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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
BODY MUCH BURNED.
But 1t Is Thought Fred Shepard Died of
Apoplexy.

Wrentham. Mass. June 0.-Whle the
Wrentham fire department was out yes
terday afternoon fighting a forest fire
near Wampum street, Capt. Oscar Swan
son discovered the body of Fred Shepard
woodchopper, whose home is m that
neiphborhood. The body was badly
burned.
Medical Examiner Francis W. Bragg
of Foxhoro, after an examination, pro-
nounced death due to apoplexy, prob
ably brought on by overexertion while
chopping wood. Shepard had suffered
a shock some time ago. II is believed
that he was sitting down to rest when
overcome and that his lighted pipe set
fire to his clothing and to the surround
ing grass.
Although 1t l. somewhat uncertain, II
Is considered likely that this accident Is
the cause OF the forest fire, which Is still
burning this evening IN the Shepards'
willie seetieRefthetowR,
Shepard was 65 years old. He leaves
a wife and two sons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
FIRE BOX FOR LETTER.
Said Newcomer from Spain in Account
ing for False Fire Alarm.

There's a man on River street who be-
lieves that an honest confession is good
for the soul. Faith in this good old
fashioned principle of ethics and lit
tie sprinkling of diligent detective work
are the factors that placed in the hands
of the authorities full knowledge of
circumstances surrounding the IS
alarm sounded from box Is at .cr
end of Granite street satur ~ Z.
ing. Yesterday the mar ~ ..ned
the alarm came to pol ~ ldarters
and made clean brea>~ ,'che whole
affair. Apparently he ca ( because he
wished to raise a load that has been
weighing down his conscience for the
past few days, although as matter of
fact, Officer Harry Gamble and some of
the fire department men had surrounded
the perpetrator of the alarm with net
of evidence from which he could not
hope to extricate himself
But his story shed different light
on the matter. just over from Spain a
week ago, the man started out Satur-
day morning to mail a letter Some
one directed him to a box in front of
the Cooperative store and when he saw
a box resembling the letter receptacles
in his own native Spain. he unlocked the
little door and before he knew it there
was something doing up the line. Al
though somewhat bewildered by the
commotion which his innocent attempt
to mail letter had caused, the man
claims he walked leisurely away He
didn't know Just what had happened un-
til someone told him later. When ques-
toned by the officers. the man denied
pulling down the lever that sets the
alarm a-going, but the fremen believy
that he must have caught his sleeve in
the hook No one seems to doubt that
the alarm really rang
Extenuating circumstances moved the
authorities TO repose their confidence in
the mans story and after conference
with the grand Juror and the police it
was decided to release him. The alarm
sounded at 1880 o'clock in the morning
and when the fremen arrived there were
no signs of fire, nor were there any
visible indications that the man from
Spain had tarried long after the mis-
chief was done.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
DISTINGUISHED
JUDGE AND VOL
UNTEER SOLDIER
Edgar Jay Sherman Died at West
Windsor This Morning g,-He Was
Native of Weathersfeld

Windsor, June 9.-Judge Edgar Jay
Sherman, for "a years a judge of the SUI
perior court of Massachusetts,, died at
one o'clock this morning at his home i'll
West Windsor He suffered a shock last
week and during the past "a hours had
been unconscious.
Judge Sherman was born in Weathers-
field, Nov -, 1884 the son OF David
and Fanny tkendalll Sherman. He was
educated in the district schools, at Wes-
leyan seminary and by private tutors.
After reading law, he was admitted to
the bar in 1855 November "a, 1885, he
married Abbie l.. Simmons of Lawrence,
Mass
When the Civil war broke out, he en-
listed as private in the 4sth
Massachusetts volunteers and became
captain He was breveted major for gal
liant and meritorious service at the bat
tie of Port Hudson, June H. 1868. From
1865 To 1867 he was member OF the
Massachusetts House of Representatives.
In 1867 he was judge advocate, with
rank of major; from 1867 TO 1876 he was
assistant adiutant- general and chief of
staff, with rank of colonel. in the
Massachusetts volunteer militia. He
was attorney general OF Massachusetts
from 1882 TO 1887 and had been associate
Justice OF the superior court OF Massa-
chusetts from 1887 until 1911. He was
also director of the Lawrence National
bank and a trustee of the Broadway
Savings bank, In politics Judge Sher-
man was a Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
BIG CONSOLIDATION h
OF LINES PROPOSED
Among Four Transportation Companies
Operating in Boston and Vicinity,
Under Suggested Enactment.

Boston, June 9.-It was announced to-
day that bill embodying a plan for
the consolidation of the Boston Elevated
the Bay State street, the West End and
the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn rail
ways will be presented to the Legislative
committee on railroads and metropoli-
tan affairs by James r. Jackson, former
railroad commissioner.
Under the plans of the consolidation,
the new corporation would be author
lied TO increase the fares to an extent
necessary properly to provide for main
tenanee and depreciation and reason
able return on the capital actually in
vested
The Boston Elevated operates all the
lines within the city and many of the
suburbs. The West End is under lease
by the Boston Elevated. The Bay State
lines extend from Newport. II. l.. to
Nashua, ~ H. and the Reverb Beach is
narrow gauge road.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
vERMoNTER ON LIST.
Albert Tuttle Eligible for Director of
Federal Reserve Board.

Boston, june Ito present to the
member banks of New England a list OF
Is persons eligible for class A and r
directors of the federal reserve bank OF
Boston. committee of seven was ap-
pointed at meeting of the hank off
GERS at Merchants National bank yester-
day afternoon.
The following we're named Albert l.
Ripley, vice president, and T. w. Adams
cashier, Merchants National bank. Bos-
ton: A. T. Cass, cashier Citizens Ma
tional bank, Tilton, \. H.; Albert Tut
tie. president of the Montpelier Nation
al bank. Montpelier, Vt. n. ID. Price
vice president of the Windham County
National bank Danielson, Conn; Charles
c. Harrington, president of the Mechan-
les National bank, Providence, r.. J.;
and Ralph p. Alden. cashier of the
Springfield National bank, Springfield,
Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
United States Will Not Ask
Money from Mexican
Government
IN PREPARATION FOR
VERA CRUZ LOSSES
Nor for Recouping Enor-
nous Expenditures
Already Made

Niagara Falls, June 0-Mexico viii
not be asked by the United States tc
pay a war indemnity. The Huerta gov
ernment was practically assured when
the conference opened to-day through
the American delegates that the Wilson
government would not demand repara.
tion for the losses sustained at Vera
Cruz or expect to be recouped for enor'
nous expenditures already made in an
attempt to pacify Mexico, but will be
content to have set up in Mexico stable
government to succeed Huerta.
This made it easy for the opposing
delegates to meet harmoniously and lent
consistency to the American demand
that consideration be given to the con-
stitutionallist cause.
The mediators to-day submitted to
the Mexicans the counter proposals of
the American government for the pacit-
cation of Mexico. The American plan is,
with a few exceptions, the same as that
which the mediators and the Mexican
delegates recently argued upon and
Huerta approved. 1t provides method
Of transferring the executive power in
Mexico City from the present regime to
the provisional government which shall
in few months conduct an election.
Within a day or two both plans have
been doyetailed into one and full con-
ference OF all parties will be called.
Final approval is not expected to be
given until the attitude of the consti-
tutionalists is ascertained. The expec-
tation is that if the constitutionalists
are willing to discuss the peace plan
with the American government an
agreement can be reached in a short
time as the program already makes pro-
visions for liberal participation by the
constitutionalists in the new provisional
government. The peace plan is said to
be composed of less than three hundred
words.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
TOWN SUES CORPORATION.
Pittsfield Wants Damages for Damage
to Its Bridges.

Rutland, June "a rather unusual
case, an echo of the high water and
floods which prevailed throughout the
state in March, 1913, was started in
Rutland county court yesterday with
the filing of the first papers in suit
brought by the town of Pittstield against
the Champlain Realty company, with
headquarters at Corinth, in the county
of Saratoga in New York state. Dun
nett & Leslie are attorneys for the vii
lage, which is located in the eastern part
of the county, and the amount of dam
ages sought is $4,000
The papers recite in detail the doings
of the defendant company along the
Tweed river during the few years previ-
Gus 70 March 20, 1913, in its lumber
operations and at the time of the high
water the town claims the company
foated logs down the river, which de-
stroyed bridges, badly crippled abut-
mcnts and caused damage to the road
way, where it was built beside the
stream.
The plaintiff village claims that some
years previous to 1913 the defendant
company by use Of dams and other
means made Tweed river useful in trans
porting large numbers of logs, but in
later years these improvements to the
river were not continued or kept up;
and that during the flood of 1913, when
the defendant company should have
known of the probable damage, it re-
leased over 100000 feet of logs.
These logs, the plaintiff claims, COM
pletely tore away two bridges, damaged
others and tore up the roadbed in nu-
merous places, all of which cost 50 900
to repair.
The case is returnable at the Septem-
Der term of court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
PACIFICATION PLAN
BY UNITED STATES
If Adopted Would Leave Little Work
for the Mediation Conference Now
in Session at Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls. Ont, June 9.--The
United States government, through JUS
tice Lamar and Frederick W. Lehman,
yesterday presented to the three South
American mediators a complete plan for
the pacification of Mexico
1t is the same in principle as that
presented by the mediators and already
agreed to by the Huerts government. It
contemplates establishment at the
earliest date practicable of a new pro.
visional government in Mexico City
which would conduct general elections
for a permanent government.
The plan written by the American
delegates after consultation with the
Washington government is brief and in
cludes several counter propositions of
which the Huerta delegates will be ad-
vised to-day. From the mediators them
selves it became known that the differ
ences in the two plans are slight. A
full conference of all delegates and me-
diators is planned for to-day or to-mor-
row. This is for the formal considera-
tion and final drafting of the protocol
Although the question of whether the
Antillo would be permitted to land her
ammunition at the constitutionalist port
of Tampico was not finally disposed OF
Yesterday, the Mexican delegates let it
be known that while they hoped the
cargo would be returned to New York,
they were not disposed to interrupt me-
diaton even if the ammunition finally
got ashore. General Huerta's order re-
scinding the blockade infused spirit of
optimism everywhere.
Last night final word was awaited
from the American government as to
whether the Antilla would be permitted
to land her arms.
In any event the Mexican delegates
are optimistic and see the end Of the
parleys here. They are assuming that
the American government will deal with
the constitutionalsts if the latter do
not come into the negotiations immedi-
ately.
II is known authoritativelv that the
original terms set by the mediators for
constitutionalist participation-the dec
laration of an armistice and broadening
the scope of discussion from information
al to internal questions is still not ac-
ceptable TO the constitutionalists. though
official word to that effect is lacking.
II is understood that diplomatic way
Of approaching internal questions would
meet the approval of the constitution
alists but the mediators are insistent on
an armistice The constitutionalists
want to know what the peace plan COM
prehends before they agree to a suspen-
sion of hostiities. They claim that
when revolutionary army is once start
ed in a comprehensive military cam
paign. it cannot be stopped for a week
or a short period without making troops
restless and endangering the control
which the various chiefs have over their
men. The constitutionalists, according
to informal expressions, are desirous Of
discussing a solution of the Mexican
problem by diplomacy but they are un-
willing to disrupt their military cam
paign until they have good reason to be-
lieve the plan under discussion meets
theiT approval
While details Of the peace plan are
Continued on eighth page.l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
BOTH WILL RECOVER.
Men Injured in Automobile Accident
Near st. Johnsbury.

st. Johnsbury, June Sat the ST.
,Johnsbury hospital it is said that Dr.
Walter Mowers and Fred Sayre of Leb-
anon. y. H, who were badly injured in
an automobile accident Sunday, will re-
cover. DR.. Mowers did not regain con-
sciousness until yesterday morning.
Miss Myra Gardner and Miss Cass of
Lebanon were pinned under the car
when it overturned, but escaped injury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
HAS SECURED
NEW CABINET
The French Government Is About to Be
Formed Again Premier Ribot
Announced To-day.

Paris, June 9.-Senator Ribot an.
nounced this morning that he had yir-
tuallv succeeded in forming new
French cabinet, to succeed that of Pre-
mier Doumergue, which resigned as a
result of the recent general elections
NJ. Ribot said: "My cabinet is formed
| am now going to inform President
Poincare of the composition of the new
government" Five OF Ribots colleagues
are senators and seven are deputies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
ELECTRIC LAMP
CHARGED DAILY
Cost to Mining Companies
Will Be Approximately
$250,OOO
Under New Labor Agree
ment in the Mining Re-
gion About Pittsburg

Pittsburg, June 9.-The adjustment of
the wage scale resulted to-day in many
of the 10000 miners returning TO work
under contract which is to be in force
for two years. Under the agreement
each miner is to be provided with an
electric safety lamp to wear on his cap,
and the storage battery of the lamp will
be charged every day before the miner
begins work The lamps will cost the
mining companies approximately $780,
600
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
the Grand Commandery
Meeting in Burling-
ton To-day
GRAND LODGE WILL
MEET WEDNESDAY
Charles H. Darling of Bur-
lington in Line for
Grand Master

Burlington, June 9.-The grand COM
mandery of Knights Templar was in
annual conelave to-day on the second
day Of the Masonic week, with large
attendance of members. The grand COM
mander, r. e. William H. Brewster,
was in charge. This evening the grand
council, Royal and Select Masters, will
be in session, and tomorrow the grand
lodge meeting will be held, c. H. Dar-
ling of Burlington is in line for grand
master of the grand lodge
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
VERDICT AGAINST TOWN.
Joseph Blaise Got Damages of 500 and
Costs.

Middleburv. June o The slander case
of +. n. Rissell against J. c. S. Hamilton
was yesterday continued to the Decem-
Der term of the Addison county court.
The jury returned verdict for Joseph
Blaise to recover 500 and costs in his
suit against the town of Weybridge for
damages caused bv defective culvert
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
AUTO STRUCK A BULL.
Valuable Beast Damaged by Machine
IN Ira.

Ira. June o,-While herd of valuable
cattle. belonging to T.. and II. Merrithew
was being driven across the highway
near the Merrithew home shortly before
dark Sunday evening a passing auto
mobile struck bull, breaking one of the
animals legs.
The injured animal was a registered
thoroughbred lInlstein and was toousid-
cred one OF the best bred. animals in the
herd.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
ANOTHER CANDIDATE.
George W. German Desires Barre Post.
master Position.
Barre. Vermont. June =, 1914

BARRE. Vermont. June q, 1914.
"I desire to announce my candidacy
for the position OF postmaster Of the
city of Barre at the expiration of the
term Of the present incumbent. II sue
eessful in my efforts In this respect, |
promise TO give 20 the patrons Of office
the best service that Il Is in my power
to give and 20 give my undivided atten-
tlon to the duties of this office, All
support that may be given me In my
for this office will be appre-
ciated.
tSignedl
George w. German"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
CHALLENGER
IS VERY FAST
Shamrock Nv Showed Her
Heels to the Older
Shamrock
SIR THOMAS BOAT
GOES IN GRAND FORM
First Trial of the New YES
sci Resulted Very Sat-
isfactorily

southampton, Eng June 9.--Grand
form was shown to-day by Shamrock
", Sir Thomas Lipton's new challenger
for Americas s cup, in her first race sailed
in the Solent. She quite outpaced the
older Shamrock, leaving the trial yacht
far astern.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
JUDGE C. B. KENT DEAD.
Was Assistant Judge of Bennington
County Court

Manchester. June e.-Charles r. Kent,
for the past four years one of the assist
ant judges of the Bennington county
court, died yesterday morning at an
Albany, y. Y, hospital, where he was
taken last Thursday for treatment.
Judge Kent was in attendance at court
last Tuesday and was taken i'll during
the day. He was about rs years old and
is survived by his wife and two sons,
Clifton P. of Dorset and Prentlss of
Rutland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
BURIAL IN BURLINGTON.
Col. Henry o. Clark Dies at His Home
in East Orange, N. ].

New York, June 9.-Col Henry Orville
Clark, for "a years prominent resi-
dent OF East Orange, y. j., died sudden
~ early yesterday morning of heart dis
ease. The funeral will be- held at his
late home. 20 Summit street, in East
Orange to-day. Rev. Charles T, Walk
lev, rector Of Grace church, Of which
Mr. Clark was member, will oflciate.
The body will be taken TO Burlington
for burial
Col. Clark Tas born Ia Milton, Vt.
OF old New England stock. Besides his
wife, Col. Clark leaves three daughters,
Mrs. Edward :. lsham OF Burlington,
Vt, Miss Clara Clark and Miss Elsie
Clark Of East Orange,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
T. r. HOBNOBS WITH
SPANISH RULER
Former President Went to Summer Pal
ace This Morning, Expecting to
Spend -Four Hours with
Alfonso

Madrid, June 9.-Theodore Roosevelt
to-day was the guest of King Alfonso
and Queen Victoria of Spain at their
summer palace, LaGranja. He went to
the palace in an automobile with Am
bassador Willard and staff and he ex
pected to spend four hours with the
king
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
Hottest weather in 20 Years.

Pittsburg, Pa, june o.. Three deaths
from heat were reported here to-day.
The temperature was s., record for 30
years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
SINGER SECURES DIVORCE.
Nine. Schumann- Feink Wins 1t from
William Rapp, ID.

Chicago, June 0.-Madame Ernestine
Schumann- Heink to-day was granted a
divorce from her husband, William Rapp,
IT,, whose ardent epistles TO Mrs. Cath
crime Dean of New York were the sem
satiou of the suit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09

The graduating exercises of the com
mercial class at Goddard seminary Is
this evenings event of commencement
week, beginning at o'clock, The pub
lie il invited.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09
NO MURDER CLUE IN SAFE.
Nothing Found in Peaslee Safe to Lead
to Henniker Mans Murderer.

Henniker, N. H., June 9-The opening
of the safe of the late Howard w. Peas
lee, the murdered wealthy toy manu-
facturer, which was effected yesterday,
proved an utter disappointment to the
detectives and state officers, who had
hoped to find in it something which
might prove Of value in the further un-
raveling of the mystery surrounding the
murder.
1t was at least expected that the last
will and testament of the dead man
would be in the safe, but that, too, was
missing.
The necessary combination to the safe
was received yesterday and the opening
of it was done in the presence of Morri-
son H. Peaslee, son of the murdered
man, who has been made executor of
the estate, G. B Hildreth, an inspector
of the Manchester police department
who has been assisting the selectmen
of the town in the investigation, and
Attorney George " Hill of Concord, who
represented the dead man in legal af-
fairs and who has been advising the
sons since the tragic death OF their fa-
ther.
Connor Kills Himself.
This town was again thrown into a
state of high excitement yesterday when
it was made known that Arthur Connor,
the % year-old son of Levi s. Connor,
had committed suicide by taking paris
green.
The young man had been in very poor
health for the past two years and de-
spondency over his physical condition is
said to have been the reason for his
deed.
The young man took the poison about
5 o'clock Sunday morning, but it was
not until 2 o'clock in the afternoon that
his family were aware OF what he had
done. He died l2 hours later after every
possible effort had been made to save his
life
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-09

Continued on eighth psge.l
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-11

UNHAPPY MARRIAGES
Editor Day Book:-I have read in
The Day Book many articles, opin=
ions and facts on the cause of I'M
happy marriages, and wish to say a
few words in that regard.
A majority of troubles come to us
because we follow our eyes more than
our heads and heatrs, and a good
many times we would rather satisfy
the eyes of our neighbors than our
own selves. When a young man or
girl wishes to get a life partner the
first thing they look for is good looks.
Character and intellect plays the
least part, or no part at all, while in
real life the main parts are played by
the character and intellect. Beauty
is only esthetic, artistic and a good
many times it brings misery and suf-
fering.
Some people after they are married
are always afraid of what viii peo-
pie say" They will rent a fat in an
apartment building at a high rent,
not for comfort, but that people
should think they are well-to-do,
while the truth might be that the
man is working for small salary.
They will dress up-to-date, not that
they need it, but only because others
are dressed that way. The few dollars
they saved before the wedding (if
they saved any disappear quickly
and then misery begins.
If young people-who intend to get
married-would select their life part
ners with their hearts and brains in
stead of with their eyes, and after
the wedding try to satisfy their own
selves instead of the eyes Of their
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-11

then business contracts shrink, and
then it becomes impossible ito do a
large volume of business"
These facts conclusively show that
cutting your nose off to spite your
face is much more than a figure of
speech-it is a fact, practiced by
big" business, and one Of the dele
gates to see the president, J. M.
Barnes, represents one of the best ex-.
ponents of the practice Marshall
Field & Co.-Henry Knaus.