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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
CHECK FORGERY ALLEGED.
Earl Raymond Arrested at Woodstock
for Barre Officers.

Earl Raymond, who ia alleged to have
forged check of $40, signing the name
of +. A. Slayton, when purchasing a
package of cigarettes at the Lander ci.
gar store Thursday evening, was held
by the officers in Woodstock to-day
awaiting a Barre officers arrival Ii
was through the efforts of Chief
of Police Mitchell that the lad was To-
Gated, the officer having telephoned to
several towns in the vicinity of Ray
mond's home at Springfield. Tuesday
night Raymond purchased ticket for
White River Junction and he having
worked in that vicinity a greater part
of his life. the search naturally centered
about that locality,
Two weeks ago, in answer to an adver-
tisement, Raymond secured employment
as a stable hand at the +. A. Slayton
stables on South Main street, but was
retained only short time. He received
his pay the night of his departure from
Barre. The check was presented to f. G.
Rowland, president of the Barre Savings
Bank and Trust Co., the next morn.
ing, who readily recognized that the sig
nature was made by some other person
than Mr.. Slayton.
Chief of Police Mitchell left to-day
by automobile for Woodstock to bring
the young man, with two aliases Of
Carl Stone and Earl Rogers, back to
Barre Judge E. L. Scott, having left
to-day for a business trip to Boston,
which will detain him a week, no court
proceedings will probably take place un-
til his return.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
WON $4,000 VERDICT.
In Case Involving Two Automobiles at
Montpelier.

Windsor, May PA verdict awarding
the plaintiff $4,000 was returned by the
jury yesterday afternoon in United
States court by the jury, which heard
the case of Frank Seaman Of Cortland,
n Y, against Mrs. George L. Whitney
of Burlington. Mr.. Seaman sued to re-
cover $4,000 for injuries alleged to have
been received in an automobile accident
at Montpelier July Ia, 1917, his claim
being that the Whitney car, a Packard,
ip passing, struck his machine, Cadil-
lac, causing the car to hit telegraph
pole and overturning The defence
claimed that there was no collision, there
being not even scratch on the Packard
car.
Numerous exceptions were noted by
the defense and the case will undoubted-
" be carried higher.
The grand jury reported yesterday
that 81 true bills had been found and
two not found 1t is understood that
many of these are opium smuggling
cases The case of Mrs r. S. Platt of
Rutland against the Boston & Maine
Railroad company, in which the plain
tiff seeks to recover $4,000 for the
death of her husband in railroad acci-
dent, probably will be taken up Mon
day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
BARRE TO ENTERTAIN
Vermont Federation of Women's Clubs
Meets Here June 8, 4 and S.

The oath annual convention of thu
Vermont Federation of Women's Club,
viii be held in this city June 8, and 5
Those desiring entertainment shoulC
communicate with Mrs. Frank j. Mar
tin of "a Richardson street on or before
Sunday, June |.
The program for the week is as fol
lows:
Tuesday evening, June 3-Greeting'
from city and local club officials; re
sponse by Mrs. Walter w. Slack; ad
dress, "Americanization, John f. Scully
a noted Boston educator; address, "Tht
League of Nations" Dr. William T. Slo
cum of New York.
Wednesday morning, June 4-Report:
of officers, departments, war victory
commission, council meeting of the Gen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs, Ash
vile, n. c., May 27-30; address, "War
Savings" Mrs. H. Parker Wilmington
Of the first federal reserve district
l2:l5 TO l:l5, luncheon, rs cents; after.
luncheon speaker, Prof. Bertha NJ. Ter.
rill.
Wednesday afternoon-l30 to 4:30
motor trip to the great Barre quarries
guests of the Barre Board Of Trade
4;30 to $3.50, afternoon session, address
"The Y. w. c. A. in Vermont" Miss
Marion Gary, field secretary; depart
ment reports.
Wednesday evening-0rgan recital
address, "Bolshevism VS.. Democracy,
John Spargo
Thursday morning, June 5-Presi
dents conference; resume of the Yer
mont division woman's committee, coun
Gil of national defense, Mrs. Anna
Hawkes. Putnam, state chairman; ad
dress, THE Vermont Conference of So
cial Work" Prof X r. B. Flint; l2:lt
to l;l5, luncheon, rs cents.
Thursday afternoon--Final reports
business; 4;30 TO 9, the film, "How Life
Begins" especially recommended by the
General Federation of Womens Clubs
will be shown at the Park theatre
through the courtesy of the manager
John B. Eames; address, Social Hy.
giene Problems of the Reconstruction
Period" Mrs. Woodallen Chapman OF
the public health department, General
Federation OF Women's Clubs.
Thursday evening, June 5-Reception
at the residence of Mrs. Guy Varnum
9 North street. Presentation of distin.
guished guests. Installation of officers.
The convention will be held in the
auditorium of the Congregational church
and the credential committee, Miss
Blanche j. Tilden, chairman, will meet
delegates at the Congregational vestry
Tuesday, June 3, to s p. m, Wednes
dow on1 TburSdoy . 20 IN n -, nj.
gates are requested to report to this
committee as soon as possible after ar.
rival.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
SAILS FOR HOME.
M. ]. Ryan of United States, Who Went
to Aid Sim Feiners.

Paris, May "a (By the Associated
Press Michael J. Ryan, one of the rep
resentatives of Irish societies in the
United States who have been here in
connection with the efforts to secure a
hearing for the Irish Sim Fein dele
gates before the peace conference, left
to-day for America. Frank p. Walsh of
Kansas City, and former Governor Ed
ward F. Dunno of Illinois, the two other
members of the committee, have de-
cided to remain here for time to await
developments regarding the request that
Professor De Valera and other represen-
tatiyes of the Irish cause be given safe
conducts to come to Paris.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
SQUEEZING INDIANS BLOOD.
United States Bureau of Indian Affairs I
Accused

Minneapolis, May 24.-Charges that
the United States bureau of Indian af.
fairs is squeezing the blood" from the
Indians whose affairs it administers, de.
stroying the old high idealistic morals of
the race, were made by Dr. Charles A.
Eastman, president of the Society Of
American Indians, in an address, at the
University of Minnesota last night.
DIR. Eastman, himself part Sioux, is in
Minneapolis to arrange for the meeting
next fall of the national inter tribal CON
.vention of the society. The convention,
DR.. Eastman said, will be a protest
meeting and will call on Congress to
abolish the bureau. The administration
set up by treaty while the race was
Serving an apprenticeship to civiliza-
tion," has become maladministration,
that in another generation will make
the Indians absolute anarchists, he as
serted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
AUSTRIA'S ARMY
CUT TO $4,000
By Terms of Treaty to Be
Offered by Allies Next
Wednesday
MILITARY PROTECTION
MUST BE ABOLISHED
Austria's Position as a Ma
val Power Must Be
Terminated

Paris, Friday, May % (By the Asso-
ciated Press .LIt was announced to-
night that the treaty to be presented to
Austria would be considered at plenary
session next Tuesday and would be laid
before the Austrian delegation probably
on Wednesday
The council of four to-day considered
the military terms as framed by Mar
shall Foch, commander in-chief of the
allied armies; General Diaz, supreme
commander of the Italian army, and 9th
er military leaders. Austrias formida-
BILE army of upward of million men,
which was second only to that Of Ger
many, is reduced by the treaty to l5,-
600 men; virtually all military supplies
would be surrendered or destroyed, and
further military protection abolished.
The naval terms are similarly sweep
ing, all warships being surrendered and
Austria's position as a naval power ter
minated
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
TROOP ARRIVALS.
Several Companies of the 18th Division
and Engineers of goth Reach Port.

New York, May 24.--Nineteen hun
dred troops from France arrived here
to-day on the steamship Radner. Thir-
teen officers and l,037 men comprised the
3l2th infantrys companies | to NJ in
elusive and medical and headquarters de-
tachments of lst battalion; these are
of the 18th division draft men of north
ern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New
York; assigned mostly to Camps Dix,
Upton, Grant, Sherman, Dodge, Bowie,
Custer, Travis, Lee and Pike. Other units
on the Radner included the 95th and
96th companies of the transportation
corps, 370th aero squadron, and compa-
nies of scattered casuals.
OF 1870 troops on the steamship Santa
Teresa from st. Nazaire, "a officers and
1856 men came home convaescing from
illness or wounds. Base hospitals num-
bers so and ll6 and small detachments
of the 104th engineers (29th division) i,
l06th sanitary train (3lst division) and
Gath aero squadron were on this ship.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
BIG SHRINE CEREMONIAL
And a. Candidates Were Initiated at
Montpelier Last Evening.

The annual spring ceremonial Of Mt
Sinai temple, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, took place in city hall in Mont
pelier last evening and in spite of the
rainy weather there was a large class
of candidates as well as one OF the
largest attended ceremonials of recent
years. The business session took place
in the afternoon and was followed by a
banquet served in the armory by Pierce
& Clark under the direction of the com
mittee from the Shrine.
During the early part of the evening
the Shrine band gave a concert and
played for drill work, which was exc
cuted by the Arab patrol under the
leadership of Captain H. B. Moulton.
Charles Gtossarth of Burlington, illus
trous potentate of the Shrine, presided
over the meeting. The degree team had
several new features in the drill, which
was given before the work commenced
and during the degree work One of the
features of the meeting was the use of
two drop curtains, which added exten-
sively to the beauty of the ceremonial.
II was expected there would be class
Of So candidates but, probably owing to
rainy weather, only a appeared, to
which were added FIVE who Joined by
affiliation
The list of candidates who crossed the
hot sands follows;
Levi c. Duke, Montpelier; A. G..
Emery, Lyndonville; B. L. Hall, st.
Johnsbury; J. w. Crosby, Burlington
Louis L. McAllister, Burlington; Ed
ward L. Allen, Springfield; Sedgewick
A. Rand, Burlington; Carroll H. Fox, st.
Johnsbury; A. j. Kane, Shelburne; An.
gus Mcdonald, Shelburne; C.. H. Goss,
st. Johnsbury Charles M. Thornton,
Fort Ethan Allen; James w. Suther-
land, Fort Ethan Allen; James ]. Foun-
das, Middlebury; C. L. Hunt, Mont
pelier; II. B. Slingerland, Burlington;
A. L. Graves, st. Johnsbury; Harry H.
Hubbard, Granville; Arthur E. Hale,
Bradford; r. B. Jones, Montpelier; A. D.
Straiton, Barre; George II. Valerie, Bur
lingtop; Hiram 0'Dell, Montpelier; H. II.
Slack, Mortified; George L. Edison,
Montpelier; Russell M. Fellows, Charles
G. Ryder, Herbert c. Fellows, w. Z. Dix,
Mark e. Baldwin, Floyd NJ. Warner, E..
P, Paquin, T. A. Thompson, Z. NJ. Bur
dett, B. w. Ross, Everard Stubb, of
Springfield; Henry A. Jackman, East
Corinth; w. F. Coiley, Quechee; II. w.
0rser, Northfeld; G. H. Reade, South
Hero; E. M. Cleasby, Orleans; Stanley
H. Farnham, Montpelier; Perley L.
Cleveland, Montpelier; Charles r. Tap
lin, Orleans; V. R. Jones, Montpelier;
i. w. Bradley, Essex.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
BEING TAKEN ABOARD
RESCUE STEAMERS
It Is Said That the Loss of
Human Life, if Any, Was
"Very Slight" - Steamer
Was Valued at 100000
Carried Full Load of Mis-
cellane0us Freight.

Norfolk, Va, May 24.-The steamer
Virginia of the Old Bay line, Baltimore
to Norfolk, burned to the waters edge
off Smiths Point. Chesapeake Bay, at
l2:45 this morning! The survivors were
picked up by the steamers Florida and
City of Baltimore, bound for Baltimore
and the City of Norfolk, bound for Nor
folk. 1t was not known whether there
was loss of life.
Three negro fremen are believed to
have gone down with the blazing hull OF
the Virginia. They were seen at port.
holes in the lower section of the super
structure a minute before the vessel
sank. So far as known, all of the pas
sengers were rescued.
Baltimore, Md, May 24-No definite
information regarding the burning OF
the Old Bay line steamer Virginia in
lower Chesapeake Bay last night was
obtainable at the executive offices of the
line here up to 10 o'clock this morning,
Officials of the company said that if
there was any loss of life it was "very
slight" as the rescuing steamers took
aboard large numbers of the passengers.
The Virginia sailed from Baltimore
for Norfolk last evening with between
$50 and 100 passengers and full load
of miscellaneous freight aboard The
steamer was valued at about 100000.
The steamer City of Annapolis, also
of the Chesapeake line, arrived here this
morning with four of the passengers of
the Virginia. Among them was John
NJ. Warden of Harrisburg, Pa.
Captain Dougherty of the City of An
napolis said that his ship was about 25
miles away, when the burning Virginia
was noticed He proceeded. to the spot
at full speed as did also the masters of
the ship Florida, City of Baltimore and
Southland running from Washington to
Norfolk and City of Norfolk. When
ne arrived close to the Virginia, he found
that the fire was blazing so fiercely that
lle could not approach her. He managed
to pick up the four survivors, who were
in lifeboat.
The steamer City of Baltimore, with
about 100 passengers of the Virginia, and
the Florida, with passengers and mem
hers of the crew of the Virginia on board,
followed the City of Annapolis into port
Captain W. G. Lane of the Virginia was
aboard the Florida. He was said to be
injured, but to what extent was not
known.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
Barre MAN TOUCHED
33,O00-VOLT WIRE
E. A. Young Was Badly Burned at Boil.
ton Falls Power Plant But Is Ex-
pected to Recover.

E. A. Young of Barre, who is employed
at the power plant of the Montpelier &
Barre Light & Power company at Bolton
Falls, was severely burned this forenoon
when he came in contact with a $4,000
volt wire at that place The accident
happened at about 10 o'clock and reports
received short time later seemed TO in
dicate that he would recover Doctors
from Waterbury were summoned, and
c. A. Cookson and L. A. Harris of the
Montpelier office of the company went
at once to Bolton Falls.
The company has recently erected
new switch house at the plant there, and
Young went to the house this forenoon
TO do some repair work How he came
to get in contact with the wire is not
known. The tremendous voltage threw
him away from the fire instead Of killing
him, as might have been expected, but
he was considerably burned by the con.
tact.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
AMERICAN DELEGATION
EXPECTS LONG SERVICE
A Vast Amount Of Business Remains to
Be Disposed OF, Besides Turkish
and Bulgarian Treaties

Paris, Friday, May % tBy the Asso-
ciated Press The American delegation
has prepared a memorandum showing
the status of affairs before the peace
conference on the conclusion of the Aus
trian treaty.
This discloses that q formidable
amount of business is still to be trans
acted, besides the Turkish and Bulgarian
treaties, covering the whole range of
interallied subjects. The memorandum
runs through many pages, with scores of
headings. 1t leaves no doubt that the
conference viii continue for a consider
able time after the treaties have been
signed and President Wilson has left, it
being expected that the other American
members will remain to consider matters
still requiring attention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
COAST SHIP BURNED
TO THE WATERS EDGE:
DEATHS UNCERTAIN
GERMANY'S REPLY
PROBABLY AGREED ON
[Rv the Associated Press.


Germany's chief peace plenipo-
tentiaries are back at Versailles
to-day after an important consul
tation held yesterday at Spa with
Premier Schiedemann and other
representatives of the German
home government.
1t had been announced in ad-
vance from Berlin that the franz
ing of Germany's counter propos-
ais to the allied peace terms was
to be considered at the Spa con-
ference, and 1t seems probable that
the final form of these proposals
has been decided upon. Germany
must present the proposals within
the weeks extension of time for
replying recently granted her,
which expires ON Thursday next.
The peace conferees have been
by no means idle, however, but
have been devoting much atten-
tion to the shaping of the peace
treaty to be presented to the Aus
trian delegates. As result it has
been announced at a plenary session
of the peace conference to be held
next Tuesday the treaty with
Austria win be formally laid be-
fore the representatives of the al
lied nations gathered at Paris.
The next day, it is expected, the
terms will be handed the Austrian
representatives.
The military terms of the docu-
ment, it is understood, will provide
that Austria's great army in 1914
second only to that of Germany,
be reduced to a mere handful of
$4,000 men. All implements of
war now in the hands of the Aus
trians are to be destroyed and the
further manufacture of munitions
is to be forbidden. The naval
terms, published in part some time
ago, sweep away the whole Aus
trian navy.
Dispatches from Paris indicate
that the work of the peace confer
ence will not end with the signing
of the treaties between the allies
and the central empires, Bulgaria
and Turkey. 1t is the work on
conflicting views on subjects i'm
portant to the allies which is like
ly to take considerable time. 1t is
believed, therefore, that American
representatives will remain in Par
is after the peace has been made
and President Wilson has left for
the United States to consider with
the representatives of other gov
ernments the varied subjects stiTl
demanding attention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
ASK FOR REDUCTION
OF PEACE TERMS
Appeal Signed By a Number of Eminent
Professors and Others Has Been
Published in London.

London, May 23.-An appeal signed by
a number of eminent professors and
others, urging the reconstruction of the
terms of peace on the ground that they
belle the spirit of the IA points of Presi.
dent Wilson, has been published here
1t declares that the terms constitute a
breach of faith with beaten enemy
and reduce Germany to the position of q
subject nation. 1t concludes with a
statement that on such a basis cit is
impossible to establish any true league
of nations"
Among the signers are the bishop OF
Oxford; Arthur Henderson, leader of the
labor party in the House of Commons;
H. G. Wells, John Masefeld, Lady Gil.
bert, George G. A. Murray and jerome
X. Jerome, authors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
NUMBER PLATES UNSATISFACTORY
Man Taken at Lebanon Carried One YER
mont Plate and Mass. Plate Under Seat.

When the number plates on his car did
not satisfy the officers at Lebanon, n H.,
man who first gave his name as Ed
ward Arl1ney was taken in charge there
at 2:30 this morning; and the Lebanon
police telephoned to the Montpelier po-
lice when, later, the man gave the name
of Henry Green and said he started from
Montpelier Friday afternoon at $3.50,
The car, which is 1918 Ford, had one
Vermont number plate, 5593, affixed to
the car and Massachusetts, number
plate under the seat. The Vermont
number 5593 is that assigned to E. c..
Comstock of Plainfield but Mr.. Com
stocks car was in his own garage to-
day. The matter is being investigated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
LESS THAN ONE-THIRD
OF QUOTA SUBSCRIBED
Ward Captains and Other Canvassers in
Salvation Army Drive in Barre Re-
port Total of S1,5s6.2s Thus
Far Raised.

Barre is far behind in its quota in the
drive for the Salvation Army home serv-
ice fund. Figures of the amounts sub
scribed as reported by team leaders last
evening show total to date of only
81, ,536.2S, or little less than one third
of the $1,000 for Barre City To bring
the subscriptions up to these figures
there will have to be some generous do
nations between now and Monday night,
when the drive closes Some further re-
turns are expected from ward teams and
quite few of the manufacturing plants
have not yet reported.
The subscriptions reported by ward
teams Mp to last evening are as fnllnws.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
$l,5S6.2S
CONTRIBUTIONS URGED FOR
SALVATION ARMY FUND

II. A, Phelps, chairman of the
soliciting workers for the Saliva
tibn Army home service fund,
wishes to announce that owing to
circumstances it has been impos-
sible to reach all those who may
wish to contribute to this fund.
This applies particularly to the
immediate surrounding territory
of Barre, East Barre, South Barre,
Websterville and Graniteville.
Those who have not been called
upon and who wish to make a
contribution to this worthy cause
will find c. NJ. Wiley, treasurer,
at the Quarry Savings Bank &
Trust company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
SELLER OF BEVERAGE
THAT KILLED Is PEOPLE
HAS BEEN PARDONED
DR.. DON A. Bisbee, By Mistake, Sold
Wood Alcohol for Drinking Purposes
and Was Sentenced to IL Years
for Manslaughter.

Bristol, May 24.--Dr. Don A. Bisbee
who, by mistake, sold wood alcohol fol
beverage purposes while in the drug
business in this town in the fall of 1914
Is persons dying as result of drinking
the poisonous beverage, arrived in this
town yesterday afternoon, having been
pardoned by Governor Clement after he
had served four years and four months
of his l2-year term in the state prison
at Windsor. He was found guilty Of
manslaughter.
DR.. Bisbee, who is about 20 years old
was in cheerful mood when seen at
the hotel here. He appears to be in
much better health tsan when commit
ted to the prison. His plans for the fu-
ture, he stated, were indefinite but that
for obvious reasons he probably would
not remain in this vicinity.
At the time of his trial, which began
in December, 1914, the respondent
claimed that he ordered from Troy,
N. Y, firm a quantity of alcohol which
he intended to sell illegally as a bever-
age and that the shipment came labeled
cologne spirits" This he sold to his
customers, who, after drinking the stuff,
immediately became i'll, l3 dying within
a short time and two Others succumbing
later. An analysis of the liquid which
he had sold showed il to be wood alcohol.
DR.. Bisbee later brought legal action
against the firm which shipped him the
poisonous beverage without the proper
labels and within the last year the firm
settled with him for Sl,700, thus accept.
ing the responsibility for the error.
This fact did more than anything else
to help DR., Bisbee to gain his freedom,
as it released him from all blame except
that of selling intoxicating liquor con-
trary to the law,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
VON BERNSTORFF GETS
INTO LIMELIGHT
Former German Ambassador to the
United States Was Among Those
Who Conferred with Brock
rff-Rantzau.

Paris, May "a (Havasl Count Won
Brockdorff .Rantzau, head of the German
peace mission, and his colleagues con-
ferred yesterday at Spa with Phillip
Scheidemann, Matthias Erzberger, Bern
hard Dernburg and Count Won Bernstorff
in the evening Count Won Brockdorff-
dorff -Rantzau left for Versailles and
members of the German government
started for Berlin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
OVER 200 ATHLETES COMPETE
For the Briggs Trophy in New England
Intercollegiate Meet.

Cambridge, Mass May 24.-Track and
field athletes of Is New England colleges
struggle on the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology field to-day to obtain the
Briggs trophy in the New England in
tercollegiate track and field champion
ship. More than 200 athletes competed.
Both the trial and final events were con-
tested to-day.