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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-06

the Cincinnati club. including Manager Christy Mathewson, were in blanket form, alleging violation of section 40 of the league constitution, which reads:
 Any person who shall be proven guilty of offering, agreeing eonspir- in or attempting to cause any game of ball to result otherwise than on it's merits under the playing rules shall be forever disqualified by the president of the league from acting as umpire. manager or player or in any other ca pacity in any game of ball participated in by a league club"
 President Heydler stated in a general way that the charges involving Chase implied that he had bet on games. In speaking of the case he said that Man ager Mathewson's affidavit was a more or less general complaint against Chase's conduct and talk upon the ballfield but that there was little which was specific in its relation to the real charge upon which the trial was based.
 The testimony showed said Heyd- Ter. that Chase acted in foolish and careless manner, both on the field and among the players, and that the club was justified in bringing the charges in view of the many rumors which arose from the loose talk of it's first baseman. Chase did not take his work seriously and was entirely to blame>for the posi- ton in which he found himself. There was, however no proof that he inten- tionally violated or attempted to vio- late the rules in relation to tampering with players or in any way endeavored to secure desired results in the out come of games"
 WAS CARELESS
 Chase refused to talk when informed of the verdict, but his lawyers issued 8 statement from him which declared that legal action would be continued to ob- tain "full redress" from the Cincinnati club, which had him suspended with out cause' and held up payment of his salary.
 President Heydler said in his find ings that "the interests of the public and of the game of baseball are far more important than the fate of any individual
 Heydler also served warning that any national league player who bets on game, either for or against his own team whether or not he plays in the, game. will be expelled from the league,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
ARTHUR H. BUzzELL DEAD.
Proprietor of Hotel and Owner of Much
Real Estate in Barre.

Arthur H. Buzzell, proprietor of the
BuZzeIl hotel and owner of considerable
real estate in Barre, died at o'&oek
Sunday morning at his home on Pearl
street after being in failing health for
year. Il was only two weeks ago, how
ever, that he was obliged to take to his
bed Heart disease was the cause Of his
death.
Arthur Hobart. Buzzpll was born i'm
CRANKY July 20, 1868, being the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Buzzell. He lived
there for six years, after which he and
his father, his mother having died, went
to Lunenburg, where the family resided
for time later going to Enosburg. He
came to Barre when a young man and
learned the stOnecutter's trade. after
which he went west and was employed
in that occupation for a time. Return
ing TO Barre over 80 years ago he en-
gagged in the granite industry for a time
and then became interested in real es-
tate. He built the hotel on Pearl street
l6 years ago and later purchased the Otis
hotel adjoining; and, in addition to those
buildings he acquired apartment buildings
on the same street, so that most of the
property on both sides OF the street,
from Main street to Summer, stood in
his name at the time of his death.
Mr. Buzzell had never held public Of
flee. He was member of the Odd Fell
lows lodge in Barre and Of the Elks lodge
in Montpelier.
Twenty years ago he married
Florence NJ Howard of Barre, who sur
wives him. He also leaves a sister, Mrs.
Clark H. Steere of Concord, a brother,
Herbert p. BuzzelI of Kalamazoo, Mich,
a half-sister, Mrs. Mary Carpenter Of
Athol, Mass. and half brother, Henry
Buzzell Of Bridport 1t win be recalled
that Mr.. Buzzell's father, Henry A. Buz-
zell, died in Barre two years ago.
The funeral will be held at his late
home on Pearl street Wednesday after
noon at o'clock, Rev J B. Reardon Off
ciating, and interment will be in Hope
cemetery. ,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
COMPANY OFFICIAL
PUT UNDER ARREST
Charles S. Whittemore, General Auditor
of General Electric Co., of Everett,
Mass, Charged with Conspiracy
and Assault i. Connection
Robbery of Paymaster.
Robbery of Paymaster.

Everett, Mass, Feb. 24.-Charles S.
Whittemore, general auditor for the Gen
eral Electric company, was arrested at
his home in Maiden to-day, charged with
conspiracy and assault in connection with
the attack on Frank r. Brown. assistant
paymaster at the local plant of the com
pany, who was held up ON Dec 20 and
robbed of the weekly payroll,
Louis Bennett of Boston and Charles
Mortalli, alias Charles Celeste, also were
arrested to-day, a charge of assault be-
ing placed against them. -Four men who
were arrested in New York are already
under indictment.
Brown had been to a bank in Everett
to draw the weekly payroll for the com
pany's foundry here and was on his way
back to the plant with the money in a
leather handbag when another machine
suddenly drew across the roadway and
blocked his car. Half dozen men stepped
out and forced Brown to deliver the bag.
One of the highwaymen shot Brown, Sc
riously wounding him, He recovered at
a Boston hospital.
Whittemore, Bennett, and Motalli lat
er were arTaigned in the Maiden court
on charges of being accessories before the
fact to the robbery and were held in $40
600 each for a hearing March &. Assist
ant District Attorney George S. Harvey
said that the cases would be placed be-
fore the grand jury before that time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24

Secret service men here attach more
importance to the arrest in New York of
two Philadelphians, Florein Medina Vel
tia and Elario Orestissa, than to the
roundup Of the 10 Spaniards in this city
In their rooms here were found about
200 pounds Of anarchist and Socialist lit
erature A number of letters were taken.
Bundles of copies of a Spanish anarchist
newspaper also were seized.
To-day the men we're taken from po-
lice station to the federal building, where
they are being examined separately.
A local agent of the department of jus
tice learned by chance about two weeks
ago Of a meeting of those arrested here
and in New York, at which some of the
radicals, ii is said, dropped a hint of the
assassination plot The agent learned
that two men were to be sent from this
city to New York as the assassins. All
the government agencies in both cities
Immediately turned to the task Of foiling
the Spanish terrorists.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
% Suffragettes We're Taken
in Front of the State
House in Boston
REFUSED TO COMPLY
WITH ORDER TO MOVE
They Were Charged With
Failure to Obey City
Ordinance

Boston, Feb. 24.-Twenty.two woman
members Of the National Woman's party,
carrying suffrage banners, were arrested
in front Of the State House to-day when
they refused to comply with orders of
the police to move on. They were charged
with falling to, obey a city ordinance
One OF the women, Miss Betty Gram
Of Portland, Ore, protested and was lift
ed bodily into the patrol wagon The 9th
ers submitted without requiring the off
GERS to use force. The women had taken
their positions in front Of the reviewing
stand several hours before the presiden-
tial parade was due to pass Some carried
banners with characteristic inscriptions
and Others displayed suffrage colors.
When the women were booked at the
police station it was found that there
were % instead of - Most Of them
were from Boston and nearby places.
All Of them announced their intention,
If released, of participating in a mass
meeting on the common during the time
that the president was speaking ut Ne
chanics hall. The meeting, they said,
would be held whether they were able to
attend or not.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
SUSPECTS NOT RECOGNIZED.
None of Those Held in New York Have
Been Arrested There Before.

New York, Feb. 24.-Federal attorneys
and secret service men to-day were ex-
amining the personal effects and papers
of Ii Spaniards, members of the Indus
trial Workers of the World who were ar
rested here yesterday on suspicion that
two of their number were concerned in a
plot to attempt to take the life of Pres
ident Wilson on his landing in Boston.
While definite information was lack
ing, the authorities admitted that the
raids on two Spanish |. w. w. head
quarters here were prompted by re-
port that two Philadelphia Spaniards
were on their way to Boston as agents
in the alleged plot. These two men were
among the fourteen arrested
Pending this investigation, the prison
ers are being held without bail on a gen
eral charge of violation of the espionage
act based on their having in their pos
session alleged seditious literature. The
inquiry now in progress, officials stated,
would determine whether some or all of
the prisoners would be arraigned on a con
spiracy charge or merely turned over to
the immigration authorities on charges
of being undesirable aliens.
The Spaniards were taken from their
cells at police headquarters to-day and
placed in the police 'line-up,' but none
of them was recognized by the detectives
as having been arrested here before. The
police said no weapons were found on
any of the men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24

the welcoming fleet made their way down
the harbor and several of the excursion
steamers seemed in imminent danger of
overturning as the crowds rushed to the
sides for a view of the president.
When the Ossipee came alongside
President Wilson turned and shook hands
with Captain McCauley of the George
Washington and waved farewell TO the
troops and others remaining aboard. As
he stepped aboard the Ossipee the George
Washington fired the presidential salute
of q guns. Immediately the other boats
took it up, and for several minutes there
was a deafening roar. Besides Mayor
Peters, Governor Coolidge and Ray r.
Baker, director Of the mint, were on the
0ssipee and joined in the official welcome
to the president as the cutter pushed off
from the side of the George Washington
When the Ossipee neared the Common
wealth dock, many Of the little fleet OF
boats which had escorted her up the har
Dor dropped astern, but the submarine
chasers which acted as guard were still
on duty as she tied up to the side of the
pier. They had orders to stand by until
the presidential party had disembarked
4 roar of cheers greeted the president
as soon as the crowd on the pier could
make out the group in which he stood
on board the naval cutter. He fourished
his hat in acknowledgment, bowed and
smiled
Especial precautions had been taken to
safeguard the progress of the chief ex-
eeutive through the city, and details of
secret service men and police detectives
were numerous along the route of the
parade.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
AMERICAN NAVY
PLAYED GREAT PART
N WAR VICTORY
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Declared
on His Return from Europe To-day
Right Government to Buy
Great U. S. Radio
Station.

Boston, Feb. 24.-Practieal demobiIiza-
tion of all the United States naval es-
tabEishment in European water, the sale
OF the great Lafayette wireless station
at Bordeaux to the French government
at a price of approximately $4,000 600,
and mano hitherto unpublished facts of
American naval activities in the war
were announced here to-day by Assist
ant Secretary Roosevelt, who arrived
with President Wilson on the George
Washington.
For the last month Mr. Roosevelt has
been in Europe demobilzing the naval
forces, liquidating contracts and settling
claims. Good progress was made in all
the work, he said, and the British and
French governments have met the Unit
ed States half way in the settlement Of
claims and disposal of material.
On the trip over Mr.. Roosevelt dis
closed to the officers and men of the
George Washington that the United
States had spent more than thirty billion
dollars laying the mine barrage against
submarines IN the North sea; that by the
navy offensive which the United States
brought into the war, the submarines
were driven away from the coasts and
out to sea, where their work would
be more difficult; and that the entry
of the navy into the war initiated an
offensive campaign against the U-boats,
which heretofore had been conducting
the offensive
Few realize said Mr.. Roosevelt,
'that the American navy had 81 shore
Of uVSs L ind
ters and the Azores, including destroy.
er stations and mine laying bases, al
though the majority were naval aviation
bases, from which more than 200 Amer
lean seaplanes operated. We had more
than seventy thousand men at these
bases and on the ships operating from
them. We leased docks and buildings
and, in addition, constructed hundreds
of hangers, piers, hospitals, storehouses
and other buildings. Almost fifty thou
sands officers and men now have been
sent home and all the flying stations
and bases with a very few exceptions
have been evacuated. All material Of
future value has been sent home. Porta-
BILE houses, provisions and motor trucks
have been sold to the Red Cross and the
army and what remained of the lumber
and other salvage material has been sold
to the British and French governments.
"Thc great Lafayette radio station
near Bordeaux was intended to insure
communication between Washington and
the army and navy in case the cable sys-
TENS were put out of commission or in
terfered with by German submarines. II
has eight towers and could communicate
with the United States day and night
1t was built by the navy I arranged
with the French government that we
shall complete the station. which is two
thirds finished, and they viii then take
it over at what it costs us, about TWEEN
ty million francs"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
GAVE WILSON PLEASURE
To Get an Encouraging Message from
Churches About League of Nations.

New York, Feb. 24.--In response to
wireless message sent to President Will
son last Friday by the general wartime
commission of the churches, representing
lS,000OO0 Protestants affiliated with the
Federal Council of Churches of Christ in
America, in which earnest desire was
expressed for the successful formation of
a league Of nations ito meet the world
need for an established and righteous or
der of international relationships" the
following reply was made public here to-
day by Robert +. Speer chairman of the
commission;
"The message just received from the
general wartime commission of the
churches has given me the greatest pleas
ure and encouragement, and / beg that
you will express my warmest thanks and
uatitude for it. Woodrow Wilson,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
BANDIT
DEMANDS TRIBUTE
OF AMERICANS
Villa Gives Miners in Mexico Until March
to Surrender 100000 or He
win Wreck Their Property.

I'll paso, Tex, Feb, 24-American min
ing and smelter men continue to arrive
at this border from the interior Of Mex
leo, fearing Francisco Villa will carry
ont his threat TO wreck all American.
owned mines and mills and kill Ameri-
cans unless q tribute estimated al 81
100000 in gold is paid by the big Ameri-
can companies operating in the north of
Mexico.
March was the date set by Villa for
carrying out his threat Many proper
ties are being closed. The demand was
made on the MADEIRA Lumber Co. an
American Canadian corporation, as well
rs upon several mining companies, in
Guiding the American Smelling and Re
fning company.
The demands for tribute were deliv-
cred to the American mine officials by an
American mining man, who was held
prisoner by Villa and released for that
purpose.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
KEEPS
ON GAINING RAPIDLY
His Condition This Morning Was Re
ported to Be Very Satisfactory,
with Pulse Normal.

Paris. Feb. 24.-Premier Clemenceau's
condition continues to be satisfactory,
the Associated Press was informed this
morning. The premier spent good
night, it was said.
No official bulletin, it was announced,
would be issued this morning. The doe
tors attending the premier told news
papermeu on leaving the house at 9;45
o'clock that his condition was very sat
isfactory. His pulse was normal and his
temperature was 366 (Centigrade) 3,
labout 0Ts Fahrenheit.
The daily bulletin on the premier's
condition, it was said, will be issued in
the evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
THE LEGISLATIVE RESUME.
There Have Been a3r Bills introduced in
the House, ID in the Senate.

The Vermont House and Senate re-
sumo their sessions this evening. In the
House. % bills have been introduced, of
which 33 have become laws, y have
passed both houses, 50 have passed the
House, five have been killed by the Sen
ate, 43 have been killed by the House, 90
are in House committees, and 10 are in
the current calendar.
Of the "a bills introduced in the Sen
ate, 36 have come into the House, five
have become law, l3 have passed the
House, seven have been killed in the
House, seven are in House committees,
and four are ON the calendar
One of the most important measures
over which there is variance between the
House and the Senate is the board Of
control bill, in which the House proposed
to add the commissioner OF agriculture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
WILL TRY TO SEE WILSON.
Connecticut Men Want the Breweries Re-
opened.

Hartford, Conn, Feb. PA delegation
of labor unionists went from this city to
New Haven to-day to join a delegation
there who will try to see President VIII
son when his train stops in that city to
urge him to order the reopening of brew
cries, now closed under a war time order.
O. J. Schuetz of this city, president of
the Connecticut Trades Union Personal
Liberty league, this morning addressed
to President Wilson a telegram embody-
ing resolutions adopted Sunday 'as fol
lows:
"The executive council of the Con-
necticut Trades Union Personal Liberty
league most earnestly requests you to
raise the war restrictions on the brew
ing of beer Immediately in order to pre-
vent a further swelling of the army of
the unemployed and at the same time
remove the main cause for the country
wide dissatisfaction and unrest"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
GERMAN ARMYs FUTURE.
Will Be Discussed by he German Ma
tional Assembly.

Weimar, Sunday, Feb. % (By the As
sociated Press The future of the Ger
man army will be discussed when the
German national assembly meets on
Monday. When the discussion is con-
cluded, the revised draft of the German
constitution win be introduced by a min
ister, Preuss.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
END L. S. CONTROL or
THE WIRE SYSTEMS
Right of Way for Action on the Resolu-
tiOn Will Be Proposed by House
Rules Committee.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 24.-Right of
way for action on the resolution to end
government control of telephone aud
telegraph systems on Dec. 81, next, will
be proposed this week by the House rules
committee. Chairman Pou announced
this decision to-day after a meeting of
the committee.
Special rules also were approved to
permit consideration Of two other meas
ures, Secretary Lanes bill for retaining
land for settlement by discharged sol
diers and sailors, and the bill creating II
civil service retirement fund.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
CONFERENCE IN BOSTON
on GRANITE SITUATION
Much Is Said to Hinge on the Decision
to Be Arrived at To-day--Wage In
crease One Important Feature.

Concord, n. H., Feb. 24-All interest
in the granite circles of the country will
center in Boston during the coming week,
when questions relative to wages and
agreements between the cutters and
manufacturers viii be settled by commit
tees representing both sides. The first
conference will be held in Young's ho-
tel to-day. One of the first questions
to be decided upon will be regarding the
$6 a day asked by the cutters, The deci-
sions reached at Boston will be national
in their bearing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
BAVARIAN PRISONS
HAVE BEEN OPENED
Spartacan Riots Take Place in Nurem-
berg and Street Fighting
Is in Progress.

London, Feb. 24.-Spartacan riots have
taken place in Nuremberg, Bavaria,
where the prisons have been opened and
street fighting is in progress, according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
SHARPSHOOTERS
STOOD PREPARED
And Other Precautions Were Made to
Protect Wilson in Boston To-day
Many Kinds of Soldiers
Used for Work.

Boston, Feb, 24--Some details of the
arrangements for the protection of Pres
ident Wilson during his ride through the
streets were made known after he had
reached his hotel. In addition to the
many soldiers and sailors who lined the
streets and uniformed policemen and
plain clothes men who mingled with the
crowds, sharpshooters and high-powered
rifles also were stationed on the roofs
of buildings at various points. Other
soldiers kept watch from windows and
other points of vantage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
President Stepped Ashore Just a Few
Minutes Before Noon and Was Ush-
cred Through a Great ThrOng of
People to the Street Where Pro-
cessiOn Started
WILSON APPEARED TO BE .
WELL AND VIGOROUS

Boston, Feb. M-President Wilson landed at Commonwealth
pier at IL AZ an
Returning to American soil from his histoymang mission
abroad the president accompanied by Mrs Wilson, trans
erred the lower haror from the steamship George Washington
and escorted by aircraft submarine chases torpedo boat destroy
oa committee boats reached the landing place
board the naval cutter Ossipee.
The president looked if the journey had agreed with him
physically He appeared vigorous and alert his step brisk
his features showed than trace of tan
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
BRITAIN FACES
CIVIL STRIFE
Premier Lloyd George Told
the House of Com
mons To-day
SEEKING INQUIRY
INTO LABOR DISCORD
He Proposes a Committee to
Study Conditions in
Coal Industry

London, Feb. 24.-The United Kingdom
is faced with the prospects of civil strife,
and the House of Commons should do
everything in its powert to avert it, Pre-
mier Lloyd George declared to-day in in
Producing bill to constitute a committee
to inquire into the conditions prevailing
in the coal industry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
ONLY THE MILDESF
BEER ALLOWED
Anything Above 0ne-half of Per Cent
Alcohol Will Be Placed Under the
Ban on July /.

Washington, D. c., Feb 24--Any bev-
erage containing more than one-half of
/ per cent alcohol win be banned by the
time prohibition act effective next
July /, after a measure was approved to-
day by the House Judiciary committee to
make the act effective.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
ELDON BECKWITH DEAD.
Went Abroad as Member of the Special
American Trade Commission

Brockton. Mass. Feb 24,-Eldon Beck
with of this city, vice,president of the
George e. Keith Shoe company, who went
abroad some months ago as a member of
the special American trade commission,
died to-day in London, according to a
cablegram received there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
ALL The MEN ARRESTED
ARE SAID TO BE SPANIARDS

Philadelphia, Feb 24Ten arrested here early
day. charged with being implicated the New York plot
nate President Wilson The prisoners taken rounded
up shortly after the raid by the police in New York
The arrested here Eduardo Parade Cuban said
be the leader Spanish W. W. Paqua Surreno Jose Gomez
Jose Rgo Juan Maquese Oero Banco Leonard Garaz Juan
Rodriguez Jose Gonzales and Jose Antonio Pima all Spaniard
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
RESEMBLED EUROPES WELCOME.
Reception in Boston Called Fully as De-
mOnstrative.

Boston, Feb "a. -- President Wilson's
reception in Boston to-day was charac-
terized by those who travelled with him
through Europe as being fully as demon
strative as any he received in England,
France or italy.