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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-17
AGREEMENT
Between Bolsheviki and
German Officials
Clam Terms Of Armistice Have Been
Decided Upon and Viii Be Imnedi.
ately Sgned-to Begin Negotiations
for Peace at Once

Petrograd, Dec. le.-Announcement
was made today by the Bolshevik Of
fetal news agency that Russia and
Germany had agreed upon the terms Of
an armistice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-17
WIFE OF CA|LLAUX
SAID TO FIGURE
IN DISLOYALTY CHARGE

Paris, Dec. 1G.-Ex- Premier CaillauN
defended himself yesterday before the
committee Of Il. appointed hy The
Chamber Of Deputies, ia report on the
proposed suspensions Of Deputies Call
laux and Loustalot, declaring that II
plot had been concocted against him,
the leader Of it being Camille Bar
rerc, the French ambassador to Italy,
with whom NJ. taillauX was unftiend-
ly as the result OF Il personal mat
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-17
Medical Units Can Soon Go

A cable was received from London
stating that physicians and nurses
and medical units could 20 to Palc3-
tine within another month and il was
informally announced that the AM
erican Jewish unit. organized BY the
Hadassah. the women's Zionist organ-
ization of the country, is ready TO be-
gin work in Palestine at once.
The outline Of an international Jew
ish fund of sl00000,0 900 to make the
Jewish reorganization real and prac-
tical were given and within a few min
utes $4,000 was raised toward an ini-,
tial $1,000, 900 Of the international fund
with which to begin the re-assimila-,
tion Of the Promised Land"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-17
Begin Peace Negotiations

minister. declared at a meeting of the
petrograd Council Of Soldiers and
Workmen's Delegates tonight that an
Continued on Page 2-Col 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-17
DAWSON ISSUES ELOQUENT
APPEAL FOR RED CROSS DRIVE
Urges 100000 Members to ''Stand by Colors"
and Asks Is, ,OOO,O 900 More to Fall in" Between
Now and Christmas Says American Red
Cross One of Modern Miracles

France. Italy Russia, Rumania, Ar
menia. Serbia, the American flag of the
Red Cross is the symbol of its kindly
hand
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-17
Two Deaths May Result from Gun
Battle with Negroes at Bridgeport

Bridgeport Conn, Dec. 16.-A gun
battle lasting three hours between the
police and frequenters of a Negro club
On Water street took place ere early
today resulting in the wounding of one
policeman, two White citizens and
three Negroes.
Two Likely to Die
Of the injured tNu are likely to die.
William Thomas, The proprietor Of the
club and 1o5 others are under arrest.
Those inlure include: George Har-
ris, Hartford. white. shot in lcg wien
Negroes fired into Watc" street.
Maurice Danniu, white. Bridgeport;
Shot in groih. expected IT, die
Thomas Mcnamara policeman, shot
in thigh.
William Greene. Negro. ridgeport.
shot in back; viii probably die.
The fight started shortly after ,
O'Clock and continued until after )
o'clock. Virtually the whole police
force was at one time engaged in the
siege and the final battle took place
when Superintendent Redgate and four
or five patrolmen forced their way into
the clubroom.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-17
THE WEATHER


Forecast: Fair ana continued cold
Monday and Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-17
IMPRE SSLvE
Defenses Of Venice Are
Of Unique Character

Natural Barriers Have Been Fortified
AS Has No Other Place in Europe
Cutting of Dikes Has Made Thou
sands Homeiess-Hieh French Officer
Falls
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-17
NOT GUILTY
Means Freed Of Charge
Killing Mrs. King

,...,.e Claimed Wealthy Widow Had
e.o. Herself Accidentally - Was
..gea A4o. 20 Near Concord, N. c..
tl,7e- PECULIAR Circumstances
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-17

Ie lG CASTOR h
,.-. d. ,eIId not guilty here today
.... Nuns. ot Airs Maud y. King.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-12-17

\ German secret agent known as
'k-l was said in the diary to have
Continued on Page 4ACoI. y
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
NOVEL PATTERN

An elderly lady entered a store
and asked to be shown some table
cloths. A salesman brought pile
and showed them to her, but she
said she had seen those elsewhere
nothing suited her.
Haven't you something new"
she asked
The clerk then brought another
pile and showed them to her.
These are the neWes' patterns, !"
he said. you will notice that the
edge runs right around the border
and the center is in the middle.
isn't that lovely!" said the lady.
Il will take half dozen of these"
Life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
KEEPING HOUSE

One day Mary and Johns moth
er was going away from the city.
Before she left she told them that
when they had their work done,
that they might 60 to the stream
and fish.
In the afternoon when their work
was done they went to the stream.
After they left their lines In the
water for a while John took his line
out OF the water, There was fish
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

on the end. John was very happy.
Mary felt disappointed to think her
brother had beaten her. Now that
they had caught the fish they did
not know what to do with it.
But Mary decided to give 1t to an
old lady in their neighborhood who
was very poor.
This they did and it made the old
lady very happy, 80 the children
were happy too.-Evelyn Cook, ga
grade, Whitewater school
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
WHEN WOMAN PAYS HER
STREET CAR FARE

Opens satchel, takes out purse,
shuts satchel, opens purse, takes
out dime, shuts purse, open satchel,
puts in purse. shuts satchel. Gives
conductor dime, receives nickel
then opens satchel, takes out purse.
shuts satchel. opens purse, puts In
nickel, closes purse, opens satchel,
put in purse, closes satchel-end
Of car line, all passengers off.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
A NEW FAMILY

Away out west there lived fam
lily, such a large family too, there
were seventeen children, all boys.
John New, and James New, and
Henry and Joseph. There were SO
many they run out of names. The
last boy was Nothing New. Then
at last there was a little baby girl
the first one. So they called her
Something New.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

of running away, Bantam Chick
would tell them Of a chick he heard
of who almost got eaten by a fox,
and of another who almost got fried
in a pan, for Bantam Chick felt his
one adventure had been equal to
two.
This stopped many a silly little
chick from running away, and so
after all Bantam Chicks experience
did some good.
Next weeks story "The Sea Son.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
Kings Herald Hold Meeting

Twelve members were present
at the meeting OF the Kings Her
aid, OF the Grace M. ID. church.
which was held last Saturday aft
ernoon. Elizabeth Price was hos
tess. The feature Of the afternoon
were a jubilee drill, readings from
the Junior Missionary Friend, "A
Boy Who Was Called to His Work.
and a vocal solo by Leota Hos
brook.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
WANT ADS CLIPPED
FROM OTHER PAPERS

WANTED-A treasurer for a
bank; one without arms preferred.
LOST-A little dog, by a gentle
man with a muzzle. who answers to
the name Of 'Fido"
LOST-A. black goat, by a widow
with broken horn.
FOR SALE - Magnificent rose
wood piano, by gentleman with
carved legs.
WANTED "A first-class cook de-
sires a position as housekeeper with
some wealthy widower who does
not object to onions and companion
ship.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
HIS FIRST FOOT BALL OF THE
SEASON-ALSO LAST.

One eye was blue,
One rib was cracked,
One arm was hurt,
His jaw was BACKED.
One foot was mashed,
One elbow sore
And then perhaps
His hurts were more
His side was hurt
Ditto his nose,
One leg was lame,
Also his toes. .4r .
An elbow bunged.
A finger off, .'..
His insides hurt
When he cough.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
BEFORE AND AFTER

Before a mans married he's a
regular dresser.
After marriage he cuts out reg
ular and dresser.
Before marriage he has no but
tons on his shirt, after marriage he
has no shirt to sew buttons on.
Before marriage he says, "he
would not marry the best lady on
earth; after marriage he finds out
he hasn't.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
JUST KNIT, KNIT. KNIT

Knit and the world knits with you
Slack and you slack alone.
The things you knit
May, perhaps, not fit
And the khaki lad
May use language bad
With the Jumps like rocks
In his amateur socks,
But your loyalty you've shown.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
CHARLES MacLEONHARDT,
Editor-in-Chief .s:

Huckelberry Finn. Associate Editor
Lucy Corntossel, Society Editor.
Rastus Johnson, Sporting Editor.
Matilda Ebbs, Movie Editor. .
Katinka Zarrow, Scenic Artist.
General Nuisance, Fighting Editor.
Uncle Ez Zarrow, Cartoonist.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
poLlTENEss WAS HIS GIFT

OF all the absent minded people
Uncle Zeb Zarrow ran against a
COW and politely raised his hat and
said, "beg your pardon madam
Soon after he stumbled against a
lady without looking up and said,
is that you again, you brute?'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
A SOUP FABLE

Ike Rosenski took his son in a
restaurant and they ordered soup.
ooh, papa, there's q fly in my SOUP"
said Jakey, well. son eat till you
come down to der fly and den tell
der waiter and get another bowl Of
soup for nudding."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
GOSSIP THAT KEEPS The
VILLAGE UP ALL NIGHT

Miss Artilda Cornshuk has laid
away her furs. as she says: "The
middle of October is too cold to
wear them"
Miss Belle Quigsby is just keep
ing company with JOS Squashers'
boy because she's saving chewing
gum wrappers.
Sally Punkinsby went to church
last Sunday, and she said the ser.
mon was bright in spots, but the
hats were punk.
Miss Artilda Conshuk has new
hobble skirt, and she made a start
for the threatre at six o'clock, so as
to get there by eight-fifteen.
"The man who wrote Home,
Sweet Home never had home"
said Henry Boggs after his wife hit
him over the head with rolling
pin yesterday morning, as he was
leaving the house for his work.
Hiram Begosh's wife put q piece
of string on his finger to remind
him a letter she wished to post.
And after she tied the string and
Hiram had departed, she forgot to
give him the letter.
Cal Weatherby's hay barn burned
down yesterday, and the insurance
men told Cal they though Spontan-
eous Combustion was the cause of
the fire. Cal has employed every
detective in the community to find
a man by that name.
They tell a ripping good joke on
Dan, Zarrow, the blacksmith. He
run down the street for three blocks
while over to the city the other day
to tell a man all the water was
leaking out of his wagon. 1t hap
pened to be the city sprinkler.
The limit was reached when Post
master and Justice of Peace Ebbs
who is past 65 years, came home
from the city with tight fitting
French model overcoat, "just out
of college style The Ladies Aid
society has called special session
to run down" Widow Smith, who
we think is engaged in way to
Postmaster and j. P, Ebbs.
Down at the old Ridgewel school
house last night the young ladies of
the choir gave box social. Sa-
mantha Boggins sang, Darling |
Am Growing Old, and she needn't
remind us of it, because very few
people of Sugar Creek township
remember when she was born. ST
Jones, the oldest resident said "she
was as old as the hills" and of
course everything was explained,
cause everybody knows how old the
hills are.
PERHAPS 1T WAS MUSIC
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
PERHAPS 1T WAS MUSIC

The bull frog sang to the rest of
the gang;
That's fine!" said the Orang-
Utang.
But the Owl looked wise and blink
ed his eyes,
And he said, Il hate to criticise.
But I'd like to say" then talked
all day;
But that Of course, is the critics
way.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
ONLY BANANAS

"What have you in the shape of
cucumbers this morning?" asked
the customer Of the new grocery
clerk.
Nothing but bananas, ma'am'
was the reply.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
TELEPHONE POLES IN
THE JUNGLE WOODS

The telegraph line in the jungle,
Is SO funny 'twould make you
laugh
For the poles that hold the wires,
Are each a tall giraffe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
BREEZE

Published every week to tell al
most the truth, and lives up to its
reputation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
HREEzETTEs

Some people should select wife
the same as an almanac, so they
could get a new one every year,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
ALL THE LATEST NEWS
FROM OUR LITTLE TOWN

FROM Our LITTLE TOWN
Ezra ,Boggs was missing at the
station yesterday when the six
o'clock train went through.
SiIas Zarrow has sold his COW
and bought an automobile. It is
cheaper to buy milk than feed a
cow, he figures.
Josh Hibbletree says, the reason
he don't stay at the Aston Hotel
when in New York, Is because he
don't like Mrs. Astor's cooking.
Huckelberry Firms grandad says:
IF you don't get killed with an
automobile on Sunday. you have
fair chance Of living the balance Of
the week"
Hiram Grigsby said he never
knew girl could eat so much ice
cream, until he heard his son recite
his arithmetic lessen saying. Zone
gal. is equal to four quarts"
While making move in check
er game, Hen Kreks said, HE had
found out by experience that a man
should think twice before he argues
with his wife, and then talk to him
self"
Squire Pashby says. Never again
will he wear ear muffs, no differ
ence how cold" Ben Weatherby
said: Guess he was afraid some
one would ask him to have a cigar
and Squire wouldn't hear them"
Constable Plum's boy has his first
long pants, and celluloid collar.
The directions are printed on the
collar which reads; "clean with
soap and water, and keep away
from fire"
The latest in styles came to
Hicksville when Lucy and Sarah
Ann Bodkins came back from the
city. They both purchased a pair
of those new tangled striped socks.
When at distance one might think
they were two "dressed-up barber
poles"-or walking delegates from
the "Prison Reform League" by the
way the stripes loomed UP.
Since Ben Henry Johnston's wife
has joined the new knitting class.
he has to board up town. The mo-
notony Of this class may not wear
off for couple months, as there
has been two or three new families
moved into the village recently who
have some past records. Miss
Samantha Punksnow is positive
they are the same ones who had
trouble at the Three Corners church
thirty years ago.
Willie Shoots has Joined club
to receive lost Of mail, and yester-
day he got two postal cards and
five circulars, wanting him to be
their representative in the Hold
down community. Willie was the
one persons who received SO much
notoriety last winter in the famous
'shot gun CASE here last winter.
Some people here still think Willie
was the party who took 1t.
Jimmie Weatherby bought foun-
tain pen at mail order house and
after using it for a while decided to
write a testimonial which read as
follows: Dear SirsyAfter giving
your non-leakable fountain pen
thorough tryout, am sorry to say 1t
would have been better for me to
bought bathing suit also, as when
| get through using the pen, look
like I've had a bath In ink.-Josh
Hibbletree."
p. ST. have returned the pen
in a waterproof wrapper
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS

A hen comes from an egg and an
egg comes from a hen. Which got
here first?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
"THERE's A REASON"

They sat beside the moonlit sea
Yet flirted not, and then
The reason found out to be
That both of them were men.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
GINGER JAR LEAKS

GINGER JAR LEAKS
Lady-"Were you ever in Europ-
can jails?'
Ruffian-" my motto is, See
America first
LADY, suppose you have been
in every Jail in the country"
Ruffian-"Yes, and some Of the
ones in the city, too"
Diner-"How's the chicken to-
day?"
Waitress-'I'm pretty well, thank
you
My dinner coat needs button,
Julia, please attend to it tonight"
"But | cant tell your dinner coat
from your breakfast Jacket, dear
why, the breakfast coat has
eggs on it and and the dinner coat
gravy"
Soulful How distressing it must
be when singer realizes that she
has lost her voice!
Cynical Yes; but how much
more distressing ii is when she
doesn't realize 1t.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
TWO BIRTHDAYS

A chicken has two birthdays
the day the eggs was laid and the
day 1t was Matched.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
ne CAN SEE NOW

Dear Doctor-After using three
bottles of your electric bitters |
now have electric lights.-Freddie
Davis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
SIGNS WILL BE SIGNS

A young man wanted to open
oysters seventeen years old.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
CRUEL WORLD

The world is rough, but never mind
Keep cheerful as you you go.
For if you stop to kick you'll find
You've only stubbed your toe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20
WEAPONS!

The worst of concealed weapons
the onion breath is the worst.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

Ezra Boggs was missing at the
station yesterday when the six
o'clock train went through. y
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

Silas Zarrow has sold his COW
and bought an automobile. II is
cheaper to buy milk than feed
cow, he figures.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

Miss Artilda Cornshuk has laid
away her furs. as she says: "The
middle of October is too cold to
wear them"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

Josh Hibbletree says, the reason
he don't stay at the Aston Hotel
when in New York, Is because he
don't like Mrs. Astor's cooking.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

Miss Belle Quigsby is just keep
ing company with Jos Squashers'
boy because she's saving chewing
gum wrappers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

HuckeIberry Firms grandad says:
IF you don't get killed with an
on Sunday. you have a
fair chance of living the balance Of
the week."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

Constable Plum's boy has his first
long pants. and a celluloid collar.
The directions are printed on the
collar which reads; "clean with
soap and water, and keep away
from fire"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-20

Sally Punkinsby went to church
last Sunday, and she said the SER
mon was bright in spots, but the
hats were punk.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-27
Banquet of Statesmen
An Enjoyable Session

The meeting and banquet of the
Salesmanship Club of Harrisburg last
evening at the Engineers Club, was
the most interesting and successful
meetings ever held by the local
branch of the Worlds Salesmanship
Congress. After the dinner f. r.
Eckenrode read an address prepared
by Norval A. Hawkins, of Detroit.
This paper was the first of the pro-
gram arranged OF the new method,
which is to prevail this season. Ad-
dresses will be prepared by leading
authorities on salesmanship and read
before all the clubs in the country
on the same evening and then a
round-ta discussion of the various
phases of salesmanship the address
suggests. This makes the meetings
more informal and promotes a free
exchange of ideas.
e. st. elmo Lewis was a guest of
the club and gave the boys one of
those brilliant talks, for which he is
famed
C. II. Hunter presided and gave a
comprehensive review of the OBJ
stacles that are being surmounted by
the Worlds Salesmanship Congress.
The election of officers was deferred
until a later meeting. The club will
meet again in two weeks in accord
with the schedule of meetings ar
ranged by the national congress.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-27
BIG TRUCK TURNS
OVER ON ROAD
Three Millersburg Men Have
Narrow Escape From Seri-
Gus Injury on Sunday
SMALL GAME is SCARCE
Liberty Bond Sale Is Expected
to Reach 100000 at Mil
lersburg This Week

Millersburg, Pa, Oct. CIV. II,
Wilver, e. ID. Lutz and G.. r. Meyer
had narrow escape from serious in
jury last Sunday when an automo-
bile truck in which they were ridine
turned over near the home of George
Is. Schaeffer, east of Millersburg. The
young men were en- route to Mahan-
tonga mountain to hunt chestnuts
and in endeavoring to turn out to
allow another machine to pass, the
truck struck gully on the side of
the road with the above result. Lutz
had one arm badly injured and Will
yer and Meyer escaped with minor
bruises. The auto truck was dam
aged to the extent of s150.-Hunt-
ers in this section complain of the
scarcity of small game, especially
squirrels and pheasants. Very few
are being bagged, although food is
plentiful.-The minstrel show BY
home talent given in the Lyric Thea
ter early in the week for the benefit
of the Athletic Association was a
success, nearly $50 being turned over
to the association.-The Liberty
Bond sale in Millersburg promises to
exceed the previous sale of bonds
which was $4,000, by about $13,-
600. Statesmen are working hard tc
reach the 100000 mark, which they
claim is now in sight. II. Rowe
and A. K. Ulsh are hunting grouse
In Center county this week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-27
of Service Commission to
Full Crew Violations

Attention of the Public Service
Commission was to-day called by r.
B. Rowand, representative of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
to alleged violations of the full crew
law by the Pennsylvania railroad on
trains running out of Philadelphia.
One charge is that temperature in
rear cars on trains on the Maryland
division is below the requirements,
another that rear cars of express
trains are so filled with express mat
ter that flagmen cannot get through
them; that trains are run with box
cars at the end and that locked bag
gage cars with no baggagemaster are
being operated from Philadelphia to
New York.
The Philadelphia and Reading. to-
day filed an answer to the charge
that it was violating the full crew
law on trains between Mahanoy
Plane and F'rackville, stating that the
trains were yard movements in
charge of yard crews. The Pennsyl-
vania is expected to file an answer
shortly to recent complaints. The
commission has fixed November 81 as
the time for hearing full crew COM
plants.
The commission to-day cancelled a
certificate granted to Thomas How
ard for operation of jitney between
Wilkes Barre and Nanticoke because
he failed to appear for rehearing
on a complaint which had been filed
and in which he was concerned.