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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
LISTEN LESTER LISTENED WELL.
And is Easy to Look at as Presented
at Barre Opera House.

Gus Shy and his corps of mcrrymak-
ers made hilarity for large audience
in the opera house last evening, pre-
senting John Cort's musical entertain
ment. Listen Lester Adhering to
the present dav type of productions
the piece brought to the stage comedi
ans. pretty girls and some lifting tunes
that found favor with the audicnce and
the applause at times was spontaneous
and long And not only this, there
was dancing of the clever sort--dancers
who were adept in eceentricities and
who performed the almost unimarin-
able in their steps. Such were Mr.. Shy
and Joseph Mack, porter, the latter Of
whom brought many a roar in the
role of sleuth in the second act.
Better singers have been heard here
than those Of last night but Mary Ford
was well received in her version of
~When Shadows Fall Virginia Wat
son as Mary Dodge. dainty. charming
Miss, sang sweetly the one hit OF the
show. waiting" together with Rich
ard DeAiar. Gus Shy. heading the list
Of funmskers. improved every opportu-
nity to bring forth a laugh and failed
not in his attempts. The remainder OF
the company gave good support and
the scenery aud costumery was pleas
ant to look upon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
WON ALL CITY OFFICES.
Yoncalla, Ore, Women Put Men Out at
City Election.

Portland. Ore. Nov. 6.--Two' wom-
en- mayors have been elected in Oregon,
according to returns to-day from
Tuesdays election.
I'm the city Of Yoncalla. which has a
population Of 700, an entire municipal
ticket of women was chosen after a
campaign directed at male inefficiency
Mrs. Mary Burt was chosen mayor. In
the city of Burns, which has pop
ulation of 500, Mrs. Grace b. Lamp
shire was elected mayor on stickers.
Under a general indictment of inetli-
cheney, the women of Yoncalla organ
ized campaign against the men loi-
fee holders and carried il on so quiet
ly that their opponents did not realize
wat was taking place until the votes
were counted At prediction meet
ings, attended solely by women,
charges were made that city officials
were permitting broken sidewalks to
90 unrepaired, that speeding autono-
biles we're uncontrolled; that streets
were insuliiciently lighted and that
general slaekness in municipal affairs
prevailed. As cure the women we're
urged 10 elect a set of city officials OF
their own sex. The count Of the bal
lots showed they did sa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
JERRY sULLIvAN's RECORD.
Barre Man Cot the D. S. c. for Hero
ism in the War.

The following is the record OF serv
ice of Jerry Sullivan of Barre:
Enlisted in Co. H, lst infantry, Vt
volunteers. Nav II. ls9s.
Mustered into United States serv.
ice at Fort Ethan Allen, May Is, lS9s
Mustered out OF United States serv'
ice Ont. "a. 1898.
Enlisted in Co. 2. 10th I. $. infsn'
trv. at Preside. Cal. Feb. ., 1914.
Was appointed colonel June 20, l9ls
and sergeant March is. lels.
Served overseas from juno u, 1917
TO death.
Killed IN action July Is. 1918.
Awarded distinguished service cross
for extraordinary heroism IN action
Copy OF order follows:
Jerry sullivan. sergeant Go. T, 10Th
infantry. For extraordinary heroism
in sct ION south ~ Scissors, France,
July Is. 1915. He displayed exception
Al courage and initiative by leadHF :
his platoon to the attack and capture
81 : battery Of 77-millimeter guns.
After.fhe successful accomplishment Of
this unusual and heroic duty he was
killed in action. Emergency address ;
Eugene sullivan. brother. Barre, VI.
Residence Of enlistment, Barre, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
BODY OF W. J. cAMIRE ARRIVES.
Died While Serving His Country in
France in October, 1918.

The body Of Corporal Wilfred j.
Camire, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert Camire of east hill, whose death
occurred near Bordeaux, France, while
he was attached to Co B, 3l2th Amer
ican ammunition train, and as the re-
suit of an attack of influenza, arrived
in Barre early this morning from Ho-
boken, ". j., accompanied by Private
Larry Griffin of the 2Sth infantry and
lst division.
Draped with large silk American
flag, the remains were taken to the
lads home, which he left in August,
1918, to enlist with the mechanics
corps in Burlington. For time he
was stationed at Fort Ethan Allen and
before sailing TO France was at Camp
Devens. He had been in France but
four weeks, employed in office work,
when taken i'll with the malady that
was fatal to more than 100000 Ameri-
cans that year, and died II days later,
OF Oct. IA, 1918.
Corporal Camire in private life was a
much esteemed young man. He w"s
known to hundreds of Barre people
through his DuriDfHS ~ a ihlih htiiAA-A
being succeeded at his enlistment by
his younger brother. Arthur For sew
eral years be was one of The Times
most energetic newsboys and he was
well known and liked by all. He was
born in Canada, May 30, 1906, and
came to Barre with his parents when
about Is months old.
Corporal Camire attended the Barre
schools and then graduated from the
victoriaville commercial school in Que.
bee
He leaves besides his parents, five
brothers and sisters, Mrs. Zifford Bar
combe, Rachel, Arthur, Alcide and Al.
bert Camire.
The funeral will be held from St
Monica's church al II o'clock to-mor'
row forenoon, with burial in the Cath.
olic cemetery on Beckley street. All
ex-soldiers and friends of Corporal Ca
mire are invited to attend
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
Before Leaving, However,
Invited Several States
men to Prepare Views
ON ASSOCIATION
OF NATIONS PROJECT
President to Pass IL
Days in Texas Hunting
and Fishing

On President Elect Harding's Special
Train, Nov. A. Starting for a months
vacation trip to southern Texas and
Panama, President.elect Harding to-
day laid aside the last cares OF the
presidential campaign for an interim oil
real rest and recreation before he takes
up seriously the responsibilities OF his
administration,
Although his mind already is at
work upon the preliminary details 81
his first administration policy plan
for a new association of nations. he
does not propose to let the task inter.
fere with his outing. He has asked
several leading statesmen TO prepare
their views on the subject for him, but
his first conference to receive advice
VIII not take place until after he re-
turns to Marion about Dec. 9.
He has made it known that compil.
alton Of opinions on the association OF
nations proposed will be his first con
Germ in preparing for his responsible
ties at Washington, taking precedence
even over his choice OF cabinet. Cab
met appointments, he has announced
will not be given any thought at all
during his vacation.
The special train carrying Senator
and Mrs. Harding and their party left
Marion at 1880 this morning, bound
for Point Isabel, near the southern
trip of the Texas coast, where the
president elect will spend twelve days
hunting and fishing. After that he Is
to make voyage 10 the canal zone
and then back to, a port on the middle
Atlantic coast He will speak IN Bed
ford. va. on Dec. 5, and will 60 i'm
mediately from there 70 Marion.
Making the trip south by way OF
ST. Louis and San Antonio, the sena-
tors train will reach Brownville, Tex
Monday morning and the party viii
motor from there to Point Island, q
miles away. Point Island is only six
miles distance from the Mexican bound,
and from the southernmost tip OF
continental United States.
Guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harding on
the trip were Harry M. Daughterty
manager of the Harding pre-conven'
tion campaign, Senators Frehnghuy
sen of New Jersey, Hale Of Maine, and
Elkins of West virginis; Edward y
Mclean. the Washington publisher
The senator's secretary, George B
christian, ir. and his family physician
DIR c. Il. Sawyer, and group Of Sc
cret service men and newspaper men
also were on the train. The secret
service detail assigned to Mr. Hard
ing as soon as he was elected TO t1'
presidency, was in charge of Miles Me
Mahill formerly of the White House
staff at Washington. James Sloane, q
former secret service man, who has as
cd as the senator's unofficial body
guard during the campaign, will b6
retained in that capacity in co-opera
tion with the guard detailed officially
by secret service headquarters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
ATTEMPT TO SOLVE
IRISH QUESTION
Trying to Reach Practical Agreement
to Prevent the Ruin of
Ireland.

London. Nov. 1.-Two interesting, al
though unofficial, attempts are heing
made to solve the Ir3h question, IT
developed to-day. The first of these
is an effort by influential political
quarters to induce the government to
communicate with the Sim Fein mem-
bers of Parliament in order TO try to
reach practical agreement and pre-
vent the ruin of Ireland.
The second is that three coalition
members of parliament will formally
propose plan for withdrawing the
military in Ireland 10 strategic CEN
te.s and allowing the local authorities
to take the responsibility for the pres
esvation of law and order with the
eventual view of negotiating n practi-
cal settlement of the problem.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
LIBRARY MEETING
HELD At BETHEL
Problems to Confront Rural Library
Considered and Discussed--Meet-
ing Well Attended

Bethel, Nov 6.-The annual
meeting of the Bethel dktrict
Of the Vermont State Library
association was held yesterday fore
noon and afternoon at Odd Fellows
hall. Miss Desier Moulton. librarian Of
the Kimball library and vice president
ofthe district, occupied the chair at
both sessions. The free p ublic Ii
brary commission was represent
ed by Miss Evelyn Lease Of
Montpelier. librarian of the. Kellogg.
Hubbard library, and H. L. Luce OF
North Pomfret, library trustee IN that
town, both members of the commis.
sion: Miss Ruth Brown, secretary OF
the commission. and Miss Helen Rich
ards, head of the travelling library de-
partment. Others present were Mrs
H. +. Luce of North Pomfret, Rev. i.
!. Holway of Barnard, Mrs. George w.
Hanley of West Hartford, Miss
Mary Whitney of Royalton, Miss
Il. r. Scanbury of the James library,
Waterbury. Miss Ruth Parker OF the
Aldrich library. Barre, and Miss Edith
A. Reid, assistant; Miss Ample E. Bar
ber, assistant at Kellogg Hubbard Ii
brary; Mrs. G. S. Bidwell, trustee, Wa
terbury. and Supt. G. W. Patterson
of the Randolph public schools. Inter
esting address and discussions on
Rural Library Work" Goals for
Next Year" ''The Schools and the Ii
brary." Magazines and Current
Events" New Books Worth While,
"ChiIdren's Week." At the noon hour,
Mrs. A. Lee Cady and the ladies as
sisting her served delicious luncheon.
The meeting was considered great
smccess.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
When Barn Of American
House at Richford Was
Destroyed To-day
NINE HORSES AMONG
ANIMALS DESTROYED
Only BY Hard Worl Svas
Hotel Saved Fror 9 e.
struction 5.

Richford. Nov. CT a. arm at tie
American house, locat s the rear Of
the hotel was destrf - by fire early
this morning with - of l3 animals
and a monetary LOST | several thoy
sand dollars. The insurance Was
small Only by hard work on the
part of the firemen was the hotel
saved from destruction. The laundry
vas badly damaged.
Charles Cummings, the proprietor,
was awakened at about l2:45 this
morning by the stamping of horses,
and upon looking out saw the barn
ablaze. Nine horses, Shetland pony,
two cows and cat we're burned TO
death. The horses were the property
of Joseph Deyette, owner of the barn,
and the men named Lovette and En-
right. The pony belonged to Frederick
Kelley. The hotel bus and wagon
were also destroyed. The fire oriei-
mated in the barn office from cause
unknown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
GOODNESS BETWEEN
THE BRITISH AND
FRENCH Is 41 END
Note From British Government Deliv'
cred at French Foreign Office
Dissipates Ill Feeling.

Paris, Nov. 6.--Coolness between the
British and French governments over
their divergent views relative to Ger
man reparation.s was dissipated by 9
note from the British government de
livered at the French foreign Office per.
sonallv by the Earl of Derby, British
ambassador, last night. Premier Ley
CUES and the ambassador will meet to-
night to complete the agreement.
1t is said at the French foreign OF
fee that France now approves not
only Of Brussels conference of allied
and German experts, but also an ad'
visory meeting at Geneva of allied rep
resentatives, which she formerly op-
posed.
1t is understood that the Geneva
meeting, whether attended by the al
lied premiers on not will draw up q
basis for action by the reparations
commission. The decision of the com
mission. according TO this understand
ing, will then be submitted to con,
ference Of the premiers for final ac-
tion.
II is considered probable that the
German minister of finance will attend
the Geneva meeting.
The reparations commission, accord
ing to the Echo de Paris, has notified
the Berlin cabinet that Germany gnlst
deliver to the entente during the next
four months one million cubic metres
of timber, 1t is stipulated that includ.
ed in the timber there must be 400,
900 railroad ties and l72,000 telegraph
poles for France.
Reports from Berlin state the Goa
production of the Ruhr basin during
October amounted to 100000 tons
against 100000 tons in September.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
MORETOW'N FARMER
PINNED UNDER LIMB
William Corliss' Cries for Help Not
Heard, But His Wife Finds Him
Leg Broken, Taken to
Hospital

Waterbury, Nov. 6--William Cor
liss, a farmer living about mile from
Moretown village and four miles from
this place, received injuries Thursday
which caused him to be taken TO the
Fanny Allen hospital in Winooski for
treatment
Mr.. Corliss was chopping in the
woods when falling limb pinned him
to the ground, breaking his right leg
in two places belowe the knee, the bone
protruding through the flesh. Although
shouting continuously, no one heard
him, but his wife. calling him to din
ner and receiving no repsonse, investi.
gated and found his condition. He was
about three quarters of mile from
tie house. to which he was taken and
a physician was summoned. He was
then taken to the Fanny Allen hosni
tai
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
Methodist Pastor Searching
for Liquor Kills Man
and Is Jailed
I'm RAID ON HOUSE
AT SANDWICH, ONT.
Doors Locked Against
Raiders Who Forced
Entrance

Windsor, Ont, Nov. 6.-Rev. j. o.
L. Spracklin, pastor of the Sandwich
Methodist church, and special liquor
license inspector, was detained in the
Sandwich Jail to-day after the shooting
to death of Beverly Trumble, proprie-
tor of an inn known as Chappell house.
The shooting occurred during a raid
upon the inn.
Rev Spracklin and FIVE of his as.
sistants had broken their way into the
roadhouse through a rear window after
their way had been barred, they said
by locked doors The shooting occurred
as Spracklin encountered Trumble in
a hallway on the first floor Accord
ing to members of the raiding party
Trumble levelled revolver at Sprack
lin and the latter fired in self defense
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
BETHEL

Vernon w. Clifford and Miss Florens
II. Buck. both Of East Bethel. were
married Thursday toon by Rev. wiz
c. Harvey at his home. Witnesses Of
the ceremony were Mr.. and Mr.. J. II.
Buck and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis ". Gil
ford. Tbs younc people are natives "f
this town and have many friends here
and in south Royalton. where they
we're graduated from the high school
For the unveiling cxenri=es on Arni-
s,ice dav. Col Fred p Thomas of
NIontuelier has been secured - sreakcr
and music uiil b. by ths Eochesttr
band of j. pieucs.
IRE next meeting q tire Woman +
Relief Corps ssh be held Tuesday eve
Hing. Not p
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
HELD ON CHARGE OF ARSON.
Henry Joseph Confesses to Setting
Fire to 0rphanage.

Burlington, Nov 6.--Henry Lewis
Joseph. As, who has been an inmate
of the Providence orphange asylum on
North avenue since he was about five
years of age, was arrested and placed
il the county jail last evening follow
ing his confession TO setting fire which
DESTROYED the roof of the barn at the
orphange early yesterday morning,
and also the fire which broke out IN
the same place on the 4th OF February
last Deputy State Fire Marshal a. q.
Preble, of Montpelier who Investigated
both these fires, and who was largely
instrumental in tracing their origin TO
Joseph, stated last evening that he
thought the man was not right men
tally and said that he would recom'
mend that the man be sent to the asy-
lum at Waterbury, Joseph said last
evening that he had set the fire
through personal spite against someone
at the orphange.
II was 5.25 Yesterday morning that
the alarm came in for the fire at the
orphange from box Alb, but owing to
break in the handspring of the alarm
apparatus. the numbers did not reach
the station properly and the firemen
had TO wait until telephone call was
sent in before they could tell where
TO 90. II did not take them long 70
get to the orphanage after they located
the fire. the entire equipment in the
city responding.
When the fircmen arrived, they
found the blaze in the loft of the barn.
The fact that the fire seemed TO have
started in exactly the same spot as the
one discovered there at 5:l5 O'Clock on
the morning Of last February 4 aroused
the suspicion of Fire Chief Carl Stock
well and led to the starting of inves
tieations which ended in the confes-
sion and arrest of Joseph.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
DANIEL N. MURRAY DEAD.
Graniteville Qusrryman Ill But Two
Days.

Daniel \. Murray. for the past six
years a quarry at the Boutwell,
Milne & Varnum quarries, died at his
home in Graniteville this morning at
! 20. succumbing to dropsy that he
was i'll in bed with but two DAYS. MT.
Murray. who was born in Milan, 7.
o. June %. 1879. conducted a 350-acre
farm in Milan until about seven years
ago, moving then to Graniteville with
his mother to work on the quarries'
work which he had experienced in Can
ada. He was never married, always re
siding with his mother. Mrs. Christina
Mcleod. She survives him together
with three sisters, Mrs. George Eng.
land of Mortified, Mrs. Frank Cham
Min of Arlington, Mass. and Mrs.
Charles Thorn of S3 Merchant street,
Barre.
Funeral arrangements were ineom-
plete this morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
WENT OVER BANK.
Auto Truck Badly Dsmaged-Msn
Helping to Right II Injured.

Brattleboro. Nov. 6.--An automobile
truck. owned by William B. Warren Of
Halifax. was badly damaged Yesterday
afternoon after going over bank IN
West Brattleboro, and while Walter b.
Needham of this village was helping
get the truck into the road he was in
urred 30 he had to be brought home.
The truck WAS driven by Byron War
ren. son of the owner, and i skidded
and landed against tree beside a
brook. The driver was thrown out, but
not badly hurt Mr.. Needham, who
went from the Manley garage TO give
assistance. fell out of a tree while put
ting a chain over limb and struck on
the hood of the machine and then on
rock in the brook, injuring his back.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
Withdraws Troops to the
Crimean Peninsula to
Prevent Defeat
MANY PRISONERS
TAKEN IN RETREAT
Wrangel Troops Are Tired
But Their Spirits Are
Good

sebastopol Nov. tBy the Associat.
ed Pressl Eight divisions OF lnfan-
try and General Budenny's cavalry
made up the soviet army which broke
the strength of Baron Wrangel's forces
in Taurida These troops. advancing
from Nikopol on Oct. 81, attacked both
wings of the anti holshevik army
Ten thousand Of General Budennys g
men swept southwark as. far as sal
kovo. where General Wrangeks count
er-attack resulted in their surrender.
Five columns of superior forces, how
ever. continued to advance III all dl-
rections along the 200-mile front and
General Wrangel was forced to retreat,
He vas successful in withdrawing his
men, horses and supplies into the
Crimesn peninsula.
Wrangefs troops after their victor
les on Nov. | and and before their
withdrawal are said to have sorted
from the prisoners and shot hundreds
of Jewish bolshevik emmissaries, as
well as Hungarians, Rumanians, Chi
nese and Germans.
Following the total route OF the
bo1sheyiki on Nov. 3, General Wrangel
slowly withdrew his line toward the
Salkovo railway, where it united with
units which had been holding the so.
Wet forces below Melitipol. These units
took from the bolsheviki 20 cannon, a
large number of machine guns and
many prisoners. In explaining his re-
tjrement. General Wrangel said;
eIn view of the absolute suneriorlty
of the enemys numbers, which al
lowed the bolsheyik to replace their
losses, it was decided to withdraw to
Crmea. Our troops are tired but their
spirits are good The retreat was con
de- ted without pressure from the en-
envy
Snow has been falling over the Tau
ridian plains, north of the slender 18th
mus connecting Crimea to the main
land Of Russia, and it has tended to
render highways impossible, thus re-
tarding the movement of bolshevik can
non and supply trains brought up from
the Dnieper river to force passage
south of Perekop. Soviet cavalry and
Infantry made rapid advances during
tile past week against WrangePs army
and drove it back to the Crimean
pensinsula.
General Wrangcl, who has been en-
gagged in life and death struggle
against the enemy, did not seriously
oppose the on-rush of the bolsheviki,
but daringly cut around one flank and
fell upon their line of communica
tions near Salkovo. In this fight many
thousands of prisoners were taken by
the Wrangel forces.
Since the passing of the first panic,
during which excited people and spec
ulators paid enormous prices for ac-
commodations on board of Black sea
ships, the city has quieted down. Rear
Admiral Sablin, former commander-in
chief of the Russia Black sea fleet, and
in charge of naval units loyal to Gen
ersl Wrangel, is dead at Yalta, follow
ing an operation. He succeeded Ad'
miral kredoff as head-of the IDOL
shevik naval service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
NO PARDON FOR
DEBS BY WILSON
Believes That Executive Clemency in
Such a Case Only Encourage
ment to Others.

Washington, D. G., Nov. 6.-Presi-
dent Wilson is understood to have no
intention of psrdoning Eugene v. Debs,
who is serving tenyear. sentence III
the federal penitentiary at Atlanta for
violation of the espionage act.
The position taken by the president,
according to those who profess to know
his views, is that executive clemency
in such case would set bad prec-
edent and would encourage others to
oppose the government in the event OF
another war
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
THREE AUTO ACCIDENTS.
One More Went Over Bank at West
-fek Topsham.

Only a few accident reports reached
the Office OF the secretary of state this
morning. These included w. B. Collins
of Montpelier, car went off bank in
West Topsham. He was driving along
rhe slippery road when the car skid
tIed. His wife jumped, escaping in
iuries; A. w. Wyatt of Woodstock re
ported that he met a team when the
sun shown on the windshield and blind
ed him 80 that his car went off the
road; r. C. Williams of Newport re-
ported that his car was run into by II.
G. Clifford's machine near Newport.
Clifford has since lost his operators IL
rense. He was driving with only one
light burning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-06
SUPPORT FOR GEN. wRANGEL?
French ana British Representatives
Ask if II Shall Be Given.

Constantinople, Nov. 4 tBy the As
sociated Press) French and British
representatives here have asked their
governments if their warships in Black
sea waters should support General
wrangel at Perskop and Salkova,
where the soviet forces are pressing
upon the Crimean peninsula. Mean
while fresh supplies of rifles and car
tridges are being hurried to Sebasto-
mol