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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-13
EARNINGS MORE THAN
STANDARD RETURN"

The aggregate property invest.
ment account OF the railroads IL now
ahou, ia.5oo. 100000. Earnings Mt
81 per cent upon this valuation
would equal si.oT2. ooo. 900. or siss.-
100000 more than the standard 70
turn" which has b~cn paid the roads
during government control. This
standard return was denounced by
Senator Cumrnins in 1918 Al ex-
travngnnt-
Tho earnings Of the roads at III
per cent would yield st5s, oco, 900
more than their net income In 1919.
The compromise bill provides that
any excess earnings above 9 per cent
on valuation shall bo divided equally
between the railroads and tho con-
tingrnt fund which In 10 be estab-
iished by the government for the
benefit Of weak roads. This PRO-
vision II a substantial victory for
tho strong roads. an compared with
the cumminn bill
The provision for division Of cx-
cess earnings In nuliificd by the fact
that the interstaie commerce CON-
nintion In not given adequate
authority TO control tho expenditures
~ the roads. Excess earnings arc.
therefore, likely TO be absorbed In
large salaries TO officials. high prices
TO affiliated equipment concerns and
contractors. rather than divided with
the government
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-13

GuatemAla's first plant for the
WAnufacfure OF Portland cement
haa been started by American inter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-13
Servant Girls at 81
Month-in Coblenz

BOSTON. Feb. is.--Coblcnx. Ger.
many. h In sonc respects paradise
for househoidery. according 70 a let.
ter received from there by Lieut.. Col.
L. II. brennan. air service officer
OF tho northeastern department.
This letter stated that servant girls
are paid only 90 month and
found" while beer sells for . cents
a glass; a good shave may also he
obtained for only 9 cents. according
to Col. Drcnnan's correspondent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-13
Courmand Loses
Profiteer Case

VIENNA. Feb. IA rourrnand
ha sno redress against n profiiccr.
according To a decision handed down
here. Rolf Zimmerman. govern
ment official. charged pros.tecring
against = restaurant. but hearing
that he ordered soup. roast beef.
veal. a pork chop. half pheasant.
a quarter OF fowl. two sausaxcs
with sausrkraut three apple tarts
and fig pudding. the Judge dismlss-
ed the case
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-13
Ratless Ohio ID
Aim Of New Bill

COLUMBUS. Feb. i3.--It may be
unlawful 20 "harbor'' rats or mice
before tho legislature adJoufns. Sen
ator Jones has a bill pending TO
make Ohio rnilesn. Nothing 10 said
Of bats In the belfry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-13

MASONS ATTENDED funeral Of
James NJ. Wood, 50. Waterman at
johnson a Hamilton parlors Friday
He died Thursday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-13
Bowels on Schedule Time

tho bile flowing freely. the ferment.
ing body poisons eliminated. DIR.
Kings New Life Pills make the
bowels function regularly and keep
the system cleansed OF gaseous i'm.
purities. csc bottle. all druggists.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
REDUCED RELIEF APPEAL.
Sec. Glass Asks sIz5,ooo,ooo for Poland
Austria and Armenia.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 20.--Reduc'
tion of S25 100000 in the sl25.0O0,O0o
loan proposed for food relief in Poland
Austria and Armenia, was made to-day
by Secretary Glass, appearing before
the House ways and means committee.
Mr.. Glass said the reduction had
been decided on in conference with Her
bert Hoover, who was quoted as saying
that the loan or gift of s50,000,0o0 as
suggested in committee wuold do ''more
harm than good"
Fifty million dollars would not re-
lieve the menacing situation and revo-
luton might occur in the affected coun-
tries, said the secretary.
Assistant Secretary Norman Davis
told the committee the reduction was
made possible by Great Britain def
nitely agreeing TO provide the ships for
transporting the food. He added that
Argentina and Canada had "signitied
willingness" TO participate, estimating
that sl0,o00,000 would be provided by
them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
DEB4RRED SOCIALISTS
REFUSE INVITATION
Will Not Attend Gov. Smiths Recep
tion at Albany, N. Y, Although
They Have Been Invited.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 29.-The five
suspended socialist assemblymen being
tried by the assembly judiciary COM
mittee on charges of disloyalty, said
day they would not attend the gov
ernor's reception at the executive man.
sion tonight, although they had been
invited.
Governor Smith, speaking as 'pri-
vate citizen = and not in his official ca
pacity, has condemned the manner in
which the quintet were summarily sus-
pended without first being tried, but
Assemblyman Charles Solomon ex-
planned that neither he nor the other
defendants would be present tonight,
as 1t has not been the custom of the
socialist delegation in the past to at
tend such functions.
When to-day's session opened. John
B. Stanchfield. committee counsel, read
into the evidence excerpts from an ar
ticle entitled Young Peoples Socialist
Organizations taken from the party's
congressional campaign book of 1910.
1t assailed the capitalist class.
Mr.. Stanchtield then read pamphlet
circulated by the city committee OF the
socialist party of Greater New York
and containing a speech by Eugene v.
Debs, at a socialist gathering in Cleve-
land.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
KEEPS NERVE
ON DEATH DAY
Gordon Fawcett Handy, a
Confessed Murderer, Re-
fuses Consolation
TELLS WARDEN NOT
TO SEND MINISTER
Handy Will Be Executed
at Sing Sing Prison
Tonight

Ossining, N. Y, Jan. 20 Gordon Faw-
cett Handy, the 26-year-old confessed
murderer, bank robber and train ban
dit will 90 into the death chair in Sing
Sing prison tonight without the aid OF
clergy if his wishes are respected by
Major Lewis +. Lawes, warden. A re-
quest to this effect was transmitted to
the warden for him to-day by men,
Der of the death watch.
The iron-nerved prisoner, whose ca
reer of crime took him from coast to
coast and ended in Tacoma, Wash,
with his arrest for the murder of two
bank employees during $4,000 rob
berry of the East Brooklyn Savings
bank in December, 1918, began his last
day on earth with apparent indifference
TO his fate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
A Bill with Teeth In 1t.

II is not given to us TO know just
what happened to the teeth of Michael
MacGarvey II may be that he sneezed
them forth and truck ran over them
or perhaps they were broken in an at
tempt to pronounce one Of the recent
victories of the Russian bolsheviki. Be
that as it may, Michael was working
for the government and his loss is made
good by special legislation, the only
difficulty being whether damage TO
false teeth constituted personal injury
or injury to personal property.
Mr.. Bee of Texas Reserying the
right TO object. Mr.. Speaker. | wanted
TO ask the gentleman from New York
(Mr. Siegell If am correct that they
have held that injury to false teeth
does not constitute a personal injury
but an injury to property, and for that
reason the claimant had to come to
Congress with property right,
Mr.. Siegcl Of New York: That is the
correct Interpretation. II was held that
il was an injury to private property
false teeth.
The clerk read a. follows;
Be ~ enacted. etc. That the secretary
Of the treasury is hereby authorized
and directed to pay, out Of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated. the sum OF s35 to Michael Mae
Garvey. police laborer in the employ Of
the depot quartermaster, Governors Is
land. y. Y. for damage caused TO set
Of false teeth incident O. said service.
Mr.. Sieeel: This j. the only bill with
teeth in Il that has been passcd,-Ihe
Nations Business for February.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
"OPENING GUN" OF
CAMPAIGN REAL BOMB
Argentine Politics Had Some Realistic
Torches--Bomb Caused Panic
But Few Were Seriously
Hurt.

Buenos Aires, Jan. 2S.--The political
campaign for the election of new mem
bers of the Argentine Chamber of Dep.
uties next March has begun with acts
of violence.
The "opening gun" of the campaign
advertised to be fired by the democratic
pregresista party at a mass meeting
held at the San Martin theatre. turned
out to be real bomb exploded in the
midst OF the meeting by political oppo-
nents of the party. No one was Sc
riously injured, although there was a
panic.
Later when those who attended the
meeting were marching downstreet,
they were attacked from cafe by a
group Of political opponents, who threw
flower pots, plates, glasses, chairs and
tables at them, provoking some retalia-
tion in kind
On the following night the same
theatre was packed by members OF the
radical party, the one now in power.
Street manifestations followed and
some of the manifestants stoned the
Office OF newspaper opposed to the
administration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
FRANCE DISCOURAGED
OYER FRANC DEPRESSION
Never in the Histor yof the Nation
Has the Money Reached Such a
Low Mark of Depreciation.

Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 2s.--Never An
the history of France, even after the
Franco -Prussian war and in the days
of the commune, has the franc reached
such a low mark of depreciation. Dol
lars were quoted to-day at l3.405 and
the sterling at 47.2O5. Financial and
commercial circles are greatly de-
pressed over the situation.
I'VE are sliding down the scale on
which the German mark and Austrian
crown occupy the lowest degrees, the
Russian ruble being reckoned as Zero y
says the Echo de Paris.
Sterling exchange has advanced four
francs and dollars nearly two francs
since Saturday The fall Of the franc
comedies with the publication of fig
ures showing the foreign trades of
France for the first L months of 1919.
In this period imports were valued at
25 1886 o7s 900 francs, while exports ag-
gregated 1929 ,44S,0 900. Thus the COM
mercial balance showed a deficit of over
10000, 100000 and for the complete
year the deficit viii exceed twenty mil
lion.
Several reasons are given by experts
for the small figures shown in the ex-
port column. They say goods exported
by France come, for the most part, un-
der the heading Of luxuries, such as
motor cars, fancy metal work and silks,
which at the present time do not find
such ready market as the necessities
of life. II is pointed out that as soon
as iron and potash from AlsaeeLor-
raine can be exported. French exchange
is bound TO rise, especially If the iron
can be sent out of the country in the
manufactured form. Harvesting the
waterpower of the Rhone river Is also
expected 20 reduce coal importations
by 20.0O0.OOO tons annually.
One Of the employers delegates at
the sessions of the international labor
organization told the Associated Press
to-day that strict enforcement of the
eight-hcuF day had decreased the pro-
duction of French goods available for
export, and that industry was still vir-
tually at a stsndstill in the devastated
districts of northern France.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
GOMPERS TO CONFER
WITH NEW YORK MEN
On Proposal to Form a New Central
Body to Drive Out the Radi-
cal Element.

New York, Jan. 20.-Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, to-day was in con-
ference here with local labor leaders
concerning meeting Sunday, at which
it is proposed to formulate a new cen
tral body.
Under the terms of the proposal, the
Central Federated union, composed of
the unions in Manhattan and the
Brooklyn Central Labor union, would
be merged with minor organizations in
other boroughs in the greater city. Ia
Dor men assert the proposed hedy
would be the strongest central body
in America.
The plan of organizing the new cen
trail body is declared to be the direct
result of the decision of the heads of
the international unions meeting in
Washington on Dec. l3, to do all in
their power to drive out extreme radi-
calism from the ranks of the lsbor or
CARNATIONS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
TENNEY EMPLOYEES PLEASED
Over the Good Time Which They Had
at Montpelier.

About 25 of the employees of the Ten.
ney Service Co. of Barre attended the
annual banquet and social get together
held in the Odd Fellows hall in Mont
pelier last evening, There were about
l50 who enjoyed the turkey supper and
the program furnished by the talented
employees, the excellent address by
Lieut.. Gov Mason S. Stone, and the
entertainment given by Miss Kathleen
LeBaron. Immediately after the boun-
tiful supper had been done justice to
Lieut.. Gov. Stone, the speaker of the
evening, gave a lecture on American
ism," which was pronounced by the au-
dicnce most instructive and enthus-
ing speech. Gilbertson's orchestra fur
nished music during the banquet hour,
and for dancing.
The entertainer, Miss Kathleen Le-
Baron, gave short program. She sang
many English songs, and popular songs
with the Hkelele. Her impersonations
delighted the Tenney employees.
During the program, a telegram was
brought into the hall, it being from
President II. I. Sands. The contents
were as follows Extremely sorry that
am detained in New York. Could |
be with you tonight, | should try 60
sound this note: The world needs
Americas help, and America sorely
needs the best that each can give, of
brain, heart and hand, to the solution
of the problems of the Apresent day.
MAY our efforts in 1920 be attended by
the sound good eomradeship and mutu-
al cooperation as in the past. May
the year bring To each of you happi-
ness. prosperity, increasing interest and
contentment in the daily tasks. and an
ever growing appreciation of the duties
and obligations, as well as the privi-
leges of American citizenship tSigned)
II. I. Sands.
The Shady Rill Concert band, which
gave it's share of the entertainment, is
worthy of no little mention. This band
is a company of employees who are tai
ented and were able, last evening, to
hold the audience with every one of
their numbers. The members are
Messrs. Tyler, Blanchard and Gingras.
They appeared in costumes of Civil
war soldiers. and gave many songs and
all of which were hits. Fol
lowing the delightful program, the
company enjoyed dancing until a late
hour.
The committee in charge of the af-
fair we're +. II. Tyler, +. NJ. Eastman
and T.. A. Young.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
SUSPECT THERE WAS PLOT
To Kill Pstrolman Clancy Because He
Wanted Regulations 0beyed.

Boston. Jan. 2a.-Dancers who were
at Roughan's hall when Patrolman W.
G. Clancy was shot down among them
a week ago were called before the Suf-
folk county grand jury to-day in its in
vestigation Of the officers death. From
them, it was said. District Attorney
Pelletier sought to obtain information
regarding an alleged plot by some Of
the men dancers to kin Clancy because
Of his strict enforcement of rules.
Joseph Sammarcc has confessed that
he fred the shot which felled the officer.
but claims he intended it for another
policeman who was present in civilian
clothes. The government. as result
Of police investigation, is said not to
feel that Sammnrco was alone respcu-
sible and several persons are under sur
veillance pending action by the grand
jury. Philip W. Puccis and Frank Ro-
tondo, who were arrested before sam
marco confessed. are still held and to-
day their hearings on charges Of mur-
der were further, continued TO Feb. ;.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
ANOTHER DELAY
ON COMPROMISE
The. BIZ Partisan Committee
Will Resume Task
Tomorrow
FOR
LENROOTS ABSENCE
Both Sides Welcomed the
Chance to Stave Off
the Showdown

Washington, d. c., Jan. 29.-Nego-
tiations between Democratic and Re-
publican leaders of the Senate, who
apparently have approached deadlock
on the peace treaty compromise will
not be resumed until tomorrow, the
meeting of the bipartisan committee
planned for to-day having been post
poned because of the absence of SEN
ator Lenroot of Wisconsin, one of the
Republican leaders.
There were indications that some
senators on each side welcomed the de-
lay and there were many conferences
during the day to perfect plans for the
committee meeting which may bring a
final showdown on the question of con
tinuing the negotiations.
There was much discussion of what
course friends Of the treaty should take
ii the bipartisan negotiations ended
without an agreement. Senator Hitch
cock, Nebraska, the administrative
leader, has told the Republicans that
in such an eventuality he proposed to
move to take the treaty in the open
Senate, but he said to-day he would not
do that until all hope of compromise
by private negotiation had disappeared
Meantime it developed that some
Democratic senator's were inclined tothe
belief that nothing woud be gained
by throwing the treaty back into the
Senate in the near future. These sena-
tors disagreed with Senator Hitchcock
that a majority would be certain to
support such a move while smong Re-
publicans it was confidently predicted
that it would fail.
II was suggested that should the
unofficial bipartisan committee come to
final deadlock an effort might be
made to put through the resolution of
Senator Underwood, Democrat, Ala
bama, to create an official conciliation
committee of ten senators. The titular
party leaders on both sides, however,
indicated that they saw little hope of
securing an agreement by that course.
Such committee, they said, would
have to include representatives of yir-
tually the same elements as now make
up the unofficial body.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
STATE DRUGGISTS MEETING
Held at Montpelier and Addressed b.
Several Speakers.

The annual winter meeting of the
Vermont State Pharmaceutical asso.
citation in Montpelier Wednesday after
noon and evening was attended by
about 40 of the members. This is the
winter meeting, so that no election OF
officers occurred. The meeting was CIV
en- up to addresses by several persons
who gave advanced information upon
the prohibition regulations
Eugene BpelSmeycr of Washington,
ID. c., general attorney for the national
organization of retail druggists, was
the principal speaker. He told the pur-
pose of the Harrison law as enacted by
Congress. which is not TO prohibit the
use of drugs from which habits can be
formed but to prevent the abuse of the
drug and he brought out the burden
on the druggist and the costly side OF
it to the public. He also discussed the
prohibition law and the regulations for
its enforcement.
James T.. Kennedy of Burlington, col
lector of internal revenue, as well as
II. w. Cole Of that same office, spoke
upon the regulations and the handling
Of matters which come III their depart
ments and in which the druggists are
interested.
There were several resolutions adopt
ed, asserting that 1t was the sense of
the state association that no pharma-
cist should dispense intoxicating liq-
uors, even upon a physician's prescrip-
tion, until the federal and local laws
are made uniform and more clearly fix
the responsibility for Illicit sale of such
liquors where it properly belongs
These resolutions were adopted be-
cause the American Medical associa
tion has pronounced alcohol of no ther-
apeutic value: the national prohibition
act limits the sale Of intoxicating liquor
to dealers licenses upon physicians
prescriptions; some state and local
laws prohibiting such sale; and because
of the odium for Illicit sales of intox-
ieating liquors has too often been placed
upon pharmacists.
The association also in resolutions
declared its disapproval of the recogni-
tion of pharmacy only in non-profes-
sional capacity, as provided in Senate
bill 1858, the army reorganization bill,
Surgeon General Ireland having frankly
stated that this is TO be done to relieve
medical officers in the army from non
professional work.
A copy of these resolutions is 10 be
sent TO the members of the Vermont
delegation in Congress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
NO JAPANESE CONCESSIONS.
In Petroleum on Pacific Coast of Mex
ico, Says Gales.

Mexico City. Jan. 2e.-Reports that
Japanese interests were securing large
grants of petroleum lands on the Pa
eific coast Of Mexico were denied yes
terday by Plutarco Elias Gales, former
governor of the state of Sonora. and Rt
present secretary Of industry, commerce
and labor. Senior Gales declared not a
single japanese had made application
to his department for petroleum con
cessions. but added that II such q re-
quest should. be received 1t would be
given the ssine treatment as that sc-
corded applications from other foreign
ers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
II. S. AIRMAN DIED
OF HIS INJURIES
Lieut.. Bernard v. Eekhout Was Flying
Over the Naval Aviation Station
at Guantanamo Bay When
Plane Was Wrecked.

On Board L. S. S. Pennsylvania, of
Guantanamo, Jan. 20 tBy Wireless to
the Associated Press Lieutenant Ber-
nard Vanderbilt Eekhout was fatally
injured yesterday morning while flying
over the naval aviation station at
Guantanamo bay. His plane, single
scatter Newport machine, was wrecked.
Eekhout was alive when taken from
the wreckage and rushed to the hospital
ship Solace, where he died.
= Admiral Henry B. Wilson, command
ing the Atlantic fleet, Witnessed the
accident. The cause is not known.
Lieutenant Eckhout was graduated
from the naval academy at Annapolis
in June, 1917, and was assigned to
aviation duty on board the battleship
Nevada. His home was at Staten Is
land, n. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
WILL RESUME FLIGHT
TO AMERICAN SOIL
According to an Announce
ment Which Was Re-
ceived at B rO w nsville,
Texas = Report Sets at
Rest Alarm That Mexi-
cans. Had Committed a
New Outrage.

Brownsville, Texas, Jan. 29.Lieu-
tenants Z. r. Davis and G. E. Grimes
American army aviators, who yester-
day made forced landing near Guer-
zero, Mexico, are not held prisoners by
Mexicans and probably will fly back to
the United States territory to-day, it
was announced at Fort Browns this
noon.
Guerrero is about 30 miles south of
Zapata, Texas, and about l40 miles up
the Rio Grande.
Captain w. b. Bradford, assistant
district adjntant, weht to Matamosos
to-day to arrange with the Mexican Of
ficials to get gasoline and oil to the
aviators. Captain Bradford said the
avators are not prisoners and when
ethe usual preliminaries" have been dis
posed of their return to the American
side will be facilitated"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
MARQUES IN BANKRUPTCY.
Statement Shows One-Third Interest il
Wine Deal Commission.

London, Wednesday, Jan. 2s Via
Ottawa The marques of Queens.
bury appeared to-day in bankruptcy
court. meeting creditors preliminary 10
the appointment of receiver. A state
ment signed by the marques showed
liabilities of 1880 pounds and no as
sets except one-third interest in the
commission arising from a deal in port
wine
Early last year the marques went
to Canada to obtain options on oil and
mineral properties and expected finan-
cial assistance from his wife, which was
not forthcoming. He afterwards went
to money lenders and is now being
supported by his friends and relations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-29
ONE NAN INJURED
IN RUSH FOR AIR
Fan Ceased to Operate at Mariana,
Pa, and Men Were Eager to Get
Out of Mine.

Mariana, Pa, Jan. 29.--Panic pre-
vailed in the mine of the Union Coal and
Coke company here late last night
when the fan suddenly ceased TO OPP
crate, and in the rush for the airshaft
one miners was hurt.
Smoke, which curled out Of the mine,
caused the widespread report to-day
that the workings were on fire and 10
men had been trapped. Officers of the
company, which is a subsidiary of the
Cambria Steel company, declared there
was no fire and that the 40 men in
the mine when the fan stopped had left
the workings in safety.