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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-14

SALE or INDIAN TRIBAL LANDS
IN CHOCTAW. CHTCKASAW AND
CREEK NATIONS. EASTERN Ok
LAHOMA. BY UNITED STNTMe
GOVERNMENT AT A PUBLIC
AUCTION.
From November II, 1919 to, Novem-
ber 80, 1919, inclusive there will be
offered for sale at public auction to
the highest bidder, 1880 acres of
tribal unallotted and timber lands
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
Gen. Bliss, U. S. Peace Del
egate, Urges a Place in
Economic Coalition
EXCLUSION WOULD
REACT ON ALLIES
Europe's Most Urgent Need
Is Pooling of It's Food
Supply

Washington, D. c., Dec. "a Europe's
most urgent need to-day is the pool.
ing Of its food supply and the estab.
lishment of proper distribution facili.
ties under director general, in the
opinion of General Tasker II. Bliss, a
member of the American peace delega
tion, who reached Washington to. day
from Paris.
Such an arrangement, he said, would
remove discomfort, strengthen morale
and aid over the reformative period
fer governments which have been ere
ated as result Of the war.
Germany shanld be included in the
economic coalition, General Bliss said.
With Germany excluded, he declared,
there would be an element Of discon
tent which would inevitably react on
the other countries.
General Bliss saw no possibility of
including Russia in the distribution
plan, but he said if the present so.
called government OF that country
would play fair with the rest Of the
world for 30 days and during that time
the general distribution Of necessities
could be worked out to include Russia. y
he believed the present situation in
that country would be completely
changed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
TRAIN COULDN'T TAKE
ALL THE BARRE MAIL
Never Has There Been Such Volume
Of Business Handled By the
Barre Postofice.

Never have the mails been so crowded
in Barre as during the past three OF
-four days. So large has been the mail
that all postal employees have been
crowded to the limit, not alone in the
postoflices but on the mail trains; and
so heavy was the load Yesterday it
could not be handled over the railroads.
Only a part of the mail dispatched
from the Barre office at $3.50 yesterday
afternoon could be taken on the main
line trains and the balance was brought
back to the Central Vermont railway
station in this city and held there.
This extra heavy mail also is caus.
ing late train service, so that incoming
mail has been from 30 minutes to an
hour and a half late every day this
week This causes delay in the local
oficeA where every effort is made to
get the mail distributed in the quick
est possible time. So large were the
loads Of the local rural carriers to-day
that some of them had to make two
trips TO carry it all.
The Barre postoffiee will make one
delivery tomorrow morning to all parts
of the city and the general delivery
windows at the office will be open un-
TIA 10 a. m
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
SUE GAME WARDEN.
Veteran Bear Hunter Causes Arrest Of
Erwin H. Metcalf.

Brattleboro, Dec. a. County Fish
and Game Warden Erwin II. Metcalf
OF this place was arrested last even
ing by Sheriff Frank L. Wellman in a
civil suit brought by Mason Jones, the
veteran bear trapper Of Jamaica, and
while damages sought are only $40, the
suit will attract wide attention among
the sportsmen. Sherman f. Abbot, a
merchant, became surety for Mr. Met
calf's appearance in court Jan. II, and
the hearing probably will be held here.
Mr.. Jones claims that on Oct. IA,
Mr.. Metealf shot a black bear which
was caught in one of the plaintiffs
traps and carried off not only the bear,
but the trap chain and drag. He says
that later the trap chain and part Of
the bear skin were returned. but that
the meat through careless handling by
the defendant, spoiled and was not
returned.
A criminal action was brought by
the game warden against Mr.. Jones on
Monday, charging him with violating,
the game laws by not property fencing
off his bear trap when il was set. The
bear was up a tree when shot and the
warden claims he shot the animal to
end its misery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
ESCAPING GAS
TOOK ONE LIFE
Occupants of Six Houses on
Burlington Street
Affected
TAKEN
TO THE HOSPITAL
Mrs. George Raymond Died
Shortly After Being
Discovered

Burlington Dec "a. Mrs. George
Raymond was asphyxiated and many
other residents of Park avenue were en-
dangered this morning by gas which
escaped from a broken main. People
in half a dozen houses on that street
were affected by the gas, and no doubt
the loss of life would have been greater
had it not been for the activity of Ed.
win II. Chase in telephoning to the gas
company and awakening other residents
of the street.
At the residence of George Raymond,
Mrs. Raymond was found unconscious
and she died not long after the family
had been aroused Her two daughters
were insensible and, were Immediately
rushed 10 the Mary Fletcher hospital.
AT the residence of John Morrill, the
entire family, consisting of Mr.. Nor
rill and wife, two daughters and two
sons, and Mr. Morrills father. were in
bad shape, but recovered when taken
into the open air with the exception Of
the two daughters, who were sent to
the hospital as soon as possible.
Sylvester Ploof and wife and their
son and wife and two children were
partially overcome. but all will recover.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
NINE INSANE PEOPLE
MISSING N FIRE
Were Occupying an outbuilding of Con-
necticut Hospital for Insane at
Middletown, Conn.

Middletown, Conn. Dec A,--Nins
men who were among the SO mildly in,
sane patients accommodated in an out.
lying building of the Connecticut hos,
pital for the insane were missing to.
day, following fire last night.
Those missing were: Theodore 0s.
born, Norwalk; Nicholas Venuck, Hart
ford; Max Soracka, Hartford; William
Carroll, Waterbury; Philo Prictchard
Warren; Richard O'Brien, Stamford
Edward Toelle, Wallingford; Charles
MacHeleidt, New Haven, and Clinton s.
Lord, Windsor.
The building was a modernized farm
house, three stories in height. DIR. Hav-
iland, the superintendent, inclined to
the opinion that the fire was started
from a heap of kindling wood which
had been placed near the fire door of
the hot water heater in the basement,
In mild weather wood is used to heat
the building Yesterday lot of wood
was cut up for use and placed near
the heater and it is thought the kind
ling may have come in contact with the
fire box and ignited.
The house, with its timbers dry as
tinder after 50 years of service, burned
quickly The flames ran from the base
ment to the roof in a very few min
utes. The inmates were able, with the
exception of those now missing, to
get out by doors and windows. Very
little of the contents was saved. The
property loss was about 5000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
TRIBUTE BY MANY FRIENDS.
Was Paid at the Funeral of James
Walker.

Funeral services for the late James
Walker, who died Saturday evening,
were held from the house at IS Vine
street yesterday afternoon at , o'clock
The occasion brought together a large
gathering of friends and acquaintance
of Mr.. Walker, marking the extent of
the esteem in which he was held and
the high respect he enjoyed among his
fellowmen Rev William Men. Kit
tredge, pastor Of the Presbyterian
church, ofliciated and during the serv-
ices Miss Alice Walker sang Lead
Kindly Light" and "Till We Meet.
There was a profusiou of floral trib.
utes, including many beautiful set
pieces. The committal service OF the
EIks was administered at the grave
side at Hope cemetery, where interment
was made in the family lot. Delega-
tions from the Elks, Eagles, Woodmen
and Italian Pleasure club, to which he
belonged, attended. The pail bearers
were D. NJ. Barclay and Paul Seam
pini from the Elks, Joseph Merlo from
the Eagles, Leslie Wright from the
italian Pleasure club, George Troup,
jr., from the Woodmen, and James Ben,
nett, friend of the deceased.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
WILLIAM JAMES TAYLOR.
Death of Grocer Who Kept Store on
Seminary Street.

The death of William James Taylor,
a grocer on Seminary street, occurred
yesterday, it being caused by double
pneumonia, from which he had suffered
only in the past 10 days. Mr., Taylor
had been in apparently good health up
to about two weeks ago and had been
active about his business.
Mr. Taylor, who was born son of
Thomas and Harriet (Walker) Taylor
in Shrewsbury, England, II years ago,
came to Barre from Sherbrooke, p O.,
last January and in june he began
business here and married Mrs, Vina
Alsole, who survives him He had been
a successful farmer in Sherbrooke for
a great many years. His early life
was spent in London, England and he
came to Sherbrooke when he was II,
working on farms until he was 26,
when he bought home and married
Margaret Cameron of Verness, p O.,
and lived there until the death of Mrs,
Taylor Sept I, 1918,
Three children were born to this un-
ion, namely: Murdo Roderick Taylor
of Ingelfelp, Sask., William James Tay-
lor, Jr, OF winnipeg, Manitoba, and
John Alexander of Sherbrooke There
are also IA grandchildren, On the 18th
of last June Mr.. Taylor was married
again to Mrs Vina Alsole. Charles
Alsole, Sadie Alsole, Lillian Alsole, Jo-
seph Alsole. Mary Alsole and Daniel
Alsole are stepchildren of the deceased
He also leaves three nieces and one
nephew Mrs. William Bradbury and
Mrs, William Brown of Montpelier and
Mrs Charles Heath of Deland, Fla, and
w. r. Cameron of Washington street |
Mr.. Taylor recently became member
of the Presbyterian church,
Prayer services were held by Rev |
William kittredge last evening at the |
late home and this morning the body |
was removed to the Central Vermont |
depot in Montpelier, from where it will |
be taken over the Boston 4 Maine road |
to Sherbrooke and on Christmas day at /
? o'clock in the afternoon the funeral I
will be held from the home Of his son,
John Taylor, Rev Alfred Bright will
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
STANDARD LOAF OF BREAD
Suggested by the Vermont Commission
of WEIGHTS and Measures.

| The bakers in Vermont to-day re.
lceived a letter from the commissioner
of weights and measures relative 70 the
weight Of bread. The letter, which il
self ex planatory and which was sent
to one of the bakers in Washington
county, reads as follows:
The net weight container law passed
by the last legislature requires that the
net weight is to be marked on all
bread
AS / understand it, the paper has
to be printed before it is waxed, and
the weight cannot be stamped on the
paper after it Is waxed.
"The continual increase in cost of
flour makes it imperative that the
bakers must cut the weight of the loaf
or increase the price. This department,
SO far as il is able, would like to work
in harmony with the business interests
.of the state, and we are anxious not
to work any hardship on anyone. How
ever, the laws OF our state must be en-
forced
4 am writing the bakers in the state
to get their idea whether it would not
be better to have the loaf remain uni.
form in weight and increase OF lower
the price as conditions demand
My reason for suggesting this is to
save any loss which might be occa-
stoned by changing the weight and hay.
ing on hand quantity OF papers
marked with given weight other than
the one delivered. 1t seems to me that
it would be better to have standard
weight loaf all over the state. say,
one pound, one-and one half pound and
two-pound, and then there would be no
loss in paper
1--WE would liAe your idea before we
make any ruling | would suggest
conference of the bakers at some cen
trail point TO agree on this matter A
representative Of this department would
be pleased to be present at such a
meeting
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
U. S. Govt. Revokes the Lii
censes Issued Prior to
Last Sept. 80
STATE DEPT. TO
ISSUE PERMITS
Revocation of Licenses Be-
comes Effective on
Jan. |

Washington, D. c., Dec. "a. Revoca
ton, effective Jan. |, of all licenses is
sued by the war trade board prior tc
last Sept. 30, for the expectation OF
arms and munitions of war to Mexico
was announced to-day by the state de,
partment.
1t was said officially at the state de.
partment that the situation regarding
the expectation of arms to Mexico was
not changed BY the order. out it was
learned that the government intends
to impose even sharper restrictions on
the expectation of arms and munitions
to Mexico than it has heretofore.
The announcement follows:
The secretary of state directs that
all outstanding unused licenses issued
prior TO Sept. 80, 1919, by the war
trade board or the war trade board sec
tion of the department Of state, for the
expectation to Mexico OF arms or mu-
nitions Of war shall be revoked effec-
tive Jan. !, 1920, Collectors of Gus
toms have been advised that such IL
censes will be of no further force or
effect ON or after Jan |, 1920.
BY virtue Of the authority vested in
him by the proclamation issued by the
president ON Jan. II, 1919, under sec
tion 2 of the joint resolution Of Con.
gress, approved March l4, 1917. and
under an act Of Congress approved
June 10, 1917, the secretary Of state
prescribed that no arms or munitions
OF war shall be shipped from the Unit
ed States to Mexico, except under the
license Of the secretary Of state All
applications for licenses to export these
commodities to Mexico must be filed
with the department OF state. on off.
cial application forms furnished by
that department, from whichs licenses
viii issue
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
TESTING MANY COWS
FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Out of 6s Tested in Barre Yesterday 10
Responded and Were Condemned
-Fifty-Seven More I'm
der Test.

Wholesale testing of cattle for tuber-
culosis is being done in the city of
Barre, largely as the result of the ae-
tlon of the city council in requiring
application for such test before permits
are granted for keeping cattle in the
city limits. There are at the present
time 81 cattle at the Hopkins stable
on Prospect street, where the animals
are undergoing the test, while during
the day yesterday the two veterinaries.
Drs. W A. Hamilton and j. WI Her
mann, completed the testing Of 6S more
head OF cattle either at that stable or
at the owners premises about the city.
Of the 6S cattle tested yesterday 10
responded to the tubercuin test and
will be killed.
Inc rush has been particularly heavy
during the last few days. as the veter-
inaries plan to complete their work
here tonight for the time being. DR..
Hamilton, who represents the state de-
partment, has been in Barre and vicin-
ity since Oct ], while DR.. Hermann,
who represents the federal department.
came here more recently, having been
transferred from Pennsylvania. Hard
iy a week has gone by when they did
not test into the hundreds of cattle.
These have not all been cattle owned in
the city by any means, but the total
number of city cattle has been surpris.
ingly large.
1t takes "a hours to complete the
test of the cattle. At the outset three
temperature tests are taken, these tests
being two hours apart. Then there is
an injection and eight hours after the
injection the temperature tests are re-
sumed, the normal number Of post in
lection tests being seven and taken
two hours apart as prior to the iniee-
ton Sometimes the cattle respond to
the test soon after the injection and
other times not until the close of the
seven post injection tests.
When grade COW is condemned the
owner is allowed an appraisal up to
800 and is then allowed IS per cent
Of the appraisal. One Barre man had a
COW condemned yesterday much to his
surprise because the animal was said
TO be one OF the finest looking animals
tested in long time and gave no cut
ward indication of being diseased. The
owner had only recently been offered
1925 for the animal Most of the cattle
condemned are sent to the rendering
plant in Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
MONTPELIER

The trains this morEiag were little
late because OF the heavy Christmas
traffic. Many persons left Montpelier
during the day for homes of relatives
to spend the holiday, The offices in the
State House for the most part will be
closed Thursday, although the heads Of
departments viii probably look after
important mail
The girls in the secretary of state
department of the State House, gave a
Christmas party Tuesday afternoon, in
which Christmas gifts were exchanged
between the different clerks in the de
partment.
The A. c, Brown heirs have decided
to Mrs. Ella Brown Bailey, one of the
heirs, the house in which She lives on
Summer street.
The Christmas exercises Of the Uni
tartan church took place Tuesday after
noon when a tree was unloaded of
gifts for the children, A suitable pro.
gram was given
Miss Marjory Jones, who is employed
IN New York, Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
ii. j. NJ. Jones, her parents.
Deputy United States Marshal G. +.
Lackey went to Burlington this noon
to arrest a man from whom some 200
bottles Of liquor were taken by the
officers yesterday.
Eugene A. Davis Of Northfeld has
settled his account in probate court as
executor of the estate of Lewis II.
johnson, late of that town. Miss Min
ME Steele Of Roxbury is administra
trix Of the estate OF Rolla G.. Steele,
late Of RoXbury The hearing relative
to the will of the late Emma L Jenni
son of Montpelier has been continued
until Jan. D. It is understood opposi-
ton to the will is to be made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
TEN 2o-GALLoN KEGS.
OF Rye Whiskey Seized by Customs
Men at Highgate Springs.

st. Albans, Dec. "a Three men were
arrested and the biggest seizure of liz.
uor which has been made yet by the
customs officers in this vicinity was Sc
cured about 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon at Higbgate Springs by Deputy
Collector l.. d. Seward of Swanton and
II. B. Corlss of Highgate.
The amount of liquor taken was ten
20-gallon kegs Of rye whiskey which
the men Were concealing in some hay
which they were loading in the barn Of
Eli Cheyalieron at the latter's farm, at
Highgate Springs.
The men arrested were Chevalieron,
A. Gamarchie, ~ farmer living at Ma
guam, and Adelmard Bertrand of this
city.
Anothei arrest was made in Swanton
last night when Robert Farley of this
city was taken in connection with the
recent seizure made near Swanton
when the men all escaped,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
HowAT RELEASED FROM JAIL.
Agrees to Join Other International Off.
cials to Urge Men to Work.

indianapolis, Dec, Alexander
Howat, president OF the Kansas district
Of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, was released from the Marion coun
lty jail yesterday by United States
District Judge Anderson. Howat agreed
to Join the international officials of the
mine workers in sending kilograms to
the district executive board in Kansas
in an endeavor to have all strikes in
the Kansas coal mines ended
Howat was released on his previous
bail and it the agreement is carried out
in good faith the contempt hearing, set
for next Monday, probably will be con
tinued against Howat, as in the cases
OF the other international and district
officials of the mine workers.
The kilograms to the Kansas miners
executive board not only will ask the
return Of the men out on the coal and
coke strike, since last July, but will
order the return of the men who struck
Monday and yesterday in protest
against Judge Andersons decision in
sending Howat to jail
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
AUSTRALIA
HAS MANDATE
ON ISLANDS
I'm Accordance With Desire
of Japan, the Mandate
Was Held Up Pending
Further instruction from
T0kiO-TwO Other Man
dates Are Adopted by the
Supreme Council.

Paris, Dee "a. Japan's representa-
tive in the supreme council has oh
iected to the form of the mandate un-
der which the former German colonies
in the Pacific would be administered.
Time has been asked to refer the ques
tion to the Toxic goyernplent. Mean
while the council holds the adoption of
the mandates in abeyance.
The question of mandates was taken
up to-day by the council, which con
sidered the drafts that had been pre-
pared and adopted two of these, which
give mandates in Africa to Great Brit
ain and Belgium. Final action on five
others was postponed on request Of the
japanese delegate, Baron Matsu
The mandates considered had been
prepared by the mandate commission
in London. They were in three series.
denominated type A, type B, and type
{. The two mandates adopted come un-
der type B, providing for administra-
tion under the regime OF the league Of
nations. The type A mandates apply
to the Orient, and the type C to the Pa
citic colonies, 1t was the last named
type of mandate that developed the OBJ
jections upon the part OF Baron Matsui
The Japanese delegates found that
the mandates for the Pacific colonies
gave Japan less advantage than she
enjoyed in those colonies under the
German rule, it was stated. Three of
the four voting delegates in the coun.
ell approved the drafts, but Baron
Matsui reserved the appreciation of Ja-
pan and asked for time to refer the
question to his government.
The details to which the japanese
representative objected were not dis.
closed, but it is assumed here that the
question Of the migration of Japan to
colonies which would come under the
mandate of Australia, was involved,
as well as the economic advantages the
japanese formerly enjoyed under the
most favored nation clause.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
RAILROAD STATION BURNED.
Central Vermont Building at West
Hartford Totally Destroyed.

White River JUNCTION, Dec. 24--The
Central Vermont railroad station at
West Hartford was destroyed by fire
last evening and a much heavier loss
was threatened for a time, w. w. Mum
sells general store and warehouse be-
ing in the immediate danger zone The
loss on the station is estimated at ST.
500 the building being one of the old
est structures on the Central Vermont
line,
When the station was closed last
evening at $50 by the agent, every.
thing seemed to be all right; but at
$3.50 when the mail carrier brought the
mail a brisk fire was in progress, creep
ing through the partitions. The alarm
was given in West Hartford and later
White River junction was called upon
for assistance. After a hard tight the
fire was confined to the ST.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24

At a meeting last night of the
Spaulding is class entertainment com
mittee, it was decided that the class
reunion would be held Monday evening,
Dec 20, in the town hall in East Mont
pelier The hall has been procured and
arrangements made for banquet.
Should enough snow fall before that
time large sleigh barges will transport
the 30 or more young people who are
planning to go; otherwise the trip will
be made in auto trucks. A three piece
orchestra Of select musicians of this
city will accompany the class to fur
nish the dance music. Other classmen
wishing to httend should notify Dean
Davis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-24
SOFT COAL NEAR BOILER
Is Believed to Have Caused School
House Fire at Worcester, Mass.

Worcester, Mass, Dec "a. The Girls
Trade school here was damaged by fire
to-day with loss of several thousand
dollars: 1t is thought the fire started
in pile of soft coal near the boiler.
When the firemen reached the building,
flames had broken through the roof and
the First Unitarian church was in dan
ger. The school building was three
story brick structure and was formerly
used as dormitory for Worcester
Polytechnic institute under the name
of Newton hall. 1t was leased by the
city about six years ago as trade
school for girls.
The school was closed yesterday for
the Christmas vacation.