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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
CHILD LABOR is
ON THE DECLINE
1t Has Fallen OFF More Than 40 Per
Cent Since Tax Provision Went
into Effect.

Washington, d. c., Nov. l5.--Child
labor in the United States has de-
creased more than 40 per cent since
the child labor tax provision of the
revenue act went into effect April %
last
Reports of internal revenue bureau
agents, it was announced to-day, indi-
cate that the greatest decrease has oc-
CURED in the cotton mill industry Of
the southern states, where, it was said
more than S5 per cent of the mills now
are operating on basis that exempts
them from the child labor tax. Marked
reduction in child labor also was re-
ported, it was said, in the coal mining
and canning industries. Many plants,
particularly cotton mills, have dis
charged all children under l6 years of
age, the report said, rather than adjust
the operations to an eight hour day.
Action of employers in avoiding the
tax liability, it was said. Indicated a
general expectation that the constitu-
tionality Of the provision will be up
held by the supreme court when it
comes up Dec. 8, on appeal from per
manent injunction granted by the
North Carolina district court last May.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS
DRIVE STARTS SOON
Vermont Is Expected to Raise $1,000 in
Campaign to Eliminate Tu-
berculosis.

This years Red Cross Christmas seal
campaign, having been enlarged into a
nationw drive to raise seven mil
lion dollars to finance an effective pro-
gram for the control Of Tuberculosis,
has an unusually strong appeal here in
Washington county, where the presence
OF the granite industry has always fur.
nished a field for remedial measures.
tuberculosis is a disease Of all the peo
pie. There are more than one million
sufferers in the United States and over
1000 in Vermont to-day. The malady
has constituted a pressing problem in
the granite industry, and ii i felt that
Washington county people, especially
those of Barre, Montpelier, Mortified
and Waterbury will look upon ii as a
privilege to be able to assist in raising
Vermout's quota Of $4,000
Already Vermont's battle against the
rayages of the white plague has re-
ceiyed widespread recognition. In fact,
Vermont is credited with standing fore
most in all the states in her efforts to
control the disease. Headquarters for
the forthcoming campaign will be in
the offices of the Vermont Tuberculosis
association at 800 Main street. Burlinn
ton, but the drive viii reach out TO ev-
cry corner Of the state. Prominent
Washington county citizens who have
consented 10 direct the effort in this To-
cality are determined that the terri
tory assigned to them shall not be
found wanting. Fred A. Rowland of
Mont rtafFar &c gha g
campaign committee, and the county
chairman is Il. +. Langley Of Barre.
The selection of town chairmen is un.
der way and the names will be an.
nouneed later The campaign opens on
Dec. | and win continue for 10 davs.
During that period as many organiza-
tions as possible, the churches included,
will be enlisted.
One Of the outstanding features of
the program in Vermont is the proposal
to establish a public health nurse for
each of the 10 health districts in the
state The efficiency of such a plan is
attested to by results elsewhere, but
in order to secure this important serv-
ice for Vermont the states quota OF
S50,000 must be obtained. of interest
in this connection is the fact that
Washington county il the first district
to which a health nurse has been as
signed. The nurse IS Mrs. Bomhower, a
registered nurse, who for four years
has been attached to the Vermont san
atorium in Pittsfield At present She
is taking a two weeks special course
in Providence, X. T. In the event that
a 100 per cent subscription in Vermont
enables the state to adopt the plan.
Washington county viii have the cred
il Of being already in the field with a
nurse, and undoubtedly Mrs Bombower
will be selected to have the direct SUI
pervision Of the work in the other nine
districts. Mrs. Bomhower's headquar-
ters is in Barre. although her territory
extends into other towns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
NATIONAL AGREE
MENT PROPOSED
BY SEC. WILSON
Miners, Through John L.
Lewis, Announced They
Were Willing to Begin
the Negotiations on That
Basis, but the Operators
Demurred to the Plan.

Washington, D. c., Nov. l5.-After a
long and acrimonious wrangle to-day.
representatives of the coal operators
and miners, in conference here. agreed
TO take up settlement of wages and
labor conditions in the central competi-
tive held after they had failed to agree
on considering a national scale as at
first proposed
AdJourning the general conference.
Secretary Wilson then summoned the
wage scale committees of the central
competitive field to meet at 2.30 D. m.
to-day to negotiate new wage agree
ment.
Operators from districts outside the
central competitive field will meet at
the same hour to determine whether
the agreement arrived at by the wage
scale committees of the central com
petitive field shall be accepted as a
basis for the contracts in the OUTLYING
districts.
Acceptance without qualification bv
the mine workers of Secretary of La
Dor Wilson's proposal for negotiation
OF nationwide wage scale agreement
was announced at the conference bv
John L. Lewis, acting president of the
United Mine Workers of America.
Speaking on behalf of operators out
side the central competitive field. #. w.
Lukens, president of the Southwestern
Interstate Coal Operators association,
proposed returning to the old policy of
allowing the basic scale to be negotiat-
ed by the operators and miners in the
central competitive field.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
c. L. U. A COMPLAINANT.
Against Sale of Sugar in Barre Prior to
Recent Change.

The complainant of the sugar situa-
tion may have been the Central Labor
union, at least, a letter received at The
Times Office this morning gives one to
believe that The letter reads Nov
IA, 1919 AT a meeting of the exeeu-
tive board of the Central Labor union
on the above date the secretary sub
mitted his correspondence from Z. S.
District Attorney Bullard of Burling-
ton on the sugar question, which re-
ported that an agent of the department
of Justice mad been in the city working,
After reviewing the correspondence and
in view that the agent had been able
to show the merchants that their pol
icy of compelling purchaser to buy
a certain amount of groceries before
they could purchase half-pound of
sugar was Illegal, the committee felt
that, so far, its purpose had, been ac-
complished. The committee also dis
cussed, informally, the idea of hold
ing an open forum throughout the win
ter months for the purpose Of discuss
ing current everts, in so far as they
relate to the public, labor and capital.
tSignedl Angus Mcdonald,
Secretary of the G. L. U.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
DECLARED IN CONTEMPT.
Martens, Ambassador" to the United
States from Russian Soviets.

New York, Nov l5.--Ludwig c. J.
Martens, ambassador to the United
States from the Russian soviet govern
ment," was to-day declared in CON
tempt of the joint legislative commit
tee which is investigating radical ac-
tivities in New York state, and a war
rant for his arrest will be asked.
Martens had been subpoenaed to ap-
pear before the committee at l0;30 a.
m. to-day and directed to bring with
HIM certain papers He neither ap.
peared nor sent the papers, but, in
stead, declared in a letter to the com
mittee that he would decline to rec
ognize its authority on the ground
that he was an ambassador from the
soviet government. He held that all
communications between himself and
his government were privileged for the
reason that he was a diplomatic rep
resentative.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Were Considered in Washington County
Court Friday Afternoon.

Domestic relations was the subject
under consideration Friday in Wash
ington county court, several divorce
cases being heard after the finish of
the Blair Fuller case, Early in the aft
ernoon the case of Rose Currier VS..
William Currier was heard, and a d.
vorce granted on the grounds of intol-
cradle severity. Evidence showed the
man to be in contempt of court, that
he has abused his family and did not
give them enough to eat or sufficiently
clothe them at times that Mrs. Cur
rier had to work hard a good deal of
the time and that he had been twice
arrested for beating her He was or
dered to pay the $50 afmony that he
has not paid and to pay So week for
five years.
Testimony in the case of Rosella
Sanders VS.. Perley d. Sanders was pre-
sented. Mrs. Snaders testified that
Sanders had not lived with her since
he came back from the war, that the
farm was located in North Calais and
that she had property in New Hamp-
shire.
Testimony was also presented in the
case of Otis Lawrence VS.. Katherine
Lawrence. This showed that the WON
an had been divorced before marrying
the petitioner; that he tried to make
the home pleasant for his wife, but
that they did not live as man and wife
from July until the last of September
this year; that they lived apart for
while last winter; that Katherine Law
renee brought a petition for divorce,
but upon the plea of neighbors this was
not pressed and they lived together for
time; that when they broke up their
home and had an auction after the sep
aration and distribution Of property
the petitioner had property "bid in" at
the auction and then gave it to his wife.
The case of Merrill Aiken VS.. Grace
Aiken was heard on the grounds of
adultery. Conversation, in which it
was claimed the wife admitted the
crime, and letters bearing on the same
subject were introduced as evidence, as
well as statements made to the petit
toners attorney on the matter. The
custody of four children was asked by
the petitioner. There seemed to be
question as to whether he had provided
the home that is generally expected.
The case OF Bessie +. Malloy VS..
Harry J. Malloy was also heard, and
this case was brief, showing abuse on
the part Of the defendant, and the bill
was granted for intolerable severity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
WEDDING ATTRACTED MANY.
Tom Thumb Was Married at Presby
terian Church Last Night.

A wedding that attracted many
more than is customary was that per-
formed in the Presbyterian church last
evening. Tom Thumb was the prin-
eipal in the ceremony The seating
capacity of the spacious church audi
torium and gallery was taxed to the
limit when friends Of the children tax
ing part witnessed one Of the most en-
ioyable children's entertainments seen
for long time, Tom Thumbs wed
ding. To be trained to such an extent
with only three rehearsals was remark
able and surely showed ability and
tact on the part of those who drilled
the children headed by Miss Mabel Fell
The wedding guests commenced to
arrive shortly after o'clock, to be
followed by the wedding party, all pro-
eeeding down the center aisle to seats
on the platform.
The guests in the party were: Mar
garet Kidd and William Mclean. Edith
Johnston and. Fred Ciardeh Frances
McBain and Francis Black, Irene Me
Leod and George Ciardelli, Annie Watt
and Solvina Pucci, Annie Ingram and
George Laing, Christina Leith and Alex
Brnie, Marion Keast and Leo ST. John.
Others attending the ceremonies We're:
Cousin of the bride, Lillian Naughton;
old maid aunt of the bride, Rosie
Clubb; cousins Of the groom, Barbara
Duncan and Nellie Mcleod; sister of
the bride, Katherine Smith; old maid
aunt Of the groom, Elizabeth Robert
SON. sister of the groom, Violet Milne;
old maid aunt of the bride, Mary
Clubb; rejected suitor, Clifton Birnie;
Grandfather and Grandmother Midget,
Barbara Hamilton and George Melon
aid; Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Thumb, sr.,
Edith Watt and Nelson d. Stuart;
Mother Midget, Gladys Birnie; minis
ter's wife, Lena Pucci; Grandmother
and Grandfather Thumb, Evelyn Watt
and Kenneth Mckenzie.
The principals and their attendants
were: Groom, Russell 0'Grady; grooms-
man, Charles O'Grady; bride, Hazel X.
Mackay; bridesmaids, Dorothy Watson,
Bella Mathieson, Georgina Watt and
Evelyn Sassi; maid of honor, Elsie
Robertson; ring bearer, Elizabeth Mae
kay; brides father Francis Leith. Clin-
ton Cato as the minister did Justice
to tho assignment. The announcer
was Henry Milne, while Albert Laing
and George Robertson ushered the
guests to theirIespeetive seats nicely.
Before and during the ceremony mu-
steal numbers We're given as follows
20 Promise Me-" Ruth Armstrong;
"When | Dream of YOU" Katherine
Smith; "Silver Threads Among the
Gold, George McDonald II Love You
Truly" Violet Milne; 'I Cannot Sing
the Old Songs" Evelyn Watt; "When
You and | Were Young Maggie Ken
meth Mckenzie; trio, "Three Old
Maids Rosie and Mary Clubb and
Elizabeth Robertson; duet with cho-
rus, I'D Love to Live in Loyeland,"
Marion Keast and Leo st. John. I'm
mediately after the ceremony congrat-
ulations were extended by the com
pany and II young girls served ice
cream.
Costumes, including cutaways for the
male members, were all furnished by
Miss Fell, who left to-day for Solon,
Me, where she will present the same
performance next week. 1t was indeed
an evening of pleasure and enjoyment
and the little folks were at their best,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
X. X. STATION WRECKED
At PASSAIC, ". j.
Police and Firemen Believe Explosion
Was Caused By Leaky Gas Main
Underneath Building.

Passaic, n j., Nov. l5-The Lack.
awanna railroad passenger station here
was wrecked by an explosion this
morning. The police and fremon be-
lieve that the explosion was caused by
leaky gas main underneath the build
ing. There was no one in the station
at the time.
The station, which was located in
one of the finest sections of the city,
was constructed of concrete. The force
of the explosion blew pieces Of CON
crete so to 100 feet away and shattered
the windows of houses in the neighbor.
hood.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
PLAN TO START
BARRE BRANCH
Large Dye Manufacturing
Concern Would Employ
25 Women
DEFINITE LOCATION
NOT DECIDED ON
Concern Wishes to Begin
Operations in Barre
About Dec. l

That Barre is being seriously consid-
cred as good location for industries
which desire to employ women is shown
by the inquiries that are being received
by the Board of Trade and the results
obtained by following up these inquir-
les, Yesterday a representative of one
Of the largest dye manufacturing con-
Germs in the country was in Barre in
yestigating conditions and looking over
available buildings with the idea of
opening branch plant in Barre, where
the manufactured dyes may be weighed,
put mp in packages and made ready
for shipment.
Although definite location was not
decided upon there are two or three
available places and il is expected that
by the first of the week choice will be
made. The company expects to employ
about ~ women here and the Board Of
Trade has assured the company that
there would be no difficulty in obtain.
ing the necessary number to start OPP
eratiOns.
In order that work may begin on or
before Dec. /. and in the absence Of any
representative of the company in Barre
at the present time, the Board OF Trade
will receive the names. and addresses
Of anyone who desires to secure em-
ployment and will be ready to go to
work by that date. Those who are in
ested are invited TO call at the office Of
the secretary in the Rowland building,
where more details regarding The ma
ture of the work viii be explained and
where applications for positions win
be received for the present. Call and
leave your name at once or send in
your application bY mail.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
NO MANDATE UNLESS
CONGRESS APPROVES,
SENATE HAS DECIDED
WOULD SAY NOTHING
ABOUT DICTACRAPH
Treasurer of Watch and Ward Society
Says His Purpose Is to Gust Pei
letter as District Attorney.

Boston, Nov. Godfrey L. Cabot,
treasurer Of the New England Watch
and Ward society, in statement to-
day said he did not wish to discuss the
charges Of District Attorney Pelletier
that agents of the society had installed
dictagraph in the district attorneys
office.
For two years, he said, he and Rev.
Frederick B. Allen, president of the
society, had been seeking before the
supreme court a hearing on a petition
for the removal of the district attor-
ney. SO long as the hope remained
that they would have their day in
court he did not wish to take part in a
discussion. He added, however, that
the Investigators employed by him had
been cautioned to make no error as to
the exact facts
J. Frank Chase, secretary of the So
ciety, denied that the society had in
stalled the dictagraph. In their petit
tion asking for the removal of Pelletier
he said Cabot and Allen had acted in
their private capacity as citizens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
sOuth Royalton Man Lose license.

The automobile operators license of
Clarence l.. Fuller of South Royalton
has been suspended by the secretary
Of state because he ran over child and
then failed to make report on the
same.
The secretary this morning received a
report from L. L. Scott of Barre rela-
tive to an alleged accident DIR. Helm
niger had reported collision between
his car and Mr.. Scott's. Mr.. Scott re-
ported he had experienced no accident.
That his car was standing on Keith
avenue, that he heard a noise that
sounded as though two automobiles had
collided but, looking out, saw no one
around. Later he examined his ma
chine and found that one side of his
ear was damaged a little Conversation
shows that DR.. Heiningers machine
had hit the Scott car.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
TEACHER AND ATHLETE.
Wm. 7. Maiden, Barre Man and Ment.
pelier Seminary Coach, Died To-day,

VIM T. Maiden, Barre Man and Mont
pelier Seminary Coach, Died To-day.
William 7. Maiden,f a teacher at
Montpelier seminary and one of Yer
monts leading athletic coaches, passed
away at his home, "a Keith avenue,
Barre, this morning at 9:25, after an
illness of several months of laryngitis.
His death came rather Unexpectedly,
for until two days ago he was com
paratiyely well At that time he had a
turn for the worse and since last night
was critically i'll and unconscious for
FIVE hours before his death
This illness was the result of inhu-
enza contracted a year ago. The disease
badly affected his throat and during
the latter part Of the baseball season at
the seminary he was compelled to stop
coaching. During the month of Septem-
Der he went to the Pittsford sanato-
rum, receiving treatment there for two
weeks, and then returned to his home
three months ago to-day. Since then he
had been confined to his bed.
He came 10 Barre in infancy with
his parents and attended the public
schools During the four years he at
tended Spaulding high school he took
part in all athletics. He graduated in
1911. For a short period he worked as
reporter for the Barre Daily Times
and then entered the University OF
| Vermont with the class of 1915. There
he took the academic course and con
tiuued in athletics For the first two
years he took part in both baseball and
football, being chosen in the sopho-
more year as captain of the class foot
| ball team. He then abandoned football
but continued TO play on the varsity
baseball team until his graduation in
1919.
In high school and college he played
half back and end positions in football
and on the varsity nine of the Univer-
sity Of Vermont he played in the in
field, generally at shortstop or second
base. At the latter institution he was
considered one of the star baseball
players.
With high academic standing, he was
appointed principal of the Cabot high
school after graduating from college,
but resigned that place for faculty
position at Montpelier seminary. From
that time until last spring he was in
structor in mathematics and coached
all the athletic teams.
BY every opposing player he was
considered one of the most clean and
fair sportsmen ever met in athletics /;
and his manliness and character was
of the highest degree at all times. He
was great fayorite throughout his
whole school and teaching career. When
it was learned at the seminary that he
was compelled TO resign as coach every
lad in the school regretted it.
Mr.. Maiden was born in Capleton,
p. O., Nov. %, 1889, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Maiden, who moved to
Barre 80 years ago. Besides his par
ents, he is survived by a sister, Hazel,
and brother, Lee The father, who
resides in Canada, is expected to ar
rive here to-day. The deceased was a
member of the Hardwick Masonic lodge
member of Clan Gordon, No. Il, O.,
S. G., and also member of the Phi
Delta Theta college fraternity.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
"A NATTON- WIDE SCALE
IN THE COAL INDUSTRY
WILL NOT BE DRAWN UP
WATCH THE NEW MOON
THANKSGIVING NIGHT

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. l5--
The Harvard astronomical labo-
ratory announced to-day that on
Thanksgiving day, about 6 p. m.
or few minutes later, there will
be an occultation Of the star Bella
Capricorni by the moon, which at
that time will be four days old.
The oceultation will be plainly
visible to the naked eye through
out the eastern part Of the Unit
ed States if the evening is clear,
and it will be possible to watch
it closely with opera glasses. The
star Bella Capricorni is of the
third magnitude and viii be
found close to the dark side of
the moon shortly after sunset.
soon it viii reappear at the illu
minated side of the moon.
1t was said at the astronomi-
cal laboratory that the sudden
ness with which stars disappear
when their light is thus cut by
the disk Of the moon bears wit
ness to the lack of atmosphere
on the earth's satellite. If there
was any atmosphere here, the
stars would be considerably
dimmed just before their disap-
pearanee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
N. H. STATE WON RACE.
University of Vermont Team Was Sew
enth in Cross-Country Run.

Boston, Nov. Is. New Hampshire
college won the annual New England
intercollegiate cross country run over
the Franklin park course to-day. Gordon
Nightingale, captain of the New Hamp-
shire team, finished first, covering the
course in 30 minutes, IA 2-5 seconds.
Cecil Leath of New Hampshire finished
second
University of Maine and Williams
were tied for second place, Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology finished
fourth, Worcester Polytechnic fifth,
Massachusetts Agriculture college was
sixth, Vermont seventh and Holy Cross
eighth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
INSURGENTS TAKE EAST
COAST OF BLACK SEA
Army of 10000 Men Is Operating in
the Rear Of General
Denilline.

London, Nov l5.-The eastern coast
of the Black sea from Yelezhill to
Soehy has been seized by an insurgent
army of 10000 men operating in the
rear of the forces of General Denikine,
the anti-bolsheyiki leader on the south
western Russian front, according to a
wireless dispatch from Moscow. So
viets have been formed, the dispatch
adds
The insurgents captured Mariopol,
l40 miles southeast of Yekaterinostay,
Berdiansk, as miles southwest of Ma
riopol, and Alexandrovitch, so miles
south of Yakatern0stav General Den
ikineAwas allotted troops to suppress
the rising
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-15
LYNN CLERKS
OUT ON STRIKE
One Department Store En-
ploying Fifty Clerks
Closed It's Doors
BUSINESS AS USUAL
IN OTHER STORES
AT Least 200 Clerks Went
Out To-day to En-
force Demands

Lynn, Mass, Nov. l5.--One depart
ment store employing so clerks closed
its doors as a result of the strike of
members of the retail clerks union
here to-day. All other stores, accord
ing to reports received at noon, were
doing business as usual, although some
had new employees in the strikers
places. No announcement of the exact
number on strike was made but it was
estimated that approximately 200 were
gathered at the union headquarters.