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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
QUIET IN COPPER BELT.
Slight Disorders Do Not Warrant Call
ing on State Troops.

Calumet, Mich, July 26. Reports that
Governor w, n. Ferris would come to
Houghton to help arrange a settlement
OF the strike Of $4,000 copper mine EN-.
ployes brought out an unofficial state
ment from the mine managers that they
would welcome the governors presence.
Later, however, word was received here
that the governor had no present inten-
tions of coming to the copper regions,
or of withdrawing the militia, which is
protecting the mines.
Slight disorders occurred during YES
terday. Union sympathizers drove away
the sheriff's deputies at the Baltic, Tri-
Mountain and other mines, but the sit
uation was not considered serious enough
to warrant calling on the state troops.
The union officials, after conference
in the afternoon. issued a statement ex-
planning why the strike had been called.
According to this statement the re-
quest OF the miners for conference with
the mine owners for the adjustment or
grievances relative TO hours. wages and
conditions of labor. was absolutely ig-
nored by the employers. "A strike or
silent submission was the only alterna-
tive presented to the miners of the dis
trict,' the statement concludes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
INJUNCTION STOPS RACES.
Buffalo Grand Circuit Event Was Con-
trary to Law.

Buffalo, n. y, July 26.-The grand
circuit races, postponed Thursday on ac-
count OF rain, We're officially declared off
at noon yesterday.
The decision came when an iniune-
ton, restraining the trotters from using
the track yesterday afternoon, was
served on the association by John Madi-
gan, owner OF the Fort Erie track. The
Canadian law limits the light harness
stars to three days. Thursday the first
heat Of two races was finished before the
rain interfered.
Mr.. Madigan believed that the racing
Of the two heats constituted DAYS rae
ing and wired the crown authorities for
advice The reply was that the light
harness horses had had three DAYS and
to bar them yesterday to escape violat-
ing the law
Secretary Neatly stated that the heats
raced Thursday constituted race and
that the money is divided in the order
OF finish. Walter Cox gets the big end
OF the $4,000 Fort Erie purse, winning
with Del Rey, Billy M., recent half.
miller, captured first money in the 200
pace. As the free-for-all pace was not
started Thursday before the rain fell
the race is lost to the horsemen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
An Old Case Settled.

The case of Mrs f. Alice Averil of
Barre VS.. Charles w. Averill and others,
which has been in litigation several
years, has been settled out of court by
allowing Mrs. Ayeril the sum of Sl0,500.
Mrs Averill was the widow of Ambrose
Averill. and the other heirs to the estate
were the late Arthur c. Averill, and
Charles w. Averill and Linley A. Aver
ill., The allowance of Sl0,5O0 to the wild
ow leaves about S27 500 to be divided
among the others.
f. Alice AverilL was the second wife
of Ambrose, the marriage taking place
in 1898. Four years later Mr.. Averill
received injuries in a runaway accident
which resulted in his death and Mrs.
Averill received serious injuries Mr.
Averill left his widow life interest in
real estate appraised at Sl0.500. which
was to cease if she married again. Mrs
Averill waived the provisions of the will
and claimed her share of the estate un
der the statutes. The probate court up
held her, and the other heirs took an
appeal
Before the case came to trial in county
court. a bill in chaneery was brought in
March, 1905, and +. W. Smith of Wells
River was chosen master. From time
to time hearings were held and testi-
mony of 1000 typewriter pages was
taken, after which. and before the argu-
ments we're made before the master, the
Htigants got together and reached an
agreement as sbove mentioned,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
SHIP NO ARMS
TO EITHER SIDE
Is Present Policy of the United States
in Relation to the Mexican
Situation.

Washington, d. G., July 26.-While
administration officials here believe that
the crisis will not be reached in Mexico
until the northern rebel armies press
closer to Mexico City and the federal
strongholds, indications last night were
that an effort would be made by the
Washington government to pursue a
well defined policy before events reached
a critical stage.
The first step in the formulation of a
policy will be taken to-day, when Am
bassador Henry Lane Wilson will bring
to the president and Secretary Bryan
first-hand information of the situation
there. Mr.. Bryan announced emphatical-
" that there was no disposition on the
part of the administration here to inter-
rogate Ambassador Wilson about the nu-
merous reports alleging activity on his
part in connection with the downfall OF
Madero and the establishment OF the
Huerta regime. He added that the am
bassador had been called merely to throw
light on present conditions in the troub-
lous republic
Ambassador Wilson probably will be
asked to appear before the Senate com
mittee on foreign relations.
Immediately after his conference with
the ambassador, Mr.. Bryan is scheduled
to appear before the Senate committee
on foreign relations, further to present
the Administrations plan for a protec-
torate over Nicaragua, but on the same
occasion, it is expected that he will be
asked to outline the developments
toward a Mexican policy. Members of
the committee, as well as the Senate
generally, are strongly inclined towards
some executive action by which all of
the factions in the Mexican dispute can
get arms from the United States.
1t was apparent that the present pol
icy of the administration was to prevent
all shipments in arms to either side,
pending final determination on this
point.
1t is believed that after the president
and Secretary Bryan has obtained from
Ambassador Wilson his own ideas and
interpretations of the political situation
in the Mexican capital, the recent sug-
gestion of an American offer to media
tion may be followed as an evidence of
the good intentions of the Washington
government. Information from federal
as well as constitutionalist sources yes
terday, however was to the effect that
national pride would prevent both sides
from considering mediation by foreign
government.
Should it develop that oyertures of
the United States towards peace were
not favorably received, it is expected
that the Washington government will
thereupon pronounce itself on the ques-
tjon of arms and ammunition, in all
probability lifting the embargo so that
all sides can buy munitions of war
Such q development probably would so
strengthen the constitutionalists cause
as to bring matters to crisis speedily
and possibly quick overthrow OF the
Huerta government, a contingency which
many Washington officials believe is in
evitable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
RURAL BANKING
is FAVORED
By American Commission on Agriculture
Which Has Been Investigating
Conditions in Europe.

New York, July 26.-Back from Eu-
rope, where it has been investigating ag-
ricultural conditions, the American COM
mission on agricultural cooperation an
nounced yesterday that it has secured
wealth of information which it be-
lieves will enable it to prepare its re-
port and submit the document before
the end of the present year.
Thirty-six states of the union, as well
as four provinces of Canada, are repre-
sented in the personel Of the commits
sion, which includes a federal commits
sion OF seven members appointed by the
president of the United States. The
movement represented by it is nation
wide, intended to interest the rural pop
ulation in betterment measures along
financial business and social lines.
There were 81 members OF the com
mission on board the steamer Cedric
which arrived yesterday from Liverpool.
With about as many more commission
ers, who have either remained abroad or
returned earlier they have been in Eu-
rope since April.
The commissioners have prepared
letter outlining their work in Europe, to
~ SShS W hiS EoNtiii iiOAH vi bhE olHbG0
and to farmers organiza-
tions and agricultural institutions
the country. Cooperation
among farmers, credit systems and the
of rural life in European
countries have been the particular sub
jects OF study. The commission in its
letter says it found the prevailing rate
of interest paid hg farmers from short
time loans from four to five and one
half per cent. on terms generally bet
ter than available to American farm
ers."
THE organization for production and
of farm products follow CO.
operative lines" the letter continues,
Farm products are sold by the pro-
ducer at relatively higher price and
are bought by the consumer at a rela-
lively lower price, because the cost of
is considerably lowered by
cooperative marketing
Il have not had time to discuss the
matter at any length with the members
Of the commissions, but it may be said
that their reports viii urge the adoption
of seme kind of rural banking system
which will meet the needs of the farm
aTs of this country" said the president
)f the commission. United States Sem
ltor Fletcher OF Florida, last night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
BAIL FIXED AT $1,000.
In Cases of Men Arrested at Burlington
in Alleged White Slave Cases.

Burlington, July 26 Duboise and
Gameloin, the two men from Montreal
who We're arrested two weeks ago on
charges of bringing women into the
United States for immoral purposes,
were arraigned before United States
Commissioners II. b. Shaw yesterday.
and bail was fixed in each case in the
sum of 81 900. The respondents were
without counsel and the hearing was
continued until l0:30 a. M August 5.
United States District Attorney Alex
ander Dunnett of st. Johnsbuy was
present TO represent the government.
The hearing will be held in Mr.. Shaw's
office.
The men were arrested by special
agent of the government, Deputy United
States Marshal Thomas Reeves and j.
Edward Reeves. They had come from
Montreal with Yvonne Checheps, 10
years of age. and an older sister. The
former went back to Montreal and di-
vulged the story to Gameloin's wife, who
made the complaint.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
AUSTRIA TAKES A HAND.
Warns Greeks and Servians to Stop
Hostilities at Once.

London, July 26.-The important de-
velopment yesterday in the Balkan sit
uation was a demand presented by the
Austrian representatives at Athens and
Belgrade for an immediate cessation of
hostilities, together with a warning
that Austria will not allow Bulgaria to
be too greatly Inundated. 1t was de-
clared in Vienna last night that should
Greece and Servia still oppose an armis-
tice, Roumanian army, acting as man
datory of Austria and Russia, will pre-
vent any attack on Sofia, and that Aus
tria viii take even more energetic steps,
if necessary, TO stop the war. Should it
be true that Austria and Russia thus
have agreed TO cooperate, the pressure
exercised doubtless will be effective.
In the military sphere the principal
news is that the Servians have invested
the ancient fortress at Nidin, Bulgaria,
which is situated on the Danube 1870
miles south of Belgrade The fall OF the
fortress cannot be long delayed, in fact
a Belgrade dispatch reports that Cen
eral Kutuntcheh's troops already are
beginning TO surrender. Nidin. which
has a population of $4,000, will be Ser
Was biggest capture during the war.
The news was received yesterday from
the Turkish side. but it is reported that
The Porte has ordered the mobilization
of three army corps at Asia Minor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
SOUTHERN REBELS WEAKENED.
By Reason of Desertions and Dissensions
From the Ranks

Pekin, July 26.-The situation in the
fighting centers remained unchanged yes
terday, except for a weakening in the
southern forces by reason of desertions
from many dissensions in their ranks.
The outbreak is causing dismay in the
commercial world and numerous tele-
grams from commercial bodies continue
to urge President Yuan Shi kai to sup
press the rebellion and demonstrate that
he has not lost his hold.
The rebel leaders steadily are winning
over half-hearted officials, who are await
ing the issue of events. Parliament,
meanwhile, is quietly transacting only
unimportant business. The opposition
members are afraid to proclaim their
sympathy with the rebels as these de-
sire to retain their memberships should
the rebellion collapse. Therefore they
are avoiding all reference to the rebel
lion.
Gen. Feng Kwo Chang, with 5000 men
of all arms, Thursday and yesterday was
advancing toward sub Chow, where he
viii join Gen. Chang Hsun and Gen.
Tsao Tin, who have $4,000 troops. II
is understood that the combined forces
will march to Marking against the south
erners, who are retreating on that city
from Linhuaku.
The southerners apparently plan to
retreat when they are forced to do so
and generally to pursue a policy of pas
sive resistance, imposing heavy taxa
tion in the districts they control, hoping
that the government will be unable to
bear a long financial strain. Several
prominent southerners already have been
forced to contribute substantially to the
rebel cause.
The government has requested the
legations to agree to domieiliary searches
of the houses of their nationals suspected
OF harboring Chinese offenders and also
to the trial by Chinese court martial OF
foreigners assisting the rebels. This Is
aimed at the japanese, but its rejection
is inevitable, owing to conflicting treat
les
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. Charles Stevens of Highland
avenue went to-day for a short visit TO
East Montpelier and North Montpelier.
Miss Ada Bianchi of Summer street,
who is taking three weeks vacation
from her duties in the Daylight store
is entertaining her cousins, the Misses
Bianchi of New York City.
The Swedish Pleasure club held its
regular semi-annual meeting at the home
of Edwin Erickson of Grant avenue last
evening. The old board of directors was
elected to serve until January. Refresh
ments were served before the meeting
adiound.
An item in Yesterdays Times stating
that the Tenney corporation was ex-
pending considerable money on its Gran
teville transformer station should have
placed the figure at $4,000, instead of
$4,000, as a typographical error made
it appear.
To morrow will be the first Sunday
of the East Montpelier campmeeting. and
there will be three services, at 1880
ings will continue daily through Sun
day, August 3, with services at the hours
stated.
Barre Will ne represented bY deIe-
gates at the district convention of the
Swedish order of Vasa to be held at.
Rutland, August 81 and September l.
Many local adherents of the Barre lodge
are looking forward with interest to
this event The district embraces the
territory of Vermont, New Hampshire,
Maine and the province of Quebec. The
convention will be made a noteworthy
one in the annals of the organization.
Speakers of prominence connected with
the order viii deliver speeches at the
convention. One of the features of the
event viii be concert composed of cele-
brated Swedish singers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
DISORDERLY CONVICTS
PLACED IN AUBURN
Trip From Sing Sing Prison Said To
Have Been Made Without Unusual
Disturbance for Such a
Crowd.

Auburn, N. ", July 26.-Sixty con.
victs, comprising the first section of a
transfer of reputed "bad men" from Sing
Sing prison, reached here last night
The conyicts arrived in absolute silence
and crowd of 800 persons who had
gathered at the prison thought the car
was empty until the prisoners stepped
from the train between lane of keep
ers.
All the Auburn guards, day and night
men, were on hand and lined the way
from the train across to the prison
gates. The convicts were worn out and
were hoarse because of their conduct en-
route. At nearly all stations where the
train stopped the men made noisy demon
strations, calling for fair treatment and
begging for tobacco.
Were all in" whispered one of the
arrived prisoners to keeper he reeog-
nized as he entered the basement of the
administration building.
IL was stated, however. by guards who
came from Sing Sing with the convicts,
that the trip was no more disorderly
than is usual in the transfer of mum
Der of convicts from one prison to an
other. Following their arrival the con-
victs were placed in the administration
building until their shackles were chis-
elled off and then were locked up in a
reserved section of the north wing. Sup
per of tea and bread was served the men
and they soon dropped off to sleep in
their cells.
A report was received here before the
train arrived that shooting had been nee
essary as the train left Syracuse and
that one convict had been shot.
State Detective jackson, in charge of
the convicts. denied this emphaticalIy
saying: There was absolutely no trou-
Die of any kind. In fact the men were
not as disorderly as had been the case
often in the nast .
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
JAIL FUGITIVE CAUGHT.
Stephen 0'Brien, Who Was Let Out of
Newfane Jail to Work.

Brattleboro, July 26. Stephen 0'Brien,
who escaped from the county Jail at
Newfane on July s. was recaptured yes
terday and returned 20 that Institution,
to be taken later to the house of cor
rection at Rutland, where he will be
confined for not less than six months
and not more than seven months for fur
nishing intoxicating liquor in Grafton.
His sentence to Newfane Jail was for
intoxication and was for 20 days, be-
ginning June 20.
O'Brien was released from the Jail by
the temporary jailer upon the represen-
tation of Fl. H. Howe of Brookline. who
informed him that Deputy Sheriff Earl
Davis, keeper of the jail had promised
him a man to help on his farm. OBrien
was selected and promptly took adyant-
age OF the temporary liberty and tried
to make it permanent.
Chief Severance informed the sheriff
Thursday that O'Brien had been seen in
and about Bellows Falls and the sheriff
with Deputy Davis and Deputy George
Z. Alexander OF Saxton River con-
yerged on Bellows Falls.
Yesterday they went to the railroad
cut in North Walpole, two entering
from each end, and rounded up gang
Of hoboes of which O'Brien was an hon
ored member. They promptly arrested
him and in short time he was back in
Newfane Jail. He will get no more
chances to help any of the nearby farm
ers in their work The arrest was made
in New Hampshire, but there was no
hesitancy on the part of the officers in
making it as 0'Brien was a fugitive
from justice.
H. II. Howe, who is charged with being
directly responsible for the brief liberty
enjoyed by O'Brien, has since been ar
rested on charge of aiding in the es-
cape of prisoner and is held under
bonds for the county court in Septem-
Der.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
AN EVEN BREAK.
Williams Victory Made up for Nc
Loughlin's Defeat.

Wimbledon, England, July 26.-The
United States lawn tennis team attack
ing the English holders of the Dwight F.
Davis international lawn tennis trophy,
had TO content itself yesterday with a
drawn battle after two very hard fought
five-set matches in which J. C. Parke.
the Irish champion, beat Maurice f. Me-
Loughlin of San Francisco and the other
American contestant, r. Norris Will
liams, gained q victory over the vet
eran, c. H. Dixon.
The large crowd was fairly impair
tial. but the eagerness OF the majority
TO see Great Britain win, led to several
demonstrations in favor of the defend
ers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
Enthusiasm of Some Of the
Chinese Dampened by
Rebel Reverse
SOUTHERN REBELS
LOSE ACTIVE AID
japanese Marines Have
Been Landed on Chi
nese Territory

Fuchow, China, July 26.--The defeat
of the southern revolutionary troops at
Shanghai seems to have dampened the
ardor of the people Of Fo kien, who SYM
pathize strongly with the rebel move
nlent but now seem inclined to remain
passive unless the southerners achieve an
important military success. A small mi
nority of the more youthful and hot.
headed element clamor for war in order
to redress the grievances OF the people,
Following the withdrawal Of the mill
tary from Fuchow on Sunday detaeh-
ment OF Japanese marines landed on
Tuesday. In the foreign colonies the
impression prevailed that the landing Of
these marines was necessary. Many
Christian missionaries have been recalled
from the interior owing to the possibil-
ty OF outbreaks there.
Shanghai, July 26.-The revolutionary
cause here appears to be waning. De
spite the large number OF rebel rein
forcements, the attacks on the arsenal
by the southerners Thursday night and
yesterday failed completely and DR. WI
Ting Fang, former Chinese minister to
the United States Gen. Wen Tsung Yao
and other prominent rebels, after con-
ference yesterday, telegraphed President
Yuan Shi kai proposing basis for peace
negotiations.
II is now known that Sue Chow Flu, in
ha af III 10 ca fu IN,
sion of the northerners. The military
governor of the province of Hu Nan, one
of the chief tea producing sections OF
the empire, has proclaimed the neutral
ity of his district, and the military gov
ernor of Che Kiang province is firmly
suppressing all propaganda against Yuan
Shi kai.
Despite the negotiations made yester-
day afternoon for an armistice, fighting
was resumed at Q o'clock last night The
southerners, reinforced by 800 Cantonese
and also 900 Huananese, again at
tackled the arsenal but were defeated
with considerable losses The forces
at the mouth of the river have now
joined the loyalists.
The city presents an extraordinary APP
pearance. Fires are blazing on the out.
skirts of the native city and thousands
of homeless Chinese refugees are camp
ing in the streets. The roof gardens OF
the hotels are crowded with foreigners.
watching the fighting. Last night
sesrchHghts of the British warships were
trained on the custom house and the
magazines.
1t is reported that the rebels are fall
ing back throughout the Yang Use val.
ley and that the government steadily is
gaining the upper hand
Three British warships, two French
cruisers. Dutch cruiser and Japan
ese cruiser arrived here yesterday. Ma
rines were landed from the French yes
sells.
A French priest at Aurora university
was seriously wounded yesterday by
stray bullet from the rebel lines.
A Yaymen in this city, which was
being used as prison was set on fire
Yesterday and 200 convicts escaped. in
eluding Yung Kwei Shing. the instiga
tor of the murder of Gen. Sung Chiao
Gen, ex-minister of education, who was
lssassinated here last March and whose
taking off was the chief cause for the
present rebellion. Looting continues
here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-26
90 YEARS IN SAME HOME.
Remarkable Record of Mrs. Delphira
Bassett of Burlington.

Burlington, July 26.-Mrs. Delphina
Bassett of Main street yesterday re-
ceived the congratuls of a large
number of friends upon her entrance on
her 9lst year in excellent health and
with every appearance of being % years
younger. Mrs. Bassett was born in the
house in which she now lives and has
known no other home. The stories she
tells of Burlington of more than three
quarters of century ago are highly in
teresting and from her many years of
residence here she can intersperse her
conversation with lively bits of gossip Of
the early days.
Mrs. Bassett's parents were Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Parady, who came to Bur
lington in 1916, the year in which the
Unitarian church was erected. Three
years later they built the brick house
nearly opposite the jail, in which she
now lives.