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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
S3,500,000 MAIL CAR
ROBBERY MYSTERY SOLVED
Seven Arrests Made and Large Sum
Of Stolen Money Recovered


Council Bluffs. Iowa, Nov. 1a.-Seven
more arrests. one confession, the recov-
cry of large amount of money. all in
ten dollar bills. and the discovery OF an
automobile last night resulted to-day in
clearing up the mystery surrounding the
$3,50O,000 mail car robbery in the local
yards Saturday night.
Two Of the men arrested, T. A. Daily and
III. A Reed, are white, and the others
are negroes. The money was recovered
from a chicken house at the DAILY home
after confession Of Reed who rooms at
Days. Ten persons in all are under ar
rest
An automobile believed to have been
used for carting away the mail bags was
found last night in a rented garage a few
blocks from the scene OF the robbery.
The number of the engine had been tam
pered with.
Reed and DAILY, believed by officials to
be leaders of the gang. are each As years
of age. DAILY has been working at the
Omaha Grain Exchange but Reed has
been unemployed the last few weeks.
Reed was arrested last night after being
implicated by Fred Poffenbarger youth
arrested several days ago. Reed finally
gave information which led to the arrest
Of DAILY.
Bags of currency, gold and bonds the
value of which has been given authori-
tatively as high as 50 500 900, were taken
from Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
mail train last Saturday. They were
bound from san Francisco in sealed
car TO conslgnees in the East. The amount
Of money recovered was not announced
According to statements made by one
of the men under arrest. all the loot
save that found in the chicken house was
burned by the robbers.
Five negroes arrested last night in con.
Z 'tion with the investigation were ro-
Used to-day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
BARRE: SAVINGS
BANK IS CLOSED
Commissioner Carpenter lnves-
tigates Following Run on
institution

Barre. Nov. Estate Bank Commits
soner George y. Carpenter closed the
Barre Savings Bank IL Trust company this
afternoon at two o'clock, following an
investigation made by him this morning
A run on the bank made Saturday il
understood to have amounted to $3.50 900.
This, however. is not officially, or other
wise given out
Tho fol owing statement was issued
earlier in the day:
Early last week unauthCntcated
juniors began to spread about Harro con-
rerning the Barre Saving Bank ~ Trust
company and by Friday these had be-
como so general small run was started
on the bank. All demands for Withdrawals
were met on that day and also on Satur-
day morning up to 10 O'Clock when the de-
mands became so great the bank officials
invoked the co day clause of the state
banking law requiring that such notice
be given before a deposit can be with
drawn. This applies to savings accounts
only, commercial accounts not being af-
fected by this action
State Bank Commissioner George p.
Carpenter was notified of the action that
had been taken and this morning he ar
rived in Barre with members Of his Of
fee force and practically took possession
examination of the banks assets and
liabilities and as soon as this is COM
pleted will have statement to make to
the depostors ami to the public. Just how
soon he viii be prepared to speak he
could not say but it is possible he may
be prepared to speak by tomorrow
The last statement of the condition Of
the bank on September i, 1920, made a
good financial showing. The deposits
We're s1,S32 So capital stock $4,000;
surplus fund reserved, $4,000; certificates
of deposit. 96,7Sl.37; treasurer's checks.
$Gj066.6j, bills payable. 1850; loans on
real estate in Vermont, sSi2. also; loans
on real estate elsewhere, 1890: loans on
personal security. sis,5SS41: all other
collateral loans. s2sS,77l57; loans to towns,
villages and school districts, $1,000; L. S.
bonds, c. of |. and w. s. s., S261 ,5A 81 {:
foreign government bonds. s53,653.33 {;
municipal bonds, s21 900; due from banks,
s4S,04i.9S; cash on hand, s36,105.26 and other
smaller items
The president OF the Barre Savings Bank
G. Trust company is Frank G. Rowland,
who has been in the bank business in
Barre for about 40 years and who Is one
of the city's prominent citizens and who
was State senator from Washington
county in the last Legislature.
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ATTEMPTED THEFT
OF MONEY FROM WOMAN
Father and Son OF Nhitinghnm Placed
Under $500 Each


Brattleboro, Nov. 10 George Griswold
and son, Earl Griswold, both of Whit
ingham, gave bail in the sum of $500
each in Municipal Court to-day for their
appearance Monday to answer to the
charge of attempted robbery, armed with
a dangerous weapon. They are charged
with having tried to rob Mrs. Fred
Wheeler of Stratton the morning OF
october G after having entered her home
and bound and gagged her.
Mrs. Wheeler carries the money with
which her husband pays the fern pick
ers in Stratton who are employed by
"A Wilmington firm, and on October 6
two men, one of whom called the other
father" searched her clothing for 5000
which had been sent from Wilmington,
but which had not arrived.
Since the attempted robbery the off,
GERS have been investigating. and they
became suspicious of the Griswolds
them to Wardsboro. where an inquest was
held by Judge T. f. O'Brien at the re-
quest of States Attorney e. w. Glib
son of this place. Mrs Wheeler was
sent for without being told OF the ar
rest Of the Griswolds. States Attorney
Gibson had the younger Griswod take
g seat in the room with Mrs. Wheeler
without telling either who the other was
and Mrs. Wheeler became much agitated
and said the young man was one of the
two who tried to rob her. Later she
pointed out the elder Griswod as the
other man who entered her home on
October G.
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COOLIDGE SAYS WILSON
LEAGUE is DEAD"

Boston, Nov p -.vlcc-Presdent- elect
Coolidge, speaking to night before n group
Of Boston business men, asserted that in
the last election /the country had cx-
pressed its opinion against organized la
boz as It had n few years ago against or
ganlzed capital, and warned against tho
danger that labor might be divorced from
"A part ir the government just as or
ganized capital had been divorced. Tho
issue of the League of Nations Governor
Coolidge said, had not been decided by
the people.
Governor Coolidge said that although
he did not know what is in the mind OF
Senator Harding" except what he had
gathered from his speeches in regard to
the league he did know that the League
of Nations brought back by President
Wilson was dead" Whether the people
would decide to use the old league as
a working basis in forming a new world
body was the question. the governor as
serted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25

Dublin. Nov. 81. ,By the Associated
OF far-spread murder and reprisal. Not
since the first outbreak of the vicious
civil warfare that has been shedding
blood in Ireland have the assassinations
been 80 concerted or the retaliation so
swift and pronounced
Not less than fourteen men are dead
in the attacks arranged simultaneously
all over the city this morning. The method
was the same in each case and all the
men assassinated were officers or ex-
officers. or otherwise in the service of the
government.
Small bodies of men numbering generally
from six to eight presented themselves
at various houses. called their victims
out or entered and shot their victims in
he'd, while dressing or at breakfast. The
districts In which the murders were COM
mitted were in some instances close
together; others were separated by miles,
but all the assassinatiens took place about
the same hour, nine O'Clock in the morn
ing.
In the afternoon while a football
match was in progress at Croke Park
16 orries filled with auxiliary police
moved swiftly up and surrounded the
place. Accounts differ as to what hap
pcned when. after mounting machine
guns on heights above, the police broke
through the gates. The auxilares were
hootod and according to eye witnesses,
first fired in the air and then into the
crowd. 1t is declared from another
source that Sim Fein pickets first fired
on the government forces when they
We're seen approaching and that the fire
was returned.
Within the park the great assembly Of
1900 became panic stricken. How many
were killed is not known as Yet, but the
estimates range from 10 to 80 or more.
Several are reported to have been
tramped TO death.
The streets Of Dublin on Sunday are
deserted in the morning hours. Those
who had planned the murder of the OFF,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY
RESCUED FROM EAGLE

Glendo. Wyoming. Nov. 22-It. took the
combined efforts of the Spaulding family
to-day to save eight-year-old Walter
Spaulding from being carried away by a
giant eagle at their ranch near here.
When the huge bird attacked Walter
in the ranch yard. he grasped It by the
neck and screamed for help. John, his
seven -year-old brother, came to the rescue
and a third boy ran for help. Mrs. Spauld-
ing beat of the bird with stick and the
eagle attacked her. She was saved when
Mr.. Spaulding came with a shot gun and
dispatched the bird. 1t had a spread OF
eight feet.
The two boys were severely lacerated
by the eagles claws.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
NEW TALC MILL.
I'rUducron 81 JohnS~n Plant WIN BE
Increased 20 so on Tom

- -, "a ~.
'onnson' ~ no ne" mii' OF Inc
HnneritA az N'n.I" 40 'on!p,'"y' '"stihe az.
~ ',r P'ue."s 49,
VOWS per u"s' WIN erca.y "c e'ae inc
,,.' % ,an =" ,,r e e.. me com.
pa oror' EnoH'u ior .s new m'l ia't
May IL - oo ieet "est or the cresent
"hi' ni'n mas 'ecn p ouuc'hg Tor several
years hnishe' proouc. NJ inc rate or -"
tons per Dag, BON "li's VIII have daily
total PRODUCTION o. a''ut y" tons or An
ncr""se ir"m ~" IONS rer year 20 over
"WV tons aho 'iaces the american Min
er"l CO nparS some or the largest 'Aic
prod 'ci"s COMPANIES IN TINS country.
The new MIL Is constructed on the silo
plan having SIX siics win capacity OF
800 IONS each or A,o" TONS storage or
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
SEPT GASOLINE OUTPUT
BREAKS ALL RECORDS

Washington Nov 2e.-Au gasoline out
put records we're broken during Septem-
her, bureau of mines announced to-day.
Refineries produced daily average Of
100000 gallons making the total out
put for the first nine months OF 1890 three
and half billion gallons as compared
with 100000 gallons during the same
period in 1919
Consumption and exports continued
high however, the bureau said, so that
while storage tarD;s on September 80
held 2cS.0o0,0O0 gallons, the amount on
hand then was actually less than that
on hand August 30.
Exports for the first nine months OF
1920 amounted to 465 1882 almost 200. :
100000 gallons more than was sent abroa d
during the same period in 1919.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
GOLD IMPORTS INCREASE

washington. Nov. 23.-Gold Imports
during the first ten days OF November
amounted to s1s,31s.2l7 compared with
exports of s12,037,610, according to a
statement issued to-day by the fed
eral reserve board.
From January l to November 10
gold imports totalled $333,S36,965 while
exports were s297300,7S3
silver imports during the ten-day
period were s1446,790 while exports
were s663,939.
Europe sent sI5,S73.37O In gold dur
ing the ten days, South America sen,
sS96.510 and Canada and other North
American countries s7s9,9s3 but there
ware no imports from Asia.
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ACCIDENTS TOTAL 2,O67
CareleSsncss the Cause Of the Majority
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Continue
Despite Snow

Montpelier. Nov. ga total of 2,067 &C.
cidents reports have come to the secre.
tary of States office this year as a re-
suit of carelessness on the part Of some
persons. for the most part automobile
drivers. Even with the fall of snow re-
ports continue to reach the office. seven
coming this morning and eight Satur-
day.
Among the accidents to-day were A.
Mason of Washington. that his car skid.
ded off bank tipping over. but that the
two boys riding in the car and Mr.. Mason
escaped injuries; -. w. Maloney OF New
port city, that his car skidded and hit a
boy named Harry Shehee who was not
much hurt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
GET CLUE TO SHAMBO
Missing windsor Convict Believed 20
Have Been seep Near Boston--Yn-
formation Sent Supt.

Windsor Nov. 3--Supt. Walker Of the
State prison to-day received information
that led to the belief the recapture of
Louis Shambo Of Montpelier, who with
Charles Gould escaped from the institu-
ton october 81. may be affected.
At least good clue was received from
a man who thought we'll enough of It to
20 to the expense Of communicating with
3upt Walker. The clue will be followed
up Immediately.
Shambo. II lie believed, was seen near
Boston yesterday. The man who In.
formai the prison authorities OF the clue
talked with tho mar gIspected OF bei,s
SbGrnbo and later reading a descfi ption
believed that the published description
fitted. He also believes from something
the stranger said that the man may be
Shsmbo
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
SET UP CLEMENT CLOCK
brought from Chester. England, Cow
crnOr Places II In Executive Of
ficc-Plays Tune

Montpelier, Nov. 1.-the large clock
which Gov. =. w. Clement bought in
Chester. England. some months ago was
set in operation tonight and the mem
beers of the budget committee were the
first to hear it strike after it was set up.
While they were waiting for it to strike
$3.50, Governor Clement let it be known
that he planned to deed It to the State.
1t stands between the doors in the execu-
tive office and adds considerable to the
beauty of the ROOM A history Of the
clock is being prepared and will be given
out as soon as it arrives from England.
1t stands IL feet tall and has many inter-
esting features about It. including play
ing a tune at the hour and part of tune
on the quarter hours.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
NEGRO TAKEN FROM
COURTROOM AND LYNCHED

Tylertown, Miss. Nov 23-Harry
Jacobs. negro, while on trial here to-
day for an assault on a white woman,
was taken from the court room and
lynched by mob which gained access
by breaking down two doors to reach
the court room. The negro was seized,
rope placed about his neck and he
was dragged two blocks through the
main street of the town, after which
the rope was tied to the axle OF an au-
tomobile which dragged him to a
bridge. where the lifeless body was
swung to the limb of tree and rid
died with bullets. One man was acci-
dcrtaIIy shot and to night - said to he
In o critical condition
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WOMEN IN CONTEMPT FOR
WEARING HATS IN COURT
Refuse to Remove Head Gear and Arc
Fined 45 Ench

Chicago, Nov. 19.-Equal suffrage for
women means that they must not wear
their hats when in this court room Justice
of the Peace +. p. airing declared when
he fined two women IS each for con-
tempt of court when they refused TO re-
move their hats. They paid.
When the justice called the court to
order he said Everybody will please re-
move their hats"
Mrs. Oscar Mccain and Mrs. Frederick
Ritter failed to do so. The court hesitated
r. moment, but the two continued to wear
their hats.
Five dollars and costs for contempt
of court" said the justice. "lf women
can have equal suffrage with men they
can also remove their hats In my court
room"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
LARGE METEOR FALLS
At MOWESVILLE, WEST VA.

xorEantown. W. Va. Nov. aa.-Fesi.
dents in tho vicinity Of King Wood,
Preston county, W. VIZ we're tn; own Into
n panic tonight when a ,nrxe meteor fell
at Housewife Ave miles south Of King
wood. according to reports received here.
The meteor struck In the bGsincys Her-
ton OF Howosvile. near the railroad sta
ton. II exploded as II buried itself in the
earth. Tho forcs II the blast was heard
for several miles.
An automobile standing near the rail-
road station. was damaged by Tho ex-
p!osion and occupants of the machine
were dared but escaped INJURY. There are
10 telephones in Howesvtlie and detailed
Information n to tho meteor could not be
obtained.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
PRE-wAR PRICES FOR HOGS

Chicago. Nov. c3.-Pre-war prices for
live hogs became general to-day through
out the United States. Big receipts from
the farms appeared to be the immediate
cause. the total supply Of hogs on sale
to-day at the ten principal markets of tho
country being estimated at 49,, 600 head as
against $4,000 a week ago.
In Chicago, the market closed at the
bottom figures OF the day, the lowest since
December 49, 1916, ard nj an average drop
of 81 a hundred weight. whereas ON July
n. 1919, hogs commanded s2,6o, the pin-
nacle point on record. Fiv, ~sa,v before
tho current price wa SSIa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
BUDGET COM. ADJOURNS
HartneSs VIII Meet with Members
Dec. 7-Believc S4OO,O0O More Than
Last Year Asked For

Montpelier. Nov. H.-Thc State budget
committee which was in session two days
last week has adjourned until December
I, when James Hartness, governor-elect
will be present. Several OF the depart
ments have submitted their estimates TO
the committee and hearings on these
were given to some of the departments,
including agriculture, charities. treas
urer's and purchasing agent. All depart
ments set forth why they need more
funds in the coming year. 1t is rumored
that about 100000 more than last year is
asked for. but whatever the sum IL il will
be reduced by the committee and then in
creased again by the Legislature, If the
usual custom is followed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
NAMES DEPUTIES
Leavens Announces Special Officer -
Whom Deer Arc 20 Re LSeportAS

MONTPELIER. Nov. q Linus I.nsvous,
fish and game commissioner, has pppcins-
ed ms following gp-uial esruties fer
service in Ch!tten'en county dung ths
deer season whi,h comn,eo-es Dccembar
u des'sn-'ed to report user E.)led: FU!.
ton, u. r Green; Err'ngton, ]. r Iedd.
william Gauue. L. Wood J. Jsrvis
and F.. z. Lord; Charlotte. Carl I No>oy,-
son; Essex Junction. L. q. MARTA Ard
Edson ishan: Huntington. !. g tN~ee:,
t'heshurB, Ea;ris0r Jaokr,oa; JunesT.lo,
De" Preston. M!!trt George .iacia and
fi"iry Granger; Richmond, Walter Ken.
yoh. .sh"ih1cre. X. y. Rowley, Thomas
Thompson. A ~ Vaughn. Harry Wei
son and Harry hopkins, Cnderhil., E ".
Henry ana L g. Slater: Winooskt, Icon
.'rask.
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AUTO HITS CHILD
Vcrgennes Man Reports Accident in
Waitsfield--Othcr NiShapS Listed

Montpelier, Nov. 23-The report OF
an accident in which c. Il. McAllister
of Nergennes said that the car he was
driving recently in Waitsfield hit a
child of Stephen Steward has been re-
ceived at the secretary of States Of
flee. The child is held responsible for
the accident. Woodward Barlow of st.
Adams reported that his machine hit
child whose name he could not get.
The child stepped from behind team.
Fred Stinehour of Springfield claims
that when the car went over q
bump it caused the heater to gas up
in his face. Instead Of making turn.
he straddled the forks Of road and
tipped his car over
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
RUTLAND LUMBER DEALER
IS SUED FOR $4,000
defendant John BlnD chnr1 Was Driver
OF Auto Tint ItiIlci Chi1d

Rutland. Nov. 23---Iohn W. Elancn.
ard of this city. lumber dealer. was
to-day sueA in Rutland county court
for 10000 by Lawrence c. Jones as i'd
ministrator for Mildred PITTS OF this
city. !Uur-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mre. A. J. Pitts. who was instantly
killed November Is when she was
struck ~ Blnpchard's automobile
While crossing street With her
mother. IT IN alleged ~ .he declaration
tEat Mr.. blanchard was driving ON the
wrong eide of the street, TINT he failed
to sound his motor car horn when he
must have eeen the child and that he
was driving at excessive speed We
struck the child just as shc stepped on
60 t:.e sidewalk on the d.lve~'E Iest
side OF TIE -oad. the car following hor
towards the sidewalk. Mr. blanchard
explained that the machine slowed
when no applied the brake. The seYre-
tary Of State has suspended Mr..
Blancharis drivers license add had
suggested to States Attorney p. NJ. H.
Phelps of Fair Haven that criminal
inquest be held to determine the facts
In the case.
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TROLLEY HITS AUTO
So Middlesex Man Reports to the Sc.
cretary of State

Montpelier, Nov. 1s-George Miles OF
Middlesex made a report to the secretary
of State this morning that a trolley car
on the traction company's line In Mont
pelisr ran into his automobile on State
street last evening. From the report 1t
appears that the operator of the one-man
car was driving it along at pretty fast
clip and that when Mr.. Miles drove his
car into the main street from side street,
he did not have time to get out of the
way before the car hit him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
READS LIKE FICTION

New Bedford. Nov. E.-Because a pros
pective customer complained she could
not get her foot into pair OF shoes at
the Eastern Star Rummase Sale here
last Friday, the volunteer clerk investi-
gated and found In the toe a small oblong
box which contained four diamond rings
and a brooch valued at $500. The jewelry
to-day was traced to Mrs. Thomas H..
Jones. prominent here socially, who had
placed II there as protection from burg
lars, forgot about It, and gave the shoes
TO the rummage sale committee to dis
pose Of Mrs. Jones did not know her
jewelry was missing until II was returned
TO her.
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SIX BURN TO DEATH

Jasper. Ala, Nov. 23.-Six men were
burned to death this morning In a flre
at the Parrish mine of the Railway Fuel
company, nine miles south OF Jasper,
following a gas explosion In the mine.
Ten others were injured. six OF them seri-
ously, and three OF them died tonight.
According to miners who escaped injury,
&c men went into the mine this morning
when operations were resumed following
a shutdown Of more than a week. The
cause of the explosion has not been
determined.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
TRUANCY IN HIGH SCHOOL

Rutland. Nov. 2l.--For the first time in
the history Of tho Rutland High School
truancy among the pupils has been re-
ported to the trusncy department OF the
city which generally devotes Its attention
to the primary grades. Because OF whole
sale vaccinations scores OF pupils In the
upper school were necessarily absent for
days. 1t has been found that one fresh
man and two juniors. all boys. stayed
away from their classes voluntarily under
the pretence of being III from vaccination
The matter will be taken up In the
courts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-25
"JAKEY" UNDER THE BAN

Washington, Nov. 1S.--Jamaica GIN
ger came under the prohibitive ban to-
day. Orders issued by Commissioner
Williams of the internal bureau, effec-
tive in so days class tincture Of ginger,
whether sold as Jamaica ginger. eX-
tract of giner, or any other name, az
an alcoholic preparation and subject
to prohibition regulations.