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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
DI4MOND-STUDDED
BELT FOR WINlVER
of Bout Tonight Between Jack Demp
sey and Bill Brennan in New
York.

New York Dec. l4--For the second
time since July fourth a year ago,
when he mauled Jess Willard and at
tanned the heavyweight fistic cham
pionship of the world, Jack Dempsey
to night will defend his title when he
meets Bill Brennan in l5-round de-
cision bout in Madison Square garden.
A diamond studded belt is TO be award
ed the winner by Tex Richard, the
promoter.
The identity of the referee and
judges will not be announced until 7
o'clock this evening. Selections have
been made but Rickard has Withheld
the names as a preeaution!
While the champion and his rival are
closely matched physically, both in
prime condition and confident, the
generally accepted belief is that Demp-
sey's laurels are not in danger despite
the fact that Brennan is an older and
more experienced fighter.
Brennan began to fight in 1914, a
year before the champion. He is 27
years old while Dempsey is two years
his junior.
The two met once before, in Febru-
ary, 1918, at Milwaukee Brennan went
down for the count in the sixth round,
but claims a broken ankle was the
cause
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
BODY BURIED IN SNOW.
curtN Houghton's Disappearance a'
Putney Now Explained.

Children tramping about with thsiI
sleds late Saturday afternoon found
the BODY of Curtis HoughtonN Of Put
new. who had been missing since
Wednesday. Nov. 10, the melting snoS
having left a part of the mans head
visible on the premises Of the house
next to the one where he lived. only q
few feet from the Travelled highway
Mr.. HoughtOn apparently had a
shock and fell. and later was buried N
snow which slid from the roof. He lived
alone and went and came as he pleased.
80 no particular significance attached
to his disappearance, hut some Of the
townspeople were beginning TO wond 7
where he was.
Mr.. Houghton was nearly blind as a
result OF an explosion many years ago
when he and other men were firing a
cannon Al a Fourth Of July celebration
Mr.. Houchton was a son Of the late
FIbridce Houghton. who formerly op-
Grated the Putney ferry and Who vas
drowned in the Connecticut river near
the ferry many years ago. Mr. Hough-
tons mother. Mrs. Ellen Huughton,
died over a wear ago. The son had
gwen her devoted care for many years.
He leaves two sons. Harry HouEhton.
who j. employed ~ the ga house -
the Twin state Gas and Electric com
panv in Brattleboro. and Henry H0ugh-
ton. whose address is not known.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
Community House Notes.

The sewing meeting last Thursday
under leadership of Mrs. Elmer Taft
and Mrs. +. Lyon, had a larger attend
ance and did more work than any pre-
vious meeting. One of the most pleas
ing things about il was that nearly all
Of the service was voluntary. May We
make one more appeall We have a
great amount of work To be finished
for Christmas and Thursday. Dec. Is
is the only opportunity to do it. The
Red Cross has generously loaned Us
two sewing machines. With 20 ladies
assistance we can complete our plans
for making this Christmas a happier
and better one for many people Of
Barre. VIII you not help'
The Community house was the recipi-
ent of four new comforters to be used
ss needed aud for Christmas gifts. II
was to Mrs. Sarah Bond that We are
largely indebted for these. Her efforts
in soliciting the funds and arranging
the details are much appreciated.
The story hour was at the usual
time on Friday.
For unavoidable reasons, the Com
munity Thimble club omitted its meet
ing Saturday. This week Saturday. -
10 o'clock. a full attendance IL desired.
as there viii b. special attractions.
This is the last meeting before the hol-
days.
The junior sewing class met With
Mrs A C. Jones Saturday afternoon.
This class Il little girls. under her in
struction. pieCcd IN quilts that have
been and are to b. used 10 social zcrv-
ice VIVA
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

Miss Beatrice Papin began work yes
terday for the Granite Savings Bank
& Trust company.
A son. weighing nine pounds, has
been born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Anderson of Websterville.
Leonard ]. Thomson was mentioned
in the Free Press this morning as a
member Of the University of Vermont
rifle team which shot. against the
Dartmouth team Monday afternoon.
Thomson attended both Goddard and
Spaulding while living in Barre, grad
uating from the latter school in 1917.
At present he is a junior at Vermont.
Tonight, Goddard seminary's bas-
ketball FIVE invades the Spaulding
gymnasium for the first time in the
history Of the building and the game
opens the curtains Of athletic relation
shin, which have been closed for 10
years. The game in all probability will
be an exceedingly fast one. for the
old time rivalry Is back in good form
and will be present tonight. II Is
expected that the gymnasium will be
packed to the doors. a. all the 800
or more tickets have been distributed
TO students Of the schools and other
supporters. and its more than likely
that they1l be used tonight. The
seminary team has the advantage, or
al least should have. in regard to
practice and teamwork. having prac-
tiocd quite regularly for the past three
or four weeks. While the high school
team has not practioed as long every
lad i in condition. for everyone kept
in condition with the football squad
during the fall. aud were all pre-
pared for basketball two weeks ago.
The seminary team must. in order TO
plav this game. meet requirements Of
fhe schonlmasters' rules. Yet in spite
Of this = squad of 10 or ~ PLAYERS viii
l,r in reserve for the contest As many
more viii be. in readiness for the
Spaulding lineup.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
IDENTICAL FUNERAL SERVICES
Were Held for Mrs. Ora Pratt as for
Her Husband Last Friday.

The funeral of Mrs. Ora Pratt,
whose death occurred Saturday morn
ing after an illness of a week with
bronchitis, was held from the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Harry Kendall on
Trow hill yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock, Rev. +. L. Goodspeed, Iastor of
the Congregational church, officiating.
At the Elmwood vault short inter-
ment service was held. Here the body
was placed beside that of her husband,
whose death occurred but four days
before Mrs Pratt's and whose re-
mains were placed there last Friday
afternoon.
Funeral services were exactly the
same as those of Friday. the same peo-
pie assisting throughout, Messrs. s. g.
Bancroft. E. X Hutchinson, f. Stacey
and Burt Davis. acting as pail bearers !.
and next spring the remains will be
conveyed to Randolph and buried to-
gether These two people had lived as
companions, husband and wife, for ID
years in Braintree and came to Barre
but two months ago.
People from out of town TO attend
the services were Mr.. and Mrs. +. E.
Campbell and Mrs. Efiie Adams of Wa
terbury, Mrs. Harry Pratt of Braintree,
Mrs. p. J. Campbell of Randolph and
Mrs. Charles Howe of Roxbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
MAKING TOYS IN BARRE.
The oKo Novelty Co. Turning Out
Soldiers of Many Nations.

In the background of an attractive
window display of toy soldiers that
includes groups of nearly every allied
soldier, the American "doughboy," the
French 'poilus,' the Alpine soldier,
and others, hangs placard reading,
made by the oKo Novelty Go. OF
Barre" That there was a toy manutae-
turing plant in Barre was news to ev.
eryone and an investigation proved
that this plant was located in the
studio of Peter +. Landi, orchestra
leader and music instructor.
He, with a group of assistants, was
placing in wooden moulds the metal
soldiers, preparing them for coat
of paint or was painting them, when
a reporter visited the place yesterday.
For three weeks, he explained, he had
been manufacturing these toys, but
had kept his work "under cover" un-
til assured of its success. Now, after
distributing $4,000 of these toy sol
diers, he is ready to let the public
know. With an assistant, he had
worked all Sunday night getting these
little articles ready for orders, and
Yesterday his workroom was bust
ling little shop with four young peo-
pie besides himself preparing orders.
The Christmas demand is greater than
he may be able to cope with, but un-
til after the holidays the metal pets
will be boiling incessantly and the
moulds kept warm with new forms.
These miniature soldiers may be
seen in the c. W. Averill 4 Co. win
dow, charging at a company OF Ger
man soldiers surrendering. Small can
non also made by this oKo company
are included in the display; and to
complete the scene Mario Bielli, the
Young decorator who draws the at
tention of hundreds by his clever win
dow designs, added to the scene small
tanks as used in the modern warfare,
and in one corner of the window,
floating about in a tank of water are
toy boats, battleships and sub
merged submarine.
Thus far. the oKo company has not
diverted its attention 20 boats, but
after finding larger quarters and es-
tablishing a larger plant TO carry on
this work. Mr.. Landi intends to pro-
duce all kinds of TOYS and novelties.
At the present time he is working on
b patent for toy airplanes. and has IT
completed.
The toy soldiers are moulded of al
loy, composition which makes very
strong. durable toys and are surpris-
inplv able to Withstand much abuse.
The TOYS are painted in appropriate
colors and are much more substantial
than the old-time German-made toy
soldiers.
Leonard McTver of jefferson street is
a partner in the oKo company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
PROPOSES
DRASTIC LAWS
TO CHECK 1T
Department of Justice Is
Also Scored Because OF
It's Failure to Curb the
Practice of Profiteering
and Speculation in the
Great Product.

Washington, D. c., Dec. IA
Sharp criticism of the national Goa
industry with implied threat of dras
tic legislation by Congress to meet
profteering and speculation, is con
tanned in the partial report of the Sen
ate committee on production and re
construction, submitted to the Sen
ate to-day.
The committee declares coal profit
eering has continued unchecked by tne
department lof justice and is ma
tional disgrace" In general the re
port, which asked power to allow the
committee to continue its investigation
suggested government activities tc
bring about cooperation under regu
s4lation in building construction, but Its
three Republican members, Senators
Calder of New York, Edge of New
Jersey and Kenyon of Iowa, supple
mented their findings with additional
statements, all of which agreed in ask
ing special legislative attention tc
present methods of producing and dis
tributing coal.
These, Chairman Calder said, must
be corrected, while Senator Kenyon
declared that 'if the matter is to go
,on, for one, harsh as the remedy may
be, shall favor taking over the mines. >
Senator Edge expressed as his conelu-
sion that "the coal industry cannot
bring order out of the prevailing chaos
and give even reasonable relief to the
suffering people, so | am ready to mod
ifv somewl.st, in this case, my oppo-
Isition to government intrusion into
private business and to advocate legit-
innate scrutiny
"Coal profiteering, especially as 1t
has followed the priority orders OF
I the interstate commerce commission,
has continued unchecked by the de-
Epartment of Justice and is national
disgrace" the committee said in its
joint report Goal speculation has
been permitted to monopolize the
Transportation facilities of the coun-
TRY. retarding necessary construction
and increasing the basic cost of man
ufacture and distribution of commod-
tiles in general II has bled the home
owners, public utilities and industries.
"Our investigation into the coal sit
nation has convinced us that the pri-
Ivate interests now in control of the
production and distribution of coal in
spite of efforts by some, are actually
unable to prevent a continuance or
repetition Of the present deplorable
situation and that it is the duty of the
government to take such reasonable
and practical steps as it may to rem
Iedy the situation.
A government administration Of the
production and distribution of coal,
. the committee said, should be a last
resort but for the present it was rec
ommen.led that operators, wholesalers,
iobbers and retailers be required TO
file full and frequent reports with a
federal agency.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
'PROF7TEERZNG IN COAL
!. 4 "NA77ONAL DISGRACE"
SAYS OFFICIAL REPORT
ARSON ACCUSATIONS
HURLED At BOTH ENDS
Military Commission is Holding Inves-
tigation Into Cause of Fires in
Cork Sunday.

London, Dec. l4.--Investigation by
military commission of the fires
which swept the city of Cork on Sat
urday night and Sunday was expected
to be completed there to-day. Major
General Strickland, commander of mil
itary forces in Ireland, is the head OF
the commission and the taking of evi-
dence began yesterday. The mayor of
Cork and two Sim Fein members of
Parliament have been called to ex-
plain allegations they have made in a
dispatch sent to various foreign am
bassadors here relative to outrages
which they declare to have been per-
petrated in Cork during the past
week.
Announcement of the commission's 8
findings was awaited with keen inter
est by the people of London to-day as
the question of who was responsible
for the fires in Cork has assumed great
importance since the confagration. In
the absence of clear evidence, rival
elements have been doing their utmost
to fix the blame on the auxiliary po-
lice or the Irish extremists respec-
lively.
On one hand, accusations made
against the police were accepted with
out question and, on the other, it was
pointed out there was no direct proof
of the guilt of the auxiliary police.
Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief secre-
tary for Ireland, speaking in the House
of Commons last night, made state
meuts which are considered as stiR
further casting doubt on the charges
that the crown forces were guilty. He
asserted his belief that the auxiliary
police did not start the fires. and point
ed out they were not equipped with
incendiarv bombs, which, news dis
patches assert. were used to spread the
flames in Cork.
Prospects of truce in Ireland ap-
pear to have been blasted by the most
recent events, declared Sir Hamar.
Newspapers generally declare the in
vestigation in Cork should establish
the guilt of those who set the fires
and they demand that punishment be
meted out to those responsible for the
outrage.
Telephone service between England
and Dublin, which was Interrupted last
night, was resumed to-day. The break
in communication gave rise to much
speculation and some anxiety here.
There has been no explanation of the
incident.
Dublin passed a quiet night, said
a message to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
FUNERAL OF w. H. Mn ITcHELL.
Many Attended the Services Held
Yesterday Afternoon.

The funeral of William Harper
Mitchell. whose death occurred late
Thursday night after a ten weeks
illness, was held from the home of his
parents at 95 Summer street Monday
afternoon at o'clock. 4 large num-
ber of friends and relatives, including
delega tions from Clan Gordon, No. II,
and the BARRIERS union, with which the
deceased was affiliated, gathered at tie
house. Rev. William Men. Kittred2e
of the Presbyterian church ofiiciated
at the house and at the vault at Elm
wood, where the body win rest until
spring. when final interment win be
made in the Hope cemetery. The Clan
commitment services were read at the
vault.
The pail bearers were from the Clan
and from the BARRIERS union: Charles
Leel, William Duff, james Hogg and
Donald Mcleod, representing the for
mer, Harold Ennis and Charles Col
lins, representing the latter.
large number of beautiful floral
tributes testified to the love and es-
TEEN in which the young man was
held by his many friends, they being:
Il IliloN. NltdNhs - ~ ANNNA7Nf'
and family; wreath, barber brothers;
wreath. Gerald Holmes; roses, wife
and son; wreath. Alr. and Mrs. Tay-
lor, A. McLenan and son: carnations.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Ross, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordon Mcleod, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Young. Kenneth Buchanan, Mrs. Ra-
chel Wright. Mr. and Mrs. G. Fowlie,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Murray, Mrs.
John Forbes, Ladies of Clan Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Ennis, Mr. and
Mrs. William Connor and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Tobin Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Even. Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Kelley,
Mr.. and Mrs Willard Coughlan; car
nations and roses. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Fowlie and daughter; roses. Mr. and
Mrs. A. Vigneault and daughter, Mrs
James kesson.
Those coming from out of town td
attend the funeral were: Mrs. }. 7
Feeley of Rutland and Mrs. John
Forbes of Mortified.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
MUDCETT TRIAL
STARTS At HYDE PARK
Johnson Man it Accused of Murder
ing Amy Shonio-Great Interest
in Proceedings.

Hyde Park, Dec, 1.-THE trial of Ar
thur Mudgett, the 3S-year-old lumber
man and jack of-all-trades who Is
charged with the murder of Amy
Shonio, the l0-year-old factory girl, the
night of last July 81, began yesterday
afternoon in Lamoille county court
The respondent manifested much inter.
est in the proceedings, but was COO
and collected afd apparently more like
spectator than man being tried foi
his life.
The trial, most of the details of which
win probably be unfit to print, has at.
tracted great interest. There. was a
large crowd of spectators and people
were present from all parts of the
county.
The entire afternoon was used in ex-
amining jurymen. Twenty eight were
called and of this number l6 were ex.
cused and u retained. Those excused
had either formed an opinion or had
conscientious scruples against capital
punishment. OF the II retained objec-
tions may be made by some of the at
torneys, and to meet this situation &c
additional talismen were drawn.
Assistant Judge Leach having presid-
ed at the inquest last summer, is dis
barred from sitting on the bench; Mrs
Nichols, stenographer. is also prevented
from acting as court reporter for like
reason. The official reporter is Miss
Smith of Rutland.
The jurors were questioned by Attor-
ney General Archibald for the state
and Attorney David Porter of St
Johnsbury for the respondent.
A large number Of witnesses will ap-
pear Among them will be DR.. B. II.
Stone of the state laboratory at Bur
lington, who performed the autopsy on
the body of Miss Shonio, and Franklin
II. Dewart, civil engineer, of Burling.
ton, who made a survey of the GENE.
terry hilltop, where the body was found
on Aug. 3.
The respondents wife, from whom
he has been living apart for several
years, was an interested spectator yes
terday; as were also Mudgett's two
brothers.
A small army of reporters from Bos-
ton newspapers and the Associated
Press. together with photographers, are
covering the trial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
WAS GENERAL FAvoRITE.
Little Myrle Simpson, Daughter of Ber-
nard Simpson of East Orange.

Little Myrle Mildred Simpson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Simpson
of East Orange, died Saturday night at
1890, after an illness with eonvulsions
that began only the night before. She
became one year old Dec. >.
The funeral was held yesterday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock at the Simpson
home, where a great number of friends
gathered to express by their presence
their sympathy, as the child was a
general favorite with all who knew her.
Rev. George Morris of Bradford Off
ciated and burial was in the family lot
in the East Orange cemetery. The bear
ers were Arthur Prescott, Fremont
Welch, Glen Hutchinson and Harold
Richardson.
Beautiful flowers in large quantities
were fit emblems of the little child
who had passed away There is left to
the bereaved parents one son, Kenneth,
eight years old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
AMoSKEAG TO SHUT DOWN
And Then Return to Three Day
Week Schedule.

Manchester, n. H., Dec. l4.-Notiees
were posted by the Amoskeag Manu-
featuring company to-day announcing
ten-day shutdown commencing Dec.
% and o. return to three-day week
working schedule on Jan. 3, with re
duction of 22ts per cent in wages eff
fective then. This applies to the cot
ton divisions, now working three days
week and employing some 10000 per.
sons.
The worsted departments, employ
ing 3,5e0 which have been idle for sew.
eral months, viii renew activities grad
ually after Jan. 3, under the announced
reduction in wages.
The Stark mills of the international
Cotton company, employing 5000 OPP
eratives, posted notices to day of a re-
duction in wages, amount not stated.
The wage cut becomes effective Jan. 3.
These mills are working three days a
week and will continue the same sched-
ule.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
LIGHT VOTING EXPECTED
In Massachusetts, Municipalities Be-
cause of Rain To-day.

Boston, Dec. Municipal elections
in 10 cities of the state to-day had as
their outstanding feature. the mayor
ality contest in Attleboro. where Mrs.
Eliza G. DaFgett, first woman in the
state to aspire actively to that office,
was one of five candidates.
Referendums on Sunday sports, box
ing. license and the sale of beer AMI
light wines containing less than 2.75
per cent Of alcohol were on the ballots.
Eleven of the cities voting were to 81
lect mayor. Attleboro, Worcester,
Everett, Beverly, Chelsea, Maiden, Me-,
rose, North Adams, Medford, Revere
and Weburn. In Boston, Lowell,
Lynn, Lawrance and Newton, the
present executives hold over.
Three city councillors were to be
elected in this city in the principal con
test and two members Of the school
committee Rain. which fell during the
forenoon, was expected TO make the
vote light.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
George A. Porter of
Greensboro Will Again
Be Postmaster
IDURING SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
Sergean' Gt-Arms Dwinell
Anr Seed Appoint
4 4ents To-day

AJ as State House appointments
f. 81 forthcoming legislative session
70 announced to-day by Sergeant at :
p ! Dwight Dwinell The postmas-
: George A. Porter of Greensboro,
III be the same as last session. Leo
F. McGibney of Montpelier also gets
a re-appointment. The list is as fol-
lows:
Doorkeepers-Salary "a per days.
w. Drake, Wheelock; Fred Cressey,
Brattleboro; Charles n. Foote, Wall
ingford; c. w. Porter, Belvidere
Postmaster-Salary S4 per day =
George A. Porter, Greensboro.
Deputy sergeant at at-srms-SalAry 81
per day-Grover c. Templeton, Mont
pelier.
Secretary of states messenger Sal
ary So per day-Willmm Davis, Mont
pelier.
Messengers--Salary SO per day
Richard W. Coburn, Milton; Floyd G.
Bentley, Arlington; Alton A. Bailey,
Westfeld; Ralph Yeaw, Middlebury;
Harold J. Arthur, Brandon; Haven G..
Green, Bethel Palmer d. Ainsworth,
Woodbury.; Gilman w. Ford, sutton;
Albert G. Knight, Burlington.
Not assigned-Salary $3.50 per day
Earl L. Jasmin, Rutland; Leo. r.
McGibney, Montpelier; Thomas c. Nell
son, Barre; Howard c. Brown, South
Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-14
COMMISSIONERS NAMED
To Hear Evelyn Phelps Claim Against
City of Barre for Damages.

On petition brought by EvelyH
Phelps. property owner on Sout
Main street. Justice of the Peace A. q
Dickev Of East Barre yesterday api
pointed three commissioners to heat
claim Of damages against the city n
Barre for raising the grade Of SoutiI
Main street south Of the new gTanhs
arch bridge, such commissioners beind
F. c. Bancroft. T. II. Harvey and c. WI
Waterman, all Of Barre Town.
The contention Of A. a. Sargent, az
tornev for Miss Phelps, is that the CIT
has raised the grade more than thret
feet in front Of the lot and building
owned by her. and the city of Barrt
maintains that the grade has bec1
raised only from two feet and one-hal
TO two feet and ten inches. The lot
QUESTION i part way between th(
George Straiton stoneshed and WehI
ster avenue and the building IN quesI
tion j. an old stoneshcd long since un
occupied.
The appoiutment of the commission
ers followed brief presentation of n
matter before Justice Dickey. the ~
titioner being represented by AttorueN
Sargent. a. already stated. while Git
Attorney William wishart appeared
for the city. with Chairman Edw
Keast af the street committee and Cit
Engineer :. L. Ruggles ready 10 test
fy in ease Of hearing On the case. Jsi
tice Dickey decided he had no authoa
itv to hear the case but simply e. Al
poiut commissioners. which vas done