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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-03-03
Stubborn, Annoying Coughs Cured,

"My husband had couph for fif- cen years and my son for eight years. Dr. Kings New Discovery completely cured them, for which am most thankful" writes Mrs. David Moor, of Saginaw, Ala. What Dr. Kings New Discovery did for these men, it will do for you. Dr. Kings New Discovery should be in every home. Stops hacking coughs, re- lieves la grippe and all throat and lung ailments. Money back if it fails. All druggists. Price soc. and $1.00. ~4e
 H. E. Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or
 St. Louis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
MORGAN GRIEVED
OVER CRITICISMS
Of His Firms Connection with the New
Haven Railroad-Pujo Investigation
Recommendations Being
Carried Out.

New York, Jan. 3.-The announce
ment of the retirement of j. p Morgan
and four of his partners from thirty
directorships in twenty-seven corpora
tions has called attention to the fact
that five important recommendations of
the Puio committee are already being
put into effect in advance of legislation
requiring them.
They include the abandonment of fs-
cal agency agreements, such as existed
between the New Haven railroad and
the Morgans; the abolition of interlock-
ing directorates; the abolition of trusts,
stock exchange reforms and clearing
house reforms.
Whether Mr. Morgan will decide to
withdraw from the directorate of the
United States Steel corporation was
the subject of speculation to-day. The
general opinion was that as the so-called
steel trust is the greatest of the Morgan
creations and considered by the elder
Morgan as the crowning achievement of
his career that the son may consider it
his duty to remain identified with it
in an active way until the government
suit is decided. Morgan's friends say
he has been deeply grieyed over the
criticisms of the firms connection with
the affairs of the New Haven railroad.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
DEATH OF MERTON L. CHENEY.
Resident of Berlin and Formerly in Busi
ness in Barre.

Merton L. Cheney of Berlin dled this
morning at 2 o'clock, following an i'll
ness of nine months. He formerly re-
sided in Barre, but ten years ago, his
health not being good, he removed to the
farm where he died.
Mr.. Cheney was born in West Tops
ham on Aug. 4. 1867, the son of Benia-
min and Rosamond Cheney, and he at
tended the old Barre academy. After
leaving school he learned the stone cut
ters' trade at f. l.. Smith & Co.'S plant
and later went into business for him
self.
On Dec. 27. 1892, he was married to
Theresa. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam A. Perry OF Barre. and she, with
six children, survives. The children are.
Bunal. aged 30, student at the Lyn-
don school of agrict:.tdre; William Perry
Cheney aged Is, graduate of Spaulding
high school last June; Irma aged 10;
Esther aged six; and twin daughters,
aged four years There is one sister
Mrs. +. f. Cave, OF this city, and five
half brothers and sisters, as follows:
Mrs. +. o. Wheeler. c. G. and w. c.
Cheney, Mrs. George b. jackson of Read
ing, Mass, and F. d. Coffin of Athol,
Mass, besides large number of neph-
ews and nieces. Mr.. Cheney was a faith
ful worker in the First Baptist church
OF this city for "a years.
The funeral will be held from the Bap-
fist church Monday afternoon at two
O'Clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
SUSPECT FIREBUG
IN GREEN CORNER
Farm Buildings Destroyed Yesterday
Afternoon and Fire Started Like
One Last Monday

st. Adams, Jan. 3.-Peculiar circum-
stances in connection with two recent
fires have caused residents of the Green
Corner district in the town of Sheldon
to think that a firebug is working in
their midst. For the second time in a
week fire broke out in the same neigh
borhood yesterday afternoon, when Ar
thur Foster lost large COW barn and
a horse barn.
On Monday fire started apparently
under similar circumstances in the farm
buildings of Mr.. Fosters father-in-law,
Joseph Erwin, located only few rods
away and on the opposite side of the
road from Mr.. Fosters buildings. At
that time nearly all of Mr.. Erwin's
buildings were destroyed.
Yesterday afternoons fire was discov-
cred by Mr.. Foster as he was returning
from visit to a large hen coop, after
spending the day in st. Albans. Smoke
was pouring in great volumes ont of
one end of the COW barn, and neighboTs
were soon attracted to the place. They
fought the fire with snow and water,
but were unable to save the structure or
the horsebarn nearby. But the house,
granary and wagon shed were saved, as
were most of the contents of the burned
buildings except 81, 900 worth of hay
Thirty-five cattle, four horses and sew
eral pigs were among the animals saved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
FOUND ON HIS KNEES DEAD.
Mitchell Tatro of Winooski Died OF
Alcoholism.

Winooski, Jan. 3-Mitehel Tatro was
found dead in his room at the boarding
house of Joseph Domay on East Center
street about l2:l5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Death was due to alcohol
ism. He had complained of i'll healtal
for the past week, yet was able to be
about. Thursday night one of the room
ers in the house asked if he wished a
doctor, but Mr., Tatro thought he would
be better in the mpning Yesterday
noon he was heard coughing and short
ly afterward a roomer went up and
found Mr.. Tatro dead, on his knees at
the bedside with his face in his hands.
Medical aid was summoned.
He had been employed at Parizo's
market for five years, but for the past
seven weeks had been out of employ
ment. He leaves wife and several
children. The deceased and family came
here from Canada about Ia years ago
and kept boarding house for a while
in the Rood block on West Allen street.
He had been at Domay's boarding house
a year He was about 54 years old. The
remains were taken to the undertaking
parlors of A. B. Lavigne to await the
discovery of his family's whereabouts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
REBEL ATTACK CERTAIN.
Number About San Luis Potosi Increased
Greatly.

Mexico City. Jan. $50 rapidly has
the number of rebels about San Luis
Potosi increased and so imminent does
an attack on that city seem, that freight
traffic into the city from the south over
the only line that is open, has been sus-
pended. Telegraphic communication re-
mains open and reports received from
San Luis Potosi yesterday said the reb-
els were closing in on that town and
that small bands were menacing it from
the east and south.
Reports were current that the troops
at Monterey and Satlillo have revolted,
but there is no confirmation of this.
Communication with both cities is cut
off.
The indications are that the rebel
forces threatening San Luis Potosi are
those led by men whose activity has
been confined to that part of Mexico
and who have never taken part in the
operations in the north. Eulalia Cutter
rez and Francisco Coss appear to be
the dominating leaders. They are sup
ported by the Cediollo brothers, who for
many months have been operating along
the railroad line from San Luis Potosi
to Tampico.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
REBELS FELL BACK
AT OJINAGA
So Far the Greater Loss Has Been Sus-
tanned by Them Because of Longer
Range of the Federals.

Preside, Tex, Jan. 3.--After driving
n rasping cannon fire into the federal
army at Oiinaga, Mexico, for four days,
General Ortega's rebel army yesterday
fell back. it was reported on the Ameri-
can side, TO await the arrival OF more
ammunition which is on the way from
Chihuahua.
The almost impregnable position OF the
1000 federals entrenched on the heights
of the village, from which they COM
mand sweeping range on the advanc-
ing rebels, enabled them to hold out
against superior numbers. Each time
the rebels charged they were compelled
to fall back. Though they were fanked
on three sides and the United States
border patrol had prepared for possible
retreat of their whole army to Ameri-
can territory, the federals fought per
sistently.
It appeared that General Ortega's reb-
els were drawing the federal fire merely
to exhaust it. The plan of driving out
the federal force by skirmishing would
be in line with the usual guerilla tactics
of the rebels, who seldom make aggres
sive charges.
SO far, the losses have been heaviest
on the rebel side, due to the federals'
superior range. Federal deserters re-
ported that they had fewer than 100
killed, with an unknown number of
wounded, while the rebel losses would
exceed that number. No Americans were
permitted to cross the river, and any
thing like an accurate estimate was lack
in6
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
KNIGHTHooD EXPLAINED.
George w. Penniman of Mattapan, Mass,
Gave Address in Barre.

An audience of about 400 people, mem
bers of the Knights of Pythias order in
Barre, Groton, Marshfield, West Top
sham, Waterbury and Montpelier and
their friends, listened to an address on
The Story of Pythian Knighthood" at
the Barre opera house last evening by
George W. Penniman of Mattapan,
Mass, supreme representative of Mass
achusetts and chairman of the Pythan
committee on EDUCATION. The lecturer
was introduced by n. j. Roberts and
for considerable period thereafter he
held the close attention of all as he
described the purpose o. the order.
Mr. Penniman represents a new move
ment in fraternal education and the pre-
sentation of the work OF the order OF
Knights OF Pythias, with eloquent de-
scriptive text and wealth of heauti-
administrations, is unique, attractive
and highly instructive. The order of
knights of Pythias, with 100000 mem
bers in the United States and Canada
is the third largest fraternity in the
western hemisphere. 1T has become" !"
said Mr. Penniman, "the most popular
fraternity on the continent"
The story of Damon and Pythias,
classic friendship that is immortal, in
its influence, was exempliiied on the
plains of Syracuse, Sicily, 1900 years
ago, by Damon, senator, and Pythias,
military leader, in the city that at the
time was the center of the worlds civ
ilization
The order of Knights of Pythias was
founded with the incident OF this an
cient Grecian friendship as its basis. Mr..
Penniman has twice visited Syracuse,
the last time in June, 1913, in search of
material historic and Photographic, for,
this lecture, and in the presentation
last evening to the large enthusiastic
and thoroughly delighted audience, he
showed some choice products of artistic
as he told the story of
Damon and Pythias, and then traced
the development of the Pythan knight
hood from the birth of the order in
d. c., February 10, 1864,
to the present time. Pictures of lead
ers, past and present, Of Pythian build
ings and builders, and of the various de-
partments OF the order were shown, and
tribute was paid to the uniform rank.
the insurance department, the Pythian
Sisters. etc Some of the most effect
i've OF the $50 pictures shown were
those of the various Pythian homes
Of the country, where aged Py
thians. or Pythian widows or Pythian
orphans are cared for.
The lecture was revelation not only
10 the members of the order but to
hose who had for the first time
glimpse OF the great fraternity. 1t will
10 great good for the order in the
state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
SELECT ST. JoHNSBURY.
AS Place of Next Vermont State Teach
ers' Convention.

The executive committee of the Yer
mont State Teachers association met in
Montpelier yesterday and voted to hold
this years meeting at st. Johnsbury,
on Oct. Is, l6, and II, with the proviso
that the dates may be changed later if
necessary to suit the convenience of the
several speakrs.
When the convention met in Montpel-
ier last fall, Benjamin Gates for the
Board of Trade OF the capital city ex-
tended an invitation for the convention
to meet there again this year, and st.
Johnsbury also had representatives on
the spot, extending the same invitation,
asserting they had not had the conven-
tion for l3 years and new hotel, that
will be in operation before the date of
the meeting, made the present seem an
opportune time for entertaining the
teachers.
At yesterdays meeting, G. L. Blanch-
ard. president of the Montpelier Board
of Trade appeared for that city and
Joseph ID. Fairbanks appeared for st.
Johnsbury, but Max. L. Powell, who was
expected to appear for Burlington, did
not put in an appearance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
VERMONT TELEPHONE APPRAISAL.
ss Companies Are Valued at $685. ,325.
Valuation Filed on December 81.

Tax commissioner Charles Plumley
has filed with state treasurer Il. Ill.
Deavitt the new appraisals OF the tele-
phone companies of the state, as re-
quired by the new law passed by the
legislature of 1912. The appraisals are
on So companies and the total valua-
tions are $3,63l 1925, which at a tax of
~ per cent. will return revenue of
45,391.60 a year, almost double the
old tax. Under the old law telephone
companies paid on their income, and
under the new law they pay on the
physical valuation of their properties
and franchises.
The valuations are filed as of Deem
ber 81 last, the commissioner having by
law until January Is to make his re-
turns, so he makes them early, with
some days to spare. The companies
have until February Is to take appeal.
The state may also appeal if it sees fit,
through the state treasurer, which was
done in the case of the railroads when
the state did enough. Both sides ap-
pealed to those cases. The procedure is
the same, and the board of appeals is
made up of the acknowledgements the
secretary of state and the auditor of ac
counts.
The New England Telephone company
has the largest appraisal, $2,025,o00, and
the various subsidiary companies come
next, Passumpsic $4,000, Vermont
$4,000, Champlain Valley $4,000,
Granville $S5,000. The so-called Ovitt
lines are the largest independents, Citi-
zens of Morrisville, $4,000; Northern
of Enosburg, $4,000; Central of Essex,
$4,000. Orange County Telephone
also stands high on the list of
the independents with an appraisal of
S4S. 900.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
JONES BROS PLANT
HAD FIRE SCARE
Flames Started in San Room but Fire
men Kept the Loss Down 10 $50
Stand-pipc Failed 20 wcrk.

There was trouble brewing in the big
granite plant of Jones Bros. at the
north-end this morning when fire was
discovered in the fan room that sends
hot air throughout the length OF every
wing in the structure. While the ma
chinery has been undergoing repairs,
most of the stone workers have been
laid off for few days, but force of
25 men was in the shed when the night
Waterman James Roberts, spread the
alarm Superintendent Riley Burgess
directed the work of attacking the
stand pipe, to which is. attached reel
of hose, refused to work, a general
alarm was turned in from box 81 near
the plant It sounded at 1896 o'clock
The auto truck was the first to re-
spond and with the aid of chemicals and
a garden hose the firemen had the
blaze under control within a few
minutes after their arrival. Before the
horse drawn apparatus had reached the.
shed. the recall had been sounded. A
partition separating the fan room from
the engine house fed the flames and al
lowed them to communicate with the
roof. Much smoke billowed skyward,
but the firemen got down TO business
so speedily that the fire had little chance
to spread. even though it caught
slight breeze that was stirring as it
burst through the roof. A charred par
tition and a hole in the roof will cost
the company $50 in repairs.
How the fire originated is unexplain
able. The blaze seemed to center in the
partition dividing the two rooms and
an examination of the surroundings aft
erwards showed that it must have
started back of coil of steam pipes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
Postoffice, Blood's Store and
Double Tenement House
Are Burned
ANOTHER HOUSE
NEAR DESTRUCTION
Fire Is Thought to Have
Started from Lantern in
Front of Store

East Corinth, Jan. 3.-This village sus.
tanned a serious loss early to-day when
fire destroyed the building containing the
store of Horace Blood and the postoffice
and double tenement house next ad-
joining, occupied in one tenement by
Mrs. Lestina Jenne and in the other
by George jackson. Several times lit
seemed that the flames would continue
their devastating work, as they COM
municated TO the residence of Mrs. Mary
Tucker, but each time the volunteer fire
fighters, with the use of extinguishers
and buckets, put out the fire.
The fire was discovered at $3.50 o'clock
in the building occupied by the store
and postoffice, and the cause is not GER
tain, although it is thought by some
people that it caught from lighted
lantern which was suspended in front of
the store. The flames had made so much
progress that it was out of the question
to save the contents of the store build
ing, and everything in the building was
consumed 1t is understood that Mr..
Blood carried no insurance on his stock
of goods. The postoffice equipment and
contents were also burned. Above the
store was a tenement which was not
occupied. This tenement is occupied in
summer by Alfred Corliss of Somerville,
Mass, the owner of the building. 1t is
thought that he carried some insurance,
although no word has been received from
him as yet.
The double tenement house was sepa-
rated from the store building by drive
way, and it soon caught fire; but before
that time, it being apparent that the
flames were to spread from the store,
q good deal of the contents of the build
ing had been removed to a safe place.
Postmaster Blood kept general store,
along with the postoffice, and the fire
leaves but two other stores in the com
munity 1t is not known whether the
will be replaced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
vINcITIA CLUB ANNUAL.
M. S. Rounds Elected President Last
Evening.

The annual meeting of the Vincitia
club was held last evening Officers for
1914 were elected and other business
was transacted. Reports from the sew
eral officers indicate that the club is
emerging from one of the most success
full years in its history. In point of mem
bership the organization has grown from
1872 in 1912 to 1893. The retiring presi-
dent, James Mackay, declined nomi-
nation TO serve another year and Frank
+. Robinson who has served faithfully
in the capacity of treasurer for sew
eral years asked TO be relieved.
Officers were elected as follows: Pres
ident, Marshall s. Rounds; vice presi-
dent, \. $. Love; secretary, Frank l..
Austin; treasurer, Milton L. Julian;
board of managers, Waldron Shield, w.
d. Mower. James Wilson, Arthur l..
Averill; membership committee for two
years, James +. Smith. +. L. Smith,
Athol Bell; for one year, Alfred f.
Mckay
The question Of securing better venti-
lation facilities for the club suite was
to the board of managers. Announce
ment was made of sacred concert to
be given in the club rooms Sunday even
ing at s o'clock by the Tufts college
glee club. The retiring president, Mr..
said that the courtesies of the
club had been extended the college men
during their stay in Barre and vicinity.
A general invitation was given to all
to be present at the concert
with ladies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
Mrs. Joseph Lafountain of
Georgia Had Left Child
Short Time
WOUNDS PROVED
TO BE FATAL
Louis, Aged 8, Died at the
City Hospital in st.
Albans

st. Albans, Jan. 3.--Louis Lafountain,
aged three years, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Lafountain of the town of
Georgia, died at the St. Albans hospital
this morning from the effects of burns
sustained at the home of the family
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Lafountain went out of the house
late in the afternoon to get some wood
and on her return to the house she found
the child enveloped in flames. The fire
was extinguished and the injured baby
was brought to the hospital in this
city, lingering until this morning. Meth
er the father nor the mother of the child
is able to account for the manner in
which the fire started.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
PRoGRESSIvES ACTIVE.
One of the Leaders of Party Says They
Are Raising Money.

Washington, D. G., Jan. 3.-The Pro-
gressive party, in line with the action
of the Democratic national committee
and the Republican congressional com
mittee, has established headquarters in
Washington. Representative Hinebaugh
of Illinois is chairman of the commit
tee.
"In some states" said Mr.. Hinebaugh
to-day, "Progressives not only have or
ganized but have raised funds to prose
cute vigorous campaign, as in Maine,
Vermont, and elsewhere. We will have
in the next House at least five Progress
sive congressman from the eastern states
that are now represented by Republican
members"
He said that former President Roose-
welt was expected to take an active
part in the campaign for the coming
fall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
FOR SOCIAL BETTERMENT.
Movement Was Planned at Meeting in
Burlington.

Burlington, Jan. "A meeting was
held in the Y. M. G. A. building yes
terday afternoon by representatives
from various churches in the state for
the purpose of arranging united cam
paign for social betterment. The plan
is for the UNCONVENTIONAL churches to
unite in conducting conferences in dif-
ferent parts of the state. The confer
ences would consist of speaking by
prominent social workers in the evening
and a round table meeting next day,
during which the needs of community
might be discussed, the most necessary
work might be planned and apportioned
and the united effort of the churches
brought into action. In this way the
churches would be made the leaders in
Improvement of social conditions, instead
of followers.
The campaign, which was decided on,
would consist of a series of conferences
this coming February, extending from
the 4th to the 18th. of the month 1t
is hoped that the national field secre-
taries of the various denominations may
be able to join with men from within
the state in the conduct of the work
4 ne HletLlHs was NHlied TO OTuST Dy
j. N. Bafss of Yergennes, chairman Of
the social service commission appointed
by the state Baptist convention. Mr.
Barss spoke OF the origin of the plan,
and the steps taken by the Baptist or
ganization. Others present were: Guy
b. Horton, C. G. Adams, Rev. r. c.
Flagg, Rev. C. @. Wilson, j. i. Stearns,
Byron n. Clark, C. n. Curtis, and |. n.
Benedict of Montpelier. Mr.. Clark rep
resented the Y. NJ c. A. of the state.
Rev. A. p. Pratt OF Bellows Falls, rep
resenting the Interchurch federation,
was unable to be present, but wrote
expressing interest in the plan.
The meeting voted to undertake the
work and appointed the following exec
utive committee to make practical ar
Superintendent J. n. Barss, represent
ing the Baptist church, J, ". Barnett of
Barre for the Congregationalistsr Rev.
William Shaw Of Montpelier for the
Rev. A. II. Spence of Mont
pelier for the Unitarians. Rev. c. c.
Wilson of Burlington for the Episcopal
church, Rev. J. B. Reardon OF Barre for
the Universalists, and Rev. Duncan SAL
mond Of Barre for the Presbyterians.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
WET TINES IN CALIFORNIA.
Much Damage Has Been Done and More
Is Expected.

San Francisco, Jan. 3.-With fore
cast of more rain for to-day throughout
the northern and central sections of Cal
ifornia, the food situation in the valleys,
where much damage has already been
caused, again became menacing. The
Sacramento river>is rising and high wa
ter and earthslides in the mountains have
caused considerable delay in railroad
traffic. Six hundred men were sent out
from Groville in the Feather river can
yon late yesterday to try TO release the
Western Pacific Overland train. bound
for San Francisco. which was caught be-
tween two slides with 100 passengers
aboard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-03
CLIMB MOUNTAINS
TO REACH ALBANY
Women Hikers Set Out This Morning
Amid Snow Storm to Further
Their Cause for 'tvotes for
Women"

Newburg, n. v. Jan. Footsore, but
with courage undiminished. General Ros-
allie Jones and the sutfragette hikers left
Jones Point this morning for Newburg.
The route for the day lays through Fort
Highlands Hills, West
Point and Cornwall, over two steep
1t was showing when the
started.