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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-18
ENJOIN ROCKET
 FROM RELEASING
 CASH OF KEPPYS
Heirs Prevent Mrs. Florence Walter From Getting
 Money Willed Her.

A tenaporary in injunction was granted in the superior court this morning re- straining Adrian Rocket, executor on the Ella Keppy estate, from turning over any property to Florence Keppy Walters under penalty of $15, 900. The injunction was signed by Judge Webb after the facts had been stated by Judge Carl Foster, who asked for the injunction on behalf of Ma-ude Wheeler and Jesse IL D. Keppy, heirs of the Ella Keppy estate.
 The heirs recently won 3, victory in the superior court when a jury brought in a verdict in favor of breaking Ella Keppy's will. Maude Wheeler and Jesse L ID. Keppy were aggrieved be- cause their mother left the bulk of her estate to her daughter Florence. It was alleged that Mrs Keppy was not mentally competent and that Florence Walters used undue influence to In- duce her mother to will certain prop erty to her.
 Since the trial counsel for Maude Wheeler and Jesse L. D. Keppy, learned that in addition to the will
 made by Mrs. Keppy, she had also made an assi ignment to Florence. It was also discovered that after the jury trial Adrian Rocket has been tsrning over some property to Flor ence Walters. He claimed he had a right to do this under the assign ment but Judge Foster declared that if Mrs Keppy was incompetent to make a will she was also incom potent to make an assignment,
 The property Rockett was giving to Florence Walters came. to him as a partial distribution of the estate of Josephine Mackay of Darien. The late Ella Keppy had a bequest of about $15,o0o from this estate and this formed the principal part of Ella Keppy's estate. After the jury found in favor of breaking Mrs. Keppy s will, Rocket took an appeal to the supreme court. AS this is still pend ing the other heirs wanted to prevent the distribution of the estate in the meantime.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-18
Cabinet Gets Full
 Report on Outloo6

Washington April 1S.-SecretaTy Ba- Ixer laid before the cabinet today Ions reports from General Funston review ing the whole situation, on the bocdeE and dn Mexico.
 F,roua the state department, bha President and the cabinet received an outline of the diplomatic steps 1aszenl or contemplated since the CaErarzsl government urged the withtiraWal ofi American troops.
 pursue is to be reached between tho l1nintary and diplomatic aspects of the situation
 General F.unston's despatclres cans last night and are the fullest d1scnS- sion of his problems 1le yet has sub Ernitted. They contain mo mention Oe the reported death of Villa That was the only hint of their contents Secre- tarv Baker would reveal. The sub stance of the messages, the secretary said, was beyond the realm of public discussion at this time.
 It is understood that the reports show General Pershing's men to be south now of the farthest southern point at which Villas trail has been even indefinitely located. The pursuit apparently is swinging westward into the more mountainous regions.
 Renewed sniping around Parrsa1 was not reported to the department, aI- though news despatches from General Pershing's camp disclosed that Amer ican troops had again been fired upon by Carranza troops.
 War department officials would not discuss the probable result of the com tinued hostility. It was 1ntimated. however, that even without this new incident, General Pershing might have thought it. neceasary to can tho de partrnent's s attention 70 the Situation very fully sand 6e await 1uFehsF in- <Contlnued on page 4)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-18
PISTOLS USED
 TO ARREST vON
 ICEL AS PLOTTER
Won Papen's Secretary Tax, en After Fight With
 Agents In Canal Case

New York. April 1S-WoIf .von Ige1, secretary of Franz won Papen, former military attache to the German en- bassy, was arrested here today in Capt. von Paapen's office at 60 Wall street, after a fist fight with four agents of the department of justice. Won Igel is the fifth man indicted yesterday with Won Papen charged with con- spiracy to blow up the Welland canal.
 Won Igel was taken to the Federal building, for arraignment. Federal agents said that Won IgeI was not finally subdued until they pointed re- vo1vers at him.
 "Go ahead and shoot,'' his captors exported him as saying. ''It will only cause war between the United States tnd Germany. You have no right invade this office It is German erritory. These are Russian
 iethodS."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-18
List of the Injured

List of the Injured
 In addition fo, Mrs Oscar 4fartel1, of Seuthbridge, who died at the hos p1ta1, the following injured persons E-were treated at New London hospi- s4a1s this morning.
 Atwood Williams, of Groton,s fire man for the New Haven road, dead fhead5ng home, <1acerationz of the scalp, bruised legs. hips, knee and side.
 simon Conner. of Old Lyme, frac- stured left collaTbone. Liberation of l71ip and right leg
 Charles c. Byrne, of Pawtucket, R. IT. injured side and bruised knee.
 James Martin. of New Haven. lac tera4dens of the face and burns of both ' Ard1e W. clifford. of Oneida, N Y, s1acerations o3 the face. sprained ribs, bruises of knee and ankle. bruised s1eft arm s
 John w. Aukland. of New York, f1br1ised ribs anad right arm
 Others who received first aid treat nent here are:
 R B. Dyer. 12e Burlington street. Prevalence, bruised about the body.
 E. M BrownelI, 21 Union street. Boston. shaken up
 w D. Gibson, New York city
 Mr and Mrs. B.. F. Reynolds, 75 Lilac street. New Haven. shaken up
 Abraham Sapocitz, and his sister, Fannie, 295 Main street. Providence. shaken up.
 Mrs. D. E. Gallagher. New Haven. right shou1dey injured. z- Grandfeld, Westerly, R. l.. Mrs. Hoag. Westerly. R. T.. shaken
 Mrs. william Prdces Westerly,
 All of the victims were Goocupants of the rear car of 8 local train which had started to run on a. siding in front of the Bradford station when the Gill Edge Express crashed into it.
 Goals from the express locomotive and explosion of a gas tank on the bottom of the coach set fire, to the vvreckaEe and the flames spread SC rapddlv that the nearby station and freight house were destroyed, together with four wooden coaches of the 10. cal train.
 The paase1lgers had much difficulty fn eIAnrbfng out of the demolished car and those who lost their lives were a,adIv b4xned As there is no fire Eaepartnaezak here, no adequate fght could be made against the flames un- til the aE11va5 of apparatus from West eF1y. six miles distant.
 A Wreeking train was sent from New Londen and physieians came or another train from Providence. Minor injuries were treated and several per sons were taken to a. hospital at New London.
 Nc one was injured on the express which was backed to a. junction an6 proceeded to New York many hours after the accident. Early today tht tracks were sufficiently cleared to en- able. the resumption of traffic and al the survivors proceeded on other trains.
 Trainnaea were s4 variance in Ehei,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-18
General Pershing Ha1ts Ex- petitions Drive Into Mexican Territory Be- cause of Unexpected At tack By CaIranZista.
snipers In Several AttaclEs On Motor Truck Trains Cabinet Gets Full Reports of State and War Depart ments On Situation.

Camp. .ofeGeneral~ J. J. Persh-I ing, at the Front, April 47-I The American pursuit of Gen. |eral Villa is at 8 standstill be-I cause of the Hnprovoked attack on American cavalrymen byl the insubordinate soldiers of the Carranza garrison at Par ral.
 At General Pershing's head quarters there seemed no pros pect of a<resumption. of the chase. There were numerous indications that a continuation of the pursuit would meet with armed resistance.
 A small party of American soldiers was fired upon near here last night, none of the Americans being injured. This, coming on the heels of other reports of sniping, is respohsi- ble for the belief that the ex- peditionary command is con- fronted with 8 serious prob-- lem.
 A speedy motor train carTs1ng Gen eral John J. Pershfng, commander of the expedittonary forces, together with his escort was fired upon during. a drive made at night from Sa:teYof Co the wireless station at NamiqH1pas e.c- cordang to reports received heTe. NO official confirmation of the report could be obtained by military, author ities here Nor could it be leaEned whether the report was based tipe the attack on General Persal4LG ply train on it's way sEto sSateVs orat 1srll Il.
 According to the reports General PersF1dng was on his way to NaIni- l csripaa when AexicanS in ambush eneaF Providencia opened fire on the open oars. There were only about 10i snlp- 1 CTS. all of whom fled when the Amer 1 jeans returned their fire None. of the Mexican bullets took effect, the Te= ports said, and General Feuslziag re- garded 41re incident as trivial
 A despatch received from Joseph w. McAGs1lIen, a truck captain, Saad that a. truck train due to arrive here this afternoon was bringing S1 sick and wounded Americans. It was nofi known here whether the men aTGt Americans or Mex5canz
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-18

Bradford R. l., April 1s-Five persons were killed 39 injured last evening when the Gld Edge express, hound from Boston to New York; crashed into the rear ot a local train at the railroad station here.
 Two persons yet unaccounted for. Search of the smoulderng of the wooden that made up the telescoped local train continued this afternoon It s1ble that the Wreckage may give other bodies
 The wooden coaches took fire immediately after the crash and of the victims burned to death. fire reduced the local passenger depot and freight station to ruins that still burned today.
 Death List Placed at Five.
 According the official list prepared by the railroad today. the known dead
 Thomas Boardman, Westerly, ennploye of the Brad ford Dye Association. sseaeAs.s.ss Miss Jeannette Clark, Westerly, daughter of William Clark, president of the Westerly Mill of the American Thread Company.
 Margaret Bliss, address unknown.
 William Barber Westerly, carpenter.
 Mrs. Gear Martel, Southbridge, Mass, died in hos
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-18
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy weather with slight Iy higher temperature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-18

statements as to the signals set against the express after the local train, de- talned here by engine trouble, had been ordered to take the siding: They agreed that the signal nearest the local was set for danger, but Charles H. Mansfield, engineer of the express, said that the signal next behind this showed a. clear track ahead and that when he caught sight of the home e. light shining through the thick fog it was too late to stop his swiftly speeding train
 After the flames died down the 1wreckage was d mass of coals for hours. It was impossible to make a thorough search for bodies until long after daylight "
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-18
FIVE DEAD IN
 WRECK; w0 ARE OUCH

of Local Train, Which Caught Fire AfA ter Being Telescoped By Express, May Yield Victims Who Are Still Missing -Thirty-Nin Reported in Injured List Investigations Are Begun By State and National Authorities Freight and Passenger Depots Are Destroyed By Fire After Rear End Collision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-18
E. w. oARTEN ILL

Eugene w. Carten, salesman for the American Graetzin Light Co.,. is seri- ous1y i'll at his home, 173 Beechmont avenue NGr. Carten has not enjoyed the best of health for several months but within the last few days his con dition has grown critical.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-18
Electricians Out
 at Remington City

The employment of two non-union men as electricians on the house building operations now being con- ducted resulted in the strike of all electricians employed at Remington (Continued on Page 2.)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
LINCOLN'S ARMCHAIR.
Il Had One Great Charm Despite Its
Foriorn Condition.


Foriorn Condition.
There is an interesting story Of
Abraham Lincoln's quaint humor that
turns on his habit Of sitting with his
long legs thrown over one arm of his
chair. That was a habit common
among country lawyers sixty or seven
ty years ago, and Lincoln never got
over it.
Very fond Of the ease he found in old
slippers, he would often meet his OIL
cial family with them on his feet, and
during cabinet meetings he would
sometimes sit with one or both legs
dangling across the chair.
In the cabinet room was an arm
chair which from the constant batter
ing OF the presidential legs had grown
weak and seemed almost ready to
shake to bits. A few days after Lin
coins second Inauguration there was
cabinet meeting. and one Of the cabi-
net ministers noticed the old chair and
remarked on its rickety appearance.
at seems to me-" he said as he gazed
down on the old wreck that stood at
the head of the table, that the United
States ought to furnish the president
with a better chair than that"
Lincoln screwed up his face into a
comical smile.
what Is the matter with that chairT'
he asked. shabby as it is, there are
thousands Of men in this country who
would be delighted to occupy it,
Youths Companion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
A Pirates Model Kingdom.

Pitcairn island is in latitude 20 de-
grees minutes south and longitude
100 degrees 8 minutes west, or almost
exactly south of Vancouver island and
lust a little south of the tropic Of Cap
ricorn. 1t was first settled in 1870 by
nine mutineers from the English ship
Bounty and eighteen natives of Tahiti.
By the year 1908. when the island was
discovered by the English, the popula-
ton had grown to sixty-six persons,
who formed a model community under
the patriarchal government Of John
Adams, the only surviving mutineer,
who had saved a Bible from the ship
and was ruling with wisdom and jus
tice his little kingdom of slightly over
two miles in length. The island is IN
der the British flag and has a couple
OF hundred Observation-Disclosures Her
aid
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
ESTATE OF ApDIE c. THoM

State Of Vermont. District Of Washington. O..
The Honorable Probste Court for the Dis
trict OF Washington
To all persons interested in the estate OF
Addie C. Thorn. late Of the city of Barre, In
said district, deceased GREETING;
Az a probate court holden at Montpelier
within and for said district on the sth
day on July, lait. an instrument purporing
10 be the last will and testament Of Addie c.
Thorn. late OF the city Of Barre, in said district
deceased was presented . the court aforesaid.
for probate.
And Il Is ordered by said court that the
27th day OF July, 1915, at the probate Office
IN said Montpelier. be assigned for proving
said instrument; and that notice thereof be
given 10 all persons concerned. by publishing
this order three weeks excessively in the
Barre Daily Times. newspaper circulating
in that vicinity. in said district, previous to
the time appointed
THEREFORE,. you are hereby Notified 20 APP
near before said court, at the time and place
aforesaid. and contest the probate of said
will. II you have cause
Given under my hand at Montpelier. in
said district this sth day of July, 1915
FRANK j. MARTIN, Judge
Julyl0-i7-24
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
protsotina "Bob White"

Bob white" has received complete
protection in a number of states, and
In many other instances the season Is
a short one. Perhaps his defenseless
condition In the other states should be
recognized as a tribute TO his powers
OF massive resistance. His chief enc
mics. after ALL are not human beings.
Polecats. weases, foxes, minks and
common cats account for large num-
Der of eggs. Coons are especially fond
of the latter, and Mr.. White has need
of all his cunning and powers OF en-
durance If his little brood Is to be
brought to maturity. - Outing Maya
zine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
Washington and Orange Counties Joint
Picnic and Field Day.

The committee consisting OF j. A.
Partridge, Roy Smith and II. }. Dodge
which was detailed to look after the ques-
ton of stock Judging and stock exhibits
to be held at the picnic grounds at the
Granite City Trotting park in Barre the
last of August, met Saturday morning
at the office of the county agent IN Barre
and proposed the following ideas;
In view of the fact that such an oc-
casion should be made of as much edu-
cational value as possible to the farmers,
il was concluded TO hold a Judging con-
test as follows: To have present repre-
sentatives OF two of the main dairy
breeds of cattle, probably the Holsteln
and Guernseys, as they seem the most
accessible. to the number of at least sew
en- OF each breed, these cattle to be given
number placed so as to be easily seen.
The contestants to be divided into two
classes. boys under Is and men; there
would be no charge for entering the con-
tests.
The contestants will be given limit
ed time to place the animals according
to their Judgment giving four places IN
each breed. A ribbon will be awarded
as a prize to the person in each elass
whose placing is the nearest TO that o.
the Judges, who will consist OF the deio-
onstrator and two assistants.
1t is desired that any farmer having
cows they are willing to exhibit Tor TINS
purpose correspond with one OF the above
committee or the county agent. To any
who wish 10 exhibit for the sake of ad-
vertisement there viii be no charge and
any stock of any description will be vel
come. however. there will be no prizes
or Judging except on the two classes as
mentioned above Those wishing TO ex-
hibit farm machinery or utensils are cor
daily included in this invitation.
Following the judging contest there
will be a demonstrating lecture on dairy
cattle. after which the winners OF the
contest will be announced.
Other features of the day viii be the
basket picnic and in the afternoon some
noteworthy agriculturists will favor the
gathering with addresses Among the
sneakers will be Commissioner Brig
ham and H. w Collingwood. editor Of
the Rural New Yorker. besides others
with whom arrangements are beng
made.
This meeting should be Of great value
to the farmers Of the two counties, and
Judging from the enthusiasm already ex
hibited. il viii become a great event.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
II Wouldn't Work.

Some time since a learned doctor
was giving a friend a bit Of good ad-
vice with regard TO mastication.
'.No matter what you eat" said the
MUSICIAN, you should chew each
mouthful thirty times IT,
That's all right. doctor" smilingly
interjected the friend. but that would
not work in my case"
at wouldn't work." responded the
doctor wonderingly. Why notE
Il live In a boarding house" answer
ed the friend. and nv vOracious fel-
low feeders would have the table
cleaned while was eating one mouth
ful"-Phnsdelphia Telegraph
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
Julyi0-l7-24
CITY OF BARRE, TAXES

The tax list of the city of Barre for
the wear 1919 has been placed in my
hands for collection and must be paid on
or before August 10, 1916. On all taxes
unpaid on that date, five per cent is add
ed together with ten cents for war
rant. and turned over to the constable
for collection with the following officers
fees and costs added, viz: Eight per
cent. and fifty cents.
August TO- 1916, is the last date that
you can pay this years tax without the
costs set forth above.
CITY of Barre, VT, July l, 1916.
JAMES MACkAY, City Treasurer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
FERTILE ALASKA.
Uncle Sans Big North Farm and lite
Great Possibilities.

Great Possibilities.
Alaska is an unknown world as 10
It's farming resources. | stood on the
hills near Fairbanks aud looked over
million or so OF acres of tillable soil In
the Tanana valley. The whole terri.
tory is said TO have 50o00,00o acres or
possible farm lands, and the Aleutian
islands will feed thousands or cattle
Here and there visited the home
steaders. and | stopped for some time
at all OF Uncle Sans experimental
farms. Upon one OF them the grain
which stood In the fields reached 10
the height OF my head. and saw
them growing oats, barley and hay ana
even alfalfa. | saw potato patches
that were yielding four tons to the
acre and one potato field. which, was
told. had crop in the ground that
will sell for $4,000.
Another surprise was the Wild Der
ries that grow all over Alaska ana
another the wild flowers that make the
sides of the hills and the lower slopes
OF the mountain blazes OF color. i
found plenty of grass everywhere, and
in places the weeds were as high as
nv head. saw fat stock on the
homesteads of the Tanana valley and
visited diaries which were supplying
butter and milk to the towns and min
ing camps near by. The Aleutian is-
lands have a climate milder than
Scotland, and on the island OF KODIAK
which is as big as Porto Rico, they
are now raising Galloway cattle and
long wooded sheep.--Cor. OF Christian
Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
The Term minister"

The term minister was first applied to
churches of outlying English parishes
in the tenth century. 1t is now given
to a number of the important cathe-
drals, York, Ripon. Lincoln and South
well, and to a few large churches and
abbeys, such as Sherborne, Winborne
and estminster.-London Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17

1t will be readily seen from the above
table that with protein at FIVE cents
a pound, 100 pounds alsike clover hay IS
worth as much for milk production as
800 pounds timothy. When we have mas
tered the are Of growing successful clover
we will find it much easier to hadle al
falfa which has qualities that make 1t
probably the best of legumes.
F. Fl. Abbott,
County Agricultural Agent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
csyIon's Rice Fields.

It is a surprising condition in Ceylon
that rice is not grown In nearly SUM
cient quantities for home consumption.
British India ships considerable guam
titles TO Ceylon. There are vast tracts
Of irrigable land on the island now IN
cultivated which would be suitable for
paddy fields, but how to bring about
the utilization of this rich land remains
nnsolved. -Argonaut.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
ESTATE OF CoRNELIA c. HAwsE

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the honorable probate court for the district of
WASHINGTON, COMMISSIONERS, to receive,
examine, and adjust the claims and demands
on ali persons against the estate Of Cornelia
c. Hawse. late Of Holyoke, Mass, deceased,
and all claims exhibited in offset thereto
hereby give notice that we will meet for the
burmese aforesaid at the store Of the Tilden
Shoe Co, in the city OF Barre in said district,
on the LIST day of August and 18th day Of De-
cember next from o'clock =. m. until :
o'clock u. M. on each Of said days. and that
ak months from the 23d day Of June, A. d.
1915. Is the time limited by said court for said
creditors 10 present their claims TO us for ex-
animation and allowance.
DATED at the city of Barre, this 18th day Of
July. A. d. 1915.
ARTHUR c. TILDEN,
WILLIAM II, MESSER,
Commissioners
JulyiO-l7-24
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE for farm or
city property l 1915 model Page touring car !
top, electric lights, self-starter run less than
900 miles. ssti
FOR SALE~~Cottage house. George street
94tf
FOR RENT-House. Maple avenue; $1,000
a4tf
SAFE m EycuANGE-Ho House in Barre
r,;t,- ~ sn1su faro stock and tools 94tf
FOR RENT-House in Websterville. s4h
l08tf
H. A. PHELPS co.
Telephone 3l4-2 Miles Block. Barre W
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
A Handy Doq.

Iva Line-Mr dog is a regular black
smith. Ivan Other-How's that? Iva
Line-Why, kicked him the other day
and he made bolt for the door.-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
Safety First.

isn't 1t distressing to think Of all
the poverty in the world?"
81 never do. / confine myself exclu-
sively to thinking of my own. Life.