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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
TWO CASES SETTLED.
Clogston Will Suit and Action Against
Charles Duprey

Two cases which have been in Wash.
ington county court have been settled
The first has recently returned from SUI
preme court. 1t is in regard to the es.
tate of j. d. Clogston, in which Jennie
Glennie brought suit for 81 900. The
higher court reversed the decision in her
favor but several of the witnesses are
in France, so the case could not be tried
this term, which may have had consid-
cradle TO do with the settlement.
The other case is that of Virginia Car.
olina Chemical company VS.. Charles Du-
prey, which was settled to day. Duprey
was recently taken as an absconding
debtor, it being claimed he was leaving
for the Northwest. He has been held on
bail and to-day appeared, settling the
judgment of 1861 which had been OBJ
tanned against him.
The case set for this morning was not
started because of misunderstanding
among attorneys in the matter, so the
court had to take short recess.
Some divorce cases were heard yester-
day afternoon, the first of which was
Ethel Porter VS.. Edward Porter, in which
AiiVpANiabA& Sch1ilbN anu Ieluahl 10 sup
port were the grounds set up. Witnesses
testified as to the abuse of Mrs. Porter
by her husband. At the end of the pres
entation of evidence, the court ordered
Porter to pay $40 week alimony.
Frank PIumley appeared for the peti.
tioner, and w. C. White represented the
petitionee, although no contest was
made.
In the Stacy divorce case bill was
granted for intoerable severity, with
custody of minor children given to the
petitioner. f. NJ. Harvey has withdrawn
in the case of Alice Carver VS.. John W.
Carver The Playhouse case will not be
tried at present, because j. Ward Carver
is retained in the Broadwell murder case
In the case of Bianchi VS.. the Union
Granite company, the Judgment, as per
the tentative findings of the court, was
accepted on the part of the defense.
The plaintiff sued for about $500, while
the Judgment given is for about $46l,
which includes interest. The day the
trial of the case commenced the defense
offered to settle for $3.50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. Jennie Hamel and son. Bernard
of Plainfield are guests at the home OF
H. S Parks at 2S Averill street. Bernard
Hamel is making the first visit in Barre
in two years, he having served two years
in the army in France
a recent request of the city council
to the New England Insurance exchange
to test the pressure of the water mains
throughout the city was responded TO
to-day. Several of its representatives.
among whom were three engineers. j. S.
Caldwell, j. Driscoll and P. Brooks. ac.
companied the firemen around to numer-
GUS hydrants The tests in nearly every
case showed an increase over that taken
three years ago by this same company.
The work was carried on all day under
the direction Of Frank o. Lee, city en-
gineer and water superintendent.
An American Express delivery wagon
lost wheel this morning while pro
ceeding about its usual course in the
business district near Ladd's store For
rest Chase, the driver, happened to be
seated on the left side of the wagon
and as the front wheel started on an in
dependent course down the street. he
was picking himself up after an unex
pected jolt. The horse was very com
posed and not the least excited over
the trivial matter. Nevertheless he pro.
ceeded slowly with the axle dragging
over the hard pavement The wheel had
been released by the unscrewing of the
nut, but was picked up considerable
distance from the place of discovery. No
damage was sustained except to the axle,
which necessitated new threads being cut
before the wheel could be securely at
tached. With the aid of one or two by.
ISLANDERS, the wheel was replaced enough
to insure the safe transfer Co the black
smith shop, where further repairs could
be made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
PLAINFIELD WOMAN
DIED TO-DAY, AGED IO2
Mrs. Maria v. Duke Observed Birthday
on May II--She Retained Her
Mental Faculties Almost
to the Last.

Plainfield, May 20. - Mrs. Maria V.
Duke passed away this morning at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ella Kelly.
She was born in Woodbury., MAY IL,
1917 Mrs. Duke observed her l02d birth
day by Rev, A. w. Hewitt administer.
ing the sacrament and sending messages
TO the Methodist church, where she had
been faithful member since October.
1856. She was greatly interested in the
church work.
She was married to Levi Duke Jan.
26, 1874, and lived in Montpelier several
years Later they moved to Marshfield
and also to Woodsville, n. H., and final
ly to Planifeld, where she had lived
with her son, f. V. Duke, and daughter,
Mrs. Kelly, up to her death.
She is survived by two sons. r. V. of
this town and Adolph of Lenoxville,
Canada, and one daughter, Mrs. Kelly.
She was vigorous in mind and body
up to last fall, when her bodily health
failed, but she retained her mental fac.
ulties up to last Thursday
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock in the NJ. L.
church. Rev. A. w, Hewitt officiating.
Burial will be in the village cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
CLASH AMONG REPUBLICANS.
Over the Selection of Committee on Com.
mittees.

Washington, d. c., May 20.-The pos.
sibility that Senate Republicans of the
progressive wing may take no part in
the selection of Senate committees de-
veloped to-day when Senator's Kenyon of
Iowa and Jones of Washington followed
the example of Senators Borah of Idaho
and johnson of California, and an
nounced they would not accept places on
Republican Leader Lodges committee on
committees.
Borah and johnson were given places
on the selecting body yesterday by the
Republican leader, but they declined be.
cause Kenyon and Jones had been se-
lected for the places by the progressiyes.
Senator Lodge, however, refused to re-
consider the selections.
The whole controversy is an outgrowth
OF the fight made by the progressive
element against the proposed selection of
Senators Penrose of Pennsylvania and
Warren of Wyoming TO chairmanships of
two OF the most powerful standing com
mittees.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
FATE OF HAWKER
DOES NOT DETER
OTHER AVIATORS
American Team of Alcott and Brown Is
Fastening Plans to Try Nonstop
Flight in Big vimy Bomb
ing Plane.

st. Johns, N. f., May 20.--HawlSer',
associates here expressed grave fears to
day regarding the missing ayiators. They
questioned whether the life preserving
| aids carried by the two men would prove
seaworthy under stormy conditions.
As an indication of the weather sery.
ice accorded the airmen the admiralty
radio station picked up last night wire
less addressed to Hawker telling him OF
the storm conditions off the Irish coast.
Hawker's friends fear this storm may
have caused the deaths of the two avia
tors. The center of the disturbance was
said here to be approximately 300 miles
from the spot where the Sopwith was
reported to be on the water.
With the result of Hawker's endeavors
in doubt, plans for another prospective
race began to-day to develop
The Anglo American team, Alcott as
pilot and Brown as navigator, of the
Vimy bombing plane which is due to ar
rive here tomorrow announced that this
fight for Ireland would be undertaken
with the coming of the next full moon
Aicott to-day wired to Vice Admiral
Kerr at Harbor Grace for permission to
use the flying field of the Handley- Page
plane now assembling there for take
of. )" Alcott said he would fly light from
st. Johns to Harbor Grace and there
would start with full load on his trans
Atlantic journey.
The Handley Page will be ready at
the same time, in the opinion of Admiral
Kerr, and race for what may still prove
to be the first crossing is expected to
result
Alcott expressed confidence to-day that
his twin engined biplane which was built
to drop explosives on Berlin, could out.
outstrip the big Handley. Page super.
bomber Notwithstanding the latter's four
engines.
The $4,000 prize offered by the Lon
don Daily Mail, apparently is still open
to competition, as the conditions require
that the coast line must be crossed.
Extension of the International inter
est in flying across the Atlantic was
shown to-day when Lieutenant Leth Jen-
sen, formerly a French war aviator. ar
rived here to study conditions for start |
ing a flight from Newfoundland. Lieu |
tenant Jensen would not discuss his mis-
sion except to say plane built in France
and manned by French airmen might
make the attempt.
The combined mechanical forces of |
Hawker, Raynham and Alcott are work
ing on the wreck of the Martinsyde
plane in which Raynham and Captain
William F Morgan his navigator, came
10 grief when the Martinsyde made an
abortive attempt TO start shortly after
Hawker got under way It is hoped to
rebuild this machine. The Handley Page
-ramhead requested the services of the
Jopwith and Vickers mechanics to aid in
assembling the Handley Page, but the
decided to remain here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
BISHOP GREER DEAD.
Episcopal Leader Died in a Hospital in
New York.

New York, May 20--Right Rev. David
H. Greer, Protestant Episcopal bishop of
New York, died in hospital here at
6:l0 O'Clock last night
Bishop Greer was operated upon for
intestinal trouble week ago and his
condition had improved steadily until
yesterday morning, when his physicians
reported that he had suffered a relapse.
AT first the relapse was not considered
critical, but the patient continued to
fail and yesterday afternoon il became
apparent that he could not live. He sank
into coma about an hour before his
death and did not regain consciousness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
BACK UP THE
SALVATION ARMY
Drive for Barres Quota Will Be Made in
House-to-House Canvass To-
morrow.
morrow.

"A man may be down. but he's never
out" is the assertion of the Salvation
Army, which makes il a policy to put
him back on his feet. Tomorrow the
house-to-house drive will be made in
Barre for Barres quota in the campaign
This is little more than 5000 and
there is no doubt Barre will do her
part
The Salvation Army was friend to
our boys over there and we ought to
show appreciation of it by giving them
more than they ask over here. There is
no question but what the army will use
the money to good purpose,
Be generous.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
NC-4 RESUMES FLIGHT,
COVERING $50 MILES
IN VERY SWIFT TIME
CONVICTED OF MURDER,
TAKES CASE UP
Bert Kelsie Claims That Certain Evi
dence Should Not Have Been Admit
ted in Orleans County Court Trial.

The argument of Lamoille county
cases was taken up this morning in Yer
mont supreme court after several other
cases had been disposed of in one way
or another, The first matter considered
was the argument of the case of State
vs.. Bert Kelsie, murder, from Orleans
county. The attorney for the defense
was ill and the case was submitted on
briefs. The respondents was found guilty
in the lower court of murder in the first
degree and went to the state prison to
await the execution of the sentence,
when exceptions were taken by respond
ent to the admission of certain evidence,
upon which the case came to supreme
court. 1t was submitted on briefs.
The Addison county gases relative to
the will Of the late Will A. Lawrence
were submitted on briefs In Essex
county the case of Mary Ann Covill VS..
David Sloan estate has been settled
In Franklin county the case of Nichols
VS.. the Central Vermont railway was
submitted on briefs Several cases sub.
mitted were those which were originally
in Justice Haselton's hands. The Sails
bury Brothers Furniture company VS..
Eureka Lumber company was again an
nounced this morning as settled In
Bennington county in regard TO the es
tate of w, R. Morgan, the case is with
the court, briefs to be submitted within
a few days. Practically the same pro.
vision takes place in the Windsor county
case of Rose Streeter VS.. Edgar Hunter.
In this case the Standard Insurance com
pany is the real defendant.
In Chittenden county w. B. Clark VS..
Travellers Insurance company, Max L.
Powell, attorney for the plaintiff, is in
the west but the defendant wanted the
case heard this term, so it was left with
the court This leaves chance for eth |
er party to submit it on briefs.
The first case argued this morning
was in Lamoille county, the Lamoille |
County Savings Bank s. Trust company
VS.. c. H. Hanson. In the lower court |
the plaintiff obtained verdict of S642. !
to which the defendant took exceptions. |
This case was followed by the argu-
ments this afternoon in the case of w. H. |
Hobbs Il Sons VS.. the Grand Trunk Rail. |
way company in Essex county, in which
a verdict for $3.50 was given the plain.
tiff in the lower court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
Is PER CENT INCREASE
nv COTTON MILLS
Has Been Recommended to Mill Owners
By National Association of Cot
ton Manufacturers.

Boston, May 2O-A general increase
of 10 per cent in the wages of cotton mill
employees in New England and elsewhere
in the north, where plants are operating
on a 4S-hour basis, has been recommend.
ed to the mill owners, according to an
announcement to-day by the National
Association of Cotton Manufacturers
This action was taken at meeting of
northern mill managers and if the rec
ommendation is carried out in full, will
affect mills operating 100000 spindles,
it is estimated
Advances have already been voted by
the mill executives of Salem, Fall River
and New Bedford, and it is expected that
notices of similar action will be posted
tomorrow morning by all northern mills
operating on the 4s.hour schedule. The
increase is TO be effective June 2.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
HEAD OF SPANISH VAR
VETERANS DIED TO-DAY
Representative Carl c. Van Dyke Of st.
Paul, Congressman Was Seriously
I'll Only a Few Hours.

Washington, D. G., May 20. Represen-
tative Carl G. Van Dyke of st. Paul,
commander.in-ch of the United States
Spanish war veterans, died Of hemor.
rhage of the stomach early to-day at a
Washington hospital, where he had been
under treatment since Sunday. The i'll
ness was an outgrowth OF an afTliction
from which he had suffered many
months, but he had been seriously iii
only few hours.
Mr.. Van Dyke was a Democrat and
was serving his third term in Congress.
He was native of Alexandria, Mimi,
and was 3s years old
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
WOMAN VOTES
FIGHT OPENS
Resolution Proposing Sub
mission Will Be Called
Up Tomorrow
FOLLOWS FAVORABLE
REPORT IN HOUSE
Representative Mondell of
Wyoming Made the An
nouncement To-day

Washington, D. c., May 20-R Repre-.
sentative Mondell of Wyoming, Repub.
llcan leader, announced in the House to-
day that the resolution proposing sub.
mission of an equal suffrage constitu-
tional amendment would be called up to-
morrow for passage. His announcement
followed favorable report on the reso.
luton of Mr.. Mann of Illinois by the
House suffrage committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
NO PAPER STRIKE SETTLEMENT.
Intervention of U. S. Department of La
Dor Has Not Been Effective.

New York, May 20.-The intervention
of the United States department of la
Dor in the strike at the mills of the In
ternational Paper company has so far
produced no settlement, according to a
statement made to-day at the offices Of
the company. Joseph r. Buchanan, com
missioner Of conciliation of the depart
ment Of labor, presented the terms of
the strikers to Allen Curtis, general man
ager of the company, here yesterday, but
basis Of agreement could not be
reached.
The company's position, according to
the statement to-day, is that no negotia-
tions can be entered into as long as the
mill workers remain on strike. The com.
pany officials maintain the strike is a di.
rect violation of the agreement between
the strikers and the company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
MADE AVERAGE SPEED
OF IS MILES AN HOUR
Official Report from Rear
Admiral Jackson to Navy
Department Said That
Everything Was O. X.
After the Speedy Voyage.


Washington, DC, May 2O.-The naval
seaplane NC-4 arrived at Ponta Delgada
from Horta at 1924 a. m, Washington
time.
The official report to the navy depart
ment from Rear Admiral Jackson showed
that the big plane covered the distance
OF $50 miles in one hour and "a minutes,
or at the rate of more than So miles an
hour.
Admiral Jaekson's dispatch, filed at
1925 a. m, Washington time, said:
"NC-4 arrived Ponta Delgada l4:24
G, NJ. T. CO;24 a. m. Washington timel
All o. K"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
MORE THAN 10000
LEFT FRANCE TO-DAY
Remainder Of soth Division Embarked
and Part of the 36th Division, Com
posed of Texas and Oklahoma
Troops.

Brest, May 2OThe steamers Rotter-
dam, Finland, Mobile and New Jersey
are sailing for the United States to-day
from this port carrying more than 90
90 troops. This completes the embark.
alton of the s0th division and begins
that of the 36th division. Texas and Okla.
homa troops. The l43d infantry EN-.
barked on the Finland.
No less than 100000 troops have been
put on transports at Brest since May |.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
QUITS REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
J. Roife Searles Had Been Chairman fol
Three Years.

st. Johnsbury, May 20.--Attorney j.
Rolfe Searles has resigned his position
as chairman of the Republican state
committee, which office he has held for
three years. He has been a member of
this committee eight years and previous
TO his election as chairman, he held
the position as vice chairman and secre-
tary. Stress of other business caused
him to resign. He recommended Harry
II. Carr Of this town as his successor
as member Of the committee from Cal
edonis county.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
POSTPONE B. & M. STOCK SALE.
Boston Railroad Holding Co. Given Till
Oct. L, 1920.

New York, May 20. Federal Judge
Mayer to-day granted permission to
James Il. Doherty and other federal
trustees to postpone from Oct /, 1919,
TO Oct. /, 1920, the sale of the stock Of
the Boston & Maine Railroad company,
standing in the name of the Boston
Railroad Holding company, and the Sc
curities of various leased companies,
which were ordered disposed of by the
government on Oct. II, 1914, in its Sher-
man law suit against the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad com.
pany.
The trustees wanted the sale put off
until July /, 1921.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
AMERICAN WOODEN co. RAISE
Affects the Plants in Other Places Be.
sides Lawrence.

Lawrence, Mass, May l0-A wage in
crease affecting 5000 operatives here
was announced in notices posted in the
textile mills today. Woolen as well as
cotton mills are concerned in the adj
vance. Officials of the American Woolen
company said the increase granted in
their four mills in this city would be
operative also in the plants of the com
pany in other places.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
TO BOOM FAIR HAVEN.
Building Association Is Incorporated I'm
der Vermont Laws.

The Fair Haven Building association
has filed articles of corporation in the
office of secretary of state for the pur-
pose of promoting the industrial expan.
sion and upgrowth of Fair Haven. The
capital stock is $4,000, while the papers
are signed by Il. J. Seamans, B. II. Nor.
ton, j. G. Durick, d. G. Higgins and e.
D. Raymond of Fair Haven.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
LARCENY CHARGED.
Man Arrested in Montpelier Alleged tc
Have "Frisked" a Littleton Man.

Philip Bogrow was arrested in Mont.
pelier just before noon to-day on the
charge of stealing $50 and gold watch
from r. H. Stevens of Littleton, n H.,
last night. 1t is alleged that Bogrow
took Stevens out of a Montpelier saloon
and escorted him down Winooski avenue,
where he went through Stevens and then
left him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
FAMILY JUST COT OUT.
Following Explosion of Oil Stove, House
Was Burned.

Cambridge, May 20.--The house owned
by H. N. Gray and occupied by Austin
Chase was destroyed by fire last even
ing at o'clock, the cause being the OK
plosion of an oil stove. The family
barely had time to get out with their
lives, nothing being saved The loss is
$1,000, covered by insurance, with q
small insurance on the furniture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
WILSON ASKS REMOVAL
OF BEER AND WINE BAN:
URGES REVISED WAR TAX
WILSON'S MESSAGE
BOOSTED MARKET
There Was Susceptible Affect in New
York To-day When Statement Re-
garding Wires and Roads
Was Read.

New York, May Adjudication of
the presidents message at midday to-
day was followed by strong and active
stock market.
Promise of the early return of the
railroads, telegraph and telephone lines
and other utilities to private ownership
stimulated the shares of various com
panies.
No part of the stock list made quicker
or more favorable response, however,
than those issues which were threatened
with dissolution by the prohibition
movement.
Foremost among those stocks to rally
was American Mailing, which advanced
on heavy buying from 2hs, yesterdays
closing price, to 5h. Industrial alcohol
also rose three points.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
PREDICTS SENATE
WILL R4TIFY
Hitchcock of Nebraska Also Declares
Vote Needed to Separate League
Covenant and Peace Treaty
Will Not Be Secured.

Washington, D. c., May Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, ranking Demo
erat OF the Senate foreign relations com
mittee, predicted in a statement to-day
that the Senate would ratify the cove
nant of the league of nations, and that
the necessary majority vote to amend it
or separate it from the peace treaty
would not be obtained.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
NO EXTENSION GRANTED.
Paris Report Says German Reply Will
Be Made Today.

Paris, May 20.--The German plenipo.
tentiaries will deliver their observations
on the peace treaty terms on Wednes-
day Of this week. No extension of time
for replying has been granted them.
The general impression in conference
circles is that the Germans viii ulti.
mately sign the treaty
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
WILSON APPROVES
AID TO TROLLEYS
Lines in New York, Providence and Pitts.
burg Are Affected By His Recon-
mendation.

Washington, D. c., May 90 President
Wilson has cabled his approval of a plan
submitted by Secretaries Redfeld and
Wilson for the relief of the electric rail.
ways systems of the country now in the
hands of receivers or threatened with in.
solvency. The lines affected include
those in New York, Providence and
Pittsbmg.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
UKRAINIAN OFFENSIVE BROKEN.
And Poles Have Occupied Balica. and
Novasiolki.

Warsaw, Monday, May l9-The
Ukrainan offensive against the Poles
has been completely broken, according
to an official communique issued to-day.
After hard fighting, the Poles occupied
Balica and Novasiolki. The Ukrainian
losses were extremely heavy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
DEATH RESULT OF FALL
At First There Was Suspicion Of Foul
Play.

Bridgeport, Conn, May 20.-John Gul-
as, who was found on the sidewalk on
East Washington avenue last night with
a broken skull, died to-day 1t was at
first believed that he had met with vio-
lenee but the medical examiner to-day
said that death was the result of fall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-20
PEACE TERMS UNACCEPTABLE.
Was Decision Reached in German Con
ference at Spa.

Copenhagen, May 90. The conference
of German political leaders and German
peace delegates at Spa on Sunday agreed
that the peace terms were unacceptable,
according to German semi official
statement, and that Germany will leave
no stone unturned in an attempt "to
find practicable basis of peace which
takes into account our opponents JUS
tifable demands and those capable of
being borne and carried out by the Ger
man people"