-
nan. sympathy is always trump
ard
II regret. Mr.. Ledwith." she said. ITO
rive you an unfavorable answer to
your very fiattering proposal. but | am
engaged to Mr.. Dowdy."
Mr. Ledwith withdrew like wound. I
d Apollo. and Mr. Dowdy's smile 5
through his mask of coal dust was I
ppalling.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-12
Production of Natural Cement.

Natural cement was produced in 1912
i'm Is plants distributed in nine states
according TO the United States geologi.
cal survey. there being no change in
the situation compared with 1911 ex-
eept decrease in production. The out
put during 1912 amounted to s2l 23l bar
rels, valued at 1867 ,..22 compared with
o2G,09l barrels, valued at s37s.533, in
1911, a decrease Of l04.s60 barrels, or
.ll.3 per cent. in quantity and of Sill
81, or 3 per cent. in value. The aver
age price of natural cement at the mills
in 1912 was AL cents a lnrrel, compared
with 400 cents in 1911.