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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-10
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No. 105.

b Preside Preside
W. Treas
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New 7-room house. just completed
on 3Tis #. lot Detroit ST, all modern
price $500. 5000 cash, balance cas-.
payments
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Published Statement-Trust Company.
No. 1926.
w. J. McAleer. President.
VIM. Wolter, Vice President
E. S. Emerine, Secretary.
Condensed Statement of the Condition
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Are you looking for an investment
Here ii is: 2-fiat building on % IT. 10
E. State ST., price $500. half cash.
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w. ]. HASTINGS. Phone 81
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So. Holman st. east front soft. lot
All street improvements paid in full
Price s1.650. $500 down. balance easy
payments.
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WANTED TO RENT.

WANTED TO RENT-Flat or cottage
on south side; in family: best of
references furnished. Address e c A,
Times, Hammond.
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Statement of the Condition OF
THE HAMMOND
SAVINGS & TRUST
COMPANY,

At the close of business April 18th.
1913.
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MALE HELP.

wANTED-Ambitiou young man over
16 years old. f. w. Woolworth Co.
Hammond.
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Good 5-room cottage on 371z #. 10
Florence ave. price $1,000. $500 cas-
balance easy payments.
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No. 1o171.
Repor Of he
THE INDIANA HARBOR NATIONAL
BANK OF EAST CHICAGO,

the of business April
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FOR SALE-BARGAINS.

Highland St, so TT. s775. Part cash
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YOUR MONEY BACK

YOUR MONEY BACK
or your good judement and you will
find yourself buying UNION SCOUT
sCRAP-the acme OF quality, perfec-
Ton and nentness. Save the tickets
they are clear gilt to you.-Adv.
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POSITION WANTED-Boy 16 years,
wishes to learn a trade Inquire or
address 20 Plummer ave, Hammond.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
TRANSACTED MUCH BUSINESS
Vermont State Board of Education Met
in Burlington.

Burlington, May 2l.The state board
Of education met yesterday afternoon at
the Van Ness house with all members
present except f. S. Billings of Wood.
stock. The application for the establish
ment Of a teachers course in the Rut-
land high school and at Highgate was
granted. In addition to this 4 quantity
OF other business was transacted. Pres
ident G. p. Benton and +. H. Brooks Of
st. Johnsbury We're appointed commit
tee TO approve OF the choice OF the fac.
ulty for next year of the johnson nor
NAL school to be recommended BY DR.
Peaks, the principal. They were also
empowered to appoint board Of visit
ing examiners for that institution, and
President Thomas of Mddlebury and n.
ID. Ryder OF Bellows Falls will perform
a similar service for the normal school
at Castleton.
The University of Vermont was desig-
mated as a summer school and an appro-
priation was made accordingly. Ii was
also voted to establish no courses in
training, domestic science, or ag
riculture in any high schools. pending
the report of the special educational
board, A number of applications for
such courses have been received by the
board. The resignation OF Miss Mabel
combs al a teacher in the johnson nor.
NAL school was accepted,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
THROWN FROM MOTORCYCLE.
When His Machine and Touring Car Col
lided on Main Street.

A touring car said to have been driv.
EN- by George b. Milne and Pierce
Arrow motorcycle operated by Ralph
Shepard of the Montpelier road came
together last evening at the West street
intersection Of North Main street and
before the driver of the two-wheeled We
hiele could get away from the bigger
machine, he had been thrown from the
saddle to the ground and the rear wheel
OF the motorcycle had been smashed
more or less. Shepard escaped with a
slight bruise on the right shin bone,
The young motor-cyclist is employed
in this city and when the collision oc
CURED he was ON his way home to sup
per. Just how the two machines came
together could not be explained, but
says he saw the touring car APP
and made hasty efforts to es
tape. In this he was partially success
ful. for the automobile only clipped the
rear wheel of the motor machine One
pedal crank was badly wrenched and the
forks and rear rim of the PierceArrow
we're somewhat shattered by the force of
he collision. Shepard took the car to
/ neighboring repair shop and departed
or home on the electric cars. No blame
: attached to either principal in the ac-
id ent, il Is said
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
DIR. John DeGross Drove Automobile
Down a High Bank.

Woodsvile, n. H.. May 2l.--Dr. John
DeGross of Bath, n. H.. had narrow
escape from instant death when the au-
tomobiIe he was driving left the high
way, crashed through two-inch plank
fence, and plunged down 50-foot en-
bankment onto the Boston & Maine rail-
road track yesterday afternoon.
The accident occurred about half way
between the Cottage hospital and the
Grafton county farm. He was driving
at moderate speed and turned out for a
team and in so doing lost control of his
car. new one.
A. d. Martin. signal inspector for the
railroad, was working near the place and
saw the machine strike the fence side
wise, throwing the doctor out. He rolled
in front of the car in its downward
plunge, and landed on the track few
feet from the machine. The car was re-
duced to kindling.
Alter dragging the unconscious man off
the track, the signalmsn summoned
aid. The northbound accommodation
was tagged and the wounded man taken
in the baggage car to the hospital.
The doctor is a man of middle age.
Though he is seriously bruised, it is
thought no bones are broken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
LANDSLIDE SWEPT
A TRAIN DOWN A
HILL, KILLING SIX
Train Had Been Stopped to Clear Away
the Debris from Previous Slide
Tons of Earth Came Down.

Hinton, w. Va, May 2l.--Six persons
we're killed and number injured early
last night when mixed train on the
Sewel branch Of the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad was swept down steep noun
tainside by Landslide. The train, COM
posed of an engine, three freight ears
and caboose. the latter carrying pas
sengers, had stopped between Sewell and
Landisburg to clear away debris deposit
ed by cloudburst early in the day.
While the work was in progress another
slide occurred and the train was thrown
from the tracks down 800 feet of the
mountainside.
Among the dead are james Walker OF
Hinton, travelling salesman. and Mrs.
Amick OF Landsburg. A young girl is
known to have been killed. Three other
passengers, all men, known to have been
aboard the cahoose, have not been seen
since the accident and are believed to be
dead under the wreckage.
The train left Sewell at six o'clock last
night. The deluge of the day had caused
landslidcs all along the right of way.
As the crew labored to clear away one
o these. there was a roar and tons OF
earth slipped from the mountainsde.
The train was swept from the tracks, |
and engulfed in dirt and rock, rolled |
down mountain embankment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
VERMONT MARBLE co.
BUYS OUT COMPETITOR
Purchases Property of Norcross- West
Marble Co. at Manchester, the Price
Not Being Made Public.

Rutland, May 2i.-The Vermont Mar
BILE company Of Proctor has purchased
from the Norcross- West Marble company
of Manchester the mills located at Man
chester, the quarry rights at Dandy and
East Dorset, and several other parcels of
land situated in Bennington county and
the southern part of Rutland county.
The deal includes the transfer of the
Manchester, Dorset & Granville railroad
which connects the several quarries with
the mill
Officials Of the Vermont Marble com
pany would say nothing concerning the
price agreed upon. The mill at Man.
Chester was built in 1901 and the rail.
road was constructed about that time.
The mill which works about Is gangs
will be run by the Norcross-West com.
pany for month in order to allow this
company to fulill contracts.
The Norcross concern has for years
been the principal competitor Of the Yer
mont Marble company in southern Yer
mont. A few weeks ago the Proctor
,ompany bought a quarry of the Nor.
ross company, located at Wallingford.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
HIRAM B. WEDGE DEAD.
Was the Youngest Surviving Civil War
Veteran in Montpelier.

Hiram Bradley Wedge died at his
home on Berlin street, Montpelier, last
evening at 7;2J o'clock, heart disease
being the direct cause, although he mad
been i'll with complication of ailments
The funeral will be held from his late
home Friday afternoon at ? O'Clock, Rev.
William Shaw officiating, and iuterment
will be in the Cutler cemetery. The
10. A. r. will attend.
Mr.. Wedge was born in Fairfax on
June 10, ls4s. being the son of Ezra
and Eunice (Danforthl Wedge. He was
married 40 years ago to Hattie Burdick
of Westford. aud 80 years ago they came
from Richford to Montpelier and then
took charge Of the Barre poorfarm. Aft
erwards Mr.. Wedge worked for 4. r..
Skinner in the old gas works, being emf
ployed there IS years. He was town
liquor agent in Montpelier for mum
Der of years, and his last active work
was as Waterman at Berlin pond.
Mr. Wedge served many years as a
deputy sheriff and was once member
of the Montpelier school board. He was
a member Of the Masonic and Odd Eel
lows lodges and of the G. A. R.. having
been the youngest surviving veteran OF
the Civil war in Montpelier He enlist
ed in Co. /, sth Vermont, on February
0, 1865. and was honorably discharged.
He leaves his wife; two sons Ezra O.
Wedge OF Sweetwater. Texas, and
Frank H. Wedge Of Montpelier; one sis
ter, Mrs. II. n. Lawrence of ST. Albans:
and one brother. William L. Wedge OF
Montpelier
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
WILSON DECIDES UPON
THREE POSITIONS
Louis f. Post of Chicago for Assistant
Secretary Of Labor Department, A.
A. Caminetu of San Francisco
For immigration Official.

Washington, ID. c., May 2l.-lt was
announced semi.otiicially late yesterday
that Louis +. Post of Chicago had been
selected as assistant secretary of the
department of labor. Anthony A. Cami-
netti of San Francisco for commissioner
general Of immigration and John b.
Densmore of Poison, Mont, for solicitor
of the department of labor.
Louis Freeland Post is an editor, au-
thor, lawyer and lecturer who has at
tanned prominence by his discussions of
economic questions, particularly the sin
gle tax. He is 64 years old and is an
advocate of the single tax and other
economic reforms promoted by Henry
George.
Anthony A. Caminetti, who will sue
ceed Daniel j. keefe of Detroit, Mich,
as commissioner general of immigration,
is of Italian descent and has long lived
in jackson. He is Democratic MEM
ber of the California Senate and has de-
voted much time to special study of
john B. Densmore. selected for solici-
.or of the new department, already has
won distinction in the practice of law,
although he is comparatively young. He
$ Democrat of the progressive type.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
so YEARS A MASON.
Judge E. W. Huntley of Duxbury Hon
ored Last Evening.

Waterbury, May 2l.-A surprise party
was given Judge Eher W. Huntley, a
prominent citizen of Duxbury last even
ing at Masonic hall by members of
Winooski lodge. No 40. +. & A. NJ,
Waterbury chapter, Royal Arch, No. "a.
and Queen Esther chapter No. I, o. f..
:. in honor of his 80 years in Masonry.
Violin solos were played by Earl from
bly, and vocal solos were given by Mrs.
Ernest Joslyn. In 1856 he bought the
Foster mill and engaged actively in the
lumber business until few years ago
he sold the same to the Demeritt & Pal
mer Package company. He has been
justice of the peace for number of
years, representing Duxbury in the leg
islature OF 1882, served four years as
a assistant judge OF Washington county
and as senator from Washington
county. Besides the orders which en-
tertained him last evening he is
knight Templar. and a member OF Mem
tor lodge. I. o. o. r.. Emerald Rebekah
lodge. No. 33. and Dillingham; grange.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
CONVENTION is PROGRESSING
Vermont Congregationalists Meeting at
st. IohnsburY.

st. Johnsbury. May 2t.-The 1lsth
annual meeting OF the Vermont Congre-
gational conference opened here yester-
day with l20 delegates attending. Rev.
George w. c. Hill of st. Johnsbury pre-
sided.
The standing committees were ap-
pointed as follows: Business, the Rev. u.
II. Strong Of Milton, the Rev. Z. S. Vra-
denburg OF Enosburg and +. j. Bell Of
Springfield; nomination, the Rev. A. 4.
Martin of Wilmington, the Rev. +. II.
Barnum of Jericho Center and II. p.
Munson of Morrisville; finance, the Rev.
r. H. Ball of Fair Haven, the Rev. T. A.
Carlson of Peaeham and Levi P. Smith of
Burlington.
The report of the treasurer. f. w.
Baldwin. showed that the total income
was 81 .ss7 .62 and the total expenses 81
362.45, leaving a balance of s52477
The opening sermon was preached by
the Rev. A. P. Pratt of Bellows Falls.
At the evening session James L. Barton,
ID. d.. OF Boston gave an interesting ad-
dress on the Balkan war
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
EXPLOSION KILLED l,
STUNNED ANOTHER
Tank Blew UP at North Craftsbury,
George Chasse, Hardware Merchant,
Met Death and Horace Douglass
Was Stunned.

North Craftsburs, May 2l.-George
Chasse, hardware merchant, was in.
stantly killed yesterday afternoon about
four o'clock when an acetylene gas tank
in the blacksmith shop OF Horace Doug.
lass exploded, Mr.. Douglass was badly
stunned.
The shop was blown to pieces and win.
dows smashed in houses all around.
Damage done amounts to between 81. 800
and $4,000, Pixies hotel, more than 80
feet away, suffered the most, Ia windows
being blown out.
Worknen. who were installing new
lighting system in the shop, placed 26
pounds of carbide in a tank and poured
on water The register did not work
and the pressure became too
great.
Mr.. Chasse was in the shop. as spec
tator He is survived by wife and two
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. Lucy VI. Townsend of North Main
street left this morning for Worcester.
Mass. where she will be employed as
one of the attaches in the hospital
p. +. Mclaughlin. the New England
representative of Granite. Marble &
| Bronze, the Boston trade magazine. ar
rived in the city yesterday for ten
days stay in the Barre granite belt.
The Perry Auto Co, yesterday un-
loaded three cars of Ford road sters, the
consignment consisting of nine machines.
The recent arrival brings the total num-
ber OF Ford cars received at the local
agency mp to sixty and over. Nearly all
of the cars have been placed with Gus
toners
Plans for entertaining delegates to the
annual convention of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Vermont are being
made by members of the Church of the
Good Shepherd and according to the pres
ent arrangements, accommodations will
be provided for one of the largest gath
crings in the history of the diocese. Tho
convention will open June rs and con-
tnue for two days. II Is expected that
most of the sessions viii be held at the
church. Committees elected to serve
during the convention have been named
as follows: Reception, Mrs. y. W. smith.
Mrs. J. w Vaughan, Mrs Frank Robin
son Mrs +. g Rowland. Mrs. :. y. Par
ker: clergy reception committee. Prank
G.. Howland and Charles A. Brown. Rt.
Rev. A. c. A. Hail. bishop of the diocese.
and Rt Rev. VIM. Farrar Weeks. the
coadiutor bishop. viii be among the
prominent clergymen present.
PRAYER services for Mrs. Hattie Shorey.
vi hose death occurred in Montpelier sun
dav forenoon. were held al her late
home ON Barre street yesterday fore I
noon at N O'Clock. Rev. J. Edward I
Wright. pastor emeritus OF the Church Of 1
the Messiah. officiating. The bearers Z
were a. follows: ". =. Perkins Of this 4
-ity. Alison Smith. Milford Riser and {. 4
c. Martin of Plainheld Early in the 4
afternoon the body was taken bv train f.
10 Plainfeld. where the funeral was held 4
IN the Methodist church af O'Clock. the 4
lastor. Rev. A. w. Hewitt. off-iating.
The interment took place in the village
cemetery. A number of Barre people
xere present to paw their last respects To
he deceased. IT, p. kisrr 81 New York.
brother ~ Mrs. Shorev. who Has called
- Montpelier sunday win remain IN
Barre and vicinity for . fev days visii
siih relatives.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
In Attempt to Connect Him
with Dynamite "Plant-
ing" in Lawrence
PLACE ON STAND CON-
VICTED JOHN j. BREEN
The Witness Told About a
Conference with Fred
erick AtteauX

Boston, May 2l--ln an endeavor tc
connect President William NJ. Wood OF
the American Woolen company and
Frederick Atteaux with an alleged con
spracy to discredt the striking textile
workers at Lawrence by planting dyna.
mite in buildings occupied by strikers
in January 1912, the prosecution to-
day called John J. Breen, Lawrence
undertaken, to the witness stand. Breen
was convicted OF planting dynamite some
time ago and was heavily fined. Breen
followed Walter l.. Wedgett, dynamite
expert, who testified as to the quality
of the dynamite found.
Witness Breen said he met AtteauX
at the latter's Office twice during Jan
uary, 1912, and second time later on
when he said the question OF using dyna-
mite was discussed. Atteaux suggest
ed, the witness said, that Mr.. Pittman
might be able to get the explosive, and
Pittman was called into the conference.
The Pittman mentioned was Ernest r,
Pittman. builoer of Andover, who com
mtted suicide at the start of the grand
jury investigation.
Pittman. Breen said. agreed to secure
the dynamite and Atteaux promised to
meet him later that afternoon and give
him $500.
Continuing his testimony, Breen said
he met Atteaux as arranged and Atteaux
dropped bundle. which Breen, on pick
ing up. found to contain $500. Later,
he said he made second trip to the
same street corner, where he had met
Atteaux and he met Pittman and Mr.
Rice. the latter handing Breen pack
age of dynamite which he and Dennis j.
Collins took to Lawrence.
Breen then testified to placing the ey
plosive in various places in Lawrence,
most of the details of Col
Iins' testimony of yesteday.
Breen said he met Atteaux in Boston
n April and told him he needed more
A few days later he received |
, special delivery letter containing four
$50 bills.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
After Mrs. Georgia Mcleod
Had Been Adjudged Gull
ty on Lesser Charge
BENCH WARRANTS FOR
3 ABSENT WITNESSES
States Attorney Carver
Brings Charge Under
white Slavery" Act

Goldie Sun of Is Railroad street
Whose other name is said to be Mrs.
Georgia Mcleod. was arraigned in city
court this forenoon before Judge II. w.
Scott on charge OF keeping a house
Of i'll fame, the case against her having
been continued from May Is. Tke wom-
an was represented by Attorney L. X.
Davis, who appeared for her in the alb
sence of respondents first counsel, r. A.
Hoar. Mrs Mcleod preferred her pre-
vious plea of not guilty and as the re-
suit OF prior arrangement between the
state and the respondents counsel, she
was adiudged guilty OF the charge and
sentenced to serve not less than two
years and not more than four years in
the house of correction at Rutland. She
expressed a desire to appeal from the
decision and bail was fixed at 500, the
case to be returnsble at the September
term Of county court.
In the large crowd Of spectators on
hand for the hearing were many wit
nesses summoned by the state. Before
the preliminary hearing had progressed
very far it was discovered that some OF
the witnesses were missing. On the
recommendation of States Attorney j.
Ward Carver, three of those whose non
appearance had been noted were ad-
judged in eontempso of court unless they
could furnish proper excuses for their
absence and bench warrants were is
sued for their apprehension. The alb
sent members were Eva and Blanche
Garbo of Montpelier and Golde White
man Of Barre, who is alleged to have
made disclosures leading to the arrest
Of Mrs. Mcleod. Airs. Mabel Cooney's
absence was attributed to illness.
Others who answered the roll call
were Daisy Rae. Louise DeRoleau. Hat
tie Tabor Parkhurst, Jessie kenerson |
and others. tt is understood that some /
If the witnesses, at least, will be asked |
to furnish bail for their appearance at
the trial next September.
A moment after sentence had been |
PASSED on the first charge. the Sun WON.
an learned that her troubles had not 1
'eased. Officer Harry Gamble advanced I
with warrants issued by the states at (
.orney and arrested her again on two
cunts which are alleged to constitute
under No. 22s, public statutes
II 1910, which is codfied as IAN act to
prevent what is commonly known as the
white slave traffic" On the advice Of
Ter counsel, the respondent waived eN
animation and bail was fixed at $500
m each of the two counts. Should she
urnish the 81 900, she will be bound
yer to appear in the next term of eoun-
Y court.
Providing she fails to secure bonds
4. .-+gt
harges and is unable to furnish $500
all on the i'll fame allegation, she will
ave to spend the remainder of the
pring and summer at the county Jail.
Irs. Mcleod was still in the custody
I officers at police headquarters this
oon, although she was making strenu
as efforts to secure bail in the aggre-
ate sum of 81 l.500.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-21
DEATH OF A. J, RITcHIE.
He Had Been Resident Of Barre fce 20
Years.

The death OF Alexander J ~ oc-
Cured at his home on Y ~ Street
above Prospect avenue ~ mt at Il
loclock, after an lines j covered a
period Of four mopA ~ cath was due
to tuberculosis. z ~ tchie leaves mis-
wife and one dad Ser, Miss Arletta
Ritchie, student at Pratt institute,
Brooklyn, n. y, who was called TO Barre
a short time ago by her fathers condi-
ton His step-mother and three half.
brothers. George Ritchie. Benjamin Cor
don and James Duncan, living in Scot
land, also survive.
Mr.. Ritchie was born at Torphins,
Scotland, December s, 1864 He came to
Barre twenty-six years ago and was
married in 1891 to Margaret Mortimer
The wedding took place in Barre. A
stonecutter by trade, Mr.. Ritehie was
a long time employe of Jones Bros, al
though at the time Of his last illness he
lad been working for the Harrison Gran
ite Go. He was member of Granite
lodge, No. 81, +. and A. NJ. and also be-
longed to the congregational church. A
staunch member of the granite cutters
union, he always took an active inter
est in its welfare.
Mr.. Ritchie had considerable talent
in a musical way and when musicians
came together many years ago for the
OF organizing the first Barre
,ity band. he was one of the first mem
bers. Afterwards he played in the band
for number Of years. His passing
away will occasion deep sorrow in many
quarters.
The funeral vii be held Friday after
noon at two o'clock. Friends are request
d not to send flowers.