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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
Arnold Benefits Yacht.

Possibly for some folk my sloop Vel
ss's" chief attribute would be that. once
seen, she cannot be forgotten. She is
lovely object, and not less unusual
than lovely. She is smart also, but
nothing more dis-similal to the average
smart, conventional English or Amer
lean yacht can well be conceived. She
is magnet for the curious When she
goes under railway bridge while II
train is going over it, the engine driver,
of no matter what nationality. viii in
variably risk the lives of all his passen-
gers in order to stare at her until she
is out of sight. This / have noticed
again and again. The finest compliment
her appearance ever received was paid by
a schoolboy. who, after staring at her
for about quarter of an hour as she lay
at wharf at Kingston Thames, ST.
died timidly up to me as | leaned in my
best maritime style over the quarter,
and asked, please, sir, is this a training
brig?" Romance CLEANED in thai boys
eye.-Arnold Bennett in June Century.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
Artificial Snakes as scarecrows.

Farm and Fireside, the national farm
paper published at Springfield, Ohio, has
been offering prizes for the best letters
describing successful searecrows for the
orchard and poultry yard. In the cur
rent issue, number OF suggestions are
published One contributor describes, as
follows. successful scarecrow of new
and original kind:
"A form of scareerow originated last
year by a Connecticut gardener is in
striking contrast TO the old variety that
with every breeze waves maudlin
greeting to the passerby. To save his
Strawberries from the devastation of
ravenous birds, this gardener cut into
threefoot lengths a garden hose and
scattered the pieces through his bed of
strawberry plants.
AS a result, the birds left his berries
severely alone, and he has a theory that
it was because the birds thought the
hose to be snakes. To an unprejudiced
mind, it seems equally probable that
they avoided the berry patch because
the pieces Of hose were an unaecustomed
sight in that place and hence something
to be wary of. But after ALL why they
were afraid is of little Importance com
pared with the fact that the experiment
was a decided success, and that the ber-
Ties were not harmed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
United States Government
Is Possibly Losing
Patience
OVER ATTITUDE OF
MEXICAN REBELS
But Officials at Washington
Maintain ST.
Silence

Washington, D. c., June 27.--Admin-
istration officials were silent to-day on
the suggestion that they would continue
to bring influence to bear on the con-
stitutionalists to settle the Mexican
problem by diplomacy. 1t was said
that the United States might withhold
promises of recognition if further fight
ing in the southern republic was not
averted and terms arranged for restor-
alton of peace.
In some circles it was thought that
the constitutionalist success at Zacateas
might satisfy them with their showing
and that they might now be willing
to enter mediation. In other circles it
was suggested that it might make the
revolutionary leaders even more eager
to take Mexico City by conquest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
FREE WITH WEAPONS.
West Rutland Man Arrested and Will
Be Conserved"

Rutland, June 27.James Burgess OF
West Rutland, more or less OF local
character there. is at the house of cor
rection awaiting the disposition of his
case on the technical charge Of breach
of the peace. The real purpose of the
authorities. it is known, is to establish
Burgess sanity or insanity by medical
examination.
He was arrested Thursday night in
the f. A. Barker livery stable by Dep
utv Sheriff p II. Patten who had re-
ceived complaints of the mans actions.
Burgess has been tlourishing revolver
and a knife before his associates for
some time past, it is learned. and in
dnlging in wild talk Of the things he
intended to do with the weapons Yes
terdav warrant was made out, charg-
ing him with breach of the peace.
1t is very probable that in a day or
two he viii be sent to one of the state
institutions for the insane.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
Why New York Audiences are Not Rep.
resentative.

In the July American Magazine Wal
ter PFichard Eaton. theatrical critic of
that publication. writes an interesting
article in the course Of which he tells,
as follows, why New York audiences are
not representative:
During the past year the American
theatrical business has descended with
greater rapidity, perhaps, than ever be-
fore toward chaos of mismanagement.
We have a vast country, with ninety
millions of people, with thousands of
theaters, with scores of cities large
enough to support excellent local theat-
rical companies, playing at reasonable
prices. Yet practically all our plays are
produced by a group of men operating
in New York, and the success or fail
ure depends upon their reception in New
York
This New York reception, in turn, is
not determined by representative au-
diences, but the audiences made up for
the most part of people able to pay 81
or more often $3.50 for seat peo-
pie out for an evenings pleasure, as
all theatergoers are, to be sure-but us
ually pleasure for them must be spced
highly, must have some element of UNI
usual novelty, for their appetites are
jaded Many of them, as f. p Adams
once said, see as through wine glass
lightly; or else they are narrowly pro-
vincial in their views and tastes, for
New York is the most provincial city
in America. The people who would NIT
mally sit in the galleries, and we are a
gallery nation, as the number of income
tax payers attests, do not sit in the gal
leries any more. They 30 to moving
pictures, because the pictures are cheap
er, or else they stay at home and read
or else they don't live in New York any
longer.
"Yet without the guarantee of New
York run play cannot succeed
through the country, because the busi-
ness has been so dishonesty conducted
that the New York run is the only
guarantee an outside town has that the
play has any merit at all The tastes
of the Broadway 'two-doliar crowd
then, absolutely dictate the style and
spirit of our plays, hamper our drama
fists at every turn, narrow their choice
of subjects"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
MEDIATORS ANXIOUS
BECAUSE OF NO WORD
Carranza Has Not Stated Whether He
Will Participate in Conference to
Secure Peace in Mexico.

Niagara Falls. Ont June 27.-After a
day of waiting with no word of the
plans of the constitutionalists with ref
eranee to the proposed conference with
the Huerta delegates over Mexieo's in
ternal affairs the mediation colony Is
showing signs of anxiety.
Few were certain that the constitu
tionalists would participate. 1t became
apparent that although spokesman of
Gen. Carranza had expressed themselves
in favor of the conferences the constitu-
tionalist chief had by no means made
up his mind on the subject. 1t is ex-
pected that strong pressure will have to
be exerted to persuade him to agree to
the plan set forth by the mediators when
they drew up the protocols outlining
methods for the adjustment of the inter-
national side of the problem, and leav.
ing the selection of provisional pres
ident to be determined by the two Mex
lean factions.
The consttutionalist victory at Zaca-
tecas, it is recognized, may have psy-
Geological influence on the situation. II
it produces cohesion in the constitution.
alist ranks. and lust for more military
successes close observers think the con-
stitutionalists will be less disposed to
leave the question to diplomatic discus
sion.
That the American government viii
use its influence for the settlement of
the controversy by diplomacy is not
doubted here. The program of the con-
stitutionalists may be to capture the
government power by military strength,
but indications are that the United
States may withhold its strongest pres
sure-the promise of recognition-if fur
ther bloodshed and loss of life is not
averted and terms of peace arranged
especially when the Huerta government
Is ready and anxious for peace or any
honorable terms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
VEAL MORE POPULAR.
Farmers Called Upon to Meet an I'M
precedented Demand.

"The demand for veal has increased
rapidly, and not only are the surplus
dairy calves slaughtered but thousands
of beef calves as well, until a calf will
now sell from Ss to Sl2 when only two
or three months old"
This quotation from farmers bulletin
5ss of the Y. S. department of agricui-
tule means that unless the farmer has
unlimited cheap feeds, it is usually more
profitable to market the dairy or dual
purpose calves than to attempt to raise
them, even though some Of them might
make good steers. While many deplore
this heavy slaughter of calves, and leg
isIation against il has been urged, the
consumers demand must be met
While the number of cattle has de-
creased, the demand for meat has nat
urally grown until not only have the ex-
ports nearly ceased, but the packers
that they may provide cheaper meat are
now buying many cattle that were for
merly fed. The farmers who formerly
bought nearly finished cattle as feeders
have been compelled to pay higher prices
for such cattle or to take thinner ami
mails.
The cattle feeding business has
changed greatly during recent years.
Formerly steers from four to six years
Of age were fed in large numbers on
commercial feed at yards near granaries
or mills, or upon large farms where only
the roughage was grown, and the cat
tie We're kept on full feed for six months
or longer. This method became too ex-
pensive. so feeding is now conducted
upon farms as means of marketing
farm products by converting them into
beef, while the manure produced is util-
lied as by-product for maintaining fer
tilitv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
TALKED ABOUT PEACE.
Vermont Society with That End in View
Met at Montpelier.

The Vermont Peace society held its
annual meeting in the memorial room
of the Montpelier city hall yesterday
afternoon, DIR. G. II. Spooner of North
field presiding. DR.. James L. Tryon OF
Boston, New England director of the
American Peace society, was present and
told something of the extensive results
of the society. He expects to leave for
Switzerland the middle of July to attend
the church peace conference and later
will attend an international conference at
Vienna and one OF the International
Law association at The Hague.
The matter of starting peace society
in Montpelier was briefly discussed but
no action was taken. The old officers
were reelected except that of secretary,
DR. Homer A. Flint having been elected
to fill the position made vacant by the
resignation of Benjamin Gates. As elect
ed, the officers are: President, Congress-
man Frank Plumley of Northfeld; first
vice president, DIR. G. H. Spooner of
Northfield; second president, DIR.
Guy Potter Benton of Burlington; third
vice president, DIR. John H. Thomas of
Middlebury; treasurer, A. W. Ferrin of
Montpelier.
Directors, Henry +. Ballou, Chester;
C. c. Fits. Byattleboro; Mrs. Watson
Wasson, Waterbary; w. H. Crockett, M.
s. StorE J. II. Senter, J. r. Estee,
Dr. J. T. Wright, A. J. Sibley. Mont
pelier; Mrs. Anna Hawks Putnam, Ben
nington; Byron n. Clark, Burlington;
Congressman f. J.. Greene, st. Adams;
OIin Merrill, Enosburg Falls; Bertha M.
TerriIl, Burlington; Newman X Chaffee,
Rutland; Nelson d. Phelps, Barre; ".
r. MAYO. Northfeld; DIR. r. H. Kidder,
Woodstock; Principal 0. X. Hollister,
Barr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

Ensign Parsons of the Salvation Army
corps left last night for a weeks visit in
Springfield, Mass, and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. f. Nichols went this
morning to Middlesex. where they will
visit relatives over the weekend
Emelo Toussaint left this morning
for Montreal, where he will remain with
relatives until after Independence day.
Miss Ada NJ. Fits of Boston arrived
in the city to pass several days here as
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Tilden
OF Prospect street extension. Before GO
ing to her summer home in Haverhill,
n. H., Miss Fits will visit friends in
Randolph and Roxbury.
Washington county veterans of the
Civil war are to meet this year as usual
at Dewey park, although the scene o.
the last days reunion will shift to Ran.
dolph, where the boys in blue from this
county will fraternize with the veterans
of Orange and Windsor counties on the
occasion of their annual get together
Plans for the reunion at Dewey park as
well as the joint meeting of veterans at
Randolph are being worked out by gen
eral committee appointed at the last an
nual meeting. Tuesday and Wednesday,
Aug. and 5, have been selected as dates
for the Dewey park reunion and the vet
Grams will journey to Randolph on the
Thursday following Pretentious plans
for an interesting program at the park
are being made. The Women's Relief
corps, the Ladies of the G. A. r. and the
Sons of Veterans having been admitted
to full membership in the association,
are taking an unusual degree of inter
est in the forthcoming meeting and will
do their share to make it a success. A
more detailed program will be issued
later
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
COOPER DECLINES.
Tells DR.. Jackson He Will Not Run for
Governor.

Bennington, June 27.-A. j. Cooper
president of the Cooper Manufacturing
company, yesterday sent the following
letter to DIR. H. Nelson Jackson, chair
man OF the Progressive state commit
tee.
Dr. H. Nelson Jackson,
Burlington, VT.
My dear sir:
After considering very carefully busi-
ness and family interests, | feel that it
is not wise for me to accept the nomi-
nation for governor on the Progressive
ticket
With all due appreciation to the high
honor and marked esteem on your COM
mittee, | am sure that my refusal to
accept to be for the best good and well
fare of all concerned.
If ] can act in any other capacity or
position to help the Progressive move
ment, ] shall only be too glad to do all
that ! possibly can.
Hoping that this decision will meet
with your kind consideration, | remain,
Yours sincerely,
A T. Cooper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
THINK cARRANzA WILL AccEDE.
The Constitutionalist Representatives In
Washington Express Belief.

Washington, d. c., June 27.-Repre-
sentatives OF the Mexican constitution.
alists in Washington expressed confident
hopes that their first chief, General Car
rama. would accept the invitation of the
South America mediators at Niagara
Falls to participate in informal confer
ences to compose the internal affairs in
Mexico.
Whether General Carranza would ac-
cept the invitation, however, still re-
mained an open question, despite the
fact that some of his agents here had
telegraphed to him at Monterey for a
definite answer. The message was sent
after the arrival in Washington of Gen
eral Carranzs's private secretary, Mr.. Al
fredo Breceda, who brought personal in
formation from the revolutionary leader
to his Washington agents, Rafael Zu-
baran and Luis Cabrera.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
KILLED WHEN AUTO
WENT OVER BANK
Walter Foss of Augusta, Me-, Victim
of Accident Between Hartland and
North Hartland Yesterday.

Hartland, June 27,-Walter Foss Of
Augusta, Me-, was instantly killed be-
tween this place and North Hartland
late yesterday afternoon when an au-
tomobie in which ne was riding with
Horace Jamason of White River june
tion went over an embankment near the
Gibson bridge. Jamason was uninjured.
Foss, who was about 40 years old, was
"a travelling representative for the kel-
sey Heating company of Syracuse, n.
y. He is understood to leave a wife
and child in Augusta.
The automobile was going north and
turned out in passing a team. The body
of Foss was taken to an undertaking
room in Windsor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
ALL THE JURORS HAVE CHILDREN
Panel Complete for Trial Of Young NAL
colin Clifford

Albany, n. Y, June 27.--The jury,
which is to try Malcolm Clifford, jr.,
ON the charge OF Staying Frank j. Clute
in last night after an hours extra ses-
sion of the court. Adjournment then
was taken until Monday morning, when
an outline of the prosecutions case is
expected to be given by District Attor-
ney Alexander and the submission of
testimony begun.
Unless County Judge Addington, who
is presiding Unexpectedly excuses one or
more of the present occupants of the
jury box on Monday the IL men who
will determine the guilt or innocence of
the lS-year.old prisoner are;
Jacob Alakeley, farmer, Cooksbmg !;
Albert Gallup, laborer, West Berne !;
Newton j. Haenbeck, farmer, Guilder-
land; Charles Schade, plumber, Albany;
Melvin f. Moak, farmer, Voorheesville; !;
Edward Stiles, merchant, Cohoes; James
Mayel, real estate, Cohoes; Ernest Pfeif-
fer, woodworker, Albany; George Hatch,
farmer, Feura Bush; Charles H, Fisher,
carpenter, Albany; Charles Deriving, ma
chinist, Albany; James H. Quigley,
painter, Albany.
All of the jurors have children. The
seemed to be a factor deemed necessary
by William r. Jerome, Gifford's chief
counsel, as several of the veniremen who
apparently answered the searching quar-
tions satisfactorily, were peremptorily
challenged when he learned they were
childless
The defense used l6 and the prosecu-
tion II OF the 80 peremptory challenges
allowed each side. OF the 220 venire-
men summoned, l2l were examined. Six
of the jurors we're chosen yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
PROMINENT HARDwIcK MAN.
Timothy C. Bronson Died in Burlington
After Operation.

Burlington, June Timothy G Bron-
son of East Hardwick died at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Spar
hawk sanitarium to which place he came
last Sunday for an operation for appen-
dicitis. He was 30 years old and is
survived by his wife, two daughters and
one son. Mr.. Bronson was a representa-
tive to the legislature from Hardwick
in 1910, and at the time of his death
was trustee of the state agricultural
school at Randolph, seleetman of Hard
wick and vice-president of the Granite
Trust company. He was one of Hard
wick's leading farmers and had been
school director for several years. The
funeral will be held at his late home
at two o'clock Monday afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
SLrlR OF WIFE
T-vEALS CRIME
Lowell, Mass, Man Went to
Police with Story of
Murder
WIFE WAS STRANGLED
IN THEIR HOME
Staying Followed a House
warming in Apartment
House

Lowell, Mass, June 27-W WiIfred Jo-
seph Blais called at the police station
to-day and said that he had killed his
wife. The police locked him up and aft
er an investigation they charged him
with murder. At the Blais home the
police found the body of the young won.
an, who apparently had been strangled
Mr. and Mrs. Blais had attended a
house warming given by Blais' brother,
who yesterday moved into an apartment
in the same house. The brother and his
wife retired and they had no ntimation
OF trouble until they were aroused by
the police
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
Many People of Mandan,
No. Dakota, Marooned
in Stores
CLOUDBURST SENDS
HUGE WATER VOLUME
Town Located in Old Bed of
the Missouri
River
:

Mandan, North Dakota, June 27.-This
town, located on the bed of what once
was the channel of the Missouri river,
is flooded and the business end of the
city is waist deep in water as the re-
suit of a cloudburst in the hills ten
miles northwest of the town.
Business men, clerks and shoppers
who were in the downtown district
when the flood water rushed down the
old river bed are marooned there and
will not be able to reach their homes
until the food recedes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
Two Great Camps Already
in Operation in Strick-
en- Salem
MILITIA MAINTAINS
STRICT ORDER
Every Precaution Taken to
Prevent Outbreak of
Disease

Salem, Mass. June 27--Insurance of
sanitary conditions in the camps es-
tablished for the homeless was the most
immediately pressing problem which
confronted those in charge of the re-
lief work in the re-striicken city to-
day. The officials of the state militia
and the state board of health co-opera-
ted in the work.
Two official camps are in operation
and preparations have been made for
the establishment of third, into which
could be brought many of the persons
now scattered in various open places in
the city. Every precaution has been
taken to prevent the spread OF disease.
The. militia found no difficulty in
maintaining order throughout last night.
No attempt at looting were made and
only two arrests for any cause were
made.
Rain fell for half an hour to-day, but
the shower was light and caused little
inconvenience to those under canvas.
Bread lines formed at the relief stations
early in the day, and all the wants
were supplied.
The work of clearing away the ruins
was begun to-day. Walls and chimneys
of factory buildings along the railroad
were dynamited lest they be Jared down
and fall on passing trains. Many build
ers already have taken contracts to re-
build burned structures and are only
waiting for the ruins to cool before be-
ginning work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
The Poorest Kind of a Newspaper
Reporter.

In the July Woman's Home Compan-
ion Daniel Frohman, the well-known
theatrical manager. writes an exceeding
" interesting and helpful article en-
titled How 10 Write a Moving Picture
Play" He opens his article with a
statement OF the Importance of inn
aginative powers in all such work and
tells the following story of an unimagi-
native and therefore unsuccessful news
paper reporter;
"A newspaper reporter was assigned
to write up wedding; but when he
went to the church there wasn't any
wedding, as the bridegroom had not APP
peared. So the reporter hurried back
to the Office without his story He did
not have the imagination to see that a
greater story lay back of the fact that
the wedding had been postponed"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
SUICIDE AFTER REPRIMAND.
Westdale, N. Y, Youth, Aged IS, Shot
Himself in Pique.

Utica. n. Y, June 27,-Allen Lenk. Is
years of age, committed suicide yester-
day afternoon at his home in Westdale
after a quarrel with his mother He
had been reprimanded and an argument
followed He left the room obtained
a revolver belonging to another occu-
pant of the house and fired a bullet into
his brain. Death soon followed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

This afternoon at the Barre Golf clubs
links on Cherryvale park, the first match
of the season between the local club and
the Old Pine club OF st. Johnsbury will
be played. A start will be made at 3
o'clock. The Old Pine club, numbering
IA players, arrived in the city this fore
noon. The match is one of a series that
the Barre club expects to play with st.
Johnsbury, Greensboro and Montpelier
during the season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27
G.. f. HUBBELL NAMED
FOR NORTHFIELD
Appointed Postmaster-George z. Ran
dali Chosen for Similar Position
at Wells River.

Washington, d. c., June 27.-The fol
lowing Vermont postmaster appoint
ments have been made
Edward Dunn. Castleton.
George r. Hubbell, Northfeld.
c. w. Locke. Springfield.
John L. Baxter, Derby Line.
John w. Wood Wallingford.
George f. Randall, Wells River.
Anna NJ. Allen, West Pawlet.
Cornelius Buckley, Barton.
John J. Rock, Ludlow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-27

been gained by forcing the hook on
screen door, although no extra precau-
tions had been taken in the matter Of
locking doors and windows, as members
of the household had felt no fear OF
marauders Articles OF small intrinsic
value were taken from several rooms
and in the aggregate they represent
value OF perhaps so. The authorities
think they have a clue TO the identity
of the afternoon visitor.