The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-09

secretary ana treasurer open until they
can select man for the place
Edward Petescia who claimed his
home was in Rhode Island, was brought
into city court Tuesday afternoon by
Deputy Sheriff II. c. Lawson on the
charge of larceny of articles from the
house of Mrs. Alma Leonard in Calais
on Monday morning. lie pleaded guilty
to the charge and the matter was left
with the court pending an investigation
He claimed that he was about Is years of
age Therefore, under the laws of Yer.
mont the matter would have to be han.
| died in juvenile court, so the authorities
are getting in touch with his folks in
! Providence. His story was that he was
tired and hungry and wanted to get
| something to eat, therefore he broke into
the house, which was unoccupied at the
time. He was arrested at the Central
Vermont station Monday eyeaing by Of
ficer Il. d. Sloan.
Figures substantiating the recent ac-
count given out by Gov. II. r. Graham to
the papers of Vermont relative to the
position in which Vermont stands as to
men sent into the war have been received
at the adjutant generals office, having
been sent in the report OF Provost Mar.
shall General Crowder to the secretary of
war. The figures greatly belle the state
ments which have been used in news
papers outside of Vermont and in maya
zines referring in a derogatory nature TO
the showing which Vermont made Not
only does the report show that Vermont
has done well in the army, but the report
of the men contributed by Vermont in !
all branches of service, including navy, |
army, marines and other branches, shows |
that she is with Colorado in the seventh |
place, or, if taken separately, she stands |
in at least 10th position in that contri- |
button, something which had not been
heretofore credited to Vermont The re-
port relative TO those contributed in the
army shows five states standing higher
than Vermont or if the province of Ha-
waii is taken into consideration Vermont
is seventh. Including the last named
province the standing is thus Hawaii,
1927; Oregon, COL Maine, 74.3i; New
1881; Wyoming, 69.62; Yer
mont, 81 .46. This does not give Vermont
much of showing over Rhode Island,
which is next in line with a credit of
'4.60, but Massachusetts,, which did con
siderable publicity as to what it had
been doing, is in fourteenth place, with
,ut 5207, while Connecticut is in oath 4
,lace, with Alas. Nevada, of which the ,
,utstate papers made a great deal is in ,
9th position with 1862, while Oklahoma r
tands at the bottom of the ladder. The
howing in the total contributions in all Q
ranches of the war service, including !
avy, marine and army, again places i
,regon at the top, Utah next, District of q
Columbia third, while in the report :
Washington and Maine are paired at /
ourth, Wyoming and Rhode Island for 4
fth, New Hampshire sixth and then n
colorado and Vermont paired for seventh r
lace. The scale as shown in the report \
oes not divide the ratio between the Il
We point scale and the last two named "
tates have a standing of between IS and q
0 points. a
Commissioner NJ. B. Hillegas of the Sc
iucational department this morning an L
ounced the appointment of Bennett c. q
ouglass of Brandon as the executive b.
ERIK in his office in Montpelier. Prof, m
ouglass has been superintendent of II
hat is known as the Rutland northwest &C
strict, having nine schools under his q
lpervision and in one of the most i'm eI
,rtant districts in the state. He has
signed that position and viii assume
5 duties at Montpelier as soon as he
n arrange to come to the city. Mr.. .,
ouglass is a son of Rev. and Mrs. W. +. ~
Ouglass, the former of whom is well 81
lown as a pastor in the Vermont Meth
list conference. having been pastor of
me of the best parishes in the confer
ce. Mr.. Douglass succeeds Rollo G.
,ynolds, who is now the head of the
all school.
The annual assembly OF the commits ne
med officers of the Vermont Volunteer ma =,
litia will occur in this city Jan. % and an an
with headquarters at tie Pavilion, ue
lille the school will be held in the
mory of Company II OF this city. This
held under the provisions of the laws =
Vermont and will convene at 1880
lock the evening of the first named
v. Lieut. Harry Pratt will have charge
the course of instruction The regula-
n has been made that service in the
unteer militia will count as in the
tional Guard for the purpose Of ae-
ring title to the Vermont service med
given for five wears service and for
h five years bars after the first period.