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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
Governor Coolidge Inaugural.

In taking the oath of office to-day as
the forty eighth governor of the com
monwealth, Calvin Coolidge delivered an
inaugural in harmony with himself as
the people know him and i'm tune with
the times as his ear gets their pitch.
In style the address is simple and
Straightforward, in spirit calm and toler.
ant. 1t combines the power of moder.
alton and ''the emphasis of understate-
ment" Here is a leader who knows
well his objectives, but is neither iguo-
rant nor afraid of the obstacles that lie
between him and them, leader who
deems it his own and the duty of his
legislative parties in the joint enterprise
upon whom they have entered to-day
mot only to reflect public opinion but to
lead it, to read Alright the plain lessons
of the war and to legislate and admin
lister in the light of the truth those les
sons teach; a leader who recognizes "the
right of men to be well born, well nur.
tured, we'll educated, we'll employed and
well paid and would recognize these
rights as the goal of all who adhere
to "a gospel Of effort and service of
universal application
The speclhc recommendations IN the
inaugural arc not numerous. They are
limited to matters upon which the gov.
ernor believes the people are warranted
in looking for action by the legislature
at this session. They concern the prob
lems which a victorious peace will pre-
sent. They constitute the working pro-
gram of working governor who would
have the legislature work with him and
ia not afraid to blaze the way or bear
his full share Of the responsibility our
organic law lodges in his Office
When Mr. Coolidge was nominated we
hailed him as "a leader for the times 3"
As the newly inaugurated governor we
hail him as an executive whose inaugu.
raj gives promise that the sum of his
official deeds will not disappoint the high
hopes Of all those who Joined in giving
him the mandate of power which he will
exercise for the next twelve months. -
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
THOUSAND OUT OF WORK
When Strikers Resumed at Pittsfeld,
Mass, To-day.

Pittsfeld, Mass, Jan. I3-- Employees
Of the General Electric company in this
city, who have been on strike since
Dec. IA, reported for work at the plant
this morning, as instructed by the war
labor board, and for a second time found
no work awaiting them. During the past
week, many striking employees were re-
turned to their former positions, but
over 900 are still to be recalled BY the
company through its preference classiti-
cation system. These workers at a mass
meeting during the morning made affids
Wits as to conditions confronting them
when they reported for work to-day, and
these win be forwarded TO the war labor
board
According to the statement of General
Manager C. G., Chesney, over | 900 work
ers found no work awaiting them at the
plant to-day They we're informed that
they would be notified when their serv-
ices are required They are on the rec
ords of the company as 'slaid of because
of lack OF work. and do not lose their
standing. Orders have fallen of greatly
since the ending of the war, the company
officials state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
TRYING TO RESCUE
CASTALIA'S CREW
Boatload Being Taken to Rescue Ship
Was Capsized and Two Of the
Men Were Drowned.

Halifax, n. s., Jan. Wireless dis.
patches from vessels standing by the
United States shipping board steamship
Castalia, which has been indistress of
the coast Of Nova Scotia since early Sat
urday morning, brought news that the
rescue of a. of the crew had begun short
ly after a. m. to-day and that one of
her life boats containing seventeen men
had capsized and that two we're drowned.
The Bergensfjord and the War Fiiian
reached the vicinity Of the helpless YES
sci late Saturday in response to the lat
ter's call for assistance, and had since
been standing by, unable 20 take off the
crew because of the rough seas. Wealth
er conditions improved somewhat during
the night and although the seas were
still high to-day the danger that the
Castalia would break up seemed so inn
minent that it was decided to begin the
work of rescue Immediately.
No word had been received early to-
day from the Italian steamer Ansaldo,
reported last night in distress l20 miles
southeast of Sable Island.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
BILL TO REPEAL
PRIMARY Law
Is Expected to Be introduced in the
Vermont Senate--Senato F. G.
Rowland Mentioned for Vtc+o4
man of Banking Committee.

The Senate will convene ats o'clock
this evening when it is expected that
two bills will be introduced. II is un-
derstood that the first Of these is a
bill in reference to the primary law,
while the second is understood to re-
late to the liability of towns and cities,
the same as contractors, when persons
are injured
The appointment Of the committees Of
the Senate probably will not be made un-
til Tuesday at least f. G. Rowland Of
Barre is being prominently mentioned
as the likely appointee for the chairman
ship Of the banking committee Mr..
Rowland has been three times mem
ber of that committee. Both times he
has been in the House he has been chair
man and when he was in the Senate
before he was second on the committee,
p. w. Clement being the chairman, so
that his wide experience will probably
give him the prestige over any other
aspirant for the office; that is, if Mr..
Rowland is an aspirant for that chair
manship.
Charles S. Dana, who was last week
elected speaker of the House, has en-
ioyed considerable experience in presid
ing and watching Others preside over
meetings. During the time he was IL to
Ia years of age he was in Washington,
d. c., when his father was assistant
clerk of the national House of Repre-
sentatives and Mr.. Dana as a youth at
tended many of the sessions, watching
the conduct OF the House. Upon reach
ing his majority and in his I'D year, he
was elected the moderator Of the town in
which he lived, which office he held un-
til elected town clerk. He has presided
over county meetings and a few years
ago presided over the Republican state
convention at Burlington.
1t is understood that some House bills
will be ready for introduction Tuesday
morning, but it is not understood that
the announcement of the appointment
of the committee will take place un-
til that afternoon or Wednesday morn
ing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
SUPREME WAR COUNCIL TO DECIDE
WHAT NATIONS WILL BE ALLOWED
IN THE INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE
a FEW VICTIMS
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED
Officials Are Investigating to Place the
Blame for the Disaster at South
Byron, N. Y, Where %
Were Killed.

Batavia, N. r., Jan. l3,-0ilicials Of
the New York Central railroad to-day
were continuing their investigation to
place the blame for the wreck at South
Byron yesterday in which twenty two
persons were killed.
Thirteen bodies remained unidentified
in Batavia undertaking establishments
this morning. John Friedley, engineer of
the Southwestern Limited, which crashed
into the rear sleeper of the Wolverine
Limited, maintains that no block signal
was set against his train and that he saw
no warning light until he was within
a few car lengths Of the Wolverine,
which had stopped TO take on an extra
engine for a steep grade. In this state
ment he is supported by his fireman.
J. r. Dinan, superintendent of the
western division, said "The fagman
claims that he went about twenty five
car lengths to the rear of his train TO
signal the second train. Torpedoes were
also put on the track The statement
Of Engineer Friedley differs materially
from that of the fagman. He admits,
however, that the signals were set at
danger when he went to look at them
after the accident"
Superintendent Everitt of Syracuse
said Engineer Friedley was zone Of the
most reliable employees" The night was
clear, Mr. Everitt added, and the engi-
neer should have been able to see for a
mile
It was recalled to-day that Engineer
Friedley was in a similar wreck twenty
years ago. His train on that occasion
plowed into another at Bergen, the next
station on the Central east of Byron,
and several persons were killed
The list Of identified dead this morning
was:
Franklin f. Leonard, Bear Lake, Mich.
s. d. Harvey, address unknown.
Ballard Jones, New York City, Pull.
man porter.
Captain F. StaudJiminex, New York
identification doubtfun.
Thomas F. Cummins, New York City,
George + Bigby, New York City,
Patrick Dougherty, New York City.
Mrs. Jennie Levine, New York City
The woman first listed as Miss Flora
Doherty Of Flint, Mich, died at the Ba-
tavia hospital at noon to-day, making
the twenty second death. Her identifea
tion is not positive and there is reason
to believe she is Mrs Flora Dougherty,
wife Of Patrick Dougherty Of New York,
who was killed
One Of the remarkable features Of the
wreck was the fact that none of the
passengers in this second coach from the
end of the Wolverine was injured The
rear end of the car was lifted high in
the air BY the force Of the collision and
then it dropped through the roof Of the
ill-fated last car, but all the passengers
escaped except for bruises and shocks.
An army nurse whose name was not
learned, caImed the people in this car
and they made their way to the ground
by ladders
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
Barre Branch, G. G. |. A.,
Makes Request for a New
Scale in April, 1919
INCREASED COST OF
LIVING A REASON
Present Bill Has Been Twice
Amended with Substan-
tial Increases

Barre branch, G. c. l. A., has sent to
the Barre Granite Manufacturers asso-
citation communication requesting a
minimum wage of So day beginning
with April, and giving as reason for the
request the increased cost Of living and
the danger from occupational disease.
The union states that it has committee
ready to meet the manufacturers if the
latter wish to confer on the matter.
The existing agreement with the man
ufacturers called for a minimum of 81 a
day, but has been amended twice during
the past year On April !, 1918, the
minimum was raised TO $3.50 a day, and
on Jan. ] this year again TO S5.52 a day
of eight hours. 1t is expected the man
ufacturers will grant the cutters hear.
ing on this request.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
LIUTdFy Y
A P. Appott & Co. Sell to
Adams & Co., Massachu-
sets Corporation
Mr.. ABBOTT RETIRES
FROM ACTIVE BUSINESS
The Purchasers Now Own
and Operate 10 Stores
in Three States

One of the largest business deals in
Barre for several years was concluded
Saturday, when the Adams company,
Massachusetts corporation, took over the
Daylight store of A. ?. Abbott & Co. of
North Main street, the transfer having
been brought about primarily through
the desire Of Mr.. Abbott to retire from
active business.
The head Of the purchasing concern is
Stephen D. Adams of Boston, who has
been connected with the Brown, Durel
company Of that city for nearly 20 years.
Besides his connection with that house,
Mr. Adams owns and operates 10 dry
goods stores (including the Barre storel,
all of them acquired within the past
eight Years. These 10 stores are located
in Barre, Keene, n. H., and Gardner,
Leominster, Clinton, Framingham, Rock
land, Hyde Park, Woburn and Reading,
Mass These stores are conducted wholly
by women and they sell womens and
chidren's furnishings and dry goods,
suits and garments. Mr.. Adams conten.
tion is that by buying for so many stores
he can buy right and often to better ad
vantage than if for only one store. The
Brown, Durell line, always largely car
ried by A. P. Abbott & Co, will still be
carried in this store.
Mr.. Abbott, who has been one of
Barres leading business men for a quar-
ter of century, retires from business
life to secure much needed rest and in
doing so will move to southern Califor
MIA, where he has purchased a small, one
man fruit ranch With Mrs. Abbott and
daughter Marion, he will leave Barre
soon after the first of February. In 60
ing, Mr.. Abbott viii carry with him the
respect and esteem Of all whose good for
tune it has been to know him in Barre.
The Daylight store has gained an en-
viable reputation throughout this part Of
Vermont and has drawn a great deal of
business from wide territory, and for
much of this Mr., Abbott is responsible.
He has also been instrumental in advane
ing the interests Of the city in many
ways, being prominent member of the
Board of Trade and with other organiza
tions for the betterment of the city.
D. j. Morse. who has been associated
with Mr.. Abbott in the management OF
Che business for many years and who has
a wide acquaintance with the people OF
the city, is as yet undecided as to what
he will embark upon; but he will have
the good wishes Of large number of
people in whatever he undertakes.
The Adams company are now in con
troll of the store, and the announcement
is made that most Of the old employees
win be retained.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
NEW VERMONT CORPORATION.
E. W. Parkhi1l & Co. of Burlington Has
$4,000 Capital

Z. W. Parkhill and Co have filed arti-
cles OF corporation in the office of secre-
tary Of state for the purpose of handling
lumber and forest products. Their CAPT
tai stock is $4,000, and the papers are
signed by f. w. Parkhill, Mary Powers
and Mary Parkhill Of Burlington
The firm of Lewis and Blanchard of
Burlington has applied for authority to
increase ats capital stock to $4,000,
while the Central Motor company of
Montpelier has applied to increase its
capital stock to 81 900.
DeLue & Co. of Montpelier have also
fled articles of association, having a
capital stock of $4,000, divided into
1000 shares of $25 each. The subscribers
are Annie Del.ue, &. J.. Turner and Lii
liam Hutehins, all of Montpelier The
DeLue company is the new shirt making
concern that has been established in the
Greene Syrup Of Tar building on Berlin
side.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
GOVERNMENT TROOPS ARRIVE.
And Fighting Has Broken Out Again
Among the Germans.

London, Jan. l2-The armistice be-
tween the contending factions at Berlin
has been broken and fighting has been
resumed, according to Copenhagen ad-
vices received here The Spartacans still
hold part Of the Tagebatt building, it is
said
Reports from Berlin indicate that the
Spartacan forces have lost / 300 killed
since the outbreak of the revolution and
many more wounded.
Government troops numbering $4,000
arrived in Berlin ON Saturday, but with
the strengthening OF its military forces,
the cabinet is reported to be losing its
political influence among the masses.
Twenty eight mass meetings were
planned for to-day at Berlin for the pur-
pose of offsetting this trend. These
meetings, which were to be addressed by
ministers and party leaders, were expect
ed to lead to a renewal of the collisions
with the Spartacans.
It is reported that several banks and
shops wree plundered by mobs Satur-
day and that great armed crowds are
continually parading the streets
Spartaean leaders had been able to
conclude an armistice on fairly even
terms. II was stipulated that govern
ment troops should not be reinforced
during the truce nor resume operations
without a half day notice.
The capture Of the Vorwaerts building
is considered rather important stregeti.
callY, interfering with the Spartacan
communications with outlying detach-
ments The building was badly dam
aged by artillery fire and was coming
down over the heads of the defenders
before they surrendered.
The arrest of George Ledebour. lead
er Of the independent socialists, is looked
upon as ending his relations with the
cabinet and presumably terminating the
clandestine negotiations looking to a
compromise of existing difficulties by
arrangement for the disappearance Of
particularly Objectionable persons on
both sides and the postponement Of the
elections for the national assembly.
There is no confirmation OF the report
that DIR. Liebkneeht has been killed. He
has, however, faded from sight. with
Chief of Police Eichhorn. His disap-
pearance may have given rise to the re-
port Of his death or arrest
Spartacan forces outside of Berlin
have been able to a certain extent to
interfere with the arrival of government
reinforcements At Lautsch. near Leip-
sic, they are reported to have disarmed
three trainloads of troops ON their way
to Berlin,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
Fighting Disease Of Barley.

Wisconsin county agents, have been
warned that the barley stripe is more
widespread and destructive than has
been supposed--the loss in some fields
being more than half the plants. They
have been asked to give instructions
in killing the stripe by soaking the seed
grain in formaldehyde for two hours.
This treatment also kills the covered
smut and most of the loose smut. Where
farmers feel that they have not the time
to treat all OF their barley by the two
hour method, the agents arc suggesting
the use of seed plot where the clean
mother seed would be grown for the sue
ceeding crop. Machine treatment, they
are told, will kill the covered smut. re.
duce the stripe little, but will not de.
stroy the loose smut. The campaign in
Wisconsin will be carried on through
seeding time. Wisconsin's barley yield
was reduced by the disease this year, it
is believed, by more than a million bush
els, enough to make 10000 barrels of
-four
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13

Reports that the American delegation
las agreed on working plan for a
league of nations, and that it will be
sne OF the first things to be laid before
the congress, have been current in Paris.
All outward evidences in official quar-
'ters point in the other direction. As
late as President Wilson's return from
italy he was not prepared to lay down
working plan, desiring to have other
plans originating among the entente del
egates offered first
At the same time, Mr.. Wilson has Sc
!ected five men connected with the Amer
lean mission, recognized experts in inter
national law. to draw up a tentative
plan which he could compare with his
own ideas. Out OF the whole, it was hoped
10 frame some concrete proposition rep
Tesenting the best ideas of the American
delegation. These men have not finished
their work.
When the present congress gets under
way, it probably viii be found that much
OF The structure Of the second Hague con
ference will be utilized and that with
this will be coupled the plan of William
j Bryan calling for a years investiga-
tion Of disputes before declaration Of
war This latter feature is one OF the
definite things that Mr. Wilson is un-
derstood to have in mind.
American international lawyers are
convinced that the great battle of wits
will come in the discussion of whatever
machinery IS proposed to lessen the prob
ability of war. Not all Of them believe
the results OF this peace congress will
make war impossible, but they are san
gsA- that it will make armed conflicts
more difficult Their principal concern
is that the structure of the agreement,
whether it is called league of nations
or something else, shall not be framed,
like the Hague conventions, in qualifying
phrases which would undermine the
whole structure.
President Wilson and his commission
ers are working on the theory that Great
Britain, France, Italy and the rest Of the
world want some new machinery which
will prevent war The business of the
conversations, which begins to-day, is to
find common ground upon which all
can unite for such a purpose. Upon the
further details the United States is said
to be unconcerned, further than to ex-
pect that covenants shall be fulfilled and
that details of the work shall be in agree
ment with the principles already an
nounced
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
TO LEAVE GRANITEvTLLE.
Rev. JOesph Turcot Has Been Trans
ferred to Winooski

Rev Joseph Turcot, pastor Of st. Syl-
vester's Roman Catholic church at Gran
iteville for twelve years, has been trans
ferred to the parish at Winooski and he
leaves this week for that place. This
transfer is in the line of a promotion,
the Winooski parish being much larger
than the one at Graniteville.
In tNe Graniteville parish FIR Turcot
was beloved by all and his going will
make a serious loss there, as he had
been very successful. He came to the
st. Sylvester parish on Jan. II, 1907,
and since then has raised the church debt
of $4,000 besides being instrumental in
the purchase Of q new cemetery for the
parish. The members Of the parish re-
gret that he is to leave the church.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
HEARD F0CH'S REPORT.
On the Manner in Which Germans Had
Kept Armistice.

Paris, Jan. Is (Havas " Yesterdays
session of the supreme council of the
peace congress lasted from 2:45 to 6:45
o'clock The degree to which the Ger
mans had fulfilled the conditions of the
armistice was reported by Marshal Foch.
1t is unofficially stated that under the
conditions oE the armistiee Germany
had up to Jan. IL repatriated 45s,O00
French prisoners, leaving $4,000 remain
ing in Germany; that there are several
hundred pieces of heavy artillery yet to
he delivered, as we'll as three hundred
mine throwers; that 1867 locomotives
out of the 5000 stipulated have been
turned over, 6I,650 railroad cars out of
10000 and 4,i22 motor trucks out of
5000. The l,7O0 airplanes called for by
the armistice conditions had all been de-
livered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
Prohibits Interstate Trans
portation, Even for
Private Use
u. S. SUPREME COURT
RENDERS OPINION
Reed Amendment Is Differ
emily Interpreted by
the Minority

Washington, d. ~, Jan. l3.-The SUI
preme court held to-day that the Reed
bone dry" prohibition amendment pro,
hibited interstate transportation into dry
states of intoxicating liquor for bever-
age purposes even when intended for per
sOnal use
Justice McReYnoIds, in a dissenting
opinion, concurred in by Justice Clark.
declared the Reed amendment was not an
interstate commerce regulatory measure,
but direct intermeddling with a states
affairs, and beyond federal power
As interpreted by the court, the law
nulhfies state statutes permitting lin
tied amounts of liquor to be brought in
for personal use.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
CHINA WILL HAVE Her
OWN DELEGATION THERE
All Outward Signs Indicate That the American
Delegates Have Not Agreed on Working
Plan for League of Nations, Despite the Ru-
mOrs i'm Paris.

Paris jan 13 (by the Associated Press THE first business
before the council when reasembed this afternoon
the settlement of the question of representation in the first
nter-aied conference 1t is still unsettled what
nations will be represented how delegates will be allotted
to EACH has developed however that China will not be
sented by Japan, but will have her delegation
Efforts of the French bring to the fore the question of
the of entente and American in Russia and the ad
visibility sending such troops into Poland check the bohek
advance it understood have been without far The
United States is sad will not consent to accept principal
military policy the task of using American forces in Poland
at all in Russia larger numbers than already employed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-13
TRANSPORT TUCKAHOE
Is CREEPING BACK
She Sailed from New York Thursday for
France--Sent Back Word That She
Was Leaking Badly.

Halifax, n. S., Jan. l3.-The United
States transport Tuckahoe, reported yes
terday heading for this port in leaking
condition, sent word by wireless to-day
that she probably would arrive before
night A naval tug was sent from here
last night to convoy the Tuckahoe, but il
was believed the transport was making
port under her own steam She sailed
from New York Thursday for st. Ma
zaire. France.