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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
DEATH OF ALEX. LAWSON.
Well Known East Barre Man Had Long
Been Ill.

Alexander Lawson died at his home in
East Barre last night at Has o'clock
death following an illness of tuberculo-
sis which had confined him to the house
since Christmas, 1918. He leaves his
wife and five children, George, Adeline,
Margaret, Hugh and Bella Lawson, all
of whom live at home. Two brothers,
George and Alfred Lawson, live in Web
sterville. and three sisters live in Scot
land. They are; Mrs. John Davidson of
Dufton, Mrs. John Cato of Buxburn, and
Mrs. Charles Fraser of Aberdeen.
Mr.. Lawson was born in Woodside,
Scotland, in November, 1866. He came
to America 26 years ago and settled in
Barre almost Immediately. In 1891 he
was married in Boston to Miss Christina
Davidson. The family has lived in East
Barre greater share of the time since.
The deceased was a paving cutter and
for some time prior to his illness he was
employed by Mutch & Calder. He was a
member of Wuchosen tribe of Red Men
at East Barre and also belonged to the
Foreign Order of Masons. In Barre
Town as well as in this city he had a
wide circle of acquaintances to whom
the news OF his death will bring a dis
tinct feeling of loss. Mr.. lawson was
prominent in Socialist circles and took
an active part in the councils of the local
in Barre Town.
Funeral services will be held from the
Congregational church Thursday after
noon, the pastor. Rev. James Ramage,
officiating. Intennent will be in Wilson
cemetery. Members of the family re-
quest that flowers be omitted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
CITY OFFICIALS ATTENDED
Funeral of Late William Brown, Former
Alderman in Sixth Ward.

City officials, fraternal brothers from
Granite lodge, No. 35, +. and A. NJ, and
Clan Gordon, No. IL, o. S. c., and large
number of neighbors, acquaintance and
relatives gathered at Grant avenue
Yesterday afternoon to pay tribute to
the memory of ex-Alderman William
Brown. whose death Saturday morning
followed a six months period of declin4
ing health. The funeral services were
held at o'clock. Rev. Charles Waite
of Richmond, friend of the deceased.
officiating. The bearers were: Mayor
w. H. Ward and Chief Sinclair of the po-
lice department, David Stuart and Fred
Rird, representing Clan Gordon, John
Chesser from Granite lodge, and f. NJ.
Lyon, who represented the Vermont
Poultry association, in which Mr.. Brown
was prominent factor.
In the long line of teams which escort
ed the remains to Elmwood cemetery
were the present city council, several
members Of other councils TO which Mr..
Brown belonged, and representatives
from number of the city departments.
At the grave, the committal services of
the Masons and the clan were used.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
CONSTABLE DENIES GUILT.
Is Charged with Hard Treatment of His
Ward Whom He Was Arresting.

Rutland, May 26.-Charles o. Wooster,
constable, was arraigned before Justice
of the Peace William o. Baird
at the grange hall in North Chittenden
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, charged
with breach of the peace. He pleaded
not guilty, waived examination, and fur
nished $500 bail for his appearance at
the September term of Rutland County
court. Grand Juror Charles Dodge was
assisted in the prosecution Of the case
by attorney G. V. Poulin of this city.
Mr.. Wooster is charged with striking
his ward, Harvey Bump, while arresting
him on warrant charging breach of the
peace. Bump was about the scene of
the hearing yesterday with bandaged
head and after the court adjourned he
displayed badly bruised shoulder and
hip.
Bump claims that he was struck and
kicked by Constable Wooster and yes
terday the constable made the state
ment that he was forced to use strict
tactics to save his life, which was being
threa tened BY Bump.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
BLooDSHED WAS UNNECESSARY
Thinks Representative Plumley in Re-
gard to U. S.-Mexican Trouble.

Some OF Congressman Frank Plumley's S
views on the American occupation of
Vera Cruz, collective bargaining between
the employees and the employer, the Col
orado mining war and government own
ership are aired in a reply which he
makes TO the celebration committee of
the local Socialist party. Resolutions
adopted by the Socialists at their inter-
national Labor day celebration, May /,
were forwarded to the congressman, who
replies to Secretary j. I. Callaghan this
week in Characteristic vein.
Here is what the representative from
the second district has to say on the
Mexican situation: II have felt that
there was no occasion, if matters had
been rightly managed, for any slaughter
of either Mexicans or Americans in con-
nection with the trouble in Mexico" I"
Continuing, he says: 81 have felt that
matters in Colorado were very badly
managed indeed, and | have been unable
to see why any destruction of human
life was necessary or wise or proper"
Il believe with you in the right of
working people to organize for the bet
terment of their conditions and that
employers should deal with these organ
izations concerning terms OF employment
is wise and just.
81 am not prepared at present to con-
slider favorably public ownership of
mines, mills and factories and great
means of production. / consider the
matter of railways and other public util-
tiles more matter of debate than the
matters that have just referred to, but
/ prefer that they remain in the hands
of private enterprise so long as they
serve well the public, believing that ex-
perience and observation in other coun-
tries where railways are owned by the
public make it very doubtful whether,
on the whole, such ownership conduces
to the best good OF the people. | con-
slider that question-the best good of
the people-as the real test, and when
am satisfied that that is most con
served by public ownership, / should
deem it my duty to support ownership
by the public"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
TWO ENGINES IN CRASH.
Not Much Damage Was Done but Occu-
pants Were Shaken Up.

A real life collision of locomotives and
not moving picture reproduction Of
pasteboard engines coming together oc-
Cured yesterday afternoon when the
Granite City, owned by the M. & w. r.
railroad and the Barre railroads "Mon-
arch" met near the Morse & Jackson
coal pocket below Granite street and
attempted to pass each other on the
same rails. The inevitable happened,
but fortunately the incident was barren
of the dire results that usually follow
such a meeting of the iron horses. The
Monarch" escaped apparent injury but
the other principal limped away to the
engine house off South Main street with
her coal tank badly shattered. To-day
the railroad men took her to the shops
in Montpelier and she will probably re-
main there for two days at the least
calculation.
II was around. o'clock when the ac-
cident occurred. The Granite City," the
NJ. & w. RS yard shifter, was going
south with string OF six empties in
the rear Aboard were Engineer A. P.
Burnham and Fireman i. +. Whittemore
in the cab and Conductor r. I'll. Brown.
The Monarch was manned by Engineer
William Rivait, Fireman o. H. O'Neil
and Conductor Blouin. She was unat-
tached and according to the stories of
both engineers neither locomotive was
going very fast. Both applied the brakes
as they realized what was about to hap
pen, but even the heaviest brakes did
not work well on rails that had just
been creased by the rain and so the two
came together with no little force. En-
gineer Burnham stuck to his cab and SO
did Engineer Rivait. Also, Firemen
Whittemore and 0'Neil decided to stick
to their respective posts. There was
little of the noise of a heavy collision
as the two locomotives locked horns,
but the jar was enough to give the men
behind strenuous shaking up. None of
them. however, suffered so much as a
scratch.
There seems to be little to explain the
collision. 1t happened on rather dan
gerous curve near the coal deposits and
neither engine was visible to the other
until the distance between the two was
all too short Almost as soon as it oc
Cured there were several officials on the
scene. A casual examination of the
Monarch" failed TO reveal any signs of
damage. Most OF the damage to the
Granite City" was confined to the rear
Of the cab for some unaccountable rea-
son.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
PROMINENT LABOR MAN.
James Bracey's Funeral Was Held at
Waterbury Yesterday.

Waterbury, May 26-The funeral of
James Bracey was held from the Con-
gregational church yesterday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, Rev. w. L. Boicourt officiat-
ing. Organ music was rendered by Mrs.
Il. +. Palmer, jr. The members of the
local branch of the granite cutters union
attended in body, the bearers being
from that organization, James Dickie,
John Kingston, James Cruickshank, Pet
er Germino, Ernest Purvee and John
O'Neil. Members of Mentor lodge, |. o.
o. f., also attended and the services in
the cemetery We're in their charge, Ed
ward Chesley and Frank Griffin giving
the ritual parts.
James Bracey was born in Maine 80
years ago, and leaves father and broth
ers and sisters in that state. He had
lived in Waterbury seven years and had
been prominently identified with the
granite industry of the place. He was
last employed at the Drew Daniels shed,
but for two years had been unable to
work and had made big fight against
tubercular trouble. He was at the Pitts
ford sanatorium for some time, but his
case was beyond cure.
MIR. Bracey had been for years the corr
responding secretary of the Waterbury
branch of the G. G. /. A. and had been
first vice president of the state branch
of the Federation of Labor. He was a
strong man in this work and the large
number of his associates who attended
the funeral showed their high regard for
him. In town, he is survived by his wild
ow and one daughter, Miss Beatrice
Bracey.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
SUICIDE THEORY CHANGED.
And Now Murder Is Alleged at Straf-
ford Bow Lake, N. H.

Rochester,N. H.. May 26.-Bolia Guis-
seppe, an Italian 81 years old, was ar
raigned in the district police court be-
fore Judge William Il. Gunnison last
night, charged with numbering John Car
limo, fellow countryman about the
same age, in logging camp at Straf
ford Bow lake, Saturday. He pleaded
not guilty ard waived examination.
The case was continued until June 8
and in the meantime the prisoner was
committed in Jail without bail Guis-
seppe and Carlino had been living in
shanty on the Kimball lot owned by
Frank Hanson of Strafford, and were
employed as wood choppers Giuseppe
has stated he thought Carlino was crazy,
and that he had killed himself.
Saturday afternoon Giuseppe went to
the Bow Lake house at Strafford Bow
lake and told the proprietor. William
Lawlor, that he had found Carlino dead
in the shanty with his throat cut and
declared the man had committed suicide
while under the influence of liquor. The
case was reported to Constable Dana
Drew, who placed Giuseppe under ar
rest and notified Medical Referee Walter
j. Roberts of this city.
The latter viewed the remains and
performed an autopsy, assisted by DIR.
G. A. Tolman of Dover. Carlino's throat
was cut nearly from ear to ear, and on
The table was razor, smeared with
blood. The doctors are of the opinion that
the wound was not self-infiieted, and
that the man was murdered. At the
autopsy were County Solicitor George T,
Hughes and Sheriff Edward S. Young of
Dover.
An important feature of the evidence
is a soiled towel found in the shanty on
which bloody hands had been recently
wiped 1t was also noticed that Buis-
overalls had been recently washed
and hung on the wall of the shanty to
dry
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
Dandelion Dishes.

To prepare dandelion greens, first pick
over the greens, removing all tough
stems and wilted leaves. Wash thor
oughly through a number of waters.
Have ready a kettle of boiling water to
which a teaspoonful of salt has been
added. Drop in and press down the
greens. cover long enough to bring again
to the boiling point, then uncover and
keep at rapid boil.
If the full bitter taste is desired, do
not change the water. Otherwise, after
10 minutes of boiling throw off this wa
ter. add more from the teakettle. with
salt, and continue boiling until the
leaves are tender. This will take from
20 to 40 minutes, according to age and
freshness. -...-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
TWO BODIES UNDER AUTO.
There Is a Mystery About Manner II
Which Men Were Killed.

Southbridge, Mass, May 26.-James
: w. Mcdonald of 553 Cambridge street,
Worcester, and Arthur B. Moore of Au-
burn, Mass, were found dead yesterday
beneath an overturned automobile mum
bered 43502, Massachusetts register, on
Hitchcock hill road, about 100 feet from
Walker pond and between Charlton and
Southbridge.
The circumstances surrounding the ac-
cident are mysterious since the tracks OF
a second automobile made during or
since the shower that visited the sec
tion were found going over the hill and
tools, signs, ETC., carried in the over
turned ear were found scattered at con-
siderable distance from the roadbed.
The authorities are doubtful whether
the machine in which the men were rid
ing was struck by second car and over
turned or whether its power gave out
and in attempting to back down the hill
the driver overturned it with fatal re-
suits.
Mcdonald was a repair agent in the
employ of the Massachusetts, state high
way commission and Moore, timekeep-
er for the same body. Their identity
was first established through papers
found in their pockets.
The spot where the accident occurred
is on road which was several years ago
practically abandoned to travel. Eugene
Walker, a resident of the vicinity, driv-
ing in his wagon on the hill, saw the
overturned car, and without investigat-
ing, returned to a point a mile back to
where gang of laborers were at work
on the road. Taking two of these men
into his wagon he drove back to the
scene of the accident. He found Nc
Donald and Moore pinned beneath the
car. Apparently they had had no time
to Jump or move, since the back of the
seat was resting across the neck of each
man.
Medical Examiner Harry c. Bradford
of Southbridge was called and he pro-
nounced death due to strangling. In
his opinion they had been dead 20 hours.
Mcdonald and Moore were last seen in
Charlton Sunday by Herbert Webster, a
citizen of the place, and in conversation
with him Mcdonald told him they were
going over the Hitchcock hill road
About the time the bodies We're found
MeDonald's uncle, Michael Kenney, of
Worcester, telephoned to Southbridge
asking if they had been seen, as they
had failed to return Sunday night. Nc
Donald was married.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
SOME IMPORTANT CASES.
Are to Be Tried at June Term of Ad-
olson County Court.

Middlebury, May 26.--The June term
OF the Addison county court viii open
here on Tuesday, June 2, with Judge Zed
is. Stanton of Roxbury presiding. There
are 10 jury cases and eight court cases
on the calendar.
The principal criminal case is that of
George Pond, aims Cochran, charged
with setting fire TO the dwelling house
and barns on the Daniel Hemenway
property in Granville on the morning of
January Is last, The property is now
owned by f. S. Dodson
A case of much interest is that of +.
Y. Bissell of Shoreham against J. c.
S Hamilton of Shoreham who sues for
81 900 damages on account of slander.
Judge James B. Donaway has been re-
tanned by the plaintiff and A. r. Stur-
tevant viii represent the defendant.
Hazel l.. Marcelle seeks to recover
damages of $1,000 from Louis A. Muller
for breach of promise. t. w. Moloney
of Rutland is attorney for Miss Mar
celIe and Judge Donoway will represent
the defendant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
FOUR PUT UNDER BONDS.
Three on Liquor Charges and One for AL
legged Breach of the Peace.

Before Justice of the Peace A. G. Dick
lie in East Barre yesterday three re-
spondents, arrested by Deputy Sheriff
w. T.. Bxby on warrants issued by
Grand Juror w. A. Cutler, were ar
raigned on charges of selling. A. Condi
and Bonafacio Augero, both of upper
Graniteville, waived examination and
furnished bail, each in the sum of $500
for his appearance at the September
term of Washington county court. Fred
erico Mara also waived examination and
furnished bail of $500 and $50 on guam
tity of liquor. The cases are all re-
turnable in county court. Deputy Bixby
and Deputy George L. Morris of this
city raided Mara's place at Graniteyille
Saturday night and seized bag con-
tanning 80 bottles of beer.
Condi, Aguero and Mara are said to
have been arrested on disclosures made
in justice court Saturday by Manuel
Fernandez, Alfredo Fernandez and Ger
zasio Fernandez who were arrested on
the grand jurors warrants and charged
with breach of peace offenses. All three
pleaded guilty and paid fines and costs
aggregating SO.
At o'clock this morning Deputies
Bixby, Morris and Little went to Gran
teville and arrested one Thomas Muir
phy, for whom the officers OF Barre Town
had been searching since last May. Muir
phy is said to have boasted his ability
to keep an arms length from the law
and this morning, according to the dep
uties, De attempted to escape. He was
taken before the East Barre magistrate
and placed under bonds of 500 for his
appearance at hearing to be held this
evening at O'Clock. 1t is alleged by
the state that Murphy assaulted Mrs.
Mary Demiiohn in Grsniteville more
than year ago. Grand Juror Cutler
issued the complaint.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
FIRE HIGH IN SKY.
Boston Custom House Tower Was Bea-
con Last Night.

Boston, May 26.--On a loosely laid
board PLATFORM swayed by stiff breeze,
more than 400 feet above the street,
Boston fremen fought blaze in the
tallest building in New England last
night. pile of planking on the oath
floor of the Boston custom house tower,
now in process of construction, caught
fire. probably from a riveter's furnace,
and blazed fiercely.
The fire fighters ascended within four
stories of the top with temporary
elevator and then climbed the iron
framework TO reach the blaze. The wind
scattered showers of sparks over the
closely built market district nearby,
starting several small fires, which were
extinguished without damage. The blaze
was visible for miles and ships in the
hsrbor aided the firemen by turning their
searchlights on the tower.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
CAR WENT DOWN BANK.
1t Was Second Experience for Albert
Stern of Lyndonville.

Lyndonville, May 26.-An automobile
driven hv Albert Stern, a merchant of
this town, and containing a party of
five went down a l2-foot embankment
near this village Sunday night. All es-
capped serious injury.
One of the party, Edward Halle, was
pinned under the wind shield and was
extricated with difficulty. The car was
wrecked. The accident was caused by
some trouble with the steering gear.
Two years ago Stern was one of a
partv of autoists that went over a dan
gerous bank near Willoughby lake.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
VEXING LAND PROB
LEM TO BE ADJUSTED
The Mexican Delegates Are
About Ready to Submit a
List of Candidates for
Provisional President -
They and Americans Are
Getting Together
VOL. XVIII--NO. G2.

Niagara Falls, Ont, May 26.--The lat
est developments indicate that the Mex
lean and American peace delegates, as a
result of conferences with the mediators,
are converging toward point where
they can meet on some common ground
of agreement, looking toward the ulti-
mate solution by Mexico herself of the
vexed and vexing land question.
This question is recognized by the
United States as fertile breeder of
revolutions and sectional uprisings. The
Mexican delegates are about ready to
present list of suitable persons, from
which to choose provisional president
the American government and the media
tors to indicate one who would be ac-
ceptable.
1t is the intention of the Mexicans to
present a declaration of principles on
the land problem and in respect to edu-
cational reforms. They expect that the
provisional president to be chosen will
appoint cabinet representing the varied
political interests of the country and a
fair election for a new president and
Chamber of Deputies will be assured.
Washington, d. c., May 26.- When the
administration chiefs resumed their
study of the Mexican situation to- day
they were encouraged by these cardinal
developments; Huerta and the Amer
lean missions were nearing accord on the
disposition of land problems and salts
factory basis for resolving the dispute
between the Huerta government and the
United States was declared to have been
reached.
Denial also was made that Carranza
refused to consider any form of media
tion proposals, and the men in the con-
fidence of the constitutionalist chief said
he was watching the proceedings at Nj
agara Falls closely, and was seriously
considering some proposals.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
CRAZY VATERLAND
SANK TWO BARGES
On Leaving Her Dock, Momentum Car
ried Her Across Stream and
Against Piers.

New York, May 26.-The great steam
er Vaterland, which it took nearly four
hours to dock when she came in on her
maiden voyage recently, sank two coal
barges as she steamed out of her berth
to-day, backing out under her own steam.
The momentum carried her across the
Hudson and she slipped between two
piers, where the bsrges were tied up.
No lives were lost.
The Vaterland cut her way into the
slip almost to the shore, and in back
ing out, the water churned by the
screws snapped the lines holding the
two Morgan liners. These vessels were
crashed against the sides of the pier,
damaging the rails and woodwork.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
HIDING IN WEST RUTLAND.
Boys Who Escaped from House of Cor
rection Being Traced.

Rutland May 26.-Fred Wooster and
Robert Harrington. the two boys who
carly in May escaped from the house OF
correction, are believed by the authori-
ties to be lurking in the woods west OF
West Rutland, within easy walking dis
tance of Wooster's home in that town
1t was stated yesterday that the young
men had been seen within day or two
in the village, and had bought bread and
other food there.
Deputy Sheriff p. II. Patten and other
officers are watching for them.
1t had been supposed by the authori-
ties that the fugitives had gotten out OF
the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
Shamrock w Was Launched
and Christened at
Gosport, Eng.
SLID DOWN THE WAYS
EASILY, GRACEFULLY
British Battleships Fire Sa-
lutte as Americas Cup Chal-
lenger Strikes Water

Gosport, Eng, May 26.-Shamrock ~,
the challenger for Americas cup, was
launched to-day and christened by the
Countess of Shaftsbury. She took the
water at the stroke of noon, sliding down
the ways easily. The countess per-
formed similar services for Shamrock
LII.
British battlcships in the harbor fired
salute in honor of the queens birth
day as the Shamrock struck the water.
The guests consisted chiefly of about
one hundred OF Sir Thomas Lipton's per-
sonal friends.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
NOTICE TO PUBLIC.
Carrier Window Service at Barre Post
office Between and P. M. Suspended.

Carriers window service at the post
Office will be suspended until further no.
tice. commencing Wednesday, May p.
This service has been had between 9
and I o'clock, p. m. and is suspended by
direction of the postoffice department
that it is imperative that the expendi-
lures for the carriers service be reduced
because the department cannot author
ize expenditures in excess of the sum
appropriated by Congress.
Edward w. Bisbee,
Postmaster.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-26
oUIMET'S PLAY IMPROVES.
In French Amateur Golf Championship
He Scores Two Wins.

Versailles, France, May 26.-Francis
Ouimet, open golf champion of the
first and second rounds of the French
amateur championship to-day, defeating
j. S. Worthington of England in the
first round and Charles A. Palmer, the
former Irish champion, in the second
round.