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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
ALMOST A cENTENARIAN.
DR.. John F. Miles of Hinesburg Lacked
Only Ten Months.

Burlington, March 3.-Dr. John Fay
Miles died at his home in Hinesburg yes
terday morning, aged 99 years and two
months, after a life of unusual service
to mankind DR.. Miles was born in
Hinesburg Jan, ?, 1920, the son of Ma.
thaniel and Roxlana Bishop Miles. He at
tended the public school at Hinesburg
and the Hinesburg academy. He received
his medical education at Woodstock in
1889 and studied with his uncle. DR.. Carl
ton Miles, for two years. He attended
medical lectures at Castleton in 1912 and
received the degree Of M. d. from the
University Of Vermont in 1856 and an
honorary degree from Dartmouth college
in 1868. He began the practice of medi-
cine at Williston Jan ?, 1913.
On Jan. 80, 1913, he married Fidelia
Boynton, and in April Of the same year
he began the practice of medicine at
Hinesbmg with his uncle, J. W. Miles,
remaining in company with him for three
years.
He was town clerk, treasurer and trus-
tee from 1865 to 1865, and represented
the town in the legislature in 1862 SO.
He was elected one of the examiners of
militia for Chittenden county in 1868.
Dr. Miles was member of the Ma
sonic fraternity, the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, the Chittenden County
Medical society, and the Vermont State
Medical association.
Dr. Miles gave up general practice in
1890 but up to the time of his death re-
tained all his faculties in a surprising
degree
DR.. Miles is survived by one son,
Charles, of Mountain Home, Idaho, two
daughters, Miss Mary, who made her
home with him, and Mrs. Leonard Ray
of Shelburne, also by ten grandchildren,
Is great grandchildren and two great
great grandchildren. His wife died Jan.
10, 1915, aged 93 years and five months,
The funeral will be held at his late
home at o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Burial viii be in the family lot at Hines
burg
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
HAD BEEN ILL LONG TINE.
Bernard W. COrcOran Died Sunday Morn
ing at Age of 80 Years.

Bernard William Corcoran died early
Sunday morning at his home at q West
street after a lingering illness of two
years. He was born in Burlington Feb,
3, 1856, and came to this city TO reside
in June, 1900. He was a granitecutter
by trade and later worked in the am
munition plants at New Haven, Conn,
and Greenfield, Mass He is survived by
his mother, Mrs. Lucy Corcoran; a
brother, John P. Corcoran, and two sis
ters, Mrs. NJ II. Kickham and Mrs. A..
D. Mcdonald, all Of whom reside in this
city.
Mr.. Corcoran was a young man OF
quiet demeanor and exemplary habits
and had host Of friends among Uhe
young people of the city.
Funeral services viii be held at St.
Monica's church Tuesday morning at Z
o'clock and the remains will be taken to
Burlington for interment in the Catholic
cemetery there. The family request that
flowers be omitted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
.2417 y9VERS ON
sARRE LIST
avds Is a Reduction of 175
from List Of One
Year Ago
THREE CONTESTS IN
TUESDAYS ELECTION
Wards One, Two, Three and
Five Have Fights
for Aldermen

With voting list reduced l75 from
year ago and with only three contests in
the whole election, comparatively light
total vote is looked for in Barres mu-
nicipal election tomorrow, although the
aldermanic fights in wards one, three
and five are expected to result in con-
siderable turnout of voters in those baili-
wicks.
The impending dry" regime through
out the nation as whole is calculated
further to reduce the vote cast as that
annual fight has always tended to bring
out the voters.
In ward one there are three candidates
on the official ballot for. alderman, al
though one of them, John w. Gordon, the
citizens caucus nominee, endeavored to
eliminate himself from the ballot, not de-
string to be candidate and not being
present when the nomination was made
He makes a further statement to-day.
The other candidates are II. William
Scott, former city Judge, who filed as
peoples candidate, and John r. Tierney,
a well known citizen, who is on the bal
lot as the independent candidate.
I'm the third ward, the caucus nominee,
Alderman A. j. Loranger, is opposed by
Andrew j. Young, who filed as an indie
pendent candidate; and inasmuch as the
caucus contest was fairly close it is prob
able that there will be considerable elec
tion excitement in that ward. Ward
three being the largest ward, too, it
makes the result more in doubt
Fully as much campaigning has prob
ably been done in the fifth ward, where
John A. Frontini is the citizens nominee
returned by the caucus, and Michael u.
keefe, who was defeated in the caucus,
is running on nomination papers as an
Independent candidate 1t seems sure
that the result there win not be known
until the ballot clerks get near the bot
tom of the heap.
Mayor +. G. Glysson, who is rounding
out his second term, win be reelected
without opposition; and the remainder
of the city ticket will be chosen as fol-
lows; City clerk, James Mackay; city
treasurer, James Mackay; first constable,
! George L, Morris; second constable, An
thony Tomasi; assessor for three years,
Nelson B. Ballard trustees of French's
Barre library, r. S. Currier, John W.
Gordon, Frank G. Rowland; auditors,
Charles A. Lundgren, William Stephen
and D. J. Sullivan. In all these instances
it will be reelection except for the Office
of second constable, assessor and one
auditor; and in the ast-named case il
virtually is a reelection, as Charles A.
Lmdgren has held similar office pre-
viously.
In addition, two school commissioners
are to be elected; and there are no con
tests. Antonio Fl. Fasola will be re-
turned in ward five and William Fl.
Eager in ward six.
The voting places will be open and
voting will begin at O'Clock in the
morning; and the ballot boxes will be
turned at p, m.
As already stated, the voting list will
be somewhat smaller than last year, the
total being 2,4l7, against total of 2,J92
last year. The fifth ward leads with 542
and the sixth ward is the smallest with
259 The list by wards is as follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03

and children of the world are stirred now
in u way that has never been known be-
fore. They are not only stirred by
their individual circumstances, but they
are beginning to get a vision of what
the general circumstances Of the world
are, and there is for the first time in
history an international sympathy which
IS quick and vital--which does not dis
play itself merely y the contact of gov
ernments, but displays itself in the
silent intercourse of sympathy between
great bodies that constitute great ma
tions; and the significance of a confer
ence like this is that we are express
sing in it, and will, believe, express in
the results of this conference, our con.
selousness that we gte servants of this
great silent mass Of people who consti-
tute the United States and that as their
servants it is our business, our privi-
lege, to find out how we can assist in
making their lives what they wish them
to be, giving them the opportunities that
they ought to have, assisting by public
counsel in the private affairs upon which
the happiness of men depends.
And so j am the more distressed that
1 cannot take part IN these councils, be-
cause my present business is to under
stand what plain men everywhere want.
II is perfectly understood in Paris that
we are not meeting there as the mas
ters Of anybody-that we are meeting
there as the servants of, / believe it is,
about 100000 900 people, and that unless
we show that we understand the bust
ness of servants we will not satisfy and
we will not accomplish the peace of the
world, and that if we show that we want
to serve any interest but theirs we will
have become candidates for the most
lasting discredit that will ever attach to
men in history.
"And so it is With this profound feel
ing of the significance of the things you
are undertaking that bid you vel
come, because / believe you have come
together in the spirit which / have tried
to indicate, and that we will together
concert methods Of cooperation and indi.
vidual notion which will really accom-
plish what we wish to see accomplished
in steadying and easing and facilitating
the whole labor processes Of the. United
States"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
WONDERFUL WORK DONE
By the q. S. Army Medical Corps in
Europe.

New York, March 8. -- Describing as
wonderful" the work of the United
States army medical corps in Europe,
the Right Rev. Julius DeWolf Perry,
Episcopal bishop of Providence, r. l.,
and chief chaplain of the American Red
Cross, arrived here to-day aboard the
liner Lapland after eight months service
abroad. Bishop Perry visited 60 evacua-
tion, mobile and base hospitals and was
in charge of 76 chaplains of all denomi-
nations with the Americn Red Cross hos.
pitfalls. The morale of the troops, he
said, was excellent.
All we know of the wave of crime in
France is what we heard from New
York" he added. "There is nothing to
it, and it would-be well if our civic pop
ulation had as good a record as our
soldiers"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
LAWRENCE OWNERS OBDURATE.
Say Situation Is Clearing and They
Accept Compromise.

Lawrence, Mass, March 3.--The begin
ming to-day of the fifth week of the
strike of textile operatives in this city,
who have demanded 54 hours pay for a
working week of 4s hours, was marked
by renewed efforts by the state board of
conciliation and arbitration TO bring
about a settlement. Charles G. Wood, a
member of the board, was expected here
to confer with strike leaders.
Mill owners declared they would not
accept compromise, expressing the
opinion that the situation was clearing
and that the strike was settling itself.
All the plants originally affected by the
strike were in partial operation to-day,
except the Everett mill, which has been
closed since the strike began.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
ADJOURNS TO PARIS.
international Conference of Seamen Will
Not Send Delegation.

London March g. The international
of seamen, which has been in
session here, decided to-day to adjourn
the conference to Paris, thus Resembling
the decision to send committee to lay
the case of the seamen before the peace
conference Immediately on international
labor legisIations in Paris. The decision
served to heal in part the breach over
the proposed sending Of the committee,
as the American delegates were opposed
to dealing with any agency of the peace
conference and declined to accept mem
bership ON the committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
HARP-WATSON.
Barre Young Woman the Bride of Indi-
ana Man.

Miss Edith F. Watson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Watson of So Mer.
chant street, was united in marriage to
Herbert Il. Harp at the brides home
Saturday afternoon at : O'Clock in the
presence of immediate relatives. Rev
Edgar Grassland was the officiating cler-
gyman and the single-ring service was
used. After the ceremony the couple
left for Richmond, Ind, where they are
TO make their home. Mrs. Harp gradu-
ated from the commercial class of 1916
at Goddard seminary and latterly had
been employed in Burlington. The groom
recently received his discharge from the
the L. S. army. No cards.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
HUMoRIST WRITER DEAD.
Charles E. Van Loans Father Also Died
When He Got the News.

Philadelphia, March 3.-Charles L. Van
Loan, humorist, famous as a writer of
stories on sporting topics, died yesterday
of chronic nephritis at hospital in Alb
ington, Pa, near here. Mr.. Van Loan
came to Philadelphia from his home in
Los Angeles on business and soon after
his arrival he became i'll and was hur-
ried to the hospital. His wife and two
children were summoned and were at his
bedside when he died. He was 43 years
of age,
Los Angeles, Cal, March 3.--Overcome
by the news of the death of his son,
Charles E. Van Loan, Richard Van Loan
died at his home here yesterday, Mr..
Van Loan was summoned from a reli-
gious service by another son to be APP
prised of the news. He evidenced great
mental distress and died within a few
minutes at the family home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
AGAIN FIRED ON.
Members of Inter-Alted Mission to Po-
land Attacked.

Warsaw, Sunday, March by the As
sociated Press For the second time a
train bearing members of the inter-aI-
lied mission to Poland has been fired on
by the Ulrainians, according to an Off
cial telegram received by Premier Pad
erewslSi. The shooting occurred on the
route between Lemberg and Przemyzl.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
ARREST MADE AFTER
THREE YEARS SEARCH
Joseph P. Newberger Was Captured in
Boston on Charge of Being in Gang
Which Stole $4,000 Collection of
Antique Jewelry in Chicago.

Boston. March 3.-A search of more
than three years for men who stole a
$4,000 collection of antique jewelry
from the Art Institute of Chicago led to
the arrest here to-day of Joseph p. New
berger of that city. He was apprehend-
ed at the recruiting offices of the United
States shipping board, where he had ap-
piled for enrolment. Newberger denied
any connection or knowledge of the
theft. He said he had recently been dis
charged from the army.
The collection was known as the Ida
Il. oS, Noyes memorial 1t was taken
from the Chicago institution in Decem-
Der, 1915. The thieves entered the build.
ing at night and carried away an entire
case containing brooches, necklaces, ear
rings and coins.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
UNWHOLESOME FoOD.
Alleged to Have Been Sent to Belgium
Charges Investigated.

Washington, D. c., March 3.--A reso-
luton by Senator Calder of New York,
Republican, directing the Senate agricul-
tural committee to investigate charges
that unwholesome food was shipped to
Belgium by the Belgian relief commits
sion, was adopted to-day by the Senate
without objection or debate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
NO STRIKE AT LOWELL.
Mill Operatives Went to Work To-day as
Usual.

Lowell. Mass, March 3.--The strike
which agitators from Lawrence had an
nounced for to-day in the great cotton
mills here failed to materialize at the
opening hour. Operatives apparently
went to their work in normal numbers,
and save for the police stationed at ev-
cry mill gate, there was nothing to indi-
cate that a strike had been threatened.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
Committee on Reparations
in the Peace Conference
Has Estimated That Such
an Amount Ought to Be
Paid by the Enemy COun-
tries to Allies and AssO-
ciated Governments.

Paris, March 3.-The peace conference
committee on reparations has estimated
that e24,OOO,O00,000 is the amount which
the enemy countries ought to pay the
allied and associated powers, says a
Hayas agency statement to-day. France,
according to the statement, demands i'm
mediate payment by the enemy of one
billion pounds, part in gold, part in ma
terials and part in foreign securities,
recommending that the remainder Of the
amount be payable in a period of from
% to 3j years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
PEABODY MAN WAS
SHOT BY ROBBERS
Louis Raphel Refused Demands for Mon
ey-A Roomer in House, SterO Thorn
as, Was Also Wounded By Gang.

Peabody, Mass, March 3--Louis Raph-
el was probably fatally wounded last
night when three masked men entered
his home and shot him when their de-
mands for money were refused Stero
Thomas, who roomed in the house. also
was wounded but not seriously hurt.
The bandits escaped without securing
any loot, although there was more than
$500 in cash in the house, according to
the police,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
MILK INDUSTRY
Will Be Investigated by Federal Trade
Commission.

Washington, D. C., March 3.-Investi-
CATION by the federal trade commission
of the milk industry, particularly as it
relates to condensed milk, was provided
in resolution adopted to-day by the
Senate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
DEMOCRATS GIVE UP
FIGHT ON NEWBERRY
Withdrew Their Objection to Receipt of
Credentials of Republican Senator
Elect from Michigan.

Washington, d. c., March 3.-Demo-
cratic leaders of the Senate to-day with
drew their objection to the receipt of
the credentials of Truman H. Newberry,
Republican senator elect from Michigan,
whose election is being contested by
Henry Ford, Democrat. They said Mr..
Newberry was assured Of being seated in
the next Senate, subject to probable in
vestigation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
ON TRIAL FOR MANsLAUGHTER.
Thomas F. Blewitt in Connection with
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Wreck.

AIineola, N. Y, March 3.--Thomas +.
Blewitt, one of the group Of six Brook
lyn Rapid Transit company officials and
employees, charged with manslaughter as
a result of a train wreck which caused
fbe death of nearly 100 persons and in
jury Of several hundred others last year,
was placed on trial here to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
Senate Judiciary Committee
Decides to Take No
Action
ON LEGISLATION
FOR DRY REGIME
Decision Reached To-day
There Was No Chance of
Passage This Session

Washington, D. G., March 3.-The Sen.
ate judiciary committee to-day agreed to
take no action on legislation to enforce
wartime prohibition, which becomes eff.
fective July /. The committee decided
there was no chance for passage of the
pending bill at this session.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
Tohn W. Gordon's Statement.

John W. Gordon's statement asking no
one to waste vote" on him is as fol-
lows:
Editor, Barre Daily Times-The city
clerk has persisted, against my protest
and against the law, in printing my
name as a candidate for alderman in
ward one. He claims TO have been ad
vised to do SO, but the Interpretation he
gives the statute involves the abusrdity
that man might have to resign three
days before he was nominated, | have
never known court to make such an in
terpretation, but it seems to be possible
with our city clerk.
/ wish again to express my appreeia-
tion of the nomination by the voters of
ward one, but must frankly say to them
that | cannot accept the Office if elected,
and hope no one win waste a vote upon
me. John w. Gordon
Statement from John R. Tieney.
To the voters of ward one: Since
have announced that | am a candidate
for alderman in ward one, | have been
approached many times as for what /
would stand for. To this | would say;
First | will try to carry out all the
wishes Of the voters on all questions that
they may vote for. ] feel that it is the
voters who pay the bills, and | would
like to substitute some changes in orr
city offices, which are as follows; In
spector Of leather, would substitute in
spector of coal; pound keeper, inspector
Of meters; inspector of shingles, inspec-
tor of gas.
There is also great dissatisfaction
among the people Of Barre in regard to
the way wood has been sold. And to this
| would say, when we buy wood at ten
inches. it is like buying ten ounces for Il
pound.
There are many matters which are
considered small but mean great deal
to those who pay the bills.
"I Furthermore if elected, solicit the
cooperation of the people of Barre as
feel without cooperation we can do moth
ing. John r. Tierney.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
CONCORD oUARRYMEN OUT.
Make Demand for Increase of Ten Cents
an Hour.

Concord, N. H., March 3--Members
of the Quarry Workers union have
ceased work until the manufacturers
grant their demands for an increase of 10
cents an hour over the present wage
scale of 40 cents. The manufacturers
offer to grant an increase of seven cents
an hour and to arbitrate the other three
cents. The stone sheds. as well as the
quarries, are tied up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
SPARTACANs OvERTHRowN
And Not a Shot Had to Be Fired in
Dusseldorf.

s Cologne, March 3.-Dusseldorf, where
the radicals have been in control has
been cleared of Spartacans without a
shot being fired The gc@ernment troops
when they entered the town, arrested
Mayor Sehmidchens, the Spartacan die
tatur, and disarmed his followers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
WILSON SIGNS BILL
VALIDATING CONTRACTS
Adjustment of More Than S2,5o0,o 100000
of War Bills Is Thereby Made-Riv-
ers and Harbors Appropriation
Bill Also Signed.
Bill Also Signed.

Washington, D. c., March 3.-The bill
validating and authorizing adjustment of
more than two and a half billion dollars
of war contracts, and the thirty three
million dollar rivers and harbors appro-
priation bills were signed to-day by
President Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
q. S. COURT SUSTAINS
ESPIONAGE CONVICTION
Without Passing Specifically on the Con-
stitutionality of the Law in Case Of
Abraham L. Sugerman of
MINNEAPOLIS.

Washington, ID. G., March 3.-Without
passing specifically on the constitutional
ity of the espionage act, the supreme
court to-day in effect sustained federal
court DEGREES conyicting Abraham L.
Sugerman Of Minneapolis, under the act.
Sugerman was sentenced to three
years Imprisonment because of state
ments made in speech. In dismissing
the proceedings, Justice Brandeis, who
rendered the opinion, held that no con
stitutional questions were involved in
the appeal, and for that reason the court
had no jurisdiction,
Texas Employers Liability Law Consti-
tutional.
The Texas employers liability act of
1913 was declared constitutional by the
supreme court in deciding proceedings
brought by Charlie Middleton, to recover
damages fer injuries received while in
the employ of the Texas Power & Light
company Of Waco, Tex.
Harrison Anti-NarcOtic Act Upheld.
In an Interpretation Of the so-called
Harrison anti-narcotic act, the supreme
court declared constitutional the section
prohibiting sales of drugs except on Off
cial order forms or physicians prescrip-
tions given in good faith.
Enlistment Clause Upheld.
Constitutionality of the so-callcd en-.
listment section of the espionage act was
in effect upheld by the supreme court in
sustaining conviction under the act of
Charles T. Schenck and Elizabeth Baer
of Philadelphia, on charges of sending
mailable circulars regarding the war
to men within draft ages.
American Importers Must Pay.
In an Interpretation Of the Underwood
tariff act, the supreme court decided that
allowances" paid by the British gov.
ernment to exporters of spirituous liq,
uors are bounties in the meaning of the
act and require American importers to
nav couuter-dutieg
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03

Paris, March 3.--The conditions under
which the international regime of port
viii be used were agreed upon by the
subcommittee of the peace conference
commission on the international regime
of ports, waterways and railways, at its
meeting to-day. This was the first sub
iect taken up. .......-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
GERMANS RESUMED
ATTACK on POLES
After Three Days of Comparative Quiet
They Began the Attack All Along
the Line.

Posen, Sunday, March 2.-The Ger
mans, after three days of comparative
quiet, resumed attacks all along the line
upon the Poles to-day, according to re-
ports from the Polish German frontier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
MORE IRREGULARITIES
Alleged to Have Been Discovered in
Great Lakes Naval Station.

Washington, D. c., March 3.-1Secre-
tary Daniels instructed the commandant
of the Great Lakes naval training sta
ton to-day to investigate reports that a
number of men there had been involved
in irregularities similar to those recent
ly disclosed in the New York district.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
Total ..,...,..

The voting places are; Ward one,
Church street school building: ward two,
Spauldng school; ward three, Summer
street school; ward four, Brook street
school; ward five, fifth ward school;
ward six, city court room.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
OF S5,OOO,OOOOOO IS
FRANCES DEMAND

Remainder of ReparatiOn to
Be Payable in a Period
Ranging from % to 35
Years - Initial Payment
Must Be in Gold, Mate
rials and Foreign Securi-
ties.