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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
Mr.. WILSON'S CONDITION.
Reassuring Reports After His Recep-
ton of the Diplomats Saturday.

President Wilson personally received
two more foreign diplomats to-day.
From all accounts the president looked
better than he had for some time and
showed a cheerfulness and humor that
tended to belle some of the reports re-
Gently circulated concerning his physi-
cal and mental condition.
The appearance of the president to-
day had special significance, in view
of the revival of reports representing
him as broken down II has been diff
ficpIlt 10 make any clear statement
concerning these rumors, as those ae-
quainted with his condition have shown
an indisposition to 90 into details
about his illness. The continue to as
sert that he is steadily improving.
The president has had many ups and
downs since the announcement of his
physicians, early in his illness, that he
was "a very sick man IL took long
time for him TO overcome in any de
gree the effects of cerebral thrombosis
that caused partial paralysis of one side
of his body, and there was setback
caused by congestion of the prostate
gland. Careful medical attention and
nursing overcame some of the diff
culties until the president began to
feel return of physical strength.
Washington has been as much in the
dark concerning the condition OF the
president as the rest of the country.
and many disturbing reports a. TO his
state of health have been circulated in
the capital. but those that contain
the most sensational details have come
to Washington from other places.
The extreme care given TO the pres.
ident has been cited as reason for
the belief that he continues desperately
I'm. Ii j. said. however. that while the
closest attention was required in the
earlier months Of his illness, its contin-
nation comes from a natural cautious
ness on the part Of those intrustcd
with his care. His physician. Rear Ad-
miral Cary T. Grayson. believes that
no chances should be taken in a case
affecting the health of the president.
Admiral Grayson makes it a prac-
tice 10 sleep at the White House every
night. The president Is attended by
three trained nurses. one Of whom il
always on duty. Mrs. Wilson Is con
stantlv at hand and has seldom LETT
thc White House during this time
Washington Special to the New York
Time<
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
VERSHIRE

You can ave money - lamurey Z
expansion sale. Barre. adv.
Mrs Wellington's family have mo
tored 70 their new home.
= y Alderman has one OF two auc-
tions a week these DAYS
w II Ford has sold his property and
given possession to thsuucey IIcse
Mr. and Mrs John Sleeper and fami-
u were IN Barre sunday
Don ORE people have moved home
sinee suEariuE b. over
Erucst and Thomas Ward ard George
Lattle arc chopping ~ the Souihworth
camp now.
Pred Straw has bought the Ethan
Blanchard farm 81 the Center
lysses s Avery j visiting hfs par
suts He nov lives = Rhode Island
A. Jacobs has cod his place IN TIE
81 iare
Mr. and Mr. nanirl Parkeith are
rpinif iuU orrr q neu daErhtet
Tire Durrin hiJ schpel i 6 give an
entertainment al fhe bah Fr54ay fte-
riur
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
ARNsTEIN PLEADS NOT GUILTY
master Mind" In New York Liberty
Bond Thefts.

New York, May 20.-Nicky Arnstein,
sometimes referred to by the district
attorneys office as the master mind
of New York's $5,0O0,00O bond theft
plot, pleaded not guilty yesterday to
indictments charging him with various
bend thefts.
Herbert Bunora. messenger, plead
ed guilty yesterday To stealing the
crucible steel certificates which Arm
stein is alleged TO have received.
Bunera 5 brother, Ricard, pleaded
guilty to receiving 81 900 railroad
bond which Herbert is alleged to have
stolen.
John White and Harry Miller. arrest
ed in connection with the theft of $780,
900 worth of Liberty bonds from a safe
in a Broadway lawyers office. yesterday
was held for trial in $4,000 bail. They
are alleged to have had $4,000 worth
of the stolen bonds in their posses
sion. The numbers had been changed
by acid.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
GREAT BRITAIN'S
INDEBTEDNESS TO u. S.
Is Being Dealt With independently of
Any Question of Her Share Of In
demnity From Germany.

London, May 20.--Austen Chamber
lain, chancellor of the exchequer, stated
in the House of Commons yesterday
that the question of Great Britain's in
debtedness to the United States was
being dealt with independently of any
question of Great Britain's share in the
indemnity from Germany.
His statement was prompted by a
question as to whether an arrangement
had been made with France that she
repay her indebtedness to Great Brit
ain when she receives her share of the
indemnity, and if so whether it would
be possible for Great Britain to repay
her borrowings from the United States
when she receives her share of the in
demnity.
Mr.. Chamberlain said that Frances
net debt to Great Britain after consid-
cradle adjustments had been made,
probably would total under five hun
bred million pounds.
mo definite arrangement of any
kind was reached at Lympne regarding
the repayment of France of this debt" "
the chancellor continued, but it was
recognized that it was desirable to
reach solution of the problems arising
out of the existence of these and SINH
lar debts due from one ally to another
at the same time as the problems of
the fixing of the total and method of
payment of Germany's liability for
reparation were being settled"
Mr. Chamberlain was asked whether,
when Germany paid indemnity to
France, she would also be forced to
make payments to Great Britain, even
if Great Britain allowed France to de-
fer payment of the loan. The chaneel
lor replied:
1T was agreed between the two gov
ernments that payments should be
made in the terms of the treaty, the
cost of the army of occupation coming
first and any sums allowed Germany
for food, maintenance and raw mate
rial coming next, but there will be no
question of priority among the allies
regarding the distribution of sums
available in payment reparation."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
| Mr.. David Silverman
Tells How Cuticura
Healed His Eczema
~ contracted very severe case
of eczema and 1t was so bad II kept

~ contracted very severe case
of eczema and it was SO bad 1t kept
10 me up nights. 1t formed
into. large. red pimples,
I 20 81 very irritating and my skin
y y was sore and red. The
itching was SO disagreea-
~ m bic ,ss' Il s9 s'.s., have os se1a
not do my work. Was diefigurad
for time being. =
"Was treated but got no relief. /
was advised to use Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. Sent for free sample.
The first night used them was the
first night slept without agony for
months so purchased more, and l
used three fifty cent boxes Of Oint-
ment with the Soap which healed
me-" (Signed) David Slovenian,
Saugatuck, Conn.,, July u, 1919.
Use Cuticura for everyday toilet
purposes. Battle with Soap, soothe
with Ointment, dust with Talcum.
Lsboratoriss, Dept. n. Maiden, Mass" Sold every
where Soap 25c. Ointment Is and6Oc. Talcum &c.
ExE Cuticura Soap shavcs without mug.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
WOODBURY.

Mr.. and Mrs. sBatchelder OF Burlng-
ton were over-Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. II, F. brennan.
II. +. Weber of East Barre was in
town Sunday.
Miss Flora brennan is in Montpelier
for a few days stay.
Helon Blake and Perley Goddard are
in camp at Caspian lake.
Evelyn and Erwin Gilehrist were
over Sunday visitors OF their grand
father. Mr.. Gilchrist. in Hardwick.
Philip brennan was home over the
week end from his school work at God
dard seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Carr of East
Barre visited relatives in town Sun
day.
John Glidden was at home Sunday
from his work in Adamant.
John Hannigan has moved his family
into the house he recently purchased
of Mr.. Swain
Herbert Boyce and son of Elmore
were guests Sunday Of his sister, Mrs.
Msude Davis.
Jessie Miller has returned to her
home in East Bethel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
DECLINED BRITISH AID.
Canadian Press Would Not Burden
British Taxpayers.

Toronto. MAY 20.-The CANADIAN
press. mutual news gathering orgsni-
zation representing every daily paper
in Canada. at its annual meeting here
Yesterday, declined with thanks the
offer of financial aid by the British gov
eminent The organization voted that
ii could not. in self-respeet. burden the
British taxpayer. but that Il was pre-
pared from its own resources and by
continuation OF aid received from the
dominion government TO develop serv-
leo Of inter imperial cable news.
Norman Smith Of the Ottawa Jour
nal was elected president.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
HARVARD CREWS ENTERED.
For the American Henley on Schuykill
River, May 2S-2o.

Cambridge. Mass. May 20.-Harvsrd
universi;y's varsity and second crews
will be entered for the American Hen
lev race on the Sehuylkill river on May
p and %. Although the athletic COM
nittee will not send the Crimson Fights
10 the races. IL was announced to-day
that the committee has authorized the
crews 10 make the trip at the expense
Of the oarsmen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
LENrNE REPORTED OUT.
BrusiIoA is Reported to Be at Head Of
Russian Armies

London. Nav 10 The Daily iele-
graph say- this morning that General
Alexis 4 BTusilod. former command ~
in-chief ri Russian armies under nc
imperial regime. has for the tine rcing
virtually assumed The supreme author
5tv. formerly welded in the kH--i1n
satsr- Government b Nikslsi lruins
and other peoples comm ~-arte~
Rumnrs that military cua1p had
boeu sprung 81 the Russian capital
have been current far several ass'--
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
STORE HOUSE TIPPED OVER
Splitting Four Carloads of Flour Onto
Track at St. Johnsbury.

st. Johnsbury. May 20.-A store
house belonging to the George II. Cross
Co. tipped over Yesterday aud about
four carloads Of -four were deposited on
the firms side track. The store house
stood on piers and in tipping fell onto
the siding Unless rain falls 60 damage
the -four. the company's loss will be
confined 20 the store house which was
badly demolished.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
GIMBEL BROS. PLEAD.
Say They Are Not Guilty of Prohteer-
ing In Foodstuffs.

Philadelphia, May 20.-Elis Gimbel,
Jacob Gimbel, Maurice Gugenheim and
f. L. Smyser Of the department store
firm OF Gimbel brothers, for whom war
rants charging profteering in food
stuffs were issued yesterday appeared
to-day before a United States commits
sioner and waived a hearing They were
held in 81 900 bail each.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
BACTERIA AS MOVIE" ACTORS.
Will Be Screened Before Students Of
MI +.

Boston. May 20--Bacteria ss movie :
actors soon will be screened before stu
dents of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology if the plans of two mem1
beers of the institutes faculty are car
ried out successfully. Experiments by
Professor c. +. Turner Of the depart
ment Of biology and publis health, and
A. e. Hardy. instructor in the depart
ment of physics, have resulted in the
development of a method whereby mo-
ton pictures may be made Of micro
SCOPE organism. Professor Turner has
devised elaborate methods for handling
the germs of infectious diseases in such
a manner as to obtain the pictures.
The Photographic technique has been
contributed by Mr.. Hardy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
RED CROSS CONFERENCE
was Held at Boston to Consider Peace
Time Program.

Boston. MAY 20 The New England
division Of the American Red Cross -.
dav opened two dhy conference hero
10 consider the Red Cross peace time
program. Delegates representing chap
trrs throughout Ncw England attended
the opening session n whirh James
Iark-on. manager Of the division. told
II the work II the Rcd ross abroad
Mr.. Jackson recently returned from a
tour of European countrle-.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20
WOMAN IN CREW.
or Shamrock " in the Americas Cup
Race.

New York. Nav 49, 4 woman will
be = member Of crew in America s
Gun race for the first time ia history
II vas learned to-day. She j. Sire. W.
7. Burton. wife Of Captain Burton
skipper Of the shamrock ". She l.
an amateur skipper and has won many
prizes in regs.tas Of the ROYAL torinih-
ian Yacht club. Captain Burton aud
his wife are expected to arrive in New
York tomorrow on the steamer Adri-
attic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-20

for Boston to attend nurses conven-
tion.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-01
PRESIDENT SIGNS
BILL AND RETURNS
ROADS TO OWNERS
Systems Run BY U. S. Since
December, 1917.

President Wilson Saturday night
signed the railroad bill, providing for
the return of the roads to- private
control at 1901 a. m. Sunday night.
and at the same time replied to the
recent letter of the railroad brother
hoods by saying the way is now open
for immediate action on the wage
matter in accordance with the terms
of the bill"
In a proclamation issued at the
time he signed the compromise meas
ure the President vested in Director
General Hines OF the Railroad Adj
ministration virtually all powers con-
ferred on the chief executive in the
bill.
The property which the govern
ment handed back to the owners Sun
day includes 100000 miles of main
line railroad and terminals, which
with the equipment are valued at
100000, 100000. The government has
had control of these lines since De-
cember %, 1917, and the properties
will go back leaving the government
with a deficit of S715000,000 incurred
during the twenty-six months since
that date.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-01
False Rumors OF Protiteer1m;g

fact, the merchants have given the investiga
tors free access to their books and every pos.
Sible assistance and we understand that the
records will probably show that Martinsburg
is exceptionally free from any semblance of
profiteering.
Yet we have heard stories of fines aga
inst local merchants running all the way
from $500 to $500. We have heard of
grocer having to refund to everyone who had
bought canned fruit from him. five cents Oh
each can We have heard of store selling
women's garments being fined 81 800 and or
dered to remark its remaining stock. We
have heard of meat market being fined
$500 for overcharging on meats. We have
heard of shoe store being fined $1,000 for
taking excessive profits. We have heard Of
a mems store being fined and ordered to re
tag its stock for the same reason.
And we have investigated every one of
these rumors and found them to be false,
They have originated in the minds Of people
who knew as everyone knows - that i'll
vestigations are being made and who guess
ed at the rest and passed them on to some
one else who added little here and little
there until about half the country knew the
rumors as "facts because they got it on in
side information"
Such rumors are harmful and unfair to
the merchants about whom they are told
They create discord and ill feeling in the
community And those who repeat such
things when untrue are libeling the mer-
chants and could be made to pay damages.
This country is going through period of
rapid price change in every line--yester-
days prices are obsolete today - and it is
this constant change that makes people so
ready to believe that merchants are profit
eering.
MAX Won SCHLEGELL
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-01
COAL COMMISSION
FAILS TO DECIDE
Spend Sixty Days In Task
Without Results.
10y international News serviee.)

Washington, March With the
sixty days allotted by President
Wilson coming to an end today, the
bituminous coal commission has
not reached decision IN the wage
controversy between the miners
and operators. There Is no indica--
ton that an early decision win be
reached, il was learned at the Of
fees Of the commission today.
Members OF the board are engag.
ed In an individual study of the evil
dence that has been presented. Gov
ering the entire soft coal fields of
the country, the evidence fills sever
al volumes and has not been en-
tirely reviewed by the commission.
The commission has no informa-
ton relative to new wage demands
approximating those OF the bitum.n-
Gus miners which the anthracite
miners are expected to place before
the operators IN Now York soon.
The matter will not come before
the commission. It was stated I'M
less it should be carried by the
! operators and miners to the presi-
dent and referred by him to the
| commission.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-01
MR.. MULL!SS LAID
TO HIS LAST REST
Hundreds Pay Tribute Of
Respect To Well Known
Man.

Following the brief but impressive
burial service of the Presbyterian
church and a touching tribute by
Rev. DR.. F. M. Woods to the deceas-
ed, all that was mortal of the late
William F. Mulliss, the widely known
interviewer official who expired Fri.
day, were laid to their last sleep this
morning in the masouleum in Green
Hill cemetery.
The ceremony, which took place
at 10 o'clock, was not only attended
by numerous friends and acquaint-
ances and relatives, but great num-
Der of employees of the interviewer
mills, and fellow officials from dis
lance. These included President
John Wycoff Mettler and wife. of
New Brunswick, N. J.; W. II. 4Iver-
son, c. S. VanWinkler, w. r. Lee,
also of New Brunswick; +. G. Coch-
rane, of New York; A f. Wood and
S. w. Wood, of Philadelphia; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Kilbourn, of Baltimore,
and j. w. Trefany, of Chicago.
During the service the choir sang
How Firm Foundation" and
Peace, Perfect Peace" and those
wv iie1u poSh Do iuIIuldteiy dSsOcidt-
ed with the deceased for the past
quarter of a century and his many
friends were visibly affected.
The floral tributes were unusually
profuse and beautiful, an expert for
list from New York city having come
all the way from that city with a
large consignment of fragrant flow
ers, which he fashioned here into the,
various designs desired by fellow Off
Gals and associates of the deceased.
The remains were borne to their
last resting place by other close
friends, Congressman George NJ. Bow
ers, Judge w. H. Thomas, Hon. A. C.
Nadenbousch, Messrs NJ. A. Snod-
grass, Abram Horsfall and Joseph
Haas
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-01

Dame Rumor has been exceedingly busy
IN Martinsburg in fact she always is
whether there is reason for it or not But
just now the rumors are so vicious that it
seems advisable to comment on them and
give the facts.
1t is being told around town that a mum.
Der of local merchants have been fined for
protiteering-for charging more for their
goods than the law allows them to charge
We have made careful inquiry regarding
these rumOrS and the cause of them and we
find that in no single instance has any Mar
tnsburg merchant been fined for charging
excessive profits or for anything else of
similar nature.
The rumor started from the fact that
several investigators from the Department
of Justice have been here investigating the
profits of local merchants. They have gone
through the books and records of a number
of stores and will probably go through those
of many more.
This does not mean that Martinsburg mer
chants are profteering. AS matter of ac
tual fact, the government has hundreds of
theSe investigators doing the very same thing
IN practically every city and town in the
United States. 1t is part of the govern
ments plan to find out the causes of the high
cost of living and at the same time to see
that merchants do not protiteer.
The mere fact that our merchants, like
those in all other cities, are being inyesti-
gated is absolutely no reflection on them. For
each merchant in the country found guilty
of profteerng there are hundreds for whom
the government investigators have no criti-
cism And there have been no prosecutions
in Martinsburg There have been no Mar
tnsburg merchants fined. There have been
none ordered to remark their goods. In
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-01
100000 MAINTENANCE
Of WAY MEN EXPECTED
TO Be FIRST TO QUIT
BY International News Service


Washington, March All organi-
zations of the new railroad union al
lance will use strict machinery TO
meet the first actual move of the
railroad companies against the work
CTS, leaders here said today. There
IS general dissatisfaction over the
residents reply. Leaders are wor-
~ over the outcome. The general
pent is that they will leave it to
of the r pectiye membership
X organizations to voice APP
Or disapproyal of the presi-
hnswer.
ford has yet come from Allan
president of the brotherhood
Maintenance of way employees and
klroad shop laborers. The belief
Gere is that he will now put his strike
order into effect and walk out of
100000 members OF the union is ex.
pected within few days.
Angry At President.
Washington, March 1.-Strong re.
sentiment against President Wilson
for failure to act favorably OH the
wage demands of the railroad un-
ions and brotherhoods before the
lilies were turned back to private
ownership was voiced here today b,
kcfficials of the brotherhoods.
we have raw deal" said J. b.
Eszaos vice president of the brother
hood Il maintenance of way en-
ploy~F ana shop workers. I'VE have
had one I'm the government ever
since 1915. The president asked us
TO postpone our strike and we did
50. Now he comes back and does
not even mention us in his letter and
gives nothing whatsoever to the rail
road workers.
1--WE have men who are working
fer $2.25 day and the highest paid
gets only $50 a week. Since Sep
TENDER l we have been waiting for
relief. and now the president asks us
TO wait still longer. Under the presi-
dents plan we may have to wait
year longer. We are tired of wait
Ing"
The brotherhood officials declined
to say what will be their next move
in connection with the wage de
mands.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-01
WEST VIRGINIA MAY
FACE BIG DEFICIT

Walter S. Hallanan, state tax com
missioner, issued advance sheets of
the fifth annual audit of the finances
of the state, showing in detail the
sources of revenue and the purposes
OF expenditures for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1919, and an estimate
of what the condition will be on June
so, 1920.
The general fund of the state. on
July l, 1919, had an actual balance
of S380,246.14 after the sum of ST.
106,219.62 had been expended as the
cash payment on the Virginia debt.
The estimated balance in the fund on
June 80, 1920, will be 349, S0614 if
the oil and gas tax law is upheld by
the courts yielding s1,250,000 annual
II to the state.
| fthe oil and gas tax law should
be bel dinvalid the state treasury
would show deficit on June 80, 1920,
of approximately 100000, the audit
shows.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-01
HOT LUNCHES FOR
BREAKFASTLESS TOTS

During the recent cold weather
an innovation at Sumner school has
been watched with interest. The
faculty has undertaken to provide
the children with lunches at the
lowest possible cost, all that Is de
sired being 10 secure enough to
pay the cost of supplies and for the
gas used in cooking. This il done
in the basement OF that building on
West Martin street and Is served
during recess. Many OF the children
were in the habit OF coming TO
school breakfastless. bringing along
rev pennies that were often spent
at stores for candies and pickles
The faculty devised the idea Of pro-
viding more nutritious food with
excellent results. Sandwiches are
served with an occasional cup Of
hot soup.