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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-02
NEW OFFICERS OF CO. E.
Ralph M. Knight Succeeds A. H. Fuller
as Captain.

Bellows Falls, June First Lieuten-
ant Ralph NJ Knight was last night
elected captain of company i, first in
fantry, V. n. G.. to succeed Capt. A. II.
Fuller resigned; Second Lieutenant
Harold f. Cady was elected first lieuten-
ant, and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Wal
ter s. Shaw was elected second lieuten-
ant Captain Fuller had been command
ing officer since Nav, 1913.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-02
French Catholic Church at
Worcester, Mass,
Destroyed
PASTOR FRUSTRATED
BY $4,000 LOSS
Arrests Are Expected to Be
Made Following In
vestigation

Worcester, Mass, June 2-The Church
of the Assumption, French Catholic
institution, was destroyed by an incen-
diary fire this morning, with a loss of
S30, 900. State and local officers are
working on a clue which they expect
will lead to arrests. Rev. l.. f. Barry,
the pastor, is Frustrated by the loss.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-02

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-02

Warrants ordered paid were as fol-
lows: 0. j. l.. Matthews, SS45n Mar
tin Riley, SS415. A. NJ. Rossi Ss4.l0.
services as assessors; Vt. Tel. & Tel.
Co., $2S.72, telephone services; {. W.
AvcriIl & Co, 5000, supplies, streets
and fire accounts; city treasurer, cash
paid out, $32.7s, street superintendent's
orders, streets and bridges and culverts
accounts: r. L. Clark S75.40, supplies.
street and fire accounts; =. A. Drown,
SI4l4, supplies, streets, fire, printing and
stationery accounts; engineering de-
partment. services, SS906, streets, sew
ers, surface sewers, sidewalks, water
and city records accounts; Pacquet
Bros. 5000. horseshoeing, streets and
fire accounts; Reynolds & Sons, Sl5.55,
supplies, street and fire accounts; A. J.
Stewart $3.50, repairs, street account;
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
TRANSFORM STOPS
 I. w. w. ACTIVITIES

Tarrytown. N. r.. June IA rain storm today caused a Hull in the open air activities of Industrial Workers of the World, who have been holding demonstrations here demanding the right of free speech.
 Jack" Butler, one of the 15 per- sons arrested Saturday. sent word to Judge Moorehouse that he was ready to renounce his utilization with the l. W. W. if allowed to go free. He was brought from jail. six months penitentiary term imposed on him. and then sentence was suspended under a stipulation that he would cease to make trouble.
 Villa President Pierson received a telegram which, it was understood threatened serious consequences if the authorities attempted to use hot tar and cold water to prevent the holding of unlicensed meetings. Soft tar was spread in q public square where l. W. w. followers had planned to meet yes- terday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
VAND|VER CASE
 GOES ID THE JURY
Too Tired to Consider Evi- dence and Are Taken
 to Hotel

At 3 o'clock last night Judge W. E. Fort concluded his charge to the jury in the case of Lively vandiver, charged with the murder of Houston Hare, and his fate is now in their hands. The jury retired to the jury room. but in a few minutes announced to the judge that they were too tired to consider the case and asked to be sent to an hotel for the night, which was granted by Judge Fort. The case has been on trial in the criminal court since late Wednesday evening, and a large number of witnesses have been placed on the stand
 Nandiver was indicted for the murder Of Hare. who was a hoisting engineer em- ployed at Flat Top, and where Vandiver was foreman. A quarrel occurred between the two men and result Hare was shot and fatally wounded by Nandiver He claims self-defense. The evidence In the case was concluded and yesterday at 2.30 o'clock the arguments of the lawyers began. D. l. Hummer opened for the state. He was followed by R. D. Con- man for the defense and by Judge Robert N. Bell. The closing argument was made by Solicitor H. P. Heflin.
 Judge s. E. Greene is engaged in the tri alof Willard Carpenter, negro. charged with the murder of J. T. Camp, of the and A l.. Arnold are representing the defendant, having been appointed by the court for that purpose Circuit Solicitor Joseph Tate and w T. Hill are repre- senting the state. The negro claims self defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Statement by Deputy Howton

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Dear Sir-In your issue of June ap- peared statement from the Bessemer city council condemning my action in con- nection with my arresting several Italians in Bessemer for clearly and positively vlo- lating the Sunday law.
 The council passed a resolution con demnlng the act and sent a committee to the Hon. Ben c. Perry, solicitor. to have the cases mol pressed. Is it the purpose of the council to uphold the lawbreakers in selling anything from a rotten banana to side of meat on Sunday and condemn an officer for enforcing the law laid down in section 7s14 in the code of Alabama ? Further, I wish to state for the benefit of the council that I have as much jur- isdction in Bessemer as l have in Blue Creek. I think the people of Jefferson county will agree with me that If more out-o -towrs officers will go to the city of Bessemer and do their duty in regard to breaking up the blind tigers and open grocery stores on Sunday that the preach- CTS would have a better attendance at church. Will say that I am not a lawyer, but if the president of the council did not know that it was violation to sell groceries on Sunday he surely must be igonrant of the law. Furthermore. I do not believe that our honorable solicitor will recognize any such committee.
 GEORGE HOWTON.
 Adger, June {, 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
INDIAN MURDERER
 SILENT g YEARS

Breaking a self-imposed silence of 32 years, a Blackfoot Indian named Spo-Pe. confined at the government hospital for the insane here since 1882, and believed to be victim of melanchola, has revealed through an Indian interpreter how he waited all that time for the white man to put him to death, says Washington special to the New York World.
 Cato Sells. commissioner of Indian af- fairs, said today he would request the Att torney General to pardon the Indian, who was sentenced to life Imprisonment when he murdered a trader years ago.
 Early in the eighties an army officer with small force raided an unprotected in Montana and wiped out the entire col ony. When Spo-Po returned and saw what had been done he went to avenge the death of his mother.
 A white trader was the first man he met and he killed him. Shortly afterward Spo-Pe was arrested and convicted of murder and sentenced for life. Not know ing word of Englash, the Indian was taken to prison in Detroit.
 Believing he would be killed at the white mans pleasure, Spo-Pe refused to speak to his captors. This was regarded as a symptom of melancholia and he was sent to the government hospital here. His silence was not broken.
 A party of Blackfoot Indians visited the hospital They learned Spo-Pe's his- tory and an Indian woman undertook to restore his speech. She crooned to him in the baby talk of the tribe and under her urging he spoke but the syllables were almost unintelligible at first. Later he told his whole story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
30 TUBERCULOSIS CASES TREATED ERE E

The Anti-Tubereulosis association at hts sanatorium treated during sall or part of the month of May no fewer than 90 ca ses without compensation. of these 16 were paid for by the board of srevenue. The other IA represents & cost Ito the aisso- citation of sS50 1t is said, which me ehn g that sum.
 The association is trying to do the best thing possible for the community. bth in doing it there is no avoiding heavyi ex- pense for additional help besides addi- tional food and other current necesi sities. The nursing force is worked to It's ut most limit. Improvements at the isana- torium continue and expensive plu mbing equipment is now being installed. but unless relief comes a largeenumber of free patients will have to be refused,3 1t Is said.
 Dispensary department shows That no fewer than 59 cases were Aexamir9ed dur ing May with 250 visits paid by the nurses to poor patients In the idispen- sary report 1S deaths occur. Thiss means that patients in the last stages fof the disease have died with a large raeasure of sanitary protection afforded by the advice and watchfulness oft thej visiting nurses.
 (ilItS QurlnE the month ndANtf bccti ic- ceived from the home department class of the First Baptist Sunday school sup plying clothing for girl at the sana- torium; Mrs. Weisel's class, Sbuth High lands Methodist Episcopal chuhch. S20 for cot equipment; King Solomon, lodge No 46O; Hebrew Benevolent society. Coun- ell of Jewish Women. Thsh Alabama Brewery has renewed It's gift of 300 pounds of ice weekly and la st, but not least, the really magnificent gift by the Plumbers union of labor on the work at the sanatorium. w. E. Putnam for several days Is overseeing the installa- ! ton of the sewerage system.
 The association has received through the Tri-Charities committee up to date S219 but this Is insufficient, ht is said, to meet the steady monthly drain scaused by an excess of free patients.
 Twenty-three white and 25 negro pa tients were examined during thei month at the dispensary. There are Jnow 32 patients in the sanatorium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
SKIRT WINS VERDICT;
 4 BACHELOR JURY

How the judicial equilibrium of the municipal court was upset a few days ago by the appearance of several women. a damaged opera cloak and a bachelor jury was disclosed yesterday when it became known that verdict for $50 had been en- tered upon the court records, says the New York World.
 MT. and Mrs. w. K. Rishel who re- gently purchased the country home of the late Timothy L. Woodruff at Garden City, l.. l., gave a theatre party to MT and Mrs. Chick Mitchell. Miss Lucy Virginia Gordon and Miss Lorna Louise Napier. After enjoying the theatre, the party repaired by automobile to Kennely's res- taurant, Broadway and One Hundred and Third street. They were joined by Charles w. Blandy of the law firm of Bandy, Mooney & Shipman.
 A waiter upset glass of water on Miss Napier's new Parisian opera cloak. Instantly the restaurant was in an up- roar. Proprietor Kennedy hastened to apologize. Miss Napier instructed MT Bandy to get all the data possible, in cluding names of witnesses, and day or two afterward filed suit in the municipal court for $500 damages.
 The case was tried before Judge Cole
 
 Blandy and others were present. So were the damaged opera cloak and the silk skirt Miss Napier had worn beneath 1t. A jury consisting of a barber, two bartenders, a manager of brewery and two men out of work was drawn. By consent Of counsel no other talesmen were called. The skirt and cloak were spread before the jurors. First the barber, then the others examined them. One bartender in- sisted on more light for his inspection.
 "Well, I could see through 1t all right all right" he said smiling. Kennellys lawyer said, inasmuch as Mir Blandy was formerly Yale athlete, he doubted the truth of the charge. No waiter could spill a glass of water on a womans dress while Mir. Blandy was around" allowed the opposing attorney. | But MT. Blandy said he saw 1t; Miss | Gordon said she saw it, too. 1 After wrangling more than an hour the l jury decided Miss Papier was entitled to $50. It developed then that the jurors were all bachelors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
TRUST HEARINGS ARE'
 PRACTICALLY ENDED.
Senate Committee to Select Bill for Reporting
 Next Week

Washington, June 4.-With testimony today by two railroad attorneys. the Senate interstate commerce committee practically completed its antitrust hear ings and next week will take up-the task of settling upon one or more bills to report to the Senate.
 The committee has before it a mass of testimony from many parties interested in the proposed legislation and drafts of , several bills of varying scope Early pext week it probably will receive portion of the antitrust legislation approved by the House and from out of all this ma terial will be shaped one or more bills which it will ask the Senate to pass. In the absence of definite word from the White House. an effort probably will be made to report out comprehen- sive bill
 A motion is pending before the com mittee to report only a trade commis- sion bill and defer action on other sub jects until next winter. Many senators fa- vor this plan and the testimony of many witnesses is certain to lead to a more careful scrutiny of the legislation to re- ceive approval. For the present, how ever, the committee will proceed on the theory that the Senate shall pass sweep ing legislation before adjournment and will report out measures that will give 1t opportunity.
 The committee listened today to oblec- tions to the House so-called railway cap italization bill from George F. Brownell, vice president of the Erie railroad, and F. S. Jouett, general counsel for the Louisville and Nashville railroad. No ses- <in uri1 hp held bllt A P. Thom, general counsel of the Southern railway, will be heard Saturday. Sena- tor Newlands said today that Thom would be the first witness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
PROGRESS|VES WANT ROOSEVELT ID RUN
New York Advisory Con- mittee to Urge Colonel as
 GubernatOrial Candidate

New York, June 4.---Theodore Roosevelt. as the progressive party candidate for the governor of New York is the desire of the state progressive campaign ad- visory committee, which met here today After his return from his South American explorations. Colonel Roosevelt stated he would not be candidate.
 The advisory committee, after its meet ing today, issued a statement saying there was a demand for Colonel Roose- welt to be the progressive gubernatorial nominee and that the time had come for his party Ito end the futile alienation between republican and democratic mis- rule, between Murphy's Tammany and Barnes Tammany.''
 Alluding to the announcement of candi- daey of District Attorney Charles H. Whitman for governor on the republican ticket and the published statement that Colonel Roosevelt probably would sup port Mir. Whitman, the committee as- serted that it approved the statement of State Chairman/T Douglas Robinson on Tuesday pointing out "the Impossibility of MT. Whitman's candidacy on the pro- gressive ticket
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
TEN THOUSAND
 TO GO ON STRIKE

Pittsburg, June 4-Ten thousand em- ployes of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company the Westing- house Machine company and the Pitts burg Meter company will go on strike tomorrow morning, according to union of ficials today.
 Officials of the Westinghouse interests tonight refused to put credence in the strike report and said it was nothing but the talk of a few hot-headed work men,"
 Union officials claim the Westinghouse interests have refused to recognize their union and that various companies have discharged 800 men since February for alleged inefficiency. Instead of ineffici- ency the union states the company used this means to discriminate against the union as some of the discharged men had been with the companies for IA or 1l years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
URGES HOME FOR
 LEPER REFUGEES

Washington, June 4--John Esrly's pres ence here. the alleged leper, resulted in the introduction today of two bills to provide for a. national homes for leper refugees.
 Representative Johnson of Washington introduced a bill to authorize the sur- geon general of the public health serv-' ice to select an island in any insular' or territorial possession 1ike' Ellenohia for use as national leper home appropriat- ing s150,000.
 Representative Britten off1llinois intro duced a bill to appropriate s5ooooo for a national deprosarium. at a site to be se- lected by a board comprising the surgeon generals of the army, navy and public health service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
INDIANS SUPPORT
 CIVIL GOVERNOR

Douglas. Ariz.. June 4.-The Yaqui Indians have given their support to Civil Governor Maytorena of Sonors because he has promised to restore to them land they regard as theirs, ac- lcording to reports which reached here today. The land question caused the Indian outbreak. Most of the territory in question is owned by Americans Chief Espinosa is said to have 300
 Y aqui warriors at Cumuripa. Other di- visions surround Las Masa and other
 small towns, demanding surrender. z Citizens and ranchers are sole de-
 lenders of the towns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
BLEASE DECLARES HE
 HAS NOT RECEIVED
 CAMPAIGN FUNDS

Washington, June Ex-Governor Blease of South Carolina reported to the Senate today that he had not spent a cent or received any contributions up to date in his candidacy for the Senate. The gov- ernor volunteed this promises to the peo- pie:
 'T hereby pledge that I will not give nor spend money, or use intoxicating liquors for the purpose of obtaining or influencing voters.
 "I hereby pledge myself to abide the results of such primary and support the nominees of the party. state and national and I declare that l am democrat and that am not. nor will I become the candi- date for any faction. either privately or publicly suggested, other than the regu- lar democratic nominee"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
DISCRIMINATION
 CHARGED l.. & N.

New Orleans, June 4-Charges of dis crimination by the Louisville and Nash vile railroad against New, Orleans in cotton rates were forwarded to the inter- state commerce commission today by the traffic bureau of the New Orleans cotton exchange. The exchange complains that the railroad gives more advantageous rates to Pensacola. Mobile and Atlantic seaboard points than to New OrIeans. Similar complaints against the Central of Georgia, the Atlantic Coast Line and the seaboard Air Line roads have been prepared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
BUTLER HARNESSES
 SPLENDID 0AT CROP
Yield for County This Spring. Exceeds Last Year'sAby
 B 1-3 Per Cent

bushels of oats this year. The weetheu conditions for gathering have beens exr oellent. The yield for this countsrs for this year has been estimated to e:rceed last years by B l-s per cent George Search has harvested over 400 acres land he states that never before shas his crop been better. A large per cent of Nttle crop will be sold for seed.
 Great preparation are being made flor chautauaua week in GreemNille. whiciLJis that of June F. Each day will bees a feature day for. besides the regular oh niu- tauQua programme. local organizati uns have prepared programmes.
 June s. 9. 10 and II have been appoin led as "clean up days for Greenv1lle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
PRESIDENT WILSON
 IS TAKING REST

Washinst ton, June 4.-President Will Son and Secretary Daniels boarded the presidential yacht Mayflower in a shower late today and left for An napolis, to attend the graduation ex- ercises tomorrow at the naval acad- emy
 The President hoped to get a com plete rest from official duties during the trip. He will present diplomas to graduates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
Can Defeat Bull Moose

To the Editor of The Age- Herald
 We see that the bull moose party has met and set a date or call for a meeting to see if they can gather up any sorehead democrats to help fight the true democratic party. Knowing that they had no show in Cleburne county they pitched the battle in the Fifth and Seventh districts and a fight against oscar Underwood because he defeated Captain Hobson, which was easily done. We call Underwood one of Alabamas best men and aim to stick to him against all such parties as bull moose and republicans for they are like Comer- Lawrence company s amendment election--defeated- we Cleburne democrats aim to keep them beaten. c. M. COGGIN.
 Heflin. June 3, 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
Twenty-Seyen Arrested

Canon City, Col. June 4.-Twenty- seven men were arrested and jailed here late today on indictments charg- ing grand larceny in connection with the capture of the Chandler mine of the Victor American Fuel company on April 26 by strikers. Capiases were is- sued for the arrest of 37 others on similar charges. The men arrested will be arraigned Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
FRENCH MINISTRY
 NOT YET FORMED

Paris, June 1.-The French ministry to replace that headed by Premier Doumer- que, which resigned June ?. has not been formed Rene Vivian, the minister of public instruction. requested yesterday by Poincare to organize a cabinet was unable to submit a list to the president tonight, but promised answer tomor- row.
 The delay is said to be due to g strong desire to have Leon Bourgeois to accept the portfolio of the foreign office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
SOUTHERN DENTISTS
 MEET IN ATLANTA

Atlanta, June 4-The : convention of the southern branch of the National Dental association and the Georgia State Dental society opened here today with z5o dele gates in attendance.
 pr. w. A. Dean of Tampa, Fla, presi- dent of the southern branch. delivered the annual address. Among other speak CTS were pr. Homer c. Brown of Colum- bus. O., president of the national associa- lop; pr. B. Holly Smith of Raltimoro and pr. s. M. Meyera, yx6d6, xSx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
Alabama Man Heads
 Oil Superintendents

Columbia, s. C., June 4.-H. C. Wells of Enterprise, Ala, was elected president and, Atlanta was chosen as the next meet ing place at the final session here today of the Interstate Association of oil Min Superintendents. State vice presidents chosen today included E. s. Albert Geor- gia, and J. T. Rhodes. Alabama The president is to appoint vice presidents for Mississippi and Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
Carnegie Makes Endowment

E Pittsburg, June 4.-Announcement
 was made today that Andrew Car
 negie has give nanother endowment of ss2.000,000 to be divided equally be- tween the Carnegie Institute of Tech .nology and the Carnegie institute, both of Pittsburg. Today's gift brings MT. ICarnegie's donations to local institu-,
 tions of learning to s24,000,00O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
RETURNS $10OOi FOR EVERY ONE ADVANCED

Newburgh. N r., .sune 4-True to a promise he made twpscore years ago. that he would return Ia thousand dollars for every one of $50 advanced him for a prospecting trip to they west, John Patton has notified Mrs. Josephi Kampe. a widow living here, that he fwas preparing to send s5000o to her
 Mrs. kampe had forgotten the matter until, she received the message yesterday that told of the fortune that aWaita5 her Mrs. Kampe's 1lusoand was n tailor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
Willing to Arbitrate

Charleston. w. Va. June 4.-Members of the Kanawha Coal Operators association tonight expressed a willingness to submit differences between them and the miners of the Kanawha field to arbitrations A strike of 5000 miners has been in progress since Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
Approve Philippine Bill

Washington. June IA general appro- val of the Philippine home rule bill. sub- mitted to President Wilson yesterday. was given today byFManuel l.. Quezon. resi- dent Philippine fcommissioner. who called on MT. Wilson. The President is also understood to fhave approved 1t in gem eral terms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
Awards Express Business

New York, June 4.-The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad system today awarded it's entire express business to the American company, commencing July l. The United States Express company, which has this systems express contracts now, will retire from business June 30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
Match Is Draw

Baltimore, June IA wrestling match here tonight between Zbyszko and Gus Schoenlein (Americus) of this city was declared a draw. After the men had contested for 59 minutes and 40 seconds. Americus fell off the stage and injured his back and ankle.