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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
WILSON INTERROGAT-
ED; ALSO ATTACKED
Senator Poindexter Wanted to Know the
Significance of One Utterance in
Recent Message-Works At
tackled Years Work.

Washington, D. c., March 6.-Senator
Poindexter, Progressive, to-day intro
duced a resolution calling on President
Wilson to explain what matters "of even
greater delicacy and nearer consequence"
he referred to in his address to Congress
yesterday as depending on the repeal of
the Panama canal tolls exemption.
Emphatic disapproyal of the admins
tration legislation which it has passed
and of what he called coercion used by
President Wilson to compel action bv
Congress was voiced in the Senate to-
day by Senator Works of California in
delivering what he termed a friendly re-
view of the achievements in one year.
The Democratic rule of almost contin-
nous congressional session, mostly for
the political disadvantage of the DEM
ocratic party, was declared to be the
most striking feature of the administra-
tion. Senator Works reviewed the tariff
bill, charging that "but for coercion by
the president upon Congress it never
would have passed"
Executive pressure created in the SEN
ate, he said, an apathy which impaired
that body's usefulness. He said the
tendency toward paternalism and ex-
travagance in appropriation of public
money was the most marked character
istic feature of the administration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
ALL BUT ONE ESCAPED
FLAMES IN HOTEL
w. R. Snow of Woodstock, NJ b., Suffo-
Gated in Fire in Quincy House in
Boston Last Night.

Boston, March 6-The Quincy house
with 400 guests and banqueters within
its walls, was thrown into confusion last
night by fire, which caused the death
of one man and injury to several others.
W. r. Snow of Woodstock, n. b., a
guest, was suffocated while he slept.
L. A. p White of Londonderry, N. H.,
sustained cuts and bruises in making his
escape.
A blind man, Fred Wheeler, had been
nearly overcome when John Mckay, an
elevator boy. found him wandering in a
smoke-choked hallway.
Young Mckay was the hero of the fire.
After he had taken two loads of guests
TO safety in his elevator, fire chief told
him it would be dangerous TO 90 up again.
But the boy thought there might be
others upstairs and he sent the car three
times after that to the top and rescued
guests.
Four banquets were disrupted by the
excitement, although the flames did no
damage below the sixth floor, the top Of
the hotel. Smoked filled most Of the
house. however, and Railways ran with
water, which entered the rooms on all
the others.
The cause of the blaze is not known
1t had its beginning in sink room and
spread through the rooms on the sixth
floor and up through the roof. The total
damage was about $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
BIG CONVENTION PLANNED.
For Sixth District of the Knights of
Pythias in Barre.

Barre Pythians are planning to enter
tain a large gathering of their brother
lodge men here on the occasion of the
annual meeting OF the sixth Pythian
district Of Vermont. which is to be held
in Howhnd hall on the evening of Tues
day, March "a Members of the order
from Bethel, Marsbfield, Groton, Top
sham Montpelier and Barre will be rep
restned by sizeabe delegations and in
terest to the meeting will be augment
ed greatly by the presence of several
grand lodge officers. Grand Chancellor
Homer G. Ladd of this city has been no
tilted that number of out town Off
GERS will attend According to the press
ent arrangements, banquet will be
served at 7 O'clock On account of its
size, Howland hall has been engaged for
both the banquet and the ceremonial
From every lodge in the district will
come candidates upon whom the first
rank will be conferred Immediately after
the banquet. The Barre committee is
planning TO entertain more than $50
delegates.
Because OF desire to cooperate with
the Pythians in making the district
success, the members of Suadah temple,
D. O. n. X. have postponed tehir annual
The meeting was to have
been held in Montpelier late in March,
but it has been defererd to April and
April 10 has been selected as tentative
date for the "Dokies" to get together.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
BURIAL AT BERLIN CORNERS.
And Funeral of Mrs. Richard E, Church.
i'll Was Held at Her Late Home

Friends and relatives from Barre,
Brookield, Williamstown and other near
by towns came together yesterday TO
attend the funeral of Mrs. Richard T..
Churchill, whose death Tuesday morning
followed long period of failing health.
The services were held from her late
home in Berlin at ] o'clock in the aft
ernoon. Rev. Frank Bloomfield, pastor
of the Berlin Congregational church, off
ciated at the funeral The bearers were
as follows; c. A. Churchill, a brother
in-law of the deceased, David Bennett,
Henry Perrin and James Allen. During
the services mixed quartet consisting
of Mrs. Charles Brown, Mrs. Annie Sc
lima, Clinton Benjamin and Arthur
Brown, sang three selections. Mrs
George Bostwick accompanied them on
the organ. Interment was made in the
family lot in the cemetery at Berlin
Corners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
LEADING sPTRTUALIST WORKER.
Mrs. Abbie crossete Died Yesterday at
Stowe.

Waterbury. March 6.-Mrs Abbie
Crossett, widow of the late Judge James
Crossett, died at the home of her neph-
ew, Fred Billings, in Stowe, yesterday
of caneerous trouble.
Abbie Whitney was born in Wolcott
rs years ago the Goth of February. She
first married Lothrop Tanner, by whom
she had two children, who died in in
fancy. During these years she lived in
Montpelier. About 30 years ago last
June she married Janus Crossett and
came to Duxbury to live, spending most
of their summers at Queen City park.
After Judge Crossett's decease. about Il
year ago, she went to live with her own
people. For a time she was at her
adopted daughters in Montpelier, Mrs.
Mamie Dewing.
Following last summer at her Queen
City park cottage, she went to the Mary
Fletcher hospital for treatment aud from
there to the home of Mr.. Billings, where
she has received the tenderest Of care.
Mrs. Crossett was very bright wom-
an and had many strong traits of char
acter. She became convinced OF the
worth of the Spiritualist faith many
years ago and has been strong worker
for that cause. In the State Spiritual
ist association and Queen City Park as
sociation she has been very efficient As
a speaker, Mrs. Crossett was much
sought and her poetry has been of much
She is survived by one sister, Mrs
Truman Nichols of Bellows Falls. one
nephew and five nieces; her adopted
dauohter. Mrs. Mamie Dewinp. formerly
of Montpelier, now of Burlington, and
Bertha Dewing. Besides
these, Mr.. Crossett's two grandchildren
Mrs. E. f. Palmer, ir., and Mrs. Philip
Shonio, with their children. have no re-
Of any other grandmother
The funeral viii be held from the
home of Mr.. Billings tomorrow morn
ing at IL o'clock, burial to be in stowe.
Mrs. Emma Paul of Morrisville will
oticate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
BRITISH GIVE
WILSON HIGH PRAISE
Laudatory Editorials in Newspapers
Over Presidents Position on the
Panama Tolls Question.

London, March Mandatory com
ments on President Wilson's message
delivered to Congress yesterday We're
published in most of the papers in this
country to-day. The government organ,
the Westminster Gazette, pays the high
est compliments to President Wilson for
his attitude on the question OF the Pan
anna canal tolls,
1T is not always convenient to hail a
statesman of another country as just
Judge when he advocates your cause
against section OF his own countrymen,
but we cannot refrain from expressing
respectful admiration of the courage
and manliness with which President
Wilson handles the tolls question" says
The Gazette. "The president of the
United States sets an example of
straight dealing which may be recon-
mended to the diplomats of the old
world Other statesmen of other coun-
tries are capable of doing the things he
has done but most of them would fetch
about for diplomatic phrases or make
believe arguments to save the faces OF
governments or conceal from their own
public that they were proposing a
change in policy"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
Carranza Says He Will In
vestigate Disappearance
of Gustav Bauch
BENTON INQUIRY
SUPPOSED TO BE ON
American and British Rep
resentatives to Await
That Report

Washington, d. G., March 6.Secre'
tary of State Bryan received to-day a
note from General Carranza, signed by
Senor Fabela, acting secretary OF for
cign affairs of the constitutionalist cab
met, assuring the American government
that the mystery surrounding the disap-
pearanee of Gustav Bauchs the Ameri-
can, viii be promptly investigated.
The Joint commission of American
and British representatives, which was
to have gone to Chihuahua to conduct
an investigation, win get no further or
ders until the constitutionalist board Of
inquiry makes its report, it became
known to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
PUBLIC HEALTH DISCUSSED.
Several Vermont Towns Report Cases of
Venereal Diseases.

Burlington, March 6.-The regular
monthly meeting OF the state board OF
health was held at the office in the state
laboratory last evening, and several inn
portant matters were taken up. Ii was
brought to the attention of the board
that several cases of veneral diseases had
been reported from different towns in
the state and the question of how those
people afflicted with them may be quar-
antined or isolated was seriously discuss
cd. A law is now in force requiring ply
sicians to report such cases to the secre-
tary of the board of health, but its only
purpose is to obtain statistical informa-
tion. Just what the boards powers to
order and enforce Quarantine are is the
question. Attorney-teneral r. 4,
Brown was present and he was asked to
submit an opinion on the subject
1t came to the attention of the board
that several new sehoolhouses will be
erected in the state the coming season
and that a large number will be re-
paired, all of which must be done with
the approval of the board. a number
of towns made special appropriations
for increased school facilities a the an
nual March meeting.
Final arrangements were made for the
next issue OF the boards quarterly bull
letin. which viii be a school number 1t
viii contain 27 plans, elevations, etc,
for ideal school buildings in one and two
stories and half tones OF several models.
There will be Illustrated articles on the
OF proper school grounds, on
sanitary outbuildings and plans, and
other general information, including an
article on the control of contagious dis
eases in the public schools.
Ii was reported that ice has been cut
from several water sources in the state
where the water is known to be pol
luted, and the board will make special
OF this by an Inspector
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
v !. .-Girdling Giants and
y White Sox Reached
New York
TO FIND BIG MONEY
WAVED AT THEM
Federal League Representa-
tives Had Sent Offers
by Wireless

New York, March 6.-The world-gird-
ling American baseball players came
home to-day in snowstofm. While the
harbor craft footed and ENJOYS for the
Federal league liguratively waived entc-
ing contracts, the New York Giants and
Chicago White Sox combination drew
into Quarantine shortly after eight
o'clock The representatives OF the Fed
eral league were unable to obtain pass
es to board the Lusitania down the bay.
Nearly every player, however, had re-
ceived some sort Of Federal offer by
wireless, but none Of them announced
an intention Of signing with the new
league. Speaker, the star outfelder,
said he intended to sign with the Boston
Red Sox again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
SEVENTH ARREST IN I DAYS.
John W. worthington, Banker, Arrested
at Chicago.

Chicago. March 6.-John W. Worth
ington, head OF the defunct American
Banking association, who has been
charged with many Irregularities. was
arrested last night for the seventh time
in as many days.
The warrant was identical with the
one served on Harry Ii. Thomas. said to
have been associated with him. 1t is
alleged that the two represented them
selves as brokers in l9ll and obtained
$4,000 worth of stock and $1,000 in GER
tificates of deposit from the Central Saw
ings bank of Waterloo. Iowa The stock
and certificates have disappeared. it is
charged. Thomas was released on bonds
A receiver was appointed toby for
the banking association and attorneys
for the creditors estimated Worthing-
tons assets at S6O0,000. They could not
say what the liabilities were
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
BIG BANQUET
OF SPORTSMEN
Closed Two Days Session at Rutland,
There Being ESQ Persons in Attend
ance-John w. Titcomb,
President.

Rutland. March 6.--The two davs'
convention OF Vermont sportsmen here
closed last night win banquet at the
Shrine Temple attended by $50 persons.
John W. Titcomb, state fish and game
commissioner, was toastmaster and the
speakers were Charles A. Sheldon of
New York, who gave lecture on big
game hunting in Alaska. Dwight w.
Huntington of New York, game breeder,
DR.. 7. s. Palmer of the biological sur
vey, and Ernest Harold Baynes, the nat
uralist.
Yesterday afternoon the annual meet
ing of the Vermont Fish and Game
league was held and these officers elect
ed President, John w. Titcomb; treas
urep. Charles r. Lowe OF Montpelier;
secretary, Edward ConneH OF Lyndon
Vile; vice. presidents, r. l.. Patrick of
Burlington, w. H. Bradford OF Benning-
ton, NJ. r. Proctor of Proctor, G. $.
Emery of Newport, j. v. Villas OF Mont
pelier, M. +. Barnes OF Addison and W.
ID. Woolson Of Springfield Following is
the executive committee: Addison coun
ty, w. r. Warner of Vergennes, Ben
nington county, III. G, Martin of Ben
nington; Caledonia county, Gilbert L.
Wood of St Johnsbury; Chittenden coun-
ty, Harrie v Hall OF Burlington; Essex
county, d. Marshall OF Averill; Frank
lin county, T. M, Tobm OF Swanton;
Grand Isle county, Juan Robinson of
South Hero; LAmoille county, h. w.
Hulburd OF Hyde Park; Orange county,
n. A. Bailey Of Wells River Orleans
county, G. c. Wiley Of Orleans; Rutland
H. w. Clement Of Rutland;
Washington county, u, H. Green Of
Windham county, NJ J.
Howard OF South Londonderry; Wind
sor county, Charles Downer OF Sharon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
WATERBURY VILLAGE MEETING.
Decides to Investigate Municipal Electric
Plant.

Waterbury, March 6-At the village
meeting v L. Perkins was elected presi-
dents c. ID. Swasey first trustee; j. A..
Foster, second trustee; j. X. Fullerton,
clerk; L. G. Joslyn, treasurer; G. s.
BlaisdelI, treasurer; NJ. J. Thibault Earl
Boyce and c. c. Graves, auditors; 0lin
King. chief engineer; Guy c. Scott, first
assistant engineer; w. n. Gilbert, sec
ond assistant engineer; Frank Williams,
first fire warden; Olin King, second fire
warden; Guy c. Scott, third fire warden;
w. \. Gilbert, fourth fire warden; o. l..
Ayers, water commissioner for three
years.
Relative to a municipal plant for light
ing and power purposes, a comilittee of
three men was chosen to investigate, the
committee consisting of f. c. Luce, W.
b. Clark and V. L. Perkins.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06

John w. Gordon, who seeks to succeed
the man whom he nominated for the
position of representative in Congress
at a recent Republican district eonven-
tion in St. Johnsbury, was born in the
town of Vershire, Orange county, on
Sept. I6, 1857, and is, therefore, 56 year
of age. He was the son of William
Mary (Thurberl Gordon. His educa -
was received in the public school \
at Burlington high school and
academy, after which he went :. T.
mouth college and was grad,t~ in
1888.
For three years following his gradta
tion from college he engaged in teaching
in Milford and Worcester, Mass, and
in 1856 he entered the granite manufae-
turing business with his father-inlaw
b. +. Durham, in Barre, continuing in
that four years and for two years con-
Quoting it alone, while at the same time
he was studying for the legal profession.
In 1890 he was admitted to the Yer
mont bar and has since practiced the
profession, with Office in Barre, but with
field of operation all over the state 30
that he has become known as one Of
the leading members OF the Vermont
bar.
Mr.. Gordon has been active in civic
matters in Barre and was for four years
mayor of the city besides serving as
city attorney and in other capacities
closely connected with the city's history
during recent years. For seven years he
was member OF the old school board
and was town law agent for three years
before the Incorporating OF the city. He
also served as lister and trustee OF
the old Barre village.
In 1910 Washington county elected Mr..
Gordon to the Vermont Senate and dur
ing that service he was recognized as
one Of the leaders OF the General As
sembly. He was chairman of the gen
eral committee, a member of the judi
ciary and street railroads committees.
Mr.. Gordon is forceful and convincing
speaker and has large fund OF informa
tion from which to draw. being a close
student of current day affairs as well as
of history. During his service at the
State House he backed some of the most
legislation brought before
that body and gave powerful aid to
important legislation.
1t is with such a record that he comes
before the voters of the second eongres
sional district seeking their support in
his candidacy for seat in Congress
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
DEATH EXPECTED,
RESULT OF CRUSHING
Bert Strong Of Waterbury Injured at
Rutland While Working with Other
Prisoners Of House Of Correction.

Rutland, March g. Bert Strong Of
Waterbury, an inmate At the house OF
correction, who was serving 93 days for
tramping, was terribly injured at the
Temple railroad crossing here yesterday
by the toppling over of some marble
blocks. Part OF mass weighing several
tons pinned him down.
With other prisoners, none OF whom
was injured strong was helping to re-
move marble from fat car, He was
standing between two piles OF stones
when one pile tipped over and pushed
nim against the other pile. One hip was
broken and he was internally injured.
He cannot live.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
Curley's Economies.

Boston, March 6.-ln furtherance of
his plans to reduce the city's expenses,
Iayor Curley has restored the salaries
If many members of the fire depart
nent to their basis before they were in
reased by former Mayor Fitzgerald. All
Except the "privates" in the department
ire affected, and the total reduction
mounts to S65,00O year. The mayor
announced that he would try to secure
he approval of Police Commissioner
)Meara for a similar cut in salaries
n the police department.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
PowER-HoUsE BLOWN UP.
Air Compressor Explosion Did Much
Damage at South Ryegate.

South Ryegate. March Ga serious
explosion took place at \. T. Beaton's
works yesterday afternoon, but fortu-
nately no one was hurt The air-com-
pressor blew up and completely demol
ished the power-house. besides breaking
two tanks and warping the shafting and
scattering things about in general The
loss will amount to several hundred dol
lare, it is thought, aud considerable t.me
will be lost before the plant is back in
working order. No one was in the pow
er-house at the time OF the explosion,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
THOUGHT HE WAS IN WAY.
Matthew T. Burns, Aged Man, Killed
Himself in Boston.

Boston, March 6.--Because he was "old
and in the way" in his own opinion,
Matthew T. Burns, 50 years of age took
his own life yesterday. He was found
hanging from a hook in his room. Burns
was formerly railroad fagman, but
recently had been out of work.
Ten days ago he fell on the sidewalk
sustaining injuries to his shoulder and
was taken TO the city hospital. While
there he told the doctors that he would
end his life as soon as he got out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
NO MORE REVOLT NEWS.
Washington Kept in Dark About Situa-
tion in Brazil.

Washington, d. c., March 6.-Early
diplomatic dispatches and other official
advices to-day contained no further news
of revolutionary disturbances in Brazil.
The news that three large cities. Rio,
Nictheroy and Petropols, were in a
state of siege because of revolutionary
caused considerable uneasi-
ness in the Latin-American colony. Il
though Brazilians expressed confidence
in the ability OF the government to han
die the situation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
BOYS SET FIRE.
After Unsuccessful Attempt to Burglar
ize a Hotel.

Manchester. n. H., March 6.-After
making two successful breaks in the
Derryiicld hotel, and their third entrance
had resulted in failure, two youthful
robbers made an effort TO set fire to
the Manchester hostelry. The flames
were discovered jHst in time to prevent
serious damage to the building. The
boys. Frank Daley, 10, and John Zulis.
Il. are at police headquarters charged
with breaking and entering; Daley is
also booked for arson.
Both are former employees of the ho-
tel. having worked as bellboys, and 50
well were they acquainted with condi-
tions in the building that two of their
breaks were committed in the day time.
Daley came here from Portsmouth last
November, and has roomed at various
places throughout the city. Last sun
day night he engaged quarters at q
Hanover street, where he was arrested.
ZuIis hives at l52 Central street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
Policeman and Two Sus-
pected Robbers Fatally
Hurt in Brooklyn
ALL THREE WERE SHOT
IN THE ABDOMEN
Third Member of Gang Was
Captured Early This
Morning

New York, March g.. In a running pis-
tol fight with three men who were sus-
pected of robbinb drug store in Brook
lyn early this morning, Patrolman
Thomas Wynn and two of the fleeing
trio received wounds from which it is
said they will die. All of them were
shot in the abdomen. Besides Patrol
man Wynn, the wounded men are
George Stevens, aged Is, and William
McHenry, aged 25. The third member
of the alleged robber gang, James Mar
tin, was captured and is being held for
trial
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
ONE MASKED BANDIT
ROBBED MAIL CAR
Secured Several Sacks of Mail and Then
Hoped 0ff-No Arrests Have Been
Been Made at Columbia, S. C.

Columbia, s. G.. March GA masked
bandit last night robbed the mail car of
Southern train No. III, Charleston to
Columbia, just as the train reached
Columbia. The robber covered the mail
clerk with revolver, secured several
sacks containing registered mail, and
jumped off the train. No arrests have
been made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
s2o.ooo.ooo in Strike Benefits.

Denver, March 6.-"The United Mine
Workers have paid two million dollars
in strike benefits to the Colorado miners
since 1910 was the statement Secre-
tary Doyle made TO Congressional in
Yestigators yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
HEAVY SNOW IN BOSTON.
North Carolina Storm Brought Winter
Blanket Again.

Boston, March 6.--The influence of a
North Carolina storm extended to south
eastern New England to-day when an in
creasing northeast gale brought with it
a heavy snow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
SIMS BILL FAVORED.
II Committeeman Voted for Repeal of
Panama Canal Tolls Exemption.

Washington, d. G., March 6.--The Sims
bill to repeal Panama canal tolls ex-
emption was favorably reported by the
House committee to-day by vote of
IL to 4. Two Democrats, one Republican
and one Progressive voted against it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06

lot. That is the sum and substance of
my biography, and as such Vermonter
submit to the voters of the second con-
gressional district the question whether
they win choose me to represent them in
Congress.
"John w. Gordon"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
Weather Forecast.

Probably snow tonight and Satm-
day; brisk and probably high easterly
winds.