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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-12
4 4 Bit of Fortune Telling
-1Convright, BY ". G. Chapman.1

O our right, the great,
age-greened statue OF
George Wa s b i n g t o II
held itself aloof from
the steps of the Treas
ury Building. The star
ing eyes were far down
the street. to where
marching figures in the
costumes of Colonial
DAYS we're threading
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-10
WEST CORINTH

Edmund Sleeper, ll-year-old son OF
"Dick" Sleeper, is now i'll with typhoid
fever, his father being still very sick
with the. same disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Speare returned
from Burlington, Saturday.
Harry Clough and Charles Hull of
Washington are threshing in town.
Hobart Burroughs of Williamstown
spent Sunday at his home here.
Mrs. S. A. Nation returned Tuesday
from the Mary Fletcher hospital, where
she underwent a successful operation.
1t is with much regret that the people
of this community learn of DIR. 5. j.
Benefits removal from town. DIR. Ben
nett came here in the early spring from
a Montreal hospital, has built up a
large practice and is well liked by near
ly everyone.
Mrs. c. L. Speare has been i'll the past
few days.
Mrs. Arthur Gordon and Mrs. May
Thompson were in East Orange, Tues
day.
r. NJ. Harvey of Montpelier and Wal
ter sBixby of East Barre were business
visitors in. town Monday.
Lewis True is now driving the stage
to Cookville.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-10
Don't Let a Cold
Settle ON Your Lungs

Many cases Of Lung Trouble can be
traced directly to a severe cold which
has been neglected, and which, as q
result, has affected the lungs IL you
have a persistent cough or cold, take
warning before II Is too late Eckman's
Alternative is most beneficial In such cases
and has been the means of completely
restoring to health many persons who had
serious lung trouble, Read OF this case:-
Please ntville, n. ].
Gentlemen: During the winter of 1911
I contracted a severe cold, which settled
on my lungs. The doctor pronounced 1t
lung trouble. | tried nearly every prep
aration without any result and kept get
ting worse. Eckman's Alternative was
recommended to me and | commenced
using II AS a last resort. The first bottle
seemed to give no relief; In fact, | seem
the medicine and found out the first
to recovery by loosening the mucous and
making me expectorate freely. After
using the medicine for some time my
cough ceased. gained flesh and today
am a well man"
(Signed) GEO. NJ. BATES.
(Aboye abbreviated; more on request)
Eckman's Alternative has been proven by
many years test to be most efhCaeious
for severe Throat and Lung Affections,
Bronchitis, Bronchial Asthma. Stubborn
Colds and in uphuildlng the system.
Contains no narcotics, poisons or habit
forming drugs. Ask for booklet telling
of recoveries, and write to Eckman
Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pa, for evil
dence For sale by all leading druggists
Red Cross Pharmacy, Barre, Vt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-10
WILLIAMSBURG

The next meeting of the Rural Good
Luck club will be held with Mrs. Edison
S. Martin on Saturday, Oct. H. Sub
ject, "The marvels we have wrought in
one hundred years"
George Seaver has finished work for
Herbert J. Colby and will be at home
for a time.
Mrs George Wood and daughter, Miss
Glee Wood of Barre, are visiting at Mrs
Ada Lasell's.
Our townsman, Isle Burnham, who
has been in Plymouth Mass. for more
than year past, is in charge of Warren
Grearson's barber shop while Mr.. Grear-
son is away on his vacation.
DR. and Mrs. z. b. Watson are in Bur-
lington attending the annual meeting
OF the Vermont Medical association.
George w. Brush of Proctor, Vt, is
in town for a few days.
Owing to the accident to Train !.
near Mortified the Sth the train due
to this station at sos did not arrive
until shortly before 10 O'Clock p. ri.
Passengers at Barre were obliged to
find conveyance of their own and some
who were in town intending to return
on that train stayed until morning of
the 9th
While Horace and Francis Lasell were
climbing the hills on the east side of the
gulf road a few days ago, they were
fortunate enough to disturb a flying
squirrel and get good look at this in
teresting little animal. Other trophies
of the trip were acorns and autumn
leaves from the red oak and blossoms
of witch hazel.
Mrs. Walter M. Williams, who has
been in Gaysville on a two weeks visit
to her parents, returned home the Sth,
Rev J. O. Angel of West Burke, a
former pastor OF the Methodist church
here, has lately made a short visit 70
town.
Mrs. Emma Hutchinson is housekeeper
at Warren Grearson's while Mr.. and
Mrs. Grearson are away from home.
George Simons returned the 9th from
Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington,
where he went last week for an opera
tion for appendicitis. He is well on the
way toward complete recovery.
Rev. J. b. Reardon of Barre will
preach at the Universalist church sun
day, the 18th inst, at O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Seaver, who
have been away for several days on
trip to Portland, Me, and Boston, Mass,
arrived at home the 9th.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-10
"GETS-IT," for Corns
Surely Gets Them !!
It's the Corn Cure on a New Plan-Gets
Every Corn Quick and Sure.

III you're like me, and have tried
nearly everything to get rid of eorns
and have still got them, just try the
new, sure, quick, easy, painless way-the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-10
WAITSFIELD

Hiram Stoddard, who has been spend
ing several weeks with his daughter,
Mrs. Clarence Wells of Montpelier, re-
turned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Merle Martin has returned from
several days stay with relatives in
Montpelier.
Miss Hattie Martin, who has been
visiting at w. A. Kingsbury's in More
town the past week, has returned home.
Varney Higley and family have moved
from G. A. Reeds farm to the house re-
Gently occupied by the Farnsworths near
G. A. Prentess'. Mr.. Farnsworth has
moved to Randolph.
Mrs. Sarah Maxwell of Waterbury is
at Allen Mehurons.
Orlando Martin of Plainfeld, who has
been spending several days in town re-
turned home Wednesday
Herbert G. Gleason of Montpelier was
in town Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Dan Mclaughlin and little son,
Dalton, went Thursday to her former
home in York state.
Wednesday was the last day on which
library books can be taken from the
present library room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cushman are
visiting Mrs. Cushman's brother, A. H.
Bowen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis G. Whitcomb were
in Mortified Tuesday.
Abel Whitcomb has bought the Louis
C. Whitcomb farm in Mortified and
takes possession at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Neill and little son,
Bernard, of Moretown visited Mrs.
James Nell recently.
Seth Boyce left this week for Woods
vile, N. H., where he has employment
with the Cummings Construction Co., of
Ware, Mass.
Miss Florence Howe, who has been as
sistant in the Warren post Office, has re-
turned to Waitsfield, and is caring for
her mother at the home of w. w. Howe.
The harvest dinner at the Congrega-
tional church was attended by over 100
persons and Sl4 was cleared.
w. Z. Jones was in Warren Wednes-
day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-10
RANDOLPH

w L. Rand left Wednesday for Bos-
ton to visit his son, w. e. Rand, lr
Sunday they will go to Pawtucket, X.
l., and will be met by James Rand OF
New York City, all passing the day to-
gether. Mr.. Rand will return at the end
of the week, by the way of Springfield,
Mass where he will visit Elmer Tilson,
a former resident in town, now located
| in that city.
John Bean, who has resided here for
years, and who is rs years of age, was
taken to Waterbury Wednesday by d.
| ID. Howe, for observation and treatment.
| Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown went to
Montpelier Wednesday to visit their
grandson, John Ripley.
Mrs. Marcia Russlow left on Tuesday
for Melrose Highlands, Mass, with her
sister, Mrs. A. E. Carbee, who has been
her guest for several days.
Miss Sylvia Comstock of Chelsea is
now the stenographer in the law Office
of NJ. M. Wilson.
Mrs. F. j. Howe of Chicago has ar
rived to pass some time with her sister,
Miss Il. $. Fogg.
William Scott has moved from Gran
vile into the upper tenement in the
house of Charles Durham on Park street
and is employed by Frank Howard as a
teamster.
Miss Susie Blodgett, daughter of w
j. Blodgett of Thomaston, Conn, has en-
tered the training school for nurses at a
hospital in Hartford, Conn.
Miss Eugene Bancroft, who has been
passing two weeks with her cousin, Mrs.
Thomas Fitch, left on Thursday on her
return trip home, stopping at Spring
field. Mass, for few days stay before
going to New York.
Rev. and Mrs. c. t. Adams of Calumet,
Mich, who We're summoned here by tue
death of Dr. Cooper, left on Monday
night, going first to Lapeer, Mich, TO
visit a daughter, before returning to
Calumet.
Mrs. w. f. Edison went to Lebanon,
n. H., Thursday to join her sister, Miss
Margaret Johnston, and together to 20
to Springfield, Mass, to visit two other
sisters, who reside there.
Allison Z. johnson has come from
Meriden, Conn, to work for the firm of
- II. ~ suns anu WI i've III
the house of Mrs. Mary Mann. Mrs.
johnson is sister of Mrs Wales Bass
Miss Jennie Granger of Lynn, Mass, is
in town passing the time with Mrs.
Mary Mann, with whom she spends
some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. p. Huse and two
children of Springfield, Mass, and Mrs
+. Il, Smith OF Montpelier arrived here
Tuesday to visit Mrs Ella Rowell at
the home OF H. H. Howard.
The annual meeting of the Cooper
atiye Creamery company, held on Tues
day morning, elected the following d.
rectors for the coming year: ID. H.
Morse Lyman Hutchinson, z. p. Lam
son. Alfred Webster. John B. HutclGn-
son. John L. Hutchinson, and E. w
The directors made d. H.
Morse president; P. p Lamson, presi.
dent; ]. l.. Hutchinson, secretary; Mrs.
e. Ii. Mason, treasurer, A. NJ. Vaughan,
manager. A three per cent. dividend
was voted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-10
GROTON

A son, George Herbert, was born on
Wednesday to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Chamberlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Burnett and daugh-
ter, and Alex. Hall of Barre, were in
town Wednesday to attend the Hall
Blanchard wedding.
Miss Nellie Knox returned yesterday
from her four weeks stay in Worcester,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kicker OF
Woodsville, n. H., are visiting relatives
in town.
A son was born Thursday morning
TO Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McAllister of
South Ryegate. Mrs. McAllister was
formerly Miss Reta NVelch of Groton.
Mrs D. f. Gordon of Hilsboro, n. H.,
was in town yesterday to attend the
wedding of her sister, Miss Marion
Blanchard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-10
EAST BARRE

Miss Ethel Wellington of Randolph
spent Saturday and Sunday at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Wellington.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dicky and Mr.. and
Mrs. Forrest Bellows took an auto trip
the first of the week to Warren, where
they visited friends and relatives.
The following committee have been
appointed TO take charge of the Won
ans auxiliary fair which is to be held in
opera hall soon; candy booth, Mrs.
Charles Waterman; ice cream, Ms.
Waugh, Mrs. Nayctte; rummage, lrs.
II. E. Sargent, Mrs. Vern Tomlinsoni
quilts, Mrs. Lucy Sargent, Mrs. Salter;
aprons, Mrs. Wellington, Mrs. Cameron;
fancy work, Mrs. Fred Garrett, Grace
Locklin, Mrs. Blanchard; dolls, Mrs.
Gray, Flossie Cutler, Lucille Dickey.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-10

new-plan corn cure, 'GETS-IT.' Watch
it get rid of that corn. wart, callous,
or bunion in hurry" "GETS-IT" is as
sure as time. 1t takes two seconds to
apply-thats all. No bandages to stick
and fuss over, no salvss to make corns
sore and turn true flesh raw and red, no
plasters, no more knives and razors that
may cause blood poison. no more digging
at corns. just the easiest thing in the
world to use. Your corn days are over.
"GETS-IT" is guaranteed. 1t is safe,
never hurts healthy flesh.
Your druggist sells "GETS-IT," rs
cents per bottle, or direct if you wish,
from Z. Lawrence & Co., Chicago
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-10
VERMONT BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Burlington Merchants and Putney Farm
er File in Bankruptcy.

Rutland, Oct. l0.-Margaret L. has.
sam and Florence NJ Borah of Burling-
ton, who conduct a mercantile business
under the firm name of Hassam & Borah
have fled petition in bankruptcy with
Clerk f. s. Platt of the United States
court. They give their liabilities as 81
1864 and their assets as 81 ,230, of wsich
Sl0S is claimed exempt.
A petition has also been fled by
Henry Crawford Of Putney, a farmer,
whose liabilities are $l3.5l00S with as
sets of 1858. He claims $500 is exempt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-10

his son, VIII, of Barre City, left Mon
day night for San Diego, Cal, where
they intend to spend the winter.
a large number of deer are reported
as having been seen in the woods the
past month.
Mr.. Fushey, who has been on the sick
list for the past few weeks, is reported
to be on the gain.
Thosef rom out of town who attend
ed the funeral of Frank Wallace were
Mr.. and Mrs. Dodge from Waits River,
Mr.. Wallace of Waterbury, and Mr.,
and Mrs. Edward Curtis of West Tops
ham.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-10
SOUTH BARRE.

NJ. L. Lewis, who has been on the
sick list for the past few weeks, is
able to be out again, and his wife, who
has also been i'll, is reported on the
gain.
About 30 members of the South Barre
grange attended the funeral OF Frank
henry, Oct. Z.
d. c. Howard, who hurt his foot about
n week ago, is able to be out again.
There was a small attendance at the
grange dance Oct. 2.
George Persons of South Barre and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-10
cLINGs TO FIVE PER CENT CLAUSE.
Underwood Against Surrender on Pref
erential for Our Ships.

Washington, Oct. toulouse Majority
Leader Underwood yesterday declared
his disapproval of any modification OF
the tariff law despite protests by foreign
countries against the five per cent reduc-
ton clause. .....-
The Washington times., 1913-12-28
Radium Cure Fails
On Cancer Expert

BUFFALO. Dec. 2S.--Dr. Frederick X
c. Busch, who as assistant superin-
tendent Of the Gratwick Cancer Lab
oratory, has been one of the fore
most in the search for a cancer cure,
is dying of thai disease.
A growth was discovered seven
weeks ego. lie has declined steadily
despite an effort to stay the disease
by the radium treatment OF which he
mas been an advocate
The illness of DIR. Eusch was OBJ
served when he went to the Kelly
Hospital in Baltimore 10 continue his
experiments with radium. At that
time Dr. Howard a Kelly, perhaps
the most ardent American supporter
of radium as a cure for cancer, oper-
ated on Dr. Busch. Eadiur1 was left
in the cavity for twenty-four hours
after the removal Of the malignant
growth.
Afer.. his return to the Gratwick
laboratory DR.. Busch failed to show i'm.
provemefit. DR.. Roswell Park and DR.
4. G. Russell, of Buffalo. operated
again on Dr. Busch two DAYS ago and
removed the dead tissue. When 1t was
announced today that DR.. Busch was
near death II was said that no benefit
from the radium treatment had been
observed. " - 4
Dr. Busch is forty years old. Be,
sides being connected with the Gratwick
laboratory he is professor In the
medical department Of the University
OF Buffalo.
The Washington times., 1913-12-28
Crocker laboratory
Has a Commission
Ter EXTENDING OUT INTO GULF.

The Crocker cancer research labor
atory at Columbia University has the
commission which is studying the
causes Of cancer, with the object Of
finding a cure, under the fund created
by the bequest to Columbia of $2,500,-
600 by the late George Crocker. The
head Of the commission, DR.. Francis
Carter Wood, and his assistants will
begin their work in the new building
on the first OF the year.
The laboratory building is three
stories and basement and unlike the
other buildings of the Columbia group
Is devoid ofSarchitectural- -adornment.
1t is -180 feet long and. S5 feet wide.
The exterior and interior walls are
of common brick, the floors are gran
olithic and the stairways are of steel,
so fthat the structure Is absolutely
flreproof, a feature essential to min
irnize the risk of having the work OF
the commission destroyed through
fire.
The basement contains delivery and
stock rooms, the heating equipment and
special spectroscope and dark rooms
The library, the waiting rooms, the
Office of the director, record rooms and
chemical labora tories are on the first
floor. Research rooms and special lab,
oratories take up practically all the
second and. third floors. The roof Il
fat. and may be used for sun parlors
and culture roms.
The laboratory Is on the site which
Columbia purchased several years az
for the College OF Physicians and Sur
Seons, but which was abandoned TEN.
porarily because of the affiliation effect
ed between Columbia and the Presby.
terian Hospital. President Nicholas
Murray Buffers official residence, The
hothouses of the department OF bot
, any and several lawn tennis courts ad.
Join the cancer laboratory
The Washington times., 1913-12-28
Paper Of Strikers
Ordered Suppressed

CALUMET. Mich. Dec. zs--The own
ers. editors. and employees OF the Tyom-
les, Socialist dails newspaper pub
lished at Hancock. which Is the spokes-
man for the Western Federation Of MI
ners among the Finnish strikers In tho
copper fie ds. were in jail today on com
plant Of Sheriff Cruise.
The 2Tyomies YESTERDAY charged the
Citizens Aliisnce and deputy shcrifis
with responsibility for the rarlic which
cost seventy-two persons their lives In
the italian Hall at Calumet on Christ
mas Eve. It's staff OF twenty men are
charged with conspiring to print false
statements calculated to cause riots and
''felopous assaults on residents OF the
county,"
Governor Ferris and George E. Mich
ols of Grand Rapids. Special prosecutor
appointed to handle strike cases IN
Houehton and Keweenaw counties, has
asked sheriff Cruise for full Information
concerning the Meyer affair. u is be-
lieved likely from this request that the
affair will come into the hands OF the
grand jury when II resumes its sessions
next week at Houghton.
Bitterness Of feeling In tho strike re-
gio1. accentuated by the Christmas Eve
Catastrophe and then by the expulsion
from Calumet ofN Charles III. Moyer,
president Of the miners federstion. m
creases hourly Meyers friends believe
a Congressional investigation Of the
strike situation has been made newt
able by his enforced departure
The Washington times., 1913-12-28
INFORMAL BIDS By
BANKS NOT BINDING
Organization Committee Sends
Out Resolution to Be Signed
Before Application Is Taken.

Teleerapkic notice of Intention TO join
the new reserve system or informal ap-
pl,cation bv wire win not be accepted
ss final or binding by the organisation
Committee under the currency law. con-
sisting of Secretaries McAdoo and
Houston.
As it's fisst official document. the com
m.tteo yesterday promulgafed and ssnt
out . resolution to which the board OF
banks as certified by the cashier must
be subecrfbed before the Application
to tOin Is REGARDED as formal The
banks are given sixty dnys To meet thS
alternative Of applying or signifying
their Intention not to come into the ne~
reserve system
In the heht for a regional reserve bank
in Washington. bankers and bCeiness
men will undoubtedly meet healthy OPP
position from Ba timore and Phfladei-
phia. both Of which cities wiH, u is be-
lieved. be part Of the reserve dtstrict
In which Washington viii be located.
Leading men OF these big industrial
communities are aroused that their
cities were not considered ~ places for
hearings by the organizati0n committee
They probably viii present their claims
and data at the hearings to be held IN
We shingfon.
Though the number OF banks re-
ported to have made application &c
enter the new system has been va
r.ously estimated from SEQ to 1.O0u.
the actual list contains 40 names-
The Washington times., 1913-12-28
WASHINGTON WOMEN
! SHARE IN LEGACY

BALTIMORE, Dec. 2S.-CominS al
most as Christmas gife is a legacy
of $4,000 which will be given to Mrs.
j: Glenn Cook, of Garrison and Pen
hurst avenues, and her two sisters, the
Misses Ida and olivia Walter, of Wash
ngton, as the outcome of a suit just
ended in Philadelphia over the will Of
the late Julia Garrett of that city.
The three sisters were first cousins OF
the late Miss Garrett and also daugh-
Eers of the famous architect the late
Thomas w. Walter.
Thomas W. Walter, who has been
dead many years, vas one OF the most
Parnous architects of his time. He
DESIGNED the dome and other parts of
The National Capitol at Washington,
Girard College and the Subti easury IN
Philadelphia. and many otnsr famous
structures in this country ard In South
America His sister was the mother
Of Miss Garrett
For many years the Misses Waiter
have had a claim against the United
states Government for services rendered
Sv their father. A number Of bills We're
introduced in Congress to pay the
ciatrn- but little ever came Of It.
T-his morning Mrs. Cook declared she
mad no comment to make regarolng tns
tertune which had suddehly oeSa P go
in her hands. However, she DID assetI
she had made no plans OF any KING
which involved the expenditure or han
ding of the $4,000 which VIII ne hen ea
..Eare. The sum OF SS0o,co. accordihg - -
me settlement Of the suit, was left 70
another sum was set aside for the
paycnent of the legal talent engaged N
the suit. The total wealth lelt py s MLss
Carrett vvas estimated at sS,000,009. This
sun with the exception of several be-
,slrsts TO charity was left TO Isaac i;
Starr ma Philadelphia banker, who had
handled Miss Garrett s affairs.
,yili charged undue influence. The lccal
!syv firm of Ritchie, Janney & GrisWoic
1-rprcsented Mrs. Cook in the contest
The Washington times., 1913-12-28
CALUMET BUR|ES
PAN|C'S VICTIMS
ef-Stricken Town Crowded
by Hundreds From All Parts
of State.
Continued from First Pase.)


which have made. Calumet q name of
horror.
In some instances they had packed the
churches full by noon. while hundreds
more stood about in the snow, aim!ess,
stricken dumb, apparently, by the force
of the calamity.
Shortly after noon, the six funeral
professions slowly wound through the
town from the six churches, and at
Pine street they massed and took up
the long march to Lake View Cemetery
and after today Lake View will be
konwn as Calumets Geshsemane.
Stretches Four Miles.
The funeral procession, when stretch
ed to its full length, reached four miles
from the town to the cemetery. The
buryfng ground is much too small to
accommodate the immense throng of
special-train tourists who haye come
here on special trains, and again, hum
dreds were forced to stand outside.
Sixteen hearses-the towns full quota
carried the bodies of the adults. Be
hind In buckboarts, w0rk-wagOns, carts,
in every form os wheeled vehicle In
Calumet, came the bodies Of the chill
drcn. And behind all the caskets march
ed the stricken mourners of the copper
/ country,
Services were conducted under the di-
rection Of the Federation OF Miners,