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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
HOUSE AND BARN BURN.
Cause of Fire at Tale Mine Is Not
known.

Waterbury, March Tone of the ten
ement houses owned by the Tale com
pany was burned Tharsday night This
was the house on the old Jewett place,
but had been repaired by the company
and was quite good In it lived Mr. and
Mrs. Biladeau, son and daughter.
About 1880 p. m., Mrs. Biladeau was
awakened to find the shed was burning,
and soon the whole structure was past
saving Part of the furniture Of the
place was saved, although not much. The
family are now at the clearinghouse of
the company They lot number of
dollars worth of furniture. 1t is not
known whether there is any insurance
on the building or not.
How the fire caught seems to be much
of a mystery II is said that gasoline
can in the shed exploded. There are also
rumors of bullets being found. The
building burned very rapidly and there
was little chance for fighting the flames
Mt that distance from the village.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
THREE CLAIMED THE BUGGY
Each Declaring He Had Bought It--By-
ron Downing Summoned to Explain.

To charge of obtaining money and
goods under false pretenses, Byron Down
ing of Washington waived examination
to-day when arraigned before Acting
City Judge A. A. Sargent in municipal
court. Bail was fixed at $780, which
the respondent said he could furnish, and
the case was entered returnable at the
March term in Washington county court,
which opens in Montpelier Tuesday.
Downing was arrested last night at
Wolcott by Deputy Sheriff w. z. Bixby
and brought to this city, where he spent
the night at police headquarters@ 1t is
alleged by the state that Downing thrice
completed the sale of a rubber-tired
buggy of the piano-box type. which was
stored in this city. Charles Downing of
Washington got in on the ground floor,
so he thought, and according to the
state he paid the respondent $50 for
the vehicle. Purchaser No. seemed in
no hurry to take possession, so the bug
" was sold to Fred Smith Of Washing
ton. it is alleged, for SIS, the purchaser
paying $40 on deposit. Neither did he
take possession at once. The third man
to take a flyer in rubber tired stock, ac-
cording to the state, was William Rock,
the Farwell street dealer in horse flesh.
the outfit had greatly APP
preciated in value, for Mr.. Rock is al
legged to have transferred $3.50 in ten
der and watch which he valued at $50,
to the resourceful Mr.. Downing. The
alleged exposure is said to have been
made when the three purchasers present
" attempted to claim the same prop
erty. The complaint for Downing's ar
rest was made by States Attorney ].
Ward Carver
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
RAILROADS VIOLATED LAW
Declared Gov. Walsh of Massachusetts,
Before Railroad Officials.

Boston, March 7.-"Responsibility for
the condition into which the New Eng
land railroads have fallen rests squarely
on mismanagement by the directors of
these roads in the past" Governor David
/. Walsh said last night to an audience
of railroad officials at the annual ban
quet of the Traffic club of New Eng
land.
Former President Taft, discussing the
railroad situation in general, agreed that
the fault for their present condition lay
with the railroads, adding:
"But that is no reason why we should
break them down. The worst policy
we can adopt is to try to get even with
them. We have got to give the railroads
justice in our own interests, even if they
don't deserve it.
Governor Walsh said: "By coming be-
fore the federal government, the New
York, New Haven & Hartford and the
Boston & Maine railroads have taken
the position of acknowledging, for ex-
pediency or for some other reason, that
there have been violations of the law. If
these two great railroads of New Eng
land had obeyed the laws, why did they
ldht lHl5 COuist lHt law nhu DttH
broken. Is the state responsiblef"
He said that the state had granted
every reasonable request to the railroads
and questioned whether there was a sin
gle statute that was hostile to them.
Massachusetts, is willing to forget the
past. All we want to know is where the
blame has been so that we can find the
blame in the future" he added. 'HThe
personnel of the proposed board of trus-
tees for the Boston & Maine interests
Massachusetts because this state wants
to take hand in the reorganization of
that road. The best way to obtain pub
lie confidence is to name, not the repre-
sentatives of banking or railroad inter-
ests or men agreeable to the politicians,
but men who have secured the confidence
of the people.
"Sooner or later you railroad men are
coming to the state officials to ask for
rate increase. How will a public, sore
and disheartened, hear your pleas? Tell
this public that you are through influ-
encing legislatures and debating to the
press. You need these increased rates.
and if you come with honest spirit and
clean hands the public of MASSACHUSETTS,
will cooperate with you for the success
of yom railroads"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
BANK QUARTERS IMPROVED.
Peoples National Bank Now Has Much
More Satisfactory Arrangements.

A thorough renovation in the Peoples
National bank has transferred that in
stitution into one of the best appointed
banks in the state. Recently corps of
painters. artisans and metal workers
has completed scheme OF interior ar
rangement that has completely changed
the administration Office of the bank as
we'll as the directors headquarters in
the rear. One of the striking improve
ments is the introduction of new light
ing system that has served to double the
lighting facilities. Attractive electrical
fixtures of approved design are used in
the semi-indirect lighting system. A
new steel ceiling replaces ceiling of
fort has been made to secure complete
harmony with the whole interior The
decorators brush on the walls has been
used to good advantage and a simple but
effective mural design lends its attract
iveness to the interior, Inlaid linoleum
from Scotland has been laid on the floors
and the furniture in both rooms has
been refinished.
The directors quarters have under
gone material improvement and are now
a model of convenience and comfort
Nothing has been spared in making it
as attractive as the lobby used by the
public in the front room. Windows
fronting on North Main street have been
and before the alterations
are wholly completed a more modern
to the public lobby will have
been effected
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
British Steamer Lay in a
Dangerous Position for
Several Hours
PLATES PUNCTURED
AND RUDDER LOST
Domino de Larrinaga Was
Floated by the Ris-
ing Tide

Salem, Mass, March THE British
steamer Domino de Larrinaga in avoiding
Baker island during the thick OF the
snowstorm. backed into Whale Back
ledge at the entrance of Salem bay early
this morning, but she was floated at
high tide several hours later, having lost
her rudder post and having punctured
several of her stern plates.
The steamer was bound from Monte
video for Boston with cargo of hides.
She had rounded Cape Cod and was feel
ing her way into Massachusetts bay in
the thick of a snowstorm when the Off
GERS suddenly discovered the lights of
Baker island dead ahead. The wheel
was put hard over and the steamer was
sent full speed astern, and she fetched
up on Whale Back ledge, where she lay
in a dangerous position for several
hours.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
MRS. M. s. STONE WAS
IN MIDST OF ROW
Man Is Alleged to Have Picked Her
Handbag and Detective Saw Per-
fOrmance and Nabbed
the Fellow.

New York, March Mrs. M. S
Stone, wife of the state superintendent
OF education of Vermont, was the centel
of the liveliest kind of fight between
pickpockets and detectives in the srb
way last evening. When she was en-
tering local train in the 33d-street
station at $3.50 p. M, man slipped his
hand into her handbag. She knew moth
ing about it until the fight began.
Detective John Finn, whose camera
eye holds the record of every subway
pickpocket of note, had been watching
the man, whom he said he knew. When
he saw him opening Mrs. Stones hand.
bag, Finn crowded into the car with her
and the pickpocket just as the side door
closed and the train started.
Before the man could get his hand out
of the bag Finn had his "nippers" on
the wrist and was saying: drop it,
drop it."
With his free hand the prisoner struck
Finn vicious blow in the face. That
started the fight, in which the two men
to get on top of the other.
As straphangers were knocked down
like dominoes standing on end, women
screamed and men began to beat both
the detective and his prisoner with their
and walking sticks. Friends
of the prisoner clawed their way over
the mass of passengers and tried to
free the man from the chain hold
which Finn still maintained. At the
same time, two uniformed policemen
and two detectives plunged into the
fight.
When the train reached the Grand
Central station, with its whistle sound
ing an alarm, the police were restoring
order in the car. With his prisoner still
Detective Finn led him out to
the platform and sent him to police
headquarters. His friends pretended to
be outraged passengers and escaped.
Mrs Stone, who is stopping with the
family of N. p. Stone, an engineer Mt
l54 Albermarle road, Flatbush, preferred
, charge of larceny against the man
because Detective Finn said he found
IN the prisoners hand a two dollar bill
which had been taken from her bag.
The police said the man was Louis
Steinbacher and that the Bertillion rec
,rds showed that he had served three
,erms for picking pockets in the subway
md was released from the last imprison-
nent about three weeks ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
THREE FIRES IN A ROW.
Kept Springfield, Mass Firemen Busy
For Hours.

Springfield, Mass, March Three
fires, causing a total loss of $4,000
broke out within an hour last evening
The first fire was in large apartment
block at the corner of North Main and
Waverly streets and caused loss OF
about $1,000.
just as the fremen were leaving the
fire, an alarm was sounded for a fire in
a three-family house on Allendale street
which caused loss of several thousand
dollars. This was followed by an alarm
for a fire in the Goldthwaite block on
Bridge street.
1t was stubborn blaze and resulted
in loss of approximately $4,000 to
the owners and occupants. The Pallot
Furniture Co. and f. S. Carr's install.
ment house, occupants of the ground
floor of the block, suffered a total loss
of stock.
The Springfield Socialist club, which
had headquarters in the building, suf-
fered a slight loss. Members of the
club who were in the building at the
time, escaped by jumping from the sec
ond story to an awning suspended over
the sidewalk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
NETTED OVER $4,000
Two Men Held UP Paymaster in St.
Louis and Got Away in Automobile
Used by the Man They Robbed.

St Louis. Mo, March Two robbers
armed with reyolyers robbed John Lucas,
paymaster of the Brown Shoe company
here yesterday afternoon of more than
$4,000.
The robbery took place in front of a
branch office of the company. The BAN
dts escaped by leaping into Lucas au-
tomobile and pointing their reyolvers at
the chauffeur, whom they commanded to
drive for the northern limits of the city.
Paymaster Lucas and an assistant
drew from bank the money with which
to pay the factory employees. They re-
returned in an automobile to a side en-
trance of the factory, stepped from the
car and turned to take two satchels con-
tanning the money from the automo-
bile.
As their backs were turned to the
sidewalk two armed men commanded
the paymaster and his companion to
hold up their hands. Lucas and his COM
panion rushed into the factory. The
robbers jumped into the automobile
from which the money had not been
taken and compelled the chauffeur to
drive away with them.
Paymaster Lucas said later that the
amount stolen was $l0,6l5 and that the
sum was fully insured. The money was
in currency and silver and had been
placed in envelopes for the employees of
the factory.
Arthur Siegelhorst, the chauffeur, told
of the fight of the robbers in the au-
tomobile as follows:
"The men jumped into the automobile
and commanded me to drive fast. l
don't know exactly what route j took.
Every few minutes the bandits would
put the revolver muzzle against my neck
and command me to drive faster. Some
one fired shots at the automobile. The
crouching in the tonneau, bored
holes through the leather curtains and
the fire."
Miss Helen Van Cleave. telephone OPP
orator at the factory, told the police
she recognized one of the bandits as a
man who had been there several times
seeking employment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
WAS FINED FOR CRUELTY.
Woodstock Horse Dealer Then Took Ap-
peal to County Court.

Woodstock. March 7.--B. Leayitt. a
local horse dealer, was given an all day
hearing before Justice J. f. Wood yes
terday on the charge of cruelty to a
horse. On February 26 Leayitt started
for Royalton with several horses owned
by Leavitt and led by a man named
Bowen. One OF the horses weakened,
staggered and fell in the deep snow.
Cuts and other marks ON tine animal in
dicated that it might have been brutal
lv beaten. The horse was finally aban-
doned bv the roadside, where it was aft
erward discovered and rescued. Four
teen witnesses, mostly from Barnard.
testified to the finding of the horse and
its pitiable condition. Justice Wood i'm
posed A fine of $50 and costs, with alter
native sentence of three months in Jail.
Appeal was taken to Windsor county
court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
WAS THE PIONEER
OF RECIPROCITY
Sir George William Ross, Who Died To-
day in Toronto, Presented Cause to
Canadians in 1882.

Toronto, Ontario, March Sir
George William Ross, a senator of the
Dominion of Canada and formerly pre-
mier of the province of Ontario, died to-
day after an illness of several weeks.
Sir George was born in 1912. He was
known as the father of the New On
tario owing to his immense activities in
the development of the province. He
was recognized as one of the best public
speakers in the. dominion. He favored
reciprocal trade relations with the
United States and he introduced reso-
luton in 1882 that gave birth to the
movement in favor of reciprocity. He
was knighted by King George in 1910.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
ASK FOR DIR. NEwELL's RETURN.
Barre Methodists Took Such Action Last
Evening.

A full attendance of officers, stewards,
trustees and members of the Hedding
Methodist church were present at the
fourth annual conference of the church
held last night. By a unanimous vote
of all the members the conference de-
cded to ask the return of Rev. +. f.
Newell, the present pastor, for another
year. Previous to coming TO Barre, DIR.
Newell was assigned TO the Methodist
church at Waterbury.
The conference was opened shortly aft
er o'clock in the church vestry and was
presided over by Rev. r. T. Lowe of St
district superintendent. Dur
ing the meeting reports from every de-
partment of the church were submitted,
Never before in the history of the church
has the organization been found on such
a strong financial basis. The reports
also show an increase in membership
The trustees and other officers of the
various departments of the church We're
elected last evening to hold office for
the coming year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
MIDDLEBURY CHILD
MAY DIE OF BURNS
Got Too Near Stove and Body Was
Burned So That His Flesh Hung in
Shreds After His Parents Put
Out Fire.
Out Fire.

Middlebury, March Carl, the three
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. J..
Forbes, was terribly and perhaps fatal
ly burned yesterday when his clothing
caught fire as he reached to the top of a
stove in the sitting room. All the front
of his body was burned and the flesh
hung in shreds. His parents wrapped
him in blankets to extinguish the flames.
A small door in the front of the stove
was open.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
DEFENDED STATE UNIVERSITY
Against Some of the Charges Made by
Carnegie Foundation.

The Carnegie Foundation report as to
schools and colleges was criticized in
part at a meeting of the state educa-
tional commission at the State House
Yesterday, when Guy Potter Benton,
president of the University Of Vermont,
G. p. Smith. the institutions treasurer,
George NJ. Powers Of the supreme court
and ex- Mayor Robert Roberts of Bur
lington, members of the board of trus-
tees. took exceptions to some of its
statements.
That part of the report which referred
to the University of Vermont, whiie not
condemned as a whole, was said to con-
tain certain remarks which were not
well based, and for two hours represen-
tatives of this college proceeded to en-
tighten the state commission.
1t was insinuated in the report that
the federal appropriation for the agri-
cultural school was being misapplied,
which Chief Justice Powers emphat tically
denied. He asserted that the govern
ment appropriation was being handled in
a satisfactory manner by tire board OF
trustees. He said he believed the pres
ent policy of teaching agriculture out of
a book was wrong, but that it did not
+ ecessarily follow that the federal funds
We're misused thereby.
President Benton told of the struggle
of the university to popalarize the course
in agriculture and the lack OF support
and adverse comment the act had
brought upon the trustees. His address
covered almost every statement of the
regarding the university.
ExMayor Roberts of Burlington spoke
along the same lines, adding that he
hoped some time to see Middlebury col
lege and the University of Vermont unit
ed as one institution.
President Benton and Treasurer Smith
talked in regard TO the S37 900 fund left
by Judge Powers, father Of the present
chief justice, to be given poor and
worthy students. They stated it was
evidently the purpose OF Judge Powers
TO give assistance outright to the needy
pupils, but they had found il better 10
Joan various sums. the term of payment
to extend until two years after the stu |
dent has ceased to study ut the uniycr-
sity. Interest is charged at A per cent.
The commission was asked to take all
sides OF the matter into consideration
before making its report TO tlie governor
md legislature.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
PERMISSION GIVEN
TO ATTEND MEETING
New England Postmasters May Go to
vonvention, Says Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson.

Washington, D. c., March Post
master General Burleson to-day granted
leave of absence to New England post
masters to attend meeting of the New
England association at Boston April 10.
He also gave permission to attend the
of the National Association of
postmasters at st. Paul, Mimi, August
10 to first and second class postmasters
throughout the country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
WOMAN DETECTIVE
RECEIVERS S75, 900
Goods, Including Sealskin Coats, Had
Been Stolen from Freight Cars
in New York.

New York, March Goods stolen
from freight cars of the New York Cen
tral railroad and valued at $4,000, have
been recovered through the efforts OF a.
woman detective. She advertised for a
sealskin coats and Nicholas Smith, an
engineer, answered, showing several
coats similar to the ones stolen. The
police then searched his room, recovering
the other property.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
INFANTS BODY ON TRAIN.
1t Was Brought from Massachusetts, to
Bellows Falls.

Bellows Falls, March The body of
a female infant about - hours old was
found roughly wrapped in newspaper in
a seat in one of the coaches on the train
due here from Boston at ll:55 yester-
day morning. 1t was first noticed at
Aver. Mass, but the body was not dis
covered until the train reached here. 1t
was examined by Health Officer j. ). Hill
and placed in the hands Of the police.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
LILLIAN NoRDIcA BETTER
And She Hopes to Start Out Again on
March 2s.

Thursday Island, Australasia, March
THE condition of the health of Lii
liam Nordica, the American singer who
suffered an attack of pneumonia in De-
cember as the result of shock and ex-
posure at the time of the grounding of
the steamer Tasman in the Gulf of Pa
pua, was said by her physicians to-day
to be improving, although subject to fire.
quent changes. She hopes to leave here
March 2S.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
Head of Supreme Court of
District of Columbia Vic
tim of Heart Failure
GOING TO LECTURE
WHEN STRICKEN
Was Taken Home and Died
Soon After
wards

Washington, d. c., March 7.-Chief
Justice Harry H. Clabaugh of the su-
preme court of the District Of Columbia
died suddenly here last night of heart
failure, aged So years. He was on his
way to Georgetown university to deliver
lecture when he was stricken. He was
taken home and he died shortly after
arrival there.
Chief Justice Clabaugh has been at
the head of the supreme court OF the
District of Columbia since 1914. He re-
sided at 1912 Mintwood place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
COLORADO MAN NAMED
FOR PROUTY'S PLACE
Henry c. Hall Selected for the Inter
state Commerce Commission by the
Senate Committee.

Washington. d. c., March THE in
terstate commerce committee of the
Senate yesterday agreed to report favor
ably the nomination OF Henry c. Hall
of Colorado to succeed Charles A.
Prouty, as interstate commerce commits
sioner. The nomination of Winthrop
M. Daniels of New Jersey to the vacancy
on the commission caused by the death
of John Fl. Marble still is held up, pend
ing report of subcommittee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
BANQUET TO BALL PLAYERS.
Will Be Given in New York Tonight
Federal League Men Give Up.

New York, March IA banquet to-
NIGHT. at which the White Sox and
Giants will be guests of honor, will close
A week of baseball frenzy that has
reigned in New York Tomorrow or
Monday the players win depart for the
southern training grounds.
Federal league officials who failed to
sign single player in yesterdays rush.
but whose activities served to estab-
Iish new high water mark for sala-
ries, were leaving tows to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
ALL CREW SAVED
AS STEAMER SINKS
Coal-Laden Vessel Went Down in go
Feet of Water off New Jersey
Coast This Morning.

New York, March THE steamer
Charlemagne Tower, Junior, OF the
Southern Steamship company, in dis
tress six miles north of Barnegate, n. j.,
was reported to-day to have sunk in
thirty feet of water. A wireless mes
sage said the crew were saved The
steamer carried coal and was bound
from Norfolk to Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
SCHOONER WENT TO BOTTOM.
Shattered Spar Is Sticking Out of the
Water.

Boston, March IA large schooner
has gone to the bottom off the tip OF
Cape Cod, in the opinion of Captain
Hanson, of the ocean tug Plymouth, who
reported, on his arrival yesterday the
of coastwise shipping. A shattered spar
projected six feet out of the water, and
apparently attached to a sunken wreck,
Captain Hanton said. The position is
about northeast Of Race Point The rev
enue cutter Gresham was ordered to in
vestigate the wreekage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
GRANDPA ROOSEVELT AGAIN.
Son Born To-day to His Daughter, Mrs.
Richard Derby.

New York, March "A son was born
to-day to Mrs Richard Derby. who was
Ethel Roosevelt, daughter OF former
President Roosevelt. The baby weighed
seven and one-half pounds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-07
Weather Forecast.

Local SHOWS tonight and probably
Sunday; moderate variable winds.