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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
NEW HAVEN MORE QUIET.
Situation Leads to Belief That Troubles
Are Over.

New Haven, Conn, May 29.-There
were no untoward incidents here to-day
following two nights of disturbances, and
the belief was held by the police and
others that the trouble was over.
Secretary Anson Phelps Stokes of Yale
university, in a statement, said the Local
situation was encouraging. He added
"An awakened public opinion which will
not tolerate lawlessness, the self.re,
straint Of students, under trying condi.
tions, and the effective police control
have done much to restore the situation
to normal"
Secretary Stokes praised squad Of
police which cleared away crowd OF
boys and men at the corner of Temple
and. Wall streets, close by Woolsey and
Woodbridge halls, last night He be.
lieves the crisis is over, and with police
precautions there is little possibility OF
further trouble Secretary Stokes ap.
pealed to clergymen, school teachers. edi.
torial writer's, labor leaders and factory
heads to drive home" to young men and
boys the vital Importance of respect foI
law and order.
The Chamber of Commerce in reso.
luton adopted condemns the rioting as
the fault of an unrlly and hoodlum city
element and asks the authorities tc
prosecute those responsible, and to pre-.
serve order and prevent a recurrence OF
such incidents
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
ONE NAN KILLED IN FIRE
At NEW LONDON, CONN.
twenty-five People Were Trapped on
Upper Floors of Rooming House
Many Were Injured.

New London, Conn, May 20-Fire in
the hallway of a rooming house at the
corner of Green and Golden street at
sos this morning trapped rs persons on
the upper floors of the structure. Rob
ert TAFT, 35, in attempting to escape
from the third-story window, fell to the
sidewalk and was killed. X. Halman
Jackson jumped from the second story
and had both legs broken. His wife's
hair was burned from her head and her
hand badly scorched. Ruby Dickston,
three months old, was dropped from the
third story window into the arms OF a
negro sailor. As the result of the smoke
and the shock, it is expected that the
infant will die
Roland Dickson, two years old, was
caught by the same sailor, after being
dropped from the window, and is not
seriously injured. Several other per-
sons were slightly burned and partly
suffocated TAFT, the man who was killed,
was for several years employed by the
General Electric company in Pittseld,
Mass. It is understood that he has a
family in Pittsfeld. The cause of the
Ere has not been determined.
Some Of the roomers made their es.
cape by improvising ropes from sheets,
by which they lowered themselves to
the sidewalk A ladder from a nearby
garage was also used to good advantage
in taking the people out of the second
story windows. The interior Of the build
ing, which was occupied on the street
floor by saloon was gutted and the
damage will probably amount to $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
Wilfred Savard of Winooski
and Nagop Merdinian,
His Assailant
LATTER'S EX-SWEET-
HEART WILL LIVE
Merdinian Shot Self Twice
After Fir = at the
Otl )

Burlington, Ma AT the Fanny
Allen hospital tn .S orning it was an
nounced that Mi 5 ora Seward, a vic
time of last g $ shooting affray,
would recover, 3 her brother, Will
fred, another g n, was in critical
condition, whi = ieir assailant, Hagot
Merdinan, had no chance of recovery.
The shooting occurred at Sayard Bros
restaurant and was the result of the re-
fusal of the girl to have anything more
to do with Merdinian since her discovery
that he had wife in Armenia He had
been employed as weaver but was re-
Gently discharged. He was arrested a
week ago for threatening the life of the
girl and members of her family.
A soldier in the place saved his life by
jumping through window. Harvey Saw
ard, another brother, was prevented from
stabbing Merdinian by bystanders.
Merdinian walked into the little res
taursnt at II West Allen street last
night shortly before 10 o'clock, seized
the Savard girl and shot her, the bullet
going through one arm. Wilfred, hearing
The shot, came running out from a rear
room and received bullet in the breast.
Merdinian then turned the weapon on
himself, firing into his mouth, That
failing to kill, he fired second bullet
into his abdomen. All three were un-
conscious on the restaurant floor when
Officer McGrath and a soldier went into
the restaurant.
1t is said that after Merdinian's father
who recently visited him, had left, he
wrote to the girl and told her his son
had wife in Armenia and that he
thought it his duty to tell her. There
upon the girl broke off relations with
Merdinian, to whom her brother is said
to have objected.
The Savards live at Jos West Spring
street. The sister does not work in the
restaurant, but was visiting her brother
there last evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
STARTS At 10 O'CLOCK
Exercises at Opera House Will Follow
Return of the Procession from
Elmwood Cemetery.

The observance of Memorial day in
Barre will start at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning when the parade under com
mand of Col. c. N. Wiley will start from
Depot square and proceed to Elmwood
cemetery II is expected that there will
be sizeable turnout Of various organi-
zations to act as escort to the few re-
naming veterans of the Civil war The
Barre City band will furnish the music
for the occasion.
AT Elmwood cemetery there will be a
short halt, which will include the giving
of the salute, and then the line of march
will be taken up again to the opera
house, where the exercises of the day
will be held. These exercises will be
made up as follows: Selection by the
band; reading of general orders by Ad-
jutant j. G. Harris and salute to the
dead by A. j. Baldwin; selection by the
band; reading OF President Lincoln's
Gettysburg address by Charles H. Wish
art; selection by the band; prayer, Rev.
B. j. Lehigh; singing, America" with
music by the band; address, Rev. B. G.,
Lipsky; selection by the band; benedic-
ton.
After the exercises in the opera house
the ladies of the G. A. R. will serve din
ner to all veterans and invited guests
in the vestry of the Congregational
church.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
MEXICANS REFUSED
RIGHT OF PASSAGE
BY UNITED STATES
CarTanZa's Government Asked for Per-
mission to Move 1000 Men for
Operation Against Villa.

Washington, ID. c., May 29-President
Carranza has been notified by the Amer
lean government that permission for the
passage of Mexican troops through
American territory will be withheld for
the present. Mexico had asked to be
permitted to move 1000 men from Aqua
Pruita to Juarez for operation against
Francisco Villas forces
1t was said to-day officially that the
decision of the government was based on
the belief that the force which it was
proposed to move through Arizona, New
Mexico and Texas would not be able TO
furnish protection to American citizens
in northern Mexico because the reyolu-
tionists had cut the road between Juarez
and chihuahua.
1t was made clear at the state de-
partment, however, that if President
Carranza could show that there was
greater necessity for the presence of the
force of 1000 men Immediately south of
the border at Juarez than at Aqua Prieta
in the territory where the Yaqui In
dians are becoming troublesome, the po-
sition of the United States government
might be altered
Governor Hobby Of Texas has notified
the state department that he will offer
no objection to the passage of the troops
through Texas, provided guarantees for
protection of Americans in northern Mex
leo can be obtained. Protests, however
are understood to have reached the state
department fran number of sources,
including senators from the border states
the basis being that the movement OF
the Mexican troops might result in an
other raid similar to that on Columbus,
N. NJ, after Mexican troops had passed
through the United States several years
ago
The situation in northern Mexico was
described as somewhat delicate Villa
has become advised of Carranza's request
and it is believed he ia waiting with suf.
I ficient forces to make negligible any ef-
fort on the part of the federal troops to
60 TO the relief of chihuahua City.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
VERMONT HoMEopArHIcs ELECT.
DR.. G. E. Morgan of Burlington Elected
President at Rutland.

Rutland, May 29.--At the 69th annual
meeting Of the Vermont Homeopathic
Medical society here yesterday the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
G. f. Morgan of Burlington; vice presi-
dent, FL. B. Denman of Springfield; sec
retary George l. Forbes of Burlington;
treasurer, r. s. Steele Of Montpelier;
censors, Edward Kirkland F. E. Steele
and Charles A. Gale; auditors, w. r.
Noyes, +. H. Everett and f. |. Hall; e;
legislative committee, E. L. Wyman, w.
B. Mayo, Sam Sparhawk, +. E. Steele,
C. A. Gale and G. l. Forbes.
In retiring from the Office of president
of the society, DIR. Edward Kirkland of
Bellows Falls made very eloquent re-
tiring address on the work accomplished
by the society throughout the state.
The principal address of the meeting was
made by DIR. Dewitt G. Wilcox of Bos-
ton, which proved to be very interesting
and enlightening. Papers were read by
DIR. Wyman of Manchester Center and
DR.. Forbes of Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
GERMAN COUNTER PROPOSALS.
FOR TREATY PEACE DELIVERED
TO ALLIES IN INSTALLMENTS
WILSON POINTS LESSON
OF MEMORIAL DAY

Washington, d. c., May 90.
President Wilson has cabled the
following Memorial day message
to the American people:
"My fellow countrymen: Memo
rial day wears this year an added
significance and | wish if only by
message to take part with you
in its observation and in express
ing the sentiments which it inevi
tably suggests. In observing the
day we commemorate not only the
reunion of our own country but
also now the liberation of the
world from one of the most Sc
rious dangers to which free gov
ernment and the free life Of men
were ever exposed. We have
buried the gallant and now inn
mortal men who died in this great
war of liberation with a new sense
of conservation. Our thoughts and
purpose now are consecrated TO
the maintenance of the liberty of
the world and of the union Of its
people in a single comradeship of
liberty and of right. II was for
this that our men conscientiously
offered their lives. They came to
the field Of battle with the high
spirit and pure heart of crusaders.
We must never forget the duty
that their sacrifice has laid upon
us of fulfilling their hopes and
their purpose to the utmost. This,
it seems TO me, is the impressive
lesson and the inspiring mandate
of the day. tSignedl
Woodrow Wilson"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
SOLELY BECAUSE OF ITS COAL.
Saar Is to Be Detached from Germany,
Says German Story.

Paris, Wednesday, May 2s.--In the
section treating on territorial questions,
the German counter proposals to the
terms presented by the allies says, ac-
cording to synopsis reaching Paris by
the way Of Basle, that "the territory of
the Saar inhabited by 100000 persons is
to be detached from the German empire
solely because of claims upon its coal"
1t is pointed out that during Is years
the territory is to be subject to the con-
troll of commission "in the nomination
of which the population has no choice. y
Regarding Schleiswig. Holstein, the
German reply remarks that the frontier,
which will be voted upon under the
stipulations of the treaty, goes much
farther even than the Danish govern
ment desires"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
FEW TAXATION CASES
WERE ACTED UPON
Assessors Report There Are Only 81
Women Eligible to Vote in Barre
Appeals on Appraisals Must
Be in BY To-day.

Only few taxation matters came be-
last night but large number Of unpaid
taxes of the years 1918 and 1914 were
reviewed. In most instances the names
of the delinquents on the two years
named were wiped off the list, although
in a few cases new clues TO the location
of the persons obligated were presented
by various members of the board. Frank
G. Rowland acted as chairman of the
meeting, and James Mackay was clerk.
H. A. lockwood was rebated on an err
ror of the assessors in making up his
grand list. B. Manini and Alberto Borgi
applied for rebate of collectors fees on
poll taxes because of an error of the
bookkeeper. The board refused TO grant
the rebate. Leonardo Spinoli was re-
bated his poll tax because he was in the
service. Silvio Cecchini got rebate on
his poll tax. Feliz Rizzi was rebated his
poll tax but the tax on his real estate
was maintained Earl f. Parker was
granted rebate on seven years taxes on
a piece Of real estate which he did not
own and on which some other person was
paying tax all the time.
Following the hearing of these cases,
the board went into conference with Tax
Collector George A. Morris on taxes CON
sidered uncolectible for some reason or
other There were approximately one
hundred names in the two lists, and. as
already stated, most of the names were
stricken off the list. With that, the
board adjourned without taking up any
later books of the tax collector.
Only 81 Women Voters in Barre.
The time for appeal to the assessors
on this years appraisals viii expire to-
day, and the assessors state that thus
far there have been very few appeals
made The 1919 grand list has not been
figured up, but it is expected that there
will be no material change from last
year. A loss of l55 in polls is the most
appreeiable change, due, of course, TO
many cases, but chiefly related to the
war
An odd fact in connection with the
1919 tax list is that only 81 women in
Barre took the trouble to register for
poll tax and thus enable them to vote
Heretofore real estate tax has made it
possible for them to vote in whatever
elections the law stipulated for females,
but this year no woman can vote, wheth-
er she be real estate owner or not, un.
less she has registered for the poll tax,
same as the men, The small number of
women so registering in Barre is in
marked contrast to the conditions in the
other cities and large towns Of the state,
in some of which the women poll tax
payers number several hundreds
Not great number of livestock,
horses, mules, etc, are enumerated this
years by the assessors in connection with
their other duties. For instance, there
are PAT cows, $50 horses, 81 shoats, II
young heifers, six mules, six bulls and
only two sheep in the city
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
BIG RUSH OF TROOPS
Have Arrived at New York--Kroonland
Brought Pennsylvania Troops.

New York, May 20.--More than 2l0o
officers and men of the 10th division
Irrational army, southern Pennsylvania
arrived here to-day from st. Nazaire on
the steamship Kroonland, which brought
altogether 3,sll troops.
Seventy-nine units included division
headquarters and a motor transport de-
taehment, AZ officers and 1876 men; 304th
engineers companies A to F, inclusive,
and detachments, 81 officers and ,495
meR; 304th train headquarters, three
officers and 40 men; and 3l6th infantry
companies l. and Fl and detachment of
X and Sd battalion headquarters and
sanitary detachment, IL officers and 366
men. These Pennsylvanians are assigned
to Camps Dix, Meade, Upton, Sherman,
Dodge and Grant
Also on the Kroonland were the head
quarters troop, three officers and IL men
of the 10th division, for Camps Dix and
Meade; l3 officers and 642 men of the
Goth engineers, for camps throughout the
country, eight officers and 397 men of
the 50lst engineers, mostly for camps
Dix and Upton: two officers and ia
men comprising the 64Sth aero squadron;
5s sick or wounded men, and casuals.
The steamship Cape May, from Bor-
deaux, brought 80 officers and 1895 men
Of the 326th infantry, SD division (all
American). These are draft troops from
all parts Of the country and are assigned
mostly TO Camps Upton, Devens, Dix,
Grant, Dodge, Gordon, Taylor, Meade,
Custer, Bowie and Shelby and Fort d.
A. Russell. The 326th details arriving
are field and staff headquarters, detach-
ment Of first battalion headquarters,
medical detaehments, machine gun com
pany and companies A, B, G, f, G, | and
The steamship Italia, from Marseilles,
brought 1907 troops. A majority Of
these are casuals, either discharged or
on furlough or still in service, these last
including seven from Massachusetts.
Units on the Italia included companies
A, B and G, aud headquarters, supply
and medical detaohments, nine officers
and AIS men of the 3l9th field signal bat
talon, oath division.
Forty.three officers and 1862 men of
the 18th division draft troops Of north
ern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New
York state and IA Virginia casuals ar
rived from Bordeaux on the steamship
Julia Luckenbach The 18th units com
prised A of the 309th infantry, small
detachments of the 3llth and 3l2th in
fantry, and companies A to Fl, inclusive,
and headquarters and supply companies
and sanitary and medical detachments,
and headquarters of the lst and Cd bat
talinns of the 3l0th infantry. These
troops are assigned to Is camps through
out the country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
COUNTY w. C. 7. U. CONVENTION
Will Be Held in East Barre June 3
and T.

The 36th annual convention of the
Washington county Woman's Christian
Temperance union will be held in East
Barre June and 4. The program is as
follows:
Tuesday morning -l0:45, devotional
meeting and welcome, pastor of the
church; response, the county general of
ficers; committees elected and other busi-
ness; 1880, reports of secretary and
treasurer department reports; II, noon
tide prayer, reports continued; l2:l5,
luncheon; l;l5 memorial service, Mrs.
Van Valkenburg; financial efforts for
jubilee, local presidents; other best work
in general, local secretaries; department
reports, report of resolution committee,
roll call and election of officers, secre-
taries' minutes, adjourn for supper; 7:l5,
prayer and praise meeting, Mrs. c. S.
Richmond; address of the evening, Mrs.
Van VallSenburg; offerings for our work,
Wednesday mornings, morning pray
er, Mrs. Cora Bates; $50, address, "The
Great Jubilee Drive" Mrs. NJ L. Pear
son, state president; O. adjourn, benedic-
tion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
GERMANY's OFFER.
Is Independent Partly on the Territorial
Arrangements.

Berlin, Wednesday, May tBy the As
sociated Press According to semi
official statement, the full indemnity
which Germany offers to pay in her coun-
ter proposals to the peace terms will in
clude sums going to Belgium against ad-
yances by the allies and also the value
Of all military and civil property sur
rendered by Germany since the armi-
stice.
It is further conditioned upon terrific
rial arrangements. That is, if the i'm
perial territory is reduced the sum tc
be paid must be correspondngly distrib'
uted, Alsace Lorraine and Posen, for in.
stance, bearing their proportionate share
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
GEN. c. ]. BAILEY WGN
FRENCH WAR CROSS
Commander of Wildcat Division Was
Also Made an Officer Of Legion Of
Honor Before Leaving
France.

Brest, May 20. All the troops of the
slst tWildcatD division are now home
ward bound The last contingents sailed
this morning on the steamers Won Steub-
en- and Finisterre. Major General c. j.
Bailey, commander of the division, is on
board the former vessel
Before sailing General Bailey was dec
grated with the French war cross with
palm, and made an officer of the legion
of honor.
These two steamers are bound for
Newport News
The steamer President Grant left here
last evening for Boston carrying 5000
men and officers of the service of supply.
American troops to the number of
100000 were repatriated through the port
of Brest during the month Of May
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
INVESTIGATING ALLEGATION.
That immigration Commission Presided
Where Wilson Was Criticized.

Washington, D. c., May 29.-Commis-
sion General Caminetti Of the immigra-
ton bureau announced to-day that the
bureau was giving 'its attention" to the
statement that Frederick c. Howe, i'm
migration commissioner at New York,
had presided at recent meeting in New
York at which President Wilson was
criticized.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
T. B. WRIGHT STATE DEPUTY.
Of the Knights of Columbus of Vermont
Elected in Burlington.

Burlington, May 20--The following
officers were elected at the closing meet
ing of the Knights Of Columbus of Yer
mont here; State Deputy, T. b. Wright,
Burlington; secretary, e. j. Howard, Bel.
lows Falls; treasurer, Arthur G. Moore,
Barre; state advocate, Walter f. Cleary,
Newport; state warden, John J. Smith,
Rutland; first alternate to national con
vention at Buffalo, John C. Hennessey,
Bellows Falls; second alternate, Frank
A. Brown, Montpelier, Rev. Joseph f.
ellis of Burlington was named as chap
lain.
The third degree was conferred on al
candidates, aud Rt, Rev. J. ]. Rice, bish-
op of the Catholic diocese of Burlington,
gave aITaddress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
MRS. RICHARDSON Is
SOMEWHAT MPORVEU
Bullets from Shotgun Entered Both
Arms and BreaSt---She Lost Much
Blood Before Reaching Hospital

The condition of Mrs. Ralph Richard.
son of Worcester, who was accidentally
shot by her son Wednesday, was as good
this morning as could be expected and
her physician gave her family consider.
able hopes of recovery. The reaction
from the bad spell she suffered yesterday
afternoon and last night had occurred
and this morning she was considered
much improved. The bone in the right
arm was badly crushed but the physi'
clans believe they will be able to save
the arm. The nerves are intact, for she
was able this morning TO move the
fingers and thumb on her hand. Het
breast was more injured than it appeared
at first Probably - shots entered it.
and il was also found at the hospital
that about 30 shots probably entered the
left arm. Her circulation was badly af
fected by her wounds.
The place where the affair took place
is hard one to reach by automobile,
The woman apparently had gone out of
doors, for there was blood about the yard
and large quantity in the room where
she stood when the shooting took place
Those who carried her out Of the bed
room, in which she had gone after the
shooting, could not get the stretcher into
the room but had to take the woman
who weighs about 100 pounds, to another
room in their arms She suffered great
deal from loss of blood but had great vi
tality. During yesterday afternoon but
little hope of her recovery was enter
tained
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
TELEPHONE BOOTH ROBBED.
Robber Pried OFF the Coin Box at Trolley
Waiting Room.

The pay box on the telephone appara-
tus in the pay station at the trolley com
pany's waiting room in the Aldrich build
ing was broken into during the early
part of last night, but it is not thought
that the robber got much money for his
trouble. Some sort of implement was
used to wrench the box loose, and the
apparatus was much damaged in the
operation. The waiting room was locked
at ll:lj last night by the conductor on
the last outgoing electric ear, according
to the statement of officials.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
FIUME BECOMES
INDEPENDENT
Settlement Of Italian Con-
troversy Said to Be
Certain
ITALIANS WILL GET
PART OF ISLANDS
Off Dalmatian Coast, But
Will Not Get cara
or Sebenito

Paris, May 29.It was stated in high
quarters this morning that settlement
Of the Adriatic question now is Ger
tainty as a result of the negotiations of
yesterday and last evening. Under this
settlement Fiume becomes an independ-
ent city.
The Italians viii receive certain of the
Dalmatian islands, but it is understood
that they will not get cara or Sebenito.