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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
STATE FIREMEN's MEETING.
c D. Stockwell of Burlington Was
Elected President.

Burlington, Oct l3.-The Vermont
State Firemen's association held its
annual meeting in this city yesterday
and elected as its head for the next
year Chief G. u. Stockwell of this
city. Bennington was decided on as the
place for the next convention.
More than l25 firemen from different
parts of the state convened in the city
hall yesterday afternoon. when the
meeting was called to order by Presi-
dent George II. Horton of Wi6ooski.
Mayor J. Holmes jackson welcomed
the fighters in cordial manner and
after that the firemen went TO work on
the business in hand.
The early part Of the afternoon was
used in the reading OF papers on the
different phases Of fire fighting Inter.
est was mainly eentered about the
methods of fighting lumber fires, and
everybody who read paper had evil
IDENTIFY had plenty Of experience from
which to draw. Those who read papers
were Chief c. ID. Stockwell of this
city, Mr.. G.. Stewart of Bennington.
4. w. Calvin of Poultney, c. r. Glad
ding of Barre, v f. Persons of Mont
pelier, II, NJ Martin of Euosburg Falls
and p. S. Ferguson of Bennington
The election Of officers resulted as
follows: President, G. y. Stockwell Of
Burlington; first vice president, n s..
Dunshee Of Bristol; second vice presi.
dent, G. r. Johnson Of ST Johnsbury;
third vice. president, H. NJ Martin Of
Enosburg Falls; fourth vice president,
V Z. Persons of Montpelier; fifth-vice-
president. F. W. Calvin of Poultnev:
secretary, f. D. Moore Of Remington.
treasurer, L. c. Grant Of Burlington.
executive committee, c Glsdding of
Barre, W. P. Powers of Burlington.
Roy n. Larry of St Albsns., W 6.
Stewart of Bennington and G. A. Bar
Der of Winooski
The firemen got together in the eve
ming At an excellent banquet. which
wss served al the NV Sherwood hotel.
The speaking was of an informal ma
ture and had 20 do mainly with remi-
niscences and fire problems
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
CARPENTER Won
ON 4 KNOCKOUT
French Champion Put Levinsky Out in
the Fourth Round of Their Bout
Last Night.

Jersey City, n. j., Oct. 13.-Georges
Carpenter, the French heavyweight,
made his initial bow as a fighter before
an American gathering of patrons of
pugilism last night and knocked out
Battling Levinsky who held the
American light heavyweight title, in
81 seconds of the fourth round. Car
pentier, who holds the light heavy
weight championship title OF Europe,
is now the worlds title holder of that
division.
Early in 1918, Jack Dempsey, who
subsequently won the worlds heavy
weight Championship, knocked opt Lev
insky in three rounds at Philadelphia
Last night Carpenter failed TO equal
Dempsey's time in finishing Levinsky,
but he is the only one Outside of the
champion who has Knocked out Levin
sky since the latter became prominent
as a fighter. Taking a line through
Levinsky, Carpenter has earned the
right TO meet Dempsey for the worlds
championship.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
H. s. GOVERNMENT WILL
INVESTIGATE OUTRAGES
IN THE COTTON STATES
Battle FOR MILLIONS
BEGUN At SALEM
Attempt to Break Will of Edward F.
Searles is Made by Nephew
of the Testator.

Salem, Mass, Oct. l3.--The legal
battle for the millions of Edward f
Searles, the recluse millionaire of Me.
thuen and New York. who died recent
", was opened in the probate court
here to-day.
Arguing in favor of having the con-
test sent to jury trial, Sherman l..
Whipple of Boston, counsel for Victor
Albert Searles, a Boston artist, who
was a nephew of the testator, indi-
Gated that the attempt to break the
will would be based on a contention
that the aged millionaire was in no
condition physically or mentally at the
time the will was drawn to understand
or to make such an intricate instru-
ment as that offered for probate.
By this will, Arthur 7. Walker of
New York, clerk, was made residu-
ary legatee of the estate, estimated at
between $30,000,000 and $50,000,0 900,
and the nephew was left $250,000. I'm
der the terms of the will, Victor Al
bert Searles has already forfeited his
legacy, as it was stipulated that should
he contest the instrument the legacy
would go to the University of Cali
fornia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
LIQUOR TAKEN FROM BOND
According to Mrs. G. X. warburton of
California.

san FRANCISCO. Oct. l3-Nlrs. 6. X.
Warburton, who was made acting pfo-
hibition. enforcement director for Cali
fornis after the death in an automobile
accident of Loren NJ Handley and was
later relieved, was in San Francisco to-
day for the purpose, she SAYS, of going
before the federal grand Jury and tell
ing whst she knows concerning with
drawsl of liquor from bond in ware
houses.
She said she was en- route to Wash
ington TO take up with officials there
she liquor question in California. but
returned from Ogden, Utah, when she
read newspaper accounts which init
mated records were missing from the
office of the prohibition director and
which hinted, she said, at other irregu-
larities.
She said she had information that
liquor had been removed ON permits
which had not passed through her
hands, and she would present this TO
the federal grand jury, which is in
vestieating the whole charge Of illicit
liquor dealing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
SENTENCE WITHHELD
PENDING INVESTIG ALTON
Into the Career of Joseph A. LaDue,
\ Who Pleaded Guilty to Swindling
William Jacobs of Barre.

In the custody of Chief of Police
James Sullivan, Josph A. LaDue, who
has been idling about Barre for the
past month, and who gives his home
address as Canada, was brought back
from Lowell Mass, last night to an.
swer to the charge Of swindling Will
liam Jacobs Of 81 Summer street out
of SIS in money, Sll.30 check and a
jackkHife. LaDue pleaded guilty this
morning before Judge Scott, but at the
recommendation Of the prosecuting at
torney. States Attorney +. r. Davis,
sentence was continued until an inves-
tigation into the mans past record can
be made.
LaDue had been rooming with ia.
cobs since last Friday night, aud after
sizing up his roommate. secured con
federate, Laurence Porter, to pose as
Barre's chief of police; then the two
together informed Jacobs that his par
ents had sent telegram to LaDue,
requesting him to take Jacobs to his
home in Worcester. OF course, Iac 4
must turn over his money and valu-
abies TO LaDue, which he did Sunday
night LaDue then remained over
night with his victim, leaving him on
Monday morning about o'clock, say
ing he would meet him at papin's Iiv-
cry stablp an hour later 10 take him
by auto TO his home.
Jacobs carried out orders as com
manded and at II o'clock Monday morn
inf met Chief OF Police Sullivan, ask
ing him il he was looking for anyone
in particular The question interest |
cd Chief Sullivan, and by queries, he |
learned of the act. Yet Jacobs knew |
not the name of the perpetrstor.
By means of coat which LsDue
had stolen Saturday night at corn
roast at the Belknap farm, the real
,hief learned he had motored TO East
TO take a train, There again |
he coat identified the man rs one who
purchased a ticket for Lowell. Mass,
md al 30 the chief wired TO the
lowell police TO he on the lookout.
At $50 that evening the man, deny
ne all knowledge Of the crime. was
by Lowell police the stol.
n coat again serving exeellently as
Identification, and Chief of Police Sui
ivan was notified.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
WATERBURY MAN MARRIED.
Harold I. Powers Went to Concord, N
H., for His Bride.

Waterbury. Oct l3.-Harold Fay
Powers. son OF Mr., and Mrs. Fred w
Powers al this place. and Miss Ruby
Nav SWeetser ~ Concord, n H,
daughter Of Mr., and Mrs Aaron
Sweetscr Of that city, were united in
marriage at high noon yesterday at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Dow in Con
cord. They were attended by friends
and another friend played Lohengrin's 5
wedding march. The double ring serv-
ice was used, little Eleanor Powers,
daughter Of the groom, being ring
bearer. An uncle Of the bride per
formed the ceremony.
The bride WIS dressed in wedding
gown If white voile and carried erys-
anthemums The house was beasti.
fully decorated with autumn leaves
and berries
T-ose from Waterbury who attend
Cd the wedding were Mrs Fred Powers.
Miss Bethany Powers and little Flea
nor Powers
The groom Is prominent young
man m this place, being skilled along
agricultural lines. and upon their re
turn from wedding trip they viii re-
eide at Greylswn fsrm, which he car
ries on
Miss Sweetser. the bride. came to
Waterbury from Concord with Mrs
Dow. an evangelist, and was the sing
er who assisted in services at the 10
cal Advent church. where Mr.. Powers
met her and the romance began.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
STOLE cow IN PASTURE.
Northheld Men Discovered By Clever
Detective Work.

A good bit of detective work by
Chief of Police Jerry Donahue of
Northfield was uncovered in Barre City
court yesterday afternoon when B. f.
Ballard and Arthur J. Perry of North
field pleaded guilty to the larceny of a
COW, owned by Sumner kimball in
that town. These two men went to
the pasture adjacent to the Kimball
slaughter house, shot one of several
cows, removed all waste material and
then dragged the carcass over field to
a team. where all evidence of the act
seemingly ended Mr.. kimball on
Monday morning missed the COW, in
rounding up the herd, and noticing
blood and the marks mentioned, noti-
fed Immediately Chief Donahue.
With Mr. kimban, Chief Donahue
retraced the ground over which the
carcass had been dragged and when he
came to. the wheel marks and hoof
prints he studied them carefully. Here
among the four hoof-prints was one
peculiar mark. Later he met a Mr.
Ala, meat peddler in Northfield, then
delivering meat and, after questioning
him, examined the hoofs of Mr.. Alas
horse. The distinctive hoof marks had
been made by this same animal, Mr..
Donahue concluded Immediately, so in
quired to whom the horse had been
let the day previous. "To A. j. Perry
was the reply At Mr.. Perry's home
the chief queried Mrs. Perry, the mas
ter OF the home being absent. and got
no satisfactory replies However,
fresh overturned earth in the garden
of the Perry home caught the eye of
the Investigator and with spade he
turned up the cows hide. The home
was then searched and the carcass
found.
Judge Scott imposed sentence of
not less than one and one-half years
nor more than three years at hard la
Dor in the house of correction at Wind
sor, together with fine of 500 and
,osts of court. Sentence was suspend
I'd and the man placed on probation
for three years. The fine and costs are
TO be paid to the probation officer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
TWO LICENSES REVOKED
And One Suspended BY Vermont Sec
retsry of State.

VI NNHfNs
Secretary of State Black. this mosn
ing. revoked the operators license Of
Delbert Martin. who paid fine in
Montpelier city court Monday after
noon He also revoked the license OF
Ralph NJ Minard of East Clarendon.
who was convicted at Rutland OF be
ing intoxicated while operating a car.
He suspended indefinitely the license Of
W {. Holmes Of Burlington for the
fatal accident when a nurse was hit by
the truck he was driving Saturday
night
He has received from the Judge Of
the court in Bellows Falls the report
that J. A. Hogan and Cornelius Grif
fin of Wilmington were convicted of
being intoxicated while driving an auto
mobile Both have lost their licenses
by revocation.
The heavy mail Of Tuesday brought
a large number of accident reports to
the secretary of states office. There
were but few from this section Of the
state. These latter include the report
of F. B. Gray of Plainfield that he
ran into q bank; y. Stewart Of Gran
ifeville that his machine and Theron
Williams collided in Nilliamstown. F.
G. Goslant and r. A. Goss Of peacham
that their machines collided. Harry
Young reports that his mschine was
damaged on Sunday al East Mont
pelier
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
NO EXCISE TAX |
ON MONUMENTS
u. S. Government Gives Of
fetal NJ Sfe Of Abandon |
n st Of Plans |
WILL + RELIEF
TO 5 SIRE INDusTR1
1t + e Been Proposed I'd
Tax entire Output Since
February, 1919

Complete abandonment of all planj
for imposing 10 per cent excise tax oJ
monuments is announced in a lettej
addressed to Secretary Robert d. Smith
OF the International Monumental Gran|
ite Producers association by Deput
Commissioner A. L. Holden of the III
). treasury department. Contents ot
the letter, as made known to day. ell
fectiveiy set at rest the deep-seatec|
fear that the entire output Of the Bard
granite industry since February, 19lgI
or the total sales of Barre manufac
turers for twenty months, was to b@
taxed 10 per cent.
The revoking order follows a hearing
held in Washington, d. c., Sept 23
when the international Monumental
Granite association, which includes the |
Granite Manufacturers association o |
Barre, led in a vigorous protest agains
the excise. Marble producers, retai
monument dealers and cemetery super
intendents, all representing nationa
organizations, were present at th,
hearing, along with the granite men
and to their appeal was added an eli
fective protest lodged by the America
Legion. At that time considerable
number of retail dealers and not
few granite manufacturers had alreadI
paid the 10 per cent, the tax dating
back TO February, 1919. Whether 0
not they will be able to get the Ia
rebated now that the revoking orde
has been issued, remains to be seen
SO far as can be learned, no manufac
turer in the Barre district had paid
the tax.
Collection of the tax on 20 months
business, coupled with the econonli
loss caused by labor trouble last sprin
and the damaging car shortage from
which the industry is just emerging
promised very grave results here Il
the Barre district. Consequently man
ufacturers hereabouts are greatly re
IeVed by the decision of the treasur.
The letter follows:
Treasury Dept. Washington, D.
international Monumental Grant
Producers Assn,
I3 fremont street,
Boston, Mass.
In reply to your letter of Sept. a3
1920, you are advised that in view oi
the matter set forth therein and il
the conference recently held in thi
,fice, that:
]. In many states the erection
monuments and tombstone
; practically compulsory in the set
.lement of estates of deceased per
sons;
2, They become permanent reeors
If the burial place, embracing I'll,
lame and date of birth and death 0
he deceased;
s. Courts have held that after mon
lment has been placed upon a grave
eases to be property in the sense thss
cannot be attached, sold, OF I'd
moved;
1. The inscription thereon is reeoS
ized as evidence, by the courts,
he date of birth and death of It'd
creased and they are, therefore, i
commemorative or memo
ial tablets serving a useful or util
arian purpose;
Such memorial monuments. tomb
tones. etc, are not subject TO tax un
er section 902 OF the revenue act o
9ls.
4. f. Holden,
Acting Deputy Commissioner
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
Charged Secretary of the
Navy Daniels at
Dunn, N. c.
1918 VICTORY WON
BY FALSE PRETENSE"
And When Five Millions of
Men Were Away From
Home in War Service

dunn, n. c., Oct. l3.--The Republi-
can victory of 1918 was won "by false
prtense," and when five million men
were away from home in the army or
navy or otherwise engaged in war
work, Secretary Daniels declared here
to-day in campaign speech.
"The House was won by the home
vote and the Senate was won by pur-
chase" he declared. 'The soldiers and
sailors will vote as they shot and not
many of them can be persuaded to
vote for any man who favors bringing
in lasting dishonor on America by q
separate peace with Germany. They
know they went to war to end war.
They know the way to end war is to
Join the league of nations.
"The attitude of the fighters of
America is for a covenant of peace.
The attitude Of the straddlers, who
never went to war or appreciated its
holy passion, is for scuttle and com
promise"
Secretary Daniels said that this at
titude 81 real fighters was well ex
pressed by Colonel Charles w. Whit
tlesey, who commanded the Lost Bat
talon" and told the Germans ito 60
to hell" when asked to surrender his
command.
The secretary quoted Colonel Whit
tlesey as saying:
Il am not frightened by article y.
I am not afraid of internationalism,
the bogey of those who oppose the
league. We are already international
and there is no way to help it, even
ii We wanted to. Our obligations TO
the world are already fixed and we
cannot avoid them. We may resist
a work. movement for q time, but it
only postpones our complete engulf
nent. 1t is better to go with the tide.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
MIND NOT As CLEAR;
PERCEPTTBLY WE4KER
MacSwiney Is Reported to Say 81 Am
About Played Out" As He Starts
62nd Day of Strike.

London, Oct. l3.-Terence MacSwin-
ey, lord mayor of Cork. did not have
very good night at Brixton prison,
according to q bulletin issued early to-
day by the Irish Self Determination
league II is declared that q doctor
in attendance found him perceptibly
weaker this morning and that his mind
was not rs clear as it has been since he
began his hunger strike.
Il feel I am about played out" is
q statement repeatedly made by the
lord mayor, according to Father Domi-
nick, his private chaplain, who is
quoted by the Herald, organ of la
Dor.
MacSwiney to-day began the 62nd
day of his hunger strike.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
USING OLD WARSHIP
As TARGET TEST
The Indiana Is Being Destroyed By
Bombs Dropped from AirpIsnes
Five Planes Made
Attack.

Norfolk, Va, Oct l3.--Five planes
we're dispatched to-day from the
Hampton Roads naval base TO continue
dropping bombs on the battleship Indi-
ana, once the queen of the navy.
The Indiana recently was consigned
to the junk heap. 1t was later decided
10 use her and the battleship Iowa as
targets The Indiana is To- be de-
stroyed by aerial attacks and the Iowa
will be bombarded by gunners on bat.
tleships OF the Atlantic fleet,
The Indiana was under way when
attacked hv the Rrial bombers yester.
day. but no one was aboard, wireless
control being used 10 direct the ships
movements from the bsttleship Ohio
About 200 bombs were to be used
in the tests.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
TWO MORE HORSES
QUIT THE CONTEST
One Failed to Reach st. Johnsbury In
the Time Limit and the Other
Developed Slight Lameness.

st. Johnsbury, Oct. l3.-Two more
of the q starters in the cavalry mount
endurance test were eliminated at the
getaway to-day on the third leg OF
the 300mile journey from Fort Ethan
Allen to Camp Devens, Avil Watts, a
standard thoroughbred, was disqualified
for not covering the ride from North.
tiel to this place yesterday within the
IL hour limit. She was ridden by Lieu.
tenant +. G. Tompkins of the regular
army and was eight, minutes past the
time limit in reaching the end of the
days journey at the Caledonia county
fair grounds here.
This morning Sargon, an Arabian of
The string entered by w. Il. Brown of
Berlin, n. H., was withdrawn because
of slight lameness. Sargon is only
five years old and is entered for the
national horse show at Madison Square
Garden this winter. On account of its
age and future prospects the owner
did not dare to take any chances. He
announced that he would keep the horse
in training for next years test.
The withdrawal of Sargon and Avil
Watts leaves % horses in the race,
two having been withdrawn the first
day.
To enable the horses to reach White
River Junction before dark, they were
sent away this morning unuxIally
early The first to start were Bunkie
and Mile Denise. two gray thorough
breds from the United States remount
station, ridden by Lieutenant McCreery
and Major Koch, who left at 500.
These two horses have been the first
in on each night of the test thus far.
Next away was Kampa Prince, an
Arabian ridden by its owner, A. W.
Harris, a banker of Chicago, at 5:29.
Four Arabians of the Brown string
were next. The last horse out was
Rufik, an Arabian, with Major Plass
meyer up. He got away at 6:06.
The morning was snappy with a
at below tie freezing
point, but the air was clear, and there
was every prospect of good conditions
for the ride down the Connecticut val
ley 10 Bradford, the noon stop, and
later to White River Junction.
Officials in charge of the test said
to day that they were not worried over
reports that the New Hampshire So
'iety for the prevention of cruelty to
animals would take action should any
Df the horses be found unfit 10 con
tinue They said that as the race was
lnder the direction of the t. s. !
army and the country was still at war
technically with Germany there was no |
occasion TO fear outside interference
md, Furthermore, that the test officials
would see to II that horses
we're withdrawn at the first sign Of
my lameness or.any falling off in con
lition. 1t is expected that possibly
lalf dozen of the entries may be
tonight as a result of the
train OF the three days test.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
TENTATIVE PEACE
TREATY SIGNED
And Armistice Between Poland and
Soviet Russia Becomes Effective
144 Hours from Last Mid
NIGHT

Riga, Oct. 10 tBy the Associated
Press A preliminary peace treaty
and armistice was signed by the Pol
ish and Russian soviet peace delegates
here at 7:l0 o'clock Hast night.
The armistiee actually becomes eff.
fective at midnight Oct. Is, IA hours
from midnight last night.
The announcement that peace was
to be signed brought great crowds to
the square surrounding the Black Head
house. NJ. Jotfe and the bolsheyik dele.
cation entered the hall first and were
followed by NJ. Dombsh and the Polish
delegation. About two hundred per
sons, including the entire diplomatic
body, and prominent Lettish officials
crowded the small room, many OF
them standing.
Considerable delay ensued. which
was due to the physical work neces-
sary for the completion of the treaties
for signature. Tired by more than
five days and nights of almost con.
slant work NJ Joffe loked extremely
pale, but his voice showed no nervous
ness, when he announced without ris-
ing that the treaty had been com
pleted, and began reading the Rus
sian text.
The head of the soviet delegation de-
scribed the Riga peace as "a peace
without victory and without being van
quished" in brief address before the
signature of the treaty.
The Riga srmistice will leave the
Wrangel movement as the only great
operation against the soviets.
NJ. Joffe called attention TO the many
difficulties encountered in arranging
the srmistice and also to the harmoni-
Gus manner in which the delegations
carried out the negotiations. He also
expressed the belief that the founda
tion has been laid for a permanent
peace.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-13
INSURANCE CASE HEARD.
John Dsnjohn VS.. Capital Insurance
Co. Was Up To-day.

The case of John Danjohn vs.. Capi|
tai Insurance Co. was commenced thil
morning in Washington county courd
This case develops out of a fire which
took place in Frank huntington
house in Montpelier over a year agd|
when the water pressure was low on(
night. after which II was found that l
valve was shut of near the site Of th(
fire. The plaintiff seeks 20 recovej
$500.
His testimony this morning wal
short A statement showing his los
was introduced IS evidence. Lost propj
erty includes four beds. two single am
two double. which he claimed cost him
500 and some furniture and cloth
ing J. 6. Brown, insurance commits
sioner. was one Of the spectators il
the room listening to the testimcnl
on the case.