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bring quick relief and often ward OIL
deadly diseases. Known ~ the national
remedy Of Holland for more than 400
years. All druggists, In three sisss.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
PREPARE TO OPEN PLANT.
OF National India Rubber Company at
Bristol, R. Military on Guard.

Bristol. r. l., June Preparations
for resuming full operations to-mor
row at the plant of the National In
dia Rubber company, closed month
because of a strike. were made to-day
by factory officials and National Guard
officers in charge of the troops who
have been on duty since the rioting of
last Friday.
Notices announcing the re opening
OF the plant, which normally employed
about 400 persons, representing near
ly one third of the population. had
been conspicuously posted in all see.
tions of the town
As further means of getting word
to the employees as to the company's
attitude, il WAS understood that off
cials had under consideration the call
ing together of the factory council, a
body of workers through which the
company in the past has dealt with its
employees.
Leaders of the strike movement re-
iterated their confidence that the test
Of strength developing with the re
opening of the factory would show
that the original body Of strikers,
numbering about 1000, had been al
most doubled and that so many would
refuse TO return to work that opera
tions could not be continued. Company
officials, on the other hand declared
that many employees had expressed
wish to return. Special precautions
would be taken TO prevent any dem
onstration.
About 80 per cent Of the office force
was on duty again to-day. They we're
escorted to the factory by military
guard without any sign of disorder.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
SICK A SHORT TIME.
Charles ComolIi Died Yesterday After
aoon

Charles comolli of 20 Brook street
died at the Barre City hospital yes
terday afternoon at $3.50. Mr.. Comolli
had not been feeling well for the past
week but not until Monday night did
he seek the care of physician, going
then to a Doctors Office and returning
to his home. He was ordered re-
moved to the City hospital yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock, then being criti.
ally ILL.,
Mr.. Comolli was a stonecntter, EN-
ployed by the McGovern Granite Co.,
Inc, fer three months prior to the
suspension of manufacturing here. The
trade he had learned in his fatherland,
Italy, where he was born 20 years ago
Nov. 4, in Piano. In 1897 he emil
grated TO the United States. coming
directly from New York TO East Barre
TO work for the Charles Bianchi & Son
firm. With this firm he continued even
after it moved TO this city and until
his employment with the McGovern
firm.
He leaves besides his wife, three
children, Mario, aged l6. John, aged II,
and Elizabeth, aged threA A sister,
Adelina ComolIf, resides in Montpelier
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock from the home,
burial to be made in Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
Memorial to Poet-Humorist
John Godfrey SAKE Dedi-
Gated at Highgate
GOV. CLEMENT AND
OTHERS PARTICIPATE
Exercises Held on Ami
versary of the Birth
of the Poet

HighgateI June "A huge boulder
from the shore of Lake Champlain,
erected by the state on the site of the
old SAKE homestead near the Canadian
border, was dedicated to-day as a me-
mortal TO John Godfrey SAKE, the poet
humorist. Governor Clement, Lieuten.
ant Governor Mason s, Stone and other
state officials had part in the cere
mony, which was attended by persons
from many sections of the state. The
exercises had special significance in
that they were held on the anniversary
of the birth of the poet. who died in
1887 at the age of II years.
Governor Clement accepted the deed
TO the land on which the memorial
stands from Mrs. T.. H. Humphrey, the
present owner of the property, and in
turn presented it to the town of High
gate, represented by c. g. Austin. The
monument, bearing an inscription tell
ing of the purpose of its erection, was
unveiled by Miss Mary SAKE Of Mont
real, a niece Of the poet and John G.
SAKE of New York, grandson. dpliy-
cred an address in which he gave
brief history of the SAKE family.
The erection of the memorial was in
charge of commission, consisting of
c, c. Austin, d. w. Steele and L. ].
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
COTTON EXCHANGE CLOSED.
Reason Reported Was Delay in Get
ting Official News Of Wilson's Act.

New York, June 2.-The managers
of the New York cotton exchange
which was closed yesterday pending
adjustment of legal difficulties regard.
ing the form of contract under which
trading was to be continued, decided
to-day to reopen the exchange at II
o'clock.
At the same time notice was posted
on the floor of the New York exchange
that the New Orleans cotton exchange
has suspended trading until further
notice because of the uncertainty sur
rounding contracts.
Managers of the New York exchange
have explained that re-opening was
conditional upon President Wilson's
signing before IL o'clock a corrected
agricultural appropriation bill without
the Conner amendment, which provided
for new form of contract.
At III O'Clock re-opening of the ex-
change was postponed for 45 minutes,
as no word had been heard from Wash
ington that the president had signed
the corrected bill.
Through a clerical error, President
Wilson yesterday signed a copy of the
bill containing the Conner amendment.
According TO word received here from
Washington. the bill in corrected form
is now in the hands of the president
Officers of the New York exchange
yesterday passed an amendment TO the
bylaws making the present contract
form permanent. They expressed
doubt, however, as to whether this se.
tion, without the presidents signature
to the corrected agricultural appro-
priation bill would afford full legal
protection to traders using the pres
ent form.
Contract difficulties, IL was said.
would have no psnicky effect on the
market.
Re opening Of the exchange was
postponed again to I o'clock because
no official confirmation had been re-
ceived that the. president signed the
new measure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
AS Buffalo Express Jumped
Track and Rode Ties
Near North Grafton
ENDS OF COACHES
z WERE SMASHED IN
Broken Truck on One of
the Cars Was Cause
of Accident

Worcester, Mass, june 2.-The Buf
falo express bound to Boston on the
Boston & Albany railroad jumped the
track east OF North Grafton to-day
jolting along over the ties for about
200 yards. A broken truck on one OF
the eight cars is blamed for the acci.
dent After the locomotive broke away
from the coaches it continued 70 yards
along the ties. The train was running
on the middle track and jumped over
onto the side that runs along the edge
of 20-foet embankment, the entire
train having a narrow escape from go
ing down this.
The coaches were all of steel and,
while many of the ends were smashed
in, they saved the passengers from
serious injury. The accident tied up
traffic several hours.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
UEBB'S FINE HOME
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Loss at Shelburne is Estimated Be-
tween $4,000 and 100000
Roofer's Torch Probably
Started Blaxe.

Shelburne, June 2-Shelburne house,
the home of DIR. and Mrs w Seward
Webb at Shelburne farms. was dam
aged by fire and water yesterday aft
ernoon to the extent of between S75,-
900 and 100000, Tons of water
poured through the floors Of the house
before the Aa hes in the attic were ex-
tinguished. The fire was cut of from
the northern end. About - men fought
to save the house.
Mrs. Webb il at her camp in the
Adirondacks. but DIR. Webb ia at his
summer home, and sent for Chief
Stockwell of the Burlington fire de Z
partment, who responded with seven
,of his men and the big truck.
A roofer working on the cutters on
the roof. soldering with plumbers
torch, discovered smoke pouring from
the cupola. II is thought his torch
may have communicated with the
woodwork. and that the fire had smol.
dered for some time.
The attic in the south end was
sblaze, and the flames were fought by
men employed on the estate, and 9th
ers. Shelburne farms has its own fire
fighting system, with water supplied
from a reservoir. and several streams
were soon turned into the attic after
fire extinguishers had been exhausted
Holes had to be chopped in the roof
and the cupola 10 get at the flames.
Tons Of water were poured in and
went down through the three floors
below the attic. Mrs Webb's suite be
ing just below and ruined. The beau.
tiful furnishings of the rooms in the
south end were done irreparable dam
age, magnificent carpets, rugs, hang
ings. pictures. furniture, books, etc.
were soaked. Many of the furnish
ings were removed.
Water poured in stream down the
main stairway. Some of the heavy
were cut and ripped up and
soaked with water, il took many men
TO carry them out Holes had to he cut |
in the lower floors to drain of the wa.
ter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
DEATH ENDS PITIFUL TALE.
Elderly Cabot Woman Taken to Hos.
pital After Son Went to Asylum.

Mrs Emily Jacobs, the elderly wom-
an brought TO the Barre City hospital
on May IL, after Sheriff Frank H.
Tracy of Montpelier had discovered
her in filthy condition at her home
in Cabot when he was investigating
the case against her son for the neglect
of his cattle and stock, died at the
hospital yesterday afternoon of old age.
Her son, Arthur, the only known rel
ative, was committed to the state in
sane asylum upon order of the Barre
city court, when il was discovered that
four cows had starved to death in his
barn and his mother existed in an in
credible condition at his home.
Mrs Jacobs. was born in Barre in
1892 As. yet, funeral arrangements
have not been made, as these will rest
with the selectmen of Cabot
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
DILIGENT EFFORT
MUST BE MADE TO
SELL IN AMERICA
Permanent Shipping Board
of Seven Members Is Re-
tanned, and Amount Set
Aside Annually for Five
Years for New Construc-
ton Was Fixed at $685.
100000.

Washington, d, c., June 2.-Sale o
American ships to foreign interests i
after diligent effort the shipping boarc
has been unable to dispose of them t.
Americans is provided for in the mer
chant marine bill as finally agreed up
on by Senate and House conferees, aft
er virtually an all-night session.
The bill also would require that Il
per cent of the stock of companies en-
gagged in n.coastwise trade be American.
owned, as we'll as the majority inter,
est in organizations engaged in for
eign trade.
The Senate bill would have required
coastwise to be 100 per cent American
owned and stock in shipping comps
nies engaged in foreign trade 75 per
cent American owned.
The conferees eliminated Senate pro-
posals to limit the sale TO foreign in
terests of ships more than 10 years
old and not exceeding 5000 deadweight
tons. Both the House and Senate pro-
visions were amended so as to place
additional limitations around the
board in the sale of ships to foreigners.
Under the bill as approved not less
than five members of the board must
vote for such sales and the board must
state as a part of its records the rea-
sons for the sale.
Under the agreement Senate proyi-
sions providing for permanent ship
ping board of seven members were re-
tanned, but the Senate amendment au-
thorizing the board to set aside annual
~ for the next five years $50,000,000
from proceeds of charters and sales
for constructions of new ships was
modified so as to provide for a re-
serve fund of only S25, 100000 annually.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
SELL AMERICAN SHIPS
TO FOREIGN INTERESTS
W74ENH HOME SALE FAILS
COTTON CROP LOWEST
IN HALF CENTURY
On May Is 1t Was GA Per Cent Of
Normal--No Forecast of the
Production.

Washington, d. c., June 2.-Report
ing the condition of the cotton crop or
May 25 at ga per cent of normal, the
department of agriculture announced
that this was the lowest mark in its
record of so years and that the recruit.
ing statement worst ever known" was
confirmed.
No forecast production was made.
Revised figures of the area planted
last year were announced as 35, 1873, ,000
acres, the area picked 33,566,O00 acres
and the yield per acre 1915 pounds.
The lowest previous condition report
on May 25 was 695 per cent in 1917.
Last years figure on that date was 75.6
per cent.
Cotton is reported as poor to bad
in all cotton states, and in almost
every county in the cotton belt, the
announcement said. THE season
throughout the belt is from four to six
weeks late
The report said that excessive win
ter and spring rains packed the soil
and subsequent lack of shortage of nor
NAL rainfall over much of the belt from
Texas to North Carolina caused the
rapid drying out of the hard-packed
surface. Much planting was done 'in
the mud" and the cold, wet soil caused
much rotting of seeds, while the cold
nights and frost caused loss of many
fields that had come to a stand and left
many others thin and backward, lack
ing color and vigor.
Replanting has ranged as high as 40
per cent in some states and planting
and replanting is still under way in all
states, the report added.
"Weeyil infestion is unusually severe
in affected territory the department
said Hot, clear weather is needed for
both the growth of the plant and to
hold the weevil in check, yet some rain
fall is needed in most of the belt for
proper development
The almost sole encouraging feature
Is the greatly increased use of fertilizer
over recent years, from 10 to Is per
cent more being used
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
SEEK DRAFT ETADERS
nv MASSACHUSETTS
Investigation Started to Determine
Why 5000 Men Failed to Return
Their Questionnaites.

Boston, June 2--Investigation OF the
cases Of nearly 5000 MASSACHUSETTS
men who did not return draft ques-
tionnaires or otherwise failed TO com
ply with the requirements of the Sc
leetive service act during the war was
begun to-day by agents of the depart
ment of Justice The investigation
was ordered from Washington. off
cials desiring 70 clean up all records
before the draft act becomes inoper-
atiye on june I. The agents of the
depattment viii report on each case
to United States Attorney Boynton,
who will determine whether arrests
shall be made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
WILSON URGES DEMOCRATS
In Delaware Legislature to Vote TO
Suffrage Amendment.

Washington. d. C., June 2-PTesi
dent Wilson has telegrsphed TO thre,
members of the Delaware legislature
urging that every Democrat in the leg.
isIsture vote for the suffrage amend.
ment
MAY I not, as a Democrat the
president said, express my deep inter
est in the suffrage amendment. and my
Judgment that il would be Of the great.
est service to the party If every Dem.
ocrat in the Delaware legislature voted
for it."
The message went 10 Assemblyman
J. j. Mulvena. J. A. Murline and ]. y
McNabb, Democrats, who are said here
to have opposed ratification Of the
amendment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
WORCESTER, MASS. I7a74I.
Increase of ss.I Per Cent Was shOwr
BY Census.

Washington. D, g.. June Census
returns for 1920 announced to-day in
ciude.
Worcester. Mass. l7a,T4l. increase
33.555. or 23l per cent.
Pawtucket. X. J., 64.24S. increase
1926. OF PAS per cent.
Woonsocket r. l.. 43fae. increase
5,37l. or l4l per cent.
Central Falls. r l.. 24,l54. increase
.420. or % per cent.
Crsnston, r. l.. 29.4o5. increase $500,
or 3a.3 per cent.
Fast Providence r. l. 2l.7as. inerea &c
5 5.9s5. or 80 per cent.
Bsyonne. ~. J., 7675i, increase 81
200. or So per cent.
Winchester. Mass. 1881. increase
.0S2. OF ll6 per cent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
DELAWARE SPECIAL
SESSION ENDS TO-DAY
There Is No Chance for Ratification oi
the Women Suffrage Amend
ment.

Dover, Del, June 2.-The special ses.
sion of the Delaware legislature met
for its final session to-day with the
resolution to ratify the womans suf
trage federal amendment still in the
House committee of the whole. where
its opponents predict it wSil be allowed
to die. Both Houses passed a concur
rent resolution last Friday to adjourn
sine die to-day.
snffragists declare that the SUI
fraglsts have lost one or two votes
since the resolution was defeated by
the House early in the session.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
MEXICAN GENERAL WOUNDED
Mestical, Former Governor of Guerrero
Captured By Revolutionists.

Mckee City, June General Silve-
sire Mestiesl, former governor of Guer-
rero, who has been an opponent of the
new Mexican government in that state
since the fall OF the Carranza regime,
has been wounded and captured by a
revolutionary detachment, according Ia
message TO General Obregon.
General Manuel Pelaez, revolutionary
leader in the state OF Temaulipas, has
arrived here and conferred last night
with General Obregon.
A numerous staff, including eight
generals and about 80 other officers, ac-
eompanied General Pelaez, and the en-
tire party is said TO be plentifully sup
piled with gold coin, principally Amer.
ican. Reports quote General Pelsez
as saying he had 1000 soldiers who are
perfectly armed and equipped and
drilled.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
ACCEPTS K. OF c. INVITATION.
Foeh VIII Uuveii Statue Of Lafayette
at Metz in August.

New York. June ,. - Marshal Foch
has accepted the iuritstion Of the
knights Of Columinis 20 uuveil the
statue of Iafayette. which the knights
vii present to France- in August. su-
preus knight A J. Fiaherty announced
here to-day The unreiinC uil take
Flsce a. Metz on August 81 and Press
dent De=chanel uil zcreTt the statue
in behalf u Frame.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
PRESENT WHEAT STANDARDS.
VIII Be Continued, According to Sec
retsry Meredith.

Washington. D. C.. June q Continu.
alton II present federal wheat stand
ards was decided upon to-day by See
retary Meredith IN an opinion covering
hearings held 10 inquire into dissaiis.
fsrtiun in the central northwest with
existing grades for hard red spring
ard durum wheat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
POLES RENEW OFFENSIVE.
And are Said to Have Captured Boil
shevik Line on Borisins River.

Warsaw. June Polish troops have
turned 10 the offensive between Beri-
SOY and Bobruisk on the center Of the
front which j. under attack by the
Russian bolsheyiki and on May q cap
tured the line Of the Borisina river,
according TO an official statement Is
sued to-day. The spirit shown BY the
Poles in the fighting has blocked the
enemy stats offensive plan. the
statement saws.
Counter attacks against the bolshe-
,ik line on MAY 30 in the Plessenicz
section were successful. Il Is declared
aad several hundred prisoners and a
number Of machine guns were cap
tured. south II Bobriuisk Polish raids
have resulted in the taking Of prison
ers and Of war materials.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
CONFERRED z,ss DEGREES.
Columbia University Held Its Tooth
Commencement.

New York. June ? Columbia uni
yersity at it, l66th commencement ex-
ereises today conferred 2.639 degrees
IN course Honorary degrees Of Doctor
OF laws were conferred upon Henry ?.
Dawson. Herbert G. Hoover. Bishop
Charles n Brent. Rear Admiral vii
liam :. sims and General John J.
Pershing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
FOUR HURT IN MAINE WRECK.
Were Taken to Hospital at Bangor
Me, To-day.

Bangor, Me-, June 2.-Four men in
jured in the train wreck on the Maine
Central four miles from Lincoln vii
lage just before midnight Tuesday,
were brought TO this city to-day and
taken to the Eastern Maine General
hospital. All other passengers and
trainmen were able TO proceed to their
homes.
The injured are Frank L. Fletcher,
l22 Main street, Bangor, baggsgemas-
ter, not seriously hurt, and later tax
en- to his home; James : Upton. 1877
Church street, Brewer, express mes
senger, lacerations Of head, side and
arms, wounds not serious; Angus Me-
Eaehern, Chatham, \. b., broken ribs;
Leo ouilette, Fort Kent, injury TO leg
and strained neck. All will recover
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
NOT BROKEN OFF.
Diplomatic Relations Between Poland
and Czecho-Sloyakia Continue.

London, June 2-Diplomatic rela
tions between Poland and Czecho- Slo-
Vakia have not been broken off as
some reports recently had il, according
to an official dispatch received here
from Prague to-day. NJ. Benes, the
Czeeho- -Slovak foreign minister, who is
now in London, in alluding to the issue
between the two countries expressed
his belief that the differences would be
settled pescesbly.
NJ. Benes was visited last evening by
Gregory krassin. the Russian soviet
minister for trade and commerce. but
il is stated in official Czecho -Sloyak cir
cles that the interview was entirely un-
CONNECTED with Poland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
REsoLUTE STARTS OUT.
Goes to Newport to Be Ready for the
Trial Races.

Bristol. r. l., June 2-The cup de.
fender Resoluie came off the marine
railway at the Herreschof yards to-
day and Immediately set sail for New
port. where she arrived about noon
She will remain there for the trial
races with Nanitie George A Cor
mack. secretary Of the New York
Yacht club. was q guest Qf Robert ".
Emmons. I'd. the manager on board the
Resolufe During her stay here the
Resolute was polished up, the upper
portion Of her underbody painted and
her rigging Strengthened She had =
strong southwest wind 70 beat against
on the run 10 Newport.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
TO cURrAIL PRODUCTION
AmOskesE Manufacturing Cas- orcel
Affects $500 Employees

Manchester. y. ~. june ? The
Amoskesg Manufacturing company TO
asy posted notices = = curtsilment in
working hours in iis worstcd DEPART
msnt. affecting abort 5-soo smulorez
The eairtaiimsnf virtually smounss e.
= four-day ueek - this department
The policE of merchants uof - huv
snsuufacfurci zr-sis unirr the prevail
ing hizh rriCcs uas gwen as reasua
far shc partial shufdean
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
MRS. CARRIE coMSTocK.
Native. of vergennes Died in Barre
This Morning.

Mrs. Carrie Comstock died at the
home of her daughter, Dora Comstock,
Is Mount street, this morning at
o'clock, after an illness of II weeks.
She was born in Nergennes. July II,
1888. Besides the daughter with whom
she made her home, She leaves a son
BY former marriage, Edward Norton
of Jonesville; two brothers. George H.
Simpson of Claremont, y. H.. and Rol-
lin Simpson of Windsor, besides sew
eral nieces and nephews. The funeral
will be held at the house Friday aft
ernoon at o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
Will Be Sought as a Plank of Republi'
can Platform.

Chicago. June ?. - The fight for a
platform declaration by the Republi-
can party for full independence for
the Philippines was taken up to-day by
a delegation frohi the islands, headed
by Jaime DE Neyrs.
BY the Jones law Of Aug. 2s, 1915"
declared MIR DE Eeyra. "the Philippines
were promised their independence as
soon as stable government could be es-
tablishd on the islands. The Philippines
have that stable government to-day.
Americas official representative in the
Philippines testifies TO its existence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
VERMONT DEMOCRATS !
ELECTTlVG DELEGATES
The Eight Men to Attend the Nation
al Convention are Expected to
Go Uninstructed.

Rutland, June 2.-The Democratic
state convention met here to-day to
select eight delegates to the party ma
tional convention and TO adopt u plat
form. Former Mayor Henry c. Brisliu
of this city was selected temporary
chairman. Interest centered in the at :
titude to be adopted toward prohbi-
tion and suffrage. The delegates are
expected to be lininstructed