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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
OLD RESIDENT OF pLAINFIELD.
Moses Colby Died Saturday at Daugh-
ter's Home on Trow Hill

Moses Colby died Saturday at the
home of his daughter, Mrs Henry Breb-
ner Of Irow hill, having been sick since
last April and being in the hospital
three months of the time
Mr.. Colby was born in Plainfield
Feb %. 1886, on the farm now owned
by Arthur Dix, the youngest son Of
Moses and Eunice Goodrich Colby.
Around 80 years ago he married Miss
Ellen Simpson and went onto the farm
near Center Corner, where he lived un-
iii he was taken i'll and was carried TO
the Barre City hospital Later he was
moved to his daughters
He is survived by his daughter, Mrs.
Myrtle Brebner, and two grandchildren.
Maude and Bert Colby, who live at
Granite1ille with their mother, widow
of his son, Fred, who died several years
ago. There are several nieces and
nephews. Mrs. Colby died several years
ago.
Mr.. Colby was a quiet, hard working
man and a good neighbor
The funeral will be held from Mrs
Brebner's home Tuesday at II o'clock,
and interment will be in the Plainfeld
Center cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
INCREASED PAY; STRIKE ENDS.
Engineers on Ocean and coastwise
Towboats Resume Work.

New York, Nov. PA strike Of en-
gineers on ocean and coastwise tow
boats called six weeks ago has been
settled by the granting of increased
pay, It was announced here to day at
the Office Of the Marine Engineers Ben
eticial association. Chief engineers, it
was said. were granted 1915 month,
as against the former pay of Sl05, and
assistant engineers $205 as against
$l65. Demands Of the men for a sec
ond assistant engineer was not granted,
Owners Of HolStein- Fresian cattle
may be interested to learn that King
Segis Pontiac Alcartra. known
throughout the country as the prize
stock Of John Arfmann, the noted cat
tie breeder, is dead. The animal died
at Mr.. Arfmann's stables in Middle
town. n. Y. His death was very mys-
terious and for this reason Mr.. ART
mann has begun an investigation.
Mr. and Mrs. D. w. Smith of More
town were business visitors in Barre
day.
0. H. Hale is spending the week in
Boston on business.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
GERMANS APATHETIC
OYER SENATE DEADLOCK
One Paper Thinks the Issue in Senate
Was More or Less of
Political Matter.

Berlin, Sunday, Nov % (By the As
sociated PressL- Failure OF the United
States Senate to ratify the treaty be
tween the allied powers and Germany
il considered the result Of partisan pol
tics by Die Zeit, which comments to-
day upon the situation
"We must aecustOm ourselves TO the
fact that the peace treaty, upon which,
for us, life and future depend, is treat
ed in America largely as a political
party matter" says the newspaper.
Not because the treaty displeased the
Republicans, who were more inimical
10 Germany than the Democrats nor
because they find the conditions too
hard for Germany do they wish to dis
,redit him and his party in the coming
,lections
at is plain now that President Will
,on had no right to act as the protag-
,nist of the league of nations nor to
make promises to the European people
Tor the fulfillment of which he was unA
lbe to rely even ON his own people"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
SUGAR CARDS GIVEN OUT.
But Only 1872 Were Called for This
Forenoon.

Only 1872 sugar cards were passed out
this morning by Attorney II. W. Scott
in the city court room between the
hours of a. m. to II p. m With no
greater demand than this, 1t is very ey-
ident that the sugar shortage in many
families is not as critical in Barre as
many would want to believe. A recol-
lection of the last Inauguration of the
card system brings picture of large
group of people waiting in line in or
der to secure one of these cards, and
this line did not diminish noticeably
for two or three days.
A. G.. IIaPoint was the first pur-
chaser of a sugar lard this morning.
These cards, which are sold for five
cents, are effective for a year and al
low the holder to secure certain
amount of sugar each week for every
person in the family of the purchaser,
the amount being determined by the
large number in the center Of the card
Only this specified amount can be Sc
cured on the card each week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
So the Operators and Min
ers Adjourn Confer
ence Till Tuesday
WAITING TO SEE WHAT
THE PUBLIC WILL PAY
The Fuel Administrator Is
Supposed to Determine
That Question

Washington, ID. G., Nov. 24.-Opera-
tors and miners of the central competi-
tive bituminols coal field marked time
to-day in their negotiations for new
wage scale while awaiting decision
by Fuel Administrators Garfield as to
what proportion, if any, of the ad-
vance should be paid by the public.
When the wage scale committees met
this morning, the operators obtained
an adjournment until tomorrow, at
which time they expect DR.. Garfield
will be prepared to make statement
based on further investigation of the
facts connected with the coal indus
try.
Two separate proposals are before
the committees. One is the offer of the
operators for an increase of 20 per
cent for day work and Is cents ton
for mining, and the other is the demand
of the miners for wage increase Of
40 per cent and a seven-bour day
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
COPIES OF PAPERS SEIZED.
Declares Lloyd George Is More Concili-
atory Toward Russian Bolsheviki.

Paris, Nov. "a (Havas) One thous-
and copies of the newspaper La Feuille
which is published in Geneva and the
circulation of which is forbidden in
France because of its bolshevik tenden
cies, were seized by the police yester-
day, according to the Press de Paris.
One of the articles printed in the
newspaper stated there were signs that
Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain
was taking a more concihtory attitude
toward the Russian soviet government.
1t said an inter-allied conference would
be held in London soon to study the
Russian question and expressed the
opinion that peace between the allies
and bolshevik Russia was not far dis
tant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
INQUIRE INTO DELAY
ON DEPARTING RADICALS
Congressional Committee Finds made
quate Machinery and Shortage
of Help at Ellis
Island.

New York, Nov. 24.--Formal inquiry
into the causes Of delay in deportation
of radical aliens held at Ellis Island
was begun to-day by members of the
House committee on immigration, head
ed by Representative Albert johnson
of Washington
The committee made tour of inves-
tigation of the immigration offices yes
terday and discovered, according to Mr.
Johnson, that lack of adequate machin-
cry and employees was greatly hamper
ing the work of handling aliens
In a statement last night Chairman
johnson SAIL that radical Russians
were being smuggled into the United
States from Mexico a. the rate of
about 100 a day.
Byron II. Uhl, acting immigration
commission, was the first witness. He
testified that 20 alleged anarchists, in
Guiding two women, were being held at
the island under warrants of arrest and
nine Others under warrants of deporta-
ton. Hearings have been given "a of
the cases. He explained that he had
dn gEt bt6il ulldDlc w ItNACN bHb huu-
ings Of the examining board because
Of the delay in getting transcripts Of
the testimony resulting from a short
age of stenographers
Mr.. Uhl also repeated what he told
the committee informally Saturday
that of the 80 aliens, 30 of them were
alleged anarchists, brought here from
Seattle, Wash, last spring, only seven
were deported, and the majority Of the
remainder released on bond or parole.
Commissioner Uhl also told the com
mittee that l3 persons, mostly stow
aways, had escaped from the island
since June He attributed this to the
shortage of able.b bodied watchmen,
stating that he was forced to carry a
number OF old and decrepit watchmen
on the payroll because they had no 9TH
er means of support,
In response to a request from the
committee, Mr.. Uhl said that he was
unable to furnish record OF the an
archists deported during the past two
years because he had no record of such
deportations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
WIDELY KNOWN ALIENIST.
Dr.. Allan McLane Hamilton Died at
Great Darlington, Mass.

Great Darlington, Mass, Nov "a
DR.. Allan McLane Hamilton of New
York, widely known alienist and spe-
cialst on nervous diseases, died sudden
ly at his summer residence here yester-
day. DR. Hamilton. who was born in
Brooklyn in lS4S, was a grandson of
Alexander Hamilton.
He testified for the government as an
expert in the trial of Guiteau, assassin
of President Garfield and appeared in
many other noted criminal trials. He
was the author of medical and other
books and for three years was profes
sor of mental diseases at the Cornell
university medical college.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
MEXICO HAS
NOT REPLIED
To United States Demand
for the Immediate Re-
lease of Jenkins
MEXICAN CABINET
DISCUSSED CASE
Conference Was Held Fri
day with Governor of
Puebla Present

Washington, d. c., Nov. 24.-The
American governments note demand
ing the immediate release of William
0. Jenkins. American consular agent at
Puebla, is understood to have been
considered by the Mexican cabinet last
Friday, the state department an
nounced to-day. Governor Cabrera of
Pueba was present, but the depart
ment's advices did not say what ac-
tion If any, was taken.
The departments statement follows:
"The department has not yet re-
ceived the answer of the Mexican gov
ernment to the American note calling
for the immediate release of William o.
jenkins, the American consular agent
at Puebla. Mexico, who was re-arrest-
ed and put in the penitentiary shortly
after his release by kidnappers near
Pueba. 1t is understood that the Mex
lean cabinet had the note under con
sideration Friday and that Governor
Cabrera of Puebla was called in from
Puebla for report"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
A oNE-SToP FLIGHT
Across Continent Will Be Tried by
Maynard.

Mineola, n. ", Nov. "a. 4.-Leuteuant
Melvin w, Maynard, one of the win
ners in the army's recent transconti-
METAL air race, viii start from here
Wednesday or Thursday morning on
his attempted oncstop country
fight, it was announced to-day. He
plans to fly direct to Dallas, Texas,
where he will rest over night and then
go on the next day to San Diego, Cal
Lieutenant Maynard will use a spe-
cially designed De Haviland four ma
chine, known as the Greyhound The
machine is capable of attaining speed
of $50 miles an hour, A mechanic will
be carried as passenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
"WILSON DEAD HOAX
BEING INVESTIGATED
Vice-President Marshall Was Inter
rupted While Making Address
at Atlanta Last Night.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov 24.-State and
city officials to-day were investigating
the hoax perpetrated here last night
by an unidentified man who telephoned
to the city auditorium, where Vice
President Marshall was speaking, that
President Wilson was dead and that
Washington was calling Mr.. Marshall.
After Mr. Marshall had announced
the message to the audience women be-
gan to weep and at the request of Gov
crnor Dorsey, minister offered pray
er.
Persons leaving the auditorium
spread the report over the town and
services at several churches were
abruptly ended
Meanwhile Mr. Marshall communicat-
ed with the Associated Press and
learned that the report Of the presi-
dents death was without foundation.
Governor Dorsey Immediately offered a
reward of $l00 for the arrest of the
man who telephoned the false report.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
EUROPEAN SITUATION CRITICAL
But Can Be Settled By Wise Leaders,
Says Touring Chilean.

Rio Janeiro Sunday, Nov. 23--
Eleodor Yanez, head Of the Chilean
diplomatic and commercial mission to
the United States and European coun.
tries, who has been absent from Chile
for the past eight months, arrived here
to-day from Europe ON board the
steamer Andes, en- route to Chile by
way of Buenos Aires.
Senior Yanez said he considered the
present situation of former European
belligerents as very grave and very
delicate. but was convinced the crisis
would pass provided wise leaders were
chosen, He thought that South Amer
lean governments might take energetic
measures to prevent labor troubles from
spreading on this continent and eX-
pressed the opinion that the prohibi.
tion of the entry OF anarchists and
other radicals to South American coun-
tries should not be delayed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
REDS REPORT SUCCESS.
Claim to Be Making Advances Against
Cen Denil1ine.

London, Nov. q. Continued ad-
vances against General Denikine and
Admiral kolchak's forces are claimed
in the Russian soviet communique re-
ceived by wireless to-day The bolshe-
wiki are asserted to be fast approach
ing Tsaritz on the lower Volga. They
report the capture of nearly 500 pris-
oners in the region of Tsaref, and 900
in the vicinity of Omsk. Three hundred
prisoners were taken when Lbistech-
ensk was occupied
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
FIRE IN BURLINGTON.
Loss of $4,000 Sustained in Ware
house Saturday Night.

Burlington, Nov. 24.Loss Of $4,000
was sustained Saturday night in a fire
which burned out the storehouse Of
Ferguson & Adsit and A. D. Pease. Sew
eral fremen we're overcome by smoke
and had to be hauled out by their com
panions. The cause of the fire is not
known, but the outbreak coming so
soon after the severe loss sustained
BY the Vermont Hardware Co. a week
ago and several smaller fires between
them has caused considerable alarm
lest there be an incendiary at work
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24

Paris, Nov. 24--The sudden depart
ure Of the commission headed by Herr
Won Simson delegated by the German
government to sign for Germany the
protocol guaranteeing enforcement of
the peace treaty and to exchange rati-
fications of the document, is regarded
in American peace delegation circles
as having close connection with the
news Of the adjournment of the United
States Senate without ratifying the
treaty.
The American opinion, however, does
not agree with the majority of French
criticisms that the Germans are using
the failure of the Senate to ratify the
treaty as pretext for avoiding fulfill
ment of the peace terms. 1t is sug-
gested that the Germans are hesitating
because they are confronted with sit
uation in which the absence of Ameri-
can members from the commissions
charged with supervision of execution
of the treaty. depriyes them of what
they are supposed to consider as a
counter poise to the points of view of
their former European enemies.
The supreme councils note to the
German delegation is understood to be
sort of summons to the Germans to
make known whether they want to
sign the protocol and make the treaty
effective or not. Tt is not understood
TO be collched as an ultimatum.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
TO STUDY CONDITIONS
Relative to Posts, Telegraphs and Tele-
phones in Europe

Rome, Nov. 23An immediate meet
ing Of experts from all countries with
view to ameliorating the situation
relative to posts, telegraphs and tele-
phones was decided upon to-day by the
supreme economic council The French
delegate asked that the council cooper
ate closely with the league of nations,
but decision on this point was deferred
until the next session, which will be
held in Paris in January. In the mean
time the council will investigate the
economic situation in Europe and will
maintain contact with the economic
section of the league of nations.
1t was agreed by the delegates that
it was necessary to adopt all means of
maintaining an interallied economic or
ganization, which, it was said, would be
particularly indispensable next spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
IRISH BANK CLERKS TO STRIKE
If Bank Directors Fail to Recognize
Clerks Union.

Dublin, Sunday, Nov. %. Bank
clerks throughout Ireland will strike
on Dec. /, unless the directors OF the
banks consent to recognize their union,
an action which they have hitherto re-
fused to take This was decided upon
at a conference of the Irish Bank
Clerks union here to-day. Fifty-six
delegates at the meeting voted unani.
mously in favor of the strike, which
will affect 5000 out Of total Of 300
bank clerks in Ireland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
FALSELY LABELED wHIsKEY
Was the Charge Brought Against a
Wealthy Chicago Man.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-Lieut Col Francis
y. A. Junkin, an official of the war con
tract department in Washington, was
held to the grand jury on bonds of
$1,000 to-day, when arraigned before
United States Commissioner Foote on a
charge Of labelling a shipment Of liquor
to Washington as music records. Lieut.
Col. Iunkin is wealthy Chicagoan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
ALLIES ASK GERMANY
IF SHE PLANS TO SIGN
PROTOCOL OR DECLINE
AMERICANS WILL SIGN
BULGARIAN TREATY
Ceremonies Are Due to Take Place at
Neuilly, France, on Thurs
day.

Paris, Nov. 24-The American dele
gates TO the peace conference, not hav-
ing received instructions to the con
trary, will sign the Bulgarian peace
treaty, unless there are new develop
ments before Thursday The ceremony
viii take place in the mayors offices at
Neuilly.
Frank L. Polk, American under see
retary of state, will probably sign for
the United States.
NJ. Stambuliwsky, the Bulgarian pre-
mier, whose credentials were verified
to-day at the foreign Office, will sign
for Bulgaria.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
DEER HUNTER DIED
FROM LOSS OF BLOOD
Frank Have Of Beecher Falls Was
Shot in Ankle While Far from
Human Habitation.

Beecher Falls, Nov "a Frank
Hawes. car repairer for the Maine Cen
trail road, accidentally shot by one Of
a hunting party while deer hunting in
New Hampshire, died Saturday morn
inc. The shot entered above one ankle,
but he was far from any house and
lost great amount OF blood, which
was the cause of his death He leaves
his wife and three children
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
COMMUNITY HOUSE ORGANIZED
AT Meeting of 400 People in Congrega-
tional Church Last Night.

Special singing and a prayer by Rev.
b. 9. Lipsky opened the most interest
ing and successful of the meetings in
the interest of the community house
which was held last evening in the Con-
gregational church. Over 400 people
turned out to hear the plans and for
the organizing of the project,
Rev. +. L. Goodspeed opened the
meeting and said that it was the work
OF no church, yet the work of all
churches, which well describes the mat
ter. L. G. Rowland. introduced as chair
man, began by taking DR. Goodspeed's
Thought and expanding it, saying the
meeting was no ones, yet it was every
ones. Quoting the general testimony,
ne said that the community house was
sore necessity. He called upon Rev,
b. 9. Lipsky, who had not been at the
other meetings.
Rev. Mr.. Lipsky responded briefly
but to the point. He said the general
amusements offered in our city, as in
many others, were commercialized We
should offer social facilities which
should be sustained by the churches.
He said the work would tend to bring
the people together in common unity.
Mr. Rowland took the floor again and
asked that the clergy report the names
of candidates for the officers of the
community project. DR.. Goodspeed,
representing the clergy, read first the
name of Mr.. Rowland for president,
called for other nominations and then
asked for a vote and declared il in favor
Of Mr.. Rowland. He read the other
names which,. through the president,
were acted upon These names were
read; For vice president, Mrs. w. T..
Shepard secretary, George Il. Maker;
treasurer, c. NJ. Wiley; directors,
James f. Higgins, James Mackay,
Clyde w. Perry, Mrs. A. G. Preble, A. B..
Lane, William Barclay, A, A. Boyce and
Miss Louise Gridley
Mr. Rowland opened the meeting to
the people present but no response was
made, so he turned the meeting over to
Walter Parker, who has for the past
few weeks been addressing the people
on this subject. Mr.. Parker spoke at
length on the work. His comparison of
the school and church was inspiring.
He prophesied the future Of the com
munity house in Barre and showed how
the work should grow He said the
work had already begun and cited the
cases which were being looked after in
the name of the community house pro-
ject Mr.. Parker spoke then of the
things needed in the starting of the
work and called for three kinds Of sub.
scriptions. He threatened to have the
doors locked before he went on with the
work but found such a keen interest in
the work that, as he stated, there was
no need
The ushers were asked to pass slips
to the audience, then Mr.. Parker called
for the subscriptions in order to start
the project. First he asked for furni-
ture and then for subscription Of 81
per month for one year and then asked
for third kind, that being ready mon
ey in donations of any denomination up
to 500. Many offerings were made to
the three subscriptions called for.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
PRESENTED MOTHERS PICTURES.
Daughter of French Premier Received
Them from Ware, Mass, Woman.

Springfield, Mass, Nov "A. When
Nine. Madeline Clemenceau-Ja -Jacque-
maire, daughter of the French premier
left this city to-day after addressing
public meeting yesterday, she took
with her photographs of her mother,
who, before her marriage to the present
premier, was Miss Mary plummer,
daughter Of a railroad official here. At
the time Of their marriage in 1860 Miss
Plummer was pupil in private
school in Stamford Conn, where the
future French statesman was an in
structor in French. The pictures given
to Nine. Jacquemaire by a resident of
Ware were the first she had ever seen
of her mother in her early years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
MONTPELIER

Some speculation is being made as
to how long Mrs. Isabella Parker is to
be at liberty as a result of an order
made last week by the court that Nov.
q shall be treated as the last day of
the term for the making out of papers
and orders. If the general custom is
followed, the mittimus committing Mrs.
Parker will be in the sheriff's hands as
soon as the work of the county clerks
office will permit it to be completed.
Sheriff Tracy viii give the woman
reasonable time in which to get ready
to 90 to the state house of correction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
DANCE HALL FIRE
KILLED % PEOPLE
Scores More Were Injured at Villa
Platte, La, When They Tried to
Get Out Through Mar
row Exit.

Villa Platte, La, Nov 24,-The total
loss of life in the dance hall FIRE here
Saturday night was placed to-day at
2S. About 300 persons were at the
dance on the second floor Of the two
story frame building when the fire
started and in addition to the heavy
death toll scores were badly burned
or seriously hurt in the mad rush to
escape through the one narrow exit.
The fire was said TO have started
from the explosion Of an oil stove on
which a l2year old boy was making
coffee in a store room beneath the
dancers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-24
BELIEVE u. S. NEED NOT
WITHDRAW TROOPS
American Peace Conference Circles
Think That Failure Of Senate to
Ratify Does Not Change
United States "Po-
sihon."

Paris, Nov. "a The withdrawal Of
the American troops from Coblenz in
occupied Germany is not considered in
American peace conference circles as
necessary in consequence Of the failure
of the United States Senate TO ratify
the German peace treaty It is con-
tended that the United States is still
one Of the allied and associated pow
ers and that the postponement of final
action on the treaty does not change
its relation to either the associated
powers or to Germany