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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-05-23
Church Notice.

The Baptist Ladies Aid will
serve ice cream and cake on the
courthouse square every Friday
night. Come around and help a
good cause.
Services at the Baptist Church
every Sunday at III o'clock in the
morning and s o'clock in the
evening, Rev. John B. Taylor.
pastor.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-05-23

MIR. George Vidrine and DR..
Littell, of Vile Platte motored to
Opelousas on Tuesday afternoon.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-05-23

Mrs. Eddie Durio is spending
sometime in the Crescent City
visiting relatives.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
SELLS BARTON HOTEL.
j. " Rowen Plans TO Come to Barre to
Run New Hotel

The Barton Monitor has the following
which will be nf interest TO Barre peo.
pie,
- v Rowen has sold Hotel Barton
to Charles Darling man wen known
about the hotel for the past fifteen
years. 1t may b. well TO note that HO-
tel Barton was built twenty yars ago
by a syndicate Of Barton business men,
who determined that the village should
have good hotel The hotel cost this
syndicate a sum in excess of $4,000 but
they accomplished their purpose and Bar
ton has since then been able 10 point
with no little pride 20 one OF the best
hotels in northern New England The
first proprictors OF the hotel were the
well-known hotel men, Elliot & pattee,
who were succeeded by A. W. Mears.
Twelve years ago the syndicate sold the
property to H. +. Pillsbury, and A. w.
Mears and X. d. Burtt acted as the man
20 MIR Burke. who bought it for his
nephew. ]. v Rowen, who has been the
owner and proprietor for the past ten
years. To Mr.. Rowen belongs the credit
Of bringing the hotel back to 4 paying
a. well as making many inn
rrovements ON the property. lie has
been most genial proprietor and well
liked by everyone with whom be has
come IN contact In fact John" i
born hotel man.
"Mr and Mr. = 4 Rowen viii re-
nQn az the hotel until Nav. when Mr..
Rowen goes 10 BARRE 60 take manage
nent Of the new hotel. which j. being
Iuilt ia that city. . hotel by tbe-vay
u any hotel ia Vermont. Barton people I
win much regret 20 bose Mr. and Mrs 1
lowen and the village viii also lose one
y ts trustees. who WAS arain elected .
i The last village meeting but everyone 4
gin join heartily in wishing them every
Measure 81 success
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
DIED AT MONTPELIER HOSPITAL.
Ermano Andrecletti Had Recently Sub
mitted To Operation.

Ermano Andreoletti of Is High Hol.
burn street passed away at the Heaton
hospital in Montpelier this morning at
! 3 o'clock, death following an operation
! for appendicitis to which he submitted
last Sunday evening The operation
was believed to have been successful and
early indications pointed to a speedy re-
Icoyery Latterly, however, the patients
Icondition took turn for the worse. The
remains We're brought to Badgers & Co.'S
undertaking rooms in Barre this fore
noon.
Mr. Andreoletti leaves his wife and
three daughters, Eda Andreoletti, Amel-
ia Andreoletti and Josephine Andreoletti.
Surviving also are son and brother,
both of whom reside in Barre and make
their home at l3 High Holburn street.
The deceased was born in Besano Italy,
AZ years ago and came to America when
q young man. He was a stonecutter
by trade and had been employed by sew
eral manufacturing concerns in Barre.
Mr.. Andreoletti was well known in the
Italian colony and his unexpected death
will be the cause for much sorrow among
many people.
Funeral arrangements have not been
although the services will
probably be held at the house Monday
afternoon lnterment will be made in
Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
SAID TWAS AN ACCIDENT.
Boulier Went on the Stand in His Own
Defense.

Houlton, Me-, Dec 4.-Taking the
stand in his own defense yesterday, Al.
den Boulier, on trial for the murder
of his sweetheart, Emma Jensen, tes-
titled that the shooting of the girl was
accidental and that he had fired at her
companion in selfdefense.
For two hours Boulier was question
ed by Attorney General Wilson. He
stated that he was engaged to Miss
Jensen and that they had planned TO
be married soon. On the night of the
shooting, he accompanied her home from
Caribou. He left her on the road for a
| few moments, and when he returned he
said, he found a strange man walking
with her He followed a few feet be-
hind and then asked the stranger what
he was doing
'He grabbed me" said Boulier, "and
exclaimed; "I'll pump you full of lead
if You don't get out of the way"
Boulier said he believed the man
pulled a gun and threatened to shoot,
Then Boulier fired three shots and ran
home He thought he had shot "cir-
Gus man" and stayed in the woods for
three days, without knowing that the
officers were looking for hin. Boulier
carried revolver, he said as he was
afraid of a vicious dog owned by a
neighbor.
The father Of the accused man test-
fed that he did not know the Jensen
girl had been shot until told 80 by
another son on the following day.
One of Boulier's brothers told of see.
ing Emma talking with a circus man
in Caribou several hours before she met
her death. A Caribou physician next /
took the stand and stated that he had
seen a strange man with Emma Jensen /
on the road the night of the shooting |
He was positive tbat it was not Boulier
That same night, he said, he heard four
shots.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
CHANCES OF TYPHOID
LESS IN CITIES
Concludes DR.. John S. Fulton, Secretary
of Maryland Health Board, Because
Human Filth Is Better Taken
/ Care of There.

Jacksonville, Fla Dec. 4.--The danger
OF getting typhoid fever increases in di'
rect ratio to the distance one travels
away from the big cities, according to Dr.
John S. Fulton, secretary of the board OF
health of Maryland, who addressed the
American Public Health association here
o-day. He called his discovery "the par
adoxic relation of typhoid fever to popu-
lation magnitudes."
Taking the typhoid records of 20 states,
DR.. Fulton arranged them in order OF
their rural population, and found that
the highest typhoid rates occurred in the
least urban, or in other words, the most
states. He also examined some 400
counties which had no cities as large as
10000, and found that the less populous
counties have the higher typhoid rates.
Typhoid fever is filth disease, every
where and always caused by swallowing
human filth" he said. "The chance of in
fection is greater under rural conditions
because of the rural way of disposing of
human filth is to let it lie on the ground,
where it has the best chance of coming
back into the human mouth as con-
of food or drink Under ur-
ban conditions, human filth is generally
disposed of in less dangerous ways, and
under the best urban conditions, is dis
posed of in perfectly safe manner 1t
is therefore, general rule in this coun
try, that the chances Of contracting ty
ohoid fever are highest in the smallest
and lowest in the largest"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
GIRL SWALLOWED POISON.
Whether By Mistake or BY Design Is Not
Apparent.

Portsmouth, ~ H. Dec. 4.-Niiss Eliz.
abeth Collins, aged 20. Of kittery Point
Me-. is lying at the Portsmouth hospital
a. the result OF bchloride Of mercury
poisoning. Her relatives state that she
took the mercury tablets by mistake.
thinking them headache pills The girl
viii make no statement and IL Is thought
that she may possibly have taken the
poison in an attempt 10 commit suicide.
owing 20 alleged family troubles. Dr. J.
ID. Cary is in attendance and states that
the girl has very slight chance Of re-
coveIy Miss Collins is well known IN
this eity She acted ~ housekeeper for
her brother Howard Collins, when not
employed ~ a stenographer At the Office
nf the Innn. hrawerK.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
Acquittal of Mrs. Mabel A.
Scudder Well Received
in Fall River
SHOT MAN WHO
ATTACKED HER
She Was Charged with Sec
ond-Degree Murder of
Brother-in-Law

Fall River, Mass, Dec. A verdict OF
mot guilty" was returned last night by
the jury in the trial of Mrs. Mabel A.
Scudder, accused of the murder in the
second degree of her brother-in-l Ed
gar G.. Scudder, at Taunton, who was
shot while in Mrs. Scudder's bedroom
on April Ia. The defense claimed that
the woman shot to defend herself from
an attack.
The verdict was reached on the fifth
ballot after the jury had deliberated for
FIVE hours and half 1t was stated in
the courthouse that two or three of the
jurors had held out for verdict of man
slaughter
The courtroom was crowded when the
jury filed in. Outside in the corridor
many women stood on chairs peering
over the heads Of the throng in the hope
of catching glimpse of the defendant.
As Foreman William Macy OF New Bed
ford pronounced the decision of the jury,
Mrs, Scudder burst into tears. The YER
dict was received by the spectators with
applause.
Mrs. Scudder later issued statement
in which she expressed her gratitude to
the jury, the court officials and her attor-
neys and said she could add nothing to
the story she had told the jury.
The shooting OF Edgar Scudder oc
CURED in Mrs. Scudder's bedroom on
April a. The defense claimed that Mrs
Scudder shot to defend herself from at
tack Ii was the states contention that
the shooting occurred while the defend
mt was under the influence of liquor.
The trial began Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
FIVE POWER-BOATS
WERE DESTROYED
In Burning of Boathouse at Lake Bono
seen-The Fire Is Supposed to
Have Been of Incendiary
Origin.

Rutland, Dec. d.. Fire that is supposed
TO have been Of incendiary origin de-
stroyed last night the boathouse located
a short distance north of O'Brien's hotel
on the west shore of Lake Bomoseen.
The fire was discovered at IL 80 o'clock.
Five valuable power boats, two OF which
were owned by John LaFrance and one
each by Fred G. Roberts, Harry Z. Smith
and II. c. Bloomer of Rutland, were lost.
Two boats belonging 10 $. A. Pearsons
of Rutland and W H. Pelkey of Fair
Haven were partially destroyed Two
boats owned by Charles A. Metzger Of
Rutland, one by Earl V. Manning OF this
city and one by Matthew Camp of Hyde
willie were saved. There had been no fire
in the boathouse and no one had been
there for a number of 'days The loss
las not been estimated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
QUITS JEWISH ASSOCIATES.
Miss Sadie American Was in National
Council of Jewish Women.

New Orlean, Dec 4.--Miss Sadie Amer,
lean Of New York, one of the founder.
and for almost 20 years executive secre.
tary Of the national council OF Jewish
women, severed all connection with the
organization at the convention here yes.
terday. The action was taken at an
executive session, il Is said, and caused
great surprise.
Miss American made her announce
ment just before the convention began
work on revising the constitution. one
Of the main objects of which was TO
consider curtailing powers Of the execu-
tive secretary.
A statement given out quotes Miss
American az saying that the action was
taken because "the conduct and acts
Of several Of its (the organization'sl
officers makes service with them incon.
sistent with dignity and self-respect."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
MAY BE PREPARATION
FOR A BIG ATTACK
There Is Virtual Stopping of
Dispatches from the West
ern as Well as from the
Eastern War Zones, and
Important Events May Be
Indicated

Almost complete stoppage of news oi
the war to-day from official or Other
sources raised the question whether q
censorship of unusual severity was being
put in force. Gables brought practically
no information, notwithstanding the fact
that surely in the East and possibly in
the West there are in progress battles OF
tine highest importance. On several oc-
casions earlier in the war there were
similar interruptions of news dispatches,
which were proved later to have been due
to rigid censorship during the progress of
vital events.
For several days it has been intimated
unoficially that another great battle in
Belgium and northwestern France was
pending. The forces of allies in that re-
g,on were strengthened and the assump-
tion of supreme command by the British
general, Sir John French, was believed to
indicate that the new English army, re-
Gently sent to the continent, had been
scattered along the User in Belgium and
in northern France, perhaps in prepara-
tion for great attack.
II has been assumed by some military
critics that the allies would take the Of
fensive, since the Germans were presum-
ably weakened by the withdrawal of
troops for the campaign against Russia.
Others have stated, however, that Ger
many determined to make a last effort to
push through to the English channel.
Germany has resumed the offensive in
the East and is striking another blow at
Russia, although authenticated reports
picture the situation only in the vaguest
outline. II was apparent that the Ger
mans, who, only few days ago, were
fighting desperately to avert a calani-
tous defeat, are now renewing their ef-
forts to sweep back the enemy.
A new battle has developed southwest |
Of Lodr, where the Germans formed an
other line and are again attempting to
pierce the Russian center. The forces Of 4
Emperor william are thus operating al a
comparative advantage. At the begin
ming Of the third assault, their first inva-
sion, which took them almost to Warsaw, Il
was followed by a retreat 10 German ter
ritory. The second movement was
checked near Lodz, but they succeeded in
holding their main positions, 50 that now
the attempt at a forward movement was
by forces already firmly fixed on
Russian soil.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
RAvED IN sELF-AccUsArIoN.
William Donahue Said He Had Com
mitted Many Crimes.

Rutland, Dec. 4.--William Donahue
who on Wednesday night entered police
headquarters with the request that he
be locked up developed q sudden insane
streak yesterday morning and for hours
he fairly raved. At breakfast time moth
| ing out of the ordinary was noticed by
Policeman p. IT. Conlin, who gave Dona
hue and Michael Larner, who was also in
the jail, the breakfast. When Chief of
Police Jesse Young arrived the man was
acting the part of a raving maniac. He
said he had committed all sorts of law
less deeds with the exception OF murder
and he said he had never served but one
term in prison and that was in SPRING
field, Mass
Health Officer r. II. Gebhardt ques-
toned the man during the morning and
Donahue seemed to be rational on ev-
erything except the matter OF his, as
he termed it,, useless life" He said
he had beaten his mother "in the face
and in business deals" About three
years ago he said he was in-Rutland and
knocked man down and relieved him
of $l2, He had committed larceny of
the various degrees. He had burglarized
houses. He said he never had anything
come into his mind but what he carried
out.
The man was later examined by Drs.
Gebhardt and s. w Hammond, who de-
cided that he is insane. He will be taken
To the asylum at Rrattleboro.
All yesterday morning Donahue was
sitting in. his cell yelling at the top of
his voice for God ta forgive his sins.
He was perspiring % great extent.
Donahue told the police that he had not
been drinking to excess, His clothes were
Of neat appearance.
Donahue said he was from Castleton
but that he had a wife and three children
living in Rutland, whom he had not seen
'or ID years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
Alleged Irregular Practices
in William Cobb's Acts
in Boston
ARREST WAS MADE
AFTER INVESTIGATION
Recent Head of Collateral
Loan Co. Put Behind
Bars Last Night

Boston, Dec. 4-William Cobb, recerl
president of the Collateral Loan Co., ir
the accounts Of which irregularities have
been discovered, was arraigned in munich
pal court to-day, charged with embezzle'
ment of $4,000. The case was continued
until Dec. Is and during the interim the
grand jury will investigate the latter
His counsel expected to furnish $4,000
bail before night.
j. p Kennedy, the city's representative
on the directorate, announced to-day that
an additional shortage of $4,000 had
been uncovered, making total discrep-
ancy of Sl34000 The pilferings are said
to have been begun before Cobb became
president five years ago. Cobb was ar
rested last night.
The transactions charged against Cobb
were described by Assistant District At
torney Thomas ID. Lavelle as dummy af-
fairs" in which comparatively worthless
mining stock was "kited." checks being
exchanged between the president and the
dummy" and actual cash being taken
from the company's treasury to pay for
the pledges.
Three of these transactions are charged,
each involving the name OF another per-
son. The authorities last night examined
Albert j. Dram OF Sharon, who they say
exchanged checks with Cobb for $4,000;
Mrs. Marie z. LeClaire, who figured in
these alleged exchanges to the extent of
$4,000, and Melvin Munsey, clerk in
stock brokerage house, who was "dum-
my" in a transaction representing $780,
900. Assistant District Attorney Lavelle
said that none of these three persons was
held responsible for the alleged thefts.
The shortage in the eompany's accounts
was discovered in connection with the in.
vestigation of petty peculations, accom-
plished by rehypothecating pledges placed |
with the company. When evidence of |
this was found, the directors called in |
private detectives and accountants. In |
quiry among the employees resulted In
query by one according TO the assistant /
district attorney; why don't you look /
higher up-see what the boss is doing?"
The dummy" transactions then were
found and responsibility charged against
the president. Mr.. Lavelle said that all
he stock stood in President Cobb's name.
The transactions were entered on the
book in a manner. not de-
'eribed, which evaded the scrutiny of ae-
'ountants, he said. None OF the direc-
ors, according TO a statement by one Of
hem, had any knowledge whatever of
he deals in question.
Mr.. Cobb's arrest was the climax of a
lay Of many activities by the company
irectors. AT meeting yesterday morn
ng, called to consider the thefts. Presi.
lent Cobb placed his resignation before s
hem, II was accepted. His father. vii. {
lam I. Cobb. who is director. was presi- I
ent of the company up to the time his y
on was given control five years ago. The b
ather is a member Of the board, but wa. Z
ot present at the meeting yesterday. v
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
ENTERTAINED vIcE-pREsIDENT.
ST. Johnsbury People Gave Marshall a
Good Reception.

St. Johnsbury, Dec. f.-For the first
time in its history, st. Johnsbury yester'
day entertained the vioe-president OF the
United States with his wife.
Vice President and Mrs. Thomas r.
Marshall arrived yesterday afternoon and
were entertained at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. Harland b. Howe, where more than
500 persons were invited TO meet them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howe were assisted in
receiving by Rev. DIR. Alfred Poole Grint
and Mrs. Grint, and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cosgrove. Following the reception, from
5 to 0 o'clock, Mr.. and Mrs. Howe enter
tanned dinner party of 10.
The vice. president later lectured on
National Tendencies" He was intro
duced to the audience by Mr.. Howe.
Slight Felt in Nashua.
Nashua, n. H., Dec. 4.-Friends of
Mayor William H. Barry declare that the
failure OF the men who received Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall yesterday
to bring them to city hall was slight
upon the city. Mayor Barry was alter
nate to the Baltimore convention, voted
for Mr.. MarshalEs nomination and helped
elect him.
They say that the invitation sent to
the mayor as lawyer to meet the vice
president at the courthouse does not ex-
cuse the committee The mayor was at
city hall in his official capacity during
the entire stay of the Marshalls in Nash
ua and the committee had ample time to
call at city hall, it is claimed.
The mayor said; 81 had concluded not
to hold Congressman elect Edward III.
Wason responsible for the similar slight
put upon me as the chief magistrate OF
the city on the visit of President Taft in
1912, because there was much to do on
that occasion and others were associated
with Mr.. Wason in carrying out the ar
Wason seems to have had
charge of the arrangements to-day and |
cannot see what excuse he has for over
looking the executive of the city a second
time"
Mr.. Wason said: "Mr Marshall was
incognito and not officially.
would not have undertaken TO escort
Democratic official on call upon anoth-
II Democratic official / arranged for the |
OF Mr. Marshall as a |
brother Mason and all in the committee |
we're 32d degree Masons except Postmas
er Horace c. Phaneuf. J. however, tried |
n vain to get the mayor on the tele-
'hone and as we drove past the city hall
looked up at his office and not seeing /
i'm at the window, concluded he was not /
here"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
FUNERAL OF FIRE VICTIM.
Little Girl at Mt. Holly Lived is Hours
After Accident.

Rutland. Dee. Emma johnson
nine year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank johnson, Of Mount Holly, who
died Tuesday a. the result of burns, was
buried yesterday in the Carlton ceme-
terry at that town. The child was burned
Monday night while attending to stove.
Sne lived for is hours after she was
burned.
Her mother was out at a neighboring
house Monday evening, and the little
girl was at home with some smaller
brothers and sisters. She was trying to
make the fire stronger. and poured kero-
sene on the wood then started 10 shove
back the cover with her apron. Her
clothing caught fire and she ran out to
where her mother was visiting.
The flames were finally conquered but
the child was frightfully burned about
the body, and suffered a great deal be-
fore death came. The funeral was held
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. at the
home Of the girls parents
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
GERMANS CLAIM
ALLIES REPULSED
Repeated Attacks Are Said to Have Been
Turned Back in Flanders; Also
Russian Attacks

Berlin, via wireless 10 London. 3 ,. m.
Dee An official Statement Of Ger.
man war official to-day save. "ln ths
western theatre 0l var. French attack.
against eur tr0ors H FLANDERS have beer
Aitkirdh where tHe Fnench suffered con-
sidera bic losses. De- tise eastern theatre
of war. the enemy's attaeks east ~ TIRE
rIan oi the Mamriau lakes uere r.
pulsed alth heavy losses to the Rassiaus.
Our offensive in Poland - taking q nor-
nfal csufss. Ste Majesty. tire emperor.
arrived ls Berlin lass night for e short
star
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
DIED OF HYDRoPHoBlA
Portsmouth, n n, Girl was Bitten Six
Months Ago.

portsmouth n n Dee aAs tiir r.
znt u being bitten - . doc siN months
ago. Miss katherine - Harvey. aauEh-
ter 81 Mr. aud Mrs 1amts Harvey died
YESTERDAY 81 thf h1mp of her parents 81
Bord roas of trirortheitn
Tire dar aas inmediatflr kuaa after
biting Miss Hartey ard no m sfarfs
appeared urtH Tnes8aF uf NJ @
Futkfns uas ealri tat 4 ers fnrnssi-
his d. sass So rrfs HfH Wts Harvey
uhs Z6 rears of aer sn8 uas efarlor-
81 r luaal m lnsrF fsfsta. tnlsr.t
fs-siars hsT rsrarts sise g. surtfeea 81
tva stafa and fEt rHhsa
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-04
Seabury's Grist Mill at Wa
terbury Was Robbed
of About $3.50
SERIES OF LIKE ACTS
AROUSE PEOPLE
Village Has Unwelcome Wis
itors Who Drop Off of
Freight Trains

Waterbury, Dec. 4.-Deputy Sheriff Z.
4. Campbell, working on the Seabury
robbery has nothing new to state. The
entrance 70 the grist mill was made
Tuesday night, while W. II. Seabury was
at the village, between 20 minutes of
eight and nine o'clock. Aboyt $3.50 was
taken. 1t is thought a gang is working
around here and the act is not laid to
any local people. There have recently
been small roberries from stores, while
peoples cellars have also suffered A
series Of men have presented themselves
at homes for meals and there seems
general tendency towards vagrancy and
robbery 1t is thought that many come
off the freight trains here.