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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
Whose Fault?

All is supposition as to the responsible
! ity for the accident on the New York 4
/ New Haven railroad yesterday first
serious accident since Mr.. Elliott became
president OF the road on July 10, 1918
! A rear end collision, with block signals
| in order is, of course, somebody's fault
Such collision cannot take place with
out dereliction somewhere. But all the
men who were INN ediately concerned in
the fatal error are dead, and no one
knows what excuse of circumstances they
had The scene and the situation were
of the most confusing sort. All three
trains, the express the following local,
and the freight train on the inner west
bound track, were going in the same di
reetion. II is assumed that the freight
train may have so enveloped the track
in its smoke and steam, and so filled the
air with its roar. that the engineer of
the oncoming local was unaware what he
was doing Whether or not that was
the case we may never know; but a
most thorough inquiry is needed to de-
velop the circumstances and to deter
mine whether the semaphore warning in
dicated surely the presence of the ex-
press train on the block. If it did, the
man who was responsible for the dis
aster has paid for his mistake with his
life and has also inundated with him
all the dead in this accident.
An inquiry will also determine wheth
er the New Haven management is to be
charged with putting any such pressure
upon its trainhands. in meeting the cur
rent congestion OF business, as to have
dulled the edge Of their vigilance. Moth
ing has yet developed which would bear
out this assumption. There has been no
such speeding up as to suggest such an
Every disposition will be
felt to credit the present management of
the road with an earnest effort to secure
safety Of operation. But the public will
anxiously await light on the details. The
verdict cannot be. Nobody to blame"
Somebody WIS to blame. But the man
" no was wholly to blame may be forever
beyond rebuke or ability.-Boston
Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
AT ONCE! STOPS
STOMACH MISERY
AND INDIGESTION
"pape's Diapepsin" Makes Sick, Sour
Classy Stomaehs Feel
Fine

DO some foods you eat hit back-tasts
good, but work badly; lerment into stub
born Jumps aud cause a sick, sour, gassy
stomach Now, Mr.. or Mrs. Dyspeptic
iot this down; Pape's Diapepsin digests
everything, leaving nothing TO sour and
upset you. There never WIS anything 50
safely quick, so certainly effective. No
difference how badly your stomach is dis
ordered, you will get happy relief in five
minutes, but what pleases you most is
that IL strengthens and regulates your
stomach so you can eat your fayorite
foods without fear.
Most remedies give you relief some
times ~ they are slow, but not sure,
"Pape's Diapepsfn' is quick, positive,
and puts your stomach in healthy
condition, so the misery won't come
back.
You feel different as soon as 'Pape's
Diapepsin" comes in contact with the
stomach 49, distress just vanishes - your
stomach gets sweet, no gases, no belch-
ing, no eructations of undigested food,
your head clears, and you feel fine.
Go, now, make the best investment
you ever made, by getting a large fifty.
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from any
drug store. You realize in five minutes
how needless it is to suffer from indiges.
ton, dyspepsia or any stomach disorder.
ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
Wishes to Honor Us.
News.

10 seems that The Barre Times is still
OF the impression that the Evening News
was not quite Just in its recent comment
about the comparative bounded indebt.
edness of its city and Rutland, in fact
of the comparative financial condition OF
the two towns.
IL will be remembered that this news.
paper in its original comment ventured
the guess that Barre had small sink
ing fund to counterbaIance part of its
outstanding indebtedness. This allowance
was made despite the fact that the state.
ment of the finances of Barre that elicit.
ed the comment, published in The Times
itself, did not include any such sinking
fund.
This newspaper has no desire To un-
duly prolong a discussion that is very
inconsequential at best. However, il is
its desire TO be absolutely fair, and it
reiterates its former concession to the eff
feet that if the excess of Barre's net
bonded Indebtedness over that of Rut-
land, S9,37s, is not considerably larger
than that Of Rutland" this paper is very
glad to stand corrected
The News also emphasizes its previous
statement that the Barre sinking fund
is s75,s65, as well as its assertion BARRE
is in very satisfactory financial condi-
ton" our only contention being that
Rutland's condition is better. The News
does this, not feeling that it originally
did Barre any injustice whatever, but
simply TO humor most excellent and
highly esteemed contemporary Rutland
News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
FAVORABLE TO
MR.. FLETCHER
The Senate Committee Would Make Him
ssador-Republicans Oppose
Mexican Appointment.

Washington Feb, 24.-Henry Prather
Fletcher's nomination as ambassador to
Mexico was ordered reported to the Sen
ate yesterday by the foreign relations
committee with the recommendation that
it be confirmed as soon as possible.
Senator Borah and Senator Smith of
Michigan, Republicans, voted against the
recommendation.
Previous to Mr.. Fletcher's confirma-
ton, Consul Carothers will act as special
representative of the United States be-
fore the Carranza government.
Several months will elapse before Mr..
Fletcher, now minister to Chile, can take
up his new duties, even if he is con
trmed at once.
The annual rivers and harbOrs appro-
priation bill, aggregating S29,000,000 in
direct appropriations and authorization
for expenditures in various parts of the
country, was favorably reported to the
House. The bill is net cut of about
S40,000,000 from the estimates. A lively
fight over the New York harbor appropri-
alton and other new projects is in pros
poet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
CURRENT COMMENT
Dillingham; and Charles True Wilson.

Senator William +. Dillingham;, In a
recent letter concerning certain utter.
ances OF the Rev. Clarence True Wilson,
who has been speaking at various Yer.
mont points, does not give that speaker
a clean bill OF health. The Rev. Mr.. vii.
son Is alleged 20 have stated that the
Senate committee before which the pro-
posed amendment TO the federal constitu-
ton providing for national prohibition
is pending declared through its chairman
that the committee would wait until
they heard the result of the election on
statewide prohibition in Vermont on
March T. Mr., Dillingham; unqualifedly
states that the subcommittee of the iu.
dietary committee, in whose charge the
proposed amendment is, disavows having
made the alleged remark 10 the Rev.
Mr.. Wilson and the members state that
they did not know the gentleman, never
had any conversation with him and fur
thermoTe that not a member of the iu-
dietary committee outside of Mr.. Diling-
ham even knew that Vermont was going
10 have an election on the proposition.
IL is evidently up to the out-of-t he-state
spellbinder 10 clear himself of the impli
cation that he made a false statement
from public platform for the purpose
of influencing his hearers Rutland
News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
Doesn't Want Congress in
the Foreign Sit
uation
NO RESOLUTION ON
ARMED VESSELS
The Settlement to Be Made
by Him and Lam
sing

Washington, Feb. 24.--President vii
son is unchanged in his opposition to
having Congress pass any resolution
warning Americans to keep off armed
merchantmen of the European belliger-
ents, and Congress leaders have been so
advised. 1t was stated authorltatively
yesterday that discussion OF such move
did not come mp at the presidents con-
ference Monday night with Chairman
Stone and Flood of the Congress commit
tees dealing with foreign affairs and
with Democratic Leader Kern but was
revived in quite another way.
The official account is that Senator
Smith of Georgia recently went to Sena-
tor Stone to discuss the form in which
such resolution might be introduced II
it were found necessary, 1t was said
Senator Stone at that time opposed such
a resolution.
The White House conference, 1t was
said authoritatively. was held so the
president might discuss the exact status
of the submarine negotiations with Con
gress leaders.
congressman who were at the White
House yesterday said there was slight
probability of the passage Of Senator
Cores resolution to warn Americans off
bellgerent merchantmen unless it should
receive administration sanction. Just
now the president wants to be free to
handle the international situation and
desires as little discussion in Congress as
possible.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
The Mexican Situation Is
Reported as Becom-
ing Critical
OBREGON RUMORED
AS SUCCESSOR
Senate Committee Urges
Confirming Fletcher as
Soon as Possible

Washington, Feb. 2i.--According 10 re-
ports reaching the president almost daily
from the American consuls and the va
rious secret agents of the administers
ton, conditions across the Rio Grande
are going from bad TO worse so fast that
the matter OF armed intervention is
again the subject of serious considera-
tion. The power OF Carranza appears to
be weakening in all parts of the country,
and the fact that he dares not appear in
Mexico City, but finds II better part of
caution TO maintain moving capital
and head for the interior is looked upon
by those in Washington who know their
Mexico as forecasting his fall even as
the pretending government, before many
months. Oregon, to whom Carranza
owes most of his military success in the
past has been UNDER suspicion and Car.
rama has kept him under observation
amounting almost to military suryeil.
lance. Yesterdays reports show Car
rama heading toward the interior, but il
would not surprise the administration
to hear some time soon that he was max.
ing his plans TO abandon Mexico alto.
gether. In that event 0bregon, who APP
parently now is free of Carranza, would
probably come to power and Immediately
be compelled to confront a combination
Of the armies of bandits who under va
rious chieftans for months laid waste
the greater part OF Mexico.
Those in the confidence of Mr.. Wilson
1. 1. l.
Germ than formerly the spread of anarchy
in Mexico. The feeling at the White
House is represented to be that If armed
Intervention comes in the middle of sum
mer the effect will help rather than hurt
the presidents chances of election,
and will serve to suppress the criticism
of his foreign policy, which has received
from the speech of Mr.. Root a stimulus |
that makes 1t a source OF much embar |
to the president and his party |
leaders. Should the fall OF the Carran |
"a government come while the campaign |
is on and the president take that coca
sion to send an army into Mexico, the I
White House is banking on the belief
that the country would be disposed to
rally to the presidents support. The
failure of the mission of Colonel House
to secure an invitation to serve the war
ring powers as mediator has dashed the
hopes of the administration in that di-
but the news from Mexico indi-
,ates the possibility that while the prcsi
lent cannot enter the campaign as the
peaeemaker in Europe, he may
yet be enabled by the course of events
lcross the Rio Grande to make himself
he peacemaker of Mexico by means of
IN army of pacifcation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
DUPONT CO., BIG SPECIAL DIVIDEND
Five Per Cent in Cash and 10 Per Cent in
War Bonds.

WILMINGTON, Dei.. eb. "a. The d'-"c.
tors of the e. L. DUPONT de Na5 pours
company Rave declac / y special dividend
Iof five per cent in cash and 10 per cent
in Anglo French boEas at 05, WIT inter
est, in addition to the regular quarterly
dividend of one ana one-half pc, ce1t on
tnt comlcn sto,k lac divid.,nds are
payable March Is to hoii IS oi record OF
Feb. 20.
The directors also IA ~ declared the
regular quarterly Gig"l-nl IL one and
one-ha per cent on the ,ieDenture stick.
payable April 2 to ho.l1rs Ct record ii
March 20. The regrla. quarterly diri-
dend of one and one half per cent has
been declared on the old DUPONT 20 u
mon stock, payable May |.
The last quarterly dividend of the Du
Point de Nemour company was one and
one-half per cent, regular, and 2S1a per
cent extra, paid on December Is.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24

ago in France, and the eliminating rite
! is still to be performed.
An automobile bandit was GARNER. He
and his merry men would lurk in a for
est hold up an automobile shoot or dis,
perse its occupants, hang false number
on the car and. jumping aboard hasten
to the nearest town, where under threat
of gunfre, they would loot a bank in
broad daylight OFF rushed their car,
then, before gendarmes could arrive. In
some thicket or wood they divided their
spells. abandoned the auto and fled in
several directions. Thereupon they be.
gan challenging the police. GARNER sent
them full account of himself, along
with his portrait. The Others, through
fellow anarchists, made known their
identity. Shortly after a similar crime
was committed in the same way by an
other anarchist group. There was the
same defiance, the same disclosure Of
Identities.
Two mani hunts followed, and two bat
ties strangely alike. In each instance the
anarchists took refuge in "a stone out
house with narrow windows, through
which they shot down their assailants.
In the first battle the police at last add
vanced by pushing ahead OF them cart
loaded with hay The clubhouse was
burned. In the second battle the police
used metal shields and, after running
desperate risks despite this, dynamited
the clubhouse. GARNER was found dead.
Beside him was his half-fnished will,
beginning, u am a great man."
According to the etiquette Of his tribe,
our French anarchist poison monger
should be preparing similar denoue-
nent; but, also according to the etiquette
If his tribe, he will postpone the fatal
lay as long as possible. Although he
las told the police about bleaching his
lair, he can still dye probably has
lone so before this and the French an
irchists have other and more battling
ricks. One is to change the shape of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
TRYING TO COLLECT JUDGMENT.
Action is Against Wife of Man in Bank
rutpcy.

Brattleboro, Feb. 24--Judge Frank T.
Fish Of Vergennes is holding chancery
session in the office of the county clerk
The often tried case Of Edison +. Rowley
and his wife, Martha Il. Rowley, against
George W. Shepardson is now in hearing
This is suit that has been before the
courts over six years, and grew out of
alleged fraud in the sale of piece of
real estate to the plaintiff. Judgment
was obtained against Shepardson, who
had gone into bankruptcy, and the at
tempt is being made at present to collect
the Judgment from Mrs. Shepardson. All
Of the parties are from Londonderry. The
amount involved is about 81 5000
Chase and Chase and w. r. Daley are
for the Rowleys and H. G., & F. f. Bar
Der of Brattleboro, and Loren r. Pierce
Of South Londonderry appear for the
Shepardsons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
Not What He Expected.

As the brisk philanthropist thrust her
fare into the taxi drivers hand she saw
that he was wet and apparently cold
after the half hour of pouring rain.
DO you ever take anything when you
get soaked through 2" she asked
Eyes. ma'am," said the driver, with
humility. Il generally do"
Wait here just minute command
ed the philanthropist and she ran up her
steps, inserted her key in the lock, opened
the door, and vanished, to reappear in
moment. When she had come down to
the taxi-man she gave him small ems
yelope. There are some two-grain as
pirin tablets" said she; "and take two
of them now and two more in an hour
Harper's Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Young Performers in "When Dreams
Come True" Friday Evening.

"When Dreams Come True, the first
musical comedy written by Philip Bar.
tholomae, author of Little Miss Brown
and "Over Night" will be produced at
the Barre opera house Friday night, Feb
25. Silyio Helm, who composed the mu-
sic, will be remembered as the composer
of the scores of Marie Cahill's most pro
nounced successes and of other well
known works.
The three acts Of "When Dreams Come
True" are entirely different in outline
the first carrying some dramatic touches,
as well as number of comic situations,
the second being farcical, and the third
having musical and dancing features.
The play contains nearly a score of
dancing numbers showing the newest in
ventions of the Castles as well as other
famous dancers, in addition to the latest
variations of the brezilliene, foXtrot,
tango and the other poplar dances.
The song hits are many and include
among others. when Dreams Come
True Who's the Little Girls" "Come
Along to the Movies, you, Dear, You"
and Dear World.
The acting company is one OF the
largest ever seen in musical comedy.
the principal parts requiring the services
Of more than % people, in addition to the
chorus. The chorus numbers p excep-
tionaliy handsome and shapely Young
girls, who act as a background for the
principals and wear some Of the most
stunning gowns ever shown on the mu.
steal comedy stage.-adv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
MUCH ADLER-I-KA
USED IN BARRE

1t is reported by Cummings 8 Lewis,
druggists, "a North Main street, that
much Adler.i-ka is sold in Barre People
have found out that ONE SPOONFUL
of this simple buckthorn bark and gly-
cerine mixture relieves almost ANY
CASE of constipation, sour or gassy
stomach. 1t is so powerful that it is
used successfully in appendicitis. ONE
MINUTE after you take it, the gases
rumble and pass out. 1t is perfectly safe
to use and cannot gripe.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Opens Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages Of your head clear. and YOU can
breathe freely No more hawking, snuff
ling, blowing. headache, dryness No
struggling for breath al night your cold
OF oatsrrh disappears.
Get a small bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm
from your drtggist now Apply little
Of this fragrant antiseptic. healing cream
il your nostriis. Il penetrstes through
every arr passage Of the head, soothes
the in1amed or swollen mucous mem
brane and relief comes instantly
It's Just fine Don't stay stufed-uP
With a cold o. nasty cstarrh-Adt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
How People Catch Anthrax.

People catch anthrax from contact
with diseased cattle or horses says
Farm and Preside" or with wool or
leather from diseased animals. Before
the medical world knew what Il was
many people died from contracting the
disease through wearing shoes made Of
the hides of animals which had died Of
anthrax The germs Of the disease are
the most resistant kn0gu. Twenty
years Of drying viii not Kill them.
There j. hope that DT. Adolph Eich-
horn sc Tire United states department Of
agriculture has perfected a cure for this
disease IN the form Of an antitoxin"
Dc Is wcIl 20 this i 80. for the disease
in human beings seems % - beoominc
mere prevalent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
INTERNAL REVENUE
RECEIPTS JUMP
An Increase of About 100000 in Tax
Collections in Lower Manhattan
District.

New York, Feb, 24-John z. Lowe, jr.,
internal revenue collector of the district
comprising the lower parts OF Manhat-
tan island, estimated yesterday that the
internal revenue tax collections from
that district for the year ending June 30
would amount to S35,000,0O0 possibly
S4O,0O0,0O0 The collections in that dis
trict exceed the aggregate collected from
81 states.
Mr. Lowe attributes the prospective
increase of upwards OF 100000 in the
collections from this district to new bond
issues of corporations, transfers and the
effect OF the emergency act. He regards
the increase as a reliable barometer of
business prosperity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
PURE RICH BLOOD
PREVENTS DISEASE

Bad blood that Is, blood that is i'm
pure or impoverished, thin and pale-i'
responsible for more ailments than any
thing else,
II affects every organ and function. In
some cases il causes catarh; in others
dyspepsia; in others, rheumatism; and IN
still Others weak, tired, languid feelings
and worse troubles,
1t is responsible for rundown condi-
tions, and is the most common cause of
disease.
Hoods Sarsaparila is the greatest
purifier and enricher of the blood the
world has ever known. II has been Won
derfully successful in removing scrofula
and other humors, increasing the red.
blood corpuscles, and building up the
whole system. Get it to-day.--Adv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
CRoNES LEAVES COUNTRY.
Chicago Prisoner Now Said to Be On
High Seas.

Washington, Feb. 24-Chief Bielaski oil
the bureau of investigation, department
of justice, yesterday received a letter
from a woman in Chicago, declaring she
has knowledge that Jean Crones, whom
the Chicago police suspect of attempting
TO poison several hundred persons at a
banquet in that city recently, had LETT
this country and is now on the high seas
Mr.. Bielaski sent the information in the
letter to H. 9. Clabaugh of the Chicago
bureau. directing him to turn it over to
the Chicago police. Mr.. Bielaski declined
to give the address of the letter writer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
CORN CROP MENAcED.
Warm Weather Threatens Much Ruin in
the West

Chicago, Feb. IA loss OF many mil.
lions Of dollars in corn is threatening the
farmers OF the northern corn belt. com
prising the states Of Ohio, Indiana, Iii
nois, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota and
portions of Nebraska that are current
at the board OF trade.
Millions OF acres of corn which failed
to ripen properly because OF the wet
weather OF the summer were nipped by
the frost before hardening. The corn
remained in a soft condition through the
winter and now the impending warm
weather threatens to ruin it before it
can be shipped to market.
A railroad car shortage throughout the
etnire West increases the probabilities of
great loss.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
30 LAWYERS HIT
BRANDEIS NOW
Boston Men Make Fresh Charges-Al
lege Double Deal
ING

Washington, Feb. 24.-Massing their
final attack on Louis ID. Brandeis, fifty.
five Boston lawyers, through their coun-
sci, Austen G, Fox, yesterday preferred
three new charges of double dealing
against the presidents nominee for the
supreme bench.
These charges arc:
That in 1906 he acted for protective
committee of stockholders against the
officers of the Equitable Life Insurance
company and that within nine months
he appeared for the company as opposed
TO George G.. Peters, stakeholder
That he acted as attorney for a Mr.,
Stewart against the officers of the Gil.
lette Safety Razor company, alleging
mismanagement, and that within few
months he deserted these citizens and
aided Gillette against them.
That he aided +. H. Hartman to gain
control of the Illinois Central railroad
from Stuyvesant Fish in deal that
caused Col. Roosevelt to call Mr.. Harri-
man an undesirable citizen. Ii was at
this time that Mr.. Brandeis was alleged
to have attacked officers of the Boston
and Maine for the same practices that
he aided Hartman to perform with the
Illinois Central, according TO the fifty
five Boston lawyers.
Mr.. Fox yesterday alleged that Mr..
Brandeis denied before legislative com
mittee in Massachusetts, that he had ever
acted directly or indirectly for Mr.. Har
riman, but had said his partner had.
Waddill Catchings, OF j. Pierpont Nor
gan & Co., will be produced, Mr.. Fox
said, to prove that Mr.. Brandeis person
ally appeared.