davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-05-15
Upton Sinclair.

In reply to Sinclair's telegram, the
National Executive Committe has Of:
cred the following set Of resolutions:
Whereas, Most cowardly and brutal
outrages have been prepetrated OF
the miners in Colorado b! the capital
ist n7ine owners. backed up by this
reasonable use of the state militia,
cutrages which call for the most en-
phatic protect Of the people Of this
nation, and
Whereas, These dastardly crueltie*
are not the results of tie greed o.!
che set Of capitalist in any one state.
but are the vicious and horrible fruits
IF the present capitalist system OF in
iustry; fruits natural and inevitable
under capitalist system in which
private individuals administer for
their own private profits the best re-
sources of the nation, and
Whereas, The recent sudden out
hurs;s of capitalism in West Virginia.
Michigan, California and Colorado arc
results arising from the very nature
If the eapltajst system and are liable
to break out more frequently and
more cruelty in the future than in the
past, az wealth and power continues
to concentrate in the hands Of an oil
garchy Of wealth; and
Whereas, More bitter resentment Of
hostile demonstrations against certain
individual capitalists, however, per
sonaly culpable they may be. will OBJ
scure the real issue and rivet public
attention Oh the acts Of individual
men, and not or the constant and un-
speakable lniquity o. the capitals!
system itself; and
Whereas, Nothing could at this time
better serve the interests of tho most
react:onary elements Of the capitalist
lass than to have the nature of the
ISSUE thus o3scured by some violent
outburst o, resentment against irdi-
Hiduals, which would give the authori-
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-05-15

Upton Sinclair CT the Free Silence
League Of New York sent to the Ma
tional Executive Committee Of the So
cialist Harty in session in Chicago, the
following telegram:
National Secretary, Socialist Party,
Mid City Bank Bldg.
Cannot the Socialist Party initiate
q national wide movement in aid OF
the Colorado strikers to bring home
to the masters of Standard Oil, the
intense adherence with which the Am
erican people regard their crimes.
Scores Of kilograms have reached
me suggesting this. There are branch
Offices Of the Standard Oil Company
in every town. Cannot you or tn"
National Executive Committee reco-
menl that '1ourning pickets espcci-
lily, inforce these Offices. Cannot all
Socialist locals put crepe before their
doors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
YOUNG WOMAN DROWNED.
Marjorie c. Miflin Lost Her Life at
Hampton Beach.

Hampton Beach, n H., July l7.--Mar
iorie G. Mifiiin, 20, OF Exeter, was
drowned while bathing near Little Boar:
Head here yesterday. In company with
an aunt, Miss Mifflin was spending a va.
cation at a cottage on the North Shore
road and left about noon for swim of
shore near her home.
A few minutes later the frantic cries
of woman in distress attracted the at
tention of John Kelly, an electrician, OF
Exeter, who happened to be driving by.
He divested himself OF most OF his cloth
ing and rushed in to the aid Of the
drowning girl. She had sunk before he
could reach her, but with the assistance
of Charles Boynton. also of Exeter, he
secured the body and carried it to shore.
Efforts at resuscitation were at once
commenced. DIR. Thompson of Hampton
was the first TO reach the scene and di-
rected the work. Later Doctor Chesley
arrived from Exeter in company with
the girls mother. The physicians and
volunteers from the colony worked over
the body for an hour and half but
their task was fruitless.
An attempt was made to secure pull.
motor but it was impossible to locate
one. After it became evident that every
spark of life was gone, the body was
turned over to an Exeter undertaken
Miss Mitflin was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Mifflin of Exeter, her
mother being prominent in suffrage cir
lies. She was a graduate of Exeter high
school and had specialized in music. She
was an accomplished girl in many direc-
ions,
A peculiar feature of the accident was
he fact that when the body was first
AIKEN from the water it was identified
BY someone as being Mary Godfrey, |
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George God |
rey, the former prominent Boston |
Irchitect, who was notified that his |
laughter was drowned. He made rec.
'rd auto trip to the beach to find that
lis daughter was alive and we'll.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBBED.
Winooski Young Man Got Cuts on thu
Head.

Winooski, July l5.-Ernest Potvin, 10
years old, son of Alphonse Potvin, while
returning from work last evening about
s o'clock was hit on the head at the
west end of the railroad yards and
robbed. Mr.. Potvin works in Burling.
ton and was returning to his home on
West street When near the switch this
side of the river bridge he was accosted
by two men, said to be soldiers, and
knocked on the head with piece of pipe
or some other instrument. The men
made their getaway. Potvin managed
to get up to the track and went TO the
home of Louis Alapa, where DIR. Hill was
summoned and Potvin's injuries dressed.
His injuries consisted of two ugly cuts
on the back of his head and one on the
top. He was also kicked in the side.
He did not lose consciousness. He was
robbed of 81 and a gold watch and his
eyeglasses were missing. The watch was
a present TO him on the occasion of his
graduation from the high school in the
class Of 1918. This is the second attack
upon a person in three DAYS, Miss Dora
Degraf being attacked Sunday in broad
daylight on the lower road.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
FELL DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT.
Thomas Gonyea of Rutland Was Serious
ly Injured.

Rutland, July l3.-Thomas Gonyea OF
No. % Pine street is at the Rutland hos.
pital, suffering from serious injuries as
the result of a fall down the elevator
shaft in the furniture store Of Gonyea &
Remington yesterday afternoon about 2
o'clock. His left arm was broken and
one of his hips bruised in the fall and
for some time it was feared that he
had sustained serious internal injuries.
The accident happened as Mr.. Gonyea
went TO step onto the elevator from the
second floor. His brother was working
in front Of the door to the elevator shaft
at the time and Mr.. Gonyea did not
notice the absence of the car until too
late. He was Immediately rushed to the
hospital in the company's motor truck
and Drs. W. Stickney and II. r. RYAN
were summoned.
Mr. Gonyca is - years old and has
been employed BY the firm for about
eight wears. He was resting comfort
sbly az a late hour last evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
LOCKED IN CAR THREE DAYS
In Trip from Newport, VT, to Concord,
N. H., Which Ended Yesterday.

Concord, N. H., July l5.--Thomas
Bruce, aged 10, OF Groveton, is at the
police station recovering from a three
days fast in an empty freight car in
transit from Newport, VT, to this city.
Bruce, who had been travelling over
northern New Hampshire and Vermont
in search of work, boarded the ,car at
Newport. He had been in the car but a
few minutes before the doors were closed
and locked and it was shunted off on a
siding, where it remained "a hours be-
fore being attached to train bound for
Boston.
The car reached Woodsville Monday
night and Concord yesterday forenoon,
but it was several hours before the
trainmen in the local yard heard Bruces
cries. He was in condition of collapse
due to hunger, thirst and heat
Under the care of the city physician
Bruce rallied quickly and was able to
leave the station to-day. He gave his
residence as Mills street, Groveton and
said that before he took the road in
search of work he had been employed at
a hotel in that town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
COMMUNITY is AROUSED
Over Attack on Little Girl-A Suspect
Under Arrest at Randolph.

Randolph July l5.-Wallace Avery
was placed in Jail late Monday to await
hearing on the charge of attacking Eve
lyn Ferguson, nine -year-old daughter of
Nj. and Mrs. Harry Ferguson. who was
picking berries in the vicinity of the
circus ground with Frances Holman.
Suspicion was first directed toward the
circus people, but after a thorough in
vestigation nothing was found to sub
stantiate the belief, after which suspi-
cion was turned toward Avery, who ha.
not borne a good reputation. He recent
ly served term for attacking "Teddy"
Clifford, the seven-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Clifford, at Bethel Avery
was lodged in the lookup to await the
coming of the states attorney, the at
torney general and detective. Those
persons arrived yesterday afternoon.
There is a strong feeling against Avery
in the community. The little Ferguson
girl was somewhat improved yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
COMMON STOCK GETS DIVIDED.
Preferred Holders Are Excluded by
Court of Appeals Decision.

Albany, n. Y, July l5-By decision
of the court of appeals yesterday the
Union Pacific Railroad company is per-
mitted to grant dividends to holders of
common stock on certain holdings to the
exclusion of holders preferred stock.
Action was brought by the Equitable
Life Assurance society to enjoin the de-
PENDANTS from this action. The iudg-
ment of the appellate division was unan-
imously affirmed with costs.
The Union Pacific may now distribute
about SS0,000000 among holders of COM
mon stock OF this amount, S5s.0s4, ,l57
resulted from Northern Pacific trans
actions and Sl5,s6s, 200 came from a de.
crease in liabilities resulting from the
exchange of convertible bonds. The
Union Pacific officials maintained that
these sums wetre profits" and liable to
under certain provisions OF
the articles of association which exclude
the preferred stock holders from partic-
ipating in sharing such profits"
The court held that the plaintiff had
not showed sufficient cause for action,
this being one of the questions asked.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
Vermont Rural Carriers
Association Meets
There
FIFTY DELEGATES
PRESENT TO-DAY
J. H. Beckwith of Bethel, the
President, Gives an
Address

81. Adams, July l5.-About fifty
members were present at the opening
session of the Vermont Rural Letter
Carriers association which began its
tenth annual convention at the Knights
of Columbus hall this afternoon at 1880
o'cleek. Addresses of welcome were
given by Assistant Postmaster NJ. H..
OHere and Alderman Walter r. East
man, the latter representing Mayor
Maun, who was unable to be present
Charles II. Stratton of Enosburg Falls,
president of the Franklin County Rural
Carriers association, then introduced J.
H. Beckwith of Bethel, the president Of
the state association, and the latter re-
sponded with short address. The pro-
gram of the afternoon was concluded
with the reports of the delegates, j. M.
Carpenter of st. Johnsbury and A. A.
Webster of West Glover, who went to
the national convention.
Late this afternoon the members at
tending the convention will 90 on
trolley ride to st. Albans bay. and this
evening the banquet will be held at the
American house, where are the head.
quarters of the association while in st.
Albans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
BURIED AS AN UNKNOWN.
Train Victim Was Not Identified in
Montpelier.

No one having identified the remains
of the young man who was cut in two
by Central Vermont train near Mont
pelier Tuesday morning, the body was
buried to-day in Green Mount cemetery
at Montpelier at the expense of the city
of Montpelier. Rev. William Shaw,
pastor of the Montpelier Methodist
church, oflicaited, offering prayer at the
grave.
All efforts to Identify the victim
proved of no avail. A man went to the
rooms this morning and
said the fellow might be a friend of one
of his friends, who arrived last week;
but inasmuch as the fellow had told
Charles Berry, a Montpelier merchant.
he arrived from White River Junction
last Monday. it was not thought best to
open the casket. II is thought the VIC
tim was lumberisck in winter and a
farmland in summer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
AUTO STRUCK CHILD.
But Machine Was Going Slowly and
Child Wasn't Much Hurt

Rutland, July l5.-Arthur Granger,
the three year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. NJ Granger of No. 20 Baxter street
was struck and knocked down yesterday
afternoon at the corner of Library ave-
nue. and Baxter street by the automo-
bile of Mrs. c. o. Perkins, and driven by
Paul Pelton. The youngster was not
much hurt, beyond some bruises, and
was last night resting comfortably.
None of the boys relatives saw the
accident. Pelton says the child became
confused and started to run across the
road, while he was driving but six miles
an hour. He says it was then impossible
to stop his car. The machine was
stopped and the boy and his mother
taken to the Office of DIR. w. G. Hodsdon
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
Huerta Himself Has Not
Left Mexico City for
Vera Cruz
WASHINGTON EXPECTS
HE WILL TO-DAY
But Some Believe Huerta Is
Preparing to Make Last
Desperate Stand

Washington, D. c., July l5.-With
Huerta's family and several close friends
in fight to-day from Mexico City, the
resignation of the dictator is expected to
occur at any time by the state depart
ment and diplomats here.
Dispatches from Mexico City said that
Huerta and General Banquet, minister
OF war, might follow their families to
Vera Cruz to-day. Some of the admin
istration officials believed that Huerta
was not ready to quit and might only be
preparing for final desperate stand
against the constitutionalists, command
ing the troops in person.
Carranza's forces continued their prep
arations to-day to press campaign
against Mexico City.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
TO ENTERTAIN BURLINGTON MEN.
Barre Organizations Completing Plans
for Friday.

| Burlington business mems Better Ac-
quaintance" tour is going to be an oc-
casion for really getting better acquant-
ed with Barre ii the plans of the Barre
Board of Trade and the Merchants as
sociation attain fruition. In the Manu-
factnrers' hall last evening, directors of
the Board of Trade and the merchants
got together to complete arrangements
for the reception of the Burlington busi-
ness men as they near Barre next Friday
afternoon. From adyices received yes
terday, it il learned that the touring
party, consisting of some 20 cars, plans
to leave Woodstock early Friday. A
large number of local autoists will
motor to East Brookfield and from that
point they will escort the visitors
through Williamstown and over the hill
to Graniteville.
The +. H. Smith Co. and Boutwell,,
Milne 4 Varnum arg expecting the tour
lists and ample arrangements will be
made for showing them through the
quarries. Down over Milestone hill the
party will come to Barre and tarry only
at Jones Bros plant in the north end.
Although their arrival may be too late to
see the plant in operation, much that is
will remain to be seen, and
guides will show the men
about the sheds.
One of the features of the entertain.
ment is to be luncheon served by the
two local organizations near Jones Bros.
Plans for this part of the program are
to be worked out to-day and to- morrow
and another announcement will be made |
It has been suggested that welcome" |
banner be flung across North Main street |
N the business section and committee |
appointed last night will look into the
natter. Around 100 business men of |
Burlington are planning to participate in
he tour and to many of them their visit
o the Barre quarries and cutting plants
gill be the first. Hence, the Board of L
Trade and the Merchants are anxious
hat the first impression Of one of Ver-
nont's greatest industries will be gained
lnder the most propitious circumstances.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
GIRL is CHIEF WITNESS
Against Couple Who Are Charged with
Liquor Law Infraction.

On the strength Of testimony offered
by Charlotte Brown, a young miss no,
far along in her teens, and of Joseph
| Decota and Mrs. Decota, Carlo Gariboldi
and his wife, Katrina Garibold, were
held in the sum of $500 each for the Sep
| tember term of Washington county court
to-day. Evidence put in by States At
torney j. Ward Carver so far sustained
separate charges of selling against the
couple as to move the court to hold
them. The hearing was the outcome of
raid conducted at the Gariboldi home
on Shdrtleff place Monday night by Off
Ger John s. Murley, who was assisted by
Officers Harry Gamble and John w, j
neen. A half barrel of Highland Spi ;
ale was seized and before Magistrate
III. w. Scott the man and his wife were
srraigned on selling charges. A hearing
was set for to-day, bail being fixed al
$500 in each case.
was represented by Attorney r. A. Hoar,
States Attorney Carver had charge of
the prosecution. Joseph Decota, the
first witness, told of occupying tene-
ment adjoining that of the Gariboldi
home. He had taken beer at Gariboldi's,
he said, and had left money on the table
at the moment of his departure. Little
Miss Brown proved to be the states best
Charlotte said she lived with
her grandmother Mrs. Lena Gay OH
North Seminary street. Two or three
times in the summers Of 1918 and 1914
she had gone to the (iarboldi home and
purchased bottles of beer, paying l0I
cents per bottle each time, she said. In
she went on, she carried the |
bottles home. In the cross examination, |
Attorney Hoar brought out the fact that /
Mrs. Gay and Gariboldi had disputed |
each Others title to fence in the neigh !
Dorhood where they live. The child also
admitted that Garibold had complained !
10 the authorities because Mrs. Gay |
'rected henhouse without first secur. |
nQ building license.
Mrs. Joseph Decota said she had talked |
With the respondent, Gariboldi, about I
elling liquor to her husband. Only last
"a turday, she continued, the respondent |
ad promised not to sell him any more.
Ionday, Mrs. Decota testified, she saw
er husband enter the house. She was
ucilheu W utiieNe bnab ne pIocuIeu iiH-
or there. Asked if she had ever been
a the Gariboldi house herself, Mrs. De.
ota answered in the affirmative and
old of seeing Frank Congo and another
nan" there some two weeks ago.
Gariboldi and his wife expect to Sc
ure the bail asked by the court. To
his security is added the sum of $50 on
be alleged contraband goods seized by
be officers Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
FORMAL REQUEST
MADE ON GOVERNOR
To Call Special Session Of the Legisia-
ture in Order to Enact a Direct
Primary Law.

AT a five-hour session OF the Republi.
can state committee at the Pavilion no.
tel parlors in Montpelier yesterday aft
ernoon resolutions were adopted request
ing Governor Fletcher to call a special
session of the legislature in order to
enact a direct primary law and resolu-
tions were also adopted inviting the
Democratic and Progressive state com
mittees to join with the Republican
state committee in making the request.
All the members OF the committee
were present with the exception of A. T..
Watson Of White River junction, who
was detained at home by jury duty
The meeting was presided over by Nell
son ID. Phelps of Barre, chairman of the
committee, and the other members pres
ent were NJ. f. Barnes, Chimney point;
L. d. yelling, Bennington; Harry Blod-
gett, ST. Johnsbury; A. L. sherman,
Burlington; Porter II. Dale Island Pond
J. G. Norton, st. Adams; =. s. Fleury,
Isle La Motto; s. G. Wilson, Chelsea;
C. s. Skinner, Orleans; y. S. kinslev,
Rutland; S. B. Waite, Hyde Park; H. G.
Barber, Windham. Secretary of State
G. w. Bailey and Senator Hale X. Oar.
ling were also present.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed.
"We, the Republican state committee
of Vermont, in session at Montpelier this
l4th day OF July, 1914. respectfully re-
quest His ExcellenSy, Governor Allen NJ. !
Fletcher, to call a special session of the |
general assembly OF the state of Yer /
mont at the earliest possible date, for |
the purpose of enacting direct primary |
election law as demanded by the people |
on March 3, 1914.
"And we, the Republican state COM
mittee. do pledge ourselves to use our
best endeavors to make said special ses.
sion as short and inexpensive as possible.
1--WE also pledge ourselves TO cooper
ate with the state committees of the
Democratic and Progressive parties or
sither of them, in drawing a tentative
non partisan direct primary law and for
hat purpose to appoint person to rep
'esent us, to act with like appointees of
he Democratic and Progressive parties.
,r either of them. We trust that such
Iction on the part of the committee OF
he three leading parties of the state
will not be considered as an act of in
rusion but OF help in the enactment of
leeded legislation"
After discussion this second resolution
vas adopted:
"To the successfully carrying out OF
he proposed plan for very short and !
Inexpensive extra session of the general c
ssembly of the state of Vermont, and
$ We believe, in the interest of good c
we extend to the Democrat. '
and Progressive state committees ;
reetings, and respectfully request them c
D Join us in a petition to his excel n
mcy, the governor, asking for an early !,
xtra session of the general assembly" I
The matter of an unofficial primary a
as discussed at length but action was p"
eferred until the adjourned meeting at G
arlington August 4. In the meantime u
is expected that a reply will be re- =
lived from the governor on the COM l
ittee's request for special session. u
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-15
TRIED TO SAVE BROTHER.
Good Swimmer Had Already Reached a
Safe Place but Returned.

Diby, y. s.. July ia drowning ac.
cident took place at Barton yesterday
afternoon. Three young men, Kenneth
Perry of Barton and Reginald and Claude
Miner of Dorchester, Mass, when re-.
turning from motor boating to the wharf
in small punt or tender during a rough
sea were capsized.
Young Perry swan ashore. Reginald
Miner was a good swimmer and also
swan ashore, but returned to save his
brother. with the result that both were
drowned
The bodies were recovered last night
and an inquest held before Coroner Hard
ford Van Blarcom, resulting in a verdict
Of accidental drowning.
Reginald Miner was aged 20 years and
Claude Is. They were sons Of the late
DIR. Miner and were summering at Bar
ton, their native village. They are suri
vived by their mother. three sisters, Ger
trude. Mildred and Georgia. all of Dor
chester. and one brother, Willis.