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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
A BIG DEMONSTRATION
Planned for the Conscripted Men of
Windsor County.

White River Junction, Oct. IA co =
ty.wide entertainment and patriotic DEM
onstration is to be rendered the So men
leaving Wednesday to join the new ma.
tional army at Aver, Mass. This contin-
gent is the last of the Windsor county
quota The conscripts viii report here
on Tuesday and the entertainment IS
scheduled in the Gates opera house on
the evening of that day. The commi zee
of arrangements has secured four enter
tainers from the White bureau of Bos
ton, all of whom are appearing on the
Keith circuit
Judge $. NJ. Gage Of Weathersfield viii
be the only speaker on the program
Seats for the conscripted men and their
relatives will be reserved The cost Of
the entertainment will be about $3.50,
raised by subscription
The committee in charge is G. II. Mil
Ter, George b. Carpenter c, B. Ward and
l.. A. Perkins, all of White River juno
ton, and George Mann of Qnechee, The
local board of trade has instituted
novel scheme for supplying the boys With
tobacco and cigarettes II has placed n
bushel basket upon the counters of al
stores dealing in tobacco, with a notice
attached requesting patrons 10 buy
smokes for the boys Many of the bas
kets are already partly filled. and by
Wednesday it is expected that several
baskets of cigarettes and tobacco ill
be ready for the men to take with them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
WAS NATIVE OF BARRE
H. A. Bowman, Former Business Man in
Montpelier, Died To-day.

H. A. Bowman, who was many years
in business in Montpelier, died about
1880 o'clock this morning at his home on
Cedar street in Montpelier after a long
illness of a disease Of the nerves which
affected the circulation He had been in
poor health three years and had been
failing until he finally gave up his bust
ness. For the last month he had been
III in bed.
Herbert Augustus Bowman was born
in Barre April ,. 1850. son of Edwin \.
and Lorinda Merritt Bowman. He went
to Montpelier in early life and had lived
there since that time. He Is survived BY
a wife, Alice keeler hathaway Bow
man, to whom lie was married Sept II,
1887; also by three children. Mrs. Fred
Kccgan. Helen X. Bowman and Carroll
H. Bowman, and two brothers and two
sisters
At the time of retiring from business
Mr. Bowman was one of the oldest bust
ness men Of Montpelier He bough, the
block which for many years has been
known by his name in January Of 1894,
and there he had conducted his business,
although he was in business in Moutpe-
lier several wears before the purchase Of
the block He had been very active in
the business affairs Of the Odd Fellows
and the New England Order of Protec-
tion. having held different offices in the
former lodge and was trustee Of the /
odd Fellows Building association. which /
owns the block On Elm street In the |
New England Order ii Protection be was 1
AL
he was wei known because Of his up-
right business policy and the beauty Of /
bis character a. was well shown in the .
patience with which he bore the intense
of his disease without com
llaini
The funeral viii take place from his
ate home az , o'clock "Wednesday after
i1cn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
ORDERS A LIMIT
ON COAL PROFITS
Act is Expected to Bring About Reduc-
ton in Prices to the Consumers
Almost Immediately.

Washington, Oct. l.--Government con.
troll over the coal industry was made
complete last night by an order Of Fuel
Administrator Garfield limiting the prof
its of retail coal and coke dealers
throughout the country TO basis which
is expected to bring about an immediate
reduction in prices to the consumer.
The order, effective to-day, directs that
the retailers shall fix their prices so as
to limit their gross margins over cost
to the average OF such gross margins
during the year 1918, plus a maximum
of 30 per cent. Of the 1915 margin, and
provides that in no cases shall the aver
age margin of the month of July, this
wear. be exceeded
DR.. Garfield selected 1915 as normal
year because the coal shortage which re
suited in continued rises in prices did
not begin until 1916 The additional 30
per cent. is allowed to cover the increase
in the retailers cost of doing business.
which has increased substantially dur
ing the past two years. Prices already
fixed bv the government for coal at the
mouth of the mine are near those
charged in 1918 and with the iobbers'
charge now limited to p cents ton and
the cost of transportation not material
lv increased the consumer, in every com
munitv. should be able to get coal of any
description at approximately the price
he paid in 1915.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
PREPARING SEND-oFF
For Washington County Selected Men
Who Leave Wednesday.

Mavor f. w. Mitchell of Montpelier
is completing the arrangements for the
sending off of the soldiers called from
Washington county in the second con-
tingent of the draft. which will leave
Oct. 3. He called the executive commit
tee of the Montpelier public safety com
mttee together Saturday morning, with
the result that ii was decided to enter
tain the young men by automobile ri lbs
and in such other manner as 1t seems
best, during the remainder of the after
noon and evening of Oct. >, when thS
arrive here at Montpelier, and that ON
Wednesday morning short sendolf vii
be given them.
They 20 from Montpelier on the 7:50
train over the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad. Addresses will be made, which
will include remarks by Mayor Mitchell,
who will arrange that lunches be given
the men TO carry with them for nourish
ment en- route to Camp Devens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
New Cases of Poliomyelitis
Broke Out During
Weekend
: 5ED ACTION
: BY SCHOOL BOARD
,cial Meeting to Consider
Situation Held Sat-
urday Night

"The public schools will not be re-
opened until further notice The even
ing drawing school reopening has been
postponed until Monday, Oct. s."
The foregoing notice grew out of spe-
cial meeting of the school commission
Saturday evening when it was reported
that two additional cases of poliomye-
itis had suddenly developed to defer
once more the resumption of sessions in
the high and graded schools. DR.. j. W.
Stewart, secretary of the local board of
health, was notified of the cases Satur-
paralysis were diagnosed in the families
of DR.. d. c. Jarvis OF Orange street and
Dennis McCleary of South Main street.
Yesterday third case, in the family of
Ancento Puenti, 8 Smith place, was re-
ported.
The board Of health order was issued
as the result of these developments and
at time when preparations were prac-
tically completed for the reopening of
the schools, already delayed three weeks
because of the quarantine. When they
We're advised of the situation, the school
authorities readily acquiesced in the new
order and as far as possible teachers and
students were notified of the change in
plans. A majority of the IS men and
women who comprise the city's teaching
staff were already on the grounds and
waiting to assign lessons to-day A con-
number Of tuition pupils from
the outlying towns had arrived for the
school year
To give as much publicity as possible
to the pcstponement, the authorities re-
luested that the change in plans be an
nounced from the pulpts of the several
city churches yesterday. Notices were
posted about town and as the result of
this action there were very few who re-
paired TO the schoolhouses this morning
for duty.
just how long the suspension will be
continued is matter for conjecture
Hitherto the board of health has held
hat sessions of school would not be re-
sumed until two weeks after the last re-
ported case. If this rule holds in the
present instance and no more cases de
relop, it is probable that the schools will
oe reopened around Oct. Is However,
he school commissioners have not com
nitted themselves to any fixed date and
he postponement is not limited by
week or two weeks.
Week end developments came at
ime when it was confidently hoped that
he little epidemic was on the wane. Po-
lomyelitis appeared in Barre in mid
uly after long run in Montpelier
rhere there were 30 cases To date "a
ases have been reported here The pa
lent in the Jarvis family is Sylvia, the
title daughter of DR. and Mrs. D. C.
arvis. She has the disease in a mild
orm. The patients in the McClearv .
nd Puenti families are infants Neither
seriously i'll.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
FARM LOAN ASSOCIATION
Is to Be Formed in Washington County
on Oct. 8.

Word has been received from f. n.
Forristall. secretary of the Federal Farm
Land bank at Springfield, Mass, that a
representative of the bank will be pres
ent at a meeting in Washington county,
at Montpelier, Monday, Oct S, at ]
o'clock in either the office of the COMFY
agent or at the city hall, to help in the
organization of a local association for TIE
purpose of taking advantage of the gov
ernment farm loan act. 1t will be nee.
essary for all who wish to obtain loans
of this nature to be present at this mce
ing of organization. In case the poop
erty which it is planned to put up for
security is recorded in the name of ;he
wife, it viii be necessary for the wife to
be present at the meeting
At the time of the meeting the i,ris-
diction of the local association will be
Ii viii probably include ell
the towns of Washington county ,dd
such other adjacent towns as are reors-
sented at the meeting. or which have
Washington county points of busia -
interest There are on file some 40
names of men who have applied for these
loans. These men are being notified by
letter of this meeting. Please note
il Is imperative that YOU attend this
meeting if YOU wish to take advantage
Of the benefits Of the association. No
ice as 10 whether the meeting viii be
held in the bureau office or the city hall
viii appear in later issue If you wish
10 know more particulars, write or call
me on the phone at once F. u. Abbott,
County Agricultural Agent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
VAR LIBRARY FUND
MUCH BELOW QUOTA
Washington County Is Among the Coun-
ties Which Thus Far Have Failed
to Come Up to Expectations.

Waterbury, Oct. Mrs. w. L. Was
son, who has charge of the Washington
county campaign to raise Vermont
quota toward the war library fund, an
nounced this morning that Prof S. f.
Emerson of Burlington, the head of the
campaign, is fearful that Vermont will
not subscribe the amount required as
the total accounted for up to last Sat
urday night had been far short
Washington county's quota is ap-
$2,0S5, and up to Saturday
night only about $500 had been report
ed to Mrs. Wasson, However, it was
certain that all the money subscribed
had not been reported, as only few
towns had sent in their statements. At
that time Montpelier was leading by n
vide margin, having reported S46c5l,
with Waterbury next, with Sl75, and
Northfeld third with $l0l. Barre had
not reported Northfield asked for an
extension of time, as did Duxbury, which
lad received So. Roxbury turned in coll
ections of $40, No word had been re-
,eived from several other towns which
we're known to be working for the sol
liers' library. 1t is earnestly hoped that
he county will rise to the occasion and
subscribe the quota asked for.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
GET WAGE INCREASE
But Great Lakes Seamen Waive Other
Demands for Time Being.

Washington, Oct. IA strike of Great
Lakes seamen set for to-day was called
off here yesterday by union leaders when
the shipping board, serving as arbitrator
in their dispute with carriers, decided to
grant wage increases demanded Other
demands were waived pending investiga
tion by the board.
The dispute was brought to the ship
ping board when it appeared the carriers
refusal to deal with the seamen's union
had defeated all hope of an adjustment
Both sides agreed to abide by the boards
decisions in all except the demand for
union recognition which the carriers still
refuse to meet.
The men asked minimum wage for
seamen during October and November Of
500 month. The carriers had declined
to pay more than $50 Deck hands will
receive 500 a month $3.50 more than the
carriers were willing to pay
Both sides have under consideration
suggestion by Vice Chairman Stevens of
the board. that a general plan OF arbi
trating disputes be worked out for the
future. Pending their decision Mr.. Stev-
ems will name men at each OF the lake
ports to hear any grievances the seamen
may have.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
Trio German Machines De-
stroyed and Two Others
Brought Down
IMMENSE NUMBER
OF GUNS IN ACTION
Bombs We're Dropped But
the Damage Was
Light

London, Oct. l.--An air raid Sunday
night, the fifth within seven days, accom-
plished nothing important for the enemy
so far as available details show. The
claim that the new air barrage acts as a
powerful deterrent to raiders seems to
have been justified further in the latest
attack.
An immense number of guns of various
calibres We're In action. Indeed, it was
they and not the invaders who put up
the show So great was the defense
shellfire that an estimate of 900 shells
discharged for every bomb dropped does
not seem extravagant. 1t is said that
several bombs were dropped in Essex and
Kent and a half dozen in suburban dis
tricts of London without casualties or
important damage.
The British air patrols destroyed two
enemy machines and brought down an
other, says an official announcement One
gotha also was brought down and is be-
lieved to have been damaged. All the
British machines are safe
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
BEGIN DRIVE
FOR BILLIONS
Minimum Of $3,O00,0O0,000
Set But Much More Is
Expected
SEC. McADOO GOES
ON THE STUMP
Eleven Millions Were Sub
scribed In First Hour
In New York

Washington, d. c., Oct. 1.-The big
drive for the second issue of Liberty loan
bonds began to-day throughout the coun-
try with multitude of activities that
will last four weeks. The campaign is
planned to raise at least $4,000, 100000,
and the treasury officials have set the
amount of the subscription expected at
$5,000,00O,000.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
formally opened the campaign with a
speech at Cleveland, the first of many he
will deliver on tour of the country to
stimulate interest in the bond sale. Post.
master General Burleson ordered all
stamps cancelled with stamp bearing
the words Back the boys in the trenches.
Buy Liberty bond. Inquire at any
postotfce or bank"
New York, Oct. LIN the first hour of
the Liberty loan drive here 81 100000
in subscriptions was announced by two
firms. Two subscriptions of So
100000 each were made by the Union
Pacific railroad and the Southern Pacific
railroad
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
LEARNING ARTILLERY WORK.
Some of Barre Recruits at Camp Devens
Being Trained.

From Private Wilbur j. Duquette, one
of the first of Washington county's sons
to join the new national army, relatives
here in Barre have received an interest ;
ing letter, concerning conditions in Camp
Devens at Aver Mass Private Dli-
quette has been assigned to the head
quarters company of the 302d light field
artillery, along with other recruits who
went out from Barre a few weeks ago.
He says in part:
"To those back home who are inter
ested in the group of men who left Wash
ington county and are now at Camp
Devens. We tKnox, kenefck and ny
self are learning to use -" guns. -
are somewhat larger than the field
pieces at the State House. We are in
the headquarters building, training for
non-commissioned officers, and expect 10
be here about four weeks The fol-
lowing is the schedule for our daF 5
work: Reyeille 8 a. m; mess, 6:l3;
sick call and police around barracks,
6:45 inspection Of quarters, 1915; cal
isthenics, 1880 to $50 q. m; drill on
guns, $40 to 9:l5 instruction in ariay
work. o:30 to 1920; drill, l0:30 10
ll:20; mess at noon; physical inspect aii
at 20 p. M; gun drip, l20 TO 2:l5;
lecture on guard duty, 2:30 to 3:l5;
lessons on folding, $3.50 to 4 grooming
horses. 4 to 5:l5 1--WE walk about ;Wo
miles to the stablesl; mess, $50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
TEN YEARS
AT HARD LABOR
Sentence Imposed on Robert
Warm, Former U. S.
Trooper
MOTION TO SET ASIDE
VERDICT OVERRULED
Warm Was Convicted of
Manslaughter in Death Of
Jennie Hemingway

st. Adams, Oct IA sentence of not
less than ten years and not more than
Ia years at hard labor in the state pris-
on at Windsor was imposed in Franklin
county court early this afternoon against
Robert Warm, former member of the
18th U. S. cavalry, for manslaughter, of
which he was convicted after trial on
the charge of numbering IA year old Ien-
ME Hemingway in this city last Au-
gust. Warm was sentenced by Chief
Judge f. L. Waterman, the presiding
judge, before whom the case was tried
and verdict rendered on Sept. Is.
The prisoner was brought into court at
ll:l5 this forenoon, after which mo
tion TO set aside the verdict was argued
by his attorneys, c. G. and r. NJ Austin,
to the effect that the verdict was not
supported by the evidence, was without
any supporting evidence, that the clos
ing argument of the state was unfair,
that the jury acted hastily, was partial
and prejudiced, as was shown by the fact
that they returned a verdict after con
sidering the case ten minutes, and that
the court was in error in refusing to in
struct the jury during improper argu
ment of counsel.
The court took the argument under ad
visement and on returning overruled the
motion to have the verdict set aside.
States Attorney McFeeters then said
that the state would be satisfied with
anything which the court saw fit to do,
bearing in mind that there was a puolic
IN case of this kind and that the sen
tence should be with that in view. Coun |
sci for the respondent then replied that
i the public was to be taken into eonsid |
,ration it might be said that 90 out of
very 100 who had read the testimony |
n the case were not convinced OF the
guilt of the respondent.
Warm was then called TO the bar and /
lsked if there was any reason Why |
sentence should not be pronounced. The
eply was: NO, sir" Judge Waterman /
proceeded Mt once to pronounce sentence
Warm was ordered committed TO jalli
until he should be taken to Windsor He
las been discharged from the United
states army.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
TEMPORARY SETTLEMENT
With Boiler Makers Union Insures Ship
building Work

San Francisco, Oct l. The boiler
makers union which had blocked the
settlement of strike of 10000 metal
trades workers, decided yesterday to ac-
cept the terms OF a temporary agreement
ratified by allied unions, and complete
resumption of work on government ship
building contracts here was forecast last
night by the iron trades council.
The decision to return to work was
reached after officials of the iron trades
council had addressed the boiler makers.
appealing to their patriotism
Work on Sl50,O0OO0O government shin.
building contracts in San Francisco and
the bay region has been parayzed for
the last two weeks by the strike.
Reports from Seattle. Wash. and Port
land, Ore, where shipbuilding operations
are also tied up by strikes. stated that
the situation was unchanged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
CANADA APPLICANTS LEAD
In Number of Those Applying for Citi-
zenship Papers in Barre.

Clerk +. s. Platt Of Rutland arrived
in the city from Rutland Saturday aft
ernoon and presided at well-attended
session of United States naturalization
court in the courtroom at city hall. Ap-
parently the rush for naturalization pa
pers has not slackened, and the clerk, hi,
assistants, and the intermediary, G. Def.
Bancroft, were busy until well into The
evening, Sixteen aliens were granted
first papers and nine candidates applied
for final papers.
First papers were granted the follow
ing persons: Caesare Mi,ionari, Italy.
Barre; Nicola Echile, Italy, Barre; Raj
monde Sormaini, Italy, Barre; BartoIo-
meo Roncoroni, Italy, Barre; Alessandro
Italy, Barre; Patrick Fl, Mas.
sic, Scotland, Barre; f. Harry Qiinlar
New Brunswick. Barre; Frederick w.
Sole, England, Barre; Jean B. Beauieu,
Canada, Barre; Murdo Morrison, Can
ada, Graniteville Donald J. Mcleod Cam
ada, Graniteville; Joseph Rock, Canada,
Pieto Aceto, Italy, Wei.
sterville; Arthur f. Hoben. Canada,
Giacomo Canale, Italy, Va
terbury; William Norton, England,
Worcester
Candidates applying for final papers
were: William Hughes, Scotland, Barre;
James Massie Scotland Barre; Frank !.
Canada, Barre; Charles \.
Flanery, Ireland, Montpelier; William j.
Gibbs, Canada, Montpelier; Antonio ..er
ION, Italy, Bethel; Charles R. Herbert,
canada, Berlin; David Beattie, Scotland,
Northfield; John Torchiana, Italy, Wa
erbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
PARENTS CHARGED
WITH MANSLAUGHTER
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wakelin Are Ac-
cused in Connection With the Death
of Their Daughter, Loretta.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct IA charge of
murder against Joseph Wakelin and
wife, Sarah Ann Wakelin, in connection
with the death of their seven year old
daughter, Loretta, at Melrose on June
|, 1916, was changed to manslaughter
by District Attorney Tufts to-day when
the case was called for trial. The couple
had been indicted jointly for first degree
murder.
The little girl was last seen alive when
she left the school house a mile from
home to return to the house for books
Later in the day the father found the
body in the woods. The medical exam
iner pronounced that death was due to
strangulation. The parents We're arrest
ed just one year later,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-01
STRIKES NOT PREcLUDED
By Any Agreement Between Government
and Federation of Labor.

Pittsburg, Oct. ! Though deprecating
the necessity OF strike to enforce their
demands Frank Morrison, secretary of
the American Federation of Labor. in an
address here yesterday urged union steel
workers of the PittsbuTg district TO de-
mand an eight hour day with time and a
half for all overtime. Several thousand
workers of the steel industry, including
many striking employees of the Jones &
Laughlin Steel company, attended the
meeting.
Secretary Morrison declared the inn
preston that agreement between the
American Federation Of Labor and the
government precluded strikes during the
war was erroneous. The agreement only
provided that there should be no reduc-
tions in the standards Of labor. He said
that the To- and l2-hour DAYS Of the
steel industry we're not standards and
that therefore the steel workers would
be justified in demanding an eight hour
day