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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
PITTSBURGH SITUATION
is LITTLE CHANGED
No Serious Break Made by the Strikers
Against Jones & Laughlin Co.
More Plants Are Opening.

Pittsburgh, Sept % Reports from
corporation union headquarters, police
and other sources in this district indicat-
ed no substantial change in the steel
workers strike to-day.
No serious break was reported at the
large independent plant of the Jones &
Laughlin company in this city, against
which the unions had announced an in
tensiye campaign. A company represen-
tative said that about the same number
Of men as reported last week were at
the works to-day, while at union head
quarters il was reported that fewer
workers answered the whistle than ON
any other day since the strike started,
The Pennsylvania works OF the Ma
tional Tube company in this city, closed
last week, opened for operations to-day.
The American Steel & Wire company
announced that the reed mills in its plant
at Braddock, Rankin and Farrell resumed
operations to-day. They were closed last
week. The company's plants at Donera,
also closed last week, reported men re.
turning there for work In the Cleve-
land field the company announced the
anvil department of H. P. works began
operations. The company stated that
it had plenty of men in the Chicago dis
trict ready to reports but operations
would not be attempted until after pay
day tomorrow.
Reports from Johnstown, Pa, showed
no change The Cambria plant of the
Midyale Steel company, which shut down
last Tuesday was still idle and will not
resume, officials say, until sufficient
number of men indicate a desire to re.
turn. The Lorain Steel company in the
Johnstown field continued to operate
though strikers claimed it was working
with only handful Of men.
At Newcastle the plants of the Car
negie company and the American Sheet
s. Tin Plate company continued opera.
tions, in some instances departments
showing more men at work. corpora.
tion officials report.
The Mckeesport Tin Plate company
at Port Vue resumed operations in the
finishing department with complete
personnel, officials stated
Picketing was done on large scale in
the lower Monongahea valley, where
the Homestead, Braddock and Rankin
plants of the Carnegie Steel company are
situated. In some instances, especially
at Rankin, the pieketing had the effect
of preventing a large number of men
from returning, officials claimed. II did
not deter those who had been working
last week and a small number of addi.
tional men, it was said
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
MRS H. w. CLARK
Died Sunday After Being in Poor Health
for Three Years.

five weeks illness with heart trou-
BILE terminated with death TO Mrs. Fl.
W. Clark at her home, SO Washington
street, Sunday morning at o'clock. The
woman had been in poor health for the
past three years, and five weeks ago was
compelled to take to her bed Her hus.
band and daughter, Mrs H. J. Ryeberg
Of Montreal, were at her bedside when
the end came.
Almost her entire life was spent in
Vermont, especially in the town OF Cabot
and this city. On May 4, 1858, 81 years
ago, Miss Flora Bartlett was born TO
Mr. and Mrs James D. Bartlett, the first
child Of nine She resided in Cabot un-
til her marriage to Mr.. Clark, which took
place 30 years ago. After time they
moved to this city and have resided here
ever since.
Mrs. Clark was a popular member of
the Bright Star Rebekah lodge, No, Is,
OF this city, holding at different times
the offices Of district deputy president
and past grand. Being an adherent OF
the Universalist faith, funeral services
will be conducted at the home Tuesday
afternoon at O'Clock by Rev. j. B.
Reardon
Remaining relatives are her eight
brothers and sisters; four grandchildren
and husband and daughter. The brothers
are Frank Bartlett of South Barre, Bert,
of this city, John of Waynesboro, Pa,
Clarence of Washington; sisters, Mrs
Cora Cheney Of Washington Mrs, Rus
sell George and Mrs Allie Owen of this
city, and Mrs. George Mills ofSBoston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
DEATH AT WATERBURY.
Mrs. L. ]. Roberts Passed Away at Age
of 73 Years.

Waterbury, Sept. 20 Mrs. L. J. Rob
erts died last night after a weeks illness
with heart trouble. Her maiden name
was Mary Anne Deavitt, she being the
daughter Of William and Chestina (Cres.
tom Deayitt Of Richmond She was 73
years of age. Mrs. Roberts secured her
education in the public schools and at
the old Barre academy, after which she
taught school for time. She married
Luke J. Roberts 30 years ago, and their
entire married life was spent in the
town or village of Waterbury. Mrs, Rob
erts was prominent member of the
Methodist church here and was an earn
est worker,
Besides her husband she leaves a
brother Daniel Deayitt of Waterbury,
and three sisters, Mrs Eveline Hazelton
of Bolton. Mrs. Esther Holmes of Mont
pelier and Mrs. Nellie Barrows of Wa
terbury. The late T. J. Deavitt of Mont
pelier was her brother.
The funeral Of Mrs Roberts viii be
held from her late home Wednesday aft
ernoon at o'clock
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
TROOPS RULE OMAHA
AFTER ATTEMPT OF MOB
TO LYNCH THE MAYOR

oners, some Of whom had became fran
tic
Officers threw their clubs, guns and
badges of authority to the wind and
quit the Job cold This was especially
true OF many of the younger men who
had come into the service under the pres
ent administration.
Sheriff Michael L. Clark to-day told
the story of how. Brown finally came into
the possession of the mob.
"The deputy sheriifs had orders to
hold Brown and they did all in their
power to do So" he said. when the
fourth floor, Commissioner Ringer, Chief
Eberstein, Mayor Smith and some po-
lice officers started for the freight ele-
vator. The last men into the elevator
were Mayor Smith, Commissioner Rim
ger and Chief Eberstein.
"The women prisoners were screaming
at the top of their voices. We took ID
women prisoners and released them,
rather than have them burn in their
cells. They escaped from the building.
Later we took the male prisoners
to the roof of the building. They were
panic stricken. The coloyS1 prisoners
seized Brown and tried to L.5h him over
the cornice into the crowd below, but
white prisoners and deputy sheriffs re-
strained them.
II was on my way up stairway TO
the roof when mass of bodies tumbled
down over my head and sprawled on the
floor beneath me.
"The colored prisoners had bolted by
me with Brown in their clutches. They
hurried him to the floor below and burned
him over to a crowd of thirty or more
who had climbed in the window from
saw of Brown.
'sWe had 1875 prisoners in the jail on
Sunday morning We released Is wom
en-. Three men prisoners escaped, two
were confined for petty offenses and one
for burglary"
Since the present city administration
came into office May |, 1918, the mayor
has supported the police administration
of Superintendent Ringer, which has
been known as reform" administra-
ton He has supported such changes
mended by Mr.. Ringer, and this action
has been the source of considerable criti-
cism by some newspapers.
Twenty-eight years ago yesterday a
negro named Neal was taken from the
courthouse and hanged on a. pole just
across the street from where Brown met
his death
Mayor Smith is 50 years old and is a
Democrat in politics. He practiced law
until chosen mayor year ago last May
to succeed James c. Dahlman, who had
held that office for IL years.
Mayor Smith recovered consciousness
this morning, but was still in a critical
condition.
The condition of Mayor f. P Smith,
who recovered consciousness at noon, was
reported by his physicians to be slightly
improved The mayor is suffering from
cuts and fractured bones.
Today's reports of the number in.
iured ranged from As to co. A white man,
believed TO be Clarence Clancy, aged %,
of Omaha, was killed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
AcCIDENTs2 YES, A FEW
Vermont People Tell Secretary Of State
About Their Troubles.

The usual number Of accidents, some
20 of them, were reported to-day at the
secretary of states Office. These include
one by d. G. Duffy Of Montpelier, who
ran off Mather terrace, a street in Mont
pelier, Saturday afternoon, resulting in
the truck going into lot between that
street and Baldwin street, back Of the
C. D. Mather house The truck was re-
moved this morning by being dropped,
by use OF ropes. to the Mather back yard
and then to Baldwin street The ex-
PLANTATION given by the driver was that
he backed into a driveway and that the
back Of his seat gave way so that he
lost control of his machine. II was the
Capital garage truck.
w. H. Luby OF Montpelier reported
running into another automobile in Bur
lington. The other car came out of a
side street having the right of way but
Luby ran into it. He made q personal
report this morning and was advised by
the Officials of his error in driving.
Irving Bates of East Barre reported a
little damage done to his machine while
moving il near a garage.
James G. B. Haselton Of East Hard
wick reported little damage done to his
machine the oath of the month
Weston Minor of Montpelier reported
that a machine driven by a man named
Dugan collided with his near Waterbury
Sunday, the damage being minor.
E. M. Carpenter of Waterford made a
report Of collision with A. j. Cross of
Colebrook, n H., a few days ago
George LaPlant made a report of col.
lision Of his machine with that Of f. d.
Camp Of Bethel. The accident happened
near Randolph According to the report,
the Camp party were looking at some
attraction near the road and crowded
the LaPlant motorcycle into the ditch
Sept. %.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
AGAINST SUGAR CONTROL.
Equalization Board Reports Against It's
Continuance.

New York. Sept. President Wilson
has been advised by the United States
sugar equalization board, it was learned
to-day, that in its opinion it is too late
to consider continuation of government
sugar control throughout next year The
board automatically goes out of office on
Dec. 81.
Already one million tons or one-quar-
ter of the new crop of Cuban sugar has
been sold, it is said, mainly to foreign
buyers, at price averaging 61a cents a
pound. Last year the board purchased
the entire Cuban crop of more than
4,500,000 tons at 51a cents.
American reiners in view of the for
eign demand and heavy domestic require
ments, the equalizing board stated, are
now at liberty to enter the market for
the new Cuban crop, the unsold portion
of which exceeds 2,05O,000 tons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
MRS. ALFRED S. PARKHURST
Died Sunday at Her Home in Barre Town
Funeral Wednesday.

Mrs. Alfred S. Parkhurst died at her
home on east hill Sunday afternoon at
2:45. Ella +, Ketchum was born Oct. 90,
1852, the only daughter of j. Newcomb
Ketchum and Lenora Bradford. She had
two brothers, Charles A., who died Nov.
q, 1918, and Elmer n. Ketchum Of Paris,
M
On Dec. 6, 1871, she was united in
marriage to Alfred S. Psrkhurst, who
survives her. TO this worthy couple
were born three daughters, Ina Merle,
lsa l.. MRS. Frank Colvin) and Carrie
Il. Mrs John summers The two
younger were permitted to care for their
mother in her last sickness and her four
grandchildren, Florence, Gertrude and
James Summers and Gwendolyn Colvin,
added much pleasure and zest to her life.
The great sorrow of her life was the
death of their daughter, Ina Merle Nov
2, 1905, and after parting with her broth
er in 1918 she seemed gradually to lose
strength.
The early years Of her married life
were spent in different homes, until the
spring Of 1875, when they moved to the
farmhouse where she died, caring for a
greataunt, the sole survivor Of her
great-grandfather's William Bradford,
family.
Mrs. Parkhurst was charter member
of Cobble Hill grange, one of its most
genial members. A Red Cross worker
beloved by everyone who met her, she
had charity for all and malice toward
none. Her lamented demise was caused
by hardening of the arteries.
A direct descendant of William Brad
ford, first governor of Massachusetts,,
she was true gentlewoman of efficient
ability, a character for emulation.
The funeral will be held from her late
home Wednesday afternoon at 80, Rev.
+. L. Goodspeed officiating. Burial will
be in Elmwood cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
MARRIED IN BARRE.
Two Musicians Were United in Marriage
BY Rev. ]. B. Reardon.

Mrs. Julia Cross Hudon Of Montpelier
and Dennis w Lawson of Barre were
married about s o'clock Saturday even
ing by Rev. j B. Reardon of Barre. The
wedding occurred at the parsonage in
Barre, and Mr., and Mrs. Lawson were
attended by immediate relatives. Both are
well known among the music lovers of
the two cities, Mrs lawson was for some
years teacher Of vocal music in Mont
pelier seminary and later taught in Bos-
ton. She is in charge of the choir of
Hedding church in Barre while Mr. Law.
son plays in the Montpelier Military
band and sang a solo Sunday. They ex.
pect to reside in Barre, Mrs. Lawson
opening a studio in that city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
TWO TRAINMEN DEAD
nv TRAIN CRASH
Seven Were Injured on the Central New
England Railroad at Holmes, N. Y,
Early This Morning.

Danbury, Conn, Sept. 29.-Two men
were killed and seven injured in col
lsion between two eastbound trains to-
day on the Central New England railroad
at Holmes, N. ", 20 miles west of this
city The dead are John Peaslee, con.
ductor, Of Danbury, and Edward Hol-
yoke, engineer, of East Hartford.
All Of those killed or hurt were in a
caboose which was attached to two To-
comotives at the Holmes station. An
extra freight of 30 loaded cars crashed
into the caboose, smashing it TO splinters
and hurling its occupants into the wreck
age. Albert Francis Of Maybrook n. v,
engineer OF the heavy freight, said he
applied the brakes as soon as he saw a
block signal set against his train. The
locomotiye and four cars of the latter
train were derailed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
DEATH OF FRANK ABBIATI.
Caused by tuberculosis Developing After
Influenza.

Frank Abbiati died at o'clock Sunday
morning at his home, | Vine street.
Montpelier, after being in i'll health for
the last eight months, having developed
tuberculosis from influenza. Mr. Abbiati
formerly worked in Lander's pool room,
Barre.
He was 27 years old and was born in
Concord, n. II. His wife, Mrs Eva Alb
biati, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs John
Buley of Montpelier, survives, also his
mother and two sisters, Mrs. Lena Mar.
chest and Rose Abbiati, and one brother,
Louis, all of whom reside in Barre.
The funeral services viii be held at Q
o'clock Wednesday morning at ST. Au
gustine's church, Montpelier with inter
ment in the Catholic cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE EFFECTIVE
Virtually Stopped Activities at Certain
Dock in Cleveland

Cleveland, Sept. 20. The strike of 800
union ore and coal handlers this morn.
ing in sympathy with the striking steel
workers, virtually stopped activities at
the docks Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company and the Otis Steel company,
although it was said that few men not
in the longshoremens union had re-
mained at work and that some work was
being done at the Pennsylvania docks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
PRES. WILSON PASSED
A RESTLESS NIGHT
But He Slept This Morning, Said State
ment Given Out by DR..
Grayson.

Washington, D. G., Sept 20 President
Wilson spent restless night, but slept
this morning, Rear Admiral Grayson an.
nounced to-day
Dr. Grayson's bulletin said
"The president passed a restless night,
but is sleeping this morning"
The president arose shortly after II
o'clock, but remained in his room He
was said to be apparently somewhat re.
freshed after his sleep.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
AGREEMENT SIGNED.
For Uniform Rules for 100000 Railway
Shopmen

Washington, d. c., Sept. 49, The ma
tional agreement on working conditions
for railway shopmen establishing uni
form rules for 100000 men as proposed in
President Wilson's reply to the demand
of the men fer increased wages, will be
come effective Oct. 20 and remain in
force until the end of government con
troll of the roads. It was learned to-day
that the agreement had been signed by
the railroad administration and six in
ternational unions affiliated with the
railway employees department of the
American Federation OF Labor,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
SAILINGS TO BRITISH
PORTS CANCELLED
u S, Shipping Board Took That Action
Because of the Strike of Rail
way Workers in the
British Isles.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 90 All sail
ings to ports in Great Britain have been
cancelled by the shipping board because
of the strike of railway workers there.
The following instructions have been
sent by the division of operations to op,
Grating officers at all ports.
'To avoid congestion and bunkering
difficulties as result of the British rail
way strike and in line with action likely
to be taken by British owners, all sail
ings of shipping board vessels for united
kingdom suspended and vessels ordered
held in port. Discontinue at once further
bookings, loadings and clearances for
united kingdom ports"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
DETAILS OF TRIP UNCERTAIN.
Prince of Wales Tour in United States
viii Depend on visoount Grey.

Victoria, B. G., Sept. 2o-Details Of
the program for the visit Of the prince
Of Wales to the United States lp No
vember will be decided when Viseount
Grey, British ambassador to Washing
ton. comes to Canada. The royal party
left Victoria last night for New West
minister
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
LEFT UNPLEASANT HOME.
E. o. Hunt of Westminster Is Located in
Chicago.

Brattleboro, Sept 20 Information
reached States Attorney Z. w Gibson
from Chicago yesterday that f. 0, Hunt
of Westminster was in that city Hunt
disappeared several weeks ago and his
wife asked the newspapers to help find
him, saying that she was i'll and unable
to care for the farm just what course
the states attorney viii take has not
been decided
Hunt says he went away because Of
unpleasantness and that he has made
over to his wife all his property
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
TO VISIT BOSTON NEXT SUNDAY
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth Will
Co There After Stay in New York.

Washington, D. c., Sept % Boston
will be the first city to be visited by
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Bel
gium after they leave New York this
week on a tour Of the United States
They will be in Boston next Sunday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
STRIKE ORDER IGNORED
Only rs Out of 1000 Men Failed to Show
Up at Reading, Pa, Plant.

Reading, Pa, Sept. 29.-The order to
strike at the local plant of the Bethle-
hem Steel corporation was practically
ignored this morning, according TO the
management The plant employs over
1000 men and less than Is failed to re-
port for work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
EXPLOSION ON DESTROYER.
Caused Severe Burns to Four Men ON the
Greene.

Key West, Fla, Sept 29.-Four men
were severely burned in an explosion in
the boiler room of the destroyer Greene,
off Key West, yesterday. Submarine
ehasers with physicians went to the aid
OF the destroyer, which win be towed
here to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
MILLS GAIN AT FARRELL, PA.
Two Blast Furnaces in Full Operation,
Many Men Returning.

Sharon, Pa, Sept. 29.--ofieials of the
Carnegie company said to-day that many
more men had returned to work, that
two blast furnaces were in full operation
at the south works in Farrell and that
the bar and blooming mills had practi-
cally full quotas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
BOUND NIGHT wATcHMAN.
And Stole Over $4,000 from Standard Oil
Co.'s Office.

Toledo, O., Sept. 29,-Bandits early to.
day entered the local offices Of the Stand
ard Oil Co. and escaped with between
$4,000 and $4,000, after binding and
gagging night watchman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
STRIKE AT DULUTH.
When Tugboat Men Quit wOrk-Harbor
Virtually Tied Up

Duluth, Minn Sept, 20 Tugboat men
Of four companies quit work to-day in
answer to call to a strike on the Great
Lakes. The harbor virtually was tied
up by the strike and a storm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29

Bethlehem Steel corporation was operat-
ing this morning with slightly impaired
forces. Walter Guyer, secretary to
Frank A. Robins, jr., general manager,
said that very few men answered the
strike call
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
SLIGHTLY IMPAIRED FORCES
At Steelton Plant of Bethlehem Steel
Corporation.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 20 Every de-
partment Of the Steelton plant Of the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
LITTLE AFFECTED.
Sparrows Point Plant of Bethlehem Steel
Co

Baltimore, Sept. 29.-rhe SpGrrows
Point branch of the Bethlehem Steel cor
poration was little affected by the strike
to-day, according to Manager w. F..
Roberts. Every department was run
ming with full forces, he said, except the
tin plate mill, where so workmen failed
to report. Between 5000 and 5000 men
are employed at the plant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
SERBIAN FRONTIER CLOSED.
For is Days, According to Report at
Triest.

Rome, Sept 20 (Via Londonl The
Serbian frontier has been ordered closed
for Is days, according to a dispatch to
the Tempo from Triest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-29
Police Were Cutters.

The destruction of the courthouse came
rs result of the lack of police protec-
ton for the firemen when they attempt
ed to run hose lines. Many of the FIRE
men, however, entered the building and
assisted in the work Of rescuing the pris-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13
The Bests vs. Maj

Laura Spencer Portor in Harper Mag
 agine.
 What of the case of the COW? Have vou looked into it? Have you recal'ed how generally it is agreed that s'A weeks old veal is delicious? And bees What of our rading of thelr hlVes and confiscation of their secrets unuer warrant of God knows what conVe- nient espionage act? Have you not taken over their accounts? Edited and audited their books as we deem li'' Look how we confuse and thWart them with monstrous beating of tin pans when they annually make new stand for freedom and we lead them away again into new captivity. Matters are better. it is true than they used to De. There was a time when conscieutlous church going people were wont to Kill the better part of the swarm each wl"- ter. so as not to be at the expense or soaring them so much honey! That atrocity is at an end It has been dls- covered that it is cheaper to Keep them. after all, allowing them cer- tain small per cent of their own prod ucts just enough to live on, while all the larger share is given over to tneir enemies, the monopolists, sold at ex- orbitant prices, and the proceeds put in the bank, but not one penny to their credit It is we I fear, who are to account for the proverb. It cannot De said theN were always so busy. l have seen them staggering home tired and