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Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
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NEW Zealand has a law requiring
all citizens to vote at every election.
If they fail to vote and cannot show
good cause they are deprived Of their
citizenship for a certain period. This
wouldn't be a bad law in this country.
You should vote at every election.
You know what you would DO if they
wouldn't let you vote.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

THE past few weeks have been the
occasion of an unusual demonstration.
So far as we remember it has been
the first time the weather and our
coal pile both gave indications of
Hpring at the same time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

SCIENTISTS says there r 100,
900 times more germs in one snail
part of the human body than there
are human beings on the globe. At
this ratio it is impossible to compute
the number of germs in n small
public drinking cup.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

SOCRATES Sewers says that Jim
Jones wife never seems to remember
the new hat her husband bought her
three years ago last fall but she re-
calls on every occasion the beating he
gave her in 1901.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

A MEXICO clerk, who wasn't feel
ing well was asked by a customer
~Have you spats?" He replied that
he didn't know but whatever it was It
made him feel darn bad.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
MEEHNEEEs

IN the death of Albert Harrison
Audrain county loses one of its most
substantial and prominent farmers.
Everything was done to save his life
but the end came at the end of a
hard fight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

Frank Hazard and Casey Wolff, Of
this city, have received their medals
from the state, for service in The
Spanish-American war. They were
the first here to receive these medals.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
D. M. CITIZENS SELLS STORE.
H. II. Allen, from independence, Take.
Charge Thursday.

D. NJ. Citizens has sold his grocery
store on the south side of the square
to H. H. Allen who came here from
independence to take charge Thurs
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

THE editor who has plenty Of print
paper on hand assumes the role If a
bloated bond holder among his less
fortunate brother publishers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19
FARM BODY OPPOSED
TO RAIL STRIKE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Denial
that any group of organized workers
possesses an inherent right to strike
IS contained in a memorial to congress,
formulated at a conference here of
representatives of four large farmers
organizations, the National Grange,
the American Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton, the Cotton States Board and the
Association of State Farmers Union
Presidents.
In view Of "recent events and hap
penings," representatives of the four
organizations said it was agreed that
the attitude of the farmer member
ship of their associations on the right
to strike should be made plain to
congress and to the country.
Pointing out that the city popula-
ton of the country is dependent on the
farmer for food land that interruption
of this supply can be brought about
through strikes of railroad or othef
transportation unions, the memorial
asserts:
"Those who believe that labor has an
inherent right to organize a strike, De-
lieve that such organizations have a
right to starve the people Of the cities
to death on the one hand, and to de-
stroy the property of the farmers on
the other. No such right has ever eX-
isted and no such right exists now. 1t
is economically unsound and the AM
erican people can and will work some
other method for the settlement Of
such controversies. No set Of men
has ever had the moral or legal right
to destroy property or cause suffering
by conspiring together, and the wei
fare of all the people must ever re-
main superior to that of any class or
group of people.
What If Farmers Strike?
"That would be the verdict Of the
people if The farmers Of the United
States should suddenly decide to go
on a strike and refuse to supply the
wants and needs of those who are not
in a position to produce food and
clothing for themselves? They would
be condemned from one end Of the
country to The other and the fact would
be pointed out that they, as the own
ers and tillers of the land, had no right
either moral or legal, to bring abou.
such a calamity. If the farmers who
own and occupy the land, have no such
moral or legal right, then why SHOULD
it be conceded by anyone that those
who handle the farmers product hav;
a right to block the transportation O.
industrial facilities of the country ant
thus jeojardize the food and clothing
supply of the nation. If the farmer
have no such rights, those who handl
tIri, products have no such rights"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

GEORGIA has an element" who
wants Jim Reed to run for president.
This is one time the joke isn't on Ar
kansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

WE find that most of the muscle
displayed by readers Of the sporting
pages is developed in the vicinity Of
their jaws says Socrates Sewers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

TWENTY New York bank clerks
all fired at a robber and missed him.
New York cafe managers are always
lucky.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

THE Mexico mar who picked up
the wrong grip last week when re-
LErning from st. Louis, and found his
wife taking from it a lot of lingerie
that was decidedly feminine, says ap-
pearances are against him but denies
that his hoarseness is due to a bad
cold.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

The many Mexico friends Of Mrs.
Lilly Herald Frost, Of Vandalia, will
be glad to know she is recovering
nicely from a recent fall in which she
broke a bone in her left wrist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

SOCRATES Sewers says the man
who has to go to the basement to
smoke his after supper stOgie usually
spends much of his time telling mis-
friends how he runs his household.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

CRI1TSF the n ew dances and you
will become about as popular as 4
wet dog with some folks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

YOU certainly are paying her n
"high" compliment these days wnen
you call her sugar"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

SOCRATES Sewers says the paper
shortage is becoming as acute as the
skirt shortage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

Med. Squirting, of Thompson, was
q business visitor in Mexico Thursday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-02-19

IN speaking of the average man To-
day just how would you classify him?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-23
CASUALTIES
ARE HEAVY
More Than 300 Have Been
Killed in Fighting at
Elberfeld
COMMUNISTS TOOK
MANY PRISONERS
Famine Is Said to Threaten
Many Parts of West
ern Germany

Berne, March 23.-More than 300
persons have been killed in the fighting
at Elberfeld, in the Ruhr region, near
the occupied zone, and in the neighbor-
hood of that city, according to to-day S
advices from western Germany. The
communists took about 500 of the
Reichswehr prisoners at Elberfeld and
200 additional at another point.
The dispatches bear out previous re-
ports that nearly the entire industrial
district of Westphalia is in the hands
of the communists, although fighting is
continuing in some places. Fresh esti-
mates of the communist forces place
them at from 10000 to 100000.
Famine is declared to be threatening
Bochum, Rortmund, Dusseldorf and
EAberfeld, because the peasants are re-
fusing to deliver food to the eommu-
nists.
Encounters already have occurred be-
tween peasants and patrols of commu-
nists which were out in the country
supplies.
The hospitals at Elberfeld are full of
wounded soldiers and civilians as the
result of the fighting in that neigh
borhood.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-23
AURORA BORE4LIS
BOTHERED SERVICE
Held Up Wire and Wireless Communi-
cation, Especially in Vermont
and New Hampshire.

Boston, March 23.-The disturbance
in wire and wireless communication
that was noticeable all day yesterday
and last night as a result of the un-
usual aurora borealis had passed to-
day and telegraph and telephone com
panies reported conditions normal.
Yesterday the Interruptions in service
due to the unusual electrical conditions
were noticed principally in Vermont
and New Hampshire on circuits run
ming out of this city, but last night
when the auroral display was at its
height, the disturbances we're general
on circuits in all directions.
Radio operators as well as the men
at the telegraph keys were hampered
and there was some delay in handling
messages. The naval radio station at
Otter Cliff, Me-, reported to-day that
400 commercial messages and thou
sands Of words of press matter had
been held over from last night on ac-
count of the difficulties of transmits
sion.
Notwithstanding these conditions the
official experiments with wireless tele-
phoning from the navy yard here were
continued and communication was es-
tablished with the " S. $. Dale, "A
miles distant on her way to the Maine
coast
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-23
"RE4L BOLSHEVISM
WITH TIOLENCE'
Hinted by Representatives of New York
Tenants Who Are Protesting
Against Rent Increase.

New York, March Eighteen hun
dred residents of New York took a
day off to-day to go TO Albany and
express their opinion on various rent
bills before legislative committee at
the capitol. One delegation, headed by
A. ]. Hilly, chairman OF Mayor Hy-
lan's committee on rent profiteering,
was composed of tenants The other
was made up of landlords and real
estate men, They travelled in separate
special trains
Mr.. Hilly, speaking for the tenants,
issued a warning that, if relief is de-
MED. there is danger of real boil
shevism, with violence" The tenants
planned to support a bill which would
give municipal courts the right of re-
viewing rentals when profiteering is
charged and of deciding what is fair
return on property investment. The
landlords have announced that they
will attempt TO discourage the passing
of any legislation that they consider
would result in cessation of building
or the withdrawal Of capital from the
building field. They claim that the
only solution of the problem is an in
creased housing supply, and building
operations should be encouraged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-23
FUNERAL OF J. H. NELSON
Was Held This Morning from st. Mon.
ica's Church.

The funeral of John II. Nelson, pres
ident of the Dewey Column & Monu-
mental Works and one of the Oldest
graa mite manufacturers in Barre, who
died at his home on Pearl street Sat
urday afternoon, was held from st.
Monica's church this morning at o
o'clock A high mass was celebrated
by Rev. P. VI. Mckenna, pastor of the
church, while Mrs Charles Smith. choir
directress. and Miss Lorraine Loranger
supplied the necessary vocal and organ
music, respectively.
The body was laid to rest in the.
Elmwood vault until ground conditions
warrant burial in the Nelson family lot
in st. Johnsbury.
In st. Moniea's church were many
friends of the deceased, including many
employees of the Dewey Column & Mon
umental Works. The large group as
sembled to pay their last respects to
this man, gave evidence of the high
esteem held for him by his many ac-
quaintances.
Coming here to attend the funeral
were Nelson Browne from Dartmouth
college and Mrs. Margaret Comuskey,
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Comuskey, Ar
thur Comuskey. all of Northampton,
Mass. The bearers were Nelson
Browne, Frank Nelson, James F. Hig-
gins, Joseph Nelson, Fred Healey and
Patrick Brown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-23
WOMAN VAS SLAIN
DURING DUBLIN RIOT
An Unidentified Young Man Was Also
Killed and Several Were
Wounded

Dublin. March 23.-0ne Of the two
persons killed in 5sst nights riot here
was a woman, Margaret Bowling, a
domestic servant. The other was an
unidentified young man. Several per-
sons were wounded, including one of
the soldiers. who was shot through the
hand.
The conflict. according to one CORE
spondent, had its origin in the bolster
Gus conduct Of the party of soldiers
who had been attending a performance
in the Theatre ROYAL. On leaving the
theatre they attracted attention of nu-
merous civilians by their conduct and
a steadily growing crowd followed
them towards their barracks. When
they approached the vicinity Of South
Richmond street the firing began After
few shots had been fired the soldiers
entered their barracks. but soon reap
peared. it is declared, firing several
volleys, as the result of which the ia
tales occurred.
Official reports issued by the military
and police do not saw that the soldiers
entered their barracks and then re-
turned 10 fight the crowd. One hun
dred and twenty soldiers were in a se-
ricus melee with civilians when q pa
troll was sent from the barracks to az
sist them. according 10 the Official re-
ports. -Four soldiers were wounded.
enc Of whom has bullet wound in the
chest
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-23
RATIFICATION WILL
BE SELF EXECUTING
Declares Charles E. Hughes, Former
Justice of u. S. Supreme Court,
on Woman's Suffrage
Amendment.

New York. March 23-Claims of anti
suffragists that the Anthony amend.
ment to the constitution, if ratified
will be ineffective in states where state
constitutions restrict suffrage to
male" citizens until such constitution
had been amended, are erroneous, ac-
cording TO an opinion obtained from
Charles +. Hughes, former justice of
the United States supreme court, by
the National American Women Suf-
frage association.
Judge Hughes also advised the asso-
citation that in his opinion, claims that
the amendment in any state would con-
fer only the right to vote for sena-
tors and representatives, was equally
erroneous.
Pointing to the similarity in verbisge
of the Anthony amendment and the
18th amendment extending suffrage to
negroes. Mr.. Hughes said
'lf the suffrage amendment is duly
ratified am OF the opinion that IL viii
be Immediately self executing and viii
render invalid and therefore ineffective
any existing provision in any state
constitution or statute establishing
suffrage disqualification solely upon the
ground OF sex. Further, the amend
ment in my judgment will apply to all
elections and not simply TO the cleo
tion of senator's and members of the
House of Representatives"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-23
TROOPS GATHERING.
CLASHES EXPECTED
But the German Communists are Ham.
pered by Lack of Food, Having
Only Three Days Supply.

London, March 23.-Latest reports
from Germany show that state and
government troops are concentrating
near Wesel to move against the cx-
tensivc districts now occupied by com
munists, says a Rotterdam dispatch TO
the London Times.
On the other hand, the communists
are mobflizing after the method Of
the Russians with great speed and it
is impossible to prophesy the issue Of
the coming battle, or when It will be
fought. The communists are ham
pered by lack of food, one report saying
they have supplies for only three days,
and when this il consumed il is sntici-
pated they win proceed to rob the
country districts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-23
FORMER RESIDENT OF BARRE.
William X. Wheatley Died at Daugh.
ter's Home in Woodsville, N. H.

William X. Whestley, former resi-
dent of Barre and for some years con-
nected with the mercshtile life of the
community, died March 2l at the home
OF his daughter, Mrs. Lyman n. Wheel
ock, in Woodsville. n. II. The funeral
was held at Woodsville this afternoon
and interment will take place at East
Brookiield on Wednesday, March -.
Mr.. Whestley will be remembered by
many Barre people as a former resi-
dent of Prospect street and as engaged
In the furniture and undertaking bust
ness with George T. Conner. He was
born in Brookfield March Is, ls49, the
son Of William and Emily (Skinnerl
Wheatley. He attended district school
and worked on his fathers farm until
he was 20. when he engaged in the car
penter and joiner's occupation. Later
he represented the Fairbanks Scale
company of ST. Johnsbury, with head
quarters in Montreal.
Coming to Barre. he was employed
in various stores and in 1891 he, with
George T. Conner. opened furniture
store in the old skating rink building
now occupied by the Union Clothing
Co. They remained in business for
some wears.
Mr. Wheatley was a Mason, having
Joined Mystic Star lodge in Brookfeld, !
and he became charter member Of |
Granite chapter. No. 26, in Barre
Mrs. Wheelock, where the death Of /
Mrs.. Whestley occurred, win be re-
membered as Miss Bessie Wheailey, 8 |
graduate Of Spaulding high school
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-23
CUTTERS BILL
UP THURSDAY
Demand f. u an Hour
Will ~ considered
conference
6,Oe&T lORKERS ARE
DIRECTLY AFFECTED
Sec. Duncan of Union Saws
5000 Others Will Be
Concerned

Boston, March 23.-Demands for a
readjustment OF wages intended to
bring to the granite cutters of the
country on April | a uniform wage of
81 an hour for an eight-hour day, hav-
ing been made by the Granite Cutters
international association, the employ
ers as represented by the Internal tional
Monumental Granite Producers associ-
alton will consider the demands at a
conference here Thursday.
james Duncan of Quincy, president
of the Granite Cutters association,
said that the demands as now made
affect directly 5000 workers, employed
principally in New England, the south
and the middle west. Eight thousand
other cutters will receive the rate
agreed upon at the conference here or
have already been promised the So
daily rate, effective April /, he said.
The maximum rate is now enjoyed in
the larger cities, says Mr.. Duncan.
The present agreement, which con-
trolls the cutters wage, is based on a
sliding scale under which they would
receive s6.40 a day on April next,
and $3.50 on April |, 1921.
Other workers in the industry are
not affected by the demands, and ex-
cept for few changes asked in To-
cal centers, have no questions pending,
according TO Mr.. Duncan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-23
BAUER DELAYS ANSWER.
Relative to Formation of Labor Gov
eminent for Germany.

London, March 23.-The proposal put
before Gustav Bauer, the German pre-
mier, for the formation of labor gov
ernment for Germany, excluding the
bourgeois parties was advanced by the
Independent socialists. the Exchange
Telegraph correspondent at Berlin re-
ports under Mondays date He adds /:
The majority of the people would
undoubtedly vote against such a pro
posal, fearing it would result in a
proletsrian dictatorship
IF such a government were formed
ii would have either to ignore the ma
tional assembly or else retire it az
soon as IL came into conflict with the
majority of the peoples representatives
which would be almost certain to hap
pen on the introduction of its social
istic proposals.
premier Bauer informed the indie.
pendents that it would be necessary
TO consult all the parties before an an
swcr could be given"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-23
MINERS ON TRAIL
OF DETECTIVE
Declare the Detective Started Fight
Which Resulted in Killing of
Three Persons.

Middleboro, KY, March 23.-,Harlan
county, Kentucky on the Kentucky
West Virginia border, was the scene
to-day Of much excitement. Bands of
miners were searching the county for
operatives of detective agency who
are alleged to have started fight with
miners at Walling Creek. which re-
suited in the killing of three persons
and wounding of several others Satur-
day night.
The clash was the outgrowth OF i'll
feeling, said to have existed in the
Harlan county coal fields because OF
importation last week of group of
agency detectives by the Kentucky
Steam Coal company, where strike
is on.
The dead are: Bud Taylor, miner;
Deputy Sheriff John Burkes and James
Hall, detective.
An attempt by Detective Hall to ar
rest son of Bud Taylor at Wallins
Creek mining camp precipitated the
battle, is is said. When Hall tried to
take the boy into custody the elder
Taylor interfered. In duel following
Hall and the elder Taylor were killed.
A general fight ensued in which Deputy
Sheriff Burkes was killed
Miners of the county, numbering
several hundred, are reported armed
with rifles and pistols and searching
for any of the guardsmen remaining
in the county.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-23
President Urges Operators
and Miners to Reach an
Agreement as Soon as Is
Possible, So That Uncer-
tainty as to the Fuel Sup
ply May Be Ended and
Consumers May Make
Contracts.

Washington, ID. c., March 23.-Presi-
dent Wilson to-day withdrew govern.
ment control of the price of bituminous
coal, so that the 27 per cent wage ad-
vance for miners, recommended by the
majority of the coal strike settlement
committee, may be absorbed in the
price the consumer win pay after
April /. The commission estimated this
wage advance at S200,O000 900 a year.
At the same time the president made
public the majority and minority re-
ports of the commission and wrote the
operators and miners, asking that they
reach an agreement on the basis of the
majority report alone, as speedily as
possible, so that the uncertainty re-
garding the fuel situation might be
removed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-23
DEATH MAY END SUIT.
Charles ]. Brown Was Defendant in
Case Brought BY Margaret Badord.

The death of Charles J. Brown on
Monday afternoon upset the trial cal,
endar of the case Of Margaret Badord
vs.. Mr.. Brown, which was the next on
trial in Washington county court, fol-
lowing the Couillard Tomasini case
that was finished to-day. The Bsdord-
Brown case resulted from an accident
that took place last fall when the au-
tomobiie that Mr.. Brown was driving
ran into Mrs. Badord near The Argus
Office in Montpelier Mrs. Badord
brought suit to recover $500
II was generally understood about
the courthouse that efforts had been
made to settle il but had failed and
that the case would he for trial. until
Monday, when ii was learned Mr.
Brown was very low. As near as can
be learned the parties were about S400
apart and the sum which was offered
was around $500
However, new feature has devel-
oped in the case, for some of the at
torneys looked up the statutes on the
matter Monday afternoon and they
seemed to be of the opinion that the
case was dropped and that it does not
survive the deceased. or in other words
it does not carry into the estate of the
deceased but goes out of existence with
the death of Mr.. Brown. Had an
agreement been made between the at
torneys on a sum in settlement, il is
that the conditions would
have been different. At any rate, those
associated with the court are watching
for the next move but il is generally
felt that nothing more will be heard Of
the case this term of court.