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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-21
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our sincere
thanks and grateful appreciation for the
many acts of kindness shown us during
the illness and death OF our beloved wife
and mother; also for the beautiful flow
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-21
"Why Swear, Dear?
Use 'Gets-It'
for COrns +"

It's the New Plan-Simple-Sur as Fate
Applied in a Few Seconds
Why, joint never knew you to use such
language I've told you several times it's no
use to try those bsndages. salves, tapes, plas-
tiers, and contraptions for corns. Here's some
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-21
Aaron Witham,

Aaron Witham.
Rev. and Mrs. y. D. Whitman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Doying,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Doying,
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Dawson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Witham,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Witham,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Witham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Batchelder,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Shute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
HADLEY NOT IN RACE.
Former Governor of Missouri De-
clines to Run for President.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo-, April l.
Missouri republicans, meeting here yes
terday in state convention. named four
delegates at large to the republican ma
tional convention. and elected Jacob L.
Babler Of ST. Louis as national commit
teeman. to succeed Thomas X. Neidring-
haus, also of st. Louis. The following
were elected as delegates at large:
John c. Mckinley of Unionvil,e, for
mer Gov. H. S. Hadley of Kansas City
John Schmoll of St. Louis and Mr. Neid-
rnghaus.
Mr.. Hadley announced he was not a
candidate for the presidency, and asked
that nothing that could be construed as
an Endorsement be put in the resolution
adopted.
Resolutions adopted characterized the
democratic administrations Mexican pol
icy as vacillating, condemned the Sim
mons Underwood tariff law, called for
preparedness and pointed out re-
turn to the republican policy of protec.
lion, which was necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07

counsel for the defendants, Mr.. Laskey
says that he was asked if he would not
set the cases for trial in Criminal Court
No. 2 and that he replied he would not.
and that Il did not recognize your right
to require reasons for my action" Con-
tinuing, he says: Il could not but be
struck with the apparent desire on the
part OF your clients to be accorded, at
each stage of the case. special ar
engagements neither asked nor enjoy ed
by others"
The next suggestion of the counsel
for the defendants, according to Mr..
Laskeys letter, was that you were
willing to have IL heard before any
Justice othe rthan the chief justice. I
then told you il was immaterial to me
which OF the justices tried the case, but
that ] proposed to set it for trial in
Criminal Court No. J.
Mr.. Laskey summarizes his position
thus: Il told you. and the fact is. /
have no desire to delay trial of the
case. and informed you that 1t would
be tried as any other criminal case and
would come up in due course: that
there were cases pending in the Office
entitled to prior trial.
Mr.. Laskey says: Il regard your let
ter as an adroit endeavor to put me in
the attitude of desiring to try this case
before q Justice of my selection, and TO
deprive the defendants of an early trial.
I have no such desire. I have done
nothing to obstruct reasonably
prompt trial"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
AEROPLANES MAY CHASE
A RUNAWAY D|RG|BLE
Craft Breaks From Moorings in High
Wind at Pensacola and
Heads Northwest.

PENSACOLA. Fla, April THE new
naval dirigible airship recently brought
to the government aviation station
here for experimental use in connec-
ton with aerial and water maneuvers
by the navy broke away from it's moor
ings during high wind early today.
and. rising rapidly, soon was lost to
view. Telephone notices were sent to
Mobile, Fairhope and other points to
the westward. warning the residents
to be on the lookout for the big craft,
which, when last seen, was headed
west and moving rapidly. No one was
aboard the drigible when it broke
away. and as it was fully inflated, Of
ficers at the naval station said. there
was nothing to prevent its remaining
af1oat for many hours.
The dirigible. which is over eighty
feet in length. contains about $4,000
cubic feet of gas when inflated and is
capable of sustaining considerable
weight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
AUTO DEALERS IN BOYCOTT.
Pittsburgh Movement in Protest
Against High Price Of Gasoline.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. April PLANS
for boycott of gasoline stations scat
tered throughout the city and alleged
to be owned by the Standard Oil Com
pany were made today by the Automo-
bile Dealers Association of Pittsburgh.
This action followed a meeting of
the association last night, at which res
olutions were adopted condemning the
high cost of gasoline and providing
that none of the members would pur-
chase gasoline at any of these stations.
The association plans to buy gasoline
from companies outside the city and
distribute 1t among local dealers at cost
price,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Official German Statement.

The following official statement was
given out today by the German war
office:
German troops. after careful prepa-
ration and tenacious fighting. conquered
British crater positions south of St
Eloi defended by Canadian troops
In the Argonne the French sprang
mines souln OF -Four de Paris. Fol
lowing this brief engagements ensued.
The enemy, who had advanced with a
fame thrower. was rapidly driven back.
Several attempts of the enemy
against German positions in the wood
northeast of Avocourt were not equal
to their first efforts or their vain par
tial attacks.
East of the Mouse the French were
unable to carry out attacks against
our positions in the Caillette wood,
which are firmly in German hands.
French troops who had made ready for
the contemplated attacks were eff
GENTLY shelled by the German artil-
lery"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
TRANSPORT SUNK
OFF GREECE, IS REPORT

LONDON. April 7-Ap Athens dis
patch to the Daily Mail says that a
telegram has been received from Pre-
VEGA to the effect that a large trans
port. belonging TO the entente allies.
has been sunk of the west coast OF
Greece.
The telegram added that 1t was be-
lieved many were lost.
The Mail publishes a report that the
Peninsular and Oriental line steamer
Simla has been sunk in the Mediter-
ranean. 1t is suggested that this may be
the transport reported sunk in the
Athens dispatch to the Mail. Eleven
members Of the Asiatic crew Of the Simla
are said to have been drowned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
No One Was Aboard.

The fact that no one was, aboard and
that it is not equipped with any sort
of automatic efiating valves make 1t
certain that unless overtaken by aero
planes the aircraft probably will fly
hundreds Of miles. Officers stated they
were considering pursuing the balloon
with aeroplanes when weather conditions
became more favorable.
The wind was blowing briskly from
the southeast when the dirigible es-
capped. and as the big aircraft rose rap
idly to the upper currents it was
quickly swept away toward the west,
but later the air currents shifted
slightly, and naval officers fear that
the balloon may have been carried out
to sea.
The dirigible is said to~be worth be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000, and is prac-
tically new. 1t was received here for
use at the naval aeroplane station only
few days ago. How it happened to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
CIVIL SERVICE WORKERS
ADVOCATE HEATING BILL
Congressman Also Urge Passage Of
Measure Granting Appeals
From Dimissals.

Members of Congress and civil serv-
ice employees combined today in hear
ing before the House committee on
civil service reform to urge the pas
sage of the Heating bill granting the
right of appeal to employees of the civil
service and to prevent dismissals with
out cause. The measure has been in
dorsed by the American Federation of
Labor and has the backing of many
members of Congress. Representative
Heating of Colorado, author of the bill,
appeared before the committee. and also
Representative Van Dyke of Minnesota,
who was once a civil service employe.
Representative Van Dyke told the
committee that he was thrown out OF
the service without cause and that he
had never been allowed an appeal
Thomas F.. FIaherty. Secretary-treasur-
err of the National Federation of Post
Office Clerks; President McLarin of the
Federal Employees Union. Miss Florence
Ethelridge. treasurer of the same or
ganization Edward J. Ryan. president
of the Railway Mail Clerks Associa-
ton; w. d. Brown, representing rural
carriers: Frank II. Ainsworth, repre-
senting mail service employees of San
Francisco. also appeared before the
committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
KEEP UP QUEST FOR ROBBERS.
Posses After Men Who Looted Hous
ton, Pa. National Bank.

CANONSBURG. Pa. April Wash
ington and Allegheny county detectives
and scores of farmers today continued
the hunt for two robbers who yester-
day stole $4,000 from the First Ma
tional Bank of Houston. near here. and
escaped in an automobile. Persons in
the vicinity of the bank when the rob-
berry occurred were convinced that the
men had confederates in the person of
a woman and another man. who re-
manned in the street while the money
was being stolen.
The country near Houston is being
carefully searched by posses and all
roads are being watched, but the i'm
preston gained ground today that the
members Of the gang have made their
way to Pittsburgh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Corporation Commission
at Richmond Not to Act
on Strike at This Time

RICHMOND, Va, April THE state
corporation commission has taken no
action regarding the strike on the
Washing Virginia Street Railway
Company, and up to noon today the
commission has no cognizance of the
strike officially. Clerk Wilson says
that he does not know of any law that
would compel the commission to take
any action at this time, anu he was
not certain that any steps could be
taken even if complaint were made.
Perhaps if patrons of the line were
to raise the question Of failure to
operate there might be consideration
of the issue, but the road is engaged
in interstate commerce and is there
fore removed from the control of the
commission as regards power to enforce
operation.
There is no provision in the state
laws for dealing with any carrier for
failure to operate when there is strike
or lockout of the employees because
OF differences between operators and
employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
BANKERS MAKE PROTEST.
Oppose Ruling Extending Applica-
finn of personal Income Tax.

NEW YORK. April BANKERS hero
are taking steps in opposition to tina
new ruling of the United States Treas
ury Department extending the applica>
tion of the personal income tax to the
dividends and interest paid on Ameri-
can securities owned by foreigners,
Counsel for the Investment Bankers
Association of America has written to
W. NJ. Osborn, commissioner OF Internal
revenue. at Washington, asking THAI
the ruling be suspended and declaring
that it has the effect of law msd@
without giving the public an opportu-
nifty to be heard. The association asks
that a public hearing be held on tina
advisability of resembling the reguls>
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
DENIAL ENGLAND SOUGHT
ROAD THROUGH HOLLAND

LONDON, April A dispatch from
The Hague to Reuters Telegram Com
pany states that the foreign minister
denies the report. published in a
Dutch paper, that Great Britain sug-
gested to Holland that she should al
low the passage of an army through
Dutch Flanders.
THE HAGUE, April s. via London.
April THE British government has
asked the Dutch government to call
the newspaper Avond Post to account
for spreading a false report of Britt
ish ultimatum to Holland. thus sowing
distrust between two friendly nations.
The newspaper Handelsblad claims
to know that the Avond Post report
was inspired by the German consulate
at Amsterdam. The German consul eN-
cuses himself, saying that me had
heard 1t from The Hague.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Cardinal Mercier to Remain.

PARIS. April 7.-"Cardinal Mercier
is not dreaming Of leaving Belgium,
whatever the attitude of Gov. Gen Won
Kissing may be-" is the text of a semi
ohicial denial to statements that the
invited Cardinal Mercier to take UP
his residence at Havre in case the con-
hict with Gov. Won Kissing became too
acute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
MRS. IDA FRENCH LOSES SUIT
Application for Divorce From Brit.
ish Army Officer Refused.

LONDON, April THE decree nisi
granted to Mrs. Ida Marcelle French,
a daughter of Robert ]. Wynne, for
merly American consul general at
London, was rescinded today by the
divorce court. This means that Mrs
French's application for divorce from
Capt. Fl. r. French. formerly of the
Tth Hussars, is refused.
The kings proctor interviewed in the
case April 4 and opposed making abso-
lutte the decree nisi. The jury today
decided that the charge of the king 8
proctor regarding the association of
Mrs. French with Frank Andrews, who
Mrs. French is said to have announced
she intended to marry when she was
set free, had been proved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07

'tOntlHueU from First Page.)
building-Ohice of superintendent, $500
Navy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the Sec
rotary, $3.50: bureau of navigation
$1,000: office of naval intelligence
$1,SO0: bureau of steam engineering,
$500; bureau of construction and re-
pair, $500: bureau Of ordnance, $500
bureau of supplies and accounts, SIS, 500;
contingent expenses. stationery, etc
$4,000. Total. s24,s70.
Department of the lnterior-GeneraI
land office formerly paid from fund
s23,s6o; per diem in lieu of subsistence
Of examiners, etc. $4,000; total, s25, $50
Patent office-Salaries. $780, special
and temporary services of typewriters,
issue OF patents, etc, $4,000: total,
$1,000. Offices of surveyors general
once OF surveyor general of Utah,
clerks, 1920.
Department Of Commerce-ofice of
the Secretary. $4,000: bureau of light
houses. 1890: census Office, $4,000; bu-
reau of foreign and domestic com
merce, promotion and development of
foreign and domestic commerce. s25. 900:
steamboat inspection service, clerk
hire. $1,000; bureau of navigation. sal
aries, $4,000: enforcement of navigation
laws. $11.50O; prevention of oyercrowd-
ing OF passenger and excursion steam
ers. $4,000; enforcement Of wireless
communication laws. $4,000. Total.
s2l,20O. Bureau Of standards, salaries.
$500; investigation of structural ma
terials. etc. $4,000; investigation of
nre-resisting properties Of building ma
terfals. etc, $4,000: investigation of
the standa rds and methods Of measure
ment of public utilities, $4,000: to
study methods of measurement and
technical processes used in manufac-
ture Of pottery. brick, etc, $1,000: to
develop methods of testing and stan,l-
ard!zing machines, motors. etc s5 o1D
Total. $68.400. Grand total. sl36 400
Judicial-Supreme Court, nine clerks,
one for the Chief Justice and one for
each associate Justice, at $500 each.
$32.40o.
Total increase. $5s2,s33.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
William Augustus Read Dies.

NEW YORK, April 7.-William Au-
gustus Read, head of the banking firm
Of William A. Read & Co. and director
and trustee of a number of financial
institutions and public utilities COM
panies. died at his home here today,
aged sixty years. Mr. Read was a di-
rector Of the Twin Cities Rapid Tran
sit Company. the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company. the Central Trust
Company and a member of clubs here
and in Boston. He was born in Brook
lyp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Honor Gen. Won Hindenburg.

BERLIN, April Z. by wireless to Say
vile, y. Y.-The fiftieth anniversary Of
the entrance of Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg into military service is made
the occasion of many tributes to the
famous soldier. Emperor William hs 8
sent a portrait of himself to the field
marshal Several members of the
reichstag delivered addresses eulogiz-
ing him and newspapers throughout
Germany published accounts of his un
usual career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Coffee and Tea Seized.

BERLIN. April s. noon. via London.
April THE government today ex-
propriated. coffee. tea and chicory and
appointed a committee to regulate
their distribution. 1t is announced that
there is a visible supply of coffee sum-
cient for about six weeks, that the ar
mics needs are covered for four weeks,
and that there is enough tea for about
q year,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Aid to United States Navy.

LAS a valuable asset in time of war;"
he stated, there can be no question of
it's need and service. AS mine layers,
messengers and scouts and in many
other ways the trained men of this
squadron can take the burden off our
navy
The president of the Washington Ca
noe Club, T. Arthur Smith, spoke on
THE Art of Idle Criticism" E. w.
Shepard. president of the Nautical
Duckpn League, was POSTMASTER.
The banquet committee consisted OF
! J. w Burch, chairman; A. w. Bryson
| and Mr.. Seton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
RUSS ADVANCE CONTINUES.
Reported to Be Driving Turks From
Positions in Armenia.

LONDON, April TN the Caucasus
campaign the Russians are making
continued progress along the upper
Tchoruk. in Turkish Armenia. driving
the Turks westward after dislodging
them from fortified positions. The
Ottoman troops are offering sitter re-
sistance along the Black sea coast, at
tempting attacks on the Russian po-
sitions east of Trebizond, but failing
to achieve results, according to Petro-
grad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
APPLICATION APPROVED.
Widow of Former Representative
Simpson Admitted to Soldiers' Home

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANV1LLE. ILL.,, April THE coun-
Gil of administration of the Illinois
State Soldiers Home has acted favor
ably upon the application of Mrs Mary
Simpson of Kansas, widow of former
Representative Jerry Simpson, for ad-
mission. Mrs. Simpson is entitled to ad.
mission to the home through the fact
that her husband served in the civil
war with an Illinois regiment.
Application was first made to the Ma.
tlonal Military Home at Fort Leaven-
worth in her native state, but no &C
commodations have been provided for
the wives or widows of soldiers there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
British Seize Swedish Steamers.

COPENHAGEN, via London, April T.
The Swedish steamers Hakan. Hera
ond Olof, with behring's to Germany,
have been seized by British warships.
Their cargoes are valued at one mil
lion crowns. 1t is stated that in future
Swedish herring ships will sail within
waters The Hakan and
the Olof are vessels of ABS and 442
gross tons. respectively. while the Hera
is of 233 gross tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Boundary Commission at Annapolis

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. April THE in
ternational boundary commission of the
United States and Canada came to An
napolis from Washington today on a
Sightseeing tour of the Naval Academy.
The party numbered thirty, and were
shown about the several departments
of the institution by Supt. Eberle,
Commandant of Midshipmen Mutton
md Lieut.. Commander Kurtz, aid to
the superintendent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07

huahua. The exact positions of the
Americans were still unknown at head
quarters here early today. A report
from Gen. Pershing had reached Co
lumbus, but it's garbled condition made
it necessary to repeat 1t. Gen. Fun
ston and his staff awaited it with some
concern.
Col. Browns brief report. forwarded
through the American consulate at
Chihuahua, served to strengthen the
assumption here that the American ad-
yanced forces already had reached Sat
evo Col. Brown reported from Cusi-
huirachia, fifty miles from Satevo.
April 4,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
BANK CASHIER FACES TRIAL.
Franklin X Jackson of Chicago Sur.
renders After Long Absence.

CHICAGO, April Franklin X.
Jackson. former cashier of Northwest
ern University. is out on $50, 600 bonds
today. after having returned to Chi
cago yesterday and given himself up to
the police for the endorsement Of $19.-
900 of the funds Of the university in
November last.
Search for Jackson extended through
North and South America. but until he
returned of his own free will it was
not known that he had spent the last
four months in San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Revolt in French Cochin China,

MANILA. April 7.-Passengers arriv.
ing here report native uprising al
Saigon. the capital of French Cochin
China, and an attack upon the local
prison. The majority of the insurgents
were captured after French officer
and several soldiers had been killed
and injured. according to the travellers
statements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Montagu Quits Aviation Board

LONDON, April THE resignation
of Lord Montagu as member of the
joint naval and military board in con-
troll Of the aerial service is announced
by the morning newspapers. The res
ignation of the Earl of Derby as
chairman of the board was announced
BY the Evening Standard yesterday
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Prompt Service

If your carrier does not
call "Star Here" when deliv-
ering the paper please notify
the Office. Where specially
requested your doorbell will
be rung.
This is done to notify sub
scribers as soon as the
papers are delivered,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Guard Tracks at Fort Myer.

United States soldiers stationed at
Fort Myer last night patrolled the
tracks of the Washington-Virgin
company running through the govern
ment reservation. Track walkers pa
trolled the remainder of the line to the
Aqueduct bridge.
Union pickets at some of the stations
this morning and yesterday afternoon
argued with strikebreakers, using such
remarks as BE a man and get off that
car" Some of the: cars had "scab'
chalked on their sides. but no disturb
anceS occurred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
More Daylight Work for eerman,,

BERLIN. April 7. by wireless to Say
Vile. n. Y.-The German federal coun-
ell has passed q measure providing that
May 1 ali clocks shall be set ahead one
hour. The measure was proposed for
hyGienic and economic reasons. as
lengthsninG working time during day
light and dscrsasing the necessity for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Believes Zeppelin Was DESTROYED

LONDON. April I. 2:29 a.m.-One OF
the Zeppelins which took part in the
raid Wednesday night, according to the
Times. received vital hit from the
anti-aircraft artillery, and is believed
to have gone down at sea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
PLANS FOR "A REGATTA
DISCUSSED AT BANQUET
Proposed That Program Shall In
clude All Manner of Aquatic
Sports. =,

Plans for a big regatta. which will
include all sorts of aquatic sports, were
proposed and received much encour-
agement at a gathering Of representa-
tives of a number of Washington
aquatic organizations at the banquet
of the Nautical Duckpin League in the
Capital Park Hotel last night.
Among the organizations represent
ed were the Washington Canoe Club.
Eastern Power Boat Club, Potomac
Boat Club, Corinthian Yacht Club,
American Canoe Association, Capital
Yacht Club, Washington Swimming
Club, Broadwater Canoe Association
Aqueduct Bridge Life-saving Corps and
the United States coast and geodetic
survey. ...xAERR