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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
SAYS GIRL KILLED SELF
AND VAS NOT MURDERED
Sensational Affidavit Filed BY Miss
Edna Clancy in the Freda Lesser
Case at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles. Cal, March To- Freda
Lesser, for whose murder Harry S.
New il serving prison sentence Of
from 10 years to life, killed herself,
said an affidavit by Miss Edna Clancy,
News half fsister, made public to-day.
The document set forth what Miss
Clancy termed the truth told by New
for the first time, Its appearance fol
lowed by a few hours the filing in
appellate court here of petition to
obtain a new trial for New.
THE truth" according to the afiida-
Wit, "is that Miss Lesser shot and killed
herself because New told her he was
not going TO have anything more to do
with her after she had told him she
had been unfaithful as his affianced
wife" Miss Clancy declared New as
serted he made the statement because
he believed he would die within a
month in the San Quentin prison jute
mill, where he was assigned TO work,
and he wanted the truth known before
he died
Miss Lesser was shot to death while
riding with New lie drove
her body to the police station and said
that he had killed her.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
GANG OF CAR THIEVES
CAUGHT nv WESTERLY
Loot Estimated to Be Worth $4,000
Was Recovered After Exciting
Chase Leading from Brad
ford, Conn.

Bradford, Conn, March l0-A band
Of car thieves, nine or ten in number
trapped in box car on siding here
by Special Agent Green of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad
who had discovered them While they
were in the act of looting the car,
made their escape early to-day by
blowing hole in the end of the ear
with automatic revolver ammunition.
Green found the car door open last
night and, suspecting burglary, he re-
manned in hiding close by. A number
Of men later appeared and entered the
car. When one came out with goods,
Green handcuffed him and locked the
others in While Green was taking his
prisoner into town and to get help the
others escaped. This place is four
miles from Westerly, r. l.
In response to message from Green,
special train carrying posse of
railroad police was sent from New
London, Conn, and these officers joined
the Westerly police in the pursuit of
the fugitives. Six men were arrested
in their homes in Westerly and cloth
ing and other goods valued at $1,000,
believed to represent many freight rob
berries, were recovered. Another man
who was sought jumped through a
window and escaped after exchanging
shots with the officers.
Joseph Murano, the man who was
caught at the freight car, was armed
with an automatic revolver, and. ac-
nording to the police, had instructions
from the leader of the gang to use it if
he saw anyone approaching the car.
Special Agent Green, assisted by Rich
ird Parkinson, a railroad patrolmau,
1yerpowered him before he could draw
he weapon, but as they Were locking
he ear door to entrap the rest of the
1and they were saluted with yolley
rom inside the car. All the shots
i ent wild.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
ARTICLE 10 BE-
FORE SENATE
Most Bitterly c n t e sted
Phase of the Treaty
Fight Reached
| NEGOTIATIONS FOR
COMPROMISE KEPT UP
The Reservation on Voting
Power in League of Ma
tions Readopted

Washington, March TO- The peace
treaty ratification fight in the Senate
entered its final and most bitterly con-
tested phase to-day, with article 10
and the reservations thereto the un-
finished business until disposed Of
While debate on the much disputed
section of the league of nations cove
nant is in progress, negotiations look
ing to a compromise on the Republican
reservations will be continued, though
both sides frankly are without much
hope that an agreement will be eff
feeted, Several Republican leaders
drafted a sub-reservation yesterday
for which they said they obtained the
support of Is Democrats, but even that
number is from two to six short of the
minority votes needed by the majority
to ratify the treaty carrying qnalifiea-
tions which President Wilson has de-
clared cut the very heart from the
pact.
The reservation on voting power in
the league, declaring that the United
States declines to be bound by do.
cisions to which Congress has not as
sented until voting power is made
equal, was readopted yesterday, 81 to
Some Democrats favoring reserva.
tions arranged for a conference to-day
in the office of Senator Owens of Okla.
homa, in an effort TO expedite ratifea-
tion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
WAGE PARLEY.
Is RESUMED
Negotiations Between Rail-
roads and Employees
at Washington
JOINT BOARD IS
TO BE FORMED
In Order to Handle All La
Dor Controversies
Hereafter

Washington, d. G., March l0.-Wage
negotiations between the railroads. and
their organized employees We're form
ally reopened to-day when committees
from the unions and the Association of
Railway Executives the owners or
ganizationme to begin the formation
of a joint board to handle all labor
controversies.
Each side was understood to be pre-.
pared to offer definite program be-
fore the conference with respect to the
wage demands which the unions last
August laid before President Wilson.
Three distinct propositions to be con.
sidered by the joint board are the un-
ion demands, from which the union
spokesmen have refused to recede in
previous negotiations with the govern
ment; the reported program of the
railroad executives, and the sugges-
tions made by President Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
SAW HUGE DRIFTS.
James F. Smith Accompanied Dart
mouth Boys Into White Mountains.

James +. Smith, general passenger
and ticket agent for the Nj. & w r. Il.
and the Boston & Maine, has just re-
turned from a tive.day journey to the
White mountains that afforded him
ample opportunity to see the pic
turesqueness of the nation famed hills
under the density Of l920's long be-
remembered snowfall Mr. Smith ae-
companied 55 students of Dartmouth
college and members of the Dartmouth
Outing club on special train last Fri
day from Hanover n. H., to the Ra-
vine house in Randolph. N. H., where
these young men were to make head
quarters while enjoying the annual
winter outing of the club and journey
into the mountains While making the
journey to Randolph Friday, some of
the young men feared that not enough
snow would be left after the rain storm
to allow good snovshoeing and skiing,
but conditions as everyone knows
changed suddenly Friday night and the
55 young men, one Of them Laurence
Campbell OF this city, are now ma
rooned at Randolph and their special
train showed in. The nearest railroad
branch that j. open and which will
make connections for trains leading
back to Hanover is is miles from the
Ravine house and in order To get back
to the college to continue their stndies
many of them started yesterday to
traverse the distance over snowdrifts
that measured from two feet to dwenty
Mr. Smiths escape from this was made
Friday night by going to Gorham, y.
H., and by the trip he was enabled to
witness some extraordinary sights. He
was on the first train To reach ella
head, Me, where a train had been
stalled with a score OF people, chiefly
women and children, mile and half
from any habitation. the people find
ing subsistence on sardines and othe-
goods which happened to be on t
train.
Telephone connections. though
cred from Hanover, N. H., to the r
vine house, could be made with Barr /
so Mr. Campbell communicated with |
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. f. Camp |
bell of North Main street. From him |
Il is learned that on Saturday last a
large number of Dartmouth students
.ook seven-mile hike about Ran.
iolph, with the result that eight of
he number froze their feet quite bad
Y. On Sunday many more took an
light mile hike on Mt Madison, and on
Monday to Mt Adams. The last 500
DOT climb to Mt Adams had to be
made with spikes in shoes and stats,
md ropes tied about each mans waist
o ANOTHER. This group of extraordi-
lary experiences viii be probably
hown on the movie screens through
mt the country, as a moving picture
followed the boys close
'. According to the plans, the party
Fas to have returned on the special
ar yesterday to Hanover.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
DEATH OF JAMES WEIR.
He Had Been Resident of Upper Gran
iteville IS Years

| James Weir, for Is years a resident
! of upper Graniteville, died at his home
there at o'clock this morning at the
age of 20 years Mr.. Weir was born in
Farmough. Ireland, and came TO Can
ada with his parents at the age of five
years. Fifty-two years ago he married,
in Highgate, Letitia Boyd of that place.
At first, after coming to Graniteville,
be was employed at the carpenters
trade, but for four years was section
hand. belonging TO the brotherhood con
nected with the railroad, The past year
his health had been very poor He had
suffered with asthma and other trou-
bles. and his death was the result OF a
general breaking down.
He is survived BY his wife, three sons
and seven daughters, as follows James
H. Weir Of Perth Amboy, \. J., Vernon
j. of Websterville. Winfield Il. of Hart
ford. Conn. Mrs Ellen Rieley Of Web
stcrville. Mrs Herbert Turner Of Bury,
p. O.. Mrs. Ed Bellyillc Of Los Angeles,
Cal. Mrs. Frank Tucker of upper Gran
iteyille. Mrs. Fred Nutbrown of Gran
iteville. Mrs. Frank Bcllville Of upper
Mrs. Rupert Gilbert Of
Bishop Crossing. P @; also two sis
tiers and three brothers, all Of Bury,
p. O.: Mrs John Ryan, Mrs. Luke Ne
Adams, William Weir, Thomas Weir
and George Weir. There are also %
grandchildren and six great -grandchil
dren
The funeral viii be held from the
house Saturday afternoon at l:30
o'clock
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
And $4,000, Intended for
Moonshine Whiskey,
Was Stolen
THUGS THREW BODY
INTO SNOWDRIF'T
Then They Robbed Taxicab
Driver Of $500 and Made
Him Carry Them In

Newcastle, Pa, March l0.--Emil Ha-
dasy of Girard, Ohio, was murdered
and robbed of $4,000 in taxicab while
on his way last night to buy moon
shine whiskey, and Alexander Ross,
driver of the taxicab, also was robbed
of $500, according to the story Ross
told the police.
Hadasy, according to the police, met
two men in Youngstown, Ohio, and ar
ranged with them for the purchase Of
the liquor. They engaged Ross to drive
them to this place One of the men,
according TO Ross, shot Hadasy, took
the money from his pockets and threw
the body into snow drift
The men then robbed Ross and or.
dered him to drive them to Bessemer,
where he notified the police. Hadasy's
body was found this morning. Ross
was detained pending an investigation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
sent him in May, and signed by Se'

sent him in May, and signed by Sec
retary Daniels,
"In regard to convoy ii read, q con
slider American vessels having armed
guards are safer when sailing inde-
pendently,"
when | got that message | was
about ready to jump overheard, con-
tinued Admiral Sims, Il realized that
the department did not understand or
appreciate the situation"
Admiral Sims said that ON April IA,
Is, IT, %, % and "a he sent cable
grams to the department urging the
necessity of sending naval aid prompt
ly, but that they had little effect. On
April l6, he said, he received a message
from the department saying that
yours of April IA will be given earn
est and serious attention, and on April
%, received another message saying
that six destroyers are ready to sail
Immediately receiving information as
to desired port and best route to fol
low as they approach the Irish coast. =
On the same date. Admiral Sims
said, he received another dispatch,
signed by Secretary Daniels, inform
ing him that the department contem-
plated sending four destroycrs and four
patrol vessels to the Arctic coast to
cooperate with Russian forces and
asked his opinion of the proposition.
at can be seen from this second mes
sage how little Importance the depart
ment had apparently given to my rec
concentrations, said the admiral I'm
all my dispatches | had emphasized
the necessity of concentrating all avail.
able American anti-submarine craft in
the critical area of the submarine zone,
yet the department contemplated send
ing four destroyers and four patrol
craft to the Arctic coast at time
when, so far as | knew, they were in
tending to send only one division of
iestroyers to the critical zone"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
Notice to Granite Manufacturers.

As a means Of protection feel it my
duty 20 ask every granite manufac-
turer in this city under protection OF
the Barre fire department to see that
access to their property could easily be
made in case OF FIRE. and also remove
snow from the vicinity Of hydrants
This. under ordinary circumstance.
street department. but with % MANY
other yiialIy important tasks 70 per
form. this work has been neglected.
Attention to this by each property
owner would not only better protect
hi- property, but also be greatly appre-
ciaied by the departments involved.
lire Chief John Heney.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
STRIKERS PERSIST.
Win Not Return to Cars Till They See
Color of Money.

Bnghamton, \, Y, March 10 The
complete tie.up u Binghamton troll
ley and suburban systems continued
today after all efforts to induce the
men to return to work pending the
action Of the common council Friday
night had failed.
United States Judge George w Ray
gave his consent to the receivers ac-
ceptance of modified conditions pro-
vided for in the compromise ordnance
the council proposes to pass and which
would give the men an increase in sal
airy, but the men steadfastly declined
to return To work antil the ordnance
had been adopted and the council re-
fused TO hasten the passage of the act.
Accordingly, thousands of people
were carried to suburban factories
crowded into motor trucks. moving
vans and jitneys, that had been com
for the occasion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
TO TEST POWERS
OF FEDERAL TRADE
National Coal Association Believes the
Commission Has Gone Too Far
in Demanding Business
Facts.

Washington, d. c., March l0.--Suit
Ito test the powers of the federal trade
commission was instituted to-day in
the supreme court of the District OF
Columbia by the Maynard Coal com
pany Of Columbus, o., the first of sew
eral legal actions planned by the Ma
tlonal Coal association, TO determine
how far the commission may go in re-
quiring private corporations to furnish
information of their business.
An official announcement by the as
sociation said the suits were started in
friendly spirit and in no way consti-
tute an attack on the commission. Be-
lieylng that the commission has ex-
ceeded its authority in requiring sta
tistlcal reports in the form and man
ner prescribed, the association has gone
into court to settle judicially the ex.
tent 70 which basic industries are sub
iect to control by the government
through the commission. lit was said
that the association had every reason
TO believe the com mission would not be
unwilling to have these questions
placed before the courts
The action instituted to-day took the
form Of 4 request for an injunction to
restrain the commission from requiring
monthly reports showing costs, in
come and tonnage, and an annual re-
port OF financial condition. 1t was
reeited that the commission issued
forms and instructions for the prepara-
tion Of the reports, which in effect pre-.
scribed q system Of accounting for coal
mining operations differing substantial
ly from those commonly in use. Ex
isting accounting methods, it was said
have been developed TO meet the re-
4uirements of the revenue law and
treasury department regulations.
An injunction was requested on the
three grounds that hte order Of the
requiring the reports ex.
,eeding the authority vested in the
commission by Congress, that if Con-
gress gave the commission authority
20 require such reports. the act is un-
constitutional, and that any power
rested in the commission to require
'eports was transferred to the fuel ad. |
by presidential order.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
Two VERMONT CORPORATIONS
One in Slate and the Other in Auto
mobile Business

The Locke Slate Products corpora
tion has filed articles Of association
with the Vermont secretary Of state
setting forth that is capital stock is
SJ0.0oO. it, headquarters Pair Haven
aud its iuc0rporator- IT. y Locke OF
Fair Haven. NJ Locke of roultney.
o. b Locke 81 New Haven 2. F. Locke
81 POultney and e W Mahan 81 Hyde
VILE
The Bruneu Paiut 4 Automobile
company of ~ Iohnsbury has fled
art eles. with capital staek q SIS 600.
81 which S>-uo bas been paid in- The
9 rue-s are 3. y Brunei. 4. L. Assclin
All AiPlonsc Asselis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
MAIL
CARRIER BURNED
Clayton Stoner's Machine Fell Near
New Paris, Ind, and Caught

Elkhart Ind. March l6-A govern.
ment airplane mail carrier, identified
by marks on his clothing as Lieuten-
ant Clayton Stoner Of Ohio, was
burned to death in his machine when
it fell near New Paris, Ind, about 10
a. m. to-day. Stoner probably be
came lost in the mist and was seeking
the Wabash railroad, which the mail
carriers follow daily in their flights
over this section of the country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
HIGHG4TE PAROCHI4L
SCHOOL BURNED
Loss of More Than $1,000 Was Sus-
tanned To-day-There Was
Small Insurance.

Highgate, March l0.-The two.story
building occupied by the st. Louis
paroehial school was entirely destroyed
by fire, together with its contents,
early this morning. There was small
insurance.
When the flames were discovered by
Corliss Greenia, who lives across the
road, they were pouring out of the up
per story of the building Nothing
could be done to save the building or
its contents Snow on the roofs of
other buildings nearby saved them
The principal owner OF the school was
Rev. p. r. Gauthier, and the loss is
estimated between $1,000 and $4,000.
The school has about 40 pupils
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
GENERAL STRIKE THREATENED.
Unless Relief is Promised Against Prof
iteering Landlords.

New York, March l0-Possibility Of
general strike Of $4,000 union men
in New York City If relief is not pro-
vided Immediately against profiteering
landlords. and other high costs Of liv-
ing. was up for consideration at a con.
ference here to-day between Mayor
Hyland and Edward Hannah and Er-
nest Bohm, president and secretary, re-
spectively. Of the Central Federated un-
ion. The threat 70 recommend the
strike was made recently bv the Cen
tral union, the officials Of which asked
the mayor to support a bill designed
to check profiteeTing in rents
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
TO NATIoNALIZE MINES.
British Coal Miners Declare in Favor Of
General Strike.

London. March lO.-The national
conference of coal miners at is ses-
sion to-day declared in favor of a gen
eral strike a. a means Of enforcing
the demand for the naturalization 81
the mines.
The decision viii be referred 10 the
special trades union congress. which
meets tomorrow. and opinions which
have been expressed by leaders give
rise 10 the expectation that this BODY
viii decide on the continuation d con
stItut tEenal means Tor achieving the
end desired. instead Of a resort 10 di-
rect action.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
YES VOTE ABOUT SAME,
mo- CUT ONE-HALF
Returns to Vermont Secretary of State
Show 124 Towns Out of 231 Re-
turned Majorities for License.

Returns had been received by the
Vermont secretary of state to-day
from 23l cities and towns of Vermont
on the license issue at town meeting
on March 2. These returns showed
that l24 towns voted yes, l0l voted
no, two were tied and four had no vote
taken.
In the 227 cities and towns, casting
ballots on the issue, total of 1880
yes votes were cast, against 9,8l7 no
votes. The same cities and towns one
year ago cast 1880 yes votes and
II ,545 no votes, the comparison show
ing that the yes vote was practically
while the no vote was
about one-half the size of the previous
year. This indicates that a marked
apathy was shown by the no-license
side of the issue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
SINS DECLARES NAVY
DEPARTMENTS LAXzTY
COST 100000 LIVES
TEXT OF ARTICLE 10, ON
WHICH TREATY DEPENDS

Washington, d. c., March TO-
Here is article 10, on which
the fate of the peace treaty
again is suspended-just two
compact sentences set in the
midst of an s0,00o-word docu-
ment:
"The members of the league
undertake to respect and pre-
serve as against external ag-
gression the territorial integrity
and existing political independ-
ence of all members of the
league. In case of any such ag-
gression or in case of any threat
or danger of such aggression, the
council shall advise upon the
means by which this obligation
shall be fulfilled >
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
ARMY OF 10000
VOTED BY HOUSE
After 1t Had Refused, by Vote of 70
to as, to Reduce Strength
to 726,ooo.

Washington, d. c., March lo.-An
authorized peaee-time army of $4,000
enlisted men and l7,s20 officers was
approved to-day by the House, which.
by vote of 70 to ., refused to amend
the army reorganization bill so as to
fix the maximum strength at 100000
men and 1920 officers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
TowED TO NANTUCKET.
Coal Steamer Guilford Is Leaking But
Kept Even Keel.

Nantucket, Mass, March l0.-The
shipping board steamer Guilford, which
was abandoned off Nantucket shoals
on Sunday, was towed here by the
coast guard cutter Acushnet to-day.
Although carrying cargo of coal from
Norfolk for Boston. and leaking, the
steamer was well out of the water and
on an even keel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
SAVING FIUME CHILDREN.
Youngsters are Being Removed for
Humane Reasons"

Fiume, March 9.-General. Sayiglia,
former Italian minister of war. who
is making a tour of inspection along
the armistice line, said to-day, he had
made arrangements for many children
Of Fiume to be taken to Italy "for hui.
name reasons Several weeks ago
more than 200 children were taken to
Milan from this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
ScANT NOTICE TAKEN.
Of Wilson's Letter to Hitchcock by the
French Press.

Paris, March l0-PTesident Wilson :
letter TO Senator Hitchcock. Democratic
leader in the United States Senate, in
which the American chief executive
outlined objections to certain reser-
vations to the Versailles treaty, was
given little space and a minor position
in most of this mornings newspapers.
The only morning newspaper com
menting editorially upon il was the
Gaulois, which prints its comment on
the first page, under the caption
warnings of Wilson The editorial
begins; MIR Wilson takes revenge for
the silence imposed upon him by i'll
ness. In less than "a hours he pre-
sents us with two documents in which
he affirms in a singularly aggressive
manner that he has recovered full pos
session of his mastery faculties"
After discussing the points made by
President Wilson, the newspaper con
eludes: "He finishes the weakening of
governmental frame works or order
and discipline which he already has so
thoroughly shaken His 'anti.imper-
ialist' formula will bring new .encour-
agement TO international bolshevism,
under cover OF which Germany. pre-
pares her future revenge. which Mr..
Wilson denOunces, but not with the
clearness and energy we expected from
his fairness, if not from his friend.
ship"
The Paris Midi says Mr. Wilson's
accusation of France a. militaristie Is
"impudent" and it refers to Mr.. VIII
sons gratuitous insult TO this eoun-
try" II adds: Mr.. Wilson accuses
France Of being militaristic. and at the
same time Josephus Daniels, secretary
Of the American navy. is the only min
ister in the world who announces an
program Of armament" /"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
LIQUOR SNUGGLER
WAS SHOT DEAD
Companion of the Slain Man Escaped
from a Customs Officer
in Maine.

Van Buren,, Ne, March l0.-An uni
Identified man was shot and killed here
early this morning BY Customs Officer
Nanier, who caught him IN the act OF
smuggling 80 gallons Of alcohol across
the border, between Frenchyille and
MsdsWaska- Another man who was
with the dead man made his escape.