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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
NEW PRINCIPAL AT BURLINGTON
John E. colbum Elected Head Of tn,
High School.

Burlington, May 20. John L. Col.
burn, principal Of Bellows Free acad-
envy, at Fairfax was elected the prin-
cpal of Burlington high school by the
school board yesterday afternoon. There
was choice of 80 candidates for the
position.
Mr.. colburn succeeds NJ. ID. Chitten-
den. who was recently elected superin-
tendent OF Burlington schools. Mr..
Chittenden was principal OF Bellows
free academy when called to Burlington
high five years ago.
Mr.. Colburn was born in 1872 at St.
Joseph, Mich, is graduate of the Bur-
lington high school OF the class of 1890
lie was principal OF the Craftsbury
academy during the years '96.'9s and OF
the Newport academy in '9s, graduate
of the University OF Vermont, 1896,
cum laude and principal OF the Burr
end Burton academy in l902-07 and then
went to Bellows Free academy. He has
a wife and three children and is well
Snown as an educator.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
TALK OF THE TOWN

Little Willis Lane is quite i'll at his
home on Spaulding street.
The w. c. T. Z. meeting. which was
to have been held tomorrow. has been
postponed.
Henry Laseor of Webster avenue left
this forenoon for Rutland. where he will
visit relatives until Monday.
Remember the dance in Howland hall
Thursday evening. May 20. Dancing
from 5 to O'Clock. Riley's full or
chestra.
A number of SPaulding students will
leave al 2:25 in the morning for North
Duxbury. whence they will ascend the
slopes Of Camef's Hump. expecting TO
reach the summit by late forenoon.
Those who are to make up the party
are: Harold knight. Albert Marr. George
Adie. James Langley. Hugh Bemis. An
drew Blackmore. Iamson HYDE. Homer.
SoWles. Stanton Burgess and Raymond
Martin. The return TO Barre viii be
made Saturday forenoon,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE.
Florence Edwards, Aged IL, Tried to
Kill Herself at Wardsboro Center.

Brattleboro, May 29.-Florence Ed
wards, aged Il years, daughter Of John
E5wards OF Wardsboro Center, is at the
Memorial hospital here with a 22-eali-
bre bullet wound. self-inilicted, in her
left breast Just above the heart. The
bullet has not been located.
Miss Edwards shot herself Tuesday
night about nine O'Clock in her room,
supposedly over disappointment in love.
Her father and brothers were at home
and Dr.. o. V. Heiilon of Wardsboro was
summoned He had the girl brought
here yesterday. Her family declines TO
give any information concerning the
shooting or the cause that led up to il.
II Is known that she had been much in
the company OF HermideS Bcnoit. who is
nov in Connecticut. and Il j. believed
she received a letter from him that
caused her to attempt suicide. She is
reported to be comfortable
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
WOMAN PAID FINE.
After Sentence to House of Correction
Was Recalled

| Mrs. Daisy Davidson, whose home al
| 80 West street was raided by officers
| from police headquarters last Saturday
might, was brought before Judge III. w
Scott in city court again yesterday aft
ernoon. While at the Davidson house
at the weeks end, the deputies of the
law seized bottles of beer and Colonel
whiskey and afterwards the respondent
Mrs. Davidson, entered plea OF guilty
to charge OF selling. She was sen
fenced to serve not less than six or more
than twelve months in the house of cor
rection at Rutland. On the reeommenda-
tion of States Attorney j. Ward Car
yer yesterday, the sentence of service
in the correction house was recalled and
in its stead a fine of $500 was imposed.
Mrs. Davidson paid the fine and also
the costs of three cases hanging over
her in the same court. They amounted
to S33.S2
Colonel whiskey and thirty seven
bottles of less potent fluid seized Sat
urday were ordered destroyed by the
court.
Two bottles of cider were involved in
a charge brought against Thomas Han
non by the states attorney. Harmon
was arrested in the afternoon by Chief
OF Police Sinclair and taken before the
Judge. He pleaded guilty to a petit lar
ceny charge and paid fine of 81 and
costs of 1924. Harmon is alleged to
have drawn two bottles of cider from
the cellar supply of Duane Wood on the
west hill. The drawing offense took
place on the morning of May II and
two days later Harmon landed in city
court on a charge OF intoxication, subse-
luent offense.
Asked to disclose, Harmon said he
,ould remember only of taking the afore-
said cider from the Wood house. He
was unable to pay fine at that time
md the acting Judge committed him to
he county Jail. Afterwards someone
appeared to discharge the states ac-
'ount and he was released. The cider
.harge, it is intimsted, was preferred
~ Mr.. Wood, by whom the respondent
vas employed prior to his MAY morning
departure of few weeks ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
SENTENCE WAS SUSPENDED
In Cases of Anti-Race Suicide Parents
in Rutland.

Rutland, May 29.--Mr. and Mrs
"Tony" Ciofiii, the champion twin rails
ers of this vicinity, were sentenced to
three months each in the county Jail in
the city court yesterday by Judge F. G..
Swinnerton for selling liquor illegally.
Execution of sentence was suspended,
however, during the good behavior of the
culprits, in whose kitchen was found
liquor last Sunday by a party of raiding
officials, headed by Mayor Henry @.
Brislin. No particular attempt had been
made to conceal the liquor and keg,
part full of beer, was taken to police
headquarters.
Flanked by three sets of twins, one
child of another set and one .single"
boy, Mrs. Ciotfi, comely matron, APP
peared with an escort such as had not
been seen for some time in the city
court and the exploitation in the clean
clothing shoes and hose, to say nothing
OF hair ribbons to be provided by
Tony" who draws coal at the usual
price paid for such labor, was not with
out its effect upon the court
While the Cioffi representation was
wealthy one, the family was not all
present, one boy being in school. Meth
or were these all the children who have
been born to the parents, famed for
four sets of twins The family roll is
as follows: Peter, 10; Mary and Jennie,
nine; James, seven; Dominick and Cath
crime, five; Mary Dominica, two; Michael
and John, eight months. Michael, the
mate of Mary Dominica, died, as did du-
Dlicates in name of Dominick and Mary,
who entered this world without part
ners,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
PROSECUTION AGAIN
PUT UNDER HANDICAP
When Court Excluded Records of the
Telephone Company in the Dyna-
mite Conspiracy Trial.

Boston, May 29.-After session last
ing less than two hours, adjournment
until Monday was taken to-day in the
dynamite conspiracy trial of President
William NJ Wood of the American Wool
en- Co., Frederick Atteaux and Dennis b.
Collins. The adjournment was granted
at the request of the district attorney,
who wished an opportunity to examine
the books of the Woolen company, and
who also expressed the hope of locat-
ing meantime Charles A. Hardy, Wool
en- company official, who is regarded as
a material witness.
The prosecution was handicapped
again to-day, when the court excluded
records of the telephone company, intro
duced to support the claim that connec-
tion was made by phone between the
Woolen officials and John j. Breen of
Lawrence on Jan. 10 last year. Orville
Redding the much-sought chauffeur, tes-
titled to-day to taking Atteaux from
Boston to Woods home in Andover the
night of Jan. 10.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
BAR CERTAIN HEARsAY EVIDENCE
Important Ruling Made in the Libel Suit
Trial.

Marquette, Mich, MAY %. Men who
have been associated with Colonel Roose
Welt in public and private life, who met
him on the Nile when he returned from
his African hunting trip, and newspaper
men who accompanied him on his various
political campaigns, testified yesterday
! in Col. Theodore Roosevelt's libel suit
against George A. Newett, a newspaper
owner OF lshpeming, Mich, that the for
mer president not only was not drunk
ard but that he was notably and ex-
! tremely temperate in the use of intoxi-
cants.
| 1t would have been impossible, the
1 witnesses said, for Colonel Roosevelt
ever to have been under the influence
of liquor without the fact becoming
known TO his associates. 1t would have
been equally impossible, they testified.
| for him to have drunk liquor with any
regularity without the smell of it on
his breath being apparent to the friends
who testified.
Throughout the hearing Of the case, in
which the former president is suing for
$4,000 damages because of the publica-
tion last October of an editorial charg-
ing him with getting drunk, Colonel
Roosevelt listened with evident satisfac.
ton to the testimony OF former mem
bers of his cabinet and of newspaper
men. Frequently his face lit up with
smile as some incident OF his campaigns
or hunting trips was related from the
witness stand.
Once Colonel Roosevelt gave vent to an
audible ehuckle. That was when Robert
Bacon, former secretary of state, in tell
ing of his acquaintance with members of
the Roosevelt family said the colonel
was the father of five children. The
colonel has six.
Yesterdays proceedings were marked
by an important ruling by Judge Richard
G. Flanagan. which in the introduction
of evidence by the defense will have the
effect of excluding certain kinds of hear
say evidence. This ruling came after a
prolonged argument. Its effect was that |
Colonel Roosevelt's general reputation is
an issue in the case, and testimony
bearing upon his reputation may be in
troduced, but that rumors or reports |
about his reputation coming from per-
sons not qualified by experience to Judge, |
shall not be admitted. In the future
progress of the hearing, it was ruled by
the court, person who has. travelled ex-
tensively with the former president or
who has been associated with him with
any degree of constancy may testify as
to his reputation. But man who heard
the colonel deliver political speech or
saw him for only few moments in a
crowd may not testify as to his general
reputation, although he may tell how
the colonel acted or appeared at that
particular time.
James H. Pond and William II. Van
Colonel Rooseyelts attor-
neys, said the ruling was agreeable to
heir argument. Horace Andrews, one
If Mr.. Newetts counsel. described the I
present civil action as "a semi mi-criminal
'ase," and pleaded for an unrestricted
-uling ON the admission of evidence by !
he defense.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29

FRANKLIN BARNEY FUNERAL.
Services for Veteran Marble Man Take
Place at His Home at Springfield

Springfield, May 20. The funeral OF
Franklin Barney took place at his home
in Summer street yesterday afternoon,
Rev. H. A. Ballou OF Chester officiating.
Mr.. Barney was born in Shrewsbury
Oct 20, 1929, the son OF Jeffrey A. and
Harriet Ewing Barney. In 1850 he
learned the stonecutters trade and IN
1851 came TO Springfield and purchased
the marble working business of Henry
Harlow on Park street, which he carried
on for 81 years.
He married, Jan 3. 1860, Nancy A..
Rogers of Springfield. who survives, with
three sons and two daughters, Rolla of
Claremont, n H., Franklin j., Lund R.
of Derby, Conn, Mrs. G. II. Pond OF
New Haven. Conn. and Jennie T., at
home. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Lyman Russell of Cuttingsville, and Mrs.
James Ross of Fulton, I'll.
Burial was in Summer Hill cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
STEAMER HITS ROCK;
1000 ARE IN PERIL
The Haverford Has Appealed to Tugs
Off Queenstown to Take Off Her
Passengers

Queenstown, Ireland, May 29.-Tht
American line steamer Haverford went
ashore to-day in dense fog in the Vi
posed to have struck The vessel is tax
ing water forward and has requested
tugs to disembark her passengers.
The Haverford is believed to have 900
passengers aboard, of whom l50 are
second-class passengers and the remain
der steerage. The steamer was bound
from Liverpool for Philadelphia.
The sea is smooth but the shore along
the coast is very rocky and the fog is
Dense
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
LARGE BUILDING BURNED.
Causing Loss of 100000 at Morton,
Mass, Yesterday.

Morton, Mass, May 2o.-The prinei
pal building of the Talbot Wool Scour
ing Co. was destroyed and five surround
ing buildings were threatened yesterday
when a fire, resulting, it is thought, from
spontaneous combustion in the wool
swept through the massive three story
building, causing a damage of 500, 900
From the start the fire was beyond the
control of the single chemical automo.
bile which was recently installed here
and which constitutes the only fire fight.
ing force in Morton.
An emergency call was sent to Attic
boro and Mansfield, each of which sent
one truck. Much effective work in wet
ting down the adjoining buildings and
preventing a confiagrstion was done by
the 200 employees OF the company, who
formed bucket lines and worked under
the very sweep of the flames.
George II. Talbot, one of the owners
Of the building. placed the loss at $780,
300. covered by insurance.
The new combing mill adjacent to the
burning structure was saved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
WAS PATIENT SUFFERER.
Mrs. Nellie May Silver Died Yesterday
Afternoon.

Mrs. Nellie May Silver, wife of Oscar
n. Silver of 2S Perry street, passed
away at her home yesterday afternoon
few minutes past three o'clock. death
following an illness which had confined
her to the bed for the past foul
months. Besides her husband, Mrs. Sill
yer leaves two daughters. Evangeline
and Katrina. and brother, Charles
liannon, who lives in Naeomb, III. Her
foster mother, Mrs Charles Wyman,
for some time.
A foster brother, Frank Wyman, lives
in Montpelier.
Mrs. Silver was born in Illinois forty
years ago last December. She come to
Vermont at the age of three years and
during her girlhood she made her home
in Brookfield and Randolph. As res
ident Of Randolph she will be well re-
n.enfbered by many who live in that
town. Her marriage to Mr.. Silver took
place in Randolph twelve years ago and
for a few years thereafter she lived with
her husband in Montpelier. Afterwards
thev moved to Barre. where they had
sh ce resided.
The deceased was an attendant at the
Iiedding Methodist church and had al
wsys nssktsined an active interest in
It, welfare She also belonged 10
81 ight star Rebekah lodge, No. Is.
l. q. o. r Mrs. Silver vas a patient
sufferer throughout her long illness AMI
her death viii he deeply mourned BY
vide circle of friends
Dr. a L. Cooper of Randolph viii o.
eiste at the funerti which wfll be heid
from the Methodist church Saturday
afternoon AZ two O'Clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
YOUTH wAs>INcoRRIGIBLE.
So Judge Martin Sent James Keith to
Industrial School.

Because neither his folks nor the
school teacher could do anything with
him, James Keith, aged Is. of State
street. Montpelier. was ordered sent to
the industrial school at Nergennes to-
day by Judge Martin in probate court
at Montpelier. Keith was charged with
being a truant and il was said that he
was addicted to smoking and chewing
and being a general "cut-up." The boy
was taken TO the Vergennes institution
to-day by Probation Officer Charles A.
Smith Of Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
CONFEDERATE VETS.
TO HONOR OLD ENEMY
Party of 40 Arrived in Boston To-day
from Atlanta to Participate in
Memorial Day Exercises.

Boston, May 29.-Forty-six Confed-
crate veterans members OF the Old
Guard OF Atlanta, are in Boston for
Memorial day exercises, guests to-day Of
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
company. Tomorrow they will march
to the State House and also place a
floral tribute on the soldiers and sail
cTs' monument on the common.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
DWELLING HOUSE DESTROYED
Loss at Williston Was $4,000, Covered
by Insurance

Williston, May 30. The house Of
George Blair, occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Blair and his nephew, Walter Cartier,
vas destroyed by fire Tuesday evening
about nine o'clock with all its contents.
The fire started in the summer kitchen
from an unknown cause. The loss is
about $4,000, which is covered by insur-
ance
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
WAS RELATIVE OF KING
Private of Troop E, 18th Cavalry, Re-
vealed Secret before Suicide.

Leavenworth. Kans.. May pa pri-
yate in Troop E, 18th cavalry, known by
bis comrades as David Boring" was a
relative of the ruler OF country in En-
Iape aud a graduate Of Oxford college.
according to a letter found among his
effects yesterday The letter was writ
ten by the soldier few hours before he
killed himself
None Of his comrades knew his cor
rect name. He was buried in the ma
tional cemetery here yesterday with
military honOrs. 1t was said he was de-
sPondent because he had been punished
for violating an army regulation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
AMERICAN SCHMIDT
BEATEN BY HILTON
Worcester, Mass, Golf Player Fell Be-
fore Prowess of Royal Liverpool
Club Man at 10th Hole.

St. Andrews, Scotland Max 29.-W.
Heinrich Schmidt, the young Worcester,
Mass, golfer, was beaten to-day in the
sixth round of the worlds amateur
ton Of the Royal Liverpool golf club at
the nineteenth hole.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
INVESTIGATION STARTED IN 1899.
Was Reported When Tnal of United
Shoe Co. Was Resumed.

Boston. May 20-The government
started an investigation as to competi-
ton among manufacturers Of hsting ma
shines prior 10 the organization OF the
United Shoe Machinery Co. in 1899. il
was said when proceedings looking to
the dissolution Of the company we're
resumed to-day. Charles II. Jones. treas
lrer OF the Commonwealth Shoe &
Leather Co. was the first witness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
WILL DROP PROPOSAL
FOR FIVE PER CENT.
DIFFERENTIAL
On Imports in American Owned or Con
trolled Vessels, II Was An
nouneed To-day

Washington, ID. c., May 20 Senator
Simmons, chairman OF the finance com
mittee, definitely announced after a con
ference with President Wilson to-day
that the proposed five per cent. diiieren-
tial on imports in American owned or
controlled vessels would be dropped from
the tariff bill in the Senate on account
of protests from foreign nations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
weather Foreeast.

Fair tonight and Friday, except
showers in eastern Maine. Moderate
northwest winds.
For this vicinity conditions are favor
able for fair weather. with seasonsble
temperature, tonight and Friday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
DEcLIvEs APPOINTMENT.
Joseph B. Russell Wont Accept Boston
collectorship.

Boston. May 29.-Becsuse OF business
interests. Joseph B. Russell, former
president Of the Chamber Of Commerce,
today declined an appointment as col
Iector at the port Of Boston. He tels-
graphed his declination TO President VIII
son.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
NINETY-Two TOOK srH DECREE
AZ Meeting of the Central Vermont
Pomona and South Barre Grange.

The Central Vermont Pomona met
with the South Barre grange yesterday
and although the weather was bad there
was an attendance Of 141. They ex-
emplified the fifth degree on a clsss Of
-. the largest class the Pomona has
initiated at any one time. There were
scyeral unable to be present and take
;he degree.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29

Willie Hoppe. the king Of billiard
ists, made a mark Of Yamsds. the Jap
anese expert. this week. winning from
him BY score Of 50g7to % The Young
champion showed wonderful speed and
finished his string in twelve innings.
Hopes average was something over a.,
vita q high run Of us.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29

Yale beat the University Of Pennsyl-
Esnia in tennis on Monday by = score Of
TO 2. wining four out Of the SIX singles
and two Of the three doubles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
SUCCESSFUL OPENING OF FESTIVAL
Montpelier Choral Union Pleased Large
Crowd Last Evening.

The third annual Montpelier musica
festival opened at the Montpelier cit.
hall last evening with a crowded house
the rainy night not deterring those VIII
had heard the festival in former years
and they were not disappointed in tn
rendition of last nights program. /
was the consensus Of opinion that thi
festival was the best ever held in Mont
pelier.
The following program was rendered
Anvil Chorus-"ll Trovatore' Verd
Chorus.
tGloria ,..............t.. BUZZ -Peccis
Mr. Cartwright.
Cantata THE Erl-Kings Daughter
,,......,,...i.,... Gadt
Miss Kaiser, Miss Potter, Mr.. Cart
wright, Chorus and Orchestra
Songs VillaneE .+......,. Del Acqua
Miss Kaiser.
Songs Alone Upon the Housetops".
...t..... ...-................ Galloway
THE Lark" ............,,.... Parker
Miss Potter.
Pilgrims Chorus "Tannhauser" ,..
.............,.............. Wagner
Mems Chorus.
The large chorus, which has been un-
der the direction of Nelson p. Coffin
for some weeks, rendered the anvil chos
rus from I'll Troyatore" in manner
that was stirring and the mems chorus,
which gave the Pilgrims Chorus" from
"Tannhauser,' was particularly enjoyed.
The cantata OF the evening, 'The Erl-
Kings Daughter" was sung by the
chorus. Miss Kaiser, Miss Potter and Mr..
Cartwright, the sooists, with orchestral
The cantata is founded
upon the ancient and NEUROLOGICAL leg
ends of the Danes and is excellent for
chorus work. Miss Kaiser, the soprano
soloist, Miss Potter, the eontralto, and
Mr., Cartwright, the basso, rendered their
solos in the cantata in manner that
was fully enjoyed, though their voices
had more opportunity and range in their
solos, which followed. Miss Kaiser sang
willamette" so pleasantly that she was
obliged TO respond to an encore, and
sung the Scotch ballad. Il Love Lad
lie," which SO captivated the audience
hat ii was reluctant to permit her to
cave the stage. Miss Potter's solo Sc
ection was "Alone on the Housetops,"
followed by "The Lark and "The Song
Loved Best" Her coHtralto voice
1ielded to every shading and yet was
powerful in her solos, and the audience
vas carried away with the rendition of
Ter songs.
Mr.. Cartwright, who was one of the
oloists last year. only deepened the fa
'orable impression he made then in his
work last night. His part in "The Erl-
Kings Daughter was dramatic For
n encore he responded with 'Tis Morn
ng."
The Lullaby by the women's chorus
vas so much enjoyed that the audience |
emanded its repetition. Mrs. Badord |
nd Mrs. Cleaves were the accompan
sts and with the orchestra. under the
of Roland Huxley, first yio-
IN and concert master, the first night |
t the festival has left longing with |
he people to hear more OF the work of
II the artists and chorus.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-29
NO PAPER TOMORROW.

Tomorrow. Memorial dsy. be-
ing = legal holiday there will be
no issue Of The Times. Satur
DAYS paper Wiil contain fuIl ac-
counts of the DAYS observance.