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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
TRADING IN AMERICAN MONEY.
Buyers in Windsor, Ont, Across River
from Detroit, Pay Per Cent Premium.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. lS.-Buyers in
Windsor, Ont, across the Detroit river
from this city, of American money, are
making high profits, according to a
leading Windsor banker, who declared
that 05 per cent of the approximately
$250,000 that monthly goes to Windsor
from here, is bought at premium.
A sign displayed in Windsor store
window this week reads; American
money bought here, highest prices
paid" the dealers price being seven
per cent. Chartered banks less than a
block away were taking all offerings at
eight per cent, it was stated. Retail
stores advertise in the newspapers that
they allow seven per cent on American
currency, while street car conductors
are making handsome profit.
Canadian holders of American Lib
erty bonds quoted then below par are
declared to be selling their bonds in
Detroit for American money which
they resell in Windsor at a profit, to
make up their losses. In Detroit, there
is a 10 per cent discount on Canadian
money and at many places it Is re-
fused entirely
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
WILL NOT BE GOAT"
Anti-SalOon League Throws Response
bility Back to Maynard.

New York, Dec. ls.--William II. An
derson, state superintendent Of the
Anti-Saloon league, replied last night
to Lieutenent Maynard's charges that
his original statement in regard to the
use of alcoholic liquors by army avia-
tors was "juggled" by the league. Mr.
Andersons statement follows:
"The Rnti Saloon league refuses to be
made the goat by Lieutenant Maynard
The only reply that we care to make to
his accusation that the league 'iuggIed'
his statement is the fact that we still
have in our possession, subject to in
spection by one reporter or any other
person who has any valid interest in
the matter, the original, typewriter
statement covered and identified by
lettcr signed by Lieutenant Maynard
and sent by him to us in response to
our request for statement for publici.
ty purposes.
lieutenant Maynard complains that
the league robbed it of its introductory
paragraph The only words left out
were:
In response to your request, l am
very glad to give you synopsis of my
observations in regard to the use of
alcoholic beverages in the air serv-
ice
'These words were omitted because
they were obviously surplusage and do
not in the slightest degree change the
meaning Save for this single excep-
tion the league gave out Lieutenant
Maynard's statement in full exactly as
received from him, with which the re-
sponsibility of the Anti-Saloon league
ceased"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
MAY BE NO NORMAL SCHOOL.
Such Are the Prospects for Vermont
Next Year.

Burlington, Dee lS-There is more
than possibility that Vermont will
be without normal school next year.
NJ. B. Hillegas, state superintendent Of
education, when seen at the Hotel Yer
mont yesterday, said that unless some
thing turned up that would be the sit
uation. The schools at Johnson and
Castleton must be closed in August, in
the opinion of the attorney general,
and no other place for school has been
selected While the legislature author
ized the establishment OF a central
normal school, it provided no money TO
build or operate one, and no private
donations seem forthcoming for such
cause.
There has been falling off in the de-
mand for normal school education of
about 20 per cent this year, and there
are at present only about 60 students
in the normal schools. The reason for
this is that the salaries Of teachers are
so low that there are no attractions in
that profession. Pupils who attend
schools can 60 right out into business
and earn more than those who taught
them. The last bulletin issued BY the
government shows decrease in the
number training to be teachers of about
10 to 20 per cent, and that il just about
the rate in Vermont.
When asked regarding the disposi.
tion Of the schools which are to be dis
continued next August, Mr.. Hillegas
stated that while the state board of
education had been al work on this
pi aposition, there was absolutely moth.
ing to report at this time. No plans
have been made for the disposition OF
the buildings and no plans haze been
decided on as what can be done for the
training Of teachers. Even the subject
Of the customary summer training
schools. has not been gone into with
any result.
The central training school for teach
ers will be difficult thing to finance
unless some individuals give money,
for, while the Carnegie foundation gives
money to educational institutions, it
usually takes up institutions financed
by individuals and not state institu-
tions
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
AS Result of Compromise
of Antitrust Case With
the Government
THEY MAY DIVIDE
IN SMALL BRANCHES
Negotiations H ave Been
Going On for Some
Time

Washington, d. G., Dec. ls.-Negotia.
tions between the meat packers and
the government, il became known to-
day, have been going on for some time
with the object of compromising the
antitrust prosecution which is still in
the stage Of grand jury investigation.
1t is understood that one of the
plans considered Is the withdrawal Of
the packers from side lines, such as
the wholesale grocery business, which
various reports of the federal trade
commission have charged them with
seeking to dominate
The grand jury proceedings, begun in
Chicago, were interrupted by decision
Of the governments attorneys and for
time there was prospect of its being
transferred to New York. Meanwhile
negotiations were begun, at whose in
stance, it has not been disclosed, but
which it was planned would remove
some of the causes Of the governments
complaints. 1t is understood that the
packers represented that they already
had begun withdrawing from the gro
Gerry business and were willing to carry
the plan still further.
Plans also have been under consider
alton by some Of the packers for the
division of their corporations into sep
arate entities somewhat such A. the
Standard Oil and American Tobacco
companies accepted after the supreme
courts dissolution decree
Attorneys for the big five packers
were in conference again to-day with
officials of the department of justice
Assistant Attorney General Garyin,
with whom the packers counsel CON
ferred, said there would be no state
ment until late to-day, indicating that
settlement might be imminent At
torney General Palmer said, however,
no agreement had yet been reached.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
FINE SCHOOL CONCERT
In Keeping with Christmas Season Pre-
sented By Eighth Grade.

Over 200 parents and friends of the
eighth grade of the Spaulding school
attended very interesting and pleas
ing entertainment at the Spaulding as
sembly hall last evening, when over 100
Of the lS0 eighth-g graders presented
program Of 20 numbers The work Of
the program. including the eighth grade
orchestra, was the accomplishment of
five teachers, preparing the same in
less than two weeks. The opening cho-
rus, Welcome Song which was sung
in four parts, was the good beginning
Of the program The little farce, Rug
giles Christmas was taken very well
and the singing of I'VE Three Kings,
representing the wise men, brought no
little applause from the audience. The
three kings were in the persons of Viii
liam MacRae. John Quaranta and Jo-
seph Henes, with chorus. This was
followed by a group song, Come All Ie
Faithful and reading by Miss lsa
belle Marion. A piano duet was rem.
dered by Misses Mary Brunette and
Eloise Ballard Miss Geanette Croteau
PLAYED a pleasing violin solo and the
reading by Miss Josephine Cheryalli
should not 20 unmentioned Two more
group songs were rendered, 70 Little
Town of Bethlehem and Christmas
Song" The Indian farce, "Peggy's
Presence of Mind delighted the audi
enee. This was followed by song by
Miss Dorothy Humphrey. Two more
group songs followed, which were APP
plauded for encores. The song of Miss
Jennie David was very much enjoyed.
The part songs which followed were
very good and showed some very fine
talent as well as reflectiHg hard work
done by the teachers. The last number
on the program was most impressive
when the lights were all turned low
and the members of the chorus of chill
dren marched from the stage with
lighted candles.
The whole program was mentioned
by many of the parents as being an
expression of fine work on the part of
the teachers and thorough cooperation
between parent, student and teacher
The / piece orchestra was another re-
heetion of patience and labor on the
part of the teachers. As before said,
the orchestra was formed in less than
two weeks and with material entirely
from the grades. There are several
other pupils who are able to play in
the orchestra after a few weeks prac-
tice This grade promises some fine
talent for the high school freshman
class next year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
NoRTHFIELD HOLDS RECORD.
Was Coolest Spot in the Present Frigid
Area.

Washington, D. c., Dec lS.-Below
zero temperatures We're registered last
night and early to-day in parts Of New
York state and New. England. The
lowest temperature reported to the
weather bureau was % below at North
field, VT, while the next was 20 below
at Canton. n. Y.
Zero temperature was registered in
New York City. at Boston, it was six
below, at Albany eight below and at
Buffalo two below. Philadelphia and
Atlantic City showed four above; Bal
timore eight above and Washington
10 above
The weather bureaus forecast said
temperatures would moderate some.
what in The middle Atlantic and New
England states and the lower lakes re-
gion during tonight and Friday
While the cold wave east Of the Mis-
sissippi is a severe one, it was said at
the weather bureau no temperature
records were broken even for this early
in the season. While the weather will
moderate somewhat tonight, the Off
cia forecaster said cold weather would
continue for the present and the out
look was for snow hurries in the mid
die Atlantic and New England states
tonight and tomorrow
Cold weather continues general over
the west plateau, but comparatively
mild Temperatures prevail over the
west gulf states and on the eastern
slopes Of the Rocky mountains.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
RUN ON BOSTON BANK
CAUSED IT TO CLOSE
Old South Trust Co. Closed Under Or
ders of the State Bank Com
missioner.

Boston, Dec. l8.-The Old South
Trust company, one of the smaller
banking institutions of the city, closed
its doors to-day under orders from
State Bank Commissioner Augustus l..
Thorndike. The closing followed a run
on the bank.
Failure OF the bank TO make clear
ing house connections" was said by the
bank commissioner to have precipitated
the run. The company's troubles, he
said were due TO the fact that ii held a
lot of t'slow paper" and had made
loans that We're mot readily collect
ible.
Il believe the bank will liquidate in
full and leave substantial amount
over for stockholders, Bank Commits
sioner Thorndike declared.
The bank commissioner took over the
institution under the state laws, by
which he is authorized TO act when he
regards conditions as unsafe He will
remain in charge of its affairs until
they are settled. Deputy Commissioner
Charles w Levi was installed by the
commissioner as his representative at
the offices of the trust company.
The offices are in the Old South build.
ing on Washington street, Many of the
depositors Of the bank .were stenog-
raphers and other employees Of down
town office buildings They are mem
bers, in large numbers, OF the com
pany's Christmas club, plan by which
weekly savings were accepted, to be
had in one disbursement at Christmas
time. Whether all the checks in pay
ment of Christmas club members had
gone ont could not be learned to-day.
No statement on this, or any other
phase of the situation, was made by
bank officials.
Only small number participated in
the run on the bank to-day, and it was
scarcely noticed in the crowds and ex.
citement of Christmas shopping At
the noon hour, however, when the
stenographers and other depositors out
for their luncheons found the doors
closed and the bank commissioner an
nounoement posted, the groups grew,
and anxiety was manifested by some.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
Supreme Council Locates
Division Between Ga
licia and Bukowina
SCAPA FLOW FLEET
COMPENSATION TALK
Several Propositions for a
Settlement Have Been
Presented

Paris, Dec. lS.-The question OF the
compensation Germany should make
for the sinking of the Scapa Flow feet
was again before the supreme council
to-day. Louis Loucheur, minister of
reconstruction, and Georges Laygues,
the minister OF marine of the French
cabinet, made reports on the discus
sions that had taken place between the
allied and German experts over the
compensation problem. Several prop.
ositions were presented to the coun-
Gil but no definite decision was reached
One more boundary question was
settled by the council to-day when it
delineated the frontier between Cali
cia and Bukowina.
The council met at the French min.
stry of foreign affairs with Jules
Cambon presiding in the absence of
Premier Clemeneeau.
Chancellor Renner OF Austria, having
secured action by the council for the
relief Of the Austrian people, will leave
Paris this evening.
No meeting was set for to-day be-
tween the allied representatives and
the German experts on shipping affairs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
ROAD RESPONSIBILITY.
Team Driver Let His Horses Collide
with an Automobile.

The secretary of state this morning
received few automobile accident re-
ports. These include one from Earle
Williams of Bennington, former
Montpelier boy. 1t appears that his
automobile ran into G. H. Graves Of
Bennington, president Of the First Ma
tional bank of that village, The man
was not much injured The report
states that Williams did not see the
man until very close to Mr.. Graves.
c. H. Dodge of Bethel reports that
his automobile ran into team recent
ly, that he saw the team coming with
out any driver and that he stopped his
machine, but the horses continued to
come toward his machine and that as
they walked into the front end of the
car, he yelled and then the man pulled
himself from under the blankets, APP
parently in the bottom of the wagon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
BODY OF WOMAN
FOUND ON AN
UPPER STORY
The Abbottsford, an Exclu-
sive Apartment House in
the Back Bay, Was Swept
by Fire Early To-day
Many People Had to Be
Led Out by Firemen.

Boston, Dec. l7.--Fire in the Alb
bottsford, an exclusive apartment ho-
tel in the Bay Bay district, caused the
death of two persons and drove nearly
fifty Others to the street early to-day.
William s. Whitney, a construction
engineer, was fatally injured when he
jumped from a third-story window and
Mrs. Frances +. Cole was found burned
to death on the fifth floor by firemen.
Several persons were overcome by
the heavy smoke that filed the build
ing and we're led out by tiremen. Most
of those above the first floor escaped
by means Of the fire escape or lad
ders.
The origin of TIE fire was unknown
and was believed TO have started in the
basement. The worst damage was done
on the fifth and sixth floors where the
fire broke through the interior air
shafts.
The occupants OF the Abbotsford,
many of them prominent in society,
were turned out of their apartments
into conditions Of bitter cold, with the
temperature below zero Several Of the
young women who lived there are
members Of the exclusive Vincent club
and sewing circle.
The bld Handicapped the tiremen,
water freezing as it fell, coating ev
erything with ice and endangnring the
work of rescue. Two tiremen went
over an icy ladder to the second story
to rescue the canary birds of woman
who had herself been carried out a
few minutes before.
Mr.. Whitney, who was consulting en-
gneer for the American Woolen com
pany, had started down the fire es-
cape with his wife, the latter being
assisted by iremen, when burst Of
flames through third floor window
ignited his night clothing and he
jumped to the ground, sustaining ia
tai injuries. Mrs. Whitney suffered
severe cuts and burns, but will recover.
Mrs. Cole, who was suffocated, was so
years of age.
The monetary loss was estimated at
$4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
MOTHER OF BLAKE BOY
CALLED TO TESTIFY
Mrs. James Blake Is Accused of Cast
ing Boy Into the Ocean Last
Friday Night.

Atlantic City, N. J., Dec IS. Seven
teen witnesses, including Mrs. James
Blake and her husband, have been sum
moned to appear tonight at the coro.
ner's inquest over the death of Mrs
Blake's fve-vear old son, Buddy" She
is charged with numbering him by
casting him into the ocean from the
Ventor fishing pier last Friday night
On the finding of the coroner's in
quiry will probably depend whether the
prisoner, who still is in the city hos
pital will be committed to an asylum, or
to the county jail to await trial on the
murder charge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
SENATE INVESTIGATES
COAL SETTLEMENT
Committee Summoned Attorney Gen
eral Palmer to Appear Friday
or Saturday.

Washington, D. G., Dec ls.--The Sem
ate committee investigating the coal
situation will hear either tomorrow or
Saturday Attorney General Palmer's
explanation of the basis of the agree
ment which ended the strike OF btu
minous miners and resulted in the res.
ignation Of Fuel Administrator Gar
field.
Mr. PALMER was in Chicago when the
committee decided to hear him and he
Immediately cancelled his speaking en-
gagements in Little Rock and Okla
homa City, where he was to speak on
the high cost Of living.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18

London, Dec Is. The real reason
why the Dublin Freeman S Journal was
suppressed is given in Dublin dis
patch to the Herald, The organ Of or
ganized labor. The dispatch says that
the raid upon the plant was not made
because of the newspapers alleged in
reference with the recruiting of special
constabes, as was stated in Parliament
but was a result Of the newspapers at
tacks upon the Irish administration.
1t is asserted that the journal al.
legged certain known criminals were al.
lowed immunity from prosecution be-
cause the government was employing
them. The correspondent says IL is
firmly believed that detectives Down
ing and Barton, who were slain in Dub.
lin recently, were shot, not by Sim
Feiners, but criminals "of the yilest
type, whose identity is known to the
government, but who are LETT un-
touched because the castle wishes the
murders to be attributed to the Sim
Fein." This charge, he says. is mot
made without evidence" adding: oMen
of sober judgment accuse the Castle
Camarilla with preparing foul polit-
ical crime similar to that committed in
l79S."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
But 1t Made People in New
England Shiver This
Morning
NORTHFIELD REPORT
WAS % BEL 81
Train Schedules ~ Up
set and Wiz &ervice
Handicapped

Boston, Dec lS.--I was six degrees
below zero here to-day. The oldest in
habitant shivered as he recalled cold
days Of other years, but admitted he
knew of no ehillier December Is. The
weather bureau with records running
back nearly half century, reported
that it was the coolest December Is in
its annals, reading of three above in
1875 being the previous low mark for
this date.
Elsewhere in New England, the pinch
was more severe. The exposed wealth
er stations at Greenville, Me-, and
Northfeld Vt, reported % below.
Eastport, Me. with minus reading of
IL degrees; Burlington, VT, and Con-
cord, n. FL, with II and 10 below,
respectively, were other cold spots.
Farther south conditions were milder,
Block Islands minimum being zero and
Nantucket being the only point in New
England to report that the mercury
had risen above zero at a. m. with
six above.
The coolest hour was between and
this morning, and one result was TO
upset train schedules during the COM
muting rush. Trains on all railroads
entering the city were in confusion,
running from minutes to hours behind
time. The clang Of the fire apparatus
was heard through the guburbs during
the night, as fremen were called To
quench flames caused by attempts TO
thaw out frozen pipes. Telephone and
telegraph services were affected to
considerable degree, wires swapping un-
der the contraction caused by the cold
One service had 600 reports Of trou-
bic before it this morning; another
had go.
With the appearance Of the sun the
mercury rose and the weather fore
caster predicted that the temperature
would continue to rise slowly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
JURY FAILED TO AGREE.
In the Marlboro Street Tunnel Wreck
Case.

Mineola, N. y, Dec lS.-The SUI
preme court jury, before which John J.
Dempsey, former superintendent Of the
New York Consolidated Railway com
Pany, was tried for manslaughter in
connection with the Marlboro street
tunnel wreck in Brooklyn a year ago,
when nearly 30 persons lost their lives,
was discharged to-day when it re-
ported it had failed to agree upon a
verdict. The jury deliberated % hours.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
WAS wELL-KNowN MILL MAN.
William S. Whitney Who Lost His Life
in Boston Fire.

Lawrence, Mass, Dee. .ls.--William
S. Whitney, who lost his life in a Bos
ton fire to-day, was for many years
consulting engineer for the American
Wooden company and had fine resi-
dence in this city. For several weeks
he had been living with his wife in
Boston, where they had gone to spend
the winter. Mn. Whitney was born in
Beverly, and he attended the Nassachu-
setts Institute of Technology.
He first entered mill work in Fall
River in minor position and came to
Lawrence about 25 years ago, first hav-
ing supervision of mechanical work in
the Washington mills. He rose rapidly
and when the American Woolen com
pany was formed he was made consult
ing engineer of the company.
Besides his wife, he leaves a son,
Lawrence Whitney of Pittsfield, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
FAIL TO IDENTIFY
COUCHLM As YECG
Man Arrested in Toledo While Dispos-
ing of Bonds Probably Was Not
in Randolph, Mass,
Robbery.

Randolph Mass, Dec. is. ,Ioseph E.
Coughlin, who is under arrest at Toll
edo, o., was apparently not one Of the
gunmen who looted the Randolph Saw
ings bank of $4,000 month ago. Three
persons who were bound and gagged by
the robbers n. Irving Tolman. treas.
urer of the bank, Miss Frances NJ. How
ard, his assistant, and George S. Gid
den, customer all failed to identify
the picture Of Coughlin as that of one
of their four assailants. Coughlin was
arrested when he attempted TO dispose
of bonds said to be part OF the loot of
the band.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
Barre Retail Merchants, ASSN. Inc.

In order to cooperate with the mem
bers of the local American Legion, to
make their entertainments on Thurs
day and Friday evenings pronounced
success, all stores, members of the
above association, will be closed at $3.50
p. m. on those days. Commencing with
Saturday, Dec. 20, all of the above
stores will remain open evenings, in
cluding Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Dec. %, 23 and 24. Per order
Barre Retail Merchants Association.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
SUGAR LEGISLATION
GETS SETBACK
Because of Protracted Opposition De-
bate on Amendments Broadening
Powers of Sugar Board.

Washington, d. G., Dec. lS.- Sugar
legislation received another setback in
the Senate to-day when advocates of
the bill to extend federal sugar control
and licensing during 1920 were unable,
because of protracted opposition debates
to bring to a vote the House amend
ments broadening the powers proposed
for the United States sugar equaliza.
tion board.