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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
5 ROBBERS RAID
PRIVATE POKER DEN
Make $4,000 Haul and Now the Pro-
prietot Seeks Patrons
Jewelry.

New York, April :. Five masked and
armed robbers who raided the Merchants
Club" private poker place in West
Seventeenth street. hefe Wednesday
night, are credited with having made
the biggest haul Of any stickap party in
New York in many years.
While p men were playing in
"Beany" Rosenfelds place the i've men
entered quietly. tied and gagged the
contender, stood up the gamblers along
the wall, and then, all with guns promi-
nently displayed robbed the keeper OF
the bank roll" of 500 and $500 dia-
mond ring.
"The first man that puts his hands
down. said the leader of the holdups.
will get bullet through him" The
warming was sufficient and no one NOV
ed for defence. Then every player was
searched and loot estimated at $1,000
was secured.
Still menacing the frightened players,
the hold-up men backed into the hall Of
the place and four vanished The fifth,
a two-gun man, halted long enough to
saw, "The first man who sticks his face
out this door viii get two bullets in it,"
and then he, too. fed.
No report OF the robbery was made
TO the police, but Yesterday Resented,
ii is said was securing the underworld
in an attempt TO get back his patrons
iewelry, at least.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
This Reserve Bank Will
Have a Capital of
$9,931, 749
446 NATIONAL BANKS
AS MEMBERS
The Territory Includes All
New England - II
Other Banks

Washington, April 3.Regional re-
serve banks, under the new federal sys-
tenn, it is officially announced, will be
located in Boston, New York, Phiadel-
phia, Cleveland. Richmond, Atlanta,
Chicago, st. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas
City, Dallas, Texas and San Francisco.
The United States is divided into II
banking districts. District one bank will
be in Boston This bank will have a
capital OF $993l ,749 with 446 national
banks as members. The territory in
cludes all the New England states.
New York IL district number two with
AIS national and q number of state
banks as members. Its territory is the
state of New York.
The San Francisco district includes
the state of Washington, Idaho. Oregon,
Nevada, Utah, California and part Of
Arizona.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
WANT HUSBAND?
HERE'S A CHANCE
Scranton, N. D., Farmer Has 500 Acres,
10 Cattle, 9 Horses, and
Two Sons.

Albany, N. ", April Eff Governor
Glynn can obtain jobs for unemployed
men and women he ought to be able to
find wives for lonely single men,
reasoned Alvin Freitag, farmer of
Scranton, N. u. So Freitag took his pen
in hand and directed communication
TO the governor, pleading that the ex-
ecutive get Jim helpmate. The letter
arrived yesterday.
Freitag says he has two boys, 500
acres of land eighteen head of cattle,
ard nine horses. For some time he has
been struggling along on the cooking of
hired girls when he could employ them
and doing his own work when he could
not obtain aid, but now the busy season
on the farm is coming and he needs a
woman to look after his house, he de-
clares.
The letter contains nothing about his
personal appearance, nor does it say
whether the writer would prefer a
blonde or brunette, short or tall, young
or old woman. Furthermore, if any
woman is willing to take a chance on
Freitag making her a good husband he
will pay her fare to Scranton, give her a
ride to his farm in an automobile and
guarantee to marry her.
While the governor will not refuse to
receive sealed proposals for Freitags
hand, he would prefer that they be sent
direct to the North Dakota man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
"PAN-AMERICAN
POLICY" WANTED
John Barrett Says 1t Ought to Be Sub
stituted for the Monroe Doctrine
Eliminate Absolute Die
tation.

Philadelphia, April 3.--John Barrett,
director general of the Pan-American un-
ion, presided at the opening session of
the American Academy of Political and
Social Science at which the Monroe
doctrine was discussed here to-day. Mr..
Barrett declared that the time has come
for a "Pan-American policy" as a sub
stitute for the Monroe doctrine.
"By that" he said Il mean a policy
acceptable to and approved by all the
American republics, policy belonging
to each and all on the same basis of
attitude and action. Each nation should
have the same sense of independence as
the United States, the same dignity of
position. By eliminating the attitude of
absolute dictation and centralized power
a long step will be taken towards new
era of Pan-American comfy and conf
dence."
The term 'Iatin-American is a mis-
homer as applied to the South American
republics, according to Rear Admiral F..
Z. Chadwick, U. S. n, retired, who spoke
on "Iberic-America."
ne DpdUiSH anu IuILukuest races ~
which the governing classes in all the
republics to the south of us belong, be-
gan as Berbers and remain essentially
Berber Moor to-day, scarcely changed at
bottom from their relations across the
straits in Morocco and the Atlas" he
said.
at is this lack Of comprehension of
what race character means that causes
our troubles" he continued. "We do
not understand the other man, and UNI
til we recognize our ignorance in this
regard, until we accept the great funda-
mental specific temperament and habit
of thought and action, we shall be I'M
successful in our relations toward these
brother republics"
He declared that the Monroe doctrine
no longer applied to South American
states as it did when the Holly alliance
in Europe threatened to reduce the Fee
BILE provinces of South America to the
dominion of Spain.
"To apply this doctrine in the sense
Of standing by as a protector is natural
ly an irritant to people in whom pride
is a predominant characteristic" he said.
ave know that intimation of such an
attitude does irritate. Thus if we de-
sire friendship, good fellowship and kind
ly feeling, why hold to an attitude of
irritation and prevent this very desir-
able kindly feelingg l certainly can see
no reason for it."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
KING MAY GUST
COURT ATTACHES
Reported as Displeased at Being Drawn
Into the Army Contro-


London, 'pril 3.-Reports that King
George may be expected to show his
displeasure at being drawn into the
present army controversy by request
ing several persons who have been at
tached TO his court and enjoyed his CON
fidence, to take their leave, were cireu-
lated yesterday.
II is declared that members of the
House OF Commons have expressed their
belief in the statements of Premier As
quith and members of the cabinet that
the king did not exceed his constitu-
tional rights in the part he took when
the outlook was the darkest As a
sequel to the entire army affair his ma
iesty, it il now declared, is determined
to rid the court Of those who aided in
the trouble by their show of PARTISAN
ship.
General Sir Charles Nottingham
Horsley Douglas. G. G.. b.. has been APP
pointed to succeed Field Marshal Sir
John French as chief of the imperial gem
eral staff and first military member of
the army council.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
PINKLETS
To Clear the Complexion.

One result of constipation is to dis.
figure the complexion with pimples and
blotches. This is because poisons which
should have been expelled from the body
are retained. Cosmetics and ointments
will not avail to clear such complexion.
The poisons which cause the disfigura-
tion must be removed as nature intended.
To do this laxative that will gently
assist nature, but which will cause no re-
acting constipation to aegravate the
trouble, is needed.
Pinklets, the dainty new laxative,
quickly clear away all offending matter
without the least gripping or discomfort.
So simple is their composition that they
can be taken with any other medicine
that is not in itself laxative. In every
household such simple, safe medicine
is needed. Pinklets are tiny, sugar
coated granules, easy to take. Yourown
druggist can supply you. Sold in % cent
bottles only.
Pinklets are corrective for bad breath,
will clear the complexion, and are recon-
mended for torpidliver, biliousness, head
aches, constipation and whenever gentle
laxative is required. Write to the DIR.
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady,
N. Y, for Pinklet book. 1t is free.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
Informal Discussion Pend
ing Report of Com
mittee
MANY MEASURES
+. COMPLICATE FIGHT
A Narrow Margin for the
Repeal Is Predicted
Now

Washington, April Administration
leaders in the Senate buckled on their
armor yesterday and plunged into the
Panama tolls fight determined to main
tain an unyielding position until the
end of the controversy.
There were many informal conferences
but ''no compromise" was the slogan OF
the administration.
The president epects no filibustering
Senator 0'Gorman, chairman of the
interoceanic canal committee and leading
opponent of the repeal, reiterated his in
tention Of calling meeting of the COM
mittee Tuesday and Senator Owen, lead.
ing the administration forces, asserted
that public hearings on the bill were not
necessary and would serve only to pro-
long the controversy.
Senator Norris was prepared yester-
day to demand immediate consideration
of his resolution providing for arbitra
ton of the treaty disputes involved in
the tolls controversy. Senator Poindex-
ter was ready to take advantage of the
first opportunity to bring up his meas
ure calling for a postponement of con-
sideration of the tolls question until
President Wilson submits the details of
the foreign relations existing between
the United States and other countries
affected by the repeal.
Senator Jones furnished another pos
sibility for action yesterday, declaring
his intention TO press his resolution call
ing on the president to furnish the SEN
ate with the names of all nations which
have protested against the tolls exemp-
tion clause.
Estimates carefully compiled by the
leaders of the two factions show that
the administration forces have the req
uisite votes to pass the repeal bill by
narrow margin only.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
CUT THROUGH STEEL CAGE.
Murderer and Five Companions at Lib
erty in Illinois.

Cairo, H., April 3.--William Wilson
and five other prisoners sawed their way
out of the steel cage, broke through a
section of the brick wall and escaped
from Alexandria county jail at Cairo
early yesterday while guards were at
lunch at nearby restaurant.
Wilson murdered Special Officer Thorn
as C. Logan of the Mobile & Ohio rail
road here last January and was SEN
fenced to be hanged April "a. As soon
as the escape was discovered Sheriff
Frazer called ont his full force of dep
uties and with bloodhounds secured the
country.
Sheriff Frazer has called for Wilson's
capture dead or alive and has offered q
reward of $500. Wilson once escaped
from the Ohio state penitentiary, where
he was serving a life sentence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
RAPID PROGRESS
Made This Year by United States Su-
preme Court.

Washington, April 3.--Unprecedented
progress by the supreme court in its
years work, it became known yester-
day, has brought embarrassment to law
yers all over the country. They have
been caught unprepared to present their
cases to the court and have been com
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
ITALY NEEDS MORE MONEY.
Forty Million Dollars Additional for the
Army Increase.


Rome, April 3.-The Italian Chamber
of Deputies and Senate reassembled yes.
terday. The new cabinet. under the pre-,
miership of Signor Salan1ra, made
known its legislative programme. Sig
nor Salandra announced the introduc-
tion Of financial measures to meet the
situation created by cost OF the recent
war in Tripol and the f,Fther amount
of $40.000.000 neeessitated by raising the
peace footing of the Italian army to
75.000,o00 men, besides the colonial
troops. The premier declared that Italy
would continue her foreign policy on
similar lines to those hitherto adopted,
namely. loyalty to her alliances and
friendship with other countries.
In connection with the threatened
strike of $4,000 employees of the state
railroads, who demand an increase of
wages, Signor Salandra promised that
the pay of the men would be increased
by fair adjustment to the economic
and financial condition of the country.
He uttered warning to the men as
to the grave responsibility they would
assume in the event of any movement
on their part causing suspension of the
service. Italy's policy in connection with
her new colony in northern Africa aims
according TO the premier, at the ex-
ploitation and pacifcation of the new
" acquired territory. The address of
signor Salandra was frequently applaud
ed.
Signor Salandra also stated that the
public schools in Italy were to be in
creased in number, with the object of
fighting illiteracy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03

PEELED to ask the tribunal to pass over
case after case until next year
Chief Justice White is said to pos
sess an ambition to clear the docket of
all cases awaiting argument except cur
rent business. When he became head
of the court, ease waited almost three
years before being heard When the
court adjourns the last OF May for the
summer it promises to be considering
cases filed only year before. Instead
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
SHIPPERS GIVE EVIDENCE NOW.
Rea Ends Testimony of Roads in Rate
Hearing.

Washington, April 3.-The testimony
of eastern railroads in support of their
application for five per cent freight
rate increase was concluded before the
commerce commission by
President Rea of the Pennsylvania yes
terday.
To-day the lake and rail shippers will
be heard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03

Of hearing only the first 800 cases on
the docket, as was the practice few
years ago, the court this year may call
cases as far along the docket as num-
Der 500.
The work during the year has been
handicapped by the absence of Justice
Lurton on account OF illness. He has
returned to Washington and intended
to resume work when the court con-
vened yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
CHINA INCREASES
POWERS OF AUTHORITY
The Constitutional Convention Adopts
the Amendments Advocated by
the President.

Pekin, China, April 3.--Thc Constitu-
tional convention, which has been in ses-
sion at the capital since May Is. yester-
day adopted unanimously President
Yuan Shi-Kai's amendments to the pro-
visional constitution of the Chinese re-
public. The delegates to the convention
have now taken up the question Of
drafting a new constitution by which
tine president viii be given large dicta-
torial powers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
Retired on Pension.

Boston, April 3.--Hiram M. Kotcher-
sperger, vice president of the New Ha-
ven railroad, resigned at directors
meeting yesterday. i'll health was the
reason. He was given pension. :.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
Urged by Wilson.

Washington, April "a special mes
sage from President Wilson urging an
of 100000 for govern
lnent buildings at the San Francisco ex-
position was read yesterday in the
house.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-03
BEECHAM'S
PILLS
Che largest Sale Of Any Medicine In the wsrlD

are the safest, surest, most
convenient and most economi-
cal remedy. They clear the
system of poisons, purify the
blood, relieve suffering and
ensure such good health and
strength that all the bodily
organswork naturally andprop-
erly. In actions, feelings and
looks, thousands of womenh have
proved that Beecham's Pills
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-09
PlMPLES RUINED COMPLEXION

724 E. N Ave-, Olney, ul-"When
my trouble first began / aUt:ced little
pimples coming on my face. They
itched and burned SO badly that | had
to scratch them and that only made
them worse. About a week later my
face was so badly covered with
pimples and blackheads that I was
ashamed. My complexion was ruined,
The pimples would sometimes bleed
and tester.
81 bought box of complexion cream
and used it but without effect. One
day l heard of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and l decided to give them
a trial. So l got a cake Of Cuticura
Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment,
washed my face with the Soap and APP
piled the Ointment and in two weeks
was completely we'll" (Signed)
Chas e. McGinn, May 5, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free,with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-09
SYNOPSIS.

Eieanora do Toscane was singing in
Paris. which, perhaps. accounted for Ed
ward Courtlandt's appearance there. Null
ttmillionaire, he wandered about where
fancy dictated. He might DO In Paris one
day and Kamchatka the next. Following
the opera he goes to g. cafe and Is &C
costed by pretty young woman. She
gave him the address of Flora Desimone,
vocal rival of Toscana, and Flora gives
him the address of Eleanora, whom he is
determined to see. Courtlandt enters
Eleanora'S apartments. She orders him
out and shoots at him. The next day
Paris Is shocked by the mysterious dis
appearance Of the prima donna. Realizing
that he may be suspected Of the abduc-
ton Of Eleanora Courtlandt arranges for
an alibi. EleanOra reappears and accuses
Courtlandt OF having abducted her. His
alibi Is satisfactory to the police and the
charge Ia dismissed. Eleanora fees to
Lake Como to rest after the shock. She
Is followed by a number Of her admirers,
among them the prince who really pro-
cured her abduction. Courtlandt also goes
to Como and there meets Jimmie Harri-
gan, retired prizefighter and father Of FL
eanora, whose real name is Nora Harri-
gan. Harrigan takes Courtlandt into his
favor at once. He introduces Courtlandt
to his daughter. but the latter gives no
sign OF ever having met him before. She
studtously avoids him. NOra's confessor
scents a mystery involving Nora and
Courtlandt. He takes a strong fancy to
the young man.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-09
Stronu Mans Weakness.

Speaking OF great feats Of strength
Franklin H. Lane, secretary of the in
terror, recalled an incident that hap
pened in a western state.
One afternoon an elderly woman
visited the penitentiary, and on paus-
ing before a certain cell was told that
the inmate had been imprisoned for
stealing a piano.
Il am very sorry to see you here, d
remarked the woman turning to the
convict. rs 1t true that you stole a
piano?"
Yes, ma'am," was the frank admis
sion of the convict. Then he added:
II did it in a moment of weakness"
in a moment of weakness!" gasped
the elderly visitor. Mercy me!
presume that had you had your usual
strength you would have walked away
with the whole housed"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-09
Found He Was Mistaken,

A man from the country, In charity
one will say from the country, although
he may have been a Bostonese, en-
tered a New York restaurant the other
evening, and while waiting to be
served, gave his attention to an cleo
trio fan revolving just above his head.
1t was high pressure fan, noiseless,
and almost, If not quite, invisible be-
cause Of It's rapid motion. The stran-
ger gazed at it for some considerable
time and was heard to mutter: Il don't
believe there Is anything there at all"
With that he put up his hand to con-
firm his belief Immediately there was
a yell that almost threw the place into
a panic. The man sprang into the air,
rushed out Of the door and, as he dis
appeared, was heard to say: II mon
keyed with the buZZ-saw, all right
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-09
SMALL WARS MEAN BIG POEMS
Greatest Battle Hymns Have Not
Been Inspired by Titanic Strug-
giles Like the Present One.

The greatest poems have been writ.
ten about little wars. The Iliad was
written around siege carried on by
a handful of barbarian chieftains
against city Of the second class. The
battle of Chevy Chase was border
skirmish following upon cattle-steal-
ing expedition And Kipling's imperial
muse Is at her best when she sings
Of petty wars with colored tribesnen.
Britain's far-fiung battle line was far
flung against Dervishers and Afridis;
it was seldom brought into collision
with field intrenchments and siege ar
tillery. Little war, or else big wars
In anticipation Of retrospect, these are
the rich soil for the poet.
A great war in the actual, the fate
of an empire truly at stake, may make
poets out of the common crowd, but
subdues the poet to the level Of the
common crowd. There Is solemn tone
about Kipling's latest verse which has
it's effect. Only it is not exhortation
we wanted, but exultation; not an ap-
peal, but a clarion call. When an en-
tire nation Is afame the poet Is apt to
find his mission rather perfunctory.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-09
Distance In Bavaria.

In the Bavarian highlands sign"
posts along the roads, instead Of stat
ing the number of miles or kilofneters
to the various villages, give the
amount Of time which the average
pedestrian will supposedly take to
traverse the distance, an exchange
states. This Is merely an official ex-
preston Of the very general custom
Of the peasants in the region, who
invariably tell inquirers on the roads
not how far 1t is to g. place, but how
long it takes to get there.
For instance, one asks: How far
is 1t to Oberammergau?"
"a small half hour" will be the an
swer or perhaps "a good half hour"
or "a big half hour"
Which Is puZzling until the stran-
ger learns that a small half hour"
means 25 minutes, "a good half how
80 minutes and "a big half hour" 80
minutes.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-09
Finally Captured Eaule.

After defying a score of traps and
as many guns of farmers, who have
sought vainly to impose summary
sentence for the loss of hundreds Of
chickens over period Of six months
Old Badly, q monster eagle, was
caught by man with a lasso. He
lay waiting in the shadow Of his
chicken house for the chicken thief
for more than eight hours. The bird
swooped down shortly after daybreak
The lasso was thrown around the
eagles neck. The man wanted to
capture the bird alive, but it fought
so desperately that he was forced to
shoot it. The eagle measures eight
feet seven inches from tip to tip, and
weighs 73 pounds.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-09
WPrxemVSI.N

''Przemysr is one of the few really
simple proper names that have secured
notoriety in the Russian invasion of
Galicia. 1t is pronounced 'Pzhem-is-l,"
with the accent on the "pZhem." Just
how easy this is one may appreciate
by considering PrZemyslany, in the
first syllable of which the "r" is sound
ed, thus: ''przhe," with the Austro-
Hungarian variation of miscellany"
following In pronouncing "Przemysl'
you should carefully hold a "p" be-
tween your teeth while pronouncing
"ahem' (Which is a soft, mushroom,
dumdum variety of ''shem") and just
as you are about to eject it deftly in
sert the "p' in the outer hoo Of the
81" thus: "Pzhem." Nothing can be
simpler.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-09
Old Charon Must Explain.

His boat made fast after the last
trip Of the night, Charon, homeward
bound, encountered a stranger in one
of the ill-lighted streets along the
waterfront.
What's the idea?" asked the old
sailor.
Summons" the stranger replied,
producing the papers. 'The interstate
commerce commission wants to know
how you killed off all competition
You public-service corporations are in
for a hard winter"