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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
BIG CAR STRIKE
Is IMPENDING
Despite Plea to Boston "EP'
Employees to Hold Up
Action
WAR LABOR BOARD
URGED TO HASTEN
But Decision By that Board
Does Not Seem Possible
in Time

Boston, July l6.--A strike of the 1000
carmen of the Boston Elevated Railway
company appeared imminent to-day. The
union, which comprises most of the en-
ployes of tie road, continued its plans
for making effective its strike order at
4 a. m. tomorrow with resultant par
alysis of the street, subway and ele-
waited car service of the city and some
of the suburbs. Efforts to avert the tie
up were also continued during the day,
but with no promise of success.
An appeal to the national war labor
board to hasten its decision on the de-
mands of the men for an eight hour day
and wage of 1874 cents an hour met
with reply from w Jett Lauck, secre-
tary of the board, that the boards de-
cision would be rendered in due time"
In a telegram from Washington to
James H. Vahey, counsel for the union,
Secretary Lauck said the union should
rescind the strike vote and remain at
work. The board, he said had had the
case less than a month and in view of
the issues iHNolNtu Ht utlu tlc LAuiS
spent in consideration to be not unrea-
.sonable.
Difficulty in obtaining early action by
the board lies, according to word from
Charlton 0gburn, its chief examiner, in
the fact that its joint chairmen are at
widely separated points. Former Pres
ident Taft at Pointe An Pie, and Basil
NJ. Manly at San Diego, Cal, the chair
men, are in possession of the evidence, 1t
is understood, and meeting in Chicago
to discuss it has been arranged for a
later date this month The issues are
considered especially important, accord
ing to the railway trustees, because, it
is said, the eight hour schedule is not
in effect on any large street railway sys-
TENS in the country, and~in no case does
wage approaching 1874 cents an hour
obtain. The present maximum here is
AS cents.
Officials Of the international Street
Carmen's union have taken hand in the
local situation and by teleframs to
Secretary OF Labor Wilson have endeav-
ored to expedite action by the war labor
board
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
Steamship Allison of U. S.
Shipping Board Had Sent
Out Distress Signals
WAS BROUGHT IN BY
STEAMER LAKE VIEW
The Allison Had Sailed from
Portland, Me-, for Nor
folk, Virginia

Washington, D. c., July l6.-The Unit
ed States shipping boards cargo steam.
er Allison, picked up in sinking con-
dition off Fenwick island lightship,
Maryland, to-day by the steamer Lake
View, was towed safely to Delaware
breakwater, where she is now anchored,
the navy department was advised by
radio. The vessel was en- route from
Portland, Me-, to Norfolk, Va,
A radio message received at the navy
department to-day said that the Allison
was filling with water fast and will
sink any minute" The coast guard cut.
ter Morrill, was sent to her assistance.
New York, July l6The Allison is
owned by the United States shipping
board and operated by the Charles T.
Magee company. The vessel sailed from
Portland, Me-, July IL for Norfolk in
ballast. Her deadweight tonnage Is
$500.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
PRESIDENT ANXIOUS
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
Sen. Chamberlain of Ore
gon, Who Called Forth
Sharp Statement From
Wilson Early in the War,
Was Among Those Invit-
ed in-Wilson PostpOnes
His Tour.

Washington, D. c., July l6.-President
Wilson has decided TO invite Republican
senators to call at the White House to
discuss the peace treaty and the league
of nations, Secretary Tumulty announced
to-day.
Senator Lodge, chairman of the foreign
relations committee, was understood to
he one of 10 Republican senator's, with
whom the president desired especially to
confer.
1t was said the invitations would not
be limited to members Of the foreign re-
lations committee. The president was
reported as being anxious to talk to all
members Of the Senate, Republicans as
well as Democrats, and to answer any
questions they might desire to ask. 1t
was also indicated that as the president
had placed himself at the disposal of the
foreign relations committee, he would
not begin his tour until the committee
had had a reasonable time in which to
decide whether it wished to confer with
him. A number of Democratic senators,
including Pomerene OF Ohio mem
Der of the committee, had appointments
with the president to-day.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, for
mer chairman of the Menate military
committee, whose criticism of the war de.
partment early in the war led to sharp
statement from President Wilson, was
among those invited to the White House
to-day and those close to the president
hoped the conference would result in
the re establishment of harmonious fela
tions between the executive and the Ore,
gon senator.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
ON VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY"
American Electric Roads Conditions Be.
ing Investigated.

Washington, d. c., July l6.--Labor
costs and the marketing Of electric rail-
way securities were outstanding phases
OF the present chaotic street railway Sit
uation touched upon to-day by witnesses
before the federal electric railway com
mission. This is the commission ap-
pointed by President Wilson to suggest
means of affording relief to electric rail.
ways of the country, which are declared
by their managements to be on the verge
of bankruptcy.
Colonel Joseph Fl. Alexander, Cleve-
land, testifying as to labor costs, point
ed to war time wage increases granted
labor by the government, these some.
times approximating 100 per cent, and
said no way to recover this additional
outlay was provided the companies.
Conditions in the electric railways Sc
curities market were discussed by H. A.
Stewart, Chicago, who said the market
was in deplorable state because of the
companies financial condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
SLAIN MAN WAS STUDENT.
Anthony w. Halfelner Was Killed While
Burglarizing Philadelphia House.

Philadelphia, July l6.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Holfelner were not informed I'M
til to-day at their Buffalo home that
their son, Anthony William Holfelner,
the burglar student, had been killed on
Sunday night while attempting to rob a
University of Pennsylvania fraternity
house. kilograms had been sent TO them
intimating that the student had been
hurt.
In the hope of hearing their sons voice,
the parents sent a telegram late last
night asking him to call them on the
telephone. Louis Holfelner, brother, in
Buffalo, answered inquiries over the tel
ephone to-day and sobbed when he heard
his brother had been shot as a burglar.
1T is terrible news" he exclaimed, Il
shall have to break it gently as possible
TO my father and mother. They do not
know that he is dead"
Helfelner said he would come immedi.
ately to this city and take back the body
for burial in Buffalo.
The case of the student has unusual
features. He was second year medical
student at the university and would have
ItCttftu MS ulplULid III INp uioit Ntdl =
He was said to have been unusually
bright. Caught while robbing frater-
nifty house, professor shot him as he
was escaping with his booty. For "a
hours the identity Of the dead man was
a mystery Then former roommate
identified the body. Search of his room
by the police revealed, they say, about
$4,000 worth of plumber stolen from fra
ternity houses, boarding houses and 9TH
er places. On the mans bed was $25
A restaurant had been robbed Of this
sum and the police theory is that Hell
felner burglarized the restaurant, went
to his room with the money and then
visited the fraternity house, where he
met his death.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
POWER SITUATION
Is STILL ACUTE
Granite Plants of Barre Not Adequately
Supplied Though Northfeld and Wa
teTbury Plants Were Shut Down
General Manager Sands Is
Coming Tomorrow.

The granite plants of Barre were sup
posed to be in full operation to-day while
the granite plants in Northfield and Wa
terbury were shut down, but, as mat
ter of fact, the power furnished by the
Montpelier g. Baffe Light & Power com
pany was not sufficient to carry them all
at their normal condition. Yesterdays
rain made but slight change in the level
of the water in the company's dams, SO
no relief of consequence was offered from
that source.
Nor was the service expected from the
Burlington Light g. Power company
available this morning. 1t is understood
that the latter company started to fur
nish a slight percentage of the 1900
kilowatts contracted for, but withdrew
that after a short time when its local
demands began to make themselves felt
So the Montpelier & Barre Light & Pow
er company was forced to depend entire
ly to-day on its own plants That sery-
ice is entirely inadequate to meet the de-
mands in the granite industry of Wash.
ington county; and system of alternat-
ing shutdowns has been inaugurated
As already stated Northfeld and Wa
terbury were without power to-day,
while Barre was switched on. As yet
Montpelier has not been shut down at all,
and inquiry at granite plants in that
city elected the response that they had
not been troubled by shortage of power
at any time. Ii was understood, how
ever, that Montpelier was to share in the
shutdown with the other places served
by the company.
General Manager Fl. T. Sands of the
Tenney company, whose Office is in Bos-
ton, is expected to arrive in this section
tomorrow to take up consideration of
the serious situation in which the gran
lite industry of Barre finds itself at the
present time with a large amount of
business on hand and all machines needed
by the manufacturers.
Officials and members Of the Granite
Manufacturers association are greatly
concerned over the situation, and it is
understood that they got into commune
cation by telephone with General Man
ager Sands and requested him to do
everything possible to afford relief. His
promise to come to Barre tomorrow was
then made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
WELL, YOU WERE A
MURDERER IN 1917"
SAID LAWYER TO FORD
"Oh, No." Replied the Famous Automo-
bile Manufacturer, "That Was During
the War;" and He Inferred That His
1o14-16 Talk Did Not Apply.

Mount Clemens, Mich, July l6.-The
things Henry Ford thought and that his
peace secretary, Theodore Delavigne,
wrote for him, were again the topic of
examination when Mr. Ford resumed the
witness stand to-day
The witness, who is suing the Chicago
Daily Tribune for 81 100000 on charge
of libel, was examined by Elliott G.
Stevenson, senior counsel for the defend
ant
Mr.. Stevenson quoted the phrase same
old scarecrow talk, /" and asked whom was
meant. Mr.. Ford returned his familiar
reply, "Deavigne wrote that" He added
that the ''scarecrows" were the profess
sional agitators for preparedness.
"Ydur position was that they were ad-
vocating preparedness in order to profit
by munitions :"
"0ver-preparedness yes"
The lawyer then alluded to the use of
the word murderer" as applied by MIR.
Ford to professional soldiers and those
who make money out of war.
well, you were murderer in 1911" !"
suggested Mr. Stevenson.
"oh, no." replied the witness, quickly,
"that was during the war"
Mr.. Stevenson precipitated torrent
of objections by asking the meaning of
the word traitor" in the course of which
Mr.. Ford interposed;
"I'll admit I'm an ignorant idealist."
"Why, Mr.. Ford" Mr. Stevenson said,
in surprise, ''if you admit that | shall
not have to ask you any more questions
along that line"
"I'll admit it if it will close this talk.
1t is for the jury to decide, anyway"
But if you admit 1t there will be
nothing for the jury to decide The ad-
mission settles it"
PREDATORY to this outburst by the wit
ness, who was plainly nettled by the ex-
planation, Mr., Stevenson explained to
the court;
"Your Honor, the alleged libelous edi-
torial in The Tribune referred to Mr.
Ford as an ignorant idealist' The ques-
tions are to show that he is in fact ignor.
ant and that he is an dealist and don't
know the meaning of commonly used
words, he is plainly an ignorant ideal.
ist."
1t was at this point that Mr.. Ford
burst out with his angry admission
which, despite efforts Of his lawyers, he
repeated.
The Tribune lawyer seemed content
with Mr. Ford's declaration and asked
him number of questions as to what
he knew of the size, equipment and die
tribution of the army in 1915 and 1915
the witness having said yesterday that
he considered the force at that time ade.
quate for defense
BY the way" he added, what are
the relations between the United States
and Port Ricog"
Judge Tucker suggested this line had
been followed far enough,
educator and wanted to so to the United
States Senate
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
AUTO ROLLED OFF ROAD.
And Arthur Macdonald Had Narrow Es-
cape from Injury.

An Oldsmobie touring car driven by
Arthur Macdonald of Graniteville, top
pied over a ten foot embankment about
100 wards north of the Ward Gladding
lumber mill on the Graniteville road late
yesterday afternoon, when Mr.. MacDon-
aid attempted to turn out for the large
passenger truck driven by John Ryan
Mr. Macdonald escaped unhurt though
the machine completely overturned and
landed with the wheels in the air. When
he felt the machine going over he instinc-
lively endeavored to free himself from
the steering wheel by opening the door,
and when the machine went down the
bank he was on top instead of being
pinned underneath as he surely would
have been otherwise, since escape by
jumping was impossible because the top
was up.
When the car landed the acid in the
batteries was spilled and spoiled com
pletely the leather top. The steering
wheel was broken off on one side, the
front bent somewhat, the wind shield
was damaged, one front mudguard was
badly bent, and the top was torn from
its fastenings.
AT the point where the accident hap
pened the road is quite narrow Tall
grass deceived the driver by covering a
rather abrupt drop, and when the weight
of the automobile sank into the ground,
softened by the rainfall of yesterday, the
bank gave way beneath the wheels,
whereupon the car was caused to leave
the road,
The car could not be righted until the
wrecking car of the Palace garage,
equipped with every facility for such ac-
cidents, arrived, together with several
men. Twice the car was overturned in
bringing it back to the highway. 1t was
brought to this city for repairs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
GREAT IRON SRIKE
4VERTED BY RAISE
Reading Iron Co. Offered Compromise
Wage Scale and the Offer
Was Accepted

Reading, Pa, July l6.-An adjustment
has been reached, ii is announced here
to-day, between the Reading Iron com
pany and 5000 iron workers in its six
plants here and at Danville, thus avert
ing lengthy strike and starting the
wheels and furnaces in many plants
owned by other corporations. The com
pany offered compromise of $l075 as
the pudding tonnage rate, with a so
day sliding scale arrangement and this
was accepted. The company first offered
$3.50 and the men had demanded
SlO.921l.
Most of the mills east of the Alleghen-
les will likely accept the new rate, and
several thousand puddlers viii work uu.
der its provisions in various cities and
towns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
WENT THROUGH BRIDGE.
Standard Oil Sprinkler in Collapse at
Norwich; Two Men Hurt.

White River junction, July l6.-Paul
Mcnamara and Steven Ryan of West
Lebanon, N. H., were both slightly in
iured Tuesday morning when the Stand
ard Oil sprinkler went through the bridge
by the grist mill at Norwich They
were both operators Of the oil truck,
Mcnamara having charge of the motor
and Ryan of the sprinkler part The
rear end broke through the bridge so
that it was down in the brook which
runs under the bridge. 1t was fortunate
that both were not more seriously in
iured This bridge is alleged to have
been unsafe for some time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
NEW TAX ON CAPITAL.
Proposed in Germany as Well as Drastic
Imperial Income Tax.

Weimar, Tuesday, July Is (By the
Associated Press 1t is reported the
governments new tax bill will include a
surplus assessment on capital amounting
to 30 per cent and also drastic impe.
ri-l income tax, the receipts from which
will be spportioned among the federated
states, according to their needs.
The national assembly to-day rejected
the socialist motion to abolish ranks of
nobility, but declared in favor of con
stitutional provio decreeing the equal
ity of all men and women and refusing
TO recognize special rights orrpriyileges
based on birth or social station.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
FEDERAL MAIL AIRPLANE
WRECKED BY WIND
Lieut.. J.. D. McAlden Uninjured When
Forced Down in Flight from New
York to Cleveland.

Reading, Pa, July l6.-A federal mail
airplane, carrying 500 pounds of letters
from New York to Cleveland, was forced
down by a terrific wind storm last night
at Albany, this county, and wrecked, 1t
landed on the farm of Allen Bailey, but
the aviator, Lieut.. j. d. McAlden, was
His mail was sent to Kemp
ton station and placed on train.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
KNoTTY POINTS LEFT TILL LAST
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Co.
ing Through Treaty.

Washington, d. C., July Is. With the
Senate in adjournment until tomorrow,
the foreign relations committee have op-
portunity to-day to devote several hours
to the continuation Of reading the peace
treaty section by section. It was ex-
pected that before night virtually the
entire document would be covered for
the first time, but with all the sections
provoking objection reserved for future
consideration.
About one-ffth of the text was gone
over yesterday, the league of nations
covenant and the section dealing with
German boundaries being among the por-
tions passed over TO be taken up later.
To-day it was planned to similarly skip
the Shantung section, together with 9th
er features likely to meet opposition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
CHICAGO VOTING ON STRIKE.
Surface and ElevatedSCar Workers Want
a Big Increase.

Chicago, July Is. Representatives Of
the 1900 surface and elevated railway
employees to-day began preparations for
taking a vote on the question of strike
to enforce their demands for an increase
of 81 cents an hour in wages and better
working conditions.
The companies in their joint answer to
the union, refusing the demands, stated
that to grant the wage increase would
either necessitate raising of fares to nine
or ten cents or bring insolvency to the
companies"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
THREE LICENSES SUSPENDED.
One Because Licensees Auto Brought
Undesirable Aliens In.

Harry A. Black secretary of state, to-
day suspended the following automobile
licenses; X. c. Broe of Highgate Springs
for operating an automobile used for the
purpose of assisting in bringing two inn
migrants into the United States from
Canada This, it will be recalled, is the
occasion in which two eripples were
brought across the line to Fletcher on
the st. Johhsbury and Lake Champlaiu
railroad and We're finally stopped at st.
Johnsbury NJ. i, Foclsey of Benning-
ton for causing an accident by passing
an automobile on curve. Dren A.
Lavounche of Bristol for the same cause.
The latter was very honest in the mat
ter, sending a diagram of the site and
facts about the accident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
ONE ROAD CONTRACT AWARDED.
Pascal Ricci of Rutland to Build Road il
Marlboro.

One contract was awarded as a re-
suit of the opening of bids at Montpel-
ier Tuesday in connection with federal
aid projects in road construction. This
was not awarded until this morning, al
though the figures were practically com
pleted last night. The contract for the
construction of l.6 miles in Marlboro
was awarded TO Pascal Ricci of Rutland.
There were three bids made on this job.
These are: Mr.. Ricci at $40 9,39ol0; !. e.
Helyar, Brattleboro, $l9,559,22, and Tall
kill Construction company of Pough-
keepsie, n. Y, $22,3lO30 The other con
tracts were not awarded and the state
highway commissioner win be ready in a
few days to offer these projects for bids
again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
Ran FOR THEIR LIVES
As FIRE SPREAD
All Employees in Celluloid Factory at
Newburyport, Mass, Cot Out
Loss Is 100000.

Newburyport, Mass, July l6.-One
hundred and twenty five employees of the
George Richardson company, comb man
ufacturers, ran for their lives to-day
when fire swept through the building,
igniting stocks of celluloid and other
highly infammable materials All es-
capped The building was destroyed at
loss of 100000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
HOLLAND AND BELGIUM
TO MEET ON JULY 90
Representatives Of the Two Nations Will
Assemble at Paris to Revise the
the Treaty of 1889.

Paris, Tuesday, July Is tBy the As
socated Press July 20 has been fixed
as the date upon which representatives
of Holland and Belgium will meet dele
gates of the five great powers in Paris
and begin work on the revision of the
treaty of 1880.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
PERSHING coNFERs MEDALS
On Prominent British Government Off
GERS, Including Miner.

London, July l6.General Pershing,
the American commander in chief, who
is in London to participate in the vic
tory parade Saturday, went to the Brit.
ish war Office to-day and presented the
distinguished service medals to mum
Der of prominent British governmental
officers, including Viscount Miner, sec
retary for the colonies, and Winston
Spencer Churchill, secretary for war.
General Pershing later went to the
Hotel Savoy, where he was the guest of
the American LUNCHEON club.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
HAS BROKEN SHAFT.
U. S. Transport Edward Luckenbach Is
725 Miles Out from New York.

Washington, D. C., July I6.--The
transport Edward Luckenbach is disabled
with broken shaft 725 miles east Of
New York and is seeking tow to that
port, according to naval advices. Officials
here thought to-day a westbound steam
er would reach the ship before the cutter
Ossipee, en- route to her aid, could ar
rive
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
U. S. TROOPS NOT HIGHEST PAID.
Australians, New Zealanders and Cana
dians Were Paid More.

Washington, D. c., July l6.--Popular
belief that the American soldier is bet
ter paid than that of any other country
is erroneous, according to an official ta-
BILE issued to-day by the general staff.
This shows the three British dominons
Australia, New Zealand and Canada
allow materially higher prices for each
grade than does the United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
HUNGRIANS CLAIM
ONLY SELF-DEFENSE
Note from Foreign Minister Bella Kun
Says Czechs and Rumanians Vio-
lated Terms of Ar
mistice.

Paris, Tuesday. July Is tBy the Asso-
ciated Press "A note has been received
by the council of five from Bella Kun,
foreign minister Of the Hungarian soviet
government, declaring the Czechs and
Rumanians violated the terms of the ar
mistiee with Hungary and that, conse-
quently, Hungarian forces were ordered
to cross the boundary fixed by the ar
mistice. The note claims this order
was issued in self-defense
The boundaries fixed by the armistice
are so uncertain that the supreme coun-
Gil has referred the matter to military
commission for decision.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
ASSIGNED TO CAMP CUSTER.
Major General William H. Hay, Who
Commanded 18th Division.

Washington, D. G., July l6-Maior
General William II. Hay, who command
ed in France the 2Sth Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guard divisionl, win be assigned
to command Camp Custer, Mich, on his
arrival in the United States, the war
department announced to-day.