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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
NO VOICE DTSSENTED
TO LEAGUE OF N4TIONS
French and Japanese Amendments Were
Not Pressed and Thus the Way
Was Cleared for Unanimous
Action by Plenary
Council

Paris, April 20 (By the Associated
Press The covenant of the league of
nations in revised form moved by Presi-
dent Wilson, was adopted yesterday by
the peace conference in plenary session
without dissenting voice.
The presidents motion also named Sir
James Eric Drummond as secretary gem
eral of the league and provided for a
committee to inaugurate the league.
Thus one of the notable works of the
conference passed its final stage and is
incorporated in the peace treaty.
The French and Japanese amendments,
after brief discussion, were not pressed,
and the way was thus cleared for unan-
imous acceptance of the league
Italy was not represented at the ses-
sion, but the name of Italy appears as
one of the members of the league in the
covenant as finally adopted.
Nine labor principles were adopted for
insertion in the treaty.
The session adjourned without consid.
ering the report on responsibilities pro.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
KRooNLAND BROUGHT MANY.
Most of the Men Were Former National
Guardsmen of Pennsylvania.

New York, April -Ninety-one Off
GERS and 2,7S6 men of the old National
Guard of Pennsylvania arrived here to-
day on the steamship Kroonland from
st. Nazaire. They comprise the lllth
lnfantry's field and staff, headquarters
first and third battalions, medical de-
tachments, machine gun company and
companies F, G. H, |, J, Il, l. and NJ
63 officers and | ,sSS men; the Tooth ma
chine gun battalion's headquarters, medi-
cal detachment and companies A to D,
inclusive-l5 officers and 702 men; the
2Sth military police company, three off
GERS and 1856 men; and headquarters
detachment of ten officers and ten men
of the 2Sth division, of which all these
units are part.
The Kroonland, which sailed for New
port News, but was diverted to New
York, brought home 3,733 troops, inclhd-
ing ii officers and 2S3 men, comprising
the l3Sth infahtry's machine gun com
pany t35th divisionl. Twenty two Off
GERS, 469 men and nine nurses returned
cogvalescing from illness or wounds.
Bringing l03 officers and two civilians,
the steamship Aetenas arrived from St
Nazaife. Five of the officers were ae.
companied by their wives.
The contingent chiefly represented de.
tachments from the 3l6th field hospi.
tai, I'd trench mortar battery, 9lst divi-
sion, 3l6th ammunition train, 3l6th sup.
ply train and saith machine gun battal-
ion.
Loaded to capacity, the army trans
port Agamemmon arrived from Brest
with 1873 officers and AIS men OF the
304th 305th and 306th field artillery Of
the 77th division liberty, New York
troops, accompanied by the l52d field ar
tillery brigade headquarters, Brigsdier
General Pelham d. Malsfora, command
ing, and the 77th division headquarters
detachment of 23 officers and 81 men.
In addition there were aboard "a Brit
ish and ten French officers. 643 enlisted
men, members of Brest eonvalesccnt de-
tachments numbers 207 to 2ll, inclusive,
FIVE medical officers, ll6 casual officers,
2s army field clerks and 90 nurses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
COSTA RIGA JAILs OVERLOOKING.
Many Are Members of the Family of
Former President Gonzales.

Managua, Nicaragua, April 29.-Costa
Ricans arriving here, from Puntaranas
state that the jails are overhowing with
political prisoners, among them being
members OF the family of former Presi.
dent Alfredo Gonzales. It is declared
that Costa Rca has $4,000 men under
arms, 500 being at Puntaranas and 1000
on the Nicaraguan frontier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
COMPARATIVELY LIGHT SALES
We're Made By Barre Banks Yesterday
in the Victory Loan.

Barre's subscription to the Victory
loan is creeping toward the quota set for
the city, being we'll started now on the
second hundred thousand but with the
second week of the campaign nearly half
gone. No figures of the total sales BY
the four Barre banks were available to-
day but it was said that the sale during
yesterday was comparatively light. With
the Vermont cities and towns going over
the top in droves it means that the cities
and towns of the state which do not
meet their quotas win be few indeed. If
Barre does not wish to be numbered in
this "few indeed" class it will be neces.
sary for the people Of the community to
come forward with their subscriptions at
once
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
REPUBLICANS ASKED
TO WITHHOLD VIEWS
ON LEAGUE PACT
Appeal Sent by Lodge and Curtis, Asking
Their Party Colleagues to Wait
Until Amended Form Can
Be Studied.

Washington, D. C., April 20. Tele-
grams We're sent to all Republican SEN
ators to-day by Senator Lodge ofsMas-
sachusetts, floor leader, and Senator
Curtis of Kansas, asking that public ex-
pressions of opinion upon the league of
nations covenant be withheld until Re-
publican conference could decide on what
attitude should be adopted.
The message follows
I'VE suggest that Republican senators
reserve final expression of opinion re-.
specting the amended league covenant
until the latest draft has been carefully
studied and until there has been an OPP
portunity for conference"
1t was understood that no date has
been fixed for the conference.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
GERMANY AGITATED.
Railway Employees Threatening to Bring
on General Strike.

Paris, April 20 tHavas) Renewed
agitation in almost all parts of Germany
is reported in German advices received
here. The railway employees in the Ber-
lin district are threatening to bring on a
general strike on May if their claims
are not satisfied, while in the Ruhr in
dustrial district the Spartacans are again
displaying great activity and endeavor-
ing to organize general strike. Al
ready there have been outbreaks in
which casualties have occurred, the ad-
vices show.
Electric railway employees in Silesia
generally are reported to have struck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
WILSON APPROVES
FIRE SURRENDER
Gables from Paris Supporting Burleson's
Recommendation for Restoration of
Lines to Private Owners.

Washington, d. c., April 29-Presi
dent Wilson has approved Postmaster
General BuFleson's recommendation that
the telegraph and telephone systems be
returned to their owners upon the enact
ment of legislation deemed nessary, and
that the American cable lines be restored
to their owners forthwith.
The presidents approval was an
nounced in a cablegram to-day to the
White House. Mr. Burleson stated yes
terday that he hoped to effect the return
Of the cables by May 10.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
NO "HOP-OFF" TO-DAY:
TOO MUCH RAIN
Mid-0cean Conditions Were Reported
Favorable But Rain Set in on
Shore at st. Johns, N. f.

st. Johns, N. f., April 20. Early
morning plans to start the trans Allan
tic airship race to-day were upset by
Newfoundland's tickle weather. Al
though mid-ocean conditions were re-
ported favorable, black clouds gathered
off shore during the forenoon and soon
heavy rain began to fall. There was
no indication Of let-up,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
SANBoRN-wAI
Marriage Took Place at ls Highland Av-
enue Last Evening.

Mrs. Carrie A. Wales and Lester K.
Sanborn, both of Barre, were united in
marriage at S:3O last evening by Rev.
B. J. Lehigh, the ceremony taking place
at the home Of the brides sister, Mrs.
Bixby, IS Highland avenue. Only a small
number of the relatives were in attend
ance. At the close of the ceremony light
refreshments We're served. Mr. and Mrs.
Sanborn will reside on Trow hill in
Barre Town, where Mr.. Sanborn con-
duets farm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
NEW YORK HAS s2ie,ioe,4so.
Subscriptions Must Come in Faster Than
Present Rate.

New York, April 29-v Victory loan sub
scriptions in the New York district
gained Sl7S00600 over night, the official
total up to 10 a. M. to-day being $2l9,-
l09,450, with the loan campaign now in
its second week. Subscriptions must
come in at far more rapid rate to at
tain the district quota of 81 350,0O0,0O0
before the close
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
TWO MEN DIED
UNDER MACHINE
When a Hydro Airplane Fell
into Cape May, N. J.,
Harbor
THIRD ESCAPED AND
SWAN TO WHARF
Lieut.. Berger and Ensign
Barron Were Victims
To-day

Cape May, N. j., April 30 While de-
scending in hydro airplane here to-
day Lieut.. Berger and Ensign Barron
were drowned when the plane fell into
Cape May harbor. A third man escaped
and swan to the wharf The two men
who lost their lives were caught under
the machine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
OYER HALF u. S. DEATHS
WERE DUE TO DISEASE
Totals Deaths During War Up to Date
Were III, i,l79-Forty-T Per
Cent Died in Battle or
From Wounds.

Washington, d. G., April 20. An Off
cial report from the surgeon general, is.
sued BY the war department to-day,
gives the total number of deaths report
ed in the army during the war to date
as lll,l79 OF this total 56,630, or oil
per cent, were from disease, 43 per cent
in battle or from wounds received in
battle, and 6 per cent from other in
juries. OF the deaths from disease about
10000 have occurred since hostilities
ceased
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29

Michael Keefe returned to his home
in this city early to-day, after several
days stay in New York, during which
time he visited with his son, Michael
Francis, who was on leave from his ship.
Herbert Clafflin, farmer residing in
Corinth, was brought to the City hospi
tai this morning suffering with frac
ture of the left hip, caused, il IS report
ed, by the kick of horse. An X-ray
was taken this afternoon. Mr. Claiflin
is 62 years old and has a family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
COMING TO CAMP DEvENs.
Brig. Gen. M. ]. Lenisan Has Been AS
signed There.

Washington, D. c., April 29.-Assign-
ments Of general officers announced by
the war department to-day include: Ma
jor General Charles H. Muir to Camp
Merritt, N. j., after rehabilitation of
the 2sth division; Brigadier General Nj
chael J. Lenisan to Camp Devens, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-29
WILSON MAYLEAD
WORLD LEAGUE
Will Be Asked to Serve if
First Meeting Is in
Washington
AS NOW PROPOSED AT
PARIS CONFERENCE
1t Is Planned to Have the
League Meet in Cur
rent Year

Paris, April ga proposal is on foot
to hold the first meeting of the league Of
nations in Washington during the cur.
rent year. Should the assembly meet
first in Washington, it is said, President
Wilson doubtlessly would be asked to
become the first president of the league.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12
Superstiticus londorers,

In London there is said to be a
deep-Seated belief among East end
girls in the efficacy Of dragon sblood
as a loye-philtre. Touching on the
same subject, a Whtechapel herbaliSt
relates how girl, after buying some
tormentil root of his, volunteered the
information that having been Tilted
by her young man, she consulted "A
"Vise woman" who told her to get
a bunch of rormentil and burn it at
midnight on Friday. The faithleSs
one would then revert to his al
Iogiance. On three successive Satur-
days she returned for fresh supplies
Of the root, when either the charm
worked or she grew tired of II, as she
ceased her purchases. Mandrake, too,
Is largely purchased by superstitlous
cockneys. Every Sunday at a pitch
by Pclticoat lane Il hawker does n
profitable trade in slices of mandrake,
which, he assures his audience, will
cure everything. On his barrow are
few roots carefully selected for their
resemblance to the human form.
"Gathercd at midnight" he shouts,
"and they screamed terrible when
pulled out Of the. ground"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12
PAPER MONEY PUZZLES SLAVS
Currency in Such a Scrambled Condi.
ton That It Hurts Business
Of Country.

Belgradc--Not the least Of the ills
that he@et Jugo.Slavia is the scram'
blod condition Of its paper currency.
The paper money Of half a dozen
countries is in circulation in various
parts Of the kingdom Of the Serbs,
Croats ana Slovenes. Tn Belgrade IT,
self the "iTonc' Of Austrian anees'
try is still the unit by which all COM
modities are priced.
The situation is further complicated
by tho fact that the ratio Of exchange
between the different moneys varies
from day to day.
Indirectly, the chaotic currency
situation has aggravated the problem
Of provisioning the country by i'm.
peding The movement Of surplus food
stufls from one section to another,
Farmers who possess n surplus which
they would willingly sell under stable
money conditions decline to barter
them for paper whose value is one
thing today and another thing tomor.
row.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12
MEXICAN 0PALs IN DEMAND
Even With Primitive Methods, Our
Southern Neighbors Dig Beautiful
Stones From Their Mines.

The QGereNaro district IS the chief
source Of supply Of Mexican opals Al
the mines are Owned by MexicanS. No
foreign capital is invested. Oldfash-
ionod methods Of mining are employed
and activity IS dosuItory. If prices
are good, work becomes fpyerish. IF
prices drop Off few opals are mined,
Most Of the best quality stones 90 to
Mexico city. Dealers there market
them in other countries. The poorer
grades are sold in little shops through
ont Mexico or are peddled 10 tourists
- railway stations. Thousands Of
those cheap opals are sold in towns
along the border in the United States.
They can be bought for from 30 cents
up,
II IS this cheap grade Of stones that
has given Mexican opals n poor rcpu.
iation among icwelry buyers. The
fact Is, fine Mexican opal is beau
tifuI gem. II differs from Australian
oralS in thar the latter are usually
Opaque 10 transmit light. whereas Mex
lean opal~ are usually clear. TO bring
oft the soft play Of colOrs in Next
can stone. artificial backs are often
used Ia setting the gems. Many are
backed with heir own genuine matrix.
The better class Of Mexican opalS is
not 50 expensive as the Australian or
those imported from the famous mines
Of Australia, but they are far from
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12
JAP GAMES HAVE PURPOSE
Childrcn's pas.imes in That Country
Are Played with the idea 81
Strengthening Character.

For centuries before AmericH Was
discovered Japanese children were
playing games upon which our boys
and airis considered they have mo-
nopoly, and which are regarded a.
strictly modern As matter Of fact,
most of our pastimos and games have
come to Us from foreign lands, though
they have been modified 10 suit our
needs, and perhaps renamed
PUSSY wants a corner and 'blind-
mans buff" are as old as Japan itself.
As paved across seas, hoWeFer these
games are far superior 10 ours puSS,
for instance, is represented as an
"Oni,' or devil the corners Of the
room the four safe harbors Of truth
with certain shelter from all harm.
In "hllnd-mau's buff" the children
wear queer litue costumes made Of
blue and white cotton crepe, with
painted eyes and queer stuffed hfaES
resembling birds, for noses They look
like weird little gnomcs rather than
children. as they dash about in fran
tie endeayor TO catch their victims
A ghostly game particularly en-
toyad hy heroic boys requires the
same costumes. Some Of them plant
flags in different parts Of the cemetery
during the day, under a lonely tree
or by hIll alleged to be haunted A.
night they meet for their game OF
'SouI examination. telling stories
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12
TO ALLAY PAIN OF STIMGS
the Case OF an Attack by an
rate Wasp.

Ammonia promptly applied Wien a
bee Stings You prevents serious con-
sequences and alIayS pain. It has gen
orally been supposed that thi~ was
true also Of wasp etingS; but Edward
r. Speyer, an oxford university spe-
ciali>t, points out in a letter 70 the
London Times that the application of
ammonia or any other alkaH to a
wasp sting makes it worse.
The reason is that the poison Of a
bees sting is acid; that Of a waSp's
sting is alkaline Hence alkaIies, like
neUtralize the acid Of the
bees sting, but aggravate the toxic
effects of the Wasp'S alkaline sting.
The best thing TO apply 10 a wasp'S
sting is vinegar, being the nearest
acid in domestic service Onion Juice,
lemon juice, or any other handy acid
will do as we'll
The Lancet says these facts ought
TO be widely known, "f0r not uncom-
monty the sting proves to be not
simple puncture but the beginning of
Il toxic process sometimes fatal. A
wasp sting on the moist mucOsa as
In the mouth, invariably leads to seri-
Gus Inflammation, with most distress
ING results If the simple earglng or
washing of the attacked spot with an
pcid fluid in such case keeps down
he swelling lives may we'll he saved"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12
infant Only Bruised.

Evansville, Ind.-The four-months,
old child Of Mrs Jessie Wheeler OF
Princeton was thrown 20 feet the other
day in an automobile collision al Chat.
dler and Mccormick avenues here. but
escaped unhurt, The mother ran fran.
tically to the infant, eXpeetin. 80 find
it killed. but instead it was sitting
near the cnrbing, and was only slight
~ bruised. Mrs. Wheeler and her
child were in a car driven by Clifford
Parsons Of Patoka which struck ma.
chine driven by James Nugent Of this
city.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12
Would Abolish Wins.

London. -Agitation has been started
among English barristers to abolish
The weghty horse hair wig and the
flowing gown which for centuries has
been the costume of the profession in
court. "The wig is hot, it tcklcs, and
however digniiied man will look
with one on, he never quite gets over
the feeling that he is made up for
comedy said an eminent X. c.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12
Warta Are Contagious.

Warts are contagious, rs is proved
by experiments on their own fingers
made by Drs. edo j. Vile and Lyle
H. kingcry Of the University of Mich
igan Medical school These physl'
clans Seem 10 have proved that III"
warts are caused by some sort of n
virus that passes easily through II
filter ana therefore through the sound
human skin.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12
BIaCkSnakeS 10 Trail
Rats as Traps Fail

New Lexington, --BlnckSuakeS
win he cotluled and turned loose
in the Union station here in an
effort to eE,ermiuate rats that
have almost taken possession Of
the place.
Employees have used traps,
frrrets, eats and poison without
avail.
Hundreds of dollars worth of
damage has been done TO Nor
chandise ana parcels post pack
ages lett in the building nights
and merchants are complaining.
The rats are large and black.
snakes are now considered their
only foe,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12
Baby ALWAYS Star Performer

Every member Of the family with
the exception Of the growing boy will
sometimes wake up in the middle of
the night, but none of the others can
get rs wide awake us baby.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12
Mother SEEKS
MISSING Son
For Fourteen Months Iowa Wom-
an Has Been Hunting for
Soldier Boy.
SHELL SHOCKED IN France
War Department Gives Harry e.
Ross Fine Record for Bravery and
Goodness in Actior--Suffers
Lapses of Memory.

Huntington, W Va.--How a moth
ers heart is aching for her soldier
son, who has been missing for II
months since he was Shell shocked
while serving as a dispatch bearer in
the battle of SCISSORS, was revealed
here by Mrs. Clark d. Ross of De>
Moines, Iowa, who has been searching
frnntically for her son, Harry, age
twenty-one. Mrs Ross came to Hunt
ington a few hours too late TO find
her son, who had appealed 10 the local
Red Cross for aid, but left headQuar-
tiers before II telegram to his mother
was answered.
Suffers Shell Shock
MY boy WAS shell shocked at Sois-
sons while acting as a runner for Ma
jor McCloud Of the twcnty-siXih infan-
fry, and was reported missing in nc
ton in July 1918" said Mrs Ross
here yesterday Gle WAS not killed,
am sure. for several Of his compan-
ions told me he was given first aid.
have been hunting for him vainlv
for It months. and have questioned
hundreds Of soldiers, ANA searched
through many hospitals. MI Of whom
have been asked to watch for him.
Apparently he is suffering from lapSes
of memory ono day he knows Who
he is and the next day he doesn't.
| believe from what he told the Red
Cross it, Huntington thar he is getting
better and is on his way home lIar-
ry was good soldier lie was first
in the North Dakota National Guard
and later with the regular army His
job in the national bank at Wahpcton,
North Dakota, is waiting for him. |
have a letter from the adiutant gem
eral praiSing him highly for his Sery-
ices and for his bravery and GOODNESS
under fire. I am afraid he got scared
in Huntington and will not come back .
here If he could krGW and under +
stand that it is his mother who is
looking for him, | am sure he would
make the effort to come home when in
his right mind
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12

Perfume received its first real dovel-
opment in Persia, and later the priests
Of Egypt who were The only men OF
learning in those ancient days, dc.
voted much time 10 The manufacture
or perfume and aromatic oils.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12

"NIy husband says he cannot under
stand women"
"My husband says after man does
understand women he wishes he
didn't Boston Transcript.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12
Only Thing to Do.

Doctor-Nou are all run down. You
ougt to quit business entirely.
ratient-If I've run down I suppose
III have TO wind up.--Bost0n Tran.
script.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-12
Some Pointers,

Ten thousand gross of steel pens can
be made from one ton of metal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-08
TODAY'S EVENTS

A rousing welcome awaited General
Pershing who reached New ork today
on the Leviathan.
In his tour of the West. President
Wilson is scheduled to speak this
morning in Omaha and tonight in
Sioux Falls.
H. R. H., the Prince OF Wales and
his party are scheduled to spend to-
day in Port Arthur and Fort William,
the twin cities of western Ontario.
Colcmbus, o., today will give well
come to the Civil War Veterans as
sembled for the national encompment
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The annual meeting of the national
council of the Canadian Credit Mems
Trust Association will open at Mon
treal today and continue over tomor-
row.
A general primary will be held in
Maryland today for the selection OF
candidates for the State. county and
local Offices to be filled at the fall
election.
Hearing is to be resumed in Boston
today on the bill in equity brought bv
the trustees OF the Christian Science
Publishing Society against the direc-
tors of the Mother Church.
Thousands OF Knights Templars
with their families and friends from
every section Of the United States will
gather in Philadelphia today for the
opening ow the 34th triennial con-
c!ave Of the order.
AT a special election in Maine to-
day five questions are to be submitted
to the voters. the principal ones of
which relate to a state pier project
and s10'000'000 bond issue for high
way improvement.
Pursuant to a call issued by Gov
ernor Burnquist the Minnesota Legis-
lature will meet in special session to-
day to act on the Federal woman
suffrage amendment and several other
matters demanding attention.
The Canadian Wheat Board meets
at Toronto today to receive sugses-
lions from the farmers and millers O.
the east in regard to handling the
Ontario wheat crop of 1919.
Hearings on salaries of postal en-
pioyes will begin in New York City to-
day before the joint congressional
commission on postal salaries.
Cotton growers of the South are TO