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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-25

Funeral services for Cecilia Skerritt,
youngest daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam Skcrritt Of 5 Farwel street, who
succumbed to injuries received when run
over by an automobile Monday evening
will be held from St Monica's church
Thursday morning AT o'clock The
body viii bc taken on the 7:20 train
over the Montpelier & Wells River road
10 Portland, Ne, Tor burial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-25
BRITISH STEAMER SUNK.
The Framfeld of $500 Tons War Victim,
Reports Lloyds.

London, Oct 25.-Loyds announces
that the British steamer Framfield of
25OO tons has been sunk. The steamer
was last reported at Genoa on Septem-
Der 30.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-25
FIVE SHIPS SUNK.
All of Them Were Norwegian, Valued
at 100000 Kroner.

London, Oct. 25.-The sinking of five
more Norwegian steamships, valued at
100000 kroner, is reported in an Ex-
change telegraph dispatch from Chris
tiania
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-25
President wilson Goes to Cincinnati.

Long Branch. y. J., Oct 25.-President
Wilson left at noon to-day for Cincin-
natl. where he will make three addresses
to- m lTTOw.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06
MESA LOSES TQ
 THE SUGARK|NCS
Special to The Republican,

GLENDALE, Feb 5.-Glendale High School won from Mesa by score of seven to three. in Q game played here today. Both teams played good ball, but the South Sidcrs were outclassed
 A. Grassie. who relieved Miller in the third inning. pitched fine bal. striking out ten and allowing only six hits.
 C Pitts started the scoring in the second inning when he hit to deep short took second on a passed ball, went to t'ird on Coffelt's error and scored on ? Lesueurs error at first.
 iibbert scored for Mesa in the third. reaching second on errors and scoring CT Coleft's single
 Glendale made three more scores in the firth inning and three in the eighth.
 C. Pitts made the longest hit of the game, when he tripled to center in the seventh inning.
 little trouble arose when two men ere allowed to take their base on At taWays windup. Both times he made legal balk. Trouble again came ill the seventh inning when Coffelt pushed Petts of third tase and then touched him, Mesa players declaring that he was out. This is G!andale's second victory. having beaten Tempe two weeks ago.
 Following is the box score:
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06
ARRANGEMENTS ABOUT CON|PL L[TEO
 FUR SECOND AIN lJAL. MOOSE MEET

S29O and trophies is the amount at the disposition of Safety First" Boido, manager of the Second Annual Moose Motorcycle race, which is scheduled to be pulled off at the State Fair Grounds on Washingtons s Birthday Arrangements calculated to make a success of the event are be- ing rushed to completion with all sorts of ginger right now Com mittees of the lodge and of local motorcycle men are doing all possible to make the great meet go with zip
 The regular program this year in stead of calling for two century grind as it did last year. will in stead be composed of six short snappy races arranged so that both amlteurs and professionals can compete in their respective classes without conflict, and arranging enough glory for all. There will he one mile time trial; five ten and twenty five mile for profes- sional riders, and the 15 mile Arizona championship race for Arizona riders only. Then there will be also the Australian pursuit race.
 -tHlOhS the IfedkS CT the pfOSiH m will be a race between q Ford and a Hup for two miles. the rules be- ing that at the end of each quarter of a mile the driver must kill his engine, dismount, crank her up again and drive for another quarter of q mile. This will not only be some sort of a test but will be great sport as well.
 between a motorcycle and an auto mobile, probably the first enc of it's kind ever held in the southwest Ad- ded money in prizes will be provided for this race.
 The condition of the track will be excellent at that time. The rains this year will have helped a great deal in putting the big ellipse into shape but , these efforts of old Man Nature are to be supplemented with little mod ern track making knowledge. The fence and posts which were taken out for the motorcycle and automobile races of Fair week still remain down and will not be put up until after the races on Washington's Birthday. The races are being held for the benefit of the Moose Sanitarium fund, the local lodge intending to put mp a strong fight for the location of the proposed Tubercular Sanitarium with in striking distance of Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06
Cream of the Country Meet and Match Skill; Amateur Champions Are Made and Broken; Results Given in Full
Republican A. p. Leased wire1

BOSTON, Feb 5.-More than S00 leading athletes of many colleges and clubs took part tonight in the annual invitation track and field games of the Boston Athletic Association Twenty-Five events were included in the program carried out on the board tracks of the Mechanic building.
 Joe Loomis of Chicago. national sprint champion, was among the en- trants in the 40 yard dash, which was the first open event to be secured
 From the obscurity of fourth place eighty yards from the finish, b. s. Caldwell of the Boston Athletic Asso- citation rushed past an amateur cham pion and two other fleet runners to victory by d margin of inches in the famous Hunter mile race at the an nual games of the Boston Athletic As sociation tonight The former inter collegiate half mile champion. trying his pace over the mile distance for the first time in recent years, ap- parently had been run into the ruck by changing spurts.
 Joie W. Ray of Chicago, the nal tional amateur mile champion. was lengthening his stride in the lead: Mike Devanney of New York last years winner of the event was crowd ing him closely, and Syd Leslie of New York was third when Caldwell sped by them to an unexpected sue cess. The time was minutes D 1-4 seconds.
 duel between Willie Kyronen ot the Millrose A. A., New York, anC A. D. Colby of the Boston A. A., il which the former won, marked tn, finish of the three mile run. Eight men started. Time 15 minutes, seconds
 Frank O'HIara of Mass. institute 0 Technology, beat Joe Loomis of Chi cago, national dash champion. in thu 40 yard dash in 4-5 seconds.
 In the A yard hurdles, J. J. Eller a New York policeman, won in 6 T. seconds, with college men pressing him closely. Undergraduates. how ever, proved their strength in the pound shotput, w. II. Allen of Uni Nersltv of Maine and C. w. Spears Dartmouth football star, bettering tn efforts of J. J. Cahill of the Millros A A., New York.
 The summaries:
 Forty yards high hurdles. Won h! J. J. Miller, Irish American A. C. New York: E. B. Liesenring, Yale third F. H. Starr, Cornell Tim 1-5 seconds.
 Team race: Boston A. A. (Meani> Rose, Mahoney. Halpin) defeate N Y. A. C. Dasley, Hooking, George Kuhn). Time minutes Is. g. seconds
 Team race 3.120 yards Harvar tBiddle, Minot, Coggeshall, Bingham defeated Yale (Rolfe, Cooper, Bakel Overton). Time, minutes, S. 2-5 sec OndS.
 40 yard dash: Won by F. F. O'Har5 Massachusetts Institute of TechnOlOg, second, J. G. Loomis, Chicago; thirC F. l.. Stephenson, New YNTk Tim, i 4-5 seconds.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06
THREE HUNDRED BEST AMATEUR
 ATHLETES GATHER IN BOSTON
 FOR b|G INDOOR TRACK MEET

Team races O,560 yards unless other wise noted). Holy Cross defeated Bos- i ton College Time, 3 minutes 12 A. seconds.
 ! Bowdoin defeated Bates, time min. utes l6 seconds.
 i University of Maine defeated Colby Time minutes l3 2-5 seconds. Dartmouth defeated Massachusetts i Institute of Technology. Time min i utes Ia seconds.
 ! Putting 16 pound shot: Won by IL i Allen, University of Maine (handicap foua feet distance 47 feet 1-2 inch. i Three mile run won by Willie Kyron- ! en, Millrose A. A., New York; second, 1 A. n. Colby, Boston A. A. third, Thom- as F. Barden, Irish American A. C., New i York. Time l5 minutes seconds.
 Relay races: Wesleyan University defeated Harvard CWhitney, Coolidge, ! Phinney, Donohue). Time 3:1S 4-5. University of Vermont defeated i Rhode Island State College. Time i S;17 Is.
 Dartmouth Freshmen defeated Mas sachusetts Institute of Technology and ! Holy Cross Freshmen. Time 3.l2 3-5. ! Brown University (Pollard Albrecht, l Isaac, Halloran) defeated Williams : Edgar, Messenger, Matz, Eayes). Time i 5:l1 4-5.
 | Hardvard (Teschner, Wilcox, Penny packer Bingham) defeated Cornell CKeley, Lewis, Star, Shelton). Time 3: 06 1-5.
 Hunter Mile: Won by D. <. Caldwell Boston A. A. second Michael Devan- , ney. Millrose A. A. New York; third J. W. Ray, Illinois A. C. Chicago. Time j i minutes 25 l-5 seconds. 1000 yard run handicap: Won by T
 NJ. stafford. Williams (3S yards). Time minutes 20 seconds.
 High jump handicap: Won by George A. Pelletier, St. Johns Preparatory q l-2 inches) height feet 1-2 inches Team races-Phillips Exeter academy
 defeated Phillips Andover Academy
 Time 3 minutes II 3-5 seconds
 Yale Freshmen defeated Harvare
 freshmen. Time minutes Il 2-5 sec.
 onds
 Team races, S,l20 wards: Dartmoutl
 defeated Syracuse Time minutes 1, [ 4-5 seconds.
 Boston A. A. defeated Millrose A. A Time ' minutes P 2-5 seconds.
 Mile run handicap: Won by Jame
 A. Powers. Boston Q0 yards): second , r. M Kingsbury, Boston A. A. A , yards); third, John L. Losero GrisI American A. A. Boston G5 yards) ; Time I minutes 9 2-5 seconds.
 600 ward run handicap Won by $
 D. Rose, Boston A. A. .(S yards). Tim l minute 16 2-5 seconds. The former Australian mile cham
 pion, James A. Power of this city run
 hing almost from scratch after year retirement, won the one mile handica
 run. Local club athletes bested all tn
 runners of the colleges in this event. 3 Harvard gained a victory over Yal
 in the most important of the night
 team events through the running ( l Captain Bingham. Twice he overcam . the leads gained by Captain Overton , srrints and barely beat him to th
 finish
 1 In settlement of other relay race riy . airy, Harvard was d winner over Cor :, nell, Boston Athletic Association we : fGom the New York Athletic club. an
 the latter from Millrose Athletic a. [, sociation; Dartmouth defeated Syrs 7, cuse, Brown won from Williams. al l, Dartmouth scored against Massachl }, setts Institute of Technology.
 A settlement of the relay champion
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06

CHICAGO. Feb. 5.-"Battlhg" Ncl- son. scared and lattercd veteran of more than 200 ring battles. has been knocked through the ropes of the matrimonial ring. The pride of Hege- Wisch acknowledged the first knock = out in his career when he filed suit for an annulment of his marriage to Mrs. Fay King Nelson, now employed as special writer and cartoonist on the Kansas City Post.
 1 Bat has discovered that winning the lightweight championship of the world and winning a wife are entire ly different propositions and that the same aggressive tactics which brought him fame and fortune in the fistic world are of no use ill battling the artistic temperament.
 | He thought that back in 1913. when like the cave man of old he rushed to Denver and practically kidnapped his bride, brought her to HegeWisch and married her, he had handed Kid Cupid a solar pleXus punch. but Kid Cupid uses barbed darts instead ot padded gloves, and that is where Eat fell down.
 ! For. as he confesses in his bill from the date of the marriage up lc the filing of the bill. Mrs. Nelson [ has at all times refused and nov refuses to live with him as his wife | While assertion is given as the grounds for the action, several in- stances of cruelty on the part of his 123-pound wife are cited in the bill. She's Dandy Says Bat Why, say, it's the funniest thing in the world says Bat. Its inc
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06

Angeles. entered Phoenix yesterday in the interests of the New Bachelor Cigar. The New Bachelor is one of the favorites in the five cent variety on the coast.
 He had not been here long, before he had established a regular clientele, so smooth is his especial charge.
 At present Mir PostleWhaite's head quarters are on the coast. As soon as he has completed the establishing of agencies for his cigars here. and has taken a trip around the coast. he will permanently locate here in Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06

r. nftar their we'
 her and she was kiddn' me about it. 'There'n be an awful scandal at the hotel she says. if they found out my husband was stayin' with me. That made me downright sore Its funny to read about her go- ing after me with a pair of scissors and the part of the bill that tells how she attacked me with a piece of fire escape apparatus in Pueblo. Col. but that's the gospel truth. had to sit up all night to keep her from killing me.
 T just got tired of being kidded and l wanted to clear the name of here and fights the case so I'll he set right. That's why I'm asking for an annulment first. If I don't get that, there'll be a divorce.
 And let me tell you one thing When this things all over I'm going to take long vacation, and if can put my hand on a regular woman that's willing to travel ir double harness I'm going to get hooked up regular this time and take one long. loving trip. l think I've got it coming. don't you?'
 It was in January, 1913, that Bat received word from Miss King, whc was then on the staff of Denver paper that she was engaged to he married He took the first train fol Denver forced a $1,o00 solitaire or her finger hustled her into drawing room apartment on q fast train and brought her to Chicago.
 All Hegewisch turned out with 2 brass band to welcome the brida couple
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06
Glendale High School
Score bY lnnincs

Mesa ............0 Q Q 0 , 0 0-1 Glendale ......0 1 0 , Q , X-7
 Summary
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06
CUPS WON AT FAIR SENT ID HORSEME|N Noted Drivers Winners of Silver Cups J. C. Adams and Republican
 Donated

The Waiter Hege JeWelry company yesterday sent out the two loving cups that have for few days been on eN hibit in their display windows. These cups were given during the state fair, in the harness races. One was donated hy J. C. Adams and won by w. G. Dulffee driver of White SoX. winner of the 2:04 pace.
 The other was donated by the Ari- zona Republican and won by J. C. Quinn, driver of Albalona in the 2:o9 trot.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06

Stolen Coffelt, Mazon. Lewis, 4. C,ra sse, Retts Riorden. Three | asc hit5-C. Pitts. Two base hits
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06
OUTLAWS VS MAROONS

This afternoon the Outlaws and the Maroons, both first class amateur ball teams, will play d game at the Polk street grounds. the game starting at two-thirty o'clock. A good game is promised and all of the players are out for vengeance. Last Sunday a good crowd saw the Outlaws defeat the In dian team in an to l game. The bat ? tcries for the clash today will be. Gach and Van Haren for the Maroons. and Westfall and Bencuato for the Out laws.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06

ing Nelson as ;'"' ~"3rr Il red a. 2 strangest thing that ever happened to me in my life. Shes a dandy girl and smart as they make 'em. but she just seems to take delight in gettin' me to warm up to her and then sayin' every thing is off,
 'Why, say. her and me could get along fine if it wasn't for her crazy notions She was just kiddin me, that's all. Everybody that knows me knows I'm dandy fellow to get along with, and she says so herself. hut she won't he my wife She says we're pals and all that. but she can't live with me. Can you imagine it?
 Why. I was with her in Kansas City for several weeks back in No vember. l told her then I was will ing to patch everything up and start life fresh without her friends and without mine-that is. not ditch my friends understand, but just start out new.
 T told her I'd ga to one of these facial doctors and have these veg etable ears of mine fixed up like they were human.
 "Don't do that. Bat she says You wouldn't fe Bat without your cauliflowers. Why, once I wore a cap for five or six months and wore a sweater for a long time just to please her. She said she wanted me to look like a fighter. I told her everybody knew I was q fighter any way. but she-Well. her own folks can't figure out what she wants, SC how can 1?
 l One Night!
 When l was in Kansas City was going to spend one night with
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06

r'an and Eddy
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06

Diel. Struck out-By A. Grassie 10; Miller g. Attaway 6. Bases on balls off Attaway ,. Balks-Attaway ,. Fit hy pitched ball-Coffelt, Bryan by Miller: l.. Pitts by Attaway. Passed balls-Diel ,. Empires s-Leh- r'an and Eddy.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06

Hire a little salesman at The Re publican office. A want Ad will see more customers than yOu can.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06

ship of tie Maine college was pre- vented b> an injury to C. Ziegler of Maine. That college and Powdoin had eliminated Bates and Colby in trial races and probably will decide the final later
 \ decision of. no race was returned in the contest between Massachusetts Agricultural College and Worcester Polytechnic Institute because of irreg : ularities
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06
SCOTT SERIOUSLY ILL

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Antonio Scot Ii, the opera singer is sraVely ill with pneumonia at his hotel here. A bull letin issued tonight by his physicians stated that his condition Was not sat isfactory.
 SiSnor SCotU has been i'll with pncu- monia four days.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-06
DECIDED HIT MADE
 BY NEW BACHELOR

w. IT. Postlewhaite. representing the Max Roth Cigar Company of Los
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-11-14
PLANS TO CHECK
PINK BOIL WORM

San Antonio, New. 12.-W. D..
Hunter, a member of the Federal
Horticultural Board of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. who with other
government experts, were sent to the
Mexican border to conduct an inves-
tlgation with view of adopting
measures to prevent the pink boil
worm invading the United States
from Mexico, stated tonight that fifty
cars of cotton seed have been order
ed held under quaraneine at Eagle
Pass, Texas, and government inspec-
tors are tracing two hundred other
cars imported from Mexico
"If the worm gains a foothold in
the United States, it would cost this
country billion dollars annually -
Mr.. Hunter declared.
He stated that efforts are being
made to secure from the Mexican
government a guarantee of safe con-
duct and protection to the Laguna
district. Mexico, for an expert in cot
ton cultivation from the Department
of Agriculture to study plans to pre-
vent the spread of boil worm and
measures for its confinement and de-
Istruction.
Texas Experts to Assist.
Austin. Texas, Nov. 12.-Fred w
Davis, State commissioner of agri-
culture; stated today that at the re-
quest Of Secretary of Agriculture
Houston. he had instructed his corps
of assistants to join forces with
agents of the department Of agricul.
ture in an effort to prevent the pink
boil worm crossing the border from
Mexico. Mr.. Davis will undertake
personally a rigid inspection OF cot
ton seed oil mills which receive seed
from Mexico, where the pest is re-
ported to have made its appearance.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-11-14
L LANCASTER BOOSTERS
co TO KERSHAW
FORTY CARS TO MAKE TRIP
Thursday Afternoon Strong Delegation of Fair
Boosters to Visit Heath Springs and Ker
shaw---Much Interest Manifested.

Thursday afternoon next. leaving
Lancaster promptly at O'Clock,
some forty or fifty cars filed with
enthusiastic Fair Boosters will make
a trip to Heath Springs and Kershaw
for the purpose of properly and
thoroughly advertising the Annual
County Event, which will be pulled
OFF in grand style in this city next
week.
Every car owner is urged to be
present and lend helping hand in
the proposed trip. Banners and
suitable advertising matter have
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-11-14
MURDERS SPOUSE
AND KILLS SELF
WIFE SEEKS HER FATE
Goes in Search of Husband and
Meets Death at His
Hands.

Spartanburg, Now 11.-John s
baoer, 5O-year-old white man. who
lives in this city, shot and killed his
wife' Mrs. Cora Lee Baber, here this
afternoon, and then turned the gun
on himself and took his own life. Tb.,
killing occurred in an upstairs room
OF boarding house, situated on
magnolia street near the Southern
depot, about 1880 O'Clock. Baber
and his wife had been separated
since last January, but were appar-
emu on friendly terms, and at least
twice in the last few months she hal
come to town from her home in the
country, where she lived after the
separation, and spent the night with
her husband. Early this afternoon
she came to town and INQUIRED OF
MRS. l.. G. P. Carouth, the proprietor
OF the boarding house where Baber
was staying, where she could find her
husband, and received the answer
that he was probably up town. She
drove away in the buggy in which she
came to town and later returned to
the boarding house. Baber mean
time had returned, and when his
wife drove up he went to the buggy
and helped her out. They went up
stairs to his room, and in a few
minutes Mrs. Carouth heard the
shots and called for help. ]. w.
Becknell came in answer to Mrs. Ca
routh's call, and when he got 10 the
room he found Baber lying on the
floor with a pistol in his hand. dying.
ond Mrs. Baber lying on the floor
already dead.
Baber had been married to the
woman he killed II years, and four
children survive them. 1t is said
that on account of the fathers love
for whiskey Mrs. Baber left him .ast
January, but that no cause had been
assigned for quarrel, and they had
seemed to be friendly since they
parted.
Four shots We're fired into Mrs
Baber's body, one OF which passed
through the heart. Only one shot
entered Baber's body, passing
through his heart.
Mrs. Baber had been married twice
previously both her other husbands
being dead. She was about 40 years
old. A coroner's inquest was held
over the two bodies this afternoon
and the verdict of the jury was that
Mrs. Baber came to her ueath by
pistol wounds inflicted by her hus.
band, and that Baber committed sui
eide, following the murder Of his
wife.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-11-14

been provided by the committees
having this work in charge. and it's
hoped that large number of people
viii respond, and assist in the under
taking.
This is to serve notice on the pro.
gressive people OF both Heath Springs
and Kershaw If they really want to
see real live band of boosters, be
sure and be on the street during the
afternoon.
All cars must be assembled on
time so the parade can move prompt
Iy at 8 D: m.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-11-14
WON'T LEAVE TODAY.

New London Conn, Nov. 1I.-No
clearance papers had been issued to
Capt. Paul Koenig of the German
commercial submarine tonight and
none will be Issued tomorrow, ac-
cording to Joseph G. Comstoek.
deputy collector of customs here.
Members of the vessels crew in the
CITY on shore leave said also that
their vessel would not leave port to-
night or Sunday.