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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
ELIMINATES NEXT WEEK.
Financial Drive of the Methodists Is
Nearing an End.

One hundred years ago, the first mis-
sionary effort of the Methodist Episco-
pal church was begun. John Stewart,
negro, had been converted and Joined
the church and went out preaching in
the mountain districts of Kentucky. To
commemorate the Tooth anniversary of
this event, the Methodist church has en-
tered upon the Centenary movement, ex
tending throughout the world and the
results of which viii profoundly affect
the world. The Centenary movement
has several aims. as its goal, among
them being an enlarged spiritual life,
the securing Of young men for the min
istry and of young women as deacon
esses, educational advance and increased
giving. A fund of Slo5, 600 is to be
raised within five years, this sum being
definite amount reached after a most
complete survey of all fields. foreign
and local, based upon the minimum at
which effective service can be done in
each field Likewise, the amount has
been apportioned to be raised among its
various fields and churches throughout
the world, based upon certain points,
making the amounts fair and equal for
each local church.
The Centenary program has been pre-
sented since the beginning, in January
Of this year, throughout the Vermont
charges, and the Hedding church of this
city has been most faithful in its devo-
ton to the program. Various groups
and leaders have been distributing edu
cationsl material along the lines being
worked upon, and each Sunday local
minute men have presented to the con
gregstions various phases of the move
ment. Throughout the country 100000
Of these minute men have been speak
ing, covering every church service.
Next week is the elimination Of the
financial drive throughout the world for
churches of the denomination, although
some churches have anticipated the eff
fort and have completed their quotas
already. The quota for the local church
has been set at $l6,335 for the entire
five years, or $3,26l to be raised each
year. The plsn is TO raise this sum in
weekly pledges, these taking the place
of the former weekly pledges for benev-
olences. Nine teams of canvassers have
been secured, and the canvass is to be-
gin on Sunday afternoon and be contin
ued Monday and Tuesday evenings of
next week, or until completed Every
member of the church is to be seen and
pledge secured, the plan being to
make quick, intensive campaign. The
teams will meet each evening at the
supper hour together, following supper
reports viii be given, and then the
workers viii again start out. This even
ing at 6 the members of the teams viii
take supper together at the church and
the final will be made and
instructions given. Some pledges already
have been secured, and there is no doubt
that the Hedding church will go "over
the top when all the members have
done their best
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
MAKING NEW CITIZENS.
Session of Naturalization Court Being
Held at Montpelier.

"A session of United States district
court occurred to-day in Montpelier for
naturalization purposes. Judge II. B.
Howe was present, as was Clerk Conlin
of Winooski 1t was the latter's first
appearance in court here since he was
appointed Applicants for final papers
appeared this morning, and were put
through the mill X. G. Small of Bos-
ton represented the federal government,
Other officers attending court. were
Deputy Clerk Esther Il. Anderson, Mar
shal A. p. Carpenter, Deputy G. +. Lack
ey and Bailiff j. S. Haley.
The following were naturalized: James
f. Donahue, Barre Town; James Doher-
ty, Montpelier; Nereo Cardini, Barre;
Louis j. Harrison, Montpelier; Frank
Bourget, Barre Town; Alfred j. Walker,
Montpelier; Floyd o, Christopher, Ran
dolph; Sherwood d. Christopher, Ran
dolph; Joseph Carr, Montpelier; Adam
Letalien, Worcester; Kasker Aalto, Barre
Town; Orazio Cont Barre Town; John
Madison, changed TO John Matson, Barre
Town; Eli King, Barre Town; Joaquin
Hoz Barre; Carlo Ermoli, Barre; Natalie
Cardini, Barre, Natalie Brusa, Barre;
Luigi Campi, Barre; Peter Groppelli,
Barre
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
SPECIAL GRAND JURY
ON BROADNIELL DEATH:
COURT HEARING JUNE 2
BROOKLYN STREET
HOUSE DAMAGED
Fire, Believed to Have Been Started Ac-
cidentally by Boys, Causes Loss
of About $500.

The two-tenement house, at q Brook
lyn street, owned by l. w. Slocum of
Berlin, the lower suite Of rooms of which
is occupied by Mrs. j. f. Rodney and
family, was threatened by fire yester-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock, when the
firemen appeared at the critical mo-
ment. The upper part of the house is
vacant and two small boys are believed
to have set fire to quantity of hay
while playing with matches in wood
shed at the rear of the house. Little fire
had been kept in the stove by Mrs. Rod
ney and as the fire apparently started
very close to the outside entrance Of
the shed. it is the supposition that the
small lads seen in that vicinity started
the blaze.
Mrs. Rodney, visiting a neighbor, no
ticing the smoke pouring out of the door
and roof of the shed, hastened to investi
gate. Upon opening q door, flames con-
fronted her, singeing her hair and eye
brows. Seeing the imminent danger, a
telephone call was sent in by Mr.. Sulli-
van, next-door, and was responded to in
amazingly quick time by the fremen,
who found it necessary to sound a gem
eral alarm from box "a.
The men deserve much credit for quell
ing fire which had such start.
The damage, estimated at between
S400 and $500, was confined to the roof
and walls. The G. Herbert Pape company
carried the insurance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
MEXICAN REBELS
INFLICT SEVERE LOSSES
To Federal Troops Under General OUR
oga Hurrying North to the Re-
lief OF Chihuahua.

Washington, May 49, Mexican rebels
allied with the troops under Francisco
Villa, attacked the town of Corralitos
May 6 and in the battle inflicted severe
losses on federal troops under General
Pablo Quiroga, who were hurrying north
to the relief Of chihuahua City, which
was being menaced by the Villistas.
News of the battle evidently was held
up by the Mexican censor and the first
intimation that such a clash had occurred
has just reached here to-day by mail.
General Juan Barragan, chief Of staff
Of the Mexican army, the mail dispatch
said, has refused to deny or affirm that
the battle at Corralitos was a victory
for the rebels, but General Quiroga Is
quoted as reporting that the Villistas
were compelled to withdraw after federal
reinforcements arrived.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
BOARD OF TRADE COMMITTEES
Have Been Observation-Disclosures Of the
Secretary Established.

Secretary w. A. Drew of the Board of
Trade has his Office in room |, Rowland
building. The telephone call is 22-W.
The following committees have been APP
pointed from the organization for the
year 1910:
Legislative Holister Jackson, r.
S. Currier, H. A. Phelps.
Arbitration-F. c. Fisher, George
Muteh, c. S. Andrews.
Advisory, Il. Langley, j. w. Carver,
n D. Phelps.
Educationa--C II. White, o. X. Hol-
lister, L. r. Hutchinson.
Electric power--C. A. Brown, James
Grearson, Il. p. Carter,
Foreign trade-J. W. Gordon, w. T.
Calder, Thomas Carroll.
Municipal affairs-H. c. Ladd, J. +.
Higgins, G. Fl. Pape.
Statistics and information--James
Maekay, j. G. More, D. J. Morse.
Membership George Kent, N. B. Ball
lard, Stephen Rizzi
Meetings and reeeption-W. G. Rey-
nolds, A. A. Milne, John G. Booth, Il. M.
Tobin, e. y. Millar. Guy Varnum, j. G..
Calcsgni, Stanley Marsh.
Mercantile affairs-A G. Moore, w. d.
Smith, ~ S. Love, Frank J. Shea.
Manufacturing Riley Burgess, Alex.
Duncan, J. G. Caleagni.
New enterprises G. Rowland, w.
G. johnson, jr., D. VI. Barclay.
Publicity Dean H. Perry, II. P. Hin
man, Loren j. Bell.
Transportation and railroadsB. A.
Eastman, William Barclay, Waldron
Shield.
Taxation and insurance Frank Beard,
C, B. Gladding, c. w. Perry.
WAYS and means-C. w. Melcher, v.
Il. Ayers, A. J. Young
Military--George n. Tilden, Guy Var
mum, j. N. Gall, DIR. j. H. Woodruff.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
ALEX DUNCAN HEAD
OF VT. ODD FELLOWS
Elected Grand Master at Convention Of
Grand Lodge in Burlington Yesterday
--Rebekahs in Session Yester-
day Afternoon.

Burlington, May l6.-The 10th annual
convention Of the grand lodge of YER
mont, l. 0. O. T., was held yesterday
with delegates from the New York, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts grand
lodges present. The following officers
were elected:
Grand master, Alexander Duncan of
Barre; deputy grand master, H. I. Brown
of Ludlow; grand warden, II, A. Morse
Of Bellows Falls; grand secretary, Frank
w. Jackson Of Barre; grand treasurer,
L. G. Grant of Burlington; grand chap
lain, j. b. Reardon of Barre; grand con-
ductor, o. L. Martin of Plainfeld; grand
guardian, N. G. Buck of Randolph; grand
herald, C. A. Anderson of Proctor; dele
gate to the sovereign grand lodge con-
vention, Oscar w. Edwards of Burling-
ton.
The annual address was delivered by
the retiring grand master, Oscar w. Ed
wards of this city. He called attention
to the fact that the year 1918 showed a
net loss in membership, due to condi-
tions which were the result of the great
war, but he said that with the coming
of peace splendid progress is being made
in building up the membership of the
order and that Odd Fellowship will un-
doubtedly see banner year. He. called
attention to the fact that the financial
interests of the lodges in the state are
handled by officers giving personal bonds
which he did not think might fulfill all
requirements and he suggested that all
officers connected with the grand lodge
secure from some reliable company a
corporate surety bond.
Yesterday afternoon about 400 mem
bers of the Rcbekah assembly from all
parts of the state attended reception in
the parlors of the New Sherwood hotel.
Among those in the receiving line were:
Clara Peterson of st. Johnsbury, presi-
dent of the assembly; Sister Gertrude
Jewell of Proctorsville, assembly war
den; Sister Emma Gates of Ludlow, as
sembly secretary; Sister Luella Perry of
Brattleboro, grand inside guardian, and
several OF the past presidents of the or
der, including Mrs. Emma Rand of Sax
tons River, Mrs. Angie Endress of Ben
nmgton and Mrs. Alice Loudrcy of Brat
tleboro.
Last evening the Rebekah degree was
conferred on large class Of candidates
in city hall by MiSpah lodge Of Ludlow,
the opening and closing ceremonies being
carried out by Beatrice Rebekah lodge
OF this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
PIrTsBURG STILL WALKING.
That Is, Those Who Cannot Get on the
E., Busses.

Pittsburg, May l6.Pittsburg entered
its second day of the street car strike
this morning. While thousands of per-
sons swayed perilously on trucks and
improvised busses, the jam and conges.
tion of yesterday was lacking, and the
great throngs that walked cityward from
the nearer districts were far more or
derly. Even the exorbitant automobile
prices of yesterday seemed to have been
reduced in most cases.
The strike meanwhile continued with
no signs of settlement. Neither the
railroad officials of the Pittsburg Rail
ways company nor members of the street
car mems union had any hope early to-
day Of reaching an agreement in the con-
troversy over the motormens and con.
ductors' demand for IL cents an hour
wage increase.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
SPECIAL WAR MEDALS.
Will Be Awarded to 10000 Railroad
Trainmen.

Columbus, o., May l6.Sixteen thous.
and members of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trpinmen win be awarded spe-
cial war medals for the part they took
in the war by the organization, it is an.
nounced by officials Of the brotherhood
in their annual convention here. The
organizations service flag contains more
than $40 gold stars.
The organization, report shows, has
gained 52,lSs members III three years,
and in that time has conducted II sue
cessful" strikes. 1t went on record as
pleased with the Adamson law as war
time measure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
$4,000 WORKERS OUT
ON STRIKE IN WINNIPEG
General Suspension of Industry Caused
BY Walkout--Recognition of Un-
ions and Wage Increases
the Demands.

Winnipeg, May l6.Telephone opera
tors in all the local exchanges joined the
general strike here to-day, paralyzing all
telephone communication.
At meeting to-day the stereotypers
and webb pressmen decided to join the
general strike, foreshadowing suspension
of publication by Winnipeg's three daily
newspapers.
The strike committee is considering
the advisability of authorizing the La
Dor News, a weekly labor organ, to pub
lish daily edition
Perfect order so far has marked the
general strike which to-day involved
nearly 10000 workers in almost every
branch of the city's activity.
With a strike of the metal and build
ing trades on May /, the wslkout has
gathered strength until nearly all the
retail stores and plants are involved, to-
gether with railroad shops and in some
cases bakers.
The general walkout began at ii
o'clock yesterday and spread rapidly to
all classes of workers, even clerks in the
city hall and 269 postoffice employees
quitting their places. Policemen re-
manned on duty at the request of the
strike committee but fire stations were
manned only by volunteers.
Recognition of the unions and wage
increases were first causes for refusal of
the workers to consider arbitration, but
several issues were injected by the re-
turned soldiers organizations. AT mass
meeting last night of several thousand
veterans resolution was adopted pro-
siding that after settlement of the pres
ent trouble veterans and labor men
would unite on discussion of deportation
of undesirable enemy aliens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
PRESIDENT WILL BE
NOTIFIED BY CABLE
Assembling of Congress Will Take This
Procedure When 1t Meets
on Monday.

Washington, D. c., May l6.--President
Wilson viii be officially notified by "a
Bile of the assembling Of Congress when
both Houses convene in extra session
Monday. congressional leaders, it became
known to-day, have decided that in view
of President Wilson being in Paris use
of the cable was the logical method Of
going through with the customary pro-
cedure Of notifying him. Ordinarily a
committee representing both Houses
wait upon the president at the White
House. informing him that Congress is
now in session, and asking if he has
any communication which he desires to
transmit to it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
EVIDENCE OF COMPROMISE.
Says Eduard Bernstein in Berlin of
Peace Terms.

Paris, May l6 (Havasl Eduard Bern
stein, the German socialist democrat
leader, in an article in Vorwaerts of Ber-
lin, transmitted here, says that the peace
terms show evidence of compromise on
several points and that sense of moder-
alton is evident, He points out that
many of the demands on Germany are
only temporary in character, but de-
eares that ameioration of some of the
terms ought to be obtained through oral
discussion
Herr Bernstein reaches the conclusion
that Germany must say "no" to the ac-
tual conditions, but that this "no" must
leave the road open for the allies"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
GERMAN FINANCIAL EXPERT
Arrived at Versailles to Take Part in
German Deliberations.

Versailles, May l6. Among those who
arrived to-day from Berlin to join the
German peace delegation was Professor
Weber, financial expert. During the
war Professor Weber gained notoriety
by calling the attention of Chancellor
Won Bethmann- Hollweg to the fact that
the figures submitted by Admiral Won
Tirptz on the sinking of merchantmen
by German submarines were false.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
ALLIED W4RSHIPS
GATHER AT SMYRNA
In Connection with Mandate to Greece
to Administer the City-0ne Amer
lean Battleship and Four De-
stroyers There.

Paris, May l6--An extensive allied
naval concentration has begun at
Smyrna in connection with mandate
TO Greece to administer the city.
The British and the French have a
feet ON the scene with landing parties,
the Greeks have a battleship and five
gunboats, and the Italians have five
large warships. The United States naval
forces are the battleship Arizona and
four destroyers The various allied ma
val contingents are drawn from the
forces in the Adriatic and the Black sea.
Troops are also being concentrated
from Saloniki. 1t is understood that
British and French forces are cooper.
ating in the Greek administrative man
date.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
PANISH-AMERIcAN @vETS."
Held Their Annual Festivities at Gale
donia Park To-day.

.About 80 veterans of the Spanish
American war had gathered at Caledonia
park early this afternoon to engage in
the festivities of the annual reunion Of
the Washington county organization and
to participate in the program arranged
by Thomas Mercer and William Wishart
OF Barre and Clayton Boyee of %ont-
pelier. Before the afternoon was out it
was expected there would be several
more men in attendance
The guests of honor were Major +. w.
Russell of Plymouth, n. H., who was in
the regular army for some time and was
in the New Hampshire National Guard
at the time of the Spanish-Ameriean
war, and w. A. Benway of Montpelier,
Yankee division man,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
BILL TO CURB RADICALS
Will Be introduced in Congress, Says
Senator 0verman.

Washington, D. G., May l6.- Senator
Overman of North Carolina, chairman Of
the Senate committee which has been in
vestigating the spread of lawless propa-
ganda in the United States, announced
to-day that bill designed to reach per-
sons advocating overthrow Of the gov
ernment by force win be introduced in
the extra session of Congress. The com
mittee will meet next week to complete
its report.
Senator 0verman was one OF, the men
to whom internal machines were mailed
in the May day bomb plot, but the pack
age was held up bygpostoffice authorities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
MORE ARRIVALS FROM BREST.
The Transport Plattsburg Brings 1899
Troops.

New York, May l6-The transport
Plattsburg arrived from Brest to-day
with 1899 troops, among them the 322d
field artillery, comprising 42 officers and
,357 men Other passengers included
Az convalescents; 60 wives of soldiers,
l3 sailors wives, Is stranded American
civilians, and 60l naval men from Amer.
lean ships and stations in European wa
ters
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
vAssAR STUDENTS INJURED.
Three in Hospital in Serious Condition
from Explosion.

Poughkeepsie, n. y, May l6.--Re-
ports from Vassar brothers hospital to-
day indicated chat the condition of Miss
Margaret HubbeI. 20, Of Garden City, L.
l., Miss Helen Hewitt, 2l, of Granville,
N. ", and Miss Lucy Hale, 20, of Los
Angles, Cab, injured yesterday in
chemical explosion at Vassar college, was
serious, but not critical The hospital
authorities said eye specialists had been
combating the chemical action and that
the girls probably would not lose their
sight They are somewhat disfgured
Ten other Vassar students were suffer
ing from minor injuries, caused by the
bursting of retort in Saunders labora-
tory.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
WHAT ELSE CAN WE Dop
German Peace Treaty Will Be Signed By
Germans.

Versailles, May l6.A distinct i'm
preston among some of the subordinate
members Of the German peace mission
that the Germans viii sign the peace
treaty is reflected in the remark of one
of the secretaries, who is quoted as say
ing;
What else can we do but sign? We
are on the ground, your knees are on our
stomachs and your thumbs in our eyes 2"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
WARM SENTENCE MAY %.
Judge Wilson Names Day When Penalty
viii Be Imposed.

st. Adams, May l6-The date for final
hearing and sentence in the case Of Rob
ert Warm, found guilty in Franklin
county court Of manslaughter for the
death of Jennie Hemingway in August,
1917, was set to-day by Judge Stanley
C. Wilson for Thursday morning, May
%, at 0 o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
BLEW OFF TOP
OF HIS HEAD
Arthur J. Blanding Of Brat
tleboro Put Rifle I'm
der Chin
HAD BEEN IN ILL
HEALTH FOR A TIME
Two Years Ago He Secured
a Divorce and Was Living
at His Mothers Home

Brattleboro, May l6Arthur j. Bland
ing, aged 35 years, committed suicide
this morning at his home on Maple
street by shooting himself with a rife.
He went to the cellar, placed the muz-
zle of the gun under his chin and dis
charged the rife with his foot, the bull
let going completely through his head
and blowing off the top part. The only
other occupant Of the house was his
mother, who was asleep
Banding was engaged in making build
ing blocks. He secured a divorce two
years ago He had been in i'll health.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
FEW SOUGHT ASSISTANCE.
Only Eight Per Cent of Commissioned
Officers Asked Aid.

Washington, May l6.-0nly eight per
cent of the l03,524 commissioned off.
GERS, who were discharged from the army
up TO May 3, required the assistance Of
federal agencies in securing employment,
according to reports made public today.
None of the % general officers who re-
turned to civil life asked assistance, but
four colonels, ID lieutenant colonels and
Isl majors made requests. The proper
tion increased IN the lower grades to 10
per cent in the case of second lieuten-
ants.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
THE .ADRIATIc CONTROVERSY.
Pending Adjustment May Reach Direct
Settlement.

Paris, May l6.--Negotiations pending
for the adjustment of the Adriatic CON
troversy contemplate direct settlement
between Italy and Jugo-Slavia, through
American mediation. By this plan the
Austrian treaty would not specify the
disposition 20 be made of Dalmatia, Is
tria or Fiume, beyond detaching them
from Austria.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
HENRY FORD IN SUIT.
Opening Statement To-day in His Libel
Suit Against Tribune.

Mount Clemens, Mich, May l6.--Hen-
ry Ford and son, Edsel, sat side by side
in Judge fuckers court to-day when the
opening statement of Mr.. Ford's 81 ,000,-
600 libel suit against the Chicago Trib-
une was made by Attorney Alfred X.
Murphy. Mr. Ford said he expected to
spend most of his time here until YER
diet is reached.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
APPROVES PEACE TERMS.
Spanish Newspaper Organ Thinks the
Stipulations Right.

Madrid, May Is (Hayas)--Approval
of the terms presented Germany Is
voiced by the Diario Universal, the or
gan of former Premier Romanones, the
Spanish liberal leader. The paper de-
cares that it would be unjust to accuse
the allied and associated governments of
imperialism after the rayages suffered
by France and Italy,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
FIXING AUSTRIAN FRONTIERS.
Council of Foreign Ministers Continued
Their Work To-day.

Paris, May l6.-The council of foreign
ministers continued work to-day on sub
sidiary details of the Austrian treaty
having to do with the new Austrian
frontiers. 1t is considered unlikely that
the treaty will be ready for presentation
to the Austrian plenipotentiaries before
Wednesday of next week,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
QUICK ANSWER TO GERMANS.
On Their Objections to Treaty Arrange
ments for Left Bank of Nile.

Paris, May l6 (Havas)-A preemptory
answer to the German note registering
objections to the treaty arrangements
for the left bank of the Rhine and the
Saare valley has been drafted by the
special commission on territorial affairs
presided over by Andre Tardieu, it was
reported this morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
RED Sox BUY HENRY.
Will Join the Team at st. Louis Next
Sunday.

Boston, May l6,--The sale of John
Henry, catcher of the Boston National
league team, to the Boston American
league club, was announced to-day. Hen
ry will join the Red Sox next Sunday at
st. Louis.