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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
WHIRLED TO
HIS DEATH
Clinton G. Paquin, City En-
ploye, Was Caught In
Crusher Betting
DOUBLE FRACTURE
OF SKULL RECEIVED
The Man Died at City Hos
pital This Morning, Few
Hours After Accident

k Clinton George Paquin, an employe OF
the Barre street department, died at the
City hospital at 80 this morning from
injuries received yesterday afternoon
when he was whirled about the machin
cry of the stone crushing plant located
at Young Bros granite plant just of
Blackwell street. The man sustained a
double fracture of the skull and never
regained consciousness.
No one saw the accident and it was
only after George Bennett, another work.
man, went to the spot, after giving in
vain some signals for Paquin to stop the
electric motor after load of stone had
been put through the crusher, that Pa.
quin was found unconscious and bleeding
The injured man was taken to the hos
pital, where an operation on the skull
was performed last night in the hope OF
saving his life, the operation being found
necessary to remove the pressure of part
of the skull on the brain.
When found Psquin was living -four
feet away from the large wheel that re.
wolves the belt and machinery for the
crushing machine, and it is thought prob.
able that the mans arm was drawn into
the betting when he attempted TO grease
the belt, according to custom, when the
machinery was turning slowly. A large
stick of belt grease was found directly
under one of the large wheels and was
in such condition as to indicate that il
had been pinned between the belt and
the wheel The ground underneath the
wheel looked as if some object had been
dragged over it, indicating that Paquin
was hurled about the machinery. Pa
quin was the operator of the machinery
and il was his habit to look for the sig.
nal the men outside gave for stopping
the machine. This time he failed TO ap-
pear.
Ii was only 10 minutes before the find.
ing Of the body that George Bennett had
left the motor room When found, Pa.
quin was bleeding profusely from the
nose and ears, and the shirtsleeve of the
right arm was stripped off and the arm
mangled from the elbow to the wrist
The condition of the arm showed plainly
that the arm was caught in the revolving
belt
Street Superintendent DeBrune stated
that Paquin had been employed by him
a number of years and was always con,
sidered a steady, reliable workman, being
always careful in his work
Paquin had been employed by the city
for six years, and prior to that he wa'
employed by Calder & Richardson. Hi:
home was at ll9 Hill street. He was
born in Harris Gore Feb. 20, 1891, and
had been resident of Barre for some
years. His parents were Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Paquin. He leaves besides his
wife, stepson, Elmer Blanchard and a
SON. George Paquin.
The funeral will be held Monday and
the interment will be in the Wilson
cemetery at South Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
REOPEN GRANITE oUARR1ES.
Property at West Dummerston Is to Be
Operated.

Brattleboro, July ia force of men
has just begun work at the granite
quarry in West Dummerston, getting the
machinery and tools there ready for a
resumption of quarry operations. The
quarry which contains an inexhaustible
supply Of first.class granite, is owned
by the Flint Granite company of Mon
son, Mass, but it has not been in oper-
alton for several years, as the com
pany has been able to fill orders at the
Monson plant Increasing demand has
resulted in petition for the reopen
ing Of the West Dummerston quarry
where about 100 hands were formerly
employed James Phillips Of West Dunn
merston, who operated a private quarry
before the war, has been engaged as fore
man
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
NO AMERICAN CONSULS
SENT INTO GERMANY
State Department Decides There Is No
Authority to Do So Until the
Treaty of Peace Is FINALLY
Ratified.

Washington, d. c., July Though
British and French consuls already have
entered Germany for the purpose of re-
establishing trade relations with that
country, the state department here has
been unable to do more than organize
its own consular service for similar
functions pending authority to send
them into Germany, This authority can
not be oobtained in the opinion of the
department, until the peace treaty, has
been finally ratified.
American customs laws require the
certification by American consular Of
ficers of goods imported into the United
States and unless means can be found
for extending temporary authority of
that kind to some of the American con
sular clerks who remained in Germany
during the war, or to the consular rep
resentatives of other powers, who may
undertake such certifcation as matter
of commodity, it is believed American
trade must labor under this handicap in
the international competition until the
exchange of ratiications of the treaty
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
MARTIAL Law STILL
PREVAILS nv BERLIN
Minister of Defense Noske Points Out to
Socialists of Both Factions-Dem-
onstrations in Open Air Are
Not to Be Allowed

Berlin, Friday, July IS (By the Associ.
ated Press Reminding the socialists
Of both factions that martial law still
prevails in Berlin, Gustav Noske, the
minister of defense, points out that the
holding of open air meetings and pa
rades within the limits of greater Ber-
lin will not be permitted during the next
month. The reminder was drawn out in
part by the fact that the majority so
cialists in opposition TO the strike move
ments have urged the members of their
party to hold demonstrations after work
ing hours
Herr Noskes restrictions have called
forth strong protest from the inde-
pendent socialists, who are planning to
call a general strike on Monday rext.
They now are fathering proposition for
a demonstration, in furtherance of which
the July 2l strikes have been proposed.
The workingmen of Hamburg have de-
clared general strike for Monday.
Dispatches from Vienna state that a
general strike has been declared for July
81, the day set for demonstrative labor
movements in other countries, "as dem
onstration OF the international solidity
of labor"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
ONE MAN WILL DIE
BECAUSE OF POUNDS
IN STRIKE CLASH
Strikers and Strikebreakers Fought on
the Brooklyn Waterfront To-day
More Vessels Tied Up by
Strike of Firemen, Oilers
and Water Tenders

New York, July ia slight increase
in the number of vessels tied up in New
York harbor by the strike OF fremen,
oilers and water tenders was reported
to-day. Similar reports were received
from other Atlantic ports. A few coast
wise steamers we're in service due to
their owners having signed an agreement
with the strikers. In addition to the
strikers and allied employees thrown out
of work by the strike, the number of
unemployed was increased by the long
shoremen and hundreds of teamsters and
freight handlers left idle by the embargo
on all shipments intended for export or
for transfer by water to other domes-
tic ports.
One man was shot and probably will
die and another left seriously injured in
clash to-day between strikers and
strikebreakers on the Brooklyn water
front
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
CHAMPION RED SOX
DENY DISSENSION
Claim Their Poor Showing in American
League Is Due to Combination in
Which Bad Luck Plays Part.

Boston, July 49, The world champion
Red Sox,, now seventh in the American
league standing, published to-day a
statement signed by virtually every
member, denying the teams failure was
due TO dissension or mismanagement.
The poor showing is attributed in the
statement to "a combination of bad
breaks, the failure of some of the regu-
lars TO perform mp TO their past stand.
ards, weak pitching and continual bad
luck on the field"
Manager Edward Barrows is said to
have treated his players in manner
that could not be improved upon" and
the statement adds that "the players are
in complete harmony with themselves
and with the manager"
Carl Mays, the star uuderhand pitcher
who quit the team recently, will be trad
ed, according to an announcement by
President Frazee. He said almost every
team in the league was seeking NAYS,
and that deals now pending might in.
volye two other teams, with the Red Sox
obtaining one or two pitchers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
SETTLEMENT
STILL TN AIR
Transportation System of
Boston Tied Up On
Third Day
BAD WEATHER MADE
TRAVELLING WORSE
Attempts Being Continued
To Have the Dispute
Arbitrated

Boston, July l9.-Because of adverse
weather conditions, commuters suffered
greater inconvenience to-day by the con
tinued tie-up of the Boston elevated rail-
way system. The strike entered its third
day and although workers, shoppers and
visitors were afforded somewhat better
facilities for entering and leaving the
city by train and auto busses, methods
of transportation within the business
districts were still entirely inadequate
to handle the crowds.
Meanwhile efforts to find basis of ad-
justment of the controversy over wages
were renewed. The conciliators saw
some reason TO hope the deadlock over
the appointment of a third member TO
the proposed board Of arbitration would
be broken by the selection of Council
man Francis j. w Ford, who has been
acting mayor.
James H. Valley, counsel for the car
men, and w. H. Branum, general coun-
sci for the railway, have been accepted
as members of this board and both sides
have expressed willingness to accept
MI Ford if Governor Coolidge would ap-
point him.
Mayor Andrew j. Peters, who has been
away from the city, returned to-day
and lent his efforts toward a settle
ment of the strike and resumption of
car service
Patrons on the steam railways enter
ing the city increased more than 100 per
cent over normal yesterday and to-day.
Nearly 800 trains were added to the reg
ular schedules of the Boston and Al
bany, Boston and Maine, and New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroads Hun
dreds OF motor vehicles were added TO
the bus lines started yesterday and
Thursday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
PASSING THROUGH CRISIS.
Hungarian Soviet Government Has a
Triple Peril

Paris, Friday, July 49,. Speaking be-
fore the central federative committee at
Budapest on Tuesday, Bda Kun, the
foreign minister of the Hungarian so.
Went government, admitted that the die
tatorship of the proletariat was passing
through triple crisis moral, economic
and political" says Havas dispatch
from the Hungarian capital.
Weakness toward the reactionaries,
corruption in communist establishments
and difficulties of production and revic.
tualing, he said, were responsible for the
situation. He pointed to revolutionary
activities abroad as "a reassuring indica-
ton"
"The effervescence provoked by Rus.
sian and Hungarian revolutions" he
added will reopen into effective action
through strikes on July 2l in France,
Italy and Switzerland
Bella Kun assured his hearers that
with such an interior situation to con
tend with, the countries Of the entente
would be unable to throttle the Hunga
rian communists as they would like to
do"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
MANY MINERS KILLED
By Explosion in Coal Mine at Kimball,
West Virginia.

Kimball, w. Va, July l9.-Twenty-
one men were killed and score injured
in gas explosion at the mine of the
Tazewell Coal company here yesterday.
More than one hundred men were work
ing in the mine at the time. Seven
bodies had been received up to $3.50
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rescue par
ties are digging for IA bodies buried
under wreckage at the mouth of the
mine
Bluefeld, w. Va, July ls-An earlier
report from Kimball Is miles from here,
where the accident occurred, said 22l men
had been killed. This was a telephone
message to local newspaper which
stated that many were known to be
dead. Two hundred who were in the
mine at the time were trapped for sever
al hours but were rescued later by work
men WHO dug through the wreckage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
ELECTRIC PLANTS
ARE NOT PRODUCING
TO THEIR CAPACITY
Committee of Barre Quarry Owners Wis
tied Four Steam Plants of Montpel-
ier & Barre Company and Found
Three of Them Were Idle.

At a meeting of the Barre Quarry
received from Prof. w. H. Freedman,
professor of electrical engineering at the
University of Vermont, on the producing
capacity of the various steam plants of
the Montpelier & Barre Light g. Power
company the investigation having been
made at the instigation of the Quarry
Owners association and courteously per-
mitted by the company. The investiga
tion follows the development of the
shortage in electric power because OF
the drouth and the failure of the power
plant at Essex Junction to furnish the
5000 kilowatts said to have been con
tracted for by the Montpelier & Barre
company
Prof. Freedman was accompanied on
his tour of investigation yesterday by
Messrs. j. A, Healy, Douglas Barclay and
Guy R. Varnum, representing the Quarry
Owners association, and Chief Engineer
Lawrence of the Montpelier & Barre
Light & Power company. The plants
visited were the Pioneer, the Moody &
Almon, the Viles plant at Middlesex and
one of the Cory, Deavitt & Frost plants
between Montpelier and East Montpelier.
The inspection covered, of course, the
facilities for producing electricity by
coal, the water capacity not being taken
up
At the Pioneer plant they found that
two engines were producing about $500
kilowatts, while another engine with a
producing capacity of 500 kilowatts was
not being operated To the inspectors it
appeared as if there were not enough
firemen employed to keep the engines
going at their capacity had they all been
in use. 1t was asserted in behalf of the
company that the grade Of coal being
used was poor and, for that reason, the
engines were not reaching their maxi
mum of production. The other three
steam plants visited were not being oper-
ated, and ii was the opinion of the in
spectors that it would take at least a
week to get them into working order.
Had the third engine at the Pioneer
plant been in operation it would have
brought the total production Of the sys-
tenn at the present time up to about
6 800 Rilowatts, or considerably short of
the demand made upon the company by
the granite industry. There was no doubt
in the minds of the investigators that
had the Essex junction plant delivered
the power contracted for there would
have been no shortage of power at the
present time in spite of the suspension
of three steam plants of the local sys-
tenn and the partial suspension of the
Pioneer plant
All the stonesheds in Montpelier were
without power this morning, while those
in the other sections of the Barre man
ufacturing belt and the quarries received
power during the four-hour day.
After the meeting of the quarry own
ers conference was arranged with the
Montpelier & Barre Light & Power com
pany officers, together with the Granite
Manufacturers association and Professor
Freedman
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
MAKING ARTIFICIAL LEGS.
Americans Are Establishing Factories in
Eastern Europe.

Bucharest, July l9-ArtiiciaI leg fac
tories have been established under Amer
lean auspices in Bucharest, Belgrade and
Athens. In these workshops the latest
models of American legs are made for
the war wounded under the direction of
American workmen. In all Rumania,
Serbia and Greece, native workmen are
being taught the latest American meth.
ods of manufacture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
BIG PACIFIC FLEET
GETS UNDER WAY
Two Hundred Naval Craft Left Old
Point Comfort, Va, To-day, Head
ed by Six Super Dread
nouqhts.

Old Point Comfort, Va, July l9.-The
vanguard OF the Pacific fleet sailed from
its anchorage here at $3.50 o'clock this
morning bound for the western coast
via the Panama canal No unusual cir
oumstances marked the departure of the
six uper-dreadnoughts and 30 destroy
ers and tenders which are leading the
way for the 200 naval craft now assigned
to Pacific waters
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
SOLICITORS SECURE
$55,000 TOW ARD NEW
KNITTING MILL HERE
This Amount Was Subscribed in Blocks
of 5000 Total Amount of $780,
600 Must Be Subscribed in Full
Before Next Saturday Night.

Solicitors have already begun work on
the raising of funds necessary to secure
the location of knitting mill in Barre.
Thus far they have confined their efforts
to raising 100000 in blocks of $1,000
each and the results of two days work
shows the sum of $4,000 pledged. This
means that at least nine more people
must invest $1,000 each to complete the
first 100000, which sum the committee
feels must be raised in this manner in
order to assure the officials of the com
pany that the full amount can be raised
here Next week additional solicitors
will be at work and everybody will be
given an opportunity to invest in this
proposition,
The par value of the stock will be 800
per share and the rate of interest viii be
per cent. tax free. The present plant
which is now owned and operated by the
company will become part of the assets
Of the new company, which will build
new and modern plant somewhere in
Barre The present earnings of the COM
pany are more than sufficient to pay the
interest on the full paid-in capital Of the
new company.
Those desiring to invest are invited to
see at once any of the following: James
Maekay, f. D. Ladd, Harry Daniels, f. H.
Rogers, G. NJ Wiley, H. S. Parks, George
Bond, j. c. Booth, F. G. Howland, w, G..
johnson, j. P. Corskie, or d. NJ Barclay
Those who live outside the city and
would like further particulars may write
the Board of Trade or telephone the sec
retary, 22-W, and information will be
furnished. Do not wait for someone to
call and see you, but help out the solici-
tors by calling on them and advising
them how much of this stock you are
wiling to subscribe for. The full amount
mast be pledged before next Saturday
night but payment for same will be dis
tributed over a period of months
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19

SUBMARINE CHASER ARRIVES,
Will Remain at Burlington for About
Eight Weeks.

Burlington, July l0,The United
States naval submarine chaser, No. PAS,
arrived in this city yesterday and is
docked at the wharf Of the Champlain
Transportation company. The chaser
started from New York, Tuesday morn
ing, coming to Burlington by way of the
Hudson river and canals. The boat has
seen service in foreign waters and sew
eral times engaged summaries. At the
present time she is stripped of her arm
ament The boat is 10 feet long. She
will remain in Burlington about eight
weeks,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
WALKING i2s MILES.
Massachusetts Pedestrians Come Into
Vermont for Scenery.

Brattleboro, July 19.--The is mem
bers of the Appalachian Mountain club,
who left Boston last Friday and on Sat.
urday morning started from Bellows
Falls on tramp to some of the highest
points in Windham county, arrived at
the Brooks house last night piloted by
Theodore S. Conant of Brockton They
will go to-day to Spoffered lake, Chester
field, n H., and on Sunday TO Keene, n.
H., leaving Keene by train in the after
noon for Brockton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

Charles Flint of Boston is visiting his
parents and friends in this city.
Tony Corey of Prospect street returned
last night from Berlin, n H.. where he
has been to attend the wedding of his
cousin, Morris Lebanon.
A private dance was held last evening
in Worthen hall in honor of Mr. and Mrs
Philip Beaulieu of Lawrence, Mass, who
were married in Lawrence about three
weeks ago, and who are visiting at the
home of Philip Beaulieu's parents on
Brook street. Light refreshments were
served, Gilbertson's orchestra furnished
music for the dance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
CIVIL WAR VETERAN.
David Quebec of ST. Albans Died at Age
of "a Years.

Burlington, July l9--David Quebec of
st. Adams died at the Fanny Allen hos
pital yesterday after a serious opera
tion. He was 73 years old and was
veteran of the Civil war. He had been
employed for many years by the Central
Vermont railroad in st. Albans. Hei
leaves two sons, D. G. and w J. Que
bee Of Rutland. The body was taken to
St Adams last night for burial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
MONTPELIER MAN BURNED.
W. E. Leno Was Camping at Poe's Pond
When Accident Happened.

st. Johnsbury, July l9.-W. E. Leno
of Montpelier, who is in camp at Joe's
pond, was severely burned Thursday
night. The man was attempting to
light a gasoline iron. The gasoline ex.
ploded and his right hand and arm were
horribly burned. He was brought to st
Johnsbury to have the injury attend,
ed to.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
SICK AND FOUNDED
OF 'FiGHTING FIFTH
ARRIVED TO-DAY
More Than 500 of Famous Division of
Regulars Reached New York on the
Transport Henry R. Mallory.

New York, July l9-The vanguard of
the Fighting Fifth division of the reg
ular army, consisting of more than 500
sick and wounded, arrived here to-day on
the transport Henry R. Mallory. The
division was in the thick of some of the
fiercest fighting experienced by the
American forces and suffered more than
5000 casualties
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
STEAMER COY. COBB
WITH 500 PASSENGERS
VENT AGROUND
Messages Received at Yarmouth, N. S.
State That the Vessel Is in Danger,
and 1t Is Hoped to Float Her
at High Tide.

Yarmouth, n s., July 10. The steam
ship Governor Cobb, bound from Boston
to Yarmouth with 500 passengers, ran
aground off Green island early this morn
ing. Messages received here state that
the vessel is in no danger and it is aoped
to float her at high tide.
Says Gov Cobb Carries $50 Passengers.
Boston, July IA wireless message
received here says the Governor Cobb
carries $50 passengers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
HOUSE ANXIOUS TO
PASS DRY" MEASURE
Resumed Consideration of the Measure
and Planned to Have Night Session
to Put the Bill Through

Washington, D. c., July l9.The
House resumed consideration to-day of
the prohibition enforcement bill. One
part of the bill already has been perfect
ed Dry leaders announced they would
insist upon a night session in the hope of
letting the country know, through the
Sunday papers, that the measure, with
its drastic provisions had been passed
and was ready for the Senate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
MAY DEMAND VOTE.
French Cabinet Is Somewhat Shaky al
Present Time.

Paris, July l9.-ln view of last nights
vote in the Chamber of Deputies the
cabinet has decided to demand vote
of confidence by the chamber on Tues
day next. A general debate on the gov
ernment's policies is considered proba-
Bile.
Joseph J, B. Nolens, former ambassa-
dor to Russia, has been elected to sue
ceed Victor Boret, the food minister,
whose policy was adversely voted upon
by the chamber. 1t was announced this
afternoon that NJ Nolens had accepted
the portfolio.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
Senator's ARE E4GER
TO TALK ON TREATY
Three Have Given Notice of Intention to
Speak Monday and More Than a
Score of Others Are Preparing
to Take Part.

Washington, d G., July There
was recess to-day in the Senate debate
on the peace treaty as well as in its con-
sideration by the foreign relations com
mittee, Senators Pomerene, Ohio, Beck
ham, Kentucky, and Harrison, Missis-
sippi, all Democrats, have announced
they will speak Monday and more than
a score of others are known tc be pre-
pairing to take part in the debate soon.
President Wilson had no engagements
TO see senators to-day but he is expected
to resume his talks with Republican
members Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-19
ANOTHER cARMEN's STRIKE.
Virtually All Lines in Rhode Island Were
Idle To-day.

Providence, R. l., July l9All street
railway lines of the Rhode Island com
pany, which cover virtually the entire
state, were idle to-day as a result of the
strike of $500 union carmen which be-
gan at midnight. The company an
nounced no attempt would be made to
operate cars. The employees are demand
ing raise in wages to rs cents an hour.