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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
ALLEGED SWINDLER BACK.
John Grant Lyman to Face Charge in
Federal Court.

New York, March John Grant Ly-
man, who was arrested several days ago
at St. Petersburg, Fla, where he fled
from this city February s, after the dis.
covery of an alleged oil stock swindle,
said to have netted him more than $780,
900, was returned here last night in the
custody of government agents. Deputy
u. S. Marshal W. ID. Ninzant of Florida.
who accompanied the party, declared
Lyman confided in him on the way here
that If he could have operated six weeks
longer as "John H. Putnam & Co." he
would have Cleaned up million dol
lars" Lyman, who it is believed was
about to leave for Spanish Honduras on
a motor boat when he was apprehended,
boasted that persons throughout the
country who sent their money TO him
for investment were above the average
in intelligence and that "it was pleas
ure TO him to know that he got the best
of them" according to Vinant.
Lyman was locked up in the Tombs.
He will be arraigned in federal court on
an indictment charging illegal use Of the
mails. His wife accompanied him here
from Philadelphia. where she went ear
lier in the day. She was permitted to
sit with him during the two-hour jour
nev.
Lyman Is quoted as stating that his
disappearance from New York was not
due to postoffice Inspectors inyestiga-
tion of Putnam & Co. but to the fact.
that Gorham Tufts Of Los Angeles. who
was on his bond Of 100000 when he iled
from the California city two years ago
after being convicted there in a lard
fraud. was on his tracks. and secret sery-
ice men were trailing q chauffeur for
merly in his employ in the hope of learn
ing his whereabouts a
Postofice inspectors who went to FLOR (
ida 10 get the fugitive say De protested
10 them that Putnam & Co.. was sol 4
vent and that he would make a frht !
10 oust the receiver. lie also told them. .
hey said. that once. when he was an
honest broker" De was cleaned out of a
fortune of S3oo0o9 Tie then became "a
.ort Of get-rieh-quiek operator, -
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
IS NEW NAMES ADDED
To Barre Checklist Last Night--Last
Chance to Register Tonight

Voters who have thus far failed to reg
ister in anticipation of the elections next
Tuesday viii be given final opportunity
to appear before the board of civil au-
thority this evening at o'clock. Seven
tyfive new names were added to the
checklist last night. additions predomi
mating in total of 100 changes made by
the nine members Of the board who as
sembled to hear the petitions. +. G.
Howland presided and the number of ap-
pearanees nearly equslIed the record
made at the first meeting last week. 1t
is interesting to note that majority of
those who asked to have their names in
serted in the list for the first time are
men who have recently acquired their
citizenship papers, although there was a
likely showing of native born young men
who have attained their majority since
the last March elections.
Pursuant TO the suggestion that the
ruling set forth in the city charter,
wherein young men who have become of
age since April ], 1915, and have not
paid taxes are not eligible to vote, is in
conflict with an amendment to the pub
lie statutes, wherein young men of this
class are given the franchise on local is
sues, the board decided to give the voters
the benefit of the doubt. Hence it fol |
lows that all male persons who attained
the age of q after April /, 1915, even
though they were not liable to taxation
in 1915, are to have the privilege of vot-
ing on all issues next Tuesday.
Two changes to the slate of ward off
night. In the third ward John II. Bishop
and Alexander bowers are to serve as
ballot clerks instead of Joseph NJ Nelson
md William Mcdonald.
Tonight judicial notice is to be taken
IF the fact that the supreme court, in a
decision just handed down, holds that
he extension of the franchise to all de-
inquent voters on state issues is legal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
$50 OUT AT MILFORD.
Disagreement in Granite Industry is Over
Few Points.

Milford, n. H. March 2-The granite
quarries and cutting plants are closed
pending the signing OF a new agreement
to replace the bill which terminated Feb
ruary 20.
Thirty quarries and cutting plants are
affected. In the granite cutters union,
including blacksmiths and polishers, 100
men are out, and 100 Of the quarrymen's
union are off duty. They began drawing
strike pay of 81, ,25 day on Wednesday.
When the spring business opens the total
number of men will normally be about
500 The paving cutters are not affected
at present, their agreement having an
other year to run.
1t is understood that the disagreement
is on a few articles concerning pay and
working conditions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
VERMONT sPoRTSMEN GATHERED.
Annual Meeting of Fish and Game League
Held in Burlington.

Burlington, March 2.-Vermont MIN
rods, nature lovers and politiciane filled
TO overilowing the dining room of the
Hotel Vermont last night at the banquet
which brought to close the mid-win-
ter meeting of the Vermont Fish and
Game league. The sportsmen put in a
busy day, the morning session being de.
voted to discussion of legal points in
the fish and game code of the state,
many questions being answered by
States Attorney I. Il. Hopkins of this
city. Mr.. McAtee OF the Z. S. biological
survey spoke on the work of his bureau.
AT the afternoon session several hun
dred school children attended an exhibi-
tion of moving pictures in the Strong
theatre at which birds and game in ma
tural haunts were shown. At the an
nual meeting last night, the following
officers were elected;
President, j. w. Tteomb of Lyndon
Vile; secretary, Edward Connell of Lyn-
donville; treasurer, Charles Lowe of
Montpelier; vice presidents, w. II. War.
ner of Vergennes, w, II. Bradford of Ben
nington, NJ. r. Proctor of Proctor, N. w.
Fisk of Isle LaMotte, II. j. VI. Jones of
Montpelier. The executive committee,
one from each county follows; Addison,
w. X. Warner; Bennington, =. 4. Howe;
Caledonia, w. j. Bigelow; Chittcnden, d.
A. Loomis; Essex, II. d. Marshall;
j. Gregory Smith; Grand Isle,
John Robinson; Lamoille, j. E. Stevens;
Orleans, l.. W. Kinsley; Orange, J. +.
Hale; Rutland, John Dugan; Washing
ton, L. II. Greene: Windham, II. c. Rice;
Charles Downer.
At the banquet, the principal speaker
was George D. Pratt, director OF the New
York Geological society, also state con
iention commissioner and national treas
lrer of the Boy Scouts, who gave lee
ure on wild life illustrated by motion |
pictures of his camp in Nova Scotia,
luring the day.
He spoke Of the work of conserving for
st and animal life in New York. The I
aw making it illegal to shoot deer with /
lorns under three inches has also con.
erved human life, he said. He stated /
hat New York wishes to cooperate with
'ermont in planting white fish in Lake
100000 white fish will be
mt into the lake next year, according to
resent plans.
William Finley. state biologist of Ore
on, showed reels Of pictures depicting
lid life IA his stare and methods used
. protect birds John w. Burnham gave
II illustrated lecture ON "An Alaska
ukon Trip
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
173 PASSENGER SAIL
ON ARMED SHIPS
There Were Two Italian Born American
Citizens on the Verdi, Which Left
New York Despite German Order
to Attack Armed Mer-
chant Ships.

New York. March 2.-The Italian
steamship Giuseppe Verdi, the first armed
vessel to leave American shores since the
new Austro-Gernpsh submarine policy
went into effect, sailed from here late
yesterday for Naples and Genoa.
She carried among her l73 passengers
two Italian-b born American citizens in
the steerage. The Verdi had mounted on
her after deck the two naval guns with
which she was equipped two months ago.
Before sailing copper airtanks were fitted
into her lifeboats.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
MEAD-MORRISON CO.
HAS FIRE DAMAGE
In 100000 Blaze in Thickly Occupied
Section of Cambridge, Mass,
Last Night.

Cambridge, Mass, March 2-Fire which
| started in a coal shed of the Cambridge
Gas Light company, swept to other por-
tions of the big plant and also threatened
the thickly populated tenement district
to the west of it last night. The loss
Was estimated at 100000.
The plant is situated between First
and Third streets, along the Charles
river front, and the flames had run near
ly the entire length of 600-foot shed
before the tiremen arrived. The glare
lighted up the river front for miles and
was visible from a great distance.
The big shed contained 1000 tons of
soft coal and it burned rapidly. On ae-
count of the headway that the fire had
gained when discovered, officials of the
company said that it was impossible to
determine the cause. The roof of the re-
tort building, close to the sheds, caught
fire, but the streams poured on it saved
it from total destruction. Three large
tanks filled with gas were only a short
distance away, and it was feared Tor d
time that the flames would reach these
From the gas plant flames leaped
across Broad canal which runs at right
angles to the rivers, and attacked the
buildings of the Bay State Fuel company
and the pattern shop of the Mead Nor
rison company and stone working es-
tablishment. All these plants were dam
aged.
The entire fire fighting force of the
city was called out by a general alarm |
and fire boats from Boston assisted
Members of the newly organized Har
ward military regiment formed bucket
brigades and fought small fires which
started from sparks on the roofs OF
houses in the tenement district. None OF
.hese houses were seriously damaged.
Shortly after midnight it appeared the
iremen had been successful in prevent
ng the fire from spreading beyond the
1lant of the Mead Morrison company and
he Bay State Fuel company, and that
he loss suffered by these concerns would
,e slight. The Mead Morrison building
S used as a store house.
Albert NJ Brown, president of the gas
estimated the loss on that
property at 100000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
had struck mine south of Falsterbo,
Sweden. The crew was rescued,
ITALIANS DEFIANT.
Ships Will Garry Armament Despite the
Central Powers Decree.

Rome, via Paris, March 2.--The Italian
at Washington. Count Mac.
chi, has been instructed 10 notify the
American government that notwithstand.
ing the German and Austrian DEGREES re.
gardiug the sinking of armed merchant
men, Italian merchantmen will continue
to carry armament but the vessels will
use their artillery only for defensive pur.
poses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
FORMER RESIDENT OF MoRErowN.
William Hill Died at Sons Home at
Waterbury Center.

Waterbury. March William Hill
died this morning at the home Of his son,
Rev. Wilbur r. Hill. at Waterbury Cen
ter. after an. illness with bronchial pneu-
monia. The funeral will be held from
the parsonage az the Center Saturday
morning at ~ O'Clock. aud the burial will
be at South Duxbury.
Mr.. Hin was born in lowell. Mas. -
wears ago last July but he lived for
many wears in Morrtown. where be. fol-
lowed the occupation Of cooper. Recent
Nv be- had lived with his son at the Cen
ter and with two other sons in New
His wife. who was Caroline
snow. disd . = years aro. The three s1ns
are Rev. Wilbur p Jason and irving
Hin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
FRENCH SACRIFICED
MEN IN VAIN CHARGE
German Official Report Says Their En-
envy Tried to Retake Fort Douau-
mont-Situation on the Front
Unchanged.
Unchanged.

Berlin, via London, March 2.-The Off
cial German statement to-day says the
French sacrificed their men unsuccessful
Iy in counter attack on Fort Douau
mont. The situation on the Franco Bel
gian front, the communication says, is
unchanged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
100000 FIRE I'm BRoCKToN.
Public Market Building Was Damaged
Last Night.

Brockton, Mass, March 2.-Fire dam
aged the our-story building occupied by
the Brockton public market to the
amount of 100000 last night. Above
the first floor there are many offices and
several club rooms. all of the occupants
OF which escaped without difficulty, The
building is owned by B. Z. James and
Embert Howard The loss on the market
stock is estimated at $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
SWEDISH SHIP LOST IN
SWEDISH WATER LIMIT
The Knippla Was Sunk 800
Yds. Within Supposed Pro-
lection but She Is Report
ed to Have Been Hit by a
Mine-Commerce Raiding
Activity Marked

Buenos Aires, March 2.-Press dis
patches from Montevideo say that a
steamer arriving from Europe intercept
ed near the Brazilian coast wireless
message stating that British cruisers had
captured the German auxiliary cruiser
Moewe.
There is some doubt as to the identity
of the German vessel, one version being
that it was the cruiser Room and not the
Moewe. The cruiser is said to have been
taken by her captors to the Island of
Trinidad.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
MATTERS ARE STATE
ISSUES, NOT LOCAL
Judge Watson Handed Down
Opinion, and He Was Con-
Cured With Unanimously
in the Case of Thomas w.
Martin VS., the Brookfield
Board of Civil Authority

In an opinion handed down last night,
the Vermont supreme court decided that
the right to vote on the state prohibi-
tion law and the state primary law at
the March election next Tuesday does
not depend on the payment Of taxes;
and hence those who are delinquent in
paying taxes are not to be barred from
voting on those two referendums, Attor-
ney General H. G. Barber had expressed
the opinion that the right to vote was
dependent upon the payment Of taxes on
or before February l5, last.
The opinion which was written by
Judge John II. Watson and which was
concurred in unanimously is based on the
prediction that the referendum of the
primary law and the prohibition law TO
the voters of Vermont is not local is
sue but was intended for the voters of
the state as whole. The court init
mates that to debar part of the free
men OF Vermont from voting on the two
laws might be an infringement upon the
rights OF the voters. al
though admitting that the constitutional
matter was not raised in the case Of
Thomas w. Martin VS. c. p Fullam and
others Of the Brookfeld board Of civil
which was argued in supreme
court Monday and on which the opinion
was presented.
The direct result Of the opinion is to
grant to the said Martin Of Bruoktield
the right TO vote on the two referendums
in question; and it is probable that the
boards OF civil authority in all other |
towns win follow the same course.
The opinion in full is as follows;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
FUNERAL AT ST. MoNICA'S.
For William E. Carroll, Formerly Of
Barre, Who Died at Kearny, N. I.

The funeral of William L. Carroll,
former resident of Barre, whose death
occurred in keany, n. j.. Saturday.eyen-
ing, was held in st. Monica's church this
morning at $3.50 o'clock. Rev. p NJ. Nc
Kenna of st. Monica's parish officiated
at the services and the bearers were as
follows: John Carroll, Henry Carroll,
Arthur Carroll, John Riley, John Marion
and Francis Grady. Interment was made
in the Catholic cemetery on Beckley
street
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
Concord. N. H., Cutters ASK New Bill.

Concord, n H., March 2-Local gran
ite manufacturers and cutters will be in
terested in the announcement OF the
strike in the trade which went on in
Quincy, Mass, yesterday. In Concord
the cutters are working under the old bill
OF prices. which does not expire until
May l. The cutters, however, have filed
notice of changes desired in the bill on
that date and the situation here will de
pend somewhat on settlement obtained
in other granite centers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
BRITISH SMACKS,
ONE ITALIAN SHIP
Crews of the Three Belonging to British
Were Landed After Their Vessels
Went Down in the North
Sea.

London, March 2.The sinking Of four
vessels was reported to-day. The crews
of three British smacks were landed at
Lowestoft. Their vessels are said to
have been sunk in the North sea. The
italian sailing vessel Elisa is also re-
ported sunk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02

London. March "A correspondent in
IAN unnamed coast town sends the fol-
lowing:
shortly after 6 o'clock in the evening
German aeroplane flying in a westerly
direction passed over the southeast coast.
Several bombs were dropped, killing one
child and breaking some windows. The
houses in this district are very scat
tered and the damage done was slight.
1T was already dark when the raider
appeared and his previous and subse-
queut movements are unknown"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
HURLED AGAINST GIRDER.
Montpelier Man Had Face Cut When His
Horse Ran Away

John Pecherio, Montpelier man, was
injured painfully to-day when he was
thrown from his sleigh by the runaway
horse and hurled head first against an
iron girder of the Granite street bridge
in Montpelier. He was taken to Heaton
hospital, where it was found that his
face was badly cut by contact with the
girder, but the man is expected to recov-
er in a short time PecheriO's horse was
frightened by an automobile.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
BABY KILLED BY SEAPLANE.
German Airship Bombed the Southeast
ern Coast of England.

London, March "A German seaplane
bombed part of the southeast of Eng
land last night, according to an official
statement. A nine -month-old child was
killed. There was no military damage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
EMPEROR RETURNS HOME.
William is Said to Have Left the West.
ern War Front.

London, March 2.-The German en-
peror left the Verdun front and returned
to Germany Tuesday, according to a Rot
terdam dispatch to the Daily Mail
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02

Yesterdays dispatches did not make it
clear whether the Thornaby struck
mine or was torpedoed. or whether the
sinking occurred before the new German
submarine campaign became effective at
midnight Tuesday. Almost all the crew
were killed or drowned, the dispatches
said.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
STEAMER
VICTIM OF MINE
The KniPpla Went Down Inside Of Lin
its Of Swedish waters-Her Grew
Was Rescued.

Stockholm, via London. March At
has been leaned that the Swedish steam
er kniprls was suuk about >0 yards in
side the limits of Swedish waters
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
Clerks Notin

There uin he e regllar meeting of the
r. O.. o. = A. loai pa Friday Mareb g..
- 7s30 p m. Fer order Res. Sec.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
SINKING OF THORNABY
WAS BEFORE ORDER
Moreover, British Steamship Was Not
Victim of Submarine Attack But
Was Hit BY Mine

London, March 2.-Lloyds agent at
Blythe reports that the British steamer
Thornaby, reported sunk in the North
sea, struck a mine on Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
Is RUSSIAN SEAMEN
LOST THEIR LIVES
When Steamship Alexander Wentzel Was
Sunk-Eleven Other Members of
Crew Were Saved.

London, March 2-The Russian steam
ship Alexander Wentzel has been sunk.
Eighteen of the crew were drowned and
IL were rescued
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02

The wentzel was last reported at Car
diff. Wales. Jan. d
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02
.FRESNES SCENE
OF NEWATTACK
BY GERMANS

After Spirited Infantry As
sault in That Part of the
Woevre District They Sue
ceeded in Pene tr a tin 6
Som e French Trenches,
but Paris Says They Were
Driven Out
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02

A dispaseA Of FEB. % saia the KHiPPla
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-02

Cooutinued on eishth P~S0l.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-15
Riddles, You're Liable
To, Lose a Lot of Fun
IF You Jump On Autos

Mr.. Small Boy and Miss Small Girl.
Do you want to go through life
with only one leg? Or do you want
to be like the cripple boy or girl.you
saw today hobbling along on
crutchcs or unable to use one or
both OF his or her arms?
Well, II you do just keep on steal
ing rides on trucks and grabbing
hold Of the backs of automobiles or
riding alongside street cars when
YOU are out skating or bicycling.
You want to dance and enjoy your
selves like other folks don't You
when you grow up? II you're boy
you will probably want to play on
the high school football or baseball
teams; you'll want to swim as well
as any OF the other boys In the
neighborhood or probably play ten
mis- or ride a horse. Probably you'd
like to get in the army or navy and
be a captain and lead hundreds of
other men into battle and in parades.
You know you can't do any OF
these things II in 6ne second your
at the rear OF an auto truck.
street car or any other sort OF a
vehicle and the wheels OF the same
would run over your leg.
Look at what you take a chance of
missing II you continue to do these
foolish things. Grown-up folks don't
do such foolish things when they go
out to skate in the streets. and when
they see you do them they say to
themselves isn't he fool"
Your Future Is Threatened.
II you're a girl who does these
babyish things like catching hold of
a street car to skate. or to the back
of an automobile while you are skat-
ing or riding bicycle you take
chances OF never being able later In
life to swim or dance, or play tennis
or take part In any Of the other
games. You will have to sit back
iiks>the cripple you saw w. begging on
look on while everybody else plays.
You'll probably have to carry a
heavy old crutch all your life and
go to the poorhouse when you get
older. because you won't be able to
do the things other people do. and,
therefore. you can't earn a living.
II you get get your our arm Tn,n. or leg
mother have to spend lots OF
money for doctors bills and medi-
cine, and your little brothers and
sisters and your parents them
selves cannot have the dresses and
very often not the. amount OF
keep them alive. They will die
years before they would have II
they are driven to worry over your
legiess or crippled condition.
Only the other day two police
men warned little boy who lives
ride at the back Of an automobile
on his skates. They threatened
to arrest him II he did 1t again.
And Just as soon as the policemen
turned their backs and got out of
sight he grabbed hold OF another
automobile and whizzed down the
street. He was having lot Of fun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-15
TO ARRAIGN
LATHAM TUESDAY
Treasury Clerk Charged With
: the Theft Of Unsigned Bank
Notes.

marx Latham, clerk In the Treas-
ury department for more than twelve
years. Ia locked up at the District ieii
THIS morning. charged. with having
taken ten sheets OF UNSIGNED hsnS
notes OF total value OF 800 """H
Latham, thirty-six years old. will no
arraigned Tuesday morning nj 10 "a
o'clock before United Sites Commis-
sioner Isaac Hit in the Maryland
fating section ~ OF the United ststes
penal code. relating to the purioinins
eminent. Ftt -
from Philadelphia came here 70 wori,
on the case. They secured n war
rant for Latham and Il was served on
MIN at the Treasury Building yester-
day by Detectives Helan and Pratt, OF
the District Attorneys office. -
he was taken before Commissioned
Hit yesterday and being unable "a
secure the $4,000 bonds required, was
locked UP to await hearing. Latham
lived at 15l u street northeast and has
a wife and one child. He Is a native
The sheets which Latham IA charged
with having taken were unsigned ma.
uonal bank notes. There were fou,
notes to the sheet. one for $40 and
three for SO
said this morning that a number OF
the stolen notes with forged names on
them have been returned 70 the Treas
ury for assumption by banks.
Latham. n Is said, was detailed from
Shipping hf room IN Which the e b"nk no sss
are stored. His arrest took Latham
by surprise.