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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
ENLARGE STATE
BALLOT BOARD
Mass. Efficiency Commission
Makes Recommendations.
NEW ELECTION STATE COURT
Intricate Laws Make Change lmperS
tive. According TO Report-To
Extend Power-Compensa-
ton Increased. +.

Boston-The enlargement OF tho
State Ballot Law Commission TO an
Election Court for the Commonwealth
has been suggested to the Legisla-
ture by the state Commission on Eff
cheney and Economy.
lt is 10 have ample powers to do
eide and finally determine all con-
troyersies, questions and causes aris-
ing and growing out of or affecting
any or all elections, caucuses, primar-
ies and conventions in the Common
wealth. on the rights OF candidates or
other persons interested therein or
affected thereby, 80 that the admins
tration OF all laws relating to elec-
tons shall be referred, heard and con-
sidered and speedily determined by
this court
The commission states that the
jurisdiction OF the ballot law COM
missiton would be much more effec-
tive and efficient, and money expend-
ed from the State treasury for tho
support of the commission would be
much better administered, III the bal
lot law commission was not limited
TO questions which arise after tho
filing OF papers and confined to tho
precise questions stated in the objec-
tion.
Serious questions have arisen
which, owing to lack of time and To
distance involved. and necessity OF
notice and emergencies incidental To
the printing and distribution or
ballots, have been prevented from
consideration by the court where
speedy determination is necessary.
and in the questions an election
court, composed OF men, students or
and familiar with our intricate cleo
tion laws and conversant with their
history, would speedily and justly
give adequate consideration and
prompt correction and decision.
Massachusetts, stands since the
adoption of the Australian ballot as
the foremost State In equipment and
secrecy In elections. This position
will be difficult TO maintain under our
present intricate election laws; but
we feel that an election court.
charged with the duty OF keeping
thoroughly informed regarding legis.
lation in foreign States concerning
election laws. ballots and all other
methods, jurisdiction and parapher.
MALTA concerning elections. would be
economical and efficient and give
speedy relief to the condition which
is now pressing"
The commission recommends that
In view OF the enlarged duties to be
given TO the commissioners, and
their present inadequate salary, their
compensation bc increased to sum
commensurate with their labors.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
WATERWAYS EXPERT
AROUSES CHAMBER
RAILROADS SHOULD NOT CON-
TRoL TERMINALS.
Cong. Ransdell OF Louisiana Address
es Boston Business Men

Boston, believe that the rail
roads Of the country can be better gov
erned by the unmonopolized and the
unmonopolizable inland waterways Of
the country than they can ever be by
any statute that man has made or
ever will make" declared Congress-
man and United States Senator-elect
Joseph l.. Ransdell Of Louisiana to the
500 or more present at the annual
banquet Of the Boston Chamber OF
Commerce.
Referring to the terminal situation
i'm Boston, the senator-elect especially
reused his audience when he said
You are as badly bottled up here in
Boston by the railroads as any city in
the country. If you have the power 10
free your waterfront from the rail
roads. do it now. If you have not.
certainly Massachusetts will amend
her constitution so that you may take
over such water terminals as you
need, control them and use them for
your own benefit"
why SHOULD MdSSdtHubetlS anu
New England contribute TO the pro
jects of the Improvements Of the
Great Lakes system, the big rivers OF
the Mississippi-Missouri-Ohio system,
or the great Columbia in the Far West
or the protection Of the lower Mis-
sissippi valley from the devastating
floods? Because these Improvements
will allow Boston TO receive the great
staples from the West at much lower
rates than would be possible by rail,
and can deliver the goods made in
your factories to the great populous
centres along these waterways at
freight rates much lower than those
you pay TO inland points now served
by railways"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21

Boston-"The commonwealth OF
Massachusetts is losing money by IN
derpaying It's wage-earners,' said H.
La Rue Brown in his lecture on The
Minimum Wage"
II told Nhe Legislature that when
we asked for an investigation OF the
conditions among the underDaid Wo-
men OF the sweatshops. Then ] ex'
planned 20 them the reason Why. II
1000 women In this state are de-
pendent on wages not sufficient 10
keep them alive I said, and you
are asking them 10 live on less money
than II costs them 10 live. then 10 is
the taxpayer who makes up the DIT
ference. ard you not only pay IN
money but in human lives and the
injury 70 posterity. Massachusetts
spends S5.5CO.0OO per annum for us
institutions and charitable organiza.
tlons and this money comes out Of
the tax payers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
Pres. Vail Opens His Farm
School to New England
5ooo-Acre Farm at Lyndon, VT, for Train
ing of Boys and Girls

Lyndon. Nt-Theodore y. Vail.
president OF the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company and the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
has announced that he has been sat
isfed with the farm training school
for Vermont boys which he has con
Quoted for two years on his 5000
acre farm at Lyndon, VI. that he is
intending TO throw open the school to
all boys and girls of New England.
He also promises to donate the entire
farm TO the project and to endow the
institution literally.
The present school has been more
or less experimental. Mr.. Vail es-
tablished il in connection with the
work OF his immense farm. The stu
dents the first year numbered twenty
five and the second year over fifty.
Each boy has been allowed the priv
ilege Of working his own way through
the school He is allowed 10 cents
per hour for his work on the farm.
and his total board and tuition is rat
ed at $125 per annum. Only eleven of
the boys now registered at the school
are paying cash for their tuition. The
boy who works his way is obliged TO
remain all Summer to continue his
studies and work during the most pro
life season Of the year.
The purpose OF the school. accord
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
New Bank In Hartford.

Hartford The Industrial Bank and
Trust Company. for which Arthur j..
Birdseye and others obtained chart
er several years ago. il about to be-
come fact. subscriptions for over
half OF the capital stock are assured
and the work of organization Is now
being pushed by an organization com
mlttee, of which Mr. Birdseye. George
Ulrich and Congressman Lonergan are
members. The bank will have a cap
ital q 100000.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21

ing 10 Mr.. Wallis friends. is TO help
the boys TO become good farmers and
therefore good citizens, and 20 assist
girls 20 become good housewives and
mothers. He also believes that edu-
cation along these lines will keep the
farm boy and girl on the farm and
away from the congested centres.
BOYS and girls from the farms Of
New England will be given the prefer
ence under the new arrangement
There will be three-year course TO
TT the students for either entrance TO
college or continued work In the
school on specialized subjects. The
entrance age will be from twelve TO
fifteen years. thus advancing the per.
iod OF selection Of "A career TO an even
earlier age than provided for in mod
ern colleges OF the most advanced
elective tendencies.
Mr. Wallis farm is more than mod
ell farm. IL is great. big breathing,
pulsating Eastern ranch. the type of
possible perfection 20 which the New
England farmer may look. In the
centre is his immense country man
sion. His hobby is horses and the farm
is stocked with all sorts OF fancy
bree ds. lie has sixty head OF brown,
pure Swiss cattle. thirty head OF grade
Swiss, and several head Of Jerseys.
All OF these will go TO the school.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
Charges Massachusetts, Industries
Underpaying Its Wage-Earners
II. LaRue Brown Says $4,000 Women Are
Barely Able to Keep Alive

"It has been said that equal pay 10
all classes OF workers brings the ef-
ficient worker down TO the level Of
the inefficient worker AS 81 per
cent. cf these women workers earn
81 week or less, there is no room
for levelling. for everyone is already
leyelled.
Take the manufacture OF candy for
instance. When q pound of 8O-cent
candy IS bought, the worker receives
cents only. In the case Of accent
candy but . cents goes 20 the girls.
The manufacturers should treat
girls as we'll as they would treat their
horses. n you don't feed a horse he
will die. when the girls die an ad.
in the paper will bring more girls.
"The englne called public opinion r.
a very powerful machine. The public
ity part Of any proposed reform justi-
hes the measure.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
GRAND TRUNK
ASKS INJUNCTION
Files Bill in Equity in Superior
Court.
SOUTHERN N. E. RAILWAY
To Test Legality Of Incorporation
OF Latter Company. New
Hampshire Men Sign Arti-
eles of Agreement.

Concord. n. H.-The Grand Trunk
Railway Company of Canada has filed
in the superior court in this city, a
bill in equity 10 test the legality OF
the Incorporation of the Southern
New England Railway Company. The
bill quotes the articles of incorpora-
ton and says that what purports 10
be the signature OF the Grand Trunk
Railway Company of Canada by Chas.
Hays. president, is not the legal and
binding signature of the company, but
was his unauthorized act, and that il
was beyond the power of the rail
way company 10 bind itself TO the pur-
chase Of the shares of the capital
stock OF the alleged railroad.
The bill is aimed particularly at
the proposed line from White River
junction, VT. TO Boston, according to
John S. Murdock of Providence, vice
president of the Southern New Eng
land railway, upon which work has
been stopped
The complainants ask the court
that the Southern New England rail
incorporators be enjoined from as
serting or prosecuting at law or In
equity, any claim or right of action
against them TO enforce the collection
of the assessment levied, and that
the defendants be enjoined fom TAX
ing any further action involving the
collection from any Of the defendants
- fn, w a a..
ever, and from taking any action for
the purpose of establishing the cor
poration as a permanent railroad cor
poration, and that the subscription as
levied against the Grand Trunk Rail
way Company and the other com
plainants be declared null and void.
The bill also states that by vote of
the directors on Jan. 80, 1913, an as
sessment of 81 per share was levied
ard providing for it's collection from
delinquents not later than Feb. 15.
The complainants ask an INDUCTION
from the court against enforcing the
collection of the assessment and a
hearing was had Saturday afternoon.
Judge Mitchell denied the applica-
tion of the complainants for tenn
porary injunction on the ground that
the position of the Grand Trunk
would be available as a defence in
sDy suit brought under the assess
ment. If not that the court of equity
would suspend further proceedings
pending determination of the equip
table rights of the Grand Trunk.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
SHOOTING AT ENFIELD
Ernest Gassett in HospitaI-Sherma
Stiekney Under Arrest.


Enfield, n. Has the result of a
shooting affair at Enfield at an early
hour Sunday morning Ernest Gassett
is lowering between life and death at
a hospital, while Sherman Stickney,
20 years old, is under arrest for at
tempted murder. Stickney had been
paying attention to Sadie Hadley, a
woman of ~, ana sister of Gassett
II is said that Arthur Walbridge was
also interested in the same party.
Both men were at Gassetts house and
all had been drinking. A quarrel was
started and the three men went in
to the yard soon after midnight. Here
Stickney fired a 3S calibre revolver at
Gassett, the ball taking effect in the
abdomen, and a second shot just
missed Walbridge's head. Stickney
took the midnight train and was
found Sunday forenoon at the house
OF Joseph Wheeler mn Lebanon by
Sheriff Stearns and a newspaper re-
porter and placed under arrest. He
denied all knowledge OF the shooting.
and said he was trying TO sober up
Stickney has a mother and sister and
Gassett a wife and several children
The house where the shooting oc-
Cured has a bad reputation among
the people OF Enfield.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
PICKS MEMBERS OF
RAILROAD CONFERENCE
FoSS CHOOSES FORMER JUDGE
AND AN ADMIRAL.
Chief Justice Knowlton and Admiral
Bowles his Selection.

Boston. Former Chief Justice
Knowlton of the Massachusetts Su.
preme Judicial Court and Admiral
Francis r. Bowles OF the Fore River
Shipbuilding Company. are Governor
Foss's appointments for the New Eng
land railroad conference.
The governor believes that Mr..
Justice Knowlton is exceptionally
qualified to render in this connection
most important service TO the peo-
pie Of the Commonwealth and that his
judicial knowledge and experience
will greatly strengthen the proceed
ings OF the conference.
Admiral Bowles has been chosen
as Justice Knowlton's colleague I'm
the conference because OF his wide
experience with the manufacturing
interests OF the Commonwealth and
his knowledge OF the relations which
should exist between these industries
and our transportation facilities.
Admiral Bowless knowledge OF the
conditions in both land and water
transportation is felt by the governor
to adapt the admiral especially for
the work OF the conference.
The governor has also asked the
Railroad Commission OF Massachu-
sets TO give its earnest cooperation
to the New England railroad confer
ence and to assist the Massachusetts
representatives in every possible man
npr
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
Is 101 Years Old.

North Rochester, n. H.-Mrs. Ruth
Hartford of North Rochester was 101
years old on Thursday Feb. 13, and
she observed the event by entertain
ing friends and relatives at the resi-
dence of her son George with whom
she lives. Among those present were
her children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren. She was born within
a few miles Of where she now resides
and in 1914 her father, Ezekiel Teb-
belts. sailed on the government YES
sci Mars, sent to protect the coast,
and neither vessel nor crew were
ever heard from again. Mrs. Hart
ford has three children living and also
two sisters, both younger than she.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
AWARDED LARGE VERDICT
Cape Cod Men TO Be Paid Claims
Amounting to $4S, ,18o.st.

Chatham. Mass.--After several
weeks OF litigation and tedious wait
ing, the Cape Cod oyster fishermen
have won their claims against the
Boston Cape Cod and New York Canal
Company. Awards amounting To SiS,
lSO.Sl were given owners of oyster
beds by the Commissioners OF Fisher
les and Game. for damages TO oysters
resulting from the construction of the
canal.
These damages, while unique. are
similar TO those awarded private own
ers when property is taken for the
construction OF a railway. The deci-
sion by the commissioners upholds
the contention OF Professor James l..
Kellogg of the department of biology
at Williams College. that oysters not
directly in the line of the canal were
damaged by It's construction.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21

Rangeley, Me.--The Man on the
Job for Maine Woods had a sleigh
pointed out to him in Rangeley one
day recently that had painted on it's
broad back "Farmington, 1912" and
then the name OF an old time livery
firm OF that town. The sleigh is the
OF Major Harrison OF Range
ley, who treasures II highly. II Is be
lieved 10 be the oldest sleigh In ac.
tive service in this part OF Maine
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
slauera Held In 10000.

Boston-Charged with violation OF
the Mann white slave act In trans
porting Gladys II. Smith from Hart
ford Conn, to Pittsheld for alleged
immoral purposes. Salvatore Zucco. an
OF Pittsheld. and saliva
tore Longo. shoemaker OF Hartford,
we're held In 10000 bail each by
Judge Morton In the United states
District Court This Is the heaviest
bail ever fixed for case of this char
acter, 4.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
MAY Issu. $3.50. 900 In Bonds.

Concord. y. H.-The Public Serv-
ice Commission announces the grant
ing Of the petition Of the Boston and
Maine road for permission 10 issue
bonds - a par value not exceeding
S7.5c0.0O0. for refusing floating in
debcdness. and the Issuance Of loG..
s37 shares Of common stock for the
purpose of providing funds for money
borrowed and for the purchase OF
capital stock Of various other rail
roads
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
Deslouvre Trial Within a Month.

Providence, X. I.-Goyernor Pothier
says that he advised the postpone
ment Of the trial of Henri Deslouyre
for the murder Of Angelo Parmentier
whose headless body was found in
the blackstone river, at the request
Of Acknowledgement Herbert W. Rice,
so that the government might finish
it's case Attorney-General Rice said
the trial would be held within a
month.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
Search SO Years for Missing Heir.

Fitchburg, After search for
nearly nifty years for David A. Bagley,
son OF the late Nathaniel B. Bagley,
who recently died In this city. leaving
a uarge estate. proof has been secured
that the man died In BeadyIlle. Col. in
1881. and s10,C73.70 that he would
have received from his fathers estate
II alive. goes 10 the Massachusetts So
ciety for the Prevention OF cruelty TO
Animals.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
No Pardon for Freeman.

Pardon from the State
Prison OF Richard L. Freeman. a
stock broker. was unanimously re-
fused by the Governors Council last
week.
Governor Foss recommended the
pardon OF Mrs Susan VI Donnell, who
lost $4,000 through Freeman.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
To Settle Boundary Dispute.

Montpelier. Vt.-An amicable set
tlement of the boundary between New
Hampshire and Vermont is probable
through the signing of n resolution by
Governor Fletcher creating "A Bound
ary Commission on the part OF this
State. II is expected that New Hamp-
shire will take similar action and
that the joint board will draw the
line and also eliminate the fourteen
toll bridges over the Connecticut
River.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
40, Air Engine Esplodes.

Dover. n. H.-The explosion OF a
hot air engine at the base Of water
tower at the home Of Mrs. Arabella
c. Mason at Dover Neck Friday after
noon caused the destruction Of the
tower by fire and seriously endanger-
ed the stable near by. A bucket bri-
gade did good service until the de
parment arrived.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
Encine Sets itself on Fire.

Manchester, n. H.-An accident
somewhat out of the ordinary took
place while a passenger train was
standing at the Manchester station
Thursday evening. Some defect with
the draft sent blaze from the bot
tom of the fire box up under the en-
CINE cab setting the woodwork on
fire. The engineer and fireman were
driven from their positions by the
rapidly increasing flames and a hur-
ry call was sent for the fire depart
ment. A stream from a chemical
soon extinguished the fire, but the en-
CINE was put out of commission until
repairs are made.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
Harvard and the Argentine Republic.

Cambridge. Harvard has begun &C.
tive measures TO stimulate interest In
It's advantages throughout the Argen-
tine Republic by the establishment Of
eight free scholarships at Harvard by
the minister 20 the United States
from Argentine. and by the announce
ment by President Lowell OF Bchol-
arship Of one hundred dollars 10 be-
paid TO some student from Argentine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
MindfaIl for LIttleton Mar.

Littleton. y. B-Littleton people
are interested In the fact that Mar.
shall A. Eaton of that town Is one OF
the heirs TO an estate Of about $4,000
left by his first cousin. Cyrus Eaton
OF ST. Paul. Minn. There are oniy
three first cousins living. but othef
heirs may be found.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
News Throughout New England


Manchester, y. H.-On Febru-
airy Sth Razine Charest OF
Manchester accompanied
friend who was 10 take an even
ing train 20 Montreal, 10 the
station. He did not return as
was expected. and his family
thought he had possibly taken
the train with his friend and
gone TO Canada. They tele-
graphed the party who replied
that he left Mr.. Charest in the
station when he boarded the
train at Manchester. The mat
ter was placed in the hands OF
the police last Friday. who are
now trying 10 locate the miss
ing man. He is about % years
old. feet, inches in height,
and has a wife and several
children.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21

Brockton. The Brockton
Shoe Manufacturers Associa-
tion Is expected TO meet TO dis
cuss the refusal OF the Edge
makers Union to grant the re-
quest made by two shoe manu-
facturerB. Former Mayor John
s. Kent and Frank s. Farnum.
to permit them TO raise the re-
tail price OF so-called third
grade" or cheap shoes from
1926 TO $3.50 per pair The ac-
ton OF the union Is considered
OF great Importance to Brock
ton.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
Boston & Maine improvements.

Portsmouth. n. H--1t is stated that
the Boston & Maine Railroad will
complete the missing link Of double
track between Spinney's switch, east
OF Kittery and this city, this spring.
This will fill the gap OF four miles
and bring IL 10 a point at Kittery
Junction where the proposed new
bridge is 70 cross the Piscataqua,
With this accomplished the eastern
route OF the Portland Division will
have double track from Boston to
Jewett, with the exception OF the Sal
en- Tunnel and the Portsmouth and
Kittery bridge.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21

BLUE SKY LAW IN VERMONT.

Montpelier, Vt.-The so-called
"Blue Sky" law adopted in Kan
sas and which gives the state
the power to shut out all unde-
sirable investment companies
and TO turn the light on those
already within it's borders, be-
comes a law in Vermont by the
approval of Governor Fletcher.
In future the Bank Commission
er must investigate and license
all companies seeking TO obtain
investments from citizens OF
Vermont.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
VERMONT ACCEPTS PLAN.

Montpelier. Vt-The proposed
New England railroad conference was
officially recognized by Vermont when
Governor Fletcher signed a resolution
passed by the Legislature authorizing
the appointment OF three representa-.
tiyes from the state.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-21
Gets Seven Quarts Of Sap.

Mortified, Vt-A r. Bryant tap.
ped a maple tree In front OF his house
ln Mortified a few days ago and gath.
cred seven quarters Of sap from the
tree during the day and evening