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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07

mo. o." Years ago Mr.. Smith chose
this quiet and secluded spot in Barre
| Town as an ideal one for his future
home. for its location gives one an
excellent view and is passed by bah
! bling, dancing brook.
Mr.. Smith, let us say before pro-
ceeding further is Jack of all
trades He is known for this ability
many miles around, and until two
wears ago. when he fell from II foot
chimney at his home, breaking several
ribs and tearing ligaments from one
shoulder he gained his livelihood by
working at these various different
trades.
His home, which looks small from
the roadside, is larger than any ordi
nary tenement home, but best of all to
him is that he constructed with his
own hands every piece OF furniture
within il and, furthermore, built the
entire edifice, that as any will agree
is excelently built and shows all evil
dence of careful planning. Its unique
creation and spotless cleanliness. so
evident at the very entrance OF this
"hand made" home. causes amazement
in every new visitor, who in inspecting
il Is informed of every articles his
tory by the sprightlv gentleman of
the Hole in the WALL. now 81 years
of age. who because of his injury two
years ago depends upon the public for
his livelihood.
The chairs, the beds, the stoves, the
fireplace, the folding dish drainers, the
sink, the disappearing cake board at
the snugly fitted dish closet. the din
ing table which accommodates IL peo-
Pile at a sitting, the hand, painted pie
lures and decorated walls are all evi-
dence of Dana Smiths ability.
In the past six years Mr.. Smith has
had % ,j6S visitors at his home; or to
be more explicit, in that period of time
that number of people have recorded
their names on his book though many
have departed without doing SO. His
place has become state wide known and |
many tourists from other states have
come to make him an annual visit each |
year
This season No, 2 win be known TO |
tourists as a tea house and Is now I
opened for such purposes. Neverthe- /
less the alert proprietor Is willing TO /
receive all visitors who may wish TO |
hear the story of his home. and in. |
spect one of the most interesting edi. !
fees in New England.
Last season a wealthy Connecticut |
lumber dealer offered the neat sum of /
nearly $4,000 for this building. which |
has since been wonderfully improved.
II is not his tradesmasters ambi, |
ton to become wealthy as in the nov
FL though he does hope to establish
a fruitful tea room business and to
this end is nov working,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07
DAN SMITHS TEA ROOM.
Gentleman of "No. O. Branches Out in
New Line of Activity.

No. Q is not the number of an East
Barre railway engine nor an engine
house, but is the eogomen Dan H
Smith attached to his Hole in the
Wall" home on the East Barre road
many years ago, That number is sig
nifcant in the history of this unique
home, and has grown to be tradition
with Mr.. Smith, who many times has
had occasion to repeat the facts which
caused him to attach this numerical
name to his abode.
As he tells it, he once read in the
Aldrich public library of this city a
book entitled mo. o." that proved to
he of extreme interest to the reader
because OF its realistic plot. A young
Nermonter OF the early DAYS of the
10Th century was suffering severely
from consumption and after being
constantly treated by doctors was left
to fate, there being apparently no hope
for his recovery. His constitution was
not as strong as the iron will which
caused him to declare he was not ready
to die and wasn't going to- though the
doctors predicted death would claim
him in few months.
With camp utensils and the neces-
saries of camp life this consumptive re-
tired to the deep forests over the Ca
madam boundary line, bent upon inn
proving his health. For a time he
lived in a temporary structure of his
own making, but later built perma
nent structure that in time was great
~ augmented. Meanwhile friends of
the man were making visits to his for
est dwelling with the fear that some
day they would find him dead, Instead
his health was improving.
His home gradually became very at
tractive and grotesque, 50 much so
that the little path which had been
worn down by his friends grew TO
we'll trodden road. traversed by hun
ireds OF curious and interested travel |
IRA who came to visit the man with
The iron" will. His home grew stead
lily with his improving health and
when. after few years, he had re
covered his health he came to find him
self wealthy. for the grotesque little
home had been the means of diVerting
his thickly wooded spot near crystal
watercd lake into popular camping
and summer resort This health seek
n had through perseverance, deter
niustion, and incessant toiling come
10 be healthy, wealthy man, whose
natural inclination for natural life had /
been the entire foundation of his sue
.ess.
History repeats itself, goes the say
NJ, and from all appearances Dana !
smith is acting out in real life novel !
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07
COMMUNISTS
DEFEATED
In the German Election to
Choose First Republi-
can Reichstag
LENINE'S FOLLOWERS
STRONG IN MUNICH
Only Unofficial and Incom-
plete Returns Received
from Election June 6

Berlin, June Majority Socialists
have been elected to 81 seats in the
first republican reiehstag, according to
latest reports from the canvass of the
vote yesterday. Independent socialists
will hold "a seats, the German peoples
party %, democrats le, German ia
tionalists Is, contrasts II and commuu-
lists 2.
The approximate aggregate of the
votes polled follow: Majority social
lists 2,07l 900; Independent socialists
l,456,000 German peoples party j.,
4l5,000; Democrats 100000; German
nationaIists 9l5.000; centrists SCI 900;
communists $4,000
1t is indicated that Matthias Err
berger, former vice chancellor and min
lister of finance, has been elected from
and the election of DR..
Karl Hefferich at Hamburg is assured.
Berlin, June Unofficial and in
returns from the election held
throughout Germany to
choose the first republican reichstag
indicate unexpected strength by the
socialists and surprising
weakness on the part of the commun
lists. Only in Hanover did the MAORI
~ socialists poll the number of votes
the Importance of that organization
seemed TO foreshadow In Hamburg,
Leipsig, Bremen, Munich and Erfurt
the present dominant political organ
zstion ran far behind.
Eleven thousand communist ballots
were cast in Munich, that city being
The only large place reported up till
having shown any real pow
sr by the followers OF Lenine and
rrotzky. No communist votes were
shown in the canvass Of the votes in
Hamburg and Leipsig.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07

nearly all his life in this country, was
recently refused job in a government
plant, on the ground that he could not
show. to the satisfaction Of tiie authori-
ties, that he was entitled to citizenship
His father was an immigrant who died
IE this country while the son was fight
ing in Cuba under the American flag.
The boy was invalided back from Cuba
only to find his father, his only relative,
dead. and his papers lost. At the out
break OF the World war he was one of
the first to volunteer; and in France
he took part in several major engage
nents Tie was invalided home from
this war. as from the war with Spain,
this time suffering from shell-shock
and gas poisoning. In spite of this
brilliant record OF Americanism, he has
been refused work in Seattle, because
he is not considered enough Of cit
izen"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07

Not Enough Of Citizen.
4 young Lithuanian. who has lived
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07
Flavorings and Seasonings.

!
In an article on the above named
topic in the May Housewife, Mrs. Ida
Bailey Allen writes as follows:
The difference between cooking and
good cooking has always been mat
ter OF the proper seasoning and flavor
| ing Spices and herbs of all kinds were
sought after in such a degree that the
discovery of our western hemisphere
was in part due to the quest of the old
explorers for the fragrant spice lands
of The East.
But it has taken years of scientific
| experimentation to bring us to the
point where we can have them bottled
in liquid form on the kitchen shelf.
The day is not far behind when it
was necessary to stock the pantry
with all kinds of dried seasonings, and
long array of spice boxes, to say
nothing of the usual extracts. But it
is all part of progress that the self
same spices and many OF the much
used seasonings, as celery, onion, garlic
and the like, as we'll as bewildering
array of extracts, can be purchased in
this disable liquid form and at the
practical.
In everything pertaining TO the home
the modern tendency is toward CON
densation because of the crowded hous-
ing conditions. Further, it has become
necessary, on account of the ever-in
creasing help problem, to minimize tire
housewives labor in every possible
way This is probably why seasonings, I
as well as tiayorings, have been put in
essence form. They take up little space,
fit equally well into the kitchenette or I
pantry, do not deteriorate on standing, I
and may literally be used in "a jiffy."
Think OF the time, for instance, it takes
to patiently scrape up onion juice from
the surface of cut onion in compari- !
son to the moment it takes To open +
bottle and add drop or so of onion
extract TO the dish that is being pre-
pared.
My pupils, many of whom are expert
enced housewives, study with interest
the array of flavorings and seasonings
that may always be found in my eN-
pertinent kitchen. There are not only
vanilla, lemon, orange. pistachio, 81
mond and rose, but, in addition, group
OF bewildering fruit flavorings, and
spice essences as well. For what are
all these used = they ask. Il only find
it necessary TO buy vanilla and lemon"
Then | explain that one of the newest
things about the modern cookery is the
usc of the navorings and seasonings
that great manufacturers are prepar
lug Tor the betterment and simplifying
81 cooking.
What family does not become tired
of the same old thing--7 ! frequently
visit households in which the taste OF
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07
Guarant.einr Lob.

Two men stepped ~ - The door
after a ton,of rlittcrirg anthracite had
c.scadpd % the Sidewalk
DO you usnt your oaal pot in one
~ them ssked
How murh1i vou rharzr inquired
ihr woman - the door
We'll have o. have = sp1efr-
IL wont require tuo of Won 10 do
thst little BIT e work
No. But cnsl j. terrible trmpts
tion thee DAYS one nr the ether II
us pill have % stand rusrd a. q
Estchmsn. Washington star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07
THE RECORD OF CONGRESS.
Summary Of Legislative Acts Of Late
Session of Congress.
Lerislation enacled .

Legislation enacted:
The army reorganization bill pro, e,
ing for a peace time army Of 291 ~
officers and nien, national guard AM
a reserve force.
The transportation act. designed e.
assist the railroads over the period i'm
mediately following their return 10 pr
waite control last March |.
The oil land leasing bill, by wh;t'
thousands Of acres of oil and mineral
lands in the West and South wcr
thrown open for development
The merchant marine bill providing
Tor tho ultimate sale of the vast 90,
crnment owned merchant fleet
The Sterling anti-sedition act aud
the johnson bill pro, iding for tho dc
portation and exclusion of dangcTou,
aliens
The Edge bill. authorizing the for
nation Of corporations to finance Amer
I lean export trade
The~riyil service retirement bill
The postal pay iQcrcsse bill
The naval appropriation bill, carry
ing S436, 100000
The army appropriation bill, carrying
1924 .02a 900.
The sundry civil bill, carrying $3.50,
0o0, 000.
The District Of Columbia bill, carry
ing sls.3I3.Ooo.
Tho diplomatic and consular sppTd'
pristion bill, carrying S9.2ls,537.
The third deficiency bin, carrying
SjS, 0OO. OO0.
An act to pension soldiers and sail
ors Of tho Spanish American war. tho
Philippine insurrection and the China
relief expedition.
A bill permitting government owned
radio stations 20 handle private snd
press messages.
An act granting pensions and IN
crease Of pensions 30 certain sailor
and soldier 81 wars other than tho
Civil war. and widows and depcnden
relatives Of such persons.
An act authorizing enlistment in the
federal forces Of non English speaking
citizens and aliens.
Legislation That Failed.
The soldier bonus bill. which was
passed by the House last Saturday
night. but which was not taken up BY /
the Senate.
The budget bill. which President VII 4
son vetoed and which the Senate failed
TO pass after the House had amended I
1t 10 meet the presidents objection.
The bill 10 regulate and control the 4
mest packing industry.
The cold storage bill
The bill 20 abolish the housing cor
porstion.
The annual rivers and hsrbors sup
ply measure. which was left in con
ference.
Congress finally passed The water
power bill. which has been pending for
y years. but u vas killed sutoms'
ioslly with the APPOINTMENTS of Con
gress through failure IT the president
"a sign b.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07
Quaker Quips.

Lightning never strikes twice in the
same place, but labor has a supreme
contempt for mere lightning.
A married man is not thoroughly
broken to double harness until he will
stand for touclf without kicking.
Money NAV talk, but cool million
is cold and distant.
Muggins-Do you remember how fat
Hattie Heavyweight used to be? She
has lost p pounds through scientific
course of reducing.
Buggins-Do You see as much of her
as YOU used to?
AIuggins Not quite There isn't so
much of her to see. Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07
Needs a Cough Remedy.

They Were relating how they first
met their respective spouscs and what
led to marriage. Il met my wife at a
church fair, coughed gently to aitsae,
her attention, and sfterward mar al
her, said one man then he added:
And I've been coughing up ever sine
- Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07
CONFERENCE
WILL GO OVER
Discussions Will Probably
Be Held About
July 6
MATERIAL NOT YET
MADE READY
An Allied German Meeting
Was to Be Held on
June II

Paris, June 7.-Postponement of the
allied German conference which was to
have been held at Spa on June q, is
considered in French official circles,
because of the inability OF officials to
prepare material for discussions at the
date fixed for the meeting. 1t is indi-
Gated that the conference will be held
about June 6.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07
Ex-RoYALTY VOTED.
Former Prince Eitel Friedrich and
Prince Joachim.

Berlin, June Prince and Princess
Eitel Friedrich and Prince Joachim,
members of the family of former En-
peror William. recorded their votes at
Potsdam during yesterdays elections.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

Ivory toilet articles that have be-
come yellow may be restored to their
original whiteness by rubbing with a
flannel moistened with turpentine.--
Modern Priscilla.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-07
Emotions Properly Described.

What did your husband think OF
that $40 hat you bought last week %
oh. he just raved over IT, Bos
ton Transcript
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-23
The President Took This
Step Today Effect
i've April 1st.
SENDS MAJORITY
REPORT TO MINERS
Way Paved For Increas-
ing Coal Prices To
Meet Wages.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March 23-Gover-
nment control over the maximum price
OF bltuminous coal, was withdrawn to-
day by President Wilson, effective
April 1st. At the same time the Pres
ldent wrote the operators and miners
transmitting the majority report of
the coal commission and informing
them that this report was ''the basis
upon which the wage schedule agree
ments between the mine workers and
the operators shall be made"
April 1st is the date these agree
ments will normally become effective
and by removing the government con-
tral Of prices, effective that day. the
President paves the way for increas-
ing the coal prices to absorb the aver
age 27 per cent increase recommend
ed In the majority reports.
The withdrawal of the government
control prices removes virtually all
government control of coal.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-23
MERIWETHERE
AGAIN SENTfcED
Tried Ard Fined In Both Ci3 and Jus.
tice Court For Having naica
Ginger.

j. B. Meriwether was arrs tied again
Saturday afternoon, when AChief of
Police G. L. Bonner and OskSer Paul
White searched his place 81 sasiness
and found quantity of Jahlaica Gin
ger, which contains 80 per Tent alco-
hol. ,.-..A-zz
Meriwether was tried IN Mayor e
v. Hughston's court and was fined
500 and costs on two counts, as he
was arrested by city officers week
ago on similar charge.
Monday morning he was tried in the
Justice Court at the courthouse before
Judge R. H. Hicks and was given a
$500 fine and 80 days sentence,
which was the same penalty given
last week when he was brought be-
fore Judge Hicks.
Meriwether is now facing four
months sentence and fines imposed in
the city and justice court, total $1,000
Meriwether appealed bis cases to
the Circuit Court.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-23
MINERS SEARCH
FOR DETECTIVES
Operatives OF Agency Engage In
Fight With Miners And There
Three Are Killed In Clash.
Associated Press

MlDDLESBORO, KY, March 23-
Bands of armed miners are today scar
ching Harlan county for operatives of
a Detective Agency, who are alleged
to have started fight at Wallins
Greek Saturday night with the miners
which has resulted in the death Of
three persons. Several others were
wounded. More than hundred shots
were fired during the clash which was
an outgrowth of i'll feeling said to
have existed in the Harlan county coal
fields, where the strike is on because
of the importation of a group of de
tectives by the Kentucky Steam Coal
Co. An attempt to arrest some of the
miners precipitated the fight.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-23
Work Underway On
Base Ball Ground

The Greenwood Tractor Co., COM
menced breaking the ground for the
Greenwood base ball park this morn
ing. After the ground is properly
broken it will be disked and harrow
ed and put into splendid condition.
Plans for the grand stand will be
received tomorrow by the committee
in charge. Aid the contract will be
let at once and work started within
a week or ten days. The grand stand
will seat one thousand persons. 1t
will contain twenty five or thirty box
es and the bleachers for white people
will seat 500 and the colored section
will have a seating capacity Of 800.
An eight foot fence, which will re
quire 24OO feet of lumber will be built
around the park.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-23
NEW ORLEANS COTTON LETTER
(FrOm ]. F. Clark & Co.,
by Abe Silver.)

NEW ORLEANS, Mar 23-Liver-
pool about met yesterdays change nj
our markets and quotes spots 81 up,
sale 4, 900 bales. General news not
prominent
London says agreement has been
signed by wholesale clothing manu-
facturers Federation of Great Britain
and the trade union representatives by
which maximum wages are increased
by 1875 per cent for men and 800 per
cent for women operatives. Weather
map presented very favorable condit-
ions, generally cloudy over the West
ern states, fair and warmer in Gen.
trail and Eastern states. Outlook is
for unsettled weather with the prob
ability of rain over the western half
of the belt, part cloudy to fair rest of
belt
Trading seemed to be governed en-
tirely by developments in near posi-
tions in New York.
The actual cotton situation seems
disregarded for the present but of
course, will again become the deter
mining factor when pressing techni-
cal situations in contracts are salts
fled. March officially expires at Noon
Thursday.
A spot revision here widened the
difference on good middling and above
by fifty points.
This morning the spot market is re-
ported quiet with no special features
The market turned quieter towards
the second hour and reacted about sc
points on the old crops on selling ad-
| vices from New York of a diminished
stress in the March positions.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-23
SEVERE BURNS
PROVED FATAL
Annie Boswell Passed Away Las,
Night At 7:45 O'ClOck-Funeral
Held Today.

The tragic death of Annie Boswell,
Ia years old, which occurred last night
at 7:45 o'clock, as a result of severe
burns which she received early Sat
urday morning, has brought genuine
sorrow to her school-mates and many
friends, as she was greatly beloved.
She received serious burns when her
night clothing caught on fire, while
she was standing in front of the CRATE.
The child became frightened and ran
out onto the gallery and through two
rooms in search of her parents, fann-
ing the flames as she ran. Her faith
err smothered the blaze out with his
coat, but the little girl was fearfully
burned before the fire was extingui-
shed. Her shoulders, arms, hands and
back were scorched. From the very
first it was realized that her condition
was critical, as the little girl was frail
stand the shock. Yesterday after
noon her temperature rose rapidly and
death came at 7:45 o'clock.
Annie was the eldest child of Mr.
and Mrs Ira T. Boswell of this city
Besides her parents she is survived by
a baby sister and three brothers, An
drew, Ira and Walter. She was a
member of the Girls Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian Church and an active
member and worker in the Christian
Endeavor She was Freshman in
the Greenwood High School and this
class was dismissed from school to.
day, in honor of the memory of a cher
ished classmate.
The funeral was held this Afternoon
at 1:15 o'clock at the family residence
DR.. Joseph Rennie, who is attending
the Evangelistic Campaign at Mem
phis, arrived home this morning t.
conduct the service. Burial was mad'
in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
The pall-bearers were: G. D. Cas-
sity, r. L. Miller, o. p. Kimbrough
F. C. Dorman, S. M. Wilsford, G. A
Wade, L. N. Chandler, R. p. Parish
John Ashcraft, R. C. Lipscomb.
The Daily Commonwealth joins wit
the entire community in extending
sincere sympathy to the bereaved fam
lily.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-23
PERMIT PULLMAN
co. RAISE RATES
Interstate Commission Grants Permis
sion To File Twenty Per Cent
Increase.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March 23 Perm
ission has been granted the Pullman
Co. by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to file tariffs, increasing the
berth rates, approximately 20 per cent
Under the Commissions rules, pro-
tests may be lodged against the in
creases within 80 days
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-23
House Occupied By
Negro Catches Fire

A house occupied by negroes and
owned by Mr.. G. A. Wilson, Jr., near
the Gulf Refining Co., caught on fire
this morning. The roof was badly
burned, but the interior was only dam
aged by water. Had the fire depart
ment not quickly checked the flames
the Gulf Refining Company's oil tanks
would have been endangered and the
blaze might have been a serious one.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-23
BIG ADVANCE IN
MARCH CONTRACT
High Records Featured In TOday's
New York Cotton Market-l1S
Points Above Mondays Close.
Associated Press

NEW YORK, March ga sensa-
tional advance in March contracts to
43.18 cents or 148 points above yes
terday's close and a new high record,
featured this mornings session Of the
cotton market here today. The siren
9Th of March also stimulated, later
deliveries, which sold during the early
trading at 80 to so points net higher.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-23
OBJECT WARTIME
LIQUOR RULING
Seventy Thousand People Meet At
Cardiff, Wales and Pass Resolu-
tiOns Threatening Action.
Associated Press

CARDIFF, Wales, March 23-A re-
solution threatening direct action if
the government attempts to continue
wartime liquor restrictions, was pass
ed at a meeting yesterday at Ports,
near here, attended by 10000 persons,
according to the West Minister Gaz-
cite.