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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
GOV. GATES SPENT
1927 IN CANVASS
John E. Weeks Spent s33o.s5, Over Half
of Which Was for Political Adver-
tising-0ther Expense Ac-
counts Filed

Gov c. w. Gates spent in his campaign
for nomination for United States senator
in the recent primary the sum OF S297,
according to his sworn statement which
was filed to-day in the local office Of the
secretary OF state, The statement, like
several others. was flied at Essex juno
ton last week and has been forwarded.
Most OF the money expended by Gov.
Gates went for postage.
Judge John f. Weeks. defeated for the
nomination for lieutenant governor,
spent S330s5. over half of which was
paid for political advertising. Oscar c.
Miller. the Democratic nominee for the
United States senatorship. paid out two
cents; the expenses OF Porter H. Dale,
nominated for Congress from the second
district, were sl9.44, and Emmett b. Da
ley of Bennington, Democratic nominee
for Congress, did not spend anything to
secure the nomination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
FEARING CONVICTION
ON ARSON CHARGE,
SHE SHOT HERSELF
Mrs. Ellen Philips, Who Was TO BE
Tried in chittenden County Court To-
day for Alleged Arson, Fired Two
Shots from a Revolver.

Burlington. Sept. 70. Mrs. Ellen Phil
ps, who was % be tried in Chittenden
county court to-day ON the charge Of
ernoon while at the house Of Judson
Clark in Undcrhill. where she was en-
ployed as housekeeper. Tho woman told
in her conscious moments after the shoot
ing that she did the act because she
feared conviction in county court.
The shooting took place in the Clark
woodshcd and Mrs. Philips fell 10 the
floor. recovering somewhat later so that
she was able 10 enter the house, pass
through the kitchen and 20 TO her bed
room, where she got into bed. There
she was found by Robert Clark, the
nine -year.old son OF Judson Clark, on
his return from school, The bedclothing
and pillow were saturated with blood by
that time.
Being perfectly conscious, Mrs Philips
told the boy TO run 10 the house of Fred
T. Tillotson next door and get Mrs.
Tillotson. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Tillotson
and also John II. Mable, selectman, who
was working nearby, rushed to the Clark
house. Mr.. Clark was employed for the
day in another part of the town. Drs.
F.. h. Hunt and A. l.. Fogg, the latter
the town health officer. did what they
could apd later caused the woman's re-
moval to the Fanny Allen hospital. Mrs.
Philips said she fired two shots at her
head. one bullet entering the head just
back Of the left ear and the other grazing
the top OF her head An antiquated 81
calibre revolver was used, and when the
weapon was found in the kitchen, where
the woman had dropped IL in making her
unsteady progress from the woodshed to
the bedroom. il was found to contain
two exploded cartridges.
Mrs. Philips evidently planned to Kill
herself because she wrote out the ad-
dresses of her son, Clayton Philips Of
Starksboro, and her daughter, Mrs. Hen
ry Sweet of Bristol, and left the paper in
a conspicuous place on the kitchen table.
She has four brothers, Albert, George,
Sylvester and Loren Streeter OF Bolton,
and she did not care last evening 20 have
them notified She is the widow OF Hen
ry Philips and 60 years of age
Mrs. Philips was accused of setting fire
10 her barn in West Bolton on December
7, 1918. 1t was alleged by the state that
1t the time the fire was at its height,
Mrs. Philips was dressed and ready TO
.al1e the stage. II was charged that she
set the fire to get the insurance OF $500.
LAST night notification was sent TO the
witnesses in the case not to appear in
county court to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
FINE FAIR PLANNED.
BY East Montpelier Grange for Sept,
an

The annual East Montpelier grange
fair will be held sept. 30, opening with a
grand parade II teams, floats, automo.
hiles. stock, ponies, horrihles, etc. al lf
a. m. The following are the committe
in charge Of the various department
Stock, {. A. Badger; horses, George Ii.
Clark; ponies, A. y. Stmtton; parade,
l.. W. Sibley, Jason Bailey; horrihlcs,
Guy W. Raymond, Merl Benjamin; poul-
try. T. ". Strong automobiles, {. p.
Dudley; fruit. Ii. Lee Templeton; yege-
tables, II. w. Vincent, Lyle Young;
canned goods. Mrs. 4. !. Green; fancy
work Mrs. l.. ". Sibley, Mrs. l.. c.
Hammett; antiques, Herbert Kelton; I;
flowers. Mrs. F. w. Strong.
Stock Judging contest under the super
vision OF County Agent Abbott Those
who plan 10 exhibit stock should notify
c. A. Badger Of East Montpelier.
/. G. Hammett Mrs. Mary Vincent
and Herbert kelton are the committee
on ehildren's exhibits Home made candy
will be on sale and dinner will be served
at 25c a plate The Marshfeld band will
furnish music and large crowd is cX-
pected. George Mcknight, r. c, Collins
and Harold Chappell are the general com
mittee.
The following is the premium list:
Best display of stock by ane one owner;
best Jersey COW; best Holstein COW;
best Ayrshire COW; best COW of any other
breed; best pair steers three years old
or over; best pair steers under three
years old; best bull one year old or over
of any breed; best heifer one year old or
over OF any breed; best bull calf of any
breed best heifer calf OF any breed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
FUNERAL OF W. H. NooNAN.
Was Held at ST. Monica's Church This
Morning.

Funeral services for William H. Noon
an. former resident of Barre, whose
death occurred in Chicago Saturday
morning. were held in St NIonica's
church this morning at o'clock, the
parish priest. Rev. P. ". McKenna, Off
ciating. The bearers were: John J.
Cavhue. Henry Alexander A. J. Gauth-
rie. George W German, AID Frank and
William Noonau. nephews OF the de-
ceased. Over the NJ & W. r. railroad
at 7:2n O'Clock, the body was taken to
St Johnsbury fer burial
In the funeral party were the follow
ing people: Mr.. and Mrs p A. Noonsu,
Mrs Carpenter. Frank and William
Noonan. Mrs katherine Harmon. Mrs.
Mary Mcdonald. Mr anil Mr. 4 =
Gauthrie. Miss Erzsbcth tsorman. George
". German and Joseph u. Nelson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
BODY FOUND IN BARN.
Martin Quinn Died Of Apoplexy, the Au-
topsy Revealed.

Fair Haven, sept 26.-Ihe body Of
Martin Quinn. about 60 years old, was
found Yesterday in the barn of Charles
Young, of Hampton, y. Y. an autopsy
disclosing the fact that the man died of
spoplexy-
Quinn was a wanderer and as far as
could be- learned had no near relatives.
He was known At West Rutland but No
member Of his family could be located
there Coroner Conners OF Whitehall
was called and the autopsy was per
formed bv Drs Joslyn and Faulkenburg
OF that place.
Tbs bcdv was removed 70 the under
taking rooms of Green Brothers in this
town where the funeral viii be held
TUESDAY afternoon. Burial viii be in
Hampton
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
BERLIN ADMITS LOSSES
ON THE WESTERN FRONT

wireless Sept 26Successes achieved by the
front last night the east
and LAbbye north of Fer the official statement
to-day The conquest the villages the line of Gaudeo and
Bouchavesne the statement adds must be recognized
troops yesterday made six successive attacks strong
Ausro German positions Manajow in Gac
says failed under the heaviest losses
for the Russians.
The Rmanan have again occupied the heights both
the Vulcan passes Transyvana the
German troops repued all Rumanan attacks against
the passes but withdrawn according to army orders
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
SIX AIRSHIPS SAID TO
HAVE PARTICIPATED
Crossed the East and North
east Coasts and Dropped
Bombs in the Northern
Counties Between Hours
of 1890 and Midnight

London, Sept. 26.-Twenty-nine per-
sons were killed in last nights Zeppelin
raid, it was announced officially to-day.
The official statement says the Zeppe-
lins made no attempt TO approach Lon
don. The principal attack was aimed
against the industrial centers in the
north midlands, but the raiders were
driven off by anti-aircraft guns in sew
eral cases. No damage to factories or
works of military Importance was re-
ported, but a number of small houses and
cottages were wrecked or damaged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
AUTO RAN OVER BANK
Killing One of Occupants, Mrs. 0. E.
Blackden of Presque Isle, Me.

Presque Isle. Nc, Sept 26.-Mrs. O. +.
Blackden. wife of the proprietor OF the
Presque Isle house. was killed yesterday
near Woodstock, \. B., and Mr. Black
den was injured when an automobile in
which they were riding with two com
psnions ran over an embankment
The party returned here last night,
bringing the body of Mrs. Blaekden.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
BULGARIANS LOST
IN COUNTER-ATTACKS
Assaults on Western End of Macedonian
Line Were Checked BY the
French.

Paris, Sept. 26.-On the western end
of the Macedonian front, to the east of
Florina, the Bulgarians last night made
violent counter attacks. To-day's official
announcement says;
"These assaults were checked by the
French west of Florina. Russians and
French made a combined attack and took
so prisoners. Between the Struma and
Nsrdar rivers there was artillery fight
ing, together with some skirmishing. es-
pecially on the British front No infan-
try actions developed in the sector held
by the Serbs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
A SMASHING BLOW.
Was Delivered by British and French on
IS Mile Front.

London, Sept. 26.-Attaeks simulta-
neously on an arc of 10 miles. running
from Martinpuich TO the Somme, the
British and French yesterday delivered
another smashing blow on the German
lines. The British drove in a wedge to
a depth of more than a mile and cap
tured the important strategic towns Of
LasBoeufs and Alorval. the latter scant
mile north of Comblss
To the French fell the town Of Ran
court, two miles east and the outskirts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
ONLY ONE NARROW
OUTLET FOR GERMANS
French Have Nearly Pocketed the Ger
mans in the Town by Capturing Ere
eicourt a Mile to the East-Allies
Advanced On Is Mile Front

British and French troops to-day reached the town of Combes
on the Somme front after having virtually poketed the place IN
struggle weeks duration and fighting to gain COM
pee possession Attacking from the north the British troops
have forced the place London reports and are over
coming resistance there On the south the French have
reached edge penetrated the cemetery In add
o further closed the small opening left in the Combes
pocket by capturing the village Fregcourt mile to the
east
While the great battle the Somme front at its height the
night attacked the French lines at Verdun driving
between work and Feuy to the east of the Mese
to-day that the French effective in checking
the German assaults.
Combes town of 1000 population before the
war rendered small strategic Importance the allies
by ongconned encrng movement 1t has been of notable
value Germans however because long they cng
British freedom of action pushing offensive movements
toward Bapaune either side of it hampered
Turned strongly fortified position by German ingenuity
has persseny held like rock the of turbulent stream
blasted loose before the channel fully opened
London Sept 26The British have entered Conbles the
overcoming the resistance of the Germans
the office announced to-day.
Paris 26Contnuing their offensive north of the Somme
night captured all of the village of Fregcour and
penetrated the Combles cemetery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
N0RTHFIELD FAIR
GROUNDS BUSY
PLACE TO-DAY
cath Annual Fair Opened This Afternoon
and Will Continue 10 Thursday
Night-Many Race Horses
on Grounds.

Mortified. Sept. 26.- The grounds of
the Dog River Valley Fair association
were busy place this forenoon when
many people were getting ready for the
4ith annual fair OF the association. Tx
hihits were being placed and stalls were
assigned for stock this morning Fifteen
race horses were ON the grounds, and the
entries for the racing will close tonight.
The fair win run three days, including
this afternoon and closing Thursday
night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
"a NEW CASES
OF Infantile Paralysis Develop in Massa-
chusetts.

Boston. sept. 26.-Thirty- four new
cases of infantile paralysis, including
scycn in Holyoke and FIVE in this city.
were reported to the state department Of
health to-day, making a total Of 523
cases this month.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
FIVE GERMAN
AEROPLANES LOST
And Others Were Badly Damaged in ~
Aerial Engagements on the Somme
Front, Says Paris 0a1ial
Report

Paris, Sept 26.--On the Somme front
yesterday there were ~ aerial engage
ments. The war Office announced to-day
that five German seroplanes were
brought down and others were badly
damaged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
RESIGNS FROM CREEK ARMY.
Gen. MOschopOulOs. Chief of STAFF, Said
to Have Quit

London. sept. 26.-General Constantine
Moschopoulos. chief OF staff Of the Greek
army. has resigned, according to a Reut-
cr's despatch from Athens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
WILSON GOES TO VOTE.
He Was Accompanied to Princeton BY
His Wife.

Long Branch. y. J.. sept. 26.-Presi-
dent Wilson left here this morning for
Princeton 10 vote in the Democratic pri-
EaAxies. accompanied by Mrs. Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26

The Zeppelin raid last night, the sec
ond within the last week, was made by
several airships between 1o;so O'Clock
and midnight. They crossed over the
east and northeast coasts and dropped
bombs in the northern counties. Six air
ships are said TO have participated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
SPAIN PROTESTS
TO GERMANY
Sends Note Finding Fault with Practice
of German Submarines in Torpedo
ing Spanish Steamers.

Madrid. via Paris, sept 26.-The Span
ish government has sent a note 10 Berlin
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
Burlington Citizens to Give Welcome.

Burlington, Sept. 26.-The lst Vermont
infantry is expected to arrive here at &
o'clock tonight, and the citizens will give
an informal reception.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
Increase in New York Deaths.

New York. sept. 2s.-Twenty new
cases Of infantile paralysis and n deaths
were reported to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26

protesting energetically against the tor
pedoing of Spanish steamers by German
submarines.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27
Sport rtNeus

ing teams, the American league will
be starting on its last leg of the 1916
campaign.
Standing three games ahead of Chi.
cago, the second place club, the Red
Sox, will 90 into the battle this after.
noon against the Yankees. The Dono.
van collection of cripples always aas
proved the greatest living jinx to the
Red Sox and Bill Carrigan may awake
one of these fine September mornings
and find his claims to first place again
challenged.
However, the Yanks can't do great
deal of damage. Boston has to win on.
ly four games to cinch the pennant. If
Chicago wins its four remaining games
and the Red Sox only succeed in win.
ming the same number, the clubs will
be tied at the end of the season.
In Brooklyn today big Jim Vaughn,
who downed the Dodgers in one game
of a double header between Cubs and
Dodgers Saturday, doubtless will as.
cend the mound again for Tinker $
crew. Opposed to him if one is to
believe in signs, will be Larry Cheney,
former Cub who went to the shower
without his game won the last time.
If Tinker can win this afternoon s
duel over the Dodgers he will be ready
to sleep peacefully tonight, for-he will
have snaked the Dodgers half a game
from their lead over the Phillies.
The task of writing the last chap
ter will be up to Pat Moran. He will
sail into Brooklyn with his pounding
team in the best of condition to pull
the championship out of the fire. Alex
ander, Eppa Rixey, Erskine Mayer and
AL Demaree are going Mt top speed. If
the Phillies can take the majority of
the games they win return home in
pretty fair shape, for they will leave
the Dodgers to the tender mercies of
the Giants and the McGrawites nave
forgotten how TO lose game.
While the Dodgers and Phillies are
having it out in Brooklyn, another i'm
pOrtant series will be in progress at the
Polo Grounds. The Giants and Braves
will meet in death struggle for third
place.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27
KANSAS CITY PUT IN
SPENDTHRIFT CLASS
Thrift Expert Says Average
Citizen Saves Little, Buys
LuxurieS

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 27.-Kansas
City was put in the spendthrift class
today by w. II. Waterman, thrift cam
paign representative at the American
Bankers convention.
According to answer Waterman, the
average Kansas City citizen saves only
about third as much as he should.
Compared with the average Philadel-
phian or Bostonian he is a merest was
trel--a -go.lucky sort of person
who scatters his income in every direc-
tion, buys luxuries he. cannot afford,
never gets dollar ahead and if he
didn't have such remarkable capacity
for getting on in defiance of all rules
and preccdents, would probably end up
in the poor house. Mr.. Waterman bases
his melancholy statement on the low
ness of Kansas City bank deposits.
"You only have seven million dol
lars on deposit in the savings banks, F"
the thrift expert said "The amount
should be at least three times as much.
Waterman says the man with the in.
come of from $1,000 TO $4,000 is the
worst spendthrift.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27
AN OFFICIAL MOTHER
FOR WILLIE z|MMER
Effort Being Made to Aid Boy
Who Deliberately Killed
His Mother

New Orleans, La, Sept. 27.-An "of.
ficial" mother will take the place of
the mother of little Willie thinner
shot to death by Willie last July, when
she tried to beat him. This was the
plan today of club women wac have
interested themselves in the IL year
old boys case.
Chandler Luzenberg, district attor.
ney who has been in accord with all
plans suggested by the club women and
children of the Crescent City, said to-
day he Thought the "official" mother
idea would be carried out.
Some. time next week, LuZenberg,
Judge Joshua Baker of the criminal
court of correction and Judge Andrew
II. Wilson of the juvenile court will
hold conference. 1t is planned to
have several club women attend and
aid in making definite plans for Will
lies future. 1t is possible tnat the
'official mother will be selected at
this time. just who will draw the as
signmeut there was no hint but at
least two socially prominent New Or
leans women have asked to take the
place of Mrs. thinner.
The thinner lad has lost some of his
sulkiness. The notoriety and atten.
tion that has been thrust upon him has
brought about a condition of dignity
Willie was busy looking through q
motion picture magazine today when
told of the "official'' mother plan.
"You can't have another mother
when your regular mother is dead, - he
said. ga fellow has only one mother
And I killed mime
He seemed little affected when he
spoke Of the mother he killed with
two shots as sac raised broomsticli
to chastise him for offending her.
"Will YOU be good to your next
mothere' he was asked.
"Certainly | will, he replied with.
out looking up from his magazine.
''But say, will she have an automo.
bile9l think ia like to ride in one of
these motorcars these ladies have been
telling me about.
Laying his magazine aside, he told
his questioners he nad been longing
for Irregular auto ride all his life.
"My only rides, he continued, "have
been stolen on the back of big trucks y
Then he launched INTO general dis
cussion of motion pictures. Although
he said he has not seen "movie' for
years, he spoke of all the latest pictures
and their stars. He said Mary Pick
ford was his favorite film star and he
aoped he could see her on the screen
when he got his new mother.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27
Aggies Play Multnomah

Corvallis, Ore, Sept. 27.-The great
question: "What can a Southern Cali
fornia coach do with nm oregon team9
will be answered here Saturday waen
the Oregon Aggies clash with the Multi.
nomah club of Portland.
Joe Pipal, who schooled the Occi-
dental College in Los Angeles for sew
eral years but learned the game in the
east, is handling the Aggies. Today he
closed the football field gates and
started secret practice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27
Commission HEARS
MANY WOFUL TALES
Shippers Relate Troubles Due
To Car Shortage on
Southern Pacific

The state public service commission
is continuing its probe of the ear short
age matter, so far as the Southern
Pacific company is concerned, today.
Consequently the only spot in the
state house showing any animation is
on the third floor, where the offices
of the commission are located. All of
the state employees who have been able
to do so without serious interference
with present business are attending
the fair.
Assistant Manager Dyer, Superin-
tendent Burck4alter, Freight Superin-
tendent Hinshaw and Attorney Dea
are representing the Southern Pacific
company at the hearing, which is be-
ing confined entirely to intrastate
matters, whereas the recent hearing
at Portland dealt largely with matters
pertaining to interstate business.
H. j. Elliott, farmer and grain
shipper from Perrydale, testified that
he has between 700 and 500 tons of
oats for September delivery, with no
storage room left, and has had to re-
handle and insure much of the grain
because of his inability to obtain cars.
As result he considers himself in a
fair way to lose practically his entire
profit. He reports total shortage of
10 cars over his orders.
DIR. W. S. Mott of Salem, who has a
contract with the Clements Lumber
company by which he obtains pay
from the lumber company, which is
cutting timber on his property at
Gates, only after the product is ship
ped. The failure of the company to
get ears from the Southern Pacific is
putting the doctor to serious incon'
venience. He states that the company
is ready to handle from $4,000 to 40
900 feet of timber day from his tract
of 760 acres.
]. s. Harper, Salem wood and coal
dealer, states that he had expected to
put in 500 cords of wood before the
rainy season sets in, but that he has
not been able to get ears for shipping
the wood to Salem from Falls City.
Out of 90 ears ordered since the mid
die of July he has received by q. he
has but 80 cords of. wood on hand at
present, and hints pretty strongly at a
raise in prise to the commission If con-
ditions in the matter of receiving cars
do not show an early Improvement.
C. A. French, lumber and grain
dealer of Airlie. told story similar to
most of the others that have been
pouring in at the office of the COM
mission during the past several weeks,
although he varied it somewhat by a
statement that if an old warehouse be-
longing to the Southern Pacific at Air
lie were removed he would guarantee
that a new and more adequate ware
house would be erected in its place
He was informed by Assistant Dyer
that if he would make formal ap'
plication in the matter it would re-
cceive the company's prompt and care
full attention. ,
Manager Breidenriek of the Adm
Fuel Company, Portland, who repeated
the same story of shortage in ear sup
plv. was the last witness to appear,
with the exception of Traffic Manager
Donaldson of the Willamette Naliey
= association.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-27
SAY TANKS" ARE NO GOOD

Berlin. Sept. 81, via wireless to Say
vile. L. 1.-The widely heralded Bri'
fish "tanks" used for the first time in
the Somme offensive of September 10
are failure, the semi-offieial news
agency declared today. quoting the cap
tured crews of the srmored automobiles
as authority.
The "tanksn could only advance al
the rate of mile an hour and became
excellent targents for German artil
lery.