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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
MILL FORCED TO CLOSE
Because of Strike of $50 Workers at
Penacook, N. H.

Penacook, N. H., July PA hundred
and fifty employees of the New Hamp-
shire Spinning company left their ma
chimes yesterday and failed to return
after the noon hour, and the mill was
obliged to shut down.
A committee waited upon the super
intendent, George Rooney, Tuesday
evening with petition signed by ma
jority of the help, asking for a 55-hour-
a-week working schedule instead of 5s,
as has been in force, and the same
wages.
The petition was received and the Of
fetal stated that the matter would be
taken up with the officers and a reply
given as soon as possible. The commit
tee asked that reply be given by noon
Wednesday, which seemed under the cir
eumstances impossible, as many of those
higher up reside ont OF town.
The employees made no demonstration.
Everything Is quiet and orderly about
the mill section. with the feeling that
the matter will be adjusted before long.
The Concord Axle company granted
the 55-hour schedule last week which no
doubt had much to do with the help in
the spinning mill here asking for a like
schedule.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
RAILWAYS JOIN IN FIGHT.
Protest Against Order Increasing Size
of Parcel Post Packages.

Washington, d. G., July 24.--Railway
representatives yesterday joined in the
fight to prevent Postmaster General
Burleson from increasing the size of
parcel post packages transmissible
through the mails and reducing the
rates A delegation representing the
railroads throughout the country laid
their complaint before senators and
representatives and prepared to protest
formally against the changes to the in
terstate commerce commission.
The movement in the Senate itself to
forestall the department changes, by
repeating the section of the parcel post
law under which the postmaster general
claims the right to regulate rates and
sizes, further crystallized when Senator
Bryan of Florida introduced joint res
oution TO repeal the legislation in ques-
tion. Another development of the day
was the postponement until Friday of
the explanation demanded by the Senate
postoffice committee of Postmaster
General Burleson for his authority TO
inaugurate the changes.
In protesting against the changes the
railwa - -strepresentatives said that at
present the roads received so per cent.
of the pay collected by express com
panies for the carriage OF packages and
complained that they would lose from
81 100000 to S20,000,000 a year on bus
mess the government would take from
express companies through the reduced
rates and increased maximum limit on
the size of packages.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
AUTO DROPPED IS FEET.
Five Persons Were Near Death at
Portsmouth, N. H.

Portsmouth, n. H., July 24.-Five peo-
pie mraculously escaped death last
evening, when a seven passenger Pierce
Arrow touring car crashed through the
railing at the Rye end of the Sycamore
bridge, throwing the occupants over an
embankment to ledge Is feet below.
The car was owned and operated by
John C. Walsh, wealthy wheat broker
of Quebec, and the party included in
addition to him Mrs. Walsh. her daugh-
ter, and Mr. and Mrs Fred L. Cummings,
all guests at the hotel Wentworth at
Newcastle.
That all of the party escaped serious
injury is considered little short of mar
velous. Mrs. Cummings and Mr. Walsh
were taken to the Portsmouth hospital
suffering with bruises, but Dr. A. C.
Heffenger and DIR. F. F. Towle, who at
tended them, state that they will be able
to leave the. hospital this afternoon.
Mr.. Walsh states that as he was turn
ing the corner of the Wentworth house
road, just before reaching the bridge, he
passed his wife box of candy. As he
looked back up the road he noticed an
other auto speeding towards him. and
that when he attempted to turn out the
machine struck a gully in the road
The steering wheel was torn from his
hands.
The large car was completely demol-
ished, as it dropped l5 feet and struck
upon its side upon the ledge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
coNvICTs BECOME UNRULY.
Threaten Trouble at Sing Sing Prison,
Following Fire.

Ossining. n. Y, July 24.-After a day
of disturbances by several hundred Of
Sing Sings 800 convicts, extra guards
were called upon last night to be in
readiness for further troubles which the
authorities fear may occur. Warden
Clancy, however, minimized the gravity
of the situation, which is a sequel to
the Sl50000 fire that destroyed some of
the prison buildings Tuesday.
Signs of dissatisfaction were exhibited
at breakfast yesterday. The fire threw
2l3 second and third term prisoners out
of employment in the shops They com
planned of the food, hurled bread and
eggs about, and protested against being
locked in their cells. They finally went.
sullenly, but after being released for
their noon meal they refused to return.
Pursued by armed guards when they
fled to avoid being confined by force.
the convicts backed against a mass of
coal picked up anthracite humps and
Indicated their readiness TO engage in a
battle. At this juncture a counter
manding order came that they were to
be allowed to roam the prison grounds
during daylight hours. The convicts
agreed to keep the peace, and did so un-
I'll the warden made a round of the cells
after supper. when the prisoners showed
their dissatisfaction further by smash
ing windows and hooting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
AN OLD RESIDENT GONE.
Warren F. Richardson Had Lived in
Barre Sixty-Seven Years.

Warren +. Richardson, for sixty-seveu
wears resident of Barre and one of
the city's best known residents, passed
away at his home, p Camp street, this
morning at 1890 O'Clock, death follow
ing a period OF poor health which eX-
tended through many years. Surviving
are his wife and four daughters, Mrs.
r. H. Edwards of Laconia, ~ H., Mrs.
Fritz W. Jackson. Mrs. P. NJ. Carr and
Mrs. A. w. MacNeil of Barre. Two sis
ters, Mrs. Caroline George and Mrs. Ce-
linda Waterman, both OF Barre, are also
living. A granddaughter, Nadine H. Ed
wards Of Laeonia, " H., and three neph-
ews. Darwin S. Waterman and Charles
j. Waterman of Barre and Sabin Water
man Of St Albans also survive.
Warren Freeman Richardson was born
in Orange March 10, lS45. He came
with his parents to Barre when he was
only a year old and had always made
his home here. tie received his educa
tion in the public schools OF Barre, at
tending the old Barre academy under
Jacob Spaulding. Afterwards he was a
student at Newbury seminary, one of
the most famous institutions of its time
III efHlolti. NOl lung dlItI iHe Out-
break Of the Civil war he enlisted as a
private, serving nine months in the Fif-
teenth Vermont regiment Co. d. His
enlistment took place in 1862 and il was
while in the service that he received in
iuries from which he never recovered.
After returning home, Mr.. Richardson
learned the carpenters trade, working
with Alfred Lane several years. Oct. 81,
1865, he was married to Alice F. Childs
Of Barre. For a time after his mar
riage, Mr. Richardson occupied farm
not far from the city. -Four children
were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson
as follows: Bertha, Mabel, Edith and
Allie. in 1887 the family moved back
to their farm in the city.
Funeral services will be held at the
house Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rev. j. b. Reardon, pastor of the Uni
church, officiating. The inter-
ment will be made in Elmwood ceme-
terry. The family requests that flowers
be omitted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
SAVED BURLINGTON HOUSE.
But Nearby Barn Was Destroyed Last
Evening.

Burlington. July PA fire which look
ed as if it would destroy the house of
Fred Garno on Searff's addition was dis
covered in a shed adjoining the house
about ten o'clock last evening. The
house is located long distance from a
fire alarm box and several minutes
elapsed before the man, asleep in the
house. could run to box 81, from which
the alarm was sent in.
Companies from station one and FIVE
responded. Because Pine street was
closed, owing to the laying of sewer,
the route by way of Shelburne road was
taken and this cost some precious sec
onds The automobile truck arrived in
remarkably short time and the chemi-
cal tanks kept the fire from spreading
to the house, which is of wood and
might easily have been ignited. Two
streams of water We're used and the
flames, which mounted high in the air.
were subdped in a few minutes. Neigh
bors assisted in the rescue of furniture
and other vehicles and the house was
nearly emptied The loss amounts to
between 5000 and S40O and is covered
by insurance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
On Finding in Cases of AL
legged Overcharge for
Vermont Farms
STATE COMMISSIONER
HAS INVESTIGATED
1t Was Reported That Ger
man Settlers Didn't
Get Full Value

st. Albans, July "a. Ebert S. Brig
ham, state commissioner of agriculture,
has just returned from Sandgate, in Ben
nington county, where he has been in
vestigating colony of Germans, who
purchased farms in that locality. He
was accompanied by Prof. A. II. Apple
mann, professor of German in the Uni
yersity of Vermont, who acted as inter
prefer, and by Newman X. Chaffee OF
Rutland. The visit was made because
report had come to Commissioner Brig
ham that these Germans had purchased
farms and did not get full value for
their money 1t is said that one OF the
Germans was forced to abandon his farm
at considerable loss.
1t was with a view to finding the facts
in the case that Commissioner Brigham
visited Sandgate, and it is probable that
he will make a report on the matter to
Governor Fletcher
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
And Threaten the Vatican
With Unpleasant Rev.
elations"
THEIR COMMANDER
PROMISES NEW GUARD
The Demands of the Swiss
Guards Were Flatly
Refused

Rome, July 24-Another detachment
of mutinous Swiss guards left the Vati-
can this morning and some of them
threatened unpleasant revelations. The
commander OF the guardsmen promised
the pope to-day that the entire corps
would be re-established within few
weeks with new and more suitable
element.
The demands of the Swiss guards were
fatty refused yesterday and as a result
the vatican was in veritable state of
siege. Count Coceoyleri, commander of
the gendarmes, has been ordered to hold
his men in readiness for emergencies.
They are in control of all exits and have
instructions to prevent any of the
guards from leaving the building with
out express permission, or from commu-
nicating with those outside. The entire
neighborhood is patrolled by strong
forces of police
Serious trouble was expected when
the gaurds were notified that all their
claims had been rejected and it had been
arranged that any of the guards at
tempting a demonstration should be ar
rested by the papsl gendarmes and
turned over to the Italian police for
transportation to the Swiss frontier.
When the reply to their memorial was
read the commander and other officers,
armed with revolvers, stood ready to
suppress any show of force.
A letter was also read from Cardinal
Merry del Val, the papal secretary of
state, strongly condemning the attitude
of the guards. This was the last straw,
as the guards had hoped that the cardi-
nal would favor their side. They de-
cided to maintain a relatively calm atti
tude, wishing, as they themselves ex
pressed it, "to obtain their rights
through persuasion, rather than vio-
lence"
They were assembled in the inner
court of the vatican and notified by
their commander that their memorial
could not be accepted by the Holy See,
as it was destructive OF the principle OF
discipline. He added that those who
could not submit to the present military
rule were at liberty to return to their
homes as freely as they had enlisted. He
concluded by declaring the organizers of
the agitation would be dismissed from
the corps.
The gaurdsmen afterward applied for
an audience with Cardinal Merry del
Val, papal secretary of state, saying
they feared their requests had been mis-
understood.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
Shot William Butler, Mis-
taking Him for Will
liam Corduan
LATTER ARRESTED
NEAR SCENE LATER
Wife of Corduan Was Muir
dered and He Was
Suspected

Newark, N. j., July 24.-William But
Ter of Kenyil was shot dead to-day at
Dover by policemen, who mistook him
for William Corduan, the husband of the
woman who was murdered Tuesday
night at Newark. Corduan was arrest
ed soon afterwards near the scene of
the shooting
The police believe Corduan killed his
wife by forcing a rat-tail file through
the roof of her mouth into the brain.
Corduan disappeared and the police
learned that he had gone to the house
of afriend near the Dover race track.
As the officers waited outside. they
saw man emerge from the house and
called on him to surrender; but the man
drew a revolver and began firing. The
man was then shot, and he proved to be
Butler He had magazine revolver and
a bottle OF poison. His presence there,
thus equipped presents another mystery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
MUST HAVE ARMS TO
PROTECT AMERICANS
Is Appeal Which Governor of Sonora
Makes To Washington, Says Mexi-
can Constitutionalists Have
No Means.

Douglas, Ariz., July 24.-Governor Pc
suera OF Sonora, commander of the Con-
stitutionalist insurgents in northwest
ern Mexico, to-day appealed 10 Wash
ington, asserting the forces under his
charge could not protect the Americans,
unless afforded means.
In a message TO Manuel Pedro Ro-
nero, Constitutionahst representative,
the insurgent governor said: II pray you
to call the attention of President Will
son TO the fact that unless the Consti.
tutionalists are allowed TO bring in am.
munition and arms, they will be unable
to maintain order and protect the lives
and property of foreigners. In every
section where the foreigners are threat
ened, investigation shows the federal
troops and sympathizers are at fault
We are more than willing to guarantee
protection if afforded the means"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
HORSE TRAINER WINS SUIT.
Had Sued Editor of English Sporting
Paper for Libel.

London, July 24.-The fair name OF
English turf received blow in the de-
cision rendered yesterday in a libel ac-
tion brought by r. Wootton, trainer,
against Robert s. Sievier, editor of the
who is an Australian, is one of the most
prominent trainers in England, and his
two sons are jockeys in the constant
employ of the best stables. Sieyier. is
a well known racing man.
Winning Post charged that Wootton
and other trainers and jockeys belonged
to a ring which made enormous sums
by betting, first entering into an agree
ment as to which horses should win or
lose. and by other methods.
The trial occupied eight days and sew
eral men conspicuous on the turf, jock.
eys and stable BOYS testified for either
side. The jury gave Wootton one forth
ing damages.
On the witness stand Wootton admit
ted that he had made fortune by bet
ting and that he had often won $4,000
on a race. His son, Frank, amassed more
than Sl50000 in few days of riding
in England.
Coming after the disqualification OF
Craganour in the Derby by reason OF
the foul riding of the jockey, the case
created widespread feeling that radical
turf reforms are necessary. Justice Dar-
ling before whom the action was
brought. declared strongly that the style
of riding with short stirrups, introduced
by American jockeys, gave the jockeys
less control of their horses. and much
hur,rei apd foul ridinc ,pas dino IN fb,g
He recommended that the Jockey club
take action ON this matter. The jury
endorsed the judges recommendation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
CONVICTS HOWLED
AS FIRE RACED
Another Blaze at Sing Sing Prison, But
1t Was Extinguished by the Prison
Fire Department.

Ossining, n. Y, July 24.--Another fire
in Sing Sing prison to-day gave mutt
nous convicts a chance for more demon
strations. The blaze started in the
clothing shop and was extinguished by
the prison fire department
When the fire broke out, every pre-
caution was taken to guard against the
escape of convicts. While the guards
and TRUSTEES were attacking the flames,
one thousand convicts in their cells
raised chorus of yells high above the
noise of the alarm.
Warden Clancy attributed the disturb
ances to the recent order for the transfer
of some of them TO the prison at Auburn
Most of the Sing Sing prisoners come
from New York, and they object to being
sent up state, where it will be difficult
for their friends to visit them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
WANTS TO RETURN TO NAVY.
Mason Z. Silver, Confessed Deserter,
Asks to Be Arrested

Manchester, " H., July "a Mason
Il. Silver OF Newport, self-confessed
deserted from the navy, went TO a store
keeper on Hanover street yesterday aft
ernoon and begged to have him summon
the police and arrest him.
Silver came here several years ago to
look for job, He could find none and
went to Boston and enlisted In the navy.
He was assigned to the hattleship Ne.
braska and deserted about two years
ago. Yesterday when he showed up he
was pretty nearly down and out, in
jured and discouraged.
Inspector Clifton p. Hildreth arrested
the marine. The Federal authorities
were then notified and the prisoner
hopes that he will be taken back soon,
as he wants to get into the government
hospital at the earliest possible moment,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
PIERS REPORTED UNSAFE.
And Are a Constant Peril To All Using
Them.

Boston, July 24--Piers, floats and run
ways in use by thousands OF persons in
this city each day, are rotten, dilapi-
dated and otherwise unsafe and are a
constant peril to all using them, accord
ing to report made to Mayor Fitzger-
aid yesterday by the board of street
commissioners.
The report followed an investigation
by the board at the direction of the
mayor following the accident in Law
renee recently when eleven boys were
drowned by the collapse of a runway
leading to a municipal bathhouse. An
accident of greater proportions is likely
in Boston at any time should present
conditions be allowed to continue, de-
clares the report of the street commits
sioners.
Runways of municipal bath houses in
this city were found to be in a greatly
weakened condition and in some cases
to be partly submerged. The gangways
and piers of five steamship lines now
regularly in use were unsafe, because
of rottenness and lack of proper repairs.
Other defects noted were decayed plank
ing. loose boards, filmsy construction,
floats partially submerged, bolts missing
in important spots and absence of guard
rails. Altogether the board found twen
ty-fve places which were declared to
be a menace to the lives of the thous-
ands who use them.
Mayor Fitzgerald ordered that all the
city owned property which was criticised
in the report be repaired Immediately
and gave orders to have the proper steps
taken to compel the owners of other
faulty places to have their property put
in safe condition at once.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
FELL OFF ROOF.
Leon Lord Injured at Littlejohn &
Mines Granite Plant To-day.

Leon Lord. derrickman employed by
Littlejohn & Milne, an Ayers street
manufacturing firm, fell from
small lean-to adjoining the main shed
while oiling derrick this morning, and
struck on his right side, sustaining in
juries which the doctor says will conine
him to the house for several days.
Broken bones, the man escaped, it was
thought.
The accident occurred before I o'clock.
Lord came to work early and planned to
oil his derrick before the days toll be-
gan. To reach set of pulleys on the
derrick boom. the man mounted a wing
of the shed which rises to an altitude of
some sixteen feet above the ground. 1t
was a damp morning and everything
about the place was slippery after the
rain Of last night. Mr.. Lord wore no
rubbers and when he leaned out over the
edge of the roof to get a good squirt at
the pulleys with his oil can, his feet
slipped from under him as though the
roofing had been a sheet of ice His
fall TO the ground was unbroken and
he landed heavily. Other men who hap
pened to be early on the job thought he
had been seriously injured. DIR. w. D.
Reid was summoned and hurry call
was sent in for Hooker & Co.'S ann
bulanee A few moments afterwards
Mr. Lord was removed to his home on
the west hill road just out of South
Barre Late this forenoon il was stated
that the man had escaped any lasting
injury, although he appeared to be suf-
fering considerable pain in his right
side
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
SUFFRAGETS
VISITED VERMONT
"Votes For Women" Automobile Came
Up From Massachusetts, but the
Women Failed To See Gov
ernor Fletcher.

With two large Votes For Women"
banners Haunting, with their auto, deco
rated with other banners suited to their
cause, and with themselves buried in APP
pealing literature, five women advocates
for the right of suffrage for their sex
rolled into Barre last evening on their
campaign tour Of New England, having
come from Greenfield, Mass, yesterday
with stops at Windsor and other places
along the northward march. The women
were Mrs. Susan j. Fitzgerald, who is
secretary of the National Women's Suf-
frage association. DIR. Elizabeth Ransom,
Mrs. George d. Morris, Miss Margaret T..
Murphy and Miss Matilda Fraser.
Mere man" was represented in the
party by the chauffeur and w. B. Rick
er who is a member of the Mems Move
ment for Suffrage.
The party ran into open competition
with a band concert on the city park
and the stay was not long in Barre.
The big car circled around the streets
for few moments and then pulled UP
at the City hotel, where it attracted a
few score of people away from the con-
cert. An hour later the visitors left for
Montpelier, where they stayed last night
This forenoon al 10 o'clock the visit
ors took up a position in front OF the
Montpelier city hall, before crowd of
about 400 people. Mayor James B.
Estee welcomed them to Montpelier and
spoke few words in introduction. Mrs.
Fitzgerald spoke for about half an hour
and Mrs, Morris also spoke.
The suffragettes carried letter of
from Governor Foss OF Mas
sachusetts to Governor Fletcher of Yer
mont and they were somewhat nettied
when they learned that Governor Fetch
er was not at Montpelier, the state capi-
tai, and so would not be prepared to re-
ceive them However, they stated that
Burlington, where they were scheduled
to be this afternoon.
This was not their only disappoint-
ment yesterday as they had intended to
call on Mrs Wilson. wife of the presi
dent. at Cornish. \. Fl. After short
meeting at Windsor the suffragettes
crossed the river to Harlakenden, where
they learned that Mrs. Wilson was not
TO receive them because of
misunderstanding in engagements. So
they motored back into Vermont and
continued their ride northward, arriy-
ing in Barre at about $3.50. On arriving
in Montpelier they sent telegram to
Mrs. Wilson, expressing regret that they
had been unable to see her.
Short Stop at White River Junction.
White River Junction, July 24.-An
automobile decorated with pennants
Votes For Women" passed through here
yesterday afternoon, stopping long
enough for a member of the party, Mrs.
Susan Walker Fitzgerald daughter OF
Rear Admiral Walker, to make ten
minute or more speech. The Others in
the party were Mrs George ?. Morris,
Or. Eliza TAYLOR Ramson, Matilda A.
Fraser, Margaret Murphy.