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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
OVER 20 COMPANIES PRESENT.
At Annual Meeting of Vermont and New
Hampshire Telephone Cos.

Bradford, Jan. 29.--The annual meet
ing of the Vermont and New Hampshire
Independent Telephone association was
held at Hotel Low yesterday. Dele
gates from over 20 companies were pres
ent, representing about $500 telephones.
The following officers were elected: c.
NJ. Libbey, South Ryegate, president;
A. T. Davis, Marshfield, vice president; /;
S. r. Kelley, Woodstock, secretary-treas-
urer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
HER CONDITION SERIOUS.
Eva Booth, Head of Salvation Army,
Has Complications.

New York, Jan. 29.-Eva Booth, head
of the Salvation Army in this country,
who for more than week past has been
i'll in the Salvation Army barracks here
after nervous breakdown in Elmira,
was reported last night to be in a grave
condition. She suffered an attack of in
fluenza, which developed into pleurisy
and tonsilitis. Intestinal troubles have
complicated her case, giving grounds for
anxiety.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
FARMERS WELCOMED THAw.
Because 1t Meant Somewhat Replen-
ished Water Supply.

st. Adams. Jan. 29.-Farmers welcom-
ed the January thaw which began Tues
day and which yesterday began to make
itself felt appreciably in an increased
water supply. Many farmers have been
obliged TO draw water for their livestock
for several weeks, in some Instances it
being necessary to go to the lake, sew
eral miles distant. The tracks of the
Central Vermont railway and the St.
Adams & Swanton Traction company
are under water in some places and
freeze now would cause considerable
trouble. The. roads are in bad condition,
in some places being almost impassable
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
SHERIFF TRACY TO EUROPE.
Going to Summons Primavera in Turley
Murder Case.

Sheriff F. H. Tracy left Montpelier
yesterday for New York, from where
he sails Friday for Italy to summons
Alphonse Primavera as a witness in the
Turley murder case. which will again be
taken up in Washington county court
in March.
John Turley was convicted and SEN
fenced to life imprisonment for man
slaughter in causing the death of John
MeAuley at Graniteville, July IL, 1911.
Prlmavera was one OF the principal wit.
nesses for the state and it was his state
ment, made in jail and admitted as eyi-
denee that reversed the case at the Oc-
tober sitting OF supreme court.
Primavera took his family back TO
Italy last fall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
AN ovERHEATED STOVE
Caused Loss of Two Wooden Buildings
at Caribou, Me.

Caribou, Me-, Jan. 29.-Two wooden
buildings, valued with their contents at
S24,0Ov, were destroyed by fire to-day,
and other buildings in the business sec
tion OF the place were threatened. The
buildings were owned by NJ. f. O'Regan.
The fire was due to an overheated stove
in a store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
CANADA TO HAVE PARCEL POST.
1t Is Said System Will Become Opera
tive February 10.

Vancouver, B. c., Jan. 29.-Canada is
to have parcel post system soon, ae-
cording to announcement yesterday in a
news dispatch from Ottawa. 1t is said
the rates became effective February To-.
The dispatch states that Postmaster
General L. G. Pelletier has adopted the
zone system in fixing rates and taken
other IDEAS from the parcel post system
of the United States,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
VETERAN FOUND
GUILTY OF MURDER
Jury Was Out Two Hours in Case of
Francis A. Vannah, Accused of
Killing Edward F.
Hardy.

Augusta, Me-, Jan. 29--Francis A.
Vannah, Civil war veteran, was found
guilty of the murder of Edward F.
Hardy by jury to-day. The case was
given to the jurors shortly after ii
o'clock, and they were out about two
hours. The murder took place last
March near the national Soldiers Home
and followed the alleged theft of some
whiskey from Vannah.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
A UNANIMOUS CALL.
Extended by St. Johnsbury Church to
South Boston Man.

st. Johnsbury, Jan. 29.-At a special
meeting of the North Congregational
church last evening it was voted to send
a unanimous call to Rev. Fred B. Rich
ards of the Phillips Congregational
church of South Boston, and it is ex-
pected that he will accept. Since the
resignation of Rev. G. w. G.. Hill last
fall to go to church at Hartford. Conn,
the pulpit has been supplied by Rev.
f. G. Woodworth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
HELD FOR TRENTON AUTHORITIES.
They Assert That Clarence Quigley Is
Wanted for Desertion.,

Clarence Quigley, a travelling sales
man, is held by the authorities in Mont
pelier on request of authorities at Tren-
ton, N. J., who charge that Quigley is
wanted at Trenton for desertion of his
family. The man was found at the
Montpelier house, waiting for his break
fast, and he readily accompanied the Off
Ger and said he was also willing to go
back to New Jersey.
Quigley said he had not seen his wife
for five months. In explaining his posi-
ton he said that he had been having
hard luck and that he had not been earn
ing enough to support his family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
WANT $4,000
FOR MILLIONAIRE
Letter Signed "Blackmailers" Published
Saying That Francis Lewis Clark
Is Held for Ransom.

Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. 29.-Accord-
ing to an anonymous letter received by
q morning paper, Francis Lewis Clark,
the missing Spokane millionaire, is being
held for $4,000 ransom by persons who
signed themselves "Blackmailers" The
letter asked that reply be published in
ing for more particulars before commit
ting herself to make the payment.
Clark disappeared at Santa Barbara
on January II, and was thought to have
committed suicide in the ocean.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
MILLER-HUsE.
Marriage of Waterbury and Waterbury
Center People Last Evening.

Waterbury, Jan. 29.-E. j. Miller of
this village and Mrs. Matte L. Huse of
Waterbury Center were married last
evening at the Congregational parson-
age by Rev. w. L. Boicourt. Only inn
mediate relatives were present. They
left for wedding trip to Montreal. Mr..
Miller is the proprietor of Miller's laun-
dry and is the leader of the Congregs-
tional church choir.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
With Notes to Cover Bal
ance of Deposits in
Siegel Bank
NOTES BACKED
BY $4,000,000 STORE
Company Recently Went
into the Hands Of
Receivers

New York, Jan. Depositors with
Henry Siegel & company, which recently
went into the receivers hands, have been
informed that the bankers offer cash
payment of 30 per cent. of the money
due if the depositors will accept notes
for the balance, backed by about $4,000
600 common stock in the Siegel stores
corporation This offer was made by
legal representatives of Henry Siegel and
Frank Z. Vogel. The amount offered ag-
gregated $750,000 cash.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
RIVAL UNIONS
CLOSE FACTORY
United Shoe Workers and Boot and Shoe
Workers in Conflict Over Stamp
on Product.

Lynn, Mass, Jan. 29.-Riyalry between
two labor organizations resulted to-day
in the closing of the shoe factory of J..
j. Growers Sons, employing $50 hands,
after a strike of $50 men affiliated with
the United Shoe Workers union had
been ordered by union officials. The
trouble originated over the negotiations
for the introduction of stamp of the
same firm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
AGED STATESMAN DIES.
viscount Knutsford of England Was in
eoth Year.

London. Jan. 29.--Viscount Knutsford,
who was for many years prominent in
the Conservative party, died to-day in
his seth year He is succeeded by his
son, Sydney George Holland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
FINANCE COMMITTEE
MAKES STATEMENT
Calls Attention to Fact That City Has
Increased Real and Personal Prop
erty Over the Previous Year.

Editor, Times: In the statement of
the city finances, which appeared in yes
terday's issue of The Times, there APP
peared these headlines: Indebtedness
Increased by $35, ,s60.ss During the Year."
Assets Show Slight Loss Balance
on Hand Reduced from $l6,303.94 to
$793.75."
Thinking that some of the taxpayers
may not understand the true condition
of affairs, we wish to state that that
part of the debt over which the city
council has had control has been z
creased, and that it has been incrs
by S37 800 on account of the Nc : s
Barre school building, which was voted
by the people, not the city council.
Furthermore The Times failed to print
that part of our report which showed
that the value of our real estate and
personal property had increased by S32,
s3l 90.
A true summary of the city's financial
standing as compared with last year as
shown by our report is as follows;
Increase in bonded and other
indebtedness ............. .$35 ,S60.SS
Decrease in assets ,... 3l956
$50, ,ls0.44
Increase in real and personal
property ................., 32,s3l.93
LOSS 1919 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9oio4o.Oi
This includes the $4,000 note bor-
rowed to pay for work authorized by
vote of the citizens, but does not include
the increase in the water department
which will be found in the water de-
partment's own financial statement,
which will show that the department
bought farm worth 50 $500 and retired
5000 in bonds. Neither does it include
a surplus of 81 / ,05244 which the school
department has on hand, which large
surplus was made possible by the city
being obliged to pay about $4,000 more
than usual on the 20 per cent. school
tax.
There is bright side to our financial
statement as well as the depicted dark
side.
The city did the largest paving job
ever done in Barre, which was all paid
for from this years funds, built large
sehoolhouse, bought farm for the pro-
lection of the water supply, bought
sandbank and did several other big jobs
of permanent nature.
Bonds retired by city . S5,00000
Bonds retired by water depart
ment ....,.............. 100000
Addition to sinking fund to re-
duce debt ............... l2,000S6
So. .000s6
We feel that if the amount and char
acter of work done is considered, the
gain this year has been more than usual,
and the people need not feel but what
they have value received for all money
expended.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
Weather Forecast

Unsettled tonight and Friday; prob
ably rain or snow; warmer tonight;
colder Friday in Vermont; east to south
winds increasing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
S22nnn-sR

We feel that if the amount and char
acter OF work done is considered, the
gain this year has been more than usual,
and the people need not feel but what
they have value received for all money
expended.
Finance Committee
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11
BADLY AFFECTED BY WIND
Prodigious Speed of ProjectiIes In Warfare Has Been Known to
 Overcome Soldiers.

That the wind of projectiles causes the death of soldiers is a theory ad- vanced by Professor Laurent of Brus- sells, who read a paper on this subject before the French Acadamy of Science During the Balkan war, Professor Lau- rent said he had noticed soldiers who, seemingly, were troubled from cerebro- spinal disturbances, although having escaped a bullet. Sometimes the vic. tins became cataleptic and in less serious cases there were symptoms of fainting, tingling sensations and par tial paralysis.
 In instances where this mysterious infiiction caused death, autopsies were held and these invariably revealed no nervous lesions. Then it occurred to Professor Laurent that the variations of atmospheric pressure caused by the passing of the projectile had an effect upon the nerve cells, causing inhibi- tion.
 Dr. Matigon, during the Russia-Japan war, reported similar cases, particu- larly after a severe bombardment. As projectiles gain not only in size but in speed, as the years go on, just what the toll from wind will be in the next great conflict is hard to forecast.
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11
Air Pressure in Musical Instruments.

Air Pressure In Musical Instruments.
 In an interesting article in the Philosophical Magazine" MT Foord refers to pr. Stones table of wind pressure required to play various notes of the scale on various wind instruments. The table indicates that as the notes rise higher in the scale the air pressure necessary to produce them increases with most wind instru- ments, although not with all. In the clarinet, for example, the pressure de creases from the low notes to the high ones, varying from 15 inches of water to inches. MT. Foord re- peated these experiments on the clar inet and saxophone, playing the whole range of notes first loudly and then softly. For the clarinet it is found that the pressures fall as the noteg rise, agreeing with Doctor Stones ta- ble, although the inverse law holds good for the oboe, bassoon, horn, cor net, trumpet, euphonium and combar don. With the saxophone it is found that the pressure corresponding to notes at the beginning and end of the register are equal, the pressure rising to a maximum at the note D about halfway through the scale.
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11
YEARS SUPPLY OF BABIES
Facts Compiled by StatistIcian VIII Come to Many as Something of
 a Surprise.

It has been computed that about &C., 100000 babies are born into the world each year. The rate of production is therefore about 70 per minute, or more than one for every beat of the clock
 With the one-a-second calculation every reader is familiar, but it is not every one who stops to calculate what this means when it comes to a years supply. It will, therefore, probably startle a good many persons to find, on the authority of a well-known sta tisticician, that, could the infants of year be ranged in line in cradles, the cradles would extend around the globe.
 The same writer looks at the matter in more picturesque light. He imag- in0s the babies being carried past a given point in their mothers arms, one by one, and the procession being kept up night and day until the last hour in the twelfth month had passed by. A sufficiently liberal rate is all lowed, but even in going past at the rate of 20 a minute, 1900 an hour, during the entire year, the reviewer at his post would have seen only the sixth part of the infantile host
 In other words, the babe that had to be carried when the tramp began would be able to walk when but a mere fraction of its comrades had reached the reviewers post, and when the years supply of babies was draw ing to a cclose there would be a rear guard, not of infants, but of romping six-year-old boys and girls.
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11
Pittsburgh Cleanup.

The glad tidings have gone forth that for the first time in history Pitts burgh has a regularly organized squad of policemen whose duty it is to pro- tect women from insults, to SCOUT the streets for loafers, to scan the moving picture shows, patrol the parks and maintain a generally vigilant eye for 'mashers." If this squad is gifted with the ordinary sense of sight it will find work to do at the start right in the midst of the business center. It can start in on Fifth avenue and Smithfield street at most any hour of the day or evening, and before reach ing Market street can gather up a pa trol wagon load of the most obnoxious characters that infest the city.-Pitts- burgh Post.
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11

flesh and human mechanism stand the strain of such a test ? Can human being make such a mile on a dirt track and live?
 It will be a wonderful test, a wonderful mile.
 Two great motorcycle road races will precede the Fair. One from Los Angeles. via San Diego. to the Fair Grounds, and the other the Northern Arizona Inter City Contest. The Northern Ari- zona Road Race will start at Springerville and go by the way of St. Johns, Holbrook, Wlnslow. Flagstaff, Williams, Ash Fork, Prescott, Wickenburg. to the Fair Grounds.
 Some thing forty entries have already been made in the Coast Race, and it is thought that more than that number will be entered in the Northern Arizona Race. The Northern Arizona Race will be a great endurance run.
 It gets quite cool up on the mountain tops in the early part of November. Sometime are sleet and snow, and It will make a great test ot the skill and endu- rance of both the rider and the machine, to be able to make the schedule, and wind uD as a winner at the Arizona State Fair grounds.
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11
Little Girl Traces Thief.

When Philadelphia policemen were bafled in their efforts to recover a dress stolen from the automobile of Frank Miller of 2235 Chadwick street, twelve-year-old Jeanette Mclaughlin came to the aid of bluecoats. She had traced the stolen garments by means of beads which dropped from it as the thief fled. The policemen took up the clue offered by the girl and found that it led to moving picture theater. Sure enough, inside they found the garment. They arrested a man who gave his name and address as Patrick Henry of Vine street west of Fifteenth, and charged him with the theft
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11
Can They Break Barney
 OIdtieIds Auto Record?

Can they do it? That is the question. Barney Oldfield made it in 48-seconds in his magnifi- cent high power "Christy," The "Christy" could have gone much faster. It was only a question of whether it could have stayed on the ground and negotiated the turns. It was simply a question of how close to death it could go, and escape.
 Barney established track re- cord on the State Fair Grounds Track. of 48 seconds, and the motorcycles boys assert that they will lower it two seconds at the Arizona Fair this year.
 One of the races scheduled for all motorcycles is a mile trial, open to all riders and to all class es of machines.
 Several of the great factories will send their crack" rider out with what is termed ported" machines, for the special purpose of making the fastest mile that ever was on any track, and parti- cularly on the wonderful track at the Arizona State Fair Grounds
 The question is. can human
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11
Many Rich Ranches
 In Coconino County

The waving fields of grain that abound through Coconino county this year are asto lndlng to the old timer, who has not visited the country for short period of years. Where great open parks were a few years ago, covered with bunch grass and scattering rock, now stand splendid crops of oats and wheat. The valley on the road to Cliffs passing the Bottomless Pits and Big Fill, now resemble good old middle west farms, as does Doney Park, Fort Valley, Putnam Valley and many other parks that the old timers used to know years ago in their wild state. Scatter ed over the country a few years ago could be found abandoned ranches where prairie dogs had taken them over. The govern ment has succeeded in ex- terminating the great majority of the little pests and the great rich soil has done the rest. Sun.
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11
Forest Ranger Exams
 Arizona and New Mexico

The Civil Service Commission has announced an examination for the position of Assistant Forest Ranger. the date for which has been tentatively fixed for October 18th and 20th. The examination. will consist of both a written and a field test. It will be held at all Forest head quarters in New Mexico and Arizona. Persons desiring to take this examination can secure blank application forms from Forest Supervisors or by address, ing the District Forester of the U. s. Forest Service at Albu- querque, New Mexico. These should be executed and forward ed to the office of the Civil Service Commission, Washing ton. D. C.. as early as possible in order that applicants may re- celve admission cards prior to the date of the examination.
 The Civil Service register re- sulting from the examination in 1913 is nearly exhausted for New Mexico and Arizona. and indi- cates that there will probably be a number of selections resulting from this examination.
 In order to qualify for this ex- animation, applicants must be able bodied, capable of enduring hardships, must not be more than forty years ot age nor less than twenty-one, and must be residents of the State Tn which they take the examination. A medical certificate is required. Persons seeking light, out-of- door employment are not quail fled for this work and should not apply. Candidates must be capable of performing manual labor in the construction of cabins, telephone lines and trails. They must be possessed of at least a common school education and know the rudlments of sur veying, estimating and sealing timber. and be fam1lar with the live stock industry and the essen tials of the laws governing the public domain. A good fund of l common sense, and practical ex- perience in outdoor living, are essentials. The examination is competitive.
 Appointees receive the initial pay of $1. 10000 per annum and are required to own and main tain number of horses, ordlnar- fly not less than two, necessary to carry on their work, are fur nished Government forage in part and living quarters where require.
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11


  
  
 
  
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The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11

Among other things of interest to be seen at the worlds Fair in 1915. IS novelty sight seeing street car which will be on track inside the fair grounds. These cars are the make of an Illionis firm and are the only ones of the kind yet manufactured. There will be eight of the cars at the 1915 fair.
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11
NGW$Iz7a Views cr0m Che CAPITAL ARIZoNA
 

Thomas D. Shaughnessy is now sec retary to the state fair commission. He was appointed to the position by the commissioners, succeeding c. B. Wood, who is to become postmaster of Phoenix October 1.
 The new secretary is a resident of Phoenix. He was one of the reading clerks of the first state legislature during it's first two sessions. In the spring of 1912 he became deputy as sessor of Maricopa county and con tinued to fill that position until the fair commissioners chose him as their secretary.
 It is now believed that there will be 75,000 persons registered for the general election in November. When the registration books closed for the primaries, August 2S, over 60,000 names were on the roll Early in the campaign it was predicted that the total registration would not go over 6O,0O0 It is believed that about 30 per cent of the voters registered are women.
 Attorney General George Purdy Bullard has rendered an important opinion regarding the effect of the eight-year law in case it is adopted at the polls next November and the statewide prohibition amendment fails
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11

The general land cffice has ap- proved two selections made by the Arizona land comm ission under the terms of the state hood enabling act. One selection is of 61S6 acres, for an agricultural and mechanical college, and the other is 12,713 acres, for a school of mines.
 Edgar A. Brown, for more than year e ief rate clerk of the corpora ton commission, has resi gned to be- come manager of a. big commercial house at Flagstaff. His place will not be fiTe1. at least for some time, as the comm ission plans to employ special experts in special eases.
 Wong You, wealthy Chinese mer- chant of the Salt River valley, has gone to Hong Kong to claim bride selected fer him by his aged parents. He has never seen the girl, but feels all confidence in the judgment of his father and mother After the we'd ding ceremony be will bring her back with him. To do this it was neces-, sary for him to prove that he was a merchant and not a laborer, and to secure special permit from the i'm migration authorities.
 Powhatan S. Wren of Constellation, Yavana' county, is now in charge of the Pioneer home, at Prescott. His formal appointment will be made by he board of control in a few days. MT. Wren was member of the lower is one of the best known of Arizona yell who died three months ago.
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11

I'm not denying that women are foolish. God Almighty made lem to match the men. George Elliott.
The Holbrook news., 1914-09-11

MT Wren member of the house of the first legislature month ago.