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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-02-13

New Hampshire is the best organized
state in the grange union. 1t has bet
ter than a grange to each township,
and in its PA oranges there are 29,41S
members. 1t has twenty Pomona
oranges, with 1851 members. The re-
ceipts of the secretary's Office last year
were 1.430. 1t cost the state grange
$1.10O to entertain the national grange.
Wesley Adams is the new master Of
the state grange.
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DEATH REVEALS DEEDS
TO SSO,OOO,OOO REALTY
Man Known as Edwin or Emory
O'EdwardS Dies in West
18th street Room.

Deeds representing property now valued
a, more than sNO.0OO.n00 were discovered
among tho effects of "A man VINO was
found dead last night in a furnished room
house At 131 West Thirteenth street. He
had lived there for the last week or 80
and was known as Edwin OF Emory
There was slU0 in his pocket
and jewehy and a bank book of tho Col
VIII. Loan and Trust Company OF Col
vile Wash. which were found in his
room indicated he was man Of means.
The deeds were to property IN the down
town section Of New York and the police
sag they learned that O'Edwards came
East three weeks ago TO represent heirs
of the D'idwards estate in Il suit against
Trini', Corporation. one OF the deeds
showed title to tine land where the Post
Oiicc now ~ ana was dated lINO.
Coroner Riordan said there appeared
To- 10. nothing suspicious in the mans
death. but that he would hold AN inquest
hcIor. issuing burial permit Under
tak,r Ri,1trd !. Delaney said he had tho
address OF the mans brother in tho
state of Washington. but he declined To-
disclose IT, Delaney, who was "a candidate
for Coroner at the last election. got 10
the house before the police or the Coroner
arrived The body WAS taken to his UNI
der,akiug rooms.
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SEES TROUBLE FOR
US. OWNED SHIPS
Homer L. Ferguson Says Trade
Complications Would IN
jure National Dignity.
NAVAL ARCHITECTS DINE

Homer T.. Ferguson OF tho Newport
News Shipbulldlng Company. speaking st
the annual dinner of the Society OF Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers at tho
Waldorf-Astoria last night. Deprecated
the suggestion of a Government owned
merchant marine and criticised the .Ad-
minstraton for Us attitude on the Pan
anna Canal tolls question Three hundred
members of the society. Including sever;l,
Admirals OF the United States Navy. ship.
builders and others interested in marine
matters attended the dinner and ap.
plaudcd Mr. Fergusons remarks.
Mr. Ferguson. who opposed the adms-
sion OF foreign bull, vessels To the Ameri-
can coastwise trade at Washington re-
Gently. in launching his address said that
going TO Washington Is the surest way
OF getting what you don't want"
MANY OF us believed" he went on
that when the Panama Canal was COM
pleted, having been constructed with
American money, We might use IL ~ an
American canal and for the benefit Of
American commerce. Unfortunately tn"
Government has dug up sumo obsolete
treaty with some other nation question
ing the right Of the American ships to
use the canal free Of tolls and. according
IA those vbo Lrou. this 10 ,o,,,,, ,h.,,,,,r,
81 az, ,,, sn.,t.,,',, -, 49, -
I'm, -, al ,,,,,.. -. 'N ','e p'tE
many years Congress has been DESTROYS
OF helping merchant udrine-that is IL
IL didn't help the ship builders Now we
have IN. ,,rorosIiinn that Tho I.ri,.d
states Is ruinr into III, hin hutiJtn,
business. This ou.sti,r ,h, n,,ost,o,, ~
Government OWNERSHIP. il thc hiur,st no.
litlcal question before us M IN, rr,s,n,
time
APART from me fact that We alr,ary
know that the Government, cnnnoi one.
ate the shin lines A, priylf. individt,Is
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GUTIERREZ HEEDS NOTE.
orders NnytorenR TO stop Firing
Across border mt Naco.

WASH iNGroN. Dec. li.-Whether the
United states is compelled to resort to
force to protect it's citizens at Naco. Ariz..
now depends upon Gen Maytorena. COM
handing the Villa forces attacking Naco
and responsible for the firing into the
American town.
The state Department to-day received
a despatch announcing that President
Gutierrez had sent a telegram to May
torena instructing him either to control
IN" fire of his men or, II that was inn
possible, to suspend operations about
Nsco until further orders. This despatch
was written by President Gutierrez, in
the presence of Consul Silliman. who con-
veycd TO him the state Departments Wig
orous representations.
Eut as Maytorena has refused in the
past 10 obey villa and the convention,
President Guterrez's action is not re-
garded as settling the matter.
Nothing has been heard from Carranza.
who has handed the same note as sent
Gutierrez. Carranza is supposed TO have
authority over Gen. HILL defending Naco
To get Maytorena in line, however Is
the essential thing.
Meanwhile Gen. Bliss and three bat
tories Of field guns are at Naco awaiting
orders. II is the present intention to
allow reasonable time for Gutierrez s
instructions TO reach Maytorena and for
the latter to make his arrangements. Then
NuOulO the Ull'iR INTO lif american TOWN.
continue one more warning will be given
Nsyturend. which IL not observed will
he followed probably by a return OF any
fire. the effects of which are felt in Naco.
The stat" Department learned to-da y
thai Carranza authorities at Tampico had
executed two Spanards A third Spaniard
is under arrest there and the Department
is trying to avert his execution. which
IS said TO be threatened. The Spanish
Ambassador has asked that this Govern
meu' do It's utmost in the matter.
4 statement was made by the Carranza
agent here to-day that Gen. Carranza
has announced that any loan or any other
obligation contracted by Gutierrez. villa
or any other person claiming TO represent
me Mexican Government will be repu-
dated
II was announced to-day that r. !.
Poyle and others of San Antonio are ar
ranging 10 send carload of food for dis
trihuton among the needy Mexicans and
that the Department through Consul
Hanna IN Monterey ia endea '"ring TO IA
cilitate arrangements FOR the execution
81 this plan.
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big navy countries Of Europe, does not
render such an international agreement
possible on the contrary, there are rea-
sons to hope that the horrors and cost
of this war will hasten the coming Of the
day for conference Of the Powers TO
consider the safe steps to he taken to
reduce armament and dreadnoughts and
submarines"
Aid for Enlisted Men.
The Daniels report also contains this
reference to his effort in behalf of the
enlisted men:
Their avenues Of promotion are not
AZ numerous as they should lie or as
they will be. II must be true In the
American navy that every sailor carries
an Admira.s flag in his dltty box as
Napoleon sad 1t was true OF the army
of France tnat every soldier carries a
Marshal's baton in his knapsack The
conviction is strong and growing stronger
In the navy that the best discipline liz
promoted by friendly relations md mu-
tual understanding between officers and
men
Secretary Daniels also sets forth the
work OF the schools established on the
warships. declaring that every ship
school, is literally true and that the
navy is coming to be the biggest univer-
sity IN America"
Extracts from the writings OF Empero
william Lord Bercsford. Lord Kitchener
and other authorities are cited In support
of the Secretarys order abolishing the
wine mess on all warships and at shore
stations The story of the occupation OF
Vera Cruz IL told, with much praise for
the navy's part in this operation
The Secretary renews his recommended
ton for the creation OF Admiral and Vice
Admiral grades In the navy. and expresses
the hope that favorable action will DO
had this year on the proposal TO build
Government armor plant.
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Mr. Daniels points out that pSpoition-
ately thu United states has more sub
marines than any other nation except
France. which IL now relrainlng from its
excessive submarine construction ana re
turning to dreudnoughts, Nj. Daniels
says:
'As far az the submarines themselves
are concerned IL is believed that ours are
on par with amy IN the world. In the
appropriation made by the last Congress
two types for the first time were Included
one Of high surface speed TO accompany
the fleet and one for coast and harpog
defence Submarine fotillas of the fu-
ture will probably be composed OF yes
sells of these two types.
Dealing with personnel Mr.. Daniels
calls attention to the need for legislation
TO eliminate the hump in Officers
grades and inevitability that officers In
the near future will not reach high rank
until 70 late In their eervice that the navy
would get but little use of them In tire
upper grades.
ommendation for more mn TO permit me
complete manning OF lighting ships. the
Secretary says:
1.-THE Department is strongly OF the opin-
Inn that any retrenchment that may be
deemed advisable on account of the imam
| clal condition of the Treasury should no,
he in new construction, as II has poln'co
out that, IL deemed necessary, the pres
ent authorized personnel can tax" care "
| the new ships that will be added TO the
| navy In the next two years ny "lthnra"
| ing from service old vessels OF little "'
| doubtful military value. Later on, how
ever. Increase in personnel should keel
| pace with new construction
Mr.. Daniels adds that he VIII submit
n plan for organizing a trained reserve, .
be made up OF men discharged from IN
| navy. necessary, he says, II the ships no
| commissioned in peace times and thu
| auxilliaries not now in existence but whlcf
will be needed in war are to be effectively
manned.
The General Board on these two re
| lated subjects says in part;
| "All leading nations EXCEPT ourselves
nrovide an active list officers and men
sufficient to keep the best of their ii"e
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SHOTS FLY IN NACO
DESPITE U. S. THREAT
Mcyicans Pay No Heed to Gen.
Bliss and Artillery Trained
on Them.
GUTIERREZ ORDERS HALT

~. PAso, Dec. 1t.--Shot and shell from
~. Mexican forces battling for the pos
session of Naco, Sonora. continued to fall
TODAY on the Arizona side of the line.
Notwithstanding the presence on the
American eide OF three batteries OF artil-
ery and a Major-Ceneral of the United
States army.
Gen, Tasker ". bliss. who reached
there Yesterday, was Joined to-day by
three batteries Of twelve guns of the Sixth
Field Artillery, but according to the adj
vices received here tonight no reply had
been made TO the Mexican fire up TO to-
night.
An entire brigade OF villa troops under
command of Col. Rus has been ordered
from Mexico city to join Zapatistas in the
attack on Apizaco. a railroad junction in
TIaxcala. the nearest Carranza stronghold
10 the capital The Carranzistas have con-
centrated 1000 men at that point under
command OF Gems. Gavira and Robela.
As long as the Carranzstas hold the city
they are in position not only to protect
puehla but also to menace Mexico city
Itself.
So threatening has the movement
against Torreon become that villa will be
forced to reinforce the garrison 10 noId
the city. CarranZistas claim to have
nearly 5000 men in the vicinity of San
Pedro. less than nifty miles from Torreon.
Some have quit the railway and gone
northwest, with the intention OF cutting
the lire between Torreon and Chihuahua
and Judrez.
Gen Luis Herrera has captured VAL
ieza. villa garrison of 500 men, north
west OF Santa Barbara Chihuahua, and
annihilated the villa garrison there, ac-
cording TO the Carranza consulate here.
Vilstas have sen; requirements to re-
capture the town.
force OF villa troops. said to number
900, was severely defeated yesterday by
Carranza troops at San Pablo Vallenga.
Sonora. Carranzas consulate announced.
The villa troops lost many in killed. but
have received reenforcemenis, and fight
ing is now again going on.
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MILITIA TOO WEAK.
Brighten. Wills Urges Compensation
for Citizen soldiers.

WAsHiSGroS. Dec. Il.--Brg -Cen. Mills.
chief u, the militia division Of the War
Department IN his annual report made
public to-day. says that the organized
militia * deiceu' In strength and that
the deficiency reaches the serious figures
o $4,000 men. The report states In part :
in no state is the prescribed minimum
peace strength Of all organizations OF the
organized militia maintained. and In many
instances the deficiency has reached such
a figure as 20 leave the corresponding
organization such in name only. organi-
cations OF no Nalue as military assets to
the federal Government"
Gon Mills says his criticism il entirely
impersoual. and Is made for the sole pur-
pose of setting forth an accurate state
ment Of existing conditions with the view
ana In the hope OF leading to a needed
reform
one way TO effect this reform - TO no
found. In his opinion. IN euacting law
FOR compensation Of the militia by the
Federal Government
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MORE u. S. SUBMARINES.
Four New Boats OF Il CIas. Have
5000 Mile. Cruising Radius.

Four submarines arrived at city Island
Yesterday and are To- go into the navy
yard this morning Later they will go
10 the Gulf of Mexico to Join the fleet
there IN manpuVres.
These submarines are Ri. X. KS
and k-s and are the lates. type built IN
this country. They are OF $50 tons dis
placement. $50 feet long are equipped
with motors OF 1000 horse power and
have a cruising radius of 5000 miles
The boats HI. k have been accepted
rs the Navy Department and have been
IN commission for eight months The
Others have also been accepted and have
been commissioned two months. Under
the usual terms these boats have to make
n forty-eiEht hour test after six months
service and K-l and k-2 went out on
Tuesday IN the teeth OF the noriheas: er
that caused 50 much havoc and went
through a perfect test. They put out to
sea from New London and returned on
Thursday. having done everything re-
quircd of thom.
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DANIELS DIFFERS WITH NAVY
BOARD ON PREPAREDNESS

n FUN commission and al the serviceabie
ships Of their feet in a material condition
for war; and In addition a trained reserve
Of officers and men sufficient to c'Wplc'"
the compliments and fully man c'..l ss.-
viccahlo ship OF their naNI's and fur
uish reserve for casualties. W" alone
of t1c naval Powers provide no such Ic-
serN,s and an actiy. p'rs p"N'l 90 S,an'
ana trust 20 the filling tf "a. .oiupl'm"u $
OF our ships by unframed mon recruited
after war !s Imminent o. dee .drcl.'
The board therefore recommends
"ihat leg Station he asked providing an
active personnel. officers and men. capable
OF Keeping IA full commission all battle
ships under - years Of ac- tNm dat"
Of authorization. all des,royors and sub
marines under - years of age halt Of the
cruisers and all gunnol's. and al tn"
necessary aux .liari,S that go with the 49,
tive fleet and Of furu.s hiuE nucleus for al
shius In the navy that would he used m
time az war and the necessary mon 10.
the training and other shore stations.
That the general policy Ice adopted
OF expanding the active per*ouueI with
the expansion Of the fleet in the proper
lions ind Gated above.
"T' ~ immediate s'opt ne taken 70 form
national naval reserve OF trained officers
, and men. and that this work I've pushed
until this ycServ" in connection with the
naval milit.a has reached q point where
combined with the active list II will he
poss bile to fully man the entire fleet win
war compliments and furnish 10 per cent:
/ additional for casualties
or ornaments IN general the secretary
| has this to say concluding with a quota
| tlon from Tcnnyson:
I'm my last report the hope was ex-
pressed that tho day would come when
| the big navy building nations would reach
an international understanding TO put an
end To the feversh competitions IN the
| building OF costly engines Of destruction
| The present war. Involving most of the
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SAYS REPORTERS ARE IMMUNE
Bricf In "Tribunc" N~n's Case DC.
cIarcs Wiison Pardon Lucrative.

WASHINGTON, Dec. lin - brief Mod
In the supreme Court to-day for the Gov
eminent in the cas-" OF George Burdick
and W. l.. Curtin. New York Tribune
reporters who declined to give the source
OF their information on which they based
published statements concerning the ad-
ministratiun OF the customs service. even
after the President had given pardon
them immunity. Sclicitor-G"neral Davis
pointed out to-day that the pardons
amounted to immunity, whether accepted
or not.
The two men insist that because they
have no, accepted the pardon they cannot
he O. mpelled to testify on the ground that
their evidence might incriminate them.
Burdick ana Curtin were called before
the Federal Grand Jury here last January
by United states Attorney II. Snowden
Marshall. who wished to know the sources
Of an article published about the Aexan.
der-i iei'meyer and Llttauer smuggling
cases. They refused TO answer.
on February Is they we're pardoncd
by President Wilson. but s,il refused To-
answer on the ground that the President
had ~ right TO pardon individuals not
convicted of crime. ON February 81 Judg"
Hand of tho Federal District Court over
ruled this contention and fined them $500
apiece for contempt OF court.
sun refusing To answer the questions.
they We're cons signed to the custody Of
the tinted states Marshal, but were
allowed to go free on nominal bail.
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8 AMERICANS SLAIN.
Mexican Bandits XIII Mining Men
Raid Ranches In L. =.

DOUGLAS, Ariz.. Dec. li.--Thomas II.
Francis Of Fl Paso. a mining contractor,
r f. Dunn OF Plt'sburg and Miguel Nc
Nornic are reported to have been robbed
and killed by Mexican outlaws on Wednes-
day while they were returning from
q mine which Francis had been operating
near Nacozari, Sonora.
truck has been sent TO Nacozari from
here TOR the bodies OF the men.
YaqlI Indians, a part of the contend
'7r factions In Sonora, are raiding Arizona
'1nc-cs, driving stolen cattle across into
Mexico 10 he butchered. The Thomas
ranch IN Tombstone canyon was raided
to-day Edward Thomas. the owner pur-
sued NE raiders on horseback and eX-
changed shots with them. 4 bullet pierced
his hat and grazed his scalp.
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DANIELS GIVES HINTS
OF NAVYS WAR PLANS
Tells House Committee Pacific Is Weak if War Comes
Now, but Canal Will Permit Quick
Transit of Atlantic Fleet

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.--A statement
that urgent military necessity impslled
President Wilson to send eighteen bat.
tleships to Mexican waters in addition
TO the land forces that occupied Vera
Cruz was one feature of Secretary of
the Navy Daniels's testimony before the
House Committee on Naval Affairs to-
day.
MIR. Daniels discussed the Mexican sit
uation with great frankness. declaring
that the President himself directed that
strong naval as well as land force
be sent to Mexico when the crisis arose
in that country last April lie made these
statements in answer to questions of
Representative Roberts Of Massachuso :.
but lie was cautious In phrasing his re-
plies and expressed n hope that some OF
his testimony would not get into print
What was the military necessity of
keeping eighteen battleshps at Vera
Cruz when the place was held by land
forces?' asked Mr. Roberts.
You might ask" replied the Secrc-
tary. what was the nee ssity Of keep
ing so many soldiers there. We sent
battleships, soldiers and marines to carry
out the policy OF the commander in chief
and the question of what should be sent
there was for him to determine.
Plenty Of Emergencies.
fnere were ABOUT ilNe or SIN emerRen-
cies that could have arisen In Mexico.
The wise policy was to have all of the
fleet in Mexican waters In case there was
need for IT, Under certain circumstances
1t might have become nee. ssary to block
ade all Of the Mexican ports. II tde
army had gone into Mexico We would
have sent half OF the mon OF the ships
with the army
Secretary Danielss testimony took a
wide range. lie admitted that the United
States Is in state OF unprcparedness
on the sea II war broke out in the
Pacific. but asked to be excused from
suggesting probable or possible foes in
that quarter. He insisted that with the
completion OF the Panama Canal and the
facility with which the fleet could be ut
from one coast to another through that
waterway the naval efficiency Of the
United states was just about doubled.
He defended vigorously the sea uni
versity." system that he introduced
in the navy to educate enlisted men.
arguing that this plan had made the
navy more attractive to the young men
of the land. lie went on record in favor
of a LARGE naval aerial corps, hut OPP
posed large appropriations on this ac-
count until the navy had evolved a type
of air craft suitable for war purposes.
Representative stevens OF California
brought up the question OF the prepared
ness OF the country to resist assaults on
the Pacific side
zone OF the reasons we built the Pam
anna Canal was to enable Us to transfer
the main battleshp fleet from one ocean
to the other said Mr.. Daniels. We can
now keep the fleet first in one ocean and
then in the other. but OF course We will
keep the entire fleet where we believe IL
is most needed. The best opinion Of naval
experts is that the fleet should remain
undivided AS "A matter OF fact there Is
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WEEKS FOR MILITARY SECRECY.
massachusetts senator Opposed
special Inquiry Into D~fences.

NAsUrNarpS. Dec, 1l.--Senator Weeks
80 Massachusetts, m a speech IN the SEN
''' '".dry drplored the publicity given to
'H' ra'ionn defence and the country
= pare .lness 10 resist AN Invasion, He
e"0"ena tao passage OF any resolution
."f 80 Il special Investigation in these
......
-.' I'n, Nechs's speech attracted atten-
nr,Y 1' caGs, of die opposition IL
l"0up.als Of his Republican colleagues
Nd- tru1sett-. Representative Gard
H'd = u.tu' Lodge, VINO have been
the hght for national defence
lay,
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SULLIVAN WELCOMES INQUIRY.
"sinistcr Influences" Hind~red Him
In snnto Domingo, lie Says.

"NsHlNGToH, Dec H. Dispatches well
'o'uu- the inquiry to lie made into his
'.1'dl conduct We're received to-day by
President Wilson aud Secretary Bryan
nom James VI. sullivan, Minister to Santo
domingo Mr. sullivan said that his only
interest was to serve his Government. but
N-' such service had been made difficult
'' '-i1ister influences" in the Dominica n
i'' hlt.. lie urged that the investigation
no '""lu AZ soon as possible
secretary Bryan said he had not de-
'o'I ANYTHING yet connected with the
#Fcsusaton.
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Continued from First Page.

OF the strongest seagoing, seakeeplnE
ships of It's day. OF its bdttleships."
While Secretary Daniels urges Congress
to build more submarines and seems to
incline toward the idea that the sub
marine is going to make obsolete tie
dreadnought. the General Board insists
that the submarine Is only a most I'M
portant auxiliary weapon Yet the board
recommends the construction OF more
than twice as many submarines as does
Secretary Daniels.
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NLBANy. Dec. ll.--Mrs. E.hort II. Gary.
VII" " the chairman of IN" United states
Steel board and NrS. Eluu Il. Brown.
wifi Of state Senator Brown. were APP
pointed members ~ tho Panama Pacific
IMPOSITION commission 10y Gov. Glynn to-
ddy.