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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
MYSTERY NOTE BATTLES PROBE.
Fan to Pima Hov Big Securities Rsaohed
Former Maine Governor

Anrusta. Ne March % After a..
position hsd ts-en token for several hours
yesterday bsforr sherman l Gould q
Portland appointed a. commissioner
- fhs chnnaarY euuff 81 Eew Jcrsey.
fn the snf brought ~ sto.khoiders
nra asst tbe Metropolitan Steamship
mfmmt nmA atlHrs charging misman-
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
FIND S25,000 ON
DEAD MANS BODY
Bank Books and Diamonds in Clothes
of Picture Theatre
Employe.

st. Johnsbury, March 23.-Currency.
bank books and diamonds amounting
10 nearly s25. 900 was found on the cloth
ing OF Thomas r. Tight, So, whose body
was shipped yesterday to Boston for
burial. The man was little known here.
lie came from Barton six months ago,
and had worked in local moving picture
theatres. He claimed 10 be native OF
Charlestown, Mass, and a former resi-
dent Of Rockford Falls. Me. where he
said he owned and managed an opera
house.
He died Saturday ia a room IN the
Merchants Bank block, where he had
lived alone since coming here. A search
Of his clothing revealed $4,000 IN money,
diamonds valued az s700 and bank books
showing a balance Of b->wcen $4,000
and $4,000. The mans divorced wife
arrived yesterday from Boston.
II i said that a paper found IN his
clothing directed that a part Of the
property b. given 70 her lie had a
brother. whose whereabouts are un-
known. and a cousin living in NeVbury-
port Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
OLD COMMITTEE u
STILL IN CHARGE
May Be Ordered BY G. c. /. A. Headquar.
ters To Resume Negotiations With
Manufacturer and Com
plete Settlement.

The fact that Barre branch, 6. c. I. A.,
never voted to suspend work pending a
settlement in the granite industry has
raised the question as to whether the
conference committee OF the branch,
which had charge OF the matter Of set
tIement. is not still in office with full
power 10 act. When the branch elected
strike committee, the earlier commit
tee supposed il was out OF office and so
acted: but the strike committee has had
its time so completely taken up with
registration and strike pay matters Il
has not had the opportunity 10 attend
70 any other matters.
In fact. il has already refused 70 meet
the manufacturers committee and for
these reasons the conference committee
may be ordered by the international ex-
ecutive to resume ts duties and take up
the matter Of settlement with the manu-
faeturers al once. II this Is done. as u
i claimed il viii b. done, a complete
settlement Il only a few DAYS of.
The strike committee Of the granite
cutters was busy to-day Strengthening
ont and completing it, strike pay roll
AZ the regular monthly meeting q the
union last evening 26 new members
we're admitted having been apprentices.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
100000 FIRE AT LITTLEToN.
Opera House Building Destroyed, Sew
eral Firemen Hurt.

Iittleton NJ H., March 23.-Fire IN
Titon's opera house block on Main street
caused loss Of $4,000 yesterday. The
flames started from an explosion Of kero-
sene oil in tenement on the third floor
The block, the largest brick structure
in northern New Hampshire, was de-
stroyed. With help from Lisbon, the
flames were prevented from spreading
TO the remainder of the business section.
Several fremcn were injured by lying
glass and Mrs. Samuel Hulburt was car
ried from the third floor after she had
been overcome by smoke.
The loss Is distributed among p busi'
ness and professional men who had stores
and offices in the building.
Occupying the first floor OF the block
were the iewelry stores OF Harry n.
johnson: clothing store Of II. r. Bailey;
the Woodman Drug Cos. establishment
the shoe repair shop OF Sullivan r.
Flcury; the Fleury Fruit Cos, large
store; the f. p. Young millinery pariors,
and the barber shop OF Charles Mccarthy.
While the contents OF the establishments
were not entirely DESTROYED by the
flames, they were practically ruined by
water. smoke and debris that came from
tile supper burning stories.
on the second floor was the law Office
OF Judge Harry A. Heald, justice of the
local police court, and the following pro
fessional and commercial apartments:
Harry NJ Morse, lawyer; Littleton wa
ter and light department; DIR. W. G.
Mobiles; s. Solou Syre insurance; R. :.
Andrews Co.. lumber agency; littleton
Collection agency; T. y. Heald, i. w
Fletcher and J. A. Morse. tailor.
On the third floor beside several apart
ments and single rooms. all occupied.
there was large hall, known as the
X. Of p. hall and occupied by the Pyth-
ians and y. T.. O. T.
The basement OF the building was also
utilized and was occupied by G. j. Cross.
barber; Littleton Marble & Granite
Works; Currier Printing Cos. store room
and Higgins meat market. Little Of the
stock in any Of these establishments
escaped damage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
ITALY GETTING READY
FOR EMERGENCIES
Berlin Newspapers Try to
BelittIe the Victory of the
Russians in Capture of
Fortress at Przemysl =
Bombardment on Darda-
neIles Forts Is Halted

An opinion is expressed by Field Mar
shal Sir John French, commander OF the
British forces in the field, that the war
will not be of long duration. In an IN
teryiew with French correspondents, he
says that the spring promises well for
the allies and that he believes the Ger
mans are feeling the lack of ammuni-
ton.
Italy is preparing rapidly for whatever
may result from the negotiations with
Austria, and is now represented as hav-
ing reached an important stage. A royal
decree will soon be signed establishing
rules designed to suppress spies. Women
a to be put to work in place of men IN
case or the mobilization of the army.
Berlin newspapers do not believe that
the Russian victory at Przemysl will be
of great influence on the campaign, al
though the fate Of the city is described
as a painful blow TO the Austro-German
right wing.
OnIdNOIdDlc NcdNhSi sim PANNoA0 Ah
the Dardanelles. The latest authentic
information received in London sets forth
positively that only the secondary de-
fenses of the straits have suffered from
the bOmbardment of the feet and that
the forts in the narrows are intact.
The lull along the western battle front
is now apparently being duplicated in the
east, where nothing more than isolated
actions are reported.
The latest Russian invasion Of Ger
many is said in Berlin to have met the
same fate as its predecessors. To-day's
..ial German communication contains
the announcement that the Russian forces
which captured Memel at the northern
end of east Prussia have been y
back and that German troops, pursuing
them across the border, have captured
the Russian town of Knottingen. No
confirmation Of this report has been re-
oeived from Russian sources.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
$4,000 SURRENDERED
At Fall of Pr1emysl, According To Rus
sian Reports.

Petrograd. via London, March 23,-The
Przemysl garrison, which eapitulated 70
the Russian army yesterday, surrendered
without a fight The hosting Of the
white flag over this fortress, which was
said 10 be on the point Of surrender on a
number of occasions, caused little sur
prise. as il was generally known that Il
was in a terribly weakened condition,
without food OF ammunition, and It's en-
durance was only question Of days.
War Office advices report that nine
Austrian generals were taken and more
tnan 800 officers and $1,000 men.
The Russian general, Seliwamod com
manding the investing force, has been
decorated with 81. Georges cross, third
degree. and the st. Georges cross, sec
ond degree. has been awarded the Grand
Duke Nicnolas.
A heavy snow storm failed 30 check
the enthusiastic demonstrations In which
the civil and military populations united
when the fall Of PrHemysl was announced.
The crowds, floundering in deep drifts
which tied up street traffic, cheered the
officers and soldiers who remained 20
participate in the celebrations.
Prom the Kazan cathedral the strains
ol the national anthem swelled in volume
a. the crowd gathered. and from Other
points throughout the city, mysterious
iv hidden behind the dense curtain nf
falling snow. music burst forth and add.
ed - the general spirit of enthusiasm.
The moral effect of the xictory on
Russia. u i expected. viii be very
great. awakening hopes that this VIII b.
the turuinr point in the Galician and
Carpathian campaign.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23

Przemyshare made public in late OH
cial statement issued by the Austrian
war office, the text of which follows
"When, in the middle Of the week, pro-
visions were running short, General Won
Kusmanek commander of the garrisonl
decided on last attack. On the lDth,
early in the morning, his troops softied
across the line of forts and withstood 10
the utmost, in seven hours battle,
strong Russian forces.
Numerical superiority finally forced
the Austrians to retreat behind the hne
of forts. The following night the Rus,
slams attacked Przemysl from seVeral
sides, but the attacks broke down IN
the face of the fire of the heroic de-
tenders.
"After the sortie Of the 10th, it was
found that the provisions could last only
three days and the commander received
an order to surrender the fortress aiter
these three days and after all the war
material had been destroyed. According
to reports from an airman from the fort
ress, the commander did in fact succeed
in destroying the forts, including guns
ammunition and Notifications.
"Not less praise is due to the sacrliic'
ing perseverance and last fight OF the
garrison than to their bravery during the
storming of the fortress and the lighting
on previous occasions. This recognition
the enemy himself win not refuse to
heroes of Przemysl.
"The fall of the fortress, with which
the higher command reckoned for long
time, has no influence on the situation
in general.
"The battle in the Carpathians from
Uzsok pass to the ridge of konieczna is
progressing"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
Occupants of Building at
Brunswick, Me-, Forced
by Fire
THEATRE BUILDING
WAS DESTROYED
Mrs. w. 0. Gould, Wife of
Proprietor, and Daughter
Sustained Broken Legs

Brunswick, Me-, March 23.--Several
persons were forced to jump from the
building. and two of them We're injured,
when fire broke out early this morning
in the building known as the Pastime
theatre. When Mrs. Wallace Q. Gould
and her daughter, Amy, were awakened,
they leaped from window Of their
apartment. and each sustained the frac-
ture of one leg. Other occupants OF the
building were forced to jump but all of
them escaped serious injury.
The building. which contained a the
atre conducted by Wallace o. Gould and
several apartments, was destroyed. The
loss is $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
DARDANELLES GALE
PREVENTS ATTACK
Allied warships Continued at Their An
chorage Yesterday-The Crews
Morale Continues Good.

Paris, March %, a. ma gale blew
through the Dardanelles straits yester-
day. and the allied warships did not
leave their anchorages, says Hayas dis
patch from Athens. The morale Of the
crews on the vessels Of the Franco-Brit-
ish fleet is said to be excellent, notwith-
standing their,losses, and they are eager
to get into action.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
MRS. ELIZA JANE HALL.
Died al Her Home on the East Hin This
Morning

Mrs. Eliza Jane Hall passed away
al Ter home on east lmll this morning
AZ 4 o'clock Mrs Han bad been iu fail
iag health since ncccmber, 1913. al
though her condition did not become
critical until a short time precedinV her
aeath. She g. survived hy y daughter.
Mr.. Phoete King. wife II Harry hing
ana three sons Amos Han. Lee r Hall
and John Hal Her eldest daughter.
Mrs. IruBie Han. died in June. 1902
Tlere are aiso Jet q sister Miss Mary
Auneslev. and a brother John Anues
les. both 81 wh0m make their home in
Maple Grove. r. q
Tho ar.ea aef's maiden name vas hiiza
n Annesley and she uas born in Aarie
Grove Wfrartie. r & n ls1a her
husband uas Crrus W. Hau sud his
aaath araurrd n Barre % ~fptefalssr
tN2. wrs Han bad leen reatdent
- na-rs ara Barre Town For many
rla-. ana uus tistlv esteemed ~ at
- - trra hnr She uas nemt~r ei
Csc Euiseafn rilurh
r-ra-sf afrttes pfl y bid - thr
ts.ra fs.rrs1ar Hfternper ~ ta
s..t..t Uts Isl M Heatfie fastrr
~ tf.s rlafh If ~ ano8 @neTl'era n'3-
s.-trr Hrl rH ~ ir iisor efulf
t.4- fr-ls fff rensns e hf ven
y 4 -.rrtsa t.-st faesrs 3 ouitts4
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
NEW YORK BANKER
MURDERED HIS WIFE
Then Howard Boocock, Treasurer of As
tor Trust Co., Killed Himself in
Their Home Last Evening.

New York, March 23.- Howard Boo
cock, treasurer of the Astor Trust Go.
of this city and prominent in New York
society, shot and killed his wife last
night as she was playing the piano for
his entertainment in their home in East
74th street. The banker then committed
suicide with the same revolver.
According to the police, the banker lett
no word explaining the murder and SUI
eide, nor could any member of the house
hold throw light on the matter. The
servants declared unanimously that the
couple lived together on the most affec-
tionate terms.
The tragedy occurred shortly after din.
ner. The Boococks had dined as usual
and il there had been any quarrel be.
tween them they had concealed it sue
cessfullg from the servants, according to
the latter. The maid who served din
ner. however told the police that Mr.,
Boocock seemed TO be laboring under
some excitement.
After dinner the two Boocnck children,
a boy eight years old and a girl OF II,
were sent TO their rooms while the par
ents went to the drawing room.
Mrs. Boocock took her place on the
piano bench and her husband lay down
OH couch. From the position of the
wife's body when the police arrived II
was apparent that the husband had ad-
dressed some question TO her as she
PLAYED with her back to him. She had
turned completely around on the bench
to reply when the banker fired,
One OF the servants told the police
that she heard three shots The first
bullet fatally wounded Mrs. Boocock, the
mark of the second was found in the cell
ing; the third ended the bankers life.
He had shot himself through the head.
The servants. thrown into a panic, tele-
phoned to 4 friend OF Mrs. Boocock, Mrs.
Henry p. Dawson, wife Of the banker,
who is member of the firm OF j 7. Nor
gan & Co Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson live
near the B0ocock home and at the urE-
ent plea of the servants, Mrs. Dawson
went to her friends house and from there
summoned physician. The doctor found
Mr.. Boocock dead and his wife breathing
her last.
Mr.. Booeock. besides being treasurer
of the Astor Trust Co.. was connected
with the Astor Safe Deposit Co. He was
a member OF several clubs. Mr.. Boocock
was a Yale graduate Of the class OF 1900.
He was 40 years old.
Ronald ii. Macdonald. director OF
the Astor Trust Co., said that Mr. Boo
cock underwent surgical operation re-
Gently and after partial recovery left
about 10 days ago for the South. Mr..
Macdonald said he did not know that
Mr.. Boocock had returned nor did he
know the nature OF the bankers illness.
He stated that Mr., Boocock's business
accounts were perfect in every way.
Many friends of the Boocock family
expressed the opinion that the tragedy
was the result of a nervous breakdown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
MANY BONES BROKEN,
VICTIM SOON DIED
Arthur Rousseau Was Pulled Into Ma.
ohinery Of Drag Saw When the Belt
Slipped OF Pulley.

SWanton. March 23.-Arthur Rousseau
W. killed this forenoon when The lelt
on = drag saw broke, puuIng bin into the
machinery. The saw was stopped AZ soon
a. possible but not until both The man 3
ices had been broken. one Of them in two
places. Lis arms, ribs and nose also hrok
en and ~ had sustained severe hruisrs
bout the bead he was attended by Dr.
ID. q. Powers Of iiehCatr, but be died
within three quarters Of an hour.
Rousseau owned the saw and equip
ment with utich he was operating end
bs vas working for s. RobistoW on tie
pufus Spear farm in HiEinate. Whiie
tl,e saw was IN operation TIE tsit Slipped
81 tl,e pulley catching Rousseau AVID
hufHpe him into THE machinery.
Eaarueau lsares his wife and fqur ehii-
aren. TIE BODY was brought - hs home
~ ~uarfou.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
CONTRABAND FOUND
ON STEAMER FINLAND
Vessel Left New York Feb. 81 for Gil
braltar-She Will Be Examined More
Thoroughly at Genoa.

Naples, via Paris. March %, 1885 a. m.
-Contraband ammunition was found
aboard the steamer Finland, which sailed
from New York Feb. 27, by customs
officials here, according to reports printed
in Naples newspapers. Several guards,
accompanying the Finland to Genoa, viii
make more thorough examination, IN
the belief that more contraband was
aboard than has been already discovered.
The Finland cleared from New York for
Gibraltar and sailed from there for Ma
pies and Genoa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
EXPRESSES REGRETS
FOR McMANUS' DEATH
Representative Of General Zapata Com
muuicstes To Secretary Bryan That
Negotiations For Indemnity Pay
ent Are Nov Under WAY.

Washington. ID. a. March "a. Secre-
tary Bryan announced TODAY that regret
fof the killing Of John Is. MeManus. an
American. in Mexico 0ty Be- the Lapata
forces. had becn oppressed on behalf Of
General Zapata by General Palafoa. in
eharve ai Mexico CITY. and that negutia
nas for pay ne IN Indemnify 70 the
dead mans family Uere progressing sat
isfsetorily.
Tl.e RragiIsan minister at MeVico CITY
i,as -,.s it,.a ~ apolaEt on behalf If tlr
Lapsta general. palatoN. who also made
declaration that the mea who killed
NeAlarus WouId - afprebehdci d poe
silae end punshcd
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23

than $4,000 would have TO go to federal
courts, instead of state courts as at pres
ent. The bill would permit the New
York Central TO absorb the Rutland, ana
the state would under it surrender every
piece of railroad that you have got TO
foreign corporations.
The provisions of the inheritance tax,
he noted, make it necessary that these
roads remain Vermont corporations, or
the state will lose much revenue. his
amendment, providing that all corpora
tions involved by the bill should be
treated as Vermont corporations, was
adopted. He was of the opinion that the
passage of the bill in the Vermont leg
islature could only aid the Boston a
Maine by enabling the road to take
solvent corporation TO aid an insolvcnt,
since our freight business was inslgnil-
can't being but five per cent. OF the
total b. & NJ. business.
Senator Conant, in support of the bill,
said that it was designed to give suitable
railroad facilities. An amalgamated sys-
tenn is better than disintegrated lines.
The public interests and stockholders
interests were amply safeguarded, he
thought. The bill imposed nothing that
a receiver would not impose
"Two-thirds of the b. & NJ. lines arc
acting as creditors instead of as part
ners,' said Senator Cady. The question
of public good was more important in
his sight than past mismanagement.
The vote on the bill was as follows:
Yes Senators Brown, Cady, Campbell,
Carver, Chedel, Conant, Divoll, Dunklee,
Hinsman, LaFranchise, Martin of Wash
ington, Noonan, Powell, Seayer, Smith,
Stebbins, Wilcox; no-Bascom, Martin
of Chittenden, Page, Reed, Roberts, Si-
monds, Thomas, Wright; absent Bent
lev, Blake, Holcomb, Locklin and Shaw.
May Adjourn March 81.
Speaker Weeks announced at the close
of the morning session that the chair
men of the various committees had met
and decided that if the House would
work Saturday afternoon and next Mon
day morning that business could be com
pleted, and nothing left unfinished, so
that final adjournment can be taken
Wednesday, the last day of the present
month. Mock session will be held to-
morrow evening according to resolu-
tion adopted by the House in concurrence
with the Senate
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
May Adjourn March 81.
HOUSE, MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Senate Proposals of Amendment Con-
CURED In

H. 434. an act to amend sections Al,
l22, l54. III, l7a, 275 and 2s3 of No. 242
of the acts OF 1908. relating to the char
ter of the city OF Burlington.
II. 464, from the committee on cor
porations. an act concerning fees payable
by ncorporators, corporations and asso-
eiates. Fixes fees as follows: On the
formation OF any corporation under any
law of this state. $40 if the corporation
has capital stock not exceeding $4,000;
S25 for capital between $1,000 and So,
600: $50 for capital between $4,000 and
$50 900; 500 for capital between $4,000
CONTINUED on fourth page.l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
eREAr suTFERING cAUsED
aps Persian War Rslisf Committss ASKS
Frr pelisf.

sew Yntt Mnrth Zs The persitn sar
-sf.ef snnrrfttae ~ DAY rrered TIE 81
lrufnr rahlearam frpm IlaIs. kussla
al go villages have tesn burusa sH-
s-sa thran Two EHrssfian quarters oi
rraniaf hsHe fsen rluudered. faauf
r.-a1if usre kfrial nH8 roulsH uere tsl.er
a-rsfts Fftra1 tIons-nt rffugszs in
ft.s Arrrr5aan mlissiuu ars 10 great aan
-rr srf Frrr.h uIissinu has heHn o.
sf-or,.f T1le-e ere 5000 rtfuress ir
Wrasa
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
rwo WORE CASES
OF smalipon Have Been Discovered IN
waterbury.

wai.rinrf Marsh Z-Tvo mors
vsrl ars.lsrs.a eases sma1poH bavt
aetsirsd sue 80 rnaranfinr uf Pert
Hatns1u 81 Eadraaf strrft Ihess ere
ser ~rau uha q euarsf.fiuel al1err
IS fa-4s 81 tfs hsme ~ ffaHk Tgvue
- ft-,f.--f Caurrs. and 1amss IraTersr
az n.trhai8fr strett
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
VERDICT FoR FLAIsTHF
r. cass Of Bour y srihs ans Vtitnsy
Cgurty Court

IS wafae-an e ert ts
..- tf w ~ srrrt
- ~. ,asH ~ 81 s7 Is tfe
a m far1 81 ~ h- WHITES
rrf 80 -af of u fetar
rns Frun ~ tttsfanl,if rt-
-s wnn -sN
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
20 MINERS KILLED
IN VAST SNowSLIDE
ssversi Ba.t Hsusss ct Hsvs soun,.
&C were svspt Awar - Esn
81 PAR 81 Asnsi Trsr

Nrr-ssr. mnr.A ze Ftf msr-
49, ss nrs end as uarT wnFf ~
rrssfra1r - sH s
se-s ewer asrrsa hurE heuafs at ~
r..,..4 r-v 81 Hmnr NssHe H
- sr = ssafk H hTr sr
80 f---l a.frsas fr-r rf tss eerlrt t-um
- - aas nana 80 $3.50 nHATs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-23
ONE KNOWN TO BE DEAD
And Five Others Are Missing in Fire at
Munde, Ind.

Muncie. Ind. March 23-The county
infirmary was burned today. One +
known 10 be dead and five other inmates
are missing. The loss Is $4,000.