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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
spIRITUALIsTs' OFFICERS.
C. H. ingalls, of Montpelier Was Elected
President.

The three days conference of the Yer
mont Spiritualist association ended with
sessions held yesterday afternoon and
evening in the hall Of Brooks post, @.
A. r., in Montpelier. The officers elected
Saturday afternoon were as follows;
President, c. II. Ingalls,, Montpelier; vice.
presidents, l. w. Hatch, Burlington, H.
T. Hubbard, Tyson, S. S. Smith, Barre;
secretary, Mrs. J. L. Smith, st. Adams;
treasurer, Mrs. Ellen Ward, Barre; au-
ditor, l. w. Hatch; board of managers,
Fred NJ. Hunt, Waitsfeld, ]. l.. Smith, st.
AIbans, Mrs Lettie Griffith, Barre, Frank
Earle, Cuttingsville, E. J. Fallon, Mont
pelier.
At the evening session, w. ]. Colyiile
and Mrs. Annie r. Chapman spoke and
gave messages
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
HAD TRIED SUICIDE.
But Police Came Before Gas Took AL
legged Murderer.

Haverhill, Mass. Jan IA man
found unconscious in a gas-filled room
in hotel yesterday was identified as
jules Suitdus, grocer Of Brockton,
wanted by the Lawrence police on q
charge OF murder The man was sent
TO a hospital under guard to await the
arrival OF officers from Lawrence. His
condition i not considered serious.
Suitdus is alleged to have shot and
killed his wear old baby ami to have
wounded his wife seriously in Lawrence
saturday night, after he had tried I'M
successfully 10 induce the woman. who
had been separated from him. to return
iomc. After the shooting Suitdus fed
TO this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
MRS. MARTHA PARK
Died To-day at the Home of Her Daugh-
ter in Montpelier.

Mrs. Martha Park died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Gertrude NJ Berry,
3 Loomis street, Montpelier, at 5 o'clock
this morning after a long illness. The
funeral win be held Wednesday after
noon at o'clock from the home of Mrs.
Berry, Rev. Stanley r. Blomfield officiat-
ing. 1t is requested that flowers be
omitted.
Mrs. Park was born in Greensboro
Aug. 3, 1912, the daughter of Samuel
and Marinda Baker. She was married
on March l, 1862. to William Warren
Baker of Montpelier, and they took up
their residence in that place, Mr.. Baker
conducting grocery store until he died
in 1890. Mrs. Park leaves three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Berry, Mrs. c. f. Lowe and
Mrs. c. Z. Kingsbury, and one son, Harry
w. Park, all of Montpelier; also eight
grandchildren.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
PNEUMONIA TOOK GIRL.
Lucy cerasola Was Only Daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ercole cerasola.

Miss Lucy Cerasola, aged l3, the only
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Ercole Cera-
sola. died at her home. y Foster street.
Sunday morning at , o'clock. the end
following . weeks illness Of pneumonia.
The little girl Is survived by her par
ents and four brothers. Ermando. Ercole.
John and Rinaldo Cerasola. The de-
ceased was born in Barre Jan. %. 1903.
She attended the public schools and Just
prior 70 her illness she was enrolled a.
q student in the Brook street school.
She was a Girl of very lovable traits, and
her death has brought sorrow e. many
old and Young
Funeral services win b. held iu St.
Monioa's church Tuesday afternoon at
J - O'Clock. The parish priest. Rev.
n NJ. Mckenna. win ofbciste. and inter-
mcnt viii be made IL the Catholic cem.
aery on Bcckley street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
FATALITY IN CHURCH FIGHT.
And &ate Troops Had to Be Called to
Quiet the Rioters.

Scranton. Pa. Jan. Ill -Riotine which
broke out between rival factions az the
Church Of the Sacred Heart Of Jesus in
Dupont. near here yesterday. resulted in
the death Of one man. the probable fatal
.niurv Of two Others and the serious in
Jury Of at least a dozen more. Knives.
-evolvers and clubs PLAYED q prominent
lart in the riot. N state troopers being
mong the injured
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
ASSIGNED TO PARISHES.
Priests Who Were Ordained in December
Rev. Thomas Mccarthy to Montpelier

Burlington. Jan. 1.-THE Rt. Rev. j.
j. Rice has assigned the priests who were
ordained December ~ to the following
parishes. respectively Rev ratrek
Barry. third assistant at the cathedral;
Rev. Thomas Mccarthy. assistant at St
Augustine's church. Montpelier; Rev.
Edward T. Howard. assistant at St
Peters church. Rutland. Rev. NJ. J. Raw
mond, who was the assistant at st. pe.
ter.s church. has boeu assigned - as-
sistant e. Rev. j. T.. Band 90 Brattieboro.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
sEcREr REPoRr ro POPE.
Cardinal MERCER, Belgian Primste, Gives
No Inkling Of Contents.

home, Jan. l7.-Cardinsl Mercier. the
Belgian primste. maintains the strict
81 reserve regarding the papers he de-
liVercl - the pope az a private audience.
it was reported that the documents con
taiuel 4 careful survey Of the present
conditions in Belgium and ~ the al
ic.ci enniiauei German h1rbariiies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
$50 FACTORIES
CLOSED BY STRIKE
Garment Workers in Philadelphia Go Out
for Higher Wages and Improved
Working Conditions.

Philadelphia, Jan. 1.-Two hundred
and fifty factories were closed to day as
the result OF strike Of 6,000 garment
workers for higher wages and improved
working conditions. Nearly all the strik-
ers were women and children. The fac
tories were picketed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
WESTFIELD FACTORY
REOPENED TODAY
Over 100 Policemen Were Present and
No Disorder Was Reported-Only
$50 of LOO Workmen Resumed
Their PLACES
Their Places

Westfeld, Mass, Jan. l7-Over 100
policemen were on guard to-day at the
reopening of the Smith company's foun-
dry, which was closed several days ago
on account of strike. No disorder was
reported, and the police stated that $50
of the l,l00 employees returned to work.
Efforts are being made to reach set
tlement
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
SPANISH STEAMER
BELGICA is LOST
Twenty Three Members Of Her Crew Are
Reported Saved-The Ship Was at
Heysham, England, Dec. IL.

London, Jan. 1.-THE Spanish steam
er Belgica has been sunk. Twenty-three
members of the crew were saved. The
last record of the Belgica showed her
arrival at Heysham, England Dec. IL.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
CHICOPEE HIGH SCHOOL
WHOLLY DESTROYED
About 600 Children Are Temporarily De-
prived of School Facilities and Loss
Is Upwards of S250.0oo.

Chicopee, Mass, Jan. 1.-THE Chico
pee high school building was burned to-
day with loss of upwards OF S250,000
and 600 children are temporarily with
out school facilities. The cause of the
fire has not been determined.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17

Bergen is one of the oldest and most
picturesque towns in Norway, and it
ranks first of the Norwegian ship owning
centers. Through it passes large part
of the foreign trade of Norway. Fleets
of vessels bring the produce of the
northern fisheries to the seaport.
Bergen has repeatedly suffered from
fire, as in 1902 and 1855, and the broad
open spaces which interrupt the streets
are intended as a safeguard against the
spread of flames. Many of the houses
still are timber built and painted white.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
BERGEN, NORWAY,
ONE-THIRD BURNED;
LOSS S15,000,0 900
In Worst Fire That Country Has Ever
Known, 1000 Persons Were Made
Homeless and Two Are
Known to Be Dead.

Christiania, Norway, via London, Jan
IA third of the city of Bergen, a
thriving Norwegian seaport with pop
ulation of 10000, was destroyed Satur-
day night by fire.
Two lives are reported to have been
lost and 1000 persons are homeless. The
property damage is estimated at $l5,-
100000.
The connagration is said to have been
the worst ever recorded in Norway. The
business section, with its old wholesale
houses, several of the largest of the ho-
tells, number of schools, the electric
plant and banks and newspaper buildings
was the part burned.
The difficulties OF the 1000 persons
now without homes were increased by
the fact that the largest storage houses,
filled with provisions for supplying the
surrounding country, We're burned down.
1t is harder to obtain groceries than at
any time since the outbreak of the war.
Bergen never was so flourishing as at
the beginning of the present year, these
being due largely to the in
creased merchant marine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
KAISER GOES TO FRONT.
Is Said to Have Completely Recovered
from Illness

Berlin. via London. Jan. 1.-THE fol-
lowing official communication was issued
yesterdays
After complete recovery. Emperor
William returned SUNDAY afternoon %
TIRE VAR thestue7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27
Tom Daly's Column

NTAHLON w. NEWTON standing in the
lNl lobby Of his hotel, noticed hey rube
person gawking about the place and
presently recognized him as Jake" who
worked beside Newton when, as a farm-boy,
he cut corn for so cents day down Vincen-
town way, many years ago. Jake didn't
know him at first, but finally he said:
"Shucks! you hain't Mayl Newton!" Yes
! am" We'll, whut We doin here?' oh
I've got good job here" Don't say?"
Yes. Come over and have something for
old times sake" Jake had some red -eye and
when Newton moved away without paying
for it Jake said: Don't We have to pay fur
the liquor?" "Oh, no. said Newton, that's
part of the job"
Later Jake Newtons guest at lunch,
with all the fiXins, and Jake noticed here,
too that his friend wasn't obliged to pay.
Late in the afternoon, mellow and duly i'm
pressed, Jake bade reluctant good by.
"Mayl,' he said at parting, you want to
take mighty good care q thet job cause it's
a darn good one"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27
CLEAN BOXING

TT THE limited-bout, no-decision regula-
i tions fail to keep boxing clean and honest
in Philadelphia, then the supervision of the
police, which is required, will have TO be
strengthened and more vigorously exercised
AS matter of fact, boxing has been as stain
less as spring water in this city, and it. Is
only because they are exceptions that
framed bouts attract attention at all. The
mere shadow Of suspicion cast upon a fight
brought direct orders from Director Wilson
for an investigation. In the interest of the
sport it is to be hoped that the trial will be
speedy and decisive Monday nights have
been times of keen zest for many men who
are not particularly brutal and the very
limitations Of the bouts have added to their
interest. But shadow-b boxing, "wrist-slap-
ping bees" and pugilistics a la Vernon Castle
are as disgusting as they are cowardly and
dishonest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27
THE DANBURY HATTERS
E Editor Of Evening Ledger;

To the Editor Of Evening Ledger:
Sir-An article in your columns Monday eve
ming referred to the approaching fact of 1SS
members of the Hatters' Union, many of whom
are now well on in years, above 20 and so years
of age. losing their properties i'm payment of a
fine OF some $252,OOO for damages growing out
of a strike of the employees of the Danbury
Hat Company some years ago The verdict was
rendered under the Sherman antitrust law for
damages having resulted from boycott.
Some years previous to the finding of this
verdict against these workingmen by the courts
a Judge i'm of the Western States Judge
Lands, l believe. had imposed a fine of some
500 600 900 against the Standard oil Company
under the same law.
The fine against the Standard oil Company
was overrued by the United States Supreme
Court, which claimed the verdict was cOnfs-
catory, and therefore unjust. No such interven-
tion upon the part of the higher tribunal has
interposed, however, to stop the collection of
the fine imposed upon the members of the
Hatters Union, which surely is proving 10 be
sufficiently cOntiscatory.
There may be just reason for this distinc-
tion, but II is hidden from the view of the ordi-
nary citizen. II Is contrasts like this that are
responsible for much of the discomfort among
the workers of the country. But TO talk against
IL is TO encourage socialism. Has any one a
valid explanation TO offer? F, L. G..
Philadelphia, January "a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27

though up to date is Of a more or less old
fashioned kind, in that it embraces an eN-
ceptionnlly thorough knowledge Of legal
origins and a familiarity, rarer now among
lawyers than it used to be, with the writings
of Coke Littlcton and other fathers of the
law. He has made a special study of med
iCal jurisprudence; but for that matter is
one of those men VINO are always looking for
more worlds of knowledge to conquer and
who conquer them. Judge Gest at present
is chairman of the commission appoii ted by
Governor Brumbaugh to standardize the
Pennsylvania laws relating to estates of dcCe
dents. That may not be the exact title of
the commission, but still it covers some
ground
A Fast Train to the Alps
Gest's scholarship came to light at least
as long ago as his college days He was
graduated from the University of Pennsyl-
vanla in 1879. a Phi Beta Kappa man; re-
ceived the degree of A. NJ in 1882, delivering
the masters oration. and in 1882 took his de-
gree from the law school, together with the
Sharswood (frsD prize for his essay on "The
Rule OF Ex Parte Waring." In those days
as now, he was as popular he schol-
arly. After college he and few friends
got together every Saturday night to read
the Latin authors. In the afternoon they
took long walks. One of Judge Gest's hobbies
is mountain climbing especially in Switzer-
land. When he goes to Europe he takes the
fastest train for the Alps.
Was it Latin we spoke of? When, after
the announcement of Gcsts appointment as
Judge, the Glass of 1879 gave him a dinner
at the University Club, the following
dedication" was printed the menu
folder: "Quae cnim major juCundtas, Quae
voluptas quidem hagrantior unquam sunt
guam lilac, quae hac in Classe LXNIX
nobis multos per amos fuerunt? Pro socis
igitur tuis omnibus; pro rccordatione nostra
honoris Classi te redditae; pro tandem
amicitia tua, carssima nobis omnibus, te
salutamus Omnes." Which, being interpreted,
means that they were all jolly good fellows.
which nobody can deny, and that they
liked John Marshall Gest and were proud of
him to boot. Besides. they knew that the
Judge would appreciate the Latin touch
The Judge was born in Philadelphia,
March II, 1853, the of John Barnard and
Elizabeth Purves) Gest. He married Miss
Emily Judson Baugh in 1888. The family
live in town in winter, and in summer
occupy their house in Overbrook.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27
ARE WE SHIRKERS?

TT is almost unbelievable in view of recent
i historical events. that the Democratic
party should insist on its wild scheme to leg
islate the capacity for self government into
the Filipinos. With our splendid public school
system, supplemented generously by private
educational institutions of all kinds, il has
been difficult task TO maintain an electorate
of sufficient understanding to vote intelIi-
gently. Mexico has been republic for gen
erations. but with no apparent progress
toward real democracy. To grant freedom
to the Philippines would be simply 70 re-
nounce our obligations in that part Of the
world and surrender the islands TO riot Of
meompetenee and ultimate social ruin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27

scholarship m ingle JUDGE GEsT.
therein Principles and procedure are illus
trated by anecdotes as well "cases" and
illuminated by illusions to books of fiction
we'll as pondcrous tones of legal lore
CHANGING through the pages one notes quo
tatons from Meredith, Browning Horace,
Byron, Dickens, George Eliot, Kipling,
Plato, Pope. piers Plowman," Shake
speare, Thackeray, st. John--all for the elu-
cidation of the drawing Of wills and the set
tlement of estates in Pennsylvania. The
reader also runs across odds and ends of
curious information such as might be found
in a well-kept scrapboolS, and a well-kept
scrapbook, be it declared, is the most
interesting work in the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27
Errors TO Be Avoided
Grip

Don't care to hear of Wilson,
Nor of Europe's war,
Don't care to read OF baseball
Kaiser the Gear
Just don't care how Teddy
Whoops and let's things rip;
World has lost attraction
Got the grip!
Don't care about Ancona
'Scuse me!-snee2e and bark,
Don't care what II. Ford does,
Won't read about Champ Clark,
Don't care If Teuts or Allies
Get Greece on the hip;
Don't care a darn for nothing
Got the grip
Three four stanzas, and then
Don't care If collector calls
Forty times n day.
Don't care if children cry
or on the Car-traCk play.
Don't care If the waiter
Acts too fresh and flip:
Don't care If world should end
Got the grip
Los Angeles. Lue. T. Vernon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27
Curious Wills and Codicils

From page 46, with the footnotes omtted
"The statute says, Every will shall be in
writing But how shall the writing be made
and upon what material? Here is room for
variety. brilliant author wrote a story in
which a will was tattooed on a womans
back, and a recent novelist conceived the
idea of branding will, in paragraphs, on a
number of horses and cows, much to the
embarrassment of the probate judge when
the living document was offered for probate
But in real life some testators seem to try
to PROFOUND conundrums for the court.
will scribbled a slate has been held not
10 be within the spirit of the statute, but a
will may be written in pencil. I knew a
connoisseur who wrote a codicil on a blank
check, and a will was recently admitted to
probate which was written on a visiting card.
Mrs. Eliza Jane CASTOR wrote her will in
pencil on an old gas bill or circular
Lord Clyde wrote a codicil on club paper,
giving ThaCkeray a theme for one of his
Roundabout Papers, and Lord Grimthorpe
wrote three of his IA codicils on the
backs of an old letter, dinner invitation
and a circular Be advised, therefore
and adhere to the time-honored though
humble materials of good white paper and
ink unless you prefer typewriting which
has the authority of the Act of June IS. 1895,
r. l.. 209."
The most effectual way TO settle AN
estate is to run away with all the assets"
we are informed, This plan possesses not
only the obvious merits of speed and sim
plicity, but also relieves the courts of the
labor of constituting the will, and. moreover,
produces in the bereaved family, however
discordant they may have been, feeling of
singular harmony" The author points out
on another page that If a patient lives
the doctor must collect his bill just like a
butcher or other creditor but If the patient
suCCumbs TO the operation or the medicine,
the doctor or druggist, like the undertaken,
is made a preferred creditor. The author\is
by no means a Jokesmith; his distinction is
rather the ability of talking or writing on
a heavy" subject in a light and entertain
ing manner yet with authority.
John Marshall Gest wrote this book before
he was appointed Judge of the Orphans
Court, as the successor of Clement Biddle
Penrose. A prominent lawyer remarked the
other day that Judge Penrose, to an ex-
tent, made our Orphans Court law always
courteously and thoughtfully striving TO do
the right thing and never standing on
technicalities, and Gest was the one man
pre- eminently qualified to follow him"
Lawyers hardly know whether they like
Gest the better for his qualities as a judge
or his qualities a man; but the distinction
uneovers no inconsistencies. Gest, they say,
Is Gest whether In the courtroom or out OF
it-courteous, anable, learned, able.
Judge Gest's learnedness is the Law,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27

practical Su s Ees-
tions for Ora wing
Wills and the Settle
mcnt of Estates in
Pennsylvania" It. $
full of wit and humor,
yet it's a law book.
1t is, moreover, a
treatise that comes
under the description
of STANDARD" Fur
ther, it lives up to its
title by being thor
oughly practical" In
short, it's no ordinary
book.
Legal and literary
.,L -, =,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27
JUDGE GEST, OF
THE ORPHANS COURT
Knows How to Write Entertaining
ly as Well as Authoritatively on
Legal Subiects-Learned in the
Law and Outside Thereof

EVIDENTLY there's more in the Orphans
IL Court of Philadelphia than is indicated
by it's name one of the most useful books
to the practitioner in that court, and at the
same time one of the most interesting books
TO LAWYER and laNman nike. is entitled
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27
A MANUFACTURED EMERGENCY

The Federal income tnN, authorized for
use In nm emergency, has hccn rcHorted
10 by the Democracy TO meet the eNlUcn-
clcs of u manufactured deficit in revenues
brought about by tnriR reduction. II
trcNpasSeS On the taxing preserves Of the
Stntcs and wcnkcnS the ability Of the
nation to meet n real emergency.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27

which can by any possibility be cited In jus
tihcation Of wilful murder on the high seas.
The reluctance Of Germany to admit its
wrong Is understandable. But reluctant or
not she must admit it before the American
people are through with her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27

food with them to the
mouth; the advantage
being that there Is less
danger to the mouth
from using the fork,
as food is less liable
to drop from 1t when
being conveyed from
the plate. Thus the
knife, which is now
only used for cutting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27

There will b. general satisfaction if the re-
port shall be serihed that the President is
insisting that Germany must admit she
violated International law when she sank
the Lusitania More is involved in the case
taan the payment of indemnity. No civilized
government can consent that merchant ships
luag BE- sunk without warning or that non
ezEnbatants may be murdered without a
chance u escape merely because the mer-
shsut ship happens 10 ny the flag OF a bel
asefsnt- Whether the Allies are lighting our
battles Tor as or not, there can be no doubt
IHai ~ are hghting the battle for an hu-
maniis iH the Lasitania case. We must not
rmif ~ establishment Of a precedent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27

NJ Santos -Dumont gave some intimation
Of what mechanics may do for the wars Of
the future when he said that an aeroplane
has been perfected which can be sent into the
air without a human occupant and guided
by a wireless operator al a switchboard until
IL has gone eight miles, Then it can be
turned and brought back again. Such mar
yelous machines are already being made, and
are shipped from New York TO the war zone
as fast as they can be completed NJ Santos
Dumont thinks that the airship is the war
engine of the future. His surprise that so
little has been done with il in the United
States as shared by other observers, espe-
elally by those who know that the French
force Of aerialIsts is larger than the Ameri-
can regular army.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27
Humpty Dumpty

FoUr Kids upon fence, Thc Sight
~ Innocence dt such a hci0bt
quite choked mn fat old heart tcith trigbt.
10 them II ,cdS hWgc dCHghL
An, nc! il must be inst immense
To De- a Kid upon n fence.
Unconscious mat II yoW ShouM tdH
io"'d bUst yourScU to bcHCndH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27

TT seems to us there's n fortune await
Ling the man who will invent shrt-stud
tn a Photographic attachment to make it
sing automatically:
20 take us out before YOU send
Your dress-shirt to the wash, my friend"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-27

''''' ''i' ~ N'' lO''l W
his mouth with his
fingers. In process of
time he cut it with n
@harpened instrument.
and held it. while he
did so, with something
pointed. In due time.
with the advancement
Of civilization, there