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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
Although Fewer Homicides
Than in the Year
Previous
RATE IS 81 PER
100000 IN 1912
Italy a Safer Place to Live
Memphis Worst City
of All

New York, Nov. Tn an article on
the homicide record of American cities
bv L. l.. Hoffman in the current issue OF
the Spectator, the year 1912 shows
slight improvement over the preceding
year in 80 large cities. The highest rate
was in 1907, when it reached an average
of S.S for every 100000 OF population
The city of Memphis, Tenn, leads N
the number of homicides not only in l9lZ
but in the decade ending last year. With
an average of 6.S for every 100000 popu..
lation in Manhattan and the Bronx and
an average of "A in Brooklyn last year,
New York compares favorably with 9TH
err large cities in the United States. The
average in Memphis last year was 64.3
and ST. for the preceding 10 years.
Chicago last year had an average OF SO,
San Francisco IL; Cincinnati, ll.3, and
New Orleans, 27.5.
The comparative mortality from homi-
eide has been lowest in the eastern states
during the last 10 years. The rate per
100000 of population for the last decade
was as and for last year 46 In the
Central states it was 81 and 80, re-
spectively; in the southern states l5,I
and 20.2, and in the western states SO
and 1913.
After drawing comparisons in the aver
age for 30 American cities since 1858,
Mr.. Hoffman says: considered by de-
eennial periods, it is shown that for the
first 10 years the average rate remained
stationary at 40 per 100000 population
against an average of rs for the decade
ending with 1912. In part, the increase
in rate is probably more apparent than
real on account of the efforts of the reg
istration offices, including the division
of vital statistics of the census, to bring
about more correct and complete class
ification of all deaths from violence.
sIn the case of the city of Memphis,
controversy has arisen with reference
to the unenviable homicide record OF that
city, but the experience of 1912 again
confirms the accuracy of previous inves-
LEGATIONS, that the Memphis homicide
rate is unquestionably the highest for
any locality in the United States. 1t is
argued, and of course with some force,
that the rate is unduly increased by the
murder of persons who reside within a
reasonable distance of Memphis, in most,
If not all of which, territory total pro-
hibition prevails"
The average homicide rate for Italy
for the five years ending with 1910 was
80 per 100000 of population; London's
average was 1.0l, and for the decade end
ing with 1910 the rate in Prussia was
Isl.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
THE BUSINESS
FARMERS CORNER
cocKERELs FOR BREEDING.
Breed from Your Best and They Will
Get Better Themselves.
BY C. s. VALENTINE,
Poultry Breeder and Expert.

- -.
Ii every FARMER "ouiu '"Ae ioi n'o
breeding rule "Only the best is good
enouob for me" farm raised stock would
;o,, ;,, =, ,,,oIitv Irnon tho
d ~,
parent depends tue 'aiue Vi "ii 'h". wa
be raised from them. The best IS likeiy
to be worth twice as much as the poor
est. Why not have them all best
DO you raise lUO chlckehs, ABOUT nity
of which are males? Pick out the best
one of the fifty for the head OF next
years flock and the next best Tor
reserve bird in case OF accident 70 the
best one. Choose the best SIX old hens
to put with this best male. he sure
that they lay good eggs, well shaped
well colored, strong IN smell ana OF GOOD
size. Do you know that just doing this
will insure you against one-halt OF the
losses you have had?
You say that being on farm, You
cannot bother to keep your best birds
separate for breeders.
If it is really too much trouble TO pen
off small flock of breeders, sell of
every bird that is second best or worse.
Keep nothing but the best next fall,
even if only few, and next year you
will see results.
1t is not feed alone that gives you a
lusty flock. 1t is matter of shade or
sunshine as the chicks desire it; of wa
ter, fresh and in clean dishes, all the
while, instead of when you happen to
think of it: of milk or meat or bone
n,aal ~ moka a oood frame az we'll as
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
NEW YORK USES NATURAL COS.
Eight and 0ne-half Billion Cubic Feet
Produced from Wells in 1912.

The year 1912 surpassed all previous
years in the quantity and value of nat
ural gas produced in New York, while
large volumes were also imported from
Pennsylvania.
The total quantity of gas produced
in New York in 1912 is estimated by Z.
w. Parker, of the United States geo.
logical survey, at S,625,079,000 cubic
feet, valued at $2,343,379. On the other
hand, the consumption of gas in New
York during the year was 1927 $4,000
cubic feet, valued at S4,S66,S2l, an aver
age price of ISIS cents thousand cubic
feet.
Late in 1911 an excitement was Great
ed by the discovery of gas in the neigh
borhood of Orchard Park, where at a
depth of l,625 to |, 675 feet gas wells
with a pressure of $50 to Cps pounds
were brought in. Several companies
were organized to exploit this territory,
with most encouraging results. During
the year 1912 out of total of 70 wells
completed in Erie county only ii were
dry holes. These gas wells range in
depth from 900 TO 1000 feet and have
a rock pressure of 1876 to $50 pounds.
These new wells have materially in
creased the gas production of the state.
The larger proportion of the gas con-
sumed i'm New York is consumed for
domestic purposes. the estimated amount
so used being l5,32a.Sll 900 cubic feet,
valued at 81, 5s3,4l4, an average price
of 2o.90 cents thousand cubic feet val
ued at $3.50, 407, was consumed in the in
dustries.
The differences between the value of
the gas consumed in New York and the
value. of gas produced in New York
which in 1912 amounted to 2,523 APP
represents the amount received for gas
piped into this state from Pennsylvania.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07

Ia serious question whether, for the pro-
lection of their water supplies, states
should not limit the proportion of tim
Der to be cut off from any given acreage.
The meat packers are advocating laws
to compel farmers to raise their bull
calves for beef, but laws to prevent the
lumber companies from stripping the
hillsides OF trees seem far more needed
BROOKLYN Eagle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
GIRLS OF SCHOOL AGE
Need Or. Williams Pink Pills to Keep
Their Blood in Good Order.

Girls in their teens are often troubled
with thin blood, making the complexion
pale, sometimes greenish, the cheeks
thin. the lips colorless. There is short
ness of breath after theslightest exertion,
q general feeling of WEAKNESS and dis
inclination to study or work. Sometimes
a slight cough causes feeling of alarm
that the lungs may be affected.
There is one remedy that will surely
correct this form of ananlia in growing
girls and that is DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
The action of these pills in such cases is
direct and certain.
Every mother whose daughter is pale
and thin owes it to her child's future to
at once give her course Of treatment
with DIR. Williams Pink Pills. Neglect
at this time may result in lifetime of
misery. Your druggist sells DR.. VIII
hams' Pink Pills.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
Held To What He Had.

There is a young physician who has
never been able to smoke cigar. "Just
one poisons me-" says the youthful doc
tor.
Recently the doctor was invited to a
large dinner party. When the women
had left the table cigars were accepted
by all the men except the physician.
Seeing his friend refuse the cigar, the
host in astonishment exclaimed;
sWhatl not smoking Why my dear
fellow. you lose half your dinneri"
ayes. know ] do" meekly replied
the doctor. "but If smoked one ] should
lose the whole of it."-Chicago Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
ExUBERANT vERBosITY.
Medical Journal Makes Sport at Expense
of LAWYERS.

The medical profession is perennially
accused of lack OF clarity of expression
in dealing with medical subjects. In the
accusation there is a certain amount of
justice, but the critics forget that many
scientific subjects, especially those of a
technical nature, cannot easily be dealt
with in the language of the street. New
ertheless, the charge that we are not
clear and direct in our method of ex-
preston, says The Journal of the Ameri-
can Medical Association, makes us sad.
That is, until we happen to get hold OF
! a piece of composition written in legal
phraseology. Then by comparison the
most turbid of medical expressions be-
come clear. These facts are suggested
by reading charge made by grand
jury against a physician who had rem
dered a bill against the county for more
than was due him. Briefly, the doctor
had claimed to vaccine ~ more persons
than he actually had yaccinated, and
thus obtained from the county 1927 which
did not belong to him. The misdemean-
or was not an involved one but the
grand jury stated it thus:
'John Doe, on the fourth day of March,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twelve, in the county
aforesaid, with force and arms did I'M
lawfully, by using deceitful means, art
full practices, defraud and cheat the coun-
ty of in the state of - out
of the sum of $27.
IL Ia .rAf
sufficiently overwhelming, the grand jury
goes into details regarding this misde-
meanor thus:
"The said John Doe then and there
represented to said board of commits
sioners that he vaccinated the above
named persons and the said board then
and there paid the said John Doe one
dollar each for the above-named persons,
and said payment was made upon said
representation, and said representation
so made by the said Doe that he vac
cinated the above-named persons was
false, and made by the said Doe for the
purpose of cheating and defrauding the
said county OF and said board OF
commissioners of roads and revenues of
said county out of the sum of twenty
seven dollars, and because of said false
representation said county of - was
cheated and defrauded by the said John
Doe out of said sum of money, contrary
to the laws of said state, good order,
peace and dignity thereof"
A noted English statesman, long since
dead, once accused his political opponent
on the floor of the House of Commons
Of being Intoxicated with the exuber-
ance of his own verbosity." A study
Of legal phraseology leads the layman
to wonder if this is not a species of in
toxication INDUCED in by those who are
submerged in an otherwise dry subject,
If SO, new field of investigation may
be opened up. A study of the pathology
Of the verbal "jag" might throw some
light on this obscure subject.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
Chosen W. c. T. U. Head for 18th Time.

Asbury Park, n. j., Nov. 5.-For the
18th time Mrs. l.. NJ. N. Stevens of Port
land, Me-, yesterday was unanimously
reelected president of the National w.
&c. T. u, in session here. The other gen
eral officers who also were reehosen are;
Vice president at large, Miss Anna A.
Gordon, Evanston, ILL.,; corresponding sec
rotary, Mrs. Frances P. Parks, Evanston,
ILL.,; recording secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth
Preston Anderson, jamestown, n. D.; as
sistant recording secretary, Mrs. Sara II.
Hoge, Lincoln. Va, and treasurer. Mrs.
Elizabeth P. Hutchinson, Evanston, Ill.
The voting strength of the convention
was reported by the credentials commit
tee to be 70S. The next largest conven-
ton was that held at Nashville, Tenn,
in 1907, when 60l delegates were pres
emit
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07

two seconds, and away they 60, shrivel,
vanish. No more cotton-rings to make
the corn sharper and more bulgy, no
more bandages to stop circulation and
stick to the stocking No more salyes to
turn the flesh raw and make the corn
"pull," no more knives or razors with
danger of bleeding and blood poisoning.
"GETS-IT" is painless, stops pain, and
is absolutely harmless to healthy flesh.
Warts and bunions disappear. GETS
IT" gives immediate relief.
"GETS-IT" is sold at druggists at
% cents bottle, or sent on receipt Of
price to Z. Lawrence & Co., Chicago
Advt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
NEGROES APPEAL TO WILSON.
Protest Against Segregation in the Gov
eminent Offices.

Washington, Nov. IA delegation OF
negroes, bringing petition opposing seq
regation of members of their race in the
government departments in Washington,
were presented to President Wilson yes
terday by Representative Peters of Mas
sachusetts. The petition bore 10000 sig
natures, representing negro organizations
in 3S states. William Monroe Protter
of Boston headed the party.
The president told the delegation that
there was no anti-negro feeling among
the members of the cabinet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
Good Meals Scarce.

Several ladies sat after card party
a few mornings ago discussing the vir-
tues of their husbands. "Mr. Bingleton,"
said one of them, referring to her life
partner, "never drinks and never swears
indeed. he has no bad habits"
"Does he ever smoke 7" someone asked.
'eYes, he likes a cigar just after he
has eaten good meal But, | suppose,
on an average, he doesn't smoke more
than once a month" Chicago Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
Twenty Years with an Unselfish
Husband.

The American Magazine has been of.
fering prizes for the best letters entitled
"What | Am Most Thankful For" The
| following contribution from woman
who is thankful for 20 years spent witt
an unselfish husband won third prize
and appears with the other prize win
ming letters in the November issue;
"What ! am most thankful for, un,
questionably, is for 20 years of married
life with an nnselfsh man; quiet, stu
dious, witty man that children and dogs
love and understand.
"A man that gave up his college ca
reer that he might help his parents and
give his young brother chance.
"a man who to-day supports his old
mother in her own home, so that she
can still feel ependent-instead of in
his home, where the expense would be
less
"A man who has honor and duty writ
ten in his soul, where they always re-
main, so that he does not need to carry
"a rabbits foot for luck
"a man who twice has had money
that represented years of saving swept
away in a few weeks--swept away
through supposed friend; but honor
called for him to stand to the guns,
and he did not finch.
It is easy enough to be pleasant
When Life flows along like song,
But the man worth while is the one who
can smile
When everything goes dead wrong.
"This man has worked much harder
than many men. He has not complained,
has kept cheerful, brave, noble through
it all. David Grayson would like to
know him.
"He has pity for mankind, as they
know not how to live, for the good in
life. Pity for the downtrodden and Grim
inals, and looks forward to the time
when the old World viii be better
through evolution and education.
at is test of Characterization one
has to watch money so as to make every
dollar count to best advantage-to re-
main generous still and keep from be-
coming stingy. tPardon~me, for | know.
| have tried to stand shoulder to Shout
der with this man, and for me it was
fight to keep generous.l
"We both wanted to do great deeds,
big, wonderful things in this life, but
have learned to give ones self, in the
thousand and one little deeds of every
day that count for comfort and happi-
ness to others.
"For instance: Business takes this
husband of mine many miles away to
a country town where in the spring he
can gather large baskets of trailing ar
butus. We give this to the sick and
aged. We especially try to find people
that knew and loved this dainty blossom
in their childhood. Later the field dais-
les come, and we use them; but, best
of all, for friends and neighbors this
man brings fresh eggs, butter and fruit.
No charge is made for time or trouble,
but there is deep satisfaction in being
able to help Others, even ever so little.
Lately, read of man who said he
had lived Is years of happy married
life. He instantly received an offer to
appear in vaudeville. So it is possible
that fame and fortune may yet be ours.
What am most thankful for is ex-
pressed in my first sentence: Twenty
years of married life with an unselfish
man."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
WHO'S TO PAY ALIMoNY TAx2
Will 1t Be Nat Goodwin ct al, or Thei
Ex-Wives?

Washington, Nov. LII Nat Goodwin
pays over $4,000 year alimony to his
ex-wives must he or the wives pay the
income tax? This question vexed the
treasury department officials yesterday,
but they admitted that it was not par
ticularly for Mats sake that they were
worried, but for the sake of a puzzled
army of ex-hubbies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07

The pimples looked like
small insect bites aud almost
covered his body They
came to q head from which
water would run. They
itched and burned so badly
that my son scratched them
and made sores. His cloth
ing irritated the eczema and
he was cross and fretful. He
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
"GETS-IT" Gets
Corns Sure as Fate
If You've Had Corns for Months or
Years, "GETS-IT Will Remove
Them All in a. Few Days.

eWhew hurts way up to my heart.
I've tried almost everything for cornsl"
Corn-sufferers, cornless JOY is at hand.
"GETS-IT" is the only real enemy any
corn ever had. Put "GETS-IT" on in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
ECZEMA ALMOST
COVERED BODY
Commenced with Little PimpIes.
Itched and Burned So Scratched
and Made Sores, Cross and Fret
full. Could Not Sleep. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment Cured.

Hartwell ST., Southbridge, Mass. -
sour son commenced with little pimples all
over his body. They said IL was eczema,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
The True Source
of Beauty

is, and must be, good health.
Sallow skin and face blemishes
are usually caused by the
presence of impurities in the
blood-impurities which also
cause headache, backache, Ian
guor, nervousness and depres-
sion of spirits. If, at times,
when there is need you will use
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
Help Women
To Good Health

Sold everywhere. In boxes. l0c.. 2sc.
The HARDEST sale of any medicine. The directions
with every boz point the way to good health.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-28
ALLIES BEGIN
PREPARATION
Of FINAL NOTE
Balkans to Break Off the
Peace Negotiations; Two
Weeks Must Elapse Be-
fore Hostilities Resume.

London, Jan. 27.-The drafting of
the note rupturing peace negotiations
was begun this morning by the allies.
The committee of delegates en-
trusted with this important work con.
sisted of Michael Madjaroff, Bulgarian
minister in London; Prof. Georgios
Streit, Greek minister to Austria Hun
gary; DR.. M. r. Vesnitch, Servian min
witch. chief of the cabinet of King
Nicholas of Montenegro: with NJ. Poll.
tbs of the Greek delegation as an ad-
wiser on questions of international
law. +"'-
The committee expected to com.
plete the note before nightfall and sub.
nit its work to plenary setting of
the Bulgarian, Greek, Montenegrin and
Servian delegations.
However, even If the Balkan allies
were anxious to resume hostilities
which 1t is currently reported they are
not anxious to do, at least fifteen days
must elapse before the guns can again
begin to roar.
Even If the draft Of the note is com
pleted tonight it's revision by the dele
cations will take some time and the
final draft could not be presented to
the Turkish delegation and to Sir Ed.
ward Grey, an honorary president OF
the peace conference before Wednes.
day. ...
AS it is understood. the note will
give the Turkish delegation three days
in which to answer. the expiration OF
that period occurring On Sunday, SO
tio% h~ 81, srI L., Il ,ok t,n
delivered until Monday next.
Then the allied delegations will have
to notify their respective governments
and ask Sir Edward Grey to convoke
IA final sitting of the conference for
the official rupture of the negotiations
and also In order TO thank the British
government for its hospitality.
This will take at least three days
making 1t Feb. 6 Then the govern
ments at Sofia. Belgrade and Cettinji
must denounce the armistice.
Working with exceptional celebrity
this could be- done the next day, and
hostilities could then be resumed on
Feb. IL, following the expiration OF
the four days notice required. In the
meantime the fortress OF Adrianople
may fall and this is expected to be
come the automatic solution Of the
problem. s....-.. ...5...,
The Turkish delegates remarked this
morning that the Balkan allies had
greatly tempered their original ardor.
They now seem, according to the Turks
to trust to the outbreak Of counter
revolution in Constantinople. forget
ting that, even should it occur. 1t will
be a movement led by the military ele'
ment and therefore strongly against
the cession Of Adrianople.
Osman Miami Pasha. the leader OF
the Turkish delegation. remarked to-
day with q peculiar smile: he laugh
best who laughs last"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-28

Washington, D. c., Jan. 27.-Charle5
R. Heike, former secretary OF the
American Sugar Refining Co., has no
immunity from prosecution for his
knowledge of the sugar weighing
frauds against the government, be.
cause he testified before the grand
jury, the supreme court held today.
The court held that Heike must
serve his eight months imprisonment
and pay his $4,000 fine.
Heike was convicted Of conspiracy
to defraud the government.
Tried for Weighing Frauds.
He had testified at grand jury In
vestigation, under the Sherman anti
trust law, into the affairs of the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Co. Later he was
prosecuted in connection with the
weighing frauds at the customs docks
in Brooklyn.
Heike claimed he was immune
against the latter prosecution by vir-
tue of an appropriation act Of 1908
which provided that those who furnish
evidence in antitrust or interstate
commerce investigations should be
granted Immunity only against prose
cution under the antitrust law and the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-28
Heike Denied Immunity
BY Supreme Court in
Sugar Weighing Frauds

interstate commerce laws and not for
prosecutions for conspiracy to defraud
the government. The government al
SO contended that to procure immunity,
the testimony given at the investiga-
ton must be Of an discriminating char
acter.
The conviction Of Heike was the out.
come of a series of proceedings grow
ing out Of the sugar weighing frauds
in which the company was required TO
pay to the government more than
s2,OOo,00O.
. The government claimed that Heike
as secretary and treasurer could not
have possibly been ignorant OF the
frauds.
Defines Immunity Act.
Justice Holmes, handing down the
courts decision said that it seemed
the immunity act was coterm1nous
with the constitutional provision
against man being compelled to tes-
tify against himself. He said, how
ever, 1t was not necessary to define
exactly the limits of immunity because
the testimony Heike gave did not
concern the crime for which he was
convicted, nor was 1t relevant thereto.