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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
LIVE WIRES MAKE TROUBLE,
But, Fortunately, There Were No seri-
GUS Consequences.

Though three live wires of 1900
volts each dropped from poles to side
walks of Barre streets last night dur
ing the rain and windstorm not q sin
gle injury occurred, doubtless due in
in large measure to the quick action
of the Tenney Service company EN-
ployes and the management.
The first report of wire trouble
came from Brook street and Harring-
ton avenue, where electrical fireworks
were forming an attractive spectacle
of no serious nature among the trees
Soon after, however, a. report was re-
ceived at the Tenney station that two
live wires were down on Cliff street.
at the edge of the sidewalk. Immedi-
ately, the circuit governing this part of
the city was deadened. and with it the
power for many homes and street
lights were shut off Both wires had
come in contact with tree limb.
burned off, and dropped to the ground
While repairs were being made here,
similar report came from Spaulding
street, fear the home of II. G. Bennett,
another 2,300-volt wire having dropped
TO tiie sldeNaiks anu, VI Nouise. sihitiai
procedure put that district in dark
ness as well as much of Washington
street, street lights being out for more
than an hour in parts of the city.
Earl Young manager of the Barre
branch of the Tenney Service company
said this morning that linemen usually
experience such incidents every fall
due largely to the summer growth Of
trees and their limbs The trees grow
during the summer, are relieved OF
the weight of leaves in the fall, then
the branches spring up to come in
contact with the wires. and when Gov
cred with water are quite apt to cause
trouble This is something which can
tinually guarding against such.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
ON RECEIPT
OF WARNING
Ii FROM WOMAN
Sub-Treasury, Stock Ex-
change, Banks and Brok-
erage Houses Are to Be
Guarded and Prominent
Wall Street Figures Will
Be Protected.

New York, Nov. Twenty five ad-
ditional patrolmen, selected by Chief
Inspector Lahey after conference
with Police Commissioner Enright, to-
day were distributed throughout the
financial district
No statement was Forthcoming from
police officials as to whether there was
any connection between to days ac.
tion and that Of last night, when a
heavy detail was sent to guard Fifth
avenue apartment house in which lived
Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt, Elihu Root and
other prominent families This detail
was dispatched on receipt of bomb
warning ,telephoned to the house by
an unidentified woman.
) At local headquarters of the de.
partment of justice, officials professed
ignorance of any threats made recent
ly at secret meetings of radicals.
The additional force in the financial
district has been made permanent
detail. Not only will its members
stand guard over the sub b-treasury,
stock exchange and banks and brok-
erage houses, but it will keep a pro-
tecting eye on prominent Wall street
figures aud also watch messengers as
they carry millions in securities
through the streets.
Special instructions issued "the
flower of the force" TO permit no park.
ing of vehicles served to recall the
death wagon" which figured SO prom
inently in the Wall street explosion
last September in which nearly two
score persons were killed and $50 in
iured. II was in this wagon that a
bomb was believed to have been placed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. Adele Alonti of | Durkee place
was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Deputy Sheriff Harry Gamble on a
warrant issued by States Attorney
T. r. Davis, and soon after arraigned
before Judge L. L. Scott in municipal
court, to answer a charge of selling
intoxicating liquors. The woman
pleaded guilty and was fined $500 with
costs of S605, which she paid.
Miss Pearl Parnell of Sherbrooke,
P. O., is visiting at the home of DIR.
and Mrs. H. H. Reid of fremont street
for few days.
DIR. and Mrs. II. Fl. Reid of fremont
street have just returned from Sher-
brooke, p. O., after attending the we'd
ding of Mrs. Reid's sister, Mrs. Blanche
R. Howe. to Herbert F. Main of Len
oxville, p. @. The wedding occurred
at St. Georges Episcopal church, Rev.
r. w. +. Wright officiating. Mrs. Main
is well known in Barre, having gradu-
ated from the Barre City hospitals
nurses training course about four
wears ago. Since that time she has
been superintendent Of the emergency
hospital in the Ingersoll-Rand com
pany plant in Sherbrooke, p. @, while
Mr.. Main has been mechanical engi-
neer in the employ of the same COM
pany in Lenoxville. r. @. After a mo-
tor trip through the provinces they
plan TO make their home in Lenoxville.
In the office Of the d. A. Perry Real
Estate agency the sale of the Mackin,
or George farm. in the Shady Rill dis
trict of Middlesex was completed yes
tsrday. the farm having been sold at
auction Saturday afternoon to Walter
b. ordway and wife of Montpelier.
James Mackin, who owned the farm,
leaves this evening for Waterbury,
Conn. to make his home with his son,
William.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
, TRAIN BEATERS PAID.
Norwich Students who Rode Free
Freight Brought Into Court.

Six students of Norwich university
were brought from Northfeld to Barre
by Deputy Sheriffs Frank Minsrd and
II. J. Slayton by automobile yesterday
afternoon after warrants for their ar
rest had been made by States Attor-
ney Davis on complaint issued by two
detectives of the Central Vermont rail
way. They were charged with stealing
a ride from Northfield to Essex juno
tion Saturday in a freight ear, and, as
proven in court, happened to be six OF
80 or 40 who were travelling to Bur.
lington to attend the Vermont Nor
wich football game.
All six pleaded guilty, and were com.
PEELED to pay Judge Scott a sum that
averaged $ll.l2 each. Charles C. Jones
of Brookfield and II. X. Tryon of Ber.
lin, n. ", paid fine of So and costs
of S025, while the other four, Donald
Griswold Of Lancaster, Mass, Earl w
Scothon of Lee Center, N. ", Norman
r. Cornell of Fail River, Mass, and
c. L. Patten Of Medfeld, Mass, each
paid fine of SO and costs of 81 .55
The minimum fine for such an offense
is 81 and the maximum $40.
Judge Scott took into consideration
the event which inspired their actions
Saturday. as well as the fact that the
lads would be compelled to pay their
fares back to Northfeld, so was leni.
ent in the matter of fines. The carfsre
to Burlington and back from North.
EnlJ ..,o..lI lat I'D - ar.
mately $500, whereas the mileage paid
TO the two deputy sheriffs and the
costs of court amounted TO nearly four
times the amount. Poor business pol
icy, thought the judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
SUES FOR $4,000
A Cambridge, Mars, Mar Plaintiff
Against Central Vermont r. r.

A suit FOR 100000 has been brought
hv Grafton L. Wilson Of Cambridge.
Mass-. against tire Central Vermont
and Grand Trunk railways snd papers
Of The same have been fled IN the sec-
retarv of states ofice. The Nelaen
National hank Of 81 Albsns. Char
plain Transportation company snd the'
Rutland Railroad company are trusfees
fr the suit The suit is hrcurht -
recover fhs face Fslue of $1,000 ECrfh
of bonds PAYABLE last Nay Ihe plsin
sc seeks fa have thr bonds tsksn -
- rrg, iSes In the ssle cf thsz.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
INJURY CASE HEARD.
Windsor Man Appealed from Award
in Damage to Hand.

In supreme court az Montpelier to-
day WAS heard the case Of Mike Petrss-
Ia. a Pole. against the National Acme
company Of Windsor. an appeal from
the award of the commissioner of in
dustries the plaintiff being injured IN
the right hand while employed by the
defendant company. Petraska, who
cannot write either Polish or English,
did not give notice to the company
within the six months required. Blood
poison developed in the injury 10 the
hand and there il now danger Of tuber-
ruIosis Of the bones in the hard.
The Aetna Life Insurance company
holds the liability insurance II the De
frndant company and an agent 81 the
company D. ssid 80 have approached
Petraska On the amount q damages
claimed. The commissioner of indus
tries made the award.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
Spends Part Of First Days
Vacation Thus at Point
Isabel
HIS APPEARANCE
is HEALTHFUL
Does Not Show Marks of
the Recent Big
Strain

Point Isabel, Tex, Nov tBy the
Associated Press sl.--Outwardly as care
free as the happiest member Of the
little community of fishermen, whosre
his neighbors here. President elect
Harding began to-day a vacation which
he hopes will make up for his loss Of
rest and recreation during the cam
paign.
For his first days outing he planned
for the forenoon test of skill with
rod and reel and for the afternoon a
golf game at the Brownsville coun-
try club, 90 miles away, The same
combination is expected to occupy him
during most of the days of his stay
here.
The appearance of the president
elect. as he began his vacation, was
anything but that of rn-out man.
Despite long hours and exertion in
travel and public speaking. he looked
robust and vigorous and told the vii
layers he had come more because he
likedthe seclusion and the outdoor life
than because he needed rest
For his cruises along the coast, Mr.,
Harding used launch placed at his
disposal by Governor Hobby Of Texas.
He planned to take several extended
pleasure trips in the craft and may
also take an automobile trip this week
up the Rio Grande valley.
November 10th has been selected as
the date for the departure of the presi-
dent elect and his party from New Or
leans for Panama, but il is thought
this date may be advanced to give Mr..
Harding a longer stay in the canal
zone.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
ARMISTICE DAY
RECOMMENDATION BY
MAYOR LANGLEY

The services which American
youth rendered and the sgcrifices
which thousands Of them made
to the end that the world might
be freed of the menace OF Ger
man militarism are not mini
mized by the passing OF the
wears. The first feeling of exul-
tation over victorious arms has
given place to more sober con
sideration of what that victory
meant to the nation and to the
world. Comes a realization that
the service and the sacrifice
meant not only a checking OF
German aggression but also the
development <of a better world
relationship, a closer bond OF
sympathy between the old world
and the new, and greater toll
Grafton of the ideals and aspira-
tions of the peoples of the ma
tions. The world is not yet
freed of the baser instincts OF
individuals and of governments,
but progress has been made,
The part played by American
youth in the achievement during
those stirring days of l9l7-lS
was inealculable. The millions
did not render their service fn-
tilely: the scores OF thousands
did not make the supreme sacrl-
flee in vain. A better world
seems likely to emerge from the
world cataclysm. To them the
nation is deeply indebted.
Therefore, in tribute to those
who lie in honored graves in Eu-
rope and the United States, and
in recognition of the splendid
service which they and their liv-
ing comrades rendered to the ma
ton, I would suggest that
Thursday, Nov. II, the second
anniversary of the signing of
the armistice, be observed in
Barre insofar as possible and
that the people give their at
tention to the significance of the
day and the event commemorat-
ed.
Frank e. Langley, Mayor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
BROoKES TO PICK TEAM
From Australia to Defend Davis Cup
Against Americans.

New York, Nov 9.-Norman L.
Brookes, Australian tennis star, has
been appointed sole selector of the
Australian team to defend the Davis
cup against American challengers late
in December. it was learned here to-
day Experts here believe Brookes will
eliminate himself as a singles player
in the match and will choose Gerald
Patterson as his sidepartner for the
doubles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
IT'S q Great Life-If You Don't Wake
Up.

Percivsl D'Armand was sure he had
he gift Of writing. but he was not so
.ertain Just what his forte was
So he wrote some jokes. epigrams,
poems. humorous sketches. short
,tories. song poems and scenarios.
He sent them. impariially. regard
bss Of any preconceived ideas of the
,aspective editors, to various pubnca-
sons
One sud all his contributions were
'svretfullv returned-
Iu=t ~ show them. be- wrote . novel
II wzs the best seller of the wear.
Then the aforesaid editors began 70
sanor for some of his work
He sent his cong poems, scenarios,
horf sfories. poems. his humorous
kssrhss ard Ms Jokes w response.
AT tn editors accepted them glad
s-Hs wss just on ths Faaut II sending
n erinsu about = vsurire when bis
Lar. eio.ck ueut 81 -.Iutse.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
Trining Matter.

@The waiter looked intently out Of
the window. pretending he hadn't
heard. The diner had already com-
planned of his chops and his potatoes
and his napkin, and Alphonse had hsd
about enough Of him.
Waiter"
Reluctantly Alphonse moved over.
Just look AZ the color Of this wa
ter, waiteri" growled the winer. Its
not ft to drink"
Criticslly the waiter raised the glass
10 the light and examined H. Then.
iriumphantly. he ct il down again.
"No. sir. you're deoeivin1 yourself,
sir" he ssid kindly That waters
perfectly al right, sir. It's the glsss
what's dirty. Rehoboth Sunday Her
aid
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
Grl at Sea Who Knew All About
Watches

Ignorance
The speaker was Admiral Benson.
He was discussing At = dinner party
in Washington. certain structures that
had been passed upon the Ameriozn
navy.
Why he went on. smiling vhimsi-
caTv. that armchair critic Is a. icno-
ranf a. the girl on the ooean steamer.
This girl. crossing 20 England, got
friendly eith one # the ships ofioers.
= Young man of p or 80. The two
were leaning side hy side On the rail
one dsv Wien the oficer sid
There goes four bells. ! must al
vou a excuse me-. It's nv watch b.
low
-. step ycur kiliin-' ssid ths EiTl
syEho ever beard cf q wsfch striking "a
loud 81 that f--nstnosf Free Press
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
Not Clever Enough.

While the Endorsement of checks is a
very simple matter, it has difficulties,
as in this case.
A woman went into a bank where
she had several times presented checks
drawn to Mrs. Alice B. This time the
check was made to the order Of Mrs.
VI. IN. !. being her husbands iui-
tials. She explained this TO the paying
teller and asked what she should do.
20. that's all right" said he. Just
indorse il as il Is written there
She took the check and, after much
hesitation. said. Il don't think ! can
make an " like that. Hsrper's Mag
azinc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
Good Reason

sir Hsmsr Greenwood. tho Irish sec
retsry. has generally proved himself
a match for the heckler. soon after he
began political work in England he
was speaking on one occasion, and =
man IN the audience sung out: Why
do you wear America made boots y
Quick a. thought the Canadian-born
SPEAKER retorted. Because NV feet
we're made in America. Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
NoRTHFIELD CELEBRATES.
Victory by Norwich over the UnIver-
sitv Of Vermont Football Team

Northfeld, Nov. 9y--ln celebration 81
the winning of the state collegiate
football championship. BY defeating
Vermont rs 20 .. the student body and
tounsTseopis last night had huge bon
FIRE IN the public sqy.re. SPEECHES
were made by university and town or
rials
tThe Merchants association II the
town j. presenting zach memfer of the
team = cold football N. y. Smith
of Ardmore. Okls- cisss of ISL. IS
preventing the squad maroon and gold
sweaters. The last game on the sched
NE j. With Bostan university fst Boz
tou Thursiav. Ths Boston Alumni 49,
sor5st5on wfl Civs . hsuquet IN ths
evening 81 YounE's hottl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
HIT BY THREE AUTOS.
Man Dies in Hospital from Injuries Re
ceiyed Sunday.

Bridgewater, Mass, Nov. 9.--John J.
Girard OF this town, who was struck
and knocked down three times by three
different automobiles while walking
here Sunday night. died yesterday aft
ernoon at the state farm hospital of
bis injuries.
Mr. ,Girard was hit by the first ma
chine, sending him staggering in front
of a second. which Knocked him back
for a third car TO Craze him and push
hm out Of the road.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
ROCHESTER CLOTHING
FIRM SLASHES PRICES
Reduction of 33a Per Cent in Whole
sale Price Is Announced As Ef-
fective Nov. 1.

Rochester, N. Y, Nov. "A reduc-
tiou of 33hs per cent in the wholesale
price of clothing is announced by one
Of Rochester's largest clothing manu-
featuring concerns. The reduction is
effective from Nov, ] and applies to
suits and overcoats. II is Said the re-
dnction, which is in addition to the
usual cash discount of seven per cent,
represents cut from $33, the opening
fall wholesale price, to approximately
$50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
An Planned Out

@llauus. please don't throw away
suv Of nv old toys. I'm going 70 keep
them for my children
~Ruf supposr ycu dcaf haRe anT
ehil1rer dear
Tier fhsE win d fcr mv grand
Children Boston TrsnHrfrf-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
CUTTING DOVlN PRICES
EXCUSED FROM JURY
Philadelphia Hat Manufacturer Told
Judge He Was Engaged in Re-
vising Price List Down
ward.

Norristown, Pa. NOV, 9.-Frank
Schoble. Philadelphia hat manufactur-
er, in pleading to be exc6sed from jury
service in criminal court here, told
Judge Schwartz he was revising down
ward the cost of his product.
"You think if we excuse you, you
win get prices down a httlef' asked
the judge.
Il hope SO" was the reply, and he
was excused.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
nusstinn Cot Hin Money.

Hs-whst do you think of the esn.
didafsst
She-Tm vsrv fond II them.
He Fond q themf
Shs-Yes. didut YOU ak ne bow
liked czadicG dates t-B0ston Tran.
srriPt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
TWO WOUNDS INFLICTED
BY DR.. Francesca Orlando on Lieut..
Costamsgna.

Rome. Nov. s-Dr. Francesca 0rlan-
do, son Of the former Italian premier,
inflicted two wounds upon Lieutenant
Constamagns in 4 duel to-day. The
ENCOUNTER Was brought about by a per
Nsonsl quarrel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-25

kept as carefully up to par as
the equipment. Wewant every
guest to be Handled" like the
intelligent, reasoning, fair
minded being he is land praeti-
cally all our guests are all those
things; and if you, patronizing
any of our hotels, ever fail to
get the sort Of treatment we
want you to have, the manager
Of that hotel wants to know
it-and he'll do something
about it, too.
By the way, I've often asked
business men 4 especially enjoy
asking salesmen) how they'd
like it if they had to do ninety
percent Of their business with
men who have just finished a
nights ride in a Pullman, or
who are hungry, or both at
once. That's how the hotel man
gets to know something about
human nature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-25
LESSPRESSURE ON
INDUSTRIAL LIST
Big Short Interest Checks
Bear Traders-RaiIs Give
Good Exhibition.
BY STUART p. WEST.

| NEW YORK, September % Especially.
With a short interest grown to
| large proportions after almost a week
| of decline, with a very strong railway
| list, and with further extraordinary
| jump in liberty bonds, a combination
of factors was found this morning
| that was too formidable for the bear
party to Surmount.
| Wall street professionals were just
as pessimistic as ever on account of
the priCe-cutting wave. but they could
make no further Roadway and the
tendency throughout the two~hour
session was to reduce commitments on
| the short side.
Stocks that have been most severity
under attack all week had a fair re-
| bound. Baldwin Locomotive came
hack over a point. Crucible Steel over
two points, and the steels and motors
a half point to a point.
With the first turn for the better
the higher priced oil stocks asserted
themselves and Mexican Petroleum
gave another impressive demonstra-
ton with rise of seven points from
the low of Thursday. The Royal
Dutch issues, influenced more by Lon
don conditions than those on this side,
were very strong on account of the
postponement of the English coal
strike.
LOw-Priced Rails Featured.
r The advance in the ow-priced rails
was limited to some half dozen is
sues, among them Western Pacific
Lake Erie and Western. st. Louis
southwestern Chicago and Alton and
Chicago and Eastern Illinois. But
the ability of this group of stocks to
maintain their rise was very strlk-
ing.
The professional idea was that there
had been too much bullishness on
them and that they had attracted a
lot of weak buying. But If this is
the case it did not show to disad-
vantage in the market today.
High priced rails which have be-
haved rather uncertainty all week
were somewhat firmer, the buying in
ing attention
Market Called OversOld.
The majority of the market letters
which were sent out by the wire
houes in Wall street made reference
to what they called the oversold con-
dition of the market and it wars re-
marked that there was enough of a
short interest to provide trading
rally. 1t was also said that consider
able bear profit-taking was to be eX-
pected Further proof that buyers
at the present time are discriminate
ing in their commitments more than
any other time recently was put
forth in talks with several market
experts.
These men took the stand that there
were certain things on the stock list
which they would not have at any
price. while there were others, which
they were prepared to buy no matter
what the price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-25
RA|[R0ADFINANCES
DECLARED BETTER
Increased Rates and Aid OF
Observation-Disclosures in
Improvement.

/ Railroads of the nation which ac-
cepted the standard return under the
TRANSFORMATION act, 1920, are now in
better financial condition than at any
! time in the past six months, in the
! opinion of railroad men in Wash
This Improvement has been caused
by three factors, the largest of which
iand the one which promises the
greatest ultimate beneht pelng IN
creased freight and passenger rates.
The other two factors are lump sums
paid under the standard return and
financial help from the S30O,OOO,00o
revolving fund created by the trans
portation act for the betterment OF
equipment and roadways.
Six-Month Period Expires.
The six-month period during which
the majority of the railroads received
Tho standard return expired at mid
night August 81. On September L
the railroads were again on their
town resources. backed, however oS
the new rate increases averaging ~
iper cent on passenger lares anu %
per cent on freight.
| Tbe roads actually did not receive
any money under the standard re-
turn until after September l., except
a sum estimated at Sloo,ooo,ooo Whic,
was advanced to those ROADS "hich
showed immediate hnanclai heeu. ps
the end of the current month the
treasury will have paid out. it is es-
minated, between $5OO.ooo,0oo ana
$500, 600, 900. Payment or TINS huse
sum, however. viii not Iiquldate the
governments railroad liabilities, for
there are still large sums the ran :.
roads claim are due them for rent or
their properties during the period OF
federal control which ended March l,
1920. In addition there are literally
thousands of claims for damages,
maintenance and equipment.
Path Far More Rosy.
| BY the end of September about Sl0o.-
600 ooO., or one-third of the revolving