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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-31
Commissioner Sale of
Valuable Real Estate

| Valuable Real Estate
BY virtue of: decree of the Circuit
Court of Highland county rendered
on the 31st day July, 1919. the un-
dersigned commissioners appointed
by the court for the purpose, will
proceed on ia e7ss4 sto4, 9s6g 4,t9e,,
MeNp&Y, THE 10TH NOV, 1919,
at ten o'clock a. M, in front of the
court house of Highland county in
the village of Monterey, to sell at
public auction, the tract of land be-
longing to Jacob T. Botkin, contain
Ing 40 acres, more or less, together
with improvements and Appearances,
lying on the Bull Pasture mountain
adjoining the land of Christian Sim
mons estate, Abel H. Armstrong and
others. The said sale being in gross
and not by the acre.
! The land in question is the same of
which the late John Botkin died, seiz-
ed and possessed, and which was &C
quired by him in 8 tracts, described
in the deeds as containing so acres,
"A acres, and 40 acres respectively;
and which lands were devised to said
Jacob 7. Botkin by the last will and
Testament to said John Botkin, duly
of record in the clerks Office of High
land county.
The estate sold is the interest of
+. T. Botkip in said land. namely, the
fee-simple, subject only to certain
rights for her lifetime held by Effie
Jane Botkin therein, given by said
! VIII, as the same having been fully
defined and declared in the decree of
the Circuit Court of Highland coun-
ty, rendered in the cause of j. T. Bot
kin VS.. Effie Jane Botkin on the 18th
day of August, 1917.
TERMS OF sALE-one fourth
cash In hand on the day Of sale, and
the residue in equal annual install
ments, bearing interest from the day
Of sale, said deferred instalments, be-
ing evidenced by the three bonds of
the purchaser, with approved person
al security, bearing date on the day
Of sale, and payable respectively at
one, two, and three years after date,
with interest from date, and waving
the Homestead Exemption, the title
to be retained as ultimate security.
Andrew L. Jones
Edwin B, Jones .
Rudolph Bumgardner,
Commissioners
In the Clerks Office Of the Circuit
Court of Highland County:
This is to certify that bond has
been given in the case Of H. H. Jones
VS.. ]. T. Botkin etc. by Rudolph Bum
gardner, attorney, as required by the
decree in said cause rendered on the
31st day of July, 1919.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-31
sThese Rats Wouldn't Eat NY Best
Grain" Saws Fred Lamb

It's hard to keep rats out of a feed
store. TRIED for years. A neigh
boring store sold me some RAT
SNAP. 1t works wonders. Gathered
up dead rats every morning. Bought
more RAT-SNAP. Haven't a rat now
They wouldn't eat my best grain
when I threw RAT-SNAP around"
Three sizes, Csc, soc, 500. Sold
and guaranteed by I. w. Nicholas
Crabbotom; Highland Mercantile Co.
Monterey; McNulty Bros, Mcdowell.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-31
Where There's Baby On Farm Keep
Dot Cnon

Rats are on most farms. Once
they get inside he house-look out.
Rats kill infants-biting them is not
unusual. Nursing bottles attract
rats. Brake cake of RAT-SNAP
and throw it around. 1t will surely
rid you of rats and mice. Three
sizes, 25c, 1850, 81. Sold and guaran-
teed by Highland Mercantile Co.,
Monterey; I. w. Nicholas, Crabbot-
tom; McNulty Bros, Mcdowell.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-31
To- the pnbfic

The Cunningham house has been
iemodeled and is open to the public.
Special attention to transient board
rs. Meals on quick notice, We
kindly solicit your patronage,
Mrs. w. A. CUNNINGHAM,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-31

LAUNDRY, CLEANING and DYE
ING and PRESSING any kind of
goods. Work guaranteed. Leave
your orders with me. :. =. =. 1ssft,isst
CHAS. DIGGS, Barber.
II. Monterey, Va.
Agent for Woodward's Cleaning
Dyeing and Pressing Establishment.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-31
Will You Spend SOC. On Rat-Snap to
Save $1,000

One soc pkg. can kill SO rats. The
average rat will rob you Of $40
year in feed, chicks and property de-
struction. RAT-SNAP is deadly to
rats. Cremates after killing. Leaves
no smell. Comes in cakes. Rats
will pass up meat, grain, cheese to
feast on RAT-SNAP. Three sizes,
Csc, soc, 81. Sold and guaranteed by
I w Nicholas, Crabbottom; Highland
Medcantile Co., Monterey; McNulty
Bros, Mcdowell.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
WANT ATTY. O'BRIEN'S
NAME STRICKEN OFF
New Feature of Disbarment Proceedings
Against Rutland Lawyer Was In
troduced in Supreme
Court To-day.

A new feature in the disbarment pro-
cecdings against Ernest O'Brien OF Rut
land developed this morning in supreme
court, when Nj. G. Leary, attorney for
Mr. O'Brien, presented petition asking
that the mans name be stricken from
the roll OF attorneys in the state. He
did not want the disbarment proceedings
stopped, nor the court to adjudge him
guilty. The court asked many questions
of the attorneys representing O'Brien, to
get the exact meaning of the petition
that had been presented They did not
want to have the petition granted
if it was going to carry with it that
O'Brien is guilty of the charges set up
in the disbarment proceedings.
A hearing was to have commenced this
morning in Rutland, but the attorneys
were here instead. 1t was urged by the
attorney general that if the man re-
signed it would only be avoiding tho
issue of the disbarment proceedings until
such time as the criminal case in Rut
land county is tried
The court after listening to lengthy
preseutment of the basis of the petition
retired to the justices of9;ce, where a
study of the petition was made
After considering the case the court
refused to grant the petition, and this
afternoon the case was again taken up
on disbarment proceedings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
BRITISH D0MIiVfONS
TO ASK NEW STATUS
IN PEACE PARLEY
VIII Seek to Be Admitted on Same Basis
as Belgium, with Sovereignty as to
Internal Affairs Recognized, but
Admitting British Control in
Foreign Relations.

Paris, Jan. 81 Thy the Associated
Press New claims, which are charac-
terized in official circles as among the
most momentous that will come before
the peace conference, will be raised by
the self governing dominions Of the Brit
ish empire in connection with the forma-
tion of league of nations. The domin-
ions will ask to be admitted to the
league with the status of individual ma
tions whose sovereignty, as far as in
ternal affairs are concerned, shall be
recognized clearly by the world, although
the right Of Great Britain to control
their foreign relations is admitted.
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and,
to a lesser degree, South Africa, will
claim the right to enter the league on
the same baris as Belgium and other
similar powers. In some quarters this
is taken to mean that should the occa-
sion arise the dominions might oppose
the mother country in the discussion of
problems brought before the league.
Canada, Australia and New Zealand
have for several years claimed for them
selves absolute independence as far as
the conduct of internal affairs was con
cerned, but this principle never has been
formally admitted by England. The do
minions, it is said, now win ask for for
NAL recognition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
STRIKING GIRLS PARADED.
Several Thousand Marched Down Fifth
.. Avenue.

New York, Jan. 2l.-Thousands of
girls paraded on Fifth avenue to-day
after they had walked out from several
hundred of the city's largest garment
making establishments in an effort to en-
force the demands of their union, repre-
senting $4,000 workers, for Is per cent
wage advance and a 44-hour week
Union officials declared that though
the walkout affected directly only two
branches of the garment trade, all 9th
ers, comprising 100000 workers in the
city and affiliated organizations through
out the country would contribute to their
support.
The union president stated that the
strike would continue "until the manu-
faeturers come to their senses and add.
ed that three hundred independent shop
owners already had applied for settle
ment with the workers and that com
mittees would take up their requests.
The waIkout, he said, had affected L.
100 factories, 230 of which were owned
by members of the Dress and Waist
Manufacturers association, which he as.
serted "the union is fighting"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
ALLIES ARE URGED EMPHATICALLY
TO INTERVENE TO SAVE RUSSIA FROM
THE REIGN OF BOLSHEVIK TERRORISM
AUTOPSY SHOWS
LIEBKNECHT WAS SHOT
IN BACK or HEAD
Bullet Must Have Come from Consider
able Distance Bullet Entered
the Back and Traversed Lungs-A
Third Bullet Also Hit Him in Back

Berlin, Monday Jan. 20 (By the Asso-
ciated Press The autopsy on the body
of DIR. Karl Liebknecht, the Spartacan
leader who was killed last week while
trying to escape from the soldiers who
had arrested him in suppressing the
Spartacan revolt, showed that he was
shot from behind and that the bullets
were fired from some distance. The au-
topsy was conducted by Prof. August
.C. G. Bier and Prof. Paul Il. Strassman,
together with third surgeon. William
Liebkneeht, DR.. Liebknecht's brother, and
Hugo Haase, the independent socialist
leader, were present.
The official report Of the surgeons
showed that the fatal bullet entered the
back of the head and came out through
the forehead. second bullet entered
the back and traversed the lungs. The
third also struck in the back but pro-
duced only slight wound.
The surgeons declared there was moth
ing to substantiate the allegation Of the
independent socialist organ Die Freiheit,
that Dr. Liebknecht was beaten over the
head with clubs or the butts of guns.
Officers of the division of mounted rifle
guards, some members of which were in
charge Of DR.. Liebknecht when the shoot.
ing occurred, have offered a reward OF
10000 marks for information clearing up
his death and that of Rosa Luxemburg,
the other Spartacan leader who was
killed as she was being removed in an
automobile from the place where she had
been prisoner. Miss Luxemburg's body
has not been found.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
DELEGATES STUDYING
BLOCKADE PROBLEM
Are Taking 1t Up on Their Own Hook
Because of the Pressure of More
Urgent Business Before Peace
Congress.

Paris, Jan. 81 (by the Associated
Press Owing to pressure of more ur-
gent problems before delegates to the
peace congress, various economic delega-
tions are studying, each for itself, the
blockade and kindred problems.
They will probably inaugurate joint dis
cussions during the coming week.
The American viewpoint contemplates
a certain relaxation Of the earlier "wa-
tertight" blockade which would allow the
entry of foodstuffs, lubricants and 9TH
er materials into enemy countries. This,
it is held, would permit the restoration
of -four mills and other agencies involved
in the preparation of food supplies. The
blockade, however, would otherwise be
enforced as rigidly as ever before.
The relaxation of the blockade as re-
CARDS foodstuffs is already effective in a
portion of the former Hapsburg domains.
Food is being sent into Vienna as well
as to CELEBRATED regions" and will be sup
piled to Germany under the terms of the
armistice extension agreement signed at
Treves last Friday.
American experts are said to believe
that babbit metal for bearings lubri-
cants, repair parts for locomotives and
-four mills and other articles fall in the
same class as foodstuffs.
Some American economic experts ad-
vocate for enemy countries, at least Aus
Continued on eighth page.l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
HAROLD SCAVENIUS TOLD
OFPERSONAL KNOWLEDGE
IRISH PARLIAMENT
ASSEMBLIES TO-DAY
Called to Order in Dublin's Ancient Man
sion House to Proclaim Ireland as
Independent Republic.

Dublin, Jan. 2l tBy the Associated
Pressl Probably no country except Ire
land could present an episode as remark
able as the assembly of the "Dail Fire
ann" which is Irish Gaelic for Irish
Parliament" which will be called to or
der in Dublin's ancient Mansion house
this afternoon to proclaim Ireland as an
Independent republic.
About half the Sim Feiners elected to
membership in the British Parliament
will participate, the other half being in
various English prisons, charged with Sc
dition, or merely held on suspicion under
the provisions of the defense of the realm
act. The Sim Feiners will meet Under
the shadow of Dublin castle, where pre-
sides Field Marshal Viscount French, the
first viceroy in many years TO give Ire
land purely military government. They
will meet with full knowledge and tacit
consent to take measures which are pure
" seditious and in direct violation Of ex-
plicit law.
This is one paradox. Another is that
these Sim Feiners elected by about half
Of the voters in Ireland on platform of
independence from the British empire,
were chosen members of the British Par
lament, but specifically refused to recog-
nize that body and to call themselves
members of the British Parliament. They
occupy Mansion house by the Permission
of the lord mayor of Dublin, who himself
is home ruler, but not so much of a
separatist that he does not expect TO ac-
cept what most Of his predecessors have
accepted knighthood from the British
government.
In the shabby Sim Fein headquarters,
courteous young women secretaries give
cards of admission to t0-day's meeting
quite impartially to friend and foe; to
supporters of the Sim Fein and to cor
respondents of English newspapers which
hold the Sim Fein and all its works
anathema.
To-day's program in Independence
hall" will differ in one respect from the
solemnities Of l776 at Philadelphia. They
will be carried out in the Irish language
which is virtually dead tongue, so dead
that the Sim Feiners have been obliged
to rehearse their parts and win be COM
PEELED to lapse occasionally into boycott
ted English terms because they cannot
find Irish words to fit modern parliamen-
tary procedure.
Three items are expected to constitute
the body of the program declaration
of independence, a message to "the free
nations of the world" and the appoint
ment of delegates to the peace congress.
Ireland is a country of the unexpected,
but no one predicts any trouble or dis
order. The revolutionary flag floats quite
freely over the homes Of Sim Feiners in
Dublin. Members of the party expect
protection from the authorities Of the
nation whom they are defying. Once
they would have looked to the United
States for sympathy and help, but now
they think they do not command Amer
lean support.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
HOG PRICES STAND.
Despite a Hog Surplus, According to
Frank S. Synder.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2l.---Frank S.
Svnder, head of the food administra-
tion's meat division, said to-day that
despite hog surplus, he would not rec
ommend abandonment of prices agree
ment policy when the hog committee
meets Jan. 2s to consider the price for
February.
The present surplus. Mr.. Synder pre-
dicted, would turn into a definite deficit
this year. He said the pendulum would
swing within three months if Europe
could get the money and ships to take
its requirements.
Under the price agreement policy, the
basic price Of hogs was maintained in
October at $3.50 and at $3.50 during
the past three months.
Mr.. Synder said the food administra-
tion in honor could not recommend the
abandonment of the agreement with the
procedure. which was based on the cost
of production and was made TO stimI-
late hog breeding. The administration
undertook to stabilize the price so the
farmer could count on getting for each
one hundred pounds of hog ready for
market thirteen times the average cost
per bushel of corn fed to the hogs he
said and it now means to do justice
to the farmer"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
To Returning Soldiers Who
Landed in Boston
To-day
MANY WERE TAKEN
TO CAMP DEVENS
The Wounded and Service
Stripes We're Conspicuous
on the Uniforms

Boston, Jan. 2l-The transport Can
ada, which came into the harbor with
l,50O returning troops late yesterday,
was officially welcomed to-day. Govern.
or Coolidge, Mayor Andrew j. Peters,
Brigadier General John W. Ruckman and
Rear Admiral Spencer S. Wood were
members of the reception committee.
Troops lining the rails were given a
rousing welcome as the transport swung
into her dock, and as they filed down the
gangplanks bands struck up lively airs
and whistles on nearby boats and fac
tories mingled their shrieks with the
cheers of the crowds.
Wounded and service stripes were con
spicuous on the uniforms OF the return.
ing soldiers The men were taken by
special trains TO Camp Devens, where
some win receive their discharges and
others win be assembled and sent in
groups to other camps nearer their
homes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
ALL PRIVILEGES
TO BE ABOLISHED
Social Condition and Greed Also Said to
Be Wiped Out in Proposed Ger
man Constitution.

Basle, Jan. 2l-The draft of the pro-
posed new constitution for Germany, re-
Gently prepared, provides that all Ger
mans shall have the same rights before
the law and that all privileges and ad-
yantages of birth, social condition or
creed shall be abolished, according to
Berlin advices received here. The free
exercise of religious practice is guaran-
teed, within the limits of morality and
public order, and no one shall be com
pelled to take part in any religious act
or ceremony or to make known his re-
ligious convictions. 1t is provided that
the authorities shall have no right to
ask questions on this subject.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
ABOUT 700 FOWLS
ARE BEING EXHIBITED
At OPERA HOUSE
The 18th Annual Poultry Show Of the
Vermont Association Started This
Morning-Judges Are
at Work.

The Vermont Poultry association
opened its doors at the Barre opera house
this morning at 10 o'clock for the 18th
annual poultry exhibition, which will
continue for three days, Jan. 81, p and
%. About $50 pens are erected upon the
opera house stage, in which enclosures
approximately 700 picked birds Of bird
fanciers of this and other municipalities
are displayed.
The committee in charge have obtained
some competent and experienced judges
in the persons of A. L. Smith Of the agri-
cultural college at Burlington and G. w.
Weed, who is a professional Judge of
poultry, Of East Lee, Mass Judge Smith
is a representative of the government
and will give a lecture on the good and
bad qualities of birds by illustrating with
live stock This is to be held in the
opera house Wednesday evening; there
is no admission fee The association ex-
tends a hearty welcome to everyone and
hopes TO see the opera house used to its
greatest capacity the evening of the lee
ture
The exhibition birds are being Judged
to-day by Judge Weed but the utility
birds will not be classed until Thursday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
MIDDLE VEST TROOPS
ARRIVE At NEW YORK
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania Soldiers
Were Brought By the George Wash
ington--0ther Transports In.

New York, Jan. 2l.-Bringing home
3,ll4 officers and men of the American
expeditionary force, the transport George
Washington arrived here to-day from
France. The troops included the head
quarters personnel of the SD division
and Of the l65th brigade of infantry of
the SD; the 30Sth supply train of the
S3d, and detaehments Of other units.
These men are mostly from Ohio and
western Pennsylvania
The transport De Kalb arrived with
62l troops, These included the 18th
sanitary train Of the 3Sth division and
the headquarters company of the artil-
IeFy detachment of the second army, to-
gether with Casuals from various
branches of the service.
The wounded and i'll on the De Kalb
numbered 406. The arrivals on the
George Washington included 944 wound
ed and sick Of the army, navy and ma
rine corps, liz Of these being litter cases.
On the Italian steamship Guiseppi Yer-
di, IN from Genoa, were 4gs officers and
men Of the American naval aviation
service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
THE BERLIN ELECTION.
Independent Socialists Were Defeated,
According to Early Report.

Amsterdam, Jan. 2l.--The independent
socialists generally were defeated in the
voting in Berlin, according to Berlin ad-
vices to the Handelsbladt. In the indie
pendent stronghold of Neu Koln, the in
dependents had only 4s,75O votes against
72,765 for the majority socialists.
At Ereft the Independents had 24,600
to 1880 for the majority socialists, The
independents on the other hand were
beaten badly in Dresden, Chemnitz, Ham
burg, Magdeburg, Nuremburg and Nun
ich.
The majority of socialists, the dispatch
adds, appear likely to get 40 per cent of
all the votes, with the German democrat
ic party second. The national liberals
lost more than the conservatives and the
centrists lost more than they gained.
At 10 o'clock Monday morning an in
complete count in Berlin gave five ma
iority socialists, four independent social
lists and two German democrats.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
IN BETTER SPIRITS.
William Hohenzollern Has Also Reeov-
cred His Health.

Amerongen, Holland, Jan, 81 tby the
Associated Press ssl.-Former Emperor
William and the former empress have
both so far recovered from their recent
illnesses that they are able to resume
their former mode of living. They are
taking their customary morning walks
in the grounds around the castle. Herr
is reported in much better
spirits. His birthday, on Jan. 27, will
be celebrated by concert in the castle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
OYER 5000 SOLDIERS
LEAVE FRENCH PORTS
Transports Coma and Susquehanna and
Cruiser Frederick Are Due to Ar
rive Within Ten DAYS. 4

Washington, D. C., Jan. 2l.-Two
transports, the Coma and the Susque-
hanna and the cruiser Frederick, are on
the way home from France with more
than 5000 troops.
The Coma is expected to reach New
York Friday with nearly 5000 troops, in.
cluding the 33lst infantry complete, Of
the SSd division; two casual companies
for Camp Meade and one for Camp Up.
ton.
The Frederick is due at New York Jan.
20, with l,500 men, including headuuar.
ters medical detachment and the first
battalion comprising Companies A, B, C
and d of the 330th infantry, SD divis-
ion; the 446th and 4g2d aero squadrous,
and a number of casual officers.
The Susquehanna is due at Newport
News Jan. 30, with nine casual com.
panies or about 500 officers and men.
AZ casual officers, about 600 sick and
wounded, and six officers and II men of
the navy. Casual companies aboard in
elude one from Pennsylvania.
The cargo carrier Abseeon Is due at
New York Feb. with about 80 casuals.
and the Fastener, at the same port, Feb.
4, with FIVE easuals.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
ALL MEMBERS OF
COUNCIL PRESENT
Premier Orlando of Italy
Took His Seat for the
First Time Since His Re-
cent Trip to Rome.

Paris, jan 2l.-The Russian question
was again taken up by the supreme
council of the peace conference when it
met for to-day's session at 1890 O'Clock.
There was a full attendance Of the mem
bers of the council for this meeting,
Vittorio Orlando, the italian premier,
being present for the first time since his
recent trip to Rome.
Harold Scavenius, the Danish minis.
ter to Russia, who had been asked to
give his views on the Russian situation
to the council, arrived at the foreign
office as the members assembled and
Immediately went into the conference
chamber The minister recited his ex-
periences in Petrograd, where he took
charge Of the French interests upon the
withdrawal Of M. Noulens, the French
ambassador
It is understood that NJ. Scavenius
contended even more emphatically than
did Ambassador Noulens yesterday, that
intervention in Russia was necessary to
check the regime of terrorism there.