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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07
REPORTING INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Important Case Was Argued in Supreme
Court Yesterday.

AT the close OF yesterdays session
supreme court suspended until Tuesday
when a hearing will be had on the ap
peal of the Rutland railroad from the
recent order Of the public service com.
mission ordering the construction of a
union station at Burlington.
The whole of yesterday was taken
up with arguments in the Windsor coun.
ty case of state against Duane G. Pierce
for failing to report a contagious disease
DR.. Pierce is a Ludlow physician and
the action is taken because of his al
| legged failure to report case of diph-
iberia which he treated and which re.
suited fatally for Pearl Newton, the two
year and five months old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Newton vi Ty-
son, in the town of Plymouth.
The state asserts the nature OF the
disease DIR. Pierce was treating was evi.
dent, that he did not notify a health
officer, that he treated the patient on
January 3, 9, 7 and s, 1911, and that
on Jan. the child died whereupon DIR.
Pierce gave as the cause of her death
pseudo membraneous laryngitis. 1t is
further stated that DR.. Pierce did not
notify the health officer gof the death un-
til the day of the funeral and not then
until he had been told to do so by DIR.
Kidder of the state board Of health.
Circumstances leading up to the child's
contraction OF the disease are said to
have included the sickness of Myrtle
Newton, the child's sister with the same
disease the preceding November, result
ing in her death; that the mother after
her death washed her clothes and some
time after this both the mother aud
Pearl suffered from severe sore throats.
The defense claims that DR.. Pierce
knew nothing of the illness of Myrtle
Newton or OF the washing Of the clothes
OF the diphtheretic patient by her moth
er, or any Of the facts OF the case until
he was summoned to treat Pearl Fur
thermore that DIR. Pierce did not consid-
er the case diphtheria, and unless be
suspected the presence of the disease
there was no reason for him to report
il thus. The defense also claims that
the cause of Myrtle Newton's death was
given as pneumonia and that after the
death of Pearl, autopsy was made IN
the open cemetery and cultures taken |
from Myrtle's throat were said by the |
state to contain diptheria germs, which |
The defense claims could not be proved |
because of decomposition and the infu |
snce of the low temperature The re- |
,pondent's brief on exceptions covered
,ver 80 pages.
In the case of Lucy Bowen against /
he Grand Trunk and Boston & Maine
Judge Munson yesterday ait
.rnoou directnd fha clark m ma ka emf ry
o the effect that the order allowing
he plaintiff to replead is affirmed and
ause is remanded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07
M. & w. SCHEDULE CHANGES.
$50 Mail Train Out of Wells River to
Leave at 3:45; 7 a. m. Wholly Freight

Beginning Monday, February 10th.
there will be slight change in time on
the Montpelier a Wells River railroad.
The only train affected will be the mail
train now leaving Wells River at $3.50
p. m. and its connection to Barre. Under
the new schedule it viii leave Wells
River at 3:45 p. m. arriving at Mont
pelier at 5:l6 and Barre at $40 p. m.
The morning passenger business viii he
amply taken care of by the Green
Mountain Express, leaving Wells River
at 6:05 a. m. and the mail train leaving
Wells River at 9:55 a. m.
Beginning on the same date the mixed
train now leaving Wells River at ! a. m.
viii be a freight train and viii not
carry passengers. The new arrange
ment will assure more prompt handling
OF the comPany's increasing fast freight
business
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07
300 NEVADA WOMEN
OPPOSE QUICK DIVORCE
Urge Nevada Legislature To Make Resi-
dence Period One Year Instead
of Six Months.

Reno, Nevada, Feb. Three hundred
women went to Carson City to-day to
urge the legislature to change the di-
law to reuiretwe "a nisgfJ ESl
voree law to require twelve, instead of
six, months residence. Several Reno
business men, who profit by the presence
of the divorce colony, have been waging
a fight to prevent change of the law
urged by Governor Oddie in his mes
sage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07
UNITED STATES VS.. CANADA.
Curriers' Met in Boston for the Rober
Gordon Medal

Boston, Feb. 7.-Curlers Of the United
States and Canada met here to-day in
their annual match for the Robert Cor
don medal. Thirty-six players. repre-
sentipg the Kinks Of Montreal and other
Canadian cities. are in the contests with
men from the clubs Of New York. New
ark. New Jersey. Utica, syracuse, Brook
line and Newton. The Boston trophy
has been won I3 times BY Canada and
eight times By the United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07
TO HEAR SENATOR ROOT.
Before Taking Action on the Root
Amendment.

Washington, d. c.. Feb. After a
brief session to-day, the Senate commit
tee on oceanic canals decided to take
no action on the Root amendment to re-
peal the free passage amendment OF the
Panama canal act, until after Senator
Root is heard in support, when the COM
mittee meets again next week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07
Nature Comes to Relieve
Fears of the Threat
ened Shortage
ICE Is THICKENING
IN NEW ENGLAND
Now the Ice Men Face Prob
lem of Housing Product
Before Thaw

Boston, Feb, 7.-The cold weather ol
The past week has dispelled the fears OF
an ice famine in New England the COM
ing summer. Harvesting has been be-
gun in some sections and cutting is ex-
pected to begin in southern New England
in another week if the cold weather
holds on. The problem now facing the
icemen is that of housing the ice before
the spring thaws set in, they said to-day,
Ponds in Massachusetts are covered with
ice varying in thickness from three to
nine inches.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07
FAREWELL RECEPTION PLANNED.
BY Princeton People When Wilson
Leaves March I.

Princeton y. j.. Feb. Presidents
Of this town. where President elect
Wilson has lived q years. say goodbye
to him the evening Of March 1. two
days before he departs for Washington
members Of the faculty of the univer-
sity. neighbors and townsfolk in general
viii participate The event will prob
ably take the form Of a reception at
the Wilson bungalow. There viii be a
big parade Of students. who viii also
participate in the inaugural parade.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07
WITH MEN AS ESCORTS
Dozen Suffragettes Have Enlisted for
Hike to Washington.

New York, Feb. Twelve women
from here have enlisted in the suffra-
gette army, which General Rosalie Jones
will march to Washington. The party
will leave here Lincoln's birthday and
arrive in Washington Feb. 2S. Two men
will act as escorts for the army.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07

introduced bill to provide for The
payment OF tuition for pupils in Buelr'
gore, Mr.. Foote of Cornwall called uT
the joint resolution relative to the in
PRODUCTION of bills. Mr.. Jose moved ia
amend by accepting bills from the re-
vision committee and from the ways
and means committee. Mr.. Weeks stated
that something will be necessary, as
seven bills were introduced in the House.
The resolution was amended as to date,
to read, mo bill shall be introduced aft
er Tuesday noon. February IL, 1913,
and was then adopted, SO to 63.
The president of the Senate to-day
named the following committee of con
ference on the tax bill; Senators Bar
ber, johnson, Dyer of Addison, Darling
OF Orange, and Mower.
The Senate passed the bills to estah
lish a state school of agriculture in AdS
olson county, and that relating to the
salary and duties of the sergeant-at-
arms
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07
EAST BARRE

The y. +. o. Z. win hold a whist
party in Odd Pello-r.' hall Friday night.
Refreshments ssr-ed. Admission ~
cents. Everybody come.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07

Mr.. Gordon was declared to be the
choice OF the meeting.
Secretary Gall OF the joint committee
said the Office Of city clerk aud treasurer
had been purposely left open at the corr
mittee meetings. although the name Of
the present incumbent, James Maekay.
had been considered Cortes Foley
thought his name had been indorsei and
James Grogan was OF the same opin-
ion. James Crniekshank moved the IA
dorsement Of Mr.. Mackay's name hy th-
meeting and the motion Was carried
unanimously
For assessor for a three-year term.
the names of William Mathieson and
T. f. Springer were among thOse men
TONED. Mr.. Mathieson declined. faceti-
ously declaring be couldn't assess hrn
roost. Mr.. Springer also asked that his
name b. not considered Martin Riiey
Continued On fourth rarel
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07
Ice in the Hudson.

Nyaek, N. Y, Feb. Ice, slow to
accumulate this winter because of the
mild weather, is finally blocking navi-
cation in the Hudson. The feTryboat
Rockland, which plies between Nyack
and Tarrytown, has discontinued her
trips on account of the ice formations
along the Westchester shore.
This is the first season i'll the history
of navigation on the lower Hudson that
the Nyack and Tarrytown ferry has been
able to run so late. Last year the boat
made her last trip for the season on
New Years day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07
At Meeting of Socialist and
Labo,, sn Last
~ M-vening
Z .JBT. GORDON CHOSEN
AS MAYOR CANDIDATE
Meeting Refused Permission
To Enter Ticket in
Citizens Caucus
For Mayor Robert Gordon.

For Mayor Robert Gordon.
For City Clerk and Treasurer james
Mackay.
For Assessor for Three Yesrs-Aug;s-
tus NJ. Rossi
For Auditors-John /. Wallace, Charles
A. Lundgren, William B. Marion.
For First ConstableS. L. Perry.
For Second Constable james Grogan.
For French Barre Library Trustees
William Scott, William Jones, Paul BIZ
anchi
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07
Signed by the Governor.

An act to provide for a foot bridge
across the Winooski river, in the town
of Bolton.
An act to amend sections A. 5, 0 and
10 of No. III of the acts of 1892, relat-
ing to the charter of the city of Yer
gennes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07

Fair tonight and Saturday; brisk
westerly winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-07

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05
Didry of Father Time

An old couple were married in New
Jersey the other day. after having
lived together for 40 years as man
and wife. Their first wedding cere-
mony consisted OF their jumping over
broomstick. It's long time since
witnessed a broomstick marriage.
That used to be quite a popular form
OF wedding ceremony, that or jump
ing over pair OF tongs, especially
among the Scotch gypsies. And these
people could be divorced by the blood
of an unbiemished horse. They could
go out to field where horse was
lying and saying death do us separ-
ate," be free TO we'd again.
The tongs were used to jump over
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05


flciently In the crisis OF her sink
ing he Is entitled to a command.
There Is another bit of fiendish.
unwritten insanity In the law" that
a captain must sink with his ship.
A number of such instances are
remembered. A vessel for some rea-
son sinks. Her captain does all he
can to save her passengers. He gets
passengers and crew into the boats.
launches the boats. bids everybody
goodbye. and again takes his place on
deck II the ship actually sinks un-
der his feet. IL ! understand this
ldiotic "law," he may swim. grasp a
spar or hencoop and save himself
but his foot must press the last plank
OF the vessel as II goes under water.
There Is about as much sense to
this as to the Japanese custom OF
committing suicide because the en-
peror dies.
To be sure, IL the captain is never
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05
A Little Incident of
a Recent Meeting

Plainly, the woman was drunk.
Anybody could see that. Her stiii
comedy face was flushed. She idget-
ed and swayed. Every little while
she burst forth into silly laughter
not the prpduct OF gaiety, but more
like the colicky grinning Of babes in
pain. Once she swore. Quite often
she mumbled. Sometimes across the
soiled surface OF her brain there
fitted obscene images and then she
talked in words which made the re-
cording angel weep.
Years OF downward living were in
her face. her dress. her drooling man.
ner. A drunken man IL sad enough to
look upon. But drunken woman.
one who might have been a wife. II
mother, who once was cunning.
rosy-lipped. pink-and-cream baby. in
to whose dimpled smile mother
looked with soulful tenderness
into the mire of the gutter, the finest
possibility OF life turned into the
most disheartening!
Yet around this drunken woman,
pitiable product OF mans greed AMI
cruelty. group of men and boys
gathered, jeering and sneering.
They saw not the immense waste
of precious value. the wreckage
which rightly ordered human so
ciety would long ago have salvaged
they saw not the shame to themselves
to look with cheapness upon this
tragedy--they merely jeered.
mis- particular spectacle was at Il
recent public meeting. where the poor
woman made so much disturbance
that policemen came and put her out.
saints above, but II was pathetic. A
sanctuary profaned, innocence be
spattered. beauty and purity troddel
wiz. nobody moved to thought OIL
pity. But it's like may be seen almost
any day or night In parts of this
city.
The men who made her drunR
weren't interfered with by the police
The men who helped TO hasten her
descent weren't put out OF the meet
ing. Only the woman was stoned
the woman who might have been J
cherished wife. a useful and honor
ed mother.
Could savages have done much
worse?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05
Most Annoying

Mrs. Crump looked at her friend,
Mrs. Binks, and sighed as her nus
band went out of the room.
'Ah. my dear, it's sad thing 20
see my old man losing his hair that
way-as none knows better what II
Is than yourself. Mrs. Binks,"
You speak truly, Mrs. Crump: sad
II Is. After my George had his Ill
ness In the spring. his hair moulted
off OF him. and now his heads smooth
as smooth"
1T must be uncomfortable, what
with flies ana things, not to speak OF
cold, Mrs. Binks."
well, do you know, It's not the
flies that worry him SO much, nor yet
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05
Another Auto Tax knocker.


To the Editor Of The Times:
see In your paper a protest from
Mr.. Cook. of Ashley, Mich, against
the motor tax law, and | want to join
the Auto Tax Knockers club. Why
the state of Michigan should, In q
measure. discriminate against the
sale and use OF the automobile, which
has done so much to bring prosperity
to city and country people alike, Is
more than I know. / am a farmer,
and l personally know Of neighbors
who contemplated purchasing ma
chimes, but who have decided to ride
to town behind "Old Nell' for while
at least. Some will say that the
farmer will receive great and ever
lasting benefit from the motor tax In
improved highways. So be 1t; and
he will pay for it. believe me-" The
money derived from the tax. as un-
derstand, will be used for trunk lines
only, now all the farmers Will not
live or travel the trunk roads. As
the farmer Is not tourist. he will
receive mighty little benefit from It.
Now, am not a knocker on good
roads. but I do object to paying so
cents horsepower on property
which depreciates as an auto does.
BY the way. II taxes increase In the
next 10 years as In the past. none but
millionaire or tramp can live In
the state. There 10 talk enough about
the boys leaving the farms for the
city. Give the farmer his auto, and
he will think more OF the country and
less OF the city. II seems to me 1t Is
up to the manufacturers and dealers
to make test case Of the law. as 1t
looks unconstitutional. and Is GER
tainly unjust. ID. A. JESSOP,
WILLIAMSON, Mich, Nov. 3, 1918.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05
"The Captain Who Elects TO
Go D0,Un With His Ship Is
Not a Hero but a COWARD"

TO have a command again, and is to
blamed forever for the work of the
elements. he may choose to 20 down
with his ship rather than live In
poverty like disbarred lawyer,
stripped Of his professions; but this
is not the real reason. The real rea-
son for these self-immolations il the
bosh which leads some
landsmen know to speak In terms
of high appreciation Of captain who
stands on the bridge and sinks with
his vessel while everybody else gets
OF In the boats.
The place of the captain Is on his
ship as long as there IL anyone on
board who can be saved. IL is on
hoard the ship as long as there il a
crew to command or any hope OF saw.
ing her.
And when the passengers and crew
are in the boats, II Is the captains
place TO be with them II he can leave
his ship. He. better than anyone
else. is able to look after the welfare
rape. And captain who has engin-
eered matters in one wreck so as to
save a part or all of his passengers
and crew is better captain for that
very experience. l would rather con-
sign myself 20 a ship commanded by
Captain Inch than to sail with a
captain to whom wrecks, confagra-
tons and the use OF lifeboats are mat
tiers of theory only.
Looked at from the viewpoint OF
common sense. the captain who goes
dow with his ship merely because
liz IS ship is not a hero at all, but
la coward.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05

to signify very much the same as
the Latin motto of the United States.
United we stand, divided We fall"
Either half OF a pair OF tongs Is some
what useless Welded and working
together. however. the two halves can
pick up and accomplish great deal
with most OF the burning questions
OF human existence. The broomstick
was the emblem of evil, the insignia
of the witch, and signified that evil
and witchcraft are powerless when
defied by welded love and loyalty.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05
News for Dolly.

A pretty little girl. in common
with many others. finds theological
things bewildering. When any fresh
dificulties present themselves. In the
course of tho Scripture lesson at
school, she IL accustomed to turn to
a sympathetic aunt for enlighten-
ment. "Auntie," she observed one
evening, when God made everything.
didn't he work on Sunday?"
mo. dear. When He created heav-
en- and earth in six days, He rested
on the seventh day"
well, but, Auntie, didn't He stop
at / o'clock on Saturday."
Don't be silly. Dolly" interposed
her brother. scornfully. with all the
superiority Of eight years. THAT Act
wasn't passed then. "-Tit-Bits
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05

Al old lady found Dolly crying BIT
tcrly and stopped to see what was
the matter.
You mustn't cry like that, child.
Crying makes little girls ugly"
Dolly stopped crying long enough
to look at her.
"Gee." she said, you must have
cried lot when you we're little. -
New York World.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05

country will continue to be best
known for those twins.
When things seem all turned right
around, $3.50
And life holds ne'er a hopeful sign
or getting there or gaining ground,
Get OF: you're on the Brush-st line
II having been demonstrated that
Charles F. Murphy was possible Of
being set down and out, Huerta ought
to be easy.
We have IL on excellent authority
that the price remains unchanged at
S7.75 per ton.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05
WOMAN WHO SAT ALL ALONE
~ AT HER S5i BIRTHDAY PARTY

AT HER S5i BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Did you read about the woman in Chicago gave herself birthday
prUf
IN Il il possible you did not will tell you about il.
First she called up one of the ctys and ordered table
for herself, exclusively
Then she told them howsh wanted it arranged
cake be baked and placed in the center
u of table.
She ordered that it be surrounded candles.
She directed that there Beauty her place
appointed appeared directed to her table sat
n down and ALL ALONE had her party.
The choicest from the kitchen the cellar
were brought to
their fragrance aoout hei anu the
" James o the candles danced
They brought her the Mnt paid from fat roll
y n her purse, tipping the walters handsomely
Please get this who had nobody at her
y birthday party
Int please THINK about for yourself
Our ate alone at this time unque
tionahy because she HAD TO-
Ven wager that here is woman frendles because her
exclusive birthday party proves be selfish and selfish people nave
lev frends-N0 real friends.
They don't want friends a matter Of fact
She ate alone because she WANTED to eat alone.
Had she not she orphan asylum the day before
bday asked that she be permitted 70 take dozen
~ girls the institution the theater ON her birthday ana a'er
q ~ dinner with her. l
r. would have been cake enough enough around
t & the start great those little girls would have had
Think Of the for them to sit down by that
beautiful candles realizing that was to cut
n int IL pieces for them.
little at her party just 80 well a. not ano
ut have cost her the SHE GAVE ALL TO
E1sE1F
N once again suppose this woman had said % herself
hare $780, birthday going to see how many can
" nake happy with that amount
And then suppose gone and told the man that she
IS ases 81 apiecercng that they contain
II nsak bread, butter sugar. potatoes and tea
From the poor she could have obtained the names and
families WANT through Sickness loss OF
nortions nd other
The would pleased to let her take charge the
a.vv and with her could carried meal
o would been repaid by words
~ sincere thanks light the hungry.
ink Of brought the world with her $751;
nd sitting aone-miserably alone in her selAshness
Think Of would been said for that good lady
hi q her birthday
&E Here ID the of too much money
& Another SAD Of the kind
witness much the hands OF
much bring them happiness
VI Va can't be made happy by making others happy.
papers this rch selfish woman who had nobody her
krhdsy party is an old maid
&sx# We don't doubt it,
EM ought to BE-
apologies unappropriated blessings who have
too busy doing devoted worthy life mission
n think Of getting married
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05

never nave an
other.
This "law" Is
merely unwritten
bosh of the cruel
est sort. Ii Is a
good thing that an
exception to this
rule Is to be made
in the case Of Cap
tain Inch, OF the
Volturno. He was
not TO blame for
the loss OF the
Volturno, and IL
he did his full
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05

MCSdll was tcIcpHOuSN a. hShAS '"
Mitchell" and probably with two Is.
On the principle, We presume, that
a Gagged tiger is harmless.
Our police restriction against the In.
discriminate sale of firearms should
be broadened to include the sale OF
them to madmen. also.
The election results will hardly be
construed in the White House as IN
dicating anything like loss OF con-
fidence.
Charles F. Murphy congratulated
Mitchell, but not Sulzer.
The people of New York couldn't
have paid the dead Gaynor greater re-
spect.
st. Louis policemen have been in.
structed to keep their uniform coats
tightly buttoned. Sounds as II one
of them may have had his pockets
picked
John Hand. a noted Chicago must
clan, is So years old. Or, an old Hand
at the business.
There Ia a newspaper item going
around that Archie Roosevelt Is the
most democratic student In Harvard.
Which is well unless some careless
companion happens to use big d
and Pa Roosevelt sees It.
A Georgian has divorced his sixth
wife and IL looking for the seventh.
This looks like an excellent oppor-
tunity for some woman who wants
divorce.
One Of the principal exports OF Siam
Is teakwood but we imagine the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-05

Tie cold. It's having to wear his hat
In the bedroom when he washes him
self, as you'll find out with your good
man. You see, not having any hair
to go by now, he can't tell when he's
finished washing his face unless he
keeps his hat on. That's the bother
OF it."