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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30

road administration could allocate coal
in accordance with the preferential list
during the coal shortage two years ago
While revival of the fuel admins.
tration had been urged by government
officials to prevent boarding and profit
eering, the department Of justice an
nounced that it had power to handle
that situation under the food control
act.
Dr. Garfield was at the White House
before the cabinet met in special ses-
sion to put final approval on plans to
protect the public when the strike Of
miners goes into effect Saturday. Di-
rector Hines also was summoned tc
give detailed report TO conditions con
fronting the railroads Members Of
the cabinet were particularly anxious
TO know how long the railroad stock Of
fuel would last and how rapidly coal
was being moved from the mines.
The preferential list under which coal
NAV be allotted and distributed wiz
stand without change except for elimi-
nation Of munitions plants, which in
war time took a considerable part Of
the visible supply.
Preparation for miners willing to re-
main at work in the mines despite the
strike order was given serious consid-
Grafton by the cabinet The general
understanding is that the ordinary po.
lice forces, state and local, will be used
first. but troops viii be ordered to the
mines if necessary.
Government officials early to-day en-
deavored to obtain further reports from
coal operators regarding the announce.
ment last night by Thomas T. Brew
ster. head Of the coal operators scale
committee, that no attempt would be
made to open the mines Saturday in
face of the strike order. Confidential
advices from government agents in the
coal territory had indicated that a
large number of miners would not
strike and it had been thought here
that the mines would be open to re-
ceive all of the old hands who wanted
to stay on the job.
1t was explained by officials familiar
with the situation that Brewster prob
ably spoke only for the central com
petitive fields, embracing Illinois, In
diana. Ohio and western Pennsylvania,
all union strongholds. The annual out
put of that territory is approximately
lSO,O00,000 tons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30
RATE INCREASE
In ABEYANCE
New Charges of Montpelier
& Barre Light & Power
Co. Held Up 2 Months
UNTIL COMPANY
FURNISHES DATA
Consumers, Represented by
S. H. Jackson at Hearing,
May Also Seek Facts

The increase in power rates which
the Montpelier & Barre Light q Power
company asked the public service com
mission to permit the company to put
in operation will not take effect for
two months at least, for this morning
the commission adjourned the hearing
at Montpelier until Dec. l6, so that
data which the commission wanted
might be furnished.
S. H. jackson, attorney for the con
sumers, filed motion on five counts
last evening, together with verbal
one, which were overruled this morn
ing. These asserted that the power
company was asking for an increase in
one branch of its service and did not
include lights, etc. and that no yalua-
tion had been made whereby the com
mission could form its judgment in de
termining whether to allow the in
crease; secondly, that the figures as
presented have been upon abnormal
and unusual costs; thirdly, that there
had been unlawfully included, as a part
OF the burden, charges for brokerage
and charges for selling the stocks or
bonds this amounts to $5s,6Sl.4ll ;
fourthly, that the statements of the
company thus far do not disclose any
necessity for the increase in rates; and
filthy, that the company has charges
in its estimate for nndeyeloped
property.
This was overruled by the commits
sion and Mr.. Jackson was given an ex-
ception. The commission then stated
that il made request upon the com
pany, under the general provisions of
the laws, for data, and the company
win prepare valuation and give other
data concerning the original costs Of
the company. The petitioners were also
given the right TO make a a>separate in
yestigation as to yaluation and have
time to investigate the books of the
company. MIR jackson asked that the
data given by the company include the
price the Davidsons received when they
had dealings with the company It was
suggested that the commission employ
an expert at the states cost, but the
commission stated that the board OF
control mad recently denied such ex.
pense and the commission did not be-
lieye it would be obtained, if asked.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30
COY. CORNW I'LL
WARNS OF DANGER
Suggests That Spirited Citizens of
That State Organize to Aid Pub
lie Officials During the
Threatened Strike.

Charleston w. Va, Oct. 30. -Sherifrs
and mayors Of ali cities and munich
palities 10 West Virginia had under
consideration to-day recommendation
from Governor John w. Cornwell that
they organize companies OF spirited
citizens" to aid public officials during
tthe coal strike.
n In his communication to the city and
county authorities, the governor called
attention to the dangers to which the
state and organized society may be
suddenly. subjected, and added that he
had information as to the accumula-
tion OF arms and ammunition. IN this
state, Of which the public does not
know
The governor, in referring 10 the mu-
nitions, said there was no state law
TO deal with the matter, but indicated
that his knowledge Of the temper and
purpose Of some within the state and
the possibility of an economic and in.
dustrial crisis" led him to suggest the
formation Of the citizens committees.
Duties Of such committees would be
10 alleviate suffering incident to the
strike and to help in preserving or.
der and in protecting lives and prop.
perty, said the governor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30
WILL APPORTION
COAL SUPPLY
On the Basis Supplied to
Industries During
the War
NEW ENGLAND HAS
TWO MONTHS SUPPLY
The Non-Union Mines Can
Meet Domestic Demands,
Railroads and Utilities

Washington, D. c., Oct. 30.--Secre.
tary Lane announced as the cabinet
met to-day that the government would
not hesitate to clrtai the consumption
of coal in industries 30 per cent in or
der that the coal on hand and that
available from unaffected non-union
mines mighs be equitably distributed
to essential industries.
The curtailment list used by the war
industries board during the war would
be taken as the basis for the indus
tries to be supplied, Mr. Lane said
Plants engaged in manufacturing mu-
nitions might be cut off altogether.
The current supply of coal from non.
union mines is sufficient to meet do
mestic demands and supply the needs
of railroads and public utilities, Mr.
Lane said. New England has stored
away a two months supply, which will
take care of all requirements for that
period
The northwest has a fair winters
supply stored at Duluth, MINI, and
other nearby storage points, Mr. Lane
said
There is from 10000 900 to 200.-
100000 tons Of non-union mined coal
yearly, and this would be divided as
follows; Railroad supply, l00000,0OC
tons; domestic, 5O,000OOO, and public
utilities, 25,000,000 This would leave
no coal for industries from this source
and Mr. Lane said they would have tc
be taken care Of through curtailment oil
their consumption.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30
ELDERLY NAN LOST LIFE
IN BURNING MILL
H. C. Reynolds of Manchester Depot
Lost His Life in $4,000 Fire in
Village Of Richville.

Manchester, Oct. 30-In a S47 900
fire which destroyed Ford Bros saw
mill and Ryan & Schlieder's suphite
chip mill in the village of Richville
IN this town yesterday afternoon, H. G.
Reynolds of Manchester Depot, saw
yer, is thought to have been burned to
death. Mr.. Reynolds went out of the
sawmill with the other workmen but
was seen to 80 back, supposedly after
his tools, and was not seen again. Roy
al B, Ford, junior member Of the firm
of Ford Bros, was slightly burned
about the face and neck in getting out.
Herbert Cary Reynolds was "a years
old. He was a member of the legisla-
ture at Montpelier in 1900, represent
ing the town Of Manchester. He was an
experienced mill man. He made his
home with his sister, Mrs. Celia Rey'
nolds, in Manchester Depot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30
BIG CROWD OF MAsoNs.
Attended the Sixth Districts Annual
Meeting in Barre.

About three hundred Masons Of the
sixth district, +. and A. NJ, assembled
yesterday afternoon in the rooms OF
the local lodge, Granite lodge, No 50,
The sessions opened at o'clock with
many representatives from the lodges
which comprise Mortified, Montpelier,
Cabot, Waterbury, North Montpelier,
Waitsfeld and Barre. Many visitors
from out of the district were also pres
ent.
The session was opened with lodge
of master Masons in form by Granite
lodge, No. 35, with William Hurry of
Barre, ID. d, G. NJ, presiding. The re-
mainder Of the afternoon was spent in
Masonic work AT 6 o'clock the la
dies Of the Eastern Star prepared a
bountiful supper which was partaken
Of by about 200 Masons.
At 7;30 the session was resumed, be-
ginning with reception to the grand
officers. The grand lodge officers pres
ent were George Whitney Of Bellows
Falls, grand senior warden: Christie
Growell of Brattleboro, grand junior
warden; Frederick H. Babbitt Of Bel
lows Falls, grand lecturer.
The first sectionNof the NJ. NJ degree
was conferred by the Wyoming lodge,
No. 80, of North Montpelier, and at
1880 the second section OF the NJ M,
degree was conferred by Green Noun
tain lodge, No. 6S, of Cabot, followed
by review of work
Many of the grand lodge officers gave
short speeches on the progress OF the
order. They united in declaring that
progress of this order had been marked
in the past year, they saying that the
last year had been one of the largest
in the history Of the order in the in
crease of membership,
The crowd was SO large that it was
necessary to use the Vincitia club
rooms during preparations for degree
work The grand lodge officers left this
morning for Middlebury, where they
will attend another district meeting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30
GERMANY HAS
BROKEN FAITH
Has Violated the Armistice
Terms, Marshal Foch
Reported
ALLIES WILL EXACT
PAY UNDER TREATY
Supreme Council Discusses
Reparation for the Ships
Sunk at Scapa Flow

Paris, Oct. 30.-The supreme council
to-day discussed possible dates for put
ting the German peace Treaty into eff.
feet, but postponed decision until
Saturday.
The council also discussed the ar1ni-
stice conditions which the reports of
Marshal Foch and Others have shown
Germany has violated. The violations
are covered for the most part by the
terms of the peace treaty, and il seems
unlikely that any steps to punish Ger
many would be taken outside those
provided for in the treaty,
The payment Germany must make
for the warships sunk at Scapa Flow
was again discussed by the council and
it was proposed that floating drydocks
and similar property be exacted from
her in place of the destroyed warships.
There is some question. however, as to
whether this property does not already
fall under the control of the repara.
tion commission. Consequently no de-
cision can be made until the confer
ence experts make a report on this
point
The British government apparently
has accepted in principle the response
bility for the destruction Of the fleet
at Scapa Flow british watersl and is
willing TO guarantee France against
any loss from, this cause, of warships
that might have been awarded to her.
While the United States and Great
Britain we're understood some time ago
to have virtually agreed to sink what.
ever warships they might receive from
Germany, there are Indications now
that the British view has changed,
The supreme council has assured
France that her share Of the German
warships will not be reduced as the
result of the destruction Of the Scapa
Flow units, for which the German gov
ernment and not German officers indi-
vidually, is to be held responsible.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30
MAXIMUM COAL PRICES
ARE BEING ARRANGED
Priorities List of the Fuel Administration Is to
Be Re-established - The Government viii
Curtail the Apportionment of Coal to Non
Essential Industries

Washington d. c. Oct. 30-Federa government agencies
moved swiftly to-day to meet the situation which will result
from the strike of bitumnous coal miners Saturday.
Developments included:
Orders railroads conscate coal in transit if neces
sary to build up for operation of the roads.
Reestabshment of the prortes list Of the fuel admins
traon that the railroads public service utilities
industries will have first call whatever coal is mined and
that in storage.
Preparation of executive order establishing maximum
prices for coal and completion of plans by the department of
justice to punish those guilty of profteerng and boarding
Announcement by Secretary Lane that the government
would not hesitate to cqa consumption Of coal in industries
per cent that essential industries might be kept in
operation.
General discussion of the situation by President Wilson's
cabinet which met in special session at the call Of Secretary
Lansing.
Working of plans by which miners who wish to continue
work will be afforded every possible protection, including that
of federal troops, should that become necessary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30

fever" said Mr.. Carver. "and it is not
to be wondered at. .
Attorney Carver then pictured the
unbelievable plan of taking dead
body in small runabout down Main
street through the thickly settled and
best lighted part Of the city, past two
banks. into Keith avenue and deposit
ing that body in the Wheelock garden
THAT is the detective theory. Can
you believe it. gentlemenT Does it
seem reasonahle2" asked Mr.. Carver
Discussing the Barron testimony, Mr.
Carver said it was strange he could not
tell the same story twice about the
time he gave Long a handkerchief after
being the guest Of the detective agency
| in Boston for three weeks
Mr.. Carver read the testimony of DR.
| B. II. Stone, who characterized the
laundry marks on the handkerchiefs as
numerals and not letters al" with
two entirely obiterated He then gave
the article to the jury and requested
that they look it over carefully and
see if they could find the initials,
"ExI"
IF the marks on this handkerchief
are of sufficient Importance to convict
man of murder, they certainly ought
to be plain enough TO be visible to a
man of the ability of DR. Stone" said
Mr.. Carver, who also pointed out a
mark in another corner which had the
appearance of having been oblterated
and to be of more recent origin. He
referred to Barron's claims that he
was in Barre when his pay check
showed he was in Waterbury.
Even the authorities do not agree
| in their testimony" said Mr.. Carver,
speaking of the evidence of Grand Jur-
or Sargent mo one could see tracks
next morning except Smith" exclaimed
the speaker, who later dwelt on the
the presence of an automobile in the
alleyway off Summer street and near
the garden, a half hour before ii was
claimed Mr. Longs car took the body
down, at a time when witnesses say
his car was on the Parker lawn.
Mr.. Carver said in closing: Il say
and submit to you, gentlemen, that un-
der the evidence there must be doubt
| / believe YOU win find fairly on the
evidence that there must be doubt, a
| reasonable doubt. If there is reason
able doubt, il is your duty to give it
to the respondent, which | urge you to
do as his attorney. But if you find in
the evidence that the respondent had
ANYTHING to do with the murder, then
want to say a few words about that.
The court win instruct you first on the
presumption of innocence The next
step. if the respondent is guilty--was
| il an unlawful killing, a killing done
on the spur and heat Of passion with
ont malice? If so, was that the way
| it was? If not, was it of more Sc
rious nature, murder or killing done
with malice but without delberation
or premeditation- murder in the sec
ond degree? Or was the killing done
with delibcration, done with premedita
J tion and with malice premeditated and
aforethought!'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30
MINERS READY
FOR STRUGGLE
Executive Board of Union
Met at Indianapolis
To-day
"NO DEVELOPMENT
CAN AVERT STRIKE"
But Change in Operators
Attitude Might Short
en- the Tie-Up

indianapolis, Oct. So Backed by sem
timent displayed in yesterdays confer
ence~ef officials of the union, the execu-
tive board of the United Mine Workers
of America met here to-day to finish
preparatory work incidental to the
coming strike of bituminous coal min
ers. No development could avert a
strike, it was stated, but some change
in the attitude of the operators might
result in the shortening of the tie-up,
according to union men.
A few of the district presidents and
members of the scale committee re-
mained over for to-day's meeting but
most of them were en- route to their
home districts to direct the locals in
putting the strike into effect The two
dozen members of the executive board
were left to arrange details for the
walkout.
Union officials were inclined to-day
to rest their case on the statement is
sued last night by the conference. In
that statement the attitude Of the fed.
eral administration was said to have
received earnest consideration but the
union leaders pointed out that Wash
ingtm had been silent so far as they
were officially concerned and that they
had been compelled TO depend upon
newspaper accounts for their knowledge
of President Wilson's attitude,
The organization retained also its
receptive mood so far as overtures for
negotiations with the operators were
concerned. In fact, the statement
placed the blame for the strike fatty
upon the mine owners shoulders and
asserted that they alone were respon-
sible for the unprecedented situation
which confronts industry.
The statement, in language so terse
at times as to be almost cryptic, denied
that the strike was Illegal in any sense,
stated that the executive board had no
power to override the decisions OF the
international convention and refuted
charges of ulterior motives in the un-
ions policy.
More than $4,000 bituminons min
ers will be affected by the strike order
and an immediate and complete tie-up
OF the soft coal industry Is predicted
by the union leaders. They expressed
confidence that several thousand nom
union miners would follow the organ
lied men in their walkout.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30

Barron, who did not identity the hand
kerchief "His were not the words of
any Smart Aleck,' like some city chap"
"Was o G., that's the guy / loaned
my handkerchief Eddie Barron's con
versation or Woods after sufficient
drilling in those 2l days of incubation
in Boston,"
Mr.. Hoar also showed discrepancy in
Barron's testimony as to the time Bar
ron loaned Long handkerchief; name
ly, Barron once testified that he gave
Long one between Thanksgiving and
Christmas and in the second testimony
he claimed it was in January.
III you throw Longs testimony out
of the case entirely, what have YOU
left :" asked Mr. Hoar
]. w. Carver for Defense.
Attorney Carver opened his argument
last night and concluded it this morn
ing. He started with the statement
that he would try not to worry them
| longer than to him seemed necessary
He referred to the death of Mrs. Broad
well as a homicide but that il was not
certain murder. The question is: What
was it and who did it.?
'It might appear to reasonable man
that Mr.. Broadwell might have had a
motive for murder. If you, gentle
men, are satisfied that Mr.. Broadwell
had nothing to do with it, then that is
all as far as | am convinced"
Mr.. Carver did not claim that Long
was "any angel" having to do with
such women as Mrs. Broadwell was.
He inquired what course either he or
the jurymen would have taken if either
had been intimate with woman lille
gally. Any other man would have de-
MED being with Mrs. Broadwell, he
said. He rehearsed Longs statement,
including where the Boston crowd"
was, where every known device was
used; where Mrs. Broadwel was. His
statement is the only evidence that
MRS. Broadwell was at the Parker
house that night" "They ask you to
throw away part of the 70 pages of
testimony but rely upon part of it aft
er throwing away the remainder" Mr..
Carver said he was going to show how
the statement was corroborated by
scores of witnesses. After considerable
explanation, Mr.. Carver said he wanted
to say something about Woods testi-
mony, whose answers came like an
old gasoline engine that at one minute
don't go at all and the next minute it
goes like the devil.
Attorney Carver related part of
the testimony relative to the auto
mobile trouble and the lunch which, he
said, was corroborated by witnesses
ut would be nice if we could have a
witness who saw the ear every five or
ten minutes, but, of course, that is i'm
possible, Mr.. Bianchi did not say the
car was not there He said he didn't
see it, He went up there about las
and his mind was on other things A
young lady passing about the same
time saw the car.
III there is any doubt about these
things, gentlemen, Mr. Long is entitled
TO that doubt"
witnesses have been brought in
here to corroborate the statements Of
Long, and we say they have,' said Mr..
Carver, referring to tie story he told
about getting men to help him on his
car THAT IL not strange thing to
do when man gets in the automobile
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30
ORDERED TO RESUME.
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers Will Be
Sent Back to Work.

Youngstown, Ohio, Oct. 3O.--The na
tional strike committee at Pittsburgh
has endorsed the stand taken by the
Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers that contrects
with steel plants made before the
strike shall be held inviolate, and all
Amalgamated men under such contracts
have been ordered to return to work. it
was announced to-day by D, j. Davis,
vice president of the Amalgamated,
who is here to see that the orders are
carried out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30
WAS NEARLY 90.
Heman H. Griffith Died To-day of Old
Age.

After an illness extending over pc
riod of more than a year, Heman Her
bert Griffith of South Main street died
this morning Mr. Griffith suffered q
general breakdown a few days ago and
declined very rapidly. Mr. Griffith was
born in New York and would have been
30 years old had he lived until Dec, 9.
He is survived by one son, Bert Griffith,
a truckman of this city He had been
farmer all his life until within the
past five years when he had made his
home with his son on South Main
street
March 10, 1860, he was married to
Mrs. Louise Towle of Waterbury and
they lived there for great many years
until the death of Mrs, Griffith, which
occurred some Is years ago,
The funeral will be held from the
home OF B. H. Griffith Of South Main
street Saturday at y o'clock
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30
WRECK RUINS MAY
REVEAL MORE DEAD
But Six are Known to Have Been
Killed in Southern Pacific Disaster
Near Acton, Cal.--Engineer
Put on Too Much
Speed.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct 30.--Six dead
and about l20 persons injured, some Sc
riously, was the known casualty list
to-day as q result of the wreck of the
Southern Pacific railroad San Joaquin
Valley flyer late yesterday The tan
glcd mass Of wreckage near Acton, a
few miles from here, was expected to
reveal additional bodies. Railroad otli-
oials said the wreck was caused by the
engineer attempting to make too much
speed on ten.degree curve.
The engineer tremen and four pas
sengers comprise the known dead
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-30

Revival Of the fuel administration
to deal with conditions growing out Of
the strike Is not necessary, DIR. Harry
A. Garfield advised the presidents cab
met to-day, holding that the war time
powers OF that body now are vested
in the railroad administration, which
will have full authority to distribute
coal to essential industries.
Members of the cabinet said that If
Dr. Garfeld's suggestions were adopted
it would obviatc the necessity Of ask
ing Congress for money 10 reorganize
the fuel administration, and the rail