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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
DEATH OF MIDDLEBURY STUDENT.
Earl L. Parkinson of Norwich, Conn,
Had Typhoid Fever.

Middlebury, JAM 90 The students OF
the college have been shocked by the
sudden death OF Earl Leilingwell Parkin-
son, Is, in the Proctor hospital. Parkin.
son was taken i'll at Middlebury January
4 and later taken to the Proctor hospital
where he developed severe attack OF
typhoid fever. During the past week he
had been on the way TO recovery, but at
the end OF the week suffered relapse,
dying at 1915 O'Clock Sunday night. His
body was taken to N9rwich, Conn, yes
terday for burial He was in his 23rd
year and was the son Of the late Mr..
and Mrs. John Parkinson Of Norwich,
Conn. lie is survived by brother, sis
ter and an aunt of Norwich, Conn. He
was one of the most popular men in his
class, was foremost in his studies, and
took part somewhat in athletics, being
left guard on the junior basketball team.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
get MY PISTOL;
I'll SHOOT HIM "
Yelled Representative johnson of Ken
lucky After Being Pried Away
From Lawyer in Con-
gressional Hearing.

Washington, d. G., Jan. 20.- A fist
fight between Representative johnson of
Kentucky and John r. Shields, local
attorney, broke up the meeting to-day
of the House committee on tho District
of Columbia. After the two men had
elashed and several blows had been
struck, Representative johnson broke
away, shouting: Get my pistol; I'll
shoot him.
Shields was knocked down before the
clerks could quiet the combatants.
The clerks We're unable to hold the
kentuckian, who dashed off to his pri-
vate room, shouting for his revolver
When he returned, only the clerks re-
manned, dozen others having disap-
pesred and the incident was closed.
The clash followed the hearing on the
bill to increase the salaries of the cross
ing policemen, whom Attorney Shields
represented.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
POULTRY JUDGING
STARTED EARLY
But Several Shipments to Vermont Poul-
try Association Show in Montpelier
Were Delayed at Opening.

| With several large showings OF birds
| delayed by threatened strikes and tie
lups on the railroad, the eighth annual
exhibition of the Vermont Poultry asso'
ciation nevertheless had an suspicious
opening at the armory building in Mont.
pelier this forenoon. A number of birds
We're expected this afternoon and early
tomorrow. In this number are included
| 32 blooded hens from West Pawlet. So
far as a rough estimate of the enroll
lment indicates, there are as many birds
at the show as the number registered
last year. Almost Immediately upon the
opening this forenoon, Judging began
w. III. Card of Manchester, Conn, who
last week passed Judgment on the ex-
hibit OF Rhode Island Reds at the Boston
poultry show, and ii. r. Ingalls, made
a number of awards during the fore
noon and again this afternoon ribbons
were attached to several of the prize
winning pens.
The following awards were made this
forenoon: Pen Of Plymouth Rocks buff
Sunnyside poultry farms, Bristol.
Pullet, ! and 3, pen of young 3, j. +.
Perry of Barre.
Hen 5, second pen of fowls, w. +.
Lange OF Bellows Falls.
First cockerel, 4th cock, Sd hen, Charles
Oliver of Barre.
Second cock, 4th hen, I'd and Sd cock
erel, 9Th pullet, William Oliver, jr., of
Barre.
Fifth cock, lst hen, 5th cockerel, 4th
pullet, second on pen of young, f. n.
Smith of East Braintree.
Golden Wyandottes-F First and Sd cock
4th cockerel, I'd pullet, Sd pen of fowls,
lst pen of young, A. |. Lawrence of Bur
lington.
Partridge Wyandottes First cock, Sd
hen, lst, I'd, Sd pullet and lst cockerel,
F. X. Felt of Montpelier.
First cock, LIST hen, lst cockerel. I'd
pullet, Henry Stackpole of Montpelier
Second cock, I'd and Sd pullet, Mrs.
Henry Wilhy OF Montpelier
w. j. Oliver, it,, of Barre was award
ed special prize on Buff Plymouth
Rocks, judgment being made on color
and shape.
Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds-Moir
& Chesser of Barre, and 2 cock, /, 3,
and hen, and 2 cockerel, /, 4, and 5
pullet, and , pen OF fowls, pen of
young; Currier 4 Lyon OF Barre, 2 hen,
cockerel. pen Of young; G. A. and
II. J. Dodge Of Berlin, 4 and cock, S
hen. 5 cockerel, pulIet, 3 pen Of young;
F. $. Baldwin of Montpelier, cock.
Special for Rose Comb Rhode Island
Reds-M Moir & Chesser, color and shape,
male, color on female; G. A. and H. j.
Dodge, shape on female.
Among the excellent exhibits is the
showing of Sicilian Buttercups made by
Judge H. w. Scott of Barre, who last
week acted as judge of the Buttercup
display at the Boston poultry show. In
the memorial room at city hall tonight
Mr.. Card viii give a lecture Of interest
to poultry men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
qNcREDIBLE CORRUPTION"
Is Charged Against Members of Legisla-
ture at Quebec.

Montreal Que, Jan 20.-The Montreal
Daily Mail to-day publishes charges of
alleged incredible corruption among the
members of the legislature at Quebec"
In the public interest, the Mail says, a
committee of the legislature should be
appointed, before the house is prorogued
this week to investigate thoroughly the
charges, which the Mail asserts it will
put forward with supporting evidence.
The Mail says:
eve know that money has been paid
members of the legislature for legisla
ton, which ON the face of it, is so sub
versive of the public interest as to need
no more condemnation than its clauses
bear
"The legislation was literally SNUG
gled through at every stage in such
way as to evade the scrutiny of the
more decent elements in the two houses
and the members of the press gallery"
The statement of the Mail, which says
it will formulate specific charges to-mor-
row, is signed by f. NJ Nichols, presi-
dent and general manager.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20

SENTENCED FOR BLAcKMAIL.
w L. Cummings Had Threatened to Kill
Wealthy Society Girl

Salt Lake City, Jan. 2o.-W. L. Cum
nlings, 20 years old, pleaded guilty in
the federal district court here yesterday
and was sentenced to three years inn
prisonment for attempting to blackmail
Miss Dorothy Bamberger, a wealthy So
ciety girl.
The attempted blackmail attracted
wide attention last July because Cum
mings threatened to kill Miss Bamberg-
er with an Internal machine of his own
invention, which could be exploded at
distance by the use OF wireless attach
ment. Tests of his machine, which was
eonfscated by federal officers, proved
that it could do all that Cummings had
threatened The court showed leniency
because the evidence indicated that he
had been the tool of others who have
not been caught.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
Barre Ret !. Dealers Pro-
pose to Eke Further
Adva : in 1914
DESIRE 1 8 SECURE
NEW QUARTERS
Dan J. Morse of A. P. Abbott
& Co. Elected President
Last Night

Barre merchants, members of the Re-
tail Merchants association, are planning
to hold their second annual banquet
sometime in March. This decision was
reached at the associations yearly busi-
ness meeting in the manufacturers head
quarters last night. In the spring of
1918, the merchants held their first an
nual banquet and success attended the
affair in such measure that it has been
decided to hold a second banquet along
the lines of the first. Rev. John SeAall,
secretary of the Worcester, Mass, Board
of Trade, was the speaker on the former
occasion and it is proposed to secure
another out of town speaker for the
March banquet. Arrangements for the
dinner and after-dinner program were
left last night with the board of direc-
tors.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows; President, Dan j.
Morse; vice president, Charles G. Ken
yon; treasurer, Frank w. Jackson; di
rectors tre-eleeted), John w. Vaughan,
r. d, Ladd. b. w, Hooker, George N.
Tilden, f. A. Prindle; grievance commit
tee, NJ. S. Rounds. w. d. Smith, A. G.
Moore; auditors. w d. Smith, w. w.
Calder, Frank McWhorter. The election
of secretary was left with the direc-
tors. Retiring President NJ. S. Rounds
declined nomination for the office again
and was rendered a vote of thanks for
his efforts in behalf Of the association.
The financial statement as read and
accepted by the merchants points back
to a year Of unusual progress along
multiplicity of lines. A surplus of 81 900
in the treasury was reported and there
were other Indications that the associa-
tion is prosperous. The question of pro-
curing new quarters for the organization
was discussed at length and then re-
ferred to the directors. 1t is likely
that the board will have definite prop
osition to submit to the merchants when
they come together for their February
meeting. Plans already entertained by
the members contemplate a permanent
meeting place for the association, That
interest in the welfare of the retailers
has not tagged was evil
deneed by the large attendance at the
meeting A buffet luncheon brought the
gathering to a close.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
FORMER MIDDLEBURY RESIDENT.
James Duff Died at Houston, Texas,
Body to Be Brought to Vermont.

Middlebury, Jan. 20.--James Duff. ir.,
received news Monday from Houston,
Texas, that his father died Sunday. Mr..
Duff was for p years resident of this
village and during his stay here was
gardener for ex-Gov. John w, Stewart.
lie left here about four years ago, going
to Texas. where he and his son, George.
have been engaged in fruit growing. Mr..
Duff was ga years of age. He is sur
vived by three sons, James Duff, IT.. of
this village, George, with whom he lived
in Houston, Texas, and Peter Duff of
Colorado, and one daughter. Miss Helene
Duff of Salena, Kans. The telegram
stated that the daughter had started for
this village with the remains, which viii
arrive some time during the week. The
burial will take place in the West ceme-
terry beside his wife, who died here sew
eral years ago. Mr.. Duff had many
friends here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
MEXICAN REFUGEES
CHEER UNCLE SAM
Hearts Gladdened by Smell of Baking
Bread, They Broke Out With
Cheers on Arriving at Mar
ia, Texas.

Maria, Tex, Jan. 20.--Almost all ot
the $500 Mexican soldiers and the ] .36I
women and children refugees who were
driven out Of 0jinaga, Mexico, by tn,
rebels, had arrived in Maria from the
border last night, and the first train
load of them was made ready to 90 tC
Fort Bliss at El Paso, where they aly
to be interned indefinitely.
Like the common soldiers, General
Mercado and his officers will not be per.
mitted to leave the barbed wire fence
built around the Fort Bliss camp. The
women and children likewise will be in.
termed, as they elected to share The sol
diers' fortunes.
Scenes of joy attended the arrival OF
the Mexicans at the American camp aft
er their four days march over the 81.
mile road from Preside on the border
but the exhausted and half famished sol
diers literally dropped on the ground
Less than 200 American cavalry men,
commanded by Major McNamee, had
brought the refugees over the trail
"Viva United Statesl" was the cry of
the first refugees to arrive. All the dis
armed Mexican troops then joined in ex-
pressions of good will toward the Ameri-
can soldiers and of gratitude for being
brought safely out of the Rio Grande
valley.
The hungry and ragged soldiers of the
Huerta army looked with wistful faces
toward the camp of the American sol
diers at Maria. The steam from the
army kitchen and the smell of baking
bread from the ovens especially appealed
to them.
As they were not to be entrained un-
til after dark, the refugees were corralled
in a space set apart near the camp.
Many of the soldiers dropped from sheer
The women, who had en-
dured the march better than the men,
prepared camp fires to cook the nations
provided by the United States govern
ment and soon the little camp presented
a scene typical of any army bivouaeked
on the desert.
General Mercado, General Castro and
the other Mexican commanders were re-
ceived at the quarters of the American
officers. General Mercado, who ordered
the evacuation of Ojinaga under rebel
fire, although outspoken in his humilia-
tion at being forced to asylum on foreign
soil, appeared more cheerful at the i'm
proved condition of his soldiers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
SAT DOWN AND BROKE HIP.
Mrs. John Greenough, Elderly Lady
Missed Chair and Fell to Floor.

Essex junction, Jan. 20.--Mrs. John
Greenough, who resides with her daugh-
ter, Mrs NJ. c. Fisher, met with a pain
full accident yesterday morning about
seven o'clock, when she walked to a
chair to sit down and missing the chair
fell heavily to the floor, breaking her
left hip. Mrs. Greenough has just passed
her S7th birthday. Her age will make
her recovery slow. She was resting as
comfortably as could be expected last
evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
GIFTS OF s35,ooo MADE.
Yale Divinity School Has Splendid En-.
dowment Fund.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 30.-An-
nouncement was made at meeting of
the Yale corporation yesterday that
gifts and pledges of $350,000 had been
secured to help carry ont the plans for
the development of the Yale divinity
school into university school of re-
ligion. These gifts will increase the en-
dowment of the school to over 81 ,200, 600,
the largest endowment of any theologi-
cal school in an American university.
Among the gifts We're 100000 from Mrs.
d. Willis James and Arthur Curtis
James of New Haven; $4,000 from Mrs.
Stephen MoTell Clement of Buffalo, n.
Y, and an anonymous gift of 100000,
the latter to found chair of social serv-
ice
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
WANTED TO BEGIN SENTENCE.
William Himmel Goes to State Prison
for Larceny.

st. Albans. Jan. 2O.-William Him.
mel was arraigned before City Judge n.
n. Post in city court yesterday charged
with larceny He asked tkat an infor-
nation be filed against him and to this
he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
serve not more than two years nor less
than one year in the state prison. Him
mel was arrested at Sutton, p. O..
Thursday night, charged with stealing
about $50 from the house and 85 cents
from the barber shop of Louis Robillard
in whose shop he was employed. States
Attorney c. F. Ladd prosecuted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
Chief Points Of Antitrust Message

The chief points which the pres
ident singled out as basis for
legislation were:
Effectual prohibition of the
interlocking of directorates of
great corporations banks, rail
roads, industrial, commercial and
public service bodies.
"a law to confer upon the
interstate commerce commission
the power to superintend and reg
ulate the financial operations by
which railroads are henceforth to
be supplied with the money they
need for their proper development
and improved transportation facil-
tiles. The president made it clear
that "the prosperity of the rail-
roads and the prosperity of the
country are inseparably connect
ed in this regard.
3-Definition OF. "the many hurt
full restraints of trade" by ex-
plicit legislation supplementary to
the Sherman law.
4-The creation of a commits
sion to aid the courts and to act
as clearing house of information
in helping business to conform
with the law.
5-Proyision of penalties and
punishments to fall upon indiyid-
uals responsible for unlawful busi-
ness practices.
Prohibition of holding com
panies and suggestion that the
voting power of individuals hold
ing shares in numerous corpora
tions might BE restricted.
Giving to private individuals
the right to found suits for re-
dress on facts and judgments
proven in government suits, and
providing that statute of limita
tions should run only from the
date of conclusion of the govern
ment's action.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
TWO FUGITIVES
ARE RECAPTURED
George A. Ward and Charles Roman, Who
Ripped Hole in Bottom of Prison
Van in Boston.

Boston, Jan. 20.-George A. Ward and
Charles Roman. two of the prisoners who
escaped yesterday by ripping a hole in
the bottom of the prison van, were cap
tured in Readville to-day, while they
were hurrying along the railroad tracks
toward Providence. They were arrested
as track walkers and were not recog-
nized until they were taken into court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
N o Communication fo 1
Those in the North With
Mexico City
CARRANZA HEARS
FROM REBEL LEADERS
Federal Refugees Are Being
Cared for in United
States

San Bias, Sinaloa, Mexico, Jan. 20.--
All the federal forces in northern Mexico
are now shut off from communication
with Mexico City, according to infor
nation received here yesterday by Gen
eral Carranza, who is said to be in com
munication with every insurgent com
mander in the north.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
CAPTAIN VIRTUALLY A PRISONER
Ships Master to Be Charged With
Drunkenness.

San Francisco, Cal Jan. 20.-Towed
by a tug, the full rugged British ship
Philadelphia, bound from Portland for
England, with cargo of Grain, put into
port here last night with her captain
virtually a prisoner.
Capt. Henry Lawrence, the master,
would not discuss the trouble, but mem
bers of the crew asserted they would
file with the British consul charges of
drunkenness against him, and ask to
be allowed to quit the ship.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
PROMINENT FRENCH
POLITICIAN DEAD
Francis De Pressense Was Also Secre-
tary of Embassy at Washington
for a Few Months in 1880.

Paris, Jan. 20.-Francis De Pressense,
an eminent political writer and for
few months in 1850 secretary of the
French embassy at Washington, died
here to-day at the age OF so years. He
resigned his post at Washington to enter
politics and was a member of the French
Chamber of Deputies until last year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
ALL woRKMEN SAVED.
But Their Place of Employment Was
Wiped Out.

Wellsville, N. Y, Jan. 20.-The ma
tional aluminium works, occupying an en-
tire block, was destroyed by fire last
night The loss is estimated at $250,000.
The flames also destroyed the head
quarters of the Duke Hose company and
a part of the German Methodist church.
About 100 employees of the aluminium
works, who were in the building when
the flames broke out, escaped with diff
Guilty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
FINED FOR BAD EGGS.
Large and Small Dealers in Chicago Are
Prosecuted.

New York. Jan. 20.-For having in
their storehouses eggs unfit for human
consumption, Armour & company and
Swift & company were yesterday fined
$500 each. In the same court eight
smaller dealers were fined S25 each for
the same ofTense. The court explained
that it was the duty of the large com
panies to set an example to the smaller
ones and for that reason they deserved
severe punishment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
Weather Forecast.

Snow tonight and Wednesday. prob
| ABLY heavy in New Hampshire and Yer
! lmont Colder tonight in northern Yer
mont; colder Wednesday, except in east
ern Maine. Brisk northerly winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20

are TO change their ways of business
| Joining with those VINO ask for the
change, it is possible to effect it in the
way in which prudent and thoughtful
and patriotic men would wish to see it
brought about, with as few, as slight,
as easy and simple business readjust-
ments as possible in the circumstances,
nothing essential disturbed, nothing torn
up by the roots, no parts rent asunder
which can be left in wholesome combi-
nation. Fortunately, no measures of
sweeping or novel change are necessary.
1t will be understood that our object is
not to unsettle business or anywhere
seriously break it's established courses
athwart On the contrary we desire
the laws we are now about to pass to
be the bulwarks and safeguards of in
dustry against the forces that have dis
turbed it. What we have to do can be
done in a new spirit, in thoughtful mod
Grafton, without revolution of any un-
toward kind.
I'VE are all agreed that private mo-
nopoly is indefensible and intolerable,' ;
and our program is founded upon that
conviction. 1t will be a comprehensive,
but not radical or unacceptable pro-
gram and these are its items, the changes
which opinion deliberately sanctions and
for which business watts
1T waits with aequiescence, in the
first place, for laws which will effeetual-
ly prohibit and prevent such interlock
ings of the personnel of the directorates
of great corporations-banks and rail
roads, industrial, commercial and pub
lie service bodies-as in effect result in
making those who borrow and those
who lend practically one and the same,
those who sell and those who buy but
the same persons trading with one an
other under different names and in diff
ferent combinations, and those who af
feet to compete in fact partners and
masters of some whole field of business.
Sufficient time should be allowed, of
course, in which to effect these changes
of organization without inconvenience or
confusion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
Would Correct Serious Evils.

"Such a prohibition will work much
more than mere negative good by cor
recting the serious evils which have aris-
en- because, for example, the men who
have been the directing spirits OF the
great investment banks have usurped the
place which belongs to independent in
dustrial management working in its own
behalf. 1t will bring new men, new en-
ergies, new spirit of initiative, a new
blood into the management of our great
business enterprises. 1t viii open the
! field of industrial development and orig
ination to scores of men who have been
obliged to serve when their abilities en-
titled them to direct. 1t will immense
! ly hearten the young men coming ON and
will greatly enrich the business activities
of the whole country.
TN the second place, business men as
well as those who direct public affairs,
now recognize, and recognize with pain
! full clearness, the great harm and in
| justice which has been done to many if
not all of the great railroad systems of
the country by the way in which they
have been financed and their own distinc-
| tive interests subordinated TO the in
terests of the men who financed them
and of other business enterprises which
those men wished to promote. The
country is ready, therefore, to accept,
and accept with relief as well as APP
| proval, law which will confer upon
the interstate commerce commission the
power to superintend and regulate the
financial operations by which the rail-
roads are henceforth to be supplied with
the money they need for their proper
development to meet the rapidly grow
ing requirements of the country for in
creased and improved facilities of trans
portation. We cannot postpone action
in this matter without leaving the rail
roads exposed to many serious handicaps
and hazards, and the prosperity of the
railroads and the prosperity of the coun-
try are inseparably connected. Upon
this question those who are chiefly re-
sponsible for the actual management and
operation of the railroads have spoken
very plainly and very earnestly. with
purpose we ought to be quick to accept.
1t will be one step, and a very impor-
tant one, toward the necessary separa-
tion from the business of Transports
tion.
Uncertainty Has Hampered Business.
''The business of the country awaits
also, shas long awaited and has suffered
because it could not obtain, further and
more explicit legislative definition Of the
policy and meaning of the existing anti
trust, law. Nothing hampers business
like uncertainty. Nothing daunts or
discourages it like the necessity to take
chances, to run the risk of falling under
the condemnation of the law before il
can make sure just what the law is.
Surely we are sufficiently familiar with |
the actual processes and methods of !
iContinned ON fourth narnA
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
Uncertainty Has Hampered Business.

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