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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
WOULD KILL HIMSELF
RATHER THAN PAY
Edward La Folletet of Shelburne Went
to Burlington for Operation for
Appendicitis and When Told
Cost Purchased Acid.

Burlington, March 12.-Because he was
asked to pay for an operation Tor ap-
pendicitis at the Fanny Allen hospital,
Edward La Toilette of Shelburne pur-
chased a vial of carbolic acid and pint
of whiskey and made threat to commit
suicide yesterday afternoon. He was
taken in charge by the police and later
was turned over to an uncle on Cath
crime street. Later arrangements were
made to take the man to the Mary
Fletcher hospital for the operation after
the prescribed conditions are complied
with, which set forth his inability to
bear the expense of an operation.
La Toilette, who is 26 years old and
a native of Mortified, came to Bur-
lington yesterday and applied at the
Fanny Allen hospital, having previously
been treated by DIR. w. II. Ranks of
Shelburne for appendicitis of the chronic
sort. When told at the hospital that he
must pay for the operation, La Toilette
seemed greatly surprised and disappoint-
ed. He then went to a drug store and
purchased some carbolic acid for medical
purposes, as he told the clerk. On Sc
curing the acid he shouted as he went
out of the store: II don't want this
for medical purposes. It's for suicide"
He then went out and closed the door.
The drug clerk at once notified the
police, who got onto La Follette's trail
and followed him to Mrs. Charles Mahr's
residence over Layigne's second-class Ii
cense place on College street. La Fol
lette had taken a drink of whiskey and
told Mrs. Mahr he was going down to
the station and drink the poison just
before the departure of the $40 train.
At this point the police interyened. La
Toilette insisted that he would take
poison at the first opportunity.
Chief Russell was in a quandary as
he did not know what to do with the
man and did not want to give him his
liberty. States Attorney Hopkins and
Overseer of the Poor Delany We're con-
suited and they were not able to solve
the problem and finally Mayor Burke
was consulted. If the case had been one
that required instant operation there
would have been little doubt that the
man would have been hustled to a hos
pital at once, but he was up and about
and seemed to be In no immediate dan
ger. There was also another complica
tion and that was that La Toilette was
not resident of Burlington or of any
other place, so far as could be ascer-
tanned. so that there was nobody or no
town to charge the hospital bill to.
After consideration of the subject it
was discovered that La Toilette had an
uncle named Larow living on Catherine
street and it was decided to send the
man down there for the night, after
he gave his promise to show up at the
police Office this morning. His money,
the vial of poison and the whiskey We're
kept at the station.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
MAN MURDERED
AND LEFT IN WOODS
Body of Boston Jewelry Salesman Was
Hacked to Pierces-Four Armen-
ians Said to Have Confessed.

Lawrence. Mass. March l2.-The fact
that John A. Shamlian, Boston iewelry
salesman, who had been missing for a
month, was murdered, and his body
hacked to pieces, was disclosed last
night.
-Four Armenians confessed, according
to the police, to completely in his death
or ID the disposition of his body, parts
of which were found buried in the woods
at FRYE Village in Andover. The arms
are said to be at the bottom of the Mer-
rimac river.
The men whom the police say con-
fessed to the killing, and who were un-
der arrest charged with murder are:
Garabad Barbara, John Ardarian and
Bedros Takdarian. All are employees of
the textile mills. Mike Zakarian, cof-
fee house proprietor, was also charged
with murder, after he had told of as
sisting to bury the body. 1t was he who
first gave the information which result
ed in the discovery of the body and in
disclosing the story of the salesman's
death.
Shamlian was killed on the night of
Feb. 9, during quarrel, according to
the story which the police said the men
had told. They claimed that he had
tried to steal $40 from one of them
while they were arranging for the sale
of a watch, and he assaulted another of
their number with poker when he
demonstrated. An attack upon Sham
liam with hammer resulted in his
death.
The men said they were at loss how
to dispose of the body. The arms were
chopped off that night with an axe,
placed in satchel and dropped into
the river from the Boston & Lowell
railroad bridge. The body was further
dismembered the next day by use of ta-
BILE knives and meat saw and later
buried.
Shamlian had only 10 or IL cents in
money, it was claimed. His jewelry
case containing about $500 worth of val
uables was found last night in the home
of Barbarian. Barbarian claimed it was
undisturbed,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
CHIEF WITNESS A SUICIDE.
A Tangled Situation Develops in Grim
inaf Case.

Burlington. March l2.-John Tronio, a
Ninooski Italian, was arrested yester-
day by Sheriff Allen on states attor-
ney information charging criminal in
timaey with Mrs. Louis .Succoliero. The
case is rather peculiar. Mrs Buocoliero,
who was also residen. Of Winooski,
committed suicide some time ago by
taking acid She left note. which, it
is alleged, stated in substance that she
was remorseful and thought the best
way out of it was TO take her life.
While her death was being investigated,
Tronio was held by tAe authorities but
was afterwards released. Then came a
suit against Tronio for $1,000 damages,
alienation of the wife's affections being
alleged, and the case is now ON the jury
docket of Chittenden county court for
trial, Now follows the state prosecu-
tion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
C. V. STATION BURNED.
Harry W. Smith Got Out Just in Time
at Alburg.

Alburg, March l2.-The Central Yer
mont station was destroyed by fire last
evening, together with its entire con
tents. The loss is between $1,000 and
$1,000. On the second floor of the build
ing were the customs Offices and the of
fees of f. w. Myers & CO., brokers. The
effects of both were lost, including Gus.
toms records.
Harry w. Smith, customs Off
Ger, was asleep in his room and awak.
ened by cries from outside barely had
time to escape from the building. His
room was ablaze by the time he reached
the ground.
The fire broke out at 1880 O'Clock.
being discovered running overhead in
the basement by Station Agent c. II.
Maurice. He extinguished the flames,
as he supposed.
Nearby buildings were threatened and
Lockwoods hall caught twice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
OLD OFFICIALS REAPPoINTED.
Montpelier Also Keeps Salaries Un-
changed Except Chief of Police.

An important meeting of the Mont
pelier board OF aldermen was held last
night, at which Alderman Henry r..
Premier was made president. The report
of committee investigating reports
concerning members OF the fire depart
ment at the last fire was read and COM
pletely exonerates them. The old city
officers were all reelected, as follows:
Superintendent of streets, c. b. Roberts;
water superintendent, John j Chimney
city attorney, Burton T. Bailey; over
seer of the poor, w, f. Lanphier; city
weigher, Maurice w, Dewey; inspector
of paint, James p. Holt surveyors OF
wood and inspectors of lumber, Arthur
A. Emery, Anson Miner and Burt New
ton; pound keeper, +. L. Putney; fence
viewers, Harrison Lombard, Harry s.
Tabor and James G. Finn
None of the salary amounts was
changed except that Of the chief OF
police. making his salary the same as
that of the fire chief, Sl,l00 per year.
The chief of police has been getting SS5
per month There was some discussion
over the salary OF the street superintend-
ent is TO get, but it was voted to give
him the same as heretofore, 81 100 per
year, house rent amounting to 500
year and the keep OF one horse. One OF
the aldermen remarked this was more
than any other street superintendent in
the state received, but others said the
people We're satisfied that Mr.. Roberts
receive that salary, the position being
one OF strenuous and continuous work.
It is also practically decided that later
he is TO have an assistant to help carry
out the work planned for the season.
Water Superintendent Glimey's sal
airy was fixed at $1,000 per year, Over
seer of the Poor Lanphier's at 5000 and
Fire CHER Pattee's at 81 100. Chief Pat
tee asked for an increase in pay from
S55 to sos per month for the three reg
ular firemen. and the matter was left
with the fire committee In the police
Chief Durkee win get 81 i
100 Patrolman Connolly S75 per month
and Patrolmen MeAyoy and Sloan $40
4 month, The salary of the city clerk
and treasurer is 81 $50.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the mayor to borrow sum not to eX-
coed $1,000 in anticipation Of taxes The
use OF a room in the city hall was
granted Tax Commissioner Piumley for
a listers meeting March 23 and to
State Forester Hawes for March 2G.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
Two Regiments Are on the
Way to the Mexi-
can Border
TEXANS MADE CALL
BECAUSE UNEASY
The Border Patrol Is 5000
Greater Than Army Led
into Cuba by Shafter

Washington, d. c., March 1.-Two
more regiments OF United States. troops
are moving to join the Mexican border
patrol to-day. With the arrival of the
additional men, the force will be larger
by 1900 men than the one that General
Shafter led into Cuba
The border patrol is being increased
at the requests of Senator Shepard and
Representative Garner OF Texas, who
told Secretary Garrison that the Yer
CARA incident had caused great deal
of uneasiness and that confidence would
be restored in great measure by the
presence of more troops.
At the White House and the war de-
partment to-day it was stated that such
was the only significance of the troop
movement. The troops are going to the
border from Fort Thomas of Kentucky,
Fort Logan II. Root of Arkansas and
Fort Mcpherson of Georgia
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
GLEE CLUB CONCERT POSTPONED.
Because Director Miss Hovey, Was
Called Home by Mothers Illness 4

On account of the serious illness of
Miss Hovey's mother, the Spaulding
Glee club concert to be given Friday and
Saturday evenings, March l3 and IA,
has been postponed to later date. Miss
Hovey received message early this
morning, calling her to her home in
Canaan, and she left on the 1920 train.
Further announcement in regard to
the date of the concert will be made
later Tickets already purchased will
be good for the concert when arranged
Holders of exchange tickets are advised
to secure their seat tickets at browns
store at once as only a few remain.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
FIREMEN EXoNERATED.
Investigation of Montpelier Fire De-
partment Ended and Report Made.

The promised investigation of the
Montpelier firemen in regard to rumors
freely circulated at the time of and sub
sequent to the Union block fire, which
occurred in that city few weeks ago
has taken place and the report Of the
committee which looked into the matter
was preeented to the Montpelier city
council last evening, proving to be a
full exoneration of the department.
Notices of a meeting We're sent to all
persons named as having circulated
stories to the effect that the company
was slow in answering the first tele
phone call notifying them of the fire and
that members of the department were
drunk during the confagration. OF the
number notified, only one appeared at
the meeting, DR.. Julius Dewey, who dis
covered the fire and notified the depart
ment According to his testimony TO
the committee, so the report continues,
he, with party of friends. entered the
block and went TO the Dewey office ON
the second floor. They smelled smoke
and the doctor called the FIRE depart
ment. He and his friends tken went
down to the street and looked toward
the fire station. watching for the appar-
atus to appear 1t did not come, and
after waiting at least fifteen minutes, he
returned to his Office and once more tel
ephoned the station He had nothing to
say of the actions of the men during the
fire, but said that when Chief Pattee ar
rived. fifteen minutes after being first
called, and located the fire, he imme-
diately went to the street and sounded
a general alarm.
The committees remarks on DR..
Dewey's statement are to the effect that
he was probably greatly Illustrated by
the event and that what seemed to him
like l5 minutes was not actually that
long.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
VOTED 500 FOR HOSPITAL.
Italian Citizens Club Also Holds Annual
Meeting and Reflects Old Officers.

The annual meeting of the Italian
Citizens club was held last night at the
club rooms in the Hotel Northern, when
the present board of officers was re-
elected for the ensuing year as follows:
President j. B. Sanguinetti; vice -presi
dent, f. Rossi; secretary, b. Albisetti;
treasurer. ID. Guidici.
The club has had a prosperous year,
both in membership and finances. At the
conclusion of the annual meeting. a
special meeting was held and by unani-
nous vote the club donated 500 to the
Barre City hospital building fund.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
FINED FOR KILLING DOES.
Two Salisbury Men Were in Middlebury
Court for Ii.

Aliddlebury, March l2.-John Mack OF
Salisbury paid fine of Sl00 and costs
of S964 in municipal court yesterday
afternoon for killing a doe out of sea-
son. Melvin Stone, also of Salisbury,
asked for time TO secure cash, and was
released under bonds of SIPS for the
June term of county court.
The bodies of two does, one carrying a
fawn, were found Sunday by Fish and
Game Warden George Chaffee in the vi
cinity of Lake Dunmore. The bodies of
the does had been stripped of skin and
flesh.
Mr.. ChafTee conducted an investigation
and on Tuesday with Game Warden
James Hodges of Ripton, Bert Austin of
Weybridge and A. II. Churchill of Bran
don went TO Salisbury village and found
venison in the homes OF John Mack and
Melvin Stone. They were arrested and
brought to the local Jail.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
FRAGMENTS OF BODY
FOUND IN RUINS
And One Other Body Recovered at St.
Louis, Making Total of Twelve
Since Fire,

St. Louis, Mo-, March 1.-THE body
of one man and fragments of the body
of another were found early to-day in
the ruins of the Missouri Athletic club,
which was destroyed by fire Monday.
Twelve bodies have now been recovered.
A short distance from body found to.
day, the wreckers picked up the leg OF
another body and found pair of ladies'
silk stockings near.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
RAY COLLINS SIGNS.
vermonter Will Pitch for Red Sox for
Two Years.

Hot Springs, Ark, March l2.-Ray
Collins has signed a Boston Red Sox
contract for two years, and that means
that the Vermont lad will pitch some
great ball for Boston the coming season.
The Federal league made a great effort
TO secure Collins, as he was the only
Red Sox not under contract. As late
as o'clock yesterday afternoon Collins
was called to the long distance telephone
and talked with Pres. Gilmore of the
Federal league, who is at Shreveport,
La
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
TWO SWAN ASHORE,
ONE BIRDMAN DIED
Two Turkish Army officers Were Depos-
tied in Sea When Their Aero
plane Fell.

Jaffa, Palestine, March l2.--Two Turk
ish army aviators, Nuri Beoy and Ismail
Beoy, fell into the sea to-day. with their
aeroplane. They succeeded with difficult
ty in disentangling themselves from the
machine and swan ashore, but both were
exhausted from their efforts, and Nuri
Beoy died later at hospital.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
100 FAMILIES ARE HOMELESS.
Fire in New York Negro Colony Causes
a 100000 Loss.

New York, March l2.-About 100 me-
gro families were made homeless and
several persons. were slightly injured in
a fire which late yesterday destroyed
four tenement houses of the negro col
ony on West One Hundred Thirty
Fourth street, and spread to five other
tenements in the rear.
Rumors that lives had been lost in the
blaze were disproved late last night,
when a search of the ruins became pos
sible. The fire caused property loss of
about 100000. -Four alarms were turned
in,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
FAVOR vIRILE POLICY.
Texas Cattle Raisers' Association Takes
Action by Resolution.

Fort Worth, Texas, March l2.-The
Texas Cattle Raisers' association yes
terday adopted resolutions fayoring
"vigilant and virile" policy along the
Mexican border, and urging the protec-
tion for Americans in Mexico.
A resolution to endorse the Mexican
policy of the national administration
was ruled out of order.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
TWO WOMEN ARE
NOT TO BE FOUND
English Women Were in Sacked Town
of Lao Ho Kow, China-They
Were Missionaries.

London, March IA dispatch to the
Central News from Shanghai says that
two English women attached to the sta
tion of the China inland mission at Lao
Ho Kow, in the province of HUI Poh, have
been missing since that town was sacked
and burned by the brigands yesterday
The two women were Miss f. Black
and Miss j. Black.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
SLIGHT FIRE AT SToNESHED
Was Quickly Extinguished and the Loss
Was Slight.

At o'clock this afternoon a general
alarm was sounded from box II at the
corner of North Main and Berlin streets
for roof fire on the stoneshed in
Gouldsbury's meadow occupied by Gas
parelo Bros. Both horse-drawn trucks
and the auto truck responded TO the
call The fire was confined to a small
section of the roof and was Immediately
extinguished with the aid of chemical
Chief Gladding caused the all-out signal
to be sounded as soon as the nature of
the blaze was ascertainsd. The damage
caused by the fire was slight. How it
originated could not be determined at
once. although there were number of
theories, one of which ascribed it to fly
ing sparks. Some of the eompanys en-
ployes discovered fire on the roof and
spread the alarm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
LITERARY TEST REMAINS
In the Burnett immigration Bill By Vote
of Committee.

Washington, d. C., March l2.-The
in the Burnett immigration bill when it
is presented to the Senate for action.
This was decided to-day by the Senate
committee on immigration, which will
report the bill faYorably.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
HE WORKED FOR A FEE.
Declared Witness in Panama Canal Toll
Exemption Case.

Washington, d. G., March l2.-That
he contracted with former Rear Admiral
Bowes. president OF the Fore River
company for $1,000 and a
contingent fee OF $1,000 to work for toll
exemption for American coastwise ship
ping in the Panama canal act was
charged to-day by Clarence W. DIX
night before the Senate lobby commit
tee
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
INVESTIGATE FUTURES" TRADING
That Seems To Be Foreshadowed in
Congress.

Washington, d. c., March l2.-Con-
gressional investigation of trading in
futures of cotton and grain was fore
shadowed to-day when the House rules
committee appointed subcommittee to
draft a resolution for such action.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
LICENSE BOARDS NAMED
For Montpelier and waterbury-H. ].
Volholm of Former Place Declines

The assistant judges of Washington
county have appointed Calvin L. Par
menter, II. j. Volholm and w. f. Poole
as license commissioners for Montpelier,
and 7. f. 0'Neil, Justin w. Moody and
William H. Anderson 1.-THE last-named of
Waterbury Center) as license commits
sioners for Waterbury, the only two
towns in the county to vote to license
the sale of liquor during the ensuing
year.
Following the announcement of the
appointment, Mr.. Volholm sent word to
the county courthouse that he would not
serve.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
Weather Forecast.

Fair and warmer tonight and Friday;
light TO moderate westerly winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
FIRE ON WATER FRONT
Wiped Out Six Blocks at Portland, Ore,
To-day.

Portland, Ore, March l2.-Six blocks
on Portlands water front were wiped
out by fire to-day with loss estimated
at several thousand dollars. The steam
sehooners Cricket and Glenroy were
burned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
GREAT ENTHUSIASM
WAS MANIFESTED
Much Encouraged, Workers
Started Out This Morning
to Make the Clock Move
Large Number of Sub
scriptions Turned In

Previously reported (nital
subscriptions) ...-...... S25,ooo.oo
WEDNESDAYS SUBScRIP-
TIONS FROM BARRE CITY.
Mems Teams, Barre City .... 4,4747o
Women's Teams, Barre City. I,o7I.so
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
RAISED FOR BARRE CITY
HOSPITAL

Tuesday, March 10. y. .Sas,eoo,oo
Wednesday, March H.. sI,446.ao
Thursday, March I2...
Friday, March i3,.
Saturday, March IA -.
Monday, March 10. 6.
Tuesday, March H. 80.
Wednesday, March 49,.
Thursday, March Ie Al.
Friday, March 40.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12

London, March l2.--May Richardson,
the militant suffragette, who on Tues
day hacked the RoSeby Venus in the
National gallery, was to-day sentenced
to six months imprisonment. Miss
Richardson has been on hunger strike
since her arrest Tuesday.
She pleaded guilty to-day, saying her
act was premeditated and intended as a
protest against the Imprisonment of
Mrs. Pankhurst.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
Militants Burned House Be
longing to Free Church
of Scotland
NOTE WAS LEFT
DECLARING REVENGE
May Richardson Begins a
Hunger Strike, Having
Pleaded Guilty

Glasgow, March l2-M Militant suffra-
gettes to-day set fire to and burned to
the ground large unoccupied mansion
belonging to the Free Church of Scot
land at Stewarton in the northern prov
ince. A message was left in the vicin-
ity, reading, Revenge for the brutal arr
rest of Mrs. Pankhurst."
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-11
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