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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-05

the evils attendant thereon. Even in
medical circles there are still old
fashioned doctors who do not appre-
ciate the evils of the habit or the
ease with which it is contracted.
The Harrison law has a moral OBJ
ject in view as well as the collection
Of revenue. Its constitutionality has
been upheld by the Supreme court as
no invasion of the police powers Of
the states, as it is a revenue act. The
new regulations will emphasize the
necessity for a physician to give his
personal attention to curing a patient
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-05
Hawaiian Sportsmen Risk Their
Lives at Game.
Dead Horses Make Best Bait, and
Sport Has Been Com.
vnercialized.

Honolulu.-Using the carcass of a
horse for bait. Honolulu sportsman
went fishing recently in powerboat
and returned with fish weighing
2.5OO pounds and measuring almost
70 feet from tip to tip. the largest
shark killed in Hawaiian waters for
many years.
Shark fishing. or rather, hunting,
ms it is conducted In Hawaii. is a
thrilling sport, not entirely lacking In
danger to the hunter.
In fact. death battle with a har-
pooned shark. according to big-game
hunters, Is about as safe as midnight
co0bat with q hungry tiger.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-05
NOT Affected BY WEATHER
Heat or Cold, Freezing and Thawin9
Does Not InJure Concrete Once
It Is Hardened.

Concrete roads are not affected by
heat or cold nor by freezing or thaw-
ing when it is once hardened. Other
materials tracked upon concrete have
no effect upon it. Heat does not soften
the binder permitting it to flow: cold
does not make 1t brittle, causing it to
chip.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-05
GOOD ROADS ARE PROFITABLE
Authorities Should Act to Meet Grow.
ing Demands Before Trade
Goes Other Ways.

Good roads are Il paying investment.
Local authorities in cities. towns and
counties should act without delay to
meet the growing national and local
demands before trade goes in other
directions. II is almost impossible to
get back the lost advantage after 9TH
er districts have won it.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-05
Mothers Equal,

II was in the drawing class at ylte
school.
"Sar%ent was great artist" said
the teacher. "With one stroke he
could change smiling face into
SOrrONful One."
'"rhat amt nothin'," piped in John.
ny. ME mother does that to me l0ts
Of times"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-05
Improvement in Texas

improvement in Texas.
Texas this year will spend total of
$76.2l6,OOO on improved highways. ac-
cording to figures compiled by the
state highway department.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-05

The population of Madagascar at
tne close Of 1917 was estimated at 8.
227.A7O.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-05

Building Roads 10 Important.
The building Of good roads is of the
greatest importance to q community
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-05
Proper Grade Of Road.

The grade of the road is important,
for on this depends the weight of the
load which can be hauled economi.
cally.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-05

rage threw the youny>ter against
dobe wall and had drawn his gun to
shoot him when soldier friends inter
aodod
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09
BOSTON SALOONKEEPER
HELD IN TEST CASE
Pleaded Not Guilty to Charge Of Selling
Beer in Violation of the Wartime
Prohibition Act.

Boston, July 9,-Leopold H. Vogel,
member of firm of saloonkeepers, to-
day pleaded not guilty in the federal
court to a charge Of selling beer in viola ,
tion of the wartime prohibition act, in
what il regarded as the ties: case on the
issue in this state His partner. Sanford
f. Petts. who is under similar charges
brought by the United States attorney,
was out OF the state and could not ap-
pear
Vogel was allowed a week to change
his plea, or to file a demurrer II was
said the latter probably would be the
course pursued, counsel setting up the
claim that as the charge did not allege
the beer sold was intoxicating, mention,
ing only that it contained mot less than
one-half of ! per cent of alcohol" de-
murrer rather than plea was The prop
er answer.
The saloons here remained open to-day
under their new city licenses, but pat
ronsge was said to be comparatively
light. Beer containing 275 per cent of
alcohol and light wines were sold.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09
KILLED IN SLATE QUARRY.
David Hughes of Poultney Probably Vic
tim Of a Fall.

poultney, July 9.--Dayid Hughes, a
we'll known resident of South Poultney
met with a fatal accident on Monday
morning while at work in the F. G. Shell.
don quarry in South poultney. When
last seen by. his fellow workmen, Mr.
Hughes was eating his lunch in the pit
of the quarry and after the lunch time
was up the men found him unconscious
with his head badly smashed and other
serious wounds in the quarry pit.
II is thought that Mr.. Hughes started
to come out Of the quarry and fell back
INTO it in some unknown manner, He
was taken to the Rutland City hospital
in the Roberts & krainc ambulance i'm
mediately, but lived only until ? o'clock
Tuesday morning.
Mr. Hughes was 65 years OF age and
has lived in South Poultney practically
all of his life. Mr. Hughes is survived
by three sons, two sons who are now in
Wales. The body was brought to Rob
erts & kraine's undertaking rooms here
Tuesday morning and on Tuesday even
ing taken to the home of Ednysed Thorn
as in South Poultney The funeral will
be held from the Welsh church in South
Poultnev Thursday afternoon at
o'clock. Burial will be in Hillside Gem.
eterV
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09
STATE OF SIEGE CONTINUES.
French Chamber of Deputies Rejects Pro
posal to Raise It.

Paris, Tuesday, July S.-The Chamber
OF Deputies to-day rejected a bin pro-
viding for the immediate raising of the
state of siege and the suppression Of
the censorship, the vote being 256 TO
202. The government, represented by
Stephen Piehon, the foreign minister,
opposed the measure.
The socialists and the republicans de-
manded the immediate suppression Of
both the state of siege and the censor,
ship, but NJ. Pichon declared that this
step was impossible before the treaty
of peace becomes effective through its
ratification by three or more powers.
The debate closed with a categorical
statement by the government raising the
question of confidence on the rejection
of the bill The Chamber of Deputies
became greatly agitated during the dis
cussion, the socialists and the radicals
becoming particularly aroused. Victor
Dalbieb, deputy from the eastern
Pyrennees, read a recent resolution adopt
ed by the executive committee of the
radical party calling for an immediate
return to peace conditions. Many of
the radicals, however, refused to fol-
low their party on this question and
voted with the government.
1t was remarked in the lobbies after
the vote that this was the second time
the governments majority had been re-
duced to hardly more than 80, the small
est margin on which any government
had continued in power since the be
ginning of the war
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09
DEATH OF HENRY F. HILL.
Waterbury Man Died Yesterday After.
noon--He Was in Last Legislature.

Waterbury, July 9.--The death of Sen
ator Henry F. Hill at his home at the
Center yesterday afternoon came as a
great blow sto his family and friends.
He was i'll for two weeks and not well
for some time, but few realized the Sc
robustness of the case. Even Monday
news that he was better was spread
AROUND. As he was prominent in the com
munity and town affairs, as well as the
county, the news will be received with
genuine regret.
Henry Fske Hill was bornsin Water
bury July Z, 1852, the son of Richard
and Harriet tFiskel Hill. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools and at Green
Mountain seminary. Fifty years ago
he was married to Miss Rose Martin and
their married life has been spent in this
town for long time, on the large farm
and later in the village at the Center.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Hill have been promi-
nent in all the community activities,
giving of their energy and cheer.
Mr. Hill was member of the Meth
odist church and the grange at the Cen
ter. He has been moderator of the town
meetings for some years and was for
merly constable and tax collector. He
was also one of the cemetery commits
sioners. He has been active in Masonry,
member of Winooski lodge, No 40, f.
and A. NJ, was a Shriner and 32d de-
gree Mason. He represented the town
in the legislature of l9l5-l6, where he
ably served on the committee on public
buildings and industrial school. Last
year he was elected to the Senate by the
voters of Washington county and worked
hard in his place there. He was on the
following committees, commerce and Ia
Dor, penal institutions, library and was
chairman of the comasittee on federal
relations. The deceased has been sue
cessful farmer and in both legislatures
looked we'll to the farming interests.
He is survived by his widow, by his
aged mother, S5 years of age, two sons,
Claude of Somerville, Mass, and Mau-
rice of this town; also one daughter,
Mrs. Edward Towne of Rochester, and
three grandchildren
Funeral services will be held from his
late home at ? o'clock Thursday, with
burial services under the auspices of
Winooski lodge. Burial will be at the
Center.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09
PROMINENT swANToN MAN.
H. L. Prouty Died in Sanitarium in
Burlington.

Burlington, July Oh. L. Prouty died
at $40 last night at the Lake View san
itarium of cerebromenngitis after an Ill
ness of two weeks. He was in the gro
cerv business in Swanton and was one
of the prominent merchants of the town.
He was member of u lodge, No. ii, A.
+. and A. NJ, also a member of faqua
hunga club, the boarl of trade, Independ
ent Order Of Foresters, a 32d degree Ma
son and Knights Templar, also member
of Mystic Shrine of Cairo temple, Rut-
land, and of B. 2. 0. L. of Burlington.
He is survived by his wife and one son,
Kenneth NJ. who is a quartermaster, Sd
grade in the navy; by his mother, Mrs.
Il. NJ. Prouty of Swanton, and by two
brothers, Clarence X. of Swanton and
Karl E. of Burlington. Mr.. Prouty was
a man who was very popular among
the townspeope about Swanton and who
will be missed by host OF friends there
and elsewhere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09
CooKSoN NEW MANAGER.
He Succeeds Larrabee as Manager
Local Electric Companies.

Charles j. Cookson, who has been sil
perintendent of the companies in Wash
ington county which are managed by the
G. II. Tenney service, has been appointed
manager to take the place of II. ID. Lar
rabee, who will go to Norwich, Conn.
the first of next month Mr. Cooksor
was notified this morning of the appoint
ment. He and e. A. Harris have beer
under consideration by the company
Both are good men and either could have
filled the position Mr. Cookson has sen
iority over Mr.. Harris.
Mr.. Cookson has been with the Tenney
company dozen years, having first beer
superintendent of the Suburban Gas
Electric company with Offices in Revere
Mass, and superintendent here a tota
OF 10 years, six years of which have
been in Montpelier Preceding his EN-
ployment by the Tenney company ht
was employed by the Boston Elevated
company eight years, the last four OF
which were in the engineering depart
mcnt. He first worked for the company
in wiring, later as a switchboard opera.
tor and then in the engineering depart
ment. IL was during his employment
with this company that he took and
completed an engineering course in the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The new manager is Medford man
where he was born 80 years ago, and
has made rapid advancement He is a
graduate of the Medford high school anc
was prominent in athletics for some
time. He assumes the management Of
the Barre g. Montpelier Traction & Pow
er company and of the Montpelier
Barre Lighting & Power company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09

BEGINS ACTION
Against Sale of Beer Con-
tanning 234 Per Cent
Alcohol
PITTSBURGH BREWING
COMPANY IS SUED
Eleven Officers of the Pitts
burgh Brewing Company
Being Rounded Up

Pittsburgh, Pa, July 9.-The govern
ment's drive against the sale of beer
containing pa per cent alcohol was
launched here to-day, when United
States Attorney R. L. Crawford filed a
suit against the Pittsburgh Brewing
company, one of the city's largest brew
cries, in the United States district court
this noon, charging violation of the war
time prohibition law. Eleven officials of
the company were named in the infor-
nation
Immediately following filing of the
suit, United States Judge w. H. S.
Thompson. on pleas of the federal attor-
ney, issued a writ upon the company to
appear in court. simultaneously, he is
sued bench warrants for the arrest of
the II officers of the company named in
the suit. The warrants were placed in
the hands of United States Marshal
Short, who Immediately started out to
round up the officials.
The individuals named in the suit,
souie Oh WHOm are HIiilloDdIeS, WeIei
G. H. Ridall, f. j. Vilsack, w. P. Heck
man, A. P. Behrcnburg, E. H. Straig,
A. H. Stern, A. p Monahan, A. A.
Frauenheim, f. w. Gwinner, Alois Win
ter and George A. Dickson.
The suit was filed by the federal at
torney on information furnished by R.
b. Spencer, special agent of the depart
ment Of Justice. An affidavit of Spencer
accompanying the papers in the suit, spe-
cifcally charged that beer was sold by
the company contained by weight l.94
per cent alcohol and by volume 243 per
cent.
The suit, which was predicted several
days ago in the department of justices
announcement that it was after persons
higher up charges the company sold
Daniel 0lmstead, local saloonkeeper, 10
barrels Of beer at Sl7 barrel, "before
the termination of rehabilitation of the
United States army engaged in war witi
Germany" The suit, it was said, was
brought upon proof that the beer al.
legged to have been sold contained more
than one-half OF one per cent alcohol, in
violation Of the wartime prohibition law
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09
PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT.
House Votes for Immediate Considera
alton of Legislation.

Washington, D. c., July 9.--By vote
of 235 to 80, the House has adopted a
resolution providing for immediate con
sideration of prohibition enforcement
legislation as reported by the Judiciary
committee and limiting general debate to
IL hours.
The resolution was passed after a
sharp debate and after a previous roll
call had developed that quorum was
not present Absent members were sum
moned
House leaders expect that a vote on
the bill will be reached either Friday
or Saturday, after bitter fight. Cen
eral debate probably viii end Thursday
and then the measure will be taken up.
There was every indication that op-
ponents of prohibition would exhaust
every effort to delay passage of the
measure
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09
FIVE TRANSPORTS ARRIVE.
Brought 3ol Officers and 1o,5s4 Troops
to New York.

New York, July Five transports,
the Nansemond from Brest, the Marcia
and Re D'Italia from Marseilles, and the
Santa Olivia and Deepwater from Bor
deaux arrived here to-day with 30l Off
GERS and l0,5S4 men.
Aboard the Nansemond were units of
the s02d pioneer infantry; 3l0th service
battalion; 3l4th, 3l6th, %5th, 470th,
s26th, s33d TO S36th motor transport
companies; truck companies TO 10, in
elusive, 23d engineer motor train head
quarters; S5th aero squadron and Goth
evacuation hospital
The Marcia had aboard the l0lst and
l2Oth base hospital units; three compa
nnies Of l20th engineers headquarters
detachment; sections IL to Is, inclusive,
327th motor transport corps, repair unit.
The Re D'Italia brought 46 officers and
l,734 enlisted men, casuals representing
every state in the union.
Aboard the Santa Olivia were trans
portation. depot and supply units.
An ordnance convoy detachment and
casuals We're the only troops aboard the
Deepwater.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09
FISH MEN SENTENCED
FOR PRICE CONSPIRACY
Sentence Was Stayed in Each of the II
Cases Involving the Fish Industry
of New England.

Boston, july o. Sentences to the
house Of correction and fines were i'm
posed to-day upon II men connected
with the financing and management of
the fish industry Of New England They
had been found guilty Of conspiring to
raise the price Of fish in war times, and
Of creating monopoly
f. Monroe. Dyer of New York, presi-
dent; Ernest A. James, treasurer; John
Burns, jr,, manager, and Joseph Rich, di-
rector OF the Bay State Fishing Company
of Maine, were sentenced to serve one
year each and to pay fines of $1,000.
Twelve other men, connected with sub
sidiary or associated firms of fish deal
ers, were given sentences of six months
EACH with $500 fines.
Sentence was stayed in each instance,
pending a ruling by the supreme court
on exceptions taken during the trial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09
BODY FOUND BESIDE ROAD.
Frank Johnson, Civil War Veteran, Died
at Dummerston.

Brattleboro, July Drank Johnson,
aged Is, Dummerston farmer and vet
eran of the Civil war, was found dead
beside the road about 50 rods from his
home yesterday by Connecticut auto
party.
The district health officer Dr. Chester
S. Leach, of this place, was notified and,
after examining the body, said death
was due to heart disease Mr.. Johnson
evidently sat down beside the road TO
rest and fell back dead. He leaves sew
eral children, one of whom is wife to
DIR. C. r. Aldrich of Brattleboro
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09
GERMAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
RATzFZES THE TREATY OF PEACE
ADVTCES TO PARIS TODAY STATE
FORMER ENGLISH BEAUTY
FOUND SHOT TO DEATH
Mrs, Arthur Elliott, Better Known As
Mrs. Mabel Louise Atherton, Had
Figured in Many Sensa-
tional Cases.

London, July 9.--Mrs. Arthur Elliott,
better known as Mrs. Mabel Louise
Atherton, divorced wife of Colonel Thom-
ing in her home in London, according
to the Evening Standard this afternoon.
Mrs. Elliott who was a sister of Sir
Aubrey Dean-Paul, some years ago sued
Baron Churston, then John Reginald
Yarde- Butler, for breach of promise. The
case created considerable sepsation at
the time. Last April she married Cap
tain Arthur Elliott, dramatist, grand
son of the late earl of St Germans.
Mrs. Elliott was Mabel Louise, the
third daughter of Sir Edward Dean
Paul. She was married to Colonel Thorn
as Atherton, in 1892. Her husband di-
vorced her in 1917, naming John Reginald
Yarde Butler, now Baron Churston, as
correspondent. Mrs. Atherton then sued
Mr. Yarde Butler for breach of promise
and won her case.
In 1909, Mrs. Atherton, who was a
noted beauty in English society, was
one of the four principals in the sensa
tional Stirling divorce case in Edinburgh
John A. Stirling, laird of Kippendaire
sued his wife, formerly Miss Clara r.
Taylor, an American actress and known
in New Jersey and Washington.
Stirling named Lord Northland as CO
respondent. Mrs. Stirling filed cross
suit, naming Mrs. Atherton. The case,
which occupied the Scottish court for
several months, was decided in favor
of the husband.
Mrs. Atherton in 1911 brought suit
for slander against her sister.in-law,
Lady Aubrey Dean Paul, and was grant
ed damages in the sum of one farthing,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09
GERTRUDE DONAHUE
DROWNED IN DUNMORE
Was Out Padding in Canoe with Ralph
Smith of Middlebury-The Young
Mans Life Was Saved.

Middlebury, July S.-Miss Gertrude
Donahue was drowned in Lake Dunmore
shortly before 0 o'clock last evening.
Miss Donahue was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank j. Donahue of this vii
lage.
Miss Donahue, in company with Ralph
Smith of this village, went to the lake
last evening Smith hired canoe at
Meehan's park and both went for pad
die and when about one half mile from
the Key Way Din Boys camp, and a
quarter mile off shore, in some manner
the canoe upset and both occupants were
thrown into the lake.
Smith made an attempt to save the
young lady, but was unable to keep her
ahoat.
Miss Donahue was II years old and
graduated from the Middlebury high
school last month.
Where the accident occurred the depth
OF the lake is estimated about so feet.
There were large number of people from
this village, Salisbury and Brandon at
the lake last evening endeavoring to To-
cate the body of the young girl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-09
GERMANY RECOVERING
FINANCIAL FOOTING
Matthias Erzberger, Vice Chancellor and
Minister of Finance, Says He Is
Resolved to Exercise Economy.

Berlin, Tuesday, July s (By the Asso-
ciated Press Germany is to return
quickly to a peace time financial system
said Matthias Erzberger, vice chancellor
and minister of finance, speaking at
Weimar before the German national as
sembly to-day. Among other things the
payment of grants to unemployed men
win be reduced, it was indicated during
4 his address.
"The empires needs must be divided
henceforth between home needs and in
IDENTITIES" he said The years expen-
ditures confronting Us will amount to
about I7,500,000,000 marks. ] am firmly
resolved to tread the hard path of econ
omy and, therefore, have given out the
watchword that from Oct l. 1910 there
shall be no more items not detailed and
there shall be no more war funds. The
war finance system shall cease and a
| regular budget system must be re estab-
lshed. The first guiding principle is
that there must be no more unprodue
tive expenditures Therefore, a gradual
abolition Of non employment grants
must be faced How are the full re-
quirements for the empire, new states
and communes, which may be estimated
at some $4,000, 100000 marks, to be coy.
cred ?"
After citing the returns to the empire
from taxation measures prior to and dur
ing the war and estimating the revenue
to be derived from new tax bills, Herr
ErZberger said;
There still remains sum Of over
l0000,000,000 marks to be covered"
The ministry of finance has almost
completed the drafting of two impor-
tant bills levying new taxes which in
tend to submit to the House before the
parliamentary recess" he continued.
"These call for large single levy on
property and a large tax on business
turnover but even if these bills are
passed, the money for the payment of
indemnities must be obtained in some
other way. In the autumn new bills
will be introduced in the national as
sembly with the final object of covering
this deficit.
"The burdens of taxation will reach
an absolutely terrible height. A floating
debt of 72,000000000 marks is a con
stant danger and the removal of this
debt is one of our most urgent tasks
There are two ways in which to do it
either its conversion into a funded loan
or its extinction by big leyies and a
heavy property tax. | do not indulge
the hope that the two ways viii imme-
diately yield the entire liquid amount Of
72,00O,000,00O marks 1t is the duty OF
propertied people, not only to bow to a
state of compulsion, but to achieve an
inward conviction as to the necessity OF
giving up all riches and that are super
fdous.
Changes in the system Of taxation
will be speedily submitted to the ma.
tional assembly and this reform will rep
resent the completion Of the whole
work"
Herr Erzberger concluded by asking
that taxation bills be disposed Of before
a recess is taken, adding;
"The war takes our riches The world
has denied us international Justice All
the more passionately and energetically
however, will we work for the homeland
again and, fourishing in justice, con
centrate our care and endeayor upon tht
poor but just German