The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-29
MONTPELIER

Frank Fl. Tracy, who has rcturne
!, from Kansas City, where, with other
I from Vermont, he attended the annus
charities and correction national confer
ence. was much impressed with the wor
8 done there. He has attended several o
this nature in the last few years, bu
found this one the most interesting work
ing body that he has seen. On the wa,
to and from Kansas City he visited sew
eral penal institutions These include,
one about six miles from kansas City
which is considered a model one in tina
part of the country, but he found it is
reformatory, and Sheriff Tracy found
! man with a ball attached to one leg II,
fingered behind some OF the rest of thi
company, inspecting the place and founs
that it is not modern in its way of hand
ling prisoners. He inquired if he did no,
have the honor system connected with
the institution and was assured they
did and that the men were working or
the road few miles out. He got into an
automobile to be taken to see under what
conditions the men were working. He
did not reach the place for the men were
coming back to the reformatory under
guard and with shackles on their feet to
prevent their escaping. Among other in
situations he visited the federal prison
at Leavenworth and the prison at Joliet,
| H., the latter OF which he found to be
penal institution Of the old school,
probably Is years behind Vermont in its
method of handling prisoners. While in
Kansas City the sheriffs of Missouri in
vited him to return TO their meeting next
fall and speak to them upon penal re
| form and sheriffs' work az it is done in
Vermont. On the way home he spoke
in Schenectady, N. y, at a meeting
of the prisoners in the jail there. Sheriff
Tracy spoke twice in the regular pro-
gram of the conference upon jail labor
and penal reform and jail admnistra-
ton. BY invitation he spoke at different
luncheons, where penal topics were I'M
der consideration.
NJ G. Morse, who has been looking
after part of the revision of the stat
utes completed his work Tuesday. turn
ing what there was left Of it over to
j. f. Wilson, who was associated with
him in the work until he was taken ILL.,
Mr.. Morse is completing his arrange
ments for Y. M. G. A. work In France
John stanyan left to-day for Charles.
town, n H.. where he il TO play with
the band Memorial day.
From the office Of the commissioner Of
industries is being sent out this week
some $500 certificates to be completed
by the different companies in Vermont
and outside the state that make reports
to the commissioner OF the persons In
their employ. 1t il the annual report, |
showing data concerning the number en-
ployed, whether minors, women or men, |
and other data which the commissioner |
must have at hand
T. w. Bailey of Chicago, Of the firm Of I
T., w. Bailey and company, is visiting |
with G. G. Bailey, his son.
III. j. M. Jones, state fuel administra
tor, is trying to devise some method of
making the people of the state under.
stand that there is to be marked short.
age of anthracite coal next winter and
that it will be very necessary for those
persons who live where wood can be Sc
'ured to provide that kind of fuel. Ii is
to note there is great diff
ference between the soft and hard coal
conditions. In the latter instance there
ire plenty Of cars to ship the coal but
hey are 10000 miners short of the num-
YER used last year, while the condition
eIative to soft coal is entirely different
where shortage Of cars exists. Cities
ike Worcester, Mass, are making prep
ration to keep warm this winter by
turning wood. As soon as Mr.. Jones re-
elves the quota of tons allotted to Yer ,
nont in hard coal he will be able to tell !
ow big shortage there viii be. /
Commissioner of Education NJ. B. Hill
sgas and the clerical force in his de- !
49, IN hair off ppI :
he third floor of the new state building :
o-day. There were still some furnish h
lgs to be moved to the new location but :
hat will be done with some of it is still i
question. This morning George Reed a
the state engineers Office was running !
mes so that grading might be done h
bout the building /
Harry Scott of Chicago was with State i
reasurer w. +. Scott this morning at
le State House He leaves tonight for
is home. Among the state officials who
tended the funeral of Messrs Scott's
other at Barre were Deputy State
treasurer Thomas Cave. jr., Insurance
j. G.. Brown, Sergeant at
rms Dwight Dwinell, State Purchasing
gent Dewey I. Hanley and Auditor
enjsmin Gates.
bt Nd,HtHEAtH GtuHi1
IS received its report of the examina
Dns of the men who went from here TO
e training school at the University of
in which the name of Robert
ven is reported as accepted, so that
" the entire 46 men who went from
is county have passed the examina
IN.
The 50th anniversary of the setting |
ide of Memorial day as a day in which 4
pay honor to the soldiers who fought
preserve the union will take place in
,ntpelier with the usual ceremonies and
far as has been learned. il is about /
: only thing that will occur during the 5
Y. The baseball game which was
ked of between the seminary and
ne teams. will not occur. At some of {
churches Thursday evening the re- \
sst made by President Wilson for )
yer viii be carried out Under the
'pices Of Brooks post, G.. A. r.. the !
lowing program viii be carried out. d
-sde, prayer. reading Of the famous $
eral order No. n, Lincoln's address ;
Miss Josephine Mitchell. address BY Y
=. NJ. OD0nnell Of Randolph. vocal !,
'etion by 100 children. memorial G. A 4
ceremonies. flag drill by children. vocal =