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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
NOTHING PREJUDICIAL
To Barre Shippers Contemplated By
the Railroads.

The Barre Board of Trade, through
President F. ID. Ladd, received the fol-
lowing telegram to-day from j. II.
Hustis of the Boston & Maine railroad
at Boston:
"Your message received. Matter re-
ferred ia now under investigation 1t
is not my intention. and | am sure
speak for Governor Smith when ] say
il is not his intention that joint opera
tion between Barre and Montpelier
shall work prejudicially TO shippers,
and you may feel assured that no ac-
tion of this kind is contemplated.
This telegram was in response to a
request from the Barre Board of Trade
that the Montpelier & Wells River
iron between Pare and Montpelier be
opened up after having been unused
during the period Of the war, or while
tn. railroads were under the admins
trstion of the government. The busi
ness OF the Central Vermont and the
Mon.I elier & Wells River railroads in
Barre was consolidated to a certain
extent and the trains were run over
the Central Vermont track. The Mont
pelier & Wells River passenger station
was closed for passenger service and
the combined freight business of the
two roads was conducted at the for
mer station.
As result Of the consolidation,
Bsrre's railroad service both passen
ger and freight. has suffered severely,
the travelling public and the shippers
being put TO great deal of incon-
venience and delay.
Ii is the desire OF the Board of Trade
to have the passenger service resumed
on the Barre branch Of the Montpelier
& Wells River road. the main lines of
the company TO be run into Barre in
stead Of having the suburban train
service as of the years before the war;
also 10 have the night sleeper service
on that road restored The telegram
received dag from President Hustis |
indicates that consideration win be I
given To the Board OF Trades request. /
with a good chance that the requests
v III be granted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
As He Called at Police
Headquarters H e Is
Charged on Four Counts
With Breaking a Massa-
chusetts State Law -
Four Other Men Were
Arrested in the Case
Yesterday.

Boston, March 25.-The crusade Of
Attorney General Allen against pro
moters and brokers, who have been ex'
plotting silver stock, to-day led to the
arrest of Thomas W. Lawson. He sur.
rendered himself at police headquarters
10 answer to a warrant charging him
with violating, on four counts, state
Jaw regarding the filing of information
regarding stock issues. Four other oper-
ators aud brokers were arrested yes
terday. including L. c. Van Riper OF
Aew York, formerly secretary to Law
sou.
Lawson and Van Riper in recent
months have. been active in the promo
tion of silver stocks which in the Law
son advertising were featured as "sil-
vers, the greatest gamble OF the age. y
Each announced he was developing
certain silver mine properties as units
of general holding companies.
In the campaigns which were an
nounced as preliminary to the forma-
tion of respective mergers, the prices
of individual stocks advanced from a
few cents to IS and 50 with subsequent
reversals and fluctuations. After news
of the arrests yesterday these prices
tumbled further. Nearly all the sill
yer stocks which are named in the
charges against Lawson, Van Ripper and
the other men are now selling for so
many cents a share.
4, h. fo.4 4Ia4
offered so eheaply, the attorney general
said in statement yesterday, that
attracted to them a class of persons
without investing experience who sac
srificed Liberty bonds and savings ac-
counts to obtain funds fer stock pur-
chases in hopes of early riches, the
attorney general said the arrests for il
legal advertising of stock issues on
which no previous information had
been filed at the State House cover
only one phase of a situation which he
is now investigating.
After the conferences with the at
torney general and the governor of
the board of the Boston curb exchange,
on which some of the stocks involved
in the advertising campaigns we're list
ed, it was announced that new rules
intended to safeguard the public would
be adopted. One of these rules pro-
yides for suspension of trading in
stocks for which certificates are not
delivered within reasonable period.
Several complaints to the attorney
general charged that large losses had
been suffered by persons, who having
bought stocks at high prices were un-
able to sell them until they had reached
low levels because certificates for their
purchases had not been given them.
Another of the new rules requires re-
port from a mining engineer on all new
mining securities.
lawson. whose stock operations have
a.ttracked national attention in the
past quarter century. called at police
headquarters this morning TO submit
TO arrest. gave his occupation as farm.
81 and author, and walked through a
shouting crowd to the court house.
where he was arraigned and held for
hearing on April 6. He furnished bonds
Of $500.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
PROFESSOR DUCKED
FOR REFUSING AID
Wouldn't Help Build Running Track at
Fort Kansas Normal School, and
the Student "Soviet"
Got Him.

HAYS. Kan. March 25--The student
soviet" of the Fort Hays Normal
school has ceased to exist. In fact, it
never did exist, according to the coun-
ty prosecutor, except in the mind of
one of the faculty members who was
made victim of youthful exuberance
and who. with the Others, was ducked
in a pond.
This faculty member, r Casper Har-
yey. so the county attorney reported
to the states attarney to-day, resent
ed an implication of coercion in an ''ul-
timatum' delivered by the student
body to the effect that everyone con-
nected with the institution would have
to help lay the school running track
yesterday or take ducking.
Whereupon, so the investigation dis
closed, Professor Harvey and Profess
sor James Start, with student named
Lindquist, objected to this seeming
interference with personal liberty and
refused to take any part in the work.
In consequence whereof there were
three splashes in the pond nearby, and
Professor Harvey upon emerging from
the water Immediately fastened to the
telegraph office and informed the state
board of education that the students
had seized control Of the institution
and that a virtual "soviet" was in
power.
And that" said the county attorney
in his report, 'was all there was to it.
The track was built, the non workers
were ducked. and the incident was
closed Officially"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
DEATH OF OPERA SINGER.
Wilbur A. Andrews, Aged 81, Died in
Brattleboro.

Brattleboro. March 25.-Wilbur 4
Andrews. aged 81. formerly ticket
agent for the Boston and Albany rail
road in the South station in Boston
and later tenor singer in opera in
Boston. New York and other cities,
died of tuberculosis Of the throat yes
tcrday afternoon az his home here. He
had been a great sufferer The past three
months
Mr. Andrews was born in Gorham,
y. H.. Dec. 30. 1865 After giving up
his railroad ticket agent work he sang
in moro than 80 operas and one night
he lost hiS voice in the closing scene
Of public performance. Afterwards
he Travelled with opera companies a.
assistant manager and manager. He
came here from Montreal two years
ago and until HI illness had position
with the Dunham Bros. Co. shoe dns 4
erz
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
A Workmen's Army Au-
thorized to Maintain
Order
LABOR UNION MEN
IN NEW CABINET
Disarmament of Troops
Which Took Part in Re-
cent Coup d'Etat

Paris, March 25.-The German gov
ernment has reached a definite agree
ment with the workmen in the RuhI
valley where the general strike has beer
paralyzing industry and where hostili'
ties between soldiers and workers have
been in progress for several days past
according to news reaching French
semi official circles to-day from Ber-
lin
The basis of the agreement, the ad-
vices state, are as follows;
The formation Of workmen's army
charged with maintaining order.
The remodeling of the cabinet, with
union participation.
The disarmament of the troops
which took part in the recent coup
detat.
The passage of laws for social reform
and the carrying out Of administrative
reforms.
The socialization of the mines, par
ticularly the coal mines and the pot
ash workings.
The dissolution Of counter revolu-
tionary" formations.
Improvement of the food supply sys-
TEN.
All the majority parties, it is de.
clared, have accepted the conditions,
under which the government does not
consider it will be necessary to form
a new ministry, believing a few
changes will suffice.
The dispatch represents the major
ity parties as OF the belief that new
movement is not impos-
sible. They point out that General
Won Seecht has failed TO disarm the
Baltic troops which are still coneentrat-
ed few miles from Berlin under the
command of their former chief.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
COMMUNISTS DISPOSED
TO HOLD OUT BITTERLY
Especially with Regard to the Wage
Matter-Workers are Becoming
Quite Formidable Soldiers.

Dusseldorf, March "a (By the Asso-
ciated Press Disruption of the coali-
tion of socialist parties that usurped
control in the Ruhr basin is considered
improbable as a result of the Ebert
governments military campaign. Com
munists here and at Hagen have not
been active, and moderate programs
have been adopted in various cities.
The communists, however, are repre-
sented on several executive committees
and are credited with a disposition to
hold out for extreme measures, particu-
larly regarding wages.
Independent socialists appear to ia
vor closer relations with the majority
socialists because of the resignation of
Gustav Noske, minister of defense in
the Ebert cabinet, news of which was
published here to-day.
Exact figures relative to the number
of men the radicals have been able TO
put into the field are not available
here, but the past few days have dem
onstrated the ability of these men to
whip inexperienced recruits into quite
formidable soldiers, who handle rifle
and take advantage of ground condi-
tions like veterans.
The committee in control here an
nounced it had received unofficial in
formation that heavy fighting has been
going on in the Ruhr district, opera
tions being directed from Hagen. head
quarters of the red forces in that re-
gion Nothing official has so far been
received
A conference was held at a small
town north Of Muenster to-day, but
nothing regarding decisions reached
there has been learned in this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
EDISON L. MARTIN.
Funeral of Prominent Williamstown
Farmer Held Monday, March %.

The funeral of the late Edison s.
Martin was held at his home on the
| Graniteville road in Williamstown on
| Monday afternoon, March p, at 2
o'clock, his death occurring at the state
hospital in Waterbury March 10, to
which place he was removed for treat
ment following short illness. Rev.
| Alba NJ. Markey, pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, offieiated at the
funeral. The interment was made in
the family lot in the village cemetery.
Many townspeople were present to pay
their last tribute to one of the towns
most progressive farmers.
Edison Smith Martin was born in
Williamstown, April 0, 1852, the son of
Aaron Smith and Hannah Davis
Martin, having spent practically his
whole lifetime in that town. After
completing school at Montpelier sem
mary, he for a brief period engaged in
mercantile lines, but finally adopted
farming, which he followed until the
time of his demise. He was united in
marriage on Dec. %, 1875. to Mareella
Carpenter. daughter of Quincy Mason
and Lenora tTownsend) Carpenter,
who alone survives him.
Deceased was member of Summit
lodge, No. l04, f. and A. NJ, delega-
tion of which body attended the fu-
neral and oflicated in their usual man
ner. The pail bearers were members
of this order. There were many beau
tiful floral tributes
Among out-of town people present
were w. +. Carpenter of Northfeld,
brother -in-law of Mr. Martin, L. A.
Carpenter of Barre, Z. L. House of
Barre, Mrs. n. n. Vassar of Water
bury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
FOUGHT BOSTON FIRE
FROM ELEV4TED ROAD
Damage of 100000 Was Done To-day
on Atlantic Ave. and Oliver ST.
Fireboats Were Also Used.

Boston, March 25.-An early morning
fire which caused damage aggregating
100000 20 buildings at or near the cor
ner of Atlantic avenue and Oliver
street to-day was fought with hose
lines from the elevated railway struc-
ture and from fire boats on the water
front Traffic on Atlantic avenue and
on the elevated, the principal artery
of communication between the North
and South stations, was held up sew
eral hours with consequent disturbance
to commuters
The five.story building at the south
west corner OF Atlantic avenue and Oil
yer street, owned by the Massachusetts
General Hospital corporation, was de-
stroyed with considerable loss to the
Bay State bindery, Joseph Beal and
company, and the National Machine
company. On Oliver street the ad-
joining building at l63.l67 was dam
aged on two floors. the occupants of
which were the A B c Elevated COM
pany and Ault and Wibond company,
ink dealers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
CANT-BROWN.
Marriage Took Place at Home of the
Bride.

A very pretty wedding took place
last evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Brown of l6 Forsyth-place,
when their eldest daughter, Margaret,
was united in marriage TO James Cant
OF Quincy, Mass, Rev. w. Men. Kit
tredge of the Presbyterian church per-
forming the ceremony.
The bride was becomingly attired in
white crepe de chine and carried a bou-
quet of jonquils. She was attended by
her sister, Christine, who wore love-
" dress of georgette crepe and carried
bouquet of roses. The bridegroom
was attended by Edward II. Pomeroy
Of Quincy. Mass, an old.time friend Of
Mr.. Cant
After the wedding ceremony, all
present sat down TO bountiful sup.
per. which was served by the brides
mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Cant left on
the midnight train for their home in
Quincy, Mass.
The bride is we'll known here in
Barre, where she resided until about
three years ago, when she went to
Boston and has been employed there
since The groom is native of In
verkeithing, Scotland, and has been
employed in the shipbuilding yards in
Quincy for the past few years, where
he is very popular.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cant received many
beautiful presents of silver, cut glass
and linen. They will be at home TO
their friends after March 2S at 6S Yer
child street, Quincy, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
ARRESTED
IN Sill YER MINE CASES
AND GIVES $500 BAIL
POLAND is HOLDING
REDS OFFENSIVE
Although at Certain Points the Rus
slams Have Made Some Advance
on Front of 400 Miles.

Warsaw, March Bolshevik at.
tacks have been launched against the
Polish line at scattered points along a
front of approximately 400 miles, and
the long planned spring attack by the
Russian soviet armies apparently has
been commenced.
While the bolsheviki have made
small advances at some places, despite
| the desperate resistance of the Poles,
the latter have been holding the enemy
in check in most sections, say official
statements. The reds have been com
PEELED to retreat from several newly
acquired positions along the front, but
fighting continues, the soviet troops
using heavy artillery, tanks. armored
cars and other apparatus captured from
General Denikine on the south Russian
front.
Most severe fighting took place on
Tuesday on the Polesian- Podolan front
near the Galician frontier, the boshe-
wiki concentrating their attacks on this
sector in an effort to capture Rovno,
an important railroad center, and Ka-
menitz- Podolsk, city highly priced
because of strategic Importance
Heavy engagements are also reported
in the vicinity of Zaslaya, southeast
OF Rovno and Constantinov, where the
reds attempted to cross Slutch river.
East of Kamenitz.Podolsk the battle
is still going on, both sides using ar
tillery and bringing up reinforcements.
Rovno is particularly valuable to
the Poles, as through it runs the only
railroad by which supplies can be
shipped to the army along the south
eastern front, In their drive against
this city on Tuesday the bosheviki
hurled two divisions into the battle in
an attempt TO outfank the Poles
Hand to-hand fighting ensued in viii
lagos just to the east of the Slutch
river, and the enemy was finally com
PEELED to retire. He resumed the on
slaught, however, and the struggle is
still going on.
In sectors where the Poles have re.
PEELED the soviet hordes. they have
found great heaps OF bridge building
materials, which were brought up in
preparation for crossing several streams
that follow along the front.
Northeast and east of Kamenitz-
Podolsk near the DDeister river, the
bolsheviki have been using their heav-
lest guns and apparently have made
slight gains, having captured the viii !
lage of Mohilev mot the important
city of the same namel, several days
ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
Conferees Went into Ses-
sion at a Boston Ho-
tel To-day
PROTRACTED MEET
ING AMT +ATED
Granite Cut & of New
England $ Said to Be
CHIEF ynterested

Boston, w ch 25.-Demands for a
wage of Ss for an eight-hour day for
those of the 10000 granite cutters Of
the country not receiving that amount
were the subject of conference here
to-day between representatives of the
Monumental Granite Producers asso-
citation and the Granite Cutters In
ternational Association of America
The conferees went into session at
local hotel late in the forenoon and it
was said that the discussion probably
would carry the meeting into late aft
ernoon.
The cutters seek to displace a slid
ing agreement which would advance
wages to s6.40 daily on April, next, and
to $3.50 a year later with an agree.
ment for the fat rate of 81 an hour
for an eight-hour day. Granite cutters
of New England, of the middle west
and the south are principally interested
as those in other sections are now re-
ceiving the higher rate in most cases
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
FUNERAL OF NJ. BERNAScoNI
Was Held Wednesday Afternoon, Many
Friends Attending.

The funeral of Marco Bernasconi, a
young Italian carver with Young
Brothers company, who died at his
home on Thomas street Monday after
noon after an illness with pneumonia,
was held from his late home yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock. The remains
were taken to the vault in Elmwood
cemetery Burial viii be made in Hope
cemetery later
Many beautiful floral tributes were
sent to the home. including those from
friends, employees OF Young Brothers
plant and also from the firm. A group
Of workmen from the plant attended
the funeral in a body. Ugo Mont, /,
Carlo Vittori, John Nittori, Alfredo
Visconti. Antonio Gslfetti and Mr..
Casellini were the pail bearers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Rizzi of Ports
mouth. y. H. were among the out t-uf-
town people to attend the funeral
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
MANUFACTURERS
MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY ELECTS
H. J. M. Jones Chosen President al
Annual Meeting-Many Manu-
facturers Already Have
Joined

The Granite Manufacturers Mutual
Indemnity company, Inc, which was
recently Incorporated under the laws
OF Vermont after receiving the APP
proyal of Insurance Commissioner j. G.
Brown, formally organized at the an
nual meeting which was held in the
headquarters in Barre yesterday after
noon. The following officers were elect.
ed: President, H.. j. NJ. Jones; first
vice president, j. b. Magnaghi; second
vice president, Maurice Watkins; treas
urer, NJ. H. McAllister; secretary, Will
liam Barclay; executive committee, II.
J. M. Jones, William Barclay, L. J.
Batchelder, A. A. Milne and J. c.
Booth.
The company is already operating
and large number of the manufac-
turers in the Barre district are already
members. The lists are still open for
Others, and it is expected that there
will be steady additions from the va
rious firms in this vicinity McAllister
& Kent are the authorized agents of
the company.
The purpose of the company is to
enable granite manufacturers in the
Barre district to write their own work
mans compensation insurance, and the
charter is the first to be filed under an
act which was passed at the last ses-
sion of the Vermont legislature. A
hearing was held by Insurance Com
missioner Brown to determine if the
public good would be served by the
issuing of certificate to the petition
ers, after which he decided that the
public good would be served. There
fore, he SO certified TO the secretary of
state and the granting of the incor-
poration papers, after which he decided
poration papers followed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
CALLED ENGINE GOOD.
Witnesses for Defense in the Jacques
VS.. Camp Case.

The case Of Yrene Jacques y. Don
Camp viii probably be completed IN
county colst this afternoon and the
cause of Catherine VI. HOlleran ".
the New England Telephone and Tele-
graph company viii be commenced TO
morrow morning. This j suit re-
garding an injury alleged 10 have been
received by the plaintiff falling over
a rope that the defendant employees
was using on Mon; peiier streets. II
i 10 recover $4,000.
Several defensive witnesses we're on
the stand Yesterday and today in the
Camp case. Leon Dodge testified that
jacques used the gasoline engine dur
ing harvesting time last fan and sP-
pcared satisfied with it The engine
s,o-t about SS35 Other witnes-es testi-
fed similarly about the opinions Of
the engine
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
PUT MOREBLAME
ON DANIELS
Capt. L. C. Palmer Says
His Procrastination
Crippled Navy
SHORTAGE
OF PERSONNEL
Congress Gave Everything
the Navy Department
Asked For

Washington, D. c., March 25.-"Pro
crastination on the part of Secretary
Daniels was responsible for seriou:
shortage of personnel which proved
the initial handicap of the navy in
the war Captain Leigh C. Palmer
wartime chief of the bureau of navi.
CATION, testified to-day before the Sen.
ate committee investigating the navy's
conduct of the war.
The secretary Captain Palmer de-
elared, was unable to appreciate the
necessity for obtaining and training
men in advance of an actual declara
tion of war
Even after war was declared" the
witness said, "he used to say we have
too many reserves now"
Just before the United States Joined
the allies, the witness continued Sec
retary Daniels ordered enrolment in
the reserve stopped
did You stop?' asked Chairman
Hale.
NO, we needed the men and went
right ahead
II talked with Mr.. Daniels the other
day and he doesn't remember anything
about that" said the witness, but he
did order me to stop enrolment then
and several other times"
Captain Palmer told the committee
that when war was declared the navy
was short $1,000 regular and reserve
enlisted men and about 1900 officers
from its peace-time requirements and
that at least 10000 additional enlisted
men and many more officers were need
ed for destroyers as soon as war was
declared.
The witness said Congress was not
to blame, as it gave everything the de-
partment asked for.
Replying to a question by Chairman
Hale, Captain Palmer declared that
Secretary Daniels did all he could to
help get men ''in the critical days of
the spring of 1917"
'The secretary" he said, Backed up
all efforts to get enlisted men. He
was anxious to get them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
GLovERSvILLE GAINED.
Its Population Is 7a,o26, Increase of
e.7 Per Cent.

Washington, d. c., March 25.-Popu-
lation statistics for 1920 announced to-
day by hte census bureau included:
Davenport, Iowa, 56,727, an increase
of l3,699, or BIS per cent over 1910,
Steubenviile. Ohio, 2s.50s, increase
6,ll7 OF 27.3 per cent.
Gloversville y. Y. 22,026, increase
1854, or 81 per cent.
Sheboygan, Wis, 3O.955, increase
4,557, or l7.3 per cent.
Johnstown. y. V, lO,9oj, increase
ASS. or "a per cent.
Bloomfield n. j., e2,0ll, increase
6,94l. OF 46.l per cent.
Shamokin. Ia, 2l,2O4, Increase 1916,
or 50 per cent.
Enfield Conn. HOS, increase 1889,
or 2O.5 per cent.
Asheyillc. \. C., 2s.j07, an increase
of o,749, or 5l.9 per cent.