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The Washington times., 1920-04-07
CROKER HAS ONLY
S2,5O0,0OO HESAYS
Former Tammany Chieftain
Would Sell Estate for
That Amount.

PALM BEACH. Fla, April t.
Richard Croker's entire estate is for
sale any time for s2.5o0.0oo cash.
II notice they say I'm worth Slo,-
900, ,0O0," said the old Tammany chief
tain. dis ussing the night OF his on
spring to have a conservator ap-
pointed for his holdings. Anyone
can have II all tomorrow for one
fourth OF that amount. And this VIII
not surprise my son. Richard, who Is
back OF this suit because he knows
/ am not worth ,10.oo0.000.
croker and Harold Nathan, OF New
York, his attorney, declared the for
mer political boss already has given
his children about $4,000, including,
according to Nathan, 100000 ad-
vanced to set the SON, Richard. jr.. In
business three times. Then there was
tho estate OF their mother, x320,OO0,
which was really the old mans
money, Nathan asserted. and q trust
fund OF 100000 established for fam
lily expenses.
Croker broke In to say he had given
the other son. Howard, considerable
sums to help him In business and
various additional sums to the others.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
And REST OF COUNTY

ROCKVILLE. Nd, April t.
Following an illness OF only a few
days, Jesse l.. Burns died yesterday
at his home at Gaithersburg, aged
seventy years. He was a widower and
leaves no children. his only som.
Clarence Burns-dying less than q
week ago. OF pneumonia The
funeral will take place at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning from the Metho-
dist Church at Damascus
Rockville people are beginning TO
manifest interest In the biennial
town election to be held here the first
Monday in May, when a mayor and
four members OF the town council
will be chosen to serve two years.
IL Is not known whether Mayor Of
futt intends seeking reelection, but
IL is understood that none of the
members OF the council will be a can
didate.
Friends OF DIR. Lintflcum, OF the
council are boosting him for mayor.
and II is said have about persuaded
him 10 allow the use OF his name In
that connection. Among those spoken
OF as possible candidates for the
council are DIR. George l.. Edmonds
II. Hazel Cashell. Harrison l.. Eng
land. Charles q. Holland. Clifford II.
Robertson. William E. Viett. and
Washington Hicks.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07

Prof. Thor. Is. symons. st. Andrews.
Dr. VIM T. Brown and George No
csney. Sc. Marks. Edward q. Emaek
was chosen delegate TO the diocesan
convention in Washington neat
month. with Professor Taliaferro al
ternate. Edward q. Emack wsS
chosen treasurer OF the parish. with
J. simms Jones assistant Percy Cas-
sard was named parish registrar.
The wsrders are J. simms Jones and
John Ulle.
Rev. c. T. La Roche, rector. has .
busy time In administering TO the
spiritual welfare OF the large terri
tory embraced in Zion parish. one q
the Oldest in the State. st.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07

the students unions. me appiiea-
tions were decided against by the
municipal council. consisting OF o..
British, two Americans and one
Japanese, several weeks before the
matter was made public Chinese
merchants and political leAders got
wind OF the secret decision OF the
council and forced an aeknowledg-
ment that the ruling had been made.
Then the shopkeepers quietly closed
their stores and refused TO pay their
taxes. About nifty OF them were ar
rested and went to prison while the
police OF the revenue department
seized goods to meet the tax levy.
When they appeared for trial before
British Assessor Grant Jones he told
the merchants they were "rogues."
The strike OF the shopkeepers
stirred the municipal council into ac-
tion, and negotiations were begun
with DIR. Fong and other leaders. rep
resenting nifty guilds with a member
ship OF millions OF business men. AS
a result the strike was called on and
ID was agreed that the taxes should
be paid under protest pending a con-
ference and ballot to be taken at the
annual meeting of the taxpayers to
be held In April. Rt
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
QUIT TANKER POWELL.

NEW YORK, April 1.-The Ameri.
can tank steamer Standard, bound
from Baltimore for Port Lobos. Mex
leo. has picked UP Captain Day. and
twenty-three members of the crew
OF the steamer Powell. abandoned fif-
teen miles southwest of Diamond
Shoals In sinking condition, accord
ing to a radio message received here
tonight by the naval communication
service.
The Powell sailed from Havana,
March "a. for Norfolk. She had made
one stop at Charleston, s. G.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
WALES IN SAN DIEGO.

los ANGELES, April Tine
Prince OF Wales today at San Diego
will receive Arthur Levy. or New
York. founder OF the Angio-Ameriean
Unity League, according to a wire
less message received here from II. N
8. Renown by the British Overseas
club. The Same message stated the
prince would be every glad" to in
,pect imperial and colonial veterans
While in San Diego. where the Re-
iown is due to arrive with him to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
ZION PARISH HOLDS
ANNUAL ELECTION

BELTsvILLE. ma. April 7.--Eiec-
tion OF officials OF Zion parish. includ-
ing 81. Johns Church here. St Marks
Chapel In Fairland. Montgomery
county. and ST. Andrews Church At
College Park. held Monday. resulted
In the choice OF the following vestry-
men: Edward q. Emack, J. Simms
Jones. John Ulle and Percy cassrd. St
Johns; Prof. w. T. I. Taliaferro and
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
BRINGS A. E. r. DEAD.

BREST. April 1.-THE United
states transport Mercury will leave
hero Friday for the United states
with the bodies OF 315 American sol.
diers who died In France
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
One Of Americas Largest
Manufacturers Of Drugs
Says Nu-Vim Iron Tonic the
Greatest of All Tonics.

1t is a recognized fact among those
who can speak with authority, that
Nu.Vim Iron Tonic stands at the head
as a medicine to do the most good TO
the sick, tired and ailing ones. If
you haven't gotten relief from the
use of other tonics Nu-Nim will re
lieve you. Every bottle guaranteed.
Nu-Vim users get practical and last
ing benefit, and any chronic case will
take six bottles of Nu-Vim and do
not get any benefit. your money will.
be refunded. Nu.Vim is composed of
iron weed, burdock. poke root, prickly
ash, queens root. yellow dock, oregon
grape. cascara with iodine and salical
ates. making il the grandest tonic
made. Nu-Vim is sold in all the lead
ing cities of the country, with moro
satisfaction to the druggist than any
other tonic. Doctors, druggists and
clerks recommend Nu-Vim Read what
oth"rs ..ay. Sold by all druggists and
especially recommended by all Peo-
Dle's Drug Stores.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07

The state corporation commission
Nas granted a charter to the Taylor
Truck Company of Alexandria. Fred
Taylor. of Sellers. Nd. Us president,
and the object OF the new corporation
Is TO manufacture and sell automobile
trucks.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
ASPIRIN
Introduced by "Bayer" to Physicians in 1900

Neuralgia, Lumbsgo. Rheumatism.
Nsuritis and for Pain generally.
Always say 'Bayer" when buy
ing Aspirin. Then look for the
safety ''Bsysr Cross" on the pack
age and on the tablets.
Handy tin boxes of twelve tab
let's cost but . few cents. Drug
gists also sell larger packages
M. lsona.estIe.siSs,,xf of s.IIsyiIssell
The Washington times., 1920-04-07

Yeu want genuine Aspirin-ths
Aspirin prescribed by physicians
for nineteen years. The name
-Bsyer' means the true. world
famous Aspirin. proved safe BY
millions Of people.
Each unbroksn package OF
'sBsysr TAblats of Aspirin" con-
tains proper directions for Colds,
Headache, ToothAchs. Esrachs,
..-,,,, , - H.., u,aui.s
The Washington times., 1920-04-07

The meeting of Alexandria Post
American Legion, which was to have
been held this evening, has been post
poned until Friday night.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07

sarepta Lodge of Odd Fellows wi
meet tonight, when the initiatory d,
pree will be conferred.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07

r. L. Lee Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams. has postponed their annual
lection OF ofricers to their next meet
ing.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07

A meeting of the Woman's Mission
arv Society of the Second Baptis
church was held at the home of Mr'
T.. O. Purvis asst evening.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07

Mrs. Mary Emma Simpson ha
bought from Frank l.. Ballenger
house and lot on the south side o
queen street, between Royal and Pit
street
The Washington times., 1920-04-07

In the circuit court OF the city, ir
yacation, the will of the late James
;lIiott has been admitted to probate
The will is dated September 4. 1919
rho deceased leaves his estate to rela,
.,ves and names George II. Hatcher
. Washington. 70 executor.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
TILToN FAN BELTS

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. Elizabeth Bugbee and Mrs.
Name Papin visited at the home Of
their sister. Mrs. r. W: Magnus of
Waterbury. over the week end Mrs.
Magnus and her baby boy. Mark Mich
OILS. returned to Waterbury from the
Heaton hospital in Montpelier Satur-
dav.
The first fruit OF the open deer sea
season to arrive in Barre was a l15-
pound doe, shot by Frank CaleyrO, jr-.
of 10 Cambria street. this city. while
hunting with his father. Frank, and
brother. Mario. in the precincts Of
Groton. Il was shortly after 2 O'Clock
Yesterday morning that his Savage S2
brought down the big doe. and il was
not until this morning At l0s30 that
the hunters resched their home in
Barre. Their quarry was killed IN the
deep forests Of Groton and u required
= tramp Of about six miles through
the deep snow before they could load
the carcass into the pung sleigh and
bring Il 20 Barre The men worked
all night carrying the carcass through
the woods. When Special Deputy Came
Warden Glen +. Perry asked the elder
Calevro II are desired 70 sell Il We.
no. money can't buy if~ was the reply
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-07
FEW PLANTS ENTIRELY IDLE,
Although Many Are Operating on Short
Time. u

Contrary to reports, comparatively
few stone sheds have suspended opera.
tions and manufacturing entirely, and
in reality there are not many closed
down entirely. There are a few, how
ever, and doubtless some will be closed
before Christmas for the Yuletide. but
the rumor declaring most Of the sheds
were closing down this week and re-
naming closed until January first, or
later, seems to have no source. The
Jones Brothers company rllans to sus-
pend operations tomorrow afternoon
until January first or possibly later.
only % of the regular $50 or more en-
ployes being at the shed at the pres
ent time The Depot square plant of
the Cook Watkins Manufacturing com
pany is closed temporarily but for rea-
sons other than lack of work, the
Brown -DeMerell shed is closed down
temporarily also, but there seems to be
no concerted plan of bringing a cessa-
tion Of work in the industry and the
plants will operate as usual except for
the Christmas and New Year holidays
Like the majority of industries
throughout the country, the granite in
dustry of Barre and vicinity is suffer
ing from the aftermath of the war,
some of the sheds operating but few
davs a week. but indications point to
an Improvement after January first.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-07
spaulding Honor Students.

The honor students at Spsulding
high school for the six weeks ending
Nov. 26 were announced to-day as fol-
lows: First honor in senior class. Ma
define Whitcomb: fret honor, junior
class. George Cruickshank and Doris
Lehigh: first honor. sophomore class,
Dorothy ormsbee and Rachel Spear.
Second honor. senior class. Bernioe
Davis: second honor. junior class
Mona Grady and Marjorie Smith; see
ond honor. sophomore class. Collin Ne
liver. Henry Burnett. Elda CozEi, Flea
nor Macsulay. Roderick Morrison. Sarah
Sector. Hazel Tcmssi, Maynard Emslie,
Margaret Walker; second honor, fresh
man class, Sadie Ashline. Eloise Bal
lard. Roland Bisson. Irene Booth. Jose
phine Chieravallis. Olive johnson,
Charles Magnsghi. Rosie Palsoro. Nil
dred Rouell. AndreWmins Walker and
Elizabeth White.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-07
SHONTELL IN COURT.
Elusive Young Man Pleads Not Guilty
to Larceny.

Leon Shontell, 20 years old, of North
field was brought into Barre city court
Yesterday afternoon by Chief of Police
j. NJ. Donahue of Northfeld, who had
followed him to Plymouth, n. H., after
warrant had been issued by States
Attorney Il. r. Davis, charging him
with the larceny of pair of trousers,
a union suit. shirt, belt and pair OF
shoes from Howard Harper.
Twice the lad attempted to escape
from the officer and even while in court
Yesterday afternoon, as Deputy Sheriff
Donahue was talking with the court
stenographer Shontell edged toward
the door, but the eagle eye of the sher-
iff once again saw him and ShontelPs
plans, if he had any of escaping were
shattered with the stern command OF
"sit down from the sheriff. The lad
pleaded not guilty before acting Judge
A. A. Sargent and was taken TO the
county jail in Montpelier to await
further hearing. Dec. l3, bail OF $3.50
being unavailable up to last night.
When Shontelle reached the county
iail, Sheriff Tracy asked him II he was
going to be good boy. Shontelle prom
ised he would, but in view Of two re.
cent escapes by the young man it was
thought wiser TO put him in the cage,
something which has not been done
with state prisoner in years.
ShonteHe had to be chased 26 miles
toward the mountains in New Hamp-
shire before he was captured this time,
after he had broken Jail at Plymouth,
N H
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-07
Back in the Mountain Be
tween East Braintree
and Granville
LUMBERJACK PUT
UNDER ARREST
Buck Warner Will Be
Charged With Having
Still in His Possession

A man named Buck Warner of Brain
tree and contraption which is al
legged to be liquor still are in Wash.
ington county jail pending the disposal
of the case against Warner on the
charge of having a still in his posses
sion. The man, who was arrested at
his domicle on the mountain between
East Braintree and Granville, is a lum-
berjaek, engaged most of the time in
cutting pulp wood.
Prohibition Agent ID. P. Thompson
and another enforcement agent visited
Warmers shack Saturday night and
found a rigging made up of wash
boiler, with curious little cap attach
ment and some piping for a coil. The
cap attachment was on one end of the
washboiler.
After finding the still, the prohibit
tion agents took that along and
brought Warner to the county Jail to
await a hearing before United States
Commissioner H. G. Shurtleff in Mont
pelier, at which time bail will be fixed.
Warner was expected to have his hear
ing this afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-07
MISSING CLARA SMITH
REPORTED SEEN
p. M. Ross, San Antonio Newspaper
Man, Declares He Conversed
with Her But Won't
Tell Where.

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. I.-P. M.
Ross, local newspaper man, who last
night sent out dispatches from here
saying that he had conversed near
San Antonio with Miss Clara Smith,
sought in connection with the fatal
shooting Of Jakel Hamon of Ardmore,
Okla, was taken into custody by po-
lice early to-day. questioned for an
hour and released.
He was detained at the request of
Russell B. Brown, county attorney of
Ardmore, who asked that his story
be investigated and that he be held
as material witness if necessary.
Ross was quizzed closely as to his
statements that he had met the wom-
an after her motor car had broken
down near San Antonio, that he had
repaired the break and that she had
given him a statement. He claimed
he had known her for years.
Captain James Duncan of the po-
lice department stated that he was in
clined to doubt the story of Ross.
Ross. according to the police, re-
fused to tell the whereabouts OF the
young woman. asserting that he would
go to Jail first.
Officials said that he declared he be-
came acquainted with Miss Smith
while working on a newspaper in Okla
homa. Later they said he denied know
ing her.
After questioning Ross. police offi-
cials said they were inclined to aban-
don the search for Miss Smith here.
The story told by Ross of his inter
view with Miss Smith, according to
the police, followed somewhat her
statements to T.. w. Sails of Dallas.
the chauffeur who drove her from
Dallas to Cisco.
Ross, who is an employee of the San
Antonio News, said he had heard in a
hotel lobby last Saturday that Miss
Smith was in San Antonio, and through
during his previous en-
ployment in Oklahoma, recognized her.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-07
SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS
And League of Nations May Let Time
Work Them Out.

Geneva, Dec. tBy the Associated
Press sl--Announoement was made to-
day that Honorio Pueyrredon, head of
the Argentine delegation, which has
withdrawn from the assembly Of the
league of nations, would leave Geneva
tonight The rest of the delegation
will depart to morrow.
Plans for cooperation in technical
operations of the league by representa-
tiyes of Armenia and former Russian
states were discussed by the assembly
to-day.
The assembly also continued the
work of laying a working basis for the
league which would enable it TO func-
tion as efficiently as possible, pending
the time necessary TO get clear in
depreciation of various matters and
note the practical effects of the intri-
cate system by which the assembly and
council dovetail into each other. The
most enthusiastic supporters of the
league now admit there are problems
in the covenant which seem. for the
moment at least, beyond solution, since
it i impossible to tell how present ar
rangements are going TO work out. The
general policy adopted seems to be to
let time work out a solution of some
problems.
Work in the typhus campaign now
going on in Poland and plans looking
to the welfare Of children in Europe
were also discussed to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-07
BARRE'S RED CROSS
ROLL CALL CREDITABLE
Letter From New England Headquar-
ters Declares the Proportionate
Enrolment Among Best in
New England.

That Barre still believes in the Red
Cross and its peace time activities, now
that the war is over, was proved by the
ready response during the annual roll
call, which in this city ended Dec. l..
The amount received was more than
double that of last year and a little
more than half of this is allowed the
local chapter, which win be used to-
ward the support of public health
nurse in Barre. The latest word from
headquarters in Boston in regard to
this matter was that Barre came first
on the list of places desiring the serv-
ices of such !, urse and that as soon
as possible one would be assigned here.
The splendid way in which Barre
rose to the occasion of the roll call has
been eomplimented at the New Eng
land headquarters at Boston, as the
following excerpt from letter to the
roll call chairman shows: ut Is With
greatest pleasure that | am writing
you to congratulate you and your chap
ter on the splendid showing that you
have made on the roll call. / only wish
that the other chapters in the division
would be able to make as fine record.
ANY chapter that is able to double its
last years membership is doing a fine
piece of work. Although the figures of
the division are very far from complete,
/ Shall be surprised if any other chap
ter obtains as large membership in
proportion to the figures of last year
as Barre"
The report of the Barre roll call by
wards, is as follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-07
CAUGHT ROBBERS IN STORE.
Milton Merchant Forced Them to Give
Up Their Loot.

Milton, Dec. THE general mer-
chandise store of j. A. Kennedy, known
as THE Depot Store" was broken into
Sunday evening about 7 o'clock by two
Young soldiers from Fort Ethan Alien.
Mr.. Kennedy was called to the store to
look up a hunting coat and heard a
noise in the basement. Going down to
the cellar door he called who's there 2"
There being no answer he turned on
the lights and went down and running
out through the open door followed the
men down the railroad track to the
creamery garage, where he found them
hiding. J. +. Wagner joined Mr.. Ken
nedy. The two soldiers returned to the
store and gave up the wearing apparel
which they had put on. Sheriff Grow
took the two men back to the post.
They gave their ages as u and p year,
and said they were tired and hungry
and intended getting away to Montreal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-07
LIQUOR LAW REVISION.
Was One of Chief Things Before Spe-
ciaI Session in Massachusetts,.

Boston. Dec. THE old legislature
came in for new lease Of life To-
day in special session called to codi-
fy the statutes. The liquor question
loomed as the principal subject for its
attention in popular interest because
of the request of Governor Coolidge
that the laws of the state be changed
to conform to the prohibition status
of the nation.
The special commission on revision
of the statutes 10 which the governor
pointed out that certain state laws
were in conflict with the 18th amend
ment and the Volstead act met his
wishes half way. In its report to the
legislature to-day it recommended re-
peal Of one of the conflicting laws and
retention Of another which II regard
ed as Imperative.
The annual voting by cities and
towns on the question Of granting
LIQUOR licenses will be stopped, and
certain auxiliary statutes providing
for liquor license and regulation win
be taken from the books II the com
mittee's report is adopted. But the
committee would retain the law passed
bv the people at the last election pro
viding for the sale of beer and light
wines containing less than 2.75 per
cent of alcohol as non-intoxieating hey-
erage, the belief that II is inopera
tive while federal prohibition obtains.
Only this latter decision by the com
mittee Is understood 10 have the sp.
nrovaI Of leaders of both the wet and
dry forces. The prohibitionists wish
it to remain on the statute books
as a safeguard in the event that Con
gress should decide to raise the LEGAL
alcoholic content Of liquor bevond the
2.T5 per cent limit that would hold in
the state. The license advocates are
content to have il among the laws of
the state as mark of what they re
gard as moral victory in that II
was passed by the people at time
when the nation was under prohibi-
tion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-07
HARDING WILL NOT
\ VISIT WILSON
Plans TO Leave Washington Late To-
dsy for Marion-Will Hold Senate
Seat Until Middle of
January.

Washington. ID. C., Dec Pres
jdent elect Harding faced busy
round of conferences to-day before
leaving Washington at 4 o'clock for
his home in Marion.
IL was understood that during the
day he would discuss domestic as well
rs international issues with a number
of members Of the Senate and House.
The hest information seemed 20 be
that the president and the president
elect would not meet a. did their
wives yesterday, when Mrs. Harding
accepted Mrs. Wilson's invitation TO
tea ~ the White House.
3 The president elect in his confer
enee today was expected to reiterate
his request made yesterday 10 con-
pressional leaders that the federal Law
making BODY Law aside partisanship
ard endeavor 20 clear away all rou-
tiue business before March 4 and lay
TIE basis for constructive legislation
~ BE- considered at the extra session
ghich be snnounced be probably would
an soon after his Inauguration. he
named revision of the federal tar laws
A. one 81 the Measures be would Ike
n see considered AZ the extra session.
Or lsavinr Wsshing1on bate to-day.