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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
At Least Four People Killed
in Wreck Near Jack
son, Mich.
CAR TELESCOPED
IN TRAIN CRASH
1t Is Feared There Are Two
More Bodies in the
Ruins

jackson, Mich, Jan. 26.--Until the
debris has been cleared away, it viii be
impossible to tell how many persons
were killed in the collision of freight
and passenger trains near here on the
Michigan Central railroad last night.
-Four persons are known to have been
killed outright, and it is believed that
two more bodies are in the wreckage.
Eleven were injured, but it is believed
that they will recover.
A passenger train, known as No. 10,
from Saginaw, which was due here at
l0:l0 eollided head-on with the freight
train three miles outside of this city.
The baggage car and one coach were tele-
scoped, and every passenger in the coach
was either killed or injured. All avail
able physicians were rushed to the scene
from this city, and several of the in.
jired were brought to hospitals here on
an interurban car. The work of rescue
was slow and difficult owing to the dark
ness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
FAIR HAVEN MEETS LOSS
In Death of William F. Walker, a Promi-
nent Citizen.

Fair Haven, Jan. 26.-This town lost
one OF her best citizens in the death
Saturday afternoon of William F. Walk
err cashier OF the First National bank,
who died at 4:30 O'Clock after com
ing home from the postoffice. He had
not been feeling entirely well during
the day but attended to his work in
the bank. On reaching home he sat
down in chair and died shortly after.
Dir. q, d. Parkhurst was sent for but
could do nothing. He gave the cause of
death as angina pectoris.
Mr.. Walker was born in Benson. Jan.
"a, 1865, being son, of Franklin w
and Alvira Sherman Walker. He was
educated in the Little Red schoolhouse'
and at the age of IL entered Amherst
college, from which he graduated in 1883.
He took course in law at the Albany
Law school, graduating in 1888. Short
ly after his graduation he was appoint
ed supervisor of schools in Rutland coun-
ty and on the establishment of the Proc
tor Trust company was made treasurer
OF that institution, remaining there UNI
ell his removal To Fair Haven in the fall
of 1891 when he became cashier OF the
First National bank of this place.
The town sent him to Montpelier to
represent it in the general assembly in
1898, and in 1908 he was elected senator
from Rutland county. He had been
town, village and school treasurer and
also trustee of the graded school for
over 20 years. He was ever watchfu
OF the interests Of the town and was
a citizen that the town can i'll afford |
to lose.
Mr.. Walker was married to Emma
Jones of Benson, daughter of DIR. Henry
r. Jones, who survives her husband, with
the three children born to them, Louise,
Margaret and Franklin w. Walker. He
also leaves brother, Rufus r. Walker,
OF Benson, and a sister, Mrs. Susan Nj
fong of Colorado Springs, Col. The fu
neral will take place from his late home
Thursday afternoon. Rev. r. II. Ball.
pastor Of the church to which Mr.. Walk
er belonged, win officiate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
REPORT CENSURES
SALE OF SECURITIES
When Every Appearance Indicated In
solvency Of the Company Issuing
the Securities.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 26.-Phe in
terstate commerce commissions report
OF its investigation of the Frisco rail-
road receivership, made in response to
a Senate resolution, was sent to Con-
gress to-day with review OF the facts,
saying that the Senate resolutions do
not call for expressions of opinion or
recommendations
The report reviews exhaustiyely the
history of the purchase of the Chicago
q Eastern Illinois railroad by the St.
Louis & San Francisco company, its sub
segment receiyership and the history of
the purchase of the st. Louis, Browns
willie & Mexico railroad by the st. Louis
q San Francisco. The sale of the se-
curities to the investing public Mt time
when every appearance Indicated the in.
solyency of the issuing company invites
and warrants condemnation of all those
who assisted or participated in each sale,
says the report.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
BEAST EATS LITTLE GIRL.
Animals Have Been Driven from Euro
pean Woods by Hunger

Paris, Jan. 26.--The long continued
cold, especially in the central districts
of France, is bringing numbers of wolves
frantic with hunger out of the woods.
A little girl returning from school at
La toquille, near Perigueux, was de-
voured by wild animals, the searching
parties finding only a torn pinafore and
few bones. Hunting parties are being
organized everywhere.
The temperature in Paris has shown
a slight improvement in the last day or
two, owing to the brilliant sunshine the
mercury yesterday standing above the
freezing point for the first time in many
days. In the country districts the cold
is growing more intense, and the wealth
er bureau sees no immediate probability
of higher temperatures.
The thermometer registered six below
zero yesterday Pudde-Dome. The cold
is likely to prove disastrous, as many
farmers have sown late wheat, trusting
to repetition of the mild autumn and
winter of the past few years and it is
feared that crops in many places viii be
destroyed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
BURLINGTON ARMoRY DAMAGED.
Some State Property, That of Company
c, Was Ruined.

Burlington, Jan. 26.--The armory
building on Main street was the scene
of rather destructive FIRE early Satur-
day morning, the damage by fire, smoke
and water amounting to between $500
and $4,000.
The water soaked through the floor
TO Company C's locker room and did
much damage to the uniforms and other
property OF the state, but it did not
penetrate the lockers. 1t also dripped
down to the floor Of the main hall IL is
estimated the damage to the state will
come under 81 900, while the loss to the
building viii be about S3,0eG, as the
steel castings and glass, and the burned
partition will have to be replaced
Hickok & Lyon have $4,000 and the
i. s. Peck agency $1,000 insurance on
the building. The insurance of the state
is covered by blanket policy.
Company Ms property was not dam
aged, as il is located in another part
OF the building. Their piano, however.
which was doing service in the hall where
the fire started, was totally destroyed.
The armory is owned by ex-Gov. U. A.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
RELEASED ON HIS BIRTHDAY.
Thomas Corcoran Freed Of Suspicion in
William Hubbard Death.

Rutland. Jan. 26.-Thomas Corcoran
of this city, a laundryman, who has been
heldin jail for week while the officers
were probing into the recent death of
William Hubbard, was released on his
25th birthday, Saturday afternoon. He
was taken before City Judge +. G. Swim
merton, and States Attorney B. L. Stat
ford asked that the charge of intoxica-
tion on which he was held be nolle
pressed.
Mr.. Stafford did not care to make any
statement to the press relative to the
case. He said that at present there was
no one else under suspicion. While there
are many people who believe that Mr..
Hubbard, whose body was found lying
in the roadway on Woodstock avenue
on the night Of January Is, his throat
and scalp cut, met his death by being
run over by sleigh while intoxicated,
the mystery concerning his demise is by
no means cleared up in the minds of
Others.
So far as can be learned, the officers
have not been working on any cIue other
than that Corcoran, who was also under
the influence Of liquor on the evening of
the 10th. may have run over Hubbard
While driving in sleigh.
Attorney Thomas II. Browne, who
with J. Dyer Spellman of this city was
counsel for Corcoran, stated before
Judge Swinnerton that counsel greatly
appreciated the stand taken in the case
by court and prosecuting officers. They
realized that nothing had been done ex-
cept what it was the duty of the states
attorney to do in fulfilling the require
ments of his Office for the protection of
the public
Mr.. Spellman made the following
statement for the press;
The officials of Rutland county, I
dare say, never conducted more thor
ough investigation in any case than in
this one, and my client can congratulate
himself that the states attorney so re-
lentlessly pursued his duty and ultimate.
ly performed il.
MIR. Browne and myself conducted
thorough investigation in behalf of Mr..
Corcoran, but never at any time were
we able to locate him ON any part of
Woodstock avenue on the night Of Will
liam Hubbards death. On the contrary,
we were prepared to prove that he was
not in that vicinity"
The discovery of Mr.. Hubbard's body
was made by Ray Dimmick, who was
driving into Rutland from Mendon.
Policeman. Timothy Dwyer went to the
spot and @arrested" the man for drunk
enness, not knowing that he was dead,
placing handouts upon him. An autop-
~ was subsequently held and as there
was some question as to whether the
wounds found upon the body could pos
sibly have been made By sleigh run
ner or automobile wheel an inquest was
held before Judge Edwin Horton Of
yhittenden and States Attorney Stat
lord and Chief of sPoliee Jesse Young
have spent week in endeayoring to fer
ret out the mystery. Hubbard was
Snown as peaceful man, He was for
nerly president OF the Iron Moulders'
Inion, of Rutland. He is not known
% have had in his possession any large
amount OF money the night OF his death.
The Investigation has not been concIud-
,u
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
KILLS MAN WHO
SHOT HIS WIFE
The Italian Colony at Revere, Mass, Is
the Scene of Double
Tragedy.

Revere, Mass. Jan. 90. Rocco Bianco
is dead and Mrs. Filomena Fruscell is
in dangerous condition as result of a
shooting affray in the Italian colony last
night. Bianco, the police say, had been
drinking and was threatening his family
with a loaded shotgun.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Giovanni Frus.
celli, upstairs neighbors, tried to disarm
Bianco, the gun was discharged, the shot
striking Mrs. Fruscelli in the abdomen.
Her husband, it is alleged, then rushed
upstairs for revolver and shot Bianco
through the head.
While the police automobile was tax
ing the injured man and woman and
Fruseelli to Boston, rear wheel came
off, giving the occupants severe shak-
ing up. Bianco died at the hospital.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
FACES FORMER PUPIL IN COURT.
John c. Brennan, Charged With Intoxica-
tion, Was Judge Scott's Teacher

One OF Judge H.W. Seott's old school
masters faced him as he took his seat
at the bench in city court this forenoon.
1t was John G. Brennan, man whose
life story would make an interesting
book. Probably its most absorbing chap
ter would tell of his two years ramble
in aphasia. As young man, Brennan
graduated from college, entered sem
mary and studied for the priesthood.
Later he prepared for the bar He new.
er took the examinations. Instead he
became employed as an accountant in
Pennsylvania brewery. One afternoon
he closed his ledgers, handed over his
keys and went into world he had never
known before. To this day he can tell
nothing of what transpired in those two
years. Physicians diagnosed his case as
aphasia.
Latterly Brennan has been content to
live as wood chopper on the outskirts
of the city. Saturday. Officer George X
Carle took him to police headquarters.
This forenoon Brennan pleaded not gull
ty to an intoxication charge and hear
ing was set for this afternoon at 3
o'clock. Bail was fixed at 500, but the
preferred to remain at head
quarters. He viii conduct his own case
this afternoon and Grand Juror A. G.
Fay win represent the state.
Saturday night Chief Sinclair arrest
ed Marcelle Bianchi of the l.. NJ. Averill
block on an intoNication charge. Banehi
spent Sunday at the police station and
entered plea OF guilty to a subsequent
offense when arraigned in city court this
forenoon. Judge Scott asked for a dis
closure Marcelle furnished the conven-
tional story of meeting stranger who
procured him pint OF whiskey. "Six
months in Waterbury" was the judges
only comment on the narrative. Bianehi
will join the Barre colony now under
going treatment for dipsomania at the
state hospital.
The third respondent to appear in the
morning was John Carlson, baker.
Carlson pleaded guilty to first offense
and made arrangements to pay IS fine
and costs of S5.a5. Carlson was arrested
Saturday night by Officer Harry Gamble.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
VARIED WEATHER PROMISED.
This Week Will Note Many Changes in
Temperature.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 26 "A varied
assortment OF wintry weather for the
different sections of the country was
predicted by the weather bureau yester-
day for the coming week.
'The week will open with generally
unsettled weather except in the north
east" said the bulletin, "and there will
be moderate cold wave in New Eng
land and the Middle Atlantic states
"A disturbance now over the plains
states viii move eastward, attended by
somewhat higher temperatures general
ly, reaching the Atlantic coast Monday
night or Tuesday.
'sThis disturbance win be followed by
fair weather for day or two, but an
other marked disturbance now on the
north Pacific coast probably viii reach
the eastern states by Friday.
''It will be followed by clearing wealth
er and more winter temperatures, be.
ginning by the close of the week over
the east"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
) Defend Himself on the
Charge of Libeling Maine
Supreme Judge
INDICTMENT BASED
ON PRINTED MATTER
Rev. Wilbur F. Berry Is Ac-
cused of Defaming Judge
George F. Haley

Portland, Me, Jan 26.--Rev. Wilbur
+. Berry OF Waterville, secretary of the
Christian n'Civic league of Maine, present
ed himself for trial in the superior court
before Judge to-day on the charge of
having made libelous statements about
George +. Haley, justice of the
supreme court. The Indictment is based
on articles alleged to have been dritten
by Rev. Mr. Berry in the Civic League
Record. criticizing Judge Haley's dispo-
sition OF liquor cases in Bangor last fall,
most OF the respondents having been dis
charged with fine rather than with jail
sentence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
CUT STONE BY GAS LIGHT NOW.
Aberdeen Men Begin at 8 A. Mother
Conditions Noted by John F. Cook.

John +. Cook of o East street has re-
turned from trip to England and Scot
land, during which he visited the Aber-
deem office of Cook, Watkins & CO., with
which he is connected. He reports that
the labor trouble in Aberdeen is not yet
finally settled, although there are OF
few minor matters to be adiuste3 ~
Speaking of conditions in tbe " j
shops of Aberdeen, he says are
getting Sd and Sd an hop, and Is
cents in United States ~ The men
begin work at @ a. slight and at
or 0 o'clock they s>e an hour for
breakfast; take another hour at noon
and quit for the day at 5 p. m work.
ing nine hours day and not working
Saturday afternoon. At this season it
is not light enough to work by daylight
until $3.50 or 8 in the forenoon. All
stores in Aberdeen are obliged by the
labor act to close at p. M. Satur-
day, unless they all close at the same
hour on Wednesday.
Although we speak of all imported
GRANTEES as Scotch" says Mr.. Cook, yet
there are no GRANTEES, used for monu-
mental business quarried in Scotland, ex
cept very little from Peterhead. The
GRANTEES are imported from Russia,
Sweden, Finland, Norway Denmark,
France and Labrador
1t will be Of particular interest to
Barre people to know that George Gray,
formerly of Barre and once member
of the firm of Milne, Clarhew & Gray,
now has charge of Cook. Watkins &
Co.'s purchasing: branch at Aberdeen,
Mr.. Gray returned TO his native land
some years ago.
Mr.. Cook reports that from the time
he left Boston last month he did not see
a full day Of sunshine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
VETERANS BARRACKS BURNED.
No One Was Injured as Nearly All the
Occupants Were Out.

Bath. N. Y, Jan. 26.-Fire which start
ed in the smoking room used by the
veterans destroyed the largest and new
est of the barracks at the New York
State Sailors & Soldiers Home yester-
day The loss is $4,000.
The fire started at l0:30 o'clock in
the morning, when nearly all of the vet
Grams were absent from the building, so
that there was little confusion and no
accident. The buildings were occupied
by Companies II and /, numbering 100
men. The volunteer department of the
home attendants fought the fire, but the
aid of the Bath department had to be
called as other larger buildings were
threatened.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
Santa Barbara, California,
Entirely Cut Off from
Communication
SITUATION ALARMING
IN LOWLANDS
Warm Rains Melted Shows
in Mountains, Causing
Rapid Rise in Rivers

San Francisco, Jan. 26.-Floods swept
down from the Sierras to the seaboard
to-day as rain runs off roof. Santa
Barbara was entirely cut off from COM
munication to-day, the water standing
two feet deep on the station platform.
The rain and wind storm caused much
damage to shipping along the Pacific
coast. The warm rain melted the
SHOWS in the mountains, causing rapid
rise in the rivers. The situation is con
sidered alarming at many points in the
lowlands along the Sacramento and San
joaquin rivers The railroad traffic is
seriously impeded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
VERY HEAVY GALES.
Reported by Three Liners Reaching New
York Sunday.

New York, Jan. &C.. Exceptionally
heavy weather was encountered in mid
Atlantic by three liners which reached
this port yesterday. One of them, the
Cedric from Liverpool, was SO hours
late. La Sayoie, from Havre, was due
here Saturday.
Captain Pavy of the SAINT Anna, from
Marseilles, said that he had made Ill
trips across the Atlantic but had never
experienced such a succession of high
gales and heavy seas.
The weather was worst from Tuesday
noon to Wednesday, causing the Cedric
to make only 20 knots for the DAYS
run, about half her usual average.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
NATIVE OF BARRE.
George w. Holden Passed Away at Clare
mont, N. H.

Word was received in Barre to-day OF
the death of George w. Holden at Clare
mont, n. H., this morning. Mr.. Holden
was born in Barre 81 years ago, the son
of William and Luthera Gale Holden of
South Barre. He grew to manhood in
Barre and then went to Claremont to
live, where for over 30 years he had been
pattern-maker for the Sullivan Ma
chine Co. He is survived by one son,
Frank Holden, and William Holden of
this city is a nephew and Mrs. George \.
Tilden niece. The funeral will be held
at Clsremont on Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock and the interment will be
at that place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
ELEcTRocuTED IN BATH TUB.
Chicago Man Was Using Electrical Mas
sage Machine.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Lazarus l.. Silver
man, president OF manufacturing con-
cern, was eleetrocuted yesterday while
using small electrical massage ma
chine in his bath. Mr.. Silyerman was
dead when his son found him. On his
chest. with the motor running at top
speed, lay the massage apparatus, the
casing SO hot that it burned the flesh.
The machine was connected with an or
binary electric light socket.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
SIX YEARS TOLL FOR IS.
Unusual Tale Told by Boy Who Worked
for Michigan Farmer.

Mason. Mich, Jan. Pa story of six
years toll, with a stable for his bedroom
and So his salary for the entire period,
was related yesterday by Arthur Pome-
roy, who has returned to his father, a
Gladwin county, Michigan, farmer. Pom
eroy said that for six years the only
time he had hair cut and shave was at
sheep shearing time, once year.
Pomeroy disappeared six years ago
He said yesterday he had gone to work
for an Ingham county, Mich, farmer,
who had paid him only S5 and had held
him there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
SUES FOR DAMAGES.
William o,Brien, Aged IS, Wants $4,000
for Injuries.

Rutland, Jan. 26 William O'Brien of
Walpole, n. H., aged Is years, has
brought suit against the Moore &
Thompson Paper company of Rocking
ham to recover 5000 damages for in
juries received through the alleged neg
ligence of the concern. Davis & Davis
of Windsor are counsel for the plaintiff.
The papers were served by Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal f. S. Whitaker of
this city.
The case is returnable in United
States court at Burlington February 4.
The plaintiff AYERS that on February 10,
1912, while employed at the defendants
mill his clothpg became caught on
some set screws. which were not prop
erly protected, and he was drawn into
some machinery and severely injured
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
TRIED ia CASES.
Burlington City Court Did Much Busi-
ness in Past Year.

Burlington, Jan. 26.-State Auditor
Horace f. Graham was in the city Sat
urday and audited the accounts of the
clerk of the city court for the quarter
ending December 81, 1918. He left an
order on the state treasury for S2,l59.40
to be disbursed in fees to court officers
and witnesses in the 236 cases tried in
the quarter. This was the largest audit
of the year. Mr.. Graham came here
from Bennington, where he also audited
the accounts of the municipal court. He
returned to his home Saturday evening.
The total number of cases tried in the
city court where fines and costs are pay
able to the state was 700 for the year
1918. As there were three cases in which
the fines and costs were payable into
the city treasury, the grand total of
cases tried during the year was 7l2.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
WATER SHORTAGE SERIOUS.
Essex Junction Schools Compelled to
Close To-day.

Essex Junction, Jan. 26.-The water
situation in this village is becoming
more serious. Residents located on a
higher level than the passenger station
got little or no water yesterday. At
the school building, which is at the high
est elevation, furnished by the water
system, no water could be drawn from
the faucets at any time yesterday. For
some time the storage reservoirs have
shown loss, despite the fact that
pump installed about year ago had
been kept in operation for two weeks
The water board has posted notices ask
ing patrons to be economical in the use
of water until the present situation is
relieved.
The departments of the school did not
meet to-day because of the water
famine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
RECORD ORANGE CROP.
After Three Years of Disappointment on
Pacific Coast.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-After three years
of disappointments Pacific coast citrus
fruit growers this year have produced
bumper crop, according to a statement
made yesterday by f. o. Mccormick,
vice-president of the Southern Pacific
railroad. The crop of oranges alone will
be sufficient to provide at least Is cor
snges for every person in the United
States.
Estimates at present place the Cali
fornia shipment at 10000 cars, more than
double that of year ago, and more
than has been sent east any year in the
life of the industry.
The lemon and grape fruit crops are
large in proportion. and the aciduous
fruits and vegetables probably will
break their records.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
WORK ON CUP DEFENDER.
Will Be Completed for Defense Trials
May 80.

Boston, Jan. 26.-The sloop Defiance,
under construction at Bath, Maine, for
q syndicate of Philadelphia, New York
and Boston yaehtsmen, will be ready for
her Americas cup defense trials by May
80 according to yachtsmen who are
watching the progress of the work.
1t is expected that the keel will be
cast next Tuesday, when representa-
tives of the syndicate will be present to
throw into the lead number of new
pennies for luck
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-26
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Opens Long
Session
AGAINST FREIGHT
RATE INCREASE
Petroleum Shipments Con-
stituted First Case
Heard

Washington, d. c., Jan. 26.--Scores of
shippers and their lawyers, prepared to
protest against the freight rate increase
by the eastern railroads, were present
to-day at the first hearing of the series
to continue over month before the in
terstate commerce commission. Louis ID.
Brandeis of Boston headed the protest
ants To-day's hearing was devoted to
petroleum shipments.