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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
Annual Meeting of Montpelier District
of Episcopal Missions.

The 10th annual meeting of the
Montpelier district of the womans aux
iliary to the missionary work of the
church will be held at the Church of
the Good Shepherd, Barre. Wednesday,
April 2S, with the following program:
9:45 a. m, holy communion; l0.30,
greetings, Rev. David G. Huntington
response, Rev. F. M. DeForest; opening
business, Vice Pres. Z. NJ. Denny. II,
report of district secretary, Mrs. l.. r.
Rickert; report, the local secretaries;
report, the juniors. lI:45, election of
district secretary, announcements, 9TH
er business. 1890, adjourn for lunch
1880 p. m. short memorial service;
solo, Mrs. NJ ID. Lamb, Crossing the
Bar; report district secretary: ques-
tions, THE New Relations to the Coun-
ell 2;30, address, "The Detroit Con-
vention and Mr., James Hickson," Rev.
j. Barnby Leach; song arrangement of
Prom Greenland's ley Mountains, :"
Mrs. NJ. d. Lamb; offerings taken.
4 10, exercise by Barre juniors, bene-
diction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
MERGER BENEFICIAL
When Applied to Hydro-Electric Com
panies in Maine.

Augusta. Ne. April 27.-The appli.
cation of the Central Maine Power Co,
to obtain control of the Androscoggin
Electric company. the Knox Electric
company and the Oxford Electric conf
pany was approved to-day by the pub
lie utilities commission.
The Central Maine Power company
through its own and subsidiary com
panies, furnishes electric energy for
light and power in nearly 90 cities and
towns in central Maine and operates
street railways and gas plants in a
portion of its territory. IL has rights
in nine of the 10 counties in the state.
The question Of whether il j. wise
TO permit a consolidation. which will
result in enabling one company to zoe
cupy a very large and very important
part of our state j. considered in the
commissions opinion. The belief j. ex-
pressed that 80 far a. hydro-electric
are concerned the union of
relatively small companies into one
large corporation j. for the benefit of
al the customers OF each Of the com
pauies and Is best for the state as
whole
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
SEARCH SWAMP
FOR MANS BODY
Oliver L. Eklund Is Sup
posed to Have Been
Murdered
MISSING SINCE
SUNDAY NIGHT
When He, Started to Garry
Two Men from Provi-
dence to Taunton

Taunton, Mass, April 2T--Ofiicers
to-day searched a swamp between this
city and Easton for the body of Oliver
L. Eklund of Providence, believed to
have been hidden there by his mur-
derers. Eklund, who drove public
cab, has been missing since Sunday
night when he started for Taunton
with two strangers, whom he picked
up at the Union station. Providence.
The car was found abandoned yester-
day in the Dorchester district of Bos-
ton. There was fresh blood inside and
along the running board
In tracing the route Of the car. off
GERS learned that stop was made at
Easton for gasoline, and that there
were only two men with il at that
time
The police theory is that Eklund was
murdered for the money he carried and
that his body was disposed of some
where between this city and Easton.
There is stretch of several hundred
acres OF swamp land in that district
where a body could be concealed easily,
The search, which was led by Michael
Fleming. a state police officer, was
confined to the part of the swamp near
the highway, as on account OF the
depth OF water beyond it was thought
unlikely that the body could be carried
far into the swamp. Taunton police
men and constables from neighboring
towns assisted in the search
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
VT. N. E, GP.
AT WgSlPELIER
MARI Sy increase in Mem
beH Up During the Past
Year Was Shown
E. w. CRENNELL AS
GRAND WARDEN
A Reception Was Held Last
Evening in Honor of
the Visitors

The annual meeting of the grand
lodge of the New England Order oil
Protection is taking place in tn,
knights OF Pythias hall in Montpelier
Last evening a reception was given IL
visiting members under the direction
OF committee, of which b. j. Stewart
was chairman In the receiving lin,
were Burt Snow, Mrs Elmer Clark ana
Mrs. Jennie Warren. Dancing was en-
Joyed during the evening. Readingi
We're given by Miss Aida Turney ani
vocal solos by Miss Merle Turner.
This morning the meeting was calet
TO order in form with Warden W. Il
Green presiding The reports showed
marked increase in membership dur
ing the year and T. W. Crenneli d
Burlington was elected grand warde,
during the morning session.
Other officers chosen were: Gran
vice warden, A. j. Goss, West Dan
vile; secretary, Charles A. Spear
Barre; treasurer, A. w. Taft, Barre
guide, Mrs, Sargent, st. Johnsbury
chaplain, Mrs. Agnes Lavalley, Hard
wick; guardian, Mrs Elmer Clark
sentinel, H. Y. Dunlau
Bellows Falls.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
PoPE'S EFFORTS IN WAR.
Are Detailed in Work Published by a
Jesuit Father

Rome, April 27--Pope Benedict's ef-
forts to bring about peace during the
war and lend assistance TO prisoners
and all those suffering in connection
with the conflict are detailed in an i'm
portant work published by Giuseppi
Quirico, a widely known Jesuit father.
This work. which is printed in nine
languages, deals with inquiries under
taken by the Vatican regarding miss.
ing prisoners and the hospitality Of
fered seriously wounded soldiers in
Switzerland, where 10000 British,
French, German and Russian patients
were interned.
The work also describes the success
attained by Pope Benedict in inducing
the Turks TO respect the Dardanelies
cemetery. where many young British,
Australians and French are buried. 1t
ends with story of the efforts OF the
pontiff in September. 1914: July, 1915,
and in August, 1917, to bring about
"iust and durable peace among ma
tons
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
SPENT NIGHT ON CLIFF.
Inmate of Brattleboro Retreat Suffered
No Ill Effects.

Brattleboro. April 27-After being
away from The Brattleboro retreat "A
hours, Miss Annie NJ Phipps, parole
patient at the institution, was found
yesterday afternoon on elf at the
Petite place in West Brattleboro. whore
she said she had been since Sunday
evening. Her clothing was torn some
what but although she is around 30
years of aye, she did not appear to
have suffered much from exposure. She
was found by employees Of the retreat
who had been looking for her since
early morning.
Miss Phippe called on a West Brat
tleboro friend Sunday afternoon and
said she was going after Mayfiowers.
She outlined the course she intended
10 follow in returning TO the retreat.
Officials of the institution missed her
Sunday night and made inquiries with
out getting trace Of her, She appar.
entity became bewildered. as she said
she could not get down from the cliff,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
SAWED WAY TO FREEDOM.
John Bean, Wanted at Swanton, Es-
capped at White River Junction.

White River Junction, April 27--
John Bean. wanted in Swsnton on
charges of thefts, one of which was the
alleged stealing Of horse, arrested in
White River Junction Saturday after
noon by request of Swanton authori-
ties. has sawed his way out of jail here.
Bean had been in White River june
tion for three weeks past. Fhe arrest
was made by Constable +. ii. Oakes.
Bean was at once placed in a cell Of
the local police station and the author
tiles at Swanton were notified of the
arrest Constable Oakes was in the
station Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
and saw the prisoner. At ll;45 he was
missing from cell and station. He had
by some means sawed the bars of his
cell and left the station, the door OF
which was not locked. He has not been
fonnd and il il supposed he left town
on some Connecticut River railroad
freight train. Bean is said TO be about
% years of age.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
GERlNANYS FINANCIAL
COLLAPSE IS NEAR SAYS
TREASURY MINISTER
ORGY OF SPENDING"
WOULD FOLLOW BONUS
According to Reading of Resolution
Presented to United States Cham
ber of Commerce.

Atlantic City, April 27.-The United
States Chamber of Commerce would &C
on record as opposed to the granting
| of bonus TO soldiers who served in
the World war by adoption of reso.
luton submitted for action by the
resolutions committee at the initial
session of its eighth annual convention
here to-day.
The resolution as presented declared
that mot only half million negroes in
the South, who probably would receive
$500 or 5000 each, would Immediately
quit work until the money was spent, y
but predicted there would be generally
IAN orgy of spending" that labor
would be disorganized and production
decreased.
The chamber also received for con-
sideration a report of its national com
mittee on European finance, in which
it was asserted that while American
bankers and business men are friendly
toward aiding in the rehabilitation OF
Europe by private investment, no such
action can be looked for until peace
has been formally concluded and the
United States government has adopted
a definite policy of sanction and CO.
operation.
Revision of the excess profits and
income taxes $50 that large investors
can afford to put their funds in other
than tax-free securities is urged by
the report.
"The small investor" says the re-
port, lis not saving money He has
been influenced by the tendency to-
ward extravaganza which has swept
over the entire civilized world since
the armistice.
The large investor is largely un-
available because of the present situa
ton with respect TO taxation Under
existing rates of federal income tax,
return of ) per cent without tax de-
ductions (which can be obtained from
fully exempt state and municipal se-
curities of prime characterl is more at
tractive than domestic or foreign in
vestment subject to tax
Discussing the need for a fixed gov
policy of sanction and 60.
operation, the report said there was no |
.hought of suggesting that the govern
nent alter its policy of not increasing |
he Sl0,000,000,000 il already has ad- |
Tanced to European countries.
1t would appear. however, says the
'eport, that the present situation in
Tolves more than purely business con
liberation and that its numerous po-
itieal and social ramifications are of |
leep significance to our own people and /
o the whole world. In matter of /
uch tremendous scope II does not ap-
'ear to us sound policy to proceed ON
IN extensive scale until definite gov
rnmental sanction and cooperation is
ssured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
CHURCHES RESPOND WELL
In the Interchurch World Movement
Now Under Way.

Middlebury, April 27.-The churches
cooperating in the interchurch world
movement in New England have
pledged mp to Monday night S5.243,l3S.
Reports from all parts of the field
state that churches large and small are
exceeding their quotas, and the leaders
of the 81 cooperating denominations
are increasingly optimistic.
Rev. w A. Dawson OF Burlington.
head Of the Baptist church in Vermont.
states that in nearly every instance
thus far reported the Baptist churches
in this state are going over the top.
The Baptist quota for Vermont Is $3.50,
COO on n four year basis.
Rev. e. G. Merrill Of Burlington.
state superintendent Of the Congrega
tional churches. reports that he is re
ceivjng most encouraging news from
an sections Of tho state. He win issue
r more complete report soon. The Con
gregatioual quota for Vermont is $780,
BOO on a one year plan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
COAL DEALERS
AS WITNESSES
Before Federal Grand Jury
Investigating Prices
in Boston
ADVANCE OF 81 A TON
APR. / INQUIRED INTO
In Effort to See if There
Was Conspiracy or 9th
er Illegal Action

Boston, April 21.-The federal grand
jury met in special session to-day TO
consider evidence with view of de-
termining whether there was conspi-
racy or any illegal action in connection
with the recent advance in the price
OF hard coal. United States Attorney
Boynton summoned most of the larger
coal dealers of the city to testify and
arranged to present 10 the jury also
the evidence produced at recent hear
ing before the state commission on the
necessaries of life. As result OF this
hearing the commission announced its
opinion that the advance of 81 ton,
effective April !, was unwarranted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
FISSURE IN DUBLIN CASTLE.
Thai No Cement Made Can Close, Says
Bishop of Killaloe.

Nenagh ireland. April 26.-"Reser-
vations to the treaty of Versailles
adopted in the United States Senate
on March 2s, by which that body went
on record a sympathizing with Ireland
and declaring she should be admitted
to the league Of nations as soon ss self
government is attained, registered the
death Of tyranny in Ireland" said
Monsignor Michael Foggsrty. bishop
of Killaloe, in sermon here yesterday
He declared the Importance Of the ac.
tion of the Senate could not be over
stated" and that it applied the prin-
ciple Of freedom to Ireland.
III Ireland had had one days rest
from the reign of terror she suffered"
he declared @shc would have celebrated
with solemn services in every church
throughout the land that declaration
Of America
There is fssure already visible in
Dublin castle. and cement cannot be
made that viii close Il again. In few
years Dublin castle will be. with the
Bastile Of Paris. in the limbo Of time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
ICELAND WANTS TO JOIN.
Applies for Membership in the League
of Nations.

Washington. ID. G.. April 21.-Appli-
cation by Iceland for membership in
the league Of nations. news Of which
has Just reached Washington, will call
attention TO he littlc-known fact that
Iceland j. now completely independ
ent state. The application states that
Denmark voluntarily accorded indie
pcndence To the island government IN
December. 1918.
Three other states have filed appii-
cations for admission 10 the league, the
republic ~ Georgia. San Mariuo and
Luxembourg. All four applications viii
come before the meeting of the coun-
ell Of the league 20 be held in Rome
within the next few days unless post
pnned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
UNDERWOOD
MADE LEADER
Alabama Man Chosen by
Democrats Of the SEN
ate To-day
WAS UNOPPOSED
IN THE CONFERENCE
Sen. Hitchcock, the Acting
Leader Since Martins
Death, Had Withdrawn

Washington, y. G., April 27. Sena.
tor Underwood of Alabama was elect
ed Democratic leader in the Senate to-
day at conference of Senate Demo
Gratis. He was unopposed, Senator
Hitchcock Of Nebraska, acting leader
since the death of the late Senator
Martin of Virginia, having withdrawn
from the fight last week.
Besides electing MIR. Underwood. the
Democrats discussed briefly solidarity
Of action generally. The pending peace
resolution was considered and the
Democrats agreed tentatively to call
conference later in an effort to have
the minority present a solid front on
The resolution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
New Zealand Fears Japan.

Over all plans, perhaps rather
dreams. of tho future New Zealand
exploiting her own iron and weaving
her own wool. = self contained lrtic
country proud te be- = dominion Of the
British empire loWers the cloud in
the north. Japan Not al the services
Of Britain's aliy in the Nar can mll to
sleep New Zealands fear. and TO all
complications and burdens s. added this
Of adequate defense The question j.
too b,g 70 be discussed here. but the
feeling Of the country s. al against
complete disarmament >cme such
schemr a. that proposed 90 Lord lelli-
coe would undoubtedly command ap-
protal. and the psrty returned 60 po-
litilal p0ver hs- given the proposal
its general support tutl the icague
~ nations hecomes a real factor iu the
defense of small naticns fh1sc nations
uHl have to Do BE- be-t thev can for
themselvrs For these reasou- New
Zcaland e. faoed uuh heavv resBonsi-
bilr5-~ fH hC faturr- MsnEhe.ter
Guardian.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
"DEADwooD COACH" WANTED.
And So a Concord, N. H., Concern May
Loan II TO London.

Concord. n H.. April 27.--Attention
has been called here TO an advertise
ment recently printed in the London
Telegraph for one Of the "Dcadwood
coaches" used in the West many years
ago and in more recent years by the
late Colonel William r. Cody buffalo
Bill in his Wild West show The
coach j. wanted for the international
horse show in London in June. There
is but one duplicate OF the famous
Deadwood coach known 90 be available.
and that Is owned by the Abbott
Downing company of this city. the
original makers A cablegram was sent
to London to-day offering to loan the
historic vehicle for use in the coming
show.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27

Aqua Prieta. Sonora. Mexico. April
27.-AgIa Prieta's gambling houses
closed last night as the result of
strike Of American game keepers in an
effort to gain per cent increase in
wages. The game keepers demand SIS
a day. They were getting $40.
Gambling in Aqua Prieta Is unique.
as gambling houses 20. There j. none
of the glitter OF the gilded gambling
palace. none Of the lure Of hard liquor
and women with which the movie fan
j. accustomed to associate the gambler
Of the West. Saloons have been out
lawed in Sonora for some time asd
gambling is regulated by the state.
whichtenioys a handsome revenue from
the business.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
HE ATTACKED THE
PROFITEERS FOR
HARMING NATION
The Treasury Minister Fa-
vOred Early FlOtation of
an Internal Loan and De-
manded That Germany's
Obligations in Treaty Be
Clearly Fixed.
I'VE

Berlin, April 26. - Germany's fnan-
cial collapse is near, according to a
statement made before the national
assembly to-day by DR.. Wirth, minis
ter of the treasury, while presenting
the budget for the coming year. The
minister attacked war profiteers, who,
he declared. "are turning the nations
economic plight to their own advan-
tage.'
DIR. Wirth favored the early hota-
tion of an internal loan and demanded
that Germsny's obligations imposed by
the treaty of Versailles be clearly fixed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
Well Defined.

Sam and Rastus were seated in a
Jim Crow car on southern railway.
en- route to plantation for the cotton
picking season They were discussing
politics. with particular reference TO
the coming state elections. Rastus was
? rsbid partisan OF the incumbent rep
rcsentatiye.
Well. said Sam. "Ah likes him all
right. All guess, but his platform amt
No good
Platform" snoried Rastus. plat
tumi Saw, nigger. doan' YOU know
dat = political platfom is jes' like a
platfo'm on ono o desc we're railroad
cahs-hit amt meant 10 stan on: hits
jes' meant 20 git in ni''-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
FRENCH RE-occUPYING AINTAB.
Kemal Forces Have Cut the Bagdad
Railway.

London, April q French troops re-
occupied the village of Aintab, Asia
Minor, on Monday, according TO Con-
stantinople dispatch received by Reu-
ter's Limited.
Forces supporting Mustapha Kemal
the Turkish nationalist leader, have
cut the Bagdad railway north and
south OF the Cilician gates, where some
fighting has occurred and in which sew
era Italian workmen have been killed
and others made prisoner. French de-
tachments have repaired the railway
between Mersina and Adana, which
was crt by Turkish forces.
Reports that Greek villages north
Of Hadiin. have been destroyed are de-
clared to be without foundation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
VERMONT RANKS FOURTH
In Number of Cattle Tested With the
Tubsrculin Test, in March.

Vermont ranks fourth state in num-
Der Of cattle tested with tho tuberculin
test in the month of March. During
this month Vermont tested 1869 head
Of cattle on the state and federal co
operative plan. The state of Wisconsin
led. testing 4.a35 cattle
Taking into consideration the fact
that the state 81 Wisconsin has five
times the number ct livestock there
arc IN Vermont. it shows that Yer
mont is doing more in propori ION to its
size than any other state in the union
toward cradicsting tuberculosis from
it, herds
Vermont stood llth in tho number II
accredited hcrd-. bat there are sl2
herds which have passed one test With
out rcactor, 50 that within a year
\ ermont VIII probably lead the unior
IN the number II tuberculosis free &C
credited herds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
MANUFACTURERS
DISPUTE X. X. OFFICIALS
Declare That Receipt of Raw Materials
, is Seriously Curtailed Despite. the
Claim That Traffic Is 90 Per
Cent Normal.

Chicago, April 27.--Claims of rail.
road officials that 80 per cent Of normal
freight traffic was being moved in the
Chicago district were disputed to-day
by manufacturers. who declared re-
ceipt of raw materials was seriously
curtailed and that outgoing shipments
were far below the normal of the pc
riod the strike of insurgent railroad
employees began.
Embargoes on many roads were de-
clared still to be in force intermittent
ly. Coal and food supplies, which have
been given preference, were reported to
be moving normally.
The insurgents have indicated no dis
position to yield and railroads to-day
went ahead with efforts to facilitate
operation. The Railway Managers as
sociation announced thar 1883 strikers
had returned to work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
JOHNSON VS.. WOOD
Furnishes Most Interesting Fight in
New Jersey.

Newark. n j.. April 27.--Chef in.
terest in to-day's preferential presiden.
tial primary in New Jersey was focused
ator Hiram johnson and Major General
lssonard Wood Democratic voters were
not asked to indicate direct prefer.
ence. The unopposed big four" Dem.
ocratic delegation is pledged to the can
didacy of Governor Edward /. Ed.
wards Each party will elect 2s dis
trict delegates 10 their respective ma
tional conventions.
The Republican state organization
has split on the big four" delegat ion
90 the Chicago convention, and from n
state standpoint this contest overshad-
owed the Wood johnson contest The
press of the state has featured the big
four contest as fight for political
leadership between Senator Walter Y.
Edge and Ex-Governor Il. c. Stokes,
chairman of the Republican state com
mittee. Senator Edge and his col.
league, Senator Frelinghuysen. who
were left out of the big four" slate
prepared by the state organization, be-
came candidates pledged only TO the
choice of the Republican voters as ex-
pressed at the primary.
Former Governor Stokes, together
with John w. Griggs OF Paterson,
Thomas /. Raymond Of Newark and
n. Runyan Of Plamfield, CON
prise the regular organization slate
pledged to the candidacy of General
Wood. Harry r, Layden of Paterson
and Mulford l., Bullard Of East Orange
are the avowed johnson candidates for
the big four Sylvester l.. Corroth-
nrs and Isaac ~ Nuttcr. both negroes,
are running as unpledged candidates
for the big four" having entered the
contest, they claim, because the organ
zation refused to give their race
ON the ticket.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
TO ADVANCE PRICE.
New York Journal to Sell for Three
Cents, Instead of Two.

New York. April 27.-The New York
Journal. an evening newspaper, con-
trolled by William Randolph Hearst
announced to-day that, beginning to-
morrow. it would advance It's price
from two to three cents Increased cost
of materials. machinery and labor and
increased profits for newsdealers were
assigned as reasons for the advance. II
WAS announced that advertising rates
also are increased.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
JAPANESE REENFoRcEMENTs.
Have Been Landed at Alexandrovsk, on
Gulf of Tartary.

Honolulu. Il. H.. April p. Reinforce
ments of Japanese troops at Nikolavsk
have been landed at Alexandrovsk, on
the gulf Of rartary. according to To-
kio cable advices 20 the Nippu Jill,
japanese language newspaper here. The
dispatch added that the reinforcements
would aid in the rescue of 100 Japanese
nstionalists, held at Nikolavsk by bol-
sheviki.
A squadron of japanese warships
will be sent 10 Nikolsvsk a. soon a.
the sea in that vicinity is free of
ice, il was said.