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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30

bury, was expected to reach Barre this
afternoon and, until his arrival, it was
not definitely known that Brigadier
General Clarence r. Edwards, former
ly commander of the 26th, would be
unable to attend; but it was surmised
that General Edwards had informed
the state officers of his inability to be
presence because of the unexpected or
ders transferring him from command
of the northeastern department of the
United States army and the farewell
reception given in his honor in Bcs-
ton to-day.
This was one of two important dis
appointments 10 come To them within
the past two days, the other being the
inability of Major L. H. brennan, an
ariel official of the northeastern de-
partment, TO fly to Barre from Bos-
ton. Major brennan informed the Le-
gion officials this morning by tele-
graph, after receiving ordres from the
war department to attend coast artil-
lery fire practice in Massachusetts, to-
morrow Nevertheless it is possible
that an airplane will be seen how
ering over this city and surrounding
country tomorrow for both officers of
the Legion ard officials of the Barre
board of trade were wiring this morn
ing for an aeroplane and pilot, for
neither wish to dissppoint the boys
OF the public
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30
Senator Reed Of the Com
mittee Urged That 1t
Was the Committees
Duty 'to Find Every
Dollar Collected and
Expended BY Both the
Party Organizations.

Chicago, Aug. 30-Senate investiga
tion of Republican and Democrats
presidential campaign expenditure,
started to-day The senatorial commit
tee appointed prior to the convention
re-opened its inquiry by delving into
the national campaign chests for infor
nation both as TO sums already raised
and the amounts which party Headers
seek.
Spurred by the charges of Governor
Cox that the Republican party is rails
ing $l5,O00,O00 campaign fund, and
the statement by franklin d. Roose-
welt, Governor Cox running mate, that
the amount is nearer s3o,0O0,oOO, the
committee was prepared for an exhaus.
tive investigation of the entire ques-
ton of campaign funds.
Subpoenas were issued for Will
Hays, chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee; George White, chair
man of the Democratic committee;
Fred Upham and Wilbur Marsh, treas
urers of the committees; treasurers of
the senatorial and congressional com
mittees of each party. Governor Cox
himself was invited TO attend or send
a representative. He indicated that
he would send information to support
his charges.
At the outset of the hearing Senator
Kenyon introduced the newspaper ac-
counts of Governor Cox speech at
Pittsburgh, the committees telegram
TO him and the governors reply.
Senator Reed argued that the com.
mittee's duty had been earlier set as
"to find every dollar" collected and
expended by both national organiza.
tions. He said this course would have
been followed whether Governor Cox
had made a charge or not.
Without a record vote the commit
tee received the newspaper account of
Governor Cox speeches at Wheeling.
w. Va, Pittsburgh and Evansville. A
shorthand account of his Pittsburgh
speech also was placed in the record
Will Hays, chairman of the Republi-
can. national committee, was then
called TO the stand
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30
WAS FOUND IN ROAD
A. J. Massey Doesn't Explain Just How
He Happened to Be There.

What happened to A. j. Massey is
the question that those who have seen
the man are wondering after an ex-
animation of his person at Heaton hos
pitsl, Montpelier, Sunday evening. He
was found in the highway near the
Martin place on the Barre Montpelier
road by a young man named George
from Barre, who was going TO Mont
pelier. and later at the hospital il was
claimed that something hit him in the
back. He was unconscious for a time
when being taken to the hospital, but
there IL was found he was not suffer
ing from any broken bones.
A. near a. can be learned he and a
male companion had been towards an
oyerpsss on the East Montpelier road.
They had been talking with a cousin
of Mr. Masseys, named Belleher, and
he chased the team down the road
after the woman drove away from
them. he claimed he fell down near
the Martin place and then something
hit him in the back, hurting him badly.
IL was at first reported that an auto
noble hit the man. but Mr.. Massey
did not so state to the physician last
night
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30
WALTER F. MORSE DEAD.
Former Barre Man Passed Away in
Whittier, Cal.

Word was received in Barre to-day
of the death, at Whittier, Cal, of Wal
ter f, Morse, formerly a resident of
Barre and ell-known boot and shoe
dealer, the death occurring on August
%, after a long period of i'll health,
during the last week of which the pa
tient was unconscious and took no
nourishment
Mr.. Morse was born in Brookfeld
and spent the early part of his life in
that town, where his father was en-
gagged in business Later he went to
Northfeld and, in 1884, came TO Barre
and purchased the shoe store OF l.. A.
Ayerill. This business he conducted un-
I'll 1900 when he sold to George N. Til
den and Chauncey NJ. Wiley, removing
to California shortly afterwards and
fruit ranch there.
Mr.. Morse is survived by his wife,
who was Nellie Mead, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs =. B. Mead of Randolph; and
two children, Kenneth, now carrying
on his fathers ranch, and Marjorie,
wife of Scott MacGregor, who carries
on ranch near. There is also a grand.
son. the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Morse. AFRO d. Morse of Venice, Cal,
formerly of Barre, is brother of the
deceased
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30
Doom Stalks the Profiteer.

When we see the concerted action to
ward increased production on the
farms, the enormous accumulation OF
merchandise stocks jammed to the ROOF
of both foreign and domestic ware.
houses, and the constantly shrinking
buying power of our European custom.
ers, it is time to watch for the crumb-
ling of the tissue paper fort in which
the profiteer has so confidently estab-
lished himself. The long suffering con.
sumner breathes a sigh of relief when he
reads the significant announcement that
in the month of July prices in this
country dropped 2.6 points, according
TO Bradstreet's index, and that the
general tendency in Europe is down
ward, the London Statist reporting its
index number on August l at 254.6, a
decline of III points.
But this gives only a hirdseye view
Of the situation, and so far as il affects
the pocketbook of the purchaser at the
retail counter offers limited cause for
rejoicing. What is more pleasing, and
what indicates more positively that the
day of the profteer is passing, is the
condition in the markets for commod-
tiles which figure in the everyday
wants of the average consumer In the
Chicago wheat pit strong efforts have
been made TO show that because the
crop this year will be slightly under
that of last year the price should he
much higher. But despite this srgu-
ment there were more sellers than buy
ers, which meant tendency toward a
lower price. There were more traders
who recognized the underlying condi.
tions, the slackening demand from
abroad and the move toward economy
at home, and while these will not re-
duce the consumption Of bread they are
certain to cause a reduction in prices.
Coffee is another indicator. Last
week it closed 81 to 20 points lower in
the New York market, due chiefly to
the heavy drop in futures. The drop
was not an indication that the con.
sumption Of coffee has been eurtailed.
but coffee traders cannot remain at its
inflated price level If everything else
goes down.
The same story Is true Of textiles,
staple cotton and wooden goods having
shown a decided fall in the last few
week<. The pricking Of the silk bubble
il no longer news. But the drop from
4 400 ven TO .9O00 ven a bale for raw
silk in the six months just ended
opened the wsy for what is now hap
pening in other textiles.
This i year Of Liquidation. in which
the profteer has various and precarious
chances Of escaping with his pelf. In 4
his favor be still has the railroad con
gestion and the high price Of credit, /
both impeding fun measure produc-
tion. Against him be has the inevita-
be reaction from an ORGY of private
Ind public spending, a reaction which /
j. causing consumsrs 10 pause row BE-
tore huying Al high prioes the things
hey would not have hesitsted 70 buy
fsv nonths sro vithcut asking the
lrluss Sun and Ssu York Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30
WILSON AGREES
TO COAL WAGES
Is Understood to Have
Given Approval to Com
missions Findings
ON HARD COAL
MINERS DEMANDS
Document on the Matter
Will Probably Be Made
Public To-day

Washington, D. c., Aug 80 -Presi.
dent Wilson to-day approved the ma
jority report of the anthracite coal com
mission increasing the wages of con.
tract miners 20 per cent over present
rates.
Miners employed as company men
are given an increase of IL per cent
and the same amount is given "eonsid.
GRAFTON miners" and miners Iaborers
and monthly men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30
BARRE WOMEN
URGED TO REGISTER
Board of Civil Authority Will Hold
Three Meetings Before Sept. "a
Primaries-No Definite In
structions from State
Officials.

Although no instructions whatsoeve
have come from state officials regard
ing the matter Of eligibility of women
TO vote in the Vermont primary on
Sept IA following ratification of the
federal woman suffrage amendment,
the city authorities in Barre are max
ing plans TO register eligible wqomen
at three called meetings of the Barre
board of civil authority, the first of
which will be held Wednesday evening
of this week and the other two on
Sept. S and Q. such registration giving
them right TO vote in the primaries
on presidential, state, congressional
and county officers.
1t had been expected that some form
of instruction would be forthcoming
from Secretary of State Black or some
other official before this time, stating
whether women would be entitled TO
participate in the primary following
the ratification of the federal amend
ment by Tennessee, the seth state, and
following the proclamation by Federal
Secretary of State Colby that the 10th
amendment II 10 all intents and pur
poses a part of the constitution Of the
United States; but as yet all state
ments have been unofficial Therefore,
relying upon some opinions rendered by
nationally known persons versed in
constitutional law, the Barre authori-
ties. in common with the officials Of
some other cities, will proceed to reg
lister the eligible women.
A conservative estimate of the mum
Der of women eligible 10 vote in Barre
puts the figure around 1900 and it
is possible that the number will run
above that figure. The conditions sur
rounding the registering OF the women
will be the same as for men and a poll
tax payment will not he a requisite ex
rept in the case Of voting for municipal
officers
The chief conditions under which the |
registration will be conducted are that |
the applicant must be u years of age,
must be a citizen of the United States |
and must have resided one year in /
the state and three months in Barre.
A foreign born woman meeting the /
above requirements. would be eligible
to vote in the primary if she is mar
ried to a ,citizen Of the United States.
Women Of Barre who meet the
above requirements should not miss
the opportunity to register and he
come eligible to vote in its primaries
IF Sept II as there are some important
decisions 10 he made regarding candi-
iates and some of the issues which
hose candidates represent. As yet
here has been little stir over the pos
.ibilitv Of women becoming voters, this
condition being due in large measure.
perhaps. to the uncertainty whether
he women would have the right with
,ut supplementary action by the Yer
mont legislature. That uncertainty has
Tot been entirely cleared away. but
he concensus Of opinion seems TO be.
vending official declaration. that the
Idoption Of the 10th amendment con-
,Ietes the confeTing the right.
The dates Of the meetings Of the
Sarre bo--d Of civil authority for reg
stering voters should he borne in
mind. They are sept. I, 5 and 2.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30
Played Him Well for the Movie"
Tickets.

"Oh!" said the nice looking girl, as
she accepted the box handed to her by
the young man who had just called,
Isn't this nice And was just long.
ing for some candy, too"
Ought to be good" thought the
young man to himself an be eating
breakfast food at dinner for the rest
Of this week on account of i'll"
Aloud he remarked: We'll, the clerk
recommended it to me as nice little
box. Said it was just the thing for a
fellow to take to his-er--one of his
| friendsl"
"Oh, did he!" inquired the pretty
girl, dimpling. 'Now, wonder why
you hesitated. Are you sure he said
that Z"
II guess so,' replied the young man,
rather embarrassed. He looked around
at the different objects in the room,
trying to think of a remark which
would change the subject.
whats that box of candy doing ON
the piano, theres" he asked as casually
as possible. 81 thought you said YOU
were longing for some candy. And you
had some all the timei"
The pretty girl didn't seem alarmed.
She looked up at him mischievously.
Dave Spencer brought that" she in.
formed him. But, honestly. I don't
like what's in it half as much as this
that you have brought"
an bet you were eating from il Just
before came I'M" accused the young
man, somewhat Modified, but suspi.
cious.
"WeH, I'll have to admit that | had
it open before me- replied the pretty
girl.
"You can never trust a womanl" de- |
elared the young man, bitterly That,
you, of them all, should be falsei"
My, 1t sounds fine when you say it |
like thatl" said the pretty girl, admir-
ingly. You looked just like William
Seymour in The Deeeitful Sex"
"Yes, and you think these movie ae-
tors are so wonderful" exploded the
young man in fierce tones. "I1l bet
that fellow has been divorced three or
four times!'
Well, he was-in the play admit
ted the pretty girl.
Anyway" said the young man.
gloomily. Il suppose you'll be getting
engaged to some one. one of these davs.
Dave Spencer, for instance, if he's send.
ing you cspdy all the time,c
Il think it's just awful!" stated the
pretty girl, Indignantly. You talk
about women being deceitful, | think
its the men who are suspicious!'
She ran over, took the candy of
the piano, and brought it back, taking
of the cover, as she came.
Dave Spencer did bring IL TO me-
she said. But that was six months
ago. IL was such a nice box that I
saved it and used it for holding nv
sewing things Seei It's fun of needles
and thread And haven't been to a
movie for four days, Does that satisfy
youf'
Gee" exclaimed the young man. Il
feel happy Would you like to break
that movie absence record right now -
II would be a great pleasure an
swered the pretty girl "I1l he ready
IN just a minute. Chicago News.
4
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30
DISEASES REPORTED.
whooping Cough Leads With "a Cases
Measles 3 Cases.

The following communicable dis
eases have been reported from the
fifth district by Health Officer Dr.. c. n
Burr. Chicken poK N. diphtheria
gonorrhes ~, measles %. mumps s.
polio lRoyaltoni I. scarlet fever
syphilis 6, whocPing cough "A. TYPHOID
fever l.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30

Judge T. z. 0'Brien has withdrawn
from the field as candidate for town
representative from Rockingham and a
petition is being circulated for Harold
A. Hatch, the only other Republican
aspirant. There is talk that Hatch win
also receive. Democratic endorsement
Judge 0'Brien had secured 75 signers
to his petition and had every reason to
believe his candidacy would be success
ful. but was unwilling to enter a con
test II there were other candidates.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30

Two vorkmen on the new road con
struction in Rutland. Of the floating
lahorer" class. are being sought by the
police Of the city for larceny. The men,
young fellows. are John poyle and an
other who called himself Joe. broth
- Of John, although there vas no
family resemblance and il was general
y believed they were not brothers,
ard while fellow lshcFers slspi. wko
scoupisd a room With them. thsy DE-
szmped with about 500 worth Of booty
Belonging to ths other men. The miss
NJ men had beer IN Rutland hui tso
isrs, ooninf from Lyun, Mass
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30
.EX-SERVICE MEN
ASSEMBLING
For Second Annual State
Convention Of Ameri-
can Legion
300 EXPFA ED
TO ct IN BARRE
The ness Sessions of
the g invention Will Be
Unaer Way Tomorrow

Delegates began to arrive in Barre
early this afternoon for the opening
late to-day of the second annual con
vention of the Vermont branch of the
American Legion, which will continue
in session tomorrow. A meeting will
be held az the Barre opera house to-
night at which Frank P. SibIey of the
Boston Globe, war correspondent
with the 26th division in its overseas
worE will be the principal speaker
The commander of the Vermont
branch, John NJ. Thomas of Middle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30

The production Of pageant was the
climax of work at the various Rut-
land Fairgrounds Friday, when 375
children were present. The finale was
the presentation to the 375 Of ice
cream cones.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30
wILLEY-DURETr.
Barre People Were United in Marriage
Last Evening.

Mrs. Julia Durett and Everett f.
Wiley, both of Barre, were united in
marriage at the brides home, 10 Cen.
trail street. Saturday evening at Q
o'clock by Rev. p. L. Goodspeed. Mr..
and Mrs. Wiley will reside at 10 Cen
tral street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30
Wen Krovn.

"Hs knows all the best people IN
town
Then why doesn't hs associate with
thsmfT
'Thsv krcw hlm Boston rr1n-
script
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30
More Rooms Needed for
American Legion viritoru

Up n this morning accommodation
for only about 100 had been secure
for the American Legion meetius
There Nili doubtless be 900 people hsrr
and they must have rooms fer to-nirh,
Please telephone the Board of Trss.
p ". At once, stating how uanv -
vii take care II and ihs pr,c~ fol
the rceus
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30

Miss Dora ]. Blouin has returned
10 Hartford. Conn. with J. W. Berg
ston and Miss Muriel Rich. who have
been spending the past week At her
home.
Costsntino CsseIlini Of p Maple
avenue arrived in Barre early Sunday
morning. after four and one-half
months sightseeing trip through
Switzerland and psrts of Italy and
Frzncs-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-30

Earl Burgess. Who hss been studying
sccvuntancy At the federal summer
school a. Ellsworth. Ne, for the past
~ weeks. returned 10 his home on
Merchant street for three wesks' va
cati0n before rcsuming study = Bos-
ten uHiversify.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-10-08
New Rigid Alrship Is Speedy

In the latest rigid airship. R-SO. as
developed by the Vickers people. par-
ticular attention was given to the
elimination of unnecessary head re-
sistance and the cutting down of
weight and the builders have pro-
duced in R-S0 a ship of only IL mil
lion cubic feet capacity, whose per-
Torrance In speed and endurance is
equal to that of R-33 and R-34, which
have capacity of two million cubic
feet. The overall length of R-SO is
$50 feet. its diameter Is 70 feet and
its height 85 feet. The total gross
lift is 3S.5 tons at sea level, and the
disposable lift is 17.5 tons. At full
power the estimated speed is over six
~ miles per hour and the cruising
radius at this speed is four thousand
miles and sixty-five hundred miles at
fifty miles an hour-Sciantific Ameri-
can.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-10-08
ANIMAL LIFE AT ITS WORST
Woe. Begone Specimens of Dogs, Pigs,
and Horses in the Cuban Pro-
vince of Pinar del Rio.

There are more dogs than any 9th
er kind of animal life In Pinar del
Rio, the westernmost province of
Cuba, and chickens, pigs, ponies and
goats rank next in the order named.
Dogs may be seen everywhere, but
they are lazy and Indifferent. Each
shackhold has few chickens, none
of which would have the shade of
chance in a poultry show. but might
hold their own at a cooking main.
There are many pigs to be seen, but
they are so thin and weakened that
the much-abuSed razor-back looks like
a prosperous porker says the National
Geographical Magazine. Each pig is
anchored fast to a peg in the ground,
tethered to rope. Knowing that If
the rope were passed only about the
pigs neck he could wiggle free, the
native passes 1t around the pig in the
front of one shoulder and behind the
opposite leg, and then draws ii tight
enough to prevent the pig from back.
Ing ont of 1t or creeping through
The horses one secs are between
the Texas and the Shetland pony In
size, and so thin that one wonders If
they can make a shadow. Mich goats,
which are the cows of Pinar del Rio,
seem to be the one class of animal
able to look fat and sleek.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-10-08
Artificial MIX on Board Shin.

The milk problem on the hospital
ships of the United States navy is
solved In different and highly ingeni-
ops fashion. On board the Mercury
and Comfort there is now a machine
which manufactures milk in any de-
sired quantity. although the ship may
have been at sea for weeks. The ''me-
chanical cow" needs TO be fed with a
combination of unsalted butter and
skinned milk powder, and II will give
milk with any degree of butter fat
which is required. 1t also produces
cream that will whip and the fluid
which II yields tastes like the best
quality of dairy milk and cream that
can be procured ashore.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-10-08
EruptIons on the Sun.

Not long ago, at the Yerkes OBJ
servatory, an eruption was observed
land photographed) on the rim of the
sun which threw UP material to a
height of 100000 miles. One cloud of
1t, which appeared as If floating de-
tached. was reckOned to have some
thousands of times the volume Of the
earth. We are accustomed to regard
great volcanic explosions on the earth
us the most appalling of natural phe-
nomena. but they are feeble and tri-
ding disturbances compared with the
outhursts which are continually tax.
Ing place all over the body of the
SUM-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-10-08
ARABIAN EMPIRE NOT LIKELY
As Travellers Point Out, System anc
Organization Are Foreign to
the Semitic Mind.

History is against the probability
of the creation of an Arabian empire,
The Semitic mind does not lean to-
ward system or organization" said
Col. Thomas q. Lawrence recently.
The Semites are represented by
very little art, architecture. philosO-
ply. But we find an amazing fer
tility among the Semltes in the crea-
ton of creeds and religions. Three of
these creeds-Judaism. Christianity
and Notwithstanding become
grea, world movements. The broken
fragments of countless other religions
which have failed are found today on
the fringes of the desert.
"nhe desert seems to produce only
one idea-the universally of God.
We, who have gone out to discover
the meaning of the desert have found
only understanding but sand,
wind, soil and empty space. The
Bedouins leave behind them every
eXtraneous comfort and go to live in
the desert, in the very arms of starva-
ton, that they may be free. The des'
ert eXacts a price for its secret. 1t
makes the Bedouins entirely useless
to their fellow men. There has never
been Bedouin prophet. On the other
hand, there has never been a Semitic
prophet who has not, before preach
Ing his message, gone into the desert
and caught from the desert dwellers
a reflection of their belief. The idea
of the absolute worthlessness of the
present world is a pure desert concep-
ton, at the root of every Semitic re-
ligion, which must be filtered through
the sceen of a nOn-nOmad prophet
before 1t can be accepted by settled
people.-Asia Magazine.