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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06
ALL HALLOWS PARISH

Celebration of the Holy Eucharist
at 7.30.
Second Celebration and Sermon at
100,
Evensong and address at 7.30.
Sunday School at 10 o'clock.
TA ~: -, 1.-TWO celebrations each
= - lvent.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06
Public Sale!

The undersigned having sold his
farm will offer his personal property
at public sale to the highest bidder
al his homo near Ocean City. on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06
JOHN W. STATION. Solicitor.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

The creditors of John +. Drifting
ham are hereby notified to file their
claims with the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Worcester County, Mary
land, at Snow Hill on or before Janu-
AIRY /, 1920, otherwise they may be
excluded from the distribution
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06
Public Sale 1!

Having decided to discontinue farm
ing, will offer for sale. to the high
est bidder, where now reside. ! mile
west of Berlin. on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06
Registered Holstein and
Guernsey Bulls

A number of Registered Holstcin
and Guernsey Bulls. including Imp.
My Arandas Brickfcld Quantico.
50650; date Of birth May 90. 1918, and
sons of our herd bull of May Rose
breeding, Triple Rose, 1882, rang
ing in age from I months to one
year.
Holsticn bulls being sired by our
herd bull King Alcartra Segis Orms-
by, 2i5l20. he being on of the best
sons of King Segis Potiac Alcartra.
1862, the S50.000.O0 bull.
Also. some grade GucrnscyS and
Holstein heifers sired by our herd
bulls and out of high producing cows.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06
The Doll Contest

Quite great deal of interest is
being manifested in the Doll Contest
now under way at the store Of 7. d..
Cottingham q Co.. this town, Every
purchaser of goods is permitted to
east vote for their favoritc little
girl or boy. When the contest closes
the ones who receive the highest
number of votes will receive dolls.
There are now over 60 contestants.
Those who have received over one
thousand votes up to last Saturday
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property

Having sold my farm will sell nj
Public Auction on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06

i. Ellen Robins.
=. Elizabeth Byrd
3. Nellie Corddry.
/. Elva Richardson.
>. Julia Evans.
6, Sarah kcrbin.
:. Nina Dymond.
s. Sluth Corddry.
9. Virginia Lee Riley.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-12-06
Public Sale

Of Albert Nelson on the Dr.. Paul
Jones Farm situated on the road lead
ing from Allen to Collin, Wharf ON
the Wicomico Creek
Having sold the above farm. | will
sell on the premises described above.
the following personal property on
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28
ITALIAN PREMIER
STRONG FOR LEAGUE
Orlando Cables President Wilson, "The
Whole Italian People Acclaim With
Joy Its High Value"

Washington, D. c., Feb. 2s.-Premier
Orlando to-day cabled a personal mes
sage to President Wilson, declaring that
the whole Italian people comprehend and
acclaim with joy the high value and
everlasting significance" Of the league Of
nations,
The Italian premier's message follows:
I'm Paris, the heart of heroic France,
through the high and persevering desire
of a great leader of great people the
nations who have fought together for the
liberty and justice of the world also de-
termined together in the sanctity of a
solemn covenant and in the name of lib
erty and justice of all peoples to estab-
lish peace which shall reign supreme
over the future destmies of the world
"To this covenant, which shall be the
intangible charter of humanity, Italy,
who in the past and in the present has
always ehampioned the cause of right,
and proclaimed and consecrated it with
her laws and with her blood, brings the
contribution of her assent with feryid
expression and deep conviction.
"Our hearts, with sincere faith, cele-
brate this event, which is and will re-
main one of the most memorable in hu-
man history; and it is fitting that the
whole Italian people comprehend and ac-
claim with Joy its high value and its
everlasting significance"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28
EXPIRES. TAFT ACCEPTS
INITIATION TO SPEAK
Will Appear on the Same Platform with
President Wilson and Advocate
League of Nations.

New York, Feb. 2s.-Former President
William H. Taft has accepted the invi-
tation to speak here next Tuesday night
on the same platform with President
Wilson, the league to enforce peace an
nounced to-day. Mr.. Taft telegraphed
the acceptance from Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. Taft, in his telegram, emphasized
his desire to do everything possible to
help make clear to the country the non
partisan character Of the league of ma
tions issues.
Abram I. Elkus, chairman of the state
reconstruction commission, who is shar-
ing with the league to enforce peace the
arrangements for the meeting, said that
announcement of the joint appearance of
the president and former president had
brought applications for seats from prac-
tioally every state east of the Missis
sippi
Mr.. Elkus is acting for the governor,
who will preside at the meeting and
whose invitation to Mr., Wilson to dis
cuss the league of nations before the
people of New York state was followed
bv a request that Mr.. Taft, president of
the league to enforce peace, speak on
the same occasion. The former president
will come here from the South, where
he is conducting part of his nationwide
campaign in the interests of the league
of nations policy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28
Until Constructive Perma-
nent Program Is Deter
mined Upon
DIRECTOR HINES
DECLARED TO-DAY
He Spoke With the Approx
al of President
Wilson

Washington, d. c., Feb. 2S.-DirectOr
General Hines announced to-day, with
the approval OF President Wilson, that
the railroads would not be relinquished
from the government control until there
had been an opportunity to see whether
a constructive permanent program of leg
islation was likely to be adopted within
reasonable time"
The administration attitude was
stated in a letter sent by Mr.. Hines to
Senators Smith and Martin, chairmen,
respectively, Of the Senate committees
on interstate commerce and apprupria-
tions. and TO Representatives Sims and
Sherley, chairmen of the House commit
tees on interstate and foreign commerce
and appropriations. The letter follows:
"As you are aware, there has been
some inquiry as to whether there might
be an immediate or precipitate return of
the railroads to private management.
The railroad administration has indi-
Gated whenever this inquiry has been
made that it would not recommend any
such step be taken.
For your further information I am
glad to say that | have now discussed
the matter with the president and he
has authorized me to state that not only
will there be no sudden REIMBURSEMENT Of
the railroads, but furthermore that it is
not his purpose to relinquish the rail
roads until there has been an opportuni-
ty to see whether constructive perma-
nent program of legislation is likely to
be considered promptly and adopted
within a reasonable time"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28
Latter Refused to Discuss
What the President Did
Say About the Irish Ques-
tiOn-WilsOn Was Report
ed as Saying 1t Was Mat
ter for England and Ire
land to Settle.

Washington, D. c., Feb 2s.-Secretary
Tumulty issued statement at the White
House to-day, denying formally on behalf
of President Wilson that the president
told members of the congressional for
eign affairs committees Wednesday night
that the Irish question was Il matter be-
tween Ireland and England, and that
Ireland would have no voice in the peace
conference at present.
A statement to this effect, made by at
least one of the committeeman after the
White House conference, was character
ized as deliberate falsehood' Mr..
Tumulty refused to discuss what the
president did say about the Irish ques-
tion.
The denial follows:
"In the last few days, the following
quotation has appeared in the press un-
der Washington date line as part of
the report of the dinner given by the
president at the White House Wednes-
day evening, Feb 26, to the members of
the committee on foreign relations of
the Senate and the committee on foreign
affairs of the House:
The president told the committees
that the Irish question was matter be-
tween Ireland and England and that Ire
land would not have any voice in the
peace conference at present
"The president wishes me to say that
this statement has no foundation in fact
and is deliberate falsehood"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28
Broke into Holiness " My
Bakery" and Stole $40
Last Night
PLENTY OF MARKS
ABOUT A WINDOW
The Night Before He Broke
into O. X. Hollis
ter's House

Moved, perhaps, by shortage of
funds, the burglar has begun to ply his
trade again after quite a spell of rest
Last night he paid a visit to Holmes
MY Bakery" in the Scampini block on
North Main street, after making an un-
successful search at the residence OF
Principal o. X. Hollister at "a Merchant
street the night before. At the bakery
he removed about $40 from the cash reg
lister.
Entrance to the bakery was made by
means of a rear window, ii is presumed
as there were telltale footprints between
two barrels outside of the window, as
well as marks on the dust inside the
window and the prints of two hands on
the baker just inside the window, when
the police inspected the place this morn
ing. Employees in the bakery were quite
positive that the window was locked
when the place was closed last night. In
spection Of the fastening on the two
section window does not reveal any
tampering, nor does the window sash
show any signs Of being pressed with'a
jimmy
So far as can be determined, nothing
in the bakery or store was molested ex-
cept the cash register; but that was
pretty well cleaned out. The burglar did
not carry his investigation far, because
money taken in on the team routes,
which was placed in a drawer nearby,
was not touched,
The marauder broke into the Hollister
house on Merchant street Wednesday
night by smashing a glass panel in a
rear door and by inserting hand and
sliding a bolt There were no other eyi-
dences of burglary about the house, al
though it is probable that the burglar
made his usual search for money rather
than anything else, The door was left
unlocked when he departed, and the rob
berry was discovered when members of
the family returned home at IL O'Clock
that night.
There seems to be little doubt that the
two breaks were done by the same per
son who has baffled the police since early
fall by numerous robberies in houses and
in stores.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28
MACHINE GUNS HELD
SWAY At EXECUTION
Soldiers, as Wen as Police, Present to
Prevent Demonstration at Hanging
Of John Snowden at An
napohs, Nd.

Annapolis, Nd, Feb. 28.-,Tohn Snow.
den, eolored was hanged at the county
Jail to-day for the murder Of LOttie May
Brandon, in August, 1917. She was the
wife of Valentine Brandon, formerly en-
ployed at the naval experiment station
here.
The Jail was heavily guarded by sol
diers with machine guns and police from
Baltimore to prevent any demonstra-
tion OF attempts to interfere with the
execution. Considerable feeling had been
stirred up among the negroes owing to
failure to obtain a communication of
Snowdens sentence or a reprieve Gov.
Harrington held that while the evidence
against Snowden was Circumstantial, il
was absolutely convincing
Mrs. Brandon was white, about 20,
years old, and was an expectant mother.
Her body was found in her home on Aug.
Q, 1917 The police investigation showed
that she had been cho5ed and killed by
blow on the head; also that she had
been outraged. Snowden was convicted
mainly on the evidence of two negro
women, who testified that they saw
Snowden leave the Brandon residence
at about the hour Mrs. Brandon was
supposed to have been killed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28
MRS. LAURA (CURRIER) CASSIE
Passed Away Last Night-She Was the
Widow of George Cassie.

Mrs. Laura E. (Currier) Cassie, widow
of George Cassie and daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Charles L, Currier of
Barre, died at 1880 o'clock last night at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Kenyon
of Franklin street, where she had been
residing recently while her two sons were
in war service.
Laura Eta Courier Cassie was born
in Hardwick June lG, 1866, and resided in
that town until 1878. when she came
with her parents to Barre, since which
time she had resided here win the ex-
ception of a short residence in England.
She was graduated from Barre academy
and on May l6, 1889, she married George
Cassie, who was formerly a well known
resident of Barre. They resided in Barre
until 1908, when Mr. Cassie sold out his
property here and the family went to
England, taking up their residence at
North Hamptonshire, Mr.. Cassie died in
1914 and the following year Mrs. Cassie
and two sons returned to the United
States and to Barre.
Mrs. Cassie had been in poor health
for some time and, following an attack
of influenza, tuberculosis developed,
which was the cause of her death.
She leaves the two sons, Ray James
Cassie, who recently was discharged from
the United States service, and Earle
Cassie. who is in service in France but is
expected home in a short time. She also
leaves one sister, Mrs. John W. Connell
of Brooklyn, n. Y, and two brothers,
Richard S. Currier of Barre and Charles
Currier of Elkin, N. c. Mrs. Cassie was
a member of the Congregational church
The funeral will be held at the resi-
dence of Richard S. Currier, 20 East
street, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
and the interment will be in Elmwood
cemetery, beside the body of daughter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28

Pasadena, Cal, Feb. 2S.-George F,
Edmunds, former United States senator
from Vermont, died here yesterday after
a long illness. He was 81 years old.
George Franklin Edmunds. who was
United States senator from Vermont foT
25 years, IS66.9l, acquired such
reputation as a statesman that on two
occasions in the early SOS his name was
presented in the Republican national
convention as a candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination. The first time, in
1880, he received only "a votes, but in
1854, % votes were cast for him.
Though never president, he was known
as advisor of presidents. President
Grant publicly Acknowledged that Ed
munds was one Of the men to whom he
was most indebted for counsel.
Born on a farm at Richmond, VT, Feb.
!, 1928, his education was in the common
schools and by private tutor, but during
his lifetime he received honorary de-
grees from four New England colleges.
He studied and practiced law in his ma
tive town, and in 1851 he removed to
Burlington, where the legal talent Of his
state was concentrated, He became
speaker of the House, then president of
the Senate of the Vermont legislature. In
March, 1866, he was appointed to supply
the vacancy in the United States Senate
created by the death of Solomon Foot
and with his first speech during the serv-
ices commemorative of his predecessor,
he stamped himself upon the Senate as
a man Of keen intellect and power.
He took leading part in the discus
sions of the Senate during the turbulent
reconstruction days and was active as
one of his party leaders in the impeach
ment of President johnson. When Hayes
and Tilden were contestiug the presiden-
tial election returns in 1876, Senator Ed
munds was one of the electoral commit
tee which placed Hayes in. the White
House.
He was unanimously elected president
pro tempore of the Senate, when Vice
President Arthur was called to the
White House by the assassination OF
President Garfield. As parliamentarian
be gained high repute. Any member who
ignored the rules would promptly invoke
the Vermonter's biting satire.
In 1882 he introduced a measure for
the suppression of polygamy in Utah,
and the disfranchisement of those who
followed it. This act, which came to be
known as the Edmunds act, was brought
before the supreme court, and upheld in
decisions that were given in a series of
cases. In the year before he voluntarily
retired from the Senate, he closed his
long political career by helping to draw
ND that famous antitrust law which
49, 4bn mn nf tho sherman act
The venerable Vermont statesman
spent most of his last days in Pasadena,
Cal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28
w1LL1AMsTowN MAN DEAD.
John Dow, Well-Known Citizen, Be-
longed to Several Orders.

John Dow, a well.known citizen Of
Williamstown, died at his home last
evening about o'clock after an illness
Of five weeks He had symptoms of tu-
berculosis, but was not thought to be Sc
rfously i'll until a few hours before his
death.
Mr.. Dow came to Williamstown from
st. George, New Brunswick, about 30
wears ago, and at the time of his death
had reached the age of SO years, His
business was a sharpener in the stone
sheds and during his long residence in
Williamstown he had worked for various
firms, his last place of employment be-
in the W. B. Jones Granite COM
pany, although he also had small farm
and ran an auto for hire and had de-
voted himelf along these lines for the
past few months.
He was q member of the Masons, the
Odd Fellows, the Modern Woodmen and
the Granite Cutters union. He leaves
a wife and a daughter, Mrs. c. r. Curtis
of Montpelier, also relatives in Boston
and Maine.
The funeral will be held at the house.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28
FORCED ITALIANS OUT.
Jugo Slvs Claimed 1t Was in Accord
ance with Armistice.

Paris, Feb. GA telegram from Rome
given out by the Italian delegation to
the peace conference, says that on Feb.
20 the Jugo- Slav command at Laibach
suddenly announced the expulsion Of the
whole italian mission stationed there,
in accordance with the terms of the ar
mistice, to regulate movements Of trains
provisioning Czecho o-Slovakia and Jugo-
Slavia.
The Jugo-Slav command, it is said,
gave as reason for its action that as
Jugo-Slavia has been recognized by the
allies, Laibach should no longer be con
sdered a part Of the former Austro-
Hungarian empire In spite of their pro-
tests, all the Italian officers had to leave
the city. The telegram continues:
In the face of such grave ofense,
the Italian government, which has never
recognized Jugo-Slavia, which incidental
ly has never been recognized by any Of
the great powers, decided to close the
frontier, not wishing to have recourse
without further delay to military occu-
patton permitted by the armistice At
the same time it has taken the neces-
sary measures to provision Czecho-Slo-
vakia by routes not passing through
Laibach"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28
WILSON WILL SAIL
WEDNERDAY MORNING
Is to Leave Washington by Special Train
Tuesday Afternoon Following the
Adjournment Of Congress.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 2S.-Prepara-
tions for President Wilson's return to
France were completed to-day at the
White House. He will sail on the trans
port George Washington Wednesday
morning, after speaking Tuesday night
on the league OF nations with former
President Taft at New York.
The president will leave Washington
on a special train Tuesday afternoon aft
er the adjournment of Congress and will
stop for an hour and a half at PhiIadel-
pbia to see his daughter, Mrs. Sayre, and
his new grandson. He will reach New
York at $3.50 in the evening and after
speaking will go directly aboard the
transport to spend the night
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28
VIII SON DENIES SAYING
IRISH QUESTION WAS
FOR ENGLAND ALONE
ITALY'S WAR LOSSES
IL PER CENT OF PEOPLE
The Killed, 462,3o1, the Wounded $685..
$50, According to Italian Minis
lister of Food and Trans
portation.

Paris, Thursday, Feb 81 (By the AS
sociated Press DR.. Silvio Crespi, Ital-
ian minister Of food and transportation,
has presented to the reparations com
mission of the peace conference a state
ment showing Italy's losses, although she
entered the war ten months after the be-
ginning, which reads as follows:
KILLED 462,30l; wounded, 953,SS6,
half of whom are permanently disabled.
NAVAL losses show 3,l69 killed and
5,252 wounded. The total number of
men incapacitated during the war is
shown to be 1884 which includes
over two million sick"
The statement concludes by saying:
"These losses amounted to IL per
cent of the population of Italy and her
colonies, equalling the percentage Of
losses of France The Italian navy lost
eight dreadnoughts, eight submarines and
25 smaller ships. Italy also lost $780,,
600 tons of merchant shipping, or SIS
per cent Of her total tonnage. Her total
money outlay was $l3,000,O00O0O, figur-
ing exchange at par
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28
AGREEMENT AS SI5lNED
CALLS FOR .S5l0 MAR. I
IN GRANITE INDUSTRY
FELcH CASE CONCLUDED
In Which Attorneys for Orange County
Woman Brought Habeas Corpus Writ.

The Orleans county case Of Obcn VS..
Paul Ducharme and trustee was taken up
in supreme court this morning. This is
a case which comes from the Orleans
county court upon the exceptions of the
plaintiff, the findings of facts in the low
er court being in favor of the defendant
to recover his costs, TO which the plain
tiff took exceptions.
The arguments in the Anna Felch
Dexter habeas corpus proceedings were
completed Thursday afternoon, A. e..
Fay making the closing statement to the
court. In arguing the matter, the at
torneys for the petitioner urged that the
relator is committed without authority,
that no error was made when the testi-
mony of a witness named WEIGH was
excludes and quotes the court in max
ing the decision in the matter. The at
torneys entered at some length into the
argument of the jurisdiction of the court
to handle the case, other than the sub
ieet matter, and discussed at some length
the class of cases over which the court
has jurisdiction, urging that the court is
not one of general jurisdiction. 1t also
cited the kind of cases which the court
has jurisdiction over.
They also refer to the statement of
the lower court when it allowed certain
exceptions "if it was entitled to il"
meaning the state. They discussed con
siderably the fundamental rule for the
construction of statutes, relative to this
case. They argued, relative to whether
habeas corpus would lie, that if the
court did not have jurisdiction to render
the decision that has occurred then the
prisoner should be discharged on the
habeas corpus.
The court directed the clerk to notify
NJ c. Leary Of Burlington and J. Ward
Carver of Barre, counsel of record, that
the hearing on the Ernest O'Brien case
report Of the commission on disbarmentl
would be heard this afternoon beginning
at o'clock. The notification said that
the lawyers had not asked permission
to withdraw but had written that they
had withdrawn The court held that it
was not possible for the counsel to
withdraw without asking permission of
the court, so the court held that they
were still the attorneys Of record in the
case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-28
RUSSIAN EXCHANGE
CUT OFF BY u. S.
Similar Action Has Been Taken by
Great Britain and France to Pre-
vent Financing of Bolsheviki
Propaganda.
Propaganda.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 2S-Foreign
exchange transactions between the Unit
ed States and Russia have been prohib-
tied by the federal reserve board and
similar action has been taken by the
authorities of Great Britain and France.
1t is understood that one purpose of
the step is to stop the financing of boil
sheviki propaganda. J
The reserve board, it became known
to-day, acted at the request of the state
department. Under the boards system
of supervising foreign exchange trans
actions, evidence was obtained, it is
said, that large sums of money had been
made available in the United States for
use Of bolshevik agents. Virtually the
only means of stopping this was to shut
off these transactions