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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-02
GEORGE H. CRIMSON GraySOnia, Arkansas For Railroad Commissioner
 Southern District
To the Democratic Voters:

you seeking your support candidate Rail- Commissioner for Southern District office filled with sympathy should into selection shippers other It office that fullest affairs pertaining railroad traffic
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 Now when go prosecuting attorney select the best When elect judge select who has thorough Knowledge of law When official enforce in the community physical knowledge crim who will protect the safety
 
 position in selecting Railroad Comm settle disputes between railroads people, have study shipping business fully equipped both sides of ton between the shippers and the common carriers?
 twentsix the lumber requires Knowledge freight rates. study years whether you asking people back home who endorsing for almost I the shippers business of this district And Mr. Voter you them you any ability fill this office with plea sentimental way business asking business position seeking position that have equipped myself f that handle and in the Arkansas.
 HAVE EXPERIENCE.
 believe claim I the only the who S to of gentlemen making shipper consgnee Upon this platform appeal to you for filled by who the traffic business and by who carriers experience deal is
 If you think am that sort of man. elect to regulating and defining the work of the common rers Arkansas promise elected Railroad Comms- sioner will the Commission is in existence and with the aid help fellow Commissioners will bring all possible obtain tween the railroads and people,
 have word opponents but if did not believe and friends and those did think that the best qualified fill this office would quit the and let competent and better qualified man fill it
 EXPERIENCED MAN NECESSARY
 It office within the gift of the people the State that State valuable people they i'll the office who can serve them best had dispute to submitted arbitration would knew about such W o b R wne arbitrator he will decide for of experience n dealing with railroad companies
 
 you boasting say again: best qualified man that running for this office offer vote and assure that vote will be appreciated
 Yours truly,
 GEO H. GRAYsoN '.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
FEARFUL SCENES ENACTED.
As Lawyers Pleaded in George w. Dun
can Murder Trial.

Rutland, Oct 20-The argument OF
States Attorney C. V. Poulin to convince
the jury that George w. Duncan of this
city should 90 to the electric chair for
shooting his wife Melinda Catmsn Dun
can in Rutland August ), 1916, and the
summing up of the evidence of Attorney
Ernest H. O'Brien and Joseph c. Jones
in support of their claim that Duncan
was insane when he fired the shot and
therefore not guilty of murder as de-
fined by law, occupied yesterday in Rut.
land county court, where the young hotel
keeper has been on trial since October
10
The crowded court room witnessed an
impressive spectacle when. as counsel al
luded TO Mrs. Duncan and to acts of the
respondent. Duncan wept and his seven
year-old son, impressed by the sight of
his fathers distress and the tears Of his
grandmother, who sat close bv. climbed
into the accused mans lap. threw his
arms about Duncan's neck and cried with
his head on his fathers shoulder,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
DELEGATES RETURN HOME.
After Convention of Vermont and New
Hampshire Foresters.

Vermont and New Hampshire Fores-
ters, who were here this week for the an
nual convention of the high court, !. o.
f., began leaving for their homes yester-
day afternoon, adjournment having been
taken Immediately after the election of
officers in the noon hour. The roster of
delegates present reached 100 before the
final session. With the division of the
two states into separate jurisdiction, the
high court officers of each state withdrew
after their election and discussed tenta-
tive plans for the coming year In nei-
ther state is the meeting place for 1917
definitely fixed, although several invita-
tions are to be considered by the high
court of Vermont, decision in the matter
having been left with the executive Off
GERS.
Delegates and officers alike were en-
thusiastic over the reception accorded
them in Barre and the hospitality dis
played by the Board of Trade. A commit
tee from the two high courts waited on
the officers of the Board of Trade yes
terday afternoon and thanked them
warmly for their kindness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
THOMAS r. MCLEAN.
Funeral of Former Graniteville Man Held
in Montpelier.

Thomas r. Mclean of Northfeld for
merly of Graniteville, died suddenly Mon
day afternoon about 1880 o'clock. He
was born in Bury, P. O., Aug. Is, 1916.
When young man, he came to Vermont
and was employed at st. Johnsbury,
where he married Emily Wilton on July
| i, 1874 Besides his wife he leaves four
children, w j. Mclean, employed in the
| Union Clothing store of this city, Mrs.
Frank Carr of Northfield, Miss Bertha
Mclean, principal of the Howe grammar
school, Methuen, Mass, and Mrs. Charles
Gale of Littleton, n. H.; also two grand
children, William and Maurice Mclean of
Montpelier: brother, j. W. Mclean OF
Dawson City, Alaska; two sisters, Mrs.
IC. c. Stewart of Hardwick and Mrs. A.
b. Polk of Winnipeg, Man.
Mr. Mclean came to Barre Town p
years ago and for % years WAS employed
as a tool sharpener by Jones Bros Quar-
ry company. Two years ago last May he
ceased work because of poor health and
for the past year the family had resided
in Northfield
He was charter member of Hiawatha
lodge, !. O. 0. F., and of Bright Star Re-
bekah lodge, and three years ago he re-
ceived medal from !. o. O. +. lodge for
being 25 years charter member.
The funeral, which was held Thursday,
was largely attended by relatives and
friends. Services were conducted by
family friend Rev. Edgar Grassland, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church of this
city, and a delegation from the /. 0. o.
F. The bearers were Kenneth Nichol-
son, Warner b. Wheeler of the |. Q. O.
f., John Smith and Norman Murray of
Neal Richmond and Mr..
Walker OF Northfield. lnterment was in
the Northfield Center cemetery.
The floral pieces were many and beau
tiful, including wreath, with mono
gram, |. @ o. F., spray of white roses
from the Rebekah lodge and spray of
pink roses from the Methuen Teachers
.lub
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
FOUND DEAD
BENEATH LIGHT
Peter Narcotic Was Electro
cuted in Montpelier
T lay
WAS TRI7S ING
: STREET LAMP
)
He Ha6.s cen Employed by
Tenney Co. Only a
Short Time

Peter Narcotic of Montpelier, an en-
ploye of the Tenney company, was cleo
trocuted to-day while trimming street
light at the corner of Pearl and Winter
streets in Montpelier, just 100 yards
from the place on Pearl street where Mr..
Gokey was killed in like manner nine
years ago. No one saw Narcotic fall, so
far as known, but William Gregory, who
is employed by the Stone market, saw
the body as it lay in the road beneath
the light. Just a few minutes before
that Gregory, on entering the house, had
seen Narcotic standing beside the light
and working over it.
Word was sent at once to the Tenney
office and c. E. Cookson, an officer of the
company, rushed TO the scene with lung
motor. Efforts were made with this in
strument for some time, but to no avail,
as also were the efforts of DIR. c. z. Hunt.
When it was decided that there was no
hope, the body was removed to the un-
dertaking rooms of d. T. Wilton to await
the completion of arrangements for the
funeral. The accident happened at 1920
o'clock.
Narcotic had been working for the
Tenney company three months. 1t is
he told Joseph Gasrow, who
tends the electric lights regularly, where
he was going to work and asked that
the current in that section be turned off.
When General Manager Larrabee of the
company was seen early this afternoon
he had no statement to make, but said
he might later.
The victim was 32 years old, his birth
day having been yesterday, and had
always resided in Montpelier, where he
was born. Prior to entering the employ
nent of the Tenney company he was en-
gagged in the trucking business. He
caves his wife, who was Ruth Wilson,
md one daughter, Lucy, aged five years;
also a half sister, Mrs. George E. Ma
yrath, and sister in-law, Mrs. L. X.
Narcotic. The brother, L. X. Narcotic,
lied less than a year ago in Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
MONTPELIER

In probate court to-day Albert c. Tap
lin settled his account as administrato
of the estate of William Lewis. late o
Moretown. John j. Sowles of Barre wa
appointed guardian of Myron G. Bates o
Plainfeld.
Mrs. William McCaskill, who has beer
i'll at her home, 70 Main street, for tn,
past week, is much improved.
George Smith has returned from Bos
ton, where he spent several days on bus
iness and was accompanied home by hi.
nephew, Charles Sumner Spaulding, who
will visit his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Smith.
| William OGrady, station agent al
Montpelier junction, commenced a ter
days vacation yesterday, which he will
spend in Boston and New York.
Mrs. Irene Michael and two daughters
of SO Main street left this forenoon for
Boston, where they will visit relatives
Robert Ford is taking a weeks vaca
tion from his duties in the local freight
office of the Central Vermont Railway
company, which he is spending in Bos-
ton.
The boiler to be placed in the new
state building, product of the Robert
Iron company of Cambridgeport, Mass,
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon
and was transported to the state lot this
forenoon.
Installation of officers of Montpelier
council, Knights of Columbus, will take
place Sunday evening, with Deputy w.
V. Scully of Burlington in charge.
H. I. Sands of Boston, general mana
ger of the Tenney company is spending
a few days in Montpelier and vicinity
on business.
Lynn Hays of Burlington arrived in
the city this morning and will assist in
the headquarters of the Republican state
committee during the next few weeks.
Walter Mason, son of Mrs Dwight
Mason of Main street, is seriously i'll
at Heaton hospital with pneumonia.
Mrs. r. \. Farquarson and little son,
who have been visiting in the city for
ten days with her mother, left this
forenoon for Philadelphia to join her hus-
band, Lieut.. Farqusrson.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Bernadini of Main
street and Mr.. and Mrs. Diversi of Con-
cord, n. H., returned to-day from Mon
treal, where they passed the week, max
ing the trip by automobile.
Edward Bero, who has been employed
for several months at Hartford, Conn,
has returned to Montpelier to make AN
extended visit with relatives.
Gerald Taylor continues to improve
at Heaton hospital, where he has been
confined for the past seven weeks, and
will probably be removed to his home on
First avenue the first of next week.
c. d. Waters, general freight agent
of the Montpelier & Wells River railroad,
has returned from Boston, where he at
tended a meeting of the New England
agents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
REPUBLICAN RALLY PLANNED.
Congressman Dale Expected to Be One of
the Speakers.

Barre is to have at least one politi-
cal rally this year as a result of move
made last night by the Republican city
committee On the evening of Thurs
day, Nov. 2, Porter H. Dale of Island
Pond, congressman from the second dis
trict, and Horace +. Graham of Crafts
bury, Republican candidate for the gu
bernatorial chair, will speak in the opera
house. The speechmaking will not be
confined to state issues, it is understood.
Efforts to book an out the-state
speaker for the second rally in Barre
were unsuccessful, as the state commit
tee has few speakers of national prom
inence at its disposal. Rutland drew ex
President Taft for one night stand and
a few other speakers outside of Vermont
have been assigned already.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
LOOK AT RECORD, SAYS WILSON.
"All You Have to Do is Say What You
Think of IT, He Tells Crowd.

South Bend Ind, Oct 20--A steady
rain failed to discourage large crowd
which greeted President Wilson here. A
band played, and from temporary stand
a speaker welcomed the president. Smil-
ing, the president waved to the crowd.
In his remarks here the president said
he considered that the issues of the cam
paign are now well defined
"The record is all made up and all you
have to do is say what you think OF it"
he said, speaking from the rear platform
of his car. 81 have forgotten how to make
campaign speeches" he continued. "If /
made a speech | should have to tell you
what l think of myself, and that | can
not do.
ut is very delightful to have such re-
ceptions as you give me to-day and as |
have been going all along the road. 1t
makes me feel very close to the folks
that have been trying to work for that
they should come out with such cordiali
ty and l thank you for it from the bot
tom of my heart"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
Reservists Have Taken Law
into Their Own
Hands
AUTHORITIES DO
NOT AID FRENCH
Small Part of Athens Garri-
son Joins Revolu-
tionists

London, Oct. 20.--Extremely turbulent
conditions at Athens on Wednesday night
were reported in dispatch from Reu
ter's correspondent, sent that evening
The reservists had taken the law into
their own hands despite the presence OF
strong entente detachments OF marines
who were given virtually no assistance
by the Greek authorities in maintaining
order, the dispatch declares.
The message reads 1T is evident
that the reservists are out of hand The
chief of the French police control has
informed the editors OF the anti-Veni-
zelos press that beginning tomorrow the
French will exercise newspaper censor
ship and newspapers printing anthem
tente articles run the risk of suspension"
Twenty officers and 600 men of the
Athens garrison have gone over to the
national movement and have left for
Saloniki, according to an Exchange Tel
egraph dispatch from Athens to-day.
The newspapers announce" the mes
sage adds, that Janina in Greek Eprus
has also gone over to the revolutionists
but official confirmation is lacking"
Athens, Thursday, via London, Friday,
Oct. 20.--The afternoon newspapers to-
day publish a letter said to have been
sent by the American consul at Saloniki
to NJ Politis, foreign minister of the pro-
government established by the
former premier Venizelos, expressing
Sincere hope OF being able to continue
I. - i Eu. IL.
iial relations heretofore existing between
he authorities and this consulate"
Venizelos adherents claim this eonsti-
.utes recognition of the provisional
government by the United States. The
American minister, Garrett Droppers, de-
iies that any consul was authorized to
10 more than to cultivate essential re-
ations with the de facto authorities in
'Iytilene and Crete, as well as in Sa-
oniki.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

Arden Hayward of Williamstown wa
a business visitor in the city this morn
ing.
A. Bartlett, formerly of Hamwick
commenced work as a clerk in the F. Fl
Rogers 4 Co. store this morning.
Miss Frances Blake. who has been Wis.
iting friends in the city for few days
left this morning for her home in Bur.
lington.
II. H. Ryder returned to his home in
Somerville, Mas, to-day after spending
several days in Barre and vicinity on
| business
George Lightner left this morning for
points in New York, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey on business trip in the in
terests of the Barclay Bros granite con-
Germ.
The condition of DR.. V. c. Goodrich,
who has been quite critically i'll at his
home on Washington street, was report
ed to be slightly improved to-day, al
though it is expected that he will be con
fined to the house for some time.
A well known parcel of Brook street
realty, the Mckeowin house, so called. at
No. 81. figured in realty deal to-day
when David Henderson, a regular officer
in the police force, purchased the prop
erty from Mrs. Walter c. Douglas, Mrs.
Robert Wright end William McKeowin.
Officer Henderson will hold the property
for investment purposes and the price
paid was in the vicinity of $500. 1t is
two-tenement house, occupied at the
present time by the family of Mrs
Douglas and Mrs. Wright. The new
owner plans to make improvements and
alterations to the house before opening
it for rental around Nov. |.
Lamoille county men with II. w. Var
mum of Jeffersonville and Barre as one
of the moving spirits are planning an
tour to Smugglers' Notch
early in the coming week and plans al
ready made for the excursion indicate |
that a large number of men from cen
trail Vermont are to participate. 1t is |
planned to have the tourists meet at JEFF !
fersonville and proceed thence to the /
while drivers return the cars |
to a point at the opposite end of the !
notch. The tour will offer many of those /
who expect to 90 their first opportunity /
the Notch A party of Barre people will 4
probably leave the city for Jeffersonville /
early Monday morning.
If all the hired men who stop at the I
Morrison farm on west hill were as pro-
icent as one of the regular dairymen in
The matter OF milking. the manager
sould be willing permanently to discard .
milking machine that was installed on
he farm some time ago. Just now the
'acuum mixer is not being used and this
act is due measureably to the agility of
Ierry Emerson, young farmland. whose
ctivity in extracting the lactea fluid
rom Mr.. Morrison's cows each morning
md evening is a source of amazement TO
he other members Of the milking crew
'ir. EmersOn's record Of having MIXED {
= boyines in SIS minutes was hung mp
ne evening recently when a little CO. {
erie Of hired men wagered on the feat.
Ie saws he can better the record and Is {
aitIng for more wagers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
SHOULDN'T NEEDLE.
United States Ought to Let Mexicans
Fight it Out.

Elmira, n. Y, Oct 20.-Secretary of
War Newton d. Baker, speaking in this
city last night on behalf of the Wilson
administration, said we should let the
Mexicans carry their revolutions; we car
ried on ours in the great American rebel
lion against England. With respect to
the European war, he said, "When two
people are fighting we should not be too
particular about our rights, but should
wait until the fight is over and then take
up our grievances"
Secretary Baker spoke of the accom-
plishments of the present administration
at Washington enumerating the various
measures that have been enacted into
law He dwelt with emphasis on the
benefits to be derived from such laws as
the federal reserve act, the rural credits
law, the income tax, the child labor law
and others which he credited to the Will
son regime.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
BRITISH LOST
TRENCHES WON
ON OCTOBER 10
Berlin Official Report Declares That Ger
mans Won Back Territory and Re-
PEELED British Attacks.

Berlin. by wireless, Oct. 20.-The
greater part of the trenches on the road
between Eaucourt L'Abbaye and Le
Barque, which were captured by the
British on Oct 10, were retaken yester-
day by German troops in an attack, ac-
). cording to the official statement to-day
by the German army headquarters.
Attempts made by British detachments
to advance last night north of Courcel-
lette and east of LeSars failed the state
ment adds.
In the last great attack against Ger
man positions in the Somme region the
British used several tanks" and three
were destroyed by German artillery fire,
the statement declares.
Regarding the situation in the eastern
war theatre, the statement says that
German troops yesterday stormed impor-
tant Russian positions with adjoining
lines on the west bank of the river Ma
rayuvka in Galicia and repulsed sanguin-
airy counter attacks. The German cap
tured IA officers and 1000 men and took
II machine guns.
The forward movement of the Serbian
forces in the bend of the river Cerna in
southern Serbia has been halted by the
troops of the central powers after tenn
porary Serbian success, the statement
says.
The battle between the Austro- Ger
man forces and the Rumanians on the
frontier ridge of Pennsylvania is pro-
crossing, the statement says, while in
the Rumanian province bordering the
Black sea the fighting between the Rus
so Rumanian armies and the forces of
the central powers yesterday became
more lively.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
BIG RESORT FIRE.
Damage of 100000 Done at Watch Hill,
X. I.

Watch Hill, r. l., Oct. 2O.-Three sum
mer hotels and two cottages were de-
stroyed last night by fire which threat
ened the business section of the village
and caused loss estimated at more than
100000. The hotels burned were the
New Watch Hill house, Colonial hotel
and the Columbia house. The cottages
were owned by William c. Hastings of
Yonkers, n. Y, and Miss Julia Bush of
Troy, N. Y. All the hotels had been
closed for the season.
The fire started in a manner not vet
determined, in the west wing of the New
Watch Hill house, four story wooden
structure containing $50 rooms. Helped
by a 50-mile wind, the flames soon de
stroyed that structure and spread to the
Hastings cottage. Mrs. Hastings, who
was i'll in bed in the cottage. was re-
moved to building outside the path of
the fire. She is in a critical condition.
The other occupants, including Mr.. Hast
ings and seven servants, were able to
save only a few personal belongings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
FUNERAL OF JOHN BIANcHI.
Was Attended by Many of His Country
men Yesterday.

The funeral of John Bianchi, veteran
of the Italian Austrian war of 1866,
whose death occurred at his home, Cot
tage street, Tuesday morning, was held
at the house Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock. A delegation from the Italian
Old Mems Benevolent society, to which
Mr.. Bianehi belonged, attended the fu-
neral, six of their number acting as pail
bearers and six as honorary bearers.
There were many floral tributes The bear
ers We're: G. Gorzi, G. Oltolini. A. Alb
biatti, C. Merlo, p CaverelIi and r. Mar
casi. Interment was made in Hope cem-
etery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-20
HUGHES SILENCES WAR TALK.
A Vote for Him, He Says, Is Vote for
Permanent Peace.

| Saginaw, Mich, Oct, 20.-Charles +
Hughes delivered two speeches at Bay
City yesterday before audiences that
nominee assailed the administration for
the Underwood tariff and the Adamson
law and repeated his denial of the
charges that vote for him meant vote
for war.
"Men are going abroad in this land,
Mr.. Hughes said, Saying that a vote
for me is vote for war, because | have
criticised weakness and vaccillation on the
part of the administration. A vote for
me is vote for permanent peace based
on selfrespect and the esteem and re-
spect to others.
"We have but one desire and that is an
intense desire to go along in our peace
full pursuits, promoting our prosperity
and having a just distribution of the
gains of labor, by having a prosperity
upon which we can build a structure of
social justice. Everyone desires peace.
No one more than |. Why, have de-
voted all my life to the institutions of
peace; institutions that deal with peace
full sentiment of controversies.
"But in this world you have got to
maintain not only your security by prop.
er preparation against every emergency,
but you have got to maintain your secur
ity by winning the confidence and esteem
of other nations. We cannot do that if
we do not maintain the dignity of our
citizenship.
IF you want to know the way things
ought not to be done, look at the way
in which they were done in Mexico That,
TO my mind is an illustration that stands
out in bold relief of the policies of this
administration. 1t was a meddling with
matters that did not concern us. 1t was
| failure to maintain American rights"