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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-27
TALK OF THE TOWN
Centemeri gloves AZ Fitts'.

Centemerl gloves at Fits.
Wooltex garments at Abbott's.
Lots of new coats and suits at Abb
bolts.
1t win pay you Saturday to come
to Vaughan's.
New line of misses and ladies' tub
dresses. Paris Shirtwaist House.
Fresh Strawberries and fresh tomatoes
will be on sale at the Vermont Fruit
Store Saturday. Be sure to drop in.
William Halvosa of " South Main
street left last night for Quincy, Mass,
where lie was called by the death of his
nephew, p. Il. Halyosa.
The city schools closed to-day for the
annual spring vacation of two weeks.
Sessions will be resumed on the morn
ing after Easter Sunday. Many OF the
teachers and out-of-town students left
this afternoon for their homes.
Officers at police headquarters had
another spilling bee to-day when a
quantity of wet goods seized at the
Aqua Pura building on Granite street
some weeks ago were condemned by the
court and ordered destroyed. The liquor
formerly belonged to Vittorina Orlando
it is said. Two barrels of Excelsior
buth bStis 10 piiltS VI pilfdbt SWIM "iAd
% pints of Commonwealth whiskey We're
put beyond the reach of the hayward
and thirsty.
Friends Of Robert d. Carpenter,
member of the regulars at the fire sta
ton, are congratulating him on his pro-
motion to the position of third assist
ant to the chief engineer, which was
confirmed by the board of aldermen last
night on the mayors recommendation.
Mr.. Carpenter has been connected with
the fire department for the past three
years and those who are familiar with
the young mans abilities as a fire fight
er feel that the recognition is well de-
served He is assigned to pipeman's
duty and has proved himself cool and
efficient man in that capacity. When
the Granite City hose team went to
White River junction last fall and com
peted for state honors with teams from
every corner OF Vermont he was posted
at the pipe and was one of the factors
in winning the state championship for
Barre. In his new capacity Fireman
Carpenter win have charge of the sta
ton in the chiefs absence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-27
CABOT.

A. C. Ainsworth got the back of one
hand quite badly torn and cut by com
ing in too close contact with some Of
the machinery in his shop.
Casey Uric of Greensboro was a guest
of Misses Janette and Margaret Cum
ningham, Wednesday.
The lower part of the harrington
block has been rented to parties in Hard
wick for a depository for carriages.
p. A. Gilmore attended X. p. meet
ing in Barre Tuesday.
Mrs. f. L. Currier of Danville was in
town Wednesday.
Roy PARROT of Montpelier was guest
at w r. Putnam's few days recently
Mrs. Orlando Heath has been in Dan
vile helping care for Chandler Heath,
who underwent serious operation for
gall stones and has since been in a very
critical condition.
+. f. Smith went to Barre Tuesday
to attend meeting of the X. of P.
lodge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-27
TALK OF THE TOWN
Cadet hosiery nd Knight's s.

Iadet hosiery at knlghts.
Fits.
Exclusive line OF children's wash
dresses, soc. 75e, 81 and Sl.25. Paris
Shirtwaist House.
Fifty copies of sheet music for sale at
five cents copy Friday and Saturday
at Bailey's Music Rooms.
To-day and Saturday we are offering
special prices on all grades of oranges.
Don't miss this opportunity to supply
your Sunday table. Vermont Fruit
Store
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-27
SOUTH BARRE.

The South Barre grange will hold
sugar social in their hall Saturday even
ing, March 49, Admission, lie; children
under u, Zoe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-27
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our many friends
and neighbors for the kindness shown to
us during the recent illness and at the
death of our beloved wife and mother.
Leon A. Keith,
Arthur Wilson,
Miss Sadie Wilson,
Harold Wilson,
Lawrence Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-27
TOOLATE TO BE CLASSIFIED

CUSTOM MATCHING LIS for tray of
10 eggs Candee hot-water incubator of 5000
capacity used Inquire Henry Brown, box
304 tel. 161-1i. lift
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-27

FOR SALE-10 White Wyandotte pulets
and cockeres very nice strain. Inquire at
100 fremont street; phone S4-M. llt2|
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
GANGSTERS
ON THE RUN
Gunmen Fear the Rap of Club
on Their Heads and Are
Scurrying to Cover on
the East Side.

4 United Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORk, Feb. 9.Watchful
eyes, peering keenly through black
masks worn by 200 detectives today in
police headquarters formed gauntlet
run BY gunmen, pickpockets and
crooks gathered in since Saturday
might in the war on gangsters which
has New York's underworld in an
agony of fear. 1t was the resumption
|of the lineup which had been
abandoned for several years
Reports made by the head of the
"clean up" squad which Is pitting the
might stick against the gangsters
gums today, showed that In three
weeks activity, S26 revolvers and
twenty-seven black k-jacks have been
taken from thugs and $4,000 in plund.
Ter has been recovered An exodus OF
we'll known criminals is said to be in
progress and 1t is believed that the
resumption of the daily lineup will
further hasten the fight Of the east
sides bad men.
The night stick did it, said one OF
the clean up" squad, today. When
we couldn't club the gunmen they gave
us the laugh. But they don't like
the taste of the locust; they're fight
ing shy. Most of the bad ones have
left town and guess the others will
be going
AS side issue ON the war on gun
men, detectives are making great ef
forts to break UP opium and cocaine
ldens. Captured in such raid, Chin
Kee, who kept chop suey restaurant
on the upper east side, is IN Jail today
and May irwin, richly dressed WON,
an, is held as witness against him
Arrest came when the woman came to
Chin KEGS place in a taxi and asked
for chop suey to take to her home
Under the food, detectives found
opium concealed in the shells oil
llychee nuts. More than $1,000 worth
sof the drug was confseated
One guhnlan is believed sto2 have
been desperately wounded early today
lin battle with VIM. Cooney, 9
Brooklyn druggist. Fork over quick,
the thug shouted, when he entered
Cooney's store behind leveled gun
Cooney ran for the rear of the store
and was shot through the shoulder
There he got his own gun, dropped or
one knee and opened. at short range
The robber staggered, recovered him
self and fled. Blood spots on the
door showed he was hit hard.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
Opening Gun Tonight.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
y CHICAGO. Feb. 9.--With fifty prom.
inent democrats as an escort, u. s.
Senator Robt. l.. Owen, of Oklahoma
left here today for Springfield, where
tonight he will fire the opening gun
in the campaign Of the Wilson Bryan
league against Roger Sullivan for u
s. senator at the banquet of the
league to be held in the capital city
On reaching Springfield, Owen will
60 into conference with leaders oil
the league and information regarding
the Illinois factional democratic fight
CLEANED at this conference will be
carried direct to President Wilson by
the Oklahoma senator.
Owen was to be met at Lincoln. H.
by Walter Neibuhr. anti-Sullivan lead
.er in central Illinois.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unsettled
weather tonight and Tuesday with
probably occasional snow fiurries.
Warmer tonight. Moderate variabls
winds.
For Illinois: Unsettled weather to-
night and Tuesday with probably
snow north portion. Warmer tonight
and south portion Tuesday. Moder~
ate southerly winds, becoming yari.
ajbls.
For Iowa: Unsettled tonight and
Tuesday with pprobably snow furrfss.
Warmer southeast portion tonight.
Moderate variable winds.
For Missouri: Unsettled tonight
and Tuesday probably snow ffurries
north portion. Warmer tonight and
east portion Tuesday. Moderate south
winds becoming variable.
Weather Conditions.
The crest OF the field of higal pres.
sure has passed to the southeastern
states, with generally fair. colder
weather east of this Mississippi, and
temperature zero or lower in the
lake region.
Conditions indicate unsettled wealth.
er, and probably snow fiurries for
this section tonight and Tuesday, ano
warmer tonight, with temperature rds.
ing TO near the freezing point.
Local Observations.
Feb. Bar. Their. Wind W'th'r
s p. 30.4s I S Clear
8 a. NJ 1898 9 SW Pt.G'dy
River below low water OF 1864, 3.
Change in "a hours, fall A.
Mean temperature Sth, 2.
Lowest temperature, 3.
Highest temperature, s,
Lowest temperature last night. zero.
FRED z. GOsEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
EDITOR AND LAWYER CLASH
IN COURT HOUSE CORRIDOR

to shoot Bonfils. Bystanders de-
clared Bonfils prevented the dis
charge of the revolver by seizing the
weapon and thrusting his finger un-
der the hammer. The men had quar-
relied over the campaign Of the Den
yer Union Water Company to get .
new franchise. They met In the cor
ridor Of the court house where suit
by Bonfils against the water COMPANY
is bending fist fight quickly de-
veloped, Bonfils striking O'Donnell
in the face with his right hand on
which was a heavy ring. His face
badly cut, ODonnell is alleged to
have drawn his revolver and at
tempted to fire. Michael Delaney,
former cop. who was with Bonfils,
disarmed O'Donnell
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
Thlrteen Injured.

WoRTHINGToN, MINI, Feb. g..
~ Bloomfield. OF Surprise, Neb., was
killed and thirteen others were injur-
ED, four seriously when Northwestern
passenger train number two, bound
from Omaha to Minneapolis. was de-
rallied seven miles from here at 800
o'clock this morning.
A broken rail caused the wreck ard
only the smoking car remained on the
track, the rest Of the train dashing
down the ten foot embankr,cnt. The
debris did not catch fire.
Nine men and one women were
brought to the Kuliston hospital here.
The extreme cold caused the break
ing of the rail.
The hospital authorities gave out
the following incomplete list of the
persons brought here:
e. II. Clarke, Minneapolis, cut ana
bruised.
Mrs. e. H. Clarke, bruised.
Mail Clerk Gilmore.
Conductor Hayes.
Man and woman from Canada, iden-
tity unknown.
| A corrected list of the dead and
[ injured is as follows:
Dead;
JAMBs BI4oOMFIELD, Surprise
4 = .s si,
injured
/ S. H. Clarke, Minneapolis, sids an
head injured.
H Mrs. s. H. Clarke, Minneapolis, arm
injured.
John Achen, Halrite, Sask., face in
jured.
Mrs. John Achen, Halrite, sask
head hurt.
"A Stapleton, Lalas Andres, So. Oak,
ankle sprained
/ J. Makenson, Minneapolis, head cut
w. d. Buckland, Menominee, Wis.
back cut and face bruised.
S. e. Phalen, South Omaha, back
s,pradned
]. v. Bubble. Robbinsdaae, MINI,
back injured
B. r. Hay, conductor, Minneapolis,
leg injurad, internal injuries.
j. Dibson, express messenger, Min.
| neapolis, head cut
! j. Coleman, brakeman, Minneapolis,
back injured.
Two negro porters were also slight
ily injured.
A second wreck, indirectly caused
by the first, took place at Round
Lake, when the TwinaCity train due
at Sioux City at 7:25 ran off the Rock
Island tracks while being detoured
No one was injured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
AVIATOR FELL INTO OCEAN
AND NEVER CAME TO SURFACE

stantly killed today when his aero
plane fell during fight here.
Lieutenant Post was drowned in
the harbor. He was maneuyisring ove,-
the water in a Wright hydroplane.
From height OF 400 feet he attempt
ed to glide and make a landing. Me-
chanical trouble caused the machin,
TO capsize
Post either jumped or fell from the
machine and hit the water ahead OF
the engine. He sank and never came
UP. Boats are dragging the harbor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
BANKER WAS
SPECIJLATOR
After He Lost Half a Million
on Wrong, Side Of Cotton,
the Bank Doors are
Closed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
MEMPHIS Tenn, Feb. s.-The
Mercantile National Bs0k Of Memphis
failed to open its dog .shis morning,
following the discoy . yesterday by
the board Of direct 4 that the sur
plus and capital of the institn.
ton had been W + out with loss
of 100000. I,h aeclared the bank
insolvent and : lnounced that it
would not op for business today.
Resolutions ted by the board de-
clared that default of President
R. Hunter ksine, forced the closing
OF the bank. considered one OF the
strongest in Memphis. Raine turned
over his personal estate valued at
100000 While he would make no
statement, 1t is. understood specula-
ton in the cotton market resulted in
losses aggregating 100000. He Is
known to have been decided DuM in
the falling market for two months.
General Luke E. Wright, FORMER
secretary Of war and Caruthers Ew-
ings were named by the directors as
attorneys to protect the remaining
assets
State Bank Superintendent ]. l.
Hutton took charge OF the wrecked
bank today and the chancery court
has .enjoined all other litigations.
The general banking situation
hers is sound, said the clearing
house in statement, and there is
no excitement. Raines' defaulcations
is alone considered responsible for
the breaking up OF the Mercantile
Many small depositors were caught
and many big concerns have been
forced to borrow money to meet their
payrolls.
Raine Arrested.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Feb. g.. Hunter
Raine, president OF the Mercantile
bank, which failed to open its doors
this morning because his shortage Of
s7SS,S04 had wiped out its surplus
and capital stock, was today arrested
~ ID ssidencH, cI!taf gsa NJ sissf. F, sss,
bezzlement.
Raine speculated with the banks
funds once before and made million
Ugly rlmors were then afloat. but the
market turned over night and after q
loraly settlement, he was elected
president OF the bank. He lives In
a palatial home costing s250,O00 or
Central avenu;a
Work was begun on the books oi
the bank this morning but no addi
tional statement has been issued By
the directors.
Raine was found at home pacins
his bed room in a bath robe. His
mother said he had hsen insane since
his wife died suddenly a Year ago.
The remarkable story Of how Raine
heavily involved in stock speculation
was saved from disaster and made {
million dollars by lucky turn of tbs
market ovaT night. then elected pres
ident of bank, tried his hand at cot
ton speculation again and ended with
shortage of s7Ss.So4, was revealed
by the closing Of the institution to
day by the board OF. directors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
Funeral Of conare. e.sman.

JUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1 j
PASSIAC, N. j, Feb. 9.-Municipal
buildings will be closed and the busi-
ness OF the circuit court suspended
this afternoon when the funeral OF
the late Congressman Robert Gum
Bremner. victim of cancer, is held,
Scores Of flags on privata residences,
as we'll as the city buildings are at
half mast.
The ceremonies will be conducted
by Rev. DIR. B. l. Plumber OF Spring
field, Mass. President Wilson has
sent word he will be unahls to attend
but that Jos. P. Tumulty. his secre-
tary, will be here as his representa-
tive.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
Viii Poll Heavy Vote.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CLINTON, Iowa, Feb. s.--Registra
ton returns indicate that Clintor
county will cast a large vote at the
special congressional election tornor
row. The three larger parties have
made spscial efforts to get out &
large majority of electors. The r.
publican, democrat and progressive
candidates have all spoken in Clinton
and at other points in the county
Other notables OF the thres parties
have campaigned here as we'll. 1t Il
believed here that the county will re
turn a good sized plurality for yoll
mer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
co.eds Put Out Blaze.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, Feb. s.Pattering UP
ana down ths halls in their barc
leet, shivering, paiama-clad university
o. Chicago goods early today extin.
saisned the fire which threatened de.
slriction OF Blackstone avenue dor,
mltofy Firemsn and partly clad male
s'uaents arrived after the girls haa
sAlingu1shed the blaze. The damage
lars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
Joke Worth se.4s.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. |
DEVILS LAKE. N. D., Feb o.
Lloyd Young, clerk in local hotel, is
being sued by the Western Union
Telegraph company here for seas
charges for cablegram to King
George Of England, sent to his males.
ty. collect, as practical joke
The message read:
Received your Invitation to the
reception, but owing to conditions will
be unable to attend. (Signedl Lloyd
Young"
His majesty refused to pay the
charges.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
IOWA WRECK
KILLS ONE
Dozen Were Injured. Some
Fatally When Passenger
Train Left the Tracks
and Turned Over.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service !
SIOUX CITY. Iowa. Feb. s.--One
man was killed and dozen injured
some fatally, when the Northwestern
passenger train from the Twin-Cities
to Omaha went into the ditch near
Blgelow, Iowa, early today All o. tie
coaches left the track and turned
over. One travelling man named
Bloomfield, Of Superior, Neb.. was
killed and dozen passengers injured.
The injured were taken to Worth
ington on a special relief train and a
wrecking crew from ST. James. MINI,
is working on the wreck.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
Attorney Drew Revolver But
Was Prevented From Shoot
ing Newspaper Man.

'uhlted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
:, DMNVE ER, Colo, Feb. 9.--Long-
a,iuihg orr bitterness between T. j.
pa.el pDonheil' local attorney. and f. G..
poaa on''is' part owner OF te Denver
,s vse resulted in fight between the
toa.. neh IN the county court house
or Or Curing which it is alleged tAat
Aae'l drew revolver and tried
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
Lieutenant Post Dropped Four
Hundred Feet When His
Engine Went Wrong

runited Press Leased Wire Service. /
SAN DIEGO, Calf. Feb. 9.-Lieu-
tenant Post of the United States ad-
ministration aviation corps, was in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
TWO LIVES SACRIFICED
Cold Wave Has Now Paused the Cen.
traI States and is Beginning
to Flrt With
Florida.

CHICAGO, Feb 9.--Two deaths, a
score OF injured persons, 103 fres
and widespread suffering was the sum
total today of the coldest weather
that Chicago and the middle west has
experienced In two years. Early to-
day the mercury stood at zero, hut the
biting wind that benumbed the city
Yesterday had abated. The rising
Temperature predicted by the weather
bureau within twenty-four hours was
hailed with Joy by thousands Of Chi
cago's poor, whose sufferings were in
tensifled by the blizzard.
The record low temperature mark
in two years was reached in Chicago
yesterday when the thermometer
stood at 6.7 below zero.
Those who perished in the wintry
blasts were
PETER GILMAN. who staggered
into saloon and fell to the floor.
frozen.
CORNELIUS sHEHAN, Blooming
ton, Ill, frozen to death.
/ The fire department was kept on
1.-THE run all day, checking fires that
were due mainly to overheated furn-
laces and stoves. Five firemen suf-
fered injuries, besides score who
were frost-bitten.
The charity organizations were
kept busy IN, their attemnt I'd meet the.
9pleas for assistance from the poor,
.Imany of whom were without food and
lfuel. The flop houses were over
i taxed, and men, in tattered INSULT
cient clothing, fought for places In the
/ lines of men who had the necessary
dime for nights lodging.
The cold weather, however, has put
the ice fields near Chicago in condi
tion and at least $500 unemployed
men were expected to be put at work
today.
/ The present cold wave according
to the weather bureau is passing to-
ward Florida, where it is expected to
arrive within twenty-four hours.
One Woman Dead
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb 9.-There
was intense suffering among the poor
and charitable organizations were
swamped with appeals for aid today
as the result of the lowest tempera-
/ ture Of the year. At a. M, the mer
curry registered zero. An unidentified
woman fell unconscious from cold In
/ the business district today and ddso
a short time later.
Below Zero.
DETROIT, Mich, Feb 9--Nearly
every city in Michigan today reported
below zero weather, the 500 and
Marquette leading off with tempera
lures of ten below. AT Detroit the
minimum was five below.
Railroad service throughout the
| state was generally demoralized due
/ to the swapping of telegraph wires.
Relief Today.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 9Today
brought relief from the cold wave
that has swept the northwest for the
past twenty -four hours and which
sent the mercury down to eighteen
/ below yesterday, the lowest tempera-
| ture of the winter. No reports OF un-
usual suffering from the cold wave
A have besn received. New Richmond,
Wis, reported the lowest temperature
with twenty-one below. The mercury
stood at six below at daylight and
rose above the zaro mark later.