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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
DIVORCE CASES HEARD.
Field and Sylvester Suits Were Conclud.
ed in County Court.

The divorce cases of Ethel DeBoer
Field VS.. Edward D. Field and of Ade-
line Sylvester VS.. Edward Sylvester were
concluded in county court yesterday,
after which the cases were taken under
advisement.
In the former case Attorney F. L.
Laird questioned several witnesses who
testified that Mr.. Field has no cause to
find fault with his wife. Clarence H.
Senter of Hartford Conn.,, formerly OF
Montpelier, said that he had attended
dances where Mrs. Field was and that
she had always conducted herself prop
erly. Mrs. Senter testified along similar
lines. Mrs. DeBoer, mother OF the petit
tioner, testified she thought Mr.. Field
had no right to talk to his wife as he
did and that this talking damaged Mrs
Fields health. The petitioners sister,
Miss Minnie DeBoer, testified that she
saw no reason for Mr.. Field to find fault
with his wife in the manner that he did.
in the Sylvester divorce case the
grounds were desertion, and the petit
tioner testified that her husband was a
carpenter for her father in Waterbury
and that after their marriage they lived
in Moretown. A short time after they
had lived together, her husband, she tes-
tilted, took his trunk and went away to
look for work and never came back to
live with her, although she saw him sew
eral times after that. The wife testified
that there was no trouble.
Mrs. Hasseltine, mother of the peti
tioner, testified that she knew of no
trouble between her daughter and her
husband, and Mr.. Hasseltine said Sylves.
ter had worked for him and that they
never had had any trouble.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
WINS AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP.
John P. Paradis Threw Tremblay Two
Out of Three Times at Montreal.

Montreal, April John P. Paradis
of Manchester, N. H., defeated Eugene
Tremblay of this city, two out OF three
falls, in wrestling match here last
night for the lightweight championship
of America. Tremblay secured the first
fall with double bar and face hold in
AZ minutes, but was never in the run
ming thereafter.
Coming onto the mat to battle for
the second fall, Paradis assumed the ag-
gressive and secured straight falls in 70
and II minutes, respectively. The first
was accomplished by the use of crotch
hold and the deciding one by leg and
body hold.
The Manchester wrestler has but re-
Gently returned to this city from tour
of Europe. during which he humbled sew
eral of the best lightweights in the Eu-
ropean cities. He wrestled here about
two years ago, but showed marked inn
provement in all departments of the
game in this match last night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
Man Said to Be George Bal
ley Of st. Albans Taken
at West Lebanon
ON SUSPICION IN
CHIN KIM CASE
The Police Want to Question
Him About the Watches
He Was Selling

st. Adams, April George Bailey of
st. Albans was brought to the Franklin
county jail last night by Chief of Police
j. +. Mahoney of st. Adams from West
Lebanon, n. H., where he was arrested
yesterday by that officer. The arrest
was made on suspicion that he was in
some way connected with the Chin Kim
murder case and that he might possibly
know of the whereabouts of the watches
taken at the time Kim was killed.
For several days it has been rumored
about the streets that Bailey has been
selling watches, and that he had sold
some to railroad men at West Lebanon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
ARBITRATION IN SIGHT.
As Means to Ending Strike in West vir-
gina Mines.

Golfers, W. Va. April At was an
nounced here last night that Gov II. II.
Hatfield of West Nirginia has asked
both the striking miners formerly en-
ployed by the West Virginia Pittsbug
local company and the company to name
representatives on board OF arbitra-
tion which will consider means for end
ing the strike which has been in progress
since last September.
Following another order from Federal
Judge A. G. Dayton, delivered by United
States Marshal Edward Smith. the
strikers abandoned their tent colony
near the coal company's mine and moved
into vacant buildings mile away,
where they will remain unless the fed
eral authorities construe their move as
failure TO obey Judge Dayton's order
in spirit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
VILLAS PRISONER
HAS ESCAPED
Luis Terrazas, Jr, Said to Have Fled
Through Assistance of an Old
Family Servant.

New Orleans. April 2.--Luis Terrazas,
ir.. wealthy Mexican, held prisoner
for ransom at Chihuahua by General
Francisco Villa for the past three
months, has escaped and made his way
south toward Mexico City, according to
unconfirmed reports received by the
newspapers here.
Through the assistance of an old fam
iIy servant and traitor in Villas camp
the story says. Terrazas obtained ms
liberty and reached Saltillo, beyond the
zone Of constitutionalist control.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
WHOLE FAMILY
is MISSING
And Two Pittsburg Policemen Were Sc
riously Burned--Four Frame Houses
Were Destroyed.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 1.-Two police
men were seriously burned and an entire
family, consisting Of the father, the
mother and three children are reported
missing IN fire this morning in four
frame tenement houses which were de-
stroyed with loss of $4,000. The po-
lice and the firemen rescued more than
a score of persons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
THREE CHILDREN BADLY BURNED
They Found Can of Gunpowder in a
Rubbish Pile.

Sanford, Me, April 2.-Three children
were seriously burned by the explosion
of can of glInpowder found by them in
a rubbish pile yesterday. They were
Oscar Matthews, ir., and Owen S. Mat
thews, sons of Oscar Matthews, and Paul
Sawyer. The clothing of all three was
ignited. They are expected to recover.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
STRUCK AN OFFICER.
Frederick Camp, Soldier, Sent to Prison
for Six Months.

Burlington, April Frederick Camp,
a soldier, was sentenced to not less than
six months and not more than Il months
at hard labor in the state prison at
Windsor to-day, having pleaded guilty to
striking an officer. Chittenden county
court adjourned until later day, there
being no cases ready.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
ST. JoHNsBURY MAN HURT.
John Ward Fractured One Ankle in
Nashua Railroad Yard.

Nashua, y. H., April 2.-John Ward
of st. Johnsbury, Vt, is at the Memorial
hospital with fractured left ankle.
He was found in the west yard of the
Boston & Maine railroad about midnight
Tuesday II is thought that he at
tempted to board freight train.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
PENN. r. r. CUTS OFF
11S MORE TRAINS
Retrenchment Policy Will Save $1,000
600 a Year on Lines East of
Pittsburg and Erie.

Philadelphia, April 2.-In pursuance
of the retrenchment plans made public
last week, the Pennsylvania railroad yes
terday annulled lis passenger trains on
lines east of Pittsburg and Erie. and a
large number on the western lines.
These are in addition to 20 discontinued
some time ago. The financial savings
on the eastern lines is estimated at the
rate of s2000,000 year and about a
similar amount on western lines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
KILLED BY STREET CAR.
John F. Byrne Was Victim at Provi-
dence, r. l.

Providence. r. l., April 2.--John f.
Byrne, AZ, who recently came here from
Lowell. Mass, was struck and almost
instantly killed by city-bound electric
car at Trinity square last night. Byrne
was deaf. and it was thought that he
did not hear the car. The car crew, be-
lieving that the man was not hurt, con-
tinued on their way to the city, but
Byrnc died almost before the ear was
out of sight. No arrests have been
made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
HERD OF BUFFALOES
WRECKED TRAIN
Causing 20 Deaths and Injuries to SO
Others Near Batavia, Java,
To-day.

Batavia, Java, April 2.-Twenty
natives were killed and fifty Others in
jured to-day by the derailment OF a
train while crossing a bridge six miles
from here The accident was caused by
a herd of buffalo, into which the loco
motive ran.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
F e d. al Reinforcements
Have Reached the Be-
leaguered City
SAYS A MESSAGE
TO WASHINGTON
It Is Believed There Is Little
Danger Of City's Cap
ture by Villa

Washington, D. G., April Federal
reinforcements from Saltillo have
reached Torreon, according to a tele-
gram to the Mexican embassy to-day
from the Mexican consul at Ell Paso.
The message adds that there seems lit
tie danger OF the city being taken by
General Villa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
CONDITION IS IMPROVED.
James Gordon Bennett Passed a Good
Night.

Cairo, Egypt, April flames Gordon
Benefits condition was improved this
morning. according to his physician, who
stated that the proprietor OF the New
York Herald had passed a good night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02
Weather Forecast.

Cloudy tonight, with snow in Maine.
Friday, fair, with strong west breezes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-02

Continued on fourth pagel.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14
Miss Sue naItOm weds

Prescott, Aug. l2-Miss Sue
Haltom and +. ]. Gattinger were
married here Monday Al the home
OF the brides paren.s. The BRIDE
Is a daughter of Johr NJ. Haltom'
a merchant here, aud Mr.. eating
er is manager of the new Caddo
Hotel In ArkadelphIa. Before as
sumrng charge Of the hotel al Ark
adelphIa Mr.. Gattinger was mana
ger Of the Park Hotel m this city.
The wedding was surprise 20 the
many friends OF the Young couple
only immediate members Of The
brides family witnessing the oere'
mony. Rev. b. A. FeS ottciaied'
Mr. aud Mrs. Gattinger will make
their future home in Arkadel hia,
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14
MILLIONS ARE LOST
Statistics Show How FOrgers
Fleece Their Victims.
Law Only Protects Bank Customer In
His Signature. Not So often Tam
pered wlth-very Easy to
Raise a Check.

Fort Worth. Textile attest statis.
tics from the best authentic sources
show the total losses through altered
checks and drafts In 1912 amounted to
$4,000, 900. and is constantly on the In.
crease. says the Texas Bankers Jour
nal. At first reading these figures
seem almost incredible; but statistics
are hard things TO get around. and we
are brought face TO face with a very
serious condition.
To carefully trained eye a forged
signature IL easily detected In most
cases. though the forger sometimes at
tains facilities for copying signatures
that are next TO the artistic. However,
the most popular way among crooks
seems to be that OF securing, through
various ways. a check Of small amount
with the genuine signature Of depos-
itor, and raising the amount 10 fancy
figure. The banker. after close scrutiny
OF the signature. pays the check and
within due time-often two or three
week-the man who originally signed
a small check finds that a large one
has been paid. and the hard part Of II
Is that IL is over his own signature.
II is much easier 20 raise a check
than most people imagine. Il doesn't
require great skill TO raise a check
from 81 TO $40, or from 81 TO $50 This
is true OF almost any OF the even mul
tiples of FIVE. Even when the face OF
the check cannot be changed by add
ing prehxes or sufixes, the clever
crook simply erases the writing with
an acid and fills in an amount 10 his
own liking This is even done on
safety paper" which is supposed by
many 20 be proof against such tricks
OF the crook. A case recently came TO
light IN Texas where a check. written
on safety paper" had been raised
from s210 to s50.1O. A few slight
changes with pen and ink, with one lit
tie acid change. accomplished the
trick.
The cleverness Of the check raising
crook is manifest by the fact that he
never tampers with the signature, and
that being genuine raised checks are
often paid by bankers II is very nee
essary that all people doing banking
business exercise all possible care in
writing their checks, as IN nearly
every case in which a checkraiser fig.
ures II is the individual giving the
check. and not the bank, which sus-
tains the loss.
The banking laws are such that the
man who draws a check is protected
only IN the signature, and not the body
OF the check. For instance, ~ a check
signed by William Morris for S. has
been raised to $500, and the signature
has not been altered. Mr Morris is the
person who loses the S495, and not the
bank. However, II the signature has
been changed and the bank paid the
money on the check then the bank is
liable.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14
MIDDLEBRooB NEWS

We are needing RAIN again since
ouT rain last Sunday.
Mrs. M. b. Odom and daughter,
AXE, of Reyno and Mrs. Levi
Pierce of Doniphan are visiting
their mother, Mrs. Emma Spence,
who is slowly recovering from a
long spell of fever ct the home Of
j. A. Spence.
Our school began last Monday
with an enrolment Of about so.
Mrs. Ellis IS our teacher.
w. A. Brown is confined to his
bed this week on account Of fever.
Arthur Lindsey of Pocahontas
visited at the home Of his father,
w. f. Lindsey, last Saturday night.
J. A. Parker of Pocahontas, who
is at the home of Or. Wilson for
treatment, Is thought to be some
better.
Uncle Mack Spencer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Blaylock visited at this place
one day last week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14
AttiCa School Report

School at this place has an en-
rollment of 70. The average daily
attendance for the past month was
81.
The earnest, sincere co operation
of the patrons is needed and desired
by the teacher The spirit of CO.
operation was enthusiastically en-.
gagged in the behalf of the school
last month which Is certainly ap-
preclated, So then, 1t is still no
less duty the patrons owe the
school for the two month vet.
All pupils making as high as 90
in department and attendance will
be placed ON an honor roll to be
published at0he end of each Of the
other monts. Respectfully,
NJ 1. Bailey.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14
OLD JACKSON

Rev. w. +. Sharp began a pro-
lracted meeting at this place last
Sunday night with a good interest.
II. NJ. Rider of Helena came in
last Saturday to spend few days
with ms family.
Mrs. Nancy Anderson is real
sick at this writing. DIR. Hender-
sou of lmboden Is trelting her.
Several are Shipping their peach'
es this week.
Gather Miller and wife Of Mis-
sour are visiting at the home Of
the latter's father, Ike Davis, this
week.
Hazel Farmer Of Hoxie and Hell
en- Boldiug Of lmboden visited at
the home OF Sam Songer last Sat.
urdaY evening.
K. b. Walker and family spent
Sunday at the home of J.C. Nelson.
Bass Davis and son, John, and
Paul SOnger and Walter KImball
attended the picnic at Ravenden
Springs last Saturday.
S. L. McElhancy aud family of
Cara, Okla, are visiting his sister,
Mrs. g. w. Kiger. They came
through in their auto, making the
trip IN three days.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14
ALBERTHA NEWS

jess Burrow, the well drill man,
has finished the well at our school
house. He dug sixty feet and
struck a strong stream of cold wa
ter. To say We are proud would
be putting it very mild.
j. g. Johnston of Corpus Christi,
Tex, arrived here one day last
week to VISIT his sick mother aud
other relatives. Sunday was set
for a reunion for the Johnston fam
lily. They met at the home Of
Aunt Martha Johnston all bringing
well filled baskets, buckets and box
es of grub. Those present mum.
bered about G5 or 20.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14
BIGGRRs NEWS

Mrs. j. T. Webb left Monday
evening TO visit her daughters,
Mrs. KinEer and Mrs. Mcdonald,
of Louisville, Ky., and her sons
and old home in Indianapolis. Ind.
Mr. Webb went as far as Poplar
Bl1ff, returning Tuesday morning
We had a ine rain Monday which
everybody enjoyed.
Mrs. Peter Collin Of Grubbs,
Ark, returned TO her home Friday
after visiting her mother a few
days. She was accompanied as far
as Houe by her sister, Mrs, Willie
Wisdom.
James DAVIS and family visited
at the home OF Ben Crays Sunday.
Rev. Andy Lincoln is holding a
protracted meeting at this place
this week.
Mrs. Nicks Of Pocahontas is Wis
iting her son, Hubert, this week.
Leo Collins Of West Plains, Mo-,
is visiting bis step mother, Mrs.
Bundren, this week.
Harry Hensley and wife have re
turned from Batesvllle where they
had been on business trip.
K. Mcllroy is able to be on the
streets again after few days i'll
meas.
Frank Dickerson returned Fri
day from Nashville, H., where he
had been visiting.
IA. Totty aud family are visit.
ing at Swifton this week.
Mrs. Hopkins and children visit
ed at Poplar Bluff the latter part
of last week.
Manley Presley visited home
folks Sunday.
James X. Jones and wife are Wis
itlng at Gatewood, Mo, this week.
i. S. Johnston has moved TO
Peach Tree Point TO take charge
of boarding house for b. F. Big
ger.
John Totty had business at Po
oahontas Thursday.
Willie smelser and Bill Tyler
of Lorine are pearling al Scots
ferry on Current river.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14
MANY RUINED
LIVES

Hundreds can point to the use Of
calomel as the cause of physical de.
cay. Its strenuous effects upon liv.
er, kidneys and even the heart are
known to every practicing physi.
cian.
Medical science has found a vege.
table compound that eliminates the
poisons from the liver and accumu
lations from the bowels in a safer
saner way than does calomel and
leaves no i'll after-effects.
This remedy IN the form Of
GRIGSBY'S LI.VER.LAX Is a
proven success. 1t is for sale in
soc and 81 90 bottles by w. f.
Hamil who guarantees to refund
purchase price If you want il. It
Is always protected by the likeness
of l.. X. Gngsby. so At.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14
FOSTER NEWS

We are having some rain at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Mock are
the proud parents of a fine baby
boy.
Miss Matilda Bennett Of Poca
bontas visited at the Gibson home
the latter part Of last week.
Several attended the singing at
the home of Uncle Joe Tyer Fri.
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Haney Of
near Walnut Ridge visited relatives
at this place last week.
Our teacher, Miss Ouida Bennett,
visited home folks near Shannon
Saturday and Sunday.
q. Roster, while burning off
some ground, let fire get out and
burn quarter OF a string of fence.
The neighbors gathered and helped
TO put the fire out or more damage
would have been done.
John McCandless Of Grayesville
visited at the home of Lige John
son Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14

We have organized a literary So
oiety which meets every Saturday
night.
Our prctraoted meeting began at
tins place last Sunday. We hope
much good will be done.
Miss Rhoda Hambriok Is on the
lndisposed list tins week.
w. l.. johnson has hands erect
ing a new silo on his Spencer farm
this week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14
Local and otherwise

Losr-Pair'o of riding bow glass,
es Monday, August 10, between
PAGES Grocery and r. r. crossing
Just above the depot. Liberal re-
ward to anyone finding them. E.
+. Pace, 81 II.
Architect Jennings, Of Fort
Smith, Is directing a large crew Of
men in constructing a dormitory TO
accomodate IS girls at Arkansas
Cumberland College, Clarksville,
Ark, also a dining hall TO serve
twice that number. These build
ings are to be ready for the College
opening Sept. 22nd.
Rev. ID. II. White, prominent
young Christian evangelist, was in
the city Tuesday and informed us
that he he'd just closed a meeting
near Gum Stump, IN the bottoms,
after which he baptised about so
members into the church.
w. A. Jackson has been harvest
ing his Elberta peach crop. Mr..
Jackson has several hundred trees
bearing this year and has been plac.
ing fifty to one hundred bushels on
the market each day this week.
X. N. Hamil is moving his stock
of general merchandise into the
corner building vacated by Riegler
e Co., and It is said A. J. Lewis
will occupy the building vacated by
Mr.. Hamil.
A. Y. Schnabaum has returned
from New York, where he has been
for several weeks watching the pro-
gress Of the markets. Mr.. Selma
baum has a pessimistic view of the
situation and says the bottom Is
liable to 90 out of cotton any time.
James Vester OF Brockett was IN
town Wednesday on business and
paid the Star Herald welcome
visit.
Farmers coming in from Black
river bottoms this week report
plenty of rains, several good sea-
sons during the past ten days.
Cotton Is looking fine and there
will be plenty OF corn made.
Jack Lewis and family and Har-
ry Byard and Miss Agnes Kibler
lett first Of the week for an over
land trip to Ravenden Springs,
Mammoth Spring, and other sum
mer resorts. They expect to be
gone several days.
Lost-A pair of spectacles be-
tween Brockett and Pocahontas.
Finder will be rewarded.
81 2t Z Newton Ellis.
Sam O'Baugh, who was to have
worked for the Presley Gin Co., at
tins place, has been transferred to
KnoDel and he and his wife will
move there in a few days.
Miss Polly Lewis of Imboden
spent Sunday and Monday with
friends in Pocahoutas.
w. 7. Bis?bam is marketing bis
Elberta peaches this week, shipping
most of his crop to Memphis. He
has some OF the finest Elbertas we
have ever seen. His blackberry
crop was also fine this season and
] he has put up four barrels Of native
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14

For SALE-Auto, 1914 Ford
Racer. 2 passenger. Stripped
down. Al. Condition 1915 (this
ofiice).
WANTED; THE NAME AND
ADDRESS Of lady wishing to
stay at bomeand earn her own spend
ing money. References exchanged.
A ddress, Z. V. Hoke, ParagouId,
Arkansas.
Good Farm For Sale-Located
at Oconee, Ark. so acres, about
so acres in cultivation. Good six
room house. Would sell partly on
time aud will taks wagon and team
IN deal. A. j. Stout, Dalton, Ark.
81 2t.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14

the market.
For Sale-One block, in Frenken
addition TO town of Poeahontas.
Good house aud barn, plenty good
water al door, 80 bearing fruit
trees. Location in good neighbor
hood. viii sell for S4OO. Will
take good horse or mule aud cattle
as part payment, balance on easy
terms. J. ID. Jackson,
81 4t. Pocabontas. Ark.
We are requested by Rev. W.
II. Marris OF Ravenden Springs to
announce that he will I'll his regular
appointments al the court house
next Sunday morning and evening.
FOR SALE OR RENT-Nice
four room house in north Pocahon
tas. Electric lights, fine eistern,
barn and garden. Ideal place for
small family. See Oscar Wyatt at
Star Herald office.
Mrs. Catlett Of Dardanelle and
Mrs. Crawford Of RussellvIlle,' =
mother and sister, respectively oI
our townsman, T. II. Catlett. LETT
Wednesday for their homes, after
spending several days very pleas.
antly here.
Tobe Foster, who has been oper-
ating hotel at Corning, has re.
turned to Pocahontas snd will
make his home here.
Cleo Davis has opened a cleaning
and pressing shop in the theatre
building.
We would like to hear from all
our correspondents each week.
Oar county news page is usually
the most interesting page IN the
paper, and we want to urge our
correspondents to write regularly,
and get your letters in as early in
the week as possible.
FoR Rent room residence.
Hiram Stephens, Frisco Depot.
Z 81 If.
On Catholic Hill, Aug. 10th,
"This Model Wife" by home talent.
Popular prices, 25 and Is cents.
Every one cordially invited.
Don't fail to see "This Model
Wife" presented by St. Paups
Dramatic Club at the Hall on Cath
ole Hill, Aug 10th $3.50 p. m.
If you want a good laugh, attend
the play on Catholic Hill Wednes
day evening Aug. 10th.
The Benedlctme Sisters have on
display at Jos. Peters Restaurant
beautiful assortment of fine needle
work which they invite the ladies
of the community to visit and in
spect. 81 It,.
Quite lot of moving around this
week. j. II. Midklff and family
have gone to Walnut Ridge; their
house will be occupied by T. II.
Catlett and family, and the house
vacated by Mr.. Catlett will be oc.
cupied by w. II. McAdoo and fam
lily,
Mrs. w. II McAdoO and chill
dren left Tuesday for st. Louis,
where they will VISIT relatives few
days.
Alec Goldsmith and family and
Dug Lynch and wife moved this
week to Swlfton, where they will
have charge of the Riegler new
store. We regret to see these good
families leave town.
Pocahontas star herald., 1914-08-14

Misses May Bigger and Ruth
Pinkston returned yesterday from
a weeks visit with relatives al Rey'
no.