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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
Federal Levy of One Quar-
ter of One Per Cent
Feature Of Bill
TAX WOULD BRING
BILLION A YEAR
According to Estimate of
Representative Tread
way of Massachusetts

Washington, d. G., Dec. IA tax
of one quarter of one per cent on all
bank deposits is proposed in bill in
troduced to-day by Representative
Treadway of Massachusetts, Repub-
lican member of the House ways and
means committee. Mr.. Treadway es-
timated that such tax would net
revenue of approximately one billion
dollars annually.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
NATIVE OF VERMONT.
DR.. Charles B. Douglas Was Prominent
Physician in New Hampshire.

Concord. y. H.. Dec 1.-THE death
occurred here early to-day of Or. Or
lando b. Douglas, for years one of
the best known physicians and eye,
ear and throat specialists in this state.
Born on sept -, 1895. in Cornwall.
Vt. he moved a. a young man to Mis-
souri and had part in the disorders in
that state at the beginning Of the Civ
il war He gave gallant service IN
the conflict between the states and
was twice wounded After the war
he practiced his profession in New
York and in New Hampshire.
He was a member Of many scientific
societies. patriotic and frsternal soci-
eties. had held Office in mosVof them.
and was an active worker for years
in the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion. He had written much on medical
and surgical subjects.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
RED CROSS NOT RESPONSIBLE.
For Sale Of Articles Made BY American
Women for A. Z. F.

Washington, d. G., Dec. l7.-Secre-
tarv Baker issued statement to-day
declaring that the American Red Cross
was in no way responsible for the ap-
pearance for sale in this country Of
articles bearing Red Cross labels which
were contributed BY American women
for American troops during the war.
The articles to which he referred. be
said. had been included by oversight
in the noi-inventoried contents e
army warehouses sold to the French
government after the srmistice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
Following Riot in Manila
in Which Four Ameri-
cans Were Killed
COMPLAINT BROUGHT
AGAINST IA SOLDIERS
Latter Are Said to Have
Admitted Participation
in the Riot

Manila, p. l., Dec. Is (By the Asso-
ciated Press THE entire constabu-
larry garrison here has been dissrmcd
and placed under arrest and complaints
were being prepared to-day for the
prosecution of rs constabulary soldiers
who admitted participation in the riot
Wednesday resulting in deaths of four
Americans and seven Filipinos
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
ALBANIA ADMITTED.
Becomes a Member of League Of Ma
tiona.

Geneva, Dec. ~ tBy the Associated
Press Albania WIS elected = mem
her Of the league Of nations by the
assembly Of the league to-day.
Lord Robert Cecil, representative for
South Africa. took the floor and dis.
sgrced with the report Of his con-
rsittee. which Wss adverse to accord
Ing Albania membership.
y ". Rosrell Of Canada. also plead
cd Albania's case and he with Lord
Robert Cecil for the frst time found
support from other delegations q the
British empire en- a contested gues-
ton
n. A T. Fisher ~ Great Britain
taid that although the British deIera-
iion had voted sgzinst Albania in the
sonmittes Il hsd since carefully stud
I'd The question ard had decided "a
rase fer her admission
Ths appi5cafiars q Azsrhaian. ths
fkrains snd Lifcllenstein. the httie
rrrulfan prSnripasifF far membssrshtr
b ths leaEus Eers REJECTED
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
SECRETARY BLACKS SON HURT.
Was One of Two Coasters Who Were
Hit BY Automobile.

Newport. Dec. l7.-Gersld Black.
seven year-old son of Secretary Of
State Harry A Black, and CLYDE vii
lis. whose father is John Willis. owner
Of the Willis garage. were badly in
jured "wednesday afternoon. The two
bovs we're coasting and crossed West
Main street just in front on an auto
mobile driven by William Turner of
North Troy Both received serious in
iuries. the Black boy having the right
ear nearly severed from his head. and
requiring Is stitches sewn on both
sides. and also got a bad scalp wound.
The Wills boy received two scalp
wounds. which required siitches. an
abrasion 10 the check and his right
arm aud Wrist ucre also hurt They
we're attended ~ DT H s Peabody
Ne blame : attached 70 the driver II
the automobile
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
wm Mak. Exten.ion d Busines..

The Burlington Drug company has
fled with the secretary Of state a Ger
tifcate that the company viii increase
it, capital stock from S6S.o00 to slso.-
0nc. u which go = common stock and
$50 preferred stock.
The Blamy Hatch company " Wini-
sore has fled = similar paper in the
same ofioe. in whieh the name j.
changed to the Blamy MaSham com
pauE-
The Demeritt company If Water
bury has fled similar paper 10 which
IL proposes o. increase it. capital stoek
ia sfare. a. 500 = share. The a.
ssfs are set 10 a. sIOfsooss
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

Lowell Mcleod has Just installed a
Buffalo combination woodworking ma
chine. combining saws, plsners, etc, to
be used in the woodworking depart
ment Of his blacksmith shop on Sem
mary street.
RAYMOND. the four -year-old son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eastman OF
Washington. was brought TO the Barre
City hospital Yesterday afternoon and
was operated upon soon after. The
little Lads condition has been critical
since. though he was resting comfort
ably this morning.
The Barre polishers' branch elected
It's old board Of officers for the ensu-
ing six months at its regular meeting
la, night a. follows. President. Harry
Dale; vice president, Larry Marshall;
corresponding secretary. w. @. Pirie;
financial secretary. Frank Wilson:
treasurer. Oscar Johanson. They also
elected q delegate 20 represent the 10
cal branch at the convention Of the
G. {. J. A. 10 be held in Boston in the
near future.
Glasses were shortened At Spsulding
high school this morning u enable
several II the teachers % make the
earliest possible train connections for
their homes. Miss Laura Meade goes
10 her home IN Middlebury, Miss Ruth
=. Tsdd ta Jamaica Plain. Mass. Mis-
Doris r. Binks to Franklin. y. H.
Miss Ffith Harwood 20 Dorset. Miss
Josephine Meuotti io Waterbury.
Conn Ms. Hazel Cobb q Hardwick.
Me- Clara NJ Gardner 10 Pair Haven.
Miss Marion 7. Page - Woroester.
Nass Mis- Faith r. Linsiev 70 MID
slehurr. Miss Mshel 7. Wall 10 Rcck-
rort. Me- Miss Marion =. Fselsv 60
rttsfeld Mas. Mi-s Elesnor Hall ~
Esssa Mass Robert g. Ross - Biddr-
ford Nie ard Harry s Morse 20 Brzn-
-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
BERLIN POLICE BURNED OUT,
Headquarters Destroyed Together with
Many Valuables.

London, Dec. ia dispatch to the
London Times from Berlin says po-
lice headquarters in Alexander Platz
was burned Thursday evening and that
a quantity of records and other valu-
ables and number of automobiles
were totally destroyed. The damage
is estimated at many millions of
marks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
EMBEzzLEMENT ALLEGED.
William Bush Accused Of Stealing Sc
rurities Valued at S2oo.ooo.

Wilmington. Del. Dec. l7.-Nilliam
Bu-h. secretary and treasurer of the
Wilmington Savings Fund society. was
arrested to-day charged with emhezzle-
ment Of securities owned BY the soci-
etv. valued at 500 o00
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
BRITISH OFFICER SLAM.
Victim Of German During Dispute in
KaffnRifz

Berlin. Dec IA British of5ocr
has been killed 81 Ksttovitz. Prus-
-ian Sile.ia. by former German svi-
afson omogr. ssys the Vorvaerts, Dur
ing q dispute IN . hotsl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17

Pekin time is approximately thir-
teen hours ahead Of New York time.
Thus. when the earth shock was felt
81 Peking al 500 o'clock Thursday
night, il was about 1:20 o'clock a. m.
IN the eastern time belt of the United
States. II was during a period begin
ming several hours previous TO this
lime and extending several hours aft
rr il that the seismogrsphs at various
Institutions in this country were reg
isiering earth shocks of exceptional
severity.
Pekin Is the first point from which
on actual report Of an earth shock
within this period Of an intensity suf-
hcient to be felt by other than a
scientific instrument has been reported.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
ONE TRAINMAN KILLED
When Six Cars PLUNGED Into Lake La
Prairie.

Montreal, Dec. l7.-One trainman
was killed in a wreck on the Canadian
National Railway near Three Rivers.
to-day, when SIX ears left the rails and
into Lake La Prairie
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
PEKIN VAS SHAKEN:
PEOPLE FRIGHTENED
Earth Tremor Rocked Buildings, Great
ing Much Excitement in Clubs
and Hotels.

Peking, Dec. l6 tBy the Associated
Press AN earthquake was felt here
vt s:20 O'Clock tonight. The earth
lremor rocked buildings and created
much excitement in the hotels and
clubs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17

IrRav Han of East Montpeiisr uss
brought 10 the Barre CITY hospital
YESTERDAY and win unlerrs au uPsr-
afion to-maIroa u1ax-kzE
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17

4 daughter uas born - Mr and
Mr. 1ohn CsrriEzu q >pauifinE s5reet
at fhs Bsrs Cify hosPtsl this morn-
inE
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
DEALINGS WITH
|. w. w. HINTED AT
National Iron Erectors'
Association Was Accused
in New York Hearing
and the Secretary of the
Association S aid He
Could Not Explain the
Records.

New York, Dec l7.-Testimony and
evidence tending to show interfer
ence" in the country's building con
struction by iron and steel fabricators
and erectors will be submitted to the
United States attorney and state
special grand jury. the joint legisla'
tive committee investigating New
York's building trust" announced here
to-day,
This action followed its recommen-
dation by Samuel Untermyer, COM
uittee counsel, after examination OF
Charles f. Cheney, secretary of the
National Ercctors' association, and re-
ferred to testimony also heard con
cerning the Bethlehem Steel corpora
ton, the American Bridge company
and other similar organizations.
In urging the move, Mr.. Untermyer
said; "The proof thus far submitted
here should be forwarded Immediately
10 the United States attorney and
Crand jury for such action as they see
tit to take. 1t appears to show Sc
ries of fragrant violations of state and
Interstate laws. Whether the commit
Tee cares to 20 further in it's inquiry
rlong this line viii depend on further
revelations"
New York, Dee l7--Minutes of the
meeting of the National Iron Erectors'
association. purporting to show that
the association in 1912 had dealings
with the Industrial Workers of the
World, were put in evidence to-day be
fore the legislative committee inves-
tigating the building situation.
These minutes recorded UNPAID ad
sances to the Industrial Workers of
The World Sl005j, bureau of infor-
nation sl75,59,
Charles f. Cheney, secretary of the
ASSOCIATION. said he could not explain
The minute entries although his name
was signed to the records
WAS the National Iron Erectors' as.
tnciation secretary making payment to
agents of the Industrial Workers OF
The World :" asked Samuel Untermyer,
eommittee counsel.
Il don't know" replied the witness
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
SIGNED OWN NAME; FORGER,
CHARGED.
Queer Instance of Similarity oil
Names i'm Two Families I'm
known to One Another.

Cedar Rapids, IA most pc
culiar case, in which money order
from the Cedar Rapids postofiice
figures has been reported here from
Denver, Colo, where one Arthur
Nelson is under arrest on forgery
charged for having signed his name
to money order for $40 issued
here, bought by one Hilbert Nelson.
The Arthur Nelson under arrest,
It seems, received by mail the money
order. With it note, signed by Hill
bert Nelson, who said, "Will write
soon"
The Hilbert Nelson who bought
the money order dispatched it to his
! Erother at Omaha, and after being
sent from one place to another it
was delivered to Arthur Nelson at
Como, Colo. Altho thinking it
strange that his brother Hilbert
would sent him $40, the Como Mel
son cashed the order. When the Ar
thur Nelson for whom the order was
intended failed to receive it an in
vestigation was started by the postal
authorities, with the result that the
Colorado Nelson was arrested.
The Arthur Nelson under arrest
has brother Hilbert. it is claimed
by the defense, and naturally had
reason to believe that the money
was intended for him. That the two
families, however, living in differ
ent parts of the country. and not
! knowing one another, should have
sons by the same Christian names,
and that the similarity in names
should bring about trouble in such
an unusual way, is circumstance
that is seldom seen.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
High School Growth.

The wonderful growth of high
schools is shown by the recent re-
port of the Russell Sage foundation.
There are now 100000 high
school pupils in this country. Back
in 1870, there were but 10000.
The American people should never
be satisfied, until every boy and
girl has at least the equivalent of a
high school education. Those who
have little ability for books, should
do an equal amount of work htting
them for high grade of skip in
technical and mechanical lineG,
The weak point in the system, is
that the proportioa OF girls is much
larger than Of boys. High wages
paid to men factory workers tempt
too many boys to quit schoo Willie
their sisters keep right on for year
or two longer. The state of lowe
should make special drive to have
it's boys complete high school cours-
es.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
WHY TOWNS GROW.
Development of Agricultural Re-
sources A Great Help i'm This.

1t is too much to expect that the
growth of town can be obtained by
the alertness merely of the heads of
it's industries. The manufacturer is
baked unless his work people
thoroughly cooperate with his am
billions. 1t is a. difficult matter to
build up growing industry, unless
the employees are doing their lest to
make themselves intelligent in the
details of their craft. They must try
to turn out a product little better
than any other factory or town Gre
etes. An industry in which both en-
ployer and employe are doing their
best to turn out an article of super
ior merit, can hardly help growing.
The town will grow with it.
Our towns are also learning now it
is great help if they can develop
the agricultural resources of their
own neighborhoods.
A prosperous farm country means
growing business center to supply
that farm country. Boosting the far
mer boosts the place where the far
n'er trades. AS in the case of manu-
featuring industry, a farming sect
ion will make faster progress, if it
can build up reputation for some
staple of superior quality, for which
there is a growing demand.
If we made a systematic effort for
il. we could get practically all the
country people for many miles
around to come in and trade at the
stores Of DEBORAH. This would mean
more and bigger stores.
II we could double our volume of
retail trade, we would then have
here a very unusual body of pro-
gressive and aggressive business
men. They would never be satisfied
until they had secured for this town
some new productive industries,
turning out some distinctive products
for which there was a growing de-
mand. This would make certain a
very large expansion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
Farmers Warn Wilson Food Shortage
Looms.

Washington, d. C.-Farm produc-
tion is being cut one-third in many
sections by lack of labor, President
Wilson was told in memorial pre-
sented by a committee of farm or
CARNATIONS, last week.
Everywhere thousands of farms
are idle and a total of many mil
lions of acres of land are lying un-
cropped" said the memorial. Lack
of bank credit and high interest
rates are causing thousands of acres
Of good pasture land to go ungrazed.
"A later shortage of both beef ami
mails and dairy animals will be the
result.
Higher food prices seem newt
able. Bread lines and food riots are
rot beyond the possibilities of the
next twelve months"
The memorial was signed By Gray
Silver, for the American farm bureau
federation; T. C. Atkeson for the Ma
tional Grange, and r. F. Bower fol-
the Farmers union.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
The Shortage of Man Power.

The shortage of workers needed
to keep industries of the country
going is estimated by many author,
tiles to be 1000 900. Yet if a great
part of the industries were not oc-
cupied turning out Injuries, the sup
ply of labor would be adequate
For instance, the automobile fac.
tories have been far buster than ever
before. AS long as they employ vast
army of men to create the machines
whose number is multiplying, so
rapidly, they are going to draw help
off the farms and from the trades
producing necessities. So with other
industries.
The producing capacity of the
country is only about so much. You
can't get necessities, if people are
determined first to have Injuries.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
A Modest Telephone Girl.

Just a modest telephone girl on
duty in the silent watches OF the
night at the little town of Reasoner,
in Jasper county, saved the bank of
that town from being plundered tS
safe crackers. 1t seems that some
kind of an electrical fire alarm has
been installed and by pressing but
ton the telephone operator can
start the gong to making a hideous
noise. She heard an explosion in the
vicinity of the bank and surmising
an attempt to blow up the institut-
ion she pressed the button and ar
oused the sleeping Inhabitants of the
village. The burglars made a hasty
retreat before they had made their
entrance in the bank vault.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
The Decline of Prices.

The facts as recorded in history
and not very ancient history at that
are that there was no general de-
cline in prices of commodities after
the close of the civil war, but that
there was an advance which contin-
ued for two years. Then for a year
prices remained about stationary,
ard not until 1S69-four years after
tie close of the war-did a real de-
cine start. Then, from 1871 to 1874
period which included the historic
panic. prices remained about station
AIRY, following which the decline
again set in, continuing until 1873,
when prices reached the pre-war
level Thus, it required a period Of
thirteen years to readiust price con-
ditions after the ending of the war
of 1S6l.1S65.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
BREAD MUST HAVE WEIGHT.
Iowa State Food and Dairy Com.
mission Makes Ruling Affect
ing Bakeries.

Bread wrapped and sealed by the
baker or manufacturer thereof,
must carry label setting forth the
net weight Of loaf. Such is the de-
cision and order of w. B. Barney,
state food and dairy commissioner
1--WE have had this question up
with the bakers and also the feder-
al authorities" said Barney. "The
order therefore, that bread wrapped
and sealed by the baker or manu-
facturer must be labeled, the label
to show the net weight of the loaf
Old wrappers now on hand in many
bakeries may be used until Japu-
9ry 1, 1921, providing the loaf en-
closed in such wrapped weighs as
much or more than the wrapper i'm
print declares. But il the LOAF
weighs less than the weight printed
on old wrappers, such wrappers can
not be used. The order will be rigidly
enforced at once in Iowa by officers
from this department"
This ruling has been made be-
cause bakers have been selling bread
the wrappers bearing an imprint
net weight twenty ounces" when
the loaf weighs but sixteen or eigh-
teen ounces, Barney says.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
Long Lost Ring Found.

Sidney, Ia.--Mrs. John Coy of
Sidney, has recovered a gold ring
which she lost twenty years ago.
While rebuilding walk near the
house the ring was found. 1t was as
bright as the day it was lost and be-
ing keepsake, is highly priced. 1t
is recalled that the loss of the ring
caused many conjectures.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
Bucks Weave, Too, If They &c
Booze

A party of Indians who camp every
year near McGregor are on the job
again this season. The squaws gather
willows and weave very handsome
baskets and the bucks gather gin
seng and other valuable herbs. They
make considerable amount of mon
ey in a season and ride in automo-
biles to and from their camp for
supplies.-McGregor Times.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23
Harding's Cousin Iowa Man,

Senator Harding, the republican
nominee, is said to be second cous-
in of w. ]. Harding, editor of the
keystone Bulletin. Should Harding
be elected, Benton county may justly
feel that it has certain claims to dis
tinction in the person of Keystone's
editor, who by the way, is mighty
clever man.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-06-23

Judged by the divorce records.
some of the movie queens seem to
have as many troubles in real life
as they do in reel life.
Evening star., 1920-02-24
COMMITTEE ON GAS
CONSERVATION MEETS

The special committee on natural gas
conservation, holding its first meeting
yesterday at the Interior Department,
resolved itself into three subcommit-
tees to carry on exhaustive studies of
production, transmission and utilization
with a view to recommending drastic
measures of economy.
Discussions of the committee, of which
Van H. Manning, director Of the bureau
of mines, is chairman, emphasized the
prodigal waste in present methods of
production and utilization Of natural gas
and the need of stringent measures to
conserve the fast vanishing gas de-
posits Of the nation. Each member of
the subcommittees will seek the COOP
Grafton of public utility commissions
and other state agencies in correcting
present wasteful practices of producers
as well as consumers.
The second meeting Of the commit
tee to hear reports of the subcommit-
tees on the work to be begun immedi-
ately was set for March 27. Chairmen
of the subcommittee were named as fol-
lows: production. J. B. Corrin, Reserve
Gas Company. Pittsburgh; transmission,
L. B. Denning, Ohio Fuel Company.
Pittsburgh, and utilization, J. c. NC
Dowell. Wichita Natural Gas Company.
Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1920-02-24

in any quantity, to individuals or
organizations. $3.50 a thousand.)
All claim to 'copynght"i is ex-
pressly waiued. Newspapers are
urged to reprint Upon request we
will even supply mats" without
charge to those newspapers which
will aid the boys by so doing.
Send two postage stamps for a
copy-once read, you will need no
further urging. Better yet send for
1000 or 5000 copies of Littledale's
report pass them on to others.
Give copies of the report to your
Congressman, your Senators, and your
Mayor-to your clergymen, your local
editors, to members of the American
Legion and other patriotic societies.
Observation-Disclosures criti-
cism, so richly merited, must be fol-
lowed by a plan. some plan-yom
own plan perhaps that will bring
order out of chaos
Evening star., 1920-02-24

With due regard to its response
bility-to its standing as conserva-
tive and non-partisan publication
and only after very careful investiga-
ton, The New York Evening Post is
printing a series of articles on the
utter failure of the officials charged
with the duty of so doing to pay this
draft of honor" in so far as the re-
habilitation ofdisabled soldiers, sailors
and marines is concerned
Articles of great interest are usu-
ally "syndicated" (allowed to be re-
printed) at a price.
But this is a subject for neither
commercialism nor delay, The
information should reach every
American citizen possible from
Maine to California.
And to this end The New York
Evening Post will reprint the first
= six or seven articles Immediately. and
will supply them at half their cost.