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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
LEGAL Experience.

"Do you believe that truth really
lies at the bottom of well?" queried
the young lawyer.
'It would seem So" replied the old
lawyer, Judging by the amount of
pumping we have to do to get little
of it."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
Enemies Now.

Enemies Now.
"a burglar got into our house last
night and stole a diamond ring and a
pie I made yesterday. The police are
watching the pawnshops, but have
found no trace of him yet"
HAS anyone had sense enough to
visit the mOrgue?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26

A noiseless bowling alley is the in
vention of a Partisan, the clash of fall
ing pins being silenced
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
Some Noise.

'T am cheer leader at the florists"
"What do you mean?'
'I root for them."-Froth
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26

German helmets are nearly as light
as straw hats.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26

In Many lns:ances-Persons Have
Suffered Untold Agony for Years
Doctoring for Nervous Weak
ness, Stomach, Liver or Kid
ney Disease or Some Other
AiIment When Their Real
Trouble Was Lack OF
Iron in the Blood
How to Tell.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
Mo Wonder.

T went out motoring with that
uuick-tempered Mr.. Smith yesterday"
''Did he explode as usual"
eyes. So did two of his tires"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
E..d for Little Chicks.

Faed no meat or moist mashes till
.h,.ks are four or FIVE weeks old.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
Surely.

Bacon-A patent has been granted
for transplanting living hair upon bald
heads.
Egbert-The work to be done by the
head gardener, ] suppose?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
Strange Girl.

Strange Girl.
"I'm afraid there's something wrong
with my daughter. She eats and sleeps
we'll and apparently has her faculties"
"Well?"
"But evinces no desire to go into the
movies"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
Undoubtedly,

Said She-I understand a Terre
Haute shoemaker has written book.
Said He-I suppose it consists most
~ of fOOtnOtes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26

A mouse can bore passage through
an inch board in three hours.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26

Soap is SO cents q pound in Ger
many.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26
SPORTING
WORLD

Mack Wheat, the young catcher.
brother of Zach, has joined the Brook
Ign team again.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26

The sale Of Sammy Mayer by At.
lanta to the Chicago Cubs has been
called off by the Cubs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-26

Australians expert swimmers are de-
veloped in pools because the severe
surf practically prohibits outdoor COM
petition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
ARGUING ALIENATION SUIT.
That Which Frank c. Phelps Brought
Against Charles Utley.

Arguments we're made in Washington
county court to-day in the $4,000 aliena.
tion case brought by Frank c. Phelps OF
Cabot against Charles Utley Of Hard.
wick, formerly of Cabot. At the reopen
ing of the court following the week end
recess Attorney F. L. Laird opened the
case for the plaintiff, referring to the va
rious dates on which the plaintig claims
that Mrs. Phelps and Utley met secretly.
In his argument for the defendant Attor-
ney VI. g. Morse took up one Of these
dates. that Of Sept. p. 1915. and brought
out the alibi of the defendant. which was
that Utley went to Burlington on Sept.
q and sold some lumber. after which he
returned 10 Hardwick. spent the night Of
the 9th in Hardwick and then went to
Greensboro on the following day. At
torney Morse asserted that Utley vas in
Greensboro talking business when the
plaintiff claimed he was in Cabot and
calling at the Phelps residence.
Attorney J. Ward Carver continued the
argument for the plaintiff this afternoon
and he viii BE- followed BY Attorney r.
F. Brown for the defendant. Judge Fred
NJ. Butler viii charge the jury late in the
afternoon, il Is thought.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
FOUR GIVEN TRANSFER.
When No One Appeared at Hearing 10
Object to Locations.

Four applications to transfer licenses
were granted by the commissioners this
morning after a brief session OF the
board in the council chamber at city hall.
No one appeared at . o'clock to protest
the proposed transfers and when the
licensees called to inquire if they could
proceed with their transfers they We're
told to procure their licenses from the
city clerk William A. Reilly is to trans
fer from 303 North Main street to SO
Granite street, where his tirst-class It.
eense viii be operative John +. HOban's
second class license is transferred from
303 North Main street to 20 Pearl street
and William Emslie and William Wright,
ir.. are permitted to transfer their first
class license from 80 Granite street to
357 North Main street in the G. Tomasi
block. Sanction is also given Gilbert
Phillips to transfer a second-elass license
from 303 North Main street to 243 North
Main street in the Zanleoni building.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
u. S. DETERMINATION
MAY HASTEN END
OF THE CONFERENCE
Refusal to Withdraw Troops from Mexi-
co is Expected to Bring Negotiations
to Speedy Termination.

| FL Paso, Tex, May with the ques.
tion of immediate withdrawal of Amer.
lean troops from Mexico disposed OF in
the instructions from Washington, the
border conference appears to have
reached a concrete and perhaps final
stage.
| Information from Washington that
Secretary Baker had instructed General
Funston and General Scott to make it
| plain to General Obregon that any agree
ment reached at their conference here
must not be based on any plan for i'm
mediate withdrawal of American troops
from Mexico, was received with gravity
in Juarez.
General Obregon refused to comment,
saying he would await developments at
his next conference. Among other Mex
ican officials gloom was openly expressed
Ii was pointed out that General 0bregon
had come to the border confident that
he could persuade Generals Scott and
Funston that the American expedition
ary forces should be withdrawn at once.
Secretary Bakers instructions to the
American conferees we're regarded as
completely blocking the hopes of The
Mexican minister of war.
Washington, ID. c., May President
Wilson has not altered his purpose to
keep American troops in the border re-
gion of Mexico until brigandagc has
come to an end. A dispatch sent to Gen.
eral Scott last night was supplemented
to one sent Sunday. II was prepared by
Secretary Baker after a brief confer
ence with the president and later talks
with Secretary Baker and Counselor Polk
of the state department.
1t was stated officially that no formal
demand for withdrawal of the troops had
been made by any representative of the
de facto government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
CHAUTAUQUA ORGANIZED.
Preliminary Meeting Was Held in Barre
Last Evening

A meeting of the people interested in
starting a Community Chautauqua
movement in this city was held in the
city court room last evening. i. r. Da-
Wis was chosen chairman of the meeting
and G. S. Andrews, secretary. G. II.
| Turner, assistant manager of the Chau-
tauqua organization then outlined the
course which win be given here this year
and told of the advantages of such a
| movement as the Chautauqua to the
community He emphasized particularly
the educational, civic, social and moral
good which the course will do and spoke
also of the advantages of the eommuni-
ty playground meeting in the morning,
to which the children are admitted free
OF charge.
Following MIR. Turner's talk, an execu-
tive committee was elected George n.
Tilden was made presidents Frank L.
Langley, Robert Gordon, Joseph g. Cal
cagni, Mrs. Frank Martin, Mrs. Robert
@. Mcdonnell and the incoming president
of the Woman's club, vice presidents;
G. S. Andrews, secretary; Charles Ii.
Wishart, treasurer; Mrs. George Bond,
chairman Of the ticket committee; N. J.
h0UeTtS, chairman OF tue duNeIGlsluS
committee; Emery Newhall, chairman Of
the grounds committee: and Charles l..
Brown, local playground assistant. The
latter officer will work with the Nation
al Fairgrounds society man who viii
have charge of the morning meeting for
the children.
A meeting OF the executive board viii
be held at the city court room next Mon
day evening at s o'clock, at which time
the other members of the various COM
mttees will be chosen The ticket COM
mittee will consist of from 80 to so
the advertising committee will
have three or four and the grounds COM
mittee win probably require six or sew
en-.
As Mr.. Turner said, "To make sue
,ess of the Chautauqua requires the CO.
operation of everyone in the town and |
the executive board hopes to find every |
1ne willing TO serve on committee and |
10 do all in their power to help to make /
.he Chautauqua success.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
George "A. Pettis and His
Daughter of Thompson,
Conn, Shot to Death
REJECTED SUITOR
OF GIRL ACCUSED
Sheriff's Posse Is Securing
Woods to Find John
Elliott

Thompson, Conn, May George 4
Pettis, a well-to-do farmer, and hi,
daughter, Miss Sybil Pettis, aged q
years, were shot to death in their home
to-day, and deputy sheriff and a posse
of citizens are searching the surround
ing country for John Elliott, man Of
about As years who is charged with the
shooting and who is believed to be hiding
in the woods.
The refusal of Miss Pettis to receive
the attention of Elliott is believed by
the authorities and others to have been
the motive for the crime. The shots,
which killed Mr.. Pettis and his daughter,
were fired through window, the MUIR
derer having first cut the telephone wire
leading into the house in order to prevent
a call for help.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
FOUNDERS DAY OBSERVED.
University of Vermont Held Literary Ex
ercises and Defeated Middlebury.

Burlington May 2.-Founder's day was
observed at the University of Vermont
yesterday with appropriate exercises in
the gymna stun, followed by a baseball
game in which the university defeated
Middlebury college, TO |. The speakers
at the exercises were II. H. Powers, II,
of Morrisville, on "The New Democracy; ;
r. L. Grismer, 10, of Burlington, on
"The Spirit of America; and NJ. C. Rob
bins, '9s, of New York City, on "Eduea-
tion for World Problems"
Elections 30 honorary societies were
announced as follows: Boulder society,
r. NJ. Anderson of North Craftsbury, j.
F. Burke of West Rutland, r. p Bur
rage of Leominster, Mass, f. l.. Chatter
ton of Pittsford, p. B. Churchill of South
Londonderry, j. A. Hitchcock of Pitts
ford r. +. Joyce of Proctor, NJ. l.. Kelley
of Morrisville, X. S. Macleod of Bellows
Falls, r. c. Sanders of Brattleboro and
w. A. Tennien of Pittsford Key and
Serpent society, r. d. Adams of Brattle-
boro, r. A. Briggs of Randolph. S. L. Har
ris of Leominster, Mass, w. r. LeBaron
of Waterbury, G. r. Manning of Buffalo,
n. Y, and H. II. Sunderland of st. Al
bans.
The annual Julia Spear prize reading
for the young women of the two lower
classes was held in the evening at s.
o'clock in the Billings library. The first
prize OF s25 in gold, was awarded to
Frances Willard Field. 10, of Ferrisburg;
the second, Sl5, to Marion Alberta Day,
10, of Maynard, Mass; and the third,
$40, to Vira May Purinton, 10. OF Bur
lington. Carolyn Hendren Chamberlin,
rs, of Burlington, received honorable
mention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
TO PLEAD VERMONT CAUSE.
Commissioner Brigham to Appear Before
Interstate Commerce Commission.

st. Albsns. May 2.-Elbert 5. Brigham
state commissioner OF agriculture. will
leave tonight for Washington, d. c.,
where he viii represent the state Of Yer
mont before the interstate commerce
commission at a hearing on oral argJi-
ments in the New England milk rate
case. This case came out OF the filing by
the Boston 6 Maine. the Maine Central,
the Central Vermont and the Rutland
railroads OF new tariffs on transportation
Of milk. which. in the case of the Boston
& Milne and the Maine Central roads
made n considerable increase in the rate
On milk and cream shipped 20 Boston.
The contractors and producers filed
protest against the new tariff and hear
ing was held in Boston. At that hearing
the so-callcd leased car system, which Is
contained in the new tariffs, was also
made an issue in the case, the states Of
Massachusetts,. Connecticut and Vermont
protesting against its continuance. SEN
timeut on this roint which developed at
ihe Boston hearing was divided in New
Hampshire. while in Maine the sentiment
Hrs favorable ta the leased car arrange
mcnts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
1000 METRES TAKEN
ON DEAD MANS HILL
Latter Victory for French
Pushed Back the Germans
for Distances Varying
from 300 to 600 Metres
Artillery Busy from Avo-
court to Dead Mans Hill

Paris, May "A strong attack was
made by French troops last night or
German positions southeast of Fort Dou-
aumont on the Verdun front. The French
captured a first line German trench SOC
metres long, the war Office announced
this afternoon, and took hundreds of
prisoners. West of the river Meuse, the
activity of the artillery continued
Though the night from the Avocourt re-
gion to Dead Mans hill
The war office also announced that in
the attacks on April 20 and 30 on the
north slope of Dead Mans hill the French
gained German trenches over a front of
1000 metres and for depth of from 300
to 600 metres.
Germans Successful Against British.
Berlin, via wireless, May 1.-The Off
eial statement says that French attacks
on the Verdun front east of the Meuse
yesterday were repulsed in a fierce strug-
gle at close quarters after several hours.
North of Loos strong German officers
patrol entered British trenches in sur
prise attack last night. The occupants
of the trenches were unable to escape and
were cut down.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
TWO SLIGHT FIRES.
Called Department to North End and to
South End of City.

A telephone call for aid in subduing a
stubborn chimney fire in the two-tene-
ment house at 6S-70 Ayers street came
in at the fire station this morning just
as Acting Chief Carpenter was sound
ing the $40 o'clock test call. Three OF
the regulars responded in the auto truck
and for nearly an hour they were busy
with the chimney. A garden hose was
used at first in extinguishing sporadic
outbreaks among the shingles on the
roof, but afterward when the wind
seemed bound to have its way with the
blaze, the firemen scaled the roof with
ladders and used the chemical solution
with good effect. The house is occupied
by the families of David Morgan and
George pithie. The damage was inconse.
quential.
A general alarm from box l4l at the
corner of North Main and Wiley streets
Monday afternoon at 1920 o'clock emp
tied the fire station of its wheeled APP
paratus only to have the all-out sound
Immediately. An overheated stove in a
tenement on Wiley street, owned by
George w. Mann and occupied by the
family of +. Rizzi, was responsible for
the general alarm and for a telephone
call sent in to the fire station few mo-
ments earlier. The firemen found a
couch afre near the stove and the blaze
was rapidly communicating to other fur
nishings in the room when the regulars
applied the contents of chemical tank.
The damage was not large.
Members of the Rizzi family were
,way from home when the fire broke out
and it remained for one of the work
men in a nearby shed to discover smoke
rom the structure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
REBELS IN COUNTRY
ARE GIVING UP FIGHT
Of 1000 Prisoners Taken in
Dublin, 489 Were Sent to
England - British Official
Report Declares That the
City Is Reported to Be
Quite Safe

Dublin, May 2.-Despite the collapse
of the rebel movement, few irreconcil.
ables are still holding out and snipers
and small bands are making trouble in
the suburbs.
| London, May All the rebels in Dub
lin have surrendered and those in the
country districts are doing likewise, ac-
cording to an official statement issued
last evening. The statement says:
"All the rebels in Dublin have sur
rendered and the city is reported quite
safe. The rebels in the country districts
are surrendering to the mobile columns.
"There We're 1000 prisoners in Dublin
yesterday of whom 4sO were sent to Eng
land last night.
1T is reported from Queenstown that
hopes were entertained that arms would
be handed in to-day in the city of Cork.
During the night of April 30-hsy /
the rebels in Enniscorthy made an offer
to surrender their leaders and their arms
on condition that the rand and file be
allowed TO return to their homes. They
were informed that the only terms that
could be entertained were unconditional
surrender. These terms were accepted
by them at o'clock this morning. It
was reported late that the rebels were
surrendering to-day on these terms.
"A column composed of soldiers and
royal Irish constabulary captured seven
prisoners in the neighborhood of Ferns
County Wexford to-day,
Wicklow. Arlow, Dunlavin, Bagenals
town, and New Ross and the counties OF
Cork, Clare, Limerick and Kerry are
quiet. The whole of Ulster is
quiet"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
FILIPINO FREEDOM
UNSETTLED BY
HOUSE VOTE
By 215 to los, the House Voted Last
Night to Kill Bill Granting Independ-
ence in Four Years, and BY an
Overwhelming Vote Substi-
tuted Jones Bill.

Washington, d. c., May 2-The admin.
istration's fight for the Senate Philippine
bill with its Clarke amendment authoriz-
ing independence for the islands within
four years was lost last night in the
House. After voting 2l3 to 1856 to strike
out the Clarke amendment, the House by
vote of 26l to IL passed as a substitute
for the entire measure the Jones bill.
There is nothing in the body of the
Jones bill promising independence to the
Filipinos nor anything in any part of it
setting definite time for declaration Of
their independence. The preamble mere
ly states that 1t always has been the in
tention of the United States government
to grant the islands their freedom and
in order that they may be better pre-
pared for it a larger degree of control
over their domestic affairs is placed in
their hands.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
swATTED HIM WITH HANDBAG.
Woman Broke a Mans Glasses as He
Watched Saloon.

0utcroppings Of the gregarious instinct
in the well known human race might
have been noted in several sections of
the city last evening at time when first
and second class liquor establishments.
opened in the morning for the first time
since Barre legalized the sale OF alco-
holic beverages. were in their rush hour.
Two arrests were made by the police. but
the greatest difficulty was encountered in
persuadng women and other curiosity
seekers not TO block the sidewalks. In
Pearl street crowd assembled in front
Of first class place saw a woman strike
a man sharply in the face. The impact
of a well-directed blow had the effect of
SCATTERING his spectscles. with the result
that complaint was made TO the police
and Grand Juror William Wishsrt was
asked to-day TO prosecute. II is said
that the aggricved person was sticking
pretty close to tho role OF the innocent
bystander when the woman. who lives in
Montpelier. fetched him a blow with her
handbag.
George =. Quinn Of Montpelier. arrest.
ed by Officer Harry Gamble pleaded
guilty 70 a first ofenss before Magistrate
~. " Scott in city court this morning
and paid a - fine with costs Of S6.3o.
Alex u. Mitchell Of Grauiteviile who wa -
taken in custody BY Chief Sinclair, sc-
a first oiTeuse to-day and
1aid the minimum fine and costs of $500.
AnaYt from isolated cases Of minor dis
turb1nce order prevailed yesterday AMI
last evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
LYNDE'S SUIT DROPPED.
His $4,000 Alienation Case Against Doo-
little Ends Unexpectedly.

Brattleboro May 2.-Charles Lynde's
suit against Merton DoolittIe for $4,000
for the alleged alienation of the affec-
tions of Mrs. Lynde came to an unexpect-
ed end in county court yesterday after
noon when Attorney. Ernest w. Gibson,
Lynde's counsel. announced a discontinu-
ance of the case.
Mr.. Gibson first asked for a continu-
ance because material witness could
not be found. Orrin B. Hughes and
Frank f. Barber. counsel for Mr.. Doolt-
tie, at that moment had the witness in
one OF their offices, and when they offered
to produce him Mr. Gibson said he would
discontinue the case.
The suit was based on letters intro
duced in a breach of promise case. Lynde
identified them as having been written
by his wife to Doolittle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02

Rev. Fred MacNeil, who recently re.
signed as pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Graniteville, went to-day, ac-
eompanied by his family, to Lennoxville
Me-, where he expects TO remain for a
time While stopping in Montpelier for
a time he told a reporter that he had
three pulpit charges in view. two Of them
being in northern New Hampshire and
one in Maine. but that he was undecided
what he would do in the matter of Sc
lection. He also informed the reporter
that he would return to that city in
October to take up with his attorney the
question OF taking TO supreme court the
case which he recently lost, having been
sued by Mcdonald Of Graniteville for al
legged false representation in a timber
deal in Maine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
CONFUSION BILL WEDNESDAY.
Premier Asquith Gave Notice in House
of Commons.

London, May Premier Asquith de-
clared in the House of Commons to-day
that bill, to be introduced Wednesday,
would be one OF general and immediate
compulsion. Premier Asquith hopes to
give an early opportunity for discussion
of motion calling for the resignation
of Chief Secretary for Ireland Birrell
The House of Commons was told that
the total naval and military efforts OF
the British since the beginning of the
war exceeded j.000,OO0 men. The army,
excluding India and including the Do
minion, comprises So divisions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
400 PAVING CUTTERS
QUIT THEIR PLACES
St. George and vinalhaven, Me, Quarries
May Be Closed-Paving Men
Want More Wages.

Rockland, Me-, May 2.-Four hundred
paving cutters, representing virtually all
of their craft employed in several quar-
ries in the towns of st. George and Vim
alhayen, quit work yesterday pending
settlement of demands for increased
wages. Manufacturers said the quarries
would have to close entirely, throwing
ont 400 other workers, unless an early
settlement was reached.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
KILLED IN ACTION.
Trevor p. Jones, Formerly of St. Johns
bury, Was with Canadian Troops.

St. Johnsbury, May 2.-Corporal Ire.
vor p. Jones of the oath Canadian bat.
talon in the overseas service. formerly
a craftsman in the Fairbanks Scale CON-
panys plant here. has been killed in ac-
tion in the trenches in France. Word
was received of his death yesterday at
the office Of the Fairbanks company. Cor
poral Jones was 30 wears old and a ma
tive Of Wales. He enlisted with the Can.
adisn forces a year ago leaving Montreal
for the front.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
ACCEPTED 1o-cENT RAISE.
Laborers in Howe Scale Works Also Get
Recognition of Union.

Rutland, May BY accepting an in.
crease of 10 cents an hour instead OF 35
cents, as they had asked and by being
granted recognition as union, $50 la
borers in the Howe Scale Works ended
their weeks strike last night. The spe
cial police and deputy sheriffs, who have
been guarding the plant, were removed
last night.