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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
New York Organizes TO
Combat Crime Wave
Police 10 he Aided Ky Force OF 2O,OO0
Armed Men

Armed Men
New York. Dec. 19.-whiie detectives
and strong arm men OF New York a
police force combed the city to-day under
orders to round up every suspected
criminal, former commissioned officers
of the army. navy and marine corps
launched plans for an organization OF
soV" armed men to aid in curbing the
epidemic Of crime sweeping the city.
Tho New York Chapter Military Order
Of the World War. called upon the for
mer officers to arm themselves and at the
same time announced plans for n meeting
tomorrow night to which Mayor Hylan,
Police Commissioner Enright and Gov.
ernor Smith were invited. Army officers
from the headquarters at Governors
Island also We're asked to attend.
The days record of crime was marked
by Sunday calm. Outside of the routine
Of petty thievery. burglary and minor
assaults. few serious crimes wcro report
ed. Early in the day a Third avenue
cafe was entered and three men held up
the bartender. Later three men were ar
rested and charged with the crime. They
were held under $500 bail each.
Mystery confronted the police investi-
eating the death of Ario p. Campbell. an
insurance broker. whose body was found
at Third avenue and S3rd street Thurs
day morning. An autopsy to-day showed
death was caused by fractured skull.
due probably to 4 blow. medical examin-
ers said.
Police stations in outlying districts were
called upon to furnish Strong arm" men
for duty In Manhattan and to- day officers
were stationed from the Battery to tho
most distant uptown points. Scores of
pedes trians and automobilists were
stopped and quizzed by the patrolmen.
Under orders OF Commissioner Enright
all suspected crooks, apprehended by the
police. and unable to give satisfactory
accounts of themselves. were to be taken
10 police headquarters. Those with Grim :
inal records. but with no crimes now
charged against them, will be ordered to
leave the city or go to jail.
Two men entered a garage in West
Goth street this afternoon and while one
of the men held up the proprietor. Fred
eric Farrell. the other cut the telephone
wires. They took $3.50 from Farrelrs
pockets and escaped.
A flying squadron OF IA automobiles
manned by police reserves was organized
Tonight and put on duty In Manhattan,
Brooklyn and the Bronx. Five reserv-
lists. under command of reserve cap
tain. were assigned to each car.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
CONSTANTINE IN
ATHENS AGAIN
Greeted by Crowds of Cheering
People--Goes to Palace and
Reads Message

Athens. Dec. 49, (By the Associated
Press)-Constantine OF Greece, removed
from the throne by action of the allied
powers In 1917, and called back BY the re-
cent plebiscite to resume his former
status. arrived In Athens to-day. He
came into the city by train and was re-
ceived at the Pla De La Concorde
Those who greeted the return monarch
included Queen Mother Olga. the regent.
and Princess Anastasia, wife OF Prince
Christopher.
Constantlne's train steamed into tho
Laurion station. about 100 yards from the
Place De La Concorde, without ostcnta-
tlon and with the returning monarch like
an ordinary traveller. Constantine, how.
ever. was greeted by tho cheering OF
thousands of persons who had been
awaiting his arriva! since nine o'clock IN
the morning.
In carriage drawn by ak horses with
outrtdcrs and followed by troops O pro-
cession with Constantine At It's head
started for the stadium. The crowd nlsns
the route evinced this greatest enthusiasm
frequently breaking out OF bounds and
rushing up and kissing the harness OF tho
horses drawing tho royal equipa3e. VITA
cheering was heard along the entire Nhe
OF marsh. the psorie being almost &C.
i!rlous with Joy.
After visiting the cathedral. Constan-
tine went 10 the royal palace, whore he
read o. MESSAGE to the people.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
WILL ASK NEW RULING
ON THE CIDER QUESTION

Washington. Dec. 2o.-The Anti-Saloon
League will ask Attorney General Palmer
to reconsider his ruling that the use OF
cider in the home by its MANUFACTURING
even after It has become intoxicating by
fermentation. is lawful, Wayne b.
Wheeler general counsel Of the league
announced to-day. Neither the letter nor
the implied purpose of the prohibition act
justified such a ruling. Mr.. Wheeler said.
Declaring the eighteenth amendment
prohibits the manufacture Of intoxicat-
ing liquors for beverage purposes in tho
home or elsewhere, Mr.. Wheeler said
Congress In permitting the manufacture
of cider and fruit juices for home use
fixed the alcoholic standard at one half
Of one per cent. The ruling he added.
should be reconsidered also. because,
Congress placed its own rule OF constitute
tion on the law by saying the act should
be construed 10 prevent the use OF In
toxicating liquors for beverage purposes"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
ST. ALBANS MAYOR DIES


st. Adams. Dec. 19.-Mayor Charles
Aloysius Buck died at tho st. Adams hos
pital Sunday morning at ITO O'Clock Of
pneumonia. Mayor Buck became sud-
denly III Sunday evening. December r.
He suffered a chill. A physician was
summoned and diagnosed his condition as
that of q severe bilious case. He did not
improve and was taken from the home Of
his brother e. T. Buck. on Brown ave.
niue. with whom he lived. to the st. Adams
hospital. Thursday pneumonia developed
and his condition steadily grew worse.
Mayor Buck was born In this city Jam
nary 5. 1870. son Of Thomas and Mary
Buck. He attended the st. Adams High
School and was graduated with the class
Of 1891. He then studied law for two
years. Giving UP the study Of law. he
entered the customs service. where he
remained for four years. lie later served
on the stan of the st. Adams Messenger
for several years. For the past 10 years
ne had been night ticket clerk at the
local station OF the Central Vermont rail-
way and was netting IN thu. capacity when
he became III. The deceased began his
duties as night ticket clerk in September.
1905.
Mr.. Bucls was elected nlayor OF this
city on the Democratic ticket at the last
March meeting and had rendered very
efficient service.
He was g member OF ST. Adams Coun-
ell, No. ~, X. Of c., and was grand
knight from September. 1913 20 September.
1920. He was also &. member Of tho
Chanrlain Country ciab and che Owl
club.
The mayor IS survive. By two brothers.
F.. T. Buck Of this city ana Frank d.
n,,rk ~ I,.dn ~, no
nephsws. John Of Atlantic, Iowa, and
Frederick J. Beck. a student Ct Norwich
University. Northncld, The funeral ar
IN u .al1i.,nts ha haen i,infad
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
NO IRISH TRUCE
THIS CHRISTMAS
Premier Lloyd George Refuses
To Farley With the Irish
Republic

London, Dec. 19.-Father O'Flanagan
"vit e-president OF the Sim Fein," who
has been In correspondence with the
British prime minister regarding a truce
In Ireland. has replied to Mr.. Lloyd
Georges latest message, in which the
prime minister regretted that the door
had been closed ito those counsels of
good will which you invoked at the be-
ginrGng OF this correspondence.
In his rejoindcr Father O'Flanagan
says
I'VE agree that two things are desir-
able--frst, peace, then reconciliation. 1t
is only necessary for your government to
cease to violate your own constitution In
your attack on the liberty of the Irish
people"
Proceeding to argue that the Sim Fein
is peaceful organization, reacting only
to violent attacks upon It, Father O'F'lan-
agan continues;
Remove tho cause, and the effects will
cease automatically" He says that re-
cancellation is only possible when &C.
credited representatives Of both nations
meet as equals, and concludes:
II have suggested the only way T be-
lievc peace TO he possible. I have not
thereby closed the door, though l may
have discovered 1t closed when I thought
to ind 1t open"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
"CLEAN UP" FAMILY
Lunenbure Paterfamilias Gets Four ana
Half Years at state Prison

Montpelier, Dec. ao.-W. Fl jeffrey.
state probation officer. has returned frona
Ltirenburg. where last week he Cleaned
up the family of Bonnie Hoyt. This
matter has been hanging nro for three
years. Mr.. Jeffrey selected several per.
sons to straighten out the matter, with
out results, including a detective sent to
get testimony. Last week he went after
Il himself. with the result that Hoyt has
been sentenccd to the States prison for
four and a half years on a statutory
barge, while his daughter. q years old.
was sentenced to the Iiouse of Correo-
ton o, a statutory offense developing out
Of the sentencing OF her father. Five OF
tho children have been ordered commits
tea TO the Industrial School and one child
committed to the Board of Charities and
Probation. There are II children In tho
fanaly. The daughter mentioned above
is now in custody o: the sheriff. having
been placed on PROBATION because CT .he
condition of her health. Boyt drove his
wife out OF the house and. 1t Is sale.
caused her TO live In the sugar house.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
COOPERATIVE MARKETING
OF POTATOES PROFITABLE

Rutland. Dec. 17.-Rutland county
farmers who co-operated In marketing
potatoes and who have certified
tubers ut the instigation Of the county
farm bureau. will gain $3.50 In 1920
over what they would have received
had they sold their products in the
open market for table use. Farm
Agent Morton r. Downing reported at
the annual meeting of the bureau to-
day The price received for certified
potatoes was Sl.l5 bushel over the
current market price.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
WOMAN SURVIVED RY
90 GRANDCHILDREN

Rutland. Dec. 17.--Mrs. Fhiiemore
Geno OF Proctor who died to day aged
SO years ig survived by 80 Erandchi,-
dren In three generations. Her four
sons and three daughters are all mar
ried and their offspring number 30,
the greatest number born to one fam
lily being ten. Six Of the grand children
are heads OF families. their progeny
numbering 81 and one great grand
child has baby. There has beer
only one or two deaths among these
large families of children. Mrs. Geno
was OF French Canadian stock but
has lived in Proctor since eirlhood.
She was one of family OF IL. five
generations being alive at the time
Of her death.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
SLID INTO AUTO


Montpelier. Dec. 16.--Harry a
Black, secretary Of State. has received
from White River Junction a repor,
Of an accident In which coastinG
party slid into a standing automobile
the following being injured: Grace
Carter, James O'Connell. Harry Jamie.
son, Doris willard and Francis
Goodenough. the first of whom received
n cut on one eye that caused her to be
taken to the hospital The second got
n bruised leg and the fourth a broken
rib.
He has also received from Burlington
city court the report that Clarence
Morgan OF Richmond was fined SCI
and costs for operating IN unregis
tered automobile.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
BIG ROUNDUP OF
NEW YORK CROOKS
Crime Wave Not Stopped How.
ever - Numerous Robberies
and One Murder by Gunmen
Reported During the Day

New York. Dec. 2o.--"Raids by police
fail to stop crime wave"
Thus read head lines In New York
newspapers tonight after what was
described as tho first day of "the most
swepeng roundup OF crooks in the history
of New York.
During the day. amid numerous ininoc
robberies, was listed on police records
another murder by gunner who invaded
the seomen's Mission on the water front
and sho. and killed one man while they
we're stealing 400.
But at roll call ia police stations this
afternoon were read two orders that In
d,cated Comsnissioner Nnr!ght Intends to
push the round UP TO the ll,uit.
'rhe frpt command was for patroirnen
20 stop ana question al pedestrians found
between midnight md dawn oh TN
freauerted streets. and it their ac:tens
arouse suspicion, TO search then; FOR fire.
arms.
Tho second o,esr rsvoitca permission
Ger policemen 20 take half an hour fo'
: rnsnls while or duty.
Revocaticn Of the rnesi hour permission
came after the board OF estimate had
postponed until tomorrow further con.
sideration of q request by Commissioner
ENRICH. for nearly 800 more uniformed
members o. MS IOrCe.
Meanwhile criminal courts cleared their
calendars for action against robber
bands. All cases against burglars and
h!ghwaymen wers advanced. ana heavy
penalties inflicted in cases where ver-
dict OF guilty was returned.
While the municipal authoritis were
preparing to launch their official often
sive on the under world. the American
Legion, Merchants Association and other
bodies met to lay plans OF their own.
New York posts OF the War Veterans
association, after their session, dis
patched letter to Mayor Hylan offering
him "thc services Of from SEQ to 5OO1
selected members of the legion to REIN
force the regularly constituted police
force of Greater New York at such "a
time as you. as the chief executive of tho
city and responsible for the maintenance
Of law and order. may determine that
their services are required"
This offer is made recognizing the re-
sponsibility of the individual members Of
the legion as citizens and does not con-
template offering the assistance of the
legion In any matter involving Industrial
disputes" added the letter.
Steps taken In other cities to check
crime waves were discussed at the meet
ing Of the Merchants association which
approached committee to study the
situation in New York.
Debate waxed hot in the board OF esti-
mate chamber after the request for addi-
tional policemen had been received.
Mayor Hylan expressed himself In favor
of appropriating for police purposes
money intended for education, leaving
it to the Legislature 'to find some way
TO find money for the dehcit in the board
Of education"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
FINED FOR SELLING
SHORT WEIGHT BREAD

Brattieboro. Dec. N.-Floyd J. uaIr.
banks. Wholesale dealer In bread. pleaded
guilty In the municipal! court this after
noon to the charge Of Offering for sale
10 loaves Of bread the aggregate weight
Of which was 12 ounces short OF the weight
marked on the wrapper. The court hned
him SIS and costs. which were SO. Mr..
Fairbanks said he bought his bread In
large quantities from the Zeno bakery In
Bellows Falls and that much Of It he
never saw. but supposed II was full
weight. Edward Zeno. proprietor OF the
bakery. was fined SIS and costs last We'd
nesday for selling short weight bread. He
claimed the shortage was due to trouble
with hts machinery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
DIR. RUMELY SENTENCED
TO YEAR AND A DAY

New York. Dec. 2O.--Dr. Edward ~
Rumely, former publisher OF the New
York Evening Mail, and>S. Walter Kauf.,
mann and Norrin Lindhem were sem
fenced to prison terms ol one year and
one day each in federal court to day for
conspirins 20 withhold from the govern
ment knowledge of the German owner
ship oe the newspaper during part of the
war.
Counsel FOR the three defendants am
nouncsd they would appeal and they were
released In the custody of their attorney
unit. Tomorrow afternoon when each
must furnish $4,000 bail pending tho
appeal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
ITO SCHOOLS HAVE
MEDICAL INSPECTION

Montpelier. Dec. i7.-Dr. Charles F. Dali
ton Of tho State Board of Health. who
was IN .his city yesterday IN connection
with The departments work, Is much
pleased with the way the different towns
are taking hold OF the medical inspec-
ton Of 9, hool.. over 40 OF them have
supervision now. against 70 that had 1t
little over a year ago. or the 62,N
school children, over 10000 are now under
medical supervision while In schools.
which, It is believed. viii help materially
In eliminating epidemics from schools
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
WHOLESALE PRICES DROP

washington. Dec. l7.--Wholesale prices
of commodities were lower last month
than at any time since the war. according
10 figures announced to-day by the do.
psrtrnent OF labor. The wholesale scale
dropped eight per cent moro tn November
than In tho preceding month and "a per
cent below the peak OF high prices last
MAY the bureau says. o. the 800 COM
modities used in the comparison of No
yember and October. wholesale prices.
ios showed Q decrease while II showed an
incrss % In 81 cases there was no change.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
FOUND SHORT WEIGHTS
AT WINOOSKI STORES

Montpelier, Dec. @-Deputy Commits
sioner Of Weights and Measures Hiram
n. Davis has returned after week
passed in Burlington and vicinity. He
has been investigating the weights and
measures Of coal and wood and found
that there was no trouble with those,
but he did find some short weight at
grocery stores in Winooski and has
turned the information over to the prose-
cutting officer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
Has $4,000 Capital

Montpelier. Dec. 16.---The Arlington
Elec' rio Corporation OF Arlington
which with n capital stock Of $4,000
has filed articles OF association In the
office Of secretary OF State for the pur-
pose Of conducting an electrical busi-
moss In that community. The papers
are signed by n. X. Miles. q. NJ
Vaughn and f. II. Holden OF Airing
ton,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
HOLD RUSHLOW AFTER
FINDING BOOZE

st. Adams, Dec. D.--Joseph Rushlow
was arraigned before United States Com
missioner Charles d. Watson this eve
ming as q result OF = seisure OF high wines
in Swanton yesterday. Bail was fixed At
$500. which was furnished.
Rushlow was bound over for appear
ance at United States court At Brattle-
boro January l. The ssisure was made
by Joseph F. Walker. a deputy collector
at Swanton. The seizure consisted Of II
and one-half quarts Of so-called brandy
proof high wine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
OFFICERS TRAINING CAMPS

washington. Dec. H.-Reserve officers
training camps will be operated for six
weeks next summer. beginning about the
middle of June, 1t was announced to-day
at the war department. There will be
one camp for infantry officers In each
of the II corps areas. but the specific
places were not designed. Others will
include cavalry camp at Fort Ethan
Allen. Vt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
County Clerks Confer

Montpelier. Dec 0.-The county clerk s
of the several courts In the State held
a conference here yesterday afternoon
relative to matters which they have
under consideration for Improvement In
the department. Among those attending
were II. b. Cushman of Newport. Rufus
WAINWRIGHT of Middlebury, w. II. Daley
of Brattlrooro X. A. Pember of Wood
stock. Hale X. Darling OF Chelsea, 8. d.
Waite of Hyde Park and l.. c. Moody
of Montpelier.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
BENNINGTON BOY IN NEAR EAST

Constantinople, Dec. l5.-lIrnest
Fox. district commander of the Near
East at Kars arrived In Constantiaople
to-day with c. Leay of Bennington,
Vermont, and the Misses Frances and
Elisabeth Anderson Of New Canaan.
Conn. He describes the situation IN tho
Caucasus as very agitated, but denies
the stories of Armenian massacres.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
CENTURY OLD MAN DIES
Peter swenOr. sr.. Believed 10 tic Over
100, succumbx at New Haven

New Haven, Dec. a.-.Peter Swenor. Sr.,
said to be over 100 years old died to-day
Of old age. lie was born In Canada and
had lived here with his SON, Peter
Swenor. Jr., for some years. lie leaves
another son. John Swenor and a dargN-
ter. The funeral 10 to be held AT tile home
OF Peter swenor, Jr. on Wednesday af.
ternoon at ono o'clock.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
FALL TEN STORIES TO DEATH

New York. Dec. 17-Edward v. Gam
bier. vice. president of the Atlantic Ma
tional Bank of the City of New York.
tonight. fell or jumped from his Office
on tho tenth ipor OF the bank building
at a56 Broadway and was instantly killed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
MORE SWlTCHMEN. ;.
IN CHICAGO YARD :
RETURN TO WORK.

CHICAGO. April 27.-Continued i'm.
nroyement in railroad traffic conditions
was announced to-day by the Railroad
General Managers Association; The
number of switchmen on duty in CHI
caEo was Increased to-day BY :sl.
Infringing the total to 2.214," state.
ment said. "Of this number 1.l36 are
men who were on strike. 359 are new
men and 100 men brought in from other
points" A..
diana Harbor Belt and the Chicago
Junction railways. which serve many
large Chicago Industrial plants, were
operating at about so per cent OF nor.
NAL and that Indications pointed to .
steady Improvement. Coal receipts To-
day were Lib cars.
10 further efforts toward ending the
wGlkout were made by the insureenS
switchmen, who repeated their previous
fordcasts Of ultimate victory.
Reports that Chicago schools proes
ably would be closed again because g
lack Of fuel were denied by Superinte1s
dent Mortenson. The Chicago Asooctp
tion Of Commerce reported that no CN4s
cago firms had closed because or .
shortage Of coal or raw materials. the
industrial situation was said by offi.
GERS Of that organization to be serioull
but oYerdHAWn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
ANOTHER ADENA
MURDER SUSPECT
IS IN CUSTODY
10. Pacinski, NtlSo function Polo. Be-
ueyed to Know Somsthing OF
1r.ness South's Murder.

STEURENVILLE. O.. April 2I.-An-
other suspect in the Adcna murder case
is held in the jefferson county jail mere.
He is q Pole and gives his name az
Joe Pacinski. aged 30 years oi Mingo
junction. He was caught at a construc.
ton camp below Mingo junction last
night by Deputy Sheriffs Thomas Pylc
and James Pilney. who believe the man
knows something about the brutal muir
der of ll-ycar-old Frances South near
Adena on March 25th. ,,.
According to the officers VINO Drousnt
him to the Jail. Pacinski has been acl,
ing suspiciously for the past week ana
has confided to fellow workmen INA.
he committed some terrible ,at dted ,iSns ana
On being questioned. the officers say ia.
cinski was unable to account oE' for h'mSeti TSsr
during the week Of March 2Stn. Ihey
also Claim that he answers. in some re-
leaving tho scene OF the crime near mho
Adcna on the above date. Ihe
ronntv authorities began an investiga-
tion 10 determine whether or not INC
foreigner was in any way co"'ce'eu
with the crime.