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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22
JAMES r. SMITH.
well-Known Railroad Man Died Sun.
day Morning.

James Fordyce Smith, freight and
passenger agent of the Boston & Maine
railroad, suceumhed Sunday morning
at $50 o'clock at his home, 35 Mer-
chant street, to a throat illness that
first became apparent last April, but
which caused gradual decline in his
health and ultimately death, despite
the occasional treatment Of throat
specialists of Boston,
With his death passes away q man
of inestimable value to the service of
the Boston g. Maine railroad, man
who, in spite of his limited education
in the rural schools of Williamstown
and Orange, which he attended until
~ years OF age. was appointed to some
of the principal Offices of the railway
through his ambition and faithful serv-
ice, and of whom w. A. Stowell wrote
in 1912 in a letter of recommendation
that ''by his services with the Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad he has
proved himself efficient, capable and
trustworthy in every duty assigned
him."
He was born in Williamstown Jan.
l, 1872. the son Of Solon and Ellen
Smith. With his parents he resided in
williamstown and Washington and at
the age OF rs years went to st. AL.
bans TO accept work as a time-keeper
in the st. Adams foundry. A year lat.
er he returned TO Barre and on Dec. /,
1892, was transferred to the superin
tendent's Office of the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad. His advance
ment i'm the railway continued from
that time until last January, when he
vas appointed general freight and pas
senger agent, after resigning the offies
Of superintendent of the Barre & Chel-
sea railway upon the return of James
n. Gall from service Of the Unite
States army and which Mr.. Smith held
from 1917 to 1919.
On January lst. 1895, he was made
chief clerk to the general agent and
thief clerk Of the freight department.
was made acting freight agent March
lst. 1897, freight agent aJnuary lst,
1900. transferred to general managers
,ffiee November lst, 1910. made chief
Jerk TO storekeeper December LIST, 1910, |
md storekeeper in 1912 with office at
From this position he re-
,igned in 1912 to enter the insurance |
business. but upon request resumed |
employment with the railway again
he same year and has since completed
'3 years of employment.
In social and fraternal life Mr..
smith was prominent, being a member
4 the chapter. commandery and shrine
Il the Masonic lodge Of this city. and |
charter member of the Vincitia club.
He leaves besides his wife. a sister.
.irs. Frank Minard, and brother. Earl
smith. both of Barre.
The funeral will he held from the
ioon at O'Clock, interment to be in
'niversalist church tomorrow after
Iope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22
OUTBREAKS IN DUBLIN
MAYRESULTLNS SENDING
TROOPS TO IRELAND
CALIFORNIA PROTESTS
Against ANY Treaty Giving Foreign
Born Rights of Citizenship.

San Francisco. Nov. 22.-Senator
Phelan of California to-day sent tele-
gram to governors and senators OF
western states asking them to ''please
telegraph your political protest to the
state department against any treaty
which gives foreign born Japanese now
in this county the rights of citizenship.
The telegram was prompted, Senator
Phelsn said, by dispatches from Lon,
don. which said an agreement was
nearing completion between the Unit
ed States and Japan which proposed
full citizenship for Japanese now in
this country and under which Japan
would absolutely restrict further i'm
migration to the United States.
Citizenship for Japanese" said the
telegram, would give them not only
control of the land, but also danger
Gus political power. To grant rights
of citizenship including land ownership,
to the 100000 Japanese i'm California
and the other thousands scattered
throughout the western states would
be nothing less than the destruction
of the white population,
"The Japanese already here have a
birth rate three or four times as great
as the white, Resident Japanese have
recently returned to Japan in large
numbers since the picture bride abuse
was abolished, to bring back wives
with t# studied plan of increasing
their numbers.
Such treaty as proposed, instead
of producing better relations would
cause greater antagonism and possibly
lead to war.
"A treaty should not be allowed TO
attempt to override a state law passed
by a people who understand their own
peril and are acting for their own
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22
WOULD CHECK FORWARD PASS.
Haughton Would Make 1t Necessary to
Reduce Ball Batted Down.

Boston, Nov. PA suggestion for
curbing the forward pass, TO prevent
development of present day football
into the game more nearly resembling
basketball has been advanced by Per
cy ID. Haughton, founder Of Harvard's :
gridiron coaching system.
Instead of having an incomplete
forward pass revert to the team which
started the play, make a forward pass
blocked behind the throwers' line of
scrimmsge subject TO recovery by op-
ponents under the same conditions a.
blocked kick" was Haughton's idea
At present a pass which has been
bstted down but not caught BY an OF
ponent, merely costs the throwing
team a down.
The suggestion comes a. an inter
esting aftermath 60 the Yale Harvard
game al New,Hsven Saturday in which
the strategy Of head coach Bob FisheT
of Harvard for a forward passing at
tack in the Crimson's own territory
marked q radical departure from all
previous Harvard schemes OF play.
sfTf you allow the blocked forward
pass to Be recovered behind the line
ri scrimmaee a. blocked kick il. Won
force the ofiense 30 protect the throw -
sr as It must protect the kicker said
Hsughton- Instead of having Eve
uen eligible 90 receive a pass. and ia
. dangerous position YOU viii have huf
three. possibly two
WHY restrirt the forward passr II
g Do; football. and gradually the game
viii stray farther sHav from the fun
Sauentsl aspects snd bec1me . com
binsfich of basketball and baseball
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22
DAZED AND HALF FROZEN.
Hyde Park Center Boy Was Found in
Sugar House.

MorrisvilIe. Nov 22.-Grover La
Msude Laplant of Hyde Park Center,
who il was believed was kidnapped
near Morristown Plains Friday, was
found in Ashton Mudgett's sugar
house Saturday by the Mudgett boy
and the young brother of the Laplant
boy.
Laplant was in a dazed and half
frozen condition, and his story sub
stantiates the Kidnapping theory. He
had been in Richford for two weeks
on visit. and started TO walk from
HYDE Park depot to his home When
near the fair grounds in Morristown,
he was picked up by three men in a
closed car He claims. the men re-
fused to LET him out, and when he
tried 10 shut off the power he was
struck on the head.
Since that time he does not remem-
Der what happened. Saturday morn
ing, Mrs. Lsplant found letter IN a
box nailed to a post at what is called
the Sherwood four corners. near where
they live in Hyde Park Center
ne flttI Notu MIS- Idptdht 70 ue-
posit 5000 in the box unguarded in
for the return Of her son.
his body would be disposed
Of
A Morristown physician was called
to see the boy Saturday night and found
him somewhat dszed. There is no
trace of the automobile or the men
Sheriff Towne was notified and cf-
forts have been made to locate the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22

The automobile operators license Of
Leon Shufelt Of Hyde Park was sus-
pended this morning by Harry A.
Black, secretary Of state, because Of
the fatal accident that took place at
HYDE Park Sunday afternoon when
Clifford Lsmphere. aged IA, and Wood.
worth Kane, aged eight, were killed,
the former dying instantly while the
latter lived q few hours. The sled
upon which they were sliding and the
collided.
Mr.. Black this morning stated that
parents should caution their children
about sliding in highways where there
was possibility of automobile traf
fic until such time as the machines are
off the highways. This is the third
accident of the kind within week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22
iBLOODSHED
HAS CREATED
A SENSATION
Shooting Was Caused By
Assassination of IA Men
Who Were for the Most
Part Military Officers
Reprisals Then Followed.

London. Nov % (By the Associated
Press The sending of additional
troops to Ireland is being seriously
considered, it WAS stated at the war
office this afternoon.
London was waiting anxiously to-
day for further news from Dublin
where at least 25 were killed and 100
wounded yesterday, but only meagre
dispatches had been received.
Reports to the Irish Office at noon
said that three or four unidentified
persons had been killed in Dublin late
last night and that several policemen
had been killed in other parts of Ire
land
A brief telephone message at s
O'Clock this morning reported the city
at least temporarily quiet, Then came
gap in the reports up to noon, but
whether this indicated a censorship
was not known.
Meagre reports during the night
stated that the shooting was going on
as sequel to yesterdays assassi-
nations and the subsequent clash be
tween the military and a crowd at
Croke park.
A dispatch to the press association
at Dublin placed the number of dead,
resulting from the Croke shooting.
al T.
Sir Hamar Greenwood fbe chief gcr
retary for Ireland, was in conference
to-day with members of the cabinet in
preparation for the expected discus
sion in Parliament to-day of yesterr
days Irish happenings. Nationalist
members, it was understood, were pre-
pared to move an adjournment of the
House in order to secure an oppor.
tunty for full details on the situation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22

Early last week unauthenticated ri
mors began to spread about Barre an|
vicinity concerning the financial corj
dition of the Barre Savings Bank a
Trust Co. and by Friday these hal
become so general a small run wa|
started on the bank. All demands fo|
Withdrawals were met on that dal
and also on Saturday morning up Il
10 o'clock when the demands becoml
so great that the bank officials iI
voked the 60-day clause Of the stat
banking laws, requiring that such nd
tice be given before deposit coul|
be withdrawn. This applied to sad
ings accounts only. Commercial ar|
counts were not affected By this ad
tion.
State Bank Commissioner George n
Carpenter was notified of the actioj
that had been taken, and this morninI
he arrived in Barre with members q
his office force and Immediately bel
gan an examination of the bank HI
is making thorough examination a
the banks assets and liabilities and al
soon as these are completed he viii
have statement to make to the depos|
itors and TO the public. just how
soon he will be prepared to speak n
could not say, but it is possible hl
may be prepared to speak by to-mor|
row.
The last general report of the condiI
tion of the Barre Savings Bank an1
Trust company, issued by Bank Conf
missioner Carpenter on Sept. stf}
showed the bank in good financial con
dition and was as follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22
SLIDERS COLLTDED
WITH AUTOMOBILE
One Child Killed and Another Was Fat
ally Injured at North Hyde
Park.

HYDE Park, Nov. 22.-While coasting
down on q side hill at the Hodges place
at North Hyde Park yesterday Clifford
Lanpher, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
Lanpher, aged l3 years, and Woodrow
0'Kane, collided on the main road with
an automobile driven by Leon Shufelt
of Lowell. The Lanpher hoy was in
stantly killed and the O'Ksne boys
skull was fractured so badly that he
lived ONLY a few hours.
No blame is attached to the driver
of the car.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22
TRIED TO SAW WAY OUT.
Were in Caledonia County Court On
Statutory Charges.

st. Johnsbury. Nov. 22.-After fu-
tile attempt 20 saw their way out of
the Caledonia county jail during Fri
day night. Richard Landry, Arthur
Bowker. Miss Helen Leach and Miss
Alice Cook, all Of CIaremont, y. H.,
were taken 10 Windsor Saturday by
Sheriff Wilbur Worthen. The four were
sentenced BY Judge Frye on Friday 20
serve not less than y months in the
house Of correction. after pleading gull
~ 10 q statutory charge.
In some way the men were posses-
sors Of = case knife and but for the
eagle eve Of Sheriff Worthen on his
regular rounds would have succeeded
in saving of the bars and making
good their escape. Since then they
have been closely guarded
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22
FORMER BURLINGTON MAYOR.
Albert S. Drew Died Yesterday After
Long Illness.

Burlington, Nov. 22.-Albert S. Drew,
q former mayor of Burlington, died in
this city yesterday, after a long illness.
For many years he was known TO the
people o, this section of Vermont and
New York state as a travelling sales.
man for shoe house. He served one
term of two years as mayor and sew
eral terms as alderman. He was one
of the original members Of the Ethan
Alien Hose company, which was later
the foundation of the Ethan Allen
club. Mr. Drew was born in St. Al
bans, Nov. 26, ls43.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22
zBYszKo MEETS LEWIS
To Decide Which One Shall wrestle
Joe Stecher.

Nsv York. NoY 22-Wlsdsk Zbys-
zlSo and Fd f-'Straucier-i Lewis meet
here tonight 20 decide which shan
urestle Doe Ste~her for the worlds
hesvyweirht champiouship- The match
will b. decided b. one fan. esteh-ss-
eatrh-can style As preliminary fas
turc Ststcher win meet Icon 0norrsl,
a French wrestler
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22

Alden Burke. = senior ~ the Univer-
si;v Of Vermont in Burlington. accom-
panied by joseph Ramp of Rutland.
funfor aud = fraternity brother u
Wr Burke's. motored - his bone on
Suumer street Saturday snd ATTENDED
ttr Spauliing- LynScu game - LSncp'n
raru7is- Roth men returned 20 Bur
F-rfon sunday aftsrnocu
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22
State Bank Commissions
Carpenter Took Charge
This Afternoon
AFTER PARTIAL
EyS MINATIoN
Many Ru rs Had Started
a RS on the Insti-
tuition

After partial examination Of th|
Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co. til i
morning, State Bank Commissioned
George ?. Carpenter closed the banj
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon. He did
not make any statement explaininI
his action.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22
NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE.
Charles d. Robinson Of Waterbury Is
in Hospital

Waterbury. Nov. 22.-The condition
Of Charles ID. Robinson. who was taken
to the Fanny Allen hospital in Wi
nooski Saturday night, is said 70 be
very serious and there is little chance
Of his recovery. II was only a week
ago to-day that the body Of Mr.. Rsl,
inson's son. George. was brought back
from the same hospital Mr. Robin
son has been engaged in the restaurant
business lately but prior to that was in
the mercantile business.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-22

Chsrles Littel. who completed work
a. q mall carrier last week. Was pre-
seated = handsoms leather bag Satur-
dsy evening hy group of friends a.
token ~ renemhTance before DE-
parting for Boston. where he Eoes 20
acept = position ss q Buick auto
salesman
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16

Comsr. Ludden offered the follow
ing resolution and moved its adop-
ton:
Resolved by the Board OF Educa-
tion of the City of Mineral Point
that the charge of $500 per week
for High School tuition and Sl'oo
ner week for Grades tuition be the
regular rate, and the action OF the
clerk in submitting statements &C
cording to this schedule be approved
Motion on resolution carried unan-
imously.
Moved by Comsr. Mauger that a
contingent fund of $4,000 be estaD-
lished for the purpose OF paying
small bills in accordance with plan
introduced by the clerk.
Motion carried.
There being no further business
on motion the meeting adjourned.
FRED ]. JEUCK, Clerk
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16

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ted
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in
lbe
oft And the profits
y anda
Preferred Stock Of the Wisconsin River Pow
hundred have started their
has can add
by month
friends be told OF
the profits and to have your investment
that's
Stock
such proposition You may secure more @
oe
WISCONSIN COMPANY, Madison Wisconsin,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
New Railroad

Yuba is again talking of building
a railroad, but this time the matter
is being discussed by the people in
Richland Center instead of Hillsboro
The Hillsboro railroad headed for
Yuba several years ago; grading was
done for a couple of miles and about
a mile of track laid, but the project
was discontinued when the war
broke out, due to the price of mater
ial taking too great an advance
BaraboO Democrat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
Farmers Make Wool Into
Blankets

Farmers of North Carolina, assis-
ted by representative of the United
States Department Of Agriculture
and the State College Of Agriculture
have found that there are more ways
than one to dispose Of wool. They
are having their wool manufactured
into blankets and expect to sell the
blankets. About $4,000 pounds OF
wool produced in North Carolina has
been handled in this manner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
UNITED CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN
William George Bruce Accepts
Craftsmanship


William George Bruce was selec-
ted general chairman Of the United
Catholic $5,0O0,000 Campaign now
being organized turnout the three
dioceses of Milwaukee, Green Bay
and Lacrosse. In accepting the
office Mr.. Bruce stated that he had
made close survey of the charitable
field in the state of Wisconsin and
that he had found the greater num-
Der of institutions now obtaining in
adequate, antiquated and in a state
of financial distress and that there
was an urgent need for the building
of a number of more institutions to
care for the numerous cases of the
afflicted now suffering from want of
proper care.
Il deem it a great honor" said Mr.
Bruce in part, ''to be allowed the
privilege of handling the helm of
this great ship of endeaVor in it's
cruise to the shore or charitable re-
lief. When we have set foot on the
solid ground of success l will deem
my greatest life work accomplished.
"Never in the history of Wiscon-
sin has a project, more extended in
scope, more laudable in purpose and
humanitarian labors, enlisted the in
terest of the people than the move
ment to raise 100000 for charit-
able purposes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
CHEAPER FERTILIZER
Important New Discovery

What may prove to be revolu-
tionary development in the fertilizer
industry of the world has been
reached by the Bureau of Soils,
United States Department of Agri-
culture, which has just solved the
problem of extracting phosphoric
acid from phosphate rock by heating
mixtures of this mineral, sand, and
coke to smelling temperature in a
fuel-fed furnace. The new process
has been worked out on an approx
mately commercial basis at the de-
partment's experimental plant at
Arlington, Virginia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
The SCHOOL BOARD

Mineral Point, Wis, Dec. 6, 1920
Regular meeting of the Board of
Education was held on the above
date in the Council Chamber.
Meeting called to order by Pres.
w. M. Gratiot.
Members present: Tucker, Maui
ger, Huxtable, Ludden, Shipman.
Absent Comsr Brewer.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
The following bills audited by the
Finance Committee were on motion
of Comsr Tucker allowed and or
dered paid:
M. P. Lumber Co., material
| for store room. ..........$ 80 go
Grange & Paynter, material
| for M. T. and repairs ..... 92 At
Doyle Bros, supplies for
! Dom. Science. 70
Zweifel Bros, supplies for
Dom. Sci. and other depts.. Is A
W. j. Jeuck & Bros, supplies
| for Dom. Science. ....... Is 29
Eastman Lumber Co.,
materials for repairs ..... 10 SO
Bert Opie, repairing boiler
at High School. ........ 90
Crawford Bros, printing
| and publishing. ....... 40
J. J. Hanscom & Co. Edu-
! cation supplies. ......... 81 81
! N. T. Martin Hdw. Co.,
Janitor supplies. ........ II 70
The Sturgis Co., Encyclo
pedias for 9Th grade. .... II SO
The Cable Co., song books. :. II so
Charles Scribner's Sons,
! text books ~ ~
CHM & Co., Educational
supplies. 10 ~
Twin City School Supply Co.,
supplies for Math. Dept. SO
D. H. Knowlton & Co., Sup
| Elementary reading. ...... 90
Warwick & York, Inc, Lii
| brary Books. .......... 5 10
A. J. Nystrom & Co., Maps
for 4th Ward Bldg. ..... 95 48
The Prang Co., Drawing
supplies. 20 ~
Charles E. Merrill Co., Ply
siologies for 7th grade. So. FL SO
Scott, Foresman & Co.,
/ Classics for Junior H. S.. II 10
SLIDER Burdett & Co., History
readers for grades. ....... 81 76
The Macmillan Co., Geograph-
ical readers for 4th grade. 28 80
A. H. ABBOTT & Co., Drawing
= supplies. w
BENZ. H. Sanborn Co., supp.
readers for LIST. grade. 49,. Is A
World Book Co., Library
/ book. 90
The National Education Assn
! N E. A. Bulletin. :. 80. w
Thomas Charles Co., Supplies ~
Little, Brown, Co., Library
/ The Chicago Canvass Goods
| & Flag Co., Flag. ....... 81
Central Scientific Co., Lab
oratory supplies. ........ 358 AZ
M. P Public Service Co..
| light and power. ..... 29 II
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16

Every Christmas the rag doll makes
its appearance. There are rag dolls
of high and low degree. Two high
class little persons are shown IN the
picture. These are made of heavy
domestic cut by paper pattern
which can be bought. Their faces
are painted with water colors, their
hair made of yarn, and they are COM
pletely dressed with clothes that af-
ford the JOY of taking them off and
putting them on. Even their slippers
may be made Of black oil cloth. One
of these baby dolls is supposed to be
boy and he has pair of rompers
instead of a dress under his coat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
GEORGE w. HORN
OTTO GILLMANN

S. r. SHEPARD
Moved by Aid Horn that the fore
going resolution be amended and
that the rate of taxation be IL per
cent.
Motion carried by the following
vote: Ayes: Horn, Gilman, Sims,
Brown, Quirk, Jacka. Noes: Brewer
Due to the fact that there was a
difference in price of Tarvia and
road oil used in street oiling for 1920
it was moved by alderman Jacka and
carried unanimously that an average
rate be charged for street oiling.
A petition signed by number Of
residents on Third street, asking that
street light be placed at intersection
of Third and Liberty streets was
presented
Moved by Aid. Jacka that petition
be granted and light be placed in
accordance with petition. Motion
carried.
Moved by Aid. Horn that a street
light be placed at intersection Of
Dodge and Mineral streets. Motion
carried.
On motion of Aid. Sims the meet
ing adjourned.
ALLEN D. BROWN, Mayor
Attest: FRED J. JEUCK, City Clerk
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16
DIR. Birge is HOnored by State
Universities

President e. A. Birge, of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, has been cleo
ted president of the National Asso-
citation of State Universities. The
election, which took place at the
meeting of the association in Wash
ington, D. c., in November, has just
been announced.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16

Of all the practical gifts that are
sure to please there are none more
dependable than good-looking waste
baskets. There are many kinds to
choose from but, valued most, are
those made at home Of fabrics, as Gre
tonne, sateen, tapestry, satin, colored
oilcloth and other things. Foundations
of heavy cardboard or light wood are
covered with these materials. Two
attractive baskets are shown in the
picture above, one of tapestry and
satin and one of heavy sateen. The
latter is provided with a handle Of
braided cord for hanging.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-16

Christmas time brings out lot OF
handsome new pillows, because they
are gifts suited to everyone. Above
two are pictured, one made OF
changeable taffeta and one of satin
ribbon. They will suit either living OF
bed rooms. The circular pillow OF
taffeta is shirred over cotton cord and
the oblong pillow is edged with frin