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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
LAST WORD IN
 SHIP SAFETY
Riu White Star Liner Britannia Con- sidered the Greatest Ship Ever
 Fioated-is a Giant.

BELFAST, March II. The launch ing today of the Brtannic the 50.- O00-ton White Star liner, marks an important development in construc- 2enuity can insure it. The Britannic, which is intended for the transatlantic service. had just been laid down when the Titanic disaster occurred, and as a result, the plans of the new liner were almost completely remodeled, which accounts for her long stay on the stocks
 She is triple screw steamer, 300 feet in length, and there has been introduced into her construction every device possible to prevent recur- renee of such a disaster as overlook the Titanic. A complete inner skin extends to a considerable height above tn load line, the most vulnerable DOT tion of the vessel, and the height and number of the bulkheads have been increased It is said for the Britannia that she will be able to float with any six compartments flooded
 The inner skin consists of heavy plating. which extends for more than half the length of the vessel, from the watertight bulkhead in front of the forward boiler room to the after end of the turbine engine room It is connected to the outer shell by lon itudinal tubes and angles, with es- pecially strong connections at bulk heads and watertight divisions. In ad- dition, an extra watertight bulkhead has been introduced, and the existing bulkheads have been carried right up to the bridge deck
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
PAID MURDERER
 KILL HUSBAND
Cost $1o0 to Get Man to Kill Him. Made Her life Unhappy-Have
 Four Children.

SEATTLE, March 14.The police today arrested Mrs. Magdafene Wer- ner and Frank Piccona and charged them with the murder of Mrs. Wer- ner's husband, 30 years her senior, who was killed on March 3rd in the cowshed on his ranch at Issaquah. The arrest followed the confession of Mrs. Werner that she had paid Pic conf $100 to kill her husband, as she hated him because he was extremely cruel and terribly jealous and made her life very unhappy.
 Mrs Werner is the mother of four children, the eldest of whom is eight years old. The boy heard his father, a few minutes before he was killed, talking to Piccona, and did not know who it was, but from the nature of the conversation between Werner and his murderer the police were able to trace the crime to him and forced the confession from the wife.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
PEACE SOCIETY
 REPEAL TOLLS
Secretary Scott, of the Carnegie Peace Society, Says They Dis
 tributed Millions Documents

WASHINGTON. March 14-Secre- tary Scott. of the Carnegie Peace So ciety, was e witness today before the Senate committee to which has been referred the bill providing for the re peal of the pres mt canal tolls bill ex- empting American coastlng ships from paying duty.
 Scott says that the society had sent out millions of documents favor ing the repeal of the bill and had cir, cuiated 100000 copies of the speech made by Senator Root in the Senate against the passage of the bill The documents, he said, had been circulat ed under the frank of the New York senator.
 Scott claimed that the repeal of the law would make for peace among the nations and that the government of the United States could not afford to violate the conditions of the treaty between England and America, which provided that all nations should be allowed to use the canal upon equal terms.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
COURT ORDERED
 DUEL BE FOUGHT
Tribunal of Honor Sends to His Death Officer Whose Wife FIirted
 With Another.

BERLIN, March l4.-Alsace-Ior raine. a prolific breeding place for incidents" recently, again occupies the top. lines in the newspapers. with a fatal military duel.
 The duel was fought in the forest outside Metz at dawn today. The man killed was Lieut.. Haage of the Ninety eighth Infantry, in garrison at Metz His opponent was a brother officer. Lieut.. von Nallette {. George, one of the youngest officers ill the regiment.
 Lieut.. von Vallette had filtration with Lieut. Haage's wife. and. on it's discovery, military court of honor. before which the case was immedi- ateld laid. decided that it was a grave insult" and ordered that a duel be fought under the rigid conditions usual on such occasions-pistols at fifteen paces, until the death of one of the adversaries.
 Haage. the challenger. fell at the first exchange of shots and died al most instantly, the bullet going al most straight to his heart.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
THREW PEPPER IN
 DRUMMER'S EYES
Then Stole His Satchel Containing $5O,OOO Worth of Jeweiry and
 Makes Escape.

CHICAGO, March 14.--Danlel Ep- aer, jewelry drummer, was robbed of a satchel containing $50,O00 worth of jewelry today. The robbers, two ill number, walked up to Epner, threw {, handful of red pepper in his eyes and while he was blinded and groping about in terrible agony they stole the satchel and made clean get away. Epner cannot even give a good de scription of them as the attack was entirely unexpected.
 Physicians say that Epner may lose the sight of one of his eyes. The man suffered intense agony and the ambulance called immediately and rushed him to the hospital.
 A large reward has been offered for rhe arrest and conviction of the two robbers and many detectives of the city police force, are aiding the pri- vate detectives in trying to locate the two men,
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
ELEANOR WILSON ID MARRY N 'AO0O Rumor Had Connected the Two Names for Many Months-Eh9aSenent
 Es Ann6aneed.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-Piesi- dent and Mrs. Wilson today amour ced the engagement of their eldest daughter, Miss Eleanor. to Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo. Rumor had connected the names of the two for some time, but Mrs. Will son and intimate friends of the con- tracting couple have all along denied that any engagement existed.
 MT. McAdoo is worth many millions, he having built the big tunnels con- meeting New York and New Jersey.
 It is expected that following the wedding MT. McAdoo will leave for France to become American ambassa dor to the French republic.
 Congratulations from all parts of the world are pouring in on the secre- tary. .
 The wedding will take place in the White House some time in June.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
S|EGEL STORES
 CLOSED DOWN
And Causes Small Riot Among the Two Thousand Empioyees-Many
 Were Depositors.

NEW YORK, March 14.-Wnen the deputy marshals entered the Siegel stores here yesterday and ordered them closed the employees of the company, numbering nearly 5000, threatened to wreck the building and reserves from three precincts were needed to eject the workers and to protect the property
 Many of the employees are deposit ors in the Siegel bank and they be came greatly enraged at the closin& down of the stores, which they assert Is done for the purpose of making i, business, thus aiding the big depar' ment stores which are competitors; or the Siegel company
 The stock in the buildings is val'le:i at two millions of dallars and the good will of the Simpson-Crawfort store and the Fourteenth street estah lishment was worth a half million and creditors assert that had the couIr allowed the receiver to continue bus mess it would have been matter c but short time when reorgani7 ation plan would have been work out and nobody would have loSl ;: cent
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
PRINCE HENRY IS
 0Ff FOR AMERICA

HAMBURG, Germany, March 14. Prince Henry of Prussia, and the princess, today were expected to leave Hamburg for Buenos 4Ayres. and other South American cities. It is under stood that the German government. apprehehsive of fthe rapid strides the United States has made in strength enfng trade relations with South American countries, Is sending Prince Henry there to offset any effects the visit Of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to South America may have, :, Prince Henry, it is said, will cover the col onels trail" >. ..... ..,
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
EXPRESS COMPANY
 OUT 0F BUSINESS
United States Express Will be Liqui- dated-cannot Make Any Money
 With Government Opposition.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The Un- tied States Express company today started proceedings to dissolve the company and abandon business. A committee of stockholders were nam ed to liquidate the business of the company and to dispose of all It's property, valued at many millions of dollars.
 The officials of the company claim that the parcels post has driven them out of business and that the action of the government in destroying the property of the company was repre- hensible. They point out the fact that many widows and orphans had funds invested in the company, believing that the government would not at tempt to crush any business, but if it decided to start a parcels post would purchase the existing compan- ies, and that now they would receive but small sum for their investment.
 It is believed here that all the ex- press companies-Adams, National, Wells Fargo and American will con- solidate and will fight the parcels post by giving cheaper rates, depending upon the efficiency of the private ser vice over the 4government service to secure the business
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
R|TCH|E WINS
 FROM W0LGAS7

MILWAUKEE. March 13--The fight between Ritchie and Wolgast here last night was victory for Ritchie, who sent his opponent, Wol- gast, to the floor for the count in the seventh round. Ritchie proved conclu~ sively to the sports that he was the best man. and that his first victory ov- CT Wolgast was no fiuke Thousands of dollars changed Hands on the out cofne of the light The sporting fra ternity from Chicago. New York and other eastern cities were here in large numbers.
 The mill was scheduled to go ton rounds,
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
An Average French Family"

PARIS. March 14.--Commenting on the declining birth rate in France. a writer in the Matin declares that the average French family now consists of a dog, a piano and child. Mon sieur plays with the dog. madame plays the piano. and the child Is left either to the grandmother, the aunt or the servant" says the writer, who contends that with only sons marry ing only daughters the enormous pro portion of one -ch'ld families will be increased during the uext generation.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
MORE BANQUET|NG
 FOR WHITE S0X

CHICAGO, March 14.--AS far as anyone could find out Charles W. Murphy, private citizen, erstwhile B. B. magnate. was nowhere about when Windy City fans finished preparations to give Old Roman Comiskey, pres; dent of the White Sox. another straight from -the-heart noisy recep, tion here tonight, when, at $1O pc, platter, the fans will give a banquet in honor of the beloved Comiskey's return with the world trotting Whts, Sox
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
Aerial Postal Service Planned.

ST. PETERSBURG, March H. Steps were taken today for the early construction of an aerial postal ser vice between St. Petersburg and six of the leading provincial towns. Be sides the ordinary postage. all letters conveyed by this means are to be charged an extra tax. and the pro- ceeds are to go to the fund for ma tional aerial fleet.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
GREAT RESPECT
 P|TTSBURC MAN

PITTSBURGH, March 14.-Out of respect to the memory of George Westinghouse, the great electrical in ventor, the big plant of the Vest inghouse company at this place was closed down yesterday and 25,00o uien were given day of rest with pay.
 Westinghouse is considered by many electrical experts in this city as the greatest inventor of electrical machin- cry in the world.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
Millions of Flowers oh Show.

,DANvILLE, 1n., March 14.-Mil- lions of rare flowers are on display today in the local armory, where the three days "two-state show" of Hli-' nois md Indiaia florists is being held Since the abAi.d0nHfent Of the Cook coun:y floral show in Chicago. the exhibit dn today is the largest in the middle west. inc halls were opened ie the M,i,l.: today
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
PusLic ,s SHOWN
 cARro0NIsrs AT WORK

CLEVELAND, March 14.--A novel exhibit opened here today when the public was allowed to witness practi- caily all the. .newspaper artists. of. the city papers at work in one room. From rough sketches to the dntshed product were on exhibition. Many of the car to0ns are famous
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
Standard Oil Dividend

NEW YORK, March 14.-Stock- holders of record today, it was an nounced by the Standard Oil Company Of Ohio, will receive $3 quarter ly dividend and $3 extra payable April l. The last quarterly dividend was S3 and S2 extra, paid December P.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
: Admiral Sampson in Seattle.

SEATTLE, March 1.-The steamer Admiral Sampson reached hele to; from Alaska and win sail north Vt Monday. A large number of ressr':,~ tions have already been made and .h" steamship men claim that the 'Ssnr. soil will have capacity freigh, q; f. C and passenger list.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14
Alameda in, Saatfie.

SEATTLE, March .1ssAtrhe "stekm- CT Alameda, of 'fthe Alaska Steamship combAHy, lthe.. reached this port to- day. The boat will sail north on schedule time, leaving here the goth.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14

Jack Cook left this morning for the Big Four property 'eon Mi6sf2: .creek: to start the work of driving ths tIhse- nel on the claims. which he has con trActed with the cofhpkny to do.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-03-14

Watch crystals 25c. PiaRt & Co.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-21
BRYAN VS.. CLARK
FEUD is REVIVED
Speaker Declines Invitation to Dinner
That Secretary VIII
Attend.

Washington, Jan. 2l.--The feud be-
tween Secretary of State Bryan and
Speaker Clark. resulting from Bryan's
attack upon Clark at the Baltimore con-
yention, broke out anew yesterday.
T. H. Pickford, local politician, re-
ceived from Speaker Clark formal but
final declination of an invitation to a
Democratic dinner and "love feast" this
evening at calvert Mansion" the his
toric home of Lord Baltimore. Clark
sent regrets" after he discovered Bryan
was also to be a guest.
Friends of the speaker said yesterday
that Clark was adhering to q policy not
to attend functions where Bryan was in
vited.
1t leaked out yesterday that members
OF Clark's family have also raised the
anti-Bryan banner. Miss Genevieve
Clark let it be known that she did not
desire an invitation to the diplomatic
dinner given Bryan and the diplomatic
corps last Saturday night by the House
foreign affairs committee.
Clark apparently buried the hatchet"
with Bryan at a dinner last spring, but
his formal statement of reconciliation"
issued at that time was vague and cold.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-21
FAVORABLE TO FORESTRY.
That Yearly Growth on Uncut Trees Is
Not Subject to Income Tax.

Washington, D. c., January 2l.-For-
esters and lumbermen see in decision
of the treasury department in regard to
the administration of the income tax
strong argument for forestry. As they
interpret the opinion of the treasury Of
ficials they understand that no timber
lands shall be subject to the tax until
the timber is cut and marketed and that
then the profit only win be subject to
an income tax assessment. In other
words, all costs will be deducted before
the tax is levied and these win cover
the cost of growing the timber, inelud-
ing the cost OF planting where necessary
and of protecting the growing crop from
fire and other depredations.
This decision was based upon re-
quest for information made by p. S.
Ridsdale, secretary of the American for
estry association. He asked if there
would be a tax on the value of the year
ly growth of timber whether it was cut
or not, and also whether an income tax
would be assessed on the value of the
timberland. In reply, the treasury de-
partment said that ''the gain from the
cutting and disposal of stumpage is
realized in the year during which the
timber is cut and disposed of, and that
the amount received in excess of the cost
of such timber is profit, and should be
so accounted for as income for that
year."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-21
WARMLY
GREETED
But Presidents Message
Did Not Please the
Radicals
APPLAUSE WAS
BIPARTISAN
Varying Views Expressed
by Congressmen - House
Refers Message

| Washington, Jan. 2I.--President Will
son received very cordial reception on
| his fifth appearance before Congress in
person to read message. While still
ness in the House marked the earlier
part of his address, and although there
was less handelapping at intervals than
was heard when he last appeared, there
was much applause from the Democratic
senators and representatives when he
said in conclusions:
eve are now about to write the addi-
tional articles of our constitution of
peace; the peace that is honor and Free
dom and prosperity"
The presidents utterances precipitated
action by the House at once. When it
reconvened it adopted Representative
Underwood's motion to refer to the in
terstate committee the suggestion for
the creation of an interstate trade board
and to the judiciary committee the pro-
posals relating to amendments to the
Sherman law. Public hearings will be
conducted soon.
The president was accompanied to the
capitol by members of his cabinet, who
took seats reserved for them on the
floor. As usual, the front rows of seats
in the House chamber were occupied by
the members of the Senate. who filed in,
two by two. headed by Vice President
Marshall and Sergeant alarms Higgins.
While waiting in the Office of Speaker
Clark for the senator's to take their seats
the president chatted with the commit
tee from the Senate and House, who had
been named to escort him to the speak
er's stand.
Every seat in the quadrangle OF gal
leries was filed five minutes after the
doors were thrown open at ii o'clock
with the exception of those in the ex-
ecutive and diplomatic reservation.
Seemingly the temperate attitude as
sumed by the president toward the
greater businesses and industries of the
country did not strike a responsive chord
among the more radical members of his
own party, who listened to the address
in dazed and surprised sort of way.
The conservation preached by the pres
ident with regard to the future rela-
tions which his scheme of business peace
projects between aggregated capital and
the administrative branch of the fed
eral government apparently did not APP
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-21
VARYING VIEWS.
On the Message of the President to Con-
gress.

Washington, Jan. 2l.--"Tt's very,
very fine message that tells the whole
story. How can one say more?" was
Speaker Clark's comment on the presi-
dents message yesterday.
"The presidents plan is inadequate"
declared Representative Murdoch of Kan
sas. leader of the House Progressives.
Like all inadequate plans 1t will render
the trust evil more acute. IL will not
remedy. The president is well inten-
toned, but so long as there are reac-
tionary forces in his party, he cannot
get results in this problem"
Representative Underwood, Democratic
leader of the House, said
"The presidents message points the
way TO progressive remedial legislation
that win relieve the people Of the United
States from evil practices that have
sometimes been carried on in the past
and at the same time the tone of the
message is such that it leaves no cause
for alarm by the legitimate business in
terests of the country"
Representative Mann, Republican lead
err Of the House, characterized the presi-
dents message as the strongest nation
alistic message ever sent to Congress and
said he hoped the Republicans would get
behind the president on some of the
propositions and help him enact them
into law"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-21
THAT TIRED FEELING
Suggests Grandmother Remedy

It's true, the season is here with its
sudden changes, and the old idea that
we need blood medicine is not without
reason. Too much heavy food has
caused torpid liver, sluggish blood, and
a weak, tired-out feeling.
Sulphur, cream of tartar and molasses
was grandmother's remedy, but that has
long ago been displaced by Vinol, COM
bination of the two most world-famed
tonies, namely, the medicinal curative
elements of the Gods liver, without oil,
and iron for the blood.
Vinol builds you up, makes you eat
more and digest better, makes your
blood rich and pure-puts healthy color
in your cheeks.
n. G.. Gift of 0pelika, Ala, says;
Last spring was all rundown, no
strength, no appetite. took Vinol and
was greatly benefited by its use, as L
soon felt strong and well as ever"
We guarantee VinOl to satisfy you
and refund your money II it does not.
The Red Cross Pharmacy, Floyd G. Rus
sell, Barre, VT.
p. S.-For children's eczema, Saxo
Salve is guaranteed truly wonderful
Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-21
ADMITS PART IN
MOTHERS MURDER
15-Year-0ld Girls Infatuation for Step
father Caused
Crime

Galesburg, H., Jan. 2l.-Julia Flake,
the pretty l5-year-old schoolgirl, who
confessed her part in the pact that re-
suited in the Staying of her mother, Mrs.
Robert Flake Higgins, was taken to
Aledo yesterday and placed in custody
of probation officer. She probably will
escape prosecution.
The confession of her stepfather,
Robert Higgins, that he shot the girls
mother because of his infatuation for
Julia, brought no display of emotion
from the girl, but she denied she had
promised to marry Higgins and told the
county authorities that only the dis
covery by her mother of her relations
with her stepfather prompted her to
play the part she did in the killing
Higgins appeared greatly relieved yes
terday and told the states attorney he
was glad the story was off his mind. He
shot his wife, be said while she was
reading newspaper and then worked
himself into a frenzy of apparent grief
to convince the neighbors that the shoot
ing was accidental. Higgins probably
will be arraigned Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-21
INSURANCE FIRMS ON GRILL.
Must Tell Kansas Authorities Whether
Interlocking Directorates Exist.

Leavenworth, Kas., Jan. 2l.--Seventy-
five insurance companies doing business
in Kansas and which have been enjoined
temporarily from raising rates must an
swer the question proponded by Attor-
ney General Dawson as to whether or
not any Of the defendants as officer or
director is an officer or director in any
other defendant company in the action.
This was the decision of Judge X. Wen
dorf in the district court here Monday.
The companies must tell of conferences,
il any, and who arranged such meetings.
of any joint action to raise rates in Kan
sas and of comparisons between COM
panies touching profits and losses. The
defendants were given so days in which
to answer these questions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-21
DARKEN GRAY HAIR,
LOOK YOUNG, PRETTY
Grandmas Recipe of Sage Tea and Sui
phur Darkens So Naturally That
Nobody Can Tell.

Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea
and Sulphur, properly compounded,
brings back the natural color and luster
to the hair when faded, streaked or
gray; also ends dandruff, itching scalp
and stops falling hair. Years ago the
only way to get this mixture was to
make it at home, which is mussy and
troublesome. Nowadays, by asking at
any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Hair Remedy" you will get
large bottle of this famous old recipe
for about so cents.
Don't stay gray Try It'll No one can
possibly tell that you darkened your
hair, as it does it so naturally and
evenly. You dampen a sponge or soft
brush with it and draw this through your
hair, taking one small strand at time;
by morning the gr.y hair disappears
and after another application or two,
your hair becomes beautifully dark,
thick and glossy.--Advt.