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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
EIGHT LICENSES SUSPENDED
Secretary Of State Acted To-day Be,
cause of Various Reasons.

Harry A. Black. secretary of state.
this morning suspended indefinitely a
large number of automobile operators
licenses because the reports to his Of
fee showed csrelessness for the most
part. These include r +. Murphy II
Burlington for permitting an intoxicste~
person 20 drive his automobilei L. r.
Kelley Of Montpelier for careless, reck-
less driving; Clinton Q. Gibson of
Windsor for q fatal accident; T.. W.
Daniels of Middiesex for careless and
negligent driving; j. Z. Crowley OF
Essex Junction for reckless driving; =.
W. Blanchard Of Rutland for a fatal
accident; Matthew Bougas of Spring
ield for an accident and failure 70 re-
port the same; II. L. Green of Rich
ford for causing an accident and fail.
ing to report the same.
The report Of the automobile acct
dent which happened at the Pioneer in
Montpelier earlier in the week. in
which J. b. Sanguinettfs machine of
Rarre WAS inyol' n has boon made to
he secretary Of states office. II sp-
pears that the car was following a
load Of hay and that the team Of Hy-
man Leventol was approaching, result
ing in the automobile and team collid-
ing. Frank Bailey OF Barre has also
asked for a report blank.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
William McInnes nronnad
60 Feet, Landed on Feet,
Fell Over on Head
DEAD WHEN HIS
COMRADES CAME
He Was 20 Years of Age
and Worked for Bout
well, Milne & Varnum

Instantaneous death was the fate OF
William MeInnes at the Boutwell,
Milne and Narnum quarry number
tree, this morning about 9:30, when he
unconsciously stepped off the edge OF
the quarry and fell about 60 feet
landing upon his feet and topping
over, his skull being crushed in the
contact with<fhe granite. At the time
he was working about the large steam
shovel, used in the clearance work on
the Boutwell, quarTies.
Fellow workmen rushed to his side
but death had been instantaneous. and
the response of DIR. Z. w. Bailey was to
no avail. His body was removed to the
Whitcomb undertaking rooms in East
Barre and will later be removed to tho
home Of his mother, Mrs. Christina Me-
Innes, proprietress of the Boutwell,,
Milne and Narnum boarding house,
and with whom he lived.
The young man was born in Will
Jamestown 20 years ago last April,
and was one OF family of six. Be-
sides his mother, there survive two
brothers. John of GranitevilIe and NAL
colin of Barre, three sisters, Eta, Mar
garet and Christina.
The young mans father, Murdo Nc
Innes, was killed in similar accident
on the II. L. Smith & Co. quarry two
years ago last January.
Funeral arrangements were not com
pleted this afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
$4,000 BRIBE
is ALLEGED
And r. w. Boiling, Will
sons Brother-in-LaW
Was Mentioned
IN INVESTIGATION |
OF SHIPPING BOARD
Amount Said to Have Been
Paid to Procure Un-
usual Favors

New York, Nov. 20--R. w. Boiling,
brother-in law of President Wilson and
treasurer of the shipping board, was
named in connection with a $4,000
bribe alleged to have been paid by a
Staten Island shipbuilding company to
procure unusual fayors from the board,
in testimony before the congressional
committee investigating shipping
board affairs here to-day.
Tucker E. Sands, former vice .presi-
dent of the Commercial National bank,
Washington, testified that it was his
understanding" that $500 he loaned
Boiling against his note, "and of which
Boiling already has paid back $500,
was Bollings share on the $4,000
bribe" of the Wallace Downey Ship
building corporation for unusual ship
ping board favoTs.
Sands said that the $4,000 he sun
derstood" was to be split four ways
between himself. Boiling, Lester Sisler,
former shipping board secretary, and a
man named Kranor.
Sands admitted that he had in an
interview with Alfred w. McCram, re-
porter for the New York Globe, made
allegations of the alleged bribe, which
we're incorporated in an affidavit, a pho
tostatic copy of which was submitted
to the board to-day, prepared for his
(Sands'l signature.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
LIFE SENTENCE
FOR BOY THIEF
August Pascal Had Also
Pleaded Guilty to Second
Degree Murder
SENTENCE ON THAT
WAS SUSPENDED
Pascal Smothered Blakely
Coughlin Under His
Coat

Norristown, Pa, Nov. 20,---August
Pascal, alias Pasquale, was sentenced
to life imprisonment this morning by
Judge Swartz in Norristown court for
kidnapping Blakely Coughlin, the 10.
month-old baby of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Fl, Coughlin, from their home near
Norristown on JuIie last.
Pascal, known as "The Crank,
pleaded guilty at his trial TO second
degree murder and kidnapping for ex.
tortion. He said he smothered tho
infant under his coat and threw the
body in a river. Sentence was s,ls'
pended on the second degree murder
charge
Judge Swartz told Pascal he was
sorry he could not sentence him 10
death. The second degree murder sen
tence, he said, will be considered II
Pascal is ever released
Under Pennsylvania law the maxi
mum penalty for kidnapping is life
imprisonment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
MRS. BUTTON GOT DIVORCE
And Was Also Granted $500 Alimony
Court Does Not Adjourn.

The final session Of the September
term Of Washington county court did
not take place Friday afternoon as il
was expected il would because, when
the final action in the case of Malnati
vs.. Rossi was to occur, disagreement
occurred as to the close jail execution
so ii looks now as though the whole
case would have to be heard and be-
cause OF that Judge S. c. Wilson de-
clared recess until 2 o'clock Mon
day afternoon, the Goth of the month,
when he viii come back to hear the
Malnati case, and. incidentally, some
other matters viii be disposed OF at
that time.
A divorce was granted in the case
OF Mary Button VS.. William Button on
the ground of intolerable severity
making the 32nd divorce granted this
term The list OF the others have APP
peared in The Times during the past
few weeks when they were granted
but the Button divorce, like all others,
does not become effective until the day
Of final adjournment of court. The
court gave Mrs. Button $500 alimony
which is to be paid within Is days
from the date Of effectiveness Of the d.
,orce or il becomes lien on the prop
erty. Mr.. Buttons attorney protested
against this but the court stated that
il the petitionee would rather give
Mrs. Button the farm and take the
alimony money Of 81 800 for his inter
est that might take place.
The finding Of facts in the case are
very concise and set forth in plain
terms Just what the court found from
the testimony. In one place. it is stat.
ed. that the petitionee is apparently
lacking in the fine feelings of tie
heart toward Mrs. Button and in an
other place il states that for many
wears apparently "he was without any
element Of love or regard for her. The
findings refer to his swearing at her
and calling her names of the vilest M.
ture. In another place it refers to his
treatment OF her as not more than that
worthy an animal. In another place
the findings state there was no ques-
tion about the intolersble severity
after the petitionee appeared ON the
witness stand, indicating that he made
a poor appearance 10 the court.
A finding Of facts in the Crown
Washburn case also occurred and the
terms Of these arc submitted to each
attorney for suggestions as to any
further findings. The Shappy case was
not completed Friday and other wit
nesses will be heard later, it is ex-
pected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
After Smashing 1t s IN
They Found Notb.SS Of
Value
WILLIAMSTQW4J FEED
STORE BROKEN INTO
Register, Sledge Hammer
and Carting Truck Found
on Barre Road

Breaking into the Charles NJ. Seaver
& Co. feed store at Williamstown this.
morning, robbers carried off 200
pound cash register to a point one mile
toward Barre, smashed open the regis
ter with sledge hammer, which also
was brought from the feed store, and
found there wasn't cent or anything
else of value to them in the receptacle
Perhaps they found, too, that they
could have saved themselves q great
deal of labor in carrying off the regis
ter, as the key was In the lock and
only needed to be turned in order to
open the register.
Seaver & Co. do not use the register
as depository for money at night,
but as the register Ia McCaskey prod
their accounts in it. The accounts and
other papers were the contents Of the
register last night, being of no possible
good to the burglars.
Entrance to the feed store was
gained by using ladder, which car
penters had left iir>Stheir work on the
building, to mount TO an upper win
dow. This window was not locked and,
once inside the building, the robbers
found the way to the office open. Eyi-
IDENTIFY, the cash register was the ore
object to their search, for nothing else
about the Office or storehouse seemed
this morning to be disturbed, except
the sledge hammer, already mentioned,
and one of the bag trucks, which had
been used in carting the heavy regis
ter away. The truck and the sledge
hammer were found near the broken
register this morning near the bridge
just off the Barre -WilIiamstown road
and on the road leading to Mill vii.
lage."
As the register was so heavy IT y
not thought likely that one man could
cart it away. The traces of the truck
were slightly diseernible this morning
on the road between the Seayer mill
and the bridge. The set of keys which
had been left by Seaver & Co. inside
the register was intact, but the other
set in the lock had either been stolen
or lost in the movement of the truck
over the rough road.
The storehouse was closed at 4
O'Clock last night and was not visited
by the owners until this morning when
the break was discovered The tins Of
the break was set at :35 this morning
as swinging clock in the Office
stopped at that hour. This clock was
SO balanced that a movement against
IL was calculated to stop the works.
The register was badly damaged under
4 q
On Oct IA, the Central Vermont sta
tion at williamstown, which is situat.
ed adjacent to the Seayer feedstorel
was broken open and robbed of an
amount thought to haves been between
$40 and $l2 Whether the two breaks
were by the same parties Is merely
matter of conjecture; but there -
likelihood they were.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
TRAPPED BY FIRE, NINE
PERSONS LOST LIVES IN
NEW YORK APARTMENT
'ROcK-BoUND AGREEMENT"
Alleged to Exist in Granite and Marble
Industries.

New York, Nov. 20.---Disintegration
of the contractor dealer labor combines
forming New York's alleged building
trust" has begun and prices OF con
struction materials have toppled over
and dropped since active warfare
against these interests was opened, it
was revealed yesterday by witnesses
before the joint legislative committee
conducting the investigation.
Increased productivity of labor also
has been apparent since the investi-
eating committee began exposing one
scandal after another and the grand
jury started returning indictments, EN-
ployers testified.
Mingled with these developments
came evidence to show existence of
country wide control of production and
prices in marble, cement, limestone and
other trades. National associations
are threatening these industries, it was
alleged.
More than a year ago Samuel I'm
termyer, counsel for the investigating
committee, declared if given an oppor-
tunity to conduct an inquiry into these
combinations, he could send prices
tumbling, and yesterday, as his ques-
tions brought replies showing his pre-
dictions have come true, he seemed the
happiest man in the big crowd that
iammed the committees chambers.
The testimony that the cement trade
of the entire country is under the abso-
lutte control of national association
and that there is "a very roekbound
agreement in the granite and mar
Bile industries was given by Hugh
White, vice president of the George A.
Fuller Construction company, one OF
the largest concerns of its kind doing
business through the United States.
He expressed the hope that he might
soon see competition in building
materials trades and labor. Mr.. I'm
termyer added that he wanted to re-
lease labor from 'the thralldom of
blackmail."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
WATERBURY PEOPLE GENEROUS
In Contributions to Aid Little Girl
Who Lost Both Feet.

Waterbury, Nov 20.-Waerbury re-
sponded in most general fashion to the
appeal for contributions to assist IN
the care Of little Alberta Eldred, aged
four years, who lost both feet last
summer when she was cut down by a
moving machine operated by her
grandfather at Waterbury Center. The
goal set for local aid was fixed at 5000
and when the checking up had been
temporarily ended last night II WIS
found that total of 81 200 had been
contributed. G. G. Graves, chairman OF
the drive, expressed the opinion that
there would be considerable additions
to that amount.
IL is expected that the state charity
department will raise other funds to
use in the same case, the amount TO be
used in purchasing artificial feet for
the little girl and in educating her,
The parents of the girl are poor and
unable to do for her what the situa'
tion demands. Since the accident the
girl has been in Heaton hospital, Mont
pelier. where she was rushed by auto-
mobile on the day OF the misfortune.
For time it was thought she would
bleed to death, but the girl Is now
making good progress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
ACCUSED OF ROBBERY
whitingham Man and Son Bound Over
at Brattleboro.

Brattleboro, Nov. 20.-George Girls.
void and son, Earl Griswold, both OF
Whitingham, gave bail in the sum OF
$500 each in the municipal court yester.
day for their appearance Monday to
answer TO the charge of attempted rob-
hery. armed with dangerous weapon
They are charged with having tried to
rob Mrs. Fred Wheeler of Stratton the
morning OF October 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
la Wilmington firm, and on October 8
two men, one OF whom called the other
.efather," searched her clothing for $500
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
Sheriff r. L. Wellman arrested and
took them 10 Wardsboro, where an in
quest was held by Judge T. y. 0Brien
at the request Of States Attorney E.
W Gibson OF this place. Mrs. Wheeler
was sent for without being told of the
arrest Of the Griswolds. States At
torney Gibson had the younger Girls
void take seat in the room with Mrs.
Wheeler without telling either who the
other was and Mrs. Wheeler became
much agitsted and said the young man
was one of the two who tried to rob
her. Later she pointed out the elder
Griswold as the other man who entered
her home on October s..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
MISSING STUDENT LOCATED.
c. v. Clifford Telephoned from Mont
real to His Father.

Burlington, Nov. 20-After having
been sought for an entire day around
Burlington by hundreds of students
Cecil V. Clifford, the University oi
Vermont student, who had been miss
ing since Wednesday morning, finally
located himself last evening about 1890
o'clock when he called his father, ]. V
Clifford of Pittsford, who has been in
this city trying to find him. At present
the missing boy is at the Arcadia ho.
tel in Montreal From the short con-
versation that Mr.. Clifford was able to
hold with his son, it is evident that
he did not know where he yeas going
when he started for Montreal.
He did not give very definite infor-
nation ms to how he reached the Cana
dian city. or tell about his present con-
dition. When asked if he could re-
turn home he merely replied that he
thought that he could stand the trip,
but could not walk, From this, it is
understood that he has run short Of
money. Although he is thought 70
have been temporarily demented when
he left the city, he seemed to be per-
fectly normal when speaking to his
father.
Probably he will be able to tell more
of his experiences of the last few days
when rested up from the strain and ex,
posure of his trap. However, it may he
that he will not be able TO remember
the details any more than he was able
to afterwards recall what caused the
fall which he suffered in the Alpha Tau
Omega fraternity house two years ago,
the results of which kept him out Of
college until this semester.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
FIRE STARTED
In BABY CART
ON FIRST FLOOR
Flames Swept Through
Open Stairways, Cutting
s OFF Escape Through the
SEA
Halls-Nearly a Hun
dred People, Clad in
Night Clothes, Swarmed
on Fire Escapes.

New York, Nov. 20.--Nine persons,
constituting every member but one OF
two entire families, lost their lives here
early to. .day in a fire which destroyed a
fve story apartment house at 307 West
l46th street. Fourteen other families
escaped or were rescued by firemen.
Originating, fire authorities say, IN
baby carriage on the first floor of the
brick structure, the fire swept upward
through open stairways, cutting off esr
cape through the halls. Nearly hun
dred men, women and children, clad in
night clothes, swarmed to the fire es-
capes, some making their way to the
ground while others huddled terror
stricken on platforms in mid air until
carried to safety.
he dead were all found on the fifth
and top floor after the flames had been
controlled. They were: Raphael Geb-
bia, his wife, Anna and their four
children, who ranged in years from
seven down to one and half; Mrs.
Ada Frank. Mrs. Bertha Reynolds, her
sister. and Ruth Reynolds, girl of IT,.
Charles Frank, overcome by smoke.
tainted over a window sill and was
dragged to safety and revived by a man
who reached out from an adjoining
building and drew him across the mar
row open space. Mrs. Dora Schoheld,
living on the second floor, escaped with
minor injuries. ~
Robert Walker. neiehborhood resi-
dcnt, climbed FIRE escape before the
arrival of fremen and carried to safety
an infant which had been abandoned in
its crib by fsr.ily living on the sec
oDd floor.
Other residents of the doomed build
ing escaped over adjoining roofs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
BIG BILL FuREY FREED
On Charge Of Attempted Extortion in
Connection With Ship Burning.

New York. Nov. 20.-Edward II. (Bic
Bill Furey. who attained notoriefy in
connection with New Yorks alleged
IS .00n.c00 bond theft plot involving
.Jules W r'Nicky-i Arnrs;ein. to-day
vas Acquitted Of a charge Of attempted
sxtortion concerned with the burning
~ the steamer Oceanics AZ Montreal
more than year ago.
The specific charge Of which Fanrey
was acquitted alleged that he. with
james keene. = Montreal private de
tecfive. had intimated that he would
oharre Charles g.. a Pitch, president
n the Baltic Steamship company here,
with participation in the burning Of
the steamer Oceanica ~ Montreal in
gulv. 1919. unless Pfifch come
through with 5000.
A. the trial Furey DENIED the charge
Indir1 usenfs against Furey charging
hin uith criminslly receiving stolen
Sf-rper-y and with grsnd larusuy are
stil pending. and hs Uss ssut haek %
fhE 7oubs 10 avail trial
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
AUTO STRUCK BUGGY
And Then Hit Small Boy Walking on
Sidewalk.

At 1850 this morning an sutorno-
bile. driven by L. H. Tobin of % Acad-
emy street. struck the buggy Of DR..
W. ID. Reid as the latter was making
the turn into the driveway of his
home on South Main street. After the
collision Mr. Tobin's car swerved 20
the right and ran up onto the side
walk. knocking down Charles. the
three year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Spencer Of South Main street,
who was walking with his mother.
The extent Of the child's injuries Is
undetermined but i believed to he
confined 20 . bruised head.
Since DR.. Reds team was struck :
glancing blow. only the rear wheel was
taken Of. The doctor was thrown from
the carriage and suffered only miner
injuries to his hip. He was able to
be out walking on the street a short
time after the accident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-20
BENEDIcT-TAIT.
Former Barre Man Takes Bride at Con-
cord Junction, Mass.

Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan B. Benedict,
the former of whom lived in Barre un-
iii a few wears ago, are spending part
Of their honeymoon in Barre, they hsv-
ing been married at the brides home IN
Concord junction, Mass, Tuesday,
Nov. Ia. The following account of the
wedding viii be of interest to the mary
friends of the Benedict family here;
"A very pretty wedding took place
Tuesday evening, Nov. Is, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs, Benjamin Anderson,
lo2 Commonwealth avenue, Concord
Junction, when their elder daughter,
Edna Martha TAFT, was united in mar
riase 10 Nathan Bertrand Benedict, son
of Mrs. NJ z. Benedict Of Allston, Mass.
formerly of Barre. Vt. Rev. George
Tewksbury, pastor N the Congregs-
tional church at Concord, who married
the brides parents % years ago, per
formed the ceremony under beauti-
full arch Of evergreen, the single ring
service being used.
Mrs. Alden keele Of Somerville
PLAYED the wedding march. The bride
was attended by Miss Emily Benedict
of Allston, sister of the groom, and
Jerry Anderson, brother of the bride,
acted as best man. The bride was
rowned in a suit of brown duvetyr,
trimmed with opossum. with hat 70
match. and she carried a shower bou-
ouet. Her bridesmaid wore q brown
satin gown with hat 10 match, and she
carried yellow chrysan,hemums.
"The proom's gift TO the bride was
a rome Of uearls: and TO the best man,
a gold penknife The brides gift Ia
the bridesmaid was q topaz and pearl
pendant,
The groom attended the public
schools in Barre. Vt. and later grad
uated AZ Albany Business college. He
Is an ex-service man. having been IN
the heavy cosst artillery, and for two
wears before entering the army and
since his discharge in lels he has been
employed BY II T. Chslifsux Of Bos-
ton. The bride is a popular young lady
in Concord Junction and has been IN
the employ Of Madam Bal Of Boylston
street. Boston. a. dressmslSer and de-
signer.
After the wedding ceremony a
dainty lunch was served bv cousins n
the bride. The event proved to be a
double cerebration a. the groom vas
cslled upon 20 ou a large birthdsy
cske. made w his honor by his mother.
There were msny beautiful gifts of
money. silver. linen and cut glass The
happy couple left amid thc congratuls-
tons ard hest wishA n their frierfs
and ufli take an auto TRIP through
Nou England. their destination hein<
Barre. VI. thr heyhrad home - tAs
rrocn. Aftsr their rrturn fhey vil re-
sidc a. Gzlcxiid street Allston, Mass.'