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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
U. S. TROOPS
ARE UNDER HIM
Pres. Wilson Says Foch
Has No Authority Over
Those in Germany
RESPONDING TO
CONGRESS- INQUIRY
Troops Are to Be Utilized
for Policing Occupied
Territory

Washington, D. c., April Amer
lean troops on the Rhine are subject
only to the orders of the president of
the United States as commander in
chief of the army, President Wilson
wrote Congress to-day in response to a
resolution of inquiry adopted by the
House.
The American troops and the terri
tory they control still are governed by
the terms of the armistice, the pres
ident said. He disclosed that the
American government had disapproyed
plans to have the troops and the terri
tory placed under the orders of the
Rhineland high commission.
Field Marshal Ferdinand Foch has
no authority over the American troops,
the president said. Major General Al
len, commanding the forces, "has full
authority" Mr.. Wilson added, ito util-
ize his troops for the policing of the
occupied district, the preservation of
order and to repel any attack which
may be made upon him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
OF PEACE MOVE
REPORTED F4VORABLY
By Strict Party Vote, Republicans on
Foreign Affairs Committee Re-
ported 1t to the House.

Washington, d. c., April 1.-The Re-
publican leaders resolutions declaring
the state of war between the United
States and Germany at an end was re-
ported to-day by the House foreign af-
fairs committee by a strict party vote,
II to o.
Republican leaders said the more i'm
portant wartime acts and powers
which would be repealed automatically
with the passage of the resolution in
cluded:
Wartime prohibition; Lever food
and fuel control law, with provisions
against profteering; espionage act; Sc
iective service law; authorization for
loans Of ten billion dollars to allies;
complete control over all shipping; au-
ahoriaation for president to use armed
forces 10 prevent interference with in
terstate or foreign commerce; licensing
the use of explosives; authorization of
a system of priority shipments; au-
thorisation of an employment service
in the labor department; control over
patents; war housing act; a morato'
rum protecting civil rights of men
while in the service. and authorization
of an embargo on imports in the discre
tion of the president. The trading
with the enemy act would be continued
until Germany agrees to provisions Of
the resolution. The emergency ship
ping act, the overma nact giving the
president the power to distribute ex-
ecutive powers as he desires and the
act creating the war finance corpora
tion and the capital issues committee
expire six months after declaration
OF peace.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
INDIFFERENCE" HELD
UP NAVY DEPARTMENT
Rear Admiral Fullam Declared Before
Senate Naval Com
mittee.

, Washington, D. C., April Because
OF the navy departments policy of Sin
difference" no effort was made to bring
he navy to state of preparedness be-
fore the war. Rear Admiral Fullsm,
former commander of the Pacific re-
serve feet, declared to-day before the
Senate naval investigating committee.
The admiral said that in 1918 when
he went to the Pacific coast to take
fommsnd of the reserve feet, the ships
bad such small compliments that they
could not be moved from the dock The
navy was fatally short Of men," he
added, but the department failed TO
advocate sufficient personnel increases
and was totally Indifferent to the
possibility of state Of war being
forced upon il.
The only persons in the navy depart
ment who would listen to his pleas for
more men and material preparedness
were the assistant secretary and mem
bers of the general board, the officer
declared.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
ALL FIVE SOCIALISTS
WERE EXPELLED FROM
NEW YORK ASSElMBL Y
NEGOTIATIONS TO END
DANISH TROUBLE
But There Has Been Some Preliminary
Striking in Protest Against King
Christians Refusal

Copenhagen, March 3l.-The first
move toward putting into effect the
general strike ordered by the Danish
trades unions in protest against the re-
fusal Of King Christian to reinstate the
dismissed Zahle ministry, appears to
have been made by the bakers of Co.
penhagen A number of the bakers
quit work this morning, stating they
did not intend to return on Thursday.
The stokers on four Danish steamers
also struck.
Despite these moves, however, it de-
yelops that steps have been taken to
open negotiations between the govern
ment on the one hand and the trades un-
ions and the opposition parties on the
other in the direction of settlement.
The Zahle party has requested all the
parties to hold meetings on Saturday
for the purpose of coming to an agree
ment on the question OF an electoral
bill.
1t is believed in many quarters that
if the government consents to the con
versation of the Parliament and the
immediate passage of the electoral bill
the trades unions will be satisfied.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
ITALY FORCED
TO ACCEPT PLAN
Which Was Presented by
President Wilson to Settle
the Adriatic Question
so GOVERNMENT
TELLS D'ANNUNZIO
Emissary from Premier r
Nitti Has Just Been
to Fiume

Trieste, April l (By the Associated
Press The Italian government has
notified Gabrielle D'Annunzio that it
win have TO accept President Wilson's
project for the settlement of the Adri-
attic question. An envoy from Premier
Nitti has been to Fiume, where he made
this decision known to D'Annunzio, the
insurgent Italian commander there.
A meeting was held at Fiume, at
which all of DAnnunzio's volunteers
were present. At this meeting Alceste
de Ambris, chief of the D'Annunzio
declared the proclamation of
Fiume as an independent state would
be made only in case such action was
necessary to protect the Italian char
acter of the city TO guarantee the prin-
ciples for which D'Annunzio went TO
Fiume and to insure to that city a
possession of the port and railways.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
INDICTMENTS.
in LEAK" CASES
Four Persons Are Accused
in the Southern Pacific
Oil Decision
CONSPIRACY TO
DEFRAUD U. S.
Former Secretary to Asso-
ciate Justice McKenna
One of the Men

Washington, D. G., April l.--Indict-
ments against four persons were re-
turned to-day by the District of Co
lumbia supreme court grand jury in
vestigating an alleged leak in the Unit
ed States supreme courts decision last
November in the Southern Pacific oil
lands case.
Those indicted are Ashton +. Embry,
former secretary to Associate Judge
McKenna of the supreme court; James
Harwood Graves. former assistant at
torney in the department of justice; !;
Barnett f. Moses, Washington5 law
yer, and Il. Millard Mayer, jr., New
York, stock broker.
The indictments charge the four men
with conspiracy to defraud the United
States of its right of secrecy surround
ing opinions of the supreme court prior
to public announcement of the courts
decision. Embry is charged in the
grand jury report with furnishing a
"tip' on the courts decision, whereby
the other defendants were able to sell
"short" five hundred shares of South
ern Pacific stock at profit Of ST.
1880.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
COMPETITION PROHIBITED.
City Operated Motor Buses Ordered
OFF Streets in Brooklyn.

New York, April 1.-The operation
of motor busses under the direction of
the city in competition with trolley
lines in Brooklyn was ordered discon.
tinued to-day by Justice Cropsey of
the supreme court.
Justice Cropsey held that the opera
tion of the iitneys was Illegal, in that
the city had no right to run public
utility without permission from the
legislature.
Carrying no liability insurance and
under no obligation to continue oper-
alton, the decision says the busses con.
stitute menace to the pubic."s
The bus lines were started at the
instance of Mayor Hylan when sub.
way. elevated and trolley lines
throughout the city began seeking in.
creases from five-cent fares.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
UNIQUE PRECEDENT
in u. S. HISTORY
Owing to the Fact That the
Men We're Expelled Aft
er Midnight on March 81
There Can Be No Special
Elections to Fill Their
Seats Unless ExtraOrdi-
nary Session Is Convened

Albany, n. ", April Five social.
lists. Louis Waldman and August
Clayessens of New York, Charles Solo
mon of Kings and Samuel A. Dewitt
and Samuel Orr of the Bronx, the en-
tire delegation of their party in the
New York assembly, were expelled
from membership in the lower House
of the legislature early to-day.
The majorties in favor of unseat-
ing the men suspended on the opening
day of the legislative session on
charges of disloyalty, were substantial.
The vote on the expulsion of Wald-
man, whose case was the first to be
balloted upon by the assembly, came
at the end of p hours OF oratory, par
lamentary wrangles and filibustering.
Owing to the fact that men were ex-
PEELED after midnight on March 81,
there can be no special elections TO fill
their seats in the assembly unless an
extraordinary session of the legislature
is convened.
BY its action the assembly estab-
lished precedent unique in legislative
history in the United States as never
DeipIe nus an eththS tPoANf ASAN S"NfSA
been elected from any legislative body.
When the assembly adjourned, after
the seats of all five socialists had been
declared vacant. it had been in con-
tinuous session % hours and forty min
utes.
Considerable interest was manifested
in the way in which the former service
men in the assembly voted. Twenty
one voted for expulsion of all five SO
eialsts. seven for reseating, while four
voted to oust Waldman, Claessens, and
Solomon and to reseat Dewitt and
Orr.
The women members of the House
were evenly divided, the Republican
member, Miss Margaret l.. Smith OF
New York, voting to expel the entire
delegation, while her Democratic col
league, Miss Elizabeth Can +. Gillette
of Schenectady, consistently favored
their retention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
DOLLAR AN HOUR AFTER
SEPT. I, 1920, AGREED ON
ATBOSTON CONFERENCE
RAISE PASTORS SALARY.
Barre Presbyterians Took Action at
Adjourned Meeting.

The adjourned annual congregation
al meeting of the First Presbyterian
church was held in the vestry last
night, the business meeting being pre-
ceded by parish supper, of which up
wards of $50 members, adherents and
their families partook, and which
was prepared with good taste and
served by the ladies' union
Because of the fact that the church
year closes March Is the annual meet
ing of the local society which has here
tofore been held the second Wednesday
in January will hereafter be held, the
last. Wednesday in March, the books
being closed March l5 The supple
mentary reports from the first of the
year showed that The church is making
steady gains and that much is being
accomplished Figures obtained from
the report of the pastor, Rev. William
Men. Kittredge, show that the present
membership is 27l. while that of the
Sunday school is 225. For congrega-
tional expenses the sum of $40l7 has
been raised, while 1852 has been con-
tributed for benevolences the past
year.
Among the more important matters
that were brought up at the gather
ing was the salary of Rev. Mr.. Kit
tredge. 1t was voted to raise the sum
800 per year, this being made pos
sible, in way, by generous offer of
one of the church supporters. 1t is
expected that some means will be
adopted to wait upon members who are
delinquent in their support of the
church so that sufficient funds will be
forthcoming to carry on the running
expenses as we'll as to look after need.
ed repairs to the edifice. II is expect
ed also, that three new elders will be
elected by ballot at the services the
coming Sunday.
Altogether the meeting was pro-
nounced very successful and encourag-
ing and a parish supper in connection
with the annual meetings in vogue for
the future.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
PREMIER MILLER4ND
CONFERS WITH MAYER
They Rehearse the Situation in the
Ruhr District and the French
man Reiterates His Views.

Paris, April Premier Millerand
this morning received DIR. Won Mayer,
the German charge d'affaires, and went
over the situation in the Ruhr district
with him. The premier improved the
occasion to reiterate the terms of his
letter of Yesterday dealing with the
question of permission for German
troops to enter the Ruhr region in
which he expressed the view that mill
tary intervention in that region at
present would be useless as well as
dangerous He added that the French
government was taking steps TO con.
firm the information upon which its
decision was based.
After the departure of the charge
the premier conferred with Marshal
Foch respecting eventual measures to
be taken in case the Germans disre-
garded the decision against sending of
regular German troops in the Ruhr dis
trict. No apprehension is expressed,
however, that anything further would
result than a demonstration such as
an advance of the French troops a
dozen miles or so in such eontin-
gency. This advance would mean the
occupation of Frankfort and Darn
stsdt. II is not expected. however,
that this would provoke any violent
manifestation on the part Of the Ger
mans, since Dr. Won Mayer in his first
interview with NJ Millerand on the
subject is declared to have intimated
that his government might consent to
such an advance as a guarantee Of the
evacuation of the Ruhr district by the
dditional German troops, ii they were
allowed to enter the region.
At the same time there is much
skepticism here. even in circles close
to the government remarking the ef-
fciency or the desirlbility of such an
advance. II is pointed out that Frank
fort, Darmstsdt. and in fact all the
territory the occupation of which j.
under consideration are now command
ed by French batteries and would not
be more completely dominated If
French soldiers were picketing through
out the area. Moreover. such a dem
onstration would not be in accord with
what appears TO be the French policy
of averting as far as possible causes
Of friction with the German popula-
tion and even the adoption Of as con-
an attitude toward the COX
eminent as Is consistent with insist /
ence upon strict execution of the peace 1
treaty.
The impression today appeared to |
be that the whole trouble would blow 4
over without the necessity of any radi- |
cal measures being taken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
WORKHEN FORCED
BY FIRE TO JUMP
Mill at North Anson, Me, Was Burned
with Loss Of About
$4,000.

North Anson, Ne. April The low
er mill of the North Anson Manufact-
uring company, containing the shook
and reel departments, was burned to
day with an estimated loss Of $4,000
The rapid spreading Of the fire forced
a dozen Of the 100 workmen 20 jump
from windows. Clarence Witham sus-
tsined broken arm and severe cuts.
Lumber and other mill property said
to be valued at sl l,Oo0000. two houses
and the Maine Central railroad bridge
over the Carrabisett river were endan-
gered- The property is insured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
HENRY PAYNE'S FUNERAL.
Was Held Yesterday Afternoon in
Barre. Town.

The funeral of Henry Nathan Payne,
the Trow hill farmer, who died at the
Barre City hospital Sunday afternoon
after an illness OF several months, was
held from his late home yesterday aft
ernoon at | o'clork Rev. b. q, Lipsky,
pastor of the Hedding Methodist church
of this city. oficiated at the funeral
services at the home and at the COM
initial services at Elmwood vault,
where the body was placed to await
burial in Hope cemetery. Many
friends and neighbors attended the
services together with the relatives,
joining the procession to the vault
There was a profusion Of flowers.
The bearers were Fred Gauthier,
Harold Jones. Clarence Payne, Luther
Nelson. Herbert Fsrnham and Roswell
Farnhsm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
EMPLOYERS ORGANIZE.
In Order to Promote Industrial Peace
in Winnipeg.

Winnipeg. April l.-Announcement
was made to-day in Winnipeg, the
scene Of general strike last year. that
the employers association of Manitoba
had been formed TO promote industrial
peace, commercial prosperity and
steady employment. Representatives of
25 groups Of employers said the object
of their organization was to discourage
lockouts, strikes and unfair demands
by either employer or employe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
ARE PERISHING.
Dramatic Gail for Relief Comes from
Arctic Ice Fields

London. April Il wireless dispatch
from Moscow says q dramatic message
of distress has been received there
from the Arctic ieefeids
The message. sent By wireless, asks
help fer - men. women and children
perishing Of c1ld and hunrcT abssrd
fhe steamer Sa,nvci ahirh bccame ics-
bound IN the rircr ChiEa in January
and finally drifted into the Kara So
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
SEPARATE WORKING HOURS.
Three Barre Barber Shops Not in the
First Agreement.

The proprietors of three barber shops
in Barre. T. Mcdiea. A. Balzsnelli and
John Rosso, have adopted a closing
schedule Of their own. They propose
to keep the same closing hour as for
merly, S p. m. open at a. m, close at
Q p. m. Saturday and close all day
Monday They say that prior to the
conclusion Of the new contract in other
shops they offered to keep their shops
closed all day on Monday. 10 open at
s a. m. every day and close at 1880
p. m. every day except Saturday when
the hour would be q O'Clock. This bin
was not accepted by the BARRIERS union.
50 they framed the schedule. of hours
a. above given.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
Csc. OF the pecket.

The foIloving cases have been -,
tied ard disconf finued from the Wash
fnrton county CONT dockets Ryder -
Th0u1reOns Theron Evans ". ". II
CtHd r. I. Eafnn Ts- Brrt Berry
Burton S Wsrd rs ". r. Child; olive
and company " ?. J. Rotar; Carroll
Bros. ". r. j Rohar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
TWO MILES OF ICE
SWEPT DOWN STREAM
All Danger of Damage at Vernon Was
Removed and the Connecticut
River Is Clear.

Brattleboro, April l.. The ice jam
above the Connecticut River Power Co.
dam at Vernon broke early to-day, and
the entire mass. which has for several
days been threatening the safety of a
big Golfer dam at the power plant. went
out without causing damage. With IL
went a field of solid ice extending two
miles up stream. Within four hours
the river was clear.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
GIVEN $4,000 DAMAGES.
Catherine Holleran Wins from New
England Tel & Tel Co.

The jury in the case of Catherine
Holleran vs.. the New England Tele-
phone & Telegraph company returned
a verdict in Washington county court
Wednesday afternoon in favor of the
plaintiff to recover $4,000 damages as
a result of the fall she received when
she tripped on a wire rope in Montpel-
ier in May, 1919. This is some $1,000
more than the plaintiff wanted to set
tie for and about $500 more than the
defendant offered.
The case will go TO supreme court
upon exceptions taken by the defend
ants. They took several but will rely
on few, one of the principal of which
will be relative to the argument that
the jury should take into consideration
the value of dollar and to the court s
charge along similar lines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
ICE PASSING OUT.
Freshet Conditions Along Ssco River
are Better

Biddeford, Me, April ] The freshet
situation along the saco river remained
unchanged to-day. Under the pressure
of an ice Jam a section of the big
boom of the Deering Lumber company
short distance above the city. gave
way this morning about 6 o'clock. This
allowed the ice TO escape gradually
and ii is now passing harmlessly over
below. There were no logs in the
boom. The pitch of water over the
Bradbury dam continues at slightly
more than five feet, which is causing
no inconvenience.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
MEETS ANOTHER HARD ONE.
Vincent Richards to Play Against Sam
uel Hardy.

New York. April l.--Yincent Rich
ards, national indoor tennis champion,
who yesterday eliminated ;. Howard
Xoshell, 1917 and 1915 title holder,
to-day faced another experienced play
er. samuel Hardy. formerly Of Califor-
MIA. in the semi-final Of the national
indoor tournament. William I. Tilden.
ID runner-up last wear, had Willard
Bottsford Of Columbia university as
his opponent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
BRIDGE WORKERS STRUCK
When Their Demand for as Per Cent
Raise Was Rejected.

Worcester, Mass. April l.--Employes
~ the Eastern Bridge & Structural
company struck to-day when informed
that their demands for a 25 per cent
raise in pay had been denied They are
noN paid from 20 to 90 cents an hour
for = nine-hour day. The plant, which
employs $50 hands, was tied up by the
strike
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
HARBoR MEN STRIKE.
Those Employed BY Erie Railroad in
New York out Today.

New York. April l.-Worlmen en-
rlovcd On liehters. tugs and ferry
baats u the Erie Railroad company
struck early to-day over the question
q hours ~ labor and union officials
predicted that before night the walk
out would spread to every railway and
PASSENGER ferry 70 New York City.
Early to-day. however. other ferries
werr operating en- their usual schedules
and otfcinls x the lines appeared cun-
fdent that there would Be DO further
spread of thS strike.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
UNITED STATES WILL
NOT BE REPRESENTED
At Peace Conference to Be Held This
Month at San Reno,
Italy.

Washington, y. C., April The
United States will not be represented
al the peace conference when il meets
at San Reno. Italy, this month, il was
said to-day at the state department.
1t was explained that this country had
not been officially represented in the
conference since Under Secretary Frank
L. Polk and the other peace delegates
left Paris last December.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
CAPE COD CANAL CONFERENCE
Held at Washington and Lodge Resolu-
tion Was Urged

Washington, ID. c., April Another
hearing in the effort to have the gov
eminent take over the Cape Cod canal
was held to-day by the Senate com
merce committee. Sherman J. Whipple
of Boston, representing the canal inter
ests. former Senator Weeks, August
Belmont and others urged favorable ac-
tion on Senator Lodges resolution au-
thorizing the secretary Of war 20 oper-
ate the canal temporarily pending per
manent acquisition proceedings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
"FLU" STILL RAGING.
There Have Been -Four Deaths in Mont
gomery Center Since Saturday.

Montgomery Center, April l.
Among those who have died since Sat
urday with the hu are Mrs. Joseph
Touchette. who leaves a husband and
one small daughter; Mrs John Murry,
who was buried Monday; Norman
Lumbra, who lived on the Notch road,
and was one of the most industrious
farmers in town. and Harrison Foster
Of east hill. who was buried Tuesday.
All were in middle age life. between 30
and 20 years q age, and all leave fam
lilies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
CIRCLE VOTING ILLEGAL
According to the Opinion of Massaehu-
setts Attornsy-GeneraL

Boston, April The custom Of cir
re voting, BY which cross within =
fircle a. the head of q group of csndi-
sates carried q vote for each. was held
10 be Illegal in an opinion BY the at
borfsey general today Thomas n. la
relle. . candidate for deleEate-at large
10 the Democratic national convention.
pledEed q Herbert Hoover for the pres
dental nomination. had Protested
tgainst the practice. which has been In
fiTect in this state for many wears, a.
Seing without legal authority.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-01
LARCENY OF $4,000
Is ALLEGATION
Daniel A. Mcdonald, Bookkeeper, Is
Charged with Taking It from Law
Firm of Amery Eliot.

Boston, April Larceny of $4,000
from the law firm of Amery Eliot was
charged to-day against Daniel A. Nc
Donald who had kept the books of the
firm for twelve years. It is alleged
that by manipulation of accounts Of
Mcdonald was able to d.
vert funds to his own purposes.